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to swim downstream

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1 descendre

descendre [desɑ̃dʀ]

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

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1. intransitive verb

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

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

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

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

• descendre en courant to run down

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

• descendre à Marseille to go down to Marseilles

• descendre en ville to go into town

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

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

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

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

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

• descendre à terre to go ashore

• descendre de cheval to dismount

• descendre de bicyclette to get off one's bicycle

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

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

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

• descendre en pente raide to drop away sharply

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2. indirect transitive verb

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

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

3. transitive verb

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• descends les stores pull the blinds down

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

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

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

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

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dɛsɑ̃dʀ
1.

verbe transitif (+ v avoir)

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

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

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

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

descends le store — put the blind down

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2.

verbe intransitif (+ v être)

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

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

il est descendu fumer — he went downstairs to smoke

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

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

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

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

descendre aux Enfers — Religion to descend into Hell

descends de là! — get down from there!

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

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

2) ( d'un moyen de transport)

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

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

descendre de bicyclette — to get off one's bicycle

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6) (se rendre, séjourner)

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

descendre dans un hôtel — to stay at a hotel

descendre dans la rue — Politique to take to the streets

7) ( être issu)

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

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desɑ̃dʀ
1. vt

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

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

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

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

3) [étagère] to lower

4) * (= abattre) to shoot down

5) * (= boire) to knock back *

2. vi

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

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

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

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

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

descendre de cheval — to dismount

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

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

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

descendre du train — to get off the train

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

descendre à l'hôtel — to stay at a hotel

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

4)

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

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descendre verb table: rendre

A vtr

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

B vi (+ v être)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[desɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif (aux être)

A.

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

[oiseau] to fly ou to swoop down

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

aide-moi à descendre help me down

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

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

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

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

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

mes chaussettes descendent my socks are falling down ou slipping down

faire descendre: fais descendre la malade help the patient down

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

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

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

descendre de

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

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

c. [balançoire] to get off

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

2. [air froid, brouillard] to come down

[soleil] to go down

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

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

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

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

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

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

descendre à terre to go ashore

descendre de bateau to get off a boat, to land

descendre de voiture to get out of a car

descendre de vélo to get off one's bike

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

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

5. [faire irruption]

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

6. [se loger] to stay

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

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

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

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

avec lui, ça descend!

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

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

8. DANSE & THÉÂTRE to go downstage

B.

1. [cheveux, vêtement]

descendre à ou jusqu'à

a. to come down to

b. [puits] to go down to

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

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

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

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

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

la route descend brusquement the road suddenly dips

C.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

faire descendre la fièvre to bring down somebody's temperature

2. [s'abaisser moralement] to stoop

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

3. MUSIQUE to go ou to drop down

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

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[desɑ̃dr] verbe transitif (aux avoir)

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

descendre le courant [détritus, arbre] to float downstream

descendre un fleuve

a. [en nageant] to swim downstream

b. [en bateau] to sail down a river

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

se faire descendre to get shot

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

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

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

8. MUSIQUE

descendre la gamme to go down the scale

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descendre de verbe plus préposition

[être issu de] to be descended from

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

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > descendre
2 denato

denatare, denatavi, denatatus V INTRANS

swim downstream; swin down (L+S)

Latin-English dictionary > denato
3 плавам

1. (за предмет) float

(за кораб) sail, navigate

(за лед) drift

плавам с платна sail, go under sail

плавам по течението go downstream

прен. go/swim with the tide/stream

плавам срещу течението go up the stream

прен. go against the stream

2. (за човек) swim

плавам по гръб swim on o.'s back

3. (за облак) sail by, float (in/through the sky)

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пла̀вам,

гл.

1. (за предмет) float; (за кораб) sail, navigate; (за лед) drift; \плавам по течението прен. go/swim with the tide/stream; \плавам с платна sail, go under sail; \плавам срещу течението go up the stream; прен. go against the stream;

2. (за човек) swim;

3. (за облак) sail by, float (in/through the sky).

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float; sail (за кораб); cruise; swim (за човек); voyage

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1. (за кораб) sail, navigate 2. (за лед) drift 3. (за облак) sail by, float (in/through the sky) 4. (за предмет) float 5. (за човек) swim 6. ПЛАВАМ no гръб swim on o.'s back 7. ПЛАВАМ пo течението go downstream 8. ПЛАВАМ с платна sail, go under sail 9. ПЛАВАМ срещу течението go up the stream 10. прен, go against the stream 11. прен. go/swim with the tide/stream

Български-английски речник > плавам
4 corriente

adj.

1 ordinary, normal (normal).

un reloj normal y corriente an ordinary watch

corriente y moliente (informal) run-of-the-mill

2 running (agua).

3 current (mes, año, cuenta).

4 usual, customary.

f.

1 current.

le dio la corriente al tocar el enchufe she got an electric shock when she touched the socket

corriente alterna/continua alternating/direct current

la corriente del Golfo the Gulf Stream

2 draught (British), draft (United States).

3 trend, current (tendencia).

corriente de pensamiento school of thought

4 electric current, current, power, electricity.

5 tide.

6 flumen.

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corriente

► adjetivo

1 (común) ordinary, average

■ personas corrientes ordinary people

■ una familia corriente an average family

■ lo corriente es hablarlo primero the usual thing is to talk it over first

2 (agua) running

3 (fecha) current, present

■ el cinco del corriente mes the fifth of the current month, the fifth of this month

4 (cuenta) current

► nombre masculino

1 (mes) current month, this month

► nombre femenino

1 (masa de agua) current, stream, flow

2 (de aire) draught (US draft)

3 ELECTRICIDAD current

4 (de arte etc) trend, current, school

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

al corriente (actualizado) up to date 2 (enterado) aware 3 (informado) informed, in the know

■ ¿estás al corriente de los pagos? are you up to date with the payments?

■ ¿estás al corriente de lo que ha pasado? do you know what's happened?

corriente y moliente familiar ordinary, run-of-the-mill

dejarse llevar por la corriente figurado to follow the herd, go with the flow

ir contra corriente / navegar contra corriente figurado to go against the tide

llevarle la corriente a alguien / seguirle la corriente a alguien to humour (US humor) somebody

poner al corriente to bring up to date, put in the picture

ponerse al corriente to get up to date, catch up

salirse de lo corriente to be out of the ordinary

tener al corriente to keep informed

corriente abajo downstream

corriente alterna alternating current

corriente arriba upstream

Corriente del Golfo Gulf Stream

corriente sanguínea bloodstream

* * *
1. adj.
1) common

2) ordinary
2. noun f.
1) current

2) draft

3) tendency, trend

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=frecuente) [error, apellido] common

las intoxicaciones son bastante corrientes en verano — cases of food poisoning are fairly common in summer

la cocaína era corriente en sus fiestas — cocaine was commonly used o commonplace was at their parties

aquí es corriente que la policía te pida la documentación — here it's quite common for the police to ask you for identification

una combinación de cualidades que no es corriente encontrar en una misma persona — a combination of qualities not commonly o often found in the same person

un término de uso corriente — a common term, a term in common use

• poco corriente — unusual

2) (=habitual) usual, customary

lo corriente es llamar antes de venir — the usual thing is to phone before coming, it's customary to phone before coming

es corriente que la familia de la novia pague la boda — it's customary for the bride's family to pay for the wedding, the bride's family usually pays for the wedding

3) (=no especial) ordinary

no es nada especial, es solo un anillo corriente — it's nothing special, it's just an ordinary ring

• fuera de lo corriente — out of the ordinary

• normal y corriente — perfectly ordinary

• salirse de lo corriente — to be out of the ordinary

- corriente y moliente

tiene un trabajo corriente y moliente — he has a very ordinary job, he has a run-of-the-mill job

4) [en curso] [déficit, mes, año] current

el día 2 del corriente mes de marzo — (on) the second of this month
cuenta 4), gasto 2), moneda 2)
5) [agua] running

6) † (=en regla) in order

tiene corriente la documentación — his papers are in order

todo está corriente para nuestra partida — everything is ready o fixed up for our departure

• estar o ir corriente en algo — to be up to date with sth

está corriente en los pagos — he is up to date with his payments

2. SM

1)

• al corriente —

a) (=al día) up to date

estoy al corriente de mis pagos a Hacienda — I'm up to date with o on my tax payments

• poner algo al corriente — to bring sth up to date

b) (=informado)

• estar al corriente (de algo) — to know (about sth)

puedes hablar sin miedo, ya estoy al corriente — you can talk freely, I know (all) about it

¿estaba usted al corriente? — did you know (about it)?

• mantener a algn al corriente (de algo) — to keep sb up to date (on sth), keep sb informed (about sth)

• poner a algn al corriente (de algo) — to bring sb up to date (on sth), inform sb (about sth)

• ponerse al corriente (de algo) — to get up to date (with sth), catch up (on sth)

• tener a algn al corriente (de algo) — to keep sb up to date (on sth), keep sb informed (about sth)

2) [en cartas]

el día 9 del corriente o de los corrientes — the 9th of this month

3. SF

1) [de fluido] current

la corriente lo arrastraba hacia el mar — the current was carrying him out to sea

- dejarse llevar por la corriente

- ir o navegar o nadar contra la corriente

- seguir la corriente a algn

cuando se pone a hablar así es mejor seguirle la corriente — when he starts talking like that it's best to humour him

corriente de agua — stream of water

corriente de Humboldt — Humboldt Current

corriente de lava — lava flow, stream of lava

corriente del Golfo — Gulf Stream

corriente sanguínea — bloodstream

corriente submarina — undercurrent, underwater current

2) [de aire] draught, draft (EEUU)

hay mucha corriente — it's very draughty

corriente de aire — [gen] draught, draft (EEUU); (Téc) air current, air stream

corriente en chorro — jet stream

corriente térmica — thermal

3) (Elec) current

anoche se cortó la corriente — there was a power cut last night

el cable tiene corriente — the wire is live

• dar corriente, no toques ese cable que da corriente — don't touch that wire, it's live

me dio (la) corriente — I got a shock, I got an electric shock

corriente alterna — alternating current

corriente continua — direct current

corriente difásica — two-phase current

corriente directa — direct current

corriente eléctrica — electric current

corriente trifásica — three-phase current

4) (=tendencia) [ideológica] tendency; [artística] trend

una corriente más radical dentro del partido — a more radical tendency within the party

la corriente renovadora de la derecha — the trend towards renewal on the Right

las corrientes modernas del arte — modern trends in art

corriente de opinión — current of opinion

corriente de pensamiento — school of thought

* * *
I
adjetivo

1) ( que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normal

es un error muy corriente — it's a very common mistake

un método poco corriente — a method not much used

lo corriente es pagar al contado — the normal thing is to pay cash

un coche/tipo normal y corriente — an ordinary car/guy

una persona poco corriente — he's rather out of the ordinary

es de una belleza poco corriente — she's unusually beautiful

2)

a) ( en curso) <mes/año> current

el día tres del corriente — the third of this month

su atenta carta del 7 del corriente — (frml) your letter of the 7th of this month

b)

al corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the payments; empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up; tener or mantener a alguien al corriente de algo — to keep somebody informed o (colloq) posted about something
II
femenino

1) ( de agua) current

corrientes marinas — ocean currents

dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente — to go along with the crowd

ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente — to swim against the tide

seguirle la corriente a alguien — to humor somebody

2) ( de aire) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)

aquí hay or hace mucha corriente — there's a terrible draft in here

3) ( tendencia) trend

las corrientes de la moda — the trends in fashion

una corriente de pensamiento — a school of thought

una corriente de opinión — a current of opinion

4) (Elec) current

me dio (la) corriente — I got a shock o an electric shock

se cortó la corriente — there was a power cut

no hay corriente — there's no electricity

•

- corriente alterna/continua

* * *
I
adjetivo

1) ( que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normal

es un error muy corriente — it's a very common mistake

un método poco corriente — a method not much used

lo corriente es pagar al contado — the normal thing is to pay cash

un coche/tipo normal y corriente — an ordinary car/guy

una persona poco corriente — he's rather out of the ordinary

es de una belleza poco corriente — she's unusually beautiful

2)

a) ( en curso) <mes/año> current

el día tres del corriente — the third of this month

su atenta carta del 7 del corriente — (frml) your letter of the 7th of this month

b)

al corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the payments; empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up; tener or mantener a alguien al corriente de algo — to keep somebody informed o (colloq) posted about something
II
femenino

1) ( de agua) current

corrientes marinas — ocean currents

dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente — to go along with the crowd

ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente — to swim against the tide

seguirle la corriente a alguien — to humor somebody

2) ( de aire) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)

aquí hay or hace mucha corriente — there's a terrible draft in here

3) ( tendencia) trend

las corrientes de la moda — the trends in fashion

una corriente de pensamiento — a school of thought

una corriente de opinión — a current of opinion

4) (Elec) current

me dio (la) corriente — I got a shock o an electric shock

se cortó la corriente — there was a power cut

no hay corriente — there's no electricity

•

- corriente alterna/continua

* * *

corriente¹

¹ = tide, draught [draft, -USA], groundswell, flow, stream.

Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.

Ex: Perhaps the sociological light was extinguished by the political draught of the time.

Ex: The groundswell of movement towards integrating previously unrelated technologies and markets is now gathering a reasonable head of steam.

Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).

Ex: Voters felt the stream of news coming out of London had little to do with ordinary people.

* agua corriente = running water.

* con corrientes de aire = draughty [drafty, -USA].

* corriente abajo = downstream.

* corriente + arrastrar = wash up.

* corriente arriba = upstream.

* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].

* corriente de aire = air current, draught [draft, -USA].

* corriente de chorro, la = jet stream, the.

* corriente en chorro, la = jet stream, the.

* corriente oceánica = ocean current.

* corriente sanguínea, la = bloodstream, the.

* llevarle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

* seguirle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

corriente²

² = stream, electricity supply, mains electricity.

Ex: If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'.

Ex: Europe and Australia (where experimental transmissions have been going on for some time) have a 50 Hz electricity supply, 625 line transmissions, and two non-compatible colour systems, PAL and SECAM.

Ex: Every electrical appliance that connects to mains electricity has a fuse, usually in the plug.

* adaptador de corriente = power adapter, mains adapter.

* cable con corriente = live wire.

* corriente alterna = alternating current (AC).

* corriente eléctrica = electrical current, electric current, electrical power.

* Corriente Eléctrica Ininterrumpida (CEI) = Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).

* corte de corriente = power cut, power failure.

* corte de la corriente eléctrica = power failure, power cut.

* luchar contra corriente = labour + against the grain.

* regulador de corriente = current regulator.

* seguridad contra corrientes eléctricas = electrical security.

* toma de corriente = outlet, socket, socket outlet, light socket.

* transformador de corriente = mains adapter, power adapter.

corriente³

³ = trend, strand, current, movement.

Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.

Ex: This article gives a brief history of the two main strands in the development of bibliotherapy, or healing through books, in the USA.

Ex: This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.

Ex: The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.

* contracorriente = cross-current.

* corriente de pensamiento = trend of thought, stream of consciousness.

* corriente dominante = mainstream.

* corriente, lo = the normal run of.

* corriente principal = mainstream.

* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.

* ir con la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* ir en contra de la corriente = go against + the flow.

* seguir la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

corriente⁴

⁴ = ordinary, plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], run-of-the-mill, everyday.

Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.

Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.

Ex: Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.

Ex: We have too much invested, and the new systems too intimately integrated into the everyday operation of the library, for us to assume any longer that we can temper their influence on emerging standards.

* al corriente = in step, paid-up, in good standing.

* al corriente de = in step with.

* catalogación corriente = current cataloguing.

* común y corriente = unremarkable.

* corriente y moliente = run-of-the-mill.

* cuenta corriente = current account, checking account, deposit account.

* día corriente = ordinary day.

* estar al corriente = monitor + developments.

* gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.

* gente corriente, la = ordinary people.

* hombre corriente, el = common man, the.

* mantenerse al corriente = keep + current.

* mantenerse al corriente de = keep + abreast of, stay + abreast of.

* normal y corriente = unremarkable.

* ponerse al corriente = come up to + speed.

* ponerse al corriente de = catch up with, catch up on.

* puesta al corriente = update [up-date].

* * *

corriente¹

adjective

A (que ocurre con frecuencia) common; (normal, no extraño) usual, normal

es un error muy corriente it's a very common mistake

ese tipo de robo es muy corriente en esta zona robberies like that are commonplace o very common o an everyday occurrence in this area

un método poco corriente en la actualidad a method not much used nowadays

lo corriente es efectuar el pago por adelantado the normal thing is to pay in advance, normally o usually you pay in advance

un cuchillo normal y corriente an ordinary o a common-or-garden knife

es un tipo de lo más corriente he's just an ordinary guy ( colloq)

es una tela muy corriente it's a very ordinary material

corriente y moliente ( fam); ordinary, run-of-the-mill

es un vestido corriente y moliente it's just an ordinary dress

nos hizo una comida corriente y moliente the meal he cooked us was very ordinary o run-of-the-mill

B

1 (en curso) ‹mes/año› current

la inauguración está prevista para el día tres del corriente or de los corrientes the opening is planned for the third of this month

su atenta carta del 7 del corriente ( frml); your letter of the 7th of this month o ( frml) the 7th inst

2

al corriente: estoy al corriente en todos los pagos I'm up to date with all the payments

empezó el curso con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started the course late but she has caught up

quiero que me tengan or mantengan al corriente de las noticias que se reciban I want to be kept informed o ( colloq) posted about any news that comes in

ya está al corriente de lo que ha pasado she already knows what's happened

corriente²

feminine

A (de agua) current

corrientes marinas ocean currents

dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente to go along with o follow the crowd

ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente to swim against the tide

seguirle la corriente a algn to humor sb, play along with sb

Compuestos:

● corriente de la conciencia

stream of consciousness

● Corriente de Humboldt

Humboldt Current

● Corriente del Golfo

Gulf Stream

● corriente del pensamiento

( Psic) stream of conciousness

B (de aire) draft ( AmE), draught ( BrE)

cierra la ventana que hay mucha corriente shut the window, there's a terrible draft

C (tendencia) trend

las nuevas corrientes de la moda the latest trends in fashion

una corriente de pensamiento a school of thought

una corriente de opinión contraria a esta tesis a current of opinion at odds with this idea

D ( Elec) current

una corriente de 10 amperios a 10 amp current

me dio (la) corriente or ( Col) me cogió la corriente I got a shock o an electric shock

se cortó la corriente en toda la calle there was a power cut which affected the whole street

no hay corriente en la casa there's no electricity o power in the house

Compuestos:

● corriente alterna

alternating current, AC

● corriente continua

direct current, DC

● corriente difásica

two-phase current

● corriente eléctrica

electric current

● corriente trifásica

three-phase current

* * *

corriente adjetivo
1 ( que se da con frecuencia) common;
(normal, no extraño) usual, normal;
◊ es un error muy corriente it's a very common mistake;

lo corriente es pagar al contado the normal thing is to pay cash;
un tipo normal y corriente an ordinary guy;
corriente y moliente (fam) ordinary, run-of-the-mill
2
a) ( en curso) ‹mes/año› current

b)

◊ al corriente: estoy al corriente en los pagos I'm up to date with the payments;

empezó con retraso pero se ha puesto al corriente she started late but she has caught up;
mantener a algn al corriente de algo to keep sb informed about sth
■ sustantivo femenino
a) ( de agua) current;

◊ corrientes marinas ocean currents;

dejarse llevar por la corriente to go along with the crowd;
seguirle la corriente a algn to humor^{( conjugate humor)} sb
b) ( de aire) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)

c) (Elec) current;

◊ me dio (la) corriente I got a shock o an electric shock;

se cortó la corriente there was a power cut
corriente
I adjetivo
1 (común) common, ordinary
2 (agua) running
3 (actual, presente) current, present
4 Fin (cuenta) current
II sustantivo femenino
1 current, stream
2 Elec corriente eléctrica, (electric) current
3 (de aire) draught, US draft
3 (tendencia) trend, current
♦ Locuciones: estar al corriente, to be up-to-date
figurado ir o navegar contra corriente, to go against the tide
familiar seguirle o llevarle la corriente a alguien, to humour sb
' corriente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agua
- arrastrar
- cero
- común
- conducir
- continua
- continuo
- cortarse
- cualquiera
- cuenta
- deslizarse
- europeísta
- habitual
- homogeneizar
- llevarse
- marina
- marino
- toma
- torrente
- vulgar
- aire
- circular
- depositar
- derramar
- flujo
- mar
- normal
English:
abreast
- AC
- account
- catch up
- common
- commonplace
- crisps
- current
- current account
- DC
- direct current
- do
- draught
- electric current
- fill in
- flow
- going
- Gulf Stream
- have
- humour
- informed
- lie
- live wire
- mainstream
- ordinary
- play along
- potato chips
- power point
- resist
- run-of-the-mill
- running
- school
- still
- stream
- thermal
- tide
- touch
- turn off
- uncommon
- undercurrent
- unexceptional
- up-to-date
- usual
- acquainted
- alternating
- body
- checking account
- direct
- draft
- drift

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corriente

♦ adj

1. [normal] ordinary, normal;
[frecuente] common;
es un alumno corriente he's an average pupil;

es un problema muy corriente it's a very common problem;

un reloj normal y corriente an ordinary watch;

una moto de lo más corriente a perfectly ordinary motorbike;

lo corriente es comerlo con palillos it's usually eaten with chopsticks;

lo corriente es recibir una respuesta a los pocos días it's normal o usual to receive a reply within a few days;

en Australia es corriente ver koalas por las calles in Australia you often see o it's not uncommon to see koala bears on the streets;

salirse de lo corriente to be out of the ordinary;

Comp
Fam
corriente y moliente run-of-the-mill

2. [agua] running

3. [cuenta] current

4. [mes, año] current;

en mayo del año corriente in May of this year

♦ nf

1. [de río] current;

corriente abajo downstream;

corriente arriba upstream;

Comp

dejarse llevar de o [m5] por la corriente to follow the crowd;

Comp

llevar o [m5] seguir la corriente a alguien to humour sb;

Comp

ir o [m5] nadar o [m5] navegar contra corriente to go against the tide;

Comp

nadar a favor de la corriente to go with the flow

Comp
corriente de convección convection current;
la corriente del Golfo the Gulf Stream;

la Corriente de Humboldt the Humboldt Current;

corriente de lava lava flow;

corriente marina ocean current;

corriente oceánica ocean current;

corriente de sangre bloodstream;

corriente sanguínea bloodstream;

corriente submarina underwater current

2. [de aire] Br draught, US draft;

en esta habitación hay mucha corriente this room is very draughty

Comp
Meteo corriente en chorro jet stream
3. corriente migratoria migratory current

4. [de electricidad] current;

toma de corriente socket;

media ciudad se quedó sin corriente half the city was left without electricity;

le dio la corriente al tocar el enchufe she got an electric shock when she touched the socket

Comp
corriente alterna alternating current;
corriente continua direct current;

corriente eléctrica electric current;

corriente trifásica three-phase current

5. [tendencia] trend, current;
[de opinión] tide;
las corrientes de la moda fashion trends;

las corrientes de pensamiento que llegan de Europa the schools of thought that are coming across from Europe;
Bolsa
una corriente alcista/bajista an upward/downward trend;

el representante de la corriente socialdemócrata en el partido the representative of the social democratic tendency in the party

♦ nm
[mes en curso]
el 10 del corriente the 10th of this month

♦ al corriente loc adv

estoy al corriente del pago de la hipoteca I'm up to date with my mortgage repayments;

estoy al corriente de la marcha de la empresa I'm aware of how the company is doing;

ya está al corriente de la noticia she has already heard the news;

mantener o [m5] tener a alguien al corriente de algo to keep sb informed about sth;

me mantengo al corriente de lo que ocurre en mi país I keep informed about what's going on in my country;

el profesor puso al corriente de las clases a su sustituto the teacher filled his replacement in on the classes;

tenemos que poner al corriente nuestras bases de datos we have to bring our databases up to date;

ponerse al corriente to bring oneself up to date

* * *

corriente

I adj

1 ( actual) current

2 ( común) ordinary;

corriente y moliente fam run-of-the-mill

3

:

estar al corriente be up to date;

poner alguien al corriente de algo bring s.o. up to date on sth

II f EL, de agua current;

corriente de aire draft, Br draught;

ir o

nadar contra la corriente fig swim against the tide;

llevar o

seguir a alguien la corriente play along with s.o.;

dejarse llevar por la corriente fig go with the flow

* * *

corriente adj

1) : common, everyday

2) : current, present

3) Mex : cheap, trashy

4)

perro corriente Mex : mutt

corriente nf

1) : current

corriente alterna: alternating current

direct current: corriente continua

2) : draft

3) tendencia: tendency, trend

* * *

corriente¹ adj

1. (normal) ordinary

no importa, sólo era un boli corriente it doesn't matter, it was just an ordinary biro

2. (común) common

los resfriados son corrientes en invierno colds are common in winter

corriente² n

1. (electricidad, agua) current

la corriente es muy fuerte the current is very strong

2. (de aire) draught

hay corriente y hace frío there's a draught and it's cold

estar al corriente de algo to know about something [pt. knew; pp. known]

tener a alguien al corriente to keep somebody informed [pt. & pp.> kept]

Spanish-English dictionary > corriente
5 corrente

"current;

Strom;

corrente"

* * *

1. adj current

acqua running

lingua fluent

di uso corrente in common use

2. m: essere al corrente know (di something)

tenere qualcuno al corrente keep someone up to date, keep someone informed

3. f current

fig di opinione trend

fazione faction

corrente continua direct current

corrente d'aria draught

* * *

corrente¹ agg.

1 ( che scorre) running, flowing: acqua corrente, running water // (mar.) manovre correnti, running rigging // (tip.) titolo corrente, running head (o running title)

2 ( scorrevole) flowing, smooth, fluent: uno stile corrente, a smooth style; esprimersi in modo corrente, to speak fluently

3 ( circolante) current: moneta corrente, legal currency; prezzo corrente, current price

4 ( nelle specificazioni di tempo) present, current: mese corrente, current month; in risposta alla Vs. del 14 c.m., in reply to your letter of the 14th instant (o of this month); settimana corrente, current week

5 ( ininterrotto) uninterrupted, continuous: scaffali correnti, continuous shelving

6 ( comune) common, current, ordinary: nel linguaggio corrente, in common speech; opinione corrente, current opinion; parola di uso corrente, word in current (o common) use; secondo l'uso corrente, according to current use

7 ( andante, dozzinale) common; ordinary; ( nella terminologia commerciale) middling: materiale corrente, common material; qualità corrente, middling quality

8 (non com.) ( di persona) easygoing, undemanding, complaisant

◆ s.m.

1 al corrente, informed (o up to date o well informed): lo mise al corrente della nostra decisione, he acquainted him with (o informed him of) our decision, essere al corrente di un fatto, to be well informed about (o to be acquainted with) a fact; tenere qlcu. al corrente di qlco., to keep s.o. well informed (o posted) on sthg.; tenersi al corrente, to keep up to date

2 (arch., mar., aer.) stringer.

corrente² s.f.

1 current, stream; ( molto veloce) race: corrente di marea, riptide; corrente di flusso, flood current; corrente di riflusso, ebb current; corrente di risucchio, rip current; corrente sottomarina, undercurrent; la corrente impetuosa del fiume, the river's strong current; il nuotatore fu travolto dalla corrente, the swimmer was swept away by the current; nuotare contro corrente, to swim against the current; andare contro corrente, to swim against the stream (anche fig.); seguire la corrente, to go (o to swim) with the tide (anche fig.) // la Corrente del Golfo, the Gulf Stream

2 ( di aria) draught; current of air: entrò una corrente d'aria fredda quando apristi la finestra, a cold draught came in when you opened the window; non state nella corrente!, don't stand in the draught!; chiudi la porta: fa corrente!, close the door! there's a draught // (meteor.): corrente ascensionale, updraught; corrente a getto, jet stream; corrente di convezione, convection current; correnti occidentali, westerlies

3 ( flusso) stream, flow: corrente laminare, laminar flow; corrente di traffico, traffic flow; la corrente dell'esportazione, the flow of exports

4 (elettr.) current: corrente a bassa tensione, low-voltage current; corrente ad alta tensione, high-voltage current; corrente alternata, alternate current; corrente continua, direct current; corrente derivata, derived current; corrente di compensazione, equalizing current; corrente di ritardo, lagging current; corrente di spostamento, displacement current; corrente efficace, effective current; corrente indotta, induced current; corrente parassita, eddy current; presa di corrente, current tap (o socket); riduttore di corrente, instrument current transformer; siamo rimasti senza corrente per tutta la notte, we were without electricity all night; accidenti! è saltata la corrente!, damn! the power (o current) has gone!

5 (fig.) ( usanza) fashion; ( tendenza) current, tendency, trend: corrente letteraria, literary current; le correnti del pensiero moderno, the tendencies of modern thought

6 ( antica musica, danza francese) courant (e), coranto.

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[kor'rɛnte]
1. agg

1) (acqua del rubinetto) running

acqua corrente — running water

2) (uso, anno) current, (moneta) valid

è opinione corrente che... — it is commonly believed that...

la vostra lettera del 5 corrente mese — (in lettere commerciali) in your letter of the 5th of this month, in your letter of the 5th inst. Brit frm

3) (ordinario: merce) ordinary

articoli di qualità corrente — average-quality products

4) (quotidiano: spese, affari) everyday

2. sm

essere al corrente di — (notizia) to know about, (scoperte scientifiche) to be well-informed about

tenere qn al corrente — to keep sb informed

mettere qn al corrente (di) — to inform sb (of)

mi ha messo al corrente degli ultimi sviluppi — she told me about the latest developments

3. sf

Elettr, (di acque) current, (di aria) airstream, current of air, (spiffero) draught Brit, draft Am, (di opinioni) trend

c'è corrente qui dentro — there's a draught in here

tagliare la corrente Elettr — to cut off the power

è andata via la corrente Elettr — the electricity's gone off

presa di corrente — socket

una corrente di simpatia — a wave of sympathy

la corrente l'ha trascinato al largo — the current carried him out to sea

andare contro corrente (anche) fig — to swim against the stream

seguire la corrente fig — to follow the trend

- corrente alternata

- corrente continua

- la Corrente del Golfo

- corrente di risacca

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I [kor'rɛnte]
aggettivo

1) (diffuso, frequente) [pratica, errore, mentalità, parola] common, current

di uso corrente — in current o common o everyday use

2) (ordinario) [ lingua] everyday; [procedura, funzionamento] usual, ordinary; [tariffa, tasso] going

moneta corrente — currency

3) (con riferimento temporale) [settimana, mese, anno] current

il 5 del mese corrente — the 5th of this month, the 5th inst

4) (che scorre) [ acqua] running, flowing

5) al corrente

essere al corrente — to be in the know (di qcs. about sth.); to be aware (di qcs. of sth.)

mettere qcn. al corrente — to put sb. in the picture, to fill sb. in (di qcs. about sth.)

tenere qcn. al corrente — to keep sb. posted, to let sb. know (di qcs. about sth.)

tenersi al corrente — to keep up to date (di qcs. on sth.)
II [kor'rɛnte]
sostantivo femminile

1) (movimento dell'acqua) current

contro corrente — [ nuotare] against the current o tide; fig. [ andare] against the tide o trend

seguire la corrente — to go with the tide o current, to go downstream; fig. to go with the flow

2) (d'aria) draught BE, draft AE

far corrente — to make a draught

3) aer. meteor. current

4) el. current

corrente elettrica — electric current

staccare la corrente — to switch o turn off the power o electricity

manca, è saltata la corrente — there's no power, the power has failed

5) (tendenza, movimento) trend, current

una corrente politica — a political trend

una corrente di pensiero — a current of thought

6) (spostamento)

le -i migratorie — migratory movements

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corrente alternata — alternating current

corrente atmosferica — aer. air flow; meteor. airstream

corrente continua — direct current

corrente del Golfo — Gulf Stream

corrente marina — drift

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corrente¹

/kor'rεnte/

aggettivo

1 (diffuso, frequente) [pratica, errore, mentalità, parola] common, current; di uso corrente in current o common o everyday use

2 (ordinario) [ lingua] everyday; [procedura, funzionamento] usual, ordinary; [tariffa, tasso] going; moneta corrente currency

3 (con riferimento temporale) [settimana, mese, anno] current; il 5 del mese corrente the 5th of this month, the 5th inst.

4 (che scorre) [ acqua] running, flowing

5 al corrente essere al corrente to be in the know (di qcs. about sth.); to be aware (di qcs. of sth.); mettere qcn. al corrente to put sb. in the picture, to fill sb. in (di qcs. about sth.); tenere qcn. al corrente to keep sb. posted, to let sb. know (di qcs. about sth.); tenersi al corrente to keep up to date (di qcs. on sth.).

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corrente²

/kor'rεnte/

sostantivo f.

1 (movimento dell'acqua) current; contro corrente [ nuotare] against the current o tide; fig. [ andare] against the tide o trend; seguire la corrente to go with the tide o current, to go downstream; fig. to go with the flow

2 (d'aria) draught BE, draft AE; far corrente to make a draught

3 aer. meteor. current

4 el. current; corrente elettrica electric current; staccare la corrente to switch o turn off the power o electricity; manca, è saltata la corrente there's no power, the power has failed

5 (tendenza, movimento) trend, current; una corrente politica a political trend; una corrente di pensiero a current of thought

6 (spostamento) le -i migratorie migratory movements

COMPOUNDS

corrente alternata alternating current; corrente atmosferica aer. air flow; meteor. airstream; corrente continua direct current; corrente del Golfo Gulf Stream; corrente marina drift.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > corrente
6 courant

courant, e [kuʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t]

1. adjective

   a. ( = normal) [dépenses] everyday ; [modèle, taille] standard

• l'usage courant everyday usage

   b. ( = fréquent) common

• c'est un procédé courant it's common practice

   c. ( = en cours) [année, semaine] current

• votre lettre du 5 courant your letter of the 5th of this month

2. masculine noun

   a. [de cours d'eau, mer, atmosphère] current

• courant d'air draught (Brit) draft (US)

• plein de courants d'air very draughty

• courant d'air froid/chaud (Meteorology) cold/warm air current

• il y a trop de courant the current's too strong

• remonter le courant to go against the current

   b. ( = mouvement) movement

• le courant surréaliste the surrealist movement

• les courants de l'opinion the trends of public opinion

• un courant de sympathie a wave of sympathy

   c. (Electricity) current

• il n'y a plus de courant the electricity has gone off

• couper le courant to cut off the power

• on s'est rencontré un soir et le courant est tout de suite passé we met one evening and hit it off straight away (inf)

• le courant ne passe pas entre nous we don't get on

   d. ( = cours) dans le courant du mois in the course of the month

• je dois le voir dans le courant de la semaine I'm to see him some time during the week

• dans le courant de la conversation in the course of the conversation

• le projet doit être fini courant mai the project is due to finish some time in May

   e. ► au courant

• être au courant de qch to know about sth

• oui, je suis au courant yes, I know

• mettre qn au courant de qch to tell sb about sth

• tenir qn au courant de qch to keep sb informed of sth

• si jamais ça recommence, tenez-moi au courant if it happens again let me know

3. feminine noun

courante (inf!) la courante the runs (inf!)

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kuʀɑ̃
I

préposition

courant janvier — some time in January

II
1.

courante kuʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif

1) ( fréquent) [mot, pratique, erreur] common

2) ( ordinaire) [langue] everyday; [procédure, fonctionnement] usual, ordinary; Commerce [taille] standard

3) ( avec référence temporelle) [semaine, mois, année, prix] current

le 15 du mois courant — the 15th of this month

2.

nom masculin

1) (mouvement de l'eau, de l'air) current

il y a beaucoup de courant — there's a strong current

contre le courant — lit against the current; fig against the tide

suivre le courant — lit to go with the current, to go downstream; fig to go with the flow

remonter le courant — fig to get back on one's feet

2) Électrotechnique current

courant électrique — electric current

il n'y a plus de courant — the power has gone off

le courant passe bien entre elle et lui — fig they get on very well

3) ( tendance) trend

un courant de pensée — a current of thought

4) ( déplacement) movement

les courants migratoires — migratory

5) ( période)

dans le courant de — in the course of

3.

au courant locution adjective

1) ( informé)

être au courant — to know

je ne suis pas du tout au courant de ce qu'il veut faire — I really don't know what he wants to do

mettre quelqu'un au courant — to put somebody in the picture, to fill somebody in (de about)

tenir quelqu'un au courant — to keep somebody posted (de about)

2) ( au fait)

être très au courant — to know all about it

pour les questions techniques demande à Paul, il est très au courant — for technical questions ask Paul, he knows all about it

mettre quelqu'un au courant — to bring somebody up to date (de on)

se tenir au courant — to keep up to date (de on)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- courant d'air

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kuʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t courant, -e
1. adj

1) (= fréquent) common

C'est une erreur courante. — It's a common mistake.

une pratique courante — a common practice

2) (= normal) standard

C'est un modèle courant. — It's a standard model.

3) (= en cours) (affaires, dépenses, balance, transactions) current

See:

compte courant

2. nm

1) (électrique) current, power

une panne de courant — a power cut

le courant passe entre fig Le courant passe entre ces deux passionnés de musique. — These two music-lovers get on like a house on fire.

2) [cours d'eau] current

3) (= tendance) trend

4) (autres locutions)

être au courant — to know

être au courant de [fait, nouvelle] — to know about

Je ne suis pas au courant de ses projets pour l'été. — I don't know about her plans for the summer.

Tu es au courant? — Have you heard about it?

mettre qn au courant (d'une nouvelle) — to tell sb, (pour un travail) to teach sb the basics, to brief sb

mettre qn au courant de [fait, nouvelle] — to tell sb about, [travail] to teach sb the basics of, to brief sb about

se tenir au courant — to keep o.s. up-to-date, to keep up

se tenir au courant de [innovations] — to keep o.s. up-to-date on, to keep up with

J'essaie de me tenir au courant de l'actualité. — I try to keep up with the news.

dans le courant de (= pendant) — during, in the course of

Je le ferai dans le courant de la semaine. — I'll do it some time during the week.

courant octobre — in the course of October

le 10 courant COMMERCE — the 10th inst

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I.

courant, courante

A adj

1 ( fréquent) [mot, pratique, erreur] common; l'expression est de plus en plus courante the expression is becoming increasingly common; il est courant de faire it is common to do;

2 ( ordinaire) [langue] everyday; [procédure, fonctionnement] usual, ordinary; Comm [taille] standard;

3 ( avec référence temporelle) [semaine, mois, année] current; le 15 du mois courant the 15th of this month, the 15th inst.; bénéfice courant profit for the year.

B nm

1 ( mouvement de l'eau) current; un courant fort/faible a strong/weak current; il y a beaucoup de courant there's a strong current; nager/ramer contre le courant to swim/to row against the current; aller contre le courant fig to go against the tide; suivre le courant lit to go with the current, to go downstream; fig to go with the flow; remonter le courant [saumon] to swim upstream; [embarcation] to sail against the current; fig [personne, entreprise] to get back on one's feet;

2 Aviat, Météo current; courant aérien air current;

3 Électrotech current; courant électrique electric current; il n'y a plus de courant the power has gone off; remettre le courant to switch the power back on; le courant passe lit the power's on; le courant ne passe pas there's no power; le courant passe bien entre elle et lui fig they get on very well; il faut que le courant passe avec le public fig you have to have a good rapport with the audience; certains soirs le courant ne passe pas avec le public fig on some evenings there's just no rapport with the audience;

4 ( tendance) trend; un courant culturel/politique/religieux a cultural/political/religious trend; un courant de pensée/d'opinion a current of thought/of opinion;

5 ( déplacement) movement; les courants migratoires/de population migratory/population movements; ⇒ plume;

6 ( période) dans le courant de in the course of; dans le courant du mois/de l'année/de la journée in the course of the month/of the year/of the day; demain, dans le courant de la journée some time tomorrow.

C au courant loc adj

1 ( informé) être au courant to know (de qch about sth); tu étais au courant et tu n'as rien dit! you knew and you didn't say anything!; je ne suis pas du tout au courant de ce qu'il veut faire I really don't know what he wants to do; mettre qn au courant to put sb in the picture, to fill sb in (de qch about sth); il serait préférable de les mettre au courant it would be better to put them in the picture; tenir qn au courant to keep sb posted (de qch about sth); tiens-moi au courant de l'affaire, ça m'intéresse keep me posted about the case, I'm interested;

2 ( au fait) être très au courant to know all about it; pour les questions techniques demande à Paul, il est très au courant for technical questions ask Paul, he knows all about it; pour un spécialiste il n'a pas l'air très au courant for a specialist he doesn't really seem to know what he's doing; mettre qn au courant to bring sb up to date (de qch on sth); nous vous mettrons au courant du nouveau système we will bring you up to date on the new system; se tenir au courant to keep up to date (de qch on sth); j'essaie de me tenir au courant de ce qui se fait en informatique I'm trying to keep up to date with what's happening in computing.

D courante nf

1 Mus, Danse courante;

2 ○( diarrhée) runs◑ (pl); avoir la courante to have the runs◑.

Composés

courant d'air draught GB, draft US; faire courant d'air to make a draught (avec with); leur fils est un vrai courant d'air hum their son is never in one place for more than five minutes at a time; courant alternatif, CA alternating current, AC; courant ascendant updraught; courant atmosphérique Aviat air flow; Météo air stream; courant continu, CC direct current, DC; courant descendant Aviat downdraught; courant d'induction or induit Électrotech induction current; courant porteur carrier current.

II.

courant prép some time in; courant janvier some time in January.

I

( féminin courante) [kurɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif

1. [quotidien - vie, dépenses] everyday ; [ - travail] everyday, routine

en anglais courant in everyday ou conversational English

2. [commun - problème, maladie] common ; [ - incident] everyday

3. [normal - modèle, pointure] standard

4. [actuel] current

votre lettre du 17 courant your letter of the 17th instant (UK) ou the 17th of this month

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courante nom féminin

(familier) [diarrhée]

la courante the runs

II

[kurɑ̃] nom masculin

1. ÉLECTRICITÉ

courant (électrique) (electric) current

branché sur le courant plugged into the mains

couper le courant to cut the power off

mettre le courant to switch the power on

rétablir le courant to put the power back on

courant alternatif/continu alternating/direct current

le courant passe bien entre nous we're on the same wavelength

le courant passe bien entre lui et le public he comes across well to the public

2. [dans l'eau] current, stream

il y a trop de courant the current is too strong

suivre le courant

a. (sens propre) to go with the current

b. (figuré) to follow the crowd, to go with the tide

nager contre ou remonter le courant

a. (sens propre) to swim against the current

b. (figuré) to go against the tide

3. [dans l'air] current

courant (atmosphérique) airstream, current

courant d'air draught

il y a des courants d'air it's draughty

se déguiser ou se transformer en courant d'air (humoristique) to vanish into thin air

4. [tendance] current, trend

les courants de l'opinion currents ou trends in public opinion

un courant d'optimisme a wave of optimism

5. [masse mouvante] movement, shift

les courants de population shifts of population

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au courant locution adjectivale

[informé]

personne/journal bien au courant well-informed person/paper

il est parti mais les gens au courant n'ont rien dit he left but those who knew about it ou who were in the know kept quiet

je ne suis pas au courant I don't know anything about it

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au courant locution adverbiale

se tenir au courant to keep abreast of things ou oneself informed

tiens-moi au courant let me know how things are going

mettre quelqu'un au courant to let somebody know, to fill somebody in

tenir quelqu'un au courant to keep somebody posted ou informed

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au courant de locution prépositionnelle

1. [informé de]

au courant des nouvelles méthodes well up on new methods

tu es au courant de la panne? do you know about the breakdown?

2. (littéraire) [au fil de]

écrire quelque chose au courant de la plume

a. [rapidement] to dash something off

b. [sans effort] to pen something with ease

dans le courant de locution prépositionnelle

in ou during the course of

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > courant
7 течение

1. (на вода) stream; current

(въздушно) draught; current

нагоре по течението, срещу течението upstream

плувам срещу течението go against the stream, прен. row against the tide

надолу по течението downstream

горно/средно/долно течение на река upper/middle/lower reaches/course of a river

на течение съм be in the draught

става течение there is a draught; it is draughty

изложен на течение (за място) draughty

обратно течение тех. backwash

бяло течение мед. leucorrhoea

2. (на времето) course; flow

в течение на едни месец in the course of a month, within a month, during one month

с течение на времето in the course of time, as time goes by; by and by

(своевременно) in due course

3. прен. (насока) trend; current; tendency; school

4. (на списание) file

в течение съм на be posted up in, be aware of, know (the particulars) of

не съм в течение на be out of touch with; be uninformed about

държа някого в течение keep s.o. informed/posted/in the picture

държа някого в течение на последните събития keep s.o. advised of/informed about the latest developments

държа/поставям някого в течение на работата report progress to s.o.

течението ме понесе със себе си the crowd carried me along

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течѐние,

ср., -я 1. (на вода) stream; current; ( въздушно) draught; current; бяло \течениее мед. leucorrhoea; горно/средно/долно \течениее на река upper/middle/lower reaches/course of a river; изложен на \течениее (за място) draughty; на \течениее съм be in the draught; нагоре по \течениеето, срещу \течениеето upstream; обратно \течениее техн. backwash; плувам срещу \течениеето go against the stream, прен. row against the tide; става \течениее there is a draught; it is draughty;

2. (на времето) course; flow; в \течениее на един месец in the course of a month, within a month, during one month; с \течениее на времето in the course of time, as time goes by; by and by; ( своевременно) in due course;

3. прен. ( насока) trend; current; tendency; school;

4. (на списание) file; • в \течениее съм на be posted up in, be aware of, know (the particulars) of; разг. be on the ball; държа някого в \течениее keep s.o. informed/posted/in the picture/up-to-date; държа/поставям някого в \течениее на работата report progress to s.o.; \течениеето ме понесе със себе си the crowd carried me along.

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stream: swim against the течение - плувам срещу течението, swim with the течение - плувам по течението; current ; flow {flxu}; flux ; course (на времето): in the течение of an year - в течение на година; march (на времето); draught (въздушно): Do not stand in the течение! - Не стой на течение!; indraft (морско, подводно); trend (прен. насока)

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1. (въздушно) draught;current 2. (на вода) stream;current 3. (на времето) course;flow 4. (на списание) file 5. (своевременно) in due course 6. ТЕЧЕНИЕто ме понесе със себе си the crowd carried me along 7. бяло ТЕЧЕНИЕ мед. leucorrhoea 8. в ТЕЧЕНИЕ на едни месец in the course of a month, within а month, during one month 9. в ТЕЧЕНИЕ съм на be posted up in, be aware of, know (the particulars) of 10. горно/ средно/долно ТЕЧЕНИЕ на река uppеr/middle/lower reaches/course of a river 11. държа някого в ТЕЧЕНИЕ keep s.o. informed/posted/ in the picture 12. държа някого в ТЕЧЕНИЕ на последните събития keep s.o. advised of/informed about the latest developments 13. държа/поставям някого в ТЕЧЕНИЕ на работата report progress to s.o. 14. изложен на ТЕЧЕНИЕ (за място) draughty 15. на ТЕЧЕНИЕ съм be in the draught 16. нагоре no ТЕЧЕНИЕто, срещу ТЕЧЕНИЕто upstream 17. надолу no ТЕЧЕНИЕто downstream 18. не съм в ТЕЧЕНИЕ на be out of touch with;be uninformed about 19. обратно ТЕЧЕНИЕ тех. backwash 20. плувам срещу ТЕЧЕНИЕто go against the stream, прен. row against the tide 21. прен. (насока) trend;current;tendency;school 22. с ТЕЧЕНИЕ на времето in the course of time, as time goes by;by and by 23. става ТЕЧЕНИЕ there is a draught;it is draughty

Български-английски речник > течение
8 prą|d

m (G prądu) 1. Elektr., Fiz. (electric) current, electricity U
- prąd elektryczny electric current

- porażenie prądem an electric shock

- został porażony prądem a. złapał go prąd pot. he got a. was given an electric shock

- zostać śmiertelnie porażonym prądem to be electrocuted

- włączyć/wyłączyć prąd to switch on/off the electricity a. the power

- płacić za prąd i gaz to pay for electricity and gas

- opłaty za prąd electricity charges

- dostawa prądu power a. electricity supply

- przerwa w dostawie prądu a power cut, a blackout

- odciąć dostawę prądu do miasta to cut power to a. to black out a town

- przewodnik prądu a power conductor

- natężenie/napięcie prądu amperage/voltage

- źródło prądu a source of power a. electricity, a power source a. an electricity source

- golarka/suszarka do włosów na prąd sieciowy a plug-in razor/hairdryer

- włączyć suszarkę (do włosów)/żelazko do prądu to plug in the hairdryer/iron

- wyłączyć suszarkę (do włosów)/żelazko z prądu to unplug the hairdryer/iron
2. (wody) (w rzece) current, flow, stream; (morski) current, tide, drift
- silny/szybki prąd a strong/a rapid current

- płynąć pod prąd/z prądem [osoba] to swim upstream/downstream a. against/with the current; [łódź] to sail upstream/downstream a. against/with the current

- iść a. płynąć z prądem/pod prąd przen. to go a. swim with/against the tide a. stream przen.
3. (powietrza) airstream, airflow
- przez otwarte okno wpłynął prąd świeżego, porannego powietrza a gust of fresh air came in through the open window

- prąd wiatru porywał liście gusts of wind were blowing leaves around
4. (tendencja) current, trend, movement
- prądy racjonalistyczne w oświeceniu rationalist trends during the Enlightenment

- twórca nowego prądu w malarstwie the founder of a new trend a. movement in painting

- prądy rewolucyjne revolutionary currents
5. (ruch) stream
- prąd ludzi i pojazdów a stream of people and vehicles

- dał się porwać prądowi demonstrantów he was swept along by a stream of demonstrators

- jechał pod prąd jednokierunkową ulicą he was driving the wrong way up a one-way street

- □ prąd czynnościowy Fizj. biocurrent

- prąd faradyczny Fiz. faradic a. faradaic current

- prąd galwaniczny Elektr. voltaic a. galvanic current

- prąd głębinowy Geog. undercurrent

- prąd indukcyjny Elektr. induced current

- prąd jednofazowy Elektr. monophase a. single-phase current

- prąd jednokierunkowy Elektr. unidirectional current

- prąd kompensacyjny Geog. compensatory current

- prąd morski Geog. sea current

- prąd odpływowy Geog. riptide

- prąd podpowierzchniowy Geog. undertow

- prąd przemienny a. zmienny Elektr. alternating current, AC

- prąd stały Elektr. direct current, DC

- prąd strumieniowy Meteo. jet stream

- prąd termiczny Meteo. thermal (current)

- prąd trójfazowy Elektr. three-phase current

- prąd wielofazowy Elektr. multi-phase current

- prąd wstępujący Meteo. updraught

- prąd zstępujący Meteo. downdraught

- prądy błądzące Elektr. stray currents

- prądy kompensacyjne Geog. compensation currents

- Prąd Północnoatlantycki Geog. the North Atlantic Drift

- Prąd Zatokowy Geog. the Gulf Stream

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > prą|d
9 плыть

нсв vi

1) передвигаться по или в воде to swim; держаться на поверхности to float; двигаться, куда несёт течение to drift

он ме́дленно плыл к бе́регу — he slowly swam towards the shore

посреди́ реки́ плыло бревно́ — there was a log floating in the middle of the river

по не́бу плыла́ луна́ — the moon was sailing across the sky

2) о судне to sail, to go

плыть по тече́нию — to go/to drift/to float downstream

перен — to go with the stream, to swim with the tide

плыть про́тив тече́ния — to go upstream

перен — to go against the stream, to swim against the tide

3) ехать по воде to go, to sail

плыть на парохо́де — to sail, to go by boat/ship/sea

на поверхности — to float

пять дней мы плыли через Атланти́ческий океа́н — we sailed (across) the Atlantic for five days

мы плывём уже́ три дня — we've been at sea for three days now

- перед глазами у него всё плыло
- плыть в руки
- это само плыло в руки
- богатство само плывёт ему в руки

Русско-английский учебный словарь > плыть
10 defluo

defluere, defluxi, defluxus V INTRANS

flow/glide/run down; decend/fall; flow/stream away; float/swim/row downstream; flow/drain/die/melt/slip away, fade/disappear; originate/stem, be derived from

Latin-English dictionary > defluo
11 d|ół

Ⅰ m (G dołu) 1. (wykopany w ziemi) hole; (większy, głębszy) pit; (grób) grave
- wykopać/zasypać dół to dig/fill a hole

- wpaść do głębokiego dołu to fall into a deep pit a. hole
2. Anat. (zagłębienie ciała) cavity; fossa spec.
- doły pachowe armpits; axillae spec.

- doły oczne eye sockets
3. (dolna część) (schodów, drabiny, szafy) bottom; (domu, budynku) downstairs U, ground floor; (twarzy, pleców, ściany) lower part
- na dole a. u dołu strony at the bottom of the page

- na dole obrazu at the bottom of the painting

- zejść na dół (po schodach) to go downstairs; (zboczem) to go downhill

- strzałka pionowa w dół an arrow pointing (straight) down

- schodzić/zjeżdżać w dół to descend, to go down a. lower

- spadać w dół to fall, to drop

- oczy zwrócone w dół downturned eyes

- w dół a. ku dołowi prowadziła wygodna ścieżka there was a convenient path (leading) down

- sąsiedzi z dołu (z mieszkania niżej) neighbours from downstairs, downstairs neighbours; (z parteru) neighbours on a. from the ground floor, groundfloor neighbours

- mieszkamy na dole (niżej) we live downstairs; (na parterze) we live on the ground floor

- pokój gościnny będzie na dole there’ll be a guest room downstairs

- płaszcze i buty trzymamy na dole we keep our coats and shoes downstairs

- zadzwonić z dołu to phone from downstairs

- ból w dole pleców pain in the lower back, lower back pain

- sukienka z rozkloszowanym dołem a dress with a flared skirt

- spódnica z falbaną/haftem na dole a skirt with a ruffled/embroidered hem

- wystrzępiony dół spódnicy the frayed hem of a skirt

- spodnie rozszerzane na dole flared trousers

- nogawki zwężające się/rozszerzające się ku dołowi tapered/flared (trouser) legs

- rękawy dołem a. na dole wąskie tapered sleeves

- patrzeć na kogoś z dołu to look up at sb, to look at sb from below

- z dołu dochodziła głośna muzyka loud music was coming from downstairs a. (down) below

- dołem biegła wąska ścieżka there was a narrow path (down) below

- dołem a. w dole płynie potok there a creek (down) below

- pójść dołem to take the low road a. route

- przejść dołem (pod szlabanem) to go under (a gate)

- żeglować/płynąć w dół rzeki to sail/swim down a river a. downstream

- w dole rzeki widzieliśmy rozległe pola we saw the extensive fields that lay downriver

- z góry do dołu [przeczytać, sprawdzić] thoroughly, all the way through

- zmierzyła go wzrokiem od dołu do góry she looked him up and down

- na dole drabiny społecznej on the bottom rung of the social ladder
4. przen. (mniej, później) zaokrąglać a. równać w dół to round down
- liczyć od pięciu w dół to count down a. backwards from five

- ceny/akcje idą a. lecą w dół prices/stocks are going down

- wynagrodzenie płatne z dołu salary paid at the end of the pay period

- usługa jest płatna z dołu the fee for the service is payable (up)on completion

- za dostarczony towar płacimy z dołu we pay (for goods) on delivery
5. Muz. low a. bass notes Ⅱ doły plt pot. (społeczne) hoi polloi U, riffraff U pot.; (partyjne, związkowe) grass roots pl
- □ dół garbarski tanning pit

- dół gnilny septic tank

- wilczy dół pitfall

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > d|ół
12 popły|nąć

pf (popłynęła, popłynęli) vt 1. (o płynie) to (start to) flow
- łzy popłynęły mi z oczu tears started to flow down my face

- krew popłynęła z rany blood started to flow from the wound

- gaz/energia popłynie soon gas/energy will flow ⇒ płynąć
2. (oddalić się płynąc) [osoba] to swim; [statek] to sail
- popłynął w górę/w dół rzeki he swam up/down the river a. upstream/downstream a. upriver/downriver

- frachtowiec popłynął z powrotem do Hamburga the freighter sailed back to Hamburg ⇒ płynąć
3. przen. znana melodia popłynęła z głośnika a popular tune floated from the loudspeakers
- z całej Polski popłynęły dary na powodzian donations for flood victims started to flow in from all over Poland ⇒ płynąć

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > popły|nąć

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