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1 straight

streit
1. adjective
1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) recto, liso

2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) honrado, de confianza, sincero, franco

3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) derecho, recto

4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) en orden, arreglado

5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) solo

6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) serio

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) serio, dramático

2. adverb
1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) recto, directamente

2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) directamente

3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) francamente, con franqueza

3. noun
(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) recta

- straighten
- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off

straight¹ adj

1. liso

she's got straight hair tiene el pelo liso

2. recto / derecho

a straight line una línea recta

the mirror isn't straight el espejo no está recto

3. en orden

I want everything straight before your mother comes back quiero todo en orden antes de que vuelva tu madre

straight² adv

1. recto / derecho

go straight on down this road sigue todo recto por esta calle

2. directamente

she went straight to the police se dirigió directamente a la policía

straight away enseguida / inmediatamente

straight

tr[streɪt]

adjective

1 (not curved - gen) recto,-a; (- hair) liso,-a

■ a straight road una carretera recta

■ can you walk in a straight line? ¿puedes caminar en línea recta?

2 (level, upright) derecho,-a, recto,-a

■ backs straight! ¡espalda recta!

■ is my tie straight? ¿tengo la corbata recta?

■ the picture isn't straight el cuadro no está recto

■ sit with your back straight siéntate erguido

3 (tidy, neat) en orden, arreglado,-a

■ I must get the house straight tengo que ordenar la casa

4 (honest - person) honrado,-a, de confianza; (sincere) sincero,-a, franco,-a

■ be straight with me sea sincero conmigo

■ give me a straight answer dame una respuesta clara

■ let's do some straight talking hablemos claro

5 (direct - question) directo,-a; (- refusal, rejection) categórico,-a, rotundo,-a

■ he gave me a straight "no" for an answer su respuesta fue un "no" rotundo

6 (correct, accurate) correcto,-a

■ let me get this straight a ver si lo he entendido

■ have you got your facts straight? ¿tienes la información correcta?

7 (consecutive) seguido,-a

■ he worked for five days straight trabajó cinco días seguidos

■ 31 straight wins 31 victorias consecutivas

■ she got straight A's sacó sobresaliente en todo

8 (drink) solo,-a

9 (play, actor, etc) serio,-a, dramático,-a

10 (person - conventional) convencional; (- heterosexual) heterosexual; (non-drug user) que no toma droga

11 familiar (not in debt) solvente

adverb

1 (in a straight line) recto,-a

■ he was staring straight ahead miraba al frente

■ go straight on sigue todo recto

■ it's straight in front of you está delante de tus narices

■ he can't shoot straight no es un tirador certero

2 (not in a curve) derecho,-a, recto,-a

■ sit up straight ponte derecho

3 (directly) directamente

■ he went straight to the fridge se fue directamente a la nevera

■ come straight home vuelve directamente a casa

■ she went straight from school to university pasó directamente del instituto a la universidad

■ go straight to bed vete directamente a la cama

■ the car was coming straight at me el coche venía directo hacia mí

4 (immediately) en seguida

■ straight after lunch inmediatamente después de comer

■ I'll come straight back volveré en seguida

5 (frankly) francamente, con franqueza

■ tell him straight (out) díselo sin rodeos

■ get straight to the point ve al grano

6 (clearly) claro, con claridad

■ I can't think straight no puedo pensar bien

noun

1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in race) recta

■ he sped down the final straight bajó la recta final a gran velocidad

2 (in cards) escalera

3 familiar (conventional person) carca nombre masulino o femenino; (heterosexual) heterosexual nombre masulino o femenino; (non-drug user) persona que no se droga

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as straight as an arrow/die (line, direction) derecho,-a como una vela 2 (person) honrado,-a

the straight and narrow el buen camino

straight from the shoulder sin rodeos

straight away en seguida

straight off sin pensarlo, en el acto

straight up en serio

to go straight (criminal) reformarse

to keep a straight face contener la risa

to play straight (with somebody) jugar limpio (con alguien)

to put/set the record straight dejar las cosas claras, aclarar las cosas, poner las cosas en su lugar

to put/set somebody straight (about something) explicar los hechos a alguien

to vote a/the straight ticket SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL votar a candidatos del mismo partido para todos los cargos

straight choice alternativa clara

straight fight mano a mano nombre masculino

straight profit beneficio limpio

straight swap cambio directo

straight ['streɪt] adv

1) : derecho, directamente

go straight, then turn right: sigue derecho, luego gira a la derecha

2) honestly: honestamente

to go straight: enmendarse

3) clearly: con claridad

4) frankly: francamente, con franqueza

straight adj

1) : recto (dícese de las líneas, etc.), derecho (dícese de algo vertical), lacio (dícese del pelo)

2) honest, just: honesto, justo

3) neat, orderly: arreglado, ordenado

straight

adj.

• derecho, -a adj.

• directo, -a adj.

• engallado, -a adj.

• enhiesto, -a adj.

• erguido, -a adj.

• franco, -a adj.

• liso, -a adj.

• recto, -a adj.

• seguido, -a adj.

• serio, -a adj.

adv.

• derechamente adv.

• derecho adv.

• directamente adv.

• recto adv.

straight* (Sexuality)

n.

• buga* s.m.

I streɪt
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( not curved or wavy) recto; < hair> lacio, liso

to walk in a straight line — caminar en línea recta

keep your knees straight — no dobles las rodillas

he walks with a straight back — camina muy erguido

b) (level, upright, vertical) (pred)

to be straight — estar* derecho

is my tie straight? — ¿tengo la corbata derecha or bien puesta?

your tie isn't straight — llevas or tienes la corbata torcida

2) ( in order) (pred)

is my hair straight? — ¿tengo bien el pelo?

I have to get o put my room straight — tengo que ordenar mi cuarto

if I pay for the coffees, we'll be straight — si pago los cafés quedamos or estamos en paz or (CS) a mano

to get something straight: let's get this straight a ver si nos entendemos; you have to make sure you've got your facts straight tienes que asegurarte de que la información que tienes es correcta; to set the record straight dejar las cosas en claro; to put o set somebody straight about something — aclararle algo a alguien

3)

a) (direct, clear) <denial/refusal> rotundo, categórico

it's a straight choice between buying a car or going on holiday — la alternativa es clara: o se compra un coche o se va de vacaciones

I made $20,000 straight profit — saqué 20.000 dólares limpios de beneficio

she got straight A's — ≈sacó sobresaliente en todo

b) ( unmixed) <gin/vodka> solo

4) (honest, frank) < question> directo; < answer> claro

all I want is a straight yes or no — lo único que quiero es que me digas que sí o que no, sin más

I've been absolutely straight with you about the whole business — no te he ocultado nada del asunto

5) ( successive)

he won in straight sets — ( Sport) ganó sin conceder or sin perder ningún set

she's had five straight wins — ha ganado cinco veces seguidas

this is the fifth straight day it's happened — (AmE) éste es el quinto día seguido que pasa

6)

a) ( serious) <play/actor> dramático, serio

b) ( conventional) (colloq) convencional

c) ( heterosexual) (colloq) heterosexual

II

adverb

1)

a) ( in a straight line) < walk> en línea recta

they live straight across from us — viven justo enfrente de nosotros

she looked straight ahead — miró al frente

the truck was coming straight at me — el camión venía derecho or justo hacia mí

I aimed straight for his heart — le apunté justo al corazón

he made straight for the bar — se fue derecho al bar

look me straight in the eye — mírame a la cara

keep straight on until you come to the lights — sigue derecho hasta llegar al semáforo

the bullet went straight through his arm — la bala le atravesó el brazo

b) ( erect) <sit/stand> derecho

sit up straight — ponte derecho

2)

a) ( directly) directamente

I came straight home from work — vine directamente or derecho a casa después del trabajo

she drank it straight from the bottle — se lo bebió directamente de la botella

I joined the army straight from school — me alisté en el ejército en cuanto terminé el colegio

b) ( immediately)

straight after dinner — inmediatamente después de cenar, en cuanto terminé de cenar

I'll bring it straight back — enseguida lo devuelvo

she said straight off she wasn't paying — (colloq) dijo de entrada que ella no pagaba

I'll come straight to the point — iré derecho or directamente al grano

straight away — straightaway

3) (colloq)

a) ( frankly) con franqueza

she told him straight out — se lo dijo sin rodeos

b) ( honestly)

are you playing straight with me? — ¿estás jugando limpio conmigo?

to go straight: he swore he'd go straight — prometió que se reformaría

4) ( clearly) <see/think> con claridad

I can't think straight — no puedo pensar claro or con claridad

5) ( Theat) < play> de manera clásica

III

noun ( on race track)

the straight — la recta

[streɪt]
1. ADJ
(compar straighter) (superl straightest)
1) (=not bent or curved) [line, road, nose, skirt] recto; [trousers] de perneras estrechas, de pata estrecha *; [hair] lacio, liso; [shoulders] erguido, recto

he couldn't even walk in a straight line — ni siquiera podía caminar en línea recta

she was keeping the boat on a straight course — mantenía el barco navegando en línea recta

to have a straight back — tener la espalda erguida or recta

• I couldn't keep a straight face, I couldn't keep my face straight — no podía mantener la cara seria

she said it with a completely straight face — lo dijo con la cara totalmente seria

2) (=not askew) [picture, rug, hat, hem] derecho

the picture isn't straight — el cuadro está torcido or (LAm) chueco

your tie isn't straight — tienes la corbata torcida, tu corbata no está bien

• to put or set straight — [+ picture, hat, tie, rug] poner derecho

3) (=honest, direct) [answer] franco, directo; [question] directo; [refusal, denial] categórico, rotundo

• all I want is a straight answer to a straight question — lo único que pido es que respondas con franqueza a una pregunta directa

• it's time for some straight talking — es hora de hablar con franqueza or claramente

• to be straight with sb — ser franco con algn, hablar a algn con toda franqueza

- as straight as a die

4) (=unambiguous) claro

is that straight? — ¿está claro?

• to get sth straight, let's get that straight right from the start — vamos a dejar eso claro desde el principio

there are a couple of things we'd better get straight — hay un par de cosas que debemos dejar claras

have you got that straight? — ¿lo has entendido?, ¿está claro?

he had to get things straight in his mind — tenía que aclararse las ideas

he hasn't got his facts straight — no tiene la información correcta

• to put or set sth straight — aclarar algo

to put or set things or matters straight — aclarar las cosas

to put or set the record straight — aclarar las cosas

he soon put or set me straight — enseguida me aclaró las cosas

5) (=tidy, in order) [house, room] arreglado, ordenado; [books, affairs, accounts] en orden

I like to keep my house straight — me gusta tener la casa arreglada or ordenada

the paperwork still isn't straight — los papeles no están todavía en orden

• to get or put sth straight — arreglar algo

6) (=clear-cut, simple) [choice, swap] simple

her latest novel is straight autobiography — su última novela es una simple autobiografía

we made £50 straight profit on the deal — sacamos 50 libras limpias del negocio

a straight cash offer — una oferta de dinero en mano

7) (=consecutive) [victories, defeats, games] consecutivo

this is the fifth straight year that she has won — este es el quinto año consecutivo en el que ha ganado

• to get straight As — sacar sobresaliente en todo

• a straight flush — (in poker) una escalera real

• she lost in straight sets to Pat Hay — (in tennis) perdió contra Pat Hay sin ganar ningún set

• we had ten straight wins — ganamos diez veces seguidas, tuvimos diez victorias consecutivas

8) (=neat) [whisky, vodka] solo

9) (Theat) (=not comic) [part, play, theatre, actor] dramático, serio

10) * (=conventional) [person] de cabeza cuadrada *

she's a nice person, but very straight — es maja pero tiene la cabeza demasiado cuadrada *

11) * (=not owed or owing money)

if I give you a fiver, then we'll be straight — si te doy cinco libras, estamos en paz

12) * (=heterosexual) heterosexual, hetero *

13) * (=not criminal) [person]

he's been straight for two years — ha llevado una vida honrada durante dos años

14) ** (=not using drugs)

I've been straight for 13 years — hace 13 años que dejé las drogas, llevo 13 años desenganchado de las drogas

2. ADV

1) (=in a straight line) [walk, shoot, fly] en línea recta; [grow] recto

they can't even shoot straight — ni siquiera saben disparar en línea recta

he was sitting up very straight — estaba sentado muy derecho or erguido

stand up straight! — ¡ponte derecho or erguido!

• straight above us — directamente encima de nosotros

• it's straight across the road from us — está justo al otro lado de la calle

• to go straight ahead — ir todo recto, ir todo derecho

to look straight ahead — mirar al frente, mirar hacia adelante

straight ahead of us — justo en frente de nosotros

• to look straight at sb — mirar derecho hacia algn

he came straight at me — vino derecho hacia mí

• to hold o.s. straight — mantenerse derecho

• to look sb straight in the eye — mirar directamente a los ojos de algn

to look sb straight in the face — mirar a algn directamente a la cara

• to go straight on — ir todo recto, ir todo derecho

• the bullet went straight through his chest — la bala le atravesó limpiamente el pecho

• I saw a car coming straight towards me — vi un coche que venía derecho hacia mi

• to look straight up — mirar hacia arriba

the cork shot straight up in the air — el corcho salió disparado hacia arriba

2) (=level)

• to hang straight — [picture] estar derecho

the picture isn't hanging straight — el cuadro está torcido or (LAm) chueco

3) (=directly) directamente; (=immediately) inmediatamente

youngsters who move straight from school onto the dole queue — jóvenes que pasan directamente del colegio a la cola del paro

I went straight home/to bed — fui derecho a casa/a la cama

come straight back — vuelve directamente aquí

to come straight to the point — ir al grano

to drink straight from the bottle — beber de la botella

• straight after this — inmediatamente después de esto

• straight away — inmediatamente, en seguida, al tiro (Chile)

• straight off — (=without hesitation) sin vacilar; (=immediately) inmediatamente; (=directly) directamente, sin rodeos

she just went straight off — se marchó sin detenerse

- I heard it straight from the horse's mouth

4) (=frankly) francamente, con franqueza

just give it to me or tell me straight — dímelo francamente or con franqueza

• to tell sb sth straight out — decir algo a algn sin rodeos or directamente

• straight up — (Brit) * en serio

straight from the shoulder —

I let him have it straight from the shoulder — se lo dije sin rodeos

5) (=neat) [drink] solo

I prefer to drink whisky straight — prefiero tomar el whisky solo

6) (=clearly) [think] con claridad

he was so frightened that he couldn't think straight — tenía tanto miedo que no podía pensar con claridad

I was so drunk I couldn't see straight — estaba tan borracho que no veía

7) *

• to go straight — (=reform) [criminal] enmendarse; [drug addict] dejar de tomar drogas, desengancharse

he's been going straight for a year now — [ex-criminal] hace ahora un año que lleva una vida honrada; [ex-addict] hace un año que dejó las drogas, lleva un año desenganchado de las drogas

8) (Theat)

he played the role straight — interpretó el papel de manera clásica

9) (=consecutively)

we worked on the harvest for three days straight — hicimos la cosecha durante tres días seguidos

3. N

1) (=straight line)

• to cut sth on the straight — cortar algo derecho

- the straight and narrow

to keep to the straight and narrow — ir por buen camino

to keep sb on the straight and narrow — mantener a algn por el buen camino

to depart from the straight and narrow — apartarse del buen camino

2) (Brit) (on racecourse)

• the straight — la recta

as the cars entered the final straight Hill was in the lead — cuando los coches entraron en la recta final Hill iba a la cabeza

3) (Cards) runfla f, escalera f

4) * (=heterosexual) heterosexual mf

4.

CPD

straight angle N — ángulo m llano

straight arrow * N — (US) estrecho(-a) m / f de miras

straight man N — actor m que da pie al cómico

I was the straight man and he was the comic — yo era el actor que daba pie a sus chistes y él era el cómico

straight razor N — (US) navaja f de barbero

straight sex N — (=not homosexual) sexo m entre heterosexuales; (=conventional) relaciones fpl sexuales convencionales, sexo m sin florituras *

straight ticket N (US) (Pol) —

to vote a straight ticket — votar a candidatos del mismo partido para todos los cargos

* * *

I [streɪt]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( not curved or wavy) recto; < hair> lacio, liso

to walk in a straight line — caminar en línea recta

keep your knees straight — no dobles las rodillas

he walks with a straight back — camina muy erguido

b) (level, upright, vertical) (pred)

to be straight — estar* derecho

is my tie straight? — ¿tengo la corbata derecha or bien puesta?

your tie isn't straight — llevas or tienes la corbata torcida

2) ( in order) (pred)

is my hair straight? — ¿tengo bien el pelo?

I have to get o put my room straight — tengo que ordenar mi cuarto

if I pay for the coffees, we'll be straight — si pago los cafés quedamos or estamos en paz or (CS) a mano

to get something straight: let's get this straight a ver si nos entendemos; you have to make sure you've got your facts straight tienes que asegurarte de que la información que tienes es correcta; to set the record straight dejar las cosas en claro; to put o set somebody straight about something — aclararle algo a alguien

3)

a) (direct, clear) <denial/refusal> rotundo, categórico

it's a straight choice between buying a car or going on holiday — la alternativa es clara: o se compra un coche o se va de vacaciones

I made $20,000 straight profit — saqué 20.000 dólares limpios de beneficio

she got straight A's — ≈sacó sobresaliente en todo

b) ( unmixed) <gin/vodka> solo

4) (honest, frank) < question> directo; < answer> claro

all I want is a straight yes or no — lo único que quiero es que me digas que sí o que no, sin más

I've been absolutely straight with you about the whole business — no te he ocultado nada del asunto

5) ( successive)

he won in straight sets — ( Sport) ganó sin conceder or sin perder ningún set

she's had five straight wins — ha ganado cinco veces seguidas

this is the fifth straight day it's happened — (AmE) éste es el quinto día seguido que pasa

6)

a) ( serious) <play/actor> dramático, serio

b) ( conventional) (colloq) convencional

c) ( heterosexual) (colloq) heterosexual

II

adverb

1)

a) ( in a straight line) < walk> en línea recta

they live straight across from us — viven justo enfrente de nosotros

she looked straight ahead — miró al frente

the truck was coming straight at me — el camión venía derecho or justo hacia mí

I aimed straight for his heart — le apunté justo al corazón

he made straight for the bar — se fue derecho al bar

look me straight in the eye — mírame a la cara

keep straight on until you come to the lights — sigue derecho hasta llegar al semáforo

the bullet went straight through his arm — la bala le atravesó el brazo

b) ( erect) <sit/stand> derecho

sit up straight — ponte derecho

2)

a) ( directly) directamente

I came straight home from work — vine directamente or derecho a casa después del trabajo

she drank it straight from the bottle — se lo bebió directamente de la botella

I joined the army straight from school — me alisté en el ejército en cuanto terminé el colegio

b) ( immediately)

straight after dinner — inmediatamente después de cenar, en cuanto terminé de cenar

I'll bring it straight back — enseguida lo devuelvo

she said straight off she wasn't paying — (colloq) dijo de entrada que ella no pagaba

I'll come straight to the point — iré derecho or directamente al grano

straight away — straightaway

3) (colloq)

a) ( frankly) con franqueza

she told him straight out — se lo dijo sin rodeos

b) ( honestly)

are you playing straight with me? — ¿estás jugando limpio conmigo?

to go straight: he swore he'd go straight — prometió que se reformaría

4) ( clearly) <see/think> con claridad

I can't think straight — no puedo pensar claro or con claridad

5) ( Theat) < play> de manera clásica

III

noun ( on race track)

the straight — la recta

English-spanish dictionary > straight
2 straight

straight [streɪt]

ligne droite ⇒ 1 (a) droit ⇒ 2 (a)-(c), 2 (g), 3 (a)-(c) raide ⇒ 2 (a) honnête ⇒ 2 (c) franc ⇒ 2 (c) clair ⇒ 2 (d) en ordre ⇒ 2 (e) quitte ⇒ 2 (f) pur ⇒ 2 (h) consécutif ⇒ 2 (i) directement ⇒ 3 (c), 3 (d) franchement ⇒ 3 (e)

1 noun

(a) (on racetrack, railway track) ligne f droite;

∎ the final or home straight la dernière ligne droite;

∎ figurative we're on the home straight now nous sommes dans la dernière ligne droite;

∎ to keep to the straight and narrow rester dans le droit chemin

(b) (level)

∎ to be out of straight être de biais ou de travers;

∎ to cut a material on the straight couper une étoffe de droit fil

(c) (in poker) quinte f

(d) familiar (heterosexual) hétéro mf

(e) familiar (conventional person) personne f conventionnelle ou sérieuse^□ ;

∎ don't be such a straight! sois pas si sérieux!

(f) familiar drugs slang (cigarette) clope f (par opposition à une cigarette de haschisch)

2 adjective

(a) (not curved → line, road, nose) droit; (→ hair) raide;

∎ Mathematics a straight line une (ligne) droite;

∎ in a straight line en ligne droite;

∎ to have a straight back avoir le dos bien droit, se tenir bien droit;

∎ keep your back straight tiens-toi droit, redresse-toi;

∎ figurative to play with or to keep a straight bat se conduire honorablement

(b) (level, upright) droit;

∎ the picture isn't straight le tableau n'est pas droit ou est de travers;

∎ is my tie straight? est-ce que ma cravate est droite?;

∎ to put or to set straight (picture) remettre d'aplomb, redresser; (hat, tie) ajuster;

∎ hold or keep the tray straight tenez le plateau bien droit

(c) (honest → person) honnête, droit; (frank → person, answer) franc (franche);

∎ straight as a die d'une droiture ou honnêteté absolue;

∎ he's always been straight in his dealings with me il a toujours été honnête avec moi;

∎ to be straight with sb être franc avec qn;

∎ are you being straight with me? est-ce que tu joues franc jeu avec moi?;

∎ to play a straight game jouer franc jeu;

∎ to give sb a straight answer répondre franchement à qn;

∎ to have a straight talk about sth parler franchement de qch;

∎ to do some straight talking parler franchement;

∎ at the meeting he did some straight talking il n'a pas mâché ses mots à la réunion;

∎ it's time we did some straight talking il faut qu'on parle, tous les deux;

∎ American familiar a straight shooter une personne franche^□ ;

∎ American familiar a straight arrow (man) un brave type; (woman) une brave femme;

∎ he's a straight arrow (person of integrity) on peut compter sur lui^□ ; (too conventional) il est un peu coincé

(d) (correct, clear) clair;

∎ to put or to set the record straight mettre les choses au clair;

∎ just to set the record straight pour que ce soit bien clair;

∎ I'd like to get things straight before I leave je voudrais mettre les choses au clair avant de partir;

∎ let's get this straight entendons-nous bien là-dessus;

∎ let's get this straight, he left at two o'clock? mettons les choses au clair, il est parti à deux heures?;

∎ have you put her straight? as-tu mis les choses au point avec elle?;

∎ you ought to put her straight about what he's (really) like tu devrais lui dire comment il est vraiment;

∎ now just you get this straight! mets-toi bien ceci dans la tête!, qu'on se mette bien d'accord sur ce point!

(e) (tidy, in order → room, desk, accounts) en ordre;

∎ to put or to set straight (room, house) mettre en ordre, mettre de l'ordre dans; (affairs, accounts) mettre de l'ordre dans;

∎ put your desk straight rangez votre bureau;

∎ put your things straight on the desk mettez un peu d'ordre sur le bureau

(f) (quits) quitte;

∎ here's the £5 I owe you, now we're straight voilà les 5 livres que je te dois, maintenant nous sommes quittes;

∎ I need five hundred pounds to get myself straight il me faut cinq cents livres pour me remettre d'aplomb ou me refaire

(g) (direct) droit, direct;

∎ Boxing he hit him a straight left/right il lui a porté un direct du gauche/du droit;

∎ American to vote a straight ticket voter pour une liste sans panachage

(h) (pure, utter) pur;

∎ it's just straight prejudice ce sont des préjugés, tout simplement;

∎ it's just straight propaganda c'est de la propagande pure et simple

(i) (consecutive) consécutif, de suite;

∎ to have three straight wins gagner trois fois de suite ou d'affilée;

∎ Sport to win in three straight sets (in tennis) gagner en trois sets;

∎ he won in straight sets (best of three sets) il a gagné en deux sets; (best of five sets) il a gagné en trois sets;

∎ we worked for three straight days nous avons travaillé trois jours d'affilée;

∎ he got straight As all term il n'a eu que de très bonnes notes tout le semestre;

∎ a straight A student un étudiant brillant;

∎ a straight flush (in poker) une quinte flush

(j) (neat → whisky, vodka) sec (sèche)

(k) (serious) sérieux;

∎ to keep a straight face garder son sérieux;

∎ it's the first straight role she's played in years c'est son premier rôle sérieux depuis des années

(l) familiar (conventional) conventionnel^□, sérieux^□

(m) familiar (heterosexual) hétéro

(n) familiar

∎ to be straight (not criminal) être rangé des voitures; (not on drugs) être clean

(o) Cars (cylinders) en ligne;

∎ a straight eight engine un moteur huit cylindres en ligne

(p) Geometry (angle) plat

(q) American familiar (true) vrai^□ ;

∎ this is the straight story of what happened voici comment ça s'est vraiment passé

3 adverb

(a) (in a straight line) droit, en ligne droite;

∎ try and walk straight! essaie de marcher droit!;

∎ the rocket shot straight up la fusée est montée à la verticale ou en ligne droite;

∎ to shoot straight viser juste;

∎ familiar to go straight (criminal) se ranger des voitures

(b) (upright → walk, sit, stand) (bien) droit;

∎ sit up straight! tiens-toi droit ou redresse-toi (sur ta chaise)!

(c) (directly) (tout) droit, directement;

∎ he looked me straight in the face/in the eye il me regarda bien en face/droit dans les yeux;

∎ to drink straight from the bottle boire à (même) la bouteille;

∎ it's straight across the road c'est juste en face;

∎ the car came straight at me la voiture a foncé droit sur moi;

∎ the ball went straight through the window la balle est passée par la fenêtre;

∎ the knife went straight through my arm le couteau m'a transpercé le bras;

∎ we drove straight through Nantes nous avons traversé Nantes sans nous arrêter;

∎ to read a book straight through (from beginning to end) lire un livre d'un bout à l'autre; (without stopping) lire un livre d'une traite;

∎ he looked straight through me il m'a regardé sans me voir;

∎ it went straight to his heart cela lui est allé droit au cœur;

∎ straight ahead tout droit;

∎ where's the crossroads? - it's straight ahead où se trouve le carrefour? - c'est tout droit devant vous;

∎ he looked straight ahead il regarda droit devant lui;

∎ straight on tout droit;

∎ go straight on till you come to a roundabout continuez tout droit jusqu'à ce que vous arriviez à un rond-point;

∎ at the roundabout go straight over au rond-point allez tout droit;

∎ familiar to let sb have it straight dire son fait à qn^□ ;

∎ to come straight out with sth dire qch tout net;

∎ she gave it me straight from the shoulder elle me l'a dit sans ambages ou sans prendre de gants

(d) (without delay) directement;

∎ come straight home after the concert! rentre à la maison tout de suite après le concert!;

∎ go straight to bed! va tout de suite te coucher!;

∎ I'll be straight back je reviens directement;

∎ they mostly go straight from school to university pour la plupart, ils passent directement du lycée à l'université;

∎ to come straight to the point aller droit au fait;

∎ to get straight on with one's work se mettre directement au travail;

∎ straight away immédiatement, aussitôt, tout de suite;

∎ familiar straight off tout de suite^□

(e) (frankly, honestly) franchement, carrément;

∎ I told him straight (out) what I thought of him je lui ai dit franchement ce que je pensais de lui;

∎ to play straight jouer franc jeu;

∎ familiar I'm giving it to you straight je vous le dis tout net^□ ;

∎ British familiar straight up? sans blague?;

∎ straight up! sans blague!, je t'assure!

(f) (clearly)

∎ I can't see straight je ne vois pas bien;

∎ I can't think straight je n'ai pas les idées claires

(g) (neat, unmixed)

∎ to drink whisky straight boire son whisky sec

(h) (conventionally)

∎ to play (it) straight Theatre jouer de façon classique; Music suivre la partition

►► Theatre straight actor acteur(trice) m,f sérieux-(euse);

straight four (in rowing) quatre m de pointe sans barreur;

Theatre straight man (of comedian) faire-valoir m inv;

Theatre straight part rôle m sérieux;

American straight razor rasoir m à main;

straight theatre le théâtre traditionnel;

American Politics straight ticket liste f non panachée

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > straight
3 sit

sit [sɪt]

asseoir ⇒ 1 (a) faire asseoir ⇒ 1 (b) passer ⇒ 1 (c), 2 (f) s'asseoir ⇒ 2 (a) être assis ⇒ 2 (a) poser ⇒ 2 (b) être en séance ⇒ 2 (d) garder les enfants ⇒ 2 (e) être ⇒ 2 (g) se trouver ⇒ 2 (g) rester ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (h)

(pt & pp sat [sæt], cont sitting)

1 transitive verb

(a) (place) asseoir, installer;

∎ he sat the child in the pram/on his knee il a assis l'enfant dans le landau/sur ses genoux

(b) (invite to be seated) faire asseoir;

∎ she sat me in the waiting room elle m'a fait asseoir dans la salle d'attente

(c) British (examination) se présenter à, passer

(d) Horseriding

∎ to sit a horse badly/well monter (un cheval) mal/bien, avoir une mauvaise/bonne assiette

(e) literary (suit)

∎ with an impudent air that sat him ill d'un air effronté qui lui seyait mal

2 intransitive verb

(a) (take a seat) s'asseoir; (be seated) être assis;

∎ she came and sat next to me elle est venue s'asseoir à côté de moi;

∎ she sat by me all evening elle était assise à côté de moi toute la soirée;

∎ sit in the back of the car mettez-vous à l'arrière (de la voiture);

∎ she was sitting reading elle était assise à lire ou en train de lire;

∎ where would you like me to sit?, where shall I sit? où est-ce que je me mets?;

∎ they were sitting at (the) table ils étaient à table, ils étaient attablés;

∎ we usually sit in the living room nous sommes d'ordinaire dans le salon;

∎ sit still! tiens-toi ou reste tranquille!;

∎ sit! (to dog) assis!;

∎ they sat over the meal for hours ils sont restés à table pendant des heures;

∎ to sit at home, American to sit home rester à la maison;

∎ don't think I'm just going to sit and wait for you! ne t'imagine pas que je vais rester là à t'attendre!;

∎ he sits in front of the television all day il passe toute la journée devant la télévision;

∎ familiar sit tight, I'll be back in a moment ne bouge pas, je reviens tout de suite;

∎ we just have to sit tight and wait for things to get better on ne peut qu'attendre patiemment que les choses s'arrangent

(b) Art & Photography (pose) poser;

∎ she sat for Modigliani elle a posé pour Modigliani

(c) (be a member)

∎ to sit on a board faire partie ou être membre d'un conseil d'administration;

∎ British Politics to sit in Parliament = être député;

∎ he sat for Swansea il était député de Swansea

(d) (be in session) être en séance, siéger;

∎ the council was still sitting at midnight à minuit, le conseil siégeait toujours ou était toujours en séance;

∎ the House sits for another two months la session de la Chambre doit durer encore deux mois

(e) familiar (baby-sit)

∎ I'll ask Amy to sit for us je demanderai à Amy de garder les enfants^□ ;

∎ she's sitting for the neighbours elle garde les enfants des voisins^□

(f) British School & University (be a candidate)

∎ to sit for an exam se présenter à ou passer un examen

(g) (be situated → building) être, se trouver; (→ vase) être posé;

∎ the houses sit nestled in a beautiful valley les maisons sont nichées ou blotties dans une belle vallée;

∎ a clock sat on the mantelpiece une horloge était posée sur la cheminée;

∎ your keys are sitting right in front of you tes clés sont là, devant ton nez;

∎ her mail sat in a pile on her desk son courrier était empilé sur son bureau;

∎ a tank sat in the middle of the road un char d'assaut était planté au milieu de la route;

∎ literary joy sat on every countenance la joie régnait sur tous les visages;

∎ literary the wind sits in the east le vent vient de l'est

(h) (remain inactive or unused) rester;

∎ the plane sat waiting on the runway l'avion attendait sur la piste;

∎ the letter sat unopened la lettre n'avait pas été ouverte

(i) (fit → coat, dress) tomber;

∎ the jacket sits well on you la veste vous va parfaitement;

∎ the collar should sit flat le col devrait rester à plat;

∎ figurative age sits well on him la maturité lui va bien;

∎ the thought sat uneasily on my conscience cette pensée me pesait sur la conscience

(j) (bird → perch) se percher, se poser; (→ brood) couver;

∎ they take turns sitting on the eggs ils couvent les œufs à tour de rôle

➲ sit about, sit around intransitive verb

rester à ne rien faire, traîner;

∎ she just sits around (the house) all day elle reste toute la journée à la maison à ne rien faire;

∎ I'm not going to sit around waiting for you je ne vais pas passer mon temps à t'attendre

➲ sit back intransitive verb

(a) (relax) s'installer confortablement;

∎ to sit back (in an armchair) se caler ou s'installer confortablement dans un fauteuil;

∎ I sat back against the cushions je me suis calé contre les coussins;

∎ just sit back and close your eyes installe-toi bien et ferme les yeux;

∎ sit back and enjoy it détends-toi et profites-en

(b) (refrain from intervening)

∎ I can't just sit back and watch! je ne peux pas rester là à regarder sans rien faire!;

∎ he just sits back and lets the others do the work il regarde les autres travailler sans lever le petit doigt;

∎ we can't just sit back and ignore the danger nous ne pouvons tout de même pas faire comme s'il n'y avait pas de danger

➲ sit by intransitive verb

rester sans rien faire;

∎ how can you sit by while others suffer? comment peux-tu rester sans rien faire quand d'autres souffrent?

➲ sit down

1 separable transitive verb

(place → person) asseoir, installer;

∎ he sat himself down beside me il s'est assis à côté de moi;

∎ sit yourself down and have a drink asseyez-vous et prenez un verre

2 intransitive verb

s'asseoir;

∎ please sit down asseyez-vous, je vous en prie;

∎ to be sitting down être assis;

∎ I was just sitting down to work when the phone rang j'étais sur le point de me mettre au travail quand le téléphone a sonné;

∎ to sit down to table se mettre à table, s'attabler;

∎ to sit down to a game of bridge s'installer pour faire une partie de bridge;

∎ I think we should sit down and talk about it je crois qu'il faut qu'on en discute ou parle;

∎ the two sides have decided to sit down together at the negotiating table les deux camps ont décidé de s'asseoir à la table des négociations

➲ sit in intransitive verb

(a) (attend) assister (sans participer);

∎ do you mind if I sit in for a while? cela vous ennuie-t-il si je reste à écouter un moment?;

∎ to sit in on a meeting/a class assister à une réunion/un cours

(b) (replace)

∎ to sit in for sb remplacer qn

(c) (hold a demonstration) faire un sit-in

➲ sit on inseparable transitive verb familiar

(a) (suppress, quash → file, report) garder le silence sur^□ ; (→ suggestion, proposal) repousser^□, rejeter^□ ;

∎ any new initiative is promptly sat on on décourage rapidement toute nouvelle initiative^□

(b) (take no action on) ne pas s'occuper de^□ ;

∎ his office has been sitting on those recommendations for months now ça fait des mois que son bureau a ces recommandations sous le coude;

∎ they mustn't sit on their one-goal lead il ne faut pas qu'ils s'endorment sur leurs lauriers maintenant qu'ils ont un but d'avance

(c) (silence → person) faire taire^□ ; (rebuff) rabrouer^□

➲ sit out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (endure) attendre la fin de;

∎ it was very boring but I sat it out c'était très ennuyeux, mais je suis restée jusqu'au bout

(b) (not take part in)

∎ I think I'll sit the next one out (dance) je crois que je ne vais pas danser la prochaine danse; (in cards) je crois que je ne jouerai pas la prochaine main

2 intransitive verb

(sit outside) s'asseoir ou se mettre dehors; (be seated outside) être assis dehors

➲ sit through inseparable transitive verb

attendre la fin de;

∎ he sat through the whole play il est resté jusqu'à la fin de la pièce;

∎ I can't bear to sit through another of his speeches je ne supporterai pas un autre de ses discours;

∎ we had to sit through two hours of Wagner nous avons dû nous payer deux heures de Wagner;

∎ we sat through dinner in silence nous avons passé tout le dîner sans rien dire

➲ sit up

1 intransitive verb

(a) (raise oneself to sitting position) s'asseoir; (sit straight) se redresser;

∎ she was sitting up in bed reading elle lisait, assise dans son lit;

∎ the baby can sit up now le bébé peut se tenir assis maintenant;

∎ sit up straight! redresse-toi!, tiens-toi droit!;

∎ figurative to make sb sit up secouer qn, secouer les puces à qn;

∎ the public began to sit up and take notice le public a commencé à montrer un certain intérêt;

∎ her competitors are beginning to sit up and take notice ses concurrents commencent à prendre conscience de son existence

(b) (not go to bed) rester debout, ne pas se coucher;

∎ don't bother sitting up for me ne m'attendez pas;

∎ I sat up watching TV until 3 a.m. j'ai regardé la télé jusqu'à 3 heures du matin;

∎ I'll sit up with her until the fever passes je vais rester avec elle jusqu'à ce que sa fièvre tombe

2 separable transitive verb

(child, patient) asseoir, redresser;

∎ to sit sb up against a wall adosser qn contre un mur

ⓘ Are you sitting comfortably? (Then I'll begin) Cette expression ("Êtes-vous assis confortablement? Je peux donc commencer") est la formule d'introduction classique que l'on prononce avant de raconter une histoire à des enfants. Le narrateur de l'émission de radio britannique Listen with Mother l'employait systématiquement avant chaque récit. Aujourd'hui, cette expression témoigne d'une attitude quelque peu condescendante de la part de celui qui l'emploie. On l'utilise lorsqu'on veut capter l'attention de personnes inattentives ou bien sur le mode humoristique avant un discours.

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > sit
4 straight

straight [streɪt]

1. adjective

   a. ( = not curved) droit ; [chair] à dossier droit ; [hair] raide

• to walk in a straight line marcher en ligne droite

• to keep one's back straight se tenir droit

   b. ( = frank) [answer, question] franc ( franche f)

• it's time for some straight talking soyons francs

   c. ( = unambiguous) clair

• have you got that straight? est-ce bien clair ?

• let's get this straight entendons-nous bien sur ce point

• to get things straight in one's mind mettre les choses au clair dans son esprit

• to put sth straight mettre qch au clair

• to set sb straight (about sth) éclairer qn (sur qch)

   d. ( = tidy) to put sth straight mettre de l'ordre dans qch

   e. ( = simple) it was a straight choice between A and B il n'y avait que deux solutions, A ou B

• her latest novel is straight autobiography son dernier roman est de l'autobiographie pure

• to get straight As (US) obtenir les meilleures notes

• a straight A student (US) un étudiant qui obtient les meilleures notes partout

   f. ( = consecutive) [victories, defeats, games, months] consécutif

• for five straight days pendant cinq jours consécutifs

• in straight sets (Tennis) en deux/trois sets (pour les matchs en trois/cinq sets)

   g. ( = not owed or owing money) (inf) quitte

• if I give you £5, then we'll be straight si je te donne 5 livres, nous serons quittes

   h. [whisky, vodka] sec ( sèche f)

   i. ( = unsmiling) to keep a straight face garder son sérieux

• to say sth with a straight face dire qch sans sourire

   j. [person] (inf) ( = conventional) conventionnel ; ( = heterosexual) hétéro (inf) ; ( = not criminal) honnête

• I've been straight for three years ( = not on drugs) ça fait trois ans que je n'ai pas pris de drogue

2. noun

   a. the straight [of racecourse, athletics track] la ligne droite

   b. to keep to the straight and narrow rester dans le droit chemin

• to keep sb on the straight and narrow faire suivre le droit chemin à qn

   c. ( = heterosexual) (inf) hétéro mf

3. adverb

   a. ( = in a straight line) [walk, stand, grow] droit ; [shoot] juste

• to go straight ahead aller tout droit

• straight across from the house juste en face de la maison

• straight above us juste au-dessus de nous

• he came straight at me il s'est dirigé droit sur moi

• to look straight at sb regarder qn droit dans les yeux

• he looked straight ahead il a regardé droit devant lui

• to look sb straight in the face/the eye regarder qn bien en face/droit dans les yeux

• to sit straight s'asseoir bien droit

• to sit up straight se redresser

• to stand up straight se redresser

• the bullet went straight through his chest la balle lui a traversé la poitrine de part en part

• to go straight towards sb/sth se diriger droit vers qn/qch

• the cork shot straight up in the air le bouchon est parti droit en l'air

• she ran straight across without looking elle a traversé en courant sans regarder

   b. ( = level) to hang straight [picture] être bien droit

   c. ( = directly) straight after this tout de suite après

• to come straight back ( = without detour) revenir directement ; ( = immediately) revenir tout de suite

• straight from the horse's mouth de source sûre

• to go straight home rentrer directement chez soi

• he went straight to London ( = without detour) il est allé directement à Londres ; ( = immediately) il s'est immédiatement rendu à Londres

• to go straight to bed aller directement se coucher

• I may as well come straight to the point autant que j'en vienne droit au fait

   d. ( = frankly) (inf) give it to me straight dis-le-moi carrément

   e. ( = neat) to drink one's whisky straight boire son whisky sec

   f. ( = clearly) he couldn't think straight il n'avait plus les idées claires

• I couldn't see straight je n'y voyais plus clair

   g. to go straight (inf) ( = reform) revenir dans le droit chemin

   h. ( = consecutively) for five days straight pendant cinq jours d'affilée

   i. (set structures)

► straight away tout de suite

► straight off ( = immediately) tout de suite ; ( = without hesitation) sans hésiter ; ( = without beating about the bush) sans ambages

► straight on tout droit

► straight out ( = without hesitation) sans hésiter ; ( = frankly) franchement

4. compounds

► straight-faced adverb d'un air impassible adjective

impassible

► straight-laced adjective collet monté inv

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[streɪt] 1.
noun Sport ligne f droite

back straight — côté m opposé de la piste

home straight — dernière ligne droite
2.
adjective

1) ( not bent or curved) gen droit; [hair] raide

dead straight — gen tout droit

in a straight line — en ligne droite

2) (level, upright) gen bien droit; [bedclothes, tablecloth] bien mis

the picture/your tie isn't straight — le tableau/ta cravate est de travers

3) (tidy, in order) en ordre

to get ou put something straight — lit, fig mettre quelque chose en ordre

4) ( clear)

to get something straight — comprendre quelque chose

now let's get one thing straight — que ce soit bien clair

to put somebody straight about something — éclairer quelqu'un sur quelque chose

to put ou set the record straight — établir la vérité

5) (honest, direct) [person] honnête, droit; [answer] clair

to be straight with somebody — jouer franc-jeu avec quelqu'un

6) ( unconditional) [majority, profit] net/nette; [choice] simple

to do a straight swap — faire simplement l'échange

a straight fight — GB Politics une élection à deux candidats

7) ( undiluted) [drink] sec, sans eau

8) ( consecutive) [wins, defeats] consécutif/-ive

she got straight ‘A’s — School elle a eu très bien partout

in straight sets — Sport en deux (or trois) sets

9) Theatre [actor, role] sérieux/-ieuse

10) (colloq) ( heterosexual) hétéro (colloq) inv
3.
adverb

1) ( not obliquely) gen droit; [shoot] juste

stand up straight! — tenez-vous droit!

sit up straight! — asseyez-vous convenablement!

she held her arm out straight — elle a étendu le bras devant elle

to go/keep straight ahead — aller/continuer tout droit

to look straight ahead — regarder droit devant soi

to look somebody straight in the eye — regarder quelqu'un droit dans les yeux

he headed straight for the bar — il s'est dirigé droit vers le bar

the car was coming straight at me — la voiture se dirigeait droit sur moi

she was looking straight at me — elle regardait droit dans ma direction

straight above our heads — juste au-dessus de nos têtes

straight up in the air — droit en l'air

the bullet went straight through his body — la balle lui a traversé le corps de part en part

they drove straight past me — ils sont passés droit devant moi

she drove straight into a tree — elle est rentrée droit dans un arbre

2) ( without delay) directement

to go straight back to Paris — rentrer directement à Paris

she wrote straight back — elle a répondu immédiatement

to come straight to the point — aller droit au fait

straight after — tout de suite après

straight away —

straight off — tout de suite

he read it straight off — il l'a lu d'une seule traite

she told him straight out that — elle lui a dit carrément or sans ambages que

it seemed like something straight out of the Middle Ages — cela semblait sortir tout droit du Moyen Âge

3) ( frankly) tout net

I'll tell you straight — je vous le dirai tout net

give it to me straight — (colloq) dis-moi la vérité

straight out — carrément

to play straight with somebody — fig jouer franc-jeu avec quelqu'un

4) Theatre [act, produce] de manière classique

5) ( neat) [drink] sec or sans eau

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to keep a straight face — garder son sérieux

the straight and narrow — le droit chemin

to go straight — (colloq) [criminal] se ranger

straight up? — (colloq) GB sans blague? (colloq)

English-French dictionary > straight
5 back

back [bæk]

vers l'arrière ⇒ 1 (a) re + verbe ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (c) de derrière ⇒ 2 (a) arrière ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (g) dos ⇒ 3 (a)-(c), 3 (e), 3 (f) fond ⇒ 3 (d) reculer ⇒ 4 (a), 5 (a) financer ⇒ 4 (b) parier sur ⇒ 4 (c)

1 adverb

(a) (towards the rear) vers l'arrière, en arrière;

∎ he stepped back il a reculé d'un pas, il a fait un pas en arrière;

∎ I pushed back my chair j'ai reculé ma chaise;

∎ she tied her hair back elle a attaché ses cheveux;

∎ he glanced back il a regardé derrière lui;

∎ house set or standing back from the road maison écartée du chemin ou en retrait

(b) (into or in previous place)

∎ to come back revenir;

∎ to go back (return) retourner;

∎ to go or turn back (retrace footsteps) rebrousser chemin;

∎ American familiar to go back on sb (betray) doubler qn;

∎ we went back home nous sommes rentrés (à la maison);

∎ my headache's back j'ai de nouveau mal à la tête, mon mal de tête a recommencé;

∎ they'll be back on Monday ils rentrent ou ils seront de retour lundi;

∎ I'll be right back je reviens tout de suite;

∎ I'll be back (threat) vous me reverrez;

∎ we expect him back tomorrow il doit rentrer demain;

∎ as soon as you get back dès votre retour;

∎ is he back at work? a-t-il repris le travail?;

∎ he's just back from Moscow il arrive ou rentre de Moscou;

∎ we went to town and back nous avons fait un saut en ville;

∎ he went to his aunt's and back il a fait l'aller et retour chez sa tante;

∎ the trip to Madrid and back takes three hours il faut trois heures pour aller à Madrid et revenir;

∎ meanwhile, back in Washington entre-temps, à Washington;

∎ back home, there's no school on Saturdays chez moi ou nous, il n'y a pas d'école le samedi;

∎ Commerce the back-to-school sales les soldes fpl de la rentrée

(c) (indicating return to previous state)

∎ she wants her children back elle veut qu'on lui rende ses enfants;

∎ he went back to sleep il s'est rendormi;

∎ business soon got back to normal les affaires ont vite repris leur cours normal;

∎ miniskirts are coming back (in fashion) les minijupes reviennent à la mode

(d) (earlier)

∎ six pages back six pages plus haut;

∎ back in the 17th century au 17ème siècle;

∎ as far back as I can remember d'aussi loin que je m'en souvienne;

∎ back in November déjà au mois de novembre;

∎ familiar ten years back il y a dix ans^□

(e) (in reply, in return)

∎ you should ask for your money back vous devriez demander un remboursement ou qu'on vous rembourse;

∎ I hit him back je lui ai rendu son coup;

∎ if you kick me I'll kick you back si tu me donnes un coup de pied, je te le rendrai;

∎ she smiled back at him elle lui a répondu par un sourire;

∎ to write back répondre (par écrit);

∎ to get one's own back (on sb) prendre sa revanche (sur qn);

∎ that's her way of getting back at you c'est sa façon de prendre sa revanche sur toi

2 adjective

(a) (rear → door, garden) de derrière; (→ wheel) arrière (inv); (→ seat) arrière (inv), de derrière;

∎ the back legs of a horse les pattes fpl arrière d'un cheval;

∎ back entrance entrée f située à l'arrière;

∎ the back room is the quietest la pièce qui donne sur l'arrière est la plus calme;

∎ the back page of the newspaper la dernière page du journal;

∎ to put sth on the back burner remettre qch à plus tard

(b) (quiet → lane, road) écarté, isolé

(c) (overdue) arriéré

(d) Linguistics (vowel) postérieur

3 noun

(a) (part of body) dos m;

∎ back pain mal m de dos;

∎ to have a back problem avoir des problèmes de dos;

∎ she carried her baby on her back elle portait son bébé sur son dos;

∎ I fell flat on my back je suis tombé à la renverse ou sur le dos;

∎ we lay on our backs nous étions allongés sur le dos;

∎ my back aches j'ai mal au dos;

∎ the cat arched its back le chat a fait le gros dos;

∎ I only saw them from the back je ne les ai vus que de dos;

∎ she sat with her back to the window elle était assise le dos tourné à la fenêtre;

∎ sitting with one's back to the light assis à contre-jour;

∎ he was sitting with his back to the wall il était assis, dos au mur;

∎ figurative to have one's back to the wall être au pied du mur;

∎ to turn one's back on sb tourner le dos à qn; figurative abandonner qn;

∎ when my back was turned quand j'avais le dos tourné;

∎ you had your back to me tu me tournais le dos;

∎ they have the police at their backs (in support) ils ont la police avec eux; (in pursuit) ils ont la police à leurs trousses;

∎ with an army at his back (supporting him) soutenu par une armée;

∎ to do sth behind sb's back faire qch dans le dos de qn;

∎ he laughs at you behind your back il se moque de vous quand vous avez le dos tourné ou dans votre dos;

∎ to talk about sb behind their back dire du mal de qn dans son dos;

∎ the decision was taken behind my back la décision a été prise derrière mon dos;

∎ he went behind my back to the boss il est allé voir le patron derrière mon dos ou à mon insu;

∎ to be flat on one's back (bedridden) être alité ou cloué au lit;

∎ familiar get off my back! fiche-moi la paix!;

∎ mind your backs! attention, s'il vous plaît!;

∎ the rich live off the backs of the poor les riches vivent sur le dos des pauvres;

∎ to put sb's back up énerver qn;

∎ to put one's back into sth mettre toute son énergie dans qch;

∎ familiar that's it, put your back into it! allez, un peu de nerf!;

∎ to put one's back out se faire mal au dos;

∎ I'll be glad to see the back of her je serai content de la voir partir ou d'être débarrassé d'elle

(b) (part opposite the front → gen) dos m, derrière m; (→ of coat, shirt, door) dos m; (→ of vehicle, building, head) arrière m; (→ of train) queue f; (→ of book) fin f;

∎ to sit in the back (of car) monter à l'arrière;

∎ to sit at the back (of bus) s'asseoir à l'arrière;

∎ the carriage at the back of the train la voiture en queue de ou du train;

∎ at the back of the book à la fin du livre;

∎ the garden is out or round the back le jardin se trouve derrière la maison;

∎ the dress fastens at the back or American in back la robe s'agrafe dans le dos;

∎ there was an advert on the back of the bus il y avait une publicité à l'arrière du bus;

∎ familiar she's got a face like the back of a bus elle est moche comme un pou

(c) (other side → of hand, spoon, envelope) dos m; (→ of carpet, coin, medal) revers m; (→ of fabric) envers m; (→ of page) verso m; Finance (→ of cheque) dos m, verso m;

∎ I know this town like the back of my hand je connais cette ville comme ma poche;

∎ familiar you'll feel the back of my hand in a minute! tu vas en prendre une!

(d) (farthest from the front → of cupboard, room, stage) fond m;

∎ back of the mouth arrière-bouche f;

∎ back of the throat arrière-gorge f;

∎ we'd like a table at the or in the very back nous voudrions une table tout au fond;

∎ familiar in the back of beyond en pleine brousse, au diable vauvert;

∎ it was always there at the back of his mind that… l'idée ne le quittait pas que…;

∎ it's something to keep at the back of your mind c'est quelque chose à ne pas oublier;

∎ I've had it or it's been at the back of my mind for ages j'y pense depuis longtemps, ça fait longtemps que ça me travaille

(e) (binding) dos m

(f) (of chair) dos m, dossier m

(g) Sport arrière m;

∎ (full) back arrière m;

∎ right/left back arrière m droit/gauche

4 transitive verb

(a) (move backwards → bicycle, car) reculer; (→ horse) faire reculer; (→ train) refouler;

∎ I backed the car into the garage j'ai mis la voiture dans le garage en marche arrière;

∎ she backed him into the next room elle l'a fait reculer dans la pièce d'à côté

(b) Commerce (support financially → company, venture) financer, commanditer; Finance (→ loan) garantir;

∎ Finance to back a bill avaliser ou endosser un effet

(c) (encourage → efforts, person, venture) encourager, appuyer, soutenir; Politics (→ candidate, bill) soutenir;

∎ we backed her in her fight against racism nous l'avons soutenue dans sa lutte contre le racisme;

(d) (bet on) parier sur, miser sur;

∎ Sport to back a winner (horse, team) parier ou miser sur un gagnant; Finance & Commerce (company, stock) bien placer son argent; figurative jouer la bonne carte;

∎ figurative to back the wrong horse parier ou miser sur le mauvais cheval

(e) Textiles (strengthen, provide backing for → curtain, material) doubler; (→ picture, paper) renforcer

(f) Music (accompany) accompagner

(g) Nautical (sail) masquer

5 intransitive verb

(a) (go in reverse → car, train) faire marche arrière; (→ horse, person) reculer;

∎ the car backed into the driveway la voiture est entrée en marche arrière dans l'allée;

∎ I backed into my neighbour's car je suis rentré dans la voiture de mon voisin en reculant;

∎ I backed into a corner je me suis retiré dans un coin

(b) (wind) tourner en sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre

6 back and forth adverb

∎ to go back and forth (person) faire des allées et venues; (machine, piston) faire un mouvement de va-et-vient;

∎ his eyes darted back and forth il regardait de droite à gauche

7 back to front adverb

devant derrière, à l'envers;

∎ you've got your pullover on back to front tu as mis ton pull devant derrière

8 in back of preposition

American derrière

►► Technology back boiler = ballon d'eau chaude situé derrière un foyer;

Press back copy vieux numéro m;

Australian & New Zealand back country campagne f, arrière-pays m inv;

back door (of building) porte f de derrière; Finance financement m déguisé;

∎ figurative to get in through or by the back door être pistonné;

back end

(a) (of car, bus) arrière m; (of train) queue f

(b) North of England (autumn) arrière-saison f, automne m;

∎ the back end of the year l'arrière-saison;

Linguistics back formation dérivation f régressive;

American back haul = trajet de retour d'un camion;

Finance back interest arrérages mpl, intérêts mpl arriérés;

Press back issue vieux numéro m;

Golf the back nine les neuf derniers trous mpl;

Press back number vieux numéro m;

Banking back office back-office m;

back office staff personnels mpl de back-office;

Commerce back orders commandes fpl en souffrance;

back page dernière page f;

Football back pass passe f en retrait;

back passage Anatomy rectum m; (alley) ruelle f;

back pay rappel m de salaire;

Cinema & Theatre back projection rétroprojection f;

back rent arriéré m de loyer;

back road petite route f;

back room (in house) pièce f de derrière; (in shop) arrière-boutique f; (for research) laboratoire m de recherche secret;

back seat siège m arrière;

∎ figurative to take a back seat (job, project) passer au second plan; (person) s'effacer;

back shift (people) = équipe du soir;

∎ I hate the back shift je déteste être du soir;

∎ to work or be on the back shift être (de l'équipe) du soir;

Linguistics back slang ≃ verlan m;

back straight ligne f (droite) d'en face;

back street petite rue f;

∎ I grew up in the back streets of Chicago j'ai été élevé dans les mauvais quartiers de Chicago;

Horseracing back stretch (on race course) ligne f d'en face;

American familiar back talk impertinence^□ f, insolence^□ f;

Finance back taxes arriéré m d'impôts

➲ back away intransitive verb

(a) (car) faire marche arrière

(b) (person) (se) reculer;

∎ she backed away from him elle a reculé devant lui;

∎ figurative they have backed away from making a decision ils se sont abstenus de prendre une décision

➲ back down intransitive verb

(accept defeat → in argument) admettre qu'on est dans son tort; (→ in conflict) faire marche arrière;

∎ he finally backed down on the issue of membership il a fini par céder sur la question de l'adhésion

➲ back off intransitive verb

(a) (withdraw) reculer;

∎ familiar figurative back off, will you! fiche-moi la paix!, lâche-moi les baskets!

(b) American (accept defeat → in argument) admettre qu'on est dans son tort; (→ in conflict) faire marche arrière

➲ back onto inseparable transitive verb

(have back facing towards) donner sur (à l'arrière);

∎ the house backs onto the river l'arrière de la maison donne sur la rivière

➲ back out intransitive verb

(a) (car) sortir en marche arrière; (person) sortir à reculons

(b) figurative (withdraw) se dérober, tirer son épingle du jeu;

∎ don't back out now! ne faites pas marche arrière maintenant!;

∎ they backed out of the deal ils se sont retirés de l'affaire;

∎ to back out of a contract se rétracter ou se retirer d'un contrat;

∎ he's trying to back out (of it) il voudrait se dédire

➲ back up

1 intransitive verb

(a) (car) faire marche arrière

(b) (drain) se boucher; (water) refouler

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (car, horse) faire reculer; (train) refouler

(b) (support → claim, story) appuyer, soutenir; (→ person) soutenir, épauler, seconder;

∎ to back sb up in an argument donner raison à qn;

∎ her story is backed up by eye witnesses sa version des faits est confirmée par des témoins oculaires;

∎ he backed this up with a few facts il a étayé ça avec quelques faits

(c) Computing (data, file) sauvegarder

(d) (accumulate)

∎ traffic is backed up for 5 miles ≃ il y a un embouteillage sur 8 km

3 intransitive verb

Computing sauvegarder

✾ Film 'Back to the Future' Zemeckis 'Retour vers le futur'

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6 straight

straight

A n

1 Sport ligne f droite ; back straight côté m opposé de la piste ; home straight dernière ligne droite ; into the straight dans la ligne droite ;

2 Games suite f ;

3 ○ ( heterosexual) hétéro ○ mf.

B adj

1 ( not bent or curved) [line, cut, edge, road, stretch] droit ; [chair] à dossier droit ; [hair] raide ; dead straight gen tout droit ; [hair] très raide ; in a straight line en ligne droite ;

2 (level, upright) [fixture, post, shelf, hem, edge, wall] bien droit ; [garment, bedclothes, rug, tablecloth] bien mis ; is the picture straight now? est-ce que le tableau est droit maintenant? ; the picture/your tie isn't straight le tableau/ta cravate est de travers ; to put ou set sth straight mettre qch (bien) droit [furniture, picture, mirror] ; ajuster [tie, hat] ; to have a straight back avoir le dos droit ; a straight(-sided) glass un verre droit ;

3 (tidy, in order) en ordre ; to get ou put sth straight lit, fig mettre qch en ordre ; I must get the house straight before Sunday il faut que je mette la maison en ordre avant dimanche ; the lawyer will put things straight l'avocat va mettre les choses en ordre ;

4 ( clear) to get sth straight comprendre qch ; have you got that straight? c'est compris? ; let's get this straight, you're paying half entendons-nous bien, tu paies la moitié ; now let's get one thing straight que ce soit bien clair ; to put ou set sb straight about sth éclairer qn sur qch ; to set matters straight mettre les choses en clair ; to put ou set the record straight établir la vérité ;

5 (honest, direct) [person] honnête, loyal ; [answer, question] clair ; [advice, tip] sûr ; to be straight with sb jouer franc jeu avec qn ; I want a straight answer to a straight question je veux une réponse claire à une question claire ; it's time for straight talking il est temps de parler franchement ;

6 ( unconditional) [contradiction, majority, profit] net/nette ; [choice] simple ; [denial, refusal, rejection] catégorique ; to do a straight swap faire simplement l'échange ; a straight fight GB Pol une élection à deux candidats ; that's straight dishonesty c'est de la malhonnêteté pure et simple ;

7 ( undiluted) [spirits, drink] sec, sans eau ;

8 ( consecutive) [wins, defeats] consécutif/-ive ; she got straight ‘A’s Sch elle a eu A partout ; to win/lose in straight sets Sport gagner/perdre en plusieurs sets consécutifs ; to vote a straight ticket US Pol voter pour la liste d'un parti ;

9 Theat [actor, play, role] classique ;

10 ( quits) to be straight être quitte ; to get oneself straight régler ses dettes ;

11 ○ [person] ( conventional) conventionnel/-elle ; ( not on drugs) qui ne se drogue pas ; ( heterosexual) hétéro ○ inv.

C adv

1 ( not obliquely or crookedly) [walk, stand up, grow, fly, steer, hang, cut, throw, hit] droit ; [shoot] juste ; stand up straight! tenez-vous droit! ; sit up straight! asseyez-vous convenablement! ; she held her arm out straight elle a tendu son bras tout droit ; she was stretched straight out on the floor elle était étendue toute raide sur le sol ; to go straight ahead aller tout droit ; to look straight ahead regarder droit devant soi ; to look sb straight in the eye ou face regarder qn droit dans les yeux ; can you see straight? est-ce-que tu vois bien? ; he headed straight for the bar il s'est dirigé droit vers le bar ; he went straight for me il s'est jeté sur moi ; he walked straight across the road il a traversé la route tout droit ; the car was coming straight at ou towards me la voiture se dirigeait droit sur moi ; she was looking straight at me elle regardait droit dans ma direction ; straight above our heads juste au-dessus de nos têtes ; straight down into the ground droit dans le sol ; straight up in the air droit en l'air ; the bullet went straight through his body la balle lui a traversé le corps de part en part ; we went straight through the book nous avons lu le livre de bout en bout ; he fired straight into ou through the crowd il a tiré en plein dans la foule ; they drove straight through the red light ils ont brûlé le feu rouge ; they drove straight past me ils sont passés droit devant moi ; she drove straight into a tree elle est rentrée droit dans un arbre ; keep straight on, it's on the left continuez tout droit, c'est sur la gauche ; his poems speak straight to our hearts ses poèmes nous vont droit au cœur ;

2 ( without delay) directement ; to go straight home rentrer directement à la maison ; to go straight to bed aller directement au lit ; she went straight back to Paris elle est rentrée directement à Paris ; shall we go straight there? nous y allons directement? ; she wrote straight back elle a répondu immédiatement ; to come straight to the point aller droit au fait ; he went straight to the heart of the matter il est rentré directement dans le vif du sujet ; straight after tout de suite après ; I went out straight after phoning you je suis sorti tout de suite après t'avoir téléphoné ; straight away, straight off tout de suite ; I saw straight away ou off that it was impossible j'ai vu tout de suite que c'était impossible ; he sat down and read/played it straight off il s'est assis et l'a lu/joué d'une seule traite ; I can tell you the dates/prices straight off je peux vous donner les dates/prix de mémoire ; she told him straight out that… elle lui a dit carrément or sans ambages que… ; it seemed like something straight out of a horror film/the Middle Ages cela semblait sortir tout droit d'un film d'horreur/du Moyen Âge ;

3 ( frankly) tout net ; I'll tell you straight, I'll give it to you straight ○ je vous le dirai tout net ; give it to me straight ○ dis-moi la vérité ; straight out carrément ; I told him straight out that he was wrong je lui ai dit carrément qu'il se trompait ; to play straight with sb fig jouer franc jeu avec qn ;

4 Theat ( conventionally) [act, produce] de manière classique ;

5 ( neat) to drink one's whisky straight boire son whisky sec or sans eau.

Idioms

to keep a straight face garder son sérieux ; to keep to the straight and narrow suivre le droit chemin ; to stray from the straight and narrow s'écarter du droit chemin ; to go straight ○ [criminal] se ranger ; straight up ○ ? GB sans blague ○ ?

Big English-French dictionary > straight
7 straight

I [streɪt]
nome sport rettilineo m.

back straight — = rettilineo parallelo al rettilineo d'arrivo

home straight — dirittura o rettilineo d'arrivo
II 1. [streɪt]
aggettivo

1) (not bent or curved) [line, road] dritto, diritto; [ hair] liscio

in a straight line — in linea retta

2) (level, upright) [shelf, hem, edge, wall] dritto; [bedclothes, tablecloth] dritto, messo bene

your tie isn't straight — hai la cravatta storta

3) (tidy, in order) ordinato, in ordine, a posto

to get o put sth. straight — mettere qcs. a posto (anche fig.)

4) (clear)

to get sth. straight — capire (bene) qcs.

now let's get one thing straight — chiariamo bene una cosa

to put o set sb. straight about sth. chiarire qcs. a qcn.; to put o set the record straight — mettere le cose in chiaro

5) (honest, direct) [ person] retto, onesto; [ answer] schietto

to be straight with sb. — essere franco con qcn., comportarsi lealmente con qcn

6) (unconditional) [majority, profit, choice] netto; [ refusal] netto, categorico

to do a straight swap — fare un cambio

a straight fight — BE pol. una contesa tra due candidati

7) (undiluted) [ drink] puro, liscio

8) (consecutive) [wins, defeats] consecutivo, di fila

he got straight "A"s — scol. ha preso "A" in tutto

9) teatr. [actor, role] classico

10) colloq. [ person] (conventional) normale, convenzionale; (not on drugs) che non fa uso di droghe; (heterosexual) eterosessuale
2.
avverbio

1) (not obliquely) [walk, stand up, grow, cut] dritto, diritto

stand up straight! — stai dritto!

sit up straight! — siedi con la schiena dritta!

he held his arm out straight — teneva il braccio dritto o teso

to go straight ahead — andare (sempre) dritto

to look straight ahead — guardare dritto davanti a sé

to look sb. straight in the eye — guardare qcn. dritto negli occhi

he headed straight for the bar — è andato direttamente verso il bar

the car was coming straight at o towards me la macchina veniva dritto verso di me; straight above our heads proprio sopra le nostre teste; the bullet went straight through his body il proiettile gli attraversò il corpo (da parte a parte); they drove straight past me — sono passati in macchina senza fermarsi

2) (without delay) direttamente, difilato, dritto

to go straight home — andare direttamente a casa

she wrote straight back — ha risposto subito

to come straight to the point — venire dritto al punto

straight after — subito dopo

straight away straight off subito, immediatamente; it seemed like something straight out of the Middle Ages — sembrava venire direttamente dal Medioevo

3) (frankly) chiaramente

I'll tell you straight — te lo dirò chiaramente

give it to me straight — colloq. dimmelo chiaro e tondo

she told him straight out that... — gli ha detto chiaro e tondo che...

to play straight with sb. — comportarsi in modo leale con qcn

4) (neat)

to drink one's whisky straight — bere il whisky liscio

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to keep a straight face — rimanere serio

to keep to the straight and narrow — seguire la retta via, condurre una vita onesta

to go straight — colloq. [ criminal] rigare dritto, mettere la testa a posto

straight up? — BE colloq. sul serio? davvero?

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[streit] 1. adjective
1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) diritto, dritto; liscio

2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) franco, schietto, diretto

3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) dritto

4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) in ordine, chiaramente

5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) puro, liscio

6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) serio, impassibile

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) serio
2. adverb
1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) diritto, dritto

2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) direttamente

3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) correttamente
3. noun
(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) dirittura (d'arrivo)

- straighten
- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off
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I [streɪt]
nome sport rettilineo m.

back straight — = rettilineo parallelo al rettilineo d'arrivo

home straight — dirittura o rettilineo d'arrivo
II 1. [streɪt]
aggettivo

1) (not bent or curved) [line, road] dritto, diritto; [ hair] liscio

in a straight line — in linea retta

2) (level, upright) [shelf, hem, edge, wall] dritto; [bedclothes, tablecloth] dritto, messo bene

your tie isn't straight — hai la cravatta storta

3) (tidy, in order) ordinato, in ordine, a posto

to get o put sth. straight — mettere qcs. a posto (anche fig.)

4) (clear)

to get sth. straight — capire (bene) qcs.

now let's get one thing straight — chiariamo bene una cosa

to put o set sb. straight about sth. chiarire qcs. a qcn.; to put o set the record straight — mettere le cose in chiaro

5) (honest, direct) [ person] retto, onesto; [ answer] schietto

to be straight with sb. — essere franco con qcn., comportarsi lealmente con qcn

6) (unconditional) [majority, profit, choice] netto; [ refusal] netto, categorico

to do a straight swap — fare un cambio

a straight fight — BE pol. una contesa tra due candidati

7) (undiluted) [ drink] puro, liscio

8) (consecutive) [wins, defeats] consecutivo, di fila

he got straight "A"s — scol. ha preso "A" in tutto

9) teatr. [actor, role] classico

10) colloq. [ person] (conventional) normale, convenzionale; (not on drugs) che non fa uso di droghe; (heterosexual) eterosessuale
2.
avverbio

1) (not obliquely) [walk, stand up, grow, cut] dritto, diritto

stand up straight! — stai dritto!

sit up straight! — siedi con la schiena dritta!

he held his arm out straight — teneva il braccio dritto o teso

to go straight ahead — andare (sempre) dritto

to look straight ahead — guardare dritto davanti a sé

to look sb. straight in the eye — guardare qcn. dritto negli occhi

he headed straight for the bar — è andato direttamente verso il bar

the car was coming straight at o towards me la macchina veniva dritto verso di me; straight above our heads proprio sopra le nostre teste; the bullet went straight through his body il proiettile gli attraversò il corpo (da parte a parte); they drove straight past me — sono passati in macchina senza fermarsi

2) (without delay) direttamente, difilato, dritto

to go straight home — andare direttamente a casa

she wrote straight back — ha risposto subito

to come straight to the point — venire dritto al punto

straight after — subito dopo

straight away straight off subito, immediatamente; it seemed like something straight out of the Middle Ages — sembrava venire direttamente dal Medioevo

3) (frankly) chiaramente

I'll tell you straight — te lo dirò chiaramente

give it to me straight — colloq. dimmelo chiaro e tondo

she told him straight out that... — gli ha detto chiaro e tondo che...

to play straight with sb. — comportarsi in modo leale con qcn

4) (neat)

to drink one's whisky straight — bere il whisky liscio

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to keep a straight face — rimanere serio

to keep to the straight and narrow — seguire la retta via, condurre una vita onesta

to go straight — colloq. [ criminal] rigare dritto, mettere la testa a posto

straight up? — BE colloq. sul serio? davvero?

English-Italian dictionary > straight
8 back

I [bæk] n
1) спина

He has pain in the back. — У него боли в спине.

It will make your back ache. — От этого у тебя будет болеть спина.

Why din't you get off my back ans let me do my work! — Отстано от меня, дай мне работать.

A true friend will not say unpleasant things about behind your back. — Настоящий друг не станет говорить про тебя гадости за глаза.

Stand back-to-back and we'll see which of you is taller. — Встаньте спиной к спине, и мы посмотрим, кто из нас выше.

He must learn to look after himself, he will not always have his father at his back. — Он должен научиться самостоятельности, не всегда же отец будет стоять у него за спиной.

He had the enemies at his back. — Враги гнались за ним по пятам.

- hunched back
- straight back
- bend back
- hump on the back
- blow in the back
- pain in the back
- with one's back to the door
- on the back of an elephant
- back-to-back
- behind smb's back
- accuse smb behind his back
- be at the back of smb
- bend one's back
- bind smb's hands behind his back
- break one's back
- carry smth on one's back
- climb on smb's back
- cling to smb's back
- drive a knife into smb's back
- fall on one's back
- get off smb's back
- give a back for smb
- gossip behind his back
- have smb at one's back
- have smb on one's back
- hide behind smb's back
- hit smb on the back
- hurt one's back
- injureone's back
- keep off smb's back
- keep one's back straight
- lean one's back against the wall
- lie on the back
- pat smb on his back
- put smth on smb's back
- put smb on one's back
- put one's hands behind one's back
- rub one's back
- put into a job
- ride a child on one's back
- roll over on one's back
- rub smb's back with alcohol
- scratch one's back
- sit with one's back to smb, smth
- sit with one's back to the engine
- stab smb in the back
- stand back-to-back
- straighten one's back
- take smth off one's back
- turn one's back to smb, smth
- turn over on one's back
- turn one's back to one's guests
- turn one's back on smb
- wear one's hair down on one's back
- wipe one's back
- take a trunk on one's back
- put one's back up
- put smb's back up
- strain one's small of his back
- smb has a broken back a facture in the back
- one's back ackes
2) поясница, крестец

He has pain in the small of his back. — У него боли в пояснице.

- small of the back
- sharp pain in the small of his back
3) оборотная сторона, тыльная сторона, задняя сторона, спинка

You are at the back of all our difficulties. — Ты истинная причина всех наших трудностей. /Все трудности из-за тебя.

The back of the house looks out onto the river. — Задняя часть дома выходит на реку.

There is another good song on the back of this record. — На этой стороне пластинки еще одна хорошая песня. /На обороте пластинки еще одна хорошая песня.

What's at the back of it all? — Что за всем этим кроется/стоит?

The dress buttons at the back. — Платье застёгивается сзади;

. The coat is torn at the back. — Пальто разорвалось сзади.

- back door
- back seat
- back driver
- back of the chair
- back of one's hand
- back of the spoon
- back of a knife
- back of the house
- back of an arch
- back of a carpet
- back of the leaf
- back of the record
- back of the book
- back of the village
- back of the coat
- back of the car
- back of the ship
- back of the head
- back of the tongue
- back of the foot
- back of the throat
- back of the door
- chair with a carved back
- row of back-to-back houses
- at the back of the bed
- with a high back
- at the back of the door
- with its back to the wall
- go round to the back of the house
- stand at the back
- sign at the back
- tie at the back
- be at the back of smth
- get to the back of the matter
- garage is at the back of the house
- back of the house looks out into the river
4) дальний конец (чего-либо), отдалённая часть

He has lived here all his life and knows the city like the back of his hand. — Он прожил здесь всю жизнь и знает город вдоль и поперек.

His name is at the back of my tongue. — Его имя вертится у меня на языке.

If we start early, we can break the back of the journey before it gets hot. — Если мы выйдем очень рано, то мы сумеем пройти большую часть пути до жары.

Three people can sit in the back of the car. — На заднем сидении могут сидеть три человека. /Сзади могут сидеть три человека.

To be on smb's back. — ◊ Сидеть на чьей-либо шее. /Насесть на кого-либо. /Помыкать кем-либо.

It's the last straw that breaks the camel's back. — ◊ Последняя капля переполняет чашу терпения.

Stretch my back and I'll scratch yours. — ◊ Рука руку моет. /Свой своего не выдает.

To know smth like the back of one's hand. — ◊ Знать что-либо как свои пять пальцев.

Excuse my back, please. — ◊ Простите, что я стою (сижу) к вам спиной.

To talk through the back of one's neck. — ◊ Молоть чепуху

- back of a wood
- back of the wave
- room in the back of the house
- at the back of the classroom
- at the back of the house
- at the back of the book
- at the back of a drawer
- at the back of the theatre
- at the back of the aircraft
- have smth at the back of one's mind II [bæk] adj
задний

He got in through the back door. — Он проник в дом через черный ход

- beck banch

- a back door

- back yard

- a back seat

- back elevation
- back wages
- back number of a magazine
- in the back rows
- in the back seat
- in the back street
- take a back seat III [bæk] adv
на задворках, обратно, назад

I'll go there and back. — Я пойду туда и сразу обратно.

One cannot put back the clock. — ◊ Колесо истории нельзя повернуть вспять. /Время не воротишь. /Что было, то сплыло.

To pay smb back in smb's own coin. — ◊ Платить кому-либо его же монетой

- bring smth back
- have smth back
- be back
- be just back from town

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > back
9 straight

1. adjective
1) gerade; aufrecht [Haltung]; glatt [Haar]

in a straight line — in gerader Linie

2) (not having been bent) ausgestreckt [Arm, Bein]; durchgedrückt [Knie]

3) (not misshapen) gerade [Bein]

4) (Fashion) gerade geschnitten

5) (undiluted, unmodified) unvermischt

have or drink whisky/gin straight — Whisky/Gin pur trinken

a straight choice — eine klare Wahl

6) (successive) fortlaufend

win in straight sets — (Tennis) ohne Satzverlust gewinnen

the team had ten straight wins — die Mannschaft hat zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnen

straight As — (Amer.) lauter Einsen

7) (undeviating) direkt [Blick, Schlag, Schuss, Pass, Ball, Weg]

8) (candid) geradlinig [Person]; ehrlich [Antwort]; klar [Abfuhr, Weigerung, Verurteilung]; unmissverständlich [Rat]

straight dealings/speaking — direkte Verhandlungen/unverblümte Sprache

a straight answer to a straight question — eine klare Antwort auf eine klare Frage

he did some straight talking with her — er sprach sich mit ihr offen aus

be straight with somebody — zu jemandem offen sein

9) (Theatre) ernst; (not avant-garde) konventionell

10) (in good order, not askew)

the accounts are straight — die Bücher sind in Ordnung

the picture is straight — das Bild hängt gerade

is my hair/tie straight? — sitzt meine Frisur/Krawatte [richtig]?

is my hat [on] straight? — sitzt mein Hut [richtig]?

put straight — geradeziehen [Krawatte]; gerade aufsetzen [Hut]; gerade hängen [Bild]; aufräumen [Zimmer, Sachen]; richtig stellen [Fehler, Missverständnis]

put things straight — alles in Ordnung bringen

put things straight with somebody — mit jemandem alles klären

get something straight — (fig.) etwas genau od. richtig verstehen

let's get it or things or the facts straight — wir sollten alles genau klären

get this straight! — merk dir das [ein für allemal]!

put somebody straight — jemanden aufklären

put or set the record straight — die Sache od. das richtig stellen
2. adverb
1) (in a straight line) gerade

she came straight at me — sie kam geradewegs auf mich zu

straight opposite — genau gegenüber

head straight for the wall — genau auf die Mauer zusteuern

go straight — (fig.): (give up crime) ein bürgerliches Leben führen

2) (directly) geradewegs

straight after — sofort nach

come straight to the point — direkt od. gleich zur Sache kommen

look somebody straight in the eye — jemandem direkt in die Augen blicken

straight ahead or on — immer geradeaus

they went straight ahead and did it — sie taten es sofort

3) (honestly, frankly) aufrichtig

give it to me straight — sei ganz offen zu mir!

he came straight out with it — er sagte es ohne Umschweife

I told him straight [out] that... — ich sagte [es] ihm ins Gesicht, dass...

play straight with somebody — mit jemandem ein ehrliches Spiel spielen

4) (upright) gerade [sitzen, stehen, wachsen]

5) (accurately) zielsicher

he can't shoot [very] straight — er ist nicht [sehr] zielsicher

6) (clearly) klar [sehen, denken]
3. noun
(straight stretch) gerade Strecke; (Sport) Gerade, die

final or home or finishing straight — (Sport; also fig.) Zielgerade, die

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[streit] 1. adjective
1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) gerade, glatt

2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) ehrlich

3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) ordentlich

4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) ordentlich

5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) pur

6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) nicht verzogen

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) konventionell
2. adverb
1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) gerade(wegs)

2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) direkt

3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) anständig
3. noun
(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) die Gerade

- academic.ru/71096/straighten">straighten
- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off
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straight

[streɪt]

I. n

1. (race track) Gerade f

in the finishing [or home] \straight in der Zielgeraden

2. CARDS Sequenz f; (in poker) Straight m

3.

▶ stay on [or keep to] the \straight and narrow ( saying) bleibe im Lande und nähre dich redlich prov

II. adj

1. (without curve) gerade; back, nose gerade; hair glatt; skirt gerade geschnitten; line gerade; road, row, furrow [schnur]gerade

is my tie \straight? sitzt mein Schlips richtig?

the picture isn't \straight das Bild hängt schief

he landed a \straight punch to the face sein Hieb landete geradewegs im Gesicht

as \straight as a die [or AM pin] (of posture) kerzengerade; (honest) grundehrlich, absolut ehrlich

2. (frank) advice, denial, refusal offen, freimütig; (honest) ehrlich

I think we better do a bit of \straight talking ich finde, wir sollten einmal ganz offen miteinander reden

▪ to be \straight with sb aufrichtig [o ehrlich] mit jdm sein

a \straight answer eine offene [und ehrliche] Antwort

to do \straight dealings with sb mit jdm offen und ehrlich verhandeln

to go \straight ( fam) keine krummen Sachen machen fam, sich dat nichts zuschulden kommen lassen

3. inv ( fam: conventional) brav pej

he looks pretty \straight wearing a tie mit Krawatte sieht er ziemlich spießig aus

4. (heterosexual) heterosexuell, hetero fam

5. (plain) einfach; (undiluted) pur

\straight gin/Scotch Gin m/Scotch m pur

vodka \straight Wodka m pur

6. (simply factual) tatsachengetreu, nur auf Fakten basierend attr

\straight reporting objektive Berichterstattung

7. (clear, uncomplicated) klar

well done, Tim, that was \straight thinking gut gemacht, Tim, da hast du wirklich scharf überlegt

just give me a \straight yes or no sag doch ganz einfach ja oder nein!

we both liked each other's jumpers, so we did a \straight swap uns gefiel jeweils der Pullover des anderen und da haben wir einfach getauscht

\straight answer eindeutige Antwort; (in exams)

\straight A's glatte Einser

he's a \straight A candidate er ist ein Einserkandidat

8. attr, inv (consecutive) aufeinanderfolgend, in Folge nach n

the team has won ten \straight games this season das Team hat in dieser Saison zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnen

\straight flush CARDS Straight[flush] m

the \straight line of succession to the throne die Thronfolge in direkter Linie

to win/lose in \straight sets TENNIS mehrere Sätze hintereinander gewinnen/verlieren

9. ( fam: serious) ernst[haft]; (not laughing) ernst; (traditional) traditionell, konventionell

there's a lot of \straight theatre at the festival beim Festival wird viel Althergebrachtes geboten

to keep a \straight face [or one's face \straight] ernst bleiben

to make [or put on] a \straight face ein ernstes Gesicht machen, eine ernste Miene aufsetzen

\straight actor/actress THEAT Schauspieler/Schauspielerin des ernsten Fachs

\straight production [or play] ernstes Stück

10. pred ( fam: quits)

▪ to be \straight quitt sein fam

11. ( fam: no drugs or alcohol) sauber, clean sl

‘Getting S\straight’ programme [or AM program] Entziehungskur f

12. pred (in order) in Ordnung; (clarified) geklärt

to put things \straight (tidy) Ordnung schaffen; (organize) etwas auf die Reihe kriegen fam, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. etwas schaffen

let's get this \straight, you need £500 tomorrow or else... stellen wir einmal klar: entweder du hast bis morgen 500 Pfund, oder...

and get this \straight, I'm not lending you any more money damit das klar ist: ich leihe dir keine müde Mark mehr

to put [or set] sb \straight about sth jdm Klarheit über etw akk verschaffen

III. adv

1. (in a line) gerade[aus]

go \straight along this road folgen Sie immer dieser Straße

he drove \straight into the tree er fuhr frontal gegen den Baum

the village lay \straight ahead of us das Dorf lag genau vor uns

after a couple of gins, I was having difficulty walking \straight nach ein paar Gins konnte ich kaum noch gerade gehen

the dog seemed to be coming \straight at me der Hund schien direkt auf mich zuzukommen

the arrow went \straight through the canvas der Pfeil ging glatt durch die Leinwand

she told me to go \straight ahead with designing the dress sie befahl mir, auf der Stelle mit dem Entwerfen des Kleides anzufangen

to look \straight ahead geradeaus schauen

2. inv (directly) direkt fam

shall we go \straight to the party or stop off at a pub first? sollen wir gleich zur Party fahren oder schauen wir zuerst in einer Kneipe vorbei?

to look sb \straight in the eye jdm direkt in die Augen sehen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ schauen

3. inv (immediately) sofort

I got home and went \straight to bed ich kam nach Hause und ging sofort schlafen

we've got to leave \straight away wir müssen unverzüglich aufbrechen

she said \straight off [or away] that she had no time on Friday sie sagte von vornherein, dass sie am Freitag keine Zeit habe

to get \straight to the point sofort [o ohne Umschweife] zur Sache kommen

4. ( fam: honestly) offen [und ehrlich]

tell me \straight, would you rather we didn't go out tonight? nun sag mal ganz ehrlich, wäre es dir lieber, wenn wir heute Abend nicht weggingen?

I told him \straight that I didn't like his tie ich sagte ihm geradeheraus, dass mir seine Krawatte nicht gefiele

\straight up, I only paid £20 for the fridge für den Kühlschrank habe ich echt nur 20 Pfund bezahlt

5. (clearly) klar

after five glasses of wine I couldn't see \straight nach fünf Gläsern Wein konnte ich nicht mehr richtig sehen

I'm so tired I can't think \straight any more ich bin so müde, dass ich nicht mehr klar denken kann

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[streɪt]
1. adj (+er)

1) gerade; shot, pass direkt; stance, posture aufrecht; hair glatt; skirt, trousers gerade geschnitten

your tie isn't straight — deine Krawatte sitzt schief

the picture isn't straight —

your hem isn't straight — dein Saum ist nicht gerade

to pull sth straight — etw gerade ziehen

is my hat on straight? — sitzt mein Hut gerade?

please put the picture straight —

hold yourself straight — gerade!

as straight as a die (Brit) — kerzengerade; road schnurgerade

to keep a straight face, to keep one's face straight — ernst bleiben, das Gesicht nicht verziehen

with a straight face — ohne die Miene zu verziehen

straight left/right (Boxing) — gerade Linke/Rechte

2) (= clear) thinking klar

to get things straight in one's mind — sich (dat) der Dinge klar werden

3) (= frank) answer, talking, question offen, direkt; piece of advice offen, ehrlich; denial, refusal direkt, ohne Umschweife; (= honest) person, dealings ehrlich

to be straight with sb — offen und ehrlich zu jdm sein

to keep sb straight — dafür sorgen, dass jd ehrlich bleibt or nicht auf die schiefe Bahn gerät (inf)

to play a straight bat ( Brit fig ) — ein faires Spiel spielen

straight arrow ( US inf ) — biederer Mensch

4) (= plain, straightforward) drink pur; (POL) fight direkt; yes or no, choice, exam pass einfach

straight A's — glatte Einsen pl

she's a straight A student — sie hat alles Einsen

to vote the straight ticket ( US Pol ) — seine Stimme einer einzigen Partei (dat) geben

he's a straight Democrat — er ist ein hundertprozentiger Demokrat

to have a straight choice between... — nur die Wahl zwischen... haben

5) (= continuous) ununterbrochen

for the third straight day (US) —

the straight line of succession to the throne — die Thronfolge in der direkten Linie

our team had ten straight wins — unsere Mannschaft gewann zehnmal hintereinander or in ununterbrochener Folge

in straight sets/games (win) — ohne Satz-/Spielverlust; (lose) ohne Satz-/Spielgewinn, in aufeinanderfolgenden Sätzen/Spielen

6) (THEAT) production konventionell; actor ernsthaft

a straight play — ein reines Drama

7) pred (in order) house, room ordentlich; paperwork in Ordnung

to be ( all) straight — in Ordnung sein; ( fig

now we're straight — jetzt haben wir die Sache geklärt

let's get this straight — das wollen wir mal klarstellen

and get this straight — und damit wir uns richtig verstehen

to put or set sb straight about sth — jdm etw klarmachen

if I give you a fiver, then we'll be straight (inf) — wenn ich dir einen Fünfer gebe, sind wir quitt

8) (inf: heterosexual) hetero (inf); (= conventional) etabliert, spießig (pej)

9) (DRUGS inf) clean (inf)

I've been straight for three years now — ich bin jetzt seit drei Jahren clean (inf)

2. adv

1) hold, walk, fly, shoot, grow gerade; sit up, stand up aufrecht, gerade; hit genau; leap at, aim for direkt; above genau, direkt; across direkt

straight through sth — glatt durch etw

he came straight at me — er kam direkt or geradewegs auf mich zu

it went straight up in the air — es flog senkrecht in die Luft

to look straight ahead —

the town lay straight ahead of us — die Stadt lag direkt or genau vor uns

the airport is straight ahead —

go straight ahead with your plan — führen Sie Ihren Plan wie vorgesehen durch

to drive straight on — geradeaus weiterfahren

he drove straight into a tree — er fuhr direkt or voll (inf) gegen einen Baum

the arrow went straight to the target — der Pfeil traf genau ins Ziel

to go straight (criminal) — keine krummen Sachen (mehr) machen (inf)

2) (= directly) direkt

I went straight home — ich ging direkt or sofort nach Hause

to look sb straight in the eye — jdm direkt or genau in die Augen sehen

3) (= immediately) sofort

straight after this — sofort or unmittelbar danach

straight away or off —

he said straight off that... — er sagte ohne Umschweife or sofort, dass...

to come straight to the point — sofort or gleich zur Sache kommen

4) (= clearly) think, see klar

5) (= frankly) offen, rundheraus, ohne Umschweife

I'll give it to you straight, you're fired — ich sage es Ihnen rundheraus or ohne Umschweife, Sie sind entlassen

straight out (inf) — unverblümt (inf), rundheraus

to give or tell sb sth/it straight from the shoulder —

straight up, I got fifty quid for it (inf) — echt, ich habe fünfzig Pfund dafür gekriegt (inf)

I got fifty quid for it – straight up? (inf) — ich habe fünfzig Pfund dafür gekriegt – echt? (inf)

6) (THEAT) play, produce konventionell

7) drink pur

3. n

1) (= straight part) (on race track) Gerade f; (on road, RAIL) gerade Strecke

the final straight — die Zielgerade

in the straight — auf der Geraden

the straight and narrow — der Pfad der Tugend

to keep sb on the straight and narrow — dafür sorgen, dass jd ehrlich bleibt or nicht auf die schiefe Bahn gerät

to stay on or keep to the straight and narrow — auf dem Pfad der Tugend bleiben

2) (= straight line) Gerade f

to cut sth on the straight — etw gerade ( ab)schneiden; cloth etw am Faden(lauf) entlang schneiden

3) (inf: heterosexual) Hetero m (inf)

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straight [streıt]

A adj (adv straightly)

1. gerade (Beine etc):

straight hair glattes Haar;

straight line gerade Linie, MATH Gerade f;

keep the car in a straight line die Spur halten;

keep a straight face das Gesicht nicht verziehen, engS. ernst bleiben;

put straight ein Bild etc gerade hängen; → stand up A 1 b

2. a straight left (right) (Boxen) eine linke (rechte) Gerade;

in straight sets (Tennis etc) ohne Satzverlust;

his third straight win SPORT sein dritter Sieg in (ununterbrochener Reihen)Folge

3. in Ordnung, ordentlich:

put straight in Ordnung bringen;

put things straight Ordnung schaffen;

put a few things straight einige Dinge klarstellen;

set sb straight jemandem einen Zahn ziehen umg;

set sb straight on ( oder about) jemandes Meinung über (akk) richtigstellen

4. a) offen, ehrlich

b) ehrlich, reell (Geschäftsmann etc): → die² 1

5. anständig (Leben etc)

6. umg zuverlässig, sicher (Tipp etc)

7. geradlinig, folgerichtig (Denken etc)

8. POL US hundertprozentig (Republikaner etc)

9. pur:

drink one’s whisky straight

10. a) THEAT konventionell (Stück)

b) THEAT effektlos (Spiel)

c) gewöhnlich, normal (Roman etc)

11. WIRTSCH US mit festem Preis, ohne Mengenrabatt

12. AUTO, TECH Reihen…:

straight engine

13. umg quitt:

we’re straight

14. sl spießig

15. sl

a) hetero (heterosexuell)

b) clean, sauber (nicht mehr drogenabhängig)

B adv

1. gerade(aus):

go straight on

2. richtig:

he does not see straight;

I can’t think straight ich kann nicht (mehr) klar denken;

get sb straight sl jemanden richtig verstehen

3. direkt, gerade, gerade(s)wegs, unmittelbar:

he comes straight from London; → horse A 1, shoulder A 1

4. oft straight out rundheraus, klipp und klar:

she told him straight out what she thought of him

5. umg go straight keine krummen Sachen mehr machen;

play it straight

a) es ernst meinen,

b) kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen;

play it straight with me

a) nur heraus mit der Wahrheit!,

b) mir gegenüber brauchst du kein Blatt vor den Mund zu nehmen

6. straight away ( oder off) sofort, auf der Stelle, gleich

7. ohne Eis (Cocktail)

8. straight up? Br umg echt?, ehrlich?

C s

1. Geradheit f:

out of the straight krumm, schief

2. SPORT (Gegen-, Ziel) Gerade f

3. SPORT (Erfolgs-, Treffer- etc) Serie f

4. Poker: Straight m (Folge von 5 Karten beliebiger Farbe)

5. fig be on ( oder keep to) the straight and narrow auf dem Pfad der Tugend wandeln;

go off ( oder stray from) the straight and narrow auf die schiefe Bahn geraten

6. sl Spießer(in)

7. sl

a) Hetero m

b) jemand, der clean ist

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1. adjective
1) gerade; aufrecht [Haltung]; glatt [Haar]

in a straight line — in gerader Linie

2) (not having been bent) ausgestreckt [Arm, Bein]; durchgedrückt [Knie]

3) (not misshapen) gerade [Bein]

4) (Fashion) gerade geschnitten

5) (undiluted, unmodified) unvermischt

have or drink whisky/gin straight — Whisky/Gin pur trinken

a straight choice — eine klare Wahl

6) (successive) fortlaufend

win in straight sets — (Tennis) ohne Satzverlust gewinnen

the team had ten straight wins — die Mannschaft hat zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnen

straight As — (Amer.) lauter Einsen

7) (undeviating) direkt [Blick, Schlag, Schuss, Pass, Ball, Weg]

8) (candid) geradlinig [Person]; ehrlich [Antwort]; klar [Abfuhr, Weigerung, Verurteilung]; unmissverständlich [Rat]

straight dealings/speaking — direkte Verhandlungen/unverblümte Sprache

a straight answer to a straight question — eine klare Antwort auf eine klare Frage

he did some straight talking with her — er sprach sich mit ihr offen aus

be straight with somebody — zu jemandem offen sein

9) (Theatre) ernst; (not avant-garde) konventionell

10) (in good order, not askew)

the accounts are straight — die Bücher sind in Ordnung

the picture is straight — das Bild hängt gerade

is my hair/tie straight? — sitzt meine Frisur/Krawatte [richtig]?

is my hat [on] straight? — sitzt mein Hut [richtig]?

put straight — geradeziehen [Krawatte]; gerade aufsetzen [Hut]; gerade hängen [Bild]; aufräumen [Zimmer, Sachen]; richtig stellen [Fehler, Missverständnis]

put things straight — alles in Ordnung bringen

put things straight with somebody — mit jemandem alles klären

get something straight — (fig.) etwas genau od. richtig verstehen

let's get it or things or the facts straight — wir sollten alles genau klären

get this straight! — merk dir das [ein für allemal]!

put somebody straight — jemanden aufklären

put or set the record straight — die Sache od. das richtig stellen
2. adverb
1) (in a straight line) gerade

she came straight at me — sie kam geradewegs auf mich zu

straight opposite — genau gegenüber

head straight for the wall — genau auf die Mauer zusteuern

go straight — (fig.): (give up crime) ein bürgerliches Leben führen

2) (directly) geradewegs

straight after — sofort nach

come straight to the point — direkt od. gleich zur Sache kommen

look somebody straight in the eye — jemandem direkt in die Augen blicken

straight ahead or on — immer geradeaus

they went straight ahead and did it — sie taten es sofort

3) (honestly, frankly) aufrichtig

give it to me straight — sei ganz offen zu mir!

he came straight out with it — er sagte es ohne Umschweife

I told him straight [out] that... — ich sagte [es] ihm ins Gesicht, dass...

play straight with somebody — mit jemandem ein ehrliches Spiel spielen

4) (upright) gerade [sitzen, stehen, wachsen]

5) (accurately) zielsicher

he can't shoot [very] straight — er ist nicht [sehr] zielsicher

6) (clearly) klar [sehen, denken]
3. noun
(straight stretch) gerade Strecke; (Sport) Gerade, die

final or home or finishing straight — (Sport; also fig.) Zielgerade, die

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adj.

direkt adj.

gerade adj.

geradewegs adj.

rein adj.

unmittelbar adj.

unverfälscht adj.

English-german dictionary > straight
10 straight

1. n прямая линия

on the straight — по прямой

straight bow — прямой нос

straight forward — прямой

arms straight — руки прямые

legs straight — ноги прямые

straight hook — прямой крюк

2. n прямизна

out of the straight — кривой

3. n спорт. финишная прямая

back straight — прямая, противоположная финишной прямой

straight raspatory — прямой распатор

straight staircase — прямая лестница

at a straight angle — под прямым углом

straight spanner — прямой гаечный ключ

straight vault — прямой опорный прыжок

4. n честность

on the straight — честно

straight dealing — честность

5. n карт. карты, подобранные подряд по достоинству, «порядок», «стрит»

straight support — упор на прямых руках

straight - arms support — упор на прямых руках

upstart to straight arm support — подъем дугой в упор

underswing to straight arm support — подъем дугой в упор

6. n нормальный человек

straight man — честный человек

straight chain — нормальная цепь

straight arrow — добропорядочный человек

straight shooter — очень откровенный человек

7. n неодобр. «добропорядочный» человек, обыватель, мещанин

8. a прямой, неизогнутый

straight line — прямая линия

straight run — фракция прямой гонки

straight vision — прямое наблюдение

to run straight for — идти прямо в

straight scarf — прямой накладной замок

back straight out — отходить прямо назад

9. a не отклоняющийся от курса, не сходящий с дороги; беспрерывный

straight course — прямой курс

straight hang — вис с прямым телом

straight timber — прямоствольный лес

Sturzhang, straight — вис прогнувшись

straight - sitting — сед с прямыми ногами

sit with straight legs — сед с прямыми ногами

10. a невьющийся

straight hair — прямые волосы

11. a авт. с цилиндрами в ряд

straight cylinder — прямой цилиндр

straight body inverted hang — вис прогнувшись

your road lies straight before you — вам идти прямо

12. a правильный, ровный; находящийся в порядке

straight eye — верный глаз

face straight — правильно отрезать

facing straight — правильно отрезающий

faced straight — правильно отрезал; правильно отрезанный

to err from the straight path — сбиться с правильного пути

13. a разг. честный, прямой, искренний

straight question — прямой вопрос

straight dealing — честность, честное ведение дел

to keep straight — оставаться честным; вести честный образ жизни

straight legs — прямые ноги

straight oar — прямое весло

straight tooth — прямой зуб

straight angle — прямой угол

straight away — прямо сейчас

14. a разг. верный, надёжный

straight tip — сведения из достоверных источников

the straight tip — надёжный совет

15. a амер. полит. неуклонно поддерживающий решения своей партии; преданный своей партии

straight Republican — стойкий республиканец

straight ticket — голосование за весь список кандидатов от одной партии

16. a амер. неразбавленный

straight whisky — неразбавленное виски

17. a амер. ком. фиксированный, прейскурантный; без скидки за большое количество купленного

cigars 20 cents straight — сигары 20 центов штука, без скидки

straight amplifier — усилитель без преобразования частоты

straight joint — соединение без шпунтов и шпонок

straight run flour — мука без отбора отрубей

straight collect run — работа без подборки

straight abutment — устой без открылков

18. a лит. театр. чистый по жанру

straight play — драма

straight binary — чисто двоичный

straight product — чистый продукт

straight limestone — чистый известняк

straight liquid fuel — чистое жидкое топливо

on straight business terms — на чисто деловых условиях

19. a лит. театр. естественный, органичный

20. a лит. театр. обыкновенный, рядовой

a straight novel — рядовой роман, бесхитростное повествование

21. a лит. театр. идущий по порядку

twelve straight days — двенадцать дней подряд

vertical press with straight arms sideward to support — подъем силой с прямыми руками через стороны в упор

22. a лит. театр. карт. расположенный по порядку

straight flush — карты одной масти по порядку; «королевский цвет», объективный

23. a разг. обычный, традиционный

straight culture — традиционная культура

straight binary code — обычный двоичный код

straight bound — обычная облигация

straight bond — обычная облигация

24. a разг. нормальный; здоровый

straight and gay people — нормальные люди и гомосексуалисты

25. a разг. единственный; прямой

a salesman on straight commission — коммивояжёр, работающий только за комиссионные

straight nozzle — прямой наконечник

backed straight out — отошел прямо назад

backing straight out — отход прямо назад

straight distillation — прямая перегонка

straight observation tube — прямой тубус

26. a разг. прямой, непосредственный

keep the support arm straight — держать опорную руку прямой

to stare straight before one — смотреть прямо перед собой

straight backward somersault — сальто назад с прямым телом

straight and level flight — горизонтальный полет по прямой

kept the support arm straight — держал опорную руку прямой

27. adv по прямой линии, прямо

to ride straight — ехать напрямик

to stand straight — стоять прямо, не горбиться

straight trochar — прямой троакар

straight scissors — прямые ножницы

straight union — прямой переходник

stand up straight — держаться прямо

straight baseline — прямая базисная линия

28. adv прямо, непосредственно

straight above — прямо над

to go straight to London — поехать прямо в Лондон

it comes straight from Paris — это прибыло прямо из Парижа

straight packer — прямой корнцанг

straight section — прямое сечение

straight stem — прямой форштевень

straight handstand — прямая стойка на руках

straight jump — прыжок вверх с прямым телом

29. adv правильно, точно, метко

to shoot straight — метко стрелять

30. adv правильно, упорядоченно

to put a room straight — привести комнату в порядок

is my hat on straight? — у меня шляпа правильно надета?

31. adv честно, открыто, прямо

final straight — финишная прямая

straight forceps — прямой пинцет

straight tiller — прямой румпель

straight piece wage — прямая сдельная оплата

straight Kocher's clamp — прямой зажим Кохера

32. adv объективно

to write a story straight — нарисовать объективную картину; изложить события без комментариев

33. adv ясно, здраво

he thinks straight — он ясно мыслит

Синонимический ряд:

1. conventional (adj.) button-down; conventional; orthodox; square

2. correct (adj.) accurate; correct; right

3. direct (adj.) continuous; direct; linear; nonstop; through; undeviating; uninterrupted; unswerving

4. even (adj.) even; flat; flush; level; planate; plane; smooth

5. honest (adj.) equitable; fair; honest; honorable; honourable; just; moral; upright; virtuous

6. neat (adj.) full-strength; neat; orderly; plain; pure; tidy; unadulterated; unaltered; unblended; unchanged; undiluted; unmixed; unmodified

7. open (adj.) candid; forthright; frank; open; plainspoken; undisguised

8. rectilinear (adj.) aligned; erect; horizontal; perpendicular; plumb; rectilinear; vertical

9. straightforward (adj.) aboveboard; plain dealing; straightforward

10. right (noun) good; right

11. away (other) at once; away; first off; forthwith; immediately; instanter; instantly; now; PDQ; right away; right off; straight away; straight off; straightway

12. directly (other) as the crow flies; dead; direct; directly; due; in a beeline; right; straight ahead; straightly; undeviatingly

Антонимический ряд:

askew; circuitous; crooked; curved; deceptive; deformed; deviating; devious; dishonest; distorted; fraudulent; grotesque; indirect; interrupted; messy; misshapen; mixed; wily

English-Russian base dictionary > straight
11 sit

sit ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp sat)

A vtr

1 ( put) to sit sb in/on/near sth asseoir qn dans/sur/près de qch ; to sit sth in/on/near sth placer qch dans/sur/près de qch ;

2 GB Sch, Univ [candidate] se présenter à, passer [exam].

B vi

1 ( take a seat) s'asseoir (at à ; in dans ; on sur) ; to sit on the floor s'asseoir par terre ;

2 ( be seated) [person, animal] être assis (around autour de ; at à ; in dans ; on sur) ; [bird] être perché (on sur) ; to be sitting reading/knitting être assis à lire/tricoter ; I like to sit and read/watch TV j'aime bien m'asseoir et lire/regarder la télé ; to sit over sth être penché sur [accounts, books] ; to sit for two hours rester assis pendant deux heures ; to sit quietly/comfortably être tranquillement/confortablement assis ; to sit still se tenir tranquille ; to sit at home rester à la maison ; don't just sit there! ne reste pas là à ne rien faire! ;

3 ( meet) [committee, court] siéger ;

4 ( hold office) to sit for [MP] représenter [constituency] ; to sit as être [judge, magistrate] ; to sit on faire partie de [committee, jury] ;

5 ( fit) to sit well/badly (on sb) [suit, jacket] bien/mal tomber (sur qn) ; the jacket sits well across the shoulders la veste tombe bien aux épaules ; success/power sits lightly on her fig le succès/le pouvoir ne lui pèse guère ;

6 ( remain untouched) the books/keys were still sitting on the desk les livres/clés étaient toujours sur le bureau ; the car is sitting rusting in the garage la voiture reste à rouiller dans le garage ;

7 GB Jur to sit for the Bar se présenter au barreau ;

8 Agric, Zool to sit on [bird] couver [eggs].

Idiom

to make sb sit up and take notice faire réagir qn.

Phrasal verbs

■ sit about, sit around rester assis à ne rien faire ; to sit around waiting rester assis à attendre.

■ sit back:

▶ sit back

1 ( lean back) se caler dans son fauteuil ;

2 ( relax) se détendre ; to sit back in se caler dans [chair] ; to sit back on one's heels s'asseoir sur les talons.

■ sit by rester là à ne rien faire.

■ sit down:

▶ sit down s'asseoir (at à ; in dans ; on sur) ; it's time we sat down and discussed your ideas il est temps que nous nous voyions pour discuter de vos projets ; to sit down to dinner ou a meal se mettre à table ;

▶ sit [sb] down lit asseoir qn ; fig he sat me down and told me what he thought of me il m'a emmené à l'écart et m'a dit ce qu'il pensait de moi ; to sit oneself down s'asseoir.

■ sit in: to sit in [observer] assister ; to sit in on sth assister à [meeting].

■ sit on ○:

▶ sit on [sth/sb]

1 ( not deal with) garder [qch] sous le coude ○ [application form, letter] ;

2 ( bring to heel) remettre [qn] à sa place.

■ sit out:

▶ sit out s'asseoir dehors ;

▶ sit [sth] out

1 ( stay to the end) rester jusqu'à la fin de [lecture] ;

2 ( not take part in) ne pas jouer [game] ; fig attendre la fin de [crisis, war] ; I'll sit the next one out ( dance) je ne danserai pas la prochaine.

■ sit through:

▶ sit through [sth] devoir assister à [lecture, concert].

■ sit up:

▶ sit up

1 ( raise oneself upright) se redresser ; to be siting up être assis ; he was sitting up in bed reading il était assis dans son lit à lire ; sit up straight! tiens-toi droit! ;

2 ( stay up late) rester debout (doing pour faire) ; to sit up with sb veiller qn ;

▶ sit [sb/ sth] up redresser.

Big English-French dictionary > sit
12 espalda

f.

1 back.

caer de espalda to fall flat on one's back

cargado de espaldas round-shouldered

de espaldas a alguien with one's back turned on somebody

lo vi de espaldas I saw him from behind

tumbarse de espaldas to lie (flat) on one's back

por la espalda from behind; behind one's back (figurative)

dar la espalda a alguien to have one's back to somebody

2 backstroke.

nadar a espalda to do the backstroke

3 back of the dress, back.

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espalda

► nombre femenino

1 (Also used in plural with the same meaning) (gen) back

2 (natación) backstroke

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a espaldas de alguien figurado behind somebody's back

a las espaldas on one's back

ancho,-a de espaldas broad-shouldered

caerse de espaldas figurado to fall flat on one's back

cargado,-a de espaldas round-shouldered, stooping

dar la espalda figurado to turn one's back on

de espaldas from behind

■ lo vimos de espaldas we saw him from behind

echarse algo a la espalda figurado to take something on

echarse entre pecho y espalda / meterse entre pecho y espalda familiar to tuck away

por la espalda from behind

tener las espaldas anchas figurado to be easy-going

tener las espaldas guardadas figurado to have friends in high places, have contacts

volver la espalda a alguien to turn one's back on somebody

espalda mojada familiar wetback

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noun f.

back

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1. SF

1) (Anat) back

de espaldas a algo — with one's back to sth

de espaldas al sentido de la marcha — facing backwards, with one's back to the engine

lo mataron por la espalda — he was killed from behind

atar las manos a la espalda — to tie sb's hands behind his back

caer de espaldas — to fall on one's back

estar de espaldas — to have one's back turned

volver la espalda — to turn away; pey to turn tail

volver la espalda a algn — to cold-shoulder sb, turn one's back on sb

volverse de espaldas — to turn one's back

- cubrirse las espaldas

- dar la espalda a algo/algn

- echar algo sobre las espaldas

- hacer algo a espaldas de algn

- tener las espaldas cubiertas
ancho
2) (Dep) backstroke

la prueba de 200 metros espaldas — the 200 metres backstroke

3) And (=destino) fate, destiny

2.

SMF

espalda mojada — Méx * wetback

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femenino

1) (Anat) back

ancho de espaldas — broad-shouldered

perdona, te estoy dando la espalda — sorry, I've got my back to you

de espaldas a nosotros — with his/her back to us

vuélvete de espaldas — turn around o (BrE) round

nadar de espalda(s) — to swim backstroke

los 100 metros espalda — the 100 meters backstroke

tumbarse or tenderse de espaldas — to lie on one's back

lo atacaron por la espalda — he was attacked from behind

caerse de espaldas ( literal) — to fall flat on one's back; ( de sorpresa)

por poco me caigo de espaldas — I nearly died of shock o fainted (colloq)

cubrirse las espaldas — to cover one's back

echarse algo a la espalda — ( literal) to sling something on one's back; <responsabilidad/trabajo> (fam) to take on; <problemas/pesares> (fam) to cast... aside

hacer algo a espaldas de alguien — to do something behind somebody's back

romperse la espalda — to break one's back

tener buena espalda — (Col) to bring good luck

tener cubiertas las espaldas — to have one's back covered

volverle la espalda a alguien — to turn one's back on somebody

- espalda mojada

2) ( de prenda) back

* * *

= back.

Ex. Now he hasn't tried to kiss me, but he's always putting his hand on my shoulder or my arm or my back.

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* a espaldas de = out of sight of.

* ancho de espaldas = broad-shouldered.

* a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.

* apuñalar por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back, backstab.

* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.

* con la espalda contra la pared = up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall.

* criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.

* dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar la espalda = turn + aside.

* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.

* dolor de espalda = backache [back-ache], back pain.

* en la espalda = in the back.

* estar con la espalda contra la pared = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

* la espalda de = the back of.

* llevar sobre la espalda = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* nudo en la espalda = knot in + Posesivo + back.

* palmaditas en la espalda = tap on the shoulder.

* para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.

* puñalada por la espalda = stab in the back.

* responsabilidad + recaer sobre + espaldas = responsibility + rest on + shoulders.

* tumbarse de espaldas = lie on + Posesivo + back.

* una palmada en la espalda = a pat on the back.

* una palmadita en la espala = a pat on the back.

* volver la espalda = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.

* volver la espalda a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

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femenino

1) (Anat) back

ancho de espaldas — broad-shouldered

perdona, te estoy dando la espalda — sorry, I've got my back to you

de espaldas a nosotros — with his/her back to us

vuélvete de espaldas — turn around o (BrE) round

nadar de espalda(s) — to swim backstroke

los 100 metros espalda — the 100 meters backstroke

tumbarse or tenderse de espaldas — to lie on one's back

lo atacaron por la espalda — he was attacked from behind

caerse de espaldas ( literal) — to fall flat on one's back; ( de sorpresa)

por poco me caigo de espaldas — I nearly died of shock o fainted (colloq)

cubrirse las espaldas — to cover one's back

echarse algo a la espalda — ( literal) to sling something on one's back; <responsabilidad/trabajo> (fam) to take on; <problemas/pesares> (fam) to cast... aside

hacer algo a espaldas de alguien — to do something behind somebody's back

romperse la espalda — to break one's back

tener buena espalda — (Col) to bring good luck

tener cubiertas las espaldas — to have one's back covered

volverle la espalda a alguien — to turn one's back on somebody

- espalda mojada

2) ( de prenda) back

* * *

= back.

Ex: Now he hasn't tried to kiss me, but he's always putting his hand on my shoulder or my arm or my back.

* a espaldas de = out of sight of.

* ancho de espaldas = broad-shouldered.

* a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.

* apuñalar por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back, backstab.

* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.

* con la espalda contra la pared = up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall.

* criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.

* dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar la espalda = turn + aside.

* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.

* dolor de espalda = backache [back-ache], back pain.

* en la espalda = in the back.

* estar con la espalda contra la pared = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

* la espalda de = the back of.

* llevar sobre la espalda = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* nudo en la espalda = knot in + Posesivo + back.

* palmaditas en la espalda = tap on the shoulder.

* para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.

* puñalada por la espalda = stab in the back.

* responsabilidad + recaer sobre + espaldas = responsibility + rest on + shoulders.

* tumbarse de espaldas = lie on + Posesivo + back.

* una palmada en la espalda = a pat on the back.

* una palmadita en la espala = a pat on the back.

* volver la espalda = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.

* volver la espalda a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

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espalda

feminine

espalda mojada (↑ espalda a1)

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) back

es muy ancho de espaldas he is very broad-shouldered, he has very broad shoulders

perdona, te estoy dando la espalda sorry, I've got my back to you

me duele la espalda my back aches

cargado de espaldas round-shouldered

estaba sentado de espaldas a nosotros he was sitting with his back to us

vuélvete de espaldas turn around o ( BrE) round

nadar de espalda(s) to swim backstroke, to do the backstroke

los 100 metros espalda the 100 meters backstroke

tumbarse or tenderse de espaldas en el suelo to lie on one's back on the floor

caminaba con el sol a sus espaldas he was walking with the sun behind him

tiene muchos años de experiencia a sus espaldas she has many years of experience behind her

lo atacaron por la espalda he was attacked from behind

caerse or ( Chi) irse de espaldas (literal) to fall flat on one's back

(de sorpresa): por poco me caigo de espaldas I nearly died of shock o fainted ( colloq), you could have knocked me down with a feather ( colloq)

cubrirse las espaldas to cover one's back, take precautions

echarse algo a la espalda (literal) to sling sth on one's back;

( fam) ‹responsabilidad/trabajo› to shoulder, take on ‹problemas/pesares› ( fam) to cast … aside, put … to one side

hacer algo a espaldas de algn to do sth behind sb's back

se ríen de ella a sus espaldas they laugh at her behind her back

romperse la espalda to break one's back

tener buena espalda ( Col); to bring good luck

tener cubiertas or guardadas las espaldas to have one's back covered, be secure o protected

volverle la espalda a algn to turn one's back on sb

Compuesto:

espalda mojada

masculine and feminine wetback

B (de una prenda) back

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espalda sustantivo femenino
back;
◊ ancho de espaldas broad-shouldered;

perdona, te estoy dando la espalda sorry, I've got my back to you;
de espaldas a nosotros with his/her back to us;
vuélvete de espaldas turn around o (BrE) round;
los 100 metros espalda the 100 meters backstroke;
tenderse de espaldas to lie on one's back;
lo atacaron por la espalda he was attacked from behind;
hacer algo a espaldas de algn to do sth behind sb's back
espalda sustantivo femenino
1 Anat back: le atacaron por la espalda, he was attacked from behind
yo estaba de espaldas, I had my back to them
familiar espalda mojada, US wetback
2 Natación backstroke
♦ Locuciones: dar/volver la espalda a alguien, to turn one's back on sthg/sb
a espaldas de alguien, behind sb's back

' espalda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abotonar
- amanecer
- dolor
- enjabonar
- fonendo
- fonendoscopio
- fricción
- moler
- palmada
- puñalada
- recibir
- riñón
- volver
- ancho
- arquear
- comezón
- daño
- disparar
- enderezar
- joder
- jorobar
- morral
- nadar
- pelado
- picar
- quemado
- voltear
English:
aching
- alleviate
- arch
- back
- backache
- backstroke
- bend
- crooked
- slap
- small
- stab
- straight
- turn
- wetback
- ache
- backless
- behind
- low
- strain

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espalda nf

1. [de persona] back;

dolor de espalda backache;

ancho de espaldas broad-shouldered;

cargado de espaldas round-shouldered;

caer o [m5] dar de espaldas to fall flat on one's back;
Fig
casi me caigo de espaldas cuando me dieron la noticia you could have knocked me down with a feather when they told me;

dar la espalda a alguien: perdone, le estoy dando la espalda I'm sorry, I've got my back to you;

su familia le dio la espalda his family turned their backs on him;
Am
irse de espaldas to fall flat on one's back;

túmbese de espaldas lie (flat) on your back;

vuélvase de espalda turn onto your back;

lo vi de espaldas I saw him from behind;

de espaldas a alguien with one's back turned on sb;

espalda con espalda back to back;

por la espalda from behind;
Fig behind one's back;
le dispararon por la espalda he was shot in the back o from behind;

un atleta con varias olimpiadas a sus espaldas an athlete with several Olympics behind him o under his belt;

Comp

cubrirse las espaldas to cover oneself o one's back;

Comp

dar la espalda a algo to ignore sth, to close one's eyes to sth;

no podemos dar la espalda a los hechos we can't ignore the facts;

Comp
Euf Hum
donde la espalda pierde su (casto u [m5] honesto o [m5]santo) nombre: le dio una patada donde la espalda pierde su casto nombre she kicked him in his derriere o rear end;

Comp

echarse algo a o [m5] sobre las espaldas to take sth on;

se echó a las espaldas toda la responsabilidad she took on all the responsibility;

Comp

guardarse las espaldas to cover oneself;

Comp

hacer algo a espaldas de alguien to do sth behind sb's back;

hablaban de ella a sus espaldas they talked about her behind her back;

Comp

tirar o [m5] tumbar de espaldas to be amazing o stunning;

en la habitación había un tufo que tiraba de espaldas there was a smell in the room that would have knocked you over;

Comp

volver la espalda a alguien to turn one's back on sb

Comp
espalda mojada wetback
2. [de prenda de vestir] back

3. [de lugar, edificio] back;

a la espalda o [m5] a espaldas de la casa hay una carretera there is a road at the back of o behind the house

4. [en natación] backstroke;

los 200 metros espalda the 200 metres backstroke;

nadar a espalda to do the backstroke

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espalda

f back;

ancho de espaldas broad-shouldered;

de espaldas a with one’s back to;

caerse de espaldas fall flat on one’s back;

nadar a espalda swim backstroke;

por la espalda from behind;

a espaldas de alguien behind s.o.’s back;

no me des la espalda don’t sit with your back to me;

tener cubiertas las espaldas fig keep one’ s back covered;

cubrirse las espaldas cover one’s back;

volver la espalda a alguien fig turn one’s back on s.o.;

echarse algo sobre las espaldas fig take on sth, shoulder sth;

tiene muchos años sobre las espaldas y sabe cómo … he has many years of experience behind him and knows how to …;

echarse algo a la(s) espalda(s) fig stop worrying about sth, forget sth

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espalda nf

1) : back

2) espaldas nfpl

: shoulders, back

3)

por la espalda : from behind

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espalda n

1. (en general) back

me duele la espalda my back aches

llevaba el niño a la espalda she was carrying the baby on her back

2. (natación) backstroke

dar la espalda a alguien to turn your back on somebody

estar de espaldas to have your back to somebody

Spanish-English dictionary > espalda
13 droit

I.

droit¹, e¹ [dʀwa, dʀwat]

1. adjective

right

• du côté droit on the right-hand side ; → bras

2. masculine noun

(Boxing) ( = poing) crochet du droit right hook

3. feminine noun

droite

   a. (opposé à la gauche) la droite the right

• à droite on the right ; (direction) to the right

• à ma droite on my right

• le tiroir/chemin de droite the right-hand drawer/path

• à droite de la fenêtre to the right of the window

• de droite à gauche from right to left

• il a couru à droite et à gauche pour se renseigner he tried everywhere to get some information

   b. (sur route) rouler à droite to drive on the right

• garder or tenir sa droite to keep to the right

   c. (Politics) la droite the right wing

• candidat/idées de droite right-wing candidate/ideas

• un homme de droite a man of the right

• membre de la droite right-winger

II.

droit², e² [dʀwa, dʀwat]

1. adjective

   a. ( = sans déviation, non courbe) [barre, ligne, route, nez] straight

• ça fait 4 km en ligne droite it's 4km as the crow flies ; → coup

   b. ( = vertical, non penché) [arbre, mur] straight

• ce tableau n'est pas droit this picture isn't straight

• tiens ta tasse droite hold your cup straight

• être or se tenir droit comme un i to stand bolt upright

• tiens-toi droit (debout) stand up straight ; (assis) sit up straight

   c. ( = honnête, loyal) [personne] upright

2. feminine noun

droite ( = ligne) straight line

3. adverb

[viser, couper, marcher] straight

• aller/marcher droit devant soi to go/walk straight ahead

• c'est droit devant vous it's right in front of you

• aller droit à la faillite to be heading straight for bankruptcy

• aller droit au but or au fait to go straight to the point

III.

droit³ [dʀwa]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = prérogative) right

• le droit des peuples à disposer d'eux-mêmes the right of peoples to self-determination

• droit de pêche/chasse fishing/hunting rights

• le droit au logement the right to have somewhere to live

• droit du sang/du sol right to nationality based on parentage/on place of birth

• avoir le droit de faire qch (simple permission, possibilité) to be allowed to do sth ; (autorisation juridique) to have the right to do sth

• avoir droit à [+ allocation] to be entitled to

• il a eu droit à une bonne raclée (inf: humorous) he got a good hiding (inf)

• avoir (le) droit de vie ou de mort sur to have power of life and death over

• avoir droit de regard sur [+ documents] to have the right to examine ; [+ affaires, décision] to have a say in

• avoir des droits sur to have rights over

• cette carte vous donne droit à des places gratuites this card entitles you to free seats

• être en droit de faire qch to be entitled to do sth

• être dans son droit to be within one's rights

• c'est votre droit you are perfectly entitled to do so

• de quel droit est-il entré ? what right did he have to come in?

   b. (Law) le droit law

• faire son droit (University) to study law

• droit civil/pénal civil/criminal law

• droit écrit statute law

• droit des affaires company law

   c. ( = taxe) droit d'entrée entrance fee

• droits d'inscription/d'enregistrement enrolment/registration fee

2. compounds

► droit d'asile right of asylum

► droit d'auteur ( = propriété artistique, littéraire) copyright

• droits d'auteur ( = rémunération) royalties ► droit de cité

• avoir droit de cité parmi/dans to be established among/in ► droits civils civil rights

► droits civiques civic rights

► droit commun

• condamné/délit de droit commun common law criminal/crime ► droits de douane customs duties

► les droits de la femme women's rights

► le droit de grève the right to strike

► les droits de l'homme human rights

► droit à l'image privacy rights concerning the publication of one's photograph

► droit de passage right of way

► droit de propriété right of property

► droits de reproduction reproduction rights

• « tous droits (de reproduction) réservés » "all rights reserved" ► droits de succession inheritance tax

► droit de visite (right of) access

► le droit de vote the right to vote

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1.

droite dʀwɑ, ɑt adjectif

1) (pas courbe, pas tordu) [ligne, route, barre, cheveux, mur, nez] straight; ( pas penché) [écriture] up-and-down

se tenir droit — ( debout) to stand up straight; ( assis) to sit up straight

s'écarter du droit chemin — fig to stray from the straight and narrow

descendre en droite ligne de — to be a direct descendant of

2) ( contraire de gauche) right

3) ( honnête) [personne] straight, upright; [vie] blameless

4) ( sensé) [jugement] sound

5) ( en couture) [jupe] straight; [veste] single-breasted

6) Mathématique [cône, angle, prisme] right

2.

adverbe [aller, rouler] straight

continuez tout droit — carry straight on

aller droit au but or fait — fig to go straight to the point

aller droit à la catastrophe — to be heading straight for disaster

ça m'est allé droit au cœur — fig it really touched me

marcher or filer (colloq) droit — fig to toe the line

venir tout droit de — [expression, citation] to come straight out of [auteur, œuvre]

3.

nom masculin

1) ( prérogative) right

avoir des droits sur quelqu'un/quelque chose — to have rights over somebody/something

de quel droit est-ce que tu me juges? — what gives you the right to judge me?

être dans son (bon) droit — to be within one's rights

de (plein) droit — by right(s)

de droit divin — by divine right

cela leur revient de droit — it's theirs by right

avoir droit à — to have the right to [liberté, nationalité]; to be entitled to [bourse, indemnité]

il a eu droit à une amende — iron he got a fine

avoir le droit de faire — ( la permission) to be allowed to do; (selon la morale, la justice) to have the right to do

avoir le droit de vie ou de mort sur quelqu'un — to have (the) power of life and death over somebody

il s'imagine qu'il a tous les droits — he thinks he can do whatever he likes

être en droit de — to be entitled to

à bon droit — [se plaindre] with good reason

‘à qui de droit’ — ‘to whom it may concern’

j'en parlerai à qui de droit — (colloq) I'll speak to the appropriate person

faire droit à — to grant [requête]

2) Droit ( ensemble de lois) law

faire son droit — to study law

3) ( redevance) fee

droit d'inscription — registration fee

4) ( en boxe) right

direct du droit — straight right

crochet/uppercut du droit — right hook/uppercut

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Phrasal Verbs:

- droit d'aînesse

- droit d'antenne

- droit de cité

- droit commun

- droit d'entrée

- droit de passage

- droit de port

- droit de propriété

- droit de regard

- droit de timbre

- droit de vote

- droits d'auteur

- droits civiques

- droits de douane

- les droits de l'homme

- droits de succession

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se tenir droit comme un i or un piquet — to hold oneself very erect

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dʀwa droit, -e
1. adj

1) (= non courbe) straight

une ligne droite — a straight line

tiens-toi droite! — stand up straight!

2) (= loyal, franc) upright, straight

3) (= opposé à gauche) right

le bras droit — the right arm

le côté droit — the right-hand side

2. adv

straight

aller droit au but — to get straight to the point

tout droit — straight on

3. nm

1) (= prérogative) right

avoir le droit de — to be allowed to

On n'a pas le droit de fumer à l'école. — We're not allowed to smoke at school.

avoir droit à qch — to be entitled to sth

être en droit de — to have a right to, to have the right to

être dans son droit — to be within one's rights

à bon droit (= justement) — with good reason

de quel droit? — by what right?

à qui de droit — to whom it may concern

avoir droit de cité fig — to belong

See:

droit de regard,

droit de réponse,

droit de véto,

droit de visite

2) (= lois, sujet)

le droit — law

un étudiant en droit — a law student

faire son droit — to study law

See:

droit civil,

droit commercial,

droit communautaire,

droit constitutionnel,

droit coutumier,

droit criminel,

droit des affaires,

droit fiscal,

droit international,

commun,

divin

3) (= poing)

un coup du droit — a punch with his right fist

4) (= taxe) duty, tax, [inscription] fee

4. droits nmpl

1) (= prérogatives) rights

Je connais mes droits! — I know my rights!

avoir les mêmes droits que qn — to have the same rights as sb

les droits fondamentaux — basic rights

See:

droits de l'homme,

droits civiques

2) (= somme d'argent)

See:

droits d'auteur,

droits télévisuels,

droits cinématographiques,

droits de douane,

droits d'inscription

5. nf

1) (= ligne) straight line

2) BOXE (= coup) right

3) (= opposé à gauche) right

à droite (position) — on the right, (direction) right, to the right

à droite de — to the right of

sur votre droite — on your right

4) POLITIQUE right, right wing

de droite — right-wing

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droit, droite ⇒ Les itinéraires

A adj

1 (pas courbe, pas tordu) [ligne, route, barre, cheveux, mur, tour, nez] straight; ( pas penché) [cône, cylindre, prisme] right; [écriture] up-and-down; le tableau n'est pas droit the picture isn't straight; se tenir droit ( debout) to stand up straight; ( assis) to sit up straight; tenir qch droit to hold sth straight; le droit chemin fig the straight and narrow; s'écarter du droit chemin to stray from the straight and narrow; descendre en droite ligne de to be a direct descendant of;

2 ( contraire de gauche) right; le côté droit the right side; du côté droit on the right(-hand) side;

3 ( honnête) [personne] straight, upright; [vie] blameless;

4 ( sensé) [jugement] sound;

5 Mode [jupe] straight; [veste] single-breasted;

6 Math right.

B adv [aller, rouler] straight; droit devant straight ahead; se diriger droit vers to make straight for, to make a beeline for○; la voiture venait droit sur nous the car was coming straight at us; continuez tout droit carry straight on; file tout droit à la maison go straight home; aller droit au but or fait fig to go straight to the point; aller droit à la catastrophe to be heading straight for disaster; ça m'est allé droit au cœur fig it really touched me; marcher droit lit to walk straight; marcher or filer○ droit to toe the line; regarder qn droit dans les yeux to look sb straight in the eye; venir tout droit de [expression, citation] to come straight out of [auteur, œuvre]; je reviens tout droit de chez elle/de l'exposition I've come straight from her place/the exhibition.

C nm

1 ( prérogative) right; connaître/faire valoir ses droits to know/assert one's rights; avoir des droits sur qn/qch to have rights over sb/sth; de quel droit est-ce que tu me juges? what gives you the right to judge me?; être dans son (bon) droit, avoir le droit pour soi or de son côté to be within one's rights; de (plein) droit by right(s); de droit divin [monarque, monarchie] by divine right; cela leur revient de droit it's theirs by right; c'est tout à fait ton droit you have every right to do so, you're perfectly entitled to do so; avoir droit à to have the right to [liberté, nationalité]; to be entitled to, to be eligible for [bourse, indemnité]; vous avez droit à une boisson chacun you're allowed one drink each; les spectateurs ont eu droit à un beau match the spectators were treated to a fine game; on a eu droit à ses souvenirs de régiment iron he treated us to stories about his army days; il a eu droit à une amende iron he got a fine; avoir le droit de faire ( la permission) to be allowed to do; (selon la morale, la justice) to have the right to do; elle n'a pas le droit de sortir le soir she isn't allowed to go out at night; j'ai quand même le droit de poser une question! iron I suppose I am allowed to ask a question?; j'ai le droit de savoir I've got a right to know; elle n'a pas le droit de me juger/d'exiger ça de moi she has no right to judge me/to demand that of me; avoir le droit de vie ou de mort sur qn to have (the) power of life and death over sb; il s'imagine qu'il a tous les droits he thinks he can do whatever he likes; être en droit de to be entitled to; on est en droit de se demander si… we are entitled ou we have every right to wonder if…; ça te donne droit à… it entitles you to…; à bon droit [se plaindre, protester] with good reason; ‘à qui de droit’ ‘to whom it may concern’; j'en parlerai à qui de droit○ I'll speak to the appropriate person; faire droit à to grant [demande, requête];

2 Jur ( ensemble de lois) law; le droit français/anglais French/English law; faire son droit to study law; étudiant en droit law student;

3 ( redevance) fee; acquitter/percevoir un droit to pay/receive a fee; droit d'inscription registration fee; passible de droit dutiable;

4 ( en boxe) right; direct du droit straight right; crochet/uppercut du droit right hook/uppercut.

D droite nf

1 ( opposé à gauche) la droite the right; la porte de droite the door on the right; être/rouler à droite to be/to drive on the right; tourner à droite to turn right; tenir sa droite Aut to keep (to the) right; à ta droite, sur ta droite on your right; à droite de to the right of; deuxième couloir à droite second corridor on the right; il ne connaît pas sa droite de sa gauche he can't tell (his) right from (his) left; demander à droite et à gauche ( partout) to ask everywhere ou all over the place; ( à tous) to ask everybody; être critiqué de droite et de gauche to be criticized from all sides ou by everybody;

2 Pol right; voter à droite to vote for the right; de droite [parti, personne, gouvernement] right-wing; être à or de droite to be right-wing;

3 Math straight line.

Composés

droit administratif administrative law; droit aérien Jur air law; droit des affaires Jur company law GB, corporate law US; droit d'aînesse Jur birthright, primogeniture; droit d'antenne broadcasting right; droit d'asile Pol right of asylum; droit au bail right to the lease; droit canon Jur canon law; droit de cité Jur (right of) citizenship; fig acceptance; acquérir droit de cité fig to gain acceptance; avoir droit de cité to be accepted; donner droit de cité à to accept; droit civil Jur civil law; droit commercial commercial law; droit commun ( prisonnier) nonpolitical; de droit commun [prisonnier] nonpolitical, ordinary; [[taux, régime] ordinary; droit constitutionnel Jur constitutional law; droit coutumier Jur common law; droit écrit Jur statute law; droit d'entrée Comm, Fisc import duty; ( pour une personne) entrance fee; droit d'étalage Comm, Fisc stallage; droit fil Cout straight grain; fig main line; dans le droit fil de fig in line with; droit fiscal Jur tax law; droit de grâce Jur right of reprieve; droit de grève Pol right to strike; droit immobilier Jur property law; droit international Jur international law; droit maritime Jur maritime law; droit de passage Jur right of way GB, easement US; droit pénal Jur criminal law; droit de port Fisc port dues; droit de poursuite Jur right of action; droit de préemption right of preemption; droit privé Jur private law; droit de propriété right of possession; droit public Jur public law; droit de recours Jur right of appeal; droit de regard Fin right of inspection; gén avoir droit de regard sur to have a say in; droit de réponse right of reply; droit de rétention lien; droit du sang right to citizenship by virtue of kinship; droit social Jur labour^GB law; droit du sol right to citizenship by virtue of birth in a country; droit de timbre Fisc stamp duty; droit du travail Jur labour^GB law; droit d'usage Jur customary right; droit de veto right of veto; droit de visite Jur right of access; droit de vote Pol right to vote; droits d'auteur Édition royalties; droits civiques Pol civil rights; droits de douane Comm, Fisc customs duties; les droits de l'homme human rights; droits de quai Fisc wharfage; droits de reproduction reproduction rights; tous droits de reproduction réservés all rights reserved; droits de succession Fisc inheritance tax; droits de tirage spéciaux, DTS Fisc special drawing rights, SDR.

Idiome

se tenir droit comme un i or un piquet to hold oneself very erect ou upright.

I

( féminin droite) [drwa, drwat] adjectif

1. [rectiligne - allée, bâton, nez] straight

rentrer dans le droit chemin to mend one's ways

rester dans le droit chemin to keep to the straight and narrow (path)

2. [vertical, non penché - mur] upright, straight, plumb (terme spécialisé) ; [ - dossier, poteau] upright, straight

restez le dos bien droit keep your back straight

être ou se tenir droit

a. [assis] to sit up straight

b. [debout] to stand up straight

droit comme un cierge ou un i ou un piquet (as) stiff as a poker ou a ramrod ou a post

3. [d'aplomb] straight

4. [loyal - personne] upright, honest

5. [sensé - raisonnement] sound, sane

6. [vêtement]

manteau/veston droit single-breasted coat/jacket

col droit stand-up collar

jupe droite straight skirt

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adverbe

[écrire] in a straight line

[couper, rouler] straight (adverbe)

après le carrefour, c'est toujours tout droit after the crossroads, keep going straight on ou ahead

aller droit à: j'irai droit au but I'll come straight to the point, I won't beat about the bush

il est allé droit à l'essentiel ou au fait he went straight to the point

aller droit à la catastrophe/l'échec to be heading straight for disaster/a failure

ça m'est allé droit au cœur it went straight to my heart

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droite nom féminin

GÉOMÉTRIE straight line

II

( féminin droite) [drwa, drwat] adjectif

[ailier, jambe, œil] right

le côté droit the right-hand side

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nom masculin

right

crochet du droit right hook

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droite nom féminin

1. [côté droit]

la droite the right (side), the right-hand side

tenir sa droite AUTOMOBILE to keep to the right

de droite et de gauche from all quarters ou sides

2. POLITIQUE

la droite the right wing

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à droite locution adverbiale

1. [du côté droit]

conduire à droite to drive on the right-hand side

tourne à droite turn right

le poster est trop à droite the poster's too far to the right

à droite et à gauche (figuré) here and there, hither and thither (littéraire & humoristique), all over the place

2. MILITAIRE

à droite, droite! right wheel!

3. POLITIQUE

être à droite to be right-wing ou on the right

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à droite de locution prépositionnelle

to ou on the right of

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de droite locution adjectivale

1. [du côté droit]

la porte de droite the door on the right, the right-hand door

2. POLITIQUE

les gens de droite rightwingers, people on the right

être de droite to be right-wing

III

[drwa] nom masculin

1. DROIT

le droit [lois, discipline] law

faire son droit to study law

étudiant en droit law student

avoir le droit pour soi to have right ou the law on one's side

droit civil/commercial/constitutionnel civil/commercial/constitutional law

droit commun ou coutumier common law

droit international international law

droit pénal criminal law

droit privé/public private/public law

point de droit point of law

2. [prérogative particulière] right

avoir des droits sur quelque chose to have rights to something

tu n'as aucun droit sur moi you have no power over me

droit d'aînesse primogeniture

droit d'asile right of asylum

droit d'association right of (free) association

droits civiques civil rights

droit de cuissage HISTOIRE droit de seigneur

dans cette entreprise, le droit de cuissage est monnaie courante sexual harassment is very common in this company

de droit divin by divine right

droit de grâce right of reprieve

droit de grève right to strike

les droits de l'homme human rights

droit de passage right of way (UK) ou easement (US)

le droit des peuples à disposer d'eux-mêmes the right of peoples to self-determination

droit de préemption pre-emptive right

droit de visite right of access

droit de voirietax paid by businesses who wish to place displays, signs etc. on the public highway

le droit de vote (the) franchise, the right to vote

avoir droit de cité [idéologie] to be established, to have currency

ils se croient tous les droits, ces gens-là! these people think they can do what they like!

3. [autorisation sociale ou morale] right

de quel droit l'a-t-il lue? what gave him the right to read it?, what right had he to read it?

donner droit à: le billet donne droit à une consommation gratuite the ticket entitles you to one free drink

donner le droit à quelqu'un de faire quelque chose to give somebody the right to ou to entitle somebody to do something

être en droit de faire to be entitled ou to have the right to do

je suis en droit d'obtenir des explications I'm entitled to an explanation

reprendre ses droits [idée, habitude, nature] to reassert itself

avoir droit à

a. [explications] to be entitled to

b. [bourse, indemnité] to be entitled to, to be eligible for

c. [reconnaissance, respect] to deserve

on a encore eu droit à ses souvenirs de guerre! we were regaled with his war memories as usual!

on va avoir droit à une bonne saucée! (familier) we'll get well and truly soaked!

avoir droit de regard sur

a. [comptabilité, dossier] to have the right to examine ou to inspect

b. [activités] to have the right to control

avoir le droit de faire

a. [généralement] to be allowed ou to have the right to do

b. [officiellement] to have the right ou to be entitled to do

tu n'as pas le droit de parler ainsi! you've no right to talk like that!

j'ai bien le droit de me reposer! I'm entitled to some rest, aren't I?

le droit à la différence the right to be different

droit de réponse right of reply

4. [impôt, taxe] duty, tax

exempt de droits duty-free

droit au bail tax on rented accommodation (usually included in the rent)

droits de douane customs duties

droits de succession death duties

5. [frais] fee

droit d'enregistrement registration fee (for legal documents)

droit d'entrée entrance fee

droits d'inscription registration fee ou fees

6. (locution)

à qui de droit to whom it may concern

dans mon/son (bon) droit within my/his rights

de (plein) droit by rights, as a right

membre de plein droit ex officio member

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droits nom masculin pluriel

1. droit

droits (d'auteur)

a. [prérogative] rights, copyright

b. [somme] royalties

avoir les droits exclusifs pour to have (the) sole rights for

tous droits (de reproduction) réservés copyright ou all rights reserved

2. INFORMATIQUE

droit d'accès permissions

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > droit
14 derecho

adj.

1 right-hand, right.

2 straight, upright, erect, standing.

3 uncurved, unbowed.

4 dextral.

5 according to law, uncrooked.

adv.

straight on, straight, straightly.

m.

1 right, legitimate faculty, individual right, just claim.

2 law.

3 prerogative.

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derecho

► adjetivo

1 right

■ la mano derecha the right hand

2 (recto) straight, upright

■ el cuadro no está derecho the picture isn't straight

► adverbio derecho

1 straight

■ se fue derecho a la cama he went straight to bed

■ siga derecho go straight on

► nombre masculino derecho

1 (leyes) law

■ ha estudiado derecho she studied law

2 (privilegio) right

■ los derechos de las minorías the rights of minority groups

3 (de una tela, calcetín, etc) right side

► nombre masculino plural derechos

1 (impuestos) duties, taxes; (tarifa) fees

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FRASEOLOGÍA

con derecho a with the right to

¿con qué derecho...? what right...?

■ ¿con qué derecho te marchaste? what right did you have to leave?

dar derecho to entitle to

■ el billete te da derecho a jugar media hora the ticket entitles you to play for half an hour

de derecho by right

estar en su derecho to be within one's rights

no hacer nada a derechas figurado to do nothing right

¡no hay derecho! it's not fair!

'Reservados todos los derechos' "All rights reserved"

'Se reserva el derecho de admisión' "The management reserves the right to refuse admission"

ser un hombre hecho y derecho figurado to be a real man

tener derecho a to be entitled to, have the right to

■ nadie tiene derecho a quejarse nobody is entitled to complain

derecho civil civil law

derecho de admisión right sing to refuse admission

derecho mercantil commercial law, mercantile law

derecho penal criminal law

derecho político constitutional law

derechos civiles civil rights

derechos de aduana customs duties

derechos de autor royalties

derechos de matrícula registration fees

derechos de sucesión death duties

derechos humanos human rights

el derecho al voto the right to vote

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derecho

► adverbio

1 straight

■ se fue derecho a la cama he went straight to bed

■ siga derecho go straight on

► nombre masculino

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1. noun m.
1) law

2) right

•

- derechos civiles
- derechos de autor 2. (f. - derecha)
adj.

1) right

2) straight

3) upright

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1. ADJ

1) [línea, dirección] (=recto) straight; (=vertical) upright, straight

traza las líneas derechas — draw the lines straight

siéntate derecho — sit upright o straight

anda derecha — walk upright, stand straight when you walk

• poner algo derecho — (=no torcido) to put sth straight, straighten sth; (=no caído) to stand sth upright

- tener a algn más derecho que una vela

2) (=del lado derecho) [brazo, pierna, oreja] right; [lado, cajón] right-hand

tiene toda la parte derecha del cuerpo paralizada — he's paralysed down the right side of his body

entre por la puerta derecha — go through the right-hand door
brazo 1), ojo 1)
3) (=honrado) honest, straight

4) CAm (=afortunado) lucky

2. ADV

1) (=en línea recta)

seguir derecho — to carry o go straight on

siga todo derecho — carry o go straight on

2) (=directamente) straight

después del cine, derechito para casa — after the cinema, straight home

fui derecho a Londres — I went straight to London

3. SM

1) (Jur) (=estudios, legislación) law; (=justicia) justice

estudiante de Derecho — law student

Facultad de Derecho — Faculty of Law

lo que manda el derecho en este caso — what justice demands in this case

• conforme a derecho — in accordance with the law

no actuó conforme a derecho — he acted unlawfully

• propietario en derecho — legal owner

• por derecho — in law, legally

lo que me corresponde por derecho — what is legally mine, what is mine by law

• por derecho propio — in one's own right

derecho administrativo — administrative law

derecho canónico — canon law

derecho civil — civil law

derecho comunitario — Community law

derecho consuetudinario — common law

derecho de compañías — company law

derecho de familia — family law

derecho del trabajo — labour o (EEUU) labor law

derecho de sociedades — company law

derecho escrito — statute law

derecho fiscal — tax law

derecho foral — legislation pertaining to those Spanish regions which have charters called "fueros"

derecho internacional — international law

derecho laboral — labour law, labor law (EEUU)

derecho marítimo — maritime law

derecho mercantil — commercial law

derecho penal — criminal law

derecho político — constitutional law

derecho positivo — statute law

derecho privado — private law

derecho procesal — procedural law

derecho público — public law

derecho romano — Roman law

derecho tributario — tax law

2) [de persona, entidad] right

se reserva el derecho de admisión — the management reserve(s) the right to refuse admission

¿con qué derecho me hablas así? — what right have you to talk to me that way?

es miembro de pleno derecho — he's a full member

¡no hay derecho! — it's not fair!

• derecho a la educación — right to education

el derecho a la libertad — the right to be free

derecho a la intimidad — right to o of privacy

lo único que nos queda es el derecho al pataleo — hum the only thing we can do is kick up a fuss *

derecho al voto, derecho a votar — [gen] right to vote; [como derecho civil] franchise, right to vote

• con derecho a algo — entitled to sth

declaraciones de la renta con derecho a devolución — tax returns entitled to a rebate

entrada con derecho a consumición — entrance ticket including one free drink

• dar derecho a hacer algo — to give the right to do sth

eso no te da derecho a hablarme así — that doesn't give you the right to talk to me that way

• estar en su derecho — to be within one's rights

claro, estás en tu derecho de decir lo que quieras — of course, you are perfectly entitled to say whatever you like

• tener derecho a algo — to be entitled to sth

no tenemos derecho a vacaciones — we are not entitled to holidays

tener derecho a hacer algo — to have a o the right to do sth

no tienes ningún derecho a insultarme — you have no right to insult me

derecho de asilo — right of asylum

derecho de huelga — right to strike

derecho de paso — right of way, easement (EEUU)

derecho de pernada — ( Hist) droit du seigneur

derecho de réplica — right of reply

derecho de retención — (Com) lien

derecho de reunión — right of assembly

derecho de tránsito — right of passage

derecho de veto — right of veto

derecho de visita — right of access

derecho divino — divine right

derecho preferente — preferential right

derechos civiles — civil rights

derechos de la mujer — women's rights

3) pl derechos (Com) rights

"reservados todos los derechos" — "all rights reserved"

tienen los derechos exclusivos para la venta del disco — they have the exclusive rights to sales of the record

derechos cinematográficos — film rights

derechos de antena — broadcasting rights

derechos de autor — copyright sing

derechos de edición — publishing rights

derechos de emisión — (TV, Radio) broadcasting rights

derechos de patente — patent rights

derechos editoriales — publishing rights

derechos humanos — human rights

Declaración de los Derechos Humanos — Declaration of Human Rights

4) pl derechos (=honorarios) [de arquitecto, notario] fee(s); (=impuestos) duty sing

franco de derechos — duty-free

sujeto a derechos — subject to duty, dutiable

derechos aduaneros, derechos arancelarios, derechos de aduana — customs duty

derechos de asesoría, derechos de consulta — consulting fees, consultancy fees

derechos de autor — royalties

derechos de enganche — (Telec) connection charges

derechos de entrada — import duties

derechos de exportación — export duties

derechos de importación — import duties

derechos de matrícula — registration fee sing

derechos de muelle — dock dues, docking fees (EEUU)

derechos de peaje — (Aut) toll sing

derechos portuarios — harbour dues, harbor dues (EEUU)

derechos reales — tax paid after the completion of an official transaction

5) (tb: lado derecho) [de tela, papel] right side; [de calcetín, chaqueta] outside

¿cuál es el derecho de esta tela? — which is the right side of this fabric?

puedes planchar la falda por el derecho — you can iron the skirt on the outside

• poner algo al o del derecho — to put sth the right side o way up

pon el mantel del derecho — put the tablecloth the right side o way up

ponte la camiseta al derecho — put your T-shirt on the right way round

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I
- cha adjetivo

1) <mano/ojo/zapato> right; < lado> right, right-hand

el ángulo superior derecho — the top right-hand corner

queda a mano derecha — it's on the right-hand side o on the right

2)

a) ( recto) straight

ese cuadro no está derecho — that picture isn't straight

pon la espalda derecha! — straighten your back!

siéntate derecho — sit up straight

b) (fam) (justo, honesto) honest, straight
II
adverbio

a) ( en línea recta) straight

siga todo derecho — go o keep straight on

b) (fam) ( directamente) straight

fue derecho al tema — he got straight o right to the point
III
masculino

1)

a) (facultad, privilegio) right

haz valer tus derechos — stand up for your rights

derechos fundamentales — basic rights

estás en tu derecho — you're within your rights

reservado el derecho de admisión — the management reserves the right to refuse admission

miembro de pleno derecho — full member

derecho a algo — right to sth

el derecho a la vida/al voto — the right to life/to vote

derecho a + inf: tengo derecho a saber I have a o the right to know; da derecho a participar en el sorteo it entitles you to participate in the draw; tiene perfecto derecho a protestar she's perfectly within her rights to protest; tengo derecho a que se me escuche I have the right to be heard; no hay derecho! (fam) it's not fair!; no hay derecho a que la traten así a una — they've no right to treat a person like that

b) (Com, Fin) tax

- derecho de asilo

- derecho de matrícula

- derecho de paso or servidumbre

- derecho de reunión

- derechos arancelarios or de aduana

- derechos cinematográficos

- derechos de autor

- derechos humanos

2) (Der) law

estudio derecho — I'm studying law

no se ajusta a derecho — it is legally flawed

- derecho administrativo/canónico/civil

- derecho empresarial/fiscal/mercantil

- derecho laboral/penal

- derecho privado/público

3) ( de prenda) right side, outside; ( de tela) right side, face

póntelo al derecho — put it on properly o right side out

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I
- cha adjetivo

1) <mano/ojo/zapato> right; < lado> right, right-hand

el ángulo superior derecho — the top right-hand corner

queda a mano derecha — it's on the right-hand side o on the right

2)

a) ( recto) straight

ese cuadro no está derecho — that picture isn't straight

pon la espalda derecha! — straighten your back!

siéntate derecho — sit up straight

b) (fam) (justo, honesto) honest, straight
II
adverbio

a) ( en línea recta) straight

siga todo derecho — go o keep straight on

b) (fam) ( directamente) straight

fue derecho al tema — he got straight o right to the point
III
masculino

1)

a) (facultad, privilegio) right

haz valer tus derechos — stand up for your rights

derechos fundamentales — basic rights

estás en tu derecho — you're within your rights

reservado el derecho de admisión — the management reserves the right to refuse admission

miembro de pleno derecho — full member

derecho a algo — right to sth

el derecho a la vida/al voto — the right to life/to vote

derecho a + inf: tengo derecho a saber I have a o the right to know; da derecho a participar en el sorteo it entitles you to participate in the draw; tiene perfecto derecho a protestar she's perfectly within her rights to protest; tengo derecho a que se me escuche I have the right to be heard; no hay derecho! (fam) it's not fair!; no hay derecho a que la traten así a una — they've no right to treat a person like that

b) (Com, Fin) tax

- derecho de asilo

- derecho de matrícula

- derecho de paso or servidumbre

- derecho de reunión

- derechos arancelarios or de aduana

- derechos cinematográficos

- derechos de autor

- derechos humanos

2) (Der) law

estudio derecho — I'm studying law

no se ajusta a derecho — it is legally flawed

- derecho administrativo/canónico/civil

- derecho empresarial/fiscal/mercantil

- derecho laboral/penal

- derecho privado/público

3) ( de prenda) right side, outside; ( de tela) right side, face

póntelo al derecho — put it on properly o right side out

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derecho¹

¹ = upright, straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.], standing.

Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.

Ex: The right tail of the Bradford distribution has been considered to be straight or drooping.

Ex: Although this painting depicts a single standing man, his generalised features suggest that this was not meant as a portrait.

* derecho hacia al norte = due north.

* derecho hacia al sur = due south.

* derecho hacia el este = due east.

* derecho hacia el oeste = due west.

* dos entuertos no hacen un derecho = two wrongs do not make a right.

* hecho y derecho = full-bodied, full-scale, full-service, fully-fledged.

* irse derecho a = make + a beeline for.

derecho²

² = entitlement, law, right.

Ex: Community education is another form of outreach that aims to educate the public about the availability of services that can help them, about their entitlement to benefits, or about their rights under the law.

Ex: The social sciences class, 300, subsumes Economics, Politics, Law and Education.

Ex: Access to information is a fundamental right of citizenship, in fact, the fourth right, following in the footsteps of civil rights, political rights and social rights.

* bibliografía de derecho = legal bibliography.

* biblioteca de derecho = law library.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca de derecho = law librarian.

* biblioteconomía para las bibliotecas de derecho = law librarianship.

* carta de derechos = charter of rights.

* carta de derechos humanos = charter of human rights.

* colección de derecho = law collection.

* colección de libros de derecho en una prisión = prison law library.

* conceder el derecho al voto = enfranchise.

* con derecho a voto = eligible to vote.

* con derecho de autor = copyright-protected.

* con derechos de autor = copyrightable, royalty-paid.

* con pleno derecho = with full rights.

* conseguir el derecho para = win + the right to.

* dar derecho a = entitle to.

* Declaración de Derechos = Bill of Rights.

* Declaración de los Derechos del Usuario = Library Bill of Rights.

* de derecho = de jure [iure].

* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.

* defender los derechos de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + rights.

* defensor de los derechos de los animales = animal rights campaigner.

* defensor de los derechos de los animales = animal rights activist.

* defensor de los derechos de los ciudadanos = citizen activist.

* defensor de los derechos humanos = human rights activist, human rights campaigner.

* de pleno derecho = in + Posesivo + own right, rightful.

* derecho administrativo = administrative law.

* derecho a independizarse, el = right to secede, the.

* derecho a la lectura = right to read.

* derecho a la libertad de expresión = right to free speech, right of free speech.

* derecho a la muerte = right to die.

* derecho a la privacidad = privacy right.

* derecho a la vida = right to live.

* derecho a leer = right to read.

* derecho al veto = veto power.

* derecho al voto = suffrage, voting rights, right to vote, the.

* derecho a vivir = right to live.

* derecho a votar = suffrage, voting rights, right to vote, the.

* derecho a voto = voting rights, suffrage, right to vote, the.

* derecho básico = natural right, basic right.

* derecho canónico = canon law.

* derecho civil = civil law.

* derecho comunitario = Community law.

* derecho constitucional = constitutional right, constitutional law.

* derecho consuetudinario = common law.

* derecho de acceso = access right.

* derecho de acceso a la información = right of access to information.

* derecho de alquiler = rental right.

* derecho de autor de la Corona = Crown copyright.

* derecho de grabación de ondas sonoras o televisivas = off-air recording right.

* derecho de la comunidad = community right.

* derecho del consumidor = consumer law.

* derecho del individuo = individual's right.

* derecho del trabajo = employment law.

* derecho de nacimiento = birthright.

* derecho de paso = the right of way, right of entry.

* derecho de patentes = patent law.

* derecho de préstamo = lending right.

* derecho de reproducción = reprographic right.

* derecho de retención = lien.

* derecho de servidumbre = easement.

* derecho de sucesión = inheritance law.

* derecho de voto = suffrage, voting rights, right to vote, the.

* derecho divino = divine right, divine law.

* derecho eclesiástico = ecclesiastical law.

* derecho eterno = eternal right.

* derecho exclusivo = exclusive right.

* derecho humano = human right.

* derecho inalienable = inalienable right, birthright, unalienable right.

* derecho internacional = international law.

* derecho laboral = employment law.

* derecho legal = legal right.

* derecho medioambiental = environmental law.

* derecho natural = natural right, natural law.

* derecho penal = criminal law, penal law.

* derecho preferente de compra = preemption [pre-emption].

* derecho público = civic right, public law.

* derechos = rights.

* derechos afines = neighbouring rights.

* derechos cívicos = civil rights.

* derechos civiles = civil rights, civil liberties.

* derechos de aduana = customs duties.

* derechos de amarre = moorage.

* derechos de atraque = moorage.

* derechos de autor = copyright, royalty [royalties, -pl.].

* derechos de la mujer = women's rights.

* derechos de la propiedad intelectual = intellectual property rights.

* derechos del ciudadano = civil liberties.

* derechos del consumidor = consumer rights [consumers' rights].

* derechos de licencia = licensing rights.

* derechos de los animales = animal rights.

* derechos democráticos = democratic rights.

* derechos de patente = patent rights.

* derechos de propiedad = property rights.

* derechos de reproducción = reproduction rights.

* derechos en materia de procreación = reproductive rights.

* derechos humanos específicos de la mujer = human rights of women.

* derechos individuales = individual rights.

* derecho soberano = sovereign right.

* derecho sobre el préstamo al público (PLR) = public lending right (PLR).

* derechos políticos = political rights.

* derechos reproductivos = reproductive rights.

* derechos sociales = social rights.

* ejercer un derecho = exercise + right.

* estado de derecho = rule of law.

* facultad de derecho = law school.

* hacer valer sus derechos = assert + Posesivo + rights.

* igualdad de derechos = equal rights, equality of rights.

* individualización de los derechos = individualisation of rights.

* infracción del derecho de autor = copyright infringement.

* infringir un derecho = infringe + right, violate + right.

* instrucción sobre los derechos de los ciudadanos = community education.

* ley de derechos de autor = copyright law.

* Ley del Derecho a la Privacidad = privacy law, privacy protection law, Privacy Act.

* libre de derechos de autor = royalty-free.

* libro de derecho = law book.

* luchar por los derechos = campaign for + rights.

* material protegido por el derecho de autor = copyright material, copyrighted material.

* mención de derecho de autor = statement of copyright.

* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer = women's rights movement.

* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de los animales = animal rights movement.

* movimiento por los derechos civiles = civil rights movement.

* obra amparada por el derecho de autor = copyright work.

* obtener el derecho para = win + the right to.

* oficina de derechos de autor = copyright office.

* pagar derechos reales = pay + royalty.

* propietario de los derechos de autor = rightholder.

* protegido por el derecho de autor = copyrighted, copyright-protected.

* reclamar el derecho a Algo = stake + Posesivo + claim.

* reivindicar el derecho de Uno = stake + Posesivo + claim.

* reservados todos los derechos = all rights reserved.

* reservarse el derecho de = reserve + the right to.

* respetar un derecho = respect + right.

* sociedad de gestión de derechos de autor = copyright collective, copyright collecting society, copyright collecting agency.

* tarifa de derechos de autor = royalty charge.

* tener derecho a = be entitled to, have + a right to, entitle to, have + the right to, have + a say in.

* tener derecho a expresar + Posesivo + opinión = be entitled to + Posesivo + own opinion.

* tener derecho de paso = have + the right of way.

* tener el derecho de = have + the right to.

* titular del derecho = payee entitled.

* titular del derecho de autor = rights-holder [rightsholder], copyright holder.

* titular de los derechos de autor = rights-owner.

* todos los derechos reservados = all rights reserved.

* violación del derecho de la gente a + Nombre = invasion of people's right to + Nombre.

* violación de los derechos humanos = violation of human rights, human rights abuse.

* violar los derechos = invade + rights.

* violar un derecho = infringe + right, violate + right.

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derecho¹ - cha

adjective

A ‹mano/ojo/zapato› right; ‹lado› right, right-hand

el ángulo superior derecho the top right-hand angle

queda a mano derecha it's on the right-hand side o on the right

tiene el lado derecho paralizado he's paralyzed down his right side

B

1 (recto) straight

ese cuadro no está derecho that picture isn't straight

¿tengo el sombrero derecho? is my hat (on) straight?

¡pon la espalda derecha! straighten your back!

siéntate derecho sit up straight

cortar por lo derecho ( Chi); to take drastic measures

2 ( fam) (justo, honesto) honest, straight

derecho²

adverb

1 (en línea recta) straight

siga todo derecho por esta calle go o keep straight on down this street

corta derecho cut it straight

2 ( fam) (directamente) straight

fue derecho al tema he got straight o right to the point

y de aquí derechito a casa and from here you go straight home

derecho viejo ( RPl fam); straight

si no te gusta, se lo dices derecho viejo if you don't like it, tell him straight

derecho³

masculine

A

1 (facultad, privilegio) right

tienes que hacer valer tus derechos you have to stand up for your rights

derechos fundamentales basic rights

estás en tu derecho you're within your rights

el derecho que me asiste ( frml); my right

[ S ] reservado el derecho de admisión right of admission reserved, the management reserves the right to refuse admission

¿con qué derecho te apropias de lo que es mío? what right do you have to take something that belongs to me?

miembro de pleno derecho full member

derecho A algo right TO sth

el derecho a la vida/libertad the right to life/freedom

el derecho al voto the right to vote

derecho A + INF:

tengo derecho a saber I have a o the right to know

eso no te da derecho a insultarme that doesn't give you the right to insult me

da derecho a participar en el sorteo it entitles you to participate in the draw

no tienes ningún derecho a hacerme esto you have no right to do this to me

tiene perfecto derecho a protestar she's perfectly within her rights to protest

derecho A QUE + SUBJ:

tengo tanto derecho como tú a que se me escuche I have as much right as you to be heard

derecho al pataleo ( fam hum): después no hay derecho al pataleo you can't start kicking up a fuss later ( colloq)

déjame que por lo menos haga uso de mi derecho al pataleo at least let me have my say ( colloq)

¡no hay derecho! ( fam); it's not fair!, it's just not on! ( colloq)

no hay derecho a que la traten así a una they've no right to treat a person like that

pagar el derecho de piso (CS fam); to pay one's dues

2 ( Com, Fin) tax

Compuestos:

● derecho a la intimidad

right to privacy

● derecho de acceso

right of access

● derecho de adquisición

acquisition rights (pl), rights of acquisition (pl)

● derecho de agrupación

derecho de asociación

● derecho de asilo

right of asylum

● derecho de asociación

freedom of association o assembly

● derecho de autodefensa

right of self-defense*

● derecho de autodeterminación

right to self-determination

● derecho de defensa propia

right of self-defense*

● derecho de gracia

prerogative of mercy

● derecho de huelga

right to strike

● derecho de llave

(de una propiedad) premium; (de un negocio) goodwill

● derecho de matrícula

registration fee

● derecho de nacimiento

birthright

● derecho de paso or servidumbre

right of way

● derecho de patente

patent right

● derecho de pernada

droit de seigneur

● derecho de propiedad

right of ownership

● derecho de propiedad intelectual or literaria

(literary) copyright

● derecho de publicación

publishing rights (pl)

● derecho de reproducción

copyright

● derecho de residencia

right of abode

● derecho de retención

lien

● derecho de retracto

right of repurchase

● derecho de reunión

right of assembly

● derecho de sufragio activo

right to vote

● derecho de sufragio pasivo

right to run for election ( AmE), right to stand for election ( BrE)

● derecho de tanteo

right of first refusal

● derecho de tránsito

passage

● derecho de or al veto

right o power of veto

● derecho de visita

right of access ( to children)

● derecho divino

divine right

● derecho preferente de compra

pre-emption right

● derechos adquiridos

mpl vested or acquired rights (pl)

● derechos arancelarios or de aduana

mpl customs duties (pl)

● derechos cinematográficos

mpl film rights (pl)

● derechos civiles

mpl civil rights (pl), civil liberties (pl)

● derechos conyugales

mpl conjugal rights (pl)

● derechos de adaptación cinematográfica or al cine

mpl film rights (pl), movie rights (pl) ( AmE), screen rights (pl)

● derechos de antena

mpl broadcasting rights (pl)

● derechos de autor

mpl royalties (pl)

● derechos de examen

mpl examination fees (pl)

● derechos de exportación/importación

mpl export/import duties (pl)

● derechos de interpretación or representación

mpl performing rights (pl)

● derechos de la mujer

mpl women's rights (pl)

● derechos del consumidor

mpl consumer rights (pl)

● derechos del individuo

mpl rights of the individual (pl)

● derechos de los trabajadores

mpl workers' rights (pl)

● derechos de pasto

mpl grazing rights (pl)

● derechos de peaje

mpl ( Auto) tolls (pl)

● derechos de puerto

mpl port o anchorage dues (pl)

● derechos de reedición en rústica

mpl paperback rights (pl)

● derechos de reproducción

mpl copyright (pl)

● derechos editoriales

mpl publishing rights (pl)

● derechos humanos

mpl human rights (pl)

● derechos portuarios

mpl harbor* dues (pl)

B ( Der) law

estudio derecho I'm studying law

según el derecho inglés according to o under English law

no se ajusta a derechoor no es conforme a derecho it is not lawful

Compuestos:

● derecho administrativo

administrative law

● derecho aeronáutico

aviation law

● derecho canónico

canon law

● derecho civil

civil law

● derecho comercial

commercial law

● derecho comunitario

community law

● derecho comparado

comparative law

● derecho consuetudinario

common law

● derecho contractual

contract law

● derecho de familia

family law

● derecho de patentes

patent law

● derecho empresarial

business law

● derecho escrito

statute law

● derecho fiscal

tax law

● derecho internacional

international law

● derecho laboral

labor* law

● derecho marítimo

maritime law

● derecho mercantil

commercial law

● derecho penal

criminal law

● derecho positivo

statute law

● derecho privado

private law

● derecho procesal

procedural law

● derecho público

public law

C (de una prenda) right side, outside; (de una tela) right side, face

es de doble faz, no tiene derecho ni revés it's reversible, it doesn't have a right and a wrong side

no lo planches por el derecho don't iron it on the right side, iron it inside out

póntelo al derecho put it on properly o right side out

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derecho 1
◊ - cha adjetivo

1 ‹mano/ojo/zapato› right;
‹ lado› right, right-hand;
◊ el ángulo superior derecho the top right-hand corner;

queda a mano derecha it's on the right-hand side o on the right
2
a) ( recto) straight;

◊ ese cuadro no está derecho that picture isn't straight;

siéntate derecho sit up straight
b) (fam) (justo, honesto) honest, straight

derecho 2 adverbio
straight;
◊ siga todo derecho go o keep straight on

derecho 3 sustantivo masculino
1
a) (facultad, privilegio) right;

◊ derechos humanos human rights (pl);

estás en tu derecho you're within your rights;
derecho a algo right to sth;
el derecho al voto the right to vote;
tengo derecho a saber I have a o the right to know;
esto da derecho a participar this entitles you to participate;
¡no hay derecho! (fam) it's not fair!
b) (Com, Fin) tax;

◊ derechos de aduana customs duties (pl);

derechos de autor royalties;
derecho de matrícula registration fee;
derecho de reproducción copyright
2 (Der) law
3 ( de prenda) right side, outside;
( de tela) right side, face;
◊ póntelo al derecho put it on properly o right side out

derecho,-a
I adjetivo
1 (lado, acera, etc) right
2 (recto, erguido) upright, straight
3 (parte del cuerpo) right: le dolía el brazo derecho, her right arm was hurting
II sustantivo masculino
1 (petición o exigencia legítima) right: está usted en su derecho, you are within your rights
no tienes derecho a decirme eso, you have no the right to tell me that
derecho de admisión, right to refuse admission
los derechos del niño, children's rights
2 Jur (conjunto de leyes) law
derecho laboral/procesal, labour/procedural law
derecho penal, criminal law
3 (justicia) no hay derecho a que nos traten así, it's not fair to treat people like that
4 Com derechos, duties
derechos de autor, royalties
III adv (en línea recta) sigue todo derecho, go straight ahead
' derecho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admisión
- brazo
- constitucional
- derecha
- digna
- digno
- disputarse
- ejercer
- enchufada
- enchufado
- foral
- jurisprudencia
- mercantil
- obstáculo
- opción
- otorgar
- pataleo
- plena
- pleno
- poder
- proteger
- reclamar
- reconocer
- renunciar
- rescate
- reservarse
- restringir
- segundón
- segundona
- sostener
- suprimir
- unirse
- voto
- arancelario
- carrera
- ceder
- cojo
- cuestión
- cursar
- desistir
- directamente
- discutir
- disfrutar
- disputar
- doctor
- en
- enderezar
- extremo
- fuero
- goce
English:
bar
- basic
- check up on
- claim
- clause
- commercial law
- common law
- criminal law
- entitle
- entitlement
- entry
- exercise
- fair
- forehand
- forfeit
- franchise
- fully-fledged
- grant
- grown
- ineligible
- law
- LLB
- LLD
- nineteenth
- pension
- prerogative
- privacy
- qualify
- relinquish
- right
- right brain
- right-hand
- right-hand man
- Roman law
- sign away
- standing
- statutory
- straight
- straighten
- straighten up
- surrender
- title
- upright
- common
- county
- criminal
- crown
- disenfranchise
- due
- eligible

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derecho, -a

♦ adj

1. [vertical] upright;
[recto] straight;
este cuadro no está derecho this picture isn't straight;

recogió la lámpara del suelo y la puso derecha she picked the lamp up off the floor and stood it upright;

siéntate o [m5] ponte derecho o te dolerá la espalda sit straight or you'll get backache;

siempre anda muy derecha she always walks with a very straight back

2. [de la derecha] right;

mano/pierna derecha right hand/leg;

el margen derecho the right-hand margin;

a mano derecha on the right, on the right-hand side

♦ nm

1. [leyes, estudio] law;

un estudiante de derecho a law student;

estudiar derecho to study o read law;

una licenciada en derecho a law graduate;

la Facultad de Derecho the Faculty of Law;

voy a Derecho a una conferencia I'm going to a lecture in the Faculty of Law;

el derecho me asiste the law is on my side;

conforme o [m5] según derecho according to the law

Comp
derecho administrativo administrative law;
derecho canónico canon law;

derecho civil civil law;

derecho constitucional constitutional law;

derecho consuetudinario common law;

derecho financiero financial law;

derecho fiscal tax law;

derecho foral = ancient regional laws still existing in some parts of Spain;

derecho internacional international law;

derecho internacional público public international law;

derecho laboral labour law, employment law;

derecho marítimo maritime law;

derecho mercantil commercial law, mercantile law;

derecho natural natural law;

derecho de patentes patent law;

derecho penal criminal law;

derecho privado private law;

derecho procesal procedural law;

derecho público public law;

derecho romano Roman law;

derecho de sociedades Br company law, US corporation law;

derecho del trabajo labour law

2. [prerrogativa] right;

el derecho al voto the right to vote;

los derechos de la mujer women's rights;

los derechos y obligaciones del consumidor the rights and responsibilities of the consumer;
Fam
me queda el derecho al pataleo all I can do now is complain;

¿con qué derecho entras en mi casa sin llamar? what gives you the right to come into my house without knocking?;

con derecho a dos consumiciones [en entrada] this ticket entitles the holder to two free drinks;

esta tarjeta me da derecho a un 5 por ciento de descuento this card entitles me to a 5 percent discount;

el que sea el jefe no le da derecho a tratarnos así just because he's the boss doesn't mean he can o doesn't give him the right to treat us like this;

si quiere abstenerse, está en su derecho if she wants to abstain, she's perfectly within her rights to do so;

hizo valer sus derechos he exercised his rights;

¡no hay derecho! it's not fair!;

¡no hay derecho a que unos tengan tanto y otros tan poco! it's not fair that some people should have so much and others so little!;

es de derecho que consiga la indemnización que reclama it is only right that she should receive the compensation she is claiming;

miembro de pleno derecho full member;

ha entrado, por derecho propio o [m5]por propio derecho, en la historia de la literatura she's gone down in literary history in her own right;

reservado el derecho de admisión [en letrero] the management reserves the right of admission;

reservados todos los derechos all rights reserved;

tener derecho a algo to have a right to sth, to be entitled to sth;

tener derecho a hacer algo to have the right to do sth, to be entitled to do sth;

tengo derecho a descansar, ¿no? I'm entitled to be able to rest now and then, aren't I?;

no tienes ningún derecho a insultarme you have no right to insult me

Comp
derechos de antena broadcasting rights;
derecho de apelación right of appeal;

derecho de asilo right of asylum;

derechos de autor [potestad] copyright;

derechos civiles civil rights;

derecho de distribución distribution rights;

derechos especiales de giro special drawing rights;

derecho de gracia right to show clemency;

derechos humanos human rights;

derecho de paso right of way;
Hist derecho de pernada droit du seigneur;
derechos de propiedad proprietary rights;

derecho de réplica right to reply;

derecho de respuesta right to reply;
Econ derecho de retención right of retention;
derecho de reunión right of assembly;

derecho de visita (a los hijos) [de divorciado] visiting rights, right of access

3. [contrario de revés] right side;

me puse el jersey del derecho I put my jumper on the right way round o properly;

cose los botones del derecho sew the buttons on the right side

♦ derechos nmpl
[tasas] duties, taxes; [profesionales] fees
Comp
derechos de aduana customs duty;
derechos de autor [dinero] royalties;

derechos de entrada import duties;

derechos de examen examination fees;

derechos de importación import duty;

derechos de inscripción membership fee;

derechos de matrícula matriculation fee;

derechos de puerto harbour dues;

derechos reales death duty

♦ adv

1. [en línea recta] straight;

fue derecho a su despacho she went straight to her office;

se fue derecho a casa she went straight home;

todo derecho straight ahead;

siga todo derecho para llegar al museo carry on straight ahead and you'll come to the museum

2. [sin rodeos] straight;

iré derecho al asunto I'll get straight to the point;
RP
decir o [m5] hacer algo derecho viejo to say sth straight out, to come right out with sth

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derecho

I adj

1 lado right

2 ( recto) straight

3 C.Am. fig

straight, honest

II adv straight;

siga derecho carry straight on;

tenerse derecho stand up/sit up straight;

poner derecho algo straighten sth; vertical right sth, set sth upright;

vamos derecho a casa we’re going straight home

III m

1 ( privilegio) right;

con derecho a with a right to;

dar derecho a alguien a algo entitle s.o. to sth;

la tarjeta da derecho a entrar gratuitamente the card entitles you to free entry;

tener derecho a have a right to, be entitled to;

tener el derecho de have the right to, be entitled to;

estar en su derecho be within one’s rights;

no hay derecho it’s not fair, it’s not right;

miembro de pleno derecho full member

2 JUR law;

estudiar derecho study law

3

:

del derecho vestido, jersey on the right side

IV mpl

:

derechos fees;

derechos de almacenaje storage charges

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derecho adv

1) : straight

2) : upright

3) : directly

derecho, - cha adj

1) : right

2) : right-hand

3) recto: straight, upright, erect

derecho nm

1) : right

derechos humanos: human rights

2) : law

derecho civil: civil law

3) : right side (of cloth or clothing)

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derecho¹ adj

1. (diestro) right

tengo algo en el ojo derecho I've got something in my right eye

2. (recto) straight

ponte derecho stand up straight

derecho² adv straight

se fue derecho a casa she went straight home

derecho³ n

1. (facultad, posibilidad) right

todos los niños tienen derecho a la enseñanza gratuita all children have a right to free education

2. (leyes, ciencia) law

el derecho criminal criminal law

ha estudiado derecho he's studied law

3. (anverso) right side

vuélvelo al derecho turn it round the right way

no hay derecho it's not fair

derechos humanos human rights

Spanish-English dictionary > derecho
15 dar

v.

1 to give.

dar algo a alguien to give something to somebody, to give somebody something

se lo di a mi hermano I gave it to my brother

Ella me da dinero She gives me money.

Su elogio da ánimos His praise gives encouragement.

El negocio da muchas ganancias The business yields much profit.

2 to give, to produce.

la salsa le da un sabor muy bueno the sauce gives it a very pleasant taste, the sauce makes it taste very nice

3 to have, to hold (fiesta, cena).

dar una cena en honor de alguien to hold o give a dinner in someone's honor

4 to turn or switch on (luz, agua, gas) (encender).

5 to show (Cine, Teatro & TV).

dan una película del oeste they're showing a western, there's a western on

6 to show.

dar muestras de sensatez to show good sense

7 to teach.

dar inglés/historia to teach English/history

8 to deal (repartir) (en naipes).

9 to strike (horas).

dieron las tres en el reloj three o'clock struck

10 to get, to catch.

11 to deliver, to render, to allot, to confer.

12 to feel.

Me da alegría I feel joy.

13 to be given, to be granted, to be offered, to be handed in.

Se nos dio una buena casa We were given a good house.

14 to give forth, to burst out.

Ella dio un grito She gave forth a cry.

15 to make one feel.

Eso da asco That makes one feel revolt.

16 to hit.

Da duro el sol en este lugar The sun hits hard in this place

17 to give up.

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DAR

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

doy, das, da, damos, dais, dan.

Past Indicative

di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron.

Present Subjunctive

dé, des, dé, demos, deis, den.

Imperfect Subjunctive

diera, dieras, diera, diéramos, dierais, dieran;

diese, dieses, diese, diésemos, dieseis, diesen.

Future Subjunctive

diere, dieres, diere, diéremos, diereis, dieren.

Imperative

da (tú), dé (él/Vd.), demos (nos.), dad (vos.), den (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to give

2) hit, strike

3) hand over, deliver

4) produce, yield

5) be enough

•

- dar a
- dar con
- dar contra
- dar por
- darse a
- darse de sí
- dárselas de
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Para las expresiones dar importancia, dar ejemplo, dar las gracias, dar clases, dar a conocer, dar a entender, darse prisa, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=entregar, conceder) [+ objeto, mensaje, permiso] to give; [+ naipes] to deal (out); [+ noticias] to give, tell

le dio un bocadillo a su hijo — he gave his son a sandwich

se lo di a Blanca — I gave it to Blanca

me dieron un diploma por mi buen comportamiento — I was given a diploma for good conduct

le dieron el primer premio — he was awarded {o} given first prize

déme dos kilos — I'll have two kilos, two kilos, please

• ir dando [cuerda] — to pay out rope

• dar los buenos [días] a algn — to say good morning to sb, say hello to sb

2) (=realizar) [+ paliza] to give; [+ paso] to take

dar un alarido — to shriek

dar una bofetada a algn — to slap sb

dar un golpe a algn — to hit sb

dio un golpe en la mesa — he banged on the table

dar un grito — to let out a cry, give a cry

dar un paseo — to go for a walk, take a walk

dar un suspiro — to heave {o} give a sigh, sigh

3) (=celebrar) [+ fiesta] to have, throw

la embajada dará una recepción — the embassy will hold a reception

4) (=encender) [+ luz] to turn on

¿has dado el gas? — have you turned on the gas?

5) (=presentar) [+ obra de teatro] to perform, put on; [+ película] to show, screen

dan una película de Almodóvar — there's an Almodóvar film on, they're showing {o} screening an Almodóvar film

¿qué dan hoy en la tele? — what's on TV tonight?

6) (=hacer sonar) [reloj] to strike

el reloj dio las tres — the clock struck three

ya han dado las ocho — it's past {o} gone eight o'clock

7) (=producir) [+ fruto] to bear; [+ ganancias, intereses] to yield

dar flores — to flower

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

una inversión que da un 7% de interés — an investment that pays {o} yields 7% interest

8) (=tener como resultado)

el cálculo dio 99 — the sum worked out at 99

el atleta dio positivo en el control antidoping — the athlete tested positive for drugs

9) (=hacer sentir) [+ placer] to give

me dio mucha alegría verla — I was very pleased to see her

las babosas me dan asco — I find slugs disgusting {o} revolting

este jersey me da demasiado calor — this jumper is too hot, I'm too hot in this jumper

da gusto hablar con él — he's really nice to talk to

tu padre me da miedo — I'm scared {o} frightened of your father

me da pena tener que tirarlo — it's a pity to have to throw it away

el vino me da sueño — wine makes me sleepy

10) * (=fastidiar) to ruin

vinieron a visitarme y me dieron la tarde — they came to visit and ruined my afternoon

¡me estás dando las vacaciones! — you're ruining the holiday for me!

11) dar por (=considerar) to consider

doy el asunto por concluido — I consider the matter settled, I regard the matter as settled

le dieron por desaparecido — they gave him up for lost

doy el dinero por bien empleado — I consider it money well spent

lo daba por seguro — he was sure {o} certain of it

lo podemos dar por terminado — we can consider it finished

12)

- ¡y dale!

- estar/seguir dale que dale o dale que te pego o dale y dale

la vecina está dale que dale al piano — our neighbour is pounding away at the piano

estoy dale que dale a este problema — I've been bashing away at this problem *

- a mí no me la das

- ¡ahí te las den todas!

- por si vienen mal dadas

para dar y tomar —

tenemos botellas para dar y tomar — we've got loads {o} stacks of bottles

aquí hay basura para dar y tomar — there's tons of rubbish here

- me da que...

me da que no va a venir — I have a feeling (that) he's not going to come

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=entregar) to give

dame, yo te lo arreglo — give it here, I'll fix it for you

- a quien dan no escoge

2) (=entrar)

me dieron ganas de vomitar — I felt like being sick

si te da un mareo siéntate — if you feel giddy, sit down

le dio un fuerte dolor en el costado — he felt a sudden sharp pain in his side

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

3) (=importar)

¡qué más da!, ¡da igual! — it doesn't matter!, never mind!

¿qué más te da? — what does it matter to you?

¿qué más da un sitio que otro? — surely one place is as good as another!, it doesn't make any difference which place we choose

lo mismo da — it makes no difference {o} odds

me da igual, lo mismo me da, tanto me da — it's all the same to me, I don't mind

4) [seguido de preposición]
dar a (=estar orientado) [cuarto, ventana] to look out onto, overlook; [fachada] to face
mi habitación da al jardín — my room looks out onto {o} overlooks the garden
darle a (=hacer funcionar) [+ botón] to press; (=golpear) to hit; [+ balón] to kick
dale a la tecla roja — hit {o} press the red key

darle a la bomba — to pump, work the pump

dale más fuerte a la bomba — pump harder

¡dale! — hit him!

no es capaz de darle al balón de cabeza — he can't head the ball
dar con (=encontrar) [+ persona] to find; [+ idea, solución] to hit on, come up with
dimos con él dos horas más tarde — we found him two hours later

al final di con la solución — I finally hit on the solution, I finally came up with the solution

no doy con el nombre — I can't think of the name

• dar [consigo] en — to end up in

dio consigo en la cárcel — he ended up in jail
dar contra (=golpear) to hit
el barco dio contra el puente — the ship hit the bridge
dar de
dar de palos a algn — to give sb a beating

dar de puñetazos a algn — to punch sb

dar de barniz a algo — to varnish sth

• dar de [beber] a algn — to give sb something to drink

• dar de [comer] a algn — to feed sb

• dar de [sí] — [comida, bebida] to go a long way

lo que cada uno puede dar de sí — what each person can contribute
dar en [+ blanco, suelo] to hit; [+ solución] to hit on, come up with
el sol me da en la cara — the sun is in my eyes

• dar en [hacer] algo — to take to doing sth

han dado en llamarle Boko — they've taken to calling him Boko
darle a algn por hacer algo
le ha dado por no venir a clase — he has taken to cutting classes

les dio por venir a vernos — they took it into their heads to come and see us

últimamente le ha dado por el golf — he's taken up golf lately

al chico le daba por dormirse en la clase — the boy was always falling asleep in class

la casa que a alguien le dio por llamar Miramar — the house that someone had the bright idea of calling Miramar
dar para (=ser suficiente) to be enough for
con eso da para cuatro personas — this is enough for four people

mi pobre cabeza no da para más hoy — I don't think my poor head can take any more today

5) dar que hablar to set people talking

una película que da en qué pensar — a thought-provoking film, a film which gives you a lot to think about

3.

See:

darse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) ( entregar) to give

dale las llaves a Pedro — give the keys to Pedro

se las di a Jaime — I gave them to Jaime

déme un kilo de peras — can I have a kilo of pears?

500 dólares ¿quién da más? — any advance on 500 dollars?; conocer verbo transitivo 3b, entender verbo transitivo 2b

2) (regalar, donar) to give

¿me lo prestas? - te lo doy, no lo necesito — can I borrow it? - you can keep it, I don't need it

qué no daría por que así fuera! — I'd give anything for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman — two can play at that game

tener para dar y vender — to have plenty to spare

3) <cartas/mano> to deal

4)

a) ( proporcionar) <fuerzas/valor/esperanza> to give

eso me dio la idea — that's where I got the idea from

si le dan la ocasión — if he's given the chance

pide que te den más información — ask them to give you more information

b) (Mús) to give

¿me das el la? — can you give me an A?

5) (conferir, aportar) <sabor/color/forma> to give

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo — the lights gave a festive atmosphere

6)

a) ( aplicar) to give

dale otra capa de barniz — give it another coat of varnish

hay que darle cera al piso — the floor needs waxing

dale una puntada para sujetarlo — put a stitch in to hold it

b) <sedante/masaje> to give

7)

a) ( conceder) <prórroga/permiso> to give

el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles — I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

dan facilidades de pago — they offer easy repayment facilities o terms

nos dieron un premio — we won o got a prize

me dieron un diploma — I got a diploma

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación — I don't think they'll last more than a month together

b) (RPl) ( calcular)

¿qué edad le das? — how old do you think he is?

8)

a) (expresar, decir)

¿le diste las gracias? — did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días — she didn't even say hello

dales saludos — give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a alguien — to welcome somebody

me dio su parecer or opinión — she gave me her opinion

tuve que darle la noticia — I was the one who had to break the news to him

b) (señalar, indicar)

me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando — the line's busy o (BrE) engaged

el reloj dio las cinco — the clock struck five

Sentido II

9) ( producir) <fruto/flor> to bear

estos campos dan mucho grano — these fields have a high grain yield

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

esos bonos dan un 7% — those bonds yield 7%

10)

a) ( rendir)

ha dado todo lo que esperaba de él — he has lived up to my/his expectations

ese jugador lo da todo — that player puts everything into the game

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta)

¿cuánto da ese coche? — how fast can that car go?

da 150 kilómetros por hora — it can do o go 150 kilometers an hour

venía a todo lo que daba — it was traveling at full speed

ponen la radio a todo lo que da — they turn the radio on full blast

11) (causar, provocar)

la comida muy salada da sed — salty food makes you thirsty

estos niños dan tanto trabajo! — these kids are such hard work!; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿no te da calor esa camisa? — aren't you too warm in that shirt?

el vino le había dado sueño — the wine had made him sleepy

me da mucha pena verla tan triste — it hurts me to see her so sad

qué susto me has dado! — you gave me such a fright!

este coche no me ha dado problemas — this car hasn't given me any trouble; ver tb asco, hambre, miedo, etc

dar que + inf: el jardín da muchísimo que hacer there's always such a lot to do in the garden; lo que dijo me dio que pensar — what he said gave me plenty to think about; ver tb dar III 1)

Sentido III

12) ( presentar) < concierto> to give

¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? — what's on TV tonight? (colloq)

ayer daban una obra de Calderón — there was a Calderón play on yesterday

¿dónde están dando esa película? — where's that film showing?

13)

a) < fiesta> to give; <baile/banquete> to hold

b) < conferencia> to give; < discurso> (AmL) to make

c) (CS) < examen> to take o (BrE) sit; ver tb clase 5)

Sentido IV

14) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

dar lectura a un comunicado — to read out a communiqué

dar un grito/un suspiro — to give a shout/heave a sigh

dar un paso atrás/adelante — to take a step back/forward

dame un beso/abrazo — give me a kiss/hug; ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc

Sentido V

15) ( considerar)

dar algo/a alguien por algo: lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead; doy por terminada la sesión I declare the session closed; ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic; puedes dar por perdido el dinero you can say goodbye to that money; dalo por hecho! consider it done!; si apruebo daré el tiempo por bien empleado — if I pass it will have been time well spent
2.
dar vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( entregar)

no puedes con todo, dame que te ayudo — you'll never manage all that on your own, here, let me help you

¿me das para un helado? — can I have some money for an ice cream?

b) ( en naipes) to deal

te toca dar a ti — it's your deal

2) (ser suficiente, alcanzar)

dar para algo/alguien: este pollo da para dos comidas this chicken will do for two meals; con una botella no da para todos one bottle's not enough to go round; (+ me/te/le etc) eso no te da ni para un chicle you can't even buy a piece of chewing gum with that; no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time; dar de sí to stretch; qué poco dan de sí mil pesetas! a thousand pesetas doesn't go very far!; no dar para más: su inteligencia no da para más that's as much as his brain can cope with; lo que gano no da para más what I earn doesn't go any further; la fiesta no daba para más — the party was beginning to wind down

3) dar a

a) puerta to give onto, open onto; ventana to look onto, give onto

b) fachada/frente ( estar orientado hacia) to face

la terraza da al mar — the balcony overlooks o faces the sea

c) ( llegar hasta) río to flow into, go into; calle to lead to

4) ( arrojar un resultado)

el análisis le dio positivo/negativo — her test was positive/negative

¿cuánto da la cuenta? — what does it come to?

a mí me dio 247 — I made it (to be) 247

5) ( importar)

da lo mismo, ya iremos otro día — it doesn't matter, we'll go another day

qué más da! — what does it matter!

¿qué más da un color que otro? — what difference does it make what color it is?; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿el jueves o el viernes? - me da igual — Thursday or Friday? - I don't mind o it doesn't make any difference to me

¿y a ti qué más te da si él viene? — what's it to you if he comes? (colloq)

Sentido II

6)

a) (pegar, golpear)

darle a alguien — to hit somebody; ( como castigo) to smack somebody

le dio en la cabeza/con un palo — he hit him on the head/with a stick

dale al balón con fuerza — kick the ball hard

te voy a dar (de palos) — I'm going to give you a good beating

el balón dio en el poste — the ball hit the post

b) (fam) (a tarea, asignatura)

darle a algo: me pasé todo el verano dándole al inglés I spent the whole summer working on my English; cómo le da al vino! he really knocks back o (AmE) down the wine (colloq); cómo le han dado al queso! ya casi no queda! — they've certainly been at the cheese, there's hardly any left! (colloq)

c) ( acertar) to hit

dar en el blanco/el centro — to hit the target/the bull's-eye

7) (accionar, mover)

darle a algo — a botón/tecla to press something; a interruptor to flick something; a manivela to turn something; (+ compl)

dale al volante hacia la derecha — turn the wheel to the right

dale a esa palanca hacia arriba — push that lever up

dale para atrás — back up

8)

a) (fam) ( indicando insistencia)

y dale! ya te he dicho que no voy — there you go again! I've told you I'm not going (colloq)

y dale con lo de su edad! — stop going on about her age!

dale que dale or (Esp) dale que te pego! — (fam)

he estado todo el día dale que dale — I've been hard at it all day

dale que dale con lo mismo! — stop going on about it!

b) (RPl fam) ( instando a hacer algo) come on

dale, prestámelo — come on o go on, lend it to me

9) dar con ( encontrar) < persona> to find; < solución> to hit upon, find; < palabra> to come up with

Sentido III

10) (acometer, sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

le dio un mareo — she felt dizzy

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

me va a dar algo — (fam) I'm going to have a fit (colloq); ver tb dar verbo transitivo II 3, escalofrío, frío, gana, etc

11) (hablando de manías, ocurrencias)

darle a alguien por + inf — to take to -ing

le ha dado por pintar — he's taken to painting

le ha dado por decir que... — he's started saying that...

le ha dado por el yoga — she's got into yoga

le ha dado con que me conoce — she's got it into her head that she knows me

12) sol/viento/luz

aquí da el sol toda la mañana — you get the sun all morning here

en esa playa da mucho el viento — it's very windy on that beach

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos — the light was shining right in his eyes
3.
1) darse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( producirse) to grow

en esta zona se da bien el trigo — wheat grows well in this area

3) ( presentarse) oportunidad/ocasión to arise

se dio el caso que iba pasando por ahí — it so happened that I was passing by

4) ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc)

se le dan los idiomas — she's good at languages

¿cómo se te da a ti la costura? — are you any good at sewing?

Sentido II

5)

a) (dedicarse, entregarse)

darse a algo: se dio a la bebida she took to drink; se ha dado por entero a su familia/a la causa — she has devoted herself entirely to her family/to the cause

b) (CS, Ven) ( ser sociable)

darse con alguien — to get on with somebody

no se da con los suegros — she doesn't have much to do with her in-laws

Sentido III

6)

a) (refl) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

me di una ducha — I took o had a shower

darse un banquete — to have a feast

dárselas de algo: se las da de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he knows a lot; dárselas de listo to act smart; ¿y de qué se las da ése? — who does he think he is?

b) (golpearse, pegarse)

se dio con el martillo en el dedo — he hit his finger with the hammer

no te vayas a dar con la cabeza contra el techo — don't hit o bang your head on the ceiling

se dieron contra un árbol — they crashed into a tree

se dio dar un golpe en la rodilla — he hit his knee

c) (recípr)

se estaban dando (de) patadas/puñetazos — they were kicking/punching each other

Sentido IV

7) ( considerarse)

darse por algo: con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that; darse por vencido — to give up; ver tb aludir a, enterado 1

* * *

= allow, give, issue, pitch, hand over, pass over, give away, give out, get + free.

Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex. An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.

Ex. Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.

Ex. Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.

Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex. She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.

Ex. This must be done in a fully commercial way, not by giving away machines or paper, nor by giving away imported books.

Ex. Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.

Ex. Most people know 'earbuds' as the cheap-o earphones you get free with a cell phone.

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* acción de dar un nombre a Algo = naming.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* con la sabiduría que da la experiencia = with the benefit of hindsight.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* da la casualidad = as it happens.

* dale alas a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dando sacudidas = jerkily.

* dar el esquinazo a = give + Nombre + a wide berth.

* dar a = look onto, give onto, overlook.

* dar a Algo el nombre de = earn + Nombre + the name of.

* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.

* dar a Algo una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva = give + Nombre + a new twist.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo = give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile, give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.

* dar a Alguien una oportunidad de triunfar = give + Nombre + a fighting chance.

* dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada trapera = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar abasto = cope.

* dar abasto con = cope with.

* dar acceso = provide + access.

* dar acceso a = give + access to.

* dar a conocer = bring to + the attention, communicate, publicise [publicize, -USA], report, articulate, make + known.

* dar a conocer la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence known.

* dar a entender = give to + understand, hint, send + a clear signal that, lull + Nombre + into thinking, insinuate, intimate.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* dar a la calle = give onto + the street.

* dar a la caza de = chase down.

* dar Algo a conocer = get + the word out.

* dar alguna esperanza = give + some cause for hope.

* dar al traste con los planes = upset + the applecart.

* dar al traste con + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* dar al traste con todo = upset + the applecart.

* dar a luz = birth, deliver.

* dar a luz a = give + birth to.

* dar ánimos = give + a word of encouragement, hearten.

* dar apoyo = give + support, support, provide + support.

* dar asco = stink, disgust.

* dar aullidos = caterwaul.

* dar autoría = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar autoridad a Algo = lend + authority to.

* dar bandazos = lurch.

* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.

* dar brillo a = buff, buff up.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar cabida a = accommodate, include, hold, take, make + room (for), leave + room for, leave + room for.

* dar cabida al crecimiento = accommodate + growth.

* dar caladas = puff.

* dar calidad = deliver + value.

* dar caprichos = pamper.

* dar cera = wax.

* dar chillidos = shriek.

* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* dar clase = give + a lesson, teach + class, teach + lesson, hold + class.

* dar coba = toady, fawn (on/upon/over).

* dar comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.

* dar como norma = rule.

* dar como resultado = add up to, result (in), lead to.

* dar con = hit on/upon, put + Posesivo + finger on, stumble on.

* dar conferencia = lecture.

* dar consejo sobre = give + advice on.

* dar consentimiento = give + licence.

* dar con una esponja húmeda = sponging.

* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* dar con una solución = come up with + solution.

* dar coraje = peeve.

* dar corte = self-conscious, feel + shy.

* dar credibilidad = give + credence, lend + credence, bestow + credibility, provide + credibility.

* dar crédito = give + credence.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar cuenta = render + an account of.

* dar cuenta de = account for.

* dar cuenta de Algo = be held to account.

* dar cuerda a un reloj = wind + clock.

* dar cuerpo = give + substance.

* dar cuerpo a = flesh out.

* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.

* dar datos de = give + details of.

* dar de alta = discharge from + hospital.

* dar de baja = take out of + circulation.

* dar de cara a = front.

* dar de comer = feed.

* dar de lado = short-circuit [shortcircuit], give + Nombre + the cold shoulder.

* dar de lleno = hit + home.

* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.

* dar de mamar = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar de mamar a = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar demasiada información y muy rápidamente = trot out.

* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar de quilla = keel over.

* dar derecho a = entitle to.

* dar descanso de = give + relief from.

* dar de sí = stretch out.

* dar detalles de = give + details of.

* dar de Uno mismo = give of + Reflexivo.

* dar dinero = pay + money, donate + Posesivo + money.

* dar dirección = lend + direction.

* dar directrices = give + guidance, provide + guidance.

* dar duro = pack + a wallop.

* dar ejemplo = set + an example, lead by + example.

* dar ejemplo de = illustrate.

* dar el brazo a torcer = give in to.

* dar el brazo derecho = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el do de pecho = do + Posesivo + best, pull out + all the stops, do + Posesivo + utmost.

* dar el efecto de = give + the effect of.

* dar el esquinazo = dodge.

* dar el esquinazo a = steer + clear of, steer away from.

* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.

* dar el nombre = label.

* dar el oro y el moro = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el pecho = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar el pésame = pass + Posesivo + condolences.

* dar el pistoletazo de salida = fire + the starting gun.

* dar el primer paso = make + a start, take + the first step.

* dar el puntillazo a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar el salto = make + the leap.

* dar el todo por el todo = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar el último empujón = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.

* dar el último repaso = tie + the pieces together.

* dar el visto bueno = approve, clear, give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* dar el/un espectáculo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* dar empujones = shove.

* dar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + home.

* dar en el clavo = hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth.

* dar en el larguero = hit + the crossbar, hit + the crossbar.

* dar en el travesaño = hit + the crossbar.

* dar energía = energise [energize, -USA].

* dar énfasis = give + emphasis, place + stress, give + stress.

* dar énfasis a = place + emphasis on.

* dar en garantía = pawn.

* dar en la diana = hit + home.

* dar en mano = hand (over).

* dar entrada = enter.

* dar esperanza = nurture + hope, give + hope, bring + visions of.

* dar esperanzas = raise + expectations, raise + hopes.

* dar estímulo = provide + boost.

* dar evasivas = stonewall, play for + time.

* dar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.

* dar fe = attest, certify.

* dar fe de = testify (to/of), vouch (for), be testimony to.

* dar fe de que = attest to + the fact that.

* dar fin = bring to + a close, draw to + a close, wind down.

* dar forma = become + cast, give + shape, shape, mould [mold, -USA], inform.

* dar forma cuadrada = square.

* dar fruto = bear + fruit, come to + fruition.

* dar fuerte = pack + a wallop.

* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.

* dar gato por liebre = buy + a pig in a poke, pass off + a lemon.

* dar golpes = pound.

* dar gracias por lo que Uno tiene = count + Posesivo + blessings.

* dar gritos = shriek, shout.

* dar guerra = act up, play up.

* dar gustirrinín = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar gusto = oblige, bring + pleasure, flavour [flavor, -USA].

* dar hipo = hiccup.

* dar ideas = offer + clues.

* da rienda suelta a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dar ímpetu = lend + force, give + impetus.

* dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.

* dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.

* dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.

* dar indicios de = show + signs of.

* dar indicios y pistas = drop + hints and clues.

* dar información = provide + information, give + information, release + information.

* dar información adicional = give + further details.

* dar información de = give + details of.

* dar interés = spice up, add + spice.

* dar la alarma = sound + alarm.

* dar la apariencia de = place + a veneer of.

* dar la bienvenida = welcome.

* dar la casualidad que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.

* dar la enhorabuena = give + congratulations.

* dar la entrada para = make + a deposit on.

* dar la espalda = turn + aside.

* dar la idea = give + the impression that.

* dar la imagen = give + the impression that.

* dar la impresión = convey + impression, strike + Pronombre Personal, give + the impression that, confer + impression, come off as.

* dar la impresión de = contrive, conjure up + a picture of, come across as.

* dar la impresión de seriedad en el trabajo = appear + businesslike.

* dar la la lata = nag (at).

* dar la lata = play up.

* dar la mano = extend + Posesivo + hand.

* dar la mano derecha = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar la murga = be a pest.

* dar la noticia = give + the news.

* dar la opinión sobre = give + opinion on.

* dar la oportunidad = give + chance.

* dar la oportunidad de = present with + opportunities for, allow + the opportunity to.

* dar la oportunidad de expresarse libremente = give + voice to.

* dar la oportunidad de opinar = give + voice to.

* dar la puntilla a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar largas = stonewall, play for + time, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding], spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar la sensación = give + a sense.

* dar la sensación de = give + the effect of.

* dar la señal = give + the word, give + the signal.

* dar la señal de alarma = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de alerta = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dar lástima = feel + sorry for, pity.

* dar la talla = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, measure up (to), be up to snuff, make + the cut.

* dar latigazos = lash.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar la vuelta = turn + Nombre + (a)round, flip, swing around, swing back, turn (a)round.

* dar la vuelta a = round, turn on + its head.

* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.

* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a la botella = booze.

* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.

* darle a la manivela de arranque = turn + the crank.

* darle alas a Alguien = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* darle al palique = gas.

* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.

* darle caña = hurry up, get + a move on, put + pressure on.

* darle caña a = have + a go at, get + stuck into.

* dar lecciones = give + lessons.

* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle el puntillazo = nail it.

* darle la razón a Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* darle largas = play + Nombre + along.

* darle largas a Algo = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* darle la vuelta a la tortilla = turn + the tables (on).

* darle sopas con hondas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle una interpretación = give + interpretation.

* darle una lección a Alguien = school.

* darle una paliza a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners, give + Nombre + a beating, school.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* darle un repaso a = buff up on, brush up on.

* darle un repaso a Alguien = school.

* darle vueltas a = dwell on/upon.

* darle vueltas a Algo = mull over, agonise over [agonize, -USA].

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* darle vueltas a un asunto = chew + the cud.

* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.

* dar libertad = give + licence.

* dar libertad a un esclavo = manumit.

* dar libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.

* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.

* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.

* dar los últimos retoques a = put + the finishing touches on.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar mala impresión = look + bad.

* dar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back up, backpedal [back-pedal].

* dar masaje = massage.

* dar más de sí = go further.

* dar más explicaciones = elaborate on.

* dar materia para la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.

* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.

* dar mejora (en) = give + improvement (in).

* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* dar muestras de = show + signs of.

* dar + Nombre + una oportunidad = give + Nombre + a fair chance.

* dar notoriedad a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar opción = give + option.

* dar origen = mother.

* dar origen a = give + rise to, bring about, lead to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar otro paso muy importante = reach + another milestone.

* dar pábulo a = fuel, spark off.

* dar pábulo a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar palos de ciego = grope (for/toward).

* dar pánico = scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, dread, scare + the hell out of.

* dar parte de = report.

* dar paso (a) = give + way (to), yield to, make + way (for).

* dar patadas en el estómago = stick in + Posesivo + craw.

* dar pavor = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, scare + the hell out of.

* dar pecho = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar pereza = can't/couldn't be bothered.

* dar permiso = give + permission, give + time off, grant + Alguien + leave.

* dar permiso en el trabajo = give + time off work.

* dar pie a = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar pisotones = stomp.

* dar pistas = throw + hints.

* dar pistas falsas = throw out + false leads.

* dar placer = give + pleasure, give + enjoyment.

* dar poderes = give + powers.

* dar por = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar por concluido = put to + bed, close + the book on.

* dar por culo = piss + Nombre + off.

* dar por descontado = take for + granted, discount.

* dar por hecho = take for + granted.

* dar por perdido = be past praying for, write off.

* dar por saldado = close + the book on.

* dar por seguro que = rest + assured that.

* dar por sentado = take for + granted.

* dar por sentado Algo que realmente no lo está = beg + the question.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar preferencia = give + preference.

* dar prestigio = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar prioridad = award + priority, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + priority, give + precedence, assign + priority, give + preference.

* dar prioridad a = give + pride of place to, place + emphasis on, prioritise [prioritize, -USA].

* dar prioridad a algo = make + a priority.

* dar problemas = play up.

* dar propina = tipping.

* dar pruebas = provide + evidence.

* dar publicidad = publicise [publicize, -USA], give + publicity.

* dar puntapiés = kick + Posesivo + feet.

* dar punzadas = throb, twinge.

* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.

* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours, raise + eyebrows.

* dar quehacer = make + trouble.

* dar rabia = incense, gall, peeve.

* dar razón de ser = bring + purpose.

* dar recompensa = mete out + reward.

* dar registro = accession.

* dar relevancia = give + relevance.

* dar relevancia a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar relevancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda.

* dar resoplidos = chug.

* dar respuesta = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer.

* dar resultado = be successful, give + result, work, pay off, be a success, pay.

* dar resultados = produce + results.

* dar rienda suelta = unleash.

* dar rienda suelta a = give + free rein to, allow + vent for, give + vent to, vent.

* dar rienda suelta a + Nombre = let + Nombre + run riot.

* dar riqueza a = add + richness to.

* dar risitas = giggle.

* dar sabor = spice up, add + spice.

* dar salida a = vent.

* dar saltitos = hop, skip.

* dar sangre = donate + Posesivo + blood.

* darse = appear, occur.

* darse a = lend + Reflexivo + to.

* darse aires = strut.

* darse aires de grandeza = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* darse a la fuga = flee, lam (it), go into + hiding, make + a quick getaway, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* darse a los demás = give of + Reflexivo.

* darse con un canto en los dientes = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse cuenta = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + home.

* darse cuenta de = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, sink in, become + cognisant of, see through.

* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.

* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.

* darse de baja de una suscripción = unsubscribe.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* darse el gusto de = indulge in.

* darse el gusto de comprar = splurge on.

* darse el lote = snog, neck.

* darse el lujo de = splurge on.

* darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse la mano = join + hands, shake + hand.

* dárselas de = fancy + Reflexivo.

* dársele Algo bien a Uno = be good at.

* dársele a Uno bien las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.

* dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.

* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* dar sentido = make + sense (out) of, make + sense of life.

* dar sentido a = make + meaningful, give + meaning to.

* dar sentido a las cosas = sense-making, meaning making.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de = show + signs of.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* darse por afortunado = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse por aludido = take + things personally, take + a hint, take + things personally, get + a hint.

* darse por derrotado = sound + note of defeat.

* darse por vencido = throw in + the towel, throw in/up + the sponge.

* darse prisa = hurry, hurry up, get on + Posesivo + running shoes, shake + a leg, hot-foot it to, make + haste, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, get + a move on.

* darse prisa con calma = make + haste slowly.

* dar servicio = service.

* darse una comilona = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una leche = come + a cropper.

* darse un apretón de manos = clasp + hands.

* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.

* darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on), stuff + Posesivo + face.

* darse una transacción económica = cash + change hands.

* darse una tripotada = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una vacante = occur + vacancy.

* darse un baño de sol = sunbathe.

* darse un chapuzón = take + a dip.

* darse un descanso = give + Reflexivo + a break, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un festín de = feast on.

* darse un garbeo = mosey.

* darse un porrazo = come + a cropper.

* darse un respiro = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un tortazo = come + a cropper.

* dar significado = imbue with + meaning.

* dar sombra = shade.

* dar su conformidad a = assent to.

* dar sugerencias = give + suggestions.

* dar terror = scare + the living daylights out of.

* dar testimonio = bear + witness, give + testimony.

* dar tiempo = give + time, donate + Posesivo + time.

* dar tiempo a Alguien = give + Nombre + some time.

* dar título = title.

* dar todo de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar todo el oro del mundo = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar tono = tone.

* dar trabajo = present + burden.

* dar una advertencia = raise + caveat, issue + warning.

* dar una apariencia de = provide + a semblance of, give + a semblance of.

* dar una azotaina = spank.

* dar una bofetada = cuff, slap.

* dar una bofetada a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* dar una cabezadita = nap, catching 10, napping.

* dar una carcajada = give + a laugh, let out + a laugh.

* dar una charla = give + address, give + a talk, give + a presentation, give + speech.

* dar una conferencia = deliver + talk, make + a speech, give + speech, deliver + lecture, give + a lecture.

* dar una contractura muscular = pull + a muscle.

* dar una cornada = gore.

* dar una excusa = give + excuse.

* dar una explicación = present + explanation.

* dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.

* dar una fiesta = give + a party.

* dar una galleta = slap.

* dar una guantada = slap.

* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.

* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.

* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.

* dar una imagen = convey + image, present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image, present + a picture.

* dar una imagen de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión = make + an impression, leave + an impression, present + an image.

* dar una impresión de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión equivocada = send + the wrong signals.

* dar una lección de humildad = humble.

* dar una llamada de atención = sound + a wake-up call.

* dar una norma = give + prescription.

* dar una opinión = offer + opinion.

* dar una oportunidad = give + opportunity, provide + opportunity, grant + opportunity, present + an opportunity, create + opportunity.

* dar una oportunidad a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una orden = issue + command, issue + instruction.

* dar una paliza = clobber, pummel, slaughter, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, whip, whitewash, thrash, wallop, lick, baste, take + a pounding, take + a beating, belt, trounce, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.

* dar una paliza a Alguien = beat + Nombre + up, beat + Nombre + black and blue.

* dar una patada = kick, boot.

* dar una pista = give + a hint.

* dar una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.

* dar un apretón de manos = shake + hand.

* dar una rabieta = throw + a tantrum.

* dar una razón = give + reason.

* dar una respuesta = furnish + answer, frame + response.

* dar una sacudida = give + a shake, give + a jerk.

* dar una segunda oportunidad = give + a second chance.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar una solución = provide + solution, develop + solution.

* dar una solución por buena que realmente no lo es = beg + the solution.

* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.

* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.

* dar una torta = slap.

* dar una torta a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una tunda = trounce.

* dar una ventaja = give + Nombre + an edge.

* dar una ventaja a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una visión = present + view, provide + an understanding.

* dar una visión general = give + a general picture.

* dar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.

* dar una visión total = give + a complete picture.

* dar un aviso = make + warning.

* dar una voltereta = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una voz = holler.

* dar una vuelta de campana = capsize, somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* dar un berrinche = throw + a tantrum.

* dar un beso de despedida = kiss + Nombre + goodbye.

* dar un bocado a = take + a bite out of.

* dar un bofetón = cuff, slap.

* dar un bofetón a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un cachete = spank, cuff, slap.

* dar un cachete a Alguien = slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

* dar un calambre = cramp.

* dar un chillido = holler.

* dar un comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar un coscorrón = cuff.

* dar un ejemplo = give + example.

* dar un empujón = give + a boost.

* dar un golpe = knock.

* dar un golpe por detrás = rear-end.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* dar un grito = holler.

* dar un guantazo = slap.

* dar un hachazo = hack.

* dar un hervor = parboil.

* dar un impulso = kick-start [kickstart].

* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.

* dar un manotazo = swat at, cuff, slap.

* dar un manotazo a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un nivel de prioridad alto = put + Nombre + high on + Posesivo + list of priorities.

* dar un nuevo acabado = refinish.

* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.

* dar un nuevo nombre = rename.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar unos azotes = spank.

* dar un paseo = take + a stroll.

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) ( entregar) to give

dale las llaves a Pedro — give the keys to Pedro

se las di a Jaime — I gave them to Jaime

déme un kilo de peras — can I have a kilo of pears?

500 dólares ¿quién da más? — any advance on 500 dollars?; conocer verbo transitivo 3b, entender verbo transitivo 2b

2) (regalar, donar) to give

¿me lo prestas? - te lo doy, no lo necesito — can I borrow it? - you can keep it, I don't need it

qué no daría por que así fuera! — I'd give anything for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman — two can play at that game

tener para dar y vender — to have plenty to spare

3) <cartas/mano> to deal

4)

a) ( proporcionar) <fuerzas/valor/esperanza> to give

eso me dio la idea — that's where I got the idea from

si le dan la ocasión — if he's given the chance

pide que te den más información — ask them to give you more information

b) (Mús) to give

¿me das el la? — can you give me an A?

5) (conferir, aportar) <sabor/color/forma> to give

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo — the lights gave a festive atmosphere

6)

a) ( aplicar) to give

dale otra capa de barniz — give it another coat of varnish

hay que darle cera al piso — the floor needs waxing

dale una puntada para sujetarlo — put a stitch in to hold it

b) <sedante/masaje> to give

7)

a) ( conceder) <prórroga/permiso> to give

el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles — I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

dan facilidades de pago — they offer easy repayment facilities o terms

nos dieron un premio — we won o got a prize

me dieron un diploma — I got a diploma

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación — I don't think they'll last more than a month together

b) (RPl) ( calcular)

¿qué edad le das? — how old do you think he is?

8)

a) (expresar, decir)

¿le diste las gracias? — did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días — she didn't even say hello

dales saludos — give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a alguien — to welcome somebody

me dio su parecer or opinión — she gave me her opinion

tuve que darle la noticia — I was the one who had to break the news to him

b) (señalar, indicar)

me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando — the line's busy o (BrE) engaged

el reloj dio las cinco — the clock struck five

Sentido II

9) ( producir) <fruto/flor> to bear

estos campos dan mucho grano — these fields have a high grain yield

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

esos bonos dan un 7% — those bonds yield 7%

10)

a) ( rendir)

ha dado todo lo que esperaba de él — he has lived up to my/his expectations

ese jugador lo da todo — that player puts everything into the game

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta)

¿cuánto da ese coche? — how fast can that car go?

da 150 kilómetros por hora — it can do o go 150 kilometers an hour

venía a todo lo que daba — it was traveling at full speed

ponen la radio a todo lo que da — they turn the radio on full blast

11) (causar, provocar)

la comida muy salada da sed — salty food makes you thirsty

estos niños dan tanto trabajo! — these kids are such hard work!; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿no te da calor esa camisa? — aren't you too warm in that shirt?

el vino le había dado sueño — the wine had made him sleepy

me da mucha pena verla tan triste — it hurts me to see her so sad

qué susto me has dado! — you gave me such a fright!

este coche no me ha dado problemas — this car hasn't given me any trouble; ver tb asco, hambre, miedo, etc

dar que + inf: el jardín da muchísimo que hacer there's always such a lot to do in the garden; lo que dijo me dio que pensar — what he said gave me plenty to think about; ver tb dar III 1)

Sentido III

12) ( presentar) < concierto> to give

¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? — what's on TV tonight? (colloq)

ayer daban una obra de Calderón — there was a Calderón play on yesterday

¿dónde están dando esa película? — where's that film showing?

13)

a) < fiesta> to give; <baile/banquete> to hold

b) < conferencia> to give; < discurso> (AmL) to make

c) (CS) < examen> to take o (BrE) sit; ver tb clase 5)

Sentido IV

14) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

dar lectura a un comunicado — to read out a communiqué

dar un grito/un suspiro — to give a shout/heave a sigh

dar un paso atrás/adelante — to take a step back/forward

dame un beso/abrazo — give me a kiss/hug; ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc

Sentido V

15) ( considerar)

dar algo/a alguien por algo: lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead; doy por terminada la sesión I declare the session closed; ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic; puedes dar por perdido el dinero you can say goodbye to that money; dalo por hecho! consider it done!; si apruebo daré el tiempo por bien empleado — if I pass it will have been time well spent
2.
dar vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( entregar)

no puedes con todo, dame que te ayudo — you'll never manage all that on your own, here, let me help you

¿me das para un helado? — can I have some money for an ice cream?

b) ( en naipes) to deal

te toca dar a ti — it's your deal

2) (ser suficiente, alcanzar)

dar para algo/alguien: este pollo da para dos comidas this chicken will do for two meals; con una botella no da para todos one bottle's not enough to go round; (+ me/te/le etc) eso no te da ni para un chicle you can't even buy a piece of chewing gum with that; no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time; dar de sí to stretch; qué poco dan de sí mil pesetas! a thousand pesetas doesn't go very far!; no dar para más: su inteligencia no da para más that's as much as his brain can cope with; lo que gano no da para más what I earn doesn't go any further; la fiesta no daba para más — the party was beginning to wind down

3) dar a

a) puerta to give onto, open onto; ventana to look onto, give onto

b) fachada/frente ( estar orientado hacia) to face

la terraza da al mar — the balcony overlooks o faces the sea

c) ( llegar hasta) río to flow into, go into; calle to lead to

4) ( arrojar un resultado)

el análisis le dio positivo/negativo — her test was positive/negative

¿cuánto da la cuenta? — what does it come to?

a mí me dio 247 — I made it (to be) 247

5) ( importar)

da lo mismo, ya iremos otro día — it doesn't matter, we'll go another day

qué más da! — what does it matter!

¿qué más da un color que otro? — what difference does it make what color it is?; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿el jueves o el viernes? - me da igual — Thursday or Friday? - I don't mind o it doesn't make any difference to me

¿y a ti qué más te da si él viene? — what's it to you if he comes? (colloq)

Sentido II

6)

a) (pegar, golpear)

darle a alguien — to hit somebody; ( como castigo) to smack somebody

le dio en la cabeza/con un palo — he hit him on the head/with a stick

dale al balón con fuerza — kick the ball hard

te voy a dar (de palos) — I'm going to give you a good beating

el balón dio en el poste — the ball hit the post

b) (fam) (a tarea, asignatura)

darle a algo: me pasé todo el verano dándole al inglés I spent the whole summer working on my English; cómo le da al vino! he really knocks back o (AmE) down the wine (colloq); cómo le han dado al queso! ya casi no queda! — they've certainly been at the cheese, there's hardly any left! (colloq)

c) ( acertar) to hit

dar en el blanco/el centro — to hit the target/the bull's-eye

7) (accionar, mover)

darle a algo — a botón/tecla to press something; a interruptor to flick something; a manivela to turn something; (+ compl)

dale al volante hacia la derecha — turn the wheel to the right

dale a esa palanca hacia arriba — push that lever up

dale para atrás — back up

8)

a) (fam) ( indicando insistencia)

y dale! ya te he dicho que no voy — there you go again! I've told you I'm not going (colloq)

y dale con lo de su edad! — stop going on about her age!

dale que dale or (Esp) dale que te pego! — (fam)

he estado todo el día dale que dale — I've been hard at it all day

dale que dale con lo mismo! — stop going on about it!

b) (RPl fam) ( instando a hacer algo) come on

dale, prestámelo — come on o go on, lend it to me

9) dar con ( encontrar) < persona> to find; < solución> to hit upon, find; < palabra> to come up with

Sentido III

10) (acometer, sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

le dio un mareo — she felt dizzy

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

me va a dar algo — (fam) I'm going to have a fit (colloq); ver tb dar verbo transitivo II 3, escalofrío, frío, gana, etc

11) (hablando de manías, ocurrencias)

darle a alguien por + inf — to take to -ing

le ha dado por pintar — he's taken to painting

le ha dado por decir que... — he's started saying that...

le ha dado por el yoga — she's got into yoga

le ha dado con que me conoce — she's got it into her head that she knows me

12) sol/viento/luz

aquí da el sol toda la mañana — you get the sun all morning here

en esa playa da mucho el viento — it's very windy on that beach

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos — the light was shining right in his eyes
3.
1) darse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( producirse) to grow

en esta zona se da bien el trigo — wheat grows well in this area

3) ( presentarse) oportunidad/ocasión to arise

se dio el caso que iba pasando por ahí — it so happened that I was passing by

4) ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc)

se le dan los idiomas — she's good at languages

¿cómo se te da a ti la costura? — are you any good at sewing?

Sentido II

5)

a) (dedicarse, entregarse)

darse a algo: se dio a la bebida she took to drink; se ha dado por entero a su familia/a la causa — she has devoted herself entirely to her family/to the cause

b) (CS, Ven) ( ser sociable)

darse con alguien — to get on with somebody

no se da con los suegros — she doesn't have much to do with her in-laws

Sentido III

6)

a) (refl) ( realizar la acción que se indica)

me di una ducha — I took o had a shower

darse un banquete — to have a feast

dárselas de algo: se las da de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he knows a lot; dárselas de listo to act smart; ¿y de qué se las da ése? — who does he think he is?

b) (golpearse, pegarse)

se dio con el martillo en el dedo — he hit his finger with the hammer

no te vayas a dar con la cabeza contra el techo — don't hit o bang your head on the ceiling

se dieron contra un árbol — they crashed into a tree

se dio dar un golpe en la rodilla — he hit his knee

c) (recípr)

se estaban dando (de) patadas/puñetazos — they were kicking/punching each other

Sentido IV

7) ( considerarse)

darse por algo: con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that; darse por vencido — to give up; ver tb aludir a, enterado 1

* * *

= allow, give, issue, pitch, hand over, pass over, give away, give out, get + free.

Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex: An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.

Ex: Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.

Ex: Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.

Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex: She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.

Ex: This must be done in a fully commercial way, not by giving away machines or paper, nor by giving away imported books.

Ex: Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.

Ex: Most people know 'earbuds' as the cheap-o earphones you get free with a cell phone.

* acción de dar un nombre a Algo = naming.

* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.

* con la sabiduría que da la experiencia = with the benefit of hindsight.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* da la casualidad = as it happens.

* dale alas a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dando sacudidas = jerkily.

* dar el esquinazo a = give + Nombre + a wide berth.

* dar a = look onto, give onto, overlook.

* dar a Algo el nombre de = earn + Nombre + the name of.

* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.

* dar a Algo una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva = give + Nombre + a new twist.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo = give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile, give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.

* dar a Alguien una oportunidad de triunfar = give + Nombre + a fighting chance.

* dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien una puñalada trapera = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* dar abasto = cope.

* dar abasto con = cope with.

* dar acceso = provide + access.

* dar acceso a = give + access to.

* dar a conocer = bring to + the attention, communicate, publicise [publicize, -USA], report, articulate, make + known.

* dar a conocer la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence known.

* dar a entender = give to + understand, hint, send + a clear signal that, lull + Nombre + into thinking, insinuate, intimate.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* dar a la calle = give onto + the street.

* dar a la caza de = chase down.

* dar Algo a conocer = get + the word out.

* dar alguna esperanza = give + some cause for hope.

* dar al traste con los planes = upset + the applecart.

* dar al traste con + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* dar al traste con todo = upset + the applecart.

* dar a luz = birth, deliver.

* dar a luz a = give + birth to.

* dar ánimos = give + a word of encouragement, hearten.

* dar apoyo = give + support, support, provide + support.

* dar asco = stink, disgust.

* dar aullidos = caterwaul.

* dar autoría = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar autoridad a Algo = lend + authority to.

* dar bandazos = lurch.

* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.

* dar brillo a = buff, buff up.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar cabida a = accommodate, include, hold, take, make + room (for), leave + room for, leave + room for.

* dar cabida al crecimiento = accommodate + growth.

* dar caladas = puff.

* dar calidad = deliver + value.

* dar caprichos = pamper.

* dar cera = wax.

* dar chillidos = shriek.

* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* dar clase = give + a lesson, teach + class, teach + lesson, hold + class.

* dar coba = toady, fawn (on/upon/over).

* dar comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.

* dar como norma = rule.

* dar como resultado = add up to, result (in), lead to.

* dar con = hit on/upon, put + Posesivo + finger on, stumble on.

* dar conferencia = lecture.

* dar consejo sobre = give + advice on.

* dar consentimiento = give + licence.

* dar con una esponja húmeda = sponging.

* dar con una idea = hit on/upon + idea.

* dar con una solución = come up with + solution.

* dar coraje = peeve.

* dar corte = self-conscious, feel + shy.

* dar credibilidad = give + credence, lend + credence, bestow + credibility, provide + credibility.

* dar crédito = give + credence.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar cuenta = render + an account of.

* dar cuenta de = account for.

* dar cuenta de Algo = be held to account.

* dar cuerda a un reloj = wind + clock.

* dar cuerpo = give + substance.

* dar cuerpo a = flesh out.

* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.

* dar datos de = give + details of.

* dar de alta = discharge from + hospital.

* dar de baja = take out of + circulation.

* dar de cara a = front.

* dar de comer = feed.

* dar de lado = short-circuit [shortcircuit], give + Nombre + the cold shoulder.

* dar de lleno = hit + home.

* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.

* dar de mamar = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar de mamar a = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar demasiada información y muy rápidamente = trot out.

* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar de quilla = keel over.

* dar derecho a = entitle to.

* dar descanso de = give + relief from.

* dar de sí = stretch out.

* dar detalles de = give + details of.

* dar de Uno mismo = give of + Reflexivo.

* dar dinero = pay + money, donate + Posesivo + money.

* dar dirección = lend + direction.

* dar directrices = give + guidance, provide + guidance.

* dar duro = pack + a wallop.

* dar ejemplo = set + an example, lead by + example.

* dar ejemplo de = illustrate.

* dar el brazo a torcer = give in to.

* dar el brazo derecho = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el do de pecho = do + Posesivo + best, pull out + all the stops, do + Posesivo + utmost.

* dar el efecto de = give + the effect of.

* dar el esquinazo = dodge.

* dar el esquinazo a = steer + clear of, steer away from.

* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.

* dar el nombre = label.

* dar el oro y el moro = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar el pecho = breast-feed [breastfeed].

* dar el pésame = pass + Posesivo + condolences.

* dar el pistoletazo de salida = fire + the starting gun.

* dar el primer paso = make + a start, take + the first step.

* dar el puntillazo a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar el salto = make + the leap.

* dar el todo por el todo = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar el último empujón = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.

* dar el último repaso = tie + the pieces together.

* dar el visto bueno = approve, clear, give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar el visto bueno a una factura = clear + invoice.

* dar el/un espectáculo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* dar empujones = shove.

* dar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + home.

* dar en el clavo = hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth.

* dar en el larguero = hit + the crossbar, hit + the crossbar.

* dar en el travesaño = hit + the crossbar.

* dar energía = energise [energize, -USA].

* dar énfasis = give + emphasis, place + stress, give + stress.

* dar énfasis a = place + emphasis on.

* dar en garantía = pawn.

* dar en la diana = hit + home.

* dar en mano = hand (over).

* dar entrada = enter.

* dar esperanza = nurture + hope, give + hope, bring + visions of.

* dar esperanzas = raise + expectations, raise + hopes.

* dar estímulo = provide + boost.

* dar evasivas = stonewall, play for + time.

* dar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.

* dar fe = attest, certify.

* dar fe de = testify (to/of), vouch (for), be testimony to.

* dar fe de que = attest to + the fact that.

* dar fin = bring to + a close, draw to + a close, wind down.

* dar forma = become + cast, give + shape, shape, mould [mold, -USA], inform.

* dar forma cuadrada = square.

* dar fruto = bear + fruit, come to + fruition.

* dar fuerte = pack + a wallop.

* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.

* dar gato por liebre = buy + a pig in a poke, pass off + a lemon.

* dar golpes = pound.

* dar gracias por lo que Uno tiene = count + Posesivo + blessings.

* dar gritos = shriek, shout.

* dar guerra = act up, play up.

* dar gustirrinín = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar gusto = oblige, bring + pleasure, flavour [flavor, -USA].

* dar hipo = hiccup.

* dar ideas = offer + clues.

* da rienda suelta a tu imaginación = let + your imagination fly!.

* dar ímpetu = lend + force, give + impetus.

* dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.

* dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.

* dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.

* dar indicios de = show + signs of.

* dar indicios y pistas = drop + hints and clues.

* dar información = provide + information, give + information, release + information.

* dar información adicional = give + further details.

* dar información de = give + details of.

* dar interés = spice up, add + spice.

* dar la alarma = sound + alarm.

* dar la apariencia de = place + a veneer of.

* dar la bienvenida = welcome.

* dar la casualidad que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.

* dar la enhorabuena = give + congratulations.

* dar la entrada para = make + a deposit on.

* dar la espalda = turn + aside.

* dar la idea = give + the impression that.

* dar la imagen = give + the impression that.

* dar la impresión = convey + impression, strike + Pronombre Personal, give + the impression that, confer + impression, come off as.

* dar la impresión de = contrive, conjure up + a picture of, come across as.

* dar la impresión de seriedad en el trabajo = appear + businesslike.

* dar la la lata = nag (at).

* dar la lata = play up.

* dar la mano = extend + Posesivo + hand.

* dar la mano derecha = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar la murga = be a pest.

* dar la noticia = give + the news.

* dar la opinión sobre = give + opinion on.

* dar la oportunidad = give + chance.

* dar la oportunidad de = present with + opportunities for, allow + the opportunity to.

* dar la oportunidad de expresarse libremente = give + voice to.

* dar la oportunidad de opinar = give + voice to.

* dar la puntilla a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end.

* dar largas = stonewall, play for + time, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding], spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar la sensación = give + a sense.

* dar la sensación de = give + the effect of.

* dar la señal = give + the word, give + the signal.

* dar la señal de alarma = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de alerta = sound + the clarion.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dar lástima = feel + sorry for, pity.

* dar la talla = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, measure up (to), be up to snuff, make + the cut.

* dar latigazos = lash.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar la vuelta = turn + Nombre + (a)round, flip, swing around, swing back, turn (a)round.

* dar la vuelta a = round, turn on + its head.

* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.

* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a la botella = booze.

* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.

* darle a la manivela de arranque = turn + the crank.

* darle alas a Alguien = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* darle al palique = gas.

* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.

* darle caña = hurry up, get + a move on, put + pressure on.

* darle caña a = have + a go at, get + stuck into.

* dar lecciones = give + lessons.

* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle el puntillazo = nail it.

* darle la razón a Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* darle largas = play + Nombre + along.

* darle largas a Algo = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* darle la vuelta a la tortilla = turn + the tables (on).

* darle sopas con hondas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* darle una interpretación = give + interpretation.

* darle una lección a Alguien = school.

* darle una paliza a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners, give + Nombre + a beating, school.

* darle un buen repaso a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* darle un repaso a = buff up on, brush up on.

* darle un repaso a Alguien = school.

* darle vueltas a = dwell on/upon.

* darle vueltas a Algo = mull over, agonise over [agonize, -USA].

* darle vueltas a la idea = toy with, toy with + idea of.

* darle vueltas a la idea de = flirt with + the idea of.

* darle vueltas a un asunto = chew + the cud.

* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.

* dar libertad = give + licence.

* dar libertad a un esclavo = manumit.

* dar libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.

* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.

* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.

* dar los últimos retoques a = put + the finishing touches on.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.

* dar mala impresión = look + bad.

* dar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back up, backpedal [back-pedal].

* dar masaje = massage.

* dar más de sí = go further.

* dar más explicaciones = elaborate on.

* dar materia para la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.

* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.

* dar mejora (en) = give + improvement (in).

* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* dar muestras de = show + signs of.

* dar + Nombre + una oportunidad = give + Nombre + a fair chance.

* dar notoriedad a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar opción = give + option.

* dar origen = mother.

* dar origen a = give + rise to, bring about, lead to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar otro paso muy importante = reach + another milestone.

* dar pábulo a = fuel, spark off.

* dar pábulo a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar palos de ciego = grope (for/toward).

* dar pánico = scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, dread, scare + the hell out of.

* dar parte de = report.

* dar paso (a) = give + way (to), yield to, make + way (for).

* dar patadas en el estómago = stick in + Posesivo + craw.

* dar pavor = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, scare + the hell out of.

* dar pecho = breast-feeding [breastfeeding].

* dar pereza = can't/couldn't be bothered.

* dar permiso = give + permission, give + time off, grant + Alguien + leave.

* dar permiso en el trabajo = give + time off work.

* dar pie a = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar pisotones = stomp.

* dar pistas = throw + hints.

* dar pistas falsas = throw out + false leads.

* dar placer = give + pleasure, give + enjoyment.

* dar poderes = give + powers.

* dar por = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* dar por concluido = put to + bed, close + the book on.

* dar por culo = piss + Nombre + off.

* dar por descontado = take for + granted, discount.

* dar por hecho = take for + granted.

* dar por perdido = be past praying for, write off.

* dar por saldado = close + the book on.

* dar por seguro que = rest + assured that.

* dar por sentado = take for + granted.

* dar por sentado Algo que realmente no lo está = beg + the question.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar preferencia = give + preference.

* dar prestigio = lend + authoritativeness.

* dar prioridad = award + priority, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + priority, give + precedence, assign + priority, give + preference.

* dar prioridad a = give + pride of place to, place + emphasis on, prioritise [prioritize, -USA].

* dar prioridad a algo = make + a priority.

* dar problemas = play up.

* dar propina = tipping.

* dar pruebas = provide + evidence.

* dar publicidad = publicise [publicize, -USA], give + publicity.

* dar puntapiés = kick + Posesivo + feet.

* dar punzadas = throb, twinge.

* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.

* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours, raise + eyebrows.

* dar quehacer = make + trouble.

* dar rabia = incense, gall, peeve.

* dar razón de ser = bring + purpose.

* dar recompensa = mete out + reward.

* dar registro = accession.

* dar relevancia = give + relevance.

* dar relevancia a = create + a high profile for, give + a high profile.

* dar relevancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda.

* dar resoplidos = chug.

* dar respuesta = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer.

* dar resultado = be successful, give + result, work, pay off, be a success, pay.

* dar resultados = produce + results.

* dar rienda suelta = unleash.

* dar rienda suelta a = give + free rein to, allow + vent for, give + vent to, vent.

* dar rienda suelta a + Nombre = let + Nombre + run riot.

* dar riqueza a = add + richness to.

* dar risitas = giggle.

* dar sabor = spice up, add + spice.

* dar salida a = vent.

* dar saltitos = hop, skip.

* dar sangre = donate + Posesivo + blood.

* darse = appear, occur.

* darse a = lend + Reflexivo + to.

* darse aires = strut.

* darse aires de grandeza = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* darse a la fuga = flee, lam (it), go into + hiding, make + a quick getaway, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* darse a los demás = give of + Reflexivo.

* darse con un canto en los dientes = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse cuenta = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + home.

* darse cuenta de = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, sink in, become + cognisant of, see through.

* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.

* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.

* darse de baja de una suscripción = unsubscribe.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* darse el gusto de = indulge in.

* darse el gusto de comprar = splurge on.

* darse el lote = snog, neck.

* darse el lujo de = splurge on.

* darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse la mano = join + hands, shake + hand.

* dárselas de = fancy + Reflexivo.

* dársele Algo bien a Uno = be good at.

* dársele a Uno bien las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.

* dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.

* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* dar sentido = make + sense (out) of, make + sense of life.

* dar sentido a = make + meaningful, give + meaning to.

* dar sentido a las cosas = sense-making, meaning making.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de = show + signs of.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* darse por afortunado = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.

* darse por aludido = take + things personally, take + a hint, take + things personally, get + a hint.

* darse por derrotado = sound + note of defeat.

* darse por vencido = throw in + the towel, throw in/up + the sponge.

* darse prisa = hurry, hurry up, get on + Posesivo + running shoes, shake + a leg, hot-foot it to, make + haste, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, put + Posesivo + skates on, get + Posesivo + skates on, get + a move on.

* darse prisa con calma = make + haste slowly.

* dar servicio = service.

* darse una comilona = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una leche = come + a cropper.

* darse un apretón de manos = clasp + hands.

* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.

* darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on), stuff + Posesivo + face.

* darse una transacción económica = cash + change hands.

* darse una tripotada = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, pig out (on).

* darse una vacante = occur + vacancy.

* darse un baño de sol = sunbathe.

* darse un chapuzón = take + a dip.

* darse un descanso = give + Reflexivo + a break, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un festín de = feast on.

* darse un garbeo = mosey.

* darse un porrazo = come + a cropper.

* darse un respiro = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* darse un tortazo = come + a cropper.

* dar significado = imbue with + meaning.

* dar sombra = shade.

* dar su conformidad a = assent to.

* dar sugerencias = give + suggestions.

* dar terror = scare + the living daylights out of.

* dar testimonio = bear + witness, give + testimony.

* dar tiempo = give + time, donate + Posesivo + time.

* dar tiempo a Alguien = give + Nombre + some time.

* dar título = title.

* dar todo de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.

* dar todo el oro del mundo = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* dar tono = tone.

* dar trabajo = present + burden.

* dar una advertencia = raise + caveat, issue + warning.

* dar una apariencia de = provide + a semblance of, give + a semblance of.

* dar una azotaina = spank.

* dar una bofetada = cuff, slap.

* dar una bofetada a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una buena paliza = whitewash, thrash.

* dar una cabezadita = nap, catching 10, napping.

* dar una carcajada = give + a laugh, let out + a laugh.

* dar una charla = give + address, give + a talk, give + a presentation, give + speech.

* dar una conferencia = deliver + talk, make + a speech, give + speech, deliver + lecture, give + a lecture.

* dar una contractura muscular = pull + a muscle.

* dar una cornada = gore.

* dar una excusa = give + excuse.

* dar una explicación = present + explanation.

* dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.

* dar una fiesta = give + a party.

* dar una galleta = slap.

* dar una guantada = slap.

* dar una idea = give + idea, give + glimpse, provide + an understanding.

* dar una idea de = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of.

* dar una idea general = put in + the picture, give + a general picture, paint + a broad picture.

* dar una imagen = convey + image, present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image, present + a picture.

* dar una imagen de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión = make + an impression, leave + an impression, present + an image.

* dar una impresión de = give + an impression of.

* dar una impresión equivocada = send + the wrong signals.

* dar una lección de humildad = humble.

* dar una llamada de atención = sound + a wake-up call.

* dar una norma = give + prescription.

* dar una opinión = offer + opinion.

* dar una oportunidad = give + opportunity, provide + opportunity, grant + opportunity, present + an opportunity, create + opportunity.

* dar una oportunidad a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una orden = issue + command, issue + instruction.

* dar una paliza = clobber, pummel, slaughter, knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, whip, whitewash, thrash, wallop, lick, baste, take + a pounding, take + a beating, belt, trounce, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.

* dar una paliza a Alguien = beat + Nombre + up, beat + Nombre + black and blue.

* dar una patada = kick, boot.

* dar una pista = give + a hint.

* dar una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.

* dar un apretón de manos = shake + hand.

* dar una rabieta = throw + a tantrum.

* dar una razón = give + reason.

* dar una respuesta = furnish + answer, frame + response.

* dar una sacudida = give + a shake, give + a jerk.

* dar una segunda oportunidad = give + a second chance.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar una solución = provide + solution, develop + solution.

* dar una solución por buena que realmente no lo es = beg + the solution.

* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.

* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.

* dar una torta = slap.

* dar una torta a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar una tunda = trounce.

* dar una ventaja = give + Nombre + an edge.

* dar una ventaja a Alguien = give + Nombre + a head start.

* dar una visión = present + view, provide + an understanding.

* dar una visión general = give + a general picture.

* dar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.

* dar una visión total = give + a complete picture.

* dar un aviso = make + warning.

* dar una voltereta = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una voz = holler.

* dar una vuelta de campana = capsize, somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.

* dar una vuelta en coche = go out for + a drive.

* dar un berrinche = throw + a tantrum.

* dar un beso de despedida = kiss + Nombre + goodbye.

* dar un bocado a = take + a bite out of.

* dar un bofetón = cuff, slap.

* dar un bofetón a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un cachete = spank, cuff, slap.

* dar un cachete a Alguien = slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

* dar un calambre = cramp.

* dar un chillido = holler.

* dar un comienzo a = give + a start to.

* dar un coscorrón = cuff.

* dar un ejemplo = give + example.

* dar un empujón = give + a boost.

* dar un golpe = knock.

* dar un golpe por detrás = rear-end.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* dar un grito = holler.

* dar un guantazo = slap.

* dar un hachazo = hack.

* dar un hervor = parboil.

* dar un impulso = kick-start [kickstart].

* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.

* dar un manotazo = swat at, cuff, slap.

* dar un manotazo a Alguien = give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

* dar un nivel de prioridad alto = put + Nombre + high on + Posesivo + list of priorities.

* dar un nuevo acabado = refinish.

* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.

* dar un nuevo nombre = rename.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar unos azotes = spank.

* dar un paseo = take + a stroll, t

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dar [ A25 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ dar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A entregar

B regalar, donar

C en naipes

D

1 proporcionar

2 Música

E conferir, aportar

F

1 aplicar capa de barniz etc

2 dar: inyección etc

G

1 conceder prórroga etc

2 atribuir

3 pronosticando duración

4 dar: edad, años

H

1 expresar, decir

2 señalar, indicar

Sentido II

A producir

B rendir, alcanzar hasta

C causar, provocar

D arruinar, fastidiar

Sentido III

A presentar

B ofrecer, celebrar

C dar: conferencia

Sentido IV

A realizar la acción indicada

B dar: limpiada etc

Sentido V considerar

■ dar (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 entregar

2 en naipes

B ser suficiente, alcanzar

C

1 dar a: puerta etc

2 llegar hasta

3 estar orientado hacia

D comunicar

E arrojar un resultado

F importar

Sentido II

A

1 pegar, golpear

2 darle a algo: tarea

3 darle a algo: hacer uso de

4 acertar

B

1 darle a algo: accionar

2 mover

C

1 indicando insistencia

2 instando a alguien a hacer algo

D dar con

Sentido III

A acometer, sobrevenir

B

1 darle a alguien por algo

2 darle a alguien con algo

C dar en

D dar: sol, viento, luz

E acabar

■ darse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A producirse

B ocurrir

C resultar

Sentido II

A dedicarse, entregarse

B tratarse, ser sociable

Sentido III

A realizar la acción indicada

B

1 golpearse, pegarse

2 darse (de) golpes

3 darse (de) patadas etc

Sentido IV considerarse

vt

Sentido I

A (entregar) to give

dale las llaves a Jaime give the keys to Jaime, give Jaime the keys

se las di a Jaime I gave them to Jaime

dale esto a tu madre de mi parte give this to your mother from me

deme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?

500 dólares ¿quién da más? any advance on 500 dollars?

dar algo A + INF:

da toda la ropa a planchar/lavar she sends all her clothes to be ironed/washed, she has all her ironing/washing done for her

comer¹ vi A 2. (↑ comer (1)), conocer, entender¹ vt A 2. (↑ entender (1)), mamar

B (regalar, donar) to give

¿me lo prestas? — te lo doy, yo no lo necesito can I borrow it? — you can have it o keep it, I don't need it

a mí nunca nadie me dio nada nobody's ever given me anything

daría cualquier cosa por que así fuera I'd give anything o ( colloq) I'd give my right arm for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman two can play at that game

estarlas dando ( Chi fam): entremos sin pagar, aquí las están dando let's just walk in without paying, they're asking for it ( colloq)

con ese profesor las están dando they get away with murder with that teacher ( colloq)

para dar y tomar or vender: coge los que quieras, tengo para dar y tomar or vender take as many as you want, I have plenty to spare o ( colloq) I've stacks of them

C (en naipes) to deal

¡me has dado unas cartas horribles! you've dealt o given me a terrible hand

D

1 (proporcionar) ‹fuerzas/valor/esperanza› to give

sus elogios me han dado ánimos his praise has given me encouragement o has encouraged me

eso me dio la idea para el libro that's where I got the idea for the book, that's what gave me the idea for the book

me dio un buen consejo she gave me some useful advice

mi familia no pudo darme una carrera my family weren't in a position to send me to o put me through university o to give me a university education

es capaz de robar si le dan la ocasión given the chance he's quite capable of stealing

pide que te den un presupuesto/más información ask them to give you o supply you with an estimate/more information

2 ( Música) to give

¿me das el la? can you give me an A?

E (conferir, aportar) ‹sabor/color/forma› to give

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo a la plaza the lights gave the square a very festive atmosphere, the lights lent a very festive atmosphere to the square

les dio forma redondeada a las puntas he rounded off the ends

necesita algo que le dé sentido a su vida he needs something that will give his life some meaning

F

1 (aplicar) ‹capa de barniz/mano de pintura› to give

dale otra capa de barniz/otra mano de pintura give it another coat of varnish/paint

hay que darle cera al piso we have to wax the floor

dale una puntada para sujetarlo put a stitch in to hold it

2 ‹inyección/lavativa/sedante› to give, administer ( frml); ‹masaje› to give

G

1 (conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give

te doy hasta el jueves I'll give you until Thursday

¿quién te ha dado permiso para entrar allí? who gave you permission to go in there?, who said you could go in there?

si usted nos da permiso with your permission, if you will allow us

el dentista me ha dado hora para el miércoles I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

dan facilidades de pago they offer easy repayment facilities o terms

nos dieron el tercer premio we won o got third prize, we were awarded third prize

al terminar el cursillo te dan un diploma when you finish the course you get a diploma

2

(atribuir): no le des demasiada importancia don't attach too much importance to it

yo le doy otra interpretación a ese pasaje I see o interpret that passage in a different way

tuvieron que darme la razón they had to admit I was right

3 (pronosticando duración) to give

no le dan ni dos meses de vida they've given him less than two months to live

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación I don't think they'll last more than a month together

4

( RPl) ‹edad/años› ¿cuántos años or qué edad le das? how old do you think o reckon she is?

yo no le daba más de 28 I didn't think he was more than 28

H

1

(expresar, decir): ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días she didn't even say hello

dales recuerdos de mi parte give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a algn to welcome sb

tenemos que ir a darles el pésame we must go and offer our condolences

me gustaría que me dieras tu parecer or opinión I'd like you to give me your opinion

le doy mi enhorabuena I'd like to congratulate you

¿me da la hora, por favor? have you got the time, please?

me tocó a mí darle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to him

te han dado una orden you've been given an order, that was an order

han dado orden de desalojar el edificio they've ordered that the building be vacated

2

(señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or ( Esp) comunicando the line's busy o ( BrE) engaged

el reloj dio las cinco the clock struck five

muestra

Sentido II

A

(producir): estos campos dan mucho grano these fields have a high grain yield

esta estufa da mucho calor this heater gives out a lot of heat

esta clase de negocio da mucho dinero there's a lot of money in this business

esos bonos dan un 7% those bonds give a yield of 7%

los árboles han empezado a dar fruto the trees have begun to bear fruit

no le pudo dar un hijo she was unable to bear o give him a child

B

(rendir, alcanzar hasta): ¿cuánto da ese coche? how fast can that car go?

da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometers an hour

ha dado todo lo que el público esperaba de él he has lived up to the public's expectations of him

el coche venía a todo lo que daba the car was traveling at full speed

ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast

C

(causar, provocar): la comida muy salada da sed salty food makes you thirsty

¡estos críos dan tanto trabajo! these kids are such hard work!

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿no te da calor esa camisa? aren't you too warm in that shirt?

el vino le había dado sueño the wine had made him sleepy

me da mucha pena verla tan triste I can't bear o it hurts me to see her so sad

¡qué susto me has dado! you gave me such a fright!

me da no sé qué que se tenga que quedar sola I feel a bit funny about leaving her on her own

este coche no me ha dado problemas this car hasn't given me any trouble

ver tb asco, hambre, miedo, etc dar QUE + INF:

el jardín da muchísimo que hacer there's always such a lot to do in the garden

los niños dan que hacer children are a lot of work

lo que dijo me dio que pensar what he said gave me plenty of food for thought o plenty to think about

ver tb dar vi Sense III A.

D ( Esp fam) (arruinar, fastidiar) to spoil, ruin

Isabelita nos dio la noche we had an awful night thanks to little Isabel

Sentido III

A

(presentar): ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? ( colloq)

en el cine Avenida dan una película buenísima there's a really good movie on at the Avenida, they're showing a really good movie at the Avenida

ayer fuimos al teatro, daban una obra de Calderón we went to the theater yesterday, it was a play by Calderón

va a dar un concierto el mes que viene he's giving a concert next month

deja de gritar así, estás dando un espectáculo stop shouting like that, you're making a spectacle of yourself

B (ofrecer, celebrar) ‹fiesta› to give; ‹baile/banquete› to hold

C ‹conferencia› to give

dar examen (CS); to take o ( BrE) sit an exam

ver tb clase¹ f E. (↑ clase (1))

Sentido IV

A

(realizar la acción indicada): dieron lectura al comunicado they read out the communiqué

estuvo dando cabezadas durante toda la película he kept nodding off all through the film

dio un grito/un suspiro she shouted/sighed, she gave a shout/heaved a sigh

dio un paso atrás/adelante he took a step back/forward

(+ me/te/le etc): dame un beso/abrazo give me a kiss/hug

me dio un tirón del pelo he pulled my hair

golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc

dársela a algn ( Esp fam); to take sb in, put one over on sb

dárselas a algn ( Chi fam); to beat sb up

B

‹limpiada/barrida/planchazo› con que le des una enjuagada alcanza just a quick rinse will do

hay que darle una barrida al suelo de la cocina the kitchen floor needs a sweep o needs sweeping

quiero darle otra leída a este capítulo ( AmL); I want to run o read through this chapter again

Sentido V (considerar) dar algo/a algn POR algo:

lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead

doy por terminada la sesión I declare the session closed

ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic

si le has prestado dinero ya lo puedes dar por perdido if you've lent him money you can kiss it goodbye

¿eso es lo que quieres? ¡dalo por hecho! is that what you want? consider it done! o ( AmE colloq) you got it!

si apruebo daré el tiempo por bien empleado if I pass it will have been time well spent

sentado

■ dar

vi

Sentido I

A

1

(entregar): dame, yo te lo coso let me have it o give it here, I'll sew it for you

no puedes con todo, dame que te ayudo you'll never manage all that on your own, here, let me help you

¿me das para un helado? can I have some money for an ice cream?

2 (en naipes) to deal

te toca dar a ti it's your deal, it's your turn to deal

B (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dar PARA algo/algn:

este pollo da para dos comidas this chicken is enough o will do for two meals

con una botella no da para todos one bottle's not enough to go round

da para hablar horas y horas you could talk about it for hours

(+ me/te/le etc): eso no te da ni para un chicle you can't even buy a piece of chewing gum with that

no le da la cabeza para la física he hasn't much of a head for physics

no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time

dar de sí to stretch

me quedan un poco ajustados, pero ya darán de sí they're a bit tight on me, but they'll stretch o give

¡cuánto ha dado de sí esa botella de jerez! that bottle of sherry's gone a long way!

¡qué poco dan de sí seis euros! six euros don't go very far!

el pobre ya no da más de sí the poor guy's fit to drop

no dar para más: su inteligencia no da para más that's as much as his brain can cope with

yo me voy, esto ya no da para más I'm leaving, this is a waste of time

ya no da para más or (CS) ya no da más de tanto trabajar he's worked himself into the ground

estoy que no doy más I'm all in ( colloq), I'm shattered o dead beat ( colloq), I'm pooped ( AmE colloq)

C dar a

1 «puerta/habitación» (comunicar con) to give on to

la puerta trasera da a un jardín/a la calle Palmar the back door opens o gives onto a garden/onto Palmar Street

todas las habitaciones dan a un patio all the rooms look onto o give onto a courtyard

2 (llegar hasta) «río» to go o flow into; «camino/sendero» to lead to

la calle va a dar directamente a la playa the street goes right down o leads straight to the beach

3 «fachada/frente» (estar orientado hacia) to face

la fachada principal da al sur the main facade faces south

la terraza da al mar the balcony overlooks o faces the sea

D

( RPl) (comunicar) darle a algn CON algn: ¿me das con Teresa, por favor? can I speak to Teresa, please?

en seguida le doy con el señor Seco I'll just put you through to Mr Seco

E

(arrojar un resultado): ¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?

a mí me dio 247 ¿y a ti? I made it (to be) 247, how about you?

el análisis le dio positivo/negativo her test was positive/negative

F

(importar): ¿cuál prefieres? — da igual which do you prefer? — I don't mind

da lo mismo, ya iremos otro día it doesn't matter, we'll go another day

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿el jueves o el viernes? — a mí me da igual Thursday or Friday? — I don't mind o it doesn't matter o it doesn't make any difference to me o it's all the same to me

la sopa se ha enfriado un poco — ¡qué más da! the soup's gone a bit cold — never mind o it doesn't matter

¿qué más da un color que otro? surely one color is as good as another!, what difference does it make what color it is?

(+ me/te/le etc): ¡qué más le da a él que otros tengan que hacer su trabajo! what does he care if others have to do his work?

¿y a ti qué más te da si él viene? what difference does it make to you if he comes?, what's it to you if he comes? ( colloq)

no quiere venir — tanto da she doesn't want to come — it makes no difference o so what?

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿a qué hora quieren cenar? — tanto nos da what time do you want to have dinner? — it's all the same to us o whenever

Sentido II

A

1 (pegar, golpear) (+ me/te/le etc):

le dio en la cabeza it hit him on the head

dale al balón con fuerza kick the ball hard

¡te voy a dar yo a ti como no me obedezcas! you're going to get it from me if you don't do what I say ( colloq)

le dio con la regla en los nudillos she rapped his knuckles with the ruler

cuando te agarren te van a dar de palos when they get you they're going to give you a good beating

2 ( fam) (a una tarea, asignatura) darle A algo:

me pasé todo el verano dándole al inglés I spent the whole summer working on o studying my English ( colloq)

vas a tener que darle más fuerte si quieres aprobar you're going to have to push yourself harder o put more effort into it if you want to pass

quiero darle un poco más a esta traducción antes de irme I want to do a bit more work on this translation before I go

3 ( fam) (hacer uso de) darle A algo:

¡cómo le da al vino! he really knocks back o ( AmE) down the wine ( colloq)

¡cómo le han dado al queso! ¡ya casi no queda! they've certainly been at the cheese, there's hardly any left! ( colloq)

¡cómo les has dado a estos zapatos! you've really been hard on these shoes!, you've worn these shoes out quickly!

lengua

4 (acertar) to hit

dar en el blanco/el centro to hit the target/the bull's-eye

clavo

B

1 (accionar) darle A algo:

dale a esa palanca hacia arriba push that lever up

le dio al interruptor she flicked the switch

le di a la manivela I turned the handle

dale al pedal press the pedal

tienes que darle a este botón/esta tecla you have to press this button/key

2 (mover) (+ compl):

dale al volante hacia la derecha turn the wheel to the right

dale para atrás ( Auto) back up

C

1 ( fam)

(indicando insistencia): ¡y dale! ya te he dicho que no voy there you go again! I've told you I'm not going ( colloq)

estuvo todo el día dale que dale con el clarinete he spent the whole day blowing away on his clarinet

¡y dale con lo de la edad! ¿qué importa eso? stop going on about her age! what does it matter?

¡dale que te pego! ( fam): he estado toda la mañana dale que te pego con esto I've been slaving away at this all morning

yo quiero olvidarlo y él ¡dale que te pego con lo mismo! I want to forget about it and he keeps on and on about it o he keeps banging on about it

2

( RPl fam) (instando a algn a hacer algo): dale, metete, el agua está lindísima come on, get in, the water's lovely

dale, prestámelo come on o go on, lend it to me

D dar con (encontrar) to find

por mucho que buscaron no dieron con él although they searched high and low they couldn't find him

creo que ya he dado con la solución I think I've hit upon o found the solution

cuando uno no da con la palabra adecuada when you can't come up with o find the right word

Sentido III

A (acometer, sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

le dio un mareo she felt dizzy

le dio un infarto he had a heart attack

como no se calle, me va a dar algo ( fam); if you don't shut up, I'm going to have a fit ( colloq)

¡me da una indignación cuando hace esas cosas …! I feel so angry when he does those things!

me da que ya no vienen ( fam); I have a (funny o sneaky) feeling they're not coming ( colloq)

ver tb dar vt Sense II C., escalofrío, frío² m B. (↑ frío (2)), gana, impresión, etc

B (hablando de ocurrencias, manías)

1 darle a algn POR algo:

le ha dado por decir que ya no lo quiero he's started saying that I don't love him any more

le ha dado por beber he's taken to drink, he's started drinking

le ha dado por el yoga she's got into yoga

¡menos mal que me dio por preguntar por cuánto saldría! it's just as well it occurred to me to ask o I thought to ask how much it would be!

darle a algn por ahí ( fam): ¿ahora hace pesas? — sí, le ha dado por ahí is he doing weights now? — yes, that's his latest craze o that's what he's into now

¿por qué lo hiciste? — no sé, me dio por ahí why did you do it? — I don't know, I just felt like it

cualquier día le da por ahí y la deja one of these days he'll just up and leave her

2 darle a algn CON algo:

le ha dado con que me conoce he's got it into his head he knows me

C dar en

(tender a): ha dado en salir acompañada por galanes jóvenes she has taken to being escorted in public by handsome young men

ha dado en esta locura she has got this crazy idea into her head

lo que se ha dado en llamar `drogodependencia' what has come to be known as `drug-dependence'

D

«sol/viento/luz»: aquí da el sol toda la mañana you get the sun all morning here

siéntate aquí, donde da el sol sit down here in the sun

en esa playa da mucho el viento it's very windy on that beach

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes

E

(acabar): ir/venir a dar: la pelota había ido a dar al jardín de al lado the ball had ended up in the next door garden

¿cómo habrá venido a dar esto aquí? how on earth did this get here?

■ darse

v pron

Sentido I

A (producirse) to grow

en esta zona se da bien el trigo wheat grows well in this area

B

(ocurrir) «caso/situación»: bien podría darse una situación así this kind of situation could well arise o occur

se dio la circunstancia de que la alarma estaba desconectada the alarm happened to be disconnected

para esto se tienen que dar las siguientes circunstancias this requires the following conditions

¿qué se da? ( fam); what's going on o happening? ( colloq)

C (resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):

se le dan muy bien los idiomas she's very good at languages

¿cómo se te da a ti la costura? how are you at sewing?, how's your sewing?

Sentido II

A (dedicarse, entregarse) darse A algo:

se dio a la bebida she took to drink, she hit the bottle ( colloq)

se da a la buena vida he spends his time having fun o living it up

se ha dado por entero a su familia/a la causa she has devoted herself entirely to her family/to the cause

B

( RPl) (tratarse, ser sociable) darse CON algn: no se da con la familia del marido she doesn't have much to do with her husband's family

Sentido III

A ( refl)

(realizar la acción indicada): voy a darme una ducha I'm going to take o have a shower

vamos a darnos un banquete we're going to have a feast

dárselas de algo: se las da de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he knows a lot

va dándoselas de rico y no tiene un duro he makes out he's rich but he hasn't got a penny

¿pero ése de qué se las da? si es un obrero como tú y yo who does he think he is? he's just another worker like you and me

no te las des de listo don't act so smart

B

1

(golpearse, pegarse): se dio con el martillo en el dedo he hit his finger with the hammer

no te vayas a dar con la cabeza contra el techo don't hit o bang your head on the ceiling

se dieron contra un árbol they crashed o went into a tree

se va a dar un golpe en la cabeza/espalda he's going to hit o bump his head/hit his back

se dio con la nariz or de narices contra la puerta he ran/walked straight into the door, he went smack into the door ( colloq)

2 ( refl):

darse (de) golpes to hit oneself

¡podría darme (de) patadas! I could kick myself!

3 ( recípr):

se estaban dando (de) patadas/tortazos en plena calle they were kicking/punching each other right there on the street

Sentido IV (considerarse) darse POR algo:

con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that

no se dará por vencida hasta que lo consiga she won't give up until she gets it

puedes darte por contento de haber salido con vida you can count yourself lucky you weren't killed

no quiere darse por enterado he doesn't want to know

aludir vi 1. (↑ aludir)

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dar ( conjugate dar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( entregar) to give;

◊ dale las llaves a Pedro give the keys to Pedro;

déme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?;
See Also→ conocer verbo transitivo 3 b, entender verbo transitivo
b) ‹cartas/mano› to give

2
a) (donar, regalar) ‹sangre/limosna› to give;

◊ me dio su reloj she gave me her watch

b) ( proporcionar) ‹fuerzas/valor/esperanza› to give;

‹información/idea› to give
3
a) (conferir, aportar) ‹sabor/color/forma› to give

b) ( aplicar) ‹mano de pintura/barniz› to give

c) ‹sedante/masaje› to give

4 ( conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give;
◊ el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday;

nos dieron un premio we won o got a prize
5
a) (expresar, decir) ‹parecer/opinón› to give;

◊ ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?;

dales saludos give/send them my regards;
tuve que darle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to him
b) (señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the line's busy o (BrE) engaged;

◊ el reloj dio las cinco the clock struck five

1
a) ( producir) ‹fruto/flor› to bear;

‹ dividendos› to pay;
◊ un negocio que da mucho dinero a business which makes a lot of money

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta):

◊ da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometres an hour;

venía a todo lo que daba it was travelling at full speed;
ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast
2 (causar, provocar) ‹placer/susto› to give;
‹ problemas› to cause;
◊ dar trabajo to be hard work;

el calor le dio sueño/sed the heat made him sleepy/thirsty
1 ( presentar) ‹ concierto› to give;
◊ ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? (colloq);

¿dónde están dando esa película? where's that film showing?
2
a) ‹fiesta/conferencia› to give;

‹baile/banquete› to hold;
‹ discurso› (AmL) to make
b) (CS) ‹ examen› to take o (BrE) sit;

ver tb clase 4
( realizar la accion que se indica) ‹ grito› to give;
◊ dar un paso atrás to take a step back;

dame un beso give me a kiss;
ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc
( considerar) dar algo/a algn por algo:
◊ lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead;

ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic;
¡dalo por hecho! consider it done!
verbo intransitivo
1
◊ dar a [ puerta] to give onto, open onto;

[ventana/balcón] to look onto, give onto;
[fachada/frente] to face
2 (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dar para algo/algn to be enough for sth/sb;
◊ no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time;

dar de sí ‹zapatos/jersey› to stretch
3 ( arrojar un resultado):
◊ el análisis le dio positivo her test was positive;

¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?;
a mí me dio 247 I made it (to be) 247
4 ( importar):
◊ da lo mismo it doesn't matter;

¡qué más da! what does it matter!;
¿qué más da? what difference does it make?;
me da igual I don't mind
5 ( en naipes) to deal
1
a) (pegar, golpear): darle a algn to hit sb;

( como castigo) to smack sb;
◊ dale al balón kick the ball;

el balón dio en el poste the ball hit the post
b) ( acertar) to hit;

◊ dar en el blanco to hit the target

2 (accionar, mover) darle a algo ‹a botón/tecla› to press sth;
‹ a interruptor› to flick sth;
‹a manivela/volante› to turn sth
3
◊ dar con ( encontrar) ‹ persona› to find;

‹ solución› to hit upon, find;
‹ palabra› to come up with
4 (hablando de manías, ocurrencias) darle a algn por hacer algo ‹por pintar/cocinar› to take to doing sth;
◊ le ha dado por decir que … he's started saying that …

5 [sol/luz]:
◊ aquí da el sol toda la mañana you get the sun all morning here;

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes
darse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) [fruta/trigo] to grow
2 ( presentarse) [oportunidad/ocasión] to arise
3 ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ se le dan los idiomas she's good at languages

a) ( refl) ( realizar lo que se indica) ‹ducha/banquete› to have;

◊ dárselas de algo: se las da de valiente/de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he's brave/he knows a lot;

dárselas de listo to act smart
b) (golpearse, pegarse):

◊ se dio con el martillo en el dedo he hit his finger with the hammer;

se dieron contra un árbol they crashed into a tree;
se dio dar un golpe en la rodilla he hit his knee
( considerarse) darse por algo:
◊ con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that;

ver tb aludir a, enterado 1
dar
I verbo transitivo
1 to give: dame la mano, hold my hand
2 (conceder) to give: mi padre me dio permiso, my father gave me permission
le doy toda la razón, I think he is quite right
3 (transmitir una noticia) to tell
(un recado, recuerdos) to pass on, give
dar las gracias, to thank
4 (retransmitir u ofrecer un espectáculo) to show, put on
5 (organizar una fiesta) to throw, give
6 (producir lana, miel, etc) to produce, yield
(fruto, flores) to bear
(beneficio, interés) to give, yield
7 (causar un dolor, malestar) dar dolor de cabeza, to give a headache
(un sentimiento) dar pena, to make sad
le da mucha vergüenza, he's very embarrassed
8 (proporcionar) to provide: su empresa da trabajo a cincuenta personas, his factory gives work to fifty people
9 (una conferencia, charla) to give
(impartir clases) to teach
(recibir una clase) to have
US to take
10 (presentir) me da (en la nariz/en el corazón) que eso va a salir bien, I have a feeling that everything is going to turn out well
11 (estropear) to ruin: me dio la noche con sus ronquidos, he spoilt my sleep with his snoring
12 (abrir el paso de la luz) to switch on
(del gas, agua) to turn on
13 (propinar una bofetada, un puntapié, etc) to hit, give
14 (aplicar una mano de pintura, cera) to apply, put on
(un masaje, medicamento) to give
15 (considerar) dar por, to assume, consider: lo dieron por muerto, he was given up for dead
ese dinero lo puedes dar por perdido, you can consider that money lost
dar por supuesto/sabido, to take for granted, to assume
16 (la hora, un reloj) to strike: aún no habían dado las ocho, it was not yet past eight o'clock
17 (realizar la acción que implica el objeto) dar un abrazo/susto, to give a hug/fright
dar un paseo, to go for a walk
dar una voz, to give a shout
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobrevenir) le dio un ataque de nervios, she had an attack of hysterics
2 dar de comer/cenar, to provide with lunch/dinner 3 dar a, (mirar, estar orientado a) to look out onto, to overlook
(una puerta) to open onto, lead to: esa puerta da al jardín, this door leads out onto the garden 4 dar con, (una persona, objeto) to come across: no fuimos capaces de dar con la contraseña, we couldn't come up with the password
dimos con él, we found him 5 dar de sí, (una camiseta, bañador) to stretch, give 6 dar en, to hit: el sol me daba en los ojos, the sun was (shining) in my eyes 7 dar para, to be enough o sufficient for: ese dinero no me da para nada, this money isn't enough for me
♦ Locuciones: dar a alguien por: le dio por ponerse a cantar, she decided to start singing
le dio por nadar, he got it into his head to go swimming
dar a entender a alguien que..., to make sb understand that...
dar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
dar para: el presupuesto no da para más, the budget will not stretch any further
dar que hablar, to set people talking
dar que pensar: el suceso dio que pensar, the incident gave people food for thought
dar a conocer, (noticia) to release
' dar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abasto
- abrigar
- acelerón
- acertar
- acogerse
- acomodar
- acreditar
- admitir
- aflojar
- agradecer
- alarma
- albergue
- alcance
- alerta
- alimentar
- alojamiento
- alta
- amagar
- apetecer
- apurar
- armar
- asesorar
- atinar
- baño
- batalla
- blanca
- blanco
- bola
- bote
- brazo
- brinco
- buena
- bueno
- cabezada
- cabida
- cada
- calabaza
- calentar
- callar
- callada
- callo
- campanada
- cancha
- cante
- cara
- carpetazo
- carrete
- casar
- chivatazo
- citar
English:
about-face
- about-turn
- act up
- advance
- amplify
- announce
- around
- attach
- attest
- back
- backpedal
- barge into
- bear
- beat
- beat up
- beg
- begrudge
- birth
- block
- bluster
- bolster
- bop
- boss about
- boss around
- bother
- bounce
- bound
- breast-feed
- brief
- buff
- bull's-eye
- butt
- call
- chase down
- checkmate
- cheer
- chime
- circle
- clout
- coach
- come across
- credence
- day
- deal
- death
- deliver
- deposit
- direct
- discharge
- disgust

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dar

♦ vt

1. [entregar, otorgar] to give;

dar algo a alguien to give sth to sb, to give sb sth;

da parte de sus ingresos a los necesitados she gives o donates part of her income to the poor;

dame el azúcar, por favor could you pass o give me the sugar, please?;

¡dámelo! give it to me!, give me it!;

se lo di a mi hermano I gave it to my brother;

daría cualquier cosa por saber lo que piensa I'd give anything to know what he's thinking

2. [pagar] to give;
[ofrecer en pago] to offer;
¿cuánto te dieron por la casa? how much did they give you for the house?;

el concesionario me da 2.000 euros por la moto vieja the dealer's offering 2,000 euros for my old motorbike;

300 dólares, ¿quién da más? [en subasta] is there any advance on 300 dollars?

3. [proporcionar] to give, to provide with;

la salsa le da un sabor muy bueno the sauce gives it a very pleasant taste, the sauce makes it taste very nice;

este color le da un aspecto diferente a la habitación this colour makes the room look different;

le di instrucciones de cómo llegar a casa I gave her directions for getting to my house;

no nos dio ninguna explicación sobre su ausencia he didn't give us o provide us with any explanation for his absence;

le dimos ánimos para que siguiera con su trabajo we encouraged her to continue with her work;

su familia hizo un gran esfuerzo por darle estudios universitarios his family went to a great deal of effort to enable him to go to university

4. [conceder] to give;

le han dado el Premio Nobel she has been awarded o given the Nobel Prize;

le dieron una beca he was awarded o given a grant;

yo no le daría demasiada importancia I wouldn't attach too much importance to it;

al final me dieron la razón in the end they accepted that I was right;

le dieron una semana más para presentar el informe they gave o allowed him one more week to hand in the report;

me dieron permiso para ir al médico I got o was allowed time off work to go to the doctor;

¿da su permiso para entrar? may I come in?;

nos dieron facilidades de pago they offered us easy payment terms;

los médicos no le dan más de seis meses de vida the doctors don't give him more than six months (to live);

¿qué interpretación das a este descubrimiento? how would you interpret this discovery?

5. [decir]
dar los buenos días to say hello;

dar la bienvenida a alguien to welcome sb;

le di las gracias por su ayuda I thanked her for her help;

fuimos a darles el pésame we went to offer them our condolences;

dale recuerdos de mi parte give him my regards, say hello to him from me;

dale la enhorabuena give her my congratulations;

me dio su opinión al respecto he gave me his opinion on the matter;

¿quién le dará la noticia? who's going to tell o give her the news?

6. [producir] to give, to produce;
[frutos, flores] to bear; [beneficios, intereses] to yield;
estas vacas dan mucha leche these cows produce a lot of milk;

esta cuenta da un 5 por ciento de interés this account offers a 5 percent interest rate, this account bears interest at 5 percent;

esta lámpara da mucha luz this light is very bright;

le dio tres hijos she bore him three children

7. [provocar] to give;

me da vergüenza/pena it makes me ashamed/sad;

me da risa it makes me laugh;

me da miedo it frightens me;

¡me da una rabia que me traten así! it infuriates me that they should treat me in this way!;

me dio un susto tremendo she gave me a real fright;

el viaje me dio mucho sueño the journey made me really sleepy;

da gusto leer un libro tan bien escrito it's a pleasure to read such a well-written book;

los cacahuetes dan mucha sed peanuts make you very thirsty;

este paseo me ha dado hambre this walk has made me hungry o given me an appetite;

estas botas dan mucho calor these boots are very warm

8. [luz, agua, gas] [encender] to turn o switch on;
[suministrar por primera vez] to connect; [suministrar tras un corte] to turn back on
9. [fiesta, cena] to have, to hold;

dar una cena en honor de alguien to hold o give a dinner in sb's honour;

darán una recepción después de la boda there will be a reception after the wedding

10. [en naipes] [repartir] to deal

11. [sujeto: reloj] to strike;

el reloj dio las doce the clock struck twelve

12. Cine, Teatro & TV to show;
[concierto, interpretación] to give;
¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? – dan una película del oeste what's on the TV tonight? – they're showing a western o there's a western on;

dieron la ceremonia en directo they broadcast the ceremony live

13. [propinar]
le di una bofetada I slapped him, I gave him a slap;

dio una patada a la pelota he kicked the ball;

darle un golpe/una puñalada a alguien to hit/stab sb

14. [untar con, aplicar]
dar una capa de pintura al salón to give the living-room a coat of paint;

dar barniz a una silla to varnish a chair

15. [señales, indicios] to show;

dar pruebas de sensatez to show good sense;

dar señales de vida to show signs of life

16. [enseñar] to teach;
[conferencia] to give;
dar inglés/historia to teach English/history;

dio una clase muy interesante she gave a very interesting class;

mañana no daremos clase there won't be a class tomorrow

17. Esp [recibir] [clase] to have;

doy clases de piano con una profesora francesa I have piano classes with a French piano teacher;

doy dos clases de francés a la semana I have two French classes a week

18. [expresa acción]
dar un grito to give a cry;

dar un suspiro to sigh, to give a sigh;

dar un vistazo a to have a look at;

dio lectura a los resultados de la elección she read out the election results;

cuando se enteró de la noticia, dio saltos de alegría when he heard the news, he jumped for joy;

voy a dar un paseo I'm going (to go) for a walk

19. Esp Fam [fastidiar] to ruin;

es tan pesado que me dio la tarde he's so boring that he ruined the afternoon for me;

el bebé nos da las noches con sus lloros the baby never lets us get a decent night's sleep

20. [considerar]
dar algo por to consider sth as;

eso lo doy por hecho I take that for granted;

doy por sentado que vendrás a la fiesta I take it for granted that o I assume you'll be coming to the party;

doy por explicado este periodo histórico that's all I want to say about this period of history;

doy esta discusión por terminada I consider this discussion to be over;

dar a alguien por muerto to give sb up for dead

21. Fam [presentir]
me da que no van a venir I have a feeling they're not going to come

22. RP [inyección] to give

23. Comp

donde las dan las toman you get what you deserve;

no dar una to get everything wrong

♦ vi

1. [en naipes] [repartir] to deal;

me toca dar a mí it's my deal

2. [entregar]
dame, que ya lo llevo yo give it to me, I'll carry it

3. [horas] to strike;

dieron las tres three o'clock struck

4. [golpear]
le dieron en la cabeza they hit him on the head;

la piedra dio contra el cristal the stone hit the window;

como no te portes bien, te voy a dar if you don't behave, I'll smack you

5. [accionar]
dar a [llave de paso] to turn;
[botón, timbre] to press;
dale al control remoto hit the remote control;

dale al pedal press down on the pedal;
Informát
dale a la tecla de retorno hit o press return;

dale a la manivela turn the handle

6. [estar orientado]
dar a [sujeto: ventana, balcón] to look out onto, to overlook;
[sujeto: pasillo, puerta] to lead to; [sujeto: casa, fachada] to face;
todas las habitaciones dan al mar all the rooms look out onto o face the sea

7. [sujeto: luz, viento]
el sol daba de lleno en la habitación the sunlight was streaming into the room;

la luz me daba directamente en la cara the light was shining directly in my face;

aquí da mucho viento it's very windy here

8. [encontrar]
dar con algo/alguien to find sth/sb;

he dado con la solución I've hit upon the solution

9. [proporcionar]
dar de beber a alguien to give sb something to drink;

da de mamar a su hijo she breast-feeds her son

10. [ser suficiente]
dar para to be enough for;

Comp

no dar ni para pipas: ¡eso no te da ni para pipas! that's not even enough to buy a bag of peanuts!

11. [motivar]
esta noticia va a dar mucho que hablar this news will set people talking;

aquello me dio que pensar that made me think

12. [importar]
¡y a ti qué más te da! what's it to you?;

me da igual o [m5] lo mismo it's all the same to me, I don't mind o care;

no vamos a poder ir al cine – ¡qué más da! we won't be able to go to the cinema – never mind!;

y si no lo conseguimos, ¿qué más da? if we don't manage it, so what?;

¡qué más da quién lo haga con tal de que lo haga bien! what does it matter o what difference does it make who does it as long as they do it properly?;

lo siento, no voy a poder ayudar – da igual, no te preocupes I'm sorry but I won't be able to help – it doesn't matter, don't worry;

¿vamos o nos quedamos? – da lo mismo should we go or should we stay? – it doesn't make any difference

13. [acertar]
dio en el blanco she hit the target;

diste en el blanco, hay que intentar reducir las pérdidas you hit the nail on the head, we have to try and reduce our losses

14. [tomar costumbre]
le ha dado por el yoga he's decided to go in for yoga;

ahora le ha dado por no comer fruta now she's decided not to eat fruit;

le dio por ponerse a cantar en medio de la clase he took it into his head to start singing in the middle of the class;

¿está aprendiendo ruso? – sí, le ha dado por ahí is she learning Russian? – yes, that's her latest thing;
Formal
dar en hacer algo to take to doing sth;

el viejo dio en leer libros de caballería the old man took to reading books on chivalry

15. [expresa repetición]
le dieron de palos they beat him repeatedly with sticks

16. [afectar]
le dio un infarto he had a heart attack

17.
dar de sí [ropa, calzado] to give, to stretch;

no dar más de sí o [m5] para más [persona, animal] not to be up to much any more;

este sueldo da mucho de sí this salary goes a long way;

estos zapatos no dan para más these shoes have had it;

es un poco tonto, no da para más he's a bit stupid, he's not up to anything else

18. [expresa enfado]
te digo que pares y tú, ¡dale (que dale)! I've told you to stop, but you just carry on and on!;

¡y dale con la música! there he goes again, playing loud music!;

te hemos dicho que no menciones el tema, y tú, dale que te pego we've told you not to mention the subject, but you just carry on regardless o but here you are, bringing it up again;

¡y dale! te lo he dicho bien claro, no voy a ir how many times do I have to tell you? o I've said it once and I'll say it again, I'm not going

19. RP [comunicar]
¿me darías con tu madre? could I speak to your mother?, could you put your mother on?;

le doy con el Sr. Hualde I'll put you through to Mr Hualde

20. Comp
Fam
para dar y tomar: había cerveza para dar y tomar there was loads of beer;
Fam
darle a: ¡cómo le da a la cerveza! he certainly likes his beer!;
Fam
darle algo a alguien: si no se calla me va a dar algo if he doesn't shut up soon, I'll go mad;

si sigues trabajando así te va a dar algo you can't go on working like that;
Esp muy Fam
¡que le den!: ¿que no quiere cooperar? ¡que le den! he doesn't want to co-operate? well, stuff him!

♦ See also the pronominal verb darse

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dar

<part dado>

I v/t

1 give; fiesta give, have;

dar un salto/una patada jump/kick, give a jump/kick;

dar miedo a frighten;

el jamón me dio sed the ham made me thirsty;

dar de comer/beber a alguien give s.o. something to eat/drink

2 fruta bear; luz give off; beneficio yield

3 película show, screen

4

:

el reloj dio las tres the clock struck three

5

:

¡dale (que dale)! fam don’t keep on! fam ;

y siguió dale que te pego fam and he kept on and on

II v/i

1 give; de cartas en juego deal;

dame give it to me, give me it

2

:

dar a de ventana look onto

3

:

dar con algo/alguien come across sth/s.o., find sth/s.o.;

no di con el nombre I couldn’t think of the name

4

:

dar de sí de material stretch, give;

dar para be enough for;

no da para más it’s past its best

5

:

le dio por insultar a su madre fam she started insulting her mother

6

:

¡qué más da! what does it matter!;

da igual it doesn’t matter

7

:

dar contra o

en algo hit sth;

el sol le daba en la cara he had the sun in his eyes, the sun was in his eyes

8

:

dar por muerto a alguien give s.o. up for dead

9

:

dar que hablar give people something to talk about;

da que pensar it makes you think, it gives you something to think about

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dar {22} vt

1) : to give

2) entregar: to deliver, to hand over

3) : to hit, to strike

4) : to yield, to produce

5) : to perform

6) : to give off, to emit

7)

dar como or

dar por : to regard as, to consider

dar vi

1) alcanzar: to suffice, to be enough

no me da para dos pasajes: I don't have enough for two fares

2)

dar a or

dar sobre : to overlook, to look out on

3)

dar con : to run into

4)

dar con : to hit upon (an idea)

5)

dar de sí : to give, to stretch

♦ See also the reflexive verb darse

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dar vb

1. (en general) to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

dale esta carta a tu madre give this letter to your mother

me has dado una idea you've given me an idea

me dio permiso para ir a la excursión he gave me permission to go on the trip

¿cuánto me das por lavarte el coche? how much will you give me for washing your car?

2. (poner en las manos) to pass

me puedes ayudar dándome los libros you can help me by passing me the books

3. (pedir en una tienda)

¿me da un kilo de naranjas, por favor? could I have a kilo of oranges, please?

4. (poner en la televisión) to be on

esta noche dan una película estupenda en la tele there's a great film on TV tonight

5. (ofrecer fiesta) to have

los García dan una fiesta the Garcías are having a party

6. (impartir clases) to teach [pt. & pp. taught]

da clases de inglés she teaches English

7. (tener ataque, enfermedad) to have

le ha dado un ataque de asma she had an asthma attack

8. (producir fruto, flores) to bear [pt. bore; pp. borne]

el peral da peras the pear tree bears pears

9. (sonar las horas) to strike [pt. & pp. struck]

el reloj dio las ocho the clock struck eight

ya han dado las diez it's gone ten o'clock

10. (encender, conectar) to turn on

¿has dado el gas? have you turned the gas on?

11. (chocar, golpear) to hit [pt. & pp. hit]

la pelota dio contra el cristal the ball hit the window

12. (decir) to say [pt. & pp. said]

me dio las buenas noches he said goodnight to me / he wished me goodnight

le di las gracias I thanked him

dar a to overlook / to look onto

esta habitación da a la calle this room overlooks the street

dar a entender to imply [pt. & pp. implied]

dar a luz to give birth [pt. gave; pp. given]

dio a luz a una niña preciosa she gave birth to a beautiful little girl

dar de comer to feed [pt. & pp. fed]

dar igual not to matter / not to mind

da igual it doesn't matter

me da igual I don't mind

¿qué más da? what difference does it make?

Spanish-English dictionary > dar
16 tenir

tenir [t(ə)niʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. indirect transitive verb

4. impersonal verb

5. reflexive verb

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► Lorsque tenir fait partie d'une locution comme tenir compagnie, tenir chaud, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. (avec les mains) to hold

• la clé qu'il tient à la main the key that he's holding

• la clé qu'il tient dans sa main the key that he's holding

• il tient son fils par la main he's holding his son's hand

• tenir la porte à qn to hold the door open for sb

   b. ( = maintenir dans un certain état) to keep

• tenir les yeux ouverts to keep one's eyes open

• le café le tient éveillé coffee keeps him awake

• tenir qch en place to keep sth in place

• tenir une note (Music) to hold a note

   c. ( = gérer) [+ hôtel, magasin, comptes, maison, ménage] to keep

   d. ( = détenir) to have

• si je le tenais ! just let me get my hands on him!

• nous le tenons we've got him

• parfait, je tiens mon article great, now I have my article

• qu'est-ce qu'il tient ! (inf) ( = il est ivre) he's plastered (inf!) ; ( = il est idiot) he's such an idiot!

• en tenir pour qn (inf) ( = l'aimer) to have a crush on sb (inf)

   e. ( = contrôler) [+ enfant, classe] to have under control

   f. ( = organiser) [+ séance, réunion, conférence] to hold

   g. ( = occuper) [+ place, largeur] to take up ; [+ rôle] to have ; [+ emploi] to hold

• ça tient trop de place it takes up too much room

• il tenait sa droite [conducteur] he was keeping to the right

• elle a bien tenu son rôle de chef she was a good manager

• elle tient le rôle d'Ophélie she plays the role of Ophelia

   h. ( = contenir) [récipient] to hold

   i. ( = résister à) tenir l'alcool (inf) to be able to hold one's drink

• tenir le coup [personne] to survive ; [chose] to last

• avec tout ce travail, est-ce qu'il pourra tenir le coup ? with all that work will he be able to cope?

   j. ( = respecter) [+ promesse, pari, planning] to keep to

• tenir le rythme to keep up the pace

   k. (locutions)

► tenir qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to regard sb/sth as

• je le tenais pour un imbécile I regarded him as an idiot

• elle le tient pour responsable de l'accident she holds him responsible for the accident► tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb

• il tient cela de son père he gets that from his father► tiens ! (en donnant) here you are!

• tiens, voilà mon frère ! oh, there's my brother!

• tiens, tiens ! well, well!

2. <

   a. ( = rester en place) [objet fixe, nœud, clou] to hold ; [objets empilés, échafaudage] to stay up

• ce chapeau ne tient pas sur ma tête this hat won't stay on my head

• la branche est cassée mais elle tient encore the branch is broken but it's still attached to the tree

• il tient bien sur ses jambes he's very steady on his legs

   b. ( = durer) [accord, beau temps, coiffure] to hold ; [couleur] to be fast ; [mariage, fleurs] to last

• ça tient toujours, notre pique-nique ? (inf) is our picnic still on?

• il n'y a pas de match qui tienne there's no question of going to any match

   c. ( = résister) to hold out

• tenir bon to hold out

• il fait trop chaud, on ne tient plus ici it's too hot - we can't stand it here any longer

   d. ( = pouvoir être contenu) to fit ( dans into)

• ils ne tiendront pas dans la voiture they won't fit into the car

• à cette table, on peut tenir à huit this table can seat eight

• son discours tient en quelques pages his speech is just a few pages long

3. <

• tenir à ( = être attaché à) [+ réputation, opinion de qn] to care about ; [+ objet, personne] to be fond of ; ( = avoir pour cause) to be due to

• il ne tenait plus à la vie he had lost his will to live

• tu veux aller au cinéma ? -- je n'y tiens pas do you want to go to the cinema? -- not particularly

• il tient beaucoup à vous connaître he's very anxious to meet you

• elle tenait absolument à parler she insisted on speaking

• il tient à ce que nous sachions... he is anxious that we should know...

• tu viens avec nous ? -- si tu y tiens are you coming with us? -- if you really want me to

• ça tient au climat it's because of the climate

• son succès tient à peu de chose his success hangs on very little

• à quoi ça tient ? why is that?

• tenir de ( = ressembler à) [+ parent] to take after

• il tient de son père he takes after his father

• il a de qui tenir it runs in the family

4. <

( = dépendre de) to depend

• il ne tient qu'à vous de décider it's up to you to decide

► qu'à cela ne tienne ! no problem!

5. <

   a. (avec les mains) to hold

• il se tenait le ventre de douleur he was holding his stomach in pain

• se tenir à qch to hold onto sth

• ils se tenaient par la main they were holding hands

• ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms round each other's waists

   b. ( = être dans une position) se tenir debout to be standing up

• tiens-toi droit (debout) stand up straight ; (assis) sit up straight

• redresse-toi, tu te tiens mal stand up straight, you're slouching

• tenez-vous prêts à partir be ready to leave

• elle se tenait à sa fenêtre she was standing at her window

   c. ( = se conduire) to behave

• il ne sait pas se tenir he doesn't know how to behave

• se tenir tranquille to be quiet

• tiens-toi tranquille keep still

• se tenir mal (à table) to have bad table manners ; (en société) to behave badly

• il n'a qu'à bien se tenir ! he'd better behave himself!

   d. ( = avoir lieu) [conférence, réunion] to be held ; [festival] to take place

   e. ( = être cohérent) [raisonnement] to hold together

• tout se tient it's all connected

   f. (locutions)

► tiens-toi bien ! wait till you hear the next bit!

• tu sais combien elle a gagné ? tiens-toi bien: 3 millions ! do you know how much she won? you won't believe it! - 3 million!► s'en tenir à ( = se limiter à) to confine o.s. to ; ( = se satisfaire de) to content o.s. with

• nous nous en tiendrons là pour aujourd'hui we'll leave it at that for today

• il aimerait savoir à quoi s'en tenir he'd like to know where he stands

• je sais à quoi m'en tenir sur son compte I know the sort of man he is► se tenir pour ( = se considérer comme)

il se tient pour responsable he holds himself responsible

• tenez-vous-le pour dit ! (avertissement) you've been warned!

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təniʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( serrer) to hold

tiens-moi ça — hold this (for me)

tenir quelqu'un par la main — to hold somebody's hand

tenir la rampe — to hold onto the banisters

tiens! — ( voici) here you are!; ( écoute-moi) look!

tiens! c'est pour toi — ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!

si je le tenais! — if I could get my hands on him!

bien tenir — to hold on to

2) ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [somebody] under control

il nous tient — he's got a hold on us

3) Armée to hold

4) ( avoir attrapé) to hold

je te tiens! — I've caught ou got you!

pendant que je te tiens — fig whilst I've got you

tenir une grippe — (colloq) to have flu GB ou the flu US

5) ( posséder) to have [renseignements]

de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? — where did you get that information?

elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère — she inherited her jewels from her mother

6) ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi]; to run [boutique, maison, journal]; to be in charge of [standard, bureau d'accueil]

bien tenir sa maison — to keep one's house spick and span

tenir la comptabilité — to keep the books

7) ( garder) to keep

tenir quelqu'un occupé — to keep somebody busy

‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ — ‘keep out of reach of children’

tenir une note — Musique to hold a note

8) ( conserver une position)

tenir sa tête droite — to hold one's head upright

tenir les yeux baissés — to keep one's eyes lowered

9) ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]

tenir la porte fermée avec son pied — to hold the door shut with one's foot

10) ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]

11) ( résister)

tenir la mer — [navire] to be seaworthy

tenir le coup — (physiquement, moralement) to hold out

tenir le choc — [matériel] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain

12) ( contenir) to hold [quantité, litres]

13) ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]

14) ( considérer)

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour responsable — to hold somebody/something responsible

je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts — I consider my information to be correct

tenir quelqu'un pour mort — to give somebody up for dead

tenir pour certain que — to regard it as certain that

2.

tenir à verbe transitif indirect

1) ( avoir de l'attachement pour)

tenir à — to be fond of, to like

tenir à sa réputation/à la vie — to value one's reputation/one's life

il tient à son argent — he can't bear to be parted from his money

tenir à son indépendance — to like one's independence

2) ( vouloir)

j'y tiens — I insist

tenir à faire — to want to do

je ne tiens pas à faire — I'd rather not do

tenir à ce que quelqu'un fasse — to insist that somebody should do

je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle y aille — I'd rather she didn't go

je tiens beaucoup à la revoir — I'd really like to see her again

nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt — you really must come to dinner soon

3) ( être dû à)

tenir à — to be due to

3.

tenir de verbe transitif indirect

1) ( ressembler à)

tenir de — to take after

il a de qui tenir — (colloq) you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from

de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? — where does she get her nastiness from?

2) ( s'apparenter à)

tenir de — to border on

4.

verbe intransitif

1) ( rester en place) [attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick (à to); [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in

ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds — these shoes won't stay on my feet

2) ( résister)

tenir (bon) — ( surmonter les conditions) to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on; Armée to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on

tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion — to last without cigarettes till the end of the meeting

j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) — I hope my car will last out

il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne — (colloq) there's no question of watching television

3) ( durer)

le plan tient-il toujours? — is the plan still on?

la neige tient — the snow is settling

les fleurs n'ont pas tenu — the flowers didn't last long

la couleur n'a pas tenu — the colour [BrE] has faded

4) ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; [alibi] to stand up

5) ( être contenu) [personnes, objets] to fit ( dans into)

faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture — to fit six people into a car

mon article tient en trois pages — my article takes up only three pages

tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur — to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough ( dans for)

tenir en hauteur dans une pièce — to fit into a room (heightwise)

ne pas tenir en hauteur — to be too tall ( dans for)

5.

se tenir verbe pronominal

1) ( soi-même) to hold

se tenir la tête de douleur — to hold one's head in pain

2) ( l'un l'autre)

se tenir par le bras — to be arm in arm

ils se tenaient par la taille — they had their arms around each other's waists

se tenir par la main — to hold hands

3) ( s'accrocher) to hold on

se tenir par les pieds — to hold on with one's feet

tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien — (colloq) fig prepare yourself for a shock

4) ( demeurer)

se tenir accroupi/allongé — to be squatting/stretched out

se tenir sans bouger — to stay still

se tenir prêt — to be ready

se tenir tranquille — ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself

se tenir immobile — ( debout) to stand still

5) ( se comporter) to behave

savoir se tenir — to know how to behave

tiens-toi bien! — behave yourself!

6) ( avoir une posture)

se tenir bien/mal — to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture

tiens-toi droit! — ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!

7) ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held

8) ( être liés) [événements] to fit together

9) ( être cohérent) [raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together

ça se tient — it makes sense

10) ( se considérer)

se tenir pour — to consider oneself to be

tenez-vous le pour dit! — (colloq) I don't want to have to tell you again!

11) ( être fidèle)

s'en tenir à — to stand by

12) ( se limiter)

s'en tenir à — to keep to

s'en tenir aux ordres — to stick to orders

s'en tenir là — to leave it there

ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec — not to know what to make of

6.

verbe impersonnel

il ne tient qu'à toi de partir — it's up to you to decide whether to leave

qu'à cela ne tienne! — never mind!

7.

tiens exclamation oh!

tiens (donc), vous voilà! — oh, there you are!

tiens, vous croyez? — do you think so?

tiens donc! — iron fancy that!

tiens tiens (tiens)! — well, well!

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t(ə)niʀ
1. vt

1) (avec sa main) to hold

Tu peux tenir la lampe, s'il te plaît? — Can you hold the torch, please?

Il tenait un enfant par la main. — He was holding a child by the hand.

2) (= gérer) [magasin, hôtel] to run

tenir les comptes — to keep the books

tenir un rôle — to play a part

3) [promesse, engagement] to keep

4) (= considérer)

tenir qn pour — to take sb for

5) (= occuper)

tenir de la place — to take up space

6) (= résister à)

tenir l'alcool — to be able to hold a drink

tenir le coup — to hold out

7) (= garder, maintenir)

tenir sa langue fig — to hold one's tongue

tenir au chaud — to keep hot

tenir à l'abri — to keep under cover

tenir prêt — to have ready

Tenez votre chien en laisse. — Keep your dog on the lead.

8) (= avoir reçu)

tenir qch de qn [histoire] — to have heard sth from sb, [qualité, défaut] to have inherited sth from sb, to have got sth from sb

2. vi

1) (= ne pas se défaire) [noeud, joint] to hold

2) (= ne pas disparaître) [neige, gel] to last

3) (= résister) (= survivre) to survive

tenir bon — to stand fast

tenir 3 jours — to last 3 days

4) (en donnant quelque chose)

tiens, voilà le stylo! — there's the pen!

5) (exclamatif)

Tiens, c'est Alain là-bas! — Look, that's Alain over there!

tiens? (surprise) — really?

6)

tenir à [ami, objet] — to be attached to, to care for

Il tient beaucoup à elle. — He's very attached to her., (= avoir pour cause) to be due to, to stem from, (= dépendre de)

ça ne tient qu'à lui — it is entirely up to him

tenir à faire — to really want to do, to be determined to do

Elle tient à y aller. — She's determined to go.

tenir à ce que qn fasse qch — to really want sb to do sth

7)

tenir de (= relever de) — to partake of, (= ressembler à) to take after

Il tient de son père. — He takes after his father.

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tenir verb table: venir

A vtr

1 ( serrer) to hold [objet, personne, animal]; tiens-moi ça hold this (for me); tiens-moi hold me; tiens-moi la main hold my hand; tenir qn par la main/le bras to hold sb's hand/arm; tenir un enfant contre sa poitrine to hold a child to one's breast; tenir qch à la main/dans ses mains to hold sth in one's hand/in one's hands; tenir un couteau par le manche to hold a knife by the handle; tenir la rampe to hold onto the banister; tenir son chien to hold one's dog; tenir fermement qch to hold sth firmly ou tightly; tenir qch serré sous le bras to hold sth firmly ou tightly under one's arm; tiens!, tenez! ( voici) here you are!; ( écoutez-moi) look!; tiens! c'est pour toi ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!; si je le tenais! if I could get or lay my hands on him!; bien tenir to hold on to [portefeuille, chien]; faire tenir une lettre/un message à qn† to dispatch a letter/a message to sb; ⇒ deux;

2 ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [sb] under control [élèves, enfants]; tenir sa classe to control one's class well; tenir son cheval Équit to keep one's horse well in hand; il nous tient he's got a hold on us;

3 Mil (occuper, contrôler) to hold [colline, pont, ville]; tenir la première place Sport to be in first place;

4 ( avoir attrapé) to hold [animal, coupable, meurtrier]; je te tiens! I've caught ou got you!; pendant que je te tiens fig whilst I've got you; tenir une grippe○ to have flu GB ou the flu US;

5 ( posséder) to have [preuves, renseignements]; il tient le sujet de son prochain roman he's got the subject of his next novel; tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb [trait physique, caractère, information]; il tient ses yeux bleus de son père he gets his blue eyes from his father; il tient ses informations d'un ami he got his information from a friend; je tiens cette nouvelle de Paul I got this news from Paul; d'où or de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? where did you get that information?; d'où tenez-vous cette certitude? what makes you so certain?; elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère she inherited her jewels from her mother;

6 ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi, poste, assemblée]; to run [café, boutique, maison, journal, municipalité]; to be in charge of, to be on duty on [standard, bureau d'accueil]; bien tenir sa maison to keep one's house spick and span; tenir la comptabilité to keep the books;

7 ( garder) to keep; tenir qn occupé to keep sb busy; tenir sa chambre propre to keep one's room tidy; tenir les aliments au frais to keep food in a cool place; ‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ ‘keep out of reach of children’; tenir un accord secret to keep an agreement secret; tenir la porte fermée to keep the door closed; tenir une note Mus to hold a note; tenir un article† to carry an item; tenir les cours† Fin to maintain prices;

8 ( conserver une position) tenir sa tête droite/immobile to hold one's head upright/still; tenir les bras écartés to hold one's arms apart; tenir les mains/les bras en l'air to hold up one's hands/one's arms; tenir les yeux ouverts/baissés to keep one's eyes open/lowered; tenir les poings serrés to keep one's fists clenched;

9 ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]; tenir la porte fermée avec son pied to hold the door shut with one's foot;

10 ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]; to keep [rythme] ; tenir sa droite/sa gauche to keep to the right/to the left; tenir le large to stay in open waters;

11 ( résister) ne pas tenir la comparaison not to bear comparison; tenir l'eau to be waterproof; tenir la mer [navire] to be seaworthy; tenir le coup (physiquement, moralement) to hold out; tenir le choc lit [matériel, appareil, verre] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain;

12 ( contenir) to hold [quantité]; tenir vingt litres to hold twenty litres^GB; ma voiture ne tient que deux personnes there's room for only two people in my car;

13 ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, place, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]; tenir peu de place not to take up much room; tenir la place de deux personnes to take up as much room as two people; le monument tient le centre de la place the monument stands in the centre^GB of the square;

14 ( considérer) tenir qch pour sacré to hold sth sacred; tenir qn pour responsable to hold sb responsible; je le tiens pour un lâche I consider him (to be) a coward; je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts I consider my information to be correct; tenir qn pour mort to give sb up for dead; tenir pour certain que to regard it as certain that.

B tenir à vtr ind

1 ( avoir de l'attachement pour) tenir à to be fond of, to like [personne, objet]; tenir à sa réputation/à la vie to value one's reputation/one's life; il tient à son argent he can't bear to be parted from his money; tenir à son indépendance to like one's independence; tenir au corps [aliment] to be nourishing;

2 ( vouloir) j'y tiens I insist; si vous y tenez if you insist; tenir à faire to want to do; elle tient à vous parler she insists on speaking to you; je ne tiens pas à faire I'd rather not do; tenir à ce que qn fasse to insist that sb should do; je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle fasse I'd rather she didn't do; je tiens beaucoup à la revoir I'd really like to see her again; il tient à rentrer avant la nuit he's anxious to get home before dark; nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt you really must come to dinner soon; ne reste pas si tu n'y tiens pas don't stay if you don't want to;

3 ( être dû à) tenir à to be due to; la mauvaise récolte tient au manque d'eau the poor harvest is due to a lack of water; tes erreurs tiennent à ton inexpérience your mistakes are due to your lack of experience.

C tenir de vtr ind

1 ( ressembler à) tenir de to take after; tenir de sa mère/son père to take after one's mother/one's father; il a de qui tenir○ you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from; de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? where does she get her nastiness from?;

2 ( s'apparenter à) tenir de to border on; tenir du délire to border on madness.

D vi

1 ( rester en place) [clou, attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick; [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in; tenir au mur avec de la colle/des épingles ( adhérer) to stick to the wall with glue/pins; tenir sur une jambe/un pied to stand on one leg/one foot; ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds these shoes won't stay on my feet;

2 ( résister) tenir (bon) ( surmonter les conditions) [personne, matériel] to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on, to hold out; Mil to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on; tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to last ou go without cigarettes till the end of the meeting; tenir jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to hold out until the end of the meeting; tenir économiquement to hold ou last out in economic terms; j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) I hope my car will last out; on a voulu me renvoyer mais j'ai tenu (bon) they wanted to fire me but I hung on; je ne peux plus (y) tenir I can't stand it any longer; il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne○ there's no question of watching television;

3 ( durer) le plan tient-il toujours? is the plan still on?; leur mariage tient encore their marriage is still holding together; le soleil n'a pas tenu longtemps the sun didn't last long; la neige tient/ne tient pas the snow is settling/is not settling; les fleurs n'ont pas tenu the flowers didn't last long; la couleur n'a pas tenu the colour^GB has faded; tenir au lavage [couleur] not to run in the wash GB ou laundry US;

4 ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; ton alibi ne tient plus your alibi no longer stands up; ‘ça tient toujours pour demain?’ ‘is it still all right for tomorrow?’;

5 ( être contenu) [personnes, véhicule, meubles, objets] to fit (dans into); mes vêtements tiendront dans une valise my clothes will fit into one suitcase; tenir à six dans une voiture to fit six into a car; faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture to fit six people into a car; mon article tient en trois pages my article takes up only three pages; tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough (dans for); tenir en hauteur dans une pièce to fit into a room (heightwise); ne pas tenir en hauteur/largeur/longeur to be too tall/wide/long (dans for); ne pas tenir en largeur dans un espace to be too wide for a space.

E se tenir vpr

1 ( soi-même) [personne] to hold [tête, ventre, bras]; se tenir la tête de douleur to hold one's head in pain; se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold one's head in one's hands;

2 ( l'un l'autre) se tenir par le bras [personnes] to be arm in arm; ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms around each other's waists; se tenir par la main [personnes] to hold hands;

3 ( s'accrocher) to hold on; se tenir par les pieds to hold on with one's feet; se tenir à une branche/à la rampe to hold onto a branch/onto the banisters; se tenir d'une main à qch to hold onto sth with one hand; tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien○ fig prepare yourself for a shock;

4 ( demeurer) se tenir accroupi/allongé/penché/courbé/à genoux to be squatting/stretched out/leaning/bent over/kneeling; se tenir au milieu/à la porte ( debout) to be standing in the middle/at the door; se tenir caché/sans bouger/au chaud to stay hidden/still/in the warm; se tenir prêt to be ready; se tenir tranquille ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself; se tenir immobile ( debout) to stand still;

5 ( se comporter) to behave; se tenir bien/mal to behave well/badly; savoir se tenir to know how to behave; tiens-toi bien! behave yourself!;

6 ( avoir une posture) se tenir droit or bien/mal to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture; tiens-toi droit! ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!;

7 ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held; la réunion se tiendra au Caire the meeting will be held in Cairo;

8 ( être liés) [événements] to fit together;

9 ( être cohérent) [exposé, raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together; il n'y a rien à dire, tout se tient there's nothing to be said, it all holds together; ça se tient it makes sense;

10 ( se considérer) se tenir pour to consider oneself to be; je me tiens pour satisfait des résultats I consider myself to be satisfied with the results; tenez-vous le pour dit○! I don't want to have to tell you again!;

11 ( être fidèle) s'en tenir à to stand by; je m'en tiendrai à ma promesse/notre accord/leur décision I will stand by my promise/our agreement/their decision;

12 ( se limiter) s'en tenir à to keep to; s'en tenir au minimum/au sujet to keep to a minimum/to the point; s'en tenir aux ordres to stick to orders; s'en tenir là to leave it there; ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec qn/qch not to know what to make of sb/sth.

F v impers il ne tient qu'à toi de partir it's up to you to decide whether to leave; qu'à cela ne tienne! never mind!

G tiens excl oh!; tiens (donc), vous voilà! oh, there you are!; tiens, je parie que c'est ta mère! oh! I bet it's your mother; tiens, vous croyez? do you think so?; tiens, tu es invité aussi? oh! so you've been invited as well?; tiens, tu n'étais pas au courant? didn't you know?; tiens donc! iron fancy that!; tiens tiens (tiens)! well, well!

Idiome

en tenir pour qn to have a crush on sb.

[tənir] verbe transitif

A.[AVOIR DANS LES MAINS]

1. [retenir] to hold (on to)

tenir la main de quelqu'un to hold somebody's hand

je tenais mal la bouteille et elle m'a échappé I wasn't holding the bottle tightly enough and it slipped

2. [manier] to hold

tu tiens mal ta raquette/ton arc you're not holding your racket/your bow properly

B.[CONSERVER]

1. [maintenir - dans une position] to hold, to keep ; [ - dans un état] to keep

enlève les vis qui tiennent le panneau undo the screws which hold the panel in place

tiens-lui la porte, il est chargé hold the door open for him, he's got his hands full

tenez-lui la tête hors de l'eau hold her head above the water

elle tient ses chiens attachés she keeps her dogs tied up

tenir chaud to keep warm

je veux une robe qui tienne chaud I'd like a warm dress

tenez-le prêt (à partir) make sure he's ready (to leave)

2. [garder - note] to hold

tenir l'accord to stay in tune

‘tenez votre droite’

a. [sur la route] ‘keep (to the) right’

b. [sur un Escalator] ‘keep to the right’

3. (vieilli) [conserver - dans un lieu] to keep

4. (Belgique) [collectionner] to collect

C.[POSSÉDER]

1. [avoir reçu]

tenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [par hérédité] to get something from somebody

les propriétés que je tenais de ma mère [par héritage] the properties I'd inherited from my mother

2. [avoir capturé] to have caught, to have got hold of

[avoir à sa merci] to have got

ah, ah, petit coquin, je te tiens! got you, you little devil!

si je tenais celui qui a défoncé ma portière! just let me get ou lay my hands on whoever smashed in my car door!

elle m'a tenu une heure avec ses histoires de divorce I had to listen to her going on about her divorce for a whole hour

pendant que je vous tiens (au téléphone), pourrais-je vous demander un service? since I'm speaking to you (on the phone), may I ask you a favour?

3. [détenir - indice, information, preuve] to have ; [ - contrat] to have, to have won ; [ - réponse, solution] to have (found) ou got

je crois que je tiens un scoop! I think I've got a scoop!

tenir quelque chose de [l'apprendre] to have (got) something from

il a eu des troubles psychologiques — de qui tenez-vous cela? he's had psychological problems — who told you that?

nous tenons de source sûre/soviétique que... we have it on good authority/we hear from Soviet sources that...

tenir quelque chose de [le tirer de]: je tiens mon autorité de l'État I derive my power from the state

qu'est-ce que je tiens comme rhume! (familier) I've got a stinking (UK) ou horrible cold!

elle en tient une couche! (familier) she's as thick as two short planks (UK), what a dumb bell! (US)

il en tient une bonne ce soir (familier) he's had a skinful (UK) ou he's three sheets to the wind tonight

qu'est-ce qu'il tient!

a. (familier) [il est stupide] what a twit (UK) ou blockhead!

b. [il est ivre] he's really plastered!

c. [il est enrhumé] he's got a stinking (UK) ou horrible cold!

4. [transmettre]

nous vous ferons tenir une copie des documents (soutenu) we will make sure you receive a copy of the documents

D.[CONTRÔLER, AVOIR LA RESPONSABILITÉ DE]

1. [avoir prise sur, dominer] to hold

quand la colère le tient, il peut être dangereux he can be dangerous when he's angry

la jalousie le tenait jealousy had him in its grip, he was gripped by jealousy

ce rhume me tient depuis deux semaines I've had this cold for two weeks

MILITAIRE to control

[avoir de l'autorité sur - classe, élève] to (keep under) control

2. [diriger, s'occuper de - commerce, maison, hôtel] to run ; [ - comptabilité, registre] to keep

tenir la caisse to be at the cash desk, to be the cashier

elle tient la rubrique artistique à "Madame" she has a regular Arts column in "Madame"

le soir, il tenait le bar at night he used to serve behind the bar

tenir la marque JEUX & SPORT to keep score

3. [donner - assemblée, conférence, séance] to hold, to have

le tribunal tiendra audience dans le nouveau bâtiment the court hearings will be held in the new building

4. [prononcer - discours] to give ; [ - raisonnement] to have ; [ - langage] to use

il me tint à peu près ce langage La Fontaine (allusion) here's roughly what he said to me

tenir des propos désobligeants/élogieux to make offensive/appreciative remarks

comment peux-tu tenir un tel raisonnement? how can you possibly think this way?

5. [astreint à]

être tenu à quelque chose: être tenu au secret professionnel to be bound by professional secrecy

nous sommes tenus à la discrétion we're obliged to be very discreet

je me sens tenu de la prévenir I feel morally obliged ou duty-bound to warn her

6. THÉÂTRE [rôle] to play, to have

tenir un rôle dans (figuré) to play a part in

7. ÉQUITATION [cheval] to keep in hand

E.[EXPRIME UNE MESURE]

1. [occuper] to take up (separable), to occupy

le fauteuil tient trop de place the armchair takes up too much room

tenir une place importante to have ou to hold an important place

2. [contenir] to hold

F.[ÊTRE CONSTANT DANS]

1. [résister à] (to be able) to take

il tient l'alcool he can take (especially UK) ou hold his drink

tenir le coup

a. (familier) [assemblage, vêtements] to hold out

b. [digue] to hold (out)

c. [personne] (to be able) to take it

le soir, je ne tiens pas le coup I can't take late nights

tenir la route [véhicule] to have good road-holding (UK), to hold the road well

ton raisonnement ne tient pas la route (figuré) your argument doesn't stand up to scrutiny

2. [respecter] to keep to, to stand by, to uphold

tenir une promesse to keep ou to fulfil a promise

[s'engager dans - pari]

je tiens la gageure ou le pari! I'll take up the challenge!

tenu!, je tiens! JEUX you're on!

G.[CONSIDÉRER] (soutenu) to hold, to consider

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour to consider somebody/something to be, to look upon somebody/something as

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[tənir] verbe intransitif

1. [rester en position - attache] to hold ; [ - chignon] to stay up, to hold ; [ - bouton, trombone] to stay on ; [ - empilement, tas] to stay up

tenir en place to stay in place

mets du gel, tes cheveux tiendront mieux use gel, your hair'll hold its shape better

la porte du placard ne tient pas fermée the cupboard door won't stay shut

tout ça tient avec de la colle all this is held together with glue

le porridge vous tient au corps ou à l'estomac porridge keeps you going

faire tenir quelque chose avec de la colle/des clous to glue/to nail something into position

tenir à

a. [être fixé à] to be fixed on ou to

b. [être contigu à] to be next to

[personne]

il ne tient pas encore bien sur sa bicyclette/ses skis/ses jambes he's not very steady on his bike/his skis/his legs yet

je ne tiens plus sur mes jambes [de fatigue] I can hardly stand up any more

cet enfant ne tient pas sur sa chaise this child can't sit still ou is always fidgeting in his chair

elle ne tient pas en place she can't sit still

2. [résister - union] to last, to hold out ; [ - chaise, vêtements] to hold ou to last out ; [ - digue] to hold out ; [ - personne] to hold ou to last out

je ne tiens plus au soleil, je rentre I can't stand the sun any more, I'm going in

le cœur ne tiendra pas his heart won't take it

tes arguments ne tiendront pas longtemps face à la réalité your arguments won't hold for very long when faced with reality

tenir bon ou ferme

a. [s'agripper] to hold firm ou tight

b. [ne pas céder] to hold out

tenez bon, les secours arrivent hold ou hang on, help's on its way

il me refusait une augmentation, mais j'ai tenu bon he wouldn't give me a rise but I held out ou stood my ground

le dollar tient toujours bon the dollar is still holding firm

ne pas y tenir, ne (pas) pouvoir y tenir: n'y tenant plus, je l'appelai au téléphone unable to stand it any longer, I phoned him

ça sent si bon le chocolat, je ne vais pas pouvoir y tenir there's such a gorgeous smell of chocolate, I just won't be able to resist it

3. [durer, ne pas s'altérer - fleurs] to keep, to last ; [ - tissu] to last (well) ; [ - beau temps] to last, to hold out ; [ - bronzage] to last ; [ - neige] to settle, to stay

aucun parfum ne tient sur moi perfumes don't stay on me

4. [être valable, être d'actualité - offre, pari, rendez-vous] to stand ; [ - promesse] to hold

ça tient toujours pour demain? is it still on for tomorrow?

il n'y a pas de... qui tienne: il n'y a pas de congé qui tienne there's no question of having leave

il n'y a pas de "mais ma tante" qui tienne, tu vas te coucher! there's no "but Auntie" about it, off to bed with you!

5. [pouvoir être logé] to fit

le compte rendu tient en une page the report takes up one page

tenir en hauteur/largeur (dans) to fit vertically/widthwise (in)

on tient facilement à cinq dans la barque the boat sits five in comfort

son histoire tient en peu de mots his story can be summed up in a few words

6. (locution)

en tenir pour quelqu'un (familier) to have a crush on somebody

en tenir pour quelque chose

a. (familier) [aimer] to be hooked on something

b. [ne considérer que] to stick to something

elle en tient vraiment pour l'hypothèse de l'assassinat she seems convinced it was murder

tiens, tenez [en donnant quelque chose] here

tiens, tenez [pour attirer l'attention, pour insister]: tiens, le tonnerre gronde listen, it's thundering

tiens, rends-toi utile here, make yourself useful

tenez, je ne vous ferai même pas payer l'électricité look, I won't even charge you for the electricity

s'il est intéressé par le salaire? tiens, bien sûr que oui! is he interested in the salary? you bet he is!

tiens, tenez [exprime la surprise, l'incrédulité]: tiens, Bruno! que fais-tu ici? (hello) Bruno, what are you doing here?

tiens, je n'aurais jamais cru ça de lui well, well, I'd never have expected it of him

elle a refusé? tiens donc! (familier & ironique) she said no? you amaze me! ou surprise, surprise!

un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras (proverbe) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (proverbe)

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tenir à verbe plus préposition

1. [être attaché à - personne] to care for, to be very fond of ; [ - objet] to be attached to ; [ - réputation] to care about ; [ - indépendance, liberté] to value

si tu tiens à la vie... if you value your life...

2. [vouloir]

tenir à faire quelque chose to be eager to do ou to be keen on doing something

je tiens à être présent à la signature du contrat I insist on being there when the contract is signed

tu veux lui parler? — je n'y tiens pas vraiment would you like to talk to him? — not really ou not particularly

tenir à ce que: je tiens à ce qu'ils aient une bonne éducation I'm most concerned that they should have a good education

tiens-tu à ce que cela se sache? do you really want it to become known?

je voudrais t'aider — je n'y tiens pas I'd like to help you — I'd rather you didn't

venez dîner, j'y tiens absolument! come and have dinner, I insist!

3. [résulter de] to stem ou to result from, to be due to, to be caused by

le bonheur tient parfois à peu de chose sometimes it's the little things that give people the most happiness

à quoi ça tient? (familier) what's the reason for it?, what's it due to?

qu'à cela ne tienne never mind, fear not (humoristique)

4. (tournure impersonnelle) [être du ressort de]

il ne tient qu'à toi de mettre fin à ce désordre it's entirely up to you to sort out this shambles

s'il ne tenait qu'à moi if it was up to me ou my decision

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tenir de verbe plus préposition

1. [ressembler à] to take after

ce chien tient à la fois de l'épagneul et du setter this dog is a sort of cross between a spaniel and a setter

elle est vraiment têtue/douée — elle a de qui tenir! she's so stubborn/gifted — it runs in the family!

2. [relever de]

sa guérison tient du miracle his recovery is something of a miracle

des propos qui tiennent de l'injure remarks verging on the insulting

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se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

ils marchaient en se tenant la main they were walking hand in hand

se tenir par le cou/la taille to have one's arms round each other's shoulders/waists

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se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

[se dérouler - conférence] to be held, to take place ; [ - festival, foire] to take place

le festival se tient en plusieurs endroits there are several venues for the festival

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se tenir verbe pronominal transitif

se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold ou to clutch one's head in one's hands

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se tenir verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se retenir] to hold on (tight)

se tenir à

a. to hold on to

b. [fortement] to cling to, to clutch, to grip

2. [se trouver - en position debout] to stand, to be standing ; [ - en position assise] to sit, to be sitting ou seated

se tenir (légèrement) en retrait to stand back (slightly)

se tenir debout to be standing (up)

se tenir droit

a. [debout] to stand up straight

b. [assis] to sit up straight

tiens-toi mieux sur ta chaise sit properly on your chair

c'est parce que tu te tiens mal que tu as mal au dos you get backaches because of bad posture

se tenir aux aguets to be on the lookout, to watch out

se tenir coi to remain silent

3. [se conduire] to behave

bien se tenir to behave oneself

mal se tenir to behave oneself badly

4. [être cohérent]

se tenir (bien)

a. [argumentation, intrigue] to hold together, to stand up

b. [raisonnement] to hold water, to hold together

je voudrais trouver un alibi qui se tienne I'm looking for a plausible excuse

[coïncider - indices, événements] to hang together, to be linked

5. (locution)

s'en tenir à: tenez-vous-en aux ordres confine yourself to carrying out orders

d'abord ingénieur puis directrice d'usine, elle ne s'en est pas tenue là she started out as an engineer, then became a factory manager, but she didn't stop there

je ne m'en tiendrai pas à ses excuses I won't be content with a mere apology from him

ne pas se tenir de [joie, impatience] to be beside oneself with

on ne se tenait plus de rire we were in absolute fits (of laughter)

tiens-toi bien, tenez-vous bien: ils ont détourné, tiens-toi bien, deux millions d'euros! they embezzled, wait for it, 2 million euros!

elle a battu le record, tenez-vous bien, de plus de deux secondes! she broke the previous record and by over two seconds, would you believe!

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se tenir pour verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [se considérer comme]

je ne me tiens pas encore pour battu I don't reckon I'm ou I don't consider myself defeated yet

se tenir pour satisfait to feel satisfied

je ne me tiens pas pour un génie I don't regard myself as ou think of myself as ou consider myself a genius

2. (locution)

je ne supporterai pas tes insolences, tiens-le-toi pour dit! I'll say this only once, I won't put up with your rudeness!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tenir

17 delante

adv.

1 in front.

ve tú delante, yo me sentaré detrás you go in the front, I'll sit at the back

el de delante the one in front

el asiento de delante the seat in front

delante de mí/ti in front of me/you

lo tienes delante de las narices it's in front of your nose

2 opposite (enfrente).

delante hay una fábrica there's a factory opposite

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delante

► adverbio

1 (enfrente) in front; (adelantado) in front, ahead

■ él iba delante he was ahead

2 de delante in front

■ los de delante the ones in front

■ el asiento de delante the front seat

3 delante de in front of, ahead of, before

■ delante de mis ojos before my eyes

■ estaba delante de nosotros she was in front of us

■ se encontraron delante del teatro they met outside the theatre

4 por delante in front, ahead

■ tenemos mucho tiempo por delante we've got plenty of time ahead

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FRASEOLOGÍA

llevarse todo por delante figurado to destroy everything

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adv.

ahead

- delante de

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ADV

1) in front

no hay ningún edificio delante — there are no buildings in front

en el coche me gusta sentarme delante — I like to sit in the front of the car, when I'm in a car I like to sit in the front

los más bajos que se pongan delante — can the shorter ones come to the front?

no hables de Antonio con mis amigos delante — don't talk about Antonio in front of my friends

no tengo el documento delante — I don't have the document in front of me

entró al puerto (con) la popa delante — it entered the harbour stern first

• de delante, la parte de delante — the front part

siempre se sentaba en el banco de delante — she always sat on the front bench

el coche de delante — the car in front

• hacia delante, hizo un movimiento hacia delante — he moved forward(s)

• por delante, yo iba por delante con la linterna — I went in front with the torch

un vestido que se abre por delante — a dress that opens at the front

tenemos todavía cuatro horas por delante — we still have four hours in front of us

todavía tiene mucha vida por delante — she still has her whole life ahead of her

destruye al que se le pone por delante — he destroys anyone who gets in his way

resuelve todos los problemas que se le pongan por delante — he solves any problem you put in front of him
llevarse 2)
2)

• delante de — in front of

se colocó delante de mí — he stood in front of me

había un camión delante del cine — there was a lorry in front of the cinema

te espero delante del cine — I'll meet you outside the cinema

3) esp Cono Sur

delante mío/tuyo — in front of me/you

en tu delante — in front of you

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adverbio

1) (lugar, parte) [Latin American Spanish also uses adelante in many of these examples]

yo voy delante — I'll go ahead o in front

no te pongas delante — don't stand in front of me

lo tengo aquí delante — I have it right here

el asiento de delante — the front seat

la parte de delante — the front

tienes toda la vida por delante — you have your whole life ahead of you

cualquier obstáculo que se le pusiera por delante — any obstacle that got in her way

llevarse algo/a alguien por delante: el coche se lo llevó por delante the car went o ran straight into it/him; se lleva a todo el mundo por delante — he rides roughshod over everybody

2)

delante de — (loc prep)

a) ( en lugar anterior a) in front of

delante de la ventana — in front of the window

delante de mí/ti/él — in front of me/you/him

b) ( en presencia de) in front of

delante de todos — in front of everybody

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= ahead, in front.

Ex. He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.

Ex. At first glance, one may only be conscious of the people stationed behind the desk and those waiting in front.

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* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.

* con una mano delante y otra detrás = penniless, skint, broke.

* dar un paso hacia delante = step up.

* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.

* delante de = before, in front of.

* delante del pelotón = ahead of the pack.

* delante de + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.

* delante y detrás = front and back.

* en la parte de delante = at the front.

* enumerar hacia delante = list + forwards.

* estar muy por delante de = be way out ahead of.

* estar muy por delante de su tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.

* estar por delante de = be ahead of.

* inclinarse hacia delante = tip forward.

* ir delante = lead + the way.

* ir hacia delante = page + forward.

* mantenerse por delante = keep + ahead.

* mantenerse por delante de la competencia = keep + one step ahead of the game, keep + one step ahead of the competition.

* moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante = move back and forth.

* muy por delante de = far ahead of.

* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* poner Algo por delante de = put + Nombre + ahead of.

* poner delante de = lay before.

* por delante = ahead.

* por delante de = ahead of.

* por delante de la competencia = ahead of the game.

* por delante y por detrás = front and back.

* seguir por delante de = keep + one step ahead of.

* tambalearse hacia delante y hacia atrás = wobble back and forth.

* tener delante = have + before.

* trabajar hacia delante = work forward.

* un paso por delante de = one step ahead of.

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adverbio

1) (lugar, parte) [Latin American Spanish also uses adelante in many of these examples]

yo voy delante — I'll go ahead o in front

no te pongas delante — don't stand in front of me

lo tengo aquí delante — I have it right here

el asiento de delante — the front seat

la parte de delante — the front

tienes toda la vida por delante — you have your whole life ahead of you

cualquier obstáculo que se le pusiera por delante — any obstacle that got in her way

llevarse algo/a alguien por delante: el coche se lo llevó por delante the car went o ran straight into it/him; se lleva a todo el mundo por delante — he rides roughshod over everybody

2)

delante de — (loc prep)

a) ( en lugar anterior a) in front of

delante de la ventana — in front of the window

delante de mí/ti/él — in front of me/you/him

b) ( en presencia de) in front of

delante de todos — in front of everybody

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= ahead, in front.

Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.

Ex: At first glance, one may only be conscious of the people stationed behind the desk and those waiting in front.

* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.

* con una mano delante y otra detrás = penniless, skint, broke.

* dar un paso hacia delante = step up.

* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.

* delante de = before, in front of.

* delante del pelotón = ahead of the pack.

* delante de + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.

* delante y detrás = front and back.

* en la parte de delante = at the front.

* enumerar hacia delante = list + forwards.

* estar muy por delante de = be way out ahead of.

* estar muy por delante de su tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.

* estar por delante de = be ahead of.

* inclinarse hacia delante = tip forward.

* ir delante = lead + the way.

* ir hacia delante = page + forward.

* mantenerse por delante = keep + ahead.

* mantenerse por delante de la competencia = keep + one step ahead of the game, keep + one step ahead of the competition.

* moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante = move back and forth.

* muy por delante de = far ahead of.

* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* poner Algo por delante de = put + Nombre + ahead of.

* poner delante de = lay before.

* por delante = ahead.

* por delante de = ahead of.

* por delante de la competencia = ahead of the game.

* por delante y por detrás = front and back.

* seguir por delante de = keep + one step ahead of.

* tambalearse hacia delante y hacia atrás = wobble back and forth.

* tener delante = have + before.

* trabajar hacia delante = work forward.

* un paso por delante de = one step ahead of.

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delante

adverb

A

(lugar, parte) [ Latin American Spanish also uses adelante in many of these examples] voy yo delante, que sé el camino I'll go ahead o in front, I know the way

no te pongas delante, que no veo don't stand/sit in front of me, I can't see

tengo tu carta delante I have your letter in front of me

el asiento de delante the front seat

la parte de delante the front

la falda cierra por delante the skirt buttons up at the front

tienes toda la vida por delante you have your whole life ahead of you

cualquier obstáculo que se le pusiera por delante any obstacle that got in her way

llevarse algo/a algn por delante: el coche se lo llevó por delante the car went o ran straight into him

se llevó a todo el mundo por delante (físicamente) he pushed everybody out of the way; (atropellando sus derechos) he rode roughshod over everybody

B

delante de ( loc prep)

1 (en lugar anterior a) in front of

delante de la ventana in front of the window

delante de mí/ti/él or ( crit) delante mío/tuyo/suyo in front of me/you/him

2 (en presencia de) in front of

la insultó delante de todos he insulted her in front of everyone

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delante adverbio
1 (lugar, parte) Latin American Spanish also uses
◊ adelante in many of these examples: yo voy delante I'll go ahead o in front;

no te pongas delante don't stand in front of me;
lo tengo aquí delante I have it right here;
el asiento de delante the front seat;
la parte de delante the front;
el pasajero de delante the passenger in the front
2
◊ delante de ( loc prep) in front of

delante adverbio
1 (lugar) in front: delante de nosotros había un hombre, there was a man in front of us
siéntate tú delante, sit in front
la puerta de delante, the front door
(movimiento) los niños iban caminando delante de mí, the children were walking ahead of me
pase usted delante, por favor, you go first, please
se inclinó hacia delante, he bent forward
2 (en presencia de) in front of: se puso a gritar delante de todos, she started to shout in front of everyone
♦ Locuciones: se lo lleva todo por delante, she destroys everything in her path
tienes toda la vida por delante, you have your whole life ahead of you
' delante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- actual
- algún
- apoltronarse
- atusarse
- bastante
- buen
- cacerolada
- clavada
- clavado
- delgada
- delgado
- el
- en seguida
- enferma
- enfermo
- enseguida
- extensa
- extenso
- frente
- justamente
- mal
- muerdo
- nutrido-a
- pasmada
- pasmado
- por
- primer
- revés
- sombra
- tan
- telonera
- telonero
- ti
- toda
- todo
- vuestra
- vuestro
- adelantar
- alguno
- alto
- ante
- antepenúltimo
- anteponer
- antiguo
- auténtico
- aventajar
- bueno
- cada
- ciento
English:
A
- actual
- ahead
- alive
- alone
- also
- always
- and
- appreciate
- asleep
- before
- busline
- by
- carry along
- draw up
- drive
- eye
- fast forward
- first
- forward
- front
- frozen
- go ahead
- humiliate
- lead
- little
- marmalade
- mat
- neither
- never
- nice
- often
- past
- quite
- still
- thrust forward
- tip forward
- tip forwards
- to
- undress
- very
- way
- wind forward
- dead
- follow
- great
- pull
- right
- rough
- slog

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delante adv

1. [en primer lugar, en la parte delantera] in front;
[enfrente] opposite;
delante hay una fábrica there's a factory opposite;

¿dónde has aparcado? – delante where have you parked? – opposite;

ve tú delante, yo me sentaré detrás you go in the front, I'll sit in the back;

nos sentamos delante para ver mejor we sat at the front so we could see better;

el de delante the one in front;

las luces/el asiento de delante [en automóvil] the front lights/seat;

está sentado en el asiento de delante [en el inmediatamente anterior] he's sitting in the seat in front of me;

delante de in front of;

delante de mí/ti in front of me/you;

lo tienes delante de las narices it's right in front of o under your nose;

pasamos por delante de la catedral we passed in front of the cathedral;

hay que acortar el vestido por delante the dress needs taking up at the front;

visto por delante resulta impresionante it's very impressive (seen) from the front;

la avalancha se llevó a los esquiadores por delante the avalanche engulfed the skiers;

tenemos un mes entero por delante we have a whole month ahead of us

2. [presente] present;

cuando no está delante, todos hablan mal de él everyone speaks ill of him behind his back, whenever he's not there, everyone speaks ill of him;

delante de [en presencia de] in front of;

se desnudó delante de todo el mundo she undressed in front of everyone;

comparecer delante de un tribunal to appear before a court

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delante

adv

1 in front;

lo tengo delante I have it in front of me;

el asiento de delante the front seat;

se abrocha por delante it does up at the front;

tener algo por delante have sth ahead of o in front of one

2 ( más avanzado) ahead;

por delante ahead;

¡pase usted delante! you first!, after you!

3 ( enfrente) opposite

4

:

delante de in front of

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delante adv

1) enfrente: ahead, in front

2)

delante de : before, in front of

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delante adv in front

ponte delante sit at the front

de delante front

el asiento de delante the front seat

por delante ahead

tenía toda la mañana por delante he had the whole morning ahead of him

Spanish-English dictionary > delante

18 aguantar

v.

1 to bear.

está aguantando bien las presiones she's holding o bearing up well under the pressure

esa estantería no va a aguantar el peso de los libros that shelf won't take the weight of the books

2 to bear, to stand.

no lo aguanto I can't bear him

no sé cómo la aguantas I don't know how you put up with her

no sabe aguantar una broma he doesn't know how to take a joke

3 to hold.

aguanta los libros mientras limpio la estantería hold the books while I dust the shelf

Aguante su respiración Hold your breath.

4 to hold (contener) (respiración, mirada).

apenas pude aguantar la risa it was all I could do not to laugh

5 to hold on (time).

aguanta un poco más hold on a bit longer

no aguanto más I can't take any more

Ella aguantará porque es fuerte She will hold on because she is strong.

6 to wait for (esperar). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)

7 to last.

estas botas aguantarán hasta al año que viene these boots should last me till next year

aguantar hasta el final to stay the course o the distance

8 to endure, to abide, to bear, to tolerate.

Noel aguanta muchas penas Noel endures many sorrows.

9 to withstand, to hold, to uphold, to support.

El barrote aguanta el techo The crosspiece holds the roofing.

10 to tolerate to, to suffer to, to bear to, to endure to.

Silvia aguanta estudiar de noche Silvia tolerates to study nights.

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aguantar

► verbo transitivo

1 (contener) to hold (back)

2 (sostener) to hold, support

3 (soportar) to tolerate

■ no aguanto más I can't stand any more, I can't take any more

► verbo pronominal aguantarse

1 (contenerse) to keep back; (risa, lágrimas) to hold back

2 (resignarse) to resign oneself

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡que se aguante! familiar that's her/his tough luck!

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verb

1) to bear, endure, withstand

2) hold

•

- aguantarse

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1. VT

1) (=soportar deliberadamente) to put up with, endure

aguanté el dolor como pude — I bore o put up with o endured the pain as best as I could

tenemos que estar aguantando continuas ofensas — we have to put up with o endure continual insults

no aguantaré tus impertinencias ni un minuto más — I won't stand for o take o put up with your cheek a minute longer

- aguantar el chaparrón

2) (=tener capacidad de resistir) to stand up to

esta planta aguanta bien el calor — this plant withstands o can take heat well, this plant stands up well to heat

aguanta bastante bien el trabajo en la mina — he stands up pretty well to the work in the mine

no sé si podré aguantar ese ritmo — I don't know if I'll be able to stand the pace

sabe aguantar bien las bromas — he can take a joke

• no aguantar, no aguanto a los cotillas — I can't bear o stand gossips

no aguanto ver sufrir a un animal — I can't bear o stand to see an animal suffering

no aguantaba la rutina de los entrenamientos — he couldn't cope with o take the training programme

• no hay quien te aguante — you're impossible o insufferable

este frío no hay quien lo aguante — this cold is just unbearable

no hay quien aguante una ópera tan larga — who could sit through an opera that long?

3) (=sostener) [persona] to hold; [muro, columna] to support, hold up

aguanta un momento el paquete — hold the parcel a minute

la pierna que aguanta la guitarra — the leg that supports the guitar

se rompió el cable que aguantaba la antena — the cable holding up o supporting the aerial broke

estas vigas pueden aguantar cualquier peso — these beams can take any weight

esta estantería no podrá aguantar tantos libros — these shelves won't take so many books

4) (=contener) [+ respiración] to hold; [+ risa, llanto] to hold back

soy capaz de aguantar la respiración durante dos minutos — I can hold my breath for two minutes

el mundo aguantó la respiración temiendo un desastre — the world waited with bated breath, fearing a disaster

apenas podía aguantar la risa — she couldn't hold back her laughter

• aguantar las ganas de hacer algo — to resist the urge to do sth

no pude aguantar las ganas de decirle lo que pensaba — I couldn't resist telling her what I thought, I couldn't resist the urge to tell her what I thought

se tuvo que aguantar las ganas de llorar — she had to stifle her desire to cry

5) (=durar) to last

este abrigo no aguantará otro invierno — this coat won't last another winter

2. VI

1) [persona]

ya no aguanto más — I can't bear it o stand it o take it any longer, I can't bear o stand o take any more

cuando empezaba a correr no aguantaba más de diez minutos — when she started running she couldn't keep going o last for more than ten minutes

aguantaré en Madrid hasta que pueda — I'll hang on o hold on in Madrid as long as I can

yo me emborracho enseguida, pero él aguanta mucho — I get drunk straight away but he can really hold his drink

tienes que aguantar hasta el año que viene con esos zapatos — you'll have to make do with those shoes until next year

yo ya no aguanto mucho, a las diez estoy en la cama — I can't take the pace any more, I'm in bed by ten

aguantan poco sin aburrirse — they have a low boredom threshold, they're easily bored

bailaremos hasta que el cuerpo aguante — we'll dance till we drop

es de guapo que no se puede aguantar — * he's drop dead gorgeous *, he's to die for *

2) [clavo, columna] to hold

¿crees que este clavo aguantará? — do you think this nail will hold?

esa columna va a aguantar poco — that pillar won't hold (out) much longer

3) LAm * (=esperar) to hang on *, hold on

¡aguanta! — hang on * o hold on a minute!

3.

See:

aguantarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <dolor/sufrimiento> to bear, endure

aguanto bien el calor — I can take the heat

tuvieron que aguantar temperaturas altísimas — they had to endure extremely high temperatures

no tengo por qué aguantar esto — I don't have to put up with this

su madre le aguanta todo — his mother lets him get away with murder

aguantó su mirada un momento — he held her stare for a moment

este calor no hay quien lo aguante — this heat is unbearable

no sabes aguantar una broma — you can't take a joke

no los aguanto — I can't stand them

no puedo aguantar este dolor de muelas — this toothache's unbearable

2)

a) <peso/carga> to support, bear; < presión> to withstand

ella aguanta el doble que yo bebiendo — she can take twice as much drink as I can

b) ( durar)

estas botas aguantarán otro invierno — these boots will last (me/you/him) another winter

han aguantado el paso del tiempo — they have survived the passing of time

3) ( sostener) to hold

aguántame los paquetes — hold (on to) the parcels for me

4) (contener, reprimir) <risa/lágrimas> to hold back

aguantar la respiración — to hold one's breath

ya no aguanto las ganas de decírselo — I can't resist the temptation to tell him any longer
2.
aguantar vi

ya no aguanto más! — I can't take any more!

con ese tren de vida no hay salud que aguante — that sort of lifestyle would be enough to destroy anyone's health

¿puedes aguantar hasta que lleguemos? — can you hang o hold on until we arrive?

no creo que este clavo aguante — I don't think this nail will hold
3.
aguantarse v pron

1) (conformarse, resignarse)

me tendré que aguantar — I'll just have to put up with it

si no le gusta, que se aguante — if he doesn't like it, he can lump it (colloq)

2) (euf) (reprimirse, contenerse)

no me pude aguantar y me puse a llorar — I couldn't contain myself and burst into tears

aguántate un poquito que ya llegamos — just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be there

no se aguanta las ganas de abrirlos — he can't resist opening them

3) (AmL fam) ( esperarse) to hang on (colloq)

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= stand up to, bear, withstand, endure, hold + fire, put up with, hold off, stand + the gaff, stomach, weather, hold + Nombre + in.

Ex. However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex. One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.

Ex. While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.

Ex. On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.

Ex. However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.

Ex. Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.

Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.

Ex. Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.

Ex. Early man couldn't stomach milk, according to research.

Ex. The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.

Ex. The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.

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* aguantar con resignación = take it on + the chin.

* aguantar el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

* aguantar el aliento = hold + Posesivo + breath.

* aguantar estoicamente = weather, take it on + the chin.

* aguantar hasta el final = stick it out.

* aguantar la respiración = hold + Posesivo + breath.

* aguantarlo = live with it.

* aguantarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* aguantar mecha = stick it out, stand + the gaff.

* aguantarse = hold + Posesivo + horses.

* aguantar un golpe = take + a hit.

* aguántate = lump it.

* no aguantar más = have had enough.

* no aguantar ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no poder aguantar a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.

* no puedo aguantarlo = can't take it.

* no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.

* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

* si no te gusta, te aguantas = like it or lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it.

* tener que aguantar Algo = be stuck with, get + stuck with.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <dolor/sufrimiento> to bear, endure

aguanto bien el calor — I can take the heat

tuvieron que aguantar temperaturas altísimas — they had to endure extremely high temperatures

no tengo por qué aguantar esto — I don't have to put up with this

su madre le aguanta todo — his mother lets him get away with murder

aguantó su mirada un momento — he held her stare for a moment

este calor no hay quien lo aguante — this heat is unbearable

no sabes aguantar una broma — you can't take a joke

no los aguanto — I can't stand them

no puedo aguantar este dolor de muelas — this toothache's unbearable

2)

a) <peso/carga> to support, bear; < presión> to withstand

ella aguanta el doble que yo bebiendo — she can take twice as much drink as I can

b) ( durar)

estas botas aguantarán otro invierno — these boots will last (me/you/him) another winter

han aguantado el paso del tiempo — they have survived the passing of time

3) ( sostener) to hold

aguántame los paquetes — hold (on to) the parcels for me

4) (contener, reprimir) <risa/lágrimas> to hold back

aguantar la respiración — to hold one's breath

ya no aguanto las ganas de decírselo — I can't resist the temptation to tell him any longer
2.
aguantar vi

ya no aguanto más! — I can't take any more!

con ese tren de vida no hay salud que aguante — that sort of lifestyle would be enough to destroy anyone's health

¿puedes aguantar hasta que lleguemos? — can you hang o hold on until we arrive?

no creo que este clavo aguante — I don't think this nail will hold
3.
aguantarse v pron

1) (conformarse, resignarse)

me tendré que aguantar — I'll just have to put up with it

si no le gusta, que se aguante — if he doesn't like it, he can lump it (colloq)

2) (euf) (reprimirse, contenerse)

no me pude aguantar y me puse a llorar — I couldn't contain myself and burst into tears

aguántate un poquito que ya llegamos — just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be there

no se aguanta las ganas de abrirlos — he can't resist opening them

3) (AmL fam) ( esperarse) to hang on (colloq)

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= stand up to, bear, withstand, endure, hold + fire, put up with, hold off, stand + the gaff, stomach, weather, hold + Nombre + in.

Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex: One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.

Ex: While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.

Ex: On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.

Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.

Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.

Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.

Ex: Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.

Ex: Early man couldn't stomach milk, according to research.

Ex: The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.

Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.

* aguantar con resignación = take it on + the chin.

* aguantar el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

* aguantar el aliento = hold + Posesivo + breath.

* aguantar estoicamente = weather, take it on + the chin.

* aguantar hasta el final = stick it out.

* aguantar la respiración = hold + Posesivo + breath.

* aguantarlo = live with it.

* aguantarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* aguantar mecha = stick it out, stand + the gaff.

* aguantarse = hold + Posesivo + horses.

* aguantar un golpe = take + a hit.

* aguántate = lump it.

* no aguantar más = have had enough.

* no aguantar ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no poder aguantar a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.

* no puedo aguantarlo = can't take it.

* no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.

* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

* si no te gusta, te aguantas = like it or lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it.

* tener que aguantar Algo = be stuck with, get + stuck with.

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aguantar [A1 ]

vt

A

1

(tolerar, soportar): aguanto bien el calor I can take the heat

tuvieron que aguantar temperaturas altísimas en el desierto they had to endure extremely high temperatures in the desert

y como no tengo donde ir tengo que aguantar sus bromas estúpidas and since I have nowhere to go I have to put up with o suffer his stupid jokes

aguantó el dolor con gran fortaleza she bore o endured the pain very bravely

lo aguantó durante años she put up with him for years

no tengo por qué aguantar que me traten así I don't have to stand for this kind of treatment, I don't have to put up with being treated like this

a ése le aguantan todo porque es el hijo del jefe he gets away with anything because he's the boss's son

aguantó su mirada un momento y desvió los ojos he held her stare for a moment, then averted his eyes

2

(uso hiperbólico): este calor no hay quien lo aguante this heat is unbearable

no sabes aguantar una broma you can't take a joke

no puedo aguantarlo I can't stand him

no puedo aguantar este dolor de muelas this toothache's unbearable

B

1 ‹peso/presión›

aguanta todo el peso del tejado it supports o bears the whole weight of the roof

el puente no aguanta más de cierto tonelaje the bridge will only withstand o take o stand a certain tonnage

no aguantó la presión it didn't take o withstand the pressure

el mástil no aguantaría otra embestida del viento the mast wouldn't stand up to o take another gust

ella aguanta el doble que yo bebiendo she can take twice as much drink as I can

2

(durar): estas botas aguantarán otro invierno these boots will last (me/you/him) another winter

construcciones que han aguantado el paso del tiempo buildings that have survived the passing of time

aguantó tres meses en ese trabajo he lasted three months in that job

C (sostener) to hold

aguántame los paquetes mientras compro las entradas hold (on to) the parcels for me while I buy the tickets

una cuña para aguantar la puerta a wedge to hold the door open

D (contener, reprimir) ‹risa/lágrimas› to hold back

aguanta la respiración todo lo que puedas hold your breath for as long as you can

ya no aguanto las ganas de decírselo I can't resist the temptation to tell him any longer

■ aguantar

vi

¡ya no aguanto más! yo renuncio I can't take any more! I quit

con ese tren de vida no hay salud que aguante that sort of lifestyle would be enough to destroy anyone's health

¿puedes aguantar hasta que lleguemos? can you hang o hold on until we arrive?

no puedo aguantar hasta enero con este abrigo I can't last till January with this coat, this coat won't last me till January

tenemos que aguantar hasta fin de mes con este dinero we have to make this money last o stretch till the end of the month, we have to get by on o manage on o survive on this money till the end of the month

no creo que este clavo aguante I don't think this nail will hold

■ aguantarse

v pron

A

(conformarse, resignarse): no me apetece ir pero me tendré que aguantar I don't feel like going, but I'll just have to grin and bear it o put up with it

si no le gusta, que se aguante if he doesn't like it, he can lump it ( colloq)

me he quedado sin cena — te aguantas, por no haber llegado antes there's no dinner left for me — tough, you should have got(ten) here earlier ( colloq)

B ( euf)

(reprimirse, contenerse): aguántate un poquito que enseguida llegamos just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be there

ya no se aguanta las ganas de abrir los paquetes he can't resist the temptation to open the packages any longer

se aguantó hasta que no pudo más y se lo dijo todo she kept quiet as long as she could and then she told him everything

C ( AmL fam) (esperarse) to hang on ( colloq)

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aguantar ( conjugate aguantar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dolor/sufrimiento› to bear, endure;
◊ aguanto bien el calor I can take the heat;

no tengo por qué aguantar esto I don't have to put up with this;
este calor no hay quien lo aguante this heat is unbearable;
no sabes aguantar una broma you can't take a joke;
no los aguanto I can't stand them;
no puedo aguantar este dolor de muelas this toothache's unbearable
2
a) ‹peso/carga› to support, bear;

‹ presión› to withstand
b) ( durar):

◊ estas botas aguantarán otro invierno these boots will last (me/you/him) another winter

3 ( sostener) to hold
4 (contener, reprimir) ‹risa/lágrimas› to hold back;
◊ aguantar la respiración to hold one's breath

verbo intransitivo:
◊ ¡ya no aguanto más! I can't take any more!;

no creo que este clavo aguante I don't think this nail will hold
aguantarse verbo pronominal
1 (conformarse, resignarse):
◊ me tendré que aguantar I'll just have to put up with it;

si no le gusta, que se aguante if he doesn't like it, he can lump it (colloq)
2 (euf) (reprimirse, contenerse):
◊ no me pude aguantar y me puse a llorar I couldn't contain myself and burst into tears;

aguántate un poquito que ya llegamos just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be there
3 (AmL fam) ( esperarse) to hang on (colloq)
aguantar
I verbo transitivo
1 (soportar, tolerar) to tolerate: no puedo aguantar más tu prepotencia, I can't stand your arrogance any longer ➣ Ver nota en bear y stand
2 (sujetar) to support, hold: por favor, aguanta la escalera mientras cambio la bombilla, please hold the ladder while I change the bulb
3 (reprimirse) aguantó la respiración tres minutos, he held his breath for three minutes
II verbo intransitivo
1 (durar) to last
2 (soportar) aguanta un poco más, hold on a bit longer
' aguantar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calibre
- mecha
- pasar
- resistir
- saber
- sufrir
- tipo
- soplar
- tragar
English:
abide
- bear
- bear up
- brave
- bullet
- endure
- going
- hang on
- hold
- hold on
- hold out
- last
- pace
- put up with
- ride out
- ridicule
- sit out
- sit through
- stand
- stay
- stick
- stick out
- stomach
- suffer
- sweat out
- take
- go
- hang
- keep
- put
- ride
- sit
- stuck
- support
- tolerate

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aguantar

♦ vt

1. [sostener] to hold;

aguanta los libros mientras limpio la estantería hold the books while I dust the shelf

2. [peso, presión] to bear;

esa estantería no va a aguantar el peso de los libros that shelf won't take the weight of the books;

la presa no aguantará otro terremoto the dam won't withstand another earthquake;

está aguantando bien las presiones she's holding o bearing up well under the pressure

3. [tolerar, soportar] to bear, to stand;

estas plantas no aguantan bien el calor these plants don't like the heat;

no aguantó el ritmo de sus rivales she couldn't keep up with her rivals;

a tu hermana no hay quien la aguante your sister's unbearable;

no puedo aguantarlo, no lo aguanto I can't bear him;

no sé cómo la aguantas I don't know how you put up with her;

ya no aguanto más este dolor this pain is unbearable;

no sabe aguantar una broma he doesn't know how to take a joke

4. [tiempo] to hold out for;

aguantó dos meses en el desierto he survived for two months in the desert;

no creo que aguante mucho tiempo fuera su país I don't think he'll be able to last long abroad;

¿cuánto tiempo aguantas sin fumar un cigarillo? how long can you go without smoking a cigarette?;

este abrigo me ha aguantado cinco años this coat has lasted me five years

5. [contener] [respiración, mirada] to hold;
[risa] to contain;
debes aguantar la respiración para hacerte la radiografía you'll have to hold your breath when you have the X-ray;

apenas pude aguantar la risa it was all I could do not to laugh

6. Méx, RP Fam [esperar] to wait for

♦ vi

1. [tiempo] to hold on;

aguanta un poco más, en seguida nos vamos hold on a bit longer, we'll be going soon;

no aguanto más – necesito un vaso de agua I can't take any more, I need a glass of water;

¡ya no aguanto más, vámonos! I've had enough, let's go!

2. [resistir] to last;

estas botas aguantarán hasta al año que viene these boots should last me till next year;

aguantar hasta el final to stay the course o the distance;

a pesar de estar lesionado, aguantó hasta el final despite his injury, he carried on until the end

3. Taurom to stand firm

♦ See also the pronominal verb aguantarse

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aguantar

I v/t

1 un peso bear, support

2 respiración hold

3 ( soportar) put up with;

no lo puedo aguantar I can’t stand o bear it

II v/i

:

no aguanto más I can’t take (it) any more, I can’t bear it any longer

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aguantar vt

1) soportar: to bear, to tolerate, to withstand

2) : to hold

3)

aguantar las ganas : to resist an urge

no pude aguantar las ganas de reír: I couldn't keep myself from laughing

aguantar vi

: to hold out, to last

♦ See also the reflexive verb aguantarse

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aguantar vb

1. (sufrir frases afirmativas) to put up with [pt. & pp. put]

no sé cómo aguanta a su marido I don't know how she puts up with her husband

2. (sufrir frases negativas) to stand [pt. & pp. stood]

no aguanto a gente como él I can't stand people like him

3. (peso) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

la estantería no aguantó el peso de los libros the shelf couldn't take the weight of the books

4. (durar) to last

el coche tendrá que aguantar un año más the car will have to last another year

5. (esperar) to hold on [pt. & pp. held]

aguanta, que falta poco hold on, we're nearly there

6. (en la mano) to hold

¿me aguantas la carpeta un momento? can you hold my folder for a minute?

aguantar la respiración to hold your breath

aguantar las lágrimas to hold back your tears

Spanish-English dictionary > aguantar

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Präp. (+ Dat)

1. räumlich, Richtung: to, toward(s); bis zu up to; zu jemandem gehen go and ( oder to) see s.o.; zu Tal fahren, gleiten etc.: downhill; Boden 2, Kopf 2 etc.

2. räumlich, Lage: at, in; zu Berlin in ( amtlich: at) Berlin; der Dom zu Köln Cologne Cathedral; zu ebener Erde at ground level; zu jemandes Füßen at s.o.’s feet; zu Hause at home; zu beiden Seiten des Rheins on both sides of the Rhine; zu Wasser und zu Lande on land and at sea; Gasthof zu den drei Eichen the Three Oaktrees (Inn)

3. zeitlich, Zeitpunkt: at; Zeitraum: over; Anlass: for; noch zehn Minuten ( bis) zu... another ten minutes before...; zu Beginn at the beginning; zu Weihnachten at Christmas; schenken etc.: for Christmas; Lebzeiten

4. (für) Zweck, Ziel: for; zu etw. gut sein be good for s.th.; Stoff zu einem Kleid material for a dress

5. Ergebnis ausdrückend: (in)to; es kam zu einem Skandal it blew up into a scandal, a scandal resulted; zu Asche verbrennen burn to ashes; zu etw. werden turn into s.th.; Person: auch become s.th.; zu meiner Freude / Überraschung to my delight / surprise

6. Beziehung ausdrückend: for; thematisch: about, on; sich äußern zu say s.th. about; gehören zu belong to; gemein / nett zu nasty / nice to; passen zu suit; der Schlüssel zur Gartentür the key to the garden door; Liebe / Zuneigung zu jemandem love / affection for s.o.; aus Freundschaft zu ihr out of friendship for her

7. Zusammensein: (mit) with; (hinzu) to; sich zu jemandem setzen sit with s.o., join s.o., sit (down) next to s.o.; Brot zum Ei essen have bread with one’s egg; Zucker zum Kaffee nehmen take sugar in one’s coffee; zu alledem kommt noch hinzu, dass... and on top of all that...

8. Art und Weise: zu Fuß on foot; zu Pferd kommen come on horseback; zu Deutsch in German

9. Menge, Zahl, Häufigkeit, Verhältnis etc.: in; nur zu einem kleinen Teil only to a small extent; ein Potenzial, das nur zu einem kleinen Teil genutzt wird a potential only a small part of which is actually used; zu zweit nebeneinander gehen walk along two by two; sie kamen zu sechst six of them came; zu hunderten oder Hunderten in hundreds; es ist zu 20% / einem Viertel falsch 20% / a quarter of it is incorrect; ein Fass zu 50 Litern a 50-lit|re (Am. -er) barrel; zehn Karten zu zwei Euro (а, je) ten tickets at two euros (a ticket); insgesamt: ten tickets for two euros

10. Zahlenverhältnis: 3 zu 1 three to one; SPORT bei Ergebnisangaben: three-one

11. Adelsprädikat: Graf zu Pappenheim Count of Pappenheim; Hilfe 1 etc., zum, zur

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Adv.

1. (übermäßig) too; zu sehr too much; zu sehr betonen overemphasize; das Loch ist zu groß, als dass man es noch flicken könnte the hole is too big to be mended; ( viel) zu viel / viele (far oder much) too much / many; einer etc. zu viel one etc. too many; einmal zu viel once too often; ein gutes Gehalt wäre zu viel gesagt a good salary would be a bit of an overstatement; ich krieg zu viel! umg. well blow me down!; was zu viel ist, ist zu viel! enough is enough!; zu wenig not enough, too little (Pl. few); viel zu wenig not nearly enough, far too little (Pl. few); einer etc. zu wenig one etc. short, one etc. too few; du isst zu wenig you don’t eat enough, you need to eat more

2. umg. (sehr) too, so, terribly; zu niedlich! how terribly sweet!; das ist ja zu nett! (sehr nett) that’s really very nice!; iro. (sehr gemein) how terribly nice (of you)!; (sehr ärgerlich) a fine thing, I must say!

3. umg.: immer oder nur zu! go on!; na, dann ( mal) zu! OK, go ahead; beim Aufbruch: OK, let’s go, off we (bzw. you) go then

4. Richtung: nach Norden zu toward(s) the north; zeitlich: auf oder gegen... zu toward(s)

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I Adj. umg.

1. zu sein Fenster, Mund etc.: be closed, be shut; eine zu(n) e Tür etc. a closed door etc.

2. zu sein (verstopft) Nase: be blocked; Ader, Straße, Zufahrt: be blocked

3. zu sein (ausgebucht) Flug: be full

4. zu sein (betrunken) be plastered, be pissed Sl.; (im Drogenrausch) be out of it

II Adv. (Ggs. offen) closed, shut; Augen zu! close your eyes; Tür zu! shut the door!

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Konj.

1. (+ Inf.): ich habe zu arbeiten I’ve got work to do; es ist nicht zu übersehen it can’t be overlooked; gut zu gebrauchen sein be perfectly usable; ich erinnere mich, ihn gesehen zu haben I remember seeing him; auch im Wort: auszuhalten sein be bearable

2. (+ Part. Präs.): ein sorgfältig zu erwägender Plan a plan requiring careful consideration; auch im Wort: die auszuwechselnden Fahrzeugteile the parts to be exchanged

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at (Präp.); on (Präp.); upon (Präp.); too (Adv.); to (Präp.); unto (Präp.); for (Präp.); into (Präp.);

(geschlossen) closed (Adj.)

* * *
[tsuː]
1. PRÄPOSITION (+dat)

1) örtlich: Richtung, Ziel to

zum Bahnhof — to the station

zur Stadt gehen — to go to town

zur Stadtmitte gehen — to go to the town centre (Brit) or center (US)

zum Bäcker/Arzt gehen — to go to the baker's/doctor's

zum Theater gehen (beruflich) — to go on the stage

zum Militär gehen, zu den Soldaten gehen — to join the army, to join up

bis zu — as far as

(bis) zum Bahnhof sind es 5 km — it's 5 kms to the station

zum Meer hin — toward(s) the sea

zum Himmel weisen — to point heavenwards

zur Decke sehen — to look up at the ceiling

zu jdm/etw hinaufsehen — to look up at sb/sth

zu jdm herübersehen/hinübersehen — to look across at sb

sie wandte sich zu ihm hin — she turned to him

sie sah zu ihm hin — she looked toward(s) him

die Tür zum Keller — the door to the cellar

sich zu Tisch setzen (geh) — to sit down at the table

sich zu jdm setzen — to sit down next to or beside sb

setz dich doch zu uns — come and sit with us

etw zu sich stecken — to take sth

zum Fenster herein/hinaus — in (at)/out of the window

zur Tür hinaus/herein — out of/in the door

das Zimmer liegt zur Straße hin — the room looks out onto the street

2) örtlich: Lage bei Stadt in

zu Frankfurt (old) — in Frankfurt

der Dom zu Köln — the cathedral in Cologne, Cologne cathedral

der Reichstag zu Worms (Hist) — the Diet of Worms

zu Hause — at home

zu seiner Linken saß... (geh) — on his left sat...

zu beiden Seiten (des Hauses) — on both sides (of the house)

zu Lande und zu Wasser — on land and sea

jdm zur Seite stehen — to stand beside sb

jdm zur Seite sitzen (geh) — to sit at sb's side

3) zeitlich at

zu früher/später Stunde — at an early/late hour

zu Ostern — at Easter

letztes Jahr zu Weihnachten — last Christmas

(bis) zum 15. April/Donnerstag/Abend — until 15th April/Thursday/(this) evening

zum Wochenende hat sich Besuch angesagt — we're having visitors at the weekend

die Zahlung ist zum 15. April fällig — the payment is due on 15th April

zum 31. Mai kündigen — to give in (Brit) or turn in (US) one's notice for 31st May

4)

Zusammengehörigkeit, Begleitung, Zusatz Wein zum Essen trinken — to drink wine with one's meal

der Deckel zu diesem Topf — the lid for this pan

nehmen Sie Milch zum Kaffee? — do you take milk in your coffee?

zur Gitarre singen — to sing to (Brit) or with (US) a/the guitar

Lieder zur Laute — songs accompanied by the lute

die Melodie zu dem Lied — the tune of the song

Vorwort/Anmerkungen zu etw — preface/notes to sth

zu dem kommt noch, dass ich... — on top of that I...

etw zu etw tragen (Kleidung) — to wear sth with sth

etw zu etw legen — to put sth with sth

5) Zweck, Bestimmung for

Wasser zum Waschen — water for washing

Papier zum Schreiben — paper to write on, writing paper

ein Bett zum Schlafen — a bed to sleep in

der Knopf zum Abstellen — the off button

Stoff zu einem Kleid — material for a dress

die Luke zum Einsteigen — the entrance hatch

das Zeichen zum Aufbruch — the signal to leave

etw zur Antwort geben — to say sth in reply

zur Einführung... — by way of (an) introduction...

zu seiner Entschuldigung muss man sagen... — in his defence (Brit) or defense (US) one must say...

zu seiner Entschuldigung sagte er... — by way of apology he said...

zur Erklärung — by way of explanation

er sagte das nur zu ihrer Beruhigung — he said that just to set her mind at rest

zu nichts taugen, zu nichts zu gebrauchen sein — to be no use to anyone (inf)

6)

Anlass etw zum Geburtstag/zu Weihnachten bekommen — to get sth for one's birthday/for Christmas

ein Geschenk zum Hochzeitstag — a wedding anniversary present

zu Ihrem 60. Geburtstag — on your 60th birthday

jdm zu etw gratulieren — to congratulate sb on sth

jdn zum Essen einladen — to invite sb for a meal

zu Ihrem schweren Verlust — on your sad loss

Ausstellung zum Jahrestag der Revolution — exhibition to mark the anniversary of the revolution

zu dieser Frage möchte ich Folgendes sagen — my reply to this question is as follows, on this I would like to say the following

was sagen Sie zu diesen Preisen? — what do you think of these prices?

zum Thema Gleichberechtigung — on the subject of equal rights

eine Rede zu Schillers Todestag — a speech on the anniversary of Schiller's death

"Zum Realismusbegriff" — "On the Concept of Realism"

jdn zu etw vernehmen — to question sb about sth

7)

Folge, Umstand zu seinem Besten — for his own good

zum Glück — luckily

zu meiner Schande/Freude etc — to my shame/joy etc

es ist zum Lachen — it's really funny

es ist zum Weinen — it's enough to make you cry, it makes you want to cry

8)

Mittel, Art und Weise zu Fuß/Pferd — on foot/horseback

zu Schiff — by ship

zu Deutsch — in German

etw zu einem hohen Preis verkaufen — to sell sth at a high price

etw zu einem hohen Preis versteigern — to bid up the price of sth

9) Veränderung into

zu etw werden — to turn into sth; (Mensch auch) to become sth

Leder zu Handtaschen verarbeiten — to make handbags out of leather

jdn/etw zu etw machen — to make sb/sth (into) sth

jdn zum Mann machen — to make a man of sb

zu Asche verbrennen — to burn to ashes

wieder zu Staub werden — to return to dust

etw zu Pulver zermahlen — to grind sth into powder

sie ist zu einer wahren Schönheit herangewachsen — she has grown up into a real beauty

jdn zum Major befördern — to promote sb to (the rank of) major

10) = als as

jdn zum König wählen — to choose sb as king

jdn zu etw ernennen — to nominate sb sth

er machte mich zu seinem Stellvertreter — he made me his deputy

jdn zum Freund haben — to have sb as a friend

er machte sie zu seiner Frau, er nahm sie zur Frau — he made her his wife

zum Künstler geboren sein — to be born to be an artist

11)

Verhältnis, Beziehung Liebe zu jdm — love for sb

aus Freundschaft zu jdm — because of one's friendship with sb

Vertrauen zu jdm/etw — trust in sb/sth

meine Beziehung zu ihm — my relationship with him

12)

in Vergleichen im Vergleich zu — in comparison with, compared with

im Verhältnis drei zu zwei (Math) — in the ratio (of) three to two

Wasser und Saft im Verhältnis drei zu eins mischen — take three parts water to one of juice

drei zu zwei (Sport) — three-two

3:2 — the score is 3-2 or (gesprochen) three-two

wir haben 4 zu 3 gewonnen — we won 4-3

See:

→ Verhältnis

13)

bei Zahlenangaben zu zwei Prozent — at two per cent (Brit) or percent (US)

wir verkaufen die Gläser jetzt das Stück zu 99 Cent — we're selling the glasses now at or for 99 cents each

fünf (Stück) zu 80 Cent — five for 80 cents

zu zwei Dritteln (gefüllt) — two-thirds (full)

zum halben Preis — at half price

die Arbeit ist schon zur Hälfte getan — the work is already half done

zum ersten Mal(e) — for the first time

zum Ersten..., zum Zweiten... (Aufzählung) — first..., second...

zum Ersten, zum Zweiten, zum Dritten (bei Auktion) — for the first time, for the second time, for the third time

See:

→ vier, bis

14)

mit Fragepronomen zu wem wollen Sie? — who do you want?

zu wem gehen Sie? — who are you going to see?

zu wem sprechen Sie morgen bei der Konferenz? — who will you be speaking to or who will you be addressing at the conference tomorrow?

zu was (inf) (Zweck) — for what

15)

bei Namen der Graf zu Ehrenstein — the Count of Ehrenstein

Gasthof zum goldenen Löwen — the Golden Lion (Inn)

16)

getrenntes "dazu" inf da komme ich nicht zu — I can't get (a)round to it

See:

→ dazu

17)

andere Wendungen zum Beispiel — for example

zu Hilfe! — help!

jdm zu Hilfe kommen — to come to sb's aid

zu jds Gedächtnis — in memory of sb

zum Gedächtnis von jdm — in sb's memory

zum Lobe von jdm/etw — in praise of sb/sth

zur Strafe — as a punishment

zur Belohnung — as a reward

zur Warnung — as a warning

zur Beurteilung/Einsicht — for inspection

zur Probe/Ansicht — on trial/approval

zur Unterschrift — for signature

2. ADVERB

1) = allzu too

zu sehr — too much

sie liebte ihn zu sehr, als dass sie ihn verraten hätte — she loved him too much to betray him

zu verliebt — too much in love

das war einfach zu dumm! (inf) — it was so stupid!

ich wäre zu gern mitgekommen — I'd have loved to come

2) = geschlossen shut, closed

auf/zu (an Hähnen etc) — on/off

Tür zu! (inf) — shut the door

die Geschäfte haben jetzt zu — the shops are shut or closed now

3)

= los, weiter inf dann mal zu! — right, off we go!

du wolltest mir was vorsingen, dann mal zu — you wanted to sing me something? OK, go ahead

immer or nur zu! — just keep on!

ihr seid auf dem richtigen Wege, nur zu! — you're on the right track, just keep going

schreie nur zu, es hilft doch nichts! — scream then, but it won't do any good!

mach zu! — get a move on!

lauft schon zu, ich komme nach — you go on, I'll catch you up

4) örtlich toward(s)

nach hinten zu — toward(s) the back

auf den Wald zu — toward(s) the forest

dem Ausgang zu — toward(s) the exit

See:

→ ab

3. ADJEKTIV
(= geschlossen inf) Tür, Geschäft, Kiste etc shut; Kleid, Verschluss done up
die zue or zune Tür (strictly incorrect) — the shut door

See:

→ zu sein

4. BINDEWORT

1) mit Infinitiv to

etw zu essen — sth to eat

der Fußboden ist noch zu fegen — the floor still has to be swept

er hat zu gehorchen — he has to do as he's told

jdm befehlen or den Auftrag erteilen, etw zu tun — to order sb to do sth

das Material ist noch/nicht mehr zu gebrauchen — the material is still/is no longer usable

diese Rechnung ist bis Montag zu bezahlen — this bill has to be paid by Monday

zu stehen kommen — to come to a stop

zu liegen kommen — to come to rest

ich habe noch zu arbeiten — I have still got (esp Brit) or I still have some work to do

ohne es zu wissen — without knowing it

um besser sehen zu können — in order to see better

ich komme, um mich zu verabschieden — I've come to say goodbye

2)

mit Partizip noch zu bezahlende Rechnungen — outstanding bills

nicht zu unterschätzende Probleme — problems (that are) not to be underestimated

das sind alles nur winzige, leicht zu übersehende Punkte — these are just small points that can easily be overlooked

der zu prüfende Kandidat, der zu Prüfende — the candidate to be examined

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1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road) at

2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) at

3) (to the state or condition of: A tadpole turns into a frog; I've sorted the books into piles.) into

4) (towards: They marched on the town.) on

5) ((moving, facing etc) in the direction of: He walked toward the door; She turned towards him.) towards

6) ((moving, facing etc) in the direction of: He walked toward the door; She turned towards him.) toward

7) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) to

8) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) to

9) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) to

10) to

11) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) to

12) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) to

13) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) to

14) (an old word for `to'.) unto

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zu

[tsu:]

I. PRÄPOSITION MIT DATIV

1. (wohin: Ziel) to

\zum Schwimmbad geht es da lang! the swimming pool is that way!

fahr mich bitte \zur Arbeit/Kirche/Schule please drive me to work/church/school

wie weit ist es von hier \zum Bahnhof? how far is it from here to the train station?

wie komme ich [von hier] \zur Post? how do I get [from here] to the post office?

ich muss gleich \zum Arzt/ \zum Bäcker/ \zum Supermarkt I must go to the doctor's/baker's/supermarket

morgen gehe ich \zu Rainer I'm going to see Rainer tomorrow

\zu Bett gehen (geh) to go to bed

\zum Militär gehen to join the army

\zum Theater gehen to go on the stage [or into the theatre]

sich akk \zu Tisch setzen (geh) to sit down to dinner

2. (wohin: Richtung)

das Zimmer liegt \zur Straße hin the room looks out onto the street

der Kerl vom Nachbartisch sieht dauernd \zu uns rüber the bloke at the next table keeps looking across at us

\zur Decke sehen to look [up] at the ceiling

\zum Fenster hinaus/herein out of/in through the window

\zur Tür hinaus/herein out of/in through the door

\zum Himmel weisen to point heavenwards [or up at the heavens]

\zu jdm/etw hinaufsehen to look up at sb/sth

\zum Meer/zur Stadtmitte hin towards the sea/town centre

3. (wohin: neben)

▪ \zu jdm/etw next to sb/sth

darf ich mich \zu Ihnen setzen? may I sit next to [or beside] you?

setz dich \zu uns [come and] sit with us

legen Sie \zu den Tellern bitte jeweils eine Serviette put one serviette next to each plate

4. (wo: Lage) at; (geh)

sie ist schon \zu Bett she's already gone to bed

\zu Hause at home

\zu jds Rechten/Linken on sb's right/left [hand side]

jdm \zur Seite sitzen (geh) to sit at sb's side

5. (wo: vor Eigennamen, Ortnamen)

der Dom \zu Köln the cathedral in Cologne, Cologne cathedral

der Graf \zu Blaubeuren the Count of Blaubeuren

der Gasthof \zum blauen Engel the Blue Angel Inn

der Reichstag \zu Worms (hist) the Diet of Worms

6. wann: Zeitpunkt at

\zum 1. Januar fällig due on January 1st

es muss [bis] zum Abend/14. März fertig sein it must be finished by this evening/March 14th

\zum Wochenende fahren wir weg we are going away at [or AM on] the weekend

\zu früher/später Stunde at an early/late hour

\zu Mittag at [or by] midday/noon

\zum Monatsende kündigen to give in one's notice for [or to take effect from] the end of the month

\zu Ostern/Pfingsten/Weihnachten at Easter/Whitsun/Christmas

letztes Jahr \zu Weihnachten last Christmas; s.a. Anfang, bis, Schluss, Zeit

7. (wann, wozu: Anlass)

eine Feier \zum Jahrestag der Revolution a celebration to mark the anniversary of the revolution

\zum Frühstück trinkt sie immer Tee she always has tea at breakfast

etw \zum Geburtstag/ \zu Weihnachten bekommen to get sth for one's birthday/for Christmas

jdm \zu etw gratulieren to congratulate sb on sth

\zu Ihrem 80. Geburtstag möchte ich Ihnen herzlichst gratulieren I'd like to congratulate you on the occasion of your 80th birthday

8. (worüber: Thema)

\zu dieser Frage möchte ich Folgendes sagen to this question I should like to say the following

was sagst du \zu diesen Preisen? what do you say to these prices?

eine Rede \zum Thema Umwelt a speech on the subject of the environment

jdn \zu etw vernehmen to question sb about sth

9. (wozu: Zweck, Ziel)

der Knopf \zum Abstellen the off-button

Papier \zum Schreiben paper to write on, writing paper

Wasser \zum Trinken drinking water

wir haben nichts \zum Essen we have nothing to eat

gib dem Kind doch etwas \zum Spielen give the child something to play with

auf die Reise habe ich mir etwas \zum Lesen mitgenommen I've brought something to read on the trip

bei dem Regenwetter habe ich keine Lust \zum Wandern I don't fancy walking if it is raining

das Zeichen \zum Aufbruch the signal to leave

\zum Arzt geboren sein to be born to be a doctor

sie sagte das nur \zu seiner Beruhigung she said that just to set his mind at rest

\zur Ansicht on approval

\zur Einsicht for inspection

\zur Einführung... by way of an introduction...

\zu seiner Entschuldigung/ \zur Erklärung in apology/explanation, by way of an apology/explanation

jdn \zum Essen einladen to invite sb for a meal

\zum Gedächtnis von jdm in memory of sb, in sb's memory

\zu Hilfe! help!

jdm \zu Hilfe kommen to come to sb's aid

\zum Lobe von jdm/etw in praise of sb/sth

\zu nichts taugen [o zu gebrauchen sein] to be no use at all

\zur Probe as a trial [or test]

\zur Unterschrift for signature [or signing]

\zu was (fam) for what, why

\zu was soll das gut sein? what do you need that for?, what is that for?

10. (als was)

er nahm sie \zur Frau he took her as his wife

etw \zur Antwort geben to say sth in reply

\zum Beispiel for example

\zur Belohnung as a reward

\zur Strafe as a punishment

▪ jdn/etw \zum Vorbild nehmen to take sb/sth as one's example, to model oneself on sb/sth

\zur Warnung as a warning

11. (womit zusammen: Begleitung)

mögen Sie Milch/Zucker \zum Kaffee? do you take your coffee white [or with milk]/with sugar?

\zu Lachs passt kein Rotwein red wine does not go with salmon

etw \zu etw tragen to wear sth with sth

12. (zu was: Zugehörigkeit)

\zu den Lehrbüchern gehören auch Kassetten there are cassettes to go with the text books

wo ist der Korken \zu der Flasche? where is the cork for this bottle?

mir fehlt nur der Schlüssel \zu dieser Tür I've only got to find the key to this door

13. (wie: Umstand, Art und Weise)

sie erledigt alles \zu meiner Zufriedenheit she does everything to my complete satisfaction

die Firma verkauft alles \zu niedrigsten Preisen the company sells everything at rock-bottom prices

du hast dich \zu deinem Vorteil verändert you've changed for the better

das ist ja \zum Lachen that's ridiculous [or really funny]

das ist \zum Weinen it's enough to make you want to cry [or weep]

\zu jds Bestem/Vorteil sein to be for one's own good/to one's advantage

\zu Deutsch (veraltend) in German

\zum Glück luckily

14. (wie: Fortbewegungsart)

\zu Fuß/Pferd on foot/horseback

\zu Fuß gehen Sie etwa 20 Minuten it will take you about 20 minutes on foot

\zu Schiff (veraltet) by ship [or sea

15. (zu was: Ergebnis eines Vorgangs)

\zu Asche verbrennen to burn to ashes

Eiweiß \zu Schnee schlagen to beat the egg white until stiff

Kartoffeln \zu einem Brei zerstampfen to mash potatoes

\zum Erliegen/Stehen kommen to come to rest/a halt

etw \zu Pulver zermahlen to grind sth [in]to powder

\zu etw werden to turn into [or become] sth

manch einer wird aus Armut \zum Dieb often it is poverty that turns sb into a thief

wieder \zu Staub werden to [re]turn to dust

16. (in welche Position)

er ist \zum Kapitän befördert worden he was promoted to captain

sie wurde \zur Vorsitzenden gewählt she was elected chairman

jdn \zu etw ernennen to nominate sb for sth

jdn/etw \zu etw machen to make sb/sth into sth

er machte sie \zu seiner Frau he made her his wife

17. (zu wem: Beziehung)

meine Beziehung \zu ihr my relationship with her

Liebe \zu jdm love for sb

aus Freundschaft \zu jdm because of one's friendship with sb

Vertrauen \zu jdm/etw trust in sb/sth

18. (wie: im Verhältnis zu) in relation [or proportion] to

im Verhältnis 1 \zu 4 MATH in the ratio of one to four

unsere Chancen stehen 50 \zu 50 our chances are fifty-fifty

im Vergleich \zu... in comparison with..., compared to...

19. SPORT

Bayern München gewann mit 5 \zu 1 Bayern Munich won five-one

das Fußballspiel ging unentschieden 0 \zu 0 aus the football match ended in a nil-nil draw

20. bei Mengenangaben

\zu drei Prozent at three percent

diese Äpfel habe ich \zu ein Euro das Stück gekauft I bought these apples for [or at] one euro each

sechs [Stück] \zu fünfzig Cent six for fifty cents

\zum halben Preis at half price

wir sind \zu fünft in den Urlaub gefahren five of us went on holiday together

sie kommen immer \zu zweit those two always come as a pair

der Pulli ist nur \zur Hälfte fertig the jumper is only half finished

hast du das Buch nur \zu einem Viertel gelesen? have you only read a quarter of the book?

\zum ersten Mal for the first time

\zum Ersten..., \zum Zweiten firstly..., secondly

\zum Ersten, \zum Zweiten, \zum Dritten (bei Auktionen) going once, going twice, sold

21. SCHWEIZ (in Wendungen)

\zur Hauptsache mainly

\zum Rechten schauen to look to the right

\zum Voraus in front of

\zum Vorn[e]herein from in front

II. ADVERB

1. (allzu) too

ich wäre \zu gern mitgefahren I would have loved to have gone along

\zu sehr too much

er hat sich nicht \zu sehr bemüht he didn't try too [or very] hard

2. (emph: zur Steigerung)

das ist ja \zu schön! that's marvellous!; (iron) that's just great! iron

das ist einfach \zu dumm! that's really too stupid!

3. nachgestellt (örtlich) towards

dem Ausgang \zu towards the exit

nach hinten/vorne \zu towards the back/front

4. (fam: weiter, los)

dann mal \zu! go ahead!, off we go

immer [o nur] \zu! go ahead!

schimpf nur \zu, es hilft doch nichts go on, scream, it won't do any good

mach \zu! hurry up!, get a move on!

lauf schon \zu, ich komme nach you go on [or go on ahead], I'll catch up

III. ADJEKTIV

1. meist präd (geschlossen) shut, closed

Tür \zu, es zieht! shut the door, there's a draught!

dreh den Wasserhahn \zu! turn the tap off!

[mach die] Augen \zu, ich hab da was für dich close your eyes, I've got sth for you

\zu haben [o sein] to be shut [or closed]

die Geschäfte haben [o sind] sonntags \zu stores are closed on Sundays

vor der \zunen Tür stehen (sl) to stand in front of the closed door

2. präd (fam: betrunken)

▪ \zu sein to be pissed fam!, to have had a skinful fam

3. präd (fam: emotional unzugänglich)

▪ \zu sein:

sie ist total \zu you can't get through to her

IV. KONJUNKTION

1. mit Infinitiv to

was gibt es heute Mittag \zu essen? what are we having for lunch today?

ohne es \zu wissen without knowing it

▪ jd hat etw \zu tun:

ich habe \zu arbeiten I have some work to do

sie hat \zu gehorchen she has to obey [or do as she is told]

ich habe heute einiges \zu erledigen I have got a few things to do today

▪ etw ist \zu tun:

die Rechnung ist bis Freitag \zu bezahlen the bill has to be paid by Friday

dieser Auftrag ist unverzüglich \zu erledigen this task must be completed straight away

▪ um etw \zu tun:

ich komme, um mich \zu verabschieden I have come to say goodbye

2. mit Partizip

da sind noch einige \zu bezahlende Rechnungen there are some outstanding bills

es gibt verschiedene noch \zu kaufende Gegenstände some things still have to be bought

der \zu Prüfende the candidate to be examined

nicht \zu unterschätzende Probleme problems [that are] not to be underestimated

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (Richtung) to

zu... hin — towards...

er kommt zu mir — (besucht mich) he is coming to my place

2) (zusammen mit) with

zu dem Käse gab es Wein — there was wine with the cheese

das passt nicht zu Bier/zu dem Kleid — that doesn't go with beer/with that dress

3) (Lage) at

zu beiden Seiten — on both sides

zu seiner Linken — (geh.) on his left

er kam zu dieser Tür herein — he came in by this door

der Dom zu Speyer — (veralt.) Speyer Cathedral

das Gasthaus ‘Zu den drei Eichen’ — the Three Oaks Inn

4) (zeitlich) at

zu Weihnachten — at Christmas

was schenkst du ihnen zu Weihnachten — what will you give them for Christmas?

er will zu Ostern verreisen — he wants to go away for Easter

zu dieser Stunde — at this time

5) (Art u. Weise)

zu meiner Zufriedenheit/Überraschung — to my satisfaction/surprise

zu seinem Vorteil/Nachteil — to his advantage/disadvantage; (bei Mengenangaben o. Ä)

zu Dutzenden/zweien — by the dozen/in twos

sie sind zu einem Drittel/zu 50 % arbeitslos — a third/50 % of them are jobless

zu einem großen Teil — largely; to a large extent

6) (ein Zahlenverhältnis ausdrückend)

ein Verhältnis von 3 zu 1 — a ratio of 3 to 1

das Ergebnis war 2 zu 1 — the result was 2-1 or 2 to 1

7) (einen Preis zuordnend) at; for

fünf Briefmarken zu fünfzig [Cent] — five 50-cent stamps

8) (eine Zahlenangabe zuordnend)

ein Fass zu zehn Litern — a ten-litre barrel

Portionen zu je einem Pfund — portions weighing a pound each

9) (Zweck) for

sie sagte das zu seiner Beruhigung — she said it to allay his fears

10) (Ziel, Ergebnis) into

zu etwas werden — turn into something

die Kartoffeln zu einem Brei zerstampfen — mash the potatoes into a puree

11) (über) about; on

sich zu etwas äußern — comment on something

zu welchem Thema spricht er? — what is he going to speak about?

was sagst du zu meinem Vorschlag? — what do you say to my proposal?

12) (gegenüber)

freundlich/ hässlich zu jemandem sein — be friendly/nasty to somebody; s. auch zum; zur
2.
Adverb

1) (allzu) too

zu sehr — too much

er ist zu alt, um diese Reise zu unternehmen — he is too old to undertake this journey

das ist ja zu schön/komisch! — that's really wonderful/hilarious!; that's too wonderful/hilarious for words!

2) nachgestellt (Richtung) towards

der Grenze zu — towards the border

3) (ugs.)

zu sein — be shut

der Laden ist zu — the shop has shut

Augen/Tür zu! — shut your eyes/the door!

4) (ugs.): (Aufforderung)

nur zu! — (fang/fangt an!) get going!; get down to it!; (mach/macht weiter!) get on with it!
3.
Konjunktion

1) (mit Infinitiv) to

du hast zu gehorchen — you must obey

was gibts da zu lachen? — what is there to laugh about?

das ist nicht zu glauben — it is unbelievable

Haus zu verkaufen/vermieten — house for sale/to let

2) (mit 1. Part.)

die zu gewinnenden Preise — the prizes to be won

die zu erledigende Post — the letters pl. to be dealt with

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zu¹ präp (+dat)

1. räumlich, Richtung: to, toward(s);

bis zu up to;

zu jemandem gehen go and ( oder to) see sb;

zu Tal fahren, gleiten etc: downhill; → Boden 2, Kopf 2 etc

2. räumlich, Lage: at, in;

zu Berlin in ( amtlich: at) Berlin;

der Dom zu Köln Cologne Cathedral;

zu ebener Erde at ground level;

zu jemandes Füßen at sb’s feet;

zu Hause at home;

zu beiden Seiten des Rheins on both sides of the Rhine;

zu Wasser und zu Lande on land and at sea;

Gasthof zu den drei Eichen the Three Oaktrees (Inn)

3. zeitlich, Zeitpunkt: at; Zeitraum: over; Anlass: for;

noch zehn Minuten (bis) zu … another ten minutes before …;

zu Beginn at the beginning;

zu Weihnachten at Christmas; schenken etc: for Christmas; → Lebzeiten

4. (für) Zweck, Ziel: for;

zu etwas gut sein be good for sth;

Stoff zu einem Kleid material for a dress

5. Ergebnis ausdrückend: (in)to;

es kam zu einem Skandal it blew up into a scandal, a scandal resulted;

zu Asche verbrennen burn to ashes;

zu etwas werden turn into sth; Person: auch become sth;

zu meiner Freude/Überraschung to my delight/surprise

6. Beziehung ausdrückend: for; thematisch: about, on;

sich äußern zu say sth about;

gehören zu belong to;

gemein/nett zu nasty/nice to;

passen zu suit;

der Schlüssel zur Gartentür the key to the garden door;

Liebe/Zuneigung zu jemandem love/affection for sb;

aus Freundschaft zu ihr out of friendship for her

7. Zusammensein: (mit) with; (hinzu) to;

sich zu jemandem setzen sit with sb, join sb, sit (down) next to sb;

Brot zum Ei essen have bread with one’s egg;

Zucker zum Kaffee nehmen take sugar in one’s coffee;

zu alledem kommt noch hinzu, dass … and on top of all that …

8. Art und Weise:

zu Fuß on foot;

zu Pferd kommen come on horseback;

zu Deutsch in German

9. Menge, Zahl, Häufigkeit, Verhältnis etc: in;

nur zu einem kleinen Teil only to a small extent;

ein Potenzial, das nur zu einem kleinen Teil genutzt wird a potential only a small part of which is actually used;

zu zweit nebeneinandergehen walk along two by two;

sie kamen zu sechst six of them came;

zu hunderten oder

Hunderten in hundreds;

es ist zu 20%/einem Viertel falsch 20%/a quarter of it is incorrect;

ein Fass zu 50 Litern a 50-litre (US -er) barrel;

zehn Karten zu zwei Euro (à, je) ten tickets at two euros (a ticket); insgesamt: ten tickets for two euros

10. Zahlenverhältnis:

3 zu 1 three to one; SPORT bei Ergebnisangaben: three-one

11. Adelsprädikat:

Graf zu Pappenheim Count of Pappenheim; → Hilfe 1 etc, zum, zur

zu² adv

1. (übermäßig) too;

zu sehr too much;

zu sehr betonen overemphasize;

das Loch ist zu groß, als dass man es noch flicken könnte the hole is too big to be mended;

(viel) zu viel/viele (far oder much) too much/many;

einer etc

zu viel one etc too many;

einmal zu viel once too often;

ein gutes Gehalt wäre zu viel gesagt a good salary would be a bit of an overstatement;

ich krieg zu viel! umg well blow me down!;

was zu viel ist, ist zu viel! enough is enough!;

zu wenig not enough, too little (pl few);

viel zu wenig not nearly enough, far too little (pl few);

einer etc

zu wenig one etc short, one etc too few;

du isst zu wenig you don’t eat enough, you need to eat more

2. umg (sehr) too, so, terribly;

zu niedlich! how terribly sweet!;

das ist ja zu nett! (sehr nett) that’s really very nice!; iron (sehr gemein) how terribly nice (of you)!; (sehr ärgerlich) a fine thing, I must say!

3. umg:

immer oder

nur zu! go on!;

na, dann (mal) zu! OK, go ahead; beim Aufbruch: OK, let’s go, off we (bzw you) go then

4. Richtung:

nach Norden zu toward(s) the north; zeitlich:

auf oder

gegen … zu toward(s)

zu³

A. adj umg

1.

zu sein Fenster, Mund etc: be closed, be shut;

eine zu(n)e Tür etc a closed door etc

2.

zu sein (verstopft) Nase: be blocked; Ader, Straße, Zufahrt: be blocked

3.

zu sein (ausgebucht) Flug: be full

4.

zu sein (betrunken) be plastered, be pissed sl; (im Drogenrausch) be out of it

B. adv (Ggs offen) closed, shut;

Augen zu! close your eyes;

Tür zu! shut the door!

zu⁴ konj

1. (+inf):

ich habe zu arbeiten I’ve got work to do;

es ist nicht zu übersehen it can’t be overlooked;

gut zu gebrauchen sein be perfectly usable;

ich erinnere mich, ihn gesehen zu haben I remember seeing him; auch im Wort:

auszuhalten sein be bearable

2. (+ ppr):

ein sorgfältig zu erwägender Plan a plan requiring careful consideration; auch im Wort:

die auszuwechselnden Fahrzeugteile the parts to be exchanged

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (Richtung) to

zu... hin — towards...

er kommt zu mir — (besucht mich) he is coming to my place

2) (zusammen mit) with

zu dem Käse gab es Wein — there was wine with the cheese

das passt nicht zu Bier/zu dem Kleid — that doesn't go with beer/with that dress

3) (Lage) at

zu beiden Seiten — on both sides

zu seiner Linken — (geh.) on his left

er kam zu dieser Tür herein — he came in by this door

der Dom zu Speyer — (veralt.) Speyer Cathedral

das Gasthaus ‘Zu den drei Eichen’ — the Three Oaks Inn

4) (zeitlich) at

zu Weihnachten — at Christmas

was schenkst du ihnen zu Weihnachten — what will you give them for Christmas?

er will zu Ostern verreisen — he wants to go away for Easter

zu dieser Stunde — at this time

5) (Art u. Weise)

zu meiner Zufriedenheit/Überraschung — to my satisfaction/surprise

zu seinem Vorteil/Nachteil — to his advantage/disadvantage; (bei Mengenangaben o. Ä)

zu Dutzenden/zweien — by the dozen/in twos

sie sind zu einem Drittel/zu 50 % arbeitslos — a third/50 % of them are jobless

zu einem großen Teil — largely; to a large extent

6) (ein Zahlenverhältnis ausdrückend)

ein Verhältnis von 3 zu 1 — a ratio of 3 to 1

das Ergebnis war 2 zu 1 — the result was 2-1 or 2 to 1

7) (einen Preis zuordnend) at; for

fünf Briefmarken zu fünfzig [Cent] — five 50-cent stamps

8) (eine Zahlenangabe zuordnend)

ein Fass zu zehn Litern — a ten-litre barrel

Portionen zu je einem Pfund — portions weighing a pound each

9) (Zweck) for

sie sagte das zu seiner Beruhigung — she said it to allay his fears

10) (Ziel, Ergebnis) into

zu etwas werden — turn into something

die Kartoffeln zu einem Brei zerstampfen — mash the potatoes into a puree

11) (über) about; on

sich zu etwas äußern — comment on something

zu welchem Thema spricht er? — what is he going to speak about?

was sagst du zu meinem Vorschlag? — what do you say to my proposal?

12) (gegenüber)

freundlich/ hässlich zu jemandem sein — be friendly/nasty to somebody; s. auch zum; zur
2.
Adverb

1) (allzu) too

zu sehr — too much

er ist zu alt, um diese Reise zu unternehmen — he is too old to undertake this journey

das ist ja zu schön/komisch! — that's really wonderful/hilarious!; that's too wonderful/hilarious for words!

2) nachgestellt (Richtung) towards

der Grenze zu — towards the border

3) (ugs.)

zu sein — be shut

der Laden ist zu — the shop has shut

Augen/Tür zu! — shut your eyes/the door!

4) (ugs.): (Aufforderung)

nur zu! — (fang/fangt an!) get going!; get down to it!; (mach/macht weiter!) get on with it!
3.
Konjunktion

1) (mit Infinitiv) to

du hast zu gehorchen — you must obey

was gibts da zu lachen? — what is there to laugh about?

das ist nicht zu glauben — it is unbelievable

Haus zu verkaufen/vermieten — house for sale/to let

2) (mit 1. Part.)

die zu gewinnenden Preise — the prizes to be won

die zu erledigende Post — the letters pl. to be dealt with

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adv.

too adv. konj.

for conj. präp.

at prep.

to prep.

toward prep.

towards prep.

unto prep.

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20 passer

passer [pαse]

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1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

3. reflexive verb

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► passer is conjugated with être unless it has an object, when the auxiliary is avoir.

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► Lorsque passer fait partie d'une locution comme passer sous le nez de qn, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. (d'un endroit à un autre) to go

• l'autobus vient de passer the bus has just gone past

• passer en courant to run past

• faire passer les piétons to let the pedestrians cross

• la balle n'est pas passée loin the bullet didn't miss by much

• où passe la route ? where does the road go?

► passer à ( = passer par, aller à)

la Seine passe à Paris the Seine flows through Paris

• si nous passions au salon ? shall we go into the sitting room?

• passer à table to sit down to eat

• passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy

• passer d'un extrême à l'autre to go from one extreme to the other► passer après

• le confort, ça passe après comfort is less important► passer avant

• le travail passe avant tout work comes first► passer dans

• les camions ne passent pas dans notre rue lorries don't go along our street

• passer dans les mœurs to become the custom

• passer dans la langue to enter the language

• l'alcool passe dans le sang alcohol enters the bloodstream► passer derrière to go behind

► passer devant to go in front of

• passer devant la maison de qn to go past sb's house

• je passe devant vous pour vous montrer le chemin I'll go in front to show you the way

• passez donc devant ! you go first!

• passer devant Monsieur le maire to get married

• il est passé devant le conseil de discipline he came up before the disciplinary committee► passer par to go through

• pour y aller, je passe par Amiens I go there via Amiens

• par où êtes-vous passé ? (pour venir ici) which way did you come? ; (pour aller ailleurs) which way did you go?

• pour téléphoner, il faut passer par le standard you have to go through the switchboard to make a call

• il est passé par des moments difficiles he's been through some hard times

• passer par un lycée technique to go through technical college

• nous sommes tous passés par là we've all been through that

• il faudra bien en passer par là there's no way round it

• une idée m'est passée par la tête an idea occurred to me

• ça fait du bien par où ça passe ! (inf) that's just what the doctor ordered! (inf)► passer sous to go under

• il est passé sous l'autobus he was run over by the bus

• l'air passe sous la porte there's a draught from under the door► passer sur to go over ; ( = ignorer) to ignore

• passons sur les détails let's not worry about the details

• et je passe sur la saleté du lieu ! not to mention how dirty the place was!► laisser passer [+ air, lumière] to let in ; [+ personne, procession] to let through ; [+ erreur, occasion] to miss

• nous ne pouvons pas laisser passer ça we cannot let this pass

   b. ( = faire une halte rapide) passer au bureau to call in at the office

• passer chez un ami to call in at a friend's

• je ne fais que passer (chez qn) I can't stay long ; (dans une ville) I'm just passing through

• le facteur est passé the postman has been

► passer + infinitif

• passer prendre qn to call for sb

• passer chercher qn to call for sb

• passer voir qn to call on sb

• puis-je passer te voir en vitesse ? can I pop round?► en passant ( = sur le chemin) on the way ; ( = dans la conversation) in passing

• j'irai le voir en passant I'll call in and see him on the way

• il l'a dit en passant he mentioned it in passing

• il aime tous les sports, du football à la boxe en passant par le golf he likes all sports, from football to golf to boxing

   c. (Automobiles) les vitesses passent mal the gears are stiff

• passer en première to go into first

• passer en marche arrière to go into reverse

   d. ( = franchir un obstacle) [véhicule] to get through ; [cheval, sauteur] to get over

• ça passe ? (en manœuvrant) have I got enough room?

   e. ( = s'écouler) [temps] to go by

• comme le temps passe ! how time flies!

   f. ( = être digéré) to go down

• ça ne passe pas [repas] I've got indigestion

   g. ( = être accepté) [demande, proposition] to be accepted

• je ne pense pas que ce projet de loi passera I don't think this bill will be passed

• il est passé de justesse à l'examen he only just passed the exam

• il est passé dans la classe supérieure he's moved up to the next class (Brit) he's been promoted to the next grade (US)

• l'équipe est passée en 2^e division the team have moved up to the second division

• ça passe ou ça casse it's make or break time

   h. ( = devenir) to become

• passer directeur to become director

   i. ( = être montré) [film, émission, personne] to be on

• passer à la radio to be on the radio

• passer à la télévision to be on television

   j. ( = disparaître) [douleur] to pass ; [orage] to blow over ; [beauté, couleur] to fade ; [colère] to subside ; [mode] to die out

• faire passer à qn l'envie de faire qch to cure sb of doing sth

• cela fera passer votre rhume that will help get rid of your cold

• le plus dur est passé the worst is over

• il voulait être pompier mais ça lui est passé he wanted to be a fireman but he grew out of it

   k. (Cards) to pass

   l. (locutions) qu'il soit menteur, passe encore,... he may be a liar, that's one thing,...

► passer pour

• il pourrait passer pour un Allemand you could take him for a German

• il passe pour intelligent he's supposed to be intelligent

• se faire passer pour to pass o.s. off as

• tu veux me faire passer pour un idiot ! do you want to make me look stupid?► y passer (inf)

on a eu la grippe, tout le monde y est passé we've all had flu

• toute sa fortune y est passée he spent all his fortune on it

• si elle veut une promotion, il faudra bien qu'elle y passe (sexuellement) if she wants to be promoted, she'll have to sleep with the boss► passons let's say no more about it

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   a. ( = franchir) [+ frontière] to cross ; [+ porte] to go through

• passer la douane to go through customs

• passer une rivière à la nage to swim across a river

   b. ( = donner, transmettre) to give ; [+ consigne, message] to pass on

• passer qch à qn to give sth to sb

• passe-moi une cigarette give me a cigarette

• passer le ballon à qn to pass the ball to sb

• tu fais passer pass it round

• il m'a passé un livre he's lent me a book

• je vous passe M. Duroy [standard] I'm putting you through to Mr Duroy ; ( = je lui passe l'appareil) here's Mr Duroy

• passer qch en fraude to smuggle sth

• passer sa mauvaise humeur sur qn to take one's bad temper out on sb

   c. ( = mettre) [+ vêtement] to put on

• passer la tête à la porte to poke one's head round the door

   d. ( = dépasser) [+ gare, maison] to pass

• tu as passé l'âge you're too old

• il ne passera pas la nuit he won't last the night

   e. ( = omettre) [+ mot, ligne] to leave out

• passer son tour to miss one's turn

• et j'en passe ! and that's not all!

   f. ( = permettre) passer un caprice à qn to humour sb

• on lui passe tout [+ bêtises] he gets away with anything ; [+ désirs] he gets everything he wants

• passez-moi l'expression if you'll pardon the expression

   g. [+ examen] to take

• passer son permis (de conduire) to take one's driving test

• passer une visite médicale to have a medical

   h. [+ temps, vacances] to spend

• passer sa vie à faire to spend one's life doing

• j'ai passé la soirée chez Luc I spent the evening at Luc's

• ça fait passer le temps it passes the time

   i. [+ film, diapositives] to show ; [+ disque] to play

   j. [+ commande] to place

• passer un accord avec qn to reach an agreement with sb

• passer un marché avec qn to do a deal with sb

   k. (à la passoire) to sieve ; (au mixer) to blend

   l. (locutions) passer la serpillière dans la cuisine to wash the kitchen floor

• passer le balai dans une pièce to sweep a room

• passer l'aspirateur dans une pièce to vacuum a room

• passer une couche de peinture sur qch to give sth a coat of paint

• passe-toi de l'eau sur le visage splash your face with water

• qu'est-ce qu'il lui a passé comme savon ! (inf) he gave him a really rough time! (inf)

3. <

► se passer

   a. ( = avoir lieu) to happen

• qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ? what happened?

• que se passe-t-il ? what's going on?

• tout s'est bien passé everything went off smoothly

• ça s'est mal passé it turned out badly

• ça ne se passera pas comme ça ! I won't stand for that!

   b. ( = se mettre à soi-même) elle s'est passé de la crème solaire sur les épaules she put some sun cream on her shoulders

• se passer les mains sous l'eau to rinse one's hands

   c. (se transmettre) [+ ballon] to pass to each other ; [+ notes de cours, livre, plat] to pass around

   d. ( = finir) il faut attendre que ça se passe you'll have to wait till it's over

   e. ► se passer de [+ chose] to do without ; [+ personne] to manage without

• je peux me passer de ta présence I can manage without you around

• on peut se passer d'aller au théâtre we can do without going to the theatre

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+1! La traduction la plus courante de passer n'est pas to pass ; passer un examen se traduit par to take an exam.

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pɑse
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, frontière]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [obstacle]

ils ont fait passer la rivière au troupeau — they took the herd across the river

il m'a fait passer la frontière — he got me across the border

2) ( faire franchir)

passer quelque chose à la douane — to get something through customs

3) ( dépasser) to go past, to pass

quand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite — turn right after the lights

j'ai passé l'âge — I'm too old

le malade ne passera pas la nuit — the patient won't last the night

4) ( mettre)

passer le doigt sur la table — to run one's finger over the table-top

passer la tête à la fenêtre — to stick one's head out of the window

elle m' a passé le bras autour des épaules — she put her arm around my shoulders

5) ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [something] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter) (colloq) to lend ( à quelqu'un to somebody); ( donner) (colloq) to give ( à quelqu'un to somebody)

fais passer la nouvelle à tes amis — pass the news on to your friends

passer sa colère sur ses collègues — to take one's anger out on one's colleagues

6) ( au téléphone)

tu peux me passer Chris? — can you put Chris on?

attends, je te la passe — hold on, here she is, I'll put her on

je vous le passe — ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through

pourriez-vous me passer le poste 4834? — could you put me through to extension 4834 please?

7) ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]

faire passer un test à quelqu'un — to give somebody a test

c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux — I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral

8) ( réussir) to pass [examen, test]

9) ( dans le temps) to spend [temps] ( à faire doing)

nous avons passé de bons moments ensemble — we've had some good times together

dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit! — (colloq) hurry up, or we'll be here all night!

10) ( pardonner)

elle leur passe tout — she lets them get away with murder

il passe tous ses caprices à sa fille — he indulges his daughter's every whim

passez-moi l'expression — if you'll pardon the expression

11) ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]

je vous passe les détails — I'll spare you the details

j'en passe et des meilleures — (colloq) ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on

12) ( utiliser)

passer un chiffon sur les meubles — to go over the furniture with a cloth

passer un coup de fer sur une chemise — to give a shirt a quick iron

passer l'aspirateur dans le salon — to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge

13) ( étendre)

passer un peu de baume sur une brûlure — to dab some ointment on a burn

passer une couche de peinture sur quelque chose — to give something a coat of paint

14) ( soumettre)

passer quelque chose à la flamme — to hold something over a flame

qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé! — (colloq) she really went for us! (colloq)

15) ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus, sauce]; to purée [légumes]

16) ( enfiler) to slip [something] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]

ils ont essayé de me passer la camisole — they tried to put me in a straitjacket

17) ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce]

18) ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]

passer un marché — (colloq) to make a deal

19) Automobile ( enclencher)

passer la troisième/la marche arrière — to go into third gear/into reverse

20) Jeux

passer son tour — to pass

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to pass

passer entre — to pass between

nous sommes passés près du lac — we went past the lake

passer sur un pont — to go over a bridge

l'autobus vient juste de passer — the bus has just gone

le facteur n'est pas encore passé — the postman hasn't come ou been yet

je suis passé à côté du monument — I passed the monument

nous sommes passés près de chez toi — we were near your house

passer à pied/à bicyclette — to walk/to cycle past

un avion est passé — a plane flew overhead

il est passé en courant — he ran past

le ballon est passé tout près des buts — the ball narrowly missed the goal

2) (se trouver, s'étendre)

la route passe à côté du lac — the road runs alongside the lake

ils ont fait passer la route devant chez nous — they built the road in front of our house

ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles — line that goes through the centres [BrE] of two circles

en faisant passer une ligne par ces deux villes — drawing a line through these two towns

3) ( faire un saut)

je ne fais que passer — I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute

quand je suis passé au marché — when I went down to the market

il est passé déposer un dossier — he came to drop off a file

passer dans la matinée — to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning

passe nous voir plus souvent! — come and see us more often!

passer prendre quelqu'un/qch — to pick somebody/sth up

4) ( se rendre) to go

les contrebandiers sont passés en Espagne — the smugglers have crossed into Spain

passez derrière moi — follow me

il est passé devant moi — ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me

passer devant une commission — to come before a committee

5) ( aller au-delà) to get through

il est passé au rouge — he went through the red lights

il n'a pas attendu le feu vert pour passer — he didn't wait for the lights to turn green

il m'a fait signe de passer — he waved me on

vas-y, ça passe! — go on, there's plenty of room!

laisser passer une ambulance — to let an ambulance through

le volet laisse passer un peu de lumière — the shutter lets in a chink of light

la cloison laisse passer le bruit — the partition doesn't keep the noise out

passer par-dessus bord — to fall overboard

il est passé par la fenêtre — ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window

il est passé sous un train — he was run over by a train

passer derrière la maison — to get round GB ou around US the back of the house

6) ( transiter)

passer par — [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through

nous sommes passés par Édimbourg — we went via Edinburgh

passer par quelqu'un pour faire quelque chose — to go through somebody to do

passer par de rudes épreuves — to go through the mill

passer par une rue — to go along a street

passer au bord de la faillite — to come very close to bankruptcy

la formation par laquelle il est passé — the training (that) he had

il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête — he always says the first thing that comes into his head

je ne sais jamais ce qui te passe par la tête — I never know what's going on in your head

une idée m'est passée par la tête — an idea occurred to me

qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? — what was he/she thinking of?

un sourire passa sur ses lèvres — he/she smiled briefly

des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe — from reptiles to man, including apes

7) (colloq) ( avoir son tour)

il accuse le patron, ses collègues, bref, tout le monde y passe — he's accusing the boss, his colleagues - in other words, everyone in sight

que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer — whether you like it or not, there's no alternative

on ne peut pas faire autrement que d'en passer par là — there is no other way around it

je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là — I know all about that, I've been there (colloq)

8) ( négliger)

je préfère passer sur ce point — I'd rather not dwell on that point

il est passé sur les détails — he didn't go into the details

si l'on passe sur les frais de déplacement — if we ignore the travel expenses

passons! — ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!

passer à côté d'une question — ( involontairement) to miss the point

laisser passer quelque chose — ( délibérément) to overlook something

laisser passer une occasion — to miss an opportunity

laisser passer plusieurs fautes — ( par inadvertance) to let several mistakes slip through

9) ( ne pas approfondir)

notons en passant que — we should note in passing that

soit dit en passer — incidentally

10) (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well ( auprès de with); [loi, candidat] to get through; [attitude, pensée] to be accepted

ce doit être le concombre qui passe mal — it must be the cucumber

prends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! — have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion

vos critiques sont mal passées — your criticism went down badly

ils n'ont jamais pu faire passer leurs idées — they never managed to get their ideas accepted

que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! — criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander

avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas — flattery won't work with him

passer au premier tour — Politique to be elected in the first round

passer dans la classe supérieure — to move up to the next year ou grade US

(ça) passe pour cette fois — (colloq) I'll let it go this time

11) ( se déplacer)

passer de France en Espagne — to leave France and enter Spain

passer de la salle à manger au salon — to move from the dining room to the lounge

passer à l'ennemi — to go over to the enemy

passer sous contrôle de l'ONU — to be taken over by the UN

passer sous contrôle ennemi — to fall into enemy hands

passer de main en main — to be passed around

passer constamment d'un sujet à l'autre — to flit from one subject to another

passer de la théorie à la pratique — to put theory into practice

leur nombre pourrait passer à 700 — their number could reach 700

passer à un taux supérieur — to go up to a higher rate

faire passer quelque chose de 200 à 300 — to increase something from 200 to 300

12) ( être pris)

passer pour un imbécile — to look a fool

il passe pour l'inventeur de l'ordinateur — he's supposed to have invented computers

il pourrait passer pour un Américain — he could be taken for an American

il veut passer pour un grand homme — he wants to be seen as a great man

faire passer quelqu'un/qch pour exceptionnel — to make somebody/sth out to be exceptional

se faire passer pour malade — to pretend to be ill

se faire passer pour mort — to fake one's own death

il se fait passer pour mon frère — he passes himself off as my brother

13) ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to pass

quand l'orage sera or aura passé — lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down

ça passera — ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it

la première réaction passée — once we/they calmed down

nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée — we had to wait for his/her anger to subside

passer de mode — to go out of fashion

cette mode est vite passée — that fashion was short-lived

faire passer à quelqu'un l'envie de faire — to cure somebody of the desire to do

je vais leur faire passer l'envie de tirer sur ma sonnette! — I'll teach them to ring my bell!

ce médicament fait passer les maux d'estomac — this medicine relieves stomach ache

cette mauvaise habitude te passera — it's a bad habit you'll grow out of

14) (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing

15) ( être placé)

passer avant/après — ( en importance) to come before/after

la santé passe avant tout — health comes first

il fait passer sa famille avant ses amis — he puts his family before his friends

16) (colloq) ( disparaître)

où étais-tu (encore) passé? — where (on earth) did you get to?

où est passé mon livre? — where has my book got to?

17) ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by

deux ans ont passé — two years have passed

je ne vois pas le temps passer — I don't know where the time goes

le week-end a passé trop vite — the weekend went too quickly

18) ( se mettre à) to turn to

passons aux choses sérieuses — let's turn to serious matters

passer à l'étape suivante — to move on to the next stage

passons à autre chose — let's change the subject

nous allons passer au vote — let's vote now

passer à l'offensive — to take the offensive

19) ( être transmis)

passer de père en fils — to be handed down from father to son

l'expression est passée dans la langue — the expression has become part of the language

ça finira par passer dans les mœurs — it'll eventually become common practice

il a fait passer son émotion dans la salle — he transmitted his emotion to the audience

20) ( être promu) to be promoted to

être passé maître dans l'art de faire — to be a past master at doing

elle est passée maître dans l'art de mentir — she's an accomplished liar

21) ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into

22) (colloq) ( mourir)

y passer — to die

si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer — if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself

on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux — we've all got to go sometime, the later the better

23) ( se décolorer) [teinte, tissu] to fade

passer au soleil — to fade in the sun

24) ( filtrer) [café] to filter

faire passer la soupe — to put the soup through a sieve

25) ( changer de vitesse)

passer en troisième/marche arrière — to go into third/reverse

la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer — third gear is a bit stiff

26) Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass

3.

se passer verbe pronominal

1) ( se produire) to happen

tout se passe comme si l'euro avait été dévalué — it's as if the euro had been devalued

2) ( être situé) to take place

la scène se passe au Viêt Nam — the scene is set in Vietnam

3) ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go

tout s'est passé très vite — it all happened very fast

ça va mal se passer pour toi — you're going to be in trouble

ça ne se passera pas comme ça! — I won't leave it at that!

4) ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass

deux ans se sont passés depuis — that was two years ago

attendons que ça se passe — let's wait till it's over

nos soirées se passaient à regarder la télévision — we spent the evenings watching television

5) ( se dispenser)

se passer de — [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]

se passer de commentaires — to speak for itself

ne pas pouvoir se passer de faire — not to be able to help doing

6) ( se mettre)

se passer la langue sur les lèvres — to run one's tongue over one's lips

se passer la main sur le front — to put a hand to one's forehead

7) ( l'un à l'autre)

ils se sont passé des documents — they exchanged some documents

nous nous sommes passé le virus — we caught the virus from each other

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pɒse
1. vi

1) (= aller) to go, to pass, to pass by, to go by

passer au salon — to go through to the sitting room

passer par — to go through

Ils sont passés par Paris. — They went through Paris.

passez devant! — go in front!

passez par ici! — go this way!

passer à table — to sit down to eat

2) (= faire une halte rapide) [facteur] to come, to call, (pour rendre visite) to call in, to drop in

Je passerai chez vous ce soir. — I'll call in this evening., I'll drop in this evening.

passer prendre qn — to come and collect sb

en passant — in passing

Je lui ai dit en passant que j'allais me marier. — I told him in passing that I was getting married.

3) CARTES to pass

4)

passe encore de le penser, mais de le dire! — it's one thing to think it, but to say it!

passons! — let's say no more about it!

passer sur qch [faute, détail inutile] — to pass over sth

5) (= s'écouler) [temps, jours] to go by, to pass

6) (= disparaître) [douleur] to pass, to go away, [mode] to die out, [couleur, papier] to fade

faire passer à qn le goût de qch [homme] — to cure sb of his taste for sth, [femme] to cure sb of her taste for sth

7) (= franchir un obstacle, traverser) [personne] to get through, [courant, air, lumière] to get through, [liquide, café] to go through

faire passer [message] — to get over, to get across

laisser passer [air, lumière, personne] — to let through, [occasion] to miss, [erreur] to overlook

Il m'a laissé passer. — He let me through.

8) (= être digéré, avalé) to go down

9) ÉDUCATION, [personne] to move up (to the next class)

10) (= être diffusé) [film, émission] to be on

passer à la télévision — to be on TV

"Titanic" passe à la télé ce soir. — "Titanic" is on TV tonight.

Mon père passe à la radio demain soir. — My father's on the radio tomorrow night.

11) (autres locutions)

passer à [ennemi, opposition] — to go over to

passer aux aveux — to confess, to make a confession

passer avant qch/qn fig — to come before sth/sb

passer dans les mœurs — to become the custom

passer dans l'usage — to become normal usage

passer en seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second

passer pour; Il passe pour riche. — He is thought to be rich.

il passait pour avoir — he was said to have

faire passer qn/qch pour — to make sb/sth out to be

2. vt

1) (= franchir) [frontière, rivière] to cross, [douane] to go through

Nous avons passé la frontière belge. — We crossed the Belgian border.

faire passer qch dans qch — to get sth into sth

faire passer qch par qch — to get sth through sth

2) (= transmettre, donner)

passer qch à qn — to pass sth to sb, to give sb sth

Passe-moi le sel, s'il te plaît. — Pass me the salt, please.

je vous passe M. Cousin (au téléphone) — I'm putting you through to Mr Cousin

passer qch en fraude (= faire entrer) — to smuggle sth in, (= faire sortir) to smuggle sth out

passer la parole à qn — to hand over to sb

3) [temps, journée] to spend

Elle a passé la journée à ne rien faire. — She spent the day doing nothing.

Ils passent toujours leurs vacances au Danemark. — They always spend their holidays in Denmark.

4) (= subir) [examen] to sit, to take, [visite médicale] to have

Gordon a passé ses examens la semaine dernière. — Gordon took his exams last week.

5) (= mettre) [vêtement] to slip on

passer la main par la portière — to stick one's hand out of the door

passer la seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second

6) (= faire passer) [thé, soupe] to strain

passer qch dans qch — to put sth into sth

passer qch par qch — to put sth through sth

passer l'aspirateur — to hoover

7) (= jouer) [film] to show, [disque, CD] to play, to put on

On passe "Le Kid" au cinéma cette semaine. — They're showing "The Kid" at the cinema this week.

8) (= conclure) [marché] to agree on, [accord] to reach

9) (= tolérer)

passer qch à qn — to let sb get away with sth

et j'en passe! — and that's not all!

10) (= devenir)

passer président — to become president

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passer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, pont, frontière, col]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [haie, obstacle]; ils ont fait passer la rivière au troupeau they took the herd across the river; il m'a fait passer la frontière he got me across the border;

2 ( faire franchir) passer qch à la douane to get sth through customs; passer qch en fraude or contrebande to smuggle sth; passer qn en fraude ( vers l'intérieur) to smuggle sb in; ( vers l'extérieur) to smuggle sb out; ⇒ gauche;

3 ( dépasser) to go past, to pass; quand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite turn right after the lights; passer la barre des dix euros to pass the ten-euro mark; on a passé l'heure it's too late; j'ai passé l'âge I'm too old; le malade ne passera pas la nuit the patient won't last the night;

4 ( mettre) passer le doigt sur la table to run one's finger over the table-top; passer la tête à la fenêtre to stick one's head out of the window; elle m'a passé le bras autour des épaules she put her arm around my shoulders; elle m'a passé la main dans les cheveux she ran her fingers through my hair;

5 ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [sth] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter)○ to lend (à qn to sb); ( donner)○ to give (à qn to sb); passer le ballon au gardien de but to pass the ball to the goalkeeper; passe-moi le sel pass me the salt; passe le vin à ton père pass your father the wine; faites passer le plat entre vous pass the dish around; fais passer la bonne nouvelle à tes amis pass the good news on to your friends; elle a attrapé la grippe et l'a passée à son mari she caught flu and gave it to her husband; il m'a passé son vélo○ ( prêté) he lent me his bike; ( donné) he gave me his bike; il m'a passé son rhume he's given me his cold;

6 ( au téléphone) tu peux me passer Chris? can you put Chris on?; attends, je te la passe hold on, here she is, I'll put her on; je vous le passe ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through; pourriez-vous me passer le poste 4834/le service de traduction? could you put me through to extension 4834/the translation department, please?; il est sorti, je vous passe sa secrétaire he's out, I'll put you through to his secretary;

7 ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]; passer son permis de conduire to take one's driving test; faire passer un test à qn to give sb a test; c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral;

8 ( réussir) to pass [examen, test];

9 ( dans le temps) to spend [temps, jour, vie, vacances] (à faire doing); passer une nuit à l'hôtel to spend a night at a hotel; nous avons passé de bons moments ensemble we've had some good times together; dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit○! hurry up, or we'll be here all night!; passer sa colère sur son chat/ses collègues to take one's anger out on the cat/one's colleagues;

10 ( pardonner) passer qch à qn to let sb get away with sth; il ne me passe rien he doesn't let me get away with anything; elle leur passe tout she lets them get away with murder; passez-lui ses écarts de langage excuse his/her strong language; il passe tous ses caprices à sa fille he indulges his daughter's every whim; passez-moi l'expression/le terme if you'll pardon the expression/the word;

11 ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]; je vous passe les détails I'll spare you the details; j'en passe et des meilleures ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on;

12 ( utiliser) passer un chiffon humide sur les meubles to go over the furniture with a damp cloth; passer un coup de fer sur une chemise to give a shirt a quick press; n'oublie pas de passer l'aspirateur dans le salon don't forget to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge;

13 ( étendre) en passant un peu de cire, les rayures disparaîtront if you go over it with a bit of wax, the scratches will disappear; passer un peu de baume sur une brûlure to dab some ointment on a burn; passer une couche de peinture sur qch to give sth a coat of paint;

14 ( soumettre) passez le plat au four put the dish in the oven; passer la pointe d'une aiguille à la flamme to hold the point of a needle over a flame; passer le plancher à la cire to put some wax on the floor; passer qch à l'eau ( pour rincer) to give sth a rinse; ( pour obtenir une réaction) to soak sth briefly in water; qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé○! she really went for us○!; ⇒ peigne;

15 ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus de fruit, sauce]; to purée [légumes]; passer des légumes au moulin à légumes to purée vegetables;

16 ( enfiler) to slip [sth] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]; ils ont essayé de me passer la camisole they tried to put me in a straitjacket;

17 ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce];

18 ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]; passer un marché○ to make a deal;

19 Compta ( entrer) to enter, to post spéc [somme, dépense];

20 Aut ( enclencher) to go into [vitesse]; passer la troisième/la marche arrière to go into third gear/into reverse;

21 Jeux ( renoncer à) passer son tour to pass.

B vi

1 ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to pass; passer entre to pass between; regarder passer les trains to watch the trains go past ou by; nous sommes passés devant le palais/près du lac we went past the palace/the lake; passer sous/sur un pont to go under/over a bridge; l'autobus vient juste de passer the bus has just gone; le facteur n'est pas encore passé the postman hasn't been yet; quand passe le prochain car pour Caen? when is the next coach GB ou bus for Caen?; je suis passé à côté de lui/du monument I passed him/the monument; nous sommes passés près de chez toi ce matin we were near your house this morning; passer à pied/à cheval/en voiture/à bicyclette to walk/ride/drive/cycle past; un avion est passé a plane flew past overhead; il est passé en courant/boitant he ran/limped past; j'ai renversé le vase en passant I knocked over the vase as I went by; en passant, achète du lait buy some milk while you're out; le ballon est passé tout près des buts the ball narrowly missed the goal;

2 (se trouver, s'étendre) la route passe à côté du lac the road runs alongside the lake; le ruisseau passe derrière la maison the stream runs behind the house; ils ont fait passer la route devant chez nous/près de l'église/derrière le village they built the road in front of our house/near the church/behind the village; ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles line that connects the centres^GB of two circles; en faisant passer une ligne par ces deux villes drawing a line through these two towns;

3 ( faire un saut) je ne fais que passer I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute; quand je suis passé au marché when I went down to the market; quand je suis passé à l'école when I dropped by the school; quand je suis passé chez lui when I called in to see him GB, when I dropped by his place; passer à la banque to call in at the bank GB, to drop by the bank; il est passé déposer un dossier he came to drop off a file; il est passé quelqu'un pour toi someone was looking for you; je passerai un de ces jours I'll drop by one of these days; passer dans la matinée [plombier, représentant] to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning; passe nous voir plus souvent! come and see us more often!; passer prendre qn/qch to pick sb/sth up; je passerai te prendre à six heures I'll pick you up at six; je passerai prendre le gâteau dans une heure I'll pick up the cake in an hour;

4 ( se rendre) to go; passez au guichet numéro 3 go to counter 3; passons au salon let's go into ou through to the lounge; les contrebandiers sont passés en Espagne the smugglers have crossed into Spain; passez derrière moi, je vous montrerai le chemin follow me, I'll show you the way; il est passé devant moi, il m'est passé devant○ ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me; passer à la visite médicale to go for a medical examination; passer devant une commission to come before a committee;

5 ( aller au-delà) to get through; tu ne passeras pas, c'est trop étroit you'll never get through, it's too narrow; on ne peut pas passer à cause de la neige we can't get through because of the snow; impossible de passer tant il y avait de monde you couldn't get through, there were so many people; il est passé au rouge he went through the red lights; il n'a pas attendu le feu vert pour passer he didn't wait for the lights to turn green; il m'a fait signe de passer he waved me on; il a fait passer la vieille dame devant lui he let the old lady go first; vas-y, ça passe! ( à un automobiliste) go on, there's plenty of room!; laisser passer qn to let sb through; laisser passer une ambulance to let an ambulance through; le volet laisse passer un peu de lumière the shutter lets in a chink of light; la cloison laisse passer le bruit the partition doesn't keep the noise out; passer par-dessus bord to fall overboard; il est passé par la fenêtre ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window; il est passé sous un train he was run over by a train; nous n'avons pas pu faire passer l'armoire par la porte we couldn't get the wardrobe through the door; à cause des travaux, on ne peut pas passer derrière la maison because of the road works, we can't get round GB ou around US the back of the house; ⇒ caravane, casser;

6 ( transiter) passer par [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through; nous sommes passés par Édimbourg we went via Edinburgh; ça ira plus vite en passant par la Belgique it'll be quicker to go via Belgium; la manifestation passera dans cette avenue the demonstration will come along this avenue; passer par qn pour faire qch to do sth through sb; passer par de rudes épreuves to go through the mill, to have a rough time; passer par l'opératrice to go through the operator; passer par une rue to go along a street; passer par l'escalier de service to use the service stairs; nous sommes passés par une agence matrimoniale we met through a marriage bureau; il est passé par tous les stades de la formation he went through the various different stages of training; passer au bord de la faillite to come very close to bankruptcy; il est passé par une très bonne école he went to a very good school; la formation par laquelle il est passé the training (that) he had; il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête he always says the first thing that comes into his head; je ne sais jamais ce qui te passe par la tête I never know what's going on in your head; une idée m'est passée par la tête an idea occurred to me; mais qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? what on earth was he/she thinking of?; ça fait du bien par où ça passe○! [aliment, boisson] I needed that!; un éclair de malice passa dans ses yeux his/her eyes gleamed with mischief, he/she had a mischievous glint in his/her eyes; un sourire passa sur ses lèvres he/she smiled for a second; en passant par including; des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe from reptiles to man, including apes; ⇒ maire;

7 ○( avoir son tour) il accuse le patron, ses collègues, le cuisinier, bref, tout le monde y passe he's accusing the boss, his colleagues, the cook-in other words, everyone in sight; le rock, le blues, la musique classique, tout y passe rock, blues, classical music, you name it; que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer whether you like it or not, there's no alternative; la nouvelle secrétaire va y passer aussi the new secretary will get it as well; on ne peut pas faire autrement que d'en passer par là there is no other way around it; je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là I know all about that, I've been there○;

8 ( négliger) passer sur to pass over [question, défaut, erreur]; je préfère passer sur ce point pour l'instant I'd rather not dwell on that point for the moment; il est or a passé sur les détails he didn't go into the details; si l'on passe sur les frais de déplacement if we ignore the travel expenses; passons (là-dessus)! ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!; ( pardon) let's say no more about it!; passer à côté d'une question ( volontairement) to sidestep a question; ( involontairement) to miss the point; laisser passer qch ( délibérément) to let sth pass, to overlook sth; ( par inadvertance) to let sth slip through, to overlook sth; laisser passer une occasion, passer à côté d'une occasion to miss an opportunity, to let an opportunity slip ou go by; laisser passer quelques erreurs par gentillesse to overlook a few errors out of soft-heartedness; on ne peut pas laisser passer une telle erreur we cannot let a mistake like that through; le réviseur a laissé passer plusieurs fautes the proofreader let several mistakes slip through; il leur laisse passer tous leurs caprices he indulges their every whim;

9 ( ne pas approfondir) en passant in passing; notons en passant que we should note in passing that; en passant, il a ajouté que in passing, he added that; soit dit en passer incidentally;

10 (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well (auprès de with); [loi, règlement, mesure] to get through; [attitude, pensée, doctrine] to be accepted; [candidat] to get through; je ne me sens pas bien, ce doit être le concombre qui passe mal I don't feel well, it must be the cucumber; prends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion; vos critiques sont mal passées/ne sont pas passées your criticism went down badly/didn't go down well; ils n'ont jamais pu faire passer leur réforme/leurs idées they never managed to get their reform through/their ideas accepted; que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander; avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas flattery won't work with him; passer au premier tour Pol to be elected in the first round; passer dans la classe supérieure to move up to the next year ou grade US; (ça) passe pour cette fois○ this time, I'll let it go;

11 ( se déplacer) passer de France en Espagne to leave France and enter Spain; passer de la salle à manger au salon to move from the dining room to the lounge; passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy; passer dans le camp adverse to go over to the other side; passer sous contrôle de l'ONU/de l'État to be taken over by the UN/the government; passer sous contrôle ennemi to fall into enemy hands; passer de main en main to be passed around; passer constamment d'un sujet à l'autre to flit from one subject to another; passer d'un amant à un autre to go from one lover to the next; passer de l'opulence à la misère to go from extreme wealth to extreme poverty; passer de la théorie à la pratique to put theory into practice; leur nombre pourrait passer à 700 their number could reach 700; passer à un taux supérieur/inférieur to go up to a higher rate/down to a lower rate; faire passer qch de 200 à 300 to increase sth from 200 to 300; faire passer qch de 300 à 200 to decrease sth from 300 to 200; expression passée en proverbe expression that has become a proverb;

12 ( être pris) passer pour un imbécile/pour être une belle ville to be generally thought of as stupid/as a beautiful town (auprès de by); passer pour un génie to pass as a genius; son excentricité passe pour de l'intelligence his/her eccentricity passes for intelligence; il passe pour l'inventeur de l'ordinateur he's supposed to have invented computers; passer pour quelqu'un d'autre to be taken for someone else; il pourrait passer pour un Américain he could be taken for an American; il veut passer pour un grand homme he wants to be seen as a great man; faire passer qn/qch pour exceptionnel/exemplaire to make sb/sth out to be exceptional/a model of perfection; se faire passer pour malade to pretend to be ill; se faire passer pour mort to fake one's own death; il se fait passer pour mon frère he passes himself off as my brother; se faisant passer pour un agent d'assurance by passing himself off as ou by impersonating an insurance salesman; il m'a fait passer pour un imbécile he made me look like a fool;

13 ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to pass; quand l'orage sera or aura passé lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down; ça passera ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it; la première réaction passée, il a été possible de faire once we/they calmed down it was possible to do; nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée we had to wait for his/her anger to subside; passer de mode [vêtement, style, chanson, expression] to go out of fashion; cette mode est vite passée or a vite passé that fashion was short-lived; faire passer à qn l'envie or le goût de faire to cure sb of the desire to do; les sales gosses, je vais leur faire passer l'envie or l'habitude de tirer sur ma sonnette! those damn kids, I'll teach them to ring my bell!; ce médicament fait passer les maux d'estomac this medicine relieves stomach ache; cette mauvaise habitude te passera it's a bad habit you'll grow out of; ça lui passera avant que ça me reprenne○ it won't last;

14 (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing; mon ami passe à la télévision ce soir my friend is on television tonight; les films portugais qui passent à la télévision/au Rex/à Paris the Portuguese films (that are) on television/on at the Rex/on in Paris;

15 ( être placé) passer avant/après ( en importance) to come before/after; la santé passe avant tout health comes first; il fait passer sa famille avant ses amis he puts his family before his friends;

16 ○( disparaître) où étais-tu (encore) passé? where (on earth) did you get to?; où est passé mon livre/le chat? where has my book/the cat got to?;

17 ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by; deux ans ont passé depuis l'événement two years have passed since it happened; le temps a passé, et les gens ont oublié time has passed and people have forgotten; je ne vois pas le temps passer I don't know where the time goes; le week-end a or est passé trop vite the weekend went too quickly;

18 ( se mettre à) to turn to; passons aux choses sérieuses let's turn to serious matters; nous pouvons passer à l'étape suivante we can move on to the next stage; passons à autre chose let's change the subject; nous allons passer au vote let's vote now; passer à l'offensive to take the offensive;

19 ( être transmis) passer de père en fils/de génération en génération/à ses héritiers to be handed down from father to son/from generation to generation/to one's heirs; l'expression est passée dans la langue the expression has become part of the language; ça finira par passer dans les mœurs it'll eventually become common practice; il a fait passer son émotion dans la salle he transmitted his emotion to the audience;

20 ( être promu) to be promoted to; il est passé général he's been promoted to general; elle est passée maître dans l'art de mentir she's an accomplished liar;

21 ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into; la moitié de mon salaire passe en remboursement de mes dettes half my salary goes on paying off my debts; toutes mes économies y sont passées○ all my savings went into it;

22 ○( mourir) y passer to die; si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself; on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux we've all got to go sometime, the later the better;

23 ( se décolorer) [teinte, tissu] to fade; passer au soleil to fade in the sun;

24 ( filtrer) [café] to brew; faire passer la soupe to put the soup through the vegetable mill;

25 ( changer de vitesse) passer en troisième/marche arrière to go into third/reverse; la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer third gear is a bit stiff; passer de seconde en troisième to go from second into third;

26 Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass.

C se passer vpr

1 ( se produire) to happen; ça s'est passé en Chine/à Pékin/le matin/au bon moment it happened in China/in Beijing/in the morning/at the right time; il ne se passe jamais rien dans ce village nothing ever happens in this village; que se passe-t-il?, qu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening, what's going on?; tout se passe comme si le dollar avait été dévalué it's as if the dollar was devalued;

2 ( être situé) to take place; la scène se passe au Viêt Nam/dans les années trente/de nos jours the scene is set in Vietnam/in the thirties/in the present day;

3 ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go; comment s'est passée la réunion? how did the meeting go?; tout s'est bien passé everything went well; ça s'est mal passé it didn't go well; la réunion s'est très mal passée the meeting went very badly; tout s'est passé très vite it all happened very fast; ça va mal se passer pour toi si tu continues! you're going to be in trouble if you carry on GB ou continue doing that!; ça ne se passera pas comme ça! I won't leave it at that!;

4 ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass; il s'est passé deux ans depuis, deux ans se sont passés depuis that was two years ago; il ne se passe guère de jour (sans) qu'elle ne trouve à se plaindre hardly a day goes by without her finding something to complain about; attendons que ça se passe let's wait till it's over; nos soirées se passaient à regarder la télévision we spent the evenings watching television; ⇒ jeunesse;

5 ( se dispenser) se passer de [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]; nous nous sommes passés de voiture we did without a car; nous nous passerons de lui we'll do without him; je me passerais bien de tes remarques I can do without your comments; se passer de commentaires to speak for itself; ne pas pouvoir se passer de faire not to be able to help oneself from doing; se passer des services de qn to do without sb's services;

6 ( se mettre) se passer la langue sur les lèvres/la main dans les cheveux to run one's tongue over one's lips/one's fingers through one's hair; se passer la main sur le front to put a hand to one's forehead;

7 ( l'un à l'autre) ils se sont passé des documents they exchanged some documents; nous nous sommes passé le virus we caught the virus from each other.

[pase] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)

A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]

1. [se déplacer - personne, véhicule] to pass (by), to go ou to come past

regarder passer les coureurs to watch the runners go past

passer à: passer à droite/gauche to go right/left

passer au-dessus de: l'avion est passé au-dessus de la maison the plane flew over the house

passer dans: pour empêcher les poids lourds de passer dans le village to stop lorries from driving ou going through the village

passer devant quelque chose to go past something

passe devant si tu ne vois pas

a. [devant moi] go in front of me if you can't see

b. [devant tout le monde] go to the front if you can't see

passer sous: passer sous une échelle to go under a ladder

passer sous une voiture [se faire écraser] to get run over (by a car)

passer sur: passer sur un pont to go over ou to cross a bridge

des péniches passaient sur le canal barges were going past ou were sailing on the canal

[fugitivement]

j'ai vu un éclair de rage passer dans son regard I saw a flash of anger in his eyes

un sourire passa sur ses lèvres a smile played about her lips, she smiled briefly

elle dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête she says the first thing that comes into her head

qu'est-ce qui a bien pu lui passer par la tête? whatever was he thinking of?

ne faire que passer: le pouvoir n'a fait que passer entre leurs mains they held power only briefly

2. [s'écouler - fluide] to flow, to run

il y a de l'air qui passe sous la porte there's a permanent draught coming under the door

3. [emprunter un certain itinéraire]

si vous passez à Paris, venez me voir come and see me if you're in Paris

passer par: le voleur est passé par la fenêtre the burglar got in through the window

passe par l'escalier de service use the service stairs

[fleuve, route] to go, to run

le tunnel passera sous la montagne the tunnel will go under the mountain

le pont passe au-dessus de l'avenue the bridge crosses the avenue

4. MATHÉMATIQUES to pass

soit une droite passant par deux points A et B given a straight line between two points A and B

5. [sur un parcours régulier - démarcheur, représentant] to call ; [ - bateau, bus, train] to come ou to go past

le facteur n'est pas encore passé the postman hasn't been yet

le facteur passe deux fois par jour the postman delivers ou comes twice a day

le bus passe toutes les sept minutes there's a bus every seven minutes

le bateau/train est déjà passé the boat/train has already gone ou left

le prochain bateau passera dans deux jours the next boat will call ou is due in two days

6. [faire une visite] to call

passer chez quelqu'un to call at somebody's place

j'ai demandé au médecin de passer I asked the doctor to call (in) ou to come ou to visit

j'essaierai de passer dans la soirée I'll try and call in the evening

je ne fais que passer I'm not stopping

(suivi de l'infinitif)

passer voir quelqu'un to call on somebody

je passerai te chercher I'll come and fetch you

7. [franchir une limite] to get through

ne laissez passer personne don't let anybody through

il est passé au rouge he went through a red light

ça passe ou ça casse it's make or break (time)

8. [s'infiltrer] to pass

passer dans le sang to pass into ou to enter the bloodstream

la lumière passe à travers les rideaux the light shines through the curtains

le café doit passer lentement [dans le filtre] the coffee must filter through slowly

9. [aller, se rendre] to go

où est-il passé? where's he gone (to)?

où sont passées mes lunettes? where have my glasses got ou disappeared to?

passons à table let's eat

passons au salon let's go through to the living room

passer de Suisse en France to cross over ou to go from Switzerland to France

passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy

10. CHASSE to pass, to go ou to come past

B.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]

1. [se soumettre à]

passer à to go for

passer au scanner to go for a scan

ce matin, je suis passé au tableau I was asked to explain something at the blackboard this morning

y passer (familier) : je ne veux pas me faire opérer — il faudra bien que tu y passes, pourtant! I don't want to have an operation — you're going to have to!

avec lui, toutes les femmes du service y sont passées he's had all the women in his department

tout le monde a cru que tu allais y passer everybody thought you were a goner

2. [être accepté] to pass

elle est passée à l'écrit mais pas à l'oral she got through ou she passed the written exam but not the oral

j'ai mangé quelque chose qui ne passe pas I've eaten something that won't go down

sa dernière remarque n'est pas passée (figuré) his last remark stuck in my throat

ton petit discours est bien passé your little speech went down well ou was well received

la deuxième scène ne passe pas du tout the second scene doesn't work at all

le film passe mal sur le petit écran/en noir et blanc the film just isn't the same on TV/in black and white

passe (encore): l'injurier, passe encore, mais le frapper! it's one thing to insult him, but quite another to hit him!

3. [être transmis] to go

la ferme est passée de père en fils depuis cinq générations the farm has been handed down from father to son for five generations

la carafe passa de main en main the jug was passed around

la locution est passée du latin à l'anglais the phrase came ou passed into English from Latin

4. [entrer] to pass

c'est passé dans le langage courant it's passed into ou it's now part of everyday speech

c'est passé dans les moeurs it's become standard ou normal practice

5. [être utilisé, absorbé] to go

tout son salaire passe dans la maison all her salary goes on the house

y passer: les deux bouteilles y sont passées both bottles were drunk

toutes ses économies y passent all her savings go towards ou into it

6. POLITIQUE [être adopté - projet de loi, amendement] to pass, to be passed

la loi est passée the law was passed

[être élu - député] to be elected, to get in

si les socialistes passent if the socialists get in ou are elected

7. CINÉMA & THÉÂTRE to be on, to be showing

sa dernière pièce passe au Galatée her latest play is on at the Galatée

RADIO & TÉLÉVISION

les informations passent à 20 h the news is on at 8 pm

passer à la radio [émission, personne] to be on the radio ou the air

passer à la télévision

a. [personne] to be ou to appear on television

b. [film] to be on television

8. DROIT [comparaître]

passer devant le tribunal to come up ou to go before the court

passer en correctionnelle ≃ to go before the magistrate's court

l'affaire passera en justice le mois prochain the case will be heard next month

9. JEUX to pass

C.[EXPRIME UN CHANGEMENT D'ÉTAT]

1. [accéder - à un niveau]

passer dans la classe supérieure to move up to the next form (UK) ou grade (US)

passer en seconde ÉDUCATION to move up to the fifth form (UK) ou to tenth grade (US)

il est passé au grade supérieur he's been promoted

2. [devenir] to become

il est passé ailier he plays on the wing now

passer professionnel to turn professional

3. [dans des locutions verbales]

passer à [aborder]: passons à l'ordre du jour let us turn to the business on the agenda

passer à l'action to take action

passer de... à [changer d'état]: passer de l'état liquide à l'état gazeux to pass ou to change from the liquid to the gaseous state

quand on passe de l'adolescence à l'âge adulte when you pass from adolescence to adulthood

la production est passée de 20 à 30/de 30 à 20 tonnes output has gone (up) from 20 to 30/(down) from 30 to 20 tonnes

passer du français au russe to switch from French to Russian

comment êtes-vous passé du cinéma au théâtre? how did you move ou make the transition from the cinema to the stage?

il passe d'une idée à l'autre he jumps ou flits from one idea to another

4. AUTOMOBILE

passer en troisième to change ou go into third (gear)

la seconde passe mal second gear is stiff

D.[EXPRIME UNE ÉVOLUTION DANS LE TEMPS]

1. [s'écouler - temps] to pass, to go by

la journée est passée agréablement the day went off ou passed pleasantly

comme le temps passe! how time flies!

2. [s'estomper - douleur] to fade (away), to wear off ; [ - malaise] to disappear ; [ - mode, engouement] to die out ; [ - enthousiasme] to wear off, to fade ; [ - beauté] to fade, to wane ; [ - chance, jeunesse] to pass ; [ - mauvaise humeur] to pass, to vanish ; [ - rage, tempête] to die down ; [ - averse] to die down, to stop

mon envie est passée I don't feel like it anymore

cette habitude lui passera avec l'âge he'll grow out of the habit

faire passer: ce médicament fait passer la douleur très rapidement this medicine relieves pain very quickly

3. [s'altérer - fruit, denrées] to go off (UK), to spoil, to go bad

[se faner - fleur] to wilt

[pâlir - teinte]

le papier peint a passé au soleil the sun has faded the wallpaper

4. (auxiliaire avoir) (vieilli) [mourir]

il a passé cette nuit he passed on ou away last night

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[pase] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)

A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]

1. [traverser - pont, col de montagne] to go over (inseparable), to cross ; [ - écluse] to go through (inseparable)

passer une rivière à la nage to swim across a river

passer un ruisseau à gué to ford a stream

2. [franchir - frontière, ligne d'arrivée] to cross

3. [dépasser - point de repère] to pass, to go past (inseparable)

passer l'arrêt de l'autobus [le manquer] to miss one's bus stop

passer le cap Horn to (go) round Cape Horn, to round the Cape

quand on passe les 1 000 mètres d'altitude when you go over 1,000 metres high

l'or a passé les 400 dollars l'once gold has broken through the $ 400 an ounce mark

4. [transporter] to ferry ou to take across (separable)

5. [introduire]

passer de la drogue/des cigarettes en fraude to smuggle drugs/cigarettes

6. [engager - partie du corps] to put

passer son bras autour de la taille de quelqu'un to put ou to slip one's arm round somebody's waist

je n'arrive pas à passer ma tête dans l'encolure de cette robe my head won't go through the neck of the dress

il a passé la tête par l'entrebâillement de la porte he poked his head round the door

7. [faire aller - instrument] to run

passer un peigne dans ses cheveux to run a comb through one's hair

passer une éponge sur la table to wipe the table

passer un chiffon sur les meubles to dust the furniture

passer l'aspirateur to vacuum, to hoover (UK)

passer le balai to sweep up

passe le balai dans l'escalier give the stairs a sweep, sweep the stairs

8. ÉQUITATION [haie] to jump, to clear

9. SPORT [franchir - obstacle, haie] to jump (over)

passer la barre à deux mètres to clear the bar at two metres

passer tous les obstacles (figuré) to overcome ou to surmount all the obstacles

[transmettre - ballon] to pass

[dépasser - coureurs] to overtake, to pass

B.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]

1. [se soumettre à - permis de conduire] to take ; [ - examen] to take, to sit (UK) ; [ - entretien] to have ; [ - scanner, visite médicale] to have, to go for (inseparable)

la voiture doit passer un contrôle technique the car has to go for its MOT

2. (vieilli) [réussir - examen] to pass ; [ - épreuve éliminatoire] to get through (inseparable)

il a passé l'écrit, mais attendons l'oral he's passed the written exam, but let's see what happens in the oral

3. [omettre] to miss ou to leave out (separable), to omit

je passe toutes les descriptions dans ses romans I miss out ou I skip all the descriptions in her novels

4. [tolérer]

elle lui passe tout she lets him get away with anything

passez-moi l'expression/le mot if you'll pardon the expression/excuse the term

5. [soumettre à l'action de]

passer les parquets à l'encaustique to polish the floors

passer des légumes au mixeur to put vegetables through the blender, to blend vegetables

passer quelque chose sous l'eau to rinse something ou to give something a rinse under the tap

passer quelque chose au four to put something in the oven

passer quelque chose à quelqu'un (familier) to give somebody a good dressing-down, to tick somebody off (UK)

se faire passer quelque chose (familier) to get a good ticking off (UK), to get a good chewing-out (US)

6. [donner, transmettre - généralement] to pass, to hand, to give ; [ - maladie] to give ; [ - au téléphone] to put through (separable)

passe(-moi) le couteau give me the knife

passe-moi le sel pass me the salt

fais passer à ton voisin pass it to your neighbour

passer ses pouvoirs à son successeur to hand over power to one's successor

je te passe Fred here's Fred, I'll hand you over to Fred

passe-moi Annie let me talk to Annie, put Annie on

7. [rendre public - annonce]

passer une petite annonce to place a small ad

il a passé une annonce dans le journal de cette semaine he put an ad in this week's paper

8. (familier) [prêter] to lend

9. [appliquer - substance] to apply, to put on (separable)

passer de la cire sur quelque chose to wax something

passer une couche de peinture sur un mur to paint a wall

il faudra passer une deuxième couche it needs a second coat

je vais te passer de la crème dans le dos I'm going to put ou to rub some cream on your back

10. [filtrer, tamiser - thé, potage] to strain ; [ - farine] to sieve

11. [enfiler - vêtement] to slip ou to put on (separable)

je passe une robe moins chaude et j'arrive I'll put on a cooler dress and I'll be with you

elle passa l'anneau à son doigt she slipped the ring on her finger

12. AUTOMOBILE

passer la marche arrière to go into reverse

passer la troisième to change ou to shift into third gear

13. CINÉMA & TÉLÉVISION [film] to show, to screen

[diapositive] to show

RADIO [émission] to broadcast

[cassette, disque] to play, to put on (separable)

on passe un western au Rex there's a western on at the Rex

14. COMMERCE [conclure - entente] to conclude, to come to (inseparable), to reach ; [ - marché] to agree on (inseparable), to strike, to reach ; [ - commande] to place

passez commande avant le 12 order before the 12th

15. [en comptabilité] to enter, to post

passer un article en compte to enter a sale into a ledger

16. DROIT [faire établir - acte juridique] to draw up (separable)

un acte passé par-devant notaire a deed drawn up in the presence of a notary

C.[EXPRIME UNE NOTION TEMPORELLE]

1. [employer - durée] to spend

j'ai passé un an en Angleterre I spent a year in England

passez un bon week-end/une bonne soirée! have a nice weekend/evening!

passer ses vacances à lire to spend one's holidays reading

il va venir passer quelques jours chez nous he's coming to stay with us for a few days

as-tu passé une bonne nuit? did you sleep well last night?, did you have a good night?

pour passer le temps to pass the time

2. [aller au-delà de - durée] to get through (inseparable), to survive

elle ne passera pas la nuit she won't see the night out, she won't last the night

3. [assouvir - envie] to satisfy

passer sa colère sur quelqu'un to take one's anger out on somebody

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passer après verbe plus préposition

il faut le faire libérer, le reste passe après we must get him released, everything else is secondary

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passer avant verbe plus préposition

to go ou to come before

ses intérêts passent avant tout his own interests come before anything else, he puts his own interests before everything else

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passer par verbe plus préposition

1. [dans une formation] to go through

il est passé par une grande école he studied at a Grande École

elle est passée par tous les échelons she rose through all the grades

2. [dans une évolution] to go through, to undergo

le pays est passé par toutes les formes de gouvernement the country has experienced every form of government

elle est passée par des moments difficiles she's been through some difficult times

3. [recourir à] to go through

je passe par une agence pour avoir des billets I get tickets through an agency

en passer par: il va falloir en passer par ses exigences we'll just have to do what he says

passer par là: je suis passé par là it's happened to me too, I've been through that too

pour comprendre, il faut être passé par là you have to have experienced it to understand

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passer pour verbe plus préposition

1. [avec nom] to be thought of as

dire qu'il passe pour un génie! to think that he's considered a genius!

je vais passer pour un idiot I'll be taken for ou people will take me for an idiot

se faire passer pour quelqu'un to pass oneself off as somebody

il se fait passer pour un professionnel he claims to be a professional

2. [avec adj]

son livre passe pour sérieux her book is considered to be serious

il s'est fait passer pour fou he pretended to be mad

3. [avec verbe]

elle passe pour descendre d'une famille noble she is said to be descended from an aristocratic family

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passer sur verbe plus préposition

[ne pas mentionner] to pass over, to skip

[excuser] to overlook

passons sur les détails let's pass over ou skip the details

il l'aime et passe sur tout he loves her and forgives everything

passons! let's say no more about it!, let's drop it!

tu me l'avais promis, mais passons! you promised me, but never mind!

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se passer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [s'écouler - heures, semaines] to go by, to pass

la soirée s'est passée tranquillement the evening went by ou passed quietly

si la journée de demain se passe sans incident if everything goes off smoothly tomorrow

2. [survenir - événement] to take place, to happen

qu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening?, what's going on?

(tournure impersonnelle)

il se passe que ton frère vient d'être arrêté, (voilà ce qui se passe)! your brother's just been arrested, that's what's!

il ne se passe pas une semaine sans qu'il perde de l'argent aux courses not a week goes by without him losing money on the horses

3. [se dérouler - dans certaines conditions] to go (off)

l'opération s'est bien/mal passée the operation went (off) smoothly/badly

si tout se passe bien, nous y serons demain if all goes well, we'll be there tomorrow

tout se passe comme prévu everything's going according to plan ou going as planned

ça ne se passera pas comme ça! it won't be as easy as that!

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se passer verbe pronominal transitif

[s'appliquer, se mettre - produit] to apply, to put on (separable)

il se passa un peigne/la main dans les cheveux he ran a comb/his fingers through his hair

elle se passait un mouchoir sur le front she was wiping her forehead with a handkerchief

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se passer de verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [vivre sans] to do ou to go without

si tu crois pouvoir te passer de tout le monde! if you think you can manage all by yourself!

il ne peut pas se passer de télévision he can't live without the television

2. [s'abstenir]

je me passerais (volontiers) de ses réflexions! I can do very well without her remarks!

3. [ne pas avoir besoin de]

sa déclaration se passe de tout commentaire her statement needs no comment

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en passant locution adverbiale

1. [dans la conversation] in passing

faire une remarque en passant to remark in passing, to make a casual remark

soit dit en passer it must be said

2. [sur son chemin]

il s'arrête de temps à autre en passant he calls on his way by ou past from time to time

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en passant par locution prépositionnelle

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1. [dans l'espace] via

l'avion va à Athènes en passant par Londres the plane goes to Athens via London ou stops in London on its way to Athens

2. [dans une énumération] (and) including

toutes les romancières de Sand à Sarraute en passant par Colette every woman novelist from Sand to Sarraute including Colette

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