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(until) far into the night

1 far

1. adverb,
farther, further; farthest, furthest

1) (in space) weit

far away — weit entfernt

far [away] from — weit entfernt von

see something from far away — etwas aus der Ferne sehen

I won't be far away — ich werde ganz in der Nähe sein

far above/below — hoch über/tief unter (+ Dat.); adverb hoch oben/tief unten

fly as far as Munich — bis [nach] München fliegen

far and wide — weit und breit

from far and near or wide — von fern und nah

2) (in time) weit

far into the night — bis spät od. tief in die Nacht

as far back as I can remember — soweit ich zurückdenken kann

3) (by much) weit

far too — viel zu

far longer/ better — weit[aus] länger/besser

4) (fig.)

as far as — (to whatever extent, to the extent of) so weit [wie]

I haven't got as far as phoning her — ich bin noch nicht dazu gekommen, sie anzurufen

not as far as I know — nicht, dass ich wüsste

as far as I remember/know — soweit ich mich erinnere/weiß

go so far as to do something — so weit gehen und etwas tun

in so far as — insofern od. insoweit als

so far — (until now) bisher

so far so good — so weit, so gut

by far — bei weitem

better by far — weitaus besser

far from easy/good — alles andere als leicht/gut

far from it! — ganz im Gegenteil!

go too far — zu weit gehen

carry or take something too far — etwas zu weit treiben
2. adjective,
farther, further; farthest, furthest

1) (remote) weit entfernt; (remote in time) fern

in the far distance — in weiter Ferne

2) (more remote) weiter entfernt

the far bank of the river/side of the road — das andere Flussufer/die andere Straßenseite

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1. adverb
1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) weit

2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) weit

3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) weit
2. adjective
1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) fern

2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) entfernter

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- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far
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far

<farther or further, farthest or furthest>

[fɑ:ʳ, AM fɑ:r]

I. adv

1. (in place) weit

it's too \far to walk es ist zu weit zu Fuß

how much further is it? wie weit ist es denn noch?

he can't walk that \far er kann nicht so weit laufen

have you come very \far? kommen Sie von weit her?

do you have \far to travel to work? haben Sie es weit zu Ihrer Arbeitsstelle?

she doesn't live \far from here sie wohnt nicht weit von hier [entfernt]

his name is fairly \far down the list sein Name steht ziemlich weit unten auf der Liste

you can see how \far up the wall the water came during the flood man kann sehen, wie hoch das Wasser während der Flut an der Mauer stieg; ( liter)

a traveller from some \far distant land ein Reisender aus einem fernen Land

\far away in the distance in weiter Ferne

\far from home fern der Heimat

\far and wide weit und breit

from \far and wide [or near] aus Nah und Fern

2. (in time) weit

some time \far in the past/future irgendwann in ferner Vergangenheit/Zukunft

one day, perhaps \far in the future, you'll regret what you've done irgendwann einmal wirst du bereuen, was du getan hast

your birthday's not \far away bis zu deinem Geburtstag ist es nicht mehr lang

he's not \far off seventy er geht auf die siebzig zu

we're not \far off finishing now es dauert nicht mehr lange, und wir sind fertig

to work \far into the night bis spät in die Nacht hinein arbeiten

to plan further ahead weiter voraus planen

as \far back as:

as \far back as I can remember... so weit ich zurückdenken kann...

we warned you about this as \far back as 1977 wir haben Sie bereits 1977 davor gewarnt

it probably dates from as \far back as the end of the last century es geht wahrscheinlich sogar bis auf das Ende des letzten Jahrhunderts zurück

3. (in progress) weit

how \far have you got? — I'm on page 17 wie weit bist du? — ich bin jetzt auf Seite 17

how \far have you got with your new play? wie weit bist du mit deinem neuen Stück gekommen?

to not get very \far with [doing] sth mit etw dat nicht besonders weit kommen

to not get very \far with sb bei jdm nicht viel erreichen

she tried to talk him round, but she didn't get very \far with him sie versuchte ihn zu überreden, kam aber nicht sonderlich weit

4. inv (much) weit, viel

she was not sure how \far he was committed sie war sich nicht sicher, wie sehr er engagiert war

this is a claim too \far diese Forderung geht zu weit

\far better/nicer/warmer viel besser/netter/wärmer

\far more difficult viel schwieriger

\far too expensive viel zu teuer

by \far bei Weitem, mit Abstand

it would be better by \far to accept the offer es wäre sehr viel besser, das Angebot anzunehmen

5.

▶ as \far as (in place) bis

I can take you as \far as Bristol ich kann Sie bis Bristol mitnehmen

as \far as the eye can see so weit das Auge reicht; (in degree)

as \far as I can, I avoid using my car soweit es mir möglich ist, benutze ich mein Auto nicht

I use public transport as \far as possible ich benutze so oft wie möglich öffentliche Verkehrsmittel

as \far as I can see... so wie ich es beurteilen kann,...

he isn't coming today as \far as I know soweit ich weiß, kommt er heute nicht

as \far as I'm concerned... wenn es nach mir geht...

as \far as Bob is concerned, he's one hell of a nice fellow Bob? der ist ein wirklich netter Kerl!

he's a good mechanic, but that's as \far as it goes er ist ein guter Mechaniker, aber das ist auch alles

▶ \far and away mit Abstand, bei Weitem

your entry was \far and away the best dein Auftritt war einsame Spitze fam

▶ sb would \far do sth BRIT

I'd \far prefer to go with you ich würde viel lieber mit dir gehen

I'd \far rather stay at home ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben

she'd \far sooner go on her own sie würde viel lieber allein gehen

▶ \far from sth:

we're \far from happy with the situation wir sind alles andere als zufrieden mit der Situation

\far from it! weit gefehlt

Jim selfish? \far from it! Jim egoistisch? alles nur das nicht!

▶ \far be it from [or for] me... es liegt mir fern...

\far be it from me to blame anyone, it was a total accident ich will unter keinen Umständen jemanden beschuldigen, es war ein Unfall

▶ to go too \far zu weit gehen

▶ to [not] go \far enough [nicht] weit genug gehen fig

stop it now, the joke has gone \far enough hör jetzt auf damit, man kann den Spaß auch zu weit treiben

▶ to go so \far as to do sth:

surely they wouldn't go so \far as to break in? sie würden doch sicher nicht so weit gehen und einen Einbruch wagen?

▶ sb will go \far jd wird es zu etwas bringen

▶ sth will go \far to sth etw wird entscheidend zu etw dat beitragen

▶ sth won't go very \far etw wird nicht lange vorhalten

a hundred pounds won't go very \far if you're going abroad for two weeks mit hundert Pfund kommt man nicht weit, wenn man zwei Wochen lang im Ausland ist

▶ \far gone (in a bad state) beschädigt; (advanced in time) fortgeschritten

▶ so \far so good ( saying) so weit, so gut

▶ so [or thus] \far (until now) bisher

so \far everything's been going according to plan so weit ist alles nach Plan gelaufen

any problems? — not so \far Probleme? — bis jetzt nicht; (to a limited extent)

I trust her only so \far ich traue ihr nicht so ganz

vitamins can protect you only so \far Vitamine bieten nur bedingt Schutz

▶ to not trust sb as \far as one could throw him/her jdm nicht über den Weg trauen

II. adj attr

1. (further away)

at the \far end of the room am anderen Ende des Raumes

the \far bank of the river das gegenüberliegende Ufer des Flusses

2. (extreme)

the \far left/right [of a party] die extreme Linke/Rechte [einer Partei]

3. (distant)

a \far country ( liter) ein fernes Land liter

in the \far distance in weiter Ferne

4.

▶ to be a \far cry from sth/sb mit etw/jdm nicht zu vergleichen sein

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[fAː(r)] comp further, farther, superl furthest, farthest
1. adv

1) (in distance) weit

we don't live far or we live not far from here — wir wohnen nicht weit von hier

I'll go with you as far as the gate — ich begleite dich bis zum Tor

far and wide — weit und breit

from far and near or wide — von nah und fern

far above — hoch or weit über (+dat)

far away — weit entfernt or weg

I won't be far off or away — ich bin ganz in der Nähe

far away in the distance — weit in der Ferne

I was or my thoughts were far away —

far into the jungle — weit in den Dschungel hinein

far out — weit draußen

have you come far? — kommen Sie von weit her?

2)

(in time) as far back as I can remember — so weit ich (zurück)denken or mich erinnern kann

as far back as 1945 — schon (im Jahr) 1945

far into the night — bis spät in die Nacht

far into the future — bis weit in die Zukunft

3) (in degree, extent) weit

how far have you got with your plans? — wie weit sind Sie mit Ihren Plänen (gekommen)?

far longer/better — weit länger/besser

it's far beyond what I can afford — das übersteigt meine Mittel bei Weitem

4)

(in set phrases) as or so far as I'm concerned — was mich betrifft

it's all right as far as it goes — das ist so weit ganz gut

in so far as — insofern als

far and away the best, by far the best, the best by far — bei Weitem or mit Abstand der/die/das Beste

better by far — weit besser

far from satisfactory — alles andere als befriedigend

far from liking him I find him quite unpleasant — ich mag ihn nicht, ich finde ihn (im Gegenteil) sogar ausgesprochen unsympathisch

far from it! — ganz und gar nicht, (ganz) im Gegenteil

far be it from me to... — es sei mir ferne, zu...

so far this week I've seen him once/three times —

so far this week I haven't seen him at all — diese Woche habe ich ihn noch nicht gesehen

so far so good — so weit, so gut

so far and no further — bis hierher und nicht weiter

to go far (money, supplies, measures etc) — weit reichen

these measures won't go very far toward(s) stemming rising costs — diese Maßnahmen werden nicht viel dazu beitragen, die steigenden Kosten einzudämmen

I would go so far as to say... — ich würde so weit gehen zu sagen...

that's going too far —

to carry a joke too far — einen Spaß zu weit treiben

that's carrying a joke too far — da hört der Spaß auf

not far out (in guess) — nicht schlecht

not far off (in space) — nicht weit; (in guess, aim) fast (getroffen)

the weekend isn't far off now — es ist nicht mehr lang bis zum Wochenende

far gone (inf) — schon ziemlich hinüber (inf)

2. adj

1) (= more distant of two) weiter entfernt, hintere(r, s)

the far end of the room — das andere Ende des Zimmers

the far window/door — das Fenster/die Tür am anderen Ende des Zimmers

the far wall — die Wand am anderen Ende

on the far side of — auf der anderen Seite von

when he reached the far bank —

which of these cars is yours? – the far one — welches ist dein Auto? – das, das weiter weg ist

which bed will you have? – the far one — welches Bett möchtest du? – das da drüben

2) (= far-off) country, land weit entfernt

in the far distance — in weiter Ferne

it's a far cry from... (fig) — das ist etwas ganz anderes als...

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far [fɑː(r)] komp. farther [ˈfɑː(r)ðə(r)], further [ˈfɜːðə; US ˈfɜrðər], sup farthest [ˈfɑː(r)ðıst], furthest [ˈfɜːðıst; US ˈfɜr-]

A adj

1. fern, (weit) entfernt, weit, entlegen

2. (vom Sprecher aus) entfernter, abliegend:

at the far end am anderen Ende;

the far side die andere Seite

3. weit vorgerückt, fortgeschritten ( beide:

in in dat)

B adv

1. fern, weit:

far away, far off weit weg oder entfernt;

his thoughts were far away er war mit seinen Gedanken ganz woanders

2. fig weit entfernt ( from von):

far from rich alles andere als reich;

far from completed noch lange oder längst nicht fertig;

I am far from believing it ich bin weit davon entfernt, es zu glauben;

far be it from me (to deny it) es liegt mir fern(, es zu leugnen), ich möchte (es) keineswegs (abstreiten);

far from it! ganz und gar nicht!, keineswegs!

3. weit(hin), fern(hin):

far into weit oder hoch oder tief in (akk);

far into the night bis spät oder tief in die Nacht (hinein);

it went far to convince him das hat ihn beinahe überzeugt

4. auch far and away, by far weit(aus), bei Weitem, um vieles, wesentlich (bes mit komp und sup):

far better;

(by) far the best

a) weitaus oder mit Abstand der (die, das) beste,

b) bei Weitem am bestenBesondere Redewendungen: as far as

a) so weit oder so viel (wie), insofern als,

b) bis (nach oder zu oder an akk), nicht weiter als far and near fern und nah;

far and wide weit und breit;

far back weit zurück oder hinten;

as far back as 1800 schon (im Jahre) 1800;

from far von Weitem;

go far

a) weit gehen oder reichen,

b) fig weit kommen, es weit bringen ten pounds don’t go far mit 10 Pfund kommt man nicht weit;

as far as that goes was das (an)betrifft;

it is a very good book as far as it goes es ist insgesamt ein sehr gutes Buch;

she is quite nice as far as she goes sie ist so weit ganz nett;

I’ll go so far as to say that … ich möchte oder würde sogar behaupten, dass…;

go too far zu weit gehen;

in so far (as) insofern, -weit (als);

so far bis hierher, bisher, bis jetzt;

so far so good so weit, so gut;

far out

a) weit draußen,

b) weit hinaus,

c) → far-out be far out weit daneben liegen (mit einer Vermutung etc);

far up hoch oben; → between B, cry A 1

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1. adverb,
farther, further; farthest, furthest

1) (in space) weit

far away — weit entfernt

far [away] from — weit entfernt von

see something from far away — etwas aus der Ferne sehen

I won't be far away — ich werde ganz in der Nähe sein

far above/below — hoch über/tief unter (+ Dat.); adverb hoch oben/tief unten

fly as far as Munich — bis [nach] München fliegen

far and wide — weit und breit

from far and near or wide — von fern und nah

2) (in time) weit

far into the night — bis spät od. tief in die Nacht

as far back as I can remember — soweit ich zurückdenken kann

3) (by much) weit

far too — viel zu

far longer/ better — weit[aus] länger/besser

4) (fig.)

as far as — (to whatever extent, to the extent of) so weit [wie]

I haven't got as far as phoning her — ich bin noch nicht dazu gekommen, sie anzurufen

not as far as I know — nicht, dass ich wüsste

as far as I remember/know — soweit ich mich erinnere/weiß

go so far as to do something — so weit gehen und etwas tun

in so far as — insofern od. insoweit als

so far — (until now) bisher

so far so good — so weit, so gut

by far — bei weitem

better by far — weitaus besser

far from easy/good — alles andere als leicht/gut

far from it! — ganz im Gegenteil!

go too far — zu weit gehen

carry or take something too far — etwas zu weit treiben
2. adjective,
farther, further; farthest, furthest

1) (remote) weit entfernt; (remote in time) fern

in the far distance — in weiter Ferne

2) (more remote) weiter entfernt

the far bank of the river/side of the road — das andere Flussufer/die andere Straßenseite

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adj.

fern adj.

weit adj.

English-german dictionary > far
2 into

'intu
preposition

1) (to or towards the inside of; to within: The eggs were put into the box; They disappeared into the mist.) en, dentro de

2) (against: The car ran into the wall.) contra

3) (to the state or condition of: A tadpole turns into a frog; I've sorted the books into piles.) en

4) (expressing the idea of division: Two into four goes twice.) entre

into prep en / dentro de / a

they went into the shop entraron en la tienda

they jumped into the water se tiraron al agua

Muchas veces into implica un proceso de transformación

the frog turned into a prince la rana se convirtió en un príncipe

she made the material into a dress hizo un vestido con la tela

translate this letter into English traduce esta carta al inglés

he cut the cake into six pieces cortó la tarta en seis trozos into también expresa una división aritmética

five into twenty goes four times veinte dividido entre cinco son cuatro

into

tr['ɪntʊ]

preposition

1 (indicating movement) en, dentro de, a; (in direction of) a, hacia; (against) contra, con

■ I'm going into town voy al centro

■ they went into the house entraron en la casa

■ she's got to go into hospital tienen que ingresarla en el hospital

■ he jumped into the water saltó al agua

■ they climbed into bed se metieron en la cama

■ I bit into the apple mordí la manzana, di un mordisco a la manzana

■ the cheque must be paid into a bank account hay que ingresar el cheque en una cuenta bancaria

■ look into my eyes mira a mis ojos

■ speak into the receiver habla al auricular

■ I bumped into him me topé con él

■ he crashed into a tree chocó contra un árbol

■ I walked into a door me topé con una puerta

2 (time, age) hasta

■ she worked long into the night trabajó hasta muy avanzada la noche

■ he remained a bachelor until well into middle age permaneció soltero hasta bien entrada la mediana edad

■ I can see into the future puedo ver el futuro

■ three days into our holiday... a los tres días de empezar las vacaciones...

3 (indicating change) en, a

■ he turned water into wine transformó el agua en vino

■ he changed into a monster se convirtió en un monstruo

■ translate this into Spanish traduce esto al español

■ she wants to change some pounds into euros quiere cambiar libras en euros

■ cut it into small pieces cortadlo en trozos pequeños

■ a house divided into flats una casa dividida en pisos

■ I'll change into a dress me pondré un vestido

■ they came into power llegaron al poder

■ she went into journalism se dedicó al periodismo

■ an inquiry into the disaster una investigación sobre la catástrofe

4 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL entre

■ what's four into twenty? ¿cuánto son veinte entre cuatro?

■ four into eight goes two ocho entre cuatro son dos

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be into something familiar (keen on) gustarle a uno algo 2 (interested in) ser aficionado,-a a algo

■ she's into skating le gusta patinar

■ he's into heavy rock le gusta el rock duro

into ['ɪn.tu:] prep

1) (indicating motion) : en, a, contra, dentro de

she got into bed: se metió en la cama

to get into a plane: subir a un avión

he crashed into the wall: chocó contra la pared

looking into the sun: mirando al sol

2) (indicating state or condition) : a, en

to burst into tears: echarse a llorar

the water turned into ice: el agua se convirtió en hielo

to translate into English: traducir al inglés

3) (indicating time)

far into the night: hasta bien entrada la noche

he's well into his eighties: tiene los ochenta bien cumplidos

4) (in mathematics)

3 into 12 is 4: 12 dividido por 3 es 4

into

prep.

• a prep.

• dentro de prep.

• en prep.

• hacia el interior de prep.

'ɪntu, before consonant 'ɪntə
preposition

1)

a) (indicating motion, direction)

to walk into a building — entrar en or (esp AmL) a un edificio

we drove into town — fuimos a la ciudad en coche

they helped him into the chair — lo ayudaron a sentarse en el sillón

she sat staring into space — estaba sentada mirando al vacío

I dropped a coin into the water — dejé caer una moneda en el agua

the cat shot up into the air — el gato salió volando por los aires

a journey into the future — un viaje al futuro

to translate something into Spanish — traducir* algo al español

b) ( against)

she walked into a tree — se dio contra un árbol

he drove into the other car — chocó con el otro coche

c) ( Math)

3 into 15 goes o is 5 — 15 dividido (por) 3 or entre 3 es 5

2) (in time, distance)

ten minutes into the game — a los diez minutos de empezar el partido

they talked far into the night — hablaron hasta bien entrada la noche

they penetrated deep into the jungle — entraron en el corazón de la selva

the project is well into its third year — el proyecto ya está bien adentrado en su tercer año

3) ( indicating result of action)

we split into two groups — nos dividimos en dos grupos

roll the dough into a ball — haga una bola con la masa

the snowman had melted into a puddle — el muñeco de nieve había quedado convertido en un charco

4) ( involved in) (colloq)

to be into something: she's really o heavily into jazz le ha dado fuerte por el jazz (fam); they're into drugs se drogan; at two, children are into everything — a los dos años, los niños son muy inquietos

['ɪntʊ]
PREP When into is an element in a phrasal verb, eg break into, enter into, look into, walk into, look up the verb.
1) (of place) en, dentro de

put it into the car/bag/cupboard — mételo en el or dentro del coche/bolso/armario

• to get into bed — meterse a la cama

• to get into a car — subir(se) a un coche

he helped his mother into the car — ayudó a su madre a subir al coche

• to go into the country — ir al campo

• I poured the milk into a cup — vertí la leche en una taza

• he went off into the desert — partió hacia el interior del desierto or adentrándose en el desierto

• he went further into the forest — siguió adentrándose en el bosque

• it fell into the lake — se cayó al lago

• they got into the plane — subieron al avión

• to come/go into a room — entrar en una habitación

• to go into town — ir al centro de la ciudad

• to go into the wood — adentrarse or penetrar en el bosque
go into
2) (of time)

it continued well or far into 1996 — siguió hasta bien entrado 1996

we talked far into the night — charlamos hasta bien entrada la noche

he's well into his fifties — tiene cincuenta y tantos largos

3) (change in condition etc)

• to change into a monster — volverse un or convertirse en un monstruo

to change pounds into dollars — cambiar libras por dólares

the rain changed into snow — la lluvia se convirtió en nieve

• they divided into two groups — se dividieron en dos grupos

• to translate sth into Spanish — traducir algo al español

• it turned into a pleasant day — resultó or se hizo un día muy agradable
burst into, change 3., divide, grow 1., 1), translate, turn 2., 5)
4) (Math)

• to divide 3 into 12 — dividir doce entre tres

• 2 into 6 goes 3 — seis entre dos son tres

5)

to be into sth >: he is really into jazz * — es un gran aficionado al or del jazz

to be into drugs — meterse drogas, andar metido en drogas

she's into health food — le va mucho lo de la comida sana

what are you into now? — ¿a qué te dedicas ahora?

the children/puppies are into everything! — ¡los críos/perritos andan revolviéndolo todo!

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['ɪntu], before consonant ['ɪntə]
preposition

1)

a) (indicating motion, direction)

to walk into a building — entrar en or (esp AmL) a un edificio

we drove into town — fuimos a la ciudad en coche

they helped him into the chair — lo ayudaron a sentarse en el sillón

she sat staring into space — estaba sentada mirando al vacío

I dropped a coin into the water — dejé caer una moneda en el agua

the cat shot up into the air — el gato salió volando por los aires

a journey into the future — un viaje al futuro

to translate something into Spanish — traducir* algo al español

b) ( against)

she walked into a tree — se dio contra un árbol

he drove into the other car — chocó con el otro coche

c) ( Math)

3 into 15 goes o is 5 — 15 dividido (por) 3 or entre 3 es 5

2) (in time, distance)

ten minutes into the game — a los diez minutos de empezar el partido

they talked far into the night — hablaron hasta bien entrada la noche

they penetrated deep into the jungle — entraron en el corazón de la selva

the project is well into its third year — el proyecto ya está bien adentrado en su tercer año

3) ( indicating result of action)

we split into two groups — nos dividimos en dos grupos

roll the dough into a ball — haga una bola con la masa

the snowman had melted into a puddle — el muñeco de nieve había quedado convertido en un charco

4) ( involved in) (colloq)

to be into something: she's really o heavily into jazz le ha dado fuerte por el jazz (fam); they're into drugs se drogan; at two, children are into everything — a los dos años, los niños son muy inquietos

English-spanish dictionary > into
3 far

1. adverb
1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) lejos

2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) lejos

3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) mucho

2. adjective
1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) lejano

2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) lo más lejos, la otra punta

•

- farther
- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far

far¹ adj extremo

the Far East el Extremo Oriente / el Lejano Oriente

the far end of the stadium el otro extremo del estadio

El comparativo de far es farther o further; el superlativo es farthest o furthest

far² adv

1. lejos

how far is it to Paris? ¿a cuánto está París? / ¿cuánto hay de aquí a París?

it isn't very far no está muy lejos

2. mucho

Egypt is far hotter than Iceland Egipto es mucho más caluroso que Islandia

it's far too expensive es demasiado caro

as far as hasta

he ran as far as the church and came back corrió hasta la iglesia y volvió

far away lejos

so far hasta ahora

El comparativo de far es farther o further; el superlativo es farthest o furthest

far

tr[fɑː^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective (comp farther o further, superl farthest o furthest)

1 (distant) lejano,-a, remoto,-a

■ a far country un país lejano

2 (more distant) opuesto,-a, extremo,-a

■ the far end of the hall el otro extremo de la sala

adverb

1 (a long way) lejos

■ is it far from here? ¿está lejos de aquí?

■ how far is? ¿a qué distancia está?

■ how far is it to Rome? ¿cuánto hay de aquí a Roma?

■ how far have we travelled? ¿cuántos kilómetros hemos hecho?

■ it isn't as far as it looks no está tan lejos como parece

2 (a long time) lejos

■ they existed as far back as the 12th century existían ya en el siglo doce

■ the day when we'll be able to shop by computer is not so far off el día en que se pueda comprar por ordenador no está tan lejos

■ they talked far into the night estuvieron hablando hasta muy entrada la noche

3 (much) mucho

■ it's far better than the other está mucho mejor que el otro

■ far bigger mucho más grande

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as far as... is concerned en cuanto a..., por lo que a... se refiere

■ as far as I am concerned por lo que a mí se refiere

as far as I know que yo sepa

as far as the eye can see hasta donde alcanza la vista

by far mucho, con mucho

■ it's cheaper by far to go by coach es mucho más barato ir en autocar

■ it's by far the tallest building es con mucho el edificio más alto

far and away con mucho, con diferencia

■ she's far and away the best es con mucho la mejor

far and wide / far and near por todas partes

far away lejos

far be it from me to... no es que yo quiera...

far from... lejos de...

■ far from causing problems, he was very helpful lejos de causar problemas, fue muy amable

far from it de eso nada, nada de eso, qué va

■ was the film bad? --far from it, it was excellent! ¿era mala la película? --¡de eso nada, era buenísima!

far off a lo lejos

not to be not far out / not to be far wrong / not to be far off no ir desencaminado,-a

so far (until now) hasta ahora 2 (to a point) hasta cierto punto

so far, so good hasta aquí bien, hasta ahora bien

to be a far cry from no tener nada que ver con

to go far (money) comprar mucho 2 (food, supplies etc) cundir 3 (person) llegar lejos

to go too far pasarse de la raya

to take something too far llevar las cosas demasiado lejos

the far left / the far right la extrema izquierda / la extrema derecha

far ['fɑr] adv, farther ['fɑrðər] or further ['fər-] ; farthest or furthest [-ðəst]

1) : lejos

far from here: lejos de aquí

to go far: llegar lejos

as far as Chicago: hasta Chicago

far away: a lo lejos

2) much: muy, mucho

far bigger: mucho más grande

far superior: muy superior

it's by far the best: es con mucho el mejor

3) (expressing degree or extent)

the results are far off: salieron muy inexactos los resultados

to go so far as: decir tanto como

to go far enough: tener el alcance necesario

4) (expressing progress)

the work is far advanced: el trabajo está muy avanzado

to take (something) too far: llevar (algo) demasiado lejos

5)

far and wide : por todas partes

6)

far from it! : ¡todo lo contrario!

7)

so far : hasta ahora, todavía

far adj, farther or further ; farthest or furthest

1) remote: lejano, remoto

the Far East: el Lejano Oriente, el Extremo Oriente

a far country: un país lejano

2) long: largo

a far journey: un viaje largo

3) extreme: extremo

the far right: la extrema derecha

at the far end of the room: en el otro extremo de la sala

far

adj.

• largo, -a adj.

• lejano, -a adj.

• más lejano adj.

adv.

• lejos adv.

• mucho más lejos adv.

I fɑːr, fɑː(r)
adverb

1) (comp further or farther; superl furthest or farthest)

a) ( in distance) lejos

how far can you swim? — ¿qué distancia puedes hacer a nado?

how far is it? — ¿a qué distancia está?

how far is it from New York to Seattle? — ¿qué distancia hay de Nueva York a Seattle?

it's not far (to go) now — ya falta or queda poco

go as far as that tree — camina hasta ese árbol

far away in the distance — a lo lejos

b) ( in progress)

the plans are now quite far advanced — los planes están ya muy avanzados

that girl will go far — esa chica va a llegar lejos

£20 won't go far these days — hoy no se hace nada con 20 libras

c) ( in time)

Christmas isn't far away o off now — ya falta or queda poco para Navidad

I can't remember that far back — no recuerdo cosas tan lejanas

I haven't planned that far ahead — no he hecho planes tan a largo plazo

d) (in extent, degree)

the new legislation doesn't go far enough — la nueva legislación no tiene el alcance necesario

this has gone far enough! — esto ya pasa de castaño oscuro

I wouldn't go so far as to say that — yo no diría tanto como eso

our estimates weren't too far out o off — no nos equivocamos mucho en los cálculos

his jokes went a bit too far — se pasó un poco con esos chistes

2) ( very much)

far superior — muy superior

far better — mucho mejor

the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages — las ventajas superan ampliamente or con mucho las desventajas

3) (in phrases)

as o so far as: as o so far as I know que yo sepa; as o so far as I'm concerned... en lo que a mí respecta or por mí...; by far: she's better than the rest by far es muchísimo mejor que el resto; their team was by far the worst su equipo fue con mucho el peor; far and away: he's far and away the best player es sin lugar a dudas or con mucho el mejor jugador; far and near o wide (liter): they searched far and near o wide buscaron por todas partes; from far and near o wide de todas partes; far from: the matter is far from over el asunto no está terminado ni mucho menos; it is far from satisfactory dista mucho de ser satisfactorio; she's not rich: far from it! no es rica todo lo contrario!; far be it from me to interfere, but... no es que yo quiera entrometerme ni mucho menos, pero...; so far: so far, everything has gone according to plan hasta ahora or hasta este momento todo ha salido de acuerdo a lo planeado; is the plan working? - yes, so far, so good — ¿funciona el plan? - por el momento, sí

II

adjective (comp farther; superl farthest)

a) ( distant) lejano

in the far distance — a lo lejos

b) (most distant, extreme) (before n, no comp)

at the far end of the room — en el otro extremo de la habitación

she's on the far right of the party — está en la extrema derecha del partido

[fɑː(r)] (compar farther, further) (superl farthest, furthest)
1. ADV

1) (distance) (lit, fig) lejos, a lo lejos

is it far (away)? — ¿está lejos?

is it far to London? — ¿hay mucho hasta Londres?

it's not far (from here) — no está lejos (de aquí)

• far away or off — lejos

far away or off in the distance — a lo lejos

not far away or off — no muy lejos

far away from one's family — lejos de la familia

• far beyond — mucho más allá de

• how far is it to the river? — ¿qué distancia or cuánto hay de aquí al río?

how far have you got with your work/plans? — ¿hasta dónde has llegado en tu trabajo/tus planes?

• to walk far into the hills — penetrar profundamente en los montes

far into the night — hasta altas horas de la noche

• from far and near — de todas partes

• Christmas is not far off — la Navidad no está lejos

he's not far off 70 — tiene casi 70 años, frisa en los 70 años

she was not far off tears — estaba al borde de las lágrimas

• far out at sea — en alta mar

our calculations are far out — nuestros cálculos yerran or se equivocan por mucho

• so far — (in distance) tan lejos; (in time) hasta ahora

so far this year — en lo que va del año

so far so good — por or hasta ahora, bien

in so far as... — en la medida en que..., en cuanto...

so or thus far and no further — hasta aquí, pero ni un paso más

• a bridge too far — un puente de más

the plans are too far advanced — los proyectos están demasiado adelantados

• far and wide — por todas partes

• he wasn't far wrong or off or out — casi acertaba, casi estaba en lo justo

2)

• as far as — hasta

as far as the eye can see — hasta donde alcanza la vista

to go as far as Milan — ir hasta Milán

to come from as far away as Milan — venir de sitios tan lejanos como Milán

she climbed as far as the rest of the team — escaló tanto como el resto del grupo

as far back as I can remember — hasta donde me alcanza la memoria

as far back as 1945 — ya en 1945

as far as possible — en lo posible

the theory is good as far as it goes — la teoría es buena dentro de sus límites

I will help you as far as I can — te ayudaré en lo que pueda

• as or so far as I know — que yo sepa

as or so far as I am concerned — por lo que a mí se refiere or respecta

I would go as or so far as to say that... — me atrevería a decir que...

3)

• far from — [+ place] lejos de

far from approving it, I... — lejos de aprobarlo, yo...

far from it! — ¡todo lo contrario!, ¡ni mucho menos!

he is far from well — no está nada bien

far be it from me to interfere, but... — no quiero entrometerme, pero...

far from easy — nada fácil

4)

• to go far, how far are you going? — ¿hasta dónde vas?

he'll go far — (fig) llegará lejos

it doesn't go far enough — (fig) no va bastante lejos, no tiene todo el alcance que quisiéramos

he's gone too far this time — (fig) esta vez se ha pasado

he's gone too far to back out now — (fig) ha ido demasiado lejos para echarse atrás or retirarse ahora

it won't go far — [money, food] no alcanzará mucho

for a white wine you won't go far wrong with this — si buscas un vino blanco este ofrece bastante garantía

- he was far gone

5) (=very much) mucho

• far better — mucho mejor

it is far better not to go — más vale no ir

• it's far and away the best, it's by far the best — es con mucho el mejor

she's the prettier by far — es con mucho la más guapa

• this car is far faster (than) — este coche es mucho más rápido (que)

• far superior to — muy superior a

2.

ADJ

the far east etc of the country — el extremo este etc del país

the far left/right — (Pol) la extrema izquierda/derecha

• at the far end of — en el otro extremo de, al fondo de

• on the far side of — en el lado opuesto de

- it's a far cry from

3.

CPD

the Far East N — el Extremo or Lejano Oriente

the Far North N — el Polo Norte

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I [fɑːr, fɑː(r)]
adverb

1) (comp further or farther; superl furthest or farthest)

a) ( in distance) lejos

how far can you swim? — ¿qué distancia puedes hacer a nado?

how far is it? — ¿a qué distancia está?

how far is it from New York to Seattle? — ¿qué distancia hay de Nueva York a Seattle?

it's not far (to go) now — ya falta or queda poco

go as far as that tree — camina hasta ese árbol

far away in the distance — a lo lejos

b) ( in progress)

the plans are now quite far advanced — los planes están ya muy avanzados

that girl will go far — esa chica va a llegar lejos

£20 won't go far these days — hoy no se hace nada con 20 libras

c) ( in time)

Christmas isn't far away o off now — ya falta or queda poco para Navidad

I can't remember that far back — no recuerdo cosas tan lejanas

I haven't planned that far ahead — no he hecho planes tan a largo plazo

d) (in extent, degree)

the new legislation doesn't go far enough — la nueva legislación no tiene el alcance necesario

this has gone far enough! — esto ya pasa de castaño oscuro

I wouldn't go so far as to say that — yo no diría tanto como eso

our estimates weren't too far out o off — no nos equivocamos mucho en los cálculos

his jokes went a bit too far — se pasó un poco con esos chistes

2) ( very much)

far superior — muy superior

far better — mucho mejor

the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages — las ventajas superan ampliamente or con mucho las desventajas

3) (in phrases)

as o so far as: as o so far as I know que yo sepa; as o so far as I'm concerned... en lo que a mí respecta or por mí...; by far: she's better than the rest by far es muchísimo mejor que el resto; their team was by far the worst su equipo fue con mucho el peor; far and away: he's far and away the best player es sin lugar a dudas or con mucho el mejor jugador; far and near o wide (liter): they searched far and near o wide buscaron por todas partes; from far and near o wide de todas partes; far from: the matter is far from over el asunto no está terminado ni mucho menos; it is far from satisfactory dista mucho de ser satisfactorio; she's not rich: far from it! no es rica todo lo contrario!; far be it from me to interfere, but... no es que yo quiera entrometerme ni mucho menos, pero...; so far: so far, everything has gone according to plan hasta ahora or hasta este momento todo ha salido de acuerdo a lo planeado; is the plan working? - yes, so far, so good — ¿funciona el plan? - por el momento, sí

II

adjective (comp farther; superl farthest)

a) ( distant) lejano

in the far distance — a lo lejos

b) (most distant, extreme) (before n, no comp)

at the far end of the room — en el otro extremo de la habitación

she's on the far right of the party — está en la extrema derecha del partido

English-spanish dictionary > far
4 into

preposition

in (+ Akk.); (against) gegen

I went out into the street — ich ging auf die Straße hinaus

they disappeared into the night — sie verschwanden in die Nacht hinein

4 into 20 = 5 — 20 durch 4 = 5

until well into this century — bis weit in unser Jahrhundert hinein

translate something into English — etwas ins Englische übersetzen

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['intu]
preposition

1) (to or towards the inside of; to within: The eggs were put into the box; They disappeared into the mist.) in

2) (against: The car ran into the wall.) in... hinein

3) (to the state or condition of: A tadpole turns into a frog; I've sorted the books into piles.) zu

4) (expressing the idea of division: Two into four goes twice.) in

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into

[ˈɪntə, -tu]

prep

1. (to inside) in + akk

put the jar back \into the cupboard stell das Glas zurück in den Schrank

to put sth \into place etw auf/an seinen Platz stellen/legen; ( fig)

to retreat \into oneself sich akk in sich akk selbst zurückziehen

2. (toward) in akk

she looked \into the mirror sie sah in den Spiegel

3. (against)

to crash \into sth gegen etw akk krachen; ( fig)

I ran \into a bargain ich habe zufällig ein Schnäppchen gesehen

to bump \into sb jdm über den Weg laufen

4. (until) bis in + akk

we worked late \into the evening wir arbeiteten bis spät in den Abend

production should continue \into 1999 die Produktion sollte bis ins Jahr 1999 andauern

5. clothing

I can't get \into these trousers ich komme in diese Hose nicht rein

6. (for attention)

I'll look \into the matter ich kümmere mich um die Angelegenheit

don't delve \into other people's problems misch dich nicht in anderer Leute Probleme ein

7. (changing)

translated \into 19 languages in 19 Sprachen übersetzt

to change \into sth sich akk in etw akk verwandeln

8. (involved)

to get \into a difficult situation in eine schwierige Situation geraten

to go \into teaching in den Lehrberuf gehen

to get \into trouble Schwierigkeiten bekommen

9. ( fam: attacking)

to lay [or tear] \into sb for sth jdn wegen etw gen anschreien

10. (starting)

to burst \into screams/tears in Geschrei/Tränen ausbrechen

11. (result)

the dog frightened her \into running away der Hund machte ihr solche Angst, dass sie wegrannte

to talk sb \into doing sth jdn dazu überreden, etw zu tun

12. (division)

chop it \into small cubes schneide es in kleine Würfel

two goes \into six three times die Zwei geht dreimal in die Sechs

13. ( fam: keen)

to be \into sth/sb an etw/jdm interessiert sein

I'm \into photography ich interessiere mich für Fotografie

she's really \into her new job sie geht völlig in ihrer neuen Arbeit auf

what sort of music are you \into? auf welche Art von Musik stehst du? fam

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['ɪntʊ]
prep

1) in (+acc); (= against) crash, drive gegen

to translate sth into French — etw ins Französische übersetzen

to change euros into pounds — Euro in Pfund umtauschen

to divide 3 into 9 — 9 durch 3 teilen or dividieren

3 into 9 goes 3 — 3 geht dreimal in 9

to get into trouble — in Schwierigkeiten kommen

to go into politics — in die Politik gehen

they worked far into the night — sie arbeiteten bis tief in die Nacht hinein

he's well into his sixties — er ist in den späten Sechzigern

it turned into a nice day —

I can't get into my jeans any more — ich komme nicht mehr in meine Jeans

research into AIDS/cancer — Aids-/Krebsforschung f

2) (inf)

I'm not really into the job yet — ich bin noch nicht ganz drin im Job (inf)

she's into getting up early — sie ist passionierte Frühaufsteherin

she's into health food — sie steht auf Gesundheitskost (inf)

he's into computers — er ist Computerfan (inf)

well if that's what you're into... — also, wenn das dein Fall ist...

I'm not into that — darauf stehe ich nicht (inf)

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into [ˈıntʊ; nur vor Konsonanten: ˈıntə] präp

1. in (akk), in (akk) … hinein:

he went into the house; → academic.ru/63493/run_into">run into A 5, translate A 1, etc

2. gegen: → drive C 3, etc

3. Zustandsänderung: zu:

make water into ice; → cash¹ A 2, etc

4. MATH in (akk):

7 into 49 goes 7 (times) 7 geht siebenmal in 49; → divide A 7 a

5. Zustand: in (dat):

they are into the second half SPORT sie sind (schon) in der zweiten Halbzeit;

25 minutes into the second half SPORT nach 25 Minuten der zweiten Halbzeit;

shortly into the performance kurz nach Beginn der Vorstellung;

he is into his fifth whisky er ist schon beim fünften Whisky;

he is well into his eighties er ist schon weit über 80; → juice A 5

6. be into umg stehen auf (akk):

he’s into modern music

7. he’s into me (for £500) umg er steht bei mir (mit 500 Pfund) in der Kreide

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preposition

in (+ Akk.); (against) gegen

I went out into the street — ich ging auf die Straße hinaus

they disappeared into the night — sie verschwanden in die Nacht hinein

4 into 20 = 5 — 20 durch 4 = 5

until well into this century — bis weit in unser Jahrhundert hinein

translate something into English — etwas ins Englische übersetzen

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prep.

hinein präp.

in (... hinein) präp.

in präp.

English-german dictionary > into
5 tot

tot¹

〈 voorzetsel〉

1 [zover als] (up) to ⇒ as far as

2 [met betrekking tot een punt in de tijd] to ⇒ until

3 [met betrekking tot een maat/graad/hoeveelheid] to

4 [naar] to

5 [met betrekking tot een bestemming/bedoeling] to(wards) ⇒ at

6 [met betrekking tot een toestand/vorm/functie] to

7 [tegen] at

♦voorbeelden:

1   de trein rijdt tot Amsterdam • the train goes as far as Amsterdam

     tot hoever/waar? • how far?

     het zit me tot hier • I've had it up to here

2   van dag tot dag • from day to day

     hij ging van uur tot uur achteruit • he got worse by the hour

     tot zaterdag! • see you on Saturday!

     tot de volgende keer • until/till (the) next time

     tot wanneer? • till when?

     tot nog/nu toe • so far

     tot diep in de nacht • (until) far into the night

     tot op heden/vandaag • to the present day

     tot en met 31 december • up to and including 31 December

     van 3 tot 12 uur • from 3 to/till 12 o'clock

     van maandag tot en met zaterdag • from Monday to Saturday; 〈 Amerikaans-Engels ook〉 Monday through Saturday

3   tot bladzijde drie • up to page three

     dat is tot daar aan toe • that's alright as far as it goes

     tot op de cent • to the penny

     tot op korte afstand • up to/within a short distance

5   middelen tot herstel • means towards recovery

6   iets tot gruis slaan • beat something to a pulp

     iemand tot president kiezen • elect someone president

7   tot elke prijs • at any price

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tot²

〈 voegwoord〉

1 until

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > tot
6 tot diep in de nacht

tot diep in de nacht

(until) far into the night

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tot diep in de nacht

deep into the night

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > tot diep in de nacht
7 hængende

adj hanging,

F pendent;

[ på et hængende hår], se hår;

[ blive hængende] stick ( fx the nickname stuck), catch ( fx his coat caught on a twig);

( blive på et sted) stick around; hang on ( fx he always hangs on until far into the night);

[ have det hængende over hovedet]

(fig) have it hanging over one's head;

[ hængende haver] hanging gardens.

Danish-English dictionary > hængende
8 до

1. предл. (за близост) by, by the side of. beside, near, close to, next to

един до друг one beside the other, side by side

седя до sit next to/beside/by

седя до огъня sit by the fire

той живее до нас he lives next door to us

2. (за предел, посока, степен) to, up to, down to, as far as

до града има пет километра it's five kilometres to the town

изпращам някого до вратата see s.o. to the door

до известна степен to a certain degree

до глезените/коленете ankle-/knee-deep

затъвам до коленете sink up to o.'s knees

до гърдите/рамената breast-/shoul-der-high

до кръста down/up to the waist

хвръквам до fly as high as

засмян до уши smiling broadly

пълен до горе filled to the brim/to overflowing

до един to the last man

ние отидохме до реката we went as far as the river

идвам до заключение come to/arrive at a conclusion

отнасям въпроса до refer the matter to

от... до from... to

4. (за време) till, until, up to

от... до from... to/till

до сутринта/вечерта till morning/evening

от сутрин до вечер from morning till night

работя до късно през нощта work far into the night

до преди няколко дни (up) till a few days ago

до края till the end

до тая минута to this very minute

до последната минута to the very last

най-късно до събота by Saturday at the latest

можеш ли да свършиш това до утре? can you finish this by tomorrow?

до сключването на спогодбата pending the completion of the agreement

5. (па малко от.) under, not, over

деца до шест години children under six

с тегло до пет кила weighing not over five kilos

6. (приблизително) about, some. somewhere about

там имаше до двадесет души there were about/some twenty people there

7. (не повече от) up to, as much/many as

до три пъти up to/as many as three times

той си докарва до 2000 лева месечно he makes up to 2000 levs a month

8. (досежно) about, to

това не се отнася до тебе this does not refer/apply to you

колкото се отнася до мене as far as I am concerned, as for me

натъпкани човек до човек packed tight

от език до език има разлика there is a difference between one language and another

това е до човека it depends on the man

не ми е до not be in a state for, be in no mood for/to

не ми е до това I've got something else to think about

не ми е до смях I am/feel in no mood for laughing; I am in no laughing mood

до безкрайност ad infinitum. to infinity

до втръсване to satiety/nausea

точен до минутата punctual to the minute

смел до безразсъдност courageous to the point of recklessness

бия до посиняване beat black and blue

докарвам до лудост drive crazy

до след until after

до Министъра на просветата (в адрес) The Minister of Education

9. муз. С

до диез C-sharp

до мажор C-major

до ще време the time will come

до-

10. предст. (изчерпване докрай на започнатото действие) up; finish с ger. all; what is left

дояждам finish up, eat what is left

дошивам finish sewing

11. (предел за пространство, време, степен) to, up to; long enough

добирам се manage to get (to)

доживявам да видя live (long enough) to see

дотичвам run up (to)

доварявам boil soft

12. (добавяне на количество, което не достига) in addition, some more, as a supplement

доплащам pay in addition, pay the difference

13. (преминаване към ново състояние) grow, begin to feel, feel

домързява ме feel lazy

домъчнява ми feel/grow sad

(желание за преминаване към ново състояние) feel like

допива ми се feel like drinking/like a drink

доплаква ми се feel like crying

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до,

предл.

1. (за близост) by, by the side of, beside, near, close to, next to; един \до друг one beside the other, side by side; седя \до sit next to/beside/by; той живее \до нас he lives next door to us;

2. (за предел, посока, степен) to, up to, down to, as far as; \до глезените/коленете ankle-/knee-deep; \до гърдите/рамената breast-/shoulder-high; \до един to the last man; \до кръста down/up to the waist; засмян \до уши smiling broadly; идвам \до заключение come to/arrive at a conclusion; изпращам някого \до вратата see s.o. to the door; ние отидохме \до реката we went as far as the river; от … \до … from … to …/till; пълен \до горе filled to the brim/to overflowing; хвръквам \до fly as high as;

3. (за време) till, until, up to; поет. ere; \до края till the end; \до последната минута to the very last; \до преди няколко дни (up) till a few days ago; \до сключването на спогодбата pending the completion of the agreement; \до сутринта/вечерта till morning/evening; най-късно \до събота by Saturday at the latest; работя \до късно през нощта work far into the night;

4. ( по-малко от) under, not over; деца \до шест години children under six; с тегло \до пет кила weighing not over five kilos;

5. ( приблизително) about, some, somewhere about; там имаше \до двадесет души there were about/some twenty people there;

6. (не повече от) up to, as much/many as; \до три пъти up to/as many as three times; about, to;

7. ( относно) колкото се отнася \до мене as far as I am concerned, as for me; това не се отнася \до тебе this does not refer/apply to you; • бия \до посиняване beat black and blue; \до безкрайност ad infinitum, to infinity; \до втръсване to satiety/nausea; \до Министъра на просветата (в адрес) The Minister of Education; \до след until after; докарвам \до лудост drive crazy; натъпкани човек \до човек packed tight; не ми е \до not be in a state for, be in no mood for/to; не ми е \до смях I am/feel in no mood for laughing; I am in no laughing mood; не ми е \до това I’ve got something else to think about; смел \до безразсъдност courageous to the point of recklessness; това е \до човека it depends on the man; точен \до минутата punctual to the minute.

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ср., само ед. муз. C; \до диез C-sharp; \до мажор C-major.

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at ; beside: one до the other - един до друг; by: sit до the fire - седя до огъня; C/do (муз. нота); next: Two days remain до Christmas. - Остават два дни до Коледа.; to (за движение); until

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1. (за време) till, until, up to 2. (за предел, посока, степен) to, up to, down to, as far as 3. (не повече от) up to, as much/many as 4. (па малко от.) under, not, over 5. (приблизително) about, some. somewhere about 6. 1 (досежно) about, to 7. 1 предл. (за близост) by, by the side of. beside, near, close to, next to 8. 12 муз. С 9. 3 kilometres to the town 10. 8 лева месечно he makes up to 11. 910 levs a month 12. ДО Министъра на просветата (в адрес) The Minister of Education 13. ДО безкрайност ad infinitum. to infinity 14. ДО втръсване to satiety/ nausea 15. ДО глезените/коленете ankle-/knee-deep 16. ДО града има пет километра it's 17. ДО гърдите/рамената breast-/shoul-der-high 18. ДО диез C-sharp 19. ДО един to the last man 20. ДО известна степен to a certain degree 21. ДО края till the end 22. ДО кръста down/up to the waist 23. ДО мажор C-major\\ 24. ДО последната минута to the very last 25. ДО сключването на спогодбата pending the completion of the agreement 26. ДО след until after 27. ДО сутринта/вечерта till morning/evening 28. ДО тая минута to this very minute 29. ДО три пъти up to/as many as three times 30. бия ДО посиняване beat black and blue 31. деца ДО шест години children under six 32. докарвам ДО лудост drive crazy 33. един ДО друг one beside the other, side by side 34. засмян ДО уши smiling broadly 35. затъвам ДО коленете sink up to o.'s knees 36. идвам ДО заключение come to/arrive at a conclusion 37. изпращам някого ДО вратата see s.o. to the door 38. колкото се отнася ДО мене as far as I am concerned, as for me 39. можеш ли да свършиш това ДО утре? can you finish this by tomorrow? 40. най-късно ДО събота by Saturday at the latest 41. натъпкани човек ДО човек packed tight 42. не ми е ДО not be in a state for, be in no mood for/to 43. не ми е ДО смях I am/ feel in no mood for laughing;I am in no laughing mood 44. не ми е ДО това I've got something else to think about 45. ние отидохме ДО реката we went as far as the river 46. от... до from... to 47. от... до from... to/till 48. от език ДО език има разлика there is a difference between one language and another 49. от сутрин ДО вечер from morning till night 50. отнасям въпроса ДО refer the matter to 51. пълен ДО горе filled to the brim/to overflowing 52. работя ДО късно през нощта work far into the night: ДО преди няколко дни (up) till a few days ago 53. с тегло ДО пет кила weighing not over five kilos 54. седя ДО sit next to/beside/by 55. седя ДО огъня sit by the fire 56. смел ДО безразсъдност courageous to the point of recklessness 57. там имаше ДО двадесет души there were about/some twenty people there 58. това е ДО човека it depends on the man 59. това не се отнася ДО тебе this does not refer/apply to you 60. той живее ДО нас he lives next door to us 61. той си докарва ДО 62. точен ДО минутата punctual to the minute 63. хвръквам ДО fly as high as 64. ще: до ще време the time will come

Български-английски речник > до
9 Nacht

f; -, Nächte

1. night; diese Nacht tonight; heute Nacht (letzte Nacht) last night; (kommende Nacht) tonight; gestern Nacht last night; in der Nacht auf Montag during Sunday night, Sunday during the night; in der Nacht vom 2. auf den 3. Mai during the night of 2nd to 3rd May; bei Nacht at night; gute Nacht! (schlafe gut) good night!; wenn das stimmt - na dann, gute Nacht! umg. if that’s the case -; well, that’s that!; im Schutze der Nacht under cover of darkness; bis in die Nacht arbeiten work till late in the night; bis tief in die Nacht until ( oder right into) the small hours (of the night); in finsterer Nacht in the dead of night; die ganze Nacht ( hindurch) all night (long); über Nacht overnight (auch fig.); über Nacht bleiben stay the night; die Nacht zum Tage machen turn night into day; es wird Nacht it’s getting dark; zu(r) Nacht essen südd., österr. have one’s evening meal

2. in Wendungen: bei Nacht und Nebel fig. (heimlich) like a thief in the night; hässlich wie die Nacht ugly as sin; er ist doof oder blöd wie die Nacht finster umg. he is as thick as two short planks (Am. as a board); sich (Dat) die Nacht um die Ohren schlagen stay up all night; mitten, schwarz I 1

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die Nacht

night

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Nạcht [naxt]
f -, -e
['nɛçtə] (lit, fig) night
es wird/ist/war Nacht — it's getting/it is/it was dark

heute Nacht — tonight

12 Uhr Nacht (Aus) — midnight

als die Nacht hereinbrach — at nightfall, as night fell

in der or bei Nacht — at night

in der Nacht vom 12. zum 13. April — during the night of April 12th to 13th

in der Nacht auf or zum Dienstag — during Monday night

diese Nacht — tonight

des Nachts (geh) — at night

spät in der Nacht — late in the or at night

in tiefster Nacht — at dead of night

bis tief in die Nacht arbeiten, bis in die späte Nacht arbeiten — to work late or far into the night

vor der Nacht (S Ger) — before evening

über Nacht (lit, fig) — overnight

über Nacht bleiben — to stay the night

zu(r) Nacht essen (S Ger, Aus) — to have supper

die Nacht um die Ohren schlagen (inf) — to make a night of it

die Nacht zum Tage machen — to stay up all night (working etc)

eines Nachts — one night

letzte or vergangene Nacht — last night

ganze Nächte — for nights ( on end)

die ganze Nacht ( lang) — all night long

vier Nächte lang — for four nights

gute Nacht! — good night!

na, dann gute Nacht! (inf) — what a prospect!, what an outlook!

bei Nacht und Nebel (inf) —

die Nacht des Wahnsinns/der Barbarei/des Krieges (liter) — the darkness of insanity/barbarism/war (liter)

es wurde Nacht über Deutschland (liter) — the sun went down on Germany (liter)

die Nacht hat ( viele) Augen (prov) — the night has a thousand eyes

See:

→ Dienstagnacht etc

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die

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

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Nacht

<-, Nächte>

[ˈnaxt, pl ˈnɛçtə]

f night

▪ \Nacht sein/werden to be/get dark

ganze Nächte for nights [on end]

bis weit in die \Nacht far into the night

ich habe gestern bis weit in die \Nacht gearbeitet I worked late last night

bei \Nacht at night

in der \Nacht at night

über \Nacht overnight

über \Nacht bleiben to stay the night

des \Nachts (geh) at night

diese/letzte [o vorige] \Nacht tonight/last night

eines \Nachts one night

▶ bei \Nacht sind alle Katzen grau (fam) all cats are grey [or AM a. gray] at night

▶ bei \Nacht und Nebel (fam) at dead of night

▶ sich dat die \Nacht um die Ohren schlagen (fam) to make a night of it

▶ die \Nacht zum Tage machen to stay up all night

▶ gute \Nacht! good night!

▶ jdm gute \Nacht sagen to say good night to sb

▶ [na,] dann gute \Nacht! (iron fam) well, that's just great! iron fam

▶ hässlich wie die \Nacht sein (fam) to be as ugly as sin fam

▶ zu \Nacht essen SÜDD, ÖSTERR to have supper [or dinner]

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die; Nacht, Nächte night

es wird/ist Nacht — it is getting dark/it is dark; night is falling/has fallen

bei Nacht, in der Nacht — at night[-time]

gestern/morgen Nacht — last night/tomorrow night

eines Nachts — one night

letzte Nacht — last night

die halbe Nacht — half the night

die ganze Nacht [hindurch] — all night long

diese Nacht — tonight

mitten in der Nacht — in the middle of the night

bis tief in die Nacht hinein, bis spät in der Nacht — until late at night; (bis in die Morgenstunden) into the small hours

in der Nacht vom 12. auf den 13. Mai — on the night of 12 May

in der Nacht auf Montag — on Sunday night

über Nacht bleiben — stay overnight

über Nacht berühmt werden — (fig.) become famous overnight

sich (Dat.) die Nacht um die Ohren schlagen — (ugs.) stay up all night

zu[r] Nacht essen — (südd., österr.) have one's evening meal

gute Nacht! — good night!

[na,] dann gute Nacht! — (iron.) [well,] that's that

bei Nacht und Nebel — under cover of darkness; (heimlich) furtively; like a thief in the night; s. auch heilig 2); schwarz 1. 1)

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Nacht f; -, Nächte

1. night;

diese Nacht tonight;

heute Nacht (letzte Nacht) last night; (kommende Nacht) tonight;

gestern Nacht last night;

in der Nacht auf Montag during Sunday night, Sunday during the night;

in der Nacht vom 2. auf den 3. Mai during the night of 2nd to 3rd May;

bei Nacht at night;

gute Nacht! (schlafe gut) good night!;

wenn das stimmt - na dann, gute Nacht! umg if that’s the case -; well, that’s that!;

im Schutze der Nacht under cover of darkness;

bis in die Nacht arbeiten work till late in the night;

bis tief in die Nacht until ( oder right into) the small hours (of the night);

in finsterer Nacht in the dead of night;

die ganze Nacht (hindurch) all night (long);

über Nacht overnight (auch fig);

über Nacht bleiben stay the night;

die Nacht zum Tage machen turn night into day;

es wird Nacht it’s getting dark;

zu(r) Nacht essen südd, österr have one’s evening meal

2. in Wendungen:

bei Nacht und Nebel fig (heimlich) like a thief in the night;

hässlich wie die Nacht ugly as sin;

er ist doof oder

blöd wie die Nacht finster umg he is as thick as two short planks (US as a board);

sich (dat)

die Nacht um die Ohren schlagen stay up all night; → mitten, schwarz A 1

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die; Nacht, Nächte night

es wird/ist Nacht — it is getting dark/it is dark; night is falling/has fallen

bei Nacht, in der Nacht — at night[-time]

gestern/morgen Nacht — last night/tomorrow night

eines Nachts — one night

letzte Nacht — last night

die halbe Nacht — half the night

die ganze Nacht [hindurch] — all night long

diese Nacht — tonight

mitten in der Nacht — in the middle of the night

bis tief in die Nacht hinein, bis spät in der Nacht — until late at night; (bis in die Morgenstunden) into the small hours

in der Nacht vom 12. auf den 13. Mai — on the night of 12 May

in der Nacht auf Montag — on Sunday night

über Nacht bleiben — stay overnight

über Nacht berühmt werden — (fig.) become famous overnight

sich (Dat.) die Nacht um die Ohren schlagen — (ugs.) stay up all night

zu[r] Nacht essen — (südd., österr.) have one's evening meal

gute Nacht! — good night!

[na,] dann gute Nacht! — (iron.) [well,] that's that

bei Nacht und Nebel — under cover of darkness; (heimlich) furtively; like a thief in the night; s. auch heilig 2); schwarz 1. 1)

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¨-e f.

night n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Nacht
10 чак

1. (за време) not till/until/before, only; as late as

чак тогава разбрах it was not until then that I realized

дойде чак в десет часа he didn't come till ten o'clock, he only came at ten o'clock

защо чак сега ми казваш? why didn't you tell me before?

чак до (right) until; as late as

чак до късно през нощта until late into the night

чак сега чух за това I've only just heard about it

2. (за място)

чак до/в as far as, (right) up to, (right) down to, (right) into

чак от all the way from

чак до all the way to; as far as

чак тук all the way here

чак от двора from way out in the yard

отидохме чак до края we went clear to the end

3. (за степен) (all) that, that much

не беше чак толкова лесно it was not all that easy

не е чак толкова придирчив he is not so particular as all that

няма чак толкова значение it doesn't matter all that much

не е чак толкова беден he isn't that poor, he isn't as poor as all that

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чак,

нареч. и част.

1. (за време) not till/until/before, only; as late as; дойде \чак в десет часа he didn’t come till ten o’clock, he only came at ten o’clock; защо \чак сега ми казваш? why didn’t you tell me before? \чак до (right) until; as late as; \чак до късно през нощта until late into the night; \чак сега not till now; \чак сега чух за това I’ve only just heard about it; \чак тогава разбрах it was not until then that I realized;

2. (за място): отидохме \чак до края we went clear to the end; \чак до all the way to; as far as; \чак до/в as far as, (right) up to, (right) down to, (right) into; \чак на върха right at the top; \чак от all the way from; \чак тук all the way here;

3. (за степен) (all) that, that much; не беше \чак толкова лесно it was not all that easy; не е \чак толкова придирчив he is not so particular as all that.

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not till: She did not come home till midnight. - Тя се прибра чак в полунощ.; not before (за място); (за степен): that: I never knew she was чак stupid. - Не предполагах, че е чак толкова глупава.; that much

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1. (за време) not till/until/before, only;as late as 2. (за място): ЧАК до/в as far as, (right) up to, (right) down to, (right) into 3. (за степен) (all) that, that much 4. ЧАК до (right) until;as late as 5. ЧАК до all the way to;as far as 6. ЧАК до късно през нощта until late into the night 7. ЧАК от all the way from 8. ЧАК от двора from way out in the yard 9. ЧАК сега чух за това I've only just heard about it 10. ЧАК тогава разбрах it was not until then that I realized 11. ЧАК тук all the way here 12. дойде ЧАК в десет часа he didn't come till ten o'clock, he only came at ten o'clock 13. защо ЧАК сега ми казваш? why didn't you tell me before? 14. не беше ЧАК толкова лесно it was not all that easy 15. не е ЧАК толкова беден he isn't that poor, he isn't as poor as all that 16. не е ЧАК толкова придирчив hе is not so particular as all that 17. няма ЧАК толкова значение it doesn't matter all that much 18. отидохме ЧАК до края we went clear to the end

Български-английски речник > чак
11 късно

late

по- късно later on

с един час/ден по- късно an hour/a day etc. later/after

най- късно в понеделник on Monday at the latest

не по- късно от два дни след within two days of

твърде късно е it is too late

късно идваш you come too late, you are late

до късно през нощта until late/far into the night, well on in(to) the night, deep/well into the night

стоя до късно вечер sit/stay up late

работя до късно през нощта burn the midnight oil

свикнал съм да си лягам късно be accustomed to late hours

лягам си късно (редовно) keep late hours

по-добре късно, отколкото никога better late than never

рано или късно sooner or later

сега е късно да (се прави нещо) it's a bit late (in the day) to

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къ̀сно,

нареч. late; до \късно през нощта until late/far into the night, well on in(to) the night, deep/well into the night; лягам си \късно ( редовно) keep late hours; най-\късно в понеделник on Monday at the latest; не по-\късно от два дни след within two days of; по-добре \късно, отколкото никога better late than never; по-\късно later on; работя до \късно през нощта burn the midnight oil; рано или \късно sooner or later; свикнал съм да си лягам \късно be accustomed to late hours; стоя до \късно вечер sit/stay up late.

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late; midnight

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1. late 2. КЪСНО идваш you come too late, you are late 3. до КЪСНО през нощта until late/far into the night, well on in(to) the night, deep/well into the night 4. лягам си КЪСНО (редовно) keep late hours 5. най-КЪСНО в понеделник on Monday at the latest 6. не по-КЪСНО от два дни след within two days of 7. по-КЪСНО later on 8. по-добре КЪСНО, отколкото никога better late than never 9. работя до КЪСНО през нощта burn the midnight oil 10. рано или КЪСНО sooner or later 11. с един час/ден по-КЪСНО an hour/a day etc. later/after 12. свикнал съм да си лягам КЪСНО be accustomed to late hours 13. сега е КЪСНО да (се прави нещо) it's a bit late (in the day) to 14. стоя до КЪСНО вечер sit/stay up late 15. твърде КЪСНО е it is too late

Български-английски речник > късно
12 bien

adv.

1 well (debidamente, adecuadamente).

¿cómo estás? — bien, gracias how are you? — fine, thanks

hacer algo bien to do something well

has hecho bien you did the right thing

¡bien hecho! well done!

habla inglés bien she speaks English well

cierra bien la puerta shut the door properly

hiciste bien en decírmelo you were right to tell me

¿vamos bien de gasolina? are we doing all right for petrol o (British) gas?, have we got plenty of (United States) petrol o (British) gas? (United States)

2 very (muy, bastante).

hoy me he levantado bien temprano I got up nice and early today

quiero un vaso de agua bien fría I'd like a nice cold glass of water

3 all right, OK (vale, de acuerdo).

¿nos vamos? — bien shall we go? — all right

4 quite happily.

ella bien que lo haría, pero no le dejan she'd be happy to do it, but they won't let her

intj.

1 all right, OK, it's OK, it's okay.

2 well done.

3 well then.

4 good.

m.

1 good (concepto abstracto).

el bien y el mal good and evil

hacer el bien to do good (deeds)

2 good (provecho).

esto te hará bien this will do you good

por el bien de for the sake of

lo hice por tu bien I did it for your own good

3 good (note).

4 possession, good, article, asset.

5 well-being, good, welfare.

Buscamos su bien We seek his well-being.

6 benefit, sake.

Para su bien For his sake.

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bien

► adverbio

1 (gen) well

■ canta bien she sings well

■ la casa está bien construida the house is well built

■ trabaja bien her work is good, she does a good job

■ todo eso está muy bien, pero... that's all very well, but...

2 (como es debido) properly, right

■ si no pronuncias bien, no te van a entender if you don't pronounce the words properly, they won't understand you

■ siéntate bien sit properly

■ ¡pórtate bien! behave yourself!

■ no está bien que hagan eso it's not right for them to do that

3 (acertadamente) right, correctly

■ contestó bien a todas las preguntas she answered all the questions correctly

4 (con éxito) successfully

5 (de acuerdo) O.K., all right

■ ven mañana a las dos, --bien come tomorrow at two, --all right

6 (de buena gana) willingly, gladly

■ bien me iría contigo si no tuviera que trabajar I'd gladly go with you if I didn't have to work

7 (mucho) very

■ quiero un vaso de leche bien fría I want a glass of nice cold milk

■ ha pagado bien caro su error he has paid dearly for his mistake

■ dale bien fuerte hit it good and hard

■ es bien sencillo it's really simple

8 (fácilmente) easily

■ bien se ve que... it is easy to see that...

■ bien podrías haberme avisado you might have warned me

9 (de gusto, olor, aspecto, etc) good, nice, lovely

■ esta cerveza está muy bien this beer's very good

■ la comida estaba bien the food was nice

■ quiero uno que esté bien I want a good one

10 (de salud) well

■ ¿te encuentras bien? are you feeling all right?

11 (físicamente) good-looking

■ su novio está muy bien her boyfriend's very good-looking

► adjetivo

1 (acomodado) well-off

► nombre masculino

1 good

■ el bien siempre triunfa sobre el mal good always triumphs over evil

2 (bienestar) benefit

■ lo hice por el bien de todos I did it for the good of everyone

► nombre masculino plural bienes

1 property sing, possessions

► conjunción bien... bien

1 either... or

■ se lo enviaremos bien por correo, bien por mensajero we'll send it to you either by post or by messenger

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en bien de for the sake of

estarle bien algo a alguien to serve somebody right

■ lo han despedido y le está bien he's got the sack and it serves him right

■ le está bien lo que le ha pasado he deserves what happened to him

hacer bien to do good

bien que although

tener a bien de hacer algo to be good enough to do something

¡ya está bien! that's enough!

bien de consumo consumer item

bienes de consumo consumer goods

bien de equipo capital asset

bienes de equipo capital goods, capital assets

bienes inmuebles real estate sing

bienes muebles movables, personal property sing

gente bien familiar the upper classes plural

* * *
1. adj.
well-to-do
2. adv.
1) well

2) correctly, properly

3) all right

4) easily

•

- más bien

- si bien
3. interj.
good
4. noun m.
good

- bienes
- bienes de consumo
- bienes de equipo
- bienes raíces
* * *

1. ADV

1) (=satisfactoriamente) well

hablas bien el español — you speak good Spanish, you speak Spanish well

el libro se ha vendido bien — the book has sold well

no veo muy bien — I can't see very well

lo sé muy bien — I know that perfectly well

viven bien — they live well

me gusta la carne bien hecha — I like my meat well-done

bien gracias, ¿y usted? — fine thanks, and you?

¡muy bien! — very good!; [aprobando un discurso] hear, hear!

¡qué bien! — great!, excellent!

• oler bien — to smell good

• saber bien — to taste good

2) (=correctamente)

¿has puesto bien la rueda? — have you put the wheel on properly?

si no cierras la tapa bien, se saldrá el líquido — if you don't screw the top on properly, the liquid will leak out

se limpia bien el pescado — clean the fish thoroughly o well

¡bien hecho! — well done!

has contestado bien — you gave the right answer, you answered correctly

no consigo hacerlo bien — I can't seem to do it right

haces bien — you're (quite) right

• hacer bien en, hiciste bien en decírselo — you were right to tell him, you did the right thing in telling him

3)

• estar bien, ¿estás bien? — are you all right?, are you OK?

aquí se está bien — it's nice here

¡está bien!, lo haré — O.K. o all right, I'll do it!

¡pues sí que estamos bien! — this is a fine mess we're in!

ese libro está muy bien — that book's very good, that's a very good book

estás muy bien con ese sombrero — you look really nice in that hat

la casa está muy bien — the house is really nice

está muy bien que ahorres dinero — it's very good that you're saving

que esté(s) bien — Col * bye *

¡eso no está bien! — [a un niño] that's not very nice!

te está bien la falda — the skirt fits you fine

¡ya está bien! — that's enough!

ya está bien de quejas — that's (quite) enough complaining

• estar bien de algo, estar bien de salud — to be well, be in good health

estar bien de dinero — to be well off

no está bien de la cabeza — he isn't right in the head

4) (=de acuerdo)

¡bien! — all right!, O.K.!

-¿quieres que vayamos al cine? -bien — "shall we go to the cinema?" - "O.K. o all right"

si a ustedes les parece bien — if it's all right with o by you

5) (=muy)

un café bien caliente — a nice hot coffee

un coche bien caro — a pretty expensive car

bien temprano — pretty early

estoy bien seguro — I am pretty certain

eso es bien tonto — that's pretty silly

esperamos hasta bien entrada la noche — we waited until very late at night, we waited until well into the night

6)

• bien de (=muchos) —

bien de veces — lots of times

¡te han dado bien de regalos! — you got a lot of presents!

bebe bien de café — he drinks a lot of coffee

7) (=de buena gana)

yo bien iría, pero... — I'd gladly go, but..., I'd be happy to go, but...

bien me tomaría ahora un café — I'd love a coffee now

8) (=fácilmente) easily

bien se ve que... — it is easy to see that...

¡bien podía habérmelo dicho! — he could have told me!

9) [locuciones]

• estar a bien con algn — to be on good terms with sb

• de bien en bien o mejor — better and better

• bien que mal — one way or another, by hook or by crook

• más bien — rather

más bien bajo — on the short side, rather short

más bien creo que... — I actually think...

• pues bien — well

• tener a bien hacer algo — to see fit to do sth

sus padres tienen a bien que se vaya a vivir con su tía — her parents have seen fit to send her to live with her aunt

le ruego tenga a bien inscribirme en la lista — please be so kind as to include me on the list, I would be grateful if you would include me on the list

le ruego tenga a bien comunicarlo a sus lectores — please be kind enough to inform your readers

• bien es verdad que... — it is of course true that...

• ¿y bien? — well?

2. CONJ

1)

• si bien — although

si bien es cierto que... — although it's true that...

2)

• no bien, ni bien Cono Sur —

no bien llegó, empezó a llover — no sooner had he arrived than it started to rain, as soon as he arrived it started to rain

3) [en alternancia]

bien por avión, bien en tren — either by air or by train

bien se levantó, bien se sentó — whether he stood up or sat down

3.

ADJ [persona] well-to-do; [restaurante, barrio] posh *

son gente bien — they're well-to-do

son de casa bien — they come from a good home

4. SM

1) (=bondad) good

el bien y el mal — good and evil

hacer el bien — to do good

hombre de bien — good man

2) (=provecho) good

el bien común o público — the common good

en bien de — for the good of

hacer algo para el bien de — to do sth for the good of

es por tu bien — it's for your own good

3) [apelativo]

• mi bien — my dear, my darling

4) pl bienes (=géneros) goods; (=propiedad) property sing, possessions; (=riqueza) riches, wealth sing

bienes activos — active assets

bienes de capital — capital goods

bienes de consumo — consumer goods

bienes de consumo duraderos — consumer durables

bienes de equipo — capital goods

bienes de inversión — capital goods

bienes de la tierra — agricultural produce sing

bienes de producción — industrial goods

bienes de servicio — services

bienes dotales — dowry sing

bienes duraderos — durables

bienes fungibles — perishables

bienes gananciales — shared possessions

bienes inmuebles — real estate sing

bienes mostrencos — unclaimed property sing

bienes muebles — personal property sing, goods and chattels

bienes públicos — government property sing

bienes raíces — real estate sing, realty sing (EEUU)

bienes relictos — estate sing, inheritance sing

bienes semovientes — livestock sing

bienes terrestres — worldly goods

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I
adjetivo invariable

1) [estar] ( sano) well

no me siento or encuentro bien — I don't feel well

tú no estás bien de la cabeza! — you're not right in the head!

2) [estar] (fam) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual) good-looking, attractive

3) [estar] (cómodo, agradable)

¿vas bien ahí atrás? — are you all right in the back?

se está bien a la sombra — it's nice in the shade

4) ( agradable) <oler/saber>

qué bien huele! — it smells really good!

este café sabe muy bien — this coffee tastes very good o nice

5) [estar]

¿está bien así, señorita? — is that all right, miss?

saliste muy bien en esta foto — you look really good in this photo

ese cuadro no queda bien ahí — that painting doesn't look right there

podríamos ir mañana, si te parece bien — we could go tomorrow, if you like

la casa está muy bien — the house is very nice

¿lo has leído? está muy bien — have you read it? it's very good

está bien! si no quieres hacerlo no lo hagas — all right o okay, then! don't do it if you don't want to

qué bien mañana es fiesta! — great! tomorrow's a holiday!

no funciona - pues qué bien! — (iró) it's not working - oh, great! (iro)

6) [estar] (correcto, adecuado) right

está bien que se premie la iniciativa — it's right and proper that initiative should be rewarded

7)

a) ( suficiente)

estar or andar bien de algo — to be all right for something

¿estamos bien de aceite? — are we all right for oil?

no ando bien de tiempo — I'm a bit short of time

b)

ya está bien — that's enough

ya está bien de jugar, ahora a dormir — you've been playing long enough, now go to bed

8)

a) (fam) ( de buena posición social) <familia/gente> well-to-do

un barrio bien — a well-to-do o (BrE) posh area

b) (RPl fam) <gente/persona> ( honrado) respectable, decent
II
adverbio

1) ( de manera satisfactoria) <dormir/funcionar/cantar> well

no le fue bien en Alemania — things didn't work out for her in Germany

quien bien te quiere te hará llorar — you have to be cruel to be kind

2) ( ventajosamente) well

vendió el coche muy bien — she got a good price for the car

3) ( favorablemente)

pensar bien de la gente — to think well of people

hablar bien de alguien — to speak highly of somebody

4)

a) (a fondo, completamente) well, properly

bien cocido — well o properly cooked

¿cerraste bien? — did you lock the door properly?

bien sabes que... — you know perfectly well that...

bien se ve que está enamorado — it's obvious that he's in love

b) (con cuidado, atención) <escuchar/mirar> carefully

5) ( correctamente) well

bien hecho/dicho! — well done/said!

pórtate bien — behave yourself

hiciste bien en decírselo — you were right to tell him

siéntate bien — sit properly

6) ( como intensificador)

a) ( muy) very

canta bien mal — he sings really badly

llegó bien entrada la noche — she arrived very late at night

¿estás bien seguro? — are you positive?

ser bien de adentro — (Per fam) to be a good sort

b) ( fácilmente) easily

bien pudo suceder — it could well o easily have happened

c) (en recriminaciones, protestas)

bien podías haberlo ayudado — you could o might have helped him!

d)

bien que...: bien que llama cuando necesita dinero — he soon calls when he needs money

7) (en locs)

más bien: es más bien delgada she's quite slim; no bien as soon as; si bien although; estar a bien con alguien to be on good terms with somebody; tener a bien hacer algo (frml): le rogamos tenga a bien abonar esta suma — we would ask you to pay this sum (frml)
III
interjección

a) ( como enlace)

bien, sigamos adelante — right then o fine, let's continue

bien,... ¿dónde estábamos? — right,... where were we?

pues bien, como te iba diciendo... — so, as I was telling you...

b)

bien! — ( expresando aprobación) well done!

no habrá clases hoy - bieeeen! — there won't be any lessons today - yippee o hurrah!
IV
conjunción

puede abonarse o bien al contado o bien en 12 cuotas mensuales — (frml) payment may be made either in cash or in twelve monthly installments
V
masculino

1) (Fil) good

el bien y el mal — good and evil

hacer el bien — to do good deeds

haz bien y no mires a quién — do good to all alike

un hombre de bien — a good man

2)

a) (beneficio, bienestar) good

es por tu bien — it's for your own good

por el bien de todos — for the good of all

b)

hacer bien — (+ me/te/le etc)

esto te hará bien — this will do you good

sus palabras me hicieron mucho bien — what he said did me a lot of good

3) ( en calificaciones escolares) grade of between 6 and 6.9 on a scale of 1-10

4)

a) ( posesión)

le dejó todos sus bienes — she left him everything she owned

mi bien más preciado — my most precious possession

b) bienes masculino plural (Fin) assets (pl)

la orden afecta a todos sus bienes — the order applies to all his assets

•

- bien de consumo

- bien de equipo

- bien ganancial

- bien inmueble

- bien mueble

- bien raíz

* * *
I
adjetivo invariable

1) [estar] ( sano) well

no me siento or encuentro bien — I don't feel well

tú no estás bien de la cabeza! — you're not right in the head!

2) [estar] (fam) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual) good-looking, attractive

3) [estar] (cómodo, agradable)

¿vas bien ahí atrás? — are you all right in the back?

se está bien a la sombra — it's nice in the shade

4) ( agradable) <oler/saber>

qué bien huele! — it smells really good!

este café sabe muy bien — this coffee tastes very good o nice

5) [estar]

¿está bien así, señorita? — is that all right, miss?

saliste muy bien en esta foto — you look really good in this photo

ese cuadro no queda bien ahí — that painting doesn't look right there

podríamos ir mañana, si te parece bien — we could go tomorrow, if you like

la casa está muy bien — the house is very nice

¿lo has leído? está muy bien — have you read it? it's very good

está bien! si no quieres hacerlo no lo hagas — all right o okay, then! don't do it if you don't want to

qué bien mañana es fiesta! — great! tomorrow's a holiday!

no funciona - pues qué bien! — (iró) it's not working - oh, great! (iro)

6) [estar] (correcto, adecuado) right

está bien que se premie la iniciativa — it's right and proper that initiative should be rewarded

7)

a) ( suficiente)

estar or andar bien de algo — to be all right for something

¿estamos bien de aceite? — are we all right for oil?

no ando bien de tiempo — I'm a bit short of time

b)

ya está bien — that's enough

ya está bien de jugar, ahora a dormir — you've been playing long enough, now go to bed

8)

a) (fam) ( de buena posición social) <familia/gente> well-to-do

un barrio bien — a well-to-do o (BrE) posh area

b) (RPl fam) <gente/persona> ( honrado) respectable, decent
II
adverbio

1) ( de manera satisfactoria) <dormir/funcionar/cantar> well

no le fue bien en Alemania — things didn't work out for her in Germany

quien bien te quiere te hará llorar — you have to be cruel to be kind

2) ( ventajosamente) well

vendió el coche muy bien — she got a good price for the car

3) ( favorablemente)

pensar bien de la gente — to think well of people

hablar bien de alguien — to speak highly of somebody

4)

a) (a fondo, completamente) well, properly

bien cocido — well o properly cooked

¿cerraste bien? — did you lock the door properly?

bien sabes que... — you know perfectly well that...

bien se ve que está enamorado — it's obvious that he's in love

b) (con cuidado, atención) <escuchar/mirar> carefully

5) ( correctamente) well

bien hecho/dicho! — well done/said!

pórtate bien — behave yourself

hiciste bien en decírselo — you were right to tell him

siéntate bien — sit properly

6) ( como intensificador)

a) ( muy) very

canta bien mal — he sings really badly

llegó bien entrada la noche — she arrived very late at night

¿estás bien seguro? — are you positive?

ser bien de adentro — (Per fam) to be a good sort

b) ( fácilmente) easily

bien pudo suceder — it could well o easily have happened

c) (en recriminaciones, protestas)

bien podías haberlo ayudado — you could o might have helped him!

d)

bien que...: bien que llama cuando necesita dinero — he soon calls when he needs money

7) (en locs)

más bien: es más bien delgada she's quite slim; no bien as soon as; si bien although; estar a bien con alguien to be on good terms with somebody; tener a bien hacer algo (frml): le rogamos tenga a bien abonar esta suma — we would ask you to pay this sum (frml)
III
interjección

a) ( como enlace)

bien, sigamos adelante — right then o fine, let's continue

bien,... ¿dónde estábamos? — right,... where were we?

pues bien, como te iba diciendo... — so, as I was telling you...

b)

bien! — ( expresando aprobación) well done!

no habrá clases hoy - bieeeen! — there won't be any lessons today - yippee o hurrah!
IV
conjunción

puede abonarse o bien al contado o bien en 12 cuotas mensuales — (frml) payment may be made either in cash or in twelve monthly installments
V
masculino

1) (Fil) good

el bien y el mal — good and evil

hacer el bien — to do good deeds

haz bien y no mires a quién — do good to all alike

un hombre de bien — a good man

2)

a) (beneficio, bienestar) good

es por tu bien — it's for your own good

por el bien de todos — for the good of all

b)

hacer bien — (+ me/te/le etc)

esto te hará bien — this will do you good

sus palabras me hicieron mucho bien — what he said did me a lot of good

3) ( en calificaciones escolares) grade of between 6 and 6.9 on a scale of 1-10

4)

a) ( posesión)

le dejó todos sus bienes — she left him everything she owned

mi bien más preciado — my most precious possession

b) bienes masculino plural (Fin) assets (pl)

la orden afecta a todos sus bienes — the order applies to all his assets

•

- bien de consumo

- bien de equipo

- bien ganancial

- bien inmueble

- bien mueble

- bien raíz

* * *

bien¹

¹ = fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], neatly, tidy, jolly + Adjetivo/Adverbio, aright, alright [all right], all right [alright], good.

Ex: The solution is fine when the qualifying term that the user seeks is present, and is used relatively consistently.

Ex: This arrangement is ideal for well-defined subjects which coincide neatly with the interest of the library user.

Ex: This was all very tidy, but who was to judge significance?.

Ex: The public library people and some others have needs that have long been unmet, but jolly well ought to be as soon as possible.

Ex: Another wise precaution at this preliminary stage is to make sure that he has heard aright.

Ex: The article 'The kids are alright?' presents some of the findings of the questionnaire study which had as its focus the qualitative impact of public libraries on children's reading.

Ex: So the system apparently works all right and no one is suggesting that it needs a major overhaul.

Ex: It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole.

* abrigarse bien = wrap up + warm.

* acoger bien = welcome.

* aguantarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* ahora bien = now.

* bastante bien = good enough, rather well, fairly + Verbo.

* bien aceptado = well-accepted.

* bien acomodado = well-to-do, well-off.

* bien administrado = well-managed.

* bien afeitado = clean shaven.

* bien andado = well trodden.

* bien anunciado = well-advertised, well-announced.

* bien arado = well-tilled.

* bien argumentado = well-considered.

* bien arreglado = well-groomed.

* bien comprendido = well-understood.

* bien común, el = common good, the, common wealth, the.

* bien conectado = well-connected.

* bien conocido = well-known, well-understood.

* bien conseguido = well-rendered.

* bien conservado = well-kept.

* bien considerado = all things considered.

* bien construido = well-built.

* bien controlado = well-regulated.

* bien cuidado = clean-cut, well-tended.

* bien cultural = cultural product.

* bien definido = well-defined, clearly defined, clearly-drawn, clean-cut, articulated, clear-cut.

* bien demarcado = hard-edged.

* bien de todos, el = common good, the.

* bien dicho = amen to that!.

* bien diferenciado = well differentiated.

* bien dirigido = well-regulated.

* bien documentado = well documented [well-documented].

* bien dotado = well-equipped, well-endowed, well-resourced.

* bien dotado de medios = well-resourced.

* bien dotado de personal = well-staffed.

* bien dotado de recursos = well-resourced.

* bien educado = urbane.

* bien encaminado = a step in the right direction.

* bien ensayado = well-practised [well-practiced, -USA].

* bien entrada la noche = late at night.

* bien equilibrado = well balanced [well-balanced].

* bien equipado = well-appointed, well-equipped, well-resourced.

* bien equipado de medios = well-resourced.

* bien equipado de recursos = well-resourced.

* bien escrito = well-written.

* bien estructurado = well thought out, well-structured [well structured].

* bien expresado = well-articulated.

* bien financiado = well-funded.

* bien formado = shapely [shapelier -comp., shapeliest -sup.], articulated.

* bien formalizado = well-formalised [well-formalized].

* bien formulado = well-formulated.

* bien fundado = well-justified, well-formulated.

* bien fundamentado = well-founded.

* bien gestionado = well-managed.

* bien gobernado = well-regulated, well-governed.

* bien hecho = well-made, well formed [well-formed], well-rendered, well done.

* ¡bien hecho! = the way to go!.

* bien iluminado = well-lit.

* bien informado = well-informed, informed.

* bienintencionado = well-intentioned, well meant, well-intended, well-meaning.

* bien justificado = well-founded, well-formulated.

* bien llevado = well-run.

* bien merecido = well deserved, well deserved, well-earned.

* bien mirado = all things considered.

* bien... o... = either... or..., either... or....

* bien ordenado = well-kept, well-ordered, in good order.

* bien organizado = well-organised [well-organized], well-structured [well structured].

* bien pagado = well-paid.

* bien parecido = personable, good looking.

* bien pensado = well thought out.

* bien planeado = well-planned.

* bien planificado = well-planned.

* bien practicado = well-practised [well-practiced, -USA].

* bien preparado = well-trained, well-prepared.

* bien presentado = well-presented, well-rendered.

* bien producido = well-produced, well-made.

* bien proporcionado = shapely [shapelier -comp., shapeliest -sup.].

* bien provisto = well-endowed.

* bien provisto (de) = well-stocked (with).

* bien público = public good, commonwealth.

* bien recibido = welcome.

* bien reconocido = well-recognised [well-recognized].

* bien redondito = well-rounded.

* bien remunerado = well-paid.

* bien representado = well represented, well-rendered.

* bien seleccionado = well-chosen, well-selected.

* bien sincronizado = well-synchronised [well-synchronized, -USA].

* bien surtido (de) = well-stocked (with).

* bien testado = well-tested.

* bien tratado = well represented.

* bien uniformado = well-uniformed.

* bien ventilado = airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.].

* bien vestido = well-dressed, dapper.

* bien visto = welcome.

* caerse bien = hit it off.

* cambiar Algo para bien = turn + Nombre + into a good thing.

* cambiar para bien = change for + the better.

* casar bien = fit in + well.

* comenzar bien = get off to + a (good/great) start, make + a good start.

* comprender bien = be clear in your mind.

* comprenderse bien = be well understood.

* conservarse bien = keep + well.

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* creer que estar bien = feel + right.

* cuatro verdades bien dichas = home truth.

* dársele Algo bien a Uno = be good at.

* dársele a Uno bien las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.

* desempeñar bien una función = perform + well.

* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well.

* el bien de = the good of.

* empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.

* estar bien = be okay, be in good shape, be in good health.

* estar bien de salud = be in good health.

* estar bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* estar bien pensado = be carefully thought out.

* funcionar bien = be in order.

* gente bien = well-to-do, well-off.

* hablar muy bien de = rant and rave.

* hablarse bien de Algo o Alguien = be well spoken of.

* hacer Algo muy bien = do + an excellent job of, make + an excellent job of.

* hacer bien = do + good.

* hacerlo bien = put + matters + right, be right on track.

* hacer sentir bien = make + Nombre + feel good.

* hasta ahora, todo bien = so far, so good.

* haz el bien y no mires a quién = cast your bread upon the waters.

* impuesto de bienes inmuebles (IBI) = property tax.

* ir bien = go + well, do + well, go + strong.

* ir bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* ir todo bien = be fine.

* jugar bien + Posesivo + baza = play + Posesivo + cards right.

* jugar bien + Posesivo + cartas = play + Posesivo + cards right.

* llevarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* llevarse bien = get along, on good terms.

* llevarse bien con Alguien = get on with + Pronombre Personal.

* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.

* mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* mantenerse bien = keep + well.

* marchar bien = go + strong.

* más bien = if you like, instead.

* más bien bajo = shortish.

* más bien pequeño = smallish.

* más bien todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* masticar bien = chew up.

* mirándolo bien = all things considered.

* muy bien = nicely.

* ¡muy bien! = the way to go!.

* muy bien pagado = highly paid.

* muy bien + podría + Verbo = might + well + Verbo.

* muy bien + puede + Verbo = may well + Verbo.

* muy bien remunerado = highly paid.

* no caer bien = not take + kindly to.

* no estar bien equilibrado = skew.

* no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.

* no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.

* no importa lo bien = no matter how well.

* no muy bien informado = not-too-well-informed.

* no ser bien visto = be in the doghouse.

* no tomárselo bien = not take + kindly to.

* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.

* para bien = for the best, for the better.

* para bien de = in the best interests of, for the good of.

* para bien de Alguien = in + Posesivo + best interest.

* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.

* para el bien de = for the benefit of.

* para + Posesivo + propio bien = for + Posesivo + own good.

* parecer bien = be all right with + Persona.

* pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.

* pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.

* persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.

* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.

* por el bien del saber = for knowledge's sake.

* puede muy bien ser = could well be.

* puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.

* puede que al final sea para bien = be a blessing in disguise.

* pues bien = well.

* que bota bien = bouncy [bouncier -comp., bounciest -sup.].

* que no ajusta bien = ill-fitting.

* que no cierra bien = leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup], leaking.

* que no queda bien = ill-fitting.

* que rebota bien = bouncy [bouncier -comp., bounciest -sup.].

* recibir bien = welcome.

* recibir bien una iniciativa = welcome + initiative.

* salir bien = go + well.

* salir bien al final = turn out + right in the end.

* salir todo bien = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* seguir haciéndolo bien = keep up + the good work.

* seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.

* sentar bien a Alguien = look + good on + Nombre.

* sentirse bien = feel + good, wellness, feel + right, get + high.

* sentirse bien con Uno mismo = feel + right.

* ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser por el bien de Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.

* estar suficientemente bien + Participio Pasado = be sufficiently well + Participio Pasado.

* ser suficientemente bien + Participio Pasado = be sufficiently well + Participio Pasado.

* ser un hecho bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser un hecho bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* servir muy bien = take + Nombre + a long way.

* si bien es cierto que = albeit (that).

* sin bien se mira = all things considered.

* sino más bien = rather.

* sino (que) más bien = but rather.

* todo ir bien = all + be + well with the world.

* tomárselo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* un trabajo bien hecho = a job well done.

* usar Algo bien = put to + good use.

* venir bien = be none the worse for (that), suit + best.

* venir muy bien = fit + the bill.

* ver bien = welcome.

* * *

bien¹

adj inv

A [ ESTAR] (sano) well

mi padre no anda or no está bien my father's not very well

no me siento or encuentro bien I don't feel well

¡tú no estás bien de la cabeza! you're not right in the head!

estuvo enfermo pero ya está bien he was ill but he's all right now

B [ ESTAR]

(económicamente acomodado): los padres están muy bien her parents are well off

no son ricos, pero están bien they're not rich but they're reasonably well off o they're comfortably off

C [ ESTAR] ( fam) (refiriéndose al atractivo sexual) good-looking, attractive

D [ ESTAR]

(cómodo, agradable): estoy bien aquí I'm fine o all right here

¿vas bien allí atrás? are you all right in the back?

se está bien a la sombra it's nice in the shade

E (agradable) ‹oler/saber›

¡qué bien huele! it smells really good!

¡qué bien hueles! you smell nice!

este café sabe muy bien this coffee tastes very good o nice

F [ ESTAR]

(satisfactorio): ¿está bien así, señorita? is that right o all right, miss?

estás or quedaste or saliste muy bien en esta foto you look very nice o really good in this photograph

ese cuadro no queda bien ahí that painting doesn't look right there

podríamos ir mañana, si te parece bien we could go tomorrow, if you like

la casa está muy bien the house is very nice

¿lo has leído? está muy bien have you read it? it's very good

¡está bien!, si no quieres hacerlo no lo hagas all right o okay, then! if you don't want to do it, don't

¡qué bien, mañana es fiesta! great! tomorrow's a holiday!

la lavadora no funciona — ¡pues qué bien! ( iró); the washing machine's not working — oh, great! o well, that's great! ( iro)

G [ ESTAR] (correcto, adecuado) right

está bien que se premie la iniciativa it's right o good that initiative should be rewarded

estuviste bien en negarle la entrada you did o were right to refuse to let him in

H

1 (indicando suficiencia) estar bien DE algo:

¿estamos bien de aceite? are we all right for oil?

no ando bien de tiempo I'm a bit short of time, I don't have much time

2

ya está bien that's enough

ya está bien de jugar, ahora a dormir you've been playing long enough, now go to bed

I

1 ( fam) (de buena posición social) ‹familia/gente› well-to-do

viven en un barrio bien they live in a well-to-do o ( BrE) posh area

niño² (↑ niño (2))

2 ( RPl fam) ‹gente/persona› (honrado) respectable, decent

bien²

adverb

A (de manera satisfactoria) ‹dormir/funcionar/cantar› well

se come de bien allí … the food is so good there!

¿cómo te va? — bien, ¿y a ti? how are things? — fine, how about you?

no le fue bien en Alemania things didn't work out for her in Germany

quien bien te quiere te hará llorar you have to be cruel to be kind

B (ventajosamente) well

el local está muy bien ubicado the premises are very well situated

vendió el coche muy bien she sold the car well o for a good price

C

(favorablemente): me habló muy bien de ti he spoke very highly of you

yo prefiero pensar bien de la gente I prefer to think well of people

D

1 (a fondo, completamente) well, properly

¿cerraste bien? did you make sure the door was locked (properly)?

el cerdo debe comerse bien cocido pork should be well cooked o properly cooked before being eaten

bien sabes que … you know perfectly well o very well that …

2 (con cuidado, atención) carefully

escucha bien lo que te voy a decir listen carefully to what I'm going to say

E (correctamente) well

pórtate bien behave yourself

hiciste bien en decírselo you did the right thing to tell him

¡bien dice tu padre que eres un terco! your father's dead right when he says you're stubborn

¡bien hecho/dicho! well done/said!

F (como intensificador)

1 (muy) very

canta bien mal he sings really o very badly

llegó bien entrada la noche she arrived very late at night

¿estás bien seguro? are you positive o certain?, are you absolutely sure?

bien por debajo de lo normal well below average

ponte bien adelante sit close to the front, sit well forward

2 (fácilmente) easily

vale bien dos millones it's worth two million easily

yo no me acuerdo pero bien pudo ser I don't remember but it could well o easily have been

3

(en recriminaciones, protestas): bien podías haberlo ayudado you could o might have helped him!

4

bien que …: pero bien que llama cuando necesita dinero he's quick enough to call when he needs money, though

¿por qué no le compras algo?, a ti bien que te gusta que te hagan regalos why don't you buy her something? you like it when people give you presents

G ( en locs):

más bien: una chica más bien delgada a rather thin girl

no me cae bien — di más bien que no lo puedes ver I don't like him — what you mean is you can't stand the sight of him

¿vas a ir? — ¡más bien! ( Arg fam); are you going to go? — you bet! ( colloq)

no bien or ( RPl) ni bien. as soon as

no bien llegó, le dieron la noticia no sooner had he arrived than they told him the news, as soon as he arrived they told him the news

si bien although

estar a bien con algn to be on good terms with sb

tener a bien hacer algo ( frml): le rogamos tenga a bien abonar esta suma a la mayor brevedad posible we would ask you to pay this sum as soon as possible ( frml)

le ruego tenga a bien considerar mi solicitud I would be grateful if you would consider my application

Compuesto:

bien nacido, bien nacida

masculine, feminine nice person ver tb bienintencionado, bien parecido, etc

bien³

interjection

1

(como enlace): bien, sigamos adelante right then o fine, let's continue

bien, … ¿dónde estábamos? now o right, … where were we?

y bien ¿estás dispuesto a hacerlo o no? so, are you prepared to do it or not?

pues bien, como te iba diciendo … so, as I was telling you …

2

¡bien! (expresando aprobación) well done!

¡bien, muchachos! well done, boys!

no habrá clases hoy — ¡bieeeen! there won't be any lessons today — yippee o hurrah!

bien⁴

conjunction

puede abonarse (o) bien al contado (o) bien en 12 cuotas mensuales ( frml); payment may be made (either) in cash or in twelve monthly installments

o bien te disculpas o te quedas castigado either you say you're sorry or I'll keep you in

bien⁵

masculine

A ( Fil) good

el bien y el mal good and evil

haz bien y no mires a quién do good to all alike

un hombre de bien a good man

B

1 (beneficio, bienestar) good

es por tu bien it's for your own good

trabajar por el bien de todos to work for the good of all

que sea para bien I hope things go well for you/him/them

acepté, no sé si para bien o para mal I accepted, though I'm not sure if it was a good move or not

2

hacer bien (+ me/te/le etc): la sopa te hará bien the soup will do you good

sus palabras me hicieron mucho bien what he said helped me a lot o did me a lot of good

C ( apelativo) dear, darling

¡mi bien! or ¡bien mío! ( ant o hum); my dear o darling

D (en calificaciones escolares) grade of between 6 and 6.9 on a scale of 1-10

E

(posesión): el único bien valioso the only item of value

la orden afecta a todos sus bienes the order applies to all his assets o possessions o goods

Compuestos:

● bien comunal

common asset

bienes comunales common property

● bien de consumo

consumer article o item

bienes de consumo consumer goods

● bien de equipo

capital item o asset

bienes de equipo capital goods o assets

● bienes parafernales

mpl wife's personal property

● bienes semovientes

mpl livestock ( sing or pl)

● bien ganancial

joint asset ( acquired during marriage)

bienes gananciales joint property, community property ( AmE)

● bien inmueble

immovable item o asset

● bien mostrenco

item of unclaimed property

● bien mueble

movable item

bienes muebles movables, personal property, goods and chattels

● bien raíz

immovable item o asset

bienes raíces real estate, realty ( AmE), property ( BrE)

● bien vacante

ownerless piece of land ( o asset etc)

* * *

bien 1 adjetivo invariable
1 [estar] (de salud, en general) well;
sentirse or encontrarse bien to feel well;
◊ ¿cómo estás? — muy bien, gracias how are you? — (I'm) very well, thank you;

¡qué bien estás! you look really well!;
¡tú no estás bien de la cabeza! you are not right in the head
2 [estar]
a) (cómodo, agradable):

◊ ¿vas bien ahí atrás? are you all right in the back?;

se está bien a la sombra it's nice in the shade;
la casa está muy bien the house is very nice
b) [estar] (correcto, adecuado) right;

◊ la fecha/el reloj está bien the date/the clock is right;

¿está bien así? is this all right?;
si te parece bien if that's all right with you;
el cuadro no queda bien ahí the picture doesn't look right there
c) ( suficiente): estar or andar bien de algo to be all right for sth;

◊ ¿estamos bien de aceite? are we all right for oil?;

ya está bien that's enough
3 [estar]
a) ( en calidad) good;

◊ ¿lo has leído? está muy bien have you read it? it's very good

b) (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo) good-looking, attractive

4 (fam)
a) ( de buena posición social) ‹familia/gente› well-to-do

b) ‹ barrio› well-to-do, posh (BrE)

bien 2 adverbio
1
a) ( de manera satisfactoria) ‹dormir/funcionar/cantar› well;

◊ no le fue bien en Alemania things didn't work out for her in Germany

b) ( correctamente) well;

◊ habla muy bien inglés she speaks English very well o very good English;

¡bien hecho/dicho! well done/said!;
pórtate bien behave yourself;
hiciste bien en decírselo you were right to tell him;
siéntate bien sit properly
c) ( de manera agradable) ‹oler/saber› good

2
a) (a fondo, completamente) well, properly;

◊ bien cocido well o properly cooked;

¿cerraste bien? did you lock the door properly?;
bien sabes que … you know perfectly well that …
b) (con cuidado, atención) ‹escuchar/mirar› carefully

3
a) ( como intensificador) ( muy) very;

◊ canta bien mal he sings really badly;

bien entrada la noche very late at night;
¿estás bien seguro? are you positive?
b) ( en locs)

◊ más bien rather;

no bien as soon as;
si bien although
■ interjección:
◊ ¡(muy) bien! well done!, (very) good!;

¡qué bien! great!
■ conjunción: bien … o … either … or …;
se puede subir bien a pie o a caballo you can go up either on foot or on horseback
bien 3 sustantivo masculino
1 (Fil) good;
◊ el bien y el mal good and evil;

hacer el bien to do good deeds;
un hombre de bien a good man
2
a) (beneficio, bienestar) good;

◊ es por mi/tu bien it's for my/your own good

b)

◊ hacer bien (+ me/te/le etc): esto te hará bien this will do you good

3 ( en calificaciones escolares) grade of between 6 and 6.9 on a scale of 1-10
4
◊ bienes

a) sustantivo masculino plural (Com) goods;

◊ bienes de consumo consumer goods

b) (Der) property;

◊ le dejó todos sus bienes she left him everything she owned;

bienes inmuebles or raíces real estate (AmE), property (BrE);
bienes muebles personal property, goods and chattels;
bienes públicos public property
bien
I sustantivo masculino
1 (justicia, bondad) good
no sabe diferenciar entre el bien y el mal, he can't tell the diference between good and evil
una persona de bien, a good person
2 (provecho, ventaja) lo hago por tu bien, I do it for your sake
en bien de la comunidad, for the good of community
3 (propiedad) property: no tiene ningún bien con el que avalar el crédito, he has no property or goods to guarantee his credit
bienes, goods
bienes de consumo, consumer goods pl; bienes gananciales, communal property
bienes inmuebles/raíces, real estate
II adverbio
1 (correctamente) well: hiciste bien en protestar, you were right to protest
toca bien el piano, she plays piano well
2 (sano) well, fine
sentirse/encontrarse bien, to feel well
3 (satisfactoriamente) este vestido te sienta bien, this dress suits you
oler bien, to smell nice
vivir bien, to be comfortably off
4 (antepuesto a un adjetivo: muy) very, quite
una cerveza bien fría, a nice cold beer
bien pronto, very early, very soon
(de buena gana) willingly, gladly: bien me iría ahora al cine, I'd love to go to the movies now
III conj ahora bien, now, now then
bien... o bien..., either... or...
bien que mal, one way or another
más bien, rather, a little
no bien, as soon as: no bien llegó..., no sooner had she arrived than...
pues bien, well then
o bien, or, or else
si bien, although, even though...: si bien es cierto que..., although it's quite clear that...
IV exclamación ¡bien!, good!, great!
¡está bien!, (¡de acuerdo!) fine!, all right
¡muy bien!, excellent, first class!
¡qué bien!, great!, fantastic
(desaprobación) ¡pues qué bien!, that's all I needed!
¡ya está bien!, that's (quite) enough!
V adj inv un barrio bien, a well-to-do neighbourhood
un niño bien, a rich kid
En general se traduce por well. Sin embargo, cuando hablamos de personas decimos fine al referirnos a su salud: ¿Qué tal estás? - Muy bien, gracias. How are you? - Fine, thanks. Para describir un objeto puedes usar good: Ese libro está muy bien. That book is very good.
' bien' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- acabar
- acero
- agarrar
- ahora
- alternar
- amarrar
- andar
- antes
- atrancar
- avenida
- avenido
- avenirse
- bailar
- barbaridad
- base
- bastante
- cabeza
- caer
- casar
- cerrarse
- columpiarse
- cómo
- comprobar
- comunicada
- comunicado
- comunitaria
- comunitario
- coña
- concesión
- considerada
- considerado
- consuelo
- contraria
- contrario
- convenir
- cumplir
- dar
- darse
- decirse
- declarar
- defenderse
- deteriorarse
- diáfana
- diáfano
- dinero
- discreta
- discreto
- disfrutar
- disputarse
English:
absence
- acquit
- agree
- airy
- all right
- along
- alternatively
- antisocial
- appreciate
- aptly
- articulate
- at
- aware
- balance
- ball
- begin
- behave
- beneath
- best
- better
- bookmobile
- boom
- border
- bouncy
- by
- card
- charity
- cheap
- clean-shaven
- clockwork
- closely
- cloud
- come in
- come off
- come out
- conform
- congenial
- convenient
- cosy
- cozy
- deserve
- do
- done
- effective
- either
- enjoy
- enunciate
- equipped
- familiar
- far

* * *

bien

♦ adj inv
[respetable]
una familia bien a good family;

un barrio bien a good area;
Pey a posh area;
un restaurante bien a posh restaurant;
Pey
niño bien rich kid;

gente bien well-to-do people

♦ nm

1. [concepto abstracto] good;

el bien y el mal good and evil;

se cree que está por encima del bien y del mal she thinks ordinary moral laws don't apply to her;

hacer el bien to do good (deeds);

un hombre de bien a good man

2. [provecho] good;

los padres desean el bien de los hijos parents desire the best for their children;

esto te hará bien this will do you good;

si se marcha, nos hará un bien a todos if she leaves, she'll be doing us all a favour;

espero que el cambio sea para bien I hope the change is for the best, I hope the change works out well;

por el bien de for the sake of;

lo hice por tu bien I did it for your own good;

han trabajado muy duro por el bien de todos they have worked very hard for the good of everyone

3. [nota] = mark between 6 and 6.9 out of 10, ≈ pass, ≈ C

♦ bienes nmpl

1. [patrimonio] property

Comp
bienes de capital capital assets;
bienes comunales common property;

bienes fungibles perishables;

bienes gananciales shared possessions;

bienes inmateriales intangible assets;

bienes inmuebles real estate, US real property;

bienes muebles personal property;

bienes públicos public property;

bienes raíces real estate, landed property

2. [productos] goods

Comp
bienes de consumo consumer goods;
bienes de consumo duraderos consumer durables, US hard goods;

bienes de equipo capital goods;

bienes de producción industrial goods;

bienes terrenales worldly goods

♦ adv

1. [debidamente, adecuadamente] well;

¿cómo estás? – bien, gracias how are you? – fine, thanks;

habla inglés bien she speaks English well;

¡agárrate bien! hold on tight!;

cierra bien la puerta shut the door properly;

conoce bien el tema she knows a lot about the subject, she knows the subject well;

¿vamos bien de gasolina? are we doing all right for Br petrol o US gas?, have we got plenty of Br petrol o US gas?;

bien mirado [bien pensado] if you look at it closely;
[bien visto] well-regarded;
bien pensado on reflection;

contestar bien [correctamente] to answer correctly;
[cortésmente] to answer politely;
escucha bien,… listen carefully,…;

estar bien relacionado to have good connections;

le está bien empleado he deserves it, it serves him right;

hacer algo bien to do sth well;

has hecho bien you did the right thing;

hiciste bien en decírmelo you were right to tell me;

pórtate bien be good, behave yourself;

salir bien librado to get off lightly;

todo salió bien everything turned out well;

vivir bien [económicamente] to be well-off;
[en armonía] to be happy
2. [expresa opinión favorable] well;

¡muy bien! very good!, excellent!;

¡bien hecho! well done!;

me cayó muy bien I liked her a lot;

me han hablado bien de él they have spoken well of him to me;

en Portugal se come muy bien the food is very good in Portugal;

estar bien [de aspecto] to be nice;
[de salud] to be o feel well; [de calidad] to be good; [de comodidad] to be comfortable;
¡está bien! [bueno, vale] all right then!;
[es suficiente] that's enough!;
este traje te está bien this suit looks good on you;

la tienda está bien situada the shop is well situated;

está bien que te vayas, pero antes despídete it's all right for you to go, but say goodbye first;

tal comportamiento no está bien visto such behaviour is frowned upon;

encontrarse bien [de salud] to feel well;

no se encuentra nada bien she doesn't feel at all well;

oler/saber bien to smell/taste nice o good;

¡qué bien huele en esta cocina! it smells nice o good in this kitchen!;

opinar bien de alguien to think highly of sb;

no acaba de parecerme bien I don't really think it's a very good idea;

no me parece bien que no la saludes I think it's wrong of you not to say hello to her;

¿te parece bien así? is it O.K. like this?, is this all right?;

pasarlo bien to have a good time;

¡qué bien, mañana no trabajo! great, I don't have to go to work tomorrow!;
Irónico
¡qué bien, ahora dice que no me puede pagar! isn't that just great, now she says she can't pay me!;

salir bien to turn out well;

¡qué bien sales en la foto! you look great in the photo!;

sentar bien a alguien [ropa] to suit sb;
[comida] to agree with sb; [comentario] to please sb;
el rojo no te sienta nada bien red doesn't suit you at all;

come tan rápido que no le puede sentar bien she eats so quickly she's bound to get indigestion;

algunos consideran que una copita de vino sienta bien some people think a glass of wine is good for you;

no le sentó nada bien que lo criticaras en público he didn't like you criticizing him in public at all, he was none too impressed by you criticizing him in public;

tu ayuda va a venir muy bien your help will be very welcome;

no me viene nada bien salir esta tarde it's not very convenient for me o it doesn't really suit me to go out this afternoon;

Prov

bien está lo que bien acaba all's well that ends well

3. [muy]
quiero el filete bien hecho I want my steak well done;

bien abierto wide open;

abre bien la boca open wide

4. [uso enfático] pretty;

un regalo bien caro a pretty expensive present;

vamos a llegar bien tarde we're going to be pretty late;

estoy bien cansado I'm pretty tired;

hoy me he levantado bien temprano I got up nice and early today;

quiero un vaso de agua bien fría I'd like a nice cold glass of water

5. [vale, de acuerdo] all right, O.K.;

¿nos vamos? – bien shall we go? – all right

6. [de buena gana, fácilmente] quite happily;

ella bien que lo haría, pero no le dejan she'd be happy to do it o she'd quite happily do it, but they won't let her

7. [expresa protesta]
¡bien podrías haberme avisado! you could at least have told me!;

¡bien podrías pagar tú esta vez! it would be nice if you paid for once o for a change!

8. [en frases]
bien es verdad que… it's certainly true that…;

¡bien por…! three cheers for…!;

¡ya está bien! that's enough!;

¡ya está bien de hacer el vago! that's enough lazing around!;

estar a bien con alguien to be on good terms with sb;

¡pues (sí que) estamos bien! that's all we needed!;

tener a bien hacer algo to be good enough to do sth;

le rogamos tenga a bien pasarse por nuestras oficinas we would ask you to (be good enough to) come to our offices

♦ conj

bien… bien either… or;

puedes venir bien por avión, bien por barco you can come by plane or by boat;

dáselo bien a mi hermano, bien a mi padre give it to either my brother or my father

♦ interj

1. [aprobación] good!, great!;
[fastidio] oh, great!;
hoy saldréis al recreo media hora antes – ¡bien! break time will be half an hour earlier today – great!;

se acaba de estropear la televisión – ¡bien, lo que nos faltaba! the television has just broken down – oh great, that's all we needed!

2. [enlazando]
y bien, ¿qué te ha parecido? well o so, what did you think of it?;

y bien, ¿a qué estás esperando? well, what are you waiting for?

♦ más bien loc conj

rather;

no estoy contento, más bien estupefacto I'm not so much happy as stunned;

más bien creo que no vendrá I rather suspect she won't come, I think it unlikely that she'll come

♦ no bien, RP ni bien loc conj

no sooner, as soon as;

no bien me había marchado cuando empezaron a… no sooner had I gone than they started…

♦ si bien loc conj

although, even though

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bien

I m good;

por tu bien for your own good;

bienes pl goods, property sg ;

hombre de bien good man;

estar por encima del bien y del mal be above the law

II adj

:

¡está bien! it’s OK!, it’s alright!;

estoy bien I’m fine, I’m OK;

¿estás bien aquí? are you comfortable here?;

la gente bien well-to-do people

III adv

1 well; ( muy) very;

¡bien hecho! well done!;

bien está lo que bien acaba all’s well that ends well

2 ( correctamente) well, properly

3 en locuciones

:

más bien rather;

tener a bien hacer algo see fit to do sth;

hicieron bien en reservar los billetes con tanta antelación they did the right thing booking the tickets so far ahead;

haces bien en llevarte el paraguas it’s a good idea to take your umbrella;

estar (a) bien con alguien be on good terms with s.o.

IV conj

:

o bien … o … either … or …;

si bien, bien que although;

no bien as soon as

V int

:

¡ya está bien! that’s it!, that’s enough!;

pues bien well

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bien adv

1) : well

¿dormiste bien?: did you sleep well?

2) correctamente: correctly, properly, right

hay que hacerlo bien: it must be done correctly

3) : very, quite

el libro era bien divertido: the book was very amusing

4) : easily

bien puede acabarlo en un día: he can easily finish it in a day

5) : willingly, readily

bien lo aceptaré: I'll gladly accept it

6)

bien que : although

7)

más bien : rather

bien adj

1) : well, OK, all right

¿te sientes bien?: are you feeling all right?

2) : pleasant, agreeable

las flores huelen bien: the flowers smell very nice

3) : satisfactory

4) : correct, right

bien nm

1) : good

el bien y el mal: good and evil

2) bienes nmpl

: property, goods, possessions

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bien¹ adj (acomodado) well off / rich

un niño bien a rich kid

bien² adv

1. (en general) well

lo conozco bien I know him well

toca el piano muy bien she plays the piano really well

el examen le fue bien the exam went well / he did well in the exam

2. (de salud) well / fine

ayer me dolía el estómago, pero ya estoy bien I had a stomachache yesterday, but I'm fine now

estoy muy bien, gracias I'm very well, thank you

no me encuentro bien I don't feel very well

¿estás bien? are you all right?

3. (de gusto, olor, aspecto) nice / good [comp. better; superl. best]

¡qué bien huele! what a nice smell! / it smells really good!

4. (de manera correcta) properly / correctly / right

es importante comer bien it's important to eat properly

lo hace todo bien he does everything right

5. (para intensificar) very / quite

bien caliente nice and hot / very hot

es bien diferente it's quite different

6. (de acuerdo) all right / OK

¿vienes? Bien are you coming? OK

hacer bien en hacer algo to be right to do something

haces bien en no enfadarte you're right not to get angry

pasarlo bien to have a good time

portarse bien to behave yourself

bien³ conj either... or

se puede ir bien en tren, bien en autocar you can either go by train or by coach

bien⁴ n

1. (lo bueno) good

el bien y el mal good and evil

2. (beneficio) good

es por tu propio bien it's for you own good

3. (nota académica) good / C

sacó un bien he got a C

Spanish-English dictionary > bien
13 continue

1. I
abs

the work (the meeting, the exhibition, the performance, the concert, etc.) continues работа и т. д. продолжается; this wet weather continues сырая погода держится; his works continue его дела живут; her ill luck continues ей все время не везет
2. II
continue for some time the work continued day after day (hour after hour, etc.) работа продолжалась изо дня в день и т. д., the rain still continues дождь все еще идет; continue in some manner continue calmly (monotonously, etc.) продолжаться /протекать/ спокойно и т. д.; continue for some distance continue as far as the eye can reach простираться до горизонта
3. III
continue smth. continue the story (one's remarks, one's work, one's study of smth., one's way, etc.) продолжать рассказ и т. д.; continue tests продолжать проведение опытов
4. IV
continue smth. in a certain manner continue smth. calmly (thoughtfully, hopefully. uncomplainingly, defiantly, obstinately, mercilessly. etc.) продолжать что-л. спокойно и т. д.
5. VII
continue smth. to do smth. continue one's efforts /attempts/ to get in touch with them (to raise money, to contact them, to find the lost paper, etc.) не прекращать /продолжать/ попытки связаться с ними и т. д.
6. XI
be continued to be continued продолжение следует; be continued somewhere the story will be continued in our next month's issue /in our next number/ продолжение рассказа будет помещено в следующем номере; continued on page 15 (on next page, etc.) [смотри] продолжение на странице пятнадцатой и т. д.; be continued from smth. [the story is] continued from yesterday (from the previous page, from the preceding column, from page 2, etc.) Продолжение. Начало [рассказа] смотри во вчерашнем номере и т. д.
7. XIII
continue to do smth. continue to live with one's parents (to cause his parents great anxiety, to play as if nothing happened, etc.) продолжать жить с родителями и т. д.; continue to be smb.'s friend оставаться чьим-л. другом; continue to be so obstinate продолжать упрямиться или упорствовать
8. XIV
continue doing smth. continue working (playing, singing, whistling, smiling, raging, etc.) продолжать /не переставать, не прекращать/ работать и т. д.
9. XV
continue in some state continue obstinate (ailing, etc.) продолжать упрямиться и т. д; continue impertinent оставаться таким же нахальным; the weather continues fine (cold, windy, etc.) все еще стоит хорошая и т. д. погода
10. XVI
1) continue for some time continue for a long time (for years, for weeks, for another hour, etc.) продолжаться /длиться/ долгое время и т. д.; the fog continued for three days туман держался /не рассеивался/ три дня; continue for some distance continue three miles (for miles, etc.) тянуться /простираться/ на три мили и т. д.; continue after (until, etc.) some time continue after a ten-minute intermission (after an interval, after a pause, etc.) возобновляться после десятиминутного перерыва и т. д.; continue until August (until summer, until morning, etc.) не прекращаться до августа и т. д.; the custom continues down to the present time обычай. соблюдается до настоящего времени; the habit -d into adult life эту привычку он сохранил и [тогда,] когда стал взрослым

2) continue at (in) smth. continue at school (at college for two more years, etc.) продолжать заниматься в школе и т. д.; continue at the work и дальше заниматься той же работой; continue at work far into the night оставаться на работе допоздна; continue in school till the end of June продолжать занятия до конца июня; continue at one's post (in office) оставаться на своем посту (на своей должности); continue in power оставаться у власти, сохранять власть; continue in command а) оставаться во главе; б) оставаться командиром; continue in well-being неизменно жить в благоденствии; continue at his tricks продолжать свой штучки; continue in the faith of one's fathers придерживаться веры отцов; continue with smth. continue with his useful work (with one's research, etc.) продолжать вести полезную работу и т. д.
11. XXI1
continue smth. for some time continue smb.'s allowance for three years продолжать /не прекращать/ выплачивать содержание кому-л. [еще] три года
12. XXV
abs

"Well", he continued "Итак",- продолжал он
13. XXVIII1
continue smth. from where... continue reading (dotation, etc.) from where he left off продолжать читать и т. д. с того места, на котором он остановился

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > continue
14 dance

1. I
abs

can you dance? вы танцуете?; would any of the girls care to dance? не хочет ли кто-нибудь из девушек потанцевать?; he asked me to dance он пригласил меня танцевать
2. II
1) dance in some manner well (excellently, gracefully, slowly, badly. clumsily, etc.) хорошо и т. д. танцевать; he danced alone он танцевал один; they danced barefoot они плясали босиком; dance for some time dance all evening (long, far into the night, etc.) танцевать /плясать/ весь вечер и т. д.

2) dance in some manner dance wildly (up and down, etc.) неудержимо и т. д. прыгать /скакать/; the boxer danced back боксер отпрыгнул назад, приплясывая
3. III
dance smth. dance the polka (the jig, folk-dances, etc.) плясать польку и т. д.; the waltz (rock'n'roll, the twist, etc.) танцевать вальс и т. д.
4. IV
dance smth. at some time I've never danced a step since then я ни разу не танцевал с тех пор || dance smb. off his legs/off his feet замучить своего партнера танцами
5. XVI
1) dance with smb. dance with a boy-friend (with one's husband, with a nice girl, with a blonde, etc.) танцевать /плясать/ со своим мальчиком и т. д. dance to smth. dance to the music of a piano (to the tulle, to the music of a violin, to fast music, etc.) танцевать /плясать/ под пианино и т. д., dance for some time dance until after midnight (for hours, etc.) танцевать далеко за полночь и т. д.

2) dance for /with/ smth. dance for joy /for delight/ (with happiness, etc.) скакать /прыгать, плясать, кружиться/ от радости /восторга/ и т. д., in (on, etc.) smth. dust dances in the sunbeams /in the sunlight/ в солнечном луче кружатся пылинки. leaves dance in the wind листья кружатся на ветру the boat danced on the waves кораблик подбрасывало на волнах; she danced about the room она кружилась по комнате

3) dance after /to/ smth. dance after /to/ smb.'s tune плясать под чью-л. дудку; dance. to another tune /to a different tune/ запеть по-другому

4) dance about smb., smth. dance about one's child (the new book, etc.) носиться со своим ребенком и т. д.; stop dancing about him перестань нянчиться с ним
6. XIX1
dance like smb. dance like a nymph (like a sylph, etc.) танцевать как нимфа и т. д; she dances like an angel она прелестно /божественно/ танцует
7. XXI1
dance smb. on (round, etc.) smth. dance a child (a baby) on one's knee подбрасывать или раскачивать ребенка на колене; she danced the girl round the room она закружила девочку в танце по всей комнате

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > dance
15 допоздна

1) General subject: far into the night, till late at night

2) Ebay. until late

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > допоздна
16 bis

I Präp.

1. bei Zeitdauer: till, until; bis heute so far, to date; betont: to this day; bis dato förm. to date allg.; bis jetzt up to now; so far; bis jetzt noch nicht not (as) yet; ich habe bis jetzt nichts gehört I haven’t heard anything yet ( oder so far); bis dahin until then; (in der Zwischenzeit) in the meantime; siehe auch 2; bis auf weiteres for the present; Amtsspr. until further notice; bis in die Nacht into the night; bis spät in die Nacht until the early ( oder wee) hours; die Sonne schien bis zum Sonntag the sun shone (up) until Sunday; bis zum späten Nachmittag till late in the afternoon; bis vor einigen Jahren until a few years ago; bis Ende Mai habe ich zu tun I’m busy until the end of May, Am. auch I’m busy through May; bis zum Ende (right) to the end; bis wann wird es dauern? how long will it last?; mit Datum: in der Zeit vom... bis... between... and...; von morgens acht bis abends sechs from eight in the morning until six at night; von Montag bis Freitag Monday to (Am. auch through) Friday; bis einschließlich / ausschließlich up to and including / not including; bis morgen / Montag / bald! see you tomorrow / (on) Monday / soon; bis dann / später / gleich! umg. see you then ( oder later) / later / in a moment

2. (bis spätestens) by; mit Verbkonstruktion: by the time...; bis er zurückkommt, ist es schon dunkel by the time he gets back, it will be dark; es muss bis Freitag eingereicht werden it has to be handed in by Friday; bis wann ist es fertig? when will it be ready by?; bis wann hast du Zeit? how much time have you got?; bis wann willst du es wieder haben? when do you want it back by?; bis ( spätestens) morgen weiß ich Bescheid I’ll know for definite (Am. sure) by tomorrow (at the latest); die Fotos sind bis frühestens übermorgen fertig the photos will be ready the day after tomorrow at the earliest; ich bin noch bis sechs Uhr im Büro I’ll be at work until six o’clock; bis Ende April ist er wieder zurück he will be back by the end of April; alle bis... eingegangenen Bewerbungen all applications received by ( oder before)...; er hätte bis jetzt da sein müssen he should have been there by now; bis dahin werden wir fertig sein etc. by then, by that time

3. räumlich: to, up to, as far as; fährt der Bus bis Glasgow? does this bus go to Glasgow?; bis hierher up to here; bis hierher und nicht weiter auch fig. this far and no further; bis dahin as far as that ( oder there); bis dahin ist es nicht weit that’s not far; bis wohin? how far?; bis ans Knie up to one’s knees; Kleid: down to the knee; von hier bis New York from here to New York; wie weit ist es noch bis nach Innsbruck? how far is it to Innsbruck?, how far have we got to go (before we get) to Innsbruck?; weiterlesen bis Seite zwölf continue to read to page twelve; bis vor das Haus fahren drive up to the front door of the house, drive (right) up to the house; er folgte mir bis ins Hotelfoyer he followed me (right) into the lobby of the hotel ( nicht weiter: as far as the lobby of the hotel); der Blick reicht bis weit ins Tal the view stretches right into the valley; der Ball flog bis hinter den Zaun the ball went over the fence; hier 1, oben etc.

4. Zahlenangabe: bis zu 100 Mann up to..., as many as...; bis zu 9 Meter hoch up to..., as high as...; bis 20 zählen count (up) to 20; Kinder bis zwölf Jahre children up to the age of twelve oder up to twelve years of age; bis auf das letzte Stück down to the last bit (Kuchen etc.: piece)

5. bis aufs Höchste to the utmost; bis ins Kleinste down to the last detail; bis zur Tollkühnheit to the point of rashness; bis zum Überdruss ad nauseam; bis auf die Haut nass werden be soaked to the skin; Bewusstlosigkeit etc.

6. (mit Ausnahme von) bis auf except, with the exception of; alle bis auf einen all except ( oder but) one; bis auf drei sind alle gekommen all except three have come; letzt... 1, 4

II Konj.

1. till, until; (bis spätestens) by the time; es wird eine Zeitlang dauern, bis er es merkt it will take a while for him to find out ( oder before he finds out); er kommt nicht, bis ich ihn rufe he won’t come until ( oder unless) I call him; du gehst nicht, bis du aufgeräumt hast you’re not going until ( oder before) you’ve tidied (Am. cleaned) up; bis dass der Tod euch scheidet until death do you part; bis ich das gefunden habe! verärgert: if I don’t find it soon!, by the time I find it...!

2. zwischen Zahladjektiven: to; 7 bis 10 Tage from 7 to 10 days, between 7 and 10 days; 5 bis 6 Wagen 5 to 6 cars

3. heiter bis wolkig / sonnig bis leicht bedeckt im Wetterbericht: generally fine, cloudy in places / sunny with light cloud cover; die Tendenz war lustlos bis verhalten an der Börse: the tendency was slack to cautious

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until (Präp.); to (Präp.); by (Präp.); unto (Präp.); as far as (Präp.); till (Präp.)

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bịs I [bɪs]
adv (MUS)
bis, twice II [bɪs]
1. PRÄPOSITION (+acc)

1) zeitlich until; (= bis spätestens) byIm Sinne von bis spätestens wird bis meist mit by übersetzt.

bis 5 Uhr mache ich Hausaufgaben, und dann... — I do my homework until 5 o'clock, and then...

das muss bis Ende Mai warten — that will have to wait until or till the end of May

ich kann nur ( noch) bis nächste Woche warten — I can only wait until next week, no longer

er ist bis gegen 5 Uhr noch da — he'll be there (up) until or till about 5 o'clock

bis zum Schluss war unklar, wie der Prozess ausgehen würde — the outcome of the trial was in doubt right up to the end

es dauert mindestens/höchstens bis nächste Woche — it will take until next week at the very least/most

bis jetzt hat er nichts gesagt — up to now or so far he has said nothing

bis spätestens Montag darfst du es behalten — you can keep it until Monday, no longer

die Wäsche ist frühestens bis nächsten Montag fertig — the laundry won't be ready until or before next Monday at the earliest

bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt — up to this time

dieser Brauch hat sich bis ins 19. Jahrhundert gehalten — this custom continued into the 19th century

bis in den Sommer/die Nacht hinein — into the summer/night

bis 5 Uhr kann ich das unmöglich machen/gemacht haben — I can't possibly do it/get it done by 5 o'clock

bis Ende Mai bin ich wieder in Berlin — I'll be in Berlin again by the end of May

das sollte bis zum nächsten Sommer fertig sein — it should be finished by next summer

das hätte eigentlich bis jetzt fertig sein müssen — that should really have been finished by now

bis spätestens Montag brauche ich das Geld — I need the money by Monday at the latest

bis gegen 5 Uhr ist das fertig — it'll be ready by about 5 o'clock

Montag bis Freitag — Monday to or through (US) Friday

bis einschließlich 5. Mai — up to and including 5th May

bis ausschließlich 5. Mai — up to but not including 5th May

bis bald/später/morgen! — see you soon/later/tomorrow!

bis wann gilt der Fahrplan? — when is the timetable valid till?

bis wann bleibt ihr hier? — how long are you staying here?

bis wann ist das fertig? — when will that be finished?

bis wann können Sie das machen? — when can you do it by?

bis dato (form) — to date

bis anhin (Sw) — hitherto

bis auf Weiteres — until further notice

bis auf Weiteres halten wir die Regelung so — until further notice we'll make this the arrangement

sie geht bis auf Weiteres auf die Schule in der Kantstraße — for the time being, she'll continue going to the school on Kantstraße

bis dahin or dann muss die Arbeit fertig sein — the work must be finished by then

bis dahin hatte sie noch nie etwas von Schröder gehört — up to then she hadn't heard anything about Schröder

bis dahin ist noch viel Zeit — that's still a long time off

bis dahin bin ich alt und grau — I'll be old and grey (Brit) or gray (US) by then

bis dahin ist er längst weg — he will have gone long before then

bis dann! — see you then!diams; von... bis... from... to or till or through (US)...; (mit Uhrzeiten) from... till or to...

vom 10. Mai bis 12. Oktober — from 10th May until 12th October

vom 10. Mai bis einschließlich 12. Oktober — from 10th May until 12th October inclusive

von 10 Uhr bis 17 Uhr — from 10am till 5pm

2) räumlich to; (in Buch, Film, Erzählung) up to

bis durch/über/unter — right through/over/under

ich fahre nur bis München — I'm only going to Munich or as far as Munich

ich habe nur bis Seite 35 gelesen — I've only read up to or as far as page 35

bis an unsere Mauer — up to or right to our wall

bis vor den Baum — (up) to the tree

bis hinter den Baum — (to) beyond the tree

es sind noch 10 km bis nach Schlüchtern — it's another 10 km to Schlüchtern

bis ins Letzte or Kleinste — down to the smallest detail

er hat alles bis ins Kleinste ausgearbeitet — he's worked everything out down to the smallest detail

bis wo/wohin? — how far?

bis wohin ist Ihnen der Mann gefolgt? — how far did the man follow you?

bis dort or dorthin or dahin — (to) there

wie weit ist es zum nächsten Supermarkt? – bis dorthin sind es nur 5 km — how far is the nearest supermarket? – it's only 5km (away)

bis hierher — this far

bis hierher hast du ja recht gehabt — so or this far you've been right

bis hierher und nicht weiter (lit, fig) — this far and no further

ich gehe bis hierher, aber nicht weiter — I'll go as far as that, but no further

höchstens bis Carlisle — to Carlisle at the furthest

bis mindestens Carlisle — at least as far as Carlisle

bis einschließlich — up to and including

bis einschließlich Kapitel 3 — up to the end of chapter 3

bis ausschließlich — up to but not including

3) mit Maßangaben up to

Kinder bis sechs Jahre, bis sechs Jahre alte Kinder — children up to the age of six

für Wagen bis sechs Tonnen — for vehicles up to six tons

bieten Sie bis 100 Euro — offer up to 100 euros

4) andere Wendungendiams; bis zu (= bis zu einer oberen Grenze von) up to; (= bis zu einer unteren Grenze von) (down) to

Totschlag wird mit Gefängnis bis zu 8 Jahren bestraft — manslaughter is punishable by up to 8 years imprisonment

er ist genau bis zur Haarspalterei — he is exact to the point of hair-splittingdiams; bis auf

es sind alle gekommen, bis auf Sandra — they all came, except Sandra

das Schiff ging unter und sie ertranken alle, bis auf den letzten Mann — the ship sank and every single one of them drowned

2. BINDEWORT

1) beiordnend to

zehn bis zwanzig Stück — ten to twenty

bewölkt bis bedeckt — cloudy or overcast

2) unterordnend zeitlich until, till; (= nicht später als) by the time

ich warte noch, bis es dunkel wird — I'll wait until or till it gets dark

bis es dunkel wird, möchte ich zu Hause sein — I want to get home before it gets dark

das muss gemacht sein, bis ich nach Hause komme — it must be done by the time I come home

bis das einer merkt! — it'll be ages before anyone realizes (inf)

du gehst hier nicht weg, bis das (nicht) gemacht ist — you're not leaving until or before it's done

bis dass der Tod euch scheide(t) (form) — until or till death do you part (form)

3) = sobald Aus inf when

gleich bis er kommt — the moment he comes (inf), as soon as he comes

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1) (to the place or point mentioned: We walked as far as the lake.) as far as

2) (as far, or as much, as: He counted up to 100; Up to now, the work has been easy.) up to

3) (to the time of or when: I'll wait till six o'clock; Go on till you reach the station.) till

4) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) to

5) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) to

6) (to the time of or when: He was here until one o'clock; I won't know until I get a letter from him.) until

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bis

[bɪs]

I. präp + akk

1. (zeitlich) till, until; (nicht später als) by

\bis anhin SCHWEIZ up to now

\bis bald/gleich see you soon/in a little while [or a minute]

\bis dahin/dann by then

\bis dann! till then!

\bis dahin bin ich alt und grau! I'll be old and grey by then!

\bis dahin war alles gut gegangen until then everything had gone well

\bis einschließlich [o SCHWEIZ und mit] up to and including

das Angebot läuft noch \bis einschließlich 15.Oktober the offer runs up to and including October 15

ich habe noch \bis einschließlich Dienstag Urlaub I am on holidays until Wednesday

\bis jetzt up to now, so far; (spätestens jetzt) by now

\bis jetzt haben wir 200.000 Ausgaben verkauft up to now [or so far] we've sold 200,000 copies

\bis jetzt ist noch alles ruhig so far everything is still quiet

das hätte \bis jetzt erledigt sein sollen that should have been done by now

\bis jetzt noch nicht not yet

irgendwelche Beschwerden? — nein, \bis jetzt jedenfalls noch nicht! any complaints? — no, nothing so far anyway

\bis Montag/morgen/nächste Woche/später till Monday/tomorrow/next week/later

\bis Montag/morgen/nächste Woche fertig sein müssen to have to be ready by Monday/tomorrow/next month

dann bis später/Montag! see you later/on Monday!

\bis spätestens... by... at the latest

er bleibt \bis spätestens Freitag he is going to stay until Friday at the latest

der Text muss \bis spätestens Montag fertig sein the text hast to be ready by Monday at the latest

\bis [gegen] 8 Uhr until [about] 8 o' clock

\bis wann until when

\bis wann gilt der Fahrplan? when is the timetable valid till?, how long is the timetable valid?

\bis wann weiß ich, ob Sie das Angebot annehmen? [by] when will I know, whether you're going to accept the offer?

\bis wann bleibst du? how long are you staying [for]?

\bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt up to this time

▪ \bis in etw akk into sth

\bis spät in die Nacht long into the night

\bis in die frühen Morgenstunden until the early hours [of the morning]

▪ von... [an] \bis... from... until...

von Montag \bis Samstag from Monday to Saturday, Monday through Saturday AM

ich bin von heute [an] \bis einschließlich Mittwoch auf einer Tagung I'm at a meeting from today until the end of Wednesday [or until Wednesday inclusive]

▪ \bis zu etw dat until [or till] sth; (nicht später als) by sth

\bis zu dieser Stunde habe ich davon nichts gewusst! I knew nothing about it until now

das Projekt dürfte \bis zum Jahresende abgeschlossen sein the project should be finished by [or before] the end of the year

sie war \bis zum 17. Lebensjahr im Internat she was at boarding school until she was 17

jetzt sind es nur noch zwei Stunden \bis nach Hause it's only another two hours until we get home

2. (räumlich) to; (nicht weiter als) as far as

der Zug geht nur \bis Wertheim the train's only going as far as Wertheim

jdn von oben \bis unten mustern to look sb up and down

er musterte ihn von oben \bis unten he looked him up and down

der Hof geht genau \bis dahinten hin the yard runs right through to the back

\bis dahin/dorthin [up] to there

\bis dorthin sind es nur 3 Kilometer it's only 3 kilometres there

siehst du die Sandbank? wir schwimmen \bis dahin can you see the sandbank? we'll swim out to there

\bis dahin/hierhin [o hierher] up to that/this point

\bis dahin kenne ich den Film I know the film up to that point

\bis hierher und nicht weiter as far as here [or up to here] and no further

\bis wohin [o (fam) wo] where to

bis wohin können Sie mich mitnehmen? where can you take me to?, how far can you take me?

\bis wohin sind wir in der letzten Stunde gekommen? where did we get to [or how far did we get] in the last lesson?

▪ \bis an/in/über/unter etw akk up to/into/over/under sth

die Äste reichen [ganz] \bis ans Haus the branches reach [right] up to the house

der Rock ging ihr \bis ans Knie the skirt reached down to her knees

▪ \bis vor etw akk/zu etw dat [up] to sth

3. (bei Zahlenangaben) up to

die Tagestemperaturen steigen \bis 30°C daytime temperatures rise to 30°C

ich zähle \bis drei I'll count [up] to three

Kinder \bis 6 Jahre children up to [the age of] 6

▪ \bis zu etw dat up to sth

wir erwarten \bis zu 100 Personen we expect as many as 100 people

die Pflanze kann \bis zu 2 Metern hoch wachsen the plant can grow as high as 2 metres

Jugendliche \bis zu 18 Jahren adolescents up to [the age of] 18

4. (mit Ausnahme von)

▪ \bis auf [o SCHWEIZ an] jdn/etw except [for] sb/sth

5. (einschließlich)

▪ \bis auf jdn/etw down to sb/sth

II. konj

1. (beiordnend) to

400 \bis 500 Gramm Schinken 400 to 500 grams of ham

5 \bis 10 Tage from 5 to [or between 5 and] 10 days

das Wetter morgen: bewölkt \bis bedeckt und strichweise leichter Regen the weather for tomorrow: cloudy or overcast with light rain in places

2. (unterordnend) till, until; (bevor) by the time; (bevor nicht) till, until

ich möchte mit meiner Entscheidung warten, \bis ich mehr Informationen habe I'd like to wait with my decision until I've got more information

\bis es dunkel wird, möchte ich zu Hause sein I want to be home by the time it gets dark

ich warte noch, \bis es dunkel wird I'll wait until it gets dark

\bis die Hausaufgaben gemacht sind, geht ihr nicht raus! you're not going out until your homework's done!

III. adv MUS bis spec

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1.
Präposition mit Akk

1) (zeitlich) until; till; (die ganze Zeit über und bis zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt) up to; up until; up till; (nicht später als) by

ich muss bis fünf Uhr warten — I have to wait until or till five o'clock

bis gestern glaubte ich... — [up] until yesterday I had thought...

von Dienstag bis Donnerstag — from Tuesday to Thursday; Tuesday through Thursday (Amer.)

von sechs bis sieben [Uhr] — from six until or till seven [o'clock]

bis Ende März ist er zurück/verreist — he'll be back by/away until the end of March

bis wann dauert das Konzert? — till or until when does the concert go on?

bis dann/gleich/später/morgen/nachher! — see you then/in a while/later/tomorrow/later!

2) (räumlich, fig.) to

dieser Zug fährt nur bis Offenburg — this train only goes to or as far as Offenburg

bis wohin fährt der Bus? — how far does the bus go?

nur bis Seite 100 — only up to or as far as page 100

bis 5 000 Euro — up to 5,000 euros

Kinder bis 6 Jahre — children up to the age of six or up to six years of age
2.
Adverb

1)

Städte bis zu 50 000 Einwohnern — towns of up to 50,000 inhabitants

bis zu 6 Personen — up to six people

bis nach Köln — to Cologne

bis an die Decke — up to the ceiling

2)

bis auf — (einschließlich) down to; (mit Ausnahme von) except for
3.
Konjunktion

1) (nebenordnend) to

vier bis fünf — four to five

2) (unterordnend) until; till; (österr.): (sobald) when

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bis

A. präp

1. bei Zeitdauer: till, until;

bis heute so far, to date; betont: to this day;

bis dato form to date allg;

bis jetzt up to now; so far;

bis jetzt noch nicht not (as) yet;

ich habe bis jetzt nichts gehört I haven’t heard anything yet ( oder so far);

bis dahin until then; (in der Zwischenzeit) in the meantime; → auch 2;

bis auf weiteres for the present; ADMIN until further notice;

bis in die Nacht into the night;

bis spät in die Nacht until the early ( oder wee) hours;

die Sonne schien bis zum Sonntag the sun shone (up) until Sunday;

bis zum späten Nachmittag till late in the afternoon;

bis vor einigen Jahren until a few years ago;

bis Ende Mai habe ich zu tun I’m busy until the end of May, US auch I’m busy through May;

bis zum Ende (right) to the end;

bis wann wird es dauern? how long will it last?; mit Datum:

in der Zeit vom … bis … between … and …;

von morgens acht bis abends sechs from eight in the morning until six at night;

von Montag bis Freitag Monday to (US auch through) Friday;

bis einschließlich/ausschließlich up to and including/not including;

bis morgen/Montag/bald! see you tomorrow/(on) Monday/soon;

bis dann/später/gleich! umg see you then ( oder later)/later/in a moment

2. (bis spätestens) by; mit Verbkonstruktion: by the time …;

bis er zurückkommt, ist es schon dunkel by the time he gets back, it will be dark;

es muss bis Freitag eingereicht werden it has to be handed in by Friday;

bis wann ist es fertig? when will it be ready by?;

bis wann hast du Zeit? how much time have you got?;

bis wann willst du es wieder haben? when do you want it back by?;

bis (spätestens) morgen weiß ich Bescheid I’ll know for definite (US sure) by tomorrow (at the latest);

die Fotos sind bis frühestens übermorgen fertig the photos will be ready the day after tomorrow at the earliest;

ich bin noch bis sechs Uhr im Büro I’ll be at work until six o’clock;

bis Ende April ist er wieder zurück he will be back by the end of April;

alle bis … eingegangenen Bewerbungen all applications received by ( oder before) …;

er hätte bis jetzt da sein müssen he should have been there by now;

bis dahin werden wir fertig sein etc by then, by that time

3. räumlich: to, up to, as far as;

fährt der Bus bis Glasgow? does this bus go to Glasgow?;

bis hierher up to here;

bis hierher und nicht weiter auch fig this far and no further;

bis dahin as far as that ( oder there);

bis dahin ist es nicht weit that’s not far;

bis wohin? how far?;

bis ans Knie up to one’s knees; Kleid: down to the knee;

von hier bis New York from here to New York;

wie weit ist es noch bis nach Innsbruck? how far is it to Innsbruck?, how far have we got to go (before we get) to Innsbruck?;

weiterlesen bis Seite zwölf continue to read to page twelve;

bis vor das Haus fahren drive up to the front door of the house, drive (right) up to the house;

er folgte mir bis ins Hotelfoyer he followed me (right) into the lobby of the hotel ( nicht weiter: as far as the lobby of the hotel);

der Blick reicht bis weit ins Tal the view stretches right into the valley;

der Ball flog bis hinter den Zaun the ball went over the fence; → hier 1, oben etc

4. Zahlenangabe:

bis zu 100 Mann up to …, as many as …;

bis zu 9 Meter

hoch up to …, as high as …;

bis 20 zählen count (up) to 20;

Kinder bis zwölf Jahre children up to the age of twelve oder up to twelve years of age;

bis auf das letzte Stück down to the last bit (Kuchen etc: piece)

5.

bis aufs Höchste to the utmost;

bis ins Kleinste down to the last detail;

bis zur Tollkühnheit to the point of rashness;

bis zum Überdruss ad nauseam;

bis auf die Haut nass werden be soaked to the skin; → Bewusstlosigkeit etc

6. (mit Ausnahme von)

bis auf except, with the exception of;

alle bis auf einen all except ( oder but) one;

bis auf drei sind alle gekommen all except three have come; → letzt…

B. konj

1. till, until; (bis spätestens) by the time;

es wird eine Zeitlang dauern, bis er es merkt it will take a while for him to find out ( oder before he finds out);

er kommt nicht, bis ich ihn rufe he won’t come until ( oder unless) I call him;

du gehst nicht, bis du aufgeräumt hast you’re not going until ( oder before) you’ve tidied (US cleaned) up;

bis dass der Tod euch scheidet until death do you part;

bis ich das gefunden habe! verärgert: if I don’t find it soon!, by the time I find it …!

2. zwischen Zahladjektiven: to;

7 bis 10 Tage from 7 to 10 days, between 7 and 10 days;

5 bis 6 Wagen 5 to 6 cars

3.

heiter bis wolkig/sonnig bis leicht bedeckt im Wetterbericht: generally fine, cloudy in places/sunny with light cloud cover;

die Tendenz war lustlos bis verhalten an der Börse: the tendency was slack to cautious

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1.
Präposition mit Akk

1) (zeitlich) until; till; (die ganze Zeit über und bis zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt) up to; up until; up till; (nicht später als) by

ich muss bis fünf Uhr warten — I have to wait until or till five o'clock

bis gestern glaubte ich... — [up] until yesterday I had thought...

von Dienstag bis Donnerstag — from Tuesday to Thursday; Tuesday through Thursday (Amer.)

von sechs bis sieben [Uhr] — from six until or till seven [o'clock]

bis Ende März ist er zurück/verreist — he'll be back by/away until the end of March

bis wann dauert das Konzert? — till or until when does the concert go on?

bis dann/gleich/später/morgen/nachher! — see you then/in a while/later/tomorrow/later!

2) (räumlich, fig.) to

dieser Zug fährt nur bis Offenburg — this train only goes to or as far as Offenburg

bis wohin fährt der Bus? — how far does the bus go?

nur bis Seite 100 — only up to or as far as page 100

bis 5 000 Euro — up to 5,000 euros

Kinder bis 6 Jahre — children up to the age of six or up to six years of age
2.
Adverb

1)

Städte bis zu 50 000 Einwohnern — towns of up to 50,000 inhabitants

bis zu 6 Personen — up to six people

bis nach Köln — to Cologne

bis an die Decke — up to the ceiling

2)

bis auf — (einschließlich) down to; (mit Ausnahme von) except for
3.
Konjunktion

1) (nebenordnend) to

vier bis fünf — four to five

2) (unterordnend) until; till; (österr.): (sobald) when

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(dass) konj.

until conj. (zu) konj.

till conj. konj.

till conj.

unless conj. präp.

as far as prep.

by prep.

until conj.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > bis
17 late

1. adjective
1) spät; (after proper time) verspätet

am I late? — komme ich zu spät?

be late for the train — den Zug verpassen

the train is [ten minutes] late — der Zug hat [zehn Minuten] Verspätung

spring is late this year — dieses Jahr haben wir einen späten Frühling

late riser — Spätaufsteher, der/-aufsteherin, die

late entry — verspätete Anmeldung

late shift — Spätschicht, die

it is late — es ist [schon] spät

have a late dinner — [erst] spät zu Abend essen

late summer — Spätsommer, der

in late July — Ende Juli

2) (deceased) verstorben

3) (former) ehemalig; vormalig

4) (recent) letzt...

in late times — in letzter Zeit. See also academic.ru/88633/later">later; latest
2. adverb
1) (after proper time) verspätet

[too] late — zu spät

they got home very late — sie kamen [erst] sehr spät nach Hause

better late than never — lieber spät als gar nicht

2) (far on in time) spät

late in August — Ende August

late last century — [gegen] Ende des letzten Jahrhunderts

late in life — erst im fortgeschrittenen Alter

3) (at or till a late hour) spät

be up/sit up late — bis spät in die Nacht od. lange aufbleiben

work late at the office — [abends] lange im Büro arbeiten

4) (formerly)

late of... — ehemals wohnhaft in...; ehemaliger Mitarbeiter [einer Firma]

5) (at late stage)

she was seen as late as yesterday — sie wurde gestern noch gesehen

[a bit] late in the day — (fig. coll.) reichlich spät
3. noun
of late — in letzter Zeit

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[leit] 1. adjective
1) (coming etc after the expected or usual time: The train is late tonight; I try to be punctual but I am always late.) spät

2) (far on in the day or night: late in the day; late at night; It was very late when I got to bed.) spät

3) (dead, especially recently: the late king.) früher

4) (recently, but no longer, holding an office or position: Mr Allan, the late chairman, made a speech.) ehemalig
2. adverb
1) (after the expected or usual time: He arrived late for his interview.) zu spät

2) (far on in the day or night: They always go to bed late.) spät

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- lateness
- lately
- later on
- of late
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late

[leɪt]

I. adj

<-r, -st>

1. (behind time) verspätet attr

▪ to be \late bus, flight, train Verspätung haben; person zu spät kommen, sich akk verspäten

my bus was 20 minutes \late mein Bus hatte 20 Minuten Verspätung

sorry I'm \late tut mir leid, dass ich zu spät komme [o dass ich mich verspätet habe]

we apologize for the \late arrival of the bus die verspätete Ankunft des Busses bitten wir zu entschuldigen

interests will be charged for \late payment bei verspäteter Zahlung werden Zinsen fällig

▪ to be \late for sth zu spät zu etw dat kommen

hurry up or you'll be \late for the bus beeil dich, sonst verpasst du noch den Bus

to be \late for work zu spät zur Arbeit kommen

2. (in the day) spät

let's go home, it's getting \late lass uns nach Hause gehen, es ist schon spät

I didn't know it was that \late! ich hatte keine Ahnung, dass es schon so spät ist!

what are you doing up at this \late hour? warum bist du denn noch um diese Uhrzeit [o noch zu so später Stunde] auf?

what is the \latest time I can have an appointment? wann wäre der späteste Termin?

I've had too many \late nights last month ich bin letzten Monat zu oft zu spät ins Bett gekommen

is it too \late to phone Jean? kann man Jean um diese Uhrzeit noch anrufen?

I'm sorry the call is so \late tut mir leid, dass ich so spät [noch] anrufe

\late last night she phoned me sie rief mich gestern Abend ganz spät noch an

this part of town gets quite dangerous \later at night zu später Stunde wird es in diesem Stadtteil ziemlich gefährlich

a \late breakfast/lunch ein spätes Frühstück/Mittagessen

\late news Spätnachrichten pl

here is a \late news flash jetzt noch ein paar Spätnachrichten

to keep \late hours shops lange [o spät] geöffnet haben

\late opening hours lange Öffnungszeiten

\late shift Spätschicht f

\late train Spätzug m

3. attr (towards the end) spät

she made some \late changes to the team sie hat die Teamzusammenstellung noch kurzfristig geändert

they won the game with a \late goal sie gewannen mit einem Tor kurz vor Spielende

in \later life she started painting in späteren Jahren hat sie angefangen zu malen

\late tomorrow afternoon/evening/morning morgen am späten Nachmittag/Abend/Vormittag

in the \late afternoon/evening spät am Nachmittag/Abend, spätnachmittags/spätabends

in the \late morning am späten Vormittag

the \late nineteenth century das ausgehende [o späte] 19. Jahrhundert

\late October Ende Oktober

the \late 70s die späten Siebzigerjahre

\late strawberries Späterdbeeren pl

\late summer/autumn [or AM also fall] der Spätsommer/-herbst

to be in one's \late thirties/twenties Ende dreißig/zwanzig sein

4. attr ARTS, MUS spät

I prefer her earlier paintings to her \later work mir gefallen ihre frühen Gemälde besser als ihr Spätwerk

\late Gothic style späte Gotik

a \late work by Brahms ein spätes Stück von Brahms

5. attr (former) früher, ehemalig

a \late collegue of mine ein früherer [o ehemaliger] Kollege von mir

6. attr (deceased) verstorben

the \late Albert Einstein Albert Einstein

her \late husband ihr verstorbener Mann

7. attr (recent) jüngste(r, s); (last) letzte(r, s)

some \late news has just come in that... soeben ist die Meldung hereingekommen, dass...

II. adv

<-r, -s>

1. (after the expected time) spät

the train arrived \late der Zug hatte Verspätung

sorry, I'm running a bit \late today tut mir leid, ich bin heute etwas spät dran

she married \late sie hat spät geheiratet

on Sundays I get up \late Sonntags stehe ich später auf

can I stay up \late tonight? darf ich heute länger aufbleiben?

to work \late länger arbeiten

Ann has to work \late today Ann muss heute Überstunden machen

[too] \late zu spät

he arrived \late er traf zu spät ein

the letter arrived two days \late der Brief ist zwei Tage zu spät angekommen

he realized the truth too \late er hat die Wahrheit zu spät erkannt

2. (at an advanced time) zu fortgeschrittener [o vorgerückter] Stunde

there's a good film on \late heute kommt spätabends [o spät am Abend] ein guter Film

\late that evening, there was knock at the door am späten Abend [o spätabends] klopfte es an der Tür

we talked \late into the night wir haben bis spät in die Nacht geredet

it happened \late last century, in 1998 to be exact es ist kurz vor der Jahrtausendwende passiert, um genau zu sein im Jahr 1998

\late in the afternoon/at night am späten Nachmittag/Abend, spätnachmittags/spätabends

\late in the evening/night spät am Abend/in der Nacht

\late in the day spät [am Tag], gegen Ende des Tages; ( fig: late) spät; ( fig: at the very last moment) im [aller]letzten Augenblick

it's rather \late in the day to do sth ( fig) es ist schon beinahe zu spät um etw zu tun

too \late in the day ( also fig) zu spät

\late in the game gegen Ende des Spiels; ( fig)

it's too \late in the game to do sth es ist zu spät um etw zu tun

\late in life in fortgeschrittenem Alter, spät [im Leben]

he got his driver's licence \late in life er machte erst sehr spät den Führerschein

\late in March/this month/this year gegen Ende März/des Monats/des Jahres

to get up \late spät aufstehen

to stay up \late lange aufbleiben

3. (recently)

as \late as noch

they were using horses on this farm [until] as \late as the 1980s auf dieser Farm arbeiteten sie noch bis in die Achtzigerjahre mit Pferden

of \late in letzter Zeit

4. ( form: formerly)

▪ \late of bis vor Kurzem

Dr. Averly, \late of Newcastle General Hospital,... Herr Dr. Averly, bis vor Kurzem noch am Allgemeinen Krankenhaus von Newcastle [tätig],...

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[leɪt]
1. adj (+er)

1) spät

to be late (for sth) — (zu etw) zu spät kommen

the train/bus is (five minutes) late — der Zug/Bus hat (fünf Minuten) Verspätung

dinner will be late tonight — wir essen heute Abend später; (in hotels) es wird heute Abend später serviert

I was late in getting up this morning — ich bin heute Morgen zu spät aufgestanden

he is late with his rent — er hat seine Miete noch nicht bezahlt

he is always late with his rent — er bezahlt seine Miete immer zu spät

my period is late, I am late — meine Periode ist noch nicht da

I don't want to make you late — ich möchte Sie nicht aufhalten

you'll make me late — Ihretwegen werde ich mich verspäten

that made me late for work —

I don't want to make you late for work — ich möchte nicht, dass du zu spät zur Arbeit kommst

that made the coach late — dadurch hatte der Bus Verspätung

that made the harvest late — dadurch verzögerte sich die Ernte

due to the late arrival of... — wegen der verspäteten Ankunft... (+gen)

it's too late (in the day) for that — dafür ist es jetzt zu spät

it's too late in the day (for you) to do that —

it's not too late to change your mind — es ist noch nicht zu spät, um es sich anders zu überlegen

it's never too late to learn — zum Lernen ist es nie zu spät

2)

it's late — es ist spät

it's getting late — es ist schon spät

is it as late as that? — ist es schon so spät?

3) hour spät; opening hours lang

late train/bus — Spätzug/-bus m

at this late hour — zu so später Stunde, so spät

at a late hour — zu später or vorgerückter Stunde

he keeps very late hours — er geht sehr spät ins Bett

they work late hours —

the night was cold and the hour late — die Nacht war kalt und es war sehr spät

they had a late dinner yesterday — sie haben gestern spät zu Abend gegessen

there is no late delivery of post on Saturdays — sonnabends gibt es keine zweite Zustellung

late night club — Nachtbar f

late potato/summer/edition/programme — Spätkartoffel f/-sommer m/-ausgabe f/-programm nt

"late opening until 7pm on Fridays" — "freitags verlängerte Öffnungszeiten bis 19 Uhr"

he's a late developer — er ist ein Spätentwickler

both my babies were late — meine Kinder sind beide nach dem Termin gekommen

late entrants to the examination will be charged £10 extra — für Nachmeldungen zur Prüfung wird eine Gebühr von £ 10 erhoben

this essay was a late entry for the competition — dieser Aufsatz wurde verspätet für den Wettbewerb eingereicht

they scored two late goals — sie erzielten zwei Tore in den letzten Spielminuten

it happened in the late eighties — es geschah Ende der achtziger Jahre

a man in his late eighties — ein Mann hoch in den Achtzigern, ein Endachtziger

in the late morning — am späten Vormittag

a late 18th-century building — ein Gebäude aus dem späten 18. Jahrhundert

he came in late June — er kam Ende Juni

Late Stone Age — Jungsteinzeit

Easter is late this year — Ostern liegt or ist dieses Jahr spät

spring is late this year — wir haben dieses Jahr einen späten Frühling

4) (= deceased) verstorben

the late John F. Kennedy — John F. Kennedy

5)

(= former) the late Prime Minister — der frühere or vorige Premierminister

6) (= recent) jüngst

in the late war — im letzten Krieg

7)

late of No 13 White St — ehemals White St Nr. 13

late of the Diplomatic Service — ehemals or bis vor Kurzem im diplomatischen Dienst tätig

2. adv
spät
I'll be home late today — ich komme heute spät nach Hause, es wird heute spät

the train arrived/was running eight minutes late — der Zug hatte acht Minuten Verspätung

the baby was born two weeks late — das Baby kam zwei Wochen nach dem Termin

we're running late today — wir sind heute spät dran

better late than never — lieber or besser spät als gar nicht

to sit or stay up late — lange aufbleiben

don't wait up late for me — warte nicht zu lange auf mich

the chemist is open late on Thursdays — die Apotheke hat donnerstags länger geöffnet

to work late at the office — länger im Büro arbeiten

late at night — spät abends

late last night — spät gestern Abend

late in the night — spät in der Nacht

late into the night — bis spät in die Nacht

late in the afternoon — am späten Nachmittag

late last century/in the year — (gegen) Ende des letzten Jahrhunderts/Jahres

they scored late in the second half —

he took up the piano rather late in life — er begann ziemlich spät mit dem Klavierspielen

Goethe was still active even late in life — Goethe war auch im hohen Alter noch aktiv

we decided rather late in the day to come too — wir haben uns ziemlich spät entschlossen, auch zu kommen

he left it very late in the day (to decide) — er hat (mit seiner Entscheidung) bis zum letzten Augenblick gewartet

of late — in letzter Zeit

until as late as 1900 — noch bis 1900

was abolished — erst 1900 wurde die Kinderarbeit abgeschafft

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late [leıt]

A adj (adv → lately)

1. spät:

at a late hour spät (a. fig), zu später Stunde;

keep late hours spät aufstehen und spät zu Bett gehen;

late fruits pl Spätobst n;

late riser Spätaufsteher(in), Langschläfer(in);

late shift WIRTSCH Spätschicht f, -dienst m;

be on late shift Spätschicht oder -dienst haben;

it’s getting late es ist schon spät;

I had a late night ich bin erst spät ins Bett gekommen; → developer 3

2. vorgerückt, spät…, Spät…:

late summer Spätsommer m;

Late Latin Spätlatein n;

the late 18th century das späte 18. Jh.;

late work Spätwerk n (eines Künstlers);

she is (a woman) in her late sixties sie ist hoch in den Sechzigern, sie ist eine Endsechzigerin

3. verspätet, zu spät:

be late

a) zu spät kommen, sich verspäten, spät dran sein,

b) Verspätung haben (Zug etc),

c) im Rückstand sein;

be late for dinner zu spät zum Essen kommen;

be 10 minutes late 10 Minuten zu spät kommen;

you’ll be late for your own funeral umg hum du kommst noch zu deinem eigenen Begräbnis zu spät;

it is too late es ist zu spät

4. letzt(er, e, es), jüngst(er, e, es), neu:

the late war der letzte Krieg;

the latest fashion die neueste Mode;

the latest news die neuesten Nachrichten;

his latest work sein jüngstes Werk;

of late years in den letzten Jahren; → thing² 3

5. a) letzt(er, e, es), früher(er, e, es), ehemalig, vormalig:

our late enemy unser ehemaliger Feind;

the late government die letzte Regierung;

my late residence meine frühere Wohnung;

late of Oxford früher in Oxford (wohnhaft)

b) verstorben:

her late husband;

the late lamented der oder die jüngst Entschlafene oder Verstorbene

B adv

1. spät:

as late as last year erst oder noch letztes Jahr;

better late than never lieber spät als gar nicht;

see you later auf bald!, bis später!;

later on später;

of late → lately;

keep ( oder sit, stay) up late lang oder bis spät in die Nacht aufbleiben;

late last month Ende letzten Monats;

late in the day umg reichlich spät, ein bisschen spät;

come latest als Letzter oder zuletzt kommen; → afternoon A, night Bes Redew, sleep A 1

2. zu spät:

come late;

the train came late der Zug hatte Verspätung

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1. adjective
1) spät; (after proper time) verspätet

am I late? — komme ich zu spät?

be late for the train — den Zug verpassen

the train is [ten minutes] late — der Zug hat [zehn Minuten] Verspätung

spring is late this year — dieses Jahr haben wir einen späten Frühling

late riser — Spätaufsteher, der/-aufsteherin, die

late entry — verspätete Anmeldung

late shift — Spätschicht, die

it is late — es ist [schon] spät

have a late dinner — [erst] spät zu Abend essen

late summer — Spätsommer, der

in late July — Ende Juli

2) (deceased) verstorben

3) (former) ehemalig; vormalig

4) (recent) letzt...

in late times — in letzter Zeit. See also later; latest
2. adverb
1) (after proper time) verspätet

[too] late — zu spät

they got home very late — sie kamen [erst] sehr spät nach Hause

better late than never — lieber spät als gar nicht

2) (far on in time) spät

late in August — Ende August

late last century — [gegen] Ende des letzten Jahrhunderts

late in life — erst im fortgeschrittenen Alter

3) (at or till a late hour) spät

be up/sit up late — bis spät in die Nacht od. lange aufbleiben

work late at the office — [abends] lange im Büro arbeiten

4) (formerly)

late of... — ehemals wohnhaft in...; ehemaliger Mitarbeiter [einer Firma]

5) (at late stage)

she was seen as late as yesterday — sie wurde gestern noch gesehen

[a bit] late in the day — (fig. coll.) reichlich spät
3. noun
of late — in letzter Zeit

English-german dictionary > late
18 late

leit
1. adjective
1) (coming etc after the expected or usual time: The train is late tonight; I try to be punctual but I am always late.) tarde, atrasado

2) (far on in the day or night: late in the day; late at night; It was very late when I got to bed.) tarde

3) (dead, especially recently: the late king.) difunto, fallecido

4) (recently, but no longer, holding an office or position: Mr Allan, the late chairman, made a speech.) anterior

2. adverb
1) (after the expected or usual time: He arrived late for his interview.) tarde

2) (far on in the day or night: They always go to bed late.) tarde

•

- lateness
- lately
- later on
- of late

late¹ adj

1. tarde

you're late, we've missed the plane llegas tarde, hemos perdido el avión

2. a finales de

sow the seed in late spring siembra las semillas a finales de primavera

she's in her late twenties tiene casi treinta años

late² adv

1. tarde

he went to bed late se acostó tarde

2. con retraso

the train arrived five minutes late el tren llegó con cinco minutos de retraso

to get late hacerse tarde

late

tr[leɪt]

adjective

1 (not on time) tardío,-a

■ you're ten minutes late llegas diez minutos tarde

■ it was late llegó con retraso

2 (far on in time) tarde

■ in late May a finales de mayo

■ it's getting late se hace tarde

■ he's in his late thirties tiene cerca de cuarenta años

3 euphemistic use (dead) difunto,-a, fallecido,-a

■ the late minister el ministro fallecido

4 (former) anterior

5 (last-minute) de última hora

adverb

1 tarde

■ I stayed up late last night anoche me acosté muy tarde

■ late in life a una edad avanzada

■ late at night a altas horas de la noche

2 (recently) recientemente

■ as late as yesterday ayer mismo

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

of late últimamente

to be late in doing something tardar en hacer algo

to keep late hours acostarse tarde

late ['leɪt] adv, later ; latest

1) : tarde

to arrive late: llegar tarde

to sleep late: dormir hasta tarde

2) : a última hora, a finales

late in the month: a finales del mes

3) recently: recién, últimamente

as late as last year: todavía en el año pasado

late adj, later ; latest

1) tardy: tardío, de retraso

to be late: llegar tarde

2) : avanzado

because of the late hour: a causa de la hora avanzada

3) deceased: difunto, fallecido

4) recent: reciente, último

our late quarrel: nuestra última pelea

late

adj.

• antiguo, -a adj.

• atrasado, -a adj.

• avanzado, -a adj.

• de fines de adj.

• difunto, -a adj.

• fallecido, -a adj.

• finado, -a adj.

• malogrado, -a adj.

• moderno, -a adj.

• reciente adj.

• tarde adj.

• tardío, -a adj.

adv.

• tarde adv.

I leɪt
adjective later, latest

1) (after correct, scheduled time)

the late arrival/departure of the train — el retraso en la llegada/salida del tren

late applications will not be accepted — no se aceptarán las solicitudes que lleguen fuera de plazo or con retraso

to be late — \<\<person\>\> llegar* tarde

I'm sorry I'm late — perdón por llegar tarde

the train was an hour late — el tren llegó con una hora de retraso

to make something/somebody late: she made me late for my class me hizo llegar tarde a clase; the accident made the train late el accidente hizo que el tren se retrasara; to be late FOR/WITH something: you'll be late for work/the train vas a llegar tarde al trabajo/perder el tren; I'm late with the rent — estoy atrasado con el alquiler

2)

a) ( after usual time)

to have a late night/breakfast — acostarse*/desayunar tarde

Spring is late this year — la primavera se ha atrasado este año

late opening Thursdays till 8 pm — jueves abierto hasta las 8 de la noche

b) <chrysanthemum/potatoes> tardío

he was a late developer — ( physically) se desarrolló tarde; ( intellectually) maduró tarde

3)

a) ( far on in time)

it's late — es tarde

it's getting late — se está haciendo tarde

b) (before n) <shift/bus> último

the late film — la película de la noche or (CS) de trasnoche

at this late hour — a estas horas

to keep late hours — trasnochar

at this late stage — a estas alturas

they scored a late equalizer — marcaron el tanto del empate en los últimos minutos del partido

in late April/summer — a finales or fines de abril/del verano

the late 1950s — el final de la década del cincuenta

she's in her late forties — tiene cerca de cincuenta años

we caught a later train — tomamos un tren que salía más tarde

4) (before n)

a) ( deceased) difunto (frml)

the late John Doe — el difunto John Doe

b) ( former) antiguo

II

adverb later, latest

1) (after correct, scheduled time) <arrive/leave> tarde

the trains are running 20 minutes late — los trenes llevan 20 minutos de retraso

better late than never — más vale tarde que nunca

2) ( after usual time) <work/sleep> hasta tarde; <mature/bloom> tarde, más tarde de lo normal

I'll be home late today — hoy llegaré tarde (a casa)

3)

a) ( recently)

as late as the thirteenth century — aún en el siglo trece

b)

of late — últimamente, en los últimos tiempos

4) ( toward end of period)

late in the morning/afternoon — a última hora de la mañana/tarde

late in the week/year — a finales de la semana/del año

he married late (in life) — se casó mayor or tarde

late in her career — hacia el final de su carrera

5) ( far on in time) tarde

don't leave it too late — no lo dejes para muy tarde

we stayed up late — nos quedamos levantados hasta tarde

late at night — tarde por la noche, bien entrada la noche

late into the night — hasta muy entrada la noche

[leɪt] (compar later) (superl latest)
1. ADV

1) (=towards end of period, day, month etc)

he had arrived late the previous evening — había llegado tarde la noche anterior

• late at night — muy de noche, ya entrada la noche

• late in the morning — a última hora de la mañana

late in the afternoon — a media tarde

late in the year — a finales del año

late in 1992/May — a finales del año 1992/de mayo

symptoms appear only late in the disease — los síntomas aparecen solo cuando la enfermedad ya está muy avanzada

it wasn't until late in his career that he became famous — solo al final de su carrera se hizo famoso, solo en los últimos años de su carrera se hizo famoso

they scored late in the second half — metieron un gol ya bien entrado el segundo tiempo

• late into the night — hasta bien entrada la noche

• late that night I got a phone call — ya entrada la noche recibí una llamada de teléfono

• too late — demasiado tarde

- late in the day
(=too late)
it's a bit late in the day to be changing your mind — es un poco tarde para cambiar de opinión

2) (=after the usual time) [get up, go to bed] tarde

the chemist is open late on Thursdays — la farmacia cierra tarde los jueves

everything is flowering very late this year — todo está floreciendo tardísimo este año

• she came late to acting — empezó a actuar ya mayor

• Liz had started learning German quite late in life — Liz había empezado a aprender alemán ya mayor

• to sleep late — levantarse tarde

• to stay up late — irse a la cama tarde, trasnochar

• to work late — trabajar hasta tarde

3) (=after arranged/scheduled time) [arrive] tarde, con retraso

he arrived ten minutes late — llegó con diez minutos de retraso, llegó diez minutos tarde

• they arrived late for dinner — llegaron tarde or con retraso a la cena

• we're running late this morning — llevamos retraso esta mañana

we're running about 40 minutes late — llevamos unos 40 minutos de retraso, llevamos un retraso de unos 40 minutos

- better late than never

4) (=recently)

• as late as — aún en

as late as 1950 — aún en 1950

• of late — frm últimamente, recientemente

Jane Smith, late of Bristol — frm Jane Smith, domiciliada hasta hace poco en Bristol

2. ADJ

1) (=towards end of period, day, month etc)

late morning — última hora f de la mañana

late afternoon — media tarde f

late evening — última hora f de la tarde

late 1989 — finales de 1989

it was very late and I was tired — era muy tarde y estaba cansado

in late September/spring — a finales de septiembre/de la primavera

in the late 1960s — a finales de los años sesenta

in the late 18th century — a fines del siglo XVIII

to be in one's late thirties/forties — rondar los cuarenta/cincuenta, tener cerca de cuarenta/cincuenta años

• it's getting late — se está haciendo tarde

• late goal — gol m de última hora

• I apologize for arriving at this late hour — siento llegar a estas horas

• even at this late stage — incluso a estas alturas

2) (=after arranged or scheduled time)

I apologize for my late arrival — perdone/perdonen mi retraso

we apologize for the late arrival/departure of this train — les rogamos disculpen el retraso en la llegada/salida de este tren

it was postponed to allow for late arrivals — se aplazó por si alguien llegaba tarde or con retraso

our train was late again — nuestro tren se retrasó otra vez, nuestro tren llegó con retraso otra vez

as usual, Jim was late — como siempre, Jim llegó tarde or con retraso, como siempre, Jim se retrasó

sorry I'm late! — ¡siento llegar tarde or con retraso!

you're late! — ¡llegas tarde!

the train is 20 minutes late — el tren llega con 20 minutos de retraso, el tren lleva un retraso de 20 minutos

she's 20 minutes late — lleva 20 minutos de retraso

I was already ten minutes late — ya llegaba diez minutos tarde, ya llevaba diez minutos de retraso

both my babies were late — mis dos hijos nacieron más tarde de la fecha prevista

he was late (in) finishing his essay — terminó la redacción con retraso

she was late (in) returning from work — regresó tarde del trabajo

I was late (in) paying my phone bill — me retrasé en pagar la factura del teléfono

• I'm late for my train — voy a perder el tren

I'm late for work — voy a llegar tarde al trabajo

I was half an hour late for my appointment — llegué con media hora de retraso a la cita

• a fault on the plane made us two hours late — una avería en el avión nos retrasó dos horas

you're going to make me late for my appointment — vas a hacer que llegue tarde a la cita

• we got off to a late start — empezamos tarde or con retraso

• I was late with the payments — me había retrasado en los pagos

3) (=after usual or normal time) [reservation, booking] de última hora; [crop, flowers] tardío

• we had a late breakfast/ lunch — desayunamos/comimos tarde

• Easter is late this year — la Semana Santa cae tarde este año

• "late opening till ten pm on Fridays" — "los viernes cerramos a las diez"

• my period is late — se me está retrasando la regla

• spring is late this year — la primavera llega tarde este año
night 1., 1)
4)

• too late — demasiado tarde

they tried to operate, but it was too late — intentaron operar, pero era demasiado tarde

it's too late to change your mind — es demasiado tarde para cambiar de opinión

it's not too late (for you) to change your mind — aún estás a tiempo para cambiar de opinión

it's never too late to... — nunca es demasiado tarde para...
little
5) (Hist, Art)

late Baroque — barroco m tardío

the late Middle Ages — la baja edad media

a late Georgian house — una casa de finales del periodo Georgiano

Beethoven's late symphonies — las últimas sinfonías de Beethoven

Rembrandt's late work — las últimas obras de Rembrandt

6) (=dead) difunto

the late Harry Brown — el difunto Harry Brown

7) frm (=former) antiguo

the late Prime Minister — el antiguo primer ministro

3.

CPD

late edition N — edición f de última hora
developer
late trading N — (St Ex) operaciones fpl tras el cierre

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I [leɪt]
adjective later, latest

1) (after correct, scheduled time)

the late arrival/departure of the train — el retraso en la llegada/salida del tren

late applications will not be accepted — no se aceptarán las solicitudes que lleguen fuera de plazo or con retraso

to be late — \<\<person\>\> llegar* tarde

I'm sorry I'm late — perdón por llegar tarde

the train was an hour late — el tren llegó con una hora de retraso

to make something/somebody late: she made me late for my class me hizo llegar tarde a clase; the accident made the train late el accidente hizo que el tren se retrasara; to be late FOR/WITH something: you'll be late for work/the train vas a llegar tarde al trabajo/perder el tren; I'm late with the rent — estoy atrasado con el alquiler

2)

a) ( after usual time)

to have a late night/breakfast — acostarse*/desayunar tarde

Spring is late this year — la primavera se ha atrasado este año

late opening Thursdays till 8 pm — jueves abierto hasta las 8 de la noche

b) <chrysanthemum/potatoes> tardío

he was a late developer — ( physically) se desarrolló tarde; ( intellectually) maduró tarde

3)

a) ( far on in time)

it's late — es tarde

it's getting late — se está haciendo tarde

b) (before n) <shift/bus> último

the late film — la película de la noche or (CS) de trasnoche

at this late hour — a estas horas

to keep late hours — trasnochar

at this late stage — a estas alturas

they scored a late equalizer — marcaron el tanto del empate en los últimos minutos del partido

in late April/summer — a finales or fines de abril/del verano

the late 1950s — el final de la década del cincuenta

she's in her late forties — tiene cerca de cincuenta años

we caught a later train — tomamos un tren que salía más tarde

4) (before n)

a) ( deceased) difunto (frml)

the late John Doe — el difunto John Doe

b) ( former) antiguo

II

adverb later, latest

1) (after correct, scheduled time) <arrive/leave> tarde

the trains are running 20 minutes late — los trenes llevan 20 minutos de retraso

better late than never — más vale tarde que nunca

2) ( after usual time) <work/sleep> hasta tarde; <mature/bloom> tarde, más tarde de lo normal

I'll be home late today — hoy llegaré tarde (a casa)

3)

a) ( recently)

as late as the thirteenth century — aún en el siglo trece

b)

of late — últimamente, en los últimos tiempos

4) ( toward end of period)

late in the morning/afternoon — a última hora de la mañana/tarde

late in the week/year — a finales de la semana/del año

he married late (in life) — se casó mayor or tarde

late in her career — hacia el final de su carrera

5) ( far on in time) tarde

don't leave it too late — no lo dejes para muy tarde

we stayed up late — nos quedamos levantados hasta tarde

late at night — tarde por la noche, bien entrada la noche

late into the night — hasta muy entrada la noche

English-spanish dictionary > late
19 bis

bis [bɪs] präp +akk

1) zeitlich ( sich an einen genannten Zeitpunkt erstreckend) till, until;

ich zähle \bis drei I'll count [up] to three;

( nicht später als) by;

von... \bis... from... until...;

von Montag \bis Samstag from Monday to Saturday;

\bis morgen/ später/ Montag/ nächste Woche see you tomorrow/later/on Monday/next week;

\bis bald/ gleich see you soon/in a little while [or a minute];

\bis dann! until then!;

\bis dahin/ dann by then;

\bis dahin bin ich alt und grau! I'll be old and grey by then!;

\bis dahin war alles gut gegangen until then everything had gone well;

\bis einschließlich up to and including;

ich bin von heute an \bis einschließlich Mittwoch auf einer Tagung I'm at a meeting from today until the end of Wednesday [or until Wednesday inclusive];

\bis jetzt up to now;

\bis jetzt ist noch alles ruhig so far everything is still quiet;

irgendwelche Beschwerden? - nein, \bis jetzt jedenfalls noch nicht! any complaints? - no, nothing so far anyway;

\bis später! see you later!;

\bis wann? until when?;

\bis wann gilt der Fahrplan? when is the timetable valid till?, how long is the timetable valid?;

\bis wann weiß ich, ob Sie das Angebot annehmen? [by] when will I know, whether you're going to accept the offer?;

\bis wann bleibst du? how long are you staying [for]?

2) räumlich as far as;

der Zug geht nur \bis Wertheim the train's only going as far as Wertheim;

er musterte ihn von oben \bis unten he looked him up and down;

der Hof geht genau \bis dahinten hin the yard runs right through to the back;

\bis dort/ dorthin/ dahin to, up to;

\bis dort/ dahin sind es nur 3 Kilometer it's only 3 kilometres there;

siehst du die Sandbank? wir schwimmen \bis dahin/ dorthin can you see the sandbank? we'll swim out to there;

\bis dahin kenne ich den Film I know the film up to this point;

\bis hierher up to this point;

\bis hierher und nicht weiter as far as here [or up to here] and no further;

\bis wo/wohin...? where... to?;

bis wo/wohin können Sie mich mitnehmen? where can you take me to?, how far can you take me?;

\bis wo/wohin sind wir in der letzten Stunde gekommen? where did we get to [or how far did we get] in the last lesson?

3) ( erreichend) up to;

die Tagestemperaturen steigen \bis [zu] 30ºC daytime temperatures rise to 30ºC;

sie war \bis zum 17. Lebensjahr im Internat she was at boarding school until she was 17;

( unterhalb) under, up to;

Kinder \bis sechs Jahren children under six [years of age] [or up to the age of six]

adv

1) zeitlich till, until;

\bis gegen 8 Uhr until about 8 o' clock;

\bis in die frühen Morgenstunden until the early hours [of the morning];

\bis spät in die Nacht long into the night;

\bis zu dieser Stunde habe ich davon nichts gewusst! I knew nothing about it until now;

der Bau dürfte \bis zu Weihnachten fertig sein the construction work should be finished by Christmas;

\bis anhin ( SCHWEIZ) ( bis jetzt) up to now;

\bis und mit ( SCHWEIZ) ( bis einschließlich) up to and including

2) räumlich into, to;

\bis an/in/ über/ unter etw akk right up to/into/over/up to sth;

die Äste reichen \bis ans Haus the branches reach right up to the house;

jetzt sind es nur noch zwei Stunden \bis nach Hause it's only another two hours until we get home

3) bei Alters-, Maß-, Mengen-, Temperaturangaben ( erreichend)

\bis zu... up to;

Jugendliche \bis zu 18 Jahren adolescents up to 18 [years of age]

4) ( mit Ausnahme von)

\bis auf jdn/ etw;

( SCHWEIZ) \bis an jdn/ etw except [for] sb/sth konj

1) ( beiordnend) to;

400 \bis 500 Gramm Schinken 400 to 500 grams of ham;

das Wetter morgen: bewölkt \bis bedeckt und strichweise leichter Regen the weather for tomorrow: cloudy or overcast with light rain in places

2) unterordnend: zeitlich ( bevor) by the time, till, until;

\bis es dunkel wird, möchte ich zu Hause sein I want to be home by the time it gets dark;

ich warte noch, \bis es dunkel wird I'll wait until it gets dark;

( bevor nicht) till, until;

\bis die Hausaufgaben gemacht sind, geht ihr nicht raus! you're not going out until your homework's done!

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > bis
20 avant

avant [avɑ̃]

━━━━━━━━━

1. preposition

2. adverb

3. masculine noun

4. invariable adjective

━━━━━━━━━

1. <

   a. (temps) before

• il est parti avant nous he left before us

• il est parti avant la fin he left before the end

• peu avant mon mariage shortly before I got married

• il n'est pas arrivé avant 9 heures he didn't arrive until 9

• il me le faut avant demain I must have it before tomorrow

• ça doit être terminé avant une semaine it has to be done within a week

• rien ne sera plus jamais comme avant nothing will ever be the same

► avant de (+ infinitif) before

• il a téléphoné avant de partir he phoned before he left

• consultez-moi avant de prendre une décision consult me before you decide

• à prendre avant de manger to be taken before meals► avant que (+ subjonctif) before

• je veux lire sa lettre avant qu'elle ne l'envoie I want to read her letter before she sends it

• n'envoyez pas cette lettre avant que je l'aie lue don't send the letter until I have read it

   b. (durée) for

• il n'arrivera pas avant une demi-heure he won't be here for another half hour yet

• on ne le reverra pas avant longtemps we won't see him again for a long time

• avant peu shortly

   c. (lieu) before

• sa maison est juste avant la poste his house is just before the post office

   d. (priorité) before ; (dans une liste, un classement) ahead of

► avant tout, avant toute chose ( = ce qui est le plus important) above all ; ( = tout d'abord) first

• avant tout, il faut éviter la guerre above all war must be avoided

• il faut avant tout vérifier l'état du toit the first step is to see what state the roof is in

2. <

   a. ( = auparavant) first

• venez me parler avant come and talk to me first

• le voyage sera long, mangez avant it's going to be a long journey so have something to eat first

► d'avant ( = précédent) previous

• la semaine d'avant the previous week

   b. ( = autrefois)

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► Lorsque l'adverbe avant signifie autrefois, cette notion est généralement exprimée en anglais par used to, qui est suivi de l'infinitif.

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• avant, c'était très beau ici it used to be very beautiful here

• avant, je n'aimais pas la physique I didn't use to like physics

   c. (durée) before

• quelques mois avant some months before

• bien avant long before

   d. (lieu) tu vois la boulangerie ? le fleuriste est juste avant you see the baker's? the florist's is just this side of it

► en avant [mouvement] forward ; [position] in front

• la voiture fit un bond en avant the car lurched forward

• en avant, marche ! forward march!

• être en avant (d'un groupe) to be in front

• partez en avant, on vous rejoindra you go on ahead, we'll catch up with you

• mettre qch en avant to put sth forward

• il aime se mettre en avant he likes to push himself forward

3. <

   a. ( = partie antérieure) [d'avion, voiture, train] front ; [de navire] bows

• aller de l'avant to forge ahead

► à l'avant in the front

• dans cette voiture on est mieux à l'avant it's more comfortable in the front of this car

• voyager à l'avant du train to travel in the front section of the train

   b. ( = joueur) forward

• la ligne des avants the forward line

4. <

( = antérieur) front

• les sièges avant the front seats

• la partie avant the front part

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I
1. avɑ̃
adverbe

1) ( dans le temps) gén before, beforehand; ( d'abord) first

que faisait-il avant? — what was he doing before?

bien avant — long before

la séance d'avant — the previous performance

pas ce lundi mais celui d'avant — not this Monday but the previous one

la fois d'avant nous nous étions déjà perdus — we got lost the last time as well

2) ( dans l'espace) before

tu vois l'église, j'habite (juste) avant — can you see the church? I live (just) before it

il l'a mentionné avant dans l'introduction — he mentioned it earlier in the introduction

je crois que la dame était avant — I think this lady was first

il est inutile de creuser plus avant — there's no point in digging any further

refuser de s'engager plus avant — lit to refuse to go any further; fig to refuse to get any more involved

3) ( dans une hiérarchie) before

le T vient avant — T comes before

mon travail passe avant — my work comes first

2.

préposition

1) ( dans le temps) before

avant mon départ/retour — before I leave/come back

avant la fin — before the end

peu avant minuit — shortly before midnight

avant le 1^er juillet — by 1 July

j'aurai fini avant une semaine — I'll have finished within a week

avant peu — shortly

2) ( dans l'espace) before

avant la poste — before the post office

3) ( dans une hiérarchie) before

faire passer quelqu'un/quelque chose avant quelqu'un/quelque chose — to put somebody/something before somebody/something

avant tout, avant toute chose — ( surtout) above all; ( d'abord) first and foremost

3.

avant de locution prépositive

avant de faire — before doing

4.

avant que locution conjonctive

avant qu'il (ne) fasse — before he does

5.

en avant locution adverbiale forward(s)

se pencher/faire un pas en avant — to lean/to take a step forward(s)

en avant, marche! — Armée forward march!

en avant toute! — Nautisme, fig full steam ahead!

en avant la musique! — (colloq) off we go!

mettre quelqu'un/quelque chose en avant — to put somebody/something forward

mettre en avant le fait que — to point out the fact that

6.

en avant de locution prépositive ahead of [groupe]

II
1. avɑ̃
adjectif invariable [roue, siège, patte] front

2.

nom masculin

1) ( partie antérieure)

l'avant — the front

aller de l'avant — to forge ahead

d'avant en arrière — backwards and forwards

2) Sport forward

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avant I

Lorsque avant est adverbe il se traduit par before sauf lorsqu'il signifie ‘en premier lieu, d'abord’; il se traduit alors par first: si tu prends la route, mange quelque chose avant = if you're going to drive, have something to eat first

Lorsque avant est préposition il se traduit par before sauf dans le cas où une limite de temps est précisée; il se traduit alors par by: à retourner avant le 30 mars = to be returned by 30 March

avant entre dans la composition de nombreux mots qui s'écrivent avec un trait d'union ( avant-hier, avant-guerre, avant-coureur etc). Ces mots sont des entrées à part et on les trouvera dans la nomenclature du dictionnaire. Utilisé avant un nom pour désigner une période précédant un événement ou l'avènement d'une personne il se traduit par pre- et forme alors un groupe adjectival que l'on fait suivre du nom approprié: l'avant-1945/l'avant-Thatcher/l'avant-sommet = the pre-1945 period/the pre-Thatcher era/the pre-summit discussions

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avɑ̃
1. prép

before

2. adv

trop avant — too far forward

plus avant — further forward

3. adj inv

siège avant — front seat

roue avant — front wheel

4. nm

1) [véhicule] front

l'avant de la voiture — the front of the car

à l'avant — in the front, in front

2) SPORT (= joueur) forward

3) (autres locutions)

aller de l'avant — to steam ahead, to make good progress

en avant — forward, forwards Grande-Bretagne

Il a fait un pas en avant. — He took a step forward.

un grand pas en avant fig — a big step forward

en avant de — in front of

avant que (avec subjonctif) ; avant qu'il ne parte; avant qu'il parte — before he leaves

avant qu'il ne pleuve; avant qu'il pleuve — before it rains

avant de partir — before leaving

avant tout (= surtout) — above all

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I.

avant ⇒ Note d'usage

A adv

1 ( dans le temps) gén before, beforehand; ( d'abord) first; que faisait-il avant what was he doing before?; tu n'aurais pas pu le dire avant? couldn't you have said so before(hand)?; si j'avais su cela avant j'aurais… if I'd known that before(hand) I would have…; quelques heures/jours avant a few hours/days before; la nuit/la semaine/le mois avant the night/the week/the month before; peu avant not long before (that); bien avant long before; le bus/train d'avant the previous bus/train; les locataires d'avant the previous tenants; le cours/la séance d'avant the previous lesson/performance; repose-toi avant tu partiras ensuite rest first and then go; laquelle de ces lettres veux-tu que je tape avant? which of these letters would you like me to type first?; avant nous n'avions pas l'électricité we didn't have electricity before; aussitôt avant just before; j'avais compris longtemps avant I had understood a long time before; ce n'était pas ce lundi mais celui d'avant it was not this Monday but the previous one; la fois d'avant nous nous étions déjà perdus we got lost the last time as well; j'ai vu le film mais pas l'émission d'avant I saw the film GB ou movie US but not the programme^GB before it;

2 ( dans l'espace) before; tu vois l'église, j'habite (juste) avant can you see the church? I live (just) before it; ‘c'est avant l'église?’-‘oui juste avant’ ‘is it before the church?’-‘yes just before it’; il l'a mentionné avant dans l'introduction he mentioned it earlier in the introduction; je crois que la dame était avant I think this lady was first; il est inutile de creuser plus avant lit, fig there's no point in digging any further; refuser de s'engager plus avant lit to refuse to go any further; fig to refuse to get any more involved;

3 ( dans une hiérarchie) before; le T vient avant T comes before; son travail passe avant his work comes first.

B prép

1 ( dans le temps) before; partir/arriver avant qn to leave/to arrive before sb, to leave/to arrive before sb does; avant mon départ/retour before I leave/come back; les enfants avant les adultes children before adults; je suis partie avant la fin I left before the end; avant l'ouverture/la fermeture des magasins before the shops GB ou stores US open/close; peu avant minuit shortly before midnight; ne viens pas avant 5 heures don't come before 5 o'clock; rentrer avant la nuit/le dîner to come back before nightfall/dinner; la situation d'avant la crise/révolution the situation before the crisis/revolution; avant le 1^er juillet by 1 July; le travail doit être fini avant l'été/la fin de l'année/19 heures the work must be completed by the summer/the end of the year/7 pm; j'aurai fini avant une semaine/un mois I'll have finished within a week/a month; nous partons à 11 heures, avant cela je vais travailler un peu we're leaving at 11, I'm going to do a bit of work before then; avant peu shortly; vous serez informé avant peu des nouvelles consignes you will be informed of the new orders shortly; bien/peu avant 16 heures well/a little before 4 pm; bien avant ta naissance long ou well before you were born ; avant toute explication/considération before explaining/considering anything; avant déduction/impôt before deductions/tax;

2 ( dans l'espace) before; avant le croisement/la poste before the crossing/the post office; bien/juste avant le pont well/just before the bridge; j'étais avant vous I was in front of ou before you; ⇒ charrue;

3 ( dans une hiérarchie) before; le grade de capitaine vient avant celui de colonel the rank of captain comes before that of colonel; faire passer qn/qch avant qn/qch to put sb/sth before sb/sth; avant tout, avant toute chose ( surtout) above all; ( d'abord) first and foremost; il recherche avant tout la tranquillité above all he wants peace and quiet; il s'agit avant tout de comprendre le principe above all, it is a matter of understanding the principle; je suis avant tout un peintre I am first and foremost a painter.

C en avant loc adv

1 ( dans l'espace) forward(s); se pencher/faire un pas en avant to lean/to take a step forward(s); faire deux pas en avant to take two steps forward(s); partir en avant to go ahead; en avant!, en avant la musique○! off we go!; en avant, marche! Mil, fig forward march!; en avant toute! Naut, fig full steam ahead!; mettre qch en avant to put sth forward; mettre en avant le fait que to point out the fact that; mettre qn en avant to put sb forward; se mettre en avant to push oneself forward;

2 ( dans le temps) ahead.

D avant de loc prép avant de faire before doing; réfléchis avant de prendre ta décision think about it before making a decision ou before you make a decision; c'est juste avant d'arriver dans le village it's just before you get to the village; agiter avant de servir shake before serving.

E avant que loc conj avant qu'il ne soit trop tard/qu'elle ne dise non before it's too late/she says no; essaie de rentrer avant qu'il ne fasse nuit try to come back before dark; il est parti un jour avant que je n'arrive he left one day before I arrived; le gouvernement a démissionné avant que la révolte n'éclate the government resigned before the rebellion broke out.

F en avant de loc prép ahead of [groupe, cortège].

II.

avant

A adj inv [roue, siège, patte] front; la partie avant de qch the front part of sth.

B nm

1 ( partie antérieure) l'avant the front; tout l'avant du véhicule est à refaire the whole of the front of the vehicle will have to be repaired; à l'avant in (the) front; à l'avant du train [passager, locomotive] at the front of the train; à l'avant du bateau at the front of the boat; d'avant en arrière backward(s) and forward(s); aller de l'avant to forge ahead; aller de l'avant dans ses projets to forge ahead with one's plans; c'est une femme qui va de l'avant she's very go-ahead;

2 Sport forward; la ligne des avants gén the forward line; ( au rugby) the front line.

[avɑ̃] préposition

1. [dans le temps] before

il est arrivé avant la nuit/le dîner he arrived before nightfall/dinner

avant son élection prior to her election, before being elected

200 ans avant Jésus-Christ 200 (years) BC

je ne serai pas prêt avant une demi-heure I won't be ready for another half an hour

nous n'ouvrons pas avant 10 h we don't open until 10

le contrat sera signé avant deux mois the contract will be signed within two months

il faut que je termine avant ce soir I've got to finish by this evening

peu avant les élections a short while ou time before the elections

2. [dans l'espace] before

vous tournez à droite juste avant le feu you turn right just before the lights

3. [dans un rang, un ordre, une hiérarchie] before

vous êtes avant moi [dans une file d'attente] you're before me

il était juste avant moi dans la file he was just in front of me in the queue

leur équipe est maintenant avant la nôtre dans le classement général their team is now ahead of us in the league

je place le travail avant tout le reste I put work above ou before everything else

ta santé passe avant ta carrière your health is more important than ou comes before your career

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[avɑ̃] adverbe

1. [dans le temps] before

avant, j'avais plus de patience avec les enfants I used to be more patient with children

la maison est comme avant the house has remained the same ou is the same as it was (before)

quand j'ai un rendez-vous, j'aime arriver un peu avant when I'm due to meet someone, I like to get there a little ahead of time

bien ou longtemps avant well ou long before

il est parti quelques minutes avant he left a few minutes before ou earlier

très avant dans la saison very late in the season

discuter/lire bien avant dans la nuit to talk/to read late into the night

2. [dans l'espace]

vous voyez le parc? il y a un restaurant juste avant see the park? there's a restaurant just before it ou this side of it

allons plus avant let's go further

il s'était aventuré trop avant dans la forêt he'd ventured too far into the forest

(figuré)

sans entrer ou aller plus avant dans les détails without going into any further ou more detail

il est allé trop avant dans les réformes he went too far with the reforms

3. [dans un rang, un ordre, une hiérarchie]

est-ce que je peux passer avant? can I go first?

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[avɑ̃] adjectif invariable

[saut périlleux, roulade] forward

[roue, siège, partie] front

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[avɑ̃] nom masculin

1. [d'un véhicule] front

NAUTIQUE bow, bows

il s'est porté vers l'avant du peloton he moved to the front of the bunch

montez à l'avant sit in the front

aller de l'avant (sens propre & figuré) to forge ahead

2. SPORT forward

[au volley] frontline player

jouer avant droit/gauche to play right/left forward

la ligne des avants, les avants the forward line, the forwards

3. MILITAIRE

l'avant the front

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avant de locution prépositionnelle

before

avant de partir, il faudra... before leaving, it'll be necessary to...

je ne signerai rien avant d'avoir vu les locaux I won't sign anything until ou before I see the premises

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avant que locution conjonctive

ne dites rien avant qu'il n'arrive don't say anything until he arrives

je viendrai la voir avant qu'elle (ne) parte I'll come and see her before she leaves

avant qu'il comprenne, celui-là! by the time he's understood!

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avant que de locution prépositionnelle

(littéraire) before

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avant tout locution adverbiale

1. [surtout]

c'est une question de dignité avant tout it's a question of dignity above all (else)

2. [tout d'abord] first

avant tout, je voudrais vous dire ceci first (and foremost), I'd like to tell you this

avant toute chose locution adverbiale

first of all

avant toute chose, je vais prendre une douche I'll have a shower before I do anything else

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d'avant locution adjectivale

le jour/le mois d'avant the previous day/month, the day/month before

je vais essayer de prendre le train d'avant I'll try to catch the earlier train

les locataires d'avant étaient plus sympathiques the previous tenants were much nicer

en avant locution adverbiale

[marcher] in front

[partir] ahead

[se pencher, tomber, bondir] forward

en avant! forward!

en avant, marche! MILITAIRE forward march!

(figuré)

mettre quelqu'un en avant

a. [pour se protéger] to use somebody as a shield

b. [pour le faire valoir] to push somebody forward ou to the front

mettre quelque chose en avant to put something forward

en avant de locution prépositionnelle

il marche toujours en avant des autres he always walks ahead of the others

le barrage routier a été installé en avant de Dijon the roadblock was set up just before Dijon

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