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1 sortir

sortir [sɔʀtiʀ]

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1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

3. reflexive verb

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

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   a. to go or come out

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► sortir dans le sens de partir se traduit par to go out ou par to come out, suivant que le locuteur se trouve ou non à l'endroit en question.

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• sortir acheter du pain to go out to buy some bread

• on est en train de faire un bonhomme de neige, tu devrais sortir ! we're making a snowman, come out!

• mon père est sorti, puis-je prendre un message ? my father is out, can I take a message?

• sortir de chez qn to go or come out of sb's house

• le train sort du tunnel the train is coming out of the tunnel

• sors (d'ici) ! get out (of here)!

• sortir en courant to run out

• sortir en mer to put out to sea

• sortir de prison to come out of prison

• je sors à 6 heures (du bureau, du lycée) I finish at 6

• sortir de l'eau to come out of the water

• sortir du lit to get out of bed

• sortir de son lit [fleuve] to overflow its banks

• sortir de la récession to get out of the recession

• ça m'est sorti de l'esprit it slipped my mind

• ça m'est sorti de la tête it went right out of my head

• laisser sortir qn (de) to let sb out (of)

• ne laissez sortir personne don't let anybody out

• une épaisse fumée sortait par les fenêtres thick smoke was pouring out of the windows

• ça me sort par les oreilles (inf) I've had more than I can take

► d'où sort ?

• d'où sort cette revue ? where has this magazine come from?

• mais d'où sort-il ? (inf) ( = il est tout sale) where has he been! ; ( = il est mal élevé) where was he brought up? ; ( = il est bête) where did they find him?

   b. ( = quitter) sortir de to leave

• sortir d'un pays to leave a country

• tout ce qui sort du pays doit être déclaré everything leaving the country must be declared

• les voiliers sortaient du port the sailing boats were leaving the harbour

• faites sortir ces gens make these people leave

• sortir de table to leave the table

• Madame, est-ce que je peux sortir ? (en classe) Miss, can I be excused please?

• la voiture est sortie de la route the car left or came off the road

• c'est confidentiel, ça ne doit pas sortir d'ici it's confidential, it must not leave this room

• on n'est pas sortis de l'auberge (inf) we're not out of the woods yet (inf)

   c. (Computing) sortir de [+ fichier, application] to exit

   d. (Theatre) « la servante sort » "exit the maid"

• « les 3 gardes sortent » "exeunt the 3 guards"

   e. (pour se distraire) to go out

• sortir dîner to go out for dinner

• ils sortent beaucoup they go out a lot

• ils ne sortent pas beaucoup they don't go out much

   f. (relation amoureuse) sortir avec qn ( = fréquenter) to go out with sb

• ils sortent ensemble depuis 3 ans they have been going out for 3 years

   g. (marquant le passé immédiat) on sortait de l'hiver it was getting near the end of winter

• il sort d'ici he's just left

• il sort du lit he's just got out of bed

• il sort d'une bronchite he's just had a chest infection

• je sors de lui parler (inf) I've just been talking to him

   h. ( = dépasser) to stick out ; [dent] to come through ; [bouton] to appear

• sortir de terre [plante] to come up

   i. ( = être fabriqué, publié) to come out ; [disque, film] to be released

• le film sort sur les écrans le 2 mai the film is on general release from 2 May

   j. (par hasard) [numéro, couleur, sujet d'examen] to come up

   k. ( = s'écarter) sortir du sujet to get off the subject

• sortir de la légalité to go outside the law

• sortir des limites de to go beyond the bounds of

• sortir (du jeu) [balle, ballon] to go out (of play)

• sortir en touche [ballon] to go into touch

• la balle est sortie (Tennis) the ball is out

   l. ( = être issu) il sort de l'université de Perpignan he went to the University of Perpignan

• pas besoin de sortir de Polytechnique pour comprendre ça (inf) you don't need a PhD to understand that

   m. ( = résulter) sortir de to come of

• il n'est rien sorti de nos recherches nothing came of our research

• que va-t-il sortir de tout cela ? what will come of all this?

   n. ( = être dit) [propos, remarque] c'est sorti tout seul it just came out (inf)

• il fallait que ça sorte I (or he etc) just had to say it

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   a. to take out ; [+ train d'atterrissage] to lower ; ( = expulser) to throw out

• sortez-le ! get him out of here!

• sortir des vêtements d'une armoire/la voiture du garage to take clothes out of a wardrobe/the car out of the garage

• sortons les fauteuils dans le jardin let's take the armchairs out into the garden

• ils ont réussi à sortir le car du ravin they managed to get the coach out of the ravine

• il a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche he took a handkerchief out of his pocket

• sortir les mains de ses poches to take one's hands out of one's pockets

• sortir des marchandises en fraude to smuggle goods out

• il faut le sortir de là (d'un lieu) we must get him out of there ; (d'une situation difficile) we must get him out of it

   b. ( = mettre en vente) [+ produit] to bring out

   c. ( = dire) (inf) to come out with (inf)

• il vous sort de ces réflexions ! the things he comes out with! (inf)

• elle en a sorti une bien bonne she came out with a good one (inf)

• qu'est-ce qu'il va encore nous sortir ? what will he come out with next? (inf)

   d. ( = éliminer) [+ concurrent, adversaire] (inf) to knock out

• il s'est fait sortir dès le premier match he was knocked out in the first match

3. <

► se sortir

• se sortir d'une situation difficile to manage to get out of a difficult situation► s'en sortir

• il s'en est sorti sans une égratignure he came out of it without a scratch

• tu crois qu'il va s'en sortir ? (il est malade) do you think he'll pull through? ; (il est surchargé de travail) do you think he'll ever see the end of it? ; (il est en situation difficile) do you think he'll come through all right?

• avec son salaire, il ne peut pas s'en sortir he can't get by on what he earns

• va l'aider, il ne s'en sort pas go and help him, he can't cope

• bravo, tu t'en es très bien sorti ! you've done really well!

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1. sɔʀtiʀ
verbe transitif

1) ( promener) to take [somebody/something] out [personne, chien, cheval]

j'y vais moi-même, ça me sortira — I'll go myself, it'll give me a chance to get out

2) (colloq) ( inviter) to take [somebody] out [personne]

3) (colloq) ( expulser) to throw [somebody] out, to chuck (colloq) [somebody] out [personne] (de of); to send [somebody] out [élève]

se faire sortir en quart de finale — to be knocked out in the quarterfinal

4) ( mettre à l'extérieur) to get [somebody/something] out (de of)

sortir quelqu'un du lit — to get somebody out of bed

sortir sa voiture en marche arrière — to reverse one's car out

sortir les mains de ses poches — to take one's hands out of one's pockets

sortir un revolver — to pull out a revolver

sortir la poubelle — to put the bin out

sortir sa langue — to stick one's tongue out

sortir une carte — to bring out a card

5) ( délivrer)

sortir quelqu'un de — to get somebody out of

sortir une entreprise de ses difficultés — to get a company out of difficulties

sortir quelqu'un de sa léthargie — to shake somebody out of his/her lethargy

6) ( commercialiser) to bring out [livre, disque, modèle]; to release [film]; to show [collection]

7) ( produire) to turn out [livre, disque, film, produit]

8) ( imprimer) to bring [something] out [exemplaire, numéro, journal]

9) (colloq) ( dire) to come out with (colloq) [remarques]

sortir une blague — to crack a joke

2.

verbe intransitif (+ v être)

1) ( aller dehors) [personne, animal] to go out; ( venir dehors) [personne, animal] to come out (de of)

sortir par la fenêtre — to go out through the window

sortir dans la rue/sur le balcon — to go out into the street/on the balcony

sortir faire un tour — ( à pied) to go out for a walk

sortir faire des courses — to go out shopping

sortir déjeuner — to go out for lunch

être sorti — to be out

sortir discrètement — to slip out (de of)

sortir en courant — to run out

sortir en trombe de sa chambre — to burst out of one's room

faire sortir quelqu'un — to get somebody outside

laisser sortir quelqu'un — to allow somebody out

empêcher de sortir — to keep [somebody/something] in

sortir dans l'espace — to space-walk

2) ( passer du temps dehors) to go out

sortir au restaurant — to go out to a restaurant

sortir avec quelqu'un — to go out with somebody

inviter quelqu'un à sortir — to ask somebody out

3) ( quitter un lieu)

sortir de — to leave

sortir de chez quelqu'un — to leave somebody's house

sortir d'une réunion — to leave a meeting

sortir du port — [navire] to leave port

sortir du pays — [personne, marchandise] to leave the country

sortir de chez soi — to go out

sortir de la pièce — to walk out of the room

sortez d'ici/de là! — get out of here/of there!

sortir de la route — [véhicule] to leave the road

sortir de la famille — [bijou, tableau] to go out of the family

sortir tout chaud du four — to be hot from the oven

4) ( venir d'un lieu)

sortir de — to come out of

sortir de chez le médecin — to come out of the doctor's

5) (quitter un état, une situation)

sortir d'un profond sommeil — to wake up from a deep sleep

sortir de son mutisme or silence — to break one's silence

sortir de l'adolescence — to leave adolescence behind

sortir de la récession — to pull out of the recession

6) ( venir de quitter un état)

sortir à peine de l'enfance — to be just emerging from childhood

sortir de maladie — to be recovering from an illness

sortir d'une guerre — to emerge from a war

7) ( émerger) to come out

elle est sortie de sa dépression très affaiblie — after her depression she was a mere shadow of her former self

8) ( s'échapper) [eau, air, étincelle, fumée] to come out (de of; par through)

faire sortir — to squeeze [something] out [pâte, colle, eau, jus] (de of); to eject [cassette] (de from)

sortir en masse — [personnes] to pour out

9) ( pousser) [bourgeon, insecte] to come out; [dent] to come through

sortir de terre — [plante] to come through; [bâtiment] to rise from the ground

10) ( dépasser) to stick out

il y a un clou qui sort — there's a nail sticking out

11) ( être commercialisé) [film, disque, livre, nouveau modèle] to come out

sortir tous les jours — [journal] to be published daily

12) ( provenir) [personne, produit] to come from

sortir de Berkeley — Université to have graduated from Berkeley

d'où sors-tu à cette heure? — (colloq) where have you been?

d'où il sort celui-là? — (colloq) where's he been living? (colloq)

13) ( être en dehors)

sortir du sujet — [personne] to wander off the subject; [remarque] to be beside the point

14) ( être tiré) [numéro, sujet] to come up

15) Informatique to exit

3.

se sortir verbe pronominal

1) ( échapper)

se sortir d'une situation difficile — to get out of a predicament

s'en sortir — ( situation difficile) to get out of it; ( maladie) to get over it

s'en sortir vivant — to escape with one's life

2) ( se débrouiller)

s'en sortir — gén to pull through; ( financièrement) to cope; (intellectuellement, manuellement, physiquement) to manage

tu t'en sors? — can you manage?

s'en sortir à peine — ( financièrement) to scrape a living

II sɔʀtiʀ
nom masculin

au sortir de — at the end of

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sɔʀtiʀ
1. vi

1) (= partir) to go out

Il est sorti sans rien dire. — He went out without saying a word.

Il est sorti acheter le journal. — He's gone out to buy the newspaper.

2) (= aller au spectacle) to go out

J'aime sortir. — I like going out.

sortir avec qn (relation amoureuse) — to be going out with sb, to be seeing sb

Tu sors avec lui? — Are you going out with him?, Are you seeing him?

3) [produit] to come out

Ce modèle vient juste de sortir. — This model has just come out.

4) [plante, numéro] to come up

5)

sortir de (= quitter) — to leave, (en allant) to go out of, (en venant) to come out of, (= jaillir) to come out of, [maladie, mauvaise passe] to get over, [cadre, compétence] to be outside

Elle sort de l'hôpital demain. — She's coming out of hospital tomorrow.

Je l'ai rencontré en sortant de la pharmacie. — I met him coming out of the chemist's.

sortir de table — to leave the table

sortir du système INFORMATIQUE — to log out

sortir de ses gonds — to fly off the handle

2. vt

1) (= déplacer) to take out

sortir qch de qch — to take sth out of sth

Elle a sorti son porte-monnaie de son sac. — She took her purse out of her bag.

Je vais sortir la voiture du garage. — I'll get the car out of the garage.

sortir qn d'embarras — to get sb out of trouble

2) * (= expulser) to throw out

3) COMMERCE, [produit] to bring out

4) * (= dire) to come out with

5) INFORMATIQUE, [résultats] to output, (sur papier) to print out

3. nm

au sortir de l'hiver — as winter nears its end

au sortir de l'enfance — at the end of childhood

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sortir verb table: partir

A nm au sortir de at the end of; au sortir de l'adolescence/mes études at the end of adolescence/my studies.

B vtr

1 ( promener) to take [sb/sth] out [personne, chien, cheval]; sortir un malade/son caniche to take a patient/one's poodle out; j'y vais moi-même, ça me sortira I'll go myself, it'll give me a chance to get outside;

2 ○( inviter) to take [sb] out [personne]; sortir sa petite amie to take one's girlfriend out;

3 ○( expulser) to throw [sb] out, to chuck○ [sb] out [personne] (de of); to send [sb] out [élève]; se faire sortir en quart de finale to be knocked out in the quarterfinal;

4 ( mettre à l'extérieur) to get [sb/sth] out [personne, papiers, parapluie, meubles de jardin, voiture, vêtements] (de of); sortir l'argenterie to get out the silverware; sortir qn du lit to get sb out of bed; sortir une bille de sa poche to take a marble out of one's pocket; sortir sa voiture en marche arrière to reverse one's car out; sortir les mains de ses poches to take one's hands out of one's pockets; sortir un couteau/revolver to pull out a knife/revolver; sortir le drapeau to hang out the flag; sortir les draps pour les aérer to put out the sheets to air; sortir du pus to squeeze out pus; sortir un point noir to squeeze a blackhead; sortir la poubelle/les ordures to put the bin/the rubbish GB ou garbage US out; sortir sa tête/langue to poke one's head/tongue out; sortir une carte to bring out a card;

5 ( délivrer) sortir qn de to get sb out of; sortir un ami de prison to get a friend out of jail; sortir un ami de sa dépression to pull a friend out of his depression; sortir une entreprise de ses difficultés to get a company out of difficulties; sortir qn de sa léthargie to shake sb out of his/her lethargy;

6 ( commercialiser) to bring out [livre, disque, modèle, nouveau produit, nouveau journal]; to release [film]; to present [collection];

7 ( produire) to turn out [livre, disque, film, produit]; sortir mille téléviseurs par jour to turn out one thousand televisions a day;

8 Imprim to bring [sth] out [exemplaire, numéro, journal];

9 Ordinat [ordinateur] to output [données, résultats];

10 ( exporter) ( légalement) to export [marchandises] (de from); ( illégalement) to smuggle [sth] out [marchandises] (de of);

11 ○( dire) to come out with○ [paroles]; sortir des énormités/insultes/âneries to come out with rubbish/insults/nonsense; il (nous) sort toujours des excuses he's always coming out ou up with excuses; sortir une blague to crack a joke.

C vi (+ v être)

1 ( aller dehors) [personne, animal] to go out; ( venir dehors) [personne, animal] to come out (de of); sortir par la fenêtre/la porte de derrière to go out through the window/the back door; sortir dans la rue/sur le balcon to go out in the streets/on the balcony; sortir faire un tour ( à pied) to go out for a walk; (à vélo, cheval) to go out for a ride; ( en voiture) to go out for a drive; sortir faire des courses to go out shopping; sortir déjeuner to go out for lunch; être sorti to be out; sortez les mains en l'air! come out with your hands up!; sortez et ne revenez pas! get out and don't come back!; sortir discrètement to slip out (de of); sortir en vitesse to rush out; sortir en courant to run out; sortir en trombe de sa chambre to burst out of one's room; faire sortir qn to get sb outside; faire sortir son chien to take one's dog out; laisser sortir qn to allow sb out; laisser sortir les élèves ( à la fin de la classe) to dismiss the class; empêcher de sortir to keep [sb/sth] in [personne, animal]; sortir dans l'espace to space walk; sortir de scène to leave the stage; Figaro sort exit Figaro; Figaro et Almaviva sortent exeunt Figaro and Almaviva; ⇒ devant, œil;

2 ( passer du temps dehors) to go out; sortir tous les soirs/avec des amis to go out every night/with friends; sortir au restaurant to go out to a restaurant; sortir avec qn to go out with sb; inviter qn à sortir to ask sb out; sortir en ville to go out on the town;

3 ( quitter un lieu) sortir de to leave; sortir de chez qn to leave sb's house; sortir d'une réunion to leave a meeting; sortir du port [navire] to leave port; sortir du pays [personne, marchandise] to leave the country; sortir de chez soi to go out; sortir de la pièce to walk out of the room; sortez d'ici/de là! get out of here/of there!; sortir de son lit/son bain [personne] to get out of bed/the bath; sortir de la route [véhicule] to leave the road; sortir de la famille [bijou, tableau] to go out of the family; sortir tout chaud du four to be hot from the oven; ⇒ loup;

4 ( venir d'un lieu) sortir de to come out of; sortir de chez le médecin to come out of the doctor's; sortir de sa chambre en chemise de nuit to come out of one's room in one's nightgown;

5 (quitter un état, une situation) sortir d'un profond sommeil/d'un rêve to wake up from a deep sleep/from a dream; sortir de son mutisme or silence to break one's silence; sortir de l'adolescence to come out of adolescence; sortir de la récession to pull out of the recession; sortir d'un cercle vicieux to break out of a vicious circle; sortir de soi to lose control of oneself; sortir de l'hiver to reach the end of winter; on n'en sort jamais○ there's no end to it; on n'en sortira jamais! ( problème) we'll never see the end of it!; ( embouteillage) we'll never get out of it!; il refuse d'en sortir○ ( changer d'avis) he won't budge an inch○; il n'y a pas à sortir de là○ there's no two ways about it○;

6 ( venir de quitter un état) sortir à peine de l'enfance to be just emerging from childhood; sortir de maladie/d'une dépression to be recovering from an illness/from a bout of depression; sortir d'une crise/guerre to emerge from a crisis/war;

7 ( émerger) to come out; sortir différent/désenchanté/déçu to come out different/disenchanted/disappointed; elle est sortie de sa dépression très affaiblie after her depression she was a mere shadow of her former self;

8 ( s'échapper) [eau, air, étincelle, fumée] to come out (de of; par through); le bouchon ne sort pas the cork won't come out; l'eau sort du robinet the water comes out of the tap GB ou faucet US; une odeur sort de la pièce there's a smell coming from the room; faire sortir to squeeze [sth] out [pâte, colle, eau, jus] (de of); to eject [cassette] (de from); sortir en masse [personnes] to pour out; ⇒ vérité;

9 ( pousser) [plante, insecte] to come out; [dent] to come through; les bourgeons sortent the buds are coming out; sortir de terre [plante] to spring up; [bâtiment] to rise from the ground; il lui est sorti une dent he/she's cut a tooth;

10 ( dépasser) to stick out; il y a un clou qui sort there's a nail sticking out; sortir de l'eau à marée basse [roche] to stick out of the water at low tide;

11 ( être commercialisé) [film, disque, livre, nouveau modèle, nouveau produit, collection] to come out; Le Monde sort l'après-midi Le Monde goes on sale in the afternoon; sortir tous les jours/toutes les semaines/tous les mois [journal, périodique] to be published daily/weekly/monthly; sortir de la chaîne [produit industriel] to come off the production line; sortir des presses [journal, livre] to come off the press; ça sort tout juste des presses it's hot off the press;

12 ( provenir) [personne, produit] to come from; sortir d'un milieu intellectuel/d'une famille de banquiers to come from an intellectual background/from a family of bankers; sortir de Berkeley Univ to have graduated from Berkeley; sortir de chez Hachette to have been with Hachette previously; d'où sors-tu à cette heure○? where have you been?; d'où sors-tu comme ça○? what have you been doing to look like that?; d'où sort-il celui-là○? what planet's he from○?;

13 ( être en dehors) sortir du sujet [personne] to wander off the subject; [remarque] to be beside the point; cela sort de ma compétence/de mes fonctions that's not in my brief/within my authority;

14 ( être tiré) [numéro, sujet] to come up; c'est le 17 qui est sorti it was (number) 17 that came up;

15 Ordinat to exit.

D se sortir vpr

1 ( échapper) se sortir d'une situation difficile to get out of a predicament; se sortir de la pauvreté to escape from poverty; se sortir d'une dépression to come out of a bout of depression; se sortir d'une épreuve to come through an ordeal; s'en sortir ( situation difficile) to get out of it; ( maladie) to get over it; s'en sortir vivant to escape with one's life;

2 ( se débrouiller) s'en sortir gén to pull through; ( financièrement) to cope; (intellectuellement, manuellement, physiquement) to manage; tu t'en sors? can you manage?; s'en sortir tant bien que mal to struggle through; s'en sortir à peine ( financièrement) to scrape a living.

Idiome

sortir par les trous de nez○ to get up one's nose○.

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[sɔrtir] nom masculin

(littéraire) [fin]

dès le sortir de l'enfance, il dut apprendre à se défendre he was barely out of his childhood when he had to learn to fend for himself

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au sortir de locution prépositionnelle

1. [dans le temps]

au sortir de l'hiver as winter draws to a close

au sortir de la guerre towards the end of the war

2. [dans l'espace]

je vis la cabane au sortir du bois as I was coming out of the woods, I saw the hut

II

[sɔrtir] verbe intransitif (aux être)

1. [quitter un lieu - vu de l'intérieur] to go out ; [ - vu de l'extérieur] to come out

vous trouverez la boîte aux lettres en sortant you'll find the letter box on your way out

sortir par la fenêtre to get out ou to leave by the window

sors! get out (of here)!

fais sortir la guêpe get the wasp out (of here)

Madame, je peux sortir? please Miss, may I leave the room?

une méchante grippe l'empêche de sortir a bad bout of flu is keeping him indoors ou at home

vivement que je puisse sortir! I can't wait to get out!

elle est sortie déjeuner/se promener she's gone (out) for lunch/for a walk

si elle se présente, dites-lui que je suis sorti if she calls, tell her I'm out ou I've gone out ou I'm not in

il était si mauvais que le public est sorti he was so bad that the audience walked out (on him)

sortir de: sortir d'une pièce to leave a room

sortir d'une voiture to get out of a car

je l'ai vu qui sortait de l'hôpital/l'école vers 16 h I saw him coming out of the hospital/school at about 4 pm

fais sortir ce chien de la voiture get that dog out of the car

faites-les sortir! send them out!

sortir du lit to get out of bed

il est sorti de sa vie he's out of her life

ça me sort par les yeux (familier) I'm sick and tired of it, I've had it up to here

2. [marquant la fin d'une activité, d'une période]

sortir de table to leave the table

elle sort de l'hôpital demain she's coming out of hospital tomorrow

sortir de l'école/du bureau [finir sa journée] to finish school/work

sortir de prison to come out of ou to be released from prison

3. [pour se distraire]

je sors très peu I hardly ever go out

sortir avec quelqu'un to go out with somebody

ils sortent ensemble depuis trois ans (familier) they've been going out together for three years

4. [apparaître - dent, bouton] to come through ; [ - pousse] to come up, to peep through

5. [se répandre] to come out

le son sort par là the sound comes out here

c'est pour que la fumée sorte it's to let the smoke out ou for the smoke to escape

6. [s'échapper] to get out

sortir de: aucun dossier ne doit sortir de l'ambassade no file may be taken out of ou leave the embassy

faire sortir quelqu'un/des marchandises d'un pays to smuggle somebody/goods out of a country

je vais te confier quelque chose, mais cela ne doit pas sortir d'ici I'm going to tell you something, but it mustn't go any further than these four walls

7. [être mis en vente - disque, film] to be released, to come out ; [ - livre] to be published, to come out

ça vient de sortir! it's just (come) out!, it's (brand) new!

8. [être révélé au public - sujet d'examen] to come up ; [ - numéro de loterie] to be drawn ; [ - numéro à la roulette] to turn ou to come up ; [ - tarif, barème] to be out

9. (familier) [être dit] to come out

il fallait que ça sorte! it had to come out ou to be said!

10. INFORMATIQUE

sortir (d'un système) to exit (from a system)

11. NAUTIQUE & AÉRONAUTIQUE

sortir du port to leave harbour

sortir en mer to put out to sea

aujourd'hui, les avions/bateaux ne sont pas sortis the planes were grounded/the boats stayed in port today

12. SPORT [balle] to go out

le ballon est sorti en corner/touche the ball went out for a corner/went into touch

on a fait sortir le joueur (du terrain)

a. [pour faute] the player was sent off

b. [il est blessé] the player had to go off because of injury

13. THÉÂTRE

le roi sort exit the King

les sorcières sortent exeunt (the) witches

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[sɔrtir] verbe transitif (aux avoir)

1. [mener dehors - pour se promener, se divertir] to take out (separable)

il faut sortir les chiens régulièrement dogs have to be walked regularly

viens avec nous au concert, ça te sortira come with us to the concert, that'll get you out (of the house)

2. [mettre dehors - vu de l'intérieur] to put out ou outside ; [ - vu de l'extérieur] to bring out ou outside (separable)

sortir la poubelle to take out the rubbish bin (UK) ou the trash (US)

3. [présenter - crayon, outil] to take out (separable) ; [ - pistolet] to pull out ; [ - papiers d'identité] to produce

on va bientôt pouvoir sortir les vêtements d'été we'll soon be able to get out our summer clothes

il a toujours du mal à les sortir (familier) he's never too keen to put his hand in his pocket

4. [extraire]

sortir quelque chose de to take ou to get something out of

des mesures ont été prises pour sortir le pays de la crise measures have been taken in order to get the country out of ou to rescue the country from the present crisis

sortir quelqu'un de to get ou to pull somebody out of

j'ai eu du mal à le sortir de son lit [le faire lever] I had trouble getting him out of bed

je vais te sortir d'affaire ou d'embarras ou de là I'll get you out of it

5. (familier) [expulser] to get ou to throw out (separable)

sortez-le ou je fais un malheur! get him out of here before I do something I'll regret!

elle a sorti la Suédoise en trois sets she disposed of ou beat the Swedish player in three sets

6. [mettre sur le marché] to launch, to bring out

sortir un disque/film

a. [auteur] to bring out a record/film

b. [distributeur] to release a record/film

sortir un livre to bring out ou to publish a book

7. (familier) [dire] to say, to come out with

tu sais ce qu'elle m'a sorti? you know what she came out with?

il m'a sorti que j'étais trop vieille! he told me I was too old, just like that!

8. [roue, train d'atterrissage] to drop

[volet] to raise

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sortir de verbe plus préposition

1. [emplacement, position] to come out of, to come off

sortir des rails to go off ou to jump the rails

sortir de la piste

a. [voiture] to come off ou to leave the track

b. [skieur] to come off the piste

ça m'était complètement sorti de la tête ou de l'esprit it had gone right out of my head ou mind

l'incident est sorti de ma mémoire ou m'est sorti de la mémoire I've forgotten the incident

2. [venir récemment de] to have (just) come from

elle sort de chez moi she's just left my place

d'où sors-tu? (familier) where have you been?

je sors d'une grippe I'm just recovering from a bout of flu

sortir de faire quelque chose (familier) to have just done something

je sors d'en prendre (familier) I've had quite enough of that, thank you

3. [venir à bout de] to come out of

nous avons eu une période difficile mais heureusement nous en sortons we've had a difficult time but fortunately we're now emerging from it ou we're seeing the end of it now

est-ce qu'on va enfin en sortir? (familier) when are we going to see an end to all this?

4. [se tirer de, se dégager de]

elle est sortie indemne de l'accident she came out of the accident unscathed

qui sortira victorieux de ce match? who will win this match?

sortir de sa rêverie to emerge from one's reverie

lorsqu'on sort de l'adolescence pour entrer dans l'âge adulte when one leaves adolescence (behind) to become an adult

5. [se départir de]

il est sorti de sa réserve après quelques verres de vin he opened ou loosened up after a few glasses of wine

elle est sortie de son silence pour écrire son second roman she broke her silence to write her second novel

6. [s'écarter de]

attention à ne pas sortir du sujet! be careful not to get off ou to stray from the subject!

sortir de l'ordinaire to be out of the ordinary

il ne veut pas sortir ou il ne sort pas de là he won't budge

il n'y a pas à sortir de là [c'est inévitable] there's no way round it, there's no getting away from it

7. [être issu de]

sortir d'une bonne famille to come from ou to be of a good family

pour ceux qui sortent des grandes écoles for those who have studied at ou are the products of the grandes écoles

il ne faut pas être sorti de Polytechnique pour savoir ça you don't need a PhD to know that

mais d'où sors-tu?

a. [tu es mal élevé] where did you learn such manners?, where were you brought up?

b. [tu ne connais rien] where have you been all this time?

8. [être produit par] to come from

la veste sortait de chez un grand couturier the jacket was made by a famous designer

9. (tournure impersonnelle) [résulter de]

que sortira-t-il de tout cela? what will come of all this?

il n'est rien sorti de son interrogatoire his interrogation revealed nothing

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se sortir de verbe pronominal plus préposition

to get out of

se sortir d'une situation embarrassante to get (oneself) out of ou (soutenu) to extricate oneself from an embarrassing situation

s'en sortir (familier) : aide-moi à finir, je ne m'en sortirai jamais seul! give me a hand, I'll never get this finished on my own

donne-lui une fourchette, il ne s'en sort pas avec des baguettes give him a fork, he can't manage with chopsticks

tu t'en es très bien sorti you did very well

elle s'en est sortie avec quelques bleus she got away with a few bruises

il s'en est finalement sorti

a. [il a survécu] he pulled through in the end

b. [il a réussi] he won through in the end

on ne s'en sort pas avec une seule paie it's impossible to manage on ou to get by on a single wage

malgré les allocations, on ne s'en sort pas in spite of the benefit, we're not making ends meet

s'en sortir pour (familier) [avoir à payer] to be stung for

tu t'en es sorti pour combien? how much were you stung for?

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > sortir

2 salido

adj.

prominent, projecting, bulging.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: salir.

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salido

► participio pasado

1→ link=salir salir

► adjetivo

1 (que sobresale) projecting, prominent

2 (ojos) bulging

3 (animal en celo) on heat, in heat

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1.

PP de salir

2. ADJ

1) (=prominente) [rasgos] prominent; [ojos] bulging; [dientes] protruding

2) Esp * (=cachondo) randy *, horny *

estar salido — [animal] to be on heat; [persona] to be in the mood, feel randy *, feel horny *

3) * (=osado) daring; pey rash, reckless

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I
- da adjetivo

1) < ojos> bulging; <frente/mentón> prominent; < dientes> projecting (before n), sticky-out (colloq)

2) (fam) <yegua/perra> in heat (AmE), on heat (BrE); < persona> (Esp) horny (colloq), randy (BrE colloq)
II
- da masculino, femenino

a) (Esp fam) ( obseso sexual) sex maniac (colloq)

b) (Ven fam) ( persona entrometida) busybody (colloq), nosy parker (BrE colloq)

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I
- da adjetivo

1) < ojos> bulging; <frente/mentón> prominent; < dientes> projecting (before n), sticky-out (colloq)

2) (fam) <yegua/perra> in heat (AmE), on heat (BrE); < persona> (Esp) horny (colloq), randy (BrE colloq)
II
- da masculino, femenino

a) (Esp fam) ( obseso sexual) sex maniac (colloq)

b) (Ven fam) ( persona entrometida) busybody (colloq), nosy parker (BrE colloq)

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salido¹

¹ = protruding.

Ex: The card catalogue requires effective internal guiding such as guide cards (ie with protruding tabs).

* como salido de fábrica = in mint condition.

* con dientes salidos = bucktoothed.

* recién salido del horno = hot off the griddle.

* salido del armario = out-of-the-closet.

salido²

² = sex-hungry, randy [randier -comp., randiest -sup.], horny [hornier -comp., horniest -sup.], womaniser [womanizer, -USA].

Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.

Ex: This book will help people who complain that cannot get randy/horny like they used to.

Ex: This book will help people who complain that cannot get randy/ horny like they used to.

Ex: Participants generated 306 different labels for female types (e.g. housewife, feminist, femme fatale, secretary, slob) and 310 for male types (e.g. workaholic, family man, sissy, womanizer, labourer).

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salido¹ -da

adjective

A ‹ojos› bulging; ‹frente/mentón› prominent; ‹dientes› projecting ( before n), sticky-out ( colloq)

B

1 ( fam); ‹yegua/perra› in heat ( AmE), on heat ( BrE)

2 ( fam); ‹persona› horny ( colloq), hot ( colloq), randy ( BrE colloq)

C ( Ven fam) (entrometido) nosy ( colloq)

salido² -da

masculine, feminine

1 ( Ven fam) (persona entrometida) busybody ( colloq), nosy parker ( BrE colloq)

2

salido masculine ( arg) (obseso sexual) sex maniac ( colloq)

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Del verbo salir: ( conjugate salir)

salido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
salido
salir
salido
◊ -da adjetivo ‹ojos/dientes› protruding;

‹frente/mentón› prominent
salir ( conjugate salir) verbo intransitivo
1 ( partir) to leave;
◊ ¿a qué hora sale el tren? what time does the train leave?;

el jefe había salido de viaje the boss was away;
salió corriendo (fam) she was off like a shot (colloq);
salido de algo to leave from sth;
¿de qué andén sale el tren? what platform does the train leave from?;
salgo de casa a las siete I leave home at seven;
salido para algo to leave for sth
2 ( al exterior — acercándose al hablante) to come out;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go out;
◊ no salgas sin abrigo don't go out without a coat;

no puedo salido, me he quedado encerrado I can't get out, I'm trapped in here;
salido de algo to come out/get out of sth;
¡sal de ahí/de aquí! come out of there/get out of here!;
¿de dónde salió este dinero? where did this money come from?;
nunca ha salido de España he's never been out of Spain;
salido por la ventana/por la puerta to get out through the window/leave by the door;
salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden;
¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? can I get on to the road this way?;
salió a hacer las compras she's gone out (to do the) shopping
3 ( habiendo terminado algo) to leave;
◊ ¿a qué hora sales de clase? what time do you get out of class o finish your class?;

¿cuándo sale del hospital? when is he coming out of (the) hospital?
4
a) ( como entretenimiento) to go out;

◊ salido a cenar to go out for dinner

b) ( tener una relación) to go out;

salido con algn to go out with sb
5 [clavo/tapón/mancha] to come out;
[ anillo] to come off
1 (aparecer, manifestarse)
a) [cana/sarpullido] to appear;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ me empiezan a salido canas I'm starting to go gray;

le están saliendo los dientes she's teething;
me salió una ampolla I've got a blister;
le salió un sarpullido he came out in a rash;
me salieron granos I broke out o (BrE) came out in spots;
me sale sangre de la nariz my nose is bleeding;
a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas the plant's putting out new leaves
b) [ sol] ( por la mañana) to rise, come up;

( de detrás de una nube) to come out
c) ( surgir) [tema/idea] to come up

d) [ carta] ( en naipes) to come up

2
a) [revista/novela] to come out;

[ disco] to come out, be released;
◊ salido al mercado to come on to the market

b) (en televisión, en el periódico) to appear

c) ( en una foto) to appear;

(+ compl)
◊ saliste muy bien en la foto you came out very well in the photo

1 ( expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ no me sale esta ecuación I can't do this equation;

ahora mismo no me sale su nombre (fam) I can't think of her name right now;
no le salían las palabras he couldn't get his words out
2
a) ( costar) to work out;

◊ sale más barato/caro it works out less/more expensive

b) ( resultar):

◊ todo salió bien everything turned out o worked out well;

salió tal como lo planeamos it turned out just as we planned;
no salió ninguna de las fotos none of the photographs came out;
¿qué número salió premiado? what was the winning number?;
salido bien/mal en un examen (Chi fam) to pass/fail an exam;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ el postre no me salió bien the dessert didn't come out right

3 (de situación, estado) salido de algo ‹ de apuro› to get out of sth;
‹ de depresión› to get over sth;
◊ salieron ilesos del accidente they were not hurt in the accident;

salido adelante [ negocio] to stay afloat, survive;

[ propuesta] to prosper;
◊ lograron salido adelante they managed to get through it

4 ( con preposición)
a)

◊ salir a ( parecerse a) to take after

b)

◊ salir con (Col) ( combinar con) to go with

salirse verbo pronominal
1
a) (de borde, límite) [ agua] to overflow;

[ leche] to boil over;
salidose de algo ‹ de carretera› to come/go off sth;
‹ de tema› to get off sth;
◊ el río se salió de su cauce the river overflowed its banks;

procura no salidote del presupuesto try to keep within the budget
b) (por orificio, grieta) [agua/tinta] to leak (out), come out;

[ gas] to escape, come out
2 ( soltarse) [pedazo/pieza] to come off;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ estos zapatos se me salen these shoes are too big for me

3 ( irse) to leave;
salidose de algo ‹ de asociación› to leave sth;
◊ salidose con la suya to get one's (own) way

salido,-a adjetivo
1 (saliente, prominente) projecting
(frente, pómulos, etc) prominent
(ojos) bulging
familiar sticky-out
2 fam pey (cachondo) horny, randy
salir verbo intransitivo
1 (de un lugar) to go out: nunca ha salido de su país, he's never been out of his country
el ladrón salió por la ventana, the burglar got out through the window
(si el hablante está fuera) to come out: ¡sal de la habitación, por favor! please, come out of the room!
2 Inform to exit
(de un sistema) to log off
3 (partir) to leave: salí de casa a mediodía, I left home at noon
nuestro avión sale a las seis, our plane departs at six
4 (para divertirse) to go out: siempre sale los viernes, she always goes out on Friday
5 (tener una relación) to go out: está saliendo con Ana, he's going out with Ana
6 Dep to start
(en juegos) to lead
7 (manifestarse, emerger) le ha salido un grano en la cara, he has got a spot on his face
me salió sangre de la nariz, my nose was bleeding
(un astro) to rise: la Luna sale al atardecer, the moon comes out in the evening
(retoñar, germinar) to sprout
8 (surgir) la idea salió de ti, it was your idea
9 (aparecer) mi hermana salía en (la) televisión, my sister appeared on television
(un libro, un disco, etc) to come out
10 salir a (parecerse) ha salido a su hermano, he takes after his brother
(costar) el almuerzo sale a 800 pesetas cada uno, lunch works out at 800 pesetas a head
11 (resultar) su hija le ha salido muy estudiosa, her daughter has turned out to be very studious
salió premiado el número 5.566, the winning number was 5,566
(una operación matemática) a él le da 20, pero a mí me sale 25, he gets 20, but I make it 25
12 (costar) nos sale barato, it works out cheap
13 (superar una situación, una gran dificultad) to come through, get over: estuvo muy enfermo, pero salió de esa, he was very ill, but he pulled through
14 (ser elegido por votación) salió alcalde, he was elected mayor
♦ Locuciones: salir con, (manifestación inesperada) no me salgas ahora con estupideces, stop talking nonsense
' salido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
beneficiada
- beneficiado
- cascarón
- contingente
- escopetada
- escopetado
- mancha
- movida
- movido
- respondón
- respondona
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- salir
- salida
- salirse
- alegrar
- calle
- deber
- parado
- señor
English:
bump
- out of
- recession
- spring
- up
- abroad
- far
- inkling
- protrude

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salido, -a

♦ adj

1. [saliente] projecting, sticking out;
[ojos] bulging;
dientes salidos buckteeth

2. [animal] on heat

3. muy Fam [excitado] horny;

estar salido to be horny

4. Ven Fam [atrevido] pushy, interfering

♦ nm,f

1. muy Fam [excitado] horny devil o Br bugger

2. Ven Fam [atrevido] busybody

Spanish-English dictionary > salido

3 tirer

tirer [tiʀe]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = amener vers soi) [+ pièce mobile, poignée, corde] to pull ; (vers le bas) to pull down ; (vers le haut) to pull up ; [+ rideaux] to draw ; [+ tiroir] to pull open ; [+ verrou] ( = fermer) to slide to ; ( = ouvrir) to draw

• tire la porte pull the door to

• as-tu tiré le verrou ? have you bolted the door?

• tirer les cheveux à qn to pull sb's hair

• tirer qn par le bras to pull sb by the arm

• tirer qn par la manche to tug sb's sleeve

• tirer qn à l'écart to draw sb aside

► tirer sur [+ corde, poignée, rênes] to pull on ; [+ pipe, cigarette, cigare] to puff at

• tirer sur la ficelle or la corde (inf: inf) (figurative) to push one's luck (inf)

• un vert qui tire sur le bleu a bluish green

• il tire sur la soixantaine he's going on sixty

   b. ( = remorquer) [+ véhicule, charge] to pull ; [+ navire, remorque] to tow

   c. ( = sortir) [+ épée, couteau, vin, cidre] to draw

• tirer un son d'un instrument to get a sound out of an instrument

• tirer qn du sommeil to arouse sb from sleep

• tirer qn du lit to get sb out of bed

• tirer qn de son travail to take sb away from his work

• ce bruit le tira de sa rêverie the noise brought him out of his daydream

• tirer des larmes à qn to make sb cry

   d. ( = obtenir) [+ conclusion, idée, plaisir, satisfaction] to draw (de from)

• tirer de l'argent d'une activité to make money from an activity

• il a tiré 4 000 € de sa vieille voiture he managed to get 4,000 euros for his old car

• tirer de l'argent de qn to get money out of sb

• on ne peut rien en tirer (enfant têtu) you can't do anything with him ; (personne qui refuse de parler) you can't get anything out of him

   e. ( = délivrer) tirer qn de prison/d'une situation dangereuse to get sb out of prison/of a dangerous situation

• tirer qn du doute to dispel sb's doubts

• tirer qn de la misère to rescue sb from poverty

• il faut le tirer de là we'll have to help him out

   f. (indiquant l'origine) mots tirés du latin words taken from Latin

• tirer son nom de to take one's name from

• pièce tirée d'un roman play taken from a novel

• l'opium est tiré du pavot opium is obtained from poppies

• tirer une substance d'une matière première to extract a substance from a raw material

   g. (Games) [+ billet, numéro, loterie] to draw ; [+ carte] to pick

• tirer les cartes to give a reading

• tirer qch au sort to draw lots for sth

• tirer les rois (à l'Épiphanie) to cut the Twelfth Night cake

• tirer la fève to win the charm

   h. (Photography, typography) to print

• ce journal est tiré à 100 000 exemplaires this paper has a circulation of 100,000

• tirer un roman à 8 000 exemplaires to print 8,000 copies of a novel

   i. ( = tracer) [+ ligne, trait] to draw ; [+ plan] to draw up

   j. [+ coup de feu, balle] to fire ; [+ flèche, gibier] to shoot ; [+ feu d'artifice] to set off

• il a tiré plusieurs coups de revolver sur l'agent he fired several shots at the policeman

• tirer un coup (vulg!) to have it off (vulg!)

   k. (Football) to shoot

• tirer un corner/un penalty to take a corner/a penalty

   l. [+ chèque, lettre de change] to draw

• tirer de l'argent sur son compte to draw money out of one's account

• prête-moi ta carte bleue pour que j'aille tirer de l'argent lend me your credit card so that I can go and get some money out

   m. (Nautical) tirer 6 mètres to draw 6 metres of water

   n. ( = passer) (inf) to get through

• encore une heure/un mois à tirer another hour/month to get through

• tirer deux ans de prison to do two years in prison

• voilà une semaine de tirée that's one week over with

   o. ( = voler) (inf!) to pinch (inf)

• il s'est fait tirer son blouson he got his jacket pinched (inf)

2. intransitive verb

   a. to pull

• tirez ici pull here

   b. ( = faire feu) to fire ; ( = se servir d'une arme à feu, viser) to shoot

• il leur a donné l'ordre de tirer he gave the order for them to fire

• apprendre à tirer to learn to shoot

• tirer sur qn/qch to shoot at sb/sth

• il m'a tiré dessus he shot at me

• tirer à la carabine to shoot with a rifle

• tirer en l'air to fire into the air

• tirer à vue to shoot on sight

• il lui a tiré dans le dos he shot him in the back ; (figurative) he stabbed him in the back

• tirer dans les pattes de qn (inf) to make life difficult for sb

   c. (Sport, football) to shoot

• tirer au but to take a shot at goal

   d. (Press) tirer à 10 000 exemplaires to have a circulation of 10,000

   e. [cheminée, poêle] to draw

• la cheminée tire bien the chimney draws well

   f. [moteur, voiture] to pull

• le moteur tire bien en côte the engine pulls well on hills

   g. [points de suture, sparadrap] to pull

• le matin, j'ai la peau qui tire my skin feels tight in the morning

   h. (locutions)

► tirer à sa fin [journée] to be drawing to a close ; [épreuve] to be nearly over ; [provisions] to be nearly finished

► tirer au flanc (inf) to skive (inf) (Brit) to shirk

3. reflexive verb

► se tirer

   a.

se tirer de [+ danger, situation] to get o.s. out of

• il s'est tiré sans dommage de l'accident he came out of the accident unharmed

• sa voiture était en mille morceaux mais lui s'en est tiré his car was smashed to pieces but he escaped unharmed

• il est très malade mais je crois qu'il va s'en tirer he's very ill but I think he'll pull through

• cette fois il ne va pas s'en tirer si facilement he won't get off so lightly this time

• il s'en est tiré avec une amende he got off with a fine

• il s'en est tiré avec une jambe cassée he got out of it with a broken leg

   b. bien/mal se tirer de qch [+ tâche] to handle sth well/badly

• comment va-t-il se tirer de ce sujet/travail ? how will he cope with this subject/job?

• les questions étaient difficiles mais il s'en est bien tiré the questions were difficult but he handled them well

• on s'en tire tout juste we just scrape by

   c. ( = déguerpir) (inf!) to clear off (inf)

• allez, on se tire come on, let's be off

• il s'est tiré he's gone

• il s'est tiré avec la caisse he ran off with the money

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tiʀe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( déplacer) to pull [véhicule]; to pull up [chaise]; to pull away [tapis]

tirer la tête en arrière — to toss one's head back

2) ( exercer une traction) ( avec une force régulière) to pull [cheveux]; to pull on [corde]; ( par à-coups) to tug at

tirer quelqu'un par le bras — to pull somebody's arm

3) ( tendre)

tirer ses bas — to pull up one's stockings

tirer sa chemise — to straighten one's shirt

avoir les traits tirés — to look drawn

4) ( fermer) to draw [verrou, rideau]; to pull down [store]; to close [porte, volet]

5) ( avec une arme) to fire off [balle, obus, grenade]; to fire [missile]; to shoot [flèche]

6) Sport ( de ballon)

tirer un corner/penalty — to take a corner/penalty

7) ( choisir au hasard)

tirer (au sort) — to draw [carte, loterie, nom]; to draw for [partenaire]

tirer les cartes à quelqu'un — to tell the cards for somebody

se faire tirer les cartes — to have one's fortune told with cards

8) ( prendre) to draw [vin, électricité, argent] (de, sur from)

9) ( sortir)

tirer un stylo de son sac — to take a pen out of one's bag

tirer un enfant de l'eau — to pull a child out of the water

tirer quelque chose de sa poche — to pull something out of one's pocket

10) ( faire sortir)

tirer le pays de la récession — to get the country out of recession

tire-moi de là! — get me out of this!

tirer quelqu'un d'une maladie — to pull somebody through an illness

tu l'as tirée de son silence — you drew her out of her silence

11) ( obtenir)

tirer de quelqu'un — to get [something] from somebody [renseignement, aveu]

tirer de quelque chose — to draw [something] from something [force, ressources]; to derive [something] from something [orgueil, satisfaction]; to make [something] out of something [argent]

tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de cette voiture — ( comme argent) you won't get much for this car; ( comme service) you won't get much out of this car

tirer le maximum de la situation — to make the most of the situation

tirer un son d'un instrument — to get a note out of an instrument

12) ( dériver)

le film est tiré du roman — the film is based on the novel

la guillotine tire son nom de son inventeur — the guillotine gets its name from its inventor

le mot est tiré de l'anglais — the word comes from the English

13) ( extraire)

texte tiré de Zola — text taken from Zola

le médicament est tiré d'une plante — the drug comes from a plant

14) ( faire un tirage) to print [livre, négatif]; to run off [épreuve, exemplaire]

journal tiré à dix mille exemplaires — newspaper with a circulation of ten thousand

tiré à part — [texte] off-printed

15) ( tracer) to draw [ligne, trait]

tirer un chèque — to draw a cheque GB ou check US

tirer des plans — fig to draw up plans

16) (colloq) ( passer)

plus qu'une heure/semaine à tirer — only one more hour/week to go

tirer quelques années en prison — to spend a few years in prison

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( exercer une traction) to pull

tirer sur quelque chose — to pull on something; ( d'un coup ou par à-coups) to tug at something

tire fort! — pull hard!

2) ( utiliser une arme) gén to shoot ( sur at); ( à feu) to fire ( sur at)

tirer à la carabine — to shoot with a rifle

tirer au fusil — to fire a gun

elle lui a tiré dans la jambe — she shot him/her in the leg

3) ( au football) to shoot; (au handball, basket-ball) to take a shot

4) ( choisir au hasard)

tirer (au sort) — to draw lots

5) ( prendre)

tirer sur — to draw on

tirer sur son compte — to draw on one's account

6) ( aspirer)

la cheminée tire bien — the chimney draws well

7) ( être imprimé)

tirer à mille exemplaires — [périodique] to have a circulation of one thousand

8) ( aller vers)

tirer sur le jaune/l'orangé — [couleur] to be yellowish/orangy

tirer sur la cinquantaine — [personne] to be pushing fifty

tirer à gauche/droite — [voiture] to pull to the left/right

3.

se tirer verbe pronominal

1) ( sortir)

se tirer de — to come through [situation, difficultés]

2) (sl) ( partir) to push off (colloq)

3) ( avec une arme)

se tirer une balle — to shoot oneself ( dans in)

se tirer dessus — ( l'un l'autre) lit to shoot at one another

4) (colloq) ( se débrouiller)

s'en tirer — to cope, to manage

5) (colloq) ( échapper)

s'en tirer — ( à un accident) to escape; ( à une maladie) to pull through; ( à une punition) to get away with it (colloq)

s'en tirer à bon prix — to get off lightly

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tiʀe
1. vt

1) (pour arracher, amener à soi) to pull

Il m'a tiré les cheveux. — He pulled my hair.

tiré par les cheveux fig (histoire, intrigue, explications) — far-fetched

2) (= fermer) [volet, porte, trappe] to pull to, to close, [rideau] to draw

tirer les rideaux — to draw the curtains

3) (= extraire)

tirer qch de qch — to take sth from sth, to pull sth out of sth, [fruit, sol] to extract sth from sth

Elle a tiré un mouchoir de son sac. — She took a handkerchief from her bag., She pulled a handkerchief out of her bag.

tirer son nom de — to take one's name from, to get one's name from

tirer qch de qn — to get sth out of sb

tirer qn de qch [embarras] — to help sb out of sth, to get sb out of sth

tirer qn d'embarras — to get sb out of an awkward situation

tirer qn d'un mauvais pas — to get sb out of a fix

4) (= sortir)

tirer la langue — to stick out one's tongue

5) (avec une arme) [balle, coup de feu] to fire, [animal] to shoot

Il a tiré plusieurs coups de feu. — He fired several shots.

6) [chèque] to draw

7) (= tracer) to draw, to trace

tirer un trait — to draw a line

tirer un trait sur qch fig — to draw a line under sth

tirer un trait sur son passé — to draw a line under one's past

8) (= imprimer) [journal, livre, photo] to print

9) (= choisir) [carte] to draw

tirer les cartes — to read the cards, to tell the cards

tirer au sort — to draw lots

tirer des conclusions — to draw conclusions

10) FOOTBALL, [corner] to take

11) NAVIGATION

tirer 6 mètres — to draw 6 metres of water

2. vi

1)

"Tirer" — "Pull"

tirer sur qch [corde, poignée] — to pull on sth, to pull at sth, [pipe] to draw on sth

2) (avec arme) to shoot, (= faire feu) to shoot, to fire

tirer à l'arc — to shoot with a bow and arrow

tirer à la carabine — to shoot with a rifle, to fire with a rifle

tirer sur qn (= faire feu sur) — to shoot at sb, to fire on sb

Il a tiré sur les policiers. — He shot at police officers., He fired on police officers.

3) FOOTBALL to shoot

4) [cheminée] to draw

5)

tirer à sa fin — to be drawing to an end

tirer en longueur — to drag on

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tirer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( déplacer) [personne, animal, véhicule] to pull [véhicule]; [personne] to pull up [fauteuil, chaise]; [personne] to pull away [tapis]; tirer la tête en arrière to toss one's head back; ⇒ chapeau, couverture;

2 ( exercer une traction) ( avec une force régulière) to pull [cheveux]; to pull on [corde]; ( par à-coups) to tug at [cordelette, manette, sonnette]; tirer qn par le bras to pull sb's arm; tirer les cheveux à qn to pull sb's hair; tirer qn par la manche to tug at sb's sleeve;

3 ( tendre) tirer ses cheveux en arrière to pull back one's hair; tirer ses bas to pull up one's stockings; tirer sa chemise/jupe to straighten one's shirt/skirt; ⇒ épingle; se faire tirer la peau○ Cosmét to have a face-lift; la peau/ça me tire○ my skin/it feels tight;

4 ( fermer) to draw [verrou, rideau]; to pull down [store]; to close [porte, volet];

5 Mil to fire off [balle, obus, grenade]; to fire [missile]; tirer un coup de feu to fire a shot; tirer le canon ( pour honorer) to fire a salute; tirer vingt et un coups de canon to fire a twenty-one gun salute;

6 ( propulser) to shoot [balle, flèche] (sur at); elle lui a tiré (une balle) dans le dos she shot him in the back;

7 ( viser) tirer le canard/faisan/gibier to shoot duck/pheasant/game;

8 Sport ( de ballon) tirer un corner/penalty to take a corner/penalty; tirer un coup franc ( au football) to take a free kick; (au handball, basket-ball) to take a free throw;

9 ( choisir au hasard) tirer (au sort) to draw [carte, loterie, nom, gagnant, adversaire]; to draw for [partenaire]; tirer les blancs to draw white; tirer une bonne carte to draw a strong card;

10 Jeux ( aux cartes) tirer ses atouts to draw trumps;

11 Astrol tirer les cartes à qn to tell the cards for sb; se faire tirer les cartes to have one's fortune told with cards;

12 ( prendre) to draw [vin, bière, eau, électricité, argent] (de, sur from); tirer de l'eau du puits to draw water from the well; tirer de l'argent sur un compte to draw money from an account; ⇒ vin;

13 ( sortir) tirer de qch to take [sth] out of sth [objet]; to pull [sb] out of sth [personne]; tirer un stylo de son sac/d'un tiroir to take a pen out of one's bag/out of a drawer; tirer un enfant de l'eau/des flammes to pull a child out of the water/out of the flames; tirer qch de sa poche to pull sth out of one's pocket; tirer une bouffée de sa cigarette/pipe to take a puff at ou on one's cigarette/pipe; ⇒ épingle, marron, ver;

14 ( faire sortir) tirer de qch to get [sb/sth] out of sth [personne, pays, entreprise]; tirer le pays de la récession to get the country out of recession; tire-moi de là! get me out of this!; tirer qn d'une maladie to pull sb through an illness; tu l'as tirée de son silence/sa mélancolie you drew her out of her silence/her melancholy;

15 ( obtenir) tirer de qn to get [sth] from sb [renseignement, aveu]; tirer de qch to draw [sth] from sth [force, ressources]; to derive [sth] from sth [orgueil, satisfaction]; to make [sth] out of sth [argent]; tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de cette voiture ( comme argent) you won't get much for this car; ( comme service) you won't get much out of this car; tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de lui (comme argent, renseignements, preuve d'intelligence) you won't get much out of him; tirer le maximum de la situation to make the most of the situation; tirer un son d'un instrument to get a note out of an instrument;

16 ( dériver) tirer de qch to base [sth] on sth [récit, film]; to get [sth] from sth [nom]; le film est tiré du roman the film is based on the novel; la guillotine tire son nom de son inventeur the guillotine gets its name from its inventor; le mot est tiré de l'anglais the word comes from the English;

17 ( extraire) tirer de qn/qch to take [sth] from sb/sth [texte]; to derive [sth] from sth [substance]; texte tiré de Zola/la Bible text taken from Zola/the Bible; le médicament est tiré d'une plante the drug comes from a plant;

18 ( faire un tirage) to print [livre, tract, texte, négatif]; to run off [épreuve, exemplaire]; journal tiré à dix mille exemplaires newspaper with a circulation of ten thousand;

19 ( tracer) to draw [ligne, trait]; tirer un chèque Fin to draw a cheque GB ou check US (sur on); tirer des plans fig to draw up plans; ⇒ comète;

20 ○( passer) plus qu'une heure/semaine à tirer only one more hour/week to go; tirer quelques années en prison to spend a few years in prison.

B vi

1 ( exercer une traction) to pull; tirer sur qch ( avec une force régulière) to pull on sth; ( d'un coup ou par à-coups) to tug at sth; tire fort! pull hard!; tirer sur les rames to pull on the oars; tirer de toutes ses forces to heave with all one's might; le moteur tire bien/tire mal○ the engine is pulling well/isn't pulling properly; ⇒ corde;

2 ( utiliser une arme) to shoot (sur at); ( à feu) to fire (sur at); tirer à l'arc to shoot with a bow and arrow; tirer à la carabine/à l'arbalète to shoot with a rifle/with a crossbow; tirer pour tuer to shoot to kill; tirer au fusil/en l'air/à balles réelles to fire a gun/into the air/with live ammunition; tirer le premier to fire first, to shoot first; se faire tirer dessus to come under fire, to be shot at; ⇒ boulet; elle lui a tiré dans la jambe she shot him in the leg;

3 Sport ( au football) to shoot; (au handball, basket-ball) to take a shot; tirer au but ( au football) to take a shot at goal;

4 ( choisir au hasard) tirer (au sort) to draw lots; on n'a qu'à tirer let's just draw lots; ⇒ paille;

5 ( prendre) tirer sur to draw on; tirer sur son compte/ses réserves to draw on one's account/one's reserves;

6 ( aspirer) la cheminée tire bien/tire mal the chimney draws well/doesn't draw well; tirer sur sa cigarette/pipe to draw on one's cigarette/pipe;

7 Imprim, Presse tirer à mille exemplaires [périodique] to have a circulation of a thousand; à combien tire la revue? what's the circulation of the magazine?;

8 ( avoir une nuance) tirer sur le jaune/le bleu/le vert/le violet/l'orangé to be yellowish/bluish/greenish/purplish/orangy; être d'un bleu tirant sur le vert to be greenish-blue;

9 ( se rapprocher) tirer sur la cinquantaine ( âge) to be pushing fifty;

10 ( dévier) [voiture]tirer à gauche/droite to pull to the left/right; Équit tirer à la main [cheval] to pull.

C se tirer vpr

1 ( sortir) se tirer de to come through [situation, difficultés]; se tirer de ses ennuis to come through one's troubles; ⇒ pas;

2 ◑( partir) je me tire I'm off○ GB, I'm splitting○; tire-toi get lost○; je me suis tiré de chez lui I cleared from his place; je me suis tiré de chez mes parents I left home; je vais me tirer à Montréal I'm going off to Montreal;

3 ( se servir d'une arme) se tirer une balle to shoot oneself (dans in); se tirer une balle dans la tête to blow one's brains out; se tirer dessus ( l'un l'autre) lit to shoot at one another;

4 ( exercer une traction) se tirer la moustache to pull at one's moustache;

5 ○( se débrouiller) s'en tirer to cope; il s'en tire mal ( forte contrainte) he's finding it hard to cope; ( travail délicat) he doesn't do very well; comment est-ce que vous vous en tirez? how do you cope?; elle s'en tire mieux que lui ( épreuve de résistance) she is coping better than he is; ( épreuve d'habileté) she is doing better than him; elle s'en tire tout juste she just gets by;

6 ○( échapper) s'en tirer ( à un accident) to escape; ( à une maladie) to pull through; ( à une punition) to get away with it○; je m'en suis tiré avec quelques égratignures I escaped with a few scratches; son médecin pense qu'elle s'en tirera her doctor thinks (that) she will pull through; sans diplôme, il ne s'en tirera jamais without a degree, he'll never get by; il ne s'en tirera pas comme ça he's not going to get away with it; s'en tirer à bon prix to get off lightly; ⇒ compte.

[tire] verbe transitif

A.[DÉPLACER]

1. [traîner - avec ou sans effort] to pull, to drag ; [ - en remorquant] to draw, to tow

tire la table au milieu de la pièce pull the table out into the centre of the room

tiré par un cheval horse-drawn

tirer quelqu'un par le bras/les cheveux/les pieds to drag somebody by the arm/hair/feet

2. [amener à soi] to pull

[étirer - vers le haut] to pull (up) ; [ - vers le bas] to pull (down)

je sentis que quelqu'un tirait ma veste I felt a tug at my jacket

elle me tira doucement par la manche she tugged ou pulled at my sleeve

tirer les cheveux à quelqu'un to pull somebody's hair

tirer ses cheveux en arrière to draw ou to pull one's hair back

tire bien le drap stretch the sheet (taut)

tirer un fil

a. [accidentellement] to pull a thread

b. [pour faire un jour] to draw a thread

tirer la couverture à soi

a. [s'attribuer le mérite] to take all the credit

b. [s'attribuer le profit] to take the lion's share

3. [pour actionner - cordon d'appel, élastique] to pull ; [ - tiroir] to pull (open ou out)

tirer les rideaux to pull ou to draw the curtains

tire le portail derrière toi close the gates behind you, pull the gates to

tirer un verrou

a. [pour ouvrir] to slide a bolt open

b. [pour fermer] to slide a bolt to, to shoot a bolt

tirer la chasse d'eau to flush the toilet

4. NAUTIQUE to draw

B.[EXTRAIRE, OBTENIR]

1. [faire sortir]

tirer quelque chose de to pull ou to draw something out of

tirer le vin/cidre (du tonneau) to draw wine/cider (off from the barrel)

tirer quelqu'un de [le faire sortir de] to get somebody out of

tirer quelqu'un d'un cauchemar (figuré) to rouse somebody from a nightmare

tirer quelqu'un du sommeil to wake somebody up

tirer quelqu'un du coma to pull somebody out of a coma

tirer quelqu'un de son silence to draw somebody out (of his/her silence)

tirer une œuvre de l'oubli to rescue a work from oblivion

tire-moi de là help me out

2. [fabriquer]

tirer quelque chose de to derive ou to get ou to make something from

les produits que l'on tire du pétrole oil-based products

tirer des sons d'un instrument to get ou to draw sounds from an instrument

tirer un film d'une pièce de théâtre to adapt a play for the screen

photos tirées d'un film movie stills

3. [percevoir - argent]

elle tire sa fortune de ses terres she makes her money from her land

tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de ta vieille montre you won't get much (money) for your old watch

[retirer - chèque, argent liquide] to draw

tirer de l'argent d'un compte to draw money out of ou to withdraw money from an account

4. [extraire, dégager]

tirer la morale/un enseignement de quelque chose to learn a lesson from something

ce vers est tiré d'un poème de Villon this line is (taken) from a poem by Villon

ce que j'ai tiré de ce livre/cet article what I got out of this book/article

ce roman tire son titre d'une chanson populaire the title of this novel is taken from a popular song

tirer satisfaction de to derive satisfaction from

tirer vanité de to be proud of

tirer vengeance de quelque chose to avenge something

5. [obtenir, soutirer]

tirer quelque chose de: tirer de l'argent de quelqu'un to extract money from somebody, to get money out of somebody

la police n'a rien pu tirer de lui the police couldn't get anything out of him

tu auras du mal à lui tirer des remerciements you'll get no thanks from her

tirer des larmes à quelqu'un to make somebody cry

on n'en tirera jamais rien, de ce gosse

a. (familier) [il n'est bon à rien] we'll never make anything out of this kid

b. [il ne parlera pas] we'll never get this kid to talk, we'll never get anything out of this kid

je n'ai pas pu en tirer davantage I couldn't get any more out of her

6. (familier) [voler]

je me suis fait tirer mon portefeuille au cinéma! somebody nicked (UK) ou swiped (US) my wallet at the cinema!

7. JEUX [billet, numéro] to draw, to pick

[loterie] to draw, to carry out the draw for

[carte] to draw, to take

tirez une carte postale au hasard pick any postcard

qui va tirer le nom du gagnant? who will draw (out) the name of the winner?

le gagnant sera tiré au sort there will be a draw to decide the winner

C.[PROJETER]

1. ARMEMENT [coup de fusil, missile] to fire

[balle, flèche] to shoot

tirer un coup de feu to fire a shot

2. [feu d'artifice] to set off

ce soir, on tirera un feu d'artifice there will be a fireworks display tonight

3. CHASSE [lapin, faisan] to shoot

4. [à la pétanque, boule en main] to throw

[boule placée] to knock out (separable)

FOOTBALL to take

tirer un corner to take a corner

le penalty va être tiré par le capitaine the penalty will be taken by the captain

TENNIS [passing-shot, volée] to hit

[en haltérophilie] to lift

ESCRIME

tirer des armes to fence

5. (locution)

tirer un coup avec quelqu'un (vulgaire) to have it off with somebody (très familier)

D. (familier) [PASSER] (familier) to spend, to do, to get through (inseparable)

j'ai encore trois semaines à tirer avant mon congé I've another three weeks to go before my leave

E.[TRACER, IMPRIMER]

1. [dessiner - ligne] to draw ; [ - plan] to draw up (separable)

tirez deux traits sous les verbes underline the verbs twice

2. PHOTOGRAPHIE to print

je voudrais que cette photo soit tirée sur du papier mat I'd like a matt print of this picture

3. IMPRIMERIE [livre] to print

[estampe, lithographie] to print, to draw

[tract] to print, to run

[gravure] to strike, to pull, to print

ce magazine est tiré à plus de 200 000 exemplaires this magazine has a print run ou a circulation of 200,000

bon à tirer ‘passed for press’

un bon à tirer [épreuve] a press proof

4. (Belgique & locution)

tu es assez grand, tu tires ton plan you're old enough to look after yourself

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[tire] verbe intransitif

1. MILITAIRE [faire feu] to fire, to shoot

ne tirez pas, je me rends! don't shoot, I surrender!

tirez dans les jambes shoot at ou aim at the legs

il tire mal he's a bad shot

tirer à balles/à blanc to fire bullets/blanks

tirer sur quelqu'un to take a shot ou to shoot ou to fire at somebody

ils ont l'ordre de tirer sur tout ce qui bouge they've been ordered to shoot ou to fire at anything that moves

on m'a tiré dessus I was fired ou shot at

2. ARMEMENT & SPORT

tirer à l'arc/l'arbalète

a. [activité sportive] to do archery/crossbow archery

b. [action ponctuelle] to shoot a bow/crossbow

tirer à la carabine/au pistolet

a. [activité sportive] to do rifle/pistol shooting

b. [action ponctuelle] to shoot with a rifle/pistol

3. FOOTBALL [au golf] to shoot

il a tiré dans le mur/petit filet he sent the ball against the wall/into the side netting

ESCRIME to fence

4. [exercer une traction] to pull

tire! pull!, heave!

ça tire dans les genoux à la montée (familier) going up is tough on the knees

elle tire bien, ta voiture! (familier) it goes well, your car!

la moto tire à droite the motorbike pulls to the right

ne tire pas sur ton gilet don't pull your cardigan out of shape

il tira violemment sur le fil du téléphone he gave the phone wire a sharp pull

tirer sur (figuré) [délais, budget] to stretch

tirer sur la ficelle to go a bit far

5. [aspirer - fumeur]

tirer sur une pipe to draw on ou to pull at a pipe

tirer sur une cigarette to puff at ou to draw on a cigarette

6. [avoir un bon tirage - cheminée, poêle]

tirer (bien) to draw (well)

la cheminée/pipe tire mal the fireplace/pipe doesn't draw properly

7. [peau] to feel tight

[points de suture] to pull

ma peau me tire (familier) my skin feels tight

aïe, ça tire! ouch, it's pulling!

8. JEUX

tirer au sort to draw ou to cast lots

9. IMPRIMERIE

tirer à 50 000 exemplaires to have a circulation of ou to have a (print) run of 50,000 (copies)

à combien le journal tire-t-il? what are the paper's circulation figures?

10. (locution, Belgique & Suisse)

ça tire there's a draught

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tirer à verbe plus préposition

1. PRESSE

tirer à la ligne to pad out an article (because it is being paid by the line)

2. NAUTIQUE

tirer au large to make for the open sea

3. (locution)

tirer à sa fin to come to an end

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tirer sur verbe plus préposition

[couleur] to verge ou to border on

ses cheveux tirent sur le roux his hair is reddish ou almost red

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se tirer verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

le store se tire avec un cordon the blind pulls down with a cord

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se tirer verbe pronominal intransitif

(familier)

1. [partir, quitter un endroit] to clear off, to make tracks

[s'enfuir] to beat it, to clear off

s'il n'est pas là dans 5 minutes, je me tire if he's not here in 5 minutes I'm going

tire-toi! [ton menaçant] beat it!, clear ou push off!

il s'est tiré de chez lui he's left home

dès que je peux, je me tire de cette boîte as soon as I can, I'll get out of this dump

2. [toucher à sa fin - emprisonnement, service militaire] to draw to a close

plus qu'une semaine, ça se tire quand même! only a week to go, it's nearly over after all!

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se tirer de verbe pronominal plus préposition

[se sortir de] to get out of

il s'est bien/mal tiré de l'entrevue he did well/badly at the interview

s'en tirer (familier) [s'en sortir]: avec son culot, elle s'en tirera toujours with her cheek, she'll always come out on top

si tu ne m'avais pas aidé à finir la maquette, je ne m'en serais jamais tiré if you hadn't given me a hand with the model, I'd never have managed

rien à faire, je ne m'en tire pas! [financièrement] it's impossible, I just can't make ends meet!

il y a peu de chances qu'il s'en tire [qu'il survive] the odds are against him pulling through

tu ne t'en tireras pas avec de simples excuses [être quitte] you won't get away ou off with just a few words of apology

je m'en suis tiré avec une suspension de permis I got away with my licence being suspended

s'en tirer à ou avec ou pour [devoir payer] to have to pay

à quatre, on ne s'en tirera pas à moins de 150 euros le repas the meal will cost at least 150 euros for the four of us

il ne s'en tirera pas comme ça he won't get off so lightly, he won't get away with it

on n'a encaissé qu'un seul but, on ne s'en est pas trop mal tirés they scored only one goal against us, we didn't do too badly

je n'aime pas faire de discours — tu t'en es très bien tiré I don't like to make speeches — you did very well

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tirer

4 caer

v.

1 to fall.

tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down)

caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree

caer rodando por la escalera to fall down the stairs

dejar caer algo to drop something (objeto)

María cayó por las gradas Mary fell down the stairs.

2 to fall (rain, snow).

cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain

3 to go down, to set (sun).

al caer el día o la tarde at dusk

al caer el sol at sunset

4 to fall for it.

5 to drop in (to visit). ( Latin American Spanish)

Se me cayó el vaso I dropped the glass.

6 to decrease, to decline, to fall, to drop.

La presión barométrica cayó The barometric pressure decreased=fell.

7 to drop it.

Se me cayó I dropped it.

8 to fall on, to drop on, to fall over.

Me cayó una gota de lluvia A raindrop fell on me.

9 to crash on.

Se me cayó el sistema The system crashed on me.

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CAER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

caigo, caes, cae, caemos, caéis, caen.

Past Indicative

caí, caíste, cayó, caímos, caísteis, cayeron.

Present Subjunctive

caiga, caigas, caiga, caigamos, caigáis, caigan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

cayera, cayeras, cayera, cayéramos, cayerais, cayeran;

cayese, cayeses, cayese, cayésemos, cayeseis, cayesen.

Future Subjunctive

cayere, cayeres, cayere, cayéremos, cayereis, cayeren.

Imperative

cae (tú), caiga (él/Vd.), caigamos (nos.), caed (vos.), caigan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to fall

2) drop

3) hang

•

- caerse
- caer bien
- caer mal
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Para las expresiones caer en la cuenta, caer en desuso, caer en el olvido, caer enfermo, caer redondo, caerse de risa, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [persona, objeto]

a) [desde la posición vertical] to fall

me hice daño al caer — I fell and hurt myself

cayó al suelo y se dio un golpe en la cabeza — he fell to the ground and hit his head

tropezó y cayó de espaldas — she stumbled and fell on her back

cayó muerto de un tiro — he was shot dead

• [hacer] caer algo — to knock sth over

al pasar hizo caer la lámpara — he knocked the lamp over as he brushed past

b) [desde una altura] to fall

cayó de un tercer piso — he fell from the third floor

el niño cayó al río — the child fell into the river

cayó una bomba en el mercado — a bomb fell on the market

el avión cayó al mar — the plane came down in the sea

el coche cayó por un barranco — the car went over a cliff

• [dejar] caer — [+ objeto] to drop; [+ comentario] to slip in

se sobresaltó y dejó caer la bandeja — she gave a start and dropped the tray

dejó caer que estaba buscando otro trabajo — he mentioned that he was looking for another job

• [dejarse] caer — [sobre sofá, cama] to fall; (=visitar) to drop in, drop by

se dejó caer sobre la cama — he fell onto the bed

suele dejarse caer por aquí — he usually drops in {o} by

• caer [sobre] algo/algn — to fall on sth/sb

una gran piedra cayó sobre el tejado — a large stone fell on the roof

cayeron sobre nosotros rocas enormes — huge boulders fell on us

los presos cayeron sobre el guarda — the prisoners fell on the warder

los fotógrafos cayeron sobre ella — the photographers pounced on her

queremos que caiga sobre él todo el peso de la Ley — we want the full weight of the law to be brought to bear on him

- estar al caer

su excarcelación está al caer — his release is imminent {o} is expected any day

el jefe está al caer — the boss will be here any moment

2) [lluvia, helada]

la lluvia caía incesantemente sobre Madrid — the rain was falling continuously on Madrid

cayó un chaparrón — there was a heavy shower

¡qué nevada ha caído! — what a heavy snowfall!, what a heavy fall of snow!

cayó un rayo en la torre — the tower was struck by lightning

3) (=colgar) to hang, fall

es una tela que cae mucho — it's a fabric which hangs {o} falls nicely

le caía un mechón sobre la frente — a lock of hair fell across his forehead

4) (=bajar) [precio, temperatura] to fall, drop

caerá la temperatura por debajo de los veinte grados — the temperature will fall {o} drop below twenty degrees

el dólar cayó más de cinco centavos — the dollar fell over five cents

la bolsa de Nueva York ha vuelto a caer — the New York stock exchange has fallen again
picado 2., 2)
5) (=ser derrotado) [soldados, ejército] to be defeated; [deportista, equipo] to be beaten; [ciudad, plaza] to fall, be captured; [criminal] to be arrested

cayó en la final ante su rival polaco — he was beaten in the final by his Polish rival

ha caído el gobierno — the government has fallen

6) (=morir) to fall, die

muchos cayeron en el campo de batalla — many fell {o} died on the field of battle

cayó como un valiente — he died a hero

cayeron abatidos por las balas — they were killed by the gunfire

- caer como chinches

7)

• caer [en] (=incurrir) —

caer en un engaño — to be tricked

no debemos caer en el triunfalismo — we mustn't give way to triumphalism {o} to crowing over our triumphs

• caer en el [error] de hacer algo — to make the mistake of doing sth

• caer en la [tentación] — to give in {o} yield to temptation

y no nos dejes caer en la tentación — (Biblia) and lead us not into temptation

caer bajo —

¡qué bajo has caído! — [moralmente] how low can you get!, how can you sink so low?; [socialmente] you've certainly come down in the world!
trampa 2)
8) (=darse cuenta)

no caigo — I don't get it *, I don't understand

ya caigo — I see, now I understand, now I get it *

• caer en [que] — to realize that

9) [fecha] to fall, be

su cumpleaños cae en viernes — her birthday falls {o} is on a Friday

¿en qué cae el día de Navidad? — what day is Christmas Day?, what day does Christmas fall on?

10) (=tocar)

el premio gordo ha caído en Madrid — the first prize (in the lottery) {o} the jackpot went to Madrid

• caerle [a algn], le pueden caer muchos años de condena — he could get a very long sentence

le puede caer una multa de 50 dólares — he could get a 50 dollar fine

- ¡la que nos ha caído encima!

11) (=estar situado) to be

¿por dónde cae eso? — whereabouts is that?

eso cae más hacia el este — that lies {o} is further to the east

12)

• caer [dentro] de (=estar comprendido en) —

no cae dentro de mis atribuciones — it is not within my powers

esta cuestión no cae dentro del ámbito de este trabajo — that falls outside the scope of this study

eso cae dentro de la responsabilidad de los ayuntamientos — that falls within the remit of town councils

13) (=causar impresión)

no les caí — CAm I didn't hit it off with them, I didn't get on well with them, they didn't take to me

• caer [bien] a algn, me cae (muy) bien — I (really) like him, I like him (very much)

no me cae nada bien — I don't like him at all

Pedro no le cayó bien a mi padre — Pedro didn't make a very good impression on my father, my father didn't really take to Pedro

• caer [gordo] {o} [fatal] a algn * —

me cae gordo {o} fatal el tío ese — I can't stand that guy

• caer [mal] a algn, me cae mal — I don't like him

14) (=sentar)

a) [información, comentario]

me cayó fatal lo que me dijiste — I was very upset by what you said, what you said really upset me

la noticia cayó como un mazazo — the news was a blow

b) [ropa]

caerle bien a algn — to suit sb

caerle mal a algn — not to suit sb

15) (=terminar)

• al caer la [noche] — at nightfall

• al caer la [tarde] — at dusk

2.

See:

caerse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall over

caí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly

cayó cuan largo era — he fell flat on his face

el coche cayó por un precipicio — the car went over a cliff

cayó muerto allí mismo — he dropped down dead on the spot

se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms

se dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio — he jumped off from the edge of the cliff

el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived

cayó en el mar — it came down in the sea

caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet

dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop

2) chaparrón/nevada

cayó un chaparrón — it poured down

cayó una fuerte nevada — it snowed heavily

cayó una helada — there was a frost

cayeron unas pocas gotas — there were a few drops of rain

el rayo cayó cerca — the lightning struck nearby

3)

a) cortinas/falda to hang

el pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura — her hair hung down to her waist

b) terreno to drop

caer en pendiente — to slope down

4)

a) ( incurrir)

caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time

b) (en engaño, timo)

todos caímos (en la trampa) — we all fell for it

caer como angelitos — (fam)

cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker

5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)

ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember

no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean

no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys

6) ( en un estado)

caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out

caer en el olvido — to sink into oblivion

caer enfermo — to fall ill

cayó en cama — he took to his bed

7)

a) gobierno/ciudad to fall

caer en poder de alguien — to fall to somebody

b) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's job

se hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll

c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught

8)

a) desgracia/maldición

caer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)

la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)

no sabes la que te ha caído encima — you don't know what's in store for you

b)

al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall

antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall

9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)

le cayó una pregunta muy difícil — he got a really difficult question

le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) — he got three years (in jail)

el gordo cayó en Bilbao — the jackpot was won by someone in Bilbao

10) (+ compl)

a) ( sentar)

el pescado me cayó mal — the fish didn't agree with me

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran — she was very upset about not being invited

b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)

tu primo me cae muy bien — I really like your cousin

me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)

11)

a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)

de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then

estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)

b) ( abalanzarse)

caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody

caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody

12)

a) ( estar comprendido)

caer dentro de algo — to fall within something

cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction

cae dentro de sus obligaciones — that's one of her duties

b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall on

el 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday

¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?

c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be

¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?

13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop

14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)

15) (Ven fam) llamada

la llamada no me cayó — I couldn't get through
2.
caerse v pron

1)

a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall over

te vas a caer — you'll fall

me caí por las escaleras — I fell down the stairs

caerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed

se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap

está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)

b) (+ me/te/le etc)

oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove

se me cayó de las manos — it slipped out of my hands

cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it

por poco se me cae el armario encima — the wardrobe nearly fell on top of me

se me están cayendo las medias — my stockings are falling down

caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation

no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name

se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying

2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off

se le ha empezado a caer el pelo — he's started to lose his hair

la ropa se le caía a pedazos — her clothes were falling to pieces

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= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.

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* al caer la noche = at nightfall.

* caer aguanieve = sleet.

* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.

* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.

* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.

* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* caer deshecho = flake out.

* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.

* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.

* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.

* caer en combate = fall in + action.

* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.

* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.

* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.

* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.

* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.

* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.

* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.

* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.

* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).

* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].

* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.

* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.

* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.

* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.

* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.

* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.

* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.

* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.

* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.

* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.

* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.

* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.

* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.

* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.

* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer hecho polvo = flake out.

* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.

* caer por selección = drop.

* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.

* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.

* caerse a = topple onto.

* caerse bien = hit it off.

* caerse colándose por = fall through.

* caerse de = fall off of.

* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.

* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.

* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.

* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.

* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* caerse recondo = pass out.

* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.

* caer sobre = fall onto.

* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.

* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.

* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.

* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.

* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* hacer caer = oust.

* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.

* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* noche + caer = night + fall.

* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.

* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.

* precio + caer = price + fall.

* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* sistema + caerse = system + crash.

* telón + caer = curtain + fall.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall over

caí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly

cayó cuan largo era — he fell flat on his face

el coche cayó por un precipicio — the car went over a cliff

cayó muerto allí mismo — he dropped down dead on the spot

se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms

se dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio — he jumped off from the edge of the cliff

el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived

cayó en el mar — it came down in the sea

caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet

dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop

2) chaparrón/nevada

cayó un chaparrón — it poured down

cayó una fuerte nevada — it snowed heavily

cayó una helada — there was a frost

cayeron unas pocas gotas — there were a few drops of rain

el rayo cayó cerca — the lightning struck nearby

3)

a) cortinas/falda to hang

el pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura — her hair hung down to her waist

b) terreno to drop

caer en pendiente — to slope down

4)

a) ( incurrir)

caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time

b) (en engaño, timo)

todos caímos (en la trampa) — we all fell for it

caer como angelitos — (fam)

cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker

5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)

ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember

no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean

no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys

6) ( en un estado)

caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out

caer en el olvido — to sink into oblivion

caer enfermo — to fall ill

cayó en cama — he took to his bed

7)

a) gobierno/ciudad to fall

caer en poder de alguien — to fall to somebody

b) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's job

se hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll

c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught

8)

a) desgracia/maldición

caer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)

la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)

no sabes la que te ha caído encima — you don't know what's in store for you

b)

al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall

antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall

9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)

le cayó una pregunta muy difícil — he got a really difficult question

le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) — he got three years (in jail)

el gordo cayó en Bilbao — the jackpot was won by someone in Bilbao

10) (+ compl)

a) ( sentar)

el pescado me cayó mal — the fish didn't agree with me

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran — she was very upset about not being invited

b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)

tu primo me cae muy bien — I really like your cousin

me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)

11)

a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)

de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then

estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)

b) ( abalanzarse)

caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody

caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody

12)

a) ( estar comprendido)

caer dentro de algo — to fall within something

cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction

cae dentro de sus obligaciones — that's one of her duties

b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall on

el 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday

¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?

c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be

¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?

13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop

14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)

15) (Ven fam) llamada

la llamada no me cayó — I couldn't get through
2.
caerse v pron

1)

a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall over

te vas a caer — you'll fall

me caí por las escaleras — I fell down the stairs

caerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed

se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap

está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)

b) (+ me/te/le etc)

oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove

se me cayó de las manos — it slipped out of my hands

cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it

por poco se me cae el armario encima — the wardrobe nearly fell on top of me

se me están cayendo las medias — my stockings are falling down

caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation

no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name

se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying

2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off

se le ha empezado a caer el pelo — he's started to lose his hair

la ropa se le caía a pedazos — her clothes were falling to pieces

* * *

= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.

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: There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.

Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.

Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.

Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.

* al caer la noche = at nightfall.

* caer aguanieve = sleet.

* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.

* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.

* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.

* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* caer deshecho = flake out.

* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.

* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.

* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.

* caer en combate = fall in + action.

* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.

* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.

* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.

* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.

* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.

* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.

* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.

* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.

* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).

* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].

* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.

* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.

* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.

* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.

* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.

* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.

* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.

* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.

* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.

* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.

* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.

* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.

* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.

* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.

* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer hecho polvo = flake out.

* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.

* caer por selección = drop.

* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.

* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.

* caerse a = topple onto.

* caerse bien = hit it off.

* caerse colándose por = fall through.

* caerse de = fall off of.

* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.

* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.

* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.

* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.

* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* caerse recondo = pass out.

* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.

* caer sobre = fall onto.

* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.

* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.

* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.

* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.

* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* hacer caer = oust.

* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.

* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* noche + caer = night + fall.

* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.

* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.

* precio + caer = price + fall.

* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* sistema + caerse = system + crash.

* telón + caer = curtain + fall.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).

* * *

caer [ E16 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ caer (verbo intransitivo)

A de una altura

B caer: chaparrón, nevada

C

1 caer: cortinas, falda

2 caer: terreno

D

1 incurrir

2 en un engaño, un timo

E entender, darse cuenta

F

1 en un estado

2 caer en un vicio

G

1 caer: gobierno, plaza etc

2 perder el cargo

3 caer: soldado

4 caer: fugitivo

5 caer enfermo

H

1 caer: desgracia, maldición etc

2 caer: tarde, noche

I tocar en suerte

J

1 sentarle mal

2 en cuestiones de gusto

K

1 presentarse, aparecer

2 caer sobre alguien

L

1 estar comprendido

2 caer: cumpleaños etc

3 estar situado

M caer: precios etc

N aportar dinero

O caer: llamada

■ caerse (verbo pronominal)

A

1 de una altura

2 caerse + me/te/le etc

B desprenderse

C equivocarse

D contribuir

vi

A (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall over

caí mal y me rompí una pierna I fell badly o awkwardly and broke my leg

tropezó y cayó cuan largo era he tripped and fell flat on his face

cayó de espaldas/de bruces she fell flat on her back/face

cayeron de rodillas y le pidieron perdón they fell o dropped to their knees and begged for forgiveness

cayó el telón the curtain came down o fell

la pelota cayó en el pozo the ball fell o dropped into the well

el coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliff

cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot

se dejó caer en el sillón she flopped into the armchair

se dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio he jumped off from the edge of the cliff

el avión cayó en picada or ( Esp) en picado the plane nosedived

el helicóptero cayó en el mar the helicopter came down o crashed in the sea

le caían lágrimas de los ojos tears fell from her eyes o rolled down her cheeks

caer parado ( AmL) (literal) to land on one's feet; (tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet

dejar caer algo ‹objeto› to drop;

‹noticia› to let drop o fall

lo dejó caer así, como quien no quiere la cosa she just slipped it into the conversation, she just let it drop in passing

B

«chaparrón/nevada»: cayó una helada there was a frost

cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily

empezó a caer granizo it began to hail

está cayendo un aguacero it's pouring

cayeron unas pocas gotas there were a few drops of rain

el rayo cayó muy cerca de aquí the lightning struck very near here

C

1 «cortinas/falda» (colgar, pender) to hang

con un poco de almidón la tela cae mejor a little starch makes the fabric hang better

el pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura her hair hung down to her waist

2 «terreno» to drop, fall

el terreno cae en pendiente hacia el río the land falls away o slopes down toward(s) the river

D

1 (incurrir) caer EN algo:

no caigas en el error de decírselo don't make the mistake of telling him

no nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation

cayó en la tentación de leer la carta she succumbed to the temptation to read the letter

la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous

esos chistes ya caen en lo chabacano those jokes can only be described as vulgar

caer muy bajo to stoop very low

venderse así es caer muy bajo I wouldn't stoop so low as to sell myself like that

¡qué bajo has caído! you've sunk pretty low!, how low can you get!, that's stooping pretty low!

2

(en un engaño, un timo): a todos nos hizo el mismo cuento y todos caímos he told us all the same story and we all fell for it

¿cómo pudiste caer en semejante trampa? how could you be taken in by o fall for a trick like that?

caer como chinos or angelitos ( fam): todos cayeron como chinos or angelitos they swallowed it hook, line and sinker

E ( fam)

(entender, darse cuenta): ¡ah, ya caigo! oh, now I get it! ( colloq)

cuenta¹ f G. (↑ cuenta (1))

F

1

(en un estado): caer en desuso «palabra» to fall into disuse;

«costumbre» to die out

caer en el olvido to sink into oblivion

desgracia f A. (↑ desgracia)

2

caer en un vicio to get into a bad habit

caer en el alcohol to take to drink

caer en la droga to start taking drugs

G

1 «gobierno/ciudad/plaza» to fall

la capital había caído en poder del enemigo the capital had fallen into enemy hands

¡que no vaya a caer en manos del profesor! don't let the teacher get hold of it!, don't let it fall into the teacher's hands!

2 (perder el cargo) to lose one's job

cayó por disentir con ellos he lost his job o ( colloq) came to grief because he disagreed with them

vamos a continuar con la investigación, caiga quien caiga we are going to continue with the investigation, however many heads have to roll

3 «soldado» (morir) to fall, die

4 «fugitivo» (ser apresado) to be caught

han caído los cabecillas de la pandilla the gang leaders have been caught

5

caer enfermo to fall ill, be taken ill

cayó en cama he took to his bed

yo también caí con gripe I went o came down with flu as well

H

1 «desgracia/maldición»: caer SOBRE algn; to befall sb ( frmlor liter)

la tragedia que ha caído sobre nuestro pueblo the tragedy that has befallen our nation

2

al caer la tarde/la noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall

antes de que caiga la noche before it gets dark o before nightfall

I ( fam)

(tocar en suerte): le cayó una pregunta muy difícil he got a really difficult question

¡te va a caer una bofetada! you're going to get a smack!

le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) he got three years (in jail)

¿cuántas (asignaturas) te han caído este año? ( Esp); how many subjects have you failed this year?

el gordo ha caído en Bilbao the jackpot has been won in Bilbao

J (+ compl)

1

(sentar): el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with me

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she wasn't invited and she took it very badly, she was very upset at o about not being invited

la noticia me cayó como un balde or jarro de agua fría the news came as a real shock

2

(en cuestiones de gusto): tu primo me cae muy bien or muy simpático I really like your cousin

no lo soporto, me cae de gordo/de mal … ( fam); I can't stand him, he's a real pain ( colloq)

gracia f Sense I E. (↑ gracia)

K

1 ( fam) (presentarse, aparecer) to show up, turn up ( BrE)

no podías haber caído en mejor momento you couldn't have turned up o come at a better time

de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí she drops by o in now and then

no podemos caerles así, de improviso we can't just show o turn up on their doorstep without any warning

estar al caer: los invitados están al caer the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)

2 (abalanzarse) caer SOBRE algn to fall upon o on sb

tres enmascarados cayeron sobre él three masked men pounced on him o fell on him o set upon him

cayeron sobre el enemigo a medianoche they fell on o ( frml) descended on the enemy at midnight

caerle a algn ( Per fam); to score with sb, to get off with sb ( BrE colloq)

caerle encima a algn ( fam); to pounce o leap on sb

L

1 (estar comprendido) caer DENTRO DE algo:

ese barrio no cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción that area doesn't come under o fall within our jurisdiction

su caso no cae dentro de mi competencia his case falls outside the scope of my powers ( frml)

eso cae dentro de sus obligaciones that's part of her job, that's one of her duties

cae de lleno dentro de la corriente posmodernista it fits squarely within the postmodernist style

2 «cumpleaños/festividad» to fall

el 20 de febrero cae en (un) domingo February 20 falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday

¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? what day's the 27th?

3 ( Esp fam) (estar situado) to be

¿eso por dónde cae? whereabouts is that?

M «precios/temperatura» (bajar) to fall, drop

el dólar ha caído en el mercado internacional the dollar has fallen on the international market

N ( Ven) (aportar dinero) ( fam) to chip in ( colloq)

O

( Ven fam) «llamada»: la llamada no me cayó I couldn't get through

■ caerse

v pron

A

1 (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall, fall over

bájate de ahí, te vas a caer come down from there, you'll fall

tropecé y casi me caigo I tripped and nearly fell (over)

casi me caigo al agua I nearly fell in o into the water

me caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairs

se cayó del caballo he fell off his horse

se cayó de la cama she fell out of bed

se cayó redondo ( fam); he collapsed in a heap

está que se cae de cansancio ( fam); she's dead on her feet ( colloq), she's ready to drop ( colloq)

se cayó y se rompió it fell and smashed

2 (+ me/te/le etc):

oiga, se le ha caído un guante excuse me, you've dropped your glove

se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands

ten cuidado, no se te vaya a caer be careful, don't drop it

por poco se me cae el armario encima the wardrobe nearly fell on top of me

se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down

caerse con algn ( Col fam); to go down in sb's estimation

estoy caída con ella I'm in her bad books ( colloq)

¡me caigo y no me levanto! ( fam euf) (expresando sorpresa) well, I'll be darned o ( BrE) blowed! ( colloq), good heavens! ( colloq) (expresando irritación) I don't believe it!

no tener donde caerse muerto ( fam): no tiene donde caerse muerto he hasn't got a penny to his name

se cae de or por su propio peso or de maduro it goes without saying

B (desprenderse) «diente» to fall out; «hojas» to fall off; «botón» to come off, fall off

se le cayó un diente one of her teeth fell out

se le ha empezado a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair o go bald

la ropa se le caía a pedazos de vieja her clothes were so old they were falling to pieces o falling apart

C ( Chi fam) (equivocarse) to goof ( AmE colloq), to boob ( BrE colloq)

D

( Méx fam) (contribuir) caerse CON algo: me caí con la lana I chipped in ( colloq)

* * *

caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall over;
◊ el coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliff;

cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot;
cayó en el mar it came down in the sea;
caer parado (AmL) to land on one's feet;
dejar caer algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.;
dejó caer la noticia que … she let drop the news that …
2
a) [chaparrón/nevada]:

◊ cayó un chaparrón it poured down;

cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily;
el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
b) [ noche] to fall;

◊ al caer la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall

3
a) ( pender) [cortinas/falda] to hang

b) [ terreno] to drop;

◊ caer en pendiente to slope down

4 (en error, trampa):
◊ no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake;

todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it;
cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look;
caer muy bajo to stoop very low
5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):
◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);

( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
◊ no caigo I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean;

no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6 ( en un estado):
◊ caer en el olvido to sink into oblivion;

caer enfermo to fall ill
7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall;
[ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die
8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop
9
a) ( sentar):

◊ el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with me;

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invited
b) [ persona]:

◊ tu primo me cae muy bien I really like your cousin;

me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq);
¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him?
[cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;
◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?

caerse verbo pronominal
a) ( de una altura) to fall;

( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
◊ me caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairs;

caerse del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed;
está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) caérsele algo a algn:

◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;

no se te vaya a caer don't drop it;
se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands;
se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
c) ( desprenderse) [ diente] to fall out;

[ hojas] to fall off;
[ botón] to come off, fall off;
◊ se le empieza a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair

caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig
US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell
♦ Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now
(a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall
' caer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- abatirse
- al
- anillo
- burra
- burro
- chinche
- combatir
- cuenta
- dejarse
- derrumbar
- derrumbarse
- descolgar
- desgracia
- desmayada
- desmayado
- despatarrarse
- desuso
- estar
- gorda
- gordo
- lazada
- pelo
- picada
- picado
- plomo
- pura
- puro
- red
- redonda
- redondo
- resbalar
- tirar
- tirarse
- Tiro
- trampa
- tumbar
- ubicarse
- verter
- balde
- bomba
- caiga
- cama
- cayera
- dejar
- enfermar
- ir
- largar
- muerto
- olvido
English:
bear down on
- clutch
- come down
- deaf
- die out
- disgrace
- disrepute
- down
- drop
- fall
- favor
- favour
- flat
- flop
- freeze
- intimate
- keel over
- land
- lapse
- oblivion
- plummet
- push over
- rub up
- shake down
- sharply
- sink
- slump
- snare
- steeply
- strike
- tailspin
- twig
- walk into
- wise
- beat
- blow
- cascade
- catch
- come
- crash
- die
- go
- hang
- keel
- knock
- nose
- plunge
- realize
- shower
- splash

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caer

♦ vi

1. [hacia abajo] to fall;

cuando caen las hojas when the leaves fall;

caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree;

caer en un pozo to fall into a well;

el avión cayó al mar the plane crashed into the sea;

tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down);

cayó en brazos de su madre she fell into her mother's arms;

cayó por la ventana a la calle he fell out of the window into the street;

cayó de bruces/de cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;

cayó redondo he slumped to the ground, he collapsed in a heap;

cayó rodando por la escalera she fell down the stairs;

dejar caer algo [objeto] to drop sth;

dejar caer que… [comentar] to let drop that…;

dejó caer la noticia de su renuncia como si no tuviera importancia she casually mentioned the fact that she was resigning as if it were a matter of no importance;

hacer caer algo to knock sth down, to make sth fall

2. [lluvia, nieve] to fall;

caerá nieve por encima de los 1.000 metros snow is expected in areas over 1,000 metres;

cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain;

cayó una helada there was a frost;

está cayendo un diluvio it's pouring down;
Fam
está cayendo una buena it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;

cayó un rayo a pocos metros del edificio a bolt of lightning struck only a few metres from the building

3. [sol] to go down, to set;

al caer el día o [m5] la tarde at dusk;

al caer el sol at sunset;

la noche cayó antes de que llegaran al refugio night fell before they reached the shelter

4. [colgar] to fall, to hang down;

el cabello le caía sobre los hombros her hair hung down to o fell over her shoulders

5. [ciudad, gobierno] to fall;

el aeropuerto cayó en poder de los insurgentes the airport fell to the rebels, the airport was taken by the rebels;

el Imperio Romano cayó en el siglo V the Roman Empire fell in the 5th century;

el escándalo hizo caer al Primer Ministro the scandal brought the Prime Minister down;

han caído los líderes del comando terrorista the leaders of the terrorist unit have been captured

6. [morir] [soldado] to fall, to be killed;

Comp

caer como moscas to drop like flies

7. [decrecer] [interés] to decrease, to subside;
[precio] to fall, to go down;
ha caído bastante el interés por estos temas interest in these subjects has fallen away o subsided quite a lot;

ha caído el precio del café the price of coffee has gone down o fallen;

los precios cayeron súbitamente prices fell suddenly;

la libra ha caído frente al euro the pound has fallen o dropped against the euro

8. [incurrir]
siempre cae en los mismos errores she always makes the same mistakes;
Rel
no nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation;

tu actitud cae en lo patético your attitude is nothing less than pathetic;

no debemos caer en la provocación we shouldn't allow ourselves to be provoked

9. [darse cuenta]
no dije nada porque no caí I didn't say anything because it didn't occur to me to do so;

caer (en algo) [recordar] to be able to remember (sth);

¡ahora caigo! [lo entiendo] I see it now!;
[lo recuerdo] now I remember!;
ahora caigo en lo que dices now I see what you are saying;
Esp
no caigo I give up, I don't know;

Comp

caer en la cuenta to realize, to understand;

cuando cayó en la cuenta del error, intentó subsanarlo when she realized her mistake, she tried to correct it

10. [picar] [en broma] to fall for it;

me gastaron una broma, pero no caí they played a trick on me, but I didn't fall for it;

caer en una trampa to fall into a trap

11. [tocar, ir a parar a]
me cayó el premio I won the prize;

nos cayó la mala suerte we had bad luck;

me cayó el tema que mejor me sabía I got a question on the subject I knew best;

le cayeron dos años (de cárcel) he got two years (in jail);

la desgracia cayó sobre él he was overtaken by misfortune;

¿cómo me ha podido caer a mí un trabajo así? how did I end up getting a job like this?;

procura que el informe no caiga en sus manos try to avoid the report falling into her hands

12. [coincidir] [fecha]
caer en to fall on;

cae en domingo it falls on a Sunday;

¿en qué día cae Navidad este año? what day (of the week) is Christmas this year?

13. Esp [estar, quedar]
cae cerca de aquí it's not far from here;

¿por dónde cae la oficina de turismo? where's o whereabouts is the tourist information centre?;

los baños caen a la izquierda the toilets are on the left;

cae en el segundo capítulo it's in the second chapter;

eso cae fuera de mis competencias that is o falls outside my remit

14. [en situación]
caer enfermo to fall ill, to be taken ill;

cayó en cama he took to his bed;

caer en desuso to fall into disuse;

caer en el olvido to fall into oblivion;

caer en la desesperación to fall into despair;

caer en desgracia to fall into disgrace

15. [sentar]
caer bien/mal [comentario, noticia] to go down well/badly;

su comentario no cayó nada bien her comment didn't go down well;

caer bien/mal a alguien [comida, bebida] to agree/disagree with sb;
Esp [ropa] to suit/not to suit sb; Esp
los pantalones ajustados no te caen nada bien tight trousers don't suit you at all;

Comp

caer como un jarro de agua fría to come as a real shock

16. [causar una impresión]
me cae bien I like him, he seems nice;

me cae mal I can't stand him;

tu hermano me cae muy mal I can't stand your brother;

me cayó mal I didn't like him at all;

cae mal a todo el mundo he doesn't get on with anyone;
Fam
tu jefe me cae gordo I can't stand your boss

17. [abalanzarse]
caer sobre to fall o descend upon;

caer sobre alguien [ladrón] to pounce o fall upon sb;

cayeron sobre la ciudad para saquearla they fell upon the city and pillaged it

18. Esp Fam [en examen] to fail;

la mitad de la clase cayó en el primer examen half the class failed the first exam;

¿cuántas te han caído? how many did you fail?

19. Fam [decaer] to go downhill;

el equipo ha caído mucho en el último mes the team has gone seriously off the boil over the last month

20. Com [pago] to fall due

21. Am [visitar] to drop in

22. Comp

caer (muy) bajo to sink (very) low;

parece mentira que hayas caído tan bajo I can hardly believe that you would sink so low;

¡qué bajo has caído! I never thought you'd sink so low!;

caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;

todos mis consejos cayeron en saco roto all my advice fell on deaf ears;

dejarse caer por casa de alguien to drop by sb's house;

estar al caer to be about to arrive;

ya son las cinco, así que deben de estar al caer it's five o'clock, so they should be arriving any minute now;

el anuncio debe de estar al caer the announcement should be made any minute now;

se proseguirá con la investigación caiga quien caiga the investigation will proceed no matter who might be implicated o even if it means that heads will roll;
RP Fam
caer parado to fall on one's feet

♦ See also the pronominal verb caerse

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caer

I v/i

1 fall;

caer sobre fall on;

dejar caer algo drop sth;

caer enfermo fall ill;

caer en lunes fall on a Monday;

al caer la noche at sunset o nightfall;

caiga quien caiga no matter whose head has to roll;

caer muy bajo fig stoop very low;

dejarse caer fam flop down

2

:

me cae bien/mal fig I like/don’t like him

3 de un lugar

:

cae cerca it’s not far;

¿por dónde cae este pueblo? whereabouts is this village?

4

:

estar al caer be about to arrive;

¡ahora caigo! fig now I get it!

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caer {13} vi

1) : to fall, to drop

2) : to collapse

3) : to hang (down)

4)

caer bien fam : to be pleasant, to be likeable

me caes bien: I like you

5)

caer mal or

caer gordo fam : to be unpleasant, to be unlikeable

♦ See also the reflexive verb caerse

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caer vb

1. (en general) to fall [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

cayó por la escalera she fell down the stairs

la lámpara ha caído al suelo the lamp has fallen on the floor

ha caído enfermo he's fallen ill

2. (fecha) to be / to fall

este año, mi cumpleaños cae en martes my birthday is on a Tuesday this year

3. (entender) to get something

no caigo I don't get it

caerle bien a alguien to like

caes bien a todo el mundo everybody likes you

caerle mal a alguien not to be able to stand

este tipo me cae muy mal I can't stand that guy

caer desmayado to faint / to collapse

dejar caer to drop [pt. & pp. dropped]

dejé caer el vaso I dropped the glass

dejar caer por to drop by

estar al caer to be almost here / to be about to arrive

el examen está al caer the exam is almost here

mamá está al caer Mum'll be here any minute

Spanish-English dictionary > caer

5 entrar

v.

1 to enter, to come in (introducirse) (viniendo).

déjame entrar let me in

entrar en algo to enter something, to come/go into something

entré por la ventana I got in through the window

El auto entró fácilmente The car entered easily.

Elsa entró los datos Elsa entered the data.

2 to go in.

entrar en algo to go into something

3 to fit.

esta llave no entra en la cerradura this key won't fit in the lock

este anillo no me entra I can't get this ring on my finger

el pie no me entra en el zapato I can't get this shoe on

4 to join in.

entrar en to join in; (discusión, polémica) to get in on (negocio)

no entremos en cuestiones morales let's not get involved in moral issues

yo ahí ni entro ni salgo it has nothing to do with me

5 to start (time).

el verano entra el 21 de junio summer starts on 21 June

entrar en to reach; (edad, vejez) to start (año nuevo)

6 to engage (automobiles).

no entra la tercera it won't go into third gear

7 to bring in.

8 to take in.

9 to approach, to deal with.

a ése no hay por donde entrarle there's no way of getting through to him

10 to be visited by.

Nos entraron muchos turistas We were visited by many tourists.

11 to catch, to take.

Me entró un resfrío I cought [took] a cold.

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entrar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ir adentro) to come in, go in

■ entró por una puerta secreta he went in through a secret door

■ entró corriendo she ran in

■ entró en la casa he went into the house

2 (tener entrada) to be welcome

3 (en una sociedad etc) to join; (en una profesión) to take up, join

■ ha entrado en la masonería he's joined the Masons

■ ha entrado en la abogacía she's taken up law

■ ha entrado en la armada he's joined the navy

4 (encajar, caber) to fit

■ las maletas no entran en el maletero the suitcases won't fit in the boot

■ este tornillo no entra this screw doesn't fit

5 (empezar - año, estación) to begin, start; (- período, época) to enter; (- libro, carta) to begin, open

■ ya ha entrado el verano summer has begun

■ el libro entra con un asesinato the book begins with a murder

6 (venir) to come over, come on

■ le entra fiebre she's got fever coming on

■ me entró dolor de cabeza I got a headache

■ me entraron ganas de llorar I felt like crying

7 (alcanzar) to reach

■ ha entrado en los cuarenta he has reached forty

8 (deberes, planes) to come, enter

■ ese no entraba en el trato that didn't enter into the deal

9 (adoptar) to enter (into), get (into)

■ entrar en las modas to get into fashion

10 INFORMÁTICA to access

11 AUTOMÓVIL to engage, change into

■ no me entró la primera I couldn't change into first gear

12 MÚSICA to come in, enter (al escenario) to enter

■ entró Peribáñez Peribáñez entered

► verbo transitivo

1 (meter) to put

■ entra la bici en el garaje put your bike into the garage

2 (de contrabando) to smuggle

3 COSTURA to take in

► verbo pronominal entrarse

1 to get in

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FRASEOLOGÍA

bien entrado,-a... well into...

■ bien entrada la tarde well into the evening

■ bien entrado enero well into January

el año que entra next year, the coming year

entrado,-a en años / entrado,-a en edad figurado getting on in years

entrar a trabajar to begin work

entrar con buen pie figurado to get off on the right foot

entrar en cólera to get angry

entrar en contacto to get in touch

entrar en detalles to go into details

entrar en materia to give an introduction

entrar en religión to enter a religious order

ese tío no me entra familiar I can't stand that guy

hacer entrar to invite in

no entrar ni salir en algo familiar to be indifferent to something

no me entra el latín familiar I can't get the hang of Latin

no me entra en la cabeza familiar I can't believe it, I can't get my head round it

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verb

1) to enter, go in

2) access

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1. VI

1) [en un lugar] [acercándose al hablante] to come in, enter más frm; [alejándose del hablante] to go in, enter más frm

-¿se puede? -sí, entra — "may I?" - "yes, come in"

hágalo entrar — show him in

entré en o LAm a la casa — I went into the house

entraron en mi cuarto mientras yo dormía — they came into my room while I was asleep

la ayudó a entrar en el coche — he helped her (get) into the car

no me dejaron entrar en la discoteca — I wasn't allowed into the club

entró en la habitación dando saltos — she bounced into the room

entró corriendo en la habitación — she ran into the room

entró tercero en la meta — he crossed the line in third place

entra frío por la puerta — there's a draught coming in through the door

el río entra en el lago — the river flows into the lake

me ha entrado algo en el ojo — I've got something in my eye

espera un momento, es solo entrar y salir — wait for me a minute, I won't be long

- yo por ahí no entro

- entrar en detalles

- no entrar ni salir en un asunto

2) (=encajar)

la maleta no entra en el maletero — the case won't go o fit in the boot

el sofá no entraba por la puerta — the sofa wouldn't go o fit through the door

¿entra uno más? — is there room for one more?, will one more fit?

estoy lleno, ya no me entra nada más — I'm full, I couldn't eat another thing

este pantalón no me entra — these trousers don't fit (me)

las historias de este libro entran de lleno en el surrealismo — the stories in this book are genuinely surrealist, the stories in this book come right into the category of surrealism

3) (=estar incluido)

el vino no entra en el precio — the wine is not included (in the price)

eso no entraba en nuestros planes — that wasn't part of our plans

ese partido entra dentro de la segunda ronda — that is a second-round match

en un kilo entran cuatro manzanas — you get four apples to the kilo

4) (=comenzar)

a) [persona]

¿a qué hora entras a clase? — what time do you start school?

entra a trabajar a las ocho — she starts work at eight o'clock

entrar en una profesión — to take up a profession

entrar en una asociación — to join a society

al entrar en la madurez — on reaching middle age

entró de mensajero — he started out as a courier

entró en la revista como director — he joined the magazine as editor

entró a formar parte del comité central — he became a member of the central committee

b)

entrar en calor — to warm up

entrar en coma — to go into a coma

entrar en contacto con algn — to contact sb

c) [época, estación]

en el milenio que entra — in the new millennium

el mes que entra — the coming month, next month

5) [con sensaciones]

me entró sed — I started to feel thirsty

me entró sueño — I started to feel sleepy

me ha entrado hambre al verte comer — watching you eat has made me hungry

me entraron ganas de reír — I felt like laughing

6) [conocimientos, idea]

no hay forma de que le entre el álgebra — he just can't seem to get the hang of algebra

no les entra en la cabeza que eso no puede ser así — they can't seem to get it into their heads that this isn't on

7) * (=soportar) to bear, stand

ese tío no me entra — I can't bear o stand that fellow

8) (Inform) to access

entrar en el sistema — to access the system

9) (Mús) [instrumento, voz] to come in

10) (Teat) to enter

2. VT

1) * [+ objeto] [acercándose al hablante] to bring in; [alejándose del hablante] to take in

entra las sillas para que no se mojen — bring the chairs in so they don't get wet

la maestra entró a los niños a clase — the teacher took the children into the classroom

no podrás entrar el sillón por esa puerta — you won't be able to get the armchair in through that door

necesitó ayuda para entrar el coche en el garaje — he needed some help getting the car into the garage

2) * (=abordar a) to deal with, approach

sabe entrar a la gente — he knows how to deal with o approach people

3) [+ futbolista] to tackle

4) (Mil) to attack
ENTRAR Para precisar la manera de entrar Entrar (en ) por regla general se suele traducir por come in(to ) o por go in(to), según la dirección del movimiento (hacia o en dirección contraria al hablante), pero, come y go se pueden substituir por otros verbos de movimiento si la frase en español explica la forma en que se entra: Entró cojeando en Urgencias He limped into Casualty Acabo de ver a un ratón entrar corriendo en ese agujero I've just seen a mouse running into that hole Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( acercándose) to come in; ( alejándose) to go in

entra! — come in!

quiero entrar a comprar cigarrillos — I want to go in to buy some cigarettes

déjame entrar — let me in

hazla entrar — tell her to come in, show her in

entró corriendo — he ran in, he came running in

¿se puede entrar con el coche? — can you drive in?

entrar a puerto — to put into port

había gente entrando y saliendo — there were people coming and going

fue entrar y salir — I was in and out in no time

¿cómo entró? — how did he get in?

entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo: entró en el or al banco she went into the bank; nunca he entrado en or a esa tienda I've never been into o in that shop; no los dejaron entrar en or a Francia they weren't allowed into France; las tropas entraron en or a Varsovia — the troops entered Warsaw

2)

a) (en etapa, estado)

entrar en algo — to enter something

entrar en una nueva década — to enter a new decade

entró en contacto con ellos — he made contact with them

entrar en calor — to get warm

entró en coma — he went into a coma

el reactor entró en funcionamiento — the reactor began operating o became operational

b) ( en tema)

entrar en algo — to go into something

sin entrar en los aspectos técnicos — without going into the technical aspects

entrar en juicios de valor — to get involved in value judgments

3)

a) (introducirse, meterse)

cierra la puerta, que entra frío — close the door, you're letting the cold in

le entra por un oído y le sale por el otro — it goes in one ear and out the other

me entró arena en los zapatos — I've got sand in my shoes

b) ( poderse meter)

¿entrará por la puerta? — will it get through the door?

estos clavos no entran en la pared — these nails won't go into the wall

c) ( ser lo suficientemente grande) (+ me/te/le etc)

estos vaqueros ya no me entran — I can't get into these jeans anymore

el zapato no le entra — he can't get his shoe on

d) (fam) materia/lección/idea (+ me/te/le etc)

la física no le entra — he just can't get the hang of o get to grips with physics (colloq)

ya se lo he explicado, pero no le entra — I've explained it to him but he just doesn't understand o he just can't get it into his head

e) (Auto) cambios/marchas

no me entra la segunda — I can't get it into second (gear)

4) hambre/miedo (+ me/te/le etc)

le entró hambre/miedo — she felt o got hungry/frightened

me ha entrado la duda — I'm beginning to have my doubts

me entró sueño/frío — I got o began to feel sleepy/cold

5) ( empezar) to start, begin

entró de or como aprendiz — he started o began as an apprentice

entró a trabajar a los 18 años — he started working when he was 18

entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill

6)

a) ( incorporarse)

entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo — ejército/empresa/convento to enter something

el año que entré en or a la universidad — the year I started college

acabo de entrar en or a la asociación — I've just joined the association

entrar en algo — guerra/campeonato/negociación to enter something

b) (Mús) instrumento/voz to come in, enter

7)

a) ( estar incluido)

el postre no entra en el precio — dessert is not included in the price

¿cuántas entran en un kilo? — how many do you get in a kilo?

eso no entraba en mis planes — I hadn't allowed for that, that wasn't part of the plan

esto ya entra en lo ridículo — this is becoming o getting ridiculous

b) ( ser incluido)

creo que entraremos en la segunda tanda — I think we'll be in the second group

estos números entrarán en un sorteo — these numbers will be included in o be entered for a draw

8)

a) toro

entrar al capote — to charge at the cape

b) futbolista to tackle

recoge Márquez, le entra Gordillo — Márquez gets the ball and he is tackled by Gordillo

9) ( en costura)

hay que entrarle de los costados — it needs taking in at the sides
2.
entrar vt ( traer) to bring in; ( llevar) to take in

hay que entrar la ropa — we'll have to bring the washing in

voy a entrar el coche — I'm going to put the car in the garage

¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? — how are they going to get the sofa in?

lo entró de contrabando — he smuggled it in

* * *

= go into, go into, pass into, go in, step inside, walk in/into, come in, walk through + the door, patronise [patronize, -USA], patronage.

Nota: Como cliente o usuario.

Ex. As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex. As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex. An abstracting bulletin is generally a weekly or monthly current-awareness service containing abstracts of all documents of interest that have passed into the library or information unit during that time.

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

Ex. He pushed open the door and stepped inside.

Ex. 'When you walked in here, Tony, you looked as if you'd just seen a ghost' = "Tony, cuando entrastes aquí parecía como si hubieras visto un fantasma".

Ex. Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.

Ex. As I walk through the door of the first sporting goods store, I look for the running shoes I want.

Ex. In the light of the continuing authoritarianism demonstrated by most librarians towards their patrons, it is small wonder that so few people patronized America's public libraries.

Ex. 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.

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* al entrar = on entry.

* aventurarse a entrar en = venture into.

* entrado en años = long in the tooth.

* Entra en mi salón, dijo la araña... = Come into my parlour, said the spider....

* entrar a formar parte de = enter in.

* entrar a hurtadillas = steal into.

* entrar apresuradamente = hurry in.

* entrar a saco = burst into, storm into.

* entrar bajo la competencia de = fall under + the purview of.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* entrar de lleno = plunge into.

* entrar de lleno en = get + stuck into, get + stuck into.

* entrar dentro de = fall into, fall under.

* entrar dentro de la categoría de = fall under + the heading of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de = fall + under the purview of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de Alguien = fall within + Posesivo + purview.

* entrar dentro de la jurisdicción de = fall under + the jurisdiction of.

* entrar dentro del ámbito de = fall into + the ambit of.

* entrar dentro de la responsabilidad de = fall under + the jurisdiction of, fall under + the auspices of, fall under + the purview of.

* entrar dentro del dominio de = fall under + the umbrella of.

* entrar dentro de una categoría = fall into + category, fall under + rubric.

* entrar de sopetón = burst into, storm into.

* entrar en = fall within/into, get into, walk into, move into, slip into, turn into, come into, set + foot (inside/in/on).

* entrar en acción = enter + the picture.

* entrar en conflicto = come into + conflict (with), run into + conflict.

* entrar en conflicto con = conflict with, clash with, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* entrar en contacto = come into + contact.

* entrar en contacto con = get in + touch with.

* entrar en decadencia = go to + seed.

* entrar en el ámbito de = fall within + the ambit of.

* entrar en erupción = erupt.

* entrar en funcionamiento = go into + operation.

* entrar en juego = bring into + play, call into + play.

* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.

* entrar en la dinámica = enter + the fray.

* entrar en la mollera = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* entrar en liquidación = go into + liquidation.

* entrar en prensa = go to + press.

* entrar en razón = come to + Posesivo + senses.

* entrar en trance = go into + trance.

* entrar en vigor = come into + force, come into + effect, go into + effect.

* entrar hambre después del esfuerzo = work up + an appetite.

* entrar hipo = hiccup.

* entrar ilegalmente = break in, break into.

* entrar mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.

* entrar miedo = become + jittery.

* entrar presionando = snap into.

* entrar rápidamente = dart onto.

* entrar rápidamente en = whisk into.

* entrar sed después del esfuerzo = work up + a thirst.

* entrar sin autorización = trespass.

* entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.

* entrar y salir = come and go, drift in and out, wander in and out, go into and out of.

* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* que entran en juego = at play.

* que hace entrar en calor = warming.

* recesión + entrar = recession + set in.

* volver a entrar = come back in.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( acercándose) to come in; ( alejándose) to go in

entra! — come in!

quiero entrar a comprar cigarrillos — I want to go in to buy some cigarettes

déjame entrar — let me in

hazla entrar — tell her to come in, show her in

entró corriendo — he ran in, he came running in

¿se puede entrar con el coche? — can you drive in?

entrar a puerto — to put into port

había gente entrando y saliendo — there were people coming and going

fue entrar y salir — I was in and out in no time

¿cómo entró? — how did he get in?

entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo: entró en el or al banco she went into the bank; nunca he entrado en or a esa tienda I've never been into o in that shop; no los dejaron entrar en or a Francia they weren't allowed into France; las tropas entraron en or a Varsovia — the troops entered Warsaw

2)

a) (en etapa, estado)

entrar en algo — to enter something

entrar en una nueva década — to enter a new decade

entró en contacto con ellos — he made contact with them

entrar en calor — to get warm

entró en coma — he went into a coma

el reactor entró en funcionamiento — the reactor began operating o became operational

b) ( en tema)

entrar en algo — to go into something

sin entrar en los aspectos técnicos — without going into the technical aspects

entrar en juicios de valor — to get involved in value judgments

3)

a) (introducirse, meterse)

cierra la puerta, que entra frío — close the door, you're letting the cold in

le entra por un oído y le sale por el otro — it goes in one ear and out the other

me entró arena en los zapatos — I've got sand in my shoes

b) ( poderse meter)

¿entrará por la puerta? — will it get through the door?

estos clavos no entran en la pared — these nails won't go into the wall

c) ( ser lo suficientemente grande) (+ me/te/le etc)

estos vaqueros ya no me entran — I can't get into these jeans anymore

el zapato no le entra — he can't get his shoe on

d) (fam) materia/lección/idea (+ me/te/le etc)

la física no le entra — he just can't get the hang of o get to grips with physics (colloq)

ya se lo he explicado, pero no le entra — I've explained it to him but he just doesn't understand o he just can't get it into his head

e) (Auto) cambios/marchas

no me entra la segunda — I can't get it into second (gear)

4) hambre/miedo (+ me/te/le etc)

le entró hambre/miedo — she felt o got hungry/frightened

me ha entrado la duda — I'm beginning to have my doubts

me entró sueño/frío — I got o began to feel sleepy/cold

5) ( empezar) to start, begin

entró de or como aprendiz — he started o began as an apprentice

entró a trabajar a los 18 años — he started working when he was 18

entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill

6)

a) ( incorporarse)

entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo — ejército/empresa/convento to enter something

el año que entré en or a la universidad — the year I started college

acabo de entrar en or a la asociación — I've just joined the association

entrar en algo — guerra/campeonato/negociación to enter something

b) (Mús) instrumento/voz to come in, enter

7)

a) ( estar incluido)

el postre no entra en el precio — dessert is not included in the price

¿cuántas entran en un kilo? — how many do you get in a kilo?

eso no entraba en mis planes — I hadn't allowed for that, that wasn't part of the plan

esto ya entra en lo ridículo — this is becoming o getting ridiculous

b) ( ser incluido)

creo que entraremos en la segunda tanda — I think we'll be in the second group

estos números entrarán en un sorteo — these numbers will be included in o be entered for a draw

8)

a) toro

entrar al capote — to charge at the cape

b) futbolista to tackle

recoge Márquez, le entra Gordillo — Márquez gets the ball and he is tackled by Gordillo

9) ( en costura)

hay que entrarle de los costados — it needs taking in at the sides
2.
entrar vt ( traer) to bring in; ( llevar) to take in

hay que entrar la ropa — we'll have to bring the washing in

voy a entrar el coche — I'm going to put the car in the garage

¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? — how are they going to get the sofa in?

lo entró de contrabando — he smuggled it in

* * *

= go into, go into, pass into, go in, step inside, walk in/into, come in, walk through + the door, patronise [patronize, -USA], patronage.

Nota: Como cliente o usuario.

Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.

Ex: An abstracting bulletin is generally a weekly or monthly current-awareness service containing abstracts of all documents of interest that have passed into the library or information unit during that time.

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

Ex: He pushed open the door and stepped inside.

Ex: 'When you walked in here, Tony, you looked as if you'd just seen a ghost' = "Tony, cuando entrastes aquí parecía como si hubieras visto un fantasma".

Ex: Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.

Ex: As I walk through the door of the first sporting goods store, I look for the running shoes I want.

Ex: In the light of the continuing authoritarianism demonstrated by most librarians towards their patrons, it is small wonder that so few people patronized America's public libraries.

Ex: 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.

* al entrar = on entry.

* aventurarse a entrar en = venture into.

* entrado en años = long in the tooth.

* Entra en mi salón, dijo la araña... = Come into my parlour, said the spider....

* entrar a formar parte de = enter in.

* entrar a hurtadillas = steal into.

* entrar apresuradamente = hurry in.

* entrar a saco = burst into, storm into.

* entrar bajo la competencia de = fall under + the purview of.

* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* entrar de lleno = plunge into.

* entrar de lleno en = get + stuck into, get + stuck into.

* entrar dentro de = fall into, fall under.

* entrar dentro de la categoría de = fall under + the heading of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de = fall + under the purview of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de Alguien = fall within + Posesivo + purview.

* entrar dentro de la jurisdicción de = fall under + the jurisdiction of.

* entrar dentro del ámbito de = fall into + the ambit of.

* entrar dentro de la responsabilidad de = fall under + the jurisdiction of, fall under + the auspices of, fall under + the purview of.

* entrar dentro del dominio de = fall under + the umbrella of.

* entrar dentro de una categoría = fall into + category, fall under + rubric.

* entrar de sopetón = burst into, storm into.

* entrar en = fall within/into, get into, walk into, move into, slip into, turn into, come into, set + foot (inside/in/on).

* entrar en acción = enter + the picture.

* entrar en conflicto = come into + conflict (with), run into + conflict.

* entrar en conflicto con = conflict with, clash with, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* entrar en contacto = come into + contact.

* entrar en contacto con = get in + touch with.

* entrar en decadencia = go to + seed.

* entrar en el ámbito de = fall within + the ambit of.

* entrar en erupción = erupt.

* entrar en funcionamiento = go into + operation.

* entrar en juego = bring into + play, call into + play.

* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.

* entrar en la dinámica = enter + the fray.

* entrar en la mollera = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* entrar en liquidación = go into + liquidation.

* entrar en prensa = go to + press.

* entrar en razón = come to + Posesivo + senses.

* entrar en trance = go into + trance.

* entrar en vigor = come into + force, come into + effect, go into + effect.

* entrar hambre después del esfuerzo = work up + an appetite.

* entrar hipo = hiccup.

* entrar ilegalmente = break in, break into.

* entrar mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.

* entrar miedo = become + jittery.

* entrar presionando = snap into.

* entrar rápidamente = dart onto.

* entrar rápidamente en = whisk into.

* entrar sed después del esfuerzo = work up + a thirst.

* entrar sin autorización = trespass.

* entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.

* entrar y salir = come and go, drift in and out, wander in and out, go into and out of.

* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* que entran en juego = at play.

* que hace entrar en calor = warming.

* recesión + entrar = recession + set in.

* volver a entrar = come back in.

* * *

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■ entrar (verbo intransitivo)

A acercándose, alejándose

B

1 en una etapa, un estado

2 en un tema

C

1 introducirse, meterse

2 poderse meter

3 ser lo suficientemente grande

4 entrar en la cabeza

5 Automovilismo

6 Informática

D entrarle frío etc

E empezar

F

1 incorporarse

2 Música

G

1 estar incluido

2 ser incluido

3 entrarle a algo

H

1 Tauromaquia

2 Deporte

3 entrarle a algn

■ entrar (verbo transitivo)

1 traer, llevar

2 en costura

vi

A (acercándose) to come in; (alejándose) to go in

entra, no te quedes en la puerta come in, don't stand there in the doorway

quiero entrar a comprar cigarrillos I want to go in and buy some cigarettes

en ese momento entró Nicolás just then Nicolás came o walked in, just then Nicolás entered the room

entraron sin pagar/por la ventana they got in without paying/through the window

déjame entrar let me in

hazla entrar tell her to come in, show her in

entró corriendo/cojeando he ran/limped in, he came running/limping in

ése en mi casa no entra I am not having him in my house

¿se puede entrar con el coche? can you drive in?, can you take the car in?

entrar a puerto to put into port

aquí nunca entró esa moda that fashion never took off here

hay gente constantemente entrando y saliendo there are always people coming and going

fue entrar y salir I was in and out in no time

entrar EN or ( esp AmL) A algo:

entró en el or al banco a cambiar dinero she went into the bank to change some money

nunca he entrado en or a esa tienda I've never been into o in that shop

no los dejaron entrar en or a Francia they weren't allowed into France

entraron en el or al país ilegalmente they entered the country illegally

un Ford negro entró en el or al garaje a black Ford pulled into the garage

las tropas entraron en or a Varsovia the troops entered Warsaw

ni entrar ni salir en algo ( fam): yo en ese asunto ni entro ni salgo that has nothing to do with me

yo por ahí no entro ( fam); I'm not having that! ( colloq)

B

1 (en una etapa, un estado) entrar EN algo to enter sth

pronto entraremos en una nueva década we shall soon be entering a new decade

al entrar en la pubertad on reaching puberty

entró en contacto con ellos he made contact with them

no logro entrar en calor I just can't get warm

entró en coma he went into a coma

cuando el reactor entró en funcionamiento when the reactor began operating o became operational

2 (en un tema) entrar EN algo to go into sth

sin entrar en los aspectos más técnicos without going into the more technical aspects

no quiero entrar en juicios de valor I don't want to get involved in o to make value judgments

C

1

(introducirse, meterse): cierra la puerta, que entra frío close the door, you're letting the cold in

le entra por un oído y le sale por el otro it goes in one ear and out the other

entrar EN algo:

me ha entrado arena en los zapatos I've got sand in my shoes

2

(poderse meter): no entra por la puerta it won't go through the door

está llena, no entra ni una cosa más it's full, you won't get anything else in

estos clavos no entran en la pared these nails won't go into the wall

estoy repleta, no me entra nada más I'm full, I couldn't eat another thing

3 (ser lo suficientemente grande) (+ me/te/le etc):

estos vaqueros ya no me entran I can't get into these jeans anymore, these jeans don't fit me anymore

el zapato no le entra he can't get his shoe on

4 ( fam)

«materia/lección/idea» (+ me/te/le etc): la física no le entra he just doesn't understand physics, he just can't get the hang of o get to grips with physics ( colloq)

ya se lo he explicado varias veces, pero no le entra I've explained it to him several times but he just doesn't understand o he just can't get it into his head

que la haya dejado es algo que no me entra (en la cabeza) I just can't understand him leaving her

5 ( Automovilismo)

«cambios/marchas»: no (me) entran las marchas I can't get it into gear

no me entra la segunda I can't get it into second (gear)

6 ( Informática) tb

entrar en el sistema to log in, log on

D

«frío/hambre/miedo» (+ me/te/le etc): me está entrando hambre I'm beginning to feel hungry

le entró miedo cuando lo vio she felt o was frightened when she saw it

ya me ha entrado la duda I'm beginning to have my doubts now

me entró sueño/frío I got o began to feel sleepy/cold

E (empezar) to start, begin

¿a qué hora entras a trabajar? what time do you start work?

entró de or como aprendiz he started o began o joined as an apprentice

termina un siglo y entra otro one century comes to a close and another begins

entrar A + INF:

entró a trabajar allí a los 18 años he started (working) there when he was 18

entrar a matar ( Taur) to go in for the kill

ahí entré a sospechar ( RPl fam); that's when I started o began to get suspicious

F

1 (incorporarse) entrar EN or ( esp AmL) A algo:

entró en el or al convento muy joven she entered the convent when she was very young

el año que viene entra en la or a la universidad she's going to college o she starts college next year

el año que entré en la asociación the year that I joined the association

entró en la or a la empresa de jefe de personal he joined the company as personnel manager

2 ( Música) «instrumento/voz» to come in, enter

G

1 (estar incluido) entrar EN algo:

ese tema no entra en el programa that subject is not on o in the syllabus

el postre no entra en el precio dessert is not included in the price

¿cuántas entran en un kilo? how many do you get in a kilo?

eso no entraba en mis planes I hadn't allowed for that, that wasn't part of the plan

no entraba en or dentro de sus obligaciones it was not part of o one of his duties

esto ya entra en or dentro de lo ridículo this is becoming o getting ridiculous

2

(ser incluido): creo que entraremos en la segunda tanda I think we'll be in the second group

los números no premiados entrarán en un segundo sorteo the non-winning numbers will go into o be included in o be entered for a second draw

3

( Méx fam): entrarle A algo (participar en) to be game FOR sth

¡ándale! éntrale a estos frijoles, están muy buenos come on! tuck into these beans, they're very good

H

1

( Tauromaquia) «toro»: el toro no entraba al capote the bull wouldn't charge at the cape

2 ( Deporte) «futbolista» to tackle

recoge Márquez, (le) entra Gordillo Márquez gets the ball and is tackled by Gordillo

3

( AmL fam) (abordar): entrarle a algn to chat sb up ( colloq)

■ entrar

vt

1 (traer) to bring in; (llevar) to take in

va a llover, hay que entrar la ropa it's going to rain, we'll have to bring the washing in

voy a entrar el coche I'm just going to put the car away o put the car in the garage

¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? how are they going to get the sofa in?

no se puede entrar animales al país you are not allowed to take/bring animals into the country

lo entró de contrabando he smuggled it in

2

(en costura): hay que entrarle un poco de los costados it needs taking in a bit at the sides

* * *

entrar ( conjugate entrar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( acercándose) to come in;
( alejándose) to go in;
◊ déjame entrar let me in;

hazla entrar tell her to come in, show her in;
entró corriendo he ran in, he came running in;
¿se puede entrar con el coche? can you drive in?;
había gente entrando y saliendo there were people coming and going;
¿cómo entró? how did he get in?;
entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo ‹a edificio/habitación› to go into sth;
entró en el or al banco she went into the bank
2 (en etapa, estado) entrar en algo ‹en periodo/guerra/negociaciones› to enter sth;
◊ entrar en calor to get warm;

entró en coma he went into a coma
3
a) (introducirse, meterse):

◊ cierra la puerta, que entra frío close the door, you're letting the cold in;

me entró arena en los zapatos I've got sand in my shoes
b) ( poderse meter):

◊ ¿entrará por la puerta? will it get through the door?;

(+ me/te/le etc):
◊ estos vaqueros no me entran I can't get into these jeans;

el zapato no le entra he can't get his shoe on;
no me entra la segunda (Auto) I can't get it into second (gear)
4 [ hambre] (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ le entró hambre she felt o got hungry;

me ha entrado la duda I'm beginning to have my doubts;
me entró sueño I got o began to feel sleepy
5 ( empezar) to start, begin;
◊ entró de aprendiz he started o began as an apprentice

6 ( incorporarse) entrar en or (esp AmL) a algo ‹en empresa/ejército/club› to join sth;
‹ en convento› to enter sth;
el año que entré en or a la universidad the year I started college I've just joined the association
7 ( estar incluido):
◊ el postre no entra en el precio dessert is not included in the price;

¿cuántas entran en un kilo? how many do you get in a kilo?
verbo transitivo ( traer) to bring in;
( llevar) to take in;
◊ ¿cómo van a entrar el sofá? how are they going to get the sofa in?

entrar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to come in, go in, enter: los ladrones entraron por la ventana, the burglars entered through the window ➣ Ver nota en ir
2 (encajar) to fit: esta llave no entra, this key doesn't fit
3 (estar incluido) to be included: eso no entra en el precio, that's not included in the price
4 (en una organización, partido) to join, get into: entró en el club, he was admitted to the club
5 (en una situación) to go into: el avión entró en barrena, the plane went into a spin
entrar en calor, to warm up
6 (comenzar) el mes que entra, next month, the coming month
7 (sobrevenir) to come over: le entraron ganas de llorar, he felt like crying
me entró un ataque de histeria, I went into hysterics
8 (agradar) no me entran las lentejas, I don't like lentils
II verbo transitivo
1 to bring in: entra las sillas, take the chairs in
2 Inform to enter
♦ Locuciones: entrar en la cabeza: no me entra en la cabeza que hayas hecho eso, I can't understand why you have done that
ni entrar ni salir, to play no part in the matter: en cuestiones sentimentales ni entro ni salgo, I steer well clear of touchy subjects

' entrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarrotada
- abarrotado
- acceder
- adherirse
- arriar
- asomarse
- barrena
- caber
- calor
- codazo
- colarse
- dejar
- disminuir
- erupción
- escena
- funcionamiento
- guardacantón
- hacer
- irse
- le
- meterse
- pasar
- perdón
- razón
- robar
- saco
- tocar
- trance
- vigencia
- vigor
- bala
- chequeo
- chocar
- colar
- coma
- conflicto
- contacto
- desorden
- detalle
- dificultad
- duda
- ebullición
- esperar
- función
- gata
- hurtadillas
- introducir
- juego
- limpiar
- meter
English:
access
- admit
- barge
- barge in
- break into
- bring in
- burglarize
- burst in
- climb
- come in
- come into
- crowd
- customary
- dash in
- dash into
- detail
- effect
- enter
- entry
- erupt
- fetch in
- flounce
- force
- get in
- go in
- go into
- hear of
- in
- input
- inside
- join
- jump in
- keep out
- left
- let in
- LIFO
- listen
- log in
- log on
- may
- move in
- penetrate
- pop in
- re-enter
- reason
- roll in
- run in
- sense
- show up
- slip in

* * *

entrar

♦ vi

1. [introducirse] [viniendo] to enter, to come in;
[yendo] to enter, to go in;
déjame entrar let me in;

entrar en algo to enter sth, to come/go into sth;

acababa de entrar en casa cuando… she had just got back home o got into the house when…;

lo vi entrar en el restaurante I saw him go into the restaurant;

entré por la ventana I got in through the window;

no tiene edad para entrar en discotecas she's not old enough to go to discos;

entró a toda velocidad he rushed in;

entra al campo Rubio en sustitución de un compañero Rubio is coming on for his teammate

2. [penetrar] to go in;

cierra la puerta, entra mucho viento close the door, you're letting the wind in;

este disquete no entra en la disquetera this disk won't go into the disk drive

3. [caber] to fit (en in);
esta llave no entra en la cerradura this key won't fit in the lock;

en esta habitación entran dos alfombras there's room for two rugs in this room;

este anillo no me entra I can't get this ring on my finger;

el pie no me entra en el zapato I can't get this shoe on

4. [incorporarse]
entrar (en algo) [colegio, empresa] to start (at sth);
[club, partido político] to join (sth);
entró en la universidad a los dieciocho años he went to university when he was eighteen;

entrar en la Unión Europea to join the European Union;

entró a trabajar de ayudante he started off as an assistant

5. [empezar]
entramos a las nueve we start at nine o'clock;

entrar a hacer algo to start doing sth;

entró a trabajar hace un mes she started work a month ago;
RP Fam
cuando me lo dijo, entré a atar cabos when he told me, I started putting two and two together;
RP Fam
cuando entró a pensar en el asunto, ya era demasiado tarde by the time he began thinking about the matter, it was already too late

6. [participar] to join in;

entrar en [discusión, polémica] to join in;
[negocio] to get in on;
no entremos en cuestiones morales let's not get involved in moral issues;

no tuvo tiempo de entrar en juego she didn't have time to get into the game;

yo ahí ni entro ni salgo it has nothing to do with me;

yo no entro en temas políticos porque no entiendo I don't discuss politics because I don't understand it

7. [estar incluido]
entrar en, entrar dentro de to be included in;

la cena entra en el precio dinner is included in the price;

¿cuántos entran en un kilo? how many do you get to the kilo?;

¿esto entra en o [m5] para el examen? does this come into the exam?

8. [figurar]
entro en el grupo de los disconformes I number among the dissidents;

este retraso no entraba en nuestros planes this delay did not form part of our plans

9. [estado físico, de ánimo]
le entraron ganas de hablar he suddenly felt like talking;

me entran ganas de ponerme a cantar I've got an urge to start singing;

me está entrando frío/sueño I'm getting cold/sleepy;

me entró mucha pena I was filled with pity;

entró en calor rápidamente she soon warmed up o got warm;

me entran sudores sólo de pensarlo it makes me break out in a cold sweat just thinking about it;

me entró la risa I got the giggles

10. [periodo de tiempo] to start;

el verano entra el 21 de junio summer starts on 21 June;

entrar en [edad, vejez] to reach;
[año nuevo] to start;
entramos en una nueva era de cooperación we are entering a new era of cooperation

11. [concepto, asignatura]
no le entra la geometría he can't get the hang of geometry;

no le entra en la cabeza que eso no se hace he can't seem to get it into his head that that sort of behaviour is out

12. Aut to engage;

no entra la tercera it won't go into third gear

13. Mús to come in;

ahora entra la sección de viento now the wind section comes in

14. Taurom to charge;

entrar al engaño to charge the cape

15. Fam [comida, bebida] to go down;

¡qué bien entra este vino! this wine goes down a treat!;

no, gracias, no me entra más no thanks, I couldn't take any more

♦ vt

1. [introducir] [trayendo] to bring in;
[llevando] to take in;
entra la ropa antes de que se moje take o bring the washing in before it gets wet;

entra las herramientas en el cobertizo y vamos a pasear put the tools in the shed and we'll go for a walk;

¿por dónde entraremos el piano? where are we going to get the piano in?;

entran tabaco de contrabando they bring in contraband tobacco, they smuggle tobacco

2. [acometer] to approach;

a ése no hay por donde entrarle it's impossible to know how to approach him;

hay un chico que le gusta, pero no sabe cómo entrarle there's a boy she fancies, but she doesn't know how to get talking to him

3. [en fútbol] to tackle;

entró al contrario con violencia he made a heavy challenge on his opponent;

entrar en falta a alguien to commit a foul on sb

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entrar

I v/i

1 para indicar acercamiento come in, enter;

¡entre! come in!;

yo en eso no entro ni salgo that has nothing to do with me, I have nothing to do with that

2 para indicar alejamiento go in, enter

3 caber fit;

el pantalón no me entra these pants don’t fit me;

la llave no entra the key doesn’t fit;

no me entra en la cabeza I can’t understand it

4

:

¿cuántos plátanos entran en un kilo? how many bananas are there in a kilo?

5

:

me entró frío/sueño I got cold/sleepy, I began to feel cold/sleepy;

me entró miedo I got scared, I began to feel scared

6

:

entrar en go into;

entrar en los 40 años turn 40

7 ( gustar)

:

este tipo no me entra I don’t like the look of the guy, I don’t like the guy’s face

8 ( empezar)

:

entrar (a trabajar) a las ocho start (work) at eight o’clock

II v/t

1 para indicar acercamiento bring in

2 para indicar alejamiento take in

3 INFOR enter

4 en fútbol tackle

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entrar vi

1) : to enter, to go in, to come in

2) : to begin

entrar vt

1) : to bring in, to introduce

2) : to access

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entrar vb

1. (ir adentro) to go in

le vi entrar en la tienda I saw him go into the shop

entró en la habitación she went into the room

2. (lograr acceso, subir a un coche) to get in

el ladrón entró por la ventana the burglar got in through the window

vimos a tu hermano cuando entraba en el coche we saw your brother getting into the car

3. (pasar) to come in [pt. came; pp. come]

entra, que hace frío fuera come in it's cold outside

4. (caber) to fit [pt. & pp. fitted]

no me entran los pantalones my trousers don't fit me

5. (ingresar) to join / to get into

no ha podido entrar en el club he wasn't able to join the club

entró en la facultad que quería he got in the university he wanted to

6. (estar incluido) to be included

en el precio de la entrada entra una consumición one drink is included in the price of the ticket

7. (empezar) to start / to begin [pt. began; pp. begun]

el otoño entra en septiembre autumn begins in September

8. (sobrevenir) to get / to feel [pt. & pp. felt]

me entró sueño I felt sleepy

me está entrando frío I'm getting cold

me entraron ganas de reír I felt like laughing

9. (en fútbol) to tackle

le entró con los dos pies he tackled him with both feet

Spanish-English dictionary > entrar

6 llegar

v.

1 to arrive (to a place).

llegar a un hotel/una ciudad to arrive at a hotel/in a city

llegar a casa to get home

¿falta mucho para llegar o para que lleguemos? is there far to go?

llegaré pronto I'll be there soon

Ellos llegan tarde They arrive late.

2 to come (time).

cuando llegue el momento te enterarás you'll find out when the time comes

ha llegado el invierno winter has arrived

La oportunidad llegó The opportunity came.

3 to be enough.

4 to receive, to get, to be handed.

Te llegó un carta You received a letter.

5 to be the host for.

Nos llegó mucha gente We were the host for a lot of people.

6 to come to, to filter through to.

Nos llegó la noticia The news filtered through to us.

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LLEGAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(g changes to gu before e)

Past Indicative

llegué, llegaste, llegó, llegamos, llegasteis, llegaron.

Present Subjunctive

llegue, llegues, llegue, lleguemos, lleguéis, lleguen.

Imperative

llega (tú), llegue (él/Vd.), lleguemos (nos.), llegad (vos.), lleguen (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to arrive

2) appear

3) come

4) suffice

•

- llegar a ser

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Para las expresiones llegar al alma, llegar lejos, llegar a las manos, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [movimiento, destino, procedencia] to arrive

Carmen no ha llegado todavía — Carmen hasn't arrived yet

llegaron cubiertos de barro — they arrived covered in mud

avíseme cuando llegue — tell me when he arrives {o} comes

está recién llegado de Roma — he recently arrived from Rome

por fin hemos llegado — we're here at last

el vuelo llegará a las 14:15 — the flight gets in at 14:15

llegará en tren/autobús — he will come by train/bus

no llegues tarde — don't be late

• llegar [a], cuando llegamos a Bilbao estaba lloviendo — when we got to {o} arrived in Bilbao it was raining

¿a qué hora llegaste a casa? — what time did you get home?

los vehículos están llegando a la línea de salida — the cars are approaching the starting line

• llegarle [a alguien], ¿te ha llegado ya el paquete? — have you got the parcel yet?

•[estar] al llegar, Carlos debe de estar al llegar — Carlos should be arriving any minute now

el verano está al llegar — summer is just around the corner

•[hacer] llegar algo a algn, hacer llegar una carta a algn — to send sb a letter

¿le puedes hacer llegar este recado? — could you give her this message?

¿le has hecho llegar el dinero? — did you get the money to her?

llegarle LAm —

le llegó el año pasado — he died last year

- me llega

- el que primero llegue, ese la calza
santo
2) (=alcanzar)

a) [con las manos] to reach

¿me puedes quitar la cortina? yo no llego — could you take the curtain down for me? I can't reach

no llego al estante de arriba — I can't reach the top shelf

b) [indicando distancia, nivel]

esta cuerda no llega — this rope isn't long enough, this rope won't reach

me llegó muy hondo lo que me dijo — what she said made a very deep impression on me

el tema de la película no me llega — the subject of the film does nothing for me {o} leaves me cold

• llegar [a] {o} [hasta] — to come up to

el agua me llegaba hasta las rodillas — the water came up to my knees

soy bajita y justo le llego al hombro — I'm short and I only just come up to his shoulder

el vestido le llega hasta los pies — the dress comes {o} goes down to her feet

los pies no le llegaban al suelo — her feet weren't touching the floor

la cola llegaba hasta la puerta — the queue went {o} reached back as far as the door

el tren solo llega hasta Burgos — the train only goes as far as Burgos

• me llega al [corazón] ver tanto sufrimiento — seeing so much suffering touches me to the heart

- ¡hasta allí podíamos llegar!

a tanto no llego —

soy bastante inteligente pero a tanto no llego — I'm reasonably clever, but not enough to do that

podría dejarle un millón, pero dos no, a tanto no llego — I might let her have a million, but not two, I'm not prepared to go as far as that
camisa 1), suela 1)
c) [indicando duración] to last

el pobrecito no llegará a las Navidades — the poor thing won't make it to {o} last till Christmas

este abrigo no te llega al próximo invierno — this coat won't last till next winter

le falta un año para llegar a la jubilación — he has a year to go till {o} before he retires

3) llegar a ({+ sustantivo})

a) (=conseguir) [+ acuerdo, conclusión] to reach, come to

llegó a la felicidad completa — she attained total happiness

¿cómo has conseguido llegar a la fama? — how did you manage to achieve fame {o} become famous?

le costó pero llegó a arquitecto — it wasn't easy, but he eventually managed to become an architect

por fin ha llegado a catedrático — he's finally made it to professor

b) [con cantidades] to come to

los gastos totales llegaron a 1.000 euros — the total expenditure came to 1,000 euros

el importe llega a 50 pesos — the total is 50 pesos

el público no llegaba a 200 espectadores — there were fewer than 200 spectators there

la audiencia de este programa ha llegado a cinco millones — (Radio) as many as five million people have listened to this programme; (TV) the viewing figures for this programme have been as high as five million

4) llegar a ({+ infin})

a) (=conseguir)

llegó a conocer a varios directores de cine — she met {o} got to know several film directors

no llego a comprenderlo — I just can't understand it

el producto puede llegar a tener éxito — the product could be a success

• si lo llego a [saber] — if I had known

• llegar a [ser] famoso/el jefe — to become famous/the boss

Julia llegó a ser presidenta — Julia became president

• llegar a [ver], no llegó a ver la película terminada — he never saw the film finished

el proyecto no llegó a ver la luz — the project never saw the light of day

temí no llegar a ver el año nuevo — I feared I wouldn't live to see the new year, I feared I wouldn't make it to the new year

b) [como algo extremo]

llegué a estar tan mal, que casi no podía moverme — I got so bad, I could hardly move

llegamos a sospechar de él — we came to suspect him

• puede llegar a [alcanzar] los 300km/h — it can reach speeds of up to 300km/h

este pez puede llegar a alcanzar los dos metros de largo — this fish can grow as long as two metres

la popularidad que un actor puede llegar a alcanzar a través de la televisión — the popularity an actor can come to attain from being on television

• ¿llegó a [creer] que sería campeón del mundo? — did you ever believe you'd be world champion?

yo había llegado a creer que estábamos en el camino de superar ese problema — I had really started to believe that we were on the way to overcoming that problem

llegué a creérmelo — I came to believe it

• llegó al [punto] de robarle — he even went so far as to rob her

5) (=bastar) to be enough

con dos euros no me llega — two euros isn't enough

con ese dinero no le va a llegar — you won't have enough money

no me llega para ropa nueva — I can't afford to buy new clothes

•[hacer] llegar el sueldo a fin de mes — to make ends meet

hacer llegar el dinero — to make one's money last

6) [momento, acontecimiento] to come

llegará un día en que sea rico — the day will come when I'm rich

cuando llegó la paz — when peace came

se fueron cuando llegó la noche — they left at nightfall

2.

VERBO TRANSITIVO (=acercar) to bring up, bring over

3.

See:

llegarse
LLEGAR Llegar a A la hora de traducir llegar a al inglés, tenemos que diferenciar entre arrive in y arrive at. ► Empleamos arrive in con países, ciudades, pueblos {etc}: Esperamos llegar a Italia el día 11 de junio We expect to arrive in Italy on 11 June Llegaremos a Córdoba dentro de dos horas We'll be arriving in Cordoba in two hours' time ► En cambio, se traduce por arrive at cuando nos referimos a lugares más pequeños, como aeropuertos, estaciones, {etc}. La expresión llegar a casa es una excepción, ya que se traduce por arrive/ get home, es decir, sin preposición: Llegamos al aeropuerto con cuatro horas de retraso We arrived at the airport four hours late Llegué a casa completamente agotada I arrived home completely exhausted Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) persona/tren/carta to arrive

tienen que estar por or al llegar — they'll be arriving any minute now

llegó (el) último — he was the last to arrive

llegaron cansadísimos — they were exhausted when they arrived

¿falta mucho para llegar? — is it much further (to go)?

siempre llega tarde — he's always late

no me llegó el telegrama — I didn't get the telegram

me hizo llegar un mensaje — he got a message to me

llegar a — a país/ciudad to arrive in; a edificio to arrive at

los que llegaron a la meta — the ones who crossed the finishing line

llegar a casa — to arrive o get home

el rumor llegó a oídos del alcalde — the rumor reached the mayor

la carta llegó a su destino — the letter reached its destination

¿adónde quieres llegar? — what do you mean?

llegar de — to arrive from

2)

a) camino/ruta ( extenderse)

llegar hasta — to go all the way to, go as far as

b) (ir)

llegar a or hasta: este tren no llega hasta or a Lima this train doesn't go as far as o all the way to Lima; sólo llega al tercer piso — it only goes (up) to the third floor

3) día/invierno to come, arrive

ha llegado el momento de... — the time has come to...

cuando llegue la estación de las lluvias — when the rainy season starts

cuando llegó la noche — when night fell

4)

a) ( alcanzar) to reach

llegar a algo — a acuerdo to reach something

llegué a la conclusión de que... — I reached o came to the conclusion that...

los pies no le llegan al suelo — her feet don't touch the floor

la falda le llegaba a los tobillos — her skirt came down to her ankles

el agua le llegaba al cuello — the water came up to her neck

su voz llegaba al fondo del teatro — her voice carried to the back of the theater

b) (Esp) dinero/materiales ( ser suficiente) to be enough

no me llega el dinero — I don't have enough money

c) (alcanzar a medir, costar, etc)

no llega a los dos metros — it is less than two meters

no sé si llegará a tanto — I don't know if it would be as much as that

no llegaban a 50 personas — there weren't even 50 people there

d) ( expresando logro)

llegará lejos — she'll go far o a long way

así no vas a llegar a ningún lado — you'll never get anywhere like that

llegó a convencerme — he managed to convince me

quiero que llegues a ser alguien — I want you to make something of yourself

nunca llegó a (ser) director — he never became director

e) ( en el tiempo)

no llegará a las próximas elecciones — he won't survive till the next elections

llegar a viejo — to live to old age

llegué a conocerlo mejor — I got to know him better

¿llegó a saberlo? — did she ever find out?

llegó a ser de gran utilidad — it proved (to be) very useful

5) llegar a + inf

a) ( a un extremo)

llegó a amenazarme — she even threatened me

llegué a pensar que... — I even began to think that...

no llegó a pegarme — he didn't actually hit me

las cosas han llegado a tal punto que... — things have reached such a point that...

puede llegar a ganarle — he might beat him

b) ( en oraciones condicionales)

si lo llego a saber, no vengo — if I'd known, I wouldn't have come

si llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso — if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you know

6) estilo/música (ser entendido, aceptado)

su estilo no llega a la gente — people can't relate to o understand his style

un lenguaje que llega a la juventud — language that gets through to o means something to young people
2.
llegarse v pron (fam)

se llegó hasta aquí para dármelo — she came all the way here to give it to me (colloq)

llégate a la tienda y trae algo de beber — run out to the store and get something to drink

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= arrive, drop, turn up, come in, come, come to + Posesivo + attention, come with, roll in.

Ex. The time has arrived when it is more appropriate to ask why cataloguing is still conducted on a manual basis, rather than to seek to justify the use of computers in cataloguing.

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. Results showed that many users turn up at the library with only a sketcky idea of what they would like and spend much time browsing.

Ex. Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.

Ex. This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.

Ex. Information vital to certain people might not come to their attention if such people must rely only upon regular scanning of large numbers of periodicals.

Ex. The problem comes with ideographic languages.

Ex. With the summer rolling in, many of you might be looking for instructions on how to make fresh iced tea.

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* al llegar = on arrival.

* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.

* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.

* día + estar por llegar = day + be + yet to come.

* estar aún por llegar = be yet to come.

* haber llegado = be upon us.

* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.

* hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.

* llegar a = come to, reach, reach out to, find + Posesivo + way to, get through to, come up to, pull into, strike + a chord with.

* llegar a acuerdo = make + arrangements.

* llegar a casa = get + home.

* llegar a esperar = come to + expect.

* llegar a final de mes = make + ends meet.

* llegar a formar parte de = find + Posesivo + way into/onto.

* llegar a + Infinitivo = come to + Infinitivo.

* llegar a + Infinitivo + se = come to be + Participio Pasado.

* llegar a la conclusión = conclude, form + impression.

* llegar a la conclusión de que = come to + the conclusion that, come up with + the conclusion that, get + the idea that.

* llegar al corazón de = go to + the heart of.

* llegar al extremo de = get to + the point of, go to + the extreme of.

* llegar al extremo de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.

* llegar al final de = come to + the end of, get through.

* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* llegar al fondo de la cuestión = see to the + bottom of things.

* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the bottom of.

* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the root of.

* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.

* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* llegar al meollo de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.

* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.

* llegar al punto crítico = come to + a head.

* llegar al punto de = be at the point of.

* llegar al punto de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.

* llegar al quid de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.

* llegar a + Lugar = make + it + to + Lugar.

* llegar andando pausadamente = stroll into + view.

* llegar a ser = become, develop into.

* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.

* llegar a su fin = wind down, draw to + a close, draw to + an end.

* llegar a tiempo = arrive + in time, arrive + on time.

* llegar a todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* llegar a todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* llegar a una conclusión = draw + conclusion, make + deduction, reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.

* llegar a un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + deal.

* llegar a una decisión = arrive at + decision.

* llegar a una definición = hammer out + definition.

* llegar a una etapa = reach + point.

* llegar a una solución = arrive at + a solution.

* llegar a una solución intermedia = meet + Nombre + halfway.

* llegar a un compromiso = reach + agreement, meet + Nombre + halfway.

* llegar a un consenso = come to + consensus, reach + consensus.

* llegar a un consenso sobre = get + a consensus on.

* llegar a un extremo = reach + epic proportions.

* llegar a un momento importante en su historia = reach + milestone.

* llegar a un punto crítico = reach + turning point.

* llegar a un veredicto = reach + verdict.

* llegar demasiado lejos = go + too far.

* llegar el momento en el que = reach + the point where.

* llegar la hora de = time + come.

* llegar lejos = get + far.

* llegar más lejos = stretch + further.

* llegar muy lejos = go + a long way, come + a long way.

* llegar noticias = come to + Posesivo + notice.

* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.

* llegar tarde = arrive + late, run + late.

* llegar tarde (a) = be late (for).

* llegar tarde a casa = stay out + late.

* llegar tarde al trabajo = be late for work.

* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.

* momento + llegar = time + approach.

* no haber llegado todavía = be yet to come.

* no llegar a = stop + short of, fall + short of.

* no llegar a entender = miss + the mark, miss + the point.

* no llegar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.

* no llegar a un ideal = fall + short of ideal.

* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).

* recesión + llegar = recession + set in.

* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.

* si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.

* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) persona/tren/carta to arrive

tienen que estar por or al llegar — they'll be arriving any minute now

llegó (el) último — he was the last to arrive

llegaron cansadísimos — they were exhausted when they arrived

¿falta mucho para llegar? — is it much further (to go)?

siempre llega tarde — he's always late

no me llegó el telegrama — I didn't get the telegram

me hizo llegar un mensaje — he got a message to me

llegar a — a país/ciudad to arrive in; a edificio to arrive at

los que llegaron a la meta — the ones who crossed the finishing line

llegar a casa — to arrive o get home

el rumor llegó a oídos del alcalde — the rumor reached the mayor

la carta llegó a su destino — the letter reached its destination

¿adónde quieres llegar? — what do you mean?

llegar de — to arrive from

2)

a) camino/ruta ( extenderse)

llegar hasta — to go all the way to, go as far as

b) (ir)

llegar a or hasta: este tren no llega hasta or a Lima this train doesn't go as far as o all the way to Lima; sólo llega al tercer piso — it only goes (up) to the third floor

3) día/invierno to come, arrive

ha llegado el momento de... — the time has come to...

cuando llegue la estación de las lluvias — when the rainy season starts

cuando llegó la noche — when night fell

4)

a) ( alcanzar) to reach

llegar a algo — a acuerdo to reach something

llegué a la conclusión de que... — I reached o came to the conclusion that...

los pies no le llegan al suelo — her feet don't touch the floor

la falda le llegaba a los tobillos — her skirt came down to her ankles

el agua le llegaba al cuello — the water came up to her neck

su voz llegaba al fondo del teatro — her voice carried to the back of the theater

b) (Esp) dinero/materiales ( ser suficiente) to be enough

no me llega el dinero — I don't have enough money

c) (alcanzar a medir, costar, etc)

no llega a los dos metros — it is less than two meters

no sé si llegará a tanto — I don't know if it would be as much as that

no llegaban a 50 personas — there weren't even 50 people there

d) ( expresando logro)

llegará lejos — she'll go far o a long way

así no vas a llegar a ningún lado — you'll never get anywhere like that

llegó a convencerme — he managed to convince me

quiero que llegues a ser alguien — I want you to make something of yourself

nunca llegó a (ser) director — he never became director

e) ( en el tiempo)

no llegará a las próximas elecciones — he won't survive till the next elections

llegar a viejo — to live to old age

llegué a conocerlo mejor — I got to know him better

¿llegó a saberlo? — did she ever find out?

llegó a ser de gran utilidad — it proved (to be) very useful

5) llegar a + inf

a) ( a un extremo)

llegó a amenazarme — she even threatened me

llegué a pensar que... — I even began to think that...

no llegó a pegarme — he didn't actually hit me

las cosas han llegado a tal punto que... — things have reached such a point that...

puede llegar a ganarle — he might beat him

b) ( en oraciones condicionales)

si lo llego a saber, no vengo — if I'd known, I wouldn't have come

si llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso — if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you know

6) estilo/música (ser entendido, aceptado)

su estilo no llega a la gente — people can't relate to o understand his style

un lenguaje que llega a la juventud — language that gets through to o means something to young people
2.
llegarse v pron (fam)

se llegó hasta aquí para dármelo — she came all the way here to give it to me (colloq)

llégate a la tienda y trae algo de beber — run out to the store and get something to drink

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= arrive, drop, turn up, come in, come, come to + Posesivo + attention, come with, roll in.

Ex: The time has arrived when it is more appropriate to ask why cataloguing is still conducted on a manual basis, rather than to seek to justify the use of computers in cataloguing.

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: Results showed that many users turn up at the library with only a sketcky idea of what they would like and spend much time browsing.

Ex: Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.

Ex: This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.

Ex: Information vital to certain people might not come to their attention if such people must rely only upon regular scanning of large numbers of periodicals.

Ex: The problem comes with ideographic languages.

Ex: With the summer rolling in, many of you might be looking for instructions on how to make fresh iced tea.

* al llegar = on arrival.

* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.

* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.

* día + estar por llegar = day + be + yet to come.

* estar aún por llegar = be yet to come.

* haber llegado = be upon us.

* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.

* hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.

* llegar a = come to, reach, reach out to, find + Posesivo + way to, get through to, come up to, pull into, strike + a chord with.

* llegar a acuerdo = make + arrangements.

* llegar a casa = get + home.

* llegar a esperar = come to + expect.

* llegar a final de mes = make + ends meet.

* llegar a formar parte de = find + Posesivo + way into/onto.

* llegar a + Infinitivo = come to + Infinitivo.

* llegar a + Infinitivo + se = come to be + Participio Pasado.

* llegar a la conclusión = conclude, form + impression.

* llegar a la conclusión de que = come to + the conclusion that, come up with + the conclusion that, get + the idea that.

* llegar al corazón de = go to + the heart of.

* llegar al extremo de = get to + the point of, go to + the extreme of.

* llegar al extremo de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.

* llegar al final de = come to + the end of, get through.

* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* llegar al fondo de la cuestión = see to the + bottom of things.

* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the bottom of.

* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the root of.

* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.

* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* llegar al meollo de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.

* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.

* llegar al punto crítico = come to + a head.

* llegar al punto de = be at the point of.

* llegar al punto de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.

* llegar al quid de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.

* llegar a + Lugar = make + it + to + Lugar.

* llegar andando pausadamente = stroll into + view.

* llegar a ser = become, develop into.

* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.

* llegar a su fin = wind down, draw to + a close, draw to + an end.

* llegar a tiempo = arrive + in time, arrive + on time.

* llegar a todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* llegar a todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.

* llegar a una conclusión = draw + conclusion, make + deduction, reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.

* llegar a un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + deal.

* llegar a una decisión = arrive at + decision.

* llegar a una definición = hammer out + definition.

* llegar a una etapa = reach + point.

* llegar a una solución = arrive at + a solution.

* llegar a una solución intermedia = meet + Nombre + halfway.

* llegar a un compromiso = reach + agreement, meet + Nombre + halfway.

* llegar a un consenso = come to + consensus, reach + consensus.

* llegar a un consenso sobre = get + a consensus on.

* llegar a un extremo = reach + epic proportions.

* llegar a un momento importante en su historia = reach + milestone.

* llegar a un punto crítico = reach + turning point.

* llegar a un veredicto = reach + verdict.

* llegar demasiado lejos = go + too far.

* llegar el momento en el que = reach + the point where.

* llegar la hora de = time + come.

* llegar lejos = get + far.

* llegar más lejos = stretch + further.

* llegar muy lejos = go + a long way, come + a long way.

* llegar noticias = come to + Posesivo + notice.

* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.

* llegar tarde = arrive + late, run + late.

* llegar tarde (a) = be late (for).

* llegar tarde a casa = stay out + late.

* llegar tarde al trabajo = be late for work.

* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.

* momento + llegar = time + approach.

* no haber llegado todavía = be yet to come.

* no llegar a = stop + short of, fall + short of.

* no llegar a entender = miss + the mark, miss + the point.

* no llegar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.

* no llegar a un ideal = fall + short of ideal.

* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).

* recesión + llegar = recession + set in.

* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.

* si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.

* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.

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llegar [A3 ]

vi

A «persona/tren/carta» to arrive

tienen que estar al llegar they'll be arriving any minute now

¿cuándo llegan tus primos? when are your cousins arriving?, when do your cousins arrive?

¿falta mucho para llegar? is it much further (to go)?

¿a qué hora llega el avión? what time does the plane arrive o get in?

siempre llega tarde he's always late

llegó (el) primero/(el) último he was the first/the last to arrive, he arrived first/last

llegaron cansadísimos they were exhausted when they arrived

no me llegó el telegrama I didn't get the telegram, the telegram didn't get to me o didn't reach me

nos llega una noticia de última hora we have a late news item

me hizo llegar un mensaje he got a message to me

sus palabras me llegaban con mucho ruido de fondo there was a lot of background noise when I was talking to him

llegar A (a un país, una ciudad) to arrive in; (a un edificio) to arrive at

llegó a Bogotá en un vuelo de Avianca he arrived in Bogotá on an Avianca flight

llegó al aeropuerto a las dos she arrived at o got to the airport at two o'clock

el primer corredor que llegó a la meta the first runner to cross o reach the finishing line

llegamos a casa a las dos we got o arrived home at two o'clock

llegué a su casa de noche I got to o reached his house at night

la carta nunca llegó a mis manos the letter never reached me

el rumor llegó a oídos del alcalde the rumor reached the mayor

¿adónde quieres llegar con tantas preguntas? what are you getting at o driving at with all these questions?

llegar DE to arrive from

acaba de llegar de Hamburgo he's just arrived from o got(ten) ( o flown etc) in from Hamburg

B

1 «camino/ruta» (extenderse) llegar HASTA; to go all the way to, go as far as

ahora la carretera llega hasta San Pedro the road goes all the way to o goes as far as San Pedro now

2 (ir) llegar A/ HASTA:

este autobús no llega hasta or a Las Torres this bus doesn't go as far as o all the way to Las Torres

sólo llega al tercer piso it only goes (up) to the third floor

C «día/invierno» to come, arrive

el invierno llegó temprano winter came early

cuando llegue la estación de las lluvias when the rainy season starts

ha llegado el momento de tomar una decisión the time has come to make a decision

pensé que nunca llegaría este momento I thought this moment would never come o arrive

llegará el día en que se dé cuenta de su error the day will come when he'll realize his mistake

cuando llegó la noche todavía estaban lejos when night fell o at nightfall they were still a long way away

D

1 (alcanzar) to reach

no llego ni con la escalera I can't even reach with the ladder

llegar A algo to reach sth

tiene que subirse a una silla para llegar al estante he has to stand on a chair to reach the shelf

las cosas han llegado a tal punto, que … things have got to o have reached such a point that …

los pies no le llegan al suelo her feet don't touch the floor

esa cuerda no llega al otro lado that rope won't reach to the other side

la falda le llegaba a los tobillos her skirt came down to o reached her ankles

su voz llegaba al fondo del teatro her voice carried to the back of the theater

el agua le llegaba al cuello the water came up to her neck

por ambos métodos llegamos al mismo resultado both methods lead us to the same result, we arrive at o reach the same result by both methods

llegué a la conclusión de que me habías mentido I reached o came to the conclusion that you had been lying to me

no se llegó a ningún acuerdo no agreement was reached

sé algo de electrónica, pero a tanto no llego I know something about electronics but not that much o but my knowledge doesn't extend that far

ahí

2 «dinero/materiales» (ser suficiente) to be enough

con un kilo llega para todos a kilo's enough o a kilo will do for all of us

no me llega el dinero I don't have enough money

3

(alcanzar a medir, costar, etc): este trozo de tela no llega a los dos metros this piece of material is less than two meters

me sorprendería si llegara a tanto I'd be surprised if it came to that much o if it was as much as that

no llegaban a 500 personas there weren't even 500 people there

4

(expresando logro): llegará lejos she'll go far o a long way

como sigas así no vas a llegar a ningún lado if you carry on like this, you'll never get anywhere

no creo que llegues a convencerme I don't think you'll manage to convince me

quiero que llegues a ser alguien I want you to be someone o to make something of yourself

nunca llegó a (ser) director he never became director, he never made it to director ( colloq)

5

(en el tiempo): este gobierno no llegará a las próximas elecciones this government won't survive till the next elections

como sigas fumando así no llegarás a viejo if you go on smoking like that you won't live to old age

con los años llegué a conocerlo mejor I got to know him better over the years

¿llegaste a verlo? did you manage o did you get to see it?

¿llegó a saber quién era su padre? did she ever find out who her father was?

el invento puede llegar a ser de gran utilidad the invention could prove to be very useful

E

1 (como intensificador) llegar A + INF:

llegó a amenazarme con el despido she even threatened to fire me, she went so far as to threaten to fire me

llegué a pensar que me engañaba I even began to think he was deceiving me

no llegó a pegarme, pero … he didn't actually hit me, but …

llegó a aburrirme con sus constantes quejas I grew tired of o I got bored with his constant complaining

puede incluso llegar a ganarle he might even beat him

2

(en oraciones condicionales): si lo llego a saber, no vengo if I'd known, I wouldn't have come

si llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you know

si lo llegas a perder, te mato if you lose it, I'll kill you, if you go and lose it o if you manage to lose it, I'll kill you ( colloq)

F

«estilo/música» (ser entendido, aceptado): tiene un estilo que no llega a la gente people can't relate to o understand his style

emplea un lenguaje que llega a la juventud he uses language that gets through to o means something to young people

■ llegarse

v pron

( fam):

llégate hasta su casa y dale este paquete run over to her house and give her this parcel ( colloq)

llégate a la tienda y trae algo de beber run out o over to the store and get something to drink, nip o pop out to the shop and get something to drink ( BrE colloq)

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llegar ( conjugate llegar) verbo intransitivo
1 [persona/tren/carta] to arrive;
tienen que estar por or al llegar they'll be arriving any minute now;
◊ llegaron cansadísimos they were exhausted when they arrived;

¿falta mucho para llegar? is it much further (to go)?;
siempre llega tarde he's always late;
no me llegó el telegrama I didn't get the telegram;
llegar a algo ‹a país/ciudad› to arrive in sth;

‹ a edificio› to arrive at sth;
◊ llegar a casa to arrive o get home;

el rumor llegó a oídos del alcalde the rumor reached the mayor
2 [camino/ruta/tren] (ir) llegar a or hasta to go all the way to, go as far as;
◊ solo llega al tercer piso it only goes (up) to the third floor

3 [día/invierno] to come, arrive;
◊ ha llegado el momento de … the time has come to …

4
a) ( alcanzar) to reach;

llegar a algo ‹a acuerdo/conclusión› to reach sth, come to sth;
‹a estante/techo› to reach;
◊ llegué a la conclusión de que… I reached o came to the conclusion that …;

los pies no le llegan al suelo her feet don't touch the floor;
la falda le llegaba a los tobillos her skirt came down to her ankles;
el agua le llegaba al cuello the water came up to her neck;
las cosas llegaron a tal punto que … things reached such a point that …
b) ( expresando logro):

◊ llegará lejos she'll go far o a long way;

así no vas a llegar a ningún lado you'll never get anywhere like that;
llegó a (ser) director he became director;
llegar a viejo to live to old age;
llegué a conocerlo mejor I got to know him better
5 llegar a + inf
a) ( al extremo de):

◊ llegó a amenazarme she even threatened me;

no llegó a pegarme he didn't actually hit me
b) ( en oraciones condicionales):

◊ si lo llego a saber, no vengo if I'd known, I wouldn't have come;

si llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you know
llegar verbo intransitivo
1 to arrive: llegué la última, I arrived last
está al llegar, she's about to arrive
llegar a la ciudad, to arrive at the town
2 (momento, acontecimiento) llegó la hora de..., the time has come to...
llegaron las heladas, the frosts came
3 (alcanzar) to reach: no llego al último estante, I can't reach the top shelf
(una meta) llegar a la cumbre, he reached the peak
4 (ser suficiente) to be enough
5 ( llegar a + infinitivo) to go so far as to: llegué a creerlo, I even believed it
llegaron a insultarnos, they went so far as to abuse us
figurado llegar a las manos, to come to blows
llegar a ser, to become
♦ Locuciones: estar al llegar, to be about to arrive
llegar a buen puerto, to reach a satisfactory conclusion o to arrive safely
no llegar la sangre al río, to not have serious consequences
no llegar a la suela del zapato, not to be able to hold a candle to
' llegar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- achantarse
- alcanzar
- anticiparse
- apercibirse
- atrasarse
- aviar
- caer
- concesión
- dialogar
- dirigir
- excusa
- lejos
- moderar
- odisea
- oído
- plantarse
- puerto
- retrasar
- retrasarse
- sangre
- santa
- santo
- seguir
- sentir
- suela
- última
- último
- vadear
- venir
- acuerdo
- ánimo
- antes
- aparecer
- atrasar
- bueno
- cuánto
- cuestión
- culminar
- demorar
- erigir
- improviso
- indicación
- indicar
- instrucción
- junto
- lujo
- mano
- mayoría
- novedad
English:
accessible
- age
- agree
- agreement
- amount to
- arrive
- bear
- bottom
- call
- check in
- close
- come
- come in
- come through
- come to
- come up to
- compromise
- deal
- decide
- decision
- draw in
- end
- fail
- filter out
- filter through
- first
- fog
- gallop up
- get
- get in
- get into
- get up to
- grip
- half-way
- head
- home
- hope
- in
- just
- late
- leak out I
- make
- master
- only
- place
- power
- pull in
- reach
- roll in
- roll up

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llegar

♦ vi

1. [persona, vehículo, medio de transporte] to arrive (de from);
llegar a un hotel/al aeropuerto to arrive at a hotel/at the airport;

llegar a una ciudad/a un país to arrive in a city/in a country;

llegar a casa to get home;

llegar a la meta to cross the finishing line;

cuando llegué a esta empresa… when I arrived at o first came to this company…;

llegaremos a la estación de Caracas a las dos we will be arriving at Caracas station at two o'clock;

nosotros llegamos primero o [m5] los primeros we arrived first;

el atleta cubano llegó primero the Cuban athlete came first;

llegaban muy contentos they were very happy when they arrived, they arrived very happy;

llegaré pronto I'll be there early;

este avión llega tarde this plane is late;

estar al llegar: deben de estar al llegar they must be about to arrive, they're bound to arrive any minute now;

los Juegos Olímpicos están al llegar the Olympics are coming up soon;

¿falta mucho para llegar o [m5] para que lleguemos? is there far to go?;

así no llegarás a ninguna parte you'll never get anywhere like that;
Fig
llegará lejos she'll go far

2. [carta, recado, mensaje] to arrive;

llegarle a alguien: no me ha llegado aún el paquete the parcel still hasn't arrived, I still haven't received the parcel;

ayer me llegó un mensaje suyo por correo electrónico I got o received an e-mail from him yesterday;

hacer llegar un mensaje o [m5] recado a alguien to pass a message on to sb;

si llega a oídos de ella… if she gets to hear about this…

3. [tiempo, noche, momento] to come;

cuando llegue el momento te enterarás you'll find out when the time comes;

ha llegado el invierno winter has come o arrived

4. [alcanzar]
llegar a to reach;

no llego al techo I can't reach the ceiling;

el barro me llegaba a las rodillas the mud came up to my knees, I was up to my knees in mud;

quiero una chaqueta que me llegue por debajo de la cintura I want a jacket that comes down to below my waist;

llegar a un acuerdo to come to o reach an agreement;

llegamos a la conclusión de que era inútil seguir we came to o reached the conclusion that it wasn't worth continuing;

llegar hasta to reach up to;

esta carretera sólo llega hasta Veracruz this road only goes as far as Veracruz;

el ascensor no llega a o [m5] hasta la última planta the Br lift o US elevator doesn't go up to the top floor

5. [ascender]
el importe total de la reparación no llega a 5.000 pesos the total cost of the repairs is less than o below 5,000 pesos;

los espectadores no llegaban ni siquiera a mil there weren't even as many as a thousand spectators there

6. [ser suficiente] to be enough ( para for);
el dinero no me llega para comprarme una casa the money isn't enough for me to buy a house

7. [lograr]
llegar a (ser) algo to get to be sth, to become sth;

llegó a ser campeón de Europa he became European champion;

llegar a hacer algo to manage to do sth;

pesaba mucho, pero al final llegué a levantarlo it was very heavy, but I managed to lift it up in the end;

nunca llegó a (entrar en) las listas de éxitos she never made it into the charts;

nunca llegué a conocerlo I never actually met him;

si llego a saberlo… [en el futuro] if I happen to find out…;
[en el pasado] if I had known…
8. [al extremo de]
llegó a decirme… he went as far as to say to me…;

hemos llegado a pagar 4.000 euros at times we've had to pay as much as 4,000 euros;

cuesta llegar a creerlo it's very hard to believe it;

Comp

¡hasta aquí o [m5] ahí podíamos llegar! this is beyond a joke o absolutely outrageous!

9. [causar impresión, interesar]
tiene una imagen que no llega al electorado she fails to project a strong image to the electorate;

son canciones sencillas que llegan a la gente they are simple songs that mean something to people;

lo que dijo me llegó al alma her words really struck home

10. [durar]
llegar a o [m5] hasta to last until;

este año las rebajas llegarán hasta bien entrado febrero the sales this year will last until well into February;

está muy enferma, no creo que llegue a las Navidades she's very ill, I doubt whether she'll make it to Christmas

11. Méx Fam
voy a llegarle [ya me voy] I'm off home;

¡llégale! [no hay problema] no problem!, don't worry!

12. Méx Fam
llegarle a alguien [pedirle salir] to ask sb out

♦ See also the pronominal verb llegarse

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llegar

v/i

1 arrive;

ha llegado la primavera spring is here, spring has arrived;

está al llegar he’ll arrive momentarily, he’s about to arrive

2 ( alcanzar) reach;

me llega hasta las rodillas it comes down to my knees;

el agua me llegaba a la cintura the water came up to my waist;

no llego a comprender por qué … I don’t understand why …;

la comida no llegó para todos there wasn’t enough food for everyone;

¡hasta ahí podíamos llegar! fam that’s going too far!, that’s a bit much! fam ;

llegar a saber find out;

llegar a ser get to be;

llegar a viejo live to a ripe old age;

llegar a presidente get to be president, become president

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llegar {52} vi

1) : to arrive, to come

2)

llegar a : to arrive at, to reach, to amount to

3)

llegar a : to manage to

llegó a terminar la novela: she managed to finish the novel

4)

llegar a ser : to become

llegó a ser un miembro permanente: he became a permanent member

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llegar vb

1. (en general) to arrive / to get

acabo de llegar I've just arrived / I've just got here

¿a qué hora llegaréis a Londres? what time will you arrive in London?

llegué a la estación a las once I arrived at the station at eleven o'clock

cuando lleguemos a Tudela, cenaremos we'll have dinner when we get to Tudela

todavía no ha llegado a casa he's not home yet

llegarás tarde you'll be late

2. (alcanzar) to reach

¿llegas? can you reach?

3. (tiempo) to come [pt. came; pp. come]

llegará el momento en el que tengamos que decidir qué hacemos the time will come when we have to decide what to do

¡ha llegado la primavera! spring is here!

4. (altura) to come

el agua nos llegaba a las rodillas the water came up to our knees

la falda te llega hasta los tobillos your skirt comes down to your ankles

5. (alcanzar una cantidad) to come to

no llega a las dos mil pesetas it comes to just under two thousand pesetas

el melón no llega a los tres kilos the melon weighs less than three kilos

6. (ser suficiente) to be enough

los bocadillos no llegaron para todos there weren't enough sandwiches for everyone

no me llega el dinero I haven't got enough money

llegar a hacer algo to manage to do something

llegar a ser to become [pt. became; pp. become]

por fin ha llegado a ser presidente he's finally become president

Spanish-English dictionary > llegar

7 desahogarse

desahogarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (desfogarse) to let off steam

■ ¡desahógate! don't bottle it up!

2 (confiarse) to open one's heart ( con, to)

■ se desahogó con su madre she poured her heart out to her mother

3 (descargar un problema) to get off one's chest

■ necesitas desahogarte you need to get it off your chest

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VPR

1) (=desfogarse) to let off steam *

me desahogué diciéndole todo lo que pensaba — I got it out of my system by telling him everything I thought

2) (=confesarse) to get it off one's chest *

desahogarse con algn — to pour one's heart out to sb

3) (=librarse) [de deuda] to get out of

desahogarse de un problema — to get out of a difficulty

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= allow + vent for, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + chest, vent, vent + Posesivo + rage, vent + Posesivo + frustration, vent + Posesivo + anger, let out + some steam, blow off + steam, let off + steam, pour + Posesivo + heart out.

Ex. In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.

Ex. It really feels good to get my dissatisfaction and frustrations off my chest by complaining.

Ex. I don't fault the fan for venting about 40 years of losing by the Eagles.

Ex. In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.

Ex. She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.

Ex. After eating her dinner in awful silence she cleared away the things and vented her anger in scrubbing the dishes with a spiteful energy.

Ex. Problem employees must be allowed to let out some steam, lest they explode and bring irreparable damage to the organization.

Ex. Perhaps the best way to blow off steam and get rid of stress is through exercise.

Ex. A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.

Ex. I found out later about the heaps of poems she'd written then discarded, pouring her heart out on pages which never saw any eyes but her own.

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* desahogar + Posesivo + cólera = vent + Posesivo + spleen (on).

* desahogar + Posesivo + ira = vent + Posesivo + spleen (on), vent + Posesivo + rage.

* desahogarse = release + tension, relieve + tension, unburden + Reflexivo, give + vent to, vent + Posesivo + feelings.

* desahogarse con = take it out on.

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= allow + vent for, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + chest, vent, vent + Posesivo + rage, vent + Posesivo + frustration, vent + Posesivo + anger, let out + some steam, blow off + steam, let off + steam, pour + Posesivo + heart out.

Ex: In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.

Ex: It really feels good to get my dissatisfaction and frustrations off my chest by complaining.

Ex: I don't fault the fan for venting about 40 years of losing by the Eagles.

Ex: In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.

Ex: She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.

Ex: After eating her dinner in awful silence she cleared away the things and vented her anger in scrubbing the dishes with a spiteful energy.

Ex: Problem employees must be allowed to let out some steam, lest they explode and bring irreparable damage to the organization.

Ex: Perhaps the best way to blow off steam and get rid of stress is through exercise.

Ex: A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.

Ex: I found out later about the heaps of poems she'd written then discarded, pouring her heart out on pages which never saw any eyes but her own.

* desahogar + Posesivo + cólera = vent + Posesivo + spleen (on).

* desahogar + Posesivo + ira = vent + Posesivo + spleen (on), vent + Posesivo + rage.

* desahogarse = release + tension, relieve + tension, unburden + Reflexivo, give + vent to, vent + Posesivo + feelings.

* desahogarse con = take it out on.

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■desahogarse verbo reflexivo (la ira, rabia) to let off steam
(contar las penas, los secretos) to unburden oneself: llora, así te desahogas, have a good cry, then you'll feel better
' desahogarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confiar
- desahogar
- explayarse
English:
chest
- cry
- pour out
- steam
- system

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vpr

1. [contar penas]
desahogarse con alguien to pour out one's woes to sb, to tell one's troubles to sb;

necesito alguien con quien me pueda desahogarse I need somebody to talk to

2. [desfogarse] to let off steam;

se desahogaba haciendo pesas en el gimnasio he let off steam pumping iron in the gym;

se desahogan insultando al árbitro they let off steam insulting the referee;

llora, si quieres desahogarte cry if you want to let it all out

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desahogarse

v/r fig fam

let off steam fam, get it out of one’s system fam

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vr

1) : to recover, to feel better

2) : to unburden oneself, to let off steam

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desahogarse vb to get it off your chest

necesitaba desahogarme I needed to get it off my chest

Spanish-English dictionary > desahogarse

8 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

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9 plein

plein, pleine [plɛ̃, plεn]

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1. adjective

2. adverb

3. masculine noun

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► Lorsque plein fait partie d'une locution comme en plein air, en mettre plein la vue, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. ( = rempli) full

• j'ai les mains pleines my hands are full

• plein à craquer crammed full

• être plein aux as (inf!) to be rolling in it (inf)

► plein de ( = rempli de) full of ; [taches] covered in

• il est plein d'idées he's bursting with ideas

• elle est pleine de bonne volonté she's very willing► en plein + nom in the middle of

• arriver en plein milieu du cours to arrive right in the middle of the class

• c'est arrivé en pleine rue it happened out in the street

• en plein jour in broad daylight

• en pleine nuit in the middle of the night

• en plein hiver in the middle of winter

• je suis en plein travail I'm in the middle of something

• en pleine poitrine right in the chest

• cette affaire est en plein essor this is a rapidly expanding business

   b. ( = complet) [succès, confiance, satisfaction] complete

• absent un jour plein absent for a whole day

• avoir les pleins pouvoirs to have full powers

• pleine lune full moon

• c'est la pleine mer the tide is in

• avoir pleine conscience de qch to be fully aware of sth

• heurter qch de plein fouet to crash headlong into sth

• prendre qch à pleines mains to grasp sth firmly

   c. ( = non creux) [paroi, porte, pneu] solid ; [joues] chubby ; [voix] rich ; [trait] unbroken

   d. ( = enceinte) [vache] in calf ; [jument] in foal ; [brebis] in lamb

   e. ( = ivre) (inf!) plastered (inf!)

2. <

   a. ( = beaucoup) (inf) tu as des romans ? -- j'en ai plein have you any novels? -- I've got loads

► plein de ( = beaucoup de) lots of

• il y a plein de gens dans la rue the street is full of people

• un gâteau avec plein de crème a cake with lots of cream

   b. ( = exactement vers) se diriger plein ouest to head due west

• donner plein ouest to face due west

   c. (locutions)

► plein le(s)

• il a des bonbons plein les poches his pockets are full of sweets

• en avoir plein le dos de qch (inf) be sick and tired of sth (inf)

• en avoir plein les jambes (inf) to be exhausted► à plein [fonctionner, tourner] at full capacity ; [exploiter] to the full

• il faut profiter à plein de ces jours de congé you should make the very most of your time off► en plein + préposition ou adverbe

• en plein dans l'eau right in the water

• en plein dans l'œil right in the eye

• j'ai marché en plein dedans I stepped right in it

3. <

   a. le théâtre fait le plein tous les soirs the theatre has a full house every night

• j'ai fait le plein de souvenirs I came back with lots of memories

   b. [d'essence] faire le plein to fill up

• le plein, s'il vous plaît fill it up please

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1.

pleine plɛ̃, plɛn adjectif

1) ( rempli) full (de of)

une jupe pleine de taches — a skirt covered with stains

2)

un plein verre/panier — a glassful/basketful (de of)

saisir à pleines mains — to take hold of [something] with both hands [objet massif]; to pick up a handful of [terre, sable, pièces]

3) ( non creux) [brique, mur] solid; [joues, visage] plump; [forme] rounded

4) ( total) [pouvoir, accord, effet] full; [succès, confiance] complete

avoir la responsabilité pleine et entière de quelque chose — to have full responsibility for something

5) ( entier) [mois] whole, full; [lune] full

6) ( milieu)

en pleine poitrine/réunion/forêt — (right) in the middle of the chest/meeting/forest

en plein cœur — right in the heart

en plein jour — in broad daylight

en plein été — at the height of summer

en plein hiver — in the depths of winter

en pleine mer — on the open sea

être en pleine mutation — to be experiencing radical change

7) Zoologie pleine [femelle] pregnant; [vache] in calf (après n); [jument] in foal (après n); [truie] in pig (après n)

8) (colloq) ( ivre) sloshed (colloq), drunk

9) ( en parlant de cuir)

reliure pleine peau — full leather binding

veste pleine peau — jacket made out of full skins

2.

adverbe

1) ( exprimant une grande quantité)

avoir des billes plein les poches — to have one's pockets full of marbles

il a des idées plein la tête — he's full of ideas

2) ( directement)

être orienté plein sud — to face due south

3.

nom masculin

1) ( de réservoir)

faire le plein de — lit to fill up with [eau, carburant]; fig to get a lot of [idées, voix, visiteurs]

j'ai fait deux pleins or deux fois le plein pour venir ici — I took two tankfuls to get here

le plein s'il vous plaît — fill it up please

2) ( en calligraphie) downstroke

4.

plein de (colloq) déterminant indéfini

plein de — lots of, loads (colloq) of

5.

à plein locution adverbiale [bénéficier, utiliser] fully

tourner or marcher à plein — to work flat out, to work to capacity

6.

en plein locution adverbiale

l'avion s'est écrasé en plein sur l'immeuble — the plane crashed straight into the building

il m'est rentré en plein dedans — (colloq) he crashed right into me

7.

tout plein (colloq) locution adverbiale really

mignon tout plein — really sweet

Phrasal Verbs:

- pleine page

- pleine propriété

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en avoir plein les jambes (colloq) or pattes — (colloq) to be worn out, to be fit to drop (colloq)

en avoir plein le dos (colloq) or les bottes — (sl)to be fed up (to the back teeth) (colloq)

(s')en prendre plein les gencives — (sl) to get it in the neck (colloq)

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plɛ̃, plɛn plein, -e
1. adj

1) (= rempli) full

plein à craquer — full to bursting

avoir les mains pleines — to have one's hands full

plein de — full of, (= beaucoup de) lots of

La rue est pleine de gens. — The street is full of people.

un gâteau avec plein de crème — a cake with lots of cream

2) (non creux) (porte, roue) solid

3) (= gravide) (chienne) pregnant, (jument) in foal

4) (autres locutions)

avoir de l'argent plein les poches — to have loads of money

en avoir plein le dos * — to have had it up to here *

à pleines mains [ramasser] — in handfuls, [empoigner] firmly

en plein air — in the open air

jeux en plein air — outdoor games

en plein jour — in broad daylight

en pleine mer — on the open sea

en plein milieu — right in the middle

en pleine nuit — in the middle of the night

à plein régime — at maximum revs, figat full speed

en pleine rue — in the middle of the street

en plein soleil — in direct sunlight

à plein temps — full-time

Elle travaille à plein temps. — She works full-time.

2. nm

1) [carburant]

faire le plein — to fill up (with petrol Grande-Bretagne), to fill up (with gas USA)

Le plein, s'il vous plaît. — Fill it up, please.

2) (= maximum)

faire le plein des voix — to get the maximum number of votes possible

3) (autres locutions)

tourner à plein [usine, machine] — to work at full capacity

en plein sur — right on

3. pleins nmpl

CALLIGRAPHIE downstrokes

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plein, pleine

A adj

1 ( rempli) full (de of); être plein à craquer to be full to bursting; j'ai les mains pleines my hands are full; il avait les yeux pleins de larmes his eyes were full of tears; être plein de vie/d'idées/de fraîcheur to be full of life/of ideas/of freshness; être plein d'humour [personne, film, livre] to be amusing; des huîtres bien pleines nice fat oysters; une jupe pleine de taches a skirt covered with stains; avoir le nez plein○ to need to blow one's nose;

2 ( indiquant une quantité maximale) un plein verre/panier/pot a glassful/basketful/potful (de of); une pleine assiette/valise/salle a plateful/suitcaseful/roomful (de of); il a une pleine cave de vin/chambre de jouets he has a cellar full of wine/bedroom full of toys; un plein carton de vieux journaux a boxful of old newspapers; prendre or saisir qch à pleines mains to take hold of sth with both hands [objet massif]; to pick up a handful of sth [terre, sable, pièces de monnaie];

3 ( non creux) [brique, mur, cloison] solid; [joues, visage] plump; [forme] rounded;

4 ( total) [pouvoir, accord, effet, adhésion] full; [succès, satisfaction, confiance] complete; confier or voter les pleins pouvoirs à qn to grant sb full power; avec le plein accord de qn with sb's full agreement; avoir la pleine maîtrise/utilisation de qch to have full control/use of sth; plein et entier [accord, adhésion, responsabilité] full; avoir la responsabilité pleine et entière de qch to have full responsibility for sth;

5 ( entier) [jour, mois, année] whole, full; [lune] full; il faut compter un mois plein you should allow a full month; c'est la pleine mer it is high tide;

6 ( milieu) en pleine poitrine/tête (right) in the middle of the chest/head; en pleine réunion/nuit/crise (right) in the middle of the meeting/night/crisis; en pleine ville/forêt/campagne (right) in the middle of the town/forest/countryside; en plein cœur right in the heart; en plein centre-ville right in the centre^GB of town; en plein mois d'août right in the middle of August; en plein jour in broad daylight; en plein été at the height of summer; en plein hiver in the depths of winter; en pleine mer on the open sea; être en pleine mutation or évolution to be experiencing radical change; être en pleine récession to be in a deep recession;

7 Zool pleine [femelle] pregnant; [vache] in calf; [jument] in foal; [truie] in pig;

8 ○( ivre) sloshed○, drunk;

9 ( en parlant de cuir) reliure pleine peau full leather binding; un livre avec une reliure pleine peau a fully leather-bound book; manteau/veste pleine peau coat/jacket made out of full skins.

B adv

1 ( exprimant une grande quantité) avoir des billes plein les poches to have one's pockets full of marbles; il a des idées plein la tête he's full of ideas;

2 ( directement) être orienté plein sud/nord to face due south/north.

C nm

1 ( de réservoir) faire le plein de lit to fill up with [eau, carburant]; fig to get a lot of [idées, voix, visiteurs]; s'arrêter pour faire le plein to stop to fill up; j'ai fait deux pleins or deux fois le plein pour venir ici I took two tankfuls to get here; le plein s'il vous plaît fill it up please;

2 Phys les pleins et les vides plenums and vacuums;

3 ( en calligraphie) downstroke; les pleins et les déliés the downstrokes and upstrokes.

D ○ plein de dét indéf plein de lots of, loads○ of [choses, argent, bises, amis]; tu veux des timbres? j'en ai (tout) plein do you want any stamps? I've got loads.

E à plein loc adv [bénéficier, utiliser] fully; tourner or marcher à plein [machine, entreprise] to work flat out, to work to capacity.

F en plein loc adv en plein devant right in front of; atterrir en plein dans le jardin/sur le toit to land right in the middle of the garden GB ou yard US/on top of the roof; l'avion s'est écrasé en plein sur l'immeuble the plane crashed straight into the building; il m'est rentré en plein dedans○ he crashed right into me.

G ○ tout plein loc adv really; gentil/mignon tout plein really nice/sweet.

Composés

pleine page Imprim full page; pleine propriété Jur freehold.

Idiomes

en avoir plein les jambes or pattes○ to be worn out, to be fit to drop○; en avoir plein le dos○ or les bottes○ or le cul● to be fed up (to the back teeth) (de with); (s')en prendre plein les gencives○ or la gueule● to get it in the neck○.

( féminin pleine) [plɛ̃, plɛn] adjectif

1. [rempli] full

avoir l'estomac ou le ventre plein to have a full stomach

avoir les mains pleines to have one's hands full

verre à demi plein half full glass

plein à ras bord full to the brim

plein à ras bord de brimming with

plein de full of

une pièce pleine de livres a room full of books

un roman plein d'intérêt a very interesting novel

être plein d'enthousiasme/de bonne volonté to show great enthusiasm/willingness

plein aux as (familier) loaded, stinking rich

plein à craquer

a. [valise] bulging, bursting, crammed full

b. [salle] packed

un gros plein de soupe (familier) a tub of lard, a fat slob

être plein comme un œuf

a. (familier) [valise, salle] to be chock-a-block

b. [personne repue] to be stuffed

être plein (comme) une barrique ou une outre (familier) to be (well) tanked up

2. [massif] solid

une porte pleine a solid door

en bois plein solid-wood

3. [complet] full

année pleine full (calendar) year

plein temps, temps plein full-time

être ou travailler à temps plein to work full-time

pleine page

a. [généralement] full page

b. [en publicité, sur une page] full-page ad

c. [en publicité, sur deux pages] spread

avoir les pleins pouvoirs to have full powers

4. [chargé] busy, full

j'ai eu une journée pleine I've had a busy day

ma vie a été pleine I've led a full life

5. [en intensif]

une pleine carafe de a jugful of

une pleine valise de a suitcase full of

plein gré: de son plein gré of his own volition (soutenu) ou free will

j'ai pleine conscience de ce qui m'attend I know exactly what to expect

être en pleine forme to be on top form

embrasser quelqu'un à pleine bouche to kiss somebody full on the mouth

rire à pleine gorge to laugh one's head off

chanter/crier à plein gosier to sing/to shout at the top of one's voice

ramasser quelque chose à pleines mains to pick up handfuls of something

sentir quelque chose à plein nez to reek of something

respirer à pleins poumons to take deep breaths

plein tube (familier) , pleins tubes (familier) : mettre la radio (à) pleins tubes to put the radio on full blast

foncer/rouler (à) plein tube to go/to drive flat out

pleine charge moteur full throttle

pleins feux sur spotlight on

pleins gaz (familier) , pleins pots (familier) full throttle

pleins phares full beam (UK), high beams (US)

6. [arrondi] full

avoir des formes pleines to have a well-rounded ou full figure

avoir des joues pleines to have chubby cheeks, to be chubby-cheeked

7. ZOOLOGIE [vache] in calf

[jument] in foal

[chatte] pregnant

8. (littéraire) [préoccupé]

ses lettres sont pleines de vous she talks about nothing but you in her letters

être plein de soi-même/son sujet to be full of oneself/one's subject

9. JEUX [couleur] full

10. ASTRONOMIE & MÉTÉOROLOGIE full

la lune est pleine the moon is full

la pleine mer high tide

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nom masculin

1. [de carburant] full tank

avec un plein, tu iras jusqu'à Versailles you'll get as far as Versailles on a full tank

faire le plein to fill up

le plein, s'il vous plaît fill her ou it up, please

faire le plein de vitamines/soleil (figuré) to stock up on vitamins/sunshine

[de courses]

on fait le plein une fois par mois au supermarché we stock up once a month at the supermarket

2. [maximum]

donner son plein [personne] to give one's best, to give one's all

3. [en calligraphie] downstroke

les pleins et les déliés the downstrokes and the upstrokes

4. CONSTRUCTION solid ou massive parts

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adverbe

1. (familier)

tout plein [très] really

il est mignon tout plein, ce bébé what a cute little baby

2. [non creux]

sonner plein to sound solid

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préposition

[partout dans] all over

j'ai des plantes plein ma maison my house is full of plants, I have plants all over the house

avoir de l'argent plein les poches (figuré) to have loads of money

en avoir plein les bottes de quelque chose (familier) to be fed up with something

j'en ai plein les bottes ou pattes (familier) my feet are killing me, I'm bushed

j'en ai plein le dos (familier) ou le cul (très familier) I've had it up to here

s'en mettre plein la lampe (familier) to stuff one's face

en mettre plein la vue à quelqu'un (familier) to put on a show for somebody

en prendre plein les dents ou les gencives (familier) ou la gueule (très familier)

a. [se faire reprendre] to get a right rollocking (UK), to get bawled out (US)

b. [être éperdu d'admiration] to be bowled over

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à plein locution adverbiale

les moteurs/usines tournent à plein the engines/factories are working to full capacity

utiliser des ressources à plein to make full use of resources

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de plein droit locution adverbiale

exiger ou réclamer quelque chose de plein droit to demand something as of right ou as one's right

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de plein fouet locution adjectivale

head on

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de plein fouet locution adverbiale

head on, full on

les deux véhicules se sont heurtés de plein fouet the vehicles hit each other head on ou full on

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en plein locution adverbiale

1. [en entier] in full, entirely

le soleil éclaire la pièce en plein the sun lights up the entire room

2. [complètement, exactement]

en plein dans/sur right in the middle of/on top of

tomber en plein dans un piège to fall right into a trap

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en plein locution prépositionnelle,

en pleine locution prépositionnelle

[au milieu de, au plus fort de]

en plein air in the open (air)

en pleine campagne right out in the country

en plein cœur de la ville right in the heart of the city

une industrie en plein essor a boom ou fast-growing industry

en pleine figure ou (familier) poire right in the face

en plein jour in broad daylight

en pleine mer (out) in the open sea

en pleine nuit in the middle of the night

en plein soleil in full sunlight

en plein vent in the wind

en plein vol in mid-flight

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plein de locution déterminante

(familier) lots of

il y avait plein de gens dans la rue there were crowds ou masses of people in the street

tu veux des bonbons/de l'argent? j'en ai plein do you want some sweets/money? I've got loads ou lots

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10 acabar

v.

1 to finish, to end.

hemos acabado el trabajo we've finished the work

acabó sus días en el exilio he ended his days in exile

el asunto acabó mal the affair finished o ended badly

acabar bien to have a happy ending (película)

cuando acabes, avísame tell me when you've finished

acabar de trabajar/comer to finish working/eating

el cuchillo acaba en punta the knife ends in a point

¡acabáramos! (informal) at last!, about time!

La película acabó The film finished.

Ya terminé I already finished

Acabé mi trabajo I finished my job.

2 to end up (tener un fin determinado).

acabar loco to end up (going) mad

ese acabará en la cárcel he'll end up in jail

Acabé muy cansado I ended up exhausted.

Ella acabó cantando en un club nocturno She ended up singing in a nightclub.

3 to finish with, to destroy, to be someone's ruin, to cause someone's ruin.

La mafia acabó con Ricardo The Mafia finished with Richard.

4 to tire out.

El esfuerzo lo acabó The effort tired him out.

5 to have an orgasm, to come.

María acabó al hacer el amor Mary had an orgasm when making love.

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acabar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to finish, finish off; (completar) to complete

■ he acabado el trabajo I've finished the work

2 (consumir) to use up

■ acabaron las provisiones they used up their supplies

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to finish, end; (pareja) to split up

■ la película acaba con la muerte del rey the film ends with the death of the king

■ acaba en punta it has a pointed end

■ Pilar y Juan han acabado Pilar and Juan have split up

2 acabar por + gerundio to end up + - ing

■ acabé por comprar el vestido I ended up buying the dress

► verbo pronominal acabarse

1 to end, finish, come to an end (no quedar) to run out

■ el partido se acabó con empate a dos goles the match ended in a two-all draw

■ se acabó la fiesta the party's over

■ se le acaba el contrato el mes que viene his contract runs out next month

■ se nos ha acabado el butano we've run out of butane

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FRASEOLOGÍA

acabar bien to have a happy ending

acabar con (destruir) to destroy, put an end to 2 (terminar) to finish, finish off

■ la revolución acabó con los privilegios de los aristócratas the revolution put an end to the privileges of the aristocrats

■ la caída de la bolsa acabó con su fortuna the stock market crash ruined him

■ ¡este chico acabará conmigo! this boy will be the death of me!

acabar de + inf to have just + past participle

■ no lo toques, acabo de pintarlo ahora mismo don't touch it, I've just painted it

acabar mal (cosa) to end badly 2 (persona) to come to a bad end

■ como sigas así acabarás mal if you carry on like that you'll come to a bad end

¡acabáramos! familiar at last!

no acabar de...

■ el autobús no acaba de venir the bus still hasn't come

■ este queso no acaba de gustarme I don't really like this cheese

¡se acabó! that's it!

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verb

to finish, complete, end

- acabarse
- acabar de
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1. VT

1) (=terminar) [+ actividad, trabajo] [gen] to finish; (=dar el toque final a) to finish off

¿habéis acabado la instalación de la antena? — have you finished installing the aerial?

me falta poco para acabar el jersey — I've nearly finished the jumper

me quedan solo un par de horas para acabar este cuadro — it'll only take me another couple of hours to finish off this painting

acabó sus días en prisión — he ended his days in prison

2) (=consumir) to finish

ya hemos acabado el aceite — we've used up o finished the oil

cuando acabe esta cerveza me voy — when I've finished this beer I'm going

3) LAm (=hablar mal de)

acabar a algn — to speak ill of sb

2. VI

1) (=terminar) to finish, end

¿te falta mucho para acabar? — are you nearly finished?, have you got long to go?

la crisis lleva años y no acaba — the recession has been going on for years and there's no sign of it ending

es cosa de nunca acabar — there's no end to it

acabáramos —

acabáramos, ¿así que se trata de tu hijo? — oh, I see, so it's your son, then?
cuento I, 1), rosario 1)
2)

• acabar con —

a) [+ comida] to finish off; [+ injusticia] to put an end to, stop; [+ relación] to end; [+ reservas] to exhaust, use up; [+ esperanzas] to put paid to

acabaron con la tarta en un minuto — they finished off the cake within a minute

¿todavía no has acabado con la carta? — haven't you finished the letter yet?

hay que acabar con tanto desorden — we must put an end to all this confusion

hemos acabado con todas las provisiones — we've exhausted o used up all our supplies

b) [+ persona] (=atender) to finish with; (=matar) to do away with

cuando acabe con ella, te lavo la cabeza — when I'm done o finished with her, I'll wash your hair

¡acabemos con él! — let's do away with him! *

esto acabará conmigo — this will be the end of me

3)

• acabar de hacer algo —

a) [cuando se ha terminado]

acabo de llamarla por teléfono — I have just phoned her

acababa de entrar cuando sonó el teléfono — I had just come in when the phone rang

b) [cuando se está haciendo]

cuando acabemos de pagarlo — when we finish paying for it

para acabar de arreglarlo —

para acabar de arreglarlo, se fue sin despedirse — on top of everything, she left without even saying goodbye

- ¡acaba de parir!

c)

• no acabo de entender por qué lo hizo — I just can't understand why she did it

no acabo de entender este concepto — I just can't seem to understand this concept

ese candidato no me acaba de convencer — I'm not too sure about that candidate

4) [con complemento de modo]

la película acaba bien — the film has a happy ending

su relación acabó mal — their relationship came to an unhappy end

si sigues así vas a acabar mal — if you carry on like that you'll come to a sticky end

acabé harto de tantas fiestas — I ended up getting fed up of all those parties

la palabra acaba con o por "z" — the word ends in a "z"

• acabar en algo — to end in sth

espero que no acabe en tragedia — I hope it won't end in tragedy

el palo acaba en punta — the stick ends in a point

unos zapatos que acaban en punta — a pair of pointed shoes

la fiesta acabó en un baile — the party ended with everyone dancing

después de tanto hablar, todo acabó en nada — after all that talk, it all came to nothing

5)

• acabar haciendo algo, acabar por hacer algo — to end up doing sth

acabó aceptándolo — he ended up accepting it

6) [en una relación] to finish, split up

hemos acabado — we've finished, we've split up

¿cuánto hace que acabaste con ella? — how long is it since you split up with o finished with her?

7) LAm *** (=eyacular) to come ***

3.

See:

acabarse

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) reunión/película to finish, end; persona to finish; novios to split up

ya casi acabo — I've nearly finished

acabáramos! — (fam) now I get it! (colloq)

b) (en un estado, situación) to end up

¿cómo acabó lo de anoche? — how did things end up last night?

acabó en la cárcel — he ended up in jail; (+ compl)

acabamos cansadísimos — by the end we were exhausted

tanta historia para acabar en nada — all that fuss for nothing

ese chico va a acabar mal — that boy will come to no good

esto puede acabar mal — things could turn nasty o get ugly

la película acabó bien — the movie had a happy ending

acabar + ger o acabar por + inf — to end up -ing

acabarán aceptándolo o por aceptarlo — they'll end up accepting it

acabé por convencerme de que... — in the end I became convinced that...

acabar de algo — to end up as something

acabó de camarero — he ended up (working) as a waiter

c) ( rematar)

acabar en algo — to end in something

la palabra acaba en vocal — the word ends in a vowel

Sentido II

2) acabar con

a)

acabar con algo — ( terminar) con libro/tarea to finish with something; con bombones/bebidas to finish off something; con salud/carrera to ruin something; con sueldo/herencia to fritter away something; con abuso/problema to put an end to something

estás acabando con mi paciencia — you're trying my patience

b) (fam)

acabar con alguien — ( pelearse) to finish with somebody; ( matar) to do away with somebody (colloq)

este niño va a acabar conmigo — this child will be the death of me

Sentido III

3) acabar de

a) ( terminar)

acabar de + inf — to finish -ing

cuando acabes de leerlo — when you've finished reading it

para acabar de arreglarlo se puso a llover — to top o cap it all it started to rain

b) ( para referirse a acción reciente)

acabar de + inf: acaba de salir she's just gone out; acababa de meterme en la cama cuando... — I had just got into bed when...

c) ( llegar a)

acabar de + inf: no acabo de entenderlo I just don't understand; no acababa de gustarle/convencerla — she wasn't totally happy about it/totally convinced
2.
acabar vt

1) <trabajo/libro> to finish; <curso/carrera> to finish, complete

2) ( destrozar)

el esfuerzo lo acabó — he was exhausted by the effort

la tragedia la acabó — the tragedy destroyed her
3.
acabarse v pron

1) ( terminarse) provisiones/comida to run out; problema to be over; reunión/fiesta to end

se nos acabó el café — we ran out of coffee

se le acabaron las fuerzas — he ran out of energy

se me está acabando la paciencia — I'm running out of patience

es un trabajo que no se acaba nunca — it's a never-ending o an endless task

esto se acabó! — that's it!

y (san) se acabó — (fam) and that's that

2)

a) (liter) ( morir)

se fue acabando poco a poco — her life's breath slowly ebbed away (liter)

b) (Méx) ( quedar destrozado)

se acabó en ese trabajo — that job finished him off (colloq)

3) (enf) ( comer) to finish (up)

* * *

= end, end up, see through + to its completion, finish up, finish, wind up (in/at), curtain + fall, call it quits, lay + Nombre + to rest, wrap up, break up, finish off, top + Nombre + off, be over.

Ex. Each field also ends with a special delimiter, which signals the end of the fields.

Ex. But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.

Ex. I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.

Ex. In trying to get the best of both worlds, we may have finished up with the worst.

Ex. Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.

Ex. Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.

Ex. The third act is of course the denouement, when everything is made clear, all the loose ends are tied up, and the curtain falls.

Ex. 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.

Ex. A New Orleans style funeral provided a humorous backdrop for library staff to relive the tragedies and successes of the old system as it was laid to rest.

Ex. The article is entitled 'ACRL wraps up year 1 of Academic Library Statistics Project'.

Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

Ex. His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.

Ex. Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.

Ex. Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.

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* acabar cargando con Algo = wind up with + Nombre.

* acabar con = put + paid to, quell, put to + rest, snuff out, stamp out, kill off, eat + Posesivo + way through.

* acabar con Algo = be done with it.

* acabar con el sufrimiento de Alguien = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.

* acabar con la paciencia de Alguien = try + Nombre + patience.

* acabar con la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint, try + the patience of a saint.

* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* acabar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* acabar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* acabar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* acabar de + Infinitivo = have + just + Participio Pasado.

* acabar de salir de = be fresh out of.

* acabar de trabajar = clock off + work.

* acabar en = result (in), land in.

* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.

* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* acabar paulatinamente = wind + Nombre + down.

* acabar + Posesivo + días en = end up + Posesivo + days in.

* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* acabar repentinamente = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end.

* acabarse = draw to + a close, peter out, run out, be gone, come to + an end, run out of, draw to + an end, wind down, be all gone.

* acabarse el entusiasmo = run out of + steam.

* acabarse el espacio = run out of + space.

* acabarse el tiempo = time + run out, time + be + up.

* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.

* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* acabar teniendo = end up with.

* como si se acabara el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* empezar a acabarse = run + low (on).

* estar acabando con = eat away at.

* estar acabándose = be on the way out, be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.

* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.

* sin acabar = unfinished.

* tumulto + acabar = tumult + die.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) reunión/película to finish, end; persona to finish; novios to split up

ya casi acabo — I've nearly finished

acabáramos! — (fam) now I get it! (colloq)

b) (en un estado, situación) to end up

¿cómo acabó lo de anoche? — how did things end up last night?

acabó en la cárcel — he ended up in jail; (+ compl)

acabamos cansadísimos — by the end we were exhausted

tanta historia para acabar en nada — all that fuss for nothing

ese chico va a acabar mal — that boy will come to no good

esto puede acabar mal — things could turn nasty o get ugly

la película acabó bien — the movie had a happy ending

acabar + ger o acabar por + inf — to end up -ing

acabarán aceptándolo o por aceptarlo — they'll end up accepting it

acabé por convencerme de que... — in the end I became convinced that...

acabar de algo — to end up as something

acabó de camarero — he ended up (working) as a waiter

c) ( rematar)

acabar en algo — to end in something

la palabra acaba en vocal — the word ends in a vowel

Sentido II

2) acabar con

a)

acabar con algo — ( terminar) con libro/tarea to finish with something; con bombones/bebidas to finish off something; con salud/carrera to ruin something; con sueldo/herencia to fritter away something; con abuso/problema to put an end to something

estás acabando con mi paciencia — you're trying my patience

b) (fam)

acabar con alguien — ( pelearse) to finish with somebody; ( matar) to do away with somebody (colloq)

este niño va a acabar conmigo — this child will be the death of me

Sentido III

3) acabar de

a) ( terminar)

acabar de + inf — to finish -ing

cuando acabes de leerlo — when you've finished reading it

para acabar de arreglarlo se puso a llover — to top o cap it all it started to rain

b) ( para referirse a acción reciente)

acabar de + inf: acaba de salir she's just gone out; acababa de meterme en la cama cuando... — I had just got into bed when...

c) ( llegar a)

acabar de + inf: no acabo de entenderlo I just don't understand; no acababa de gustarle/convencerla — she wasn't totally happy about it/totally convinced
2.
acabar vt

1) <trabajo/libro> to finish; <curso/carrera> to finish, complete

2) ( destrozar)

el esfuerzo lo acabó — he was exhausted by the effort

la tragedia la acabó — the tragedy destroyed her
3.
acabarse v pron

1) ( terminarse) provisiones/comida to run out; problema to be over; reunión/fiesta to end

se nos acabó el café — we ran out of coffee

se le acabaron las fuerzas — he ran out of energy

se me está acabando la paciencia — I'm running out of patience

es un trabajo que no se acaba nunca — it's a never-ending o an endless task

esto se acabó! — that's it!

y (san) se acabó — (fam) and that's that

2)

a) (liter) ( morir)

se fue acabando poco a poco — her life's breath slowly ebbed away (liter)

b) (Méx) ( quedar destrozado)

se acabó en ese trabajo — that job finished him off (colloq)

3) (enf) ( comer) to finish (up)

* * *

= end, end up, see through + to its completion, finish up, finish, wind up (in/at), curtain + fall, call it quits, lay + Nombre + to rest, wrap up, break up, finish off, top + Nombre + off, be over.

Ex: Each field also ends with a special delimiter, which signals the end of the fields.

Ex: But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.

Ex: I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.

Ex: In trying to get the best of both worlds, we may have finished up with the worst.

Ex: Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.

Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.

Ex: The third act is of course the denouement, when everything is made clear, all the loose ends are tied up, and the curtain falls.

Ex: 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.

Ex: A New Orleans style funeral provided a humorous backdrop for library staff to relive the tragedies and successes of the old system as it was laid to rest.

Ex: The article is entitled 'ACRL wraps up year 1 of Academic Library Statistics Project'.

Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

Ex: His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.

Ex: Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.

Ex: Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.

* acabar cargando con Algo = wind up with + Nombre.

* acabar con = put + paid to, quell, put to + rest, snuff out, stamp out, kill off, eat + Posesivo + way through.

* acabar con Algo = be done with it.

* acabar con el sufrimiento de Alguien = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.

* acabar con la paciencia de Alguien = try + Nombre + patience.

* acabar con la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint, try + the patience of a saint.

* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* acabar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* acabar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* acabar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* acabar de + Infinitivo = have + just + Participio Pasado.

* acabar de salir de = be fresh out of.

* acabar de trabajar = clock off + work.

* acabar en = result (in), land in.

* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.

* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* acabar paulatinamente = wind + Nombre + down.

* acabar + Posesivo + días en = end up + Posesivo + days in.

* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* acabar repentinamente = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end.

* acabarse = draw to + a close, peter out, run out, be gone, come to + an end, run out of, draw to + an end, wind down, be all gone.

* acabarse el entusiasmo = run out of + steam.

* acabarse el espacio = run out of + space.

* acabarse el tiempo = time + run out, time + be + up.

* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.

* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* acabar teniendo = end up with.

* como si se acabara el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* empezar a acabarse = run + low (on).

* estar acabando con = eat away at.

* estar acabándose = be on the way out, be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.

* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.

* sin acabar = unfinished.

* tumulto + acabar = tumult + die.

* * *

acabar [A1 ]

vi

Sentido I

A

1 (terminar) «reunión/partido/película» to finish, end

¿te falta mucho? — no, ya casi acabo do you have much to do? — no, I've nearly finished

todavía no he acabado I haven't finished yet, I'm not through yet ( colloq)

2 acabar CON algo/algn to finish WITH sth/sb

¿has acabado con esto? have you finished with this?

ven cuando acabes con lo que estás haciendo come as soon as you've finished what you're doing

espera, que todavía no he acabado contigo wait a minute, I haven't finished with you yet

cuando acabes con Cristina ¿me puedes atender a mí? when you've finished with o ( colloq) when you're through with Cristina, can you help me?

3 «novios» to split up, break up acabar CON algn to break up o split up WITH sb, finish WITH sb

he acabado con ella I've broken up with o split up with o finished with her, I'm through with her ( colloq)

4 acabar DE + INF:

cuando acabes de leer el libro me lo pasas ¿vale? will you lend me the book when you've finished (reading) it?

todavía no he acabado de pagar la casa I still haven't finished paying for the house

para acabar de arreglarlo, se puso a llover and to top it all o cap it all o make matters worse, it began to rain

¡acabáramos! ( fam); now I get it! ( colloq)

¡acabáramos! así que lo que quería era dinero now I get it! it was money he was after

es que vivió siete años en Tokio — ¡acabáramos! con razón habla tan bien japonés she lived in Tokyo for seven years, you know — oh, I see! that's why she speaks Japanese so well

5 acabar + GER or acabar POR + INF to end up -ING

acabarán por aceptarlo or aceptándolo they'll end up accepting it, they'll accept it in the end

B (+ compl):

la palabra acaba en or por `r' the word ends in `r'

por este lado acaba en punta this side ends in a point

acabamos cansadísimos by the end we were dead tired

¿en qué acabó lo de anoche? how did things end up last night?

tanta historia para acabar en nada all that fuss for nothing

siempre decía que ese chico iba a acabar mal I always said that boy would come to no good

no te metas que esto puede acabar mal don't get involved, things could turn nasty o get ugly

la película acabó bien the movie had a happy ending

C ( AmS arg) (tener un orgasmo) to come ( colloq)

Sentido II

A acabar con

(terminar, destruir): acabó con todos los bombones he finished off o ( colloq) polished off all the chocolates

en dos años acabó con la herencia he went through his inheritance in two years

si tratas así los zapatos vas a acabar con ellos en dos días if you treat your shoes like that, they'll be ruined o you'll wear them out in a couple of days

estás acabando con mi paciencia you're trying my patience, I'm running out of patience with you

este escándalo puede acabar con su carrera this scandal could ruin o finish his career

hay que acabar con este tipo de discriminaciones this sort of discrimination must be eliminated o eradicated, we/they must do away with o put an end to o put a stop to this sort of discrimination

B ( fam)

(matar): sabe demasiado, hay que acabar con él he knows too much, we're going to have to eliminate him o ( colloq) get rid of him

este clima/niño va a acabar conmigo this weather/child will be the death of me

Sentido III acabar de

A (para referirse a una acción reciente) acabar DE + INF:

acaba de salir she's just gone out

acababa de meterme en la cama cuando sonó el teléfono I had just got into bed when the telephone rang

acabo de comer I've just eaten

B no acabar DE + INF:

no acaba de convencerme la idea I'm not totally convinced by the idea

no acabo de entenderlo I just don't understand

el color no me acaba de gustar or ( Esp fam) no me acaba I'm not too sure I like the color, I'm not too sure about the color

■ acabar

vt

A ‹trabajo› to finish

ya acabé el libro I've finished the book

no logró acabar el curso he didn't manage to finish o complete the course

iré cuando acabe lo que estoy haciendo I'll go when I've finished what I'm doing

B

(destrozar): el esfuerzo lo acabó y tuvo que abandonar la carrera he was exhausted by the effort and had to drop out of the race

la tragedia la acabó the tragedy destroyed o killed her

■ acabarse

v pron

A

(terminarse): se nos ha acabado el café we've run out of coffee, the coffee's run out, we're out of coffee ( colloq)

se le acabaron las fuerzas he ran out of energy o ( colloq) steam

se me está acabando la paciencia I'm running out of patience

el trabajo de la casa no se acaba nunca housework is a never-ending o an endless job

se fue él y se acabaron los problemas as soon as he left, the problems ended

¡esto se acabó! no lo aguanto más that's it! I can't take any more

y (san) se acabó ( fam); and that's that

le dices que no quieres y (san) se acabó tell him you don't want to and that's that

te he dicho que no vas y (san) se acabó I've told you you're not going and that's all there is to it! o and that's that! o and let that be an end to it!

B

1 ( liter)

(morir): se fue acabando poco a poco she slowly slipped away, her life's breath slowly ebbed away ( liter)

2

( Méx) (quedar destrozado): se acabó en ese trabajo that job finished him off o did for him ( colloq)

C ( enf) (comer) to finish, finish up

acábate todas las lentejas finish (up) all the lentils

* * *

acabar ( conjugate acabar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [reunión/película] to finish, end;

[ persona] to finish;
[ novios] to split up;
◊ ya casi acabo I've nearly finished

b) (en un estado, situación) to end up;

◊ acabó en la cárcel he ended up in jail;

(+ compl)
◊ acabamos cansadísimos by the end we were exhausted;

ese chico va a acabar mal that boy will come to no good;
la película acabó bien the movie had a happy ending;
acabarán aceptándolo o por aceptarlo they'll end up accepting it;
acabar de algo to end up as sth;
acabó de camarero he ended up (working) as a waiter
c) ( rematar) acabar en algo to end in sth

2
◊ acabar con

a) acabar con algo ( terminar) ‹con libro/tarea› to finish with sth;

‹con bombones/bebidas› to finish off sth;
‹con salud/carrera› to ruin sth;
‹con sueldo/herencia› to fritter away sth;
‹con abuso/problema› to put an end to sth
b) (fam) acabar con algn ( pelearse) to finish with sb;

( matar) to do away with sb (colloq);
◊ este niño va a acabar conmigo this child will be the death of me

3
◊ acabar de

a) ( terminar) acabar de hacer algo to finish doing sth;

◊ cuando acabes de leerlo when you've finished reading it

b) ( para referirse a acción reciente):

◊ acaba de salir she's just gone out;

acababa de meterme en la cama cuando … I had just got into bed when …
c) ( llegar a):

◊ no acabo de entenderlo I just don't understand;

no acababa de gustarle she wasn't totally happy about it
verbo transitivo ‹trabajo/libro› to finish;
‹curso/carrera› to finish, complete
acabarse verbo pronominal
1 ( terminarse) [provisiones/comida] to run out;
[ problema] to be over;
[reunión/fiesta/curso] to end;
[ proyecto] to finish, come to an end;
[ año] to come to an end;
◊ se nos acabó el café we ran out of coffee;

se le acabaron las fuerzas he ran out of energy;
un trabajo que no se acaba nunca a never-ending o an endless task;
¡esto se acabó! that's it!
2 ( enf) ( comer) to finish (up)
acabar
I verbo transitivo
1 to finish (off) ➣ Ver nota en finish 2 (completar) to complete
II verbo intransitivo
1 to finish, end: todo acabó bien, it all ended happily 2 acabar con (agotar las existencias) to finish something
figurado estás acabando con mi paciencia, I'm losing my patience with you
(romper algo) to break something
(matar) to kill: la droga está acabando con él, he's killing himself with drugs
(destruir, eliminar) to destroy something: hay que acabar con la tortura, we must get rid of torture
figurado las presiones acabaron con su carrera política, the overwhelming pressure finished off his political career 3 acabar de: acaba de llegar de Río, he's just arrived from Río
no acaba de decidirse, she hasn't made up her mind yet 4 acabar en: el partido de fútbol acabó en tragedia, the football match ended in tragedy 5 acabar por/acabar + gerundio acabé creyendo/por creer que estaba loca, I ended up thinking she was mad
' acabar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apurar
- finiquitar
- incompleta
- incompleto
- levantarse
- paciencia
- temblar
- terminar
- tabla
English:
barrier
- break
- break down
- burial
- complete
- distance
- drag on
- end
- end up
- fade
- finish
- finish up
- get over
- get through
- grief
- illiteracy
- it
- paid
- racism
- round off
- settle
- sink
- stamp out
- there
- time-wasting
- use up
- wind up
- destroy
- do
- finished
- get
- kill
- near
- smash
- stop
- wind
- wipe

* * *

acabar

♦ vt
[terminar] to finish;
hemos acabado el trabajo we've finished the work;

todavía no ha acabado el primer plato he still hasn't finished his first course;

acabamos el viaje en Canadá our journey ended in Canada;

la bufanda está sin acabar the scarf isn't finished yet;
RP Fam
¡acabala! that's enough!

♦ vi

1. [terminar] to finish, to end;

el cuchillo acaba en punta the knife ends in a point;

el asunto acabó mal o [m5] de mala manera the affair finished o ended badly;

detesto las películas que acaban bien I hate films that have a happy ending;

acabó sus días en el exilio he ended his days in exile;

ése acabará en la cárcel he'll end up in jail;

cuando acabes, avísame tell me when you've finished;

acabar de hacer algo to finish doing sth;

acabar de trabajar/comer to finish working/eating;

acabar con algo to finish with sth;

¿has acabado con el martillo? have o are you finished with the hammer?;

acabar por hacer algo, acabar haciendo algo to end up doing sth;

acabarán por llamar o [m5] llamando they'll call eventually o sooner or later;

para acabar de arreglarlo to cap it all;
Fam
¡acabáramos! so that's what it was!

2. [haber hecho recientemente]
acabar de hacer algo to have just done sth;

acabo de llegar I've just arrived

3.
acabar con [destruir] [enemigo] to destroy;
[salud] to ruin; [violencia, crimen] to put an end to;
acabar con la paciencia de alguien to exhaust sb's patience;

está acabando con mi paciencia she's trying my patience;

acabaron con todas las provisiones they used up all the provisions;

la droga acabó con él drugs killed him;

¡ese niño va a acabar conmigo! that boy will be the death of me!

4. [volverse] to end up;

acabar loco to end up (going) mad

5. [en construcciones con infinitivo]
no acabo de entenderlo I can't quite understand it;

no acaba de parecerme bien I don't really think it's a very good idea;

no acaba de gustarme del todo I just don't really like it;

el plan no me acaba de convencer I'm not totally convinced by the plan

6. RP, Ven Fam [tener un orgasmo] to come

7. Comp

de nunca acabar never-ending;

este proyecto es el cuento de nunca acabar this project just seems to go on and on

♦ See also the pronominal verb acabarse

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acabar

I v/t

1 finish

2

:

acabé haciéndolo yo I ended up doing it myself

II v/i

1 de persona finish; de función, acontecimiento finish, end;

acabar con put an end to; caramelos finish off; persona destroy;

acabar en end in;

acabar en punta end in a point;

acabar bien/mal end well/badly;

va a acabar mal fam this is going to end badly; persona he’ll come to no good o

to a bad end;

acabó por comprender in the end he understood;

no acabo de comprender I still don’t understand;

acabar con sus huesos en end up in;

es cosa de nunca acabar it’s never-ending;

¡acabáramos! now I get it!;

¡acaba ya! hurry up and finish!;

la cosa no acaba aquí and that’s not all, and there’s worse

2

:

acabar de hacer algo have just done sth;

acabo de escribirlo I’ve just written it

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acabar vi

1) terminar: to finish, to end

2)

acabar de : to have just (done something)

acabo de ver a tu hermano: I just saw your brother

3)

acabar con : to put an end to, to stamp out

acabar vt

terminar: to finish

♦ See also the reflexive verb acabarse

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acabar vb

1. (terminar) to finish

aún no he acabado de comer I haven't finished eating yet

2. (acción, objeto) to end

la cena acabó en baile the supper ended with a dance

la navaja acaba en punta the knife ends in a point

acabar de hacer algo to have just done something

acaba de llegar she's just arrived

acabar por to end up

acabó por comprarlo he ended up buying it

Spanish-English dictionary > acabar

11 frais

I.

frais°¹, fraîche [fʀε, fʀε∫]

1. adjective

   a. ( = légèrement froid) cool ; [vent] fresh

• vent frais (en météo marine) strong breeze

   b. ( = sans cordialité) chilly

   c. ( = sain, éclatant) fresh

• un peu d'air frais a breath of fresh air

   d. ( = récent) recent ; [peinture] wet

   e. [aliment] fresh

   f. ( = reposé) fresh

• frais et dispos fresh (as a daisy)

• je ne suis pas très frais ce matin I'm feeling a bit under the weather this morning

• eh bien, nous voilà frais ! well, we're in a fine mess now! (inf)

2. adverb

   a. il fait frais (agréable) it's cool ; (froid) it's chilly

• « servir frais » "serve chilled"

   b. ( = récemment) newly

• frais émoulu de l'université fresh from university

• rasé de frais freshly shaven

3. masculine noun

   a. ( = fraîcheur) prendre le frais to take a breath of fresh air

• mettre (qch) au frais [+ aliment, boisson] to put (sth) in a cool place

   b. ( = vent) bon frais strong breeze

• grand frais near gale

4. feminine noun

fraîche

• à la fraîche in the cool of evening

II.

frais°² [fʀε]

plural masculine noun

( = débours) expenses ; (facturés) charges

• tous frais compris inclusive of all costs

• avoir de gros frais to have heavy outgoings

• se mettre en frais to go to great expense

• se mettre en frais pour qn/pour recevoir qn to put o.s. out for sb/to entertain sb

• faire les frais de la conversation ( = parler) to keep the conversation going ; ( = être le sujet) to be the (main) topic of conversation

• rentrer dans ses frais to recover one's expenses

• aux frais de la maison at the firm's expense

• à ses frais at one's own expense

• aux frais de la princesse (inf) (de l'État) at the taxpayer's expense ; (de l'entreprise) at the firm's expense

• à grands frais at great expense

• à peu de frais cheaply

► frais d'agence agency fees

► frais de déplacement travelling expenses

► frais divers miscellaneous expenses

► frais d'entretien [de jardin, maison] (cost of) upkeep ; [de machine, équipement] maintenance costs

► frais d'envoi, frais d'expédition forwarding charges

► frais financiers interest charges ; [de crédit] loan charges

► frais fixes fixed charges

► frais de fonctionnement running costs

► frais de garde [d'enfant] childminding costs ; [de malade] nursing fees

► frais généraux overheads (Brit), overhead (US)

► frais d'hospitalisation hospital fees

► frais d'hôtel hotel expenses

► frais d'inscription registration fees

► frais médicaux medical expenses

► frais de notaire legal fees

► frais de port et d'emballage postage and packing

► frais professionnels business expenses

► frais réels allowable expenses

► frais de représentation entertainment expenses

► frais de scolarité (à l'école, au lycée) school fees (Brit), tuition fees (US) ; (pour un étudiant) tuition fees

► frais de transport transportation costs

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1.

fraîche fʀɛ, fʀɛʃ adjectif

1) ( légèrement froid) cool; ( trop froid) cold

‘servir frais’ — ‘serve chilled’

il fait frais ce matin — ( c'est agréable) it's cool this morning; ( il fait froid) it's chilly this morning

le fond de l'air est frais — there's a chill in the air

2) ( récent) [nouvelles, traces, neige] fresh; [peinture] wet

de fraîche date — [membre] recent

3) [produit] fresh

4) ( jeune) [teint, peau] fresh; [voix] young

une fraîche jeune fille — a fresh-faced girl

5) ( nouveau) [troupes, équipe] fresh

apporter un peu d'air frais à quelque chose — to bring a breath of fresh air to something

de l'argent frais — more money

6) ( léger) [parfum, décor, couleur] fresh

7) ( sans chaleur) [accueil, ambiance] cool

2.

adverbe ( depuis peu)

frais rasé — freshly shaved

un livre tout frais paru — a newly-published book

3.

nom masculin ( fraîcheur)

se tenir au frais — to stay in the cool

prendre le frais — to get some fresh air

mettre quelque chose au frais — ( pour le conserver) to put something in a cool place; ( pour le refroidir) to put something to cool

mettre quelqu'un au frais — (colloq) ( en prison) to put somebody inside (colloq)

4.

nom masculin pluriel

1) gén ( dépenses) expenses

aux frais de l'entreprise — paid for by the company

le voyage est à vos frais — you'll have to pay for the trip yourself

vivre aux frais de la société — to live off society

aux frais de quelqu'un — fig at somebody's expense

partager les frais — to share the cost

faire des frais — [personne] to spend a lot of money

rentrer dans ses frais — to cover one's expenses

en être pour ses frais — (colloq) lit to have to pay; fig to get nothing for one's pains

faire les frais de quelque chose — to bear the brunt of something

arrêter les frais — fig to stop wasting one's time

2) ( coûts d'un service professionnel) fees

frais d'agence — agency fees

3) (coûts d'un service commercial, commission) charges

4) ( en comptabilité) ( coûts) costs

frais fixes/variables — fixed/variable costs

5.

à la fraîche locution adverbiale ( le matin) in the cool of the morning; ( le soir) in the cool of the evening

Phrasal Verbs:

- frais d'annulation

- frais de déplacement

- frais divers

- frais d'expédition

- frais de fonctionnement

- frais de garde

- frais généraux

- frais d'inscription

- frais de port

- frais professionnels

- frais de scolarité

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être frais comme une rose — to be as fresh as a daisy

nous voilà frais! — (colloq) now we're in a fix! (colloq)

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fʀɛ, fʀɛʃ (fraîche)
1. adj

1) (air, eau) cool

des boissons fraîches — cool drinks

"servir frais" — "serve lightly chilled"

il fait frais — it's chilly

Il fait un peu frais ce soir. — It's a bit chilly this evening.

2) (aliment, nouvelles, troupes) fresh

Cette salade n'est pas très fraîche. — This lettuce isn't very fresh.

des œufs frais — fresh eggs

3) (= peu cordial) (accueil) cool

4) (autre locution)

le voilà frais! — he's in a (right) mess!

2. adv

frais émoulu de — fresh from, just out of

3. nm

mettre au frais — to put in a cool place

prendre le frais — to take a breath of cool air

4. frais nmpl

1) (= débours) expenses

faire des frais — to go to a lot of expense

rentrer dans ses frais — to get back one's expenses

2) COMMERCE expenses

frais d'exploitation — operating expenses

3) (= taxe, supplément) charges

4) fig

faire les frais de — to bear the brunt of

il en a été pour ses frais — he could have spared himself the trouble

faire les frais de la conversation — to do most of the talking

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frais, fraîche

A adj

1 ( légèrement froid) [temps, eau, nuit, endroit] cool; ( trop froid) [nuit, eau, vent, boisson] cold; les soirées sont fraîches the evenings are cold ou chilly; ‘servir frais’ ‘serve chilled’; il fait frais ce matin ( c'est agréable) it's cool this morning; ( il fait froid) it's chilly this morning; le fond de l'air est frais there's a chill in the air;

2 ( récent) [nouvelles, souvenir, traces, neige] fresh; [peinture, colle, encre] wet; c'est encore très frais dans ma mémoire it's still very fresh in my memory; de fraîche date [lettre, membre] recent;

3 Comm, Culin [produit, pain, poisson, œuf, lait, légumes] fresh;

4 ( jeune) [teint, visage, peau] fresh; [voix] young; une fraîche jeune fille a fresh-faced girl;

5 ( nouveau) [troupes, chevaux, équipe] fresh; apporter un peu d'air frais à qch to bring a breath of fresh air to sth; de l'argent frais more money; ⇒ dispos;

6 ( léger) [senteur, parfum, décor, couleur] fresh; se sentir tout frais to feel very fresh;

7 ( sans chaleur) [accueil, ambiance] cool.

B adv

1 ( depuis peu) frais rasé freshly shaved; des fleurs fraîches cueillies freshly-picked flowers; du foin frais coupé freshly-cut hay; un livre tout frais paru a newly-published book; frais débarqués de leur village fresh from their village;

2 ( froid) il fait frais it's cool.

C nm

1 ( fraîcheur) se tenir au frais to stay in the cool; prendre le frais to get some fresh air; mettre qch au frais ( pour le conserver) to put sth in a cool place; ( pour le refroidir) to put sth to cool; j'ai mis le champagne au frais I've put the champagne to cool; ‘à conserver au frais’ ‘store in a cool place’; mettre qn au frais○ ( en prison) to put sb inside○;

2 Météo, Naut grand frais moderate gale.

D nmpl

1 gén ( dépenses) expenses; frais d'hospitalisation hospital expenses; frais annexes fringe expenses; frais d'habillement/médicaux/de justice clothing/medical/legal expenses; avoir de gros frais to have some big expenses; à peu de/grands frais at little/great expense; à moindres frais at very little cost; tous frais payés all expenses paid; le voyage est aux frais de l'entreprise the trip is being paid for by the company; le voyage est à vos frais you'll have to pay for the trip yourself; vivre aux frais de la société to live off society; aux frais de qn fig at sb's expense; partager les frais to share the cost; faire des frais [personne] to spend a lot of money; [événement, achat] to cost a lot; cela fait des frais de partir en vacances going on vacation costs a lot; rentrer dans ses frais to cover one's expenses; se mettre en frais pour qn to put oneself out for sb; en être pour ses frais○ lit to have to pay; fig to get nothing for one's pains; faire les frais de qch to bear the brunt of sth; les petites entreprises font les frais de la récession the small companies are bearing the brunt of the recession; arrêter les frais fig to stop wasting one's time; ⇒ faux;

2 ( coûts d'un service professionnel) fees; frais d'agence/d'expertise agency/consultancy fees;

3 Comm ( coûts d'un service commercial) charges; frais de location/transport hire/transport charges;

4 Fin ( commission) charges; frais de courtage/change brokerage/exchange charges;

5 Compta ( coûts) costs; frais de publicité/trésorerie advertising/finance costs; frais fixes/variables fixed/variable costs;

6 Fisc ( dépenses) expenses.

E à la fraîche loc adv ( le matin) in the cool of the morning; ( le soir) in the cool of the evening.

Composés

frais d'annulation Tourisme cancellation fees; frais bancaires Fin bank charges; frais déductibles Fisc allowable expenses; frais de déplacement ( d'employé) travel expenses; ( de réparateur) call-out charge (sg); frais divers Compta miscellaneous costs; frais d'expédition Postes postage and packing; Transp freight; frais d'exploitation Compta operating costs; frais de fonctionnement Entr running costs; frais de garde Fin ( de titres en dépôt) management charges; ( d'enfant) ( à payer) childminding fees; Fisc childminding expenses; frais généraux Compta overheads; frais de gestion Compta management costs; Fin management charges; frais d'inscription gén registration fees; Scol school fees GB, tuition fees US; Univ tuition fees, academic fees GB; frais de port Comm, Postes postage ¢; frais professionnels Fisc professional expenses; frais réels Fisc allowable expenses; frais de représentation Admin, Entr ( encourus) entertainment expenses; ( alloués) entertainment allowance (sg); frais de scolarité Scol tuition fees, school fees GB.

Idiomes

être frais comme une rose or un gardon to be as fresh as a daisy; nous voilà frais○! now we're in a fix○!

I

[frɛ] nom masculin pluriel

1. [dépenses] expenditure, expense, costs

cela lui a occasionné des frais it cost him a certain amount (of money)

les frais du ménage a family's everyday expenditure

faire des frais to pay out a lot of money

faire des frais de toilette to spend money on clothes

à grands frais with much expense, (very) expensively

à moindre frais cheaper

à peu de frais cheaply

frais de déplacement ou de mission ou de voyage travelling expenses

frais d'entretien maintenance costs

frais d'exploitation operating costs

frais de garde child-minding costs

frais de gestion running costs

frais d'habillement clothing expenses

frais de représentation entertainment allowance

frais de production production costs

frais professionnels professional expenses

tous frais payés all expenses paid

en être pour ses frais to waste one's time

faire les frais de quelque chose to pay the price for something

faire les frais de la conversation to be the centre of the conversation

rentrer dans ses frais to break even, to recoup one's expenses

il en a été pour ses frais

a. (sens propre) he didn't even break even

b. (figuré) he was let down

se mettre en frais to spend money

aux frais de la princesse (familier) : hôtel cinq étoiles, restaurants de luxe, tout ça aux frais de la princesse (familier) five-star hotel, smart restaurants, all on expenses

2. [en comptabilité] outgoings

frais bancaires bank charges

frais divers miscellaneous costs

frais d'envoi ou d'expédition postage

frais généraux overheads

frais réels allowable expenses

frais variables variable costs

faux frais incidental costs

3. DROIT

frais (de justice) (legal) costs

être condamné aux frais to be ordered to pay costs

4. ADMINISTRATION fees

frais de dossier administrative charges

frais d'inscription registration fee, membership fee

frais de scolarité school fees

II

[frɛʃ] [frɛ] ( féminin fraîche) adjectif

1. [un peu froid] cool, fresh

l'air est frais ce soir it's chilly tonight

2. [rafraîchissant] cooled, chilled

des boissons fraîches cold drinks

3. [récent - œuf, huître] fresh ; [ - encre, peinture] wet

œufs frais de ce matin eggs newly laid this morning

il y avait des fleurs fraîches sur la table there were freshly cut flowers on the table

j'ai reçu des nouvelles fraîches I've got some recent news

la blessure ou la plaie est encore fraîche the wound is still fresh

de fraîche date recent, new

4. [agréable] fresh, sweet

avoir la bouche ou l'haleine fraîche to have sweet breath

5. [reposé] fresh

je ne me sens pas trop frais ce matin (familier) I don't feel too good ou well this morning

être frais comme un gardon to be on top form

frais et dispos, frais comme une rose as fresh as a daisy

6. [éclatant] fresh

7. [indifférent - accueil, réception] cool

8. (familier) [en mauvais état]

me voilà frais I'm in a mess!

9. ÉCONOMIE

argent frais ready cash

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[frɛ] adverbe

newly, freshly

des fleurs fraiscoupées freshly cut flowers

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adverbe

1. [nouvellement] newly

frais émoulu: frais émoulu de la faculté de droit freshly graduated from law school

2. [froid]

il fait frais dans la maison it's chilly in the house

boire frais drink chilled

servir frais serve cold ou chilled

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nom masculin

[air frais]

le frais the fresh air

si on allait prendre un peu le frais à la campagne? how about going to the countryside for a breath of (fresh) air?

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fraîche nom féminin

1. [heure] cool (of evening)

à la fraîche in the cool evening air

2. (très familier & argot milieu) cash

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au frais locution adverbiale

1. [dans un lieu froid] in a cool place

2. (très familier & argot milieu) [en prison] in the cooler (très familier)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > frais

12 venir

v.

1 to come.

venir a/de hacer algo to come to do something/from doing something

venir de algo to come from something (proceder, derivarse)

venir a alguien con algo to come to somebody with something

no me vengas con exigencias don't come to me making demands

el año que viene next year

Una persona vino A person came.

2 to arrive.

vino a las doce he arrived at twelve o'clock

3 to be.

su foto viene en primera página his photo is o appears on the front page

el texto viene en inglés the text is in English

vienen en todos los tamaños they come in every size

las anchoas vienen en lata anchovies come in tins

Ella venía cantando por la calle She was singing in the street.

4 to receive.

Me vino un telegrama I received a telegram.

5 to come up, to blow up.

6 to be the host for.

Nos vinieron tres personas We were the host for three people.

7 to come to.

Nos vino una idea An idea came to us.

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VENIR

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

vengo, vienes, viene, venimos, venís, vienen.

Past Indicative

vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinisteis, vinieron.

Future Indicative

vendré, vendrás, vendrá, vendremos, vendréis, vendrán.

Conditional

vendría, vendrías, vendría, vendríamos, vendríais, vendrían.

Present Subjunctive

venga, vengas, venga, vengamos, vengáis, vengan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

viniera, vinieras, viniera, viniéramos, vinierais, vinieran;

viniese, vinieses, viniese, viniésemos, vinieseis, viniesen.

Future Subjunctive

viniere, vinieres, viniere, viniéremos, viniereis, vinieren.

Imperative

ven (tú), venga (él/Vd.), vengamos (nos.), venid (vos.), vengan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to come

2) arrive

3) fit

4) follow, come after

•

- venirse abajo

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Para las expresiones venir al caso, venir de lejos, venir a las manos, venir a menos, venir a pelo, venir de perlas, venirse abajo, venirse encima, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (a un lugar) to come

vino a Córdoba desde Barcelona — he came to Córdoba from Barcelona

¡ven acá o aquí! — come (over) here!

vino en taxi — he came by taxi

—

vinieron a verme al hospital — they came to see me in hospital

me vienen a recoger en coche — they're coming to pick me up in the car

•¿y todo esto a quéviene? — what's all this in aid of?

¿a qué vienen tantos llantos? — what's all this crying about?

¿y ahora a qué vienes? — what do you want now?

• hacer venir a algn, le hicieron venir desde Londres — they had him come (all the way) from London

hicieron venir al médico — they sent for the doctor, they called out the doctor

• venir (a) por algn/algo — to come for sb/sth

vinieron (a) por el enfermo — they came to pick up the patient, they came for the patient

han venido (a) por el coche — they've come to pick up the car, they've come for the car

venirle a algn con —

no me vengas con historias — don't give me any of your stories

2) (=volver)

¡enseguida o ahora vengo! — I'll be right back! *

cuando vinimos de las vacaciones todo estaba sucio — when we got back from our holiday everything was dirty

3) (=estar) to be

la noticia venía en el periódico — the news was in the paper

viene en la página 47 — it's on page 47

esta palabra no viene en el diccionario — this word isn't in the dictionary

el texto viene en castellano — the text is (written) in Spanish

viene en varios colores — it comes in several colours

4) (=ocurrir) to come

la guerra y todo lo que vino después — the war and everything that happened o came afterwards

ahora viene lo mejor de la película — this is the best bit in the film, the best bit in the film is coming up now

lo veía venir — I could see it coming

- estar a verlas venir

- venga lo que venga

- venir rodado

- las desgracias nunca vienen solas

5) venir de (=provenir) to come from

esta palabra viene del árabe — this word comes from the Arabic

esta especia viene de oriente — this spice comes from the East

la fortuna le viene de su padre — his fortune comes from his father

de ahí vienen muchos problemas — it is the cause of many problems

• la honestidad le viene de familia — honesty runs in her family

6) (=sobrevenir)

de repente le vinieron muchos problemas — a lot of problems suddenly cropped up

le vino un gran dolor de cabeza — he got a terrible headache

le vino la idea de salir — he had the idea of going out

me vinieron ganas de llorar — I felt like crying

- como te o le venga en gana

7) (=quedar)

la falda me viene ancha — the skirt is too loose (for me)

el abrigo te viene algo pequeño — the coat is rather small on o for you

te viene estrecho en la espalda — it's too tight round your shoulders

este puesto de trabajo me viene grande o ancho — this job is beyond me, this job is too much for me

• venir bien, ¿te viene bien el sábado? — is Saturday all right for you?

hoy no me viene bien — today is not convenient for me

eso vendrá bien para el invierno — that will come in handy for the winter *

me vendría bien una copita — I could do with a drink *

• venir mal, mañana me viene mal — tomorrow is inconvenient

no me vendría mal un descanso — I could do with a rest

8) por venir
(=futuro)
las generaciones por venir — future generations, generations to come

lo peor está por venir — the worst is yet o still to come
que viene (=próximo) next
el mes que viene — next month

lo estudiaremos el curso que viene — we'll be studying it next year
venga a (con sentido reiterativo)
yo estoy nerviosísimo y ella venga a mirarme — I'm really nervous and she won't stop staring at me

yo no tenía dinero y el niño venga a pedir chucherías — I didn't have any money and my boy was always o forever asking for little treats

tenía mucha prisa y los periodistas venga a preguntas — I was in a real hurry and the journalists wouldn't stop asking questions

9) (como auxiliar)

a)

—

el desastre vino a turbar nuestra tranquilidad — the disaster upset our peaceful existence

viene a llenar un gran vacío — it fills a big gap

vino a parar o dar a la cárcel — he ended up in jail

• venir a ser, viene a ser 84 en total — it comes to 84 all together

viene a ser lo mismo — it comes to o amounts to the same thing

b) [+ gerund]

eso lo vengo diciendo desde hace tiempo — that's what I've been saying all along

c) [+ participio]

vengo cansado — I'm tired

venía hecho polvo — *he was shattered *

10) ¡venga!
( Esp) *
¡venga, vámonos! — come on, let's go!

¡venga, una canción! — let's have a song!

préstame cinco euros, venga — go on, lend me five euros

-¿quieres que lo hagamos juntos? -¡venga! — "shall we do it together?" - "come on, then"

-¡hasta luego! -¡venga! — "see you later!" - "O.K.!" o"right!"

¡venga ya, no seas pesado! — come on, don't be such a bore!

-me ha tocado la lotería -¡venga ya! — "I've won the lottery" - "you're kidding! *"

2.

See:

venirse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( a un lugar) to come

vine en tren/avión — I came by train/plane

¿a qué vino? — what did he come by o around for?

¿ha venido el electricista? — has the electrician been?

que venga el encargado! — I want to see the person in charge!

vine dormida todo el tiempo — I slept (for) the whole journey

venir por or (Esp) a por alguien/algo — to come for somebody/something, come to pick somebody/something up

venir a + inf — to come to + inf

ven a ver esto — come and see this

b) ( volver) to come back

ahora vengo — I'll be back in a moment

no vengas tarde — don't be late home o back

c) ( salir)

venir con algo: me vino con un cuento he came up with some excuse; no me vengas con exigencias don't start making demands; no me vengas con eso ahora don't give me that (colloq); y ahora viene con que necesita el doble — and now he says he needs double

d) ( sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

me vino una gripe — I came o went down with flu

me vinieron unas ganas de reír... — I felt like bursting out laughing

2)

a) ( tener lugar)

ahora viene esa escena que te conté — that scene I told you about is coming up now

entonces vino la guerra — then the war came

¿qué viene después de las noticias? — what's on after the news?

ya vendrán tiempos mejores — things will get better

b) ( indicando procedencia)

venir de algo — to come from something

viene de la India — it comes from India

le viene de familia — it runs in his family

de ahí viene que tenga deudas — that's why he has debts

¿a qué viene eso? — why do you say that?

¿a qué vienen esos gritos? — what's all the shouting about?

c) ( indicando presentación) to come

viene en tres tamaños — it comes in three sizes

el folleto viene en inglés — the brochure is available in English

d) ( estar incluido)

viene en primera página — it's on the front page

no viene nada sobre la huelga — there's nothing about the strike

3) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( quedar) (+ compl)

la camisa te viene ancha — the shirt's too big for you

ese abrigo le viene mal — that coat doesn't suit her

el cargo le viene grande — he isn't up to the job

b) ( convenir) (+ compl)

estas cajas me vendrían muy bien — these boxes would come in handy

¿te viene bien a las ocho? — is eight o'clock all right o OK for you?

el jueves no me viene bien — Thursday's no good for me

me vendría bien un descanso — I could do with a rest

4) (como aux)

a)

venir a + inf: esto viene a confirmar mis sospechas this confirms my suspicions; vendrá a tener unos 30 años she must be about 30; el precio viene a ser el mismo — the price works out (about) the same

b)

venir + ger: hace mucho que lo venía diciendo I'd been saying so all along; viene trabajando aquí desde hace muchos años — he has been working here for many years
2.
venirse v pron (enf)

a) ( a un lugar) to come

se vinieron a pie — they came on foot

¿te vienes al parque? — are you coming to the park?

venirse abajo — persona to go to pieces; techo to fall in, collapse; estante to collapse; ilusiones to go up in smoke; proyectos to fall through

b) ( volver) to come back

* * *

= come.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado came, participio come.

Ex. This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.

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* ¡venga ya! = on your bike!.

* ir y venir = come and go.

* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.

* no hay mal que por bien no venga = be a blessing in disguise.

* Nombre/Pronombre + vino como anillo al dedo = it worked out beautifully for + Nombre/Pronombre.

* no venir al caso = be immaterial.

* no venir mal + Infinitivo = not hurt to + Infinitivo.

* que viene = incoming.

* que viene el lobo = crying wolf.

* sin venir a cuento = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.

* sin venir a pelo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.

* sistema + venirse abajo = system + crash.

* ven aquí = come over here.

* venir a continuación de + Nombre = come in + Posesivo + footsteps.

* venir a la mente = spring to + mind.

* venir al mundo = come into + the world.

* venir a menos = retrench.

* venir aquí = come over.

* venir a ser lo mismo que = amount to + the same thing as.

* venir bien = be none the worse for (that), suit + best.

* venir como anillo al dedo = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea, be right as rain, fit + the bill, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.

* venir con = come with.

* venir con buenas intenciones = come in + peace.

* venir de maravilla = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.

* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.

* venir de perilla = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.

* venir en son de paz = come in + peace.

* venir instintivamente a = come + naturally to, be second nature to + Pronombre.

* venir justo después de = come on + the heels of.

* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* venirle a Uno a la mente = come to + mind.

* venir muy bien = fit + the bill.

* venir por naturaleza a = come + naturally to, be second nature to + Pronombre.

* venirse abajo = break down, tumble down, tumble, fall + apart.

* ver Algo venir = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* verse venir = be on the cards.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( a un lugar) to come

vine en tren/avión — I came by train/plane

¿a qué vino? — what did he come by o around for?

¿ha venido el electricista? — has the electrician been?

que venga el encargado! — I want to see the person in charge!

vine dormida todo el tiempo — I slept (for) the whole journey

venir por or (Esp) a por alguien/algo — to come for somebody/something, come to pick somebody/something up

venir a + inf — to come to + inf

ven a ver esto — come and see this

b) ( volver) to come back

ahora vengo — I'll be back in a moment

no vengas tarde — don't be late home o back

c) ( salir)

venir con algo: me vino con un cuento he came up with some excuse; no me vengas con exigencias don't start making demands; no me vengas con eso ahora don't give me that (colloq); y ahora viene con que necesita el doble — and now he says he needs double

d) ( sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

me vino una gripe — I came o went down with flu

me vinieron unas ganas de reír... — I felt like bursting out laughing

2)

a) ( tener lugar)

ahora viene esa escena que te conté — that scene I told you about is coming up now

entonces vino la guerra — then the war came

¿qué viene después de las noticias? — what's on after the news?

ya vendrán tiempos mejores — things will get better

b) ( indicando procedencia)

venir de algo — to come from something

viene de la India — it comes from India

le viene de familia — it runs in his family

de ahí viene que tenga deudas — that's why he has debts

¿a qué viene eso? — why do you say that?

¿a qué vienen esos gritos? — what's all the shouting about?

c) ( indicando presentación) to come

viene en tres tamaños — it comes in three sizes

el folleto viene en inglés — the brochure is available in English

d) ( estar incluido)

viene en primera página — it's on the front page

no viene nada sobre la huelga — there's nothing about the strike

3) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( quedar) (+ compl)

la camisa te viene ancha — the shirt's too big for you

ese abrigo le viene mal — that coat doesn't suit her

el cargo le viene grande — he isn't up to the job

b) ( convenir) (+ compl)

estas cajas me vendrían muy bien — these boxes would come in handy

¿te viene bien a las ocho? — is eight o'clock all right o OK for you?

el jueves no me viene bien — Thursday's no good for me

me vendría bien un descanso — I could do with a rest

4) (como aux)

a)

venir a + inf: esto viene a confirmar mis sospechas this confirms my suspicions; vendrá a tener unos 30 años she must be about 30; el precio viene a ser el mismo — the price works out (about) the same

b)

venir + ger: hace mucho que lo venía diciendo I'd been saying so all along; viene trabajando aquí desde hace muchos años — he has been working here for many years
2.
venirse v pron (enf)

a) ( a un lugar) to come

se vinieron a pie — they came on foot

¿te vienes al parque? — are you coming to the park?

venirse abajo — persona to go to pieces; techo to fall in, collapse; estante to collapse; ilusiones to go up in smoke; proyectos to fall through

b) ( volver) to come back

* * *

= come.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado came, participio come.

Ex: This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.

* ¡venga ya! = on your bike!.

* ir y venir = come and go.

* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.

* no hay mal que por bien no venga = be a blessing in disguise.

* Nombre/Pronombre + vino como anillo al dedo = it worked out beautifully for + Nombre/Pronombre.

* no venir al caso = be immaterial.

* no venir mal + Infinitivo = not hurt to + Infinitivo.

* que viene = incoming.

* que viene el lobo = crying wolf.

* sin venir a cuento = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.

* sin venir a pelo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.

* sistema + venirse abajo = system + crash.

* ven aquí = come over here.

* venir a continuación de + Nombre = come in + Posesivo + footsteps.

* venir a la mente = spring to + mind.

* venir al mundo = come into + the world.

* venir a menos = retrench.

* venir aquí = come over.

* venir a ser lo mismo que = amount to + the same thing as.

* venir bien = be none the worse for (that), suit + best.

* venir como anillo al dedo = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea, be right as rain, fit + the bill, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.

* venir con = come with.

* venir con buenas intenciones = come in + peace.

* venir de maravilla = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.

* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.

* venir de perilla = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.

* venir en son de paz = come in + peace.

* venir instintivamente a = come + naturally to, be second nature to + Pronombre.

* venir justo después de = come on + the heels of.

* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* venirle a Uno a la mente = come to + mind.

* venir muy bien = fit + the bill.

* venir por naturaleza a = come + naturally to, be second nature to + Pronombre.

* venirse abajo = break down, tumble down, tumble, fall + apart.

* ver Algo venir = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* verse venir = be on the cards.

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venir [ I31 ]

vi

A

1 (a un lugar) to come

vine en tren/avión I came by train/plane

¿puedes venir un momento? can you come here a second?

casi nos matamos viniendo or al venir de Medellín we nearly got killed on our way from o coming from Medellín

¿a qué vino? what did he come by o around o ( BrE) round for?

¿ha venido el electricista? has the electrician been?

¡que venga el encargado! I want to see the person in charge!

vengo de parte del Sr Díaz Mr Díaz sent me, I'm here on behalf of Mr Díaz

¿vienes solo? — no, con un amigo have you come on your own? — no, with a friend

vine dormida todo el tiempo I slept (for) the whole journey

viene furiosa she's furious

venir POR algn to come for sb, come to pick sb up

vienen por mí a las ocho they're coming for me o they're picking me up at eight

venir ( A) POR algo to come for sth, come to pick sth up

vinieron (a) por el pan they came for o came to pick up the bread

venir A + INF:

ven a ver esto come and see this

vienen a pasar unos días con nosotros they're coming to spend a few days with us

a las siete me vienen a buscar they're coming to pick me up at seven

el que venga detrás que arree ( fam); let the next person sort things out

2 (volver) to come back

no vengas tarde don't be late home o back, don't come home o back late

ahora vengo I'll be back in a moment

vino muy cansado del viaje he was very tired when he got back from his trip, he came back very tired from his trip

3 (con excusas, exigencias) venir CON algo:

no me vengas ahora con exigencias don't start making demands now

no me vengas con cuentos I don't want (to hear) any excuses, don't give me any excuses

y ahora viene con que necesita el doble and now he says he needs double

4 (sobrevenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

me vino una gripe I came o went down with flu

me vinieron unas ganas de reír … I felt like bursting out laughing

B

1

(tener lugar): ahora viene esa escena que te conté that scene I told you about is coming up now

entonces vino la guerra then the war came

¿qué viene ahora después de las noticias? what's on after the news?

vino una ola de frío inesperada there was an unexpected cold spell

ya vendrán tiempos mejores things will get better

2 (indicando procedencia) venir DE algo to come FROM sth

una tela que viene de la India a cloth that's made in o that comes from India

esa palabra viene del griego that word comes from Greek

la enfermedad le viene de familia the illness runs in his family

el problema viene ya de lejos the problem goes back a long way

de ahí viene que tenga tantas deudas that's why he has so many debts

3

¿a qué viene/vienen …?: ¿a qué viene eso? why do you say that?

¿a qué vienen esos gritos? what's all the shouting about o ( colloq) in aid of?, why all the shouting? ( colloq) what's with all the shouting? ( colloq)

4

(indicando presentación): el folleto viene en inglés y en francés the brochure is available in English and in French, you can get the brochure in English and in French

viene en tres tamaños it comes in three sizes

así venía, yo no lo he tocado it came like that, I haven't touched it

5

(estar incluido): su foto viene en la primera página her picture is on the front page

no viene nada sobre la manifestación de ayer there's nothing about yesterday's demonstration

C

(quedar) «falda/traje» (+ compl): esa camisa te viene ancha that shirt's too big for you

ese abrigo te viene mal that coat doesn't suit you o doesn't look right on you

el cargo le viene grande the job's too much for him, he isn't up to the job

estas cajas me vendrán muy bien para la mudanza these boxes will be useful o ( colloq) will come in handy when I move

¿te viene bien a las ocho? is eight o'clock all right o OK for you?, does eight o'clock suit you?

el jueves no me viene bien Thursday's no good o not a good day for me, I can't make Thursday

no me vendrían mal unas vacaciones I could do with a vacation

D venir en ( Der):

los abajo firmantes venimos en declarar que … we, the undersigned, hereby declare that …

E ( como aux)

1 venir A + INF:

esto viene a confirmar mis sospechas this serves to confirm my suspicions, this confirms my suspicions

vendrá a tener unos 30 años she must be about 30

el precio viene a ser el mismo the price works out (about) the same, they're around the same price

2 venir + GER:

lo venía diciendo yo desde hace mucho tiempo I'd been saying so for ages

viene utilizando nuestros servicios desde hace muchos años he has been using our services for many years

■ venirse

v pron

A ( enf)

1 (a un lugar) to come

se han venido desde Málaga a vernos they've come (all the way) from Malaga to see us

¿te vienes al parque? are you coming to the park?

venirse abajo «persona» to go to pieces;

«techo» to fall in, collapse; «estante» to collapse; «ilusiones» to go up in smoke, fall apart; «proyectos» to fall through, go up in smoke

2 (volver) to come back

estaban de vacaciones pero tuvieron que venirse they were on vacation but they had to come back o come home

B ( arg) (en sentido sexual) to come ( colloq)

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venir ( conjugate venir) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( a un lugar) to come;

◊ vine en tren I came by train;

¿a qué vino? what did he come by o around for?;
vine dormida todo el tiempo I slept (for) the whole journey;
venir por or (Esp) a por algn/algo to come for sb/sth, come to pick sb/sth up;
la vino a buscar su madre her mother came to pick her up;
ven a ver esto come and see this
b) ( volver) to come back;

◊ ahora vengo I'll be back in a moment;

no vengas tarde don't be late home o back
c) ( salir):

◊ me vino con un cuento he came up with some excuse;

no me vengas con exigencias don't start making demands
2
a) ( tener lugar):

◊ ahora viene esa escena que te conté that scene I told you about is coming up now;

¿qué viene después de las noticias? what's on after the news?;
ya vendrán tiempos mejores things will get better
b) ( indicando procedencia) venir de algo to come from sth;

◊ viene de la India it comes from India;

le viene de familia it runs in his family;
¿a qué viene eso? why do you say that?
c) ( indicando presentación) to come;

◊ viene en tres tamaños it comes in three sizes

d) ( estar incluido):

◊ viene en primera página it's on the front page;

no viene nada sobre la huelga there's nothing about the strike
3 ( convenir):
◊ estas cajas me vendrían muy bien these boxes would come in handy;

el jueves no me viene bien Thursday's no good for me;
me vendría bien un descanso I could do with a rest
4 ( como aux):
◊ esto viene a confirmar mis sospechas this confirms my suspicions;

hace mucho que lo venía diciendo I'd been saying so all along
venirse verbo pronominal ( enf)
a) ( a un lugar) to come;

◊ se vinieron a pie they came on foot;

venirse abajo [ persona] to go to pieces;

[ techo] to fall in, collapse;
[ estante] to collapse;
[ ilusiones] to go up in smoke;
[ proyectos] to fall through
b) ( volver) to come back

venir verbo intransitivo
1 to come
ven y mira lo que he dibujado, come and see what I've drawn
2 (llegar) to come: viene el invierno, winter is coming
acaba de venir de la tienda, he's just come from the shop
3 (volver) to come back: vengo en un minuto, I'll be back in a minute
4 (proceder) to come from: estos juguetes vienen de China, these toys come from China
5 (surgir, sobrevenir) me vino la gripe, I went down with flu
(suceder) entonces vino la guerra civil, then came the civil war
6 (quedar) este jersey me viene grande, this sweater is too big for me
7 (aparecer, presentarse) to come: esa información viene en el capítulo dos, that information comes in chapter two
¿viene algo del terremoto?, is there anything about the earthquake?
viene en un estuche verde, it comes in a green case
8 (indicando aproximación) este libro viene a tener unos cien años, this book must be about a hundred years old
♦ Locuciones: venir al mundo, to be born
venir de lejos, to come from afar
' venir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaso
- acercarse
- acudir
- adelantarse
- animarse
- balde
- caso
- comprometerse
- constructor
- constructora
- convenir
- en
- esperar
- familia
- graduación
- gratuitamente
- hacer
- hispanista
- inconveniente
- lástima
- menos
- molestia
- pelo
- precisamente
- sobrevenir
- son
- tejemaneje
- aceptar
- anillo
- aprovechar
- atraer
- corazonada
- cosa
- cuento
- hombre
- importar
- ir
- jalar
- macana
- molestar
- mundo
- parar
- perilla
- poco
- poder
- quedar
- seguir
- soler
- subir
- suponer
English:
amenable
- and
- bank on
- call out
- card
- come
- come along
- come in
- come over
- come round
- family
- handy
- have
- let
- like
- pop over
- shuttle
- spot
- suit
- tale
- taste
- too
- useful
- visit
- walk about
- welcome
- agreeable
- aid
- better
- delighted
- down
- expect
- foot
- get
- obviously
- one
- shall
- thank
- will
- would

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venir

♦ vi

1. [desplazarse, aproximarse] to come;

ayer vino a casa she came to visit us yesterday;

¿de dónde vienes? where have you been?;

vengo del mercado I've come from o been to the market;

venir a/de hacer algo to come to do sth/from doing sth;

¿a qué has venido? why have you come?, what have you come for?;

ven a ayudarme come and help me;

voy y vengo I'll be right back;

he venido (a) por Marta I've come for Marta;

vinieron (a) por mí al aeropuerto they picked me up at the airport;

todos veníamos muy cansados we were all very tired;

vino hablando todo el camino she spent the whole journey talking;

el año/mes que viene next year/month;
RP
venir al teléfono to come to the phone

2. [llegar] to arrive;
[regresar] to get back;
aún no ha venido [llegado] she hasn't arrived yet;
[regresado] she's not back yet;
vendré tarde I'll be late (back);

¿han venido los del gas? has the gas man come yet?;

cuando venga el verano when summer arrives

3. [pasar, ocurrir]
en aquel año vino una recesión there was a recession that year;

¿qué viene ahora? what comes next?;

después de este programa viene una película after this programme there's a movie

4. [proceder, derivarse]
venir de algo to come from sth;

viene de familia rica she's from o she comes from a rich family;

el talento para la música le viene de familia the gift for music runs in the family;

¿de qué árbol viene el caucho? from what tree do we get rubber?;

de ahí viene que te duela la espalda that's why your back is hurting;

viniendo de ella no me sorprende it doesn't surprise me, coming from her

5. Fam [decir, soltar]
venir a alguien con algo to come to sb with sth;

no me vengas con exigencias don't come to me making demands;

¡no me vengas con ésas! don't give me that!;

vino con que le hacía falta el dinero he said he needed the money

6. [hallarse] to be;

su foto viene en primera página his photo is o appears on the front page;

¿dónde viene la sección de deportes? where's the sports section?;

el texto viene en inglés the text is in English;

vienen en todos los tamaños they come in every size;

las anchoas vienen en lata anchovies come in cans o Br tins

7. [acometer, sobrevenir]
me viene sueño I'm getting sleepy;

me venían ganas de vomitar I kept wanting to be sick;

le vinieron ganas de reír he was seized by a desire to laugh;

me ha venido el periodo my period has started;

le vino una tremenda desgracia he suffered a great misfortune

8. [ropa, calzado]
¿qué tal te viene? does it fit all right?;

el abrigo le viene pequeño the coat is too small for her;

este trabajo le viene un poco ancho o [m5] grande he's not really up to this job

9. [convenir]
venir bien/mal a alguien to suit/not to suit sb;

el diccionario me vendrá muy bien the dictionary will come in very useful;

¿qué tal te viene el lunes? how's Monday for you?, how does Monday suit you?;

mañana no me viene bien tomorrow isn't a good day for me, I can't make it tomorrow;

no te vendrían mal unas vacaciones you could use a Br holiday o US vacation

10. [indica aproximación o resultado]
viene a costar un millón it costs almost a million;

esto viene a significar… this effectively means…;

¿cómo has venido a parar aquí? how did you end up here?;

venir a ser to amount to;

viene a ser lo mismo it doesn't make much difference;

venir a menos [negocio] to go downhill;
[persona] to go down in the world;
son una familia venida a menos they're a family which has gone down in the world

11. Fam [orgasmo]
me viene I'm coming

12.
¿a qué viene…?: ¿a qué viene eso? what do you mean by that?, what's that in aid of?;

¿a qué viene tanta amabilidad? why all this kindness?, what's all this kindness in aid of?

♦ v aux

1. [antes de gerundio] [haber estado]
venir haciendo algo to have been doing sth;

vengo diciéndolo desde hace tiempo I've been saying so for some time now;

las peleas vienen sucediéndose desde hace tiempo fighting has been going on for some time;

el desempleo viene siendo el mayor problema unemployment has been the major problem

2. [antes de participio] [haber sido]
los cambios vienen motivados por la presión de la oposición the changes have resulted from pressure on the part of the opposition;

un espectáculo que viene precedido de gran polémica a show which has been surrounded by controversy

♦ See also the pronominal verb venirse

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venir

v/i

1 come;

venir de Lima come from Lima;

venir por o fam

a por algo come for sth, come to collect sth;

viene a ser lo mismo it comes down to the same thing;

venir a menos come down in the world;

le vino una idea an idea occurred to him

2

:

venir bien/mal be convenient/ inconvenient

3 ( sentar)

:

el vestido me viene estrecho this dress is too tight for me

4

:

viene en la página 3 it’s on page 3

5

:

¿a qué viene eso? why do you say that?;

no me vengas ahora con … I don’t want to hear your…

6

:

el año que viene next year, the coming year, the year to come

7

:

¡venga! venga aquí, no seas pesado come on!

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venir {87} vi

1) : to come

lo vi venir: I saw him coming

¡venga!: come on!

2) : to arrive

vinieron en coche: they came by car

3) : to come, to originate

sus zapatos vienen de Italia: her shoes are from Italy

4) : to come, to be available

viene envuelto en plástico: it comes wrapped in plastic

5) : to come back, to return

6) : to affect, to overcome

me vino un vahído: a dizzy spell came over me

7) : to fit

te viene un poco grande: it's a little big for you

8) (with the present participle) : to have been

viene entrenando diariamente: he's been training daily

9)

venir a (with the infinitive) : to end up, to turn out

viene a ser lo mismo: it comes out the same

10)

que viene : coming, next

el año que viene: next year

11)

venir bien : to be suitable, to be just right

♦ See also the reflexive verb venirse

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venir vb

1. (en general) to come [pt. came; pp. come]

¿cuándo vendrás a vernos? when will you come to see us?

¿has venido en tren? did you come by train?

2. (volver) to be back

ahora vengo I'll be right back

3. (estar, ser) to be

este pantalón me viene grande these trousers are too big for me

mi teléfono viene en la guía my phone number is in the book

que viene next

el mes que viene next month

¡venga! come on!

¡venga ya! come off it!

venir a la memoria to remember

venir bien to suit

¿te viene bien esta tarde? does this afternoon suit you?

a esa hora me viene mal that time isn't convenient

venir haciendo algo to have been doing something

viene jugando a la lotería desde hace diez años he's been doing the lottery for ten years

Spanish-English dictionary > venir

13 baja

f.

1 drop, fall (descenso).

redondear el precio a la baja to round the price down

el precio del cacao sigue a la baja the price of cocoa is continuing to fall

tendencia a la baja downward trend

jugar a la baja (finance) to bear the market

2 redundancy (cese) (forzado).

dar de baja a alguien to lay somebody off; (en empresa) to expel somebody (en club, sindicato)

darse de baja (de) to resign (from); (dimitir) to drop out (of); (salirse) to unsusomebodyscribe (from) (de subscripción)

3 sick leave (por enfermedad) (permiso). (peninsular Spanish)

estar/darse de baja to be on/take sick leave

baja por maternidad maternity leave

4 loss, casualty (military).

bajas civiles civilian casualties

5 pasha, Moslem honorary title, Moslem honourary title, pacha.

6 doctor's excuse, doctor's line, doctor's note.

7 lay off period.

8 termination of employment.

pres.indicat.

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

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baja

► nombre femenino

1 (descenso) fall, drop

■ la baja del precio del petróleo the fall in the price of oil

■ el dólar sigue a la baja the dollar continues to fall

2 MILITAR casualty

■ el ejército sufrió pocas bajas the army suffered few casualties

3 (por enfermedad) sick leave; (justificante) medical certificate, doctor's note

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar de baja (a enfermo) to give a sick note to 2 (a socio de club) to expel 3 (a soldado) to declare missing

darse de baja (de un club) to cancel one's membership, leave, drop out 2 (en una suscripción) to cancel one's subscription 3 (por enfermedad) to take sick leave

estar de baja (enfermo) to be off sick 2 (pasado) to be dropping, on the way out

estar en baja to be dropping, on the way out

■ los concursos televisivos están en baja television quiz shows are on the way out

ser baja (deportista) to be injured, not be playing 2 (militar) to be reported missing

■ Osuna es baja para el partido de mañana Osuna is out of tomorrow's game

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1. f., (m. - bajo) 2. noun f.
1) casualty

2) fall, drop, slump

3) discharge

4) dismissal

•

- dar de baja
- darse de baja
- estar de baja
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SF

1) (=descenso) fall, drop

se produjo una baja continuada de las temperaturas — there was a continued fall o drop in temperatures

una baja repentina de los beneficios — a sudden fall o drop in profits

sigue la baja en la cotización del euro — the euro continues to fall

el gobierno anunció una baja de los tipos de interés — the government announced a cut in interest rates

• a la baja — [evolución, tendencia] downward

se ha producido una orientación del mercado a la baja — the market has started on a downward trend

el precio del algodón sigue a la baja — the price of cotton continues to fall

la patronal está presionando los salarios a la baja — employers are forcing wages down

• abrir a la baja — (Bolsa) to open down

• cerrar a la baja — (Bolsa) to close down

la Bolsa cerró a la baja en el día de ayer — the Stock Exchange closed down o was down at the close of trading yesterday

• corregir algo a la baja — to adjust sth downwards

• cotizarse a la baja — (Bolsa) to trade low

• estar en baja — to be in decline

su reputación estuvo en baja en los últimos meses — his reputation was on the o in decline over the last few months

la Bolsa está en baja — there is a downward trend in the Stock Exchange, the Stock Exchange is in decline

2) (=cese)
[en organización, suscripción, trabajo]
hubo tantas bajas que el club tuvo que cerrar — so many people left that the club had to close down

la baja de dos de los países miembros — the departure of two member countries

el nuevo estilo de la revista ha causado numerosas bajas — the new style of the magazine has led many people to cancel their subscription

• dar de baja — [+ socio] to expel; [+ abogado, médico] to strike off; [+ militar] to discharge; [+ empleado] to dismiss, fire; [+ empresa, sociedad] to dissolve; [+ coche] to take out of circulation; [+ avión, tren] to decommission; [+ teléfono, luz] to have disconnected

la dieron de baja del club por no pagar la suscripción — her membership of the club was cancelled because she had failed to pay her subscription

la dirección decidió dar de baja al nuevo profesor — the board decided to dismiss the new teacher

hemos dado de baja la luz — we had the electricity disconnected

• darse de baja — [de club, institución, partido] to leave; [de revista, periódico] to cancel one's subscription

numerosos suscriptores han decidido darse de baja de la revista — many readers have decided to cancel their subscription to the magazine

nos dimos de baja del teléfono — we had the telephone disconnected

• pedir la baja — to hand in one's resignation

baja incentivada — voluntary redundancy

baja por incentivo — voluntary redundancy

baja por jubilación — retirement

baja por jubilación anticipada — early retirement

baja voluntaria — [por dimisión] voluntary redundancy; [por jubilación] early retirement

3) (=ausencia laboral)

• dar de baja, se le dará de baja a partir del día de la operación — she will be on sick leave from the day of the operation

• estar de baja — to be on sick leave, be off sick

• pedir la baja — to ask for o apply for sick leave

baja laboral — leave

baja maternal — maternity leave

baja médica — sick leave

baja permanente — indefinite sick leave

baja por enfermedad — sick leave

el número de bajas por enfermedad — the number of people taking sick leave

baja por maternidad — maternity leave

baja por paternidad — paternity leave

baja retribuida — paid leave

4) (Dep) [por descalificación] suspension; [por lesión] injury

el equipo sufrió dos bajas por sendas tarjetas rojas — the team lost two players for red card offences

el partido registró varias bajas en ambos equipos — there were several injuries for both teams during the match

5) Esp (Med) (=certificado) medical certificate, sick note *

6) (Mil) (=víctima) casualty

hasta la fecha no ha habido ninguna baja — there have been no casualties to date

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femenino

1) ( descenso) fall, drop

su popularidad está en baja — his popularity is waning o declining

la baja de las tasas de interés — the cut in interest rates

a la baja: tendencia a la baja downward trend; los que juegan a la baja — those who are selling for a fall, the bears

2)

a) (Esp) (Rels Labs) ( permiso) sick leave; ( certificado) medical certificate

está (dado) de baja — he's off sick o on sick leave

b) (Dep)

el equipo tiene varias bajas — the team is missing several regulars

c) (Mil) ( muerte) loss, casualty

los rebeldes tuvieron trece bajas — the rebels lost thirteen men

- baja por maternidad

3)

a) ( en entidad)

ha habido varias bajas — ( en clase) several students have dropped out o left; ( en asociación) several members have left

darse de baja — ( en club) to cancel one's membership, leave; ( en partido) to resign, leave

lo dieron de baja en el club por no pagar la cuota — they canceled his membership to the club for not paying his fees

causó baja en nuestra empresa — (Esp) he left our employment

b) (Mil) ( cese) discharge

dar de baja — to discharge

pidió la baja en el ejército — he applied to be discharged from the army

c) ( en puesto)

el equipo lo dio de baja — the club cut him (AmE), the club released him (BrE)

lo dieron de baja por invalidez — he was dismissed because of illness o on health grounds

•

- baja incentivada

- baja voluntaria

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femenino

1) ( descenso) fall, drop

su popularidad está en baja — his popularity is waning o declining

la baja de las tasas de interés — the cut in interest rates

a la baja: tendencia a la baja downward trend; los que juegan a la baja — those who are selling for a fall, the bears

2)

a) (Esp) (Rels Labs) ( permiso) sick leave; ( certificado) medical certificate

está (dado) de baja — he's off sick o on sick leave

b) (Dep)

el equipo tiene varias bajas — the team is missing several regulars

c) (Mil) ( muerte) loss, casualty

los rebeldes tuvieron trece bajas — the rebels lost thirteen men

- baja por maternidad

3)

a) ( en entidad)

ha habido varias bajas — ( en clase) several students have dropped out o left; ( en asociación) several members have left

darse de baja — ( en club) to cancel one's membership, leave; ( en partido) to resign, leave

lo dieron de baja en el club por no pagar la cuota — they canceled his membership to the club for not paying his fees

causó baja en nuestra empresa — (Esp) he left our employment

b) (Mil) ( cese) discharge

dar de baja — to discharge

pidió la baja en el ejército — he applied to be discharged from the army

c) ( en puesto)

el equipo lo dio de baja — the club cut him (AmE), the club released him (BrE)

lo dieron de baja por invalidez — he was dismissed because of illness o on health grounds

•

- baja incentivada

- baja voluntaria

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baja¹

¹ = drop, fall.

Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.

Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.

* a la baja = on the wane.

* estar a la baja = be down.

* ir a la baja = be down.

* Nombre + a la baja = Nombre + down.

baja²

² = leave.

Ex: The induction course will give all the necessary employment details relating to such matters as the amount of leave entitlement, insurance stoppages, what to do in case of sickness, etc..

* baja maternal = maternity leave, maternal leave.

* baja paternal = paternal leave.

* baja por enfermedad = sick leave, sickness leave.

* baja por maternidad = maternity leave, parental leave, maternal leave.

* baja por paternidad = paternal leave.

* baja temporal = temporary leave.

* dar de baja = take out of + circulation.

* estar de baja = be off work.

* estar de baja por enfermedad = be off work sick.

baja³

³ = termination.

Ex: No area of library operations would be unaffected -- from the selection of materials to the hiring and termination of personnel.

* dado de baja = written-off.

* darse de baja de una suscripción = unsubscribe.

baja⁴

⁴ = casualty.

Ex: Unfortunately, there are indications that the use of rubber stamps in libraries may be among the first casualties of the information revolution.

* baja de guerra = war casualty.

* baja en combate = combat casualty.

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baja

feminine

A (descenso) fall, drop

una baja en el número de inscripciones a fall o drop in the number of enrollments

su popularidad está en baja his popularity is waning o declining o on the wane

hubo una baja de tensión ( RPl); there was a drop in voltage

a la baja: el precio del crudo sigue a la baja the price of crude oil continues to fall

continúa la tendencia a la baja en las cuatro bolsas the downward trend continues o stocks continue to fall on all four exchanges

los que jugaban a la baja those who were selling for a fall, the bears

B

1

( Esp) ( Dep): Pardo es baja para el partido del domingo Pardo is out of Sunday's game

el equipo tiene varias bajas the team is without several of its usual players

2 ( Mil) (muerte) loss, casualty

los rebeldes tuvieron trece bajas the rebels lost thirteen men

registraron varias bajas they suffered several casualties o the loss of several men

3 ( Esp) ( Rels Labs) (permiso) sick leave; (certificado) medical certificate

debe presentar la baja you must produce your medical certificate

está (dado) de baja desde hace dos meses he's been off sick o on sick leave for two months

Compuesto:

baja por maternidad

maternity leave

C

1

(en un club, una organización): ha habido or se han registrado or se han producido varias bajas (en una clase) several students have dropped out o left; (en una asociación) several members have left

lo dieron de baja en el club por no pagar la cuota they canceled his membership of the club o threw him out of the club for not paying his subscription

darse de baja (en un club) to cancel one's membership, leave; (en un partido) to resign, leave; (en el consulado) to have one's name removed from the register; (de un sitio web) to unsubscribe

2 ( Mil) (cese) discharge

pidió la baja en el ejército he applied for a discharge o to be discharged from the army

fue dado de baja he was discharged

3

(en un puesto): la empresa lo dio de baja the company dismissed him, the company cut him ( AmE), the company sacked him ( BrE)

lo dieron de baja por invalidez he was dismissed because of illness o on health grounds

durante los tres meses posteriores a la fecha de la baja in the three months following termination of employment

causó baja en nuestra organización en mayo de 2008 ( Esp); he left our employment o ( frml) employ in May 2008

Compuestos:

● baja incentivada

voluntary redundancy ( with incentive payment)

● baja vegetativa

reducir la plantilla mediante bajas vegetativas to reduce the workforce by attrition ( AmE) o ( BrE) natural wastage

● baja voluntaria

voluntary redundancy

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Del verbo bajar: ( conjugate bajar)

baja es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
baja
bajar
baja sustantivo femenino
1 ( descenso) fall, drop;
◊ una baja en los precios a fall o drop in prices;

la baja de las tasas de interés the cut in interest rates;
tendencia a la baja downward trend
2
a) (Esp) (Rels Labs) ( permiso) sick leave;

( certificado) medical certificate;
◊ está (dado) de baja he's off sick o on sick leave;

baja por maternidad (Esp) maternity leave
b) (Dep):

◊ el equipo tiene varias bajas the team is missing several regulars

c) (Mil) ( muerte) loss, casualty

3 ( en entidad):
◊ darse de baja ( en club) to cancel one's membership, leave;

( en partido) to resign, leave;
(Mil) ( cese) discharge;
◊ dar de baja to discharge

bajar ( conjugate bajar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [ascensor/persona] ( alejándose) to go down;

( acercándose) to come down;
◊ baja por las escaleras to go/come down the stairs;

ya bajo I'll be right down
b) ( apearse) baja 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;
◊ baja de precio to go down in price

verbo transitivo
1 ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down
2 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower
3
a) baja 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) baja 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) bajase 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
bajo,-a
I adjetivo
1 low
2 (de poca estatura) short: es muy bajo para jugar al baloncesto, he's a bit too short to play basketball
3 (poco intenso) faint, soft: en este local la música está baja, the music isn't very loud here
4 (escaso) poor: su nivel es muy bajo, his level is very low
este queso es bajo en calorías, this cheese is low in calories
5 Mús low
6 fig (mezquino, vil, ruin) base, despicable: tiene muy bajos instintos, he's absolutely contemptible
bajos fondos, the underworld
la clase baja, the lower class
II adverbio low: habla bajo, por favor, please speak quietly
por lo b., (a sus espaldas, disimuladamente) on the sly: con Pedro es muy amable, pero por lo bajo echa pestes de él, she's very nice to Pedro, but she's always slagging him off behind his back
(como mínimo) at least: ese libro cuesta cinco mil pesetas tirando por lo bajo, that book costs at least five thousand pesetas
III sustantivo masculino
1 Mús (instrumento, cantante, instrumentista) bass
2 (de un edificio) ground floor
3 (de una prenda) hem
IV mpl Mec underneath: las piedras del camino le rozaron los bajos del coche, we scratched the bottom of the car against the stones on the road
V preposición
1 (lugar) under, underneath
bajo techo, under shelter
bajo tierra, underground
bajo la tormenta, in the storm
2 Pol Hist under
bajo la dictadura, under the dictatorship 3 bajo cero, (temperatura) below zero
4 Jur under
bajo fianza, on bail
bajo juramento, under oath
bajo multa de cien mil pesetas, subject to a fine of one hundred thousand pesetas
bajo ningún concepto, under no circumstances
firmó la declaración bajo presión, she signed the declaration under pressure
La traducción más común del adjetivo es low. Sin embargo, recuerda que cuando quieres describir a una persona debes usar la palabra short: Es muy bajo para su edad. He's very short for his age.
baja sustantivo femenino
1 (informe médico) sick note
baja por enfermedad, sick leave
baja por maternidad, maternity leave
2 (descenso) drop, fall
3 Mil (víctima, herido) casualty: nuestro ejército no ha sufrido bajas, we haven't suffered any casualties
♦ Locuciones: coger la baja, (por enfermedad) to take sick leave
darse de baja, (de una asociación, una actividad) to resign [de, from], drop out [de, of]
estar de baja, (por enfermedad) to be off sick
Fin jugar a la baja, to operate for a fall
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
' baja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
- bajinis
- bajo
- borrarse
- cabeza
- cámara
- despacio
- estar
- estofa
- forma
- fresca
- fresco
- grosera
- grosero
- jugar
- marea
- media
- medio
- planta
- riñón
- telebasura
- temblor
- temporada
- tensión
- tintorro
- voz
- clase
- fondo
- incapacidad
- petiso
- renacuajo
- roto
English:
alternate
- attrition rate
- breath
- breathe
- casualty
- discharge
- downstairs
- downturn
- downward
- downwards
- fall behind
- floor
- form
- ground floor
- house
- low-calorie
- lower
- lower-class
- off
- off-peak
- quietly
- season
- shoddiness
- sick
- sick-leave
- simmer
- slide
- undertone
- voice
- whisper
- work
- down
- drop
- go
- ground
- hushed
- low
- red
- slump
- small
- sweep
- tide
- under
- voluntary
- water
- way

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baja nf

1. [descenso] drop, fall;

una baja en las temperaturas a drop in temperature;

no se descarta una baja en los tipos de interés a cut in interest rates isn't being ruled out;

redondear el precio a la baja to round the price down;

el precio del cacao sigue a la baja the price of cocoa is continuing to fall, the slump in the price of cocoa is continuing;

la bolsa de Madrid sigue a la baja share prices on the Madrid stock exchange are continuing to fall;

tendencia a la baja downward trend;

las eléctricas cotizaron ayer a la baja share prices for the electricity companies fell yesterday;
Fin
jugar a la baja to bear the market

2. [cese] lay-off, Br redundancy;

han anunciado veinte bajas [forzadas] they have announced twenty lay-offs o Br redundancies;

la empresa ha sufrido bajas entre sus directivos [voluntarias] a number of managers have left the firm;

la pérdida de las elecciones provocó cientos de bajas en el partido the election defeat caused hundreds of people to leave the party;

dar de baja a alguien [en una empresa] to lay sb off;
[en un club, sindicato] to expel sb;
darse de baja (de) [dimitir] to resign (from);
[salirse] to drop out (of);
pedir la baja [de un club, organización] to ask to leave;
[del ejército] to apply for a discharge
Comp
baja incentivada voluntary lay-off o Br redundancy;
baja por jubilación retirement;

baja retribuida paid leave;

baja no retribuida unpaid leave;

baja con sueldo paid leave;

baja sin sueldo unpaid leave

3. Esp [por enfermedad] [permiso] sick leave;
[documento] sick note, doctor's certificate;
estar/darse de baja to be on/take sick leave

Comp
baja por enfermedad sick leave;
baja por maternidad maternity leave;

baja por paternidad paternity leave

4. Mil loss, casualty;

se registraron numerosas bajas en el combate they suffered heavy casualties in the battle, a number of people were lost in the battle

5. Dep [por lesión] casualty, injured player;
[por sanción] suspended player;
al no haberse recuperado todavía, el brasileño causa o [m5] es baja para el próximo encuentro as he still hasn't recovered from injury, the Brazilian is out of the next game;

acudieron a la final con varias bajas importantes they went into the final with a number of important players missing

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baja

f

1 descenso fall, drop;

jugar a la baja FIN gamble on a bear market

2 persona casualty;

bajas pl MIL casualties

3 ( dimisión, cese)

:

causar baja resign, leave;

dar de baja dismiss;

darse de baja resign, leave ( por because of);

estar de baja (por enfermedad) be off sick, be on sick leave

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baja nf

1) descenso: fall, drop

2) : slump, recession

3) : loss, casualty

4)

dar de baja : to discharge, to dismiss

5)

darse de baja : to withdraw, to drop out

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baja n

1. (disminución) fall / drop

una baja de temperatura a drop in temperature

una baja del precio del carbón a fall in the price of coal

2. (persona lesionada)

hay muchas bajas para el partido de mañana a lot of players are out of tomorrow's game

3. (persona muerta) casualty [pl. casualties]

la flota regresó sin bajas the fleet returned without any casualties

4. (documento) sick note / doctor's note

pidió la baja por enfermedad he asked for a sick note

dar de baja a alguien (en el trabajo) to give someone sick leave (en un club etc) to cancel someone's membership

darse de baja (en un club, etc) to cancel your membership

estar de baja to be off sick / to be on sick leave

Spanish-English dictionary > baja

14 niño

m.

boy, kid, child, innocent.

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niño

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (gen) child; (chico) boy, little boy; (chica) girl, little girl

■ tienen dos niños y una niña they've got two boys and a girl

2 (bebé) baby

■ ¿para cuándo es el niño? when is the baby due?

■ ha tenido una niña preciosa she's had a beautiful baby girl

3 peyorativo (en comportamiento) baby; (en experiencia) child

■ no seas niño y acábate la cena don't be such a baby, eat up your dinner!

■ en cuestiones de dinero es un niño aún in money matters he's still very naive

► nombre masculino plural niños

1 children, kids

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de niño,-a as a child

desde niño,-a from childhood

■ vivo en esta casa desde muy niña I've lived in this house since I was a little girl

la niña bonita the number 15

... ni que niño muerto familiar my foot!

■ ¡qué moto ni qué niño muerto! motorbike, my foot!

querer a alguien como a la niña de sus ojos to adore somebody, have a soft spot for somebody

ser como la niña de sus ojos para alguien to be the apple of somebody's eye

niña del ojo pupil

niño,-a bien rich kid

niño,-a bonito,-a (de los padres) spoilt child 2 (de otros) pet

■ es el niño bonito del profe he's the teacher's pet

niño,-a burbuja baby in the bubble

niño,-a probeta test-tube baby

niño de papá rich kid

niño pera familiar daddy's boy

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(f. - niña)

noun

child, boy / girl

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niño, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=joven) young; pey childish

es muy niño todavía — he's still very young

¡no seas niño! — don't be so childish!

2) And [fruta] green, unripe

2. SM / F

1) (=crío) child, (little) boy/(little) girl

los niños — the children

de niño — as a child

desde niño — since childhood, since I etc was a child

- ser el niño mimado de algn

- ¡qué coche ni qué niño muerto!

- como niño con zapatos nuevos

niño/a bien, niño/a bonito/a — Hooray Henry *

el niño bonito del toreo — the golden boy of bullfighting

niño/a de la calle — street kid

niño/a expósito/a — foundling

niño/a pera, niño/a pijo/a — * pampered child, daddy's boy/girl

niño/a prodigio/a — child prodigy

niño/a terrible — enfant terrible

2) (=bebé) baby

va a tener un niño — she's going to have a baby

hacer un niño a una — to get a girl in the family way

cuando nazca el niño — when the baby is born, when the child is born

niño/a azul — blue baby

el Niño de la bola — (lit) the infant Jesus; (fig) fortune's favourite

niño/a de pecho — babe-in-arms

el Niño Jesús — the Christ-child; [con menos formalidad] the Baby Jesus

niño/a probeta — test-tube baby

3) * [uso apelativo]

¡niño, que te vas a caer! — watch out, lad, you're going to fall!

¡niña, no seas tan tonta! — don't be such a silly girl!

4) LAm ( esp Hist) (=título) master/mistress, sir/miss

el niño Francisco — (young) master Francisco

5) Cono Sur undesirable
niña
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I
- ña adjetivo

a) ( joven) young

es muy niña para casarse — she's very young to be getting married

b) (infantil, inmaduro) immature, childish
II
- ña masculino, femenino

a) (m) boy, child; (f) girl, child; ( bebé) baby

¿te gustan los niños? — do you like children?

de niño — as a child

estar como (un) niño con zapatos nuevos — to be like a child with a new toy

b) ( con respecto a los padres) (m) son, child; (f) daughter, child

está esperando un niño — she's expecting a baby

c) ( adulto joven) (m) (young) boy, (young) guy (colloq); (f) (young) girl

d) (AmL) ( término de respeto) (m) young master; (f) young lady

¿la niña Lupita va a cenar en casa? — will Miss Lupita be dining in this evening?

- niña bonita

- niño -ña bien

- niño bonito -ña bonita

- niño -ña de brazos

- niño -ña de pañales or de pecho

- Niño Jesús or Dios

- niño mimado -ña mimada

- niño -ña probeta

- niño -ña prodigio

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= child [children, -pl.], infant, kid, kiddy [kiddie], baby boy, kidlet.

Ex. There are many catalogs and each of them functions in a different world -- the worlds of the school child and of the college student, the worlds of the eminent scholar and of the casual reader.

Ex. The article 'Sitting pretty: infants, toddlers, & lapsits' outlines the procedures followed at San Francisco public library to help parents introduce their babies to appropriate literature.

Ex. He said they try to arrange special visits to cultural institutions and attend concerts, and that the kids have an opportunity to speak with people connected with the event afterwards.

Ex. If they can do it for the kiddies, perhaps they can do it for the adults too.

Ex. With a conception calendar you can choose to conceive on the days that Nature has chosen for a baby boy or a baby girl.

Ex. Kidlets age 6 and up will be tied up for hours assembling and playing with these packs of different pirate ships, dinosaurs, airplanes or alien creatures.

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* acuéstate con niños y amanecerás meado = lie down with dogs and you get fleas.

* adaptado especialmente para niños = child-friendly.

* a prueba de niños = childproof.

* centrado en el niño = child-centred [child-centered, -USA].

* comida para niños = baby food.

* Consejo para los Niños Excepcionales (CEC) = Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).

* crianza de niños = parenting.

* criar niños = rear + children, raise + children, child rearing.

* cuando era niño = as a boy.

* cuidado de niños = child care [childcare].

* cuidador de niños = childminder.

* custodia de los niños = child custody.

* edad en la que un niño aprende a andar = toddlerhood.

* escuela de niños menores = infant school.

* juego de niños = child's play, children's play, children's play.

* mentalidad de niño = juvenile mentality.

* niño abandonado = waif.

* niño adoptado = adopted child.

* niño adoptivo = adopted child.

* niño cambiado = changeling.

* niño chico = young child, young kid.

* niño con necesidades especiales = special needs child.

* niño consentido = spoilt brat.

* niño de edad escolar = school-age child.

* niño de la calle = waif.

* niño de la llave = latchkey child.

* niño desvalido = deprived child.

* niño en edad escolar = school-age child.

* niño en edad preescolar = preschooler.

* niño joven = young boy.

* niño malcriado = spoilt brat, brat.

* niño mimado = darling, spoilt brat.

* niño pequeño = toddler, little child.

* niño problemático = problem child.

* niño prodigio = child prodigy.

* niño que recibe la educación escolar en su casa = homeschooler [home schooler].

* niños = children [child, -sing.].

* niños entre cinco y siete años = five-to-sevens.

* niños, los = small fry, the.

* niños nacidos fuera del matrimonio = children born out of the wedlock.

* niño travieso = naughty boy.

* obra de teatro para niños = children's play.

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* piscina inflable para niños = paddling pool, wading pool.

* piscina para niños = wading pool, paddling pool, wading pool.

* problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.

* propio de niña = girlish.

* propio de niño = boyish.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* tener niños = have + children.

* tener un niño = have + a baby.

* tráfico de niños = trafficking in children.

* trata de niños = trafficking in children.

* Virgen y el Niño = Madonna and Child.

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I
- ña adjetivo

a) ( joven) young

es muy niña para casarse — she's very young to be getting married

b) (infantil, inmaduro) immature, childish
II
- ña masculino, femenino

a) (m) boy, child; (f) girl, child; ( bebé) baby

¿te gustan los niños? — do you like children?

de niño — as a child

estar como (un) niño con zapatos nuevos — to be like a child with a new toy

b) ( con respecto a los padres) (m) son, child; (f) daughter, child

está esperando un niño — she's expecting a baby

c) ( adulto joven) (m) (young) boy, (young) guy (colloq); (f) (young) girl

d) (AmL) ( término de respeto) (m) young master; (f) young lady

¿la niña Lupita va a cenar en casa? — will Miss Lupita be dining in this evening?

- niña bonita

- niño -ña bien

- niño bonito -ña bonita

- niño -ña de brazos

- niño -ña de pañales or de pecho

- Niño Jesús or Dios

- niño mimado -ña mimada

- niño -ña probeta

- niño -ña prodigio

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= child [children, -pl.], infant, kid, kiddy [kiddie], baby boy, kidlet.

Ex: There are many catalogs and each of them functions in a different world -- the worlds of the school child and of the college student, the worlds of the eminent scholar and of the casual reader.

Ex: The article 'Sitting pretty: infants, toddlers, & lapsits' outlines the procedures followed at San Francisco public library to help parents introduce their babies to appropriate literature.

Ex: He said they try to arrange special visits to cultural institutions and attend concerts, and that the kids have an opportunity to speak with people connected with the event afterwards.

Ex: If they can do it for the kiddies, perhaps they can do it for the adults too.

Ex: With a conception calendar you can choose to conceive on the days that Nature has chosen for a baby boy or a baby girl.

Ex: Kidlets age 6 and up will be tied up for hours assembling and playing with these packs of different pirate ships, dinosaurs, airplanes or alien creatures.

* acuéstate con niños y amanecerás meado = lie down with dogs and you get fleas.

* adaptado especialmente para niños = child-friendly.

* a prueba de niños = childproof.

* centrado en el niño = child-centred [child-centered, -USA].

* comida para niños = baby food.

* Consejo para los Niños Excepcionales (CEC) = Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).

* crianza de niños = parenting.

* criar niños = rear + children, raise + children, child rearing.

* cuando era niño = as a boy.

* cuidado de niños = child care [childcare].

* cuidador de niños = childminder.

* custodia de los niños = child custody.

* edad en la que un niño aprende a andar = toddlerhood.

* escuela de niños menores = infant school.

* juego de niños = child's play, children's play, children's play.

* mentalidad de niño = juvenile mentality.

* niño abandonado = waif.

* niño adoptado = adopted child.

* niño adoptivo = adopted child.

* niño cambiado = changeling.

* niño chico = young child, young kid.

* niño con necesidades especiales = special needs child.

* niño consentido = spoilt brat.

* niño de edad escolar = school-age child.

* niño de la calle = waif.

* niño de la llave = latchkey child.

* niño desvalido = deprived child.

* niño en edad escolar = school-age child.

* niño en edad preescolar = preschooler.

* niño joven = young boy.

* niño malcriado = spoilt brat, brat.

* niño mimado = darling, spoilt brat.

* niño pequeño = toddler, little child.

* niño problemático = problem child.

* niño prodigio = child prodigy.

* niño que recibe la educación escolar en su casa = homeschooler [home schooler].

* niños = children [child, -sing.].

* niños entre cinco y siete años = five-to-sevens.

* niños, los = small fry, the.

* niños nacidos fuera del matrimonio = children born out of the wedlock.

* niño travieso = naughty boy.

* obra de teatro para niños = children's play.

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* piscina inflable para niños = paddling pool, wading pool.

* piscina para niños = wading pool, paddling pool, wading pool.

* problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.

* propio de niña = girlish.

* propio de niño = boyish.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* tener niños = have + children.

* tener un niño = have + a baby.

* tráfico de niños = trafficking in children.

* trata de niños = trafficking in children.

* Virgen y el Niño = Madonna and Child.

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niño¹ -ña

adjective

1 (joven) young

es muy niña para casarse she's very young to be getting married

2 (infantil, inmaduro) immature, childish

no seas tan niño don't be so childish!

niño² -ña

masculine, feminine

1 ( masculine) boy, child; ( feminine) girl, child; (bebé) baby

¿te gustan los niños? do you like children?

de niño era muy tímido he was very shy as a child o when he was young o when he was little

¡niño! ¿qué forma de hablar es ésa? Michael! ( o Richard! etc) that's no way to talk!, that's no way to talk, young man o my boy!

¡niña! esas cosas no se dicen Sally! ( o Stephanie! etc) don't say things like that!, don't say things like that, you naughty girl!

estar como un niño con zapatos nuevos to be like a child with a new toy

2 (con respecto a los padres) ( masculine) son, child; ( feminine) daughter, child

la niña de mi hermana tiene tres años my sister's daughter o child o little girl is three

tengo que llevar a la niña al dentista I have to take Pilar ( o Ana etc) to the dentist, I have to take my daughter to the dentist

está esperando un niño she's expecting a baby

¿y qué tuvo? ¿un niño o una niña? what did she have, a boy or a girl?

3

(adulto joven): tiene 60 años y se ha casado con una niña de 20 he's 60 and he's married a (young) girl of 20

sale con un niño francés she's going out with a (young) French boy o ( colloq) guy

4 ( AmL) (término de respeto) ( masculine) young master; ( feminine) young lady

¿la niña Lupita va a cenar en casa? will Miss Lupita be dining in this evening?

Compuestos:

● niña bonita

feminine: la niñoa bonita number fifteen

● niño bien, niña bien

masculine, feminine rich kid ( colloq)

● niño bonito, niña bonita

masculine, feminine ( Esp) rich kid ( colloq)

● niño de brazos, niña de brazos

masculine, feminine babe-in-arms

● niño de los azotes

( period); masculine whipping boy, scapegoat

● niño de pañales, niña de pañales

masculine, feminine small o young baby

● niño de pecho, niña de pecho

masculine, feminine small o young baby

● Niño Jesús or Dios

masculine: el niño Jesús or Dios Baby Jesus

● niño mimado, niña mimada

masculine, feminine favorite*, pet

● niño pera, niña pera

masculine, feminine ( Esp) rich kid ( colloq)

● niño pijo, niña pija

masculine, feminine ( Esp) rich kid ( colloq)

● niño probeta, niña probeta

masculine, feminine test-tube baby

● niño prodigio, niña prodigio

masculine, feminine child prodigy

● niño soldado, niña soldado

masculine, feminine child soldier

● niños envueltos

mpl

(de carne) beef olives (pl); (de repollo) stuffed cabbage leaves (pl)

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niño
◊ -ña adjetivo ( joven) young;

(infantil, inmaduro) immature, childish
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) (m) boy, child;

(f) girl, child;
( bebé) baby;
◊ ¿te gustan los niños? do you like children?;

de niño as a child;
niño bien rich kid (colloq);
niño de pecho small o young baby;
el niño mimado de la maestra the teacher's favorite^{( conjugate favorite)} o pet;
niño prodigio child prodigy
b) ( con respecto a los padres) (m) son, child;

(f) daughter, child;
◊ tengo que llevar al niño al dentista I have to take my son to the dentist

niño,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino child: tiene dos niños y una niña, he has two sons and a daughter
va a tener un niño, she's expecting a baby
de niño, as a child
II adjetivo (persona infantil) child
♦ Locuciones: la niña de tus ojos, the apple of one's eye
' niño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aberración
- abrigada
- abrigado
- ahijada
- ahijado
- asistencia
- balbuceo
- barrio
- berrear
- berrido
- bicho
- bien
- bisnieta
- bisnieto
- bombón
- bonita
- bonito
- botija
- buena
- bueno
- caca
- calor
- cargar
- cartera
- clavada
- clavado
- condenada
- condenado
- conflictiva
- conflictivo
- crianza
- criatura
- daño
- dejar
- derecha
- derecho
- dormir
- edad
- educada
- educado
- enferma
- enfermo
- escolar
- existencia
- extremar
- fiebre
- ir
- gas
- gorrina
- gorrino
English:
any
- astonishing
- baby
- baby buggy
- baby carriage
- batter
- boggle
- bonnet
- boo-boo
- bounce
- boy
- bring up
- buggy
- busily
- child
- child prodigy
- clown around
- congenital
- console
- cub scout
- cute
- disobedient
- dyslexia
- erratic
- formative
- foster
- foster child
- from
- girl
- growing
- highchair
- horror
- indulge
- indulgence
- infant
- it
- jelly baby
- keep in
- kid
- let off
- little
- mischief
- mischievous
- mommy
- naughty
- outcry
- outwardly
- overgrown
- pat
- play pen

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niño, -a

♦ adj

1. [pequeño, joven] young

2. Pey [infantil, inmaduro] childish

♦ nm,f

1. [crío] [varón] child, boy;
[hembra] child, girl; [bebé] baby;
los niños the children;

¿es niño o niña? is it a boy or a girl?;

de niño era muy gordo he was very fat as a child;

desde niño from childhood;

Comp

estar como un niño con zapatos nuevos to be as pleased as punch;

Comp
Fam
ni qué niño muerto: es culpa de la crisis – ¡qué crisis ni qué niño muerto! it's the fault of the recession – don't give me that recession stuff!;

Comp

ser el niño bonito de alguien to be sb's pet o blue-eyed boy

Comp
Pey niño bien rich kid;
niños envueltos [plato] beef olives;

el niño Jesús the Baby Jesus;

niño mimado spoilt child;

niño de pecho tiny baby;

niño probeta test-tube baby;

niño prodigio child prodigy;

niño de teta tiny baby

2. [hijo] son;
[hija] daughter;
tuvo dos niñas con su primera mujer he had two daughters by his first wife

3. [joven] young boy, f young girl

Comp
RP niños cantores = children who sing the results of the state lottery
4. Meteo
el Niño el Niño;

la Niña la Niña

5. Am salvo RP [amo] master, f mistress;

hay que planchar la ropa de la niña Ana Miss Anna's clothes need ironing

6. Col niña del servicio maid, servant girl

7. Cuba [como apelativo] dear;

¡niño!, ¿por dónde se va a la estación de tren? which way is it to the railway station, dear?

LOS NIÑOS HÊROES

When the United States invaded Mexico in the war of 1847, its troops laid seige to the military academy in Chapultepec castle, then on the outskirts of Mexico City. Despite an order to flee to their homes, the military cadets refused to leave, and six who died in the fighting are commemorated as the Niños Héroes. The youngest was aged just 13 and none was older than 20. Despite some doubts which have been raised about the more colourful aspects of the legend (e.g. wrapping themselves in the national flag and leaping to their deaths from the battlements), they remain among the most honoured figures in Mexico's pantheon of national heroes. When US president Harry Truman placed a wreath at their monument on a visit to Mexico in 1947, the gesture went down very well, so much so that President Clinton repeated it in 1997.

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niño

I adj young; desp

childish;

¡no seas niño! don’t be childish!

II m

1 boy;

como niño con zapatos nuevos like a child with a new toy

2 forma de cortesía young man

3

:

niños pl children

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niño, -ña n

: child, boy m, girl f

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niño n

1. (sin distinguir el sexo) child [pl. children]

2. (bebé) baby [pl. babies]

3. (chico) boy / little boy

Spanish-English dictionary > niño

15 fond

fond [fɔ̃]

1. masculine noun

   a. [de récipient, vallée, jardin] bottom ; [de pièce] back

• être au fond de l'eau to be at the bottom of the river (or lake etc)

• le fond de la gorge the back of the throat

• envoyer un navire par le fond to send a ship to the bottom

• l'épave repose par 10 mètres de fond the wreck is lying 10 metres down

• les grands fonds the ocean depths

• au fond de la boutique at the back of the shop

• sans fond bottomless

• le fond de l'air est frais there's a nip in the air

• toucher le fond (dans l'eau) to touch the bottom ; ( = déprimer) to hit rock bottom

   b. ( = tréfonds) merci du fond du cœur I thank you from the bottom of my heart

• il pensait au fond de lui(-même) que... deep down he thought that...

• je vais vous dire le fond de ma pensée I shall tell you what I really think

• il a un bon fond he's basically a good person

• il y a un fond de vérité dans ce qu'il dit there's an element of truth in what he says

   c. ( = essentiel) [d'affaire, question, débat] heart

• c'est là le fond du problème that's the core of the problem

• aller au fond des choses to do things thoroughly

• débat de fond fundamental discussion

• problème de fond basic problem

• article de fond feature article

   d. ( = contenu) content

• le fond et la forme content and form

• le fond de l'affaire the substance of the case

   e. ( = arrière-plan) background

• fond sonore or musical background music

   f. ( = petite quantité) drop

• il va falloir racler les fonds de tiroirs we'll have to scrape together what we can

   g. (Sport) le fond long-distance running

• de fond [course, coureur] long-distance

   h. [de pantalon] seat

   i. (locutions) de fond en comble [fouiller] from top to bottom ; [détruire] completely

► au fond, dans le fond ( = en fait) basically

► à fond [visser] tightly ; [étudier] thoroughly

• respirer à fond to breathe deeply

• à fond la caisse (inf) at top speed

• à fond de train at top speed

2. compounds

► fond d'artichaut artichoke heart

► fond de court

• joueur de fond de court baseline player ► fond d'écran (Computing) wallpaper

► les fonds marins the sea bed

► fond de tarte ( = pâte) pastry base ; ( = crème) custard base

► fond de teint foundation (cream)

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fɔ̃
1.

nom masculin

1) ( partie inférieure) bottom

au fond du verre — in the bottom of the glass

au fond du tiroir — at the bottom of the drawer

vider les fonds de bouteilles — to empty out all the old bottles

toucher le fond — ( dans l'eau) to touch the bottom; fig to hit rock bottom

descendre au fond d'un puits — to go down a well

2) ( paroi) ( horizontale) bottom; ( verticale) back

le fond du placard — the back of the cupboard

valise à double fond — suitcase with a false bottom

fond de la mer — seabed

fond de l'océan — ocean floor

3) ( partie reculée) (de cour, magasin) back; (de couloir, pièce) far end

au fond de l'armoire — in the back of the wardrobe

la chambre du fond — the back bedroom

au fond des bois — deep in the woods

avancer dans le fond — ( dans un bus) to move up the bus

de fond en comble — from top to bottom

4) ( essence)

quel est le fond du problème? — what is the problem exactly?

les problèmes de fond — the basic problems

aller au fond des choses — to get to the bottom of things

un débat de fond — an in-depth debate

au fond or dans le fond, le problème est simple — the problem is simple, in fact

dans le fond, tu as raison — you're right, really

5) ( de texte) content

le fond et la forme — form and content

6) ( intérieur)

regarder quelqu'un au fond des yeux — ( avec amour) to look deep into somebody's eyes; ( avec suspicion) to give somebody a searching look

du fond du cœur — from the bottom of my heart

elle a un bon fond — she's very good at heart

il a un mauvais fond — he's got a nasty streak

7) ( arrière-plan) background

sur fond noir — on a black background

fond musical — background music

8) ( petite quantité)

un fond de porto — a drop of port

laisser un fond de bouteille — to leave a drop in the bottle

9) ( hauteur d'eau)

il n'y a pas assez de fond — the water is not deep enough

il y a 20 mètres de fond — the water is 20 metres [BrE] deep

l'épave gisait par 30 mètres de fond — the wreck lay 30 metres [BrE] down

10) Sport

épreuve de fond — long-distance event

11) ( de pantalon) seat

2.

à fond locution adverbiale

1) ( complètement)

connaître son domaine à fond — to be an expert in one's field

s'engager à fond — to commit oneself totally

soutenir quelqu'un/quelque chose à fond, être à fond (colloq) pour quelqu'un/quelque chose — to support somebody/something wholeheartedly

nettoyer quelque chose à fond — to give something a thorough cleaning

respirer à fond — to breathe deeply

mettre la radio à fond — to turn the radio right up

2) (colloq) ( vite)

rouler à fond — to drive at top speed

il est arrivé à fond — he came rushing in

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Phrasal Verbs:

- fond d'artichaut

- fond de tarte

- fond de teint

- fonds marins

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user ses fonds de culotte sur le même banc — fig to be at school together

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fɔ̃ nm
See:

fonds

1) [récipient, trou] bottom

Mon porte-monnaie est au fond de mon sac. — My purse is at the bottom of my bag.

au fond de — at the bottom of

de fond en comble — from top to bottom

envoyer par le fond NAVIGATION (= couler) — to send to the bottom

être envoyé par le fond — to be sent to the bottom

sans fond — bottomless

2) [salle, scène, cour] back

au fond de — at the back of

Il est assis au fond de la classe. — He sits at the back of the class.

Les toilettes sont au fond du couloir. — The toilets are at the end of the corridor.

3) fig

aller au fond des choses — to get to the bottom of things

Il m'a dit le fond de sa pensée. — He told me what he really thinks.

le fond de l'air; Le fond de l'air est frais. — It's quite chilly out of the sun.

4) [tableau, décor] background

5) (opposé à la forme) content

6) (= petite quantité)

Il ne lui restait qu'un fond de vin rouge. — He only had a drop of red wine left in his glass.

7) SPORT

le fond — long distance running

course de fond; épreuve de fond — long-distance race

8) (autres locutions)

à fond adv [connaître] — thoroughly, [soutenir] entirely, [appuyer, visser] right down

à fond (de train) adv * — full tilt

dans le fond; au fond adv (= en somme) — all things considered

Dans le fond, ce n'est pas si grave. — All things considered, it's not really that bad.

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fond

A nm

1 ( partie inférieure) bottom; dans le or au fond du verre/de mon sac in the bottom of the glass/of my bag; au fond du tiroir/de la vallée/de la mer at the bottom of the drawer/of the valley/of the sea; tout au fond du canal at the very bottom of the canal; puits sans fond fig bottomless pit; vider les fonds de bouteilles to empty out all the old bottles; faire les fonds de poubelles to go through the rubbish GB ou garbage US; toucher le fond ( dans l'eau) to touch the bottom; fig to hit rock bottom; envoyer un navire par le fond to sink a ship; descendre au fond d'un puits/de la mine to go down a well/the mine; travailler au fond [mineur] to work down the mine; avoir dix ans de fond [mineur] to have spent ten years down the mine; ⇒ tiroir;

2 Géog, Tech ( paroi) ( horizontale) bottom; ( verticale) back; le fond de la casserole est en cuivre the bottom of the saucepan is copper; le fond du placard se démonte the back of the cupboard comes out; valise à double fond suitcase with a false bottom; fond de la mer seabed; fond de l'océan ocean floor; ⇒ grand;

3 ( partie reculée) (de cour, magasin) back; (de couloir, pièce) far end; au fond de l'armoire in the back of the wardrobe; être assis tout au fond to be sitting right at the back; la chambre/l'étagère du fond the back bedroom/shelf; au fond des bois deep in the woods; j'ai une arête coincée au fond de la gorge there's a fishbone stuck in my throat; avancer dans le fond ( dans un bus) to move up the bus; de fond en comble [fouiller, nettoyer, refaire] from top to bottom;

4 ( essence) quel est le fond de ta pensée? what do you really think?; quel est le fond du problème? what is the problem exactly?; poser des questions de fond to ask some fundamental questions; faire des critiques de fond sur qch to find fundamental flaws in sth; les problèmes de fond sont résolus the basic problems have been solved; aller au fond des choses to get to the bottom of things; atteindre or toucher le fond du désespoir to be in the depths of despair; un fond de vérité an element of truth; un débat de fond an in-depth debate; au fond or dans le fond, le problème est simple the problem is simple, in fact; dans le fond, tu as raison you're right, really;

5 Littérat ( contenu) content; le fond et la forme form and content; être d'accord sur le fond to agree on the content;

6 ( intérieur) regarder qn au fond des yeux ( avec amour) to look deep into sb's eyes; ( avec suspicion) to give sb a searching look; je vous remercie du fond du cœur thank you from the bottom of my heart; au fond de son cœur or d'elle-même, elle le sait deep down she knows it; tout au fond de lui-même il regrette ses actes deep in his heart he regrets what he did; elle a un bon fond she's very good at heart; il a un mauvais fond he's got a nasty streak;

7 ( arrière-plan) background; sur fond noir on a black background; sur fond de soleil couchant with a sunset in the background; sur fond de récession against a background of recession; fond musical background music; sur fond de musique with music playing in the background;

8 ( petite quantité) donne-moi juste un fond de porto give me just a drop of port; laisser un fond de verre/de bouteille to leave a drop in one's glass/the bottle;

9 Naut ( hauteur d'eau) il n'y a pas assez de fond pour plonger/mouiller the water is not deep enough to dive/anchor; il y a vingt mètres de fond the water is twenty metres^GB deep; l'épave gisait par trente mètres de fond the wreck lay thirty metres^GB down;

10 Sport épreuve de fond long-distance event;

11 Cout ( de pantalon) seat.

B à fond loc adv

1 ( complètement) connaître son domaine à fond [spécialiste] to be an expert in one's field; s'engager à fond to commit oneself totally; soutenir qn/qch à fond, être à fond pour○ qn/qch to support sb/sth wholeheartedly; nettoyer la maison à fond to give the house a thorough cleaning; respirer à fond to breathe deeply; mettre la radio/le chauffage à fond to turn the radio/the heating right up;

2 ○( vite) rouler à fond to drive at top speed; il est arrivé à fond he came rushing in.

Composés

fond d'artichaut Culin artichoke bottom; fond blanc Culin white stock; fond brun Culin brown stock; fond d'œil Anat back of the eye, fundus of the eye spéc; Méd ( examen) ophthalmoscopic examination; fond de robe Mode slip; fond de tarte Culin pastry case; fond de teint Cosmét foundation GB, make-up base US; fonds marins Géog depths of the sea.

Idiome

user ses fonds de culotte sur le même banc fig to be at school together.

[fɔ̃] nom masculin

1. [d'un récipient] bottom

[d'un placard] back

[extrémité] bottom, far end

[de la gorge] back

[d'une pièce] far end, back

[d'un jardin] far end, bottom

sans fond bottomless

au fin fond du désert in the middle of the desert

il y a cinq mètres de fond [de profondeur] the water is five metres deep ou in depth

aller par le fond to sink

couler par 100 m de fond to sink to a depth of 100 m

fond de culotte ou de pantalon seat (of one's pants)

le fond d'œil MÉDECINE the back of the eye

faire un examen du fond d'œil MÉDECINE to have an ophthalmoscopy

les grands fonds marins the depths of the ocean

à fond de cale at rock bottom

gratter ou vider ou racler les fonds de tiroir (familier & figuré) to scrape around (for money, food etc.)

2. (figuré) depths

toucher le fond (du désespoir) to reach the depths of despair

il connaît le fond de mon cœur/âme he knows what's in my heart/soul

je vous remercie du fond du cœur I thank you from the bottom of my heart

3. [cœur, substance] heart, core, nub

puis-je te dire le fond de ma pensée? can I tell you what I really think?

le fond et la forme LITTÉRATURE substance and form

sur le fond, vous avez raison you're basically right

4. [tempérament]

il a un bon fond he's basically a good ou kind person

elle n'a pas vraiment un mauvais fond she's not really a bad person

5. [arrière-plan] background

il y a un fond de vérité dans ce que vous dites there's some truth in what you're saying

fond sonore background music

le fond de l'air est frais there's a chill ou nip in the air

6. [reste] drop

il reste un fond de café there's a drop of coffee left

boire ou vider les fonds de bouteilles to drink up the dregs

le fond du panier the leftovers

7. CUISINE

fond de sauce/soupe basis for a sauce/soup

fond d'artichaut artichoke heart

fond de tarte pastry case

8. MINES

travailler au fond to work at the coal face

descendre au fond de la mine to go down the pit

les mineurs de fond the men in the pits

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à fond locution adverbiale

in depth

respirer à fond to breathe deeply

faire le ménage à fond dans la maison (familier) to clean the house thoroughly, to spring-clean

se donner à fond to give one's all

se donner à fond dans ou à quelque chose to throw oneself completely into something

à fond de train locution adverbiale

(at) full tilt

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à fond la caisse locution adverbiale,

à fond les manettes locution adverbiale

(familier) → link=àà fond de train

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au fond locution adverbiale

basically

au fond, c'est mieux comme ça it's better that way, really

au fond, on pourrait y aller en janvier in fact, we could go in January

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au fond de locution prépositionnelle

au fond de soi-même deep down

c'est au fond du couloir/de la salle it's at the (far) end of the corridor/of the hall

au fond de la rivière at the bottom of the river

regarder quelqu'un au fond des yeux to look deeply into somebody's eyes

dans le fond

→ link=auau fond

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de fond locution adjectivale

1. SPORT [épreuve, coureur, course] long-distance (avant nom)

ski de fond cross-country skiing

2. [analyse, remarque, texte] basic, fundamental

de fond en comble locution adverbiale

[nettoyer, fouiller] from top to bottom

revoir un texte de fond en comble (figuré) to revise a text thoroughly

fond de robe nom masculin

slip

fond de teint nom masculin

(make-up) foundation

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > fond

16 toucher

toucher [tu∫e]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. (pour sentir, prendre) to touch ; (pour palper) to feel

• il me toucha l'épaule he touched my shoulder

• « prière de ne pas toucher » "please do not touch"

• pas touche ! (inf) hands off! (inf)

• il n'a pas touché un verre de vin depuis son accident he hasn't touched a drop of wine since his accident

• je n'avais pas touché une raquette depuis six mois I hadn't picked up a racket for six months

   b. ( = entrer en contact avec) to touch

• il ne faut pas que ça touche (le plafond) it mustn't touch (the ceiling)

• l'avion toucha le sol the plane touched down

   c. ( = être proche de) to adjoin ; [affaire] to concern

• son jardin touche le nôtre his garden adjoins ours

• une personne qui vous touche de près someone close to you

   d. ( = atteindre) [+ adversaire, objectif] to hit ; [+ public] to reach

• touché d'une balle en plein cœur hit by a bullet in the heart

• deux immeubles ont été touchés par l'explosion two buildings were hit by the explosion

• touché ! (bataille navale) hit!

• il voudrait toucher un public plus large he'd like to reach a wider audience

   e. ( = recevoir) [+ prime, allocation, traitement] to get ; [+ chèque] to cash ; [+ tiercé, gros lot] to win

• toucher le chômage (inf) to be on the dole (inf)

• il a fini le travail mais n'a encore rien touché he's finished the work but he hasn't been paid yet

   f. ( = émouvoir) [drame, deuil] to affect ; [scène attendrissante] to touch ; [critique, reproche] to have an effect on

• cette tragédie les a beaucoup touchés this tragedy affected them greatly

• rien ne le touche there is nothing that can move him

• votre cadeau nous a vivement touchés we were deeply touched by your gift

   g. ( = concerner) to affect

• ce problème ne nous touche pas this problem doesn't affect us

• le chômage touche surtout les jeunes unemployment affects the young especially

2. indirect transitive verb

• toucher à to touch ; [+ réputation] to question ; ( = modifier) [+ règlement, loi, tradition] to meddle with ; [+ mécanisme] to tamper with ; ( = concerner) [+ intérêts] to affect ; [+ problème, domaine] to have to do with ; ( = aborder) [+ période, but] to approach ; [+ sujet, question] to broach

• n'y touche pas ! don't touch!

• « prière de ne pas toucher aux objets exposés » "please do not touch the exhibits"

• toucher à tout [enfant] to be into everything ; [amateur curieux] to try one's hand at everything

• elle n'a pas touché à son déjeuner she didn't touch her lunch

• il n'a jamais touché à un fusil he's never handled a gun

• s'il touche à cet enfant, gare à lui ! if he touches that child, he'd better watch out!

• touche pas à ma bagnole ! (inf) hands off my car!

• la réforme touche au statut des salariés the reform affects the status of employees

• on peut rénover sans toucher à la façade it's possible to renovate without touching the façade

• c'est parfait, n'y touche pas it's perfect, don't change a thing

• tout ce qui touche à l'enseignement everything to do with teaching

• vous touchez là à une question délicate that is a very delicate matter you have raised

• nous touchons au but we're nearing our goal

• l'hiver/la guerre touche à sa fin or son terme winter/the war is drawing to a close

3. reflexive verb

► se toucher

   a. (mutuellement) to touch

• nos deux jardins se touchent our two gardens are adjacent (to each other)

   b. (réfléchi) il se toucha le front he touched his forehead

   c. ( = se masturber) (inf) to play with o.s. (inf)

4. masculine noun

touch ; ( = impression produite) feel

• doux au toucher soft to the touch

• cela a le toucher de la soie it feels like silk

• on reconnaît la soie au toucher you can tell silk by the feel of it

• avoir un bon toucher de balle to have a nice touch

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1. tuʃe
verbe transitif

1) ( poser la main sur)

toucher (de la main) — to touch [objet, surface, personne]

toucher du bois — ( par superstition) to touch wood

toucher le front de quelqu'un — to feel somebody's forehead

toucher quelque chose du doigt — lit, fig to put one's finger on something

2) ( être en contact avec) to be touching [mur, plafond, fond]

toucher le sol — [animal, sauteur, avion] to land

3) ( heurter) to hit [adversaire, voiture, trottoir]

si tu recules encore tu vas toucher le mur — if you reverse any more, you'll hit the wall

4) ( attendrir) to touch [personne]

ça me touche beaucoup — I am very touched

5) ( affecter) [changement, crise, loi] to affect [personne, secteur, pays]; [intempérie] to hit [région]

6) ( être contigu à) [pays, maison, usine] to be next to

7) ( encaisser) [personne] to get, to receive [argent]; to cash [chèque]; to get [retraite]; to win [lot]

8) ( joindre)

toucher quelqu'un — to get hold of somebody

9) ( atteindre)

toucher trois millions d'auditeurs or de téléspectateurs — to have an audience of three million

toucher sept millions de lecteurs — to have a readership of seven million

2.

toucher à verbe transitif indirect

1) ( poser la main sur)

toucher à — to touch [objets]

toucher à tout — lit to be into everything; fig to be a jack of all trades

il ne touche plus à un fusil — he won't go near a rifle anymore

avec son air de ne pas y toucher, c'est un malin — (colloq) he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth, but he's a sly one

2) ( concerner)

toucher à — to concern

la réforme touche à l'emploi des jeunes — the reform concerns youth employment

3) ( porter atteinte à)

toucher à — to infringe on [droit, privilège]

4) ( modifier)

toucher à — to change

on ne peut toucher aux coutumes — tradition is sacrosanct

5) ( aborder)

vous touchez à un sujet délicat — you're getting on to a delicate subject

3.

se toucher verbe pronominal [maisons, jardins] to be next to each other

II tuʃe
nom masculin

1) ( sens)

le toucher — touch, the sense of touch

doux au toucher — soft to the touch

2) Médecine digital examination

3) Musique ( d'un pianiste) touch

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tuʃe
1. nm

(= sens, faculté) touch

le toucher — touch, the sense of touch

au toucher — to the touch

2. vt

1) (= entrer en contact avec, manipuler) [objet, substance] to touch

prière de ne pas toucher — please don't touch

2) (= palper) to feel

Ce pull a l'air doux. Je peux toucher? — That sweater looks soft. Can I feel it?

3) (= atteindre) (d'un coup de feu) to hit

La balle l'a touché en pleine poitrine. — The bullet hit him right in the chest.

4) (= affecter) [gentillesse, compliment] to touch, [deuil, malheur] to affect

Leurs attentions l'ont beaucoup touché. — Their kind attentions touched him deeply.

sa mort m'a beaucoup touché — his death hit me hard

5) (= concerner) to affect, to concern

Ces nouvelles réformes ne nous touchent pas. — The new reforms don't affect us.

6) (= recevoir) [récompense, argent] to receive, to get, [salaire] to draw, to get, [chèque] to cash

Il a touché une grosse somme d'argent. — He received a large sum of money.

7) (= aborder) [problème, sujet] to touch on

je vais lui en toucher un mot — I'll have a word with him about it

8) (= contacter) to reach, to contact

3. vi

toucher à

1) (= manipuler) to touch

Ne touche pas à mes livres! — Don't touch my books!

2) (= modifier) to tamper with, to meddle with

Quelqu'un a touché au dispositif de sécurité. — Someone has tampered with the safety device.

3) (= traiter de, concerner) to deal with, to concern

Cet article touche à des sujets d'actualité. — This article deals with topical issues.

4) (= atteindre) [but, date] to reach

toucher au but — to near one's goal

toucher à sa fin — to be drawing to a close

5) (= être contigu à) [frontière, mur] to be next to

Leur jardin touche au nôtre. — Their garden is next to ours.

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toucher verb table: aimer

A nm

1 ( sens) le toucher touch, the sense of touch; reconnaître des objets au toucher to identify objects by touch; un tissu doux au toucher a fabric which is soft to the touch;

2 Méd digital examination; toucher rectal digital examination of the rectum;

3 Mus ( d'un pianiste) touch.

B vtr

1 ( poser la main sur) toucher (de la main) to touch [objet, surface, personne]; ‘prière de ne pas toucher’ ‘please do not touch’; ne touche pas, pas touche○! don't touch!; toucher le bras/l'épaule/le dos de qn to touch sb's arm/shoulder/back, to touch sb on the arm/shoulder/back; toucher du bois ( par superstition) to touch wood; je touche du bois, mais je ne suis jamais malade I never get ill, touch wood!; toucher le front de qn to feel sb's forehead; toucher qch du doigt lit, fig to put one's finger on sth;

2 ( être en contact avec) to be touching [mur, plafond, fond]; toucher le sol [animal, sauteur, avion] to land;

3 ( heurter) to hit [adversaire, voiture, trottoir]; si tu recules encore tu vas toucher le mur if you reverse any more, you'll hit the wall; ne pas toucher une or la balle○ not to get near the ball; ‘touché!’ ( en escrime) ‘touché!’; ( à la bataille navale) ‘hit!’; toucher qn à la tête/poitrine to hit sb in the head/chest; touché dans le dos il s'est effondré he was hit in the back and slumped down;

4 ( attendrir) to touch [personne] ; ça me touche beaucoup I am very touched; j'ai été très touchée de ta visite or que tu viennes me voir I was very touched by your visit;

5 ( affecter) [événement, changement, crise, loi] to affect [personne, secteur, pays]; [intempérie] to hit [région, ville]; rien ne la touche nothing affects her; la récession touche tout le monde the recession affects everybody; le chômage touche 15% de la population active unemployment affects 15 per cent of the working population; la région la plus touchée par l'ouragan the area hardest hit by the hurricane;

6 ( être contigu à) [pays] to be next to, to border (on); [maison, usine] to be next to, to adjoin [bâtiment, parc]; leur terrain touche le nôtre their land is next to ou adjoins ours;

7 ( encaisser) [personne] to get, to receive [argent, indemnités, dividendes]; to cash [chèque, mandat]; to get [retraite]; to win [tiercé, loterie]; il a touché une grosse somme à son départ he got a lot of money when he left; elle ne va toucher aucune indemnité she won't get ou receive any compensation; ils touchent une petite retraite they get a small pension;

8 ( joindre) toucher qn to get hold of sb; il est difficile à toucher par téléphone he's difficult to get hold of on the phone;

9 Presse, Radio, TV toucher trois millions d'auditeurs or de téléspectateurs to have an audience of three million; toucher sept millions de lecteurs to have a readership of seven million.

C toucher à vtr ind

1 ( poser la main sur) toucher à to touch [objets]; ne touchez à rien don't touch anything; il n'a pas touché à son repas he didn't touch his meal; il ne touche plus à une goutte d'alcool he doesn't touch a drop of alcohol anymore; toucher à tout lit to be into everything; fig to be a jackofall trades; il ne touche plus à un fusil he won't go near a rifle anymore; ‘touche pas à mon pote○’ ‘hands off my pal○’; avec son air de ne pas y toucher, c'est un malin○ he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth, but he's a sly one;

2 ( concerner) toucher à to concern; la réforme touche à l'emploi des jeunes the reform concerns youth employment; tout ce qui touche à la discipline/l'individu anything that relates to ou that concerns discipline/the individual; c'est un problème qui touche à l'éthique it's a question of ethics;

3 ( porter atteinte à) toucher à to infringe on [droit, liberté, privilège]; to detract from [dignité]; toucher aux principes fondamentaux de la démocratie to infringe on the fundamental principles of democracy;

4 ( modifier) to change; on ne peut toucher aux coutumes tradition is sacrosanct;

5 ( aborder) to get on to [question, problème]; vous touchez à un sujet délicat/une question fondamentale you're getting on to a delicate subject/a fundamental issue.

D se toucher vpr

1 ( se tâter) ( l'un l'autre) to feel each other; ( soi-même) to feel oneself; se toucher la tête/le bras/les pieds ( l'un l'autre) to feel each other's heads/arms/feet; ( soi-même) to feel one's head/arm/feet;

2 ◑( se masturber) to play with oneself○;

3 ( être contigu) (maisons, jardins, immeubles) to be next to each other; nos deux maisons se touchent our houses are next door to each other.

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[tuʃe] nom masculin

1. [sens] (sense of) touch

[palpation] touch

2. [sensation] feel

le toucher onctueux de l'argile the smooth feel of clay

3. [manière de toucher] touch

avoir un toucher délicat/vigoureux [généralement, MUSIQUE] to have a light/energetic touch

4. MÉDECINE (digital) palpation (terme spécialisé), examination

5. SPORT touch

il a un bon toucher de balle he's got a nice touch

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au toucher locution adverbiale

doux/rude au toucher soft/rough to the touch

c'est facile à reconnaître au toucher it's easy to tell what it is by touching it ou by the feel of it

II

[tuʃe] verbe transitif

A.

1. [pour caresser, saisir] to touch

[pour examiner] to feel

ne me touche pas! get your hands off me!, don't touch me!

le parchemin s'effrite dès qu'on le touche the parchment crumbles at the first touch

toucher quelque chose du pied to touch something with one's foot

pas touche! (familier) hands off!

touchez avec les yeux! don't touch, just look!

2. [entrer en contact avec] to touch

ma main a touché sa main my hand brushed (against) his

au moment où la navette spatiale touche le sol when the space shuttle touches down ou lands

3. (familier) [joindre - suj: personne] to contact, to reach, to get in touch with

où peut-on vous toucher en cas d'urgence? where can you be contacted ou reached in an emergency?

[suj: lettre] to reach

si notre message l'avait touché if our message had got (through) to him ou reached him

4. MÉDECINE to palpate (terme spécialisé), to examine

5. NAUTIQUE [port] to put in at, to call at

[rochers, fonds] to hit, to strike

B.

1. [se servir de - accessoire, instrument] to touch

son service est si puissant que je ne touche pas une balle (familier) his serve is so powerful I can't get anywhere near the ball

2. [consommer] to touch

il n'a même pas touché son repas/la bouteille he never even touched his meal/the bottle

3. [blesser] to hit

touché à l'épaule hit in the shoulder

touché! ESCRIME touché!

touché, coulé! JEUX hit, sunk!

4. [atteindre - suj: mesure] to concern, to affect, to apply to ; [ - suj: crise, krach boursier, famine] to affect, to hit ; [ - suj: incendie, épidémie] to spread to (inseparable)

la marée noire a touché tout le littoral the oil slick spread all along the coast

reste-t-il un secteur que l'informatique n'ait pas touché? are there still any areas untouched by computerization?

les personnes touchées par l'impôt sur les grandes fortunes people in the top tax bracket

5. [émouvoir - suj: film, geste, gentillesse, spectacle] to move, to touch

ses chansons ne me touchent pas her songs leave me cold

vos compliments me touchent beaucoup I'm very touched by your kind words

ses prières avaient touché mon cœur her entreaties had moved ou stirred me

[affecter - suj: décès] to affect, to shake ; [ - suj: critique, propos désobligeants] to affect, to have an effect on

elle a été très touchée par sa disparition she was badly shaken by his death

6. (familier) [s'en prendre à - personne] to touch

7. [percevoir - allocation, honoraires, pension, salaire] to receive, to get, to draw ; [ - indemnité, ration] to receive, to get ; [ - chèque] to cash (in) (separable)

elle touche 30 000 euros par an she earns 30,000 euros a year

toucher gros (familier) to line one's pockets, to make a packet

touchez-vous les allocations familiales? do you get child benefit?

il a dû toucher pas mal d'argent (familier) he must've been slipped a tidy sum

toucher le tiercé to win the tiercé

toucher le chômage to be on the dole (UK), to be on welfare (US)

C.

1. [être contigu à] to join onto, to adjoin (soutenu), to be adjacent to (soutenu)

2. [concerner]

une affaire qui touche la Défense nationale a matter related to defence, a defence-related matter

3. [être parent avec] to be related to

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[tuʃe] verbe intransitif

1. NAUTIQUE to touch bottom

2. PÊCHE to bite

3. (très familier) [exceller]

elle touche en informatique! she's a wizard at ou she knows a thing or two about computers!

ça y est, au saxo, je commence à toucher! I'm beginning to get the hang of the sax now!

4. (locution)

touchez là! it's a deal!, (let's) shake on it!

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toucher à verbe plus préposition

1. [porter la main sur - objet] to touch

évitez de toucher aux fruits try not to handle the fruit

que je ne te reprenne pas à toucher aux allumettes! don't let me catch you playing with matches again! ; [ - adversaire, élève] to touch, to lay hands ou a finger on

si tu touches à un seul cheveu de sa tête...! if you so much as lay a finger on her...!

[porter atteinte à] to interfere with (inseparable), to harm, to touch

ils ne veulent pas vraiment toucher au gouvernement their aim isn't really to harm the government

ne touchez pas aux parcs nationaux! hands off the national parks!

2. [modifier - appareil, documents, législation] to tamper ou to interfere with

ton dessin est parfait, n'y touche plus your drawing is perfect, leave it as it is

3. [utiliser - aliment, instrument] to touch ; [ - somme d'argent] to touch, to break into

je n'ai jamais touché à la drogue I've never been on ou touched drugs

toucher à tout

a. (sens propre) to fiddle with ou to touch everything

b. (figuré) to dabble (in everything)

je touche un peu à tout

a. [artisan] I'm a Jack-of-all-trades, I do a little bit of everything

b. [artiste] I'm a man of many parts

4. [être proche de - suj: pays, champ] to adjoin (soutenu), to border (upon) ; [ - suj: maison, salle] to join on (inseparable) to, to adjoin (soutenu)

notre propriété touche aux salines our property borders on the salt marsh

[confiner à]

toucher à la perfection to be close to perfection

5. [concerner, se rapporter à - activité, sujet] to have to do with, to concern

tout ce qui touche au sexe est tabou everything connected ou to do with sex is taboo

6. [aborder - sujet, question] to bring up (separable), to come onto (inseparable), to broach

vous venez de toucher au point essentiel du débat you've put your finger on the key issue in the debate

7. (soutenu) [atteindre - un point dans l'espace, dans le temps] to reach

le navire touche au port ce soir the ship will enter ou reach harbour tonight

le projet touche à son terme the project is nearing its end

notre séjour touche à sa fin our stay is nearing its end

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se toucher verbe pronominal

(emploi réciproque) [être en contact] to touch, to be in contact

[entrer en contact] to touch, to come into contact

[jardins, communes] to touch, to be adjacent (to each other), to adjoin each other (soutenu)

ils se touchèrent de l'épaule their shoulders touched

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se toucher verbe pronominal

(emploi réfléchi) (euphémisme) [se masturber] to play with oneself

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > toucher

17 mal

adj.

1 bad, evil.

2 bad, poor.

3 bad, deficient, low-quality.

adv.

1 wrong (incorrectamente).

hacer algo mal to do something wrong

has escrito mal esta palabra you've spelled that word wrong

hiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell him

portarse mal to behave badly

2 badly (inadecuadamente).

la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badly

mal vestido badly dressed

oigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very well

esta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properly

Haces las cosas mal siempre! You always do things badly!

3 hardly.

mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know it if you don't tell him

4 barely, hardly.

Mal pudimos dormir esa noche We could barely sleep that night.

m.

1 harm, damage (daño).

no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a while

mal de ojo evil eye

2 illness.

mal de altura o montaña altitude o mountain sickness

el mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease

3 evil.

4 wrong.

* * *

mal

► nombre masculino

1 evil

■ el bien y el mal good and evil

■ luchar contra el mal to fight against evil

2 (daño) harm

3 (enfermedad) sickness

► adjetivo

1 (forma apocopada de malo) bad

■ este ha sido mal año de fresas this has been a bad year for strawberries

► adverbio

1 (no adecuadamente) badly

■ se portó mal con nosotros he treated us badly

2 (enfermo) ill, sick

■ me encuentro mal I feel ill, I don't feel well

3 (incorrectamente) wrong

■ lo has hecho mal you've done it wrong

4 (difícilmente) hardly, scarcely

■ veo muy mal desde aquí I can hardly see from here

5 (desagradablemente) bad

■ aquí huele mal it smells bad in here

■ como sigas así, acabarás mal if you keep on like that, you'll end up in trouble

6 (en frases negativas) bad, badly

■ la película no está mal the film's not bad

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a grandes males, grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measures

de mal en peor from bad to worse

estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody

mal que bien one way or another

mal que les (te, etc) pese whether they (you, etc) like it or not

menos mal que... it's a good job that..., thank God that...

no hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on forever

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining

mal de altura altitude sickness

mal de ojo evil eye

mal de la rosa pellagra

mal de la tierra homesickness

mal francés syphilis

* * *
1. adv.
1) badly, poorly

2) hardly

3) wrong
2. noun m.
1) evil

2) wrong

3) harm

4) misfortune

5) illness, disease
3. adj.
(see malo. Used before masculine singular nouns)

* * *

1. ADV

1) (=imperfectamente) badly

el negocio les va mal — their business is doing badly

está muy mal escrito — it's very badly written

han escrito mal mi apellido — they've spelt my surname wrong

me entendió mal — he misunderstood me

creo que me expliqué mal — I don't think I explained what I meant properly

oigo/veo mal — I can't hear/see well

lo hice lo menos mal que pude — I did it as well as I could

si mal no recuerdo — if my memory serves me right, if I remember correctly

mal puedo hablar yo de este asunto — I'm hardly the right person to talk to about this

2) (=reprobablemente)

se portó muy mal con su mejor amiga — she behaved very badly towards her best friend

• hacer mal, hace mal en mentir — he is wrong to lie

3) (=insuficientemente) poorly

la habitación estaba mal iluminada — the room was poorly lit

este disco se vendió muy mal — this record sold very poorly, this record had very poor sales

sus hijos estaban mal alimentados — her children were underfed

un trabajo mal pagado — a badly paid job

• comer mal, en este restaurante se come mal — the food isn't very good in this restaurant

la niña come mal — the girl isn't eating properly, the girl is off her food

por falta de dinero comemos mal — we aren't able to eat properly because we don't have enough money

4) (=sin salud) ill

su padre está bastante mal — her father's pretty ill

encontrarse o sentirse mal — to feel ill

5) (=desagradablemente)

lo pasé muy mal en la fiesta — I had a very bad time at the party

les fue muy mal en Inglaterra — things went very badly for them in England

¡no está mal este vino! — this wine isn't bad!

no estaría mal ir mañana de excursión — I wouldn't mind going on a trip tomorrow

• caer mal algn, me cae mal su amigo — I don't like his friend

• decir o hablar mal de algn — to speak ill of sb

• llevarse mal, me llevo mal con él — I don't get on with him

los dos hermanos se llevan muy mal — the two brothers don't get on at all

• oler mal, esta habitación huele mal — this room smells (bad)

• pensar mal de algn — to think badly of sb

• saber mal, sabe mal — it doesn't taste nice

6) [otras locuciones]

• estar a mal con algn — to be on bad terms with sb

• ¡ menos mal! — thank goodness!

menos mal que... — it's just as well (that)..., it's a good job (that)...

• ir de mal en peor — to go from bad to worse

• mal que bien — more or less, just about

mal que bien lo hemos solucionado — we've more or less o just about managed to solve it

mal que bien vamos tirando — we're just about managing to get by

• tomarse algo (a) mal — to take sth the wrong way

2.

CONJ

mal que le pese — whether he likes it or not

3.

ADJ ver malo 1.

4. SM

1) (=maldad)

el mal — evil

el bien y el mal — good and evil

caer en el mal — to fall into evil ways

combatir el mal — frm to fight against evil

echar algo a mal — to despise sth

2) (=perjuicio) harm

no le deseo ningún mal — I don't wish him any harm o ill

hacer mal a algn — to do sb harm

el mal ya está hecho — the harm o damage is done now

no hay ningún mal — there's no harm done

¡mal haya quien...! — frm a curse on whoever...!

• dar mal a algn — to make sb suffer

• darse mal — to torment o.s.

• un mal menor — the lesser of two evils

rebajamos los precios, como mal menor — we cut the prices, as the lesser of two evils

esa solución no me satisface, pero es un mal menor — I'm not happy with that solution, but it could have been worse

• parar en mal — to come to a bad end

- no hay mal que por bien no venga

- mal de muchos consuelo de tontos

3) (=problema) ill

los males de la economía — the ills afflicting the economy

4) (Med) disease, illness

mal caduco — epilepsy

mal de altura — altitude sickness

mal de amores — lovesickness

sufre mal de amores — she's lovesick

mal de Chagas — Chagas' disease

mal de la tierra — homesickness

mal de mar — seasickness

mal francés — ( Hist) syphilis

5)

mal de ojo — evil eye

le echaron el mal de ojo — they gave him the evil eye

6) LAm (Med) epileptic fit

* * *
I
adjetivo: ver malo
II
adjetivo invariable

1)

a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)

estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)

me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill

andar mal del estómago — to have trouble with one's stomach

éste está mal de la cabeza! — he's not right in the head

esas cosas me ponen mal — things like that really upset me

b) (incómodo, a disgusto)

tú allí estás mal — you aren't comfortable there

¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?

2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)

no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)

3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> bad

aquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here

esta leche huele mal — this milk smells bad o off

4) ( insatisfactorio)

estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph

le queda mal ese color — that color doesn't suit her

el arroz siempre me queda mal — my rice never turns out right

la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive

sacarme un millón no estaría nada mal — I wouldn't mind winning a million

5) ( incorrecto) wrong

está muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her

estuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo — it was wrong of you not to help him

6) ( indicando escasez)

estar mal de algo — to be short of something

estamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
III
adverbio

1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badly

se expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly

te oigo muy mal — I can hardly hear you

en el colegio se come muy mal — the food's terrible at school

le fue mal en los exámenes — his exams went badly

de mal en peor — from bad to worse

2) ( desventajosamente)

se casó muy mal — she made a bad marriage

vendieron muy mal la casa — they got a terrible price for the house

el negocio marcha mal — the business isn't doing well

3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill

hablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody

piensa mal de todo el mundo — he thinks ill of everyone

4)

a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wrongly

lo has hecho mal — you've done it wrong

te han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed

te entendí mal — I misunderstood you

b) ( de manera reprensible) badly

obró mal — he acted wrongly o badly

haces mal en no ir a verla — it's wrong of you not to go and see her

me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner

portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave

5) ( difícilmente)

mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it

6) (en locs)

hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)

esto hace mal al hígado — this is bad for the liver

comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)

mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other

mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not

menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart

•

- mal nacido -da
IV
masculino

1) (Fil) evil

el bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong

2) (daño, perjuicio)

el mal que me hizo — the wrong she did me

le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time

el divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal — her parents' divorce did her a lot of harm

lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)

3) (inconveniente, problema)

los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad — the ills afflicting our society

uno de los males de nuestro tiempo — one of the evils of our time

a grandes males grandes remedios — desperate situations call for desperate measures

no hay mal que cien años dure — nothing goes on for ever

no hay mal que por bien no venga — every cloud has a silver lining

mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)

- mal menor

4) (Med)

a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness

b) ( epilepsia)

el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy

cuando le da el mal — when she has a fit

- mal de amores

- mal de altura

- mal de ojo

- mal de Parkinson

5) ( pena) trouble

* * *

= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.

Ex. Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.

Ex. He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.

Ex. In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.

Ex. It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.

Ex. In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.

Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.

Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.

Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

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* eje del mal = axis of evil.

* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.

* hacer el mal = do + evil.

* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.

* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.

* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.

* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.

* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.

* * *
I
adjetivo: ver malo
II
adjetivo invariable

1)

a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)

estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)

me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill

andar mal del estómago — to have trouble with one's stomach

éste está mal de la cabeza! — he's not right in the head

esas cosas me ponen mal — things like that really upset me

b) (incómodo, a disgusto)

tú allí estás mal — you aren't comfortable there

¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?

2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)

no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)

3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> bad

aquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here

esta leche huele mal — this milk smells bad o off

4) ( insatisfactorio)

estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph

le queda mal ese color — that color doesn't suit her

el arroz siempre me queda mal — my rice never turns out right

la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive

sacarme un millón no estaría nada mal — I wouldn't mind winning a million

5) ( incorrecto) wrong

está muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her

estuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo — it was wrong of you not to help him

6) ( indicando escasez)

estar mal de algo — to be short of something

estamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
III
adverbio

1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badly

se expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly

te oigo muy mal — I can hardly hear you

en el colegio se come muy mal — the food's terrible at school

le fue mal en los exámenes — his exams went badly

de mal en peor — from bad to worse

2) ( desventajosamente)

se casó muy mal — she made a bad marriage

vendieron muy mal la casa — they got a terrible price for the house

el negocio marcha mal — the business isn't doing well

3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill

hablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody

piensa mal de todo el mundo — he thinks ill of everyone

4)

a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wrongly

lo has hecho mal — you've done it wrong

te han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed

te entendí mal — I misunderstood you

b) ( de manera reprensible) badly

obró mal — he acted wrongly o badly

haces mal en no ir a verla — it's wrong of you not to go and see her

me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner

portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave

5) ( difícilmente)

mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it

6) (en locs)

hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)

esto hace mal al hígado — this is bad for the liver

comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)

mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other

mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not

menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart

•

- mal nacido -da
IV
masculino

1) (Fil) evil

el bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong

2) (daño, perjuicio)

el mal que me hizo — the wrong she did me

le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time

el divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal — her parents' divorce did her a lot of harm

lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)

3) (inconveniente, problema)

los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad — the ills afflicting our society

uno de los males de nuestro tiempo — one of the evils of our time

a grandes males grandes remedios — desperate situations call for desperate measures

no hay mal que cien años dure — nothing goes on for ever

no hay mal que por bien no venga — every cloud has a silver lining

mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)

- mal menor

4) (Med)

a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness

b) ( epilepsia)

el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy

cuando le da el mal — when she has a fit

- mal de amores

- mal de altura

- mal de ojo

- mal de Parkinson

5) ( pena) trouble

* * *

= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.

Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.

Ex: He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.

Ex: In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.

Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.

Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.

Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.

Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.

Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

* eje del mal = axis of evil.

* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.

* hacer el mal = do + evil.

* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.

* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.

* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.

* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.

* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.

* * *

mal¹

adjective

ver malo¹ (↑ malo (1))

mal²

adj inv

A

1 (enfermo, con mal aspecto) estar mal to be bad o ill; (anímicamente) to be o feel low ( colloq), to be o feel down ( colloq)

me siento mal I don't feel well, I feel ill

hace días que ando mal del estómago I've been having trouble with my stomach for some days now

lo encontré muy mal, pálido y desmejorado he didn't seem at all well, he looked pale and sickly

está muy mal, no se ha repuesto de lo del marido she's in a bad way, she hasn't got over what happened to her husband

¡éste está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the head

esas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me

2

(incómodo, a disgusto): ¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?

tú allí estás mal you aren't comfortable there

B ( fam) ( en frases negativas)

(refiriéndose al atractivo sexual): no está nada mal he's/she's not at all bad ( colloq)

C (desagradable) ‹oler/saber› bad

aquí huele mal there's a horrible smell in here, it smells in here

no sabe tan mal it doesn't taste that bad

esta leche huele mal this milk smells bad o off

D

(insatisfactorio): los soufflés siempre me quedan mal my soufflés never turn out right

estoy or quedé or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photo

le queda mal ese peinado that hairstyle doesn't suit her

la casa no está mal, pero es cara the house isn't bad o is quite nice but it's expensive

sacarnos un millón no estaría nada mal I wouldn't mind winning a million

E (incorrecto) wrong

la fecha está mal the date is wrong

creo que está muy mal no decírselo I think it's very wrong o bad not to tell her

está mal que le hables en ese tono it's wrong (of you) to speak to him in that tone

estuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo it was wrong of you not to help him

F (indicando escasez) estar mal DE algo:

estamos mal de dinero we're hard up ( colloq), we're short of money

estamos mal de arroz we have hardly any rice (left), we're low on o almost out of rice

mal³

adverb

A (de manera no satisfactoria) ‹hecho/organizado/pintado/vestido› badly

canta muy mal she sings very badly, she's a very bad singer, she's very bad at singing

se expresó mal he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly

te oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you, I can't hear you very well

en el colegio se come muy mal the food's terrible at school

le fue mal en los exámenes his exams went badly

de mal en peor from bad to worse

B

(desventajosamente): se casó muy mal she made a bad marriage

vendieron muy mal la casa they got a terrible price for the house

el negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing very well

C (desfavorablemente) badly, ill

no hables mal de ella don't speak badly o ill of her

piensa mal de todo el mundo he thinks ill of everyone

D

1 (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wrongly

lo has hecho mal you've done it wrong

mi nombre está mal escrito my name has been misspelt, my name is spelt/has been spelt wrong(ly)

te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informed

te entendí mal I misunderstood you, I didn't understand you properly

2 (de manera reprensible) badly

obró or procedió mal he acted wrongly o badly

haces mal en no ir a verla it's wrong of you not to go and see her

me contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner

si te portas mal no te traigo más if you behave badly o if you misbehave I won't bring you again

E

(difícilmente): mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado you can hardly say o I don't see how you can say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it

F ( en locs):

hacer mal ( AmL) (a la salud): los fritos hacen mal al hígado fried food is bad for the liver

comí algo que me hizo mal I ate something which didn't agree with me o which made me feel bad o ill

ver tb mal⁴ m B. (↑ mal (4))

mal que bien or ( Chi) mal que mal ( fam); somehow or other

mal que me/te/nos pese whether I/you/we like it or not

menos mal: aceptaron tu solicitud — ¡menos mal! they've accepted your application — thank goodness!

¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!

¡menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing o ( BrE) a good job she didn't find out! ( colloq)

estar a mal con algn to be on bad terms with sb

tomarse algo a mal to take sth to heart

traer vt B. (↑ traer)

Compuesto:

mal nacido, mal nacida

masculine, feminine swine ( colloq), rat ( colloq) ver tb maleducado¹ (↑ maleducado (1)), maleducado² (↑ maleducado (2))

mal⁴

masculine

A ( Fil) evil

el bien y el mal good and evil, right and wrong

líbranos del mal deliver us from evil

B

(daño, perjuicio): no le perdono todo el mal que me hizo I can't forgive her all the wrong she did me

le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo you're doing her a disservice o you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time

el divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal her parents' divorce did her a lot of harm

lo que me dijo me hizo mucho mal what he said hurt me deeply o really hurt me

ver tb mal³ adv F. (↑ mal (3))

C

(inconveniente, problema): los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad the ills afflicting our society

la contaminación es uno de los males de nuestro tiempo pollution is one of the evils of our time

a grandes males grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measures

no hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on for ever

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining

mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos: … pero a mucha gente le pasó lo mismo — mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos … but the same thing happened to a lot of other people — so that makes you feel better, does it? ( iro)

todos mis amigos suspendieron también, así que mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos all my friends failed too, so that's some consolation, I suppose o so that makes things a bit better, I suppose

quien canta sus males espanta problems don't seem so bad if you keep cheerful

Compuesto:

mal menor

(entre dos alternativas) lesser of two evils

eso fue un mal menor porque se podría haber matado in fact he was lucky o he can count himself lucky, he could have been killed

D ( Med)

1 ( liter) (enfermedad) illness

2

(epilepsia): el mal (enfermedad) epilepsy

cuando le da el mal when she has a fit

Compuestos:

● mal de Alzheimer

Alzheimer's disease

● mal de amores

( fam):

tiene mal de amores he's lovesick

● mal de Chagas

Chagas' disease

● mal de (las) altura(s)

altitude sickness, mountain sickness

● mal de ojo

evil eye

le echó el mal de ojo or (CS) le hizo mal de ojo she gave him the evil eye

● mal de Parkinson

Parkinson's disease

● mal francés

( euf); syphilis

E (pena) trouble

no me vengas a contar tus males don't come to me with your troubles

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mal adjetivo: ver
◊ malo

■ adjetivo invariable
1 [estar] ( enfermo) ill;
( anímicamente) in a bad way (colloq);
( incómodo) uncomfortable;
◊ andar mal del estómago to have trouble with one's stomach;

¡este está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the head;
esas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me
2 (fam) ( en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al aspecto):
◊ no está nada mal she's/he's/it's not at all bad (colloq)

3 ( insatisfactorio): estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photograph;
◊ le queda mal ese color that color doesn't suit her

4 [estar] ( incorrecto) wrong
5 ( indicando escasez) estar or ir mal de algo ‹de dinero/tiempo› to be short of sth
■ adverbio
1 ( de manera no satisfactoria) ‹vestir/cantar/jugar› badly;
◊ le fue mal en los exámenes his exams went badly;

te oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you;
el negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing well;
de mal en peor from bad to worse
2 ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill;
◊ hablar mal de algn to speak badly o ill of sb

3
a) ( de manera errónea) wrong, wrongly;

◊ te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informed;

te entendí mal I misunderstood you
b) ( de manera reprensible) ‹obrar/partarse› badly;

◊ haces mal en no ir a verla it's wrong of you not to go and see her;

me contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely
4 ( desagradable) ‹oler/saber› bad;
◊ aquí huele mal there's a horrible smell o it smells in here

5 ( en locs)
◊ hacer mal (AmL) ( a la salud): esto hace mal al hígado this is bad for the liver;

el pescado me hizo mal the fish didn't agree with me;
menos mal: ¡menos mal! thank goodness!;
¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!;
tomarse algo a mal to take sth to heart
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Fil) evil;
◊ el bien y el mal good and evil, right and wrong

2 (daño, perjuicio):
◊ el divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal her parents' divorce did her a lot of harm

3 ( cosa dañina) ill, evil;
◊ los males sociales the social ills;

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining
4 (Med) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness;
◊ tiene mal de amores (fam) he's lovesick;

mal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness, mountain sickness
5 ( pena) trouble
mal
I adj (delante de sustantivo masculino) bad
un mal momento, (inoportuno) a bad time: está atravesando un mal momento, he's going through a bad patch ➣ malo,-a
II sustantivo masculino
1 evil, wrong
más allá del bien y del mal, beyond good and evil
2 (perjuicio) harm: me ha hecho mucho mal, it really hurt me
mal de ojo, the evil eye
3 (dolencia) illness, disease: padece un mal incurable, she suffers from an incurable disease
III adverbio
1 (de mala manera, incorrectamente) badly, wrong: oye muy mal, she can hardly hear
todo me sale mal, everything I do turns out badly
me siento mal del estómago, I've got an upset stomach
menos mal que estás aquí, it's a good job you are here
2 (difícilmente) scarcely, hardly: si no me lo cuentas, mal puedo yo ayudarte, if you don't tell me I can scarcely help you
♦ Locuciones: llevar uno mal algo, to take sthg badly: lleva muy mal la muerte de su padre, he took the death of his father really badly
mal que, even if: tendremos que ir mal que nos pese, whether we like it or not, we'll have to go
mal que bien, somehow or other: mal que bien vamos tirando, we're managing quite well somehow or other
ponerse a mal con alguien, to fall out with sb
tomar uno a mal, to take sthg badly: no te lo tomes a mal, don't take it badly
' mal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agüero
- añadidura
- apestar
- apestosa
- apestoso
- atufar
- avenida
- avenido
- azotea
- berrear
- bicho
- bien
- caber
- cabeza
- caer
- café
- calcular
- caldo
- camino
- cantar
- carácter
- cardo
- chabacana
- chabacano
- chapuza
- comportarse
- comunicada
- comunicado
- conservarse
- contraluz
- contraria
- contrario
- criada
- criado
- daño
- desastre
- desencajada
- desencajado
- deslucir
- despertar
- día
- dinero
- educada
- educado
- efecto
- empañarse
- encajar
- encaminada
- encaminado
- encontrar
English:
abuse
- acquit
- act up
- agree
- along
- amulet
- astray
- bad
- bad-tempered
- badly
- barring
- best
- bile
- cheap
- cloud
- come off
- condition
- deal
- deliver
- disagree
- disapprove
- disrepair
- do
- do with
- doom
- downhill
- embody
- evil
- evil eye
- fit
- flare up
- foolish
- foot
- frown on
- gnawing
- go
- go down
- go off
- god
- going
- good
- greasy
- grief
- grim
- grin
- grumpy
- half-baked
- hash
- health
- hinder

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mal

♦ adj
ver malo
♦ nm

1. [maldad]
el mal evil;
Literario
las fuerzas del mal the forces of darkness o evil

2. [daño] harm, damage;

nadie sufrió ningún mal no one was harmed, no one suffered any harm;

¿no le hará mal al bebé tanta agua? all that water can't be good for the baby;

no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a while;

todas aquellas habladurías le hicieron mucho mal all the gossip hurt her deeply

Comp
mal de ojo evil eye;
echarle o CSur [m5] hacerle (el) mal de ojo a alguien to give sb the evil eye;
Arquit el mal de la piedra = the problem of crumbling masonry caused by pollution etc
3. [enfermedad] illness;
Fig
esto te curará todos los males this will make you feel better;

tener mal de amores to be lovesick

Comp
mal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness;
mal de montaña mountain sickness;
Ven mal de páramo altitude sickness; Fam el mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease
4. [problema, inconveniente] bad thing;

el hambre y la pobreza son males que afectan al Tercer Mundo hunger and poverty are problems o ills which affect the Third World;

entre las dos opciones, es el mal menor it's the lesser of two evils;

un mal necesario a necessary evil

5. Comp

del mal, el menos it's the lesser of two evils;

la crisis pasará, no hay mal que cien años dure the recession will end sooner or later, these things never last forever;

Prov

a grandes males, grandes remedios drastic situations demand drastic action;

Prov

mal de muchos, consuelo de todos o [m5]de tontos: he suspendido, pero también mis compañeros – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos I failed, but so did my classmates – it doesn't make it all right, just because they did too;

lo mismo pasa en otros países – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos the same thing happens in other countries – that doesn't make it any better, though;

Prov

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining

♦ adv

1. [incorrectamente] wrong;

obrar mal to do wrong;

portarse mal to behave badly;

juzgar mal a alguien to misjudge sb;

está mal hecho [un informe, un trabajo] it hasn't been done properly;
[un producto, un aparato] it's badly made;
eso está mal hecho, no debían haberlo aceptado it was wrong of them, they shouldn't have accepted it;

está mal eso que has hecho what you've done is wrong;

hacer algo mal to do sth wrong;

has escrito mal esta palabra you've spelt that word wrong;

hiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell him;

está mal que yo lo diga, pero esta sopa esta buenísima this soup is delicious, although I say so myself

2. [inadecuadamente, insuficientemente] badly;

creo que me he explicado mal I'm not sure I've explained myself clearly;

oigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very well;

el niño come bastante mal the boy isn't eating properly o very well;

calculé mal el tiempo I miscalculated the time;

canta muy mal she sings terribly, she's a terrible singer;

esta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properly;

andar mal de dinero to be short of money;

andamos mal de azúcar we're running out of sugar;

la empresa/el equipo va mal the company/team isn't doing very well;

va mal en la universidad she's not doing very well at university;

le fue mal en la entrevista his interview didn't go very well;

el sueldo no está nada mal the pay's pretty good, the pay isn't at all bad;

ese chico no está nada mal that boy's not bad o pretty nice;

la reparación quedó mal it wasn't repaired properly;

me quedó mal el retrato my portrait didn't come out right;

la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badly;

la fiesta salió mal the party was a failure

3. [desagradablemente, desfavorablemente]
encontrarse mal [enfermo] to feel ill;
[incómodo] to feel uncomfortable;
estar mal [de salud] to be o feel ill;
[de calidad] to be bad;
hablar mal de alguien to speak ill of sb;

oler mal to smell bad;

¡qué mal huele! what a smell!;
Fam Fig
esto me huele mal this smells fishy to me;

pasarlo mal to have a bad time;

pensar mal de alguien to think ill of sb;

saber mal to taste bad;
Fig
me supo mal que no vinieses a despedirme I was a bit put out that you didn't come to see me off;

me sabe muy mal que hablen a mis espaldas I don't like it that they talk behind my back;

sentar mal a alguien [ropa] not to suit sb;
[comida] to disagree with sb; [comentario, actitud] to upset sb
4. [difícilmente] hardly;

mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know if you don't tell him, how's he supposed to know if you don't tell him?

5. Comp

estar a mal con alguien to have fallen out with sb;

ir de mal en peor to go from bad to worse;

no estaría mal que… it would be nice if…;

tomar algo a mal to take sth the wrong way

♦ mal que loc conj

although, even though;

mal que te pese, las cosas están así whether you like it or not, that's the way things are;

mal que bien somehow or other

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mal

I adj → malo

II adv badly;

mal que bien one way or the other;

¡no está mal! it isn’t bad!;

¡menos mal! thank goodness!;

no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining;

hacer mal en hacer algo be wrong to do sth;

ir de mal en peor go from bad to worse;

estar a mal con alguien be on bad terms with s.o.;

hablar mal de alguien speak ill of s.o.;

poner mal a alguien criticize s.o.;

ponerse a mal con alguien fall out with s.o.;

tomarse algo a mal take sth badly;

ponerse mal get sick

III m MED illness;

el mal menor the lesser of two evils

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mal adv

1) : badly, poorly

baila muy mal: he dances very badly

2) : wrong, incorrectly

me entendió mal: she misunderstood me

3) : with difficulty, hardly

mal puedo oírte: I can hardly hear you

4)

de mal en peor : from bad to worse

5)

menos mal : it could have been worse

mal adj malo

mal nm

1) : evil, wrong

2) daño: harm, damage

3) desgracia: misfortune

4) enfermedad: illness, sickness

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mal¹ adj bad [comp. worse; superl. worst]

un mal día a bad day

mal² adv

1. (en general) badly [comp. worse; superl. worst]

jugaron muy mal they played very badly

se portó mal he behaved badly

2. (de manera desagradable) bad [comp. worse; superl. worst]

lo pasé muy mal I had a terrible time

3. (enfermo) ill [comp. worse; superl. worst]

me encuentro mal I don't feel well / I feel ill

4. (de forma incorrecta) wrong

lo has hecho mal you've done it wrong

5. (en frases negativas) bad

el piso no está mal the flat isn't bad

andar mal de algo to be short of something

ir de mal en peor to get worse and worse

mal³ n

1. (daño) harm / wrong

el mal ya está hecho the harm's already been done

2. (maldad) evil

el bien y el mal good and evil

3. (problema) problem

se pasa el día quejándose de sus males she moans about her problems all day long

Spanish-English dictionary > mal

18 alejar

v.

1 to move away.

La policía alejó el carro destrozado The police moved away the wrecked car

2 to drive away, to drive off, to chase away, to fend off.

Las comedias alejan la tristeza Comedies drive the sadness away.

3 to separate, to distance, to estrange.

Los pleitos alejan a las familias Fighting separates families.

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alejar

► verbo transitivo

1 (llevar lejos) to remove, move away

2 figurado (ahuyentar) to keep away

■ aleja esa idea get rid of that idea

► verbo pronominal alejarse

1 to go/move away

■ se alejaron lentamente they went away slowly

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verb

to move away

- alejarse

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1. VT

1) (=distanciar) to move away (de from)

aleja un poco más el jarrón — move the vase away a little

2) (=hacer abandonar) [de lugar] to keep away (de from)
[de puesto] to remove (de from)
ese olor aleja a los mosquitos — that smell keeps the mosquitoes away

una enfermedad lo alejó de la vida pública — illness forced him to withdraw from public life

lo hice para alejarlos de la tentación — I did it to keep them out of temptation's way

alejar a algn de algn — (=distanciar) to keep sb away from sb; (=causar ruptura) to cause a rift between sb and sb

intentó alejarla de mí — he tried to keep her away from me

aquel asunto los alejó definitivamente — that matter caused a permanent rift between them

3) (=desviar) [+ atención] to distract; [+ sospechas] to remove; [+ amenaza, peligro] to remove

tratan de alejar nuestra atención de los problemas — they are trying to distract our attention from the problems

aleja de ti las tentaciones — stay out of temptation's way

eso alejó el fantasma de la crisis — that removed the spectre of a crisis

2.

See:

alejarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) (poner lejos, más lejos) to move... (further) away

alejar algo/a alguien de algo/alguien — to move something/somebody away from something/somebody

aleja la ropa/al niño del fuego — move the clothes/child away from the fire

b) ( distanciar)

alejar a alguien de alguien — to distance somebody from somebody

aquella discusión lo alejó de su padre — that quarrel distanced him from his father

c) ( ahuyenta) <dudas/temores> dispel
2.
alejarse v pron to move away; ( caminando) to walk away

alejarse de algo/alguien: aléjate de allí! get away from there!; no se alejen demasiado don't go too far; el huracán se aleja de nuestra zona the hurricane is moving away from our region; nada hará que me aleje de ti nothing will take me away from you; alejarse del buen camino to wander from the straight and narrow; se alejó de sus padres he drifted apart from his parents; necesito alejarme de todo — I need to get away from everything

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= drive away, estrange (from), chase away.

Ex. Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.

Ex. These objects remain useful and functional, though estranged from their usual context.

Ex. Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.

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* alejar de = lead far from, draw + Nombre + away from, wean away from.

* alejarse = march off, walk away, retreat, stray (from/outside), distance, get away.

* alejarse de = move away from, drift away from, wander from, turn away from, cut + Reflexivo + off from, become + detached from, pull away (from), step away from.

* alejarse de la realidad = stray from + reality.

* alejarse deprisa = hurry away, hurry off.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) (poner lejos, más lejos) to move... (further) away

alejar algo/a alguien de algo/alguien — to move something/somebody away from something/somebody

aleja la ropa/al niño del fuego — move the clothes/child away from the fire

b) ( distanciar)

alejar a alguien de alguien — to distance somebody from somebody

aquella discusión lo alejó de su padre — that quarrel distanced him from his father

c) ( ahuyenta) <dudas/temores> dispel
2.
alejarse v pron to move away; ( caminando) to walk away

alejarse de algo/alguien: aléjate de allí! get away from there!; no se alejen demasiado don't go too far; el huracán se aleja de nuestra zona the hurricane is moving away from our region; nada hará que me aleje de ti nothing will take me away from you; alejarse del buen camino to wander from the straight and narrow; se alejó de sus padres he drifted apart from his parents; necesito alejarme de todo — I need to get away from everything

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= drive away, estrange (from), chase away.

Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.

Ex: These objects remain useful and functional, though estranged from their usual context.

Ex: Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.

* alejar de = lead far from, draw + Nombre + away from, wean away from.

* alejarse = march off, walk away, retreat, stray (from/outside), distance, get away.

* alejarse de = move away from, drift away from, wander from, turn away from, cut + Reflexivo + off from, become + detached from, pull away (from), step away from.

* alejarse de la realidad = stray from + reality.

* alejarse deprisa = hurry away, hurry off.

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alejar [A1 ]

vt

lo alejó para que no lo tocara he moved ( o put etc) it further away so that I wouldn't touch it

alejar algo/a algn DE algo/algn:

aleja esas sospechas de tu mente banish those suspicions from your mind

aleja al niño de la barandilla get the child away from the banister

la policía trataba de alejar a la multitud del lugar del incendio the police tried to move the crowd away from the scene of the fire

aquella discusión lo alejó de su padre durante varios años that quarrel distanced him from his father for several years, that quarrel caused a rift between him and his father that lasted several years

■ alejarse

v pron

to move ( o walk etc) away alejarse DE algo/algn:

¡aléjate de allí! get away from there!

no se alejen de la orilla don't go too far from the shore

la borrasca se aleja de nuestra zona the area of low pressure is moving away from our region

nada hará que me aleje de ti nothing will take me away from you

no te alejes nunca del buen camino don't stray from the path of virtue

quiere alejarse de la política por un tiempo she wants to get out of o away from politics for a while

se fue alejando cada vez más de sus padres he gradually drifted apart from his parents

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alejar ( conjugate alejar) verbo transitivo
a) (poner lejos, más lejos) to move … (further) away;

alejar algo/a algn de algo/algn to move sth/sb away from sth/sb
b) ( distanciar) alejar a algn de algn to distance sb from sb

c) ‹dudas/temores› to dispel

alejarse verbo pronominal
to move away;
( caminando) to walk away;
◊ no se alejen demasiado don't go too far;

se alejó de su familia he drifted apart from his family;
necesito alejarme de todo I need to get away from everything
alejar verbo transitivo to move further away

' alejar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apartar
- separar
English:
estrange
- keep back
- move away
- remove

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alejar

♦ vt

1. [separar] to move away;

aleja las plantas de la ventana move the plants away from the window;

la policía alejó a los curiosos the police moved the onlookers on;

nuestro objetivo es alejarlo del mundo de las drogas our aim is to get him away from the drug culture

2. [ahuyentar] [sospechas, temores] to allay;

las nuevas cifras alejan el fantasma de la crisis the new figures mean that the spectre of a recession has receded

♦ See also the pronominal verb alejarse

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alejar

v/t

1 move away

2 pensamiento banish;

debes tratar de alejar de ti esa idea absurda you must try to get that absurd idea out of your head

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alejar vt

1) : to remove, to move away

2) : to estrange, to alienate

♦ See also the reflexive verb alejarse

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alejar vb (apartar) to move away

aleja la ropa de la estufa move the clothes away from the heater

Spanish-English dictionary > alejar

19 enfoncer

enfoncer [ɑ̃fɔ̃se]

➭ TABLE 3

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = faire pénétrer) [+ pieu, clou] to drive in ; [+ épingle, punaise] to stick in

• enfoncer un couteau dans qch to stick a knife into sth

• enfoncer le clou (figurative) to drive the point home

   b. ( = mettre) enfoncer les mains dans ses poches to thrust one's hands into one's pockets

• enfoncer son chapeau jusqu'aux yeux to pull one's hat down over one's eyes

• qui a bien pu lui enfoncer ça dans le crâne ? or la tête ? who on earth put that idea into his head?

   c. ( = défoncer) [+ porte] to break down ; [+ véhicule] to smash in ; [+ lignes ennemies] to break through

• enfoncer le plancher to make the floor cave in

• il a eu les côtes enfoncées his ribs were broken

• le devant de sa voiture a été enfoncé the front of his car has been smashed in

• enfoncer les portes ouvertes (figurative) to state the obvious

   d. ( = battre) (inf) to hammer (inf) ; ( = surpasser) (inf) to lick (inf)

• enfoncer un candidat to destroy a candidate

2. reflexive verb

► s'enfoncer

   a. [lame, projectile]

s'enfoncer dans to plunge into

   b. ( = disparaître) (dans l'eau, la vase etc) to sink ( dans into, in)

• s'enfoncer dans [+ forêt, rue, brume] to disappear into ; [+ fauteuil, coussins, misère, vice] to sink into

• à mentir, tu ne fais que t'enfoncer davantage by lying, you're just getting yourself into deeper and deeper water

   c. ( = céder) to give way

• le sol s'enfonce sous nos pas the ground is giving way beneath us

   d. ( = faire pénétrer) s'enfoncer une arête dans la gorge to get a bone stuck in one's throat

• s'enfoncer une aiguille dans la main to stick a needle into one's hand

• enfoncez-vous bien ça dans le crâne (inf) now get this into your head

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ɑ̃fɔ̃se
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( faire entrer sans outil) to push in [piquet, bouchon]; ( avec un outil)

enfoncer un clou dans quelque chose — to knock a nail into something

enfoncer les mains dans ses poches — to dig one's hands into one's pockets

enfoncer son chapeau jusqu'aux yeux — to pull one's hat down over one's eyes

enfoncer son doigt — to stick one's finger ( dans into)

2) ( faire céder) to break down [porte]; to break through [adversaire]; ( accidentellement) to crash through [obstacle]; to break [cage thoracique]; to smash in [aile de voiture]

enfoncer des portes ouvertes — fig to state the obvious

3) ( vaincre) to defeat [armée]; to beat [concurrent]

4) ( abaisser)

ne m'enfonce pas davantage — don't rub it in

2.

verbe intransitif ( s'enliser) to sink

3.

s'enfoncer verbe pronominal

1) ( s'enliser)

s'enfoncer dans la neige/le sable — to sink in the snow/the sand

être enfoncé dans un fauteuil — ( confortablement) to be settled cosily GB ou cozily US in an armchair

s'enfoncer dans l'erreur — to make error after error

2) ( couler)

s'enfoncer dans l'eau — to sink

3) ( pénétrer)

les piquets s'enfoncent facilement — the posts go in easily

4) ( se mettre)

s'enfoncer une épine dans le doigt — to get a thorn in one's finger

5) ( aller)

s'enfoncer dans la forêt — to go into the forest

s'enfoncer dans le brouillard — to disappear into the fog

s'enfoncer dans les or à l'intérieur des terres — to go inland

6) ( se creuser) [chaussée, terre] to give way

7) (colloq) ( aggraver son cas) to make things worse for oneself

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enfoncer quelque chose dans le crâne (colloq) or la tête de quelqu'un — to get something into somebody's head

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ɑ̃fɔ̃se
1. vt

1) (= faire pénétrer) [clou, vis] to drive in, [tout objet, dans une cavité ou substance] to push in

enfoncer qch dans (clou, vis) — to drive sth into, (dans une cavité, une substance) to push sth into, (à coups de marteau) to hammer sth into

enfoncer qn dans fig — to plunge sb into

Les événements qui l'ont enfoncé dans la misère. — The events that plunged him into abject poverty.

2) (= bien caler)

enfoncer qch sur — to push sth down onto

enfoncer un couvercle sur une boîte — to push a lid down onto a box

Enfoncez le capuchon bien à fond sur l'embout. — Push the cap firmly down onto the nozzle.

enfoncer un chapeau sur sa tête — to jam a hat on one's head

3) (= forcer) [porte] to break open

4) [plancher, mur] to cause to cave in

5) (= défoncer) [côtes] to smash

6) (= surpasser) to beat, to thrash

2. vi

1) (dans la vase, la neige) to sink in

2) [sol, surface porteuse] to give way

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enfoncer verb table: placer

A vtr

1 ( faire entrer sans outil) to push in [piquet, bouchon, pièce de machine]; enfoncer un bouchon dans une bouteille to push a cork into a bottle; enfonce bien le bouchon push the cork in tight; n'enfonce pas trop le piquet don't push the peg in too far; enfonce bien la punaise push the drawing pin in hard; enfoncer un poignard dans le ventre de qn to plunge a dagger into sb's stomach; enfoncer ses mains dans ses poches to dig one's hands into one's pockets; enfoncer son mouchoir dans sa poche to stuff one's handkerchief into one's pocket; enfoncer son chapeau jusqu'aux yeux/oreilles to pull one's hat down over one's eyes/ears; enfoncer une épingle dans une poupée to stick a pin into a doll; enfoncer son doigt to stick one's finger (dans into); enfoncer le coude dans les côtes de qn to elbow sb in the ribs; enfoncer sa tête dans un coussin to bury one's head in a cushion;

2 ( faire entrer avec un outil) to knock [sth] in [clou, piquet]; enfoncer un clou/un piquet dans qch to knock a nail/a post into sth; n'enfonce pas trop le piquet don't knock the peg in too far; enfonce bien les clous knock the nails in well;

3 ( faire céder) to break down [porte, barrière]; to break through [lignes adverses]; ( accidentellement) to crash through [obstacle]; to break [cage thoracique]; to smash in [aile de voiture]; l'avant du camion est enfoncé the front of the truck ou lorry GB is smashed in; enfoncer des portes ouvertes fig to state the obvious;

4 ( vaincre) to defeat [armée, bataillon]; to beat [concurrent, concurrence];

5 ( abaisser) ne m'enfonce pas davantage don't rub it in;

6 ( pousser) enfoncer qn dans la dépression to make sb even more depressed.

B vi ( s'enliser) to sink; enfoncer dans le sable to sink into the sand.

C s'enfoncer vpr

1 ( s'enliser) s'enfoncer dans la neige/le sable [personne, véhicule] to sink in the snow/the sand; on s'enfonce dans ces fauteuils! you sink right into these armchairs!; il s'enfonça dans son fauteuil he sank back into his armchair; être enfoncé dans un fauteuil ( confortablement) to be settled cosily GB ou cozily US in an armchair; s'enfoncer dans la récession to sink deeper and deeper into recession; s'enfoncer dans ses pensées to become lost in thought; s'enfoncer dans l'erreur to make error after error;

2 ( couler) s'enfoncer dans l'eau [navire, objet] to sink;

3 ( pénétrer) les piquets s'enfoncent facilement the posts go in easily; le poignard s'enfonça dans sa chair the dagger went deep into the flesh;

4 ( se mettre) s'enfoncer une épine dans le doigt to get a thorn in one's finger;

5 ( aller) s'enfoncer dans la forêt to go into the forest; ( plus loin) to go further into the forest; s'enfoncer dans la campagne/le désert to go right out into the country/the desert; s'enfoncer dans le brouillard to disappear into the fog; s'enfoncer dans le lointain to disappear into the distance; s'enfoncer dans les or à l'intérieur des terres to go inland;

6 ( se creuser) [chaussée, terre] to give way;

7 ○( aggraver son cas) to make things worse for oneself.

Idiomes

enfoncer qch dans le crâne○ or la tête de qn to get sth into sb's head; enfonce-toi bien ça dans le crâne○ or la tête get that into your head once and for all.

[ɑ̃fɔ̃se] verbe transitif

1. [faire pénétrer - piquet, aiguille] to push in (separable) ; [ - vis] to drive ou to screw in (separable) ; [ - clou] to drive ou to hammer in (separable) ; [ - épingle, punaise] to push ou to stick in (separable) ; [ - couteau] to stick ou to thrust in (separable)

il a enfoncé le pieu d'un seul coup he drove ou stuck the stake home in one

il faut enfoncer le clou it's important to ram the point home

2. [faire descendre] to push ou to ram (on)

il enfonça son chapeau jusqu'aux oreilles he rammed his hat onto his head

3. [briser - côte, carrosserie] to stave in (separable), to crush ; [ - porte] to break down (separable), to bash in (separable), to force open (separable) ; [ - barrière, mur] to smash, to break down (separable)

la voiture a enfoncé la barrière the car crashed through the fence

enfoncer une porte ouverte ou des portes ouvertes to labour (UK) ou to labor (US) the point

4. [vaincre - armée, troupe] to rout, to crush

enfoncer un adversaire (familier) to crush an opponent

5. [condamner]

enfoncer quelqu'un: son témoignage n'a fait que l'enfoncer he just dug himself into a deeper hole with that statement

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[ɑ̃fɔ̃se] verbe intransitif

to sink

enfoncer dans la neige to sink into the snow

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s'enfoncer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [dans l'eau, la boue, la terre] to sink (in)

ils s'enfoncèrent dans la neige jusqu'aux genoux they sank knee-deep into the snow

les vis s'enfoncent facilement dans le bois screws go ou bore easily through wood

2. [se lover]

s'enfoncer dans to sink into

s'enfoncer sous une couette to burrow ou to snuggle under a quilt

(péjoratif)

s'enfoncer dans son chagrin to bury oneself in one's grief

3. [s'engager]

s'enfoncer dans to penetrate ou to go into

le chemin s'enfonce dans la forêt the path runs into the forest

plus on s'enfonce dans la forêt plus le silence est profond the further you walk into the forest the quieter it becomes

ils s'enfoncèrent dans la nuit they disappeared into the night

4. [s'affaisser - plancher, terrain] to give way, to cave in

5. [aggraver son cas] to get into deep ou deeper waters, to make matters worse

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s'enfoncer verbe pronominal transitif

s'enfoncer une épine dans le doigt to get a thorn (stuck) in one's finger

s'enfoncer une idée dans la tête (familier) to get an idea into one's head

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > enfoncer

20 sortie

sortie [sɔʀti]

1. feminine noun

   a. ( = action, moment) [de personne] exit ; [de véhicule, bateau] departure ; (Military) ( = mission) sortie ; (Theatre) exit

• elle attend la sortie des artistes she's waiting for the performers to come out

• à sa sortie, tous se sont tus when he went out everybody fell silent

• faire une sortie dans l'espace to take a space walk

• les sauveteurs ont fait 30 sorties en mer cette semaine the lifeboatmen were called out 30 times this week

• à la sortie des bureaux/théâtres when the offices/theatres come out

• sa mère l'attend tous les jours à la sortie de l'école his mother waits for him every day after school

• retrouvons-nous à la sortie (du concert) let's meet at the end (of the concert)

• à sa sortie de prison when he comes (or came) out of prison

• faire une sortie de route to go off the track

   b. ( = fin) end

• à la sortie de l'hiver at the end of winter

   c. ( = promenade) outing ; (le soir: au théâtre, au cinéma etc) evening out

• il dépense tout son argent pour ses sorties he spends all his money on going out

• il est de sortie [soldat, domestique] it's his day off

• nous sommes de sortie ce soir we're going out tonight

• faire une sortie en mer to go on a boat trip (at sea)

• sortie éducative or scolaire (School) field trip

   d. ( = lieu) exit

• sortie d'autoroute motorway exit (Brit) highway exit (US)

• sortie de métro metro exit

• sortie de secours emergency exit

• « sortie de camions » "vehicle exit"

• garé devant la sortie de l'école parked in front of the school gates

• sa maison se trouve à la sortie du village his house is at the edge of the village

• les sorties de Paris sont encombrées the roads out of Paris are congested

• par ici la sortie ! this way out!

• trouver une porte de sortie (figurative) to find a way out

   e. ( = remarque drôle) sally ; ( = remarque incongrue) peculiar remark

   f. ( = mise en vente) [de voiture, modèle] launching ; [de livre] publication ; [de disque, film] release

   g. [de marchandises, devises] export

• sortie (de capitaux) outflow (of capital)

   h. ( = somme dépensée) item of expenditure

• il y a eu plus de sorties que de rentrées there have been more outgoings than receipts

   i. (Computing) output

• sortie papier print-out

   j. (Sport) sortie en touche going into touch

• le ballon est allé en sortie de but (Football) the ball has gone out of play

• faire une sortie [gardien de but] to come out of goal

2. compounds

► sortie de bain bathrobe

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sɔʀti
nom féminin

1) ( lieu) exit

je t'attendrai à la sortie — I'll wait for you outside (the building)

prenez la première sortie — ( sur une route) take the first exit

‘sortie’ — ( sur un panneau) ‘exit’, ‘way out’ GB

à la sortie de la ville — ( extra-muros) on the outskirts of the town; ( intra-muros) on the edge of the town

surveiller la sortie des écoles — to patrol the school gates

2) ( moment)

à ma sortie du tribunal/de l'armée — when I left the court/the army

sa femme l'attendait à sa sortie de prison — his wife was waiting for him when he came out of prison

prendre ses enfants à la sortie de l'école — to pick the children up after school

mendier à la sortie des églises — to beg outside churches

à la sortie de l'hiver — at the end of winter

l'heure de la sortie — École home time; ( du travail) knocking-off (colloq) time

3) ( départ)

faire une sortie fracassante — [personne] to make a dramatic exit

je suis las de tes entrées et sorties continuelles — I'm tired of your constant comings and goings

sortie d'un navire — sailing of a boat

la sortie de la crise — the end of the crisis

la sortie de la livre hors du SME — the withdrawal of the pound from the ERM

le droit à la libre sortie du territoire — the right to travel freely abroad

être interdit de sortie (du territoire) — to be forbidden to leave the country

4) ( activité) gén outing

faire une sortie avec l'école — to go on a school outing

ce soir, c'est mon soir de sortie — tonight is my night out

priver quelqu'un de sortie — to keep somebody in

première sortie d'un convalescent — a convalescent's first time out

5) ( commercialisation) ( de nouveau modèle) launching [U]; (de film, disque) release; ( de livre) publication; ( de collection) showing; ( de nouveau journal) publication

le film a été interdit dès sa sortie — the film was banned as soon as it came out

6) (colloq) ( déclaration) remark

7) Électrotechnique, Informatique output

sortie sur imprimante — ( processus) printing

sortie laser — ( processus) hardcopy laser output; ( feuille imprimée) laser hardcopy

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Phrasal Verbs:

- sortie des artistes

- sortie d'autoroute

- sortie de bain

- sortie scolaire

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sɔʀti nf
1) (= issue) way out, exit

Où est la sortie? — Where's the way out?

"sortie de camions" — "vehicle exit"

2) (action de sortir)

à sa sortie, elle... — as she left, she...

à sa sortie, il... — as she left, he...

à la sortie de l'école/l'usine (moment) — after school/work, when school/the factory comes out

Attends-moi à la sortie de l'école. — Meet me after school., (lieu) at the school/factory gates

faire une fausse sortie lit, fig — to make a stage exit

3) [gaz, eau] outlet

4) (= promenade) outing, (le soir) night out

5) MILITAIRE sortie

6) fig (verbale: colère, indignation) outburst, (= trait d'esprit) sally, (parole incongrue) odd remark

7) COMMERCE, [modèle] launch, [film] release

À la sortie du nouveau modèle, les commandes ont afflué. — When the new model came out, orders poured in for it.

8) [capitaux] outflow

9) COMMERCE (= somme) item of expenditure

des sorties — items of expenditure, outgoings

10) INFORMATIQUE, [données] output

11) [imprimante] hard copy, printout

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sortie nf

1 ( lieu) exit; la sortie est à gauche the exit is to the left; je t'attendrai à la sortie I'll wait for you outside (the building); prenez la première sortie ( sur une route) take the first exit; ‘sortie’ ( sur un panneau) ‘exit’, ‘way out’ GB; trouver la sortie ( de l'intérieur) to find one's way out; la sortie est indiquée par une flèche the exit ou way out GB is shown by an arrow; raccompagner qn jusqu'à la sortie to see sb out; à la sortie de la ville ( extra-muros) on the outskirts of the town; ( intra-muros) on the edge of the town; à la sortie ouest de la ville on the western edge of the town; les sorties de Paris sont encombrées the roads out of Paris are busy; surveiller la sortie des écoles to patrol the school gates; à la sortie du canal de Suez at the mouth of the Suez canal;

2 ( moment) à ma sortie du tribunal/de l'armée/de la réunion when I left the court/the army/the meeting; sa femme l'attendait à sa sortie de prison his wife was waiting for him when he came out of prison; depuis ma sortie de prison since I came out of prison; à leur sortie d'hôpital when they came out of hospital; prendre ses enfants à la sortie de l'école to pick the children up after school; se retrouver à la sortie de l'école/du théâtre to meet after school/the play; mendier à la sortie des cinémas/églises to beg outside cinemas/churches; être arrêté à sa sortie du territoire to be arrested as one is leaving the country; six mois après leur sortie de l'université six months after they left college; à la sortie de l'hiver at the end of winter; sortie des usines/bureaux/magasins knocking-off○ time; à la sortie des usines/bureaux/magasins when the factories/offices/shops GB ou stores US turn out GB ou lock up US; l'heure de la sortie Scol home time; Entr knocking-off○ time;

3 ( départ) faire une sortie fracassante/remarquée [personne] to make a sensational/conspicuous exit; je suis las de tes entrées et sorties continuelles I'm tired of your constant comings and goings; sortie d'un navire departure of a boat; la sortie de la récession/crise the end of the recession/crisis; la sortie de la livre hors du SME the withdrawal of the pound from the ERM; la sortie des Républiques hors de l'union the republics' withdrawal from the union; le droit à la libre sortie du territoire the right to travel freely abroad; être interdit de sortie (du territoire) to be forbidden to leave the country; jusqu'à la sortie du ventre maternel until the moment of birth;

4 ( activité) gén outing; économiser sur les sorties to cut down on outings; faire une sortie to go on an outing; être de sortie○ [élèves] to be on an outing; faire une sortie avec l'école to go on a school outing; sortie à la campagne outing to the country; ce soir, c'est mon soir de sortie tonight is my evening out; le samedi est mon jour de sortie Saturday is my day out; c'est la sortie du samedi soir it's Saturday night out; priver qn de sortie to forbid sb to go out; première sortie d'un convalescent a convalescent's first time out; le patron est de sortie○ the boss is out; première sortie en coupe du monde Sport first game in the world cup;

5 ( commercialisation) ( de nouveau modèle) launching ¢; (de film, disque) release; ( de livre) publication; ( de collection) presentation; ( de nouveau journal) publication; le film/livre a été interdit dès sa sortie the film/book was banned as soon as it came out; lors de la sortie parisienne du film when the film was released in Paris; la sortie du journal est à six heures the newspaper comes out at six o'clock; le numéro a été entièrement vendu dès sa sortie the issue sold out as soon as it went on sale;

6 ○( déclaration) remark; faire une sortie désagréable to make a nasty remark;

7 Électron, Électrotech, Ordinat output; données de sortie output data; puissance de sortie output power; signal de sortie output signal; sortie sur imprimante ( processus) printing; faire une sortie sur imprimante to print; sortie laser ( processus) hardcopy laser output; ( feuille imprimée) laser hardcopy;

8 Pol ( retraite) retirement; sortie de la vie politique retirement from political life;

9 Théât ( d'acteur) sortie (de scène) exit; il a été applaudi à sa sortie (de scène) he was applauded as he left the stage; rater○ sa sortie to fluff○ one's exit; ⇒ faux;

10 Mil sortie; sortie de nuit night sortie; faire/tenter une sortie to make/to attempt a sortie;

11 Compta ( dépense) expenditure;

12 Fin ( de capitaux) outflow; sortie de fonds cash outflow;

13 Écon ( de marchandises) export;

14 Tech ( orifice) outlet; sortie des gaz d'échappement ( processus) discharge of exhaust gases; sortie des eaux usées ( emplacement) sewage outfall; ( processus) discharge of sewage.

Composés

sortie des artistes Théât stage-door; sortie d'autoroute exit; sortie de bain Mode bathrobe; être en sortie de bain to be wearing a bathrobe; sortie de but ( au football) goal-kick; sortie en corner corner; ‘sortie d'école’ ( sur un panneau) ‘school’; sortie éducative field trip; sortie dans l'espace spacewalk; faire une sortie dans l'espace to walk in space; sortie de mêlée ( au rugby) heel-out; sortie scolaire ( d'un jour) school outing; ( de plus d'un jour) school trip; sortie en touche ( au football) throw-in; sortie (en touche) pour Pau Pau throw-in; ‘sortie de véhicules’ ( sur un panneau) ‘vehicle exit’.

Idiome

je t'attends or tu vas voir à la sortie○! I'll get you outside!

[sɔrti] nom féminin

1. [action] exit

THÉÂTRE exit

sa sortie fut très remarquée her exit ou departure did not go unnoticed

faire sa sortie THÉÂTRE to leave the stage, to exit

faire une fausse sortie to make as if to leave

2. [moment]

à ma sortie de prison/d'hôpital when I come (ou came) out of prison/hospital, on my release from prison/discharge from hospital

les journalistes l'ont assaillie dès sa sortie de l'hôtel the journalists thronged round her as soon as she stepped ou came out of the hotel

à la sortie des bureaux/usines, la circulation est infernale when the offices/factories come out, the traffic is hell

retrouvons-nous à la sortie du travail/spectacle let's meet after work/the show

il s'est retourné à la sortie du virage he rolled (his car) over just after ou as he came out of the bend

3. [fin] end

à la sortie de l'hiver when winter was (nearly) over

à ma sortie de l'école [à la fin de mes études] when I left school

4. [excursion, promenade] outing

[soirée en ville] evening ou night out

on a organisé une petite sortie en famille/à vélo we've organized a little family outing/cycle ride

ils m'ont privé de sortie trois dimanches de suite they kept me in for three Sundays in a row

sortie éducative ou scolaire school outing

5. AÉRONAUTIQUE & MILITAIRE sortie

faire une sortie to make a sortie

les pompiers font jusqu'à vingt sorties par semaine the firemen are called out up to twenty times a week

6. [porte, issue - d'une école, d'une usine] gates ; [ - d'une salle de spectacles] exit, way out

par ici la sortie! this way out, please!

poussé vers la sortie pushed towards the exit

attends-moi à la sortie wait for me outside

gagner la sortie to reach the exit

il gagna la sortie sans encombre he made his way out unimpeded

le supermarché se trouve à la sortie de la ville the supermarket is on the outskirts of the town

‘attention, sortie de garage/véhicules’ ‘caution, garage entrance/vehicle exit’

sortie de secours emergency exit

sortie de service service entrance

sortie des artistes stage door

7. [sur route] exit

sortie (de route) turnoff

à toutes les sorties de Paris at every major exit from Paris

8. BANQUE & ÉCONOMIE [de produits, de devises] export

[de capital] outflow

[sujet de dépense] item of expenditure

[dépense] outgoing

9. [d'un disque, d'un film] release

[d'un roman] publication

[d'un modèle] launch

10. INFORMATIQUE [de données] output, readout

[option sur programme] exit

sortie sur imprimante printout

sortie papier output

11. SPORT [aux jeux de ballon]

sortie en touche going out of play ou into touch

faire une sortie [gardien de but] to come out of goal, to leave the goalmouth

[en gymnastique] exit

12. [d'un cheval] outing

13. (familier) [remarque] quip, sally

[emportement] outburst

elle a parfois de ces sorties! she sometimes comes out with the most amazing stuff!

14. [d'eau, de gaz] outflow, outlet

15. IMPRIMERIE [des presses] delivery

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de sortie locution adjectivale

c'est son jour de sortie [d'un domestique] it's his/her day off

être de sortie [domestique] to have one's day off

je suis de sortie demain (familier) [au restaurant, au spectacle] I'm going out tomorrow

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