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1 anybody

['enɪbɒdɪ]
pronome

1) (with negative, implied negative) nessuno

there wasn't anybody in the house — non c'era nessuno nella casa

without anybody knowing — senza che nessuno lo sappia, lo sapesse

I don't like him and nor does anybody else — non mi piace, e non piace a nessun altro

hardly anybody came — non è venuto quasi nessuno

2) (in questions, conditional sentences) qualcuno

is there anybody in the house? — c'è qualcuno nella casa?

did anybody see him? — qualcuno l'ha visto?

if anybody asks, tell them I've gone out — se qualcuno mi cerca, dì che sono uscito

3) (no matter who) chiunque

anybody could do it — chiunque saprebbe farlo

anybody who wants to, can go — chiunque lo desideri, può andare

anybody but you would have given it to him — chiunque, a parte te, glielo avrebbe dato

anybody can make a mistake — può capitare a tutti di fare un errore

anybody would think you were deaf — chiunque penserebbe che tu sia sordo

you can invite anybody (you like) — puoi invitare chi vuoi

4) (somebody unimportant) chiunque

she's not just anybody, she's the boss — non è una qualunque, è il capo

we can't ask just anybody to do it — non possiamo chiedere a uno qualsiasi di farlo

5) (somebody important) qualcuno

anybody who was anybody was at the party — alla festa c'erano tutti quelli che contavano

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pronoun

1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) qualcuno; nessuno

2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) qualsiasi persona

3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) qualsiasi persona

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['enɪbɒdɪ]
pronome

1) (with negative, implied negative) nessuno

there wasn't anybody in the house — non c'era nessuno nella casa

without anybody knowing — senza che nessuno lo sappia, lo sapesse

I don't like him and nor does anybody else — non mi piace, e non piace a nessun altro

hardly anybody came — non è venuto quasi nessuno

2) (in questions, conditional sentences) qualcuno

is there anybody in the house? — c'è qualcuno nella casa?

did anybody see him? — qualcuno l'ha visto?

if anybody asks, tell them I've gone out — se qualcuno mi cerca, dì che sono uscito

3) (no matter who) chiunque

anybody could do it — chiunque saprebbe farlo

anybody who wants to, can go — chiunque lo desideri, può andare

anybody but you would have given it to him — chiunque, a parte te, glielo avrebbe dato

anybody can make a mistake — può capitare a tutti di fare un errore

anybody would think you were deaf — chiunque penserebbe che tu sia sordo

you can invite anybody (you like) — puoi invitare chi vuoi

4) (somebody unimportant) chiunque

she's not just anybody, she's the boss — non è una qualunque, è il capo

we can't ask just anybody to do it — non possiamo chiedere a uno qualsiasi di farlo

5) (somebody important) qualcuno

anybody who was anybody was at the party — alla festa c'erano tutti quelli che contavano

English-Italian dictionary > anybody
2 anybody

anybody [ˈenɪbɒdɪ]

pronoun

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► In negative constructions, anybody is generally translated by personne.

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• I can't see anybody je ne vois personne

• without anybody seeing him sans que personne (ne) le voie

• it's impossible for anybody to see him today personne ne peut le voir aujourd'hui

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► In questions and if clauses, anybody can usually be translated by quelqu'un.

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• was (there) anybody there? est-ce qu'il y avait quelqu'un ?

• did anybody see you? est-ce que quelqu'un t'a vu ?

• if anybody can do it, he can si quelqu'un peut le faire c'est bien lui

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► Note the different ways of translating anybody in affirmative sentences.

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• anybody who wants to do it should say so now si quelqu'un veut le faire qu'il le dise tout de suite

• anybody could tell you n'importe qui pourrait vous le dire

• he's not just anybody, he's the boss (inf) ce n'est pas n'importe qui, c'est le patron

• anybody would have thought he had lost on aurait pu croire qu'il avait perdu

• bring anybody you like amenez qui vous voudrez

• anybody who had heard him speak would agree quiconque l'a entendu parler serait d'accord

• anybody with any sense would know that! toute personne sensée sait ça !

► anybody else n'importe qui d'autre

• bring anybody else you like venez avec qui vous voulez

• anybody else would have cried, but not him tout autre que lui aurait pleuré

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['enɪbɒdɪ]
pronoun

1) (with negative, implied negative) personne

there wasn't anybody in the house — il n'y avait personne dans la maison

without anybody knowing — sans que personne le sache

I didn't have anybody to talk to — il n'y avait personne avec qui j'aurais pu parler

I don't like him and nor does anybody else — je ne l'aime pas, d'ailleurs personne ne l'aime

hardly anybody came — il n'est venu presque personne

2) (in questions, conditional sentences) quelqu'un

is there anybody in the house? — est-ce qu'il y a quelqu'un dans la maison?

if anybody asks, tell them I've gone out — si quelqu'un me cherche, dis que je suis sorti

3) ( no matter who)

anybody could do it — n'importe qui pourrait le faire

anybody but you/his boss would say yes — tout autre que toi/ton patron dirait oui

‘who shall I invite?’ - ‘anybody but him’ — ‘qui vais-je inviter?’ - ‘n'importe qui, sauf lui’

anybody who wants to, can go — tous ceux qui le veulent, peuvent y aller

anybody but you would have given it to him — n'importe qui d'autre que toi le lui aurait donné

anybody can make a mistake — ça arrive à tout le monde de faire une erreur

anybody would think you were deaf — c'est à croire que tu es sourd

you can invite anybody (you like) — tu peux inviter qui tu veux

4) ( somebody unimportant)

we can't ask just anybody to do it — nous ne pouvons pas demander à n'importe qui de le faire

5) ( somebody important)

anybody who was anybody was at the party — tous les gens importants étaient à la soirée

English-French dictionary > anybody
3 anybody

anybody pron

1 (with negative, implied negative) personne ; there wasn't anybody in the house/car il n'y avait personne dans la maison/voiture ; there's never anybody at home il n'y a jamais personne chez eux ; without anybody knowing sans que personne le sache ; I didn't have anybody to talk to il n'y avait personne avec qui j'aurais pu parler ; I don't like him and nor does anybody else je ne l'aime pas, d'ailleurs personne ne l'aime ; hardly anybody came il n'est venu presque personne ;

2 (in questions, conditional sentences) quelqu'un ; is there anybody in the house/car? est-ce qu'il y a quelqu'un dans la maison/voiture? ; did anybody see him? est-ce que quelqu'un l'a vu? ; if anybody asks, tell them I've gone out si quelqu'un me cherche, dis que je suis sorti ; if anybody can persuade him, John can si quelqu'un peut le convaincre, c'est John ; is anybody nice/interesting coming? y a-t-il quelqu'un de sympa ○ /d'intéressant qui vient? ;

3 ( no matter who) anybody could do it tout le monde pourrait le faire ; anybody but him/you/his wife tout le monde sauf lui/toi/sa femme ; anybody who wants to, can go tous ceux qui le veulent, peuvent y aller ; anybody but you would have given it to him n'importe qui d'autre que toi le lui aurait donné ; anybody with any intelligence would realize that n'importe quelle personne un peu sensée se serait rendu compte que ; anybody can make a mistake/break a glass ça arrive à tout le monde de faire une erreur/casser un verre ; anybody would think you were deaf tout le monde doit croire que tu es sourd ; you can invite anybody (you like) tu peux inviter qui tu veux ;

4 ( somebody unimportant) she's not just anybody, she's the boss ce n'est pas n'importe qui, c'est la patronne ; we can't ask just anybody to do it, we need a skilled mechanic nous ne pouvons pas demander à n'importe qui de le faire, nous avons besoin d'un vrai mécanicien ; I wouldn't give it to just anybody je ne le/la donnerais pas à n'importe qui ;

5 ( somebody important) anybody who was anybody was at the party tous les gens importants étaient à la soirée ; he isn't anybody in this town ce n'est pas quelqu'un d'important dans cette ville. ⇒ guess.

Big English-French dictionary > anybody
4 Belang

m; -(e)s, -e

1. nur Sg.; (Wichtigkeit) importance, significance; von Belang of importance ( für to); sachlich: relevant (to); was schreibt er? - nichts von Belang what is he writing? - nothing significant ( oder of importance) ohne Belang unimportant ( für for), of no consequence oder importance (to); sachlich: irrelevant (to), immaterial (to)

2. Pl. (Angelegenheiten) concerns, issues, affairs; (Interessen) interests; öffentliche Belange public issues, matters of public concern ( oder interest); jemandes Belange wahrnehmen / vertreten look after ( oder safeguard) / represent s.o.’s interests

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Be|lạng [bə'laŋ]
m -(e)s, -e

1) (no pl = Wichtigkeit) importance, significance

von/ohne Belang (für jdn/etw) sein — to be of importance/of no importance (to sb/for or to sth)

2) pl interests

3) (form = Sache) matter

in diesem Belang — as regards this matter

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Be·lang

<-[e]s, -e>

[bəˈlaŋ]

m

1. kein pl (Bedeutung, Wichtigkeit)

▪ nichts von \Belang nothing important

▪ ohne \Belang [für jdn/etw] sein to be of no importance [or significance] [to sb/for [or to] sth], to be significant

▪ [für jdn] von \Belang sein to be of importance [to sb], to be significant

▪ etwas/nichts von \Belang something [or anything]/nothing important [or of importance

2. pl (Interessen, Angelegenheiten) interests, concerns

jds \Belange vertreten [o wahrnehmen] to represent the interests of sb

3. kein pl (geh: Hinsicht) matter

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der; Belang[e]s, Belange

1) o. Pl. (Bedeutung)

[für etwas] von/ohne Belang sein — be of importance/of no importance [for something]

für jemanden von/ohne Belang sein — be important/not be important to somebody

2) Plural (Interessen) interests

jemandes Belange wahrnehmen/vertreten — look after/represent somebody's interests

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Belang m; -(e)s, -e

1. nur sg; (Wichtigkeit) importance, significance;

von Belang of importance (

für to); sachlich: relevant (to);

was schreibt er? - nichts von Belang what is he writing? – nothing significant ( oder of importance)

ohne Belang unimportant (

für for), of no consequence oder importance (to); sachlich: irrelevant (to), immaterial (to)

2. pl (Angelegenheiten) concerns, issues, affairs; (Interessen) interests;

öffentliche Belange public issues, matters of public concern ( oder interest);

jemandes Belange wahrnehmen/vertreten look after ( oder safeguard)/represent sb’s interests

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der; Belang[e]s, Belange

1) o. Pl. (Bedeutung)

[für etwas] von/ohne Belang sein — be of importance/of no importance [for something]

für jemanden von/ohne Belang sein — be important/not be important to somebody

2) Plural (Interessen) interests

jemandes Belange wahrnehmen/vertreten — look after/represent somebody's interests

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Belang
5 fuss

1. noun
(unnecessary excitement, worry or activity, often about something unimportant: Don't make such a fuss.) jaleo, alboroto, ruido, aspaviento; lío, escándalo

2. verb
(to be too concerned with or pay too much attention to (unimportant) details: She fusses over children.) preocuparse/inquietarse demasiado

- fussy
- fussily
- make a fuss of

fuss¹ n lío / escándalo

a lot of fuss about nothing mucho ruido y pocas nueces

to make a fuss armar un lío

to make a fuss of someone mimar a alguien

fuss² vb preocuparse

stop fussing deja de preocuparte

fuss

tr[fʌs]

noun

1 (commotion, nervous excitement) alboroto, jaleo, bulla, ruido

■ what's all the fuss about? ¿por qué tanto jaleo?

■ don't get in(to) such a fuss no te pongas así, no hay para tanto

■ a lot of fuss about nothing mucho ruido y pocas nueces

2 (angry scene, dispute) escándalo, problemas nombre masculino plural; (complaints) quejas nombre femenino plural

■ there'll be a right fuss if Dad finds out habrá un escándalo si se entera papá

■ there was a fuss about the bill hubo quejas por la cuenta

transitive verb

1 (pester, annoy, bother) molestar

■ stop fussing me no me molestes

intransitive verb

1 (worry, fret) preocuparse, inquietarse

■ don't fuss, we'll get there on time no te preocupes, llegaremos a tiempo

■ she's always fussing about her hair siempre se preocupa por su pelo

2 (pay excessive attention to) mimar (con exceso), preocuparse excesivamente ( over, de)

■ she loves to fuss over her grand-daughter le encanta mimar a su nieta

■ I think they fuss over him too much creo que le miman demasiado

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to make a fuss / kick up a fuss (complain strongly) armar un escándalo, armar un lío, montar una escena

■ he kicked up a fuss about his hotel room armó un escándalo por su habitación

■ please don't make a fuss no montes una escena por favor

to make a fuss of somebody hacer mimos a alguien, deshacerse por alguien

■ everyone made a fuss of the new baby todos hicieron mimos al nuevo bebé

not to be fussed darle igual a uno

■ what do you want to do? --I'm not fussed ¿qué quieres hacer? --me da igual

fuss ['fʌs] vi

1) worry: preocuparse

2)

to fuss with : juguetear con, toquetear

3)

to fuss over : mimar

fuss n

1) commotion: alboroto m, escándalo m

2) attention: atenciones fpl

3) complaint: quejas fpl

fuss

n.

• alboroto s.m.

• alharaca s.f.

• aspavento s.m.

• bulla s.f.

• ceremonia s.f.

• desvelos innecesarios s.m.pl.

• estropicio s.m.

• jaleo s.m.

• lío s.m.

• miramiento s.m.

v.

• inquietar v.

• pernear v.

• zangolotear v.

I fʌs
mass noun alboroto m, escándalo m

it was a lot of fuss about nothing — fue mucho ruido y pocas nueces, fue una tormenta en un vaso de agua

to kick up a fuss — armar un lío or un escándalo, montar un número (Esp fam)

to make a fuss of o (AmE also) over somebody — mimar or consentir* a alguien

to make o (AmE also) raise a fuss — hacer* un escándalo

II

intransitive verb (be agitated, worry) preocuparse, inquietarse

to fuss ABOUT o OVER something — preocuparse or inquietarse por or con algo

Phrasal Verbs:

- fuss around

- fuss over

[fʌs]
1. N

1) (=complaints, arguments) escándalo m, alboroto m

to make or kick up a fuss about sth — armar un escándalo por algo, armar un lío or un follón por algo *

he's always making a fuss about nothing — siempre monta el número por cualquier tontería *

I think you were quite right to make a fuss — creo que hiciste bien en protestar

there's no need to make such a fuss — no hay por qué ponerse así, no es para tanto

2) (=anxious preparations etc) conmoción f, bulla f

a lot of fuss about nothing — mucho ruido y pocas nueces

such a fuss to get a passport! — ¡tanta lata para conseguir un pasaporte! *

what's all the fuss about? — ¿a qué viene tanto jaleo?

3)

to make a fuss of sb — (Brit) (=spoil) mimar or consentir a algn

2.

VI preocuparse por pequeñeces

3.

VT [+ person] molestar, fastidiar

don't fuss me! — ¡deja ya de fastidiarme!

- fuss about

- fuss over

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I [fʌs]
mass noun alboroto m, escándalo m

it was a lot of fuss about nothing — fue mucho ruido y pocas nueces, fue una tormenta en un vaso de agua

to kick up a fuss — armar un lío or un escándalo, montar un número (Esp fam)

to make a fuss of o (AmE also) over somebody — mimar or consentir* a alguien

to make o (AmE also) raise a fuss — hacer* un escándalo

II

intransitive verb (be agitated, worry) preocuparse, inquietarse

to fuss ABOUT o OVER something — preocuparse or inquietarse por or con algo

Phrasal Verbs:

- fuss around

- fuss over

English-spanish dictionary > fuss
6 fuss

1. noun
Theater, das (ugs.)

without any fuss — ohne großes Theater (ugs.)

kick up a fuss — ein großes Theater machen

make a fuss [about something] — Aufhebens [von etwas] od. einen Wirbel [um etwas] machen

make a fuss of — [einen] Wirbel machen um [Person, Tier]
2. intransitive verb
Wirbel machen; (get agitated) sich [unnötig] aufregen

she is always fussing over somebody/something — sie macht immer ein Theater mit jemandem/etwas (ugs.)

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1. noun
(unnecessary excitement, worry or activity, often about something unimportant: Don't make such a fuss.) das Getue
2. verb
(to be too concerned with or pay too much attention to (unimportant) details: She fusses over children.) viel Aufhebens machen um

- academic.ru/29993/fussy">fussy
- fussily
- make a fuss of
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fuss

[fʌs]

I. n

1. (excitement) [übertriebene] Aufregung

▪ to be in a \fuss in heller Aufregung sein

2. (attention) [übertriebener] Aufwand, Getue nt pej fam

it's a lot of \fuss about nothing das ist viel Lärm um nichts

to make [or kick up] [such] a \fuss einen Aufstand machen fam, sich akk anstellen fam

to make a \fuss of [or AM over] sb für jdn einen großen Aufwand betreiben

to make a \fuss about sth um etw akk viel Aufhebens machen

I don't see what the \fuss is about ich verstehe nicht, was der ganze Zirkus soll fam

II. vi (be nervously active) [sehr] aufgeregt sein

please, stop \fussing hör bitte auf, so einen Wirbel zu machen

▪ to \fuss at sb jdm keine Ruhe lassen

▪ to \fuss over sb/sth (treat with excessive attention) für jdn/etw einen großen Aufwand betreiben; (overly worry) sich dat übertriebene Sorgen um jdn/etw machen

▪ to \fuss with sth [hektisch] an etw dat herumhantieren

▪ to be \fussed (be nervous) hektisch sein; (complain) baby unruhig sein; child quengeln; adult sich akk aufregen, ÖSTERR a. raunzen

III. vt

▪ to \fuss sb jdn nicht in Ruhe lassen, jdm auf die Nerven gehen pej fam

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[fʌs]
1. n
Theater nt (inf); (= bother also) Umstände pl (inf), Aufheben(s) nt; (= lavish attention) Wirbel m (inf), Getue nt (inf)(of um)
I don't know what all the fuss is about — ich weiß wirklich nicht, was das ganze Getue or der ganze Wirbel soll (inf)

without (any) fuss — ohne großes Theater (inf)

to cause a fuss — Theater machen (inf)

to make a fuss, to kick up a fuss — Krach schlagen (inf)

to make a fuss about or over sth — viel Aufhebens or Wirbel (inf) um etw machen

to make a fuss of sb — um jdn viel Wirbel or Getue machen (inf)

to be in a fuss — Zustände haben (inf)

a lot of fuss about nothing — viel Wirbel (inf) or Lärm um nichts

2. vi
sich (unnötig) aufregen; (= get into a fuss) Umstände pl machen
there's no need to fuss if your son doesn't wear a vest — Sie brauchen nicht gleich Zustände zu kriegen, nur weil Ihr Sohn kein Unterhemd anhat (inf)

don't fuss, mother! — ist ja gut, Mutter!

a mother who fusses unnecessarily — eine übertrieben besorgte Mutter

with a crowd of attendants fussing busily around her — mit einer Menge Bediensteter, die eifrig um sie herumhuschten

3. vt
person nervös machen; (= pester) keine Ruhe lassen (+dat)
don't fuss me — lass mich in Ruhe, lass mir meine Ruhe

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fuss [fʌs]

A s

1. a) (unnötige) Aufregung:

get into a fuss → B 1

b) Hektik f

2. Wirbel m, Wind m, Theater n (alle umg):

make a fuss

a) → B 2,

b) auch kick up a fuss Krach machen oder schlagen;

a lot of fuss about nothing viel Lärm um nichts

3. Ärger m:

there’s sure to be fuss es gibt mit Sicherheit Ärger

4. Streit m, Krach m

B v/i

1. sich (unnötig) aufregen ( about über akk):

don’t fuss

a) nur keine Aufregung!,

b) nur keine Hektik!

2. viel Wirbel machen (about, of, over um)

3. fuss about ( oder around) herumfuhrwerken umg

4. fuss over

a) jemanden bemuttern,

b) sich viel Umstände mit einem Gast machen

C v/t jemanden nervös machen, aufregen

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1. noun
Theater, das (ugs.)

without any fuss — ohne großes Theater (ugs.)

kick up a fuss — ein großes Theater machen

make a fuss [about something] — Aufhebens [von etwas] od. einen Wirbel [um etwas] machen

make a fuss of — [einen] Wirbel machen um [Person, Tier]
2. intransitive verb
Wirbel machen; (get agitated) sich [unnötig] aufregen

she is always fussing over somebody/something — sie macht immer ein Theater mit jemandem/etwas (ugs.)

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n.

Aufheben -ungen n.

Getue nur sing. n.

Lärm nur sing. m.

English-german dictionary > fuss
7 fuss

1. noun
(unnecessary excitement, worry or activity, often about something unimportant: Don't make such a fuss.) oppstyr, ståhei, blest
2. verb
(to be too concerned with or pay too much attention to (unimportant) details: She fusses over children.) dulle/klusse med, gjøre et stort nummer av

- fussy
- fussily
- make a fuss of

bråk
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larm
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oppstuss
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oppstyr
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ståk

I
subst. \/fʌs\/

1) bråk, vesen, oppstyr, oppstandelse, ståhei

2) tåpelighet, tull

3) nervøs oppstandelse, uro

4) protest, innsigelser, innvendinger

5) masekopp, petimeter

fuss and feathers (amer.) billig stas, (tom) prakt

make a fuss gjøre vesen, stelle i stand bråk, bråke, skape seg

make a fuss about something gjøre vesen av noe, bråke for noe, sette himmel og jord i bevegelse for noe

make a fuss of somebody eller make a fuss over somebody ( spesielt britisk) gjøre et stort nummer av noen pusle om noen, skjemme noen bort gjøre seg til for noen

without any fuss uten å gjøre mye av det, uten omsvøp, uten videre
II
verb \/fʌs\/

1) gjøre et stort vesen, bråke, tulle, prate tull

2) vimse (omkring), fare (omkring)

• she fussed about in the kitchen

hun vimset rundt på kjøkkenet

3) ( britisk) plage, irritere, forstyrre

4) bli forfjamset, bli nervøs

5) gjøre forfjamset, gjøre nervøs

fuss over stelle med, dulle med, pusle med

fuss over something gjøre mye ut av noe, gjøre stort vesen av noe

fussed up (amer.) forvirret, forfjamset utspjåket

English-Norwegian dictionary > fuss
8 faena

f.

1 task, work (tarea).

faenas agrícolas o del campo farm work, agricultural work

faenas domésticas housework, household chores

2 bullfighter's performance (bullfighting).

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: faenar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: faenar.

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faena

► nombre femenino

1 (tarea) task, job

2 familiar (mala pasada) dirty trick

3 (tauromaquia) performance

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar metido,-a en faena familiar to be hard at work

faenas agrícolas agricultural work

faenas de la casa housework sing, household chores

mujer de la faena cleaning lady, home help

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SF

1) [gen] task, job, piece of work; [en el hogar] chore; (Mil) fatigue

estar de faena — to be at work

estar en (plena) faena — to be hard at work

tener mucha faena — to be terribly busy

faena doméstica — housework

2) * (tb: mala faena) (=mala pasada) dirty trick

hacer una faena a algn — to play a dirty trick on sb

¡menuda faena la que me hizo! — that was a terrible thing he did to me!

3) CAm, Caribe, Méx (=horas extraordinarias) extra work, overtime

4) (Taur) set of passes with the cape

hizo una faena maravillosa — he gave a splendid performance (with the cape)

5) Cono Sur (=obreros) gang of workers; (=local) work place

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femenino

1) ( trabajo) task, job

faenas domésticas or de la casa — housework

la dura faena diaria — the daily grind

faenas agrícolas — farm work

2) (Taur) series of passes

3) (fam)

a) ( mala pasada) dirty trick

hacerle una faena a alguien — to play a dirty trick on somebody (colloq)

b) ( contratiempo) drag (colloq), pain (colloq)

4) (Chi) ( grupo de trabajadores) team, gang; ( lugar de trabajo) workplace (frml)

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= task, work, job, chore.

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* faena diaria = daily grind.

* todos a la faena = all hands on deck, all hands to the pump(s).

* traje de faena = fatigues.

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femenino

1) ( trabajo) task, job

faenas domésticas or de la casa — housework

la dura faena diaria — the daily grind

faenas agrícolas — farm work

2) (Taur) series of passes

3) (fam)

a) ( mala pasada) dirty trick

hacerle una faena a alguien — to play a dirty trick on somebody (colloq)

b) ( contratiempo) drag (colloq), pain (colloq)

4) (Chi) ( grupo de trabajadores) team, gang; ( lugar de trabajo) workplace (frml)

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= task, work, job, chore.

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Ex: The maintenance of orderly shelf arrangement is often considered an unimportant chore.

* faena diaria = daily grind.

* todos a la faena = all hands on deck, all hands to the pump(s).

* traje de faena = fatigues.

* * *

faena

feminine

A (trabajo) task, job

comparten las faenas domésticas or de la casa they share the housework o the domestic o household chores

la dura faena diaria the daily grind

faenas agrícolas farm work

B ( Taur) series of passes

C (matanza) slaughter

D ( fam)

1 (mala pasada) dirty trick

hacerle una faena a algn to play a dirty trick on sb ( colloq), to pull a stunt on sb ( colloq)

2 (contratiempo) drag ( colloq), pain ( colloq)

¡qué faena! what a drag o pain!

E ( Chi)

1 (grupo de trabajadores) team, gang

2 (lugar de trabajo) workplace ( frml)

voy a la faena a pie I walk to work

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Del verbo faenar: ( conjugate faenar)

faena es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
faena
faenar
faena sustantivo femenino
1 ( tarea) task, job;
◊ es una faena dura it's hard work;

faenas domésticas housework;
faenas agrícolas farm work
2 (fam)
a) ( mala pasada) dirty trick;

◊ hacerle una faena a algn to play a dirty trick on sb (colloq)

b) ( contratiempo) drag (colloq), pain (colloq)

faena sustantivo femenino
1 (trabajo) work
faenas de la casa, household chores
faenas del campo, farm work
fam pey chore
2 fam (mala pasada) dirty trick
hacer una faena a alguien, to play a dirty trick on sb
3 Taur performance
faenar verbo intransitivo
1 (en la mar) to fish
2 (en el campo) to work on the land
' faena' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jugada
- meterse
- perrería
- traje
- trastada
- tres
- marranada
English:
chore
- fatigue

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faena nf

1. [tarea] task, work;

hoy no puedo salir que tengo mucha faena I can't go out today, I've got too much (work) to do;

estar en plena faena to be hard at work;

meterse en faena to get down to work, to start working

Comp
faenas agrícolas farm work, agricultural work;
faenas del campo farm work, agricultural work;

faenas domésticas housework, household chores

2. Fam [fastidio]
me han hecho una faena cancelando el vuelo they've really left me in it by cancelling the flight;

no me olvidaré de la faena que me hizo I won't forget the dirty trick he played on me;

¡qué faena! what a pain!

3. Taurom = bullfighter's performance with the cape;

el torero ejecutó una faena brillante the bullfighter did a series of brilliant passes with the cape

4. Cuba, Guat, Méx [en hacienda] overtime

5. Chile [cuadrilla de obreros] group of labourers

6. Ecuad [trabajo matinal] morning work

7. RP [matanza] slaughtering [of cattle]

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faena

f

1 task, job;

faenas agrícolas farmwork sg ;

faenas de la casa household chores

2 TAUR series of passes with the cape

3

:

hacer una faena a alguien play a dirty trick on s.o.

4 Chi, Rpl

de ganado slaughtering

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faena nf

: task, job, work

faenas domésticas: housework

* * *

faena n

1. (labor) job / task

las faenas de la casa the housework

2. (jugarreta) dirty trick

me hizo una faena he played a dirty trick on me

rematar la faena to finish off the job

Spanish-English dictionary > faena
9 concern

kən'sə:n
1. verb
1) (to have to do with: This order doesn't concern us; So far as I'm concerned, you can do what you like.) concernir

2) ((with for or about) to make (usually oneself) uneasy: Don't concern yourself about her.) preocuparse

3) ((with with or in) to interest (oneself) in: He doesn't concern himself with unimportant details.) interesarse en

2. noun
1) (something that concerns or belongs to one: His problems are not my concern.) asunto

2) (anxiety: The condition of the patient is giving rise to concern.) preocupación, inquietud

3) (a business: a shoe-manufacturing concern.) negocio

•

- concerning

concern¹ n preocupación / interés

he shows no concern for his children no demuestra ningún interés por sus hijos

concern² vb

1. tener que ver con / interesar / afectar

this concerns all of us esto nos afecta a todos

2. importar

this doesn't concern you esto a ti no te importa

3. tratar de / referirse a

the film concerns the drug problem la película trata del problema de la droga

4. preocupar

his state of health concerns us all su estado de salud nos preocupa a todos

as far as I'm concerned por lo que a mí se refiere / en cuanto a mí

concern

tr[kən'sɜːn]

noun

1 (worry) preocupación nombre femenino, inquietud nombre femenino

■ there's no cause for concern no hay motivo de preocupación, no hay motivo para preocuparse

■ a matter of some concern un tema que preocupa

2 (interest) interés nombre masculino; (affair) asunto

■ it's no concern of mine no es asunto mío

■ what concern is it of yours? ¿y a ti qué te importa?

3 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (company, business) negocio

■ a going concern un negocio en marcha

transitive verb

1 (affect, involve) afectar, concernir, importar; (interest) interesar

■ that doesn't concern you eso no te importa

■ this concerns all of us esto nos afecta a todos

2 (worry) preocupar

3 (book, film, article, etc) tratar de

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to concern oneself (about something) preocuparse (por algo)

to whom it may concern a quien corresponda

concern [kən'sərn] vt

1) : tratarse de, tener que ver con

the novel concerns a sailor: la novela se trata de un marinero

2) involve: concernir, incumbir a, afectar

that does not concern me: eso no me incumbe

concern n

1) affair: asunto m

2) worry: inquietud f, preocupación f

3) business: negocio m

concern

n.

• ansiedad s.f.

• asunto importante s.m.

• desvelo s.m.

• empresa s.f.

• entidad s.f.

• firma s.f.

• honrilla s.f.

• interés s.m.

• miradero s.m.

• negocio s.m.

• preocupación s.f.

v.

• atañer v.

• concernir v.

• corresponder v.

• desasosegar v.

• importar v.

• interesar v.

• pertenecer v.

• preocupar v.

• respectar v.

• tocar v.

kən'sɜːrn, kən'sɜːn
I

noun

1) c (business, affair) asunto m

that's no concern of yours — eso no es asunto tuyo

2) u

a) ( anxiety) preocupación f, inquietud f

cause for concern — motivos mpl de preocupación or para preocuparse

b) ( interest)

concern FOR somebody/something — interés m por alguien/algo

to be of concern to somebody — importarle or preocuparle a alguien

it's of no great concern to me what he does — no me importa or no me preocupa mucho lo que haga

3) c ( firm) empresa f, negocio m; going II

II
1.

transitive verb

1) (affect, involve) concernir*, incumbir

the people concerned — la gente en cuestión

those concerned know who they are — los interesados ya saben quiénes son

to be concerned WITH something — ocuparse de algo

where money is concerned... — en lo que respecta al dinero...

as far as I'm concerned — en lo que a mí respecta, por mi parte

to whom it may concern — (frml) a quien corresponda (frml)

2)

a) ( interest) interesar

I'm more concerned with quality than quantity — me interesa más la calidad que la cantidad

b) (worry, bother) preocupar, inquietar

3) ( relate to)

my fears concerning her health were unfounded — mis temores en cuanto a or respecto a su salud eran infundados

item one concerns the new office — el primer punto trata de la nueva oficina

2.

v refl

to concern oneself (ABOUT somebody/something) — preocuparse (por alguien/algo)

to concern oneself WITH something — ( be busy with something) ocuparse de algo; ( interest)

I don't concern myself with their affairs — yo no me inmiscuyo en sus asuntos

[kǝn'sɜːn]
1. N

1) (=business) asunto m

• it's no concern of yours — no es asunto tuyo

• technical aspects were the concern of the army — de los aspectos técnicos se encargaba el ejército, los aspectos técnicos eran asunto del ejército

• if they want to go ahead, that's their concern — si quieren seguir adelante, es asunto suyo

• what concern is it of yours? — ¿qué tiene que ver contigo?

2) (=anxiety) preocupación f

• his health is giving cause for concern — su salud está dando motivo de preocupación

• to express concern about sth — expresar preocupación por algo

• it is a matter for concern that... — es motivo de preocupación el (hecho de) que...

• with an expression or a look of concern — con cara preocupada or de preocupación

• there is concern that... — preocupa que...

3) (=interest, regard) interés m

• my main concern is the welfare of my children — mi interés principal or lo que más me preocupa es el bienestar de mis hijos

• it's of no concern to me — me tiene sin cuidado, a mí no me importa

• out of concern for her feelings, I didn't say anything — no dije nada por no herir sus sentimientos

out of concern for the public's safety — por la seguridad pública

4) (=firm) negocio m, empresa f

• a family concern — un negocio familiar

• a going concern — un negocio próspero, una empresa próspera

the farm is not a going concern — la granja no es un buen negocio

2. VT

1) (=affect) afectar, concernir

it concerns me directly — me afecta or concierne directamente

it doesn't concern you at all — no te afecta or concierne para nada

2) (=interest, involve)

please contact the department concerned — póngase en contacto con la sección correspondiente

• it is best for all concerned — es lo mejor para todas las partes interesadas

• as far as I am concerned — por or en lo que a mí se refiere, por or en lo que a mí respecta

she can go to hell as far as I'm concerned — por mí se puede ir a la porra *, por or en lo que a mí respecta se puede ir a la porra *

I was just another student as far as he was concerned — para él yo no era más que otra estudiante

• to concern o.s. with sth, I didn't concern myself with politics — no me metí en política

don't concern yourself with things you can do nothing about — no te preocupes por cosas que están fuera de tu alcance

• those concerned — los interesados

• to whom it may concern — frm a quien corresponda

• to be concerned with sth, essential reading for anyone concerned with children — lecturas fundamentales para cualquiera al que le interesen los niños

they are mainly concerned with maximizing profits — su interés principal es maximizar los beneficios

3) (=be about)

my question concerns money — mi pregunta hace referencia al dinero

chapter two is concerned with the civil war — el capítulo dos trata de la guerra civil

4) (=worry) preocupar

it concerns me that... — me preocupa el hecho de que...

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[kən'sɜːrn, kən'sɜːn]
I

noun

1) c (business, affair) asunto m

that's no concern of yours — eso no es asunto tuyo

2) u

a) ( anxiety) preocupación f, inquietud f

cause for concern — motivos mpl de preocupación or para preocuparse

b) ( interest)

concern FOR somebody/something — interés m por alguien/algo

to be of concern to somebody — importarle or preocuparle a alguien

it's of no great concern to me what he does — no me importa or no me preocupa mucho lo que haga

3) c ( firm) empresa f, negocio m; going II

II
1.

transitive verb

1) (affect, involve) concernir*, incumbir

the people concerned — la gente en cuestión

those concerned know who they are — los interesados ya saben quiénes son

to be concerned WITH something — ocuparse de algo

where money is concerned... — en lo que respecta al dinero...

as far as I'm concerned — en lo que a mí respecta, por mi parte

to whom it may concern — (frml) a quien corresponda (frml)

2)

a) ( interest) interesar

I'm more concerned with quality than quantity — me interesa más la calidad que la cantidad

b) (worry, bother) preocupar, inquietar

3) ( relate to)

my fears concerning her health were unfounded — mis temores en cuanto a or respecto a su salud eran infundados

item one concerns the new office — el primer punto trata de la nueva oficina

2.

v refl

to concern oneself (ABOUT somebody/something) — preocuparse (por alguien/algo)

to concern oneself WITH something — ( be busy with something) ocuparse de algo; ( interest)

I don't concern myself with their affairs — yo no me inmiscuyo en sus asuntos

English-spanish dictionary > concern
10 silly

'sili
adjective

(foolish; not sensible: Don't be so silly!; silly children.) tonto, bobo

- silliness

silly adj tonto / ridículo

don't be silly no seas tonto

I look silly in this hat estoy ridículo con este sombrero

El comparativo de silly se escribe sillier; el superlativo se escribe silliest

silly

tr['sɪlɪ]

adjective (comp sillier, superl silliest)

1 (stupid) tonto,-a, estúpido,-a, necio,-a, bobo,-a; (ridiculous) ridículo,-a

■ how silly of me! ¡qué tonto soy!

■ you look really silly in those boots estás ridícula con esas botas

2 (unimportant) trivial, sin importancia

3 familiar (senseless) atontado,-a

■ he knocked me silly me dejó atontado

noun

1 tonto,-a, bobo,-a

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to do something silly hacer una tontería

to drink oneself silly pillar una borrachera

to make somebody look silly dejar a alguien en ridículo

silly season período veraniego en que los periódicos están llenos de noticias triviales

silly ['sɪli] adj, sillier ; - est : tonto, estúpido, ridículo

silly

adj.

• abobado, -a adj.

• bobalicón, -ona adj.

• bobático, -a adj.

• chocho, -a adj.

• divertido, -a adj.

• majareta adj.

• memo, -a adj.

• mentecato, -a adj.

• necio, -a adj.

• soso, -a adj.

• tonto, -a adj.

• zonzo, -a adj.

'sɪli
adjective -lier, -liest ( foolish) < person> tonto, bobo (fam); <remark/idea/mistake> tonto; <name/hat> ridículo; <grin/laugh> tonto, estúpido

you silly fool! — imbécil!

you silly girl! — tonta!

that was a very silly thing to say/do — lo que dijiste/hiciste fue una tontería

to scare somebody silly — darle* un susto de muerte a alguien

to make somebody look silly — dejar en ridículo a alguien

the silly season — (BrE) período del verano en que los periódicos, al no haber actividad política, llenan sus páginas de noticias triviales

['sɪlɪ]
ADJ (compar sillier) (superl silliest) (=stupid) [person] tonto, bobo, sonso or zonzo (LAm); [act, idea] absurdo; (=ridiculous) ridículo
how silly of me!, silly me! — ¡qué tonto or bobo soy!

that was silly of you, that was a silly thing to do — eso que hiciste fue muy tonto or bobo, fue una tontería or estupidez por tu parte

don't be silly — no seas tonto or bobo

• I feel silly in this hat — me siento ridículo con este sombrero

• to knock sb silly * — dar una paliza a algn

the blow knocked him silly — el golpe le dejó tonto or sin sentido

• to laugh o.s. silly * — desternillarse de risa *

• you look silly carrying that fish — pareces tonto llevando ese pez

to make sb look silly — poner a algn en ridículo

• silly season — temporada f boba, canícula f

• I've done a silly thing — he hecho una tontería, he sido un tonto

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['sɪli]
adjective -lier, -liest ( foolish) < person> tonto, bobo (fam); <remark/idea/mistake> tonto; <name/hat> ridículo; <grin/laugh> tonto, estúpido

you silly fool! — imbécil!

you silly girl! — tonta!

that was a very silly thing to say/do — lo que dijiste/hiciste fue una tontería

to scare somebody silly — darle* un susto de muerte a alguien

to make somebody look silly — dejar en ridículo a alguien

the silly season — (BrE) período del verano en que los periódicos, al no haber actividad política, llenan sus páginas de noticias triviales

English-spanish dictionary > silly
11 small

smo:l
adjective

1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) pequeño

2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) pequeño

3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) poco

4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) minúsculo

•

- small ads
- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small

small adj pequeño

a small child un niño pequeño

their flat is smaller than ours su piso es más pequeño que el nuestro

small

tr[smɔːl]

adjective

1 (not large) pequeño,-a, chico,-a

■ this skirt is too small for me esta falda me va pequeña

■ we live in a small flat vivimos en un piso pequeño

■ it's just a small present sólo es un regalito

■ get the small table coge la mesita

2 (in height) bajo,-a, pequeño,-a

■ he's a small man es un hombre bajito

■ she's quite small for her age es bastante pequeña para su edad

3 (young) joven, pequeño,-a

■ when I was small cuando era pequeño

■ small children niños pequeños

4 (reduced - sum, number) reducido,-a, módico,-a; (slight, scant) escaso,-a, poco,-a

■ I want you to work in small groups quiero que trabajéis en grupos reducidos

■ we paid small attention prestamos poca atención

■ it's small comfort es un triste consuelo

5 (small-scale) pequeño,-a

■ small business pequeño comercio

■ small investor pequeño inversor

6 (unimportant, trivial) sin importancia, de poca importancia, insignificante

■ you've made a few small mistakes has hecho unos errores sin importancia

7 (not capital) minúscula

■ with a small t con t minúscula

8 (mean, petty) mezquino,-a

adverb

1 pequeño

■ cut it up small córtalo en trocitos

plural noun smalls

1 dated (underwear) paños nombre masculino plural menores, ropa f sing interior

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

(it's) small wonder that... no me extraña (nada) que...

in a small voice con la boca pequeña

in the small hours a altas horas de la madrugada

it's a small world el mundo es un pañuelo

to have a small appetite no ser de mucho comer

to feel small sentirse humillado,-a

to make somebody look small dejar a alguien en ridículo, humillar a alguien

a small fortune un dineral nombre masculino

small ads anuncios nombre masculino plural por palabras, pequeños anuncios nombre masculino plural

small arms armas nombre masculino plural portátiles

small change cambio, monedas nombre femenino plural sueltas

small fry gente nombre femenino de poca monta

small of the back región nombre femenino lumbar

small print letra menuda, letra pequeña

small screen pequeña pantalla

small talk charla, charloteo

small ['smɔl] adj

1) : pequeño, chico

a small house: una casa pequeña

small change: monedas de poco valor

2) trivial: pequeño, insignificante

small

adj.

• chico, -a adj.

• chiquito, -a adj.

• corto, -a adj.

• insignificante adj.

• menudo, -a adj.

• mezquino, -a adj.

• meñique adj.

• minúsculo, -a adj.

• parvo, -a adj.

• pequeño, -a adj.

• párvulo, -a adj.

• reducido, -a adj.

adv.

• en miniatura adv.

n.

• cochitril s.m.

I smɔːl
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( in size) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

to cut something up small — cortar algo en trocitos (pequeños)

a small waist — una cintura muy estrecha

small letters — letras fpl minúsculas

he's a conservative with a small `c' — es de ideas conservadoras en el sentido amplio de la palabra

the small screen — la pequeña pantalla, la pantalla chica (AmL)

to be small beer o (AmE also) small potatoes: for him $2,000 is small beer — para él 2.000 dólares no son nada or son poca cosa

b) (in number, amount, value) < family> pequeño, chico (esp AmL); <sum/price> módico, reducido

c) ( not much)

they have small chance of succeeding — tienen pocas probabilidades de lograrlo

small wonder! — no es de extrañar, no me extraña

2)

a) (unimportant, trivial) <mistake/problem> pequeño, de poca importancia

b) (humble, modest)

to start in a small way — empezar* de forma muy modesta

to feel small — sentirse* insignificante or (fam) poca cosa

I'm sorry, he said in a small voice — -lo siento -dijo en un hilo de voz

II

noun

1)

the small of the back — región baja de la espalda, que corresponde al segmento dorsal de la columna vertebral

2) smalls pl (BrE colloq & dated) ropa f interior, paños mpl menores (hum)

[smɔːl]
1. ADJ
(compar smaller) (superl smallest)
1) (=not big) [object, building, room, animal, group] pequeño, chico (LAm); (in height) bajo, pequeño, chaparro (LAm); [family, population] pequeño, poco numeroso; [audience] reducido, poco numeroso; [stock, supply] reducido, escaso; [waist] estrecho; [clothes] de talla pequeña; [meal] ligero; [coal] menudo

the dress is too small for her — el vestido le viene pequeño or chico

the smaller of the two — el menor (de los dos)

with a small "e" — con "e" minúscula

• to have a small appetite — no ser de mucho comer, comer poco

• to become or get or grow smaller — [income, difficulties, supply, population, amount] disminuir, reducirse; [object] hacerse más pequeño

mobile phones are getting smaller — los teléfonos móviles son cada vez más pequeños

• to break/ cut sth up small — romper algo en trozos pequeños/cortar algo en trocitos

• to get or grow smaller, until the small hours — hasta altas horas de la noche

• to be small in size — [country] ser pequeño; [animal, object] ser de pequeño tamaño; [room] ser de dimensiones reducidas

• in small letters — en minúsculas

• this house makes the other one look small — esta casa hace que la otra se quede pequeña

• to make o.s. small — achicarse

to make sth smaller — [+ income, difficulties, supply, population, amount] reducir algo; [+ object, garment] reducir algo de tamaño, hacer algo más pequeño

• the smallest room — euph hum el excusado

- be small beer or small potatoes

it was small beer compared to the money he was getting before — no era nada or era poca cosa comparado con lo que ganaba antes
world 1., 1), wee I
2) (=minor) [problem, mistake, job, task] pequeño, de poca importancia; [contribution] pequeño; [difference, change, increase, improvement] pequeño, ligero

• to start in a small way — empezar desde abajo

3) (=inconsequential)

• to feel small — sentirse insignificante

• to make sb look small — rebajar a algn

• she said in a small voice — dijo con un hilo de voz

4) (=young) [child, baby] pequeño, chico (esp LAm)

when we were small — cuando éramos pequeños or chicos

5) frm (=slight, scant) poco

• to be small comfort or consolation (to sb) — servir de poco consuelo (a algn)

• to be of small concern (to sb) — importar poco (a algn)

• to have small hope of success — tener pocas esperanzas de éxito

• a matter of small importance — un asunto de poca importancia
measure 1., 6), wonder 1., 2)
2. N

1)

• the small of the back — la región lumbar

2) smalls (Brit) * (=underwear) ropa fsing interior or (esp LAm) íntima

3.

ADV

• don't think too small — piensa más a lo grande

• try not to write so small — intenta no escribir con una letra tan pequeña

4.

CPD

small ad N — (Brit) anuncio m por palabras

small arms NPL — armas fpl ligeras de bajo calibre

small business N — pequeña empresa f

the small businessman N — el pequeño empresario

small capitals NPL — (Typ) (also: small caps) versalitas fpl

small change N — suelto m, cambio m, calderilla f, sencillo m (LAm), feria f (Mex) *

small claims court N — tribunal m de instancia (que se ocupa de asuntos menores)

small end N — (Aut) pie m de biela

small fry * N —

to be small fry — ser de poca monta

small intestine N — intestino m delgado

small investor N — pequeño(-a) inversionista mf

small print N — letra f menuda

small screen N — pequeña pantalla f, pantalla f chica (LAm)

small talk N — charla f, charloteo * m

• to make small talk — charlar, charlotear *

small town N — (US) ciudad f pequeña
SMALL
Position of "pequeño"
► Peq ueño usually follows the noun when making implicit or explicit comparison with something bigger:
He picked out a small melon Escogió un melón pequeño
At that time, Madrid was a small city En aquella época Madrid era una ciudad pequeña ► When used more subjectively with no attempt at comparison, peq ueño u sually precedes the noun:
But there's one small problem... Pero existe un pequeño problema...
She lives in the little village of La Granada Vive en el pequeño pueblo de La Granada For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I [smɔːl]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( in size) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

to cut something up small — cortar algo en trocitos (pequeños)

a small waist — una cintura muy estrecha

small letters — letras fpl minúsculas

he's a conservative with a small `c' — es de ideas conservadoras en el sentido amplio de la palabra

the small screen — la pequeña pantalla, la pantalla chica (AmL)

to be small beer o (AmE also) small potatoes: for him $2,000 is small beer — para él 2.000 dólares no son nada or son poca cosa

b) (in number, amount, value) < family> pequeño, chico (esp AmL); <sum/price> módico, reducido

c) ( not much)

they have small chance of succeeding — tienen pocas probabilidades de lograrlo

small wonder! — no es de extrañar, no me extraña

2)

a) (unimportant, trivial) <mistake/problem> pequeño, de poca importancia

b) (humble, modest)

to start in a small way — empezar* de forma muy modesta

to feel small — sentirse* insignificante or (fam) poca cosa

I'm sorry, he said in a small voice — -lo siento -dijo en un hilo de voz

II

noun

1)

the small of the back — región baja de la espalda, que corresponde al segmento dorsal de la columna vertebral

2) smalls pl (BrE colloq & dated) ropa f interior, paños mpl menores (hum)

English-spanish dictionary > small
12 menester

m.

necessity.

haber menester de algo to be in need of something

ser menester que alguien haga algo to be necessary for somebody to do something

menesteres business, matters (asuntos)

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menester

► nombre masculino

1 (necesidad) need

► nombre masculino plural menesteres

1 familiar (actividades) business sing; (necesidades) call of nature sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

es menester que... it is necessary that...

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SM

1)

ser menester frm (=ser necesario): es menester hacer algo — we must do something, it is necessary to do something

cuando sea menester — when necessary

todo es menester — everything is welcome

2) (=trabajo) job; (=recado) errand

salir para un menester — to go out on an errand

3) pl menesteres (=deberes) duties, business sing ; (=ocupación) occupation sing ; (=función) function sing

no estamos capacitados para esos menesteres — we are not trained to do that

venden un aparatito para esos menesteres — you can buy a little machine to do those jobs

- hacer sus menesteres

4) pl menesteres (Téc) gear sing, tools

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masculino

1)

ser menester — (frml) ( ser necesario) to be necessary

es menester que lo hagamos sin demora — we must do it without delay

2) (frml) ( tarea) occupation

se ganaba la vida en los menesteres más diversos — he earned his living from some very diverse activities

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= job, task, chore.

Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.

Ex. Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.

Ex. The maintenance of orderly shelf arrangement is often considered an unimportant chore.

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masculino

1)

ser menester — (frml) ( ser necesario) to be necessary

es menester que lo hagamos sin demora — we must do it without delay

2) (frml) ( tarea) occupation

se ganaba la vida en los menesteres más diversos — he earned his living from some very diverse activities

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= job, task, chore.

Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.

Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.

Ex: The maintenance of orderly shelf arrangement is often considered an unimportant chore.

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menester

masculine

A

ser menester ( frml) (ser necesario) to be necessary

es menester trabajar para vivir one must work in order to live

es menester que lo hagamos sin demora we must do it without delay

B ( frml) (tarea) occupation

se ganaba la vida en los menesteres más diversos he earned his living from some very diverse activities

estaban ocupados en otros menesteres they were busy with other activities o they were otherwise engaged

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menester sustantivo masculino
1
◊ ser menester (frml) ( ser necesario) to be necessary;

es menester que lo hagamos sin demora we must do it without delay
2 (frml) ( tarea) occupation;
◊ se ganaba la vida en los menesteres más diversos he earned his living from some very diverse activities

menester sustantivo masculino
1 (ocupación) esos menesteres se los dejo a mi mujer, I leave those jobs for my wife
♦ Locuciones: ser menester, to be necessary

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menester nm

1. [necesidad] necessity;

haber menester de algo to be in need of sth;

ser menester que alguien haga algo to be necessary for sb to do sth;

es menester continuar con las reformas it is necessary to continue with the reforms

2.
menesteres [asuntos] business, matters;

se ocupa de la limpieza y demás menesteres he does the cleaning and other odd jobs;

un abogado sin experiencia en estos menesteres a lawyer with no experience in these matters

3. Fam
menesteres [herramientas] things, tools

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menester

m ( trabajo) job;

menesteres pl fam tools, gear sg ;

ser menester ( necessario) be necessary

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menester nm

1) : activity, occupation, duties pl

2)

ser menester : to be necessary

es menester que vengas: you must come

Spanish-English dictionary > menester
13 irrelevant

i'relivənt
adjective

(not connected with the subject that is being discussed etc: irrelevant comments.) irrelevante

- irrelevantly
- irrelevance
- irrelevancy

irrelevant adj que no viene al caso

irrelevant

tr[ɪ'relɪvənt]

adjective

1 (unimportant - fact, detail, etc) irrelevante

2 (out of place) que no viene al caso

■ that's irrelevant eso no tiene nada que ver, eso no viene al caso

irrelevant [ɪ'rɛləvənt] adj

: irrelevante

irrelevant

adj.

• impertinente adj.

• inaplicable adj.

• inconexo, -a adj.

• irrelevante adj.

ɪ'reləvənt
adjective <fact/detail> irrelevante, intrascendente

the size of the building is quite irrelevant — el tamaño del edificio no tiene ninguna importancia or no viene al caso

to be irrelevant TO something — no tener* relación or no tener* que ver con algo

to be irrelevant TO somebody — serle* indiferente a alguien

[ɪ'relǝvǝnt]
ADJ [details, information] irrelevante, intrascendente
what you are saying is irrelevant — lo que dices no viene al caso, lo que dices es irrelevante

those remarks are irrelevant to the present discussion — esas observaciones no tienen relación con lo que se está discutiendo

the proposals are irrelevant to most of our customers — las propuestas les son indiferentes a la mayoría de nuestros clientes

he was irrelevant, merely to be disposed of — era una persona superflua de la que se podía prescindir

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[ɪ'reləvənt]
adjective <fact/detail> irrelevante, intrascendente

the size of the building is quite irrelevant — el tamaño del edificio no tiene ninguna importancia or no viene al caso

to be irrelevant TO something — no tener* relación or no tener* que ver con algo

to be irrelevant TO somebody — serle* indiferente a alguien

English-spanish dictionary > irrelevant
14 matter

'mætə
1. noun
1) (solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made: The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.) materia, sustancia

2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) asunto, cuestión

3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) pus

2. verb
(to be important: That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter.) importar

- matter-of-fact
- be the matter
- a matter of course
- a matter of opinion
- no matter
- no matter who
- what
- where

matter¹ n

1. problema

what's the matter? ¿qué pasa? / ¿qué problema hay?

there's nothing the matter no pasa nada

2. asunto / cuestión

a personal matter un asunto personal

3. materia / sustancia

no matter... no importa...

no matter what it costs no importa lo que cueste / cueste lo que cueste

no matter where you go vayas donde vayas

matter² vb importar

it doesn't matter to me no me importa

matter

tr['mætə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (affair, subject) asunto, cuestión nombre femenino

■ it's a personal matter es un asunto personal

■ we must get to the root of the matter hay que ir al quid de la cuestión

■ we have several matters to discuss tenemos varias cuestiones que discutir

■ this is a matter of utmost importance es una cuestión de suma importancia

■ it's only a matter of time sólo es cuestión de tiempo

2 (trouble, problem) problema nombre masculino

■ what's the matter? ¿qué pasa?

■ what's the matter with Susan? ¿qué le pasa a Susan?

■ is anything the matter? ¿pasa algo?

■ nothing's the matter no pasa nada

3 SMALLPHYSICS/SMALL (physical substance) materia, sustancia

4 (type of substance, things of particular kind) materia

5 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL (pus) pus nombre masculino

intransitive verb

1 (be important) importar (to, a)

■ it doesn't matter no importa, es igual, da igual

■ you're the only thing that matters to me tú eres lo único que me importa

■ it doesn't matter which way you go no importa por donde vayas

■ does it matter if you're late? ¿pasa algo si llegas tarde?

■ it doesn't matter what you wear da igual lo que lleves, no importa lo que lleves

■ getting that article published mattered a lot to her publicar aquel artículo le importaba mucho

■ what matters most is that you're home lo importante es que estás en casa

plural noun matters

1 (the situation) la situación nombre femenino, las cosas nombre femenino plural

■ his financial matters su situación económica

■ his attitude doesn't exactly help matters su actitud no facilita las cosas, precisamente

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

(as) a matter of course por norma

as a matter of fact en realidad, de hecho

as matters stand tal y como están las cosas

for that matter en realidad

no matter no importa

■ no matter what pase lo que pase

■ no matter what I say diga lo que diga

■ no matter who it is sea quién sea, quienquiera que sea

■ no matter how busy I am por muy ocupado que esté

■ no matter how much you insist por mucho que insistas

■ no matter how much it costs cueste lo que cueste

■ no matter where he goes dondequiera que vaya

to be a matter of life or death ser cuestión de vida o muerte

to be a matter of opinion ser discutible

to be no laughing matter no ser cosa de risa, no ser motivo de risa, no ser para reírse

to be another matter ser otra cosa

to let the matter drop/rest dejarlo correr

to make matters worse para colmo (de desgracias)

to take matters into one's own hands tomarse la justicia por su mano

matters arising asuntos nombre masculino plural varios

the matter in hand el asunto de que se trata

matter ['mæt̬ər] vi

: importar

it doesn't matter: no importa

matter n

1) question: asunto m, cuestión f

a matter of taste: una cuestión de gusto

2) substance: materia f, sustancia f

3) matters npl

circumstances: situación f, cosas fpl

to make matters worse: para colmo de males

4)

to be the matter : pasar

what's the matter?: ¿qué pasa?

5)

as a matter of fact : en efecto, en realidad

6)

for that matter : de hecho

7)

no matter how much : por mucho que

matter

n.

• asunto s.m.

• capítulo s.m.

• cosa s.f.

• cuestión s.f.

• especie s.f.

• hecho s.m.

• materia s.f.

• material s.m.

• motivo s.m.

• tema s.m.

v.

• importar v.

I 'mætər, 'mætə(r)
noun

1) u

a) ( substance) (Phil, Phys) materia f, sustancia f

b) ( discharge) ( Med) pus m, materia f

c) ( subject matter) temática f, tema m

form and matter — forma y contenido

d) (written, printed material)

printed matter — impresos mpl

reading matter — material m de lectura

2)

a) (question, affair) asunto m, cuestión f

that's another o a different matter — eso es otra cosa, eso es diferente

this is a matter for the police — esto requiere la intervención de la policía

it's only a matter of time — sólo es cuestión de tiempo

that's a matter of opinion — eso es discutible

as a matter of interest, what does he do for a living? — por pura curiosidad ¿en qué trabaja?

it's no laughing matter — no es motivo de risa, no es (como) para reírse

b) matters pl

as matters stand — tal y como están las cosas

to make matters worse — para colmo (de males)

that didn't help matters — aquello no ayudó a mejorar la situación

matters arising — asuntos mpl varios

c) ( approximate amount)

a matter OF something — cuestión f or cosa f de algo

it was all over in a matter of seconds — todo acabó en cuestión or cosa de segundos

d) (in phrases)

as a matter of fact: as a matter of fact, I've never been to Spain la verdad es que or en realidad nunca he estado en España; for that matter en realidad; no matter (as interj) no importa; (as conj): no matter how hard I try por mucho que me esfuerce; I want you back by 9 o'clock, no matter what — quiero que estés de vuelta a las nueve, pase lo que pase

3) (problem, trouble)

what's the matter? — ¿qué pasa?

what's the matter with Jane/the typewriter? — ¿qué le pasa a Jane/a la máquina de escribir?

is anything the matter with Alice? — ¿le pasa algo a Alice?

II

intransitive verb importar

it doesn't matter — no importa, da igual

to matter TO somebody: money is the only thing that matters to her/them — el dinero es lo único que le/les importa

['mætǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=substance) materia f, sustancia f

2) (Typ, Publishing) material m

advertising matter — material m publicitario

printed matter — impresos mpl

3) (Med) (=pus) pus m, materia f

4) (Literat) (=content) contenido m

form and matter — la forma y el contenido

5) (=question, affair) asunto m, cuestión f

in this matter — en este asunto

• that's quite another matter, that's another matter altogether — esa es otra cuestión, eso es totalmente distinto

• business matters — negocios mpl

• the matter is closed — el asunto está concluido

• as a matter of course — automáticamente

it's a matter of course with us — con nosotros es cosa de cajón

• that's a very different matter — esa es otra cuestión, eso es totalmente distinto

• it's an easy matter to phone him — es cosa fácil llamarle

it will be no easy matter — no será fácil

• as a matter of fact..., as a matter of fact I know her very well — de hecho or en realidad la conozco muy bien

I don't like it, as a matter of fact I'm totally against it — no me gusta, de hecho estoy totalmente en contra

"don't tell me you like it?" - "as a matter of fact I do" — -no me digas que te gusta -pues sí, la verdad es que sí

as a matter of fact we were just talking about you — precisamente estábamos hablando de ti

• for that matter — en realidad

• it's a matter of form — es pura formalidad

• the matter in hand — la cuestión del momento

• money matters — asuntos mpl financieros

• it is no great matter — es poca cosa, no importa

• in the matter of — en cuanto a, en lo que se refiere

there's the matter of my wages — queda el asunto de mi sueldo

it will be a matter of a few weeks — será cuestión de unas semanas

a matter of minutes — cosa de minutos

it's a matter of a couple of hours — es cosa de un par de horas

in a matter of ten minutes — en cosa de diez minutos

it's a matter of great concern to us — es motivo de gran preocupación para nosotros

it's a matter of taste — es cuestión de gusto

• it's a serious matter — es cosa seria
laughing 1., mince 2., 2)
6) (=importance)

no matter!, it makes no matter — frm ¡no importa!, ¡no le hace! (LAm)

• no matter how you do it — no importa cómo lo hagas

no matter how big it is — por grande que sea

no matter how hot it is — por mucho calor que haga

get one, no matter how — procura uno, del modo que sea

• no matter what he says — diga lo que diga

what matter? — frm ¿qué importa?

• no matter when — no importa cuándo

• no matter who goes — quienquiera que vaya

7) (=difficulty, problem etc)

what's the matter? — ¿qué pasa?, ¿qué hay?

what's the matter with you? — ¿qué te pasa?, ¿qué tienes?

what's the matter with Tony? — ¿qué le pasa a Tony?

something's the matter with the lights — algo les pasa a las luces, algo pasa con las luces

what's the matter with my hat? — ¿qué pasa con mi sombrero?

what's the matter with singing? — ¿por qué no se puede cantar?, ¿es que está prohibido cantar?

nothing's the matter — no pasa nada

as if nothing were the matter — como si no hubiese pasado nada, como si tal cosa

8) matters (=things) situación fsing

• as matters stand — tal como están las cosas

• to make matters worse — para colmo de males

2.

VI importar

does it matter to you if I go? — ¿te importa que yo vaya?

why should it matter to me? — ¿a mí qué me importa or qué más me da?

it doesn't matter — (unimportant) no importa; (no preference) (me) da igual or lo mismo

what does it matter? — ¿qué más da?, ¿y qué?

some things matter more than others — algunas cosas son más importantes que otras

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I ['mætər, 'mætə(r)]
noun

1) u

a) ( substance) (Phil, Phys) materia f, sustancia f

b) ( discharge) ( Med) pus m, materia f

c) ( subject matter) temática f, tema m

form and matter — forma y contenido

d) (written, printed material)

printed matter — impresos mpl

reading matter — material m de lectura

2)

a) (question, affair) asunto m, cuestión f

that's another o a different matter — eso es otra cosa, eso es diferente

this is a matter for the police — esto requiere la intervención de la policía

it's only a matter of time — sólo es cuestión de tiempo

that's a matter of opinion — eso es discutible

as a matter of interest, what does he do for a living? — por pura curiosidad ¿en qué trabaja?

it's no laughing matter — no es motivo de risa, no es (como) para reírse

b) matters pl

as matters stand — tal y como están las cosas

to make matters worse — para colmo (de males)

that didn't help matters — aquello no ayudó a mejorar la situación

matters arising — asuntos mpl varios

c) ( approximate amount)

a matter OF something — cuestión f or cosa f de algo

it was all over in a matter of seconds — todo acabó en cuestión or cosa de segundos

d) (in phrases)

as a matter of fact: as a matter of fact, I've never been to Spain la verdad es que or en realidad nunca he estado en España; for that matter en realidad; no matter (as interj) no importa; (as conj): no matter how hard I try por mucho que me esfuerce; I want you back by 9 o'clock, no matter what — quiero que estés de vuelta a las nueve, pase lo que pase

3) (problem, trouble)

what's the matter? — ¿qué pasa?

what's the matter with Jane/the typewriter? — ¿qué le pasa a Jane/a la máquina de escribir?

is anything the matter with Alice? — ¿le pasa algo a Alice?

II

intransitive verb importar

it doesn't matter — no importa, da igual

to matter TO somebody: money is the only thing that matters to her/them — el dinero es lo único que le/les importa

English-spanish dictionary > matter
15 anybody

noun & pronoun

1) (whoever) jeder

anybody and everybody — jeder Beliebige

2) (somebody) [irgend]jemand

how could anybody be so cruel? — wie kann man nur so grausam sein?

there wasn't anybody there — es war niemand da

I've never seen anybody who... — ich habe noch keinen gesehen, der...

he is a match for anybody — er kann sich mit jedem od. jedermann messen

anybody but — jeder[mann] außer

it's anybody's match — das Spiel ist offen

what will happen is anybody's guess — was geschehen wird, [das] weiß keiner

he's not [just] anybody — er ist nicht [einfach] irgendwer

3) (an important person) jemand; wer (ugs.)

everybody who was anybody was there — alles, was Rang und Namen hatte, war da

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pronoun

1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) irgendjemand

2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) irgendjemand

3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) jeder/jede

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any·body

[ˈeniˌbɒdi, AM -ˌbɑ:di]

any·one

[ˈeniˌwʌn, -wən]

pron indef

1. (any person) jede(r, s)

\anybody could do it jeder könnte das machen

it was still \anybody's game at half-time zur Halbzeit war das Spiel noch offen

anybody and everybody, anyone and everyone jeder Beliebige, alle Leute

to be \anybody's guess völlig offen sein

▪ not \anybody niemand

there wasn't \anybody there/around es war niemand da

2. (someone) [irgend]jemand

does \anybody here look familiar? kennst du hier jemand[en]?

\anybody else? noch jemand?

\anybody else for coffee? möchte noch jemand Kaffee?

3. (important person) jemand, wer fam

\anybody who is \anybody jeder, der etwas auf sich hält

4. (unimportant person)

he's not just \anybody er ist nicht irgendwer fam

5.

▶ to be \anybody's ( fam) leicht zu haben sein sl

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['enIbɒdɪ]
1. pron

1) (irgend)jemand, (irgend)eine(r)

not... anybody — niemand, keine(r)

is anybody there? — ist (irgend)jemand da?

(does) anybody want my book? — will jemand or einer mein Buch?

I can't see anybody —

don't tell anybody — erzähl das niemand( em) or keinem

2) (= no matter who) jede(r)

anybody will tell you the same — jeder wird dir dasselbe sagen

anybody with any sense — jeder halbwegs vernünftige Mensch

it's anybody's game/race — das Spiel/Rennen kann von jedem gewonnen werden

anybody but him, anybody else — jeder außer ihm, jeder andere

is there anybody else I can talk to? — gibt es sonst jemand( en), mit dem ich sprechen kann?

I don't want to see anybody else — ich möchte niemand anderen sehen

2. n
(= person of importance) jemand, wer (inf)
she'll never be anybody — sie wird nie wer sein (inf)

he's not just anybody — er ist nicht einfach irgendwer or irgendjemand

everybody who is anybody was there — alles, was Rang und Namen hat, war dort

he wasn't anybody before she married him — er war niemand, bevor sie ihn geheiratet hat

Lucy was anybody's last night ( Brit inf ) — Lucy hat gestern Abend mit jedem rumgemacht (inf)

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anybody pron & s

1. irgendjemand, irgendeine(r), ein Beliebiger, eine Beliebige:

is he anybody at all? fig ist er denn überhaupt wer?;

ask anybody you meet frage den ersten Besten, den du triffst;

Mary can do it, if anybody can wenn es überhaupt jemand machen kann, dann Mary

2. jeder (-mann):

anybody who jeder, der; wer;

hardly anybody kaum jemand, fast niemand;

not anybody niemand, keiner;

anybody but you jeder andere eher als du; → academic.ru/32790/guess">guess C

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noun & pronoun

1) (whoever) jeder

anybody and everybody — jeder Beliebige

2) (somebody) [irgend]jemand

how could anybody be so cruel? — wie kann man nur so grausam sein?

there wasn't anybody there — es war niemand da

I've never seen anybody who... — ich habe noch keinen gesehen, der...

he is a match for anybody — er kann sich mit jedem od. jedermann messen

anybody but — jeder[mann] außer

it's anybody's match — das Spiel ist offen

what will happen is anybody's guess — was geschehen wird, [das] weiß keiner

he's not [just] anybody — er ist nicht [einfach] irgendwer

3) (an important person) jemand; wer (ugs.)

everybody who was anybody was there — alles, was Rang und Namen hatte, war da

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pron.

irgendeiner pron.

irgendjemand pron.

jeder pron.

jeder beliebige pron.

jemand pron.

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16 chat

1.
[tʃæt]noun

1) Schwätzchen, das

have a chat about something — sich über etwas (Akk.) unterhalten

2) no pl., no indef. art. (chatting) Geplauder, das

3) (Computing) Chat, der; attrib. Chat-
2. intransitive verb,
- tt- plaudern

chat with or to somebody about something — sich mit jemandem über etwas (Akk.) unterhalten

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/85255/chat_up">chat up

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[ æt] 1. past tense, past participle - chatted; verb
(to talk in a friendly and informal way: They chatted about the weather.) plaudern
2. noun
((a) friendly and informal talk: a chat over coffee; women's chat.) die Plauderei

- chatty

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chat

[tʃæt]

I. n

1. (informal conversation) Unterhaltung f, Plauderei f, Schwatz m fam

to have a \chat with sb about sth mit jdm ein Schwätzchen über etw akk halten fam, mit jdm über etw akk plaudern

2. ( euph: admonition) Unterredung f

to have a little \chat with sb [about sth] mit jdm ein Wörtchen [über etw akk] reden

3. no pl (gossip) Gerede nt, Geschwätz nt

idle \chat dummes Gerede

4. INET Chat m

II. vi

<- tt->

1. (talk informally) plaudern

▪ to \chat with [or to] sb [about sth/sb] mit jdm [über etw/jdn] plaudern

2. (talk animatedly)

▪ to \chat away sich akk angeregt unterhalten

3. (gossip) schwätzen bes SÜDD pej fam

4. COMPUT chatten sl

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[tʃt]
1. n
Unterhaltung f; (about unimportant things also) Plauderei f, Schwatz m (inf); (INTERNET) Chat m (inf)
could we have a chat about it? — können wir uns mal darüber unterhalten?

she dropped in for a chat — sie kam zu einem Schwätzchen rein (inf)

2. vi
plaudern; (two people also) sich unterhalten; (INTERNET) chatten (inf)
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chat¹ [tʃæt]

A v/i (to, with mit)

a) auch chat away plaudern, schwatzen ( beide:

about über akk, von), plauschen

b) Internet: chatten

B v/t chat up bes Br umg

a) einreden auf (akk),

b) sich an ein Mädchen etc ranmachen, anmachen, anquatschen (alle umg)

C s

a) Plauderei f (auch im Radio etc), Schwätzchen n, Plausch m

b) Internet: Chat m:

have a chat with sb mit jemandem plaudern oder chatten

chat² [tʃæt] s ORN Steinschmätzer m

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1.
[tʃæt]noun

1) Schwätzchen, das

have a chat about something — sich über etwas (Akk.) unterhalten

2) no pl., no indef. art. (chatting) Geplauder, das

3) (Computing) Chat, der; attrib. Chat-
2. intransitive verb,
- tt- plaudern

chat with or to somebody about something — sich mit jemandem über etwas (Akk.) unterhalten

Phrasal Verbs:

- chat up

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n.

Gespräch -e n.

Plauderei f.

Schwatz m.

Unterhaltung f. v.

klönen v.

plaudern v.

sich unterhalten v.

English-german dictionary > chat
17 cut

1. present participle - cutting; verb
1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)

2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')

10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)
2. noun
1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) klipp, kutt, snitt

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) fasong, snitt

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) kjøttstykke

•

- cutter
- cutting 3. adjective
(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) skjærende, skarp, sårende

- cut glass
- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective
(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) aggressiv, hensynsløs

- a cut above
- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short

klipping
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kutt
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redusere
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skjære
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snitt

I
subst. \/kʌt\/

1) kutt, snitt

2) (snitt)sår

3) flenge, hugg

4) slag, rapp, snert

• he gave the donkey a cut with the whip

han gav eselet et rapp med pisken

5) ( om film e.l.) klipp, utdrag

6) ( musikk) kutt, spor

• the next cut is from his 1965 album

det neste sporet er fra albumet hans fra 1965

7) klipping, hårklipp, klipp

• her hair really needs a cut

håret hennes trenger virkelig en klipp

8) ( om landskap) skår, innskjæring, (inn)hakk, gjennomgraving, gjennomskjæring

9) utsnitt, utskjæring, utskåret stykke, avklipt stykke

10) ( om mat) skive, bit, stykke

11) avling, høst, produksjon

• this year's cut of wool is very good

årets ullproduksjon er svært god

12) nedsettelse, reduksjon, nedskjæring

• cut in salaries

lønnsreduksjon

13) ( om klær) snitt, fasong

• I love the cut of this suit

jeg elsker snittet på denne dressen

14) ( om båt e.l.) fasong, form

15) type, slag, sort

• there were others of his cut present

andre av hans type var til stede

16) kritisk bemerkning, forklaring: sårende bemerkning eller handling

17) (slang, om utbytte) andel

18) ( kortspill) det å ta av

• it's your cut

det er din tur til å ta av

19) ( dans) coupé

20) ( skogbruk) hugst (utbytte i en viss periode)

21) ( smykker) sliping

22) ( mekanikk) spon, spontykkelse

23) ( sport) slag

24) (teater, film) forkortelse, kutt

• he made many cuts in the play

han gjorde mange kutt i skuespillet

25) ( film) brå overgang, klipp

26) ( typografi) klisjé, (trykk)plate

27) ( typografi) illustrasjon

28) ( typografi) snitt, stikk

29) (veterinærfag, om hest) strykning

be a cut above somebody\/something være bedre\/finere enn noen\/noe, være vanskeligere enn noe, være hevet over noen\/noe, være hakket bedre enn noen, være hakket over noen

• he's a cut above all that

han er hevet over slikt

• she's a cut above me when it comes to sports

hun er hakket bedre enn meg i sport

cold cuts pålegg, koldtbord

cut and thrust ordveksling, livlig diskusjon (tidligere, i sverdkamp) forklaring: bruk av både egg og spiss på sverd

give somebody the cut ignorere noen, overse noen, gi noen en kald skulder

• he gave her the cut

han overså henne
II
verb ( cut - cut) \/kʌt\/

1) skjære, kutte, snitte

• he cut his finger

han skar seg i fingeren

• this knife cuts well

denne kniven er god å skjære med

• cheese cuts easily

ost er lett å skjære i

2) skjære av, kutte av, hugge av, klippe av, skjære over

• cut a tape

• cut a cigar

klippe spissen av en sigar

3) avskjære

4) beskjære

• cut a hedge

beskjære en hekk

5) ( også om landskap) skjære igjennom, gjennomskjære, (gjennom)grave

6) skjære opp, sprette

7) skjære til, klippe til

• cut a coat

klippe\/skjære til en kåpe

8) skjære ut

• she cut a hole in the cardboard

hun skar ut et hull i kartongen

9) klippe, stusse

• have one's hair cut

klippe håret

10) slå, rappe

• cut a person across the legs with a whip

gi noen et rapp over beina med en pisk

11) slå, meie

• cut hay

12) felle, hugge, kappe

• cut timber

13) hugge til, hugge ut

14) lage hakk i (f.eks. fil e.l.)

15) dele

• cut the spoils

dele byttet

16) redusere, skjære ned

• bus fares have been cut

17) begrense, forkorte, skjære ned på

• cut a manuscript

18) holde opp med, slutte med, sløyfe, kutte ut

19) stryke, utelate

20) (geometri, om linjer) skjære

• two lines cut one another

21) ( om smerte) skjære, såre

• your remarks cut me to the heart

bemerkningene dine skjærer meg i hjertet

22) ( om klesplagg) stramme, ta

• a dress that cuts at the armpits

en kjole som strammer ved armhulene

23) behandle som luft, ikke kjennes ved, ignorere, overse, gi en kald skulder

24) skulke

• cut a lecture

skulke en forelesning

• cut class

skulke skolen

25) fare, stikke, stikke av

26) bråsnu, svinge brått

27) fortynne, tynne ut, spe ut\/opp, løse opp

• alcohol cuts shellac

skjellakk løses opp i alkohol

• he cut the wine to save money

han tynnet ut vinen for å spare penger

28) ( kortspill) ta av

29) ( dans) utføre coupé

30) ( film) klippe, kutte (foreta en rask skiftning over til en annen scene eller bilde)

• cut a scene

31) (om smykker, stener og glass) slipe

32) (maleri, om farge) tre sterkt frem

33) (jernbane, om vogner) koble fra

34) (biljard, cricket) snitte

35) (sport, tennis) kutte

• cut a ball

36) ( mekanikk) kappe, kutte, frese, file, meisle, gravere

37) ( mekanikk) bremme (opp) (om lager)

38) (mekanikk, om motor e.l.) koble ut, stoppe, stanse

39) ( typografi) skrive stensil

40) ( veterinærfag) stryke (gi minuspoeng for feil ved dyr på utstilling)

41) ( veterinærfag) gjelde, kastrere

42) ( om jord) gi, kaste av

43) ( om rekord) senke, forbedre

• he cut his personal record

han forbedret sin egen rekord

be cut off ( om å dø) rives bort

be cut out for være (som) skåret ut for, være (som) skåret ut til, være (som) skapt for, være (som) skapt til

cut! ( film) kutt! (når opptak skal avsluttes)

cut across gå tvers over ( overført) gå på tvers av

• cut across all party lines

ta en snarvei over\/gjennom, gå tvers over\/gjennom

• we cut across the field to get here

vi tok en snarvei over enga for å komme hit

cut after sette etter, løpe etter

cut along ( hverdagslig) stikke (av), pigge av, skynde seg avgårde

cut a long story short se ➢ story

cut and come again det er mer der det kommer fra

cut and run ( hverdagslig) skynde seg unna, ta bena på nakken, stikke av (fra ubehagelig eller farlig situasjon)

• when the police came, the thieves cut and ran

da politiet kom, tok tyvene bena på nakken

( sjøfart) kappe fortøyningene (og dra)

cut at slå på, slå i, rette et hugg mot ( overført) treffe hardt, tilintetgjøre, ødelegge, knuse

• that cuts at all my dreams

det knuser drømmene mine

cut away skjære vekk, hugge av, skjære bort stikke av, pigge av ( sjøfart) kappe

• cut away the rigging

kappe riggen

cut back kutte av, korte av, beskjære (busker e.l.), skjære ned redusere, skjære ned (på), foreta innskrenkninger

• cut back on consumption

minske forbruket

gå tilbake (til en tidligere scene i en film), gjøre et tilbakeblikk ( kjemi) fortynne ( sport) plutselig skifte retning

cut down hugge (ned), felle, meie ned, sable ned, skjære ( hverdagslig) slå begrense, skjære ned på, kutte ned på, knappe inn på, innskrenke, redusere, minske

• cut down expenses

begrense utgiftene

• cut down (on) smoking

kutte ned på røykingen

sy inn, ta inn, legge opp

• cut down a dress

sy inn en kjole

cut ice se ➢ ice, 1

cut in skjære inn, hugge inn, gravere klippe inn, sette inn, felle inn føye til, sette inn (om samtale, også cut into) blande seg i, forstyrre, avbryte

• I'm sorry to cut in on the conversation

beklager at jeg avbryter samtalen

( samferdsel) trenge seg inn i en (bil)kø ( på telefon) tyvlytte ( spill) gå inn, komme med ( teknikk) koble(s) inn

cut in on someone eller cut in ( i dans) ta noens partner, overta noens partner, tyvdanse med noens partner

• do you mind if I cut in on you?

har du noe imot at jeg overtar?

cut into gjøre innhugg i, gjøre inngrep i skjære seg inn i legge beslag på

• the extra work cuts into my weekends

ekstraarbeidet legger beslag på helgene mine

cut it fine ( hverdagslig) komme i siste liten, ha minst mulig margin

• you cut it fine this morning!

du kom sannelig i siste liten i morges!

cut it out! legg av!, slutt!, hold opp!

cut loose ( også overført) gjøre seg fri, slite seg løs, frigjøre seg slå seg løs ( sjøfart) kappe fortøyningene

cut off hugge av, hugge over, klippe av, klippe over, kappe av, kappe over avskjære

• cut off an army from its base

avskjære en hær fra basen

isolere, avstenge, lukke ute, stenge ute

• because of the avalanche they were cut off from the outside world

på grunn av snøskredet ble de isolert fra omverdenen

gjøre slutt på, stoppe, inndra (av)bryte, sperre av, stenge (av)

• cut off communication

avbryte kommunikasjonen

• cut off the gas supply

stenge av gasstilførselen

avspise, avfeie

cut out skjære ut, klippe ut, hugge ut, stanse ut

• cut a picture out of a newspaper

klippe et bilde ut av en avis

• cut out a path

hugge seg en sti \/ bane seg vei

klippe til, skjære til, ringe ut (en kjole e.l.), forme (overført) ( hverdagslig) skjære vekk, stryke, utelate, hoppe over, kutte ut, sløyfe, holde opp med

• cut out unimportant details

utelate uviktige detaljer

• cut out tobacco

kutte ut tobakk

• cut out the noise!

hold opp med bråket!

( om rival) slå (ut), danke ut

• she cut out all her rivals

hun danket ut alle rivalene sine

forklaring: å skille ut (et dyr) fra flokken\/bølingen

• cut out a cow from the herd

skille ut en ku fra bølingen

( om tann) komme frem berøve, snyte

• he was cut out of his share

han ble snytt for sin andel

( om planter) tynne ut ( samferdsel) bryte ut av (bil)kø ( elektronikk) kople fra, bryte ( om motor) kople ut, stanse

• they landed with one engine cut out

de landet med en motor koplet ut

skygge for, stå i veien for

• cut out the view

cut over ( skogbruk) snauhugge ta en snarvei, gå tvers igjennom, gå tvers over ( mekanikk) skifte over

cut round opptre demonstrativt

cut someone dead ( hverdagslig) behandle noen som luft, ikke kjennes ved noen, gi noen en kald skulder, overse noen totalt

cut someone down ( hverdagslig) prute noen ned, få noen til å slå av på prisen

• I cut him down by £20

jeg prutet ham ned 20 pund

cut someone\/something down to size sette noen på plass, forklaring: redusere eller minske noens\/noes betydning eller innflytelse

• he didn't like her attitude so he cut her down to size

han likte ikke holdningen hennes, så han satte henne på plass

cut someone in dele fortjeneste med noen, dele overskudd med noen

cut someone\/something short avbryte noen, avbryte noe

cut through ta en snarvei, gå tvers gjennom, gå tvers over

cut to pieces skjære i stykker, klippe i stykker (overført, om motstander e.l.) ødelegge, knuse, kritisere sønder og sammen

cut under (handel, hverdagslig) underby

cut up skjære i stykker, klippe i stykker, skjære opp, skjære ut, kappe opp, kutte opp

• cut up timber

kappe opp tømmer

klippe til, skjære til

• cut up cloth

skjære til stoff

rykke opp

• cut up weeds

rykke opp ugress

( militærvesen) rive opp, sprenge, tilføye store tap

• cut up the enemy's forces

tilføye fiendens styrker store tap

hugge i stykker, sage i stykker, dele opp ( overført) knuse, splintre ( hverdagslig) kritisere sønder og sammen, slakte

• cut up a play

slakte et (teater)stykke

( hverdagslig) såre dypt, krenke, støte

• she was cut up by his remark

bemerkningen hans såret henne dypt

bedrøve, opprøre

• the quarrel cut him up

krangelen opprørte ham

(hverdagslig, spesielt amer.) bære seg, bråke, skøye, spille bajas

cut up mischief (amer.) gjøre rampestreker, gjøre ugagn

cut up rough\/nasty begynne å bråke, hisse seg opp, sette seg på bakbeina
III
adj. \/kʌt\/

1) skåret, oppskåret, oppkuttet, opphugget, oppkappet, oppdelt, avskåret, avkappet, avhugget, oppsprettet

• he came with a truckload of cut timber

han kom med et vognlass oppkappet tømmer

2) forkortet, utelatt, strøket, nedsatt, redusert, begrenset

3) ( veterinærfag) gjeldet, kastrert

4) slipt, filt, frest, gravert, meislet

cut and dried fiks ferdig, klappet og klart

English-Norwegian dictionary > cut
18 damn

dæm 1. verb
1) (to sentence to unending punishment in hell: His soul is damned.) fordømme

2) (to cause to be condemned as bad, unacceptable etc: That film was damned by the critics.) fordømme
2. interjection
(expressing anger, irritation etc: Damn! I've forgotten my purse.) fordømt, pokker (ta)
3. noun
(something unimportant or of no value: It's not worth a damn; I don't give a damn! (= I don't care in the least).) ikke verd noen ting; (gi) blaffen

- damned
- damning

forbanne

I
subst. \/dæm\/ eller dang ( hverdagslig)

bare i uttrykk

not be worth a damn ikke være filla verdt

not care\/give a damn gi blaffen i, gi blanke i

• I don't care a damn if he says so

jeg gir blanke i om han sier det
II
verb \/dæm\/ eller dang

1) ( hverdagslig) forbanne, banne over, banne, bruke bannskap

2) forkaste

• damn a play

3) fordømme, sende i fordervelse

be damned være som pokker

• well I'll be damned!

har du sett på manken! \/ det var som pokker!

faen heller om, så pokker om

• I'll be\/I'm damned if I'll do it!

nei så pokker om jeg gjør det!

damn it! pokker også!

damn somebody\/somebody's eyes faen\/pokker ta noen, til helvete med noen

• damn you, you've lost it again!

faen ta deg, nå har du mistet den igjen!

damn someone with faint praise klandre noen gjennom halvhjertet ros

damn something gi faen\/pokker i noe

• damn your impudence!

fy faen hvor frekk du er!
III
adj. \/dæm\/

( hverdagslig) forbasket, pokkers, jævla

• damn fool!
IV
adv. \/dæm\/

( hverdagslig) forbasket, pokkers, jævla

• damn good
V
interj. \/dæm\/ eller dang

( hverdagslig) faen også, pokker også

English-Norwegian dictionary > damn
19 saco

intj.

gee, cripes, wow, gee whiz.

m.

1 sack, bag (bolsa).

saco de arena sandbag

saco de dormir sleeping bag

2 coat. ( Latin American Spanish)

3 sackful, bag load, amount or quantity held by the sack, bagful.

Compró tres sacos [costales] de arroz He bought three sacks [sackfuls] of rice

4 knapsack, small rucksack.

5 sac, bursa.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: sacar.

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saco

► nombre masculino

1 (bolsa) sack, bag

2 (contenido) sackful, bagful

3 ANATOMÍA sac

4 (saqueo) plundering, pillaging

5 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO (americana) jacket

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FRASEOLOGÍA

caer en saco roto figurado to go in one ear and out of the other

entrar a saco en (ciudad) to pillage 2 (oficina etc) to clear out

no echar algo en saco roto figurado to take good note of something

■ espero que no eches en saco roto lo que has aprendido I hope you won't forget what you've learnt

ser un saco sin fondo to be a bottomless pit

saco de dormir sleeping bag

saco de mentiras figurado pack of lies

saco de viaje overnight bag

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noun m.

1) sack

2) coat

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I
SM

1) (=costal) [referido al contenedor] bag, sack; [referido al contenido] bagful; (Mil) kitbag; (Dep) punchball

- a sacos

- por fin lo tenemos en el saco

no es o no parece saco de paja — he can't be written off as unimportant

- caer en saco roto

- no echar algo en saco roto

- dar a algn por saco

- mandar a algn a tomar por saco

- ser un saco sin fondo

- ser un saco de huesos

saco de arena — sandbag

saco de dormir — sleeping bag

saco postal — mailbag, postbag

saco terrero — sandbag

2) (Anat) sac

saco amniótico — amniotic sac

3) (=gabán) long coat, loose-fitting jacket; LAm (=chaqueta) jacket; And (=jersey) jumper

4) ** (=cárcel) nick **, prison
II
SM (Mil) sack

entrar a saco en — to sack

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masculino

1) ( continente) sack; ( contenido) sack, sackful

comprar algo por sacos — to buy something by the sackful o sack

echar a alguien al saco — (Chi fam) to swindle somebody (colloq)

caer en saco roto — consejo to go unheeded

estos errores no deben caer en saco roto — we should learn from these mistakes

echar algo en saco roto — <esfuerzo/trabajo> to let something go to waste; < consejos> to ignore something

saco de papas — (Chi fam) fat lump (colloq)

ser un saco de huesos — (fam & hum) to be all skin and bones (colloq)

- saco de dormir

2) (AmL) ( de tela) jacket

al que le venga el saco que se lo ponga — (fr hecha) if the cap fits, wear it

•

- saco sport

* * *

= sack, sackful.

Ex. Without having to make any decisions as to relative importance, we simply enter this under the relevant terms: manufacture, multiwall, kraft, paper, sacks, packaging and cement.

Ex. They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.

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* atrincherado con sacos de arena = sandbagged.

* carrera de sacos = sack race, potato sack race.

* entrar a saco = burst into, storm into.

* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.

* parapetado con sacos de arena = sandbagged.

* parapetar con sacos de arena = sandbag.

* por sacos = by the sackful.

* proteger con sacos de arena = sandbag.

* saco de arena = sandbag.

* saco de dormir = sleeping bag.

* saco de papel = paper sack.

* ser un saco de huesos = be a bag of bones.

* tela de saco = sacking, sackcloth.

* tío del saco, el = bogeyman [bogeymen], bogey [bogie].

* tomar a saco = take + Nombre + by storm.

* un saco de = a sackful of.

* un saco lleno de = a sackful of.

* * *

masculino

1) ( continente) sack; ( contenido) sack, sackful

comprar algo por sacos — to buy something by the sackful o sack

echar a alguien al saco — (Chi fam) to swindle somebody (colloq)

caer en saco roto — consejo to go unheeded

estos errores no deben caer en saco roto — we should learn from these mistakes

echar algo en saco roto — <esfuerzo/trabajo> to let something go to waste; < consejos> to ignore something

saco de papas — (Chi fam) fat lump (colloq)

ser un saco de huesos — (fam & hum) to be all skin and bones (colloq)

- saco de dormir

2) (AmL) ( de tela) jacket

al que le venga el saco que se lo ponga — (fr hecha) if the cap fits, wear it

•

- saco sport

* * *

= sack, sackful.

Ex: Without having to make any decisions as to relative importance, we simply enter this under the relevant terms: manufacture, multiwall, kraft, paper, sacks, packaging and cement.

Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.

* atrincherado con sacos de arena = sandbagged.

* carrera de sacos = sack race, potato sack race.

* entrar a saco = burst into, storm into.

* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.

* parapetado con sacos de arena = sandbagged.

* parapetar con sacos de arena = sandbag.

* por sacos = by the sackful.

* proteger con sacos de arena = sandbag.

* saco de arena = sandbag.

* saco de dormir = sleeping bag.

* saco de papel = paper sack.

* ser un saco de huesos = be a bag of bones.

* tela de saco = sacking, sackcloth.

* tío del saco, el = bogeyman [bogeymen], bogey [bogie].

* tomar a saco = take + Nombre + by storm.

* un saco de = a sackful of.

* un saco lleno de = a sackful of.

* * *

saco¹

masculine

A (continente) sack; (contenido) sack, sackful

lo compran por sacos they buy it by the sackful o sack

compró dos sacos de maíz she bought two sacks o sackfuls of corn

darle por saco a algn ( vulg); to screw sb (sl), to shaft sb (sl)

¡que te den por saco! ( vulg); screw you! ( vulg)

echar a algn al saco ( Chi fam); to swindle sb ( colloq)

en saco roto: no echemos en saco roto todo este esfuerzo let's not let all this effort go to waste

echó en saco roto todas sus preocupaciones she put all her worries out of her mind

sus consejos cayeron en saco roto nobody took any notice of his advice, his advice went unheeded o fell on stony ground

estos errores no deben caer en saco roto we should learn from these mistakes

entrar a saco: entraron a saco en el aula they burst o stormed into the hall

algunas revistas entran a saco en la intimidad de las personas some magazines barge into people's private lives o invade people's privacy

un producto que ha entrado a saco en el mercado internacional a product which has taken the international market by storm

mandar a algn a tomar por saco ( vulg); to tell sb to piss off ( vulg), to tell sb to get stuffed ( BrE sl)

¡vete a tomar por saco! ( Esp vulg); screw you! ( vulg), get stuffed! ( BrE sl)

saco de papas ( Chi fam); fat lump ( colloq)

ser un saco de huesos ( fam hum); to be all skin and bones ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● saco de arena

(en boxeo) punchbag; ( Mil) sandbag

● saco de dormir

sleeping bag

● saco terreno

sandbag

B ( Anat) sac

Compuestos:

● saco bucal

vocal sac

● saco lagrimal

lacrimal sac

C ( AmL) (de punto) cardigan; (de tela) jacket

al que le venga el saco que se lo ponga ( fr hecha); if the cap fits, wear it

ponerse el saco ( Méx fam): se puso el saco y empezó a justificarse he assumed it was him we were talking about and he started making excuses

Compuesto:

saco sport

( AmL) sports coat ( AmE), sports jacket ( BrE)

saco²

interjection

( Méx fam) gee! ( colloq), wow! ( colloq)

* * *

Del verbo sacar: ( conjugate sacar)

saco es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

sacó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
sacar
saco
sacar ( conjugate sacar) verbo transitivo
1 ( extraer)
a) ‹billetera/lápiz› to take out, get out;

‹pistola/espada› to draw;
saco algo DE algo to take o get sth out of sth;
◊ lo saqué del cajón I took o got it out of the drawer

b) ‹ muela› to pull out, take out;

‹riñón/cálculo› to remove;
◊ me sacoon sangre they took some blood

c) ‹diamantes/cobre/petróleo› to extract

d) ‹carta/ficha› to draw

2 (poner, llevar fuera)
a) ‹maceta/mesa/basura› to take out;

◊ sácalo aquí al sol bring it out here into the sun;

tuvimos que sacolo por la ventana we had to get it out through the window;
saco el perro a pasear to take the dog out for a walk;
saco el coche del garaje to get the car out of the garage
b) ( invitar):

◊ el marido no la saca nunca her husband never takes her out;

saco a algn a bailar to ask sb to dance
c) ‹ parte del cuerpo› to put out;

◊ me sacó la lengua he stuck o put his tongue out at me

3 ( retirar) to take out;
◊ saco dinero del banco to take out o withdraw money from the bank

4 ( de una situación difícil) saco a algn DE algo ‹de apuro/atolladero› to get sb out of sth
5 (Esp) ‹ dobladillo› to let down;
‹pantalón/falda› ( alargar) to let down;
( ensanchar) to let out
( obtener)
1 ‹pasaporte/permiso› to get;
‹entrada/billete› to get, buy
2
a) ‹votos/puntos/calificación› to get

b) ‹ premio› to get, win

c) ‹ conclusión› to draw

d) ‹suma/cuenta› to do, work out

3 ‹ beneficio› to get;
‹ ganancia› to make;
◊ ¿qué sacas con eso? what do you gain by doing that?;

no sacó ningún provecho del curso she didn't get anything out of the course
4 saco algo DE algo ‹idea/información› to get sth from sth;
‹porciones/unidades› to get sth out of sth;
sacole algo A algn ‹dinero/información› to get sth out of sb
5 ‹ brillo› to bring out;
◊ sacole brillo a algo to polish sth to a shine

1
a) ‹ libro› to publish, bring out;

‹ disco› to bring out, release;
‹modelo/producto› to bring out
b) ‹ tema› to bring up

c) ‹ foto› to take;

‹ copia› to make, take;
‹ apuntes› to make, take;
◊ sacole una foto a algn to take a photo of sb

d) (Esp) ‹defecto/falta› (+ me/te/le etc) to find;

◊ a todo le tiene que saco faltas he always has to find fault with everything

2
◊ sacar adelante ‹ proyecto› ( poner en marcha) to get sth off the ground;

( salvar de la crisis) to keep sth going;
◊ luché tanto para saco adelante a mis hijos I fought so hard to give my children a good start in life

3 (Dep) ‹tiro libre/falta› to take
( quitar) (esp AmL)
a) sacole algo A algn ‹botas/gorro› to take sth off sb

b) sacole algo a algo ‹tapa/cubierta› to take sth off sth

c) ( retirar):

◊ saca esto de aquí take this away;

saquen los libros de la mesa take the books off the table
d) ( hacer desaparecer) ‹ mancha› to remove, get … out

verbo intransitivo (Dep) (en tenis, vóleibol) to serve;
( en fútbol) to kick off
sacarse verbo pronominal ( refl)
1 ( extraer) ‹astilla/púa› to take … out;
‹ ojo› to poke … out;
◊ me tengo que saco una muela ( caus) I have to have a tooth out;

sacose algo DE algo to take sth out of sth;
sácate las manos de los bolsillos take your hands out of your pockets
2 (AmL) ( quitarse) ‹ropa/zapatos› to take off;
‹ maquillaje› to remove, take off
3
a) ( caus) ‹ foto›:

◊ tengo que sacome una foto I have to have my photo taken

b) (AmL) ‹calificación/nota› to get

saco sustantivo masculino
1 ( continente) sack;
( contenido) sack, sackful;
◊ saco de dormir sleeping bag

2 (AmL) ( de tela) jacket;
◊ saco sport (AmL) sports coat (AmE), sports jacket (BrE)

sacar
I verbo transitivo
1 (de un sitio) to take out
sacar la cabeza por la ventana, to stick one's head out of the window
sacar dinero del banco, to withdraw money from the bank
2 (un beneficio, etc) to get
3 (extraer una cosa de otra) to extract, get: de la uva se saca vino, you get wine from grapes
4 (una solución) to work out
sacar conclusiones, to draw conclusions
5 (descubrir, resolver) no consigo sacar esta ecuación, I can't resolve this equation
6 (un documento) to get
7 (una entrada, un billete) to buy, get
8 (de una mala situación) sacar a alguien de algo, to get sb out of sthg
sacar de la pobreza, to save from poverty
9 (manifestar, dar a conocer) de repente, sacó su malhumor, he got into a strop all of a sudden
10 (una novedad) han sacado un nuevo modelo de televisor, they've brought out a new television model again
11 (poner en circulación) to bring out, release
12 familiar (producir) esa máquina saca más de 2.500 piezas a la hora, this machine can produce more than 2,500 parts an hour
(una fotografía, una copia) to take
13 familiar (aparecer alguien o algo en un medio de comunicación) lo sacaron por la tele, it was on television
14 familiar (superar a alguien en algo) ha crecido mucho, ya le saca la cabeza a su padre, he's grown a lot o he's already taller than his father
15 (un jugador una carta o una ficha) to draw
16 (una mancha) to get out
17 Cost (de largo) to let down
(de ancho) to let out
II vi Dep (en tenis) to serve
(en fútbol, baloncesto, etc) to kick off
♦ Locuciones: sacar a alguien a bailar, to ask sb to dance
sacar a relucir, to point out
sacar adelante, to keep going
sacar en claro o limpio, to make sense of
sacar la lengua, to stick one's tongue out
sacar pecho, to thrust one's chest out
saco sustantivo masculino
1 sack
saco de dormir, sleeping bag
saco terrero, sandbag
2 LAm (chaqueta o americana) llevaba puesto un saco gris, he was wearing a grey jacket
3 (saqueo, robo) el saco de la ciudad fue llevado a cabo por las tropas, the troops sacked the city
♦ Locuciones: echar en saco roto, to do sthg in vain
meter en el mismo saco, to lump together
entrar a saco, to pillage, figurado to make drastic changes without any previous consultation
' saco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coco
- escarceo
- meter
- pelada
- pelado
- sacar
- semejante
- talego
- apuro
- avaricia
- bailar
- bulto
- foto
- fotocopia
- limpio
- nada
- provecho
- puesto
English:
bogeyman
- bring out
- deaf
- dig out
- draw on
- dredge up
- jacket
- out
- profit
- pull
- qualify
- sack
- sandbag
- situation
- sleeping bag
- take out
- whip
- back
- blow
- cardigan
- first
- maneuver
- sleeping
- sneak
- top

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saco

♦ nm

1. [bolsa] sack;

un saco de carbón/patatas a sack of coal/potatoes;

Comp

caer en saco roto to fall on deaf ears;

Comp

echar en saco roto: espero que no eches en saco roto mis consejos I hope you take good note of my advice;

Comp

ser (como) un saco sin fondo to be (like) a bottomless pit

Comp
saco de arena sandbag;
saco de dormir sleeping bag;

saco de dormir (tipo) momia mummy sleeping bag;

saco terrero sandbag

2. Fam [persona]

Comp

ser un saco de huesos to be all skin and bones;

Comp

ser un saco de mentiras to be full of lies

3. Biol sac, bag

Comp
saco lacrimal lacrimal sac;
saco vitelino yolk sac

4. Am [abrigo] coat

5. Am [de tela] jacket;
[de punto] cardigan; RP
saco largo overcoat, three-quarter-length coat

Comp
Am saco sport sports jacket
6. Comp
Esp muy Fam
mandar a alguien a tomar por saco to tell sb to get screwed o Br stuffed;
Esp muy Fam
¡que le den por saco! screw him!, Br he can get stuffed!

♦ a saco loc adv

entraron a saco en el pueblo they sacked o pillaged the village;

los asaltantes entraron a saco en el palacio presidencial the attackers stormed the presidential palace;

el periodista entró a saco con las preguntas the journalist didn't beat about the bush with his questions

* * *

saco

m

1 sack;

mis consejos cayeron en saco roto my advice fell on stony ground;

tener algo/a alguien en el saco fig fam have sth/s.o. in the bag

2 L.Am.

chaqueta jacket

3

:

entrar a saco en fam burst into, barge into fam

* * *

saco nm

1) : bag, sack

2) : sac

3) : jacket, sport coat

* * *

saco n sack

saco de dormir sleeping bag

Spanish-English dictionary > saco
20 pale

I noun
be beyond the pale — [Verhalten, Benehmen:] unmöglich sein

regard somebody as beyond the pale — jemanden indiskutabel finden
II 1. adjective
1) blass, (esp. in illness) fahl, (nearly white) bleich [Gesichtsfarbe, Haut, Gesicht, Aussehen]

go pale — blass/bleich werden

his face was pale — er war blass/bleich

2) (light in colour) von blasser Farbe nachgestellt; blass [Farbe]

a pale blue/red dress — ein blassblaues/-rotes Kleid
2. intransitive verb
bleich/blass werden (at bei)

pale into insignificance — völlig bedeutungslos werden

* * *
[peil] 1. adjective
1) ((of a person, his face etc) having less colour than normal: a pale face; She went pale with fear.) blaß

2) ((of a colour) closer to white than black; not dark: pale green.) blaß
2. verb
(to become pale: She paled at the bad news.) erblassen

- academic.ru/53148/paleness">paleness

* * *

pale¹

[peɪl]

I. adj

1. (lacking colour) blass, bleich

\pale complexion/skin blasse Gesichtsfarbe/Haut

to look/turn \pale blass aussehen/werden

2. (not dark) blass, hell

3.

▶ a \pale imitation of sth eine billige Imitation [o fam ein Abklatsch m] von etw dat

II. vi

1. (go white) bleich [o blass] werden

2. (seem unimportant)

to \pale in comparison with [or beside] sth neben etw dat verblassen

to \pale into insignificance bedeutungslos [o unwichtig] erscheinen

everything else in my life \pales into insignificance beside that one event neben diesem einen Ereignis erscheint alles andere in meinem Leben unwichtig

pale²

[peɪl]

n

1. (post) Pfosten m, Pfahl m

2. no pl

▪ the P\pale Gebiet in Irland, das vom 12. bis zum 16. Jahrhundert englischer Jurisdiktion unterlag

3.

▶ beyond the \pale indiskutabel

the manager's treatment of the visitors was beyond the \pale wie der Geschäftsführer die Besucher behandelt hat, war einfach unmöglich

* * *
I [peɪl]
1. adj (+er)

1) colour, complexion, material blass; face blass; (implying unhealthy etc) bleich, fahl; light blass, bleich, fahl

she has pale gold hair — sie hat rötlich blondes Haar

pale green/orange etc — blass- or zartgrün/-orange etc

to go or turn pale with fear — vor Schreck bleich or blass werden

but a pale imitation of the real thing — nur ein Abklatsch m des Originals

2) (= faint) moon, sun fahl

2. vi
(person) erbleichen, blass or bleich werden; (paper etc) verblassen
to pale with fear — vor Angst erblassen

but X pales beside Y — neben Y verblasst X direkt

to pale into insignificance — zur Bedeutungslosigkeit herabsinken

to pale (into insignificance) beside or alongside sth — neben etw (dat) bedeutungslos sein
II
n
(= stake) Pfahl m
those last few remarks were quite beyond the pale — diese letzten Bemerkungen haben eindeutig die Grenzen überschritten

he is now regarded as beyond the pale — man betrachtet ihn jetzt als indiskutabel

* * *

pale¹ [peıl]

A s

1. auch Heraldik: Pfahl m

2. besonders fig umgrenzter Raum, Bereich m, (enge) Grenzen pl, Schranken pl:

be beyond ( oder outside) the pale fig jenseits der Grenzen des Erlaubten sein;

go beyond the pale zu weit gehen;

within the pale of the Church im Schoß der Kirche

3. HIST Gebiet n, Gau m:

the ( English oder Irish) Pale der einst englischer Gerichtsbarkeit unterstehende östliche Teil Irlands;

the English Pale das ehemals englische Gebiet um Calais

B v/t

1. auch pale in

a) einpfählen, -zäunen,

b) fig umschließen, einschließen

2. HIST pfählen

pale² [peıl]

A adj (adv palely)

1. blass, bleich, fahl:

turn pale → B 1;

pale with fright bleich vor Schreck, schreckensbleich;

(as) pale as ashes (clay, death) aschfahl (kreidebleich, totenbleich oder -blass)

2. hell, blass, matt (Farben):

pale ale Pale Ale n (helles Bier);

pale green Blass-, Zartgrün n;

pale-green blass-, zartgrün;

a pale imitation fig ein Abklatsch

B v/i

1. blass oder bleich werden, erbleichen, erblassen ( alle:

at bei)

2. fig verblassen (before, beside, by [ oder in] comparison with neben dat);

pale into insignificance völlig bedeutungslos werden

C v/t bleich machen, erbleichen lassen:

the sight of the blood paled him beim Anblick des Blutes wurde er blass

pale³ [peıl] → palea

* * *
I noun
be beyond the pale — [Verhalten, Benehmen:] unmöglich sein

regard somebody as beyond the pale — jemanden indiskutabel finden
II 1. adjective
1) blass, (esp. in illness) fahl, (nearly white) bleich [Gesichtsfarbe, Haut, Gesicht, Aussehen]

go pale — blass/bleich werden

his face was pale — er war blass/bleich

2) (light in colour) von blasser Farbe nachgestellt; blass [Farbe]

a pale blue/red dress — ein blassblaues/-rotes Kleid
2. intransitive verb
bleich/blass werden (at bei)

pale into insignificance — völlig bedeutungslos werden

* * *

(with) adj.

blass (vor) adj.

bleich (vor) adj. adj.

blass adj. n.

Pfahl ¨-e m.

English-german dictionary > pale

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