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to get off one's bicycle

1 absteigen

v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)

1. vom Berg: descend, climb down; vom Pferd: get off (one’s horse), dismount; vom Fahrrad: get off (one’s bicycle)

2. fig. Sportklub: be relegated, go down

3. wo seid ihr abgestiegen? where did you spend the night?, which hotel etc. did you stay at?

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(Sport) to go down;

(abwärts gehen) to descend;

(heruntersteigen) to get off; to dismount;

(übernachten) to put up

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ạb|stei|gen
vi sep irreg aux sein

1) (= heruntersteigen) to get off (von etw sth)

von einem Pferd/Rad etc absteigen — to dismount, to get off a horse/bicycle etc

"Radfahrer absteigen!" — "cyclists dismount"

2) (= abwärtsgehen) to make one's way down; (esp Bergsteiger) to climb down

in absteigender Linie, in der absteigenden Linie — in the line of descent

sich auf dem absteigenden Ast befinden (inf) — to be going downhill, to be on the decline

3) (dated = einkehren) to stay

4) (SPORT Mannschaft) to go down, to be relegated

aus der ersten Liga absteigen — to be relegated from the first division

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1) (to put down to a lower grade, position etc: The local football team has been relegated to the Second Division.) relegate

2) (to get off a horse, bicycle etc: He dismounted and pushed his bicycle up the hill.) dismount

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ab|stei·gen

vi irreg Hilfsverb: sein

1. (heruntersteigen)

▪ [von etw/einem Tier] \absteigen to dismount [from sth/an animal], to get off [of sth/an animal]

von einer Leiter \absteigen to get down off [or from] the ladder, to climb down from a ladder

2. (fam: sich einquartieren)

▪ [in etw dat] \absteigen to stay [somewhere], to put up at sth

in einem Hotel \absteigen to stay in a hotel

3. (seinen Status verschlechtern)

▪ irgendwie \absteigen to go downhill

beruflich/gesellschaftlich \absteigen to slide down the job/social ladder

4. SPORT

▪ [aus etw dat/in etw akk] \absteigen to be relegated [from sth/to sth]

sie sind auf den letzten Platz abgestiegen they've been relegated to the last position

5. (im Gebirge) to descend, to climb down

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1)

[vom Pferd/Fahrrad] absteigen — get off [one's horse/bicycle]

2) (abwärts gehen) go down; descend

gesellschaftlich absteigen — (fig.) decline in social status

3) (Sport) be relegated

4) (sich einquartieren)

in einem Hotel absteigen — put up at a hotel

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absteigen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)

1. vom Berg: descend, climb down; vom Pferd: get off (one’s horse), dismount; vom Fahrrad: get off (one’s bicycle)

2. fig Sportklub: be relegated, go down

3.

wo seid ihr abgestiegen? where did you spend the night?, which hotel etc did you stay at?

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1)

[vom Pferd/Fahrrad] absteigen — get off [one's horse/bicycle]

2) (abwärts gehen) go down; descend

gesellschaftlich absteigen — (fig.) decline in social status

3) (Sport) be relegated

4) (sich einquartieren)

in einem Hotel absteigen — put up at a hotel

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n.

downswing n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > absteigen
2 descendre

descendre [desɑ̃dʀ]

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

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1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = aller vers le bas) to go down ; (venir d'en haut) to come down (à, vers to) ( dans into)

• aidez-la à descendre (de sa chaise) help her down ; (dans l'escalier) help her downstairs

• descendre à pied/à bicyclette to walk/cycle down

• on descend par un sentier étroit the way down is by a narrow path

• descendre en courant to run down

• descendre par l'ascenseur to go down in the lift (Brit) or elevator (US)

• descendre à Marseille to go down to Marseilles

• descendre en ville to go into town

   b. (d'un lieu élevé) descendre de [+ toit, colline, échelle, arbre] to come down from

• fais descendre le chien du fauteuil get the dog off the chair

   c. (d'un moyen de transport) descendre de voiture to get out of the car

• « tout le monde descend ! » "all change!"

• vous descendez à la prochaine ? are you getting off at the next stop?

• descendre à terre to go ashore

• descendre de cheval to dismount

• descendre de bicyclette to get off one's bicycle

   d. ( = atteindre) [habits, cheveux] descendre à or jusqu'à to come down to

   e. ( = loger) descendre dans un hôtel or à l'hôtel to stay at a hotel

   f. ( = s'étendre de haut en bas) [colline, route] descendre en pente douce to slope gently down

• descendre en pente raide to drop away sharply

   g. ( = tomber) [obscurité, neige] to fall ; [soleil] to go down

• le brouillard descend sur la vallée the fog is coming down over the valley

   h. ( = baisser) to fall ; [mer, marée] to go out

• il est descendu à la dixième place he's fallen back into tenth position

• l'équipe est descendue en seconde division the team has gone down into the second division

   i. ( = faire irruption) la police est descendue dans cette boîte de nuit the police raided the night club

   j. ( = être avalé ou digéré) (inf) ça descend bien [vin, repas] that goes down well

• il a bu une bière pour faire descendre son sandwich he washed his sandwich down with a beer

2. indirect transitive verb

• descendre de ( = avoir pour ancêtre) to be descended from

• l'homme descend du singe man is descended from the apes

3. transitive verb

   a. ( = parcourir vers le bas) [+ escalier, colline, pente] to go down

• descendre une rivière en canoë to go down a river in a canoe

   b. ( = porter, apporter en bas) [+ valise] to get down ; [+ meuble] to take down

• tu peux me descendre mes lunettes ? can you bring my glasses down for me?

• il faut descendre la poubelle tous les soirs the rubbish (Brit) or garbage (US) has to be taken down every night

• je te descends en ville I'll take you into town

• le bus me descend à ma porte the bus drops me at my front door

   c. ( = baisser) [+ étagère, rayon] to lower

• descends les stores pull the blinds down

   d. ( = tuer) [+ personne] (inf) to do in (inf!)

• l'auteur s'est fait descendre en beauté (par la critique) the author was shot down in flames (by the critics)

   e. ( = boire) [+ bouteille] (inf) to down (inf)

• qu'est-ce qu'il descend ! he drinks like a fish! (inf)

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dɛsɑ̃dʀ
1.

verbe transitif (+ v avoir)

1) ( transporter) ( en bas) gén to take [sb/sth] down (à to); ( d'en haut) gén to bring [sb/sth] down (de from)

je peux vous descendre au village — I can take you down to the village

descends-moi mes pantoufles — bring my slippers down for me

2) ( placer plus bas) to put [something] down [objet]; ( en abaissant) gén to lower (de by); ( avec une manivelle) to wind [something] down

descends le store — put the blind down

descendre un seau dans un puits — to lower a bucket into a well

3) ( réussir à mettre plus bas) to get [something] down [objet]

comment va-t-on descendre le piano? — ( de l'étage) how are we going to get the piano downstairs?

4) ( parcourir) ( en allant) to go down; ( en venant) to come down [pente, rue, marches, fleuve]

descendre la colline en rampant/à bicyclette — to crawl/to cycle down the hill

descendre la rivière en pagayant/à la nage — to paddle/to swim down the river

5) (colloq) ( éliminer) to bump off (colloq) [personne]; to shoot down [avion]

on l'a descendu d'une balle dans la tête — he was shot in the head and killed

6) (colloq) ( malmener) to tear [sb/sth] to pieces

7) (colloq) ( boire) [personne] to down [bouteille]

2.

verbe intransitif (+ v être)

1) ( se déplacer) [personne] ( en allant) gén to go down (à to); ( en venant) gén to come down (de from); [ascenseur, avion] ( en allant) to go down; ( en venant) to come down; [oiseau] to fly down; [soleil] to set ( sur over); [nuit] to fall; [brouillard] to come down ( sur over)

peux-tu descendre chercher mon sac? — can you go downstairs and get my bag?

il est descendu fumer — he went downstairs to smoke

tu es descendu à pied? — did you walk down?

nous sommes descendus par la route — ( à pied) we walked down by the road; ( à cheval) we rode down by the road

descends, je te suis — go on down, I'll follow you

descendre de — to step off [trottoir, marche]; to climb down from [mur, tabouret, échelle]

descendre aux Enfers — Religion to descend into Hell

descends de là! — get down from there!

faites-les descendre — send them down [clients, marchandises]

faire descendre sa jupe — to pull one's skirt down

2) ( d'un moyen de transport)

descendre d'une voiture — to get out of a car

descendre d'un train/bus/avion — to get off a train/bus/plane

descendre de bicyclette — to get off one's bicycle

descendre de cheval — to get off one's horse, to dismount sout

descendre à Marseille — (d'avion, de bateau, bus, train) to get off at Marseilles

3) ( s'étendre de haut en bas) [route, voie ferrée] to go downhill, to go down; [terrain] to go down

descendre jusqu'à la mer — [route, rivière] to go right down to the sea

descendre en lacets — [route] to wind its way down

descendre en pente douce — [terrain, route] to slope down gently

descendre en pente raide — [terrain, route] to drop steeply

4) ( atteindre) [vêtement, cheveux] to come down ( jusqu'à to)

5) ( baisser) [niveau, baromètre, température, pression, prix, taux] to drop, to go down (à to; de by); [marée] to go out

l'euro est or a descendu par rapport à la livre — the euro has dropped ou gone down against the pound

ça fait descendre la température — gén it lowers the temperature; Médecine it brings one's temperature down

ça ne fera pas descendre le taux de chômage — it won't bring the unemployment rate down

6) (se rendre, séjourner)

descendre dans le Midi — to go down to the South (of France)

descendre dans un hôtel — to stay at a hotel

descendre dans la rue — Politique to take to the streets

7) ( être issu)

descendre de — gén to come from; ( génétiquement) to be descended from

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desɑ̃dʀ
1. vt

1) [escalier, montagne] (en allant) to go down, (en venant) to come down

Je suis tombé en descendant l'escalier. — I fell down the stairs., I fell as I was going down the stairs.

2) [valise, paquet] (en allant) to take down, (en venant) (de l'étage en dessus, du grenier) to bring down, (d'une étagère) to get down

Vous pouvez descendre ma valise, s'il vous plaît? — Can you get my suitcase down, please?

3) [étagère] to lower

4) * (= abattre) to shoot down

5) * (= boire) to knock back *

2. vi

1) (aller) to go down, (venir) to come down

Attends en bas, je descends! — Wait downstairs, I'm coming down!

descendre à pied — to walk down, to go down on foot

descendre en voiture — to drive down, to go down by car

descendre d'un arbre — to climb down from a tree

descendre de cheval — to dismount

descendre en ville — to go into town, to go down town

descendre dans la rue (= manifester) — to take to the streets

2) [passager] (d'une voiture) to get out, (d'un train, d'un bus) to get off

descendre du train — to get off the train

Nous descendons à la prochaine station. — We're getting off at the next station.

descendre à l'hôtel — to stay at a hotel

3) [niveau, température] to go down, to come down, [marée] to go out

4)

descendre de (= avoir pour origine) — to be descended from

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descendre verb table: rendre

A vtr

1 ( transporter) ( en bas) gén to take [sb/sth] down [personne, objet] (à to); ( à l'étage) to take [sb/sth] downstairs [personne, objet]; ( d'en haut) gén to bring [sb/sth] down [personne, objet] (de from); ( de l'étage) to bring [sb/sth] downstairs [personne, objet]; descendre les bouteilles à la cave to take the bottles down to the cellar; descendre les valises du grenier to bring the suitcases down from the attic; je peux vous descendre au village I can take you down to the village; descends-moi mes pantoufles bring my slippers down for me; je leur ai fait descendre les bouteilles à la cave I had them take the bottles down to the cellar; j'ai fait descendre le piano dans le salon I had the piano taken ou brought down to the living room; faites-moi descendre les dossiers secrets have the secret files brought down to me;

2 ( placer plus bas) to put [sth] down [objet]; ( en abaissant) gén to lower (de by); ( avec une manivelle) to wind [sth] down; descends le store put the blind down; j'ai descendu le vase sur l'étagère du bas/de l'étagère du haut I moved the vase down to the bottom shelf/from the top shelf; descendre l'étagère d'un cran/de 20 centimètres to lower the shelf by one notch/by 20 centimetres^GB; descendre un seau dans un puits to lower a bucket into a well;

3 ( réussir à mettre plus bas) to get [sth] down [objet]; impossible de descendre le piano par l'escalier/par la fenêtre it's impossible to get the piano down the stairs/through the window; comment va-t-on descendre le piano? ( de l'étage) how are we going to get the piano downstairs?; ( du camion) how are we going to get the piano out?; tu peux me descendre cette valise de l'armoire? can you get this suitcase down from the wardrobe for me?;

4 ( parcourir) ( en allant) to go down [pente, rue, marches, fleuve]; ( en venant) to come down [pente, rue, marches, fleuve]; je l'ai vu descendre les escaliers sur le derrière○ I saw him slide down the stairs on his bottom; descendre la colline en rampant/à bicyclette to crawl/to cycle down the hill; descendre la rivière en pagayant/à la nage to paddle/to swim down the river; je leur ai fait descendre la colline en courant I made them run down the hill; il m'a fait descendre les escaliers trois fois he made me go downstairs ou down the stairs three times;

5 ○( éliminer) to bump off○, to plug○, to kill [personne]; to shoot down [avion]; se faire descendre [personne] to be bumped off○; [avion] to be shot down; on l'a descendu d'une balle dans la poitrine/tête he was shot in the chest/head and killed;

6 ○( malmener) to tear [sb/sth] to pieces; il s'est fait descendre par la presse the newspapers tore him to pieces; ils ont descendu ma thèse pendant deux heures they spent two hours tearing my thesis to pieces;

7 ○( boire) [personne] to down [bouteille, verre]; il a descendu son verre en deux secondes he downed his drink in two seconds flat.

B vi (+ v être)

1 ( se déplacer) [personne] ( en allant) gén to go down (à to); ( de l'étage) to go downstairs; ( en venant) gén to come down (de from); ( de l'étage) to come downstairs; [train, ascenseur, téléphérique, avion, hélicoptère] ( en allant) to go down; ( en venant) to come down; [oiseau] to fly down; [soleil] to set (sur over); [nuit] to fall; [brouillard] to come down (sur over); reste ici, je descends à la cave stay here, I'm going down to the cellar; peux-tu descendre chercher mon sac? can you go downstairs and get my bag?; tu peux descendre m'aider à pousser l'armoire? can you come downstairs and help me push the wardrobe?; il est descendu fumer he went downstairs to smoke; te voilà! tu es descendu par l'ascenseur? there you are! did you come down in the elevator?; tu es descendu à pied? did you walk down?; je préfère descendre par l'escalier I prefer to go down by the stairs; nous sommes descendus par le sentier/la route ( à pied) we walked down by the path/the road; ( à cheval) we rode down by the path/the road; il est descendu du col à bicyclette/en voiture he cycled/drove down from the pass; où est l'écureuil? il a dû descendre de l'arbre where's the squirrel? it must have come down ou climbed down from the tree; descends, je te suis go on down, I'll follow you; descends de là! get down from there!; je suis descendu au fond du puits/au bas de la falaise I went down to the bottom of the well/to the foot of the cliff; descendre de son lit to get out of bed; descendre de son nid [oiseau] to fly out of its nest; descendre de [personne] to step off [trottoir, marche]; [animal] to get off [marche, trottoir]; [personne, animal] to climb down from [mur, tabouret]; il est descendu du toit [enfant, chat] he' s come down from the roof; descendre de l'échelle/l'arbre/la corde to climb down from the ladder/the tree/the rope; descendre à la verticale [paquet, alpiniste] to descend vertically; descendre aux Enfers Relig to descend into Hell; l'air froid fait descendre les ballons/planeurs cold air makes balloons/gliders drop; elle m'a fait/ne m'a pas laissé descendre à la cave she had me/didn't let me go down to the cellar; faites-les descendre send them down [clients, marchandises]; faire descendre sa jupe/ses bas/son châle to pull one's skirt/one's tights/one's shawl down;

2 ( d'un moyen de transport) descendre d'une voiture to get out of a car; le chien ne veut pas descendre ( de la voiture) the dog doesn't want to get out; descendre d'un train/bus/avion to get off a train/bus/plane; descendre d'avion/de bateau to get off a plane/a boat; descendre de bicyclette to get off one 's bicycle; descendre de cheval to get off one's horse, to dismount sout; descendre à Marseille (d'avion, de bateau, de bus, de train) to get off at Marseilles;

3 ( s'étendre de haut en bas) [route, voie ferrée] to go downhill, to go down; [terrain] to go down; [canalisations, ligne téléphonique] ( en allant) to go down; ( en venant) to come down; [rivière] to flow down; descendre jusqu'à [chemin, muraille, escalier] to go down to; descendre jusqu'à la mer [route, rivière] to go right down to the sea; descendre en lacets [route] to wind its way down; descendre en pente douce [terrain, route] to slope down gently; descendre en pente raide [terrain, route] to drop steeply; descendre brusquement sur 200 mètres [pente, route] to drop sharply for 200 metres^GB;

4 ( atteindre) [vêtement, cheveux] to come down (jusqu'à to); robe qui descend jusqu'aux chevilles dress that comes down to the ankles; elle avait une robe qui lui descendait aux chevilles she was wearing an ankle-length dress; il a les cheveux qui lui descendent sur la nuque/jusqu'à la taille his hair comes down the nape of his neck/to his waist;

5 ( baisser) [niveau, baromètre, température, pression, prix, taux] to drop, to go down (à to; de by); [marée] to go out; l’euro est or a descendu par rapport à la livre the euro has dropped ou gone down against the pound ; faire descendre les cours de 2% to bring prices down by 2%; ça va faire descendre le dollar it'll send ou put the dollar down; ça fait descendre la température gén it lowers the temperature; Méd it brings one's temperature down; ça ne fera pas descendre le taux de chômage it won't bring the unemployment rate down;

6 (se rendre, séjourner) descendre à Marseille/dans le Midi to go down to Marseilles/to the South (of France); descendre en ville to go into town; descendre dans un hôtel to stay at a hotel; descendre dans la rue gén to go outside; Pol to take to the streets; descendre dans un bar/chez qn [police] to raid a bar/sb's place;

7 ( être issu) descendre de gén to come from; ( génétiquement) to be descended from; descendre d'une famille de négociants to come from a family of merchants; l'homme descend du singe man is descended from the ape;

8 ○( passer) boire de l'eau pour faire descendre la viande to have a drink of water to help the meat down; un petit vin qui descend bien a wine which slips down nicely.

[desɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif (aux être)

A.

1. [personne, mécanisme, avion - vu d'en haut] to go down ; [ - vu d'en bas] to come down

[oiseau] to fly ou to swoop down

j'ai rencontré la concierge en descendant I met the caretaker on my way down

aide-moi à descendre help me down

je descends toujours par l'escalier I always go down by the stairs ou take the stairs down

notre équipe est descendue à la huitième place our team moved down ou dropped to eighth place

le premier coureur à descendre au-dessous de dix secondes au 100 mètres the first runner to break ten seconds for the 100 metres

la pièce de monnaie ne voulait pas descendre (dans la fente) the coin wouldn't go down (the slot)

son chapeau lui descendait jusqu'aux yeux his hat came down over his eyes

mes chaussettes descendent my socks are falling down ou slipping down

faire descendre: fais descendre la malade help the patient down

ils ont fait descendre les passagers sur les rails they made the passengers get down onto the tracks

ils nous ont fait descendre du train they made us get off the train

c'est ce mécanisme qui fait descendre la plate-forme this mechanism brings the platform down ou lowers the platform

descendre de

a. [échafaudage, échelle] to come ou to climb down from, to get down from

b. [arbre] to climb ou to come down out of

c. [balançoire] to get off

descendre dans la rue [manifester] to take to the streets

2. [air froid, brouillard] to come down

[soleil] to go down

la nuit ou le soir descend night is closing in ou falling

3. [se rendre - dans un lieu d'altitude inférieure, dans le Sud, à la campagne] to go down

descendre en ville to go into town, to go downtown (US)

je suis descendu à Bordeaux en voiture I drove down to Bordeaux

4. [poser pied à terre - d'un véhicule] to get off, to alight (soutenu)

‘ne pas descendre avant l'arrêt complet du train’ ‘please do not attempt to alight until the train has come to a complete standstill’

descendre à terre to go ashore

descendre de bateau to get off a boat, to land

descendre de voiture to get out of a car

descendre de vélo to get off one's bike

à quelle station descendez-vous? where do you get off?

aider une vieille dame à descendre to help an old lady off

5. [faire irruption]

la police est descendue chez elle/dans son bar the police raided her place/her bar

6. [se loger] to stay

descendre dans un hôtel to put up at ou to stay at a hotel

7. (familier) [repas, boisson] to go ou to slip down

ton petit vin rouge descend bien your red wine goes down very easily

bois un café pour faire descendre tout ça have a coffee to wash it all down

avec lui, ça descend!

a. [il boit] he really knocks it back!

b. [il mange] he can really tuck it away!

8. DANSE & THÉÂTRE to go downstage

B.

1. [cheveux, vêtement]

descendre à ou jusqu'à

a. to come down to

b. [puits] to go down to

la jupe doit descendre jusqu'au-dessous du genou the skirt must cover the knee

2. [suivre une pente - rivière] to flow down ; [ - route] to go down ou downwards ; [ - toit] to slope down

le sentier descendait parmi les oliviers the path threaded its way down through the olive grove

le jardin descend en pente douce jusqu'à la plage the garden slopes gently down to the beach

descendre en pente raide [route, terrain, toit] to drop sharply

la route descend brusquement the road suddenly dips

C.

1. [baisser - marée, mer] to go out (inseparable), to ebb ; [ - prix] to go down, to fall

la température est descendue au-dessous de zéro the temperature has dropped ou fallen below zero

les températures ne descendent jamais au-dessous de 10º temperatures never fall below 10º

le thermomètre descend (familier) the weather's ou it's getting colder

le cours du café est descendu à 800 dollars the trading price of coffee has fallen down to 800 dollars

l'essence est descendue au-dessous de un euro the price of petrol has fallen below the one euro mark

faire descendre [inflation, prix] to bring ou to push down (separable)

j'ai essayé de lui faire descendre son prix I tried to get him to lower his price

faire descendre la fièvre to bring down somebody's temperature

2. [s'abaisser moralement] to stoop

descendre dans l'estime de quelqu'un to go down in somebody's estimation

3. MUSIQUE to go ou to drop down

descendre d'une octave to go down ou to drop an octave

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[desɑ̃dr] verbe transitif (aux avoir)

1. [parcourir - escalier, montagne] to go down (inseparable)

descendre le courant [détritus, arbre] to float downstream

descendre un fleuve

a. [en nageant] to swim downstream

b. [en bateau] to sail down a river

ils ont descendu le Mississippi en radeau they went down the Mississippi on a raft

il a descendu tout le terrain balle au pied FOOTBALL he ran the length of the field with the ball

2. [placer plus bas - tableau] to lower ; [ - store] to pull down (separable), to lower

il faudrait descendre le cadre de deux centimètres the frame should be taken down two centimetres

3. [porter vers le bas - colis] to take down (separable), to get down (separable), - porter vers soi] to bring down (separable)

descendez les chaises en bas de la pelouse carry the chairs down to the far end of the lawn

tu pourrais me descendre une veste, s'il te plaît? could you bring me down a jacket please?

ils ont descendu le sauveteur au bout d'une corde they lowered the rescuer on the end of a rope

4. [amener en voiture] to take ou to drive down (separable)

5. (familier) [abattre - gangster] to gun ou to shoot down (separable) ; [ - avion] to bring ou to shoot down (separable)

se faire descendre to get shot

6. (familier) [critiquer] to pan, to slate

il s'est fait descendre par le jury he was slated by the jury

7. (familier) [boire - bouteille] to down, to knock back (separable)

8. MUSIQUE

descendre la gamme to go down the scale

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descendre de verbe plus préposition

[être issu de] to be descended from

le prince descendait des Habsbourg the prince was descended from the Habsburgs

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > descendre
3 stå

stand

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I.:

[ gå i stå] stop ( fx he stopped in the middle of a sentence; the watch

(, clock) stopped; his heart stopped), come to a standstill ( fx

production (, operations) came to a standstill), come to a stop,

( langsomt) grind to a halt ( fx the train ground to a halt; when the strike began production ground to a halt);

( glemme hvad man skal (, vil) sige, T) get stuck, dry up ( fx he

dried up in the middle of his speech);

( om motor) stop, stall,

T conk out, go on the blink;

[ han er gået åndeligt i stå] he has come to a mental halt; he is

psychologically arrested;

[ sætte i stå] stop, bring ( fx industry) to a standstill.

II. vb (stod, stået)

(mods: sidde, ligge) stand ( fx I have been standing all day), be standing up;

(= være) be ( fx there is a tree in front of the house);

[ stå alene] be alone ( fx I was alone in the world);

[ stå og], se ndf;

[ som sagerne står] as matters stand;

[ stå stille], se II. stille;

[ uret står] the watch (, clock) has stopped;

( finde sted) take place ( fx when will the marriage take place?), be (

fx when is the marriage (to be)? there was a debate about it; there was a battle);

[ brylluppet stod i domkirken] the wedding took place (, F: was solemnized) in the cathedral;

[ brylluppet stod i London] the wedding took place (, F: was celebrated) in London;

[ der stod et slag]

( også) a battle was fought;

[ der står at...]

(i brev etc) it says that...;

[ det står 3-2]

( om sportskamp) the score is 3-2;

[ det står hos Byron, det står i avisen], se ndf;

[ med vb:]

[ sagen står og falder med...] the case stands or falls with...; the case hangs on...;

[ det hele står og falder med ham] it all depends on him; he is the kingpin of the whole undertaking;

[ kom som du står og går] come as you are;

[ det tøj jeg står og går i] the clothes I stand up in;

[ lade noget stå] let something stand,

(= lade det være i fred) leave something alone,

( ikke slette det) leave something in, keep something;

[ lade døren stå] leave the door open;

[ lade skægget stå], se I. skæg;

[ han stod og så på mig] he stood looking (el. and looked) at me;

[ stå og skulle til at] be about to, be on the point of -ing;

[ med sig:]

[ stå sig]

( hævde sig) hold one's own;

[ stå sig godt med] be on good terms with, stand well with;

[ kunne stå sig mod (el. over for) én] be a match for somebody;

[ stå sig ved] serve oneself well (, best) by, profit by;

[ jeg står mig ved at vente]

( også) it pays me to wait;

[ med præp & adv:]

[ stå `af]

(dvs af køretøj) get off,

( af hest, cykel) get off,

F dismount;

(dvs melde fra) opt out ( fx when they began to get violent I opted out);

[ stå af bussen]

(etc) get off the bus (etc);

[ stå af cyklen] get off one's bicycle,

F dismount from one's bicycle;

[ stå bag]

(dvs støtte) stand behind;

(dvs være ophavsmanden) be behind;

[ stå bag én]

(dvs støtte også) back somebody up;

[ det er ham der står bag ved]

(dvs er ophavsmanden) he is the one behind it all, he is the one who pulls the strings;

[ stå én bi] stand by somebody ( fx stand by one's friend),

F aid;

[ lykken står den kække bi] fortune favours the brave;

[ så det står efter] with a vengeance, like anything;

[ stå fast] stand firm;

[ det står fast at] it is an established fact that, the fact remains that;

[ stå fast på] insist on;

[ stå fast ved] stick to;

[ stå ` for] screen somebody (, something) from view,

( om flere) stand round somebody (, something) in a ring;

[` stå for]

( betyde) stand for ( fx what do the letters GATT stand for?),

(mene etc) stand for ( fx I don't know what he stands for),

( lede) be in charge of ( fx the arrangements), manage ( fx the

house);

[ kunne stå for] be able to resist ( fx they made him an offer he could not resist); stand up to ( fx this furniture will stand up to any amount of rough treatment; the theory will not (, did not) stand up to close examination);

[ kunne stå for kritik] be proof against criticism,

(om bog etc) pass muster;

[ hans ansigt står stadig for mig]

(dvs for mit indre blik) his face is still before me (el. still haunts me);

[ hun er ikke til at stå for] she is irresistible;

(se også skud);

[ stå foran] stand in front of;

[ når der står en vokal foran] when preceded by a vowel;

[ stå frem] stand forward,

( rage frem) stand out;

(se også ndf: stå ud);

[ stå frit]

( være uafhængig) be independent,

( have handlefrihed) have a free hand;

[ det står dig frit for] you can do it if you like;

[ det står dig frit for at] you are at liberty to ( fx accept the offer if you wish);

[ det står dig frit for om du vil gøre det eller ej] you can decide for yourself whether you will do it or not;

[ lade det stå hen] leave it open (el. undecided),

F leave it in abeyance;

[ som der står hos Byron] as Byron has it;

[ det står hos Byron] it is in Byron;

[ stå ` hos] stand by;

[ det står i avisen] it is (el. it says so) in the paper;

[ der står i avisen at han er her] it says in the paper (el. the paper says) that he is here;

[ det står i akkusativ] it is in the accusative;

[ aktierne står i pari] the shares are quoted at par;

[ pengene står i en bank] the money is (deposited) in a bank;

[ pengene står i landejendomme] the money is invested in landed property;

[huset stod ham i £50.000] the house cost him £50,000;

(se også blomst, I. fare, forhold, I. lue, I. lære, magt, vej);

[ stå noget igennem] come through something;

[ vi håber hun vil stå det igennem] we hope she will pull through;

[ stå ` imod] resist;

[ få noget (dvs at spise) til at stå imod med] have something to put one on;

[ lægge lidt penge til side til at stå imod med] put a little money away for a rainy day;

[ stå ind mod land] head for the shore;

[ stå inde for] answer for, vouch for,

(se også indestå);

[ stå lige], se III. lige;

[` stå op] stand, be standing up;

[ stå `op] stand up,

( af sengen) get up,

F rise ( fx rise with the sun),

( om solen, månen etc) rise;

[ stå op af døde, stå op fra de døde] rise from the dead;

[ stå op på] get up on ( fx the table),

F mount;

[ få noget op at stå]

(fig) get something off the ground; get something going;

[ få det op at stå]

( også) get the show on the road;

[ stå over]

( overvåge) stand over,

( være højere stillet end) be above,

( være bedre end) be superior to;

[ de der står over ham] his superiors;

[ stå over for] face, stand facing,

F be confronted by ( fx when he left the house he was confronted by a policeman),

(fig, om vanskeligheder etc) face ( fx growing opposition), be faced with ( fx a choice),

F be confronted by ( fx a difficult task);

( kunne se frem til) be able to look forward to ( fx we can now look forward to falling unemployment);

[ stå `på]

( stige ind) get up, get in;

[ barometeret står på regnvejr] the barometer is at rain;

[ den står på bøf hver dag] we (, they) have steak every day;

[ stå på cyklen] get on one's bicycle,

F mount one's bicycle;

[ en plade på hvilken der stod...] a tablet bearing the inscription...; a tablet on which was written...;

[ stå på et tog (, en bus etc)]

(dvs stige ind) get on a train (, bus etc), board a train (, bus etc);

[ termometeret står på 90ø] the thermometer stands at 90ø;

[ viseren står på 3] the hand points to 3;

[ stå på sin ret] stand on one's rights;

[ mens det stod `på] while it lasted, while it was going on;

[ mens forhandlingerne stod `på] during (, F: pending) the negotiations;

[ den side hvor vinden står `på] the windward side, the side exposed to the wind;

[ når solen står `på] when (it is) exposed to the sun;

(se også ben, hoved, pind, vagt);

[ stå sammen] stand together,

T stick together ( fx we must stick together);

[ stå stærkt (, svagt)] be in a strong (, weak) position;

[` stå til]

( passe til) go well with,

( om farver også) match;

[ mit håb står kun til dig] I set all my hopes on you;

[ han står til 4 år] he stands to get 4 years;

[ lade stå ` til]

( tage chancen) chance it,

( opgive ævred) let things slide;

[ hvordan står det til ( med dig, etc)?] how are you (etc)?

T how are you (etc) doing?

[ det står dårligt til] things are not (any) too good;

[ det står dårligt til med ham]

T he is in a bad way;

[ det står dårligt til med økonomien]

(dvs i landet) the economy is in a bad shape;

[ stå til søs (el. havs)] put to sea;

[ det står til ( Deres) disposition] it is at your disposal;

[ det står til dig at gøre det] it is up to you to do it;

[ hvis det stod til ham] if he had his way;

[ han står ikke til at redde] he is past praying for;

(se også regnskab);

[ stå tilbage]

( være til rest) be left,

F remain;

( i udvikling) be backward;

[ stå tilbage for] be inferior to, fall short of;

[ han står ikke tilbage for nogen] he is second to none;

[ stå ud]

(fx af vogn) get out,

( rage frem) stick out,

F project,

( iøjnefaldende) jut out,

F protrude;

[ stå ud af sengen] get out of bed;

[ stå ud fra land]

(mar) stand off the land;

[ stå udenfor]

(fig) have no part in it;

( være holdt ude) be left out;

[ stå under én]

( under éns kommando) be under (the command of) somebody,

( i rang) rank below somebody;

( være ringere end én) be inferior to somebody, be below somebody;

[ stå ved sit løfte] stand by one's promise;

[ han tør stå ved sine meninger] he has the courage of his convictions;

(se også magt, ror).

Danish-English dictionary > stå
4 steigen

to climb; to arise; to rise; to prance; to ascend; to go up

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stei|gen ['ʃtaign] pret stieg [ʃtiːk] ptp gestiegen [gə'ʃtiːgn] aux sein
1. vi

1) (= klettern) to climb

auf einen Berg/Turm/Baum/eine Leiter stéígen — to climb (up) a mountain/tower/tree/ladder

aufs Fahrrad stéígen — to get on(to) the/one's bicycle

aufs Pferd stéígen — to get on(to) or mount the/one's horse

ins Bett/in die Straßenbahn stéígen — to get into bed/on the tram

in die Badewanne stéígen — to climb or get into the bath

in die Kleider stéígen (inf) — to put on one's clothes

vom Fahrrad/Pferd stéígen — to get off or dismount from the/one's bicycle/horse

aus dem Wasser/der Badewanne/dem Bett stéígen — to get out of the water/the bath/bed

aus dem Zug/Bus/Flugzeug stéígen — to get off the train/bus/plane

in den Zug/Bus stéígen — to get on the train/bus

wer hoch steigt, fällt tief (Prov) — the bigger they come the harder they fall (prov)

2) (= sich aufwärtsbewegen) to rise; (Vogel) to rise, to soar; (Flugzeug, Straße) to climb; (= sich erhöhen) (Preis, Zahl, Gehalt etc) to increase, to go up, to rise; (Fieber) to go up; (= zunehmen) (Chancen, Misstrauen, Ungeduld etc) to increase; (Spannung) to increase, to mount; (= sich aufbäumen Pferd) to rear; (= sich auflösen Nebel) to lift

Drachen stéígen lassen — to fly kites

der Gestank/Duft stieg ihm in die Nase — the stench/smell reached his nostrils

das Blut stieg ihm in den Kopf/das Gesicht — the blood rushed to his head/face

stéígen — to rise in sb's estimation

die allgemeine Stimmung stieg — the general mood improved

meine Stimmung stieg — my spirits rose

3) (inf = stattfinden) to be

steigt die Demo/Prüfung oder nicht? — is the demo/exam on or not?

bei Helga steigt Sonnabend eine Party — Helga's having a party on Saturday

2. vt
Treppen, Stufen to climb (up)
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1) (to rise or ascend.) climb

2) ((of the tide) to rise: The boat left the harbour when the tide began to flow.) flow

3) (to increase in size, value etc: The temperature/price has gone up.) go up

4) (to rise in level: Prices are mounting steeply.) mount

5) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) rise

6) (the act or rising: the rising of the sun.) rising

7) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) rise

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stei·gen

<stieg, gestiegen>

[ˈʃtaign̩]

I. vi Hilfsverb: sein

1. (klettern) to climb

▪ auf etw akk \steigen to climb [up] sth

durchs Fenster \steigen to climb through the window

2. (besteigen)

▪ auf etw akk \steigen to get on[to] sth

aufs Fahrrad \steigen to get on the bike

auf ein Pferd \steigen to get on[to] [or mount] a horse

3. (absteigen)

▪ von etw dat \steigen to get off sth

vom Fahrrad \steigen to get off the bike

von einer Leiter \steigen to come down off a ladder

von einem Pferd \steigen to get off a horse, to dismount

4. (einsteigen)

▪ in etw akk \steigen to get [or step] into sth

er stieg in seine Hose (fam) he put on his trousers

in die Badewanne \steigen to climb [or get] into the bath

in einen Zug \steigen to get on [or board] a train, to entrain liter

5. (aussteigen)

▪ aus etw dat \steigen to get [or step] out of sth

aus dem Bett \steigen to get out of bed

aus einem Bus \steigen to get off [or BRIT form alight from] a bus

aus einem Zug \steigen to get off [or form alight from] a train, to detrain liter

6. (fam: treten)

auf die Bremse/aufs Gas \steigen to step on the brakes/on the accelerator [or fam gas]

jdm auf den Fuß \steigen to tread on sb's foot

7. (sich aufwärtsbewegen) to rise; Nebel to lift

die Tränen stiegen ihr in die Augen her eyes welled up with tears

das Blut stieg ihm ins Gesicht the blood rushed to his face, he blushed

der Sekt ist mir zu Kopf gestiegen the sparkling wine has gone to my head

der Duft stieg ihm in die Nase the smell reached his nostrils

in die Luft \steigen to rise [up] [or soar] into the air; Flugzeug to climb [into the air]

▪ etw \steigen lassen to fly sth

Drachen \steigen lassen to fly kites [or go kite-flying]

Luftballons \steigen lassen to release balloons into the air

8. (fam: sich begeben)

▪ in etw akk \steigen to get into sth

ins Examen \steigen to take one's exam

9. (sich erhöhen) to rise, to go up; Temperatur a. to climb; Popularität to grow; Preis, Wert to increase, to rise; Flut to swell, to rise

der Preis dieses Artikels ist um 10% auf €22 gestiegen the price of this article has risen by 10% to €22

in jds Achtung \steigen to rise in sb's estimation

das S\steigen und Sinken der Kurse the rise and fall of prices [or rates

10. (sich intensivieren) to increase, to grow; Spannung, Ungeduld, Unruhe a. to mount

11. (sich bessern) Chancen, Stimmung to improve

meine Stimmung stieg my spirits rose

12. (fam: stattfinden)

▪ [bei jdm] \steigen to be [or fam go down] [at sb's place]

heute Abend steigt das Fest des Sportvereins the sport club's having a party tonight

13. (sich aufbäumen) Pferd to rear

II. vt Hilfsverb: sein

Stufen/Treppen \steigen to climb [up] steps/stairs

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) <person, animal, aircraft, etc.> climb; <mist, smoke, sun, object> rise; < balloon> climb, rise

Drachen steigen lassen — fly kites

auf eine Leiter/die Leiter steigen — climb a ladder/get on to the ladder

aus der Wanne/in die Wanne steigen — get out of/into the bath

in den/aus dem Zug steigen — board or get on/get off or out of the train

ins/aus dem Flugzeug steigen — board/leave the aircraft

der Duft steigt mir in die Nase — the scent gets up my nose; s. auch Kopf 1)

2) (ansteigen, zunehmen) rise (auf + Akk. to, um by) <price, cost, salary, output> increase, rise; <debts, tension> increase, mount; < chances> improve

in jemandes Achtung steigen — (fig.) go up or rise in somebody's estimation

3) (ugs.): (stattfinden) be on

morgen soll ein Fest steigen — there's to be a party tomorrow
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb; mit sein climb <stairs, steps>

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steigen; steigt, stieg, ist gestiegen

A. v/i

1. hinauf: climb; in die Luft: auch rise; FLUG climb (

auf +akk to); Ballon: auch ascend; Nebel: lift; Wasserspiegel: rise; Sonne: rise, come up;

auf einen Baum/Berg etc

steigen climb (up) a tree/mountain etc;

in den Keller/die Schlucht steigen climb ( oder go) down into the cellar/ravine;

aufs Pferd steigen mount ( oder get on) one’s horse;

vom Pferd steigen dismount (from one’s horse), get off one’s horse;

aufs Fahrrad steigen get on ( oder mount) one’s bicycle;

vom Fahrrad steigen get off ( oder dismount from) one’s bicycle;

aus dem Wasser steigen come out of the water;

in die/aus der Wanne steigen climb ( oder get) into/out of the bath;

ins/aus dem Bett steigen umg get into/out of bed;

mit jemandem ins Bett steigen umg get into bed with sb;

auf den Thron steigen ascend the throne;

einen Drachen/Ballon steigen lassen fly a kite/send up a balloon;

steigen aus → auch aussteigen;

steigen in (+akk) → auch einsteigen

2. umg (treten) step;

auf die Bremse steigen slam the brakes on, step on the brakes;

aufs Gas steigen step on the gas (Br auch accelerator);

in die Hose steigen get ( oder step) into one’s trousers (US pants);

ins Examen steigen fig take an exam

3.

das Blut stieg ihr ins Gesicht the blood rushed to her face;

Tränen stiegen ihr in die Augen tears welled up in her eyes;

etwas steigt jemandem in die Nase sth gets up ( oder into) sb’s nose

4. (höher werden) auch Spannung: rise; Fieber, Temperatur, Thermometer: auch go up; (zunehmen) go up, increase; bedrohlich: escalate; WIRTSCH, Preise, Kurse etc: rise (

bis zu to), go up;

die Stimmung stieg merklich the general mood improved noticeably, everyone’s spirits rose markedly;

die Ansprüche/Aussichten sind gestiegen demands have grown/prospects have improved

5. Pferd: (sich aufbäumen) rear

6. umg (stattfinden):

heute Abend steigt eine Fete there’s a party (on) tonight, there’s going to be a party tonight;

der Coup/Banküberfall steigt am Freitag the coup will happen/the bank heist is going down on Friday; → Achtung 2, Dach, Kopf 5, Wert etc

B. v/t:

Treppen steigen climb stairs

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) <person, animal, aircraft, etc.> climb; <mist, smoke, sun, object> rise; < balloon> climb, rise

Drachen steigen lassen — fly kites

auf eine Leiter/die Leiter steigen — climb a ladder/get on to the ladder

aus der Wanne/in die Wanne steigen — get out of/into the bath

in den/aus dem Zug steigen — board or get on/get off or out of the train

ins/aus dem Flugzeug steigen — board/leave the aircraft

der Duft steigt mir in die Nase — the scent gets up my nose; s. auch Kopf 1)

2) (ansteigen, zunehmen) rise (auf + Akk. to, um by) <price, cost, salary, output> increase, rise; <debts, tension> increase, mount; < chances> improve

in jemandes Achtung steigen — (fig.) go up or rise in somebody's estimation

3) (ugs.): (stattfinden) be on

morgen soll ein Fest steigen — there's to be a party tomorrow
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb; mit sein climb <stairs, steps>

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- n.

rise n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > steigen
5 abspringen

v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)

1. jump off ( oder down); SPORT take ( oder jump) off; FLUG. jump; im Notfall: bale out; vom Pferd abspringen jump off one’s horse

2. (abprallen) bounce off (von etw. s.th.)

3. Knopf: fall ( oder come) off; Farbe, Fahrradkette etc.: come off; Splitter: auch chip off ( beide von etw. s.th.)

4. fig. von einem Kurs etc.: drop out ( von of); von einer Verpflichtung: back out (of); abspringen von einer Partei etc.: leave

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(nicht mehr teilnehmen) to opt out (ugs.)

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ạb|sprin|gen
vi sep irreg aux sein

1) (= herunterspringen) to jump down (von from); (= herausspringen) to jump out (von of); (AVIAT) to jump (von from); (bei Gefahr) to bale out; (SPORT) to dismount; (= losspringen) to take off

mit dem rechten Bein abspringen — to take off on the right leg

2) (= sich lösen) to come off; (esp Farbe, Lack) to flake or peel off; (= abprallen) to bounce off (von etw sth)

3) (fig inf = sich zurückziehen) to get out; (von Partei, Kurs etc) to back out

von etw abspringen — to get or back out of sth

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ab|sprin·gen

vi irreg Hilfsverb: sein

1. (fam: sich zurückziehen)

▪ [von etw dat] \abspringen to bale out [of sth] fam, to extricate oneself [from sth] form

2. (hinunterspringen)

▪ [aus etw dat/von etw dat] \abspringen to jump [or leap] from sth

mit dem Fallschirm \abspringen to parachute

3. (von etw hoch springen)

mit dem rechten Fuß \abspringen to take off on the right foot

4. (sich lösen)

▪ [an etw dat/von etw dat] \abspringen to come away [from sth], to come off [sth]

5. (abprallen)

▪ [an etw dat/von etw dat] \abspringen to rebound [from sth], to bounce [off sth]

von einer Mauer \abspringen to bounce back from a wall

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) jump off

[mit dem rechten/linken Bein] abspringen — take off [on the right/ left leg]

2) (herunterspringen) jump down

vom Fahrrad/Pferd abspringen — jump off one's bicycle/horse

aus dem Flugzeug abspringen — jump out of the aeroplane

3) (abplatzen) come off; < paint> flake off

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abspringen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)

1. jump off ( oder down); SPORT take ( oder jump) off; FLUG jump; im Notfall: bale out;

vom Pferd abspringen jump off one’s horse

2. (abprallen) bounce off (

von etwas sth)

3. Knopf: fall ( oder come) off; Farbe, Fahrradkette etc: come off; Splitter: auch chip off ( beide

von etwas sth)

4. fig von einem Kurs etc: drop out (

von of); von einer Verpflichtung: back out (of);

abspringen von einer Partei etc: leave

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) jump off

[mit dem rechten/linken Bein] abspringen — take off [on the right/ left leg]

2) (herunterspringen) jump down

vom Fahrrad/Pferd abspringen — jump off one's bicycle/horse

aus dem Flugzeug abspringen — jump out of the aeroplane

3) (abplatzen) come off; < paint> flake off

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v.

to jump off v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > abspringen
6 steigen;

steigt, stieg, ist gestiegen

I v/i

1. hinauf: climb; in die Luft: auch rise; FLUG. climb ( auf + Akk to); Ballon: auch ascend; Nebel: lift; Wasserspiegel: rise; Sonne: rise, come up; auf einen Baum / Berg etc. steigen climb (up) a tree / mountain etc.; in den Keller / die Schlucht steigen climb ( oder go) down into the cellar / ravine; aufs Pferd steigen mount ( oder get on) one’s horse; vom Pferd steigen dismount (from one’s horse), get off one’s horse; aufs Fahrrad steigen get on ( oder mount) one’s bicycle; vom Fahrrad steigen get off ( oder dismount from) one’s bicycle; aus dem Wasser steigen come out of the water; in die / aus der Wanne steigen climb ( oder get) into / out of the bath; ins / aus dem Bett steigen umg. get into / out of bed; mit jemandem ins Bett steigen umg. get into bed with s.o.; auf den Thron steigen ascend the throne; einen Drachen / Ballon steigen lassen fly a kite / send up a balloon; steigen aus siehe auch aussteigen; steigen in (+ Akk) siehe auch einsteigen

2. umg. (treten) step; auf die Bremse steigen slam the brakes on, step on the brakes; aufs Gas steigen step on the gas (Brit. auch accelerator); in die Hose steigen get ( oder step) into one’s trousers (Am. pants); ins Examen steigen fig. take an exam

3. das Blut stieg ihr ins Gesicht the blood rushed to her face; Tränen stiegen ihr in die Augen tears welled up in her eyes; etw. steigt jemandem in die Nase s.th. gets up ( oder into) s.o.’s nose

4. (höher werden) auch Spannung: rise; Fieber, Temperatur, Thermometer: auch go up; (zunehmen) go up, increase; bedrohlich: escalate; WIRTS., Preise, Kurse etc.: rise ( bis zu to), go up; die Stimmung stieg merklich the general mood improved noticeably, everyone’s spirits rose markedly; die Ansprüche / Aussichten sind gestiegen demands have grown / prospects have improved

5. Pferd: (sich aufbäumen) rear

6. umg. (stattfinden): heute Abend steigt eine Fete there’s a party (on) tonight, there’s going to be a party tonight; der Coup / Banküberfall steigt am Freitag the coup will happen / the bank heist is going down on Friday; Achtung 2, Dach, Kopf 5, Wert etc.

II v/t: Treppen steigen climb stairs

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > steigen;
7 absitzen

(unreg., trennb., -ge-)

I v/i (ist) ( auch vom Pferd absitzen) dismount, get off one’s horse; ( auch vom Motorrad oder Fahrrad absitzen) get off (one’s motorbike oder bicycle)

II v/t (hat) (Zeit) sit out; eine Strafe absitzen serve a sentence; seine Strafe absitzen do time ( wegen for), do a spell inside (for)

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to dismount

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ạb|sit|zen sep
1. vt
(= verbringen) Zeit to sit out; (= verbüßen) Strafe to serve
2. vi aux sein

(vom Pferd) absitzen — to dismount (from a horse)

abgesessen! — dismount!

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1) dismount

2) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) serve

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ab|sit·zen

irreg

I. vt Hilfsverb: haben (verbringen)

▪ etw \absitzen to sit out sth

sie sitzt jeden Tag ihre 8 Stunden im Büro ab she sits out her 8 hours each day at the office

eine Haftstrafe \absitzen to serve time [or a sentence

II. vi Hilfsverb: sein

▪ [vom Pferd] \absitzen to dismount [from a horse]

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb (hinter sich bringen) sit through; sit out <hours of duty etc.>; (im Gefängnis) serve

zehn Jahre absitzen — serve or (coll.) do ten years
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb mit sein dismount ( von from)

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absitzen (irr, trennb, -ge-)

A. v/i (ist) ( auch

vom Pferd absitzen) dismount, get off one’s horse; ( auch

vom Motorrad oder

Fahrrad absitzen) get off (one’s motorbike oder bicycle)

B. v/t (hat) (Zeit) sit out;

eine Strafe absitzen serve a sentence;

seine Strafe absitzen do time (

wegen for), do a spell inside( for)

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb (hinter sich bringen) sit through; sit out <hours of duty etc.>; (im Gefängnis) serve

zehn Jahre absitzen — serve or (coll.) do ten years
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb mit sein dismount ( von from)

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v.

to dismount v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > absitzen
8 redescendre

redescendre [ʀ(ə)desɑ̃dʀ]

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► When redescendre has an object it is conjugated with avoir, otherwise the auxiliary is être.

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1. transitive verb

   a. [+ objet] to bring or take down (again)

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► redescendre se traduira par to bring down (again) ou par to take down (again) suivant que le locuteur se trouve ou non à l'endroit en question.

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• pourrais-tu redescendre cette malle à la cave ? je n'en ai plus besoin could you take this trunk down to the cellar? I don't need it any more

• redescendez-moi le dossier quand vous viendrez me voir bring the file back down for me when you come and see me

• redescendre qch d'un cran to put sth one notch lower down

   b. [+ escalier] to go or come down (again)

• j'ai monté toutes ces marches et maintenant il faut que je redescende I've climbed all these stairs and now I've got to go down again

2. intransitive verb

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► redescendre se traduira par to come down (again) ou par to go down (again) suivant que le locuteur se trouve ou non à l'endroit en question.

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   a. (d'une colline, d'un endroit élevé) to go or come down (again) ; (dans l'escalier) to go or come downstairs (again)

• redescendre de voiture to get out of the car again

• redescendez tout de suite les enfants ! come down at once, children!

   b. [ascenseur, avion, chemin] to go down again ; [baromètre, fièvre] to fall again

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ʀədɛsɑ̃dʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( transporter de nouveau) ( en bas) gén to take [somebody/something] back down (à to); ( à l'étage) to take [somebody/something] back downstairs; ( d'en haut) gén to bring [somebody/something] back down (de from); ( de l'étage) to bring [somebody/something] back downstairs

je peux vous redescendre au village — I can take you back down to the village

2) ( remettre en bas) to get [something] back down [valise, boîte]

3) ( rabaisser) to lower [étagère, tableau, store] (de by); to wind [something] back down [vitre de véhicule]

4) ( parcourir de nouveau) [personne] ( en allant) to go back down [pente, rue, étage]; to go ou climb back down [escalier, échelle]; ( en venant) to come back down [rue, marches]; [voiture, automobiliste] to drive back down [route]

2.

verbe intransitif ( descendre de nouveau) [personne] ( en allant) gén to go back down, to go down again (à to); ( de l'étage) to go back downstairs, to go downstairs again; ( en venant) gén to come back down, to come down again (de from); ( de l'étage) to come back downstairs, to come downstairs again; ( après être remonté) ( en allant) to go back down again; ( en venant) to come back down again; [ascenseur, avion] ( en allant) to go back down; ( en venant) to come back down; [oiseau] to fly down again; [prix, taux, monnaie] to go down again; [mer] to go back out; [température, baromètre] to fall again, to go down again

peux-tu redescendre chercher mon sac? — can you go back downstairs and get my bag?

tu es redescendu à pied? — gén did you walk back down?

il est redescendu du col à bicyclette — he cycled back down from the pass

redescendre de — to climb back down from [mur]

redescendre de l'échelle — to climb back down the ladder

il est redescendu du toit — [enfant] he's come back down off the roof

on nous a fait redescendre de l'avion — we were made to get out of the plane again

redescendre à Marseille — ( retourner) to go back down to Marseilles

redescendre dans les sondages — [politicien, parti] to drop ou to move down in the opinion polls

les cours sont redescendus de 20% — prices have dropped again by 20%

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redescendre sur terre — to come down to earth

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ʀ(ə)desɑ̃dʀ
1. vi

1) (= aller) to go back down

Il est redescendu au premier étage. — He went back down to the first floor.

2) (= revenir) to come down

Il est redescendu par le versant nord de la montagne. — He came back down the north face of the mountain.

Après avoir débordé, la rivière est redescendue à son niveau initial. — After bursting its banks, the river went back down to its original level.

redescendre sur terre fig — to come down to earth

2. vt

1) (en allant) to go back down, (en revenant) to come back down

Elle a redescendu l'escalier. — She went back down the stairs., She came back down the stairs.

2) (= ramener) [objet] (en allant) to take back down, (en revenant) to bring back down

Il a redescendu ce chapeau du grenier. — He brought the hat back down from the attic.

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redescendre verb table: rendre

A vtr

1 ( transporter de nouveau) ( en bas) gén to take [sb/sth] back down [personne, objet] (à to); ( à l'étage) to take [sb/sth] back downstairs [personne, objet]; ( d'en haut) gén to bring [sb/sth] back down [personne, objet] (de from); ( de l'étage) to bring [sb/sth] back downstairs [personne, objet]; redescendre les bouteilles à la cave to take the bottles back down to the cellar; redescendre les valises du grenier to bring the suitcases back down from the attic; je peux vous redescendre au village I can take you back down to the village; redescends-moi mes pantoufles bring my slippers back down (to me); je leur ai fait redescendre les bouteilles à la cave I made them take the bottles back down to the cellar; j'ai fait redescendre le piano dans le salon I had the piano taken ou brought back down to the living room; faites-moi redescendre les dossiers secrets get the secret files brought back down to me;

2 ( remettre en bas) to get [sth] back down [valise, boîte]; redescends-moi cette boîte get me that box back down; redescendre un seau dans un puits to lower a bucket back into a well;

3 ( rabaisser) to lower [étagère, tableau, store] (de by); to wind [sth] back down [vitre de véhicule]; to roll [sth] back down [manches, jambes de pantalon]; to pull [sth] back down [jupe, robe]; to turn down [col]; redescendre une étagère de 20 centimètres/d'un cran to lower a shelf another 20 centimetres^GB/by another notch;

4 ( parcourir de nouveau) [personne] ( en allant) to go back down [pente, rue, étage]; to go ou climb back down [escalier, marches, échelle]; ( en venant) to come back down [pente, rue, marches, échelle]; [voiture, automobiliste] to drive back down [pente, route]; [bateau] to sail back down [fleuve]; nous avons redescendu la colline à pied ( en marchant) we walked back down the hill; ( et non à bicyclette) we went back down the hill on foot; redescendre la colline en rampant/à bicyclette to crawl/cycle back down the hill; il m'a fait redescendre l'escalier en courant he made me run back down the stairs.

B vi ( descendre de nouveau) [personne] ( en allant) gén to go back down, to go down again (à to); ( de l'étage) to go back downstairs, to go downstairs again; ( en venant) gén to come back down, to come down again (de from); ( de l'étage) to come back downstairs, to come downstairs again; ( après être remonté) ( en allant) to go back down again; ( en venant) to come back down again; [train, ascenseur, téléphérique, avion, hélicoptère] ( en allant) to go back down; ( en venant) to come back down; [oiseau] to fly down again; [prix, taux, monnaie] to go down again; [mer] to go back out; [température, baromètre] to fall again, to go down again; reste ici, je redescends à la cave stay here, I'm going back down to the cellar; peux-tu redescendre chercher mon sac? can you go back downstairs and get my bag?; tu es redescendu à pied? gén did you walk back down?; ( plutôt que par l'ascenseur) did you come back down on foot?; je préfère redescendre par l'escalier I prefer to go back down by the stairs; nous sommes redescendus par le sentier/la route ( à pied) we walked back down by the path/the road; ( à cheval) we rode back down by the path/road; il est redescendu vers moi en rampant he crawled back down to me; il est redescendu du col à bicyclette/en voiture he cycled/drove back down from the pass; où est l'écureuil? il a dû redescendre de l'arbre where's the squirrel? it must have climbed back down from the tree; je suis redescendu au fond du puits/au bas de la falaise I went back down to the bottom of the well/to the foot of the cliff; redescendre de [personne] to step back off [trottoir, marche]; [personne, animal] to climb back down from [mur, tabouret]; redescendre de l'échelle/la corde to climb back down from the ladder/the rope; il est redescendu du toit [enfant, chat] he's come back down off the roof; redescendre de son lit to get out of bed again; redescendre de cheval/bicyclette to get off one's horse/bicycle again; redescendre de voiture to get out of the car again; redescendre du train to get off the train again; on nous a fait redescendre de l'avion we were made to get out of the plane again; redescendre à Marseille ( retourner) to go back down to Marseilles; redescendre dans les sondages [politicien, parti] to drop ou to move down in the opinion polls; l'opposition redescend dans la rue the opposition is taking to the streets again; redescendre en deuxième position [équipe] to go back down to second place; les cours sont redescendus de 20% prices have gone down another 20%; faire redescendre les cours to bring the prices down again; faire redescendre le dollar to send ou put the dollar down again; l’euro est redescendu par rapport à la livre the euro has gone down ou dropped against the pound again; faire redescendre la température gén to lower the temperature; Méd to lower one's temperature.

Idiome

redescendre sur terre to come (back) down to earth.

[rədesɑ̃dr] verbe transitif

1. [colline, montagne etc. - en voiture] to drive (back) down ; [ - à pied] to walk (back) down

[suj: alpiniste] to climb back down (inseparable)

2. [passager, fret] to take ou to drive (back) down (separable)

je redescendrai les cartons plus tard

a. [je suis en haut] I'll take the cardboard boxes back down later

b. [je suis en bas] I'll bring the cardboard boxes back down later

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[rədesɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)

1. [descendre] to go ou to come ou to get (back) down

la température/le niveau de l'eau redescend the temperature/the water level is falling (again)

je suis redescendu en chasse-neige I snowploughed (back) down

2. [descendre à nouveau] to go down again

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > redescendre
9 نزل

نَزَلَ \ alight: to get down (from a car or train). climb down: to go down, using hands as well as feet: He climbed slowly down the cliff. come down: to fall: the price of sugar came down. The telephone wires came down in the storm. descend: to go down (stairs, a mountain, etc.): The aeroplane descended slowly. land: (of an aircraft) to come down to the ground; (of people) to come on to the ground from a ship or aircraft. \ See Also هبط (هَبَطَ)‏ \ نَزَلَ \ disembark: to get off a ship; cause (people, vehicles, etc.) get off a ship. \ See Also أَنْزَلَ من سفينة \ نَزَلَ \ relinquish: to give up (one’s position, one’s hold on sth., etc.). \ See Also تَخَلَّى عَن \ نَزَلَ بمكان \ stay: to live as a guest: Are you staying at a hotel, or with friends?. \ نَزَلَ في \ put up: to lodge: We can put you up in our house; you need not put up at the hotel. stop: to remain; stay: We stopped at a hotel for a night. \ نَزَلَ من \ dismount: to get off a horse, bicycle, etc.

Arabic-English dictionary > نزل
10 fiets

fiets

1 〈 informeel〉 bike ⇒ bicycle

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 figuurlijk〉 wat heb ik nou aan m'n fiets (hangen)? • hey, what's all this?

     we gaan op de fiets, we nemen de fiets • we're going by bike

     op de fiets stappen/springen • get/jump on one's bike

     van zijn fiets afstappen • get off one's bike

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > fiets
11 smontare

get off (disassembly)

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1. v/i ( da cavallo) dismount

2. v/t dismantle

persona deflate

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smontare v.tr.

1 ( scomporre in parti) to dismantle, to take* apart, to take* (sthg.) to pieces; to disassemble: smontare un tavolo, to take a table to pieces (o apart); smontare gli scaffali, to take down (o to dismantle) the shelves; smontare una radio, to take a radio to pieces (o to disassemble a radio); smontare un motore, to strip down (o to dismantle) an engine; smontare una porta, to take down (o to unhinge) a door; (miner.) smontare l'impianto di pompaggio, to pull the well

2 (fig.) ( deprimere, scoraggiare) to discourage, to dishearten; to cool; to dampen: avevo molta speranza, ma questo insuccesso mi ha smontato, I had great hopes but this failure has discouraged me; è molto presuntuoso, cercherò di smontarlo, he is very self-conceited, I shall try to take him down a peg or two; non si lascia smontare facilmente, he isn't easily discouraged (o disheartened); quando ha deciso qualcosa non è facile smontarlo, when he has decided something it is not easy to discourage him; smontare l'orgoglio di qlcu., to cool s.o.'s pride; smontare la speranza di qlcu., to dampen s.o.'s hopes; smontare lo zelo di qlcu., to dampen s.o.'s zeal

3 (fig.) ( demolire) to demolish: smontare un'accusa, to demolish an accusation

4 ( far tornare liquido) to let* (sthg.) melt

5 (fam.) ( far scendere da un veicolo) to drop (off), to set* down: puoi smontarmi qui, you can drop me here

◆ v. intr.

1 (da un treno, autobus, tram, bicicletta ecc.) to get* off, to alight (from sthg.); ( da un'automobile) to get* out (of sthg.); ( da cavallo) to dismount

2 ( terminare il proprio turno) to go* off duty, to stop work, to knock off: smontare di servizio, di guardia, to go off duty; gli operai smontano alle sei, workers stop work (o knock off) at six p.m.

3 (non com.) ( sbiadire) to fade: questi colori non smontano, these colours do not fade.

◘ smontarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron. to lose* heart: si entusiasma facilmente, ma poi si smonta subito, he easily gets enthusiastic but then he loses heart at once.

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[zmon'tare]
1. vt

(gen) to take to pieces, (macchina, mobile) to dismantle, take to pieces, (motore) to strip (down), (fig : persona: scoraggiare) to discourage, dishearten

2. vi

(aus essere)

smontare (da) — (bicicletta, treno) to get off, (sedia) to get down (from), (macchina) to get out (of)

smontare da cavallo — to dismount

a che ora smonti? — (fig : da lavoro) when do you knock off?, when do you finish (work)?

3. vip (smontarsi)

(fig : persona), (scoraggiarsi) to lose heart, lose one's enthusiasm

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[zmon'tare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (scomporre) to strip down, to disassemble [ motore]; to dismantle [ meccanismo]; to take* apart [macchina, orologio]; to disassemble, to take* down [ mobile]

2) (rimuovere) to remove [ ruota]; to take* off, to take* down [ porta]

3) colloq. (scoraggiare) to dishearten, to deflate

4) (dimostrare infondato) to demolish [ accusa]
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

1) (scendere) to get* off

smontare da una bicicletta, dal tram — to get off a bicycle, the tram

smontare dalla macchina — to get out of the car

2) (dal lavoro) to go* off duty, to knock off colloq.
3.
verbo pronominale smontarsi (scoraggiarsi) to lose* heart

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smontare

/zmon'tare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 (scomporre) to strip down, to disassemble [ motore]; to dismantle [ meccanismo]; to take* apart [macchina, orologio]; to disassemble, to take* down [ mobile]

2 (rimuovere) to remove [ ruota]; to take* off, to take* down [ porta]

3 colloq. (scoraggiare) to dishearten, to deflate

4 (dimostrare infondato) to demolish [ accusa]

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere)

1 (scendere) to get* off; smontare da una bicicletta, dal tram to get off a bicycle, the tram; smontare dalla macchina to get out of the car

2 (dal lavoro) to go* off duty, to knock off colloq.

III smontarsi verbo pronominale

(scoraggiarsi) to lose* heart.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > smontare
12 Rad

n; -(e)s, Räder

1. wheel (auch fig.); auf Rädern on wheels; Essen auf Rädern meals on wheels; das Rad wechseln change a wheel; unter die Räder kommen be run over; fig. go to the dogs; das fünfte Rad am Wagen sein fig. be the odd man out; bei Paaren: play gooseberry, Am. be the third wheel; das Rad der Zeit / der Geschichte anhalten wollen fig. try to stop the march of time / the course of history; aufs Rad geflochten werden HIST. be broken on the wheel; ( ein) Rad schlagen Pfau: spread its tail; Turnen: turn ( oder do) a cartwheel

2. (Fahrrad) bicycle, bike umg.; mit dem Rad fahren go by bicycle ( oder bike); Rad fahren cycle, ride a bicycle ( oder bike), bike umg.; aufs / vom Rad steigen get on (to) one’s bicycle / get off ( oder dismount) from one’s bicycle

3. Rad fahren umg., pej., gegenüber Vorgesetzten: suck up to the boss (while bullying those under you)

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das Rad

(Fahrrad) cycle; bicycle; bike;

(Reifen) wheel

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[raːt]
nt -(e)s, -er
['rɛːdɐ]
1) wheel; (= Rolle) caster; (= Zahnrad) gearwheel; (SPORT) cartwheel

Rád schlagen — to do or turn cartwheels

ein Rád schlagen (Sport) — to do or turn a cartwheel

der Pfau schlägt ein Rád — the peacock is fanning out its tail or spreading its tail or opening its fan

jdn aufs Rád flechten (Hist) — to break sb on the wheel

ein Rád greift ins andere (fig) — it all knits together, all the parts knit together

nur ein Rád or Rädchen im Getriebe sein (fig) — to be only a cog in the works

das Rád der Geschichte — the wheels of history

das Rád der Geschichte or Zeit lässt sich nicht zurückdrehen — you can't turn or put the clock back

unter die Räder kommen or geraten (inf) — to get or fall into bad ways

ein großes Rád drehen (fig) — to be a big businessman/businesswoman

das Rád neu or noch einmal erfinden — to reinvent the wheel

das fünfte Rád am Wagen sein (inf) — to be in the way

ein Rád abhaben (inf) — to have a screw loose (inf)

2) (= Fahrrad) bicycle, bike (inf), cycle

Rád fahren — to cycle; (pej inf

ich fahre Rád — I ride a bicycle

kannst du Rád fahren? — can you ride a bike?

mit dem Rád fahren/kommen — to go/come by bicycle

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das

1) (a sideways somersault.) cartwheel

2) (a circular frame or disc turning on a rod or axle, on which vehicles etc move along the ground: A bicycle has two wheels, a tricycle three, and most cars four; a cartwheel.) wheel

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RAD

<->

nt INFORM kein pl Abk von rapid application development RAD

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das; Rades, Räder

1) wheel

fünftes od. das fünfte Rad am Wagen sein — (fig. ugs.) be superfluous; (die Harmonie stören) be in the way

unter die Räder kommen — (fig. ugs.) fall into bad ways

2)

nur ein Rad im Getriebe sein — be just a small cog in the machine

3) (FahrRad) bicycle; bike (coll.)

mit dem Rad fahren — go by bicycle or (coll.) bike

Rad fahren — cycle; ride a bicycle or (coll.) bike; (fig. ugs. abwertend): (unterwürfig sein) suck up to people

4) (Turnen) cartwheel

ein Rad schlagen — do a cartwheel

Rad schlagen — do cartwheels

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Rad n; -(e)s, Räder

1. wheel (auch fig);

auf Rädern on wheels;

Essen auf Rädern meals on wheels;

das Rad wechseln change a wheel;

unter die Räder kommen be run over; fig go to the dogs;

das fünfte Rad am Wagen sein fig be the odd man out; bei Paaren: play gooseberry, US be the third wheel;

das Rad der Zeit/der Geschichte anhalten wollen fig try to stop the march of time/the course of history;

aufs Rad geflochten werden HIST be broken on the wheel;

(ein) Rad schlagen Pfau: spread its tail; Turnen: turn ( oder do) a cartwheel

2. (Fahrrad) bicycle, bike umg;

mit dem Rad fahren go by bicycle ( oder bike);

Rad fahren cycle, ride a bicycle ( oder bike), bike umg;

aufs/vom Rad steigen get on (to) one’s bicycle/get off ( oder dismount) from one’s bicycle

3.

Rad fahren umg, pej, gegenüber Vorgesetzten: suck up to the boss( while bullying those under you)

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das; Rades, Räder

1) wheel

fünftes od. das fünfte Rad am Wagen sein — (fig. ugs.) be superfluous; (die Harmonie stören) be in the way

unter die Räder kommen — (fig. ugs.) fall into bad ways

2)

nur ein Rad im Getriebe sein — be just a small cog in the machine

3) (FahrRad) bicycle; bike (coll.)

mit dem Rad fahren — go by bicycle or (coll.) bike

Rad fahren — cycle; ride a bicycle or (coll.) bike; (fig. ugs. abwertend): (unterwürfig sein) suck up to people

4) (Turnen) cartwheel

ein Rad schlagen — do a cartwheel

Rad schlagen — do cartwheels

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¨-er n.

wheel n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Rad
13 stige

climb, escalate, go up, increase, ladder, mount, rise

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I. (en -r) ladder ( fx put up a ladder).

II. vb (steg, steget) rise, go up,

F ascend;

( om fugl) rise,

( højt) soar;

( om fly) climb;

( om humør) rise;

(om pris etc) rise, go up ( fx prices (, the temperature) is rising (el.

going up)), increase,

( om pris også: højt) soar;

( tiltage) grow ( fx dissatisfaction grew), increase ( fx the noise increased), rise;

[ barometeret stiger] the barometer is rising;

[ stige og falde] rise and fall,

( være ustabil, F) fluctuate ( fx prices (, the cost of living) continually fluctuate(s));

[ få til at stige] send up ( fx prices, the cost, the temperature, one's weight),

(mere F) raise ( fx his blood pressure, the temperature, the value of something);

[ sterling steg] the pound rose;

[ terrænet steg stejlt] the ground rose sharply;

(se også aktie, grad, kunst);

[ med præp & adv:]

[ stige af] get off,

F ( af køretøj) alight,

( af hest, cykel) dismount;

(dvs melde fra) opt out ( fx when they began to get violent I opted out);

( med objekt) get off ( fx a bus, one's bicycle),

F alight from ( fx a bus, a carriage), dismount from ( fx a

horse, one's bicycle);

[ stige frem] emerge;

[ stige i land] go ashore;

[han steg £50 i løn] he got a rise (, am: raise) of £50;

[ stige i pris] go up, rise (in price);

[ stige i værdi] rise (el. increase) in value;

(se også agtelse, grad, rang);

[ stige ind] get in;

[ stige ind i en bus (, et tog)] get on a bus (, a train), board a bus (, a train);

[ stige med 10 procent] rise (el. go up) by 10 per cent;

[ stige ned] come down,

F descend;

[ stige om]

( i andet befordringsmiddel) change,

F transfer;

[ stige op] rise, go up,

F ascend;

[ stige op af graven] rise from the grave;

[ stige op af havet] emerge from the sea;

[ stige op i] = stige ind i;

( klatre op i) climb, get up ( fx a tree);

[ stige op på] get on ( fx one's horse),

F mount ( fx a chair, one's bicycle, one's horse, the pulpit);

( klatre op på) climb ( fx a mountain);

[ stige på]

(dvs bus etc) board,

( stige op på), se ovf;

[ stige til hest] get on one's horse,

F mount (one's horse);

(se også hoved);

[ stige ud (af)] get off ( fx get off the bus; I want to get off),

F alight (from).

Danish-English dictionary > stige
14 partir

partir [paʀtiʀ]

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► partir is conjugated with être.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━intransitive verb

   a. ( = aller, quitter un lieu) to go ; ( = s'éloigner) to go away

• il est parti he's gone

• il est parti en Irlande he has gone to Ireland

• ils doivent être partis they must have gone away

• il a fini par partir he eventually went away

• es-tu prêt à partir ? are you ready to go?

• nos voisins sont partis il y a six mois our neighbours left or went six months ago

• quand partez-vous pour Paris ? when are you leaving for Paris?

• il est parti acheter du pain he has gone to buy some bread

• partir faire des courses to go shopping

• partir en voyage to go on a trip

• ma lettre ne partira pas ce soir my letter won't go this evening

• sa femme est partie avec un autre his wife has gone off with another man

• partir à pied to set off on foot

• il est parti en courant he ran off

• les voilà partis ! they're off!

► partir de [personne] to leave

• elle est partie de Nice à 9 heures she left Nice at 9 o'clock

• un chemin qui part de l'église a path leading from the church

• c'est le troisième en partant de la droite it's the third from the right

• il est parti de rien he started from nothing

• c'est de là que part notre analyse this is what our analysis is based on

• partons de l'hypothèse que... let's assume that...

• en partant de ce principe... on that basis...

• cela part d'un bon sentiment it's well meant

   b. ( = démarrer) [moteur] to start ; [train] to leave

• c'est parti ! (inf) here we go! (inf)

   c. ( = être lancé) [fusée] to go up ; [coup de feu] to go off

• le coup est parti tout seul the gun went off accidentally

• faire partir [+ fusée] to launch ; [+ pétard] to set off

   d. ( = être engagé) partir sur une mauvaise piste to start off on the wrong track

• partir mal to get off to a bad start

• le pays est mal parti the country is in a bad way

• partir bien to get off to a good start

• son affaire est bien partie his business has got off to a good start

• il est bien parti pour gagner he seems all set to win

• quand ils sont partis à discuter, il y en a pour des heures (inf) once they've got going on one of their discussions, they're at it for hours (inf)

• la pluie est partie pour (durer) toute la journée the rain has set in for the day

   e. ( = disparaître) [tache] to come out ; [bouton de vêtement] to come off ; [douleur, rougeurs, boutons, odeur] to go

• la tache est partie au lavage the stain came out in the wash

• faire partir [+ tache] to remove ; [+ odeur] to get rid of

   f. ► à partir de from

• à partir d'aujourd'hui from today

• à partir de 4 heures from 4 o'clock onwards

• à partir de maintenant from now on

• à partir de ce moment-là from then on

• à partir du moment où... ( = dès que) as soon as... ; ( = pourvu que) as long as...

• c'est le troisième à partir de la gauche it's the third from the left

• pantalons à partir de 100 € trousers from 100 euros

• c'est fait à partir de produits chimiques it's made from chemicals

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paʀtiʀ
1.

verbe intransitif

1) ( quitter un lieu) [personne] to leave, to go

partez devant, je vous rejoins — go on ahead, I'll catch you up

est-ce qu'ils sont partis en avion ou en train? — did they fly or did they take the train?

j'espère que je ne vous fais pas partir? — I hope I'm not driving you away?

partir en courant/boitant/hurlant — to run off/to limp off/to go off screaming

partir fâché — to go off in a huff (colloq)

partir content — to go away happy

partir sans laisser d'adresse — ( sans laisser de traces) to disappear without trace

2) ( pour une destination) to go

il est parti en ville à bicyclette — he went to town on his bicycle

partir pour le Mexique/l'Australie — to leave for Mexico/Australia

ils sont partis en Écosse en stop — ( ils sont encore en voyage) they're hitchhiking to Scotland; ( dans le passé) they hitchhiked to Scotland

partir à la guerre/au front — to go off to war/to the front

partir en tournée — to set off on tour GB ou on a tour

partir en retraite — to retire

3) ( se mettre en mouvement) [personne, voiture, car, train] to leave; [avion] to take off; [moteur] to start

je pars — I'm off, I'm leaving

les coureurs sont partis — the runners are off

le train à destination de Dijon va partir — the train to Dijon is about to depart ou leave

à vos marques, prêts, partez! — on your marks, get set, go!

4) ( être projeté) [flèche, balle] to be fired; [bouchon] to shoot out; [capsule] to shoot off; [réplique] to slip out

le coup de feu est parti — the gun went off

elle était tellement énervée que la gifle est partie toute seule — she was so angry that she slapped him/her before she realized what she was doing ou before she could stop herself

5) ( commencer) [chemin, route] to start

les branches qui partent du tronc — the branches growing out from the trunk

les avenues qui partent de la place de l'Étoile — the avenues which radiate outwards from the Place de l'Étoile

partir favori — [concurrent, candidat] to start favourite [BrE]

partir battu d'avance — to be doomed from the start

partir dernier — ( dans une course) to start last

le troisième en partant de la gauche — the third (starting) from the left

partir de rien — to start from nothing

c'est parti! — ( ordre) go!

et voilà, c'est parti (colloq), il pleut! — here we go, it's raining!

être bien parti — [coureur, cheval, projet, travail, personne] to have got GB ou gotten US off to a good start

être bien parti pour gagner — to seem all set to win

c'est mal parti — (colloq) things don't look too good, it doesn't look too promising

il a l'air parti (colloq) pour réussir — he seems to be heading for success

le mauvais temps est parti (colloq) pour durer — it looks as if the bad weather is here to stay

6) ( se fonder)

partir de — to start from [idée, observation]

partir du principe que — to work on the assumption that

partir d'une bonne intention — to be well-meant

7) ( s'enlever) [tache, saleté] to come out; [émail, peinture] to come off; [odeur] to go; [bouton, écusson, décoration] to come off

faire partir une tache — to remove a stain

8) ( être expédié) [colis, candidature] to be sent (off)

9) ( se lancer)

quand il est parti (colloq) on ne l'arrête plus — once he starts ou gets going there's no stopping him

partir dans des explications — to launch into explanations

10) ( mourir) euph to go, to pass away euph

2.

à partir de locution prépositive from

à partir de maintenant — from now on

à partir du moment où — ( sens temporel) as soon as; ( sens conditionnel) as long as

à partir de là, tout a basculé — from then on everything changed radically

les enfants ne sont admis qu'à partir de huit ans — children under eight are not admitted

faire une étude à partir de statistiques — to base a study on statistics

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paʀtiʀ vi
1) (aller vers un lieu) to go

J'aimerais partir quelque part au soleil. — I'd like to go somewhere sunny.

partir en vacances — to go on holiday

partir faire du ski — to go skiing

partir pour — to go off to

Si vous partez pour un long voyage, n'oubliez pas de... — If you go off on a long trip, don't forget to..., If you go away on a long trip, don't forget to...

Ils sont partis hier pour le Japon. — They went off to Japan yesterday.

partir à — to go to

Il est parti à Londres pour apprendre l'anglais. — He's gone to London to learn English.

2) (quitter un lieu) to go, to leave

Partez, vous allez être en retard. — You should go, or you'll be late., You should leave, or you'll be late.

Je peux partir? — Can I go now?, Can I leave now?

Il est parti à sept heures. — He left at 7 o'clock., He went at 7 o'clock.

Je lui ai téléphoné mais il était déjà parti. — I phoned him but he'd already gone., I phoned him but he'd already left.

partir de — to leave

Il est parti de Nice à sept heures. — He left Nice at 7 o'clock.

3) (s'éloigner d'un lieu) to go away, to go off, (en voiture) to drive away, to drive off

Ils sont partis à toute allure. — They drove off at high speed.

partir en courant — to run away

4) (= commencer)

partir de [hypothèse, principe] — to start from, [élément d'une suite] to start from

la numérotation part de la première page de texte — the numbering starts from the first page of the text

partons du troisième chapitre — let's start from chapter three

5) [moteur] to start

6) [pétard] to go off

7) [bouchon, toute pièce insérée] to come out

8) [bouton, toute pièce attachée ou fixée] to come off

9) [tache, marque] to come off

10) (autres locutions)

à partir de; à partir de ce moment — from then on

Je serai chez moi à partir de huit heures. — I'll be at home from eight o'clock onwards.

À partir de Verneuil, c'est plus boisé. — After Verneuil, it's more forested.

à partir de 3 millions d'euros — from 3 million euros upwards

C'est fait à partir de graisse de marmotte. — It's made from marmot fat.

À partir de là, tout est possible. — If that's the case, anything's possible.

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partir verb table: partir

A vi

1 ( quitter un lieu) [personne] to leave, to go; partir sans manger to leave ou go without eating; partez devant, je vous rejoins go on ahead, I'll catch you up; tu pars déjà? are you leaving already?; partir à pied/en voiture/en avion to leave on foot/in a car/in a plane; est-ce qu'ils sont partis en avion ou en train? did they fly or did they take the train?; il est parti en ville à bicyclette he went to town on his bicycle; il est parti il y a cinq minutes he left five minutes ago; ils sont partis en Écosse en stop ( ils sont encore en voyage) they're hitchhiking to Scotland; ( dans le passé) they hitchhiked to Scotland; partir de to leave ou go from [ville, gare, aéroport]; de quelle gare pars-tu? which station are you leaving ou going from?; je suis partie de chez moi à 20 heures I left my house at 8 pm; faire partir qn to make sb leave; j'espère que je ne vous fais pas partir? I hope I'm not driving you away?; fais partir ce chien! get that dog out of here!; partir en courant/boitant/hurlant to run off/to limp off/to go off screaming; partir fâché to go off in a huff○; partir content to go away happy; partir avec qn to go off with sb; elle est partie avec un autre she went off with another man; partir sans laisser d'adresse lit to go away without leaving a forwarding address; ( sans laisser de traces) to disappear without trace;

2 ( pour une destination) to go, to leave; partir loin/dans un pays lointain to go far away/to a far-off country; partir à Paris/à New York/au Mexique to go to Paris/to New York/to Mexico; je pars à Paris demain I'm going to Paris tomorrow, I'm off to Paris tomorrow; partir pour le Mexique/l'Australie to leave for Mexico/Australia; tu pars pour combien de temps? how long are you going for?; partir pour une semaine/six mois to go for a week/six months; est-ce que tu sais que je pars pour une semaine? did you know I was going away for a week?; partir en vacances to go on holiday GB ou vacation US (à to); nous partons en vacances dans les Vosges we're going on holiday GB ou vacation to the Vosges; partir en week-end to go away for the weekend; partir en week-end à Chamonix to go to Chamonix for the weekend; partir en voyage/expédition/croisière to go on a trip/an expedition/a cruise; partir à la guerre/au front to go off to war/to the front; partir au travail to go to work; partir à la pêche/chasse to go fishing/hunting; partir faire to go to do; elle est partie se reposer she's gone for a rest; partir en tournée to set off on tour GB ou on a tour US; partir en retraite to retire;

3 ( se mettre en mouvement) [voiture, car, train] to leave; [avion] to take off; [moteur] to start; [personne] to be off, to leave; les coureurs sont partis the runners are off; le train à destination de Dijon va partir the train to Dijon is about to depart ou leave; à vos marques, prêts, partez! on your marks, get set, go!;

4 ( être projeté) [flèche, balle] to be fired; [bouchon] to shoot out; [capsule] to shoot off; [réplique] to slip out; il jouait avec le fusil et le coup de feu est parti he was playing with the gun and it went off; la balle est partie, le blessant à l'épaule the shot was fired, wounding him in the shoulder; le bouchon est parti d'un seul coup the cork suddenly shot out; elle était tellement énervée que la gifle est partie toute seule she was so angry that she slapped him/her before she realized what she was doing ou before she could stop herself;

5 ( commencer) [chemin, route] to start; le sentier part d'ici the path starts here; les branches qui partent du tronc the branches growing out from the trunk; les avenues qui partent de la Place de l'Étoile the avenues which radiate outwards from the Place de l'Étoile; partir favori [concurrent, candidat] to start favourite^GB (à une course for a race); partir gagnant/battu d'avance to be the winner/loser before one has even started; partir dernier ( dans une course) to start last; le troisième en partant de la gauche the third (starting) from the left; partir de rien to start from nothing; c'est parti! ( si l'on donne un ordre) go!; ( si l'on constate) here we go!; et voilà, c'est parti, il pleut! here we go, it's raining!; être bien parti○ lit [coureur, cheval] to have got GB ou gotten US off to a good start; fig [projet, travail, personne] to have got GB ou gotten US off to a good start; être bien parti pour gagner lit, fig to seem all set to win; l'entreprise a l'air bien partie the firm seems to have got off to a good start; être mal parti○ lit [coureur, cheval] to have got off to a bad start; fig [personne, pays, projet] to be in a bad way; avec la récession le pays est mal parti what with the recession the country is in a bad way; c'est mal parti○ things don't look too good; il faudrait qu'il fasse beau mais c'est mal parti it would be nice if the weather was fine but it doesn't look too promising; il a l'air parti pour réussir○ he seems to be heading for success; le mauvais temps est parti pour durer○ it looks as if the bad weather is here to stay;

6 ( se fonder) partir de qch to start from sth; je suis parti d'une idée/observation très simple I started from a very simple idea/observation; l'auteur est parti d'un fait divers pour écrire son roman the author used a news snippet as a starting point for his novel; partir du principe que to work on the assumption that; partir d'une bonne intention or d'un bon sentiment [idée, geste] to be well-meant; (en) partant de là○… on that basis…;

7 ( s'enlever) [tache, saleté] to come out; [émail, peinture] to come off; [odeur] to go; [bouton, écusson, décoration] to come off; j'ai beau frotter, ça ne part pas no matter how hard I rub, it won't come out; la saleté part bien/mal the dirt's coming off nicely/won't come out; l'étiquette est partie the label has come off; faire partir une tache/un graffiti to remove a stain/a piece of graffiti;

8 ( être expédié) [colis, lettre, rapport, candidature] to be sent (off);

9 ( se lancer) quand il est parti on ne l'arrête plus once he starts ou gets going there's no stopping him; partir dans des explications/un monologue to launch into explanations/a monologue; partir dans des digressions to start digressing;

10 ( mourir) euph to go, to pass away euph.

B à partir de loc prép

1 ( dans l'espace) from; à partir d'ici/du feu rouge/du carrefour from here/the traffic lights/the crossroads;

2 ( dans le temps) from; à partir de 16 heures/du 5 février from 4 o'clock/5 February (onwards); à partir de maintenant from now on; à partir du moment où ( sens temporel) as soon as; ( sens conditionnel) as long as; c'est possible à partir du moment où tu résides dans le pays it's possible as long as you are resident in the country; à partir de là, tout a basculé from then on everything changed radically;

3 ( supérieur ou égal) from; à partir de 2 000 euros from 2,000 euros; les enfants ne sont admis qu'à partir de huit ans children under eight are not admitted;

4 ( en utilisant) from; fabriqué à partir de pétrole/d'un alliage made from oil/an alloy;

5 ( en se basant sur) from, on the basis of; faire une étude à partir de statistiques to base a study on statistics; à partir de cet exemple il a démontré que using ou from this example he proved that; à partir de ces chiffres/résultats il est possible de… on the basis of these figures/results it is possible to…; à partir d'un échantillon représentatif from ou on the basis of a representative sample; ⇒ courir, maille, mourir.

[partir] verbe intransitif

1. [s'en aller] to go, to leave

pars, tu vas rater ton train (off you) go, or you'll miss your train

empêche-la de partir stop her (going), don't let her go

je ne vous fais pas partir, j'espère I hope I'm not chasing you away

laisser partir

a. [prisonnier, otage] to set free, to let go, to release

b. [écolier] to let out

c. [employé] to let go

laisse-moi partir let me go

il est parti avec la caisse he ran away ou off with the till

le climat les a fait partir the climate drove them away

tout son argent part en disques all his money goes on records

je ne peux pas partir du bureau avant 17 h 30 I can't leave the office before 5:30

(euphémisme) [mourir] to pass on ou away

2. [se mettre en route] to set off ou out, to start off

pars devant, je te rattrape go ahead, I'll catch up with you

regarde cette circulation, on n'est pas encore partis! (familier) by the look of that traffic, we're not off yet!

le courrier n'est pas encore parti the post hasn't gone yet

partir en avion

a. [personne] to fly (off)

b. [courrier] to go air mail ou by air

partir en bateau to go (off) by boat, to sail

partir en voiture to go (off) by car, to drive off

3. [se rendre] to go, to leave

je pars à ou pour Toulon demain I'm leaving for ou I'm off to Toulon tomorrow

partir à la campagne/montagne/mer to go (off) to the countryside/mountains/seaside

partir vers le sud to go south

4. [aller - pour se livrer à une activité] to go

elle est partie au tennis/à la danse she's gone to play tennis/to her dance class

partir à la chasse/pêche to go shooting/fishing

partir à la recherche de to set off in search of, to go looking for

partir en week-end to go off ou away for the weekend

nous partons en excursion/voyage demain we're setting off on an excursion/a journey tomorrow

tu ne pars pas (en vacances) cet été? aren't you going on holiday (UK) ou vacation (US) this summer?

partir skier/se promener to go skiing/for a walk

sa tête est partie heurter le buffet his head struck against the sideboard

5. [s'engager]

partir dans: partir dans un discours to launch into a speech

partir dans une explication to embark on an explanation

partir sur: partir sur un sujet to start off on a topic

quand elles sont parties sur leur boulot, c'est difficile de les arrêter (familier) once they start on about their job, there's no stopping them

être parti à faire quelque chose (familier) : les voilà partis à refaire toute la maison there they go doing up the entire house

6. [démarrer - machine, moteur, voiture] to start (up) ; [ - avion] to take off, to leave ; [ - train] to leave, to depart ; [ - fusée] to go up ; [ - pétard] to go off ; [ - plante] to take

le coup (de feu) est parti tout seul the gun went off on its own

il m'a insulté et la gifle est partie he insulted me and I just slapped him

excuse-moi, le mot est parti (tout seul) I'm sorry, the word just came out

faire partir

a. [moteur] to start (up)

b. [pétard] to set ou to let off (separable)

c. [fusil] to let off (separable)

d. [plante] to get started

7. [se mettre en mouvement, débuter - coureur, match, concert] to start (off)

être parti pour: on est partis pour avoir des ennuis! we're headed for trouble!

elle est partie pour nous faire la tête toute la soirée she's all set to sulk the whole evening

le match est bien/mal parti pour notre équipe the match has started well/badly for our team

le projet est bien parti the project is off to a good start

je le vois mal parti pour récupérer son titre the way he's going, I just can't see him winning back his title

elle a l'air bien partie pour remporter l'élection she seems well set to win the election

8. [se vendre] to sell

9. [disparaître, s'effacer - inscription] to disappear, to be rubbed off ou out, to be worn off ; [ - tache] to disappear, to go, to come out ; [ - douleur] to go, to disappear ; [ - boutons] to come off ; [ - pellicules, odeur] to go

faire partir

a. [salissure] to get rid of, to remove

b. [odeur] to get rid of, to clear

c. [douleur] to ease

ça ne fera pas partir ton mal de gorge it won't get rid of your sore throat

10. [se défaire, se détacher - attache, bouton] to come off, to go ; [ - maille] to run ; [ - étiquette] to come off

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partir de verbe plus préposition

1. [dans l'espace]

le ferry/marathon part de Brest the ferry sails/the marathon starts from Brest

la rue part de la mairie the street starts at the town hall

la cicatrice part du poignet et va jusqu'au coude the scar goes ou stretches from the wrist to the elbow

c'est le quatrième en partant de la droite/du haut it's the fourth (one) from the right/top

2. [dans le temps]

nous allons faire partir le contrat du 15 janvier we'll make the contract effective (as) from January the 15th

votre congé part de la fin mai your holidays begin at the end of May

3. [dans un raisonnement]

partir du principe que to start from the principle that, to start by assuming that

si l'on part de ce principe, il faudrait ne jamais contester on that basis, one should never protest

4. [provenir de]

tous les problèmes sont partis de là all the problems stemmed from that

ça partait d'un bon sentiment his intentions were good

sa remarque est partie du coeur his comment came ou was (straight) from the heart, it was a heartfelt remark

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à partir de locution prépositionnelle

1. [dans le temps] (as) from

à partir de mardi starting from Tuesday, from Tuesday onwards

à partir de (ce moment-) là, il ne m'a plus adressé la parole from that moment on ou from then on, he never spoke to me again

2. [dans l'espace] (starting) from

le deuxième à partir de la droite the second (one) from the right

3. [numériquement]

imposé à partir de 5 000 euros taxable from 5,000 euros upwards

4. [avec, à base de] from

c'est fait à partir d'huiles végétales it's made from ou with vegetable oils

on ne peut pas tirer de conclusions à partir de si peu de preuves you can't reach any conclusion on the basis of so little evidence

j'ai fait un résumé à partir de ses notes I've made a summary based on his notes

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > partir
15 bajar

v.

1 to take/bring down (poner abajo) (libro, cuadro).

ayúdame a bajar la caja help me get the box down; (desde lo alto) help carry the box downstairs (al piso de abajo)

2 to go/come down (descender) (montaña, escaleras).

bajó las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran down the stairs as fast as she could

bajar en ascensor to go/come down in the lift o (British) elevator (United States)

bajar por la escalera to go/come down the stairs

bajar (a) por algo to go out and get something

bajar corriendo to run down

3 to reduce.

bajar el fuego (de la cocina) to reduce the heat

4 to lower (ojos, cabeza, voz).

5 to download (informal) (computing).

6 to fall, to drop.

bajó la gasolina the price of petrol o (British) gasoline fell (United States)

este modelo ha bajado de precio this model has gone down in price, the price of this model has gone down

bajó la Bolsa share prices fell

las acciones de C & C han bajado C & C share prices have fallen

7 to descend, to come down, to decrease, to drop.

Bajó el calor The heat descended.

El hielo bajó la temperatura The ice reduced the temperature.

8 to step down, to stand down, to climb down, to get down.

Ricardo bajó del camión Richard stepped down from the truck.

9 to take down, to discharge, to carry down, to get down.

Pedro bajó el equipaje Peter took down the luggage.

10 to put down, to lower, to put in a lower position.

Ella bajó su mano She put down her hand.

11 to go down, to descend.

Ese elevador baja That elevator goes down.

12 to have less.

Me bajó la temperatura I have less temperature.

13 to walk down, to descend.

Ella bajó el camino al mar She walked down the path to the sea.

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bajar

► verbo transitivo

1 (coger algo de un lugar alto) to get down, take down

■ bajó un libro de la estantería he took a book down from the shelf

2 (dejar más abajo) to lower

■ ¿has bajado las persianas? have you lowered the blinds?

■ ese cuadro está muy alto, bájalo un poco that picture's too high, bring it down a bit

■ se bajó los pantalones para que le pusieran una inyección he took his trousers down so that they could give him an injection

3 (reducir) to lower, reduce, bring down

■ esto te bajará la tensión this will lower your blood pressure

■ nuestro objetivo es bajar la inflación our aim is to reduce inflation

■ han bajado los impuestos directos they've cut down direct taxes

■ quieren bajar el precio de los libros they want to bring down the price of books

4 (reducir en intensidad) to lower; (voz) to lower; (sonido, luz, gas) to turn down

■ baja la voz, que te van a oír lower your voice, they'll hear you

■ baja la tele un poco, no te oigo turn the telly down, I can't hear you

■ baja la calefacción, hace calor turn the heating down, it's hot

5 (alargar) to lengthen, let down

■ la modista me bajó un poco la falda the dressmaker let my skirt down a bit

6 (recorrer de arriba abajo) to go down, come down

■ bajamos la escalera we went down the stairs

■ bajó la calle corriendo she ran down the street

7 (en informática) to download

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ir abajo - acercándose) to come down; (- alejándose) to go down

■ ¡baja de ahí ahora mismo! come down from there right now!

■ ¿bajas en ascensor o por la escalera? are you going down in the lift or by the stairs?

■ bajó corriendo/volando he ran/flew down

2 (reducirse) to fall, drop, come down

■ ha bajado la temperatura the temperature has dropped

■ los precios han bajado prices have come down

■ el yen sigue bajando the yen continues to fall

3 (hinchazón) to go down; (fiebre) to go down, come down

4 (marea) to go out

5 (apearse - de coche) to get out (de, of); (de bicicleta, caballo) to get off (de, -); (de avión, tren, autobús) to get off (de, -)

► verbo pronominal bajarse

1 (ir abajo - acercándose) to come down; (- alejándose) to go down

2 (apearse - de coche) to get out (de, -); (bicicleta, caballo) to get off (de, -); (avión, tren, autobús) to get off (de, -)

3 (agacharse) to bend down, bend over

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FRASEOLOGÍA

bajarse la cabeza to bow one's head

no bajar de... to be at least..., not be less than...

■ ese coche no baja de los tres millones that car must cost at least three million

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verb

1) to lower

2) descend

3) fall

4) reduce

5) take down

•

- bajarse de
- bajarse
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1. VT

1) (=llevar abajo) to take down; (=traer abajo) to bring down

¿has bajado la basura? — have you taken the rubbish down?

¿me bajas el abrigo?, hace frío aquí fuera — could you bring my coat down? it's cold out here

te he bajado la maleta del armario — I got your suitcase down from the wardrobe

la bajó del caballo — he helped her down off the horse

¿me baja a la Plaza Mayor? — [en taxi] could you take me to the Plaza Mayor?

2) (=mover hacia abajo) [+ bandera, ventanilla] to lower; [+ persiana] to put down, lower

bajar el telón — to lower the curtain

dimos un paseo para bajar la comida — we had a walk to help us digest our meal

3) [con partes del cuerpo] [+ brazos] to drop, lower

bajó la vista o los ojos — he looked down

bajó la cabeza — she bowed o lowered her head

4) (=reducir) [+ precio] to lower, put down; [+ fiebre, tensión, voz] to lower

los comercios han bajado los precios — businesses have put their prices down o lowered their prices

5) [+ radio, televisión, gas] to turn down

baja la radio que no oigo nada — turn the radio down, I can't hear a thing

¡baja la voz, que no estoy sordo! — keep your voice down, I'm not deaf!

6)

bajar la escalera — [visto desde arriba] to go down the stairs; [visto desde abajo] to come down the stairs

7) (=perder) to lose

bajé seis kilos — I lost six kilos

8) (Inform) to download

9) (=humillar) to humble, humiliate

10) Caribe ** (=pagar) to cough up *, fork out *

11) And ** (=matar) to do in **

2. VI

1) (=descender) [visto desde arriba] to go down; [visto desde abajo] to come down

baja y ayúdame — come down and help me

¡ahora bajo! — I'll be right down!

2) (=apearse) [de autobús, avión, tren, moto, bici, caballo] to get off; [de coche] to get out

bajar de — [+ autobús, avión, tren, moto, bici, caballo] to get off; [+ coche] to get out of

3) (=reducirse) [temperatura, fiebre, tensión arterial] to go down, fall, drop; [hinchazón, calidad] to go down

han bajado los precios — prices have fallen o come o gone down

el dólar bajó frente al euro — the dollar fell against the euro

los coches han bajado de precio — cars have come down in price

el partido bajó de cinco diputados a dos — the party went down from five deputies to two

4)

• bajar de (=perder) —

el avión empezó a bajar de altura — the plane started to lose height

el ejercicio te hará bajar de peso — exercise will help you to lose weight

5)

• no bajar de (=no ser menos de) —

el regalo no bajará de 15 euros — you won't pay less than 15 euros for the present

la venta no ha bajado nunca de mil — sales have never fallen below a thousand

los termómetros no han bajado de 30 grados — temperatures haven't dropped below 30 degrees

6) [regla] to start

me acaba de bajar la regla — my period has just started

3.

See:

bajarse
BAJAR De vehículos ► Bajar(se) de un vehículo privado o de un taxi se traduce por get out of, mientras que bajar(se) de un vehículo público (tren, autobús, avión {etc}) se traduce por get off: Bajó del coche y nos saludó She got out of the car and said hello No baje del tren en marcha Don't get off the train while it is still moving ► Debe emplearse get off cuando nos referimos a bicicletas, motos y animales de montura: Se bajó de la bicicleta He got off his bicycle Otros verbos de movimiento ► Bajar la escalera/ la cuesta {etc}, por regla general, se suele traducir por come down o por go down, según la dirección del movimiento (hacia o en sentido contrario del hablante), pero come y go se pueden substituir por otros verbos de movimiento si la oración española especifica la forma en que se baja mediante el uso de adverbios o construcciones adverbiales: Bajó las escaleras deprisa y corriendo She rushed down the stairs Bajó la cuesta tranquilamente He ambled down the hill Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go down; ( acercándose) to come down

yo bajo por la escalera — I'll take the stairs

espérame, ya bajo — wait for me, I'll be right down

¿bajas a la playa con nosotros? — are you coming (down) to the beach with us?

bajar a + inf — to go/come down to + inf

bajé a despedirlos — I went down to see them out

bajó a saludarnos — he came down to say hello

b) ( apearse)

bajar de algo — de tren/avión to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth

c) (Dep) equipo to go down

2)

a) marea to go out

b) fiebre/tensión to go down, drop; hinchazón to go down; temperatura to fall, drop

le ha bajado la fiebre — her fever o temperature has gone down

c) precio/valor to fall, drop; cotización to fall; calidad to deteriorate; popularidad to diminish

bajar de precio — to go down in price

seguro que no baja de los dos millones — I bet it won't be o cost less than two million

d) menstruación to start
2.
bajar vt

1) <escalera/cuesta> to go down

2) <brazo/mano> to put down, lower

bajó la cabeza avergonzado — he bowed his head in shame

3) (Inf) to download

4)

a)

bajar algo (de algo) — de armario/estante to get sth down (from sth); del piso de arriba to bring/take down sth

¿me bajas las llaves? — can you bring down my keys?

hay que bajar estas botellas al sótano — we have to take these bottles down to the basement

b)

bajar a algn de algo — de mesa/caballo to get sb off sth

5)

a) <persiana/telón> to lower; < ventanilla> to open

b) < cremallera> to undo

6) < precio> to lower; < fiebre> to bring down; < volumen> to turn down

baja la voz — lower your voice
3.
bajarse verbo pronominal

1) ( apearse)

bajarse de algo — de tren/autobús to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth

bájate del muro! — get down off the wall!

2) < pantalones> to take down; < falda> to pull down

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= come + downstairs, drop, go down, lower, walk down, ebb, subside, move down, come down, wind + Nombre + down, coast, freewheel, take + a tumble, turn down.

Ex. Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.

Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex. Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.

Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.

Ex. Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.

Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.

Ex. Her agitation subsided suddenly.

Ex. Of the 32 institutions indicating some change in status from July 1982 to January 1983, 19 moved down in status and 13 moved up.

Ex. Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.

Ex. Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.

Ex. Pushing our bicycles up a very steep hill one sunny morning, two men on bicycles coasted down the hill and passed us.

Ex. His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.

Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.

Ex. Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

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* bajar a = head down to.

* bajar a Alguien del pedestal = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.

* bajar de categoría = demote.

* bajar de precio = come down in + price.

* bajar el listón = lower + the bar.

* bajar el nivel = lower + the bar.

* bajar el precio = lower + price.

* bajar la calidad = lower + standards.

* bajar la guardia = lower + Posesivo + guard.

* bajar la moral = lower + morale.

* bajar la ventana = wind down + window.

* bajar la voz = lower + Posesivo + voice.

* bajarle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + down.

* bajarle los humos a Alguien = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size, take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails.

* bajar los precios = roll back + prices.

* bajar mucho = go + way down.

* bajarse de = get off.

* bajarse de las nubes = get real.

* bajarse del tren = get off + the train.

* hacer bajar = force down.

* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* precio + bajar = price + fall.

* que baja los humos = humbling.

* subir y = move up and/or down.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ascensor/persona ( alejándose) to go down; ( acercándose) to come down

yo bajo por la escalera — I'll take the stairs

espérame, ya bajo — wait for me, I'll be right down

¿bajas a la playa con nosotros? — are you coming (down) to the beach with us?

bajar a + inf — to go/come down to + inf

bajé a despedirlos — I went down to see them out

bajó a saludarnos — he came down to say hello

b) ( apearse)

bajar de algo — de tren/avión to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth

c) (Dep) equipo to go down

2)

a) marea to go out

b) fiebre/tensión to go down, drop; hinchazón to go down; temperatura to fall, drop

le ha bajado la fiebre — her fever o temperature has gone down

c) precio/valor to fall, drop; cotización to fall; calidad to deteriorate; popularidad to diminish

bajar de precio — to go down in price

seguro que no baja de los dos millones — I bet it won't be o cost less than two million

d) menstruación to start
2.
bajar vt

1) <escalera/cuesta> to go down

2) <brazo/mano> to put down, lower

bajó la cabeza avergonzado — he bowed his head in shame

3) (Inf) to download

4)

a)

bajar algo (de algo) — de armario/estante to get sth down (from sth); del piso de arriba to bring/take down sth

¿me bajas las llaves? — can you bring down my keys?

hay que bajar estas botellas al sótano — we have to take these bottles down to the basement

b)

bajar a algn de algo — de mesa/caballo to get sb off sth

5)

a) <persiana/telón> to lower; < ventanilla> to open

b) < cremallera> to undo

6) < precio> to lower; < fiebre> to bring down; < volumen> to turn down

baja la voz — lower your voice
3.
bajarse verbo pronominal

1) ( apearse)

bajarse de algo — de tren/autobús to get off sth; de coche to get out of sth; de caballo/bicicleta to get off sth

bájate del muro! — get down off the wall!

2) < pantalones> to take down; < falda> to pull down

* * *

= come + downstairs, drop, go down, lower, walk down, ebb, subside, move down, come down, wind + Nombre + down, coast, freewheel, take + a tumble, turn down.

Ex: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.

Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex: Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.

Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.

Ex: Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.

Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.

Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.

Ex: Of the 32 institutions indicating some change in status from July 1982 to January 1983, 19 moved down in status and 13 moved up.

Ex: Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.

Ex: Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.

Ex: Pushing our bicycles up a very steep hill one sunny morning, two men on bicycles coasted down the hill and passed us.

Ex: His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.

Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.

Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

* bajar a = head down to.

* bajar a Alguien del pedestal = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.

* bajar de categoría = demote.

* bajar de precio = come down in + price.

* bajar el listón = lower + the bar.

* bajar el nivel = lower + the bar.

* bajar el precio = lower + price.

* bajar la calidad = lower + standards.

* bajar la guardia = lower + Posesivo + guard.

* bajar la moral = lower + morale.

* bajar la ventana = wind down + window.

* bajar la voz = lower + Posesivo + voice.

* bajarle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + down.

* bajarle los humos a Alguien = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size, take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails.

* bajar los precios = roll back + prices.

* bajar mucho = go + way down.

* bajarse de = get off.

* bajarse de las nubes = get real.

* bajarse del tren = get off + the train.

* hacer bajar = force down.

* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* precio + bajar = price + fall.

* que baja los humos = humbling.

* subir y = move up and/or down.

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bajar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 «ascensor/persona» (alejándose) to go down; (acercándose) to come down

yo bajo por la escalera I'll walk down o take the stairs

espérame, ya bajo wait for me, I'll be right down

¿bajas a la playa? are you coming (down) to the beach?

bajar A + INF to go/come down to + INF

bajó a saludarnos he came down to say hello

todavía no ha bajado a desayunar she hasn't come down for breakfast yet

ha bajado a comprar cigarrillos he's gone down to buy some cigarettes

2 (apearse) bajar DE algo ‹de un tren/un avión› to get off sth; ‹de un coche› to get out OF sth; ‹de un caballo/una bicicleta› to get off sth, dismount FROM sth

me caí al bajar del autobús I fell as I was getting off the bus

yo no bajo, me quedo en el coche I'm not getting out, I'll stay in the car

no sabe bajar sola del caballo she can't get down off the horse o dismount on her own

3 ( Dep) «equipo» to go down, be relegated

4

«río/aguas» (+ compl): el río baja crecido the river is (running) high

B

1 «marea» to go out

2 «fiebre/tensión» to go down, drop, fall; «hinchazón» to go down

han bajado mucho las temperaturas temperatures have fallen o dropped sharply

no le ha bajado la fiebre her fever o ( BrE) temperature hasn't gone down

3 «precio/valor» to fall, drop; «cotización» to fall

el dólar bajó ligeramente the dollar slipped back o fell slightly

nuestro volumen de ventas no ha bajado our turnover hasn't fallen o dropped o decreased

los precios bajaron en un 25% prices fell by 25%

los ordenadores están bajando de precio computers are going down in price

ha bajado mucho la calidad del producto the quality of the product has deteriorated badly

su popularidad ha bajado últimamente her popularity has diminished recently

seguro que no baja de los dos millones I bet it won't be o cost less than two million

ha bajado mucho en mi estima he's gone down o fallen a lot in my estimation

4 «período/menstruación» (+ me/te/le etc) to start

5

( Chi fam) (entrar) (+ me/te/le etc): con el vino le bajó un sueño tremendo the wine made him incredibly sleepy

al escuchar tanta estupidez nos bajó una rabia … listening to such nonsense made us so angry …

■ bajar

vt

A ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down

bajó la cuesta corriendo she ran down the hill

B

1 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower

bajó la cabeza/mirada avergonzado he bowed his head/lowered o dropped his eyes in shame

2 (de un armario, estante) to get down; (de una planta, habitación) to bring/take down

me ayudó a bajar la maleta he helped me to get my suitcase down

¿me bajas las llaves? can you bring down my keys?

hay que bajar estas botellas al sótano we have to take these bottles down to the basement

bajar algo/a algn DE algo to get sth/sb down FROM sth

bájame la caja del estante get the box down from the shelf (for me)

bájalo de la mesa/del caballo get him down off the table/horse

3 ‹persiana/telón› to lower

¿me bajas la cremallera? will you undo my zipper ( AmE) o ( BrE) zip for me?

le bajó los pantalones para ponerle una inyección she took his pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers down to give him an injection

tengo que bajarle el dobladillo I have to let the hem down

baja la ventanilla open the window

C ‹precio› to lower; ‹fiebre› to bring down; ‹radio› to turn down

bájale el volumen or ( Col) al volumen turn the volume down

baja la calefacción/el gas turn the heating/the gas down

baja la voz lower your voice

lo bajaron de categoría it was downgraded o demoted

D ( Inf) to download

estoy bajando música a la computadora ( AmL) or al ordenador ( Esp) I'm downloading music to my computer

■ bajarse

v pron

A (apearse) bajarse DE algo ‹de un tren/un autobús› to get off sth; ‹de un coche› to get out OF sth; ‹de un caballo/una bicicleta› to get off sth, dismount FROM sth

me bajo en la próxima I'm getting off at the next stop

¡bájate del muro! get down off the wall!

B ‹pantalones› to take down, pull down; ‹falda› to pull down

C

1 (Arg, Col arg) (liquidar) to rub out (sl)

2 ( Arg arg) (tener relaciones sexuales con) to score with (sl)

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bajar ( conjugate bajar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [ascensor/persona] ( alejándose) to go down;

( acercándose) to come down;
◊ bajar por las escaleras to go/come down the stairs;

ya bajo I'll be right down
b) ( apearse) bajar de algo ‹de tren/avión› to get off sth;

‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth
c) (Dep) [ equipo] to go down

2
a) [ marea] to go out

b) [fiebre/tensión] to go down, drop;

[ hinchazón] to go down;
[ temperatura] to fall, drop
c) [precio/valor] to fall, drop;

[ calidad] to deteriorate;
[ popularidad] to diminish;
◊ bajar de precio to go down in price

verbo transitivo
1 ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down
2 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower
3
a) bajar algo (de algo) ‹de armario/estante› to get sth down (from sth);

‹ del piso de arriba› ( traer) to bring sth down (from sth);
( llevar) to take sth down (to sth)
b) bajar a algn de algo ‹de mesa/caballo› to get sb off sth

4
a) ‹persiana/telón› to lower;

‹ ventanilla› to open
b) ‹ cremallera› to undo

5 ‹ precio› to lower;
‹ fiebre› to bring down;
‹ volumen› to turn down;
‹ voz› to lower
bajarse verbo pronominal
1 ( apearse) bajarse de algo ‹de tren/autobús› to get off sth;
‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth;
‹de pared/árbol› to get down off sth
2 ‹ pantalones› to take down;
‹ falda› to pull down
bajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (descender) to come o go down: bajé corriendo la cuesta, I ran downhill ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (llevar algo abajo) to bring o get o take down: baja los disfraces del trastero, bring the costumes down from the attic
3 (un telón) to lower
(una persiana) to let down
(la cabeza) to bow o lower
4 (reducir el volumen) to turn down
(la voz) to lower
5 (los precios, etc) to reduce, cut
6 (ropa, dobladillo) tengo que bajar el vestido, I've got to let the hem down
7 Mús tienes que bajar un tono, you've got to go down a tone
II verbo intransitivo
1 to go o come down: bajamos al bar, we went down to the bar
2 (apearse de un tren, un autobús) to get off
(de un coche) to get out [de, of]: tienes que bajarte en la siguiente parada, you've got to get off at the next stop
3 (disminuir la temperatura, los precios) to fall, drop: ha bajado su cotización en la bolsa, its share prices have dropped in the stock exchange
' bajar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abaratarse
- basura
- descender
- guardia
- irse
- a
- bandera
- hundir
- mirada
- poder
- vista
- volumen
English:
boil over
- bow
- bring down
- climb down
- come down
- decline
- decrease
- deflate
- descend
- dip
- down
- downgrade
- downstairs
- draw
- drop
- fall
- force down
- get down
- get off
- go below
- go down
- guard
- hang
- heave
- inflammation
- jump down
- jump off
- let down
- let off
- lift down
- lower
- mark down
- move down
- pull down
- relegate
- send down
- slide down
- slip
- slip down
- spiral down
- steeply
- subside
- swoop
- take down
- turn down
- walk down
- wind down
- bring
- can
- come

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bajar

♦ vt

1. [poner abajo] [libro, cuadro] to take/bring down;
[telón, persiana] to lower; [ventanilla] to wind down, to open;
he bajado la enciclopedia de la primera a la última estantería I've moved the encyclopedia down from the top shelf to the bottom one;

ayúdame a bajar la caja [desde lo alto] help me get the box down;
[al piso de abajo] help me carry the box downstairs
2. [ojos, cabeza, mano] to lower;

bajó la cabeza con resignación she lowered o bowed her head in resignation

3. [descender] [montaña, escaleras] to go/come down;

bajó las escaleras a toda velocidad she ran down the stairs as fast as she could;

bajó la calle a todo correr he ran down the street as fast as he could

4. [reducir] [inflación, hinchazón] to reduce;
[precios] to lower, to cut; [música, volumen, radio] to turn down; [fiebre] to bring down;
bajar el fuego (de la cocina) to reduce the heat;

bajar el tono to lower one's voice;

bajar la moral a alguien to cause sb's spirits to drop;

bajar los bríos o [m5] humos a alguien to take sb down a peg or two

5. [hacer descender de categoría] to demote

6. Fam Informát to download

7. Carib Fam [pagar] to cough up, to pay up

♦ vi

1. [apearse] [de coche] to get out;
[de moto, bicicleta, tren, avión] to get off; [de caballo] to dismount; [de árbol, escalera, silla] to get/come down;
bajar de [de coche] to get out of;
[de moto, bicicleta, tren, avión] to get off; [de caballo] to get off, to dismount; [de árbol, escalera, silla, mesa] to get/come down from;
es peligroso bajar de un tren en marcha it is dangerous to jump off a train while it is still moving;

bajar a tierra [desde barco] to go on shore;

bajo en la próxima parada I'm getting off at the next stop

2. [descender] to go/come down;

¿podrías bajar aquí un momento? could you come down here a minute?;

tenemos que bajar a sacar la basura we have to go down to put the Br rubbish o US trash out;

bajo enseguida I'll be down in a minute;

bajar corriendo to run down;

bajar en ascensor to go/come down in the Br lift o US elevator;

bajar por la escalera to go/come down the stairs;

bajar (a) por algo to go down and get sth;

ha bajado a comprar el periódico she's gone out o down to get the paper;

bajar a desayunar to go/come down for breakfast;

el río baja crecido the river is high;

está bajando la marea the tide is going out;

el jefe ha bajado mucho en mi estima the boss has gone down a lot in my estimation

3. [disminuir] to fall, to drop;
[fiebre, hinchazón] to go/come down; [cauce] to go down, to fall;
los precios bajaron prices dropped;

bajó la gasolina the price of Br petrol o US gasoline fell;

el euro bajó frente a la libra the euro fell against the pound;

bajó la Bolsa esp Br share o esp US stock prices fell;

las acciones de C & C han bajado C & C esp Br share o esp US stock prices have fallen;

han bajado las ventas sales are down;

este modelo ha bajado de precio this model has gone down in price, the price of this model has gone down;

el coste total no bajará del millón the total cost will not be less than o under a million;

no bajará de tres horas it will take at least three hours, it won't take less than three hours

4. Fam [ir, venir] to go/come down;

bajaré a la capital la próxima semana I'll be going down to the capital next week;

¿por qué no bajas a vernos este fin de semana? why don't you come down to see us this weekend?

5. [descender de categoría] to be demoted (a to); Dep to be relegated, to go down (a to);
el Atlético bajó de categoría Atlético went down

♦ See also the pronominal verb bajarse

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bajar

I v/t

1 voz, precio lower;

bajar la mirada lower one’s eyes o gaze, look down;

bajar algo de arriba get sth down

2 TV, radio turn down

3 escalera go down

4 INFOR download

II v/i

1 go down

2 de intereses fall, drop

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bajar vt

1) descender: to lower, to let down, to take down

2) reducir: to reduce (prices)

3) inclinar: to lower, to bow (the head)

4) : to go down, to descend

5)

bajar de categoría : to downgrade

bajar vi

1) : to drop, to fall

2) : to come down, to go down

3) : to ebb (of tides)

♦ See also the reflexive verb bajarse

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bajar vb

1. (ir abajo) to go down

tengo que bajar a recepción I've got to go down to reception

siempre bajamos a pie we always walk down

¿bajas tú o subo yo? are you coming down or shall I come up?

2. (descender) to drop [pt. & pp. dropped] / to fall [pt. fell; pp. fallen] / to go down

el nivel del agua ha bajado the level of the water has gone down

la temperatura ha bajado the temperature has dropped

el precio de la vivienda ha bajado the price of houses has come down

3. (salir de un coche) to get out

¡bájate del coche! get out of the car!

4. (salir de un tren, autobús) to get off

bajó del tren he got off the train

5. (llevar abajo) to get down / to take down [pt. took; pp. taken]

¿me bajas la maleta? can you get my suitcase down?

voy a bajar la basura I'm going to take the rubbish down

6. (traer abajo) to bring down [pt. & pp. brought]

¿me bajas el bolso? can you bring my bag down?

7. (voz, vista) to lower

baja la voz lower your voice

bajó la vista she looked down

8. (cabeza) to bow

bajé la cabeza I bowed my head

9. (volumen) to turn down

baja la música, por favor turn the music down, please

Spanish-English dictionary > bajar
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mettre [mεtʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. reflexive verb

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► Lorsque mettre s'emploie dans des expressions telles que mettre qch en place, se mettre à table, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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   a. ( = placer) to put

• mettre du sucre dans son thé to put sugar in one's tea

• mettre la balle dans le filet to put the ball into the net

• mettre qch debout to stand sth up

• mettre qch à terre to put sth down

• mettre qn dans le train to put sb on the train

• mets le chat dehors put the cat out

• mettre qn au régime to put sb on a diet

• cela m'a mis dans une situation difficile that has put me in a difficult position

• où mets-tu tes verres ? where do you keep your glasses?

• mettre un enfant à l'école to send a child to school

• mettre qn au pas to bring sb into line

• il met qu'il est bien arrivé he says that he arrived safely

• mettre son poing sur la figure de qn to punch sb in the face

► mettre qch à (+ infinitif)

• mettre qch à cuire to put sth on to cook

• mettre qch à chauffer to put sth on to heat

• mettre du linge à sécher (à l'intérieur) to hang washing up to dry ; (à l'extérieur) to hang washing out to dry

   b. ( = revêtir) to put on

• mettre une robe to put on a dress

• mettre du maquillage to put on some make-up

• mets-lui son chapeau put his hat on

• il avait mis un manteau he was wearing a coat

   c. ( = consacrer) to take

• j'ai mis deux heures à le faire I took two hours to do it

• le train met trois heures the train takes three hours

• il y a mis le temps ! he's taken his time!

• y mettre le prix to pay the price

• mettre de l'argent dans une affaire to put money into a business

• je suis prêt à mettre 500 € I'm willing to give 500 euros

   d. ( = faire fonctionner) to put on

• mettre le chauffage to put the heating on

• mettre les informations to put the news on

• mettre le réveil à 7 heures to set the alarm for 7 o'clock

• mets France Inter put on France Inter

   e. ( = installer) [+ eau] to lay on ; [+ placards] to put in ; [+ étagères, rideaux] to put up ; [+ moquette] to lay

• mettre du papier peint to hang wallpaper

   f. ( = supposer) mettons que je me sois trompé let's say I've got it wrong

• si un pays, mettons la Norvège, décide... if a country, Norway say, decides...

   g. (locutions) mettre les bouts to clear off (inf)

• mettre les voiles (inf) to clear off (inf)

• qu'est-ce qu'ils nous ont mis ! (inf) (bagarre, match) they gave us a real hammering! (inf)

• va te faire mettre ! (vulg!) fuck off! (vulg!)

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► se mettre

   a. ( = se placer) [objet] to go

• mets-toi là (debout) stand there ; (assis) sit there

• se mettre au piano to sit down at the piano

• se mettre à l'ombre to go into the shade

• elle ne savait plus où se mettre she didn't know where to put herself

• il s'est mis dans une situation délicate he's put himself in an awkward situation

• ces verres se mettent dans le placard these glasses go in the cupboard

• il y a un bout de métal qui s'est mis dans l'engrenage a piece of metal has got caught in the works

   b. ( = s'habiller) se mettre en short to put on a pair of shorts

• se mettre une robe to put on a dress

• elle n'a plus rien à se mettre she's got nothing left to wear

   c. ( = s'ajouter) il s'est mis de l'encre sur les doigts he's got ink on his fingers

• il s'en est mis partout he's covered in it

   d. ( = se grouper) ils se sont mis à plusieurs pour pousser la voiture several of them joined forces to push the car

• se mettre avec qn ( = faire équipe) to team up with sb ; (en ménage) (inf) to move in with sb (inf)

• se mettre mal avec qn to get on the wrong side of sb

   e. ( = commencer) to start

• il est temps de s'y mettre it's time we got down to it

• qu'est-ce que tu es énervant quand tu t'y mets ! (inf) you can be a real pain once you get started! (inf)

► se mettre à + nom

• se mettre à une traduction to start a translation

• se mettre à la peinture to take up painting

• il s'est bien mis à l'anglais he's really taken to English► se mettre à + infinitif

• se mettre à rire to start laughing

• se mettre à traduire to start translating

• voilà qu'il se met à pleuvoir ! and now it's starting to rain!

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mɛtʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) (placer dans un endroit, une position) to put

on m'a mis devant — they put me at the front

je mets les enfants à la crèche — I send the children to a creche

2) ( projeter involontairement) to drop [confiture, beurre] ( sur on); to spill [liquide, poudre] ( sur on)

3) ( placer sur le corps) to put on [écharpe, fard]

4) ( placer dans le corps) to put in

on m'a mis un plombage — I had a filling

5) ( porter habituellement sur le corps) to wear

je ne mets jamais de chapeau — I never wear a hat

6) (placer dans une situation, un état)

mettre quelqu'un en colère — to make somebody angry

mettre quelqu'un de bonne humeur — to put somebody in a good mood

mettre quelqu'un au travail — to put somebody to work

mettre le riz à cuire — to put the rice on

mettre le linge à sécher — to put the washing out to dry

7) ( classer)

mettre quelque chose avant tout le reste or au-dessus de tout — to put something

8) ( disposer)

mettre les assiettes — to put the plates on the table

mettre les verres — to put out the glasses

mettre une autre chaise — to bring another chair

mettre une nappe — to put on a tablecloth

je t'ai mis des draps propres — I've put clean sheets on for you

9) ( faire fonctionner)

mettre la radio/les nouvelles — to put the radio/the news on

mets plus/moins fort! — turn it up/down!

mettre les phares — to switch on the headlights

mettre le réveil — to set the alarm

mettre le verrou — to bolt the door

10) ( installer) to put in [chauffage, douche, téléphone, placard]; to put up [rideau, lustre, étagère]

faire mettre le téléphone — to have a telephone put in

mettre du carrelage/de la moquette — to lay tiles/a carpet

faire mettre de la moquette — ( dans plusieurs pièces) to have carpets laid

11) ( écrire) to put up [inscription]

il met que tout va bien — ( dans une lettre) he says ou writes that everything's fine

qu'est-ce que je dois mettre? — what shall I put?

mettre au passif/en anglais — to put into the passive/into English

est-ce qu'on met un trait d'union à ‘multinational’? — is there a hyphen in ‘multinational’?

il faut mettre un trait d'union — you must put a hyphen in

mettez votre signature ici — sign here

mettez le pronom qui convient — ( remplacez) replace with the appropriate pronoun; ( bouchez les trous) insert the appropriate pronom

mettre en musique — to set to music

12) ( ajouter) to add [ingrédient] ( dans to); to put [accessoire]

mettre du sel dans la soupe — to put some salt in the soup

13) ( consacrer)

mettre tout son cœur dans son travail — to put one's heart into one's work

y mettre du sien — to put oneself into it

mettre toute son énergie à faire — to put all one's energy into doing

14) (investir, dépenser) to put [argent] (dans, sur into)

combien pouvez-vous mettre? — ( pour acheter) how much can you afford?; ( pour contribuer) how much can you put in?

15) ( prendre) ( du temps)

elle a (bien) mis une heure — it took her (easily) an hour

mettre un temps fou — (colloq) to take ages (colloq)

16) (colloq) ( vendre)

je vous mets des tomates? — would you like some tomatoes?

17) ( attribuer) to give [note]

18) (colloq) ( dire)

mettons dix dollars/à dix heures — let's say ten dollars/at ten

19) (colloq) ( supposer)

mettons qu'il vienne — supposing he comes

20) (sl) ( ficher)

tu peux te le mettre où je pense or quelque part — you know where you can put it (colloq)

2.

verbe intransitif

mettre bas — gén [vache] to calve; [brebis] to lamb; [jument] to foal

3.

se mettre verbe pronominal

1) (se placer dans un endroit, une position)

se mettre devant la fenêtre — ( debout) to stand in front of the window; ( assis) to sit down in front of the window

se mettre sur les mains — to stand on one's hands

se mettre sur le dos — to lie on one's back

se mettre au lit — to go to bed

se mettre debout — to stand up

ne plus savoir où se mettre — not to know where to put oneself

se mettre les mains sur la tête — to put one's hands on one's head

se mettre les doigts dans le nez — to pick one's nose

où est-ce que ça se met? — where does this go?

2) ( projeter involontairement sur soi) to spill [something] on oneself [liquide, poudre]

se mettre de la confiture — to get jam on oneself

s'en mettre partout — to get it all over oneself

3) ( placer sur son corps) to put on [veste, fard]

je ne sais pas quoi me mettre — I don't know what to put on

4) ( placer dans son corps) to put in

5) ( commencer)

se mettre à l'anglais — to take up English

elle s'est mise à leur recherche — she started looking for them

il va se mettre à pleuvoir — it's going to start raining

il se met à faire du vent — it's starting to get windy

6) ( tourner)

le temps s'est mis au froid/à la pluie — the weather has turned cold/to rain

7) (se placer dans une situation, un état)

se mettre en tort — to put oneself in the wrong

se mettre dans une situation impossible — to get (oneself) into an impossible situation

se mettre dans une sale affaire — to get involved in some shady business

je me mets de ton côté — I'm on your side

je préfère me mettre bien avec lui — I prefer to get on the right side of him

se mettre à l'aise — to make oneself comfortable

on va se mettre ensemble — (colloq) ( sous le même toit) we're going to live together

8) ( s'habiller)

se mettre en tenue d'été — to put on summer clothes

se mettre en jaune — to wear yellow

9) ( se grouper)

ce n'est pas la peine de vous (y) mettre à dix — there's no need for ten of you

ils s'y sont mis à au moins trente — there were at least thirty of them

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mɛtʀ vt
1) (= placer) to put

Où est-ce que tu as mis les clés? — Where have you put the keys?

mettre en bouteille — to bottle

mettre en sac — to put in bags, to put in sacks

mettre qch à la poste — to post sth Grande-Bretagne to mail sth USA

mettre qn en examen pour qch — to charge Grande-Bretagne sb with sth, to indict USA sb for sth

mettre qn debout — to help sb to their feet

2) [vêtements] (= revêtir) to put on, (= porter) to wear

Mets ton gilet. — Put your cardigan on.

Je mets mon manteau et j'arrive. — I'll put on my coat and then I'll be ready.

Je ne mets plus mon manteau. — I no longer wear my coat.

Elle ne met pas souvent de jupe. — She doesn't often wear a skirt.

3) (= faire fonctionner) [chauffage, électricité] to put on, [réveil, minuteur] to set

Il fait froid, je vais mettre le chauffage. — It's cold, I'm going to put the heating on.

mettre en marche — to start

Comment met-on la machine à laver en marche? — How do you start the washing machine?

4) (= installer) [gaz, eau] to put in, to lay on

faire mettre le gaz — to have gas put in, to have gas installed

faire mettre l'électricité — to have electricity put in, to have electricity installed

5) (= consacrer)

mettre du temps à faire qch — to take time to do sth, to take time over sth

mettre 2 heures à faire qch — to take 2 hours to do sth, to take 2 hours over sth

Combien de temps as-tu mis pour aller à Lille? — How long did it take you to get to Lille?

Elle met des heures à se préparer. — She takes hours to get ready.

y mettre du sien — to pull one's weight

6) (= noter, écrire) to put

qu'est-ce qu'il a mis sur la carte? — what did he put on the card?

mettez les mots suivants au pluriel:... — put the following words into the plural:...

7) (= supposer)

mettons que... — let's suppose that..., let's say that...

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mettre verb table: mettre

A vtr

1 (placer dans un endroit, une position) to put [chose, partie du corps, personne]; mettre un vase sur la table/des bûches dans la cheminée/le vin au frais to put a vase on the table/logs on the fire/the wine in a cool place; j'ai mis ta voiture au garage I've put your car in the garage for you; mettre les pieds sur la table/les mains sur la tête to put one's feet on the table/one's hands on one's head; mettre les mains en l'air/un timbre à l'envers to put one's hands up/a stamp on upside down; on m'a mis devant/tout au fond they put me at the front/right at the back; je l'ai mise sur ses pieds I put her on her feet; je mets les enfants à la crèche I send the children to a creche; il m'a mis en bas de chez moi he dropped me off outside my door; on m'a mis debout they stood me up; nous l'avons mise à l'hôtel we put her up at the hotel;

2 ( projeter involontairement) to drop [solide]; to spill [liquide, poudre]; mettre de la confiture sur le tapis to drop jam on the carpet; mettre de la colle/farine partout to spill glue/flour all over the place;

3 ( placer sur le corps) to put on [vêtement, bijou, maquillage, lunettes, préservatif, serviette]; mets ton écharpe put your scarf on; je vais mettre du mascara I'll put some mascara on;

4 ( placer dans le corps) to put in [tampon, suppositoire, plombage]; on m'a mis un plombage I had a filling;

5 ( porter habituellement sur le corps) to wear [lunettes, type de vêtement, parfum]; dans mon école les garçons mettent des cravates in my school boys wear ties; je ne mets jamais de chapeau I never wear a hat;

6 (placer dans une situation, un état) mettre qn dans une situation embarrassante to put sb in an embarrassing situation; mettre qn en colère/en joie to make sb angry/happy; mettre qn en fureur to enrage sb; mettre qn au désespoir to drive sb to despair; mettre qn de bonne/mauvaise humeur to put sb in a good/bad mood; tu me mets hors de moi you infuriate me; mettre qn à la chaîne/à la reliure to put sb on the assembly line/on binding; mettre qn au travail to put sb to work; mettre qn au piano/au latin to start sb on the piano/on Latin; mettre les enfants à regarder la télévision to put the children in front of the television; si vous nous quittez, on mettra quelqu'un d'autre if you leave us, we'll find somebody else; mettre le riz à cuire to put the rice on; mettre le linge à sécher to put the washing out to dry;

7 ( classer) mettre la famille avant tout le reste to put one's family first; mettre ses études au-dessus de tout to put one's studies first; je le mets au premier rang de tous les écrivains I rank him the best writer of all;

8 ( disposer) mettre les assiettes to put the plates on the table; mettre les verres/la moutarde/un cendrier to put out the glasses/the mustard/an ashtray; mettre les chaises/une autre chaise to bring chairs/another chair; mettre une nappe to put on a tablecloth; je t'ai mis des draps propres I've put clean sheets on for you;

9 ( faire fonctionner) mettre la radio/la télévision/le chauffage to put the radio/the television/the heating on; mettre les nouvelles/la deuxième chaîne to put the news/channel 2 on; mettre plus fort to turn up [appareil]; mettre moins fort to turn down [appareil]; mets plus/moins fort! turn it up/down!; mettre les essuie-glaces/les phares to switch on ou put on the windscreen GB ou windshield US wipers/the headlights; mettre le réveil to set the alarm; mettre le verrou to bolt the door; mettre le loquet to latch the door;

10 ( installer) to put in [chauffage, douche, téléphone, placard]; to put up [rideau, lustre, étagère]; faire mettre le téléphone to have a telephone put in; je t'ai mis une prise I've put in a socket for you; mettre de la moquette to lay a carpet; faire mettre de la moquette ( dans une pièce) to have a carpet laid; ( dans plusieurs pièces) to have carpets laid; mettre du carrelage to lay tiles;

11 ( écrire) to put up [inscription]; ils ont mis des graffiti partout/sur la colonne they've put graffiti everywhere/on the column; il met que tout va bien ( dans une lettre) he says ou writes that everything's fine; qu'est-ce que je dois mettre? what shall I put?; mettre au passif/au singulier to put into the passive/into the singular; mettre en vers to put into verse; je t'ai mis un mot I've left you a note; est-ce qu'on met un trait d'union à ‘multinational’? is there a hyphen in ‘multinational’?; il faut mettre un trait d'union you must put a hyphen in; mettre sa signature sur un document to put one's signature to a document; mettez votre signature ici sign here; mettez le pronom qui convient ( remplacez) replace with the appropriate pronoun; ( bouchez les trous) insert the appropriate pronom; mettre en musique to set to music; mettre en anglais to put into English; mettre son brouillon au propre or au net to write out ou up one 's notes;

12 ( ajouter) to add [ingrédient] (dans to); to put [accessoire, élément décoratif]; mettre du sel dans la soupe to put some salt in the soup; mettre un peu de piment dans un récit to add a little spice to a story; mettre une sonnette à son vélo/des pompons à ses pantoufles to put a bell on one's bicycle/pompoms on one's slippers; mettre une radio à sa voiture/une doublure à sa veste to put a radio in one's car/a lining in one's jacket;

13 ( consacrer) mettre tout son cœur dans son travail to put one's heart into one's work; y mettre du sien to put oneself into it; mettre toute son énergie à essayer de comprendre to put all one's energy into trying to understand; mettre des moyens importants au service d'une cause to use all possible means to further a cause; mettre de la rigueur dans sa démarche to become more thorough in one's approach;

14 (investir, dépenser) to put [argent] (dans, sur into); mettre tout son argent dans son commerce to put all one's money into one's business; j'ai tout mis sur le pétrole I've put everything into oil; il a tout mis sur un cheval/une équipe he's put everything on a horse/a team; combien pouvez-vous mettre? ( pour acheter) how much can you afford?; ( pour contribuer) how much can you put in?;

15 ( prendre) [activité] to take [heures, jours, années] (pour faire to do); elle a bien mis une heure it took her easily an hour; mettre un temps fou○ to take ages○;

16 ○( vendre) je vous mets des tomates? would you like some tomatoes?; je vous en mets combien? deux, trois? how many would you like? two, three?;

17 ○( attribuer) je vous ai mis trois sur vingt I've given you three out of twenty;

18 ○( battre) ils nous ont mis trois à zéro they beat us three nil GB ou three to nothing US; je lui ai mis une gifle I gave him/her a slap (across the face); tu veux que je te mette mon poing sur la figure? do you want my fist in your face○?; qu'est-ce qu'il m'a mis! what a thrashing○ he gave me!;

19 ○( partir) les mettre to beat it○; je dois les mettre I'd better beat it;

20 ○( dire) mettons dix dollars/à dix heures let's say ten dollars/at ten;

21 ○( supposer) mettons qu'il vienne, qu'est-ce que vous ferez? supposing ou say he comes, what will you do?;

22 ◑( ficher) tu peux te le mettre où je pense or quelque part you know where you can put○ it ou stick◑ it; va te faire mettre get stuffed◑!

B vi Vét, Zool mettre bas gén to give birth, to drop; [vache] to calve; [brebis] to lamb; [jument] to foal.

C se mettre vpr

1 (se placer dans un endroit, une position) se mettre devant la fenêtre ( debout) to stand in front of the window; ( assis) to sit down in front of the window; ( couché) to lie (down) in front of the window; se mettre sur les mains to stand on one's hands; se mettre sur le dos to lie on one's back; se mettre au lit to go to bed; se mettre debout to stand up; se mettre sur ses jambes to get to one's feet; ne plus savoir où se mettre not to know where to put oneself; se mettre les mains sur la tête to put one's hands on one's head; se mettre les doigts dans le nez to pick one's nose; où est-ce que ça se met? where does this go?;

2 ( projeter involontairement sur soi) to spill [sth] on oneself [liquide, poudre]; se mettre de la confiture to get jam on oneself; se mettre de la boue sur ses chaussures/de l'encre sur le nez/une poussière dans l'œil to get mud on one's shoes/ink on one's nose/some grit in one's eye; s'en mettre partout to get it all over oneself;

3 ( placer sur son corps) to put on [vêtement, bijou, maquillage]; se mettre un foulard/un collier/du rouge à lèvres to put on a scarf/a necklace/lipstick; se mettre de la poudre sur le visage to put some powder on one's face, to powder one's face; je ne sais pas quoi me mettre I don't know what to put on;

4 ( placer dans son corps) to put in [suppositoire, tampon];

5 ( commencer) se mettre à l'anglais/au tennis to take up English/tennis; se mettre à prendre des somnifères to start taking sleeping pills; ma voiture se met à avoir des problèmes my car is starting to go wrong; il va se mettre à pleuvoir it's going to start raining; il se met à faire froid/du vent it's starting to get cold/windy;

6 ( tourner) le temps s'est mis au froid/au beau/à la pluie the weather has turned cold/fine/to rain;

7 ( se lancer) elle s'est mise à leur recherche she started looking for them; je me suis mis sur l'affaire I started looking into the case;

8 (se placer dans une situation, un état) se mettre en tort to put oneself in the wrong; se mettre dans une situation impossible to get (oneself) into an impossible situation; se mettre dans une sale affaire to get involved in some shady business; je me mets de ton côté I'm on your side; je préfère me mettre bien avec lui I prefer to get on the right side of him; se mettre à l'aise to make oneself comfortable; se mettre en colère to get angry; se mettre nu to take off one's clothes; on va se mettre ensemble○ ( sous le même toit) we're going to live together; il s'est mis avec elle○ ( de son côté) he's on her side; ( sous le même toit) he's moved in with her;

9 ( s'habiller) se mettre en tenue d'été to put on summer clothes; se mettre en arlequin to dress up as Harlequin; se mettre en jaune to wear yellow;

10 ( se grouper) ce n'est pas la peine de vous (y) mettre à dix there's no need for ten of you; ils s'y sont mis à au moins trente there were at least thirty of them;

11 ○( manger) je m'en suis mis un maximum I really stuffed○ myself; s'en mettre plein la panse○ or lampe○ or gueule● to stuff○ oneself; qu'est-ce qu'on s'est mis! we really stuffed○ ourselves!;

12 ( se battre) qu'est-ce qu'on s'est mis! we really laid○ into each other!

[mɛtr] verbe transitif

1. [placer] to put

mettre sa confiance/tout son espoir en to put one's trust/all one's hopes in

j'avais mis beaucoup de moi-même dans le projet I'd put a lot into the project

elle a mis son talent au service des défavorisés she used her talent to help the underprivileged

mettre à: mettre une pièce à l'affiche to bill a play

je n'ai pas pu la mettre à l'école du quartier I couldn't get her into the local school

mettre un enfant au lit to put a child to bed

on m'a mis au standard they put me on the switchboard

mettre quelqu'un dans: mettre quelqu'un dans l'avion/le train to put somebody on the plane/the train

mettre ses enfants dans le privé to send one's children to private school

mettre quelqu'un en: mettre un enfant en pension to put a child in a ou to send a child to boarding school

mettre quelque chose sur: mettre 100 euros sur un cheval to put ou to lay 100 euros on a horse

mettre de l'argent sur son compte to put ou to pay some money into one's account

mettre quelqu'un en boîte (familier) to pull somebody's leg

2. [poser horizontalement] to lay, to put

mettre la main sur le bras de quelqu'un to lay ou to put one's hand on somebody's arm

mettre quelque chose à plat to lay something down flat

3. [disposer]

mettre le loquet to put the latch down

4. [ajuster] to set

mettre quelque chose droit to set something straight (sens propre)

mettre une pendule à l'heure to set a clock to the right time

mets la sonnerie à 20 h 30 set the alarm for 8:30 p.m

5. [établir - dans un état, une situation]

mettre quelque chose à: mettre un étang à sec to drain a pond

mettez les verbes à l'infinitif put the verbs into the infinitive

mettre quelqu'un à: mettre quelqu'un à l'amende to fine somebody, to impose a fine on somebody

mettre quelqu'un au travail to set somebody to work, to get somebody working

mettre quelqu'un au désespoir to cause somebody to despair

mettre quelqu'un dans: mettre quelqu'un dans la confidence to let somebody in on ou into the secret

mettre quelqu'un dans l'embarras

a. [perplexité] to put somebody in a predicament

b. [pauvreté] to put somebody in financial difficulty

mettre quelqu'un dans l'obligation de faire quelque chose to oblige somebody to do something

mettre en: mettre une maison en vente to put a house up for sale

mettre du vin en bouteilles to put wine into bottles, to bottle wine

mettre une plante en pot to pot a plant

mettre quelque chose en miettes to smash something to bits

mettre un poème en musique to set a poem to music

mettre quelque chose en vigueur to bring something into force ou operation

mettre quelque chose à: mettre quelque chose à cuire to put something on to cook

mettre quelque chose à réchauffer to heat something up (again)

mettre du linge à sécher to put ou to hang clothes up to dry

mettre quelque chose à tremper to put something to soak, to soak something

6. [fixer] to put

mettre une pièce à un pantalon to put a patch on ou to patch a pair of trousers

mettre un bouton à sa veste to sew a button on one's jacket

[ajouter] to put

il faut lui mettre des piles you have to put batteries in it

j'ai fait mettre de nouveaux verres à mes lunettes I had new lenses put in my glasses

7. [se vêtir, se coiffer, se chausser de] to put on (separable)

[porter régulièrement] to wear

mets une barrette put a (hair) slide in

je lui ai mis son manteau/ses gants I put his coat/his gloves on (for him)

8. [faire fonctionner - appareil] to turn ou to put ou to switch on (separable)

mets de la musique put some music on, play some music

mets les sports (familier) /la première chaîne put on the sport channel/channel one

9. [installer] to put in (separable), to install

faire mettre le chauffage central to have central heating put in ou installed

mettre du papier peint/de la moquette dans une pièce to wallpaper/to carpet a room

10. [consacrer - temps] to take

elle a mis trois mois à me répondre she took three months ou it took her three months to answer me

combien de temps met-on pour y aller? how long does it take to get there?

nous y mettrons le temps/le prix qu'il faudra we'll spend as much time/money as we have to

tu as mis le temps! (familier) you took your time about it!, you took long enough!

tu en a mis du temps pour te décider! you took some time to make up your mind!

mettre de l'argent dans une voiture to put money in ou into a car

11. [écrire] to put

on met un accent sur le "e" "e" takes an accent

on met deux m à "pomme" "pomme" has two m's

mets qu'il a refusé de signer (familier) write ou put down that he refused to sign

12. [supposer]

mettons (let's) say

et mettons que tu gagnes? suppose ou let's say you win?

il faut, mettons, 2 mètres de tissu we need, (let's) say ou shall we say, 2 metres of material

mettons que j'ai mal compris! [acceptation] let's just say I got it wrong!

13. [donner] to give

je vous mets un peu plus de la livre I've put in a bit more than a pound

le prof m'a mis 18 ≃ the teacher gave me an A

14. (familier) [infliger]

qu'est-ce qu'il m'a mis au ping-pong! he really hammered me ou he didn't half thrash me at table tennis!

on leur a mis 5 buts en première mi-temps we hammered in 5 goals against them in the first half

je lui ai mis une bonne claque I gave ou landed him a good clout

qu'est-ce que son père va lui mettre! his father is really going to give it to him!

15. (locution)

on les met! (très familier) let's split! (très familier)

va te faire mettre! (vulgaire) up yours! (très familier)

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se mettre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

1. [dans une position, un endroit - chose] to go

où se mettent les tasses? where do the cups go?

les pieds, ça ne se met pas sur la table! tables aren't made to put your feet on!

2. [aller - vêtement] to go

le noir se met avec tout black goes with everything

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se mettre verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [s'installer, s'établir - dans une position]

se mettre debout to stand up

se mettre sur le dos to lie (down) on one's back

mets-toi près de la fenêtre

a. [debout] stand near the window

b. [assis] sit near the window

mettez-vous en cercle arrange yourselves into ou form a circle

je me mets dehors pour travailler I go outside to work

mettez-vous dans la position du lotus get into the lotus position

2. [entrer - dans un état, une situation]

ne te mets pas dans un tel état! don't get (yourself) into such a state!

se mettre en rage to get into a rage

il s'est mis dans une position difficile he's got ou put himself in a difficult situation

3. [s'habiller]

se mettre en to put on

se mettre en pantalon to put on a pair of trousers

elle se met toujours en jupe she always wears a skirt

4. [s'unir]

se mettre avec quelqu'un

a. [pour un jeu] to team up with somebody

b. [pour vivre] to move in with somebody

c. [dans une discussion] to side with somebody

on s'est tous mis ensemble pour acheter le cadeau we all clubbed together to buy the present

on s'est mis par équipes de 6 we split up into ou we formed teams of 6 (people)

ils ont dû s'y mettre à 4 pour porter le buffet it took 4 of them to carry the dresser

5. (locution)

qu'est-ce qu'ils se mettent!

a. (très familier) [dans un combat, un débat] they're really having a go at each other!

b. [en mangeant] they're really getting stuck in!

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se mettre verbe pronominal transitif

to put on (separable)

se mettre une belle robe/du parfum to put on a nice dress/some perfume

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se mettre à verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [passer à]

quand le feu se met au rouge when the lights turn ou go red

MÉTÉOROLOGIE

le temps se met au beau it's turning sunny

le temps se met au froid it's getting ou turning cold

2. [commencer]

se mettre au judo to take up judo

se mettre à l'ouvrage to set to work, to get down to work

voilà qu'il se met à pleuvoir! now it's started to rain ou raining!

s'y mettre

a. [au travail] to get down to it

b. [à une activité nouvelle] to have a try

si tu t'y mets aussi, je renonce! if you join in as well, I give up!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > mettre

17 montare

1. v/t go up, climb

cavallo get onto, mount

technology assemble

film edit

gastronomy whip

montare la guardia mount guard

2. v/i go up

venire come up

montare in macchina get into

montare su scala climb

pullman get on

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montare v.tr.

1 (salire) to mount, to go* up, to ascend: montare i gradini, to go up (o to climb) the steps // montare la guardia, to mount guard

2 (cavalcare) to ride*: montava un cavallo bianco, he was riding a white horse

3 (di animale, nell'accoppiamento) to cover, to mount

4 (gonfiare) to exaggerate, to blow* up: montare una notizia, to blow up a piece of news; come al solito hai montato l'accaduto, you've exaggerated the episode as usual // montare (la testa a) qlcu., (renderlo superbo) to give s.o. a swollen head (o to turn s.o.'s head): il successo gli ha montato la testa, success has gone to his head (o turned his head o fam. made him big-headed); montarsi la testa, to become swollen-headed; non montarti la testa al primo successo, don't let your first success go to your head // l'avete montato contro di me e ora non vuole più vedermi, (aizzato) you have turned him against me and now he doesn't want to see me anymore // (cuc.): montare la panna, to whip cream; montare la chiara d'uovo, to beat egg whites

5 (mettere insieme) to assemble: montare una macchina, un orologio, un motore, to assemble a machine, a watch, an engine; abbiamo finito solo ora di montare l'armadio, we have only just finished assembling the wardrobe // (cinem.) montare una pellicola cinematografica, to edit a film // montare una tenda, to pitch a tent

6 (incastonare) to set*, to mount: montare una pietra preziosa in oro, to set a precious stone in gold

7 (incorniciare) to mount

8 (mil.) (installare) to mount, to place: montare un cannone, to mount a gun

◆ v. intr.

1 to climb (sthg.); to climb (on, to sthg.); to mount (sthg.); to get* on (sthg.): montami sulle spalle, climb on my shoulder; montare in carrozza, to get into a carriage; montare su un albero, to climb a tree; montare su una bicicletta, to get on a bicycle; montare su una scala, to climb (o to go up o to mount) a ladder; montare su un tavolo, to get on (o to climb on) a table; montare a cavallo, to mount a horse, (cavalcare) to ride: monta bene (a cavallo), he rides well // il sangue gli montò alla testa, he flew into a rage // montare in collera, to get angry (o to fly into a rage); montare su tutte le furie, to see red // montare in superbia, to put on airs (o to act arrogantly) // far montare la mosca al naso a qlcu., to make s.o. angry

2 (alzarsi, aumentare) to rise*: il fiume è montato di un metro, the river has risen one metre; la marea monta, the tide is rising (o coming in) // con il caldo la panna non monta bene, cream doesn't whip easily when it's hot

3 (ant.) (ammontare) to amount

4 impers. (letter.) (importare) to matter.

◘ montarsi v.intr.pron. (eccitarsi) to get* excited; (fam.) to get* worked up; (inorgoglirsi) to get* big-headed: non ti montare perché ti hanno promosso vicedirettore, don't get big-headed because they've made you deputy manager.

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[mon'tare]
1. vi (aus essere)

1) (salire) to go (o come) up

montare in bicicletta/macchina/in treno — to get on a bicycle/into a car/on a train

montare su una scala — to climb a ladder

montare in cima a — to climb to the top of

montare su tutte le furie fig — to lose one's temper

2)

(cavalcare) montare bene/male — to ride well/badly

montare a cavallo — to mount o get on a horse

3) (aumentare: vento, marea) to rise

2. vt

1) (salire) to go (o come) up

montare le scale — to go upstairs, climb the stairs

2) (cavallo) to ride

3) Zool to cover

4)

montare la guardia Mil — to mount guard

5) (costruire: macchina, mobile ecc) to assemble, (tenda) to pitch, (film) to edit, (gioielli) to set, (fotografia) to mount, (Auto : gomma) to put on

ha montato l'armadio da solo — he assembled the wardrobe himself

montarono la tenda vicino al lago — they pitched their tent near the lake

6) (fig : esagerare: notizia) to blow up, exaggerate

7) fig

montare la testa a qn — to turn sb's head

montarsi la testa — to get o become big-headed

si è montato la testa — he's got big-headed

8) (Culin : panna) to whip, (albume) to whisk

montare a neve — to whisk until stiff

montate a neve gli albumi — whisk the egg whites until stiff

3. vip (montarsi)

(insuperbirsi) to become big-headed

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[mon'tare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (cavalcare) to ride*, to straddle [ cavallo]

2) (salire) to mount, to go* up, to climb [ scala]

3) zool. (fecondare) to mount, to cover

4) fig. (gonfiare) to blow* up, to play up [ notizia]

5) tecn. to assemble [mobile, apparecchio]; to set* up, to put* up [ tenda]; to fit [serratura, porta]; to fix (up), to put* up [ scaffale]

6) cinem. to edit [ film]

7) (incastonare) to mount, to set* [ pietra preziosa]

8) (incorniciare) to mount [ fotografia]

9) gastr. to whip [maionese, panna]

montare i bianchi a neve — beat the egg whites until stiff

10) mil.

montare la guardia a qcn., qcs. — to mount (a) guard over sb., sth
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

1) (salire) to mount, to climb

montare sulle spalle di qcn. — to climb o mount on sb.'s shoulders

montare su un albero — to climb a tree

montare in bicicletta — to get o jump on one's bike

monta in macchina! — get in the car!

montare in treno — to get on the train

montare sulla scala — to climb (up) the ladder

montare in groppa a — to get (up) on o to mount [ cavallo]

montare in sella — to climb into the saddle

2) (cavalcare) to ride*

3) (aumentare) [ marea] to rise*, to flow

4) fig. (crescere d'intensità) [ collera] to mount

gli è montato il sangue alla testa — the blood rose o rushed to his head

5) mil.

montare di guardia — to go on guard o watch, to mount guard
3.
verbo pronominale montarsi

- rsi la testa — to have a swollen head, to get a swelled head

non montarti la testa — don't let it go to your head

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montare in bestia — to fly off the handle, to blow a fuse

montare in collera — to fly into a rage o temper

montare in cattedra — to pontificate, to get on one's high horse

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montare

/mon'tare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 (cavalcare) to ride*, to straddle [ cavallo]

2 (salire) to mount, to go* up, to climb [ scala]

3 zool. (fecondare) to mount, to cover

4 fig. (gonfiare) to blow* up, to play up [ notizia]

5 tecn. to assemble [mobile, apparecchio]; to set* up, to put* up [ tenda]; to fit [serratura, porta]; to fix (up), to put* up [ scaffale]

6 cinem. to edit [ film]

7 (incastonare) to mount, to set* [ pietra preziosa]

8 (incorniciare) to mount [ fotografia]

9 gastr. to whip [maionese, panna]; montare i bianchi a neve beat the egg whites until stiff

10 mil. montare la guardia a qcn., qcs. to mount (a) guard over sb., sth.

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere)

1 (salire) to mount, to climb; montare sulle spalle di qcn. to climb o mount on sb.'s shoulders; montare su un albero to climb a tree; montare in bicicletta to get o jump on one's bike; monta in macchina! get in the car! montare in treno to get on the train; montare sulla scala to climb (up) the ladder; montare in groppa a to get (up) on o to mount [ cavallo]; montare in sella to climb into the saddle

2 (cavalcare) to ride*

3 (aumentare) [ marea] to rise*, to flow

4 fig. (crescere d'intensità) [ collera] to mount; gli è montato il sangue alla testa the blood rose o rushed to his head

5 mil. montare di guardia to go on guard o watch, to mount guard

III montarsi verbo pronominale

- rsi la testa to have a swollen head, to get a swelled head; non montarti la testa don't let it go to your head

IDIOMS

montare in bestia to fly off the handle, to blow a fuse; montare in collera to fly into a rage o temper; montare in cattedra to pontificate, to get on one's high horse.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > montare

18 rad

n; -(e)s, Räder

1. wheel (auch fig.); auf Rädern on wheels; Essen auf Rädern meals on wheels; das Rad wechseln change a wheel; unter die Räder kommen be run over; fig. go to the dogs; das fünfte Rad am Wagen sein fig. be the odd man out; bei Paaren: play gooseberry, Am. be the third wheel; das Rad der Zeit / der Geschichte anhalten wollen fig. try to stop the march of time / the course of history; aufs Rad geflochten werden HIST. be broken on the wheel; ( ein) Rad schlagen Pfau: spread its tail; Turnen: turn ( oder do) a cartwheel

2. (Fahrrad) bicycle, bike umg.; mit dem Rad fahren go by bicycle ( oder bike); Rad fahren cycle, ride a bicycle ( oder bike), bike umg.; aufs / vom Rad steigen get on (to) one’s bicycle / get off ( oder dismount) from one’s bicycle

3. Rad fahren umg., pej., gegenüber Vorgesetzten: suck up to the boss (while bullying those under you)

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das Rad

(Fahrrad) cycle; bicycle; bike;

(Reifen) wheel

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[raːt]
nt -(e)s, -er
['rɛːdɐ]
1) wheel; (= Rolle) caster; (= Zahnrad) gearwheel; (SPORT) cartwheel

Rád schlagen — to do or turn cartwheels

ein Rád schlagen (Sport) — to do or turn a cartwheel

der Pfau schlägt ein Rád — the peacock is fanning out its tail or spreading its tail or opening its fan

jdn aufs Rád flechten (Hist) — to break sb on the wheel

ein Rád greift ins andere (fig) — it all knits together, all the parts knit together

nur ein Rád or Rädchen im Getriebe sein (fig) — to be only a cog in the works

das Rád der Geschichte — the wheels of history

das Rád der Geschichte or Zeit lässt sich nicht zurückdrehen — you can't turn or put the clock back

unter die Räder kommen or geraten (inf) — to get or fall into bad ways

ein großes Rád drehen (fig) — to be a big businessman/businesswoman

das Rád neu or noch einmal erfinden — to reinvent the wheel

das fünfte Rád am Wagen sein (inf) — to be in the way

ein Rád abhaben (inf) — to have a screw loose (inf)

2) (= Fahrrad) bicycle, bike (inf), cycle

Rád fahren — to cycle; (pej inf

ich fahre Rád — I ride a bicycle

kannst du Rád fahren? — can you ride a bike?

mit dem Rád fahren/kommen — to go/come by bicycle

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das

1) (a sideways somersault.) cartwheel

2) (a circular frame or disc turning on a rod or axle, on which vehicles etc move along the ground: A bicycle has two wheels, a tricycle three, and most cars four; a cartwheel.) wheel

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RAD

<->

nt INFORM kein pl Abk von rapid application development RAD

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das; Rades, Räder

1) wheel

fünftes od. das fünfte Rad am Wagen sein — (fig. ugs.) be superfluous; (die Harmonie stören) be in the way

unter die Räder kommen — (fig. ugs.) fall into bad ways

2)

nur ein Rad im Getriebe sein — be just a small cog in the machine

3) (FahrRad) bicycle; bike (coll.)

mit dem Rad fahren — go by bicycle or (coll.) bike

Rad fahren — cycle; ride a bicycle or (coll.) bike; (fig. ugs. abwertend): (unterwürfig sein) suck up to people

4) (Turnen) cartwheel

ein Rad schlagen — do a cartwheel

Rad schlagen — do cartwheels

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…rad n im subst

1. (Fahrrad)

Alurad aluminium (US aluminum) bicycle;

Herrenrad gent’s (US men’s) bicycle;

Jugendrad young person’s bicycle;

Kinderrad child’s bicycle;

Sportrad sports bicycle

2. TECH:

Kettenrad sprocket (wheel);

Scheibenrad disc (US disk) wheel

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das; Rades, Räder

1) wheel

fünftes od. das fünfte Rad am Wagen sein — (fig. ugs.) be superfluous; (die Harmonie stören) be in the way

unter die Räder kommen — (fig. ugs.) fall into bad ways

2)

nur ein Rad im Getriebe sein — be just a small cog in the machine

3) (FahrRad) bicycle; bike (coll.)

mit dem Rad fahren — go by bicycle or (coll.) bike

Rad fahren — cycle; ride a bicycle or (coll.) bike; (fig. ugs. abwertend): (unterwürfig sein) suck up to people

4) (Turnen) cartwheel

ein Rad schlagen — do a cartwheel

Rad schlagen — do cartwheels

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¨-er n.

wheel n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > rad

19 sætte

arrange, fit, place, put, seat, send out, set, sit, style, wear

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vb (satte, sat) put,

(mere F, mere omhyggeligt: anbringe) place,

(mindre alm) set ( fx the vase on the table);

( som indsats) stake, put;

( plante) plant;

( fastsætte) fix ( fx a price);

( antage, forudsætte) suppose;

( anslå) estimate;

( om strøm) set;

(typ) set up (fx a page),

F compose,

( uden objekt) set up type;

[ sætte aks] ear, put forth ears;

[ sæt at] suppose that,

T what if ( fx what if he isn't there?);

[forb med sb: se næste afsnit & blod, blomst, bo, hår, rekord, sejl,

tegn];

[ med præp & adv:]

[ sætte `af]

( til én, til brug) set apart, set aside,

( om penge også) earmark;

( amputere) take off ( fx they had to take his leg off),

F amputate;

( til løb, spring) take off,

( med båd) shove off;

[ sætte passagerer af] set down (, F: deposit) passengers;

[ han satte mig af ved mit hotel] he dropped me at my hotel;

[ sætte ham af holdet] drop him from the team, leave him out of the team;

[ sætte efter én] set off in pursuit of somebody;

[ sætte fast] fix, fasten, make fast,

( arrestere) arrest,

T run in;

[ sætte et måltid for én] set a meal before somebody;

(se også I. fælde, I. grænse);

[ sætte sikkerhedskæden for] put on the chain;

[ sætte skodderne for] put up the shutters;

[ sætte skodder for vinduerne] shutter the windows;

[ sætte fra sig] put down;

(se også bestilling, bord);

[ sætte frem] set out,

( til beskuelse også) display;

[ sætte hen], se ndf: sætte til side;

[ sætte højt], se højt;

[ sætte noget i avisen] put (, F insert) something in the newspaper;

[ sætte i fængsel], se fængsle;

(se også I. arbejde, II. gang, klasse, kraft, land, II. led, I. lære,

I. løb, I. pleje, II. skat, I. stand, vand, vej, verden);

[ sætte kløerne (, tænderne) i] sink one's claws (, teeth) into;

[ sætte penge i aktier] invest (money) in shares;

[ sætte sine penge i en bank] deposit one's money in a bank;

(se også liv);

[ sætte i at le] begin to laugh, burst out laughing;

[ sætte i med en sang] break into a song;

[ musikken satte i ( med en melodi)] the band (, orchestra) struck up (a tune);

[ sætte igennem] carry through, effect;

[ sætte sin vilje igennem] get one's way, carry one's point;

[ sætte ind]

( indføje) put in,

F insert;

( tage i brug, også mil.) bring into action ( fx the whole staff; the artillery, more troops), deploy;

( som indsats) stake ( fx one's life);

( uden objekt) ( koncentrere sine anstrengelser) concentrate one's efforts ( fx we must know where to concentrate our efforts);

( begynde) set in ( fx winter set in);

[ sætte flere tog ind] put on (el. run) more trains;

[ sætte en ind i noget] inform somebody about something, brief somebody about (el. on) something,

F acquaint somebody with something;

[ det satte ind med frost (, sne, regn)] it set in to freeze (, snow, rain);

[ sætte ( alle kræfter) ind på at gøre noget] concentrate (one's efforts) on doing something,

F direct all one's efforts (el. energies) to(wards) doing something, strain every nerve to do something;

[ vi må sætte noget ind på det] we must put some effort into it;

[ sætte penge ind på en konto] pay money into an account;

[ sætte ned]

( formindske) reduce, lower ( med by);

(se også nedsætte & fart);

[ sætte komma (, anførselstegn) om noget] put commas (, inverted commas) round something, put something inside (inverted) commas;

(se også parentes);

[ sætte op] put up ( fx a book on a shelf; an announcement on a notice board; a shelf), fit up ( fx a shelf, a lamp), fix ( fx a

television aerial),

( montere også) mount;

( rejse) put up ( fx a fence, a tent);

( hænge op også) hang ( fx curtains, wallpaper);

( teaterstykke) put on,

F mount,

(= iscenesætte) produce, stage;

(priser etc) put up; raise, increase ( med by, fx increase the price by 10%);

( skrivelse) draw up;

(se også I. drage, fart, hår, I. mine, næse);

[ sætte én op i gage] raise somebody's salary;

[ sætte dem op imod ham] set (el. turn) them against him;

[ sætte over]

( med et hop) jump, clear,

(mere F) leap;

( sejle over: selv) cross,

( færge ( andre) over) ferry across, carry across;

( foretrække for) put above, prefer to ( fx put England above France, prefer England to France);

[ sætte partiets interesser over landets] put party before country;

[ sætte kedlen over] put the kettle on;

[ sætte vand over]

(til kaffe etc) put the water on to boil;

[ sætte på]

( fastgøre) fix; fit on;

[ sætte fart på] hurry up, get a move on,

( i bil) put one's foot down;

[ sætte foden på dansk jord]

F put one's foot on Danish soil;

[ sætte ham på holdet] put him on the team;

[ sætte en plade på ( grammofonen)] put on a record;

(se også diæt, finger, gade, I. grund, ild, kort, land, mad, navn, plads,

pris, præg, rente, I. spids, spil);

[ sætte sammen] put together,

F assemble;

( udarbejde) draw up ( fx a list), make up ( fx a programme),

F compose ( fx a letter);

( et brækket lem) set ( fx set a broken leg);

[ sætte geværer sammen ( i pyramide)] pile arms;

[ sætte til]

( miste) lose ( fx money),

( bortødsle) waste;

( tilføje) add;

( til stikkontakt) plug in;

( anslå) put at, estimate at ( fx put her age at 30; put (el.

estimate) his income (, the cost, the loss) at £5,000),

( mere præcist, fx til skat) assess at ( fx assess his income (, the cost, the loss, the value) at £5,000);

[sætte et møde til kl. 3] fix a meeting for 3 o'clock;

[sætte prisen til £15] fix the price at £15;

[ sætte til side]

( sætte bort) put away; put aside, set aside;

( opspare) put by, put away, put aside, put on one side, lay by, set aside;

(se også tilsidesætte);

[ sætte en tændstik ` til] apply a match;

(se også håb, lid, musik, væg);

[ sætte ham til at] set him to;

[ sætte tilbage] put back,

(fig) handicap, retard;

[ sætte ud]

( om motor) misfire,

( gå i stå) cut out;

[ sætte en ud ( af lokalet)] put somebody out;

[ sætte en båd ud] put a boat out;

[ sætte en lejer ud] evict a tenant;

[ sætte vagter ud] post guards;

[ sætte ud af kraft (, kurs, spillet)], se kraft, kurs, spil;

[ sætte en udenfor] send somebody out of the room,

(fig) leave somebody out in the cold;

[ han følte sig sat udenfor] he felt left out,

T he felt out of things;

[ sætte under afstemning] put to the vote;

[ sætte sit navn under noget] sign something, put one's name to something;

(se også debat, vand);

[ sætte kryds (, vagt) ved], se kryds, vagt;

[ med sig:]

[ sætte sig]

( tage plads) sit down,

(mere F) take a seat, seat oneself,

( om fugl) perch;

( bundfælde sig; synke) settle;

( fortage sig) die down,

F subside;

[ sætte sig et mål] set oneself a goal;

[ sætte sig fast] become fixed, stick,

( i klemme) jam ( fx the brakes jammed),

(om hær etc) establish oneself firmly;

[ sætte sig ` for at] decide to, undertake to;

[ han har sat sig for en stor husleje]

( om husejer) he has taken on a large mortgage; he has committed himself to a large mortgage;

[ sætte sig i gæld] run (el. get) into debt;

[ sætte sig i ens sted] put oneself in somebody's place;

(se også hoved, respekt, stol);

[ sætte sig imod] oppose,

( stærkere) set one's face against;

(se også ndf: sætte sig op imod);

[ sætte sig ind]

(dvs i bilen) get in;

[ sætte sig ind i] study,

F make oneself acquainted with,

T get up,

( forestille sig) imagine, enter into;

[ sætte sig ned] sit down;

[ sætte sig op imod] resist,

( stærkere) stand out against,

( trodse) defy,

F challenge ( fx his authority),

( gøre oprør mod) rise (el. revolt) against;

[ sætte sig op på] get on,

F mount ( fx one's bicycle);

[ sætte sig på] collar ( fx they collared the entire market),

F appropriate, monopolize;

( kue) sit on;

(se også bagben);

[ sætte sig til at læse] set about reading, begin to read;

[ sætte sig til klaveret (, rattet)] sit down at the piano (, behind the wheel);

(se også modværge, II. ret);

[ sætte sig ud over] ignore,

F disregard.

Danish-English dictionary > sætte

20 monte

m.

1 mountain.

monte Sinaí Mount Sinai

monte de Venus mons veneris

2 scrubland (terreno) (con arbustos).

echarse o tirarse al monte to take to the hills; to go to extremes (figurative)

no todo el monte es orégano (Prov) life's not a bowl of cherries

monte bajo scrub

3 pasture (pasto). (Mexican Spanish)

4 weed.

5 mons.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: montar.

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monte

► nombre masculino

1 mountain, mount

2 (bosque) wild, woodland

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de monte wild

echarse/tirarse al monte to take to the hills

monte alto woodland, forest

monte bajo scrub

Monte Olimpo Mount Olympus

monte de piedad pawnbroker's, pawnshop

monte de Venus (del pubis) mons veneris 2 (de la mano) Mount of Venus

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noun m.

mountain, mount

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SM

1) (=montaña) mountain; (=cerro) hill

el monte de los Olivos — the Mount of Olives

el monte Sinaí — Mount Sinai

los montes Pirineos — the Pyrenees

los montes Urales — the Urals

los montes Apalaches — the Appalachian Mountains

los montes Cárpatos — the Carpathian Mountains

- echarse al monte

2) (=campo) countryside, country; (=bosque) woodland

los domingos salimos al monte a pasear — on Sundays we go walking in the countryside

un conejo de monte — a wild rabbit

batir el monte — to beat for game, go hunting

hacérsele un monte a algn —

todo se le hace un monte — he makes mountains out of molehills

- no todo el monte es orégano

monte alto — forest

monte bajo — scrub

3)

monte de piedad — pawnshop

4) (Naipes) (=baraja) pile; (=banca) bank

5)

monte de Venus — mons veneris

6) CAm, Caribe (=alrededores) outskirts pl, surrounding country; Méx (=hierba) grass, pasture

7) LAm * (=hachís) hash *, pot *

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masculino

1) (Geog)

a) ( montaña) mountain

b) ( terreno - cubierto de maleza) scrubland, scrub; (- cubierto de árboles) woodland

batir el monte — to beat ( for game)

echarse or tirarse al monte — to take to the hills

no todo (en) el monte es orégano — life isn't all a bowl of cherries

c) (Ven fam) ( campo)

vive en el monte — he lives out in the sticks o the wilds (colloq)

d) (RPl) ( bosquecillo) copse, coppice

- monte alto/bajo

- monte de piedad

2) ( en naipes)

a) ( juego) monte

b) ( en el tute) last trick

3) (AmC, Col, Ven fam) ( marihuana) grass (colloq)

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= hill, backcountry.

Ex. The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.

Ex. It is one of America's last flag stop trains allowing travelers to get off the train anywhere along a 55-mile stretch to hike the backcountry.

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* incendio de monte = bushfire.

* monte bajo = undergrowth, understorey [understory, -USA], fynbos, shrubland, scrubland.

* Monte del Templo, el = Temple Mount, the.

* monte, el = bush, the.

* Monte Etna = Mount Etna.

* monte salvaje = backcountry.

* Montes Apalaches, los = Appalachian Mountains, the.

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masculino

1) (Geog)

a) ( montaña) mountain

b) ( terreno - cubierto de maleza) scrubland, scrub; (- cubierto de árboles) woodland

batir el monte — to beat ( for game)

echarse or tirarse al monte — to take to the hills

no todo (en) el monte es orégano — life isn't all a bowl of cherries

c) (Ven fam) ( campo)

vive en el monte — he lives out in the sticks o the wilds (colloq)

d) (RPl) ( bosquecillo) copse, coppice

- monte alto/bajo

- monte de piedad

2) ( en naipes)

a) ( juego) monte

b) ( en el tute) last trick

3) (AmC, Col, Ven fam) ( marihuana) grass (colloq)

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el monte

(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.

= hill, backcountry.

Ex: The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.

Ex: It is one of America's last flag stop trains allowing travelers to get off the train anywhere along a 55-mile stretch to hike the backcountry.

* incendio de monte = bushfire.

* monte bajo = undergrowth, understorey [understory, -USA], fynbos, shrubland, scrubland.

* Monte del Templo, el = Temple Mount, the.

* monte, el = bush, the.

* Monte Etna = Mount Etna.

* monte salvaje = backcountry.

* Montes Apalaches, los = Appalachian Mountains, the.

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monte

masculine

A ( Geog)

1 (montaña) mountain

2 (terreno — cubierto de maleza) scrubland, scrub; (— cubierto de árboles) woodland

batir el monte to beat ( for game)

echarse or tirarse al monte to take to the hills

no todo (en) el monte es orégano life isn't all a bowl of cherries, life isn't a bed of roses

3

( Ven fam) (campo): estoy buscando trabajo en la ciudad porque a mi no me gusta el monte I'm looking for work in town because I don't like living out in the sticks o the wilds ( colloq)

monte y culebra: no hay nada como vivir en la capital, lo demás es monte y culebra you can't beat living in the capital, anything else o everywhere else is like being back in the Middle Ages

por donde tú vives es puro monte y culebra, ni televisión debes tener where you live is so backward, I bet you don't even have television

4 ( RPl) (bosquecillo) copse, coppice

Compuestos:

● monte alto

forest, woodland

● monte bajo

scrubland, bush

● Monte de los Olivos

el monte de los Olivos the Mount of Olives

● monte de piedad

pawnshop

● monte de Venus

(pubis) ( liter); mons veneris ( liter); (en quiromancia) Mount of Venus

● montes Apalaches

mpl:

los montes Apalaches the Appalachians (pl)

● montes Balcanes

mpl:

los montes Balcanes the Balkan mountains (pl)

● montes Cárpatos

mpl:

los montes Cápatos the Carpathians (pl)

● monte Sinaí

el monte Sinai Mount Sinai

● montes Pirineos

mpl:

los montes Pirineos the Pyrenees (pl)

● montes Urales

mpl:

los montes Urales the Urals (pl)

B (en naipes)

1 (juego) monte

2 (en el tute) last trick

C (AmC, Col, Ven fam) (marihuana) grass ( colloq)

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Del verbo montar: ( conjugate montar)

monté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

monte es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
montar
monte
montar ( conjugate montar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ caballo› ( subirse a) to mount, get on;

( ir sobre) to ride
b) (subir, colocar):

◊ montó al niño en el poni he lifted the boy up onto the pony

2 ‹vaca/yegua› to mount
3
a) (poner, establecer) ‹feria/exposición› to set up;

‹ negocio› to start up, set up
b) ‹máquina/mueble› to assemble;

‹ estantería› to put up;
‹ tienda de campaña› to put up, pitch
c) ‹ piedra preciosa› to set;

‹ diapositiva› to mount
d) ( organizar) ‹obra/producción› to stage

4 (Esp) ‹ nata› to whip;
‹ claras› to whisk
verbo intransitivo
1
a) (ir):

◊ monte a caballo/en bicicleta to ride a horse/bicycle

b) (Equ) to mount

2 ( cubrir parcialmente) monte SOBRE algo to overlap sth
montarse verbo pronominal ( en coche) to get in;
(en tren, autobús, bicicleta) to get on;
( en caballo) to mount, get on;
◊ ¿me dejas monteme en tu bicicleta? can I have a ride on your bicycle?

monte sustantivo masculino (Geog)
a) ( montaña) mountain

b) ( terreno — cubierto de maleza) scrubland, scrub;

(— cubierto de árboles) woodland
montar
I verbo intransitivo (subirse) to get in
(en bici, a caballo) to ride
II verbo transitivo
1 (un mueble, un arma) to assemble
2 (engarzar) to set, mount
3 (un negocio) to set up, start
4 Culin to whip
5 (película) to edit, mount
(fotografía) to mount
6 Teat (un espectáculo) to stage, mount
7 Zool (cubrir) to mount
8 (causar) montar un escándalo, to kick up a fuss
monte sustantivo masculino
1 mountain
(nombre propio) Monte de los Olivos, Mount of Olives
2 (terreno) monte alto, forest
monte bajo, scrubland
' monte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ascenso
- batir
- batida
- bosque
- calvario
- cumbre
- encontrarse
- orégano
- cresta
- ralo
English:
bush
- coal
- hilly
- mount
- Mt
- pawnshop
- scour
- grass
- heath
- under

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monte nm

1. [elevación] mountain

Comp
Monte Albán [centro arqueológico] = excavated ruins of the main city of the Zapotec culture, found close to the city of Oaxaca in southern Mexico;
el Monte Sinaí Mount Sinai

2. [terreno] [con arbustos] scrubland;
[bosque] woodland;
echarse o [m5] tirarse al monte to take to the hills;
Fig to go to extremes;
Prov

no todo el monte es orégano life's not a bowl of cherries

Comp
monte alto forest; RP monte artificial plantation;
monte bajo scrub;
RP monte natural natural woodland
3. Esp monte de piedad [casa de empeños] state pawnbroker's;
[mutualidad] mutual aid society
4. monte de Venus mons veneris

5. Méx [pasto] pasture

6. Ven [ensalada] salad

7. Col, Ven Fam [marihuana] grass

8. Comp
RP, Ven Fam
tener a monte a alguien to hassle sb

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monte

m mountain; ( bosque) woodland;

echarse o

tirarse al monte fig take to the hills

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monte nm

1) montaña: mountain, mount

2) : woodland, scrubland

monte bajo: underbrush

3) : outskirts (of a town), surrounding country

4)

monte de piedad : pawnshop

* * *

monte n mountain

Si se refiere, no a una montaña, sino al monte como una zona, se dice the mountains

viven en el monte they live in the mountains

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Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

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to get off one's bicycle

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Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

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to get off one's bicycle

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