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1 tomber

tomber [tɔ̃be]

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1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

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► tomber is conjugated with être, unless it has an object, when the auxiliary is avoir.

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► Lorsque tomber fait partie d'une locution comme tomber amoureux, tomber de sommeil, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. to fall ; [échafaudage, mur] to fall down ; [cheveux] to fall out

• il est tombé et s'est cassé la jambe he fell and broke his leg

• tomber par terre to fall down

• se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil to fall into an armchair

• attention ! tu vas tomber careful! you'll fall

• tomber à l'eau to fall into the water ; (figurative) to fall through

• tomber d'un arbre to fall out of a tree

• tomber d'une chaise to fall off a chair

• tomber d'une échelle to fall off a ladder

• tomber de cheval to fall off one's horse

• tomber de haut to fall from a height ; (figurative) to come down with a bump

• il est tombé sur la tête ! (inf) he must be mad!

• la nouvelle vient de tomber à l'instant the news has just come through

• un fax vient de tomber a fax has just come through

► faire tomber to knock down ; (en renversant) to knock over ; (en lâchant) to drop ; [+ température, prix] to bring down

• le chien l'a fait tomber the dog knocked him over

• faire tomber le gouvernement to bring down the government

   b. [neige, pluie] to fall ; [brouillard] to come down

• la nuit tombe it's getting dark

• il tombe de la neige it's snowing

• qu'est-ce qu'il tombe ! (inf) it's coming down in buckets! (inf)

• il tombe quelques gouttes it's raining slightly

• la foudre est tombée tout près the lightning has struck nearby

   c. ( = baisser) to drop ; [jour] to draw to a close ; [prix, nombre] to fall ; [colère] to die down ; [assurance, enthousiasme] to fall away

• le dollar est tombé à 2 € the dollar has fallen to 2 euros

• les prix ne sont jamais tombés aussi bas prices have reached an all-time low

• ils sont tombés bien bas they've sunk really low

   d. ( = disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to disappear ; [record] to fall

• l'as et le roi sont tombés the ace and king have been played

   e. ( = pendre) to hang

• sa jupe tombe bien her skirt hangs nicely

• ses cheveux lui tombaient sur les épaules his hair came down to his shoulders

• les rideaux tombaient jusqu'au plancher the curtains came down to the floor

   f. ( = échoir) [date, choix, sort] to fall ; [verdict, sanction] to be pronounced

• les deux concerts tombent le même jour the two concerts fall on the same day

   g. ( = arriver, se produire) il est tombé en pleine réunion he walked straight into a meeting

• bien tomber (moment) to come at the right moment ; (chance) to be lucky

• mal tomber (moment) to come at the wrong moment ; (chance) to be unlucky

• ça tombe bien that's fortunate

• il est vraiment bien/mal tombé avec son nouveau patron he's really lucky/unlucky with his new boss

• ça tombe à pic (inf) that's perfect timing

• ça ne pouvait pas mieux tomber it couldn't have come at a better time

   h. ( = être arrêté) (inf!) to get busted (inf!)

   i. (locutions)

► laisser tomber to drop

• il a voulu faire du droit mais il a vite laissé tomber he wanted to do law but he soon dropped it

• la famille nous a bien laissé tomber the family really let us down

• laisse tomber ! (inf) forget it! ; (irritation) give it a rest! (inf)► tomber dans to fall into

• tomber dans l'eau to fall into the water

• tomber dans la misère to become destitute

• tomber dans le coma to fall into a coma

• son œuvre est tombée dans l'oubli his work fell into oblivion► tomber sur ( = rencontrer par hasard) to run into ; ( = trouver par hasard) to come across ; ( = critiquer) (inf) to go for (inf)

• tomber sur le dos to fall on one's back

• j'ai eu la chance de tomber sur un spécialiste I was lucky enough to come across a specialist

• en prenant cette rue, vous tombez sur la gare if you go along this street, you'll find the station

• je suis tombé sur une vieille photo I came across an old photo

• on a tiré au sort et c'est tombé sur moi we drew straws and I was the lucky winner

• et il a fallu que ça tombe sur moi ! it just had to be me!

• il m'est tombé sur le râble or le dos (inf!: inf!) he laid into me (inf)► tomber dessus (inf)

il nous est tombé dessus le jour de Noël he landed on us on Christmas Day (inf)

• une quantité de problèmes leur est tombée dessus they had a whole series of problems

• ils nous sont tombés dessus à huit contre trois eight of them laid into the three of us (inf)

2. <

   a. (Sport) ( = vaincre) (inf)

to throw

   b. ( = séduire) (inf)

il les tombe toutes he's a real ladykiller

   c. ( = retirer) (inf)

tomber la veste to slip off one's jacket

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I
1. tɔ̃be
verbe transitif (+ v avoir) Sport to throw [lutteur]; fig to beat [équipe]

2.

verbe intransitif (+ v être)

1) ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off

tomber dans un trou — to fall down a hole

j'ai fait tomber un vase — I knocked a vase over

j'ai fait tomber le vase de l'étagère — I knocked the vase off the shelf

le vent a fait tomber une tuile du toit — the wind blew a tile off the roof

se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil — to flop into an armchair

laisser tomber un gâteau sur le tapis — to drop a cake on the carpet

le skieur s'est laissé tomber pour s'arrêter — the skier dropped to the ground to stop himself

2) ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall; [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to drop

il tombe des gouttes — it's spotting with rain

qu' est-ce que ça tombe! — (colloq)

ça tombe dru! — (colloq) ( pluie) it's pouring down!

la foudre est tombée sur un arbre — the lightning struck a tree

une faible lueur tombait de la lucarne — there was a dim light coming through the skylight

une pâle clarté tombait de la lune — the moon cast a pale light

3) (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall; [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die down

faire tomber — to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]

il est tombé bien bas — ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low

il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime — he has gone right down in my esteem ou estimation

je tombe de sommeil — I can't keep my eyes open

4) (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die out

le roi est tombé — ( aux cartes) the king has been played

faire tomber — to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to break down [barrières]

5) ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope

6) ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to fall

tomber bien/mal — [vêtement, rideau] to hang well/badly

sa jupe lui tombe (jusqu')aux chevilles — her skirt comes down to her ankles

7) (se retrouver, se placer)

tomber dans la vulgarité — to lapse into vulgarity

vous tombez dans le paradoxe — you are being paradoxical

tomber sous le coup d'une loi — Droit to fall within the provisions of a law

la conversation est tombée sur la politique — the conversation came around to politics

8) ( devenir) to fall

tomber malade/amoureux — to fall ill/in love

9) ( être donné) [décision] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be given

tomber sur les écrans — [nouvelle] to come through on screen

dès que le journal tombe des presses — as soon as the newspaper comes off the press

10) ( rencontrer)

tomber sur — gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches)

tomber sur la bonne page — to hit on the right page

je suis tombé sur un examinateur sévère à l'examen — I got a harsh examiner in the exam

je suis tombé par hasard sur ce que je cherchais — I found what I was looking for by chance

si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place — if you follow that street, you'll come to the square

11) ( survenir) gén to come

tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! — ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!

tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir — you're lucky/unlucky, I was just about to leave

il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus! — (colloq) (décision, choix) why does it always have to be me?; ( mésaventure) why does it always have to happen to me?

tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion — [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting

12) ( coïncider) [date] to fall on [jour, quantième]

13) ( abandonner)

laisser tomber — to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]

laisse tomber! — (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest! (colloq)

laisser tomber quelqu'un — ( pour se séparer) to drop somebody; ( pour ne plus aider) to let somebody down

14) ( agresser)

tomber sur quelqu'un — ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq); [pillards, police] to descend on somebody; ( critiquer) to go for somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq)

15) ( mourir) euph to die

II tɔ̃be
nom masculin (de vêtement, tissu) hang [U]

ce velours a un beau tomber — this velvet hangs well

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tɔ̃be
1. vi

1) (par terre, d'un mur) to fall

Attention, tu vas tomber! — Be careful, you'll fall!

tomber à l'eau — to fall in the water, fig, [projet] to fall through

tomber de fatigue — to drop from exhaustion

tomber de sommeil — to be asleep on one's feet

Il tombe de sommeil. — He's asleep on his feet.

2) (dans un certain état)

tomber en panne — to break down

tomber en ruine — to fall into ruins

tomber enceinte — to get pregnant, to fall pregnant

3) (= survenir)

ça tombe bien — that's good timing

ça tombe mal — that's bad timing

il est bien tombé — he's been lucky

il est mal tombé — he's been unlucky

tomber juste [opération, calcul] — to come out right

4)

laisser tomber (= lâcher) — to drop

Elle a laissé tomber son stylo. — She dropped her pen., (= renoncer à) to give up

Il a laissé tomber le piano. — He gave up the piano., (= faire faux bond à) to let down

Il ne laisse jamais tomber ses amis. — He never lets his friends down.

laisse tomber — drop it

Laisse tomber, il n'acceptera jamais. — Drop it, he'll never agree.

5)

tomber sur [difficulté] — to come across

tomber sur quelqu'un [ami, connaissance] — to bump into someone

Je suis tombé sur lui en sortant de chez Pierre. — I bumped into him coming out of Pierre's place., (= attaquer) [personne] to set about

2. vt

tomber la veste — to slip off one's jacket

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tomber verb table: aimer

A nm (de vêtement, tissu) hang ¢; ce velours a un beau tomber this velvet hangs well.

B vtr (+ v avoir)

1 Sport to throw [lutteur]; fig to beat [équipe];

2 ○( séduire) to bed○ [femme]; ( charmer) il les tombe toutes they all fall for him.

C vi (+ v être)

1 ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off; je me suis cassé un bras/j'ai cassé un vase en tombant I fell and broke my arm/a vase; tomber à la mer/dans une rivière to fall into the sea/into a river; tomber dans un trou to fall down a hole; tomber sur to fall on [tapis, maison, tête]; tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to land on one's backside; tomber d'un toit/de cheval to fall off a roof/off a horse; tomber d'un arbre [personne] to fall from a tree; [fruit, feuille] to fall off a tree; tomber du lit/de ma poche to fall out of bed/out of my pocket; l'assiette m'est tombée des mains the plate fell out of my hands; ces lunettes me tombent du nez these glasses are slipping off my nose; attention, tu vas me faire tomber! be careful, you'll make me fall!; j'ai fait tomber un vase I knocked a vase over; j'ai fait tomber le vase de l'étagère I knocked the vase off the shelf; il a fait tomber son adversaire ( au rugby) he brought his opponent down; le vent a fait tomber une tuile du toit/un arbre sur les voitures the wind blew a tile off the roof/a tree down onto the cars; se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil/sur un lit to flop into an armchair/onto a bed; laisser tomber un gâteau sur le tapis to drop a cake on the carpet; le skieur s'est laissé tomber pour s'arrêter the skier dropped to the ground to stop himself;

2 ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall (sur onto); [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to drop; un rayon de lumière tombait sur mon livre a ray of light fell onto my book; il est tombé 200 mm d'eau or de pluie pendant la nuit 200 mm of rain fell during the night; il tombe des gouttes it's spotting with rain; qu'est-ce que ça tombe○!, ça tombe dru○! ( pluie) it's pouring down!, it's coming down in buckets○!; la pluie n'a pas cessé de tomber pendant tout le voyage it rained steadily throughout the journey; la foudre est tombée sur un arbre the lightning struck a tree; une faible lueur tombait de la lucarne there was a dim light coming through the skylight; une pâle clarté tombait de la lune the moon cast a pale light;

3 (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall (de by; à to); [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die down; le dollar est tombé au-dessous de 0.90 euro the dollar has fallen to below 0.90 euro; la température est tombée à/de 10°C the temperature has fallen to/by 10°C; leur personnel est tombé à 200 employés their staff is down to 200 employees; faire tomber to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]; il est tombé bien bas ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low; il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime he has gone right down in my esteem ou estimation; je tombe de sommeil I can't keep my eyes open;

4 (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die out; le roi est tombé ( aux cartes) the king has been played; faire tomber to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to remove [obstacle]; to eradicate [tabou]; faire tomber les barrières fig to break down barriers;

5 ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope; avoir les épaules qui tombent to have sloping shoulders; ⇒ bras;

6 ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to fall; [vêtement, rideau] to hang; cheveux qui tombent sur les yeux hair that falls over one's eyes; manteau qui tombe bien/mal coat that hangs well/badly; sa jupe lui tombe (jusqu')aux chevilles her skirt comes down to her ankles;

7 (se retrouver, se placer) tomber dans un piège lit, fig to fall into a trap; tomber en disgrâce/ruine to fall into disgrace/ruin; tomber dans la vulgarité/sensiblerie to lapse into vulgarity/sentimentality; vous tombez dans le paradoxe you are being paradoxical; tomber sous le charme de qn to fall under sb's spell; tomber sous le coup d'une loi Jur to fall within the provisions of a law; tomber aux mains or entre les mains de qn [document, pouvoir] to fall into sb's hands; la conversation est tombée sur la politique the conversation came around to politics; ⇒ Charybde, sens;

8 ( devenir) to fall; tomber malade/amoureux to fall ill/in love;

9 ( être donné) [décision, sentence, verdict] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be given; tomber sur les écrans [nouvelle] to come through on screen; la nouvelle nous tombe à l'instant Radio, TV the news has just come through to us; dès que le journal tombe des presses as soon as the newspaper comes off the press; les paroles qu'il a laissé tomber de sa bouche the words that fell from his lips; ⇒ sourd;

10 ( rencontrer) tomber sur gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami, connaissance]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches) tomber sur la bonne page/le bon numéro to hit on the right page/the right number; je suis tombé sur un sujet difficile/un examinateur sévère à l'examen I got a difficult question/a harsh examiner in the exam; je suis tombé par hasard sur ce que je cherchais I found what I was looking for by chance ; mes yeux sont tombés sur une jolie femme/une expression amusante my eyes fell on a pretty woman/a funny expression; si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place if you follow that street, you'll come to the square;

11 ( survenir) gén to come; c'est tombé juste au bon moment/comme il fallait it came just at the right time/when it was needed; cette réforme ne pouvait pas mieux/plus mal tomber this reform couldn't have come at a better/worse time; tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!; tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir you're lucky/unlucky ou you've timed that well/badly, I was just about to leave; ça tombe bien/mal, j'avais justement besoin de ce livre that's good/bad luck, I just needed that book; il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus○! [décision, choix] why does it always have to be me?; [mésaventure] why does it always have to happen to me?; tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting;

12 ( coïncider) [date, anniversaire, fête] to fall on [jour, quantième]; ça tombe un mercredi/le 17 avril it falls on a Wednesday/on 17 April;

13 ( abandonner) laisser tomber to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]; il a fallu laisser tomber I/we etc had to give up; laisse tomber! (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest○!; laisser tomber qn ( pour se séparer) to drop sb; ( pour ne plus aider) to let sb down; il a laissé tomber sa petite amie he dropped his girlfriend; ne me laisse pas tomber! don't let me down!; ⇒ chaussette;

14 ( agresser) tomber sur qn ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on sb, to lay○ into sb; [pillards, police] to descend on sb; ( critiquer) to go for sb, to lay○ into sb; ils nous sont tombés dessus à dix contre un they fell on us, ten to one; il s'est fait tomber dessus par des voleurs/un chien he was set on by robbers/attacked by a dog;

15 ( mourir) euph [soldat] to fall euph; tomber sous le feu de l'ennemi to fall under enemy fire; tomber pour qch to die for sth; ⇒ champ.

Idiome

en tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to be flabbergasted○.

I

[tɔ̃be] nom masculin

(littéraire)

au tomber du jour ou de la nuit at nightfall ou dusk

II

[tɔ̃be] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)

A.[CHANGER DE NIVEAU - SENS PROPRE ET FIGURÉ]

1. [personne] to fall (down), to fall over

[meuble, pile de livres] to fall over, to topple over

[cloison] to fall down, to collapse

[avion, bombe, projectile] to fall

tomber par terre to fall on the floor, to fall down

tomber à plat ventre to fall flat on one's face

tomber dans un fauteuil to fall ou to collapse into an armchair

tomber de fatigue to be ready to drop (from exhaustion)

tomber de sommeil to be asleep on one's feet

ne monte pas à l'échelle, tu vas tomber don't go up the ladder, you'll fall off

tomber dans l'escalier to fall down the stairs

tomber de cheval to fall off ou from a horse

tomber d'un arbre to fall out of a tree ou from a tree

faire tomber quelqu'un

a. [en lui faisant un croche-pied] to trip somebody up

b. [en le bousculant] to knock ou to push somebody over

le vent a fait tomber des arbres the wind blew some trees over ou down

elle l'a fait tomber de la table she pushed him off the table

faire tomber quelque chose

a. [en poussant] to push something over

b. [en renversant] to knock something over

c. [en lâchant] to drop something

d. [en donnant un coup de pied] to kick something over

j'ai fait tomber mes lunettes I've dropped my glasses

tu es tombé bien bas (figuré) you've sunk very low

2. (soutenu) [mourir] to fall, to die

tomber sur le champ de bataille to fall on the battlefield

ceux qui sont tombés au champ d'honneur those killed in action

3. [se détacher - feuille, pétale, fruit] to fall ou to drop off ; [ - cheveu, dent] to fall ou to come out

ne ramasse pas les cerises qui sont tombées don't pick the cherries which are on the ground

4. [pendre - cheveux, tentures] to hang ; [ - moustaches] to droop ; [ - seins] to sag, to droop

ses longs cheveux lui tombaient dans le dos her long hair hung down her back

une mèche lui tombait sur un œil a lock of hair hung over one eye

il a les épaules qui tombent he's got sloping shoulders

la robe tombe bien sur toi the dress hangs well ou nicely on you

5. [s'abattre, descendre - rayon de soleil, radiations, nuit] to fall ; [ - brouillard, gifle, coup] to come down

la neige/pluie tombait it was snowing/raining

une goutte est tombée dans mon cou a drop trickled ou rolled down my neck

(tournure impersonnelle)

il tombe en moyenne 3 mm d'eau par jour the average daily rainfall is 3 mm

il en est tombé, de la pluie! (familier) it tipped ou threw it down! (UK), it poured!

il tombera de la neige sur l'est there will be snow in the east

il tombe quelques gouttes it's spitting

il tombe de grosses gouttes/gros flocons big drops/flakes are falling

il tombe de la grêle it's hailing

toi, tu as ta paie qui tombe tous les mois (familier) you have a regular salary coming in (every month)

il lui tombe au moins 3 000 euros par mois (familier) he has at least 3,000 euros coming in every month

ça va tomber!

a. [il va pleuvoir] it's going to pour (with rain)!

b. [il va y avoir des coups] you're/we're etc. going to get it!

des têtes vont tomber! heads will roll!

tomber sous les yeux de quelqu'un to come to somebody's attention

6. [déboucher]

là où la rue Daneau tombe dans le boulevard Lamain at the point where Rue Daneau joins ou meets Boulevard Lamain

continuez tout droit et vous tomberez sur le marché keep going straight on and you'll come to the market

7. [diminuer - prix, température, voix, ton] to fall, to drop ; [ - fréquentation] to drop (off) ; [ - fièvre] to come down, to drop ; [ - colère] to die down, to subside ; [ - inquiétude] to melt away, to vanish ; [ - enthousiasme, agitation, intérêt] to fall ou to fade away, to subside ; [ - tempête] to subside, to abate, to die away ; [ - vent] to drop, to fall, to die down ; [ - jour] to draw to a close

la température est tombée de 10 degrés the temperature has dropped ou fallen (by) 10 degrees

sa cote de popularité est tombée très bas/à 28 % his popularity rating has plummeted/has dropped to 28%

faire tomber la fièvre to bring down ou to reduce somebody's temperature

8. [disparaître - obstacle] to disappear, to vanish ; [ - objection, soupçon] to vanish, to fade

sa réticence est tombée devant mes arguments she gave way in the face of my arguments

sa joie tomba brusquement his happiness suddenly vanished ou evaporated

ses défenses sont tombées he dropped his guard

9. [s'effondrer - cité] to fall ; [ - dictature, gouvernement, empire] to fall, to be brought down, to be toppled ; [ - record] to be broken ; [ - concurrent] to go out, to be defeated ; [ - plan, projet] to fall through

les candidats de droite sont tombés au premier tour the right-wing candidates were eliminated in the first round

le chef du gang est tombé hier the ringleader was arrested yesterday

faire tomber

a. [cité] to bring down

b. [gouvernement] to bring down, to topple

c. [record] to break

d. [concurrent] to defeat

10. [devenir]

tomber amoureux to fall in love

tomber enceinte to become pregnant

tomber malade to become ou to fall ill

tomber fou (familier) to go mad

tomber (raide) mort to drop dead, to fall down dead

11. JEUX [carte]

tous les atouts sont tombés all the trumps have been played

B.[SE PRODUIRE, ARRIVER]

1. [événement] to fall ou to be on

mon anniversaire tombe un dimanche my birthday is ou falls on a Sunday

tomber juste [calcul] to work out exactly

bien tomber to come at the right moment ou time

ton bureau l'intéresse — ça tombe bien, je voulais m'en débarrasser he's interested in your desk — that's good, I wanted to get rid of it

mal tomber to come at the wrong moment ou at a bad time

le mardi tombe assez mal pour moi Tuesday's not a good day ou very convenient for me

[personne]

on est tombés en plein pendant la grève des trains we got there right in the middle of the rail strike

tomber juste [deviner] to guess right

bien tomber

a. [opportunément] to turn up at the right moment

b. [avoir de la chance] to be lucky ou in luck

ah, vous tombez bien, je voulais justement vous parler ah, you've come just at the right moment, I wanted to speak to you

tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! you couldn't have come at a better time!

il est excellent, ce melon, je suis bien tombé this melon's excellent, I was lucky

mal tomber

a. [inopportunément] to turn up at the wrong moment

b. [ne pas avoir de chance] to be unlucky ou out of luck

il ne pouvait pas plus mal tomber he couldn't have picked a worse time

travailler pour Fanget? tu aurais pu plus mal tomber working for Fanget? it could be worse

tu tombes à point! you've timed it perfectly!, perfect timing!

2. [nouvelles] to be ou to come out

les dernières nouvelles qui viennent de tomber font état de 143 victimes news just out ou released puts the number of victims at 143

à 20 h, la nouvelle est tombée the news came through at 8 p.m

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[tɔ̃be] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)

1. [triompher de - candidat, challenger] to defeat

2. (familier) [séduire] to seduce

il les tombe toutes he's got them falling at his feet

3. (familier & locution)

tomber la veste to slip off one's jacket

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tomber dans verbe plus préposition

[se laisser aller à - découragement, désespoir] to sink ou to lapse into (inseparable)

sans tomber dans l'excès inverse without going to the other extreme

des traditions qui tombent dans l'oubli traditions which are falling into oblivion

tomber dans la dépression to become depressed

tomber dans l'erreur to commit an error

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tomber en verbe plus préposition

tomber en lambeaux to fall to bits ou pieces

tomber en ruine to go to rack and ruin

tomber en morceaux to fall to pieces

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tomber sur verbe plus préposition

(familier)

1. [trouver par hasard - personne] to come across, to run ou to bump into, to meet up with (US) ; [ - objet perdu, trouvaille] to come across ou upon, to stumble across

je suis tombé sur ton article dans le journal I came across your article in the newspaper

je suis tombé sur une arête I bit on a fishbone

on a tiré au sort et c'est tombé sur elle lots were drawn and her name came up

2. [avoir affaire à - examinateur, sujet d'examen] to get

quand j'ai téléphoné, je suis tombé sur sa mère/un répondeur when I phoned, it was her mother who answered (me)/I got an answering machine

3. [assaillir - personne] to set about, to go for

il tombe sur les nouveaux pour la moindre erreur he comes down on the newcomers (like a ton of bricks) if they make the slightest mistake

il a fallu que ça tombe sur moi! it had to be me!

4. [se porter sur - regard, soupçon] to fall on ; [ - conversation] to turn to

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tomber

2 Schlachtfeld

n battlefield; hier sieht es aus wie auf einem Schlachtfeld fig. this place looks as if a bomb has hit it ( oder as if it’s been hit by a bomb)

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das Schlachtfeld

battleground; battlefield

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Schlạcht|feld
nt
battlefield
auf dem Schlachtfeld bleiben (lit) — to fall in battle; (fig) (nach Schlägerei etc) to be left lying; (esp Pol) to be finished

das Zimmer sieht aus wie ein Schlachtfeld — the room looks like a battlefield, the room looks as if a bomb has hit it (inf)

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das

1) (the place where a battle is, or was, fought: dead bodies covered the battlefield.) battlefield

2) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; ( also adjective) a field-gun.) field

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Schlacht·feld

nt battlefield, battleground

wie ein \Schlachtfeld aussehen to look like a battlefield

das Zimmer sah aus wie ein \Schlachtfeld the room looked as though a bomb had hit it

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das battlefield

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Schlachtfeld n battlefield;

hier sieht es aus wie auf einem Schlachtfeld fig this place looks as if a bomb has hit it ( oder as if it’s been hit by a bomb)

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das battlefield

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n.

battle field n.

battlefield n.

battleground n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Schlachtfeld

3 Feld

n; -(e)s, -er

1. (Acker) field; von Öl, Schnee etc.: field; das Feld bestellen till the fields (Pl.)

2. nur Sg.; geh. (freies Land) (open) country, countryside; auf freiem Feld in the open countryside

3. SPORT (Spielfeld) field, pitch; des Feldes verwiesen werden be sent off

4. in Formularen etc.: box, space; (Kästchen) auf Spielbrett: square; ARCHIT. panel; in der Decke: coffer

5. nur Sg.; MIL. field (of battle); ins Feld ziehen altm. go into battle ( gegen against); auf dem Feld der Ehre fallen euph. fall on the field of hono(u)r

6. meist Sg.; fig. (Gebiet) field, area; beruflich: domain, province; ein weites Feld a vast area; es steht ein weites Feld offen für (oder + Dat) Bereich: there’s considerable scope for; Möglichkeiten: there are plenty of ( stärker: endless) possibilities for

7. SPORT (Gruppe) field; das Feld anführen lead the field

8. PHYS., PSYCH., EDV, LING. etc.: field

9. fig.: das Feld behaupten stand one’s ground; das Feld räumen beat a retreat; aus dem Feld(e) schlagen defeat, eliminate; jemandem das Feld überlassen leave the field to s.o., leave the way clear for s.o.; ins Feld führen put forward, advance; zu Felde ziehen gegen campaign ( oder crusade) against; ( noch) weit im Felde a long way off; er hat freies Feld he has free rein

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das Feld

(Acker) field;

(Gebiet) field;

(Schlachtfeld) battlefield;

(Spielbrett) square;

(Täfelung) panel

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Fẹld [fɛlt]
nt -(e)s, -er
[-dɐ]
1) (= offenes Gelände) open country

auf freiem Feld — in the open country

See:

→ Wald

2) (= Acker) field

3) (=Flächenstück auf Spielbrett) square; (an Zielscheibe) ring; (HER) field

4) (SPORT = Spielfeld) field, pitch

das Feld beherrschen — to be on top

5) (= Kriegsschauplatz) (battle)field

ins Feld ziehen or rücken (old) — to take the field, to march into battle

auf dem Felde der Ehre fallen (euph old) — to fall on the field of honour (Brit) or honor (US)

gegen jdn/etw zu Felde ziehen (fig) — to crusade against sb/sth

Argumente ins Feld führen — to bring arguments to bear

das Feld behaupten (fig) — to stand or stay one's ground

jdn aus dem Feld schlagen (fig) — to eliminate sb

das Feld räumen (fig) — to quit the field, to bow out

jdm/einer Sache das Feld überlassen or räumen — to give way or yield to sb/sth; (freiwillig) to hand over to sb/sth

6) (fig = Bereich) field, area

7) (LING, MIN, PHYS, COMPUT) field

8) (SPORT = Gruppe) field

er ließ das Feld hinter sich (dat) — he left the rest of the field behind (him)

das Feld ist geschlossen — the field is bunched ( up)

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das

1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) field

2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) field

3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) field

4) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) field

5) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) pitch

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Feld

<-[e]s, -er>

[felt, pl ˈfɛldɐ]

nt

1. (offenes Gelände, unbebautes Land) field

freies [o offenes] [o weites] \Feld open country

auf freiem \Feld in the open country

2. (Acker) field

das \Feld/die \Felder bestellen to cultivate [or till] the land

3. (abgeteilte Fläche) section, field

die \Felder in einem Formular ausfüllen to fill out all the fields in a form; (auf Spielbrett) square; (Hintergrund) background; INFORM field

4. (Spielfeld) field

5. (Ölfeld) oilfield

6. kein pl (Schlachtfeld) [battle]field

im \Feld in battle

7. (Bereich) area, field

ein weites \Feld sein to be a broad subject

8. SPORT (Gruppe) field

das \Feld anführen to lead the field

9. PHYS field

ein elektromagnetisches \Feld an electromagnetic field

10. INFORM (Datenfeld) array

dynamisches \Feld dynamic array

11.

▶ das \Feld behaupten to stand one's ground

▶ etw ins \Feld führen (geh) to put sth forward

▶ das \Feld räumen (weggehen) to quit the field, to leave; (seine Stellung aufgeben) to give up, to quit

▶ jdn aus dem \Feld schlagen to get rid of sb

▶ jdm/etw das \Feld überlassen to leave the field open to a thing/sb

▶ gegen jdn/etw zu \Felde ziehen (geh) to campaign against sb/sth

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das; Feld[e]s, Felder

1) o. Pl. (geh.): (unbebaute Bodenfläche) country[side]

freies Feld — open country[side]

2) (bebaute Bodenfläche) field

auf dem Feld arbeiten — work in the field

das Feld bestellen — till the field

3) (Sport): (SpielFeld) pitch; field [of play]

4) (auf Formularen) box; space; (auf Brettspielen) space; (auf dem Schachbrett) square

5) o. Pl. (Tätigkeitsbereich) field; sphere

das Feld der Wissenschaften — the field of science

ein weites Feld [sein] — (fig.) [be] a wide sphere

6) o. Pl. (veralt.): (SchlachtFeld) field [of battle]

gegen/für jemanden/etwas ins Feld ziehen — (fig.) crusade against/for somebody/something

das Feld räumen — leave; get out

jemanden aus dem Feld[e] schlagen — eliminate somebody; get rid of somebody

7) (Sport): (geschlossene Gruppe) field

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Feld n; -(e)s, -er

1. (Acker) field; von Öl, Schnee etc: field;

das Feld bestellen till the fields (pl)

2. nur sg; geh (freies Land) (open) country, countryside;

auf freiem Feld in the open countryside

3. SPORT (Spielfeld) field, pitch;

des Feldes verwiesen werden be sent off

4. in Formularen etc: box, space; (Kästchen) auf Spielbrett: square; ARCH panel; in der Decke: coffer

5. nur sg; MIL field (of battle);

ins Feld ziehen obs go into battle (

gegen against);

auf dem Feld der Ehre fallen euph fall on the field of hono(u)r

6. meist sg; fig (Gebiet) field, area; beruflich: domain, province;

ein weites Feld a vast area;

es steht ein weites Feld offen für (oder +dat) Bereich: there’s considerable scope for; Möglichkeiten: there are plenty of ( stärker: endless) possibilities for

7. SPORT (Gruppe) field;

das Feld anführen lead the field

8. PHYS, PSYCH, IT, LING etc field

9. fig:

das Feld behaupten stand one’s ground;

das Feld räumen beat a retreat;

aus dem Feld(e) schlagen defeat, eliminate;

jemandem das Feld überlassen leave the field to sb, leave the way clear for sb;

ins Feld führen put forward, advance;

zu Felde ziehen gegen campaign ( oder crusade) against;

(noch) weit im Felde a long way off;

er hat freies Feld he has free rein

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das; Feld[e]s, Felder

1) o. Pl. (geh.): (unbebaute Bodenfläche) country[side]

freies Feld — open country[side]

2) (bebaute Bodenfläche) field

auf dem Feld arbeiten — work in the field

das Feld bestellen — till the field

3) (Sport): (SpielFeld) pitch; field [of play]

4) (auf Formularen) box; space; (auf Brettspielen) space; (auf dem Schachbrett) square

5) o. Pl. (Tätigkeitsbereich) field; sphere

das Feld der Wissenschaften — the field of science

ein weites Feld [sein] — (fig.) [be] a wide sphere

6) o. Pl. (veralt.): (SchlachtFeld) field [of battle]

gegen/für jemanden/etwas ins Feld ziehen — (fig.) crusade against/for somebody/something

das Feld räumen — leave; get out

jemanden aus dem Feld[e] schlagen — eliminate somebody; get rid of somebody

7) (Sport): (geschlossene Gruppe) field

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-er n.

array n.

field n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Feld

4 падать пада·ть

1) (пасть, погибнуть) to fall, to drop

пасть в бою — to fall in battle, to drop on the battlefield

правительство пало — the government has fallen

2) (становиться слабее) to decline, to be on the decline, to wane

его влияние падает — his influence is declining

3) (о ценах, курсе) to drop, to down, to dip, to fall, to subside, to tumble; (o спросе на товары) to slump

стремительно падать (о курсе ценных бумаг) — to plunge

цены падают — prices are falling / dropping

Russian-english dctionary of diplomacy > падать пада·ть

5 oscurecer

v.

1 to obscure, to shadow, to dim, to darken.

Las nubes oscurecieron el cielo The clouds obscured the sky.

2 to obfuscate, to fog, to muddle, to cloud.

El miedo oscureció su entendimiento Fear obfuscated his understanding.

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oscurecer

► verbo transitivo-verbo intransitivo

1→ link=obscurecer obscurecer

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verb

1) to darken

2) obscure

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1. VT

1) [+ color, espacio] to darken

2) (=quitar importancia a) [+ cuestión] to confuse, cloud; [+ rival] to overshadow, put in the shade; [+ fama] to tarnish

3) (Arte) to shade

2.

VI

See:

oscurecerse

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1.
verbo impersonal to get dark
2.
oscurecer vt

a) <habitación/color> to darken, make... darker

b) < significado> to obscure
3.
oscurecerse v pron cuero/madera to get darker; cielo to darken, get darker

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1.
verbo impersonal to get dark
2.
oscurecer vt

a) <habitación/color> to darken, make... darker

b) < significado> to obscure
3.
oscurecerse v pron cuero/madera to get darker; cielo to darken, get darker

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oscurecer¹

¹ = nightfall, sundown.

Ex: Worms and parasites squirming through the body after nightfall on the battlefield.

Ex: She only went out for a walk but ended up staying out till sundown.

oscurecer²

² = obscure, overshadow, dim, darken, night + fall.

Ex: A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.

Ex: And when the maintenance of structure is permitted to overshadow the functional performance of the institution, it will move toward extinction.

Ex: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.

Ex: Gum arabic containing inks darken more than inks without it.

Ex: Finally, as night fell, we reached our last destination.

* oscurecerse = turn + dark.

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oscurecer [E3 ]

v impers

to get dark

empezó a oscurecer it began to get o grow dark

vt

1 ‹habitación/color› to darken, make … darker

2 ‹significado› to obscure

■ oscurecerse

v pron

«cuero/madera» to get darker; «cielo» to darken, get darker

se le ha oscurecido el pelo her hair has got(ten) darker

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oscurecer ( conjugate oscurecer) v impers
to get dark
verbo transitivo ‹habitación/color› to darken, make … darker
oscurecerse verbo pronominal
to get darker
oscurecer
I vi impers (el día) to get dark: está oscureciendo, it's getting dark
II verbo transitivo
1 (un material) to darken, make darker
2 (la comprensión, la razón) to obscure: su forma de expresarse oscureció el mensaje, the way he expressed himself obscured the message
' oscurecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ennegrecer
English:
darken
- grow
- obscure

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oscurecer, obscurecer

♦ vt

1. [habitación] to darken;
[pantalla] to make darker
2. [mente] to confuse, to cloud

3. [deslucir] to overshadow

4. [mensaje, significado, sentido] to obscure

5. Arte & Fot to darken, to make darker

♦ v impersonal
[anochecer] to get dark
♦ See also the pronominal verb oscurecerse, obscurecerse

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oscurecer

I v/t

1 darken

2 logro, triunfo overshadow

II v/i get dark;

al oscurecer when it gets dark

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oscurecer {53} vt

1) : to darken

2) : to obscure, to confuse, to cloud

3)

al oscurecer : at dusk, at nightfall

oscurecer v impers

: to grow dark, to get dark

♦ See also the reflexive verb oscurecerse

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oscurecer vb to darken

Spanish-English dictionary > oscurecer

6 p|ole

n 1. (ziemia uprawna) field
- pola uprawne farmland U, ploughland U

- pole pszenicy/żyta a wheat/rye field

- pole ryżowe a rice paddy a. paddy field

- orać/uprawiać pole to plough/cultivate a field

- pracować na polu a. w polu to work in the fields
2. (obszar, teren) field
- pole lodowe/firnowe an ice/a firn field

- pole wyścigowe a racecourse, a racetrack

- szczere a. głuche a. gołe pole open country, empty space

- pociąg zatrzymał się w szczerym a. głuchym polu the train stopped in the middle of nowhere
3. (dziedzina) field, area
- działać na polu polityki to be active in the political field

- historia mody to wdzięczne pole badań the history of fashion is a rewarding area of research

- chętnie podejmiemy współpracę na tym polu we are willing to start cooperation in this field a. area

- jego/jej pole zainteresowań his/her field of interest

- druga wojna światowa od dawna jest w polu jego zainteresowań World War II has long been in his field of interest, he’s been interested in World War II for a long time

- to wykracza poza jego pole zainteresowań this is outside his field (of interest)
4. (sposobność) opportunity, chance
- pole do popisu a chance to display one’s skills

- dać komuś pole do popisu to give sb a chance to display his/her skills

- pole działania a. do działania scope for activity

- mieć szerokie pole działania a. do działania to have a lot of scope

- pole manewru room for manoeuvre, leeway

- mieć niewielkie pole manewru to have little room for manoeuvre a. not to have much leeway

- nie pozostawiono nam wielkiego pola manewru we were not given much room for manoeuvre a. much leeway

- niedopowiedzenia zostawiają pole do domysłów vague hints may give rise to conjecture
5. (tło, powierzchnia) surface, field
- biały orzeł na czerwonym polu a white eagle on a red background

- pole obrazu the surface of a picture

- barwne pola na płótnie patches of colour on canvas
6. Gry (część boiska) field
- dobra gra w polu some good playing in the middle of the field

- piłka znowu znalazła się w polu przeciwnika the ball was again in the opponent’s half

- drużyny zmieniły pola the teams changed ends
7. Gry (w szachach) square
- białe/czarne pola white/black squares
8. dial. (podwórze) outside adv.
- wyjść na pole to go outside

- jak jest na polu? what’s it like outside?
9. Fiz. field 10. Mat. (surface) area
- pole kwadratu/prostokąta/trójkąta the (surface) area of a square/rectangle/triangle
11. Komput. field
- □ martwe pole Wojsk. dead ground; Aut. blind spot

- Pola Elizejskie Mitol. the Elysian fields; (w Paryżu) the Champs Elysées

- pole akustyczne Fiz. sound field

- pole bitwy a. walki battlefield, battleground, the field of battle

- zginąć na polu bitwy to die a. fall in the field, to die a. be killed in battle

- pole bramkowe Gry goal area

- pole elektromagnetyczne Fiz. electromagnetic field

- pole elektryczne Fiz. electric field

- pole golfowe Gry golf course, links pl

- pole grawitacyjne Fiz. gravitational field, field of gravity

- pole karne Gry penalty box a. area

- pole leksykalne Jęz. semantic field

- pole lodowe ice field

- pole magnetyczne Fiz. magnetic field

- pole minowe Wojsk. minefield

- pole naftowe oilfield

- pole namiotowe a. kempingowe campsite, camping site a. ground

- pole obiektywu lens field

- pole operacyjne Med. operative field a. area

- pole rażenia Wojsk. field of fire

- pole semantyczne Jęz. semantic field

- pole sił Fiz. force field

- pole śmierci killing field

- pole śniegowe snowfield

- pole widzenia Fiz. visual field, field of vision a. view

- pole złotonośne Geol. goldfield

■ Dzikie Pola Hist. Zaporozhye (steppes on the lower Dnieper)

- mieć wolne pole (do popisu) to have a free hand

- zostawić komuś wolne pole (do popisu) to give sb a free hand

- pole widzenia view, field of vision

- zniknąć (komuś) z pola widzenia to disappear from view

- tracić coś z pola widzenia to lose sight of sth

- nie tracić czegoś z pola widzenia to keep sth in view, not to lose sight of sth

- mieć ograniczone pole widzenia to have a restricted view

- autora cechuje bardzo szerokie pole widzenia the author takes a broad view (of the subject)

- ustąpić a. oddać komuś pole to give a. lose ground to sb

- wywieść a. wyprowadzić kogoś w pole to lead sb up GB a. down US the garden path

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > p|ole

7 anochecer

m.

dusk, nightfall.

al anochecer at dusk

v.

1 to get dark.

anochecía it was getting dark

2 to grow dark, to become dark, to darken, to get dark.

3 to grow dark on.

Me anocheció It grew dark on me.

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anochecer

Conjugation model [ AGRADECER], like link=agradecer agradecer

► verbo intransitivo

1 (Used only in the 3rd person; it does not take a subject) to get dark

■ cuando anocheció when it got dark

2 to be at nightfall, reach at nightfall

■ anochecimos en Burgos we were in Burgos at dusk

► nombre masculino

1 nightfall, dusk, evening

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

al anochecer at nightfall, at dusk

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verb

to get dark

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1. VI

1) (=venir la noche) to get dark

2)

anochecimos en Toledo — we got to Toledo as night was falling

2.

SM nightfall, dusk

al anochecer — at nightfall, at dusk

antes del anochecer — before nightfall, before it gets dark

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I 1.
verbo impersonal to get dark

ya había anochecido — it was already dark
2.
anochecer vi persona

anochecimos camino a Puebla — when it got dark o when night fell we were on our way to Puebla
3.
anochecerse v pron (Chi, Méx)

nos anochecimos estudiando — we stayed up studying till really late
II
masculino nightfall

al anochecer — at nightfall

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I 1.
verbo impersonal to get dark

ya había anochecido — it was already dark
2.
anochecer vi persona

anochecimos camino a Puebla — when it got dark o when night fell we were on our way to Puebla
3.
anochecerse v pron (Chi, Méx)

nos anochecimos estudiando — we stayed up studying till really late
II
masculino nightfall

al anochecer — at nightfall

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anochecer¹

¹ = dusk, nightfall, sundown.

Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.

Ex: Worms and parasites squirming through the body after nightfall on the battlefield.

Ex: She only went out for a walk but ended up staying out till sundown.

* al anochecer = at twilight, at nightfall.

anochecer²

² = light + fail, night + fall.

Ex: When the light began to fail she turned on a lamp next to the couch and continued the conversation with herself.

Ex: Finally, as night fell, we reached our last destination.

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anochecer¹ [E3 ]

v impers

to get dark

antes de que anochezca before it gets dark, before night falls

ya había anochecido cuando volvió it was already dark when he returned

vi

«persona»: anochecimos camino a Puebla when it got dark o when night fell we were on our way to Puebla

■ anochecerse

v pron

(Chi, Méx): nos anochecimos estudiando we stayed up studying till really late

anochecer²

masculine

nightfall

al anochecer at nightfall

antes del anochecer before nightfall, before it gets/got dark

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anochecer 1 ( conjugate anochecer) v impers
to get dark
anochecerse verbo pronominal (Chi, Méx) to stay up till really late
anochecer 2 sustantivo masculino
nightfall;
◊ al anochecer at nightfall

anochecer
I verbo impersonal to get dark
II verbo intransitivo to be somewhere at nightfall: viajamos todo el día y anochecimos en Barquisimeto, we travelled all day and were in Barquisimeto at nightfall
III sustantivo masculino nightfall, dusk
al anochecer, at nightfall

' anochecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
crepúsculo
- marcha
- tarde
English:
dark
- evening
- nightfall
- dusk
- night

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anochecer

♦ nm

dusk, nightfall;

al anochecer at dusk o nightfall

♦ v impersonal

to get dark;

anochecía it was getting dark;

llegamos cuando ya había anochecido it was already dark when we arrived

♦ vi

anochecimos en la frontera we were at the border by nightfall

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anochecer

I v/i get dark;

anocheció night fell, it got dark

II m dusk;

al anochecer at dusk, at nightfall

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anochecer {53} v impers

: to get dark

anochecer nm

: dusk, nightfall

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anochecer¹ n dusk

al anochecer at dusk

anochecer² vb to get dark

en verano anochece más tarde que en invierno it gets dark later in summer than in winter

Spanish-English dictionary > anochecer

8 campo

m.

1 country, countryside (campiña).

en mitad del campo in the middle of the country o countryside

la emigración del campo a la ciudad migration from rural areas to cities

campo abierto open countryside

a campo traviesa cross country

2 field.

dejar el campo libre a algo/alguien (figurative) to leave the field clear for something/somebody

campo de aviación airfield

campo de batalla battlefield

campo magnético (physics) magnetic field

campo de pruebas testing ground

campo de tiro firing range

campo visual field of vision

3 camp (campamento).

campo de refugiados refugee camp

campo de trabajo work camp; (de vacaciones) labor camp (para prisioneros)

campo de concentración concentration camp

campo de exterminio death camp

4 pitch (sport) (de fútbol). (peninsular Spanish)

jugar en campo propio/contrario to play at home/away (from home)

campo de deportes sports ground

5 field (computing).

6 room.

7 domain, scope.

8 campsite.

9 pitch area, area of play.

pres.indicat.

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

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campo

► nombre masculino

1 (campiña) country, countryside

■ vivir en el campo to live in the country

2 (agricultura) field

■ los campos de maíz the cornfields

■ trabajar el campo to work the land

3 (de deportes) field, pitch

4 (espacio) space

■ en el campo de la medicina in the field of medicine

5 figurado field, scope

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejarle a alguien el campo libre figurado to leave the field open for somebody

ir a campo traviesa/través to cut across the fields

campo de batalla battlefield

campo de concentración concentration camp

campo de fútbol football pitch

campo de golf golf course, golf links plural

campo de tenis tennis court

campo de tiro shooting range

campo deportivo playing field

campo visual visual field

campo magnético magnetic field

casa de campo country house

trabajo de campo field work

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noun m.

1) country, countryside

2) field

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SM

1) (=terreno no urbano) country

viven en el campo — they live in the country o countryside

los domingos salimos al campo — on Sundays we go out to the country

el campo está precioso — the countryside looks beautiful

la gente del campo — country people o folk

a campo raso — out in the open

campo a través — cross-country

campeonato de campo a través — cross-country championship

los tres prisioneros huyeron campo a través — the three prisoners fled cross-country

2) (Agr) [para cultivar]

un campo de trigo — a wheat field

campos de amapolas — poppy fields

los obreros del campo — farm workers, agricultural workers

los productos del campo — farm produce, country produce

trabajar en el campo — to work the land

campo de cultivo — (lit) farm land; (fig) breeding ground

3) (Dep) (=estadio) ground; (=cancha) pitch, field (EEUU)

jugaron en el campo del Barcelona — they played at Barcelona's ground

el portero tuvo que abandonar el campo — the goalkeeper had to leave the pitch o field

el equipo perdió en su campo — the team lost at home

campo de deportes — sports ground

campo de fútbol — football pitch

campo de golf — golf course

campo de juego — playing field

4) (=espacio delimitado)

campo de aterrizaje — landing field

Campo de Gibraltar — Spanish territory around the border with Gibraltar

campo de minas — minefield

campo de tiro — firing range

estar dentro del campo de tiro de algn — to be in sb's firing range

campo petrolífero — oilfield

campo santo — cemetery, churchyard

Campos Elíseos — [en París] Champs Elysées; (Mit) Elysian Fields

5) (Mil) (=campamento) camp

levantar el campo — (Mil) to break camp, strike camp; (=irse) to make tracks *

- dejar el campo libre

campo de aviación — airfield, airdrome (EEUU)

campo de batalla — battlefield

quedar en el campo de batalla — to fall in battle

campo de concentración — concentration camp

campo de ejercicios — exercise ground

campo de entrenamiento — training camp

campo de exterminio — extermination camp

campo de maniobras — training camp

campo de pruebas — testing ground

campo de refugiados — refugee camp

campo de trabajo — [de castigo] labour o (EEUU) labor camp; [de vacaciones] work camp

6) (=grupo) field

campo alfanumérico — alphanumeric field

campo léxico — lexical field

campo numérico — numeric field

campo semántico — semantic field

7) (=ámbito) field

el campo de las ciencias — the field of science

investigación de campo — field investigation

campo de acción, campo de actuación — scope, room for manoeuvre o (EEUU) maneuver

campo de investigación — field of investigation

campo gravitatorio — gravity field, field of gravity

campo magnético — magnetic field

campo visual — field of vision, visual field
trabajo 1)
8) (Arte) background

9) (Heráldica) field

10) And (=estancia) farm, ranch; Cono Sur (=tierra pobre) barren land; And, Cono Sur (Min) mining concession

11) LAm (=espacio) space, room

no hay campo — there's no room o space

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masculino

1) ( zona no urbana) country; ( paisaje) countryside

viven en el campo — they live in the country

la gente del campo — the country people

el campo se ve precioso — the countryside looks beautiful

campo a través or a campo traviesa — <cruzar/ir> cross-country

2)

a) ( zona agraria) land; ( terreno) field

trabajar el campo de forma eficaz — to work the land efficiently

las faenas del campo — farm work

los campos de cebada — the field of barley

b)

de campo — field (before n)

investigaciones or observaciones de campo — a field study trabajo

- campo de aterrizaje

- campo de batalla

- campo de vuelo

- campo minado or de minas

- campo petrolífero

3) (Dep) ( de fútbol) field, pitch; ( de golf) course

perdieron en su campo or en campo propio — they lost at home

- campo a través

- campo de juego

- campo de tiro

4) (ámbito, área de acción) field

esto no está dentro de mi campo de acción — this does not fall within my area o field of responsibility

dejarle el campo libre a alguien — to leave the field clear for somebody

- campo de fuego

- campo de pruebas

- campo magnético/de gravedad

- campo semántico

- campo visual

5) ( campamento) camp

levantar el campo — to make tracks (colloq)

- campo de concentración/de refugiados

- campo de trabajo

- campo de trabajos forzados

6) (Andes) (espacio, lugar)

hagan or abran campo — make room

siempre le guardo campo — I always save her a place

7) (Inf) field

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masculino

1) ( zona no urbana) country; ( paisaje) countryside

viven en el campo — they live in the country

la gente del campo — the country people

el campo se ve precioso — the countryside looks beautiful

campo a través or a campo traviesa — <cruzar/ir> cross-country

2)

a) ( zona agraria) land; ( terreno) field

trabajar el campo de forma eficaz — to work the land efficiently

las faenas del campo — farm work

los campos de cebada — the field of barley

b)

de campo — field (before n)

investigaciones or observaciones de campo — a field study trabajo

- campo de aterrizaje

- campo de batalla

- campo de vuelo

- campo minado or de minas

- campo petrolífero

3) (Dep) ( de fútbol) field, pitch; ( de golf) course

perdieron en su campo or en campo propio — they lost at home

- campo a través

- campo de juego

- campo de tiro

4) (ámbito, área de acción) field

esto no está dentro de mi campo de acción — this does not fall within my area o field of responsibility

dejarle el campo libre a alguien — to leave the field clear for somebody

- campo de fuego

- campo de pruebas

- campo magnético/de gravedad

- campo semántico

- campo visual

5) ( campamento) camp

levantar el campo — to make tracks (colloq)

- campo de concentración/de refugiados

- campo de trabajo

- campo de trabajos forzados

6) (Andes) (espacio, lugar)

hagan or abran campo — make room

siempre le guardo campo — I always save her a place

7) (Inf) field

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campo¹

¹ = country, countryside, field.

Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.

Ex: Problems of community service seem to show up more clearly in the countryside.

Ex: He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.

* biblioteca de campo de concentración = concentration camp library.

* campo de juego = pitch.

* campo a través = off-road.

* campo de alfarero = potter's field.

* campo de batalla = battleground, battlefield.

* campo de ceniza volcánica = ash field.

* campo de césped artificial = all-weather pitch.

* campo de concentración = concentration camp, gulag, internment camp.

* campo de cricket = cricket grounds.

* campo de deportes = sport arena.

* campo de detención = internment camp.

* campo de exterminación = death camp.

* campo de fútbol = football field.

* campo de fútbol de tierra = dirt football pitch.

* campo de golf = golf course.

* campo de hierba artificial = all-weather pitch.

* campo de internamiento = internment camp.

* campo de juego = playing field.

* campo de juego de tierra = dirt pitch.

* campo de lava = lava field.

* campo de manzanos = apple orchard.

* campo de minas = minefield.

* campo de naranjos = orange grove, orange orchard.

* campo de olivos = olive grove.

* campo de petróleo = oil field.

* campo de prisioneros = prison camp, P.O.W. camp, prisoner of war camp, gulag.

* campo de reclusión = internment camp.

* campo de refugiados = refugee camp.

* campo de tierra = dirt pitch.

* campo de tiro = gun range, shooting range.

* campo de trabajos forzados = labour camp, forced labour camp.

* campo, el = bush, the.

* campo petrolífero de producción regular = marginal field.

* casa de campo = holiday home, country residence.

* centro del campo = halfway line.

* club de campo = country club.

* como un campo de batalla = like a war zone.

* cría en campo = free-range farming.

* de campo = free-range.

* dejar los campos en barbecho = let + fields lie fallow.

* diario de campo = field notebook.

* gallina de campo = free-range hen.

* habitante del campo = country dweller.

* línea de medio campo = halfway line.

* mano de obra del campo = farm labour force.

* pollo de campo = free-range chicken.

* prácticas de campo = fieldwork [field work].

* trabajador de campo = fieldworker [field worker].

* trabajador del campo = farmworker [farm worker], agricultural labourer, farm labourer, farm worker.

* trabajadores del campo = farm labour force.

* vida en el campo = rural life.

* vivir del campo = live off + the land.

campo²

² = area, arena, field, front, territory.

Ex: The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.

Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.

Ex: Present auguries on the resource front are not good.

Ex: The report suggests that structural changes within higher education and within the information industry affect the legitimacy, status, and territory of librarians' work.

* campo afín = twin field.

* campo científico = academic field, scientific field.

* campo de acción = purview, scope.

* campo de actividad = area of application.

* campo de actuación = purview, scope, sphere of interest.

* campo de aplicación = field of application, scope, scope of application, field of practice, area of application.

* campo de especialización = area of competence, field of specialisation.

* campo de estudio = field of study.

* campo de interés = sphere of interest.

* campo de investigación = research field.

* campo de la computación = computing field.

* campo del conocimiento = field of knowledge.

* campo de trabajo = field of endeavour.

* campo de visión = breadth of vision, viewing position, field of vision.

* campo electromagnético = electromagnetic field.

* campo magnético = magnetic field.

* campo temático = subject field.

* campo visual = field of vision.

* en el campo de = in the realm of, in the field of.

* generar un campo magnético = generate + magnetic field.

* investigación de campo = intervention research, field research.

* investigador de campo = fieldworker [field worker].

* trabajo de campo = fieldwork [field work].

campo³

³ = field.

Nota: Aplicado a una parte de un registro de una base de datos.

Ex: Records are normally divided into fields.

* abreviatura del nombre del campo = tag.

* búsqueda por campos = field searching.

* campo bibliográfico = bibliographic field.

* campo de cabecera = leader field.

* campo de control = control field.

* campo de datos = datafield.

* campo de información = data field.

* campo de longitud fija = fixed length field.

* campo de longitud variable = variable length field.

* campo de notas = notes field.

* campo de registro = field.

* campo de relación = linking field.

* campo de texto libre = free-text field.

* campo indizable = indexing field.

* campo inserto = embedded field.

* campo reservado = reserved field.

* campo restringido = limit field.

* código de campo = field code.

* contenido del campo = field content.

* de campos fijos = fixed-field.

* delimitador de campo = field delimiter.

* etiqueta de campo = field label, field tag.

* identificador de campo = field label.

* identificador de campo abreviado = short field label.

* identificador de campo desarrollado = long field label.

* indicador de campo = field indicator.

* marca de final de campo = delimiter.

* nombre del campo = field name.

* separador de campo = field separator.

* sufijo de campo = field suffix code.

* tamaño del campo = field size.

* tecla de borrado de campo = ERASE FIELD key.

el campo

(n.) = bush, the

Ex: Her experiences in Namibia involved cycling along dirt roads through the bush to village schools in order to read stories and help children make their own books = Sus experiencias en Namibia supusieron ir en bicicleta por caminos de tierra por el campo a las escuelas de las aldeas para leer cuentos y ayudar a los niños a hacer sus propios libros.

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campo

masculine

A

(campiña): el campo the country

se fue a vivir al campo he went to live in the country

la migración del campo a la ciudad migration from the countryside o from rural areas to the cities

el campo se ve precioso con nieve the countryside looks lovely in the snow

modernizar el campo to modernize agriculture

el campo no se cultiva de manera eficaz the land is not worked efficiently

las faenas del campo farm work

la gente del campo country people

a campo raso out in the open

campo a través or a campo traviesa or a campo través cross-country

Compuesto:

campo a través

cross-country running

el campeonato nacional de campo a través the national cross-country championships

B (terreno)

1 ( Agr) field

los campos de cebada the barleyfields, the fields of barley

2 (de fútbol) field, pitch ( BrE); (de golf) course

perdieron en su campoor en campo propio they lost at home

lleno absoluto en el campo the stadium o ( BrE) ground is packed

3

de campo field ( before n)

hicieron investigaciones or observaciones de campo they did a field study

trabajo

Compuestos:

● campo corto

masculine and feminine ( Ven) shortstop

● campo de aterrizaje

landing field

● campo de batalla

battlefield

● campo de entrenamiento

training ground

● campo de exterminio

death camp

● Campo de Gibraltar

area of Spain around the border with Gibraltar

● campo de golf

golf course, golf links (pl)

● campo de honor

field of honor*

● campo de juego

( period); football field, football pitch ( BrE)

● campo de la muerte

killing field

● campo de minas

minefield

● campo de pruebas

testing o proving ground

● campo de tiro

firing range

● campo de vuelo

airfield

● campo minado

minefield

● campo minero

( Per) mine

● campo petrolífero

oilfield

● campo santo

cemetery

● Campos Elíseos

mpl ( Mit) Elysian fields (pl); (en París) Champs Elysées

C (ámbito, área de acción) field

esto no está dentro de mi campo de acción this does not fall within my area o field of responsibility

el campo de acción de la comisión the committee's remit

abandonó el campo de la investigación she gave up research work

dejarle el campo libre a algn to leave the field clear for sb

Compuestos:

● campo de fuego

field of fire

● campo de fuerzas

force field

● campo de visión

field of vision

● campo gravitatorio or de gravedad

gravitational field

● campo magnético

magnetic field

● campo operatorio

operative field

● campo semántico

semantic field

● campo visual

field of vision

D (campamento) camp

levantar el campo ( fam); to make tracks ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● campo de concentración

concentration camp

● campo de refugiados

refugee camp

● campo de trabajo

work camp, working vacation ( AmE) o ( BrE) holiday

E

( Andes) (espacio, lugar): hagan or abran campo make room

siempre le guardo campo I always save her a place

F ( Inf) field

G (en heráldica) field

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Del verbo campar: ( conjugate campar)

campo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

campó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
campar
campo
campo sustantivo masculino
1 ( zona no urbana) country;
( paisaje) countryside;
◊ la gente del campo the country people;

el campo se ve precioso the countryside looks beautiful;
campo a través or a campo traviesa ‹caminar/ir› cross-country
2 ( zona agraria) land;
( terreno) field;
◊ trabajar el campo to work the land;

las faenas del campo farm work;
los campos de cebada the field of barley;
campo de aterrizaje landing field;
campo de batalla battlefield;
campo de minas minefield;
campo petrolífero oilfield
3 (Dep) ( de fútbol) field, pitch (BrE);
( de golf) course;
◊ jugar en campo propio/contrario to play at home/away;

campo a través cross-country running;
campo de tiro firing range
4 (ámbito, área de acción) field;
◊ el campo de la informática the field of computing

5 ( campamento) camp;
◊ campo de concentración/de refugiados concentration/refugee camp

campar verbo intransitivo to stand out, be prominent
♦ Locuciones: familiar campar por sus respetos, to do as one pleases
campo sustantivo masculino
1 country, countryside
2 (tierra de cultivo) land: trabaja en el campo, he works on the land
(parcela de cultivo) field: los campos de girasoles embellecen el paisaje, sunflower fields leave the landscape looking beautiful
3 Dep field
(de fútbol) pitch
(de golf) course
4 (ámbito) field
5 Fís Fot field 6 campo de acción, field of action
Mil campo de batalla, battlefield
campo de concentración, concentration camp
campo de trabajo, work camp
campo magnético, magnetic field
campo visual, field of vision
trabajo de campo, fieldwork
♦ Locuciones: a campo traviesa o través, cross-country
' campo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abierta
- abierto
- ampliar
- aplanar
- chalet
- ciudad
- dibujar
- dominguera
- dominguero
- dominio
- eminencia
- empecinada
- empecinado
- faena
- faenar
- finca
- mariscal
- merendero
- pequeña
- pequeño
- primicia
- rancho
- reverdecer
- salida
- sembrada
- sembrado
- terrena
- terreno
- villa
- vista
- zigzag
- abonar
- ámbito
- anegar
- avance
- caminata
- campesino
- cercar
- criar
- cultivar
- empantanado
- empantanarse
- excursión
- florido
- fumigar
- labor
- medio
- merendar
- merienda
- milpa
English:
airfield
- angrily
- area
- arena
- battlefield
- bound
- common
- concentration camp
- cottage
- country
- country club
- country cottage
- countryside
- course
- cover
- cross-country
- domain
- dread
- field
- field trip
- field work
- football field
- free rein
- front nine
- go through
- golf course
- ground
- link
- magnetic
- minefield
- open
- out-of-bounds
- pasture
- pitch
- playing field
- proving ground
- ramble
- range
- reputed
- rifle range
- rolling
- scramble
- shooting-range
- sphere
- villa
- ahead
- battle
- branch
- concentration
- cross

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campo nm

1. [terreno, área] field;

un campo de tomates a field of tomatoes;

Comp

dejar el campo libre a algo/alguien to leave the field clear for sth/sb

Comp
campo de acogida [de refugiados] provisional refugee camp;
campo de aterrizaje landing-field;

campo de aviación airfield;
también Fig campo de batalla battlefield;
campo de concentración concentration camp;

los Campos Elíseos [en París] the Champs Êlysées;

el campo enemigo enemy territory;

campo de exterminio death camp;

el Campo de Gibraltar = the area of Spain at the border of Gibraltar;

campo de hielo ice field;

campos de maíz cornfields;
también Fig campo minado minefield;
campo de minas minefield;

campo de nieve snowfield;

campo petrolífero oilfield;

campo de prisioneros prison camp;

campo de pruebas testing ground, proving-ground;

campo de refugiados refugee camp;

campo de tiro [para aviones] bombing range;
[para policías, deportistas] firing range, shooting range;
campo de trabajo [de vacaciones] work camp;
[para prisioneros] labour camp
2. [campiña]
el campo the country, the countryside;

una casa en el campo a house in the country;

en mitad del campo in the middle of the country o countryside;

la emigración del campo a la ciudad migration from rural areas to cities

Comp
campo abierto open countryside; Dep campo a través cross-country running
3. Esp Dep [de fútbol, hockey] field, Br pitch;
[de tenis] court; [de golf] course;
el campo de fútbol del Barcelona the Barcelona football ground;

el campo contrario the opponents' half;

jugar en campo propio/contrario to play at home/away (from home)

Comp
campo atrás [en baloncesto] backcourt violation;
campo de deportes sports Br ground o US facilities;

campo de entrenamiento training ground;

campo de juego playing field

4. [área, ámbito] field;

el campo de las ciencias the field of science;

un campo del saber a field o an area of knowledge;

no entra en su campo de actuación it's not one of his responsibilities

Comp
Ling campo léxico lexical field
5. Informát field

6.
de campo [sobre el terreno] in the field;

trabajo de campo fieldwork

7. Fís field

Comp
campo eléctrico electric field;
campo electromagnético electromagnetic field;

campo de fuerza force field;

campo gravitatorio gravitational field;

campo magnético magnetic field;

campo magnético terrestre terrestrial magnetic field;

campo visual visual field, field of vision

8. [partido, bando] camp, side;

el campo rebelde the rebels

9. Andes [sitio] room, space;

hazme campo para que me siente make some room so I can sit down

10. RP [hacienda] farm, ranch

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campo

m

1 field

2

:

el campo ( área rural) the country;

en el campo in the country(side);

ir al campo go to the country;

a campo abierto o

raso in (the) open country;

a campo traviesa, campo a través cross-country

3 DEP field, Br tb

pitch; ( estadio) stadium, Br tb

ground

4

:

en el campo de la técnica in the technical field;

dejar el campo libre leave the field free (a for), make way (a for);

tener campo libre para hacer algo have a free hand to do sth

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campo nm

1) campaña: countryside, country

2) : field

campo de aviación: airfield

su campo de responsabilidad: her field of responsibility

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campo n

1. (extensión de terreno) country

viven en el campo they live in the country

2. (paisaje) countryside

el campo es muy bonito the countryside is very pretty

3. (tierra de cultivo) field

un campo de trigo a wheatfield

4. (materia de estudio) field

en el campo de la medicina in the field of medicine

campo de deportes sports field

campo de fútbol football pitch

campo de golf golf course

Spanish-English dictionary > campo

9 batalla

f.

1 battle.

de batalla everyday (de uso diario)

batalla campal pitched battle

batalla naval naval o sea battle

2 wheelbase.

pres.indicat.

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

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batalla

► nombre femenino

1 battle

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de batalla familiar ordinary, everyday

■ zapatos de batalla everyday shoes

batalla campal pitched battle

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noun f.

battle

* * *

SF

1) (=lucha) battle

librar o trabar batalla — to do battle

batalla campal — pitched battle

2) (=sufrimiento) fight, struggle

ropa de batalla — everyday clothes pl

3) (Aut) wheelbase

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femenino

a) ( lucha) battle

librar batalla — to do battle

libraron una larga batalla contra el analfabetismo — they waged a long battle against illiteracy

de batalla — (fam) <zapatos/abrigo> everyday (before n)

dar batalla — (Méx, Ven fam)

estos niños dan batalla todo el día — these kids don't let up for one minute (colloq)

un problema que le ha dado mucha batalla — a problem which has caused her a lot of hassle (colloq)

dar la batalla — to put up a fight

b) ( interior) struggle, battle

- batalla campal

- batalla naval

* * *

= battle.

Ex. Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as MASSACRES when the indigenous people won and battles when the colonists won.

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* batalla campal = pitched battle, field battle.

* batalla + continuar = battle + rage.

* batalla diaria = daily grind.

* batalla judicial = legal battle.

* batalla legal = legal battle.

* batalla naval = war at sea, naval battle.

* batalla perdida = losing battle.

* buque de batalla = battle cruiser.

* caballo de batalla = uphill struggle, hobby-horse, war horse, charger.

* caballo de batalla medieval = destrier.

* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.

* campo de batalla = battleground, battlefield.

* como un campo de batalla = like a war zone.

* crucero de batalla = battle cruiser.

* frente de batalla, el = battlefront, the.

* ganar una batalla = win + battle.

* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.

* librar una batalla = wage + battle.

* luchar una batalla perdida = fight + a losing battle.

* perder una batalla = lose + battle.

* puesto de batalla = battle-station.

* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.

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femenino

a) ( lucha) battle

librar batalla — to do battle

libraron una larga batalla contra el analfabetismo — they waged a long battle against illiteracy

de batalla — (fam) <zapatos/abrigo> everyday (before n)

dar batalla — (Méx, Ven fam)

estos niños dan batalla todo el día — these kids don't let up for one minute (colloq)

un problema que le ha dado mucha batalla — a problem which has caused her a lot of hassle (colloq)

dar la batalla — to put up a fight

b) ( interior) struggle, battle

- batalla campal

- batalla naval

* * *

= battle.

Ex: Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as MASSACRES when the indigenous people won and battles when the colonists won.

* batalla campal = pitched battle, field battle.

* batalla + continuar = battle + rage.

* batalla diaria = daily grind.

* batalla judicial = legal battle.

* batalla legal = legal battle.

* batalla naval = war at sea, naval battle.

* batalla perdida = losing battle.

* buque de batalla = battle cruiser.

* caballo de batalla = uphill struggle, hobby-horse, war horse, charger.

* caballo de batalla medieval = destrier.

* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.

* campo de batalla = battleground, battlefield.

* como un campo de batalla = like a war zone.

* crucero de batalla = battle cruiser.

* frente de batalla, el = battlefront, the.

* ganar una batalla = win + battle.

* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.

* librar una batalla = wage + battle.

* luchar una batalla perdida = fight + a losing battle.

* perder una batalla = lose + battle.

* puesto de batalla = battle-station.

* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.

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batalla

feminine

A

1 (lucha) battle

la batalla contra la ignorancia the battle against ignorance

librar batalla to do battle

libraron una larga batalla contra el analfabetismo they waged a long battle against illiteracy

una gran batalla se estaba librando en su interior there was a great battle o struggle going on within him

de batalla ( fam); ‹zapatos/abrigo› everyday ( before n)

dar batalla (Méx, Ven fam): estos niños dan batalla todo el día these kids don't let up for one minute ( colloq)

un problema que le ha dado mucha batalla a problem which has caused her a lot of hassle ( colloq)

dar la batalla to put up a fight

2 ( fam) (gran esfuerzo) struggle, battle

3 ( fam) (historia) story

4 ( Art) battlepiece, battle scene

Compuestos:

● batalla campal

pitched battle

● batalla de flores

procession in which flowers are thrown at the crowd

● batalla naval

( Náut) naval battle; ( Jueg) battleships

B ( Auto) wheelbase

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Del verbo batallar: ( conjugate batallar)

batalla es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
batalla
batallar
batalla sustantivo femenino
battle;
◊ librar batalla to do battle;

batalla campal pitched battle;
de batalla (fam) ‹zapatos/abrigo› everyday ( before n)
batallar ( conjugate batallar) verbo intransitivo
a) ( luchar) to battle;

batalla con algn/algo ( lidiar) to battle with sb/sth
b) (Mil) to fight

batalla sustantivo femenino
1 battle
(política, con uno mismo) struggle 2 batalla campal, pitched battle
figurado fight, row: la reunión se convirtió en una verdadera batalla campal, the meeting turned into a real pitched battle
♦ Locuciones: dar la batalla, to fight
dar mucha batalla, to be a lot of trouble
de batalla, ordinary everyday: necesito comprarme un traje de batalla, I need to buy an ordinary everyday suit
batallar verbo intransitivo to fight, quarrel
' batalla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caballo
- campal
- campo
- cruenta
- cruento
- fiera
- fiero
- ganarse
- media
- medio
- perder
- reñir
- sarracina
- librar
- reñido
English:
arena
- Armageddon
- armistice
- battle
- battlefield
- bitter
- bitterness
- bloody
- day
- decisive
- fight
- grim
- hobbyhorse
- lull
- mock
- pitched battle
- site
- spell
- better

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batalla

♦ nf

1. [con armas] battle;

una batalla de bolas de nieve a snowball fight;

presentar batalla to give battle

Comp
también Fig batalla campal pitched battle; Hist la batalla de Inglaterra the Battle of Britain;
batalla naval naval o sea battle

2. [por una cosa] battle;

la batalla contra el crimen/la inflación the battle o fight against crime/inflation;

una batalla legal a legal battle;

Comp

presentar batalla to put up a fight;

Comp

presentar batalla a algo/alguien to tackle sth/sb, to take sth/sb on

3. [esfuerzo] struggle;

aceptar su muerte le supuso una dura batalla it was a real struggle for her to come to terms with his death

4. Aut wheelbase

♦ de batalla loc adj
[de uso diario] everyday
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batalla

f battle;

de batalla ropa everyday

* * *

batalla nf

1) : battle

2) : fight, struggle

3)

de batalla : ordinary, everyday

mis zapatos de batalla: my everyday shoes

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batalla n battle

Spanish-English dictionary > batalla

10 caballo

adj.

stupid.

m.

1 horse (animal).

montar a caballo to ride

a caballo on horseback

estar a caballo entre dos cosas (figurative) to be halfway between two things

vive a caballo entre Madrid y Bruselas she lives part of the time in Madrid and part of the time in Brussels

a caballo regalado no le mires el diente (Prov) don't look a gift horse in the mouth

caballo de batalla bone of contention; (dificultad, escollo) hobbyhorse (objetivo, obsesión)

caballo de carreras racehorse

caballo de Troya Trojan Horse

2 knight (piece of chess).

3 smack, horse (informal) (heroína).

4 stupid person.

5 heroin.

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caballo

► nombre masculino

1 ZOOLOGÍA horse

2 TÉCNICA horsepower

3 (ajedrez) knight

4 (naipes) queen

5 argot (heroína) junk, horse, scag, smack

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a caballo on horseback

montar a caballo to ride

a caballo entre... figurado halfway between...

a caballo regalado no le mires el dentado figurado don't look a gift horse in the mouth

caballo de batalla figurado hobbyhorse

caballo de carreras racehorse

caballo de tiro cart horse

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noun m.

1) horse

2) knight (in chess)

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SM

1) (=animal) horse

a caballo: una mujer a caballo — a woman on horseback o riding a horse

vino a caballo — he came on horseback, he rode here

me gusta montar a caballo — I like (to go) horse riding

paseo a caballo — (horse) ride

tropas de a caballo — mounted troops

- de caballo

una dosis de caballo — a huge dose, a massive dose

una depresión de caballo — a terrible depression, a really deep depression

a caballo entre —

Andalucía, a caballo entre oriente y occidente — Andalusia, halfway between the east and the west

vivo a caballo entre Madrid y Barcelona — I spend my time between Madrid and Barcelona, I spend half my time in Madrid, half in Barcelona

- como caballo desbocado

- ir a mata caballo

- a caballo regalado no le mires el diente

caballo blanco — † white knight

caballo de batalla, han convertido el asunto en su caballo de batalla personal — the issue has become their hobbyhorse

esto se convirtió en el caballo de batalla de la reunión — this became the bone of contention in the meeting

caballo de carga — packhorse

caballo de carreras — racehorse

caballo de caza — hunter

caballo de guerra — warhorse, charger

caballo de manta, caballo de silla — saddle horse

caballo de tiro — carthorse, plough horse, plow horse (EEUU)

Caballo de Troya — Trojan horse

2) (Ajedrez) knight; (Naipes) equivalent of queen in the Spanish pack of cards

3) (Mec) (tb: caballo de fuerza, caballo de vapor) horsepower

un motor de 100 caballos — a 100 horsepower engine

¿cuántos caballos tiene este coche? — what horsepower is this car?, what's this car's horsepower?

un dos caballos — a 2CV

caballo de vapor decimal — metric horsepower

4) (Dep)

caballo con arcos — pommel horse, side horse

caballo de saltos — vaulting horse, long horse

5) [de carpintero] sawhorse, sawbuck (EEUU)

6) ** (=heroína) smack **, sugar **

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I
- lla adjetivo (AmC fam) ( estúpido) stupid
II
masculino

1) (Equ, Zool) horse

¿sabes montar or (AmL) andar a caballo? — can you ride (a horse)?

fueron a caballo hasta el pueblo — they rode to the village (on horseback)

dieron un paseo a caballo — they went for a ride (on horseback)

a caballo entre... — halfway between...

como caballo desbocado: salieron de clase como caballos desbocados they charged o tore out of the classroom; estar de a caballo en algo (Chi fam) to be an expert on something; llevar a alguien a caballo to give somebody a piggyback; a caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes — don't look a gift horse in the mouth

- caballo de batalla

- caballo de carga

- caballo de carreras or carrera

- caballo de tiro

- caballo de Troya

2) ( en ajedrez) knight; ( en naipes) ≈queen ( in a Spanish pack of cards)

3) (Auto, Fís, Mec) tb

caballo de vapor — (metric) horsepower

- caballo de fuerza

4) (arg) ( heroína) horse (sl)

5) (Méx) ( en gimnasia) horse

6) (AmC fam)

a) ( estúpido) idiot

b) ( pantalón vaquero) jeans (pl)

* * *

= horse.

Ex. When Ed Blume was asked at a meeting about LC's failure to have established a heading for rock music for so long, he remarked: 'Today's horse may be tomorrow's carrion'.

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* a caballo = on horseback, astride.

* a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.

* a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....

* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.

* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.

* andar a caballo entre... y = tread + the line between... and.

* aperos del caballo = horse tack.

* arte de herrar caballos = farriery.

* caballo de batalla = uphill struggle, hobby-horse, war horse, charger.

* caballo de batalla medieval = destrier.

* caballo de carga = shire horse, Shire.

* caballo de tiro = carthorse.

* Caballo de Troya = Trojan horse, Trojan Horse.

* caballo percherón = shire horse, Shire.

* carreras de caballos = horse-racing.

* cochecito de caballos = runabout.

* coche de caballos = horse and buggy, buggy, victoria.

* coche sin caballos = horseless carriage automobile, horseless carriage.

* cola de caballo = ponytail.

* criadero de caballos = stud.

* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.

* desfile de caballos = cavalcade.

* estar a caballo entre = stand + midway between, straddle (between).

* estar a caballo entre... y... = lie + midway between... and..., tread + a fine line between... and, tread + a delicate line between... and.

* montar a caballo = horseback riding, horse riding, ride + a horse.

* pelo de caballo = horsehair.

* tirado por caballos = horse-drawn.

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I
- lla adjetivo (AmC fam) ( estúpido) stupid
II
masculino

1) (Equ, Zool) horse

¿sabes montar or (AmL) andar a caballo? — can you ride (a horse)?

fueron a caballo hasta el pueblo — they rode to the village (on horseback)

dieron un paseo a caballo — they went for a ride (on horseback)

a caballo entre... — halfway between...

como caballo desbocado: salieron de clase como caballos desbocados they charged o tore out of the classroom; estar de a caballo en algo (Chi fam) to be an expert on something; llevar a alguien a caballo to give somebody a piggyback; a caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes — don't look a gift horse in the mouth

- caballo de batalla

- caballo de carga

- caballo de carreras or carrera

- caballo de tiro

- caballo de Troya

2) ( en ajedrez) knight; ( en naipes) ≈queen ( in a Spanish pack of cards)

3) (Auto, Fís, Mec) tb

caballo de vapor — (metric) horsepower

- caballo de fuerza

4) (arg) ( heroína) horse (sl)

5) (Méx) ( en gimnasia) horse

6) (AmC fam)

a) ( estúpido) idiot

b) ( pantalón vaquero) jeans (pl)

* * *

= horse.

Ex: When Ed Blume was asked at a meeting about LC's failure to have established a heading for rock music for so long, he remarked: 'Today's horse may be tomorrow's carrion'.

* a caballo = on horseback, astride.

* a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.

* a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....

* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.

* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.

* andar a caballo entre... y = tread + the line between... and.

* aperos del caballo = horse tack.

* arte de herrar caballos = farriery.

* caballo de batalla = uphill struggle, hobby-horse, war horse, charger.

* caballo de batalla medieval = destrier.

* caballo de carga = shire horse, Shire.

* caballo de tiro = carthorse.

* Caballo de Troya = Trojan horse, Trojan Horse.

* caballo percherón = shire horse, Shire.

* carreras de caballos = horse-racing.

* cochecito de caballos = runabout.

* coche de caballos = horse and buggy, buggy, victoria.

* coche sin caballos = horseless carriage automobile, horseless carriage.

* cola de caballo = ponytail.

* criadero de caballos = stud.

* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.

* desfile de caballos = cavalcade.

* estar a caballo entre = stand + midway between, straddle (between).

* estar a caballo entre... y... = lie + midway between... and..., tread + a fine line between... and, tread + a delicate line between... and.

* montar a caballo = horseback riding, horse riding, ride + a horse.

* pelo de caballo = horsehair.

* tirado por caballos = horse-drawn.

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caballo¹ - lla

adjective

A ( Chi fam)

1 (estupendo) fantastic ( colloq), great ( colloq)

¡qué tipo más caballo! he's gorgeous! ( colloq)

2 (enorme) ‹problema› huge, terrible

tengo un hambre caballa I'm so hungry I could eat a horse, I'm incredibly hungry

B ( AmC fam) (estúpido) stupid

caballo²

masculine

A ( Equ, Zool) horse

¿sabes montar or ( AmL) andar a caballo? can you ride (a horse)?

fueron a caballo hasta el pueblo they rode to the village (on horseback)

dieron un paseo a caballo they went for a ride (on horseback), they went riding, they went horseback riding ( AmE), they went horseriding ( BrE)

como caballo ( Chi fam): duele como caballo it hurts like hell ( colloq)

el caballo de ( Chi fam): un incendio el caballo de grande a huge fire

nos comimos una sopa la caballa de rica we had the most delicious soup

a caballo entre …: temas a caballo entre la antropología y la historia subjects on the borderline between anthropology and history

la obra está a caballo entre lo documental y la ficción the play is half documentary and half fiction

estar de a caballo en algo ( Chi fam); to be an expert in sth

a caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes don't look a gift horse in the mouth

Compuestos:

● caballo de batalla

(de una persona) hobby-horse; (en una discusión) central issue

● caballo de carga

packhorse

● caballo de carreras or (CS) carrera

racehorse

● caballo de monta or silla

saddle horse

● caballo de tiro

carthorse

● caballo de Troya

Trojan horse

B

1 (en ajedrez) knight

2 (en naipes) ≈ queen ( in a Spanish pack of cards)

Compuesto:

caballo blanco

white knight

C ( Auto, Fís, Mec) tb

caballo de vapor metric horsepower, horsepower

Compuestos:

● caballo de fuerza

British horsepower, horsepower

● caballo fiscal

fiscal unit for calculation of road tax dos caballos (↑ dos (1))

D ( arg) (heroína) horse (sl)

E ( Méx) (en gimnasia) horse

F ( AmC fam)

1 (estúpido) idiot

2 (pantalón vaquero) jeans (pl), denims (pl)

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caballo 1
◊ - lla adjetivo (AmC fam) ( estúpido) stupid

caballo 2 sustantivo masculino
1
a) (Equ, Zool) horse;

montar or (AmL) andar a caballo to ride (a horse);
◊ dieron un paseo a caballo they went for a ride (on horseback);

caballo de carga/de tiro packhorse/carthorse;
caballo de carreras racehorse;
a caballo entre … halfway between …;
llevar a algn a caballo to give sb a piggyback
b) ( en ajedrez) knight;

( en naipes) ≈ queen ( in a Spanish pack of cards)
c) (Méx) ( en gimnasia) horse

2 (Auto, Fís, Mec) tb
◊ caballo de vapor (metric) horsepower

caballo sustantivo masculino
1 horse
2 Ajedrez knight
3 Naipes queen
4 argot (heroína) horse, smack
5 Fís caballos de vapor, horse power 6 caballo de batalla, sticking point, figurado hobby-horse
♦ Locuciones: llevar a alguien a caballo, to give somebody a piggyback
montar a caballo, to ride
a caballo, on horseback
(a horcajadas) astride
a caballo entre..., halfway between...
a caballo regalado no le mires el diente, don't look a gift horse in the mouth
a mata caballo/matacaballo: tuvimos que hacer las compras a matacaballo, we had to do the shopping at breakneck speed
' caballo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- baya
- bayo
- casco
- con
- desbocarse
- desbocada
- desbocado
- desmontar
- domar
- espantarse
- espuela
- freno
- guiar
- hostigar
- montar
- montada
- montado
- paseo
- pata
- reventar
- reventarse
- rienda
- sofrenar
- subirse
- trenzado
- trotar
- trote
- ventrera
- zaina
- zaino
- a
- amansar
- andar
- aparejo
- apearse
- arre
- atar
- baba
- bajar
- bien
- bozal
- brío
- brioso
- caballito
- cabecear
- cabriola
- caer
- castrar
- cola
English:
bareback
- battlefield
- bay
- bit
- blinkers
- bolt
- break
- buck
- canter
- carthorse
- come off
- control
- croup
- dappled
- draught
- fall off
- flick
- frisky
- gallop up
- gelding
- get off
- gift
- gouge out
- grey
- groom
- hack
- harness
- haul
- hitch
- hobbyhorse
- hoof
- horse
- horseback
- horsepower
- hp
- knight
- mane
- mount
- nag
- odds-on
- paw
- pony express
- ponytail
- prance
- race
- racehorse
- rear
- rein
- respectively
- ride

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caballo nm

1. [animal] horse;

a caballo on horseback;

montar o Am [m5] andar a caballo to ride;

Comp
Chile
estar a caballo en algo [materia] to have mastered sth;

Comp

a caballo entre: estar a caballo entre dos cosas to be halfway between two things;

vivir a caballo: vive a caballo entre Madrid y Bruselas she lives part of the time in Madrid and part of the time in Brussels;

Comp

a mata caballo at breakneck speed;

Comp
Fam Hum
ser más lento que el caballo del malo to be a real Br slowcoach o US slowpoke;

Prov

a caballo regalado no le mires el diente don't look a gift horse in the mouth

Comp
Fig caballo de batalla [dificultad, escollo] bone of contention; [objetivo, obsesión] hobbyhorse;
caballo de carga packhorse;

caballo de carreras racehorse;
Fig caballo ganador front runner;
caballo de tiro workhorse, carthorse;
Fig caballo de Troya Trojan horse
2. [pieza de ajedrez] knight

3. [naipe] = card in Spanish deck with picture of knight, equivalent to queen in standard deck

4. Tec (metric) horsepower

Comp
caballo de fuerza (metric) horsepower;
caballo de fuerza métrico metric horsepower;

caballo de vapor (metric) horsepower;

caballo de vapor inglés horsepower;

caballo de vapor métrico metric horsepower

5. Fam [heroína] smack, horse

6. Dep horse

Comp
caballo con arcos pommel horse;
caballo sin arcos vaulting horse

7. CRica
caballos [pantalones] Br trousers, US pants

8. Carib Fam [persona hábil]
ser un caballo (para algo) to be a whizz o an ace (at sth)

9. Carib Fam [tonto] dope, thicko

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caballo

m

1 horse;

a caballo on horseback;

montar o

andar Rpl

a caballo ride (a horse);

me gusta montar a caballo I like riding;

ir a caballo go on horseback;

a caballo entre halfway between;

a mata caballo at breakneck speed;

a caballo regalado no le mires el diente don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

2 en ajedrez knight

* * *

caballo nm

1) : horse

2) : knight (in chess)

3)

caballo de fuerza or

caballo de vapor : horsepower

* * *

caballo n

1. (animal, en gimnasio) horse

está loca por los caballos she's crazy about horses

2. (en ajedrez) knight

caballo de carreras racehorse

Spanish-English dictionary > caballo

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1) battle, combat, fight, fighting, action; struggle ( борьба)

брать боем, брать с бою — to take by assault/storm/force

готовый к бою — combat-ready; ( в боевом порядке) in battalia

поле боя — battlefield

район боя — battle-ground

пострадавший в бою — battle-scarred

проверенный в бою — battle-tested

умело действующий в бою — battlewise

в бою — in action

вводить в бой — commit to battle

вступать в бой — engage воен.

связь в бою — combat liaison

артиллерийский бой — artillery engagement

арьергардный бой — rearguard action

бой на прорыв — break-out battle

введение в бой — commitment to action

вводить в бой — to bring into action, to put into action

вести бой — to combat; to batter разг.

воздушный бой — air fight; разг. dogfight

встречный бой — encounter attack, encounter battle; meeting engagement амер.

вступать в бой — to go into action

выйти из боя — to come out of action; to disengage, to go out of action; to break off combat

выходить из боя — disengage воен.

к бою! — action!; bear for action!

кучность боя — accuracy of hits

навязывать бой — to offer battle

начать бой — to start the fight

отход с боем — fight in retreat

пасть в бою — to be killed in action, to fall in action

потери в бою — battle casualties

приготовиться к бою — clear the decks for action мор.

принимать бой — to accept battle

рукопашный бой — close fight, hand-to-hand fight, hand-to-hand fighting; head-to-head амер.

уличный бой — street fighting

управление с боем — control of operations

ход боя — course of action

штыковой бой — bayonet fighting

шум боя — roar/din of the battle

2) разг. ( побои) beating

бить смертным боем — to thrash within an inch of one's life

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бой не на жизнь, а на смерть — battle a outrance

объявлять бой — to declare war (on); to begin a campaign (against)

рваться в бой — to chafe at the bit, to strain at the leash, to be spoiling for a fight, to be champing at the bit
II муж.; только ед.
( разбивание, битая посуда и т. п.) breakage
III муж.; только ед.
beat; chime, strike ( часов)

- барабанный бой
- бой часов
- часы с боем

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