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shape
(shāp)n.
1.
a. The characteristic surface configuration of a thing; an outline or contour: a lake in the shape of an hourglass. See Synonyms at form.
b. Spatial form, contour, or appearance: The sandy coastline is always changing shape.
2.
a. The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal: saw two shapes walking toward her in the night.
b. The contour of a person's body; the figure: a swimmer with a slender shape.
3.
a. A definite or distinctive form: Our discussion acquired the shape of an argument.
b. Form, condition, or embodiment: How is your research project taking shape?
c. A desirable form: a fabric that holds its shape.
4.
a. Assumed or false appearance; guise: a god in the shape of a swan.
b. A ghostly form; a phantom: Shapes appeared in his bedroom at night.
5. Something, such as a mold or pattern, used to give or determine form.
6.
a. The condition of something with regard to effectiveness, use, or appearance: What kind of shape is your car in?
b. Bodily condition, as in regard to muscle tone or endurance: She's in great shape after working out for six months.
tr.v. shaped, shap·ing, shapes
Phrasal Verbs: 1. To create or fashion, as:
a. To give a particular form to (a material): shape the dough into baguettes.
b. To create or configure, as from a material: a sculpture that was shaped out of ice.
2. To cause to conform to a particular form: a pool that is shaped like an hourglass; a bone that is shaped to bear weight.
3.
a. To plan or devise: shape a new educational program.
b. To embody in a definite form: shaped a folk tale into an opera.
4.
a. To influence in a formative way: experiences that shaped his identity.
b. To direct the course of: "He shaped history as well as being shaped by it" (Robert J. Samuelson).
shape into
To develop into a particular form or condition: This is shaping into one of the biggest scandals of the century.
shape up
1. To turn out; develop: This ski season is shaping up to be the best in years.
2. To improve one's performance or behavior so as to meet a standard: Either shape up or ship out.
[Middle English, from Old English gesceap, a creation.]
shap′a·ble, shape′a·ble adj.
shaped adj.
shap′er n.
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shape
(ʃeɪp)n
1. the outward form of an object defined by outline
2. the figure or outline of the body of a person
3. a phantom
4. organized or definite form: my plans are taking shape.
5. the form that anything assumes; guise
6. something used to provide or define form; pattern; mould
7. condition or state of efficiency: to be in good shape.
8. out of shape
a. in bad physical condition
b. bent, twisted, or deformed
9. take shape to assume a definite form
vb
10. (when: intr, often foll by into or up) to receive or cause to receive shape or form
11. (tr) to mould into a particular pattern or form; modify
12. (tr) to plan, devise, or prepare: to shape a plan of action.
13. an obsolete word for appoint
[Old English gesceap, literally: that which is created, from scieppan to create; related to sceap sexual organs, Old Norse skap destiny, Old High German scaf form]
ˈshapable, ˈshapeable adj
ˈshaper n
SHAPE
(ʃeɪp)n acronym for
(Military) Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
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shape
(ʃeɪp)n., v. shaped, shap•ing. n.
1. the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
2. something seen in outline, as in silhouette: A vague shape appeared through the mist.
3. an imaginary form; phantom.
4. an assumed appearance; guise.
5. organized form or orderly arrangement: He could give no shape to his ideas.
6. condition or state of repair: The old house was in bad shape.
7. the collective conditions forming a way of life or mode of existence: What will the shape of the future be?
8. the figure, physique, or body of a person, esp. of a woman.
9. something used to give form, as a mold or a pattern.
10. a flanged metal beam or bar of uniform section, as a channel or I-beam.
v.t. 11. to give definite form, organization, or character to.
12. to couch or express in words.
13. to adjust; adapt.
14. to direct (one's course, future, etc.).
15. to teach (a behavior) by rewarding actions as they approximate the desired result.
v.i. 16. to come to a desired conclusion or take place in a specified way.
17. shape up,
Idioms: a. to evolve or develop, esp. favorably.
b. to improve one's behavior, performance, or physical condition.
take shape, to assume a fixed or more complete form; become defined.
[before 900; (n.) Middle English; Old English gesceapu (pl.), c. Old Norse skap state, mood; (v.) Middle English, generalized from Old English sceapen, past participle of sceppan, scyppan, c. Old High German scaphen, Old Norse skepja, Gothic gaskapjan to create, make]
SHAPE
(ʃeɪp)n.
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe.
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Shape
- (Breasts) flat as paper —William Trevor
- As two-dimensional as a household weather vane —Saul Bellow
- Flat and pale as an empty sheet of nonerasable bond —Lyn Lifshin
See Also: PALLOR
- (The back of his head) flat as a book —T. Coraghessan Boyle
- (Suit lapels as) flat as a cardboard —Derek Lambert
- Flat as a carpet —Anon
To be more specific, there’s “Flat as Oriental rugs.”
- Flat as a fashion model’s breasts —Anon
- Flat as a flounder —Anon
In his novel, Death of the Fox, George Garrett found a new application for this commonly used simile: “I am panting and my body twitches and heaves. Like a man with a woman, flat as a flounder, beneath him.”
- [A cleft in a rock] flat as a fresco —John Farris
- Flat as an empty wallet —Anon
- Flat as a pancake —American colloquialism, attributed to New England
The comparison which has been with us since the fifteenth century applies most often to very flat persons and objects.
- (A blue sea as) flat as a table top —Jean Stafford
- Flat as a tracer bullet —Frank Conroy
- Flat as a waiter’s feet —Arthur Baer
- Flat as melted iron —Joyce Cary
- Flat as paper dolls —Elyse Sommer
- Flat as the palm of one’s hand —American colloquialism, attributed to New England
A shorter version, “Flat as my hand,” was used by Robert Louis Stevenson in Will O’ the Will.
- (I lie on my single bed,) flat, like a piece of toast —Margaret Atwood
- (Her talk is) formless as a dream —Henry Miller
- [A field of July corn] level as a mat —H. E. Bates
- Long and slender like a cat’s elbow —H. G. Bohn’s Handbook of Proverbs
- Pressed myself flat as a tick against the wood of the wall —Davis Grubb
- (Pebbles … ) round and white as pearls —John Cheever
- Round as a ball —Alexander Hamilton
- Round as a melon —Anon
- Round as a pillow —William Wordsworth
- (The Jewish women were as … ) round as the earth —Thomas Wolfe
- Round as the world —Dame Edith Sitwell
- (Eyes as) shapeless as a kneecap —Charles Johnson
- Shapeless as fear —Beryl Markham
- (The neighbors lounged on each other’s steps, big and) shapeless as worn cushions —Helen Hudson
- Shapeless like a slug —Heinrich Böll
- (Born) a shapeless lump, like anarchy —William Drummond
- They [passing lovers] are flat as shadows —Sylvia Plath
Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Past participle: shaped
Gerund: shaping
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| Noun | 1. |  shape - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"bluntness, dullness - without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; "the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible" spatial property, spatiality - any property relating to or occupying space topography - the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features lobularity - the property of having lobules concaveness, concavity - the property possessed by a concave shape convexity, convexness - the property possessed by a convex shape angularity - the property possessed by a shape that has angles narrowing - an instance of becoming narrow roundness - the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular straightness - freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles crookedness - having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles stratification - a layered configuration |
| 2. | shape - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity solid - a three-dimensional shape plane, sheet - (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane" natural shape - a shape created by natural forces; not man-made figure - a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape line - a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point angular shape, angularity - a shape having one or more sharp angles round shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles distorted shape, distortion - a shape resulting from distortion amorphous shape - an ill-defined or arbitrary shape circle - something approximating the shape of a circle; "the chairs were arranged in a circle" square - something approximating the shape of a square triangle - something approximating the shape of a triangle; "the coastline of Chile and Argentina and Brazil forms two legs of a triangle" pillar, tower, column - anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite" plume - anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness; "a plume of smoke"; "grass with large plumes" | |
| 3. |  shape - alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"chassis, bod, human body, material body, physical body, physique, build, anatomy, figure, flesh, frame, soma, form individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" human, human being, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage body, organic structure, physical structure - the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" person - a human body (usually including the clothing); "a weapon was hidden on his person" juvenile body - the body of a young person adult body - the body of an adult human being male body - the body of a male human being female body - the body of a female human being | |
| 4. | shape - a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life" concrete representation, concretism - a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms | |
| 5. | shape - the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features" appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing | |
| 6. | shape - the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape') good health, healthiness - the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease physical fitness, fitness - good physical condition; being in shape or in condition | |
| 7. | SHAPE - the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization - an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security high command, supreme headquarters - the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military) | |
| 8. |  shape - a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"structure - the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; "his lectures have no structure" percept, perception, perceptual experience - the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept fractal - (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry gestalt - a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts grid - a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines kaleidoscope - a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes mosaic - a pattern resembling a mosaic strand - a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole; "he tried to pick up the strands of his former life"; "I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously" | |
| Verb | 1. | shape - shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" dispose, incline - make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them" disincline, indispose - make unwilling miscreate - shape or form or make badly; "Our miscreated fantasies" carry weight - have influence to a specified degree; "Her opinion carries a lot of weight" decide - influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election" reshape - shape anew or differently; "The new foreign minister reshaped the foreign policy of his country" time - set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely" index - adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices" pace - regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts" predetermine - determine beforehand |
| 2. | shape - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" carve - form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice" chip - form by chipping; "They chipped their names in the stone" layer - make or form a layer; "layer the different colored sands" cut out - form and create by cutting out; "Picasso cut out a guitar from a piece of paper" machine - turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery grind - shape or form by grinding; "grind lenses for glasses and cameras" stamp - form or cut out with a mold, form, or die; "stamp needles" puddle - subject to puddling or form by puddling; "puddle iron" beat - shape by beating; "beat swords into ploughshares" create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch preform - form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand preform - form into a shape resembling the final, desired one mound - form into a rounded elevation; "mound earth" hill - form into a hill roughcast - shape roughly sinter - cause (ores or powdery metals) to become a coherent mass by heating without melting mould, mold, cast - form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture" throw - make on a potter's wheel; "she threw a beautiful teapot" handbuild, hand-build, coil - make without a potter's wheel; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels" work on, work, process - shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal" | |
| 3. | shape - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" individuate - give individual shape or form to; "Language that individuates his memories" tie - form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie" terrace - make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land" fork - shape like a fork; "She forked her fingers" tabulate - shape or cut with a flat surface dimension - shape or form to required dimensions roll - shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette" draw - flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel" strike - cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc" crystallize, crystallise, crystalise, crystalize - cause to take on a definite and clear shape; "He tried to crystallize his thoughts" twist - form into twists; "Twist the strips of dough" sliver - form into slivers; "sliver wood" ridge - form into a ridge plume - form a plume; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke" dish - make concave; shape like a dish fit - make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out" flatten - make flat or flatter; "flatten a road"; "flatten your stomach with these exercises" deform, distort, strain - alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy" blow - shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase" block - shape into a block or blocks; "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly" block - shape by using a block; "Block a hat"; "block a garment" cup - form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands" turn - shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel; "turn the legs of the table"; "turn the clay on the wheel" |
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shape
noun
1. appearance, form, aspect, guise, likeness, semblance The glass bottle is the shape of a woman's torso.
2. form, profile, outline, lines, build, cut, figure, structure, appearance, silhouette, configuration, contours the shapes of the trees against the sky
verb
shape up (Informal) progress, develop, come on, turn out, proceed, look good, be promising He is shaping up after being hailed `the new Paul Gascoigne'.
take shape become clear, come together, fall into place, crystallize The plan started to take shape in his mind.
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shape
noun1. The external outline of a thing:
2. To create by forming, combining, or altering materials:
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Translations
شَكْلشَكْل غَيْر واضِح المَعالِميُؤَثِّر على، يُكَوِّنيَتَطَوَّريُشَكِّل، يُكَوِّن
tvarformaobrysstavtvarovat
formformeindvirke påskikkelseudvikle
formi
muotomuotoillamuovatakunto
oblik
alakerõnlétforma
ástand, ásigkomulaglögun, formmótaòróast, æxlastsvipur, form
ようす形様子
모양
beformisbūsenaformaformos stygiusformuotis
apriseapveidsattīstītiesformaiegūt formu
tvartvarovať
oblikaoblikovatistanjekondicija
formtillstånd
รูปร่าง
hình thù
shape
[ʃeɪp]A. N
1. (= outline) → forma f, figura f; (= figure) [of person] → silueta f, figura f
what shape is it? → ¿de qué forma es?
all shapes and sizes → todas las formas
universities come in all shapes and sizes (fig) → hay universidades de todo tipo
it is rectangular in shape → es de forma rectangular
in the shape of (fig) → en forma de ...
to bend or twist sth into shape → dar forma a algo doblándolo
to hammer sth into shape → dar forma a algo a martillazos
to lose its shape [sweater etc] → perder la forma
to bend or twist sth out of shape → deformar algo doblándolo
to take shape → cobrar forma
to take the shape of sth → cobrar or tomar la forma de algo
what shape is it? → ¿de qué forma es?
all shapes and sizes → todas las formas
universities come in all shapes and sizes (fig) → hay universidades de todo tipo
it is rectangular in shape → es de forma rectangular
in the shape of (fig) → en forma de ...
to bend or twist sth into shape → dar forma a algo doblándolo
to hammer sth into shape → dar forma a algo a martillazos
to lose its shape [sweater etc] → perder la forma
to bend or twist sth out of shape → deformar algo doblándolo
to take shape → cobrar forma
to take the shape of sth → cobrar or tomar la forma de algo
2. (= undefined object) → forma f, bulto m; (= striking object) → figura f
a shape loomed up out of the fog/darkness → una forma or un bulto surgió de la niebla/la oscuridad
the great grey shape of a tank rolled out of the village → la imponente figura gris de un tanque salió del pueblo
a shape loomed up out of the fog/darkness → una forma or un bulto surgió de la niebla/la oscuridad
the great grey shape of a tank rolled out of the village → la imponente figura gris de un tanque salió del pueblo
3. (= nature, appearance) → estructura f, configuración f
the future shape of industry → la futura estructura or configuración de la industria
I can't bear gardening in any shape or form → no aguanto la jardinería bajo ningún concepto
the shape of things to come → lo que nos depara el mañana
to take shape → tomar forma
the future shape of industry → la futura estructura or configuración de la industria
I can't bear gardening in any shape or form → no aguanto la jardinería bajo ningún concepto
the shape of things to come → lo que nos depara el mañana
to take shape → tomar forma
4. (= mould) → molde m
use star shapes to cut out the biscuits → utilice moldes en forma de estrella para cortar las galletas
use star shapes to cut out the biscuits → utilice moldes en forma de estrella para cortar las galletas
5. (= condition) → forma f (física), estado m físico
to be in bad shape [person] → estar en mala forma (física); [object] → estar en mal estado
to be in good shape [person] → estar en buena forma (física); [object] → estar en buen estado
to be in shape [person] → estar en buena forma
to get o.s. into shape → ponerse en forma
to keep in shape → mantenerse en forma
to knock or lick sth/sb into shape (fig) → poner algo/a algn a punto
to be out of shape [person] → estar en mala forma
to whip sth/sb into shape = to knock or lick sth/sb into shape
to be in bad shape [person] → estar en mala forma (física); [object] → estar en mal estado
to be in good shape [person] → estar en buena forma (física); [object] → estar en buen estado
to be in shape [person] → estar en buena forma
to get o.s. into shape → ponerse en forma
to keep in shape → mantenerse en forma
to knock or lick sth/sb into shape (fig) → poner algo/a algn a punto
to be out of shape [person] → estar en mala forma
to whip sth/sb into shape = to knock or lick sth/sb into shape
B. VT
2. (fig) (= influence, determine) → conformar, determinar
the forces that have shaped the 20th century → los elementos que han conformado or configurado el siglo XX
democracy is shaping the future of Western Europe → la democracia está determinando el futuro de Europa Occidental
the forces that have shaped the 20th century → los elementos que han conformado or configurado el siglo XX
democracy is shaping the future of Western Europe → la democracia está determinando el futuro de Europa Occidental
shape up VI + ADV
1. (= progress) [person] → ir, marchar; [campaign, plan] → desarrollarse
how are the new staff shaping up? → ¿cómo va or marcha el personal nuevo?
to shape up well → ir bien, marchar bien
it's shaping up as one of the most intensive sales campaigns ever → se perfila or se está desarrollando como una de las campañas de ventas más agresiva de la historia
it's shaping up to be a terrible winter (esp US) → promete ser un invierno muy crudo, ya se perfila como un invierno muy crudo
how are the new staff shaping up? → ¿cómo va or marcha el personal nuevo?
to shape up well → ir bien, marchar bien
it's shaping up as one of the most intensive sales campaigns ever → se perfila or se está desarrollando como una de las campañas de ventas más agresiva de la historia
it's shaping up to be a terrible winter (esp US) → promete ser un invierno muy crudo, ya se perfila como un invierno muy crudo
2. (= improve) (esp US) → espabilarse, enmendarse
you'd better shape up or you won't have a job! → ¡más vale que te espabiles o no tendrás trabajo!
shape up or ship out! > > (esp US) → ¡o te pones las pilas o te largas!
you'd better shape up or you won't have a job! → ¡más vale que te espabiles o no tendrás trabajo!
shape up or ship out! > > (esp US) → ¡o te pones las pilas o te largas!
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shape
[ˈʃeɪp] n
(= form) [object, person, area, room] → forme f
What shape is the room? → De quelle forme est la pièce?
a square shape → un carré
in the shape of a heart → en forme de cœur
conical in shape → conique
out of shape (= misshapen) → déformé(e)
they come in all shapes and sizes → il y en a de toutes sortes
What shape is the room? → De quelle forme est la pièce?
a square shape → un carré
in the shape of a heart → en forme de cœur
conical in shape → conique
out of shape (= misshapen) → déformé(e)
they come in all shapes and sizes → il y en a de toutes sortes
(= silhouette) [person, object] → forme f, silhouette f
(= character, structure) → forme f
We can change the shape of people's lives
BUT Nous pouvons changer la façon dont les gens vivent.
to take shape [plan, idea] → prendre forme, prendre tournure
it's the shape of things to come → voici à quoi ressemblera l'avenir
in any shape or form → sous quelque forme que ce soit
I can't bear gardening in any shape or form → Je déteste le jardinage sous quelque forme que ce soit.
We can change the shape of people's lives
BUT Nous pouvons changer la façon dont les gens vivent.
to take shape [plan, idea] → prendre forme, prendre tournure
it's the shape of things to come → voici à quoi ressemblera l'avenir
in any shape or form → sous quelque forme que ce soit
I can't bear gardening in any shape or form → Je déteste le jardinage sous quelque forme que ce soit.
(= condition) → forme f
to be in shape → être en forme
to be in good shape [person] → être en forme; [thing] → être en bon état
to be in bad shape, to be in poor shape [person] → ne pas être en forme; [thing] → être en mauvais état
to be out of shape (= unfit) → ne pas être en forme
to get into shape → se mettre en condition
to be in shape → être en forme
to be in good shape [person] → être en forme; [thing] → être en bon état
to be in bad shape, to be in poor shape [person] → ne pas être en forme; [thing] → être en mauvais état
to be out of shape (= unfit) → ne pas être en forme
to get into shape → se mettre en condition
vt
[+ statement] → formuler
(= influence) [+ sb's ideas, character] → former; [+ sb's life] → déterminer; [+ course of events] → influer sur le cours de
shape up
vi (= develop) [events] → prendre tournure; [person] → faire des progrès
Things are shaping up nicely → Les choses commencent à prendre tournure.
The new recruits are shaping up quite well → Les nouvelles recrues font de bons progrès.
Things are shaping up nicely → Les choses commencent à prendre tournure.
The new recruits are shaping up quite well → Les nouvelles recrues font de bons progrès.
(= improve one's behaviour) → se prendre en main
to shape up to be sth (= look likely to be) → s'annoncer comme qch
what is shaping up to be an awful winter → ce qui s'annonce comme un hiver abominable
what is shaping up to be an awful winter → ce qui s'annonce comme un hiver abominable
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shape
n
(= geometrical form, outline) → Form f; what shape is it? → welche Form hat es?; it’s rectangular etc in shape → es ist rechteckig etc; that dress hasn’t much/has lost its shape → das Kleid hat keine richtige Form/hat seine Form verloren; she’s the right shape for a model → sie hat die richtige Figur für ein Mannequin; to hammer metal into shape → Metall zurechthämmern or -schlagen; to knock something out of shape → etw zerbeulen; to take shape (lit) → Form bekommen; (fig) → Gestalt or Konturen annehmen; a flowerbed in the shape of a circle → ein Blumenbeet in der Form eines Kreises; government action took the shape of a ban → die Regierung griff mit einem Verbot ein; help in the shape of a donation → Hilfe in Form einer Spende; of all shapes and sizes, of every shape and size → aller Art, jeder Art, in allen Variationen; I don’t accept gifts in any shape or form → ich nehme überhaupt keine Geschenke an; we do not know the shape of things to come → wir wissen nicht, wie sich die Zukunft gestalten wird; this may be the shape of things to come → so könnte das vielleicht in Zukunft sein
(fig: = order, condition) to be in good/bad shape (sportsman) → in Form/nicht in Form sein; (mentally, healthwise) → in guter/schlechter Verfassung sein, gut/schlecht drauf sein (inf); (things) → in gutem/schlechtem Zustand sein; (business) → gut/schlecht in Schuss sein (inf), → in gutem/schlechtem Zustand sein; what sort of shape is your boxer in? → wie fit ist Ihr Boxer?; to be out of shape (physically) → nicht in Form sein; what sort of shape was the business in? → in welchem Zustand war das Unternehmen?; to get somebody/a business into shape → jdn/ein Geschäft or Unternehmen auf Vordermann bringen (inf); to get a house into shape → ein Haus in Ordnung bringen; to get one’s affairs into shape → seine Angelegenheiten ordnen
(= mould, for hats) → Hutform f; (for dressmaking) → Schneiderpuppe f; (Cook) → Form f; (for cutting) → Ausstecher m
vt (lit) stone, wood etc → bearbeiten; clay etc → formen (into zu); (fig) character, ideas → formen, prägen; future, development, market, one’s life → gestalten; he shaped the wood/stone into the desired form → er verlieh dem Holz/Stein die gewünschte Form; the factors which shape one’s life → die Faktoren, die das Leben prägen or bestimmen; those who shape the course of history → die(jenigen), die den Lauf der Geschichte bestimmen; those who have helped shape our society → die(jenigen), die unsere Gesellschaft mitgeformt haben; we must shape our strategy according to our funds → wir müssen unsere Strategie nach den zur Verfügung stehenden Mitteln ausrichten
vi → sich entwickeln
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
SHAPE
[ʃeɪp] n abbr =Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe → quartier m generale delle forze NATO in Europashape
[ʃeɪp]1. n → forma
what shape is it? → di che forma è?, che forma ha?
in the shape of a heart → a forma di cuore
it is rectangular in shape → è di forma rettangolare
his ears are a funny shape → le sue orecchie hanno una forma buffa
in all shapes and sizes → d'ogni forma e dimensione, di tutti i tipi
I can't bear gardening in any shape or form → detesto il giardinaggio di qualunque specie
to take shape → prendere forma
to take the shape of → prendere la forma di
the news reached him in the shape of a telegram → ha ricevuto la notizia sotto forma di telegramma
the shape of things to come → il volto del futuro
to lose its shape (sweater) → sformarsi
to be in good/poor shape (person) → essere in (ottima) forma/giù di forma (object) → essere in buone/cattive condizioni
to knock or hammer sth into shape → dar forma a qc a colpi di martello
to knock or lick into shape (fig) (business) → rimettere in sesto (plan, team) → mettere a punto (athlete) → rimettere in forma
to get o.s. into shape → rimettersi in forma
a shape loomed up out of the fog → una forma indistinta emerse dalla nebbia
what shape is it? → di che forma è?, che forma ha?
in the shape of a heart → a forma di cuore
it is rectangular in shape → è di forma rettangolare
his ears are a funny shape → le sue orecchie hanno una forma buffa
in all shapes and sizes → d'ogni forma e dimensione, di tutti i tipi
I can't bear gardening in any shape or form → detesto il giardinaggio di qualunque specie
to take shape → prendere forma
to take the shape of → prendere la forma di
the news reached him in the shape of a telegram → ha ricevuto la notizia sotto forma di telegramma
the shape of things to come → il volto del futuro
to lose its shape (sweater) → sformarsi
to be in good/poor shape (person) → essere in (ottima) forma/giù di forma (object) → essere in buone/cattive condizioni
to knock or hammer sth into shape → dar forma a qc a colpi di martello
to knock or lick into shape (fig) (business) → rimettere in sesto (plan, team) → mettere a punto (athlete) → rimettere in forma
to get o.s. into shape → rimettersi in forma
a shape loomed up out of the fog → una forma indistinta emerse dalla nebbia
2. vt (clay, stone) → dar forma a (fig) (ideas, character) → formare; (course of events) → determinare, condizionare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shape
(ʃeip) noun1. the external form or outline of anything. People are all (of) different shapes and sizes; The house is built in the shape of a letter L.
2. an indistinct form. I saw a large shape in front of me in the darkness.
3. condition or state. You're in better physical shape than I am.
verb1. to make into a certain shape, to form or model. She shaped the dough into three separate loaves.
2. to influence the nature of strongly. This event shaped his whole life.
3. (sometimes with up) to develop. The team is shaping (up) well.
shaped adjective having a certain shape. A rugby ball is egg-shaped.
ˈshapeless adjective lacking shape. She wears a shapeless, baggy coat.
ˈshapelessness nounˈshapely adjective
well-formed and having an attractive shape. She has long, shapely legs.
ˈshapeliness nounin any shape (or form)
at all. I don't accept bribes in any shape or form.
out of shape not in the proper shape. I sat on my hat and it's rather out of shape.
take shape to develop into a definite form. My garden is gradually taking shape.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
shape
→ شَكْل tvar form Form σχήμα forma muoto forme oblik forma 形 모양 vorm fasong kształt forma, formato форма form รูปร่าง şekil hình thù 形状Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
shape
n. forma, aspecto; condición
[health] in bad ___ → enfermo-a; destruido-a;
out of ___ → deformado-a, imperfecto [physically] desajuste físico;
v. formar, moldear.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
shape
n forma; (condition) condición f, estado; in — en forma; to keep in — mantenerse en formaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.