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to put into verse

1 mettere

put

vestito put on

mettere a punto meccanismo adjust

motore (fine-)tune

mettere in moto start (up)

mettere in ordine tidy up

mettere al sicuro put away safely

mettere su casa set up house

mettiamo che let's assume that

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mettere v.tr.

1 to put*; (collocare, disporre) to place, to set*; (posare, deporre) to lay* (down), to put* (down): mise i libri sullo scaffale, he put the books on the shelf; metterò la nuova poltrona in camera mia, I'll put the new armchair in my bedroom; metti la firma a questa lettera, put your signature to this letter; metti questa scatola sulla tavola, put this box on the table; mise il denaro in tasca, he put the money in his pocket; mise tutti i giocattoli davanti al suo amico, he placed (o set) all his toys in front of his friend

2 (infondere) to inspire; (produrre, causare) to cause; to make*: l'idea di vederlo mi mette gioia, the idea of seeing him makes me very happy; questo tempo mi mette tristezza, this weather makes me sad; mettere fame, sete, to make (s.o.) hungry, thirsty; mettere paura a qlcu., to scare (o to frighten) s.o.; mettere soggezione (a qlcu.), to make (s.o.) uneasy; mettere terrore (a qlcu.), to terrify (s.o.)

3 (emettere) to put* forth: quel ragazzo sta mettendo i baffi, that boy is growing a moustache; mettere un dente, to cut a tooth; mettere i denti, to teethe; mettere le foglie, to grow (o to put forth) leaves; mettere radici, to put down roots (anche fig.)

4 (impiegare) to take*: quanto tempo ci hai messo a farlo?, how long did it take you to do it?

5 (investire) to put*; (scommettere, puntare) to bet*: ho messo 10 sterline su Golden Cloud, I bet (o put) ten pounds on Golden Cloud; ci ha messo tutti i suoi risparmi, he put all his savings in it

6 (indossare) to put* on; (portare) to wear*; mettiti l'abito azzurro, put on the blue dress; che cosa ti metterai al matrimonio?, what are you going to wear for the wedding?

7 (non com.) (ridurre, rendere) to turn: mettere in francese, to translate into French; mettere in versi, to turn into verse

8 (far pagare) to charge: quanto ti hanno messo per vitto e alloggio?, how much did they charge you for board and lodgings?

9 (ammettere) to suppose: mettiamo che abbia ragione, (let us) suppose he is right

10 (paragonare) to compare: non vorrai mettere la mia casa con la tua, you can't compare your house with mine; la sua è molto più bella, neanche da mettere, (fam.) hers is much nicer, there is no comparison

11 (installare) to lay* on, to put* in: ti hanno messo il telefono?, have they put in (o installed) the telephone?; domani verranno a mettere il gas, tomorrow they are coming to lay on the gas; non hanno ancora messo lo scaldabagno, they haven't installed the water heater yet

◆ v. intr. (sboccare) to lead* (to sthg.); (sfociare) to flow (into sthg.).

◘ mettersi v.rifl. o intr.pron.

1 to put* oneself; to place oneself: mi sono messo in una situazione imbarazzante, I have got (myself) into an awkward position; si mise vicino a sua moglie, he placed himself near his wife; mettere a sedere, to sit down; mettere a tavola, to sit down at the table // mettiti nei miei panni, put yourself in my shoes // mettere a capo di qlco., to assume control of sthg. // mettere a letto, (ammalarsi) to take to one's bed // mettere a proprio agio, in libertà, to make oneself at home (o comfortable) // mettere d'accordo su qlco., to come to an agreement about sthg. // mettere in contatto con qlcu., to get in touch with s.o. // mettere in mostra, to draw attention to oneself // (comm.) mettere in società con qlcu., to form a (o to go into) partnership with s.o. // mettere in urto con qlcu., to fall out with s.o. // mettere sotto, (accingersi a un lavoro di buona lena) to get down to it

2 (incominciare) to begin*, to start, to set* to (sthg.): si mise a lavorare, he started working; è ora di mettere a lavorare, it's time to get down to work; si mise a piovere, it began to rain; mettere in cammino, in viaggio, to set out (o off o forth)

3 (diventare) to become*, to turn: la situazione si mette male, the situation is taking a turn for the worse; il tempo si mette al bello, the weather turned out fine; mettere in sospetto, to become suspicious

4 (indossare) to wear*, to put* on (sthg.): non occorre mettere in abito da sera, you don't need to wear evening dress.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: mettere a, to put to; mettere a bottega, to apprentice; mettere a confronto, to confront (o to compare); mettere a dieta, to put on a diet; mettere a disposizione di qlcu., to put at s.o.'s disposal; mettere a frutto, to invest; (ottica) mettere a fuoco, to focus; mettere agli atti, to file away; mettere a grano un campo, to plant a field with corn; mettere al bando, to ban; mettere al corrente qlcu. di qlco., to inform s.o. of (o to acquaint s.o. with) sthg.; mettere alla gogna, to pillory; mettere a letto, to put to bed; mettere alla porta qlcu., to show s.o. the door (o to turn s.o. out); mettere alla prova, to test (o to put to a test); mettere alla tortura, to torture; mettere all'incanto, all'asta, to put up for auction; mettere all'indice, to put on the Index; mettere al sicuro, to put into a safe place (o to preserve); mettere al trotto, to put into a trot; mettere a morte, to put to death; mettere a parte qlcu. di qlco., to tell s.o. sthg.; mettere a posto qlco., to put sthg. in its proper place, (aggiustare) to repair (o to adjust) sthg.: mettere le cose a posto, (fig.) to put things right; mettere a posto qlcu., (trovargli lavoro) to find a job for s.o., (dargli una lezione) to put s.o. in his place: ti metto a posto io!, I'll fix you!; mettere a profitto qlco., to turn sthg. to account: mettere a profitto un consiglio, to profit by advice; mettere a punto, to get ready, (un motore) to tune up; mettere a sacco, to sack; mettere a soqquadro, to turn upside-down (o to turn topsy-turvy) // mettere in, to put in (to): mettere in atto, to put into action; mettere in cantiere qlco., to begin work on sthg.; mettere in carta, to write down; mettere in chiaro qlco., to make sthg. clear; mettere in commercio, to put on sale; mettere in conto qlco. a qlcu., to put sthg. on s.o.'s account; mettere in dubbio, in forse qlco., to cast doubt on (o to question o to doubt) sthg.: non lo metto in dubbio, I don't doubt it; mettere in fila, to line up; mettere in fuga, to put to flight; mettere in funzione una macchina, to start a machine; mettere in giro, in piazza, to spread (o to broadcast); mettere in grado qlcu. di fare qlco., to enable s.o. to do sthg.; mettere nei guai qlcu., to land s.o. in a mess; mettere in guardia qlcu., to put s.o. on his guard; mettere in libertà, to set free; mettere in luce, in rilievo qlco., (fig.) to emphasize (o to stress o to highlight) sthg.; (tip.) mettere in macchina, to print; mettere qlco. in mano di qlcu., to put sthg. in s.o.'s hands; (mecc.) mettere in moto, in marcia, to start; mettere in musica, to set to music; (rad.) mettere in onda, to broadcast; mettere in opera, to start up (o to set running); mettere in ordine, to put (o to set) in order; mettere in pericolo, to endanger; mettere in pratica, to put into practice; mettere in prigione, to put in prison (o to imprison); mettere in salvo, to save; (teatr.) mettere in scena, to produce; mettere in tacere, to keep secret; mettere in vendita, to put on sale: mettere in vendita una casa, to put a house up for sale; mettere nel sacco, to fool (o to deceive) // mettersi in mente, in testa di fare qlco., to get (o to take) it into one's head to do sthg.: si mise in mente che la colpa fosse mia, he got it into his head that it was my fault; si mise in mente una strana idea, he got a strange idea into his head; si mise in testa di farlo, he took it into his head to do it // mettere su, to put on: mettere su arie, to put on airs; mettere su casa, to set up house; mettere su ciccia, (fam.) to put on weight; mettere su la minestra, (fam.) to put the soup on; mettere su un negozio, to set up a shop; mettere su i punti, (a maglia) to cast on stitches; mettere su qlcu. contro un altro, to set (o to incite) s.o. against another // mettere le ali ai piedi di qlcu., to lend wings to s.o.'s heels // mettere avanti, indietro un orologio, to put a watch forward, back // mettere il bastone tra le ruote, to put a spoke in s.o.'s wheel // mettere il carro davanti ai buoi, to put the cart before the horse // mettere qlcu. con le spalle al muro, alle strette, to get s.o. with his back to the wall // mettere da parte, to put (o to set o to lay) aside: ha messo da parte molto denaro, he has put a good bit of money aside // mettere dentro, (in prigione) to put inside // mettere disaccordo tra due persone, to set two people against each other // mettere fine a qlco., to put an end to sthg. // mettere fuoco a qlco., to set fire to sthg. (o to set sthg. on fire) // mettere fuori combattimento qlcu., (boxe) to knock s.o. out // mettere insieme, to put together, (raccogliere) to gather (o to collect) // mettere le mani addosso a qlcu., to lay hands on s.o., (molestare una donna) to touch s.o. up // mettere le mani su qlco., to lay one's hands on (o to take) sthg. // non credo che ci abbia messo mano, I do not think he has had a hand in it; mettere mano alla spada, to clap one's hand to one's sword // mettere il naso, il becco in qlco., to stick one's nose into sthg. // mettere nome a qlcu., to call (o to name) s.o.: gli ho messo nome Giovanni, I've named him John // mettere gli occhi addosso a qlcu., to set eyes on s.o. // mettere per iscritto, to put in writing // mettere piede in un posto, to set foot in a place // mettere una pulce nell'orecchio a qlcu., to sow doubts in s.o.'s mind // mettere i puntini sugli i, to dot one's i's // mettere sotto i piedi qlcu., to humiliate (o to trample on) s.o. // mettere sul lastrico qlcu., to turn s.o. out into the street, (fig.) to ruin s.o. // mettere tavola, to lay the table // mettere tempo in mezzo, to gain time // mettere la testa a partito, a posto, to settle down // mettere una tassa, to levy a tax.

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1. ['mettere]
vb irreg vt
1) (porre) to put

dove hai messo la mia penna? — where did you put my pen?

guarda dove metti i piedi — be careful where you step

gli ha messo una mano sulla spalla — he put o laid a hand on his shoulder

mettere qc diritto — to put o set sth straight

mettere un bambino a letto — to put a child to bed

mettere un annuncio sul giornale — to put an advert in the paper

mettere il lavoro al di sopra di tutto — to put work before all else

quando si mette una cosa in testa... — when he gets an idea into his head...

mettere qn sulla strada giusta fig — to set sb right

2)

(infondere) mettere fame/allegria/malinconia a qn — to make sb (feel) hungry/happy/sad

3)

mettersi — (abito: indossare) to put on, (portare) to wear

mettiti il maglione — put your jumper on

si mise le scarpe — he put his shoes on

non metto più quelle scarpe — I've stopped wearing those shoes, I don't wear those shoes any more

mettersi il cappello — to put on one's hat

non so cosa mettermi — I don't know what to wear

ma che cosa ti sei messo? — what on earth have you got on?

4) (installare: telefono, gas, finestre) to put in, (acqua) to lay on

5) (sveglia, allarme) to set

hai messo la sveglia? — have you set the alarm?

hai messo la sicura? Auto — have you locked the door?

6)

(supporre) mettiamo che... — let's suppose o say that...

7)

metterci; metterci molta cura/molto tempo — to take a lot of care/a lot of time

quanto tempo ci hai messo? — how long did it take you?

ci ho messo 3 ore per venire — it's taken me 3 hours to get here

mettercela tutta — to do one's utmost o very best

8)

(fraseologia) mettere a confronto — to compare

mettere in conto — (somma ecc) to put on account

mettere qn contro qn fig — to turn sb against sb

mettere qn al corrente di qc — to put sb in the picture about sth

mettere dentro qn — (fam : imprigionare) to put sb inside

mettere in giro — (pettegolezzi, voci) to spread

mettere insieme — (gen) to put together, (organizzare: spettacolo, gruppo) to organize, get together, (soldi) to save

mettere in luce — (problemi, errori) to show up, highlight

mettere qn a sedere — to sit sb down

mettere sotto — (sopraffare) to get the better of

mettere su il caffè fam — to put the coffee on

mettere su casa — to set up house

mettere su un negozio — to start a shop

mettere su pancia — to develop a paunch

mettere su peso — to put on weight

mettere a tacere qn/qc — to keep sb/sth quiet

mettere via — to put away

2. vr (mettersi)

1) to put o.s.

non metterti là — (seduto) don't sit there, (in piedi) don't stand there

mettiti là e aspetta — wait there

mettersi a sedere — to sit down

mettersi a letto — to go to bed, (malato) to take to one's bed

2)

(vestirsi) mettersi in costume — to put on one's swimming things

ti dispiace se mi metto in maniche di camicia? — do you mind if I take off my jacket?

3)

(in gruppo) mettersi in società — to set up in business

si sono messi insieme — (coppia) they've started going out together Brit o dating Am

3. vip (mettersi)

1)

(incominciare) mettersi a fare qc — to start to do sth

mettersi a piangere/ridere — to start crying/laughing, start o begin to cry/laugh

mettersi a bere — to take to drink

mettersi al lavoro — to set to work

2)

(prendere un andamento) si mette al bello — (tempo) the weather's turning fine

mettersi bene/male — (faccenda) to turn out well/badly

vediamo come si mettono le cose — let's see how things go

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['mettere] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (collocare, porre) to put*, to place, to set* [ oggetto]

mettere i piatti in tavola — to put the plates on the table

mettere una tovaglia — to put on a tablecloth

ti ho messo le lenzuola pulite — I've changed the sheets for you

mettere i piedi sul tavolo — to put one's feet on the table

mettere le mani in tasca — to put one's hands in one's pockets

mettere la biancheria ad asciugare — to put the washing out to dry

mettere un annuncio sul giornale — to place an advertisement in the paper

mettere giù (il ricevitore) — to hang up, to put down the receiver, to ring off BE

2) (indossare) to put* on, to wear* [abito, gioiello]; to put* on [crema, rossetto]

non metto mai il cappello — I never wear a hat

metti la sciarpa! — put your scarf on!

3) (porre in una situazione, in uno stato)

mettere qcn. di buonumore, di cattivo umore — to put sb. in a good, bad mood

mettere qcn. contro qcn. altro — to play sb. off against sb.

mettere qcn. a dieta — to put sb. on a diet

mettere alla prova — to put to the test

mettere in dubbio — to question

mettere in fuga qcn. — to put sb. to flight

mettere in libertà — to set free

mettere qcs. in vendita — to put sth. up o offer sth. for sale

4) (classificare) to put*, to rank

tra gli scrittori, lo metto al primo posto — I rank him the best writer of all

mettere i bambini, la sicurezza davanti a tutto — to put children, safety first

5) (appendere, attaccare) to put* up, to post up [poster, manifesto]

6) mus. telev. to play, to put* on [disco, cassetta, CD]

mettere un po' di musica — to play music

7) (installare) to put* in [riscaldamento, telefono]; to lay* on BE [luce, gas]; to put* in, to fit* [doccia, mensola]

fare mettere il telefono — to have a telephone put in

mettere la moquette — to lay a carpet

8) (puntare)

mettere la sveglia alle sette — to set the alarm for 7 am

mettere avanti, indietro l'orologio — to put forward, back the clock

9) (scrivere, inserire) to put* in [parola, virgola]

metta una firma qui — sign here

10) (rendere, volgere)

mettere in versi — to put into verse

mettere in musica — to set to music

11) (aggiungere) to add, to put* [ ingrediente]

12) (dedicare) to put* (in) [energia, impegno]

mettercela tutta — to try one's hardest o best to do

mettici più impegno! — try harder!

13) (impiegare)

non metterci tanto — don't be long

ci ho messo due ore — it took me two hours

ci hanno messo molto a decidere — they've been a long time making up their minds

ce ne hai messo di tempo! — you took a long time!

14) (investire, spendere) to put* [ denaro] (in into)

15) colloq. (fare pagare)

a quanto mette le patate? — what price have you put on the potatoes? what are you asking for potatoes?

16) (imporre) to put* (on), to impose [ tassa]

17) (infondere, provocare) to cause, to inspire

mettere paura a qcn. — to frighten sb., to give sb. a scare

mettere allegria — to cheer, to delight

mettere sete, fame a qcn. — to make sb. thirsty, hungry

18) (azionare)

mettere la retromarcia — to go into reverse, to put the car into reverse

mettere la seconda — to shift into second gear AE

mettere gli anabbaglianti — to dip one's headlights BE

19) colloq. (confrontare) to compare

vuoi mettere questo ristorante con quella bettola? — how can you compare this restaurant with that greasy spoon?

vuoi mettere? — there's no comparison!

20) colloq. (supporre) to suppose, to assume

mettiamo il caso che... — let's assume that...

mettiamo che sia vero — suppose (that) it's true

21) mettere su (dare inizio)

mettere su famiglia — to start a family

mettere su casa — to set up home o house

mettere su un negozio — to set up o start up shop; (ingrassare)

mettere su peso, chili — to put on weight, kilos; (sul fornello)

mettere su il caffè — colloq. to put the coffee on; (allestire)

mettere su uno spettacolo — to put on o stage a show

22) mettere sotto

mettere sotto qcn. — (investire) to run over o down sb.; (fare lavorare) to work sb. hard
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) colloq. (regolare)

mettere sul terzo (canale) — to switch to channel 3
3.
verbo pronominale mettersi

1) (collocarsi) to put* oneself

- rsi in un angolo — to place oneself in a corner

- rsi in piedi — to stand up

- rsi in ginocchio — to go o get down on one's knees, to kneel

- rsi a letto — to go to bed, to take to one's bed

mettiti seduto — sit down there

- rsi a tavola — to sit down to dinner o to a meal

2) (infilarsi)

- rsi le mani in tasca — to put one's hands in one's pockets

- rsi una caramella in bocca — to pop a sweet in(to) one's mouth

3) (indossare) to put* on, to wear* [abito, gioiello]; to put* on [crema, rossetto]

che cosa ti metti stasera? — what are you wearing tonight?

non ho niente da mettermi — I haven't got a thing to wear

- rsi in pigiama — to get into one's pyjamas

- rsi in maschera — to put on o wear fancy dress

4) (cominciare)

-rsi a studiare inglese, a giocare a tennis — to take up English, tennis

- rsi a bere — to take to the bottle

- rsi a cantare — to burst into song, to burst out singing

- rsi a correre — to break into a run

si è messo a nevicare — it started to snow o snowing

5) (porsi in una situazione, in uno stato)

- rsi dalla parte del torto — to put oneself in the wrong

- rsi nei guai — to get into trouble

- rsi in salvo — to flee to safety

- rsi in viaggio — to go on a journey

-rsi contro qcn. — to set oneself against sb

6) colloq.

- rsi insieme — [soci, amici] to team up; [ innamorati] to pair off

7) (evolversi)

le cose si mettono male per noi — things are looking black for us

dipende da come si mettono le cose — it depends how things turn out

il tempo si è messo al bello — the weather is set fair

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come la mettiamo? — (di fronte a difficoltà) so where do we go from here? (per chiedere una spiegazione) what have you got to say for yourself?

- rsi sotto — (impegnarsi) to set to

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mettere

/'mettere/ [60]

I verbo transitivo

1 (collocare, porre) to put*, to place, to set* [ oggetto]; mettere i piatti in tavola to put the plates on the table; mettere una tovaglia to put on a tablecloth; ti ho messo le lenzuola pulite I've changed the sheets for you; mettere i piedi sul tavolo to put one's feet on the table; mettere le mani in tasca to put one's hands in one's pockets; mettere la biancheria ad asciugare to put the washing out to dry; mettere un annuncio sul giornale to place an advertisement in the paper; mettere giù (il ricevitore) to hang up, to put down the receiver, to ring off BE

2 (indossare) to put* on, to wear* [abito, gioiello]; to put* on [crema, rossetto]; non metto mai il cappello I never wear a hat; metti la sciarpa! put your scarf on!

3 (porre in una situazione, in uno stato) mettere qcn. di buonumore, di cattivo umore to put sb. in a good, bad mood; mettere qcn. contro qcn. altro to play sb. off against sb.; mettere qcn. a dieta to put sb. on a diet; mettere alla prova to put to the test; mettere in dubbio to question; mettere in fuga qcn. to put sb. to flight; mettere in libertà to set free; mettere qcs. in vendita to put sth. up o offer sth. for sale

4 (classificare) to put*, to rank; tra gli scrittori, lo metto al primo posto I rank him the best writer of all; mettere i bambini, la sicurezza davanti a tutto to put children, safety first

5 (appendere, attaccare) to put* up, to post up [poster, manifesto]

6 mus. telev. to play, to put* on [disco, cassetta, CD]; mettere un po' di musica to play music

7 (installare) to put* in [riscaldamento, telefono]; to lay* on BE [luce, gas]; to put* in, to fit* [doccia, mensola]; fare mettere il telefono to have a telephone put in; mettere la moquette to lay a carpet

8 (puntare) mettere la sveglia alle sette to set the alarm for 7 am; mettere avanti, indietro l'orologio to put forward, back the clock

9 (scrivere, inserire) to put* in [parola, virgola]; metta una firma qui sign here

10 (rendere, volgere) mettere in versi to put into verse; mettere in musica to set to music

11 (aggiungere) to add, to put* [ ingrediente]

12 (dedicare) to put* (in) [energia, impegno]; mettercela tutta to try one's hardest o best to do; mettici più impegno! try harder!

13 (impiegare) non metterci tanto don't be long; ci ho messo due ore it took me two hours; ci hanno messo molto a decidere they've been a long time making up their minds; ce ne hai messo di tempo! you took a long time!

14 (investire, spendere) to put* [ denaro] (in into)

15 colloq. (fare pagare) a quanto mette le patate? what price have you put on the potatoes? what are you asking for potatoes?

16 (imporre) to put* (on), to impose [ tassa]

17 (infondere, provocare) to cause, to inspire; mettere paura a qcn. to frighten sb., to give sb. a scare; mettere allegria to cheer, to delight; mettere sete, fame a qcn. to make sb. thirsty, hungry

18 (azionare) mettere la retromarcia to go into reverse, to put the car into reverse; mettere la seconda to shift into second gear AE; mettere gli anabbaglianti to dip one's headlights BE

19 colloq. (confrontare) to compare; vuoi mettere questo ristorante con quella bettola? how can you compare this restaurant with that greasy spoon? vuoi mettere? there's no comparison!

20 colloq. (supporre) to suppose, to assume; mettiamo il caso che... let's assume that...; mettiamo che sia vero suppose (that) it's true

21 mettere su (dare inizio) mettere su famiglia to start a family; mettere su casa to set up home o house; mettere su un negozio to set up o start up shop; (ingrassare) mettere su peso, chili to put on weight, kilos; (sul fornello) mettere su il caffè colloq. to put the coffee on; (allestire) mettere su uno spettacolo to put on o stage a show

22 mettere sotto mettere sotto qcn. (investire) to run over o down sb.; (fare lavorare) to work sb. hard

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere) colloq. (regolare) mettere sul terzo (canale) to switch to channel 3

III mettersi verbo pronominale

1 (collocarsi) to put* oneself; - rsi in un angolo to place oneself in a corner; - rsi in piedi to stand up; - rsi in ginocchio to go o get down on one's knees, to kneel; - rsi a letto to go to bed, to take to one's bed; mettiti seduto sit down there; - rsi a tavola to sit down to dinner o to a meal

2 (infilarsi) - rsi le mani in tasca to put one's hands in one's pockets; - rsi una caramella in bocca to pop a sweet in(to) one's mouth

3 (indossare) to put* on, to wear* [abito, gioiello]; to put* on [crema, rossetto]; che cosa ti metti stasera? what are you wearing tonight? non ho niente da mettermi I haven't got a thing to wear; - rsi in pigiama to get into one's pyjamas; - rsi in maschera to put on o wear fancy dress

4 (cominciare) -rsi a studiare inglese, a giocare a tennis to take up English, tennis; - rsi a bere to take to the bottle; - rsi a cantare to burst into song, to burst out singing; - rsi a correre to break into a run; si è messo a nevicare it started to snow o snowing

5 (porsi in una situazione, in uno stato) - rsi dalla parte del torto to put oneself in the wrong; - rsi nei guai to get into trouble; - rsi in salvo to flee to safety; - rsi in viaggio to go on a journey; -rsi contro qcn. to set oneself against sb.

6 colloq. - rsi insieme [soci, amici] to team up; [ innamorati] to pair off

7 (evolversi) le cose si mettono male per noi things are looking black for us; dipende da come si mettono le cose it depends how things turn out; il tempo si è messo al bello the weather is set fair

IDIOMS

come la mettiamo? (di fronte a difficoltà) so where do we go from here? (per chiedere una spiegazione) what have you got to say for yourself? - rsi sotto (impegnarsi) to set to.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > mettere
2 poner en verso

• put into rhyme

• put into verse

• versify

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > poner en verso
3 перекладывать на стихи

to put into verse

Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > перекладывать на стихи
4 versificar

v.

1 to put into verse.

2 to write (in) verse.

3 to versify, to verse.

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versificar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 to put into verse, versify

► verbo intransitivo

1 to versify, write in verse

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1.

VT to versify, put into verse

2.

VI to write verses, versify

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verbo intransitivo/transitivo to versify

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verbo intransitivo/transitivo to versify

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versificar [A2 ]

vi

to versify

■ versificar

vt

to versify, put … into verse

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versificar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to versify, put into verse

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versificar

♦ vi

to write (in) verse

♦ vt

to put into verse

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versificar

I v/t put into verse

II v/i compose verse

Spanish-English dictionary > versificar
5 fassen

I v/t

1. (ergreifen) take hold of, grasp; (halten) hold; (packen) seize, grab; jemanden an oder bei der Hand fassen take s.o. by the hand, take s.o.’s hand; jemanden am Arm fassen take s.o.’s arm; zu fassen kriegen get hold of

2. (Verbrecher etc.) catch; (festnehmen) arrest; zu fassen kriegen apprehend förm.

3. einfassen

4. (aufnehmen können) hold; auf Sitzplätzen: auch seat

5. (enthalten) contain; in sich (Dat) fassen fig. include

6. (formulieren) put, formulate; in Worte fassen put into words; das lässt sich nicht in Worte fassen auch it can’t be described

7. fig. geistig: grasp, understand

8. (glauben) believe; nicht zu fassen unbelievable, incredible; das ist kaum zu fassen auch it’s hard to believe

9. geh.: Grauen etc. fasste sie they were filled with dread

10. (aufnehmen) (Ladung, Treibstoff etc.) hold

11. MIL. (Proviant, Munition etc.) draw; Essen

12. fig. (Beschluss, Entschluss) make, take, come to; (Abneigung, Mut) take; einen Gedanken fassen form an idea; ich konnte keinen klaren Gedanken fassen I couldn’t think straight; Zutrauen zu jemandem fassen come to trust s.o.; Auge, Fuß1 1, Vorsatz 1 etc.

II v/i

1. fassen an (+ Akk) touch; fassen in / auf (+ Akk) put one’s hand in / on; fassen nach reach ( oder grasp) for s.th.; ins Leere oder Nichts fassen grasp thin air; sich (Dat) an die Stirn etc. fassen put one’s hand to one’s forehead etc.; da kann man sich nur noch an den Kopf fassen it really makes you wonder

2. fass! zum Hund: get (Am. sic) him ( oder her oder it)!

3. TECH., Werkzeug, Schraube etc.: grip

III v/refl

1. regain one’s composure; (sich zusammenreißen) pull o.s. together; er konnte sich vor Glück kaum fassen he was beside himself with joy; gefasst

2. sich kurz fassen be brief; fasse dich kurz! keep it short, make it brief

3. sich in Geduld fassen have patience

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(begreifen) to grasp; to understand;

(beinhalten) to contain; to hold;

(ergreifen) to take hold of; to grasp; to catch; to seize;

sich fassen

to recollect

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fạs|sen ['fasn]
1. vt

1) (= ergreifen) to take hold of; (hastig, kräftig) to grab, to seize; (= festnehmen) Einbrecher etc to apprehend (form), to seize; (MIL ) Munition to draw

jdn beim or am Arm fassen — to take/grab sb by the arm

er fasste ihre Hand — he took her hand

Schauder/Grauen/Entsetzen fasste ihn — he was seized with horror

fass! — seize!

2) (fig) Beschluss, Entschluss to make, to take; Mut to take

Vertrauen zu jdm fassen — to come to trust sb

den Gedanken fassen, etw zu tun — to form or have the idea of doing sth

den Vorsatz fassen, etw zu tun — to make a resolution to do sth

See:

→ Auge

3) (= begreifen) to grasp, to understand

es ist nicht zu fassen — it's unbelievable or incredible

ich fasse es nicht — I don't believe it

4) (= enthalten) to hold

5) (= aufnehmen) Essen to get; (RAIL, NAUT) Wasser, Kohlen to take on

Essen fassen! — come and get it!

6) (= einfassen) Edelsteine to set; Bild to frame; Quelle to surround; (fig = ausdrücken) to express

in Verse/Worte fassen — to put into verse/words

neu fassen (Manuskript, Rede, Erzählung) — to revise

etw weit/eng fassen — to interpret sth broadly/narrowly

2. vi

1) (= nicht abrutschen) to grip; (Zahnrad) to bite

2)

(= greifen) fassen — to feel sth

fass mal unter den Tisch — feel under the table

an den Kopf fassen (fig) — to shake one's head in disbelief

an den Kopf (inf) — you wouldn't believe it, would you?

3. vr
(= sich beherrschen) to compose oneself
fass dich! — pull yourself together!

sich vor Freude kaum fassen können — to be beside oneself with joy

sich in Geduld fassen — to be patient, to possess one's soul in patience

See:

→ gefasst → auch gefasst

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(to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) set

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fas·sen

[ˈfasn̩]

I. vt

1. (ergreifen)

▪ etw \fassen to grasp sth

jds Hand \fassen to take sb's hand

▪ jdn an/bei etw dat \fassen to seize sb by sth

jdn am Arm \fassen to seize sb's arm [or sb by the arm]

jdn bei der Hand \fassen to take sb by the hand

▪ etw an etw dat \fassen to take hold of sth by sth

2. (festnehmen)

▪ jdn \fassen to apprehend [or seize] [or catch] sb

die Täter konnten bisher nicht gefasst werden so far the culprits have not been apprehended

3. (zu etw gelangen)

▪ etw \fassen to take sth

einen Entschluss \fassen to make a decision

einen Vorsatz \fassen to make [or come to] a resolution

keinen klaren Gedanken \fassen können not able to think clearly

4. (begreifen)

▪ etw \fassen to comprehend sth

er konnte sein Glück kaum fassen he could scarcely believe his luck

ich fasse es einfach nicht! I just don't believe it!

es nicht \fassen können[, dass...] not to be able to understand [or believe] [that...]

[das ist] nicht zu \fassen! it's incredible [or unbelievable!

5. (etw enthalten)

▪ etw \fassen to contain sth

wie viel Liter Öl fasst der Tank? how many litres of oil does the tank hold?

6. (einfassen)

▪ etw [in etw akk] \fassen to mount [or set] sth [in sth]

II. vi

1. (greifen) to grip, to grasp; Zahnrad, Schraube to bite

die Reifen fassen nicht in dem tiefen Schnee the tyres won't grip in the deep snow

2. (berühren)

▪ an etw akk/in etw akk \fassen to touch sth/to feel inside sth

sie fasste in das Loch she felt inside the hole

3. (schnappen) von Hund to bite

fass! get [or grab] [him/her]!

III. vr

▪ sich akk \fassen to pull oneself together

sich akk kaum mehr \fassen können to scarcely be able to contain oneself

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (greifen) grasp; take hold of

jemanden am Arm fassen — take hold of somebody's arm

jemanden bei der Hand fassen — take somebody by the hand

etwas zu fassen bekommen — get a hold on something

2) (festnehmen) catch <thief, culprit>

3) (aufnehmen können) < hall, tank> hold

4) (begreifen)

ich kann es nicht fassen — I cannot take it in

das ist [doch] nicht zu fassen! — it's incredible

5) (in verblasster Bedeutung) make, take < decision>

Vertrauen od. Zutrauen zu jemandem fassen — begin to feel confidence in or to trust somebody

Mut fassen — take courage

6) (in eine Fassung bringen) set, mount < jewel>; curb <spring, well>

7) (formulieren, gestalten)

etwas in Worte/Verse fassen — put something into words/verse

einen Begriff eng/weit fassen — define a concept narrowly/widely

8) (fachspr.): (aufnehmen) take on <load, goods>

9) (Soldatenspr.) draw <rations, supplies, ammunition>
2.
intransitives Verb

1) (greifen)

nach etwas fassen — reach for something

in etwas (Akk.) fassen — put one's hand in something

an etwas (Akk.) fassen — touch something

ins Leere fassen — grasp thin air

2) (einrasten) < screw> bite; < cog> mesh
3.
reflexives Verb

1) pull oneself together; recover [oneself]

2)

sich kurz fassen — be brief

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fassen

A. v/t

1. (ergreifen) take hold of, grasp; (halten) hold; (packen) seize, grab;

jemanden an oder

bei der Hand fassen take sb by the hand, take sb’s hand;

jemanden am Arm fassen take sb’s arm;

zu fassen kriegen get hold of

2. (Verbrecher etc) catch; (festnehmen) arrest;

zu fassen kriegen apprehend form

3. → einfassen

4. (aufnehmen können) hold; auf Sitzplätzen: auch seat

5. (enthalten) contain;

in sich (dat)

fassen fig include

6. (formulieren) put, formulate;

in Worte fassen put into words;

das lässt sich nicht in Worte fassen auch it can’t be described

7. fig geistig: grasp, understand

8. (glauben) believe;

nicht zu fassen unbelievable, incredible;

das ist kaum zu fassen auch it’s hard to believe

9. geh:

Grauen etc

fasste sie they were filled with dread

10. (aufnehmen) (Ladung, Treibstoff etc) hold

11. MIL (Proviant, Munition etc) draw; → Essen

12. fig (Beschluss, Entschluss) make, take, come to; (Abneigung, Mut) take;

einen Gedanken fassen form an idea;

ich konnte keinen klaren Gedanken fassen I couldn’t think straight;

Zutrauen zu jemandem fassen come to trust sb; → Auge, Fuß¹ 1, Vorsatz 1 etc

B. v/i

1.

fassen an (+akk) touch;

fassen in/auf (+akk) put one’s hand in/on;

fassen nach reach ( oder grasp) for sth;

ins Leere oder

Nichts fassen grasp thin air;

sich (dat)

an die Stirn etc

fassen put one’s hand to one’s forehead etc;

da kann man sich nur noch an den Kopf fassen it really makes you wonder

2.

fass! zum Hund: get (US sic) him ( oder her oder it)!

3. TECH, Werkzeug, Schraube etc: grip

C. v/r

1. regain one’s composure; (sich zusammenreißen) pull o.s. together;

er konnte sich vor Glück kaum fassen he was beside himself with joy; → gefasst

2.

sich kurz fassen be brief;

fasse dich kurz! keep it short, make it brief

3.

sich in Geduld fassen have patience

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (greifen) grasp; take hold of

jemanden am Arm fassen — take hold of somebody's arm

jemanden bei der Hand fassen — take somebody by the hand

etwas zu fassen bekommen — get a hold on something

2) (festnehmen) catch <thief, culprit>

3) (aufnehmen können) <hall, tank> hold

4) (begreifen)

ich kann es nicht fassen — I cannot take it in

das ist [doch] nicht zu fassen! — it's incredible

5) (in verblasster Bedeutung) make, take < decision>

Vertrauen od. Zutrauen zu jemandem fassen — begin to feel confidence in or to trust somebody

Mut fassen — take courage

6) (in eine Fassung bringen) set, mount < jewel>; curb <spring, well>

7) (formulieren, gestalten)

etwas in Worte/Verse fassen — put something into words/verse

einen Begriff eng/weit fassen — define a concept narrowly/widely

8) (fachspr.): (aufnehmen) take on <load, goods>

9) (Soldatenspr.) draw <rations, supplies, ammunition>
2.
intransitives Verb

1) (greifen)

nach etwas fassen — reach for something

in etwas (Akk.) fassen — put one's hand in something

an etwas (Akk.) fassen — touch something

ins Leere fassen — grasp thin air

2) (einrasten) < screw> bite; < cog> mesh
3.
reflexives Verb

1) pull oneself together; recover [oneself]

2)

sich kurz fassen — be brief

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v.

to catch v.

(§ p.,p.p.: caught)

to contain v.

to grip v.

to subsume v.

to touch v.

to understand v.

(§ p.,p.p.: understood)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > fassen
6 verso

1. prep towards

andare verso casa head for home

verso le otto about eight o'clock

2. m di poesie verse

( modo) manner

non c'è verso there is no way

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verso¹ prep.

1 ( con riferimento a direzione) toward (s); -ward (s): andavano verso i monti, verso Milano, they went toward (s) the mountains, toward (s) Milan; era diretto verso la stazione, he was heading toward (s) the station; vidi un'auto che veniva verso di me, I saw a car coming toward (s) me; volse lo sguardo verso il cielo, he gazed skyward (s); verso l'interno, l'esterno, inward (s), outward (s); verso est, ovest, nord, sud, eastward (s), westward (s), northward (s), southward (s) (o toward the east, west, north, south); proseguendo verso est..., continuing eastward (s)...; quando arrivate allo svincolo, prendete la strada che va verso ovest, when you reach the motorway crossing, take the road going west (wards) (o the road towards the west) // guardare verso qlcu., to look in s.o.'s direction // andare verso casa, to go home // verso dove è diretto quel treno?, where is that train bound for? // una finestra verso la strada, a room facing (o looking on to) the street // la mia camera guarda verso est, I have an east-facing room

2 ( dalle parti di, in prossimità di) near: verso la stazione, near the station; verso via Garibaldi, near Via Garibaldi; abita verso Torino, he lives near Turin; il deragliamento è avvenuto verso il confine svizzero, the derailment occurred near the Swiss border

3 ( riferito a tempo) ( circa) about; ( non oltre) toward (s): era verso (la) mezzanotte, it was about (o towards) midnight; chiamami verso le cinque, call me (at) about five o'clock; verso sera, toward (s) evening; verso la fine della settimana, dell'anno, towards the end of the week, the year; si sposò verso i trent'anni, he got married when he was about thirty // tornerò verso i primi del mese, I'll be back at the beginning of the month

4 ( nei riguardi di) to, towards; ( contro) against: mostrare comprensione verso i deboli, to show understanding towards the weak; essere gentile verso qlcu., to be kind to s.o.; l'esercito avanzò verso il nemico, the army advanced against (o on) the enemy.

verso² s.m.

1 (ant.) ( riga di scrittura) line

2 ( poesia) verse [U]; poetry [U]; ( riga di poesia) line (of verse): versi d'occasione, occasional verse; in verso esametro, in hexameter verse; in verso sciolto, in blank verse; una strofa di sei versi, a six-line verse; mi piacciono i suoi versi, I like his poetry; studiate i primi venti versi, study the first twenty lines; comporre versi, to write verse; recitare versi, to recite lines of verse; mettere in versi una leggenda, to put a legend into verse; scrivere in versi, to write in verse

3 ( suono) sound; noise: mi rispose con uno strano verso, he answered with a strange noise

4 ( di animali) call, cry: nella foresta si sentono i versi di uccelli e altri animali, in the wood you can hear the cries of birds and other animals; riconosceva ogni animale dal suo verso, he could recognize every animal by its cry

5 ( cadenza) cadence, sound

6 ( gesto) (habitual) gesture; ( maleducato) (rude) gesture; ( smorfia) grimace, face // rifare il verso a qlcu., to mimic s.o.

7 ( direzione) direction, way; ( lato) side: prendete per questo verso e poi voltate a sinistra, go this way and then turn left; il vento soffia sempre da quel verso, the wind always blows from that direction; spazzolare una stoffa contro il suo verso, to brush a cloth against the grain; andare nello stesso verso, to go in the same direction // per un verso lo approvo, per l'altro no, in one way I approve of him, but in another I don't // quella persona non mi va a verso, I don't like that person // esaminare la questione da tutti i versi, to examine the matter from all sides // lasciare andare le cose per il loro verso, to let things take their course // prendere qlcu. per il suo verso, to handle s.o. in the right way

8 ( modo, maniera) way: non c'è verso di saperlo, there is no way of knowing; ho cercato di convincerlo, ma non c'è stato verso, I tried to convince him but I didn't get anywhere; per un verso o per un altro egli riesce sempre, in one way or another he is always successful

9 ( ragione) reason: ora per un verso ora per un altro non riesco mai ad andare a teatro, for one reason or another I never manage to go to the theatre; per un verso o per l'altro erano tutti insoddisfatti, for one reason or another they were all dissatisfied.

verso³ s.m. ( retro) verso*, reverse, back: il verso di una moneta, di una pagina, the verso (o reverse o back) of a coin, of a page; verso di un assegno, di una cambiale, back of a cheque, of a bill of exchange

◆ agg.: pollice verso, thumbs down.

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I ['vɛrso] sm inv
(di pagina) verso, (di moneta) reverse
II ['vɛrso] sm
1) (di animale, uccello) call, cry

qual è il verso del gatto? — what noise o sound does a cat make?

che verso fa il maiale? — what noise does a pig make?

verso di richiamo — call

ha fatto un verso di dolore — she cried out in pain o gave a cry of pain

smettila di fare tutti quei versi — stop making those noises

fare il verso a qn — (imitare) to take sb off, mimic sb

faceva il verso al professore — he mimicked the teacher

2) (riga: di poesia) line, verse
versi smpl, (poesia) verse sg
in versi — in verse

- versi sciolti
III ['vɛrso] prep
1) (in direzione di) toward(s), to

andando verso la stazione — going towards the station

stavo camminando verso la stazione quando l'ho visto — I was walking towards the station when I saw him

è tardi, faremmo bene ad avviarci verso casa — it's late, we'd better head for home

veniva verso di me — he was coming towards me

verso l'alto — upwards

verso il basso — downwards

tirare l'anello verso il basso — pull the ring downwards

guardare verso il cielo — to look heavenwards o skywards

navigare verso sud — to sail south(wards)

2) (nei pressi di) near, around (about)

abito verso il centro — I live near the centre Brit o center Am

3) (in senso temporale) about, around

arrivi verso che ora? — around o about what time will you arrive?

arriverò verso le sette — I'll be there at around seven

verso sera — towards evening

verso la fine dell'anno — towards the end of the year

ci rivediamo verso la fine di novembre — I'll see you around the end of November

4) (nei confronti di) for, towards

dimostrare rispetto verso gli anziani — to show respect for o towards the elderly

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I 1. ['vɛrso]
sostantivo maschile

1) metr. line (of verse)

un verso di dodici sillabe — a line of twelve syllables

in -i — in verse

2) (grido caratteristico) (di animali) cry; (di uccelli) call

qual è il verso del leone? — what noise does the lion make?

3) (imitazione)

(ri)fare il verso a qcn. — to take sb. off

4) (direzione) way, direction

andare nello stesso verso — to go in the same direction

andare per il verso sbagliato — fig. [ piano] to go awry

andare per il proprio verso — fig. [ cosa] to take its course

5) (modo, maniera) way

non c'è verso di fare — there is no way of doing

fargli ammettere che ha torto? non c'è verso! — make him admit he's wrong? no chance!

6) (lato)

per un verso..., per l'altro... — on the one hand..., on the other hand...

mettere la gonna per il verso sbagliato — to put one's skirt on the wrong way around
2.
sostantivo maschile plurale versi (componimento) verse

mettere in -i — to versify o put into verse

- i liberi — free verse

- i sciolti — blank verse

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per un verso o per l'altro — one way or another

prendere qcn., qcs. per il verso giusto, sbagliato — to get on the right, wrong side of sb., sth
II ['vɛrso]
sostantivo maschile invariabile (rovescio) (di foglio) back; (di moneta) reverse
III ['vɛrso]
preposizione

1) (in direzione di) toward(s)

venne verso di me, verso il bambino — he came toward(s) me, the child

guardare verso qcn. — to look in sb.'s direction

spostarsi da sinistra verso destra — to move from left to right

migrazioni verso sud — migration to the south

dirigersi verso casa — to head for home

viaggiare verso nord — to travel northward(s) o toward(s) the north

verso l'alto, il basso — upward(s), downward(s)

verso l'interno, l'esterno — inward(s), outward(s)

girare qcs. verso destra, sinistra — to turn sth. to the right, left

2) (nei pressi di)

ci fermeremo verso Mantova — we'll stop near Mantua

3) (di tempo)

verso sera — toward(s) evening

verso mezzogiorno — about o around noon

verso la fine di maggio — toward(s) o around the end of May

4) (nei riguardi di) toward(s), to

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verso¹

/'vεrso/

I sostantivo m.

1 metr. line (of verse); un verso di dodici sillabe a line of twelve syllables; in -i in verse

2 (grido caratteristico) (di animali) cry; (di uccelli) call; qual è il verso del leone? what noise does the lion make?

3 (imitazione) (ri)fare il verso a qcn. to take sb. off

4 (direzione) way, direction; andare nello stesso verso to go in the same direction; andare per il verso sbagliato fig. [ piano] to go awry; andare per il proprio verso fig. [ cosa] to take its course

5 (modo, maniera) way; non c'è verso di fare there is no way of doing; fargli ammettere che ha torto? non c'è verso! make him admit he's wrong? no chance!

6 (lato) per un verso..., per l'altro... on the one hand..., on the other hand...; mettere la gonna per il verso sbagliato to put one's skirt on the wrong way around

II versi m.pl.

(componimento) verse; mettere in -i to versify o put into verse

IDIOMS

per un verso o per l'altro one way or another; prendere qcn., qcs. per il verso giusto, sbagliato to get on the right, wrong side of sb., sth.

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COMPOUNDS

- i liberi free verse; - i sciolti blank verse.

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verso²

/'vεrso/

m.inv.

(rovescio) (di foglio) back; (di moneta) reverse.

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verso³

/'vεrso/

preposizione

1 (in direzione di) toward(s); venne verso di me, verso il bambino he came toward(s) me, the child; guardare verso qcn. to look in sb.'s direction; spostarsi da sinistra verso destra to move from left to right; migrazioni verso sud migration to the south; dirigersi verso casa to head for home; viaggiare verso nord to travel northward(s) o toward(s) the north; verso l'alto, il basso upward(s), downward(s); verso l'interno, l'esterno inward(s), outward(s); girare qcs. verso destra, sinistra to turn sth. to the right, left

2 (nei pressi di) ci fermeremo verso Mantova we'll stop near Mantua

3 (di tempo) verso sera toward(s) evening; verso mezzogiorno about o around noon; verso la fine di maggio toward(s) o around the end of May

4 (nei riguardi di) toward(s), to.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > verso
7 versifier

versifier [vεʀsifje]

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to put into verse

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vɛʀsifje
verbe transitif to put [something] into verse

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vɛʀsifje
1. vt

to put into verse

2. vi

(= écrire des vers) to versify, to write verse

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versifier verb table: plier

A vtr to put [sth] into verse [poème, texte].

B vi to versify.

[vɛrsifje] verbe transitif

to versify, to turn into verse, to write in verse

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[vɛrsifje] verbe intransitif

1. [faire des vers] to versify, to write ou to compose verse

2. (péjoratif) to versify

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mettre [mεtʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. reflexive verb

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► Lorsque mettre s'emploie dans des expressions telles que mettre qch en place, se mettre à table, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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   a. ( = placer) to put

• mettre du sucre dans son thé to put sugar in one's tea

• mettre la balle dans le filet to put the ball into the net

• mettre qch debout to stand sth up

• mettre qch à terre to put sth down

• mettre qn dans le train to put sb on the train

• mets le chat dehors put the cat out

• mettre qn au régime to put sb on a diet

• cela m'a mis dans une situation difficile that has put me in a difficult position

• où mets-tu tes verres ? where do you keep your glasses?

• mettre un enfant à l'école to send a child to school

• mettre qn au pas to bring sb into line

• il met qu'il est bien arrivé he says that he arrived safely

• mettre son poing sur la figure de qn to punch sb in the face

► mettre qch à (+ infinitif)

• mettre qch à cuire to put sth on to cook

• mettre qch à chauffer to put sth on to heat

• mettre du linge à sécher (à l'intérieur) to hang washing up to dry ; (à l'extérieur) to hang washing out to dry

   b. ( = revêtir) to put on

• mettre une robe to put on a dress

• mettre du maquillage to put on some make-up

• mets-lui son chapeau put his hat on

• il avait mis un manteau he was wearing a coat

   c. ( = consacrer) to take

• j'ai mis deux heures à le faire I took two hours to do it

• le train met trois heures the train takes three hours

• il y a mis le temps ! he's taken his time!

• y mettre le prix to pay the price

• mettre de l'argent dans une affaire to put money into a business

• je suis prêt à mettre 500 € I'm willing to give 500 euros

   d. ( = faire fonctionner) to put on

• mettre le chauffage to put the heating on

• mettre les informations to put the news on

• mettre le réveil à 7 heures to set the alarm for 7 o'clock

• mets France Inter put on France Inter

   e. ( = installer) [+ eau] to lay on ; [+ placards] to put in ; [+ étagères, rideaux] to put up ; [+ moquette] to lay

• mettre du papier peint to hang wallpaper

   f. ( = supposer) mettons que je me sois trompé let's say I've got it wrong

• si un pays, mettons la Norvège, décide... if a country, Norway say, decides...

   g. (locutions) mettre les bouts to clear off (inf)

• mettre les voiles (inf) to clear off (inf)

• qu'est-ce qu'ils nous ont mis ! (inf) (bagarre, match) they gave us a real hammering! (inf)

• va te faire mettre ! (vulg!) fuck off! (vulg!)

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► se mettre

   a. ( = se placer) [objet] to go

• mets-toi là (debout) stand there ; (assis) sit there

• se mettre au piano to sit down at the piano

• se mettre à l'ombre to go into the shade

• elle ne savait plus où se mettre she didn't know where to put herself

• il s'est mis dans une situation délicate he's put himself in an awkward situation

• ces verres se mettent dans le placard these glasses go in the cupboard

• il y a un bout de métal qui s'est mis dans l'engrenage a piece of metal has got caught in the works

   b. ( = s'habiller) se mettre en short to put on a pair of shorts

• se mettre une robe to put on a dress

• elle n'a plus rien à se mettre she's got nothing left to wear

   c. ( = s'ajouter) il s'est mis de l'encre sur les doigts he's got ink on his fingers

• il s'en est mis partout he's covered in it

   d. ( = se grouper) ils se sont mis à plusieurs pour pousser la voiture several of them joined forces to push the car

• se mettre avec qn ( = faire équipe) to team up with sb ; (en ménage) (inf) to move in with sb (inf)

• se mettre mal avec qn to get on the wrong side of sb

   e. ( = commencer) to start

• il est temps de s'y mettre it's time we got down to it

• qu'est-ce que tu es énervant quand tu t'y mets ! (inf) you can be a real pain once you get started! (inf)

► se mettre à + nom

• se mettre à une traduction to start a translation

• se mettre à la peinture to take up painting

• il s'est bien mis à l'anglais he's really taken to English► se mettre à + infinitif

• se mettre à rire to start laughing

• se mettre à traduire to start translating

• voilà qu'il se met à pleuvoir ! and now it's starting to rain!

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mɛtʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) (placer dans un endroit, une position) to put

on m'a mis devant — they put me at the front

je mets les enfants à la crèche — I send the children to a creche

2) ( projeter involontairement) to drop [confiture, beurre] ( sur on); to spill [liquide, poudre] ( sur on)

3) ( placer sur le corps) to put on [écharpe, fard]

4) ( placer dans le corps) to put in

on m'a mis un plombage — I had a filling

5) ( porter habituellement sur le corps) to wear

je ne mets jamais de chapeau — I never wear a hat

6) (placer dans une situation, un état)

mettre quelqu'un en colère — to make somebody angry

mettre quelqu'un de bonne humeur — to put somebody in a good mood

mettre quelqu'un au travail — to put somebody to work

mettre le riz à cuire — to put the rice on

mettre le linge à sécher — to put the washing out to dry

7) ( classer)

mettre quelque chose avant tout le reste or au-dessus de tout — to put something

8) ( disposer)

mettre les assiettes — to put the plates on the table

mettre les verres — to put out the glasses

mettre une autre chaise — to bring another chair

mettre une nappe — to put on a tablecloth

je t'ai mis des draps propres — I've put clean sheets on for you

9) ( faire fonctionner)

mettre la radio/les nouvelles — to put the radio/the news on

mets plus/moins fort! — turn it up/down!

mettre les phares — to switch on the headlights

mettre le réveil — to set the alarm

mettre le verrou — to bolt the door

10) ( installer) to put in [chauffage, douche, téléphone, placard]; to put up [rideau, lustre, étagère]

faire mettre le téléphone — to have a telephone put in

mettre du carrelage/de la moquette — to lay tiles/a carpet

faire mettre de la moquette — ( dans plusieurs pièces) to have carpets laid

11) ( écrire) to put up [inscription]

il met que tout va bien — ( dans une lettre) he says ou writes that everything's fine

qu'est-ce que je dois mettre? — what shall I put?

mettre au passif/en anglais — to put into the passive/into English

est-ce qu'on met un trait d'union à ‘multinational’? — is there a hyphen in ‘multinational’?

il faut mettre un trait d'union — you must put a hyphen in

mettez votre signature ici — sign here

mettez le pronom qui convient — ( remplacez) replace with the appropriate pronoun; ( bouchez les trous) insert the appropriate pronom

mettre en musique — to set to music

12) ( ajouter) to add [ingrédient] ( dans to); to put [accessoire]

mettre du sel dans la soupe — to put some salt in the soup

13) ( consacrer)

mettre tout son cœur dans son travail — to put one's heart into one's work

y mettre du sien — to put oneself into it

mettre toute son énergie à faire — to put all one's energy into doing

14) (investir, dépenser) to put [argent] (dans, sur into)

combien pouvez-vous mettre? — ( pour acheter) how much can you afford?; ( pour contribuer) how much can you put in?

15) ( prendre) ( du temps)

elle a (bien) mis une heure — it took her (easily) an hour

mettre un temps fou — (colloq) to take ages (colloq)

16) (colloq) ( vendre)

je vous mets des tomates? — would you like some tomatoes?

17) ( attribuer) to give [note]

18) (colloq) ( dire)

mettons dix dollars/à dix heures — let's say ten dollars/at ten

19) (colloq) ( supposer)

mettons qu'il vienne — supposing he comes

20) (sl) ( ficher)

tu peux te le mettre où je pense or quelque part — you know where you can put it (colloq)

2.

verbe intransitif

mettre bas — gén [vache] to calve; [brebis] to lamb; [jument] to foal

3.

se mettre verbe pronominal

1) (se placer dans un endroit, une position)

se mettre devant la fenêtre — ( debout) to stand in front of the window; ( assis) to sit down in front of the window

se mettre sur les mains — to stand on one's hands

se mettre sur le dos — to lie on one's back

se mettre au lit — to go to bed

se mettre debout — to stand up

ne plus savoir où se mettre — not to know where to put oneself

se mettre les mains sur la tête — to put one's hands on one's head

se mettre les doigts dans le nez — to pick one's nose

où est-ce que ça se met? — where does this go?

2) ( projeter involontairement sur soi) to spill [something] on oneself [liquide, poudre]

se mettre de la confiture — to get jam on oneself

s'en mettre partout — to get it all over oneself

3) ( placer sur son corps) to put on [veste, fard]

je ne sais pas quoi me mettre — I don't know what to put on

4) ( placer dans son corps) to put in

5) ( commencer)

se mettre à l'anglais — to take up English

elle s'est mise à leur recherche — she started looking for them

il va se mettre à pleuvoir — it's going to start raining

il se met à faire du vent — it's starting to get windy

6) ( tourner)

le temps s'est mis au froid/à la pluie — the weather has turned cold/to rain

7) (se placer dans une situation, un état)

se mettre en tort — to put oneself in the wrong

se mettre dans une situation impossible — to get (oneself) into an impossible situation

se mettre dans une sale affaire — to get involved in some shady business

je me mets de ton côté — I'm on your side

je préfère me mettre bien avec lui — I prefer to get on the right side of him

se mettre à l'aise — to make oneself comfortable

on va se mettre ensemble — (colloq) ( sous le même toit) we're going to live together

8) ( s'habiller)

se mettre en tenue d'été — to put on summer clothes

se mettre en jaune — to wear yellow

9) ( se grouper)

ce n'est pas la peine de vous (y) mettre à dix — there's no need for ten of you

ils s'y sont mis à au moins trente — there were at least thirty of them

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mɛtʀ vt
1) (= placer) to put

Où est-ce que tu as mis les clés? — Where have you put the keys?

mettre en bouteille — to bottle

mettre en sac — to put in bags, to put in sacks

mettre qch à la poste — to post sth Grande-Bretagne to mail sth USA

mettre qn en examen pour qch — to charge Grande-Bretagne sb with sth, to indict USA sb for sth

mettre qn debout — to help sb to their feet

2) [vêtements] (= revêtir) to put on, (= porter) to wear

Mets ton gilet. — Put your cardigan on.

Je mets mon manteau et j'arrive. — I'll put on my coat and then I'll be ready.

Je ne mets plus mon manteau. — I no longer wear my coat.

Elle ne met pas souvent de jupe. — She doesn't often wear a skirt.

3) (= faire fonctionner) [chauffage, électricité] to put on, [réveil, minuteur] to set

Il fait froid, je vais mettre le chauffage. — It's cold, I'm going to put the heating on.

mettre en marche — to start

Comment met-on la machine à laver en marche? — How do you start the washing machine?

4) (= installer) [gaz, eau] to put in, to lay on

faire mettre le gaz — to have gas put in, to have gas installed

faire mettre l'électricité — to have electricity put in, to have electricity installed

5) (= consacrer)

mettre du temps à faire qch — to take time to do sth, to take time over sth

mettre 2 heures à faire qch — to take 2 hours to do sth, to take 2 hours over sth

Combien de temps as-tu mis pour aller à Lille? — How long did it take you to get to Lille?

Elle met des heures à se préparer. — She takes hours to get ready.

y mettre du sien — to pull one's weight

6) (= noter, écrire) to put

qu'est-ce qu'il a mis sur la carte? — what did he put on the card?

mettez les mots suivants au pluriel:... — put the following words into the plural:...

7) (= supposer)

mettons que... — let's suppose that..., let's say that...

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mettre verb table: mettre

A vtr

1 (placer dans un endroit, une position) to put [chose, partie du corps, personne]; mettre un vase sur la table/des bûches dans la cheminée/le vin au frais to put a vase on the table/logs on the fire/the wine in a cool place; j'ai mis ta voiture au garage I've put your car in the garage for you; mettre les pieds sur la table/les mains sur la tête to put one's feet on the table/one's hands on one's head; mettre les mains en l'air/un timbre à l'envers to put one's hands up/a stamp on upside down; on m'a mis devant/tout au fond they put me at the front/right at the back; je l'ai mise sur ses pieds I put her on her feet; je mets les enfants à la crèche I send the children to a creche; il m'a mis en bas de chez moi he dropped me off outside my door; on m'a mis debout they stood me up; nous l'avons mise à l'hôtel we put her up at the hotel;

2 ( projeter involontairement) to drop [solide]; to spill [liquide, poudre]; mettre de la confiture sur le tapis to drop jam on the carpet; mettre de la colle/farine partout to spill glue/flour all over the place;

3 ( placer sur le corps) to put on [vêtement, bijou, maquillage, lunettes, préservatif, serviette]; mets ton écharpe put your scarf on; je vais mettre du mascara I'll put some mascara on;

4 ( placer dans le corps) to put in [tampon, suppositoire, plombage]; on m'a mis un plombage I had a filling;

5 ( porter habituellement sur le corps) to wear [lunettes, type de vêtement, parfum]; dans mon école les garçons mettent des cravates in my school boys wear ties; je ne mets jamais de chapeau I never wear a hat;

6 (placer dans une situation, un état) mettre qn dans une situation embarrassante to put sb in an embarrassing situation; mettre qn en colère/en joie to make sb angry/happy; mettre qn en fureur to enrage sb; mettre qn au désespoir to drive sb to despair; mettre qn de bonne/mauvaise humeur to put sb in a good/bad mood; tu me mets hors de moi you infuriate me; mettre qn à la chaîne/à la reliure to put sb on the assembly line/on binding; mettre qn au travail to put sb to work; mettre qn au piano/au latin to start sb on the piano/on Latin; mettre les enfants à regarder la télévision to put the children in front of the television; si vous nous quittez, on mettra quelqu'un d'autre if you leave us, we'll find somebody else; mettre le riz à cuire to put the rice on; mettre le linge à sécher to put the washing out to dry;

7 ( classer) mettre la famille avant tout le reste to put one's family first; mettre ses études au-dessus de tout to put one's studies first; je le mets au premier rang de tous les écrivains I rank him the best writer of all;

8 ( disposer) mettre les assiettes to put the plates on the table; mettre les verres/la moutarde/un cendrier to put out the glasses/the mustard/an ashtray; mettre les chaises/une autre chaise to bring chairs/another chair; mettre une nappe to put on a tablecloth; je t'ai mis des draps propres I've put clean sheets on for you;

9 ( faire fonctionner) mettre la radio/la télévision/le chauffage to put the radio/the television/the heating on; mettre les nouvelles/la deuxième chaîne to put the news/channel 2 on; mettre plus fort to turn up [appareil]; mettre moins fort to turn down [appareil]; mets plus/moins fort! turn it up/down!; mettre les essuie-glaces/les phares to switch on ou put on the windscreen GB ou windshield US wipers/the headlights; mettre le réveil to set the alarm; mettre le verrou to bolt the door; mettre le loquet to latch the door;

10 ( installer) to put in [chauffage, douche, téléphone, placard]; to put up [rideau, lustre, étagère]; faire mettre le téléphone to have a telephone put in; je t'ai mis une prise I've put in a socket for you; mettre de la moquette to lay a carpet; faire mettre de la moquette ( dans une pièce) to have a carpet laid; ( dans plusieurs pièces) to have carpets laid; mettre du carrelage to lay tiles;

11 ( écrire) to put up [inscription]; ils ont mis des graffiti partout/sur la colonne they've put graffiti everywhere/on the column; il met que tout va bien ( dans une lettre) he says ou writes that everything's fine; qu'est-ce que je dois mettre? what shall I put?; mettre au passif/au singulier to put into the passive/into the singular; mettre en vers to put into verse; je t'ai mis un mot I've left you a note; est-ce qu'on met un trait d'union à ‘multinational’? is there a hyphen in ‘multinational’?; il faut mettre un trait d'union you must put a hyphen in; mettre sa signature sur un document to put one's signature to a document; mettez votre signature ici sign here; mettez le pronom qui convient ( remplacez) replace with the appropriate pronoun; ( bouchez les trous) insert the appropriate pronom; mettre en musique to set to music; mettre en anglais to put into English; mettre son brouillon au propre or au net to write out ou up one 's notes;

12 ( ajouter) to add [ingrédient] (dans to); to put [accessoire, élément décoratif]; mettre du sel dans la soupe to put some salt in the soup; mettre un peu de piment dans un récit to add a little spice to a story; mettre une sonnette à son vélo/des pompons à ses pantoufles to put a bell on one's bicycle/pompoms on one's slippers; mettre une radio à sa voiture/une doublure à sa veste to put a radio in one's car/a lining in one's jacket;

13 ( consacrer) mettre tout son cœur dans son travail to put one's heart into one's work; y mettre du sien to put oneself into it; mettre toute son énergie à essayer de comprendre to put all one's energy into trying to understand; mettre des moyens importants au service d'une cause to use all possible means to further a cause; mettre de la rigueur dans sa démarche to become more thorough in one's approach;

14 (investir, dépenser) to put [argent] (dans, sur into); mettre tout son argent dans son commerce to put all one's money into one's business; j'ai tout mis sur le pétrole I've put everything into oil; il a tout mis sur un cheval/une équipe he's put everything on a horse/a team; combien pouvez-vous mettre? ( pour acheter) how much can you afford?; ( pour contribuer) how much can you put in?;

15 ( prendre) [activité] to take [heures, jours, années] (pour faire to do); elle a bien mis une heure it took her easily an hour; mettre un temps fou○ to take ages○;

16 ○( vendre) je vous mets des tomates? would you like some tomatoes?; je vous en mets combien? deux, trois? how many would you like? two, three?;

17 ○( attribuer) je vous ai mis trois sur vingt I've given you three out of twenty;

18 ○( battre) ils nous ont mis trois à zéro they beat us three nil GB ou three to nothing US; je lui ai mis une gifle I gave him/her a slap (across the face); tu veux que je te mette mon poing sur la figure? do you want my fist in your face○?; qu'est-ce qu'il m'a mis! what a thrashing○ he gave me!;

19 ○( partir) les mettre to beat it○; je dois les mettre I'd better beat it;

20 ○( dire) mettons dix dollars/à dix heures let's say ten dollars/at ten;

21 ○( supposer) mettons qu'il vienne, qu'est-ce que vous ferez? supposing ou say he comes, what will you do?;

22 ◑( ficher) tu peux te le mettre où je pense or quelque part you know where you can put○ it ou stick◑ it; va te faire mettre get stuffed◑!

B vi Vét, Zool mettre bas gén to give birth, to drop; [vache] to calve; [brebis] to lamb; [jument] to foal.

C se mettre vpr

1 (se placer dans un endroit, une position) se mettre devant la fenêtre ( debout) to stand in front of the window; ( assis) to sit down in front of the window; ( couché) to lie (down) in front of the window; se mettre sur les mains to stand on one's hands; se mettre sur le dos to lie on one's back; se mettre au lit to go to bed; se mettre debout to stand up; se mettre sur ses jambes to get to one's feet; ne plus savoir où se mettre not to know where to put oneself; se mettre les mains sur la tête to put one's hands on one's head; se mettre les doigts dans le nez to pick one's nose; où est-ce que ça se met? where does this go?;

2 ( projeter involontairement sur soi) to spill [sth] on oneself [liquide, poudre]; se mettre de la confiture to get jam on oneself; se mettre de la boue sur ses chaussures/de l'encre sur le nez/une poussière dans l'œil to get mud on one's shoes/ink on one's nose/some grit in one's eye; s'en mettre partout to get it all over oneself;

3 ( placer sur son corps) to put on [vêtement, bijou, maquillage]; se mettre un foulard/un collier/du rouge à lèvres to put on a scarf/a necklace/lipstick; se mettre de la poudre sur le visage to put some powder on one's face, to powder one's face; je ne sais pas quoi me mettre I don't know what to put on;

4 ( placer dans son corps) to put in [suppositoire, tampon];

5 ( commencer) se mettre à l'anglais/au tennis to take up English/tennis; se mettre à prendre des somnifères to start taking sleeping pills; ma voiture se met à avoir des problèmes my car is starting to go wrong; il va se mettre à pleuvoir it's going to start raining; il se met à faire froid/du vent it's starting to get cold/windy;

6 ( tourner) le temps s'est mis au froid/au beau/à la pluie the weather has turned cold/fine/to rain;

7 ( se lancer) elle s'est mise à leur recherche she started looking for them; je me suis mis sur l'affaire I started looking into the case;

8 (se placer dans une situation, un état) se mettre en tort to put oneself in the wrong; se mettre dans une situation impossible to get (oneself) into an impossible situation; se mettre dans une sale affaire to get involved in some shady business; je me mets de ton côté I'm on your side; je préfère me mettre bien avec lui I prefer to get on the right side of him; se mettre à l'aise to make oneself comfortable; se mettre en colère to get angry; se mettre nu to take off one's clothes; on va se mettre ensemble○ ( sous le même toit) we're going to live together; il s'est mis avec elle○ ( de son côté) he's on her side; ( sous le même toit) he's moved in with her;

9 ( s'habiller) se mettre en tenue d'été to put on summer clothes; se mettre en arlequin to dress up as Harlequin; se mettre en jaune to wear yellow;

10 ( se grouper) ce n'est pas la peine de vous (y) mettre à dix there's no need for ten of you; ils s'y sont mis à au moins trente there were at least thirty of them;

11 ○( manger) je m'en suis mis un maximum I really stuffed○ myself; s'en mettre plein la panse○ or lampe○ or gueule● to stuff○ oneself; qu'est-ce qu'on s'est mis! we really stuffed○ ourselves!;

12 ( se battre) qu'est-ce qu'on s'est mis! we really laid○ into each other!

[mɛtr] verbe transitif

1. [placer] to put

mettre sa confiance/tout son espoir en to put one's trust/all one's hopes in

j'avais mis beaucoup de moi-même dans le projet I'd put a lot into the project

elle a mis son talent au service des défavorisés she used her talent to help the underprivileged

mettre à: mettre une pièce à l'affiche to bill a play

je n'ai pas pu la mettre à l'école du quartier I couldn't get her into the local school

mettre un enfant au lit to put a child to bed

on m'a mis au standard they put me on the switchboard

mettre quelqu'un dans: mettre quelqu'un dans l'avion/le train to put somebody on the plane/the train

mettre ses enfants dans le privé to send one's children to private school

mettre quelqu'un en: mettre un enfant en pension to put a child in a ou to send a child to boarding school

mettre quelque chose sur: mettre 100 euros sur un cheval to put ou to lay 100 euros on a horse

mettre de l'argent sur son compte to put ou to pay some money into one's account

mettre quelqu'un en boîte (familier) to pull somebody's leg

2. [poser horizontalement] to lay, to put

mettre la main sur le bras de quelqu'un to lay ou to put one's hand on somebody's arm

mettre quelque chose à plat to lay something down flat

3. [disposer]

mettre le loquet to put the latch down

4. [ajuster] to set

mettre quelque chose droit to set something straight (sens propre)

mettre une pendule à l'heure to set a clock to the right time

mets la sonnerie à 20 h 30 set the alarm for 8:30 p.m

5. [établir - dans un état, une situation]

mettre quelque chose à: mettre un étang à sec to drain a pond

mettez les verbes à l'infinitif put the verbs into the infinitive

mettre quelqu'un à: mettre quelqu'un à l'amende to fine somebody, to impose a fine on somebody

mettre quelqu'un au travail to set somebody to work, to get somebody working

mettre quelqu'un au désespoir to cause somebody to despair

mettre quelqu'un dans: mettre quelqu'un dans la confidence to let somebody in on ou into the secret

mettre quelqu'un dans l'embarras

a. [perplexité] to put somebody in a predicament

b. [pauvreté] to put somebody in financial difficulty

mettre quelqu'un dans l'obligation de faire quelque chose to oblige somebody to do something

mettre en: mettre une maison en vente to put a house up for sale

mettre du vin en bouteilles to put wine into bottles, to bottle wine

mettre une plante en pot to pot a plant

mettre quelque chose en miettes to smash something to bits

mettre un poème en musique to set a poem to music

mettre quelque chose en vigueur to bring something into force ou operation

mettre quelque chose à: mettre quelque chose à cuire to put something on to cook

mettre quelque chose à réchauffer to heat something up (again)

mettre du linge à sécher to put ou to hang clothes up to dry

mettre quelque chose à tremper to put something to soak, to soak something

6. [fixer] to put

mettre une pièce à un pantalon to put a patch on ou to patch a pair of trousers

mettre un bouton à sa veste to sew a button on one's jacket

[ajouter] to put

il faut lui mettre des piles you have to put batteries in it

j'ai fait mettre de nouveaux verres à mes lunettes I had new lenses put in my glasses

7. [se vêtir, se coiffer, se chausser de] to put on (separable)

[porter régulièrement] to wear

mets une barrette put a (hair) slide in

je lui ai mis son manteau/ses gants I put his coat/his gloves on (for him)

8. [faire fonctionner - appareil] to turn ou to put ou to switch on (separable)

mets de la musique put some music on, play some music

mets les sports (familier) /la première chaîne put on the sport channel/channel one

9. [installer] to put in (separable), to install

faire mettre le chauffage central to have central heating put in ou installed

mettre du papier peint/de la moquette dans une pièce to wallpaper/to carpet a room

10. [consacrer - temps] to take

elle a mis trois mois à me répondre she took three months ou it took her three months to answer me

combien de temps met-on pour y aller? how long does it take to get there?

nous y mettrons le temps/le prix qu'il faudra we'll spend as much time/money as we have to

tu as mis le temps! (familier) you took your time about it!, you took long enough!

tu en a mis du temps pour te décider! you took some time to make up your mind!

mettre de l'argent dans une voiture to put money in ou into a car

11. [écrire] to put

on met un accent sur le "e" "e" takes an accent

on met deux m à "pomme" "pomme" has two m's

mets qu'il a refusé de signer (familier) write ou put down that he refused to sign

12. [supposer]

mettons (let's) say

et mettons que tu gagnes? suppose ou let's say you win?

il faut, mettons, 2 mètres de tissu we need, (let's) say ou shall we say, 2 metres of material

mettons que j'ai mal compris! [acceptation] let's just say I got it wrong!

13. [donner] to give

je vous mets un peu plus de la livre I've put in a bit more than a pound

le prof m'a mis 18 ≃ the teacher gave me an A

14. (familier) [infliger]

qu'est-ce qu'il m'a mis au ping-pong! he really hammered me ou he didn't half thrash me at table tennis!

on leur a mis 5 buts en première mi-temps we hammered in 5 goals against them in the first half

je lui ai mis une bonne claque I gave ou landed him a good clout

qu'est-ce que son père va lui mettre! his father is really going to give it to him!

15. (locution)

on les met! (très familier) let's split! (très familier)

va te faire mettre! (vulgaire) up yours! (très familier)

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se mettre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

1. [dans une position, un endroit - chose] to go

où se mettent les tasses? where do the cups go?

les pieds, ça ne se met pas sur la table! tables aren't made to put your feet on!

2. [aller - vêtement] to go

le noir se met avec tout black goes with everything

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se mettre verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [s'installer, s'établir - dans une position]

se mettre debout to stand up

se mettre sur le dos to lie (down) on one's back

mets-toi près de la fenêtre

a. [debout] stand near the window

b. [assis] sit near the window

mettez-vous en cercle arrange yourselves into ou form a circle

je me mets dehors pour travailler I go outside to work

mettez-vous dans la position du lotus get into the lotus position

2. [entrer - dans un état, une situation]

ne te mets pas dans un tel état! don't get (yourself) into such a state!

se mettre en rage to get into a rage

il s'est mis dans une position difficile he's got ou put himself in a difficult situation

3. [s'habiller]

se mettre en to put on

se mettre en pantalon to put on a pair of trousers

elle se met toujours en jupe she always wears a skirt

4. [s'unir]

se mettre avec quelqu'un

a. [pour un jeu] to team up with somebody

b. [pour vivre] to move in with somebody

c. [dans une discussion] to side with somebody

on s'est tous mis ensemble pour acheter le cadeau we all clubbed together to buy the present

on s'est mis par équipes de 6 we split up into ou we formed teams of 6 (people)

ils ont dû s'y mettre à 4 pour porter le buffet it took 4 of them to carry the dresser

5. (locution)

qu'est-ce qu'ils se mettent!

a. (très familier) [dans un combat, un débat] they're really having a go at each other!

b. [en mangeant] they're really getting stuck in!

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se mettre verbe pronominal transitif

to put on (separable)

se mettre une belle robe/du parfum to put on a nice dress/some perfume

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se mettre à verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [passer à]

quand le feu se met au rouge when the lights turn ou go red

MÉTÉOROLOGIE

le temps se met au beau it's turning sunny

le temps se met au froid it's getting ou turning cold

2. [commencer]

se mettre au judo to take up judo

se mettre à l'ouvrage to set to work, to get down to work

voilà qu'il se met à pleuvoir! now it's started to rain ou raining!

s'y mettre

a. [au travail] to get down to it

b. [à une activité nouvelle] to have a try

si tu t'y mets aussi, je renonce! if you join in as well, I give up!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > mettre

9 übertragen

n; -s, kein Pl.; EDV transfer; blockweises Übertragen EDV transfer in blocks

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(Bedeutung) figurative (Adj.);

(Blut) to transfuse ( Verb);

(Recht) to devolve ( Verb); to commit ( Verb); to confer ( Verb); to transfer ( Verb); to make over ( Verb); to convey ( Verb);

(Rundfunk) to relay ( Verb); to transmit ( Verb); to broadcast ( Verb);

(Stenogramm) to transcribe ( Verb);

(Text) to translate ( Verb);

(Übertrag) to carry ( Verb)

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über|tra|gen I [yːbɐ'traːgn] ptp übertragen insep irreg
1. vt

1) (= an eine andere Stelle bringen, an jdn übergeben) to transfer (AUCH JUR, PSYCH, COMPUT); Krankheit to pass on (
auf +acc to), to transmit ( auf +acc to); (TECH) Bewegung, Kraft to transmit
2) (= an eine andere Stelle schreiben) to transfer; (= kopieren) to copy (out); (= transkribieren) to transcribe

3) (TV, RAD) to broadcast, to transmit

etw im Fernsehen übertrágen — to televise sth, to broadcast sth on television

via or durch Satelliten übertrágen werden — to be broadcast or sent by satellite

4) (= übersetzen) Text to render (
in +acc into)
einen Roman aus dem Englischen ins Deutsche übertrágen — to render or translate an English novel into German

... aus dem Englischen übertrágen von... —... translated from the English by...

5) (= anwenden) Methode, Maßstab to apply (
auf +acc to)
6)

etw auf Band übertrágen — to tape sth, to record sth (on tape)

eine CD auf Kassette übertrágen — to tape a CD

7) (= verleihen) Auszeichnung, Würde to confer (jdm on sb); Vollmacht, Verantwortung, Amt to give (jdm sb)

8) (= auftragen) Aufgabe, Mission to assign (jdm to sb)

2. vr
(Eigenschaft, Krankheit etc) to be passed on or communicated or transmitted ( auf +acc to); (TECH) to be transmitted ( auf +acc to); (Heiterkeit etc) to communicate itself, to spread ( auf +acc to)
seine Fröhlichkeit hat sich auf uns übertrágen — we were infected by his happiness
II [yːbɐ'traːgn]
1. adj

1) (Bedeutung etc) figurative

2) (Aus) worn; (= gebraucht) second-hand, used

2. adv
(= figurativ) figuratively
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1) (to give to someone as his share or duty: They assigned the task to us.) assign

2) (to receive and pass on (news, a message, a television programme etc).) relay

3) (to add on (a number from one column of figures to the next): I forgot to carry the 2 forward.) carry forward

4) carry

5) (to give (a piece of work, power etc) to someone else: He delegates a great deal of work to his assistant.) delegate

6) (to hand over (a task etc) to someone else to do for one.) depute

7) (to give to another person, especially legally: I intend to transfer the property to my son.) transfer

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über·tra·gen *¹

[y:bɐˈtra:gn̩]

irreg

I. vt

1. (senden)

▪ etw \übertragen to broadcast sth

2. (geh: übersetzen)

▪ etw \übertragen to translate sth

etw wortwörtlich \übertragen to translate sth word for word, to do a literal translation of sth

▪ etw aus etw dat \übertragen to translate [or form render] sth from sth

▪ etw in etw akk \übertragen to translate [or form render] sth into sth

3. (infizieren)

▪ etw [auf jdn] \übertragen to communicate [or form pass on sep] sth [to sb]

▪ etw wird von jdm/dem Tier auf jdn/das Tier \übertragen sth is communicated form [or passed on] from sb/animal to sb/animal

4. (von etw woanders eintragen)

▪ etw auf etw akk/in etw akk \übertragen to transfer sth to/into sth

5. (mit etw ausstatten)

▪ jdm etw \übertragen to vest sb with sth form

▪ jdm die Verantwortung \übertragen to entrust sb with the responsibility

6. (in den Besitz von etw setzen)

▪ jdm etw \übertragen, etw auf jdn \übertragen to transfer sth to sb

▪ jdm ein Recht \übertragen to assign sb a right, to transfer a right to sb

7. (überspielen)

▪ etw auf etw akk \übertragen to record sth on sth

etw auf eine Kassette \übertragen to tape sth, to record sth on tape [or cassette

8. (anwenden)

▪ etw auf etw akk \übertragen to apply sth to sth

9. TECH

▪ etw auf etw akk \übertragen to transmit [or transfer] sth to sth

II. vr

1. MED

▪ sich akk [auf jdn] \übertragen to be communicated form [or passed on] [or transmitted] [to sb]

2. (ebenfalls beeinflussen)

▪ sich akk auf jdn \übertragen to spread [or form communicate itself] to sb

über·tra·gen²

[y:bɐˈtra:gn̩]

I. adj figurative; (durch Metapher) transferred

im \übertragenen Sinn in a/the figurative sense

II. adv figuratively

▪ etw \übertragen meinen to mean sth in a [or the] figurative/transferred sense

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) transfer (auf + Akk. to); transmit <power, torque, etc.> (auf + Akk. to); communicate <disease, illness> (auf + Akk. to); carry over < subtotal>; (auf etwas anderes anwenden) apply (auf + Akk. to); (übersetzen) translate; render

etwas ins reine od. in die Reinschrift übertragen — make a fair copy of something

in übertragener Bedeutung, im übertragenen Sinne — in a transferred sense

2) (senden) broadcast <concert, event, match, etc.>; (im Fernsehen) televise

3) (geben)

jemandem Aufgaben/Pflichten usw. übertragen — hand over tasks/duties etc. to somebody; (anvertrauen) entrust somebody with tasks/duties etc.

jemandem ein Recht übertragen — confer a right on somebody
2.
reflexives Verb

sich auf jemanden übertragen — <disease, illness> be communicated or be passed on to somebody; (fig.) <enthusiasm, nervousness, etc.> communicate itself to somebody

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übertragen¹ (irr, untrennb, hat)

A. v/t

1. transfer (

auf +akk to); ins Heft etc: copy out (

in +akk into)

2. TECH, PHYS, ELEK transmit; RADIO, TV auch broadcast; IT transfer, translate;

im Fernsehen übertragen auch televise;

live übertragen broadcast live;

auf Band übertragen tape, record on tape

3. (Besitz) make over (

auf +akk jemanden: to), transfer (to); (Grundeigentum) convey (to); (Amt, Titel) confer ([up]on); (Vollmachten) delegate (to);

Rechte etc

auf jemanden übertragen vest sb with rights etc;

etwas auf jemandes Namen übertragen register sth in sb’s name

4.

jemandem die Ausführung etc

von etwas

übertragen charge ( oder entrust) sb with;

jemandem (mehr) Verantwortung übertragen give sb (more) responsibility

5. (übersetzen) translate;

ins Englische etc

übertragen translate into ( oder render in[to]) English etc;

in Verse/Prosa übertragen put into verse/prose

6. (Stenogramm) transcribe; MUS, in andere Tonart: change ( oder put) into a different key

7. (anwenden) apply

8. (Stimmung etc, auch Krankheit) communicate (

auf +akk to);

Malaria wird durch Insekten übertragen malaria is transmitted by insects

9. MED (Blut etc) transfuse; Organ: transplant; plastische Chirurgie: transplant, graft

10. MED (Baby) carry post-term;

sie hat (ihr Baby) jetzt schon um zwei Wochen übertragen she is now already two weeks overdue

B. v/r Stimmung, Panik etc: spread (

auf +akk to); Krankheit: auch be transmitted (to), be passed on (to);

i-e Fröhlichkeit übertrug sich auf uns alle we were all infected by her cheerfulness

übertragen²

A. pperf → übertragen¹

B. adj

1. Bedeutung etc: figurative;

im übertragenen Sinn in the figurative sense

2. MED:

übertragenes Kind post-term infant

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) transfer (auf + Akk. to); transmit <power, torque, etc.> (auf + Akk. to); communicate <disease, illness> (auf + Akk. to); carry over < subtotal>; (auf etwas anderes anwenden) apply (auf + Akk. to); (übersetzen) translate; render

etwas ins reine od. in die Reinschrift übertragen — make a fair copy of something

in übertragener Bedeutung, im übertragenen Sinne — in a transferred sense

2) (senden) broadcast <concert, event, match, etc.>; (im Fernsehen) televise

3) (geben)

jemandem Aufgaben/Pflichten usw. übertragen — hand over tasks/duties etc. to somebody; (anvertrauen) entrust somebody with tasks/duties etc.

jemandem ein Recht übertragen — confer a right on somebody
2.
reflexives Verb

sich auf jemanden übertragen — <disease, illness> be communicated or be passed on to somebody; (fig.) <enthusiasm, nervousness, etc.> communicate itself to somebody

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adj.

broadcast adj.

transferred adj. adv.

figuratively adv.

in the figurative sense expr. v.

to alienate v.

to assign v.

to broadcast v.

to carry v.

to confer v.

to convey v.

to devolve v.

to overtop v.

to transfer v.

to transfuse v.

to transmit v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > übertragen

10 verso

m.

1 verse.

en verso in verse

verso blanco/libre blank/free verse

2 line.

pres.indicat.

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

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verso

► nombre masculino

1 (de hoja) verso

2 LITERATURA verse

3 familiar (poema) poem

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en verso in verse

hacer versos to write poems

poner en verso to put into verse

verso blanco / verso libre blank verse / free verse

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noun m.

verse

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SM

1) (=género) verse; (=línea) line, verse line; (=poema) poem

teatro en verso — verse drama

en el segundo verso del poema — in the second line of the poem

hacer versos — to write poetry

verso libre — free verse

verso suelto — blank verse

2)

echar verso — (Caribe, Méx) *to rabbit on *

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masculino

1) (Lit) ( línea) line, verse; ( poema) poem; ( género) verse

en verso — in verse

- verso blanco/libre

2) (RPl fam) ( mentira)

es todo verso — it's all lies

hacerle el verso a alguien — (RPl) to try to con somebody (colloq)

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= verse, verso.

Nota: Parte de una hoja impresa o escrita en la que continúa el texto del recto; si la obra está paginada, le corresponden las páginas pares.

Ex. Some user may come to the library simply to ask the librarian 'Can you suggest a suitable verse for her daughter's tombstone?'.

Ex. To be specific, parts, insets and maps on the verso of other maps need to be indicated.

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* verso macarrónico = macaronic verse.

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masculino

1) (Lit) ( línea) line, verse; ( poema) poem; ( género) verse

en verso — in verse

- verso blanco/libre

2) (RPl fam) ( mentira)

es todo verso — it's all lies

hacerle el verso a alguien — (RPl) to try to con somebody (colloq)

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= verse, verso.

Nota: Parte de una hoja impresa o escrita en la que continúa el texto del recto; si la obra está paginada, le corresponden las páginas pares.

Ex: Some user may come to the library simply to ask the librarian 'Can you suggest a suitable verse for her daughter's tombstone?'.

Ex: To be specific, parts, insets and maps on the verso of other maps need to be indicated.

* verso macarrónico = macaronic verse.

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verso

masculine

A ( Lit)

1 (línea) line, verse

2 (poema) poem

3 (género) verse

en verso in verse

el verso y la prosa poetry and prose

Compuestos:

● verso blanco

blank verse

● verso libre

free verse

● verso suelto

blank verse

B (de una página) verso, back

C

( RPl fam) (mentira): es todo verso it's all lies

hacerle el verso a algn ( RPl); to try to con sb ( colloq), to spin sb a yarn ( colloq)

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Del verbo versar: ( conjugate versar)

verso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

versó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
versar
verso
verso sustantivo masculino (Lit) ( línea) line, verse;
( poema) poem;
( género) verse;
◊ en verso in verse

versar verbo intransitivo versar sobre, to be about
verso sustantivo masculino
1 (género literario) verse
en verso, in verse
2 (cada línea del poema) line

' verso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
metro
- componer
English:
line
- nursery rhyme
- verse

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verso nm

1. [género] verse;

en verso in verse

Comp
verso blanco blank verse;
verso libre free verse

2. [unidad rítmica] line [of poetry]

3. Imprenta [de página] verso

4. RP Fam [mentira] fib, lie;

no le creas, todo lo que te dijo es verso don't you believe him, everything he told you is lies;

hacerle o [m5] meterle el verso a alguien to spin sb a yarn o line

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verso

m verse

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verso nm

: verse

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verso n

1. (línea) line

2. (género) poetry

3. (poema) verse

Spanish-English dictionary > verso

11 versa

(að), v.

1) to put into verse (versa sögu);

2) to make verse.

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að, to put into verse (Latin), opp. to dikta, of prose composition; framr í klerkdómi at dikta ok versa, Bs. i. 794; Galterus sá er versat hefir sögu þessa, Al. 30 (of the Alexandreis); bæði diktaði hann vel ok versaði, Bs. i. 239.

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > versa

12 перекладывать

1. переложить (вн.; перемещать)
shift (d.), move (d.); put* / place somewhere else (d.); (перен.; о ноше, ответственности и т. п.) shift off (d.)

перекладывать руль мор. — put* the helm over
2. переложить (вн. тв.)
interlay* (d. with)

перекладывать посуду соломой — pack crockery between layers of straw
3. переложить (вн.; заново)
set* up, или put* in, again

перекладывать печку — set* the stove up again
4. переложить (рд.; класть слишком много)
put* too much (d.)

перекладывать соли, сахара и т. п. — put* too much salt, sugar, etc.
5. переложить (вн.)
( излагать в другой форме) arrange (d.); ( в другую тональность) transpose (d.)

перекладывать на музыку — set* to music (d.)

переложить в стихи — put* into verse (d.)

Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > перекладывать

13 verseggiare

verseggiare v.tr. e intr. to versify.

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[versed'dʒare]
1. vt

to put into verse

2. vi

(aus avere) to write verse, write poetry

3. sm

verse, poetry

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[versed'dʒare]
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) to versify

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verseggiare

/versed'dʒare/ [1]

verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere) to versify.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > verseggiare

14 verseggiare

[versed'dʒare]
1. vt

to put into verse

2. vi

(aus avere) to write verse, write poetry

3. sm

verse, poetry

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > verseggiare

15 rimer

rimer [ʀime]

➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb

[mot] to rhyme

• ça ne rime à rien ! it doesn't make any sense!

• à quoi ça rime ? what's the point of it?

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ʀime
verbe intransitif

1) ( former une rime) to rhyme

2) ( signifier)

cela ne rime à rien — it makes no sense

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ʀime vi
to rhyme

rimer avec — to rhyme with

ne rimer à rien — not to make sense

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rimer verb table: aimer vi

1 ( former une rime) to rhyme; rimer pour les yeux or pour l'œil to form an eye rhyme;

2 ( signifier) cela ne rime à rien it makes no sense; ça ne rime à rien de faire there's no sense in doing.

[rime] verbe transitif

to versify, to put into verse

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[rime] verbe intransitif

1. (littéraire) [faire de la poésie] to write poetry ou verse

2. [finir par le même son] to rhyme

3. (soutenu)

rimer avec [équivaloir à]: amour ne rime pas toujours avec fidélité love and fidelity don't aways go together ou hand in hand

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rimer à verbe plus préposition

à quoi rime cette scène de jalousie? what's the meaning of this jealous outburst?

tout cela ne rime à rien none of this makes any sense, there's no sense in any of this

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > rimer

16 versifico

versĭfĭco, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [versusfacio], to put into verse, write in verse, versify (mostly post-Aug.; not in Cic.): portenta in Homero versificata, Lucil. ap. Non. 533, 14:
fatiloquia Sibyllae,
App. de Deo Socr. p. 46, 5:
versificandi genus,
Quint. 9, 4, 143:
ad versificandum transgressus,
Amm. 21, 16, 4.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > versifico

17 poner en verso

poner en verso

to put into verse

Spanish-English dictionary > poner en verso

18 versifisere

verb. versify, put into verse

Norsk-engelsk ordbok > versifisere

19 མགུར་དུ་གསུངས་པ་

[mgur du gsungs pa]

anything sung or put into verse

Tibetan-English dictionary > མགུར་དུ་གསུངས་པ་

20 mettere in versi

mettere in versi

to put into verse

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