send

Pronúncia: sɛnd
    transitive verb [preterite & past participle sent]
  1. [general sense] enviar, trametre.
  2. [telegram] posar, enviar.
  3. Radio [programme] transmetre, retransmetre.
  4. the gods send it as a punishment els déus ho envien com a càstig.
  5. in Britain children are sent to school at five al Regne Unit els nens van a col·legi a partir dels cinc anys.
  6. I wrote the letter but didn't send it vaig escriure la carta però no la vaig anar a tirar.
  7. to send someone for something fer anar algú a (comprar / buscar) una cosa.

  8. [propel, arrow, ball, etc] llançar, tirar.
  9. he sent everything flying ho va engegar tot a rodar.
  10. to send someone packing engegar algú (a fer punyetes).
  11. the blow sent him sprawling el cop el va fer caure rodant.

    12. [with adjective]
  12. fer tornar.
  13. fer posar.
  14. it sends the wool yellow fa tornar la llana groga.
  15. it's enough to send you barmy colloquial n'hi ha per a tornar-se (boig / rabiós).
    16. colloquial
  16. entusiasmar, captivar, meravellar, encantar.
  17. that song sends me aquesta cançó em captiva.
  18. he sends me em fa tornar boig.
  19. it doesn't send me em deixa fred.

    20. [with adverb or preposition]
  20. to send someone across the road to buy the paper fer anar algú a comprar el diari a l'altre costat del carrer.
  21. to send someone after someone else fer anar algú a atrapar algú altre.
  22. send after him and bring him back! que algú vagi a buscar-lo i feu-lo tornar!
  23. to send someone way fer marxar algú, acomiadar algú.
  24. to send something away enviar una cosa fora.
  25. to send back tornar.
  26. (idem) [person] fer tornar.
  27. to send down tornar.
  28. (idem) [person] fer tornar.
  29. to send down fer baixar.
  30. (idem) University expulsar.
  31. (idem) [criminal] tancar a la presó, empresonar.
  32. he was sent down for six months el van condemnar a sis mesos de presó.
  33. to send forth llançar.
  34. to send in [person] fer entrar, fer passar.
  35. (idem) [bill, name, resignation] presentar.
  36. send him in! que passi!
  37. to send off [goods] expedir, enviar.
  38. (idem) [by post] enviar per correu, tirar al correu.
  39. (idem) [player] expulsar.
  40. to send on [letter] fer passar, reenviar.
  41. (idem) [instructions] donar.
  42. to send out [pupil] treure, fer marxar (of de).
  43. (idem) [smoke] deixar anar.
  44. (idem) [programme] emetre.
  45. (idem) [invitations] enviar.
  46. to send round [letter] fer passar, distribuir.
  47. to send someone round to the pub fer anar algú a la taverna.
  48. I'll send the car round at eight faré venir el cotxe a les vuit.
  49. to send up fer pujar.
  50. (idem) [one's name, etc] presentar, enviar.
  51. (idem) [balloon] llançar, fer pujar.
  52. (idem) [price] apujar.
  53. (idem) [temperature] fer pujar.
  54. (idem) [parody] parodiar, satiritzar.
  55. please send him up feu-lo pujar, si us plau.
  56. please send up two cups of tea feu-me pujar dues tasses de te, si us plau.
    57. intransitive verb
  57. if you don't send si no m'ho fas saber.
  58. she sent to say that... va fer portar un encàrrec per dir que...
  59. to send away for something enviar a buscar una cosa per correu.
  60. we shall have to send away for it ho haurem de demanar per correu.
  61. to send for someone enviar a cercar algú.
  62. to send for the doctor anar a buscar el metge.
  63. a doctor was sent for van anar a buscar un metge.
  64. she sent for her glasses va fer anar a buscar les seves ulleres.