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(not) to approve of sb doing sth

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1 approve

approve

A vtr ( authorize) approuver [product, plan, statement, list, decision] (for sth pour qch) ; accepter [person] ; the motion was approved by 20 to 3 la motion a été approuvée par 20 contre 3.

B vi ( be in favour of) to approve of sth/sb apprécier qch/qn ; (not) to approve of sb doing sth (ne pas) apprécier que qn fasse qch ; he doesn't approve of drinking/smoking il est contre l'alcool/le tabac.

Big English-French dictionary > approve
2 approve

[ə'pruːv] 1.
verbo transitivo (authorize) approvare, omologare [product, plan]; autorizzare [ person]
2.
verbo intransitivo (be in favour of)

to approve of sth., sb. — approvare qcs., qcn.

(not) to approve of sb. doing sth. — (non) approvare che qcn. faccia qcs.

he doesn't approve of drinking — è contro l'alcol

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[ə'pru:v]
verb

1) ((often with of) to be pleased with or think well of (a person, thing etc): I approve of your decision.) approvare

2) (to agree to (something): The committee approved the plan.) approvare

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- approval
- on approval
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[ə'pruːv] 1.
verbo transitivo (authorize) approvare, omologare [product, plan]; autorizzare [ person]
2.
verbo intransitivo (be in favour of)

to approve of sth., sb. — approvare qcs., qcn.

(not) to approve of sb. doing sth. — (non) approvare che qcn. faccia qcs.

he doesn't approve of drinking — è contro l'alcol

English-Italian dictionary > approve
3 favour

1.
(Brit.)noun

1) Gunst, die; Wohlwollen, das

find/lose favour with somebody — [Sache:] bei jemandem Anklang finden/jemandem nicht mehr gefallen; [Person:] jemandes Wohlwollen gewinnen/verlieren

be in favour [with somebody] — [bei jemandem] beliebt sein; [Idee, Kleidung usw.:] [bei jemandem] in Mode sein

be out of favour [with somebody] — [bei jemandem] unbeliebt sein; [Idee, Kleidung usw.:] [bei jemandem] nicht mehr in Mode sein

2) (kindness) Gefallen, der; Gefälligkeit, die

ask a favour of somebody, ask somebody a favour — jemanden um einen Gefallen bitten

do somebody a favour, do a favour for somebody — jemandem einen Gefallen tun

as a favour — aus Gefälligkeit

as a favour to somebody — jemandem zuliebe

3) (support)

be in favour of something — für etwas sein

in favour of — zugunsten (+ Gen.)

all those in favour — alle, die dafür sind

in somebody's favour — zu jemandes Gunsten

4) (partiality) Begünstigung, die

show favour to[wards] somebody — jemanden begünstigen
2. transitive verb
1) (approve) für gut halten, gutheißen [Plan, Idee, Vorschlag]; (think preferable) bevorzugen

I favour the first proposal — ich bin für den ersten Vorschlag

2) (oblige) beehren ( with mit) (geh.)

3) (treat with partiality) bevorzugen

4) (prove advantageous to) begünstigen

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['feivə] 1. noun
1) (a kind action: Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?) der Gefallen

2) (kindness or approval: She looked on him with great favour.) der Gefallen

3) (preference or too much kindness: By doing that he showed favour to the other side.) bevorzugen

4) (a state of being approved of: He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.) die Gunst
2. verb
(to support or show preference for: Which side do you favour?) bevorzugen

- academic.ru/26648/favourable">favourable
- favourably
- favourite 3. noun
(a person or thing that one likes best: Of all her paintings that is my favourite.) der Liebling

- favouritism
- in favour of
- in one's favour
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fa·vour, AM fa·vor

[ˈfeɪvəʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. n

1. no pl (approval) Befürwortung f

to come down [or out] in \favour of sth sich akk für etw akk aussprechen

to decide in \favour of sth sich akk für etw akk entscheiden

to speak in \favour of sth für etw akk sprechen

to vote in \favour of sth für etw akk stimmen

▪ to be in \favour dafür sein

all those in \favour, please raise your hands alle, die dafür sind, heben bitte die Hand

▪ to be in \favour of sth für etw akk sein, etw befürworten

2. no pl (preference) Bevorzugung f

to gain [or win] sb's \favour [or \favour with sb] jds Gunst erlangen, jdn für sich akk gewinnen

to show \favour to sb jdn bevorzugen

3. no pl (popularity) Gunst f

to find \favour with sb bei jdm Gefallen finden

to return to [or get back into] \favour [with sb] wieder beliebt werden

his style has now returned to \favour sein Stil ist jetzt wieder gefragt

he's trying to get back into \favour er versucht, sich wieder beliebt zu machen

▪ to be in \favour [with sb] [bei jdm] hoch im Kurs stehen

to be/fall [or go] out of \favour person in Ungnade sein/fallen; object aus der Mode sein/kommen

4. no pl (advantage)

to decide in \favour of sth sich akk für etw akk entscheiden

to find in \favour of sb für jdn entscheiden

to have sth in one's \favour etw als Vorteil haben

to reject [or turn down] sb/sth in \favour of sb/sth jdm/etw gegenüber jdm/etw den Vorzug geben

to rule in sb's \favour SPORT für jdn entscheiden

▪ to be in sb's \favour zu jds Gunsten sein

you must stand a good chance, there are so many things in your \favour du hast sicherlich eine gute Chance, so viele Dinge sprechen für dich

the wind was in our \favour der Wind war günstig für uns

bank error in your \favour Bankirrtum zu Ihren Gunsten

5. (kind act) Gefallen m kein pl

I'm not asking for \favours ich bitte nicht um Gefälligkeiten

do it as a \favour to me tu es mir zuliebe

to ask sb [for] a \favour [or to ask a \favour of sb] jdn um einen Gefallen bitten

to dispense \favours to sb jdm Gefälligkeiten erweisen

to do sb a \favour [or a \favour for sb] jdm einen Gefallen tun

to not do sb/oneself any \favours jdm/sich dat keinen Gefallen tun

to grant sb a \favour jdm einen Gefallen tun

6. AM (present) kleines Geschenk

party \favour kleines Geschenk (das auf einer Party verteilt wird)

7. pl ( dated: sex)

▪ \favours Gunst f veraltet o hum, Liebesdienste pl

to be free with one's \favours freizügig sein, nicht mit seinen Reizen geizen

8.

▶ do me a \favour! esp BRIT ( fam) tu mir einen Gefallen! fam

II. vt

1. (prefer)

▪ to \favour sth etw vorziehen [o bevorzugen]

to \favour an explanation/a theory für eine Erklärung/eine Theorie sein, eine Erklärung/eine Theorie vertreten

2. (approve)

▪ to \favour sth etw gutheißen

▪ to \favour doing sth es gutheißen, etw zu tun

3. (benefit)

▪ to \favour sb/sth jdn/etw begünstigen

4. (be partial)

▪ to \favour sb jdn bevorzugen; SPORT jdn favorisieren

to \favour one person above the other eine Person einer anderen vorziehen

5. ( form: bestow)

▪ to \favour sb with sth jdm etw huldvoll gewähren geh

he has not yet \favoured me with an explanation ( iron) er war noch nicht so gnädig, mir eine Erklärung zu geben

6. (look like)

▪ to \favour sb jdm ähneln

I \favour my grandmother ich schlage nach meiner Großmutter

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(US) ['feɪvə(r)]
1. n

1) no pl (= goodwill) Gunst f, Wohlwollen nt

to win/lose sb's favour — jds Gunst (acc) erlangen (geh)/verscherzen

to find favour with sb — bei jdm Anklang finden

to look with favour on sth — einer Sache (dat) wohlwollend gegenüberstehen

to be in favour with sb — bei jdm gut angeschrieben sein; (fashion, pop star, writer etc) bei jdm beliebt sein, bei jdm gut ankommen

to be/fall out of favour — in Ungnade (gefallen) sein/fallen; (fashion, pop star, writer etc) nicht mehr ankommen or beliebt sein (with bei)

2)

to be in favour of sth — für etw sein

to be in favour of doing sth — dafür sein, etw zu tun

a point in his favour — ein Punkt zu seinen Gunsten, ein Punkt, der für ihn spricht

the judge ruled in his favour — der Richter entschied zu seinen Gunsten

he's got everything in his favour — es spricht alles für ihn

circumstances were all working in her favour — die Umstände waren alle günstig für sie

all those in favour raise their hands — alle, die dafür sind, Hand hoch

he rejected socialism in favour of the market economy — er lehnte den Sozialismus ab und bevorzugte statt dessen die Marktwirtschaft

See:

→ balance

3) (= partiality) Vergünstigung f

to show favour to sb — jdn bevorzugen

4) (= act of kindness) Gefallen m, Gefälligkeit f

to ask a favour of sb — jdn um einen Gefallen bitten

to do sb a favour — jdm einen Gefallen tun

do me a favour! (inf) — sei so gut!

would you do me the favour of returning my library books? —

do me the favour of shutting up! (inf) — tu mir einen Gefallen und halt den Mund!

as a favour — aus Gefälligkeit

as a favour to him —

to sell sexual favours (old, hum) — Liebesgünste verkaufen (old, hum)

5) (old: ribbon etc) Schleife f

6) (on wedding cake) Verzierung f, (Kuchen)dekoration f; (to take home) Tüllbeutel mit Zuckermandeln

2. vt

1) idea (= be in favour of) für gut halten; (= prefer) bevorzugen

I favour the second proposal — ich bin für den zweiten Vorschlag

2) (= show preference) bevorzugen; (king etc) begünstigen

3) (= oblige, honour) beehren (form)

to favour sb with a smile — jdm gütigerweise ein Lächeln gewähren (geh)

4) (= be favourable for) begünstigen

5) (US: resemble) ähneln (+dat)

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favour, favourable, favourableness, favoured, favourite, favouritism besonders Br für favor etc

favor, besonders Br favour [ˈfeıvə(r)]

A v/t

1. jemandem, einer Sache günstig gesinnt sein, jemandem gewogen sein, wohlwollen

2. begünstigen:

a) favorisieren, bevorzugen, vorziehen

b) günstig sein für, fördern

c) eintreten oder sprechen für, unterstützen, für etwas sein

3. besonders SPORT favorisieren, zum Favoriten erklären

4. einverstanden sein mit

5. bestätigen

6. jemanden beehren ( with mit):

favor sb with sth jemandem etwas schenken oder verehren, jemanden mit etwas erfreuen

7. umg jemandem ähnlich sehen:

he favors his father

8. sein verletztes Bein etc schonen

B s

1. Gunst f, Wohlwollen n:

find favor Gefallen oder Anklang finden;

find favor with sb ( oder in sb’s eyes) Gnade vor jemandes Augen finden, jemandem gefallen;

grant sb a favor jemandem eine Gunst gewähren;

look with favor on sb jemanden mit Wohlwollen betrachten;

win sb’s favor jemanden für sich gewinnen;

by favor of

a) mit gütiger Erlaubnis von (od gen),

b) überreicht von (Brief);

be in favor with sb

a) bei jemandem gut angeschrieben sein,

b) auch be in sb’s favor bei jemandem beliebt oder gefragt oder begehrt sein;

be ( oder stand) high in sb’s favor bei jemandem hoch in der Gunst stehen;

in favor of für, auch WIRTSCH zugunsten von (od gen);

in my favor zu meinen Gunsten;

speak in favor of für etwas sprechen oder eintreten;

who is in favor (of it)? wer ist dafür oder (damit) einverstanden?;

vote in favor dafür oder mit Ja stimmen;

be out of favor with sb

a) bei jemandem in Ungnade (gefallen) sein,

b) auch be out of sb’s favor bei jemandem nicht mehr beliebt oder gefragt oder begehrt sein; → curry¹ 4, fall from

2. Gefallen m, Gefälligkeit f:

ask sb a favor ( oder a favor of sb) jemanden um einen Gefallen bitten;

do sb a favor, do a favor for sb jemandem einen Gefallen tun;

do me a favor and … tu mir den Gefallen und …, sei so nett und …;

we request the favor of your company wir laden Sie höflich ein

3. Bevorzugung f, Begünstigung f:

show favor to sb jemanden bevorzugen oder begünstigen;

he doesn’t ask for favors er stellt keine besonderen Ansprüche;

without fear or favor unparteiisch

4. grant sb one’s favors ( oder one’s ultimate favor) jemandem seine Gunst geben oder gewähren (Frau)

5. obs Schutz m:

under favor of night im Schutze der Nacht

6. a) kleines (auf einer Party etc verteiltes) Geschenk

b) (auf einer Party etc verteilter) Scherzartikel

7. (Partei- etc) Abzeichen n

8. WIRTSCH obs Schreiben n:

your favor of the 3rd of the month Ihr Geehrtes vom 3. des Monats

9. obs

a) Anmut f

b) Aussehen n

c) Gesicht n

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1.
(Brit.)noun

1) Gunst, die; Wohlwollen, das

find/lose favour with somebody — [Sache:] bei jemandem Anklang finden/jemandem nicht mehr gefallen; [Person:] jemandes Wohlwollen gewinnen/verlieren

be in favour [with somebody] — [bei jemandem] beliebt sein; [Idee, Kleidung usw.:] [bei jemandem] in Mode sein

be out of favour [with somebody] — [bei jemandem] unbeliebt sein; [Idee, Kleidung usw.:] [bei jemandem] nicht mehr in Mode sein

2) (kindness) Gefallen, der; Gefälligkeit, die

ask a favour of somebody, ask somebody a favour — jemanden um einen Gefallen bitten

do somebody a favour, do a favour for somebody — jemandem einen Gefallen tun

as a favour — aus Gefälligkeit

as a favour to somebody — jemandem zuliebe

3) (support)

be in favour of something — für etwas sein

in favour of — zugunsten (+ Gen.)

all those in favour — alle, die dafür sind

in somebody's favour — zu jemandes Gunsten

4) (partiality) Begünstigung, die

show favour to[wards] somebody — jemanden begünstigen
2. transitive verb
1) (approve) für gut halten, gutheißen [Plan, Idee, Vorschlag]; (think preferable) bevorzugen

I favour the first proposal — ich bin für den ersten Vorschlag

2) (oblige) beehren ( with mit) (geh.)

3) (treat with partiality) bevorzugen

4) (prove advantageous to) begünstigen

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(UK) n.

Gefälligkeit f.

Gunst nur sing. f. n.

Gefallen - m. (UK) v.

begünstigen v.

bevorzugen v.

English-german dictionary > favour
4 pass

1.
[pɑːs]noun

1) (passing of an examination) bestandene Prüfung

get a pass in maths — die Mathematikprüfung bestehen

‘pass’ — (mark or grade) Ausreichend, das

2) (written permission) Ausweis, der; (for going into or out of a place also) Passierschein, der; (Mil.): (for leave) Urlaubsschein, der; (for free transportation) Freifahrschein, der; (for free admission) Freikarte, die

3) (critical position) Notlage, die

things have come to a pretty pass [when...] — es muss schon weit gekommen sein[, wenn...]

4) (Football) Pass, der (fachspr.); Ballabgabe, die; (Fencing) Ausfall, der

make a pass to a player — [den Ball] zu einem Spieler passen (fachspr.) od. abgeben

5)

make a pass at somebody — (fig. coll.): (amorously) jemanden anmachen (ugs.)

6) (in mountains) Pass, der
2. intransitive verb
1) (move onward) [Prozession:] ziehen; [Wasser:] fließen; [Gas:] strömen; (fig.) [Redner:] übergehen (to zu)

pass further along or down the bus, please! — bitte weiter durchgehen!

2) (go) passieren; [Zug, Reisender:] fahren ( through durch)

pass over — (in plane) überfliegen [Ort]

let somebody pass — jemanden durchlassen od. passieren lassen

3) (be transported, lit. or fig.) kommen

pass into history/oblivion — in die Geschichte eingehen/in Vergessenheit geraten

the title/property passes to somebody — der Titel/Besitz geht auf jemanden über

4) (change) wechseln

pass from one state to another — von einem Zustand in einen anderen übergehen

5) (go by) [Fußgänger:] vorbeigehen; [Fahrer, Fahrzeug:] vorbeifahren; [Prozession:] vorbeiziehen; [Zeit, Sekunde:] vergehen; (by chance) [Person, Fahrzeug:] vorbeikommen

let somebody/a car pass — jemanden/ein Auto vorbeilassen (ugs.)

6) (be accepted as adequate) durchgehen; hingehen

let it/the matter pass — es/die Sache durch- od. hingehen lassen

7) (come to an end) vorbeigehen; [Fieber:] zurückgehen; [Ärger, Zorn, Sturm:] sich legen; [Gewitter, Unwetter:] vorüberziehen

8) (happen) passieren; (between persons) vorfallen

9) (be accepted) durchgehen (as als, for für)

10) (satisfy examiner) bestehen

11) (Cards) passen

pass! — [ich] passe!
3. transitive verb
1) (move past) [Fußgänger:] vorbeigehen an (+ Dat.); [Fahrer, Fahrzeug:] vorbeifahren an (+ Dat.); [Prozession:] vorbeiziehen an (+ Dat.)

2) (overtake) vorbeifahren an (+ Dat.) [Fahrzeug, Person]

3) (cross) überschreiten [Schwelle, feindliche Linien, Grenze, Marke]

4) (reach standard in) bestehen [Prüfung]

5) (approve) verabschieden [Gesetzentwurf]; annehmen [Vorschlag]; [Zensor:] freigeben [Film, Buch, Theaterstück]; bestehen lassen [Prüfungskandidaten]

6) (be too great for) überschreiten, übersteigen [Auffassungsgabe, Verständnis]

7) (move) bringen

pass a thread through the eye of a needle — einen Faden durch ein Nadelöhr ziehen od. führen

8) (Footb. etc.) abgeben (to an + Akk.)

9) (spend) verbringen [Leben, Zeit, Tag]

10) (hand)

pass somebody something — jemandem etwas reichen od. geben

would you pass the salt, please? — gibst od. reichst du mir bitte das Salz?

11) (utter) fällen, verkünden [Urteil]; machen [Bemerkung]

12) (discharge) lassen [Wasser]

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/53812/pass_away">pass away

- pass by

- pass down

- pass for

- pass off

- pass on

- pass out

- pass over

- pass through

- pass up

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1. verb
1) (to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc): I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.) vorbeigehen

2) (to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another: They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.) weitergeben

3) (to go or be beyond: This passes my understanding.) übersteigen

4) ((of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake: The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.) überholen

5) (to spend (time): They passed several weeks in the country.) verbringen

6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) annehmen

7) (to give or announce (a judgement or sentence): The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.) fällen

8) (to end or go away: His sickness soon passed.) vorübergehen

9) (to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc): I passed my driving test.) bestehen
2. noun
1) (a narrow path between mountains: a mountain pass.) der Paß

2) (a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building: You must show your pass before entering.) der Paß

3) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) das Bestehen

4) ((in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another: The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.) der Paß

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- passable
- passing
- passer-by
- password
- in passing
- let something pass
- let pass
- pass as/for
- pass away
- pass the buck
- pass by
- pass off
- pass something or someone off as
- pass off as
- pass on
- pass out
- pass over
- pass up
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pass

[pɑ:s, AM pæs]

I. NOUN

<pl -es>

1. (road) Pass m

the Khyber \pass der Khaiberpass

mountain \pass [Gebirgs]pass m

2. SPORT (of a ball) Pass m (to auf + akk), Vorlage f (für ein Tor)

3. (sweep: by magician, conjuror) [Hand]bewegung f

the magician made some \passes with his hands over her body der Zauberer fuhr mit der Hand mehrmals über ihren Körper

4. plane

to make a \pass over sth über etw akk fliegen

the aircraft flew low in a \pass over the ski resort das Flugzeug flog sehr tief über das Skigebiet hinweg

5. ( fam: sexual advance) Annäherungsversuch m

to make a \pass at sb sich akk an jdn ranmachen, ÖSTERR bes mit jdm anbandeln fam

6. BRIT SCH, UNIV (exam success) Bestehen nt einer Prüfung; AM (grade) „Bestanden“

students just get a \pass or fail in these courses in diesen Kursen können die Studenten nur entweder bestehen oder durchfallen

to achieve grade A \passes nur Einser bekommen

to get/obtain a \pass in an exam eine Prüfung bestehen

7. (permit) Passierschein m; (for a festival) Eintritt m, Eintrittskarte f; (for public transport) [Wochen-/Monats-/Jahres-]karte f

only people with a \pass are allowed to enter the nuclear power station nur Personen mit einem entsprechenden Ausweis dürfen das Kernkraftwerk betreten

free \pass Freikarte f

disabled people have a free \pass for the public transport system Behinderte können die öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel kostenlos benutzen

8. esp AM SCH (letter of excuse) Entschuldigung f (für das Fernbleiben vom Unterricht)

9. no pl (predicament) Notlage f, kritische Lage

this is a \pass — we can't get back into the hotel da haben wir uns ja was Schönes eingebrockt — wir können nicht ins Hotel zurück fam

it has come to a pretty \pass when... es ist schon weit gekommen, wenn...

to reach a \pass außer Kontrolle geraten, ausufern

10. (in fencing) Ausfall m fachspr

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (go past)

▪ to \pass sb/sth an jdm/etw vorbeigehen; (in car) an jdm/etw vorbeifahren

if you \pass a supermarket, can you get me some milk? würdest du mir Milch mitbringen, wenn du bei einem Supermarkt vorbeikommst?

2. (overtake)

▪ to \pass sb/sth jdn/etw überholen

3. (cross)

to \pass a frontier eine Grenze überqueren

not a word \passed his lips kein Wort kam über seine Lippen

4. (exceed)

▪ to \pass sth:

it \passes all belief that... es ist doch wirklich nicht zu fassen, dass...

don't buy goods which have \passed their sell-by date kauf keine Waren, deren Verfallsdatum bereits abgelaufen ist

to \pass a limit eine Grenze überschreiten

to \pass the time limit das Zeitlimit überschreiten

I'm sorry, you've \passed the time limit es tut mir leid, aber Sie haben überzogen

5. (hand to)

▪ to \pass sth to sb [or sb sth] jdm etw geben, jdm etw [herüber]reichen bes geh; (bequeath to) jdm etw vererben

could you \pass the salt please? könntest du mir bitte mal das Salz geben?

to \pass the hat [around] ( fig) den Hut herumgehen lassen fig

▪ to be \passed to sb auf jdn [o in jds Besitz] übergehen

the responsibility was gradually \passed to the British government die Verantwortung wurde nach und nach der britischen Regierung übertragen

6. (put into circulation)

to \pass money Geld in Umlauf bringen

she was caught trying to \pass forged five pound notes sie wurde dabei erwischt, als sie versuchte, mit gefälschten Fünfpfundnoten zu bezahlen

he once \passed me a forged fiver er hat mir einmal einen gefälschten Fünfer angedreht fam

7. SPORT

to \pass the ball den Ball abgeben [o abspielen]

to \pass the ball to sb jdm den Ball zuspielen

to \pass the baton to sb SPORT den Stab an jdn abgeben

the baton was \passed smoothly der Stab wurde sauber übergeben

8. (succeed)

to \pass an exam/a test eine Prüfung/eine Arbeit bestehen

to \pass muster akzeptabel sein

9. (of time)

to \pass one's days/holiday [or AM vacation] /time doing sth seine Tage/Ferien/Zeit mit etw dat verbringen

to \pass the time sich dat die Zeit vertreiben

to \pass the time of day with sb jdn [nur] kurz grüßen

I just wanted to \pass the time of day with her, but... ich wollte wirklich nur kurz guten Tag sagen und ein wenig mit ihr plaudern, doch...

10. usu passive esp POL (approve)

▪ to be \passed law verabschiedet werden

to \pass a motion einen Antrag genehmigen

“motion \passed by a clear majority” „Antrag mit deutlicher Mehrheit angenommen“

to \pass a resolution eine Resolution verabschieden

the resolution was \passed unanimously die Resolution wurde einstimmig angenommen

to \pass sb/sth as fit [or suitable] jdn/etw [als] geeignet erklären

meat \passed as fit for human consumption Fleisch, das für den Verzehr freigegeben wurde

he was \passed fit for military service er wurde für wehrdiensttauglich erklärt

the censors \passed the film as suitable for children die Zensurstelle gab den Film für Kinder frei

11. (utter)

to \pass a comment einen Kommentar abgeben

to \pass a comment on sb eine Bemerkung über jdn machen

to \pass judgement on sb/sth ein Urteil über jdn/etw fällen, über jdn/etw ein Urteil abgeben

to \pass one's opinion seine Meinung sagen

to \pass a remark eine Bemerkung machen

she's been \passing remarks about me behind my back sie ist hinter meinem Rücken über mich hergezogen

to \pass sentence [on sb] LAW das Urteil [über jdn] fällen

12. MED ( form: excrete)

to \pass blood Blut im Stuhl/Urin haben

to \pass faeces Kot ausscheiden

to \pass urine urinieren

to \pass water Wasser lassen

13. FIN

to \pass a dividend eine Dividende ausfallen lassen

14.

▶ to \pass the buck to sb/sth ( fam) die Verantwortung auf jdn/etw abwälzen fam, jdm/etw den Schwarzen Peter zuschieben fam

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (move by) vorbeigehen, vorbeilaufen, vorbeikommen; road vorbeiführen; parade vorbeiziehen, vorüberziehen; car vorbeifahren

we often \passed on the stairs wir sind uns oft im Treppenhaus begegnet

the Queen \passed among the crowd die Königin mischte sich unter die Menge

the planes \passed noisily overhead die Flugzeuge donnerten vorbei fam

the bullet \passed between her shoulder blades die Kugel ging genau zwischen ihren Schulterblättern durch

if you \pass by a chemist... wenn du an einer Apotheke vorbeikommst...

a momentary look of anxiety \passed across his face ( fig) für einen kurzen Moment überschattete ein Ausdruck der Besorgnis seine Miene

to \pass out of sight außer Sichtweite geraten

to \pass unnoticed unbemerkt bleiben

▪ to \pass over sth plane über etw akk hinwegfliegen

▪ to \pass under sth unter etw dat hindurchgehen; (by car) unter etw dat hindurchfahren; road unter etw dat hindurchführen

2. (overtake) überholen

3. (enter) eintreten, hereinkommen

may I \pass? kann ich hereinkommen?

that helps prevent fats \passing into the bloodstream das verhindert, dass Fette in die Blutbahn gelangen

to allow sb to [or let sb] \pass jdn durchlassen

they shall not \pass! sie werden nicht durchkommen! (Kampfruf der Antifaschisten)

4. (go away) vergehen, vorübergehen, vorbeigehen

it'll soon \pass das ist bald vorüber

I felt a bit nauseous, but the feeling \passed mir war ein bisschen schlecht, aber das ging auch wieder vorbei

for a moment she thought she'd die but the moment \passed für einen kurzen Moment lang dachte sie, sie würde sterben

I let a golden opportunity \pass ich habe mir eine einmalige Gelegenheit entgehen lassen

5. (change)

▪ to \pass from sth to sth von etw dat zu etw dat übergehen

wax \passes from solid to liquid when you heat it beim Erhitzen wird festes Wachs flüssig

the water \passes from a liquid state to a solid state when frozen Wasser wird fest, wenn es gefriert

6. (transfer)

all these English words have \passed into the German language all diese englischen Wörter sind in die deutsche Sprache eingegangen

to \pass into oblivion in Vergessenheit geraten

7. (exchange)

no words have \passed between us since our divorce seit unserer Scheidung haben wir kein einziges Wort miteinander gewechselt

the looks \passing between them suggested that... die Blicke, die sie miteinander wechselten, ließen darauf schließen, dass...

greetings were \passed between them sie begrüßten sich

8. SPORT (of a ball) zuspielen, [den Ball] abgeben [o abspielen

9. SCH (succeed) bestehen, durchkommen

he \passed at the fifth attempt er bestand die Prüfung im fünften Anlauf

10. (go by) time vergehen, verstreichen

the evening \passed without incident der Abend verlief ohne Zwischenfälle

11. (not answer) passen [müssen]

\pass — I don't know the answer ich passe — ich weiß es nicht

the contestant \passed on four questions der Wettbewerbsteilnehmer musste bei vier Fragen passen

12. (forgo)

▪ to \pass on sth auf etw akk verzichten

13. (be accepted as)

I don't think you'll \pass as 18 keiner wird dir abnehmen, dass du 18 bist

do you think this jacket and trousers could \pass as a suit? meinst du, ich kann diese Jacke und die Hose als Anzug anziehen?

he could \pass as a German in our new film für unseren neuen Film könnte er als Deutscher durchgehen

14. CARDS passen

15. ( old)

and it come to \pass that... und da begab es sich, dass...

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[pAːs]
1. n

1) (= permit) Ausweis m; (MIL ETC) Passierschein m

a free pass — eine Freikarte; (permanent) ein Sonderausweis m

2) (Brit UNIV) Bestehen nt einer Prüfung

to get a pass in German — seine Deutschprüfung bestehen; (lowest level) seine Deutschprüfung mit "ausreichend" bestehen

I still need a pass in physics — ich muss noch einen Abschluss in Physik machen

3) (GEOG, SPORT) Pass m; (FTBL, for shot at goal) Vorlage f

4) (FENCING) Ausfall m

5) (= movement by conjurer, hypnotist) Bewegung f, Geste f

the conjurer made a few quick passes with his hand over the top of the hat — der Zauberer fuhr mit der Hand ein paar Mal schnell über dem Hut hin und her

the text had a special hyphenation pass — der Text wurde eigens in Bezug auf Silbentrennung überprüft

6)

things had come to such a pass that... — die Lage hatte sich so zugespitzt, dass...

things have come to a pretty pass when... — so weit ist es schon gekommen, dass...

this is a pretty pass! — das ist ja eine schöne Bescherung!

7)

to make a pass at sb — bei jdm Annäherungsversuche machen

8) (AVIAT)

the jet made three passes over the ship — der Düsenjäger flog dreimal über das Schiff

on its fourth pass over the area the plane was almost hit —

the pilot made two passes over the landing strip before deciding to come down — der Pilot passierte die Landebahn zweimal, ehe er sich zur Landung entschloss

2. vt

1) (= move past) vorbeigehen/-fahren/-fliegen an (+dat)

he passed me without even saying hello — er ging ohne zu grüßen an mir vorbei

the ship passed the mouth of the estuary — das Schiff passierte die Flussmündung

2) (= overtake) athlete, car überholen

he's passed all the other candidates — er hat alle anderen Kandidaten überflügelt

3) (= cross) frontier etc überschreiten, überqueren, passieren; deadline überschreiten

not a word passed her lips — kein Wort kam über ihre Lippen

4) (= reach, hand) reichen

they passed the photograph around — sie reichten or gaben das Foto herum

pass (me) the salt, please —

he passed the hammer up — er reichte den Hammer hinauf

the characteristics which he passed to his son — die Eigenschaften, die er an seinen Sohn weitergab

5)

it passes belief — es ist kaum zu fassen

it passes my comprehension that... —

love which passes all understanding — Liebe, die jenseits allen Verstehens liegt

6) (UNIV ETC) exam bestehen; candidate bestehen lassen

7)

this film will never pass the censors — dieser Film kommt nie und nimmer durch die Zensur

8) (= approve) motion annehmen; plan gutheißen, genehmigen; (PARL) verabschieden

the censors will never pass this film — die Zensur gibt diesen Film bestimmt nicht frei

9) (SPORT)

to pass the ball to sb — jdm den Ball zuspielen

you should learn to pass the ball and not hang on to it — du solltest lernen abzuspielen, statt am Ball zu kleben

10) forged bank notes weitergeben

11)

he passed his hand across his forehead — er fuhr sich (dat) mit der Hand über die Stirn

pass the thread through the hole — führen Sie den Faden durch die Öffnung

he passed a chain around the front axle — er legte eine Kette um die Vorderachse

12) (= spend) time verbringen

he did it just to pass the time — er tat das nur, um sich (dat) die Zeit zu vertreiben

13) remark von sich geben; opinion abgeben; (JUR) sentence verhängen; judgement fällen

to pass comment (on sth) — einen Kommentar (zu etw) abgeben

14) (= discharge) excrement, blood absondern, ausscheiden

to pass water — Wasser or Harn lassen

3. vi

1) (= move past) vorbeigehen/-fahren

the street was too narrow for the cars to pass — die Straße war so eng, dass die Wagen nicht aneinander vorbeikamen

we passed in the corridor —

there isn't room for him to pass — es ist so eng, dass er nicht vorbeikommt

2) (= overtake) überholen

3)

(= move, go) no letters passed between them — sie wechselten keine Briefe

words passed between them — es gab einige Meinungsverschiedenheiten

what has passed between us — was sich zwischen uns zugetragen hat

a knowing look passed between them — sie tauschten wissende Blicke aus

if you pass by the grocer's... —

we passed by a line of hotels — wir kamen an einer Reihe Hotels vorbei

the procession passed down the street —

the cars pass down the assembly line — die Autos kommen das Fließband herunter

as we pass from feudalism to more open societies — beim Übergang vom Feudalismus zu offeneren Gesellschaftsformen

as we pass from youth to old age — mit zunehmendem Alter

the virus passes easily from one person to another —

people were passing in and out of the building — die Leute gingen in dem Gebäude ein und aus

the land has now passed into private hands — das Land ist jetzt in Privatbesitz übergegangen

to pass into oblivion — in Vergessenheit geraten

expressions which have passed into/out of the language — Redensarten, die in die Sprache eingegangen sind/aus der Sprache verschwunden sind

to pass into history/legend — in die Geschichte/Legende eingehen

to pass out of sight —

the firm has passed out of existence — die Firma hat aufgehört zu bestehen

he passed out of our lives — er ist aus unserem Leben verschwunden

everything he said just passed over my head — was er sagte, war mir alles zu hoch

we're now passing over Paris — wir fliegen jetzt über Paris

I'll just pass quickly over the main points again —

he's passing through a difficult period — er macht gerade eine schwere Zeit durch

the manuscript has passed through a lot of hands — das Manuskript ist durch viele Hände gegangen

the thread passes through this hole — der Faden geht durch diese Öffnung

you have to pass through Berlin — Sie müssen über Berlin fahren

shall we pass to the second subject on the agenda? — wollen wir zum zweiten Punkt der Tagesordnung übergehen?

the crown always passes to the eldest son —

the area then passed under Roman rule — das Gebiet geriet dann unter römische Herrschaft

he passed under the archway — er ging/fuhr durch das Tor

4) (time) vergehen; (deadline) verfallen

5) (= disappear, end anger, hope, era etc) vorübergehen, vorbeigehen; (storm) (= go over) vorüberziehen; (= abate) sich legen; (rain) vorbeigehen

to let an opportunity pass — eine Gelegenheit verstreichen lassen

it'll pass — das geht vorüber!

6) (= be acceptable) gehen

to let sth pass — etw durchgehen lassen

let it pass! — vergiss es!, vergessen wirs!

it'll pass — das geht

7) (= be considered, be accepted) angesehen werden (for or as sth als etw)

this little room has to pass for an office —

in her day she passed for a great beauty — zu ihrer Zeit galt sie als große Schönheit

she could easily pass for 25 — sie könnte leicht für 25 durchgehen

or what passes nowadays for a hat — oder was heute so als Hut betrachtet wird

8) (in exam) bestehen

I passed! — ich habe bestanden!

did you pass in chemistry? — hast du deine Chemieprüfung bestanden?

9) (SPORT) abspielen

to pass to sb — jdm zuspielen, an jdn abgeben

10) (CARDS) passen

(I) pass! — (ich) passe!

pass (in quiz etc) — passe!

I'll pass on that — da passe ich

11) (old

= happen) to come to pass — sich begeben

and it came to pass in those days... — und es begab sich zu jener Zeit...

to bring sth to pass — etw bewirken

12) (US euph = die) sterben

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pass [pɑːs; US pæs]

A v/t

1. a) etwas passieren, vorbei-, vorübergehen, -fahren, -fließen, -kommen, -reiten, -ziehen an (dat)

b) Tennis: jemanden passieren

2. vorbeifahren an (dat), überholen ( auch AUTO):

we passed his car

3. fig übergehen, -springen, keine Notiz nehmen von

4. WIRTSCH eine Dividende ausfallen lassen

5. eine Schranke, ein Hindernis passieren

6. durch-, überschreiten, durchqueren, -reiten, -reisen, -ziehen, passieren:

pass a river einen Fluss überqueren

7. durchschneiden (Linie)

8. a) ein Examen bestehen

b) einen Prüfling bestehen oder durchkommen lassen:

pass sb (as) fit ( oder ready) for work MED jemanden gesundschreiben

c) etwas durchgehen lassen

9. fig hinausgehen über (akk), übersteigen, -schreiten, -treffen:

it passes my comprehension ( oder understanding) es geht über meinen Verstand oder Horizont;

just passing seventeen gerade erst siebzehn Jahre alt

10. (durch etwas) hindurchleiten, -führen (beide, auch TECH), auch die Hand gleiten lassen:

pass a wire through a hole;

he passed his hand over his forehead er fuhr sich mit der Hand über die Stirn

11. (durch ein Sieb) passieren, durchseihen

12. vorbei-, durchlassen, passieren lassen

13. Zeit ver-, zubringen:

pass the time reading sich die Zeit mit Lesen vertreiben; → time A 4

14. einen Gegenstand reichen, geben, ( auch JUR Falschgeld) weitergeben:

pass me the salt, please reichen Sie mir bitte das Salz; → buck¹ A 8, hat Bes Redew

15. übersenden, auch einen Funkspruch befördern

16. SPORT den Ball abspielen, passen ( beide:

to zu):

pass the ball auch abspielen

17. JUR Eigentum, einen Rechtstitel übertragen, (letztwillig) zukommen lassen

18. einen Vorschlag durchbringen, -setzen, ein Gesetz verabschieden, eine Resolution annehmen

19. abgeben, übertragen:

pass the chair den Vorsitz abgeben ( to sb an jemanden)

20. rechtskräftig machen

21. (als gültig) anerkennen, gelten lassen, genehmigen

22. (on, upon) eine Meinung äußern (über akk), eine Bemerkung fallen lassen oder machen, einen Kommentar geben (zu), ein Kompliment machen:

pass criticism on Kritik üben an (dat);

pass an opinion on auch sich äußern über (akk) oder zu

23. ein Urteil abgeben, fällen, JUR auch sprechen ( alle:

on, upon über akk)

24. MED

a) Eiter, Nierensteine etc ausscheiden

b) den Darm entleeren

c) Wasser lassen

25. ein Türschloss öffnen

B v/i

1. sich (fort)bewegen, (von einem Ort zu einem andern) gehen, reiten, fahren, ziehen etc

2. vorbei-, vorübergehen, -fahren, -ziehen etc (by an dat), AUTO überholen:

let sb pass jemanden vorbei- oder durchlassen

3. fahren etc ( through durch):

it has just passed through my mind fig es ist mir eben durch den Kopf gegangen

4. übergehen (to auf akk; into the hands of in die Hände gen), übertragen werden (to auf akk), fallen (to an akk):

it passes to the heirs es geht auf die Erben über, es fällt an die Erben

5. durchkommen, (die Prüfung) bestehen

6. übergehen:

pass from a solid (in)to a liquid state vom festen in den flüssigen Zustand übergehen

7. vergehen, vorübergehen (Zeit etc, auch Schmerz etc), verstreichen (Zeit):

the pain will pass der Schmerz wird vergehen;

fashions pass Moden kommen und gehen

8. euph entschlafen

9. sich zutragen, sich abspielen, vor sich gehen, passieren:

it came to pass that … besonders BIBEL es begab sich oder es geschah, dass …;

bring sth to pass etwas bewirken

10. harsh words passed between them es fielen harte Worte zwischen ihnen oder bei ihrer Auseinandersetzung

11. (for, as) gelten (für, als), gehalten werden (für), angesehen werden (für):

he passes for a much younger man er wird für viel jünger gehalten;

this passes for gold das soll angeblich Gold sein

12. a) an-, hingehen, leidlich sein

b) durchgehen, unbeanstandet bleiben, geduldet werden:

let sth pass etwas durchgehen oder gelten lassen;

let that pass reden wir nicht mehr davon

13. PARL etc durchgehen, bewilligt oder zum Gesetz erhoben werden, Rechtskraft erlangen

14. angenommen werden, gelten, (als gültig) anerkannt werden

15. gangbar sein, Geltung finden (Grundsätze, Ideen)

16. JUR gefällt werden, ergehen (Urteil, Entscheidung)

17. MED abgehen, abgeführt oder ausgeschieden werden

18. SPORT (den Ball) abspielen oder passen (to zu):

pass back to the goalkeeper (Fußball) zum Torhüter zurückspielen

19. Kartenspiel: passen:

(I) pass! a. fig ich passe!;

I pass on that! fig da muss ich passen!

C s

1. a) (Gebirgs)Pass m:

(narrow) pass Engpass;

hold the pass fig obs sich behaupten;

sell the pass fig obs abtrünnig werden

b) Durchfahrt f

c) schiffbarer Kanal

2. a) Ausweis m, Passier-, Erlaubnisschein m

b) besonders free pass Freikarte f, BAHN etc Freifahrkarte f, -schein m

3. MIL Urlaubsschein m

4. besonders Br Bestehen n (einer Prüfung):

get a pass in physics seine Physikprüfung bestehen

5. fig

a) Schritt m, Abschnitt m

b) umg (schlimme) Lage:

things have come to a fine ( oder pretty, sorry) pass es ist ganz schön weit gekommen

6. make a pass over fig etwas überfliegen

7. a) Handbewegung f (eines Zauberkünstlers)

b) manueller (Zauber)Trick

8. Bestreichung f, Strich m (beim Hypnotisieren etc)

9. Maltechnik: Strich m

10. SPORT Pass m, Ab-, Zuspiel n:

from a pass by auf Pass von

11. Kartenspiel: Passen n

12. Fechten: Ausfall m

13. make a pass at umg Annäherungsversuche machen bei

14. TECH Durchlauf m (abgeschlossener Arbeitszyklus)

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1.
[pɑːs]noun

1) (passing of an examination) bestandene Prüfung

get a pass in maths — die Mathematikprüfung bestehen

‘pass’ — (mark or grade) Ausreichend, das

2) (written permission) Ausweis, der; (for going into or out of a place also) Passierschein, der; (Mil.): (for leave) Urlaubsschein, der; (for free transportation) Freifahrschein, der; (for free admission) Freikarte, die

3) (critical position) Notlage, die

things have come to a pretty pass [when...] — es muss schon weit gekommen sein[, wenn...]

4) (Football) Pass, der (fachspr.); Ballabgabe, die; (Fencing) Ausfall, der

make a pass to a player — [den Ball] zu einem Spieler passen (fachspr.) od. abgeben

5)

make a pass at somebody — (fig. coll.): (amorously) jemanden anmachen (ugs.)

6) (in mountains) Pass, der
2. intransitive verb
1) (move onward) [Prozession:] ziehen; [Wasser:] fließen; [Gas:] strömen; (fig.) [Redner:] übergehen (to zu)

pass further along or down the bus, please! — bitte weiter durchgehen!

2) (go) passieren; [Zug, Reisender:] fahren ( through durch)

pass over — (in plane) überfliegen [Ort]

let somebody pass — jemanden durchlassen od. passieren lassen

3) (be transported, lit. or fig.) kommen

pass into history/oblivion — in die Geschichte eingehen/in Vergessenheit geraten

the title/property passes to somebody — der Titel/Besitz geht auf jemanden über

4) (change) wechseln

pass from one state to another — von einem Zustand in einen anderen übergehen

5) (go by) [Fußgänger:] vorbeigehen; [Fahrer, Fahrzeug:] vorbeifahren; [Prozession:] vorbeiziehen; [Zeit, Sekunde:] vergehen; (by chance) [Person, Fahrzeug:] vorbeikommen

let somebody/a car pass — jemanden/ein Auto vorbeilassen (ugs.)

6) (be accepted as adequate) durchgehen; hingehen

let it/the matter pass — es/die Sache durch- od. hingehen lassen

7) (come to an end) vorbeigehen; [Fieber:] zurückgehen; [Ärger, Zorn, Sturm:] sich legen; [Gewitter, Unwetter:] vorüberziehen

8) (happen) passieren; (between persons) vorfallen

9) (be accepted) durchgehen (as als, for für)

10) (satisfy examiner) bestehen

11) (Cards) passen

pass! — [ich] passe!
3. transitive verb
1) (move past) [Fußgänger:] vorbeigehen an (+ Dat.); [Fahrer, Fahrzeug:] vorbeifahren an (+ Dat.); [Prozession:] vorbeiziehen an (+ Dat.)

2) (overtake) vorbeifahren an (+ Dat.) [Fahrzeug, Person]

3) (cross) überschreiten [Schwelle, feindliche Linien, Grenze, Marke]

4) (reach standard in) bestehen [Prüfung]

5) (approve) verabschieden [Gesetzentwurf]; annehmen [Vorschlag]; [Zensor:] freigeben [Film, Buch, Theaterstück]; bestehen lassen [Prüfungskandidaten]

6) (be too great for) überschreiten, übersteigen [Auffassungsgabe, Verständnis]

7) (move) bringen

pass a thread through the eye of a needle — einen Faden durch ein Nadelöhr ziehen od. führen

8) (Footb. etc.) abgeben (to an + Akk.)

9) (spend) verbringen [Leben, Zeit, Tag]

10) (hand)

pass somebody something — jemandem etwas reichen od. geben

would you pass the salt, please? — gibst od. reichst du mir bitte das Salz?

11) (utter) fällen, verkünden [Urteil]; machen [Bemerkung]

12) (discharge) lassen [Wasser]

Phrasal Verbs:

- pass away

- pass by

- pass down

- pass for

- pass off

- pass on

- pass out

- pass over

- pass through

- pass up

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n.

(§ pl.: passes)

= Arbeitsgang m.

Ausweis -e m.

Durchgang m.

Durchlauf m.

Pass ¨-e m. (US) v.

überholen v. (by) (time) v.

verfließen (Zeit) v. (by) v.

vorbeigehen (an) v. v.

ablaufen v.

absolvieren (Prüfung) v.

passieren v.

English-german dictionary > pass
5 pass

[pɑ:s, Am pæs] n <pl - es>

1) transp

( road) Pass m;

one of the highest \passes in Europe einer der höchsten Pässe in Europa;

mountain \pass [Gebirgs]pass m

2) fball, sports ( of a ball) Pass m, Vorlage f (für ein Tor);

that was a beautiful \pass to the centre forward das war ein gekonnter Pass zum Mittelstürmer

3) ( sweep) by a plane [Darüber]streichen nt kein pl;

they had seen the aircraft flying low in a \pass over the ski resort sie hatten gesehen, wie das Flugzeug sehr tief über das Skigebiet hinwegflog; by a magician, conjuror [Hand]bewegung f;

the magician made some \passes with his hands over her body der Zauberer fuhr mit der Hand mehrmals über ihren Körper

4) (fam: sexual advance) Annäherungsversuch m;

to make a \pass [at sb] einen Annäherungsversuch [bei jdm] machen, sich akk an jdn ranmachen ( fam)

5) ( Brit) sch, univ ( exam success) Bestehen nt kein pl (einer Prüfung);

to achieve grade A \passes sehr gute Noten bekommen;

to get/obtain a \pass in an exam eine Prüfung bestehen;

(Am) ( grade) Bestehen nt kein pl (einer Prüfung);

in those courses they don't grade students - they just get a \pass or fail in diesen Kursen bekommen die Studenten keine Noten, sie können nur entweder bestehen oder durchfallen;

( proof of completion) Bestanden nt

6) ( permit) Passierschein m;

only people with a \pass are allowed to enter the nuclear power station nur Personen mit einem entsprechenden Ausweis dürfen das Kernkraftwerk betreten; for a festival Eintritt m, Eintrittskarte f; for public transport [Wochen-/Monats-/Jahres-]karte f;

bus \pass Busfahrkarte f (die über einen bestimmten Zeitraum gültig ist);

free \pass Freikarte f;

disabled people have a free \pass for the public transport system Behinderte können die öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel kostenlos benutzen;

( esp Am) sch; to leave class Entschuldigung f (für das Fernbleiben vom Unterricht);

why aren't you at the math class? - I've got a \pass warum bist du nicht im Matheunterricht? - ich hab eine Entschuldigung

7) no pl ( predicament) Notlage f, kritische Lage;

this is a \pass - we can't get back into the hotel da haben wir uns ja was Schönes eingebrockt - wir können nicht ins Hotel zurück ( fam)

to come to a pretty \pass ziemlich übel [für jdn] aussehen ( fam)

it's come to a pretty \pass when you can't even have a few quiet drinks with friends wenn man nicht mal mehr in aller Ruhe mit seinen Freunden ein paar Gläschen trinken kann, dann stimmt was nicht ( fam)

to reach a \pass außer Kontrolle geraten, ausufern vt

1) ( go past)

to \pass sb/ sth an jdm/etw vorbeikommen;

if you \pass a supermarket, can you get me some milk? würdest du mir Milch mitbringen, wenn du beim Supermarkt vorbeikommst?

2) ( exceed)

it \passes all belief that he could have been so selfish es ist doch wirklich nicht zu fassen, dass er dermaßen selbstsüchtig sein konnte;

to \pass a closing date/ sell-by date verfallen;

don't buy goods which have \passed their sell-by date kauf keine Waren, deren Verfallsdatum bereits abgelaufen ist;

to \pass a limit eine Grenze überschreiten;

to \pass the time limit das Zeitlimit überschreiten;

I'm sorry, you've \passed the time limit es tut mir leid, aber Sie haben überzogen

3) ( hand to)

to \pass sth to sb jdm etw [herüber]reichen;

( bequeath to) jdm etw vererben;

could you \pass the salt please? könnten Sie mir bitte mal das Salz [herüber]reichen?;

I asked if I could see the letter, so she \passed it to me reluctantly ich fragte, ob ich den Brief mal sehen könnte, also gab sie ihn mir widerwillig;

the deceased's estate was \passed to his distant relatives der Besitz des Verstorbenen fiel an seine entfernten Verwandten;

Gerald \passed the note to me Gerald gab mir die Notiz;

to \pass the hat [around] ( fig) den Hut herumgehen lassen;

( transfer to)

to be \passed to sb auf jdn übergehen;

the responsibility was gradually \passed to the British government die Verantwortung wurde nach und nach der britischen Regierung übertragen

4) ( put into circulation)

to \pass money Geld in Umlauf bringen;

I saw someone get caught trying to \pass forged five pound notes in the supermarket ich sah, wie jemand dabei erwischt wurde, als er versuchte im Supermarkt mit gefälschten Fünfpfundnoten zu bezahlen;

I haven't trusted him since he \passed me a forged fiver ich trau ihm einfach nicht mehr, seit er versucht hat, mir einen gefälschten Fünfer anzudrehen ( fam)

5) fball, sports

to \pass the ball to sb jdm den Ball zuspielen;

the crowd were shouting at the player to \pass the basketball die Zuschauermenge schrie dem Basketballspieler zu, er solle den Ball abgeben;

to \pass the baton to sb den Stab an jdn abgeben;

the timing of the athletes in a relay race must be perfect to \pass the baton smoothly das Timing beim Staffellauf muss absolut stimmen, damit der Stab sauber übergeben werden kann

6) food ( process)

the cook \passed the carrots through the mixer der Koch pürierte die Karotten im Mixer;

to \pass the water through the filter das Wasser durch den Filter laufen lassen

7) sch, univ ( succeed)

to \pass an exam/ a test eine Prüfung/eine Arbeit bestehen;

(fig: meet requirements) eine Prüfung bestehen, gut genug sein;

she \passed the oral but failed the written exam die mündliche Prüfung hat sie bestanden, aber in der schriftlichen ist sie durchgefallen;

why the questions? - am I supposed to \pass some silly imaginary test? warum fragst du mich das? soll das vielleicht so eine Art Prüfung für mich sein?;

to \pass muster akzeptabel sein;

new teams won't be admitted to the league if their stadiums don't \pass muster neue Mannschaften werden nur dann in die Liga aufgenommen, wenn ihre Stadien auf dem erforderlichen Stand sind

8) ( of time)

to \pass one's days/ holiday [or (Am) vacation] / time doing sth seine Tage/Ferien/Zeit mit etw dat verbringen;

it was a long train journey, but they managed to \pass three hours playing cards es war eine lange Zugfahrt, aber sie haben drei Stunden davon mit Kartenspielen herumgebracht ( fam)

to \pass the time sich dat die Zeit vertreiben;

I'm not very good at drawing but it helps to \pass the time ich kann zwar nicht sehr gut zeichnen, aber es ist doch ein ganz schöner Zeitvertreib;

I just wanted to \pass the time of day with her, but she completely ignored me ich wollte wirklich nur kurz guten Tag sagen und ein wenig mit ihr plaudern, aber sie hat mich völlig links liegen lassen

9) pol ( approve)

to \pass sth etw verabschieden;

they are hoping to \pass legislation which will forbid drivers aged under 25 to drink alcohol man hofft darauf, ein Gesetz einzuführen, das Fahrern unter 25 den Genuss von Alkohol verbieten würde;

to \pass a bill/ law ein Gesetz verabschieden;

to \pass a motion einen Antrag genehmigen;

to \pass a resolution eine Resolution verabschieden;

to \pass sb/ sth as fit [or suitable] jdn/etw [als] geeignet erklären;

the restaurant was serving meat that had not been \passed as fit for human consumption in dem Restaurant wurde Fleisch serviert, das nicht für den Verzehr freigegeben war;

he was \passed fit for military service er wurde für wehrdiensttauglich erklärt;

the censors \passed the film as suitable for children die Zensurstelle gab den Film für Kinder frei

10) ( utter)

to \pass a comment einen Kommentar abgeben, sich akk äußern;

to \pass a comment on sb eine Bemerkung über jdn machen;

to \pass judgement [on sb/sth] [über jdn/etw] urteilen [o ein Urteil fällen];

the jury at the film festival \passed judgement on the films they had seen die Jury gab beim Filmfestival ihr Urteil über die Filme ab, die sie gesehen hatte;

to \pass one's opinion seine Meinung sagen;

to \pass a remark eine Bemerkung machen;

I heard she'd been \passing remarks about me behind my back ich hörte, dass sie hinter meinem Rücken über mich hergezogen war;

to \pass sentence [on sb] law das Urteil [über jdn] fällen

11) med (form: excrete)

to \pass sth etw ausscheiden;

to \pass blood Blut im Stuhl/Urin haben;

to \pass faeces Kot ausscheiden;

to \pass urine urinieren;

to \pass water Wasser lassen

PHRASES:

to \pass the buck [to sb/sth] (sth]) ( fam) die Verantwortung abschieben, jdm/etw den Schwarzen Peter zuschieben;

the government has simply \passed the buck to the local authorities without offering any support die Regierung hat die Verantwortung ganz einfach auf die Kommunen abgewälzt, ohne ihnen irgendeine Unterstützung anzubieten vi

1) ( move by) vorbeigehen, vorbeikommen;

I was just \passing so I thought I'd drop in for a chat ich bin gerade vorbeigekommen und dachte, ich schau mal kurz auf ein paar Worte rein;

we often \passed on the stairs wir sind uns oft im Treppenhaus begegnet;

the road will \pass near the village die Straße wird nahe am Dorf vorbeiführen;

the marchers \passed by without stopping die Demonstranten zogen vorüber, ohne anzuhalten;

not one car \passed while I was there während ich dort war, fuhr nicht ein einziges Auto vorbei;

the Queen \passed among the crowd die Königin mischte sich unter die Menge;

he \passed nearby our group without even knowing we were there er lief nicht weit von unserer Gruppe entfernt vorbei, völlig ohne mitzukriegen, dass wir da waren;

you'll have to \pass not far from where we'll be standing du musst sowieso ganz in der Nähe von wo wir stehen vorbei;

the planes \passed noisily overhead die Flugzeuge donnerten vorbei ( fam)

the bullet \passed between her shoulder blades die Kugel ging genau zwischen ihren Schulterblättern durch; ( fig)

a momentary look of anxiety \passed across his face für einen kurzen Moment überschattete ein Ausdruck der Besorgnis seine Miene;

to \pass unnoticed unbemerkt bleiben, überhaupt nicht auffallen;

to \pass over sth über etw akk gleiten; plane über etw akk hinwegfliegen;

to \pass under sth unter etw dat hindurchfahren [o gehen];

the road \passes under the railway line die Straße führt unter einer Eisenbahnbrücke hindurch

2) ( enter) eintreten, hereinkommen;

may I \pass? kann ich hereinkommen?;

that helps prevent fats \passing into the bloodstream das verhindert, dass Fette in die Blutbahn gelangen;

to let sb [or allow sb to] \pass jdn durchlassen;

they shall not \pass! sie werden nicht durchkommen! (Kampfruf der Antifaschisten)

3) ( go away) vergehen, vorübergehen, vorbeigehen;

it'll soon \pass das geht schnell vorbei;

I felt a bit nauseous, but the mood \passed mir war ein bisschen schlecht, aber es war gleich wieder vorbei

4) ( change)

to \pass from sth to sth von etw dat zu etw dat übergehen;

wax \passes from solid to liquid when you heat it beim Erhitzen wird festes Wachs flüssig;

the water \passes from a liquid state to a solid state when frozen Wasser wird fest, wenn es gefriert

5) ( move into)

gradually all these English words have \passed into the German language mit der Zeit sind all diese englischen Wörter in die deutsche Sprache eingegangen

6) ( exchange)

no words have \passed between us since our divorce seit unserer Scheidung haben wir kein einziges Wort miteinander gewechselt;

the looks \passing between them suggested they had a very close relationship die Blicke, die sie miteinander wechselten, ließen darauf schließen, dass sie sich sehr nahe standen;

greetings were always \passed between them, despite their mutual animosity obwohl sie sich gegenseitig nicht ausstehen konnten, grüßten sie sich immer

7) fball ( of a ball) zuspielen, [den Ball] abgeben;

he's a good player but he should \pass more er ist ein guter Spieler, aber er sollte den Ball auch öfter einmal den anderen zuspielen

8) sch ( succeed) bestehen, durchkommen;

after taking his driving test four times he \passed at the fifth attempt last week nachdem er viermal durch die Fahrprüfung gefallen war, bestand er sie letzte Woche beim fünften Anlauf

9) usu passive ( approve)

the resolution was \passed unanimously die Resolution wurde einstimmig angenommen;

‘motion \passed by a clear majority,’ said the speaker of the house „Antrag mit deutlicher Mehrheit angenommen“, sagte der Parlamentspräsident

10) ( go by) vergehen, verstreichen;

the evening \passed without any great disasters der Abend verlief ohne größere Zwischenfälle;

time seems to \pass so slowly when you're in school wenn man in der Schule ist, scheint die Zeit unheimlich langsam zu vergehen;

I saw that I had let a golden opportunity \pass ich merkte, dass ich eine wirklich einmalige Gelegenheit ungenutzt hatte verstreichen lassen;

for a moment she thought he was going to kiss her, but the moment \passed einen kurzen Augenblick lang dachte sie, er würde sie küssen - aber dieser Moment verstrich, und nichts geschah;

11) (fig: not answer) passen [müssen];

what's happened here? - I'll have to \pass, I don't know either was ist denn hier passiert? - fragen Sie mich nicht, ich weiß es auch nicht;

\pass - I don't know the answer ich passe - ich weiß es nicht;

the second contestant \passed on four questions der zweite Wettbewerbsteilnehmer musste bei vier Fragen passen;

12) (fig fam: not consume)

to \pass on sth auf etw akk verzichten;

thanks, but I think I'll \pass on the chocolates since I'm dieting danke, aber ich verzichte lieber auf die Pralinen, weil ich eine Diät mache

13) ( be accepted as)

I really want to go to the film, but I don't think I'd \pass as 18 ich will den Film unbedingt sehen, aber die glauben mir nie, dass ich 18 bin;

do you think this non-matching jacket and trousers could \pass as a suit? meinst du, ich kann diese Jacke und die Hose als Anzug anziehen, obwohl sie nicht zusammengehören?;

they recruited somebody they hoped would \pass as a German in the film für den Film haben sie jemanden engagiert, von dem sie hoffen, dass er als Deutscher durchgeht

English-German students dictionary > pass
6 favor

etc. (Amer.) see academic.ru/26647/favour">favour etc

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fa·vor

n, vt AM see favour

fa·vour, AM fa·vor

[ˈfeɪvəʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. n

1. no pl (approval) Befürwortung f

to come down [or out] in \favor of sth sich akk für etw akk aussprechen

to decide in \favor of sth sich akk für etw akk entscheiden

to speak in \favor of sth für etw akk sprechen

to vote in \favor of sth für etw akk stimmen

▪ to be in \favor dafür sein

all those in \favor, please raise your hands alle, die dafür sind, heben bitte die Hand

▪ to be in \favor of sth für etw akk sein, etw befürworten

2. no pl (preference) Bevorzugung f

to gain [or win] sb's \favor [or \favor with sb] jds Gunst erlangen, jdn für sich akk gewinnen

to show \favor to sb jdn bevorzugen

3. no pl (popularity) Gunst f

to find \favor with sb bei jdm Gefallen finden

to return to [or get back into] \favor [with sb] wieder beliebt werden

his style has now returned to \favor sein Stil ist jetzt wieder gefragt

he's trying to get back into \favor er versucht, sich wieder beliebt zu machen

▪ to be in \favor [with sb] [bei jdm] hoch im Kurs stehen

to be/fall [or go] out of \favor person in Ungnade sein/fallen; object aus der Mode sein/kommen

4. no pl (advantage)

to decide in \favor of sth sich akk für etw akk entscheiden

to find in \favor of sb für jdn entscheiden

to have sth in one's \favor etw als Vorteil haben

to reject [or turn down] sb/sth in \favor of sb/sth jdm/etw gegenüber jdm/etw den Vorzug geben

to rule in sb's \favor SPORT für jdn entscheiden

▪ to be in sb's \favor zu jds Gunsten sein

you must stand a good chance, there are so many things in your \favor du hast sicherlich eine gute Chance, so viele Dinge sprechen für dich

the wind was in our \favor der Wind war günstig für uns

bank error in your \favor Bankirrtum zu Ihren Gunsten

5. (kind act) Gefallen m kein pl

I'm not asking for \favors ich bitte nicht um Gefälligkeiten

do it as a \favor to me tu es mir zuliebe

to ask sb [for] a \favor [or to ask a \favor of sb] jdn um einen Gefallen bitten

to dispense \favors to sb jdm Gefälligkeiten erweisen

to do sb a \favor [or a \favor for sb] jdm einen Gefallen tun

to not do sb/oneself any \favors jdm/sich dat keinen Gefallen tun

to grant sb a \favor jdm einen Gefallen tun

6. AM (present) kleines Geschenk

party \favor kleines Geschenk (das auf einer Party verteilt wird)

7. pl ( dated: sex)

▪ \favors Gunst f veraltet o hum, Liebesdienste pl

to be free with one's \favors freizügig sein, nicht mit seinen Reizen geizen

8.

▶ do me a \favor! esp BRIT ( fam) tu mir einen Gefallen! fam

II. vt

1. (prefer)

▪ to \favor sth etw vorziehen [o bevorzugen]

to \favor an explanation/a theory für eine Erklärung/eine Theorie sein, eine Erklärung/eine Theorie vertreten

2. (approve)

▪ to \favor sth etw gutheißen

▪ to \favor doing sth es gutheißen, etw zu tun

3. (benefit)

▪ to \favor sb/sth jdn/etw begünstigen

4. (be partial)

▪ to \favor sb jdn bevorzugen; SPORT jdn favorisieren

to \favor one person above the other eine Person einer anderen vorziehen

5. ( form: bestow)

▪ to \favor sb with sth jdm etw huldvoll gewähren geh

he has not yet \favored me with an explanation ( iron) er war noch nicht so gnädig, mir eine Erklärung zu geben

6. (look like)

▪ to \favor sb jdm ähneln

I \favor my grandmother ich schlage nach meiner Großmutter

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(US) ['feɪvə(r)]
1. n

1) no pl (= goodwill) Gunst f, Wohlwollen nt

to win/lose sb's favour — jds Gunst (acc) erlangen (geh)/verscherzen

to find favour with sb — bei jdm Anklang finden

to look with favour on sth — einer Sache (dat) wohlwollend gegenüberstehen

to be in favour with sb — bei jdm gut angeschrieben sein; (fashion, pop star, writer etc) bei jdm beliebt sein, bei jdm gut ankommen

to be/fall out of favour — in Ungnade (gefallen) sein/fallen; (fashion, pop star, writer etc) nicht mehr ankommen or beliebt sein (with bei)

2)

to be in favour of sth — für etw sein

to be in favour of doing sth — dafür sein, etw zu tun

a point in his favour — ein Punkt zu seinen Gunsten, ein Punkt, der für ihn spricht

the judge ruled in his favour — der Richter entschied zu seinen Gunsten

he's got everything in his favour — es spricht alles für ihn

circumstances were all working in her favour — die Umstände waren alle günstig für sie

all those in favour raise their hands — alle, die dafür sind, Hand hoch

he rejected socialism in favour of the market economy — er lehnte den Sozialismus ab und bevorzugte statt dessen die Marktwirtschaft

See:

→ balance

3) (= partiality) Vergünstigung f

to show favour to sb — jdn bevorzugen

4) (= act of kindness) Gefallen m, Gefälligkeit f

to ask a favour of sb — jdn um einen Gefallen bitten

to do sb a favour — jdm einen Gefallen tun

do me a favour! (inf) — sei so gut!

would you do me the favour of returning my library books? —

do me the favour of shutting up! (inf) — tu mir einen Gefallen und halt den Mund!

as a favour — aus Gefälligkeit

as a favour to him —

to sell sexual favours (old, hum) — Liebesgünste verkaufen (old, hum)

5) (old: ribbon etc) Schleife f

6) (on wedding cake) Verzierung f, (Kuchen)dekoration f; (to take home) Tüllbeutel mit Zuckermandeln

2. vt

1) idea (= be in favour of) für gut halten; (= prefer) bevorzugen

I favour the second proposal — ich bin für den zweiten Vorschlag

2) (= show preference) bevorzugen; (king etc) begünstigen

3) (= oblige, honour) beehren (form)

to favour sb with a smile — jdm gütigerweise ein Lächeln gewähren (geh)

4) (= be favourable for) begünstigen

5) (US: resemble) ähneln (+dat)

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favor, besonders Br favour [ˈfeıvə(r)]

A v/t

1. jemandem, einer Sache günstig gesinnt sein, jemandem gewogen sein, wohlwollen

2. begünstigen:

a) favorisieren, bevorzugen, vorziehen

b) günstig sein für, fördern

c) eintreten oder sprechen für, unterstützen, für etwas sein

3. besonders SPORT favorisieren, zum Favoriten erklären

4. einverstanden sein mit

5. bestätigen

6. jemanden beehren ( with mit):

favor sb with sth jemandem etwas schenken oder verehren, jemanden mit etwas erfreuen

7. umg jemandem ähnlich sehen:

he favors his father

8. sein verletztes Bein etc schonen

B s

1. Gunst f, Wohlwollen n:

find favor Gefallen oder Anklang finden;

find favor with sb ( oder in sb’s eyes) Gnade vor jemandes Augen finden, jemandem gefallen;

grant sb a favor jemandem eine Gunst gewähren;

look with favor on sb jemanden mit Wohlwollen betrachten;

win sb’s favor jemanden für sich gewinnen;

by favor of

a) mit gütiger Erlaubnis von (od gen),

b) überreicht von (Brief);

be in favor with sb

a) bei jemandem gut angeschrieben sein,

b) auch be in sb’s favor bei jemandem beliebt oder gefragt oder begehrt sein;

be ( oder stand) high in sb’s favor bei jemandem hoch in der Gunst stehen;

in favor of für, auch WIRTSCH zugunsten von (od gen);

in my favor zu meinen Gunsten;

speak in favor of für etwas sprechen oder eintreten;

who is in favor (of it)? wer ist dafür oder (damit) einverstanden?;

vote in favor dafür oder mit Ja stimmen;

be out of favor with sb

a) bei jemandem in Ungnade (gefallen) sein,

b) auch be out of sb’s favor bei jemandem nicht mehr beliebt oder gefragt oder begehrt sein; → curry¹ 4, fall from

2. Gefallen m, Gefälligkeit f:

ask sb a favor ( oder a favor of sb) jemanden um einen Gefallen bitten;

do sb a favor, do a favor for sb jemandem einen Gefallen tun;

do me a favor and … tu mir den Gefallen und …, sei so nett und …;

we request the favor of your company wir laden Sie höflich ein

3. Bevorzugung f, Begünstigung f:

show favor to sb jemanden bevorzugen oder begünstigen;

he doesn’t ask for favors er stellt keine besonderen Ansprüche;

without fear or favor unparteiisch

4. grant sb one’s favors ( oder one’s ultimate favor) jemandem seine Gunst geben oder gewähren (Frau)

5. obs Schutz m:

under favor of night im Schutze der Nacht

6. a) kleines (auf einer Party etc verteiltes) Geschenk

b) (auf einer Party etc verteilter) Scherzartikel

7. (Partei- etc) Abzeichen n

8. WIRTSCH obs Schreiben n:

your favor of the 3rd of the month Ihr Geehrtes vom 3. des Monats

9. obs

a) Anmut f

b) Aussehen n

c) Gesicht n

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etc. (Amer.) see favour etc

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(US) n.

Gefälligkeit f.

Gunst nur sing. f. (US) v.

begünstigen v.

bevorzugen v.

English-german dictionary > favor
7 favour

fa·vour [ʼfeɪvəʳ], (Am) fa·vor [-ɚ] n

1) no pl ( approval) Befürwortung f;

to come down [or out] in \favour of sth sich akk für etw akk aussprechen;

to decide in \favour of sth sich akk für etw akk entscheiden;

to speak in \favour of sth für etw akk sprechen;

to vote in \favour of sth für etw akk stimmen;

to be in \favour dafür sein;

all those in \favour, please raise your hands alle, die dafür sind, heben bitte die Hand;

to be in \favour of sth für etw akk sein, etw befürworten

2) no pl ( preference) Bevorzugung f;

to gain [or win] sb's \favour [or \favour with sb] jds Gunst erlangen, jdn für sich akk gewinnen;

to show \favour to sb jdn bevorzugen

3) no pl ( popularity) Gunst f;

to find \favour with sb bei jdm Gefallen finden;

to return to [or get back into] \favour [with sb] wieder beliebt werden;

his style has now returned to \favour sein Stil ist jetzt wieder gefragt;

he's trying to get back into \favour er versucht, sich wieder beliebt zu machen;

to be in \favour [with sb] [bei jdm] hoch im Kurs stehen;

to be/ fall [or go] out of \favour person in Ungnade sein/fallen; object aus der Mode sein/kommen

4) no pl ( advantage)

to decide in \favour of sth sich akk für etw akk entscheiden;

to find in \favour of sb für jdn entscheiden;

to have sth in one's \favour etw als Vorteil haben;

to reject [or turn down] sb/sth in \favour of sb/ sth jdm/etw gegenüber jdm/etw den Vorzug geben;

to rule in sb's \favour sports für jdn entscheiden;

to be in sb's \favour zu jds Gunsten sein;

you must stand a good chance, there are so many things in your \favour du hast sicherlich eine gute Chance, so viele Dinge sprechen für dich;

the wind was in our \favour der Wind war günstig für uns;

bank error in your \favour Bankirrtum zu Ihren Gunsten

5) ( kind act) Gefallen m kein pl;

I'm not asking for \favours ich bitte nicht um Gefälligkeiten;

do it as a \favour to me tu es mir zuliebe;

to ask sb [for] a \favour [or to ask a \favour of sb] jdn um einen Gefallen bitten;

to dispense \favours to sb jdm Gefälligkeiten erweisen;

to do sb a \favour [or a \favour for sb] jdm einen Gefallen tun;

to not do sb/oneself any \favours jdm/sich dat keinen Gefallen tun;

to grant sb a \favour jdm einen Gefallen tun

6) (Am) ( present) kleines Geschenk;

party \favour kleines Geschenk (das auf einer Party verteilt wird)

7) pl (dated: sex)

\favours Gunst f veraltet ( hum), Liebesdienste mpl;

to be free with one's \favours freizügig sein, nicht mit seinen Reizen geizen

PHRASES:

do me a \favour! ( esp Brit) ( fam) tu mir einen Gefallen! ( fam) vt

1) ( prefer)

to \favour sth etw vorziehen [o bevorzugen];

to \favour an explanation/ a theory für eine Erklärung/eine Theorie sein, eine Erklärung/eine Theorie vertreten

2) ( approve)

to \favour sth etw gutheißen;

to \favour doing sth es gutheißen, etw zu tun

3) ( benefit)

to \favour sb/ sth jdn/etw begünstigen

4) ( be partial)

to \favour sb jdn bevorzugen; sports jdn favorisieren;

to \favour one person above the other eine Person einer anderen vorziehen

5) (form: bestow)

to \favour sb with sth jdm etw huldvoll gewähren ( geh)

he has not yet \favoured me with an explanation ( iron) er war noch nicht so gnädig, mir eine Erklärung zu geben

6) ( look like)

to \favour sb jdm ähneln;

I \favour my grandmother ich schlage nach meiner Großmutter

English-German students dictionary > favour
8 do

du:
1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) 0

2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; ðo sit down) 0

3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.) 0

4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.) 0

5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) hacer

6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) hacer

7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) hacer

8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) servir, ir bien, ser suficiente

9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) hacer, dedicarse, estudiar

10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) ir

11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) arreglar

12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) hacer, comportarse, actuar

13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) hacer

14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) causar, hacer

15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visitar

2. noun
(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) fiesta, evento

- doer
- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with

do vb hacer

I must do my homework tengo que hacer los deberes

what are you doing? ¿qué haces?

we're doing German at school damos alemán en el colegio

could do with necesitar

I could do with a shower necesito una ducha

do as you are told! ¡haz lo que se te dice!

how do you do? ¿cómo está usted?

Con este saludo, la respuesta típica es también how do you do?

to do you good sentarte bien / irte bien

this medicine will do you good este medicamento te irá bien

to do well ir bien / tener éxito

he's doing well at school va bien en el colegio

what do you do? ¿a qué te dedicas? / ¿cuál es tu trabajo?do también se emplea para formular las preguntas en presente

do you like dancing? ¿te gusta bailar?

do elephants live in Asia? ¿viven los elefantes en Asia?

El pasado y participio pasado de do son did; el gerundio se escribe doing

Multiple Entries: D.O. do do.
do sustantivo masculino ( nota) C; ( en solfeo) do, doh (BrE);
◊ do de pecho high C, top C

do sustantivo masculino Mús (de solfeo) doh, do (de escala diatónica) C
do bemol, C-flat
do de pecho, high C
do sostenido, C-sharp Locuciones: dar el do de pecho, to do one's very best 'do' also found in these entries: Spanish: abrochar - acomodada - acomodado - acompañar - anda - animarse - apetecer - apostarse - aprender - arte - así - atañer - atonía - atreverse - bajeza - bastar - bastante - bastarse - bien - bola - bordar - brazo - bricolaje - broma - caballo - cacharro - cada - calaña - campar - capaz - cara - cargar - cascabel - casual - cepillarse - cerrar - colada - coletilla - comer - comandita - comecome - como - componer - componenda - compromiso - común - con - contentarse - contrapelo - corpachón English: about-face - about-turn - actually - advance - again - agree - aim to - all - all-out - allow - any - approachable - approve of - as - ask - aspect - associate - attempt - attribute - authorize - bankrupt - begin - best - born - bunk - burden - business - busywork - by - C - call - can - carry-on - cast - cease - cheap - chief - choose - cleaning - clear - come through - command - commit - compel - compelling - complaint - compute - conception - condescend - condition

do

tr[dʊː]

auxiliar (3rd pers sing pres does, pt did tr[dɪd], pp done tr[dʌn], ger doing)

1 (used in questions) no se traduce

■ do you smoke? ¿fumas?

■ do you know Susan? ¿conoces a Susan?

■ what do they want? ¿qué quieren?

■ where does Neil live? ¿dónde vive Neil?

■ what film did you see? ¿qué película viste?

■ when did they leave? ¿cuándo se fueron?

2 (used in negatives) no se traduce

■ I don't want to go no quiero ir

■ I don't play tennis no juego al tenis

■ they don't like meat no les gusta la carne

■ she doesn't live in London no vive en Londres

■ he didn't watch the match no vio el partido

■ we didn't go out yesterday no salimos ayer

3 (emphatic)

■ do come with us! ¡ánimo, vente con nosotros!

■ I do like your dress me encanta tu vestido

■ I did post it, I swear! ¡sí que lo mandé, te lo juro!

4 (substituting main verb)

■ do you like basketball? - yes, I do ¿te gusta el baloncesto? - sí, me gusta

■ did you see the film? - no, I didn't ¿viste la película? - no, no la vi

■ he plays chess and so do I él juega al ajedrez y yo también

■ I don't feel well - neither do I no me encuentro bien - yo tampoco

■ she likes jazz and so does he a ella le gusta el jazz y a él también

■ they went to the concert and so did we ellos fueron al concierto y nosotros también

■ who wears glasses? - Brian does ¿quién lleva gafas? - Brian

■ who broke the vase? - I did ¿quién rompió el florero? - yo

5 (in question tags)

■ you don't smoke, do you? no fumas, ¿verdad?

■ you like fish, don't you? a ti te gusta el pescado, ¿verdad?

■ she lives in Madrid, doesn't she? vive en Madrid, ¿verdad?

■ you went to their wedding, didn't you? tú fuiste a su boda, ¿verdad?

■ they didn't believe you, did they? no te creyeron, ¿verdad?

transitive verb

1 (gen) hacer

■ what are you doing here? ¿qué haces aquí?

■ what are you doing this weekend? ¿qué vas a hacer este fin de semana?

■ we'll have to do something about that door tendremos que hacer algo con esa puerta

■ do the right thing haz lo que debas

■ there's nothing to do in this town no hay nada que hacer en este pueblo

■ you do nothing but complain no haces más que quejarte

■ whatever you do, don't drink alcohol hagas lo que hagas, no bebas alcohol

■ what can I do about it? ¿qué quieres que haga yo?

2 (as job) hacer, dedicarse

■ what do you do (for a living)? ¿a qué te dedicas?

■ what does he want to do when he leaves university? ¿a qué quiere dedicarse cuando deje la universidad?

3 (carry out - job, task) hacer, realizar, llevar a cabo; (- duty) cumplir con

■ I've got to do the cooking/cleaning tengo que cocinar/limpiar

■ have you done your homework? ¿has hecho los deberes?

■ we do the shopping on Saturdays hacemos la compra los sábados

4 (study) estudiar

■ do you do biology at school? ¿estudias biología en el instituto?

■ we're doing Shakespeare this year estamos estudiando a Shakespeare este curso

■ she's doing French at university estudia filología francesa en la Universidad

■ he did Politics at Oxford estudió Ciencias Políticas en Oxford

5 (solve - puzzle) solucionar; (- crossword, sum) hacer

6 (produce, make - meal) preparar, hacer; (drawing, painting, translation, etc) hacer; (offer - service) servir, tener, hacer; (- discount) hacer

■ does this pub do food? ¿sirven comidas en este pub?

7 (attend to) atender, servir

■ what can I do for you? ¿en qué le puedo servir?

8 (put on, produce - play, opera, etc) presentar, dar, poner en escena; (play the part of) hacer el papel de

9 (finish, complete) terminar

■ have you done moaning? ¿has terminado de protestar?

10 (achieve) lograr, conseguir

■ he's done it! ¡lo ha conseguido!

11 (travel over - distance) recorrer, hacer; (complete - journey) hacer, ir; (travel at - speed) ir a

■ that car was doing at least 150kph aquel coche iba como mínimo a 150 kilómetros por hora

■ we did London to Nottingham in two and a half hours fuimos de Londres a Nottingham en dos horas y media

12 (be sufficient for) ser suficiente; (be satisfactory for, acceptable to) ir bien a

■ will 6 glasses do you? ¿será suficiente con seis vasos?

■ yes, that will do me nicely sí, eso me irá perfectamente

13 familiar (cheat, swindle) estafar, timar; (rob) robar; (arrest, convict) coger; (fine) encajar una multa; (serve time in prison) cumplir

■ you've been done! ¡te han timado!

intransitive verb

1 (act, behave) hacer

■ you'll do as you're told harás lo que te digan

■ do as I do haz lo que yo hago

■ do as you would be done by trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

2 (progress) ir

■ how are you doing? ¿qué tal vas?, ¿cómo te van las cosas?

■ she did badly in the exams le fueron mal los exámenes

■ both mother and baby are doing well madre e hija se encuentran bien

■ how are we doing for time? ¿cómo andamos de tiempo?

■ he's done really well for himself ha prosperado mucho

■ we did quite well out of that hemos salido bastante bien parados de eso

3 (complete, finish) terminar

■ have you done with the hairdryer? ¿has terminado con el secador?

4 (be sufficient) bastar, ser suficiente, alcanzar

■ will one slice do for you? ¿tendrás suficiente con una rebanada?

■ that'll do! ¡basta!

5 (be satisfactory, suitable) servir, estar bien

■ well, I suppose it'll have to do bueno, supongo que tendrá que servir

■ it doesn't do to be late no hay que llegar tarde

■ it (just/simply) won't do no puede ser

■ this cushion will do as/for a pillow este cojín servirá de almohada

noun

1 familiar (party) fiesta, guateque nombre masculino

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

how do you do? (greeting) ¿cómo está usted? 2 (answer) mucho gusto, encantado,-a

that does it! ¡esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!, ¡ya está bien!

to be/have to do with somebody/something tener que ver con alguien/algo

■ it has nothing to do with you no tiene nada que ver contigo

■ his job has something to do with computers su trabajo está relacionado con los ordenadores

to do business with somebody negociar con alguien

to do drugs drogarse, consumir drogas

to do one's best hacer lo mejor posible

to do one's hair peinarse

to do one's military service hacer el servicio militar

to do one's nails arreglarse las uñas

to do something again volver a hacer algo

to do something for somebody (help) hacer algo por alguien 2 (flatter, suit) favorecer a alguien, quedarle bien a alguien 3 (please) atraer a alguien, decirle algo a alguien

what's done is done a lo hecho, pecho

you've done it now ahora sí que la has hecho buena

do's and don'ts reglas nombre femenino plural de conducta, normas nombre femenino plural

do ['du:] v, did ['dɪd] ; done ['dʌn] ; doing ; does ['dʌz] vt

1) carry out, perform: hacer, realizar, llevar a cabo

she did her best: hizo todo lo posible

2) prepare: preparar, hacer

do your homework: haz tu tarea

3) arrange: arreglar, peinar (el pelo)

4)

to do in ruin: estropear, arruinar

5)

to do in kill: matar, liquidar fam

do vi

1) : hacer

you did well: hiciste bien

2) fare: estar, ir, andar

how are you doing?: ¿cómo estás?, ¿cómo te va?

3) finish: terminar

now I'm done: ya terminé

4) serve: servir, ser suficiente, alcanzar

this will do for now: esto servirá por el momento

5)

to do away with abolish: abolir, suprimir

6)

to do away with kill: eliminar, matar

7)

to do by treat: tratar

he does well by her: él la trata bien

do v aux

1) (used in interrogative sentences and negative statements)

do you know her?: ¿la conoces?

I don't like that: a mí no me gusta eso

2) (used for emphasis)

I do hope you'll come: espero que vengas

3) (used as a substitute verb to avoid repetition)

do you speak English? yes, I do: ¿habla inglés? sí

do (sth.) in (To destroy)

expr.

• cargarse v.

• eliminar v.

• liquidar v.

do (sth.) in a picky way

expr.

• buscarle tres pies al gato expr.

• encontrarle defectos a todo expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: did, done) = arreglar v.

• desempeñar v.

• ejecutar v.

• hacer v.

(§pres: hago, haces...) pret: hic-

pp: hecho

fut/c: har-•)

• obrar v.

• resolver v.

I
1. duː, weak form dʊ, də
(3rd pers sing pres does; pres doing; past did; past p done) transitive verb

1) hacer*

do something! — haz algo!

are you doing anything this evening? — ¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?

to have something/nothing to do — tener* algo/no tener* nada que hacer

it was a silly thing to do — fue una estupidez

can I do anything to help? — ¿puedo ayudar en algo?

he does a lot for charity — trabaja mucho para obras de caridad

what have you done to your hair? — ¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?

I don't know what I'm going to do with you! — no sé qué voy a hacer contigo!; see also do with

2) ( carry out) \<\<job/task\>\> hacer*

to do one's homework — hacer* los deberes

to do the cooking — cocinar

let me do the talking — déjame hablar a mí

well done! — muy bien!

3) ( as job)

what do you do? — ¿usted qué hace or a qué se dedica?

what does he do for a living? — ¿en qué trabaja?

4) (achieve, bring about)

she's done it: it's a new world record — lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial

it was climbing those stairs that did it — fue por subir esa escalera

now you've done it! — ahora sí que la has hecho buena! (iró)

he's late again: that does it! — vuelve a llegar tarde esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!

to do something for somebody/something: that mustache really does something for him la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote; what has EC membership done for Greece? — ¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la CE?

5)

a) (fix, arrange, repair)

I have to do my nails — me tengo que arreglar las uñas

she had her hair done — se hizo peinar

b) ( clean) \<\<dishes\>\> lavar; \<\<brass/windows\>\> limpiar

6) (make, produce)

a) \<\<meal\>\> preparar, hacer*

would you do the carrots? — ¿me preparas (or pelas etc) las zanahorias?

b) \<\<drawinganslation\>\> hacer*

he doesn't do live concerts any more — ya no da más conciertos en vivo

7) (BrE) ( offer)

they do a set meal for £12 — tienen un menú de 12 libras

8) (suffice for, suit)

two shirts will do me — con dos camisas me alcanza or tengo suficiente

9) ( travel)

he was doing 100 mph — iba a 100 millas por hora

the car has only done 4,000 miles — el coche sólo tiene 4.000 millas

10)

a) ( study) estudiar

we're doing Balzac — estamos estudiando Balzac

b) ( visit) (colloq) \<\<sights/museum\>\> visitar

we did Europe last year — el año pasado recorrimos Europa

11) ( Theat)

a) ( play role of) hacer* el papel de

b) ( take part in) \<\<play\>\> actuar* en

c) ( impersonate) imitar

12) (colloq) ( serve in prison) cumplir

he's doing eight years for armed robbery — está cumpliendo ocho años por atraco a mano armada

13) (BrE colloq)

a) (catch, prosecute) agarrar

he was done for speeding — le encajaron una multa por exceso de velocidad (fam)

b) ( cheat) estafar, timar

I've been done! — me han estafado or timado!

14) ( use) (sl)

to do drugs — drogarse*, consumir drogas

15) (colloq) ( finish) terminar

are o (esp BrE) have you done complaining? — ¿has terminado de quejarte?

2.

vi

1) (act, behave) hacer*

do as you're told! — haz lo que se te dice!

2) (get along, manage)

how are you doing? — ¿qué tal estás or andas or te va?

how do you do? — ( as greeting) mucho gusto, encantado

how do? — (colloq & dial) ¿qué tal?

how are we doing for time/cash? — ¿cómo or qué tal vamos or andamos de tiempo/dinero?

she did well/badly in her exams — le fue bien/mal en los exámenes

he's done well for himself — ha sabido abrirse camino

to do well/badly out of something — salir* bien/mal parado de algo

3) (go on, happen) (colloq) (in -ing form)

there's nothing doing in town — no pasa nada en el pueblo

nothing doing! — ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!

4)

a) (be suitable, acceptable)

look, this won't do! — mira, esto no puede ser!

it's not ideal, but it'll do — no es lo ideal, pero sirve

I'm not going to cook, bread and cheese will do for them! — no pienso cocinar, se tendrán que conformar con pan y queso

it doesn't do to get emotional — no hay que ponerse sentimental

b)

to do for o as something: this box will do for o as a table — esta caja nos servirá de mesa

5) ( be enough) ser* suficiente, alcanzar*, bastar

one bottle will do — con una botella basta or es suficiente

one egg will do for me — un huevo es suficiente para mí

that'll do! shut up! — basta! cállate la boca!

6) ( finish) (in past p) terminar

I'm not o (BrE) I haven't done yet! — no he terminado todavía

7)

his concern to do well by his son — su preocupación por hacer todo lo posible por su hijo

do as you would be done by — trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

3.

1) Sense I

v aux [El verbo auxiliar do se usa para formar el negativo (I 1) y el interrogativo (I 2), para agregar énfasis (I 3) o para sustituir a un verbo usado anteriormente (II)]

2)

a) (used to form negative)

I do not o don't know — no sé

I did not o didn't see her — no la vi

do not touch! — no tocar

b) (with inversion after negative adv)

3)

a)

(used to form interrogative)

Ex:

does this belong to you? — ¿esto es tuyo?

did I frighten you? — ¿te asusté?

/Ex:

b)

(in exclamations)

Ex:

doesn't it make you sick! — dime si no es asqueante!

boy, do you need a bath! — Dios mío! qué falta te hace un baño!

/Ex:

4)

a)

( emphasizing)

Ex:

you do exaggerate! — cómo exageras!

you must admit, she did look ill — tienes que reconocer que tenía mala cara

do be quiet! — ¿te quieres callar?

do please help yourself — sírvete por favor

/Ex:

b)

( expressing alternatives)

Ex:

I haven't decided, but if I do accept... — todavía no lo he decidido, pero si aceptara...

/Ex:

not once did he apologize — no se disculpó ni siquiera una vez

not only does it cost more, it also... — no sólo cuesta más, sino que también...

c) ( in legal formulae)

Sense II

5)

(in elliptical uses)

Ex:

do you live here? - yes, I do/no, I don't — ¿vives aquí? - sí/no

she wanted to come, but he didn't — ella quería venir, pero él no

she found it in your drawer - oh, did she? — lo encontró en tu cajón - ¿ah, sí?

I don't need a haircut - yes, you do! — no necesito cortarme el pelo - cómo que no!

she says she understands, but she doesn't — dice que comprende, pero no es así

I play the guitar - so do I — toco la guitarra - yo también

I don't like her music - I do — no me gusta su música - a mí sí

/Ex:

6)

(in tag questions)

Ex:

you know Bob, don't you? — conoces a Bob, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

I told you, didn't I? — te lo dije ¿no? or ¿no es cierto?

/Ex:

I, Charles Brown, do solemnly swear that... — yo, Charles Brown, juro solemnemente que...

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- do away with

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do out of

- do over

- do up

- do with

- do without

II duː
noun (pl dos)

1) c (party, gathering) (colloq) fiesta f, reunión f

2) ( state of affairs) (colloq) (no pl)

fair dos — (BrE colloq)

fair dos all round — a partes iguales para todos; (as interj) seamos justos!

3)

do's and don'ts — ( rules) normas fpl

the do's and don'ts of foreign travel — qué hacer y qué evitar cuando se viaja al extranjero

III dəʊ
noun (pl dos) ( Mus) do m

I [duː] ( 3rd pers sing present does) (pt did) (pp done)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) hacer

what are you doing tonight? — ¿qué haces esta noche?

I would never do a thing like that — yo nunca haría una cosa así

what's this doing on my chair? — ¿qué hace esto en mi silla?

I've got nothing to do — no tengo nada que hacer

he does nothing but complain — no hace más que quejarse

what's to be done? — ¿qué se puede hacer?

what's the weather doing? — ¿qué tal tiempo hace?

• to do sth again — volver a hacer algo, hacer algo de nuevo

it will have to be done again — habrá que volver a hacerlo, habrá que hacerlo de nuevo

• what's he ever done for me? — ¿qué ha hecho él por mí?

what can I do for you? — ¿en qué puedo servirle?, ¿qué se le ofrece? (LAm)

could you do something for me? — ¿me podrías hacer un favor?

what are we going to do for money? — ¿de dónde vamos a sacar dinero?

that dress doesn't do a lot for you * — este vestido no te queda muy bien

the new measures will do a lot for small businesses — las nuevas medidas serán de gran ayuda para las pequeñas empresas

after the accident she couldn't do much for herself — después del accidente casi no podía valerse por sí misma

• if you do anything to him I'll kill you — si le haces algo te mato

what's he done to his hair? — ¿qué se ha hecho en el pelo?

I could see what the stress was doing to him — era evidente cómo le estaba afectando el estrés

• what have you done with my slippers? — ¿dónde has puesto mis zapatillas?

what am I going to do with you? — ¿qué voy a hacer contigo?

what are you doing with yourself these days? — ¿qué haces ahora?

what am I going to do with myself for the rest of the day? — ¿qué puedo hacer el resto del día?

she didn't know what to do with herself once the children had left home — se encontró un poco perdida cuando sus hijos se fueron de casa
living 2., 1)
2) (=carry out) [+ work, essay] hacer

the work is being done by a local builder — un albañil de la zona está haciendo el trabajo

I've got a few jobs that need doing around the house — tengo algunas cosas que hacer en la casa

she was doing the crossword — estaba haciendo el crucigrama

to do the washing — hacer la colada
Some [do] + noun combinations require a more specific Spanish verb:
• Edmund does all the accounts — Edmund se encarga de or lleva la contabilidad

• to do the cooking — cocinar

• he did a drawing/ portrait of her — la dibujó/retrató, hizo un dibujo/retrato de ella

• to do one's duty (by sb) — cumplir con su deber (con algn)

• to do the ironing — planchar

• we did a lot of talking — hablamos mucho

3) (=clean)

• to do the dishes — lavar los platos

• to do the silver — limpiar la plata

• to do one's teeth — lavarse los dientes

4) (=arrange, prepare) [+ vegetables] preparar; [+ room] hacer, arreglar

this room needs doing — hay que hacer or arreglar esta habitación

• to do the flowers — arreglar las flores

• to do one's nails — hacerse or arreglarse las uñas
hair 1., 1)
5) (=spend) pasar

he did six years (in jail) — pasó seis años en la cárcel

he did two years as ambassador in Lagos — estuvo dos años como embajador en Lagos

I did five years as a policeman — fui policía durante cinco años

they have to do two years military service — tienen que hacer dos años de servicio militar

6) (=finish)

I've only done three pages — solo he hecho tres páginas

now you've (gone and) done it! * — ¡ahora sí que la has hecho buena! *

that's done it! * we're stuck now — ¡la hemos fastidiado! * ahora no podemos salir de aquí

that does it! * that's the last time I lend him my car — ¡es el colmo! or ¡hasta aquí hemos llegado!, es la última vez que le dejo el coche

have you done moaning? * — ¿has acabado de quejarte?
good 2., 2)
7) (=offer, make available)

they do a summer course in painting — dan un curso de verano de pintura

we only do one make of gloves — solo tenemos una marca de guantes

they do an estate version of this car — fabrican un modelo familiar de este coche

we do evening meals if ordered in advance — servimos cenas si se encargan con antelación

I can do you a discount on this model — le puedo hacer un descuento en este modelo

8) (=study) [+ university course, option] hacer, estudiar

I want to do Physics at university — quiero hacer or estudiar física en la universidad

to do Italian — hacer or estudiar italiano

we're doing Orwell this term — estamos estudiando a Orwell este trimestre

9) (Theat) [+ play] representar, poner; [+ part] hacer

he did King Lear in a BBC production — hizo (el papel) de King Lear en una producción de la BBC

10) (=mimic) [+ person] imitar

he does his maths master to perfection — imita a su profesor de matemáticas a la perfección

she was doing the worried mother bit ** — hacía el numerito de la típica madre preocupada *

11) (Aut, Rail etc) (=travel at) [+ speed] ir a; (=cover) [+ distance] cubrir

the car can do 100 miles per hour — el coche puede ir a 100 millas por hora

the car was doing 100 miles per hour — el coche iba a 100 millas por hora

we've done 200km already — ya hemos hecho 200km

we did London to Edinburgh in 8 hours — fuimos de Londres a Edimburgo en 8 horas

12) (=attend to)

the barber said he'd do me next — el barbero dijo que después me tocaría a mí

they do you very well in this hotel — en este hotel te dan muy buen servicio
proud
13) * (=visit) [+ city, museum] visitar, recorrer; [+ country] visitar, viajar por

we did six countries in an 8-week tour — visitamos seis países durante un viaje de 8 semanas

14) * (=be suitable, sufficient for)

will a kilo do you? — ¿le va bien un kilo?

that'll do me nicely — (=be suitable) eso me vendrá muy bien; (=suffice) con eso me basta

15) * (=cheat) estafar, timar; (=rob) robar

I've been done! — ¡me han estafado or timado!

16) * (=prosecute) procesar; (=fine) multar

she was done for shoplifting — la procesaron por robar en una tienda

he was done for speeding — le multaron por exceso de velocidad

17) * (=beat up) dar una paliza a

I'll do you if I get hold of you! — ¡te voy a dar una paliza como te pille!

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=act) hacer

do as I do — haz como yo

• you would do better to accept — sería aconsejable que aceptaras

• he did right — hizo lo correcto

• do as you think best — haga lo que mejor le parezca

• do as you are told! — ¡haz lo que te digo!

• she was up and doing at 6 o'clock — a las 6 de la mañana ya estaba levantada y trajinando

• you would do well to take his advice — harías bien en seguir su consejo

• you could do a lot worse than marry her — casarte con ella no es lo peor que podrías hacer
well I, 1., 1)
2) (=get on)

• he did badly in the exam — le fue mal en el examen

the team hasn't done badly this season — al equipo no le ha ido mal esta temporada

you didn't do so badly — no lo has hecho del todo mal

• you can do better than that — (essay, drawing) puedes hacerlo mejor; iro (=find better excuse) ¡y qué más!

• how is your father doing? — ¿cómo está tu padre?, ¿cómo le va a tu padre?

how are you doing? * — ¿qué tal?, ¿cómo te va?

how did you do in the audition? — ¿qué tal or cómo te fue en la audición?

• he's doing well at school — le va bien en el colegio

her son's doing well for himself — a su hijo le van muy bien las cosas

his business is doing well — los negocios le van bien

the patient is doing well — el paciente está respondiendo bien

the roses are doing well this year — las rosas han florecido muy bien este año
how do you do? (greeting) ¿cómo está usted?, gusto en conocerlo (LAm); (as answer) ¡mucho gusto!, ¡encantado!
3) (=be suitable)

• it doesn't do to upset her — cuidado con ofenderla

• will this one do? — ¿te parece bien este?

this room will do — esta habitación ya me va bien

will it do if I come back at eight? — ¿va bien si vuelvo a las ocho?

will tomorrow do? — ¿iría bien mañana?

it's not exactly what I wanted, but it will or it'll do — no es exactamente lo que quería pero servirá

this coat will do as a blanket — este abrigo servirá de manta

that will have to do — tendremos que conformarnos con eso

• that won't do, you'll have to do it again — así no está bien, tendrás que volver a hacerlo

• you can't go on your own, that would never do! — no podemos consentir que vayas sola, ¡eso no puede ser!
make 1., 4)
4) (=be sufficient) bastar

• three bottles of wine should do — bastará con tres botellas de vino

• will £20 do? — ¿bastarán 20 libras?, ¿tendrás bastante con 20 libras?

that'll do — con eso basta

that will do! — ¡basta ya!

that will do for the moment — de momento ya está bien

5) (=happen)

there's not much doing in this town — no hay mucha animación en esta ciudad

"could you lend me £50?" - "nothing doing!" — -¿me podrías prestar 50 libras? -¡de ninguna manera! or -¡ni hablar!

6) * (=finish) (in past tenses only) terminar, acabar

have you done? — ¿ya has terminado or acabado?

don't take it away, I've not done yet — no te lo lleves, ¡aún no he terminado or acabado!

I haven't done telling you — ¡no he terminado de contarte!

• I've done with travelling — ya no voy a viajar más, he renunciado a los viajes

I've done with all that nonsense — ya no tengo nada que ver or ya he terminado con todas esas tonterías

have you done with that book? — ¿has terminado con este libro?

7) * (=clean) hacer la limpieza (en casa)

I've got a lady who does for me — tengo una señora que me viene a hacer la limpieza en la casa

3. AUXILIARY VERB
There is no equivalent in Spanish to the use of in questions, negative statements and negative commands.
1) (in questions)

do you understand? — ¿comprendes?, ¿entiendes?

where does he live? — ¿dónde vive?

didn't you like it? — ¿no te gustó?

why didn't you come? — ¿por qué no viniste?

2) (negation)

I don't understand — no entiendo or comprendo

don't let's argue — no discutamos

don't worry! — ¡no te preocupes!

don't you tell me what to do! — ¡no me digas lo que tengo que hacer!

she did not go — no fue

3) (for emphasis)

do tell me! — ¡dímelo, por favor!

do sit down — siéntese, por favor, tome asiento, por favor frm

she does look lovely in that dress — está preciosa con este vestido

I do hope so — así lo espero

I do wish I could come with you — ¡ojalá pudiera ir contigo!

but I do like it! — ¡sí que me gusta!, ¡por supuesto que me gusta!

so you do know him! — ¡así que sí lo conoces!

but I did do it — pero sí que lo hice

4) (with inversion)

rarely does it happen that... — rara vez ocurre que...

not once did they offer to pay — no se ofrecieron a pagar ni una sola vez

5) (verb substitute)

a)

you speak better than I do — tú hablas mejor que yo

"did you fix the car?" - "I did" — -¿arreglaste el coche? -sí

"I love it" - "so do I" — -me encanta -a mí también

I don't like sport and neither does he — no me gusta el deporte ni a él tampoco

you didn't see him but I did — tú no lo viste pero yo sí

I told him he'd fail and he did — le dije que iba a suspender y suspendió

he went for a walk as he often did — fue a dar un paseo como solía hacer

she always says she'll come but she never does — siempre dice que vendrá pero nunca viene

"he borrowed the car" - "oh he did, did he?" — -pidió el coche prestado -¿ah sí? ¡no me digas!

I like this colour, don't you? — me gusta este color, ¿a ti no?

"do you speak English?" - "yes, I do/no I don't" — -¿habla usted inglés? -sí, hablo inglés/no, no hablo inglés

"may I come in?" - "(please) do!" — -¿se puede pasar? -¡pasa (por favor)!

"who made this mess?" - "I did" — -¿quién lo ha desordenado todo? -fui yo

"shall I ring her again?" - "no, don't!" — -¿la llamo otra vez? -¡no, no la llames!

b) (in question tags)

he lives here, doesn't he? — vive aquí, ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no?

I don't know him, do I? — no lo conozco, ¿verdad?

it doesn't matter, does it? — no importa, ¿no?

she said that, did she? — ¿eso es lo que dijo?

4. NOUN

1) (Brit) * (=party) fiesta f ; (=formal gathering) reunión f

they had a big do for their twenty-fifth anniversary — dieron una gran fiesta por su vigésimo quinto aniversario

2) (in phrases)

• the do's and don'ts of buying a house — lo que debe y lo que no debe hacerse al comprar una casa

he gave us a series of dos and don'ts — nos explicó lo que podíamos y lo que no podíamos hacer

• fair dos! * — (=be fair) ¡hay que ser justo!, ¡seamos justos!; (=fair shares) ¡a partes iguales!

• it's a poor do when... — es una vergüenza cuando...

- do away with

- do by

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do over

- do up

- do with

- do without

II

[dǝʊ]
N (Mus) do m
* * *

I
1. [duː], weak form [dʊ, də]
(3rd pers sing pres does; pres doing; past did; past p done) transitive verb

1) hacer*

do something! — haz algo!

are you doing anything this evening? — ¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?

to have something/nothing to do — tener* algo/no tener* nada que hacer

it was a silly thing to do — fue una estupidez

can I do anything to help? — ¿puedo ayudar en algo?

he does a lot for charity — trabaja mucho para obras de caridad

what have you done to your hair? — ¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?

I don't know what I'm going to do with you! — no sé qué voy a hacer contigo!; see also do with

2) ( carry out) \<\<job/task\>\> hacer*

to do one's homework — hacer* los deberes

to do the cooking — cocinar

let me do the talking — déjame hablar a mí

well done! — muy bien!

3) ( as job)

what do you do? — ¿usted qué hace or a qué se dedica?

what does he do for a living? — ¿en qué trabaja?

4) (achieve, bring about)

she's done it: it's a new world record — lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial

it was climbing those stairs that did it — fue por subir esa escalera

now you've done it! — ahora sí que la has hecho buena! (iró)

he's late again: that does it! — vuelve a llegar tarde esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!

to do something for somebody/something: that mustache really does something for him la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote; what has EC membership done for Greece? — ¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la CE?

5)

a) (fix, arrange, repair)

I have to do my nails — me tengo que arreglar las uñas

she had her hair done — se hizo peinar

b) ( clean) \<\<dishes\>\> lavar; \<\<brass/windows\>\> limpiar

6) (make, produce)

a) \<\<meal\>\> preparar, hacer*

would you do the carrots? — ¿me preparas (or pelas etc) las zanahorias?

b) \<\<drawing/translation\>\> hacer*

he doesn't do live concerts any more — ya no da más conciertos en vivo

7) (BrE) ( offer)

they do a set meal for £12 — tienen un menú de 12 libras

8) (suffice for, suit)

two shirts will do me — con dos camisas me alcanza or tengo suficiente

9) ( travel)

he was doing 100 mph — iba a 100 millas por hora

the car has only done 4,000 miles — el coche sólo tiene 4.000 millas

10)

a) ( study) estudiar

we're doing Balzac — estamos estudiando Balzac

b) ( visit) (colloq) \<\<sights/museum\>\> visitar

we did Europe last year — el año pasado recorrimos Europa

11) ( Theat)

a) ( play role of) hacer* el papel de

b) ( take part in) \<\<play\>\> actuar* en

c) ( impersonate) imitar

12) (colloq) ( serve in prison) cumplir

he's doing eight years for armed robbery — está cumpliendo ocho años por atraco a mano armada

13) (BrE colloq)

a) (catch, prosecute) agarrar

he was done for speeding — le encajaron una multa por exceso de velocidad (fam)

b) ( cheat) estafar, timar

I've been done! — me han estafado or timado!

14) ( use) (sl)

to do drugs — drogarse*, consumir drogas

15) (colloq) ( finish) terminar

are o (esp BrE) have you done complaining? — ¿has terminado de quejarte?

2.

vi

1) (act, behave) hacer*

do as you're told! — haz lo que se te dice!

2) (get along, manage)

how are you doing? — ¿qué tal estás or andas or te va?

how do you do? — ( as greeting) mucho gusto, encantado

how do? — (colloq & dial) ¿qué tal?

how are we doing for time/cash? — ¿cómo or qué tal vamos or andamos de tiempo/dinero?

she did well/badly in her exams — le fue bien/mal en los exámenes

he's done well for himself — ha sabido abrirse camino

to do well/badly out of something — salir* bien/mal parado de algo

3) (go on, happen) (colloq) (in -ing form)

there's nothing doing in town — no pasa nada en el pueblo

nothing doing! — ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!

4)

a) (be suitable, acceptable)

look, this won't do! — mira, esto no puede ser!

it's not ideal, but it'll do — no es lo ideal, pero sirve

I'm not going to cook, bread and cheese will do for them! — no pienso cocinar, se tendrán que conformar con pan y queso

it doesn't do to get emotional — no hay que ponerse sentimental

b)

to do for o as something: this box will do for o as a table — esta caja nos servirá de mesa

5) ( be enough) ser* suficiente, alcanzar*, bastar

one bottle will do — con una botella basta or es suficiente

one egg will do for me — un huevo es suficiente para mí

that'll do! shut up! — basta! cállate la boca!

6) ( finish) (in past p) terminar

I'm not o (BrE) I haven't done yet! — no he terminado todavía

7)

his concern to do well by his son — su preocupación por hacer todo lo posible por su hijo

do as you would be done by — trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

3.

1) Sense I

v aux [El verbo auxiliar do se usa para formar el negativo (I 1) y el interrogativo (I 2), para agregar énfasis (I 3) o para sustituir a un verbo usado anteriormente (II)]

2)

a) (used to form negative)

I do not o don't know — no sé

I did not o didn't see her — no la vi

do not touch! — no tocar

b) (with inversion after negative adv)

3)

a)

(used to form interrogative)

Ex:

does this belong to you? — ¿esto es tuyo?

did I frighten you? — ¿te asusté?

/Ex:

b)

(in exclamations)

Ex:

doesn't it make you sick! — dime si no es asqueante!

boy, do you need a bath! — Dios mío! qué falta te hace un baño!

/Ex:

4)

a)

( emphasizing)

Ex:

you do exaggerate! — cómo exageras!

you must admit, she did look ill — tienes que reconocer que tenía mala cara

do be quiet! — ¿te quieres callar?

do please help yourself — sírvete por favor

/Ex:

b)

( expressing alternatives)

Ex:

I haven't decided, but if I do accept... — todavía no lo he decidido, pero si aceptara...

/Ex:

not once did he apologize — no se disculpó ni siquiera una vez

not only does it cost more, it also... — no sólo cuesta más, sino que también...

c) ( in legal formulae)

Sense II

5)

(in elliptical uses)

Ex:

do you live here? - yes, I do/no, I don't — ¿vives aquí? - sí/no

she wanted to come, but he didn't — ella quería venir, pero él no

she found it in your drawer - oh, did she? — lo encontró en tu cajón - ¿ah, sí?

I don't need a haircut - yes, you do! — no necesito cortarme el pelo - cómo que no!

she says she understands, but she doesn't — dice que comprende, pero no es así

I play the guitar - so do I — toco la guitarra - yo también

I don't like her music - I do — no me gusta su música - a mí sí

/Ex:

6)

(in tag questions)

Ex:

you know Bob, don't you? — conoces a Bob, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

I told you, didn't I? — te lo dije ¿no? or ¿no es cierto?

/Ex:

I, Charles Brown, do solemnly swear that... — yo, Charles Brown, juro solemnemente que...

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Phrasal Verbs:

- do away with

- do down

- do for

- do in

- do out

- do out of

- do over

- do up

- do with

- do without

II [duː]
noun (pl dos)

1) c (party, gathering) (colloq) fiesta f, reunión f

2) ( state of affairs) (colloq) (no pl)

fair dos — (BrE colloq)

fair dos all round — a partes iguales para todos; (as interj) seamos justos!

3)

do's and don'ts — ( rules) normas fpl

the do's and don'ts of foreign travel — qué hacer y qué evitar cuando se viaja al extranjero

III [dəʊ]
noun (pl dos) ( Mus) do m

English-spanish dictionary > do
9 OK

1.
(coll.)adjective in Ordnung; okay (ugs.)

[it's] OK by me — mir ist es recht
2. adverb
gut

be doing OK — seine Sache gut machen
3. interjection
okay (ugs.)

OK? — [ist das] klar?; okay?
4. noun
Zustimmung, die; Okay, das (ugs.)
5. transitive verb
(approve) zustimmen (+ Dat.)

be OK'd by somebody — von jemandem das Okay bekommen (ugs.)

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OK, okay

[ə(ʊ)ˈkeɪ, AM oʊˈ-]

( fam)

I. adj

1. pred, inv (acceptable) okay fam

if it's \OK with you,... wenn es dir recht ist,...

2. pred, inv (healthy) person in Ordnung

are you \OK? you look a bit pale geht es dir gut? du siehst etwas blass aus

3. pred, inv (not outstanding) ganz gut

the meal was \OK das Essen war nicht schlecht

4. pred, inv (understanding)

▪ to be \OK about sth mit etw dat einverstanden sein

5. pred, inv (have no problems with)

are you \OK for money or shall I give you some? hast du genug Geld oder soll ich dir etwas geben?

to be \OK for drink etwas zu trinken haben

to be \OK for work genug Arbeit haben

6. (pleasant)

to be an \OK bloke ein prima Kerl sein BRD fam

II. interj gut, okay fam

\OK then also gut

III. vt

▪ to \OK sth etw dat zustimmen, zu etw dat sein Okay geben fam

IV. n

to get the \OK das Okay bekommen fam

to give [sth] the \OK [or the \OK [to sth]] das Okay [zu etw dat] geben fam

V. adv inv gut

I just phoned to make sure that you got there \OK ich habe nur kurz angerufen, um sicherzugehen, dass du dort gut angekommen bist

to do \OK sich akk gut machen

he was doing \OK until his mother arrived and interfered er machte seine Sache gut, bis seine Mutter kam und sich einmischte

to go \OK in Ordnung sein, gut laufen fig fam

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['əʊ'keɪ] (inf)
1. interj
okay (inf); (= agreed also) einverstanden, in Ordnung
OK, OK! — ist ja gut! (inf), okay, okay!

I'll come too, OK? — ich komme auch, okay (inf) or einverstanden?

OK, that's enough of that (call for attention) — nun mal Schluss damit!

OK, let's go! — also, gehen wir!

2. adj
in Ordnung, okay (inf)
is it OK (with you) if...? — macht es (dir) etwas aus, wenn...?

how's your mother? – she's OK — wie gehts deiner Mutter? – gut or (not too well) so einigermaßen (inf)

I feel OK — es geht mir einigermaßen (inf)

she looks OK — sie sieht einigermaßen aus (inf)

to be OK ( for time/money etc) — (noch) genug (Zeit/Geld etc) haben

is your car OK? — ist Ihr Auto in Ordnung?

is that OK? — geht das?, ist das okay? (inf)

what do you think of him? – he's OK — was halten Sie von ihm? – der ist in Ordnung (inf)

he's an OK guy (esp US) — er ist ein prima Kerl (inf)

3. adv

1) (= well) gut; (= not too badly) einigermaßen (gut); (= for sure) schon

to do OK — ganz gut zurechtkommen; ( Sch, in subject ) nicht schlecht sein

can you mend it OK? — kannst du das reparieren?

can you manage it OK? — kommst du damit klar?

he'll come OK — der kommt schon

2) (inf

= admittedly) OK it's difficult but... — zugegeben, es ist schwer, aber...

OK, so he's not a real count — na gut, er ist also kein richtiger Graf

4. vt
order, plan, suggestion gutheißen, billigen; document, proposed expenses genehmigen
you have to get the boss to OK it, you have to OK it with the boss — das muss der Chef bewilligen

5. n
Zustimmung f
to give (sb/sth) the OK — (jdm/zu etw) seine Zustimmung geben

if the boss gives his OK — wenn der Chef das bewilligt

I can start work as soon as I get the OK — ich kann mit der Arbeit anfangen, sobald ich grünes Licht bekomme

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O.K., OK, okay [ˌəʊˈkeı] umg

A adj

1. präd

a) okay, in Ordnung:

he’s O.K. again ihm geht’s (gesundheitlich) wieder gut;

it’s O.K. with ( oder by) me mir ist’s recht;

is it O.K. with ( oder by) you if …? macht es dir was aus, wenn …?; sorry I’m late;

that’s O.K. schon gut

b) ganz gut, nicht schlecht:

the play was O.K.

2. besonders US

a) zuverlässig

b) sympathisch:

an O.K. guy

B adv

1. a) gut, prima:

he’s doing O.K. es geht ihm rundum gut, er ist glücklich und zufrieden;

XY rules O.K. Br XY ist der King sl

b) ganz gut, nicht schlecht:

she managed O.K. sie ist ganz gut zurechtgekommen

2. okay (als Antwort oder in Fragen):

let’s go there, O.K.?

C int okay:

O.K., I’ll get it for you

D v/t absegnen umg, einer Sache sein Okay geben oder zustimmen

E s Okay n, Zustimmung f:

give the ( oder one’s) O.K. sein Okay geben, zustimmen ( beide:

to dat);

I got the O.K. to leave early ich durfte früher gehen

* * *
1.
(coll.)adjective in Ordnung; okay (ugs.)

[it's] OK by me — mir ist es recht
2. adverb
gut

be doing OK — seine Sache gut machen
3. interjection
okay (ugs.)

OK? — [ist das] klar?; okay?
4. noun
Zustimmung, die; Okay, das (ugs.)
5. transitive verb
(approve) zustimmen (+ Dat.)

be OK'd by somebody — von jemandem das Okay bekommen (ugs.)

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expr.

einverstanden ausdr.

genehmigt ausdr.

gut ausdr.

in Ordnung ausdr.

ok ausdr.

richtig ausdr.

English-german dictionary > OK
10 like

I 1. [laɪk]
preposizione

1) (in the same manner as) come

to act like a professional — agire da professionista

like the liar that he is, he... — da bugiardo quale è,...

like me, he loves swimming — come me, adora nuotare

don't talk like that! — non dire così!

"how do I do it?" - "like this" — "come si fa?" - "così"

they've gone to Ibiza or somewhere like that — sono andati a Ibiza o in qualche posto del genere

2) (similar to) come

to be like sb., sth. — essere come qcn., qcs.

you know what she's like! — sai com'è fatta lei!

what's it like? — com'è?

what was the weather like? — com'era il tempo? che tempo faceva?

I want one like it — ne voglio uno così

there's nothing like a nice warm bath! — non c'è niente di meglio di un bel bagno caldo!

I've never seen anything like it! — non ho mai visto niente di simile!

that's more like it! — così va meglio

I don't earn anything like as much as he does — sono lontano dal guadagnare quello che guadagna lui

3) (typical of)

it's not like her, it's just like her to be late — non è da lei, è da lei essere in ritardo

just like a man! — tipico degli uomini!

4) (close to)

it costs something like Ј 20 — costa circa 20 sterline

something like velvet — qualcosa di simile al velluto
2.
congiunzione

1) (in the same way as) come

nobody can sing like he does — nessuno sa cantare come lui

it's not like I imagined it would be — non è come me lo ero immaginato

like they used to — come erano soliti fare

2) colloq. (as if) come se

he acts like he owns the place — si comporta come se fosse a casa sua
3.
aggettivo

1) form. simile

cooking, ironing and like chores — cucinare, stirare e lavori simili

2) - like in composti

bird-like — simile a un uccello

child-like — infantile, da bambino
4.
avverbio (akin to, near)

it's nothing like as nice as her house — lungi dall'essere bella come la sua casa

"the figures are 10% more than last year" - "20%, more like!" — colloq. "le cifre sono superiori del 10% rispetto all'anno scorso" - "del 20%, direi!"
5.
nome

earthquakes, floods and the like — terremoti, alluvioni e simili

I've never seen its like o the like of it non ho mai visto una cosa simile; the like(s) of Al Capone — la gente come Al Capone

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like enough (as) like as not probabilmente; like father like son — prov. tale padre tale figlio
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Note:

When like is used as a preposition ( like a child; you know what she's like!), it can generally be translated by come: come un bambino; sai com'è fatta lei! - Note however that be like and look like meaning resemble are translated by assomigliare a: she's like her father or she looks like her father = assomiglia a suo padre. - Like is used after certain other verbs in English to express particular kinds of resemblance ( taste like, feel like, smell like etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry ( taste, feel, smell etc.). - When like is used as a conjunction, it is translated by come: songs like my mother sings = canzoni come quelle che canta mia madre. - When like is used to introduce an illustrative example ( big cities like London), it is translated by come: le grandi città come Londra. - For particular usages of like as a preposition or conjunction and for noun and adverb uses, see the entry below
II [laɪk]
verbo transitivo

1) (get on well with)

I like Luke — Luke mi è simpatico

to like A better than B — preferire A a B

to like A best — preferire A

to be well liked — essere apprezzato

2) (find to one's taste)

I like cats, music — mi piacciono i gatti, mi piace la musica

Nick doesn't like liver — a Nick non piace il fegato

she likes her coffee strong — il caffè le piace forte

how do you like your tea? — come preferisci il tè?

what I like about him is... — cosa mi piace di lui è...

I don't like the look of that man — quell'uomo non mi piace

I don't like the sound of that — non mi piace, non mi convince tanto

he hasn't phoned for weeks, I don't like it — non telefona da settimane, la cosa non mi piace

I like cheese but it doesn't like me — colloq. mi piace il formaggio ma non mi fa bene

this plant likes sunlight — questa pianta ama la luce

I like doing, I like to do mi piace fare; that's what I like to see! così mi piace! I like it when mi piace quando; I likeed it better when we did preferivo quando facevamo; how do you like your new job, living in London? — ti piace il tuo nuovo lavoro, vivere a Londra?

3) (approve of)

the boss won't like it if you're late — il capo non sarà contento se arrivi in ritardo

she doesn't like to be kept waiting — non le piace dovere aspettare

he likes them to do — gli piace che facciano

like it or not we all pay tax — ci piaccia o no tutti dobbiamo pagare le tasse

4) (wish) volere

I would o should like a ticket vorrei un biglietto; I would o should like to do vorrei fare; would you like to come to dinner? cosa ne direste di venire a cena? I wouldn't like to think I'd upset her non vorrei averla sconvolta; we'd like her to do vorremmo che o ci piacerebbe facesse; would you like me to come? vuoi che venga? if you like se vuoi; he's a bit of a rebel if you like è un po' ribelle, se vogliamo; you can do what you like puoi fare quello che vuoi; say what you like, I think it's a good idea di' quel che vuoi, per me è una buona idea; sit (any)where you like — si sieda dove vuole

5) (think important)

I like to keep fit — ci tengo a restare in forma

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I 1. adjective
(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.)
2. preposition
(the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.)
3. noun
(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.)
4. conjunction
((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.)

- likely
- likelihood
- liken
- likeness
- likewise
- like-minded
- a likely story!
- as likely as not
- be like someone
- feel like
- he is likely to
- look like
- not likely! II verb
1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.)

2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.)

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- likeable
- likable
- liking
- should/would like
- take a liking to
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I 1. [laɪk]
preposizione

1) (in the same manner as) come

to act like a professional — agire da professionista

like the liar that he is, he... — da bugiardo quale è,...

like me, he loves swimming — come me, adora nuotare

don't talk like that! — non dire così!

"how do I do it?" - "like this" — "come si fa?" - "così"

they've gone to Ibiza or somewhere like that — sono andati a Ibiza o in qualche posto del genere

2) (similar to) come

to be like sb., sth. — essere come qcn., qcs.

you know what she's like! — sai com'è fatta lei!

what's it like? — com'è?

what was the weather like? — com'era il tempo? che tempo faceva?

I want one like it — ne voglio uno così

there's nothing like a nice warm bath! — non c'è niente di meglio di un bel bagno caldo!

I've never seen anything like it! — non ho mai visto niente di simile!

that's more like it! — così va meglio

I don't earn anything like as much as he does — sono lontano dal guadagnare quello che guadagna lui

3) (typical of)

it's not like her, it's just like her to be late — non è da lei, è da lei essere in ritardo

just like a man! — tipico degli uomini!

4) (close to)

it costs something like Ј 20 — costa circa 20 sterline

something like velvet — qualcosa di simile al velluto
2.
congiunzione

1) (in the same way as) come

nobody can sing like he does — nessuno sa cantare come lui

it's not like I imagined it would be — non è come me lo ero immaginato

like they used to — come erano soliti fare

2) colloq. (as if) come se

he acts like he owns the place — si comporta come se fosse a casa sua
3.
aggettivo

1) form. simile

cooking, ironing and like chores — cucinare, stirare e lavori simili

2) - like in composti

bird-like — simile a un uccello

child-like — infantile, da bambino
4.
avverbio (akin to, near)

it's nothing like as nice as her house — lungi dall'essere bella come la sua casa

"the figures are 10% more than last year" - "20%, more like!" — colloq. "le cifre sono superiori del 10% rispetto all'anno scorso" - "del 20%, direi!"
5.
nome

earthquakes, floods and the like — terremoti, alluvioni e simili

I've never seen its like o the like of it non ho mai visto una cosa simile; the like(s) of Al Capone — la gente come Al Capone

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like enough (as) like as not probabilmente; like father like son — prov. tale padre tale figlio
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Note:

When like is used as a preposition ( like a child; you know what she's like!), it can generally be translated by come: come un bambino; sai com'è fatta lei! - Note however that be like and look like meaning resemble are translated by assomigliare a: she's like her father or she looks like her father = assomiglia a suo padre. - Like is used after certain other verbs in English to express particular kinds of resemblance ( taste like, feel like, smell like etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry ( taste, feel, smell etc.). - When like is used as a conjunction, it is translated by come: songs like my mother sings = canzoni come quelle che canta mia madre. - When like is used to introduce an illustrative example ( big cities like London), it is translated by come: le grandi città come Londra. - For particular usages of like as a preposition or conjunction and for noun and adverb uses, see the entry below
II [laɪk]
verbo transitivo

1) (get on well with)

I like Luke — Luke mi è simpatico

to like A better than B — preferire A a B

to like A best — preferire A

to be well liked — essere apprezzato

2) (find to one's taste)

I like cats, music — mi piacciono i gatti, mi piace la musica

Nick doesn't like liver — a Nick non piace il fegato

she likes her coffee strong — il caffè le piace forte

how do you like your tea? — come preferisci il tè?

what I like about him is... — cosa mi piace di lui è...

I don't like the look of that man — quell'uomo non mi piace

I don't like the sound of that — non mi piace, non mi convince tanto

he hasn't phoned for weeks, I don't like it — non telefona da settimane, la cosa non mi piace

I like cheese but it doesn't like me — colloq. mi piace il formaggio ma non mi fa bene

this plant likes sunlight — questa pianta ama la luce

I like doing, I like to do mi piace fare; that's what I like to see! così mi piace! I like it when mi piace quando; I likeed it better when we did preferivo quando facevamo; how do you like your new job, living in London? — ti piace il tuo nuovo lavoro, vivere a Londra?

3) (approve of)

the boss won't like it if you're late — il capo non sarà contento se arrivi in ritardo

she doesn't like to be kept waiting — non le piace dovere aspettare

he likes them to do — gli piace che facciano

like it or not we all pay tax — ci piaccia o no tutti dobbiamo pagare le tasse

4) (wish) volere

I would o should like a ticket vorrei un biglietto; I would o should like to do vorrei fare; would you like to come to dinner? cosa ne direste di venire a cena? I wouldn't like to think I'd upset her non vorrei averla sconvolta; we'd like her to do vorremmo che o ci piacerebbe facesse; would you like me to come? vuoi che venga? if you like se vuoi; he's a bit of a rebel if you like è un po' ribelle, se vogliamo; you can do what you like puoi fare quello che vuoi; say what you like, I think it's a good idea di' quel che vuoi, per me è una buona idea; sit (any)where you like — si sieda dove vuole

5) (think important)

I like to keep fit — ci tengo a restare in forma

English-Italian dictionary > like
11 good

I [gʊd]
aggettivo (compar. better; superl. best)

1) (enjoyable) [ news] buono; [book, joke, weather, party] bello

to have a good time — divertirsi

have a good day! — buona giornata!

the good life — la bella vita

it's good to see you again — è bello rivederti

the good old days — i bei tempi andati

2) (happy)

to feel good about, doing — essere contento di, di fare

3) (healthy) [eye, leg] sano, buono; [hearing, memory] buono

you don't look too good — non hai un bell'aspetto

I don't feel too good — non mi sento troppo bene

4) (high quality) [condition, degree, score] buono; [photo, hotel, coat] bello

I'm not good enough for her — non vado abbastanza bene per lei, non sono alla sua altezza

nothing is too good for her son — non è mai abbastanza per suo figlio

5) (prestigious) attrib. [ marriage] buono

6) (obedient) [child, dog] buono, bravo; [ manners] buono

there's a good boy! — che bravo bambino!

7) (favourable) [impression, sign] buono

the good thing is that — la cosa positiva è che

New York is good for shopping — New York è un buon posto per lo shopping

8) (attractive) [legs, teeth] bello

to look good with — [garment, accessories] andare o stare bene con

she looks good in blue — sta bene col blu, il blu le dona

9) (tasty) [ meal] buono, gustoso; (fit to eat) [ meat] buono

to taste, smell good — avere un buon sapore, odore

10) (virtuous) attrib. [ person] buono, virtuoso; [ life] morigerato

the good guys — (in films) i buoni

11) (kind) [person, deed] buono, gentile

to do sb. a good turn — fare un favore a qcn.

would you be good enough to do, would you be so good as to do — saresti tanto o così gentile da fare

12) (pleasant)

to be in a good mood — essere di buonumore

to be very good about — essere molto buono o comprensivo riguardo a [ mistake]

13) (competent) [accountant, teacher] buono, bravo

to be good at — essere bravo in [ Latin]; essere bravo o forte a [ chess]

he's good at dancing — balla bene, è bravo a ballare

to be no good at — essere una schiappa in [ chemistry]; essere una schiappa a [ tennis]

I'm no good at singing — non sono capace a cantare

to be good with — saperci fare con [children, animals]; essere bravo con [ numbers]

to be good with one's hands — essere bravo nei lavori manuali

14) (beneficial)

to be good for — fare bene a [person, plant, health]; giovare a [business, morale]

he eats more than is good for him — mangia più di quanto dovrebbe

say nothing if you know what's good for you — per il tuo bene, non dire niente

15) (effective, suitable) [ method] buono, efficace; [ shampoo] buono; [ knife] adatto; [name, book, moment] buono, adatto; [idea, investment, question] buono; [ point] giusto

this will look good on your CV — BE o

résumé — AE questo farà bella figura sul tuo curriculum

16) (accurate) [ description] buono, preciso; (fluent) [ language] buono

to keep good time — [ clock] essere preciso

he speaks good Spanish — parla bene lo spagnolo

17) (fortunate)

it's a good job o thing (that) fortuna che, meno male che; we've never had it so good colloq. le cose non sono mai andate così bene; it's too good to be true — è troppo bello per essere vero

18) (close) attrib. [ friend] buono

19) (serviceable)

this season ticket is good for two more months — questo abbonamento è valido per altri due mesi

the car is good for another 10,000 km — la macchina può fare ancora altri 10.000 km

it's as good a reason as any — è una ragione come un'altra

20) (substantial) attrib. [salary, size] buono; [ hour] buono, abbondante

it must be worth a good 2,000 dollars — deve valere almeno 2.000 dollari

a good 20 years ago — almeno vent'anni fa

a good long walk — una passeggiata bella lunga

good and early — molto presto

give it a good clean — dagli una bella pulita

21)

as good as — (virtually) praticamente

to be as good as new — essere come nuovo

he as good as called me a liar — mi ha praticamente dato del bugiardo

it's as good as saying yes — (tantamount to) è come o equivale a dire di sì

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good for you! — (approvingly) bravo! sono contento o buon per te! (sarcastically) tanto meglio per te!

that's a good one! — questa è bella!

good on you! — BE colloq. bravo!

good thinking — buona o bella idea!

to be onto a good thing, to have a good thing going — colloq. avere per le mani qualcosa di buono

you can have too much of a good thing — il troppo stroppia
II 1. [gʊd]
nome

1) (virtue) bene m.

good and evil — il bene e il male

to do good — fare del bene

to be up to no good — colloq. combinare qualche guaio

to come to no good — finire male, fare una brutta fine

2) (benefit) bene m.

for your own good — per il tuo bene

for the good of his health — per la sua salute

for all the good it did me — per quel che mi è servito, per il bene che mi ha fatto

she's too generous for her own good — è troppo generosa e finirà per rimetterci

to do sb., sth. good — fare bene a qcn., qcs. ( to do fare)

no good can o will come of it non ne uscirà niente di buono; no good will come of waiting aspettare non servirà a nulla; to be all to the good — essere tutto di guadagnato

3) (use)

it's no good crying — non serve a nulla piangere

it's no good — è inutile

would it do any good? — servirebbe a qualcosa?

4) BE (profit)

to be Ј 20 to the good — essere in credito di 20 sterline

5)

for good — per sempre
2.
nome plurale the good (virtuous people) i buoni m.
III [gʊd]
interiezione (expressing satisfaction) bene; (with relief) tanto meglio; (to encourage, approve) bene, ben fatto

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[ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective
1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) buono, bravo

2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) buono

3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) buono

4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) bravo, buono

5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) buono

6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) buono

7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) buono

8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) buono

9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) buono; molto

10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) adatto

11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) buono

12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) buono

13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) buono

14) (thorough: a good clean.) buono; bello

15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) bene
2. noun
1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) bene; utilità

2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) bene; buono
3. interjection
(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) bene

- goodness
4. interjection
((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) santo Cielo!, buon Dio!

- goods
- goody
- goodbye
- good-day
- good evening
- good-for-nothing
- good humour
- good-humoured
- good-humouredly
- good-looking
- good morning
- good afternoon
- good-day
- good evening
- good night
- good-natured
- goodwill
- good will
- good works
- as good as
- be as good as one's word
- be up to no good
- deliver the goods
- for good
- for goodness' sake
- good for
- good for you
- him
- Good Friday
- good gracious
- good heavens
- goodness gracious
- goodness me
- good old
- make good
- no good
- put in a good word for
- take something in good part
- take in good part
- thank goodness
- to the good
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I [gʊd]
aggettivo (compar. better; superl. best)

1) (enjoyable) [ news] buono; [book, joke, weather, party] bello

to have a good time — divertirsi

have a good day! — buona giornata!

the good life — la bella vita

it's good to see you again — è bello rivederti

the good old days — i bei tempi andati

2) (happy)

to feel good about, doing — essere contento di, di fare

3) (healthy) [eye, leg] sano, buono; [hearing, memory] buono

you don't look too good — non hai un bell'aspetto

I don't feel too good — non mi sento troppo bene

4) (high quality) [condition, degree, score] buono; [photo, hotel, coat] bello

I'm not good enough for her — non vado abbastanza bene per lei, non sono alla sua altezza

nothing is too good for her son — non è mai abbastanza per suo figlio

5) (prestigious) attrib. [ marriage] buono

6) (obedient) [child, dog] buono, bravo; [ manners] buono

there's a good boy! — che bravo bambino!

7) (favourable) [impression, sign] buono

the good thing is that — la cosa positiva è che

New York is good for shopping — New York è un buon posto per lo shopping

8) (attractive) [legs, teeth] bello

to look good with — [garment, accessories] andare o stare bene con

she looks good in blue — sta bene col blu, il blu le dona

9) (tasty) [ meal] buono, gustoso; (fit to eat) [ meat] buono

to taste, smell good — avere un buon sapore, odore

10) (virtuous) attrib. [ person] buono, virtuoso; [ life] morigerato

the good guys — (in films) i buoni

11) (kind) [person, deed] buono, gentile

to do sb. a good turn — fare un favore a qcn.

would you be good enough to do, would you be so good as to do — saresti tanto o così gentile da fare

12) (pleasant)

to be in a good mood — essere di buonumore

to be very good about — essere molto buono o comprensivo riguardo a [ mistake]

13) (competent) [accountant, teacher] buono, bravo

to be good at — essere bravo in [ Latin]; essere bravo o forte a [ chess]

he's good at dancing — balla bene, è bravo a ballare

to be no good at — essere una schiappa in [ chemistry]; essere una schiappa a [ tennis]

I'm no good at singing — non sono capace a cantare

to be good with — saperci fare con [children, animals]; essere bravo con [ numbers]

to be good with one's hands — essere bravo nei lavori manuali

14) (beneficial)

to be good for — fare bene a [person, plant, health]; giovare a [business, morale]

he eats more than is good for him — mangia più di quanto dovrebbe

say nothing if you know what's good for you — per il tuo bene, non dire niente

15) (effective, suitable) [ method] buono, efficace; [ shampoo] buono; [ knife] adatto; [name, book, moment] buono, adatto; [idea, investment, question] buono; [ point] giusto

this will look good on your CV — BE o

résumé — AE questo farà bella figura sul tuo curriculum

16) (accurate) [ description] buono, preciso; (fluent) [ language] buono

to keep good time — [ clock] essere preciso

he speaks good Spanish — parla bene lo spagnolo

17) (fortunate)

it's a good job o thing (that) fortuna che, meno male che; we've never had it so good colloq. le cose non sono mai andate così bene; it's too good to be true — è troppo bello per essere vero

18) (close) attrib. [ friend] buono

19) (serviceable)

this season ticket is good for two more months — questo abbonamento è valido per altri due mesi

the car is good for another 10,000 km — la macchina può fare ancora altri 10.000 km

it's as good a reason as any — è una ragione come un'altra

20) (substantial) attrib. [salary, size] buono; [ hour] buono, abbondante

it must be worth a good 2,000 dollars — deve valere almeno 2.000 dollari

a good 20 years ago — almeno vent'anni fa

a good long walk — una passeggiata bella lunga

good and early — molto presto

give it a good clean — dagli una bella pulita

21)

as good as — (virtually) praticamente

to be as good as new — essere come nuovo

he as good as called me a liar — mi ha praticamente dato del bugiardo

it's as good as saying yes — (tantamount to) è come o equivale a dire di sì

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good for you! — (approvingly) bravo! sono contento o buon per te! (sarcastically) tanto meglio per te!

that's a good one! — questa è bella!

good on you! — BE colloq. bravo!

good thinking — buona o bella idea!

to be onto a good thing, to have a good thing going — colloq. avere per le mani qualcosa di buono

you can have too much of a good thing — il troppo stroppia
II 1. [gʊd]
nome

1) (virtue) bene m.

good and evil — il bene e il male

to do good — fare del bene

to be up to no good — colloq. combinare qualche guaio

to come to no good — finire male, fare una brutta fine

2) (benefit) bene m.

for your own good — per il tuo bene

for the good of his health — per la sua salute

for all the good it did me — per quel che mi è servito, per il bene che mi ha fatto

she's too generous for her own good — è troppo generosa e finirà per rimetterci

to do sb., sth. good — fare bene a qcn., qcs. ( to do fare)

no good can o will come of it non ne uscirà niente di buono; no good will come of waiting aspettare non servirà a nulla; to be all to the good — essere tutto di guadagnato

3) (use)

it's no good crying — non serve a nulla piangere

it's no good — è inutile

would it do any good? — servirebbe a qualcosa?

4) BE (profit)

to be Ј 20 to the good — essere in credito di 20 sterline

5)

for good — per sempre
2.
nome plurale the good (virtuous people) i buoni m.
III [gʊd]
interiezione (expressing satisfaction) bene; (with relief) tanto meglio; (to encourage, approve) bene, ben fatto

English-Italian dictionary > good
12 favour

favour GB, favor US

A n

1 ( approval) to look with favour on sb/sth, look on sb/sth with favour approuver qn/qch ; to regard sb/sth with favour considérer qn/qch avec bienveillance ; to win/lose favour with sb favour s'attirer/perdre les bonnes grâces de qn ; to find favour with sb trouver grâce aux yeux de qn ; to gain favour with sb remporter la faveur de qn ; to be out of favour with sb [person] ne plus être dans les bonnes grâces de qn ; [idea, fashion, method] ne plus être en vogue auprès de qn ; to fall out of ou from favour with sb [person] tomber en disgrâce auprès de qn ; to fall ou go out of favour [idea, fashion, method] passer de mode ;

2 ( kindness) service m ; to do sb a favour rendre service à qn ; in return for all your favours en remerciement de tous les services que vous m'avez rendus ; they're not doing themselves any favours ils desservent leur (propre) cause (by doing en faisant) ; do me a favour! lit fais-moi plaisir! ; ( as prelude to rebuff) tu veux me faire plaisir? ; ( ironic) qu'est-ce que tu crois! ; ( in exasperation) et quoi encore! ; as a (special) favour à titre de service exceptionnel ; she did it as a favour to her boss elle l'a fait pour rendre service à son chef ; to ask a favour of sb, to ask sb a favour demander un service à qn ; to owe sb a favour avoir une dette envers qn ; you owe me a favour tu me dois bien ça ; to return a favour lit, to return the favour iron rendre la pareille (by doing en faisant) ;

3 ( favouritism) to show favour to sb, to show sb favour accorder un traitement de faveur à qn ;

4 ( advantage) to be in sb's favour [situation] être avantageux pour qn ; [financial rates, wind] être favorable à qn ; to have sth in one's favour avoir qch pour soi ; everything was in her favour elle avait tout pour elle ; the plan has a lot in its favour le projet présente beaucoup d'avantages ; if the case doesn't go in our favour si nous n'obtenons pas gain de cause ; in your favour [money, balance] à votre crédit ;

5 †( small gift) petit cadeau m ;

6 Hist ( token) faveur f.

B favours npl euph ( sexual) faveurs fpl.

C in favour of prep phr

1 ( on the side of) en faveur de ; to be in favour of sb/sth être pour qn/qch ; to vote in favour of sth voter pour qch ; I'm in favour of that je suis pour ; to be in favour of changing the law être pour un changement de la loi ; to speak in favour of soutenir [motion, idea, plan] ; to speak in sb's favour se prononcer en faveur de qn ; to come out in favour of exprimer son soutien à [plan, person] ;

2 ( to the advantage of) to work ou be weighted in favour of sb avantager qn ; to decide in sb's favour gen donner raison à qn ; Jur donner gain de cause à qn ;

3 ( out of preference for) [reject etc] au profit de.

D vtr

1 ( prefer) être pour [choice, method, solution, horse, team] ; préférer [clothing, colour, date] ; être partisan de [political party] ; to favour sb gen montrer une préférence pour qn ; ( unfairly) accorder un traitement de faveur à qn ; I favour closing the business je suis pour la fermeture de l'entreprise ;

2 ( benefit) [plans, circumstances] favoriser ; [law, balance of power] privilégier ;

3 ( approve of) être partisan de [course of action] ; approuver [proposal] ;

4 sout ou iron ( honour) to favour sb with sth faire à qn la faveur or l'honneur de qch.

E favoured pp adj

1 ( most likely) [course of action, date, plan, view] privilégié ; [candidate] favori/-ite ;

2 ( favourite) favori/-ite.

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like ⇒ Usage note: like

A prep

1 ( in the same manner as) comme ; he acted like a professional il a agi comme un professionnel or en professionnel ; like the liar that she is, she… en bonne menteuse, elle… ; eat up your dinner like a good boy sois gentil et finis ton dîner ; stop behaving like an idiot! arrête de faire l'idiot! ; like me, he loves swimming tout comme moi, il adore nager ; it's like this: we are asking you to take a cut in salary voilà, nous vous demandons d'accepter une réduction de salaire ; it happened like this voilà comment cela s'est passé ; look, it wasn't like that écoutez, cela ne s'est pas passé comme ça ; when I see things like that quand je vois des choses pareilles ; don't talk like that! ne dis pas des choses pareilles! ; ‘how do I do it?’-‘like this’ ‘comment faut-il faire?’-‘comme ça’ ; I'm sorry to disturb you like this je suis désolé de vous déranger comme ça ; all right, be like that then! et puis fais ce que tu voudras! ; they've gone to Ibiza or somewhere like that ils sont allés à Ibiza ou quelque chose comme ça ;

2 (similar to, resembling) comme ; to be like sb/sth être comme qn/qch ; he was like a son to me il était comme un fils pour moi ; you know what she's like! tu sais comment elle est! ; it was just like a fairytale! on aurait dit un conte de fée! ; what's it like? c'est comment? ; it's a second-hand car but it looks like new c'est une voiture d'occasion mais elle est comme neuve ; where did you get your jacket?-I want to buy one like it où as-tu acheté ta veste-je veux acheter la même or une pareille ; so this is what it feels like to be poor, so this is what poverty feels like! maintenant je sais (or on sait etc) ce que c'est d'être pauvre! ; there's nothing like a nice warm bath! rien ne vaut un bon bain chaud!, il n'y a rien de mieux qu'un bon bain chaud! ; I've never seen anything like it! je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil! ; that's more like it! voilà ce qui est mieux! ; Paris! there's nowhere like it! rien ne vaut Paris! ; I don't earn anything like as much as she does je suis loin de gagner autant qu'elle ; what was the weather like? quel temps faisait-il? ; what's Oxford like as a place to live? comment est la vie à Oxford? ;

3 ( typical of) it's not like her to be late ça ne lui ressemble pas or ce n'est pas son genre d'être en retard ; if that isn't just like him! c'est bien (de) lui! ; it's just like him to be so spiteful! c'est bien lui d'être si méchant! ; just like a man! c'est typiquement masculin! ; he's not like himself these days il n'est pas lui-même ces jours-ci ;

4 ( expressing probability) it looks like rain on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir ; it looks like the war will be a long one il y a des chances pour que la guerre dure ; he was acting like he was crazy ○ US il se comportait comme un fou ; you seem like an intelligent man tu as l'air intelligent ;

5 (close to, akin to) it cost something like £20 cela a coûté dans les 20 livres, cela a coûté environ 20 livres ; something like half the population are affected environ la moitié de la population est touchée ; with something like affection/enthusiasm avec un semblant d'affection/d'enthousiasme.

B adj sout pareil/-eille, semblable, du même genre ; cups, bowls and like receptacles des tasses, des bols et des récipients du même genre ; cooking, ironing and like chores la cuisine, le repassage et autres tâches du même genre ; to be of like mind être du même avis, avoir les mêmes opinions.

C conj

1 ( in the same way as) comme ; like I said, I wasn't there ○ comme je vous l'ai déjà dit, je n'étais pas là ; nobody can sing that song like he did personne ne peut chanter cette chanson comme lui ; it's not like I imagined it would be ce n'est pas comme je l'avais imaginé ; like they used to comme ils le faisaient autrefois ;

2 ○ ( as if) comme si ; she acts like she knows everything elle fait comme si elle savait tout ; he acts like he owns the place il se conduit comme s'il était chez lui.

D adv

1 (akin to, near) it's nothing like as nice as their previous house c'est loin d'être aussi beau que leur maison précédente ; ‘the figures are 10% more than last year’-‘20%, more like ○ !’ ‘les chiffres sont de 10% supérieurs à l'année dernière’-‘20%, plutôt!’ ; luxury hotel! boarding house, more like ○ ! un hôtel de luxe! une pension, oui! iron ;

2 ○ ( so to speak) I felt embarrassed, like GB, I felt, like, embarrassed US je me sentais plutôt embarrassé ; it reminds me a bit, like, of a hospital ça me fait penser, comment dire, à un hôpital.

E n dukes, duchesses and the like des ducs, des duchesses et autres personnes de ce genre ; earthquakes, floods and the like des tremblements de terre, des inondations et autres catastrophes de ce genre ; I've never seen its like ou the like of it je n'ai jamais vu une chose pareille ; their like will never be seen again des gens comme eux, il n'y en a plus ; scenes of unrest the like(s) of which had never been seen before in the city des scènes d'agitation telles qu'on n'en avait jamais vu dans la ville ; the like(s) of Al Capone des gens comme Al Capone ; she won't even speak to the likes of us ○ ! elle refuse même de parler à des gens comme nous! ; you shouldn't associate with the like(s) of them ○ tu ne devrais pas fréquenter des gens de leur acabit pej or des gens comme ça.

F - like (dans composés) bird-like qui fait penser à un oiseau ; child-like enfantin ; king-like royal.

Idioms

like enough, very like†, (as) like as not probablement ; like father like son Prov tel père tel fils Prov.

II.

like vtr

1 ( get on well with) aimer bien [person] ; I like Paul j'aime bien Paul ; to like sb as a friend aimer bien qn en tant qu'ami ; to like A better than B préférer A à B, aimer mieux A que B ; to like A best préférer A ; to be well liked être apprécié ; to want to be liked vouloir plaire ;

2 ( find to one's taste) aimer (bien) [animal, artist, food, music, product, style] ; to like X better than Y préférer X à Y ; to like Z best préférer Z ; to like one's coffee strong aimer son café fort ; how do you like your tea? comment aimes-tu boire ton thé? ; what I like about him/this car is… ce que j'aime (bien) chez lui/dans cette voiture, c'est… ; we like the look of the house la maison nous semble bien ; I like the look of the new boss le nouveau patron me paraît sympathique or me plaît ; if the managerlikes the look of you si tu fais bonne impression sur le directeur ; she didn't like the look of the hotel l'hôtel ne lui disait rien ; I don't like the look of that man cet homme a une tête qui ne me revient pas ; I don't like the look of her, call the doctor elle a une drôle de mine, appelle le médecin ; I don't like the sound of that ça ne me dit rien qui vaille ; I don't like what I hear about her ce que j'entends dire à propos d'elle ne me plaît pas beaucoup ; she hasn't phoned for weeks, I don't like it ça fait des semaines qu'elle n'a pas téléphoné, je n'aime pas ça ; if you like that sort of thing à condition d'aimer ce genre de choses ; you'll come with us and like it! tu viendras avec nous que ça te chante ○ ou pas! ; I like cheese but it doesn't like me ○ j'aime le fromage mais ça ne me réussit pas ; this plant likes sunlight cette plante se plaît au soleil ;

3 ( enjoy doing) aimer bien ; ( stronger) aimer ; I like doing, I like to do j'aime (bien) faire ; he likes being able to do il aime pouvoir faire ; I like to see people doing j'aime (bien) que les gens fassent ; that's what I like to see! je trouve ça très bien! ; I like it when you do j'aime bien que tu fasses ; I don't like it when you do je n'aime pas que tu fasses ; I likeed it better when we did j'aimais mieux quand on faisait ; how do you like your new job? qu'est-ce que tu penses de ton nouveau travail? ; how do you like living in London? ça te plaît de vivre à Londres? ; how would you like it if you had to do…? ça te plairait à toi d'être obligé de faire…? ;

4 ( approve of) aimer ; I don't like your attitude je n'aime pas ton attitude, ton attitude ne me plaît pas ; the boss won't like it if you're late le patron ne sera pas content si tu arrives en retard ; she doesn't like to be kept waiting elle n'aime pas qu'on la fasse attendre ; to like sb to do aimer que qn fasse ; I like that! iron ça, c'est la meilleure! ; I like his cheek ou nerve! iron il ne manque pas de culot! ; I like it! ça me plaît! ; like it or not we all pay tax que ça nous plaise ou non nous payons tous des impôts ;

5 ( wish) vouloir, aimer ; I would ou should like a ticket je voudrais un billet ; I would ou should like to do je voudrais or j'aimerais faire ; she would have liked to do elle aurait voulu or aimé faire ; would you like to come to dinner? voudriez-vous venir dîner?, est-ce que cela vous dirait de venir dîner? ; I wouldn't like to think I'd upset her j'espère bien que je ne lui ai pas fait de peine ; we'd like her to do nous voudrions or aimerions qu'elle fasse ; would you like me to come? voulez-vous que je vienne? ; I'd like to see him try ○ ! je voudrais bien voir ça! ; how would you like to come? qu'est-ce que tu dirais de venir? ; where did they get the money from, that's what I'd like to know je voudrais or j'aimerais bien savoir où ils ont trouvé l'argent ; I don't like to disturb her je n'ose pas la déranger ; if you like ( willingly agreeing) si tu veux ; ( reluctantly agreeing) si tu y tiens ; he's a bit of a rebel if you like il est un peu contestataire si tu veux ; you can do what you like tu peux faire ce que tu veux ; say what you like, I think it's a good idea tu peux dire ce que tu veux or tu diras ce que tu voudras, je pense que c'est une bonne idée ; sit (any)where you like asseyez-vous où vous voulez ;

6 ( think important) to like to do tenir à faire ; I like to keep fit je tiens à me maintenir en forme.

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Ⅰ.

like¹ [laɪk]

1 transitive verb

(a) (find pleasant) aimer (bien);

∎ I like him je l'aime bien, il me plaît bien;

∎ I like her, but I don't love her je l'aime bien, mais je ne suis pas amoureux d'elle;

∎ I don't like him je ne l'aime pas beaucoup, il ne me plaît pas;

∎ I like Elaine better than Simon j'aime mieux Elaine que Simon;

∎ I like Sally best c'est Sally que je préfère;

∎ what do you like about him? qu'est-ce qui te plaît chez lui?;

∎ do you like coffee? est-ce que tu aimes le café?;

∎ these plants don't like direct sunlight ces plantes ne supportent pas l'exposition directe à la lumière du soleil;

∎ humorous I like curry but it doesn't like me! j'aime le curry mais ça ne me réussit pas tellement!

(b) (enjoy) aimer;

∎ he likes school il aime l'école;

∎ to like doing or to do sth aimer faire qch;

∎ I like dancing or to dance j'aime danser;

∎ I like spending or to spend my weekends at home j'aime passer mes week-ends à la maison;

∎ I don't like being shouted at je n'aime pas qu'on me crie dessus;

∎ he doesn't like people talking about it il n'aime pas qu'on en parle;

∎ how would HE like being kept waiting in the rain? ça lui plairait, à lui, qu'on le fasse attendre sous la pluie?

(c) (approve of) aimer;

∎ I like people to be frank with me j'aime qu'on soit franc avec moi;

∎ if he doesn't like it he can go elsewhere si ça ne lui plaît pas il peut aller ailleurs;

∎ I don't like you swearing, I don't like it when you swear je n'aime pas que tu dises des gros mots;

∎ they're not going to like it! ça ne va pas leur plaire!;

∎ whether you like it or not! que ça te plaise ou non!;

∎ ironic well, I like that! ça, c'est le bouquet!;

∎ ironic I like the way you say "don't worry" "ne t'inquiète pas", c'est facile à dire

(d) (want, wish) aimer, vouloir;

∎ I'd like some tea je prendrais bien une tasse de thé;

∎ take any dress you like prends la robe que tu veux ou qui te plaît;

∎ as much as you like tant que vous voudrez;

∎ do what you like fais ce que tu veux ou ce qui te plaît;

∎ he thinks he can do anything he likes il se croit tout permis;

∎ she is free to do as she likes elle est libre d'agir à sa guise ou de faire comme il lui plaira;

∎ as you like comme vous voudrez;

∎ what I'd like to know is where he got the money from ce que je voudrais savoir, c'est où il a obtenu cet argent;

∎ come whenever you like venez quand vous voulez;

∎ I didn't like to say anything, but... je ne voulais rien dire mais...;

∎ I'd like nothing better than a hot bath il n'y a rien qui me ferait autant plaisir qu'un bon bain chaud;

∎ I'd like your opinion on this wine j'aimerais savoir ce que tu penses de ce vin;

∎ I would or I'd like to go out tonight j'aimerais (bien) sortir ce soir

(e) (in polite offers, requests)

∎ would you like to go out tonight? ça te dirait de ou tu as envie de sortir ce soir?;

∎ would you like tea or coffee? voulez-vous du thé ou du café?;

∎ would you like to leave a message? voulez-vous laisser un message?;

∎ would you like me to do it for you? veux-tu que je le fasse à ta place?;

∎ I'd like to speak to Mr Smith, please je voudrais parler à M. Smith, s'il vous plaît;

∎ I'd like the soup followed by a salad je prendrai la soupe puis une salade;

∎ I'd like my steak rare, please je voudrais mon steak saignant, s'il vous plaît

(f) (asking opinion)

∎ how do you like my jacket? comment trouves-tu ma veste?;

∎ how would you like a trip to Paris? ça te dirait d'aller à Paris?

(g) (asking preference)

∎ how do you like your coffee, black or white? vous prenez votre café noir ou avec du lait?

(h) (in generalizations)

∎ I like to be in bed by 10 p.m. j'aime être couché pour 10 heures;

∎ one doesn't like to interrupt c'est toujours délicat d'interrompre quelqu'un

2 likes plural noun

(preferences) goûts mpl;

∎ try to discover their likes and dislikes essayez de découvrir ce qu'ils aiment et ce qu'ils n'aiment pas

3 if you like adverb

(a) (expressing willingness) si tu veux;

∎ I can do it, if you like je peux le faire, si tu veux;

∎ I'll get lunch, shall I? - if you like je vais chercher de quoi manger, d'accord? - si tu veux

(b) (as it were) si tu veux;

∎ it was a surprise, a shock, if you like ça m'a surpris, choqué si tu veux

4 like it or not adverb

∎ like it or not, we're heading for a confrontation qu'on le veuille ou non, nous ne pouvons éviter une confrontation

Ⅱ.

like² [laɪk]

1 preposition

(a) (similar to) comme;

∎ to be like sb/sth être semblable à qn/à qch, ressembler à qn/à qch;

∎ there's a car like ours voilà une voiture comme la nôtre;

∎ their house is a bit like ours leur maison est un peu comme la nôtre;

∎ there's no place like home rien ne vaut son chez-soi;

∎ we're like sisters nous sommes comme des sœurs;

∎ she's nothing like her sister elle ne ressemble pas du tout à sa sœur;

∎ he was like a father to me il a été comme un père pour moi;

∎ he talks like his father il parle comme son père;

∎ it's shaped like an egg ça a la forme d'un œuf;

∎ it tastes a bit like celery ça a un peu le goût de céleri;

∎ do you have any more like this? en avez-vous d'autres?;

∎ I want to find one just like it je veux trouver le/la même;

∎ there's nothing like it il n'y a rien de mieux;

∎ it seemed like hours c'était comme si des heures entières s'étaient écoulées;

∎ it looks like rain on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir

(b) (asking for opinion or description)

∎ what's your new boss like? comment est ton nouveau patron?;

∎ what's the weather like? quel temps fait-il?;

∎ what does it taste like? quel goût ça a?;

∎ what was it like? c'était comment?

(c) (such as) comme;

∎ in a family like ours dans une famille comme la nôtre;

∎ I've had enough of people like him! j'en ai assez des gens comme lui!;

∎ it makes me angry to hear things like that ça me met en colère d'entendre des choses pareilles;

∎ cities like Toronto and Ottawa des villes comme Toronto et Ottawa;

∎ I'm useless at things like sewing je ne suis bon à rien quand il s'agit de couture et de choses comme ça

(d) (indicating typical behaviour)

∎ you know what she's like vous savez comme elle est;

∎ kids are like that, what do you expect? les gosses sont comme ça, qu'est-ce que tu veux!;

∎ it's not like him to be rude ça ne lui ressemble pas ou ce n'est pas son genre d'être impoli;

∎ it's just like him not to show up! c'est bien son style ou c'est bien de lui de ne pas venir!;

∎ familiar be like that then! tant pis pour toi!;

∎ familiar don't be like that, he didn't mean what he said ne le prends pas mal, ce n'est pas ce qu'il voulait dire^□ ;

∎ that's just like a man! c'est typiquement masculin!;

∎ like father like son tel père, tel fils

(e) (in the same manner as) comme;

∎ I think like you je pense comme vous;

∎ you're acting like a fool tu te comportes comme un imbécile;

∎ they chattered like monkeys ils ont bavardé comme de vraies pipelettes;

∎ to speak French like a native parler français comme un natif;

∎ we, like everyone else, were forced to queue all night nous avons dû faire la queue toute la nuit, comme tout le monde;

∎ do it like this/that voici/voilà comment il faut faire;

∎ like so comme ça;

∎ sorry to interrupt you like this désolé de t'interrompre comme ça;

∎ don't talk to me like that! ne me parle pas sur ce ton!

(f) (in approximations)

∎ it cost something like £200 ça a coûté dans les 200 livres;

∎ we don't have anything like as many people as we need on est loin d'avoir tout le monde qu'il nous faut;

∎ it will cost more like £20 ça coûtera plutôt dans les 20 livres;

∎ it was more like midnight when we got home il était plus près de minuit quand nous sommes arrivés à la maison;

∎ that's more like it! voilà qui est mieux!;

∎ she is nothing like as intelligent as you elle est loin d'être aussi intelligente que vous;

∎ familiar he ran like anything or like hell or like blazes il a couru comme un dératé ou comme s'il avait le feu aux fesses

2 adjective

∎ we were treated in like manner on nous a traités de la même façon;

∎ they are of like temperament ils ont le même tempérament;

∎ Mathematics like terms/quantities termes mpl/quantités fpl semblables

3 conjunction familiar

(a) (as) comme^□ ;

∎ like I was saying comme je disais;

∎ they don't make them like they used to! ils/elles ne sont plus ce qu'ils/elles étaient!;

∎ I wish I could dance like you! j'aimerais bien pouvoir danser comme toi!;

∎ it was just like in the films c'était exactement comme au cinéma;

∎ tell it like it is dis les choses comme elles sont

(b) (as if) comme si^□ ;

∎ he acted like he was in charge il se comportait comme si c'était lui le chef;

∎ she felt like she wanted to cry elle avait l'impression qu'elle allait pleurer;

∎ he looked like he'd seen a ghost on aurait dit qu'il avait vu un fantôme

4 adverb

familiar (in conversation, reported speech)

∎ I was hungry, like, so I went into this café j'avais faim, tu vois, alors je suis entré dans un café;

∎ there were like three thousand people there il devait y avoir environ trois mille personnes^□ ;

∎ I was busy, like, that's why I didn't call you j'étais occupé, c'est pour ça que je t'ai pas appelé, tu comprends?;

∎ he just came up behind me, like il s'est approché de moi par derrière^□ ;

∎ I was like "no way" alors je lui ai fait "pas question";

∎ so he was like "in your dreams, pal!" alors il a dit "c'est ça, compte là-dessus mon vieux!"

5 noun

∎ he and his like lui et ses semblables;

∎ like attracts like qui se ressemble s'assemble;

∎ you can only compare like with like on ne peut comparer que ce qui est comparable;

∎ to give or to return like for like rendre la pareille;

∎ she goes in for shiatzu, yoga and the like elle fait du shiatsu, du yoga et d'autres choses comme ça;

∎ I've never seen the like of it! je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil!;

∎ he was a president the like or likes of which we will probably never see again c'était un président comme on n'en verra probablement plus jamais

6 likes plural noun

∎ the likes of us/them/ etc les gens comme nous/eux/ etc;

∎ it's not for the likes of us ça n'est pas pour les gens comme nous

7 like enough, like as not adverb

British familiar probablement^□ ;

∎ he's still at the office, like enough il y a des chances qu'il soit encore au bureau;

∎ like enough, she hasn't even read it yet elle ne l'a probablement même pas encore lu

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1. noun
1) (an idea of how to do something; a method of doing something: If everyone follows this plan, we will succeed; I have worked out a plan for making a lot of money.) plan

2) (an intention or arrangement: My plan is to rob a bank and leave the country quickly; What are your plans for tomorrow?) plan

3) (a drawing, diagram etc showing a building, town etc as if seen from above: These are the plans of/for our new house; a street-plan.) plano

2. verb
1) ((sometimes with on) to intend (to do something): We are planning on going to Italy this year; We were planning to go last year but we hadn't enough money; They are planning a trip to Italy.) planear

2) (to decide how something is to be done; to arrange (something): We are planning a party; We'll have to plan very carefully if we are to succeed.) planificar, proyectar

3) (to design (a building, town etc): This is the architect who planned the building.) proyectar, diseñar, hacer los planos de

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- planner
- planning
- go according to plan
- plan ahead

plan¹ n

1. plan

what are your holiday plans? ¿qué planes tienes para las vacaciones?

2. plano

we studied the plan of the house estudiamos el plano de la casa

a town plan un plano de la ciudad

plan² vb planear / proyectar / pensar

we plan to leave early pensamos salir temprano

plan sustantivo masculino 1 (proyecto, programa) plan;
◊ hacer planes to make plans;
plan de estudios syllabus 2 (fam) (cita, compromiso):
◊ si no tienes otros planes if you're not doing anything else;
¿tienes algún plan para esta noche? do you have any plans for tonight? 3 (fam) ( actitud):
◊ vienen en plan de diversión they're here to have fun;
lo dijo en plan de broma he was only kidding (colloq); en plan económico cheaply, on the cheap (colloq)
plan sustantivo masculino
1 (intención) plan
2 (conjunto de ideas, etc) scheme, programme
plan de estudios, curriculum
plan de jubilación/de pensiones, pension plan
3 fam (cita) date: no tengo plan para esta tarde, I have no plans for this afternoon Locuciones: no sigas en ese plan, don't carry on like that
no es plan, that's not a good idea
no es plan de que nos quedemos si él se va, it's not fair for us to have to stay home if he goes out ' plan' also found in these entries: Spanish: abrupta - abrupto - anteproyecto - auspicio - boceto - bosquejar - chafar - concebir - cuajar - delinear - desactivar - descubrir - designio - dinamitar - efecto - fastidiar - garete - generar - idea - idear - instrumentación - inviable - juego - mantilla - mira - pensar - pergeñar - pique - plana - planear - planificar - plano - plazo - política - prever - programa - proyectar - proyecto - rechazar - rechazo - resultado - tortuosa - tortuosidad - tortuoso - trazar - tramar - traza - venta - ventura - viabilidad English: abort - abortive - action - alter - alteration - approachable - approve of - attractive - authenticity - backfire - beauty - benign - botch - bypass - cheap - concoct - contingency plan - cook up - crystallize - curriculum - delineate - design - despite - detailed - develop - development - devious - disappoint - discard - distinct - drum up - elaborate - emigrate - explain - fall apart - fall through - fallback - floor plan - follow through - foolproof - forecast - formulate - get-rich-quick - go - half-baked - hatch - hit on - hit upon - holiday - impractical

plan

tr[plæn]

noun

1 (scheme, arrangement) plan nombre masculino, proyecto

■ a change of plan un cambio de planes

■ development plan plan de desarrollo

■ what are your plans for the weekend? ¿qué planes tienes para el fin de semana?

2 (map, drawing, diagram) plano; (design) proyecto; (for essay) esquema nombre masculino

■ have you seen the plans for the new opera house? ¿has visto los planos de la nueva ópera?

transitive verb (pt & pp planned, ger planning)

1 (make plans) planear, proyectar, planificar; (intend) pensar, tener pensado

■ they plan to get married next year tienen planeado casarse el año que viene

■ we're planning to spend Christmas with my parents pensamos pasar las navidades con mis padres

■ everything turned out as planned todo salió como estaba planeado

2 (make a plan of - house, garden, etc) hacer los planos de, diseñar, proyectar; (- economy, strategy) planificar

intransitive verb

1 (make preparations) hacer planes; (intend) pensar

■ we've planned for about 20 people tenemos previsto (que vendrán) unas 20 personas

■ we hadn't planned on rain! ¡no contábamos con que lloviera!

■ I'd planned on going away this weekend había pensado salir fuera este fin de semana

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to go according to plan salir como estaba previsto, salir según lo previsto

to plan for the future hacer planes para el futuro

plan ['plæn] v, planned ; planning vt

1) : planear, proyectar, planificar

to plan a trip: planear un viaje

to plan a city: planificar una ciudad

2) intend: tener planeado, proyectar

plan vi

: hacer planes

plan n

1) diagram: plano m, esquema m

2) scheme: plan m, proyecto m, programa m

to draw up a plan: elaborar un proyecto

plan

n.

• dibujo s.m.

• diseño s.m.

• esbozo s.m.

• esquema s.m.

• máquina s.f.

• plan s.m.

• plano s.m.

• planta s.f.

• programa s.m.

• proyecto s.m.

• traza s.f.

• trazado s.m.

v.

• idear v.

• meditar v.

• planear v.

• planificar v.

• plantear v.

• proyectar v.

• trazar v.

plæn
I

noun

1)

a) (diagram, map) plano m

seating plan — disposición f de los comensales

to draw up a plan — hacer* un plano

b) (of book, essay) esquema m

2) (arrangement, scheme) plan m

to go according to plan — salir* conforme estaba planeado, salir* según el plan

do you have any plans for tonight? — ¿tienes algún plan or programa para esta noche?

to make a plan — hacer* un plan

we're making plans for the wedding — estamos planeando la boda

there's been a change of plan — ha habido un cambio de planes

plan of action — plan de acción

II
1.

- nn- transitive verb

a) \<\<journey/itinerary\>\> planear, programar; \<\<raid/assault\>\> planear; \<\<garden/house\>\> diseñar, proyectar; \<\<economy/strategies\>\> planificar*; \<\<essay\>\> hacer* un esquema de

it's all planned out in advance — todo está planeado de antemano

as planned — según lo planeado, tal y como estaba previsto or planeado

b) ( intend)

they're planning a surprise for her birthday — le están preparando una sorpresa para el cumpleaños

to plan to + INF: where are you planning to spend Christmas? — ¿dónde tienes pensado or dónde piensas pasar las Navidades?

2.

vi

to plan ahead — planear las cosas de antemano

to plan FOR something: we need to plan for the future tenemos que pensar en el futuro; we hadn't planned for this — esto no lo habíamos previsto

Phrasal Verbs:

- plan on

[plæn]
1. N

1) (=scheme) proyecto m, plan m

• plan of action, action plan — plan m de acción

• plan of attack/ campaign — (Mil) (also fig) plan m de ataque/de campaña

• to draw up a plan — elaborar un proyecto, hacer or redactar un plan

• an exercise plan — una tabla or un programa de ejercicios

• a five-year plan — un plan quinquenal

• to make plans for the future — hacer planes or planear para el futuro

• a peace plan — un proyecto or un plan de paz
business, instalment, master, pension
2) (=idea, intention) plan m

do you have any plans for the weekend? — ¿tienes planes para el fin de semana?

the plan is to come back later — pensamos volver más tarde

there are plans to modernize the building — tienen planeado modernizar el edificio

• if everything goes according to plan — si todo sale como está previsto or planeado

• the best plan is to call first — lo mejor es llamar primero

• a change of plan — un cambio de planes

to change one's plans — cambiar de planes

3) (=diagram, map) plano m ; seating

4) (=outline) [of story, essay] esquema m

5) (Archit, Tech) (often pl) plano m

2. VT

1) (=organize) [+ schedule, event, crime] planear; [+ party, surprise] preparar; [+ route] planificar, planear; [+ essay] hacer un esquema de, planear; [+ family] planificar

• as planned — según lo previsto, como estaba planeado

things didn't work out as planned — las cosas no salieron según lo previsto or como estaban planeadas

2) (=intend)

I had been planning a trip to New York — había estado pensando en or planeando un viaje a Nueva York

how long do you plan to stay? — ¿cuánto tiempo piensas quedarte?

what do you plan to do after college? — ¿qué tienes pensado hacer después de la universidad?, ¿qué te has propuesto hacer después de la universidad?

3) (=design) diseñar

the art of planning a garden — el arte de diseñar un jardín

3.

VI hacer planes

• to plan ahead — planear con antelación

• to plan for sth, it is advisable to plan for retirement — es aconsejable que se hagan planes para la jubilación

to plan for the future — hacer planes or planear para el futuro

I hadn't planned for so many people — no había contado con que viniese tanta gente

- plan on

- plan out

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[plæn]
I

noun

1)

a) (diagram, map) plano m

seating plan — disposición f de los comensales

to draw up a plan — hacer* un plano

b) (of book, essay) esquema m

2) (arrangement, scheme) plan m

to go according to plan — salir* conforme estaba planeado, salir* según el plan

do you have any plans for tonight? — ¿tienes algún plan or programa para esta noche?

to make a plan — hacer* un plan

we're making plans for the wedding — estamos planeando la boda

there's been a change of plan — ha habido un cambio de planes

plan of action — plan de acción

II
1.

- nn- transitive verb

a) \<\<journey/itinerary\>\> planear, programar; \<\<raid/assault\>\> planear; \<\<garden/house\>\> diseñar, proyectar; \<\<economy/strategies\>\> planificar*; \<\<essay\>\> hacer* un esquema de

it's all planned out in advance — todo está planeado de antemano

as planned — según lo planeado, tal y como estaba previsto or planeado

b) ( intend)

they're planning a surprise for her birthday — le están preparando una sorpresa para el cumpleaños

to plan to + INF: where are you planning to spend Christmas? — ¿dónde tienes pensado or dónde piensas pasar las Navidades?

2.

vi

to plan ahead — planear las cosas de antemano

to plan FOR something: we need to plan for the future tenemos que pensar en el futuro; we hadn't planned for this — esto no lo habíamos previsto

Phrasal Verbs:

- plan on

English-spanish dictionary > plan
16 agree

agree [əˈgri:]

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = consent) accepter

• he agreed to do it il a accepté de le faire

   b. ( = admit) reconnaître

• I agree I was wrong je reconnais que je me suis trompé

   c. ( = come to an agreement) convenir ( to do sth de faire qch ) ; [+ time, price] se mettre d'accord sur

• everyone agrees that we should stay tout le monde est d'accord pour dire que nous devons rester

• it was agreed c'était convenu

• to agree to differ accepter que chacun reste sur ses positions

• I agree that it's difficult je suis d'accord que c'est difficile

• the delivery was three days later than agreed la livraison a été effectuée trois jours après la date convenue

• unless otherwise agreed à défaut d'un accord contraire

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = hold same opinion) être d'accord

• I (quite) agree je suis (tout à fait) d'accord

• I don't agree (at all) je ne suis pas (du tout) d'accord

   b. ( = come to terms) se mettre d'accord

• to agree about or on sth se mettre d'accord sur qch

• we haven't agreed about the price nous ne nous sommes pas mis d'accord sur le prix

• they agreed on how to do it ils se sont mis d'accord sur la manière de le faire

► to agree to

• to agree to a proposal accepter une proposition

• he won't agree to that il n'acceptera pas

• he agreed to the project il a donné son accord au projet► to agree with

• she agrees with me that it is unfair elle est d'accord avec moi pour dire que c'est injuste

• I can't agree with you there je ne suis absolument pas d'accord avec vous sur ce point

• I don't agree with children smoking je n'admets pas que les enfants fument subj

• the heat does not agree with her la chaleur l'incommode

• onions don't agree with me les oignons ne me réussissent pas

   c. [ideas, stories, assessments] concorder

   d. (Grammar) s'accorder (in en)

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[ə'griː] 1.
transitive verb (prét, pp agreed)

1) ( concur) être d'accord ( that sur le fait que)

2) ( admit) convenir ( that que)

I agree it sounds unlikely — ça a l'air peu probable, j'en conviens

it's dangerous, don't you agree? — c'est dangereux, tu ne crois pas?

3) ( consent)

to agree to do — accepter de faire

4) (settle on, arrange) se mettre d'accord sur [date, price, candidate, solution]

to agree to do — convenir de faire
2.
intransitive verb (prét, pp agreed)

1) ( hold same opinion) être d'accord ( with avec; about, on sur; about doing pour faire)

‘I agree!’ — ‘je suis bien d'accord!’

I couldn't agree more! — je suis entièrement d'accord!

2) ( reach mutual understanding) se mettre d'accord, tomber d'accord (about, on sur)

3) ( consent) accepter

to agree to — consentir à [plan, suggestion, terms]

they won't agree to her going alone — ils ne consentiront pas à ce qu'elle y aille toute seule

4) (hold with, approve)

to agree with — approuver [belief, idea, practice]

5) ( tally) [stories, statements, figures] concorder ( with avec)

6) ( suit)

to agree with somebody — [climate, weather] être bon pour quelqu'un; [food] réussir à quelqu'un

7) Linguistics s'accorder ( with avec; in en)
3.
agreed past participle adjective [date, time, venue, amount, budget, rate, terms, signal] convenu

as agreed — comme convenu

to be agreed on — être d'accord sur [decision, statement, policy]

is that agreed? — c'est bien entendu?

English-French dictionary > agree

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good — good1 W1S1 [gud] adj comparative better [ˈbetə US ər] superlative best [best] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(of a high standard)¦ 2¦(skilful)¦ 3¦(what you want)¦ 4¦(pleasant/enjoyable)¦ 5¦(successful/correct)¦ 6¦(suitable)¦ 7¦(useful)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
like — like1 W1S1 [laık] prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(similar)¦ 2 what is somebody/something like? 3¦(example)¦ 4¦(typical)¦ 5 like this/that/so 6 just like that 7 something like 8 nothing like 9 there s nothing like 10 more like … Dictionary of contemporary English
good — 1 /gUd/ adjective comparative better, superlative best /best/ 1 OF A HIGH STANDARD of a high standard: a good reputation | a good quality cloth | a good Muslim | This book is not as good as her last one. | His test scores were good, but hers were … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
go — 1 verb past tense went, past participle gone, 3rd person singular present tense goes TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE SPEAKER 1 LEAVE SOMEWHERE (I) to leave a place to go somewhere else; depart: I wanted to go, but Anna wanted to stay. | It s late; I must… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hold — hold1 W1S1 [həuld US hould] v past tense and past participle held [held] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in your hand/arms)¦ 2¦(event)¦ 3¦(keep something in position)¦ 4¦(job/title)¦ 5¦(keep/store)¦ 6¦(keep something available for somebody)¦ 7¦(keep somebody… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hold — 1 verb past tense and past participle held IN YOUR HANDS/ARMS 1 a) (T) to have something firmly in your hand or arms: He was holding a knife in one hand. | Can you hold the groceries for me while I open the door? | I held the baby in my arms. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
like — 1 /laIk/ preposition 1 similar in some way to something else: My mother has a car like yours. | He crawled out of the hut on his belly, like a snake. | very like: He s very like his brother. | look/sound/feel/taste/seem like: The building looked… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
well — 1 /wel/ adverb comparative better superlative best 1 SATISFACTORILY in a successful or satisfactory way: Did you sleep well? | James reads well for his age. | fairly/moderately/pretty well (=quite well) | go well (=happen in the way you planned… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
for — 1 strong,; strong /fO:r/ preposition 1 intended to be given to or belong to a particular person: I ve got a present for you. | Save some for Arthur. 2 intended to be used in a particular situation: We ve bought some new chairs for the office. | a … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
commit — com‧mit [kəˈmɪt] verb committed PTandPP committing PRESPART 1. [intransitive, transitive] to say that someone will definitely do something or must do something: commit somebody to do something • He committed his government to support Thailand s… … Financial and business terms
plan — ▪ I. plan plan 1 [plæn] verb planned PTandPPX planning PRESPARTX 1. [intransitive, transitive] to think carefully about something you want to do in the future, and decide exactly how you will do it: • We ve been planning this … Financial and business terms

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(not) to approve of sb doing sth

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(not) to approve of sb doing sth

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