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1 lui

lui [lyi]

1. personal pronoun

( = personne ou animal mâle) him ; ( = personne ou animal femelle) her ; ( = chose, animal dont on ne connaît pas le sexe) it

• je le lui ai dit (à un homme) I told him ; (à une femme) I told her

• tu lui as donné de l'eau ? (à un animal) have you given it (or him or her) some water? ; (à une plante) have you watered it?

2. masculine pronoun

   a. (objet) ( = personne) him ; ( = chose) it

• si j'étais lui, j'accepterais if I were him I would accept

   b. (sujet) ( = personne) he ; ( = chose) it

• elle est vendeuse, lui est maçon she's a saleswoman and he's a bricklayer

• le Japon, lui, serait d'accord Japan, for its part, would agree

• elle est venue mais pas lui she came but he didn't

• mon frère et lui sont partis ensemble my brother and he went off together

• il n'aurait jamais fait ça, lui he would never have done that

• lui, se marier ? jamais ! him get married? that'll be the day!

   c. (comparaisons) him

• elle est plus mince que lui she is slimmer than him

• je ne la connais pas aussi bien que lui (que je le connais) I don't know her as well as him ; (qu'il la connaît) I don't know her as well as he does

   d. (avec "qui", "que") c'est à lui que je veux parler it's him I want to speak to

• ils ont trois chats, et lui qui ne voulait pas d'animaux ! they have three cats and to think that he didn't want any animals!

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Note: Lorsqu'il représente une personne de sexe masculin ou un animal familier mâle, lui peut avoir plusieurs fonctions et se traduira différemment selon les cas: lui, c'est un menteur = he's a liar; donne-lui à boire = give him something to drink. Voir 1.

Lorsqu'il représente un objet, un concept, une plante, un animal mâle ou femelle, quel que soit le genre du mot, lui se traduira par it ou ne se traduira pas. Voir 2.

Lorsqu'il représente une personne de sexe féminin ou un animal familier femelle, lui = à elle se traduira par her: je ne lui dirai rien = I won't say anything to her. Voir 3.
lɥi
1.

pronom personnel pronom personnel masculin (personne, animal familier)

1) ( en fonction sujet)

elle lit, lui regarde la télévision — she's reading, he's watching TV

lui et moi avons longuement discuté — he and I had a long chat

lui seul a le droit de parler — he alone has the right to talk

c'est lui — ( à la porte) it's him

lui c'est lui et moi c'est moi — (colloq) he and I are different

je sais que ce n'est pas lui qui a fait ça — I know it wasn't he ou him who did it

2) ( dans une comparaison) him

je travaille plus que lui — I work more than him ou than he does

je les vois plus souvent que lui — ( qu' il ne les voit) I see them more often than he does; ( que je ne le vois) I see them more often than I see him

3) ( en fonction d'objet)

le frapper, lui, quelle idée! — hit him? what a thought!

lui, il faut l'enfermer — he should be locked away

4) ( après une préposition) him

à cause de/autour de/après lui — because of/around/after him

à lui — ( en jouant) his turn

ce sont des amis à lui — they're friends of his

il n'a pas encore de voiture à lui — he doesn't have his own car yet

c'est à lui — ( appartenance) it's his, it belongs to him; ( tour de rôle) it's his turn

c'est à lui de choisir — ( sa responsabilité) it's up to him to choose

2.

pronom personnel masculin et féminin (objet, concept, animal, plante) it

le parti/l'association lance un appel, apportez-lui votre soutien — the party/the association is launching an appeal - give it your support

l'Espagne a signé, le Portugal, lui, n'a pas encore donné son accord — Spain has signed while Portugal hasn't yet agreed

le toit, lui, n'a pas besoin d'être réparé — the roof doesn't need to be repaired

l'appartement, lui, a été vendu — the apartment was sold

3.

pronom personnel féminin (personne, animal familier) her

je l'ai rencontrée hier et lui ai annoncé la nouvelle — I met her yesterday and told her the news

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lɥi
1. pp

See:

luire

2. pron

1) (objet indirect) (mâle) to him, (femelle) to her, (chose, animal de sexe indéterminé) to it

je le lui ai donné (à un homme) — I gave it to him, (à une femme) I gave it to her

Mon père est d'accord: je lui ai parlé ce matin. — My father said yes: I spoke to him this morning.

Ma mère est d'accord: je lui ai parlé ce matin. — My mother said yes: I spoke to her this morning.

Il est très content du cadeau que je lui ai offert. — He is very pleased with the present I gave him.

Elle est très contente du cadeau que je lui ai offert. — She is very pleased with the present I gave her.

"Qu'est-ce que tu donnes à ton poisson rouge?" — "Je lui donne de la nourriture pour poissons." — "What do you give your goldfish?" — "I give it fish food."

2) (après préposition) (personne) him

Elle est contente de lui. — She is pleased with him.

Cette voiture est à lui. — This car belongs to him.

J'ai pensé à lui toute la journée. — I thought about him all day long.

3) (dans une comparaison) him

Je la connais mieux que lui. — I know her better than he does.

4) (sujet: forme emphatique)

Lui, il est à Paris. — He is in Paris.

Lui, il est toujours en retard! — Oh him, he's always late!

C'est lui qui l'a fait. — He did it.

C'est bien lui! — It's definitely him!

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lui pron pers

❢ Lorsqu'il représente une personne de sexe masculin ou un animal familier mâle, lui peut avoir plusieurs fonctions et se traduira différemment selon les cas: lui, c'est un menteur = he's a liar; donne-lui à boire = give him something to drink. Voir A.

Lorsqu'il représente un objet, un concept, une plante, un animal mâle ou femelle, quel que soit le genre du mot, lui se traduira par it ou ne se traduira pas. Voir B. Lorsqu'il représente une personne de sexe féminin ou un animal familier femelle, lui = à elle se traduira par her: je ne lui dirai rien = I won't say anything to her. Voir C.

A pron pers m (personne, animal familier)

1 ( en fonction sujet) elle lit, lui regarde la télévision she's reading, HE'S watching TV; lui et moi avons longuement discuté he and I had a long chat; lui seul a le droit de parler he alone has the right to talk; ses collègues et lui étaient ravis he and his colleagues were delighted; lui, il ne dit jamais ce qu'il pense HE never says what he thinks; c'est lui ( à la porte) it's him; lui c'est lui et moi c'est moi he and I are different; je sais que ce n'est pas lui qui a fait ça I know it wasn't he ou him who did it; lui qui pensait avoir bien répondu à l'examinateur! and HE was the one who thought he had given the right answer at the exam!; l'Espagne a signé, le Portugal, lui, n'a pas encore donné son accord Spain has signed while Portugal hasn't yet agreed; le toit, lui, n'a pas besoin d'être réparé the ROOF doesn't need to be repaired; l'appartement, lui, a été vendu the apartment was sold;

2 ( dans une comparaison) him; je travaille plus que lui I work more than him ou than he does; je les vois plus souvent que lui ( qu'il ne les voit) I see them more often than he does; ( que je ne le vois) I see them more often than him ou than I see him; elle est plus âgée que lui she's older than him ou than he is;

3 ( en fonction d'objet) le frapper, lui, quelle idée! hit HIM? what a thought!; lui, il faut l'enfermer HE should be locked away;

4 ( après une préposition) him; à cause de/autour de/après lui because of/around/after him; un cadeau pour lui a present for him; pour lui c'est important? is it important to him?; elle ne pense plus à lui she doesn't think about him anymore; je n'écris à personne sauf lui I don't write to anyone but him, I only write to him; sans lui, nous n'aurions pas pu réussir we could never have managed without him; à lui ( en jouant) his turn; ce sont des amis à lui they're friends of his ; il n'a pas encore de voiture à lui he doesn't have his own car yet; à lui, je peux dire la vérité I can tell HIM the truth; la tasse verte est-elle à lui? is the green cup his?, does the green cup belong to him?; c'est à lui ( appartenance) it's his, it belongs to him; ( séquence) it's his turn; c'est à lui de faire la vaisselle it's his turn to do the dishes; c'est à lui de choisir ( son tour) it's his turn to choose; ( sa responsabilité) it's up to him to choose;

5 (lui = à lui) il ne lui a pas fait mal he didn't hurt him; je le lui ai donné I gave it to him; je lui en veux I bear a grudge against him; rends-lui ses jouets give him back his toys.

B pron pers mf (objet, concept, animal, plante) it; le parti/l'association lance un appel, apportez-lui votre soutien the party/the association is launching an appeal-give it your support; mon article était terminé puis j'ai décidé de lui ajouter des photos my article was finished and then I decided to include some photos; ta plante n'est pas vigoureuse, tu devrais lui mettre de l'engrais your plant isn't very healthy, you should feed it ou give it some fertilizer.

C pron pers f (personne, animal familier) her; je l'ai rencontrée hier et lui ai annoncé la nouvelle I met her yesterday and told her the news; rends-lui sa jupe/ses jouets give her back her skirt/her toys; je ne le lui ai pas dit I didn't tell her.

[lɥi] pronom personnel

A.[REPRÉSENTANT LE GENRE MASCULIN OU FÉMININ]

1. [complément - homme] him ; [ - femme] her ; [ - chose, animal] it ; [ - animal domestique] him, her

je lui ai parlé I spoke to him/her

il a rencontré Hélène et (il) lui a plu he met Helen and she liked him

il entend qu'on lui obéisse he means to be obeyed

il le lui a présenté he introduced him to him/her

donne-le-lui give it to him/her

ça ne lui rapporte rien he/she isn't getting anything out of it

il lui est difficile de venir it's difficult for him/her to come

2. [se substituant à l'adjectif possessif]

il lui a serré la main he shook his/her hand

B.[REPRÉSENTANT LE GENRE MASCULIN]

1. [sujet - personne] he ; [ - chose, animal] it ; [ - animal domestique] he

elle est charmante, mais lui est impossible she's charming but he's infuriating

lui ne voulait pas en entendre parler he didn't want to hear anything about it

si j'étais lui... if I were him...

quant à lui, il n'était pas là as for him, he wasn't there

qui ira avec elle? — lui who'll go with her? — he will

lui aussi se pose des questions he is wondering about it too

2. [avec un présentatif]

c'est lui qui vous le demande he's asking you

c'est encore lui? is it him again?

c'est tout lui! that's typical of him!, that's him all over!

3. [complément - personne] him ; [ - chose, animal] it ; [ - animal domestique] him

en ce moment on ne voit que lui you see him everywhere at the moment

elle ne veut que lui pour avocat he's the only lawyer she will accept, she won't have any lawyer but him

elle ne lui a pas plu, à lui he didn't like her at all

je vais chez lui I'm going to his house

cette valise n'est pas à lui? isn't that his suitcase?, doesn't that suitcase belong to him?

une amie à lui a friend of his

sans lui, tout était perdu without him ou if it hadn't been for him, all would have been lost

il a réussi à le soulever à lui (tout) seul he managed to lift it on his own ou without any help

4. [en fonction de pronom réfléchi] himself

il ne pense qu'à lui he only thinks of himself

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > lui
2 pedir

v.

1 to ask for.

pedir algo a alguien to ask somebody for something

pedir a alguien que haga algo to ask somebody to do something

pedir a alguien (en matrimonio) to ask for somebody's hand (in marriage)

pedir (prestado) algo a alguien to borrow something from somebody

pide un millón por la moto he's asking a million for the motorbike

Yo pido una pizza I ask for a pizza.

Yo le pido a María una pizza I ask Mary for a pizza.

Yo le pido a María I ask Mary.

2 to order.

¿qué has pedido de postre? what have you ordered for dessert?

3 to demand.

4 to call for, to need.

5 to beg.

6 to ask to, to request to.

Yo pedí hablar en la reunión I requested to talk at the meeting.

7 to require.

El caso pide una acción immediata The case requires immediate action.

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pedir

Conjugation model [ SERVIR], like link=servir servir

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to ask for

■ me pidió el teléfono he asked me for my phone number

■ me pidió que la acompañara she asked me to go with her

2 (mercancías, en restaurante) to order

■ lo pedí por teléfono I ordered it over the phone

■ ¿qué has pedido de postre? what did you order for dessert?

3 (necesitar) to need, cry out for

■ este suelo está pidiendo a gritos un fregado this floor is crying out to be washed

► verbo intransitivo

1 (por la calle) to beg

■ siempre hay gente pidiendo there are always people begging

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a pedir de boca just right, perfectly

pedir la cuenta to ask for the bill

pedir la mano de alguien to ask for somebody's hand in marriage

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verb

1) to ask for, request

2) order

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1. VT

1) (=rogar, solicitar) to ask for

¿habéis pedido ya la cuenta? — have you asked for the bill yet?

lo único que pido es que no llueva mañana — all I ask is that it doesn't rain tomorrow

necesito pedirte consejo — I need to ask your advice

a ti nadie te ha pedido tu opinión — nobody asked your opinion

estuve pidiendo auxilio durante un buen rato — I was calling for help for some time

una manifestación pidiendo la libertad de los secuestrados — a demonstration calling for the release of the hostages

llamé para pedir que me pusieran una canción — I phoned to request a song

• pedir cuentas a algn — to demand an explanation from sb

• pedir algo a Dios — to pray to God for sth

• pedir disculpas — to apologize

• pedir algo por favor, me pidió por favor que fuera discreto — he asked me to please keep it to myself

te lo pido por favor, quédate conmigo — please stay with me

• pedir hora — to make an appointment

• pedir limosna — to beg

• pedir la palabra — to ask for permission to speak

pido la palabra, señoría — permission to speak, my lord

• pedir perdón — (=disculparse) to apologize; [suplicando] to beg (for) forgiveness

• pedir permiso — to ask (for) permission

- te lo pido por Dios

- ¿qué más se puede pedir?

2) (Com) (=encargar) to order

he pedido unos zapatos por correo — I've ordered some shoes by post

tengo pedidos varios libros — I've got some books on order

3) [en un restaurante] to order; [en un bar] to ask for, order

de primero hemos pedido sopa — we've ordered soup as a starter

hemos pedido dos cafés y un té — we've asked for o ordered two coffees and a tea

4) [para casarse] to propose to

fue a su casa a pedirla — he went to her house to propose to her

mis dos hermanas ya están pedidas — my two sisters are already spoken for

• pedir la mano de algn — to ask for sb's hand

• pedir a algn en matrimonio — to ask for sb's hand in marriage

5) (Jur) [+ condena] to ask for

el fiscal pidió siete años de cárcel — the prosecution asked for a seven-year sentence

6) (=requerir) to need

esta planta pide mucho sol — this plant needs lots of sunlight

ese sofá pide una cortina azul — that sofa needs a blue curtain to go with it

• pedir algo a gritos o voces — to be crying out for sth

la casa está pidiendo a voces que la pinten — the house is crying out to be painted

7) (tb: pedir prestado) to borrow

tengo que pedirte unos libros — I need to borrow some books off you

me pidió prestado el coche — he asked if he could borrow the car, he asked to borrow the car

2. VI

1) (=rogar)

este niño está todo el día pidiendo — that child is always asking for things

• pedir por algn — (Rel) to pray for sb

pido a Dios por los difuntos — I pray to God for the dead

- por pedir que no quede

2) (=pedir dinero) [mendigo] to beg; [voluntario] to collect money

iba pidiendo por los vagones — he went begging from carriage to carriage

piden para una buena causa — they are collecting money for a good cause

3) [en un bar, restaurante] to order

¿habéis pedido ya? — have you ordered yet?
boca 1., 3)
3.

See:

pedirse
PEDIR ¿"Ask" o "ask for"? ► La expresión pedir algo se traduce por ask for something: Pidieron muchas cosas diferentes They asked for many different things Si el verbo pedir lleva dos complementos, el complemento de persona siempre va delante: Pídele un lápiz a la profesora Ask the teacher for a pencil ► La estructura pedir a alguien que haga algo, se traduce al inglés por ask + ((objeto)) + ((construcción de infinitivo)): Le pedí a mi hermana que me trajera una alfombra de Turquía I asked my sister to bring me a rug from Turkey Le pediremos que nos haga un descuento We'll ask him to give us a discount Si el contexto es más formal pedir también se puede traducir por request: Ambas partes en conflicto están pidiendo ayuda al extranjero Both sides are requesting help from abroad Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <dinero/ayuda> to ask for

pidieron un préstamo al banco — they asked the bank for a loan

pidió permiso para salir — she asked permission to leave

pide limosna — he begs (for money)

perdirle algo a alguien — to ask somebody for something

le pidió ayuda — he asked her for help

nadie (te) ha pedido tu opinión — nobody asked (for) your opinion

me pidió disculpas or perdón — he apologized (to me)

me pidió explicaciones or cuentas — he asked me to justify my actions

pedir hora — to make an appointment

pedir la palabra — to ask for permission to speak

¿qué más se puede pedir? — what more could you ask for?

me pidió que le enseñara — he asked me to teach him

pidió que lo trasladaran — he asked to be transferred; ver prestado

b) (en bar, restaurante) <plato/bebida> to order; < cuenta> to ask for

2) (Com)

a) ( como precio)

pedir algo POR algo — to ask something for something

¿cuánto pide por la casa? — how much is she asking for the house?

b) < mercancías> to order

3) ( para casarse)

pedir a una mujer en matrimonio — to ask for a woman's hand in marriage (frml)

4) ( requerir) to need

este pescado pide un vino blanco — this fish needs a white wine to go with it

esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen — this plant is crying out to be watered
2.
pedir vi

a) ( mendigar) to beg

b) (en bar, restaurante) to order

c) ( para tener algo) (AmL) to ask

pidió para salir temprano — he asked if he could go early

estos niños sólo saben pedir — these children do nothing but make demands

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= ask, ask for, have + calls for, call for, call on/upon, canvass, instruct, invite, order, plead for, request, require, prompt, bid, beg, howl for, cadge, call on/upon, bay.

Ex. This recommendation asks the cataloguer to ascertain the name by which an author is commonly known.

Ex. Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.

Ex. For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.

Ex. The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.

Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex. A change to 48% reduction instead of the present 24% is being canvassed, in order to keep the size within bounds, but this should not cause any serious problems in use, particularly as many modern microform readers have dual magnification.

Ex. Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.

Ex. Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.

Ex. Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies.

Ex. I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.

Ex. Also, with online display, the user should be able to request displays indicating different levels of specificity.

Ex. If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex. You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.

Ex. 'Sit down please,' he bade her.

Ex. A sociologist at Yale begs libraries to keep information from him - he says that information seeks him everywhere in this world of email, fax and telephone.

Ex. The article ' Howling for change' suggests what can be done to halt the decline of the book industry.

Ex. For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.

Ex. The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.

Ex. If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.

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* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.

* pedir con insistencia = urge, urging.

* pedir dinero prestado = borrow + money.

* pedir disculpas = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.

* pedir encarecidamente = urge, appeal for, make + a plea for, urging.

* pedir en préstamo = borrow.

* pedir especialmente = special order.

* pedir información = request + information.

* pedir información de = ask for + details of.

* pedir información sobre = enquire of [inquire of, -USA].

* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.

* pedir la documentación = card.

* pedir la identificación = card.

* pedir la luna = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* pedir la opinión sobre = ask for + opinion on.

* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.

* pedirle peras al olmo = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* pedir perdón = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.

* pedir prestado = borrow.

* pedir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.

* pedir sugerencias = solicit + recommendations.

* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.

* pedir un préstamo = take + a loan.

* pedir un rescate = ransom.

* pedir venganza = bay for + vengeance, bay for + blood.

* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <dinero/ayuda> to ask for

pidieron un préstamo al banco — they asked the bank for a loan

pidió permiso para salir — she asked permission to leave

pide limosna — he begs (for money)

perdirle algo a alguien — to ask somebody for something

le pidió ayuda — he asked her for help

nadie (te) ha pedido tu opinión — nobody asked (for) your opinion

me pidió disculpas or perdón — he apologized (to me)

me pidió explicaciones or cuentas — he asked me to justify my actions

pedir hora — to make an appointment

pedir la palabra — to ask for permission to speak

¿qué más se puede pedir? — what more could you ask for?

me pidió que le enseñara — he asked me to teach him

pidió que lo trasladaran — he asked to be transferred; ver prestado

b) (en bar, restaurante) <plato/bebida> to order; < cuenta> to ask for

2) (Com)

a) ( como precio)

pedir algo POR algo — to ask something for something

¿cuánto pide por la casa? — how much is she asking for the house?

b) < mercancías> to order

3) ( para casarse)

pedir a una mujer en matrimonio — to ask for a woman's hand in marriage (frml)

4) ( requerir) to need

este pescado pide un vino blanco — this fish needs a white wine to go with it

esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen — this plant is crying out to be watered
2.
pedir vi

a) ( mendigar) to beg

b) (en bar, restaurante) to order

c) ( para tener algo) (AmL) to ask

pidió para salir temprano — he asked if he could go early

estos niños sólo saben pedir — these children do nothing but make demands

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= ask, ask for, have + calls for, call for, call on/upon, canvass, instruct, invite, order, plead for, request, require, prompt, bid, beg, howl for, cadge, call on/upon, bay.

Ex: This recommendation asks the cataloguer to ascertain the name by which an author is commonly known.

Ex: Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.

Ex: For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.

Ex: The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.

Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex: A change to 48% reduction instead of the present 24% is being canvassed, in order to keep the size within bounds, but this should not cause any serious problems in use, particularly as many modern microform readers have dual magnification.

Ex: Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.

Ex: Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.

Ex: Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies.

Ex: I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.

Ex: Also, with online display, the user should be able to request displays indicating different levels of specificity.

Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex: You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.

Ex: 'Sit down please,' he bade her.

Ex: A sociologist at Yale begs libraries to keep information from him - he says that information seeks him everywhere in this world of email, fax and telephone.

Ex: The article ' Howling for change' suggests what can be done to halt the decline of the book industry.

Ex: For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.

Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.

Ex: If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.

* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.

* pedir con insistencia = urge, urging.

* pedir dinero prestado = borrow + money.

* pedir disculpas = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.

* pedir encarecidamente = urge, appeal for, make + a plea for, urging.

* pedir en préstamo = borrow.

* pedir especialmente = special order.

* pedir información = request + information.

* pedir información de = ask for + details of.

* pedir información sobre = enquire of [inquire of, -USA].

* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.

* pedir la documentación = card.

* pedir la identificación = card.

* pedir la luna = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* pedir la opinión sobre = ask for + opinion on.

* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.

* pedirle peras al olmo = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.

* pedir perdón = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.

* pedir prestado = borrow.

* pedir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.

* pedir sugerencias = solicit + recommendations.

* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.

* pedir un préstamo = take + a loan.

* pedir un rescate = ransom.

* pedir venganza = bay for + vengeance, bay for + blood.

* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].

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pedir [ I14 ]

vt

A

1 ‹dinero/ayuda› to ask for

pidieron un préstamo al banco they asked the bank for a loan

pidió permiso para salir she asked permission to leave

me pidió consejo he asked my advice, he asked me for advice

pide limosna a la puerta de la iglesia he begs (for money) at the church door

préstamelo, te lo pido por favor please lend it to me

si no me lo pides por favor no te lo doy I won't give it to you unless you say please o unless you ask nicely

pedir algo prestado ver prestado:

nadie te ha pedido (tu) opinión nobody asked (for) your opinion

me pidió disculpas or perdón por lo que había hecho he apologized for what he had done

pídele perdón a tu padre apologize to o say you're sorry to your father

¿quién eres tú para venir a pedirme cuentas or explicaciones? who do you think you are, asking me to justify my actions?

pedir hora to make an appointment

pedir la palabra to ask for permission to speak

pide cuatro años de cárcel para los acusados he is asking for a four-year sentence for the accused

es un sitio donde se come barato y bien, no se puede pedir más it's the sort of place where you can eat cheaply and well, what more could you ask for? o it's ideal

está haciendo todo lo posible, no se le puede pedir más she's doing all she can, you can't ask for more than that o that's all you can ask

pedir QUE + SUBJ:

me pidió que le comprara el periódico he asked me to buy him the newspaper

pidió que lo trasladaran he asked to be transferred

boca

2 (en un bar, restaurante) to order

pedimos pescado de segundo we ordered fish for our second course

pide la cuenta y nos vamos ask for o get the check ( AmE) o ( BrE) bill and we can go

B ( Com)

1 (como precio) pedir algo POR algo to ask sth FOR sth

¿cuánto pide por la casa? how much is she asking for the house?

2 ‹mercancías› to order

C

(para casarse): pedir a una mujer en matrimonio to ask for a woman's hand in marriage ( frml)

le pedí la mano de su hija I asked for his daughter's hand in marriage ( frml), I asked to marry his daughter

vino a pedir a mi hermana he came to ask if he could marry my sister

D (requerir) to need

este pescado pide un buen vino blanco this fish needs a good white wine to go with it, this fish would go well with a good white wine

ese vestido pide unos zapatos más altos that dress needs shoes with a higher heel

está pidiendo una bofetada she's asking for a slap

esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen this plant is crying out to be watered

■ pedir

vi

1 (mendigar) to beg

pide a la puerta de la iglesia he begs at the church door

2 (en un bar, restaurante) to order

3 (para tener algo) ( AmL) to ask

pidió para salir temprano he asked if he could go early o he asked permission to go early

estos niños sólo saben pedir these chidren are very demanding o do nothing but make demands

■ pedirse

v pron

( leng infantil); to have dibs on ( AmE colloq), to bags ( BrE colloq)

me pido la cama de arriba I have dibs on the top bunk, I bags the top bunk

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pedir ( conjugate pedir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹dinero/ayuda› to ask for;

◊ pidieron un préstamo al banco they asked the bank for a loan;

pidió permiso para salir she asked permission to leave;
pide limosna he begs (for money);
pedirle algo a algn to ask sb for sth;
le pidió ayuda he asked her for help;
me pidió disculpas or perdón he apologized (to me);
pedir hora to make an appointment;
pedir la palabra to ask for permission to speak;
me pidió que le enseñara he asked me to teach him;
ver prestado
b) (en bar, restaurante) ‹plato/bebida› to order;

‹ cuenta› to ask for
2 (Com)
a) ( como precio) pedir algo POR algo to ask sth for sth;

◊ ¿cuánto pide por la casa? how much is she asking for the house?

b) ‹ mercancías› to order

verbo intransitivo
a) (en bar, restaurante) to order

b) ( mendigar) to beg

pedir verbo transitivo
1 (un favor) to ask: me pidió que la ayudara, he asked me to help her
2 (una cosa) to ask for: el niño le pidió unos caramelos, the child asked him for some sweets ➣ Ver nota en ask
3 (en la tienda, en el bar, etc) to order
4 (limosna) to beg
5 (requerir, necesitar) to need: ese coche está pidiendo que lo laven, that car needs washing
♦ Locuciones: pedir a gritos, to cry out
pedir disculpas, to apologize
pedir prestado, to borrow
a pedir de boca, just fine
' pedir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apestosa
- apestoso
- bastar
- boca
- cita
- cobrar
- cuenta
- demandar
- disculpa
- hora
- luna
- pera
- perdón
- prestar
- requerir
- socorro
- voz
- asilo
- audiencia
- auxilio
- aventón
- cola
- excusar
- gorrear
- informe
- justicia
- limosna
- mano
- ordenar
- palabra
- palmada
- pida
- prestado
- qué
- raid
- turno
- vez
English:
apologetic
- appeal
- apply for
- appointment
- ask
- ask for
- asylum
- beg
- borrow
- clamor
- clamour
- cry out for
- formality
- get
- have
- invite
- may
- order
- permission
- propose
- request
- seek
- send away for
- send for
- send off for
- shall
- sorry
- summon
- tall order
- want
- wish
- write back
- write off
- apologize
- by
- call
- claim
- cry
- hitch
- impossible
- make
- might
- place
- send
- urge

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pedir

♦ vt

1. [solicitar] to ask for;

pedir algo a alguien to ask sb for sth;

me pidió (mi) opinión she asked me (for) my opinion;

pedir un taxi (por teléfono) to ring for a taxi;

pedir a alguien que haga algo to ask sb to do sth;

le pido que sea breve, por favor I would ask you to be brief, please;

le pedí que saliera conmigo I asked her out;

pedir a alguien en matrimonio, pedir la mano de alguien to ask for sb's hand (in marriage);

pedir prestado algo a alguien to borrow sth from sb;

pide un millón por la moto he's asking a million for the motorbike;

no tienes más que pedirlo all you need to do is ask;

si no es mucho pedir if it's not too much to ask;

Comp
CAm, Méx
pedir raid to hitch a ride o Br lift

2. [en bares, restaurantes] to order;

¿qué has pedido de postre? what have you ordered for dessert?

3. [mercancías] to order;

pedir algo a alguien to order sth from sb

4. [exigir] to demand;

¡pido que se me escuche! I demand to be heard!;

le pedimos al gobierno una inmediata retirada de las tropas we demand that the government withdraw its troops immediately;

la acusación pide veinte años de cárcel the prosecution is asking for twenty years

5. [requerir] to call for, to need;

los cactus piden poca agua cacti don't need a lot of water;

esta cocina está pidiendo a gritos que la limpies this kitchen is crying out for you to clean it

♦ vi

1. [mendigar] to beg;

hay mucha gente pidiendo por la calle there are a lot of beggars in the streets

2. [en bares, restaurantes] to order;

¿han pedido ya? have you ordered?

3. [rezar]
pedir por el alma de alguien to pray for sb's soul

♦ See also the pronominal verb pedirse

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pedir

I v/t

1 ask for;

pedir algo a alguien ask s.o. for sth;

me pidió que no fuera he asked me not to go;

te lo pido I beg you

2 ( necesitar) need

3 en bar, restaurante order

II v/i

1 ( mendigar) beg

2 en bar, restaurante order

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pedir {54} vt

1) : to ask for, to request

le pedí un préstamo a Claudia: I asked Claudia for a loan

2) : to order (food, merchandise)

3)

pedir disculpas or

pedir perdón : to apologize

pedir vi

1) : to order

2) : to beg

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pedir vb

1. (en general) to ask for

ha pedido una bicicleta a los Reyes Magos he's asked Father Christmas for a bicycle

¿cuánto piden por el cuadro? how much are they asking for the picture?

2. (un favor) to ask

te tengo que pedir un favor I've got to ask you a favour

3. (en restaurante) to order

¿qué has pedido de segundo? what have you ordered for your main course?

pedir disculpas to apologize

pedir hora to make an appointment

pedir / pedir limosna to beg [pt. & pp. begged]

pedir perdón to apologize

pedir prestado to borrow

Spanish-English dictionary > pedir
3 demasiado

adj.

too much, far too much, a bit much, much too much.

adv.

too, much, too much, all too.

pron.

too much.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: demasiarse.

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demasiado

► adjetivo

1 (singular) too much; (plural) too many

■ tienes demasiados discos you've got too many records

■ hay demasiado pan there's too much bread

► adverbio

1 (modificador de adjetivo) too; (modificador de verbo) too much

■ es demasiado gordo he's too fat

■ bebes demasiado you drink too much

* * *
1. (f. - demasiada)
adj.

too much, too many
2. adv.
too, too much

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1. ADJ

1) (=excesivo) too much

eso es demasiado — that's too much

hace demasiado calor — it's too hot

con demasiado cuidado — with excessive care

¡esto es demasiado! — that's the limit!

no tengo demasiado tiempo — I don't have much time

¡qué demasiado! — * wow! *

2) pl demasiados too many

2. ADV

1) (=en exceso) [con adjetivos, adverbios] too; [con verbos] too much

es demasiado pesado para levantarlo — it is too heavy to lift

demasiado bien lo sé — I know it only too well

comer demasiado — to eat too much

2) LAm (=mucho)

lo siento demasiado — I'm very o really sorry

es demasiado sabio — he's very wise
DEMASIADO ¿"Too", "too much" o "too many"? ► Demasiado se traduce por too delante de {adjetivos} y {adverbios}: Hace demasiado calor It's too hot Hace un día demasiado bueno para quedarse trabajando en casa It's too nice a day to stay at home working Hablas demasiado deprisa You talk too quickly ► Se traduce por too much cuando demasiado describe o se refiere a nombres {incontables} y como complemento de verbos: Le he echado demasiada agua a las patatas I've put too much water in the potatoes Creo que he comido demasiado I think I've eaten too much Habla demasiado He talks too much Cuando acompaña a un verbo de tiempo demasiado suele traducirse como too long: Ha tardado demasiado en acabar la tesis He's taken too long to finish his thesis ► Se traduce por too many cuando demasiado precede a nombres {contables} en {plural}: Tiene demasiadas preocupaciones She has too many worries Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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I
- da adjetivo (delante del n)

le dio demasiado dinero — he gave her too much money

había demasiada gente/demasiados coches — there were too many people/cars

hace demasiado calor — it's too hot

con demasiada frecuencia — too often
II
adverbio

1) <pequeño/caliente/caro> too

fue un esfuerzo demasiado grande para él — it was too much of an effort for him

es demasiado largo (como) para que lo termine hoy — it's too long for me to finish today

2) <comer/hablar/preocuparse> too much

trabajas demasiado — you work too hard
III
- da pronombre

piden demasiado por la casa — they're asking too much for the house

somos demasiados — there are too many of us

hizo demasiados — she made too many

* * *

= far too (many/much), too + Adjetivo/Adverbio, too great, too heavily, too much, too far, all too + Adjetivo, way too much, overly much.

Ex. Obviously this is far too many references or added entries.

Ex. A user may reject a document because it is in a language that he cannot read or because it was written too long ago.

Ex. Truuskee Sanders, NBLC organiser for the Children's Panel, feels that the press attach too great importance to the books thus selected.

Ex. This leads to an approach which is insufficiently analytical, and which relies too heavily upon enumeration.

Ex. Finally a word of caution: do not expect too much.

Ex. Public libraries have had difficulty in establishing such a role without straying too far outside their own area of competence.

Ex. The author compares the high tech dreams of access to information technology for US school libraries with the all too shabby reality that currently exists.

Ex. Staying out late, lots of glasses of wine and having way too much fun has resulted in us both feeling under the weather all weekend long.

Ex. In the past, she's relied overly much on her ready laugh, lean looks, and willingness to doff her duds.

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* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* calentarse demasiado = overheat.

* con demasiada facilidad = all too easily, all too easy.

* con demasiada frecuencia = all too often.

* con demasiadas expectativas = over expectant.

* con demasiado trabajo = overworked.

* conducir demasiado cerca de otro = tailgate.

* confiarse demasiado = be lulled into a false sense of.

* consentir demasiado = overindulge.

* demasiada presión = overpressure.

* demasiadas veces = one too many times.

* demasiado + Adjetivo = over + Adjetivo, too narrowly + Adjetivo, overly + Adjetivo, disappointingly + Adjetivo.

* demasiado + Adjetivo + para su desgracia = too + Adjetivo + for + Posesivo + own good.

* demasiado amplio = overwide [over-wide].

* demasiado ansioso = overeager [over-eager].

* demasiado bien pagado = overpaid.

* demasiado blando = mushy [mushier -comp., mushiest -sup.].

* demasiado caro = overpriced [over-priced].

* demasiado cerca = too close for comfort.

* demasiado chabacano = all too shabby.

* demasiado complejo = overcomplex.

* demasiado complicado = overcomplicated [over-complicated].

* demasiado común = all too common.

* demasiado corto = all too short.

* demasiado costoso = non-affordable [nonaffordable].

* demasiado cualificado = overqualified.

* demasiado decorado = overly-decorated.

* demasiado delgado = underweight.

* demasiado donde elegir = embarrassment of riches, spoilt for choice.

* demasiado entusiasmado = overeager [over-eager].

* demasiado entusiasta = overenthusiastic [over-enthusiastic].

* demasiado exagerado = overly-exaggerated.

* demasiado fácil = all too easy, far too easy.

* demasiado fácilmente = all too easily.

* demasiado frecuente = all too frequent.

* demasiado fuerte = over-strong.

* demasiado gordo = overweight.

* demasiado grande = overgrown, oversized.

* demasiado indulgente con uno mismo = self-indulgent.

* demasiado lejos = too far.

* demasiado líquido = runny [runnier -comp., runniest -sup.].

* demasiado maduro = overripe.

* demasiado mayor en relación con Algo = overage.

* demasiado mayor para su curso = overage for grade.

* demasiado meticuloso = nitpicking [nit-picking].

* demasiado optimista = over-optimistic [overoptimistic].

* demasiado poco común = all too rare.

* demasiado precipitado = too hurried, too rush.

* demasiado preciso = over-precise.

* demasiado pronto = too soon.

* demasiado puntilloso = hair-splitting [hairsplitting].

* demasiado raro = all too rare.

* demasiado recargado = glaring.

* demasiados = too many, all too many, Número + too many.

* demasiado seguro de uno mismo = overconfident.

* demasiado simplificado = oversimplified [over-simplified].

* demasiados participantes = too many cooks (spoil the broth).

* demasiados pocos = all too few.

* demasiado susceptible = oversensitive.

* demasiado sutil = hair-splitting [hairsplitting].

* demasiado tarde = too late.

* demasiado temprano = too early.

* demasiado tiempo = too long.

* demasiado usado = overworked, overused [over-used].

* desarrollarse demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* durante demasiado tiempo = for too long.

* encabezamiento demasiado general = much-too-broad heading.

* encarecer demasiado = price out of + the market, price out of + the reach.

* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* enfatizar demasiado = overstress.

* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.

* exigir demasiado = overtax.

* exigir demasiado de = put + strain on.

* fruta demasiado madura = overripe fruit.

* gastar demasiado = overspend.

* haber bebido demasiado = be over the limit.

* hace demasiado tiempo = too long ago.

* hilar demasiado fino = split + hairs.

* horarios de trabajo demasiado cargados = over-long hours.

* intentar abarcar demasiado = burn + the candle at both ends.

* ir demasiado lejos = overstate + case, go + too far.

* llegar demasiado lejos = go + too far.

* llevar Algo demasiado lejos = push + Nombre + too far.

* mimar demasiado = spoil + Nombre + rotten, overindulge.

* no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.

* pagar demasiado = pay through + the nose.

* prometer demasiado = over-promise.

* proteger demasiado = overprotect.

* que espera demasiado = over expectant.

* regado con demasiada frecuencia = heavily watered.

* ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.

* ser demasiado = be over-provided, be a mouthful.

* ser demasiado + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* ser demasiado común = be all too common.

* ser demasiado precavido = err + on the side of caution.

* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.

* sin pensarlo demasiado = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* tener demasiada prisa = be in too much of a hurry, be in too much of a rush.

* utilizarse con demasiada frecuencia = be overworked.

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I
- da adjetivo (delante del n)

le dio demasiado dinero — he gave her too much money

había demasiada gente/demasiados coches — there were too many people/cars

hace demasiado calor — it's too hot

con demasiada frecuencia — too often
II
adverbio

1) <pequeño/caliente/caro> too

fue un esfuerzo demasiado grande para él — it was too much of an effort for him

es demasiado largo (como) para que lo termine hoy — it's too long for me to finish today

2) <comer/hablar/preocuparse> too much

trabajas demasiado — you work too hard
III
- da pronombre

piden demasiado por la casa — they're asking too much for the house

somos demasiados — there are too many of us

hizo demasiados — she made too many

* * *

= far too (many/much), too + Adjetivo/Adverbio, too great, too heavily, too much, too far, all too + Adjetivo, way too much, overly much.

Ex: Obviously this is far too many references or added entries.

Ex: A user may reject a document because it is in a language that he cannot read or because it was written too long ago.

Ex: Truuskee Sanders, NBLC organiser for the Children's Panel, feels that the press attach too great importance to the books thus selected.

Ex: This leads to an approach which is insufficiently analytical, and which relies too heavily upon enumeration.

Ex: Finally a word of caution: do not expect too much.

Ex: Public libraries have had difficulty in establishing such a role without straying too far outside their own area of competence.

Ex: The author compares the high tech dreams of access to information technology for US school libraries with the all too shabby reality that currently exists.

Ex: Staying out late, lots of glasses of wine and having way too much fun has resulted in us both feeling under the weather all weekend long.

Ex: In the past, she's relied overly much on her ready laugh, lean looks, and willingness to doff her duds.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* calentarse demasiado = overheat.

* con demasiada facilidad = all too easily, all too easy.

* con demasiada frecuencia = all too often.

* con demasiadas expectativas = over expectant.

* con demasiado trabajo = overworked.

* conducir demasiado cerca de otro = tailgate.

* confiarse demasiado = be lulled into a false sense of.

* consentir demasiado = overindulge.

* demasiada presión = overpressure.

* demasiadas veces = one too many times.

* demasiado + Adjetivo = over + Adjetivo, too narrowly + Adjetivo, overly + Adjetivo, disappointingly + Adjetivo.

* demasiado + Adjetivo + para su desgracia = too + Adjetivo + for + Posesivo + own good.

* demasiado amplio = overwide [over-wide].

* demasiado ansioso = overeager [over-eager].

* demasiado bien pagado = overpaid.

* demasiado blando = mushy [mushier -comp., mushiest -sup.].

* demasiado caro = overpriced [over-priced].

* demasiado cerca = too close for comfort.

* demasiado chabacano = all too shabby.

* demasiado complejo = overcomplex.

* demasiado complicado = overcomplicated [over-complicated].

* demasiado común = all too common.

* demasiado corto = all too short.

* demasiado costoso = non-affordable [nonaffordable].

* demasiado cualificado = overqualified.

* demasiado decorado = overly-decorated.

* demasiado delgado = underweight.

* demasiado donde elegir = embarrassment of riches, spoilt for choice.

* demasiado entusiasmado = overeager [over-eager].

* demasiado entusiasta = overenthusiastic [over-enthusiastic].

* demasiado exagerado = overly-exaggerated.

* demasiado fácil = all too easy, far too easy.

* demasiado fácilmente = all too easily.

* demasiado frecuente = all too frequent.

* demasiado fuerte = over-strong.

* demasiado gordo = overweight.

* demasiado grande = overgrown, oversized.

* demasiado indulgente con uno mismo = self-indulgent.

* demasiado lejos = too far.

* demasiado líquido = runny [runnier -comp., runniest -sup.].

* demasiado maduro = overripe.

* demasiado mayor en relación con Algo = overage.

* demasiado mayor para su curso = overage for grade.

* demasiado meticuloso = nitpicking [nit-picking].

* demasiado optimista = over-optimistic [overoptimistic].

* demasiado poco común = all too rare.

* demasiado precipitado = too hurried, too rush.

* demasiado preciso = over-precise.

* demasiado pronto = too soon.

* demasiado puntilloso = hair-splitting [hairsplitting].

* demasiado raro = all too rare.

* demasiado recargado = glaring.

* demasiados = too many, all too many, Número + too many.

* demasiado seguro de uno mismo = overconfident.

* demasiado simplificado = oversimplified [over-simplified].

* demasiados participantes = too many cooks (spoil the broth).

* demasiados pocos = all too few.

* demasiado susceptible = oversensitive.

* demasiado sutil = hair-splitting [hairsplitting].

* demasiado tarde = too late.

* demasiado temprano = too early.

* demasiado tiempo = too long.

* demasiado usado = overworked, overused [over-used].

* desarrollarse demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* durante demasiado tiempo = for too long.

* encabezamiento demasiado general = much-too-broad heading.

* encarecer demasiado = price out of + the market, price out of + the reach.

* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* enfatizar demasiado = overstress.

* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.

* exigir demasiado = overtax.

* exigir demasiado de = put + strain on.

* fruta demasiado madura = overripe fruit.

* gastar demasiado = overspend.

* haber bebido demasiado = be over the limit.

* hace demasiado tiempo = too long ago.

* hilar demasiado fino = split + hairs.

* horarios de trabajo demasiado cargados = over-long hours.

* intentar abarcar demasiado = burn + the candle at both ends.

* ir demasiado lejos = overstate + case, go + too far.

* llegar demasiado lejos = go + too far.

* llevar Algo demasiado lejos = push + Nombre + too far.

* mimar demasiado = spoil + Nombre + rotten, overindulge.

* no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.

* pagar demasiado = pay through + the nose.

* prometer demasiado = over-promise.

* proteger demasiado = overprotect.

* que espera demasiado = over expectant.

* regado con demasiada frecuencia = heavily watered.

* ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.

* ser demasiado = be over-provided, be a mouthful.

* ser demasiado + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* ser demasiado común = be all too common.

* ser demasiado precavido = err + on the side of caution.

* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.

* sin pensarlo demasiado = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* tener demasiada prisa = be in too much of a hurry, be in too much of a rush.

* utilizarse con demasiada frecuencia = be overworked.

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demasiado¹ -da

adjective

A ( delante del n):

le dio demasiado dinero he gave her too much money

había demasiada gente there were too many people

trajeron demasiadas cajas they brought too many boxes

hace demasiado calor it's too hot

con demasiada frecuencia too often

aquí lo que hay es demasiado extranjero ( fam); there are far too many foreigners around here

B ( fam)

(en interjecciones): ¡qué demasiado! wow! ( colloq), that's incredible o amazing! ( colloq)

demasiado²

adverb

A ‹pequeño/caliente/caro› too

fue un esfuerzo demasiado grande para él it was too much of an effort for him

es demasiado poco it isn't enough

es demasiado largo (como) para que lo termine hoy it's too long for me to finish today

B ‹comer/hablar› too much

trabajas demasiado you work too hard

C ( Méx) (muy) very

demasiado³ -da

pronoun

no te preocupes, demasiado has hecho ya don't worry, you've done far too much already

piden demasiado por la casa they're asking too much for the house

somos demasiados there are too many of us

hizo demasiados she made too many

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demasiado 1
◊ -da adjetivo ( delante del n): demasiado dinero too much money;

había demasiados coches there were too many cars;
hace demasiado calor it's too hot
■ pronombre: es demasiado it's too much;
somos demasiados there are too many of us;
hizo demasiados she made too many
demasiado 2 adverbio
1 ‹pequeño/caliente/caro› too;
◊ fue un esfuerzo demasiado grande para él it was too much of an effort for him

2 ‹comer/hablar/preocuparse› too much;
‹ trabajar› too hard
demasiado,-a
I adj (cuando el sustantivo inglés es singular) too much
(cuando el sustantivo inglés es plural) too many: hay demasiada pobreza, there is too much poverty
guardas demasiados trastos, you keep too much junk
había demasiada gente, there were too many people
II adv (modificando un adjetivo) too: es demasiado pesado/caro, it is too heavy/expensive
(modificando un verbo) bebe/habla demasiado, he drinks/talks too much
' demasiado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ancha
- ancho
- arriesgarse
- caldosa
- caldoso
- clavar
- complaciente
- contemplar
- demasiada
- desventura
- dulzón
- dulzona
- empalagar
- herniarse
- histriónica
- histriónico
- inasequible
- interlineal
- lejos
- mucha
- mucho
- muy
- pagadera
- pagadero
- rápida
- rápido
- razón
- reciente
- resultar
- tardar
- tozuda
- tozudo
- transigente
- abrigado
- alejar
- apresurar
- bastante
- ceñir
- confiar
- demorar
- detener
- duro
- enfriar
- espacio
- exigir
- extender
- impresión
- junto
- justo
- para
English:
administration
- age
- assailant
- attractive
- awesome
- boat
- bristle
- candle
- carry
- chew
- close-fitting
- commercialize
- cord
- deny
- digestion
- domineering
- easy
- expose
- far
- far-fetched
- frame
- gristle
- late
- lay on
- limit
- loud
- moderately
- much
- obtrusive
- over
- overconfident
- overdo
- overgrown
- overly
- overpay
- overwork
- rank
- scare
- sentimental
- something
- space
- spread
- still
- swallow up
- take on
- temptation
- tight
- to
- too
- weak

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demasiado, -a

♦ adj
[en exceso] too much; [plural] too many;
demasiada comida too much food;

demasiados niños too many children;

aquí hay demasiado niño there are too many kids in here, this place is too full of kids;

tiene demasiada estatura she's too tall;

hay demasiado ruido it's too noisy;

¡esto es demasiado! [el colmo] this is too much!

♦ adj inv
Esp Fam [genial] great, cool;
esta discoteca es demasiado this club is something else;

¿que te has casado? ¡qué demasiado! you're married? too much!

♦ adv
[en exceso] too much;
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demasiado

I adj too much; antes de pl too many;

demasiada gente too many people;

hace demasiado calor it's too hot

II adv antes de adj, adv too; con verbo too much;

¡esto es demasiado! fig this is too much!

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demasiado adv

1) : too

vas demasiado aprisa: you're going too fast

2) : too much

estoy comiendo demasiado: I'm eating too much

demasiado, -da adj

: too much, too many, excessive

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demasiado¹ adj

1. (con sustantivo incontable) too much

has comprado demasiado queso you've bought too much cheese

2. (con sustantivo contable) too many

hay demasiados coches en la ciudad there are too many cars in the city

demasiado² adv

1. (con adjetivos, adverbios) too

ibas demasiado deprisa you were going too fast

hace demasiado calor it's too hot

2. (con verbos) too much

he comido demasiado I've eaten too much

creo que ya has dicho demasiado I think you've said too much already

demasiado³ pron

1. (con sustantivo incontable) too much

¿cuánto piden? Demasiado how much are they asking? Too much

2. (con sustantivo contable) too many

¿cuántos has comido? Demasiados how many have you eaten? Too many

Spanish-English dictionary > demasiado
4 versorgen

v/t provide, supply ( mit with); (Familie, Kind) provide for; (unterhalten) auch support; (betreuen) take care of, look after; (Vieh) tend; (Verletzte) tend, take care of, look after; (Wunde) tend, see to; sich selbst versorgen look after oneself

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to provide; to support; to see to; to supply

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ver|sọr|gen ptp verso\#rgt
1. vt

1) Kinder, Tiere, Pflanzen, Haushalt, finanzielle Angelegenheiten to look after, to take care of; (= bedienen) Maschine, Lift, Heizung to look after

jdn medizinisch versorgen — to give sb medical attention or treatment

2) (= beliefern) to supply

das Gehirn mit Sauerstoff versorgen — to supply oxygen to the brain

3) (= unterhalten) Familie to provide for, to support

versorgt sein — to be provided for, to be taken care of

4) (dial = wegräumen) to put away

2. vr

1)

sich mit etw versorgen — to provide oneself with sth

2)

sich selbst versorgen — to look after oneself, to take care of oneself

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1) (to provide (someone) with (something): Can you fix me up with a car for tomorrow?) fix (someone) up with (something)

2) provide

3) (to provide: The staff laid on a tea party for the pupils.) lay on

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ver·sor·gen *

vt

1. (betreuen)

▪ jdn \versorgen to take care of [or look after] sb

die Schweine/meine Blumen \versorgen to take care of the pigs/my flowers

▪ etw \versorgen to look after sth

die Heizung \versorgen to look after [or see to] the heating

2. (versehen)

▪ jdn mit etw dat \versorgen to supply sb with sth

▪ sich akk mit etw dat \versorgen to provide oneself with sth

jdn mit Bargeld \versorgen to provide sb with cash

sich akk selbst \versorgen to look after [or take care of] oneself

▪ [mit etw dat] versorgt sein to be supplied [with sth]

3. (medizinisch behandeln)

▪ jdn/etw \versorgen to treat sb/sth

4. (zukommen lassen)

▪ etw mit etw dat \versorgen to supply sth with sth

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transitives Verb

1) supply

hast du den Hund/die Blumen schon versorgt? — have you fed the dog/watered the flowers?

2) (unterhalten, ernähren) provide for <children, family>

3) (sorgen für) look after; attend to, see to <heating, garden, etc.>

jemanden ärztlich versorgen — give somebody medical care; (kurzzeitig) give somebody medical attention

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versorgen v/t provide, supply (

mit with); (Familie, Kind) provide for; (unterhalten) auch support; (betreuen) take care of, look after; (Vieh) tend; (Verletzte) tend, take care of, look after; (Wunde) tend, see to;

sich selbst versorgen look after oneself

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transitives Verb

1) supply

hast du den Hund/die Blumen schon versorgt? — have you fed the dog/watered the flowers?

2) (unterhalten, ernähren) provide for <children, family>

3) (sorgen für) look after; attend to, see to <heating, garden, etc.>

jemanden ärztlich versorgen — give somebody medical care; (kurzzeitig) give somebody medical attention

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(mit) v.

to provide (with) v.

to supply (with) v. v.

to provide (for) v.

to provide v.

to supply v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > versorgen
5 agua

f.

1 water.

agua del grifo tap water

agua con hielo iced water

agua de lavanda lavender water

aguas menores urine

agua mineral (sin gas/con gas) (still/sparkling) mineral water

agua oxigenada hydrogen peroxide

agua potable drinking water

aguas residuales sewage

agua salada salt water

aguas termales thermal spring waters

aguas territoriales territorial waters

agua de colonia eau de cologne

agua corriente running water

agua destilada distilled water

agua dulce fresh water

agua embotellada bottled water

2 slope.

un tejado de dos aguas a ridged roof

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: aguar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: aguar.

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agua

(Takes el in singular)

► nombre femenino

1 water

■ echarse al agua to dive in

2 (lluvia) rain

3 ARQUITECTURA slope of a roof

■ tejado a dos aguas pitched roof

► nombre femenino plural aguas

1 (del mar, río) waters

■ aguas arriba upstream

2 (de brillante) water sing, sparkle sing

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

claro como el agua crystal clear

como agua de mayo a godsend

como dos gotas de agua like two peas in a pod

estar con el agua al cuello figurado to be up to one's neck in it

estar entre dos aguas to sit on the fence

hacérsele la boca agua a uno figurado to make one's mouth water

hacerse una cosa agua en la boca to melt in one's mouth

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé never say never

romper aguas to break waters

agua bendita holy water

agua corriente running water

agua de colonia (eau de) cologne

agua de lluvia rainwater

agua de mar seawater

agua del grifo tap water

agua dulce fresh water

agua mineral con gas sparkling mineral water

agua mineral sin gas still mineral water

agua oxigenada hydrogen peroxide

agua potable drinking water

agua salada salt water

aguas jurisdiccionales territorial waters

aguas menores familiar pee sing

aguas residuales sewage sing

aguas termales thermal springs

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noun f.

water

- agua corriente
- agua dulce
- agua mineral
- agua oxigenada
- aguas residuales
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SF

1) [para beber, lavar] water

lavar en agua fría — wash in cold water

dame agua — give me a drink of water

un motor refrigerado por agua — a water-cooled engine

dos aguas con gas y una sin gas, por favor — two sparkling mineral waters and one still one, please

ha sido un invierno de mucha agua — it's been a very wet winter, we've had a lot of rain this winter

¡hombre al agua! — man overboard!

• lanzar un barco al agua — to launch a boat

• caer agua — to rain

hace falta que caiga mucha agua — we need a lot of rain

cayó agua a mares — it poured down

• echarse al agua — (lit) to dive in; (fig) to take the plunge

• ¡agua va! — look out!, careful!

sin decir agua va — without (any) warning

- bailar el agua a algn

- bañarse en agua de rosas

hacérsele la boca agua a algn Esp, hacérsele agua la boca a algn LAm —

se me hace la boca agua solo de pensar en la sopa — just thinking about the soup makes my mouth water, my mouth is watering just thinking about the soup

se le hace la boca agua de pensar en los beneficios — he's drooling at the thought of the profit he'll make

- quedar en agua de borrajas

- cambiar el agua al canario o a las aceitunas

- coger agua en cesto

- como agua para chocolate

- estar con el agua al cuello

- ¿me da para mis aguas?

- echar a algn al agua

- gastar el dinero como agua

como agua de mayo Esp —

esperan la privatización como agua de mayo — they are eagerly awaiting privatization

la noticia fue recibida como agua de mayo en los mercados financieros — the news was welcomed with open arms on the financial markets

este dinero nos viene como agua de mayo — this money is a godsend, this money couldn't have come at a better time

- llevar el agua a su molino

- mear agua bendita

- es agua pasada

- pescar en agua turbia

- sacar agua de las piedras

- de primera agua

- ser como el agua por San Juan

- agua que no has de beber déjala correr

- nunca digas de esta agua no beberé

- de las aguas mansas me libre Dios

- agua pasada no mueve molino

- lo que por agua viene, por agua se va

agua bendita — holy water

agua blanda — soft water

agua corriente — running water

agua (de) cuba — Chile bleach

agua de cebada — barley water

agua de colonia — eau de cologne

agua de espliego — lavender water

agua de fregar — dishwater

agua de fuego — firewater

agua de fusión de la nieve — meltwater

agua de lavanda — lavender water

agua del grifo — tap water

agua de lluvia — rainwater

agua de mar — sea water

agua de rosas — rosewater

agua de seltz — seltzer, soda (water), seltzer water (EEUU)

agua destilada — distilled water

agua dulce — fresh water

un pez de agua dulce — a freshwater fish

agua dura — hard water

agua fuerte — nitric acid solution

agua Jane — ® Uru bleach

agua mineral — mineral water

agua mineral con gas — sparkling mineral water

agua mineral sin gas — still mineral water

agua nieve — sleet

cayó agua nieve — it was sleeting

agua oxigenada — hydrogen peroxide

agua (de) panela — Col, Ven hot lemon

agua perra — Chile boiled water ( drunk for its cleansing properties)

agua pesada — heavy water

agua potable — drinking water

agua salada — salt water

un pez de agua salada — a saltwater fish

agua tónica — tonic water
claro, grabado, vía
2) CAm, And (=gaseosa) fizzy drink, soda (EEUU); (=infusión) herbal tea

agua de manzanilla — camomile tea

3) CAm (=zumo) juice

agua de pera — pear juice

4) pl aguas [de mar, río] waters; [de la marea] tide sing

las frías aguas del Atlántico — the cold waters of the Atlantic

Dios creó las aguas — God created the seas and the oceans

• aguas abajo — downstream, downriver

• aguas arriba — upstream, upriver

• hacer aguas — [barco] to take in water; [explicación, teoría] to be full of holes, not to hold water; [relación, organización, proyecto] to founder

nuestro mercado interno hacía agua — our domestic market was foundering o in trouble

• romper aguas, rompió aguas camino del hospital — her waters broke on the way to the hospital

• tomar las aguas — to take the waters

- estar o nadar entre dos aguas

volver las aguas a su cauce —

las aguas están volviendo a su cauce — things are returning to normal

aguas amnióticas — amniotic fluid sing

aguas de consumo — drinking water sing

aguas de escorrentía — run-off water sing

aguas de pantoque — bilge water sing

aguas fecales — sewage sing

aguas internacionales — international waters

aguas jurisdiccionales — territorial waters

aguas litorales — coastal waters

aguas llenas — high tide sing

aguas mayores — euf faeces sing frm, feces sing (EEUU) frm

hacer aguas mayores — to have a bowel movement

aguas menores — euf urine sing

hacer aguas menores — to pass water

aguas muertas — neap tide sing

aguas negras, aguas residuales, aguas servidas — Cono Sur sewage sing

aguas subterráneas — groundwater sing

aguas superficiales — surface water sing

aguas termales — thermal springs

aguas territoriales — territorial waters

5) pl aguas (=ondulación)

a) [de piedra preciosa] veins

la malaquita tenía unas aguas blancas — the malachite had white veins in it

un papel azul haciendo aguas — a blue paper with a marbled design

b) [de tejado] pitch, slope

cubrir aguas — to put the roof on, top out

tejado a dos aguas — gabled roof

tejado a cuatro aguas — hipped roof

6) pl aguas (=destello) sparkle sing

el diamante tenía unas aguas preciosas — the diamond sparkled beautifully, the diamond had a wonderful sparkle

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femenino‡

1) water

agua de lluvia/mar — rainwater/seawater

bailarle el agua a alguien — ( adularlo) (Esp fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)

cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario — (fam & hum) to take o have a leak (colloq & hum)

como agua para chocolate — (Méx fam) furious

estar con el agua al cuello — to be up to one's neck

estar más claro que el agua — to be (patently) obvious

hacer agua — embarcación to take in water; negocio/institución to founder

hacérsele agua la boca a alguien — (AmL)

se me hizo agua la boca — it made my mouth water

ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente — a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

llevar el agua a su molino — to turn things to one's advantage

lo que por agua viene, por agua se va — (Col) easy come, easy go

más claro, échale or echarle agua — it's obvious

quedar en agua de borrajas — to come to nothing

ser agua pasada — to be a thing of the past

sin decir agua va — without so much as a by-your-leave

venirle a alguien como agua de mayo — (Esp) to come just at the right moment

agua pasada no mueve molino — it's no use crying over spilt milk

agua que no has de beber déjala correr — if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé — you never know when the same thing might happen to you

- agua bendita

- agua corriente/destilada

- agua de colonia

- agua de rosas

- agua dulce

- agua mineral

- agua oxigenada

- agua potable/salada

- aguas negras

- agua tónica or quina

2) ( lluvia) rain

- agua nieve

3) (AmC, Andes)

a) (fam) ( bebida gaseosa) soda (AmE), fizzy drink (BrE)

b) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE)

agua de menta — mint tea

4) aguas femenino plural

a) (de mar, río) waters (pl)

estar or nadar entre dos aguas — to sit on the fence

los votantes que están entre dos aguas — the undecided voters

volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce — once things settle down o return to normal

b) (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)

tomar las aguas — to take the waters

- aguas jurisdiccionales/territoriales

- aguas termales

5) aguas femenino plural (Fisiol) tb

aguas amnióticas — amniotic fluid

rompió aguas — her waters broke

- aguas mayores

- aguas menores

6) aguas femenino plural ( vertientes) slope

tejado a dos aguas — gable o apex o saddle roof

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= water.

Ex. We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.

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* abastecimiento de agua = water supply.

* absorción del agua = water absorption.

* achicar agua = bale out + water, bail + water.

* a cuatro aguas = hipped.

* aerobics en el agua = water aerobics.

* agua + arrastrar = wash away.

* agua bendita = holy water.

* agua caliente = hot water.

* agua con gas = carbonated water.

* agua con jabón = soapy water.

* agua corriente = running water.

* agua de colonia = eau de cologne.

* agua del grifo = tap water.

* agua de lluvia = rain water.

* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].

* agua de manantial = spring water.

* agua de mojado = fountain solution.

* agua de riego = irrigation water.

* agua destilada = distilled water.

* agua dulce = freshwater [fresh water].

* agua embotellada = bottled water.

* agua en botella = bottled water.

* agua estancada = stagnant backwater, backwater, stagnant water.

* agua fría = cold water.

* agua helada = ice water.

* agua hirviendo = boiling water.

* agua jabonosa = soapy water.

* agua limpia de impurezas = purified water.

* agua + llevar = wash away.

* agua marina = sea-water [seawater].

* agua mineral = mineral water, spring water.

* agua normal = still water.

* agua oxigenada = hydrogen peroxide.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* agua potable = drinking water.

* agua purificada = purified water.

* aguas abajo = downstream.

* agua salada = salt water [saltwater].

* agua salobre = salt water [saltwater].

* aguas arriba = upstream.

* aguas bravas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas costeras = coastal waters.

* agua sin gas = still water.

* aguas internacionales = international waters.

* aguas jurisdiccionales = territorial waters, jurisdictional waters.

* aguas litorales = coastal waters.

* aguas mansas = still waters.

* aguas negras = waste water [wastewater], sewage, sewerage.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* aguas polares = polar waters.

* aguas rápidas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas residuales = sewage, waste water [wastewater], liquid waste, sewerage.

* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.

* aguas revueltas = rip, rip tide.

* aguas sucias = foul water.

* aguas templadas = temperate waters.

* aguas termales = thermal springs.

* aguas territoriales = territorial waters, territorial waters, home waters.

* aguas tranquilas = still waters.

* aguas turbias = muddy waters.

* aguas turbulentas = rip tide, turbulent waters.

* agua subterránea = groundwater.

* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.

* ahogarse en un vaso de agua = make + a mountain out of a molehill, get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing.

* al agua = water-based, overboard.

* bajo agua = undersea, underwater.

* baños de agua caliente = hot springs.

* barril con agua de beber = scuttlebutt.

* bomba de agua = water pump.

* bomba de agua caliente = heat-pump.

* brazo de agua = inlet.

* calentador de agua = water heater.

* cama de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cañón de agua = water cannon.

* caudal de agua = volume of water.

* caudal de agua o superficie acuática = body of water.

* causado por el agua = water-related.

* cloración del agua = water chlorination.

* cocodrilo de agua salada = saltie.

* colchón de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.

* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.

* compañía suministradora de agua = water authority, water board, water company.

* con el agua al cuello = in hot water.

* con el agua hasta el cuello = in deep water.

* conservar agua = conserve + water.

* contador del agua = water meter.

* contaminación del agua = water pollution.

* contaminación de las aguas subterráneas = groundwater pollution, groundwater contamination.

* con tejado a dos aguas = gabled.

* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cuando el río, suena agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* curso de agua = water body [waterbody].

* daño causado por el agua = water damage.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.

* depósito de agua elevado = water tower.

* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.

* deslizarse sobre el agua = aquaplane.

* detector de agua = water detector.

* diluir con agua = dilute with + water.

* empleado de la compañía suministradora de agua = water board engineer.

* escape de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* escasez de agua = water shortage.

* factura de electricidad, agua o gas = utility bill.

* falta de agua = water shortage.

* falto de agua = waterless.

* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.

* fuente de agua = drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler.

* fuga de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* gato escaldado del agua fría huye = once bitten, twice shy.

* gestión de aguas = water management.

* hacer agua = Negativo + hold + water.

* hacer agua(s) = spring + a leak.

* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.

* hervidora eléctrica de agua = electric kettle.

* hervidor de agua = kettle.

* hervir agua = boil + water.

* hilo de agua = trickle.

* impulsado por el agua = water-powered.

* jarro de agua fría = slap in the face.

* lavar con agua = rinse off.

* lavar con agua abudante = sluice.

* limpiar con agua = wash away.

* línea de agua, la = water line, the.

* llave de paso del agua = water valve.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* manta de agua = downpour, rainstorm, pelting rain, soaking rain.

* marca de agua = watermark.

* marcas de agua = watermarking.

* marcas de agua digitales = digital watermarking.

* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.

* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.

* molino de agua = water mill.

* nadar entre dos aguas = sit on + the fence, fall between + two stools.

* nivel del agua = water level.

* nivel máximo del agua = high-water mark.

* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.

* orilla del agua = water's edge.

* pecina de las aguas residuales = sewage sludge.

* perder agua = lose + water, leak.

* pez de agua dulce = freshwater fish.

* pila del agua bendita = holy water font.

* pintura al agua = gouache, water-based paint.

* planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage plant, sewage treatment plant.

* que da agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* que el agua disuelve = water-fugitive.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.

* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* red de agua potable = water mains.

* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de suministro de agua potable, la = water mains, mains, the.

* reservas de agua subterránea = groundwater reservoir.

* resistente al agua = water resistant.

* restricciones de agua = water restrictions.

* ron con agua = grog.

* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.

* seda formando aguas = watered silk.

* sentirse como pez en el agua = take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.

* ser una raya en el agua = be good for nothing.

* sin agua = waterless.

* sistema de abastecimiento de agua = waterworks.

* sistema de circulación del agua = water circulation system.

* sistema de extinción de incendios mediante rociadores de agua = water sprinkler fire extinguishing system.

* sistema de rociadores de agua = sprinkler system, water sprinkler system.

* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.

* tejado a cuatro aguas = hip roof, hipped roof.

* tetera para hervir agua = kettle.

* tortuga de agua dulce = terrapin.

* transmitido por el agua = waterborne.

* transportado por el agua = waterborne.

* tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage treatment, sewage disposal, waste water treatment.

* tratamiento del agua = water treatment.

* tromba de agua = pelting rain, downpour, waterspout, soaking rain.

* una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.

* vapor de agua = water vapour.

* volumen de agua = volume of water.

* * *

femenino‡

1) water

agua de lluvia/mar — rainwater/seawater

bailarle el agua a alguien — ( adularlo) (Esp fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)

cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario — (fam & hum) to take o have a leak (colloq & hum)

como agua para chocolate — (Méx fam) furious

estar con el agua al cuello — to be up to one's neck

estar más claro que el agua — to be (patently) obvious

hacer agua — embarcación to take in water; negocio/institución to founder

hacérsele agua la boca a alguien — (AmL)

se me hizo agua la boca — it made my mouth water

ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente — a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

llevar el agua a su molino — to turn things to one's advantage

lo que por agua viene, por agua se va — (Col) easy come, easy go

más claro, échale or echarle agua — it's obvious

quedar en agua de borrajas — to come to nothing

ser agua pasada — to be a thing of the past

sin decir agua va — without so much as a by-your-leave

venirle a alguien como agua de mayo — (Esp) to come just at the right moment

agua pasada no mueve molino — it's no use crying over spilt milk

agua que no has de beber déjala correr — if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé — you never know when the same thing might happen to you

- agua bendita

- agua corriente/destilada

- agua de colonia

- agua de rosas

- agua dulce

- agua mineral

- agua oxigenada

- agua potable/salada

- aguas negras

- agua tónica or quina

2) ( lluvia) rain

- agua nieve

3) (AmC, Andes)

a) (fam) ( bebida gaseosa) soda (AmE), fizzy drink (BrE)

b) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE)

agua de menta — mint tea

4) aguas femenino plural

a) (de mar, río) waters (pl)

estar or nadar entre dos aguas — to sit on the fence

los votantes que están entre dos aguas — the undecided voters

volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce — once things settle down o return to normal

b) (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)

tomar las aguas — to take the waters

- aguas jurisdiccionales/territoriales

- aguas termales

5) aguas femenino plural (Fisiol) tb

aguas amnióticas — amniotic fluid

rompió aguas — her waters broke

- aguas mayores

- aguas menores

6) aguas femenino plural ( vertientes) slope

tejado a dos aguas — gable o apex o saddle roof

* * *

= water.

Ex: We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.

* abastecimiento de agua = water supply.

* absorción del agua = water absorption.

* achicar agua = bale out + water, bail + water.

* a cuatro aguas = hipped.

* aerobics en el agua = water aerobics.

* agua + arrastrar = wash away.

* agua bendita = holy water.

* agua caliente = hot water.

* agua con gas = carbonated water.

* agua con jabón = soapy water.

* agua corriente = running water.

* agua de colonia = eau de cologne.

* agua del grifo = tap water.

* agua de lluvia = rain water.

* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].

* agua de manantial = spring water.

* agua de mojado = fountain solution.

* agua de riego = irrigation water.

* agua destilada = distilled water.

* agua dulce = freshwater [fresh water].

* agua embotellada = bottled water.

* agua en botella = bottled water.

* agua estancada = stagnant backwater, backwater, stagnant water.

* agua fría = cold water.

* agua helada = ice water.

* agua hirviendo = boiling water.

* agua jabonosa = soapy water.

* agua limpia de impurezas = purified water.

* agua + llevar = wash away.

* agua marina = sea-water [seawater].

* agua mineral = mineral water, spring water.

* agua normal = still water.

* agua oxigenada = hydrogen peroxide.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* agua potable = drinking water.

* agua purificada = purified water.

* aguas abajo = downstream.

* agua salada = salt water [saltwater].

* agua salobre = salt water [saltwater].

* aguas arriba = upstream.

* aguas bravas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas costeras = coastal waters.

* agua sin gas = still water.

* aguas internacionales = international waters.

* aguas jurisdiccionales = territorial waters, jurisdictional waters.

* aguas litorales = coastal waters.

* aguas mansas = still waters.

* aguas negras = waste water [wastewater], sewage, sewerage.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* aguas polares = polar waters.

* aguas rápidas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas residuales = sewage, waste water [wastewater], liquid waste, sewerage.

* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.

* aguas revueltas = rip, rip tide.

* aguas sucias = foul water.

* aguas templadas = temperate waters.

* aguas termales = thermal springs.

* aguas territoriales = territorial waters, territorial waters, home waters.

* aguas tranquilas = still waters.

* aguas turbias = muddy waters.

* aguas turbulentas = rip tide, turbulent waters.

* agua subterránea = groundwater.

* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.

* ahogarse en un vaso de agua = make + a mountain out of a molehill, get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing.

* al agua = water-based, overboard.

* bajo agua = undersea, underwater.

* baños de agua caliente = hot springs.

* barril con agua de beber = scuttlebutt.

* bomba de agua = water pump.

* bomba de agua caliente = heat-pump.

* brazo de agua = inlet.

* calentador de agua = water heater.

* cama de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cañón de agua = water cannon.

* caudal de agua = volume of water.

* caudal de agua o superficie acuática = body of water.

* causado por el agua = water-related.

* cloración del agua = water chlorination.

* cocodrilo de agua salada = saltie.

* colchón de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.

* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.

* compañía suministradora de agua = water authority, water board, water company.

* con el agua al cuello = in hot water.

* con el agua hasta el cuello = in deep water.

* conservar agua = conserve + water.

* contador del agua = water meter.

* contaminación del agua = water pollution.

* contaminación de las aguas subterráneas = groundwater pollution, groundwater contamination.

* con tejado a dos aguas = gabled.

* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cuando el río, suena agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* curso de agua = water body [waterbody].

* daño causado por el agua = water damage.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.

* depósito de agua elevado = water tower.

* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.

* deslizarse sobre el agua = aquaplane.

* detector de agua = water detector.

* diluir con agua = dilute with + water.

* empleado de la compañía suministradora de agua = water board engineer.

* escape de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* escasez de agua = water shortage.

* factura de electricidad, agua o gas = utility bill.

* falta de agua = water shortage.

* falto de agua = waterless.

* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.

* fuente de agua = drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler.

* fuga de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* gato escaldado del agua fría huye = once bitten, twice shy.

* gestión de aguas = water management.

* hacer agua = Negativo + hold + water.

* hacer agua(s) = spring + a leak.

* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.

* hervidora eléctrica de agua = electric kettle.

* hervidor de agua = kettle.

* hervir agua = boil + water.

* hilo de agua = trickle.

* impulsado por el agua = water-powered.

* jarro de agua fría = slap in the face.

* lavar con agua = rinse off.

* lavar con agua abudante = sluice.

* limpiar con agua = wash away.

* línea de agua, la = water line, the.

* llave de paso del agua = water valve.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* manta de agua = downpour, rainstorm, pelting rain, soaking rain.

* marca de agua = watermark.

* marcas de agua = watermarking.

* marcas de agua digitales = digital watermarking.

* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.

* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.

* molino de agua = water mill.

* nadar entre dos aguas = sit on + the fence, fall between + two stools.

* nivel del agua = water level.

* nivel máximo del agua = high-water mark.

* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.

* orilla del agua = water's edge.

* pecina de las aguas residuales = sewage sludge.

* perder agua = lose + water, leak.

* pez de agua dulce = freshwater fish.

* pila del agua bendita = holy water font.

* pintura al agua = gouache, water-based paint.

* planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage plant, sewage treatment plant.

* que da agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* que el agua disuelve = water-fugitive.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.

* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* red de agua potable = water mains.

* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de suministro de agua potable, la = water mains, mains, the.

* reservas de agua subterránea = groundwater reservoir.

* resistente al agua = water resistant.

* restricciones de agua = water restrictions.

* ron con agua = grog.

* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.

* seda formando aguas = watered silk.

* sentirse como pez en el agua = take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.

* ser una raya en el agua = be good for nothing.

* sin agua = waterless.

* sistema de abastecimiento de agua = waterworks.

* sistema de circulación del agua = water circulation system.

* sistema de extinción de incendios mediante rociadores de agua = water sprinkler fire extinguishing system.

* sistema de rociadores de agua = sprinkler system, water sprinkler system.

* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.

* tejado a cuatro aguas = hip roof, hipped roof.

* tetera para hervir agua = kettle.

* tortuga de agua dulce = terrapin.

* transmitido por el agua = waterborne.

* transportado por el agua = waterborne.

* tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage treatment, sewage disposal, waste water treatment.

* tratamiento del agua = water treatment.

* tromba de agua = pelting rain, downpour, waterspout, soaking rain.

* una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.

* vapor de agua = water vapour.

* volumen de agua = volume of water.

* * *

agua

f‡

A water

esta agua no es potable this isn't drinking water

agua de la llave or ( Esp) del grifo or ( RPl) de la canilla or ( Per) del caño or (AmC, Ven) del chorro tap water

agua de lluvia rainwater

agua de mar seawater

nos han cortado el agua our water's been cut off

bailarle el agua a algn ( Esp fam) (adularlo) to suck up to sb ( colloq); ( Méx fam) (coquetearle) to give sb the come-on ( colloq)

cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario ( fam hum); to take o have a leak ( colloq hum)

como agua para chocolate ( Méx fam); furious

de primera agua ( Chi): una noticia de primera agua firsthand news

lo supo de primera agua he got it straight from the horse's mouth

echar a algn al agua ( Chi fam); to blow the whistle on sb ( colloq)

estar con el agua al cuello (en un aprieto) to be up to one's neck in problems ( colloq) (muy apurado) to be up to one's eyes in work

estar más claro que el agua to be as plain as day, be (patently) obvious, be as plain as the nose on your face ( colloq)

no pienso hacerle más favores, eso está más claro que el agua I'm not doing him any more favors, that's for sure

hacer agua «embarcación» to take in water;

«negocio/institución» to founder

la teoría hace agua por todos lados the theory doesn't hold water at all, the theory has a lot of flaws

boca f A 2. (↑ boca)

ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

llevar el agua a su molino to turn things to one's advantage

lo que por agua viene, por agua se va ( Col); easy come, easy go

más claro, échale or echarle agua it's as plain as day, it's obvious, it's as plain as the nose on your face ( colloq)

quedar en agua de borrajas to come to nothing

había interés pero todo quedó en agua de borrajas there was some interest but nothing came of it o but it all came to nothing

sacar agua de las piedras to make something out of nothing

ser agua pasada: olvídalo, ya es agua pasada forget it, that's water under the bridge

su amor por él ya es agua pasada her love for him is a thing of the past

sin decir agua va without so much as a by-your-leave

venirle a algn como agua de mayo ( Esp): este dinero me viene como agua de mayo this money is a real godsend o has come just at the right moment

agua pasada no mueve molino it's no use crying over spilt milk

agua que no has de beber déjala correr if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people

algo tendrá el agua cuando la bendicen (refiriéndose a una persona) there must be something about him/her; (refiriéndose a una cosa) there must be something in it

del agua mansa líbreme Dios que de la brava me libro yo still waters run deep

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé you never know when the same thing might happen to you

Compuestos:

● agua bendita

holy water

● agua blanda

soft water

● agua corriente

running water

● agua de cebada

barley water

● agua de colonia

eau de cologne

● agua (de) cuba

( Chi) bleach

● agua de escorrentía

run-off rainwater

● agua de espliego or de lavanda

lavender water

● agua de lluvia

rain water

● agua de mar

sea water

● agua (de) panela

( Col) drink made with hot water and unrefined sugar

● agua de rosas

rosewater

● agua de Seltz

soda (water), seltzer (water) ( AmE)

● agua destilada

distilled water

● agua dulce

fresh water

un pescado de agua dulce a freshwater fish

● agua dura

hard water

● agua fuerte

aqua fortis, nitric acid

● agua Jane®

(Ur) bleach

● agua mineral

mineral water

agua mineral con gas sparkling o carbonated mineral water, fizzy water ( BrE)

agua mineral sin gas still mineral water

● agua oxigenada

peroxide, hydrogen peroxide ( tech)

● agua perra

( Chi fam) boiled water ( drunk for health reasons)

● agua pesada

heavy water

● agua potable

drinking water

● agua regia

aqua regia

● agua salada

salt water

● aguas bautismales

fpl baptismal waters

● aguas negras

fpl sewage

● aguas pluviales

fpl rainwater

● aguas residuales

fpl sewage

● aguas servidas

fpl (CS) sewage

● agua tónica

tonic water

B (lluvia) rain

Compuesto:

agua nieve

sleet

C (AmC, Andes)

1 ( fam) (bebida gaseosa) soda ( AmE), pop ( AmE), fizzy drink ( BrE)

2 (infusión) tea, infusion ( frml)

tómate un agüita para el dolor de estómago have an herb ( AmE) o ( BrE) herbal tea for your stomachache

se tomó un agua de menta she had a cup of mint tea

D aguas fpl

1 (mares) waters (pl); (de un río) waters (pl)

los derechos de pesca en estas aguas fishing rights in these waters

la zona bañada por las aguas del Nilo the area through which the waters of the Nile flow

estar or nadar entre dos aguas to sit on the fence

los últimos esfuerzos para atraer a los votantes que están entre dos aguas the last-minute efforts to pick up the votes of those who are still undecided

volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce hablaremos del asunto we'll talk the matter over once things settle down o return to normal

2 (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)

tomar las aguas to take the waters

Compuestos:

● aguas jurisdiccionales

fpl territorial waters (pl)

● aguas litorales

fpl coastal waters

● aguas subterráneas

fpl ground water

● aguas superficiales

fpl surface water

● aguas termales

fpl thermal waters (pl)

● aguas territoriales

fpl territorial waters (pl)

E aguas fpl

(reflejos): una tela brillante y con aguas a shiny, watered fabric

un topacio con hermosas aguas a sparkling topaz

F aguas fpl ( Fisiol)

tb aguas amnióticas amniotic fluid

rompió aguas her waters broke

Compuestos:

● aguas mayores

( euf)

fpl: hacer aguas mayores to defecate ( frml), to move one's bowels ( euph)

● aguas menores

( euf)

fpl: hacer aguas menores to urinate ( frml), to pass water ( euph), to relieve oneself ( euph)

G aguas fpl (vertientes) slope

tejado a dos aguas gable o apex o saddle roof

cubrir aguas to put the roof on

* * *

Del verbo aguar: ( conjugate aguar)

agua es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
agua
aguar
agua feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
1 water;
◊ agua de lluvia/mar rainwater/seawater;

agua corriente/destilada running/distilled water;
agua de colonia eau de cologne;
agua dulce fresh water;
agua mineral mineral water;
agua mineral con gas/sin gas sparkling/still mineral water;
agua oxigenada peroxide, hydrogen peroxide (tech);
agua potable/salada drinking/salt water;
como agua para chocolate (Méx fam) furious;
estar con el agua al cuello to be up to one's neck;
estar más claro que el agua to be (patently) obvious;
hacérsele agua la boca a algn (AmL): se me hizo agua la boca it made my mouth water;
ser agua pasada to be a thing of the past;
agua que no has de beber déjala correr if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people;
nunca digas de esta agua no beberé you never know when the same thing might happen to you
2 ( lluvia) rain
3 (AmC, Andes) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE);
◊ agua de menta mint tea

4
◊ aguas sustantivo femenino plural

a) (de mar, río) waters (pl)

b) (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl);

◊ tomar las aguas to take the waters;

◊ aguas termales thermal waters (pl)

aguar ( conjugate aguar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹leche/vino› to water down

b) (fam) ( estropear) to put a damper on (colloq)

aguarse verbo pronominal (fam) to be spoiled
agua sustantivo femenino water
agua bendita, holy water
agua corriente, running water
agua dulce, fresh water
agua mineral, mineral water
agua oxigenada, hydrogen peroxide
agua potable, drinking water
agua salada, salt water
aguas jurisdiccionales, territorial waters
aguas residuales, sewage sing
♦ Locuciones: figurado estar con el a. al cuello, to be up to one's neck in it
aguar verbo transitivo
1 to water down
2 (frustar, estropear) to spoil
♦ Locuciones: figurado aguar la fiesta a alguien, to spoil sb's fun
' agua' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abastecimiento
- achicar
- acometida
- acrecentar
- actuar
- aguatera
- aguatero
- ahogarse
- ajo
- apercibirse
- badén
- bailar
- bañar
- barro
- bautizar
- boca
- bomba
- bombear
- borraja
- bota
- brote
- buscar
- caída
- caliza
- calizo
- cangrejo
- chorro
- cobrador
- cobradora
- colonia
- columna
- concienciar
- conducción
- confluir
- consistente
- corriente
- corte
- dar
- depurar
- dimanar
- dulce
- echar
- empañar
- enchufar
- enturbiar
- escorrentía
- escurrirse
- estancar
- estancada
- estancado
English:
bitten
- board
- bob
- boil
- bring
- canteen
- churn
- clear
- coastguard
- cologne
- come up to
- conserve
- contaminate
- crystal-clear
- cut off
- dam
- dam up
- deluge
- dilute
- disconnect
- dishwater
- distil
- distill
- dive
- drain
- dredge up
- drinking
- eau de Cologne
- edge
- element
- emulsion paint
- escape
- expanse
- fizzy
- flounder
- font
- forced
- foul
- fresh
- freshwater
- geyser
- glass
- glassy
- godsend
- gush
- hard
- heave
- hot-water bottle
- ice over
- ice up

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agua

♦ nf Takes the masculine articles el and un

1. [líquido] water

Comp
agua de azahar = drink made with orange blossom, used as a mild sedative;
aguas bautismales baptismal waters;

agua bendita holy water;

agua blanda soft water;
RP agua de la canilla tap water;
agua de coco coconut milk;

agua de colonia eau de Cologne;

agua corriente running water;

agua destilada distilled water;

agua dulce fresh water;

agua dura hard water;

agua embotellada bottled water;
Méx aguas frescas fresh fruit drinks;
agua fuerte nitric acid;

agua del grifo tap water;
Chile, Col, Méx agua de la llave tap water;
agua de lluvia rainwater;
Euf aguas mayores faeces;
agua medicinal water with medicinal properties;
Euf aguas menores urine;
agua de mesa bottled water, table water;
Fam Dep agua milagrosa ≈ magic sponge;
agua mineral mineral water;
Cuba [agua con gas] sparkling mineral water;
agua mineral con gas sparkling mineral water;

agua mineral sin gas still mineral water;
Cuba agua natural still mineral water;
aguas negras sewage;

agua nieve sleet;

está cayendo agua nieve it's sleeting;

agua de nieve melt-water;

agua oxigenada hydrogen peroxide;

agua pesada heavy water;

agua pluvial rainwater;

agua potable drinking water;
Quím agua regia aqua regia;
aguas residuales sewage;

agua de rosas rose-water;

agua salada salt water;

agua salobre salt water;

agua de Seltz Seltzer (water);
Am aguas servidas sewage;
agua subterránea groundwater;

aguas superficiales surface water;

agua tónica tonic water;
Esp agua de Valencia = cocktail of champagne, orange juice and Cointreau
2.
aguas [de río, mar] waters;

aguas arriba/abajo upstream/downstream

Comp
aguas bravas white water;
aguas continentales inland o continental waters;

aguas costeras coastal waters;

aguas jurisdiccionales territorial waters;

aguas territoriales territorial waters

3. [lluvia] rain;

ha caído mucha agua there has been a lot of rain

4. [grieta en barco] leak;

hacer agua [barca] to leak;
[negocio] to go under;
este negocio hace agua por todas partes this firm is on the point of going under

5. [manantial]
aguas waters, spring;

tomar las aguas to take the waters

Comp
aguas termales thermal o hot springs
6. [vertiente de tejado] slope;

un tejado de dos aguas a ridged roof;

cubrir aguas to put the roof on

7. Med
aguas waters;

ha roto aguas her waters have broken

8.
aguas [en diamante, tela] water

9. Perú Fam [dinero] dough

10. Comp
Fam
¡al agua, patos! [en piscina] in you jump!;
Fam
bailarle el agua a alguien to lick sb's boots;
Fam
cambiar el agua al canario to take a leak;

claro como el agua as clear as day;

más claro, agua nothing can be clearer than that;
Méx Fam
como agua para chocolate hopping mad, fizzing;

echar agua al mar to carry coals to Newcastle;

entre dos aguas in doubt, undecided;

estar con el agua al cuello to be up to one's neck (in it);

hacerse agua en la boca to melt in one's mouth;

se me hace la boca agua it makes my mouth water;

se me hizo la boca agua al ver el pastel when I saw the cake, my mouth started watering;

nadar entre dos aguas to sit on the fence;

quedar en agua de borrajas to come to nothing;

eso es agua pasada that's water under the bridge o US over the dam;

sacar agua de las piedras to make something out of nothing;

sin decir agua va ni agua viene suddenly, unexpectedly;

venir como agua de mayo to be a godsend;

las aguas volvieron a su cauce things got back to normal;

Prov

no digas nunca de esta agua no beberé you should never say never;

Prov

agua pasada no mueve molino it's no use crying over spilt milk

♦ interj
Méx Fam
¡aguas! look o watch out!, careful!

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agua

f

1 water;

claro como el agua obvious, as plain as day;

como agua de mayo a godsend;

te ha estado esperando como agua de mayo he’s been longing to see you;

es agua pasada it’s water under the bridge;

está con el agua al cuello fig

con problemas he’s up to his neck in problems fam ; con deudas he’s up to his neck in debt fam ;

ha corrido mucha agua a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then;

estar como agua para el chocolate Méx fam be fuming, be hopping mad fam ;

hacer agua MAR take in water, have a leak;

pasado por agua huevo soft-boiled; ( muy lluvioso) very wet;

llevar agua al mar be a waste of time, Br tb carry coals to Newcastle;

se me hace la boca agua it makes my mouth water

2

:

aguas pl waters;

aguas abajo dowstream;

aguas arriba upstream;

hacer aguas mayores defecate, move one’s bowels;

hacer aguas menores urinate, pass water;

las aguas vuelven a su cauce fig things are getting back to normal;

estar entre dos aguas para satisfacer a otros be caught in the middle;

rompió aguas her waters broke;

tomar las aguas take the waters

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agua nf

1) : water

2)

agua oxigenada : hydrogen peroxide

3)

aguas negras or aguas residuales : sewage

4)

como agua para chocolate Mex fam : furious

5)

echar aguas Mex fam : to keep an eye out, to be on the lookout

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agua n water

estar con el agua al cuello to be in up to your neck in it

más claro que el agua crystal clear

ser agua pasada to be water under the bridge

agua con gas sparkling water

agua corriente running water

agua del grifo tap water

agua dulce fresh water

agua mineral mineral water

agua potable drinking water

agua salada salt water

agua sin gas still water

aguas residuales sewage

Spanish-English dictionary > agua
6 wollen

I Modalv.; will, wollte, hat (+ Inf.) wollen

1. (beabsichtigen, wünschen) want to; (im Begriff sein zu) be about to; (werden) will; etw. haben wollen want s.th.; ich will lieber... I’d rather...; ich will es mir überlegen I’ll think about it; ich will es tun I’ll do it; ich will es nicht tun I won’t do it; ich will wissen, was los ist I’d like to know what’s going on; was ich sagen wollte (damit meinte) what I meant to say; (im Begriff war zu sagen) what I was going to say; was wollen Sie damit sagen? what do you mean (by that)?; schärfer: what are you getting at?; komme, was da wolle come what may; ich will mal oder ja nicht so sein umg., hum. out of the goodness of my heart; wenn ich alles glauben wollte, was man mir erzählt,... if I believed everything people tell me...; wir wollen sehen, wer hier bestimmt! drohend: we’ll see who’s boss around here

2. drückt Zweifel aus: (behaupten) claim; (meinen) think; er will dich gesehen haben he says he saw you, he claims to have seen you, he thinks he saw you; keiner will es gewesen sein nobody’s admitting to (having done) it; er will alles besser wissen he thinks he knows it all; und du willst ein Tierfreund sein! and you call yourself an animal-lover!

3. in Aufforderung, Wunsch: wollen Sie bitte... oder wenn Sie bitte... wollen would you please...; wollen Sie bitte einen Augenblick warten would you mind waiting for a minute?; alle Kandidaten wollen sich bitte im Büro melden would all candidates please report to the office; ich wollte dich bitten / fragen... I wanted to ask you; wir wollen beten! Priester: let us pray; wollen wir uns ( nicht) wieder vertragen? should(n’t) we try to make it up?; willst du wohl damit aufhören! will you stop that please; das will ich nicht gehört haben! I didn’t hear that; wenn es doch nur regnen wollte! if only it would rain!

4. verstärkend: das will ich hoffen / meinen! I hope / I’ll say so; das will nichts / etwas heißen that means nothing / something; es will einfach oder will und will nicht schneien it absolutely refuses to snow; das will mir gar nicht gefallen I don’t like that one little bit

5. (müssen): so etwas will gelernt / genau überlegt sein a thing like that has to be learned / thought about very carefully

6. (bezwecken) be intended; diese Studie will zeigen, dass... this study is intended to show that...

II vt/i; will, wollte, hat gewollt

1. (wünschen) want; (verlangen) auch demand; (mögen) like; lieber wollen prefer; etw. unbedingt wollen insist on; ich will kein Geld dafür I don’t want any money for it; ich will nur meine Ruhe all I want is some peace and quiet; ich will nicht mehr I don’t want to any more; was wollen Sie von mir? what do you want (from me)?; was willst du noch? what more do you want?; er will, dass ich mitkomme he wants me to come with him; er weiß nicht, was er will he doesn’t know what he wants ( oder his own mind); er weiß, was er will he knows exactly what he wants; mach, was du willst! do what you like; wie du willst as you wish; ob er will oder nicht whether he likes it or not; so gern ich es auch will much as I’d like to; du kannst es, wenn du willst you can do it if you set your mind to it; du hast es ja so gewollt oder du willst es ja nicht anders! you asked for it; du hast hier gar nichts zu wollen! umg. you’ve got no say in the matter, what you want doesn’t count; ich wollte, es wäre so! I wish it were so; da ist nichts mehr zu wollen umg. there’s nothing anyone can do about it; nichts zu wollen! umg. nothing doing; was willst du ( denn), es ging doch alles gut what are you complaining about, it all went well; dann wollen wir mal umg. let’s get cracking then; dir will ich! umg. drohend: you’d better watch it; er will dir was umg. he’s got it in for you; was kann der mir schon wollen? what harm can he do me?; wer nicht will, der hat schon if you don’t like it, you can lump it; was du nicht willst, dass man dir tu, das füg auch keinem andern zu Sprichw. do as you would be done by, do unto others as you would have them do unto you

2. (bereit sein) want to, be willing ( oder prepared) to; so Gott will God willing

3. (beabsichtigen) mean, intend; ohne es zu wollen without meaning ( oder intending) to; Verzeihung, das wollte ich nicht! sorry, that was unintentional; was wollen Sie mit einem Regenschirm? what do you want an umbrella for?; gewollt etc.

4. umg., irgendwohin: want to go; wohin willst du? where are you off to?; ich will nach Hause (bin auf dem Heimweg) I’m on my way home; (wäre gern zu Hause) I want to go home; sie will zum Theater fig. she wants to go on the stage

5. fig.: das Schicksal / der Zufall wollte es, dass... fate / chance willed that...; diese Pflanzen wollen viel Wasser these plants need a lot of water; meine Beine wollen nicht mehr umg. my legs are giving up on me; der Motor will mal wieder nicht umg. the engine’s packed up again; die Uhr will nicht mehr umg. that clock has given up the ghost

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wollen2

Adj.; attr. wool(l)en

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to be willing to ( Verb); to desire ( Verb); to wish ( Verb); woolen (Adj.); to want ( Verb); woollen (Adj.)

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wọl|len I ['vɔlən]
adj attr
woollen (Brit), woolen (US) II ['vɔlən] pret wo\#llte ['vɔltə] ptp gewo\#llt [gə'vɔlt] wollen wird normalerweise mit to want übersetzt.
1. HILFSVERB ptp wo\#llen

1)

= Willen haben sie will nach Hause gehen — she wants to go home

sie will nicht nach Hause gehen — she doesn't want to go home

etw haben wollen — to want (to have) sth

ich will lieber ins Kino gehen — I'd prefer to go to the cinema

er wollte unbedingt nach Frankreich ziehen — he was desperate to move to France

ich will so einen Fehler nie wieder machen — I won't make that mistake again

er will immer alles besser wissen — he thinks he knows it all

wenn man darauf noch Rücksicht nehmen wollte — if you are going to take that into account as well

das wollen wir doch erst mal sehen! — we'll see about that!

er will und will sich nicht ändern — he just will not change

was will man da schon machen/sagen? — what can you do/say?

2)

= beabsichtigen etw gerade tun wollen — to be going to do sth

wolltest du gerade weggehen? — were you just leaving?

ich wollte schon gehen/gerade aufhören, als... — I was just going to leave/just about to stop when...

es sieht aus, als wollte es regnen — it looks as if it's going to rain

es will nicht besser/wärmer werden — it just won't get better/won't warm up

es will und will nicht aufhören — it just goes on and on

3)

= müssen das will alles genauestens überlegt sein or werden — it all has to be most carefully considered

die Pflanzen wollen oft gegossen werden — the plants need to be watered frequently

4)

= zugeben, behaupten keiner wollte etwas gehört/gesehen haben — nobody would admit to hearing/seeing anything

keiner will es gewesen sein — nobody will admit to it

der Zeuge will den Dieb beobachtet haben — the witness claims to have seen the thief

und so jemand will Lehrer sein! — and he calls himself a teacher

5)

Wunsch das wolle Gott verhüten — heaven forbid

wenn er mir das doch ersparen wollte! — if only he would spare me that!

6)

Aufforderung wollen wir uns nicht setzen? — why don't we sit down?

wenn Sie bitte Platz nehmen wollen — if you would please take a seat

man wolle bitte... — would you kindly...

na, wollen wir gehen? — well, shall we go?

darauf wollen wir mal anstoßen! — let's drink to that

wir wollen beten! — let us pray

wir wollen mal nicht übertreiben — let's not exaggerate

wir wollen mal in Ruhe überlegen — let's think about it calmly

7)

andere Wendungen komme, was da wolle — come what may

sei er, wer er wolle — whoever he may be◆ es will...

es will mir nicht einleuchten, warum — I really can't see why

es will mir scheinen, dass... — it seems to me that...

2. TRANSITIVES VERB

1) = wünschen to want

er will doch nur dein Bestes — he only wants the best for you

was wollen sie? — what do they want?

was wollten sie denn von dir? — what did they want then?

sie wollten nur mein Geld — all they wanted was my money

ohne es zu wollen — without wanting to

was willst du (noch) mehr! — what more do you want!

ich weiß nicht, was du willst, das ist doch ausgezeichnet — I don't know what you're on about, it's excellent

er hat gar nichts zu wollen — he has no say at all

2)

= bezwecken was willst du mit dem Messer? — what are you doing with that knife?

was willst du mit der Frage? — why are you asking that?

was wollen die Leute mit solchen Filmen? — what do people hope to achieve with films like that?

See:

→ auch gewollt

3) = brauchen to want, to need

diese Pflanzen wollen viel Sonne — these plants need a lot of sun

3. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1)

= Willen haben er kann schon, wenn er nur will — he can (do it) if he really wants (to)

man muss nur wollen — you just have to want to

man muss sich nur sagen: ich will — you only have to say: I will do it

da ist nichts zu wollen — there is nothing we/you can do (about it)

2)

= bereit sein wenn er will — if he wants to

er will nicht so recht — he seems rather unwilling

so Gott will — God willing

3) = mögen to want to

wollen, dass jd etw tut — to want sb to do sth

ich wollte, ich wäre... — I wish I were...

ob du willst oder nicht — whether you like it or not, whether you want to or notNach wenn, wer und wie wird wollen mit to like übersetzt.

wenn du willst — if you like

wenn man so will — as it were

ganz wie du willst — just as you like

wenn du willst, machen wir das so — if you want to or if you like, we'll do it that way

wer nicht will, der hat schon — if you don't/he doesn't like it, you/he can lump it (inf)

4) = gehen wollen to want to go

er will ins Kino — he wants to go to the cinema

ich will nach Hause/hier raus/weg — I want to go home/to get out of here/to get away

wo willst du hin? — where do you want to go?

zu wem wollen Sie? — whom do you want to see?

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1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) want

2) (used in requests or commands: Will you come into my office for a moment, please?; Will you please stop talking!) will

3) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) wish

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Wol·len

<-s>

[ˈvɔlən]

nt kein pl will, desire

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I
Adjektiv; nicht präd. woollen
II 1.
unregelmäßiges Modalverb; 2. Part. wollen

1)

etwas tun wollen — (den Wunsch haben, etwas zu tun) want to do something; (die Absicht haben, etwas zu tun) be going to do something

wir wollten gerade gehen — we were just about to go

was will man da machen? — (ugs.) what can you do?

ohne es zu wollen — without intending to

dann will ich nichts gesagt haben — (ugs.) I take it all back

das will ich meinen! — (ugs.) I absolutely agree

wir wollen sehen — we'll see

2) (in Aufforderungen)

wollt ihr wohl Ruhe geben/damit aufhören! — (ugs.) will you be quiet/stop that!

wollen Sie bitte so freundlich sein und das heute noch erledigen — would you be so kind as to do it today

3)

er will ein Dichter sein — he claims to be a poet

sie will es [nicht] gesehen haben — she claims [not] to have seen it

4)

die Wunde will [einfach] nicht heilen — the wound [just] won't heal

der Motor wollte nicht anspringen — the engine wouldn't start

es will [einfach] nicht gelingen — it just won't work

5)

etwas will getan sein — something needs or (coll.) has got to be done

das will gelernt sein — it has to be learned

6)

das Buch will unterhalten — the book is intended or meant to entertain

7)

das will nichts heißen/nicht viel sagen — that doesn't mean anything/much
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1)

du musst nur wollen, dann geht es auch — you only have to want to enough or have the will, then it's possible

ob du willst oder nicht — whether you want to or not

[ganz] wie du willst — just as you like

wenn du willst, könnten wir... — if you want [to], we could...

das ist, wenn man so will,... — that is, if you like,...

[na] dann wollen wir mal! — (ugs.) [right,] let's get started!

2) (ugs.): (irgendwohin zu gehen wünschen)

ich will nach Hause/ans Meer — I want to go home/to go to the seaside

ich will hier raus — I want to get out of here

zu wem wollen Sie? — whom do you want to see?

er wollte zum Theater — he wanted to become an actor

3) verneint (ugs.): (funktionieren)

der Motor will nicht — the engine won't go

seine Beine/Gelenke/Augen wollen nicht mehr — his legs/joints/eyes just aren't up to it any more
3.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) want

das wollte ich nicht — I didn't mean to do that

das habe ich nicht gewollt — I never meant that to happen

wollen, dass jemand etwas tut — want somebody to do something

da ist nichts [mehr] zu wollen — (ugs.) there's nothing we/you etc. can do about it

ich wollte, er wäre hier/es wäre vorbei — I wish he were here/it were over

2)

jemandem nichts wollen können — (ugs.) be unable to harm somebody

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wollen¹

A. v/mod; will, wollte, hat (+ inf) wollen

1. (beabsichtigen, wünschen) want to; (im Begriff sein zu) be about to; (werden) will;

etwas haben wollen want sth;

ich will lieber … I’d rather …;

ich will es mir überlegen I’ll think about it;

ich will es tun I’ll do it;

ich will es nicht tun I won’t do it;

ich will wissen, was los ist I’d like to know what’s going on;

was ich sagen wollte (damit meinte) what I meant to say; (im Begriff war zu sagen) what I was going to say;

was wollen Sie damit sagen? what do you mean (by that)?; schärfer: what are you getting at?;

komme, was da wolle come what may;

ich will mal oder

ja nicht so sein umg, hum out of the goodness of my heart;

wenn ich alles glauben wollte, was man mir erzählt, … if I believed everything people tell me …;

wir wollen sehen, wer hier bestimmt! drohend: we’ll see who’s boss around here

2. drückt Zweifel aus: (behaupten) claim; (meinen) think;

er will dich gesehen haben he says he saw you, he claims to have seen you, he thinks he saw you;

keiner will es gewesen sein nobody’s admitting to (having done) it;

er will alles besser wissen he thinks he knows it all;

und du willst ein Tierfreund sein! and you call yourself an animal-lover!

3. in Aufforderung, Wunsch:

wollen Sie bitte … oder

wenn Sie bitte … wollen would you please …;

wollen Sie bitte einen Augenblick warten would you mind waiting for a minute?;

alle Kandidaten wollen sich bitte im Büro melden would all candidates please report to the office;

ich wollte dich bitten/fragen … I wanted to ask you;

wir wollen beten! Priester: let us pray;

wollen wir uns (nicht) wieder vertragen? should(n’t) we try to make it up?;

willst du wohl damit aufhören! will you stop that please;

das will ich nicht gehört haben! I didn’t hear that;

wenn es doch nur regnen wollte! if only it would rain!

4. verstärkend:

das will ich hoffen/meinen! I hope/I’ll say so;

das will nichts/etwas heißen that means nothing/something;

es will einfach oder

will und will nicht schneien it absolutely refuses to snow;

das will mir gar nicht gefallen I don’t like that one little bit

5. (müssen):

so etwas will gelernt/genau überlegt sein a thing like that has to be learned/thought about very carefully

6. (bezwecken) be intended;

diese Studie will zeigen, dass … this study is intended to show that …

B. v/t & v/i; will, wollte, hat gewollt

1. (wünschen) want; (verlangen) auch demand; (mögen) like;

lieber wollen prefer;

etwas

unbedingt wollen insist on;

ich will kein Geld dafür I don’t want any money for it;

ich will nur meine Ruhe all I want is some peace and quiet;

ich will nicht mehr I don’t want to any more;

was wollen Sie von mir? what do you want (from me)?;

was willst du noch? what more do you want?;

er will, dass ich mitkomme he wants me to come with him;

er weiß nicht, was er will he doesn’t know what he wants ( oder his own mind);

er weiß, was er will he knows exactly what he wants;

mach, was du willst! do what you like;

wie du willst as you wish;

ob er will oder nicht whether he likes it or not;

so gern ich es auch will much as I’d like to;

du kannst es, wenn du willst you can do it if you set your mind to it;

du hast es ja so gewollt oder

du willst es ja nicht anders! you asked for it;

du hast hier gar nichts zu wollen! umg you’ve got no say in the matter, what you want doesn’t count;

ich wollte, es wäre so! I wish it were so;

da ist nichts mehr zu wollen umg there’s nothing anyone can do about it;

nichts zu wollen! umg nothing doing;

was willst du (denn), es ging doch alles gut what are you complaining about, it all went well;

dann wollen wir mal umg let’s get cracking then;

dir will ich! umg drohend: you’d better watch it;

er will dir was umg he’s got it in for you;

was kann der mir schon wollen? what harm can he do me?;

wer nicht will, der hat schon if you don’t like it, you can lump it;

was du nicht willst, dass man dir tu, das füg auch keinem andern zu sprichw do as you would be done by, do unto others as you would have them do unto you

2. (bereit sein) want to, be willing ( oder prepared) to;

so Gott will God willing

3. (beabsichtigen) mean, intend;

ohne es zu wollen without meaning ( oder intending) to;

Verzeihung, das wollte ich nicht! sorry, that was unintentional;

was wollen Sie mit einem Regenschirm? what do you want an umbrella for?; → gewollt etc

4. umg, irgendwohin: want to go;

wohin willst du? where are you off to?;

ich will nach Hause (bin auf dem Heimweg) I’m on my way home; (wäre gern zu Hause) I want to go home;

sie will zum Theater fig she wants to go on the stage

5. fig:

das Schicksal/der Zufall wollte es, dass … fate/chance willed that …;

diese Pflanzen wollen viel Wasser these plants need a lot of water;

meine Beine wollen nicht mehr umg my legs are giving up on me;

der Motor will mal wieder nicht umg the engine’s packed up again;

die Uhr will nicht mehr umg that clock has given up the ghost

wollen² adj; attr wool(l)en

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I
Adjektiv; nicht präd. woollen
II 1.
unregelmäßiges Modalverb; 2. Part. wollen

1)

etwas tun wollen — (den Wunsch haben, etwas zu tun) want to do something; (die Absicht haben, etwas zu tun) be going to do something

wir wollten gerade gehen — we were just about to go

was will man da machen? — (ugs.) what can you do?

ohne es zu wollen — without intending to

dann will ich nichts gesagt haben — (ugs.) I take it all back

das will ich meinen! — (ugs.) I absolutely agree

wir wollen sehen — we'll see

2) (in Aufforderungen)

wollt ihr wohl Ruhe geben/damit aufhören! — (ugs.) will you be quiet/stop that!

wollen Sie bitte so freundlich sein und das heute noch erledigen — would you be so kind as to do it today

3)

er will ein Dichter sein — he claims to be a poet

sie will es [nicht] gesehen haben — she claims [not] to have seen it

4)

die Wunde will [einfach] nicht heilen — the wound [just] won't heal

der Motor wollte nicht anspringen — the engine wouldn't start

es will [einfach] nicht gelingen — it just won't work

5)

etwas will getan sein — something needs or (coll.) has got to be done

das will gelernt sein — it has to be learned

6)

das Buch will unterhalten — the book is intended or meant to entertain

7)

das will nichts heißen/nicht viel sagen — that doesn't mean anything/much
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1)

du musst nur wollen, dann geht es auch — you only have to want to enough or have the will, then it's possible

ob du willst oder nicht — whether you want to or not

[ganz] wie du willst — just as you like

wenn du willst, könnten wir... — if you want [to], we could...

das ist, wenn man so will,... — that is, if you like,...

[na] dann wollen wir mal! — (ugs.) [right,] let's get started!

2) (ugs.): (irgendwohin zu gehen wünschen)

ich will nach Hause/ans Meer — I want to go home/to go to the seaside

ich will hier raus — I want to get out of here

zu wem wollen Sie? — whom do you want to see?

er wollte zum Theater — he wanted to become an actor

3) verneint (ugs.): (funktionieren)

der Motor will nicht — the engine won't go

seine Beine/Gelenke/Augen wollen nicht mehr — his legs/joints/eyes just aren't up to it any more
3.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) want

das wollte ich nicht — I didn't mean to do that

das habe ich nicht gewollt — I never meant that to happen

wollen, dass jemand etwas tut — want somebody to do something

da ist nichts [mehr] zu wollen — (ugs.) there's nothing we/you etc. can do about it

ich wollte, er wäre hier/es wäre vorbei — I wish he were here/it were over

2)

jemandem nichts wollen können — (ugs.) be unable to harm somebody

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: wollte, gewollt)

= to want v.

to will v.

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7 couper

couper [kupe]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = sectionner) to cut ; [+ bois] to chop ; [+ arbre] to cut down ; [+ rôti] to carve

• couper qch en (petits) morceaux to cut sth into (little) pieces

• couper qch en deux to cut sth in two

• couper coller (Computing) to cut and paste

• couper la tête à qn to cut sb's head off

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

   b. [+ vêtement] to cut out

   c. [+ passages inutiles, émission] to cut

   d. [+ eau, gaz, courant] to cut off ; (au compteur) to turn off ; [+ communications, crédits, téléphone] to cut off

• coupez ! (Cinema) cut!

• couper le contact (Automobiles) to switch off the ignition

• couper l'appétit à qn to spoil sb's appetite

• couper la route à qn [automobiliste] to cut in front of sb

   e. ( = interrompre) couper la parole à qn [personne] to cut sb short

• couper le sifflet or la chique à qn (inf) to shut sb up (inf)

   f. [+ voyage] to break ; [+ journée] to break up

   g. ( = isoler) couper qn de qch to cut sb off from sth

   h. ( = traverser) [ligne] to intersect ; [route] to cut across

   i. (Cards) [+ jeu] to cut ; (avec l'atout) to trump

   j. (Sport) [+ balle] to slice

   k. ( = mélanger) [+ lait, vin] (à table) to add water to ; [+ vin] (à la production) to blend ; ( = altérer) [+ drogue, vin] to cut

   l. (locutions) couper les cheveux en quatre to split hairs

• couper la respiration à qn to wind sb ; (figurative) to take sb's breath away

2. indirect transitive verb

• couper à qch ( = échapper à qch) to get out of sth

• tu n'y couperas pas you won't get out of it

3. intransitive verb

   a. [couteau, verre] to cut

   b. ( = prendre un raccourci) couper à travers champs to cut across country

   c. (Cards) ( = diviser le jeu) to cut ; ( = jouer atout) to trump

• couper à trèfle to trump clubs

4. reflexive verb

► se couper

   a. ( = s'entailler) to cut o.s.

• se couper les cheveux/les ongles to cut one's hair/nails

   b. se couper de [+ amis, famille, pays] to cut o.s. off from

   c. ( = se trahir) to give o.s. away

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kupe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( sectionner) to cut [ficelle, papier, fleur] ( avec with); to cut down [arbre]; to chop [bois]; ( ôter) to cut [something] off, to cut off [frange, branche, membre]

couper un fil avec les dents — to bite a thread off

couper la journée — fig to break up the day

j'ai coupé par le bois — fig I cut through the wood

2) Culinaire to cut (up), to slice [pain]; to carve [rôti]; to cut (off) [tranche]; to cut, to chop [légumes]

couper quelque chose en tranches — to slice something

3) ( en couture) ( d'après un patron) to cut out [vêtement]; ( raccourcir) to shorten

4) ( entamer) [lanière] to cut into [chair]; [couteau, ciseaux] to cut [os, métal]

5) Cinéma to cut; ( pour censurer) to cut (out) [images]

6) ( croiser) [route, voie] to cut across [route]; Mathématique [droite, courbe] to intersect with [axe]

couper la route à quelqu'un/un véhicule — to cut in on somebody/a vehicle

7) ( pour faire obstacle) [barrage, police] to cut off [route]

une veste qui coupe bien du vent — a jacket that keeps out the wind

8) ( interrompre) [agence] gén to cut off [électricité, eau]; ( pour non-paiement) to disconnect [électricité, eau, téléphone]; [usager] to turn off [chauffage, eau, gaz]; to switch off [électricité, contact]

un œuf dur coupe la faim — a hard boiled egg takes the edge off your hunger

couper les vivres à quelqu'un — lit to cut off somebody's food supply; fig to stop giving somebody money

couper l'appétit à quelqu'un — to ruin ou spoil somebody's appetite

couper le souffle à quelqu'un — lit, fig to take somebody's breath away

couper la parole à quelqu'un — to interrupt somebody

9) ( isoler)

couper quelqu'un de quelqu'un/quelque chose — to cut somebody off from somebody/something

10) ( mélanger) to dilute [jus de fruit, vin]; ( à la fabrication) to blend [vin]

11) ( au tennis) to slice [balle, revers]

12) Jeux ( pour mélanger) to cut; ( avec une carte) to trump

13) ( castrer) to neuter, to castrate [chat, chien]

2.

verbe intransitif

attention ça coupe! — be careful, it's sharp ou you'll cut yourself!

ça coupe beaucoup mieux — it cuts a lot better

3.

se couper verbe pronominal

1) ( se blesser) to cut oneself ( avec with)

il s'est coupé le doigt — ( entamé) he cut his finger; ( amputé) he cut his finger off

2) ( s'isoler)

se couper de quelqu'un/quelque chose — to cut oneself off from somebody/something

3) ( se fendre) [cuir] to crack; [étoffe] to tear, to rip

4) ( se tailler)

ça se coupe facilement — it's easy to cut

5) ( se croiser) to cross, to intersect

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tu n'y couperas pas — you won't get out of it; main

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kupe
1. vt

1) (= entamer) to cut

Ça l'a coupé à la cuisse. — It cut his thigh.

2) (pour retrancher, élaguer) [branche, bout qui dépasse] to cut off

se faire couper les cheveux — to have one's hair cut, to get one's hair cut

3) (pour diviser) [gâteau, saucisson] to cut, to cut up

couper du bois — to cut wood

4) (pour interrompre) [route, accès] to block

couper le courant — to cut off the electricity

couper la parole à qn — to cut sb short, to interrupt sb

couper les vivres à qn fig Ses parents lui ont coupé les vivres. — His parents have stopped supporting him.

couper le contact AUTOMOBILES — to turn off the ignition

couper les ponts avec qn — to break with sb

5) fig, [fièvre] to take down, to reduce

couper l'appétit à qn — to spoil sb's appetite

6) (pour diluer) [vin, cidre] to blend, (à table) to dilute, to dilute with water

2. vi

1) (avec un instrument tranchant) to cut

Coupe ici, c'est plus facile. — Cut here, it's easier.

Ce couteau ne coupe pas. — This knife won't cut.

2) (= prendre un raccourci)

On peut couper par la forêt. — We can cut through the woods.

3) CARTES (= diviser le paquet) to cut, (avec l'atout) to trump

4) (autres locutions)

couper à (= échapper à) [corvée] — to get out of

couper court à (= mettre fin à) — to cut short

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couper verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( sectionner) to cut [ficelle, papier, tissu, fleur] (avec with); to cut down [arbre]; to chop [bois]; ( ôter) to cut [sth] off, to cut off [frange, branche, tête, membre]; couper un fil avec les dents to bite a thread off; couper les cheveux/ongles à qn to cut sb's hair/nails; se faire couper les cheveux to have ou get one's hair cut; on a dû lui couper la jambe/le bras they had to cut his/her leg/arm off; ils ont coupé les ailes du corbeau pour qu'il ne s'envole pas they have clipped the crow's wings so it won't fly off; couper qch en deux/trois to cut sth in two/three; le débat a coupé notre pays en deux the debate has split our country in two; couper le voyage/la journée to break up the journey/the day; j'ai coupé par le bois/par le champ I cut through the wood/across the field; ⇒ herbe;

2 Culin to cut (up), to slice [pain, gâteau]; to carve [volaille, rôti]; to cut (off) [tranche]; to cut, to chop [légumes]; couper qch en morceaux to cut sth up, to cut sth into pieces; couper une tarte en huit to cut a tart into eight pieces; couper qch en lamelles to cut sth into thin slices; couper qch en dés or cubes to dice sth, to cut sth into cubes; couper qch en tranches to slice sth, to cut sth into slices;

3 Cout ( d'après un patron) to cut out [vêtement]; ( raccourcir) to shorten; il faut couper la robe de 3 cm you've got to shorten the dress by 3 cm;

4 ( entamer) [menottes, lanière] to cut into [poignet, chair]; [couteau, ciseaux] to cut [os, métal, carton];

5 Cin to cut; ( pour censurer) to cut (out) [passage, images, scène];

6 ( croiser) [route, voie ferrée] to cut across [route]; Math [droite, courbe] to intersect with [axe]; couper la route à qn/un véhicule to cut in on sb/a vehicle;

7 ( pour faire obstacle) [barrage, police] to cut off [route, passage]; une veste qui coupe bien le vent a jacket that keeps out the wind;

8 ( interrompre) [agence] gén to cut off [électricité, eau, téléphone]; ( pour non-paiement) to disconnect [électricité, eau, téléphone]; [locataire, usager] to turn off [chauffage, eau, gaz]; to switch off [électricité, contact]; ne coupez pas! don't cut us off!; un œuf dur coupe la faim a hard boiled egg takes the edge off your hunger; couper la fièvre à qn to bring sb's temperature down; couper les vivres à qn lit to cut off sb's food supply; fig to stop giving sb money; couper l'appétit à qn to ruin ou spoil sb's appetite; couper le souffle à qn lit, fig to take sb's breath away; couper la parole à qn to interrupt sb, to cut sb off;

9 ( isoler) couper qn de qn/qch to cut sb off from sb/sth; il vit coupé du monde he lives cut off from the outside world;

10 ( mélanger) to dilute [jus de fruit, vin]; ( à la fabrication) to blend [vin];

11 ( au tennis) to slice [balle, revers];

12 Jeux ( pour mélanger) to cut; ( avec une carte) to trump; j'ai coupé à trèfle/cœur I trumped it with a club/heart;

13 Vét to neuter, to castrate [chat, chien]; il a fait couper son chat he had his cat neutered.

B vi attention ça coupe! be careful, it's sharp ou you'll cut yourself!; ça coupe beaucoup mieux it cuts a lot better.

C se couper vpr

1 ( se blesser) to cut oneself (avec with); il s'est coupé au menton/à l'oreille he cut himself on the chin/on the ear; il s'est coupé le doigt ( entamé) he cut his finger; ( amputé) he cut his finger off; se couper les cheveux/ongles to cut one's hair/nails;

2 ( se trahir) to give oneself away;

3 ( s'isoler) se couper de qn/qch ( volontairement) to cut oneself off from sb/sth; ( involontairement) to be cut off from sb/sth;

4 ( se fendre) [cuir] to crack; [étoffe] to tear, to rip;

5 ( se tailler) ça se coupe facilement/difficilement it's easy/hard to cut;

6 ( se croiser) [lignes, voies] to cross, to intersect; Math to intersect, to cross.

Idiomes

c'est ton tour de faire à manger, tu n'y couperas pas it's your turn to cook, you won't get out of it; j'en mettrais ma main à couper or au feu I'd stake my life on it; ça te la coupe◑, hein? that's shut you up○!; ⇒ main.

[kupe] verbe transitif

1. [entailler - légèrement] to cut ; [ - gravement] to slash

le vent lui coupait le visage (figuré) the wind stung her face

couper le souffle ou la respiration à quelqu'un to take somebody's breath away

beau à couper le souffle breathtakingly beautiful

à couper au couteau: il y avait un brouillard à couper au couteau the fog was so thick you couldn't see your hand in front of your face

un accent à couper au couteau a very strong accent

un silence à couper au couteau a silence you could cut with a knife

2. [membre] to cut off (separable)

[tête] to cut off, to chop (off)

couper la tête ou le cou à un canard to chop a duck's head off

couper bras et jambes à quelqu'un [surprise] to amaze somebody

ça lui a coupé les jambes [de fatigue] that's really tired him out

3. [mettre en morceaux - ficelle] to cut ; [ - gâteau] to cut up (separable) ; [ - saucisson] to cut up, to slice (up) ; [ - bois] to chop (up)

couper en tranches to cut up, to cut into slices, to slice

couper quelque chose en tranches fines/épaisses to slice something thinly/thickly, to cut something into thin/thick slices

elle se ferait couper en morceaux plutôt que de... she'd rather die than...

couper la poire en deux to meet half-way, to come to a compromise

couper les ponts avec quelqu'un to break all ties ou to break off relations with somebody

couper les cheveux en quatre to split hairs

4. [tailler - fleurs] to cut ; [ - bordure] to cut off (separable) ; [ - arbre] to cut ou to chop down (separable), to fell

couper les cheveux à quelqu'un to cut ou to trim somebody's hair

se faire couper les cheveux to have one's hair cut

couper le mal à la racine to strike at the root of the evil

5. COUTURE [robe] to cut out (separable)

[tissu] to cut

6. [écourter - film, texte] to cut

[ôter - remarque, séquence] to cut (out), to edit out (separable)

7. [arrêter - crédit] to cut

couper l'eau

a. [par accident] to cut off the water

b. [volontairement] to turn ou to switch off the water

son père va lui couper les vivres his father will stop supporting him ou will cut off his means of subsistence

8. [interrompre - relations diplomatiques, conversation] to break off

couper la parole à quelqu'un to cut somebody short

couper l'appétit à quelqu'un to ruin ou spoil somebody's appetite

couper quelqu'un (familier) to interrupt somebody

je vais à la gym à midi, ça (me) coupe la journée I go to the gym at lunchtime, it helps to break the day up

couper la chique ou le sifflet à quelqu'un (familier) to shut somebody up

couper ses effets à quelqu'un to take the wind out of somebody's sails

9. [barrer - route] to cut off (separable) ; [ - retraite] to block off (separable), to cut off

l'arbre nous coupait la route the tree blocked our path

10. [diviser - surface] to cut ; [ - ligne] to cut, to intersect ; [ - voie] to cross, to cut across

la voiture nous a coupé la route the car cut across in front of us

depuis, la famille est coupée en deux (figuré) since then, the family has been split in two

couper quelqu'un de quelque chose to cut somebody off from something

je me sens coupé de tout I feel cut off from everything ou totally isolated

11. [diluer - lait] to add water to, to thin ou to water down (separable)

coupé d'eau diluted, watered down

couper du vin

a. [à l'eau] to water wine down

b. [avec d'autres vins] to blend wine

12. CINÉMA

coupez! cut!

13. TÉLÉCOMMUNICATIONS to cut off (separable)

14. JEUX [partager] to cut

[jouer l'atout] to trump

15. SPORT [balle] to slice

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[kupe] verbe intransitif

1. [être tranchant] to cut, to be sharp

attention, ça coupe! careful, it's sharp!

2. [prendre un raccourci]

couper à travers champs to cut across country ou the fields

couper par une petite route to cut through by a minor road

couper au plus court to take the quickest way

3. [interrompre] to cut in

faux, coupa-t-elle not true, she cut in

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couper à verbe plus préposition

couper court à quelque chose [mettre fin à] to cut something short, to curtail something

couper à quelque chose to get out of something

y couper: on n'y a pas coupé, à son sermon! sure enough we got a lecture from him!

tu dois y aller, tu ne peux pas y couper! you've got to go, there's no way you can get out of it!

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se couper verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

to cut oneself

se couper les ongles to cut ou to trim one's nails

se couper le ou au front to cut one's forehead

se couper les veines to slit ou to slash one's wrists

se couper en quatre pour quelqu'un

a. [ponctuellement] to bend over backwards to help somebody

b. [continuellement] to devote oneself utterly to somebody

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se couper verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [lignes, routes] to cut across one another, to intersect

2. (familier) [se contredire] to contradict oneself

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8 Wasser

n; -s, - und Wässer

1. nur Sg. water; hartes / weiches Wasser hard / soft water; Wasser abstoßend oder abweisend water-repellent; unter Wasser setzen flood; unter Wasser stehen be under water, be flooded; Wasser aufsetzen für Tee etc.: put the kettle on; Wasser marsch! Feuerwehr: etwa bring up the hoses (German fire officer’s traditional and legendary command to firefighters); das Wasser ablesen read the water meter; bei Wasser und Brot altm., umg. in the clink ( oder chokey, Am. poky), behind bars; Wasser ziehen Substanz etc.: absorb water; umg., fig. Strümpfe etc.: be at half mast; ins Wasser gehen (sich umbringen) go into the water, drown o.s.

2. Pl. -; (Mineralwasser) mineral water; zwei Wasser bitte two mineral waters, please; ein Wasser mit / ohne Kohlensäure a glass of sparkling / still (mineral) water; stilles Wasser (ohne Kohlensäure) still water

3. Pl. -; (Gewässer): fließendes / stehendes Wasser running / stagnant water; zu Wasser und zu Land by land and by water; die Wasser des Meeres the waters of the sea; zu Wasser lassen (Schiff) launch; unter Wasser schwimmen swim underwater; auflaufendes / ablaufendes Wasser incoming / outgoing tide; Wasser treten beim Schwimmen: tread water; bei Kneippkur: paddle; die Wasser schlugen über dem Boot zusammen the waves were breaking over the boat; Wasser führend Fluss-, Bachbett: water-bearing; still 4

4. nur Sg.; fig. (Körperflüssigkeit): Wasser lassen pass water, urinate; das Wasser nicht halten können be incontinent; sein Wasser abschlagen umg. pass water; Wasser in den Beinen etc. fluid in one’s legs etc.; ihm schoss das Wasser in die Augen his eyes filled with tears; das Wasser stand ihm auf der Stirn the sweat was running down his forehead; da läuft einem das Wasser im Munde zusammen it makes your mouth water

5. Pl. Wässer; (Parfüm etc.): wohlriechende Wässer scents; (Kölnisch Wasser) colognes; Wässer und Brände fruit and other brandies

6. fig., in Wendungen: sich über Wasser halten keep one’s head above water; jemanden über Wasser halten (über eine schwierige Zeit) tide s.o. over; ein Berliner reinsten Wassers a Berliner born and bred; ein Edelstein reinsten Wassers a stone of the first water; das ist Wasser auf seine Mühle that’s grist to his mill; ihm steht das Wasser bis zum Hals he’s in up to his neck; ins Wasser fallen Pläne etc.: fall through ( oder flat); das läuft an ihm ab wie Wasser Vorwurf etc.: it’s like water off a duck’s back; das ist ja Wasser in ein Sieb schöpfen it’s a complete waste of time; sie hat nahe am Wasser gebaut tears come easily to her, she’s always on the verge of tears; bis dahin fließt noch viel Wasser den Berg oder Rhein oder die Donau etc. hinunter that’s a long way off yet; die kochen auch nur mit Wasser they’re no different from anybody else; jemandem Wasser in seinen Wein schütten dampen s.o.’s spirits; er kann ihr nicht das Wasser reichen he’s not a patch on her, he can’t hold a candle to her; wie Feuer und Wasser sein be like chalk and cheese; er ist mit allen Wassern gewaschen he knows every trick in the book; abgraben, fließend II 1, Fisch 1, Rotz 1, Schlag 1, schwer I 2 etc.

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das Wasser

water; aqua

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Wạs|ser ['vasɐ]
nt -s, - or -
['vɛsɐ]
1) no pl water

Wasser abstoßend, Wasser abweisend — water-repellent

bei Wasser und Brot (euph) — behind bars, in prison

das ist Wasser auf seine Mühle (fig) — this is all grist to (Brit) or for his mill

bis dahin fließt noch viel Wasser den Bach or den Rhein or die Donau etc hinunter — a lot of water will have flowed under the bridge by then

dort wird auch nur mit Wasser gekocht (fig) — they're no different from anybody else (there)

ihr kann er nicht das Wasser reichen (fig) — he can't hold a candle to her, he's not a patch on her (Brit)

Wasser lassen (Med) — to pass water

See:

→ Blut, Rotz, abgraben, rein

2) pl Wässer (= Flüssigkeit, Abwaschwasser etc) water; (medizinisch) lotion; (= Parfüm) cologne, scent; (= Mineralwasser) mineral water; (= Schnaps) schnapps; (= Tränen) tears pl; (= Speichel) saliva; (= Schweiß) sweat; (= Urin) water, urine; (MED in Beinen etc) fluid; (= Abwasser) sewage no pl

Wasser mit Geschmack (inf) — fizzy pop (inf)

dabei läuft mir das Wasser im Mund(e) zusammen — it makes my mouth water

3) (=Wassermasse im Gegensatz zu Land) water

die Wasser pl (geh) — the waters pl

etw unter Wasser setzen — to flood sth

unter Wasser stehen — to be flooded, to be under water

Wasser treten (beim Schwimmen) — to tread water; (Med) to paddle (in cold water as a therapy)

zu Wasser — on the water or (Meer) sea

ein Boot zu Wasser lassen — to launch a boat

einen Ort zu Wasser erreichen — to reach a place by water

ins Wasser fallen, zu Wasser werden (fig) — to fall through

nahe ans or am Wasser gebaut haben (inf) — to be inclined to tears, to be weepy

ins Wasser gehen (euph) — to drown oneself

sich über Wasser halten (fig) — to keep one's head above water

er ist mit allen Wassern gewaschen — he is a shrewd customer, he knows all the tricks

See:

→ Schlag

4) (= Gezeiten) tide

das Wasser läuft ab/kommt — the tide is going out/coming in

See:

→ auflaufen

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das

1) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) wash

2) (a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) water

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Was·ser

<-s, - o Wässer>

[ˈvasɐ, pl ˈvɛsɐ]

nt

1. kein pl (H₂O) water no pl

\Wasser abweisend [o abstoßend] water-repellent

fließendes warmes \Wasser hot running water

schweres \Wasser heavy water

etw unter \Wasser setzen to flood sth

unter \Wasser stehen to be flooded [or under water]

\Wasser treten MED to paddle

2. (Gewässer) water no pl

Wasserflugzeuge können auf dem \Wasser landen amphibious aircraft can land on water

fließendes/stehendes \Wasser running/stagnant water

\Wasser gefährdende Stoffe water-polluting substances

zu \Wasser by sea [or water]

etw zu \Wasser lassen NAUT to launch sth

3. pl (geh: Fluten) waters pl

die \Wasser des Rheins the waters of the Rhine

4. (Getränk) mineral water; (euph: Schnaps) schnapps

5. (Parfum) cologne

duftende Wässer pl toilet water BRIT, cologne

6. (euph: Urin)

sein \Wasser abschlagen to relieve oneself

das \Wasser nicht halten können to be incontinent

\Wasser lassen to pass water

7. MED (in Beinen/Organen) fluid

8.

▶ jdm das \Wasser abgraben to take away sb's livelihood

▶ mit allen \Wassern gewaschen sein (fam) to know every trick in the book fam

▶ bei \Wasser und Brot behind bars

▶ ins \Wasser fallen (fam) to fall through fam

▶ bis dahin fließt noch viel \Wasser den Bach [o Rhein] hinunter (fam) a lot of water will have flowed under the bridge by then

▶ ins \Wasser gehen (euph) to drown oneself

▶ sich akk über \Wasser halten to keep oneself above water; (sich vorm Untergehen bewahren) to keep afloat

▶ das \Wasser bis zum Hals stehen haben (fam) to be up to one's ears in debt

▶ auch nur mit \Wasser kochen (fam) to be no different from anybody else

▶ \Wasser auf jds Mühle sein to be grist to sb's mill

▶ jdm läuft das \Wasser im Mund[e] zusammen sb's mouth is watering

▶ nah am \Wasser gebaut haben to be prone to tears

▶ jdm das \Wasser reichen können to be a match for sb

▶ ... reinsten \Wassers (fam) pure...

▶ stilles \Wasser [a bit of]a dark horse

▶ stille \Wasser sind tief still waters run deep prov

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das; Wassers, Wasser/Wässer

1) o. Pl. water

ins Wasser gehen — (zum Schwimmen) go for a swim; (verhüll.): (sich ertränken) drown oneself

direkt am Wasser — right by the water; (am Meer) right by the sea

ein Boot zu Wasser lassen — put out or launch a boat

unter Wasser stehen — be under water; be flooded

etwas unter Wasser setzen — flood something

zu Wasser — by sea

2) Plural Wasser (fig.)

sich über Wasser (Dat.) halten — keep one's head above water

ins Wasser fallen — fall through

bis dahin fließt noch viel Wasser den Fluss od. Rhein usw. hinunter — a lot of water will have flowed under the bridge by then

mit allen Wassern gewaschen sein — know all the tricks

jemandem das Wasser abgraben — pull the carpet from under somebody's feet; leave somebody high and dry

jemandem nicht das Wasser reichen können — not be able to hold a candle to somebody; not be a patch on somebody (coll.)

3) Plural Wässer (MineralWasser, TafelWasser) mineral water; (HeilWasser) water

4) o. Pl. (Gewässer)

ein fließendes/stehendes Wasser — a moving/stagnant stretch of water

5) o. Pl. (Schweiß) sweat; (Urin) water; urine; (Speichel) saliva; (Gewebsflüssigkeit) fluid

Wasser lassen — pass water

ihm lief das Wasser im Munde zusammen — his mouth watered

Wasser in den Beinen haben — have fluid in one's legs; s. auch Blut; Rotz 1)

6) Plural Wässer (Lösung, Lotion usw.) lotion; (DuftWasser) scent

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Wasser n; -s, - und Wässer

1. nur sg water;

hartes/weiches Wasser hard/soft water;

Wasser abstoßend oder

abweisend water-repellent;

unter Wasser setzen flood;

unter Wasser stehen be under water, be flooded;

Wasser aufsetzen für Tee etc: put the kettle on;

Wasser marsch! Feuerwehr: etwa bring up the hoses (German fire officer’s traditional and legendary command to firefighters);

das Wasser ablesen read the water meter;

bei Wasser und Brot obs, umg in the clink ( oder chokey, US poky), behind bars;

Wasser ziehen Substanz etc: absorb water; umg, fig Strümpfe etc: be at half mast;

ins Wasser gehen (sich umbringen) go into the water, drown o.s.

2. pl -; (Mineralwasser) mineral water;

zwei Wasser bitte two mineral waters, please;

ein Wasser mit/ohne Kohlensäure a glass of sparkling/still (mineral) water;

stilles Wasser (ohne Kohlensäure) still water

3. pl -; (Gewässer):

fließendes/stehendes Wasser running/stagnant water;

zu Wasser und zu Land by land and by water;

die Wasser des Meeres the waters of the sea;

zu Wasser lassen (Schiff) launch;

unter Wasser schwimmen swim underwater;

auflaufendes/ablaufendes Wasser incoming/outgoing tide;

Wasser treten beim Schwimmen: tread water; bei Kneippkur: paddle;

die Wasser schlugen über dem Boot zusammen the waves were breaking over the boat;

Wasser führend Fluss-, Bachbett: water-bearing; → still 4

4. nur sg; fig (Körperflüssigkeit):

Wasser lassen pass water, urinate;

das Wasser nicht halten können be incontinent;

sein Wasser abschlagen umg pass water;

Wasser in den Beinen etc fluid in one’s legs etc;

ihm schoss das Wasser in die Augen his eyes filled with tears;

das Wasser stand ihm auf der Stirn the sweat was running down his forehead;

da läuft einem das Wasser im Munde zusammen it makes your mouth water

5. pl Wässer; (Parfüm etc):

wohlriechende Wässer scents; (kölnisch Wasser) colognes;

Wässer und Brände fruit and other brandies

6. fig, in Wendungen:

sich über Wasser halten keep one’s head above water;

jemanden über Wasser halten (über eine schwierige Zeit) tide sb over;

ein Berliner reinsten Wassers a Berliner born and bred;

ein Edelstein reinsten Wassers a stone of the first water;

das ist Wasser auf seine Mühle that’s grist to his mill;

ihm steht das Wasser bis zum Hals he’s in up to his neck;

ins Wasser fallen Pläne etc: fall through ( oder flat);

das läuft an ihm ab wie Wasser Vorwurf etc: it’s like water off a duck’s back;

das ist ja Wasser in ein Sieb schöpfen it’s a complete waste of time;

sie hat nahe am Wasser gebaut tears come easily to her, she’s always on the verge of tears;

bis dahin fließt noch viel Wasser den Berg oder

Rhein oder

die Donau etc

hinunter that’s a long way off yet;

die kochen auch nur mit Wasser they’re no different from anybody else;

jemandem Wasser in seinen Wein schütten dampen sb’s spirits;

er kann ihr nicht das Wasser reichen he’s not a patch on her, he can’t hold a candle to her;

wie Feuer und Wasser sein be like chalk and cheese;

er ist mit allen Wassern gewaschen he knows every trick in the book; → abgraben, fließend B 1, Fisch 1, Rotz 1, Schlag 1, schwer A 2 etc

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das; Wassers, Wasser/Wässer

1) o. Pl. water

ins Wasser gehen — (zum Schwimmen) go for a swim; (verhüll.): (sich ertränken) drown oneself

direkt am Wasser — right by the water; (am Meer) right by the sea

ein Boot zu Wasser lassen — put out or launch a boat

unter Wasser stehen — be under water; be flooded

etwas unter Wasser setzen — flood something

zu Wasser — by sea

2) Plural Wasser (fig.)

sich über Wasser (Dat.) halten — keep one's head above water

ins Wasser fallen — fall through

bis dahin fließt noch viel Wasser den Fluss od. Rhein usw. hinunter — a lot of water will have flowed under the bridge by then

mit allen Wassern gewaschen sein — know all the tricks

jemandem das Wasser abgraben — pull the carpet from under somebody's feet; leave somebody high and dry

jemandem nicht das Wasser reichen können — not be able to hold a candle to somebody; not be a patch on somebody (coll.)

3) Plural Wässer (MineralWasser, TafelWasser) mineral water; (HeilWasser) water

4) o. Pl. (Gewässer)

ein fließendes/stehendes Wasser — a moving/stagnant stretch of water

5) o. Pl. (Schweiß) sweat; (Urin) water; urine; (Speichel) saliva; (Gewebsflüssigkeit) fluid

Wasser lassen — pass water

ihm lief das Wasser im Munde zusammen — his mouth watered

Wasser in den Beinen haben — have fluid in one's legs; s. auch Blut; Rotz 1)

6) Plural Wässer (Lösung, Lotion usw.) lotion; (DuftWasser) scent

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- n.

water n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Wasser
9 incremento

m.

1 increase.

2 increment, build-up, increase, augmentation.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: incrementar.

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incremento

► nombre masculino

1 increase, rise

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

incremento salarial wage rise, US raise

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SM [de conocimiento] increase, gain; [de precio, sueldo, productividad] increase, rise

tomar incremento — to increase

incremento de temperatura — rise in temperature

incremento salarial — pay rise

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masculino (frml) increase

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= increase, increment, rise, tide, blossoming, augmentation, increase in numbers, growth in number, surge, jump, upswing, widening, mark-up [markup].

Nota: Generalmente referido a los precios.

Ex. The term you have chosen indicates an increase in specificity, since it is one of the members of the group described by the basic term.

Ex. The volume increment gives information about the numbering scheme for volumes.

Ex. The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.

Ex. What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.

Ex. There has been a blossoming in new consumer health information services.

Ex. If the budget will not permit staff augmentation, then the reference librarian must help the department head to make the most of available resources.

Ex. The present increase in numbers of overseas students in Australia tertiary institutions has implications for libraries.

Ex. The growth in number of national, regional and international agricultural organisations has resulted in a vast output of scientific and technical literature, issued in a wide variety of forms.

Ex. The Internet is also creating a new surge of interest in information in all forms, and a revitalized interest in reading.

Ex. One of these proposals, a large jump in the dues for students and retired members, was watered down before finally being passed.

Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.

Ex. Despite growth in export volume in recent years, there has been a widening of the national current account deficit from 8.8% to over 20%.

Ex. Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.

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* incremento de = increased.

* incremento de la demanda = increased demand.

* incremento de la producción = increased production.

* incremento del salto = jump increment.

* incremento del uso = increased use.

* incremento notable = rising tide.

* incremento presupuestario = budget increase.

* incremento salarial = salary increase.

* por incremento gradual = incremental.

* por incrementos graduales = incrementally.

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masculino (frml) increase

* * *

= increase, increment, rise, tide, blossoming, augmentation, increase in numbers, growth in number, surge, jump, upswing, widening, mark-up [markup].

Nota: Generalmente referido a los precios.

Ex: The term you have chosen indicates an increase in specificity, since it is one of the members of the group described by the basic term.

Ex: The volume increment gives information about the numbering scheme for volumes.

Ex: The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.

Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.

Ex: There has been a blossoming in new consumer health information services.

Ex: If the budget will not permit staff augmentation, then the reference librarian must help the department head to make the most of available resources.

Ex: The present increase in numbers of overseas students in Australia tertiary institutions has implications for libraries.

Ex: The growth in number of national, regional and international agricultural organisations has resulted in a vast output of scientific and technical literature, issued in a wide variety of forms.

Ex: The Internet is also creating a new surge of interest in information in all forms, and a revitalized interest in reading.

Ex: One of these proposals, a large jump in the dues for students and retired members, was watered down before finally being passed.

Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.

Ex: Despite growth in export volume in recent years, there has been a widening of the national current account deficit from 8.8% to over 20%.

Ex: Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.

* incremento de = increased.

* incremento de la demanda = increased demand.

* incremento de la producción = increased production.

* incremento del salto = jump increment.

* incremento del uso = increased use.

* incremento notable = rising tide.

* incremento presupuestario = budget increase.

* incremento salarial = salary increase.

* por incremento gradual = incremental.

* por incrementos graduales = incrementally.

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incremento

masculine

( frml)

(aumento) increase; (del salario) increase, increment

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Del verbo incrementar: ( conjugate incrementar)

incremento es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

incrementó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
incrementar
incremento
incrementar ( conjugate incrementar) verbo transitivo (frml) to increase
incremento sustantivo masculino (frml) increase
incrementar verbo transitivo to increase
incremento sustantivo masculino increase, growth
incremento salarial, wage rise
' incremento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
subida
- aumento
- multiplicación
English:
increase
- increment
- rise

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incremento nm
[de precios, salario] increase, rise; [de actividad] increase; [de temperatura] rise
Comp
incremento porcentual percentage increase
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incremento

m growth

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incremento nm

aumento: increase

Spanish-English dictionary > incremento
10 suavizar

v.

1 to soften (poner blando).

El zumo de frutas suaviza la carne Fruit juice softens meat.

Elsa suavizó sus palabras Elsa softened her words.

Sus caricias suavizan a Ricardo Her caresses soften Richard.

2 to temper.

3 to ease (dificultad, tarea).

4 to tone down.

5 to mitigate, to soothe, to palliate.

Su amor suaviza el dolor Her love mitigates the pain.

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suavizar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (hacer agradable) to soften

2 (alisar) to smooth (out)

3 figurado to soften

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verb

to soften

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1. VT

1) (=alisar) to smooth out, smooth down

2) (=ablandar) [gen] to soften; [+ carácter] to mellow; [+ severidad, dureza] to temper; [+ medida] to relax

3) (=quitar fuerza a) [+ navaja] to strop; [+ pendiente] to ease, make more gentle; [+ color] to tone down; [+ tono] to soften

2.

See:

suavizarse

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1.
verbo transitivo < piel> to leave... smooth/soft; < color> to soften, tone down; < sabor> to tone down; < carácter> to mellow, make... gentler; <dureza/severidad> to soften, temper; < situación> to calm, ease

suavizaron el régimen penitenciario — they relaxed the prison regulations
2.
suavizarse v pron piel to become smoother/softer; carácter to mellow, become gentler; situación to calm down, ease

* * *

= blunt, relax, keep + the edge off + Algo, water down, sweeten, smooth.

Ex. It is arguable that such exhortation and implied criticism blunts receptivity and that it is ultimately counterproductive.

Ex. Since the Federal Government has not been willing to relax import restrictions on books, academic librarians have had to devise a number of strategies for the survival of collection development.

Ex. 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.

Ex. One of these proposals, a large jump in the dues for students and retired members, was watered down before finally being passed.

Ex. The poem plays on the homonymic connection of the words 'to sweat' and 'to sweeten'.

Ex. From the 1820s a dry end was added to the Fourdrinier machine which dried and smoothed the web of paper as it emerged from the wet end.

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* suavizarse = mellow.

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1.
verbo transitivo < piel> to leave... smooth/soft; < color> to soften, tone down; < sabor> to tone down; < carácter> to mellow, make... gentler; <dureza/severidad> to soften, temper; < situación> to calm, ease

suavizaron el régimen penitenciario — they relaxed the prison regulations
2.
suavizarse v pron piel to become smoother/softer; carácter to mellow, become gentler; situación to calm down, ease

* * *

= blunt, relax, keep + the edge off + Algo, water down, sweeten, smooth.

Ex: It is arguable that such exhortation and implied criticism blunts receptivity and that it is ultimately counterproductive.

Ex: Since the Federal Government has not been willing to relax import restrictions on books, academic librarians have had to devise a number of strategies for the survival of collection development.

Ex: 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.

Ex: One of these proposals, a large jump in the dues for students and retired members, was watered down before finally being passed.

Ex: The poem plays on the homonymic connection of the words 'to sweat' and 'to sweeten'.

Ex: From the 1820s a dry end was added to the Fourdrinier machine which dried and smoothed the web of paper as it emerged from the wet end.

* suavizarse = mellow.

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suavizar [A4 ]

vt

1 ‹pelo› to condition, soften; ‹piel› to leave … smooth/soft

2 ‹color› to soften, tone down; ‹sabor› to tone down

3 ‹dureza/severidad› to soften, temper; ‹carácter› to mellow, make … gentler

4 ‹situación› to calm, ease

suavizaron el régimen penitenciario they relaxed the prison regulations

■ suavizarse

v pron

1 «pelo» to become softer; «piel» to become smoother/softer

2 «carácter» to mellow, become gentler

3 «situación» to calm down, ease

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suavizar ( conjugate suavizar) verbo transitivo ‹ piel› to leave … smooth/soft;
‹ color› to soften, tone down;
‹ sabor› to tone down;
‹ carácter› to mellow, make … gentler;
‹dureza/severidad› to soften, temper;
‹ situación› to calm, ease
suavizarse verbo pronominal [ piel] to become smoother/softer;
[ carácter] to mellow, become gentler;
[ situación] to calm down, ease
suavizar verbo transitivo
1 (la piel, el pelo, etc) to make soft, make smooth
2 (un sabor) to make less strong
(el color, el sonido) to tone down
3 (el trato, el carácter) to soften, temper
' suavizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarar
- acondicionar
- templar
English:
soften
- temper
- tone down
- mellow

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suavizar

♦ vt

1. [poner blando] to soften;
[ropa, cabello] to condition;
suaviza el cutis it leaves your skin soft

2. [sabor, color] to tone down

3. [dificultad, tarea] to ease;
[conducción] to make smoother; [clima] to make milder; [condena] to reduce the length of
4. [moderar]
tienes que suavizar el discurso para no ofender a nadie you should tone down the speech so you don't offend anyone

♦ See also the pronominal verb suavizarse

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suavizar

v/t tb fig

soften

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suavizar {21} vt

1) : to soften, to smooth out

2) : to tone down

♦ suavizarse vr

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suavizar vb to soften

Spanish-English dictionary > suavizar
11 formar

v.

1 to form.

Sus manos formaron bolitas Her hands formed little balls.

formar una bola con algo to make something into a ball

formar un equipo to make up a team

formar una asociación cultural to set up a cultural organization

formar parte de to form o be part of

forma parte del equipo she's a member of the team

2 to train, to educate.

Los maestros forman a los alumnos The teachers educated the students.

3 to form up (military).

4 to fall in (military).

¡a formar! fall in!

5 to instruct, to shape.

El entrenador formó a los jugadores The coach instructed the players.

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formar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to form

2 (integrar, constituir) to form, constitute

■ formar parte de algo to be a part of something

3 (educar) to bring up

4 (enseñar) to educate

► verbo intransitivo

1 MILITAR (colocarse) to form up

► verbo pronominal formarse

1 (desarrollarse) to grow, develop

2 (educarse) to be educated, be trained

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

¡a formar! MILITAR fall in!

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verb

1) to form

2) educate, train

3) constitute

•

- formarse

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1. VT

1) [+ figura] to form, make

los barracones se disponen formando un cuadrado — the barrack huts are arranged forming o making a square

los curiosos formaron un círculo a su alrededor — the onlookers formed o made a circle around him

2) (=crear) [+ organización, partido, alianza] to form

las personas interesadas en formar un club — people interested in forming a club

formar gobierno — to form a government

¿cómo se forma el subjuntivo? — how do you form the subjunctive?

quieren casarse y formar una familia — they want to get married and start a family

3) (=constituir) to make up

los chiitas forman el 60% de la población — the Shiites make up o form 60% of the population

la plantilla la forman 94 bomberos — there are 94 firefighters on the staff

las dos juntas formaban un dúo de humoristas insuperable — the two of them together made an unbeatable comedy duo

formamos un buen equipo — we make a good team

formar equipo con algn — to join forces with sb

• estar formado por — to be made up of

la asociación está formada por parados y amas de casa — the association is made up of unemployed and housewives

• formar parte de — to be part of

nuestros soldados formarán parte de las tropas de paz — our soldiers will be part of the peace-keeping force

el edificio forma parte del recinto de la catedral — the building is o forms part of the cathedral precinct

sus obras no formarán parte de la colección — his works will not be part of the collection

4) (=enseñar) [+ personal, monitor, técnico] to train; [+ alumno] to educate

5) [+ juicio, opinión] to form

6) (Mil) to order to fall in

el sargento formó a los reclutas — the sergeant had the recruits fall in, the sergeant ordered the recruits to fall in

2. VI

1) (Mil) to fall in

¡a formar! — fall in!

2) (Dep) to line up

los equipos formaron así:... — the teams lined up as follows:...

3.

See:

formarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) personas <círculo/figura> to make, form; <asociación/gobierno> to form, set up; barricada to set up

formen parejas — ( en clase) get into pairs o twos; ( en baile) take your partners

b) (Ling) to form

c) (Mil) < tropas> to have... fall in

2) ( componer) to make up

formar parte de algo — to be part of something, to belong to something

está formada por tres provincias — it is made up of o it comprises three provinces

forman un ángulo recto — they form o make a right angle

3) <carácter/espíritu> to form, shape

4) ( educar) to bring up; ( para trabajo) to train
2.
formar vi (Mil) to fall in

a formar! — fall in!
3.
formarse v pron

1)

a) (hacerse, crearse) to form

se formó una cola — a line (AmE) o (BrE) queue formed

b) ( desarrollarse) niño/huesos to develop

c) <idea/opinión> to form

se ha formado una impresión errónea — he has got the wrong impression

2) ( educarse) to be educated

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= fall into, form, make up, train, coach, make, populate, pull together, groom.

Ex. Certain words may fall into a short list of 35 common words such as analysis, which do not give rise to inversion within the cross-reference.

Ex. Formed in 1969, the first operational system was implemented in 1972-3.

Ex. Each volume is make up of several issues which appear in the next lower level.

Ex. The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.

Ex. The rapidly changing environment is forcing many librarians to seek new strategies for coaching researchers through the maze of electronic information sources = Los continuos cambios de nuestro entorno están obligando a muchos bibliotecarios a encontrar nuevas estrategias para guiar a los investigadores por el laberinto de las fuentes de información electrónicas.

Ex. This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..

Ex. One way librarians can add value is by carefully selecting, evaluating, and describing the resources that populate their Internet collections.

Ex. This library decided to launch an attack on illiteracy by pulling together a variety of approaches to learning to read.

Ex. Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.

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* a medio formar = half-formed.

* entrar a formar parte de = enter in.

* formado por británicos = British-trained.

* formar el núcleo = form + the nucleus.

* formar en su conjunto = weave + to form.

* formar fila = line up.

* formar la base = form + the foundation.

* formar la base de = form + the basis of.

* formar parejas = pair up, pair off.

* formar parte = form + part.

* formar parte de = be part of, build into, enter into, become + (a) part of, be a part of, inhere in, become + one with, inform, fall under.

* formar parte del paisaje = blend into + the landscape.

* formar parte de un comité = serve on + committee.

* formar parte integral = form + an integral part.

* formar parte integral de = be part and parcel of, be an integral part of.

* formar parte natural de su entorno = blend into + the landscape.

* formar personal = produce + personnel.

* formar remolinos = swirl.

* formarse = shape up.

* formarse una opinión = form + impression.

* formar una cola = form + queue.

* formar una colección = build + collection.

* formar un comité = set up + committee.

* formar un consorcio = form + consortium.

* formar un grupo = set up + group.

* formar un grupo de presión = form + lobby.

* formar un piquete frente a = picket.

* integrar formando un todo = articulate.

* llamamiento para formar parte de un jurado = jury duty.

* piedra + charca + formar + ondas = stone + pond + cast + ripples.

* que forma parte de la cultura = culturally-embedded.

* que forma parte en = involved in.

* seda formando aguas = watered silk.

* volver a formarse = reform.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) personas <círculo/figura> to make, form; <asociación/gobierno> to form, set up; barricada to set up

formen parejas — ( en clase) get into pairs o twos; ( en baile) take your partners

b) (Ling) to form

c) (Mil) < tropas> to have... fall in

2) ( componer) to make up

formar parte de algo — to be part of something, to belong to something

está formada por tres provincias — it is made up of o it comprises three provinces

forman un ángulo recto — they form o make a right angle

3) <carácter/espíritu> to form, shape

4) ( educar) to bring up; ( para trabajo) to train
2.
formar vi (Mil) to fall in

a formar! — fall in!
3.
formarse v pron

1)

a) (hacerse, crearse) to form

se formó una cola — a line (AmE) o (BrE) queue formed

b) ( desarrollarse) niño/huesos to develop

c) <idea/opinión> to form

se ha formado una impresión errónea — he has got the wrong impression

2) ( educarse) to be educated

* * *

= fall into, form, make up, train, coach, make, populate, pull together, groom.

Ex: Certain words may fall into a short list of 35 common words such as analysis, which do not give rise to inversion within the cross-reference.

Ex: Formed in 1969, the first operational system was implemented in 1972-3.

Ex: Each volume is make up of several issues which appear in the next lower level.

Ex: The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.

Ex: The rapidly changing environment is forcing many librarians to seek new strategies for coaching researchers through the maze of electronic information sources = Los continuos cambios de nuestro entorno están obligando a muchos bibliotecarios a encontrar nuevas estrategias para guiar a los investigadores por el laberinto de las fuentes de información electrónicas.

Ex: This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..

Ex: One way librarians can add value is by carefully selecting, evaluating, and describing the resources that populate their Internet collections.

Ex: This library decided to launch an attack on illiteracy by pulling together a variety of approaches to learning to read.

Ex: Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.

* a medio formar = half-formed.

* entrar a formar parte de = enter in.

* formado por británicos = British-trained.

* formar el núcleo = form + the nucleus.

* formar en su conjunto = weave + to form.

* formar fila = line up.

* formar la base = form + the foundation.

* formar la base de = form + the basis of.

* formar parejas = pair up, pair off.

* formar parte = form + part.

* formar parte de = be part of, build into, enter into, become + (a) part of, be a part of, inhere in, become + one with, inform, fall under.

* formar parte del paisaje = blend into + the landscape.

* formar parte de un comité = serve on + committee.

* formar parte integral = form + an integral part.

* formar parte integral de = be part and parcel of, be an integral part of.

* formar parte natural de su entorno = blend into + the landscape.

* formar personal = produce + personnel.

* formar remolinos = swirl.

* formarse = shape up.

* formarse una opinión = form + impression.

* formar una cola = form + queue.

* formar una colección = build + collection.

* formar un comité = set up + committee.

* formar un consorcio = form + consortium.

* formar un grupo = set up + group.

* formar un grupo de presión = form + lobby.

* formar un piquete frente a = picket.

* integrar formando un todo = articulate.

* llamamiento para formar parte de un jurado = jury duty.

* piedra + charca + formar + ondas = stone + pond + cast + ripples.

* que forma parte de la cultura = culturally-embedded.

* que forma parte en = involved in.

* seda formando aguas = watered silk.

* volver a formarse = reform.

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formar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 «personas» ‹círculo/figura› to make, form; ‹asociación› to form, set up

formen fila a la entrada, por favor form a line o ( BrE) queue at the entrance, please

los estudiantes formaron barricadas the students set up barricades

formar parejas (en una clase) get into pairs o twos; (en un baile) take your partners

formar gobierno to form a government

el partido se formó a principios de siglo the party came into being o was formed at the turn of the century

se formaron varios comandos terroristas en la zona several terrorist cells were established in the area

2 ( Ling) to form

palabras que forman el plural añadiendo una `s' words which form the plural by adding an `s'

3 ( Mil) ‹tropas› to have … fall in, order … to fall in

B (componer) to make up

está formada por tres provincias it is made up of o it comprises three provinces

al juntarse forman un ángulo recto they form o make a right angle where they meet

las distintas partes forman un todo indivisible the separate elements make up o form an indivisible whole

el jurado está formado por nueve personas the jury is made up of nine people

C ‹carácter/espíritu› to form, shape

■ formar

vi

to fall in

batallón: ¡a formar! squad, fall in!

■ formarse

v pron

A

1 (hacerse, crearse) to form

se ha formado hielo en las carreteras ice has formed on the roads

se formó una cola de varios kilómetros a tailback several kilometers long built up

2 (desarrollarse) «niño/huesos» to develop

3 (forjarse) to form

formarse una idea/opinión to form an idea/opinion

creo que se ha formado una impresión errónea I think he has got the wrong impression

B (educarse) to be educated

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formar ( conjugate formar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( crear) ‹círculo/figura› to make, form;

‹asociación/gobierno› to form, set up;
‹ barricada› to set up;
◊ ¡formen parejas! ( en clase) get into pairs o twos!;

( en baile) take your partners!
b) (Ling) to form

c) (Mil) ‹ tropas› to have … fall in

2 ( componer) to make up;
◊ un equipo formado por cinco personas a team made up of five people;

formar parte de algo to be part of sth, to belong to sth
3 ‹carácter/espíritu› to form, shape
4 ( educar) to bring up;
( para trabajo) to train
verbo intransitivo (Mil) to fall in
formarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (hacerse, crearse) [grupo/organismo] to form;

◊ se formó una cola a line (AmE) o (BrE) queue formed

b) ( desarrollarse) [niño/huesos] to develop

c) ‹idea/opinión› to form

2 ( educarse) to be educated;
( para trabajo) to be trained
formar verbo transitivo
1 to form
2 (criar) to bring up
(instruir) to educate, train
' formar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adherirse
- agruparse
- componer
- constituir
- correligionaria
- correligionario
- integrar
- piña
- sindicar
- a
- abultar
- agrupar
- capacitar
- emparejar
- hogar
- pareja
- parte
- pertenecer
- sindicalizarse
English:
coalition
- come under
- do
- form
- marshal
- more
- most
- pair up
- preclude
- shall
- shape
- should
- split off
- to
- train
- will
- arch
- co-opt
- draw
- eddy
- fall
- make
- mold
- muster
- pair
- parade
- picket
- put
- ring

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formar

♦ vt

1. [hacer] to form;

formar una bola con algo to make sth into a ball;

formar un equipo to make up a team;

formar gobierno to form a government;

formó una asociación cultural he set up a cultural organization;

los manifestantes formaron una cadena the demonstrators formed a human chain;

formar parte de to form o be part of;

forma parte del equipo del colegio she's a member of the school team

2. [educar] to train, to educate

3. Mil to form up

♦ vi
Mil to fall in;
¡a formar! fall in!

♦ See also the pronominal verb formarse

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formar

v/t

1 form; asociación form, set up

2 ( educar) educate

* * *

formar vt

1) : to form, to make

2) constituir: to constitute, to make up

3) : to train, to educate

♦ See also the reflexive verb formarse

* * *

formar vb

1. (crear) to form / to make

hemos formado un estupendo grupo de amigos we've made a great group of friends

2. (educar hijos) to bring up [pt. & pp. brought]

3. (educar alumnos) to educate / to train

formar parte de algo to be part of something

Spanish-English dictionary > formar
12 allonger

allonger [alɔ̃ʒe]

➭ TABLE 3

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ vêtement] to lengthen (de by ) ; (en défaisant l'ourlet) to let down ; [+ délai, durée] to extend

• allonger le pas to quicken one's pace

   b. [+ bras, jambe] to stretch out

   c. [+ somme] (inf!) to fork out (inf)

• il lui a allongé une claque/un coup de poing he slapped/punched him

   d. [+ sauce] to thin down

• allonger la sauce (inf) (figurative) to spin it out

2. intransitive verb

[jours] to get longer

3. reflexive verb

► s'allonger

   a. ( = devenir plus long) to get longer ; [enfant] to grow taller

   b. ( = s'étendre) to lie down

• s'allonger dans l'herbe to lie down on the grass

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alɔ̃ʒe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( coucher) to lay [somebody] down

2) ( agrandir) to lengthen [robe, rideau] (de by); to extend [liste, vacances] (de by); to prolong [espérance de vie] (de by)

allonger le visage de quelqu'un — to make somebody's face look longer

allonger le pas — to quicken one's step

3) ( étirer) to stretch [something] out [bras]

4) ( diluer) to water [something] down [café, vin]

allongé d'eau — watered down

5) (colloq) ( dans un combat) to floor (colloq) [adversaire]

2.

verbe intransitif [jours] to lengthen

3.

s'allonger verbe pronominal

1) ( pour se reposer) to lie down; ( s'étirer) to stretch out

allongé sur le dos — lying on his back

2) ( s'agrandir) to get longer

ta silhouette s'allonge — you look slimmer

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alɔ̃ʒe vt
1) (dans l'espace ou dans le temps) to lengthen, to make longer

allonger le pas — to quicken one's pace

2) (= étendre) [bras, jambe] to stretch out

3) (= diluer) [sauce] to thin, to make go further

* * *

allonger verb table: manger

A vtr

1 ( coucher) to lay [sb] down;

2 ( agrandir) to lengthen [robe, rideau] (de by); to extend [itinéraire, liste, vacances] (de by); to prolong [espérance de vie] (de by); allonger le visage de qn to make sb's face look longer; allonger la silhouette de qn to make sb look slimmer; allonger le pas to quicken one's step;

3 ( étirer) to stretch [sth] out [bras, cou, jambes]; allonge tes jambes sur le canapé stretch your legs out on the sofa; elle avait les jambes allongées her legs were stretched out;

4 ( diluer) to water [sth] down [café, vin]; allongé d'eau watered down;

5 ○( dans un combat) to floor○ [adversaire, personne];

6 ○( donner) allonger 200 euros to give 200 euros; 200 euros, allez, allonge! 200 euros, go on, hand them over!; allonger un coup de poing à qn to throw a punch at sb.

B vi [jours] to lengthen.

C s'allonger vpr

1 (pour se reposer, dormir) to lie down; ( s'étirer) to stretch out; allongé sur son lit/le dos lying on his bed/his back;

2 ( tomber)○ s'allonger sur le trottoir to fall flat on the pavement GB ou sidewalk US;

3 ( s'agrandir) [liste, délais] to get longer; ta silhouette s'allonge you look slimmer; leur pas s'allonge they are quickening their step.

[alɔ̃ʒe] verbe transitif

1. [rendre plus long - robe, route, texte] to lengthen, to make longer

la coupe vous allonge la silhouette the cut of the garment makes you look thinner

allonger le pas to take longer strides

2. [étirer - bras, jambe] to stretch out (separable)

allonger le cou to stretch one's neck

3. [coucher - blessé, malade] to lay down (separable)

4. (très familier) [donner - argent] to produce, to come up with

cette fois-ci, il a fallu qu'il les allonge this time he had to cough up ou to fork out

allonger une taloche à quelqu'un to give somebody a slap

allonger un coup à quelqu'un to fetch somebody a blow

5. CUISINE

allonger la sauce

a. (sens propre) to make the sauce thinner

b. (figuré) to spin things out

6. ÉQUITATION [allure] to lengthen

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[alɔ̃ʒe] verbe intransitif

les jours allongent the days are drawing out ou getting longer

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s'allonger verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se coucher] to stretch out

allongez-vous! lie down!

il/le chien s'allongea sur le tapis he/the dog stretched out on the rug

allonge-toi un peu have a little lie-down

2. [se prolonger - visite, récit] to drag on ; [ - vie, période] to become longer

3. [se renfrogner]

son visage s'allongea her face fell, she pulled (UK) ou made (US) a long face

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > allonger
13 lungo

(pl -ghi) 1. adj long

caffè weak

non essere lungo! don't be long!, don't take forever!

a lungo at length, for a long time

fig alla lunga in the long run

andare per le lunghe drag on

di gran lunga by far

2. prep along

( durante) throughout

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lungo agg.

1 long: un lungo cammino, a long way; un lungo corteo, a long procession; lungo dieci metri, ten metres long; un lungo inverno, a long winter; un lungo sospiro, a long-drawn sigh; un lungo viaggio, a long journey; una lunga vita, a long life; calzoni lunghi, long trousers; le signore erano in (abito) lungo, the ladies were in long dresses; capelli lunghi, long hair; era un discorso un po' lungo, it was a somewhat lengthy speech; è una lunga storia, it is a long story; in questa stagione le notti si fanno più lunghe, at this season of the year the nights get longer; una lunga attesa, a long (o lengthy) wait; un film lungo due ore, a two-hour film; morì dopo lunga malattia, he died after a long illness; non lo vedo da lungo tempo, it is a long time since I saw him; oggi hai la barba lunga, you haven't had a shave today; quel vecchio ha la barba lunga, that old man has a long beard; avere braccia, mani lunghe, to have long arms, long hands; aver gambe lunghe, to be long-legged; avere il naso lungo, to have a long nose; avere il viso, il collo lungo, to have a long face, a long neck; avere la vista lunga, to be longsighted, (essere lungimirante) to be farsighted; fare una lunga chiacchierata con qlcu., to have a long talk with s.o.; percorrere la strada più lunga, to take the longest way round // cadde lungo disteso, he fell headlong; giaceva lungo disteso per terra, he lay full length on the ground // sono amici di lunga data, they are friends of long standing (o old friends) // avere la lingua lunga, (essere chiacchierone) to be a chatterbox, (essere pettegolo) to be a gossip // avere le mani lunghe, (rubacchiare) to be light-fingered; essere lungo di mano, (essere manesco) to be very free with one's fists // fare la faccia lunga, to pull a long face // fare il passo più lungo della gamba, to bite off more than one can chew

2 (alto) tall: lungo come un palo, come una pertica, as tall as a beanpole; era lungo lungo, he was ever so tall

3 (fam.) (lento) slow: sbrigati, quanto sei lungo!, hurry up, how slow you are!; essere lungo a fare qlco., to take a long time doing sthg.; una ferita lunga da guarire, a wound that is slow to heal // è lungo come la fame, (fam.) he is painfully slow

4 (diluito) weak, thin: brodo lungo, thin soup; caffè lungo, weak coffee; vino lungo, watered wine

5 (fon.) long: sillaba, vocale lunga, long syllable, vowel.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: a lungo, a long time, for long; at length: hai aspettato a lungo?, did you wait a long time (o long)?; non ho atteso a lungo, I haven't waited long; non voglio aspettare più a lungo, I won't wait any longer; ha parlato a lungo, he spoke at length // a lungo andare, alla lunga, in the long run, sooner or later, eventually, at last: a lungo andare ce la faremo, we'll do it sooner or later; a lungo andare mi diventò simpatico, I got to like him eventually // di gran lunga, by far, far and away: è di gran lunga il migliore, he is by far (o far and away) the best // in lungo e in largo, high and low (o everywhere o far and wide) // per il lungo, in length: due metri per il lungo, two metres in length // andare per le lunghe, to take a long time: questa faccenda va per le lunghe, this business takes a long time // farla lunga, to keep on, to go on and on: come la fai lunga!, how you keep on! // saperla lunga, to have a long head (o to know what's what) // tirare in lungo qlco., to draw sthg. out // tirar di lungo, to keep going.

lungo prep.

1 (rasente) along: camminare lungo il fiume, to walk along the river; lungo tutto il percorso di gara ci sono servizi di assistenza, there are assistance units along the course of the race

2 (durante) during, over: lungo il viaggio, during the journey; lungo il corso dei secoli, over the centuries.

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['lunɡo] lungo -a, -ghi, -ghe
1. agg

1) (gen) long, (persona) tall, (viaggio) lengthy

è lungo quattro metri — it's four metres long

questa gonna è troppo lunga — this skirt is too long

hanno fatto una lunga passeggiata — they went for a long walk

una fila di macchine lunga 2 km — a tailback of cars 2 km long

amici da lunga data — long-standing o old friends

lo conosco da lungo tempo — I've known him for a long time

un discorso lungo 2 ore — a 2-hour speech

2) (lento: persona) slow

essere lungo a o nel fare qc — to be slow at doing sth, take a long time to do sth

essere lungo come la fame — to be a slowcoach Brit o slowpoke Am

3) (diluito: caffè) weak, watery, (brodo) thin

4)

(fraseologia) avere la barba lunga — to be unshaven

avere le mani lunghe — to be light-fingered

fare il passo più lungo della gamba — to bite off more than one can chew

cadere lungo disteso — to measure one's length on the ground

fare la faccia lunga o il muso lungo o il viso lungo — to pull a long face

a lunga gittata Mil — long-range

saperla lunga fam — to know a thing or two, know what's what

a lunga scadenza — long term

a lungo andare — in the long run, in the end

a lungo andare si stuferà — he'll get fed up with it in the end

2. sm

length

per il lungo — along its length, lengthways

in lungo e in largo — (girare, cercare) far and wide, everywhere

l'ho cercato in lungo e in largo — I looked for it everywhere

a lungo — (aspettare) for a long time, (spiegare) in great detail

abbiamo parlato a lungo — we talked for a long time

3. sf

di gran lunga — far and away

è di gran lunga il migliore — it's far and away the best, it's the best by far

andare per le lunghe — to drag on

alla lunga — in the long run, in the end

alla lunga si stuferà — he'll get fed up with it in the end

4. prep

(spazio) along, beside, (tempo) during

camminare lungo il fiume — to walk along o beside the river

lungo il corso dei secoli — throughout the centuries, in the course of the centuries

lungo il viaggio — during the journey

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1.
pl. - ghi, - ghe ['lungo, gi, ge] aggettivo

1) (nello spazio) [gambo, ciglia, vestito, lettera, distanza] long

un tubo lungo due metri — a pipe two metres long, a two-metre long pipe

quanto è lungo? — how long is it?

2) (nel tempo) [viaggio, film, silenzio] long, lengthy; [ vita] long; [ amicizia] long-standing

un colloquio lungo 40 minuti — a 40-minute interview

sarebbe lungo da spiegare — it would take a long time to explain it

di -a data — of long standing

3) colloq. (lento)

essere lungo nel fare — [ persona] to be slow to do

4) (allungato) [ caffè] weak; [ brodo] thin, watery

5) (alto) tall

6) ling. [ vocale] long

7)

dirla -a — to speak volumes, to say a lot (su about)

saperla -a — (essere ben informato) to know all (su about)

8) di gran lunga

è di gran -a più intelligente di me — he's far more intelligent than I am o than me

è di gran -a la migliore — she's by far the best

9) in lungo e in largo far and wide, far and near

cercare qcs. in lungo e in largo — to hunt high and low for sth

10) a lungo (for) a long time

non resterò a lungo — I won't stay for long

11) a lungo andare, alla lunga in the long run
2.
sostantivo maschile

1) abbigl.

vestirsi in lungo — to wear a full-length dress

2) per il lungo [tagliare, spezzare] lengthwise
3.
preposizione

1) (nello spazio)

lungo il fiume — along the river

camminare lungo un muro — to walk beside a wall

2) (nel tempo)

lungo tutto il viaggio — throughout the trip

••

cadere lungo disteso (per terra) — to fall flat on one's face, to fall headlong

farla -a, andare per le -ghe — to drag on

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lungo

pl. - ghi, - ghe /'lungo, gi, ge/ ⇒ 21

I aggettivo

1 (nello spazio) [gambo, ciglia, vestito, lettera, distanza] long; un tubo lungo due metri a pipe two metres long, a two-metre long pipe; quanto è lungo? how long is it?

2 (nel tempo) [viaggio, film, silenzio] long, lengthy; [ vita] long; [ amicizia] long-standing; un colloquio lungo 40 minuti a 40-minute interview; sarebbe lungo da spiegare it would take a long time to explain it; di -a data of long standing

3 colloq. (lento) essere lungo nel fare [ persona] to be slow to do

4 (allungato) [ caffè] weak; [ brodo] thin, watery

5 (alto) tall

6 ling. [ vocale] long

7 dirla -a to speak volumes, to say a lot (su about); saperla -a (essere ben informato) to know all (su about)

8 di gran lunga è di gran -a più intelligente di me he's far more intelligent than I am o than me; è di gran -a la migliore she's by far the best

9 in lungo e in largo far and wide, far and near; cercare qcs. in lungo e in largo to hunt high and low for sth.

10 a lungo (for) a long time; non resterò a lungo I won't stay for long

11 a lungo andare, alla lunga in the long run

II sostantivo maschile

1 abbigl. vestirsi in lungo to wear a full-length dress

2 per il lungo [tagliare, spezzare] lengthwise

III preposizione

1 (nello spazio) lungo il fiume along the river; camminare lungo un muro to walk beside a wall

2 (nel tempo) lungo tutto il viaggio throughout the trip

IDIOMS

cadere lungo disteso (per terra) to fall flat on one's face, to fall headlong; farla -a, andare per le -ghe to drag on.

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