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1 crossing problem

мат. задача о пересечениях

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > crossing problem
2 crossing problem

Математика: задача о пересечениях

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3 crossing problem

мат.

задача о пересечениях

English-Russian scientific dictionary > crossing problem
4 problem

1) задача; проблема

2) неисправность

3) трудность, затруднение

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problem with fixed boundaries — задача с неподвижными границами

problem with losses — задача об обслуживании с потерями

problem with movable boundaries — задача с подвижными границами

problem with waiting — задача об обслуживании с ожиданием

to attack a problem — штурмовать проблему

to formulate a problem — формулировать проблему

to work out a problem — разрабатывать проблему

to state a problem — ставить задачу

- absorption problem

- abstract problem

- accompanying problem

- adjoint problem

- advertizing problem

- algebraic problem

- algorithmically unsolvable problem

- applied problem

- approach problem

- arithmetical problem

- assignment problem

- asymptotic problem

- attack-and-defense problem

- augmented problem

- auxiliary problem

- axially symmetric problem

- ballistic problem

- ballot problem

- barrier problem

- basic maximum problem

- betting problem

- bidual problem

- bifurcation problem

- biharmonic problem

- binary problem

- birthday problem

- blending problem

- bottleneck problem

- boundary problem
- boundary value problem
- bounded problem

- bounded-variable problem

- brachistochrone problem

- burglar problem

- cake-cutting problem

- calculability problem

- canonical problem

- capacitated transportation problem
- card matching problem
- cataloguing problem

- caterer problem

- Cauchy problem

- center problem

- center-and-focus problem

- central asymptotic problem
- central limit problem
- chance-constrained problem

- characteristic problem

- characterization problem

- check problem

- classical problem

- classification problem

- closed problem

- coercitive problem

- coexistence problem

- coin-tossing problem

- coin-weighing problem

- coloring problem

- combinatorial problem

- compactness problem

- competitive problem

- compression problem

- computational problem

- conceptual problem

- conjugate problem

- constant problem

- construction problem

- continuum problem

- contract-awards problem

- control problem

- convergence problem

- convex programming problem

- correspondence problem

- counterfeit coin problem

- crossing problem

- dancing problem

- decidability problem

- decision problem under certainty
- decision problem under risk - decision problem under uncertainty
- decoding problem

- degenerate problem

- delivery problem

- diet problem

- differentiation problem

- diffusion problem

- dimensionality problem

- direct problem

- Dirichlet's problem

- disorder problem

- distribution problem

- divisor problem

- domino problem

- econometric problem

- effectivity problem

- eigenvalue problem

- election problem

- embedding problem

- empirical problem

- encounter problem

- entrance-fee problem

- enumerability problem

- enumeration problem

- epistemological problem

- equilibrium problem

- equivalence problem

- equivalent problem

- error minimization problem

- estimation problem

- evolutionary problem

- explosion problem

- extended problem

- extension problem

- extremal problem
- extremum problem - fair division problem
- feasibility problem

- feasible problem

- feed mix problem

- filtering problem

- finitary problem

- five queens problem

- fixed-charge problem

- flow problem

- forecasting problem

- foreman problem

- gambler ruin problem
- gambling problem - gasoline blending problem
- general problem

- generalized problem

- gold-mining problem

- graph-theoretic problem

- halting problem

- hill-climbing problem

- homogeneity problem

- homogeneous problem

- homotopy problem

- identification problem

- identity problem

- ill-conditioned problem

- ill-defined problem

- ill-posed problem

- ill-structured problem

- improperly posed problem
- incompletely structured problem
- index of problem

- infeasible problem

- inference problem

- infinite medium problem

- infinitesimal problem

- information retrieval problem

- inhomogeneous problem

- initial problem

- initial-value problem

- inner problem

- insoluble problem

- integration problem

- interpolation problem

- intractable problem

- intricate problem

- invariant problem

- inverse problem

- inversion problem

- irregular problem

- isometric problem

- isomorphism problem

- isoperimetric problem

- knapsack problem

- knight problem

- labyrinth problem

- lattice search problem

- linear problem

- loading problem

- location problem

- many-body problem

- map-colouring problem

- map-folding problem

- mass problem

- master problem

- matching problem

- mathematical problem

- maximization problem

- maximum-flow problem

- menage problem

- menu problem

- metrization problem

- minimal length problem

- minimax problem

- minimization problem

- mixed problem

- module problem

- moment problem

- monkey-banana problem

- monotonic problem

- moving boundary problem

- multicriterion problem

- multidecision problem

- multidimensional problem

- multiextremal problem

- multiindex problem

- multiple-integral problem

- multivariate problem

- natural problem

- necklace problem

- needle problem

- nested problem

- network flow problem

- network problem

- newspaper-boy problem

- nondifferentiable problem

- nonhomogeneous problem

- nonlinear problem

- nonlinear programming problem

- nonparametric problem

- nonsequential problem

- nonstationary problem

- nonstochastic problem

- non-uniform problem

- nonwell-posed problem

- normal problem

- normative problem

- number problem

- numerical problem

- observation problem

- occupancy problem

- one-armed bandit problem

- one-dimensional problem

- one-sample problem

- open problem

- optimal assignment problem
- optimal path problem - optimal stopping problem
- optimization problem

- optimum problem

- orderability problem

- original problem

- outer problem

- overspecified problem

- packing problem

- parametric dual problem

- parking problem

- partition problem

- percolation problem

- permutation problem

- personnel-assignment problem

- petrol blending problem

- picnic problem

- plane problem

- Plateau's problem

- polar problem

- polynomial approximation problem
- portfolio selection problem
- positional problem

- postman problem

- power moment problem
- precisely specified problem
- prediction problem

- prefix problem

- prey-predator problem

- primal problem

- probabilistic problem

- problem of allocation

- problem of deadly embrace

- problem of derangements

- problem of eight queens

- problem of elimination

- problem of form equivalence

- problem of interpolating

- problem of interpretation

- problem of inverse probability

- problem of localization

- problem of matching

- problem of projectivity

- problem of reduction

- problem of separability

- problem of six red disks

- problem of solvability

- problem of thirteen spheres

- problem of uniqueness

- problem of warders

- programming problem

- properly posed problem

- purchasing problem

- pursuit problem

- puzzle problem

- pyramided problem

- quadratic programming problem

- quadrature problem

- quasilinear problem

- random-walk problem

- ranking problem

- realizability problem

- recursively enumerable problem
- recursively solvable problem
- reduced problem

- reducibility problem

- reducible problem

- regression problem

- relaxed problem

- rendezvous problem

- representation problem

- resource allocation problem

- restricted problem

- roulette problem

- routine problem

- ruin problem

- saddle point problem

- satisfiability problem

- scheduling problem

- schoolgirls problem

- scope of problem

- search problem

- secretary problem

- self-adjoint problem

- semidefinite problem

- separable problem

- separation problem

- sequencing problem

- sequential decision problem
- sequential decision programming problem - sequential occupancy problem - shortest path problem - shortest route problem
- singular problem

- solvable problem

- special problem

- specialization problem

- spectral problem

- stable marriage problem
- standard control problem
- statistical problem

- stereometric problem

- stiff problem

- stopping problem

- structural problem

- substitution problem

- symmetric problem

- systems analysis problem

- taxicab problem

- tenth problem

- termination problem

- ternary problem

- three body problem
- three houses and three wells problem
- three-choice problem

- three-color problem

- three-dimensional problem

- three-point problem

- timetable problem

- tournament problem

- toymaker problem

- trace problem

- tradeoff problem

- traffic problem

- trajectory problem

- transformed problem

- transport problem

- transportation problem

- transshipment problem

- trasport problem

- travelling salesman problem

- tree-structured problem

- triangulizability problem

- trigonometric moment problem

- trigonometric problem

- trim problem

- two body problem

- two noncharacteristic problem

- two-armed-bandit problem

- two-body problem

- two-choice problem

- two-dimensional problem

- two-means problem

- two-point boundary problem

- two-sample problem

- uncertainty problem

- unconstrained problem

- undecidable problem

- underspecified problem

- unicity problem

- universal problem

- unsolvable problem

- unstable problem

- unstructural problem

- unsymmetric dual problem

- variational problem

- waiting time problem

- warehousing problem

- well-behaved problem

- well-defined problem

- well-formulated problem

- well-set problem

- well-structured problem

- word problem

- worked problem

English-Russian scientific dictionary > problem
5 задача о пересечениях

мат. crossing problem

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > задача о пересечениях
6 paso

Del verbo pasar: ( conjugate pasar) \ \
paso es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

pasó es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries: pasar paso
pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo 1
a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past;

◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;
los otros coches no podían paso the other cars weren't able to get past; no dejan paso a nadie they're not letting anyone through; paso de largo to go right o straight past; paso por la aduana to go through customs; es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami; ¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?; pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house; pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):

◊ ¿podríamos paso por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;
pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; puede paso a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
c) ( atravesar) to cross;

◊ paso de un lado a otro [persona/barco] to go o cross from one side to the other;
[ humedad] to go through from one side to the other
d) ( caber):

◊ no pasoá por la puerta it won't go through the door
2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in; (— alejándose del hablante) to go in;
◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;
¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!; haga paso al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please 3
a) (transmitirse, transferirse) [corona/título] to pass;

◊ pasó de mano en mano it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar):

◊ te paso con Javier ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier;
( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier 4
a) (Educ) to pass;

◊ paso de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

b) ( ser aceptable):

◊ no está perfecto, pero puede paso it's not perfect, but it'll do;
por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time 5
◊ pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por):

◊ podrían paso por hermanas they could pass for sisters;
ver tb hacerse II 3
b) ( experimentar) to go through;

◊ paso por una crisis to go through a crisis
( suceder) to happen;
◊ cuéntame lo que pasó tell me what happened;
lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …; pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may; siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same; ¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq); ¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?; ¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?; ¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?; eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody; no le pasó nada nothing happened to him 1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;
◊ pasoon muchos años many years went by o passed;
ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now; un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly; ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly! 2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over; [ efecto] to wear off; [ dolor] to go away 3 ( arreglárselas) paso sin algo to manage without sth verbo transitivo 1
a) (cruzar, atravesar) ‹ frontera› to cross;
‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
b) ( dejar atrás) ‹edificio/calle› to go past

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake
2
a) ( hacer atravesar) paso algo POR algo to put sth through sth;

◊ paso la salsa por un tamiz to put the sauce through a sieve

b) (por la aduana —legalmente) to take through;
(— ilegalmente) to smuggle 3 ( hacer recorrer):
◊ paso la aspiradora to vacuum, to hoover (BrE);
pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe; hay que pasole una plancha it needs a quick iron 4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show 5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass 6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
◊ paso por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook;
‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit 1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
◊ pásaselo a Miguel pass it on to Miguel;
¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer? 2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on 1
a) ‹ tiempo› to spend;

◊ pasamos las Navidades en casa we spent Christmas at home;
fuimos a Toledo a paso el día we went to Toledo for the day
b) ( con idea de continuidad):

◊ pasé toda la noche en vela I was awake all night;
pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
c) pasarlo or pasarla bien to have a good time;

◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;
lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself 2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;
◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold
pasarse verbo pronominal 1 ( cambiarse):
◊ pasose al enemigo to go over to the enemy
2
a) ( ir demasiado lejos) to go too far;

◊ nos pasamos de estación we went past our station;
esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
b) ( enf) (fam) (ir):

◊ pásate por casa come round;
¿podrías pasote por el mercado? could you go down to the market? 3
a) [peras/tomates] to go bad, get overripe;
[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad; [ leche] to go off, go sour
b) (recocerse) [arroz/pasta] to get overcooked
1
a) ( desaparecer) [ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;
espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir):

◊ el año se ha pasado muy rápido this year has gone very quickly;
ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1 2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar escapar):

◊ se me pasó la oportunidad I missed the opportunity

paso sustantivo masculino 1
a) ( acción):

◊ el paso del tren the passing of the train;
el paso del tiempo the passage of time; el paso de la dictadura a la democracia the transition from dictatorship to democracy; de paso: están de paso they're just visiting o just passing through; me pilla de paso it's on my way; y dicho sea de paso … and incidentally …
b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way;

◊ abrir/dejar paso (a algn/algo) to make way (for sth/sb);
me cerró el paso she blocked my way; dejen el paso libre leave the way clear; ( on signs) ceda el paso yield ( in US), give way ( in UK); ( on signs) prohibido el paso no entry;
◊ paso de cebra zebra crossing;
paso de peatones crosswalk (AmE), pedestrian crossing (BrE); paso a nivel grade (AmE) o (BrE) level crossing; paso elevado or (Méx) a desnivel overpass (AmE), flyover (BrE); paso subterráneo ( para peatones) underpass, subway (BrE); ( para vehículos) underpass;
◊ abrirse paso to make one's way;
( a codazos) to elbow one's way;
◊ salir al paso de algn ( abordar) to waylay sb;
( detener) to stop sb 2 (Geog) ( en montaña) pass;
◊ salir del paso to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)
3
a) (al andar, bailar) step;

◊ dio un paso para atrás he took a step backward(s);
oyó pasos she heard footsteps; entró con paso firme he came in purposefully; paso a paso step by step; seguirle los pasos a algn to tail sb; seguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps
b) ( distancia corta):

◊ vive a dos pasos de mi casa he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house;
está a un paso de aquí it's just around the corner/down the road from here
c) ( avance) step forward;

◊ eso ya es un paso (adelante) that's a step forward in itself

d) ( de gestión) step
4 (ritmo, velocidad):
◊ apretó/aminoró el paso he quickened his pace/he slowed down;
a este paso … at this rate …; a paso de hormiga or tortuga at a snail's pace; marcar el paso to mark time 5 ( en contador) unit
pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark
paso sustantivo masculino
1 step: caminaban a paso ligero, they walked quickly (sonido de pisadas) footstep (de un baile) step
2 (camino, pasillo) passage, way Auto ceda el paso, give way
paso a nivel, level o US grade crossing
paso de cebra, zebra crossing
paso de peatones, pedestrian crossing, US crosswalk
paso subterráneo, (para peatones) subway (para vehículos) underpass
prohibido el paso, no entry
3 (acción) passage, passing: estamos de paso en la ciudad, we are just passing through the town
a su paso por la Universidad, when he was at University
el lento paso de las horas, the slow passing of the hours
4 Tel unit
5 Geol (entre montañas) mountain pass
6 Náut strait Locuciones: abrirse paso, (entre la multitud, maleza) to make one's way, (en la vida) to get ahead
salir del paso, to get out of trouble
a cada paso, constantly, every other minute ' paso' also found in these entries: Spanish: apretar - arramblar - atravesar - bando - bloquear - cabeza - cada - calamidad - cebra - ceder - cerrar - converger - cortar - dar - dado - desvirtuar - disfraz - esclarecimiento - estela - filtración - franca - franco - impedir - infierno - ligera - ligero - lista - llave - magín - mayor - nivel - obstaculizar - pasar - pasarse - patata - peatonal - por - prohibida - prohibido - rebote - rito - segura - seguro - sino - subterránea - subterráneo - testigo - tránsito - ver - vela English: ahead - amok - arrogant - bar - battle - begrudge - block - block in - break through - breakthrough - brisk - by - childhood - clarify - clear - coast - come over - crossing - crosswalk - dizzy - dwindle - evaluation - explanation - false move - faux pas - float - flyover - footstep - give - go by - going - graze - grow out of - hysterical - lazy - level crossing - life - lively - mop - move - nail - obstruction - ocean - overboard - overpass - pace - pass - pass along - pass by - pass through

English-spanish dictionary > paso
7 way

wei
1. noun
1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) camino, vía; entrada, salida

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) dirección; camino

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) calle; avenida

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distancia

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) manera, modo, forma

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) aspecto; manera (de alguna manera/forma siento pena por él)

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) maneras

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) camino, paso (abrirse camino/paso)

2. adverb
((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) muy, mucho más; de sobra

- wayfarer
- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means

way n

1. manera / modo

what's the best way to do it? ¿cuál es la mejor manera de hacerlo?

2. camino

which is the quickest way to your house? ¿cuál es el camino más rápido para ir a tu casa?

3. dirección

which way did he go? ¿en qué dirección se ha ido? / ¿por dónde se ha ido?

a long way lejos

it's a long way to China China está lejos

by the way por cierto

on the way por el camino

the right way round bien puesto

the wrong way round al revés

to be in the way estar en medio / obstruir el paso / molestar

to get out of the way apartar / apartarse / quitar de en medio

there's a car coming, get out of the way! viene un coche, ¡apártate!

to find your way encontrar el camino

to lose your way perderse

way

tr[weɪ]

noun

1 (right route, road, etc) camino

■ which is the best way to the swimming pool? ¿cómo se va a la piscina?, ¿por dónde se va a la piscina?

■ do you know the way? ¿conoces el camino?, ¿sabes cómo ir?

■ she asked me the way to the cathedral me preguntó cómo se va a la catedral

■ we've gone the wrong way nos hemos equivocado de camino

2 (direction) dirección nombre femenino

■ which way did he go? ¿por dónde se fue?

■ which way is the harbour from here? ¿por dónde cae el puerto desde aquí?

■ come this way, please venga por aquí, por favor

■ are you going my way? ¿vas en la misma dirección que yo?

■ look both ways mira en las dos direcciones

■ she's looking this way está mirando hacia aquí

■ the way things are going tal como van las cosas

3 (distance) distancia

■ it's a long way to Tipperary Tipperary está lejos, Tipperary queda lejos

■ we're a good way from home estamos lejos de casa

■ she slept the whole way durmió durante todo el viaje

■ Easter is a long way off falta mucho para Semana Santa

■ we'd come a good way habíamos hecho un buen trecho

4 (manner, method) manera, modo

■ what's the best way to cook trout? ¿cuál es la mejor manera de guisar las truchas?

■ you're going about it the wrong way lo estás haciendo mal

■ you've done your hair a different way te has peinado de otro modo

■ I had no way of knowing no había manera de saberlo

■ we don't enjoy life the way we used to no disfrutamos de la vida como antes

■ let me do it my way déjame hacerlo a mi manera

■ OK, you do it your own way vale, hazlo como quieras

■ have it your own way como tú quieras

5 (behaviour, custom) manera, forma, modo

■ you dance in a strange way bailas de una manera extraña

■ it's her way of saying she likes you es su manera de decirte que le gustas

■ it's just his way él es así

■ I don't like the way you're laughing no me gusta tu modo de reír

■ she hates the way he's always late odia que él siempre llegue tarde

■ the American way of life el estilo de vida americano

6 (area) zona, área

■ if ever you're over this way si alguna vez vienes por aquí

■ that's out Romford way, isn't it? está por la zona de Romford, ¿verdad?

adverb

1 familiar muy

■ you're way out vas muy equivocado

■ he's way ahead of the rest of the group está mucho más avanzado que el resto del grupo

■ this flat is way too small for us este apartamento es demasiado pequeño para nosotros

plural noun ways

1 (customs) costumbres nombre femenino plural; (habits, behaviour) manías nombre femenino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

across the way / over the way enfrente

all the way (distance) todo el viaje 2 (completely) totalmente

along the way (on journey) por el camino

by a long way

■ this flat's not big enough by a long way este piso es demasiado pequeño, pero pequeño de verdad

by the way (incidentally) a propósito, por cierto

by way of (via) vía, por vía de, pasando por 2 (serving as, as a kind of) a modo de

either way en cualquier caso

every which way por todas partes, en todas direcciones

in a bad way familiar mal

■ he's in a very bad way está muy mal

in a big way a lo grande, a gran escala, en plan grande

in a small way a pequeña escala, en plan modesto

in a way en cierto modo, en cierta manera

in any way de alguna manera

■ can I help in any way? ¿puedo ayudar de alguna manera?

in many ways desde muchos puntos de vista, en muchos aspectos

■ in many ways, this is her best book desde muchos puntos de vista, éste es su mejor libro

in more ways than one en más de un sentido

in no way de ninguna manera, de ningún modo

in some ways en algunos aspectos

in the way of (regarding) en cuanto a, como

■ what would you like in the way of dessert? ¿qué quieres de postre?

in this way (thus) de este modo, de esta manera

no two ways about it no tiene vuelta de hoja

no way! ¡ni hablar!, ¡de ninguna manera!

■ there's no way I'm going to help her de ninguna manera voy a ayudarla yo

on one's way / on the way por el camino, de camino, de paso

■ I should be on my way home debería irme a casa

■ I'll get some wine on my way compraré vino por el camino

■ on the way to Madrid camino de Madrid

■ we're on our way! ¡ya estamos en camino!

■ is it on your way? ¿te pilla de camino?

■ something happened on the way here ha pasado algo mientras venía hacia aquí

■ close the door on your way out cierra la puerta al salir

one way and another en conjunto

■ one way and another it's been a good year en conjunto, ha sido un buen año

one way or the other (somehow) de algún modo, de una manera u otra, como sea

■ don't worry, we'll find it one way or the other no te preocupes, lo encontraremos de una manera u otra

■ I don't mind one way or the other me da exactamente igual, me da lo mismo

out of the way (remote) apartado,-a, remoto,-a 2 (exceptional) excepcional, particular, original

over the way enfrente

that way (direction) por allá 2 (like that) así

that's always the way siempre es así

that's the way the cookie crumbles así es la vida

the other way round al revés, viceversa

the right way up cabeza arriba, derecho,-a

the wrong way up cabeza abajo

to be born that way ser así, nacer así

to be in the way estorbar, estar por en medio

■ you're in the way! estás estorbando!

■ move your car, it's in the way quita tu coche de en medio, obstruye el paso

to be on the way (coming) estar en camino, estar al llegar, avecinarse

■ changes are on the way se avecinan cambios

■ help is on the way la ayuda está de camino

■ there's rain on the way va a llover

to be on the way down (fall) estar bajando, ir a la baja

to be on the way in (coming into fashion) estar poniéndose de moda

to be on the way out (going out of fashion) en camino de desaparecer, estar pasando de moda

to be on the way up (rise) estar subiendo, ir al alza

to be out of somebody's way no pillar a alguien de camino

■ I hope it's not out of your way espero que no te pille lejos

to be set in one's ways tener unas costumbres muy arraigadas, ser reacio,-a al cambio

to be under way (work) estar en marcha, estar avanzado,-a 2 (meeting, match) haber empezado

to cut both ways / cut two ways ser un arma de doble filo, tener ventajas y desventajas

to get in the way estorbar, molestar, ponerse en medio

to get into the way of doing something coger la costumbre de hacer algo

to get one's own way salirse con la suya

to get out of the way of something dejarle paso a algo, apartarse del camino de algo

to get out of the way apartarse del camino, quitarse de en medio

to get out of the way of doing something perder la costumbre de hacer algo

to get something out of the way deshacerse de algo, quitar algo de en medio

■ as soon as I've got this essay out of the way en cuanto acabe esta redacción

to get under way (meeting, match) empezar 2 (travellers, work) ponerse en marcha

to give way (collapse) ceder, hundirse 2 (yield) ceder (to, a) 3 (when driving) ceder el paso

to go a long way towards something contribuir en gran medida a algo

to go a long way (succeed) ir lejos 2 (be productive) cundir mucho, dar mucho de sí

to go one's own way ir a lo suyo, seguir su propio camino

to go out of one's way (to do something) desvivirse (por hacer algo)

to have a way with... tener un don especial para...

■ he has a way with children tiene un don especial para los niños

to keep out of somebody's way evitar el contacto con alguien

to keep out of the way (hide) mantener un perfil bajo 2 (step aside) apartarse

to learn something the hard way aprender algo a las malas

to look the other way hacer la vista gorda

to lose one's way perderse, extraviarse

to make one's own way in life/in the world abrirse paso en la vida/el mundo

to make one's way dirigirse (to, a)

to make way for something hacer lugar para algo

to my way of thinking a mi modo de ver

to put somebody in the way of (doing) something dar a alguien la oportunidad de (hacer) algo

to see one's way clear to doing something ver la manera de hacer algo

to stand in the way of something ser un obstáculo para algo, ser un estorbo para algo

to talk one's way out of something salir de algo a base de labia

to work one's way through something (crowd etc) abrirse camino por algo 2 (work, book) hacer algo con dificultad 3 (college etc) costearse los estudios trabajando

to work one's way up ascender a fuerza de trabajo, subir a base de trabajar

way back (in time) hace muchísimo

way in entrada

way out (exit) salida 2 (solution) solución nombre femenino, remedio

ways and means medios nombre masculino plural

way ['weɪ] n

1) path, road: camino m, vía f

2) route: camino m, ruta f

to go the wrong way: equivocarse de camino

I'm on my way: estoy de camino

3) : línea f de conducta, camino m

he chose the easy way: optó por el camino fácil

4) manner, means: manera f, modo m, forma f

in the same way: del mismo modo, igualmente

there are no two ways about it: no cabe la menor duda

5) (indicating a wish)

have it your way: como tú quieras

to get one's own way: salirse uno con la suya

6) state: estado m

things are in a bad way: las cosas marchan mal

7) respect: aspecto m, sentido m

8) custom: costumbre f

to mend one's ways: dejar las malas costumbres

9) passage: camino m

to get in the way: meterse en el camino

10) distance: distancia f

to come a long way: hacer grandes progresos

11) direction: dirección f

come this way: venga por aquí

which way did he go?: ¿por dónde fue?

12)

by the way : a propósito, por cierto

13)

by way of via: vía, pasando por

14)

out of the way remote: remoto, recóndito

15) under way

way

n.

• camino s.m.

• dirección s.f.

• distancia s.f.

• estilo s.m.

• guisa s.f.

• género s.m.

• manera s.f.

• medio s.m.

• modales s.m.pl.

• modo s.m.

• paso s.m.

• sentido s.m.

• trayecto s.m.

• vía s.f.

I weɪ
1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( route) camino m

the way back — el camino de vuelta or de regreso

we had to go the long way (around) — tuvimos que dar toda la vuelta

let's go a different way — vayamos por otro lado or camino

the way in/out — la entrada/salida

I saw her on the way out — la vi a la salida

this style is on the way in/out — este estilo se está poniendo/pasando de moda

it's difficult to find one's way around this town — es difícil orientarse or no perderse en esta ciudad

you'll soon find your way around the office/system — en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina/el sistema

can you find your way there by yourself? — ¿sabes ir solo?

I'll find my own way out — no te molestes en acompañarme

I can drop the package off on my way — de paso puedo dejar el paquete

we're going the wrong way — nos hemos equivocado de camino, vamos mal

which way did you come? — ¿por dónde viniste?

which way did he go? — ¿por dónde fue?; ( following somebody) ¿por dónde se fue?

could you tell me the way to the city center? — ¿me podría decir por dónde se va or cómo se llega al centro (de la ciudad)?

I'll make my own way there — iré por mi cuenta

on my way to work — de camino al trabajo

I'm on my way! — ahora mismo salgo or voy, voy para allí!

the doctor is on her way — la doctora ya va para allí/viene para aquí

the goods are on their way — la mercancía está en camino or ya ha salido

I'll tell you on the way — te lo cuento por el camino

winter's on the way — ya falta poco para que empiece el invierno

did you find the way to Trier all right? — ¿llegaste bien a Trier?

I don't know the way up/down — no sé por dónde se sube/se baja

she's well on her way to recovery — ya está casi recuperada del todo

to lead the way — ir* delante

to lose one's way — perderse*

there is no way around it — no hay otra solución or salida

there are no two ways about it — no tiene or no hay vuelta de hoja

to go one's own way: she'll go her own way hará lo que le parezca; to go out of one's way ( make a detour) desviarse* del camino; ( make special effort): they went out of their way to be helpful se desvivieron or hicieron lo indecible por ayudar; to go the way of something/somebody — acabar como algo/algn, correr la misma suerte de algo/algn

b) (road, path) camino m, senda f

the Appian Way — la vía Apia

the people over the way — (BrE) los vecinos de enfrente

3) c u (passage, space)

we hacked a way through the undergrowth — nos abrimos camino entre la maleza

to be/get in the way — estorbar

she doesn't let her work get in the way of her social life — no deja que el trabajo sea un obstáculo para su vida social

to stand in the way: they stood in our way nos impidieron el paso; I couldn't see it, she was standing in my way no podía verlo, ella me tapaba (la vista); I won't stand in your way no seré yo quien te lo impida; to stand in the way of progress obstaculizar* or entorpecer* el progreso; (get) out of the way! hazte a un lado!, quítate de en medio!; to move something out of the way quitar algo de en medio; I'd like to get this work out of the way quisiera quitar este trabajo de en medio; to keep out of somebody's way rehuir* a algn, evitar encontrarse con algn; make way! — abran paso!

4) c ( direction)

it's that way — es en esa dirección, es por ahí

this way! — por aquí!

we didn't know which way to go — no sabíamos por dónde ir or qué dirección tomar

which way did they go? — ¿por dónde (se) fueron?

this way and that — de un lado a otro, aquí y allá

which way does the house face? — ¿hacia dónde mira or está orientada la casa?

we're both going the same way — vamos para el mismo lado or en la misma dirección

look the other way! — mira para otro lado!

the hurricane is heading this way — el huracán viene hacia aquí or en esta dirección

if you're ever down our way, call in — (colloq) si algún día andas por nuestra zona, ven a vernos

whichever way you look at it, it's a disaster — es un desastre, lo mires por donde lo mires

you've got your T-shirt on the wrong way around — llevas la camiseta al or del revés

the other way around — al revés

which way up should it be? — ¿cuál es la parte de arriba?

to split something three/five ways — dividir algo en tres/cinco partes

every which way — (AmE) para todos lados

to come somebody's way — ( lit) \<\<person/animal\>\> venir* hacia algn

none of the money ever came our way — no nos tocó ni un céntimo del dinero

then bad luck began to come my way — entonces empecé a tener una mala racha

to go somebody's way: are you going my way? ¿vas en mi misma dirección?; the decision went our way se decidió en nuestro favor; to put work/business somebody's way conseguirle* trabajo/clientes a algn; way to go! — (AmE colloq) así se hace!, bien hecho!

5) ( distance) (no pl)

there's only a short way to go now — ya falta or queda poco para llegar

he came all this way just to see me — (colloq) se dió el viaje hasta aquí sólo para verme

we're still some way from home — todavía nos queda un trecho para llegar a casa

it's a long way from here to Rio — Río queda muy lejos de aquí

we passed a church some way back — hace ya un rato que pasamos una iglesia

you have to go back a long way, to the Middle Ages — hay que remontarse a la Edad Media

it's a very long way down/up — hay una buena bajada/subida

the exam is still some way off — todavía falta bastante para el examen

he's come a long way — ha venido de muy lejos

we've come a long way since those days — hemos evolucionado or avanzado mucho desde entonces

my salary has to go a long way — tengo que estirar mucho el sueldo

a little goes a long way — un poco cunde or (AmL tb) rinde mucho

Springfield? that's quite a ways from here — (AmE colloq) ¿Springfield? eso está requetelejos de aquí (fam)

we had to walk all the way up — tuvimos que subir a pie hasta arriba

to go all the way: do you think he might go all the way and fire them? ¿te parece que puede llegar a echarlos?; they went all the way ( had sex) tuvieron relaciones, hicieron el amor; to go some/a long way toward something — contribuir* en cierta/gran medida a algo; see also way I III

Sense II

6) c (method, means) forma f, manera f, modo m

we must try every possible way to convince them — tenemos que tratar de convencerlos por todos los medios

there's no way of crossing the border without a passport — es imposible cruzar la frontera sin pasaporte

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me da igual una cosa u otra

it doesn't matter either way — de cualquier forma or manera, no importa

there are many ways in which it will be useful — será útil en muchos sentidos

all right, we'll do it your way — muy bien, lo haremos a tu manera or como tú quieras

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a fuerza de palos or golpes

to do something the hard/easy way — hacer* algo de manera difícil/fácil

that's not the way to do it! — así no se hace!

that's the way! — así se hace!

he wants to have it both ways — lo quiere todo, lo quiere la chancha y los cinco reales or los veinte (RPl fam)

you can't have it both ways — tienes que elegir entre una cosa u otra

7) c ( manner) manera f, modo m, forma f

in a subtle way — de manera or modo or forma sutil

the way you behaved was disgraceful — te comportaste de (una) manera or forma vergonzosa

is this the way you treat all your friends? — ¿así (es como) tratas a todos tus amigos?

that's one way of looking at it — es una manera or un modo or una forma de verlo

that's no way to talk to your mother! — así no se le habla a la madre!

what a way to go! — (set phrase) mira que acabar or terminar así!

he's in a bad way — está muy mal

that's just his way — así es él

that's the way it goes — así son las cosas, así es la vida

it looks that way — así or eso parece

this way it's better for everyone — así es mejor para todos

the way I see it — tal y como yo lo veo, a mi modo or manera de ver

the way things are o stand at the moment — tal y como están las cosas en este momento

in a big way: they let us down in a big way nos fallaron de mala manera; he fell for her in a big way quedó prendado de ella; to have a way with...: to have a way with children/people saber* cómo tratar a los niños/saber* cómo tratar a la gente, tener* don de gentes; to have a way with animals tener* mucha mano con los animales; to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra

8) c

a) (custom, characteristic)

the ways of our people — las costumbres de nuestro pueblo

you'll get used to our ways — ya te irás haciendo a nuestra manera de hacer las cosas

he has a way of making people feel at ease — sabe hacer que la gente se sienta cómoda

she has a way of popping up unexpectedly — tiene la costumbre de aparecer donde menos te la esperas

to get into/out of the way of something — (BrE) acostumbrarse a/perder* la costumbre de algo

to be set in one's ways — estar* muy acostumbrado a hacer las cosas de cierta manera

to mend one's ways — dejar las malas costumbres, enmendarse*

b) (wish, will)

to get/have one's (own) way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

have it your own way then! — lo que tú quieras!, como tú digas!

to have it all one's own way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

to have one's (evil o wicked) way with somebody — llevarse a algn al huerto (fam), pasar a algn por las armas (fam)

9) c (feature, respect) sentido m, aspecto m

in a way, it's like losing an old friend — de alguna manera or en cierta forma or en cierto sentido es como perder a un viejo amigo

our product is in no way inferior to theirs — nuestro producto no es de ninguna manera or en ningún sentido inferior al suyo

you were in no way to blame — tú no tuviste ninguna culpa; see also way I III

Sense III

10) (in phrases)

by the way — (indep) a propósito, por cierto

but that's all by the way: what I really wanted to say was... — pero eso no es a lo que iba: lo que quería decir es que...

11)

by way of — (as prep)

a) ( via) vía, pasando por

b) ( to serve as) a modo or manera de

by way of introduction/an apology — a modo or manera de introducción/disculpa

12)

in the way of — ( as regards) (as prep)

don't expect too much in the way of help — en cuanto a ayuda, no esperes mucho

there wasn't much in the way of opposition — no hubo gran oposición

13)

no way — (colloq)

no way will I lend it to you — ni loco te lo presto (fam)

no way is he/she going to do it — de ninguna manera lo va a hacer (fam)

no way! — ni hablar! (fam)

14) to give way

a) (break, collapse) \<\<ice/rope/cable\>\> romperse*; \<\<floor\>\> hundirse, ceder

the table gave way under the weight — la mesa no aguantó el peso

b) (succumb, give in)

to give way TO something — \<\<to threats/blackmail\>\> ceder a or ante algo

she gave way to tears — no pudo contener las lágrimas y se echó a llorar

don't give way to pessimism — no te dejes vencer por el pesimismo

c) (BrE Transp)

to give way (TO somebody/something) — ceder el paso (a algn/algo)

give way — ceda el paso

d) (be replaced, superseded by)

to give way TO something — dejar or dar* paso a algo

15)

under way: to get under way ponerse* en marcha, comenzar*; to get a meeting under way dar* comienzo a una reunión; an investigation is under way — se está llevando a cabo or se ha abierto una investigación

II

adverb (colloq)

way back in February — allá por febrero

way behind — muy por detrás

way down south — allá por el sur

they were way out in their calculations — se equivocaron en mucho en los cálculos

way past midnight — mucho después de la medianoche

profits are way up on last year — los beneficios están muy por encima de los del año pasado

way and away — (as intensifier) (AmE) con mucho, lejos (AmL fam)

[weɪ]
1. N

1) (=road, lane) camino m ; (in street names) calle f, avenida f

• Way of the Cross — Vía f Crucis, viacrucis m

• across or over the way (from) — enfrente (de), frente (a)

• permanent way — vía f

• the public way — la vía pública

2) (=route) camino m (to de)

the way to the station — el camino de la estación

which is the way to the station? — ¿cómo se va or cómo se llega a la estación?

this isn't the way to Lugo! — ¡por aquí no se va a Lugo!

• he walked all the way here — vino todo el camino andando

it rained all the way there — llovió durante todo el viaje

he ran all the way home — hizo todo el camino a casa corriendo

• to ask one's way to the station — preguntar el camino or cómo se va a la estación

• we came a back way — vinimos por los caminos vecinales

• she went by way of Birmingham — fue por or vía Birmingham

• if the chance comes my way — si se me presenta la oportunidad

• way down — bajada f, ruta f para bajar

• to take the easy way out — optar por la solución más fácil

• to feel one's way — (lit) andar a tientas

he's still feeling his way in the new job — todavía se está familiarizando con el nuevo trabajo

• to find one's way — orientarse, ubicarse (esp LAm)

to find one's way into a building — encontrar la entrada de un edificio, descubrir cómo entrar en un edificio

the cat found the way into the pantry — el gato logró introducirse en la despensa

I had to find my own way home — me las tuve que arreglar para volver a casa

• the way is hard — el camino es duro

• the way in — (=entrance) la entrada

• I don't know the way to his house — no sé el camino a su casa, no sé cómo se va or llega a su casa

do you know the way to the hotel? — ¿sabes el camino del or al hotel?, ¿sabes cómo llegar al hotel?

I know my way about town — conozco la ciudad

she knows her way around — (fig) tiene bastante experiencia, no es que sea una inocente

• to lead the way — (lit) ir primero; (fig) marcar la pauta, abrir el camino

• to go the long way round — ir por el camino más largo

• to lose one's way — extraviarse

• to make one's way to — dirigirse a

to make one's way home — volver a casa

to make one's way in the world — abrirse camino en la vida

• the middle way — el camino de en medio

• on the way here — de camino hacia aquí, mientras veníamos aquí

on the way to London — rumbo a Londres, camino de Londres

it's on the way to Murcia — está en la carretera de Murcia

we're on our way! — ¡vamos para allá!

he's on his way — está de camino

they have another child on the way — tienen otro niño en camino

you pass it on your way home — te pilla de camino a casa

your house is on my way — tu casa me viene de camino

he is well on the way to finishing it — lo tiene casi terminado

he's on the way to becoming an alcoholic — va camino de hacerse un alcohólico

• the way out — la salida

you'll find it on the way out — lo encontrarás cerca de la salida

I'll find my own way out — no hace falta que me acompañen a la puerta

to find a way out of a problem — encontrar una solución a un problema

there's no way out — (fig) no hay salida or solución, esto no tiene solución

there's no other way out — (fig) no hay más remedio

it's on its way out — está en camino de desaparecer, ya está pasando de moda

• to go out of one's way — (lit) desviarse del camino

to go out of one's way to help sb — desvivirse por ayudar a algn

I don't want to take you out of your way — no quiero apartarle del camino

the village I live in is rather out of the way — mi pueblo está un poco retirado

that's nothing out of the way these days — eso no es nada extraordinario hoy día

• to pay one's way — (in restaurant) pagar su parte

the company isn't paying its way — la compañía no rinde or no da provecho

• he put me in the way of some good contracts — me conectó or enchufó para que consiguiera buenos contratos

• to see one's way (clear) to helping sb — ver la forma de ayudar a algn

could you possibly see your way clear to lending him some money? — ¿tendrías la amabilidad de prestarle algo de dinero?

• to go the shortest way — ir por el camino más corto

• to start on one's way — ponerse en camino

• way up — subida f, ruta f para subir

• the way of virtue — el camino de la virtud

- go the way of all flesh

- I'm with you all the way

- go one's own way

she always goes her own sweet way — hace lo que le da la gana
prepare 1.
3) (=space sb wants to go through) camino m

• to bar the way — ponerse en medio del camino

• to clear a way for — abrir camino para

to clear the way — despejar el camino

• he crawled his way to the gate — llegó arrastrándose hasta la puerta

• to elbow one's way through the crowd — abrirse paso por la multitud a codazos

• to fight one's way out — lograr salir luchando

• to force one's way in — introducirse a la fuerza

• to hack one's way through sth — abrirse paso por algo a fuerza de tajos

• to be/get in sb's way — estorbar a algn

to get in the way — estorbar

am I in the way? — ¿estorbo?

you can watch, but don't get in the way — puedes mirar, pero no estorbes

to put difficulties in sb's way — crear dificultades a algn

to stand in sb's way — (lit) cerrar el paso a algn; (fig) ser un obstáculo para algn

now nothing stands in our way — ahora no hay obstáculo alguno

to stand in the way of progress — impedir or entorpecer el progreso

• to make way (for sth/sb) — (lit, fig) dejar paso (a algo/algn)

make way! — ¡abran paso!

• to leave the way open for further talks — dejar la puerta abierta a posteriores conversaciones

this law leaves the way open to abuse — esta ley deja vía libre a toda clase de desafueros

• to get out of the way — quitarse de en medio

out of my way! — ¡quítate de en medio!

I should keep out of his way if I were you — yo que tú evitaría el trato con él

I try to keep out of his way — procuro evitar cualquier contacto con él

I kept well out of the way — me mantuve muy lejos

to get or move sth out of the way — quitar algo de en medio or del camino

put it somewhere out of the way — ponlo donde no estorbe

it's out of the way of the wind — está al abrigo del viento

as soon as I've got this essay out of the way — en cuanto termine este ensayo

keep those matches out of his way — no dejes esas cerillas a su alcance

• to push one's way through the crowd — abrirse paso por la multitud a empujones

• to work one's way to the front — abrirse camino hacia la primera fila

he worked his way up in the company — ascendió en la compañía a fuerza de trabajo

he worked his way up from nothing — empezó sin nada y fue muy lejos a fuerza de trabajo
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4) (=direction)

• down our way — por nuestra zona, en nuestro barrio

• are you going my way? — ¿vas por dónde voy yo?

everything is going my way — (fig) todo me está saliendo a pedir de boca

• to look the other way — (lit) mirar para otro lado; (fig) mirar para otro lado, hacer la vista gorda

turn it the other way round — vuélvelo al revés

it was you who invited her, not the other way round — eres tú quien la invitaste, no al revés

• it's out Windsor way — está cerca de Windsor

• turn the map the right way up — pon el mapa mirando hacia arriba

the car landed the right way up — el coche cayó sobre las ruedas

• to split sth three ways — dividir algo en tres partes iguales

• come this way — pase por aquí

this way for the lions — a los leones

this way and that — por aquí y por allá

• which way did it go? — ¿hacia dónde fue?, ¿por dónde se fue?

which way do we go from here? — (lit, fig) ¿desde aquí adónde vamos ahora?

which way is the wind blowing? — ¿de dónde sopla el viento?

she didn't know which way to look — no sabía dónde mirar, no sabía dónde poner los ojos

5) (=distance)

• a little way off — no muy lejos, a poca distancia

a little way down the road — bajando la calle, no muy lejos

• it's a long or good way away or off — está muy lejos

spring is a long way off — la primavera queda muy lejos

it's a long or good way — es mucho camino

we have a long way to go — tenemos mucho camino por delante

he'll go a long way — (fig) llegará lejos

a little of that flavouring goes a long way — un poco de ese condimento cunde mucho

a little of her company goes a long way — iro solo se le puede aguantar en pequeñas dosis

we've come a long way since those days — hemos avanzado mucho desde entonces

it should go a long way towards convincing him — (esto) seguramente contribuirá mucho a convencerlo

that's a long way from the truth — eso queda muy lejos de la verdad

better by a long way — mucho mejor, mejor pero con mucho

not by a long way — ni con mucho

• I can swim quite a way now — ahora puedo nadar bastante distancia

• a short way off — no muy lejos, a poca distancia

6) (=means) manera f, forma f, modo m

we'll find a way of doing it — encontraremos la manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

love will find a way — el amor encontrará el camino

it's the only way of doing it — es la única manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

my way is to — + infin mi sistema consiste en + infin

that's the way! — ¡así!, ¡eso es!

that way it won't disturb anybody — así no molestará a nadie

• every which way — (esp US) (=in every manner) de muchísimas maneras; (=in every direction) por todas partes

he re-ran the experiment every which way he could — reprodujo el experimento de todas las maneras habidas y por haber

• ways and means — medios mpl

• that's not the right way — así no se hace

- there are no two ways about it

7) (=manner) manera f, forma f, modo m

the way things are going we shall have nothing left — si esto continúa así nos vamos a quedar sin nada

she looked at me in a strange way — me miró de manera or forma extraña or de modo extraño

it's a strange way to thank someone — ¡vaya manera or forma or modo de mostrar gratitud or darle las gracias a alguien!

• without in any way wishing to — + infin sin querer en lo más mínimo + infin, sin tener intención alguna de + infin

• in a big way * — en grande *

they like to celebrate their birthdays in a big way — les gusta celebrar sus cumpleaños en grande

we lost in a really big way * — perdimos de manera or forma or modo realmente espectacular

• you can't have it both ways — tienes que optar por lo uno o lo otro

• each way — (Racing) (a) ganador y colocado

• either way I can't help you — de todas formas no puedo ayudarle

• I will help you in every way possible — haré todo lo posible por ayudarte

he insulted us in every possible way — nos ha insultado en todos los sentidos

• the British way of life — el estilo de vida británico

• no way! * — ¡ni pensarlo!, ¡ni hablar!

no way was that a goal * — ¡imposible que fuera eso un gol!

there is no way I am going to agree * — de ninguna manera or forma or de ningún modo lo voy a consentir

• (in) one way or another — de una u otra manera or forma or modo

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me es igual, me da lo mismo

a week one way or the other won't matter — no importa que sea una semana más o una semana menos

• in the ordinary way (of things) — por lo general, en general

• he has his own way of doing it — tiene su manera or forma or modo de hacerlo

I'll do it (in) my own way — lo haré a mi manera or forma or modo

he's a good sort in his own way — tiene sus rarezas pero es buena persona

• in the same way — de la misma manera or forma, del mismo modo

to go on in the same old way — seguir como siempre

• we help in a small way — ayudamos un poco

• she's clever that way — para esas cosas es muy lista

• to my way of thinking — a mi parecer, a mi manera or forma or modo de ver

• do it this way — hazlo así

in this way — así, de esta manera or forma or modo

it was this way... — pasó lo siguiente...

• that's always the way with him — siempre le pasa igual

8) [of will]

• to get one's own way — salirse con la suya

• have it your own way! — ¡como quieras!

they've had it all their own way too long — hace tiempo que hacen lo que les da la gana

they didn't have things all their own way — (in football match) no dominaron el partido completamente

he had his wicked or evil way with her — hum se la llevó al huerto *, la sedujo

9) (=custom) costumbre f

the ways of the Spaniards — las costumbres de los españoles

that is our way with traitors — así tratamos a los traidores

he has his little ways — tiene sus manías or rarezas

• to get into the way of doing sth — adquirir la costumbre de hacer algo

• to be/get out of the way of doing sth — haber perdido/perder la costumbre de hacer algo

- mend one's ways

10) (=gift, special quality)

• he has a way with people — tiene don de gentes

he has a way with children — sabe manejar a los niños

he has a way with him — tiene su encanto

11) (=respect, aspect) sentido m

• in a way — en cierto sentido

• in many ways — en muchos sentidos

• he's like his father in more ways than one — se parece a su padre en muchos sentidos

• in no way, not in any way — de ninguna manera, de manera alguna

• in some ways — en algunos sentidos

12) (=state) estado m

• the way things are — tal como están or van las cosas

to leave things the way they are — dejar las cosas como están

• things are in a bad way — las cosas van or marchan mal

the car is in a bad way — el coche está en mal estado

he's in a bad way — (=sick) está grave; (=troubled) está muy mal

• he's in a fair way to succeed — tiene buenas posibilidades de lograrlo

• it looks that way — así parece

- be in the family way

13) (=speed)

to gather way — [ship] empezar a moverse; (fig) [enthusiasm] encenderse

14) (in set expressions with preposition)

• by the way — a propósito, por cierto

how was your holiday, by the way? — a propósito or por cierto, ¿qué tal tus vacaciones?

Jones, which, by the way, is not his real name — Jones que, a propósito or por cierto, no es su verdadero nombre

oh, and by the way — antes que se me olvide

all this is by the way — todo esto no viene al caso

• by way of a warning — a modo de advertencia

that was all I got by way of an answer — eso es todo lo que conseguí por respuesta

she's by way of being an artist — tiene sus ribetes de artista

• he had little in the way of formal education — tuvo poca educación formal

• to be under way — estar en marcha

the job is now well under way — el trabajo ya está muy avanzado

to get under way — [ship] zarpar; [person, group] partir, ponerse en camino; [work, project] ponerse en marcha, empezar a moverse

things are getting under way at last — por fin las cosas están empezando a moverse

2.

ADV
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• that was way back — eso fue hace mucho tiempo ya

way back in 1900 — allá en 1900

• way down (below) — muy abajo

• it's way out in Nevada — está allá en Nevada

way out to sea — mar afuera

he was way out in his estimate — se equivocó (en) mucho en su presupuesto

• it's way past your bedtime — hace rato que deberías estar en la cama

• it's way too big — es demasiado grande

• way up high — muy alto

way up in the sky — muy alto en el cielo

3.

CPD

way station N — (US) apeadero m ; (fig) paso m intermedio

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I [weɪ]
1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( route) camino m

the way back — el camino de vuelta or de regreso

we had to go the long way (around) — tuvimos que dar toda la vuelta

let's go a different way — vayamos por otro lado or camino

the way in/out — la entrada/salida

I saw her on the way out — la vi a la salida

this style is on the way in/out — este estilo se está poniendo/pasando de moda

it's difficult to find one's way around this town — es difícil orientarse or no perderse en esta ciudad

you'll soon find your way around the office/system — en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina/el sistema

can you find your way there by yourself? — ¿sabes ir solo?

I'll find my own way out — no te molestes en acompañarme

I can drop the package off on my way — de paso puedo dejar el paquete

we're going the wrong way — nos hemos equivocado de camino, vamos mal

which way did you come? — ¿por dónde viniste?

which way did he go? — ¿por dónde fue?; ( following somebody) ¿por dónde se fue?

could you tell me the way to the city center? — ¿me podría decir por dónde se va or cómo se llega al centro (de la ciudad)?

I'll make my own way there — iré por mi cuenta

on my way to work — de camino al trabajo

I'm on my way! — ahora mismo salgo or voy, voy para allí!

the doctor is on her way — la doctora ya va para allí/viene para aquí

the goods are on their way — la mercancía está en camino or ya ha salido

I'll tell you on the way — te lo cuento por el camino

winter's on the way — ya falta poco para que empiece el invierno

did you find the way to Trier all right? — ¿llegaste bien a Trier?

I don't know the way up/down — no sé por dónde se sube/se baja

she's well on her way to recovery — ya está casi recuperada del todo

to lead the way — ir* delante

to lose one's way — perderse*

there is no way around it — no hay otra solución or salida

there are no two ways about it — no tiene or no hay vuelta de hoja

to go one's own way: she'll go her own way hará lo que le parezca; to go out of one's way ( make a detour) desviarse* del camino; ( make special effort): they went out of their way to be helpful se desvivieron or hicieron lo indecible por ayudar; to go the way of something/somebody — acabar como algo/algn, correr la misma suerte de algo/algn

b) (road, path) camino m, senda f

the Appian Way — la vía Apia

the people over the way — (BrE) los vecinos de enfrente

3) c u (passage, space)

we hacked a way through the undergrowth — nos abrimos camino entre la maleza

to be/get in the way — estorbar

she doesn't let her work get in the way of her social life — no deja que el trabajo sea un obstáculo para su vida social

to stand in the way: they stood in our way nos impidieron el paso; I couldn't see it, she was standing in my way no podía verlo, ella me tapaba (la vista); I won't stand in your way no seré yo quien te lo impida; to stand in the way of progress obstaculizar* or entorpecer* el progreso; (get) out of the way! hazte a un lado!, quítate de en medio!; to move something out of the way quitar algo de en medio; I'd like to get this work out of the way quisiera quitar este trabajo de en medio; to keep out of somebody's way rehuir* a algn, evitar encontrarse con algn; make way! — abran paso!

4) c ( direction)

it's that way — es en esa dirección, es por ahí

this way! — por aquí!

we didn't know which way to go — no sabíamos por dónde ir or qué dirección tomar

which way did they go? — ¿por dónde (se) fueron?

this way and that — de un lado a otro, aquí y allá

which way does the house face? — ¿hacia dónde mira or está orientada la casa?

we're both going the same way — vamos para el mismo lado or en la misma dirección

look the other way! — mira para otro lado!

the hurricane is heading this way — el huracán viene hacia aquí or en esta dirección

if you're ever down our way, call in — (colloq) si algún día andas por nuestra zona, ven a vernos

whichever way you look at it, it's a disaster — es un desastre, lo mires por donde lo mires

you've got your T-shirt on the wrong way around — llevas la camiseta al or del revés

the other way around — al revés

which way up should it be? — ¿cuál es la parte de arriba?

to split something three/five ways — dividir algo en tres/cinco partes

every which way — (AmE) para todos lados

to come somebody's way — ( lit) \<\<person/animal\>\> venir* hacia algn

none of the money ever came our way — no nos tocó ni un céntimo del dinero

then bad luck began to come my way — entonces empecé a tener una mala racha

to go somebody's way: are you going my way? ¿vas en mi misma dirección?; the decision went our way se decidió en nuestro favor; to put work/business somebody's way conseguirle* trabajo/clientes a algn; way to go! — (AmE colloq) así se hace!, bien hecho!

5) ( distance) (no pl)

there's only a short way to go now — ya falta or queda poco para llegar

he came all this way just to see me — (colloq) se dió el viaje hasta aquí sólo para verme

we're still some way from home — todavía nos queda un trecho para llegar a casa

it's a long way from here to Rio — Río queda muy lejos de aquí

we passed a church some way back — hace ya un rato que pasamos una iglesia

you have to go back a long way, to the Middle Ages — hay que remontarse a la Edad Media

it's a very long way down/up — hay una buena bajada/subida

the exam is still some way off — todavía falta bastante para el examen

he's come a long way — ha venido de muy lejos

we've come a long way since those days — hemos evolucionado or avanzado mucho desde entonces

my salary has to go a long way — tengo que estirar mucho el sueldo

a little goes a long way — un poco cunde or (AmL tb) rinde mucho

Springfield? that's quite a ways from here — (AmE colloq) ¿Springfield? eso está requetelejos de aquí (fam)

we had to walk all the way up — tuvimos que subir a pie hasta arriba

to go all the way: do you think he might go all the way and fire them? ¿te parece que puede llegar a echarlos?; they went all the way ( had sex) tuvieron relaciones, hicieron el amor; to go some/a long way toward something — contribuir* en cierta/gran medida a algo; see also way I III

Sense II

6) c (method, means) forma f, manera f, modo m

we must try every possible way to convince them — tenemos que tratar de convencerlos por todos los medios

there's no way of crossing the border without a passport — es imposible cruzar la frontera sin pasaporte

it doesn't matter to me one way or the other — me da igual una cosa u otra

it doesn't matter either way — de cualquier forma or manera, no importa

there are many ways in which it will be useful — será útil en muchos sentidos

all right, we'll do it your way — muy bien, lo haremos a tu manera or como tú quieras

to learn something the hard way — aprender algo a fuerza de palos or golpes

to do something the hard/easy way — hacer* algo de manera difícil/fácil

that's not the way to do it! — así no se hace!

that's the way! — así se hace!

he wants to have it both ways — lo quiere todo, lo quiere la chancha y los cinco reales or los veinte (RPl fam)

you can't have it both ways — tienes que elegir entre una cosa u otra

7) c ( manner) manera f, modo m, forma f

in a subtle way — de manera or modo or forma sutil

the way you behaved was disgraceful — te comportaste de (una) manera or forma vergonzosa

is this the way you treat all your friends? — ¿así (es como) tratas a todos tus amigos?

that's one way of looking at it — es una manera or un modo or una forma de verlo

that's no way to talk to your mother! — así no se le habla a la madre!

what a way to go! — (set phrase) mira que acabar or terminar así!

he's in a bad way — está muy mal

that's just his way — así es él

that's the way it goes — así son las cosas, así es la vida

it looks that way — así or eso parece

this way it's better for everyone — así es mejor para todos

the way I see it — tal y como yo lo veo, a mi modo or manera de ver

the way things are o stand at the moment — tal y como están las cosas en este momento

in a big way: they let us down in a big way nos fallaron de mala manera; he fell for her in a big way quedó prendado de ella; to have a way with...: to have a way with children/people saber* cómo tratar a los niños/saber* cómo tratar a la gente, tener* don de gentes; to have a way with animals tener* mucha mano con los animales; to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra

8) c

a) (custom, characteristic)

the ways of our people — las costumbres de nuestro pueblo

you'll get used to our ways — ya te irás haciendo a nuestra manera de hacer las cosas

he has a way of making people feel at ease — sabe hacer que la gente se sienta cómoda

she has a way of popping up unexpectedly — tiene la costumbre de aparecer donde menos te la esperas

to get into/out of the way of something — (BrE) acostumbrarse a/perder* la costumbre de algo

to be set in one's ways — estar* muy acostumbrado a hacer las cosas de cierta manera

to mend one's ways — dejar las malas costumbres, enmendarse*

b) (wish, will)

to get/have one's (own) way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

have it your own way then! — lo que tú quieras!, como tú digas!

to have it all one's own way — salirse* con la suya (or mía etc)

to have one's (evil o wicked) way with somebody — llevarse a algn al huerto (fam), pasar a algn por las armas (fam)

9) c (feature, respect) sentido m, aspecto m

in a way, it's like losing an old friend — de alguna manera or en cierta forma or en cierto sentido es como perder a un viejo amigo

our product is in no way inferior to theirs — nuestro producto no es de ninguna manera or en ningún sentido inferior al suyo

you were in no way to blame — tú no tuviste ninguna culpa; see also way I III

Sense III

10) (in phrases)

by the way — (indep) a propósito, por cierto

but that's all by the way: what I really wanted to say was... — pero eso no es a lo que iba: lo que quería decir es que...

11)

by way of — (as prep)

a) ( via) vía, pasando por

b) ( to serve as) a modo or manera de

by way of introduction/an apology — a modo or manera de introducción/disculpa

12)

in the way of — ( as regards) (as prep)

don't expect too much in the way of help — en cuanto a ayuda, no esperes mucho

there wasn't much in the way of opposition — no hubo gran oposición

13)

no way — (colloq)

no way will I lend it to you — ni loco te lo presto (fam)

no way is he/she going to do it — de ninguna manera lo va a hacer (fam)

no way! — ni hablar! (fam)

14) to give way

a) (break, collapse) \<\<ice/rope/cable\>\> romperse*; \<\<floor\>\> hundirse, ceder

the table gave way under the weight — la mesa no aguantó el peso

b) (succumb, give in)

to give way TO something — \<\<to threats/blackmail\>\> ceder a or ante algo

she gave way to tears — no pudo contener las lágrimas y se echó a llorar

don't give way to pessimism — no te dejes vencer por el pesimismo

c) (BrE Transp)

to give way (TO somebody/something) — ceder el paso (a algn/algo)

give way — ceda el paso

d) (be replaced, superseded by)

to give way TO something — dejar or dar* paso a algo

15)

under way: to get under way ponerse* en marcha, comenzar*; to get a meeting under way dar* comienzo a una reunión; an investigation is under way — se está llevando a cabo or se ha abierto una investigación

II

adverb (colloq)

way back in February — allá por febrero

way behind — muy por detrás

way down south — allá por el sur

they were way out in their calculations — se equivocaron en mucho en los cálculos

way past midnight — mucho después de la medianoche

profits are way up on last year — los beneficios están muy por encima de los del año pasado

way and away — (as intensifier) (AmE) con mucho, lejos (AmL fam)

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2. intransitive verb

3. compounds

4. Phrasal Verbs

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► vb: pret, ptp got, ptp (US) gotten

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   a. ( = have, receive, obtain) avoir

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• I go whenever I get the chance j'y vais dès que j'en ai l'occasion

• he got a fine il a eu une amende

• I got a lot of presents j'ai eu beaucoup de cadeaux

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• it was impossible to get help il était impossible d'obtenir de l'aide

• he got help from the others il s'est fait aider par les autres

• first I need to get a better idea of the situation je dois d'abord me faire une meilleure idée de la situation

• I think he got the wrong impression je pense qu'il s'est fait des idées

• they get lunch at school ils déjeunent à l'école

• if I'm not working I get no pay si je ne travaille pas je ne suis pas payé

• this area doesn't get much rain il ne pleut pas beaucoup dans cette région

• we'll get a sandwich in town on prendra un sandwich en ville

• this room gets a lot of sun cette pièce est très ensoleillée

• he got two years il s'est pris (inf) deux ans de prison

► have/has got

• I've got toothache j'ai mal aux dents

• I have got three sisters j'ai trois sœurs

• how many have you got? combien en avez-vous ?

• I've got it! ( = have safely) (ça y est) je l'ai !

• you're okay, I've got you! ne t'en fais pas, je te tiens !

   b. ( = find) trouver

• he got me a job il m'a trouvé un emploi

• it's difficult to get a hotel room in August c'est difficile de trouver une chambre d'hôtel en août

• you get different kinds of... on trouve plusieurs sortes de...

• you'll get him at home if you phone this evening tu le trouveras chez lui si tu appelles ce soir

• I've been trying to get you all week ça fait une semaine que j'essaie de t'avoir

• you can get me on the mobile tu peux m'appeler sur mon portable

   c. ( = buy) acheter

• where do they get their raw materials? où est-ce qu'ils achètent leurs matières premières ?

• to get sth cheap acheter qch bon marché

   d. ( = fetch, pick up) aller chercher

• I must go and get some bread il faut que j'aille chercher du pain

• can you get my coat from the cleaners? est-ce que tu peux aller chercher mon manteau au pressing ?

• can I get you a drink? est-ce que je peux vous offrir quelque chose ?

   e. ( = take) prendre

• I'll get the bus je vais prendre le bus

• I don't get the local paper je ne prends pas le journal local

   f. ( = call in) appeler

• we had to get a plumber nous avons dû appeler un plombier

   g. ( = prepare) préparer

• she was getting breakfast elle préparait le petit déjeuner

   h. ( = catch) [+ disease, fugitive] attraper ; [+ name, details] comprendre

• I didn't get your name je n'ai pas compris votre nom

• we'll get them yet! on leur revaudra ça !

• he'll get you for that! qu'est-ce que tu vas prendre ! (inf)

   i. ( = understand) get it? (inf) t'as pigé ? (inf)

• I don't get it (inf) je ne comprends pas

• you've got it in one! (inf) tu as tout compris !

• I don't get you (inf) je ne vous suis pas

• I don't get the joke je ne vois pas ce qu'il y a de drôle

• let me get this right, you're saying that... alors, si je comprends bien, tu dis que...

• don't get me wrong comprenez-moi bien

   j. ( = answer) can you get the phone? est-ce que tu peux répondre ?

• I'll get it! j'y vais !

   k. ( = annoy) (inf) agacer

• that's what really gets me c'est ce qui m'agace le plus

   l. (set structures)

► to get + adjective

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• to get one's hands dirty se salir les mains

• to get sb drunk soûler qn

• you're getting me worried tu m'inquiètes

► to get sth done (by someone else) faire faire qch

• to get one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux

• I need to get my car serviced je dois faire réviser ma voiture

• when do you think you'll get it finished? ( = when will you finish it) quand penses-tu avoir fini ?

• you can't get anything done round here ( = do anything) il est impossible de travailler ici► to get sb/sth to do sth

• get him to clean the car fais-lui laver la voiture

• I'll get her to ring you back je lui demanderai de te rappeler

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► réussir or pouvoir may be used when speaking of achieving a result.

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• we eventually got her to change her mind nous avons finalement réussi à la faire changer d'avis

• I couldn't get the washing machine to work je n'ai pas réussi à faire marcher le lave-linge

• to get sth going [+ machine] faire marcher qch

► to get sb/sth somewhere

• to get sth downstairs descendre qch

• how can we get it home? comment faire pour l'apporter à la maison ?

• threatening me will get you nowhere tu n'obtiendras rien de moi par la menace

• to get sth upstairs monter qch► to get sb/sth + preposition

• to get sb by the arm saisir qn par le bras

• to get sb by the throat prendre qn à la gorge

• he gets a lot of money for his paintings il gagne beaucoup d'argent avec ses tableaux

• he gets his red hair from his mother il a les cheveux roux de sa mère

• the bullet got him in the arm la balle l'a atteint au bras

• he managed to get the card into the envelope il a réussi à faire entrer la carte dans l'enveloppe

• to get o.s. into a difficult position se mettre dans une situation délicate

• we got him on to the subject of the war nous l'avons amené à parler de la guerre

• she gets a lot of pleasure out of gardening elle prend beaucoup de plaisir à jardiner

• I couldn't get the stain out of the tablecloth je n'ai pas réussi à enlever la tache sur la nappe

• to get sth past the customs réussir à passer qch à la douane

• I'll never get the car through here je n'arriverai jamais à faire passer la voiture par ici

• to get sth to sb faire parvenir qch à qn

• to get a child to bed mettre un enfant au lit

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = go) aller( to à, ( from de ) ;) ( = arrive) arriver ; ( = be) être

• how do you get there? comment fait-on pour y aller ?

• can you get there from London by bus? est-ce qu'on peut y aller de Londres en bus ?

• what time do you get to Sheffield? à quelle heure arrivez-vous à Sheffield ?

► to get + adverb/preposition

• you won't get anywhere if you behave like that tu n'arriveras à rien en te conduisant comme ça

• how did that box get here? comment cette boîte est-elle arrivée ici ?

• what's got into him? qu'est-ce qui lui prend ?

• we're getting nowhere fast (inf) on fait du sur place (inf)

• now we're getting somewhere! (inf) enfin du progrès !

• how's your thesis going? -- I'm getting there où en es-tu avec ta thèse ? -- ça avance

• where did you get to? où étais-tu donc passé ?

• where can he have got to? où est-il passé ?

• where have you got to? (in book, work) où en êtes-vous ?

• don't let it get to you (inf) ne te fais pas de bile (inf) pour ça

   b. (set structures)

► to get + adjective

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• I hope you'll get better soon j'espère que tu vas vite te remettre

• things are getting complicated les choses se compliquent

• this is getting expensive ça commence à faire cher

• she's afraid of getting fat elle a peur de grossir

• it's getting late il se fait tard

• I'm getting nervous je commence à avoir le trac

• he's getting old il vieillit il se fait vieux

• this is getting ridiculous ça devient ridicule

• how stupid can you get? il faut vraiment être stupide !

• to get used to sth/to doing s'habituer à qch/à faire

► to get + past participle (passive)

he got beaten up il s'est fait tabasser (inf)

• several windows got broken plusieurs fenêtres ont été brisées

• to get paid se faire payer

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► Reflexive verbs are used when the sense is not passive.

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• to get dressed s'habiller

• to get married se marier

• to get washed se laver

► to get to + infinitive

• he's getting to be an old man il se fait vieux

• it's getting to be impossible ça devient impossible

• to get to know sb apprendre à connaître qn

• we got to like him in the end nous avons fini par l'apprécier

• students only get to use the library between 2pm and 8pm les étudiants ne peuvent utiliser la bibliothèque qu'entre 14 heures et 20 heures► have got to + infinitive ( = must)

you've got to come il faut que vous veniez subj

• have you got to go and see her? est-ce que vous êtes obligé d'aller la voir ?

• you've got to be joking! tu plaisantes !► to get + -ing ( = begin)

to get going partir

• I got talking to him in the train j'ai parlé avec lui dans le train

• I got to thinking that... (inf) je me suis dit que...

3. compounds

► get-rich-quick scheme (inf) noun

combine pour faire fortune rapidement

► get-together noun réunion f

► get-up-and-go (inf) noun

• he's got lots of get-up-and-go il est très dynamique ► get-well card noun carte f de vœux (pour un prompt rétablissement)

4. Phrasal Verbs

► get about intransitive verb

   a. ( = move about) se déplacer

• he gets about with a stick/on crutches il marche avec une canne/des béquilles

• she gets about quite well despite her handicap elle arrive assez bien à se déplacer malgré son handicap

   b. ( = travel) voyager

• she gets about a lot elle voyage beaucoup

   c. [news] circuler

• the story had got about that... des rumeurs circulaient selon lesquelles...

• it has got about that... le bruit court que...

• I don't want it to get about je ne veux pas que ça s'ébruite► get above inseparable transitive verb

• to get above o.s. avoir la grosse tête (inf)

• you're getting above yourself! pour qui te prends-tu ?► get across

1. intransitive verb

[person crossing] traverser ; [meaning, message] passer

• the message is getting across that people must... les gens commencent à comprendre qu'il faut...

2. separable transitive verb

[+ person crossing] faire traverser ; [+ ideas, intentions, desires] communiquer ( to sb à qn)

• to get sth across to sb faire comprendre qch à qn► get ahead intransitive verb

(in race) prendre de l'avance ; (in career) monter en grade

► get along intransitive verb

   a. ( = go) aller (to à ) ; ( = leave) s'en aller

• I must be getting along il faut que je m'en aille

   b. ( = manage) se débrouiller

• to get along without sth/sb se débrouiller sans qch/qn

   c. ( = progress) [work] avancer ; [student, invalid] faire des progrès

   d. ( = be on good terms) (bien) s'entendre

• I don't get along with him at all je ne m'entends pas du tout avec lui► get around

1. intransitive verb

→ get about

2. separable transitive verb

→ get round

3. inseparable transitive verb

→ get round► get at inseparable transitive verb

   a. [+ object, person, place] atteindre

   b. [+ facts, truth] découvrir

   c. ( = suggest) what are you getting at? où voulez-vous en venir ?

   d. (British) ( = attack) s'en prendre à

• she's always getting at her brother elle s'en prend toujours à son frère

• I feel got at je me sens visé

   e. ( = influence) (inf) suborner

• there's a danger witnesses will be got at il y a un risque de subornation de témoins► get away

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = leave) partir

• to get away from a place quitter un endroit

• I usually get away from work at six je quitte généralement (le travail) à 6 heures

• I'll try to get away from work early j'essaierai de rentrer du travail plus tôt

• we are not going to be able to get away this year nous n'allons pas pouvoir partir en vacances cette année

• get away (with you)! (inf) à d'autres !

   b. ( = escape) s'échapper

• to get away from [+ people, situation] échapper à ; [+ idea] renoncer à

• he was trying to get away when he was shot il essayait de s'échapper quand on lui a tiré dessus

• she moved here to get away from the stress of city life elle est venue s'installer ici pour échapper au stress de la vie citadine

• he went to the Bahamas to get away from it all il est allé aux Bahamas pour laisser tous ses problèmes derrière lui

• the thief got away with the money le voleur est parti avec l'argent

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = take) emmener ; ( = move away) éloigner ; ( = send off) expédier

   b. ( = remove) to get sth away from sb enlever qch à qn► get away with transitive verb

( = suffer no consequences)

she got away with saying some outrageous things elle a tenu impunément des propos choquants

• he broke the law and got away with it il a violé la loi en toute impunité

• you'll never get away with that! on ne te laissera pas passer ça ! (inf)

• he gets away with murder (inf) il peut se permettre de faire n'importe quoi► get back

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = return) revenir

• to get back rentrer chez soi

• life is starting to get back to normal la vie reprend son cours

• to get back to work reprendre le travail

• to get back to the point revenir au sujet

• let's get back to why you didn't come yesterday revenons à la question de savoir pourquoi vous n'êtes pas venu hier

• to get back to sb (inf) recontacter qn ; (on phone) rappeler qn

• can I get back to you on that? (inf) puis-je vous recontacter à ce sujet ? ; (on phone) puis-je vous rappeler à ce sujet ?

   b. ( = move backwards) reculer

• get back! reculez !

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = recover) [+ sth lent, sth lost, stolen] récupérer ; [+ strength] reprendre ; [+ one's husband, partner] faire revenir

• he's trying desperately to get her back il essaie désespérément de la faire revenir

• I won't get my car back until Thursday je ne récupérerai pas ma voiture avant jeudi

• I was afraid I wouldn't get my passport back j'avais peur de ne pas récupérer mon passeport

• to get one's money back se faire rembourser

   b. ( = return) rendre

• I'll get it back to you as soon as I can je vous le rendrai dès que possible► get back at (inf) inseparable transitive verb

( = retaliate against) prendre sa revanche sur

► get by intransitive verb

   a. ( = pass) passer

   b. ( = manage) arriver à s'en sortir (inf)

• she gets by on very little money elle arrive à s'en sortir (inf) avec très peu d'argent

• he'll get by! il s'en sortira ! (inf)► get down

1. intransitive verb

descendre (from, off de)

• may I get down? (at table) est-ce que je peux sortir de table ?

• to get down on one's knees se mettre à genoux

• get down! ( = climb down) descends ! ; ( = lie down) couche-toi !

2. separable transitive verb

   a. (from upstairs, attic) descendre ; (from shelf) prendre

   b. ( = swallow) [+ food, pill] (inf) avaler

   c. ( = make note of) noter

   d. ( = depress) déprimer

• don't let it get you down! ne te laisse pas abattre !► get down to inseparable transitive verb

• to get down to doing sth se mettre à faire qch

• to get down to work se mettre au travail

• you'll have to get down to it il faut vous y mettre

• when you get down to it there's not much difference between them en y regardant de plus près il n'y a pas grande différence entre eux

• to get down to business passer aux choses sérieuses

• let's get down to the details regardons ça de plus près► get in

1. intransitive verb

   a. [person] ( = enter) entrer ; ( = be admitted to university, school) être admis

• do you think we'll get in? tu crois qu'on réussira à entrer ?

   b. ( = arrive) [train, bus, plane] arriver

   c. ( = be elected) [member] être élu ; [party] accéder au pouvoir

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ harvest] rentrer

• did you get your essay in on time? as-tu rendu ta dissertation à temps ?

   b. ( = buy) acheter

• to get in supplies s'approvisionner

   c. ( = fit in) glisser

• he got in a reference to his new book il a glissé une allusion à son dernier livre

• it was hard to get a word in c'était difficile de placer un mot

• he managed to get in a game of golf il a réussi à trouver le temps de faire une partie de golf► get into inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = enter) [+ house, park] entrer dans ; [+ car, train] monter dans

• he got into a good university il a été admis dans une bonne université

• to get into politics entrer en politique

• to get into the way of doing sth ( = make a habit of) prendre l'habitude de faire qch

• I don't know what has got into him je ne sais pas ce qui lui a pris

   b. [+ clothes] mettre

• I can't get into these jeans any more je ne peux plus rentrer dans ce jean► get in with inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = gain favour of) (réussir à) se faire bien voir de

• he tried to get in with the headmaster il a essayé de se faire bien voir du directeur

   b. ( = become friendly with) se mettre à fréquenter

• he got in with local drug dealers il s'est mis à fréquenter les trafiquants de drogue du quartier► get off

1. intransitive verb

   a. (from vehicle) descendre

• to tell sb where to get off (inf) envoyer promener qn (inf)

   b. ( = depart) [person] partir ; [car] démarrer ; [plane] décoller

• to get off to a good start [project, discussion] bien partir

• to get off to sleep s'endormir

   c. ( = escape) s'en tirer

• to get off with a reprimand en être quitte pour une réprimande

   d. ( = leave work) finir ; ( = take time off) se libérer

• we get off at 5 o'clock nous finissons à 5 heures

• I can't get off early today je ne peux pas m'en aller de bonne heure aujourd'hui

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ bus, train] descendre de

   b. [+ clothes, shoes] enlever

   c. ( = dispatch) I'll phone you once I've got the children off to school je t'appellerai une fois que les enfants seront partis à l'école

• to get a child off to sleep faire dormir un enfant

   d. ( = save from punishment) faire acquitter

• a good lawyer will get him off un bon avocat le fera acquitter

3. inseparable transitive verb

   a. to get off a bus/a bike descendre d'un bus/de vélo

• they got off the boat ils sont descendus à terre

• he got off his horse il est descendu de cheval

• get off the floor! levez-vous !

• I wish he would get off my back! (inf) si seulement il pouvait me ficher la paix (inf) !

• we've rather got off the subject nous nous sommes plutôt éloignés du sujet

   b. ( = be excused) (inf) to get off gym se faire dispenser des cours de gym► get off with (inf) inseparable transitive verb

(British) lever (inf !)

► get on

1. intransitive verb

   a. (on to bus, bike) monter ; (on to ship) monter à bord

   b. ( = advance, make progress) avancer

• how are you getting on? comment ça marche ? (inf)

• how did you get on? comment ça s'est passé ?

• to be getting on (inf) ( = getting old) se faire vieux

• he's getting on for 40 il approche de la quarantaine

• it's getting on for 3 o'clock il n'est pas loin de 3 heures

• I must be getting on now il faut que j'y aille

• this will do to be getting on with ça ira pour le moment

• there were getting on for 100 people il y avait pas loin de 100 personnes

   c. ( = succeed) réussir

• if you want to get on, you must... si tu veux réussir, tu dois...

   d. ( = agree) s'entendre

• we don't get on nous ne nous entendons pas

• I get on well with her je m'entends bien avec elle

2. separable transitive verb

( = put on) [+ clothes, shoes] mettre

3. inseparable transitive verb

• to get on a horse monter sur un cheval

• to get on a bicycle monter sur sa bicyclette

• to get on a train monter dans un train

• to get back on one's feet se remettre debout► get on to inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = get in touch with) se mettre en rapport avec ; ( = speak to) parler à ; ( = ring up) téléphoner à

   b. ( = start talking about) aborder

• we got on to (the subject of) money nous avons abordé la question de l'argent► get on with inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = continue) continuer

• while they talked she got on with her work pendant qu'ils parlaient, elle a continué à travailler

• get on with it! (working) allez, au travail ! ; (telling sth) accouche ! (inf)

   b. ( = start on) se mettre à

• I'd better get on with the job! il faut que je m'y mette !► get out

1. intransitive verb

   a. sortir (of de ) ; (from vehicle) descendre (of de)

• get out! sortez !

• let's get out of here! sortons d'ici !

   b. ( = escape) s'échapper (of de)

• to get out of [+ task, obligation] échapper à ; [+ difficulty] surmonter

• you'll have to do it, you can't get out of it il faut que tu le fasses, tu ne peux pas y échapper

• some people will do anything to get out of paying taxes certaines personnes feraient n'importe quoi pour éviter de payer des impôts

• he's trying to get out of going to the funeral il essaie de trouver une excuse pour ne pas aller à l'enterrement

   c. [news] se répandre ; [secret] être éventé

• wait till the news gets out! attends que la nouvelle soit ébruitée !

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = bring out) [+ object] sortir

• he got his diary out of his pocket il a sorti son agenda de sa poche

   b. ( = remove) [+ nail, tooth] arracher ; [+ stain] enlever

• I can't get it out of my mind je n'arrive pas à chasser cela de mon esprit

   c. ( = free) [+ person] faire sortir

• it gets me out of the house ça me fait sortir► get over

1. intransitive verb

( = cross) traverser ; [message, meaning] passer (inf) ; [speaker] se faire entendre

2. inseparable transitive verb

   a. [+ road] traverser ; [+ obstacle, difficulty] surmonter ; [+ problem] résoudre

   b. ( = recover from) to get over an illness se remettre d'une maladie

• to get over sb's death se remettre de la mort de qn

• I can't get over it je n'en reviens pas

• I can't get over the fact that... je n'en reviens pas que... + subj

• I can't get over how much he's changed je n'en reviens pas de voir combien il a changé

• she never really got over him (inf) elle ne l'a jamais vraiment oublié

3. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ person, animal, vehicle] faire passer

   b. ( = communicate) faire comprendre ; [+ ideas] communiquer► get over with separable transitive verb

( = have done with) en finir

• let's get it over with finissons-en

• I was glad to get the injections over with j'étais content d'en avoir fini avec ces piqûres► get round

1. intransitive verb

= get about

2. separable transitive verb

• to get sb round to one's way of thinking rallier qn à son point de vue

3. inseparable transitive verb

   a. [+ obstacle, difficulty, law] contourner

   b. [+ person] amadouer► get round to (inf) inseparable transitive verb

• to get round to doing sth trouver le temps de faire qch

• I don't think I'll get round to it before next week je ne pense pas trouver le temps de m'en occuper avant la semaine prochaine► get through

1. intransitive verb

   a. [news] parvenir (to à ) ; [signal] être reçu

• I think the message is getting through to him je pense qu'il commence à comprendre

   b. ( = be accepted, pass) [candidate] être reçu ; [motion, bill] passer

• to get through to the third round [team] se qualifier pour le troisième tour

   c. (on phone) obtenir la communication

• I phoned you several times but couldn't get through je t'ai appelé plusieurs fois mais je n'ai pas pu t'avoir

   d. ( = communicate with) to get through to sb communiquer avec qn

• he can't get through to his son at all il n'arrive pas du tout à communiquer avec son fils

2. inseparable transitive verb

   a. [+ hole, window] passer par ; [+ hedge] passer à travers ; [+ crowd] se frayer un chemin à travers

   b. ( = do) [+ work] faire ; [+ book] lire (en entier)

• we've got a lot of work to get through nous avons beaucoup à faire

• he got through a lot of work il a abattu beaucoup de travail

   c. ( = use) [+ supplies] utiliser ; [+ money] dépenser ; [+ food] manger ; [+ drink] boire

• we get through £150 per week nous dépensons 150 livres par semaine

   d. ( = survive) how are they going to get through the winter? comment vont-ils passer l'hiver ?

• we couldn't get through a day without arguing pas un jour ne se passait sans que nous ne nous disputions

3. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ person, object] faire passer

• we couldn't get the sofa through the door on n'a pas pu faire passer le sofa par la porte

• to get the message through to sb that... faire comprendre à qn que...

   b. to get a bill through faire adopter un projet de loi► get together

1. intransitive verb

se réunir

• let's get together on Thursday retrouvons-nous jeudi

• this is the only place where villagers can get together c'est le seul endroit où les gens du village peuvent se réunir

2. separable transitive verb

[+ people, ideas, money] rassembler ; [+ group] former

• let me just get my things together je rassemble mes affaires et j'arrive

► get under

1. intransitive verb

( = pass underneath) passer par-dessous

2. inseparable transitive verb

• to get under a fence/a rope passer sous une barrière/une corde

► get up

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = rise) [person] se lever ( from de ) ; [wind] se lever

• what time did you get up? à quelle heure t'es-tu levé ?

   b. (on a chair, on stage) monter

2. inseparable transitive verb

• he couldn't get up the tree il n'a pas réussi à monter à l'arbre

3. separable transitive verb

   a. we eventually got the truck up the hill on a finalement réussi à faire monter le camion jusqu'en haut de la côte

• to get up speed prendre de la vitesse

   b. (from bed) [+ person] faire lever ; ( = wake) réveiller► get up to inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = catch up with) rattraper

   b. ( = reach) arriver à

• I've got up to page 17 j'en suis à la page 17

• where did we get up to last week? où en sommes-nous arrivés la semaine dernière ?

   c. ( = be involved in) (inf) to get up to mischief faire des bêtises

• you never know what he'll get up to next on ne sait jamais ce qu'il va inventer

• do you realize what they've been getting up to? tu sais ce qu'ils ont trouvé le moyen de faire ?

• what have you been getting up to lately? qu'est-ce que tu deviens ?

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Note: This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner

get is used in many idiomatic expressions ( to get something off one's chest etc) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc). This is also true of offensive comments ( get lost etc) where the appropriate entry would be lost

Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else ( to get a room painted etc) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive ( faire repeindre une pièce etc)

When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc) as a single verb often suffices ( s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc)

For examples and further uses of get see the entry below
[get] 1.
transitive verb (p prés - tt-; prét got; pp got, gotten US)

1) ( receive) recevoir [letter, grant]; recevoir, percevoir [salary, pension]; Television, Radio capter [channel]

did you get much for it? — est-ce que tu en as tiré beaucoup d'argent?

what did you get for your car? — combien as-tu revendu ta voiture?

we get a lot of rain — il pleut beaucoup ici

our garden gets a lot of sun — notre jardin est bien ensoleillé

we get a lot of tourists — nous avons beaucoup de touristes

you get what you pay for — si on veut de la qualité il faut y mettre le prix

he's getting help with his science — il se fait aider en sciences

2) ( inherit)

to get something from somebody — lit hériter quelque chose de quelqu'un [article, money]; fig tenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [trait, feature]

3) ( obtain) ( by applying) obtenir [permission, divorce, licence]; trouver [job]; ( by contacting) trouver [plumber]; appeler [taxi]; ( by buying) acheter [item] ( from chez); avoir [ticket]

to get something for nothing/at a discount — avoir quelque chose gratuitement/avec une réduction

to get somebody something —

to get something for somebody — ( by buying) acheter quelque chose à quelqu'un

I'll get something to eat at the airport — je mangerai quelque chose à l'aéroport

4) ( subscribe to) acheter [newspaper]

5) ( acquire) se faire [reputation]

6) ( achieve) obtenir [grade, mark, answer]

he got it right — ( of calculation) il a obtenu le bon résultat; ( of answer) il a répondu juste

7) ( fetch) chercher [object, person, help]

go and get a chair — va chercher une chaise

to get somebody something —

to get something for somebody — aller chercher quelque chose pour quelqu'un

can I get you your coat? — est-ce que je peux vous apporter votre manteau?

8) (manoeuvre, move)

to get somebody/something upstairs/downstairs — faire monter/descendre quelqu'un/quelque chose

I'll get them there somehow — je les ferai parvenir d'une façon ou d'une autre

can you get between the truck and the wall? — est-ce que tu peux te glisser entre le camion et le mur?

9) ( help progress)

is this discussion getting us anywhere? — est-ce que cette discussion est bien utile?

I listened to him and where has it got me? — je l'ai écouté mais à quoi ça m'a avancé?

10) ( contact)

did you get Harry on the phone? — tu as réussi à avoir Harry au téléphone?

11) ( deal with)

I'll get it — ( of phone) je réponds; ( of doorbell) j'y vais

12) ( prepare) préparer [breakfast, lunch etc]

13) ( take hold of) attraper [person] (by par)

I've got you, don't worry — je te tiens, ne t'inquiète pas

to get something from ou off — prendre quelque chose sur [shelf, table]

to get something from ou out of — prendre quelque chose dans [drawer, cupboard]

14) (colloq) ( oblige to give)

to get something from ou out of somebody — faire sortir quelque chose à quelqu'un [money]; fig obtenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [truth]

15) (colloq) ( catch) gen arrêter [escapee]

got you! — gen je t'ai eu!; ( caught in act) vu!

16) Medicine attraper [disease]

he got measles from his sister — sa sœur lui a passé la rougeole

17) ( use as transport) prendre [bus, train]

18) ( have)

to have got — avoir [object, money, friend etc]

I've got a headache — j'ai mal à la tête

19) ( start to have)

to get (hold of) the idea ou impression that — se mettre dans la tête que

20) ( suffer)

to get a surprise — être surpris

to get a shock — avoir un choc

to get a bang on the head — recevoir un coup sur la tête

21) ( be given as punishment) prendre [five years etc]; avoir [fine]

22) ( hit)

to get somebody/something with — toucher quelqu'un/quelque chose avec [stone, arrow]

got it! — ( of target) touché!

23) (understand, hear) comprendre

now let me get this right... — alors si je comprends bien...

‘where did you hear that?’ - ‘I got it from Paul’ — ‘où est-ce que tu as entendu ça?’ - ‘c'est Paul qui me l'a dit’

get this! he was arrested this morning — tiens-toi bien! il a été arrêté ce matin

24) (colloq) (annoy, affect)

what gets me is... — ce qui m'agace c'est que...

25) (learn, learn of)

to get to do — (colloq) finir par faire

to get to like somebody — finir par apprécier quelqu'un

how did you get to know ou hear of our organization? — comment avez-vous entendu parler de notre organisation?

we got to know them last year — on a fait leur connaissance l'année dernière

26) ( have opportunity)

to get to do — avoir l'occasion de faire, pouvoir faire

27) ( start)

to get (to be) — commencer à devenir

to get to doing — (colloq) commencer à faire

then I got to thinking that... — puis je me suis dit que...

we'll have to get going — il va falloir y aller

28) ( must)

to have got to do — devoir faire [homework, chore]

it's got to be done — il faut le faire

you've got to realize that... — il faut que tu te rendes compte que...

there's got to be a reason — il doit y avoir une raison

29) ( persuade)

to get somebody to do — demander à quelqu'un de faire

I got her to talk — j'ai réussi à la faire parler

did you get anything out of her? — est-ce que tu as réussi à la faire parler?

30) ( have somebody do)

to get something done — faire faire quelque chose

to get the car repaired — faire réparer la voiture

to get one's hair cut — se faire couper les cheveux

how do you ever get anything done? — comment est-ce que tu arrives à travailler?

31) ( cause)

to get the car going — faire démarrer la voiture

as hot as you can get it — aussi chaud que possible

to get one's socks wet — mouiller ses chaussettes

to get one's finger trapped — se coincer le doigt
2.
intransitive verb (p prés - tt-; prét got; pp got, gotten US)

1) ( become) devenir [suspicious, old]

how lucky/stupid can you get! — il y en a qui ont de la chance/qui sont vraiment stupides!

it's getting late — il se fait tard

how did he get like that? — comment est-ce qu'il en est arrivé là?

2) ( forming passive)

to get (oneself) killed — se faire tuer

to get hurt — être blessé

3) ( become involved in)

to get into — (colloq) ( as hobby) se mettre à; ( as job) commencer dans; fig

to get into a fight — se battre

4) ( arrive)

to get there — arriver

to get to the airport — arriver à l'aéroport

how did your coat get here? — comment est-ce que ton manteau est arrivé là?

how did you get here? — ( by what miracle) comment est-ce que tu es arrivé là?; ( by what means) comment est-ce que tu es venu?

where did you get to? — où est-ce que tu étais passé?

we've got to page 5 — nous en sommes à la page 5

5) ( progress)

it got to 7 o'clock — il était 7 heures

I'd got as far as the title — j'en étais au titre

I'm getting nowhere with this essay — je n'avance pas dans cette dissertation

now we're getting somewhere — il y a du progrès

6) (colloq) ( put on)

to get into — mettre, enfiler (colloq) [pyjamas, overalls]

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Phrasal Verbs:

- get about

- get across

- get ahead

- get along

- get around

- get at

- get away

- get away from

- get back

- get behind

- get by

- get down

- get in

- get into

- get off

- get on

- get onto

- get on with

- get out

- get out of

- get over

- get round

- get through

- get together

- get under

- get up

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get along with you! — (colloq) ne sois pas ridicule!

get away with you! — (colloq) arrête de raconter n'importe quoi! (colloq)

get him in that hat! — regarde-le avec ce chapeau!

I'll get you (colloq) for that — je vais te le faire payer (colloq)

I'm getting there — je progresse

he's got it bad — (colloq) il est vraiment mordu

I've got it — j'ai compris

to get above oneself — commencer à avoir la grosse tête (colloq)

to get it together — (colloq) se ressaisir

to tell somebody where to get off — envoyer promener quelqu'un

to get with it — (colloq) se mettre dans le coup (colloq)

what's got into her? — qu'est-ce qui lui a pris?

you've got me there! — alors là tu me poses une colle! (colloq)

English-French dictionary > get
9 smooth

smooth [smu:ð]

1. adjective

   a. ( = not rough) lisse

• as smooth as silk doux comme de la soie

• the sea was as smooth as glass la mer était d'huile

   b. ( = not lumpy) [sauce, mixture] onctueux

   c. ( = not harsh) [flavour, wine] moelleux ; [voice, sound] doux ( douce f)

   d. ( = even) [flow, breathing] régulier ; [takeoff, landing] en douceur ; [sea crossing] calme ; [flight] sans problèmes ; [engine] qui tourne parfaitement

• smooth running bon fonctionnement m

   e. ( = suave) [person, talk] mielleux (pej)

• he's a smooth talker c'est un beau parleur

• he's a smooth operator (inf) il sait s'y prendre

2. transitive verb

[+ fabric, hair] lisser ; [+ wood] polir

• to smooth cream into one's skin faire pénétrer la crème dans la peau (en massant doucement)

• to smooth sb's way to the top faciliter l'ascension de qn

3. compounds

► smooth-running adjective [business, organization] qui marche bien

► smooth-shaven adjective rasé de près

► smooth-talking adjective enjôleur

► smooth down separable transitive verb

[+ hair, feathers, sheet] lisser ; [+ person] calmer

► smooth out separable transitive verb

[+ material, dress] défroisser ; [+ wrinkles, anxieties] [+ difficulties] faire disparaître

► smooth over separable transitive verb

[+ soil] égaliser

• to smooth things over arranger les choses

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[smuːð] 1.
adjective

1) lit (even, without bumps) [stone, sea, surface, skin, fabric] lisse; [road] plan; [curve, line, breathing] régulier/-ière; [sauce, paste] homogène; [crossing, flight] sans heurts; [movement] aisé; [music, playing] fluide

the tyres are worn smooth — les pneus sont lisses

the engine is very smooth — le moteur tourne parfaitement rond

2) ( problem-free) paisible

the bill had a smooth passage through Parliament — la loi a été adoptée sans difficultés par le Parlement

3) [taste, wine, whisky] moelleux/-euse

4) ( suave) gen, pej [person] mielleux/-euse; [manners, appearance] onctueux/-euse

to be a smooth talker — être enjôleur/-euse
2.
transitive verb

1) lit ( flatten out) lisser; ( get creases out) défroisser

to smooth the creases from something — défroisser quelque chose

smooth the cream into your skin — étalez la crème sur votre peau

2) fig ( ease) faciliter [process, path]

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Phrasal Verbs:

- smooth away

- smooth down

- smooth out

- smooth over

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to take the rough with the smooth — prendre les choses comme elles viennent

the course of true love never did run smooth — l'amour vrai n'a jamais été facile à vivre

English-French dictionary > smooth
10 variable

1) переменная (величина) || переменный

2) изменчивый

3) изменяемый; варьируемый

4) регулируемый

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variable unrestricted in sign — переменная, не ограниченная в знаке

variable with upper bound — переменная с верхним пределом

to be variable from a to b — изменяться в пределах от a до b

to separate variables — мат. разделять переменные

- absolutely continuous random variable
- absolutely integrable variable
- accidental variable

- action variable

- additive random variable

- adjacent variable

- admissible stopping variable

- aleatory variable

- almost separable variable

- angle variable

- anonymous bound variable
- anonymous free variable
- apparent variable

- arithmetical variable

- asymptotic variable

- attached variable

- auxiliary variable

- binary variable

- binomial random variable

- block variable

- bound variable

- bounded random variable

- canonical variable

- cause variable

- centered random variable

- chance variable

- change of variable

- character variable

- chi-square random variable

- coded variable

- combined variable

- complementary variable

- complex bound variable
- complex free variable - complex random variable
- complex variable

- concomitant variable

- conjugate complex variable

- conjugate variable

- constraint variable

- continuous variable

- contravariant variable

- control variable

- controllable variable

- controlled variable

- countably valued random variable

- coupling variable

- crossing-even variable

- crossing-odd variable

- degenerate random variable

- demand variable

- determining variable

- diagnostic variable

- dichotomized variable

- dichotomous variable

- digital variable

- dimensional variable

- dimensionless variable

- directly controllable variable
- discontinuous variable - discrete random variable - discrete variable variable - discrete variable
- disposal variable

- domain of variable

- dual variable

- dyadic variable

- dynamic variable

- eclipsing variable

- effect variable

- effectively variable

- elementary random variable

- eliminated variable

- elimination of variable

- empirical variable

- endogenous variable

- enumerative variable

- equally distributed random variables

- essential variable

- essentially bounded random variable
- essentially free variable - excessive random variable - exchangeable random variables
- explanatory variable

- explicit bound variable

- explicit bound variable

- explicit free variable

- exponential variable

- fault-identifying variable

- finitely valued random variable

- flare variable

- formal variable

- fractional variable

- free variable

- function variable

- functor variable

- fuzzy variable

- game variable

- gamma variable

- general ramdom variable
- generalized random variable - geometric random variable
- geometric variable

- global variable

- hidden variable

- hypercomplex variable

- hypergeometric random variable

- hypothetic variable

- identically distributed random variable

- imaginary variable

- independent random variable

- independent variable

- individual variable

- induction variable

- infinitely divisible random variable
- infinitesimal random variable
- instrumental variable

- integer random variable

- integer variable

- integral variable

- integration variable

- intermediary random variable

- internal variable

- interpolation variable

- interval variable

- intuitive variable

- invariant random variable

- isol variable

- jointly discrete random variables
- jointly normal random variables
- key variable

- labeled variable

- ladder random variable

- lag variable

- lagged variable

- latent variable

- lattice variable

- lattice-valued random variable

- leading variable

- linearly independent random variables
- linguistic random variable
- linguistic variable

- local variable

- locally uniformizing variable

- logical variable

- log-normal variable

- machine variable

- main variable

- majorant variable

- manipulated variable

- marker variable

- master variable

- mathematical variable

- measurable variable

- measured variable

- memoryless random variable

- metalinguistic variable

- metamathematical variable

- missing variable

- mixed random variable

- mixed variable

- monotonic variable

- morphic variable

- multicharacter variable

- multidimensional random variable
- multinomial random variable - multinormal random variable - multiplicative random variable - mutually independent random variables
- name of variable

- natural variable

- negative binominal random variable
- nonanticipative random variable
- nonbasic variable

- noncentral chi-square variable

- noncontrollable variable

- nondimensional variable

- nonlattice random variable

- nonlocal variable

- nonnegative variable

- nonnormal random variable

- normalized variable

- normally distributed random variable
- normed random variable - number variable
- object variable

- objective variable

- observable variable

- one-dimensional random variable

- operational variable

- operator variable

- optimal random variable
- optimal stopping variable
- order variable

- original variable

- orthogonal random variables
- orthonormal random variables - pairwise independent random variables
- parametric variable

- perfectly correlated random variables

- periodic variable

- phase variable

- polychotomous variable

- positive random variable

- predetermined variable

- predicate variable

- predictable variable

- primed variable

- problem variable

- process variable

- propositional variable

- pseudobasic variable

- pseudorandom variable

- pure variable

- qualitative variable

- quantified variable

- quantitative variable

- randomized stopping variable

- range of variable

- ranked variable

- rate variable

- real variable

- reciprocal variable

- reduced variable

- redundant variable

- regressor variable

- regulated variable

- relatively variable

- response variable

- rim variable

- rotational variable

- scalar variable

- scalar-valued random variable

- scaling variable

- selected variable

- sentential variable

- separable variables

- separating variable

- set variable

- shape variable

- similarity variable

- simple variable

- sinusoidal variable

- slack variable

- slave variable

- slow variable

- space variable
- spatial variable
- special variable

- standard normal random variable

- standardized variable

- state variable

- state variable

- statistically independent random variables

- stochastic variable

- stopping variable

- string variable

- strong random variable

- subnormal variable

- subscripted variable

- substitute variable

- summation variable

- superfluous variable

- supplementary variable

- switching variable

- symmetrically dependent random variables
- symmetrized random variable
- syntactical variable

- system variable

- task variable

- temporary variable

- term variable

- theoretical variable

- time variable

- transformed variable

- trichotomous variable

- two-dimensional random variable
- two-state variable - two-valued variable
- unbound variable

- unbounded variable

- uncontrollable variable

- undeclared variable

- undefined variable

- uniform random variable

- uniformizing variable

- uniformly integrable random variable
- uniformly limited variable
- universal variable

- unknown variable

- unranked variable

- unregulated variable

- unrestricted variable

- upper-bounded variable

- variable of integration

- vector random variable

- vector variable

- vital variable

- weakly dependent random variable

- zero-one variable

English-Russian scientific dictionary > variable
11 more

more [mɔ:(r)]

plus de ⇒ 1 (a), 6 1 davantage de ⇒ 1 (a) plus ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b), 3 (a), 3 (b) davantage ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (b) encore ⇒ 2 (b) plutôt ⇒ 3 (c) de plus en plus ⇒ 4 plus que ⇒ 6 2

1 adjective

(a) (compar of many, much) (larger quantity or number of) plus de, davantage de;

∎ there were more boys than girls il y avait plus de garçons que de filles;

∎ there's much or a lot or far more room in the other building il y a beaucoup plus de place dans l'autre bâtiment

(b) (additional quantity or number of)

∎ you should eat more fish tu devrais manger davantage de ou plus de poisson;

∎ I need more time j'ai besoin de plus de temps;

∎ three more people arrived trois autres personnes sont arrivées;

∎ there's only one more problem to solve il n'y a plus qu'un problème à résoudre;

∎ do you have any more questions? avez-vous d'autres questions?;

∎ do you have any more stamps? est-ce qu'il vous reste des timbres?;

∎ I have no more money je n'ai plus d'argent;

∎ is there any more butter? est-ce qu'il reste du beurre?;

∎ just wait a few more minutes patiente encore quelques instants;

∎ a little more sugar? encore un peu de sucre?;

∎ have some more wine reprends du vin;

∎ there are no more or there aren't any more green lampshades il n'y a plus d'abat-jour verts;

∎ no more talking maintenant, taisez-vous ou silence!;

∎ there'll be no more skiing this winter le ski est fini pour cet hiver;

∎ there have been several more incidents in the same area plusieurs autres incidents se sont produits dans le même quartier;

∎ bring me some more potatoes, please apporte-moi encore des pommes de terre, s'il te plaît;

∎ there's some more paper in that drawer il y a encore du papier dans ce tiroir;

∎ would you like some more soup? voulez-vous un peu plus de soupe?

2 pronoun

(a) (compar of many, much) (larger amount) plus, davantage; (greater number) plus;

∎ he earns more than I do or than me il gagne plus que moi;

∎ I wish I could do more for her j'aimerais pouvoir l'aider plus ou davantage;

∎ it'll take a lot more than that to persuade them il en faudra bien plus (que ça) ou bien davantage pour les convaincre;

∎ some opted for A, but many more chose B certains ont choisi A, mais ceux qui ont choisi B étaient bien plus nombreux;

∎ there are more of them than there are of us ils sont plus nombreux que nous;

∎ he's even more of a coward than I thought il est encore plus lâche que je ne pensais;

∎ it's more of a problem now than it used to be ça pose plus de problèmes maintenant qu'avant;

∎ she's more of a singer than a dancer c'est une chanteuse plus qu'une danseuse

(b) (additional amount) plus, encore;

∎ there's more if you want it il y en a encore si tu veux;

∎ he asked for more il en redemanda;

∎ I couldn't eat any more, thanks je ne pourrais plus rien avaler, merci;

∎ she just can't take any more elle n'en peut vraiment plus;

∎ please can I have some more? (food) puis-je en reprendre, s'il vous plaît?;

∎ there are some more here that you haven't washed il en reste ici que tu n'as pas lavés;

∎ I could say more, but… je pouvais en dire plus mais…;

∎ something/nothing more quelque chose/rien de plus;

∎ I have something/nothing more to say j'ai encore quelque chose/je n'ai plus rien à dire;

∎ he's just a good friend, nothing more c'est un bon ami, rien de plus;

∎ what more can I say? que puis-je dire de plus?;

∎ what more do you want? que voulez-vous de plus?;

∎ familiar what more could you ask for! que demande le peuple!;

∎ but more of that later… mais nous reparlerons de ça plus tard…;

∎ I want no more of this defeatist talk je ne veux plus de ces discours défaitistes;

∎ that's more like it! voilà, c'est mieux!;

∎ no more no less ni plus ni moins;

∎ more of the same la même chose;

∎ the government simply promises more of the same le gouvernement se contente de refaire les mêmes promesses;

∎ there's plenty more where that came from si vous en revoulez, il n'y a qu'à demander;

∎ need I say more? si tu vois ce que je veux dire;

∎ familiar say no more! cela suffit!, n'en dis pas plus!

(c) familiar (additional people)

∎ any more for the ferry? qui d'autre prend le ferry?^□ ;

∎ humorous any more for any more? (food) est-ce que quelqu'un veut du rab?

3 adverb

(a) (forming comparatives) plus;

∎ more intelligent plus intelligent;

∎ more comfortably plus confortablement

(b) (to a greater extent or degree) plus, davantage;

∎ you should read more tu devrais lire plus ou davantage;

∎ it worries me more than it used to ça m'inquiète plus qu'avant;

∎ this more than makes up for it ça fait plus que compenser;

∎ I like wine more than beer je préfère le vin à la bière, j'aime mieux le vin que la bière;

∎ I would think more of her if she owned up j'aurais une plus haute opinion d'elle si elle avouait;

∎ he's intelligent but his sister is more so il est intelligent mais sa sœur l'est davantage;

∎ I'll give you £20, not a penny more je te donnerai 20 livres, pas un sou de plus

(c) (rather) plutôt;

∎ she was more disappointed than angry elle était plus déçue que fâchée;

∎ do it more like this fais-le plutôt comme ceci;

∎ it's more a question of who foots the bill il s'agit plutôt de savoir qui paiera la facture

(d) (again)

∎ once/twice more encore une/deux fois

4 more and more

1 adjective

de plus en plus;

∎ more and more people are using it de plus en plus de gens l'utilisent

2 adverb

de plus en plus;

∎ more and more interesting de plus en plus intéressant;

∎ I was growing more and more tired j'étais de plus en plus fatigué;

∎ I like him more and more each time I see him à chaque fois que je le vois je l'apprécie davantage

5 more or less adverb

(a) (roughly) plus ou moins;

∎ that's more or less what I expected c'est plus ou moins ce à quoi je m'attendais;

∎ is that correct? - well, more or less est-ce que c'est vrai? - plus ou moins, oui

(b) (almost) presque;

∎ we've more or less finished nous avons presque terminé

6 more than

1 preposition

(with numbers, measurements etc) plus de;

∎ more than 500 people plus de 500 personnes;

∎ it costs much or a lot more than $50 ça coûte bien plus de 50 dollars;

∎ for little more than £500 pour à peine plus de 500 livres;

∎ I won't be more than two hours je n'en ai pas pour plus de deux heures, j'en ai pour deux heures au maximum

2 adverb

plus que;

∎ I'd be more than happy to do it je serais ravi de le faire;

∎ you've been more than generous vous avez été plus que généreux;

∎ that's more than enough c'est plus qu'il n'en faut;

∎ this more than makes up for his previous mistakes voilà qui rachète largement ses anciennes erreurs

7 more than a little adverb

vraiment;

∎ we were more than a little shocked nous étions vraiment choqués

8 no more adverb

(a) (neither) non plus;

∎ he doesn't believe the rumours and no more do I il ne croit pas les rumeurs et moi non plus

(b) (as little) pas plus;

∎ she's no more a spy than I am! elle n'est pas plus espionne que moi!;

∎ I would no more have suspected him than I would my own mother je ne l'aurais pas soupçonné davantage que ma propre mère;

∎ it's no more dangerous than crossing the street ce n'est pas plus dangereux que de traverser la rue;

∎ familiar they can no more act than fly in the air ils jouent comme des pieds

(c) literary (no longer)

∎ no more will she grace our company plus jamais elle ne nous tiendra compagnie;

∎ the Empire is no more l'Empire n'est plus

9 not…any more adverb

∎ we don't go there any more nous n'y allons plus;

∎ he still works here, doesn't he? - not any more (he doesn't) il travaille encore ici, n'est-ce pas? - non, plus maintenant

10 the more adverb

formal d'autant plus;

∎ I was the more disappointed j'étais d'autant plus déçu;

∎ they went the more willingly on that account ils y sont allés d'autant plus volontiers;

∎ the more so because… d'autant plus que…

11 the more…the more conjunction

plus…plus;

∎ the more they have, the more they want plus ils en ont, plus ils en veulent;

∎ the more I see him, the more I like him plus je le vois, plus il me plaît

12 what is more, what's more adverb

qui plus est

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1) папка(-регистратор), скоросшиватель || регистрировать; хранить документы в определённом порядке

2) дело; подшитые документы || подшивать

3) картотека, архив || составлять картотеку

4) картотечное устройство

5) вчт. файл || записывать (заносить) в файл

6) напильник; надфиль || обрабатывать напильником, затачивать напильником; опиливать

7) ряд

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to file away — сдавать в архив;

to close a file — закрывать файл;

to establish a file — создавать файл;

to mark a file — размечать файл;

to open a file — открывать файл

file of piles — свайный ряд

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active file
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aircraft's file
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amendments file
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angular file
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arch file
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arm file
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backup file
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barrette file
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bastard file
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batch file
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blunt file
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boundary file
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broach file
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bubble-lattice file
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carousel file
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chained file
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change file
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circular file
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coarse file
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color-coded file
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command file
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compressor bar file
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contiguous file
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crossing file
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data file
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dead file
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destination file
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detail file
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differential file
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direct-access file
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direct file
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directory file
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disk file
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display file
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double-cut file
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double-faced file
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drawing file
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dustproof file
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expanding file
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external file
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father file
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fine cut file
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flat file
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float-cut file
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float file
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fork file
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hand file
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hierarchical file
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high-security file
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image file
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inactive file
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index file
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indexed file
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indirect file
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input file
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internal file
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inverted file
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journal file
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knife file
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lateral file
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lever arch file
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link file
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locked file
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logical file
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machine file
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magneto file
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main file
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many-reel file
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master file
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material file
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mechanical card file
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microfiche file
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microfilm file
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model file
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multireel file
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multivolume file
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object file
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open back file
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output file
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part file
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permalloy bar file
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pointed file
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printout file
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problem file
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program file
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random file
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rasping file
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rasp file
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register file
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relational file
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relative file
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remote file
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robot description file
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rotary file
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round file
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route file
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safeguarded file
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scratch file
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sequential file
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shareable file
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smooth file
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son file
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source file
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spool file
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suspension file
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swapping file
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system data file
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tape reel file
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taper file
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temporary file
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text file
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threaded file
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tool file
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tooling file
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transaction file
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triangular file
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update file
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user authorization file
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vertical file
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virtual file
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visible file
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volatile file
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work file

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13 careful

adjective

1) (taking care; being cautious: Be careful when you cross the street; a careful driver.) cuidadoso

2) (thorough: a careful search.)

careful adj cuidadoso

to be careful tener cuidado

be careful of the dog, it bites! ¡ten cuidado con el perro, que muerde!

be careful with that knife! ¡ten cuidado con ese cuchillo!

careful

tr['keəfʊl]

adjective

1 (cautious) prudente, cuidadoso,-a

■ a careful driver un conductor prudente

2 (painstaking) cuidadoso,-a, esmerado,-a

■ a careful worker un,-a trabajador,-ra cuidadoso,-a

■ after careful consideration después de considerarlo detenidamente

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be careful tener cuidado

■ be careful crossing the street ten cuidado al cruzar la calle

■ be careful with the plates ten cuidado con los platos

■ be careful about what you say ten cuidado con lo que dices

■ be careful not to wake the baby procura no despertar al bebé

to be careful with one's money (thrifty) ser ahorrador,-ra 2 (mean) ser tacaño,-a, mirar mucho el dinero

careful ['kærfəl] adj

1) cautious: cuidadoso, cauteloso

2) painstaking: cuidadoso, esmerado, meticuloso

careful

adj.

• cuidadoso, -a adj.

• curioso, -a adj.

• detenido, -a adj.

• esmerado, -a adj.

• guardoso, -a adj.

• primoroso, -a adj.

• solícito, -a adj.

'kerfəl, 'keəfəl
adjective

1) ( cautious) cuidadoso, prudente

you should be more careful in future — tendrías que tener más cuidado en el futuro

you can't be too careful — toda prudencia es poca

(be) careful — (ten) cuidado

(be) careful you don't fall! — cuidado, no vayas a caerte!

be careful what you say — (ten) cuidado con lo que dices

to be careful OF somebody/something — tener* cuidado con alguien/algo

to be careful to + INF — procurar + inf

to be careful WITH something — tener* cuidado con algo

2) ( painstaking) < planning> cuidadoso; < work> cuidado, esmerado, bien hecho; < worker> meticuloso

after careful consideration of all the options — después de considerar detenidamente todas las opciones

['kɛǝfʊl]
ADJ
1) (=taking care, cautious)

a) cuidadoso, cauteloso

• he's a careful driver — es un conductor prudente, conduce con prudencia or cuidado

b)

to be careful — tener cuidado

(be) careful! — ¡(ten) cuidado!

• she's very careful about what she eats — pone mucho cuidado en or es muy prudente con lo que come

• be careful of the dog — ten cuidado con el perro

• be careful that he doesn't hear you — procura que no te oiga, ten cuidado de que no te oiga

• be careful to shut the door — no te olvides de cerrar la puerta

he was careful to point out that... — se cuidó de señalar que...

he was careful not to offend her — tuvo cuidado de no ofenderle

be careful not to drop it, be careful (that) you don't drop it — procura que no se te caiga, ten cuidado de que no se te caiga

we have to be very careful not to be seen — tenemos que tener mucho cuidado de que no nos vean

• you can't be too careful — todos las precauciones son pocas

• be careful what you say to him — (ten) cuidado con lo que le dices

• to be careful with sth — tener cuidado con algo

be careful with the glasses — cuidado con los vasos

he's very careful with his money — es muy ahorrador; pej es muy tacaño

2) (=painstaking) [work] cuidadoso, esmerado; [writer] cuidadoso, meticuloso; [planning, examination] meticuloso, cuidadoso

• after careful consideration of all the relevant facts — después de considerar todos los datos cuidadosamente

• after weeks of careful preparation — después de semanas de cuidadosos or intensos preparativos

• we have made a careful study of the report — hemos estudiado el informe cuidadosamente or detenidamente

• after giving this problem careful thought, I believe that... — después de pensar detenidamente sobre este problema, creo que...

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['kerfəl, 'keəfəl]
adjective

1) ( cautious) cuidadoso, prudente

you should be more careful in future — tendrías que tener más cuidado en el futuro

you can't be too careful — toda prudencia es poca

(be) careful — (ten) cuidado

(be) careful you don't fall! — cuidado, no vayas a caerte!

be careful what you say — (ten) cuidado con lo que dices

to be careful OF somebody/something — tener* cuidado con alguien/algo

to be careful to + INF — procurar + inf

to be careful WITH something — tener* cuidado con algo

2) ( painstaking) < planning> cuidadoso; < work> cuidado, esmerado, bien hecho; < worker> meticuloso

after careful consideration of all the options — después de considerar detenidamente todas las opciones

English-spanish dictionary > careful
14 cross

1. noun
1) Kreuz, das; (monument) [Gedenk]kreuz, das; (sign) Kreuzzeichen, das

the Cross — das Kreuz [Christi]

2) (cross-shaped thing or mark) Kreuz[zeichen], das

3) (mixture, compromise) Mittelding, das ( between zwischen + Dat.); Mischung, die ( between aus)

4) (affliction, cause of trouble) Kreuz, das

5) (intermixture of breeds) Kreuzung, die

6) (Footb.) Querpass, der; (Boxing) Cross, der
2. transitive verb
1) [über]kreuzen

cross one's arms/legs — die Arme verschränken/die Beine übereinander schlagen

cross one's fingers or keep one's fingers crossed [for somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] die od. den Daumen drücken/halten

I got a crossed line — (Teleph.) es war jemand in der Leitung

2) (go across) kreuzen; überqueren [Straße, Gewässer, Gebirge]; durchqueren [Land, Wüste, Zimmer]

cross the road — über die Straße gehen

we can cross — abs. die Straße ist frei

the bridge crosses the river — die Brücke führt über den Fluss

cross somebody's mind — (fig.) jemandem einfallen

cross somebody's path — (fig.) jemandem über den Weg laufen (ugs.)

3) (Brit.)

cross a cheque — einen Scheck zur Verrechnung ausstellen

a crossed cheque — ein Verrechnungsscheck

4) (make sign of cross on)

cross oneself — sich bekreuzigen

5) (cause to interbreed) kreuzen; (cross-fertilize) kreuzbefruchten
3. intransitive verb
(meet and pass) aneinander vorbeigehen

cross [in the post] — [Briefe:] sich kreuzen
4. adjective
1) (transverse) Quer-

cross traffic — kreuzender Verkehr

2) (coll.): (peevish) verärgert; ärgerlich [Worte]

somebody will be cross — jemand wird ärgerlich od. böse werden

be cross with somebody — böse auf jemanden od. mit jemandem sein

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/85872/cross_off">cross off

- cross out

- cross over

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[kros] I adjective
(angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) ärgerlich

- crossly
II 1. plural - crosses; noun
1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) das Kreuz

2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) das Kreuz

3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) das Kreuz

4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) das Leiden

5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) die Kreuzung

6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) das Kreuz

7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) das Kreuz
2. verb
1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) kreuzen

2) ((negative uncross) to place( two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) kreuzen

3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) sich kreuzen

4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) sich kreuzen

5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) einen Querstrich ziehen

6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) einen Scheck etc. als Verrechnungsscheck kennzeichnen

7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) kreuzen

8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) Plan durchkreuzen

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- cross-
- crossing
- crossbow
- cross-breed
- cross-bred
- crosscheck 3. noun
(the act of crosschecking.)

- cross-country
- cross-country skiing
- cross-examine
- cross-examination
- cross-eyed
- cross-fire
- at cross-purposes
- cross-refer
- cross-reference
- crossroads
- cross-section
- crossword puzzle
- crossword
- cross one's fingers
- cross out
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cross

[krɒs, AM krɑ:s]

I. n

1. (shape) Kreuz nt

to mark sth with a [red] \cross etw [rot] ankreuzen

first, mark the place for the drillhole with a \cross markieren Sie bitte zunächst die Stelle für das Bohrloch mit einem Kreuz

to place [or put] a \cross on/next to sth bei/neben etw dat ein Kreuz machen

2. REL Kreuz nt

Christ died on the \cross Christus starb am Kreuz

to make the sign of the \cross das Kreuzzeichen machen; (oneself also) sich akk bekreuzigen

3. no pl (burden) Kreuz nt kein pl, Leiden nt

to bear/take up one's \cross sein Kreuz tragen/auf sich akk nehmen

we all have our \cross to bear wir haben alle unser Kreuz zu tragen

4. (medal) Kreuz nt

5. (hybrid) Kreuzung f ( between zwischen/aus + dat); ( fig: something in between) Mittelding nt ( between zwischen + dat); (person) Mischung f ( between aus + dat)

6. FBALL Flanke f, Querschuss m; BOXING Cross m fachspr

7. ASTRON

the [Southern] \cross das Kreuz des Südens

8. (bias)

on the \cross schräg

II. adj usu pred verärgert

she is \cross at being given all the boring jobs sie ist verärgert, weil sie immer die langweiligen Arbeiten bekommt

▪ to be \cross about sth über etw akk verärgert sein

▪ to be \cross with sb auf jdn böse [o sauer] sein fam

▪ to be \cross that... verärgert sein, dass...

▪ to get \cross with sb sich akk über jdn ärgern

III. vt

1.

▪ to \cross sth (traverse) country, desert, valley etw durchqueren; equator, lake, mountain, river etw überqueren

the new bridge \crosses the estuary die neue Brücke geht [o führt] über die Flussmündung

the railway \crosses a hundred miles of desert die Bahnstrecke führt zweihundert Meilen durch die Wüste

to \cross the border die Grenze passieren; ( fig) die Grenze überschritten

to \cross a bridge/the road eine Brücke/die Straße überqueren; (on foot also) über eine Brücke/die Straße gehen

\cross the line (go out of play) ins Aus gehen; (go into the goal) ins Tor gehen; ( fig) zu weit gehen

to \cross the room das Zimmer durchqueren

to \cross the threshold die Schwelle überschreiten

2. FBALL

to \cross the ball [to sb] den Ball [zu jdm] flanken

3. (place across each other)

▪ to \cross sth etw [über]kreuzen

to \cross one's arms die Arme verschränken

to \cross one's legs die Beine übereinanderschlagen

4. BRIT, AUS (make a sign)

to \cross a cheque einen Scheck zur Verrechnung ausstellen

\crossed cheque Verrechnungsscheck m

5. REL

▪ to \cross oneself sich akk bekreuz[ig]en

6. ( form: oppose)

▪ to \cross sb jdn verärgern

7. (breed)

▪ to \cross an animal with another animal ein Tier mit einem anderen Tier kreuzen

8. BRIT POL

to \cross the floor [of the House] die Partei [o Fraktion] wechseln

9. TELEC

the lines are \crossed, we've got a \crossed line da ist jemand in der Leitung

10.

▶ let's \cross that bridge when we come [or get] to it lassen wir die Sache [erst mal] auf uns zukommen

▶ to keep [or have] one's fingers \crossed [for sb] [jdm] die Daumen drücken [o fam halten]

▶ to \cross sb's hand [or palm] with silver jdm Geld in die Hand drücken fam

▶ \cross my heart and hope to die großes Ehrenwort fam, ich schwör's fam

▶ their lines [or wires] were \crossed sie haben sich missverstanden

▶ to \cross one's mind jdm einfallen

it suddenly \crossed my mind that... mir fiel plötzlich ein, dass...

it didn't \cross my mind that/to... es ist mir [gar] nicht in den Sinn gekommen dass/zu...

▶ to \cross sb's path jdm über den Weg laufen

▶ to \cross paths with sb jdn treffen

when did you last \cross paths with each other? wann seid ihr euch zuletzt über den Weg gelaufen?

▶ to \cross swords with sb mit jmd eine Auseinandersetzung haben, mit jdm die Klinge kreuzen fig geh

IV. vi

1. (intersect) sich kreuzen

2. (traverse a road) die Straße überqueren; (on foot) über die Straße gehen; (travel by ferry) übersetzen; (traverse a border)

to \cross into a country die Grenze in ein Land passieren

how did you manage to \cross into the USA? wie bist du über die amerikanische Grenze gekommen?

3. (meet)

our paths have \crossed several times wir sind uns schon mehrmals über den Weg gelaufen

4. (pass) sich kreuzen

our letters must have \crossed in the post unsere Briefe müssen sich auf dem Postweg gekreuzt haben

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I [krɒs]
1. n

1) Kreuz nt

to make one's cross — sein Kreuz(chen) machen or setzen

to make the sign of the Cross —

the Cross and the Crescent — Kreuz und Halbmond

to bear/take up one's cross (fig) — sein Kreuz tragen/auf sich (acc) nehmen

we all have our cross to bear — wir haben alle unser Kreuz zu tragen

2)

(= bias) on the cross —

to be cut on the cross — schräg geschnitten sein

3) (= hybrid) Kreuzung f; (fig) Mittelding nt

a cross between a laugh and a bark — eine Mischung aus Lachen und Bellen

4) (FTBL) Flanke f

to hit a cross to sb — jdm zuflanken

5) (BOXING) Seitwärtshaken m

2. attr
(= transverse) street, line etc Quer-
3. vt

1) (= go across) road, river, mountains überqueren; (on foot) picket line etc überschreiten; country, desert, room durchqueren

to cross the road — über die Straße gehen, die Straße überqueren

to cross sb's path (fig) — jdm über den Weg laufen

it crossed my mind that... — es fiel mir ein, dass..., mir kam der Gedanke, dass...

a smile crossed her lips —

don't cross your bridges until you come to them (prov) — lass die Probleme auf dich zukommen

we'll cross that bridge when we come to it — lassen wir das Problem mal auf uns zukommen, das sind ungelegte Eier (inf)

they have clearly crossed the boundary into terrorism — sie haben eindeutig die Grenze zum Terrorismus überschritten

2) (= put at right-angles, intersect) kreuzen

to cross one's legs — die Beine übereinanderschlagen

to cross one's arms — die Arme verschränken

the lines are crossed, we have a crossed line (Telec) — die Leitungen überschneiden sich

line AB crosses line CD at point E — AB schneidet CD in E

to cross sb's palm with silver —

keep your fingers crossed for me! (inf) — drück or halt mir die Daumen! (inf)

I'm keeping my fingers crossed ( for you) (inf) — ich drücke or halte ( dir) die Daumen (inf)

3) (= put a line across) letter, t einen Querstrich machen durch; (Brit) cheque ≈ zur Verrechnung ausstellen

a crossed cheque — ein Verrechnungsscheck m

to cross sth through — etw durchstreichen

See:

→ dot

4)

(= make the sign of the Cross) to cross oneself — sich bekreuzigen

cross my/your heart (inf) — Ehrenwort, Hand aufs Herz

5) (= mark with a cross) ankreuzen

6) (= go against) plans durchkreuzen

to cross sb — jdn verärgern

to be crossed in love — in der Liebe enttäuscht werden

7) animal, fruit kreuzen

4. vi

1) (across road) hinübergehen, die Straße überqueren; (across Channel etc) hinüberfahren

"cross now" — "gehen"

to cross at the green light — bei Grün über die Straße gehen

2) (= intersect) sich kreuzen; (lines also) sich schneiden

our paths have crossed several times (fig) — unsere Wege haben sich öfters gekreuzt

3) (letters etc) sich kreuzen
II
adj (+er)
böse, sauer (inf)
to be cross with sb — mit jdm or auf jdn böse sein

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cross [krɒs; US besonders krɔːs]

A s

1. Kreuz n:

be nailed on ( oder to) the cross ans Kreuz geschlagen oder gekreuzigt werden

2. the Cross das Kreuz (Christi):

a) das Christentum

b) das Kruzifix:

cross and crescent Kreuz und Halbmond, Christentum und Islam

3. Kruzifix n (als Bildwerk)

4. Kreuzestod m (Christi)

5. fig Kreuz n, Leiden n:

bear ( oder carry) one’s cross sein Kreuz tragen;

have a heavy cross to bear ( oder carry) ein schweres Kreuz zu tragen haben;

everyone has a cross to bear in life wir haben alle unser Kreuz zu tragen;

take up one’s cross sein Kreuz auf sich nehmen

6. (Gedenk)Kreuz n (Denkmal etc)

7. Kreuz(zeichen) n:

make the sign of the cross sich bekreuzigen

8. Kreuz(zeichen) n (als Unterschrift)

9. Kreuz n, Merkzeichen n:

mark with a cross, put a cross against ankreuzen, mit einem Kreuz bezeichnen

10. Heraldik etc: Kreuz n:

cross potent Krückenkreuz

11. (Ordens-, Ehren) Kreuz n:

Grand Cross Großkreuz

12. Kreuz n, kreuzförmiger Gegenstand

13. TECH Kreuzstück n, kreuzförmiges Röhrenstück

14. TECH Fadenkreuz n

15. ELEK Querschuss m

16. a) Kreuzung f

b) Kreuzungspunkt m

17. Widerwärtigkeit f, Unannehmlichkeit f, Schwierigkeit f

18. BIOL

a) Kreuzung f

b) Kreuzung(sprodukt) f(n) ( between zwischen dat)

19. fig Mittel-, Zwischending n ( beide:

between zwischen dat)

20. Querstrich m

21. SPORT Cross m:

a) (Tennis) diagonal über den Platz geschlagener Ball

b) (Boxen) Schlag, der über den abwehrenden Arm des Gegners auf dessen entgegengesetzte Körperhälfte führt

22. Fußball: Flanke f

23. sl Gaunerei f, Schwindel m:

on the cross auf betrügerische Weise, unehrlich, hintenherum umg

24. besonders SPORT sl Schiebung f

25. Cross ASTRON → a) southern 1, b) northern 1

B v/t

1. bekreuz(ig)en, das Kreuzzeichen machen auf (akk) oder über (dat):

cross o.s. sich bekreuzigen;

cross sb’s hand ( oder palm) (with silver) jemandem (besonders einer Wahrsagerin) Geld in die Hand drücken; → heart Bes Redew

2. kreuzen, übers Kreuz legen:

cross one’s arms

a) die Arme kreuzen oder verschränken,

b) fig die Hände in den Schoß legen;

cross one’s legs die Beine kreuzen oder übereinanderschlagen; → finger A 1, sword

3. eine Grenze, ein Meer, eine Fahrbahn etc überqueren, ein Land etc durchqueren, (hinüber)gehen oder (-)fahren über (akk):

cross the floor (of the House) PARL Br zur Gegenpartei übergehen;

cross sb’s path fig jemandem in die Quere kommen, jemandem über den Weg laufen;

cross the street die Straße überqueren, über die Straße gehen;

it crossed me ( oder my mind) es fiel mir ein, es kam mir in den Sinn; → bridge¹ A 1

4. fig überschreiten

5. sich erstrecken über (akk)

6. hinüberschaffen, -transportieren

7. kreuzen, schneiden:

cross each other sich kreuzen oder schneiden oder treffen

8. sich kreuzen mit:

your letter crossed mine

9. ankreuzen

10. a) oft cross off, cross out aus-, durchstreichen:

cross sb’s name off the list jemandes Namen von der Liste streichen

b) cross off fig abschreiben umg (as als)

11. einen Querstrich ziehen durch:

cross a cheque Br einen Scheck kreuzen (als Verrechnungsscheck kennzeichnen);

cross a t im (Buchstaben) t den Querstrich ziehen

12. SCHIFF die Rahen kaien

13. a) einen Plan etc durchkreuzen, vereiteln

b) jemandem entgegentreten, jemandem in die Quere kommen:

be crossed auf Widerstand stoßen;

be crossed in love Pech in der Liebe haben

14. cross up US umg jemanden reinlegen

15. cross up US umg etwas platzen lassen, vermasseln

16. BIOL kreuzen

17. ein Pferd besteigen

C v/i

1. quer liegen oder verlaufen

2. sich kreuzen, sich schneiden:

their paths crossed again fig ihre Wege kreuzten sich wieder

3. oft cross over (to)

a) hinübergehen, -fahren (zu), übersetzen (nach),

b) hinüberreichen (bis),

c) SPORT flanken

4. sich kreuzen (Briefe)

5. BIOL sich kreuzen (lassen)

6. cross over

a) BIOL Gene austauschen,

b) THEAT die Bühne überqueren

D adj (adv crossly)

1. sich kreuzend, sich (über)schneidend, kreuzweise angelegt oder liegend, quer liegend oder laufend, Quer…

2. schräg, Schräg…

3. wechsel-, gegenseitig (Zahlungen etc)

4. be cross to entgegengesetzt sein (dat), im Widerspruch stehen zu

5. Gegen…, Wider…

6. widerwärtig, unangenehm, ungünstig

7. umg (with) ärgerlich (mit), mürrisch (gegen), böse (auf akk, mit), brummig umg

8. BIOL Kreuzungs…

9. Statistik etc: Querschnitts…, vergleichend

10. Br sl unehrlich

E adv

1. quer

2. über Kreuz, kreuzweise

3. falsch, verkehrt

* * *
1. noun
1) Kreuz, das; (monument) [Gedenk]kreuz, das; (sign) Kreuzzeichen, das

the Cross — das Kreuz [Christi]

2) (cross-shaped thing or mark) Kreuz[zeichen], das

3) (mixture, compromise) Mittelding, das ( between zwischen + Dat.); Mischung, die ( between aus)

4) (affliction, cause of trouble) Kreuz, das

5) (intermixture of breeds) Kreuzung, die

6) (Footb.) Querpass, der; (Boxing) Cross, der
2. transitive verb
1) [über]kreuzen

cross one's arms/legs — die Arme verschränken/die Beine übereinander schlagen

cross one's fingers or keep one's fingers crossed [for somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] die od. den Daumen drücken/halten

I got a crossed line — (Teleph.) es war jemand in der Leitung

2) (go across) kreuzen; überqueren [Straße, Gewässer, Gebirge]; durchqueren [Land, Wüste, Zimmer]

cross the road — über die Straße gehen

we can cross — abs. die Straße ist frei

the bridge crosses the river — die Brücke führt über den Fluss

cross somebody's mind — (fig.) jemandem einfallen

cross somebody's path — (fig.) jemandem über den Weg laufen (ugs.)

3) (Brit.)

cross a cheque — einen Scheck zur Verrechnung ausstellen

a crossed cheque — ein Verrechnungsscheck

4) (make sign of cross on)

cross oneself — sich bekreuzigen

5) (cause to interbreed) kreuzen; (cross-fertilize) kreuzbefruchten
3. intransitive verb
(meet and pass) aneinander vorbeigehen

cross [in the post] — [Briefe:] sich kreuzen
4. adjective
1) (transverse) Quer-

cross traffic — kreuzender Verkehr

2) (coll.): (peevish) verärgert; ärgerlich [Worte]

somebody will be cross — jemand wird ärgerlich od. böse werden

be cross with somebody — böse auf jemanden od. mit jemandem sein

Phrasal Verbs:

- cross off

- cross out

- cross over

* * *

adj.

durchkreuzen adj.

quer adj.

schief adj.

zuwider adj.

ärgerlich adj. n.

(§ pl.: crosses)

= Flanke -n f.

Flankenball m.

Kreuz -e n. v.

durchqueren v.

kreuzen v.

verschränken (Arme) v.

English-german dictionary > cross
15 exercise

1. II
exercise in some manner you should exercise more (more strenuously) вам следует больше (более напряженно) тренироваться /заниматься/; you don't exercise enough вы недостаточно упражняетесь
2. III
1) exercise smth., smb. exercise one's muscles (one's legs, one's arms, one's fingers, one's strength, etc.) развивать мускулы и т.д.; exercise one's sight (one's mind /one's intelligence/, etc.) тренировать зрение и т.д.; exercise soldiers (troops) обучать солдат (войска); exercise a dog выводить на прогулку собаку; exercise a horse выезжать лошадь

2) exercise smth. exercise one's will (one's intelligence, prudence, judgement, patience, forbearance, one's authority, etc.) проявлять силу воли и т.д.; exercise one's right осуществлять свое право; exercise one's duties выполнять свои обязанности

3) exercise smth. exercise smb.'s patience испытывать чье-л. терпение
3. XXI1
1) exercise smb. in smth. exercise smb. in boxing (in jumping. in swimming, in fencing, etc.) тренировать боксера и т.д.; he is exercising himself in racing он тренируется в беге; exercise smb. for smth. I am exercising myself for health (for amusement) я тренируюсь (занимаюсь гимнастикой, бегом, много хожу и т.п.), чтобы укрепить свое здоровье (ради удовольствия)

2) exercise smth. on smb., smth. exercise pressure on their decision оказывать давление на их решение; exercise a great influence on all of us оказывать большое влияние на всех нас; he exercised a good deal of ingenuity on the matter он проявил в этом деле большую изобретательность; exercise smth. oner smb. exercise one's right (one's authority /one's power/, etc.) over smb. осуществлять свое право и т.д. в отношении кого-л.
4. XXII
exercise smth. in doing smth. exercise care in crossing streets (intelligence in solving the problem, one's wits in doing the job, discretion in dealing with him, etc.) проявлять осторожность при переходе через улицу и т.д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > exercise
16 level

['lev(ə)l]
n

уровень

They are on a level mentally. — Они одного мнталитета.

She'll bring him to her level. — Она доведет его до своего уровня.

He is not of her level. — Он ей не пара.

The water is on a level with the banks. — Вода вровень с берегами.

He is a professional, but not on a high level. — Он профессионал, но не очень высокого класса.

The accident reduced all the passengers to one level. — Авария поставила всех пассажиров в одно положение.

- intermediate level
- dead level
- record level
- world level
- comprehension level
- people on various levels of development
- a level crossing

- level tablespoon of salt
- level indicator
- level of the water
- level of unemployment
- vast level of the dessert
- level of the coast
- level of performance
- level of production
- level of defence spending
- shining level of the lake
- change in price level
- change of level
- people on the level
- books for the advanced level
- at the same level
- below the level

- below the general level
- on various levels
- on a professional level
- far above the usual level
- far above the ordinary level
- above the sea level
- at ground level
- on a purely practical level
- on a conversational level
- at all levels in the union
- at a local level
- below the sea level
- at prices below black-market level
- below the danger level
- on a high-school level
- on the college level
- at government level
- at Cabinet level
- below the general level of the class
- on varying levels
- on a policy-making level
- add three level tablespoons of smth
- arrive to the pre-war level
- be on the same level of knowledge
- be on a level with the window
- be in a deep level of depression
- be on a level with the latest investigations
- check the oil level
- come down to this level
- come to bottom level
- consider the problem at the ministerial level
- discuss the matter at the highest level
- drop to a level of 1000 feet
- sink to a level of 1000 feet
- find one's own level
- get to the required level
- give a level
- go down to smb's level
- keep a constant level
- raise the intellectual level of the people
- raise the issue on a low level
- reach the prewar level
- reduce smb to the level of beasts
- reach a higher level
- reduce to one level
- talk on a purely professional level
USAGE:

(1.) Существительное level с предшествующим определением, указывающим на объект, взятый в качестве точки отсчета уровня, употребляется без артикля: at roof (pavement, eye, ground) level на уровне крыши (тротуара, глаз, земли). (2.) See depth, n; USAGE (1.), (2.). (3.) See height, n; USAGE (1.).

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > level
17 back

1. n спина, спинка

the back of a coat — спина пальто

back pulling — съемка шкуры со спины

back to H-bar — спиной к перекладине

clear back — бескостная свиная спинка

bacon back — спинка английского бекона

fat back pork — свиная спинка со шпиком

2. n спинной хребет; позвоночник

he has broken his back — у него перелом позвоночника

back bone — позвоночник

back problem — проблема с позвоночником

back and fore rib — спинная часть говяжьей туши

back fat — шпиг, спинной жир, хребтовый шпиг, хребтовое сало

3. n поясница, крестец

a sharp pain in the back — острая боль в пояснице

back pain — боль в пояснице

small of the back — поясница

the small of the back — поясница

4. n задняя, тыльная часть

the back of the head — затылок

the back of the hand — тыльная сторона руки

the back of a leaf — нижняя поверхность листа

the back of the foot — тыл стопы

the back of a chair — спинка стула

the back of a book — корешок книги

back of a rudder — спинка руля

back of lode — часть рудной жилы

upper back — верхняя часть спины

back away — отходить задним ходом

back bell — команда о заднем ходе

camera back — задняя стенка камеры

5. n тех. задняя грань; затылок или обух инструмента

back of an arch — внешняя поверхность арки

back axle — задняя ось

back fin — задняя плена

back gap — задний зазор

back knife — задний нож

back stop — задний упор

6. n задняя часть; задний план

at the back of — сзади, позади

the garden at the back of the house — сад за домом

a room in the back of the house — задняя комната

back relief angle — задний угол

rooms to the back — задние комнаты

back of shank — задняя стенка ножки

back turbine — турбина заднего хода

cabinet back — задняя часть корпуса

7. n оборотная сторона; оборот, изнанка

the back of cloth — изнанка ткани

back of the hands — тыльные стороны ладоней

back off two turns — обтачивать на два оборота

back shoot-up to support — оборот назад в упоре

back hip circle dismount — оборотом назад соскок

keep back — держаться сзади, в стороне, в отдалении

8. n гребень

the monument stood on the back of a hill — памятник стоял на вершине холма

9. n нагота, неприкрытое тело; одежда

back and belly — одежда и стол

10. n спорт. защитник

half back — полузащитник

to play right back — играть правым защитником

centre back — центральный защитник

right back — правый защитник

11. n мор. киль; кильсон

12. n нижняя дека

lower back — нижний отдел спины

13. a задний

back rows — задние ряды

back garden — сад за домом

back entrance — чёрный ход

back seam — изнаночный шов

back edge — внутреннее поле

back elevation — вид сзади, задний фасад

back vowel — гласный заднего ряда

back light — кино задний контржурный свет

single - leg back lever — заднее равновесие на одной ноге

sloping back lining — наклонная футеровка задней стенки

engine back plate — задняя перегородка отсека двигателя

to put on a back burner — поставить на заднюю конфорку

back pay — уплата задним числом; задержанная зарплата

14. a отдалённый, дальний

back settlement — дальнее поселение

back street — глухая улица

back blocks — отдалённые кварталы

15. a обратный

back current — обратное течение

carry the goods back — осуществлять обратную транспортировку

back shears with half turn — обратное скрещение с поворотом

back course approach — заход на посадку с обратным курсом

trace back algorithm — алгоритм обратного прослеживания

back oscillations — колебания во время обратного хода

16. a запоздалый, отсталый

to have a back view of things — иметь отсталые взгляды

to feel oneself a back number — чувствовать, что отстал от жизни

17. a старый

back file — комплект предшествующих номеров периодического издания

those old trees are going back — эти старые деревья засыхают

back label — этикетка на задней стенке тары

18. a преим. амер. задержанный, просроченный; уплачиваемый за прошлое время

back rent — квартирная плата за прошедшее время

back payment — просроченный платёж

throttling back — сбрасывание газа

reach back — уходить назад, в прошлое

back to back loan — компенсационный заем

far back in the past — в далёком прошлом

he pulled back in time — он вовремя отступил

19. a воен. тыловой

back areas — тыл, тыловые районы

back area — тыловой район

back trough — тыловая впадина

back clearance — тыловой зазор

back surface — тыловая поверхность

back surface field — поле у тыловой поверхности

20. adv сзади, позади

keep back! — не подходи!, отойди!

back hang — вис сзади

back view — вид сзади

back hang — вис сзади,

back along the — позади

back seat — место сзади

21. adv обратно, назад

back and forth — взад и вперёд

there and back — туда и обратно

back there! — осади!; назад!

back home — на родине

I knew him back home — я знал его, когда жил на родине

to get back — получить назад

to go back — пойти обратно

to sit back — откинуться на спинку кресла; удобно усесться

to push the bolt back — отодвинуть засов

pike back fly-away dismount — соскок сальто назад согнувшись

flying back roll to side — сальто назад над жердями в соскок

back pullover — три четверти (/сальто назад со спины на ноги

seat to feet back somersault — сальто назад из седа на ноги

high jump into tuck back somersault — затяжное сальто назад

22. adv снова, опять

the liquid turned back into gas — жидкость снова превратилась в газ

back into — снова в

back up to — снова до

back on again — включить снова

to be back again — снова вернуться домой

to go back to drudgery — снова надеть хомут

23. adv тех. против часовой стрелки

turn the clock back — поворачивать стрелки назад

back around — менять направление против часовой стрелки

24. adv назад

an hour or so back — около часа назад

for years back — в течение многих лет

if we go back a few years … — если вернуться к тому, что было несколько лет назад …

back to — назад к

hark back! — назад!

back bend — наклон назад

back space — сдвиг назад

back roll — кувырок назад

25. adv с опозданием; с отставанием

he was three days back in his work — в своей работе он отстал на три дня

exit back to DOS — возврат в ДОС

sit back on heels — сед на пятках

oblique back sitting — сед на бедре

back break fall — сед с прямыми ногами

back somersault feet to seat — сальто назад в сед

26. v поддерживать, подкреплять

to back a plan — поддержать план

back up — поддерживать

back efforts — поддерживать усилия

back detente — поддерживать разрядку

27. v закреплять

28. v укреплять; подпирать

29. v наклонять; прислонять

he backed the mirror against the wall — он прислонил зеркало к стене

30. v субсидировать; финансировать

his father backed him in business — отец финансировал его дело

back in business — финансировать предприятие

back the investment — субсидировать инвестиции

31. v ставить

to turn the enemy back — заставить неприятеля отступить

32. v надеяться на

I backed on his ability to get out of scrapes — я рассчитывал на его способность выходить сухим из воды

back toss — сальто назад над жердями

back over bars — сальто назад над жердями

flying back roll — сальто назад над жердями

back echo — эхо-сигнал от заднего лепестка ДНА

back toss dismount — сальто назад над жердями в соскок

33. v двигать в обратном направлении; осаживать; отводить

to back a car — давать задний ход машине

to back in — ввести машину в гараж задним ходом

to back a horse — осаживать лошадь

to back the troops into position — отводить войска на исходные позиции

back scissors — обратное скрещение

back crossing — обратное скрещивание

back scattering — обратное рассеяние

back titration — обратное титрование

trace back code — код обратного пути

34. v двигаться в обратном направлении; идти задним ходом; отходить; отступать; пятиться

he backed a step or two to let them pass — он отступил на несколько шагов, чтобы пропустить их

back down — отступать

fall back — отступать

fell back — отступать

back door — чёрный ход

back run — обратный ход

35. v садиться на лошадь; ехать верхом; объезжать лошадь

she backed the horse at a jump — она вскочила на лошадь одним прыжком

drive back — возвращаться, ехать обратно

go back to your place — садитесь на своё место

the horse laid his ears back — лошадь заложила уши

flying back roll out — сальто назад над жердями в соскок

she tossed her head back — она резко откинула голову назад

36. v покрывать; снабжать спинкой

to back a book — переплести книгу

hooped chair back — изогнутая спинка стула

back splitting — разделка на пласт со спинки

hard rib back — твердая реберная свиная спинка

long rib back — длинная реберная свиная спинка

English back — свиная спинка английской разделки

37. v ставить на подкладку

a coat backed with fur — шуба на меху

back block — подкладка

back up plate — подкладка

turn back — заставить повернуть назад, прогнать

38. v примыкать

the hills backed the town — за городом раскинулись холмы, город стоял у подножия холмов

39. v подписывать, скреплять подписью; утверждать; визировать

back a bill — поставить подпись на оборотной стороне векселя; подпись на оборотной стороне векселя; гарантировать оплату векселя

40. v фин. индоссировать

to back a bill — поставить свою подпись на оборотной стороне векселя, гарантировать оплату векселя

back the bill — индоссировать вексель

endorse back of check — индоссировать чек

endorsed back of check — индоссировать чек

41. v аккомпанировать; сопровождать музыкой

he backed and filled until the last moment — он колебался до последней минуты

42. n корыто; чан; большой бак

grand turn in back hang — большой оборот назад в висе сзади

back hang giant circle — большой оборот в висе сзади

yeast back — бак для сбора товарных дрожжей

Синонимический ряд:

1. delayed (adj.) delayed; late; overdue

2. frontier (adj.) frontier; outlandish; unsettled

3. minor (adj.) minor; remote; untraveled

4. old (adj.) old; out-of-date; past; previous

5. posterior (adj.) after; hind; hinder; hindmost; posterior; postern; rear; retral

6. flip side (noun) flip side; reverse

7. rear (noun) end; heel; hind part; posterior; rear; rearward

8. spine (noun) backbone; rachis; spinal column; spine; vertebrae; vertebral column

9. capitalize (verb) bankroll; capitalize; grubstake; stake

10. finance (verb) finance; sponsor; subsidize

11. fund (verb) capitalise; fund; subsidise

12. justify (verb) attest; authenticate; bear out; confirm; corroborate; justify; substantiate; testify; validate; verify; warrant

13. mount (verb) bestride; mount

14. recede (verb) backtrack; fall back; recede; retract; retreat; retrocede; retrograde; retrogress

15. reverse (verb) go backward; move backward; push backward; repel; repulse; retire; reverse; withdraw

16. support (verb) abet; advocate; aid; assist; backstop; champion; endorse; favor; favour; further; get behind; help; plump for; promote; side with; stand behind; succor; support; uphold

17. about (other) about; again; around; in reverse; round; round about

18. away (other) away; far-off; off; out

19. backward (other) away; backward; backwards; off; rearward; rearwards; to the rear

Антонимический ряд:

advance; anterior; contradict; current; fore; front; major; oppose; repudiate

English-Russian base dictionary > back
18 smooth

smooth

A adj

1 lit (even, without bumps) [stone, sea, surface, skin, hair, fabric] lisse ; [road] plan ; [curve, line, breathing] régulier/-ière ; [sauce, gravy, paste] homogène ; [crossing, flight] sans heurts, calme ; [movement] aisé ; [music, rhythm, playing] fluide ; the tyres are worn smooth les pneus sont (devenus) lisses ; to have a smooth landing atterrir en douceur ; bring the car to a smooth stop arrêtez la voiture en douceur ; the engine is very smooth le moteur tourne parfaitement rond ;

2 fig ( problem-free) [journey, flight, life] paisible ; such a change is rarely smooth un tel changement se fait rarement en douceur ; the bill had a smooth passage through Parliament la loi a été adoptée sans difficultés par le Parlement ;

3 (pleasant, mellow) [taste, wine, whisky] moelleux/-euse ;

4 ( suave) gen, pej [person] mielleux/-euse ; [manners, appearance] onctueux/-euse ; to be a smooth talker être enjôleur/-euse ; ⇒ operator.

B vtr

1 lit ( flatten out) lisser [clothes, paper, hair, surface] ; ( get creases out) défroisser [fabric, paper] ; to smooth the creases from sth défroisser qch ; she smoothed her skirt over her hips elle a lissé sa jupe au niveau des hanches ; to smooth one's hair back se lisser les cheveux en arrière ; smooth the cream into your skin/over your face étalez la crème sur votre peau/visage ; this cream smooths rough skin cette crème adoucit les peaux desséchées ;

2 fig ( make easier) faciliter [process, transition, path] ; talks to smooth the path towards peace des pourparlers pour faciliter la voie vers la paix.

Idioms

to take the rough with the smooth prendre les choses comme elles viennent ; the course of true love never did run smooth l'amour vrai n'a jamais été facile à vivre ; ⇒ silk, baby, ruffled.

Phrasal verbs

■ smooth away:

▶ smooth away [sth], smooth [sth] away lit, fig faire disparaître [wrinkles, creases, problems].

■ smooth down:

▶ smooth [sth] down, smooth down [sth] gen lisser [clothes, hair, fabric] ; polir [wood, rough surface] ( to get creases out) défroisser [clothes, fabric].

■ smooth out:

▶ smooth [sth] out, smooth out [sth]

1 lit ( lay out) étendre [map, paper, cloth] ; ( remove creases) défroisser [paper, cloth] ;

2 fig aplanir [difficulties] ; faire disparaître [imperfections] ; to smooth out the impact of sth diminuer l'impact de qch.

■ smooth over:

▶ smooth [sth] over, smooth over [sth] fig atténuer [differences, awkwardness] ; aplanir [difficulties, problems] ; tempérer [bad feelings] ; améliorer [relationship] ; to smooth things over arranger les choses.

Big English-French dictionary > smooth
19 get

get [get]

recevoir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (d), 1A (g), 1A (i), 1B (b) avoir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b) toucher ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (b) trouver ⇒ 1A (b), 1A (h) obtenir ⇒ 1A (b), 1A (h) tenir ⇒ 1A (c) offrir ⇒ 1A (e) acheter ⇒ 1A (f) prendre ⇒ 1A (f), 1A (k), 1A (l) gagner ⇒ 1A (i) chercher ⇒ 1A (j) attraper ⇒ 1A (k), 1A (l), 1B (a) réserver ⇒ 1A (m) répondre ⇒ 1A (n) faire faire ⇒ 1C (b)-(d) préparer ⇒ 1D (a) entendre ⇒ 1D (b) comprendre ⇒ 1D (d) atteindre ⇒ 1E (a) devenir ⇒ 2A (a) se faire ⇒ 2A (b) commencer à ⇒ 2A (c), 2B (c) aller ⇒ 2B (a) réussir à ⇒ 2B (e)

( British pt & pp got [gɒt], cont getting [getɪŋ], American pt got [gɒt], pp gotten [gɒtən], cont getting [getɪŋ])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (receive → gift, letter, phone call) recevoir, avoir; (→ benefits, pension) recevoir, toucher; (→ medical treatment) suivre;

∎ I got a bike for my birthday on m'a donné ou j'ai eu ou j'ai reçu un vélo pour mon anniversaire;

∎ I get 'The Times' at home je reçois le 'Times' à la maison;

∎ this part of the country doesn't get much rain cette région ne reçoit pas beaucoup de pluie, il ne pleut pas beaucoup dans cette région;

∎ the living room gets a lot of sun le salon est très ensoleillé;

∎ I rang but I got no answer (at door) j'ai sonné mais je n'ai pas obtenu ou eu de réponse; (on phone) j'ai appelé sans obtenir de réponse;

∎ many students get grants beaucoup d'étudiants ont une bourse;

∎ he got five years for smuggling il a écopé de ou il a pris cinq ans (de prison) pour contrebande;

∎ he got a bullet in his shoulder il a reçu une balle dans l'épaule;

∎ familiar you're really going to get it! qu'est-ce que tu vas prendre ou écoper!;

∎ familiar I'll see that you get yours! je vais te régler ton compte!

(b) (obtain → gen) avoir, trouver, obtenir; (→ through effort) se procurer, obtenir; (→ licence, loan, permission) obtenir; (→ diploma, grades) avoir, obtenir;

∎ where did you get that book? où avez-vous trouvé ce livre?;

∎ they got him a job ils lui ont trouvé du travail;

∎ I got the job! ils m'ont embauché!;

∎ can you get them the report? pouvez-vous leur procurer le rapport?;

∎ I got the idea from a book j'ai trouvé l'idée dans un livre;

∎ I got a glimpse of her face j'ai pu apercevoir son visage;

∎ you get a fine view from here il y a une vue magnifique d'ici;

∎ I've got six more to get (in collection) il m'en manque six;

∎ the town gets its water from the reservoir la ville reçoit son eau du réservoir;

∎ we get our wine directly from the vineyard en vin ou pour le vin, nous nous fournissons directement chez le producteur;

∎ they stopped in town to get some lunch (had lunch there) ils se sont arrêtés en ville pour déjeuner; (bought something to eat) ils se sont arrêtés en ville pour acheter de quoi déjeuner;

∎ I'm going out to get a breath of fresh air je sors prendre l'air;

∎ I'm going to get something to drink/eat (fetch) je vais chercher quelque chose à boire/manger; (consume) je vais boire/manger quelque chose;

∎ can I get a coffee? je pourrais avoir un café, s'il vous plaît?;

∎ get yourself a good lawyer trouvez-vous un bon avocat;

∎ get advice from your doctor demandez conseil à votre médecin;

∎ I need all the advice I can get j'ai besoin de tous les conseils qu'on peut me donner;

∎ to get (oneself) a wife/husband se trouver une femme/un mari;

∎ to get sb to oneself avoir qn pour soi tout seul;

∎ to get a divorce obtenir le divorce;

∎ get plenty of exercise faites beaucoup d'exercice;

∎ get plenty of sleep dormez beaucoup;

∎ try and get a few days off work essayez de prendre quelques jours de congé;

∎ I'll do it if I get the time/a moment je le ferai si j'ai le temps/si je trouve un moment;

∎ I got a lot from or out of my trip to China mon voyage en Chine m'a beaucoup apporté;

∎ she got very little from her lessons elle a très peu appris de ses leçons;

∎ he didn't get a chance to introduce himself il n'a pas eu l'occasion de se présenter

(c) (inherit → characteristic) tenir;

∎ she gets her shyness from her father elle tient sa timidité de son père

(d) (obtain in exchange) recevoir;

∎ they got a lot of money for their flat la vente de leur appartement leur a rapporté beaucoup d'argent;

∎ they got a good price for the painting le tableau s'est vendu à un bon prix;

∎ what did you get for your car? combien est-ce que tu as vendu ta voiture?;

∎ he got nothing for his trouble il s'est donné de la peine pour rien;

∎ you don't get something for nothing on n'a rien pour rien

(e) (offer as gift) offrir, donner;

∎ what did she get him for Christmas? qu'est-ce qu'elle lui a offert ou donné pour Noël?;

∎ I don't know what to get Jill for her birthday je ne sais pas quoi acheter à Jill pour son anniversaire

(f) (buy) acheter, prendre;

∎ get your father a magazine when you go out achète une revue à ton père quand tu sortiras;

∎ get the paper too prends ou achète le journal aussi;

∎ we got the house cheap on a eu la maison (à) bon marché

(g) (learn → information, news) recevoir, apprendre;

∎ we turned on the radio to get the news nous avons allumé la radio pour écouter les informations;

∎ she just got news or word of the accident elle vient juste d'apprendre la nouvelle de l'accident;

∎ he broke down when he got the news en apprenant la nouvelle il a fondu en larmes

(h) (reach by calculation or experimentation → answer, solution) trouver; (→ result) obtenir;

∎ multiply 5 by 2 and you get 10 multipliez 5 par 2 et vous obtenez 10

(i) (earn, win → salary) recevoir, gagner, toucher; (→ prize) gagner; (→ reputation) se faire;

∎ plumbers get £20 an hour un plombier gagne ou touche 20 livres de l'heure;

∎ he got a good name or a reputation as an architect il s'est fait une réputation dans le milieu de l'architecture;

∎ someone's trying to get your attention (calling) quelqu'un vous appelle; (waving) quelqu'un vous fait signe

(j) (bring, fetch) (aller) chercher;

∎ he went and got a book from the library il est allé chercher un livre à la bibliothèque;

∎ go and get a doctor allez chercher un médecin;

∎ get me my coat va me chercher ou apporte-moi mon manteau;

∎ we had to get a doctor nous avons dû faire venir un médecin;

∎ he went to get a taxi il est parti chercher un taxi;

∎ what can I get you to drink? qu'est-ce que je vous sers à boire?;

∎ can I get you anything? (to somebody ill etc) est-ce que vous avez besoin de quelque chose?;

∎ they sent him to get help ils l'ont envoyé chercher de l'aide

(k) (catch → ball) attraper; (→ bus, train) prendre, attraper;

∎ did you get your train? est-ce que tu as eu ton train?

(l) (capture) attraper, prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ the Mounties always get their man la police montée attrape toujours son homme (au Canada);

∎ he got me by the arm il m'a attrapé par le bras;

∎ the dog got him by the leg le chien l'a attrapé à la jambe;

∎ (I've) got you! je te tiens!

(m) (book, reserve) réserver, retenir;

∎ we're trying to get a flight to Budapest nous essayons de réserver un vol pour Budapest

(n) (answer → door, telephone) répondre;

∎ the doorbell's ringing - I'll get it! quelqu'un sonne à la porte - j'y vais!;

∎ will you get the phone? peux-tu répondre au téléphone?

B.

(a) (become ill with) attraper;

∎ he got a chill il a pris ou attrapé froid;

∎ I get a headache when I drink red wine le vin rouge me donne mal à la tête;

∎ familiar to get it bad for sb avoir qn dans la peau

(b) (experience, feel → shock) recevoir, ressentir, avoir; (→ fun, pain, surprise) avoir;

∎ I got the feeling something horrible would happen j'ai eu l'impression ou le pressentiment que quelque chose d'horrible allait arriver;

∎ I get the impression he doesn't like me j'ai l'impression que je ne lui plais pas;

∎ to get a thrill out of sth/doing sth prendre plaisir à qch/faire qch;

∎ familiar to get religion devenir croyant^□

(c) (encounter)

∎ you get some odd people on these tours il y a de drôles de gens dans ces voyages organisés;

∎ you get a lot of people marrying young here il y a beaucoup de gens qui se marient jeunes par ici;

∎ we don't get many accidents here nous n'avons pas beaucoup d'accidents par ici

C.

(a) (with adj or past participle) (cause to be) she managed to get the window closed/open elle a réussi à fermer/ouvrir la fenêtre;

∎ I got the car started j'ai démarré la voiture;

∎ don't get your feet wet! ne te mouille pas les pieds!;

∎ get the suitcases ready préparez les bagages;

∎ the children are getting themselves ready for school les enfants se préparent pour (aller à) l'école;

∎ I finally got her on her own or alone j'ai fini par réussir à la voir en tête à tête;

∎ we managed to get him in a good mood nous avons réussi à le mettre de bonne humeur;

∎ they've got me so I don't know whether I'm coming or going c'en est à un tel point que je ne sais plus où j'en suis;

∎ to get people interested (in sth) intéresser les gens (à qch);

∎ let me get this clear que ce soit bien clair;

∎ to get things under control prendre les choses en main;

∎ he likes his bath as hot as he can get it il aime que son bain soit aussi chaud que possible;

∎ the flat is as clean as I'm going to get it j'ai nettoyé l'appartement le mieux que j'ai pu;

∎ he got himself nominated president il s'est fait nommer président;

∎ don't get yourself all worked up ne t'en fais pas

(b) (with infinitive) (cause to do or carry out) we couldn't get her to leave on n'a pas pu la faire partir;

∎ get him to move the car demande-lui de déplacer la voiture;

∎ I got it to work, I got it working j'ai réussi à le faire marcher;

∎ we have to get the government to tighten up on pollution control il faut que l'on obtienne du gouvernement qu'il renforce les lois contre la pollution;

∎ he got the other members to agree il a réussi à obtenir l'accord des autres membres;

∎ I can always get someone else to do it je peux toujours le faire faire par quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ I got her to talk about life in China je lui ai demandé de parler de la vie en Chine;

∎ they can't get the landlord to fix the roof ils n'arrivent pas à obtenir du propriétaire qu'il fasse réparer le toit;

∎ how do you get jasmine to grow indoors? comment peut-on faire pousser du jasmin à l'intérieur?

(c) (with past participle) (cause to be done or carried out) to get sth done/repaired faire faire/réparer qch;

∎ to get one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux;

∎ I didn't get anything done today je n'ai rien fait aujourd'hui;

∎ it's impossible to get anything done around here (by oneself) il est impossible de faire quoi que ce soit ici; (by someone else) il est impossible d'obtenir quoi que ce soit ici

(d) (cause to come, go, move)

∎ how are you going to get this package to them? comment allez-vous leur faire parvenir ce paquet?;

∎ they eventually got all the boxes downstairs/upstairs ils ont fini par descendre/monter toutes leurs boîtes;

∎ I managed to get the old man downstairs/upstairs j'ai réussi à faire descendre/monter le vieil homme;

∎ I managed to get him away from the others j'ai réussi à l'éloigner des autres;

∎ get him away from me débarrassez-moi de lui;

∎ can you get me home? pouvez-vous me raccompagner?;

∎ they got her to the airport on time ils l'ont amenée à l'aéroport à l'heure;

∎ his friends managed to get him home ses amis ont réussi à le ramener (à la maison);

∎ how are we going to get the bike home? comment est-ce qu'on va ramener le vélo à la maison?;

∎ I got a message to them je leur ai fait parvenir un message;

∎ he can't get the children to bed il n'arrive pas à mettre les enfants au lit;

∎ I can't get my boots off/on je n'arrive pas à enlever/mettre mes bottes;

∎ we couldn't get the bed through the door nous n'avons pas pu faire passer le lit par la porte;

∎ figurative where has all this got us? où est-ce que tout ça nous a menés?;

∎ this is getting us nowhere ça ne nous mène nulle part, ça ne nous mène à rien;

∎ that won't get you very far! ça ne te servira pas à grand-chose!, tu ne seras pas beaucoup plus avancé!

D.

(a) (prepare → meal, drink) préparer;

∎ he's in the kitchen getting dinner il est à la cuisine en train de préparer le dîner;

∎ who's going to get the children breakfast? qui va préparer le petit déjeuner pour les enfants?;

∎ she got herself some breakfast elle s'est préparé un petit déjeuner

(b) (hear correctly) entendre, saisir;

∎ I didn't get his name je n'ai pas saisi son nom

(c) (establish telephone contact with)

∎ I got her father on the phone j'ai parlé à son père ou j'ai eu son père au téléphone;

∎ I couldn't get her at the office je n'ai pas pu l'avoir au bureau;

∎ did you get the number you wanted? avez-vous obtenu le numéro que vous vouliez?;

∎ get me extension 3500 passez-moi ou donnez-moi le poste 3500

(d) familiar (understand) comprendre^□, saisir^□ ;

∎ I don't get it, I don't get the point je ne comprends ou ne saisis pas, je n'y suis pas du tout;

∎ I don't get you or your meaning je ne comprends pas ce que vous voulez dire;

∎ if you get my meaning si tu vois ce que je veux dire^□ ;

∎ don't get me wrong comprenez-moi bien;

∎ I think he's got the message now je crois qu'il a compris maintenant;

∎ I don't get the joke je ne vois pas ce qui est (si) drôle^□ ;

∎ get it?, get me?, get my drift? tu saisis?, tu piges?;

∎ (I've) got it! ça y est!^□, j'y suis!^□ ;

∎ oh, I get you! ah! j'ai pigé!

(e) (take note of) remarquer;

∎ did you get his address? lui avez-vous demandé son adresse?

(f) familiar (look at) viser;

∎ get him! who does he think he is? vise un peu ce mec, mais pour qui il se prend?;

∎ get (a load of) that! vise un peu ça!

(g) familiar (listen to) écouter^□ ;

∎ get a load of this! écoute un peu ça!;

∎ get him! écoute-le, celui-là!;

E.

(a) familiar (hit) atteindre^□ ; (hit and kill) tuer^□ ;

∎ she got him in the face with a pie elle lui a jeté une tarte à la crème à la figure;

∎ the bullet got him in the back il a pris la balle ou la balle l'a atteint dans le dos;

∎ a car got him il a été tué par une voiture

(b) familiar (harm, punish)

∎ everyone's out to get me tout le monde est après moi

(c) familiar (take vengeance on) se venger de^□ ;

∎ we'll get you for this! on te revaudra ça!;

∎ I'll get him for that! je lui revaudrai ça!

(d) familiar (affect physically)

∎ the pain gets me in the back j'ai des douleurs dans le dos^□

(e) familiar (affect emotionally) émouvoir^□ ;

∎ that song really gets me cette chanson me fait vraiment quelque chose

(f) familiar (baffle, puzzle)

∎ you've got me there alors là, aucune idée

(g) familiar (irritate) énerver^□, agacer^□ ;

∎ it really gets me when you're late qu'est-ce que ça peut m'énerver quand tu es en retard!

(h) American (learn) apprendre;

∎ to get sth by heart apprendre qch par cœur

(i) archaic (beget) engendrer;

∎ to get sb with child faire un enfant à qn

(j) Radio & Television (signal, station) capter, recevoir

(k) familiar (idiom)

∎ he got his in Vietnam il est mort au Viêt Nam^□

2 intransitive verb

A.

(a) (become) devenir;

∎ I'm getting hungry/thirsty je commence à avoir faim/soif;

∎ get dressed! habille-toi!;

∎ to get fat grossir;

∎ to get married se marier;

∎ to get divorced divorcer;

∎ don't get lost! ne vous perdez pas!;

∎ how did that vase get broken? comment se fait-il que ce vase soit cassé?;

∎ he got so he didn't want to go out any more il en est arrivé à ne plus vouloir sortir;

∎ to get old vieillir;

∎ it's getting late il se fait tard;

∎ this is getting boring ça devient ennuyeux;

∎ to get used to sth/doing sth s'habituer à qch/à faire qch;

∎ familiar will you get with it! mais réveille-toi un peu!

(b) (used to form passive)

∎ to get elected se faire élire, être élu;

∎ suppose he gets killed et s'il se fait tuer?;

∎ to get drowned se noyer;

∎ we got paid last week on a été payés la semaine dernière;

∎ I'm always getting invited to parties on m'invite toujours à des soirées

(c) (with present participle) (start) commencer à, se mettre à;

∎ let's get going or moving! (let's leave) allons-y!; (let's hurry) dépêchons(-nous)!, grouillons-nous!; (let's start to work) au travail!;

∎ I'll get going on that right away je m'y mets tout de suite;

∎ I can't seem to get going today je n'arrive pas à m'activer aujourd'hui;

∎ she got talking to the neighbours elle s'est mise à discuter avec les voisins;

∎ we got talking about racism nous en sommes venus à parler de racisme;

∎ he got to thinking about it il s'est mis à réfléchir à la question

B.

(a) (go) aller, se rendre; (arrive) arriver;

∎ when did you get home? quand es-tu rentré?;

∎ it's nice to get home ça fait du bien de rentrer chez soi;

∎ how do you get to the museum? comment est-ce qu'on fait pour aller au musée?;

∎ how did you get in here? comment êtes-vous entré?;

∎ they should get here today ils devraient arriver ici aujourd'hui;

∎ how did you get here? comment es-tu venu?;

∎ how did that bicycle get here? comment se fait-il que ce vélo se trouve ici?;

∎ I took the train from Madrid to get there j'ai pris le train de Madrid pour y aller;

∎ she's successful now but it took her a while to get there elle a une bonne situation maintenant, mais ça ne s'est pas fait du jour au lendemain;

∎ he got as far as buying the tickets il est allé jusqu'à acheter les billets;

∎ I'd hoped things wouldn't get this far j'avais espéré qu'on n'en arriverait pas là;

∎ are you getting anywhere with that report? il avance, ce rapport?;

∎ now you're getting somewhere! enfin tu avances!;

∎ I'm not getting anywhere or I'm getting nowhere with this project je fais du surplace avec ce projet;

∎ we're not getting anywhere with this meeting cette réunion est une perte de temps;

∎ she won't get anywhere or she'll get nowhere if she's rude to people elle n'arrivera à rien en étant grossière avec les gens;

∎ where's your sister got to? où est passée ta sœur?;

∎ where did my keys get to? où sont passées mes clés?

(b) (move in specified direction)

∎ he got along the ledge as best he could il a avancé le long du rebord du mieux qu'il pouvait;

∎ she got behind a tree elle s'est mise derrière un arbre;

∎ to get into bed se coucher;

∎ get in or into the car! monte dans la voiture!;

∎ get over here! viens ici!;

∎ we couldn't get past the truck nous ne pouvions pas passer le camion

(c) (with infinitive) (start) commencer à, se mettre à;

∎ each city is getting to look like another toutes les grandes villes commencent à se ressembler;

∎ to get to know sb apprendre à connaître qn;

∎ we got to like her husband nous nous sommes mis à apprécier ou à aimer son mari;

∎ you'll get to like it in the end ça finira par te plaire;

∎ his father got to hear of the rumours son père a fini par entendre les rumeurs;

∎ he's getting to be known il commence à être connu, il se fait connaître;

∎ they got to talking about the past ils en sont venus ou ils se sont mis à parler du passé

(d) (become) devenir;

∎ it's getting to be impossible to find a flat ça devient impossible de trouver un appartement;

∎ she may get to be president one day elle pourrait devenir ou être président un jour;

∎ they got to be friends ils sont devenus amis

(e) (manage) réussir à;

∎ we never got to see that film nous n'avons jamais réussi à ou nous ne sommes jamais arrivés à voir ce film;

∎ I didn't get to speak to him in person je n'ai pas pu lui parler en personne

(f) familiar (be allowed to)

∎ he never gets to stay up late on ne le laisse jamais se coucher tard^□ ;

∎ I never get to drive on ne me laisse jamais conduire^□

(g) familiar (leave) se tirer;

∎ get! fous le camp!, tire-toi!

3 noun

familiar (in tennis) beau retour^□ m

➲ get about intransitive verb

(a) (be up and about, move around) se déplacer;

∎ how do you get about town? comment vous déplacez-vous en ville?;

∎ she gets about on crutches/in a wheelchair elle se déplace avec des béquilles/en chaise roulante;

∎ I don't get about much these days je ne me déplace pas beaucoup ces temps-ci

(b) (travel) voyager;

∎ I get about quite a bit in my job je suis assez souvent en déplacement pour mon travail

(c) (be socially active)

∎ she certainly gets about elle connaît beaucoup de monde

(d) (story, rumour) se répandre, circuler;

∎ the news or it got about that they were splitting up la nouvelle de leur séparation s'est répandue

➲ get across

1 intransitive verb

(a) (succeed in crossing) traverser, passer;

∎ the river was flooded but we managed to get across la rivière était en crue mais nous avons réussi à traverser

(b) (be communicated)

∎ our message is not getting across notre message ne passe pas

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (over water, street → person) faire traverser;

∎ we couldn't get the supplies across (across the river) nous ne pouvions pas faire passer les vivres de l'autre côté;

∎ it was easy to get the people across (across the border) il était facile de faire passer les gens

(b) (communicate) communiquer;

∎ I can't seem to get the idea across to them je n'arrive pas à leur faire comprendre ça;

∎ he managed to get his point across il a réussi à faire passer son message

➲ get after inseparable transitive verb

poursuivre

➲ get ahead intransitive verb

(succeed) réussir, arriver;

∎ to get ahead in life or in the world réussir dans la vie;

∎ if you want to get ahead at the office, you have to work si tu veux de l'avancement au bureau, il faut que tu travailles

➲ get along intransitive verb

(a) (fare, manage) aller;

∎ how are you getting along? comment vas-tu?, comment ça va?;

∎ she's getting along well in her new job elle se débrouille bien dans son nouveau travail;

∎ we can get along without him nous pouvons nous passer de lui ou nous débrouiller sans lui

(b) (advance, progress) avancer, progresser;

∎ the patient is getting along nicely le patient est en bonne voie ou fait des progrès

(c) (be on good terms) s'entendre;

∎ we get along fine nous nous entendons très bien, nous faisons bon ménage;

∎ she doesn't get along with my mother elle ne s'entend pas avec ma mère;

∎ she's easy to get along with elle est facile à vivre

(d) (move away) s'en aller, partir; (go) aller, se rendre;

∎ it's time for me to be getting along, it's time I was getting along il est temps que je parte;

∎ I must be getting along to the office il faut que j'aille au bureau;

∎ British get along with you! (leave) va-t'en!, fiche le camp!; familiar (I don't believe you) à d'autres!

➲ get around

1 inseparable transitive verb

(obstacle, problem) contourner; (law, rule) tourner;

∎ there's no getting around it, we'll have to tell her il n'y a pas d'autre moyen, il va falloir que nous le lui disions;

∎ there's no getting around the fact that he lied to us il reste qu'il nous a menti

2 intransitive verb

= get about

➲ get around to inseparable transitive verb

∎ she won't get around to reading it before tomorrow elle n'arrivera pas à (trouver le temps de) le lire avant demain;

∎ he finally got around to fixing the radiator il a fini par ou il est finalement arrivé à réparer le radiateur;

∎ it was some time before I got around to writing to her j'ai mis pas mal de temps avant de lui écrire

➲ get at inseparable transitive verb

(a) (reach → object, shelf) atteindre; (→ place) parvenir à, atteindre;

∎ I've put the pills where the children can't get at them j'ai mis les pilules là où les enfants ne peuvent pas les prendre;

∎ familiar just let me get at him! si jamais il me tombe sous la main!

(b) (discover) trouver;

∎ to get at the truth découvrir la vérité

(c) (mean, intend) entendre;

∎ I see what you're getting at je vois où vous voulez en venir;

∎ just what are you getting at? qu'est-ce que vous entendez par là?, où voulez-vous en venir?;

∎ what I'm getting at is why did she leave now? ce que je veux dire, c'est pourquoi est-elle partie maintenant?

(d) familiar (criticize) s'en prendre à^□, s'attaquer à^□ ;

∎ you're always getting at me tu t'en prends toujours à moi

(e) familiar (bribe, influence) acheter, suborner^□ ;

∎ the witnesses had been got at les témoins avaient été achetés

➲ get away

1 intransitive verb

(a) (leave) s'en aller, partir;

∎ she has to get away from home/her parents il faut qu'elle parte de chez elle/s'éloigne de ses parents;

∎ I was in a meeting and couldn't get away j'étais en réunion et je ne pouvais pas m'échapper ou m'en aller;

∎ will you be able to get away at Christmas? allez-vous pouvoir partir (en vacances) à Noël?;

∎ to get away from the daily grind échapper au train-train quotidien;

∎ get away from it all, come to Florida! quittez tout, venez en Floride!;

∎ she's gone off for a couple of weeks to get away from it all elle est partie quelques semaines loin de tout

(b) (move away) s'éloigner;

∎ get away from that door! éloignez-vous ou écartez-vous de cette porte!;

∎ get away from me! fichez-moi le camp!

(c) (escape) s'échapper, se sauver;

∎ the murderer got away l'assassin s'est échappé;

∎ the thief got away with all the jewels le voleur est parti ou s'est sauvé avec tous les bijoux;

∎ there's no getting away from or you can't get away from the fact that the other solution would have been cheaper on ne peut pas nier (le fait) que l'autre solution aurait coûté moins cher;

∎ you can't get away from it, there's no getting away from it c'est comme ça, on n'y peut rien

(d) British familiar (idiom)

∎ get away (with you)! à d'autres!

2 separable transitive verb

(remove → person) emmener;

∎ get that child away from the road! éloignez cet enfant de la route!;

∎ get me away from here! fais-moi sortir d'ici!;

∎ get your dog away from my garden! faites sortir votre chien de mon jardin!;

∎ they managed to get him away from the TV ils ont fini par l'arracher de devant la télévision;

∎ to get sth away from sb prendre qch à qn

➲ get away with inseparable transitive verb

∎ he got away with cheating on his taxes personne ne s'est aperçu qu'il avait fraudé le fisc;

∎ I can't believe you got away with it! je n'arrive pas à croire que personne ne t'ait rien dit!;

∎ he got away with a small fine il s'en est tiré avec une petite amende;

∎ that child gets away with murder on laisse tout faire à ce gamin;

∎ her skirt is really tiny but she gets away with it sa jupe est vraiment très courte mais elle peut se le permettre

➲ get back

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move backwards) reculer;

∎ get back! éloignez-vous!, reculez!

(b) (return) revenir, retourner;

∎ I can't wait to get back home je suis impatient de rentrer (à la maison);

∎ get back in bed! va te recoucher!, retourne au lit!;

∎ I got back in the car/on the bus je suis remonté dans la voiture/dans le bus;

∎ to get back to sleep se rendormir;

∎ to get back to work (after break) se remettre au travail; (after holiday, illness) reprendre le travail;

∎ things eventually got back to normal les choses ont peu à peu repris leur cours (normal);

∎ getting or to get back to the point pour en revenir au sujet qui nous préoccupe;

∎ let's get back to your basic reasons for leaving revenons aux raisons pour lesquelles vous voulez partir;

∎ I'll get back to you on that (call back) je vous rappelle pour vous dire ce qu'il en est; (discuss again) nous reparlerons de cela plus tard

(c) (return to political power) revenir;

∎ do you think the Democrats will get back in? croyez-vous que le parti démocrate reviendra au pouvoir?

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (recover → something lost or lent) récupérer; (→ force, strength) reprendre, récupérer; (→ health, motivation) retrouver;

∎ he got his job back il a été repris;

∎ I got back nearly all the money I invested j'ai récupéré presque tout l'argent que j'avais investi;

∎ you'll have to get your money back from the shop il faut que vous vous fassiez rembourser par le magasin

(b) (return) rendre;

∎ we have to get this book back to her il faut que nous lui rendions ce livre

(c) (return to original place) remettre, replacer;

∎ I can't get it back in the box je n'arrive pas à le remettre ou le faire rentrer dans le carton;

∎ I want to get these suitcases back down to the cellar je veux redescendre ces valises à la cave;

∎ he managed to get the children back to bed il a réussi à remettre les enfants au lit

(d) familiar (idiom)

∎ to get one's own back (on sb) se venger (de qn)^□

➲ get back at inseparable transitive verb

se venger de;

∎ he only said it to get back at him il n'a dit ça que pour se venger de lui

➲ get behind

1 intransitive verb

(gen) rester à l'arrière, se laisser distancer; Sport se laisser distancer; figurative prendre du retard;

∎ he got behind with his work il a pris du retard dans son travail;

∎ we mustn't get behind with the rent il ne faut pas qu'on soit en retard pour le loyer

2 inseparable transitive verb

(support, sympathize with) appuyer

➲ get by

1 intransitive verb

(a) (pass) passer;

∎ let me get by laissez-moi passer

(b) (be acceptable) passer, être acceptable;

∎ their work just about gets by leur travail est tout juste passable ou acceptable

(c) (manage, survive) se débrouiller, s'en sortir;

∎ how do you get by on that salary? comment tu te débrouilles ou tu t'en sors avec un salaire comme ça?;

∎ they get by as best they can ils se débrouillent ou s'en sortent tant bien que mal;

∎ we can get by without him nous pouvons nous passer de lui ou nous débrouiller sans lui

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (move past)

∎ can you get by the washing machine? est-ce que vous avez assez de place pour passer à côté de la machine à laver?

(b) (escape attention of → censor, editor) échapper à;

∎ her film got by the censors son film a échappé à l'attention de la censure

➲ get down

1 intransitive verb

descendre;

∎ get down off that chair! descends de cette chaise!;

∎ may I get down (from the table)? (leave the table) puis-je sortir de table?;

∎ they got down on their knees ils se sont mis à genoux;

∎ get down! (hide) couchez-vous!; (to dog) bas les pattes!

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (bring, fetch down → book from shelf etc) descendre

(b) (reduce → temperature, inflation etc) faire baisser;

∎ to get one's weight down perdre du poids

(c) (write down) noter;

∎ I didn't manage to get down what she said je n'ai pas réussi à noter ce qu'elle a dit

(d) (depress) déprimer, démoraliser;

∎ work is really getting me down at the moment le travail me déprime vraiment en ce moment;

∎ this rainy weather gets him down cette pluie lui fiche le cafard;

∎ don't let it get you down ne te laisse pas abattre

(e) (swallow) avaler, faire descendre

➲ get down to inseparable transitive verb

se mettre à;

∎ I have to get down to balancing the books il faut que je me mette à faire les comptes;

∎ it's not so difficult once you get down to it ce n'est pas si difficile une fois qu'on s'y met;

∎ he got down to working on it this morning il s'y est mis ou s'y est attelé ce matin;

∎ it's hard getting down to work after the weekend c'est difficile de reprendre le travail après le week-end;

∎ we eventually got down to details nous avons fini par en arriver aux détails;

∎ when you get down to it, there's very little difference between them en fin de compte, il y a très peu de différence entre eux

➲ get in

1 intransitive verb

(a) (into building) entrer;

∎ the thief got in through the window le cambrioleur est entré par la fenêtre;

∎ a car pulled up and she got in une voiture s'est arrêtée et elle est montée dedans;

∎ water had got in everywhere l'eau avait pénétré partout

(b) (return home) rentrer;

∎ we got in about 4 a.m. nous sommes rentrés vers 4 heures du matin

(c) (arrive) arriver;

∎ what time does your plane get in? à quelle heure ton avion arrive-t-il?

(d) (be admitted → to club) se faire admettre; (→ to school, university) entrer, être admis ou reçu;

∎ he applied to Oxford but he didn't get in il voulait entrer à Oxford mais il n'a pas pu

(e) (be elected → person) être élu; (→ party) accéder au pouvoir

(f) familiar (become involved) participer^□ ;

∎ she got in at the beginning elle est arrivée au début^□

(g) (interject) glisser;

∎ "what about me?" she managed to get in "et moi?" réussit-elle à glisser

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (fit in)

∎ I hope to get in a bit of reading on holiday j'espère pouvoir lire ou que je trouverai le temps de lire pendant mes vacances;

∎ she got in some last-minute revision before the exam elle a réussi à faire des révisions de dernière minute avant l'examen

(b) (insert) faire pénétrer;

∎ I couldn't get a word in je n'ai pas pu placer un mot, je n'ai pas pu en placer une

(c) (collect, gather → crops) rentrer, engranger; (→ debts) recouvrer; (→ taxes) percevoir

(d) (lay in)

∎ I must get in some more coal je dois faire une provision de charbon;

∎ to get in supplies s'approvisionner

(e) (call in → doctor, plumber) faire venir; (→ dog, cat) faire rentrer;

∎ shouldn't Elaine be in on this meeting? - of course, could you get her in? on n'a pas besoin d'Elaine pour cette réunion? - si, bien sûr, tu peux lui demander de venir?

(f) (hand in, submit) rendre, remettre;

∎ did you get your application in on time? as-tu remis ton dossier de candidature à temps?

(g) (cause to be admitted → to club, university) faire admettre ou accepter; (cause to be elected) faire élire

(h) (plant → seeds) planter, semer; (→ bulbs, plants) planter

(i) British familiar (pay for, stand) payer^□, offrir^□ ;

∎ he got the next round in il a payé la tournée suivante

3 inseparable transitive verb

(building) entrer dans; (vehicle) monter dans;

∎ he had just got in the door when the phone rang il venait juste d'arriver ou d'entrer quand le téléphone a sonné

➲ get in on

1 inseparable transitive verb

∎ to get in on a deal prendre part à un marché;

∎ to get in on the fun se mettre de la partie

2 separable transitive verb

faire participer à;

∎ he got me in on the deal il m'a intéressé à l'affaire

➲ get into

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (building) entrer dans; (vehicle) monter dans

(b) (arrive in) arriver à;

∎ we get into Madrid at 3 o'clock nous arrivons à Madrid à 3 heures;

∎ the train got into the station le train est entré en gare

(c) (put on → dress, shirt, shoes) mettre; (→ trousers, stockings) enfiler, mettre; (→ coat) endosser;

∎ she got into her clothes elle a mis ses vêtements ou s'est habillée;

∎ can you still get into your jeans? est-ce que tu rentres encore dans ton jean?

(d) (be admitted to → club, school, university) entrer dans;

∎ he'd like to get into the club il voudrait devenir membre du club;

∎ her daughter got into medical school sa fille a été admise dans ou est entrée dans une école de médecine;

∎ to get into office être élu

(e) (become involved in)

∎ he wants to get into politics il veut se lancer dans la politique;

∎ they got into a conversation about South Africa ils se sont mis à parler de l'Afrique du Sud;

∎ we got into a fight over who had to do the dishes nous nous sommes disputés pour savoir qui devait faire la vaisselle;

∎ this is not the moment to get into that ce n'est pas le moment de parler de ça

(f) familiar (take up) s'intéresser à^□ ;

∎ he got into Eastern religions il a commencé à s'intéresser aux religions orientales;

∎ it's a hard book to get into c'est un livre dans lequel il est difficile de rentrer ^□

(g) (become accustomed to)

∎ he soon got into her way of doing things il s'est vite fait ou s'est vite mis à sa façon de faire les choses

(h) (experience a specified condition or state)

∎ to get into debt s'endetter;

∎ he got into a real mess il s'est mis dans un vrai pétrin;

∎ the children were always getting into mischief les enfants passaient leur temps à faire des bêtises;

∎ I got into a real state about the test j'étais dans tous mes états à cause du test;

∎ she got into trouble with the teacher elle a eu des ennuis avec le professeur

(i) (cause to act strangely) prendre;

∎ what's got into you? qu'est-ce qui te prend?, quelle mouche te pique?;

∎ I wonder what got into him to make him act like that je me demande ce qui l'a poussé à réagir comme ça

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (insert into)

∎ to get sth into sth (faire) (r)entrer qch dans qch;

∎ to get the key into the lock mettre ou introduire la clef dans la serrure;

∎ to get an article into a paper faire accepter un article par un journal;

∎ to get an idea into one's head se mettre une idée en tête;

∎ familiar when will you get it into your thick head that I don't want to go? quand est-ce que tu vas enfin comprendre que je ne veux pas y aller?^□

(b) (cause to be admitted to → club) faire entrer à; (→ school, university) faire entrer dans;

∎ he got his friend into the club il a permis à son ami de devenir membre du club;

∎ the president got his son into Harvard le président a fait entrer ou accepter ou admettre son fils à Harvard

(c) (cause to be in a specified condition or state) mettre;

∎ she got herself into a terrible state elle s'est mis dans tous ses états;

∎ he got them into a lot of trouble il leur a attiré de gros ennuis

(d) (involve in) impliquer dans, entraîner dans;

∎ you're the one who got us into this c'est toi qui nous as embarqués dans cette histoire

(e) familiar (make interested in) faire découvrir^□ ; (accustom to) habituer à^□, faire prendre l'habitude de^□ ;

∎ he got me into jazz il m'a initié au jazz^□

➲ get in with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (ingratiate oneself with) s'insinuer dans ou s'attirer les bonnes grâces de, se faire bien voir de;

∎ they tried to get in with the new director ils ont essayé de se faire bien voir du nouveau directeur

(b) (associate with → person, group etc) fréquenter;

∎ he has got in with a new gang il n'est pas plus avec la même bande;

∎ she got in with the wrong crowd at school elle avait de mauvaises fréquentations à l'école

➲ get off

1 intransitive verb

(a) (leave bus, train etc) descendre;

∎ get off at the next stop descendez au prochain arrêt;

∎ familiar I told him where to get off! je l'ai envoyé sur les roses!, je l'ai envoyé promener!;

∎ familiar where do you get off telling me what to do? qu'est-ce qui te prend de me dicter ce que je dois faire?

(b) (depart → person) s'en aller, partir; (→ car) démarrer; (→ plane) décoller; (→ letter, parcel) partir;

∎ I have to be getting off to work il faut que j'aille au travail;

∎ figurative the project got off to a bad/good start le projet a pris un mauvais/bon départ

(c) (leave work) finir, s'en aller; (take time off) se libérer;

∎ what time do you get off? à quelle heure finissez-vous?;

∎ can you get off early tomorrow? peux-tu quitter le travail de bonne heure demain?

(d) (escape punishment) s'en sortir, s'en tirer, en être quitte;

∎ she didn't think she'd get off so lightly elle n'espérait pas s'en tirer à si bon compte;

∎ the students got off with a fine/warning les étudiants en ont été quittes pour une amende/un avertissement

(e) (let go of something) lâcher;

∎ hey! get off! that's MY book! hé! laisse ça! c'est mon livre ou c'est à moi ce livre!

(f) (go to sleep) s'endormir

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (leave → bus, train, plane etc) descendre de

(b) (descend from → bike, wall, chair etc) descendre de;

∎ he got off his horse il est descendu de cheval;

∎ if only the boss would get off my back si seulement le patron me fichait la paix

(c) (depart from) partir de, décamper de;

∎ get off my property fichez le camp de chez moi;

∎ get off the grass! ne marche pas sur la pelouse!;

∎ we got off the road to let the ambulance pass nous sommes sortis de la route pour laisser passer l'ambulance

(d) (let go of)

∎ get off me! laisse-moi tranquille!, lâche-moi!

(e) (escape from) se libérer de; (avoid) échapper à;

∎ she managed to get off work elle a réussi à se libérer;

∎ how did you get off doing the housework? comment as-tu fait pour échapper au ménage?

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to leave, climb down) faire descendre;

∎ get the cat off the table fais descendre le chat de (sur) la table;

∎ the conductor got the passengers off the train le conducteur a fait descendre les passagers du train;

∎ figurative try to get her mind off her troubles essaie de lui changer les idées

(b) (send) envoyer, faire partir;

∎ I want to get this letter off je veux expédier cette lettre ou mettre cette lettre à la poste;

∎ she got the boys off to school elle a expédié ou envoyé les garçons à l'école;

∎ we got him off on the morning train nous l'avons mis au train du matin

(c) (remove → clothing, lid) enlever, ôter; (→ stains) faire partir ou disparaître, enlever;

∎ I can't get this ink off my hands je n'arrive pas à faire partir cette encre de mes mains;

∎ get your hands off that cake! ne touche pas à ce gâteau!;

∎ get your hands off me! ne me touche pas!;

∎ get your feet off the table! enlève tes pieds de sur la table!;

∎ figurative he'd like to get that house off his hands il aimerait bien se débarrasser de cette maison

(d) (free from punishment) tirer d'affaire; (in court) faire acquitter;

∎ he'll need a good lawyer to get him off il lui faudra un bon avocat pour se tirer d'affaire;

∎ to get sb off doing sth dispenser qn de faire qch

(e) (put to sleep) endormir;

∎ I've just managed to get the baby off (to sleep) je viens de réussir à endormir le bébé

(f) (have as holiday)

∎ to get a day/week off prendre un jour/une semaine de congé;

∎ can you get tomorrow afternoon/next week off? est-ce que tu peux prendre un congé demain après-midi/la semaine prochaine?

(g) (obtain)

∎ to get sth off sb obtenir qch de qn;

∎ I got that story off the woman next door je tiens cette histoire de la voisine;

∎ I got this cold off the woman next door la voisine m'a passé son rhume

➲ get off on inseparable transitive verb

(a) familiar (sexually)

∎ he gets off on pornographic films il prend son pied en regardant des films pornos;

∎ is that what you get off on? c'est comme ça que tu prends ton pied?;

∎ figurative he gets off on teasing people il adore taquiner les gens^□ ;

∎ I really get off on hip-hop! j'adore le hip-hop!^□

(b) very familiar drugs slang

∎ he gets off on heroin il se défonce à l'héroïne

➲ get off with inseparable transitive verb

British familiar

∎ to get off with sb faire une touche avec qn

➲ get on

1 intransitive verb

(a) (on bus, plane, train) monter; (on ship) monter à bord

(b) (fare, manage)

∎ how's your husband getting on? comment va votre mari?;

∎ how did he get on at the interview? comment s'est passé son entretien?, comment ça a marché pour son entretien?;

∎ you'll get on far better if you think about it first tout ira mieux si tu réfléchis avant

(c) (make progress) avancer, progresser;

∎ Jennifer is getting on very well in maths Jennifer se débrouille très bien en maths;

∎ how's your work getting on? ça avance, ton travail?

(d) (succeed) réussir, arriver;

∎ to get on in life or in the world faire son chemin ou réussir dans la vie;

∎ some say that in order to get on, you often have to compromise il y a des gens qui disent que pour réussir (dans la vie), il faut souvent faire des compromis

(e) (continue) continuer;

∎ we must be getting on il faut que nous partions;

∎ do you think we can get on with the meeting now? croyez-vous que nous puissions poursuivre notre réunion maintenant?;

∎ get on with your work! allez! au travail!;

∎ they got on with the job ils se sont remis au travail

(f) (be on good terms) s'entendre;

∎ my mother and I get on well je m'entends bien avec ma mère;

∎ they don't get on ils ne s'entendent pas;

∎ she's never got on with him elle ne s'est jamais entendue avec lui;

∎ to be difficult/easy to get on with être difficile/facile à vivre

(g) (grow late → time)

∎ time's getting on il se fait tard;

∎ it was getting on in the evening, the evening was getting on la soirée tirait à sa fin

(h) (grow old → person) se faire vieux (vieille);

∎ she's getting on (in years) elle commence à se faire vieille

(i) (idioms)

∎ get on with it! (continue speaking) continuez!; (continue working) allez! au travail!; (hurry up) mais dépêchez-vous enfin!;

∎ familiar get on with you! (I don't believe you) à d'autres!

2 inseparable transitive verb

(bus, train) monter dans; (plane) monter dans, monter à bord de; (ship) monter à bord de; (bed, horse, table, bike) monter sur;

∎ he got on his bike il est monté sur ou il a enfourché son vélo;

∎ get on your feet levez-vous, mettez-vous debout;

∎ how did these papers get on my desk? comment est-ce que ces papiers se sont retrouvés ou sont arrivés sur mon bureau?;

∎ figurative it took the patient a while to get (back) on his feet le patient a mis longtemps à se remettre

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (help onto → bus, train) faire monter dans; (→ bed, bike, horse, table) faire monter sur;

∎ they got him on his feet ils l'ont mis debout;

∎ figurative the doctor got her on her feet le médecin l'a remise sur pied

(b) (coat, gloves, shoes) mettre, enfiler; (lid) mettre;

∎ I can't get these trousers on any more je n'entre plus dans ce pantalon

(c) American familiar

∎ to get it on (with sb) (have sex) s'envoyer en l'air (avec qn); (fight) se friter (avec qn);

∎ to get it on (get started) s'y mettre^□

➲ get on for inseparable transitive verb

∎ the president is getting on for sixty le président approche de la soixantaine ou a presque soixante ans;

∎ it's getting on for midnight il est presque minuit, il n'est pas loin de minuit;

∎ it's getting on for three weeks since we saw her ça va faire bientôt trois semaines que nous ne l'avons pas vue;

∎ there were getting on for ten thousand demonstrators il n'y avait pas loin ou il y avait près de dix mille manifestants

➲ get onto

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) = get on inseparable transitive verb

(b) (turn attention to)

∎ to get onto a subject or onto a topic aborder un sujet;

∎ how did we get onto reincarnation? comment est-ce qu'on en est venus à parler de réincarnation?;

∎ I'll get right onto it! je vais m'y mettre tout de suite!

(c) (contact) prendre contact avec, se mettre en rapport avec; (speak to) parler à; (call) téléphoner à, donner un coup de fil à

(d) familiar (become aware of) découvrir^□ ;

∎ the plan worked well until the police got onto it le plan marchait bien jusqu'à ce que la police tombe dessus

(e) (nag, rebuke) harceler;

∎ his father is always getting onto him to find a job son père est toujours à le harceler pour qu'il trouve du travail

(f) (be elected to)

∎ he got onto the school board il a été élu au conseil d'administration de l'école

2 separable transitive verb

(a) = get on separable transitive verb

(a)

(b) (cause to talk about) faire parler de, amener à parler de;

∎ we got him onto (the subject of) his activities in the Resistance nous l'avons amené à parler de ses activités dans la Résistance

➲ get out

1 intransitive verb

(a) (leave building, room etc) sortir; (leave vehicle) descendre; (leave organization, town) quitter;

∎ he got out of the car il est sorti de la voiture;

∎ to get out of bed se lever, sortir de son lit;

∎ you'd better get out of here tu ferais bien de partir ou sortir;

∎ get out! sortez!;

∎ get out of here! (leave) sortez d'ici!; American familiar (I don't believe it) mon œil!;

∎ to get out while the going is good partir au bon moment

(b) (go out) sortir;

∎ they don't get out much ils ne sortent pas beaucoup

(c) (be released from prison, hospital) sortir

(d) (information, news) se répandre, s'ébruiter;

∎ the secret got out le secret a été éventé

(e) (escape) s'échapper;

∎ the prisoner got out of his cell le prisonnier s'est échappé de sa cellule;

∎ he was lucky to get out alive il a eu de la chance de s'en sortir vivant

(f) American (empty)

∎ theaters were getting out les gens sortaient des théâtres

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (bring out → champagne, furniture, books, car) sortir; (person) (faire) sortir;

∎ to get a book out from the library emprunter un livre à la bibliothèque

(b) (produce, publish → book) publier, sortir; (→ list) établir, dresser

(c) (speak with difficulty) prononcer, sortir;

∎ I could barely get a word out c'est à peine si je pouvais dire ou prononcer ou sortir un mot;

∎ familiar to get out from under s'en sortir^□, s'en tirer^□

(d) (free → hostages etc) libérer

(e) (remove) enlever; (nail etc) arracher; (cork) retirer; (stain) faire disparaître

(f) Sport (in cricket → batsman) renverser le guichet à

➲ get out of

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (leave → building) sortir de; (car, train) descendre de;

∎ let's get out of here partons d'ici;

∎ he managed to get out of the country (criminal, refugee) il a réussi à quitter le pays;

∎ to get out of bed se lever;

∎ to get out of prison/the army sortir de prison/quitter l'armée;

∎ to get out of sb's way s'écarter du chemin de qn, faire place à qn;

∎ very familiar get the hell out of here! fiche(-moi) le camp!

(b) (avoid) éviter, échapper à; (obligation) se dérober ou se soustraire à;

∎ how did you get out of doing the dishes? comment as-tu pu échapper à la vaisselle?;

∎ he tried to get out of helping me il a essayé de se débrouiller pour ne pas devoir m'aider;

∎ we have to go, there's no getting out of it il faut qu'on y aille, il n'y a rien à faire ou il n'y a pas moyen d'y échapper;

∎ there's no getting out of it, you were the better candidate il faut le reconnaître ou il n'y a pas à dire, vous étiez le meilleur candidat

(c) (escape from)

∎ to get out of trouble se tirer d'affaire;

∎ they managed to get out of the clutches of the mafia ils ont réussi à se tirer des griffes de la mafia;

∎ how can I get out of this mess? comment puis-je me tirer de ce pétrin?

(d) (become unaccustomed to)

∎ to get out of (the habit of) doing sth perdre l'habitude de faire qch

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (take out of) sortir de;

∎ get the baby out of the house every now and then sors le bébé de temps en temps;

∎ she got a handkerchief out of her handbag elle a sorti un mouchoir de son sac à main;

∎ how many books did you get out of the library? combien de livres as-tu emprunté à ou sorti de la bibliothèque?

(b) (help to avoid)

∎ the lawyer got his client out of jail l'avocat a fait sortir son client de prison;

∎ figurative the phone call got her out of having to talk to me le coup de fil lui a évité d'avoir à me parler;

∎ he'll never get himself out of this one! il ne s'en sortira jamais!;

∎ my confession got him out of trouble ma confession l'a tiré d'affaire

(c) (extract → cork) sortir de; (→ nail, splinter) enlever de; (→ stain) faire partir de, enlever de;

∎ I can't get the cork out of the bottle je n'arrive pas à déboucher la bouteille;

∎ the police got a confession/the truth out of him la police lui a arraché une confession/la vérité;

∎ we got the money out of him nous avons réussi à obtenir l'argent de lui;

∎ I can't get anything out of him je ne peux rien tirer de lui;

∎ I can't get the idea out of my mind je ne peux pas chasser cette idée de mon esprit

(d) (gain from) gagner, retirer;

∎ to get a lot out of sth tirer (un) grand profit de qch;

∎ I didn't get much out of that class ce cours ne m'a pas apporté grand-chose, je n'ai pas retiré grand-chose de ce cours;

∎ the job was difficult but she got something out of it la tâche était difficile, mais elle y a trouvé son compte ou en a tiré profit

➲ get over

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (cross → river, street) traverser, franchir; (→ fence, wall) franchir, passer par-dessus

(b) (recover from → illness) se remettre de, guérir de; (→ accident) se remettre de; (→ loss) se remettre de, se consoler de;

∎ I'll never get over her je ne l'oublierai jamais;

∎ he can't get over her death il n'arrive pas à se remettre de sa mort ou disparition;

∎ we couldn't get over our surprise nous n'arrivions pas à nous remettre de notre surprise;

∎ I can't get over how much he's grown! qu'est-ce qu'il a grandi, je n'en reviens pas!;

∎ I can't get over it! je n'en reviens pas!;

∎ he couldn't get over the fact that she had come back il n'en revenait pas qu'elle soit revenue;

∎ I can't get over your having refused je n'en reviens pas que vous ayez refusé;

∎ he'll get over it! il n'en mourra pas!

(c) (master, overcome → obstacle) surmonter; (→ difficulty) surmonter, venir à bout de;

∎ they soon got over their shyness ils ont vite oublié ou surmonté leur timidité

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to cross) faire traverser

(b) (communicate → idea, message) faire passer

3 intransitive verb

(a) (cross) traverser;

∎ to get over to France/America aller en France/Amérique;

∎ we'll try to get over next weekend (to visit) nous essayerons de venir vous voir le week-end prochain

(b) (idea, message) passer

➲ get over with inseparable transitive verb

(finish with) en finir avec;

∎ let's get it over with finissons-en;

∎ I expect you'll be glad to get it over with j'imagine que vous serez soulagé quand ce sera terminé

➲ get round

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) = get around

(b) (exhibition, museum) faire le tour de; (corner) passer

2 separable transitive verb

∎ (bring, take) I'll get the books round (to you) as soon as I can je t'apporterai les livres dès que je le pourrai

3 intransitive verb

(a) = get about

(b) the doctor said she'd get round as soon as she could le docteur a dit qu'elle viendrait ou passerait dès qu'elle pourrait;

∎ I didn't manage to get round to each pupil in the class je n'ai pas réussi à m'occuper de chaque élève de la classe

➲ get round to inseparable transitive verb

= get around to

➲ get through

1 intransitive verb

(a) (reach destination) parvenir;

∎ the road was blocked and no one could get through la route était bloquée et personne ne pouvait passer;

∎ they managed to get through to the wounded ils ont réussi à parvenir jusqu'aux blessés;

∎ the letter got through to her la lettre lui est parvenue;

∎ the message didn't get through le message n'est pas arrivé;

∎ despite the crowds, I managed to get through malgré la foule, j'ai réussi à passer

(b) (candidate, student → succeed) réussir; (→ in exam) être reçu, réussir;

∎ the team got through to the final l'équipe s'est classée pour la finale

(c) (bill, motion) passer, être adopté ou voté

(d) (make oneself understood) se faire comprendre;

∎ I can't seem to get through to her elle et moi ne sommes pas sur la même longueur d'onde

(e) (contact) contacter; Telecommunications obtenir la communication;

∎ I can't get through to his office je n'arrive pas à avoir son bureau

(f) American (finish) finir, terminer;

∎ call me when you get through appelez-moi quand vous aurez ou avez fini

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (come through → hole, window) passer par; (→ crowd) se frayer un chemin à travers ou dans; (→ military lines) percer, franchir

(b) (survive → storm, winter) survivre à; (→ difficulty) se sortir de, se tirer de;

∎ he got through it alive il s'en est sorti (vivant)

(c) (complete, finish → book) finir, terminer; (→ job, project) achever, venir à bout de;

∎ I got through an enormous amount of work j'ai abattu beaucoup de travail;

∎ it took us one week to get through the entire play il nous a fallu une semaine pour venir à bout de la pièce

(d) (consume, use up) consommer, utiliser;

∎ we get through a litre of olive oil a week nous utilisons un litre d'huile d'olive par semaine;

∎ they got through their monthly salary in one week en une semaine ils avaient dépensé tout leur salaire du mois;

∎ he gets through eight shirts a week il salit huit chemises par semaine;

∎ we'll never get through all this food nous ne viendrons jamais à bout de toute cette nourriture

(e) (endure, pass → time) faire passer;

∎ how will I get through this without you? comment pourrai-je vivre cette épreuve sans toi?;

∎ they got through the day without a single argument ils ne se sont pas disputés une seule fois de toute la journée;

∎ the Government may have difficulty getting through another six months le gouvernement aura peut-être du mal à tenir encore six mois

(f) (exam) réussir, être reçu à

(g) (of bill, motion) passer;

∎ the bill got through both Houses le projet de loi a été adopté par les deux Chambres

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (transport, send successfully) faire parvenir;

∎ they got the food supplies through ils ont réussi à faire parvenir les provisions alimentaires (à destination);

∎ to get sth through customs (faire) passer qch à la douane;

∎ you'll never get that desk through tu n'arriveras jamais à faire passer ce bureau

(b) (transmit → message) faire passer, transmettre, faire parvenir;

∎ can you get this letter through to my family? pouvez-vous transmettre ou faire parvenir cette lettre à ma famille?

(c) (make understood)

∎ I finally got it through to him that I wasn't interested j'ai fini par lui faire comprendre que je n'étais pas intéressé;

∎ familiar when will you get it through your thick head that I don't want to go? quand est-ce que tu vas enfin comprendre que je ne veux pas y aller?^□

(d) (bill, motion) faire adopter, faire passer;

∎ the party got the bill through the Senate le parti a fait voter ou adopter le projet de loi par le Sénat

(e) (cause to succeed)

∎ it was your essay that got you through (the exam) c'est grâce à ta dissertation que tu as réussi l'examen

(f) (enable to endure)

∎ I need four cups of coffee to get me through the day il me faut mes quatre tasses de café par jour

➲ get through with inseparable transitive verb

terminer, finir

➲ get to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (reach) arriver à;

∎ where have you got to? (in book, work) où en es-tu?;

∎ it got to the point where he couldn't walk another step il en est arrivé au point de ne plus pouvoir faire un pas

(b) (deal with) s'occuper de;

∎ I'll get to you in a minute je suis à toi ou je m'occupe de toi dans quelques secondes;

∎ he'll get to it tomorrow il va s'en occuper demain

(c) familiar (have an effect on)

∎ that music really gets to me (moves me) cette musique me touche vraiment^□ ; (annoys me) cette musique me tape sur le système;

∎ don't let it get to you! ne t'énerve pas pour ça!

(d) American familiar

∎ they got to the witness (bribed) ils ont acheté le témoin; (killed) ils ont descendu le témoin

➲ get together

1 intransitive verb

(a) (meet) se réunir, se rassembler;

∎ can we get together after the meeting? on peut se retrouver après la réunion?

(b) (reach an agreement) se mettre d'accord;

∎ the committee got together on the date les membres du comité se sont entendus ou se sont mis d'accord sur la date;

∎ you'd better get together with him on the proposal vous feriez bien de vous entendre avec lui au sujet de la proposition

2 separable transitive verb

(people) réunir, rassembler; (things) rassembler, ramasser; (thoughts) rassembler;

∎ to get some money together réunir une somme d'argent;

∎ let me get my thoughts together laissez-moi rassembler mes idées;

∎ familiar to get one's act together se secouer;

∎ familiar she's really got it together (in life) elle sait ce qu'elle fait^□ ; (in job etc) elle domine son sujet^□ ;

∎ familiar I never thought he would get it together je n'aurais jamais pensé qu'il y arriverait^□

➲ get up

1 intransitive verb

(a) (arise from bed) se lever;

∎ it was 6 o'clock when we got up il était 6 heures quand nous nous sommes levés;

∎ I like to get up late on Sundays j'aime faire la grasse matinée le dimanche;

∎ get up! sors du lit!, debout!, lève-toi!

(b) (rise to one's feet) se lever, se mettre debout;

∎ she had to get up from her chair elle a été obligée de se lever de sa chaise;

∎ to get up from the table se lever ou sortir de table;

∎ get up off the floor! relève-toi!;

∎ please don't bother getting up restez assis, je vous prie

(c) (climb up) monter;

∎ they got up on the roof ils sont montés sur le toit;

∎ she got up behind him on the motorcycle elle est montée derrière lui sur la moto

(d) (of wind) se lever

(e) (to horse)

∎ get up! allez!

2 inseparable transitive verb

(stairs) monter; (ladder, tree) monter à; (hill) gravir

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to rise to feet) faire lever; (awaken) réveiller

(b) (move up) monter;

∎ how are we going to get this desk up to the fifth floor? comment allons-nous monter ce bureau jusqu'au cinquième étage?;

∎ to get sb up the stairs (help climb) aider qn à monter l'escalier

(c) (generate, work up)

∎ to get up speed gagner de la vitesse;

∎ to get one's courage up rassembler son courage;

∎ I can't get up any enthusiasm for the job je n'arrive pas à éprouver d'enthousiasme pour ce travail

(d) familiar (organize → entertainment, party) organiser^□, monter^□ ; (→ petition) organiser^□ ; (→ play) monter^□ ; (→ excuse, story) fabriquer^□, forger^□

(e) (dress up) habiller; (in costume) déguiser;

∎ their children are always so nicely got up leurs enfants sont toujours si bien habillés;

∎ to get oneself up se mettre sur son trente et un

(f) familiar (study → subject) bûcher, travailler^□ ; (→ notes, speech) préparer^□

(g) very familiar (idiom)

∎ to get it up bander

➲ get up to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (do) faire;

∎ he gets up to all kinds of mischief il fait des tas de bêtises;

∎ what have you been getting up to lately? qu'est-ce que tu deviens?

(b) (reach)

∎ I've got up to chapter 5 j'en suis au chapitre 5;

∎ where have you got up to? (in book, work) où en êtes-vous?

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > get
20 MacCready, Paul

SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace

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b. 29 September 1925 New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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American designer of man-powered aeroplanes, one of which flew across the English Channel in 1979.

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As a boy, Paul MacCready was an enthusiastic builder of flying model aeroplanes; he became US National Junior Champion in 1941. He learned to fly and became a pilot with the US Navy in 1943. he developed an interest in gliding in 1945 and became National Soaring Champion in 1948 and 1949. After graduating from the California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech) as a meteorologist, he set up Meteorological Research Inc. In 1953 MacCready became the first American to win the World Gliding Championship. When hang-gliders became popular in the early 1970s MacCready studied their performance and compared them with soaring birds: he came to the conclusion that man-powered flight was a possibility. In an effort to generate an interest in man-powered flight, a cash prize had been offered in Britain by Henry Kremer, a wealthy industrialist and fitness enthusiast. A man-powered aircraft had to complete a one-mile (1.6km) figure-of-eight course in order to win. However, the figure-of-eight proved to be a major obstacle and the prize money was increased over the years to £50,000. In 1976 MacCready and his friend Dr Peter Lissaman set to work on their computer and came up with their optimum design for a man-powered aircraft. The Gossamer Condor had a wing span of 96 ft (27.4 m), about the same as a Douglas DC-9 airliner, yet it weighed just 70 lb (32 kg). It was a tail-first design with a pedaldriven pusher propeller just behind the pilot. Bryan Allen, a biologist, pilot and racing cyclist, joined the team to provide the muscle-power. After over two hundred flights they were ready to make an attempt on the prize, and on 23 August 1977 they succeeded where many had failed, in 7 minutes. Kremer then offered £100,000 for the first manpowered flight across the English Channel. Many thought this would be impossible, but MacCready and his team set about the task of designing a new machine based on their Condor, which they called the Gossamer Albatross. Bryan Allen also had a major task: getting fit for a flight which might take three hours of pedalling. The weather was more of a problem than in California, and after a long delay the Gossamer Albatross took off, on 12 June 1979. After pedalling for 2 hours 49 minutes, Bryan Allen landed in France: it was seventy years since Blériot's flight, although Blériot was much quicker.

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Principal Honours and Distinctions

World Gliding Champion 1953.

Bibliography

1979, "The Channel crossing and the future", Man Powered Aircraft Symposium, London: Royal Aeronautical Society.

Further Reading

M.Grosser, 1981, Gossamer Odyssey, London (provides a brief biography and detailed accounts of the two aircraft).

M.F.Jerram, 1980, Incredible Flying Machines, London (a short survey of pedal planes).

Articles by Ron Moulton on the Gossamer Albatross appeared in Aerospace (Royal Aeronautical Society) London, August/September 1979, and the Aeromodeller, London, September 1979.

JDS

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