to carry something to extremes

m; -es, -e excess; von Gewalt: auch outrage; etw. bis zum Exzess treiben go to extremes with s.th., take s.th. to excess; bis zum Exzess to excess; (bis zum Überdruss) ad nauseam; es kam zu wilden Exzessen sexuell etc.: it was an absolute orgy; von Gewalt: the violence got totally out of hand, there was an orgy of violence

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m -es, -e

1) excess

2) usu pl (= Ausschreitung) excess

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1. (Ausschweifung) excess, extremes pl

etw bis zum \Exzess treiben to take sth to extremes

2. (Ausschreitung) excess, violence no pl

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Exzess m; -es, -e excess; von Gewalt: auch outrage;

etwas bis zum Exzess treiben go to extremes with sth, take sth to excess;

bis zum Exzess to excess; (bis zum Überdruss) ad nauseam;

es kam zu wilden Exzessen sexuell etc: it was an absolute orgy; von Gewalt: the violence got totally out of hand, there was an orgy of violence

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excess n.

",-ur 1. /a/ to hit, strike. 2. /a/ to knock on; to tap on. 3. /ı/ to shoot; to stab. 4. /ı/ to kill. 5. /ı/ to hit (a target). 6. /ı/ to hunt (animals). 7. /ı, a/ to drive (a nail, etc.) into. 8. /ı, a/ to give (someone) (a hypodermic injection): Doktor, Mahmut´a iğne vurmadı. The doctor didn´t give Mahmut a shot. 9. /ı, a/ to put (one thing) on (another): Dudu bohçayı sırtına vurdu. Dudu put the large bundle on her shoulder. O kola bir yama vuracağım. I´ll put a patch on that sleeve. Polis, Enver´in ellerine kelepçe vurdu. The policeman handcuffed Enver. Ön kapıya kırmızı boya vurmak istiyor. He wants to paint the front door red. Ağrıyan koluna hardal yakısı vurdu. She put a mustard plaster on her aching arm. 10. /ı, a/ to multiply: Onu ona vurursan yüz eder. If you multiply ten by ten, you get a hundred. 11. /a/ (for light, a shadow, rain, wind) to hit, strike, fall on. 12. /ı/ (for a clock) to strike (the hour). 13. /ı/ to steal. 14. /ı/ to have, knock back (a drink). 15. /ı/ (for something) to make (someone) sick; /a/ (for something) to make (itself) felt in (a part of one´s body). 16. /ı/ (for a shoe) to chafe, blister (one´s foot). 17. /a/ to strike out along, head out along (a road); to head for. 18. /ı, a/ to knock or throw (someone or something) to/on (the ground). 19. /ı/ to slam (something) shut. 20. /ı/ (for something) to damage or blight (a crop). 21. (for one´s heart or pulse) to beat. 22. /a/ slang to *screw, have sex with. Vur abalıya! Jump on someone who´s weaker than you are! (said reproachfully). Vur dedikse öldür demedik ya! colloq. I didn´t ask you to go that far! vur deyince öldürmek (for someone) to tend to carry things to extremes. vur patlasın, çal oynasın 1. (enjoying oneself) wildly, to the hilt, by whooping it up, by painting the town red, by living it up. 2. living it up, Brit. going on the razzle: Bu tazminat bir elime geçsin, ondan sonra vur patlasın çal oynasın! Once I get my hands on this retirement bonus, I´m going to live it up! vurdukça tozumak to get more complicated the deeper one gets into it."

vt/i exaggerate; (Tätigkeit) overdo; (zu weit gehen mit) auch carry s.th. too far; (übertrieben darstellen) exaggerate, overstate; es übertreiben umg. take things too far ( oder to extremes), go over the top; stark übertreiben grossly exaggerate, lay it on thick umg.; sie übertreibt (es) mit der oder i-r Sparsamkeit she takes her economizing too far; übertreib nicht so! umg. stop exaggerating; ich übertreibe nicht, wenn ich sage:... I’m not exaggerating when I say...; das Buch ist toll, sie hat wirklich nicht übertrieben she really wasn’t exaggerating; man kann’s auch oder kann alles übertreiben umg. you can take things too far; übertrieben

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to overdo; to overstate; to overplay; to carry too far; to overact; to exaggerate

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vt insep irreg

1) auch vi (= aufbauschen) to exaggerate

2) (= zu weit treiben) to overdo, to take too far or to extremes

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1) (to make (something) appear to be, or describe it as, greater etc than it really is: You seem to be exaggerating his faults; That dress exaggerates her thinness.) exaggerate

2) (to go beyond the truth in describing something etc: You can't trust her. She always exaggerates.) exaggerate

3) (to do, say (something) in an exaggerated way etc: They overdid the sympathy.) overdo

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I. vi to exaggerate

II. vt

▪ etw \übertreiben to overdo sth

▪ es mit etw dat \übertreiben to carry [or take] sth too far

man kann es auch \übertreiben/ mit etw dat \übertreiben (fam) you can overdo things/sth, you can go too far/too far with sth

▪ ohne zu \übertreiben no exaggeration, I'm not joking [or fam kidding], no shit [now] fam!

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1) auch itr. exaggerate

2) (zu weit treiben) overdo; take or carry too far

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übertreiben v/t & v/i exaggerate; (Tätigkeit) overdo; (zu weit gehen mit) auch carry sth too far; (übertrieben darstellen) exaggerate, overstate;

es übertreiben umg take things too far ( oder to extremes), go over the top;

stark übertreiben grossly exaggerate, lay it on thick umg;

sie übertreibt (es) mit der oder

i-r Sparsamkeit she takes her economizing too far;

übertreib nicht so! umg stop exaggerating;

ich übertreibe nicht, wenn ich sage: … I’m not exaggerating when I say …; das Buch ist toll,

sie hat wirklich nicht übertrieben she really wasn’t exaggerating;

man kann’s auch oder

kann alles übertreiben umg you can take things too far; → übertrieben

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1) auch itr. exaggerate

2) (zu weit treiben) overdo; take or carry too far

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to exaggerate v.

to overact v.

to overdo v.

to overstate v.

porter [pɔʀte]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ parapluie, paquet, valise] to carry ; [+ responsabilité] to bear

• cette poutre porte tout le poids du plafond this beam bears the whole weight of the ceiling

   b. ( = apporter) to take

• porter qch à qn to take sth to sb

• porte-lui ce livre take him this book

• je vais porter la lettre à la boîte I'm going to take the letter to the postbox

• porter la main à son front to put one's hand to one's brow

• porter de l'argent à la banque to take some money to the bank

• porter l'affaire sur la place publique/devant les tribunaux to take the matter into the public arena/before the courts

• porter une œuvre à l'écran/à la scène to make a film/stage a play based on a work

   c. [+ vêtement, bague, laine, lunettes] to wear ; [+ barbe] to have ; [+ nom] to bear

• porter les cheveux longs to wear one's hair long

• elle porte bien son âge she looks good for her age

• on lui a fait porter le chapeau (inf) he took the rap (inf)

   d. ( = montrer) [+ signe, trace, blessure, inscription, date] to bear

   e. ( = inscrire) [+ nom] to put down

• porter de l'argent au crédit d'un compte to credit an account with some money

• se faire porter malade to go sick

• porté disparu reported missing

   f. ( = ressentir) [+ amour, haine] to feel (à for)

   g. (en soi) [+ enfant] to carry ; [+ graines, fruit] to bear

• porter ses fruits to bear fruit

   h. ( = conduire, amener) to carry ; ( = entraîner) [foi] to carry along

• porter qn au pouvoir to bring sb to power

• porter qch à sa perfection to bring sth to perfection

• cela porte le nombre de blessés à 20 that brings the number of casualties (up) to 20

   i. ( = inciter) porter qn à faire qch to lead sb to do sth

• tout (nous) porte à croire que... everything leads us to believe that...

2. intransitive verb

   a. [bruit, voix, canon] to carry

   b. [reproche, coup] to hit home

   c. ( = frapper) c'est la tête qui a porté his head took the blow

   d. ( = reposer) [poids] porter sur to be supported by

   e. ► porter sur ( = concerner) [débat, cours] to be about ; [revendications, objection] to concern ; [étude, effort] to be concerned with ; [accent] to fall on

3. reflexive verb

► se porter

   a. [personne]

se porter bien/mal to be well/unwell

• se porter comme un charme to be fighting fit

• et je ne m'en suis pas plus mal porté and I was no worse off for it

   b. ( = se présenter comme) se porter candidat to run as a candidate

• se porter acquéreur (de) to put in a bid (for)

   c. ( = aller) to go

• se porter sur ( = se diriger vers) [soupçon, choix] to fall on

   d. ( = être porté) [vêtement] les jupes se portent très courtes the fashion is for very short skirts

• ça ne se porte plus that's out of fashion

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1) ( transporter) to carry [chose, personne]

2) ( apporter)

3) ( soutenir) [mur, chaise] to carry, to bear [poids]

4) ( avoir sur soi) to wear [robe, bijou, verres de contact]; to have [cheveux longs, moustache]

5) ( avoir) to have [initiales, date, titre]; to bear [sceau]

6) ( produire) to bear [fleurs]

7) ( amener)

8) ( diriger)

9) ( inscrire)

10) ( inciter)

11) (donner, causer)

porter sur verbe transitif indirect

1) ( concerner)

2) ( reposer sur)

3) ( heurter)

verbe intransitif

se porter verbe pronominal

1) ( se sentir)

2) ( être mis)

3) ( se diriger)

4) ( se propager)

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1. vt

1) [charge, sac, valise, colis] to carry

2) (= apporter)

3) (sur soi) [vêtement, barbe, bague] to wear

4) (= mettre)

5) (= inciter)

6) [fruits, fleurs] [arbre] to bear

7) [enfant] [femme enceinte] to carry

8) [responsabilité] to bear, to carry

9) [inscription, titre] to bear

10) (= inscrire)

11) [jugement] to pass

12) (autres locutions)

2. vi

1) [voix] to carry

2) [coup, argument] to hit home

3) (autres locutions)

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porter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( transporter) to carry [chose, personne]; porter qn sur son lit to get sb into bed; porter qn sur son dos to carry sb on one's back, to give sb a piggyback○; tu ne dois rien porter you mustn't carry anything heavy;

2 ( apporter) porter qch quelque part to take sth somewhere [lettre, paquet]; porter qch à qn to take sb sth, to bring sb sth US; porter des messages to run messages; porter la bonne nouvelle to spread the word; porter une affaire devant les tribunaux to bring a case to court;

3 ( soutenir) [mur, chaise] to carry, to bear [poids]; mes jambes ne me portent plus my legs are giving out; l'eau te portera the water will hold you up; être porté par le vent [sable, papier] to be blown along by the wind; porter qn à bout de bras fig to take on sb's problems; mes parents sont lourds à porter my parents are emotionally demanding; porter l'espoir de millions d'hommes to be the focus for the hopes of millions; être porté par un mouvement d'espoir to be carried along by a surge of optimism;

4 ( avoir sur soi) to wear [robe, bijou, verres de contact]; to have [cheveux longs, balafre]; to have, to wear [barbe, moustache]; porter les armes to bear arms; porter une arme to be armed;

5 ( avoir) to have [initiales, date, titre]; to bear [sceau]; ne pas porter de date not to have a date, to be undated; ne pas porter de titre not to have a title, to be untitled; portant le numéro 300 with the number 300; le document porte la mention ‘secret ’ the document is marked ‘secret’; ils ne portent pas le même nom they have different names; quel prénom porte-t-elle? what's her first name?; elle porte le nom de son mari she has taken her husband's name; le nom que je porte est celui de ma grand-mère I'm named after my grandmother; il porte bien son nom the name suits him; bien porter son âge to look good for one's age; porter des traces de sang to be blood-stained; l'arbre ne portait plus de feuilles the tree was bare of leaves; portant une expression de découragement sur son visage looking discouraged; porter en soi une grande volonté de réussir to be full of ambition; cela porter en soi quelques risques it's inherently risky;

6 ( produire) to bear [fleurs]; porter des fruits lit, fig to bear fruit; l'enfant qu'elle porte the child she is carrying; le roman qu'il porte en lui his great unwritten novel;

7 ( amener) porter qch à [situation, événement] to bring sth to; [personne, entreprise, administration] to put sth up to; cela porte la cotisation/le prix du billet d'avion/le nombre des victimes à… this brings the subscription/the price of the plane ticket/the death toll to…; porter un taux/une cotisation à to put a rate/a subscription up to; porter la température de l'eau à 80°C to heat the water to 80°C; porter qn au pouvoir to bring sb to power; porter qn à la tête d'une entreprise to take sb to the top of a company;

8 ( diriger) porter son regard vers to look at; porter qch à sa bouche to raise sth to one's lips; porter qch à son oreille to hold sth to one's ear; porter la main à son chapeau to lift one's hat; si tu portes la main sur elle if you lay a finger on her; porter de l'intérêt à qch to be interested in sth; l'estime/l'amour qu'elle te porte her respect/love for you; porter ses efforts sur qch to devote one's energies to sth; porter un jugement sur qch to pass judgment on sth; faire porter ses accusations sur to direct one's accusations at;

9 ( inscrire) porter qch sur un registre to enter sth on a register; porter une somme au crédit de qn to credit a sum to sb's account; être porté disparu to be reported missing; se faire porter malade or pâle○ to go○ ou report sick; porter témoignage to bear witness; porter plainte to lodge a complaint;

10 ( inciter) porter qn à être méfiant or à se méfier to make sb cautious; tout le porte à la méfiance everything inclines him to caution; tout nous porte à croire que everything leads us to believe that;

11 (donner, causer) porter partout la mort et la destruction to spread death and destruction; porter bonheur or chance to be lucky; porter malheur to be unlucky; ça m'a porté bonheur it brought me luck; ça m'a porté malheur it was unlucky; ⇒ nuit.

B porter sur vtr ind

1 ( concerner) porter sur [débat, article] to be about; [mesure, accord] to concern, to apply to; [interdiction] to apply to; l'impôt porte sur les objets de luxe the tax applies to luxury goods; l'accent porte sur la deuxième syllabe the accent is on the second syllable;

2 ( reposer sur) porter sur [structure] to be resting on;

3 ( heurter) porter sur to hit.

C vi une voix qui porte a voice that carries; des arguments qui portent convincing arguments; ta critique a porté your criticism hit home; le coup a porté the blow hit home; porter contre un mur to hit a wall; un canon qui porte à 500 mètres a cannon with a range of 500 metres^GB; les mortiers ne portent pas jusqu'ici we are out of mortar range.

D se porter vpr

1 ( se sentir) elle se porte bien/mal/mieux [personne] she is well/ill/better; [affaire] it's going well/badly/better; comment se porte votre femme? how is your wife?; je ne m'en porte pas plus mal I'm none the worse for it; je me porte à merveille I'm absolutely fine;

2 ( être mis) [vêtement, bijou, chapeau] cela se porte avec des chaussures plates you wear it with flat shoes; les jupes se portent juste au-dessus du genou cet hiver skirts are being worn just above the knee this year; cela ne se porte plus it has gone out of fashion;

3 (aller, se diriger) se porter à la rencontre de qn ( aller) to go to meet sb; ( venir) to come to meet sb; se porter sur [soupçon] to fall on; le choix se porta sur le vase bleu they/she etc chose the blue vase; tous les regards se sont portés vers le ciel/vers lui everyone looked toward(s) the sky/in his direction; se porter à des excès to overindulge;

4 ( se propager) se porter sur to spread to; ça s'est porté sur les poumons it spread to the lungs.

[pɔrte] verbe transitif

A.[TENIR, SUPPORTER]

1. [soutenir - colis, fardeau, meuble] to carry ; [ - bannière, pancarte, cercueil] to carry, to bear

2. [soutenir moralement - suj: foi, religion] to give strength to, to support

B.[METTRE, AMENER]

1. [amener] to take, to bring

[mettre]

2. [diriger]

3. [enregistrer - donnée] to write ou to put down (separable)

4. [appliquer - effort, énergie] to direct, to bring, to bear

a. [pour accomplir une tâche] to have somebody in mind (for a job)

b. [pour l'épouser] to have one's eye on somebody

5. [inciter]

6. [éprouver]

C.[AVOIR SUR SOI, EN SOI]

1. [bijou, chaussures, lunettes, vêtement] to wear, to have on (separable)

[badge, décoration] to wear

[barbe, couettes, moustache, perruque] to have

[cicatrice] to bear, to have, to carry

[pistolet, stylo] to carry

2. [laisser voir - trace] to show, to bear ; [ - date, inscription] to bear

3. [nom, prénom, patronyme] to have

4. [en soi] to carry, to bear

5. MÉDECINE [virus] to carry

6. [enfant, petit, portée] to carry

7. AGRICULTURE & HORTICULTURE [fruits] to bear

porter ses fruits (figuré) to bear fruit

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[pɔrte] verbe intransitif

1. [son, voix] to carry

[canon, fusil]

2. [faire mouche - critique, mot, plaisanterie] to hit ou to strike home ; [ - observation] to be heard ou heeded ; [ - coup] to hit home, to tell

3. [cogner]

4. [dans l'habillement masculin]

porter à droite/gauche to dress on the right/left

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porter sur verbe plus préposition

1. [concerner - suj: discussion, discours, chapitre, recherches] to be about, to be concerned with ; [ - suj: critiques] to be aimed at ; [ - suj: loi, mesures] to concern ; [ - suj: dossier, reportage] to be about ou on

2. [reposer sur - suj: charpente] to rest on

l'accent porte sur la deuxième syllabe LINGUISTIQUE the accent falls on the second syllable, the second syllable is stressed

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se porter verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

[bijou, chaussures, vêtement] to be worn

les manteaux se porteront longs cet hiver coats will be (worn) long this winter

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se porter verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [personne]

2. [se proposer comme]

3. [aller]

tout son sang s'est porté à sa tête the blood rushed to his head

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se porter à verbe pronominal plus préposition

(soutenu) [se livrer à] to give oneself over to, to indulge in

comment a-t-il pu se porter à de telles extrémités? how could he go to such extremes?

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se porter sur verbe pronominal plus préposition

[choix, soupçon] to fall on

[conversation] to turn to

tous les regards se portèrent sur elle all eyes turned towards her

[pɔrte]

→ link=porté porté

[pɔrtɛr] nom masculin

[bière] porter

umg.

I Adj. und Interj. great, super, magic

II Adv.: spitze aussehen look super ( stärker: sensational, stunning); sie hat spitze gespielt she played sensationally ( oder fantastically); das hast du spitze gemacht you did that brilliantly

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(Gewebe) lace;

(Zinke) prong; pike;

(oberes Ende) peak; apex; cusp; tip; point; top

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f -, -n

1) (= Schwertspitze, Nadelspitze, Pfeilspitze, Bleistiftspitze, Kinnspitze) point; (= Schuhspitze) toe; (= Fingerspitze, Nasenspitze, Bartspitze, Spargelspitze) tip; (= Zigarrenspitze, Haarspitze) end; (= Bergspitze, Felsspitze) peak, top; (= Baumspitze, Turmspitze, Giebelspitze) top; (= Pyramidenspitze) top, apex (form); (= Dreiecksspitze) top, vertex (form)

2) (fig) (= Höchstwert) peak; (inf = Höchstgeschwindigkeit) top speed

3) (= Führung) head; (= vorderes Ende) front; (ESP MIL von Kolonne etc) head; (= Tabellenspitze) top

4) (= Zigaretten-/Zigarrenhalter) (cigarette/cigar) holder

5) (fig = Stichelei) dig (esp Brit), cut (US)

6) (COMM = Überschuss) surplus

7) (Gewebe) lace

8)

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1) (the highest point or tip (of something): the apex of a triangle; the apex of a person's career.) apex

2) (at or in the very front: in the forefront of the battle.) in the forefront

3) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) head

4) (an extreme degree; the quality of being extreme: Their suffering reached such extremities that many died.) extremity

5) (delicate net-like decorative fabric made with fine thread: Her dress was trimmed with lace; ( also adjective) a lace shawl.) lace

6) (a tall, pointed tower, especially one built on the roof of a church.) spire

7) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) nose

8) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) point

9) (a hard, thin, pointed object (of wood, metal etc): The fence had long spikes on top.) spike

10) (the leaders in any movement: We're in the vanguard of the movement for reform!) vanguard

11) (the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) tip

12) (the front part of a shoe, sock etc: There's a hole in the toe of my sock.) toe

13) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) top

14) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) top

15) (something that forms a covering on top of something, especially food: a tart with a topping of cream.) topping

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1. (spitzes Ende o spitze Ecke) point; eines Berges peak, summit; eines Baumes top; eines Dreiecks top; eines Haars end; eines Turms spire; eines Fingers, der Nase tip; eines Schuhs pointed toe

2. (vorderster Teil) head, front; eines Zuges front

3. bes SPORT (erster Platz) top [position]

an der \Spitze liegen (in Rennen, Wettbewerb) to be in front [or a. fig in the lead]; (in Wertung) to be at the top

sich akk an die \Spitze setzen (in Rennen) to take the lead; (in Wertung) to move into [or take [over]] first place

an der \Spitze einer S. gen stehen to be at the head of sth

die \Spitze der Tabelle übernehmen to take over at the top of the table [or division] [or league

4. SPORT (Spieler in vorderster Position) striker

5. (Höchstwert) peak

die Temperaturen erreichten im August \Spitzen von 35, 36° C the temperature peaked at 35-36° C in August

6. (Höchstgeschwindigkeit) top speed

bei einer \Spitze von 250 km/h with a top speed of 250 km/h

7. ÖKON (führende Gruppe) management

8. pl (führende Leute)

▪ die \Spitzen the leaders pl; der Gesellschaft the top; eines Unternehmens the heads; der Wirtschaft the leaders

9. (fam: Zigarettenspitze) holder

10. (spitze Bemerkung) dig

diese \Spitze war gegen dich gezielt that was a dig at you

▶ nur die \Spitze des Eisbergs sein to be only the tip of the iceberg

▶ etw dat die \Spitze nehmen (geh) to take the sting out of sth

▶ \Spitze sein (fam) to be great

▶ \Spitze! great!

▶ etw auf die \Spitze treiben, es [mit etw dat] auf die \Spitze treiben to take sth to extremes

f MODE lace no pl

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1) (NadelSpitze, BleistiftSpitze usw.) point; (PfeilSpitze, HornSpitze usw.) tip

2) (TurmSpitze, BaumSpitze, MastSpitze usw.) top; (eines Dreiecks, Kegels, einer Pyramide) top; apex; vertex (Math.); (eines Berges) summit; top

3) (ZigarrenSpitze, HaarSpitze, ZweigSpitze) end; (SchuhSpitze) toe; (FingerSpitze, NasenSpitze, SchwanzSpitze, FlügelSpitze, SpargelSpitze) tip

4) (vorderes Ende) front

5) (führende Position) top

6) (einer Firma, Organisation usw.) head; (einer Hierarchie) top; (leitende Gruppe) management

7) (Höchstwert) maximum; peak; (ugs.): (Spitzenzeit) peak period

8)

9) (fig.): (Angriff) dig ( gegen at)

10) (Textilwesen) lace

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Spitze¹ f; -, -n

1. point; (Gipfel) peak, top, summit; (Baumspitze) top; (spitzes Ende) auch eines Fingers: tip; (Kinnspitze, Haarspitze) end; (Schuhspitze) toe; einer Feder: point; (Turmspitze) spire; einer Insel: tip;

die Spitze des Eisbergs auch fig the tip of the iceberg

2. (Zigarettenspitze) (cigarette) holder; (Pfeifenspitze) mouthpiece; (Zigarrenspitze) end, US butt

3. eines Zuges: front; einer Kolonne: head; MIL (Angriffsspitze) (spear)head; Sport (Führung) lead; Fußball: (Stürmer) striker;

die Wagen der 1. Klasse befinden sich an der Spitze des Zuges the first-class carriages (US cars) are at the front of the train;

an der Spitze des Staates/Konzerns etc at the head of the state/company etc;

an der Spitze sein beruflich etc: have reached the top of the ladder;

an die Spitze kommen SPORT take over the lead; POL take over the reins of power;

an der Spitze der Entwicklung etc

stehen be in the vanguard of progress etc;

an der Spitze der Tabelle at the top of the table;

an der Spitze liegen SPORT be in the lead; der Tabelle: be at the top;

sich an die Spitze setzen take the lead; der Tabelle: go to the top

4. (Höchstwert) peak, high; (Höchstgeschwindigkeit) top ( oder maximum) speed;

seine Spitze erreichen zahlenmäßig etc: peak, reach its peak;

die höchste Spitze erreichen Ausgaben etc: reach an all-time high;

etwas auf die Spitze treiben carry sth too far;

der Wagen fährt 200 Spitze umg the car does 125 (mph)

5. (Spitzenposition) top position; (Leitung eines Unternehmens etc) management; einer Partei: leadership;

Spitzen der Partei etc: top brass umg;

die Spitzen der Gesellschaft the leading figures (lights umg) of society

6. umg (großartig) brilliant, super;

es ist einsame Spitze it’s absolutely brilliant ( stärker: sensational);

sie ist absolute Spitze she’s the tops;

das war Spitze! that was great!; → auch spitze

7. (bissige Bemerkung) barb, sideswipe (

gegen at);

kannst du nicht deine dauernden Spitzen lassen? can’t you stop making these barbed remarks?

8. fig:

jemandem die Spitze bieten stand up to sb;

jemandes Worten die Spitze nehmen take the sting out of sb’s words;

jemandes Argumenten die Spitze abbrechen take the wind out of sb’s sails

Spitze² f; -, -n; (Gewebe) lace;

Brüsseler Spitzen Brussels lace sg

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1) (NadelSpitze, BleistiftSpitze usw.) point; (PfeilSpitze, HornSpitze usw.) tip

2) (TurmSpitze, BaumSpitze, MastSpitze usw.) top; (eines Dreiecks, Kegels, einer Pyramide) top; apex; vertex (Math.); (eines Berges) summit; top

3) (ZigarrenSpitze, HaarSpitze, ZweigSpitze) end; (SchuhSpitze) toe; (FingerSpitze, NasenSpitze, SchwanzSpitze, FlügelSpitze, SpargelSpitze) tip

4) (vorderes Ende) front

5) (führende Position) top

6) (einer Firma, Organisation usw.) head; (einer Hierarchie) top; (leitende Gruppe) management

7) (Höchstwert) maximum; peak; (ugs.): (Spitzenzeit) peak period

8)

9) (fig.): (Angriff) dig ( gegen at)

10) (Textilwesen) lace

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lace n. -n (Kinn-, Messer-) f.

point n. -n (Turm-) f.

spire n. -n (eines Berges) f.

peak n. -n (spitzes Ende) f.

tip n. -n f.

cusp n.

dig (at) n.

nib n.

peak n.

pike n.

pinnacle n.

spike n.

top n.

1 to decide, to choose.

el juez decidirá si es inocente o no the judge will decide o determine whether or not he is innocent

decidir hacer algo to decide to do something

¿a qué restaurante vamos? — tú decides which restaurant shall we go to? — you decide

decidir entre dos cosas to choose between two things

Ella decidió la forma de proceder She decided the way to proceed.

Ella decide y no escucha She makes a decision and doesn't listen.

2 to decide.

el voto de la clase media decidió la elección the middle-class vote decided o swung the election

3 to decide to, to resolve to.

Ella decidió hacer una balsa She decided to make a raft.

4 to determine, to ascertain, to pinpoint.

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► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to decide; (asunto) to settle

■ decidieron responder las preguntas they decided to answer the questions

■ aún no hay nada decidido nothing is settled yet

2 (convencer) to persuade, convince

■ aquellas circunstancias la decidieron a marchar those circumstances persuaded her to leave

3 (resolver) to resolve, decide

■ decidió dejar de fumar he resolved to stop smoking

► verbo intransitivo

1 to decide, choose

■ tuvo que decidir entre los dos she had to decide between the two

► verbo pronominal decidirse

1 to make up one's mind

■ tienes que decidirte lo antes posible you have to make up your mind as soon as possible

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decidirse por to decide on

■ se decidió por la falda roja she decided on the red skirt

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1) to decide

2) determine

3) settle

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- decidirse

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1. VT

1) (=tomar una decisión) to decide

2) (=determinar) [+ futuro, resultado] to decide; [+ asunto, disputa] to settle, resolve

3) (=convencer)

VI to decide

decidirse

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( tomar una determinación) to decide

b) < persona> to make... decide

2) < asunto> to settle; < resultado> to decide

decidirse v pron to decide, to make up one's mind

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= decide, decision to the contrary, make + choices, opt (for), settle, sort out, take + viewpoint, adjudicate, resolve, take + view, take + Posesivo + pick, call + the shots, be the boss, rule + the roost.

Ex. At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.

Ex. Unless a conscious decision has been made to the contrary, the abstractor should not introduce any new biases or emphases.

Ex. Frequently it is necessary for the librarian or information worker to make choices concerning record size and field size.

Ex. However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.

Ex. Once the name to be used in a heading and its form have been settled, it is time to decide upon the entry element, or in more general terms, to examine the preferred order of the components of a name as the name is to appear as a heading.

Ex. It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.

Ex. Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.

Ex. I know a large library catalog in this country where the person in charge of filing has to adjudicate on the average four times a day on where a particular card should go.

Ex. Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.

Ex. There are those, sometimes found in the corridors of power, who would take such a view.

Ex. We can offer them both and let our users take their pick.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'.

Ex. One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong.

Ex. Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.

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* decidir Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.

* decidir hacer = spring for.

* decidir + Infinitivo = choose to + Infinitivo, elect to + Infinitivo.

* decidir no + Infinitivo = decide against + Gerundio, decide against + Nombre.

* decidir no ser incluido en = opt out of.

* decidir por cuenta propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

* decidir qué hacer con = make + disposition of.

* decidirse = make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, make + Posesivo + mind up.

* decidirse por = marry, settle on/upon, go for, come down in + favour of, plump for.

* decidirse por uno mismo = make up + Posesivo + (own) mind.

* estar decidido a = be determined to.

* por decidir = to be decided.

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( tomar una determinación) to decide

b) < persona> to make... decide

2) < asunto> to settle; < resultado> to decide

decidirse v pron to decide, to make up one's mind