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1 echar

v.

1 to throw.

echar algo a la basura to throw something in the bin

Ella echa la basura She throws the garbage.

2 to put.

echa esos pantalones a la lavadora put those trousers in the washing machine

3 to pour (añadir) (vino, agua).

échame más zumo, por favor (sal, azúcar) could you pour me some more juice, please?

4 to give (decir) (discurso).

5 to post(postcard, letter).

echar algo al correo to put something in the post, to post something, to mail something (United States)

6 to give off, to emit (humo, vapor, chispas).

está que echa humo (informal figurative) she's fuming

El silenciador echa gases tóxicos The muffler emits toxic gases.

7 to sprout, to shoot (hojas, flores).

Mi mata de café echó hojitas My coffee plant sprouted leaves.

8 to lie (down).

9 to tell (buenaventura).

echar las cartas (a alguien) to read somebody's fortune (in cards)

10 to fire, to turn out, to dismiss.

La empresa echó a los empleados The company fired the employees.

11 to put in, to add in, to pour, to pour in.

Ella le echó agua al balde She put water in the pail.

12 to cast out, to throw out, to ditch, to drop.

María echó al borracho Mary cast out the wino.

13 to blame, to attribute.

Le echó la culpa a Ricardo He attributed the blame to Ricardo.

14 to blurt out.

Nos echó una andanada de insultos He blurted out insults on us.

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echar

► verbo transitivo

1 (lanzar) to throw

■ echar monedas en la fuente to throw coins in the fountain

2 (dejar caer) to put, drop

3 (líquido) to pour; (comida) to give; (sal) to add, put in

4 (carta) to post, US mail

5 (expulsar) to throw out

■ lo han echado del cine he was thrown out of the cinema

6 (despedir de empleo) to sack, dismiss, fire

■ me han echado I've been sacked

7 (brotar, salir - plantas) to sprout; (- dientes) to cut; (- pelo) to grow

8 (decir) to tell

9 (emanar) to give out, give off

■ la caja de fusibles echa chispas sparks are coming out of the fuse box

10 (suponer, calcular) to guess

■ yo le echo 40 I think she's 40

11 (poner, aplicar) to put on, apply

12 (llave) to lock, turn; (cerrojo) to bolt, fasten

■ echa la llave lock the door, lock it

■ echa el cerrojo bolt the door, fasten the bolt

13 (multas, tributos) to give, impose

14 (en naipes) to deal

15 familiar (en el cine, teatro) to show, put on

■ echan una buena película en la tele there's a good film on TV

► verbo intransitivo

1 echar a + inf (empezar) to begin to

■ echó a andar he began to walk

■ echó a correr she ran off

2 echar de + inf (dar)

■ echar de comer to feed

3 echar por (seguir, ir) to take, follow

■ echó por la izquierda he went left

► verbo pronominal echarse

1 (arrojarse) to throw oneself

2 (tenderse) to lie down

■ me voy a echar un rato I'm going to lie down for a bit

3 (ponerse) to put on

4 (novio, novia) to get oneself

5 echarse a + inf (empezar) to begin to

■ se echó a reír he burst out laughing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

echar a cara o cruz to toss for

echar a un lado to push aside

echar a perder to spoil

echar a suertes to draw lots

echar abajo→ link=echarechar por tierra

echar algo a suertes figurado to draw lots for something

echar barriga / echar carnes to put on weight

echar cuentas to calculate

echar de menos / echar en falta to miss

■ la echa de menos he misses her

echar el freno to put the brake on

echar en cara to blame

echar la buenaventura to tell somebody's fortune

echar la casa por la ventana figurado to spare no expense, splash out

echar las bases de to lay the foundations for

echar leña al fuego figurado to add fuel to the fire

echar maldiciones to curse

echar mano a algo to reach for something

echar mano de to make use of

echar pelillos a la mar figurado to bury the hatchet

echar por tierra (edificio) to demolish 2 (reputación etc) to ruin

echar un cigarrillo to smoke a cigarette

echar una mano to give a hand

echar una mirada / echar una ojeada to have a look, have a quick look

echar una parrafada to have a chat

echar una partida to play a game

echar una regañina a alguien / echar un sermón a alguien to tell somebody off

echar una siesta to have a siesta

echarse a perder (alimentos) to go bad 2 (personas) to go downhill

echarse a un lado to move to one side

echarse atrás (inclinarse) to lean back 2 (repensárselo) to have second thoughts, get cold feet

echárselas de familiar to claim to be

■ se las echa de valiente he claims to be brave

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verb

1) to throw, throw out

2) fire, dismiss

3) put forth

4) add

5) launch

6) put

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- echar a perder
- echar de menos
- echarse
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Para las expresiones echar abajo, echar en cara, echar la culpa, echar en falta, echar de menos, echar a perder, echar raíces, echar a suertes, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=tirar) [+ pelota, piedra, dados] to throw; [+ basura] to throw away; [+ ancla, red] to cast; [+ moneda al aire] to toss; [+ mirada] to cast, give; [+ naipe] to deal

échame las llaves — throw me the keys

échalo a la basura — throw it away

¿qué te han echado los Reyes? — ≈ what did you get for Christmas?

- echarlas

2) (=poner) to put

echar carbón a la lumbre — to put coal on the fire

he echado otra manta en la cama — I've put another blanket on the bed

¿te echo mantequilla en el pan? — shall I put some butter on your bread?

échale un poco de azúcar a la mezcla — add a little sugar to the mixture

• tengo que echar [gasolina] — I need to fill up (with petrol)
leña 1)
3) (=verter) to pour

echó un poco de vino en un vaso — he poured some wine into a glass

echar cera en un molde — to pour wax into a mould

4) (=servir) [+ bebida] to pour; [+ comida] to give

échame agua — could you give {o} pour me some water?

¿te echo más whisky? — shall I pour you some more whisky?

no me eches tanto — don't give me so much

• tengo que echar de [comer] a los animales — I have to feed the animals

lo que le echen —

resiste lo que le echen — she can take whatever they throw at her

5) (=dejar salir)

la chimenea echa humo — smoke is coming out of the chimney

¡qué peste echan tus zapatos! — * your shoes stink to high heaven! *
chispa 1., 1), espuma 1), hostia 6), leche 9), peste 3), sangre 1)
6) (=expulsar) [de casa, bar, tienda, club] to throw out; [del trabajo] to fire *, sack *; [de colegio] to expel

cuando protesté me echaron — when I protested they threw me out

me echó de su casa — he threw me out of his house

lo han echado del colegio — he's been expelled from school

la echaron del trabajo — she's been fired {o} sacked *

echar algo de sí — to get rid of sth, throw sth off

7) (=producir) [+ dientes] to cut; [+ hojas] to sprout

está empezando a echar barriga — he's starting to get a bit of a belly {o} paunch

¡vaya mal genio que has echado últimamente! — you've become {o} got really bad-tempered recently!

8) (=cerrar)

echar la llave/el cerrojo — to lock/bolt the door

echar el freno — to brake

echa la persiana — can you draw the blinds?

9) (=mover)

a) [+ parte del cuerpo]

echar la cabeza a un lado — to tilt {o} cock one's head to one side

echar el cuerpo hacia atrás — to lean back

b) (=empujando) to push

echar a algn a un lado — to push sb aside

echar atrás a la multitud — to push the crowd back

10) (=enviar) [+ carta] to post, mail (EEUU)

eché la carta en el buzón — I posted the letter

¿dónde puedo echar esta postal? — where can I post this postcard?

11) (=calcular) to reckon

¿cuántos kilos le echas? — how much do you think {o} reckon she weighs?

¿cuántos años le echas? — how old do you think {o} reckon he is?

échale una hora andando — you can reckon on it taking you an hour if you walk

12) (=dar) [+ discurso] to give, make

echar maldiciones — to curse

echar una reprimenda a algn — to tick sb off, give sb a ticking-off

he ido a que me echen las cartas — I've had my cards read

13) [con sustantivos que implican acciones] [+ trago, partida] to have

¿echamos un café? — shall we have a coffee?

salió al balcón a echar un cigarrillo — he went out onto the balcony for a smoke {o} cigarette

echar una multa a algn — to fine sb, give sb a fine
polvo 5), vistazo
14) [+ tiempo]

hay que echarle muchas horas — it takes a long time

de jóvenes nos echábamos nuestros buenos ratos de charla — we used to spend a lot of time talking when we were younger

esta semana he echado cuatro horas extras — I did four hours overtime this week

15) * [en cine, televisión] to show

echaron un programa sobre Einstein — there was a programme about Einstein on, they showed a programme about Einstein

¿qué echan en el cine? — what's on at the cinema?

16) [+ cimientos] to lay

17) (Zool) [para procrear]

ha echado a su perra con un pastor alemán — he has mated his bitch with a German shepherd

18) Caribe, Cono Sur (=azuzar) [+ animal] to urge on

2.

VERBO INTRANSITIVO (=tirar)

• ¡echa [para] adelante! — lead on!

ahora tienes que echar para adelante y olvidarte del pasado — you need to get on with your life and forget about the past

es un olor que echa para atrás — * it's a smell that really knocks you back *

echa para allá — move up

• echar [por] una calle — to go down a street

echemos por aquí — let's go this way
echar a ({+ infin})
echar a correr — to break into a run, start running

echar a reír — to burst out laughing, start laughing

3.

See:

echarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) (lanzar, tirar) to throw

lo eché a la basura — I threw it out o away

echó la moneda al aire — he tossed the coin

echaron el ancla/la red — they cast anchor/their net

echó la cabeza hacia atrás — she threw her head back

le echó los brazos al cuello — she threw her arms around his neck

echar a alguien a perder — to spoil somebody

echar algo a perder — to ruin something

echar de menos algo/a alguien — to miss something/somebody

b) ( soltar)

les echaron los perros — they set the dogs on them

c) (Jueg) < carta> to play, put down

echarle las cartas a alguien — to read somebody's cards

2) ( expulsar) < persona> ( de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq); (de bar, teatro) to throw... out; ( de colegio) to expel

me echó de casa — he threw me out (of the house)

3) < carta> to mail (AmE), to post (BrE)

4)

a) (pasar, correr) < cortinas> to pull, draw

échale (la) llave — lock it

la persiana estaba echada — the blinds were down

¿echaste el cerrojo? — did you bolt the door?

b) ( mover)

lo echó para atrás — she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)

5) (expeler, despedir) <olor, humo, chispas> to give off

echaba espuma por la boca — he was foaming at the mouth

6) ( producir)

a) < hojas> to sprout

ya está echando flores — it's flowering already

b) < dientes> to cut

estás echando barriga — (fam) you're getting a bit of a tummy (colloq)

Sentido II

7)

a) ( poner) <leña/carbón> to put; < gasolina> to put in

¿le echas azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

échale valor y díselo — (fam) just pluck up your courage and tell him

b) (servir, dar) to give

¿te echo más salsa? — do you want some more sauce?

echar de comer a los cerdos — to feed the pigs

8)

a) (decir, dirigir) <sermón/discurso> (+ me/te/le etc)

me echó un sermón — (fam) he gave me a real talking-to (colloq)

le echó una maldición — she put a curse on him

b) (fam) ( imponer) <condena/multa> (+ me/te/le etc) to give

le echaron una multa — he got a fine, they gave him a fine

me echaron dos años — I got two years (colloq)

9) (fam) ( calcular) (+ me/te/le etc)

¿cuántos años me echas? — how old do you think I am?

de aquí a tu casa échale una hora — it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house

10) (Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) <programa/película> to show

¿qué echan en la tele? — what's on TV?

Sentido III

11) <cigarillo/trago> to have

echar una firma — to sign

echar el freno — to put the brake on

me echó una mirada furibunda — she gave me a furious look

echarle la culpa a alguien — to put o lay the blame on somebody

Sentido IV

12)

echar abajo — < edificio> to pull down; < gobierno> to bring down; < proyecto> to destroy; < esperanzas> to dash; < moral> to undermine

echaron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down
2.
echar vi

1) ( empezar)

echar a + inf — to start o begin to + inf, start o begin -ing

echó a correr — he started to run o started running

las palomas echaron a volar — the doves flew off

2) ( dirigirse)

echó calle abajo — she went off down the street

echa por aquí — go down here

3)

echar para adelante or (fam) p'alante: echa para adelante un poco go forward a little; echa p'alante, que ya llegamos — keep going, we're nearly there
3.
1) echarse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself

me eché al suelo — I threw myself to the ground

echarse de cabeza al agua — to dive into the water

échate hacia atrás — lean back

la noche se nos echó encima — night fell suddenly

echarse a perder — comida to go bad, go off (BrE); cosecha/proyecto/plan to be ruined

b) (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie down

c) (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl)

se echó a un lado — she moved to one side

échate un poco para allá — move over that way a bit

echarse atrás — to back out

echárselas — (Chi fam)

se las echó — he upped and left (colloq)

echárselas de algo — (fam)

se las echa de culto — he likes to think he's cultured

d) aves to brood

3)

a) ( ponerse) to put on

echarse crema — to put cream on

se echó el abrigo por los hombros — she put the coat around her shoulders

b) (Esp fam) <novio/novia>

se ha echado novia — he's found o got himself a girlfriend

c) (Méx fam) ( beberse) to drink

4) ( expulsar)

echarse un pedo — to fart (colloq)

5) (Méx fam) ( romper) to break

echarse a alguien — (Méx fam) to bump somebody off (colloq)

6) (Col fam) ( tardar) <horas/días> to take

Sentido II

7) ( empezar) echar 1)

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= throw, pour (in/into), toss, sack, give + Nombre + the boot, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, send + Nombre + packing, turf out, give off, billow out, spout.

Ex. The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex. The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.

Ex. Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex. The author warns that shortsighted companies that believe all the information they need is on the Web may sack information professionals.

Ex. He was given the boot for being discovered with a camera taking a photo of hula dancers.

Ex. As Hartwick got older, the feds decided he was a major security risk and booted him out of the program.

Ex. Justin pointed out that the government would not compromise and those found protecting illegal immigrants would be given the sack.

Ex. Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.

Ex. You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex. Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.

Ex. Nearly everyone has seen a factory's smokestack billowing out black sooty smoke that dirties the air and blackens buildings.

Ex. The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.

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* culpa + echar a + Nombre = blame + lay + at the feet of + Nombre.

* echando hostias = like the clappers.

* echando mecha = like the clappers.

* echar a Alguien de un Lugar = send + Nombre + on + Posesivo + way.

* echar a andar = implement, leg it.

* echar abajo = knock down.

* echar a correr = bolt, make + a bolt for, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* echar a la calle = evict, throw + Nombre + out.

* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.

* echar amarras = moor.

* echar anclas = drop + anchor.

* echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.

* echar a pique = scuttle.

* echar a suerte = draw + lots.

* echar a un lado = push aside.

* echar a volar = take + flight.

* echar brotes = bud, sprout.

* echar chispas = fume, froth at + the mouth.

* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* echar coraje = pluck up + courage, gather up + courage.

* echar de menos = miss.

* echar dentro de = throw into.

* echar el ancla = drop + anchor.

* echar el candado = padlock.

* echar en cara = fault.

* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar fuera = throw + Nombre + out.

* echar gasolina = pump + gas.

* echar hojas = leaf out.

* echar humo = blow + smoke, fume, steam, smoulder [smolder, -USA], froth at + the mouth.

* echar humo por las orejas = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.

* echar la culpa = place + blame, fault.

* echarle el ojo a = eye.

* echarle la culpa a = put + the blame on.

* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.

* echarle una mano a = bat for, go to + bat for.

* echar los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.

* echar los postigos = shutter.

* echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.

* echarlo todo a rodar = upset + the applecart.

* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.

* echar mano a/de = leverage.

* echar mano a los ahorros = dip into + savings.

* echar mano de = fall back on, call into + play.

* echar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back out, back up.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* echar por alto = bungle.

* echar por encima = top with.

* echar por la borda = go by + the board, jettison.

* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.

* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* echar raíces = settle down, root.

* echar sal = salt.

* echar sal en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* echarse = stretch out, lie down.

* echarse a la calle = take to + the road, take to + the streets.

* echarse a la calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* echarse atrás = draw back, draw back, chicken out (on/of), back out, get + cold feet, backpedal [back-pedal].

* echarse encima de = bear down on.

* echarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* écharsele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.

* echarse una cabezada = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse una cabezadita = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.

* echarse una canita al aire = have + a fling.

* echarse una siesta = take + a nap, nap, napping, kip.

* echarse un duelo = duel.

* echarse un pulso = arm wrestling.

* echarse un sueñecito = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse un trago = tipple.

* echar suertes = draw + lots.

* echar toda la carne en el asador = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, shoot (for) + the moon, go for + broke.

* echar una bronca = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* echar una cana al aire = kick up + Posesivo + heels.

* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una canica al aire = disport + Reflexivo.

* echar una mano = lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* echar una mano a Alguien = give + Nombre + a hand.

* echar una meada = take + a leak, have + a leak.

* echar una mirada = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander.

* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.

* echar una mirada mortal = look + daggers at.

* echar una ojeada = look through, glance at, peek, take + a peek, take + a look at, take + a gander.

* echar una ojeada a = cast + a glance over.

* echar un cana al aire = one-night stand.

* echar un casquete = fuck, screw, get + laid.

* echar un chorro de = squirt.

* echar un conjuro = cast + a (magic) spell.

* echar un ojo = keep + an eye on, have + a look.

* echar un polvo = fuck, screw, get + laid.

* echar un rapapolvo = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar un tupido velo sobre = draw + a veil over.

* echar un vistazo = take + a look at, glance at, check out, peek, have + a look, take + a peek, cast + a glance over, look through, browse, peruse, take + a gander.

* echar valor = pluck up + courage, muster (up) + (the) courage, gather up + courage.

* echar vino = pour + wine.

* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.

* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.

* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* planta que echa flores = bloomer.

* salir a echarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

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

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) (lanzar, tirar) to throw

lo eché a la basura — I threw it out o away

echó la moneda al aire — he tossed the coin

echaron el ancla/la red — they cast anchor/their net

echó la cabeza hacia atrás — she threw her head back

le echó los brazos al cuello — she threw her arms around his neck

echar a alguien a perder — to spoil somebody

echar algo a perder — to ruin something

echar de menos algo/a alguien — to miss something/somebody

b) ( soltar)

les echaron los perros — they set the dogs on them

c) (Jueg) < carta> to play, put down

echarle las cartas a alguien — to read somebody's cards

2) ( expulsar) < persona> ( de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq); (de bar, teatro) to throw... out; ( de colegio) to expel

me echó de casa — he threw me out (of the house)

3) < carta> to mail (AmE), to post (BrE)

4)

a) (pasar, correr) < cortinas> to pull, draw

échale (la) llave — lock it

la persiana estaba echada — the blinds were down

¿echaste el cerrojo? — did you bolt the door?

b) ( mover)

lo echó para atrás — she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)

5) (expeler, despedir) <olor, humo, chispas> to give off

echaba espuma por la boca — he was foaming at the mouth

6) ( producir)

a) < hojas> to sprout

ya está echando flores — it's flowering already

b) < dientes> to cut

estás echando barriga — (fam) you're getting a bit of a tummy (colloq)

Sentido II

7)

a) ( poner) <leña/carbón> to put; < gasolina> to put in

¿le echas azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

échale valor y díselo — (fam) just pluck up your courage and tell him

b) (servir, dar) to give

¿te echo más salsa? — do you want some more sauce?

echar de comer a los cerdos — to feed the pigs

8)

a) (decir, dirigir) <sermón/discurso> (+ me/te/le etc)

me echó un sermón — (fam) he gave me a real talking-to (colloq)

le echó una maldición — she put a curse on him

b) (fam) ( imponer) <condena/multa> (+ me/te/le etc) to give

le echaron una multa — he got a fine, they gave him a fine

me echaron dos años — I got two years (colloq)

9) (fam) ( calcular) (+ me/te/le etc)

¿cuántos años me echas? — how old do you think I am?

de aquí a tu casa échale una hora — it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house

10) (Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) <programa/película> to show

¿qué echan en la tele? — what's on TV?

Sentido III

11) <cigarillo/trago> to have

echar una firma — to sign

echar el freno — to put the brake on

me echó una mirada furibunda — she gave me a furious look

echarle la culpa a alguien — to put o lay the blame on somebody

Sentido IV

12)

echar abajo — < edificio> to pull down; < gobierno> to bring down; < proyecto> to destroy; < esperanzas> to dash; < moral> to undermine

echaron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down
2.
echar vi

1) ( empezar)

echar a + inf — to start o begin to + inf, start o begin -ing

echó a correr — he started to run o started running

las palomas echaron a volar — the doves flew off

2) ( dirigirse)

echó calle abajo — she went off down the street

echa por aquí — go down here

3)

echar para adelante or (fam) p'alante: echa para adelante un poco go forward a little; echa p'alante, que ya llegamos — keep going, we're nearly there
3.
1) echarse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself

me eché al suelo — I threw myself to the ground

echarse de cabeza al agua — to dive into the water

échate hacia atrás — lean back

la noche se nos echó encima — night fell suddenly

echarse a perder — comida to go bad, go off (BrE); cosecha/proyecto/plan to be ruined

b) (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie down

c) (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl)

se echó a un lado — she moved to one side

échate un poco para allá — move over that way a bit

echarse atrás — to back out

echárselas — (Chi fam)

se las echó — he upped and left (colloq)

echárselas de algo — (fam)

se las echa de culto — he likes to think he's cultured

d) aves to brood

3)

a) ( ponerse) to put on

echarse crema — to put cream on

se echó el abrigo por los hombros — she put the coat around her shoulders

b) (Esp fam) <novio/novia>

se ha echado novia — he's found o got himself a girlfriend

c) (Méx fam) ( beberse) to drink

4) ( expulsar)

echarse un pedo — to fart (colloq)

5) (Méx fam) ( romper) to break

echarse a alguien — (Méx fam) to bump somebody off (colloq)

6) (Col fam) ( tardar) <horas/días> to take

Sentido II

7) ( empezar) echar 1)

* * *

= throw, pour (in/into), toss, sack, give + Nombre + the boot, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, send + Nombre + packing, turf out, give off, billow out, spout.

Ex: The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.

Ex: Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex: The author warns that shortsighted companies that believe all the information they need is on the Web may sack information professionals.

Ex: He was given the boot for being discovered with a camera taking a photo of hula dancers.

Ex: As Hartwick got older, the feds decided he was a major security risk and booted him out of the program.

Ex: Justin pointed out that the government would not compromise and those found protecting illegal immigrants would be given the sack.

Ex: Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.

Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex: Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.

Ex: Nearly everyone has seen a factory's smokestack billowing out black sooty smoke that dirties the air and blackens buildings.

Ex: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.

* culpa + echar a + Nombre = blame + lay + at the feet of + Nombre.

* echando hostias = like the clappers.

* echando mecha = like the clappers.

* echar a Alguien de un Lugar = send + Nombre + on + Posesivo + way.

* echar a andar = implement, leg it.

* echar abajo = knock down.

* echar a correr = bolt, make + a bolt for, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.

* echar a la calle = evict, throw + Nombre + out.

* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.

* echar amarras = moor.

* echar anclas = drop + anchor.

* echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.

* echar a pique = scuttle.

* echar a suerte = draw + lots.

* echar a un lado = push aside.

* echar a volar = take + flight.

* echar brotes = bud, sprout.

* echar chispas = fume, froth at + the mouth.

* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* echar coraje = pluck up + courage, gather up + courage.

* echar de menos = miss.

* echar dentro de = throw into.

* echar el ancla = drop + anchor.

* echar el candado = padlock.

* echar en cara = fault.

* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar fuera = throw + Nombre + out.

* echar gasolina = pump + gas.

* echar hojas = leaf out.

* echar humo = blow + smoke, fume, steam, smoulder [smolder, -USA], froth at + the mouth.

* echar humo por las orejas = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.

* echar la culpa = place + blame, fault.

* echarle el ojo a = eye.

* echarle la culpa a = put + the blame on.

* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.

* echarle una mano a = bat for, go to + bat for.

* echar los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.

* echar los postigos = shutter.

* echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.

* echarlo todo a rodar = upset + the applecart.

* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.

* echar mano a/de = leverage.

* echar mano a los ahorros = dip into + savings.

* echar mano de = fall back on, call into + play.

* echar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back out, back up.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* echar por alto = bungle.

* echar por encima = top with.

* echar por la borda = go by + the board, jettison.

* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.

* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

* echar raíces = settle down, root.

* echar sal = salt.

* echar sal en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* echarse = stretch out, lie down.

* echarse a la calle = take to + the road, take to + the streets.

* echarse a la calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.

* echarse atrás = draw back, draw back, chicken out (on/of), back out, get + cold feet, backpedal [back-pedal].

* echarse encima de = bear down on.

* echarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* écharsele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.

* echarse una cabezada = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse una cabezadita = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.

* echarse una canita al aire = have + a fling.

* echarse una siesta = take + a nap, nap, napping, kip.

* echarse un duelo = duel.

* echarse un pulso = arm wrestling.

* echarse un sueñecito = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.

* echarse un trago = tipple.

* echar suertes = draw + lots.

* echar toda la carne en el asador = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, shoot (for) + the moon, go for + broke.

* echar una bronca = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* echar una cana al aire = kick up + Posesivo + heels.

* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* echar una canica al aire = disport + Reflexivo.

* echar una mano = lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* echar una mano a Alguien = give + Nombre + a hand.

* echar una meada = take + a leak, have + a leak.

* echar una mirada = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander.

* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.

* echar una mirada mortal = look + daggers at.

* echar una ojeada = look through, glance at, peek, take + a peek, take + a look at, take + a gander.

* echar una ojeada a = cast + a glance over.

* echar un cana al aire = one-night stand.

* echar un casquete = fuck, screw, get + laid.

* echar un chorro de = squirt.

* echar un conjuro = cast + a (magic) spell.

* echar un ojo = keep + an eye on, have + a look.

* echar un polvo = fuck, screw, get + laid.

* echar un rapapolvo = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar un tupido velo sobre = draw + a veil over.

* echar un vistazo = take + a look at, glance at, check out, peek, have + a look, take + a peek, cast + a glance over, look through, browse, peruse, take + a gander.

* echar valor = pluck up + courage, muster (up) + (the) courage, gather up + courage.

* echar vino = pour + wine.

* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.

* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.

* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* planta que echa flores = bloomer.

* salir a echarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.

* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

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

* * *

echar [A1 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ echar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 lanzar, tirar

2 soltar

3 Juegos: cartas

B expulsar: persona

C echar: carta

D

1 pasar, correr

2 mover

E despedir: humo

F

1 echar: hojas

2 echar: dientes

Sentido II

A

1 poner

2 servir, dar

B

1 dirigir: sermón, discurso

2 imponer

C calcular

D dar: programa, película

E pasar: tiempo

Sentido III con sustantivos

Sentido IV

A echar abajo

B echar de ver

■ echar (verbo intransitivo)

A empezar

B dirigirse

C echar para adelante

■ echarse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A

1 tirarse, arrojarse

2 tumbarse, acostarse

3 apartarse, moverse

B

1 ponerse

2 echarse novio/novia

3 tragarse

C expulsar

D romper

E tardar

Sentido II echarse a + infinitivo

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (lanzar, tirar) to throw

echó la botella por la ventanilla she threw the bottle out of the window

lo eché a la basura I threw it out o away

echó la moneda al aire he tossed the coin

echó una piedra al agua she threw a stone into the water

échame la pelota throw me the ball, throw the ball to me

echaron el ancla they cast their anchor o dropped anchor

echó la red he cast his net

echó la cabeza hacia atrás she threw her head back

echó la mano a la pistola he grabbed o made a grab for his gun

le echó los brazos al cuello she threw her arms around his neck

echar a algn a perder to spoil sb

echar algo a perder ‹sorpresa/preparativos› to spoil sth, ruin sth

ha luchado tanto y ahora lo echa todo a perder he's fought so hard and now he's throwing it all away

la helada echó a perder la cosecha the frost ruined the harvest

echar de menos algo/a algn to miss sth/sb

¿cuándo lo echaste de menos? when did you miss it o realize it was missing?

te echo mucho de menos I really miss you, I miss you terribly

2

(soltar): les echaron los perros they set the dogs on them

echó el semental a la yegua he put the mare to the stud

3 ( Juegos) ‹carta› to play, put down

echarle las cartas a algn to read sb's cards

B (expulsar) ‹persona› (de un trabajo) to fire ( colloq), to sack ( BrE colloq); (de un bar, teatro) to throw … out; (de un colegio) to expel

me echaron (del trabajo) I was fired, I got the sack ( BrE)

me echó de casa he threw o turned me out (of the house)

entre dos camareros lo echaron a la calle two of the waiters threw him out

C ‹carta› to mail ( AmE), to post ( BrE)

D

1 (pasar, correr) ‹cortinas› to pull, draw

échale la llave lock it

la persiana estaba echada the blinds were down

¿echaste el cerrojo? did you bolt the door?

2

(mover): échalo a un lado push it to one side

lo echó para atrás she pushed ( o moved etc) it backward(s)

E

(expeler, despedir): echaba espuma por la boca he was foaming at the mouth

el motor echa mucho humo there's a lot of smoke coming from the engine

el volcán echaba humo y lava the volcano was belching out smoke and lava

¡qué peste echa esa fábrica! ( fam); what a stink that factory gives off! ( colloq)

chispa² (↑ chispa (2))

F (producir)

1 ‹hojas› to sprout

la planta ya está echando flores the plant is already flowering

2 ‹dientes› to cut

estás echando barriga ( fam); you're getting a bit of a tummy ( colloq)

Sentido II

A

1 (poner) to put

le echaste mucha sal a la sopa you put too much salt in the soup

¿cuánto azúcar le echas al café? how many sugars do you take in your coffee?

echa esa camisa a la ropa sucia put that shirt in with the dirty laundry, put that shirt out for the wash

echa más leña al fuego put some more wood on the fire

¿qué te echaron los Reyes? ( Esp); ≈ what did Santa bring you?

échale valor y díselo ( fam); just pluck up your courage and tell him

2 (servir, dar) to give

échame un poquito de vino can you pour o give me a little wine?

¿te echo más salsa? do you want some more sauce?

tenía que echar de comer a los cerdos he had to feed the pigs

tengo que echarles de comer a los niños ( fam hum); I have to feed the children, I have to get the children's dinner ( o lunch etc)

lo que me/le echen ( Esp fam): yo, de trabajo, lo que me echen I'll do whatever needs doing ( colloq)

éste come lo que le echen he'll eat whatever's put in front of him ( colloq)

B

1 (dirigir) ‹sermón/discurso› (+ me/te/le etc):

me echó un sermón por llegar tarde ( fam); he gave me a real talking-to for being late ( colloq)

nos echó un discurso de dos horas ( fam); she gave us a two-hour lecture ( colloq)

le echó una maldición she put a curse on him

peste

2 ( fam) (imponer) ‹condena/multa› (+ me/te/le etc) to give

le echaron una multa he was fined, they gave him a fine, he got a fine

me echaron dos años I got two years ( colloq)

C ( fam) (calcular) (+ me/te/le etc):

¿cuántos años me echas? how old do you think I am?

le echo 20 años I'd say he was 20, I'd put him at 20 ( colloq)

¿cuánto te costó? — ¿cuánto le echas? how much did it cost you? — how much do you think? o have a guess

de aquí a tu casa échale una media hora it's o it takes about half an hour from here to your house

D ( Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) ‹programa/película› to show

¿qué echan en el Imperial? what are they showing at the Imperial?, what's on at the Imperial?

¿qué echan en la tele esta noche? what's on TV tonight?

E ( Esp fam) (pasar) ‹tiempo› to spend

echamos un rato agradable con ellos we spent o had a pleasant few hours with them

Sentido III ( con sustantivos):

echar un cigarrillo ( fam); to have a cigarette

echar una firma ( fam); to sign

echar el freno to put the brake on

me echó una mirada furibunda she gave o threw me a furious look

echaron unas manos de póquer they played o had a few hands of poker

cuenta¹ f A 1. (↑ cuenta (1)), culpa, mirada, partida, siesta, etc

Sentido IV

A

echar abajo ‹edificio› to pull down;

‹gobierno› to bring down; ‹proyecto› to destroy; ‹esperanzas› to dash

nos echó abajo la moral it undermined our morale

echaron la puerta abajo they broke the door down

tierra

B

echar de ver to notice, realize

se echa de ver que está muy triste it's obvious that o you can see that she's not very happy

■ echar

vi

A (empezar) echar A + INF to start o begin to + INF, start o begin -ING

al ver que lo seguían echó a correr when he saw they were following him he started to run o started running o broke into a run

echó a andar sin esperarnos he set off without waiting for us

el motor echó a andar a la primera the engine started (the) first time

las palomas echaron a volar the doves flew off

B

(dirigirse): echó calle abajo she went off down the street

echa por aquí a ver si podemos aparcar go down here to see if we can find a place to park

echaron por la primera calle a la derecha they took the first street on the right

C

echar para adelante or ( fam) p'alante: echa para adelante un poco, si no vas a bloquear la salida del garaje go forward a little, or else you'll block the garage exit

echa p'alante y verás cómo te sale bien go for it! everything will turn out all right, you'll see ( colloq)

echa p'alante, que ya llegamos keep going, we're nearly there

■ echarse

v pron

Sentido I

A

1 (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself

nos echamos al suelo we threw ourselves to the ground

se echó en sus brazos she threw o flung herself into his arms

se echó de cabeza al agua she dived into the water

échate hacia atrás lean back

la noche se nos echó encima night fell suddenly, it was night before we knew it

echarse a perder «comida» to go bad, go off ( BrE);

«proyecto/preparativos» to be ruined

se me echó a perder el televisor my television's broken

era muy bonita pero se ha echado a perder she used to be very pretty but she's lost her looks

desde que se ha juntado con ellos se ha echado a perder since he started hanging out with them he's gone off the rails ( colloq)

encima

2 (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie down

se echó en la cama he lay down on the bed

me voy a echar un rato I'm going to lie down for a while, I'm going to have a lie-down ( BrE)

3 (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl):

se echó a un lado she moved to one side

me tuve que echar a la cuneta I had to go off the edge of the road

échate para allá y nos podremos sentar todos if you move over that way a bit we can all sit down

echarse atrás to back out

dijo que iba a venir, pero luego se echó atrás she said she was going to come, but then she changed her mind o pulled out o backed out

cuando vieron que iba a ser difícil se echaron atrás when they saw that it was going to be difficult, they got cold feet o backed out

echárselas ( Chi fam): el jefe no le quiso pagar más y se las echó the boss didn't want to pay him any more so he upped and left ( colloq)

se las echó cerro arriba he went off up the hill

echárselas de algo ( fam): se las echa de culto he likes to think he's cultured

se las echa de gran conocedor de vinos he claims to be o makes out he is a bit of a wine connoisseur, he likes to think of himself as o ( BrE) he fancies himself as a bit of a wine connoisseur ( colloq)

B

1 (ponerse) to put on

échate crema o te quemarás con este sol put some cream on or you'll burn in this sun

se echó el abrigo por los hombros she threw the coat around her shoulders

espalda

2 ( fam) ‹novio/novia›

se ha echado novia he's found o got himself a girlfriend

3 ( Méx fam) (tragarse) to drink

C (expulsar) ‹pedo›

¿quién se ha echado un pedo? who's let off o farted? ( colloq)

D ( Méx fam) (romper) to break

echarse a algn al plato ( Méx fam); to bump sb off ( colloq)

E ( Col fam) (tardar) ‹horas/días› to take

Sentido II (empezar) echarse A + INF to start -ING o start to + INF

se echó a llorar he started crying o to cry, he burst into tears

se echaron a reír they started laughing o to laugh, they burst out laughing

se echó a correr cuesta abajo he ran o he set off at a run down the hill

sólo de pensarlo me echo a temblar just thinking about it gives me the shivers ( colloq)

* * *

echar ( conjugate echar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (lanzar, tirar) to throw;

◊ lo eché a la basura I threw it out o away;

echó la moneda al aire he tossed the coin;
echaron el ancla/la red they cast anchor/their net;
echó la cabeza hacia atrás she threw her head back;
echar algo a perder to ruin sth;
echar de menos algo/a algn to miss sth/sb
b)

◊ echar abajo ‹ edificio› to pull down;

‹ gobierno› to bring down;
‹ proyecto› to destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash;
‹ moral› to undermine;
‹puerta/valla› to break … down
2 ( expulsar) ‹ persona› ( de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq);
(de bar, casa) to throw … out;
( de colegio) to expel
3 ‹ carta› to mail (AmE), to post (BrE)
4
a) (pasar, correr) ‹ cortinas› to pull, draw;

◊ échale (la) llave lock it;

¿echaste el cerrojo? did you bolt the door?
b) ( mover):

◊ lo echó para atrás/a un lado she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)/to one side

5
a) (expeler, despedir) ‹olor/humo/chispas› to give off

b) ( producir) ‹ hojas› to sprout;

◊ ya está echando flores it's flowering already

1
a) ( poner) ‹leña/carbón› to put;

‹ gasolina› to put in;
◊ ¿le echas azúcar al café? do you take sugar in your coffee?

b) (servir, dar) to give;

◊ échame un poco de vino can you give me a little wine?

c) ‹ trago› to have

2
a) ‹sermón/discurso› (fam) (+ me/te/le etc) to give;

◊ le echó una maldición she put a curse on him

b) (fam) ‹condena/multa› (+ me/te/le etc) to give;

◊ echarle la culpa a algn to put o lay the blame on sb

3 (fam) ( calcular) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ ¿cuántos años me echas? how old do you think I am?;

de aquí a tu casa échale una hora it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house
4 (Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) ‹programa/película› to show
echarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself;

◊ me eché al suelo I threw myself to the ground;

echarse de cabeza al agua to dive into the water;
echarse a perder [ comida] to go bad, go off (BrE);

[cosecha/proyecto/plan] to be ruined
b) (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie down

c) (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl):

◊ se echó a un lado she moved to one side;

échate un poco para allá move over that way a bit;
echarse atrás to back out
2
a) ( ponerse) ‹crema/bronceador› to put on

b) ‹ cigarillo› to have

c) (Esp fam) ‹novio/novia›:

◊ se ha echado novia he's found o got himself a girlfriend

d) (Méx fam) ( beberse) to drink

3 (Méx fam) ( romper) to break
4 (Col fam) ( tardar) ‹horas/días› to take
5 ( empezar) echarse a to start o begin to, start o begin;
◊ se echó a correr he started to run o started running;

las palomas se echaron a volar the doves flew off
echar
I verbo transitivo
1 (por el aire) to throw: ¡echa la pelota!, throw us the ball
2 (añadir) to put
(una bebida) to pour
(gasolina) to put petrol (in the car): échale más agua al caldo, put more water in the soup
3 (despedir: humo, olor) to give off: este motor echa chispas, there are sparks coming out of this engine
(del trabajo) to sack, fire
(obligar a salir) to throw out: le echaron del instituto, they expelled him from school
4 (calcular subjetivamente) to reckon: le echó más años, he thought she was older
5 fam (un espectáculo) to show
6 (derribar) echar abajo, (edificio) to demolish
7 (+ sustantivo) figurado échale una ojeada a esto, have a look at this
figurado echarle una mano a alguien, to give sb a hand
8 echar de menos o en falta, to miss ➣ Ver nota en miss
II vi (+ a + infinitivo) (empezar) to begin to: echó a andar, she started to walk
de repente echó a correr, she suddenly started to run
' echar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
añorar
- balón
- bautizar
- borda
- botar
- bronca
- buenaventura
- cabezada
- campana
- cana
- capote
- cara
- cierre
- correo
- extrañar
- falta
- guante
- jarra
- jarro
- leña
- mano
- mirada
- ojo
- olvidarse
- papilla
- película
- perder
- peste
- polvo
- pulso
- resto
- saco
- salar
- sapo
- siesta
- sortear
- suerte
- tierra
- tirar
- vista
- vistazo
- amarra
- ancla
- barriga
- basura
- brote
- buzón
- calle
- carta
- casa
English:
anchor
- arm wrestle
- belch
- blame
- boot
- boot out
- brake
- browse
- bud
- cast
- catapult
- chase away
- chuck out
- demolish
- dip into
- discharge
- door
- doze
- draw
- evict
- explode
- eye
- fill out
- fire
- forget
- froth
- fuel
- fume
- glance down
- glance round
- hair
- hex
- jettison
- kick out
- lace
- launch
- lay
- lend
- lie down
- lock up
- look
- lot
- mail
- miss
- muck up
- peep
- post
- puff
- pull apart
- put

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echar

♦ vt

1. [tirar] to throw;
[red] to cast;
echar anclas, echar el ancla to drop anchor;

échame el balón throw me the ball;

echar algo a la basura to throw sth in the Br bin o US garbage can;

echar una moneda al aire to toss a coin;

échalo en la cesta de la ropa sucia put it in the dirty-clothes basket;

echar una piedra por la ventana to throw a stone through the window;

echar abajo [edificio] to pull down, to demolish;
[puerta] to break down; [gobierno] to bring down; [proyecto] to ruin
2. [meter, poner] to put;

echa suficiente ropa en la maleta make sure you pack enough clothes in your suitcase;

échalo en el asiento de atrás put it on the back seat;

echa esta camisa a la lavadora put that shirt in the washing machine;

echa una firma en esta postal sign o put your name on this postcard;

Comp

echar leña al fuego to add fuel to the fire;

Comp
Fam
echar el resto: queda sólo una semana, ahora hay que echar el resto there's only a week to go, so from now on we really have to give it our all

3. [carta, postal] to post, US to mail;

¿(me) podrías echar esta carta? could you post o US mail this letter (for me)?;

echó la carta al buzón y siguió caminando he put the letter in the postbox o US mailbox and walked on;

echar algo al correo to put sth in the post, to post sth, US to mail sth

4. [trago, sorbo] to take, to have;
[cigarrillo] to have
5. [vistazo] to take, to have;

le he echado una mirada, pero no me parece interesante I've had a look at it, but I don't think it's very interesting

6. [mover] [parte del cuerpo]
echa la pierna a un lado move your leg aside;

echó la cabeza hacia atrás she threw her head back;

echa los hombros para atrás y saca el pecho put your shoulders back and stick your chest out

7. [añadir] [vino, agua] to pour (a o en into); [sal, azúcar] to add (a o en to);
échame más agua, por favor could you pour me some more water, please?;

no me eches tanta azúcar en el café don't put so much sugar in my coffee

8. [dar] [comida, bebida] to give;

echa alpiste al canario give the canary some birdseed;

hay que echar agua a las plantas we need to water the plants;

Comp
Fam
lo que me/te/le etc[m5]. echen: [m5] Alberto come lo que le echen Alberto will eat whatever you put in front of him;

es un hombre muy paciente, aguanta lo que le eches he's a very patient man, he puts up with anything you can throw at him

9. [decir] [discurso, sermón] to give;
[reprimenda] to dish out; [piropo, cumplido] to pay;
echar una maldición a alguien to put a curse on sb;
Fam
le echaron una bronca por llegar tarde they told her off for arriving late;

me echó en cara que no le hubiera ayudado she reproached me for not helping her

10. [humo, vapor, chispas] to give off, to emit;

la fábrica echa mucho humo a la atmósfera the factory pours out a lot of smoke into the atmosphere;

Comp
Fam
está que echa humo he's fuming;

Comp
Fam
echar pestes o Méx [m5]madres: volvió de vacaciones echando pestes o Méx [m5] madres del lugar she came back from her Br holiday o US vacation cursing the place where she had stayed

11. [hojas, flores] to sprout, to shoot;
[raíces, pelo, barba] to begin to grow; [diente] to cut;
los almendros están echando flores the almond trees are beginning to flower;

está empezando a echar los dientes she's beginning to cut her teeth;
Fam
en los últimos meses ha echado mucha barriga he's developed quite a paunch over the past few months

12. [expulsar]
echar a alguien (de) to throw sb out (of);

le han echado del partido he's been expelled from the party;

le echaron de clase por hablar con un compañero he was thrown o sent out of the class for talking to a friend

13. [despedir]
echar a alguien (de) to fire o sack sb (from);

¡que lo echen! fire him!, sack him!, kick him out!

14. [accionar]
echar la llave/el cerrojo to lock/bolt the door;

echar el freno to brake, to put the brakes on;
Fam Fig
¡echa el freno! ¿estás seguro de que podemos pagarlo? hold your horses, are you sure we can afford it?

15. [acostar] to lie (down);

¿has echado al bebé? have you put the baby to bed?

16. [tiempo]
le he echado dos semanas a este proyecto I've taken two weeks over this project, I've spent two weeks on this project;

echaron dos horas en llegar a Bogotá it took them two hours to get to Bogotá

17. [calcular]
¿cuántos años le echas? how old do you reckon he is?;

siempre me echan años de menos people always think I'm younger than I really am;

échale que de aquí a Málaga haya 600 kilómetros let's say it's about 600 kilometres from here to Malaga

18. [naipe, partida] to play;

te echo una carrera I'll race you;

¿echamos un dominó? shall we have a game of dominoes?

19. [buenaventura] to tell;

echar las cartas a alguien to read sb's fortune [from the cards]

20. [emplear]
le echó muchas ganas al asunto he went about it with a will;

le echan mucha ilusión a todo lo que hacen they put a lot of enthusiasm into everything they do;

échale más brío al pedaleo put a bit more energy into the pedalling;

los ladrones le echaron mucho ingenio the thieves showed a lot of ingenuity

21. Fam [sentencia]
le echaron diez años he got ten years

22. Fam [documento]
tengo que ir a echar una instancia al Ministerio I've got to go and hand in a form at the ministry

23. Esp Fam [en televisión, cine, teatro] to show;

¿qué echan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV o Br telly tonight?;

¿qué echan en el Rialto? what's on o showing at the Rialto?;

echan una película de acción they're showing an action movie

24. Am [animales] to urge on

25. [otras contrucciones]
echar a perder algo [vestido, alimentos, plan] to ruin sth;
[ocasión] to waste sth;
no puedes echar todo a perder, después de tanto esfuerzo you can't just throw it all away after all that effort;

echar algo a cara o cruz to toss (a coin) for sth;

echar algo a suertes to draw lots for sth;

echar de menos to miss;

le echa mucho de menos he misses her a lot;

echo de menos mi casa I miss my house;
Chile
echarlas to run away;

echar algo por tierra to put paid to sth, to ruin sth;

eso echa por tierra todas nuestras esperanzas that dashes all our hopes

♦ vi

1. [encaminarse]
echar por la calle arriba to go o head up the street;

echar por la derecha to go (to the) right

2. [empezar]
echar a andar to set off;

echar a correr to break into a run;

echar a llorar to burst into tears;

echar a reír to burst out laughing;

echar a volar to fly off

♦ See also the pronominal verb echarse

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echar

I v/t

1 ( lanzar) throw; de un lugar throw out;

lo han echado del trabajo he’s been fired;

echar abajo pull down, destroy

2 humo give off

3 ( poner) put

4 carta mail, Br tb

post

5

:

echar la culpa a alguien blame s.o., put the blame on s.o.;

me echó 40 años he thought I was 40

II v/i

:

echar a start to, begin to;

echar a correr start o begin to run, start running

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echar vt

1) lanzar: to throw, to cast, to hurl

2) expulsar: to throw out, to expel

3) emitir: to emit, give off

4) brotar: to sprout, to put forth

5) despedir: to fire, to dismiss

6) : to put in, to add

7)

echar a perder : to spoil, to ruin

8)

echar de menos : to miss

echan de menos a su madre: they miss their mother

echar vi

1) : to start off

2)

echar a : to begin to

♦ See also the reflexive verb echarse

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echar vb

1. (tirar) to throw [pt. threw; pp. thrown]

échame la pelota throw me the ball

2. (expulsar) to expel [pt. & pp. expelled] / to throw out

lo han echado del colegio he's been expelled from school

nos echó de su casa she threw us out of her house

3. (poner) to put [pt. & pp. put]

¿has echado sal al arroz? have you put any salt in the rice?

4. (dar) to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

me has echado demasiado, no creo que pueda comérmelo you've given me too much I don't think I can eat it all

mi padre me ha echado un sermón my father gave me a lecture

5. (verter) to pour

échame un poco de zumo pour me some juice

6. (emitir) to give out

la chimenea echa mucho humo there's a lot of smoke coming from the chimney

7. (jugar) to play / to have

¿echamos una partida de ajedrez? shall we have a game of chess?

8. (proyectar) to be on

¿qué echan hoy en televisión? what's on television tonight?

9. (calcular) to think [pt. & pp. thought] / to guess

¿cuántos años me echas? how old do you think I am?

te echo 25 años I think you're 25

echar a cara o cruz to toss a coin for it

echar a hacer algo to start doing something

echar de menos to miss

echar el cerrojo to bolt the door

echar una carta al buzón to post a letter

echar una mirada to look

Spanish-English dictionary > echar
2 umlegen

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. nach unten oder seitlich: put ( oder lay) down; an eine andere Stelle: move (auch Kranken), transfer; TELEF. transfer

2. (Kragen, Tuch etc.) put on ( auch sich [Dat] umlegen)

3. (Saum) tuck

4. TECH. (Hebel) turn; (Schalter etc.) throw; (Autositz) fold down

5. (Mast) bring down; (Baum) fell

6. fig. (Kosten) divide ( auf + Akk among)

7. fig. (Termin) change, shift ( auf + Akk to)

8. umg. (töten) bump off; (niederschlagen) floor, knock down

9. vulg. (Frau) lay Sl.

II v/refl

1. Getreide etc.: be flattened; Boot etc.: capsize

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(niederreißen) to chop down;

(töten) to do in (ugs.)

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ụm|le|gen sep
1. vt

1) (= umhängen, umbinden) to put round

jdm/sich eine Stola umlegen — to put a stole (a)round sb's/one's shoulders

2) Mauer, Baum to bring down; (sl = zu Boden schlagen) Gegner to knock down, to floor

3) (= umklappen) to tilt (over); Kragen to turn down; Manschetten to turn up; (CARDS) to turn (over); Hebel to turn; (= kürzen) Hose, Rock etc to take up

4) (= verlegen) Kranke to transfer, to move; Leitung to re-lay

5) Termin to change (
auf +acc to)
6)

(= verteilen) die 200 Euro wurden auf uns fünf umgelegt — the five of us each had to pay a contribution toward(s) the 200 euros

7) (inf = ermorden) to do in (inf), to bump off (inf)

2. vr
(Boot) to capsize, to turn over; (Getreide) to be flattened
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um|le·gen

[ˈʊmle:gn̩]

vt

1. (auf andere Seite kippen)

▪ etw \umlegen to turn sth

einen Schalter \umlegen to turn a switch

2. (um Körperteil legen)

▪ jdm/sich etw \umlegen to put [or wrap] sth around sb/oneself

3. (flachdrücken)

▪ etw \umlegen to flatten sth

4. (fällen)

▪ etw \umlegen to bring down sth sep

5. (sl: umbringen)

▪ jdn [mit etw dat] \umlegen to do in sb [with sth] sep; (mit Pistole) to bump sb off sep

▪ jdn [von jdm] \umlegen lassen to have sb done in [by sb]

6. FIN (anteilig verteilen)

▪ etw auf jdn/etw \umlegen to split sth between sb/sth

7. (verlegen)

▪ etw [auf etw akk] \umlegen to change sth [to sth], to reschedule sth [for sth]

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transitives Verb

1) (um einen Körperteil) put on

2) (auf den Boden, die Seite legen) lay down; flatten <corn, stalks, etc.>; (fällen) fell

3) (umklappen) fold down; turn down < collar>; throw < lever>; turn over < calendar-page>

4) (ugs.): (zu Boden werfen) floor, knock down < person>

5) (salopp): (ermorden)

jemanden umlegen — do somebody in (sl.); bump somebody off (sl.)

6) (verlegen) transfer <patient, telephone call>

den Termin umlegen — change the date (auf + Akk. to)

7) (anteilmäßig verteilen) split, share < costs> (auf + Akk. between)

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umlegen (trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. nach unten oder seitlich: put ( oder lay) down; an eine andere Stelle: move (auch Kranken), transfer; TEL transfer

2. (Kragen, Tuch etc) put on ( auch

sich [dat]

umlegen)

3. (Saum) tuck

4. TECH (Hebel) turn; (Schalter etc) throw; (Autositz) fold down

5. (Mast) bring down; (Baum) fell

6. fig (Kosten) divide (

auf +akk among)

7. fig (Termin) change, shift (

auf +akk to)

8. umg (töten) bump off; (niederschlagen) floor, knock down

9. vulg (Frau) lay sl

B. v/r

1. Getreide etc: be flattened; Boot etc: capsize

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transitives Verb

1) (um einen Körperteil) put on

2) (auf den Boden, die Seite legen) lay down; flatten <corn, stalks, etc.>; (fällen) fell

3) (umklappen) fold down; turn down < collar>; throw < lever>; turn over < calendar-page>

4) (ugs.): (zu Boden werfen) floor, knock down < person>

5) (salopp): (ermorden)

jemanden umlegen — do somebody in (sl.); bump somebody off (sl.)

6) (verlegen) transfer <patient, telephone call>

den Termin umlegen — change the date (auf + Akk. to)

7) (anteilmäßig verteilen) split, share < costs> (auf + Akk. between)

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v.

to shift v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > umlegen
3 tieso

adj.

stiff, inflexible, rigid, tough.

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tieso

► adjetivo

1 (rígido) stiff, rigid

2 (erguido) upright, erect

3 (tenso) taut, tight

4 figurado (terco) stubborn

5 figurado (en forma) in good shape

6 familiar figurado (envarado) stiff, starchy, stuffy

► adverbio

1 hard, strongly

■ pisó tieso she put her foot down hard

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar tieso,-a a alguien (pasmado) to leave somebody agape 2 (muerto) to do somebody in 3 (sin dinero) to leave somebody penniless

poner las orejas tiesas to prick up one's ears

quedarse tieso,-a de frío figurado to be frozen stiff

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(f. - tiesa)

adj.

stiff

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1. ADJ

1) (=duro) stiff; (=rígido) rigid; (=erguido) erect; (=derecho) straight; (=tenso) taut

ponte tiesa — stand up straight

con las orejas tiesas — with its ears pricked

- dejar tieso a algn

- quedarse tieso

2) (=sano) fit; (=vivo) sprightly; (=alegre) chirpy *

le encontré muy tieso a pesar de su enfermedad — I found him very chirpy in spite of his illness

3) (=poco amable) [en conducta] stiff; [en actitud] rigid

me recibió muy tieso — he received me very coldly

- tieso como un ajo

4) (=orgulloso) proud; (=presumido) conceited, stuck-up *; (=pagado de sí mismo) smug

iba tan tieso con la novia al brazo — he was walking so proudly with his girl on his arm

5) (=terco) stubborn; (=firme) firm, confident

ponerse tieso con algn — to stand one's ground, insist on one's rights; pey to be stubborn with sb

tenerlas tiesas con algn — to put up a firm resistance to sb, stand up for o.s.

6) * (=sin dinero) (flat) broke *

2.

ADV strongly, energetically, hard

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I
- sa adjetivo

1)

a) ( rígido) stiff

con las orejas tiesas — with ears pricked up

b) (Col, Ven) ( duro) < pan> hard; < carne> tough

2) < persona>

a) ( erguido) upright, erect; ( orgulloso) stiff

b) (fam) ( muerto) stone dead (colloq)

dejar a alguien tieso — (fam) ( matarlo) to bump somebody off (sl); ( pasmarlo) to leave somebody speechless

quedarse tieso — (fam) ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq); ( helarse) to freeze to death (colloq)
II
adverbio (Andes fam) ( lleno) full up (colloq)

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= skint, broke, starched.

Ex. How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.

Ex. Portraits of that nature are a thing of the past with people sitting around looking stiff and starched.

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* estar tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse tieso = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.

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I
- sa adjetivo

1)

a) ( rígido) stiff

con las orejas tiesas — with ears pricked up

b) (Col, Ven) ( duro) < pan> hard; < carne> tough

2) < persona>

a) ( erguido) upright, erect; ( orgulloso) stiff

b) (fam) ( muerto) stone dead (colloq)

dejar a alguien tieso — (fam) ( matarlo) to bump somebody off (sl); ( pasmarlo) to leave somebody speechless

quedarse tieso — (fam) ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq); ( helarse) to freeze to death (colloq)
II
adverbio (Andes fam) ( lleno) full up (colloq)

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= skint, broke, starched.

Ex: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.

Ex: Portraits of that nature are a thing of the past with people sitting around looking stiff and starched.

* estar tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse tieso = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.

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tieso¹ -sa

adjective

A

1 (rígido) stiff

con las orejas tiesas with ears pricked up

2 ( Col) (duro) ‹pan› hard; ‹carne› tough

B ‹persona›

1 (erguido) upright, erect; (orgulloso) stiff

2 ( fam) (muerto) stone dead ( colloq)

dejar a algn tieso ( fam) (matarlo) to bump sb off (sl), to do sb in ( colloq) (pasmarlo) to leave sb speechless, amaze sb

quedarse tieso ( fam) (morirse) to kick the bucket ( colloq), to croak (sl) (pasmarse) to be left speechless o amazed; (helarse) to freeze to death ( colloq), to get frozen stiff ( colloq)

3 ( Col fam) (valiente, esforzado) gutsy ( colloq), feisty ( AmE colloq)

tieso²

adverb

( Andes fam) (lleno) full up ( colloq), stuffed ( colloq)

tieso y parejo ( Andes fam); flat out ( colloq)

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tieso
◊ -sa adjetivo

1
a) ( rígido) stiff;

◊ con las orejas tiesas with ears pricked up

b) (Col, Ven) ( duro) ‹ pan› hard;

‹ carne› tough
2 ‹ persona› ( erguido) upright, erect;
( orgulloso) stiff;
◊ quedarse tieso (fam) ( helarse) to get frozen stiff (colloq)

tieso,-a adjetivo
1 (erguido) upright, erect
2 (rígido) stiff
3 fam (serio) stiff
4 (orgulloso) proud
♦ Locuciones: fam fig quedarse tieso (sorprenderse) to be amazed/stunned
(morir) to die
' tieso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tiesa
English:
stiff
- tight

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tieso, -a adj

1. [rígido] stiff;

quedarse tieso [de frío] to be frozen stiff;

me quedé tieso del susto I was scared stiff;

tiene las orejas tiesas his ears are pricked;
muy Fam
se le puso tiesa he got a hard-on

2. [erguido] erect

3. Fam [engreído] haughty;

iba muy tiesa con su vestido nuevo she was parading around in her new dress

4. Fam [distante] distant

5. Fam [sin dinero] broke

6. Fam [muerto] stone dead;

dejar tieso a alguien to bump sb off;

quedarse tieso to croak

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tieso

adj stiff, rigid;

quedarse tieso fig be astonished;

estar tieso fig fam be dead

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tieso, -sa adj

1) : stiff, rigid

2) : upright, erect

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tieso adj (rígido) stiff

Spanish-English dictionary > tieso
4 Ecke

f; -, -n

1. in einem Raum: corner; sich in eine Ecke verkriechen crawl into a corner; die neutrale Ecke (beim Boxen) the neutral corner; in die Ecke drängen corner; fig., in den Hintergrund: push s.o. into the background

2. von zwei Straßen: corner; um die Ecke kommen come (a)round the corner; an der Ecke at ( Haus: on) the corner; Ecke Weinstraße at ( oder on) the corner of Weinstraße; gleich um die Ecke just (a-) round the corner

3. von Gegenstand: edge; die Ecken ( und Kanten) abschleifen smooth away the rough edges

4. Fußball: corner; die kurze / lange Ecke the near / far corner; eine Ecke ausführen oder treten take a corner

5. umg. (Gegend) corner; aus welcher Ecke Deutschlands kommen Sie? which area of ( oder whereabouts in) Germany are you from?; Ecke der Welt corner of the world

6. umg., fig. (Strecke) stretch; das ist noch eine ganze Ecke that’s still a fair way to go; eine ganze Ecke besser / schlechter etc. quite a bit ( oder lot) better / worse

7. fig. in Wendungen: es fehlt an allen Ecken und Enden we’re etc. short on everything; er ist ein Mann mit Ecken und Kanten fig. he rubs people (up) the wrong way; ich bin um fünf etc. Ecken mit ihm verwandt fig. I’m a distant relation ( oder relative) of his; jemanden um die Ecke bringen umg., fig. bump s.o. off, do away with s.o.

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die Ecke

(Sport) corner kick; corner;

(Winkel) corner; angle; nook

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Ẹcke ['ɛkə]
f -, -n

1) corner; (= Kante) edge; (von Kragen) point; (SPORT = Eckball) corner

Kantstraße Ecke Goethestraße — at the corner of Kantstraße and Goethestraße

er wohnt gleich um die Ecke — he lives just (a)round the corner

ein Kind in die Ecke stellen — to make a child stand in the corner

er wurde in die reaktionäre Ecke gestellt — he was pigeon-holed as a reactionary

etw in allen Ecken und Winkeln suchen — to search or look high and low for sth

jdn in die Ecke drängen (fig) — to push sb into the background

an allen Ecken und Enden sparen — to pinch and scrape (inf)

jdn um die Ecke bringen (inf) — to bump sb off (inf), to do away with sb (inf)

mit jdm um ein paar or um sieben Ecken herum verwandt sein (inf) — to be distantly related to sb, to be sb's second cousin twice removed (hum inf)

die neutrale Ecke (Boxen) — the neutral corner

Ecken und Kanten (fig) — rough edges

See:

→ fehlen

2) (= Käseecke, Kuchenecke) wedge

3) (inf) (= Gegend) corner, area; (von Stadt) quarter, area; (= Strecke) way

eine ganze Ecke entfernt — quite a (long) way away, a fair way away

eine (ganze) Ecke älter/billiger/größer — (quite) a bit older/cheaper/bigger

aus welcher Ecke kommst du? — what part of the world are you from?

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die

1) (a corner.) angle

2) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) corner

3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) corner

4) (something similar in shape: a wedge of cheese.) wedge

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Ecke

<-, -n>

[ˈɛkə]

f

1. (spitze Kante) corner; eines Kragens point

sich akk an der \Ecke eines Tisches stoßen to knock oneself on the edge of a table

\Ecken und Kanten (fig) rough edges

2. (Straßenecke) corner

gleich um die \Ecke just [a]round the corner

3. (Zimmerecke) corner

jdn in die \Ecke stellen to make sb stand in the corner

ab in die \Ecke! go and stand in the corner!

4. (Käseecke) wedge

5. (fam: Gegend) area

wir kommen aus der gleichen \Ecke we come from the same corner of the world

6. (fam: Entfernung) distance, stretch

bis dahin ist es noch eine ganz schöne \Ecke it's still a fair old distance away

mit jdm um/über sieben \Ecken verwandt sein (fam) to be distantly related to sb

7. SPORT corner

eine kurze/lange \Ecke a short/long corner

die neutrale \Ecke the neutral corner

8.

▶ an allen \Ecken und Enden (fam) everywhere

▶ jdn um die \Ecke bringen (fam) to do sb in fam

▶ jdn in die \Ecke drängen to push sb aside

▶ eine ganze \Ecke (fam) quite a bit

▶ mit \Ecken und Kanten with a mind of one's own

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die; Ecke, Ecken

1) corner

Nietzschestr., Ecke Goethestr. — on the corner of Nietzschestrasse and Goethestrasse

um die Ecke biegen — turn the corner; go/come round the corner

die lange/kurze Ecke — (Ballspiele) the far/near corner

jemanden um die Ecke bringen — (fig. salopp) bump somebody off (sl.)

mit jemandem um od. über sieben Ecken verwandt sein — (fig. ugs.) be distantly related to somebody

an allen Ecken [und Enden od. Kanten] — (ugs.) everywhere

2) (Ballspiele) corner

eine Ecke treten — take a corner

3) (ugs.): (Gegend) corner

eine schöne Ecke — a lovely spot

4) (ugs., bes. nordd.): (Strecke)

bis dahin ist es noch eine ganze Ecke — it's still quite some way there

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Ecke f; -, -n

1. in einem Raum: corner;

sich in eine Ecke verkriechen crawl into a corner;

die neutrale Ecke (beim Boxen) the neutral corner;

in die Ecke drängen corner; fig, in den Hintergrund: push sb into the background

2. von zwei Straßen: corner;

um die Ecke kommen come (a)round the corner;

an der Ecke at ( Haus: on) the corner;

Ecke Weinstraße at ( oder on) the corner of Weinstraße;

gleich um die Ecke just (a-)round the corner

3. von Gegenstand: edge;

die Ecken (und Kanten) abschleifen smooth away the rough edges

4. Fußball: corner;

die kurze/lange Ecke the near/far corner;

eine Ecke ausführen oder

treten take a corner

5. umg (Gegend) corner;

aus welcher Ecke Deutschlands kommen Sie? which area of ( oder whereabouts in) Germany are you from?;

Ecke der Welt corner of the world

6. umg, fig (Strecke) stretch;

das ist noch eine ganze Ecke that’s still a fair way to go;

eine ganze Ecke besser/schlechter etc quite a bit ( oder lot) better/worse

7. fig in Wendungen:

es fehlt an allen Ecken und Enden we’re etc short on everything;

er ist ein Mann mit Ecken und Kanten fig he rubs people (up) the wrong way;

ich bin um fünf etc

Ecken mit ihm verwandt fig I’m a distant relation ( oder relative) of his;

jemanden um die Ecke bringen umg, fig bump sb off, do away with sb

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die; Ecke, Ecken

1) corner

Nietzschestr., Ecke Goethestr. — on the corner of Nietzschestrasse and Goethestrasse

um die Ecke biegen — turn the corner; go/come round the corner

die lange/kurze Ecke — (Ballspiele) the far/near corner

jemanden um die Ecke bringen — (fig. salopp) bump somebody off (sl.)

mit jemandem um od. über sieben Ecken verwandt sein — (fig. ugs.) be distantly related to somebody

an allen Ecken [und Enden od. Kanten] — (ugs.) everywhere

2) (Ballspiele) corner

eine Ecke treten — take a corner

3) (ugs.): (Gegend) corner

eine schöne Ecke — a lovely spot

4) (ugs., bes. nordd.): (Strecke)

bis dahin ist es noch eine ganze Ecke — it's still quite some way there

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-n f.

corner n.

edge n.

nook n.

recess n.

(§ pl.: recesses)

wedge n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Ecke
5 paseo

m.

1 walk (acción) (a pie).

dar un paseo to go for a walk (a pie)

2 avenue (place).

paseo marítimo promenade

3 trip, excursion, tour.

4 promenade, mall.

5 drive, ride, spin.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pasear.

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paseo

► nombre masculino

1 (a pie) walk, stroll; (a caballo) ride

2 (en coche) drive; (en bicicleta, moto) ride

3 (calle) avenue, promenade

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar el paseo a alguien to bump somebody off

dar un paseo to go for a walk

mandar a paseo a alguien familiar to send somebody packing

¡vete a paseo! familiar go away!, get lost!

paseo marítimo promenade, esplanade, seafront

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noun m.

1) walk, stroll

2) ride

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SM

1) [gen] walk, stroll; (=excursión) outing

dar un paseo — [andando] to go for a walk o stroll, take a walk o stroll; [en coche] to go for a ride

estar de paseo — to be out for a walk

llevar o sacar a un niño de paseo — to take a child out for a walk

- dar el paseo a algn

- enviar o mandar a paseo

- enviar o mandar a algn a paseo

- no va a ser un paseo

- ¡vete a paseo!

paseo a caballo — ride (on horseback)

paseo de vigilancia — round, tour of inspection

paseo en barco — boat trip

paseo en bicicleta — (bike) ride

paseo en coche — drive, ride

paseo espacial — space walk

paseo por la naturaleza — nature trail

2) (=avenida) parade, avenue

paseo marítimo — promenade, esplanade

3) (=distancia) short walk

entre las dos casas no hay más que un paseo — it's only a short walk between the two houses

4)

paseo cívico — Méx procession, fiesta procession

5) Esp * ( Hist) (journey leading to the) summary execution of a political opponent

dar el paseo a algn — ( Hist) to execute sb summarily; [moderno] to bump sb off **

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masculino

1)

a) ( caminata) walk

¿salimos a dar un paseo? — shall we go for a walk o (colloq) stroll?

mandar a alguien a paseo — (fam) to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)

vete a paseo! — get lost! (colloq), go to hell! (sl)

b) ( en bicicleta) ride; ( en coche) drive

fuimos a dar un paseo en coche — we went for a drive

c) (AmL) ( excursión) trip, outing

no vivo aquí, estoy de paseo — I don't live here, I'm just visiting

2) ( en nombres de calles) walk, avenue

•

- paseo marítimo

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masculino

1)

a) ( caminata) walk

¿salimos a dar un paseo? — shall we go for a walk o (colloq) stroll?

mandar a alguien a paseo — (fam) to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)

vete a paseo! — get lost! (colloq), go to hell! (sl)

b) ( en bicicleta) ride; ( en coche) drive

fuimos a dar un paseo en coche — we went for a drive

c) (AmL) ( excursión) trip, outing

no vivo aquí, estoy de paseo — I don't live here, I'm just visiting

2) ( en nombres de calles) walk, avenue

•

- paseo marítimo

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paseo¹

¹ = stroll, walk, ride, wander.

Ex: The article is entitled 'A short stroll through Brazilian book publishing'.

Ex: A walk through the exhibit hall made it clear: the Web is everywhere.

Ex: For the second part, the conference will move to island Mljet, less than a two-hour ride from Dubrovnik on a fast catamaran.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Memories of Otago and Southland libraries and librarians: an unmethodical wander'.

* dar un paseo = take + a stroll, take + a walk.

* dar un paseo en coche = go out for + a drive.

* de paseo en coche = out for a spin.

* ir a dar un paseo = go for + a stroll.

* irse a paseo = naff off.

* paseo en barca = boating.

* paseo en barco = boat tour, boating, boat ride, boat cruise.

* paseo en bicicleta = easy ride.

* paseo en la montaña rusa = roller coaster ride.

* paseo militar = plain sailing, walkover.

* paseo suave en bicicleta = easy ride.

* paseo turístico = walking tour.

* salir a dar un paseo = go out for + a walk.

* salir de paseo = go out for + a walk.

* salir de paseo en coche = go out for + a drive.

paseo²

² = promenade.

Ex: Areas that may be used include: windows; promenades and walkways; entrances and foyers.

* paseo marítimo = seafront, promenade.

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paseo

masculine

A

1 (caminata) walk

¿salimos a dar un paseo? shall we go for a walk o ( colloq) stroll?

darle el paseo a algn to shoot sb, bump sb off ( colloq)

mandar a algn a paseo ( fam); to tell sb to get lost ( colloq)

¡vete a paseo! get lost! ( colloq), go to hell! (sl)

2 (en bicicleta) ride

3 (en coche) drive

nos llevó a dar un paseo en su coche nuevo she took us for a drive in her new car

4 ( AmL) (excursión) trip, outing

no vivo aquí, estoy de paseo I don't live here, I'm just visiting

5 (figura de baile) promenade

6 ( Taur) paseíllo

B (en nombres de calles) walk, avenue

Compuesto:

paseo marítimo

esplanade, seafront, promenade ( BrE)

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Del verbo pasear: ( conjugate pasear)

paseo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

paseó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
pasear
paseo
pasear ( conjugate pasear) verbo intransitivo
a) ( a pie) to go for a walk o stroll;

◊ salir a paseo to go out for a walk o stroll

b) ( en bicicleta) to go for a (bike) ride;

( en coche) to go for a drive
verbo transitivo ‹ perro› to walk
paseo sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( caminata) walk;

◊ dar un paseo to go for a walk o (colloq) stroll;

mandar a algn a paseo (fam) to tell sb to get lost (colloq)
b) ( en bicicleta) ride;

( en coche) drive;
◊ fuimos a dar un paseo en coche we went for a drive

c) (AmL) ( excursión) trip, outing;

◊ no vivo aquí, estoy de paseo I don't live here, I'm just visiting

2 ( en nombres de calles) walk, avenue;
◊ paseo marítimo esplanade, seafront

pasear
I verbo intransitivo to go for a walk o to take a walk
II vtr (a una persona) to take for a walk
(a un animal) to walk, take for a walk
paseo sustantivo masculino
1 (caminando) walk: daremos un paseo por la playa, we'll go for a walk along the beach
(en caballo, vehículo) ride
2 (calle ancha) avenue
' paseo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alameda
- apetecer
- dar
- frente
- jorobar
- orilla
- P.º
- parque
- pero
- ronda
- sombrilla
- traje
- a
- caballo
- despejar
- excursión
- gustar
- malecón
- prado
- rambla
- simpático
- transversal
- vuelta
English:
boardwalk
- bracing
- brisk
- care for
- cycling
- drive
- exercise
- go
- hit on
- hit upon
- leisurely
- nightly
- pier
- promenade
- promenade deck
- ramble
- ride
- round
- run
- sail
- saunter
- seafront
- spacewalk
- spin
- stroll
- take
- trek
- walk
- wood
- avenue
- board
- boating
- buggy
- front
- mall
- punt
- push
- sea
- stroller
- wander

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paseo nm

1. [acción] [a pie] walk;
[en coche] drive, ride; [a caballo] ride; [en barca] row;
un paseo en coche a drive;

un paseo a caballo a (horse) ride;

dar un paseo [a pie] to go for a walk;
[a caballo] to go for a ride; [en coche] to go for a drive o ride;
ir de paseo [andar] to walk

Comp
paseo espacial space walk
2. [distancia corta] short walk;

sólo es un paseo hasta el teatro it's only a short walk to the theatre

3. [calle] avenue

Comp
paseo marítimo promenade
4. Am [excursión] trip, outing;

hacer un paseo to go on a trip o outing

5. RDom [arcén] Br hard shoulder, US shoulder

6. Fam [cosa fácil] walkover

7. Comp
Fam
dar el paseo a alguien to bump sb off;
Fam
mandar o [m5] enviar a alguien a paseo to send sb packing;
Fam
¡vete a paseo! get lost!;
Fam
mandó los estudios a paseo he said to hell with his studies

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paseo

m walk;

dar un paseo go for a walk;

mandar a alguien a paseo fig fam tell s.o. to get lost fam

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paseo nm

1) : walk, stroll

2) : ride

3) excursión: outing, trip

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paseo n

1. (a pie) walk

dimos un paseo we went for a walk

2. (en coche, moto) drive / ride

me llevó a dar un paseo en su coche nuevo he took me for a ride in his new car

3. (en bicicleta, a caballo) ride

fuimos a dar un paseo en bicicleta we went for a bike ride

paseo marítimo promenade

Spanish-English dictionary > paseo
6 medio

adj.

1 half a, half, half an, mid.

2 average.

3 half-way, halfway.

4 one-half.

adv.

half-way, half, kind of, partially.

m.

1 means, manner, mode, way.

2 center, midway, midst.

3 medium, instrument, means.

4 environment.

5 halfback.

6 medium.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: mediar.

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medio

► adjetivo

1 (mitad) half

■ las dos y media half past two

■ media docena de huevos half a dozen eggs

■ un año y medio a year and a half

2 (intermedio) middle

■ a media tarde in the middle of the afternoon

3 (de promedio) average

■ una velocidad media de... an average speed of...

► adverbio

1 half

■ medio terminado,-a half-finished

■ he dejado los platos a medio lavar I've left the washing-up half-done

► nombre masculino medio

1 (mitad) half

2 (centro) middle

■ en el medio de la plaza in the middle of the square

3 (contexto - físico) environment

■ tiene problemas de adaptación al medio she has problems adapting to her environment

4 (social) circle

■ se mueve en un medio muy poco estimulante he moves in rather boring circles

► nombre masculino plural medios

1 (recursos) means

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FRASEOLOGÍA

equivocarse de medio a medio to get it all wrong

estar (todo) por el medio to be in the way

ponerse en medio to get in the way

por medio de through, by means of

por todos los medios by all means

quitar algo/alguien de en medio to get something/somebody out of the way

media aritmética arithmetic mean

medio ambiente environment

medio fondo middle-distance

■ una carrera de medio fondo a middle-distance race

medios de comunicación (mass) media

medios de transporte means of transport

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medio

► nombre masculino

1 (mitad) half

2 (centro) middle

■ en el medio de la plaza in the middle of the square

3 (contexto - físico) environment

■ tiene problemas de adaptación al medio she has problems adapting to her environment

4 (social) circle

■ se mueve en un medio muy poco estimulante he moves in rather boring circles

► nombre masculino plural

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1. (f. - media)
adj.

1) middle

2) half

3) average

4) medium
2. adv.
1) half

2) rather
3. noun m.
1) middle

2) element

3) medium

4) means

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- medio ambiente

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1. ADJ

1) (=la mitad de) half

nos queda media botella — we've half a bottle left

medio limón — half a lemon

medio litro — half a litre

acudió media ciudad — half the town turned up

medio luto — half-mourning

media pensión — [en hotel] half-board

• media hora — half an hour

estuve esperando media hora — I was waiting for half an hour

el enfermo ha empeorado en la última media hora — the patient has got worse in the last half hour

una hora y media — an hour and a half

tardamos tres horas y media en llegar — we took three and a half hours to get there

son las ocho y media — it's half past eight

• media luna — (Astron) half-moon

en forma de media luna — crescent-shaped

la Media Luna — [en el Islam] the Crescent
asta, luz 1), mundo 2), naranja 1., 3), palabra 1), voz 1), vuelta 1)
2) (=intermedio)

la clase media — the middle class

café de media mañana — mid-morning coffee

a media tarde — halfway through the afternoon

• a medio camino, estamos a medio camino — we're halfway there

a medio camino entre Madrid y Barcelona — halfway between Madrid and Barcelona
plazo
3) (=promedio) average

la temperatura media — the average temperature
término 2)
4) (=normal) average

el francés medio — the average Frenchman

el hombre medio — the man in the street

5)

• a medias, lo dejó hecho a medias — he left it half-done

está escrito a medias — it's half-written

estoy satisfecho solo a medias — I am only partly satisfied

una verdad a medias — a half truth

ir a medias — to go fifty-fifty

lo pagamos a medias — we share o split the cost

2. ADV

1) [con adjetivo] half

está medio borracha — she's half drunk

medio dormido — half asleep

es medio tonto — he's not very bright, he's a bit on the slow side

2) [con verbo, adverbio]

está a medio escribir/terminar — it is half-written/finished

medio se sonrió — she gave a half-smile

lo dijo medio en broma — he was only half-joking

Ana medio se enamoró de Gonzalo — Ana kind of fell in love with Gonzalo

eso no está ni medio bien — that isn't even close to being right

3) LAm (=bastante) rather, quite, pretty *

fue medio difícil — it was pretty hard

3. SM

1) (=centro) middle, centre, center (EEUU)

justo en el medio de la plaza hay una fuente — there's a fountain right in the middle o centre of the square

coger algo por el medio — to take sth round the middle

el justo medio — a happy medium

• de en medio, la casa de en medio — the middle house

quitar algo de en medio — to get sth out of the way

quitarse de en medio — to get out of the way

• de por medio, hay droga de por medio — drugs are involved

hay dificultades de por medio — there are difficulties in the way

meterse de por medio — to intervene

día (de) por medio — LAm every other day

• en medio, iba a besarla, pero él se puso en medio — I was going to kiss her, but he got between us

no dejes las cosas por en medio — don't leave your things in the middle of the floor

en medio de la plaza — in the middle of the square

en medio de tanta confusión — in the midst of such confusion

en medio de todos ellos — among all of them

• por medio de, pasar por medio de — to go through (the middle of)

de medio a medio —

equivocarse de medio a medio — to be completely wrong

2) (Dep) midfielder

medio apertura — (Rugby) fly-half

medio centro — centre-half

medio (de) melé — (Rugby) scrum-half

3) (=método) means pl, way

lo intentaré por todos los medios (posibles) — I'll try everything possible

no hay medio de conseguirlo — there is no way of getting it, it's impossible to get

poner todos los medios para hacer algo, no regatear medios para hacer algo — to spare no effort to do sth

• por medio de, se mueve por medio de poleas — it moves by means of o using a pulley system

me avisó por medio de mi vecino — she let me know through my neighbour

respira por medio de las agallas — it breathes through o using o by means of its gills

lo consiguió por medio de chantajes — he obtained it by o through blackmail

medio de transporte — means of transport

4) pl los medios (tb: los medios de comunicación ó difusión) the media

los medios de comunicación de masas — the mass media

los medios informativos — the news media

5) pl medios (=recursos) means, resources

es un hombre de (muchos) medios — he's a man of means

no tienen medios económicos suficientes — they do not have sufficient financial resources

6) (Bio) (tb: medio ambiente) environment

7) (=círculo) circle

en los medios financieros — in financial circles

encontrarse en su medio — to be in one's element o milieu

* * *
I
- dia adjetivo

1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)

medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter

medio kilo — half a kilo

media manzana — half an apple

pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price

un retrato de medio cuerpo — a half-length portrait

media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)

dos horas y media — two and a half hours

lo sabe medio Buenos Aires — half of Buenos Aires knows

se lo contó a medio mundo — he told the whole world

la falda le llega a media pierna — she's wearing a calf-length skirt

a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll

está a medio vestir — she's still getting dressed

- media luna

- media naranja

- media pensión

- media vuelta

- medio campo

- medio del melé

- medio fondista

- medio fondo

- medio hermano -dia hermana

- medio luto

- medio pupilo -dia pupila

- medio tiempo

2) (mediano, promedio) average

el ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican

a medio y largo plazo — in the medium and long term

la temperatura media — the average temperature
II
adverbio half

está medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep

medio en broma medio en serio — half joking and half serious

todo lo deja a medio terminar — he leaves everything half finished

fue medio violento encontrármelo ahí — it was rather awkward meeting him there
III
masculino

1) (Mat) ( mitad) half

2)

a) ( centro) middle

en (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room

el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle

el justo medio — the happy medium

quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way

quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)

b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)

3)

a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)

como medio de coacción — as a means of coercion

lo intentaron por todos los medios — they tried everything they could

no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him

b) (Art) ( vehículo) tb

medio de expresión — medium

c) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb

medios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)

no escatimó medios — he spared no expense

no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it

- medio de comunicación or difusión

- medio de transporte

- medio informativo

- medios audiovisuales

- medios de producción

4) (en locs)

de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right

5)

a) (círculo, ámbito)

en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles

no está en su medio — he's out of his element

es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)

en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...

b) (Biol) environment

la adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings

animales en su medio natural — animals in their natural habitat

•

- medio ambiente

* * *
I
- dia adjetivo

1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)

medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter

medio kilo — half a kilo

media manzana — half an apple

pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price

un retrato de medio cuerpo — a half-length portrait

media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)

dos horas y media — two and a half hours

lo sabe medio Buenos Aires — half of Buenos Aires knows

se lo contó a medio mundo — he told the whole world

la falda le llega a media pierna — she's wearing a calf-length skirt

a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll

está a medio vestir — she's still getting dressed

- media luna

- media naranja

- media pensión

- media vuelta

- medio campo

- medio del melé

- medio fondista

- medio fondo

- medio hermano -dia hermana

- medio luto

- medio pupilo -dia pupila

- medio tiempo

2) (mediano, promedio) average

el ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican

a medio y largo plazo — in the medium and long term

la temperatura media — the average temperature
II
adverbio half

está medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep

medio en broma medio en serio — half joking and half serious

todo lo deja a medio terminar — he leaves everything half finished

fue medio violento encontrármelo ahí — it was rather awkward meeting him there
III
masculino

1) (Mat) ( mitad) half

2)

a) ( centro) middle

en (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room

el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle

el justo medio — the happy medium

quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way

quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)

b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)

3)

a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)

como medio de coacción — as a means of coercion

lo intentaron por todos los medios — they tried everything they could

no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him

b) (Art) ( vehículo) tb

medio de expresión — medium

c) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb

medios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)

no escatimó medios — he spared no expense

no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it

- medio de comunicación or difusión

- medio de transporte

- medio informativo

- medios audiovisuales

- medios de producción

4) (en locs)

de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right

5)

a) (círculo, ámbito)

en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles

no está en su medio — he's out of his element

es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)

en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...

b) (Biol) environment

la adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings

animales en su medio natural — animals in their natural habitat

•

- medio ambiente

* * *

medio¹

= middle, one-half (1/2).

Ex: The purpose of the insert key is to allow the insertion of one or more characters in the middle of a field without disturbing the information already displayed.

Ex: The output of paperbacks accounted for one-third of the total US book production by 1962; nearly one-half of the fiction produced and a quarter of the available titles.

* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.

* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.

* a media mañana = mid-morning.

* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.

* a medio abrir = half-opened.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a medio comprender = half-understood.

* a medio formar = half-formed.

* a medio fuego = medium heat.

* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.

* a medio plazo = near-term, in the medium term, medium-term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].

* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.

* a medio vestir = partly dressed, half dressed.

* arco de medio punto = round arch.

* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.

* barba de media tarde = five o'clock shadow.

* clase media = middle class.

* cocer a medias = parboil.

* comprendido a medias = half-understood.

* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.

* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.

* de la edad media = dark-age.

* del medio = middle.

* del Medio Oriente = Middle Eastern.

* de media jornada = half-day [half day].

* de media mañana = mid-morning.

* de medio día de duración = half-day [half day].

* de medio pelo = small-time.

* de talla media = middle-sized.

* dividir por medio = rend in + two.

* Edad Media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA], Middle Ages.

* edición media = medium edition.

* en el nivel medio de = in the middle range of.

* en medio de = amidst, in the midst of, in the throes of, right in, amid.

* entender a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.

* enterarse a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.

* entre medias = in between.

* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....

* estar en medio de = caught in the middle.

* estar justo en medio de = stand + squarely in.

* foto de medio cuerpo = mugshot [mug shot].

* haber dinero de por medio = money + change hands.

* haber una transacción económica de por medio = money + change hands.

* habitante del Medio Oriente = Middle Easterner.

* histeria a medias = semi-hysteria.

* Hora + y media = half past + Hora.

* IME (Integración a Media Escala) = MSI (Medium Scale Integration).

* justo en el medio (de) = plumb in the middle (of).

* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.

* línea de medio campo = halfway line.

* media docena = half a dozen, half-dozen.

* media hora = half-hour.

* Media Luna Roja, la = Red Crescent, the.

* media luz = half-light.

* media pensión = half board.

* media tinta = Mezzotint.

* media verdad = half truth, half-fact.

* media vuelta = about-face.

* medio abierto = half-opened, half-way open.

* medio administrativo = quasi-clerical.

* medio adormilado = bleary-eyed.

* medio despierto = drowsily, groggily, bleary-eyed.

* medio día = one-half day.

* medio dormido = drowsily, groggily, groggy [groggier -comp., groggiest -sup.].

* medio en broma = tongue-in-cheek.

* medio + Expresión Temporal = half + a + Expresión Temporal.

* medio hecho = halfway done, half done.

* Medio Oeste, el = Midwest, the.

* Medio Oriente = Middle East.

* medio pliego = half-sheet.

* medio sumergido = half-submerged.

* medio vacío = half-empty.

* medio vestido = partly dressed, half dressed.

* nacido en medio = middleborn.

* nivel medio de gestión = middle management.

* pantalones de media caña = knee breeches, jodhpurs.

* partir por medio = rend in + two.

* Pasado = half + Pasado/Participio.

* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).

* Posesivo + media naranja = Posesivo + significant other, Posesivo + better half, Posesivo + other half.

* punto medio = mid-point.

* quedarse a medias = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.

* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.

* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.

* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.

* tentempié de media mañana = elevenses.

* un día y medio = one and a half days.

* verdad a medias = half truth, half-fact.

* verse en medio de = caught in the middle.

medio²

² = average, mainline, mainstream.

Ex: The average family does have very real information needs, even though these may not be immediately recognized as such.

Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.

Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.

* ciudadano medio, el = average man, the.

* como término medio = on average.

* de nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* de nivel medio = medium level [medium-level], middle-range.

* de precio medio = medium-priced.

* de talle medio = medium-length.

* de tamaño medio = medium-sized, mid-sized [midsized], middle-sized, mid-size [midsize].

* de tipo medio = middle-range.

* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.

* hombre medio, el = average person, the.

* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.

* nivel de dominio medio = working knowledge.

* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* por término medio = on average.

* precio medio = average price.

* tener por término medio = average.

* término medio = compromise, balance.

* valor medio = midrange, mean value.

medio³

³ = instrumentality, means, vehicle.

Nota: Sentido figurado.

Ex: But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use.

Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.

Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.

* alfabetización en los medios de comunicación = media literacy.

* anuncios en los medios de comunicación = media releases.

* aprendizaje a través de medios electrónicos = online learning.

* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).

* bibliotecario de medios audiovisuales = library media specialist.

* bien dotado de medios = well-resourced.

* bien equipado de medios = well-resourced.

* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.

* búsqueda por medio de órdenes = command search.

* codificación por medio de códigos de barras = barcoding [bar-coding].

* codificar por medio de códigos de barras = barcode [bar-code].

* conducir por medio de tubos = duct.

* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.

* con medios insuficientes = on a shoestring (budget).

* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).

* con medios muy exiguos = on a shoestring (budget).

* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).

* con todos los medios a + Posesivo + alcance = with all the means at + Posesivo + disposal.

* desplazamiento por medio del ordenador = computer commuting.

* documentalista de los medios de comunicación = news librarian.

* dotar de medios = resource.

* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.

* empresa de medios de comunicación = media company.

* enseñanza a través de medios electrónicos = online education.

* enseñanza por medio del ordenador (CBI) = computer-based instruction (CBI).

* entrevista en los medios de comunicación = media interview.

* equipar de medios = resource.

* exceso de medios = overkill.

* expansión de una búsqueda por medio del tesauro = thesaurus expansion.

* industria de los medios de comunicación de masas = mass communications industry.

* interfaz por medio de gráficos = graphics interfacing.

* máquina de registro de préstamos por medio de la fotografía = photocharger, photocharging machine.

* medio de ahorro = economy measure.

* medio de almacenamiento = storage medium.

* medio de almacenamiento físico = physical storage media.

* medio de comunicación = medium [media, -pl.].

* medio de interpretación = medium of performance.

* medio de transmisión = conduit.

* medio físico = physical medium.

* medios = ways and means.

* medios de almacenamiento digital = digital media.

* medios de almacenamiento óptico = optical storage media.

* medios de comunicación = news media.

* medios de comunicación de masas = mass media, mass communications media, communications media, communications media.

* medios de comunicación social = mass media.

* medios de microalmacenamiento de la información = microstorage media.

* medios de producción = means of production.

* medios digitalizados de almacenamiento de información = digitised media.

* medios económicos = economic resources.

* medios, los = wherewithal, the, means, the.

* medios oficiales = official channels.

* medios técnicos = IT capabilities.

* medios visuales = visual media.

* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.

* multimedia = multimedia [multi-media].

* mundo de los medios de comunicación, el = mediascape, the.

* por medio = out of.

* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of.

* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.

* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.

* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.

* por todos los medios = by all means.

* proporcionar los medios para = provide + the material for.

* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.

* streaming media = streaming media.

* técnica de recuperación por medio de la lógica difusa = fuzzy IR technique.

* terapia por medio de aromas = aroma therapy.

* tratar por todos los medios de = take + (great) pains to.

* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.

* un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.

* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.

* utilizar al máximo por medio del ordenador = explode.

* * *

medio¹ - dia

adjective

A ( delante del n)

(la mitad de): medio litro half a liter, a half-liter

medio kilo de harina half a kilo of flour

media docena de huevos half a dozen eggs, a half-dozen eggs

¿quieres media manzana? do you want half an apple?

los niños pagan medio billete or pasaje children pay half fare o half price

un retrato de medio cuerpo a half-length portrait

llevo media hora esperando I've been waiting for half an hour

la última media hora es muy divertida the last half hour is very entertaining

hay trenes a y cinco y a y media there are trains at five past and half past (the hour)

aún faltan dos horas y media para que empiece la función there are still two and a half hours to go before the show starts

si se lo dices a él mañana lo sabe medio Buenos Aires if you tell him, half (of) Buenos Aires will know by tomorrow

la bandera ondea a media asta the flag is flying at half-mast

la falda le llega a media pierna she's wearing a calf-length skirt

a media mañana/tarde siempre da un paseo he always goes for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll, he always goes for a stroll mid-morning/mid-afternoon

¿qué haces aquí leyendo a media luz? what are you doing in here reading in such poor light?

la habitación estaba a media luz the room was dimly lit

Compuestos:

● media lengua

feminine:

habla con or (CS) en medioa lengua he talks in baby language

la deliciosa medioa lengua de los dos años the delightful way a two-year-old talks

● media luna feminine

A ( Astron) half-moon

en forma de medioa luna crescent-shaped

la Medio Luna de las tierras fértiles the Fertile Crescent

B (de las uñas) half-moon

C ( RPl) ( Coc) croissant ( often with ham and cheese)

D

(organización): la Medioa Luna Roja the Red Crescent

● media manga

feminine short sleeve

llevaba un vestido de medioa manga she was wearing a dress with short sleeves o a short-sleeved dress

● media naranja

masculine and feminine ( fam hum):

todavía no ha encontrado su medioa naranja (el hombre ideal) Mr Right hasn't come along yet; (la mujer ideal) he hasn't found his ideal woman yet

vino con su medioa naranja he/she came along with his/her better half ( colloq hum)

● media pensión

feminine (en hoteles) half board

(en colegios): los alumnos en régimen de medioa pensión pupils who have school dinners

● medias palabras

fpl:

me lo dijo con medioas palabras she didn't say it in so many words

● media suela

feminine half sole, sole

● media volea

feminine half volley

● media voz

feminine:

a medioa voz in a low voice

hablaban a medioa voz they were talking in low voices

● media vuelta

feminine ( Mil) about-face ( AmE), about-turn ( BrE)

(se) dio medioa vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel o she turned around and left

● medio apertura

masculine and feminine fly half, outside half

● medio campo

masculine midfield

● medio del melé

masculine and feminine scrum half

● medio fondista

masculine and feminine middle-distance runner

● medio fondo

masculine middle-distance

● medio hermano, media hermana

masculine, feminine

( masculine) half-brother; ( feminine) half-sister

● medio luto

masculine half-mourning

● medio pupilo, media pupila or medio pupila

masculine, feminine (CS) day pupil

los medio pupilos the day pupils

● medio tiempo

( AmL) half-time

B (mediano, promedio) average

el cuidadano/mexicano medio the average citizen/Mexican

barrios madrileños de standing alto a medio middle to upper-class districts of Madrid

a medio y largo plazo in the medium and long term

técnico de grado medio technician who has taken a three-year course rather than a five-year degree course

la temperatura media es de 22 grados the average temperature is 22 degrees

clase¹ (↑ clase (1)), edad, término, etc

C

a medias ( loc adv)

1

(de manera incompleta): dejó el trabajo a medios he left the work half-finished

me dijo la verdad a medios she didn't tell me the whole truth o story

lo arregló a medios he didn't fix it properly

2

(entre dos): voy a comprar un número de lotería ¿vamos a medios? I'm going to buy a lottery ticket. Do you want to go halves?

pagar a medios to pay half each, go halves

lo hicimos a medios we did it between us

D

( Chi fam) ( delante del n) (uso enfático): el medio auto que se gasta just look at the car he drives!

medio²

adverb

half

está medio borracha/loca she's half drunk/crazy

lo dejaron allí medio muerto they left him there half dead

fue medio violento encontrármelo ahí it was rather awkward meeting him there

me lo dijo medio en broma medio en serio she said it half joking and half serious

todo lo deja a medio hacer he never finishes anything, he leaves everything half finished

medio como que se molestó cuando se lo dije (CS fam); she got kind of o sort of annoyed when I told her ( colloq)

medio³

masculine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Mat) (mitad) half

B

1 (centro) middle

en (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the room

el botón de en or del medio the middle button, the button in the middle

el justo medio the happy medium

quítate de en or del medio, que no me dejas ver get out of the way, I can't see

quitar a algn de en medio ( euf); to get rid of sb ( euph), bump sb off ( colloq)

2 los medios mpl ( Taur) center* ( of the ring)

C

1 (recurso, manera) means (pl)

lo intentaron por todos los medios they tried everything they could

no hay medio de localizarlo there's no way o means of locating him

hizo lo que pudo con los medios a su alcance she did everything she could with the resources at her disposal

como medio de coacción as a means of coercion

2 ( Art) (vehículo) tb

medio de expresión medium

3 medios mpl (recursos económicos) tb

medios económicos means (pl), resources (pl)

no escatimó medios he spared no expense

a pesar de los escasos medios de que dispone in spite of his limited means

no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo she does not have the means o resources to do it

Compuestos:

● medio de comunicación

la entrevista concedida a un medio de comunicación francés the interview given to a French newspaper ( o television station etc)

los medios de comunicación the media

los medios de comunicación sociales or de masas the mass media

● medio de difusión

medio de comunicación

● medio de transporte

means of transport

● medio impugnativo

( Méx) legal challenge

● medio informativo

medio de comunicación

● medios audiovisuales

mpl audiovisual aids (pl)

● medios de producción

mpl:

los medio de producción the means of production

D ( en locs):

de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of

hay muchos intereses creados de por medio there are a lot of vested interests involved

en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people

no sé cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden I don't know how you can work in all this mess

en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion

en medio de todo all things considered

en medio de todo más vale así all things considered, it's probably better this way

por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week

dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses

por medio de: nos enteramos por medio de tu primo we found out from o through your cousin

atrapa su presa por medio de estas pinzas it catches its prey by using these pincers

se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system

obtuvo el puesto por medio de estas influencias she got the job through these contacts

de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong o utterly mistaken

le acertó de medio a medio she was absolutely right

E

1

(círculo, ámbito): en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circles

no está en su medio he's out of his element

un artista prácticamente desconocido en nuestro medio (Col, CS); an artist who is practically unknown here o in our country ( o area etc)

en medios bien informados se comenta que … informed opinion has it that …

2 ( Biol) environment

estos animales no sobreviven fuera de su medio natural these animals do not survive if removed from their natural habitat

la adaptación al medio adaptation to one's environment o surroundings

Compuesto:

medio ambiente

environment

que no daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendly

F (dedo) middle finger

G (moneda) five centavo or centésimo coin formerly used in some Latin American countries

ni medio ( RPl fam): no se ve/no entendí ni medio you can't see/I didn't understand a thing

el que nace para medio nunca llega a real if you don't have what it takes, you won't get on in the world

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Del verbo mediar: ( conjugate mediar)

medio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

medió es:

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

Multiple Entries:
mediar
medio
mediar ( conjugate mediar) verbo intransitivo
a) ( intervenir) to mediate;

medio EN algo ‹en conflicto/negociaciones› to mediate in sth, to act as mediator in sth
b) ( interceder) medio POR algn to intercede for sb;

medio ANTE algn to intercede o intervene with sb
medio 1
◊ - dia adjetivo

1 ( delante del n) ( la mitad de):
◊ medio kilo half a kilo;

media manzana half an apple;
pagar medio pasaje to pay half fare o half price;
media hora half an hour, a half hour (AmE);
dos horas y media two and a half hours;
a las cinco y media at half past five;
a media mañana/tarde in the middle of the morning/afternoon;
a medio camino halfway;
media pensión ( en hoteles) half board;
(se) dio medio vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel and left;
un jugador de medio campo a midfield player;
medio tiempo (AmL) half-time;
mi media naranja (fam &
hum) my better half (colloq & hum)
2 (mediano, promedio) average;
◊ el ciudadano medio the average citizen;

a medio y largo plazo in the medium and long term
medio 2 adverbio
half;
◊ está medio loca she's half crazy;

todo lo deja a medio terminar he leaves everything half finished
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Mat) ( mitad) half
2 ( centro) middle;
◊ en (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the room;

quitarse de en or del medio to get out of the way
3
a) (recurso, manera) means (pl);

◊ como medio de coacción as a means of coercion;

los medios de comunicación the media;
medio de transporte means of transport
b)

◊ medios sustantivo masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb medios económicos means (pl), resources (pl)

4 ( en locs)
◊ en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people;

en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion;
por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week;
dos casas por medio every two houses;
por medio de (de proceso/técnica) by means of;
por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin
5
a) (círculo, ámbito):

◊ en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circles;

no está en su medio he's out of his element
b) (Biol) environment;

◊ la adaptación al medio adaptation to one's environment;

medio ambiente environment;
que no da daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendly
mediar verbo intransitivo
1 (arbitrar, intervenir) to mediate: España mediará en el conflicto, Spain will mediate in the conflict
2 (interceder) to intercede: mediará por ti, she'll intercede on your behalf
3 (interponerse) media la circunstancia de que..., you must take into account that...
4 (periodo de tiempo) to pass: mediaron un par de días, two days passed
medio,-a
I adjetivo
1 (mitad) half: sólo queda medio melón, there is only half a melon left
una hora y media, an hour and a half
2 (no extremo) middle
a media tarde, in the middle of the afternoon
clase media, middle class
punto medio, middle ground
3 (prototípico) average: la calidad media es baja, the average quality is poor
la mujer media, the average woman
II adverbio half: el trabajo está medio hecho, the work is half done
III sustantivo masculino
1 (mitad) half
2 (centro) middle
en medio de la batalla, in the midst of the battle
en medio de los árboles, among the trees
(entre dos) in between the trees
un barco en medio del desierto, a ship in the middle of the desert
sal de ahí en medio, get out of the way
3 (instrumento, vía) means: el fin no justifica los medios, the aim doesn't justify the means
4 (entorno) enviroment
un medio hostil, a hostile enviroment
' medio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achuchar
- adivinarse
- ambiente
- calle
- camino
- coger
- conducto
- coralina
- coralino
- cuerpo
- Ecuador
- elemento
- en
- entorno
- habitar
- lado
- locomoción
- media
- ocupante
- odisea
- oriente
- perder
- por
- radical
- recurso
- sacar
- tener
- término
- tierra
- través
- a
- alzado
- arma
- atontado
- caja
- canal
- derruido
- destruir
- día
- efectivo
- gusto
- hombre
- hostil
- instrumento
- ir
- loco
- Medio Oriente
- mejor
- menos
- meter
English:
about
- air
- and
- average
- backdrop
- between
- bread
- call away
- canter
- centre
- cobble together
- discern
- East
- end
- environment
- environmentalist
- envoy
- freight
- half
- half-dead
- half-dressed
- half-empty
- half-full
- half-open
- half-serious
- half-way
- mean
- means
- medium
- medium-term
- mid
- middle
- Middle East
- middleweight
- midst
- moderate
- on
- over
- part
- resource
- Roman arch
- rough up
- sandwich course
- scrum-half
- semiliterate
- shelf
- slush
- slushy
- stimulate
- television

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medio, -a

♦ adj

1. [igual a la mitad] half;

media docena half a dozen;

media hora half an hour;

medio litro half a litre;

el estadio registra media entrada the stadium is half full;

medio pueblo estaba allí half the town was there;

medio Quito se quedó sin electricidad half of Quito was left without electricity;

la bandera ondeaba a media asta the flag was flying at half mast;

a medio camino [en viaje] halfway there;
[en trabajo] halfway through;
a media luz in the half-light;

nos salimos a media película we left halfway through the movie o Br film;

como algo a media mañana I have something to eat halfway through the morning, I have a mid-morning snack;

docena y media one and a half dozen;

un kilo y medio one and a half kilos;

son las dos y media it's half past two;

son y media it's half past

Comp
Andes, Méx, Ven medio fondo waist petticoat o slip;
la media luna the crescent;

la Media Luna Roja the Red Crescent;
Fam Fig media naranja:
mi/su/ etc[m5]. media naranja my/your/ etc other o better half;

media pensión half board;
CSur medio pupilo [que va a dormir a casa] day pupil; [que va a casa el fin de semana] boarder;
media suela half-sole;

media volea half volley

2. [intermedio] [estatura, tamaño] medium;
[posición, punto] middle;
de una calidad media of average quality;

a medio plazo in the medium term;

de clase media middle-class;

a media distancia in the middle distance

Comp
medio campo midfield; Am medio tiempo half-time
3. [de promedio] [temperatura, velocidad] average;
Mat mean;
el consumo medio de agua por habitante the average water consumption per head of the population;

a una velocidad media de 50 km/h at an average speed of 50 km/h

4. [corriente] ordinary, average;

el ciudadano medio the average person, ordinary people

♦ adv

half;

medio borracho half drunk;

estaba medio muerto he was half dead;

a medio hacer half done;

han dejado la obra a medio hacer they've left the building half finished;

aún estoy a medio arreglar I'm only half ready;

pasé la noche medio en vela I barely slept all night, I spent half the night awake

♦ nm

1. [mitad] half;

uno y medio one and a half

2. [centro] middle, centre;

íbamos por el carril del medio o [m5] de en medio we were driving in the middle lane;

en medio (de) in the middle (of);

estaba incómoda en medio de toda aquella gente I felt uncomfortable among all those people;

está en medio de una profunda depresión she's in the middle of a deep depression;

no se oía nada en medio de tanto ruido you couldn't hear a thing with all that noise;

han puesto una valla en medio they've put a fence in the way;

si te pones en medio no veo la tele I can't see the TV if you're in the way;

quítate de en medio get out of the way;

siempre tienes todas tus cosas por medio your things are always lying around all over the place;

estar por (en) medio [estorbar] to be in the way;

hay muchos intereses de por medio there are a lot of interests involved;

meterse o [m5] ponerse (de) por medio [estorbar] to get in the way;
Fig [entrometerse] to interfere;
Comp

equivocarse de medio a medio to be completely wrong;

Comp
Fam
quitar de en medio a alguien to get rid of sb;

Comp

quitarse de en medio [suicidarse] to do away with oneself

3. [sistema, manera] means [singular or plural], method;

utilice cualquier medio a su alcance use whatever means are available, use every means available;

encontró un medio para pagar menos impuestos she found a way of paying less tax;

no hay medio de convencerla she refuses to be convinced;

por medio de by means of, through;

ha encontrado trabajo por medio de un conocido she got a job through an acquaintance;

por todos los medios by all possible means;

intentaré conseguir ese trabajo por todos los medios I'll do whatever it takes to get that job;

su medio de vida es la chatarra he earns his living from scrap metal

Comp
los medios de comunicación the media;
medios de comunicación electrónicos electronic media;

los medios de comunicación de masas the mass media;

los medios de difusión the media;

medio de expresión medium;

los medios de información the media;

medios de producción means of production;

medio de transporte means of transport o US transportation

4.
medios [recursos] means, resources;

no cuenta con los medios económicos para realizarlo she lacks the means o the (financial) resources to do it

5. [elemento físico] environment;

animales que viven en el medio acuático animals that live in an aquatic environment

Comp
medio ambiente environment; Biol medio de cultivo culture medium;
medio físico physical environment

6. [ámbito]
el medio rural/urbano the countryside/city;

en medios financieros/políticos in financial/political circles;

en medios bien informados in well-informed circles

7. Dep [en fútbol, hockey] midfielder;
[en rugby] halfback
Comp
medio (de) apertura [en rugby] fly half, stand-off;
medio (de) melé [en rugby] scrum half

8. Taurom
los medios = centre of bullring

9. Comp
CSur Fam
ni medio: no oye ni medio he's as deaf as a post;

no entiende ni medio she hasn't got a clue;

por medio: nado día por medio I swim every other day

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medio

I adj

1 half;

las tres y media half past three, three-thirty;

a medio camino halfway

2 tamaño medium

3 (de promedio) average

4 posición middle

II m

1 ( entorno) environment

2 en fútbol midfielder

3 ( centro) middle;

en medio de in the middle of

4 ( manera) means;

por medio de by means of;

medios pl dinero means, resources

III adv half;

hacer algo a medias half do sth;

ir a medias go halves;

a medio hacer half done;

de medio a medio completely;

día por medio L.Am. every other day;

quitar de en medio algo fam move sth out of the way;

quitarse de en medio get out of the way

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medio adv

1) : half

está medio dormida: she's half asleep

2) : rather, kind of

está medio aburrida esta fiesta: this party is rather boring

medio, - dia adj

1) : half

una media hora: half an hour

medio hermano: half brother

a media luz: in the half-light

son las tres y media: it's half past three, it's three-thirty

2) : midway, halfway

a medio camino: halfway there

3) : middle

la clase media: the middle class

4) : average

la temperatura media: the average temperature

medio nm

1) centro: middle, center

en medio de: in the middle of, amid

2) ambiente: milieu, environment

3) : medium, spiritualist

4) : means pl, way

por medio de: by means of

los medios de comunicación: the media

5) medios nmpl

: means, resources

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medio¹ adj

1. (mitad) half

pesa medio kilo it weighs half a kilo

tardaré media hora I'll be half an hour

un litro y medio de agua a litre and a half of water

2. (promedio, normal) average

el español medio the average Spaniard

medio² adv half

las manzanas estaban medio podridas the apples were half rotten

medio³ n

1. (centro) middle

hay una fuente en medio de la plaza there's a fountain in the middle of the square

2. (entorno) environment

los anfibios necesitan un medio húmedo amphibians need a damp environment

3. (recurso, método) means

han utilizado medios dudosos they used doubtful means

media de transporte means of transport

medio ambiente environment

medios de comunicación media

Spanish-English dictionary > medio
7 peau

peau (plural peaux) [po]

1. feminine noun

   a. [de personne] skin

• maladie de peau skin disease

• faire peau neuve to adopt a new image

   b. ( = corps, vie) (inf) risquer sa peau to risk one's neck (inf)

• tenir à sa peau to value one's life

• je ne donnerai pas cher de sa peau he's dead meat (inf)

• j'aurai sa peau ! I'll kill him!

• être bien dans sa peau to be happy in o.s.

• il est mal dans sa peau he's not a happy person

• se mettre dans la peau de qn to put o.s. in sb's place

• avoir la peau dure (inf) ( = être solide) to be hardy ; ( = résister à la critique) [personne] to be thick-skinned ; [idées, préjugés] to be difficult to get rid of

   c. [d'animal] skin ; ( = cuir) hide ; ( = fourrure) pelt

• vêtements de peau leather clothes

   d. [de fruit, lait, peinture] skin ; [de fromage] rind ; ( = épluchure) peel

2. compounds

► peau de chagrin

• diminuer comme une peau de chagrin to shrink away ► peau de mouton sheepskin

• en peau de mouton sheepskin ► peau d'orange ( = cellulite) orange peel effect

► peau de vache (inf) ( = homme) bastard (vulg!) ; ( = femme) bitch (vulg!)

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peaux po nom féminin

1) Anatomie skin

avoir la peau dure — fig to be thick-skinned

n'avoir que la peau sur les os — to be all skin and bone

2) ( d'animal) gén skin; ( pour faire du cuir) hide; ( fourrure) pelt

sac en peau de porc — pigskin bag

gants/veste en or de peau — leather gloves/jacket

3) (de fruit, légume) skin, peel [U]; (d'orange, de citron, pamplemousse) peel [U]

les oranges ont une peau épaisse — oranges have thick peel ou a thick rind

enlever la peau d'un fruit — to peel a fruit

4) (pellicule sur le lait, la peinture) skin

5) (colloq) ( vie)

risquer sa peau — to risk one's life

faire la peau à quelqu'un — to kill somebody

tenir à sa peau — to value one's life

vouloir la peau de quelqu'un — to want somebody dead

changer de peau — to turn over a new leaf; vieux

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- peau de banane

- peau de chagrin

- peau de chamois

- peau d'orange

- peau de tambour

- peau de vache

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je n'aimerais pas être dans sa peau — I wouldn't like to be in his/her shoes

être bien dans sa peau — (colloq) ( dans sa tête) to feel good about oneself; ( dans son corps) to feel good

être mal dans sa peau — (colloq) ( physiquement) to feel lousy (colloq); ( gêné) to feel ill-at-ease

avoir quelqu'un dans la peau — (colloq) to be crazy about somebody

prendre douze balles dans la peau — (colloq) to be shot by a firing squad

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po
peaux pl nf

1) [personne] skin

Elle a la peau douce. — She's got soft skin.

être bien dans sa peau — to be at ease with oneself

être mal dans sa peau — to be at odds with oneself

se mettre dans la peau de qn — to put o.s. in sb's shoes

faire peau neuve — to change one's image

peau d'orange fig — orange peel skin

2) (= cuir)

gants de peau — leather gloves

peau de chamois — chamois leather, shammy

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peau, peaux nf

1 Anat skin; avoir la peau grasse/sèche/ridée to have greasy/dry/wrinkled skin; avoir la peau douce to have soft skin; avoir une belle peau to have lovely skin; avoir une peau de pêche to have lovely soft skin; peau morte dead skin; avoir la peau dure fig to be thick-skinned; n'avoir que la peau sur les os to be all skin and bone; prendre une/deux balles dans la peau to be shot once/twice; ⇒ neuf, ours;

2 ( d'animal) gén skin; ( pour faire du cuir) hide; ( fourrure) pelt; la peau du porc est couverte de soies the skin of the pig ou pig's skin is all covered in bristles; veste en peau de mouton sheepskin jacket; sac en peau de porc/peau de serpent pigskin/snakeskin bag; ils étaient vêtus de peaux de bêtes they were dressed in animal skins ou hides; gants/veste en or de peau leather gloves/jacket;

3 (de fruit, légume) skin, peel; (d'orange, de citron, pamplemousse) peel ¢; les oranges ont une peau épaisse oranges have thick peel ou have a thick rind; enlever la peau d'un légume/fruit to peel a vegetable/fruit;

4 ( pellicule) (de lait, peinture) skin;

5 ○( vie) jouer or risquer sa peau to risk one's life; faire la peau à qn to kill sb, to bump sb off○; sauver sa peau to save one's skin; tenir à sa peau to value one's life; vouloir la peau de qn to want sb dead; changer de peau to turn over a new leaf; craindre pour sa peau to fear for one's life; tu y laisseras ta peau it'll kill you.

Composés

peau d'âne hum diploma; peau de banane lit banana skin; fig trap; peau de chagrin Mode shagreen; rétrécir comme une peau de chagrin to shrink away to nothing; peau de chamois chamois leather, shammy (leather); peau d'orange orange peel skin, cellulite; peau de tambour Mus drumhead; tendu comme une peau de tambour as taut as a drumskin; peau de vache lit cowhide; fig○ nasty piece of work GB, shit◑.

Idiomes

peau de balle or de zébi○! no way!, nothing doing○!; je n'aimerais pas être dans sa peau I wouldn't like to be in his/her shoes; être or se sentir bien dans sa peau○ ( dans sa tête) to feel good about oneself; ( dans son corps) to feel good; être or se sentir mal dans sa peau○ ( physiquement) to feel lousy○; ( psychologiquement) not to feel good about oneself; ( gêné) to feel ill-at-ease; avoir qn dans la peau○ to be crazy about sb; prendre or recevoir douze balles dans la peau○ to be shot by a firing squad.

( pluriel peaux) [po] nom féminin

1. ANATOMIE skin

avoir la peau sèche/grasse to have dry/greasy skin

peau mixte combination skin

peaux mortes dead skin

n'avoir que la peau et ou sur les os to be all skin and bones

attraper quelqu'un par la peau du cou to grab somebody by the scruff of the neck

prendre quelqu'un par la peau du dos to grab somebody by the scruff of the neck

être ou se sentir bien dans sa peau (familier) to feel good about oneself, to be together

être mal dans sa peau to feel bad about oneself, to be unhappy

entrer ou se mettre dans la peau de quelqu'un to put oneself in somebody's shoes ou place

entrer dans la peau du personnage to get right into the part

avoir quelqu'un dans la peau to be crazy about somebody, to have somebody under one's skin

avoir quelque chose dans la peau to have something in one's blood

changer de peau to change one's look

faire peau neuve to get a facelift (figuré)

l'université fait peau neuve the university system is being completely overhauled

avoir la peau dure to be thick-skinned

si tu tiens à ta peau (familier) if you value your life ou hide

y laisser sa peau (familier) to pay with one's life, to be killed

un jour, j'aurai ta peau! (familier) I'll get you one of these days!

faire ou crever la peau à quelqu'un (familier) to do somebody in, to bump somebody off

trouer la peau à quelqu'un (très familier) to fill ou to pump somebody full of lead

coûter la peau des fesses (très familier) ou du cul (vulgaire) to cost an arm and a leg

2. ZOOLOGIE [généralement] skin

[fourrure] pelt

[cuir - non tanné] hide ; [ - tanné] leather, (tanned) hide

une valise en peau a leather suitcase

le commerce des peaux the fur and leather trade

sac en peau de serpent snakeskin bag

cuir pleine peau full leather

une peau d'âne [diplôme] a diploma

peau de chagrin shagreen

mes économies diminuent comme une peau de chagrin my savings are just melting away

peau de chamois [chiffon] chamois leather

peau de tambour (drum) skin

vieille peau (très familier) old bag (très familier)

des révolutionnaires en peau de lapin (familier) Mickey Mouse ou tinpot revolutionaries

3. [d'un fruit, d'un légume, du lait bouilli] skin

[du fromage] rind

peau d'orange orange peel

peau de banane (sens propre & figuré) banana skin

4. (locution)

peau de balle (et balai de crin) (très familier) , peau de zébi (vulgaire) [refus, mépris] no way (UK), nothing doing (US)

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peau d'orange nom féminin

MÉDECINE orange-peel skin (caused by cellulite)

peau de vache (très familier) nom féminin

[femme] cow (UK), bitch

[homme] bastard (très familier)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > peau
8 liquidar

v.

1 to settle (to pay) (debt, loan).

Eso liquidó las diferencias That settled the differences.

2 to sell off.

liquidar existencias to have a stock clearance sale

3 to liquidate, to wind up.

La mafia liquida a sus enemigos The Mafia liquidates its enemies.

La tienda liquida los saldos The store liquidates sale goods.

4 to throw away.

5 to settle (informal) (to finish) (issue).

y con esto hemos liquidado el tema segundo that's the second subject seen to o dealt with

6 to liquidate (informal) (matar).

7 to dissolve, to liquidate.

La temperatura liquida el sólido The temperature dissolves the solid.

8 to sell out, to liquidate.

La tienda liquidó y se fue The store sold out and left.

9 to pay off, to give money to, to make a payment to.

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liquidar

► verbo transitivo

1 (deuda) to settle, liquidate

2 (mercancías) to sell off

3 familiar (dinero) to spend, blow

4 familiar (matar) to knock off

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1. VT

1) [+ cuenta] to settle; [+ empresa, negocio] to wind up, liquidate; [+ deuda] to settle, pay off, clear; [+ existencias] to sell off, sell up

2) [+ asunto, problema] to deal with

ya hemos liquidado la cuestión — we've dealt with that issue now

le pides perdón y asunto liquidado — just say you are sorry and that'll be the end of it

3) * (=gastar) to go through *, blow *

ha liquidado en un mes todos sus ahorros — she went through o blew all her savings in one month

4) * (=matar) to bump off *

5) (Pol) (=eliminar) to liquidate

6) LAm (=destrozar) to destroy, ruin

7) Méx [+ obreros] to pay off

8) (Quím) to liquefy

2.

See:

liquidarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < existencias> to sell off

2) < negocio> to wind up; < activo> to liquidate

3)

a) < deuda> to settle, clear; < cuenta> to settle; <sueldo/pago> to pay

me liquidaron lo que me debían — they paid me what they owed me

b) (Méx) < trabajador> to pay... off

4) (fam)

a) < persona> ( matar) to do away with (colloq); ( destruir) (AmL) to destroy (colloq)

b) <trabajo/comida> to polish off (colloq); < dinero> to blow (colloq)

se lo mandas y asunto liquidado — you just send it to her and... problem solved!
2.
liquidarse v pron (enf) ( acabar con) (fam) < dinero> to blow (colloq); < comida> to polish off (colloq)

* * *

= liquidate, finish off, top + Nombre + off, zap, finish + Nombre + off.

Ex. The Book Portfolio, comprising shares in companies in the book business, was set up for The Bookseller in Dec 81 and liquidated in Oct 92 = La Cartera de Acciones del Libro, compuesta de acciones en empresas del negocio del libro, se creó para El Bookseller en diciembre del 1981 y se liquidó en octubre del 1992.

Ex. His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.

Ex. Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.

Ex. This electric fly swatter will zap any fly or mosquito with 1500 volts.

Ex. What his brother did was beyond evil, they should've finished him off with the death sentence.

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* liquidar una deuda = pay off + debt.

* liquidar una factura = settle + invoice.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) < existencias> to sell off

2) < negocio> to wind up; < activo> to liquidate

3)

a) < deuda> to settle, clear; < cuenta> to settle; <sueldo/pago> to pay

me liquidaron lo que me debían — they paid me what they owed me

b) (Méx) < trabajador> to pay... off

4) (fam)

a) < persona> ( matar) to do away with (colloq); ( destruir) (AmL) to destroy (colloq)

b) <trabajo/comida> to polish off (colloq); < dinero> to blow (colloq)

se lo mandas y asunto liquidado — you just send it to her and... problem solved!
2.
liquidarse v pron (enf) ( acabar con) (fam) < dinero> to blow (colloq); < comida> to polish off (colloq)

* * *

= liquidate, finish off, top + Nombre + off, zap, finish + Nombre + off.

Ex: The Book Portfolio, comprising shares in companies in the book business, was set up for The Bookseller in Dec 81 and liquidated in Oct 92 = La Cartera de Acciones del Libro, compuesta de acciones en empresas del negocio del libro, se creó para El Bookseller en diciembre del 1981 y se liquidó en octubre del 1992.

Ex: His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.

Ex: Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.

Ex: This electric fly swatter will zap any fly or mosquito with 1500 volts.

Ex: What his brother did was beyond evil, they should've finished him off with the death sentence.

* liquidar una deuda = pay off + debt.

* liquidar una factura = settle + invoice.

* * *

liquidar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹existencias/mercancías› to sell off, sell up, liquidate ( frml)

B

1 ‹negocio/compañía› to wind up, put … into liquidation

2 ‹activo› to liquidate

C

1 ‹deuda› to settle, pay off, clear; ‹cuenta› to settle, liquidate ( frml); ‹sueldo/pago› to pay

mañana voy a liquidarle al fontanero tomorrow I'm going to settle up with o pay the plumber

me liquidaron lo que me debían they paid me what they owed me

hoy liquidaron los sueldos today was payday

2 ( Méx) ‹trabajador› to pay … off

D ( fam)

1 ‹persona› (matar) to do away with ( colloq), to waste (sl); (destruir) ( AmL) to destroy ( colloq)

2 ‹trabajo/comida› to polish off ( colloq); ‹dinero/herencia› to blow ( colloq)

le mandas unas flores y asunto liquidado you just send her some flowers and … problem solved!

■ liquidarse

v pron

( enf) (acabar con) ( fam):

se liquida el sueldo de un mes en 15 días she gets through o she blows a month's salary in two weeks ( colloq)

los chicos se liquidaron todas las galletas the kids polished off o made short work of all the cookies ( colloq)

* * *

liquidar ( conjugate liquidar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ existencias› to sell off
2 ‹ negocio› to wind up;
‹ activo› to liquidate
3
a) ‹deuda/cuenta› to settle;

‹sueldo/pago› to pay
b) (Méx) ‹ trabajador› to pay … off

4 (fam) ‹ persona› ( matar) to do away with (colloq);
( destruir) (AmL) to destroy (colloq)
liquidar verbo transitivo
1 (una deuda) to settle
(un producto) to sell off
2 fam (dilapidar) to waste away
3 familiar liquidar a alguien, (asesinar) to bump somebody off
' liquidar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cerrar
- rematar
- saldar
- solventar
- cuenta
English:
account
- bump off
- clear
- discharge
- knock off
- liquidate
- repay
- rescind
- sell off
- wind up
- close
- dispose of
- do
- sell
- settle
- wind
- zap

* * *

liquidar

♦ vt

1. [pagar] [deuda] to pay;
[cuenta] to settle
2. [negocio, sociedad] to wind up

3. [rebajar] to sell off;

liquidar existencias to have a stock clearance sale

4. Fam [malgastar] to throw away;

liquidó la herencia en dos años she frittered away o squandered her inheritance in two years

5. Fam [asunto] to deal with, to see to;

y con esto hemos liquidado el tema segundo that's the second subject seen to o dealt with;

no la invites, y asunto liquidado just don't invite her and there's your problem solved

6. Fam [matar] to liquidate

7. [gas, sólido] to liquefy

♦ See also the pronominal verb liquidarse

* * *

liquidar

v/t

1 cuenta, deuda settle

2 COM negocio wind up, liquidate

3 existencias sell off

4 fam ( matar) liquidate fam, bump off fam

* * *

liquidar vt

1) : to liquefy

2) : to liquidate

3) : to settle, to pay off

4) fam : to rub out, to kill

Spanish-English dictionary > liquidar
9 fiambre

adj.

cold.

m.

1 cold meat (British), cold cut (United States) (food).

2 stiff, corpse (informal) (cadáver).

dejar fiambre to bump off

3 cold dish, cold meat, meat.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: fiambrar.

* * *

fiambre

► adjetivo

1 served cold, cold

2 irónico (noticia etc) stale, old

► nombre masculino

1 COCINA cold meat, cold cut

■ nos sirvieron toda clase de fiambres y patés we were served all kinds of cold meats and pâtés

2 familiar (cadáver) stiff, corpse

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar fiambre a alguien to do somebody in, bump somebody off

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (Culin) cold, served cold

2) * [noticia] old, stale

2. SM

1) (Culin) cold meat, cold cut (EEUU)

fiambres — cold meats, cold cuts (EEUU)

2) * (=cadáver) corpse, stiff *

el pobre está fiambre — the poor guy's stone dead *, the poor guy's cold meat *

3) Cono Sur * (=fiesta) dead party

4) Méx (Culin) pork, avocado and chilli dish

* * *

masculino

1) (Coc)

sólo comen fiambre(s) — all they eat is cold cuts (AmE) o (BrE) cold meats

el chorizo es un fiambre — chorizo is a kind of cold cut (AmE) o (BrE) cold meat

2) (arg) ( cadáver) stiff (sl)

quedarse fiambre — (fam) to snuff it (colloq)

* * *

= luncheon meat.

Ex. Head cheese is in fact not a cheese, but rather a terrine of meat from the head of a calf or pig (sometimes a sheep or cow) usually eaten cold or at room temperature as a luncheon meat.

* * *

masculino

1) (Coc)

sólo comen fiambre(s) — all they eat is cold cuts (AmE) o (BrE) cold meats

el chorizo es un fiambre — chorizo is a kind of cold cut (AmE) o (BrE) cold meat

2) (arg) ( cadáver) stiff (sl)

quedarse fiambre — (fam) to snuff it (colloq)

* * *

= luncheon meat.

Ex: Head cheese is in fact not a cheese, but rather a terrine of meat from the head of a calf or pig (sometimes a sheep or cow) usually eaten cold or at room temperature as a luncheon meat.

* * *

fiambre

masculine

A ( Coc) cold meat

carne en fiambre cold meat

fiambres surtidos selection of cold meats o ( AmE) cold cuts

B ( arg) (cadáver) stiff (sl)

quedarse fiambre ( fam); to snuff it ( colloq)

C ( Col) (comida al aire libre) picnic

* * *

fiambre sustantivo masculino (Coc): tb
◊ fiambres cold cuts (pl) (AmE), cold meats (pl) (BrE)

fiambre sustantivo masculino
1 Culin cold meat
2 fam (cadáver, muerto) stiff, corpse

' fiambre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embutido
English:
stiff

* * *

fiambre nm

1. [alimento] Br cold meat, US cold cut

2. Fam [cadáver] stiff;

dejar fiambre a alguien to bump sb off;

estar fiambre to have kicked the bucket

* * *

fiambre

m

1 cold cut, Br

cold meat

2 pop ( cadáver) stiff pop

* * *

fiambre n

1. (embutido) cooked meat / cold meat

2. (cadáver) stiff / corpse

Spanish-English dictionary > fiambre
10 Jenseits

Präp. (+ Gen) on the other side of, across, beyond; jenseits von beyond; jenseits von Gut und Böse umg. past it

* * *

das Jenseits

the beyond; hereafter

* * *
Jen|seits ['jeːnzaits, 'jɛn-]
nt -, no pl
hereafter, next world
jdn ins Jénseits befördern (inf) — to send sb to kingdom come (inf)

* * *

1) (on the farther side of: My house is just beyond those trees.) beyond

2) (out of the range, power etc of: beyond help.) beyond

* * *

Jen·seits

<->

[ˈje:nzaits]

nt kein pl hereafter, next world

▪ das/ein \Jenseits the/a hereafter [or next world], the beyond

jdn/ein Tier ins \Jenseits befördern (euph fam) to dispatch sb/an animal euph

* * *

das; Jenseits: hereafter; beyond

jemanden ins Jenseits befördern — (salopp) bump somebody off (sl.)

* * *

Jenseits n; -, kein pl the hereafter;

ins Jenseits befördern umg send sb to meet his ( oder her) Maker

* * *

das; Jenseits: hereafter; beyond

jemanden ins Jenseits befördern — (salopp) bump somebody off (sl.)

* * *

n.

beyond n.

hereafter n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Jenseits
11 jenseits

Präp. (+ Gen) on the other side of, across, beyond; jenseits von beyond; jenseits von Gut und Böse umg. past it

* * *

das Jenseits

the beyond; hereafter

* * *
Jen|seits ['jeːnzaits, 'jɛn-]
nt -, no pl
hereafter, next world
jdn ins Jénseits befördern (inf) — to send sb to kingdom come (inf)

* * *

1) (on the farther side of: My house is just beyond those trees.) beyond

2) (out of the range, power etc of: beyond help.) beyond

* * *

Jen·seits

<->

[ˈje:nzaits]

nt kein pl hereafter, next world

▪ das/ein \Jenseits the/a hereafter [or next world], the beyond

jdn/ein Tier ins \Jenseits befördern (euph fam) to dispatch sb/an animal euph

* * *

das; Jenseits: hereafter; beyond

jemanden ins Jenseits befördern — (salopp) bump somebody off (sl.)

* * *

jenseits präp (+gen) on the other side of, across, beyond;

jenseits von beyond;

jenseits von Gut und Böse umg past it

* * *

das; Jenseits: hereafter; beyond

jemanden ins Jenseits befördern — (salopp) bump somebody off (sl.)

* * *

n.

beyond n.

hereafter n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > jenseits
12 líquido

adj.

1 liquid, fluid.

2 liquid, with enough cash.

m.

1 liquid, fluid.

2 liquid solution, liquid, solution.

3 cash.

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líquido

► adjetivo

1 (gen) liquid

2 (neto) net

3 (en metálico) in cash

► nombre masculino líquido

1 liquid

————————

líquido

► nombre masculino

1 liquid

* * *
1. (f. - líquida)
adj.

1) liquid, fluid

2) net
2. noun m.
1) liquid, fluid

2) liquid assets, ready cash

* * *

1. ADJ

1) [sustancia] liquid, fluid

el líquido elemento — water

2) (Econ) net

ganancia líquida — net profit

3) CAm, Méx (=exacto) exact

cuatro varas líquidas — exactly four yards

4) (Ling) liquid

2. SM

1) [gen] liquid, fluid

líquido anticongelante — antifreeze

líquido de frenos — brake fluid

líquidos corporales — body fluids

líquido seminal — seminal fluid

líquido sinovial — synovial fluid

2) (Econ) (=efectivo) ready cash, ready money

líquido imponible — net taxable income

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1) < sustancia> liquid

2) <sueldo/renta> net
II
masculino

1) ( sustancia) liquid

una dieta a base de líquidos — a liquid diet

- líquido amniótico

- líquido anticongelante

- líquido de frenos

2) ( dinero) cash

líquido disponible/imponible — disposable/taxable income

* * *

= liquid, substance, molten, fluid, runny [runnier -comp., runniest -sup.].

Ex. This is the common 'bubble' sort, in which the highest or the lowest 'values' rise to the top like bubbles in a liquid.

Ex. It details steps to be taken to salvage discs which have been damaged by spilled substances such as coffee with cream and sugar, Classic Coke, hamburger and french fries, and hand cream.

Ex. The whole box was then immersed for about ten minutes in a pit of molten metal.

Ex. For example, the heading 'Circulation of the blood' is acceptable, but the very similar 'Movement of fluids in plants' is not.

Ex. If you have runny nail polish, pour some onto a paper plate, add a bit of flour and stir it up with something like a toothpick.

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* control de flujo del líquido = fluid-control.

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

* estiércol líquido = slurry.

* líquido amniótico = amniotic fluid.

* líquido cefalorraquídeo = cerebrospinal fluid.

* líquido cerebroespinal = cerebrospinal fluid.

* líquido condensado = condensate.

* líquido corrector = correction fluid, erasing fluid.

* líquido de desecho = effluent.

* líquido de frenos = brake fluid.

* líquido desconocido = foreign substance.

* líquido de transmisión = transmission fluid.

* líquido gaseoso = gas liquid.

* líquido inflamable = flammable liquid.

* líquido lavalunetas = windscreen wiper fluid.

* líquido limpiador = cleaning fluid.

* líquido para limpiaparabrisas = windscreen wiper fluid.

* líquido revelador = developing fluid.

* nitrógeno líquido = liquid nitrogen.

* pantalla de cristal líquido = LCD [liquid crystal display].

* pedo líquido = wet fart.

* residuos líquidos = liquid waste.

* succionador de líquidos = baster.

* volverse líquido = turn to + liquid.

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1) < sustancia> liquid

2) <sueldo/renta> net
II
masculino

1) ( sustancia) liquid

una dieta a base de líquidos — a liquid diet

- líquido amniótico

- líquido anticongelante

- líquido de frenos

2) ( dinero) cash

líquido disponible/imponible — disposable/taxable income

* * *

= liquid, substance, molten, fluid, runny [runnier -comp., runniest -sup.].

Ex: This is the common 'bubble' sort, in which the highest or the lowest 'values' rise to the top like bubbles in a liquid.

Ex: It details steps to be taken to salvage discs which have been damaged by spilled substances such as coffee with cream and sugar, Classic Coke, hamburger and french fries, and hand cream.

Ex: The whole box was then immersed for about ten minutes in a pit of molten metal.

Ex: For example, the heading 'Circulation of the blood' is acceptable, but the very similar 'Movement of fluids in plants' is not.

Ex: If you have runny nail polish, pour some onto a paper plate, add a bit of flour and stir it up with something like a toothpick.

* control de flujo del líquido = fluid-control.

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

* estiércol líquido = slurry.

* líquido amniótico = amniotic fluid.

* líquido cefalorraquídeo = cerebrospinal fluid.

* líquido cerebroespinal = cerebrospinal fluid.

* líquido condensado = condensate.

* líquido corrector = correction fluid, erasing fluid.

* líquido de desecho = effluent.

* líquido de frenos = brake fluid.

* líquido desconocido = foreign substance.

* líquido de transmisión = transmission fluid.

* líquido gaseoso = gas liquid.

* líquido inflamable = flammable liquid.

* líquido lavalunetas = windscreen wiper fluid.

* líquido limpiador = cleaning fluid.

* líquido para limpiaparabrisas = windscreen wiper fluid.

* líquido revelador = developing fluid.

* nitrógeno líquido = liquid nitrogen.

* pantalla de cristal líquido = LCD [liquid crystal display].

* pedo líquido = wet fart.

* residuos líquidos = liquid waste.

* succionador de líquidos = baster.

* volverse líquido = turn to + liquid.

* * *

líquido¹ -da

adjective

A ‹sustancia› liquid

B ‹sueldo/renta› net

C ‹consonante› liquid

líquido²

masculine

A (sustancia) liquid

una dieta a base de líquidos a liquid diet

retención de líquido water retention

Compuestos:

● líquido amniótico

amniotic fluid

● líquido anticongelante

antifreeze

● líquido corrector

correction fluid, Tipp-Ex®

● líquido de frenos

brake fluid

● líquido elemento

( liter o hum); water

● líquido seminal

seminal fluid

B (dinero) cash

líquido disponible/imponible disposable/taxable income

* * *

Del verbo liquidar: ( conjugate liquidar)

liquido es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

liquidó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
liquidar
líquido
liquidar ( conjugate liquidar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ existencias› to sell off
2 ‹ negocio› to wind up;
‹ activo› to liquidate
3
a) ‹deuda/cuenta› to settle;

‹sueldo/pago› to pay
b) (Méx) ‹ trabajador› to pay … off

4 (fam) ‹ persona› ( matar) to do away with (colloq);
( destruir) (AmL) to destroy (colloq)
líquido 1
◊ -da adjetivo

1 ‹ sustancia› liquid
2 ‹sueldo/renta› net
líquido 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( sustancia) liquid;
◊ líquido de frenos brake fluid

2 ( dinero) cash
liquidar verbo transitivo
1 (una deuda) to settle
(un producto) to sell off
2 fam (dilapidar) to waste away
3 familiar liquidar a alguien, (asesinar) to bump somebody off
líquido,-a
I sustantivo masculino
1 liquid
2 Fin liquid assets pl
II adjetivo
1 liquid
2 Fin net
' líquido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahogar
- ahogarse
- asentarse
- bocanada
- bombeo
- bullir
- calar
- chorro
- chupar
- circular
- cocer
- depurar
- deshacer
- deshacerse
- deshecha
- deshecho
- desparramar
- desparramarse
- escaparse
- escape
- filtrar
- filtrarse
- flujo
- fuga
- gaseosa
- gaseoso
- gel
- inmersa
- inmerso
- irse
- jabón
- jarra
- líquida
- onda
- oxígeno
- pulverizar
- quemar
- quemadura
- quemarse
- rebosar
- remover
- reposar
- reposo
- rociar
- salirse
- salpicar
- soltar
- sorber
- tintura
- trago
English:
absorb
- bead
- blob
- bubble
- clear
- cloud
- cloudy
- correction fluid
- dilute
- discharge
- do away with
- drain
- draught
- dribble
- drop
- exude
- flow
- fluid
- freeze
- frozen
- gulp
- gurgle
- gush
- leak
- liquid
- liquid crystal display
- molten
- pool
- pump out
- runny
- settle
- shake up
- slop
- sloppy
- smooth
- spill
- spout
- sprinkle
- spurt
- stand
- sticky
- stir
- stir up
- stream
- suck
- thick
- thin
- upset
- well
- cleaning

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líquido, -a

♦ adj

1. [estado] liquid;
Am
crema líquida single cream;

el líquido elemento water

2. Econ [neto] net

3. Ling [sonido] liquid

♦ nm

1. [sustancia] liquid

Comp
líquido corrector correction fluid;
líquido de frenos brake fluid;

líquido refrigerante coolant

2. Econ liquid assets

3. Med fluid

Comp
líquido amniótico amniotic fluid;
líquido cefalorraquídeo cerebrospinal fluid;

líquido cerebroespinal cerebrospinal fluid;

líquido sinovial synovial fluid

* * *

líquido

I adj

1 liquid

2 COM net

II m liquid

* * *

líquido, -da adj

1) : liquid, fluid

2) : net

ingresos líquidos: net income

líquido nm

1) : liquid, fluid

líquido de frenos: brake fluid

2) : ready cash, liquid assets

* * *

líquido n liquid

Spanish-English dictionary > líquido
13 líquida

f., (m. - líquido)

* * *

SF (Ling) liquid

* * *

Del verbo liquidar: ( conjugate liquidar)

liquida es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
liquidar
líquida
liquidar ( conjugate liquidar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ existencias› to sell off
2 ‹ negocio› to wind up;
‹ activo› to liquidate
3
a) ‹deuda/cuenta› to settle;

‹sueldo/pago› to pay
b) (Méx) ‹ trabajador› to pay … off

4 (fam) ‹ persona› ( matar) to do away with (colloq);
( destruir) (AmL) to destroy (colloq)
liquidar verbo transitivo
1 (una deuda) to settle
(un producto) to sell off
2 fam (dilapidar) to waste away
3 familiar liquidar a alguien, (asesinar) to bump somebody off
líquido,-a
I sustantivo masculino
1 liquid
2 Fin liquid assets pl
II adjetivo
1 liquid
2 Fin net
' líquida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
crema
- parafina
English:
liquid
- light
- single

Spanish-English dictionary > líquida
14 dejar fiambre a alguien

dejar fiambre a alguien

to do somebody in, bump somebody off

Spanish-English dictionary > dejar fiambre a alguien
15 dar el paseo a alguien

dar el paseo a alguien

to bump somebody off

Spanish-English dictionary > dar el paseo a alguien
16 совокупляться

1) General subject: copulate, couple, tread (используется по отношению к птицам мужского пола)

2) Biology: pair

3) Colloquial: lallygag, lollygag

4) American: jazz

5) Religion: fornicate

6) Rude: fuck

7) Jargon: janney, score

8) Makarov: do the trick (о мужчине)

9) Taboo: Donald ( см. Donald Duck), Dutch-kiss, Zinzanbrook (произносится zin-zan-bruck), aardvark, accommodate, at it, bag up, ball, ball somebody (с кем-л.), ball with somebody (с кем-л.), band somebody (с кем-л.), bang, bang somebody (с кем-л.), bang with somebody (с кем-л.), bash somebody (с кем-л.), bate up, batter, beak, beanbag, bear, bed with somebody (с кем-л.), belly-bamp, belly-bump, (о мужчине) belt, belt (one's) batter, biff, (о мужчине) blow through, blue goose, board, bob, boff, boink, bone down, bonk, boogie, boom-boom, booty, bop, (о мужчине) break a lance with somebody (с кем-л.), bugger, bump, bump tummies, bump uglies, bun, (о мужчине) bury (one's) wick, bury the brisket, bus somebody out (с точки зрения мужчины), cane, canoe, (о мужчине) carve oneself a slice, cattle (см. cattle-truck), cha-cha, chafer, charver, chauver somebody (с кем-л.), (о мужчине) chuck a tread, chuff, clip somebody (с кем-л.), cock, cool out, cram, (о мужчине) cram it, (о мужчине) crawl somebody (с кем-л.), cure the horn (см. horn), dance on the mattress, dance the miller's reel, daub the brush, dick, diddle, dig out, dight, (о мужчине) dip (one's) dick, dip the fly, discuss Uganda (см. Ugandan affairs), do, (о мужчине) do a grind, (о мужчине) do a hoist, do a jottle, (о мужчине) do a slide up the broad, (о мужчине) do a tread, (о женщине) do a wet 'un, do an inside worry, do it, do the do, do the natural thing, (о женщине) do the naughty, (о мужчине) do the trick, do the two-backed beast, drill (for oil), (о мужчине) drive into somebody, dunk, ease nature, empty (one's) trash, exchange spits, exercise the ferret, federate, (о женщине) feed (one's) pussy, fer somebody (с кем-л.), (о мужчине) fettle, fill (one's) boots, (о мужчине) fill somebody up, fit ends, fix somebody up (с кем-л.), fix somebody's plumbing, fla (от ирл. Fleadh - party), flame, (о мужчине) flesh it, flimp, flip, flop, flop somebody (с кем-л.), fore-and-aft, four-nine-three-eleven (4-9-3-11, по номерам букв в алфавите), frame, freak, frig, frig somebody (с кем-л., об обоих полах), frock, frottage, fuck somebody (с кем-л., об обоих полах), futter (от фр. foutre), futy, futz, g, ganch somebody (с кем-л., букв.посадить на кол), gasp and grunt, gay it, gee, get (one's) ashes hauled, (о мужчине) get (one's) end away, get (one's) greens, get (one's) leg across, get (one's) nuts cracked, get (one's) oats from somebody, get (one's) oil changed, get Jack in the orchard (см. garden), get a bit, (о мужчине) get a couple of lengths in (somebody) (с кем-л.), get a leg over, get a little, (о женщине) get a wet bottom, get any (часто употребляется при приветствии мужчин - Getting any?), get boots, get busy, get down, get fixed up, get in, (о мужчине) get into somebody (см. get outside of somebody), get it off, (о женщине) get laid, get on the old fork, (о женщине) get outside of somebody (см. get into somebody), get over, get some, (о мужчине) get some trim, (о мужчине) get there, get up somebody (с кем-л.), get up them stairs (употребляется как приказ мужчины), gib, git skins, (о мужчине) give hard for soft, give it to somebody (с кем-л.), give it up, give somebody a shot (с кем-л.), give somebody a thrill (с кем-л.), give somebody one (с кем-л.), give somebody the business, give the dog a bone, (о женщине) go a bit of beef, go case with somebody (с кем-л.), go jottling, go leather-stretching, go post a letter, (о женщине) go star-gazing on (one's) back, go the route, go to Hairyfordshire (см. hair; игра слов на Herefordshire), go to bed with somebody (с кем-л.), go to town (with somebody), go tromboning, grease the wheel, grind, (о мужчине) grind (one's) tool, groan and grunt, haul (one's) ashes, have (one's) banana peeled, (о мужчине) have (one's) cut, have (one's) greens, (о мужчине) have (one's) nuts cracked, (о мужчине) have a bit, (о женщине) have a bit of beef, have a bit of fun, have a bit of rabbit-pie, have a bit of slap and tickle, (о женщине) have a bit of the gut-stick, have a bit off, (о мужчине) have a blow-through, have a flutter, have a go, (о мужчине) have a hoist, (о женщине) have a hot pudding for supper (см. pudding), have a naughty, have a put-in, (о мужчине) have a rattle, (о женщине) have a taste of the gut-stick, have carnal knowledge of somebody (с кем-л.), have contact with somebody (с кем-л.), have it away (together), have it in, have it off, have sex, have some, have somebody (с кем-л.), hide the salami, hit it off, hit skins, hive it, hobble, hog, hop, (о мужчине) hop into the horse's collar, (о мужчине) hop on, horizontalize, hose, huddle (somebody) (с кем-л.), hump (somebody) (с кем-л.), hump something heavy, hustle somebody (с кем-л.), inch, indulge, (о мужчине) introduce Charley, irrigate (см. lubricate), jab, jack, jack somebody (с кем-л.), jack up, jam, jape, jerk, jig, jiggle, jive, job, jog with somebody (с кем-л.), join giblets, join guts, jook, jottle, jump (somebody) (с кем-л.), jump up and down, kipper basting, knob, knock, knock boots, knock it off, knock off with somebody (с кем-л.), knock one on, knock somebody off (с кем-л.), knock somebody up (с кем-л.), know somebody (с кем-л.), know, in the Biblical sense, labor leather, lay, (о пожилых парах) lay (one's) cane in a dusty corner (намек на редкость совокупления), lay back, lay pipe, lay some pipe, lay somebody (с кем-л.), lay the leg, leap, leg-over, let Percy in the playpen, let nature take its course, (о женщине) lie feet uppermost, lift (one's) leg, lift a leg on somebody (с кем-л.), (о женщине) light the lamp, line, lobster, love somebody up (с кем-л.), (о мужчине) lubricate somebody (с кем-л.), mac, mack, make (one's) love come down, make babies, make ends meet, make it (with), make it together (обыч. употребляется в продолженных временах), make it with somebody (с кем-л.), make love (to somebody) (с кем-л.), make the scene, mash the fat, mount somebody (с кем-л.), muff, mug (somebody) (с кем-л.), naughty (somebody) (с кем-л.), nibble, nob, off, (о мужчине) pack, paint the bucket, park the pink bus, party, peg somebody (с кем-л.), perform, plank, plant a man, plant oats, (о женщине) play (one's) ace and take the jack (см. ace), play doctor, play fathers and mothers, play horses and mares (см. play fathers and mothers), play house, play in-and-out, play night baseball, play stable-my-naggy, play the national indoor game, play the organ, (о мужчине) play three to one (and be sure to lose) ("три" представляют собой пенис и яички, "однo" - влагалище, "потерять" означает эякулировать), play tiddlywinks, play top-sawyer (игра слов на Tom Sawyer и top-drawer), play tops and bottoms, plowter, pluck somebody (с кем-л.), plug (somebody) (с женщиной), pluke, poke somebody (с кем-л.), polish (one's) ass on the top sheet, pop, pop somebody (с кем-л.), pork, pork somebody (away) (см. meat; с кем-л.), pot pink, pound (somebody) (с кем-л.), (о женщине) pray with knees upwards, (о женщине) prod, pump somebody (с кем-л.), punch somebody (с кем-л.), push, put it to her, put the boots to somebody, put the devil into hell, quiff, rack, ram somebody (с кем-л.), rasp, rattle, ride (с точки зрения мужчины), ride somebody (с кем-л.), rip off a piece of ass, rock, roll, roll in the hay, roll somebody (с кем-л.), roller skate, root, rootle, (о мужчине) rump, sauce, saw off a chunk, scam, schtup (из идиш), score between the posts, scrape, screw, screw somebody (с кем-л., как о мужчинах, так и о женщинах), scrog, scrump somebody (с кем-л.), scuttle (об. в положении "мужчина сзади"), see, (о женщине) see stars lying on (one's) back, sex, sexing, sexpress, shake a tart, shake somebody down, shift, shoop, shove somebody (с кем-л.), shtup, shunt, skeet, skeeze, skin the cat, sklook, slam, slap skins, smash, snag, snake, snug, sock it to somebody (с кем-л.), spear the bearded clam (см. bearded clam), splay, splice, split, spread (one's) jenk, square someone's circle, stand somebody up (с кем-л.), (о женщине) stare at the ceiling over a man's shoulder, stick it (о мужчине), (о мужчине) stick somebody (с кем-л.), stretch leather, strum (somebody) (с кем-л.), (о женщине) study astronomy, (о мужчине) stuff, swing, tail, take a turn, take a turn among the parsley, (о женщине) take in beef, (о женщине) take it lying down, take somebody on (с кем-л.), tear a strip off, (о мужчине) tear off a hunk of skirt, tear up, tether (one's) nag, throw, throw a leg over somebody (с кем-л.), (о женщине) throw ass, throw one a hump, tick-tack, tie the true lovers' knot, till, tip somebody (с кем-л.), (о мужчине) tom, tonk, toss in the hay, trim the buff, trip, trow, tumble in, tup somebody (с кем-л.), twang, (о мужчине) varnish (one's) cane, (о мужчине) wag (one's) bum, wallow, wax, wear somebody, wedge, (о мужчине) wet (one's) wick, whack it up, wham (особ. быстро, без любовной игры), wham-bam (особ. быстро, без любовной игры), work, work (one's) bot, wriggle navels, yentz (из идиш), zap, zig-zag, bone, converge

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17 buter

buter [byte]

➭ TABLE 1

1. intransitive verb

a. ( = achopper) to stumble

• buter contre qch ( = trébucher) to stumble over sth ; ( = cogner) to bang against sth

• buter sur un mot to stumble over a word

b. (Football) to score a goal

2. transitive verb

( = tuer) (inf!) to bump off (inf!)

3. reflexive verb

► se buter ( = s'entêter) to dig one's heels in

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1.

verbe transitif

1) ( rendre têtu) to make [somebody] even more stubborn

2) Construction, Bâtiment ( étayer) to prop up [mur]

3) (colloq) ( tuer) to kill [personne]

2.

verbe intransitif [personne] to trip, to stumble

buter contre quelque chose — ( trébucher) to trip over something; ( se heurter) to bump into something

buter sur or contre — to come up against [obstacle, difficulté]

3.

se buter verbe pronominal ( s'obstiner)

il va se buter — he'll be even more stubborn

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1. vi

(= cogner)

buter contre — to bump into, (= trébucher) to stumble against

buter sur — to bump into

2. vt

to antagonize

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buter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( rendre têtu) to make [sb] even more stubborn;

2 Constr ( étayer) to prop up, to support [mur];

3 ○( tuer) to bump [sb] off○, to kill [personne].

B vi

1 [personne] to trip, to stumble; buter contre qch ( trébucher) to trip over sth; ( se heurter) to bump into sth; buter sur or contre to come up against [obstacle, difficulté];

2 Constr ( s'appuyer) to rest against sth, to abut on sth.

C se buter vpr

1 ( s'obstiner) il va se buter he'll be even more stubborn;

2 ( se heurter) se buter à un problème/un adversaire to come up against a problem/an opponent.

[byte] verbe intransitif

1. [trébucher] to stumble, to trip

buter contre une pierre to trip over a stone

2. [cogner]

buter contre quelque chose to walk ou to bump into something

3. [achopper]

buter sur: buter sur une difficulté to come ou to stumble across a problem

buter sur un mot

a. [en parlant] to trip over a word

b. [en lisant pour soi] to have trouble understanding a word

4. CONSTRUCTION

buter contre to rest against, to be supported by

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[byte] verbe transitif

1. [braquer]

buter quelqu'un to put somebody's back up, to make somebody dig his/her heels in

2. (très familier & argot milieu) [tuer] to bump off (separable), to waste (très familier)

se faire buter to be bumped off ou done in

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se buter verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se braquer] to dig one's heels in, to get obstinate

2. [se heurter]

se buter dans ou contre to bump into

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > buter
18 lado

m.

1 side (coin).

el cine está a este lado de la calle the cinema is on this side of the street

al lado nearby (cerca)

al lado de beside (junto a)

de al lado next

la casa de al lado the house next door

al otro lado de la calle/frontera, across the street/border

en el lado de arriba/abajo on the top/bottom

a ambos lados on both sides

de lado tilted, at an angle (torcido)

mételo de lado put it in sideways

dormir de lado to sleep on one's side

viento de lado crosswind

atravesar algo de lado a lado to cross something from one side to the other

echarse o hacerse a un lado to move aside

por un lado on the one hand

por otro lado on the other hand

2 place (place).

debe de estar en otro lado it must be somewhere else

de un lado para o a otro to and fro

por todos lados everywhere, all around

iremos cada uno por nuestro lado we will go our separate ways

3 side (faction).

y tú ¿de qué lado estás? whose side are you on?

ponerse del lado de alguien to take somebody's side

4 latus, flank, regio lateralis.

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lado

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) side

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al lado de alguien next to somebody

■ me puse a su lado I sat next to her

■ a su lado no vale nada he's nothing compared to her

■ no se movió de su lado en toda la enfermedad he stood by him all through his illness

al lado de algo beside something

■ lo he dejado al lado del teléfono I've left it beside the phone

■ la casa de al lado next door

dar de lado a alguien to ignore somebody

de medio lado tilted, on the tilt

de un lado para otro about, all over the place, to and fro, backwards and forwards

dejar a alguien de lado to leave somebody out

dejar algo a un lado to leave something aside

dejar algo de lado to leave something aside

estar al lado (muy cerca) to be very near

hacerse a un lado to get out of the way

poner a un lado to set aside

poner algo de lado to put something sideways

por un lado... por otro... on the one hand... on the other hand...

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noun m.

side

- al lado

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SM

1) (=lateral) side

lado derecho — right side, right-hand side

lado izquierdo — left side, left-hand side

a los dos lados de la carretera — on both sides of the road

al otro lado de la calle — on the other side of the street, across the street

llevar algo al otro lado del río — to take sth across o over the river

a un lado y a otro — on all sides, all around

es primo mío por el lado de mi padre — he's a cousin on my father's side

lado a lado — side by side

• de lado — sideways

poner algo de lado — to put sth sideways

lleva el sombrero de lado — she wears her hat at an angle

duermo de lado — I sleep on my side

• echarse o hacerse a un lado — [persona] to move to one side, step aside; [vehículo] to swerve out of the way

• por su lado, se fue cada uno por su lado — they went their separate ways

salieron corriendo cada uno por su lado — they all ran off in different directions

- dar a algn de lado

a mí eso me da de lado — I couldn't care less about that

- dejar a un lado

- echar a un lado

- mirar a algn de medio lado

- poner a un lado

2) (=aspecto) side

todo tiene su lado bueno — everything has its good side

vamos a ver un lado distinto de la cuestión — we're going to look at a different aspect of the issue

ese es su lado débil — that's her weak point

• por un lado..., por otro lado... — on the one hand..., on the other hand...

por ese lado, creo que está bien — in that respect, I think it's all right

3) (=lugar)

• ponlo en cualquier lado — put it anywhere

• otro lado, tiene que estar en otro lado — it must be somewhere else

ir de un lado a otro — to go to and fro, walk up and down

estuvo de un lado para otro toda la mañana — she was up and down all morning, she was running around all morning

• por todos lados, me lo encuentro por todos lados — I bump into him everywhere I go

rodeado de agua por todos lados — surrounded by water on all sides, completely surrounded by water

ir a todos lados — to go all over

4) [indicando proximidad]

no se movió del lado de su madre — she never left her mother's side

• estar al lado — to be near

el cine está aquí al lado — the cinema is just round the corner, the cinema is very near

la mesa de al lado — the next table

la casa de al lado — the house next door

• al lado de, la silla que está al lado del armario — the chair beside the wardrobe

viven al lado de nosotros — they live next door to us

al lado de aquello, esto no es nada — compared to that, this is nothing

al lado de ella, tú pareces una belleza — compared to her, you seem really beautiful

• a mi/tu lado, Felipe se sentó a mi lado — Felipe sat beside me

estuvo a mi lado todo el tiempo — she was at my side the whole time

los buenos ratos que he pasado a su lado — the good times I've had with her

5) (=bando) (Mil) flank; (Pol) faction

yo estoy de su lado — I'm on his side, I'm with him

ponerse al lado de algn — to side with sb

6) (Mat) side

un triángulo tiene tres lados — triangles have three sides

un polígono de cinco lados — a five-sided polygon

7) (Dep) end

cambiar de lado — to change ends

8) † (=favor) favour, protection

tener buenos lados — to have good connections

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masculino

1)

a) ( parte lateral) side

está en el lado derecho — it is on the right-hand side

a este/al otro lado del río — on this/on the other side of the river

¿de qué lado de la calle? — which side of the street?

hacerse a un lado — to move to one side

echarse a un lado — to swerve

ponlas a un lado — set them aside

cambiar de lado — (Dep) to change sides (AmE) o (BrE) ends

b) (de papel, moneda, tela) side

c) (Mat) ( de polígono) side

2) (aspecto, ángulo) side

ver el lado positivo de las cosas — to look on the bright side of things

todo tiene su lado bueno y su lado malo — there's a good side and a bad side to everything

3)

a) ( bando) side

¿de qué lado estás? — whose side are you on?

b) ( rama familiar) side

por el lado materno — on the maternal side

por el lado de mi padre — on my father's side (of the family)

4) (sitio, lugar)

miré en or por todos lados — I looked everywhere

ponlo en cualquier lado — put it anywhere

va a todos lados en taxi — she goes everywhere by taxi

ir de un lado para otro — to run around

5) (en locs)

al lado: viven en la casa de al lado they live next door; los vecinos de al lado the next-door neighbors; nos queda aquí al lado it's very near here o (colloq) is right on the doorstep; al lado de alguien/algo ( contiguo a) next to somebody/something, beside somebody/something; ( en comparación con) compared to somebody/something; a su lado me siento segura I feel safe when I'm with him; de mi/tu/su lado: no te muevas de mi lado don't leave my side, stay close to me; de lado <meter/colocar> sideways; <tumbarse/dormir> on one's side; ponlo de lado turn it sideways; de medio lado at an angle; por otro lado ( en cambio) on the other hand; ( además) apart from anything else; por un lado..., pero por otro lado... on the one hand..., but on the other hand...; dejar algo de lado or a un lado to leave something aside o to one side; dejar a alguien de lado: me dejan de lado en la oficina they leave me out of things at the office; sus amigos la dejaron a un lado her friends gave her the cold shoulder; estar al or del otro lado (CS, Méx fam) to be over the worst, be laughing (colloq); ir cada uno por su lado: mejor vamos cada uno por nuestro lado y allí nos encontramos it's better if we all make our own way and meet each other there; cada uno se fue por su lado they went their separate ways; por cualquier lado que se mire whichever way o however you look at it; saber de qué lado sopla el viento — to know which way the wind blows, know how the land lies

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= part, quarter, side.

Ex. Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.

Ex. A reappraisal is therefore outlined here with the understanding that it is open to rebuttal and challenge from whatever quarter.

Ex. The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.

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* a ambos lados de = on either side of.

* a ambos lados del Altántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.

* a ambos lados de + Lugar = on both sides of + Lugar.

* adelantar por el lado incorrecto = undertake.

* al lado de = beside, at the side of, by the side of.

* al otro lado de = across.

* al otro lado de la barrera = on the other side of the fence.

* al otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.

* al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.

* al otro lado del charco = across the pond.

* al otro lado del mundo = half way (a)round the world.

* al otro lado del océano = across the pond.

* ambos lados del argumento = both sides of the fence.

* apartarse a un lado = pull over.

* a todos lados = far and wide.

* a uno y otro lado de = on either side of.

* aunque por otro lado = but otherwise.

* continuar al lado de = stand by.

* con una pierna a cada lado de = astride.

* dar de lado = short-circuit [shortcircuit], give + Nombre + the cold shoulder.

* dejando a un lado = apart from.

* dejar a una lado = put + Nombre + to one side.

* dejar a un lado = put + aside, move + beyond, lay + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside.

* dejar de lado = leave + aside, forego [forgo].

* del otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.

* denerse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* de todos lados = from far and wide.

* de un lado de la ciudad a otro = cross-town.

* de un lado para otro = on the move, to and fro.

* echar a un lado = push aside.

* el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.

* en el lado negativo = on the negative side, on the downside.

* en el lado positivo = on the credit side, on the positive side, on the plus side, on the bright side.

* en todos lados = far and wide.

* estar al lado de = stand by + Lugar.

* extenderse por todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* hacer a un lado = nudge + Nombre + aside, push aside.

* hacerse a un lado = make + room (for), pull over.

* juntos por el lado más ancho = side by side.

* juntos por el lado más estrecho = end to end.

* lado del camino = wayside.

* lado derecho = right-hand side.

* lado derecho, el = right side, the.

* lado exterior, el = far side, the.

* lado externo, el = far side, the.

* lado izquierdo, el = left side, the.

* lado más cercano, el = near side, the, near side, the.

* llegar a todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* mirar al otro lado = look + the other way.

* pararse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* pasar por el lado de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pero por otro lado = but then again.

* poner a un lado = lay + Nombre + aside, set + aside.

* ponerse del lado de = side with.

* ponerse del lado de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* por otro lado = alternatively, however, on the other side, for another thing, on the flip side, on another topic, on another matter, on another note.

* por otro lados = on other matters.

* por todos lados = left, right and centre, far and wide.

* por una lado... por otro = at one end... at the other.

* por un lado = on the one hand, on the one side.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* tiempo estar de lado de Alguien = time + be + on + Posesivo + side.

* viento de lado = crosswind.

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masculino

1)

a) ( parte lateral) side

está en el lado derecho — it is on the right-hand side

a este/al otro lado del río — on this/on the other side of the river

¿de qué lado de la calle? — which side of the street?

hacerse a un lado — to move to one side

echarse a un lado — to swerve

ponlas a un lado — set them aside

cambiar de lado — (Dep) to change sides (AmE) o (BrE) ends

b) (de papel, moneda, tela) side

c) (Mat) ( de polígono) side

2) (aspecto, ángulo) side

ver el lado positivo de las cosas — to look on the bright side of things

todo tiene su lado bueno y su lado malo — there's a good side and a bad side to everything

3)

a) ( bando) side

¿de qué lado estás? — whose side are you on?

b) ( rama familiar) side

por el lado materno — on the maternal side

por el lado de mi padre — on my father's side (of the family)

4) (sitio, lugar)

miré en or por todos lados — I looked everywhere

ponlo en cualquier lado — put it anywhere

va a todos lados en taxi — she goes everywhere by taxi

ir de un lado para otro — to run around

5) (en locs)

al lado: viven en la casa de al lado they live next door; los vecinos de al lado the next-door neighbors; nos queda aquí al lado it's very near here o (colloq) is right on the doorstep; al lado de alguien/algo ( contiguo a) next to somebody/something, beside somebody/something; ( en comparación con) compared to somebody/something; a su lado me siento segura I feel safe when I'm with him; de mi/tu/su lado: no te muevas de mi lado don't leave my side, stay close to me; de lado <meter/colocar> sideways; <tumbarse/dormir> on one's side; ponlo de lado turn it sideways; de medio lado at an angle; por otro lado ( en cambio) on the other hand; ( además) apart from anything else; por un lado..., pero por otro lado... on the one hand..., but on the other hand...; dejar algo de lado or a un lado to leave something aside o to one side; dejar a alguien de lado: me dejan de lado en la oficina they leave me out of things at the office; sus amigos la dejaron a un lado her friends gave her the cold shoulder; estar al or del otro lado (CS, Méx fam) to be over the worst, be laughing (colloq); ir cada uno por su lado: mejor vamos cada uno por nuestro lado y allí nos encontramos it's better if we all make our own way and meet each other there; cada uno se fue por su lado they went their separate ways; por cualquier lado que se mire whichever way o however you look at it; saber de qué lado sopla el viento — to know which way the wind blows, know how the land lies

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= part, quarter, side.

Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.

Ex: A reappraisal is therefore outlined here with the understanding that it is open to rebuttal and challenge from whatever quarter.

Ex: The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.

* a ambos lados de = on either side of.

* a ambos lados del Altántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.

* a ambos lados de + Lugar = on both sides of + Lugar.

* adelantar por el lado incorrecto = undertake.

* al lado de = beside, at the side of, by the side of.

* al otro lado de = across.

* al otro lado de la barrera = on the other side of the fence.

* al otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.

* al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.

* al otro lado del charco = across the pond.

* al otro lado del mundo = half way (a)round the world.

* al otro lado del océano = across the pond.

* ambos lados del argumento = both sides of the fence.

* apartarse a un lado = pull over.

* a todos lados = far and wide.

* a uno y otro lado de = on either side of.

* aunque por otro lado = but otherwise.

* continuar al lado de = stand by.

* con una pierna a cada lado de = astride.

* dar de lado = short-circuit [shortcircuit], give + Nombre + the cold shoulder.

* dejando a un lado = apart from.

* dejar a una lado = put + Nombre + to one side.

* dejar a un lado = put + aside, move + beyond, lay + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside.

* dejar de lado = leave + aside, forego [forgo].

* del otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.

* denerse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* de todos lados = from far and wide.

* de un lado de la ciudad a otro = cross-town.

* de un lado para otro = on the move, to and fro.

* echar a un lado = push aside.

* el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.

* en el lado negativo = on the negative side, on the downside.

* en el lado positivo = on the credit side, on the positive side, on the plus side, on the bright side.

* en todos lados = far and wide.

* estar al lado de = stand by + Lugar.

* extenderse por todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* hacer a un lado = nudge + Nombre + aside, push aside.

* hacerse a un lado = make + room (for), pull over.

* juntos por el lado más ancho = side by side.

* juntos por el lado más estrecho = end to end.

* lado del camino = wayside.

* lado derecho = right-hand side.

* lado derecho, el = right side, the.

* lado exterior, el = far side, the.

* lado externo, el = far side, the.

* lado izquierdo, el = left side, the.

* lado más cercano, el = near side, the, near side, the.

* llegar a todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* mirar al otro lado = look + the other way.

* pararse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* pasar por el lado de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pero por otro lado = but then again.

* poner a un lado = lay + Nombre + aside, set + aside.

* ponerse del lado de = side with.

* ponerse del lado de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.

* por otro lado = alternatively, however, on the other side, for another thing, on the flip side, on another topic, on another matter, on another note.

* por otro lados = on other matters.

* por todos lados = left, right and centre, far and wide.

* por una lado... por otro = at one end... at the other.

* por un lado = on the one hand, on the one side.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* tiempo estar de lado de Alguien = time + be + on + Posesivo + side.

* viento de lado = crosswind.

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lado

masculine

A

1 (parte lateral) side

está en el lado derecho it is on the right side o the righthand side

a este/al otro lado del río on this/on the other side of the river

¿de qué lado de la calle está su casa? which side of the street is your house on?

se hizo a un lado para dejarlo pasar she stood aside o moved to one side to let him pass

tuvo que echarse a un lado para evitar la colisión he had to swerve to avoid a collision

pon estas fichas a un lado set these pieces aside, put these counters to one side ( BrE)

cambiar de lado ( Dep) to change sides ( AmE) o ( BrE) ends

2 (de un papel, una moneda, una tela) side

escribe sólo por un lado del folio write on o use one side of the paper only

3 ( Mat) (de un polígono) side

4 ( Econ):

el lado de la demanda/de la oferta the demand/supply side

Compuesto:

lado ciego

blind side

B (aspecto, ángulo) side

hay que ver el lado positivo de las cosas you have to look on the bright side of things

todas las cosas tienen su lado bueno y su lado malo there's a good side and a bad side to everything

Luisa tiene su lado bueno Luisa has her good points

por ese lado te conviene aceptar from that point of view it's to your advantage to accept

C

1 (bando) side

¿tú de qué lado estás, del suyo o del nuestro? whose side are you on? theirs or ours?

igualar a dos goles por lado they drew/tied two goals each

2 (rama familiar) side

por el lado materno/paterno on the maternal/paternal side

por el lado de mi madre/padre on my mother's/father's side (of the family)

D

(sitio, lugar): he mirado en or por todos lados y no lo encuentro I've looked everywhere and I can't find it

ponlo por ahí en cualquier lado put it over there somewhere o ( AmE) someplace

¿por qué no vamos por otro lado? why don't we go a different way?

va a todos lados en taxi she goes everywhere by taxi

me he pasado toda la mañana de un lado para otro I've been running around all morning

vas a tener que intentarlo por otro lado you're going to have to try some other way

E ( en locs):

al lado: viven en la casa de al lado they live next door

nuestros vecinos de al lado our next-door neighbors

el colegio nos queda aquí al lado the school's very near here o ( colloq) is right on the doorstep

al lado de algn/algo (contiguo a) next to sb/sth, beside sb/sth; (en comparación con) compared to sb/sth

se sentó al lado de su padre she sat down next to o beside her father

ponte aquí a mi lado sit here next to o beside me

al lado de él or ( crit) al lado suyo hasta yo parezco inteligente compared to him even I seem intelligent

a su lado me siento segura I feel safe when I'm with him

todas las cosas que he aprendido a su lado everything I've learned from (being with) her

viven al lado de mi casa they live next door to me

me queda al lado del trabajo it's right by o very near where I work

eso no es nada al lado de lo que él tiene that's nothing compared to o with what he has

de mi/tu/su lado: no te muevas de mi lado don't leave my side, stay close to me

de lado ‹meter/colocar› sideways;

‹tumbarse/dormir› on one's side

ponlo de lado a ver si cabe turn it sideways, maybe it'll fit that way

de medio lado at an angle

llevaba el sombrero de medio lado he wore his hat at an angle

por otro lado (en cambio) on the other hand; (además) apart from anything else

por otro lado, estas cifras tampoco son muy significativas there again o however o on the other hand, these figures are not very significant

por un lado …, pero por otro lado … on the one hand …, but on the other hand …

por otro lado yo ni siquiera lo conozco apart from anything else I don't even know him

dejar algo de ladoor a un lado to leave sth aside o to one side

dejar or ( Esp) dar a algn de ladoor a un lado: últimamente lo están dejando de lado en la oficina lately they've been leaving him out of things in the office

sus amigos la están dejando a un lado her friends have been giving her the cold shoulder

estar al or del otro lado (CS, Méx fam); to be over the worst, be laughing ( colloq)

ir cada uno por su lado: mejor vamos cada uno por nuestro lado y allí nos encontramos it's better if we all make our own way and meet each other there

se pelearon y cada uno se fue por su lado they had an argument and went their separate ways

aunque viven juntos, luego cada uno va por su lado although they live together, they all lead their own separate lives o ( colloq) they all do their own thing

mirarle a algn de lado ( fam); to look down on sb

por cualquier lado que se mire whichever way o however you look at it

saber de qué lado sopla el viento to know which way the wind blows, know how the land lies

ser or patear para el otro lado (CS fam); to be gay

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lado sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( en general) side;

◊ está en el lado derecho it is on the right-hand side;

a este/al otro lado del río on this/on the other side of the river;
hacerse a un lado to move to one side;
echarse a un lado [ coche] to swerve;

[ persona] to move over;
◊ ponlas a un lado set them aside;

¿de qué lado estás? whose side are you on?;
cambiar de lado (Dep) to change sides (AmE) o (BrE) ends;
ver el lado positivo de las cosas to look on the bright side of things;
por el lado de mi padre on my father's side (of the family)
b) (de papel, moneda, tela) side

2 (sitio, lugar):
◊ a/en/por todos lados everywhere;

en algún lado somewhere;
en cualquier lado anywhere;
ir de un lado para otro to run around
3 ( en locs)
◊ al lado: viven en la casa de al lado they live next door;

los vecinos de al lado the next-door neighbors;
al lado de algn/algo ( contiguo a) next to sb/sth, beside sb/sth;

( en comparación con) compared to sb/sth;
◊ de lado ‹meter/colocar› sideways;

‹tumbarse/dormir› on one's side;
◊ de lado a lado ‹extenderse/cruzar› from one side to the other;

por otro lado ( en cambio) on the other hand;

( además) apart from anything else;
◊ por un lado …, pero por otro lado … on the one hand …, but on the other hand …;

dejar algo de lado to leave sth aside o to one side;
ir cada uno por su lado: cada uno se fue por su lado they went their separate ways
lado sustantivo masculino
1 side: a este lado del río, on this side of the river
a un lado, aside
2 (lugar) place: idos a otro lado, go somewhere else
3 (camino, dirección) direction, way: nos fuimos por otro lado, we went another way
4 (aspecto) side: tiene un lado salvaje, he has a wild side
por un lado..., por otro lado..., on the one hand..., on the other (hand)...
♦ Locuciones: al lado, close by, nearby: mi casa está ahí al lado, my house is just over there
al lado de, next to, beside: al lado de ella, tú eres un genio, compared with her, you are a genius
dar de lado a alguien, to cold-shoulder sb
de (medio) lado, sideways: saludó friamente y miró de medio lado, he said hello coldly and then looked away
' lado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- ancha
- ancho
- aparte
- banda
- chalet
- collado
- cuestión
- derecha
- derecho
- emplazar
- estar
- ir
- izquierda
- izquierdo
- justa
- justo
- ladearse
- mano
- moribunda
- moribundo
- parte
- sacudir
- siniestra
- siniestro
- apartar
- colgar
- colocar
- contramano
- contrapeso
- contrario
- cruzar
- cualquiera
- dejar
- dormir
- echar
- enfrente
- explanada
- hacer
- inclinar
- llegar
- ninguno
- ocupar
- opuesto
- orillar
- otro
- paralizar
- pasar
- robar
- través
English:
about
- across
- alongside
- arrogant
- aside
- astir
- beside
- breadth
- bright
- bring out
- brush aside
- bury
- by
- crack
- cross
- dash
- directly
- disturbing
- downside
- dwarf
- either
- embankment
- flank
- flip side
- graph paper
- graze
- hand
- lay aside
- lay down
- move along
- move over
- nearside
- next
- next door
- noplace
- off
- offside
- out
- outside
- over
- pace
- part
- past
- pull over
- push aside
- put aside
- right
- right-hand
- set aside
- side

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lado nm

1. [costado, cara, parte lateral] side;

me duele el lado izquierdo my left side is hurting;

el supermercado está a este lado de la calle the supermarket is on this side of the street;

el lado más áspero de la tela the rougher side of the cloth;

un polígono con cuatro lados a four-sided o quadrilateral polygon;

este cuadro se puede colgar en el lado de la chimenea we can hang this painting on the wall behind the fireplace;

a ambos lados on both sides;

al lado [cerca] nearby;

yo vivo aquí al lado I live just round the corner from here;

al lado de [junto a] beside, next to;
[comparado con] compared to;
la zapatería está al lado de la joyería the shoe shop is next to the jeweller's;

Juan, al lado de su hermano, es muy alto Juan is very tall compared to his brother;

al otro lado de on the other side of;

la mesa de al lado the next table;

la casa de al lado the house next door;

los vecinos de al lado the next-door neighbours;

no te vayas de su lado do not leave her side;

en el lado de arriba/abajo on the top/bottom;

de lado [torcido] at an angle;

el cuadro está de lado the painting isn't straight;

mételo de lado put it in sideways;

dormir de lado to sleep on one's side;

el viento sopla de lado there's a crosswind;

atravesar algo de lado a lado to cross sth from one side to the other;

echarse o [m5] hacerse a un lado to move aside;

poner algo a un lado to put sth aside o to one side

2. [lugar] place;

por este lado no oímos nada we can't hear anything over here;

debe de estar en otro lado it must be somewhere else;

columpiarse de un lado para o [m5] a otro to swing to and fro;

estuve todo el día corriendo de un lado para otro I've been running around all day;

hacerle un lado a alguien to make room for sb;

iremos cada uno por nuestro lado y nos reuniremos en el hotel we will go our separate ways and meet up later at the hotel;

si cada cual va por su lado, nunca sacaremos este proyecto adelante if everyone does their own thing, we'll never make a success of this project;

por todos lados everywhere, all around;

por todos lados se ven anuncios de este nuevo refresco there are adverts for this new drink everywhere

3. [bando] side;

y tú ¿de qué lado estás? whose side are you on?;

estoy de su lado I'm on her side;

ponerse del lado de alguien to take sb's side

4. [línea de parentesco] side;

por el lado paterno on my/his/her/ etc father's side

5. [aspecto] side;

siempre ve el lado negativo de las cosas she always sees the negative side of things;

la entrevista se centra en el lado humano del campeón the interview focuses on the human side of the champion;

por un lado [en primer lugar] on the one hand;
[en cierto modo] in one sense;
por otro lado, Am [m5] de otro lado [en segundo lugar] on the other hand;
[además] in any case
6. Comp

dar de lado a alguien, Méx, RP [m5] dar a alguien por su lado to cold-shoulder sb;

dejar algo de lado o [m5] a un lado [prescindir] to leave sth to one side;
Méx, RP Fam
estar del otro lado to be over the worst;

mirar de lado a alguien [despreciar] to look askance at sb;
RP, Ven Fam
pasar al otro lado to kick the bucket, to snuff it;
RP, Ven Fam
pasar a alguien para el otro lado to bump sb off;
CSur Fam
ser o [m5] patear para el otro lado to be one of them, to be queer

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lado

m side; ( lugar) place;

al lado nearby;

al lado de beside, next to;

al otro lado de on the other side of;

de lado sideways;

por todos lados everywhere;

ir por otro lado go another way;

mirar a otro lado look the other way;

andar de un lado para otro run around;

por un lado … por otro lado on the one hand … on the other hand;

dejar a un lado leave aside;

hacerse a un lado tb fig stand aside;

dar a alguien de lado leave s.o. out;

estar del lado de alguien be on s.o.’s side;

ponerse del lado de alguien take s.o.’s side;

cada uno va por su lado everyone goes their own way;

mirar a alguien de (medio) lado look sideways at s.o.;

por el lado de mi padre on my father’s side

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lado nm

1) : side

2) parte: place

miró por todos lados: he looked everywhere

3)

al lado de : next to, beside

4)

de lado : tilted, sideways

está de lado: it's lying on its side

5)

hacerse a un lado : to step aside

6)

lado a lado : side by side

7)

por otro lado : on the other hand

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lado n

1. (en general) side

al otro lado de la calle on the other side of the street

los tres lados de un triángulo the three sides of a triangle

2. (lugar) somewhere / nowhere / anywhere / everywhere

tu reloj tiene que estar en algún lado your watch must be somewhere

vámonos a otro lado let's go somewhere else

he buscado por todos lados I've looked everywhere

no fuimos a ningún lado we didn't go anywhere

al lado (cerca) near (contiguo) next door

está aquí al lado it's very near

viven al lado they live next door

al lado de next to

vivo al lado de la panadería I live next to the baker's

estar del lado de alguien to be on somebody's side

ponerse del lado de alguien to take somebody's side

por un lado... on the one hand...

por otro lado... on the other hand...

Spanish-English dictionary > lado
19 Weg

Adv. away; (weggegangen sein, verloren) gone; (nicht zu Hause) not in; meine Uhr ist weg my watch is ( oder has) gone; der Zug, die Maschine etc. ist schon weg has (already) left; weg da! umg. get away!; weg damit! umg. take it away!; Finger oder Hände weg! umg. hands off!; nichts wie weg! umg. let’s get out of here, scram! Sl.; weg sein umg. (bewusstlos) be out (for the count); nach Alkohol: be gone; (geistesabwesend) be miles away, be away with the fairies; ganz ( hin und) weg sein umg. (begeistert) be thrilled to bits, be over the moon; ich bin darüber weg I’ve got over it, I’m over it; in einem weg umg. non-stop; Fenster etc.

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der Weg

(Methode) way; approach;

(Spaziergang) walk;

(Strecke) course; route; road;

(kleine Straße) path; way; track; pathway; lane

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[veːk]
m -(e)s, -e
[-gə]
1) (=Pfad, Gehweg fig) path; (= Waldweg, Wanderweg etc) track, path; (= Straße) road

am Wége — by the wayside

woher des Wég(e)s? (old) — where have you come from?, whence comest thou? (obs)

wohin des Wég(e)s? (old) — where are you going to?, whither goest thou? (obs)

des Wég(e)s kommen (old) — to come walking/riding etc up

in einer Gegend Wég und Steg kennen — to know an area like the back of one's hand

jdm in den Wég treten, jdm den Wég versperren or verstellen — to block or bar sb's way

jdm/einer Sache im Wég stehen (fig) — to stand in the way of sb/sth

sich selbst im Wég stehen (fig) — to be one's own worst enemy

jdm Hindernisse or Steine in den Wég legen (fig) — to put obstructions in sb's way

jdm nicht über den Wég trauen (fig) — not to trust sb an inch

jdn aus dem Wég räumen (fig) — to get rid of sb

etw aus dem Wég räumen (fig) — to remove sth; Missverständnisse to clear sth up

neue Wége beschreiten (fig) — to tread new paths

den Wég der Sünde/Tugend gehen — to follow the path of sin/virtue

die Wége Gottes — the ways of the Lord

den Wég des geringsten Widerstandes gehen — to follow the line of least resistance

der Wég zur Hölle ist mit guten Vorsätzen gepflastert (Prov) — the road to Hell is paved with good intentions (prov)

See:

→ irdisch

2) (lit, fig = Route) way; (= Entfernung) distance; (= Reise) journey; (zu Fuß) walk; (fig zum Erfolg) way, road; (= Bildungsweg) road

ich muss diesen Wég jeden Tag zweimal gehen/fahren — I have to walk/drive this stretch twice a day

auf dem Wég nach London/zur Arbeit — on the way to London/work

auf dem Wég zu jdm/nach einem Ort sein — to be on the or one's way to sb's/a place

sich auf den Wég machen — to set off

6 km Wég — 6 kms away

noch zwei Stunden/ein Stück Wég vor sich haben — to still have two hours/some distance to travel

jdn ein Stück Wég(es) begleiten (geh) — to accompany sb part of the way

mein erster Wég war zur Bank — the first thing I did was go to the bank

jdn auf seinem letzten Wég begleiten (euph) — to pay one's last respects to sb

seiner Wége gehen (geh) (lit) — to go on one's way; (fig) to go one's own way

welchen Wég haben sie eingeschlagen? (lit) — what road did they take?

einen neuen Wég einschlagen (fig) — to follow a new avenue; (beruflich) to follow a new career

den falschen/richtigen Wég einschlagen — to follow the wrong/right path or road or (fig) avenue

jdm etw mit auf den Wég geben (lit) — to give sb sth to take with him/her etc

jdm einen guten Rat mit auf den Wég geben — to give sb good advice to follow in life

jdm/einer Sache aus dem Wég gehen (lit) — to get out of sb's way/the way of sth; (fig) to avoid sb/sth

jdm über den Wég laufen (fig) — to run into sb

seinen Wég (im Leben/Beruf) machen (fig) — to make one's way in life/one's career

seinen Wég nehmen (fig) — to take its course

etw in die Wége leiten — to arrange sth

etw auf den Wég bringen — to get sth under way

jdm/sich den Wég verbauen — to ruin sb's/one's chances or prospects (für of)

auf dem besten Wég sein, etw zu tun — to be well on the way to doing sth

der gerade Wég ist der kürzeste or beste (Prov) — honesty is the best policy

3) (= Mittel, Art und Weise) way; (= Methode) method

auf welchem Wég kommt man am schnellsten zu Geld? — what's the fastest way of making or to make money?

auf welchem Wég sind Sie zu erreichen? — how can I get in touch with you?

auf diesem Wége — this way

auf diplomatischem Wége — through diplomatic channels

auf gesetzlichem or legalem Wége — legally, by legal means

auf künstlichem Wége — artificially, by artificial means

See:

= zuwege

4) (inf = Besorgung) errand

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1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) away

2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) away

3) (a means of sending or receiving information etc: We got the information through the usual channels.) channel

4) (a narrow road or street: a winding lane.) lane

5) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) course

6) (away (from a place, time etc): He walked off; She cut her hair off; The holidays are only a week off; She took off her coat.) off

7) ((any place on) the line along which someone or something is moving: She stood right in the path of the bus.) path

8) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) way

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

10) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) way

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

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

13) (a route; the correct road(s) to follow in order to arrive somewhere: We'd better look at the map because I'm not sure of the road.) road

14) (a way that leads to something: the road to peace; He's on the road to ruin.) road

15) (a path or rough road: a mountain track.) track

16) ((the distance covered during) an outing or journey on foot: She wants to go for / to take a walk; It's a long walk to the station.) walk

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Weg

<-[e]s, -e>

[ve:k, pl ˈve:gə]

m

1. (Pfad) path; (Straße) road; (unbefestigte Straße) track

sie stand am \Weg she stood by the wayside

2. (Route) way

das ist der kürzeste \Weg nach Berlin this is the shortest route to Berlin

▪ auf dem \Weg [zu jdm/irgendwohin] sein to be on one's way [to sb/somewhere]

auf dem richtigen \Weg sein to be on the right track

vom \Weg abkommen to lose one's way

jdn nach dem \Wegfragen to ask sb the way

auf jds \Weg liegen to be on sb's way

sich akk auf den \Weg [irgendwohin] machen to set off [for somewhere]

es wird schon spät, ich muss mich auf den \Weg machen it's getting late, I must be on my way!

jdm den \Weg versperren to block [or bar] sb's way

3. (Strecke) way

bis zu euch muss ich einen \Weg von über drei Stunden zurücklegen I've got a journey of more than three hours to get to your place

4. (Gang, Besorgung) errand

\Wege zu erledigen haben to have some shopping to do

5. (Methode) way

es gibt keinen anderen \Weg there is no choice

auf friedlichem \Wege (geh) by peaceful means

auf illegalem \Wege by illegal means, illegally

auf schriftlichem \Wege (geh) in writing

neue \Wege gehen to follow new avenues

6. (Lebensweg) way

7.

▶ aus dem \Weg! stand aside!, make way!

geh mir aus dem \Weg! get out of my way!

▶ etw dat den \Weg bereiten to pave the way [or prepare the ground] for sth

▶ auf dem \Wege der Besserung sein (geh) to be on the road to recovery

▶ auf dem besten \Wege sein, etw zu tun to be well on the way to doing sth

▶ etw auf den \Weg bringen to introduce sth

▶ sich dat den \Weg frei schießen to shoot one's way out

▶ jdm etw mit auf den \Weg geben to give sb sth to take with him/her

du brauchst mir nichts mit auf den \Weg zu geben, ich weiß das schon I don't need you to tell me anything, I already know

jdm eine Ermahnung/einen Ratschlag mit auf den \Weg geben to give sb a warning/piece of advice for the future

▶ seinen \Weg gehen to go one's own way

▶ seiner \Wege gehen (geh) to continue [or carry on] regardless

▶ jdm/etw aus dem \Weg gehen to avoid sb/sth

▶ den \Weg des geringsten Widerstandes gehen to take the line of least resistance

▶ jdm auf halbem \Wege entgegenkommen to meet sb halfway

▶ des \Weges kommen (geh) to approach

▶ jdm über den \Weg laufen to run into sb

lauf mir nicht noch mal über den \Weg! don't come near me again!

▶ etw in die \Wege leiten to arrange sth

▶ jdn auf seinem letzten \Weg begleiten (euph) to pay one's last respects to sb

▶ jdn aus dem \Weg räumen to get rid of sb

▶ etw aus dem \Weg räumen to remove sth

▶ vom rechten \Weg abkommen to wander from the straight and narrow fam

▶ jdm/etw im \Wege stehen to stand in the way of sb/sth

nur die Kostenfrage steht der Verwirklichung des Projekts im \Wege only the issue of cost is an obstacle to this project being implemented

▶ sich dat selbst im \Weg stehen to be one's own worst enemy

▶ jdm nicht über den \Weg trauen (fam) not to trust sb an inch

▶ hier trennen sich unsere \Wege this is where we part company

▶ sich dat einen \Weg verbauen to ruin one's chances

▶ viele \Wege führen nach Rom (prov) all roads lead to Rome prov

▶ woher des \Weg[e]s? (veraltet) where do you come from?

▶ wohin des \Weg[e]s? (veraltet) where are you going to?; s.a. Hindernis, Stein

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der; Weg[e]s,Wege

1) (FußWeg) path; (FeldWeg) track

‘kein öffentlicher Weg’ — ‘no public right of way’

am Weg[e] — by the wayside

2) (Zugang) way; (Passage, Durchgang) passage

sich (Dat.) einen Weg durch etwas bahnen — clear a path or way through something

geh [mir] aus dem Weg[e] — get out of the or my way

jemandem den Weg abschneiden — head somebody off

jemandem im Weg[e] stehen od. (auch fig.) sein — be in somebody's way; (fig.)

einer Sache (Dat.) im Weg[e] stehen — stand in the way of something

jemandem aus dem Weg[e] gehen — keep out of sb's way; avoid somebody

einer Diskussion aus dem Weg[e] gehen — avoid a discussion

jemanden/etwas aus dem Weg[e] räumen — get rid of somebody/something

3) (Route, Verbindung) way; route

[jemanden] nach dem Weg fragen — ask [somebody] the way

wir haben denselben Weg — we're going the same way

das liegt auf dem/meinem Weg — that's on the/my way; (fig.)

er ist mir über den Weg gelaufen — (ugs.) I ran or bumped into him

jemandem nicht über den Weg trauen — not trust somebody an inch

den Weg des geringsten Widerstands gehen — take the line of least resistance

seinen Weg machen — make one's way [in the world]

4) (Strecke, Entfernung) distance; (Gang) walk; (Reise) journey

es sind 2 km/10 Minuten Weg — it is a distance of two kilometres/it is ten minutes' walk

er hat noch einen weiten Weg vor sich — (Dat.) he still has a long way to go

auf dem kürzesten Weg — by the shortest route

auf halbem Weg[e] — (auch fig.) halfway

sich auf den Weg machen — set off; (fig.)

jemandem einen guten Ratschlag mit auf den Weg geben — give somebody some good advice for his/her future life

etwas in die Wege leiten — get something under way

auf dem besten Weg sein, etwas zu tun — (meist iron.) be well on the way towards doing something

er ist auf dem Weg[e] der Besserung — he's on the road to recovery

5) (ugs.): (Besorgung) errand

einen Weg machen — do or run an errand

jemandem einen Weg abnehmen — run an errand for somebody

6) (Methode) way; (Mittel) means

ich sehe keinen anderen Weg — I can't see any alternative

auf schnellstem Weg[e] — as speedily as possible

auf schriftlichem Weg[e] — by letter

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Weg m; -(e)s, -e

1. way (auch Richtung); (Pfad) path (auch fig und IT); (Route) route; (Gang) walk; (Besorgung) errand; (Weg zum Ziel) course;

am Wege by the wayside;

auf dem Wege on the way;

das liegt auf meinem Weg that’s on my way, I’ll be passing (by) there on my way (home etc);

einen Weg machen umg (Spaziergang) go for a walk;

jemandem über den Weg laufen umg run ( oder bump) into sb;

sich auf den Weg machen set off;

jemanden nach dem Weg fragen ask sb the way;

jemandem den Weg zeigen/beschreiben show sb the way/give sb directions;

jemandem einen Weg abnehmen spare sb the trip;

jemandem etwas mit auf den Weg geben give sb sth to take along with them, give sb sth for the journey; fig (Rat etc) give sb sth to remember;

aus dem Wege gehen get out of the way, step aside; fig steer clear (+gen of); fig → auch 2;

jemandem im Wege stehen auch fig be in sb’s way;

jemandem in den Weg treten bar sb’s way; fig get in sb’s way;

hier trennen oder

scheiden sich unsere Wege this is where we say goodbye; fig this is the parting of the ways;

Weg und Steg geh the highroads and byroads pl;

Weg und Steg kennen know every inch of the area

2. fig:

sein letzter Weg (Beerdigung) his final journey;

den Weg allen Fleisches gehen geh, euph go the way of all flesh;

etwas/jemanden aus dem Weg schaffen get rid of sth/sb;

aus dem Weg räumen (Hindernis etc) clear out of the way; umg (jemanden) get rid of sb;

der/auf dem Weg zum Erfolg the/on the road to success;

auf dem Wege der Besserung on the road to recovery;

auf dem besten Weg(e) sein zu (+inf) be well on the way to (+ger)

auf dem besten Weg(e) sein, sich zu ruinieren be heading for disaster;

auf dem richtigen Weg(e) sein be on the right track;

jemanden auf den richtigen Weg bringen put sb back on the straight and narrow;

er wird seinen Weg machen he’ll go far ( oder go places);

ich traue ihm nicht über den Weg umg I don’t trust him an inch, I wouldn’t trust him as far as I can throw him;

jemandem aus dem Weg gehen steer clear of sb;

seine eigenen Wege gehen go one’s own way, do one’s own thing umg;

unsere Wege haben sich getrennt we went our separate ways;

einer Frage/Entscheidung aus dem Wege gehen evade a question, avoid the issue/avoid making a decision;

jemandem oder einer Sache

den Weg bereiten oder

ebnen pave the way for; (einer Sache) auch prepare the ground for;

etwas

in die Wege leiten initiate, start sth off; (vorbereiten) pave the way for;

da führt kein Weg dran vorbei umg there’s no way (a)round it;

dem steht nichts im Wege there’s nothing to stop it;

der Weg ist das Ziel the way is the goal

3. fig (Art und Weise, Methode) way;

auf schriftlichem Wege in writing;

auf gesetzlichem Wege legally, by legal means;

auf diplomatischem Wege through diplomatic channels;

auf diesem Wege this way;

auf kaltem Wege pej by fair means or foul, without bothering too much about the niceties, US auch by hook or by crook;

neue Wege in der Kindererziehung new approaches to child education;

neue Wege gehen try a new tack, pursue a different path;

es bleibt kein anderer Weg offen there’s no choice ( oder alternative); → abbringen 1, bahnen, halb A 3, irdisch, Mittel¹ 1, Widerstand 1, Wille etc

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der; Weg[e]s,Wege

1) (FußWeg) path; (FeldWeg) track

‘kein öffentlicher Weg’ — ‘no public right of way’

am Weg[e] — by the wayside

2) (Zugang) way; (Passage, Durchgang) passage

sich (Dat.) einen Weg durch etwas bahnen — clear a path or way through something

geh [mir] aus dem Weg[e] — get out of the or my way

jemandem den Weg abschneiden — head somebody off

jemandem im Weg[e] stehen od. (auch fig.) sein — be in somebody's way; (fig.)

einer Sache (Dat.) im Weg[e] stehen — stand in the way of something

jemandem aus dem Weg[e] gehen — keep out of sb's way; avoid somebody

einer Diskussion aus dem Weg[e] gehen — avoid a discussion

jemanden/etwas aus dem Weg[e] räumen — get rid of somebody/something

3) (Route, Verbindung) way; route

[jemanden] nach dem Weg fragen — ask [somebody] the way

wir haben denselben Weg — we're going the same way

das liegt auf dem/meinem Weg — that's on the/my way; (fig.)

er ist mir über den Weg gelaufen — (ugs.) I ran or bumped into him

jemandem nicht über den Weg trauen — not trust somebody an inch

den Weg des geringsten Widerstands gehen — take the line of least resistance

seinen Weg machen — make one's way [in the world]

4) (Strecke, Entfernung) distance; (Gang) walk; (Reise) journey

es sind 2 km/10 Minuten Weg — it is a distance of two kilometres/it is ten minutes' walk

er hat noch einen weiten Weg vor sich — (Dat.) he still has a long way to go

auf dem kürzesten Weg — by the shortest route

auf halbem Weg[e] — (auch fig.) halfway

sich auf den Weg machen — set off; (fig.)

jemandem einen guten Ratschlag mit auf den Weg geben — give somebody some good advice for his/her future life

etwas in die Wege leiten — get something under way

auf dem besten Weg sein, etwas zu tun — (meist iron.) be well on the way towards doing something

er ist auf dem Weg[e] der Besserung — he's on the road to recovery

5) (ugs.): (Besorgung) errand

einen Weg machen — do or run an errand

jemandem einen Weg abnehmen — run an errand for somebody

6) (Methode) way; (Mittel) means

ich sehe keinen anderen Weg — I can't see any alternative

auf schnellstem Weg[e] — as speedily as possible

auf schriftlichem Weg[e] — by letter

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-e (Mathematik) m.

path n. -e m.

alley n.

itinerary n.

lane n.

path n.

road n.

route n.

way n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Weg
20 Garaus

m umg., meist hum.: jemandem den Garaus machen finish ( oder bump) s.o. off; einer Sache den Garaus machen put paid to s.th.

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Gar|aus ['gaːɐ|aus]
m (inf)

jdm den Gáraus machen — to do sb in (inf), to bump sb off (inf)

den Gáraus machen — to put an end or a stop to sth

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Gar·aus

[ˈga:ɐ̯ʔaus]

m

▶ jdm den \Garaus machen (fam) to do sb in fam, to bump sb off fam

▶ etw dat den \Garaus machen to put an end to [or stop] sth

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in

jemandem den Garaus machen — do somebody in (coll.)

dem Unkraut den Garaus machen — get rid of the weeds

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Garaus m umg, meist hum:

jemandem den Garaus machen finish ( oder bump) sb off;

einer Sache den Garaus machen put paid to sth

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in

jemandem den Garaus machen — do somebody in (coll.)

dem Unkraut den Garaus machen — get rid of the weeds

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Garaus

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