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1 take aback

( often passive) to surprise or confuse greatly ( часто пассив) сильно удивить, привести в замешательство
I was taken aback by her rudeness. We were taken aback by his sudden refusal to help.

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2 lay up

1) (to keep or store: We laid up a good supply of apples this year from our own trees.) almacenar

2) (to put (a ship) out of use in a dock.) atracar

lay up vt

1) store: guardar, almacenar

2)

to be laid up : estar enfermo, tener que guardar cama

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( render inactive) (often passive) \<\<boat/car\>\> guardar ( por una temporada)

I was laid up with flu for two weeks — la gripe or (Col, Méx) la gripa me tuvo dos semanas en cama

2) v + adv + o ( store up) \<\<supplies\>\> almacenar, guardar

to lay up trouble for oneself — buscarse* or crearse problemas

VT + ADV

1) (=store) guardar, almacenar; (=amass) acumular

he's laying up trouble for himself — se está creando or buscando problemas

2) (=put out of service) [+ ship] meter en el dique seco; [+ boat] amarrar; [+ car] encerrar (en el garaje)

3) (Med)

to be laid up (with sth) — estar en cama (con algo)

she was laid up for weeks — tuvo que guardar cama durante varias semanas

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1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( render inactive) (often passive) \<\<boat/car\>\> guardar ( por una temporada)

I was laid up with flu for two weeks — la gripe or (Col, Méx) la gripa me tuvo dos semanas en cama

2) v + adv + o ( store up) \<\<supplies\>\> almacenar, guardar

to lay up trouble for oneself — buscarse* or crearse problemas

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3 enchant

verb

1) (to delight: I was enchanted by the children's concert.) encantar, cautivar

2) (to put a magic spell on: A wizard had enchanted her.) hechizar

•

- enchanted
- enchanter
- enchantment

enchant

tr[ɪn'ʧɑːnt]

transitive verb

1 (delight) encantar, cautivar

■ the little girl's voice enchanted the audience la voz de la niña cautivó al público

2 (cast spell on) hechizar

enchant [ɪn'ʧænt, ɛn-] vt

1) bewitch: hechizar, encantar, embrujar

2) charm, fascinate: cautivar, fascinar, encantar

enchant

v.

• arrobar v.

• embobar v.

• encantar v.

• ensalmar v.

• hechizar v.

ɪn'tʃænt, ɪn'tʃɑːnt
transitive verb (delight, charm) cautivar; ( Occult) hechizar*, encantar

[ɪn'tʃɑːnt]
VT (often passive) encantar; (=use magic on) encantar, hechizar
we were enchanted with the place — el sitio nos encantó

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[ɪn'tʃænt, ɪn'tʃɑːnt]
transitive verb (delight, charm) cautivar; ( Occult) hechizar*, encantar

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4 kit out

past tense, past participle - kitted; verb (to provide with all the clothes, tools etc necessary for a particular purpose: The money was spent on kitting out the school football team.) equipar

kit up: - tt- v + o + adv, v + adv + o (BrE) equipar

she was kitted out in tennis gear — llevaba puesto un equipo de tenis

the room is kitted out as a gymnasium — la habitación está habilitada como gimnasio

VT + ADV (Brit) (often passive) equipar ( with de)

to be kitted out in — [+ clothing] llevar puesto

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kit up: - tt- v + o + adv, v + adv + o (BrE) equipar

she was kitted out in tennis gear — llevaba puesto un equipo de tenis

the room is kitted out as a gymnasium — la habitación está habilitada como gimnasio

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5 kit up

VT + ADV (Brit) (often passive) equipar ( with de)

to be kitted out in — [+ clothing] llevar puesto

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6 reunite

verb (to bring or come together after being separated: The family was finally reunited after the war; The children were reunited with their parents.) reunir(se)

reunite vb reencontrarse / reunirse

El gerundio de reunite se escribe reuniting

reunite

tr[riːjʊː'naɪt]

transitive verb

1 (parts) reunir

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be reunited with volver a encontrarse con

reunite [.ri:jʊ'naɪt] v, - nited ; - niting vt

: (volver a) reunir

reunite vi

: (volver a) reunirse

reunite

v.

• reconciliar v.

• reunir v.

'riːjʊ'naɪt
1.

transitive verb \<\<family/party\>\> volver* a unir

she was reunited with him after many years — se reencontró con él después de muchos años

2.

vi reunirse*; ( reconcile) reconciliarse

['riːjuː'naɪt]
1.

VT (often passive) (volver a) reunir

eventually the family was reunited — por fin la familia volvió a verse unida

she was reunited with her husband — volvió a verse al lado de su marido

2.

VI (volver a) reunirse

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['riːjʊ'naɪt]
1.

transitive verb \<\<family/party\>\> volver* a unir

she was reunited with him after many years — se reencontró con él después de muchos años

2.

vi reunirse*; ( reconcile) reconciliarse

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7 treat

1.
[triːt]noun

1) [besonderes] Vergnügen; (something to eat) [besonderer] Leckerbissen

what a treat [it is] to do/not to have to do that! — welch ein Genuss od. eine Wohltat, das zu tun/nicht tun zu müssen!

have a treat in store for somebody — noch eine besondere Freude für jemanden auf Lager haben

there was a treat in store for them — auf sie wartete noch eine besondere Freude

go down a treat — (coll.) [Essen, Getränk:] prima schmecken (ugs.)

work a treat — (coll.) [Maschine:] prima arbeiten (ugs.); [Plan:] prima funktionieren (ugs.)

2) (entertainment) Vergnügen, für dessen Kosten jmd. anderes aufkommt

lay on a special treat for somebody — jemandem etwas Besonderes bieten

it's my treat — ich lade ein

3) (act of treating) Einladung, die
2. transitive verb
1) (act towards) behandeln

treat something as a joke — etwas als Witz nehmen

treat something with contempt — für etwas nur Verachtung haben

2) (Med.) behandeln

treat somebody for something — jemanden wegen etwas behandeln; (before confirmation of diagnosis) jemanden auf etwas (Akk.) behandeln

3) (apply process to) behandeln [Material, Stoff, Metall, Leder]; klären [Abwässer]

4) (handle in literature etc.) behandeln

5) (provide with at own expense) einladen

treat somebody to something — jemandem etwas spendieren

treat oneself to a holiday/a new hat — sich (Dat.) Urlaub gönnen/sich (Dat.) einen neuen Hut leisten

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[tri:t] 1. verb
1) (to deal with, or behave towards (a thing or person), in a certain manner: The soldiers treated me very well; The police are treating his death as a case of murder.) behandeln

2) (to try to cure (a person or disease, injury etc): They treated her for a broken leg.) behandeln

3) (to put (something) through a process: The woodwork has been treated with a new chemical.) behandeln

4) (to buy (a meal, present etc) for (someone): I'll treat you to lunch; She treated herself to a new hat.) (sich)spendieren

5) (to write or speak about; to discuss.) behandeln
2. noun
(something that gives pleasure, eg an arranged outing, or some special food: He took them to the theatre as a treat.) das Extravergnügen

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treat

[tri:t]

I. vt

1. (handle)

▪ to \treat sb/sth somehow jdn/etw irgendwie behandeln

my parents \treated us all the same meine Eltern behandelten uns alle gleich

to \treat sb like dirt ( fam) jdn wie Dreck behandeln fam

to \treat sb like royalty für jdn den roten Teppich ausrollen

to \treat sb/sth badly jdn/etw schlecht behandeln, schlecht mit jdm/etw umgehen

▪ to \treat sb/sth as if... jdn/etw [so] behandeln, als ob...

they \treat her as if she was still a child sie behandeln sie immer noch wie ein Kind

2. (regard)

▪ to \treat sth [as sth] etw [als etw] betrachten [o auffassen]

to \treat sth with contempt etw dat mit Verachtung begegnen

3. MED (heal)

▪ to \treat sb/an animal [for sth] jdn/ein Tier [wegen etw dat o gen] behandeln

he was being \treated for a skin disease er war wegen einer Hautkrankheit in Behandlung

4. often passive (process)

▪ to \treat sth [with sth] material etw [mit etw dat] behandeln

to \treat sewage Abwässer klären

5. (present)

to \treat a topic ein Thema behandeln

6. (discuss)

▪ to \treat sth a question etw erörtern

7. (pay for)

▪ to \treat sb [to sth] jdn [zu etw dat] einladen, jdm etw spendieren fam

▪ to \treat oneself [to sth] sich dat etw gönnen [o fam genehmigen

II. vi

1. (deal with)

▪ to \treat of sth von etw dat handeln

2. ( fam: pay) einen ausgeben fam

drink up, everyone! Jack's \treating! alle austrinken! Jack gibt einen aus!

III. n ( approv)

1. (event) ≈ [Extra]vergnügen nt

I've got a real \treat in store for you ich habe euch was ganz Besonderes vorbereitet

to give oneself a \treat sich dat etw gönnen

[it's] my \treat das geht auf meine Rechnung, ich lade Sie ein

▪ it is a \treat to do sth es ist ein Vergnügen [o SCHWEIZ a. Plausch], etw zu tun

▪ to be a \treat for sb für jdn ein Vergnügen [o SCHWEIZ a. Plausch] sein

2. (delicacy, sweet) Leckerei f, Gaumenfreude f; (gift) kleines Geschenk, kleine Aufmerksamkeit

he always brought them a special \treat back er brachte ihnen immer eine besondere Kleinigkeit mit

3. no pl BRIT ( fam: very well)

▪ a \treat prima

to go down a \treat prima schmecken fam

to work a \treat gut funktionieren

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[triːt]
1. vt

1) (= behave towards) person, animal behandeln; (= handle) books behandeln, umgehen mit

2) (= consider) betrachten (as als)

you should treat your work more seriously — Sie sollten Ihre Arbeit ernster nehmen

3) (MED) behandeln

which doctor is treating you? — bei welchem Arzt sind Sie in Behandlung?, welcher Arzt behandelt Sie?

the doctor is treating him for nervous exhaustion — er ist wegen Nervenüberlastung in Behandlung

4) (= process) behandeln (with mit); leather bearbeiten, behandeln (with mit); sewage klären; wastepaper verarbeiten

5) subject behandeln; (esp scientifically, philosophically) abhandeln

6) (= pay for, give) einladen

to treat sb to sth — jdn zu etw einladen, jdm etw spendieren; to drink, ice cream also jdm etw ausgeben

I'm treating you — ich lade Sie ein

to treat oneself to sth — sich (dat) etw gönnen

he treated his wife to a weekend in Paris — er spendierte seiner Frau ein Wochenende in Paris

he treated us to a preview of the exhibition — er machte uns (dat)

for once she treated us to the sight of her knees — endlich einmal gönnte sie uns den Anblick ihrer Knie

he treated us to a display of his temper (iro) — er gab uns (dat) eine Kostprobe seiner Launenhaftigkeit

2. vi
(= deal)
to treat with sb for sth — mit jdm über etw (acc) Verhandlungen führen, mit jdm um or über etw (acc)

the general decided to treat for peace — der General entschloss sich, Friedensverhandlungen zu führen

3. n

1) (= special outing, present) besondere Freude

tomorrow we're going on our Christmas treat — morgen machen wir unsere Weihnachtsfeier (inf)

children's treat — Kinderfest nt, Kindernachmittag m

I thought I'd give myself a treat — ich dachte, ich gönne mir mal etwas

I'm taking them to the circus as or for a treat — ich mache ihnen eine Freude und lade sie in den Zirkus ein or nehme sie in den Zirkus mit

it's my treat —

I want to give them a treat — ich möchte ihnen eine besondere Freude machen

our uncle's treat was to give us tickets for the opera — unser Onkel hat uns (dat) Opernkarten spendiert

that was a treat! —

what a treat to have a quiet afternoon — das ist ein Genuss or tut gut, mal einen ruhigen Nachmittag zu verbringen

there's a treat in store — es gibt etwas, worauf wir uns noch freuen können

this time you can carry the bags as a treat! (iro) — dieses Mal darfst du ausnahmsweise die Taschen tragen

it's a (real) treat to see you again — was für eine Freude, Sie mal wiederzusehen!

2) (inf)

it's coming on a treat — es macht sich prima (inf)

it worked a treat — es klappte or lief wie am Schnürchen (inf) or wie eine Eins (inf)

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treat [triːt]

A v/t

1. jemanden behandeln ( like wie):

how’s life treating you? bes Br umg wie gehts, wie stehts?; → dirt Bes Redew

2. etwas behandeln, betrachten ( beide:

as als)

3. a) CHEM, MED, TECH behandeln ( for gegen; with mit):

be treated for in ärztlicher Behandlung stehen wegen

b) CHEM Abwässer klären

c) TECH bearbeiten

4. ein Thema etc, auch künstlerisch behandeln

5. jemandem einen Genuss bereiten, besonders jemanden bewirten (to mit):

let me treat you du bist eingeladen, ich zahle;

treat o.s. to a bottle of champagne sich eine Flasche Champagner leisten oder genehmigen oder gönnen;

treat sb to sth jemandem etwas spendieren;

be treated to sth in den Genuss einer Sache kommen

B v/i

1. treat of handeln von:

treat of an interesting topic ein interessantes Thema behandeln

2. treat with verhandeln mit ( for über akk)

3. a) (die Zeche) bezahlen

b) eine Runde ausgeben

C s

1. (Extra)Vergnügen n, besonders (Fest)Schmaus m:

give o.s. a treat sich etwas gönnen oder leisten

2. umg (Hoch)Genuss m, Wonne f, Fest n

3. (Gratis)Bewirtung f:

stand treat → B 3;

it is my treat das geht auf meine Rechnung, diesmal bezahle ich

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1.
[triːt]noun

1) [besonderes] Vergnügen; (something to eat) [besonderer] Leckerbissen

what a treat [it is] to do/not to have to do that! — welch ein Genuss od. eine Wohltat, das zu tun/nicht tun zu müssen!

have a treat in store for somebody — noch eine besondere Freude für jemanden auf Lager haben

there was a treat in store for them — auf sie wartete noch eine besondere Freude

go down a treat — (coll.) [Essen, Getränk:] prima schmecken (ugs.)

work a treat — (coll.) [Maschine:] prima arbeiten (ugs.); [Plan:] prima funktionieren (ugs.)

2) (entertainment) Vergnügen, für dessen Kosten jmd. anderes aufkommt

lay on a special treat for somebody — jemandem etwas Besonderes bieten

it's my treat — ich lade ein

3) (act of treating) Einladung, die
2. transitive verb
1) (act towards) behandeln

treat something as a joke — etwas als Witz nehmen

treat something with contempt — für etwas nur Verachtung haben

2) (Med.) behandeln

treat somebody for something — jemanden wegen etwas behandeln; (before confirmation of diagnosis) jemanden auf etwas (Akk.) behandeln

3) (apply process to) behandeln [Material, Stoff, Metall, Leder]; klären [Abwässer]

4) (handle in literature etc.) behandeln

5) (provide with at own expense) einladen

treat somebody to something — jemandem etwas spendieren

treat oneself to a holiday/a new hat — sich (Dat.) Urlaub gönnen/sich (Dat.) einen neuen Hut leisten

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(medicine) v.

medizinisch behandeln ausdr. v.

behandeln v.

betrachten v.

freihalten v. n.

Vergnügen n.

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8 treat

[tri:t] vt

1) ( handle)

to \treat sb/ sth somehow jdn/etw irgendwie behandeln;

my parents \treated us all the same meine Eltern behandelten uns alle gleich;

to \treat sb like dirt ( fam) jdn wie Dreck behandeln ( fam)

to \treat sb like royalty für jdn den roten Teppich ausrollen;

to \treat sb/ sth badly jdn/etw schlecht behandeln, schlecht mit jdm/etw umgehen;

to \treat sb/sth as if... jdn/etw [so] behandeln, als ob...;

they \treat her as if she was still a child sie behandeln sie immer noch wie ein Kind

2) ( regard)

to \treat sth [as sth] etw [als etw] betrachten [o auffassen];

to \treat sth with contempt etw dat mit Verachtung begegnen

3) med ( heal)

to \treat sb/an animal [for sth] jdn/ein Tier [wegen etw dat o gen] behandeln;

he was being \treated for a skin disease er war wegen einer Hautkrankheit in Behandlung

4) often passive ( process)

to \treat sth [with sth] material etw [mit etw dat] behandeln;

to \treat sewage Abwässer klären

5) ( present)

to \treat a topic ein Thema behandeln

6) ( discuss)

to \treat sth a question etw erörtern

7) ( pay for)

to \treat sb [to sth] jdn [zu etw dat] einladen, jdm etw spendieren ( fam)

to \treat oneself [to sth] sich dat etw gönnen [o ( fam) genehmigen] vi

1) ( deal with)

to \treat of sth von etw dat handeln

2) (fam: pay) einen ausgeben ( fam)

drink up, everyone! Jack's \treating! alle austrinken! Jack gibt einen aus! n; ( approv)

1) ( event) ≈ [Extra]vergnügen nt;

to give oneself a \treat sich dat etw gönnen;

[it's] my \treat das geht auf meine Rechnung, ich lade Sie ein;

it is a \treat to do sth es ist ein Vergnügen, etw zu tun;

to be a \treat for sb für jdn ein Vergnügen sein

2) no pl ( Brit) (fam: very well)

a \treat prima;

to go down a \treat prima schmecken ( fam)

to work a \treat gut funktionieren

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9 be

'bi: ɡi:
( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.) licenciatura en Ingeniería

be vb

1. ser

Michael is very tall Michael es muy alto

Lisbon is the capital of Portugal Lisboa es la capital de Portugal

sugar is sweet el azúcar es dulce

Napoleon was Corsican Napoleón era corso

my father is an architect mi padre es arquitecto

my mother is from Bristol mi madre es de Bristol

what time is it? It's 3 o'clock ¿qué hora es? Son las tres

June 17th is Elena's birthday el 17 de junio es el cumpleaños de Elena

who is it? It's me ¿quién es? Soy yo

this exercise is difficult este ejercicio es difícil

the house was built 50 years ago la casa fue construida hace 50 años

he was attacked by a dog le atacó un perro

2. estar

how are you? I'm fine ¿cómo estás? estoy bien

David is very happy David está muy contento

I'm tired estoy cansado

his wife's pregnant su mujer está embarazada

we were worried about you estábamos preocupados por ti

where is Pauline? ¿dónde está Pauline?

the milk is on the table la leche está en la mesa

how far is it? ¿a qué distancia está?

what day is it today? ¿qué día es hoy? / ¿a qué día estamos?

3. tener

how old are you? I'm 16 ¿cuántos años tienes? tengo 16 años

I'm cold tengo frío

she's hungry tiene hambre

you're right tienes razón

4. costar / valer / ser

how much is it? ¿cuánto cuesta? / ¿cuánto vale? / ¿cuánto es?

the tickets are £15 each las entradas valen 15 libras cada una

5. hacer

it's sunny hace sol

it's hot hace calor

it was cold hacía frío

6. haber

there are a lot of people hay mucha gente

how many children are there? ¿cuántos niños hay?

there was an explosion hubo una explosión

El pasado de be es was o were y el participio pasado es been; el gerundio se escribe being

Se usa también para construir el tiempo verbal llamado present continuous que indica una acción que está pasando en estos momentos

what are you doing? ¿qué estás haciendo? / ¿qué haces?

I'm reading a magazine estoy leyendo una revista

look, it's snowing mira, está nevando

be sustantivo femenino: name of the letter b, often called be largaor grande to distinguish it from v 'be' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abasto - abate - abismo - abotargarse - abreviar - abrirse - absoluta - absoluto - abultar - abundar - aburrir - aburrirse - acabose - acariciar - acaso - acertar - achantarse - acometer - acostada - acostado - acostumbrar - acostumbrada - acostumbrado - acreditar - activa - activo - adelantar - adelantarse - adentro - adivinarse - admirarse - adolecer - aferrarse - afianzarse - aficionada - aficionado - afligirse - agonizar - agotarse - agradecer - agua - ahogarse - ahora - aire - ajo - ala - alarmarse - alcanzar - alegrarse English: aback - abate - about - absent - accordance - account for - accountable - accustom - acquaint - action - addicted - address - adequate - adjust - admit - affiliated - afford - afraid - agenda - agree - agreement - ahead - air - airsick - alert - alive - alone - along - aloof - alphabetically - always - am - ambition - amenable - amusing - anathema - annoyance - anomaly - anxious - apologetic - appal - appall - are - arm - around - arrears - as - ashamed - aspire - assert

be

tr[biː]

intransitive verb (pres 1ª pers am, 2ª pers sing y todas del pl are, 3ª pers sing is; pt 1ª y 3ª pers sing was, 2ª pers sing y todas del pl; pp been)

1 (permanent characteristic) ser

■ she's clever es inteligente

■ he's blind es ciego

■ I'm deaf soy sordo

2 (essential quality) ser

■ diamonds are hard los diamantes son duros

3 (nationality) ser

■ John's English John es inglés

■ they are Japanese son japoneses

4 (occupation) ser

■ he's an engineer es ingeniero

■ we are both teachers los dos somos profesores

5 (origin) ser

■ they are from York son de York

6 (ownership) ser

■ it's my pencil es mi lápiz

7 (authorship) ser

■ this painting is by Botero este cuadro es de Botero

8 (composition) ser

■ this cupboard is oak este armario es de roble

9 (use) ser

■ this product is for tiles este producto es para baldosas

10 (location) estar

■ Whitby is on the coast Whitby está en la costa

11 (temporary state) estar

■ your supper's cold tu cena está fría

■ how are you? ¿cómo estás?

■ you're a bit deaf today estás un poco sordo hoy

■ prawns are cheap today las gambas están bien de precio hoy

12 (age) tener

■ Philip is 22 Philip tiene 22 años

13 (price) costar, valer

■ a single ticket is £9.50 un billete de ida cuesta £9.50

14 tener

■ he's hot/cold tiene calor/frío

■ we're hungry/thirsty tenemos hambre/sed

■ she's in a hurry tiene prisa

■ he's right tiene razón

auxiliar be + pres part

1 (action in progress or near future) estar

■ it is raining está lloviendo

■ he's working está trabajando

■ the train is coming viene el tren

■ I am going on Thursday iré el jueves

■ she's meeting Mr Broddle tomorrow se reunirá con el señor Broddle mañana

auxiliar to be + past participle

1 (passive) ser

■ she was arrested at the border fue detenida en la frontera, la detuvieron en la frontera

■ he's hated by everybody es odiado por todos, todos lo odian

■ he was discharged fue dado de alta, lo dieron de alta

■ the house has been sold la casa ha sido vendida, la casa se ha vendido, han vendido la casa

■ he was given a clock le dieron un reloj

■ thirty children were injured treinta niños fueron heridos, treinta niños resultaron heridos

■ the two areas of the town are divided by a wall las dos zonas de la ciudad están divididas por un muro

auxiliar be + to + inf

1 (obligation) deber, tener que

■ you are not to come here again no debes volver aquí

■ you are to do as I say tienes que hacer lo que yo te diga

1 (future)

■ the King is to visit Egypt el Rey visitará Egipto

phrase there is / there are

1 hay

■ there's some wine in the bottle hay algo de vino en la botella

■ there are two policemen following us hay dos policías que nos siguen

■ is there much traffic ¿hay mucho tráfico?

1 había

■ there was no money no había dinero

■ there were twenty five candles on the cake había veinticinco velas en la tarta

■ were there many people? ¿había mucha gente?

phrase there will be

1 habrá

■ there will be snow in the mountains habrá nieve en las montañas

phrase there would be

1 habría

■ there would be time to see the castle habría tiempo para ver el castillo

■ if Mike came, there would be ten of us si viniera Mike, seríamos diez

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be about to «+ inf» estar para + inf, estar a punto de + inf

■ the train is about to arrive el tren está a punto de llegar

to be or not to be ser o no ser

be ['bi:] v, was ['wəz, 'wɑz] ; were ['wər] ; been ['bɪn] ; being ; am ['æm] ; is ['ɪz] ; are ['ɑr] vi

1) (expressing equality) : ser

José is a doctor: José es doctor

I'm Ana's sister: soy la hermana de Ana

2) (expressing quality) : ser

the tree is tall: el árbol es alto

you're silly!: ¡eres tonto!

3) (expressing origin or possession) : ser

she's from Managua: es de Managua

it's mine: es mío

4) (expressing location) : estar

my mother is at home: mi madre está en casa

the cups are on the table: las tazas están en la mesa

5) (expressing existence) : ser, existir

to be or not to be: ser, o no ser

I think, therefore I am: pienso, luego existo

6) (expressing a state of being) : estar, tener

how are you?: ¿cómo estás?

I'm cold: tengo frío

she's 10 years old: tiene 10 años

they're both sick: están enfermos los dos

be v impers

1) (indicating time) : ser

it's eight o'clock: son las ocho

it's Friday: hoy es viernes

2) (indicating a condition) : hacer, estar

it's sunny: hace sol

it's very dark outside: está bien oscuro afuera

be v aux

1) (expressing progression) : estar

what are you doing? -I'm working: ¿qué haces? -estoy trabajando

2) (expressing occurrence) : ser

it was finished yesterday: fue acabado ayer, se acabó ayer

it was cooked in the oven: se cocinó en el horno

3) (expressing possibility) : poderse

can she be trusted?: ¿se puede confiar en ella?

4) (expressing obligation) : deber

you are to stay here: debes quedarte aquí

he was to come yesterday: se esperaba que viniese ayer

be

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: was, were, been) = estar v.

(§pres: estoy, estás...) pret: estuv-•)

• ser v.

(§pres: soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son) subj: se-

imp: er-

pret

fu-•)

biːˌ weak form bi
1.

1) (pres am, are, is; past was, were; past p been) intransitive verb [See notes at ser and estar]

Sense I

2)

a) (followed by an adjective)

she's French/intelligent — es francesa/inteligente

he's worried/furious — está preocupado/furioso

he's blind — es or (Esp tb) está ciego

he's short and fat — es bajo y gordo

he's so fat he can't get into his clothes any more — está tan gordo que ya no le cabe la ropa

these shoes are new — estos zapatos son nuevos

have you never had gazpacho? it's delicious! — ¿nunca has comido gazpacho? es delicioso!

the gazpacho is delicious, did you make it yourself? — el gazpacho está delicioso ¿lo hiciste tú?

she was very rude to me — estuvo or fue muy grosera conmigo

she's very rude — es muy grosera

be good — sé bueno

don't be silly! — no seas tonto!

b) ( talking about marital status)

Tony is married/divorced/single — Tony está or (esp AmL) es casado/divorciado/soltero

to be married to somebody — estar* casado con alguien

we've been married for eight years — llevamos ocho años casados

3)

a) (followed by a noun) ser*

she's a lawyer — es abogada

he's a Catholic — es católico

she was Prime Minister for 11 years — fue Primera Ministra durante 11 años

who was Prime Minister at the time? — ¿quién era Primer Ministro en ese momento?

it's me/Daniel — soy yo/es Daniel

if I were you, I'd stay — yo que tú or yo en tu lugar me quedaría

b) ( play the role of) hacer* de

I was Juliet in the school play — hice de Julieta en la obra del colegio

4)

a) ( talking about mental and physical states)

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?

I'm much better — estoy or me encuentro mucho mejor

she's pregnant/tired — está embarazada/cansada

I'm cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/sleepy — tengo frío/calor/hambre/sed/sueño

she has been ill — ha estado enferma

he's dead — está muerto

b) ( talking about age) tener*

how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?

I'm 31 — tengo 31 años

Paul was four last Monday — Paul cumplió cuatro años el lunes pasado

he's a lot older/younger — es mucho mayor/menor

our house is over 100 years old — nuestra casa tiene más de 100 años

c) (giving cost, measurement, weight)

how much is that? - that'll be $15, please — ¿cuánto es? - (son) 15 dólares, por favor

they are $15 each — cuestan or valen 15 dólares cada una

two plus two is four — dos más dos son cuatro

how tall/heavy is he? — ¿cuánto mide/pesa?

Jim's over six feet (tall) — Jim mide más de seis pies

Sense II

5)

a) (exist, live)

I think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

to let something/somebody be — dejar tranquilo or en paz algo/a alguien

her husband-to-be — su futuro marido

b) ( in expressions of time)

don't be too long — no tardes mucho, no (te) demores mucho (esp AmL)

I'm drying my hair, I won't be long — me estoy secando el pelo, enseguida estoy

how long will dinner be? — ¿cuánto falta para la cena?

c) ( take place) ser*

the party is tomorrow — la fiesta es mañana

6) (be situated, present) estar*

where is the library? — ¿dónde está or queda la biblioteca?

where are you? — ¿dónde estás?

what's in that box? — ¿qué hay en esa caja?

who's in the movie? — ¿quién actúa or trabaja en la película?

he's here for two weeks — va a estar aquí dos semanas

how long are you in Chicago (for)? — (colloq) ¿cuánto (tiempo) te vas a quedar en Chicago ?

7) (only in perfect tenses) ( visit) estar*

I've never been to India — nunca he estado en la India

have you been to the exhibition yet? — ¿ya has estado en or has ido a la exposición?

2.

v impers

1)

a) (talking about physical conditions, circumstances)

it's sunny/cold/hot — hace sol/frío/calor

it's cloudy — está nublado

it was three degrees below zero — hacía tres grados bajo cero

it's so noisy/quiet in here! — qué ruido/silencio hay aquí!

I have enough problems as it is, without you... — yo ya tengo suficientes problemas sin que tú encima...

b) ( in expressions of time) ser*

it's three o'clock — son las tres

it's one o'clock — es la una

it was still very early — todavía era muy temprano

it's Wednesday today — hoy es miércoles

hi, Joe, it's been a long time — qué tal, Joe, tanto tiempo (sin verte)

c) ( talking about distance) estar*

it's 500 miles from here to Detroit — Detroit queda or está a 500 millas de aquí

2)

a) (introducing person, object) ser*

it was me who told them — fui yo quien se lo dije or dijo, fui yo el que se lo dije or dijo

b) (in conditional use) ser*

if it hadn't been o had it not been for Juan, we would have been killed — si no hubiera sido por Juan or de no ser por Juan, nos habríamos matado

3.

v aux

1) to be -ing

a) ( used to describe action in progress) estar* + ger

what was I saying? — ¿qué estaba diciendo?

she was leaving when... — se iba cuando...

how long have you been waiting? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) hace que esperas?, ¿cuánto (tiempo) llevas esperando?

b) ( with future reference)

he is o will be arriving tomorrow — llega mañana

when are you seeing her? — ¿cuándo la vas a ver or la verás?

she'll be staying at the Plaza — se va a alojar en el Plaza

2) (in the passive voice) ser* [The passive voice, however, is less common in Spanish than it is in English]

it was built in 1903 — fue construido en 1903, se construyó en 1903, lo construyeron en 1903

she was told that... — le dijeron or se le dijo que...

it is known that... — se sabe que...

3) to be to + inf

a) ( with future reference)

I'm to be met at the airport by Joe — Joe me irá a buscar al aeropuerto

the dessert is (still) to come — todavía falta el postre

if a solution is to be found... — si se quiere encontrar or si se ha de encontrar una solución...

b) ( expressing possibility)

what are we to do? — ¿qué podemos hacer?

he wasn't to know — no tenía cómo saberlo

it was nowhere to be found — no se lo pudo encontrar por ninguna parte

c) ( expressing obligation) deber* + inf, tener* que + inf, haber* de + inf

tell her she's to stay here — dile que debe quedarse or tiene que quedarse aquí, dile que se quede aquí

you are not to tell Carol! — no debes decírselo a Carol!

am I to understand that... ? — ¿debo entender que... ?

I'm not to be disturbed! — que nadie me moleste!

4) ( in hypotheses)

what would happen if she were o was to die? — ¿qué pasaría si ella muriera?

5)

a) (in tag questions)

she's right, isn't she? — tiene razón, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

so that's what you think, is it? — de manera que eso es lo que piensas

b) (in elliptical uses)

are you disappointed? - yes, I am/no, I'm not — ¿estás desilusionado? - sí (, lo estoy)/no (, no lo estoy)

she was told the news, and so was he/but I wasn't — a ella le dieron la noticia, y también a él/pero a mí no

I'm surprised, are/aren't you? — estoy sorprendido, ¿y tú?/¿tú no?

[biː] (present am, is or are pt was or were pp been)
1. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (linking nouns, noun phrases, pronouns) ser

he's a pianist — es pianista

he wants to be a doctor — quiere ser médico

Monday's a holiday — el lunes es fiesta

two and two are four — dos y dos son cuatro

it's me! — ¡soy yo!

it was me — fui yo

who wants to be Hamlet? — ¿quién quiere hacer de or ser Hamlet?

you be the patient and I'll be the doctor — tú eres el enfermo y yo seré el médico

if I were you... — yo en tu lugar..., yo que tú... *

2) (possession) ser

she's his sister — es su hermana

it's mine — es mío

3) (characteristics seen as inherent) ser

the sky is blue — el cielo es azul

it's (made of) plastic — es de plástico

they're English — son ingleses

he's tall — es alto

it's round/enormous — es redondo/enorme

she is boring — es aburrida

I used to be poor but now I'm rich — antes era pobre pero ahora soy rico

if I were rich — si fuera rico

I'm from the south — soy del sur

the book is in French — el libro es en francés
Use [estar] with past participles used as adjectives describing the results of an action or process:
it's broken — está roto

he's dead — está muerto

4) (changeable or temporary state) estar

it's dirty — está sucio

she's bored/ill — está aburrida/enferma

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?, ¿qué tal estás?

how are you now? — ¿qué tal te encuentras ahora?

I'm very well, thanks — estoy muy bien, gracias
In certain expressions where English uses [be] + adjective to describe feelings ([be cold]/[hot]/[hungry]/[thirsty]), Spanish uses [tener] with a noun:
I'm cold/hot — tengo frío/calor

my feet are cold — tengo los pies fríos

I'm hungry/thirsty — tengo hambre/sed

be good! — ¡pórtate bien!

you're late — llegas tarde
afraid, sleepy, right
5) (age)

"how old is she?" - "she's nine" — -¿cuántos años tiene? -tiene nueve años

she will be two tomorrow — mañana cumple dos años

when I'm old — cuando sea viejo

when I was young — cuando era joven

6) (=take place) ser

the meeting's today — la reunión es hoy

the service will be at St Ninian's Church — el oficio será en la iglesia de San Ninian

7) (=be situated) estar

Edinburgh is in Scotland — Edimburgo está en Escocia

it's on the table — está sobre or en la mesa

where is the Town Hall? — ¿dónde está or queda el ayuntamiento?

it's 5 km to the village — el pueblo está or queda a 5 kilómetros

he won't be here tomorrow — mañana no estará aquí

we've been here for ages — hace mucho tiempo que estamos aquí, llevamos aquí mucho tiempo, estamos aquí desde hace mucho tiempo

• here you are(, take it) — aquí tienes(, tómalo)

• there's the church — ahí está la iglesia

8) (impersonal use)

a) (referring to weather) hacer

it's hot/cold — hace calor/frío

it's too hot — hace demasiado calor

it's fine — hace buen tiempo

b) (referring to time, date etc) ser

it's eight o'clock — son las ocho

it's morning in New York now — en Nueva York ahora es por la mañana

wake up, it's morning — despierta, es de día

what's the date (today)? — ¿qué fecha es hoy?

it's 3 May or the 3rd of May — es 3 de mayo

it's Thursday today — hoy es jueves
But note the following alternatives with [estar]:
it's 3 May or the 3rd of May — estamos a 3 de mayo

it's Thursday today — hoy estamos a jueves

c) (asking and giving opinion) ser

is it certain that...? — ¿es verdad or cierto que...?

it is easy to make a mistake — es fácil cometer un fallo

is it fair that she should be punished while...? — ¿es justo que se la castigue mientras que...?

it is possible that he'll come — es posible que venga, puede (ser) que venga

it is impossible to study all the time — es imposible estar siempre estudiando

it is unbelievable that... — es increíble que...

it's not clear whether... — no está claro si...

it would be wrong for us to do that — no estaría bien que nosotros hiciésemos eso

d) (emphatic) ser

it's me who does all the work — soy yo quien hace todo el trabajo

it was Peter who phoned — fue Peter quien llamó

why is it that she's so successful? — ¿cómo es que tiene tanto éxito?, ¿por qué tiene tanto éxito?

it was then that... — fue entonces cuando...

9) (=exist) haber

there is/are — hay

what is (there) in that room? — ¿qué hay en esa habitación?

there is nothing more beautiful — no hay nada más bello

is there anyone at home? — ¿hay alguien en casa?

there were six road accidents here last year — el año pasado hubo seis accidentes de tráfico aquí

there must be an explanation — debe de haber una explicación

there being no alternative solution... — al no haber or no habiendo otra solución...

let there be light! — ¡hágase la luz!

there are three of us — somos tres

there were three of them — eran tres

after the shop there's the bus station — después de la tienda está la estación de autobuses

See:

THERE IS, THERE ARE in there

10) (=cost)

how much was it? — ¿cuánto costó?

the book is £20 — el libro vale or cuesta 20 libras

how much is it? — ¿cuánto es?; (when paying) ¿qué le debo? frm

11) (=visit)

has the postman been? — ¿ha venido el cartero?

he has been and gone — vino y se fue

I have been to see my aunt — he ido a ver a mi tía

have you ever been to Glasgow? — ¿has estado en Glasgow alguna vez?

I've been to China — he estado en China

12) (in noun compounds) futuro

• mother to be — futura madre or mamá f

• my wife to be — mi futura esposa

13) (in set expressions)

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

• been and * —

you've been and done it now! — ¡buena la has hecho! *

that dog of yours has been and dug up my flowers! — ¡tu perro ha ido y me ha destrozado las flores!

• you're busy enough as it is — estás bastante ocupado ya con lo que tienes, ya tienes suficiente trabajo

as things are — tal como están las cosas

be that as it may — sea como fuere

• if it hadn't been for..., if it hadn't been for you or frm had it not been for you, we would have lost — si no hubiera sido por ti or de no haber sido por ti, habríamos perdido

• let me be! — ¡déjame en paz!

• if that's what you want to do, then so be it — si eso es lo que quieres hacer, adelante

• what is it to you? * — ¿a ti qué te importa?

• what's it to be? — (in bar etc) ¿qué va a ser?, ¿qué vas a tomar?

2. AUXILIARY VERB

1) (forming passive) ser

the house was destroyed by an earthquake — la casa fue destruida por un terremoto
The passive is not used as often in Spanish as in English, active and reflexive constructions often being preferred:
the box had been opened — habían abierto la caja

these cars are produced in Spain — estos coches se fabrican en España

it is said that... — dicen que..., se dice que...

he was killed by a terrorist — lo mató un terrorista

she was killed in a car crash — murió en un accidente de coche, resultó muerta en un accidente de coche frm

what's to be done? — ¿qué hay que hacer?

• it's a film not to be missed — es una película que no hay que perderse

• we searched everywhere for him, but he was nowhere to be seen — lo buscamos por todas partes pero no lo encontramos en ningún sitio

2) (forming continuous) estar

it's raining — está lloviendo

what are you doing? — ¿qué estás haciendo?, ¿qué haces?

don't distract me when I'm driving — no me distraigas cuando estoy conduciendo

he's always grumbling — siempre está quejándose

he was studying until the early hours — estuvo estudiando hasta la madrugada
Use the present simple to talk about planned future events and the construction to talk about intention:
they're coming tomorrow — vienen mañana

"it's a pity you aren't coming with us" - "but I am coming!" — -¡qué pena que no vengas con nosotros! -¡sí que voy!

will you be seeing her tomorrow? — ¿la verás or la vas a ver mañana?

will you be needing more? — ¿vas a necesitar más?

I shall be seeing him — voy a verlo

I'll be seeing you — hasta luego, nos vemos (esp LAm)
The imperfect tense can be used for continuous action in the past:
he was driving too fast — conducía demasiado rápido
for, since
3) (verb substitute)

a)

he's older than you are — es mayor que tú

he isn't as happy as he was — no está tan contento como antes

"he's going to complain about you" - "oh, is he?" — -va a quejarse de ti -¿ah, sí?

"I'm worried" - "so am I" — -estoy preocupado -yo también

"I'm not ready" - "neither am I" — -no estoy listo -yo tampoco

"you're tired" - "no, I'm not" — -estás cansado -no, ¡qué va!

"you're not eating enough" - "yes I am" — -no comes lo suficiente -que sí

"they're getting married" - "oh, are they?" — (showing surprise) -se casan -¿ah, sí? or -¡no me digas!

"he isn't very happy" - "oh, isn't he?" — -no está muy contento -¿ah, no?

"he's always late, isn't he?" - "yes, he is" — -siempre llega tarde, ¿verdad? -(pues) sí

"is it what you expected?" - "no, it isn't" — -¿es esto lo que esperabas? -(pues) no

"she's pretty" - "no, she isn't" — -es guapa -¡qué va!

b) (in question tags)

he's handsome, isn't he? — es guapo, ¿verdad?, es guapo, ¿no?, es guapo, ¿no es cierto?

it was fun, wasn't it? — fue divertido, ¿verdad?, fue divertido, ¿no?

she wasn't happy, was she? — no era feliz, ¿verdad?

so he's back again, is he? — así que ha vuelto, ¿eh?

you're not ill, are you? — ¿no estarás enfermo?

3. MODAL VERB
(with infinitive construction)
1) (=must, have to)

you're to put on your shoes — tienes que ponerte los zapatos

he's not to open it — no debe abrirlo, que no lo abra

I am to do it — he de hacerlo yo, soy yo el que debe hacerlo

I am not to speak to him — no tengo permiso para hablar con él

I wasn't to tell you his name — no podía or debía decirte su nombre

2) (=should) deber

he is to be congratulated on his work — debemos felicitarlo por su trabajo

am I to understand that...? — ¿debo entender que...?

she wrote "My Life", not to be confused with Bernstein's book of the same name — escribió "Mi Vida", que no debe confundirse con la obra de Bernstein que lleva el mismo título

he was to have come yesterday — tenía que or debía haber venido ayer

he is to be pitied — es digno de lástima

3) (=will)

the talks are to start tomorrow — las conversaciones darán comienzo mañana

her house is to be sold — su casa se pondrá a la venta

they are to be married in the summer — se casarán en el verano

4) (=can)

these birds are to be found all over the world — estos pájaros se encuentran por todo el mundo

little traffic was to be seen — había poco tráfico

you weren't to know — no tenías por qué saberlo

5) (expressing destiny)

this was to have serious repercussions — esto iba a tener serias repercusiones

they were never to return — jamás regresaron

it was not to be — no quiso el destino que así fuera

6) (in conditional sentences)

you must work harder if you are to succeed — debes esforzarte más si quieres triunfar

if it was or were to snow... — si nevase or nevara...

if I were to leave the job, would you replace me? — si yo dejara el puesto, ¿me sustituirías?
BE
"Ser" or "estar"?
You can use "ser": ► when defining or identifying by linking two nouns or noun phrases:
Paris is the capital of France París es la capital de Francia
He was the most hated man in the village Era el hombre más odiado del pueblo ► to describe essential or inherent characteristics (e.g. colour, material, nationality, race, shape, size {etc}):
His mother is German Su madre es alemana
She was blonde Era rubia ► with most impersonal expressions not involving past participles:
It is important to be on time Es importante llegar a tiempo
Está claro que is an exception:
It is obvious you don't understand Está claro que no lo entiendes ► when telling the time or talking about time or age:
It is ten o'clock Son las diez
It's very late. Let's go home Es muy tarde. Vamos a casa
He lived in the country when he was young Vivió en el campo cuando era joven ► to indicate possession or duty:
It's mine Es mío
This is your responsibility Este asunto es responsabilidad tuya ► with events in the sense of "take place":
The 1992 Olympic Games were in Barcelona Los Juegos Olímpicos de 1992 fueron en Barcelona
"Where is the exam?" - "It's in Room 1" "¿Dónde es el examen?" - "Es en el Aula Número 1" NOTE: Compare this usage with that of estar (see below) to talk about location of places, objects and people.
You can use "estar": ► to talk about location of places, objects and people:
"Where is Zaragoza?" - "It's in Spain" "¿Dónde está Zaragoza?" - "Está en España"
Your glasses are on the bedside table Tus gafas están en la mesilla de noche NOTE: But use ser with events in the sense of "take place" (see above)}. ► to talk about changeable state, condition or mood:
The teacher is ill La profesora está enferma
The coffee's cold El café está frío
How happy I am! ¡Qué contento estoy! NOTE: Feliz, however, which is seen as more permanent than contento, is used mainly with ser. ► to form progressive tenses:
We're having lunch. Is it ok if I call you later? Estamos comiendo. Te llamaré luego, ¿vale?
Both "ser" and "estar" can be used with past participles ► Use ser in {passive} constructions:
This play was written by Lorca Esta obra fue escrita por Lorca
He was shot dead (by a terrorist group) Fue asesinado a tiros (por un grupo terrorista) NOTE: The passive is not used as often in Spanish as it is in English. ► Use estar with past participles to describe the {results} of a previous action or event:
We threw them away because they were broken Los tiramos a la basura porque estaban rotos
He's dead Está muerto ► Compare the use of ser + ((past participle)) which describes {action} and estar + ((past participle)) which describes {result} in the following:
The window was broken by the firemen La ventana fue rota por los bomberos
The window was broken La ventana estaba rota
It was painted around 1925 Fue pintado hacia 1925
The floor is painted a dark colour El suelo está pintado de color oscuro ► Ser and estar are both used in impersonal expressions with past participles. As above, the use of ser implies {action} while the use of estar implies {result}:
It is understood that the work was never finished Es sabido que el trabajo nunca se llegó a terminar
It is a proven fact that vaccinations save many lives Está demostrado que las vacunas salvan muchas vidas
"Ser" and "estar" with adjectives ► Some adjectives can be used with both ser and estar but the meaning changes completely depending on the verb:
He's clever Es listo
Are you ready? ¿Estás listo?
Chemistry is boring La química es aburrida
I'm bored Estoy aburrido ► Other adjectives can also be used with both verbs but the use of ser describes a {characteristic} while the use of estar implies a {change}:
He's very handsome Es muy guapo
You look great in that dress! Estás muy guapa con ese vestido
He's slim Es delgado
You're (looking) very slim ¡Estás muy delgada! For further uses and examples, see main entry
* * *
[biːˌ] weak form [bi]
1.

1) (pres am, are, is; past was, were; past p been) intransitive verb [See notes at ser and estar]

Sense I

2)

a) (followed by an adjective)

she's French/intelligent — es francesa/inteligente

he's worried/furious — está preocupado/furioso

he's blind — es or (Esp tb) está ciego

he's short and fat — es bajo y gordo

he's so fat he can't get into his clothes any more — está tan gordo que ya no le cabe la ropa

these shoes are new — estos zapatos son nuevos

have you never had gazpacho? it's delicious! — ¿nunca has comido gazpacho? es delicioso!

the gazpacho is delicious, did you make it yourself? — el gazpacho está delicioso ¿lo hiciste tú?

she was very rude to me — estuvo or fue muy grosera conmigo

she's very rude — es muy grosera

be good — sé bueno

don't be silly! — no seas tonto!

b) ( talking about marital status)

Tony is married/divorced/single — Tony está or (esp AmL) es casado/divorciado/soltero

to be married to somebody — estar* casado con alguien

we've been married for eight years — llevamos ocho años casados

3)

a) (followed by a noun) ser*

she's a lawyer — es abogada

he's a Catholic — es católico

she was Prime Minister for 11 years — fue Primera Ministra durante 11 años

who was Prime Minister at the time? — ¿quién era Primer Ministro en ese momento?

it's me/Daniel — soy yo/es Daniel

if I were you, I'd stay — yo que tú or yo en tu lugar me quedaría

b) ( play the role of) hacer* de

I was Juliet in the school play — hice de Julieta en la obra del colegio

4)

a) ( talking about mental and physical states)

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?

I'm much better — estoy or me encuentro mucho mejor

she's pregnant/tired — está embarazada/cansada

I'm cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/sleepy — tengo frío/calor/hambre/sed/sueño

she has been ill — ha estado enferma

he's dead — está muerto

b) ( talking about age) tener*

how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?

I'm 31 — tengo 31 años

Paul was four last Monday — Paul cumplió cuatro años el lunes pasado

he's a lot older/younger — es mucho mayor/menor

our house is over 100 years old — nuestra casa tiene más de 100 años

c) (giving cost, measurement, weight)

how much is that? - that'll be $15, please — ¿cuánto es? - (son) 15 dólares, por favor

they are $15 each — cuestan or valen 15 dólares cada una

two plus two is four — dos más dos son cuatro

how tall/heavy is he? — ¿cuánto mide/pesa?

Jim's over six feet (tall) — Jim mide más de seis pies

Sense II

5)

a) (exist, live)

I think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

to let something/somebody be — dejar tranquilo or en paz algo/a alguien

her husband-to-be — su futuro marido

b) ( in expressions of time)

don't be too long — no tardes mucho, no (te) demores mucho (esp AmL)

I'm drying my hair, I won't be long — me estoy secando el pelo, enseguida estoy

how long will dinner be? — ¿cuánto falta para la cena?

c) ( take place) ser*

the party is tomorrow — la fiesta es mañana

6) (be situated, present) estar*

where is the library? — ¿dónde está or queda la biblioteca?

where are you? — ¿dónde estás?

what's in that box? — ¿qué hay en esa caja?

who's in the movie? — ¿quién actúa or trabaja en la película?

he's here for two weeks — va a estar aquí dos semanas

how long are you in Chicago (for)? — (colloq) ¿cuánto (tiempo) te vas a quedar en Chicago ?

7) (only in perfect tenses) ( visit) estar*

I've never been to India — nunca he estado en la India

have you been to the exhibition yet? — ¿ya has estado en or has ido a la exposición?

2.

v impers

1)

a) (talking about physical conditions, circumstances)

it's sunny/cold/hot — hace sol/frío/calor

it's cloudy — está nublado

it was three degrees below zero — hacía tres grados bajo cero

it's so noisy/quiet in here! — qué ruido/silencio hay aquí!

I have enough problems as it is, without you... — yo ya tengo suficientes problemas sin que tú encima...

b) ( in expressions of time) ser*

it's three o'clock — son las tres

it's one o'clock — es la una

it was still very early — todavía era muy temprano

it's Wednesday today — hoy es miércoles

hi, Joe, it's been a long time — qué tal, Joe, tanto tiempo (sin verte)

c) ( talking about distance) estar*

it's 500 miles from here to Detroit — Detroit queda or está a 500 millas de aquí

2)

a) (introducing person, object) ser*

it was me who told them — fui yo quien se lo dije or dijo, fui yo el que se lo dije or dijo

b) (in conditional use) ser*

if it hadn't been o had it not been for Juan, we would have been killed — si no hubiera sido por Juan or de no ser por Juan, nos habríamos matado

3.

v aux

1) to be -ing

a) ( used to describe action in progress) estar* + ger

what was I saying? — ¿qué estaba diciendo?

she was leaving when... — se iba cuando...

how long have you been waiting? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) hace que esperas?, ¿cuánto (tiempo) llevas esperando?

b) ( with future reference)

he is o will be arriving tomorrow — llega mañana

when are you seeing her? — ¿cuándo la vas a ver or la verás?

she'll be staying at the Plaza — se va a alojar en el Plaza

2) (in the passive voice) ser* [The passive voice, however, is less common in Spanish than it is in English]

it was built in 1903 — fue construido en 1903, se construyó en 1903, lo construyeron en 1903

she was told that... — le dijeron or se le dijo que...

it is known that... — se sabe que...

3) to be to + inf

a) ( with future reference)

I'm to be met at the airport by Joe — Joe me irá a buscar al aeropuerto

the dessert is (still) to come — todavía falta el postre

if a solution is to be found... — si se quiere encontrar or si se ha de encontrar una solución...

b) ( expressing possibility)

what are we to do? — ¿qué podemos hacer?

he wasn't to know — no tenía cómo saberlo

it was nowhere to be found — no se lo pudo encontrar por ninguna parte

c) ( expressing obligation) deber* + inf, tener* que + inf, haber* de + inf

tell her she's to stay here — dile que debe quedarse or tiene que quedarse aquí, dile que se quede aquí

you are not to tell Carol! — no debes decírselo a Carol!

am I to understand that... ? — ¿debo entender que... ?

I'm not to be disturbed! — que nadie me moleste!

4) ( in hypotheses)

what would happen if she were o was to die? — ¿qué pasaría si ella muriera?

5)

a) (in tag questions)

she's right, isn't she? — tiene razón, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

so that's what you think, is it? — de manera que eso es lo que piensas

b) (in elliptical uses)

are you disappointed? - yes, I am/no, I'm not — ¿estás desilusionado? - sí (, lo estoy)/no (, no lo estoy)

she was told the news, and so was he/but I wasn't — a ella le dieron la noticia, y también a él/pero a mí no

I'm surprised, are/aren't you? — estoy sorprendido, ¿y tú?/¿tú no?

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10 get

get [get]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. compounds

4. Phrasal Verbs

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► vb: pret, ptp got, ptp (US) gotten

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   a. ( = have, receive, obtain) avoir

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► avoir covers a wide range of meanings, and like get is unspecific.

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• I go whenever I get the chance j'y vais dès que j'en ai l'occasion

• he got a fine il a eu une amende

• I got a lot of presents j'ai eu beaucoup de cadeaux

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► Some get + noun combinations may take a more specific French verb.

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• it was impossible to get help il était impossible d'obtenir de l'aide

• he got help from the others il s'est fait aider par les autres

• first I need to get a better idea of the situation je dois d'abord me faire une meilleure idée de la situation

• I think he got the wrong impression je pense qu'il s'est fait des idées

• they get lunch at school ils déjeunent à l'école

• if I'm not working I get no pay si je ne travaille pas je ne suis pas payé

• this area doesn't get much rain il ne pleut pas beaucoup dans cette région

• we'll get a sandwich in town on prendra un sandwich en ville

• this room gets a lot of sun cette pièce est très ensoleillée

• he got two years il s'est pris (inf) deux ans de prison

► have/has got

• I've got toothache j'ai mal aux dents

• I have got three sisters j'ai trois sœurs

• how many have you got? combien en avez-vous ?

• I've got it! ( = have safely) (ça y est) je l'ai !

• you're okay, I've got you! ne t'en fais pas, je te tiens !

   b. ( = find) trouver

• he got me a job il m'a trouvé un emploi

• it's difficult to get a hotel room in August c'est difficile de trouver une chambre d'hôtel en août

• you get different kinds of... on trouve plusieurs sortes de...

• you'll get him at home if you phone this evening tu le trouveras chez lui si tu appelles ce soir

• I've been trying to get you all week ça fait une semaine que j'essaie de t'avoir

• you can get me on the mobile tu peux m'appeler sur mon portable

   c. ( = buy) acheter

• where do they get their raw materials? où est-ce qu'ils achètent leurs matières premières ?

• to get sth cheap acheter qch bon marché

   d. ( = fetch, pick up) aller chercher

• I must go and get some bread il faut que j'aille chercher du pain

• can you get my coat from the cleaners? est-ce que tu peux aller chercher mon manteau au pressing ?

• can I get you a drink? est-ce que je peux vous offrir quelque chose ?

   e. ( = take) prendre

• I'll get the bus je vais prendre le bus

• I don't get the local paper je ne prends pas le journal local

   f. ( = call in) appeler

• we had to get a plumber nous avons dû appeler un plombier

   g. ( = prepare) préparer

• she was getting breakfast elle préparait le petit déjeuner

   h. ( = catch) [+ disease, fugitive] attraper ; [+ name, details] comprendre

• I didn't get your name je n'ai pas compris votre nom

• we'll get them yet! on leur revaudra ça !

• he'll get you for that! qu'est-ce que tu vas prendre ! (inf)

   i. ( = understand) get it? (inf) t'as pigé ? (inf)

• I don't get it (inf) je ne comprends pas

• you've got it in one! (inf) tu as tout compris !

• I don't get you (inf) je ne vous suis pas

• I don't get the joke je ne vois pas ce qu'il y a de drôle

• let me get this right, you're saying that... alors, si je comprends bien, tu dis que...

• don't get me wrong comprenez-moi bien

   j. ( = answer) can you get the phone? est-ce que tu peux répondre ?

• I'll get it! j'y vais !

   k. ( = annoy) (inf) agacer

• that's what really gets me c'est ce qui m'agace le plus

   l. (set structures)

► to get + adjective

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• to get one's hands dirty se salir les mains

• to get sb drunk soûler qn

• you're getting me worried tu m'inquiètes

► to get sth done (by someone else) faire faire qch

• to get one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux

• I need to get my car serviced je dois faire réviser ma voiture

• when do you think you'll get it finished? ( = when will you finish it) quand penses-tu avoir fini ?

• you can't get anything done round here ( = do anything) il est impossible de travailler ici► to get sb/sth to do sth

• get him to clean the car fais-lui laver la voiture

• I'll get her to ring you back je lui demanderai de te rappeler

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► réussir or pouvoir may be used when speaking of achieving a result.

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• we eventually got her to change her mind nous avons finalement réussi à la faire changer d'avis

• I couldn't get the washing machine to work je n'ai pas réussi à faire marcher le lave-linge

• to get sth going [+ machine] faire marcher qch

► to get sb/sth somewhere

• to get sth downstairs descendre qch

• how can we get it home? comment faire pour l'apporter à la maison ?

• threatening me will get you nowhere tu n'obtiendras rien de moi par la menace

• to get sth upstairs monter qch► to get sb/sth + preposition

• to get sb by the arm saisir qn par le bras

• to get sb by the throat prendre qn à la gorge

• he gets a lot of money for his paintings il gagne beaucoup d'argent avec ses tableaux

• he gets his red hair from his mother il a les cheveux roux de sa mère

• the bullet got him in the arm la balle l'a atteint au bras

• he managed to get the card into the envelope il a réussi à faire entrer la carte dans l'enveloppe

• to get o.s. into a difficult position se mettre dans une situation délicate

• we got him on to the subject of the war nous l'avons amené à parler de la guerre

• she gets a lot of pleasure out of gardening elle prend beaucoup de plaisir à jardiner

• I couldn't get the stain out of the tablecloth je n'ai pas réussi à enlever la tache sur la nappe

• to get sth past the customs réussir à passer qch à la douane

• I'll never get the car through here je n'arriverai jamais à faire passer la voiture par ici

• to get sth to sb faire parvenir qch à qn

• to get a child to bed mettre un enfant au lit

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = go) aller( to à, ( from de ) ;) ( = arrive) arriver ; ( = be) être

• how do you get there? comment fait-on pour y aller ?

• can you get there from London by bus? est-ce qu'on peut y aller de Londres en bus ?

• what time do you get to Sheffield? à quelle heure arrivez-vous à Sheffield ?

► to get + adverb/preposition

• you won't get anywhere if you behave like that tu n'arriveras à rien en te conduisant comme ça

• how did that box get here? comment cette boîte est-elle arrivée ici ?

• what's got into him? qu'est-ce qui lui prend ?

• we're getting nowhere fast (inf) on fait du sur place (inf)

• now we're getting somewhere! (inf) enfin du progrès !

• how's your thesis going? -- I'm getting there où en es-tu avec ta thèse ? -- ça avance

• where did you get to? où étais-tu donc passé ?

• where can he have got to? où est-il passé ?

• where have you got to? (in book, work) où en êtes-vous ?

• don't let it get to you (inf) ne te fais pas de bile (inf) pour ça

   b. (set structures)

► to get + adjective

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• I hope you'll get better soon j'espère que tu vas vite te remettre

• things are getting complicated les choses se compliquent

• this is getting expensive ça commence à faire cher

• she's afraid of getting fat elle a peur de grossir

• it's getting late il se fait tard

• I'm getting nervous je commence à avoir le trac

• he's getting old il vieillit il se fait vieux

• this is getting ridiculous ça devient ridicule

• how stupid can you get? il faut vraiment être stupide !

• to get used to sth/to doing s'habituer à qch/à faire

► to get + past participle (passive)

he got beaten up il s'est fait tabasser (inf)

• several windows got broken plusieurs fenêtres ont été brisées

• to get paid se faire payer

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• to get dressed s'habiller

• to get married se marier

• to get washed se laver

► to get to + infinitive

• he's getting to be an old man il se fait vieux

• it's getting to be impossible ça devient impossible

• to get to know sb apprendre à connaître qn

• we got to like him in the end nous avons fini par l'apprécier

• students only get to use the library between 2pm and 8pm les étudiants ne peuvent utiliser la bibliothèque qu'entre 14 heures et 20 heures► have got to + infinitive ( = must)

you've got to come il faut que vous veniez subj

• have you got to go and see her? est-ce que vous êtes obligé d'aller la voir ?

• you've got to be joking! tu plaisantes !► to get + -ing ( = begin)

to get going partir

• I got talking to him in the train j'ai parlé avec lui dans le train

• I got to thinking that... (inf) je me suis dit que...

3. compounds

► get-rich-quick scheme (inf) noun

combine pour faire fortune rapidement

► get-together noun réunion f

► get-up-and-go (inf) noun

• he's got lots of get-up-and-go il est très dynamique ► get-well card noun carte f de vœux (pour un prompt rétablissement)

4. Phrasal Verbs

► get about intransitive verb

   a. ( = move about) se déplacer

• he gets about with a stick/on crutches il marche avec une canne/des béquilles

• she gets about quite well despite her handicap elle arrive assez bien à se déplacer malgré son handicap

   b. ( = travel) voyager

• she gets about a lot elle voyage beaucoup

   c. [news] circuler

• the story had got about that... des rumeurs circulaient selon lesquelles...

• it has got about that... le bruit court que...

• I don't want it to get about je ne veux pas que ça s'ébruite► get above inseparable transitive verb

• to get above o.s. avoir la grosse tête (inf)

• you're getting above yourself! pour qui te prends-tu ?► get across

1. intransitive verb

[person crossing] traverser ; [meaning, message] passer

• the message is getting across that people must... les gens commencent à comprendre qu'il faut...

2. separable transitive verb

[+ person crossing] faire traverser ; [+ ideas, intentions, desires] communiquer ( to sb à qn)

• to get sth across to sb faire comprendre qch à qn► get ahead intransitive verb

(in race) prendre de l'avance ; (in career) monter en grade

► get along intransitive verb

   a. ( = go) aller (to à ) ; ( = leave) s'en aller

• I must be getting along il faut que je m'en aille

   b. ( = manage) se débrouiller

• to get along without sth/sb se débrouiller sans qch/qn

   c. ( = progress) [work] avancer ; [student, invalid] faire des progrès

   d. ( = be on good terms) (bien) s'entendre

• I don't get along with him at all je ne m'entends pas du tout avec lui► get around

1. intransitive verb

→ get about

2. separable transitive verb

→ get round

3. inseparable transitive verb

→ get round► get at inseparable transitive verb

   a. [+ object, person, place] atteindre

   b. [+ facts, truth] découvrir

   c. ( = suggest) what are you getting at? où voulez-vous en venir ?

   d. (British) ( = attack) s'en prendre à

• she's always getting at her brother elle s'en prend toujours à son frère

• I feel got at je me sens visé

   e. ( = influence) (inf) suborner

• there's a danger witnesses will be got at il y a un risque de subornation de témoins► get away

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = leave) partir

• to get away from a place quitter un endroit

• I usually get away from work at six je quitte généralement (le travail) à 6 heures

• I'll try to get away from work early j'essaierai de rentrer du travail plus tôt

• we are not going to be able to get away this year nous n'allons pas pouvoir partir en vacances cette année

• get away (with you)! (inf) à d'autres !

   b. ( = escape) s'échapper

• to get away from [+ people, situation] échapper à ; [+ idea] renoncer à

• he was trying to get away when he was shot il essayait de s'échapper quand on lui a tiré dessus

• she moved here to get away from the stress of city life elle est venue s'installer ici pour échapper au stress de la vie citadine

• he went to the Bahamas to get away from it all il est allé aux Bahamas pour laisser tous ses problèmes derrière lui

• the thief got away with the money le voleur est parti avec l'argent

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = take) emmener ; ( = move away) éloigner ; ( = send off) expédier

   b. ( = remove) to get sth away from sb enlever qch à qn► get away with transitive verb

( = suffer no consequences)

she got away with saying some outrageous things elle a tenu impunément des propos choquants

• he broke the law and got away with it il a violé la loi en toute impunité

• you'll never get away with that! on ne te laissera pas passer ça ! (inf)

• he gets away with murder (inf) il peut se permettre de faire n'importe quoi► get back

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = return) revenir

• to get back rentrer chez soi

• life is starting to get back to normal la vie reprend son cours

• to get back to work reprendre le travail

• to get back to the point revenir au sujet

• let's get back to why you didn't come yesterday revenons à la question de savoir pourquoi vous n'êtes pas venu hier

• to get back to sb (inf) recontacter qn ; (on phone) rappeler qn

• can I get back to you on that? (inf) puis-je vous recontacter à ce sujet ? ; (on phone) puis-je vous rappeler à ce sujet ?

   b. ( = move backwards) reculer

• get back! reculez !

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = recover) [+ sth lent, sth lost, stolen] récupérer ; [+ strength] reprendre ; [+ one's husband, partner] faire revenir

• he's trying desperately to get her back il essaie désespérément de la faire revenir

• I won't get my car back until Thursday je ne récupérerai pas ma voiture avant jeudi

• I was afraid I wouldn't get my passport back j'avais peur de ne pas récupérer mon passeport

• to get one's money back se faire rembourser

   b. ( = return) rendre

• I'll get it back to you as soon as I can je vous le rendrai dès que possible► get back at (inf) inseparable transitive verb

( = retaliate against) prendre sa revanche sur

► get by intransitive verb

   a. ( = pass) passer

   b. ( = manage) arriver à s'en sortir (inf)

• she gets by on very little money elle arrive à s'en sortir (inf) avec très peu d'argent

• he'll get by! il s'en sortira ! (inf)► get down

1. intransitive verb

descendre (from, off de)

• may I get down? (at table) est-ce que je peux sortir de table ?

• to get down on one's knees se mettre à genoux

• get down! ( = climb down) descends ! ; ( = lie down) couche-toi !

2. separable transitive verb

   a. (from upstairs, attic) descendre ; (from shelf) prendre

   b. ( = swallow) [+ food, pill] (inf) avaler

   c. ( = make note of) noter

   d. ( = depress) déprimer

• don't let it get you down! ne te laisse pas abattre !► get down to inseparable transitive verb

• to get down to doing sth se mettre à faire qch

• to get down to work se mettre au travail

• you'll have to get down to it il faut vous y mettre

• when you get down to it there's not much difference between them en y regardant de plus près il n'y a pas grande différence entre eux

• to get down to business passer aux choses sérieuses

• let's get down to the details regardons ça de plus près► get in

1. intransitive verb

   a. [person] ( = enter) entrer ; ( = be admitted to university, school) être admis

• do you think we'll get in? tu crois qu'on réussira à entrer ?

   b. ( = arrive) [train, bus, plane] arriver

   c. ( = be elected) [member] être élu ; [party] accéder au pouvoir

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ harvest] rentrer

• did you get your essay in on time? as-tu rendu ta dissertation à temps ?

   b. ( = buy) acheter

• to get in supplies s'approvisionner

   c. ( = fit in) glisser

• he got in a reference to his new book il a glissé une allusion à son dernier livre

• it was hard to get a word in c'était difficile de placer un mot

• he managed to get in a game of golf il a réussi à trouver le temps de faire une partie de golf► get into inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = enter) [+ house, park] entrer dans ; [+ car, train] monter dans

• he got into a good university il a été admis dans une bonne université

• to get into politics entrer en politique

• to get into the way of doing sth ( = make a habit of) prendre l'habitude de faire qch

• I don't know what has got into him je ne sais pas ce qui lui a pris

   b. [+ clothes] mettre

• I can't get into these jeans any more je ne peux plus rentrer dans ce jean► get in with inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = gain favour of) (réussir à) se faire bien voir de

• he tried to get in with the headmaster il a essayé de se faire bien voir du directeur

   b. ( = become friendly with) se mettre à fréquenter

• he got in with local drug dealers il s'est mis à fréquenter les trafiquants de drogue du quartier► get off

1. intransitive verb

   a. (from vehicle) descendre

• to tell sb where to get off (inf) envoyer promener qn (inf)

   b. ( = depart) [person] partir ; [car] démarrer ; [plane] décoller

• to get off to a good start [project, discussion] bien partir

• to get off to sleep s'endormir

   c. ( = escape) s'en tirer

• to get off with a reprimand en être quitte pour une réprimande

   d. ( = leave work) finir ; ( = take time off) se libérer

• we get off at 5 o'clock nous finissons à 5 heures

• I can't get off early today je ne peux pas m'en aller de bonne heure aujourd'hui

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ bus, train] descendre de

   b. [+ clothes, shoes] enlever

   c. ( = dispatch) I'll phone you once I've got the children off to school je t'appellerai une fois que les enfants seront partis à l'école

• to get a child off to sleep faire dormir un enfant

   d. ( = save from punishment) faire acquitter

• a good lawyer will get him off un bon avocat le fera acquitter

3. inseparable transitive verb

   a. to get off a bus/a bike descendre d'un bus/de vélo

• they got off the boat ils sont descendus à terre

• he got off his horse il est descendu de cheval

• get off the floor! levez-vous !

• I wish he would get off my back! (inf) si seulement il pouvait me ficher la paix (inf) !

• we've rather got off the subject nous nous sommes plutôt éloignés du sujet

   b. ( = be excused) (inf) to get off gym se faire dispenser des cours de gym► get off with (inf) inseparable transitive verb

(British) lever (inf !)

► get on

1. intransitive verb

   a. (on to bus, bike) monter ; (on to ship) monter à bord

   b. ( = advance, make progress) avancer

• how are you getting on? comment ça marche ? (inf)

• how did you get on? comment ça s'est passé ?

• to be getting on (inf) ( = getting old) se faire vieux

• he's getting on for 40 il approche de la quarantaine

• it's getting on for 3 o'clock il n'est pas loin de 3 heures

• I must be getting on now il faut que j'y aille

• this will do to be getting on with ça ira pour le moment

• there were getting on for 100 people il y avait pas loin de 100 personnes

   c. ( = succeed) réussir

• if you want to get on, you must... si tu veux réussir, tu dois...

   d. ( = agree) s'entendre

• we don't get on nous ne nous entendons pas

• I get on well with her je m'entends bien avec elle

2. separable transitive verb

( = put on) [+ clothes, shoes] mettre

3. inseparable transitive verb

• to get on a horse monter sur un cheval

• to get on a bicycle monter sur sa bicyclette

• to get on a train monter dans un train

• to get back on one's feet se remettre debout► get on to inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = get in touch with) se mettre en rapport avec ; ( = speak to) parler à ; ( = ring up) téléphoner à

   b. ( = start talking about) aborder

• we got on to (the subject of) money nous avons abordé la question de l'argent► get on with inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = continue) continuer

• while they talked she got on with her work pendant qu'ils parlaient, elle a continué à travailler

• get on with it! (working) allez, au travail ! ; (telling sth) accouche ! (inf)

   b. ( = start on) se mettre à

• I'd better get on with the job! il faut que je m'y mette !► get out

1. intransitive verb

   a. sortir (of de ) ; (from vehicle) descendre (of de)

• get out! sortez !

• let's get out of here! sortons d'ici !

   b. ( = escape) s'échapper (of de)

• to get out of [+ task, obligation] échapper à ; [+ difficulty] surmonter

• you'll have to do it, you can't get out of it il faut que tu le fasses, tu ne peux pas y échapper

• some people will do anything to get out of paying taxes certaines personnes feraient n'importe quoi pour éviter de payer des impôts

• he's trying to get out of going to the funeral il essaie de trouver une excuse pour ne pas aller à l'enterrement

   c. [news] se répandre ; [secret] être éventé

• wait till the news gets out! attends que la nouvelle soit ébruitée !

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = bring out) [+ object] sortir

• he got his diary out of his pocket il a sorti son agenda de sa poche

   b. ( = remove) [+ nail, tooth] arracher ; [+ stain] enlever

• I can't get it out of my mind je n'arrive pas à chasser cela de mon esprit

   c. ( = free) [+ person] faire sortir

• it gets me out of the house ça me fait sortir► get over

1. intransitive verb

( = cross) traverser ; [message, meaning] passer (inf) ; [speaker] se faire entendre

2. inseparable transitive verb

   a. [+ road] traverser ; [+ obstacle, difficulty] surmonter ; [+ problem] résoudre

   b. ( = recover from) to get over an illness se remettre d'une maladie

• to get over sb's death se remettre de la mort de qn

• I can't get over it je n'en reviens pas

• I can't get over the fact that... je n'en reviens pas que... + subj

• I can't get over how much he's changed je n'en reviens pas de voir combien il a changé

• she never really got over him (inf) elle ne l'a jamais vraiment oublié

3. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ person, animal, vehicle] faire passer

   b. ( = communicate) faire comprendre ; [+ ideas] communiquer► get over with separable transitive verb

( = have done with) en finir

• let's get it over with finissons-en

• I was glad to get the injections over with j'étais content d'en avoir fini avec ces piqûres► get round

1. intransitive verb

= get about

2. separable transitive verb

• to get sb round to one's way of thinking rallier qn à son point de vue

3. inseparable transitive verb

   a. [+ obstacle, difficulty, law] contourner

   b. [+ person] amadouer► get round to (inf) inseparable transitive verb

• to get round to doing sth trouver le temps de faire qch

• I don't think I'll get round to it before next week je ne pense pas trouver le temps de m'en occuper avant la semaine prochaine► get through

1. intransitive verb

   a. [news] parvenir (to à ) ; [signal] être reçu

• I think the message is getting through to him je pense qu'il commence à comprendre

   b. ( = be accepted, pass) [candidate] être reçu ; [motion, bill] passer

• to get through to the third round [team] se qualifier pour le troisième tour

   c. (on phone) obtenir la communication

• I phoned you several times but couldn't get through je t'ai appelé plusieurs fois mais je n'ai pas pu t'avoir

   d. ( = communicate with) to get through to sb communiquer avec qn

• he can't get through to his son at all il n'arrive pas du tout à communiquer avec son fils

2. inseparable transitive verb

   a. [+ hole, window] passer par ; [+ hedge] passer à travers ; [+ crowd] se frayer un chemin à travers

   b. ( = do) [+ work] faire ; [+ book] lire (en entier)

• we've got a lot of work to get through nous avons beaucoup à faire

• he got through a lot of work il a abattu beaucoup de travail

   c. ( = use) [+ supplies] utiliser ; [+ money] dépenser ; [+ food] manger ; [+ drink] boire

• we get through £150 per week nous dépensons 150 livres par semaine

   d. ( = survive) how are they going to get through the winter? comment vont-ils passer l'hiver ?

• we couldn't get through a day without arguing pas un jour ne se passait sans que nous ne nous disputions

3. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ person, object] faire passer

• we couldn't get the sofa through the door on n'a pas pu faire passer le sofa par la porte

• to get the message through to sb that... faire comprendre à qn que...

   b. to get a bill through faire adopter un projet de loi► get together

1. intransitive verb

se réunir

• let's get together on Thursday retrouvons-nous jeudi

• this is the only place where villagers can get together c'est le seul endroit où les gens du village peuvent se réunir

2. separable transitive verb

[+ people, ideas, money] rassembler ; [+ group] former

• let me just get my things together je rassemble mes affaires et j'arrive

► get under

1. intransitive verb

( = pass underneath) passer par-dessous

2. inseparable transitive verb

• to get under a fence/a rope passer sous une barrière/une corde

► get up

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = rise) [person] se lever ( from de ) ; [wind] se lever

• what time did you get up? à quelle heure t'es-tu levé ?

   b. (on a chair, on stage) monter

2. inseparable transitive verb

• he couldn't get up the tree il n'a pas réussi à monter à l'arbre

3. separable transitive verb

   a. we eventually got the truck up the hill on a finalement réussi à faire monter le camion jusqu'en haut de la côte

• to get up speed prendre de la vitesse

   b. (from bed) [+ person] faire lever ; ( = wake) réveiller► get up to inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = catch up with) rattraper

   b. ( = reach) arriver à

• I've got up to page 17 j'en suis à la page 17

• where did we get up to last week? où en sommes-nous arrivés la semaine dernière ?

   c. ( = be involved in) (inf) to get up to mischief faire des bêtises

• you never know what he'll get up to next on ne sait jamais ce qu'il va inventer

• do you realize what they've been getting up to? tu sais ce qu'ils ont trouvé le moyen de faire ?

• what have you been getting up to lately? qu'est-ce que tu deviens ?

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Note: This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner

get is used in many idiomatic expressions ( to get something off one's chest etc) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc). This is also true of offensive comments ( get lost etc) where the appropriate entry would be lost

Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else ( to get a room painted etc) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive ( faire repeindre une pièce etc)

When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc) as a single verb often suffices ( s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc)

For examples and further uses of get see the entry below
[get] 1.
transitive verb (p prés - tt-; prét got; pp got, gotten US)

1) ( receive) recevoir [letter, grant]; recevoir, percevoir [salary, pension]; Television, Radio capter [channel]

did you get much for it? — est-ce que tu en as tiré beaucoup d'argent?

what did you get for your car? — combien as-tu revendu ta voiture?

we get a lot of rain — il pleut beaucoup ici

our garden gets a lot of sun — notre jardin est bien ensoleillé

we get a lot of tourists — nous avons beaucoup de touristes

you get what you pay for — si on veut de la qualité il faut y mettre le prix

he's getting help with his science — il se fait aider en sciences

2) ( inherit)

to get something from somebody — lit hériter quelque chose de quelqu'un [article, money]; fig tenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [trait, feature]

3) ( obtain) ( by applying) obtenir [permission, divorce, licence]; trouver [job]; ( by contacting) trouver [plumber]; appeler [taxi]; ( by buying) acheter [item] ( from chez); avoir [ticket]

to get something for nothing/at a discount — avoir quelque chose gratuitement/avec une réduction

to get somebody something —

to get something for somebody — ( by buying) acheter quelque chose à quelqu'un

I'll get something to eat at the airport — je mangerai quelque chose à l'aéroport

4) ( subscribe to) acheter [newspaper]

5) ( acquire) se faire [reputation]

6) ( achieve) obtenir [grade, mark, answer]

he got it right — ( of calculation) il a obtenu le bon résultat; ( of answer) il a répondu juste

7) ( fetch) chercher [object, person, help]

go and get a chair — va chercher une chaise

to get somebody something —

to get something for somebody — aller chercher quelque chose pour quelqu'un

can I get you your coat? — est-ce que je peux vous apporter votre manteau?

8) (manoeuvre, move)

to get somebody/something upstairs/downstairs — faire monter/descendre quelqu'un/quelque chose

I'll get them there somehow — je les ferai parvenir d'une façon ou d'une autre

can you get between the truck and the wall? — est-ce que tu peux te glisser entre le camion et le mur?

9) ( help progress)

is this discussion getting us anywhere? — est-ce que cette discussion est bien utile?

I listened to him and where has it got me? — je l'ai écouté mais à quoi ça m'a avancé?

10) ( contact)

did you get Harry on the phone? — tu as réussi à avoir Harry au téléphone?

11) ( deal with)

I'll get it — ( of phone) je réponds; ( of doorbell) j'y vais

12) ( prepare) préparer [breakfast, lunch etc]

13) ( take hold of) attraper [person] (by par)

I've got you, don't worry — je te tiens, ne t'inquiète pas

to get something from ou off — prendre quelque chose sur [shelf, table]

to get something from ou out of — prendre quelque chose dans [drawer, cupboard]

14) (colloq) ( oblige to give)

to get something from ou out of somebody — faire sortir quelque chose à quelqu'un [money]; fig obtenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [truth]

15) (colloq) ( catch) gen arrêter [escapee]

got you! — gen je t'ai eu!; ( caught in act) vu!

16) Medicine attraper [disease]

he got measles from his sister — sa sœur lui a passé la rougeole

17) ( use as transport) prendre [bus, train]

18) ( have)

to have got — avoir [object, money, friend etc]

I've got a headache — j'ai mal à la tête

19) ( start to have)

to get (hold of) the idea ou impression that — se mettre dans la tête que

20) ( suffer)

to get a surprise — être surpris

to get a shock — avoir un choc

to get a bang on the head — recevoir un coup sur la tête

21) ( be given as punishment) prendre [five years etc]; avoir [fine]

22) ( hit)

to get somebody/something with — toucher quelqu'un/quelque chose avec [stone, arrow]

got it! — ( of target) touché!

23) (understand, hear) comprendre

now let me get this right... — alors si je comprends bien...

‘where did you hear that?’ - ‘I got it from Paul’ — ‘où est-ce que tu as entendu ça?’ - ‘c'est Paul qui me l'a dit’

get this! he was arrested this morning — tiens-toi bien! il a été arrêté ce matin

24) (colloq) (annoy, affect)

what gets me is... — ce qui m'agace c'est que...

25) (learn, learn of)

to get to do — (colloq) finir par faire

to get to like somebody — finir par apprécier quelqu'un

how did you get to know ou hear of our organization? — comment avez-vous entendu parler de notre organisation?

we got to know them last year — on a fait leur connaissance l'année dernière

26) ( have opportunity)

to get to do — avoir l'occasion de faire, pouvoir faire

27) ( start)

to get (to be) — commencer à devenir

to get to doing — (colloq) commencer à faire

then I got to thinking that... — puis je me suis dit que...

we'll have to get going — il va falloir y aller

28) ( must)

to have got to do — devoir faire [homework, chore]

it's got to be done — il faut le faire

you've got to realize that... — il faut que tu te rendes compte que...

there's got to be a reason — il doit y avoir une raison

29) ( persuade)

to get somebody to do — demander à quelqu'un de faire

I got her to talk — j'ai réussi à la faire parler

did you get anything out of her? — est-ce que tu as réussi à la faire parler?

30) ( have somebody do)

to get something done — faire faire quelque chose

to get the car repaired — faire réparer la voiture

to get one's hair cut — se faire couper les cheveux

how do you ever get anything done? — comment est-ce que tu arrives à travailler?

31) ( cause)

to get the car going — faire démarrer la voiture

as hot as you can get it — aussi chaud que possible

to get one's socks wet — mouiller ses chaussettes

to get one's finger trapped — se coincer le doigt
2.
intransitive verb (p prés - tt-; prét got; pp got, gotten US)

1) ( become) devenir [suspicious, old]

how lucky/stupid can you get! — il y en a qui ont de la chance/qui sont vraiment stupides!

it's getting late — il se fait tard

how did he get like that? — comment est-ce qu'il en est arrivé là?

2) ( forming passive)

to get (oneself) killed — se faire tuer

to get hurt — être blessé

3) ( become involved in)

to get into — (colloq) ( as hobby) se mettre à; ( as job) commencer dans; fig

to get into a fight — se battre

4) ( arrive)

to get there — arriver

to get to the airport — arriver à l'aéroport

how did your coat get here? — comment est-ce que ton manteau est arrivé là?

how did you get here? — ( by what miracle) comment est-ce que tu es arrivé là?; ( by what means) comment est-ce que tu es venu?

where did you get to? — où est-ce que tu étais passé?

we've got to page 5 — nous en sommes à la page 5

5) ( progress)

it got to 7 o'clock — il était 7 heures

I'd got as far as the title — j'en étais au titre

I'm getting nowhere with this essay — je n'avance pas dans cette dissertation

now we're getting somewhere — il y a du progrès

6) (colloq) ( put on)

to get into — mettre, enfiler (colloq) [pyjamas, overalls]

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Phrasal Verbs:

- get about

- get across

- get ahead

- get along

- get around

- get at

- get away

- get away from

- get back

- get behind

- get by

- get down

- get in

- get into

- get off

- get on

- get onto

- get on with

- get out

- get out of

- get over

- get round

- get through

- get together

- get under

- get up

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get along with you! — (colloq) ne sois pas ridicule!

get away with you! — (colloq) arrête de raconter n'importe quoi! (colloq)

get him in that hat! — regarde-le avec ce chapeau!

I'll get you (colloq) for that — je vais te le faire payer (colloq)

I'm getting there — je progresse

he's got it bad — (colloq) il est vraiment mordu

I've got it — j'ai compris

to get above oneself — commencer à avoir la grosse tête (colloq)

to get it together — (colloq) se ressaisir

to tell somebody where to get off — envoyer promener quelqu'un

to get with it — (colloq) se mettre dans le coup (colloq)

what's got into her? — qu'est-ce qui lui a pris?

you've got me there! — alors là tu me poses une colle! (colloq)

English-French dictionary > get
11 get

[get] 1.
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass. got; p.pass. got, gotten AE)

1) (receive) ricevere [letter, grant]; ricevere, percepire [salary, pension]; telev. rad. ricevere, prendere [ channel]

what did you get for your car? — quanto hai preso per la tua macchina?

we get a lot of rain — dalle nostre parti o qui piove molto

our garden gets a lot of sun — il nostro giardino prende molto sole o è molto soleggiato

we get a lot of tourists — abbiamo molti turisti

you get what you pay for — si riceve quello che si paga

to get help with — farsi aiutare in, per

2) (inherit)

to get sth. from sb. — ereditare qcs. da qcn. [article, money]; fig. prendere qcs. da qcn. [trait, feature]

3) (obtain) (by applying) ottenere [permission, divorce, licence]; trovare, ottenere [ job]; (by contacting) trovare [ plumber]; chiamare [ taxi]; (by buying) comprare, acquistare [ item]

to get something for nothing, at a discount — avere qcs. per niente, con uno sconto

to get sb. sth. to get sth. for sb. (by buying) prendere o comprare qcs. a, per qcn.; I'll get sth. to eat at the airport — prenderò qcs. da mangiare all'aeroporto

4) (subscribe to) essere abbonato a [ newspaper]

5) (acquire) farsi [ reputation]

6) (achieve) ottenere [grade, mark, answer]

he got it right — (of calculation) l'ha fatto giusto; (of answer) ha risposto bene

7) (fetch) prendere [object, person]; cercare [ help]

go and get a chair — prenda o vada a prendere una sedia

to get sb. sth. o to get sth. for sb. prendere qcs. a o per qcn.; can I get you your coat? — posso portarti il cappotto?

8) (move)

I'll get them there somehow — ce li porterò in qualche modo

can you get between the truck and the wall? — riesci a passare o infilarti tra il camion ed il muro?

9) (help progress)

this is getting us nowhere — questo non ci porta da nessuna parte

where will that get you? — dove, a che cosa ti porterà?

10) (contact)

did you manage to get Dany on the phone? — sei riuscito a sentire Dany al telefono?

11) (deal with)

I'll get it — (of phone) rispondo io; (of doorbell) vado io

12) (prepare) preparare [ meal]

13) (take hold of) prendere [ person] (by per)

I've got you, don't worry — ti tengo, non ti preoccupare

to get sth. from o off prendere qcs. da [shelf, table]; to get sth. from o out of — prendere qcs. da [drawer, cupboard]

14) colloq. (oblige to give)

to get sth. from o out of sb. — ottenere da qcn. [ money]; fig. strappare a qcn. [ truth]

15) colloq. (catch) prendere [ escapee]

got you! — ti ho preso! (caught in act) (ti ho) beccato! ti ho visto!

16) med. prendere, contrarre [ disease]

17) (use as transport) prendere [bus, train]

18) (have)

to have got — avere [object, money, friend etc.]

I've got a headache — ho il mal di testa

19) (start to have)

to get (hold of) the idea o impression that — farsi l'idea, avere l'impressione che

20) (suffer)

to get a surprise, shock — avere una sorpresa, uno choc

to get a bang on the head — ricevere un colpo in testa

21) (be given as punishment) prendere [ fine]

he got five years — gli hanno dato cinque anni

22) (hit)

to get sb., sth. with — prendere o colpire qcn., qcs. con [stone, arrow]

got it! — (of target) preso!

23) (understand, hear) capire

I didn't get what you said — non ho sentito quello che hai detto

did you get it? — hai capito?

I got it from Kathy — l'ho saputo da Kathy

get this! he was arrested this morning — senti questa! è stato arrestato stamattina

24) colloq. (annoy, affect)

what gets me is... — quello che mi dà fastidio è che

25) (learn, learn of)

to get to do — colloq. finire per fare

how did you get to know o hear of our organization? come siete venuti a conoscenza o da chi avete sentito parlare della nostra organizzazione? we got to know them last year — abbiamo fatto la loro conoscenza l'anno scorso

26) (have opportunity)

to get to do — avere l'occasione di fare

do you get to use the computer? — ti capita di usare il computer?

27) (start)

to get (to be) — cominciare a essere o a diventare

to get to doing — colloq. cominciare a fare

then I got to thinking that — poi ho cominciato a pensare che

we'll have to get going — bisogna che andiamo

28) (must)

to have got to do — dover fare [homework, chore]

it's got to be done — va fatto

there's got to be a reason — ci deve essere una ragione

29) (persuade)

to get sb. to do sth. — far fare qcs. a qcn.

I got her to talk — riuscii a farla parlare

did you get anything out of her? — sei riuscito a tirarle fuori qualcosa?

30) (have somebody do)

to get sth. done — far(si) fare qcs.

to get the car repaired — fare riparare la macchina

to get one's hair cut — farsi tagliare i capelli

31) (cause)

to get the car going — fare partire la macchina

as hot as you can get it — il più caldo possibile

to get one's socks wet — bagnarsi i calzini

I got my finger trapped in the drawer — mi sono preso o pizzicato il dito nel cassetto
2.
verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass. got; p.pass. got, gotten AE)

1) (become) diventare [suspicious, old]

how lucky, stupid can you get! — quanto si può essere fortunati, stupidi! com'è fortunata, stupida certa gente!

it's getting late — si sta facendo tardi

2) (forming passive)

to get killed — rimanere ucciso

to get oneself killed — farsi uccidere

to get hurt — essere ferito

3) (become involved in)

to get into — (as hobby) colloq. darsi a [astrology etc.]; (as job) dedicarsi a [teaching, publishing]

to get into a fight — fig. buttarsi nella mischia

4) (arrive)

to get there — arrivarci

to get to the airport — arrivare all'aeroporto

how did you get here? — (by what miracle) come hai fatto ad arrivare fin qua? (by what means) come sei arrivato qua?

where did you get to? — dove sei andato?

we've got to page 5 — siamo arrivati a pagina 5

5) (progress)

it got to 7 o'clock — si sono fatte le 7

I'd got as far as underlining the title — avevo appena iniziato a sottolineare il titolo

I'm getting nowhere with this essay — non sto approdando a niente con questo saggio

now we're getting somewhere — ora sì che facciamo progressi

6) colloq. (put on)

to get into — mettere o mettersi [pyjamas, overalls]

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- get about

- get across

- get ahead

- get along

- get around

- get at

- get away

- get away from

- get back

- get behind

- get by

- get down

- get in

- get into

- get off

- get on

- get onto

- get on with

- get out

- get out of

- get over

- get round

- get through

- get together

- get under

- get up

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get along with you! — non essere ridicolo! ma non scherzare!

get away with you! — colloq. ma non dire sciocchezze!

get him in that hat! — colloq. ma guardalo (un po') con quel cappello!

I'll get you for that — colloq. te la farò pagare (per questo)

I'm getting there — ci sto arrivando

he's got it bad — colloq. ha preso una bella cotta

I've got it — ho capito

to get above oneself — montarsi la testa

to get it together — colloq. darsi una regolata

to tell sb. where to get off — mandare qcn. a quel paese

to get with it — colloq. muoversi, darsi una mossa

what's got into her? — che cosa le ha preso?

you've got me there! — bella domanda!
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Note:

This much-used verb has no multipurpose equivalent in Italian and therefore it is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = preparare il pranzo. - Get is used in many different contexts and has many different meanings, the most important of which are the following: obtain or receive ( I got it free = l'ho avuto gratis), move or travel ( I got there in time = ci sono arrivato in tempo), have or own ( she has got black hair and green eyes = ha i capelli neri e gli occhi verdi), become ( I'm getting old = sto invecchiando), and understand (got the meaning? = capito?). - Get is also used in many idiomatic expressions ( to get something off one's chest etc), whose translations will be found in the appropriate entry ( chest etc). - When get + object + infinitive is used in English to mean to persuade somebody to do something, fare is used in Italian followed by an infinitive: she got me to clear the table = mi ha fatto sparecchiare la tavola. When get + object + past participle is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else, fare followed by an infinitive is also used in Italian: to get a room painted = fare verniciare una stanza. - When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich / drunk etc), diventare is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry ( rich, drunk etc) as a single verb often suffices ( arricchirsi, ubriacarsi etc). - For examples and further uses of get see the entry below

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[ɡet]
past tense - got; verb

1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) ricevere

2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) prendere, comprare

3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) attraversare; prendere

4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) mettere; procurare

5) (to become: You're getting old.) diventare

6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) convincere

7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) arrivare

8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) riuscire a

9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) prendersi

10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) acciuffare

11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) capire

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- getaway
- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to
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get /gɛt/
n.

1 ( di animali) piccolo; cucciolo

2 ( di animali) procreazione

3 ( sport) presa ( della palla); palla presa.
♦ (to) get /gɛt/
(pass. e p. p. got; p. p. arc. o USA gotten)

A v. t.

1 ottenere; procurarsi; prendere; andare a prendere; acquistare; comprare: to get a good job, ottenere un buon impiego; Where did you get the money?, dove ti sei procurato il denaro?; I got seven out of ten in the test, ho preso sette su dieci nel compito in classe; I'll get my suitcase, vado a prendere la valigia; The children got the measles, i bambini hanno preso il morbillo; Where do I get a bus to the station?, dove si prende l'autobus per la stazione?; DIALOGO → - Ordering drinks- What can I get you, gentlemen?, cosa vi porto, signori? NOTA D'USO: - to take o to get?-

2 prendere; guadagnare; ricavare: He gets a good pension, prende una buona pensione; How much do you get a week?, quanto prendi alla settimana?

3 ricevere: He got a computer for his birthday, per il suo compleanno ha ricevuto (in dono) un computer; Did you get my letter?, hai ricevuto la mia lettera? NOTA D'USO: - to receive o to get?-

4 afferrare (fig.); capire; comprendere; cogliere (fig.): I don't get your meaning, non afferro il significato delle tue parole; Don't get me wrong!, non capirmi male!; non fraintendermi!; He didn't get the joke, non ha colto la battuta; (fig.) to get the message, capire la situazione (o l'allusione, ecc.); I don't get it: why did you do it?, non lo capisco: perché l'hai fatto?; DIALOGO → - Explaining how to do something- Have you got that?, hai capito?; (fam.) Get it?, hai capito?; ci sei?

5 udire; sentire: I didn't quite get what you said, non ho sentito bene quello che hai detto

6 portare; condurre; far arrivare; far pervenire; accompagnare; far approdare (fig.): The taxi got me to the airport in time, il taxi mi fece arrivare in tempo all'aeroporto; We must get her home, dobbiamo portarla (o accompagnarla) a casa

7 preparare ( un pasto): I'll get the children their supper tonight, questa sera preparo io la cena ai bambini

8 mettersi in contatto con (q.); trovare (q.) ( anche al telefono); prendere ( una telefonata): «The phone is ringing» «I'll get it», «Suona il telefono» «Prendo io!»; I wanted to speak to him, but I got his answerphone, volevo parlare con lui, ma ho trovato (o mi ha risposto) la segreteria

9 (fam.) trovare; avere; esserci: I never get a chance [get time] to go out with my friends, non ho mai l'occasione [il tempo] di uscire con gli amici; In summer we get plenty of sunshine here, d'estate abbiamo molto sole qui

10 (causativo: seguito da compl. ogg. più verbo all'inf.) convincere; indurre; persuadere; fare: I got him to leave, lo convinsi ad andarsene; I'll get my father to do it, lo farò fare a mio padre

11 (causativo: seguito da un p. p.) fare: I must get my watch repaired, devo fare riparare l'orologio; to get one's hair cut, farsi tagliare i capelli; to get sb. drunk, fare ubriacare q.

12 (causativo: seguito da un part. pres. o un agg.) fare: The door was jammed but I got it open, la porta s'era incastrata ma io la feci aprire

13 (causativo: seguito da una prep. di luogo) fare (più inf. di verbo di moto): Get that dog out of my room!, fai uscire quel cane dalla mia stanza!; We cannot get the table into the house, non riusciamo a fare entrare la tavola in casa

14 (fam.) colpire (fig.); commuovere; eccitare; emozionare: That music really gets (to) me, quella musica mi commuove proprio

15 (fam.) infastidire; seccare; urtare (fig.); dare ai nervi a (q.); fare rabbia a (q.): It really gets (to) me when she starts complaining, quando comincia a lagnarsi, mi dà proprio ai nervi

16 (fam.) cogliere in fallo; beccare, prendere in castagna (fam.): I don't know: you've got me there!, non so rispondere: mi hai preso in castagna!

17 (fam.) recepire; notare; osservare: Did you get the look on his face?, hai notato che faccia aveva (o che faccia ha fatto)?

18 (fam.) beccare, pescare (fam.); acchiappare: They escaped from the island prison, but the coastguard got them, sono fuggiti dal carcere dell'isola, ma li ha beccati la guardia costiera

19 beccare (fam.); colpire; prendere; ferire; ammazzare; The bullet got me on the left leg, la pallottola mi colpì (o mi prese) alla gamba sinistra

20 (idiom., in numerose espressioni indicanti spostamento, cambiamento, ecc.; per es.:) to get the children ready for school, preparare i bambini per la (o per mandarli a) scuola; to get one's hands dirty, sporcarsi le mani

21 ( slang; soltanto all'imper.) accidenti a; ma guarda (un po')!; maledizione!: Get you! Who do you think you are?, accidenti a te (o, fam., ti prenda un colpo)! Chi credi d'essere?

B v. i.

1 andare; arrivare; giungere; pervenire: We got to London at 8.30 a.m., siamo arrivati a Londra alle 8 e 30; to get home late, arrivare tardi a casa; We got to the station on time, siamo arrivati alla stazione in orario

2 diventare; divenire; farsi: I'm getting old, sto diventando vecchio; It's getting late, si fa tardi

3 riuscire a; fare in modo di; farcela a (fam.): I'll tell him, if I get to see him, se riesco a vederlo, glielo dico; She never gets to drive the new car, non ce la fa mai a prendere (o a usare) la macchina nuova

4 (nella voce passiva) essere; venire; rimanere: The hare got caught in the net, la lepre rimase impigliata nella rete

5 (fam.) mettersi a; cominciare: Whenever we meet, he gets talking about our school days, tutte le volte che c'incontriamo, si mette a parlare di quando andavamo a scuola

6 (idiom., in numerose espressioni indicanti cambiamento o trasformazione; per es.:) to get angry, arrabbiarsi; to be getting cold, raffreddarsi; to get drunk, ubriacarsi; to get ill, ammalarsi; to get married, sposarsi; to get old, invecchiare; to get ready, prepararsi; to get rich, arricchirsi; to get tired, stancarsi; to get wet, bagnarsi; prendere la pioggia

C nelle loc.:

1 – to have got (con got pleonastico) avere; possedere: He's got a lot of money, ha un mucchio di soldi; possiede un bel po' di denaro; Mary has got red hair, Mary ha i capelli rossi; What have you got in your hand?, che cosa hai (o tieni) in mano?

2 – (fam.) to have got it, avere fascino, avere un certo non so che

3 (seguito da un inf.) – to have got to, avere da; dovere; essere tenuto a; bisognare, occorrere (impers.): I've got to see my solicitor, devo andare dall'avvocato; The doctor says I've got to eat less, il medico dice che devo mangiare di meno; You haven't got to do it, non devi (mica) farlo ( se non vuoi); non sei tenuto a farlo; non occorre tu lo faccia (cfr. You mustn't do it, non devi farlo; non voglio, o non sta bene, ecc., che tu lo faccia)

● to get above oneself, montarsi la testa; inorgoglirsi □ to get accustomed to ► accustomed □ to get the axe ► axe □ to get one's chance, riuscire ad avere un'occasione □ to get going, muoversi; andarsene □ to get st. in one's head, mettersi in testa qc. □ to get it, capire, afferrare; (fam.) essere rimproverato (o punito); buscarle, prenderle □ to get to know sb., fare la conoscenza di q.; conoscere (meglio) q. □ ( slang) Get a life!, impara a vivere!; impara a stare al mondo! □ to get to like sb., prendere q. in simpatia □ to get to like st., prendere gusto a qc. □ ( slang, USA) to get with the program, mettersi al passo (con qc.) NOTA D'USO: - to give o to get?-.

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[get] 1.
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass. got; p.pass. got, gotten AE)

1) (receive) ricevere [letter, grant]; ricevere, percepire [salary, pension]; telev. rad. ricevere, prendere [ channel]

what did you get for your car? — quanto hai preso per la tua macchina?

we get a lot of rain — dalle nostre parti o qui piove molto

our garden gets a lot of sun — il nostro giardino prende molto sole o è molto soleggiato

we get a lot of tourists — abbiamo molti turisti

you get what you pay for — si riceve quello che si paga

to get help with — farsi aiutare in, per

2) (inherit)

to get sth. from sb. — ereditare qcs. da qcn. [article, money]; fig. prendere qcs. da qcn. [trait, feature]

3) (obtain) (by applying) ottenere [permission, divorce, licence]; trovare, ottenere [ job]; (by contacting) trovare [ plumber]; chiamare [ taxi]; (by buying) comprare, acquistare [ item]

to get something for nothing, at a discount — avere qcs. per niente, con uno sconto

to get sb. sth. to get sth. for sb. (by buying) prendere o comprare qcs. a, per qcn.; I'll get sth. to eat at the airport — prenderò qcs. da mangiare all'aeroporto

4) (subscribe to) essere abbonato a [ newspaper]

5) (acquire) farsi [ reputation]

6) (achieve) ottenere [grade, mark, answer]

he got it right — (of calculation) l'ha fatto giusto; (of answer) ha risposto bene

7) (fetch) prendere [object, person]; cercare [ help]

go and get a chair — prenda o vada a prendere una sedia

to get sb. sth. o to get sth. for sb. prendere qcs. a o per qcn.; can I get you your coat? — posso portarti il cappotto?

8) (move)

I'll get them there somehow — ce li porterò in qualche modo

can you get between the truck and the wall? — riesci a passare o infilarti tra il camion ed il muro?

9) (help progress)

this is getting us nowhere — questo non ci porta da nessuna parte

where will that get you? — dove, a che cosa ti porterà?

10) (contact)

did you manage to get Dany on the phone? — sei riuscito a sentire Dany al telefono?

11) (deal with)

I'll get it — (of phone) rispondo io; (of doorbell) vado io

12) (prepare) preparare [ meal]

13) (take hold of) prendere [ person] (by per)

I've got you, don't worry — ti tengo, non ti preoccupare

to get sth. from o off prendere qcs. da [shelf, table]; to get sth. from o out of — prendere qcs. da [drawer, cupboard]

14) colloq. (oblige to give)

to get sth. from o out of sb. — ottenere da qcn. [ money]; fig. strappare a qcn. [ truth]

15) colloq. (catch) prendere [ escapee]

got you! — ti ho preso! (caught in act) (ti ho) beccato! ti ho visto!

16) med. prendere, contrarre [ disease]

17) (use as transport) prendere [bus, train]

18) (have)

to have got — avere [object, money, friend etc.]

I've got a headache — ho il mal di testa

19) (start to have)

to get (hold of) the idea o impression that — farsi l'idea, avere l'impressione che

20) (suffer)

to get a surprise, shock — avere una sorpresa, uno choc

to get a bang on the head — ricevere un colpo in testa

21) (be given as punishment) prendere [ fine]

he got five years — gli hanno dato cinque anni

22) (hit)

to get sb., sth. with — prendere o colpire qcn., qcs. con [stone, arrow]

got it! — (of target) preso!

23) (understand, hear) capire

I didn't get what you said — non ho sentito quello che hai detto

did you get it? — hai capito?

I got it from Kathy — l'ho saputo da Kathy

get this! he was arrested this morning — senti questa! è stato arrestato stamattina

24) colloq. (annoy, affect)

what gets me is... — quello che mi dà fastidio è che

25) (learn, learn of)

to get to do — colloq. finire per fare

how did you get to know o hear of our organization? come siete venuti a conoscenza o da chi avete sentito parlare della nostra organizzazione? we got to know them last year — abbiamo fatto la loro conoscenza l'anno scorso

26) (have opportunity)

to get to do — avere l'occasione di fare

do you get to use the computer? — ti capita di usare il computer?

27) (start)

to get (to be) — cominciare a essere o a diventare

to get to doing — colloq. cominciare a fare

then I got to thinking that — poi ho cominciato a pensare che

we'll have to get going — bisogna che andiamo

28) (must)

to have got to do — dover fare [homework, chore]

it's got to be done — va fatto

there's got to be a reason — ci deve essere una ragione

29) (persuade)

to get sb. to do sth. — far fare qcs. a qcn.

I got her to talk — riuscii a farla parlare

did you get anything out of her? — sei riuscito a tirarle fuori qualcosa?

30) (have somebody do)

to get sth. done — far(si) fare qcs.

to get the car repaired — fare riparare la macchina

to get one's hair cut — farsi tagliare i capelli

31) (cause)

to get the car going — fare partire la macchina

as hot as you can get it — il più caldo possibile

to get one's socks wet — bagnarsi i calzini

I got my finger trapped in the drawer — mi sono preso o pizzicato il dito nel cassetto
2.
verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass. got; p.pass. got, gotten AE)

1) (become) diventare [suspicious, old]

how lucky, stupid can you get! — quanto si può essere fortunati, stupidi! com'è fortunata, stupida certa gente!

it's getting late — si sta facendo tardi

2) (forming passive)

to get killed — rimanere ucciso

to get oneself killed — farsi uccidere

to get hurt — essere ferito

3) (become involved in)

to get into — (as hobby) colloq. darsi a [astrology etc.]; (as job) dedicarsi a [teaching, publishing]

to get into a fight — fig. buttarsi nella mischia

4) (arrive)

to get there — arrivarci

to get to the airport — arrivare all'aeroporto

how did you get here? — (by what miracle) come hai fatto ad arrivare fin qua? (by what means) come sei arrivato qua?

where did you get to? — dove sei andato?

we've got to page 5 — siamo arrivati a pagina 5

5) (progress)

it got to 7 o'clock — si sono fatte le 7

I'd got as far as underlining the title — avevo appena iniziato a sottolineare il titolo

I'm getting nowhere with this essay — non sto approdando a niente con questo saggio

now we're getting somewhere — ora sì che facciamo progressi

6) colloq. (put on)

to get into — mettere o mettersi [pyjamas, overalls]

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- get about

- get across

- get ahead

- get along

- get around

- get at

- get away

- get away from

- get back

- get behind

- get by

- get down

- get in

- get into

- get off

- get on

- get onto

- get on with

- get out

- get out of

- get over

- get round

- get through

- get together

- get under

- get up

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get along with you! — non essere ridicolo! ma non scherzare!

get away with you! — colloq. ma non dire sciocchezze!

get him in that hat! — colloq. ma guardalo (un po') con quel cappello!

I'll get you for that — colloq. te la farò pagare (per questo)

I'm getting there — ci sto arrivando

he's got it bad — colloq. ha preso una bella cotta

I've got it — ho capito

to get above oneself — montarsi la testa

to get it together — colloq. darsi una regolata

to tell sb. where to get off — mandare qcn. a quel paese

to get with it — colloq. muoversi, darsi una mossa

what's got into her? — che cosa le ha preso?

you've got me there! — bella domanda!
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Note:

This much-used verb has no multipurpose equivalent in Italian and therefore it is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = preparare il pranzo. - Get is used in many different contexts and has many different meanings, the most important of which are the following: obtain or receive ( I got it free = l'ho avuto gratis), move or travel ( I got there in time = ci sono arrivato in tempo), have or own ( she has got black hair and green eyes = ha i capelli neri e gli occhi verdi), become ( I'm getting old = sto invecchiando), and understand (got the meaning? = capito?). - Get is also used in many idiomatic expressions ( to get something off one's chest etc), whose translations will be found in the appropriate entry ( chest etc). - When get + object + infinitive is used in English to mean to persuade somebody to do something, fare is used in Italian followed by an infinitive: she got me to clear the table = mi ha fatto sparecchiare la tavola. When get + object + past participle is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else, fare followed by an infinitive is also used in Italian: to get a room painted = fare verniciare una stanza. - When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich / drunk etc), diventare is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry ( rich, drunk etc) as a single verb often suffices ( arricchirsi, ubriacarsi etc). - For examples and further uses of get see the entry below

English-Italian dictionary > get
12 BE

'bi: ɡi:
( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.) licenciatura en Ingeniería

be vb

1. ser

Michael is very tall Michael es muy alto

Lisbon is the capital of Portugal Lisboa es la capital de Portugal

sugar is sweet el azúcar es dulce

Napoleon was Corsican Napoleón era corso

my father is an architect mi padre es arquitecto

my mother is from Bristol mi madre es de Bristol

what time is it? It's 3 o'clock ¿qué hora es? Son las tres

June 17th is Elena's birthday el 17 de junio es el cumpleaños de Elena

who is it? It's me ¿quién es? Soy yo

this exercise is difficult este ejercicio es difícil

the house was built 50 years ago la casa fue construida hace 50 años

he was attacked by a dog le atacó un perro

2. estar

how are you? I'm fine ¿cómo estás? estoy bien

David is very happy David está muy contento

I'm tired estoy cansado

his wife's pregnant su mujer está embarazada

we were worried about you estábamos preocupados por ti

where is Pauline? ¿dónde está Pauline?

the milk is on the table la leche está en la mesa

how far is it? ¿a qué distancia está?

what day is it today? ¿qué día es hoy? / ¿a qué día estamos?

3. tener

how old are you? I'm 16 ¿cuántos años tienes? tengo 16 años

I'm cold tengo frío

she's hungry tiene hambre

you're right tienes razón

4. costar / valer / ser

how much is it? ¿cuánto cuesta? / ¿cuánto vale? / ¿cuánto es?

the tickets are £15 each las entradas valen 15 libras cada una

5. hacer

it's sunny hace sol

it's hot hace calor

it was cold hacía frío

6. haber

there are a lot of people hay mucha gente

how many children are there? ¿cuántos niños hay?

there was an explosion hubo una explosión

El pasado de be es was o were y el participio pasado es been; el gerundio se escribe being

Se usa también para construir el tiempo verbal llamado present continuous que indica una acción que está pasando en estos momentos

what are you doing? ¿qué estás haciendo? / ¿qué haces?

I'm reading a magazine estoy leyendo una revista

look, it's snowing mira, está nevando

be sustantivo femenino: name of the letter b, often called be largaor grande to distinguish it from v 'be' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abasto - abate - abismo - abotargarse - abreviar - abrirse - absoluta - absoluto - abultar - abundar - aburrir - aburrirse - acabose - acariciar - acaso - acertar - achantarse - acometer - acostada - acostado - acostumbrar - acostumbrada - acostumbrado - acreditar - activa - activo - adelantar - adelantarse - adentro - adivinarse - admirarse - adolecer - aferrarse - afianzarse - aficionada - aficionado - afligirse - agonizar - agotarse - agradecer - agua - ahogarse - ahora - aire - ajo - ala - alarmarse - alcanzar - alegrarse English: aback - abate - about - absent - accordance - account for - accountable - accustom - acquaint - action - addicted - address - adequate - adjust - admit - affiliated - afford - afraid - agenda - agree - agreement - ahead - air - airsick - alert - alive - alone - along - aloof - alphabetically - always - am - ambition - amenable - amusing - anathema - annoyance - anomaly - anxious - apologetic - appal - appall - are - arm - around - arrears - as - ashamed - aspire - assert

be

tr[biː]

intransitive verb (pres 1ª pers am, 2ª pers sing y todas del pl are, 3ª pers sing is; pt 1ª y 3ª pers sing was, 2ª pers sing y todas del pl; pp been)

1 (permanent characteristic) ser

■ she's clever es inteligente

■ he's blind es ciego

■ I'm deaf soy sordo

2 (essential quality) ser

■ diamonds are hard los diamantes son duros

3 (nationality) ser

■ John's English John es inglés

■ they are Japanese son japoneses

4 (occupation) ser

■ he's an engineer es ingeniero

■ we are both teachers los dos somos profesores

5 (origin) ser

■ they are from York son de York

6 (ownership) ser

■ it's my pencil es mi lápiz

7 (authorship) ser

■ this painting is by Botero este cuadro es de Botero

8 (composition) ser

■ this cupboard is oak este armario es de roble

9 (use) ser

■ this product is for tiles este producto es para baldosas

10 (location) estar

■ Whitby is on the coast Whitby está en la costa

11 (temporary state) estar

■ your supper's cold tu cena está fría

■ how are you? ¿cómo estás?

■ you're a bit deaf today estás un poco sordo hoy

■ prawns are cheap today las gambas están bien de precio hoy

12 (age) tener

■ Philip is 22 Philip tiene 22 años

13 (price) costar, valer

■ a single ticket is £9.50 un billete de ida cuesta £9.50

14 tener

■ he's hot/cold tiene calor/frío

■ we're hungry/thirsty tenemos hambre/sed

■ she's in a hurry tiene prisa

■ he's right tiene razón

auxiliar be + pres part

1 (action in progress or near future) estar

■ it is raining está lloviendo

■ he's working está trabajando

■ the train is coming viene el tren

■ I am going on Thursday iré el jueves

■ she's meeting Mr Broddle tomorrow se reunirá con el señor Broddle mañana

auxiliar to be + past participle

1 (passive) ser

■ she was arrested at the border fue detenida en la frontera, la detuvieron en la frontera

■ he's hated by everybody es odiado por todos, todos lo odian

■ he was discharged fue dado de alta, lo dieron de alta

■ the house has been sold la casa ha sido vendida, la casa se ha vendido, han vendido la casa

■ he was given a clock le dieron un reloj

■ thirty children were injured treinta niños fueron heridos, treinta niños resultaron heridos

■ the two areas of the town are divided by a wall las dos zonas de la ciudad están divididas por un muro

auxiliar be + to + inf

1 (obligation) deber, tener que

■ you are not to come here again no debes volver aquí

■ you are to do as I say tienes que hacer lo que yo te diga

1 (future)

■ the King is to visit Egypt el Rey visitará Egipto

phrase there is / there are

1 hay

■ there's some wine in the bottle hay algo de vino en la botella

■ there are two policemen following us hay dos policías que nos siguen

■ is there much traffic ¿hay mucho tráfico?

1 había

■ there was no money no había dinero

■ there were twenty five candles on the cake había veinticinco velas en la tarta

■ were there many people? ¿había mucha gente?

phrase there will be

1 habrá

■ there will be snow in the mountains habrá nieve en las montañas

phrase there would be

1 habría

■ there would be time to see the castle habría tiempo para ver el castillo

■ if Mike came, there would be ten of us si viniera Mike, seríamos diez

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be about to «+ inf» estar para + inf, estar a punto de + inf

■ the train is about to arrive el tren está a punto de llegar

to be or not to be ser o no ser

be ['bi:] v, was ['wəz, 'wɑz] ; were ['wər] ; been ['bɪn] ; being ; am ['æm] ; is ['ɪz] ; are ['ɑr] vi

1) (expressing equality) : ser

José is a doctor: José es doctor

I'm Ana's sister: soy la hermana de Ana

2) (expressing quality) : ser

the tree is tall: el árbol es alto

you're silly!: ¡eres tonto!

3) (expressing origin or possession) : ser

she's from Managua: es de Managua

it's mine: es mío

4) (expressing location) : estar

my mother is at home: mi madre está en casa

the cups are on the table: las tazas están en la mesa

5) (expressing existence) : ser, existir

to be or not to be: ser, o no ser

I think, therefore I am: pienso, luego existo

6) (expressing a state of being) : estar, tener

how are you?: ¿cómo estás?

I'm cold: tengo frío

she's 10 years old: tiene 10 años

they're both sick: están enfermos los dos

be v impers

1) (indicating time) : ser

it's eight o'clock: son las ocho

it's Friday: hoy es viernes

2) (indicating a condition) : hacer, estar

it's sunny: hace sol

it's very dark outside: está bien oscuro afuera

be v aux

1) (expressing progression) : estar

what are you doing? -I'm working: ¿qué haces? -estoy trabajando

2) (expressing occurrence) : ser

it was finished yesterday: fue acabado ayer, se acabó ayer

it was cooked in the oven: se cocinó en el horno

3) (expressing possibility) : poderse

can she be trusted?: ¿se puede confiar en ella?

4) (expressing obligation) : deber

you are to stay here: debes quedarte aquí

he was to come yesterday: se esperaba que viniese ayer

be

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: was, were, been) = estar v.

(§pres: estoy, estás...) pret: estuv-•)

• ser v.

(§pres: soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son) subj: se-

imp: er-

pret

fu-•)

biːˌ weak form bi
1.

1) (pres am, are, is; past was, were; past p been) intransitive verb [See notes at ser and estar]

Sense I

2)

a) (followed by an adjective)

she's French/intelligent — es francesa/inteligente

he's worried/furious — está preocupado/furioso

he's blind — es or (Esp tb) está ciego

he's short and fat — es bajo y gordo

he's so fat he can't get into his clothes any more — está tan gordo que ya no le cabe la ropa

these shoes are new — estos zapatos son nuevos

have you never had gazpacho? it's delicious! — ¿nunca has comido gazpacho? es delicioso!

the gazpacho is delicious, did you make it yourself? — el gazpacho está delicioso ¿lo hiciste tú?

she was very rude to me — estuvo or fue muy grosera conmigo

she's very rude — es muy grosera

be good — sé bueno

don't be silly! — no seas tonto!

b) ( talking about marital status)

Tony is married/divorced/single — Tony está or (esp AmL) es casado/divorciado/soltero

to be married to somebody — estar* casado con alguien

we've been married for eight years — llevamos ocho años casados

3)

a) (followed by a noun) ser*

she's a lawyer — es abogada

he's a Catholic — es católico

she was Prime Minister for 11 years — fue Primera Ministra durante 11 años

who was Prime Minister at the time? — ¿quién era Primer Ministro en ese momento?

it's me/Daniel — soy yo/es Daniel

if I were you, I'd stay — yo que tú or yo en tu lugar me quedaría

b) ( play the role of) hacer* de

I was Juliet in the school play — hice de Julieta en la obra del colegio

4)

a) ( talking about mental and physical states)

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?

I'm much better — estoy or me encuentro mucho mejor

she's pregnant/tired — está embarazada/cansada

I'm cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/sleepy — tengo frío/calor/hambre/sed/sueño

she has been ill — ha estado enferma

he's dead — está muerto

b) ( talking about age) tener*

how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?

I'm 31 — tengo 31 años

Paul was four last Monday — Paul cumplió cuatro años el lunes pasado

he's a lot older/younger — es mucho mayor/menor

our house is over 100 years old — nuestra casa tiene más de 100 años

c) (giving cost, measurement, weight)

how much is that? - that'll be $15, please — ¿cuánto es? - (son) 15 dólares, por favor

they are $15 each — cuestan or valen 15 dólares cada una

two plus two is four — dos más dos son cuatro

how tall/heavy is he? — ¿cuánto mide/pesa?

Jim's over six feet (tall) — Jim mide más de seis pies

Sense II

5)

a) (exist, live)

I think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

to let something/somebody be — dejar tranquilo or en paz algo/a alguien

her husband-to-be — su futuro marido

b) ( in expressions of time)

don't be too long — no tardes mucho, no (te) demores mucho (esp AmL)

I'm drying my hair, I won't be long — me estoy secando el pelo, enseguida estoy

how long will dinner be? — ¿cuánto falta para la cena?

c) ( take place) ser*

the party is tomorrow — la fiesta es mañana

6) (be situated, present) estar*

where is the library? — ¿dónde está or queda la biblioteca?

where are you? — ¿dónde estás?

what's in that box? — ¿qué hay en esa caja?

who's in the movie? — ¿quién actúa or trabaja en la película?

he's here for two weeks — va a estar aquí dos semanas

how long are you in Chicago (for)? — (colloq) ¿cuánto (tiempo) te vas a quedar en Chicago ?

7) (only in perfect tenses) ( visit) estar*

I've never been to India — nunca he estado en la India

have you been to the exhibition yet? — ¿ya has estado en or has ido a la exposición?

2.

v impers

1)

a) (talking about physical conditions, circumstances)

it's sunny/cold/hot — hace sol/frío/calor

it's cloudy — está nublado

it was three degrees below zero — hacía tres grados bajo cero

it's so noisy/quiet in here! — qué ruido/silencio hay aquí!

I have enough problems as it is, without you... — yo ya tengo suficientes problemas sin que tú encima...

b) ( in expressions of time) ser*

it's three o'clock — son las tres

it's one o'clock — es la una

it was still very early — todavía era muy temprano

it's Wednesday today — hoy es miércoles

hi, Joe, it's been a long time — qué tal, Joe, tanto tiempo (sin verte)

c) ( talking about distance) estar*

it's 500 miles from here to Detroit — Detroit queda or está a 500 millas de aquí

2)

a) (introducing person, object) ser*

it was me who told them — fui yo quien se lo dije or dijo, fui yo el que se lo dije or dijo

b) (in conditional use) ser*

if it hadn't been o had it not been for Juan, we would have been killed — si no hubiera sido por Juan or de no ser por Juan, nos habríamos matado

3.

v aux

1) to be -ing

a) ( used to describe action in progress) estar* + ger

what was I saying? — ¿qué estaba diciendo?

she was leaving when... — se iba cuando...

how long have you been waiting? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) hace que esperas?, ¿cuánto (tiempo) llevas esperando?

b) ( with future reference)

he is o will be arriving tomorrow — llega mañana

when are you seeing her? — ¿cuándo la vas a ver or la verás?

she'll be staying at the Plaza — se va a alojar en el Plaza

2) (in the passive voice) ser* [The passive voice, however, is less common in Spanish than it is in English]

it was built in 1903 — fue construido en 1903, se construyó en 1903, lo construyeron en 1903

she was told that... — le dijeron or se le dijo que...

it is known that... — se sabe que...

3) to be to + inf

a) ( with future reference)

I'm to be met at the airport by Joe — Joe me irá a buscar al aeropuerto

the dessert is (still) to come — todavía falta el postre

if a solution is to be found... — si se quiere encontrar or si se ha de encontrar una solución...

b) ( expressing possibility)

what are we to do? — ¿qué podemos hacer?

he wasn't to know — no tenía cómo saberlo

it was nowhere to be found — no se lo pudo encontrar por ninguna parte

c) ( expressing obligation) deber* + inf, tener* que + inf, haber* de + inf

tell her she's to stay here — dile que debe quedarse or tiene que quedarse aquí, dile que se quede aquí

you are not to tell Carol! — no debes decírselo a Carol!

am I to understand that... ? — ¿debo entender que... ?

I'm not to be disturbed! — que nadie me moleste!

4) ( in hypotheses)

what would happen if she were o was to die? — ¿qué pasaría si ella muriera?

5)

a) (in tag questions)

she's right, isn't she? — tiene razón, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

so that's what you think, is it? — de manera que eso es lo que piensas

b) (in elliptical uses)

are you disappointed? - yes, I am/no, I'm not — ¿estás desilusionado? - sí (, lo estoy)/no (, no lo estoy)

she was told the news, and so was he/but I wasn't — a ella le dieron la noticia, y también a él/pero a mí no

I'm surprised, are/aren't you? — estoy sorprendido, ¿y tú?/¿tú no?

N ABBR
(Econ) = bill of exchange L/C
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[biːˌ] weak form [bi]
1.

1) (pres am, are, is; past was, were; past p been) intransitive verb [See notes at ser and estar]

Sense I

2)

a) (followed by an adjective)

she's French/intelligent — es francesa/inteligente

he's worried/furious — está preocupado/furioso

he's blind — es or (Esp tb) está ciego

he's short and fat — es bajo y gordo

he's so fat he can't get into his clothes any more — está tan gordo que ya no le cabe la ropa

these shoes are new — estos zapatos son nuevos

have you never had gazpacho? it's delicious! — ¿nunca has comido gazpacho? es delicioso!

the gazpacho is delicious, did you make it yourself? — el gazpacho está delicioso ¿lo hiciste tú?

she was very rude to me — estuvo or fue muy grosera conmigo

she's very rude — es muy grosera

be good — sé bueno

don't be silly! — no seas tonto!

b) ( talking about marital status)

Tony is married/divorced/single — Tony está or (esp AmL) es casado/divorciado/soltero

to be married to somebody — estar* casado con alguien

we've been married for eight years — llevamos ocho años casados

3)

a) (followed by a noun) ser*

she's a lawyer — es abogada

he's a Catholic — es católico

she was Prime Minister for 11 years — fue Primera Ministra durante 11 años

who was Prime Minister at the time? — ¿quién era Primer Ministro en ese momento?

it's me/Daniel — soy yo/es Daniel

if I were you, I'd stay — yo que tú or yo en tu lugar me quedaría

b) ( play the role of) hacer* de

I was Juliet in the school play — hice de Julieta en la obra del colegio

4)

a) ( talking about mental and physical states)

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?

I'm much better — estoy or me encuentro mucho mejor

she's pregnant/tired — está embarazada/cansada

I'm cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/sleepy — tengo frío/calor/hambre/sed/sueño

she has been ill — ha estado enferma

he's dead — está muerto

b) ( talking about age) tener*

how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?

I'm 31 — tengo 31 años

Paul was four last Monday — Paul cumplió cuatro años el lunes pasado

he's a lot older/younger — es mucho mayor/menor

our house is over 100 years old — nuestra casa tiene más de 100 años

c) (giving cost, measurement, weight)

how much is that? - that'll be $15, please — ¿cuánto es? - (son) 15 dólares, por favor

they are $15 each — cuestan or valen 15 dólares cada una

two plus two is four — dos más dos son cuatro

how tall/heavy is he? — ¿cuánto mide/pesa?

Jim's over six feet (tall) — Jim mide más de seis pies

Sense II

5)

a) (exist, live)

I think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

to let something/somebody be — dejar tranquilo or en paz algo/a alguien

her husband-to-be — su futuro marido

b) ( in expressions of time)

don't be too long — no tardes mucho, no (te) demores mucho (esp AmL)

I'm drying my hair, I won't be long — me estoy secando el pelo, enseguida estoy

how long will dinner be? — ¿cuánto falta para la cena?

c) ( take place) ser*

the party is tomorrow — la fiesta es mañana

6) (be situated, present) estar*

where is the library? — ¿dónde está or queda la biblioteca?

where are you? — ¿dónde estás?

what's in that box? — ¿qué hay en esa caja?

who's in the movie? — ¿quién actúa or trabaja en la película?

he's here for two weeks — va a estar aquí dos semanas

how long are you in Chicago (for)? — (colloq) ¿cuánto (tiempo) te vas a quedar en Chicago ?

7) (only in perfect tenses) ( visit) estar*

I've never been to India — nunca he estado en la India

have you been to the exhibition yet? — ¿ya has estado en or has ido a la exposición?

2.

v impers

1)

a) (talking about physical conditions, circumstances)

it's sunny/cold/hot — hace sol/frío/calor

it's cloudy — está nublado

it was three degrees below zero — hacía tres grados bajo cero

it's so noisy/quiet in here! — qué ruido/silencio hay aquí!

I have enough problems as it is, without you... — yo ya tengo suficientes problemas sin que tú encima...

b) ( in expressions of time) ser*

it's three o'clock — son las tres

it's one o'clock — es la una

it was still very early — todavía era muy temprano

it's Wednesday today — hoy es miércoles

hi, Joe, it's been a long time — qué tal, Joe, tanto tiempo (sin verte)

c) ( talking about distance) estar*

it's 500 miles from here to Detroit — Detroit queda or está a 500 millas de aquí

2)

a) (introducing person, object) ser*

it was me who told them — fui yo quien se lo dije or dijo, fui yo el que se lo dije or dijo

b) (in conditional use) ser*

if it hadn't been o had it not been for Juan, we would have been killed — si no hubiera sido por Juan or de no ser por Juan, nos habríamos matado

3.

v aux

1) to be -ing

a) ( used to describe action in progress) estar* + ger

what was I saying? — ¿qué estaba diciendo?

she was leaving when... — se iba cuando...

how long have you been waiting? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) hace que esperas?, ¿cuánto (tiempo) llevas esperando?

b) ( with future reference)

he is o will be arriving tomorrow — llega mañana

when are you seeing her? — ¿cuándo la vas a ver or la verás?

she'll be staying at the Plaza — se va a alojar en el Plaza

2) (in the passive voice) ser* [The passive voice, however, is less common in Spanish than it is in English]

it was built in 1903 — fue construido en 1903, se construyó en 1903, lo construyeron en 1903

she was told that... — le dijeron or se le dijo que...

it is known that... — se sabe que...

3) to be to + inf

a) ( with future reference)

I'm to be met at the airport by Joe — Joe me irá a buscar al aeropuerto

the dessert is (still) to come — todavía falta el postre

if a solution is to be found... — si se quiere encontrar or si se ha de encontrar una solución...

b) ( expressing possibility)

what are we to do? — ¿qué podemos hacer?

he wasn't to know — no tenía cómo saberlo

it was nowhere to be found — no se lo pudo encontrar por ninguna parte

c) ( expressing obligation) deber* + inf, tener* que + inf, haber* de + inf

tell her she's to stay here — dile que debe quedarse or tiene que quedarse aquí, dile que se quede aquí

you are not to tell Carol! — no debes decírselo a Carol!

am I to understand that... ? — ¿debo entender que... ?

I'm not to be disturbed! — que nadie me moleste!

4) ( in hypotheses)

what would happen if she were o was to die? — ¿qué pasaría si ella muriera?

5)

a) (in tag questions)

she's right, isn't she? — tiene razón, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

so that's what you think, is it? — de manera que eso es lo que piensas

b) (in elliptical uses)

are you disappointed? - yes, I am/no, I'm not — ¿estás desilusionado? - sí (, lo estoy)/no (, no lo estoy)

she was told the news, and so was he/but I wasn't — a ella le dieron la noticia, y también a él/pero a mí no

I'm surprised, are/aren't you? — estoy sorprendido, ¿y tú?/¿tú no?

English-spanish dictionary > BE
13 much

1. adjective,
more, most

1) viel; groß [Erleichterung, Sorge, Dankbarkeit]

with much love — voller Liebe

he never eats much breakfast/lunch — er isst nicht viel zum Frühstück/zu Mittag

too much — zu viel indekl.

2)

be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen
2. noun;
see also academic.ru/47990/more">more 2.; most 2.; vieles

we don't see much of her any more — wir sehen sie kaum noch

that doesn't come or amount to much — es kommt nicht viel dabei heraus

he/this beer isn't up to much — (coll.) mit ihm/diesem Bier ist nicht viel los (ugs.)

spend much of the day/week doing something — den Großteil des Tages/der Woche damit verbringen, etwas zu tun

they have done much to improve the situation — sie haben viel für die Verbesserung der Situation getan

not be much of a cinema-goer — etc. (coll.) kein großer Kinogänger usw. sein (ugs.)

it isn't much of a bicycle — es ist kein besonders tolles Fahrrad (ugs.)

not be much to look at — nicht sehr ansehnlich sein

it's as much as she can do to get up the stairs — sie kommt gerade noch die Treppe hinauf

I expected/thought as much — das habe ich erwartet/mir gedacht

you are as much to blame as he is — du bist ebenso sehr schuld wie er

without so much as saying goodbye — ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagen
3. adverb,
more, most

1) modifying comparatives viel [besser]

much more lively/happy/attractive — viel lebhafter/glücklicher/ attraktiver

2) modifying superlatives mit Abstand [der/die/das beste, schlechteste, klügste usw.]

3) modifying passive participles and predicative adjectives sehr

he is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser

4) modifying verbs (greatly) sehr [lieben, mögen, genießen]; (often) oft [sehen, treffen, besuchen]; (frequently) viel

I don't much like him or like him much — ich mag ihn nicht besonders

not go much on somebody/something — (coll.) nicht viel von jemandem/etwas halten

it doesn't matter much — es ist nicht so wichtig

I would much prefer to stay at home — ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben

much to my surprise/annoyance, I found that... — zu meiner großen Überraschung/Verärgerung stellte ich fest, dass...

5) (approximately) fast

[pretty or very] much the same — fast [genau] der-/die-/dasselbe

6)

much as or though — (although) sosehr... auch

much as he disliked the idea — sosehr ihm die Idee auch missfiel

much as I should like to go — so gern ich auch gehen würde

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comparative of; see more

* * *

much

[mʌtʃ]

I. adj

<more, most>

+ sing viel

there wasn't \much post es kam nicht viel Post

how \much...? wie viel...?

how \much time have we got? wie viel Zeit bleibt uns?

half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so viel

not/so \much nicht/so viel

[\much] too \much [viel] zu viel

a bit too \much etwas [o ein bisschen] [zu] viel

II. pron

1. (relative amount) viel

this \much is certain so viel [o eines] ist sicher

I don't know \much about fishing ich hab nicht viel Ahnung vom Angeln

he left without so \much as an apology er ging ohne auch nur ein Wort der Entschuldigung

half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so viel

too \much zu viel

2. (great deal) viel

\much of what you say is right vieles von dem, was Sie sagen, ist richtig

you didn't miss \much Sie haben nicht viel verpasst

well, I guess our picnic won't come to \much ich glaube, aus unserem Picknick wird nichts werden

my new stereo isn't up to \much meine neue Anlage taugt nicht viel fam

I'm not up to \much really (not much planned) ich hab nicht viel vor; (not fit for much) mit mir ist nicht viel los fam

3. with neg ( pej: poor example)

I've never been \much of a dancer ich habe noch nie gut tanzen können

she's not \much of a believer in horoscopes sie glaubt nicht wirklich an Horoskope

he's not \much to look at er sieht nicht gerade umwerfend aus

4. (larger part)

\much of the day der Großteil des Tages

\much of sb's time ein Großteil von jds Zeit

5. (be redundant)

so \much for... das war's dann wohl mit...

the car's broken down again — so \much for the trip to the seaside das Auto ist schon wieder kaputt — das war's dann wohl mit unserem Ausflug ans Meer

6. with interrog

how \much is it? was kostet das?

III. adv

<more, most>

1. (greatly) sehr

we would very \much like to come wir würden sehr gerne kommen

she would \much rather have her baby at home than in the hospital sie würde ihr Kind viel lieber zu Hause als im Krankenhaus zur Welt bringen

I've been feeling \much healthier lately ich fühle mich in letzter Zeit viel besser

\much to our surprise zu unserer großen Überraschung

to not be \much good at sth in etw dat nicht sehr gut sein

2. (by far) bei Weitem

she's \much the best person for the job sie ist bei Weitem die Beste für den Job

3. (nearly) fast

things around here are \much as always hier ist alles beim Alten

as \much as so gut wie

he as \much as admitted that... er hat so gut wie zugegeben, dass...

\much the same fast so

I am feeling \much the same as yesterday ich fühle mich ungefähr genauso wie gestern

4. (specifying degree)

as \much as so viel wie

I like him as \much as you do ich mag ihn genauso sehr wie du

they fought with each other as \much as ever sie stritten sich wie eh und je

so \much so [sehr]

it hurts so \much to see him like that es tut so weh, ihn so zu sehen

I wanted so \much to meet you ich wollte dich unbedingt treffen

very \much sehr

thank you very \much herzlichen Dank

that's very \much the done thing around here das ist hier so üblich

5. (exactly that) genau das

I had expected as \much so etwas hatte ich schon erwartet

it was as \much as I could do to get out of bed ich konnte gerade noch aufstehen

6. (often) häufig

we don't go out \much wir gehen nicht viel [o oft] weg

do you see \much of her? siehst du sie öfters?

7. (setting up a contrast)

they're not so \much lovers as friends sie sind eher Freunde als ein Liebespaar

IV. conj (although) auch wenn, wenngleich geh

\much as I like you,... so gern ich dich auch mag,...

\much as I would like to help you,... so gerne ich euch auch helfen würde,...

he can barely boil an egg, \much less cook a proper dinner er kann kaum ein Ei kochen, geschweige denn eine richtige Mahlzeit

however \much you dislike her... wie unsympathisch sie dir auch sein mag,...

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[mʌtʃ]
1. adj, n

1) viel inv

how much — wie viel inv

not much — nicht viel

that much — so viel

but that much I do know — aber DAS weiß ich

much of this is true — viel or vieles daran ist wahr

we don't see much of each other — wir sehen uns nicht oft or nur selten

he's/it's not up to much (inf) — er/es ist nicht gerade berühmt (inf)

I'm not much of a musician/cook/player — ich bin nicht sehr musikalisch/keine große Köchin/kein (besonders) guter Spieler

not much of a choice — keine große Auswahl

that wasn't much of a dinner/party — das Essen/die Party war nicht gerade besonders

I find that a bit (too) much after all I've done for him — nach allem was ich für ihn getan habe, finde ich das ein ziemlich starkes Stück (inf)

2)

to be too much for sb (in quantity) — zu viel für jdn sein

that insult was too much for me —

the sight of her face was too much for me ( inf = outrageous ) —, = outrageous ) ihr Gesicht war zum Schreien (inf)

these children are/this job is too much for me — ich bin den Kindern/der Arbeit nicht gewachsen

he'd be too much for anybody — er wäre für jeden eine Zumutung

he doesn't do too much — er tut nicht übermäßig viel

far too much, too much by half — viel zu viel

3)

(just) as much — ebenso viel inv, genauso viel inv

about/not as much —

three times as much — dreimal so viel

as much as you want/can etc — so viel du willst/kannst etc

as much as possible —

he spends as much as he earns — er gibt (genau)so viel aus, wie er verdient

they hope to raise as much as £2m — sie hoffen, nicht weniger als zwei Millionen Pfund aufzubringen

as much again — noch einmal so viel

I feared/thought etc as much — (genau) das habe ich befürchtet/mir gedacht etc

it's as much as I can do to stand up — es fällt mir schwer genug aufzustehen

as much as to say... — was so viel heißt or bedeutet wie...

4)

so much — so viel inv; (emph so, with following that) so viel

it's not so much a problem of modernization as... —

you know so much — du weißt so viel

See:

→ also so

5)

to make much of sb/sth — viel Wind um jdn/etw machen

Glasgow makes much of its large number of parks — Glasgow rühmt sich seiner vielen Parks

I couldn't make much of that chapter — mit dem Kapitel konnte ich nicht viel anfangen (inf)

2. adv

1) (with adj, adv) viel; (with vb) sehr; (with vb of physical action) drive, sleep, think, talk, laugh etc viel; come, visit, go out etc oft, viel (inf)

a much-admired/-married woman —

he was much dismayed/embarrassed etc — er war sehr bestürzt/verlegen etc

so much — so viel; so sehr

too much — zu viel, zu sehr

I like it very/so much — es gefällt mir sehr gut/so gut or so sehr

I don't like him/it too much — ich kann ihn/es nicht besonders leiden

thank you very much — vielen Dank

thank you ( ever) so much — vielen herzlichen Dank

I don't much care or care much — es ist mir ziemlich egal

however much he tries —

much to my astonishment much as I should like to — sehr zu meinem Erstaunen so gern ich möchte

much as I like him — sosehr ich ihn mag

there wasn't enough water to drink, much less wash in — es gab nicht genug Wasser zu trinken, ganz zu schweigen, um sich damit zu waschen

See:

→ also so

2) (= by far) weitaus, bei Weitem

much the biggest — weitaus or bei Weitem der/die/das größte

I would much prefer to or much rather stay — ich würde viel lieber bleiben

3) (= almost) beinahe

they are much of an age or much the same age —

they're ( fairly) much the same size — sie sind beinahe or so ziemlich gleich groß

they are produced in much the same way — sie werden auf sehr ähnliche Art hergestellt

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much [mʌtʃ] komp more [mɔː(r); US auch ˈməʊər], sup most [məʊst]

A adj viel:

I haven’t got much money on me;

it wasn’t much fun es war kein sonderliches Vergnügen;

he’s too much for me umg ich werde nicht mit ihm fertig;

get too much for sb jemandem über den Kopf wachsen (Arbeit etc)

B s Menge f, große Sache:

nothing much nichts Besonderes;

it did not come to much es kam nicht viel dabei heraus;

think much of viel halten von, eine hohe Meinung haben von, große Stücke halten auf (akk);

I don’t think much of him as a teacher ich halte nicht viel von ihm als Lehrer;

he is not much of a dancer er ist kein großer oder berühmter Tänzer;

I’m not much of a drinker ich mach mir nicht viel aus Alkohol;

he’s not much of a husband er ist kein besonders guter Ehemann;

he’s not much of a scholar mit seiner Bildung ist es nicht weit her;

it is much of him even to come schon allein, dass er kommt, will viel heißen;

too much of a good thing zu viel des Guten; → make B 14

C adv

1. sehr:

we much regret wir bedauern sehr;

much to my regret sehr zu meinem Bedauern;

much to my surprise zu meiner großen Überraschung;

it’s not much good umg

a) es ist nicht besonders gut,

b) es schmeckt nicht besonders

2. (in Zusammensetzungen) viel:

much-admired;

much-decorated MIL hochdekoriert;

much-travel(l)ed

a) weit oder viel gereist, weit herumgekommen,

b) viel befahren;

much-vaunted viel gerühmt

3. (vor komp) viel, weit, erheblich:

much stronger viel stärker

4. (vor sup) bei Weitem, weitaus:

much the oldest

5. fast, annähernd, ziemlich (genau), mehr od weniger:

he did it in much the same way er tat es auf ungefähr die gleiche Weise;

it is much the same thing es ist ziemlich dasselbeBesondere Redewendungen: as much

a) so viel,

b) so sehr,

c) ungefähr, etwa as much as so viel wie;

(as) much as I would like so gern ich auch möchte;

as much more ( oder again) noch einmal so viel (as wie);

he said as much das war (ungefähr) der Sinn seiner Worte;

this is as much as to say das soll so viel heißen wie, das heißt mit anderen Worten;

he made a gesture as much as to say so, als ob er sagen wollte;

I thought as much das habe ich mir gedacht;

he, as much as any er so gut wie irgendeiner;

so much

a) so sehr,

b) so viel,

c) lauter, nichts als so much the better umso besser ( for für);

so much for today so viel für heute;

so much for our plans so viel (wäre also) zu unseren Plänen (zu sagen);

not so much as nicht einmal;

without so much as to move ohne sich auch nur zu bewegen;

so much so (und zwar) so sehr;

much less

a) viel weniger,

b) geschweige denn not much umg (als Antwort) wohl kaum;

much like a child ganz wie ein Kind

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1. adjective,
more, most

1) viel; groß [Erleichterung, Sorge, Dankbarkeit]

with much love — voller Liebe

he never eats much breakfast/lunch — er isst nicht viel zum Frühstück/zu Mittag

too much — zu viel indekl.

2)

be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen
2. noun;
see also more 2.; most 2.; vieles

we don't see much of her any more — wir sehen sie kaum noch

that doesn't come or amount to much — es kommt nicht viel dabei heraus

he/this beer isn't up to much — (coll.) mit ihm/diesem Bier ist nicht viel los (ugs.)

spend much of the day/week doing something — den Großteil des Tages/der Woche damit verbringen, etwas zu tun

they have done much to improve the situation — sie haben viel für die Verbesserung der Situation getan

not be much of a cinema-goer — etc. (coll.) kein großer Kinogänger usw. sein (ugs.)

it isn't much of a bicycle — es ist kein besonders tolles Fahrrad (ugs.)

not be much to look at — nicht sehr ansehnlich sein

it's as much as she can do to get up the stairs — sie kommt gerade noch die Treppe hinauf

I expected/thought as much — das habe ich erwartet/mir gedacht

you are as much to blame as he is — du bist ebenso sehr schuld wie er

without so much as saying goodbye — ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagen
3. adverb,
more, most

1) modifying comparatives viel [besser]

much more lively/happy/attractive — viel lebhafter/glücklicher/ attraktiver

2) modifying superlatives mit Abstand [der/die/das beste, schlechteste, klügste usw.]

3) modifying passive participles and predicative adjectives sehr

he is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser

4) modifying verbs (greatly) sehr [lieben, mögen, genießen]; (often) oft [sehen, treffen, besuchen]; (frequently) viel

I don't much like him or like him much — ich mag ihn nicht besonders

not go much on somebody/something — (coll.) nicht viel von jemandem/etwas halten

it doesn't matter much — es ist nicht so wichtig

I would much prefer to stay at home — ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben

much to my surprise/annoyance, I found that... — zu meiner großen Überraschung/Verärgerung stellte ich fest, dass...

5) (approximately) fast

[pretty or very] much the same — fast [genau] der-/die-/dasselbe

6)

much as or though — (although) sosehr... auch

much as he disliked the idea — sosehr ihm die Idee auch missfiel

much as I should like to go — so gern ich auch gehen würde

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adj.

viel adj. n.

sehr adv.

viel adj.

English-german dictionary > much
14 Usage note : be

The direct French equivalent of the verb to be in subject + to be + predicate sentences is être:

I am tired

= je suis fatigué

Caroline is French

= Caroline est française

the children are in the garden

= les enfants sont dans le jardin

It functions in very much the same way as to be does in English and it is safe to assume it will work as a translation in the great majority of cases.

Note, however, that when you are specifying a person’s profession or trade, a/an is not translated:

she’s a doctor

= elle est médecin

Claudie is still a student

= Claudie est toujours étudiante

This is true of any noun used in apposition when the subject is a person:

he’s a widower

= il est veuf

But

Lyons is a beautiful city

= Lyon est une belle ville

For more information or expressions involving professions and trades consult the usage note Shops, Trades and Professions.

For the conjugation of the verb être see the French verb tables.

Grammatical functions

The passive

être is used to form the passive in French just as to be is used in English. Note, however, that the past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject:

the rabbit was killed by a fox

= le lapin a été tué par un renard

the window had been broken

= la fenêtre avait été cassée

their books will be sold

= leurs livres seront vendus

our doors have been repainted red

= nos portes ont été repeintes en rouge

In spoken language, French native speakers find the passive cumbersome and will avoid it where possible by using the impersonal on where a person or people are clearly involved : on a repeint nos portes en rouge.

Progressive tenses

In French the idea of something happening over a period of time cannot be expressed using the verb être in the way that to be is used as an auxiliary verb in English.

The present

French uses simply the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:

I am working

= je travaille

Ben is reading a book

= Ben lit un livre

In order to accentuate duration être en train de is used: je suis en train de travailler ; Ben est en train de lire un livre.

The future

French also uses the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:

we are going to London tomorrow

= nous allons à Londres demain

I’m (just) coming!

= j’arrive!

I’m (just) going!

= j’y vais!

The past

To express the distinction between she read a newspaper and she was reading a newspaper French uses the perfect and the imperfect tenses: elle a lu un journal/elle lisait un journal:

he wrote to his mother

= il a écrit à sa mère

he was writing to his mother

= il écrivait à sa mère

However, in order to accentuate the notion of describing an activity which went on over a period of time, the phrase être en train de (= to be in the process of) is often used:

‘what was he doing when you arrived?’

‘he was cooking the dinner’

= ‘qu’est-ce qu’il faisait quand tu es arrivé?’ ‘il était en train de préparer le dîner’

she was just finishing her essay when …

= elle était juste en train de finir sa dissertation quand …

The compound past

Compound past tenses in the progressive form in English are generally translated by the imperfect in French:

I’ve been looking for you

= je te cherchais

For progressive forms + for and since (I’ve been waiting for an hour, I had been waiting for an hour, I’ve been waiting since Monday etc.) see the entries for and since.

Obligation

When to be is used as an auxiliary verb with another verb in the infinitive ( to be to do) expressing obligation, a fixed arrangement or destiny, devoir is used:

she’s to do it at once

= elle doit le faire tout de suite

what am I to do?

= qu’est-ce que je dois faire?

he was to arrive last Monday

= il devait arriver lundi dernier

she was never to see him again

= elle ne devait plus le revoir.

In tag questions

French has no direct equivalent of tag questions like isn’t he? or wasn’t it? There is a general tag question n’est-ce pas? (literally isn’t it so?) which will work in many cases:

their house is lovely, isn’t it?

= leur maison est très belle, n’est-ce pas?

he’s a doctor, isn’t he?

= il est médecin, n’est-ce pas?

it was a very good meal, wasn’t it?

= c’était un très bon repas, n’est-ce pas?

However, n’est-ce pas can very rarely be used for positive tag questions and some other way will be found to express the extra meaning contained in the tag: par hasard ( by any chance) can be very useful as a translation:

‘I can’t find my glasses’ ‘they’re not in the kitchen, are they?’

= ‘je ne trouve pas mes lunettes’ ‘elles ne sont pas dans la cuisine, par hasard?’

you haven’t seen Gaby, have you?

= tu n’as pas vu Gaby, par hasard?

In cases where an opinion is being sought, si? meaning more or less or is it? or was it? etc. can be useful:

it’s not broken, is it?

= ce n’est pas cassé, si?

he wasn’t serious, was he?

= il n’était pas sérieux, si?

In many other cases the tag question is simply not translated at all and the speaker’s intonation will convey the implied question.

In short answers

Again, there is no direct equivalent for short answers like yes I am, no he’s not etc. Where the answer yes is given to contradict a negative question or statement, the most useful translation is si:

‘you’re not going out tonight’ ‘yes I am’

= ‘tu ne sors pas ce soir’ ‘si’

In reply to a standard enquiry the tag will not be translated:

‘are you a doctor?’ ‘yes I am’

= ‘êtes-vous médecin?’ ‘oui’

‘was it raining?’ ‘yes it was’

= ‘est-ce qu’il pleuvait?’ ‘oui’

Probability

For expressions of probability and supposition ( if I were you etc.) see the entry be.

Other functions

Expressing sensations and feelings

In expressing physical and mental sensations, the verb used in French is avoir:

to be cold

= avoir froid

to be hot

= avoir chaud

I’m cold

= j’ai froid

to be thirsty

= avoir soif

to be hungry

= avoir faim

to be ashamed

= avoir honte

my hands are cold

= j’ai froid aux mains

If, however, you are in doubt as to which verb to use in such expressions, you should consult the entry for the appropriate adjective.

Discussing health and how people are

In expressions of health and polite enquiries about how people are, aller is used:

how are you?

= comment allez-vous?

( more informally) comment vas-tu?

( very informally as a greeting) ça va?

are you well?

= vous allez bien?

how is your daughter?

= comment va votre fille?

my father is better today

= mon père va mieux aujourd’hui

Discussing weather and temperature

In expressions of weather and temperature faire is generally used:

it’s cold

= il fait froid

it’s windy

= il fait du vent

If in doubt, consult the appropriate adjective entry.

Visiting somewhere

When to be is used in the present perfect tense to mean go, visit etc., French will generally use the verbs venir, aller etc. rather than être:

I’ve never been to Sweden

= je ne suis jamais allé en Suède

have you been to the Louvre?

= est-ce que tu es déjà allé au Louvre?

or est-ce que tu as déjà visité le Louvre?

Paul has been to see us three times

= Paul est venu nous voir trois fois

Note too:

has the postman been?

= est-ce que le facteur est passé?

For here is, here are, there is, there are see the entries here and there.

The translation for an expression or idiom containing the verb to be will be found in the dictionary at the entry for another word in the expression: for to be in danger see danger, for it would be best to … see best etc.

This dictionary contains usage notes on topics such as the clock, time units, age, weight measurement, days of the week, and shops, trades and professions, many of which include translations of particular uses of to be.

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15 ring

I 1. noun
1) Ring, der

2) (Horse Racing, Boxing) Ring, der; (in circus) Manege, die

3) (group) Ring, der; (gang) Bande, die; (controlling prices) Kartell, das

4) (circle) Kreis, der

make or run rings [a]round somebody — (fig.) jemanden in die Tasche stecken (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
1) (surround) umringen; einkreisen [Wort, Buchstaben usw.]

2) (Brit.): (put ring on leg of) beringen [Vogel]
II 1. noun
1) (act of sounding bell) Läuten, das; Klingeln, das

there's a ring at the door — es hat geklingelt

give two rings — zweimal läuten od. klingeln

2) (Brit. coll.): (telephone call) Anruf, der

give somebody a ring — jemanden anrufen

3) (resonance; fig.): (impression) Klang, der; (fig.)

have the ring of truth — glaubhaft klingen
2. intransitive verb,
rang, rung

1) (sound clearly) [er]schallen; [Hammer:] [er]dröhnen

2) (be sounded) [Glocke, Klingel, Telefon:] läuten; [Kasse, Telefon, Wecker:] klingeln

the doorbell rang — die Türklingel ging; es klingelte

3) (ring bell) läuten ( for nach)

please ring for attention — bitte läuten

4) (Brit.): (make telephone call) anrufen

5) (resound)

ring in somebody's ears — jemandem in den Ohren klingen

ring true/false — (fig.) glaubhaft/unglaubhaft klingen

6) (hum) summen; (loudly) dröhnen

my ears are ringing — mir dröhnen die Ohren
3. transitive verb,
rang, rung

1) läuten [Glocke]

ring the [door]bell — läuten; klingeln

it rings a bell — (fig. coll.) es kommt mir [irgendwie] bekannt vor

2) (Brit.): (telephone) anrufen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/62450/ring_back">ring back

- ring in

- ring off

- ring out

- ring round

- ring up

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I 1. [riŋ] noun
1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) der Ring

2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) der Ring

3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) der Ring

4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) der Ring

5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) der Ring
2. verb
( verb)

1) (to form a ring round.) umringen

2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) umkreisen

3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) beringen

•

- ring binder
- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb
1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) klingeln

2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) anrufen

3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) läuten

4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) klingen

5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) erklingen, erschallen

6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) erschallen
2. noun
1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) das Klingeln

2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) der Anruf

3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) der Klang

•

- ring a bell
- ring back
- ring off
- ring true
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ring¹

[rɪŋ]

I. n

1. (jewellery) Ring m

diamond \ring Diamantring m

2. (circular object) Ring m

metal/onion \ring Metall-/Zwiebelring m

3. ASTRON Ring m

the \rings of Saturn die Ringe des Saturn

4. (marking) Rand m

the wet glass left a \ring on the table das nasse Glas hinterließ einen Rand auf dem Tisch

to have \rings around one's eyes Ringe unter den Augen haben

5. BRIT (cooking device) Kochplatte f, Herdplatte f

6. (arena) Ring m

boxing \ring Boxring m

circus \ring Manege f

7. + sing/pl vb (circle of people) Kreis m

8. + sing vb (circle of objects) Kreis

to sit in a \ring around sb im Kreis um jdn herumsitzen

9. + sing/pl vb (clique) Ring m, Kartell nt, Syndikat nt; (at an auction) Händlerring m bei einer Auktion

drug/spy \ring Drogen-/Spionagering m

10. CHEM ringförmige atomare Struktur

11. (circular course) Kreis m

they ran around in a \ring sie liefen [o rannten] im Kreis herum

12. STOCKEX (trading floor) Börsenstand m

13. COMPUT (data list) Ring m; (topology of network) Ringtopologie f

14.

▶ to run \rings [a]round sb jdn in die Tasche stecken fam

II. vt

1. usu passive (surround)

▪ to \ring sb/sth jdn/etw umringen

armed police \ring the hijacked plane bewaffnete Polizisten kreisen das entführte Flugzeug ein

the harbour is \ringed by rocks and reefs der Hafen ist von Felsen und Riffen umgeben

2. BRIT (draw)

▪ to \ring sth etw einkreisen

3. BRIT (put ring on)

to \ring a bird einen Vogel beringen

to \ring a bull/a pig einen Stier/ein Schwein mit einem Nasenring versehen

4. (falsify) Chassis- oder Motornummer f an etw dat betrügerisch verändern

ring²

[rɪŋ]

I. n

1. (act of sounding bell) Klingeln nt kein pl

to give a \ring klingeln

he gave a \ring at the door er klingelte [o läutete] an der Tür

2. (sound made) Klingeln nt kein pl, Läuten nt kein pl

there was a \ring at the door es hat geklingelt [o geläutet

3. usu sing esp BRIT (telephone call)

to give sb a \ring jdn anrufen

4. (loud sound) Klirren nt kein pl

the \ring of iron on stone das Klirren von Eisen auf Stein

5. usu sing (quality) Klang m

your name has a familiar \ring Ihr Name kommt mir bekannt vor

his story had the \ring of truth seine Geschichte hörte sich glaubhaft an

6. (set of bells) Glockenspiel nt; of a church Läut[e]werk nt

II. vi

<rang, rung>

1. (produce bell sound) telephone klingeln, läuten; (cause bell sound) klingen

2. (summon) läuten

▪ to \ring for sth nach etw dat läuten

3. (have humming sensation) klingen

my ears are still \ringing from the explosion mir klingen noch die Ohren von der Explosion

4. (reverberate)

to \ring with [or to] a sound von einem Klang widerhallen

the room rang with laughter der Raum war von Lachen erfüllt; ( fig)

his voice rang with anger seine Stimme bebte vor Zorn

5. (appear)

to \ring false/true unglaubhaft/glaubhaft klingen [o SCHWEIZ a. tönen]

to \ring hollow hohl klingen [o SCHWEIZ a. tönen] pej

6. esp BRIT (call on telephone) anrufen

to \ring for an ambulance/a taxi einen Krankenwagen/ein Taxi rufen

to \ring home zu Hause anrufen

▪ to \ring back zurückrufen

7.

▶ sth \rings in sb's ears [or head] etw klingt jdm im Ohr

III. vt

<rang, rung>

1. (make sound)

to \ring a bell eine Glocke läuten

to \ring the alarm Alarm auslösen

2. (of a church)

to \ring the hour die Stunde schlagen

to \ring a peal die Glocken läuten

3. esp BRIT (call on telephone)

▪ to \ring sb jdn anrufen

▪ to \ring sb back jdn zurückrufen

4.

▶ to \ring a bell Assoziationen hervorrufen

the name rang a bell der Name kam mir irgendwie bekannt vor

▶ to \ring the changes [on sth] für Abwechslung [bei etw dat] sorgen

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I [rɪŋ]
1. n

1) Ring m; (for swimmer) Schwimmring or -reifen m

2) (= circle) Ring m; (in tree trunk) Jahresring m

the rings of Saturn — die Saturnringe pl

to have ( dark) rings round or under one's eyes —

to sit in a ring — im Kreis sitzen

to run rings round sb (inf) — jdn in die Tasche stecken (inf)

3) (= group POL) Gruppe f; (of dealers, spies) Ring m

4) (= enclosure at circus) Manege f; (at exhibition) Ring m; (HORSE RACING) Buchmacherring m; (= boxing ring) (Box)ring m

2. vt
(= surround) umringen; (in game: with hoop) einen Ring werfen über (+acc); (= put ring on or round) item on list etc einkreisen, einen Kreis machen um; (esp Brit) bird beringen II vb: pret rang, ptp rung
1. n

1) (sound) Klang m; (= ringing) (of bell, alarm bell) Läuten nt; (of electric bell, alarm clock, phone) Klingeln nt; (of crystal) Klang m

there was a ring at the door — es hat geklingelt or geläutet

to hear a ring at the door —

give two rings for the maid — für das Zimmermädchen zweimal läuten

2) (esp Brit TELEC) Anruf m

to give sb a ring — jdn anrufen

3) (fig) Klang m

his voice had an angry ring (to it) — seine Stimme klang etwas böse

that has the or a ring of truth (to or about it) — das klingt sehr wahrscheinlich

4)

(= set) ring of bells — Glockenspiel nt

2. vi

1) (= make sound) klingen; (bell, alarm bell) läuten; (electric bell) läuten, klingeln; (alarm clock, phone) klingeln; (= make metallic sound swords etc) klirren; (crystal) klingen; (hammers) schallen

the (door)bell rang — es hat geläutet or geklingelt

the bell rang for dinner —

when the bell rings — wenn es klingelt or läutet

to ring for sb — (nach) jdm läuten

to ring for sth —

you rang, sir? — (gnädiger Herr,) Sie haben geläutet?

please ring for attention — bitte läuten

to ring at the door — (an der Tür) klingeln or läuten

2) (esp Brit TELEC) anrufen

3) (= sound, resound words, voice) tönen, schallen; (music, singing) erklingen (geh), tönen

to ring false/true — falsch/wahr klingen

my ears are ringing —

the valley rang with their shouts — das Tal hallte von ihren Rufen wider (geh)

his words are still ringing in my ears — seine Worte klingen mir noch im Ohr

3. vt

1) bell läuten

to ring the doorbell — (an der Tür) läuten or klingeln

that/his name rings a bell (fig inf) — das/sein Name kommt mir bekannt vor

he/it rings my bell ( US inf ) — den/das find ich gut (inf)

to ring the changes ( lit : on bells ) — (etw) im Wechsel läuten; (fig) alle Variationen durchspielen

2) (esp Brit) anrufen

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ring¹ [rıŋ]

A s

1. allg Ring m ( auch BOT, CHEM und fig):

rings of smoke Rauchringe oder -kringel;

ring of atoms PHYS Atomring;

ring of forts Festungsgürtel m, -ring;

at the rings (Turnen) an den Ringen;

form a ring einen Kreis bilden (Personen);

have (livid) rings round one’s eyes (dunkle) Ringe um die Augen haben;

make ( oder run) rings (a)round sb fig jemanden in die Tasche stecken;

the Ring (of the Nibelungen) MUS der Ring (des Nibelungen)

2. TECH

a) Ring m, Glied n (einer Kette)

b) Öse f, Öhr n

3. MATH Ring(fläche) m(f)

4. ASTRON Hof m

5. (Kräusel)Locke f

6. a) Manege f

b) Boxen: Ring m:

the ring weitS. das (Berufs)Boxen, der Boxsport;

enter the ring against in den Ring steigen gegen;

the third man in the ring der dritte Mann im Ring

c) fig besonders POL Arena f:

be in the ring for kämpfen um

7. Pferderennen:

a) Buchmacherplatz m

b) koll (die) Buchmacher pl

8. WIRTSCH

a) (Spekulations) Ring m, Aufkäufergruppe f

b) Ring m, Kartell n, Syndikat n

9. a) (Verbrecher-, Spionage- etc) Ring m

b) POL Clique f

10. ARCH

a) Bogenverzierung f

b) Riemchen n (an Säulen)

11. Teller m (am Skistock)

B v/t

1. a) meist ring about ( oder around, round) umringen, umgeben, umkreisen, einkreisen

b) Vieh umreiten, zusammentreiben

2. einen Ring bilden aus

3. beringen, einem Tier einen Ring durch die Nase ziehen

4. Zwiebeln in Ringe schneiden

5. einen Baum ringeln

C v/i

1. sich im Kreis bewegen

2. JAGD kreisen (Falke etc)

ring² [rıŋ]

A s

1. Geläute n:

a) Glockenklang m, -läuten n

b) Glockenspiel n (einer Kirche)

2. Läuten n, Klingeln n (Rufzeichen)

3. besonders Br umg Anruf m:

give sb a ring jemanden anrufen

4. Erklingen n, Ertönen n, Schall m

5. Klingen n, Klang m (einer Münze, der Stimme etc):

the ring of truth fig der Klang der Wahrheit;

have the ring of truth (authenticity) wahr (echt) klingen;

that has a familiar ring to me das kommt mir (irgendwie) bekannt vor;

have a hollow ring fig

a) hohl klingen (Versprechen etc),

b) unglaubwürdig klingen (Protest etc)

B v/i prät rang [ræŋ], pperf rung [rʌŋ]

1. läuten, klingen (Glocke), klingeln (Glöckchen), (Boxen) ertönen (Gong):

the bell rings ( oder is ringing) es läutet;

ring at the door

a) klingeln, läuten,

b) fig um Einlass bitten;

ring for sb nach jemandem klingeln

2. oft ring out erklingen, (er)schallen, (er)tönen (auch Schuss)

3. klingen (Münze etc):

my ears ring mir klingen die Ohren

4. auch ring again fig widerhallen ( with von), nachklingen:

his words rang true seine Worte klangen wahr oder echt; → hollow C

5. TEL besonders Br anrufen

C v/t

1. eine Glocke läuten:

ring the bell

a) auch ring the doorbell klingeln, läuten

b) fig → bell¹ A 1, change C 3

2. ein Instrument, fig jemandes Lob etc erklingen oder erschallen lassen

3. eine Münze klingen lassen

4. → ring up B 1, B 2

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I 1. noun
1) Ring, der

2) (Horse Racing, Boxing) Ring, der; (in circus) Manege, die

3) (group) Ring, der; (gang) Bande, die; (controlling prices) Kartell, das

4) (circle) Kreis, der

make or run rings [a]round somebody — (fig.) jemanden in die Tasche stecken (ugs.)
2. transitive verb
1) (surround) umringen; einkreisen [Wort, Buchstaben usw.]

2) (Brit.): (put ring on leg of) beringen [Vogel]
II 1. noun
1) (act of sounding bell) Läuten, das; Klingeln, das

there's a ring at the door — es hat geklingelt

give two rings — zweimal läuten od. klingeln

2) (Brit. coll.): (telephone call) Anruf, der

give somebody a ring — jemanden anrufen

3) (resonance; fig.): (impression) Klang, der; (fig.)

have the ring of truth — glaubhaft klingen
2. intransitive verb,
rang, rung

1) (sound clearly) [er]schallen; [Hammer:] [er]dröhnen

2) (be sounded) [Glocke, Klingel, Telefon:] läuten; [Kasse, Telefon, Wecker:] klingeln

the doorbell rang — die Türklingel ging; es klingelte

3) (ring bell) läuten ( for nach)

please ring for attention — bitte läuten

4) (Brit.): (make telephone call) anrufen

5) (resound)

ring in somebody's ears — jemandem in den Ohren klingen

ring true/false — (fig.) glaubhaft/unglaubhaft klingen

6) (hum) summen; (loudly) dröhnen

my ears are ringing — mir dröhnen die Ohren
3. transitive verb,
rang, rung

1) läuten [Glocke]

ring the [door]bell — läuten; klingeln

it rings a bell — (fig. coll.) es kommt mir [irgendwie] bekannt vor

2) (Brit.): (telephone) anrufen

Phrasal Verbs:

- ring back

- ring in

- ring off

- ring out

- ring round

- ring up

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n.

Klang ¨-e m.

Kreis -e m.

Ring -e m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: ringed) (•§ p.,p.p.: rang, rung•)

= klingeln v.

klingen v.

(§ p.,pp.: klang, geklungen)

läuten v.

English-german dictionary > ring
16 involve

transitive verb

1) (implicate) verwickeln

2) (draw in as a participant)

involve somebody in a game/fight — jemanden an einem Spiel beteiligen/in eine Schlägerei [mit] hineinziehen

become or get involved in a fight — in eine Schlägerei verwickelt werden

be involved in a project — (employed) an einem Projekt mitarbeiten

get involved with somebody — sich mit jemandem einlassen; (sexually, emotionally) eine Beziehung mit jemandem anfangen

3) (include) enthalten; (contain implicitly) beinhalten

4) (be necessarily accompanied by) mit sich bringen; (require as accompaniment) erfordern; (cause, mean) bedeuten

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[in'volv]
verb

1) (to require; to bring as a result: His job involves a lot of travelling.) einschließen

2) ((often with in or with) to cause to take part in or to be mixed up in: He has always been involved in/with the theatre; Don't ask my advice - I don't want to be/get involved.) verwickeln

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in·volve

[ɪnˈvɒlv, AM -ˈvɑ:lv]

vt

1.

▪ to \involve sth (include) etw beinhalten; (encompass) etw umfassen; (entail) etw mit sich bringen, etw zur Folge haben; (mean) etw bedeuten

criminal law \involves acts which are harmful to society das Strafrecht beschäftigt sich mit Handlungen, die sich gegen die Gesellschaft richten

what does the work \involve? worin besteht die Arbeit?

the operation \involves putting a tube into the heart während der Operation wird ein Röhrchen ins Herz eingeführt

2. (affect, concern)

▪ to \involve sb/sth jdn/etw betreffen

that doesn't \involve her sie hat damit nichts zu tun

this incident \involves us all dieser Zwischenfall geht uns alle an [o betrifft uns alle]

the person \involved die betreffende Person

3. (feature)

▪ sth \involves sb/sth jd/etw ist an etw dat beteiligt

the accident \involved two cars an dem Unfall waren zwei Fahrzeuge beteiligt

the crime \involved a drug dealing gang an dem Verbrechen war eine Drogenhändlerbande beteiligt

the crime \involved two schoolgirls [as victims] zwei Schulmädchen wurden Opfer dieses Verbrechens

4. (bring in)

▪ to \involve sb in sth jdn an etw dat beteiligen; (unwillingly) jdn in etw akk verwickeln [o hineinziehen]

to \involve sb in a discussion jdn an einer Diskussion beteiligen

to \involve sb in expense jdm Kosten verursachen

to get \involved in sth in etw akk verwickelt [o hineingezogen] werden

I don't want to get \involved ich will damit nichts zu tun haben

▪ to \involve sb in doing sth:

they \involved the staff in designing the packaging sie ließen die Belegschaft am Entwurf der Verpackung mitwirken

you should \involve the kids more in cooking du solltest die Kinder mehr mitkochen lassen

5. (participate)

▪ to \involve oneself in sth sich akk in etw dat engagieren

he's become very \involved in the community er engagiert sich sehr in der Gemeinde

to \involve oneself in local politics sich akk kommunalpolitisch [o in der Kommunalpolitik] engagieren

6. usu passive

▪ to be \involved in sth (be busy with) mit etw dat zu tun haben, mit etw dat beschäftigt sein; (be engrossed) von etw dat gefesselt sein

7. usu passive

▪ to be \involved with sb (have to do with) mit jdm zu tun haben; (relationship) mit jdm eine Beziehung haben; (affair) mit jdm ein Verhältnis haben

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[ɪn'vɒlv]
vt

1) (= entangle) verwickeln (sb in sth jdn in etw acc); (= include) beteiligen (sb in sth jdn an etw dat); (= concern) betreffen

to involve sb in a quarrel — jdn in einen Streit verwickeln or hineinziehen

to involve sb in expense — jdm Kosten verursachen

the book doesn't involve the reader — das Buch fesselt or packt den Leser nicht

it wouldn't involve you at all — du hättest damit gar nichts zu tun

to be involved in sth — etwas mit etw zu tun haben

to get involved in sth — in etw (acc) verwickelt werden; in quarrel, crime etc also in etw (acc) hineingezogen werden

to involve oneself in sth — sich in etw (dat) engagieren

to involve oneself in politics — sich politisch engagieren

I didn't want to get involved — ich wollte damit/mit ihm etc nichts zu tun haben

I didn't want to get too involved — ich wollte mich nicht zu sehr engagieren

a matter of principle is involved — es ist eine Frage des Prinzips, es geht ums Prinzip

the person involved — die betreffende Person

we are all involved in the battle against inflation — der Kampf gegen die Inflation geht uns alle an

to be/get involved with sth — etwas mit etw zu tun haben

he got involved with local politics — er hat sich lokalpolitisch engagiert

to be involved with sb — mit jdm zu tun haben; (sexually) mit jdm ein Verhältnis haben

to be romantically involved (with sb) — eine Liebesbeziehung (zu jdm) haben

he's very involved with her —

he's involved with some shady characters — er hat Umgang mit einigen zwielichtigen Gestalten

to get involved with sb — mit jdm Kontakt bekommen, sich mit jdm einlassen (pej)

I don't want to get involved with them — ich will mit ihnen nichts zu tun haben

he got involved with a girl — er hat eine Beziehung mit einem Mädchen angefangen

2) (= entail) mit sich bringen, zur Folge haben; (= encompass) umfassen; (= mean) bedeuten

what does the job involve? —

this problem involves many separate issues to involve considerable expense/a lot of hard work — dieses Problem umfasst viele verschiedene Punkte or schließt viele verschiedene Punkte ein beträchtliche Kosten/viel Arbeit mit sich bringen or zur Folge haben

such a project involves considerable planning — zu so einem Projekt gehört eine umfangreiche Planung

will the post involve much foreign travel? — ist der Posten mit vielen Auslandsreisen verbunden?

he doesn't understand what's involved in this sort of work — er weiß nicht, worum es bei dieser Arbeit geht

do you realize what's involved in raising a family? — weißt du denn, was es bedeutet, eine Familie großzuziehen?

about £1,000 was involved — es ging dabei um etwa £ 1.000

the job involved 50 workmen — für die Arbeit wurden 50 Arbeiter gebraucht

it would involve moving to Germany — das würde bedeuten, nach Deutschland umzuziehen

finding the oil involved the use of a special drill — um das Öl zu finden, brauchte man einen Spezialbohrer

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involve [ınˈvɒlv; US ınˈvɑlv] v/t

1. a) jemanden verwickeln, hineinziehen ( beide:

in in akk):

I don’t want to get involved ich will damit nichts zu tun haben;

involved in an accident in einen Unfall verwickelt, an einem Unfall beteiligt;

involved in debt verschuldet;

be completely involved in one’s work von seiner Arbeit völlig in Anspruch genommen sein

b) jemanden, etwas angehen, berühren, betreffen:

the persons involved die Betroffenen;

we are all involved (in this case) es (dieser Fall) geht uns alle an, wir sind alle davon (von diesem Fall) betroffen;

feel personally involved sich persönlich betroffen fühlen;

the national prestige was involved das nationale Prestige stand auf dem Spiel;

a question of principle is involved es geht um eine prinzipielle Frage

c) etwas in Mitleidenschaft ziehen:

diseases that involve the nervous system

2. be involved with

a) zu tun haben mit jemandem, etwas,

b) enge Beziehungen haben zu jemandem:

get involved with sb mit jemandem engen Kontakt bekommen, pej sich mit jemandem einlassen;

involve o.s. in sich einsetzen oder engagieren für

3. a) mit sich bringen, zur Folge haben, nach sich ziehen

b) verbunden sein mit:

the expense involved die damit verbundenen Kosten

c) erfordern, nötig machen:

taking the job would involve living abroad wenn ich die Stelle annehme, müsste ich im Ausland leben

d) umfassen, einschließen

4. etwas verwirren, komplizieren:

the situation was further involved by her disappearance

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transitive verb

1) (implicate) verwickeln

2) (draw in as a participant)

involve somebody in a game/fight — jemanden an einem Spiel beteiligen/in eine Schlägerei [mit] hineinziehen

become or get involved in a fight — in eine Schlägerei verwickelt werden

be involved in a project — (employed) an einem Projekt mitarbeiten

get involved with somebody — sich mit jemandem einlassen; (sexually, emotionally) eine Beziehung mit jemandem anfangen

3) (include) enthalten; (contain implicitly) beinhalten

4) (be necessarily accompanied by) mit sich bringen; (require as accompaniment) erfordern; (cause, mean) bedeuten

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(in, with) v.

angehen v.

beteiligen (an) v.

betreffen v. (to be a matter of) v.

gehen um ausdr.

sich drehen um ausdr.

sich handeln um ausdr. v.

bedeuten v.

einschließen v.

erfordern v.

etwas komplizieren ausdr.

hineinziehen v.

involvieren v.

mit sich bringen ausdr.

nach sich ziehen ausdr.

nötig machen ausdr.

umfassen v.

verbunden sein mit ausdr.

verwickeln v.

verwirren v.

zum Gegenstand haben ausdr.

zur Folge haben ausdr.

English-german dictionary > involve
17 place

1. noun
1) Ort, der; (spot) Stelle, die; Platz, der

I left it in a safe place — ich habe es an einem sicheren Ort gelassen

it was still in the same place — es war noch an derselben Stelle od. am selben Platz

a place in the queue — ein Platz in der Schlange

all over the place — überall; (coll.): (in a mess) ganz durcheinander (ugs.)

from place to place — von Ort zu Ort

in places — hier und da; (in parts) stellenweise

find a place in something — (be included) in etwas (Akk.) eingehen; see also academic.ru/73191/take">take 1. 4)

2) (fig.): (rank, position) Stellung, die

put somebody in his place — jemanden in seine Schranken weisen

know one's place — wissen, was sich für einen gehört

it's not my place to do that — es kommt mir nicht zu, das zu tun

3) (building or area for specific purpose)

a [good] place to park/to stop — ein [guter] Platz zum Parken/eine [gute] Stelle zum Halten

do you know a good/cheap place to eat? — weißt du, wo man gut/billig essen kann?

place of residence — Wohnort, der

place of work — Arbeitsplatz, der; Arbeitsstätte, die

place of worship — Andachtsort, der

4) (country, town) Ort, der

Paris/Italy is a great place — Paris ist eine tolle Stadt/Italien ist ein tolles Land (ugs.)

place of birth — Geburtsort, der

go places — (coll.) herumkommen (ugs.); (fig.) es [im Leben] zu was bringen (ugs.)

5) (coll.): (premises) Bude, die (ugs.); (hotel, restaurant, etc.) Laden, der (ugs.)

she is at his/John's place — sie ist bei ihm/John

[shall we go to] your place or mine? — [gehen wir] zu dir oder zu mir?

6) (seat etc.) [Sitz]platz, der

change places [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] die Plätze tauschen; (fig.) [mit jemandem] tauschen

lay a/another place — ein/noch ein Gedeck auflegen

is this anyone's place? — ist dieser Platz noch frei?

7) (in book etc.) Stelle, die

lose one's place — die Seite verschlagen od. verblättern; (on page) nicht mehr wissen, an welcher Stelle man ist

8) (step, stage)

in the first place — zuerst

why didn't you say so in the first place? — warum hast du das nicht gleich gesagt?

in the first/second/third etc. place — erstens/zweitens/drittens usw.

9) (proper place) Platz, der

everything fell into place — (fig.) alles wurde klar

a woman's place is in the home — eine Frau gehört ins Haus

the clamp is properly in place — die Klammer sitzt richtig

into place — fest[nageln, -schrauben, -kleben]

out of place — nicht am richtigen Platz; (several things) in Unordnung; (fig.) fehl am Platz

take the place of somebody — jemandes Platz einnehmen

10) (position in competition) Platz, der

take first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen

11) (job, position, etc.) Stelle, die; (as pupil; in team, crew) Platz, der

12) (personal situation)

what would you do in my place? — was würden Sie an meiner Stelle tun?

put yourself in my place — versetzen Sie sich in meine Lage
2. transitive verb
1) (put) (vertically) stellen; (horizontally) legen

place in position — richtig hinstellen/hinlegen

place an announcement/advertisement in a paper — eine Anzeige/ein Inserat in eine Zeitung setzen

place a bet — auf ein Pferd wetten

2) (fig.)

place one's trust in somebody/something — sein Vertrauen auf od. in jemanden/etwas setzen

he places happiness above all other things — Glück steht für ihn an erster Stelle

3) in p.p. (situated) gelegen

a badly placed window — ein Fenster an einer ungünstigen Stelle

we are well placed for buses/shops — etc. wir haben es nicht weit zur Bushaltestelle/zum Einkaufen usw.

how are you placed for time/money? — (coll.) wie steht's mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld?

4) (find situation or home for) unterbringen ( with bei)

place somebody under somebody's care — jemanden in jemandes Obhut geben

5) (class, identify) einordnen; einstufen

I've seen him before but I can't place him — ich habe ihn schon einmal gesehen, aber ich weiß nicht, wo ich ihn unterbringen soll

be placed second in the race — im Rennen den zweiten Platz belegen

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[pleis] 1. noun
1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) der Ort

2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) der Platz

3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) der Platz

4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) der Platz

5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) der Platz

6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) der Platz

7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) die Stelle

8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) die Aufgabe

9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) der Platz

10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) die Wohnung

11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) der Platz

12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) die Stelle
2. verb
1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) stellen, setzen

2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) einordnen

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- place-name
- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of
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place

[pleɪs]

I. NOUN

1. (location) Ort m

I hate busy \places ich hasse Orte, an denen viel los ist

the hotel was one of those big, old-fashioned \places das Hotel war eines dieser großen altmodischen Häuser

we're staying at a bed-and-breakfast \place wir übernachten in einer Frühstückspension

let's go to a pizza \place lass uns eine Pizza essen gehen

this is the exact \place! das ist genau die Stelle!

this plant needs a warm, sunny \place diese Pflanze sollte an einem warmen, sonnigen Ort stehen

Scotland is a very nice \place Schottland ist ein tolles Land fam

that café is a nice \place dieses Café ist echt nett fam

a nice little \place at the seaside ein netter kleiner Ort am Meer

please put this book back in its \place bitte stell dieses Buch wieder an seinen Platz zurück

this is the \place my mother was born hier wurde meine Mutter geboren

sorry, I can't be in two \places at once tut mir leid, ich kann nicht überall gleichzeitig sein

\place of birth Geburtsort m

\place of custody Verwahrungsort m

\place of death Sterbeort m

\place of delivery Erfüllungsort m

\place of employment Arbeitsplatz m

\place of jurisdiction Gerichtsstand m

\place of performance Erfüllungsort m

\place of refuge Zufluchtsort m

\place of residence Wohnort m

a \place in the sun ( fig) ein Plätzchen an der Sonne

\place of work Arbeitsplatz m, Arbeitsstätte f

to go \places AM weit herumkommen, viel sehen

in \places stellenweise

this plant still exists in \places diese Pflanze kommt noch vereinzelt vor

2. no pl (appropriate setting) [geeigneter] Ort

this meeting isn't the \place to discuss individual cases diese Konferenz ist nicht der Ort, um Einzelfälle zu diskutieren

university was not the \place for me die Universität war irgendwie nicht mein Ding fam

that bar is not a \place for a woman like you Frauen wie du haben in solch einer Bar nichts verloren

3. (home)

I'm looking for a \place to live ich bin auf Wohnungssuche

we'll have a meeting at my \place/Susan's \place wir treffen uns bei mir/bei Susan

where's your \place? wo wohnst du?; ( fam)

your \place or mine? zu dir oder zu mir?

they're trying to buy a larger \place wir sind auf der Suche nach einer größeren Wohnung

4. ( fig: position, rank) Stellung f

she's got friends in high \places sie hat Freunde in hohen Positionen

they have a \place among the country's leading exporters sie zählen zu den führenden Exporteuren des Landes

it's not your \place to tell me what to do es steht dir nicht zu, mir zu sagen, was ich zu tun habe

I'm not criticizing you — I know my \place das ist keine Kritik — das würde ich doch nie wagen!

to keep sb in their \place jdn in seine Schranken weisen

to put sb in his/her \place [or show sb his/her \place] jdm zeigen, wo es langgeht fam

5. (instead of)

▪ in \place of stattdessen

you can use margarine in \place of butter statt Butter kannst du auch Margarine nehmen

I invited Jo in \place of Les, who was ill Les war krank, daher habe ich Jo eingeladen

6. (proper position)

▪ to be in \place an seinem Platz sein; ( fig: completed) fertig [o abgeschlossen] sein

the chairs were all in \place die Stühle waren alle dort, wo sie sein sollten; ( fig)

the arrangements are all in \place now die Vorbereitungen sind jetzt abgeschlossen; ( fig)

the new laws are now in \place die neuen Gesetze gelten jetzt; ( fig)

suddenly all fell into \place plötzlich machte alles Sinn

to be out of \place nicht an der richtigen Stelle sein; person fehl am Platz[e] sein; ( fig)

the large desk was totally out of \place in such a small room der große Schreibtisch war in solch einem kleinen Zimmer völlig deplatziert

what you've just said was completely out of \place was du da gerade gesagt hast, war völlig unangebracht

to push sth in \place etw in die richtige Position schieben

7. MATH (in decimals) Stelle f

to five \places of decimals bis auf fünf Stellen hinter dem Komma

8. (job, position) Stelle f; (in team) Platz m; (at university) Studienplatz m

your \place is here by my side du gehörst an meine Seite

to take the \place of sb jds Platz einnehmen

9. (in book) Stelle f

to find one's \place die [richtige] Stelle wiederfinden

to keep one's \place markieren, wo man gerade ist/war

to lose one's \place die Seite verblättern[, wo man gerade war]; (on page) nicht mehr wissen, wo man gerade ist

10. (seat) Platz m

is this \place taken? ist dieser Platz noch frei?

to change \places with sb mit jdm die Plätze tauschen

to keep sb's \place [or save sb a \place] jdm den Platz freihalten

to lay a/another \place ein/noch ein Gedeck auflegen

to take one's \place at table Platz nehmen

11. (position) Stelle f

just put yourself in my \place versetzen Sie sich doch mal in meine Lage!

if I were in your \place... ich an deiner Stelle...

what would you do in my \place? was würden Sie an meiner Stelle tun?

12. (ranking) Platz m, Position f

the song went from tenth to second \place in the charts das Lied stieg vom zehnten auf den zweiten Platz in den Charts

our team finished in second \place unsere Mannschaft wurde Zweiter

to take [or esp BRIT get] first/second \place Erste(r)/Zweite(r) werden

to take first/second \place ( fig) an erster/zweiter Stelle kommen

their children always take first \place ihre Kinder stehen für sie immer an erster Stelle

in second \place auf dem zweiten Platz

13. SPORT

to get a \place sich akk platzieren; AM Zweite(r) werden

14. AM ( fam: somewhere)

I know I left that book some \place ich weiß, dass ich das Buch irgendwo gelassen habe

15.

▶ all over the \place (everywhere) überall; (badly organized) [völlig] chaotisch; (spread around) in alle Himmelsrichtungen zerstreut

▶ a \place for everything and everything in its \place ( prov) jedes Ding hat seinen Platz

▶ in the first \place (at first) zuerst; (at all) überhaupt

we shouldn't have got married in the first \place! wir hätten erst gar nicht heiraten dürfen!

but why didn't you say that in the first \place? aber warum hast du denn das nicht gleich gesagt?

▶ in the first/second \place (firstly, secondly) erstens/zweitens

▶ to give \place to sb/sth jdm/etw Platz machen

▶ to go \places ( fam) auf dem Weg nach oben sein

▶ to take \place stattfinden

▶ there is a \place and time for everything alles zu seiner Zeit

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (position)

▪ to \place sth somewhere etw irgendwohin stellen; (lay) etw irgendwohin legen

bowls of flowers had been \placed on tables auf den Tischen waren Blumenvasen aufgestellt

the Chancellor \placed a wreath on the tomb der Kanzler legte einen Kranz auf dem Grab nieder

she \placed her name on the list sie setzte ihren Namen auf die Liste

he \placed his hand on my shoulder er legte mir die Hand auf die Schulter

to \place an advertisement in the newspaper eine Anzeige in die Zeitung setzen

to \place sth on the agenda etw auf die Tagesordnung setzen

to \place a bet on sth auf etw akk wetten

to \place sb under sb's care jdn in jds Obhut geben

to \place a comma ein Komma setzen

to \place one foot in front of the other einen Fuß vor den anderen setzen

to \place a gun at sb's head jdn eine Pistole an den Kopf setzen

to \place money on sth Geld auf etw akk setzen

▪ to be \placed shop, town liegen

2. (impose)

to \place an embargo on sb/sth über jdn/etw ein Embargo verhängen

to \place a limit [or ceiling] on sth etw begrenzen

to \place ten pounds/half a million on sth etw mit zehn Pfund/einer halben Million veranschlagen

3. (ascribe)

to \place the blame on sb jdm die Schuld geben

to \place one's faith [or trust] in sb/sth sein Vertrauen in jdn/etw setzen

to \place one's hopes on sb/sth seine Hoffnungen auf jdn/etw setzen

to \place importance on sth auf etw akk Wert legen

... and she \placed the emphasis on the word ‘soon’... und die Betonung lag auf ‚schnell‘

he \placed stress on every second syllable er betonte jede zweite Silbe

4. (arrange for)

to \place a call ein Telefongespräch anmelden

to \place sth at sb's disposal jdm etw überlassen

5. (appoint to a position)

▪ to \place sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwo unterbringen [o SCHWEIZ platzieren]

to \place sb on [the] alert jdn in Alarmbereitschaft versetzen

to \place sb under arrest jdn festnehmen

to \place sb in charge [of sth] jdm die Leitung [von etw dat] übertragen

to \place sb in jeopardy jdn in Gefahr bringen

to \place sb under pressure jdn unter Druck setzen

to \place a strain on sb/sth jdn/etw belasten

to \place staff Personal unterbringen [o vermitteln]

to \place sb under surveillance jdn unter Beobachtung stellen

the town was \placed under the control of UN peacekeeping troops die Stadt wurde unter die Aufsicht der UN-Friedenstruppen gestellt

6. (recognize)

▪ to \place sb/sth face, person, voice, accent jdn/etw einordnen

7. (categorize, rank)

▪ to \place sb/sth jdn/etw einordnen

to be \placed SPORT sich akk platzieren; AM unter die ersten zwei kommen

to be \placed first/second SPORT Erste(r)/Zweite(r) werden

▪ to \place sth above [or before] [or over] sth etw über etw akk stellen

sb \places sth above all other things etw steht bei jdm an erster Stelle

I'd \place him among the world's ten most brilliant scientists für mich ist er einer der zehn hervorragendsten Wissenschaftler der Welt

they \placed the painting in the Renaissance sie ordneten das Bild der Renaissance zu

8. ECON

▪ to \place sth goods etw absetzen

to \place an order for sth etw bestellen

to \place an order with a firm einer Firma einen Auftrag erteilen

9. passive (good position)

▪ to be well \placed for sth für etw akk eine gute Ausgangsposition haben

we're well \placed for the shops wir haben es nicht weit zum Einkaufen fam

to be well \placed financially finanziell gut dastehen

to be well \placed to watch sth von seinem Platz aus etw gut sehen können

10. passive (have at disposal)

▪ to be well \placed for sth:

how \placed are you for time/money? wie sieht es mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld aus?

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

SPORT sich akk platzieren; AM also (finish second) Zweite(r) werden

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[pleɪs]
1. NOUN

1) general Platz m, Stelle f

this is the place where he was born —

do the spoons have a special place? — haben die Löffel einen bestimmten Platz?

water is coming through in several places — an mehreren Stellen kommt Wasser durch

from place to place — von einem Ort zum anderen

in another place — woanders

bed is the best place for him — im Bett ist er am besten aufgehoben

we found a good place to watch the procession from — wir fanden einen Platz, von dem wir den Umzug gut sehen konnten

in the right/wrong place — an der richtigen/falschen Stelle

some/any place — irgendwo

a poor man with no place to go — ein armer Mann, der nicht weiß, wohin

this is no place for you/children —

there is no place for the unsuccessful in our society your place is by his side — für Erfolglose ist in unserer Gesellschaft kein Platz dein Platz ist an seiner Seite

it was the last place I expected to find him — da hätte ich ihn zuletzt or am wenigsten vermutet

this isn't the place to discuss politics — dies ist nicht der Ort, um über Politik zu sprechen

to laugh in the right places — an den richtigen Stellen lachen

I can't be in two places at once! —

she likes to have a place for everything and everything in its place — sie hält sehr auf Ordnung und achtet darauf, dass alles an seinem Platz liegt

2) = geographical location = district Gegend f; (= country) Land nt; (= building) Gebäude nt; (= town) Ort m

there's nothing to do in the evenings in this place —

Sweden's a great place they're building a new place out in the suburbs — Schweden ist ein tolles Land sie bauen ein neues Gebäude am Stadtrand

3) = home Haus nt, Wohnung f

come round to my place some time — besuch mich mal, komm doch mal vorbei

let's go back to my place — lass uns zu mir gehen

I've never been to his place — ich bin noch nie bei ihm gewesen

where's your place? — wo wohnst du?

at Peter's place — bei Peter

your place or mine? (hum inf) — gehen wir zu dir oder zu mir?

4) in book etc Stelle f

to find one's place — die richtige Stelle finden

to keep one's place — sich (dat) die richtige Stelle markieren

to lose one's place — die Seite verblättern; (on page) die Zeile verlieren

5) = seat, position at table, in team, school, hospital Platz m; (at university) Studienplatz m; (= job) Stelle f

to lay an extra place for sb — ein zusätzliches Gedeck für jdn auflegen

to take one's place (at table) —

take your places for a square dance! — Aufstellung zur Quadrille, bitte!

places for 500 students — 500 Studienplätze

to give up one's place (in a queue) — jdm den Vortritt lassen

to lose one's place (in a queue) — sich wieder hinten anstellen müssen

if I were in your place — an Ihrer Stelle, wenn ich an Ihrer Stelle wäre

put yourself in my place — versetzen Sie sich in meine Lage

to take the place of sb/sth — jdn/etw ersetzen, jds Platz or den Platz von jdm/etw einnehmen

6) in hierarchy Rang m, Stellung f

people in high places — Leute in hohen Positionen

to know one's place — wissen, was sich (für einen) gehört

of course I'm not criticizing you, I know my place! (hum) — ich kritisiere dich selbstverständlich nicht, das steht mir gar nicht zu

it's not my place to comment/tell him what to do — es steht mir nicht zu, einen Kommentar abzugeben/ihm zu sagen, was er tun soll

to keep or put sb in his place — jdn in seine Schranken weisen

that put him in his place! — das hat ihn erst mal zum Schweigen gebracht, da hab ichs/hat ers etc ihm gezeigt (inf)

7) in exam, competition Platz m, Stelle f

Lunt won, with Moore in second place — Lunt hat gewonnen, an zweiter Stelle or auf dem zweiten Platz lag Moore

to win first place — Erste(r, s) sein

to take second place to sth — einer Sache (dat) gegenüber zweitrangig sein

8) SPORT Platzierung f

to get a place —

to back a horse for a place — auf Platz wetten, eine Platzwette abschließen

9) in street names Platz m

10) MATH Stelle f

to work sth out to three decimal places — etw auf drei Stellen nach dem Komma berechnen

11)

set structures __diams; place of + noun place of amusement — Vergnügungsstätte f

place of birth — Geburtsort m

place of residence — Wohnort m

place of business or work — Arbeitsstelle f __diams; in places stellenweise

the snow was up to a metre deep in places — der Schnee lag stellenweise bis zu einem Meter hoch

everything was in place — alles war an seiner Stelle

make sure the wire/screw is properly in place — achten Sie darauf, dass der Draht/die Schraube richtig sitzt

the legislation is already in place — die gesetzlichen Regelungen gelten schon

to look out of place —

to feel out of place — sich fehl am Platz or deplatziert fühlen

not a hair out of place — tipptopp frisiert (inf)

McCormack played in goal in place of Miller — McCormack stand anstelle von Miller im Tor __diams; to fall into place Gestalt annehmen

in the first place..., in the second place... — erstens..., zweitens...

the meeting will take place on Monday — das Treffen findet am Montag statt

he's going places (fig inf) — er bringts zu was (inf) __diams; to give place to sth einer Sache (dat) Platz machen

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) = put setzen, stellen; (= lay down) legen; person at table etc setzen; guards aufstellen; shot (with gun) anbringen; (FTBL, TENNIS) platzieren; troops in Stellung bringen; announcement (in paper) inserieren (in in +dat); advertisement setzen (in in +acc)

the magician placed one hand over the other — der Zauberer legte eine Hand über die andere

she slowly placed one foot in front of the other —

he placed the cue ball right behind the black he placed a gun to my head — er setzte die Spielkugel direkt hinter die schwarze Kugel er setzte mir eine Pistole an den Kopf

she placed a finger on her lips —

the vase was precariously placed — die Vase stand an einer gefährlichen Stelle

to place a matter before sb — jdm eine Angelegenheit vorlegen

I shall place the matter in the hands of a lawyer — ich werde die Angelegenheit einem Rechtsanwalt übergeben

to place a strain on sth — etw belasten

this placed him under a lot of pressure — dadurch geriet er stark unter Druck

to place confidence/trust in sb/sth — Vertrauen in jdn/etw setzen

to be placed (shop, town, house etc) — liegen

how are you placed for time/money? — wie sieht es mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld aus?

we are well placed for the shops — was Einkaufsmöglichkeiten angeht, wohnen wir günstig

Liverpool are well placed in the league — Liverpool liegt gut in der Tabelle

they were well placed to observe the whole battle — sie hatten einen günstigen Platz, von dem sie die ganze Schlacht verfolgen konnten

we are well placed now to finish the job by next year —

with the extra staff we are better placed now than we were last month — mit dem zusätzlichen Personal stehen wir jetzt besser da als vor einem Monat

he is well placed (to get hold of things) — er sitzt an der Quelle

he is well placed to get information — er kommt leicht an Informationen

2) = rank stellen

to place local interests above or before or over those of central government — kommunale Interessen über die der Zentralregierung stellen

that should be placed first — das sollte an erster Stelle stehen

where do you place love on your list of priorities? — an welcher Stelle steht die Liebe für dich?

the German runner was placed third — der deutsche Läufer belegte den dritten Platz or wurde Dritter

to be placed (Sport) — sich platzieren

3) = identify context of einordnen

in which school would you place this painting? —

I don't know, it's very difficult to place I can't quite place him/his accent — ich weiß es nicht, es ist sehr schwer einzuordnen ich kann ihn/seinen Akzent nicht einordnen

historians place the book in the 5th century AD — Historiker datieren das Buch auf das 5. Jahrhundert

4) COMM goods absetzen; order erteilen (with sb jdm); contract abschließen (with sb mit jdm)

who did you place the computer typesetting job with? —

this is the last time we place any work with you — das ist das letzte Mal, dass wir Ihnen einen Auftrag erteilt haben

5) money (= deposit) deponieren; (= invest) investieren

to place money at sb's credit — jdm eine Geldsumme gutschreiben

6) phone call anmelden

7) = find job for unterbringen (with bei)

the agency is trying to place him with a building firm — die Agentur versucht, ihn bei einer Baufirma unterzubringen

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place [pleıs]

A s

1. Ort m, Stelle f, Platz m:

from place to place von Ort zu Ort;

in places stellenweise;

the goalkeeper was exactly in the right place SPORT der Torhüter stand goldrichtig;

all over the place umg überall;

his hair was all over the place umg er war ganz zerzaust;

come to the wrong place an die falsche Adresse geraten;

keep sb’s place jemandem seinen Platz frei halten ( in a queue in einer Schlange);

lay a place for sb für jemanden decken;

take place stattfinden;

win a place in the semifinals SPORT ins Halbfinale einziehen, sich fürs Halbfinale qualifizieren; → safe A 1

2. (mit adj) Stelle f:

a wet place on the floor

3. (eingenommene) Stelle:

take sb’s place

a) jemandes Stelle einnehmen,

b) jemanden vertreten;

take the place of ersetzen, an die Stelle treten von (od gen);

in place of anstelle von (od gen);

if I were in your place I would … ich an Ihrer Stelle würde …; wenn ich Sie wäre, würde ich …;

put yourself in my place versetzen Sie sich (doch einmal) in meine Lage!

4. Platz m (Raum):

give place (to) Platz machen (für oder dat) (a. fig), nachgeben (dat)

5. (richtiger oder ordnungsgemäßer) Platz (auch fig): in his library every book has its place hat jedes Buch seinen Platz;

find one’s place sich zurechtfinden;

know one’s place wissen, wohin man gehört;

in (out of) place (nicht) am (richtigen) Platz;

this remark was out of place diese Bemerkung war deplatziert oder unangebracht;

feel out of place sich fehl am Platz fühlen;

this is not the place for

a) das oder hier ist nicht der (geeignete) Ort für,

b) das ist nicht der richtige Zeitpunkt für;

such people have no place in our club für solche Leute ist kein Platz in unserem Verein;

put sth back in its place etwas (an seinen Platz) zurücklegen oder -stellen;

put sb back in their place jemanden in die oder seine Schranken verweisen; → click¹ B 4, fall into 1, slot¹ C

6. Ort m, Stätte f:

one of the best places to eat eines der besten Restaurants oder Speiselokale;

place of amusement Vergnügungsstätte;

place of birth Geburtsort;

place of interest Sehenswürdigkeit f;

place of work Arbeitsplatz m, -stelle f;

place of worship

a) Kultstätte,

b) Gotteshaus n;

go places

a) ausgehen,

b) (umher)reisen,

c) fig es zu etwas bringen; → assembly 1

7. WIRTSCH Ort m, Platz m, Sitz m:

place of business Geschäftssitz;

place of delivery Erfüllungsort;

place of jurisdiction Gerichtsstand m;

place of payment Zahlungsort;

from this place ab hier; → destination 1

8. Haus n, Wohnung f:

at his place bei ihm (zu Hause);

he came over to my place yesterday er kam gestern zu mir;

your place or mine? umg bei dir od bei mir?

9. Ort(schaft) m(f):

in this place hier;

Munich is a nice place to live in München lebt man angenehm oder lässt es sich angenehm leben; → exile A 1

10. Gegend f:

of this place hiesig

11. THEAT Ort m (der Handlung)

12. umg Lokal n:

go to a Greek place zum Griechen gehen

13. SCHIFF Platz m, Hafen m:

place of tran(s)shipment Umschlagplatz;

place of call Anlaufhafen

14. Raum m (Ggs Zeit)

15. Stelle f (in einem Buch etc):

lose one’s place die Seite verblättern oder verschlagen;

I’ve lost my place auch ich weiß nicht mehr, wo (an welcher Stelle) ich war;

the audience laughed in the right places an den richtigen Stellen

16. MATH (Dezimal) Stelle f:

of many places vielstellig;

place value Stellenwert m

17. Platz m, Stelle f (in einer Reihenfolge):

in the first place

a) an erster Stelle, erstens, zuerst, als Erst(er, e, es),

b) in erster Linie,

c) überhaupt (erst),

d) ursprünglich;

why did you do it in the first place? warum haben Sie es überhaupt getan?;

you should not have done it in the first place Sie hätten es von vornherein bleiben lassen sollen;

why didn’t you admit it in the first place? warum hast du es nicht gleich zugegeben?;

in the last place an letzter Stelle, zuletzt, als letzt(er, e, es); schließlich; → second¹ A 1

18. SPORT etc Platz m:

in third place auf dem dritten Platz;

take third place den dritten Platz belegen; → second¹ A 1

19. (Sitz)Platz m, Sitz m:

take your places nehmen Sie Ihre Plätze ein!

20. a) (An)Stellung f, (Arbeits)Stelle f, Posten m:

out of place stellenlos

b) UNIV Studienplatz m

21. Amt n:

a) Dienst m:

in place im Amt (Minister etc), im Staatsdienst

b) fig Aufgabe f, Pflicht f:

it is not my place to do this es ist nicht meine Aufgabe, dies zu tun

22. (soziale) Stellung, Stand m, Rang m:

in high places an hoher Stelle;

persons in high places hochstehende Persönlichkeiten

23. fig Grund m:

there’s no place for doubt es besteht kein Grund zu zweifeln

B v/t

1. stellen, setzen, legen (alle auch fig):

place together Tische etc zusammenstellen;

place a call ein (Telefon)Gespräch anmelden;

place a coffin einen Sarg aufbahren;

place in order zurechtstellen, ordnen;

place sb in a difficult place jemanden in eine schwierige Lage bringen;

he places hono(u)r above wealth ihm ist Ehre wichtiger als Reichtum;

place on record aufzeichnen, (schriftlich) festhalten;

he placed a ring on her finger er steckte ihr einen Ring an den Finger; (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven);

the referee was well placed SPORT der Schiedsrichter stand günstig

2. Posten etc aufstellen:

place o.s. sich aufstellen oder postieren

3. I can’t place him ich weiß nicht, wo ich ihn unterbringen oder wohin ich ihn tun soll (woher ich ihn kenne)

4. einen Wohnungssuchenden etc unterbringen ( with bei), einen Arbeitssuchenden auch vermitteln

5. jemanden ein-, anstellen

6. jemanden ernennen oder in ein Amt einsetzen

7. (der Lage nach) näher bestimmen

8. WIRTSCH

a) eine Anleihe, Kapital unterbringen

b) (with) Aufträge erteilen (dat), vergeben (an akk), eine Bestellung aufgeben (bei)

c) einen Vertrag, eine Versicherung abschließen:

place an issue eine Emission unterbringen oder platzieren

9. Ware absetzen

10. a) be placed SPORT sich platzieren, platziert sein, unter den ersten drei sein:

be placed 6th sich an 6. Stelle platzieren

b) how are you placed for money? bes Br wie sieht es bei dir finanziell aus?

11. SPORT

a) den Ball platzieren

b) Rugby: ein Tor mit einem Platztritt schießen

12. ELEK schalten:

place in parallel parallel schalten

C v/i SPORT US

a) → B 10 a

b) den zweiten Platz belegen

pl. abk

1. place Pl.

2. plate

3. plural Pl.

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1. noun
1) Ort, der; (spot) Stelle, die; Platz, der

I left it in a safe place — ich habe es an einem sicheren Ort gelassen

it was still in the same place — es war noch an derselben Stelle od. am selben Platz

a place in the queue — ein Platz in der Schlange

all over the place — überall; (coll.): (in a mess) ganz durcheinander (ugs.)

from place to place — von Ort zu Ort

in places — hier und da; (in parts) stellenweise

find a place in something — (be included) in etwas (Akk.) eingehen; see also take 1. 4)

2) (fig.): (rank, position) Stellung, die

put somebody in his place — jemanden in seine Schranken weisen

know one's place — wissen, was sich für einen gehört

it's not my place to do that — es kommt mir nicht zu, das zu tun

3) (building or area for specific purpose)

a [good] place to park/to stop — ein [guter] Platz zum Parken/eine [gute] Stelle zum Halten

do you know a good/cheap place to eat? — weißt du, wo man gut/billig essen kann?

place of residence — Wohnort, der

place of work — Arbeitsplatz, der; Arbeitsstätte, die

place of worship — Andachtsort, der

4) (country, town) Ort, der

Paris/Italy is a great place — Paris ist eine tolle Stadt/Italien ist ein tolles Land (ugs.)

place of birth — Geburtsort, der

go places — (coll.) herumkommen (ugs.); (fig.) es [im Leben] zu was bringen (ugs.)

5) (coll.): (premises) Bude, die (ugs.); (hotel, restaurant, etc.) Laden, der (ugs.)

she is at his/John's place — sie ist bei ihm/John

[shall we go to] your place or mine? — [gehen wir] zu dir oder zu mir?

6) (seat etc.) [Sitz]platz, der

change places [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] die Plätze tauschen; (fig.) [mit jemandem] tauschen

lay a/another place — ein/noch ein Gedeck auflegen

is this anyone's place? — ist dieser Platz noch frei?

7) (in book etc.) Stelle, die

lose one's place — die Seite verschlagen od. verblättern; (on page) nicht mehr wissen, an welcher Stelle man ist

8) (step, stage)

in the first place — zuerst

why didn't you say so in the first place? — warum hast du das nicht gleich gesagt?

in the first/second/third etc. place — erstens/zweitens/drittens usw.

9) (proper place) Platz, der

everything fell into place — (fig.) alles wurde klar

a woman's place is in the home — eine Frau gehört ins Haus

the clamp is properly in place — die Klammer sitzt richtig

into place — fest[nageln, -schrauben, -kleben]

out of place — nicht am richtigen Platz; (several things) in Unordnung; (fig.) fehl am Platz

take the place of somebody — jemandes Platz einnehmen

10) (position in competition) Platz, der

take first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen

11) (job, position, etc.) Stelle, die; (as pupil; in team, crew) Platz, der

12) (personal situation)

what would you do in my place? — was würden Sie an meiner Stelle tun?

put yourself in my place — versetzen Sie sich in meine Lage
2. transitive verb
1) (put) (vertically) stellen; (horizontally) legen

place in position — richtig hinstellen/hinlegen

place an announcement/advertisement in a paper — eine Anzeige/ein Inserat in eine Zeitung setzen

place a bet — auf ein Pferd wetten

2) (fig.)

place one's trust in somebody/something — sein Vertrauen auf od. in jemanden/etwas setzen

he places happiness above all other things — Glück steht für ihn an erster Stelle

3) in p.p. (situated) gelegen

a badly placed window — ein Fenster an einer ungünstigen Stelle

we are well placed for buses/shops — etc. wir haben es nicht weit zur Bushaltestelle/zum Einkaufen usw.

how are you placed for time/money? — (coll.) wie steht's mit deiner Zeit/deinem Geld?

4) (find situation or home for) unterbringen ( with bei)

place somebody under somebody's care — jemanden in jemandes Obhut geben

5) (class, identify) einordnen; einstufen

I've seen him before but I can't place him — ich habe ihn schon einmal gesehen, aber ich weiß nicht, wo ich ihn unterbringen soll

be placed second in the race — im Rennen den zweiten Platz belegen

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n.

Ort -e m.

Ortschaft f.

Platzierung f.

Plazierung (alt.Rechtschreibung) f.

Plazierung f.

Stelle -n f.

Stätte -n f. v.

platzieren v.

plazieren (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

English-german dictionary > place
18 wall

1. noun
1) (of building, part of structure) Wand, die; (external, also free-standing) Mauer, die

town/garden wall — Stadt-/Gartenmauer, die

the south wall of the house — die Südwand des Hauses

a concrete wall — eine Betonwand/-mauer

the Great Wall of China — die Chinesische Mauer

the Berlin Wall — (Hist.) die [Berliner] Mauer

2) (internal) Wand, die

be hanging on the wall — an der Wand hängen

hang a picture on the wall — ein Bild an die Wand hängen

drive or send somebody up the wall — (fig. coll.) jemanden auf die Palme bringen (ugs.)

go up the wall — (fig. coll.) die Wände hochgehen (ugs.)

3) (Mount., Min.) Wand, die; (fig.) Mauer, die

a wall of water/fire — (fig.) eine Wasser-/Feuerwand

the North Wall of the Eiger — die Eigernordwand; (fig.)

a wall of silence/prejudice — eine Mauer des Schweigens/von Vorurteilen
2. transitive verb
[be] walled — von einer Mauer/Mauern umgeben [sein]

X is a walled city/town — X hat eine Stadtmauer

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/93584/wall_in">wall in

- wall off

- wall up
•• Cultural note:
Wall Street

Eine Straße nahe der Südspitze der Insel Manhattan in New York mit wichtigen Banken und Börsen. Der Name ist auch ein Synonym für die New York Stock Exchange

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[wo:l] 1. noun
1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) die Mauer

2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) die Wand
2. verb
((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) ummauern

- walled
- -walled
- wallpaper 3. verb
(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) tapezieren

- wall-to-wall
- have one's back to the wall
- up the wall
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wall

[wɔ:l]

I. n

1. (of a house, town) Mauer f; (of a room) Wand f; (around a plot) Mauer f, Einfriedung f

this is like banging your head against a brick \wall das ist, als ob man mit dem Kopf gegen eine Wand rennt

city \wall Stadtmauer f

the Berlin W\wall ( hist) die Berliner Mauer hist

the Great W\wall of China die Chinesische Mauer

dry-stone \wall Bruchsteinmauer f

2. MED, ANAT Wand f

artery \wall Arterienwand f

3. (of a tyre) Mantel m

4. (barrier) Mauer f

a \wall of men eine Mauer von Menschen

a \wall of silence ( fig) eine Mauer des Schweigens

a \wall of water eine Wasserwand

a \wall of words ein Wortschwall m pej

5.

▶ to climb the \walls in anger die Wände hochgehen fam; due to worry vor Sorgen verrückt werden fam

▶ to drive [or send] sb up the \wall jdn zur Weißglut treiben fam

▶ to be a fly on the \wall Mäuschen spielen fam

▶ to go to the \wall Konkurs machen

▶ to go up the \wall die Wände hochgehen fam, ausrasten fam

▶ this must not go beyond these four \walls das muss innerhalb dieser vier Wände bleiben

▶ \walls have ears ( saying) die Wände haben Ohren

▶ to have one's back to the \wall mit dem Rücken an der [o zur] Wand stehen

▶ to hit the wall athlete, marathon runner schlapp machen

▶ to hit [or come up against] a brick \wall gegen eine Wand rennen

▶ to talk to a brick \wall gegen eine Wand reden

▶ the weakest go to the \wall ( prov) den Letzten beißen die Hunde prov

▶ the writing is on the \wall das Ende vom Lied ist abzusehen

II. vt

1. usu passive (enclose)

▪ sth is \walled in etw ist ummauert [o mit einer Mauer umgeben

2. usu passive (separate)

▪ to be \walled off durch eine Mauer abgetrennt werden; (in a building) durch eine Wand abgetrennt werden; ( fig) abgeschottet sein

3. (imprison)

▪ to \wall sb ⇆ up jdn einmauern

4. (fill in)

▪ to \wall sth ⇆ up etw zumauern

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[wɔːl]
1. n

1) (outside) Mauer f; (inside, of mountain) Wand f

the Great Wall of China — die Chinesische Mauer

the north wall of the Eiger — die Eigernordwand

a wall of fire — eine Feuerwand

a wall of policemen/troops — eine Mauer von Polizisten/Soldaten

walls have ears — die Wände haben Ohren

to come up against a wall of silence — auf eine Mauer des Schweigens stoßen

to go up the wall (inf) — die Wände rauf- or hochgehen (inf)

I'm climbing the walls (inf) — ich könnte die Wände hochgehen (inf)

he/his questions drive me up the wall (inf) — er/seine Fragerei bringt mich auf die Palme (inf)

this constant noise is driving me up the wall (inf) — bei diesem ständigen Lärm könnte ich die Wände rauf- or hochgehen (inf)

to go to the wall ( inf : firm etc ) — kaputtgehen (inf)

See:

→ brick wall, back

2) (ANAT) Wand f

abdominal wall — Bauchdecke f

2. vt
mit einer Mauer umgeben
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wall [wɔːl]

A s

1. Wand f (auch Bergsteigen und fig): → partition A 4

2. (Innen)Wand f:

the walls of a boiler

3. Mauer f (auch fig):

a wall of silence;

the Wall

a) die Berliner Mauer,

b) die Klagemauer (in Jerusalem)

4. Wall m (auch fig), (Stadt-, Schutz-)Mauer f:

within the walls in den Mauern (einer Stadt)

5. ANAT (Brust-, Zell- etc) Wand f

6. Bergbau: Abbaustrecke f

B v/t

1. auch wall in mit einer Mauer umgeben, ummauern:

wall in ( oder up) einmauern

2. auch wall up

a) ver-, zumauern,

b) (aus)mauern, umwanden

3. mit einem Wall umgeben, befestigen:

walled towns befestigte StädteBesondere Redewendungen: off the wall umg verrückt (Ideen etc);

up against the wall in einer aussichtslosen Lage;

band ( oder run) one’s head against a wall umg mit dem Kopf durch die Wand wollen;

a white wall is a fool’s paper (Sprichwort) Narrenhände beschmieren Tisch und Wände;

drive ( oder push) sb to the wall

a) jemanden in die Enge treiben,

b) jemanden an die Wand drücken drive ( oder send) sb up the wall umg jemanden auf die Palme bringen;

go to the wall

a) an die Wand gedrückt werden,

b) WIRTSCH Konkurs machen go up the wall, climb the wall(s) umg auf die Palme gehen;

walls have ears umg die Wände haben Ohren; → back¹ A 1

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1. noun
1) (of building, part of structure) Wand, die; (external, also free-standing) Mauer, die

town/garden wall — Stadt-/Gartenmauer, die

the south wall of the house — die Südwand des Hauses

a concrete wall — eine Betonwand/-mauer

the Great Wall of China — die Chinesische Mauer

the Berlin Wall — (Hist.) die [Berliner] Mauer

2) (internal) Wand, die

be hanging on the wall — an der Wand hängen

hang a picture on the wall — ein Bild an die Wand hängen

drive or send somebody up the wall — (fig. coll.) jemanden auf die Palme bringen (ugs.)

go up the wall — (fig. coll.) die Wände hochgehen (ugs.)

3) (Mount., Min.) Wand, die; (fig.) Mauer, die

a wall of water/fire — (fig.) eine Wasser-/Feuerwand

the North Wall of the Eiger — die Eigernordwand; (fig.)

a wall of silence/prejudice — eine Mauer des Schweigens/von Vorurteilen
2. transitive verb
[be] walled — von einer Mauer/Mauern umgeben [sein]

X is a walled city/town — X hat eine Stadtmauer

Phrasal Verbs:

- wall in

- wall off

- wall up
•• Cultural note:
Wall Street

Eine Straße nahe der Südspitze der Insel Manhattan in New York mit wichtigen Banken und Börsen. Der Name ist auch ein Synonym für die New York Stock Exchange

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n.

Mauer -n f.

Wand ¨-e f.

English-german dictionary > wall
19 BE

be [bi:]

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1. link verb

2. auxiliary verb

3. modal verb

4. intransitive verb

5. impersonal verb

6. compounds

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► pres am, is, are, pret was, were, ptp been

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1. link verb

   a. être

• the sky is blue le ciel est bleu

• who is that? -- it's me! qui est-ce ? -- c'est moi !

• she's English elle est anglaise

• they are friendly ils sont sympathiques

• if I were you I would refuse si j'étais vous, je refuserais

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► The following translations use ce + être because they contain an article or possessive in French.

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• she is an Englishwoman c'est une Anglaise

• they are my best friends ce sont mes meilleurs amis

• it's the most expensive c'est le plus cher

   b. (with occupation) être

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► No article is used in French, unless the noun is qualified by an adjective.

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• he wants to be a doctor il veut être médecin

• she's a well-known lawyer c'est une avocate renommée

   c. (referring to health) aller

• how are you? comment allez-vous ?

• I'm better now je vais mieux maintenant

   d. ( = cost) coûter

• how much is it? combien ça coûte ?

   e. ( = equal) faire

• two and two are four deux et deux font quatre

   f.

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► Note how the verb avoir is used when translating to be + certain adjectives.

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• to be cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/ashamed/right/wrong avoir froid/chaud/faim/soif/honte/raison/tort

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► Note how French makes the person, not the part of the body, the subject of the sentence in the following.

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• my feet are cold j'ai froid aux pieds

• my hands are frozen j'ai les mains gelées

   g. (with age) avoir

• how old is he? quel âge a-t-il ?

• he's 25 il a 25 ans

• she's about my age elle a à peu près mon âge

2. auxiliary verb

   a. (in continuous tenses)

► to be + -ing

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► French does not distinguish between simple and continuous actions as much as English does.

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• I'm coming! j'arrive !

• she's always complaining elle est toujours en train de se plaindre

• what have you been doing this week? qu'est-ce que tu as fait cette semaine ?

• will you be seeing her tomorrow? est-ce que vous allez la voir demain ?

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► être en train de + infinitive emphasizes that one is in the middle of the action.

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• I haven't got time, I'm cooking the dinner je n'ai pas le temps, je suis en train de préparer le repas

• I was just writing to him when he phoned j'étais en train de lui écrire quand il m'a appelé

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► The imperfect tense is used for continuous action in the past.

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• he was driving too fast il conduisait trop vite

► have/had been +... for/since

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► French uses the present and imperfect where English uses the perfect and past perfect.

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• I've been waiting for you for an hour je t'attends depuis une heure

• I've been waiting for you since six o'clock je t'attends depuis six heures

• I'd been at university for six weeks when my father got ill j'étais à l'université depuis six semaines quand mon père est tombé malade

   b. (in tag questions seeking confirmation) n'est-ce pas ?

• he's a friend of yours, isn't he? c'est un ami à toi, n'est-ce pas ?

• she wasn't happy, was she? elle n'était pas heureuse, n'est-ce pas ?

• so it's all done, is it? tout est fait, alors ?

• you're not ill, are you? tu n'es pas malade j'espère ?

   c. (in tag responses) they're getting married -- oh are they? ils vont se marier -- ah bon ?

• he's going to complain about you -- oh is he? il va porter plainte contre toi -- ah vraiment ?

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► When answering questions, oui or non may be used alone.

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• he's always late, isn't he? -- yes, he is il est toujours en retard, n'est-ce pas ? -- oui

• is it what you expected? -- no it isn't est-ce que tu t'attendais à ça ? -- non

   d. (in passives) être

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► The past participle in French passive constructions agrees with the subject.

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• he was killed il a été tué

• she was killed elle a été tuée

• both goals were scored in the second half les deux buts ont été marqués à la deuxième mi-temps

• the cars were set on fire les voitures ont été incendiées

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► The passive is used less in French than in English. It is often expressed by on + active verb.

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• the door was shut in his face on lui a fermé la porte au nez

• it is said that... on dit que...

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► The reflexive can be used to describe how something is usually done.

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• peaches are sold by the kilo les pêches se vendent au kilo

3. modal verb

► am/are/is to + infinitive

   a. ( = will)

the talks are to start tomorrow les négociations doivent commencer demain

• now the old lady has died, her house is to be sold maintenant que la vieille dame est décédée, sa maison va être mise en vente

   b. ( = must) you are to follow these instructions exactly tu dois suivre ces instructions scrupuleusement

• you are not to touch that tu ne dois pas y toucher

• this door is not to be opened cette porte ne doit pas être ouverte

   c. ( = should) he is to be pitied il est à plaindre

• not to be confused with... à ne pas confondre avec...

   d. ( = be destined to) this was to have serious repercussions cela devait avoir de graves répercussions

• they were never to return ils ne devaient jamais revenir

   e. ( = can) these birds are to be found all over the world on trouve ces oiseaux dans le monde entier

4. intransitive verb

   a. être ; ( = take place) avoir lieu

• to be or not to be être ou ne pas être

• he is there at the moment, but he won't be there much longer il est là en ce moment mais il ne va pas rester très longtemps

• the match is tomorrow le match a lieu demain

• Christmas Day is on a Wednesday this year Noël tombe un mercredi cette année

► there is/are ( = there exist(s)) il y a

• there is a mouse in the room il y a une souris dans la pièce

• there are pigeons on the roof il y a des pigeons sur le toit

• I thought there would be problems je pensais qu'il y aurait des problèmes

• there are three of us nous sommes trois► there's (pointing out sth) voilà

• there's the church voilà l'église► here is/are voici

• here's your key voici ta clé

• here are the tickets voici les billets

• here you are at last! te voilà enfin !

• here you are! ( = take this) tiens (or tenez) !

   b. ► to have been (to a place)

I have already been to Paris je suis déjà allé à Paris

• I have been to see my aunt je suis allé voir ma tante

• he has been and gone il est venu et reparti

• where have you been? où étais-tu passé ?

5. impersonal verb

   a. (weather, temperature) faire

• it's fine/cold/dark il fait beau/froid/nuit

• it's 20 degrees in the shade il fait 20 degrés à l'ombre

• it's windy/foggy il y a du vent/du brouillard

   b. (time) être

• it's morning c'est le matin

• it's 6 o'clock il est 6 heures

• tomorrow is Friday demain c'est vendredi

• it is 14 June today nous sommes le 14 juin

   c. (emphatic) it's me who does all the work c'est moi qui fais tout le travail

• it was then we realized that... c'est alors que nous nous sommes rendu compte que...

• it was they who suggested that... ce sont eux qui ont suggéré que...

• why is it that she is so popular? pourquoi a-t-elle tant de succès ?

6. compounds

► the be-all and end-all noun le but suprême

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noun: abrév bill of exchange

English-French dictionary > BE
20 be

be [bi:]

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1. link verb

2. auxiliary verb

3. modal verb

4. intransitive verb

5. impersonal verb

6. compounds

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► pres am, is, are, pret was, were, ptp been

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

1. link verb

   a. être

• the sky is blue le ciel est bleu

• who is that? -- it's me! qui est-ce ? -- c'est moi !

• she's English elle est anglaise

• they are friendly ils sont sympathiques

• if I were you I would refuse si j'étais vous, je refuserais

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► The following translations use ce + être because they contain an article or possessive in French.

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• she is an Englishwoman c'est une Anglaise

• they are my best friends ce sont mes meilleurs amis

• it's the most expensive c'est le plus cher

   b. (with occupation) être

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► No article is used in French, unless the noun is qualified by an adjective.

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• he wants to be a doctor il veut être médecin

• she's a well-known lawyer c'est une avocate renommée

   c. (referring to health) aller

• how are you? comment allez-vous ?

• I'm better now je vais mieux maintenant

   d. ( = cost) coûter

• how much is it? combien ça coûte ?

   e. ( = equal) faire

• two and two are four deux et deux font quatre

   f.

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► Note how the verb avoir is used when translating to be + certain adjectives.

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• to be cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/ashamed/right/wrong avoir froid/chaud/faim/soif/honte/raison/tort

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► Note how French makes the person, not the part of the body, the subject of the sentence in the following.

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• my feet are cold j'ai froid aux pieds

• my hands are frozen j'ai les mains gelées

   g. (with age) avoir

• how old is he? quel âge a-t-il ?

• he's 25 il a 25 ans

• she's about my age elle a à peu près mon âge

2. auxiliary verb

   a. (in continuous tenses)

► to be + -ing

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► French does not distinguish between simple and continuous actions as much as English does.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• I'm coming! j'arrive !

• she's always complaining elle est toujours en train de se plaindre

• what have you been doing this week? qu'est-ce que tu as fait cette semaine ?

• will you be seeing her tomorrow? est-ce que vous allez la voir demain ?

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► être en train de + infinitive emphasizes that one is in the middle of the action.

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• I haven't got time, I'm cooking the dinner je n'ai pas le temps, je suis en train de préparer le repas

• I was just writing to him when he phoned j'étais en train de lui écrire quand il m'a appelé

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► The imperfect tense is used for continuous action in the past.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• he was driving too fast il conduisait trop vite

► have/had been +... for/since

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► French uses the present and imperfect where English uses the perfect and past perfect.

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• I've been waiting for you for an hour je t'attends depuis une heure

• I've been waiting for you since six o'clock je t'attends depuis six heures

• I'd been at university for six weeks when my father got ill j'étais à l'université depuis six semaines quand mon père est tombé malade

   b. (in tag questions seeking confirmation) n'est-ce pas ?

• he's a friend of yours, isn't he? c'est un ami à toi, n'est-ce pas ?

• she wasn't happy, was she? elle n'était pas heureuse, n'est-ce pas ?

• so it's all done, is it? tout est fait, alors ?

• you're not ill, are you? tu n'es pas malade j'espère ?

   c. (in tag responses) they're getting married -- oh are they? ils vont se marier -- ah bon ?

• he's going to complain about you -- oh is he? il va porter plainte contre toi -- ah vraiment ?

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► When answering questions, oui or non may be used alone.

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• he's always late, isn't he? -- yes, he is il est toujours en retard, n'est-ce pas ? -- oui

• is it what you expected? -- no it isn't est-ce que tu t'attendais à ça ? -- non

   d. (in passives) être

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► The past participle in French passive constructions agrees with the subject.

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• he was killed il a été tué

• she was killed elle a été tuée

• both goals were scored in the second half les deux buts ont été marqués à la deuxième mi-temps

• the cars were set on fire les voitures ont été incendiées

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► The passive is used less in French than in English. It is often expressed by on + active verb.

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• the door was shut in his face on lui a fermé la porte au nez

• it is said that... on dit que...

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► The reflexive can be used to describe how something is usually done.

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• peaches are sold by the kilo les pêches se vendent au kilo

3. modal verb

► am/are/is to + infinitive

   a. ( = will)

the talks are to start tomorrow les négociations doivent commencer demain

• now the old lady has died, her house is to be sold maintenant que la vieille dame est décédée, sa maison va être mise en vente

   b. ( = must) you are to follow these instructions exactly tu dois suivre ces instructions scrupuleusement

• you are not to touch that tu ne dois pas y toucher

• this door is not to be opened cette porte ne doit pas être ouverte

   c. ( = should) he is to be pitied il est à plaindre

• not to be confused with... à ne pas confondre avec...

   d. ( = be destined to) this was to have serious repercussions cela devait avoir de graves répercussions

• they were never to return ils ne devaient jamais revenir

   e. ( = can) these birds are to be found all over the world on trouve ces oiseaux dans le monde entier

4. intransitive verb

   a. être ; ( = take place) avoir lieu

• to be or not to be être ou ne pas être

• he is there at the moment, but he won't be there much longer il est là en ce moment mais il ne va pas rester très longtemps

• the match is tomorrow le match a lieu demain

• Christmas Day is on a Wednesday this year Noël tombe un mercredi cette année

► there is/are ( = there exist(s)) il y a

• there is a mouse in the room il y a une souris dans la pièce

• there are pigeons on the roof il y a des pigeons sur le toit

• I thought there would be problems je pensais qu'il y aurait des problèmes

• there are three of us nous sommes trois► there's (pointing out sth) voilà

• there's the church voilà l'église► here is/are voici

• here's your key voici ta clé

• here are the tickets voici les billets

• here you are at last! te voilà enfin !

• here you are! ( = take this) tiens (or tenez) !

   b. ► to have been (to a place)

I have already been to Paris je suis déjà allé à Paris

• I have been to see my aunt je suis allé voir ma tante

• he has been and gone il est venu et reparti

• where have you been? où étais-tu passé ?

5. impersonal verb

   a. (weather, temperature) faire

• it's fine/cold/dark il fait beau/froid/nuit

• it's 20 degrees in the shade il fait 20 degrés à l'ombre

• it's windy/foggy il y a du vent/du brouillard

   b. (time) être

• it's morning c'est le matin

• it's 6 o'clock il est 6 heures

• tomorrow is Friday demain c'est vendredi

• it is 14 June today nous sommes le 14 juin

   c. (emphatic) it's me who does all the work c'est moi qui fais tout le travail

• it was then we realized that... c'est alors que nous nous sommes rendu compte que...

• it was they who suggested that... ce sont eux qui ont suggéré que...

• why is it that she is so popular? pourquoi a-t-elle tant de succès ?

6. compounds

► the be-all and end-all noun le but suprême

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[biː, bɪ]
intransitive verb (p prés being; 3^e pers sg prés is, prét was, pp been)

1) gen être

it's me —

it's I — c'est moi

he's a good pupil — c'est un bon élève

2) ( in probability)

if Henri were here — si Henri était là

were it not that... — si ce n'était que...

were they to know — s'ils savaient

if I were you — à ta place

had it not been for Frank, I'd have missed the train — sans Frank j'aurais raté le train

3) ( phrases)

so be it — d'accord

be that as it may — quoi qu'il en soit

as it were — pour ainsi dire

even if it were so — même si c'était le cas

I preferred it as it was — je l'aimais mieux avant

leave it as it is — ne changez rien

let ou leave him be — laisse-le tranquille

English-French dictionary > be

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