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1 sex shop

секс-шоп, порнографический магазин

the shop is closed during repairs — магазин закрыт на ремонт

old curiosity shop — антикварный магазин, «лавка древностей»

a millinery shop — магазин или отдел женских головных уборов

the poshest shop in town — самый шикарный магазин в городе

junk shop — лавка старьёвщика; магазин подержанных вещей

English-Russian base dictionary > sex shop
2 penetrate

'penitreit
verb

(to move, go or make a way into, past, or through (something): The bullet penetrated his shoulder; Their minds could not penetrate the mystery.) penetrar

- penetrating
- penetratingly
- penetration

penetrate vb penetrar / atravesar

El gerundio de penetrate se escribe penetrating

penetrate

tr['penɪtreɪt]

transitive verb

1 (gen) penetrar en; (clothing) atravesar, traspasar; (organization) infiltrarse en

2 (seep into) penetrar (en), calar (en)

3 (understand) penetrar, entender

intransitive verb

1 (gen) penetrar ( into, en), entrar ( into, en); (clothing) atravesar ( through, -)

2 (sink in) causar impresión, hacer mella en

penetrate ['pɛnə.treɪt] vt, - trated ; - trating : penetrar

penetrate

v.

• calar v.

• compenetrarse v.

• empapar v.

• entrar v.

• internar v.

• pasar v.

• penetrar v.

'penətreɪt, 'penɪtreɪt
1.

transitive verb

a) ( enter into or through) \<\<membrane/defenses\>\> penetrar (en); \<\<clothing/armor\>\> atravesar*, traspasar; \<\<enemy lines\>\> adentrarse en; \<\<building/territory\>\> penetrar en; \<\<organization\>\> infiltrarse en; \<\<market\>\> introducirse* or entrar en

b) ( in sex act) penetrar

c) ( seep into) \<\<liquid\>\> penetrar or calar (en)

2.

vi

a) \<\<arrow/water/light\>\> penetrar, entrar

to penetrate THROUGH something — atravesar* algo

b) ( sink in mentally)

it took a long time to penetrate — tardé (or tardó etc) en entenderlo

['penɪtreɪt]
1. VT

1) (=go right through) [+ skin, armour] penetrar (por), traspasar

2) (Mil) [+ defences] infiltrar, penetrar; [+ territory] penetrar en

3) (=enter, infiltrate) [+ organization] infiltrarse en; (Comm) [+ market] introducirse en, entrar en

4) (=understand) [+ mystery] penetrar; [+ sb's mind, thoughts] penetrar en

5) (during sex) penetrar

2.

VI (=go right through) atravesar; (=spread, permeate) [idea, ideology] trascender, infiltrarse; (=get inside) penetrar; (=be understood) entrar, penetrar

to penetrate into — [+ territory] penetrar en

these ideas have penetrated into our everyday life — estas ideas han trascendido a or se han infiltrado en nuestra vida cotidiana

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['penətreɪt, 'penɪtreɪt]
1.

transitive verb

a) ( enter into or through) \<\<membrane/defenses\>\> penetrar (en); \<\<clothing/armor\>\> atravesar*, traspasar; \<\<enemy lines\>\> adentrarse en; \<\<building/territory\>\> penetrar en; \<\<organization\>\> infiltrarse en; \<\<market\>\> introducirse* or entrar en

b) ( in sex act) penetrar

c) ( seep into) \<\<liquid\>\> penetrar or calar (en)

2.

vi

a) \<\<arrow/water/light\>\> penetrar, entrar

to penetrate THROUGH something — atravesar* algo

b) ( sink in mentally)

it took a long time to penetrate — tardé (or tardó etc) en entenderlo

English-spanish dictionary > penetrate
3 have a good time

1) Общая лексика: хорошо провести время, повеселиться, интересно проводить время (I'm happy you guys are having a good time up at Whistler.), получать удовольствие (Q: Why do women close their eyes during sex? A: They can't stand seeing a man have a good time.), пожить в своё удовольствие

2) Вычислительная техника: хорошо проводить время

3) Макаров: весело провести время, здорово повеселиться, приятно провести время, хорошо провести время

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > have a good time
4 penetration

noun

1) Eindringen, das (of in + Akk.); (act of passing through) Durchdringen, das

2) no pl. (fig.): (discernment) Scharfsinn, der

3) (act of permeating) Durchdringen, das; (infiltration) Infiltration, die; Unterwanderung, die

4) (seeing into something) Durchdringen, das

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noun das Durchdringen

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pen·etra·tion

[ˌpenɪˈtreɪʃ^ən]

n

1. (act) Eindringen; COMM of the market Vordringen nt kein pl (of in + akk)

2. (sexual act) Penetration f

3. ( fig: insight) Ergründung f

we can rely on his \penetration to unearth the problem mit seinem Scharfsinn wird er das Problem sicher ausfindig machen können

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["penI'treISən]
n
(by bullet etc) (= entering) Eindringen nt (into in +acc); (= going right through) Durchdringen nt ( of +gen); (MIL) Durchbrechen nt, Durchbrechung f; (= infiltration of party, group) Infiltration f; (during sex) Eindringen nt, Penetration f
the penetration of his gaze — sein durchdringender Blick

his powers of penetration — sein Scharfsinn m

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penetration [ˌpenıˈtreıʃn] s

1. Ein-, Durchdringen n, Durchbohren n, -stoßen n, MIL Durch-, Einbruch m, FLUG Einflug m

2. Eindringungsvermögen n, Durchschlagskraft f, Tiefenwirkung f

3. OPT, PHYS Schärfe f, Auflösungsvermögen n

4. fig Ergründung f

5. fig Durchdringung f, Ein-, Vordringen n, Einflussnahme f:

peaceful penetration of a country friedliche Durchdringung eines Landes

6. fig Scharfsinn m, scharfer Verstand

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noun

1) Eindringen, das (of in + Akk.); (act of passing through) Durchdringen, das

2) no pl. (fig.): (discernment) Scharfsinn, der

3) (act of permeating) Durchdringen, das; (infiltration) Infiltration, die; Unterwanderung, die

4) (seeing into something) Durchdringen, das

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n.

Durchdringung f.

Eindringen n.

English-german dictionary > penetration
5 solicit

1. transitive verb
1) (appeal for) werben um [Wählerstimmen, Unterstützung]

2) (appeal to)

solicit somebody for something — bei jemandem um etwas werben

3) (make sexual offer to)

solicit somebody — sich jemandem anbieten
2. intransitive verb
1) (make request)

solicit for something — um etwas bitten od. (geh.) ersuchen; (in a petition) etwas [mit einer Eingabe] fordern

2) (Commerc.)

solicit for something — um etwas werben

3) (offer illicit sex)

solicit [for custom] — sich anbieten

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[sə'lisit]
verb

(to ask (for): People working for charities are permitted to solicit (money from) the public.) dringend bitten

- academic.ru/68744/solicitor">solicitor

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so·lic·it

[səˈlɪsɪt]

vt ( form)

1. (ask for)

▪ to \solicit sth um etw akk bitten, etw erbitten

during an oral exam, a professor will \solicit detailed answers from a student in einer mündlichen Prüfung verlangt ein Professor ausführliche Antworten von einem Studenten

▪ to \solicit sth for sth from sb von jdm etw für etw akk erbitten

he tried to \solicit support for the restructuring from his employees er versuchte, bei seinen Angestellten um Verständnis für die Umstrukturierung zu werben

to \solicit donations/gifts [dringend] um Spenden/Gaben bitten

to \solicit support um Unterstützung bitten

to \solicit votes um [Wähler]stimmen werben

2. (sell)

▪ to \solicit sb prostitutes jdn anwerben

to \solicit sex sich akk anbieten [o geh prostituieren]

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[sə'lIsɪt]
1. vt
support, money, donations erbitten, bitten um; person anflehen, inständig bitten; business, sympathy werben um; news, advice, help bitten um; (prostitute) customers ansprechen
to solicit sb for sex (prostitute) — jdm Sex anbieten

to solicit sb for sth — jdn um etw bitten, etw von jdm erbitten

to solicit custom — um Kunden werben

2. vi
(prostitute) Kunden anwerben, zur Unzucht auffordern (form)
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solicit [səˈlısıt]

A v/t

1. sich um ein Amt, Aufträge etc bemühen:

solicit customers Kundschaft werben

2. dringend bitten (sb jemanden; sth um etwas; sb for sth oder sth of sb jemanden um etwas)

3. Männer ansprechen (Prostituierte)

4. JUR anstiften

B v/i

1. dringend bitten ( for um)

2. a) sich um Aufträge etc bemühen

b) Kundschaft etc werben

3. auch solicit for the purpose of prostitution JUR sich anbieten (Prostituierte)

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1. transitive verb
1) (appeal for) werben um [Wählerstimmen, Unterstützung]

2) (appeal to)

solicit somebody for something — bei jemandem um etwas werben

3) (make sexual offer to)

solicit somebody — sich jemandem anbieten
2. intransitive verb
1) (make request)

solicit for something — um etwas bitten od. (geh.) ersuchen; (in a petition) etwas [mit einer Eingabe] fordern

2) (Commerc.)

solicit for something — um etwas werben

3) (offer illicit sex)

solicit [for custom] — sich anbieten

* * *

v.

dringend bitten ausdr.

English-german dictionary > solicit
6 morning

['mɔːnɪŋ] 1.
nome mattino m., mattina f.; (with emphasis on duration) mattinata f.

during the morning — in mattinata

at 3 o'clock in the morning — alle tre del mattino

(on) Monday morning — lunedì mattina

on Monday mornings — il lunedì mattina

this morning — stamattina

later this morning — più tardi in mattinata

early in the morning — di prima mattina, la mattina presto

I'll do it first thing in the morning — lo faccio come prima cosa domani mattina

to be on mornings — fare il turno del mattino

to work mornings — lavorare il mattino
2.
modificatore [train, news, paper, star] del mattino

••

the morning after the night before — (hangover or after sex) il mattino dopo

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['mo:niŋ]
noun

(the first part of the day, approximately up to noon: this morning; tomorrow morning.) mattina

- morning-after pill
- morning glory
- morning dress
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['mɔːnɪŋ] 1.
nome mattino m., mattina f.; (with emphasis on duration) mattinata f.

during the morning — in mattinata

at 3 o'clock in the morning — alle tre del mattino

(on) Monday morning — lunedì mattina

on Monday mornings — il lunedì mattina

this morning — stamattina

later this morning — più tardi in mattinata

early in the morning — di prima mattina, la mattina presto

I'll do it first thing in the morning — lo faccio come prima cosa domani mattina

to be on mornings — fare il turno del mattino

to work mornings — lavorare il mattino
2.
modificatore [train, news, paper, star] del mattino

••

the morning after the night before — (hangover or after sex) il mattino dopo

English-Italian dictionary > morning
7 Art

   Portugal did not produce an artist of sufficient ability to gain recognition outside the country until the 19th century. Domingos Antônio Segueira (1768-1837) became well known in Europe for his allegorical religious and historical paintings in a neoclassical style. Portuguese painting during the 19th century emphasized naturalism and did not keep abreast of artistic innovations being made in other European countries. Portugal's best painters lived abroad especially in France. The most successful was Amadeo Souza- Cardoso who, while living in Paris, worked with the modernists Modigliani, Georges Braque, and Juan Gris. Souza-Cardoso introduced modernism into Portuguese painting in the early 20th century. A sustained modernist movement did not develop in Portugal, however. Naturalism remained the dominant school, and Portugal remained isolated from international artistic trends, owing to Portugal's conservative artistic climate, which prevented new forms of art from taking root, and the lack of support from an artistically sophisticated, art-buying elite supported by a system of galleries and foundations.

   Interestingly, it was during the conservative Estado Novo that modernism began to take root in Portugal. As Prime Minister Antônio de Oliveira Salazar's secretary for national propaganda, Antônio Ferro, a writer, journalist, and cultural leader who admired Mussolini, encouraged the government to allow modern artists to create the heroic imagery of the Estado Novo following the Italian model that linked fascism with futurism. The most important Portuguese artist of this period was Almada Negreiros, who did the murals on the walls of the legendary café A Brasileira in the Chiado district of Lisbon, the paintings at the Exposition of the Portuguese World (1940), and murals at the Lisbon docks. Other artists of note during this period included Mário Eloy (1900-51), who was trained in Germany and influenced by George Grosz and Otto Dix; Domingos Alvarez (1906-42); and Antônio Pedro (1909-66).

   During the 1950s, the Estado Novo ceased to encourage artists to collaborate, as Portuguese artists became more critical of the regime. The return to Portugal of Antônio Pedro in 1947 led to the emergence of a school of geometric abstract painting in Oporto and the reawakening of surrealism. The art deco styles of the 1930s gave way to surrealism and abstract expression.

   In the 1960s, links between Portugal's artistic community and the international art world strengthened. Conscription for the wars against the nationalist insurgencies in Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea- Bissau (1961-75) resulted in a massive exodus of Portugal's avante-garde artists to Europe to avoid military service. While abroad, artists such as Joaquin Rodrigo (1912-93), Paula Rego (1935-), João Cutileiro (1947-), and others forged links with British, French, Italian, and Spanish artistic communities.

   The Revolution of 25 April 1974 created a crisis for Portugal's artists. The market for works of art collapsed as left-wing governments, claiming that they had more important things to do (eliminate poverty, improve education), withdrew support for the arts. Artists declared their talents to be at the "service of the people," and a brief period of socialist realism prevailed. With the return of political stability and moderate governments during the 1980s, Portugal's commercial art scene revived, and a new period of creativity began. Disenchantment with the socialist realism (utopianism) of the Revolution and a deepening of individualism began to be expressed by Portuguese artists. Investment in the arts became a means of demonstrating one's wealth and social status, and an unprecedented number of art galleries opened, art auctions were held, and a new generation of artists became internationally recognized. In 1984, a museum of modern art was built by the Gulbenkian Foundation adjacent to its offices on the Avenida de Berna in Lisbon. A national museum of modern art was finally built in Oporto in 1988.

   In the 1980s, Portugal's new generation of painters blended post-conceptualism and subjectivism, as well as a tendency toward decon-structionism/reconstructionism, in their work. Artists such as Cabrita Reis (1956-), Pedro Calapez (1953-), José Pedro Croft (1957-), Rui Sanches (1955-), and José de Guimarães (1949-) gained international recognition during this period. Guimarães crosses African art themes with Western art; Sarmento invokes images of film, culture, photography, American erotica, and pulp fiction toward sex, violence, and pleasure; Reis evolved from a painter to a maker of installation artist using chipboard, plaster, cloth, glass, and electrical and plumbing materials.

   From the end of the 20th century and during the early years of the 21st century, Portugal's art scene has been in a state of crisis brought on by a declining art trade and a withdrawal of financial support by conservative governments. Although not as serious as the collapse of the 1970s, the current situation has divided the Portuguese artistic community between those, such as Cerveira Pito and Leonel Moura, who advocate a return to using primitive, strongly textured techniques and others such as João Paulo Feliciano (1963-), who paint constructivist works that poke fun at the relationship between art, money, society, and the creative process. Thus, at the beginning of the 21st century, the factors that have prevented Portuguese art from achieving and sustaining international recognition (the absence of a strong art market, depending too much on official state support, and the individualistic nature of Portuguese art production) are still to be overcome.

Historical dictionary of Portugal > Art
8 IT

IT

1. IT [ˌaɪʼti:] n

no pl comput abbrev of Information Technology IT f, Informationstechnologie f

2. it [ɪt] pron

1) ( thing) es;

see my car over there? - \IT's brand new siehst du mein Auto da drüben? - es ist brandneu;

fear grows - \IT obsesses you - you can't ignore \IT die Angst wächst - sie umfängt dich - du kannst sie nicht ignorieren;

the computer hasn't broken down, has \IT? der Computer ist nicht kaputt, oder?;

a room with two beds in \IT ein Raum mit zwei Betten darin;

( of unspecified sex) er, sie, es;

she was holding the baby, cradling \IT and smiling into its face sie hielt das Baby, wiegte es und lächelte es an

2) ( activity) es;

have you gone windsurfing before? \IT's a lot of fun warst du schon früher Windsurfen? es macht großen Spaß;

stop \IT - you're hurting me hör auf [damit] - du tust mir weh;

to be at \IT an etw dat sein;

that prank caller is at \IT again ich habe heute mehrere seltsame Anrufe bekommen - ich glaube, dieser Juxanrufer hat wieder angefangen;

we heard some terrible music coming from the Smith's - I guess Mr Smith is at \IT again with the drums wir hörten grauenhafte Musik von den Smiths kommen - ich glaube, Mr. Smith ist wieder an den Trommeln

3) (in time phrases: time, past dates) es;

(day, date) heute;

\IT's three o'clock es ist drei Uhr;

what time is \IT? wie spät ist es?;

\IT was Wednesday before I remembered that my birthday had been that Monday es war Mittwoch, bevor ich daran dachte, dass am Montag mein Geburtstag gewesen war;

\IT's the fifth of March heute ist der fünfte März;

what day/date is \IT? welcher Tag/welches Datum ist heute?

4) ( in weather phrases) es;

\IT rained all day es regnete den ganzen Tag;

\IT's cold - take a jacket es ist kalt - nimm eine Jacke mit;

\IT gets dark so early these days es wird jetzt so früh finster

5) ( in distance phrases) es;

how far is \IT to New Orleans? wie weit ist es bis New Orleans?;

\IT's 10 miles until we're home bis nach Hause sind es 10 Meilen;

\IT's just 15 minutes before we'll be there wir sind in nur 15 Minuten da;

\IT's a day's walk to get to the town from the farm die Stadt liegt einen Tagesmarsch von dem Bauernhaus entfernt

6) subject ( referring to later part of sentence) es;

\IT is... to do sth;

\IT isn't easy to find a cheap flat es ist nicht leicht, eine billige Wohnung zu finden;

\IT's common to have that problem dieses Problem ist weit verbreitet;

\IT is... doing sth;

\IT's no use knocking, she can't hear you Klopfen hat keinen Sinn, sie hört dich nicht;

\IT's pointless trying to talk to them when they're in that mood es ist sinnlos, mit ihnen zu sprechen zu versuchen, wenn sie in dieser Stimmung sind;

\IT's nice having breakfast out on the balcony es ist angenehm, am Balkon zu frühstücken;

\IT is... [that]...;

\IT's unlikely that she will arrive on time es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass sie rechtzeitig kommt;

\IT's true I don't like Sarah es stimmt, ich mag Sarah nicht;

\IT's important that you should see a doctor du solltest unbedingt zu einem Arzt gehen;

\IT's a shame I can't come es ist schade, dass ich nicht kommen kann;

\IT is... + wh- word

\IT's interesting how often she talks to him es ist interessant, wie oft sie mit ihm spricht object

to find \IT... doing/ to do sth es... finden, etw zu tun;

I find \IT difficult having two jobs ich finde es schwierig, zwei Jobs zu haben;

I found \IT impossible to get to sleep last night ich konnte letzte Nacht einfach nicht einschlafen;

to like \IT... when... es mögen... wenn...;

I like \IT in the autumn when the weather is crisp and bright ich mag den Herbst, wenn das Wetter frisch und klar ist;

to think \IT... that... es... finden, dass...;

he thought \IT strange that she refused to talk to him er fand es seltsam, dass sie sich weigerte, mit ihm zu sprechen

7) (form: in passive sentences with verbs of opinion, attitude) man;

\IT is... that...;

\IT is thought that he tried to contact his family on Friday man nimmt an, dass er am Freitag versuchte, seine Familie zu kontaktieren;

\IT is said that she has left the country es heißt, dass sie das Land verlassen hat;

8)( emph)

\IT is... who/that...[, not...];

\IT was Paul who came here in September, not Bob Paul kam im September, nicht Bob;

\IT was in Paris where we met, not in Marseilles wir trafen uns in Paris, nicht in Marseilles

9) ( situation) es;

\IT appears that we have lost mir scheint, wir haben verloren;

\IT looks unlikely that we shall get the order es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass wir den Auftrag bekommen;

\IT sounds an absolutely awful situation das klingt nach einer schrecklichen Situation;

\IT takes [me] an hour to get dressed in the morning ich brauche morgens eine Stunde, um mich anzuziehen;

if you wait \IT out,... wenn du nur lange genug wartest,...;

if \IT's convenient wenn es Ihnen/dir passt;

they made a mess of \IT sie versauten es (sl)

we had a hard time of \IT during the drought während der Dürre hatten wir es schwer

10) ( right thing) es;

that's absolutely \IT - what a great find! das ist genau das - ein toller Fund!;

that's \IT! das ist es!;

to think one is \IT sich akk für den Größten/die Größte halten

11) ( trouble)

to be in for \IT Probleme haben;

to get \IT Probleme kriegen;

that's not \IT das ist es nicht;

do you think there was a short circuit? - no, that's not \IT glaubst du, es war ein Kurzschluss? - nein, das ist es nicht

12) ( the end)

that's [or this is] \IT das war's;

this is \IT, I'm going das war's, ich gehe

13) ( player)

to be \IT dran sein;

so, John's \IT first John ist als erster dran

14) (fam: sex) es;

to do \IT es treiben

PHRASES:

go for \IT! ran mit dir!;

( encouragement)

go for \IT, girl! du schaffst es, Mädchen!;

to have \IT in for sb es auf jdn abgesehen haben;

this is \IT jetzt geht's los;

to run for \IT davonlaufen;

use \IT or lose \IT (\IT or lose \IT) wer rastet, der rostet;

that's [or this is] \IT das ist der Punkt

English-German students dictionary > IT
9 it

IT

1. IT [ˌaɪʼti:] n

no pl comput abbrev of Information Technology IT f, Informationstechnologie f

2. it [ɪt] pron

1) ( thing) es;

see my car over there? - \it's brand new siehst du mein Auto da drüben? - es ist brandneu;

fear grows - \it obsesses you - you can't ignore \it die Angst wächst - sie umfängt dich - du kannst sie nicht ignorieren;

the computer hasn't broken down, has \it? der Computer ist nicht kaputt, oder?;

a room with two beds in \it ein Raum mit zwei Betten darin;

( of unspecified sex) er, sie, es;

she was holding the baby, cradling \it and smiling into its face sie hielt das Baby, wiegte es und lächelte es an

2) ( activity) es;

have you gone windsurfing before? \it's a lot of fun warst du schon früher Windsurfen? es macht großen Spaß;

stop \it - you're hurting me hör auf [damit] - du tust mir weh;

to be at \it an etw dat sein;

that prank caller is at \it again ich habe heute mehrere seltsame Anrufe bekommen - ich glaube, dieser Juxanrufer hat wieder angefangen;

we heard some terrible music coming from the Smith's - I guess Mr Smith is at \it again with the drums wir hörten grauenhafte Musik von den Smiths kommen - ich glaube, Mr. Smith ist wieder an den Trommeln

3) (in time phrases: time, past dates) es;

(day, date) heute;

\it's three o'clock es ist drei Uhr;

what time is \it? wie spät ist es?;

\it was Wednesday before I remembered that my birthday had been that Monday es war Mittwoch, bevor ich daran dachte, dass am Montag mein Geburtstag gewesen war;

\it's the fifth of March heute ist der fünfte März;

what day/date is \it? welcher Tag/welches Datum ist heute?

4) ( in weather phrases) es;

\it rained all day es regnete den ganzen Tag;

\it's cold - take a jacket es ist kalt - nimm eine Jacke mit;

\it gets dark so early these days es wird jetzt so früh finster

5) ( in distance phrases) es;

how far is \it to New Orleans? wie weit ist es bis New Orleans?;

\it's 10 miles until we're home bis nach Hause sind es 10 Meilen;

\it's just 15 minutes before we'll be there wir sind in nur 15 Minuten da;

\it's a day's walk to get to the town from the farm die Stadt liegt einen Tagesmarsch von dem Bauernhaus entfernt

6) subject ( referring to later part of sentence) es;

\it is... to do sth;

\it isn't easy to find a cheap flat es ist nicht leicht, eine billige Wohnung zu finden;

\it's common to have that problem dieses Problem ist weit verbreitet;

\it is... doing sth;

\it's no use knocking, she can't hear you Klopfen hat keinen Sinn, sie hört dich nicht;

\it's pointless trying to talk to them when they're in that mood es ist sinnlos, mit ihnen zu sprechen zu versuchen, wenn sie in dieser Stimmung sind;

\it's nice having breakfast out on the balcony es ist angenehm, am Balkon zu frühstücken;

\it is... [that]...;

\it's unlikely that she will arrive on time es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass sie rechtzeitig kommt;

\it's true I don't like Sarah es stimmt, ich mag Sarah nicht;

\it's important that you should see a doctor du solltest unbedingt zu einem Arzt gehen;

\it's a shame I can't come es ist schade, dass ich nicht kommen kann;

\it is... + wh- word

\it's interesting how often she talks to him es ist interessant, wie oft sie mit ihm spricht object

to find \it... doing/ to do sth es... finden, etw zu tun;

I find \it difficult having two jobs ich finde es schwierig, zwei Jobs zu haben;

I found \it impossible to get to sleep last night ich konnte letzte Nacht einfach nicht einschlafen;

to like \it... when... es mögen... wenn...;

I like \it in the autumn when the weather is crisp and bright ich mag den Herbst, wenn das Wetter frisch und klar ist;

to think \it... that... es... finden, dass...;

he thought \it strange that she refused to talk to him er fand es seltsam, dass sie sich weigerte, mit ihm zu sprechen

7) (form: in passive sentences with verbs of opinion, attitude) man;

\it is... that...;

\it is thought that he tried to contact his family on Friday man nimmt an, dass er am Freitag versuchte, seine Familie zu kontaktieren;

\it is said that she has left the country es heißt, dass sie das Land verlassen hat;

8)( emph)

\it is... who/that...[, not...];

\it was Paul who came here in September, not Bob Paul kam im September, nicht Bob;

\it was in Paris where we met, not in Marseilles wir trafen uns in Paris, nicht in Marseilles

9) ( situation) es;

\it appears that we have lost mir scheint, wir haben verloren;

\it looks unlikely that we shall get the order es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass wir den Auftrag bekommen;

\it sounds an absolutely awful situation das klingt nach einer schrecklichen Situation;

\it takes [me] an hour to get dressed in the morning ich brauche morgens eine Stunde, um mich anzuziehen;

if you wait \it out,... wenn du nur lange genug wartest,...;

if \it's convenient wenn es Ihnen/dir passt;

they made a mess of \it sie versauten es (sl)

we had a hard time of \it during the drought während der Dürre hatten wir es schwer

10) ( right thing) es;

that's absolutely \it - what a great find! das ist genau das - ein toller Fund!;

that's \it! das ist es!;

to think one is \it sich akk für den Größten/die Größte halten

11) ( trouble)

to be in for \it Probleme haben;

to get \it Probleme kriegen;

that's not \it das ist es nicht;

do you think there was a short circuit? - no, that's not \it glaubst du, es war ein Kurzschluss? - nein, das ist es nicht

12) ( the end)

that's [or this is] \it das war's;

this is \it, I'm going das war's, ich gehe

13) ( player)

to be \it dran sein;

so, John's \it first John ist als erster dran

14) (fam: sex) es;

to do \it es treiben

PHRASES:

go for \it! ran mit dir!;

( encouragement)

go for \it, girl! du schaffst es, Mädchen!;

to have \it in for sb es auf jdn abgesehen haben;

this is \it jetzt geht's los;

to run for \it davonlaufen;

use \it or lose \it (\it or lose \it) wer rastet, der rostet;

that's [or this is] \it das ist der Punkt

English-German students dictionary > it
10 rock

rock [rɒk]

1 noun

(a) (substance → gen) roche f; (→ hard) roc m;

∎ the lighthouse is built on rock le phare est construit sur le roc;

∎ a layer of rock une couche rocheuse

(b) (boulder, rock face) rocher m; American (stone) pierre f;

∎ to run onto the rocks (ship) s'échouer sur des rochers;

∎ figurative she was an absolute rock during the crisis elle nous a été d'un grand secours pendant cette épreuve;

∎ figurative to be as solid as a rock être solide comme le roc;

∎ figurative to see the rocks ahead anticiper les difficultés futures;

∎ familiar to be on the rocks (person) être dans la dèche; (company) être en faillite^□ ; (relationship, marriage) mal tourner^□, tourner à la catastrophe^□ ;

∎ this time last year the firm seemed to be on the rocks l'an dernier à cette époque, l'entreprise semblait être au bord de la faillite;

∎ on the rocks (drink) avec des glaçons, French Canadian sur glace;

∎ to be between a rock and a hard place être pris entre deux feux, être entre le marteau et l'enclume;

∎ American familiar to have rocks in one's head être bête comme ses pieds

(c) (music) rock m;

∎ rock and roll rock m (and roll)

(d) (in place names) rocher m, roche f;

∎ the Rock (Gibraltar) le rocher de Gibraltar; (Alcatraz) = surnom donné à la prison d'Alcatraz

(e) British (sweet) ≃ sucre m d'orge;

∎ a stick of rock un bâton de sucre d'orge (parfumé à la menthe)

(f) Religion (stronghold) rocher m, roc m;

∎ Rock of Ages Jésus-Christ

(g) familiar (diamond) diam m

(h) very familiar

∎ rocks (testicles) couilles fpl, boules fpl;

∎ to get one's rocks off (have sex) baiser, s'envoyer en l'air; (have orgasm) prendre son pied, jouir; (enjoy oneself) s'éclater, prendre son pied;

∎ to get one's rocks off doing sth s'éclater ou prendre son pied en faisant qch

(i) familiar drugs slang (crack cocaine) crack m; British (cocaine) coco f, neige f

2 compound-forming noun

(film) rock (inv); (band, record, concert, guitarist) (de) rock (inv)

3 transitive verb

(a) (swing to and fro → baby) bercer; (→ chair, cradle) balancer; (→ lever) basculer;

∎ to rock a baby to sleep bercer un bébé pour l'endormir;

∎ he rocked himself in the rocking chair il se balançait dans le fauteuil à bascule;

∎ the boat was rocked by the waves (gently) le bateau était bercé par les flots; (violently) le bateau était ballotté par les vagues;

∎ figurative to rock the boat jouer les trouble-fête, semer le trouble;

∎ don't rock the boat ne fais pas de vagues;

∎ now you've settled in, you must be careful not to rock the boat maintenant que tu es bien adapté, essaie de ne pas nous causer d'ennuis

(b) (shake) secouer, ébranler;

∎ the village was rocked by an explosion/an earthquake le village fut secoué par une explosion/un tremblement de terre;

∎ the Government has been rocked by the latest sex scandal le gouvernement a été secoué par la dernière histoire de mœurs;

∎ she was rocked by the news elle a été bouleversée par la nouvelle

4 intransitive verb

(a) (sway) se balancer;

∎ to rock on a chair se balancer sur une chaise;

∎ to rock with laughter se tordre de rire

(b) (building, ground) trembler

(c) (jive) danser le rock

(d) familiar (be excellent)

∎ his new girlfriend really rocks! sa nouvelle copine est vraiment géniale!;

∎ the party was really rocking (animated) il y avait une ambiance d'enfer à la soirée

5 adverb

∎ (idiom) to hit rock bottom (person, morale) avoir le moral à zéro, toucher le fond; (firm, funds) atteindre le niveau le plus bas

►► Ichthyology rock bass achigan m de roche;

rock boots chaussures fpl d'escalade;

Zoology rock borer pholade f;

Cookery rock bun, rock cake rocher m (gâteau);

American rock candy sucre m d'orge;

familiar rock chick mordue f de hard rock;

rock climber varappeur(euse) m,f;

rock climbing escalade f (de rochers), varappe f;

∎ to go rock climbing faire de l'escalade ou de la varappe;

rock crystal cristal m de roche;

American Building industry rock dash crépi m;

Ornithology rock dove (pigeon m) biset m;

rock face paroi f rocheuse;

rock garden (jardin m de) rocaille f;

Ornithology rock hopper gorfou m, manchot m sauteur;

American familiar rock hound (professional) géologue^□ mf; (amateur) collectionneur(euse) m,f de pierres^□ ;

Zoology rock lobster langouste f;

American, Australian & New Zealand rock melon cantaloup m;

rock music rock m;

rock oil pétrole m;

Ornithology rock partridge bartavelle f;

Ornithology rock pigeon (pigeon m) biset m;

Ornithology rock pipit pipit m maritime, pipit m obscur;

Botany rock plant plante f de rocaille;

rock pool flaque f dans les rochers;

Botany rock rose hélianthème m;

Ichthyology rock salmon roussette f;

rock salt sel m gemme;

rock slide (action) éboulement m de rochers; (result) éboulis m;

Ornithology rock sparrow moineau m soulcie;

rock star rock star f;

Ornithology rock thrush merle m de roche;

blue rock thrush merle m bleu;

Building industry rock wool laine f minérale

✾ Book ✾ Film 'Brighton Rock' Greene, Boulting 'Le Rocher de Brighton'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > rock
11 initiation

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[English Word] boy or girl before or during the initiation ceremony

[Swahili Word] mwali

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] boy or girl before or during the initiation ceremony

[Swahili Word] mwari

[Swahili Plural] wari

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 1/2

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[English Word] boy or girl who has not been through the initiation rites

[Swahili Word] msungo

[Swahili Plural] wasungo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] usungo

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[English Word] camp at which initiation rites are performed

[Swahili Word] dimba

[Swahili Plural] madimba

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] ceremonial specialist at initiation rites

[Swahili Word] ngungwi

[Swahili Plural] ngungwi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

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[English Word] ceremonies and dances marking the initiation of children as adults

[Swahili Word] unyago

[Part of Speech] noun

[Terminology] anthropology

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[English Word] initiation

[Swahili Word] jando

[Swahili Plural] majando

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] initiation (of boys and girls at puberty)

[English Plural] initiations

[Swahili Word] lango

[Swahili Plural] malango

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] initiation (of boys and girls at puberty)

[Swahili Word] malango

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] initiation ceremony (for children)

[Swahili Word] manyago

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] initiation rite

[Swahili Word] jando

[Swahili Plural] majando

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] initiation rite

[Swahili Word] unyago

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 14

[Swahili Example] nani ambaye angalithubutu kusema mbele ya unyago wa Bomba na Mti-mafuta [Moh]

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[English Word] instructor at initiation rite or marriage

[English Plural] instructors

[Swahili Word] kungwi

[Swahili Plural] makungwi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6an

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[English Word] older person who instructs boys and girls in the initiation rites

[Swahili Word] mhenga

[Swahili Plural] wahenga

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] person in charge of initiation rites

[Swahili Word] nyakanga

[Swahili Plural] nyakanga

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10an

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[English Word] secret initiation teaching

[Swahili Word] malango

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 6

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[English Word] secret place where intitiation rites are performed

[Swahili Word] jando

[Swahili Plural] majando

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] traditional initiation rites

[Swahili Word] ukumbi

[Swahili Plural] kumbi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11/10

[Terminology] anthropology

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[English Word] young person of either sex who has been through the initiation rites

[Swahili Word] mrongo

[Swahili Plural] warongo

[Part of Speech] noun

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English-Swahili dictionary > initiation
12 know

nəu
past tense - knew; verb

1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) saber, conocer

2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) saber, conocer

3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) conocer

4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) reconocer

•

- knowing
- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes

know vb

1. saber

I know where he lives sé donde vive

do you know what time it is? ¿sabes qué hora es?

I don't know any German no sé nada de alemán

he knows how to play the piano sabe tocar el piano

she knows a lot about computers sabe mucho de ordenadores

2. conocer

I know him quite well lo conozco bastante bien

do you know Madrid? ¿conoces Madrid?

El pasado de know es knew y el participio pasado es known

know

tr[nəʊ]

transitive verb (pt knew tr[njʊː], pp known tr[nəʊn])

1 (be acquainted with) conocer

■ do you know Colin? conoces a Colin?

■ we've known each other for years nos conocemos desde hace años

■ this building is known as "La Pedrera' este edificio se conoce como "La Pedrera"

■ their terrorist activities were known to the police la policía tenía conocimiento de sus actividades terroristas

2 (recognize) reconocer

■ I'd know him if I saw him again lo reconocería si lo volviera a ver

3 (have knowledge of) saber

■ I don't know the answer no sé la respuesta

■ do you know English? ¿sabes inglés?

■ do you know where the station is? ¿sabe dónde está la estación?

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

I know! ¡lo sé!, ¡ya lo sé!

who knows? ¿quién sabe?

as far as I know que yo sepa

for all I know ¡vete a saber!

■ he could be dead for all I know podría estar muerto, ¡vete a saber!

don't I know it! ¿y me lo dices a mí?, ¡ni que lo digas!

how should I know? ¿yo qué sé?

if only I'd known! ¡haberlo sabido!

not that I know of que yo sepa, no

to know apart saber distinguir

■ they're so similar that I never know them apart se parecen tanto que no los sé distinguir

to know... from... distinguir entre... y...

you know what? ¿sabes qué?

you never know nunca se sabe

I know what! ¡ya lo tengo!

I might've known debí imaginármelo

to be in the know estar enterado,-a

to get to know somebody (llegar a) conocer a alguien

you know best tú sabes mejor que yo, sabes lo que más te conviene

to know better tener más juicio

■ you ought to know better at your age! ¡a tu edad deberías saber comportarte mejor!

to know by sight conocer de vista

to know how to do something saber hacer algo

to know what one's talking about hablar con conocimiento de causa

to make oneself known presentarse, darse a conocer

don't know (in survey) persona que no sabe, no contesta

know ['no:] v, knew ['nu:, 'nju:] ; known ['no:n] ; knowing vt

1) : saber

he knows the answer: sabe la respuesta

2) : conocer (a una persona, un lugar)

do you know Julia?: ¿conoces a Julia?

3) recognize: reconocer

4) discern, distinguish: distinguir, discernir

5)

to know how to : saber

I don't know how to dance: no sé bailar

know vi

: saber

know

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: knew, known) = conocer v.

(§pres: conozco, conoces...)

• reconocer v.

(§pres: reconozco, reconoces...)

• saber v.

(§pres: sé, sabes...) subj: sep-

pret: sup-

fut/c: sabr-•)

I
1. nəʊ
(past knew; past p known) transitive verb

1)

a) (have knowledge of, be aware of) saber*

I don't know his name/how old he is — no sé cómo se llama/cuántos años tiene

to know something ABOUT something — saber* algo de algo

not to know the first thing about something — no saber* nada or no tener* ni idea de algo

I knew it! you've changed your mind! — ya sabía yo que ibas a cambiar de idea!

how was I to know that... ? — ¿cómo iba yo a saber que... ?

I should have known this would happen — tenía que haber(me) imaginado que iba a pasar esto

I don't know that I agree/that I'll be able to come — no sé si estoy de acuerdo/si podré ir

I'll have you know that... — has de saber que..., para que sepas,...

you know what he's like — ya sabes cómo es (él), ya lo conoces

before I knew where I was, it was ten o'clock — cuando quise darme cuenta, eran las diez

it is well known that... — todo el mundo sabe que...

it soon became known that... — pronto se supo que...

to be known to + INF: he's known to be dangerous se sabe que es peligroso; I know that for a fact me consta que es así; to let somebody know something decirle* algo a alguien, hacerle* saber or comunicarle* algo a alguien (frml); ( warn) avisarle algo a alguien; let me know how much it's going to cost dime cuánto va a costar; he let it be known that... dio a entender que...; to make something known to somebody hacerle* saber algo a alguien; without our knowing it sin saberlo nosotros, sin que lo supiéramos; there's no knowing what he might do quién sabe qué hará; do you know what! ¿sabes qué?; I know what: let's go skating! tengo una idea: vayamos a patinar!; wouldn't you know it: it's starting to rain! no te digo, se ha puesto a llover!; not to know which way o where to turn no saber* qué hacer; to know something backwards: she knows her part backwards — se sabe el papel al dedillo or al revés y al derecho

b) ( have practical understanding of) \<\<French/shorthand\>\> saber*

c) (have skill, ability)

to know how to + INF — saber* + inf

he doesn't know how to swim — no sabe nadar

2)

a) ( be acquainted with) \<\<person/place\>\> conocer*

how well do you know her? — ¿la conoces mucho or bien?

I only know her by name — la conozco or (AmL tb) la ubico sólo de nombre

you know me/him: ever the optimist — ya me/lo conoces: siempre tan optimista

to get to know somebody: how did they get to know each other? ¿cómo se conocieron?; I got to know him better/quite well llegué a conocerlo mejor/bastante bien; to get to know something \<\<subject/job\>\> familiarizarse* con algo; we knew her as Mrs Balfour — para nosotros era la Sra Balfour

b) ( have personal experience of)

he has known poverty/success — ha conocido la pobreza/el éxito

he knows no fear — no sabe lo que es or no conoce el miedo

c) ( be restricted by) (liter) tener*

her ambition knows no limits — su ambición no tiene límites

3)

a) (recognize, identify) reconocer*

she knows a good thing when she sees one — sabe lo que es bueno

to know something/somebody BY something — reconocer* algo/a alguien por algo

b) ( distinguish)

to know something/somebody FROM something/somebody — distinguir* algo/a alguien de algo/alguien

I don't know one from the other — no los distingo, no distingo al uno del otro

4) (see, experience) (only in perfect tenses)

I've never known her (to) lose her temper — nunca la he visto perder los estribos

this has been known to happen before — esto ya ha ocurrido otras veces

2.

vi saber*

what happened? - nobody knows — ¿qué pasó? - no se sabe

how do you know? — ¿cómo lo sabes?

I won't argue: you know best — no voy a discutir: tú sabrás

I know! — ya sé!, tengo una idea!

I ought to know! — si lo sabré yo!

you could have let me know! — me lo podrías haber dicho!

you never know — nunca se sabe

the government didn't want to know — el gobierno se desentendió completamente or no quiso saber nada

I'm not stupid, you know! — oye, que no soy tonto ¿eh? or ¿sabes?

to know ABOUT something/somebody: he knows about computers sabe or entiende de computadoras; did you know about John? ¿sabías lo de John?, ¿estabas enterado de lo de John?; can I invite him? - I don't know about that, we'll have to see ¿lo puedo invitar? - no sé, veremos; to get to know about something enterarse de algo; to know OF something/somebody: she knew of their activities tenía conocimiento or estaba enterada de sus actividades; not that I know of que yo sepa, no; do you know of a good carpenter? ¿conoces a or sabes de algún carpintero bueno?; I don't actually know her, I know of her — no la conozco personalmente, sólo de oídas

II

noun

to be in the know — estar* enterado

[nǝʊ] (pt knew) (pp known)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
Look up set combinations such as know the ropes, know one's stuff, know sth backward at the other word.
1) (=be aware of)

a) [+ facts, dates etc] saber

to know the difference between... — saber la diferencia entre...

• she knows a lot about chemistry — sabe mucho de química

I don't know much about history — no sé mucho de historia

I don't know much about that — no sé mucho de eso

I know nothing about it, I don't know anything about it — no sé nada de eso

• he knows all the answers — lo sabe todo

• one minute you're leaving school, then before you know it, you've got a family to support — dejas el colegio y al minuto siguiente, antes de darte cuenta, tienes una familia que mantener

b) (with clause)

to know that — saber que

to know why/when/where/if — saber por qué/cuándo/dónde/si

to know how to do sth — saber hacer algo

do you know how he did that? — ¿sabes cómo lo hizo?

you know how it is — ya sabes cómo son las cosas

you don't know how glad I am to see you — no sabes cuánto me alegro de verte

• I'll or I'd have you know that... — que sepas que..., para que te enteres,...

• you haven't time, as well he knew — no tienes tiempo, como él bien sabía

you know as well as I do that... — sabes tan bien como yo que...

• to know what — saber qué or lo que

I know what I said — ya sé qué or lo que dije

he doesn't know what to do — no sabe qué hacer

• I don't know whether or not you've heard, but... — no sé si has oído o no pero...

- know what's what

c) (in exclamations)

I knew it! — ¡lo sabía!

• that's all you know! * — ¡y más que podría yo contarte!

• don't I know it! — ¡a mí me lo vas a contar!

"she's furious" - "don't I know it?" — -está furiosa -¡a mí me lo vas a contar!

• how was I to know that...? — ¿cómo iba yo a saber que...?

• I should have known you'd mess things up! — debería haberme figurado or imaginado que ibas a estropear las cosas

• do you know what, I think she did it! — ¿sabes una cosa? creo que lo hizo ella

I know what, let's drop in on Daphne! — ¡ya sé! ¡vamos a pasarnos por casa de Daphne!

you know what you can do with it! * — ¡mételo por donde te quepa! **

(well,) what do you know! * — ¿qué te parece?, ¡fíjate!, ¡mira nomás! (LAm)

what does he know about dictionaries! — ¡qué sabrá él de diccionarios!

• Peter, wouldn't you know it, can't come! — Peter, como era de esperar, no puede venir

d)

to know to do sth >: does he know to feed the rabbits? * — ¿sabe que tiene que dar de comer a los conejos?

2) (=be acquainted with) [+ person, place] conocer; [+ subject] saber

do you know him? — ¿lo conoces?

to know French — saber francés

to know one's classics/linguistic theory — saberse los clásicos/la teoría lingüística

• most of us know him only as a comedian — la mayoría de nosotros lo conocemos solo como comediante

civilization as we know it — la civilización tal y como la conocemos

• don't you know me better than that! — ¿o es que no me conoces?, ¡como si no me conocieras!

• to know sb by sight/name — conocer a algn de vista/de nombre

to know sb by reputation — haber oído hablar de algn

• she knew him for a liar and a cheat — sabía que era un mentiroso y un tramposo

• they know each other from university — se conocen de la universidad

• if I know him, he'll say no — me apuesto a que dice que no

• she knows her own mind — sabe lo que quiere

- it's not what you know, it's who you know

3) (with infinitive)

I know him to be a liar — sé que es un mentiroso

he is known to have been there — se sabe que ha estado allí

• I've never known him to smile — nunca lo he visto sonreír

I've never known her to be wrong — que yo sepa nunca se ha equivocado

it has never been known to happen — no se tienen noticias de que haya pasado nunca

• I don't know him to speak to — no lo conozco personalmente

4) (=understand)

I don't know how you can say that — no sé or no entiendo cómo puedes decir eso

• you know what I mean — ya me entiendes, ya sabes lo que quiero decir

• I know the problem! — conozco el problema

I know the problems that arise when... — sé los problemas que surgen cuando...

5) (=recognize) reconocer

he knew me at once — me reconoció en seguida

• I'd have known you anywhere — te hubiese reconocido en cualquier parte

• I knew him by his voice — le reconocí por la voz

• to know right from wrong — saber distinguir el bien del mal

- she knows a good thing when she sees it

6) (=be certain)

I don't know if it has made things any easier — no sé si ha facilitado las cosas

I don't know if or that it's a very good idea — no sé si es una buena idea, no estoy seguro de que sea una buena idea

I don't know if I can do it — no sé si puedo hacerlo

7) †† (sexually)

to know sb — conocer a algn

8) (in set expressions)
to get to know sb (llegar a) conocer a algn
I'd like to get to know you better — me gustaría (llegar a) conocerte mejor

we got to know each other during military service — llegamos a conocernos bien durante la mili
to get to know sth
as you get to know the piece better... — cuando conoces mejor la pieza..., cuando estás más familiarizado con la pieza...

get to know the area before buying a house — estudia bien la zona antes de comprar una casa
to let sb know...
I'll let you know the price as soon as I can — en cuanto sepa el precio te lo digo

let us know if you need help — avísanos si necesitas ayuda

let me know if you can't come — avísame si no puedes venir

let me know how you get on — ya me contarás cómo te fue

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (gen) saber

I don't know — no (lo) sé

yes, I know — si, ya lo sé

• Mummy knows best — mamá sabe lo que te conviene

• he doesn't know any better — no sabe lo que hace

he thinks he's going to get the job, but I know better — cree que va a conseguir el trabajo, pero yo sé mejor lo que cabe esperar

you ought to know better than to... — ya deberías saber que no se puede...

Mary knows better than to risk upsetting me — Mary sabe demasiado bien que no le conviene que me enfade

• how should I know? — ¿cómo iba yo a saberlo?

• I know, let's... — ya sé, vamos a...

• one never knows, you never know — nunca se sabe

• there's no (way of) knowing — no hay manera de saberlo

• afterwards they just don't want to know — (in relationships) después "si te he visto no me acuerdo"; (in business) después no quieren saber nada del asunto

• who knows? — ¿quién sabe?

• "was she annoyed about it?" - "I wouldn't know" — -¿se enfadó por eso? -¿y yo que sé?

• it's not easy, you know — no es fácil, sabes

you know, I think I'm beginning to like Richard — ¿sabes? creo que me está empezando a gustar Richard
all 2., 4)
2) (in set expressions)
to know about
to know about sth/sb: did you know about Paul? — ¿te has enterado de or sabes lo de Paul?

I didn't know about the accident — no me había enterado de lo del accidente, no sabía nada de lo del accidente

I'd known about his illness for some time — sabía lo de su enfermedad hacía tiempo

everything you always wanted to know about sex — todo lo que siempre ha querido saber sobre el sexo

she knows about cats — ella entiende de gatos

• "you must be delighted!" - "I don't know about that" — ¡debes estar encantado! -no sé qué decirte

"you're a genius!" - "oh, I don't know about that" — -¡eres un genio! -hombre, no sé qué decirte

"I'm taking tomorrow off" - "I don't know about that!" — -mañana me tomo el día libre -no sé, habrá que ver

• I don't know about you, but I think it's terrible — a ti no sé, pero a mí me parece terrible
to get to know about sth enterarse de algo to know of (=be acquainted with) conocer
I know of a nice little café — conozco un pequeño café muy agradable

I don't know him but I know of him — no lo conozco pero he oído hablar de él (=be aware of)

I know of no reason why he should have committed suicide — que yo sepa no tenía razones para suicidarse

• the first I knew of it was when Pete told me — lo primero que oí or supe del asunto fue lo que me dijo Pete

that was the first I knew of it — esa fue la primera noticia que tuve del asunto

• not that I know of — que yo sepa, no
to let sb know
we'll let you know — ya te diremos lo que sea, ya te avisaremos

I'll let you know on Monday — te diré lo que sea el lunes

why didn't you let me know? — ¿por qué no me lo dijiste?

3.

NOUN

• to be in the know * — (=well-informed) estar enterado; (=privy to sth) estar al tanto or al corriente

those not in the know — los que no lo sabían

* * *

I
1. [nəʊ]
(past knew; past p known) transitive verb

1)

a) (have knowledge of, be aware of) saber*

I don't know his name/how old he is — no sé cómo se llama/cuántos años tiene

to know something ABOUT something — saber* algo de algo

not to know the first thing about something — no saber* nada or no tener* ni idea de algo

I knew it! you've changed your mind! — ya sabía yo que ibas a cambiar de idea!

how was I to know that... ? — ¿cómo iba yo a saber que... ?

I should have known this would happen — tenía que haber(me) imaginado que iba a pasar esto

I don't know that I agree/that I'll be able to come — no sé si estoy de acuerdo/si podré ir

I'll have you know that... — has de saber que..., para que sepas,...

you know what he's like — ya sabes cómo es (él), ya lo conoces

before I knew where I was, it was ten o'clock — cuando quise darme cuenta, eran las diez

it is well known that... — todo el mundo sabe que...

it soon became known that... — pronto se supo que...

to be known to + INF: he's known to be dangerous se sabe que es peligroso; I know that for a fact me consta que es así; to let somebody know something decirle* algo a alguien, hacerle* saber or comunicarle* algo a alguien (frml); ( warn) avisarle algo a alguien; let me know how much it's going to cost dime cuánto va a costar; he let it be known that... dio a entender que...; to make something known to somebody hacerle* saber algo a alguien; without our knowing it sin saberlo nosotros, sin que lo supiéramos; there's no knowing what he might do quién sabe qué hará; do you know what! ¿sabes qué?; I know what: let's go skating! tengo una idea: vayamos a patinar!; wouldn't you know it: it's starting to rain! no te digo, se ha puesto a llover!; not to know which way o where to turn no saber* qué hacer; to know something backwards: she knows her part backwards — se sabe el papel al dedillo or al revés y al derecho

b) ( have practical understanding of) \<\<French/shorthand\>\> saber*

c) (have skill, ability)

to know how to + INF — saber* + inf

he doesn't know how to swim — no sabe nadar

2)

a) ( be acquainted with) \<\<person/place\>\> conocer*

how well do you know her? — ¿la conoces mucho or bien?

I only know her by name — la conozco or (AmL tb) la ubico sólo de nombre

you know me/him: ever the optimist — ya me/lo conoces: siempre tan optimista

to get to know somebody: how did they get to know each other? ¿cómo se conocieron?; I got to know him better/quite well llegué a conocerlo mejor/bastante bien; to get to know something \<\<subject/job\>\> familiarizarse* con algo; we knew her as Mrs Balfour — para nosotros era la Sra Balfour

b) ( have personal experience of)

he has known poverty/success — ha conocido la pobreza/el éxito

he knows no fear — no sabe lo que es or no conoce el miedo

c) ( be restricted by) (liter) tener*

her ambition knows no limits — su ambición no tiene límites

3)

a) (recognize, identify) reconocer*

she knows a good thing when she sees one — sabe lo que es bueno

to know something/somebody BY something — reconocer* algo/a alguien por algo

b) ( distinguish)

to know something/somebody FROM something/somebody — distinguir* algo/a alguien de algo/alguien

I don't know one from the other — no los distingo, no distingo al uno del otro

4) (see, experience) (only in perfect tenses)

I've never known her (to) lose her temper — nunca la he visto perder los estribos

this has been known to happen before — esto ya ha ocurrido otras veces

2.

vi saber*

what happened? - nobody knows — ¿qué pasó? - no se sabe

how do you know? — ¿cómo lo sabes?

I won't argue: you know best — no voy a discutir: tú sabrás

I know! — ya sé!, tengo una idea!

I ought to know! — si lo sabré yo!

you could have let me know! — me lo podrías haber dicho!

you never know — nunca se sabe

the government didn't want to know — el gobierno se desentendió completamente or no quiso saber nada

I'm not stupid, you know! — oye, que no soy tonto ¿eh? or ¿sabes?

to know ABOUT something/somebody: he knows about computers sabe or entiende de computadoras; did you know about John? ¿sabías lo de John?, ¿estabas enterado de lo de John?; can I invite him? - I don't know about that, we'll have to see ¿lo puedo invitar? - no sé, veremos; to get to know about something enterarse de algo; to know OF something/somebody: she knew of their activities tenía conocimiento or estaba enterada de sus actividades; not that I know of que yo sepa, no; do you know of a good carpenter? ¿conoces a or sabes de algún carpintero bueno?; I don't actually know her, I know of her — no la conozco personalmente, sólo de oídas

II

noun

to be in the know — estar* enterado

English-spanish dictionary > know
13 night

noun

1) (the period from sunset to sunrise: We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; (also adjective) He is doing night work.) noche

2) (the time of darkness: In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four.) noche

•

- nightly
- night-club
- nightdress
- nightgown
- nightfall
- nightmare
- nightmarish
- night-school
- night shift
- night-time
- night-watchman

night n noche

I went to the cinema last night ayer por la noche fui al cine

on Saturday night el sábado por la noche

by night de noche / por la noche

it was very hot in the day, so they travelled by night de día hacía mucho calor, así que viajaban por la noche

good night buenas noches

Recuerda que Good night sólo se dice como despedida. Para saludar a alguien por la noche se dice Good evening

night

tr[naɪt]

noun

1 noche nombre femenino

adverb nights

1 familiar de noche, por la noche

■ I can't sleep nights no puedo dormir por la noche

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all night long toda la santa noche

at dead of night en mitad de la noche

at night de noche

by night de noche

last night anoche

late at night a altas horas de la noche

night and day noche y día

to have a bad night pasar una mala noche

to have a good night (sleep well) dormir bien 2 (have fun) pasárselo bien

to have a late night acostarse tarde

to have a night out salir de juerga por la noche

to have an early night acostarse temprano

to make a night of it salir de juerga hasta tarde

night blindness nictalopía

night court juzgado de guardia

night owl ave nombre femenino nocturna, trasnochador,-ra

night porter portero,-a de noche

night safe caja permanente, depósito nocturno

night school escuela nocturna

night shift turno de noche

night stick SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL porra

night watchman vigilante nombre masculino nocturno

night ['naɪt] adj

: nocturno, de la noche

the night sky: el cielo nocturno

night shift: turno de la noche

night n

1) evening: noche f

at night: de noche

last night: anoche

tomorrow night: mañana por la noche

2) darkness: noche f, oscuridad f

night fell: cayó la noche

night

adj.

• nocturno, -a adj.

n.

• noche s.f.

• tiniebla s.f.

naɪt
noun

1) c u ( period of darkness) noche f

night fell — cayó la noche (liter)

at this time of night — a estas horas de la noche

all night (long) — toda la noche

at night — por la noche, de noche

it was eleven o'clock at night — eran las once de la noche

she woke up in the middle of the night — se despertó por la noche or durante la noche

night and day — día y noche

last night — anoche

the night before last — anteanoche, antenoche (AmL)

we stayed (for) the night — nos quedamos a dormir

to spend a sleepless night — pasar una noche en vela or en blanco

to have a good/bad night — pasar (una) buena/mala noche

to have a late/an early night — acostarse* tarde/temprano; (before n) <flight, patrol> nocturno

night shift — turno m nocturno or de la noche

2) c ( evening) noche f

last night — anoche, ayer por la noche

on the night of the party — la noche de la fiesta

a night on the town — una noche de juerga

we haven't had a night out for ages — hace muchísimo que no salimos por la noche

first night — ( Theat) noche f del estreno

3) nights (as adv) por las noches

[naɪt]
1. N

1) (=time of day) noche f

it is night — liter es de noche

Monday night — el lunes por la noche

a Beethoven night — un concierto dedicado a Beethoven

• all night (long) — toda la noche

• at night — por la noche, de noche

11 o'clock at night — las 11 de la noche

last thing at night — lo último antes de acostarse

to stay up late at night — trasnochar

• to have a bad night — dormir mal, pasar una mala noche

• the night before the ceremony — la víspera de la ceremonia

• by night — de noche, por la noche

• night and day — noche y día

• to have an early night — acostarse temprano

• good night! — ¡buenas noches!

• in the night — durante la noche

• last night — (=late) anoche; (=in the evening) ayer por la tarde

the night before last — anteanoche

• to have a late night — acostarse muy tarde

you've had too many late nights — llevas muchos días acostándote muy tarde

• we decided to make a night of it and go to a club afterwards — decidimos prolongar la velada e irnos a una discoteca después

• to have a night out — salir por la noche

• I can't sleep nights — (US) no puedo dormir la noche

• to spend the night — pasar la noche

to spend the night together — euph (=to have sex) pasar la noche juntos

• tomorrow night — mañana por la noche

• to work nights — trabajar de noche

2) (Theat)

• first night — estreno m

• last night — última representación f

2.

CPD

night bird N — ave f nocturna

night blindness N — ceguera f nocturna

night bus N — autobús m nocturno

night fighter N — caza m nocturno, cazabombardero m nocturno

night nurse N — enfermera f de noche

night out N —

girls' night out — salida f de chicas

boys' night out — salida f de chicos

he was returning home after a night out with friends when... — volvía a casa después de haber salido con los amigos cuando...

night owl * N — (fig) ave f nocturna

night porter N — guarda m nocturno

night safe N — caja f de seguridad nocturna

night school N — escuela f nocturna

night shelter N — albergue m

night shift N — turno m nocturno, turno m de noche

night stand N (US) — = night table

night storage heater N — acumulador m eléctrico nocturno

night table N — mesita f de noche

night vision N — visión f nocturna
night-vision
night watch N — (=shift) turno m de noche; (Hist) ronda f nocturna (=individual)
= night watchman
night watchman N — (in factory) vigilante m nocturno; (in street) sereno m

night work N — trabajo m nocturno

* * *
[naɪt]
noun

1) c u ( period of darkness) noche f

night fell — cayó la noche (liter)

at this time of night — a estas horas de la noche

all night (long) — toda la noche

at night — por la noche, de noche

it was eleven o'clock at night — eran las once de la noche

she woke up in the middle of the night — se despertó por la noche or durante la noche

night and day — día y noche

last night — anoche

the night before last — anteanoche, antenoche (AmL)

we stayed (for) the night — nos quedamos a dormir

to spend a sleepless night — pasar una noche en vela or en blanco

to have a good/bad night — pasar (una) buena/mala noche

to have a late/an early night — acostarse* tarde/temprano; (before n) <flight, patrol> nocturno

night shift — turno m nocturno or de la noche

2) c ( evening) noche f

last night — anoche, ayer por la noche

on the night of the party — la noche de la fiesta

a night on the town — una noche de juerga

we haven't had a night out for ages — hace muchísimo que no salimos por la noche

first night — ( Theat) noche f del estreno

3) nights (as adv) por las noches

English-spanish dictionary > night
14 sack

I sæk noun
(a large bag of coarse cloth, strong paper or plastic: The potatoes were put into sacks.) sekk; pose

- sacking
- sackcloth II sæk verb
(to dismiss (a person) from his job: One of the workmen was sacked for drunkenness.) gi sparken, kvitte seg med

- get the sack

avskjed
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plyndring
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sekk

I
subst. \/sæk\/

1) sekk

2) (amer.) pose

3) ( hverdagslig) innkjøpsveske, shoppingbag

4) ( hverdagslig) avskjed, sparken

5) (amer., hverdagslig) loppekasse (dvs. seng), sovepose

6) (amer., slang) base (i baseball)

7) (historisk, militærvesen) forklaring: (ut)plyndring (av erobret by eller område)

8) ( foreldet) forklaring: hvitvin som tidligere ble importert fra Spania og Kanariøyene

9) ( også sack dress) sekkekjole

get the sack ( hverdagslig) få sparken

give someone the sack ( hverdagslig) sparke noen, gi noen sparken

hit the sack (amer., hverdagslig) hoppe til køys, krype i loppekassa ( ha sex med) gå til sengs, rulle seg i halmen

hold the sack ta støyten

the sack ( hverdagslig) sparken ( amerikansk slang) loppekassa ( historisk) forklaring: straff for å ha begått fadermord som gikk ut på at man ble sydd inn i en sekk og druknet
II
verb \/sæk\/

1) fylle i sekk

2) ( hverdagslig) gi sparken, sparke, kvitte seg med

3) ( også sack up) håve inn, få, vinne

4) plyndre

5) beseire

6) (amer. fotball, om motspiller) takle

• he sacked the quarterback during the match

7) utvise fra skolen

8) putte i lommen, stikke til seg

sack out (amer., slang) hoppe i seng, hoppe til køys, krype i loppekassa ligge og purke, purke og sove

English-Norwegian dictionary > sack
15 over

['əuvə] 1. preposition
1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) yfir; fyrir ofan

2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) yfir, á, ofan á, um

3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) yfir, fyrir

4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) út um allt

5) (about: a quarrel over money.) út af, um

6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) í (gegnum), símleiðis

7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) í gegnum, með árunum

8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) yfir, meðan á e-u stendur
2. adverb
1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.)

2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)

3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.)

4) (downwards: He fell over.)

5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.)

6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.)

7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.)
3. adjective
(finished: The affair is over now.) yfir
4. noun
((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.) röð (af sex köstum)
5. as part of a word
1) (too (much), as in overdo.)

2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.)

3) (covering, as in overcoat.)

4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.)

5) (completely, as in overcome.)

•

- over again
- over all
- over and done with

English-Icelandic dictionary > over
16 sleep ****

[sliːp] slept vb: pt, pp
1. n

sonno

deep or sound sleep — sonno profondo

a couple of hours' sleep — un paio di ore di sonno

to have a good night's sleep — farsi una bella dormita

to drop off or go to sleep — addormentarsi

to go to sleep — (limb) intorpidirsi

to put to sleep — (patient) anestetizzare, (animal), (euph: kill) abbattere

to talk in one's sleep — parlare nel sonno

to walk in one's sleep — camminare nel sonno, (as a habit) essere sonnambulo (-a)

to send sb to sleep — (bore) far addormentare qn

I shan't lose any sleep over it fig — non starò a perderci il sonno

2. vt

we can sleep four — abbiamo quattro posti letto, possiamo alloggiare quattro persone

the villa sleeps ten — la villa può alloggiare dieci persone

3. vi

dormire

I couldn't sleep last night — ieri notte non riuscivo a dormire

the baby slept during the journey — il bambino ha dormito lungo il tragitto

to sleep like a log or top — dormire della grossa or come un ghiro

he was sleeping soundly or deeply — era profondamente addormentato

to sleep lightly — avere il sonno leggero

let's sleep on it fig — la notte porta consiglio, dormiamoci sopra

sleep tight! — sogni d'oro!

I slept through the storm/alarm clock — non ho sentito il temporale/la sveglia

he slept at his mother's — ha dormito dalla mamma

to sleep with sb — (euph: have sex) andare a letto con qn

•

- sleep around

- sleep in

- sleep off

- sleep out

English-Italian dictionary > sleep ****
17 member

member [ˈmembə^r]

1. noun

membre m

• "members only" « réservé aux adhérents »

• a member of the audience un membre de l'assistance ; ( = hearer) un auditeur ; ( = spectator) un spectateur

• they treated her like a member of the family ils l'ont traitée comme un membre de la famille

• a member of staff (in school) un professeur ; (in firm) un (e) employé(e) m(f)

► member of the public

• a member of the public reported the incident quelqu'un a signalé cet incident à la police

• five members of the public were injured during the riots cinq civils ont été blessés pendant les émeutes

• "not open to members of the public" « interdit au public »

2. compounds

► Member of Congress noun (US) membre m du Congrès

► Member of Parliament noun (British) ≈ député m

► Member of the European Parliament noun (British) député m européen

► member states plural noun États mpl membres

* * *
['membə(r)] 1.
noun

1) (of group, commission) membre m

to be a member of — faire partie de [group]; être membre de [club, committee]

member of staff — gen employé/-e m/f; ( in school) professeur m

member of the opposite sex — personne f de l'autre sexe

‘members only’ — ‘réservé aux membres’

member of the public — ( in street) passant/-e m/f; (in theatre, cinema) spectateur/-trice m/f

an ordinary member of the public — un simple citoyen

like any other member of the public — comme tout le monde

2) (also Member) Politics ( of parliament) député m

3) Construction pièce f

cross member — traverse f

4) Mathematics ( of set) élément m

5) ( limb) membre m
2.
noun modifier [ nation, state] membre

English-French dictionary > member
18 life

<pl lives> [laɪf, pl laɪvz] n

1) no pl ( quality) Leben nt;

\life is a precious gift das Leben ist ein wertvolles Gut;

there are no signs of \life on the planet auf dem Planeten gibt es keinen Hinweis auf Leben

2) no pl ( living things collectively) Leben nt;

animal \life Tierwelt f;

plant \life Pflanzenwelt f;

insect \life Welt f der Insekten Insekten ntpl;

intelligent/sentient \life intelligentes/empfindendes Leben

3) no pl ( human/ animal existence) Leben nt;

I love \life ich liebe das Leben;

cats are supposed to have nine lives man sagt, Katzen haben neun Leben;

to give sb an outlook on \life jdm eine Lebenseinstellung vermitteln;

to be one/another of \life's great mysteries ( hum) eines/ein weiteres der großen Geheimnisse des Lebens sein

4) no pl ( circumstances) Leben nt;

family \life Familienleben nt;

love \life Liebesleben nt;

private \life Privatleben nt;

sex \life Sexualleben nt;

working \life Arbeitsleben nt

5) no pl ( energy) Lebendigkeit f;

come on, show a little \life! los, jetzt zeig' mal ein bisschen Temperament! ( fam)

put more \life into your voice bringen Sie etwas mehr Timbre in die Stimme;

to be full of \life voller Leben sein ( fig), vor Leben [nur so] sprühen ( fam)

6) ( state of existence) Leben nt; ( person) Menschenleben nt;

she hung on for dear \life sie klammerte sich fest, als hinge ihr Leben davon ab;

run for your \life! renn um dein Leben!;

it's a matter of \life and death! es geht um Leben und Tod!;

to lose one's \life ums Leben kommen;

how many lives were lost in the fire? wie viele Menschenleben hat der Brand gekostet?;

to save a \life ein Menschenleben retten;

a \life and death issue eine Frage, die über Leben und Tod entscheiden kann

7) ( manner of living) Leben nt;

I left home at 16 to see \life ich ging mit 16 von zu Hause fort, um etwas vom Leben und von der Welt zu sehen;

teaching has been her \life der Lehrberuf war ihr Leben;

a dull/exciting \life ein langweiliges/aufregendes Leben;

to make [or start] a new \life ein neues Leben anfangen [o beginnen];

8) ( biography) Biografie f, Lebensbeschreibung f

9) ( earthly existence) Leben nt;

in a previous \life in einem früheren Leben;

to believe in \life after death an ein Leben nach dem Tod[e] glauben;

to depart this \life ( euph) ( form) verscheiden ( euph) ( geh)

10) ( time from birth to death) Leben nt;

I believe marriage is for \life ich finde, eine Ehe sollte für das ganze Leben geschlossen werden;

he's behind bars for \life er sitzt lebenslänglich [hinter Gittern] ( fam)

she only wants two things in \life sie wünscht sich nur zwei Dinge im Leben;

who's the man in your \life now? [und] wer ist der neue Mann in deinem Leben?;

a job for \life eine Stelle auf Lebenszeit;

to want sth out of [or in] \life etw vom Leben erwarten

11) ( duration) of device, battery Lebensdauer f; of an institution Bestehen nt kein pl;

during the \life of the present parliament während der jetzigen Legislaturperiode [des Parlaments]

12) no pl (fam: prison sentence) lebenslänglich;

the judge jailed him for \life der Richter verurteilte ihn zu einer lebenslänglichen Haftstrafe;

to be doing/get \life lebenslänglich sitzen ( fam) /bekommen

13) no pl art

to draw [or sketch] sb/sth from \life jdn/etw nach einem Modell zeichnen/skizzieren;

taken from the \life nach einem Modell

PHRASES:

\life's a bitch (sl) das Leben kann manchmal schon verdammt hart sein! ( fam)

to take one's \life in one's hands ( fam) Kopf und Kragen riskieren ( fam)

to be the \life [ ( Brit) and soul] of the/ any party der [strahlende] Mittelpunkt der/jeder Party sein;

to lead [or live] the \life of Riley (dated) ( fam) leben wie Gott in Frankreich;

\life's rich tapestry die Sonnen- und Schattenseiten des Lebens;

one's \life [or \life's] work jds Lebenswerk nt;

the good \life das süße Leben, la dolce vita;

it's a hard \life! (\life!) ( fam) das Leben ist eins der härtesten ( fam)

larger than \life car, house riesig, riesengroß; person energiegeladen und charismatisch;

how's \life [treating you]? ( fam) wie geht's [denn so]? ( fam)

to bring sth to \life etw lebendiger machen;

to come to \life lebendig werden; ( fig) zum Leben erwachen;

to frighten [or scare] the \life out of sb jdn furchtbar/zu Tode erschrecken;

to get a \life aufwachen ( fig), auf den Boden der Tatsachen zurückkommen ( fig)

get a \life! komm endlich auf den Boden der Tatsachen zurück!;

to give [or lay down] one's \life for sb/ sth sein Leben für jdn/etw geben;

to lose one's \life sein Leben lassen [o verlieren];

to roar [or thunder] into \life mit aufheulendem Motor losfahren/starten;

to save sb's \life jdm das Leben retten;

to save one's own \life sein/das eigene Leben retten;

to be set [up] for \life für den Rest des Lebens ausgesorgt haben;

to take sb's ( form) \life jdn töten/umbringen;

to take one's own \life sich dat [selbst] das Leben nehmen;

for the \life of me ( fam) um alles in der Welt ( fam)

not for the \life of me nicht um alles in der Welt;

not on your \life! ( fam) nie im Leben! ( fam)

to be sb to the \life (dated) jdm wie aus dem Gesicht geschnitten sein;

that's \life! [das ist] Schicksal! ( fam), so ist das Leben [eben]!;

this is the \life [for me]! so lässt sich's leben! ( fam), Mensch, ist das ein Leben! ( fam) n

modifier

\life drawing/[drawing] class Aktzeichnung f /Aktzeichnen nt (Kunststunde, in der nach Modell gemalt wird)

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19 solicit

so·lic·it [səʼlɪsɪt] vt

( form)

1) ( ask for)

to \solicit sth um etw akk bitten, etw erbitten;

during an oral exam, a professor will \solicit detailed answers from a student in einer mündlichen Prüfung verlangt ein Professor ausführliche Antworten von einem Studenten;

to \solicit sth for sth from sb von jdm etw für etw akk erbitten;

he tried to \solicit support for the restructuring from his employees er versuchte, bei seinen Angestellten um Verständnis für die Umstrukturierung zu werben;

to \solicit donations/ gifts [dringend] um Spenden/Gaben bitten;

to \solicit support um Unterstützung bitten;

to \solicit votes um [Wähler]stimmen werben

2) ( sell)

to \solicit sex sich akk anbieten [o ( geh) prostituieren]

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20 vogue words, buzz words and catch phrases

•• Речевая мода и ее влияние на язык – тема неисчерпаемая. Модные слова, «словечки», выражения, фразы – все то, что объединяется английскими словосочетаниями в заголовке этой статьи, – играют огромную роль в развитии любого языка, возможно не меньшую, чем необходимость именовать новые явления действительности. Нельзя согласиться с мнением, что языковая мода – явление чисто паразитарное, эфемерное, что модные слова исчезают, не оставляя следа или перерождаются в стертые клише. Во всех этих «обвинениях» есть доля истины (достаточно вспомнить такие модные сейчас слова-паразиты как как бы и на самом деле), но человек, который хочет понять язык и общество, не может позволить себе ими ограничиваться. Что касается переводчика, то он должен «следить за модой» во всех языках, с которыми он работает.

•• Почему в какой-то момент большинство из нас вдруг начинает все чаще говорить «однозначно», «структуры», «вменяемый», «разборка», «подковерная борьба» и тому подобное? Для всех этих слов и выражений нетрудно найти синонимы, которыми мы раньше прекрасно обходились. Некоторые из этих слов встречались в нашей речи и раньше, правда, далеко не так часто, как до возникшего поветрия. То же самое происходит время от времени и в английском языке. Чаще всего это происходит так: все большее число говорящих подхватывают какое-либо слово или выражение из числа общеупотребительных (relate to, manipulate, pipeline), терминологических (schizophrenia, subtext, synergy, oxymoron), жаргонных (no-brainer, reality check) и даже иностранных (déjà vu, chic, macho) и без особой на то видимой причины такое слово становится общепонятным в определенном значении (иногда туманном, размытом – relate to, forward-looking, а иногда – в четком и даже единичном – no-brainer, subtext). К этой же категории я отношу популярные в какой-то период словосочетания и «прецедентные высказывания» типа Нам такой хоккей не нужен или The buck stops here (см. статью policy, politics, politician). Учитывая необъятность темы, ограничимся краткими комментариями к этим и нескольким другим чисто иллюстративным примерам.
•• basket case – это словосочетание приобрело широкое хождение в последние годы, чаще всего в варианте economic basket case:
•• 1. South Korea’s President converted an economic basket case into an industrial powerhouse (Time). – Президент Южной Кореи привел страну от экономической разрухи к расцвету индустриальной мощи;
•• 2. After World War I, when the Hapsburg empire was split up, little Austria seemed a basket case (Paul A. Samuelson). – После второй мировой войны и распада габсбургской империи казалось, что экономика маленькой Австрии обречена.
•• Последний пример заимствован из The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Правда, я не согласен с авторами словаря, относящими это выражение к сленгу. Но его определение здесь – ясное и точное: one that is in a completely hopeless or useless condition. Словарь приводит и мрачновато-циничную этимологию этого словосочетания: In origin it had a physical meaning. In the grim slang of the British army during World War I, it referred to a quadruple amputee. Многочисленные примеры подтверждают следующее наблюдение: In popular usage basket case refers to someone in a hopeless mental condition. Вот фраза, найденная на сайте www.gospelcom.net: I don’t want to turn my daughter into some kind of high pressured basket case. – Я не хочу, чтобы моя дочь превратилась в измотанного/перегруженного проблемами неврастеника. If Gloria has one more crisis, she’ll be a basket case (Wayne Magnuson). – Еще один такой кризис, и Глорию впору будет лечить. В 80-е годы культовую популярность приобрел фильм режиссера Фрэнка Хененлаттера Basket Case, но его сюжет подсказывает скорее дословный перевод – «Человек из корзины» (можно, наверное попробовать и что-нибудь типа «Совсем пропащий»).
•• been there, done that – модное выражение, означающее то же самое, что наше на эти грабли мы (вы) уже наступали. Встречается в речи госсекретаря США Мадлен Олбрайт (вообще любительницы модных словечек);
•• bragging rights – This gives him bragging rights – это то же самое, что и одинаково модное выражение his claim to fame – предмет гордости или апломба;
•• breathless – в значении, иллюстрируемом приводимыми ниже примерами, этого слова нет ни в одном (!) известном мне словаре английского языка. Возможно, оно не выделяется говорящими по-английски как отдельное значение, но, на мой взгляд, оно этого явно заслуживает. Итак, примеры:
•• 1. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld spent an hour on television refuting “the questions, allegations and breathless reports” [about the treatment of Al Qaeda prisoners] (Washington Post);
•• 2. Malcolm Parks, a communications professor at the University of Washington, accuses Young of making “breathless statements” based on skewed stories (Reason Magazine);
•• 3. More disturbing than this announcement is the Tennis Academy’s breathless characterization of Monique (сайт CNN и Sports Illustrated – www.cnnsi.com).
•• Посмотрим теперь значения этого слова по одному из наиболее полных словарей – The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
•• 1. Breathing with difficulty; gasping: was breathless from running. 2. Marked by the suspension of regular breathing, as from tension or excitement: a breathless audience. 3. Causing or capable of causing the suspension of regular breathing; tense or exciting: a breathless flight. 4. a) Not breathing; without breath. b) Dead. 5. Having no air or breeze; still: a breathless summer day.
•• Ни одно из определений явно не подходит к значению слова breathless в наших примерах. Это значение вытекает из своего рода «метафорического расширения» – представим себе человека, делающего какое-то заявление или высказывание, если можно так выразиться, не переводя дыхания, не вздохнув, не подумав. Отсюда предлагаемые переводы. В первом случае: Министр обороны Рамсфельд в течение часа опровергал по телевидению «безосновательные утверждения, вопросы и сообщения» (позволим себе здесь небольшую перестановку). Во втором случае: ...поспешные заявления, основанные на искаженной информации. Наконец, в третьем примере (disturbing... breathless characterization) можно говорить о непродуманной и даже неумной характеристике. В других контекстах могут пригодиться прилагательные опрометчивый, бездумный и, может быть, даже скоропостижный в его новомодном значении (см. русско-английскую часть словаря);
•• closure – основное значение этого слова (например, в словосочетаниях school closure, military base closure, closure of debate) соответствует русским словам закрытие, завершение, прекращение. Подбор правильного соответствия не требует особых усилий. Правда, в некоторых случаях желательно достаточно полно представлять себе, о чем идет речь. Так, в последнем примере – closure of debate - имеется в виду принятая в Конгрессе США специальная процедура голосования с целью прекратить так называемый филибастер – преднамеренное затягивание прений. Этимологически и в смысловом отношении близко к первоначальному и значение этого слова в словосочетании closure of a deal - примерно то же самое, что у нас оформление сделки. Webster’s Third International Dictionary дает как устаревшее значение agreement. Мне, однако, не раз приходилось слышать его именно в этом значении из уст госсекретаря США Джорджа Шульца: We need to come to closure on this issue before the summit. Дальнейшее развитие основного значения привело к широко распространившемуся в последнее время новому оттенку, еще не отраженному в большинстве словарей. Определение, найденное мною в Cambridge Dictionary of American English, оставляет желать лучшего: the satisfying feeling that something bad or shocking has finally ended (и пример: Only the recovery of the bodies of the victims of the crash would bring closure to their families). Все в этом определении, особенно слово satisfying, сильно огрубляет действительную картину.
•• Обратимся к материалу телеканала «Би-би-си» о состоявшейся 28 октября 2001 года в Нью-Йорке поминальной службе по жертвам трагедии 11 сентября: One word was on everyone’s lips at Sunday’s memorial service for victims of the World Trade Center disaster – “closure”. Дальше в тексте множество «подсказок», позволяющих точнее истолковать это слово: It is difficult for the grieving relatives to come to terms with their loss... It’s difficult to come to grips with... It’s another step in putting this behind you... и наоборот: This is not closure to me, it just opens a wound. I don’t think I’ll ever heal from this. В другом контексте: Jessica Patterson, a former Enron employee, said Jeffrey K. Skilling, the former chief executive [...] “didn’t say anything that brought any closure” (New York Times). Как мне кажется, перевод этого слова в данном значении почти всегда контекстуален и в какой-то мере – дело вкуса и такта. Это может быть облегчение, исцеление, вариант с глаголами примириться или смириться (с потерей), может быть, даже итог или катарсис. Впрочем, иногда перевод, как говорится, напрашивается: There was much questioning whether the trial would finally bring closure to the single darkest event in the history of Alabama (www.africana.com). – Многие задаются вопросом, сможет ли этот судебный процесс подвести черту под самым мрачным событием в истории Алабамы;
•• conventional wisdom – популярное с некоторых пор выражение, означающее общепринятое мнение (далее обычно следует его опровержение или уточнение);
•• to be in denial – из психиатрии это выражение перешло в разряд широко употребительных. Из письма возмущенного читателя (явно не поклонника Клинтона) в редакцию журнала Time: Are we in denial? Are we not aware that America’s declining moral and ethical standards are reflected in the polls that sanction the alleged conduct of the President? ( Sanction здесь означает одобрять, допускать. Случай употребления этого слова в обратном по существу значении см. в статье treat, treatment.) В психиатрии to be in denial означает отторгать, не желать воспринимать неприятную, негативную информацию. В переводе данного примера можно ограничиться вполне обиходным Неужели мы не хотим видеть очевидного?
•• empower – сверхмодное слово! Его и образованные от него слова см. в статье empower, empowering, empowerment;
•• forward-looking – стало модно в самое последнее время. Значение довольно размытое. Что-то среднее между прогрессивный, перспективный и интересный, серьезный;
•• fungible – до недавнего времени это модное словцо, в переводе которого словари вряд ли помогут, встречалось в основном в финансово-экономических текстах: Money is fungible означает, что деньги легко перетекают из одной сферы в другую, что они не могут быть «помечены». Удачного сжатого русского перевода мне не встречалось. Но вот недавно в журнале Fortune обратило на себя внимание такое предложение: In Florio’s hands, truth is a fungible commodity. Inside the company it is well known, as a former executive puts it, that “anytime Florio tells you a number, you should cut it in half.” Из контекста очевиден смысл: Для Флорио правда – понятие растяжимое. Еще пример из «антиклинтоновской речи» сенатора Либермана: I am afraid that the misconduct the president has admitted may be reinforcing one of the worst messages being delivered by our popular culture, which is that values are fungible. Здесь тот же смысл:...недопустимое поведение президента подкрепляет утвердившееся в нашей культуре вредоносное утверждение, что мораль – понятие растяжимое/условное/относительное;
•• get a life – недавно это выражение встретилось в неожиданном контексте – кроссворде в газете New York Times. Там оно определено просто – a 90’s catch phrase. Обычно эта фраза (в повелительном наклонении) обращена к юным лоботрясам: Get a life! Означает примерно Возьмись за ум! или Не проспи жизнь!
•• hoops – новомодное (после вышедшего несколько лет назад одноименного документального фильма о подающих надежды юных баскетболистах) значение этого слова пока нашло отражение только в некоторых Интернет-словарях, например в www.dictionary.com. Hoops – баскетбол (делится на pro и college – профессиональный и по правилам университетской лиги), hoopster – баскетболист;
•• governance – согласно словарям – книжное. В последнее время стало широко употребимым. См. в статье government, governance;
•• hyperventilate – Новый БАРС содержит слово hyperventilation с пометой физиол., мед. – гипервентиляция, перенасыщение кислородом крови. Глагол to hyperventilate – глубоко дышать, практиковать глубокое дыхание. В толковых словарях английского языка информации больше. The American Heritage Dictionary определяет to hyperventilate как to breathe abnormally fast or deeply; to breathe in this manner as from excitement or anxiety. Войдя в моду, это слово стало означать нечто вроде задыхаться от возмущения, возбуждения или в пылу полемики. Часто приходится подыскивать контекстуальный перевод, что можно проиллюстрировать следующими примерами:
•• 1. Some of Mr. Ashcroft’s critics want to use his nomination to hyperventilate about abortion and the like (Wall Street Journal). - Некоторые критики г-на Эшкрофта хотят использовать его назначение, чтобы устроить истерику по поводу таких проблем, как аборты;
•• 2. Try not to hyperventilate and reach for the Rolaids when CNBC shows shiny graphics of your stocks soaring on one day and plummeting the next (из брошюры инвестиционного дома Charles Schwab Tips on Buying Stocks for Beginners). – Старайтесь не паниковать/не падать в обморок всякий раз, когда вы видите по телевизору красочные диаграммы, показывающие, как акции, еще вчера шедшие резко вверх, обрушиваются вниз ( Rolaids – таблетки от изжоги, но в данном случае этой реалией можно в переводе пренебречь);
•• 3. Even if you hyperventilate at the idea of looking for a new job, there are times when you should do it (Washingtonian). – Даже если вам противна сама мысль о поисках работы, бывают моменты, когда этим приходится заняться;
•• 4. Democrats, it seems, are into sex, while Republicans hyperventilate on power (рецензия на кинофильм Clear and Present Danger). – Похоже, что демократы увлекаются сексом, а республиканцы помешаны на власти;
•• manipulate, manipulative – не все словари фиксируют значение этого глагола ловко использовать в собственных целях. Соответственно, модное He is very manipulative невозможно перевести при помощи «эквивалента», предлагаемого Новым БАРСом,- связанный с манипуляцией, управлением ( машиной и т.п.). Возможный контекстуальный перевод: Он мастер интриги или Он ловко манипулирует людьми;
•• no-brainer – из молодежного жаргона перешло в обиходную речь многих американцев (аналогичный пример – слова cool, weird, в комментариях не нуждающиеся). Значение этого словца простое – эквивалент нашего тоже «молодежного» – это ежу ясно;
•• oxymoron – для большинства из нас полузабытый термин из области языкознания (стилистический прием, основанный на сочетании антонимических по значению слов, например, cruel kindness). Для образованных англичан и американцев – любое внутренне противоречивое высказывание или явление (см. также статью schizophrenia, schizophrenic). The radical center is an oxymoron only if you believe that the left and right still define all the worthwhile ideas and policies (New Yorker). – Концепция «радикального центра» внутренне противоречива лишь в глазах тех, кто считает, что все идеи и политические направления по-прежнему сводятся к «левым» и «правым»;
•• pipeline – пример модного сейчас употребления этого слова (кстати, отраженного в наиболее полных словарях) из журнала Fortune: The firm is running off its backlog, and the pipeline is running dry. – Фирма работает за счет прежних заказов, а новых становится все меньше. In the pipeline – близко к русскому в работе, на подходе;
•• proactive – см. отдельную словарную статью;
•• reinvent – вошло в моду в 1990-е годы. To reinvent government – переосмыслить роль государства; to reinvent welfare – перестроить систему социальной помощи;
•• relate to – фраза I don’t relate to it может означать едва ли не все, что угодно, например, Мне это неинтересно, или Я этого не понимаю, или даже Я с этим не согласен. То входит в моду, то выходит из нее;
•• reality check – первоначально из молодежного жаргона. Из речи yuppies – состоятельных молодых людей либеральных профессий – перекочевало в лексику различных слоев общества. Mrs. Albright... said she aimed to provide both Israelis and Palestinians with a reality check (International Herald Tribune). – Олбрайт заявила, что собирается напомнить как израильтянам, так и палестинцам о некоторых реальностях;
•• schizophrenia – см. отдельную словарную статью;
•• stakeholder – до недавнего времени просто акционер, но в последние два-три года с быстротой молнии распространилось новое значение – сторона, участник какого-либо общественного процесса. Как правило, имеются в виду государство, деловые круги, общественные движения, организации, отражающие интересы различных слоев общества, и т.д. Отсюда словосочетание multistakeholder dialogue, которое, чтобы не усложнять себе жизнь, лучше переводить просто многосторонний диалог;
•• synergy – согласно Новому БАРСу, это слово относится либо к медицинской терминологии ( синергия), либо к разряду книжных слов. В современном английском встречается сплошь и рядом в значении сочетание взаимно усиливающих друг друга сил, явлений, тенденций и т.п. или просто любое сочетание, как в этом примере из журнала New Yorker: I don’t think that these synergies would work. I wonder whether a writer would want to spend his time managing his business rather than writing;
•• vision – это чрезвычайно модное слово см. в статье philosophy;
•• to walk the talk – неожиданно вошедшая в моду фраза, выражающая мысль о том, что слово не должно расходиться с делом. Lazard is a group of important people giving important people advice. Doubtless Rohatyn counted himself among the former, and he did walk the talk (Fortune);
•• - wise – так же, как и -ism, относится к модным суффиксам. При его помощи образуются какие угодно слова – policy-wise, talent-wise, credibility-wise и т.д. Все они без особого труда понимаются и переводятся при помощи словосочетаний с точки зрения, в смысле, в аспекте.
•• В заключение простой совет – не увлекайтесь модными словами и фразами (равно как и жаргонными и другими фразеологическими выражениями) по крайней мере до тех пор, пока у вас не будет уверенности, что вы их полностью «прочувствовали». Иначе можно попасть впросак, перепутав или смысл, или связанные со словом ассоциации, или допустив совсем ненужную вам иронию. За модой надо, конечно, следить, быть «во всеоружии», но, мне кажется, что говорить на иностранном языке, да и на родном, надо просто и ясно.

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