line
[laɪn]
⬦ noun 1 [gen]   línia feminine . 2 [row]   fila feminine . 3 [queue]   cua feminine ; to stand / wait in line fer cua; to be in line for promotion estar a punt d'aconseguir un ascens. 4 [course - direction]   línia feminine ; [- of action] camí masculine ; to walk in a straight line caminar en línia recta; what's his line of business? a quins negocis es dedica?; to follow the party line seguir les directrius del partit; along the same lines per l'estil. 5 [length - of rope]   corda feminine ; [- for fishing] llinya feminine ; [- of wire] fil masculine , cable masculine . 6 telecommunications : (telephone) line línia feminine (telefònica); hold the line, please no pengi, si us plau; the line is busy està comunicant; it's a bad line hi ha interferències. 7 [on page]   línia feminine , ratlla feminine ; [of poem, song] vers masculine ; informal use [letter] to drop somebody a line escriure dues ratlles algú. 8 [system of transport] : (railway) line  [track] via feminine (fèrria); [route] línia feminine (fèrria); shipping line  [company] companyia feminine naviliera; [route] ruta feminine marítima. 9 [wrinkle]   arruga feminine . 10 [succession of kings etc.]   successió feminine . 11 [borderline]   límit masculine , frontera feminine . 12 commerce línia feminine . 13 to be on the right lines anar pel bon camí; to cross the line fer-ne una com un cabàs, passar de la ratlla; to draw the line at something negar-se a una cosa, no passar d'una cosa; to read between the lines llegir entre línies; to step out of line deixar d'obeir, saltar-se les regles; to know where to draw the line saber quan dir prou, saber posar límits; to bring somebody into line obligar algú a conformar-se; to come to the end of the line arribar a l?última parada, arribar al final; to learn one's lines aprendre?s el paper; to fall into line seguir les normes.
⬦ transitive verb 1 [form rows along]   alinear-se al llarg de; crowds lined the street la gent ocupava les voravies; to line one's pockets fer-se d?or. 2 [coat, curtains]   folrar; [drawer] folrar l'interior.
⬥ lines
plural noun 1 education càstig de copiar la mateixa frase moltes vegades. 2 theatre paper masculine .
⬥ on the line
adverb : to be on the line estar en joc, estar en perill.
⬥ out of line
adverb : to be out of line estar fora de lloc.
⬥ line up
⬦ separable transitive verb 1 [make into a row or queue]   alinear. 2 [arrange]   programar, organitzar.
⬦ intransitive verb [form a queue]   posar-se a la cua, fer fila.
⬥ in line with
preposition conforme a, en conformitat amb.