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1 I could hardly believe my eyes
Общая лексика: я едва мог верить своим глазамУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I could hardly believe my eyes
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2 believe
believe [bɪˈli:v]• I don't believe it! (in exasperation, incredulity) ce n'est pas vrai !• believe it or not, he... c'est incroyable, mais il...• I have every reason to believe that... j'ai tout lieu de croire que...* * *[bɪ'liːv] 1.transitive verb1) croire [evidence, statement, person]2) (think, be of the opinion) croire, estimer2.I believe (that) she is right, I believe her to be right — je crois or j'estime qu'elle a raison
1)to believe in — croire à [promises, discipline, exercise etc]
to believe in doing — croire or estimer qu'il est bon de faire
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3 hardly
1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) apenas2) (only just; almost not: My feet are so sore, I can hardly walk; I had hardly got on my bicycle when I got a puncture.) apenas, casi3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) difícilmentehardly adv1. apenas2. casitr['hɑːdlɪ]1 (scarcely) apenas, casi; (not easily) difícilmente, duramente, con dificultad■ she had hardly opened the door when the phone rang apenas había abierto la puerta cuando sonó el teléfono\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLhardly anyone casi nadiehardly ever casi nuncahardly! ¡ni hablar!, ¡qué va!hardly ['hɑrdli] adv1) scarcely: apenas, casiI hardly knew her: apenas la conocíahardly ever: casi nunca2) not: difícilmente, poco, nothey can hardly blame me!: ¡difícilmente pueden echarme la culpa!it's hardly likely: es poco probableadv.• a duras penas adv.• acaso adv.• apenas adv.• difícilmente adv.• duramente adv.'hɑːrdli, 'hɑːdlia) ( scarcely)hardly anyone/anything — casi nadie/nada
I could hardly believe my eyes — apenas podía dar crédito a mis ojos, casi no podía dar crédito a mis ojos
b) ( surely not)will they appoint him? - hardly! — ¿le darán el cargo? - lo veo difícil!
I need hardly remind you that... — ni falta hace que les recuerde que...
['hɑːdlɪ]ADV apenasI hardly know him — apenas lo conozco, casi no lo conozco
I can hardly believe it — apenas puedo creerlo, casi no puedo creerlo
I could hardly understand a word — apenas entendí palabra, no pude entender casi nada
she had hardly any money — apenas tenía dinero, no tenía casi dinero
we could hardly refuse — ¿cómo podíamos negarnos?
she's hardly what you'd call a cordon bleu chef — iro no es precisamente or no es lo que se dice un cocinero de primera
it's hardly surprising! — ¡no me extraña or sorprende!
"do you think he'll pass?" - "hardly!" — -¿crees que aprobará? -¡qué va! or ¡ni hablar!
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there was hardly anywhere to go — no había casi ningún sitio donde ir* * *['hɑːrdli, 'hɑːdli]a) ( scarcely)hardly anyone/anything — casi nadie/nada
I could hardly believe my eyes — apenas podía dar crédito a mis ojos, casi no podía dar crédito a mis ojos
b) ( surely not)will they appoint him? - hardly! — ¿le darán el cargo? - lo veo difícil!
I need hardly remind you that... — ni falta hace que les recuerde que...
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4 believe
1. intransitive verb1)I believe in free medical treatment for all — ich bin für die kostenlose ärztliche Behandlung aller
I don't believe in going to the dentist — ich halte nicht viel von Zahnärzten
2) (have faith) glauben (in an + Akk.) [Gott, Himmel usw.]2. transitive verbI believe so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht
1)if you believe that, you'll believe anything — wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)
believe it or not — ob du es glaubst oder nicht
would you believe — (coll.) stell dir mal vor (ugs.)
believe [you] me — glaub/glaubt mir!
I couldn't believe my eyes/ears — ich traute meinen Augen/Ohren nicht
2) (be of opinion that) glauben; der Überzeugung seinhe is believed to be in the London area — man vermutet ihn im Raum London
make believe [that...] — so tun, als ob...
* * *[bi'li:v]3) (to think (that): I believe he's ill.) glauben•- academic.ru/6333/believable">believable- belief
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- believe in* * *be·lieve[bɪˈli:v]I. vt1. (presume true)▪ to \believe sth etw glauben\believe [you] me! du kannst mir glauben!would you \believe it? kannst du dir das vorstellen?, also unglaublich! famI wouldn't have \believed it of them das hätte ich nicht von ihnen gedachtshe couldn't [or could hardly] \believe her ears/eyes sie traute ihren Ohren/Augen nichtI couldn't \believe my luck ich konnte mein Glück [gar] nicht fassenI'll \believe it when I see it! das glaube ich erst, wenn ich es sehe!I can't \believe how... ich kann gar nicht verstehen, wie...▪ to \believe that... glauben, dass...to find sth hard to \believe etw kaum glauben [o fassen] könnenshe found it hard to \believe that... es fiel ihr schwer zu glauben, dass...2. (pretend)to make \believe [that]... so tun, als ob...the boys made \believe to be [or that they were] pirates die Jungen taten so, als wären sie Piraten3.II. vi1. (be certain of)2. (have confidence)▪ to \believe in sb/sth auf jdn/etw vertrauen3. (support sincerely)I \believe in going for a run every morning ich bin fest davon überzeugt, dass man täglich morgens joggen sollte4. (think) glauben, denkenJane Roberts, I \believe? sind Sie nicht Jane Roberts?the robbers are \believed to have escaped via Heathrow Airport man nimmt an, dass die Räuber über den Flughafen Heathrow entkommen sindwe have [every] reason to \believe that... wir haben [allen] Grund zu der Annahme, dass... gehI \believe not/so ich glaube nicht/schon* * *[bɪ'liːv]1. vtdon't you believe it — wers glaubt, wird selig (inf)
it's true, please believe me —
believe me, I mean it — glauben Sie mir, es ist mir ernst or Ernst
he could hardly believe his eyes/ears — er traute seinen Augen/Ohren nicht
if he is to be believed — wenn man ihm glauben darf or Glauben schenken kann
2) (= think) glaubenhe is believed to be ill — es heißt, dass er krank ist
I believe so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht
See:2. vi(= have a religious faith) an Gott glauben* * *believe [bıˈliːv]A v/i1. glauben (in an akk)3. viel halten (in von):not believe in nichts halten von;not believe in doing sth nichts davon halten, etwas zu tunB v/t1. glauben:a) annehmen, meinenb) für wahr halten:I didn’t believe a word he said ich glaubte ihm kein Wort;(whether you) believe it or not ob Sie es glauben oder nicht;would you believe it! ist das denn die Möglichkeit!, man sollte es nicht für möglich halten!;I can well believe it das glaube ich gerne;he made me believe it er machte es mich glauben;I wouldn’t have believed it of him das hätte ich nicht von ihm geglaubt oder gedacht;he is believed to be rich man hält ihn für reich;I believe him to have done it ich glaube, dass er es getan hat;there is reason to believe that … es gibt Grund zu der Annahme, dass …2. Glauben schenken (dat), glauben (dat):* * *1. intransitive verb1)believe in something — (put trust in truth of) an etwas (Dat.) glauben
2) (have faith) glauben (in an + Akk.) [Gott, Himmel usw.]3) (suppose, think) glauben; denken2. transitive verbI believe so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht
1)if you believe that, you'll believe anything — wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)
would you believe — (coll.) stell dir mal vor (ugs.)
believe [you] me — glaub/glaubt mir!
I couldn't believe my eyes/ears — ich traute meinen Augen/Ohren nicht
2) (be of opinion that) glauben; der Überzeugung seinmake believe [that...] — so tun, als ob...
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5 believe
[bɪ'liːv] 1.1) (accept as true) credere a [evidence, statement, person]I can well believe it — lo credo bene, non mi sorprende
2) (think) credere, pensare2.I believe (that) she is right o I believe her to be right credo o penso che abbia ragione; she is believed to be a spy è ritenuta una spia; to let sb. believe (that) lasciare credere a qcn. che; I believe so, not — credo di sì, di no
1) (trust)to believe in — credere in [discipline, exercise, person]; credere a [ promises]
to believe in doing — credere che sia utile o che faccia bene fare
2) relig. credere••* * *[bi'li:v]1) (to regard (something) as true: I believe his story.) credere2) (to trust (a person), accepting what he says as true: I believe you.) credere3) (to think (that): I believe he's ill.) credere•- belief
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- believe in* * *[bɪ'liːv] 1.1) (accept as true) credere a [evidence, statement, person]I can well believe it — lo credo bene, non mi sorprende
2) (think) credere, pensare2.I believe (that) she is right o I believe her to be right credo o penso che abbia ragione; she is believed to be a spy è ritenuta una spia; to let sb. believe (that) lasciare credere a qcn. che; I believe so, not — credo di sì, di no
1) (trust)to believe in — credere in [discipline, exercise, person]; credere a [ promises]
to believe in doing — credere che sia utile o che faccia bene fare
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6 hardly
1. adv едва, насилу, еле; почти неI can hardly wait — жду не дождусь; жду с нетерпением
hardly ever — очень редко, почти никогда
hardly ever — почти никогда, очень редко
2. adv едва ли, вряд лиhardly … when — лишь только …, как
3. adv с трудом, с усилием, с напряжением; тяжело4. adv резко; сурово; жестоко; несправедливо5. adv уст. твёрдо, уверенноСинонимический ряд:1. barely (adj.) barely; scarcely2. hardly ever (adj.) hardly ever; occasionally; rarely3. harshly (adj.) cruelly; harshly; rigorously; rigourously; roughly; severely; unkindly4. barely (other) barely; by a hair's breadth; imperceptibly; infinitesimally; infrequently; just; merely; nearly; perceptibly; rarely; scarce; scarcely5. hard (other) arduously; badly; bitterly; burdensomely; difficultly; energetically; fiercely; firmly; forcefully; forcibly; frantically; frenziedly; furiously; hard; harshly; keenly; laboriously; madly; might and main; mightily; onerously; painfully; powerfully; rancorously; resentfully; rigorously; roughly; severely; solid; solidly; sorely; stormily; strongly; toilsomely; tumultuously; turbulently; vigorously; violently; wildlyАнтонимический ряд:frequently; fully -
7 hardly
[ʹhɑ:dlı] adv1. едваhe had hardly time enough - у него едва хватило времени, он едва успел
she is hardly twenty - а) ей едва исполнилось двадцать; б) ей нет ещё и двадцати лет
hardly... when - лишь только /едва/..., как
hardly had she put on her dress when the door burst open - едва она успела надеть платье, как дверь распахнулась
we had hardly gone out when the rain began - не успели мы выйти из дому, как начался дождь
2. едва, насилу, еле; почти неhardly anything [anyone] - почти ничего [никто]
I could hardly understand him - я еле /с трудом/ понимал его
I could hardly believe my eyes [my ears] - я едва мог верить своим глазам [ушам]
I can hardly wait - жду не дождусь; жду с нетерпением
she can hardly see [read] - она почти ничего не видит [почти не умеет читать]
hardly ever - очень редко, почти никогда
he took the money with hardly a nod - он взял деньги, едва кивнув
3. едва ли, вряд лиit is hardly possible [right] - едва ли /вряд ли/ это возможно [правильно]
he will hardly come now [risk it] - вряд ли он придёт сейчас [рискнёт]
I hardly need tell you, I need hardly say - едва ли мне нужно говорить
we shall hardly meet him again - вряд ли мы когда-нибудь снова встретимся с ним
4. с трудом, с усилием, с напряжением; тяжелоmoney hardly earned - с трудом заработанные деньги; деньги, заработанные нелёгким трудом
5. резко; сурово; жестоко; несправедливоto think hardly of smb. - быть дурного мнения о ком-л.
he was hardly treated /dealt with, done by/ - с ним плохо /грубо/ обошлись
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8 believe one's (own) eyes
вepить coбcтвeнным глaзaм (чacтo упoтp. в oтpицaтeльныx пpeдлoжeнияx)I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw you by the roadside (A. C. Doyle)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > believe one's (own) eyes
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9 believe
bi'li:v1) (to regard (something) as true: I believe his story.) creer2) (to trust (a person), accepting what he says as true: I believe you.) creer3) (to think (that): I believe he's ill.) creer (que), pensar (que)•- belief
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believe vb creertr[bɪ'liːv]1 (accept as true, think) creer2 (suppose) creer, suponer1 creer (in, en)2 (trust) confiar (in, en)3 (support, be in favour of) ser partidario,-a (in, de)4 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL tener fe\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit is believed that se cree que■ it is believed that they were caught in the avalanche se cree que se quedaron atrapados por el aludbelieve it or not por extraño que pueda parecernot to believe one's eyes no dar crédito a sus ojosyou'd better believe it! ¡esto va en serio!don't you believe it! ¡no te lo creas!believe me! ¡créeme!to make believe fingirv.• creer v.• entender v.bə'liːv, bɪ'liːv
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a) \<\<statement/story\>\> creer*; \<\<person\>\> creerle* abelieve it or not — aunque no lo creas, aunque parezca mentira
I could hardly believe my ears/eyes — no daba crédito a mis oídos/mis ojos
don't you believe it! — (colloq) créetelo! (fam & iró)
would you believe it! — (colloq) habráse visto!, será posible!
believe you me! — (colloq) te lo juro!
you'd better believe it! — (esp AmE) como lo oyes!
to make believe (that) — hacer* de cuenta que
b) ( think) creer*I believe so/not — creo que sí/no, tengo entendido que sí/no
to believe somebody/something to + inf — (often pass)
2.
vi creer*to believe in something/somebody — creer* en algo/alguien
[bɪ'liːv]to believe in God — creer* en Dios
1. VT1) (=think) creer2) [+ story, evidence, person] creerdon't you believe it! — ¡no te lo creas!
believe it or not, she bought it — aunque parezca mentira, lo compró
it was hot, believe (you) me — hacía calor, ¡y cómo!
do you really believe the threat? — ¿crees de veras en la amenaza?
2.VI creer* * *[bə'liːv, bɪ'liːv]
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a) \<\<statement/story\>\> creer*; \<\<person\>\> creerle* abelieve it or not — aunque no lo creas, aunque parezca mentira
I could hardly believe my ears/eyes — no daba crédito a mis oídos/mis ojos
don't you believe it! — (colloq) créetelo! (fam & iró)
would you believe it! — (colloq) habráse visto!, será posible!
believe you me! — (colloq) te lo juro!
you'd better believe it! — (esp AmE) como lo oyes!
to make believe (that) — hacer* de cuenta que
b) ( think) creer*I believe so/not — creo que sí/no, tengo entendido que sí/no
to believe somebody/something to + inf — (often pass)
2.
vi creer*to believe in something/somebody — creer* en algo/alguien
to believe in God — creer* en Dios
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10 believe
be·lieve [bɪʼli:v] vt1) ( presume true)to \believe sth etw glauben;\believe [you] me du kannst mir glauben!;would you \believe it? kannst du dir das vorstellen?, also unglaublich! ( fam)I wouldn't have \believed it of them das hätte ich nicht von ihnen gedacht;I couldn't \believe my luck ich konnte mein Glück [gar] nicht fassen;I'll \believe it when I see it! das glaube ich erst, wenn ich es sehe!;I can't \believe how... ich kann gar nicht verstehen, wie...;\believe it or not ob du es glaubst oder nicht ( fam)to not \believe a word of sth kein Wort von etw dat glauben;to \believe sb to be sth jdn für etw akk halten;to \believe that... glauben, dass...;to find sth hard to \believe etw kaum glauben [o fassen] können;she found it hard to \believe that... es fiel ihr schwer, zu glauben, dass...PHRASES:1) ( be certain of)2) ( have confidence)to \believe in sb/ sth auf jdn/etw vertrauen3) ( support sincerely)I \believe in going for a run every morning ich bin fest davon überzeugt, dass man täglich morgens joggen sollte4) ( think) glauben, denken;Jane Roberts, I \believe? sind Sie nicht Jane Roberts?;the robbers are \believed to have escaped via Heathrow Airport man nimmt an, dass die Räuber über den Flughafen Heathrow entkommen sind;we have [every] reason to \believe that... wir haben [allen] Grund zu der Annahme, dass... ( geh)I \believe not/so ich glaube nicht/schon -
11 believe
A vtr1 ( accept as true) croire [evidence, statement, fact, person] ; believe (you) me! croyez-moi! believe it or not croyez-le ou pas ; would you believe it? le croiriez-vous? ; I'll believe it when I see it je le croirai quand je le verrai ; it has to be seen to be believed il faut le voir pour le croire ; I can't believe (that) he did that je n'arrive pas à croire qu'il ait fait cela ; I can believe that of her! ça ne m'étonne pas d'elle! ; don't you believe it! n'en croyez rien! ; I don't believe you! ce n'est pas vrai! ; I can well believe it je suis prêt à le croire ; I don't believe a word of it! je n'en crois pas un mot! ; if he's to be believed à l'en croire ; I'll believe you, thousands wouldn't je te crois, mais je dois bien être le seul ; I can't believe my luck! je n'arrive pas à le croire! ; she could hardly ou scarcely believe her eyes elle en croyait à peine ses yeux ;2 (think, be of the opinion) croire, estimer ; I believe (that) she is right, I believe her to be right je crois or j'estime qu'elle a raison ; Mr Smith, I believe? M. Smith, je crois? ; it is believed that on croit or estime que ; he is believed to be dead on le croit mort ; she is believed to be a spy on pense que c'est une espionne ; to believe sth to be true/false croire or estimer que qch est vrai/faux ; to have reason to believe that avoir des raisons de croire que ; I have every reason to believe that j'ai toutes les raisons de croire que ; to let sb believe (that) laisser croire à qn que ; to lead sb to believe (that) faire croire à qn que ; to give sb to believe (that) donner à qn des raisons de croire que ; I believe so je crois que oui ; I believe not je crois que non.B vi1 (have confidence, trust) to believe in croire à ; [promises, discipline, exercise etc] ; to believe in sb avoir confiance en qn ; to believe in doing croire or estimer qu'il est bon de faire ; I believe in taking a cold shower every morning je crois qu'il est bon de prendre une douche froide tous les matins ; to fight for what one believes in lutter pour ce en quoi on croit or pour ses convictions ; you have to believe in what you do il faut croire à or avoir foi dans ce qu'on fait ;2 Relig avoir la foi ; to believe in God/reincarnation croire en Dieu/à la réincarnation ; to believe in ghosts croire aux fantômes.C v refl to believe oneself to be se croire ; he believes himself to be really clever il se croit vraiment intelligent.seeing is believing il faut le voir pour le croire. -
12 ♦ (to) believe
♦ (to) believe /bɪˈli:v/A v. t.1 credere: I believe you, ti credo; DIALOGO → - Talking about children- I can't believe it!, non ci posso credere!; Don't believe what he says, non credere a quello che lui ti dice; I can't believe he did such a thing, stento a credere (o mi sembra incredibile) che abbia fatto una cosa simile; I could hardly believe my eyes, quasi non credevo ai miei occhi; He still has to pay me, would you believe it?, pensa che deve ancora pagarmi!; ci credi che deve ancora pagarmi?2 credere; ritenere; reputare: I believe they're married, credo che siano sposati; I believe so, credo di sì; I believed him to be an honest man, lo reputavo un uomo onesto; Two people are believed to have died, si ritiene che vi siano due vittime; He is widely believed to be planning a comeback, sono in molti a credere che stia progettando un ritorno sulle scene NOTA D'USO: - to say (passive)-B v. i.– to believe in, credere in; aver fede in; aver fiducia in: to believe in God, credere in Dio; to believe in progress, credere nel progresso; to believe in doing st., credere che sia utile (o che sia giusto, che faccia bene) fare qc.; They don't believe in doctors, non hanno fiducia nei medici● believe it or not, che tu lo creda o no; per incredibile che possa sembrare □ believe (you) me, credi a me; credimi □ (fam.) Don't you believe it!, non è affatto vero!; figurati!; non illuderti! □ ( USA) I don't believe it!, è incredibile!; è pazzesco!; roba da pazzi! □ to make believe, fare finta; fingere; far mostra. -
13 ♦ (to) believe
♦ (to) believe /bɪˈli:v/A v. t.1 credere: I believe you, ti credo; DIALOGO → - Talking about children- I can't believe it!, non ci posso credere!; Don't believe what he says, non credere a quello che lui ti dice; I can't believe he did such a thing, stento a credere (o mi sembra incredibile) che abbia fatto una cosa simile; I could hardly believe my eyes, quasi non credevo ai miei occhi; He still has to pay me, would you believe it?, pensa che deve ancora pagarmi!; ci credi che deve ancora pagarmi?2 credere; ritenere; reputare: I believe they're married, credo che siano sposati; I believe so, credo di sì; I believed him to be an honest man, lo reputavo un uomo onesto; Two people are believed to have died, si ritiene che vi siano due vittime; He is widely believed to be planning a comeback, sono in molti a credere che stia progettando un ritorno sulle scene NOTA D'USO: - to say (passive)-B v. i.– to believe in, credere in; aver fede in; aver fiducia in: to believe in God, credere in Dio; to believe in progress, credere nel progresso; to believe in doing st., credere che sia utile (o che sia giusto, che faccia bene) fare qc.; They don't believe in doctors, non hanno fiducia nei medici● believe it or not, che tu lo creda o no; per incredibile che possa sembrare □ believe (you) me, credi a me; credimi □ (fam.) Don't you believe it!, non è affatto vero!; figurati!; non illuderti! □ ( USA) I don't believe it!, è incredibile!; è pazzesco!; roba da pazzi! □ to make believe, fare finta; fingere; far mostra. -
14 not be able to believe one's eyes
нe вepить глaзaм cвoимHer attire was most improper, so improper that I could hardly believe my eyes (S. Watch)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > not be able to believe one's eyes
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16 eye
1. noun1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) ojo2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.) ojo; agujero3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) buen ojo
2. verb(to look at, observe: The boys were eyeing the girls at the dance; The thief eyed the policeman warily.) mirar, observar- eyeball- eyebrow
- eye-catching
- eyelash
- eyelet
- eyelid
- eye-opener
- eye-piece
- eyeshadow
- eyesight
- eyesore
- eye-witness
- before/under one's very eyes
- be up to the eyes in
- close one's eyes to
- in the eyes of
- keep an eye on
- lay/set eyes on
- raise one's eyebrows
- see eye to eye
- with an eye to something
- with one's eyes open
eye n ojoto keep an eye on vigilar / echar un ojocan you keep an eye on my suitcase? ¿me puedes vigilar la maleta?to see eye to eye opinar igual / estar de acuerdotr[aɪ]1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL ojo2 (sense) vista3 (of needle, potato, storm) ojo1 (observe) mirar, observar; (look at longingly) echar el ojo a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall eyes were on... todas las miradas estaban puestas en...an eye for an eye ojo por ojoas far as the eye can see hasta donde alcanza la vistabefore somebody's very eyes delante de los propios ojos de alguieneyes right/left/front vista a la derecha/izquierda/al frentefor somebody's eyes only sólo para los ojos de alguienif you had half an eye si tuvieras dos dedos de frentein the eyes of the law según la Leyin the eyes of somebody / in somebody's eyes a ojos de alguien, para alguienmy eye! ¡y un pepino!not to be able to believe one's eyes no poder dar crédito a sus ojos, no poder creer lo que uno está viendonot to take one's eyes off something/somebody no quitar la vista de encima de algo/a alguien, no perder de vista algo/a alguiensomebody's eyes are bigger than their stomach comer con los ojosto be all eyes ser todo,-a ojosto be one in the eye for somebody suponer un chasco para alguiento be unable to look somebody in the eye no poder mirar a alguien a la carato be unable to take one's eyes off somebody/something no poder quitar la vista de encima de alguien/algoto be up to one's eyes in something estar hasta el cuello de algoto cast one's eyes over something / run one's eyes over something ojear algo, echar una ojeada a algoto catch somebody's eye llamar la atención de alguiento clap/lay/set eyes on somebody/something ver a alguien/algo, poner los ojos en alguien/algoto close one's eyes to something hacer la vista gorda a algoto eye somebody up and down comerse a alguien con los ojosto give somebody the eye lanzar miraditas a alguiento have an eye for something tener buen ojo para algoto have eyes in the back of one's head darse cuenta de todo, tener cien ojosto have one's eye on (watch) observar, vigilarto keep an eye open/out for somebody/something mantener los ojos bien abiertos por si se ve a alguien/algoto keep one's eyes peeled estar ojo avizorto look somebody in the eye mirar a alguien a los ojosto make eyes at somebody / make sheep's eyes at somebody dirigir miraditas a alguiento only have eyes for somebody / have eyes only for somebody sólo tener ojos para alguiento open somebody's eyes abrirle los ojos a alguiento see eye to eye with somebody estar de acuerdo con alguiento turn a blind eye to something hacer la vista gorda a algowith an eye to doing something con la intención de hacer algo, con miras a hacer algowith one's eyes open con los ojos abiertoswith one's eyes shut con los ojos cerradoswith the naked eye a simple vistaeye contact contacto oculareye shadow sombra de ojoseye socket cuenca del ojo, órbitaeye n1) : ojo m2) vision: visión f, vista f, ojo ma good eye for bargains: un buen ojo para las gangas3) glance: mirada f, ojeada f4) attention: atención fto catch one's eye: llamar la atención5) point of view: punto m de vistain the eyes of the law: según la ley6) : ojo m (de una aguja, una papa, una tormenta)n.• hondón s.m.• ojo s.m.• yema s.f.v.• mirar detenidamente v.• ojear v.
I aɪ1)a) ( Anat) ojo mto have sharp eyes — tener* (una) vista de lince, tener* ojo de águila
as far as the eye can/could see — hasta donde alcanza/alcanzaba la vista
I can't believe my eyes — si no lo veo, no lo creo, no doy crédito a mis ojos
to close o shut one's eyes to something — cerrar* los ojos a algo
to cry one's eyes out — llorar a lágrima viva or a mares
to have eyes in the back of one's head — tener* ojos en la nuca
to keep one's eyes open — (to avoid danger, problems) andarse* or ir* con cuidado; ( looking for something)
keep your eyes open for a restaurant — vete mirando or fíjate bien a ver si ves un restaurante
to keep one's eyes peeled o skinned — (colloq) (to avoid danger, problems) andarse* or ir* con mucho ojo (fam); ( looking for something) estar(se)* ojo avizor (fam)
to make eyes at somebody — hacerle* ojitos a alguien
to open somebody's eyes — abrirle* los ojos a alguien
to open somebody's eyes to something — hacerle* ver algo a alguien
to see eye to eye with somebody — (usu with neg) estar* de acuerdo con alguien, coincidir con alguien
with one's eyes shut o closed — con los ojos cerrados
to be up to one's eyes in something — estar* hasta aquí de algo (fam)
I'm up to my eyes in work — estoy agobiada or (fam) hasta aquí de trabajo
we're up to our eyes in debt — estamos cargados de deudas, debemos hasta la camisa (fam); (before n)
eye contact: to make/avoid eye contact with somebody mirar/evitar mirar a alguien a los ojos; at eye level — a la altura de la vista
b) (look, gaze) mirada fto cast o run one's eye over something — recorrer algo con la vista
to have one's eyes on somebody/something — no quitarle los ojos de encima a alguien/algo
in Mary's eyes he's perfect — para Mary or a ojos de Mary es perfecto
to keep one's eye(s) on something/somebody: keep your eyes on the road! no apartes la vista de la carretera!; keep your eyes on him no lo pierdas de vista; to look somebody straight in the eye mirar a alguien directamente a los ojos; she won't look me in the eye no se atreve a mirarme a la cara; he couldn't take his eyes off her no podía quitarle los ojos de encima; easy on the eye (colloq) agradable a la vista; to keep an eye on something/somebody vigilar or cuidar algo/a alguien; keep an eye on those two no pierdas de vista a esos dos, vigila a esos dos; to lay o set o (colloq) clap eyes on somebody/something: from the moment I laid o set o (colloq) clapped eyes on him/it desde el primer momento que lo vi; to turn a blind eye (to something) — hacer* la vista gorda (frente a or ante algo)
c) ( attention)the company has been in the public eye a lot recently — últimamente se ha hablado mucho de la compañía
d) ( ability to judge) ojo mto have an eye for design — tener* ojo or idea para el diseño
to have an eye for detail — ser* detallista
2)a) ( of needle) ojo mb) (of hurricane, storm) ojo mc) ( in potato) ojo m
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a) ( observe) mirar, observarb) ( ogle) mirar, pasarle revista a (fam)[aɪ]1. N1) (gen) ojo m•
I couldn't believe my (own) eyes — no daba crédito a lo que veían mis ojosshe had a black eye — tenía or llevaba un ojo morado
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to catch sb's eye — llamar la atención de algnhe accidentally caught her eye and looked away — su mirada se cruzó por casualidad con la de ella y apartó la vista
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it was the biggest one I'd ever clapped eyes on — era el más grande que jamás me había echado a la cara•
to cry one's eyes out — llorar a moco tendido or a lágrima viva•
there wasn't a dry eye in the house — no había ojos sin lágrimas en todo el teatro•
to have an eye or a keen eye for a bargain — tener mucha vista or buen ojo para las gangas•
he's got his eye on you — (=monitoring) no te quita ojo, no te pierde de vista; (=attracted to) te tiene echado el ojoI've got my eye on that sofa in the sale — le tengo echado el ojo a ese sofá que vimos en las rebajas
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she had eyes only for me — solo tenía ojos para mí, no tenía ojos más que para mí•
it hits you in the eye — salta a la vista•
in the eyes of — a los ojos de•
to keep an eye on sth/sb — (=watch) vigilar algo/a algn, echar una mirada a algo/algn; (=look after) cuidar algo/a algnkeep your eyes on the road! — ¡no quites los ojos de la carretera!
I'm keeping an eye on things while the boss is away — yo estoy al cargo del negocio mientras el jefe está fuera
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to look sb (straight) in the eye — mirar a algn (directamente) a los ojos•
with the naked eye — a simple vista•
he couldn't keep his eyes off the girl — se le fueron los ojos tras la chica•
to keep an eye out or one's eyes open for sth/sb — estar pendiente de algo/algnkeep an eye out for the postman — estáte atento or pendiente a ver si ves al cartero
keep your eyes open for bag-snatchers! — ¡mucho ojo, no te vayan a dar el tirón!
I haven't seen any recently but I'll keep my eyes open — últimamente no he visto ninguno pero estaré al tanto
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I saw it with my own eyes — lo vi con mis propios ojos•
to be in the public eye — estar a la luz pública•
eyes right/left/front! — ¡vista a la derecha/izquierda/al frente!•
to run one's eye over sth — (from curiosity) recorrer algo con la vista; (checking) echar un vistazo a algo•
the sun is in my eyes — me da el sol en los ojos•
he didn't take his eyes off her for one second — no le quitó los ojos de encima ni por un segundo•
with an eye to sth/to doing sth — con vistas or miras a algo/a hacer algo•
use your eyes! * — ¡abre los ojos!•
it happened before my very eyes — ocurrió delante de mis propios ojos•
under the watchful eye of — bajo la atenta mirada de- have eyes in the back of one's headhe must have eyes in the back of his head! — ¡no se le escapa una!
I haven't got eyes in the back of my head — iro ¿te crees que tengo ojos en la nuca o qué?
- give sb the glad eye- open sb's eyes to sth- keep one's eyes peeled- do sth with one's eyes- make sheep's eyes at sb- shut one's eyes to- be up to one's eyes- an eye for an eyeblind 1., feast 2., mind 1., 1), sight2) [of potato] yema f3) [of storm] ojo m4) (Sew) [of needle] ojo m; [of hook and eye] hembra f de corchete2.VT mirar detenidamente, observarshe eyed him sullenly/with suspicion — lo miró detenidamente con gesto hosco/con recelo
I didn't like the way they eyed me up and down — no me gustaba la forma que tenían de mirarme de arriba abajo
an expensive leather jacket I had been eyeing for some time — una cazadora de cuero muy cara a la que hacía tiempo (que) le había echado el ojo
3.CPDeye clinic N — clínica f oftalmológica
eye colour N — color m de los ojos
eye contact N — contacto m ocular
eye doctor N — (US) oculista mf
eye dropper N — cuentagotas m inv
eye examination N — examen m de la vista
eye pencil N — lápiz m de ojos
eye shadow N — sombra f de ojos
eye socket N — cuenca f del ojo
- eye up* * *
I [aɪ]1)a) ( Anat) ojo mto have sharp eyes — tener* (una) vista de lince, tener* ojo de águila
as far as the eye can/could see — hasta donde alcanza/alcanzaba la vista
I can't believe my eyes — si no lo veo, no lo creo, no doy crédito a mis ojos
to close o shut one's eyes to something — cerrar* los ojos a algo
to cry one's eyes out — llorar a lágrima viva or a mares
to have eyes in the back of one's head — tener* ojos en la nuca
to keep one's eyes open — (to avoid danger, problems) andarse* or ir* con cuidado; ( looking for something)
keep your eyes open for a restaurant — vete mirando or fíjate bien a ver si ves un restaurante
to keep one's eyes peeled o skinned — (colloq) (to avoid danger, problems) andarse* or ir* con mucho ojo (fam); ( looking for something) estar(se)* ojo avizor (fam)
to make eyes at somebody — hacerle* ojitos a alguien
to open somebody's eyes — abrirle* los ojos a alguien
to open somebody's eyes to something — hacerle* ver algo a alguien
to see eye to eye with somebody — (usu with neg) estar* de acuerdo con alguien, coincidir con alguien
with one's eyes shut o closed — con los ojos cerrados
to be up to one's eyes in something — estar* hasta aquí de algo (fam)
I'm up to my eyes in work — estoy agobiada or (fam) hasta aquí de trabajo
we're up to our eyes in debt — estamos cargados de deudas, debemos hasta la camisa (fam); (before n)
eye contact: to make/avoid eye contact with somebody mirar/evitar mirar a alguien a los ojos; at eye level — a la altura de la vista
b) (look, gaze) mirada fto cast o run one's eye over something — recorrer algo con la vista
to have one's eyes on somebody/something — no quitarle los ojos de encima a alguien/algo
in Mary's eyes he's perfect — para Mary or a ojos de Mary es perfecto
to keep one's eye(s) on something/somebody: keep your eyes on the road! no apartes la vista de la carretera!; keep your eyes on him no lo pierdas de vista; to look somebody straight in the eye mirar a alguien directamente a los ojos; she won't look me in the eye no se atreve a mirarme a la cara; he couldn't take his eyes off her no podía quitarle los ojos de encima; easy on the eye (colloq) agradable a la vista; to keep an eye on something/somebody vigilar or cuidar algo/a alguien; keep an eye on those two no pierdas de vista a esos dos, vigila a esos dos; to lay o set o (colloq) clap eyes on somebody/something: from the moment I laid o set o (colloq) clapped eyes on him/it desde el primer momento que lo vi; to turn a blind eye (to something) — hacer* la vista gorda (frente a or ante algo)
c) ( attention)the company has been in the public eye a lot recently — últimamente se ha hablado mucho de la compañía
d) ( ability to judge) ojo mto have an eye for design — tener* ojo or idea para el diseño
to have an eye for detail — ser* detallista
2)a) ( of needle) ojo mb) (of hurricane, storm) ojo mc) ( in potato) ojo m
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a) ( observe) mirar, observarb) ( ogle) mirar, pasarle revista a (fam) -
17 scarcely
ˈskɛəslɪ нареч.
1) едва, почти не scarcely ever ≈ почти никогда There is scarcely anything to eat. ≈ Есть почти нечего. I scarcely know him. ≈ Я его почти не знаю. There were scarcely a hundred people present. ≈ Присутствовало явно не более ста человек. She scarcely spoke. ≈ Она почти ничего не говорила.
2) едва ли, вряд ли, с трудом It can scarcely be coincidence. ≈ Вряд ли это совпадение. it was scarcely in their interest ≈ вряд ли это было в их интересах I can scarcely believe it. ≈ Мне трудно в это поверить. Syn: hardly
3) эмоц.-усил. только, лишь She was scarcely 18 when she made her debut. ≈ Ей было всего лишь 18, когда она дебютировала. Syn: only
2., just I
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4) едва, как только;
только что( употребляется главным образом со временем Past Perfect Tense перед придаточным предложением, вводимым союзами when или before) He had scarcely shaken our hands when the phone rang. ≈ Едва он успел пожать нам руки, зазвонил телефон. Syn: only just, barely, hardly едва, почти (не) - * ever почти никогда - * thirty people не больше тридцати человек - he * troubled to listen to me он почти не слушал меня - he is * seventeen years old ему нет и семнадцати - I have * any money left у меня почти не осталось денег - the rain continued with * any pause дождь шел почти без перерыва - I * know her я почти не знаю ее, я едва знаком с ней - he * thinks of anything else ни о чем другом он и не думает;
он только об этом и думает едва, с трудом - I could * drag one foot after the other я насилу /еле-еле/ передвигал ноги - I could * believe my eyes я не мог поверить своим глазам - I can * believe such a story as that мне трудно поверить этому едва ли, вряд ли - *! вряд ли!;
сомнительно! - he can * have said so едва ли он мог это сказать;
не может быть, чтобы он это сказал употребляется как вежливая форма отрицания или сомнения - I * think so не думаю, что это так - I * know what to say право, не знаю, что и сказать scarcely едва, с трудом;
he can scarcely speak он с трудом говорит ~ едва, как только;
только что;
he had scarcely arrived when he was told that едва (или как только) он вошел, ему сказали, что ~ едва ли, вряд ли;
I scarcely think so не думаю;
I scarcely know what to say я прямо не знаю, что сказать ~ едва ли, вряд ли;
I scarcely think so не думаю;
I scarcely know what to say я прямо не знаю, что сказать you will ~ maintain that едва ли вы станете утверждать этоБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > scarcely
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18 come (came)
§ მოსვლა, ჩამოსვლა; come accross - შეხვედრა, წაწყდომა; come along! - წავიდეთ! come back - დაბრუნდი; come down -ჩამოსვლა, დაშვება; come in - შემოსვლა; come up to - მისვლა, მიახლოვება§1 (came, come) მოსვლა (მოვა), ჩამოსვლაI’ve come to believe that... იმ რწმენამდე მივედი, რომ…success usually comes from hard work წარმატება, ჩვეულებრივ, ბეჯითი შრომის შედეგია2 წარმოშობა, შთამომავლობა, სადაურობაshe comes from a good family კარგი ოჯახიშვილია / გვარიშვილია3 წვდომა (სწვდება), მიღწევა (აღწევს)his income comes to $60.000 a year მისი წლიური შემოსავალი 60 ათას დოლარს აღწევსhe will never come to much დიდ რამეს / ბევრს ვერასოდეს მიაღწევსthe house came to him on his father's death მამის გარდაცვალების შემდეგ სახლი მემკვიდრეობით მის მფლობელობაში გადავიდაthe car came to a halt / a standstill მანქანა გაჩერდაif it comes to that... საქმე თუ იქამდე მივიდა…4 მოხდენა (მოხდება)how did it come that...? როგორ მოხდა, რომ…?how come it?! ეს რანაირად / როგორ / საიდან?!it came to light that… გამოაშკარავდა, რომ…5 მემკვიდრეობით მიღება (მიიღებს) / გადსვლა (გადავა)it comes easy to him ადვილად გამოსდის // ეადვილებაhe comes of the nobility / the working class კეთილშობილური წარმომავლობისაა // მუშათა კლასიდანააyou’ll come off the loser წაგებული დარჩებიwe’d like you to come კარგი იქნებოდა, რომ მოსულიყავიthe time has come for her to lie in დროა, მოილოგინოს●●it is very kind of you to have come ძალიან დამავალეთ, რომ მობრძანდითhe promised to come დამპირდა, მოვალოI pleaded with her to come შევეხვეწე, რომ მოსულიყოI’ll gladly come, only later სიხარულით გეწვევით, მაგრამ უფრო მოგვიანებითI’ll come round at six ექვსზე შემოგივლი●●to come to rest გაჩერება (გაჩერდება)oh, come now! კარგი ერთი!we’ll come, if only he comes with us მხოლოდ მაშინ მოვალთ, თუ ის წამოგვყვაif it comes to a showdown I… ყველაფრის თქმამდე თუ მივიდა საქმე, მე...●●to come to one’s mind თავში აზრის მოსვლაI can’t make her come მოსვლას ვერ დავაძალებdon’t trouble to come მოსვლაზე ნუ შეწუხდები!he didn’t expect her to come მის მოსვლას არ მოელოდა // არ ეგონა, რომ მოვიდოდაhe always says the first thing that comes into his head რაც თავში მოუვა, იმას ამბობსif it comes to that, I’ll… საქმე საქმეზე თუ მიდგა, მე...thoughts of her coming wedding were uppermost in her mind უმთავრესად თავის მომავალ ქორწინზე ფიქრობდაshe is unlike to come არა მგონია, რომ მოვიდესhow come you’re here? როგორ მოხდა, რომ აქა ხარ? // აქ როგორ მოხვდი?I’ll have him come ვაიძულებ, რომ მოვიდეს / მოვიყვანhe will hardly come საეჭვოა, რომ მოვიდესtake the rifle, it may come in handy თოფი წაიღე, შეიძლება დაგჭირდესif the worst comes to the worst… საქმე თუ მთლად ცუდად წავიდა...there’s worse to come ეს კიდევ არაფერი, მთლად უარესი იქნებაwe wired him to come დეპეშა გავუგზავნეთ, რომ ჩამოსულიყოI said I would come and I will ვთქვი, რომ მოვალ და მოვალ კიდეც;come when you will; როცა გინდა, მოდიhe will come მოვა;come whenever you wish როდესაც გინდა, მოდიand what if he doesn’t come? და რომ არ მოვიდეს?Will he come? - ‘I expect so’ "მოვა?" - "ასე მგონია."the coming of the boss quickened the work უფროსის მოსვლამ მუშაობა გამოაცოცხლაI figured on your coming შენი მოსვლის იმედი მქონდა // შენს მოსვლას ვვარაუდობდიcome in directly! დაუყოვნებლივ / მყისვე შემოდი!you needn’t ask him to come, he’ll come as a matter of course მისი დაძახება არ არის საჭირო, ისედაც მოვაit was gracious of you to come! რა პატივი დაგვდე, რომ მოხვედი!I’ve come a good way კარგა დიდი გზა გამოვიარეI’ll come without fail უსათუოდ მოვალcome to think of it, it’s possible კარგად რომ დავფიქრდეთ, ეს შესაძლებელიაoh come, he is not that stupid! კაი, კაი! არც ისეთი უჭკუოა!come! let’s begin! აბა, დავიწყოთ!I’ll come and collect the book წიგნის წამოსაღებად შემოვივლიwe’ll come and fetch you შემოგივლით და წაგიყვანთI could not come მოსვლა ვერ შევძელი // ვერ მოვედიto come into / go out of fashion მოდაში შემოსვლა / მოდიდან გადავარდნაI’ll come by five ხუთი საათისთვის მოვალhe wanted to come but he couldn’t მოსვლა უნდოდა, მაგრამ ვერ შეძლოto come into bloom აყვავება // ყვავილის გაშლა / გამოღებაI’ll come between 1 and 2 o’clock პირველიდან ორ საათამდე მოვალ‘Will they come?’ – ‘I believe so’/’I believe not’ "მოვლენ?" - "ასე მგონია" / "არა მგონია"to come into being აღმოცენება (აღმოცენდება), წარმოშობა, შექმნაI`ll come right away ახლავე მოვალask him to come სთხოვე, მოვიდესif anybody comes, don`t open the door ვინმე თუ მოვიდა, კარს ნუ გაუღებa glass of wine wouldn`t come amiss ერთი ჭიქა ღვინო არ გვაწყენდაI`ll come along with you თან წამოგყვებიif it`s all right with you, I’ll come early თუ წინააღმდეგი არა ხარ, ადრე მოვალto come to smb's aid ვინმესთვის დახმარების აღმოჩენა / გაწევაhe came in advance of the others სხვებზე წინ / ადრე მოვიდაthey came at my call ჩემს დაძახებაზე / გამოძახებაზე მოვიდნენat last they came to a closure როგორც იქნა დაასრულეს კამათი და შეთანხმდნენthe plane came in sight / view თვითმფრინავი გამოჩნდაI came to realize, that... თანდათანობით მივხვდი, რომ…his resignation came as a surprise მისი გადადგომა ყველასათვის მოულოდნელი იყოhe came to the conclusion that... იმ დასკვნამდე მივიდა, რომ…he came before / after dark შეღამებისას / დაბინდებისას მოვიდა // დაბნელების შემდეგ მოვიდაthe fire brigade came in full force სახანძრო რაზმი სრული შემადგენლობით მოვიდაhe came in quietly უხმაუროდ / ჩუმად შემოვიდაit's just as well I came with you კარგია, რომ შენ გამოგყევიwhen woman came in, he got up როდესაც ქალი შემოვიდა, ფეხზე ადგა;he came while I was out მოვიდა, როდესაც გასული ვიყავი.it would be about five when she came როცა მოვიდა, ხუთი საათი იქნებოდაshe came to herself გონს მოეგო / მოვიდაmany came to the funeral service to do the dead man homage გარდაცვლილის პატივსაცემად პანაშვიდზე ბევრნი მოვიდნენ●●the rain came down with a vengeance წვიმამ კოკისპირულად დასცხო●●they came to terms შეთანხმებას მიაღწიესhe came sooner than we expected უფრო ადრე მოვიდა, ვიდრე მოველოდითhe came on / lost the tracks of his enemy თავისი მტრის კვალს მიაგნო / კვალი დაჰკარგაpeople came trooping out of the theater ხალხი თეატრიდან გამოვიდა / გამოეფინა●●his dreams came true ოცნება აუსრულდაwhat a mercy he came! მადლობა ღმერთს, რომ მოვიდა!I came the moment I knew როგორც კი გავიგე, მაშინვე მოვედიhe came by sea ზღვით / გემით ჩამოვიდაI came to that conclusion independently ამ დასკვნამდე დამოუკიდებლად მივედიthe news came that… ცნობა მოვიდა, რომ...his plan came to nothing გეგმა ჩაუვარდა / ჩაეფუშაthe news came that… ცნობა მოვიდა, რომ...his plan came to nothing გეგმა ჩაუვარდა / ჩაეფუშაthe answer came pat პასუხი სწრაფად / დროულად მოვიდაshe came out in pimples სახეზე მუწუკები გაუჩნდა / გამოაყარაwhen it came to the point, he couldn't face it საქმე საქმეზე რომ მიდგა, უკან დაიხიაit came to my knowledge that… ჩემ ყურამდე მოვიდა, რომ... -
19 tell
tell [tel]dire à ⇒ 1 (a)-(g), 2 (a) expliquer à ⇒ 1 (b) raconter ⇒ 1 (d) annoncer ⇒ 1 (d) distinguer ⇒ 1 (h) voir ⇒ 1 (i) savoir ⇒ 1 (i), 2 (b) comprendre ⇒ 1 (i) se faire sentir ⇒ 2 (c)(pt & pp told [təʊld])∎ to tell sb sth dire qch à qn;∎ familiar to tell teacher rapporter□, cafarder;∎ I told him the answer/what I thought je lui ai dit la réponse/ce que je pensais;∎ to tell sb about or literary of sth dire qch à qn, parler à qn de qch;∎ I told her about the new restaurant je lui ai parlé du nouveau restaurant;∎ have you told them about the fire? leur avez-vous parlé de l'incendie?;∎ she wrote to tell me of her father's death elle m'a écrit pour m'annoncer la mort de son père;∎ literary she told me of her woes elle m'a parlé de ses malheurs;∎ they told me (that) they would be late ils m'ont dit qu'ils seraient en retard;∎ I'm pleased to tell you you've won j'ai le plaisir de vous informer ou annoncer que vous avez gagné;∎ are you telling me (that) you spent £50 on THAT? tu ne vas pas me dire que tu as payé 50 livres pour ça?;∎ let me tell you how pleased I am laissez-moi vous dire ou permettez-moi de vous dire à quel point je suis heureux;∎ it's not so easy, let me tell you! ce n'est pas si facile, je t'assure ou je te le dis!;∎ we are told that there is little hope on nous dit qu'il y a peu d'espoir;∎ it's just as I told you c'est exactement ce que je t'avais dit;∎ I'm told he's coming tomorrow j'ai entendu dire ou on m'a dit qu'il venait demain;∎ so I've been told c'est ce qu'on m'a dit;∎ it doesn't tell us much cela ne nous en dit pas très long, cela ne nous apprend pas grand-chose;∎ can you tell me the time? pouvez-vous me dire l'heure (qu'il est)?;∎ can you tell me your name/age? pouvez-vous me dire votre nom/âge?;∎ I know, Dennis told me je sais, Dennis me l'a dit;∎ a little bird told me! c'est mon petit doigt qui me l'a dit!(b) (explain to) expliquer à, dire à;∎ this brochure tells me all I need to know cette brochure m'explique tout ce que j'ai besoin de savoir;∎ I told him what to do in case of an emergency je lui ai dit ou expliqué ce qu'il fallait faire en cas d'urgence;∎ did you tell them how to get here? leur as-tu expliqué comment se rendre ici?;∎ can you tell me the way to the station/to Oxford? pouvez-vous m'indiquer le chemin de la gare/la route d'Oxford?;∎ do you want me to tell you again? voulez-vous que je vous le redise ou répète?;∎ who can tell me the best way to make omelettes? qui peut me dire ou m'expliquer la meilleure façon de faire des omelettes?;∎ I can't tell you how pleased I am je ne saurais vous dire combien je suis content;∎ if I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times! je te l'ai dit cent fois!;∎ (I'll) tell you what, let's play cards j'ai une idée, on n'a qu'à jouer aux cartes(c) (instruct, order)∎ to tell sb to do sth dire à qn de faire qch;∎ you can't tell me what to do! tu n'as pas à me dire ce que je dois faire!;∎ do as you are told! fais ce qu'on te dit;∎ tell her to wait outside dites-lui d'attendre dehors;∎ I told them not to interrupt je leur ai dit de ne pas interrompre;∎ I thought I told you not to run? je croyais t'avoir interdit ou défendu de courir?;∎ I told you no! je t'ai dit non!;∎ don't make me tell you twice ne m'oblige pas à te le dire deux fois;∎ he didn't need to be told twice! il ne s'est pas fait prier!, je n'ai pas eu besoin de lui dire deux fois!∎ to tell sb about sth parler à qn de qch, parler de qch à qn, raconter qch à qn;∎ to tell sb about sb parler à qn de qn, parler de qn à qn;∎ tell them about or of your life as an explorer racontez-leur votre vie d'explorateur;∎ tell me what you know about it dites-moi ce que vous en savez;∎ I'll tell you what happened je vais vous raconter ce qui est arrivé;∎ could you tell me a little about yourself? pourriez-vous me parler un peu de vous-même?;∎ what does this tell us about his character? qu'est-ce que cela nous apprend sur son caractère?;∎ I told myself it didn't matter je me suis dit que cela n'avait pas d'importance;∎ I could tell you a thing or two about his role in it je pourrais vous en dire long sur son rôle dans tout cela;∎ don't tell me you got lost! ne me dites pas que vous vous êtes perdu!;∎ don't tell me, let me guess! ne me dites rien, laissez-moi deviner!;∎ familiar tell it like it is! n'ayez pas peur de dire la vérité!□ ;∎ familiar tell that to the marines!, tell me another! à d'autres!, mon œil!;∎ to hear tell that… entendre dire que… + indicative∎ to tell one's beads dire ou égrener son chapelet(f) (utter → truth, lie) dire, raconter;∎ to tell sb the truth dire la vérité à qn;∎ to tell lies mentir, dire des mensonges;∎ figurative I tell a lie! je me trompe!∎ didn't I tell you?, I told you so!, what did I tell you! je vous l'avais bien dit!;∎ I can tell you! c'est moi qui vous le dis!;∎ familiar you're telling me!, tell me about it! à qui le dis-tu!(h) (distinguish) distinguer;∎ to tell right from wrong distinguer le bien du mal;∎ you can hardly tell the difference between them on voit ou distingue à peine la différence entre eux;∎ how can you tell one from another? comment les distinguez-vous l'un de l'autre?;∎ you can tell him by his voice on le reconnaît à sa voix;∎ she can't tell the time elle ne sait pas lire l'heure∎ you could tell he was disappointed on voyait bien qu'il était déçu;∎ how can you tell when it's ready? à quoi voit-on ou comment peut-on savoir que c'est prêt?;∎ no one could tell whether the good weather would last personne ne pouvait dire si le beau temps allait durer;∎ I can tell it from the look in your eyes ça se lit dans tes yeux;∎ there's no telling what he might do next/how he'll react (il est) impossible de dire ce qu'il est susceptible de faire ensuite/comment il réagira∎ that would be telling! ce serait trahir un secret!;∎ I won't tell je ne dirai rien à personne;∎ time will tell qui vivra verra, le temps nous le dira;∎ more than words can tell plus que les mots ne peuvent dire∎ how can I tell? comment le saurais-je?;∎ who can tell? qui peut savoir?, qui sait?;∎ you never can tell on ne sait jamais;∎ it's difficult or hard to tell c'est difficile à dire;∎ it's too early to tell il est trop tôt pour se prononcer(c) (have effect) se faire sentir, avoir de l'influence;∎ her age is beginning to tell elle commence à accuser son âge;∎ the strain is beginning to tell la tension commence à se faire sentir;∎ her aristocratic roots told against her ses origines aristocratiques lui nuisaient∎ to tell of sth raconter qch;∎ the first volume tells of the postwar period le premier volume raconte la période d'après-guerre;∎ I've heard tell of phantom ships j'ai entendu parler de navires fantômes∎ to tell of témoigner de;∎ the scars told of his reckless life ses cicatrices témoignaient de sa vie mouvementée;∎ the stones told of battles of times past les pierres portaient les traces de batailles des temps passésdistinguer (entre);∎ I couldn't tell the twins apart je ne pouvais pas distinguer les jumeaux l'un de l'autre∎ to tell sb off for doing sth gronder ou réprimander qn pour avoir fait qch(a) (denounce) dénoncer;∎ don't tell on me ne me dénonce pas(b) (have effect on) se faire sentir sur, produire un effet sur;∎ her age is telling on her elle accuse son âge;∎ the strain soon began to tell on her health la tension ne tarda pas à avoir un effet néfaste sur sa santé
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can't believe your eyes/ears — ◇ If you can t believe your eyes/ears or can hardly/scarcely believe your eyes/ears, you are very surprised at or upset by what you are seeing or hearing. I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw what he was wearing. • • • Main Entry: ↑believe … Useful english dictionary
couldn't believe your eyes — couldn t believe (your) eyes if you say that you couldn t believe your eyes when you saw something, you mean that you were very surprised by it. She couldn t believe her eyes when she saw him drive up in his new car. I could hardly believe my… … New idioms dictionary
can't believe your eyes — can’t believe your eyes/ears/informal phrase used for emphasizing that you are extremely surprised or angry about something you have seen or heard What was he saying? I could hardly believe my ears! Thesaurus: ways of saying that you are… … Useful english dictionary
hardly — adverb 1 almost not: I hadn t seen him for years but he had hardly changed at all. | can/could hardly do sth: The children were so excited they could hardly speak. | I can hardly believe it. | hardly anyone/anything (=almost no one or almost… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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believe one's eyes — {v. phr.} 1. To believe what one sees; trust one s eyesight. Used with a negative or limiter or in an interrogative or conditional sentence. * /Is that a plane? Can I believe my eyes?/ 2. To be made sure of seeing something. * /She saw him there… … Dictionary of American idioms
believe one's eyes — {v. phr.} 1. To believe what one sees; trust one s eyesight. Used with a negative or limiter or in an interrogative or conditional sentence. * /Is that a plane? Can I believe my eyes?/ 2. To be made sure of seeing something. * /She saw him there… … Dictionary of American idioms
believe\ one's\ eyes — v. phr. 1. To believe what one sees; trust one s eyesight. Used with a negative or limiter or in an interrogative or conditional sentence. Is that a plane? Can I believe my eyes? 2. To be made sure of seeing something. She saw him there but she… … Словарь американских идиом
believe — be|lieve [ bı liv ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to think that a fact is true: Astronomers knew the Earth was round, but few people believed it. believe (that): I don t believe that she s ever been to Hong Kong. be widely/generally believed (=be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
believe */*/*/ — UK [bɪˈliːv] / US [bɪˈlɪv] verb Word forms believe : present tense I/you/we/they believe he/she/it believes present participle believing past tense believed past participle believed 1) a) [transitive] to think that a fact is true Astronomers knew … English dictionary
couldn't believe eyes — couldn t believe (your) eyes if you say that you couldn t believe your eyes when you saw something, you mean that you were very surprised by it. She couldn t believe her eyes when she saw him drive up in his new car. I could hardly believe my… … New idioms dictionary
