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1 have

have [hæv]

verbe auxiliaire ⇒ 1 avoir ⇒ 1, 2A (a)-(c), 2B (b)-(e), 2C (a), 2C (b), 2F (a), 2F (d), 2F (h), 2F (i) être ⇒ 1 posséder ⇒ 2A (a) disposer de ⇒ 2A (b) prendre ⇒ 2B (c) passer ⇒ 2B (d) recevoir ⇒ 2C (a), 2C (b) vouloir ⇒ 2C (c), 2F (f) tenir ⇒ 2D (a) faire faire ⇒ 2E (b), 2E (c) placer ⇒ 2F (b) devoir ⇒ 2G (a), 2G (b) concerner ⇒ 2G (c)

ⓘ GRAM Les formes négatives, haven't et hasn't, s'écrivent have not and has not dans un style plus soutenu.

ⓘ GRAM Most French verbs will conjugate with avoir to form the perfect tense. However, all reflexive verbs and many intransitive verbs - mainly of motion - will conjugate with être.

(3rd pers sing pres has [hæz], pt & pp had [hæd])

1 auxiliary verb

(a) (used to form perfect tenses) avoir, être;

∎ to have finished avoir fini;

∎ to have left être parti;

∎ to have sat down s'être assis;

∎ to have been/had avoir été/eu;

∎ has she slept? a-t-elle dormi?;

∎ have they arrived? sont-ils arrivés?;

∎ he has been ill il a été malade;

∎ when you've calmed down quand vous vous serez calmé;

∎ I will have forgotten by next week j'aurai oublié d'ici la semaine prochaine;

∎ the children will have gone to bed by the time we arrive les enfants seront couchés quand nous arriverons;

∎ you were silly not to have accepted tu es bête de ne pas avoir accepté;

∎ after or when you have finished, you may leave quand vous aurez fini, vous pourrez partir;

∎ she was ashamed of having lied elle avait honte d'avoir menti;

∎ she felt she couldn't change her mind, having already agreed to go elle sentait qu'elle ne pouvait pas changer d'avis, étant donné qu'elle avait dit être d'accord pour y aller;

∎ I have been thinking j'ai réfléchi;

∎ he has been working here for two months il travaille ici depuis deux mois, il y a deux mois qu'il travaille ici;

∎ I have known her for three years/since childhood je la connais depuis trois ans/depuis mon enfance;

∎ I had known her for years cela faisait des années que je la connaissais, je la connaissais depuis des années;

∎ she claimed she hadn't heard the news elle a prétendu ne pas avoir entendu la nouvelle;

∎ I had already gone to bed when he arrived j'étais déjà couché quand il est arrivé;

∎ we had gone to bed early nous nous étions couchés de bonne heure;

∎ when he had given his speech, I left une fois qu'il eut terminé son discours, je partis;

∎ had I known, I wouldn't have insisted si j'avais su, je n'aurais pas insisté;

∎ if I had known, I wouldn't have said anything si j'avais su, je n'aurais rien dit;

∎ they would have been happy if it hadn't been for the war ils auraient vécu heureux si la guerre n'était pas survenue;

∎ why don't you just leave him and have done with it? pourquoi donc est-ce que vous ne le quittez pas, pour en finir?;

∎ I'd as soon not j'aimerais mieux pas;

∎ he'd rather or sooner stay at home than go out dancing il aimerait mieux rester ou il préférerait rester à la maison qu'aller danser;

∎ familiar he's had it (is in trouble) il est fichu ou foutu; (is worn out) il est à bout;

∎ familiar I've had it with all your complaining! j'en ai jusque-là de tes jérémiades!;

∎ familiar I've had it up to here with him j'en ai jusque-là de ce type-là;

∎ familiar the car has just about had it la voiture va bientôt rendre l'âme;

∎ familiar this plant has had it cette plante est fichue

(b) (elliptical uses)

∎ have you ever had the measles? - yes, I have/no, I haven't avez-vous eu la rougeole? - oui/non;

∎ she hasn't finished - yes, she has! elle n'a pas fini - (mais) si!;

∎ you've forgotten his birthday - no, I haven't! tu as oublié son anniversaire - mais non!;

∎ have you ever considered going into politics? if you have.../if you haven't… avez-vous déjà envisagé de rentrer dans la vie politique? si oui…/si non…;

∎ you've forgotten your gloves - so I have! vous avez oublié vos gants - en effet! ou tiens, c'est vrai!

(c) (in tag questions)

∎ you've read 'Hamlet', haven't you? vous avez lu 'Hamlet', n'est-ce pas?;

∎ he hasn't arrived, has he? il n'est pas arrivé, si?;

∎ so she's got a new job, has she? elle a changé de travail alors?

2 transitive verb

A.

(a) (be in possession of, own) avoir, posséder;

∎ do you have or have you got a car? avez-vous une voiture?;

∎ they have (got) a lot of friends/money ils ont beaucoup d'amis/d'argent;

∎ they don't have or they haven't got any more ils n'en ont plus;

∎ she shares everything she has (got) with them elle partage tout ce qu'elle a avec eux;

∎ he has (got) £10 left il lui reste 10 livres;

∎ we have (got) six of them left il nous en reste six;

∎ do you have or have you got any children? if you have... avez-vous des enfants? si vous en avez ou si oui...;

∎ they have (got) a 50 percent interest in the business ils ont ou détiennent 50 pour cent des intérêts dans l'affaire;

∎ I have (got) a lot of work to finish j'ai beaucoup de travail à finir;

∎ do we have or have we got any milk in the house? est-ce qu'on a du lait ou est-ce qu'il y a du lait à la maison?;

∎ she has (got) a baker's shop/bookshop elle tient une boulangerie/librairie;

∎ do you have or have you got the time? avez-vous l'heure?;

∎ he doesn't have or hasn't got a job il n'a pas de travail, il est sans travail;

∎ we have (got) a deadline to meet nous avons un délai à respecter;

∎ I've got it! ça y est, j'ai trouvé ou j'y suis!;

∎ paper, envelopes and what have you du papier, des enveloppes et je ne sais quoi encore;

∎ proverb you can't have your cake and eat it on ne peut pas avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre;

∎ familiar give it all you have or all you've got! mets-y le paquet!

(b) (enjoy the use of) avoir, disposer de;

∎ we had a couple of hours to do our errands nous disposions de ou nous avions quelques heures pour faire nos courses;

∎ I don't have time or I haven't got time to stop for lunch je n'ai pas le temps de m'arrêter pour déjeuner;

∎ he has (got) a month to finish il a un mois pour finir;

∎ he hasn't (got) long to live il ne lui reste pas longtemps à vivre;

∎ do you have or have you (got) a minute (to spare)? tu as une minute?;

∎ she had the house to herself elle avait la maison pour elle toute seule;

∎ such questions have an important place in our lives ce genre de questions occupe une place importante dans notre vie;

∎ he has (got) nothing to do/to read il n'a rien à faire/à lire

(c) (possess as quality or attribute) avoir;

∎ she has (got) red hair elle a les cheveux roux, elle est rousse;

∎ you have (got) beautiful eyes tu as de beaux yeux;

∎ the ticket has (got) a name on it il y a un nom sur le billet;

∎ to have good taste avoir bon goût;

∎ to have a bad temper avoir mauvais caractère;

∎ she has (got) a reputation for being difficult elle a la réputation d'être difficile;

∎ the house has (got) a beautiful view of the mountains de la maison, on a une belle vue sur les montagnes;

∎ she has (got) what it takes or she has it in her to succeed elle a ce qu'il faut pour réussir;

∎ you've never had it so good! vous n'avez jamais eu la vie si belle!;

∎ familiar he really has it bad for Emma il a complètement craqué pour Emma

(d) (possess knowledge or understanding of)

∎ do you have or have you got any experience of teaching? avez-vous déjà enseigné?;

∎ she has (got) a clear sense of what matters elle sait très bien ce qui est important;

∎ he has some Greek and Latin il connaît un peu le grec et le latin;

∎ I have a little Spanish je parle un peu espagnol

B.

(a) (indicating experience of a specified situation)

∎ to have a dream/nightmare faire un rêve/cauchemar;

∎ I have no regrets je n'ai aucun regret ou pas de regrets;

∎ I didn't have any trouble in finding it je n'ai eu aucune peine à le trouver;

∎ we have (got) nothing or we don't have anything against dogs on n'a rien contre les chiens;

∎ I've had my appendix out je me suis fait opérer de l'appendicite;

∎ he had all his money stolen il s'est fait voler ou on lui a volé tout son argent;

∎ I love having my back rubbed j'adore qu'on me frotte le dos;

∎ they had some strange things happen to them il leur est arrivé de drôles de choses

(b) (be infected with, suffer from) avoir;

∎ to have a cold avoir un rhume, être enrhumé;

∎ do you have or have you got a headache? avez-vous mal à la tête?;

∎ he has (got) problems with his back il a des problèmes de dos

(c) (perform, take part in → bath, lesson) prendre; (→ meeting) avoir;

∎ we had our first argument last night nous nous sommes disputés hier soir pour la première fois;

∎ to have a stroll se promener, faire un tour;

∎ I want to have a think about it je veux y réfléchir;

∎ to have a party (organize) organiser une fête; (celebrate) faire la fête;

∎ I'll have no part in it je refuse de m'en mêler

(d) (pass, spend) passer, avoir;

∎ I had a horrible day at work j'ai passé une journée atroce au travail;

∎ have a nice day! bonne journée!;

∎ to have a good time s'amuser;

∎ did you have a good time? c'était bien?, tu t'es bien amusé?;

∎ a good time was had by all tout le monde s'est bien amusé;

∎ she's had a hard time of it lately elle vient de traverser une mauvaise passe

(e) (exhibit, show) avoir, montrer;

∎ have mercy on us! ayez pitié de nous!;

∎ he had the nerve to refuse il a eu le culot de refuser;

∎ he didn't even have the decency to apologize il n'a même pas eu la décence de s'excuser

C.

(a) (obtain, receive) avoir, recevoir;

∎ I'd like him to have this picture j'aimerais lui donner cette photo;

∎ I'd like to have your advice on something j'aimerais que vous me donniez un conseil à propos de quelque chose;

∎ we had a phone call from the mayor nous avons reçu ou eu un coup de fil du maire;

∎ they've still had no news of the lost plane ils n'ont toujours pas de nouvelles de l'avion (qui a) disparu;

∎ I have it on good authority je le tiens de bonne source;

∎ I must have your answer by tomorrow il me faut votre réponse pour demain;

∎ let me have your answer by next week donnez-moi votre réponse avant la semaine prochaine;

∎ let me have your keys donne-moi tes clefs;

∎ let me have the book back when you've finished rends-moi le livre quand tu auras fini;

∎ she let them have the wardrobe for £300 elle leur a laissé ou cédé l'armoire pour 300 livres;

∎ there are plenty of flats to be had il y a plein d'appartements;

∎ familiar I let him have it (attacked him) je lui ai réglé son compte; (told him off) je lui ai passé un savon;

∎ familiar you had it coming! tu ne l'as pas volé!

(b) (invite) recevoir, avoir;

∎ she's having some people (over) for or to dinner elle reçoit ou elle a du monde à dîner;

∎ let's have him round for a drink et si on l'invitait à prendre un pot?;

∎ did you have any visitors? avez-vous eu de la visite?;

∎ after the movie we had them back for coffee après le cinéma, nous les avons invités à venir prendre le café chez nous

(c) (accept, take) vouloir;

∎ he'd like to marry but nobody will have him! il aimerait se marier mais personne ne veut de lui!;

∎ do what you want, I'm having nothing more to do with your schemes fais ce que tu veux, je ne veux plus être mêlé à tes combines

D.

(a) (clutch) tenir;

∎ to have sb in one's power avoir qn en son pouvoir;

∎ the teacher had (got) him by the arm/the ear le maître le tenait par le bras/l'oreille;

∎ he had (got) his assailant by the throat il tenait son agresseur à la gorge

(b) figurative (gain control or advantage over)

∎ you have me there! là vous me tenez!;

∎ I have (got) you right where I want you now! je vous tiens!;

∎ Sport the Bears have it! les Bears ont gagné!

(c) (bewilder, perplex)

∎ who won? - you've got me there qui a gagné? - là, tu me poses une colle

E.

(a) (cause to be)

∎ the news had me worried la nouvelle m'a inquiété;

∎ I'll have this light fixed in a minute j'en ai pour une minute à réparer cette lampe;

∎ we'll have everything ready tout sera prêt

(b) (with past participle) (cause to be done) to have sth done faire faire qch;

∎ I had my hair cut je me suis fait couper les cheveux;

∎ we must have the curtains cleaned nous devons faire nettoyer les rideaux ou donner les rideaux à nettoyer;

∎ three houses had their windows shattered trois maisons ont eu leurs fenêtres brisées;

∎ she had coffee brought up to the room elle a fait monter du café dans la chambre;

∎ I had my watch stolen je me suis fait voler ma montre

(c) (with infinitive) (cause to do) to have sb do sth faire faire qch à qn;

∎ she had him invite all the neighbours round elle lui a fait inviter tous les voisins;

∎ have them come in faites-les entrer;

∎ the boss had him up to his office le patron l'a convoqué dans son bureau;

∎ he soon had them all laughing il eut tôt fait de les faire tous rire;

∎ I had the children go to bed early j'ai couché les enfants de bonne heure;

∎ as he would have us believe comme il voudrait nous le faire croire

F.

(a) (consume → food, meal) avoir, prendre;

∎ we were having lunch nous étions en train de déjeuner;

∎ we're having dinner out tonight nous sortons dîner ce soir;

∎ to have breakfast in bed prendre le petit déjeuner au lit;

∎ would you like to have coffee? voulez-vous (prendre) un café?;

∎ do you have coffee or tea in the morning? prenez-vous du café ou du thé le matin?;

∎ I had tea with her j'ai pris le thé avec elle;

∎ we stopped and had a drink nous nous sommes arrêtés pour boire quelque chose;

∎ what will you have? - I'll have the lamb (in restaurant) qu'est-ce que vous prenez? - je vais prendre de l'agneau;

∎ we had fish for dinner nous avons mangé ou eu du poisson au dîner;

∎ he always has a cigarette after dinner il fume toujours une cigarette après le dîner;

∎ will you have a cigarette? voulez-vous une cigarette?

(b) (indicating location, position) placer, mettre;

∎ we'll have the wardrobe here and the table in there nous mettrons l'armoire ici et la table par là;

∎ she had her arm around his shoulders elle avait mis le bras autour de ses épaules;

∎ I had my back to the window je tournais le dos à la fenêtre;

∎ he had his head down il avait la tête baissée

(c) (be accompanied by)

∎ she had her mother with her sa mère était avec elle;

∎ I can't talk right now, I have someone with me je ne peux pas parler, je ne suis pas seul ou je suis avec quelqu'un

(d) (give birth to) avoir;

∎ she's had a baby elle a eu un bébé;

∎ she had her baby last week elle a accouché la semaine dernière;

∎ she's going to have a baby elle attend ou elle va avoir un bébé;

∎ he's had three children by her il a eu trois enfants d'elle;

∎ our dog has just had puppies notre chien vient d'avoir des petits

(e) (assert, claim) soutenir, maintenir;

∎ public opinion has it that he is not telling the truth on pense généralement qu'il ne dit pas la vérité;

∎ rumour has it that they're married le bruit court qu'ils sont mariés;

∎ as the government would have it comme dirait le gouvernement;

∎ as Plato has it comme dit Platon, comme l'a écrit Platon

(f) (with "will" or "would") (wish for) vouloir;

∎ what would you have me do? que voudriez-vous que je fasse?;

∎ I'll have you know I have a degree in French je vous fais remarquer que j'ai une licence de français

(g) (in negative) (allow, permit) I will not have him in my house! il ne mettra pas les pieds chez moi!;

∎ I won't have it! ça ne va pas se passer comme ça!;

∎ we can't have you sleeping on the floor nous ne pouvons pas vous laisser dormir par terre;

∎ familiar we tried to give the dog a bath but he wasn't having any of it! nous avons essayé de donner un bain au chien, mais rien n'y a fait!;

∎ familiar I'm not having any of your nonsense pas de bêtises

(h) (in passive) familiar (cheat, outwit) avoir;

∎ you've been had! tu t'es fait avoir!

(i) very familiar (sleep with) avoir

G.

(a) (with infinitive) (indicating obligation) to have (got) to do sth devoir faire qch, être obligé de faire qch;

∎ do you have to or have you got to leave so soon? êtes-vous obligé de partir ou faut-il que vous partiez si tôt?;

∎ I have (got) to go to the meeting il faut que j'aille ou je dois aller ou je suis obligé d'aller à la réunion;

∎ don't you have to or haven't you got to phone the office? est-ce que tu ne dois pas appeler le bureau?;

∎ he'll do it if he's got to il le fera s'il est obligé de le faire;

∎ you don't have to or you haven't got to go tu n'es pas obligé d'y aller;

∎ we had to take physics at school nous étions obligés de suivre des cours de physique à l'école;

∎ she had to take a blood test elle a été obligée de ou elle a dû faire un examen sanguin;

∎ I hate having to get up early j'ai horreur de devoir me lever tôt;

∎ I won't apologize - you have to je ne m'excuserai pas - il le faut;

∎ you've got to be joking! vous plaisantez!, c'est une plaisanterie!;

∎ you didn't have to tell your father what happened! tu n'avais pas besoin d'aller dire à ton père ce qui s'est passé!;

∎ ironic the train WOULD have to be late today of all days! il fallait que le train soit en retard aujourd'hui!;

∎ familiar that has (got) to be the stupidest idea I've ever heard! ça doit être l'idée la plus idiote que j'aie jamais entendue!

(b) (with infinitive) (indicating necessity) devoir;

∎ you have (got) to get some rest il faut que vous vous reposiez, vous devez vous reposer;

∎ I'll have to think about it il va falloir que j'y réfléchisse;

∎ I have (got) to know il faut que je le sache;

∎ we have to be careful about what we say on doit faire attention ou il faut qu'on fasse attention à ce qu'on dit;

∎ some problems still have to or have still got to be worked out il reste encore des problèmes à résoudre;

∎ if you finish the report this evening you won't have to come in to work tomorrow si vous finissez le rapport ce soir, vous n'aurez pas besoin de venir travailler demain;

∎ first the potatoes have (got) to be washed il faut d'abord laver les pommes de terre;

∎ I don't like housework but it has (got) to be done je n'aime pas faire le ménage mais il faut bien que quelqu'un le fasse;

∎ the plumbing has (got) to be redone la plomberie a besoin d'être refaite;

∎ you'd have to be deaf not to hear that noise il faudrait être sourd pour ne pas entendre ce bruit;

∎ do you have to turn the music up so loud? vous ne pourriez pas baisser un peu la musique?

(c) (with "to do") (idioms) the book has to do with archaeology ce livre traite de l'archéologie;

∎ their argument had to do with money ils se disputaient à propos d'argent;

∎ this has nothing to do with you ça ne te concerne ou regarde pas;

∎ I'll have nothing more to do with her je ne veux plus avoir affaire à elle;

∎ they had nothing to do with her being fired ils n'avaient rien à voir avec son licenciement

3 haves plural noun

∎ the haves les riches mpl, les nantis mpl;

∎ the haves and the have-nots les riches mpl et les pauvres mpl, les nantis mpl et les démunis mpl

➲ have around separable transitive verb

(keep available) garder ou avoir sous la main;

∎ I have the documents around somewhere les documents sont là quelque part, j'ai les documents quelque part;

∎ she's a useful person to have around il est bon de l'avoir sous la main;

∎ I don't like having children around je n'aime pas la compagnie des enfants

➲ have at inseparable transitive verb

British Fencing attaquer

➲ have away separable transitive verb

British very familiar

∎ to have it away (with sb) s'envoyer en l'air (avec qn)

➲ have down separable transitive verb

(invite from upstairs, the north) inviter;

∎ we're having his family down for the weekend sa famille vient passer le week-end chez nous

➲ have in separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to enter) faire entrer;

∎ she had him in for a chat elle l'a fait entrer pour discuter

(b) (invite)

∎ to have friends in for a drink inviter des amis à prendre un pot

(c) (doctor, workman) faire venir;

∎ we had to have the doctor in nous avons dû faire venir le médecin;

∎ they've got workmen in at the moment ils ont des ouvriers en ce moment

(d) familiar (idiom)

∎ to have it in for sb avoir une dent contre qn;

∎ they had it in for me from the day I arrived ils en ont eu après moi dès mon arrivée

➲ have off separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) retirer;

∎ the barber nearly had my ear off le coiffeur a failli me couper l'oreille

(b) (have removed) faire retirer;

∎ she's having the plaster off next week on lui retire son plâtre la semaine prochaine

(c) British very familiar (have sexual intercourse)

∎ to have it off (with sb) s'envoyer en l'air (avec qn)

➲ have on separable transitive verb

(a) (wear) porter;

∎ what does she have on? qu'est-ce qu'elle porte?, comment est-elle habillée?;

∎ she had her black dress on elle avait ou portait sa robe noire;

∎ the child had nothing on l'enfant était tout nu

(b) (radio, television)

∎ have you got the radio on? avez-vous allumé la radio?, est-ce que la radio est allumée?;

∎ he has the radio/television on all night sa radio/sa télévision est allumée toute la nuit

(c) (commitment, engagement)

∎ we have a lot on today nous avons beaucoup à faire aujourd'hui;

∎ do you have anything on for tonight? avez-vous des projets pour ou êtes-vous pris ce soir?;

∎ I have nothing on for the weekend je n'ai rien de prévu ce week-end

(d) British familiar (tease, trick) faire marcher;

∎ you're having me on! tu me fais marcher!;

∎ I was only having you on c'était juste pour te faire marcher

(e) (idiom)

∎ they have nothing on me ils n'ont aucune preuve contre moi;

∎ the police have nothing on him la police n'a rien sur lui

➲ have out separable transitive verb

(a) (tooth) se faire arracher

(b) (settle)

∎ to have it out with sb s'expliquer avec qn;

∎ she had it or the matter or the whole thing out with him elle a eu une longue explication avec lui;

∎ let's have this out once and for all mettons les choses au point une fois pour toutes

➲ have over separable transitive verb

(invite) inviter

➲ have up separable transitive verb

(a) familiar (bring before the authorities)

∎ I'll have you up for blackmail je vais vous poursuivre (en justice) pour chantage;

∎ they were had up by the police for vandalism ils ont été arrêtés pour vandalisme;

∎ he was had up (before the court) for breaking and entering il a comparu (devant le tribunal) pour effraction

(b) (invite from downstairs, the south) inviter;

∎ he had them up (to his flat) for tea il les a invités à venir prendre le thé;

∎ we're having them up from London for the weekend il sont venus nous voir de Londres pour le week-end

✾ Film 'To Have and Have Not' Hawks 'Le Port de l'angoisse'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > have
2 have

have [hæv]

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1. auxiliary verb

2. modal verb

3. transitive verb

4. noun

5. Phrasal Verbs

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► 3rd pers sg pres has, pret, ptp had

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► When have is part of a set combination, eg have a look, have a good time, look up the noun.

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1. auxiliary verb

   a. avoir

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► avoir is the auxiliary used with most verbs to form past tenses. For important exceptions see below.

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• I have eaten j'ai mangé

• I had eaten j'avais mangé

• haven't you grown! comme tu as grandi !

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► Note the agreement of the past participle with the preceding direct object.

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• I haven't seen her je ne l'ai pas vue

• I hadn't seen him je ne l'avais pas vu

• if I had seen her I would have spoken to her si je l'avais vue, je lui aurais parlé

• having seen them les ayant vus

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• I have lived or have been living here for 10 years/since January j'habite ici depuis 10 ans/depuis janvier

• I had lived or had been living there for 10 years j'habitais là depuis 10 ans

► to have just... venir de...

• I have just seen him je viens de le voir

• I had just spoken to him je venais de lui parler

   b. être

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► être is the auxiliary used with all reflexives, and the following verbs when used intransitively: aller, arriver, descendre, devenir, entrer, monter, mourir, naître, partir, passer, rentrer, rester, retourner, revenir, sortir, tomber, venir.

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• I have gone je suis allé

• I've made a mistake je me suis trompé

• I had gone j'étais allé

• I had made a mistake je m'étais trompé

   c. (in tag questions seeking confirmation) n'est-ce pas

• you've seen her, haven't you? vous l'avez vue, n'est-ce pas ?

• he hasn't told anyone, has he? il n'en a parlé à personne, n'est-ce pas ?

   d. (in tag responses) he's got a new job -- oh has he? il a un nouveau travail -- ah bon ?

• you've dropped your book -- so I have! vous avez laissé tomber votre livre -- en effet !

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► (mais) si or (mais) non are used to contradict.

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• you haven't seen her -- yes I have! vous ne l'avez pas vue -- (mais) si !

• you've made a mistake -- no I haven't! vous vous êtes trompé -- mais non !

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► oui or non are often sufficient when answering questions.

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• have you met him? -- yes I have est-ce que tu l'as rencontré ? -- oui

• has he arrived? -- no he hasn't est-ce qu'il est arrivé ? -- non

   e. (avoiding repetition of verb) have you ever been there? if you have... y êtes-vous déjà allé ? si oui,...

• have you tried it? if you haven't... est-ce que vous avez goûté ça ? si vous ne l'avez pas fait,...

2. modal verb

► to have to + infinitive devoir falloir

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► falloir is always used in the third person singular, in an impersonal construction. Note that falloir que is always followed by the subjunctive.

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• they have to work hard ils doivent travailler dur il faut qu'ils travaillent dur

• they had to work hard ils ont dû travailler dur il a fallu qu'ils travaillent dur

• you're going to have to work hard! tu vas devoir travailler dur ! il va falloir que tu travailles dur !

• I'll have to leave now or I'll miss the train il faut que je parte, sinon je vais rater mon train

• he had to pay all the money back il a dû tout rembourser

• don't you have to get permission? est-ce qu'on ne doit pas demander la permission ?

• do you have to go now? est-ce que vous devez partir tout de suite ?

• we've had to work late twice this week nous avons dû rester travailler tard deux fois cette semaine

• we'll have to find an alternative nous allons devoir trouver une autre solution

• the locks will have to be changed il va falloir changer les serrures

• what kind of equipment would you have to have? quel type de matériel vous faudrait-il ?

• it has to be the biggest scandal this year c'est sans aucun doute le plus gros scandale de l'année

• it still has to be proved ça reste à prouver

• do you have to make such a noise? tu ne pourrais pas faire un peu moins de bruit ?

► don't/doesn't have to + infinitive

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► Note that falloir and devoir are not used.

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• he doesn't have to work il n'a pas besoin de travailler

• you didn't have to tell her! tu n'avais pas besoin de le lui dire !

• it's nice not to have to work on Saturdays c'est agréable de ne pas avoir à travailler le samedi

• I don't have to do it je ne suis pas obligé or forcé de le faire

3. transitive verb

   a. avoir

• I have or I've got three books j'ai trois livres

• have you got a suitcase? avez-vous une valise ?

• she has blue eyes elle a les yeux bleus

• have you got this jumper in black? est-ce que vous avez ce pull en noir ?

• I haven't any more je n'en ai plus

• I have got nothing to do je n'ai rien à faire

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

• I had my camera ready j'avais mon appareil tout prêt

• to have a child avoir un enfant

• she is having a baby in April elle va avoir un bébé en avril

• our cat has had kittens notre chatte a eu des petits

• I'll have everything ready je veillerai à ce que tout soit prêt

   b. ( = eat, drink, take) he had an egg for breakfast il a mangé un œuf au petit déjeuner

• I'll just have a sandwich je vais juste prendre un sandwich

• have some more reprends-en

• shall we have a coffee? on prend un café ?

• to have tea with sb prendre le thé avec qn

• I've had a couple of aspirins j'ai pris deux aspirines

► will you have...? (in offers)

will you have tea or coffee? vous prendrez du thé ou du café ?

   c. ( = spend) passer

• what sort of day have you had? est-ce que tu as passé une bonne journée ?

• to have a pleasant evening passer une bonne soirée

   d. ( = smoke) fumer

• he had a cigarette il a fumé une cigarette

   e. ( = catch) tenir

• he had me by the throat il me tenait à la gorge

• I've got him where I want him! (inf) je le tiens !

• to be had (inf) ( = taken in) se faire avoir

• you've been had tu t'es fait avoir (inf)

   f. (set structures)

► to let sb have ( = give) donner à qn

• let me have your address donnez-moi votre adresse

• I'll let you have it for $100 je vous le cède pour 100 dollars► must have or have to have

• I must have £50 at once il me faut 50 livres immédiatement

• I must or have to have them by this afternoon il me les faut pour cet après-midi► won't have ( = refuse to accept)

I won't have this nonsense! je ne tolérerai pas ces enfantillages !

• I won't have it! je ne tolérerai pas ça !

• I won't have him risking his neck on that motorbike je ne veux pas qu'il risque sa vie sur cette moto► would have ( = wish)

what would you have me do? que voulez-vous que je fasse ?

• I would have you know that... sachez que...► to have sth done [+ service] faire faire qch

• to have sth mended faire réparer qch

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

• I've had the brakes checked j'ai fait vérifier les freins

• he had his car stolen il s'est fait voler sa voiture

• he had his worst fears confirmed ses pires craintes se sont réalisées► to have sb do sth faire faire qch à qn

• I had him clean the car je lui ai fait nettoyer la voiture

• she soon had them all reading and writing elle a réussi très rapidement à leur apprendre à lire et à écrire► had better ( = should)

I had better go now il vaut mieux que j'y aille

• you'd better not tell him that! tu ferais mieux de ne pas lui dire ça !► to have had it (inf)

I've had it ( = am done for) je suis fichu (inf)

• I've had it up to here j'en ai marre ! (inf)► to have to do with

• I have nothing to do with it je n'y suis pour rien

• that has nothing to do with it ça n'a rien à voir

4. noun

• the haves and the have-nots les riches mpl et les pauvres mpl

5. Phrasal Verbs

► have in separable transitive verb

   a. faire venir

• we'll have them in and discuss it nous allons les faire venir pour en discuter

   b. to have it in for sb (inf) avoir une dent contre qn

   c. to have it in one en être capable

• she has got it in her elle en est capable► have off separable transitive verb

(British)

to have it off with sb (inf!) s'envoyer (inf !) qn► have on separable transitive verb

   a. [+ clothes] porter

• he had nothing on il était tout nu

   b. (British = have planned) I've got so much on this week that... j'ai tant de choses à faire cette semaine que...

• I've got nothing on this evening je suis libre ce soir

   c. (British = tease) (inf) faire marcher (inf)

   d. Richard has nothing on him! (inf) Richard ne lui arrive pas à la cheville !

• the police have nothing on me (inf) la police n'a pas de preuve contre moi► have out separable transitive verb

   a. to have a tooth out se faire arracher une dent

   b. to have it out with sb s'expliquer avec qn► have round separable transitive verb

[+ friends, neighbours] inviter

► have up separable transitive verb

• to be had up passer en jugement ( for doing sth pour avoir fait qch)

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[hæv, həv] 1.
transitive verb ( uses not covered in NOTE)

1) ( possess) avoir

she has (got) a dog — elle a un chien

2) ( consume) prendre

to have a sandwich — manger un sandwich

to have a whisky — boire un whisky

to have a cigarette — fumer une cigarette

to have breakfast — prendre le petit déjeuner

to have dinner — dîner

to have lunch — déjeuner

I had some more cake — j'ai repris du gâteau

3) ( want) vouloir, prendre

what will you have? — qu'est-ce que vous prendrez or voulez?

she won't have him back — elle ne veut plus de lui

I wouldn't have it any other way — ça me convient comme ça

I wouldn't have him/her any other way — c'est comme ça que je l'aime

4) (receive, get) recevoir [letter, information]

I've had no news from him — je n'ai pas eu de nouvelles de lui

I must have the information soon — il me faut l'information bientôt

to let somebody have something — donner quelque chose à quelqu'un

5) ( hold) faire [party, celebration]; tenir [meeting]; organiser [competition, ballot, exhibition]; avoir [conversation]; mener [enquiry]

6) (exert, exhibit) avoir [effect, influence]; avoir [courage, courtesy] ( to do de faire)

7) ( spend) passer

to have a nice day/evening — passer une journée/soirée agréable

to have a good time — bien s'amuser

to have a hard ou bad time — traverser une période difficile

to have a good vacation — passer de bonnes vacances

8) ( be provided with) (also have got)

to have something to do — avoir quelque chose à faire

I have ou I've got letters to write — j'ai du courrier à faire

9) (undergo, suffer) avoir

to have (the) flu/a heart attack — avoir la grippe/une crise cardiaque

to have toothache — avoir mal aux dents

to have a shock — subir un choc

he had his car stolen — il s'est fait voler sa voiture

she has had her windows broken — on lui a cassé ses vitres

they like having stories read to them — ils aiment qu'on leur lise des histoires

to have an interview — avoir or passer un entretien

10) ( cause to be done)

to have something done — faire faire quelque chose

to have the house painted — faire peindre la maison

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

to have an injection — se faire faire une piqûre

to have somebody do something — faire faire quelque chose à quelqu'un

she had him close the door — elle lui a fait fermer la porte

they would have us believe that... — ils voudraient nous faire croire que...

I would have you know that... — je voudrais que vous sachiez que...

he had them laughing — il les a fait rire

11) ( cause to become)

he had his revolver ready — il avait son revolver prêt

we'll soon have everything ready/clean — nous aurons bientôt fini de tout préparer/nettoyer

if you're not careful you'll have that glass over — si tu ne fais pas attention tu vas renverser le verre

she had them completely baffled — elle les a complètement déroutés

I had it finished by 5 o'clock — je l'avais fini avant 5 heures

12) ( allow) tolérer

I won't have this kind of behaviour! — je ne tolérerai pas ce comportement!

I won't have it! — ça ne va pas se passer comme ça!

I won't have them exploit him — je ne tolérerai pas qu'ils l'exploitent

I won't have him hurt — je ne laisserai personne le blesser

we can't have them staying in a hotel — on ne peut pas les laisser aller à l'hôtel

13) ( physically hold) tenir

she had the glass in her hand — elle tenait le verre dans la main

she had him by the throat/by the arm — elle le tenait à la gorge/par le bras

he had his hands over his eyes — il avait les mains sur les yeux

14) ( give birth to) [woman] avoir [child]; [animal] mettre bas, avoir [young]

has she had it yet? — est-ce qu'elle a accouché?

she's having a baby (in May) — elle va avoir un enfant (en mai)

15) ( as impersonal verb)

over here, we have a painting by Picasso — ici vous avez un tableau de Picasso

what we have here is a small group of extremists — ce à quoi nous avons affaire ici, est un petit groupe d'extrémistes

16) ( puzzle)

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

17) ( have at one's mercy) (also have got)

I've got you/him now! — maintenant je te/le tiens!

I'll have you! — je vais te montrer!
2.
modal auxiliary

1) ( must)

I have (got) to leave now — je dois partir maintenant, il faut que je parte maintenant

2) ( need to)

you don't have to ou you haven't got to leave so early — tu n'as pas besoin de or tu n'es pas obligé de partir si tôt

why did this have to happen? — pourquoi fallait-il que ça arrive?

something has (got) to be done — il faut faire quelque chose

3) ( for emphasis)

this has (got) to be the most difficult decision I've ever made — c'est sans doute la décision la plus difficile que j'aie jamais eu à prendre
3.
auxiliary verb

1) gen avoir; ( with movement and reflexive verbs) être

she has lost her bag — elle a perdu son sac

she has already left — elle est déjà partie

she has hurt herself — elle s'est blessée

2) ( in tag questions etc)

you've seen the film, haven't you? — tu as vu le film, n'est-ce pas?

you haven't seen the film, have you? — tu n'as pas vu le film?

you haven't seen my bag, have you? — tu n'as pas vu mon sac, par hasard?

‘he's already left’ - ‘has he indeed!’ — ‘il est déjà parti’ - ‘vraiment!’

‘you've never met him’ - ‘yes I have!’ — ‘tu ne l'as jamais rencontré’ - ‘mais si!’
4.
having auxiliary verb

1) ( in time clauses)

having finished his breakfast, he went out — après avoir fini son petit déjeuner, il est sorti

2) (because, since)

having already won twice — comme il a déjà gagné deux fois

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Phrasal Verbs:

- have around

- have back

- have in

- have on

- have over

- have up

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to have done with something — en finir avec quelque chose

this car/TV has had it — (colloq) cette voiture/télé est foutue (colloq)

when your father finds out, you've had it! — (colloq) ( in trouble) quand ton père l'apprendra, ça va être ta fête! (colloq)

I can't do any more, I've had it! — (colloq) ( tired) je n'en peux plus, je suis crevé! (colloq)

I've had it (up to here) with... — (colloq) j'en ai marre de... (colloq)

to have it in for somebody — (colloq) avoir quelqu'un dans le collimateur (colloq)

she has/doesn't have it in her to do — elle est capable/incapable de faire

to have it out with somebody — s'expliquer avec quelqu'un

he will have it that — il soutient que

I've got it! — je sais!

and the ayes/noes have it — les oui/non l'emportent

the haves and the have-nots — les riches et les pauvres

...and what have you —...etc

there is no milk/there are no houses to be had — on ne trouve pas de lait/de maisons

English-French dictionary > have
3 have

1. transitive verb,
pres. he has, p.t. & p.p. had

1) (possess) haben

I have it! — ich hab's[!]

and what have you — (coll.) und so weiter

2) (obtain) bekommen

let's not have any... — lass uns... vermeiden

come on, let's have it! — (coll.) rück schon raus damit! (ugs.)

3) (take) nehmen

4) (keep) behalten; haben

5) (eat, drink, etc.)

have breakfast/dinner/lunch — frühstücken/zu Abend/zu Mittag essen

6) (experience) haben [Spaß, Vergnügen]

7) (suffer) haben [Krankheit, Schmerz, Enttäuschung, Abenteuer]; (show) haben [Güte, Freundlichkeit, Frechheit]

8) (engage in)

have a game of football — Fußball spielen

9) (accept)

I won't have it — das lasse ich mir nicht bieten

10) (give birth to) bekommen

11) (coll.): (swindle)

I was had — ich bin [he]reingelegt worden (ugs.)

ever been had! — da bist du ganz schön reingefallen (ugs.)

12) (know)

I have it on good authority that... — ich weiß es aus zuverlässiger Quelle, dass...

13) (as guest)

have somebody to stay — jemanden zu Besuch haben

14) (summon)

he had me into his office — er hat mich in sein Büro beordert

15) (in coll. phrases)

you've had it now — (coll.) jetzt ist es aus (ugs.)

this car/dress has had it — (coll.) dieser Wagen/dieses Kleid hat ausgedient
2. auxiliary verb,
he has, had

1) forming past tenses

I have/I had read — ich habe/hatte gelesen

I have/I had gone — ich bin/war gegangen

having seen him — (because) weil ich ihn gesehen habe/hatte; (after) wenn ich ihn gesehen habe/nachdem ich ihn gesehen hatte

if I had known... — wenn ich gewusst hätte...

2) (cause to be)

have something made/repaired — etwas machen/reparieren lassen

have the painters in — die Maler haben

have somebody do something — jemanden etwas tun lassen

have a tooth extracted — sich (Dat.) einen Zahn ziehen lassen

3)

she had her purse stolen — man hat ihr das Portemonnaie gestohlen

4) (expr. obligation)

have to — müssen

I only have to do the washing-up — ich muss nur noch den Abwasch machen

I have only to see him to feel annoyed — ich brauche ihn nur zu sehen, und ich ärgere mich

he has to be guilty — er ist fraglos schuldig
3. noun
the haves and the have-nots — die Besitzenden und die Besitzlosen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/33887/have_off">have off

- have on

- have out

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(to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed: If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home.) in Reserve halten

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have

[hæv, həv]

I. AUXILIARY VERB

<has, had, had>

1. (forming past tenses)

he has never been to Scotland before er war noch nie zuvor in Schottland

we had been swimming wir waren schwimmen gewesen

I've heard that story before ich habe diese Geschichte schon einmal gehört

I wish I'd bought it ich wünschte, ich hätte es gekauft

\have we been invited? — yes we \have sind wir eingeladen worden? — ja, sind wir

I've passed my test — \have you? congratulations! ich habe den Test bestanden — oh, wirklich? herzlichen Glückwunsch!

they still hadn't had any news sie hatten immer noch keine Neuigkeiten

2. (experience)

she had her car stolen last week man hat ihr letzte Woche das Auto gestohlen

he had a window smashed es wurde ihm eine Scheibe eingeschlagen

3. (render)

▪ to \have sth done etw tun lassen

to \have one's hair cut/done/dyed sich dat die Haare schneiden/machen/färben lassen

4. (must)

▪ to \have [or \have got] to do sth etw tun müssen

what time \have we got to be there? wann müssen wir dort sein?

do I \have to? muss ich [das] wirklich?

5. ( form: if)

had I/she/he etc. done sth,... hätte ich/sie/er etc. etw getan,..., wenn ich/sie/er etc. etw getan hätte,...

if only I'd known this wenn ich das nur gewusst hätte

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<has, had, had>

1. (possess)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben

he's got green eyes er hat grüne Augen; (own) etw haben [o besitzen]

I don't have [or haven't got] a car ich habe [o besitze] kein Auto

do you have a current driving licence? haben Sie einen gültigen Führerschein?

she has a degree in physics sie hat einen Hochschulabschluss in Physik

to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] the time (know the time) die Uhrzeit haben, wissen, wie spät [o wie viel Uhr] es ist; (have enough time) Zeit haben

\have you got the time? kannst du mir die Uhrzeit sagen?

will you \have time to finish the report today? reicht es Ihnen, den Bericht heute noch zu Ende zu schreiben?

2. (suffer from)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth illness, symptom etw haben

to \have cancer/polio Krebs/Polio haben, an Krebs/Polio erkrankt sein

to \have a cold erkältet sein, eine Erkältung haben

3. (feel)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben

at least she had the good sense to turn the gas off zumindest war sie so schlau, das Gas abzudrehen

he had the gall to tell me that I was fat! hat er doch die Frechheit besessen, mir zu sagen, ich sei dick!

to \have the decency to do sth die Anständigkeit besitzen, etw zu tun

to \have the honesty to do sth so ehrlich sein, etw zu tun

to \have patience/sympathy Geduld/Mitgefühl haben

I \haven't any sympathy for this troublemaker ich empfinde keinerlei Mitleid mit diesem Unruhestifter

4. (engage in)

to \have a bath/shower ein Bad/eine Dusche nehmen, baden/duschen

to \have a nap [or ( fam) snooze] ein Schläfchen [o fam Nickerchen] machen

to \have a party eine Party machen

to \have a swim schwimmen

to \have a talk with sb mit jdm sprechen; (argue) sich akk mit jdm aussprechen

to \have a try es versuchen

I'd like to \have a try ich würde es gern einmal probieren

to \have a walk spazieren gehen, einen Spaziergang machen

5. (consume)

▪ to \have sth etw zu sich dat nehmen

I'll \have the trout, please ich hätte gern die Forelle

I haven't had shrimps in ages! ich habe schon ewig keine Shrimps mehr gegessen!

\have a cigarette/some more coffee nimm doch eine Zigarette/noch etwas Kaffee

we're having sausages for lunch today zum Mittagessen gibt es heute Würstchen

to \have a cigarette eine Zigarette rauchen

to \have lunch/dinner zu Mittag/Abend essen

6. (experience)

we're having a wonderful time in Venice wir verbringen eine wundervolle Zeit in Venedig

we didn't \have any difficulty finding the house wir hatten keinerlei Schwierigkeiten, das Haus zu finden

we'll soon \have rain es wird bald regnen

let's not \have any trouble now! bloß kein Ärger jetzt!

to \have fun/luck Spaß/Glück haben

\have a nice day/evening! viel Spaß!; (to customers) einen schönen Tag noch!

7. (receive)

I've just had a letter from John ich habe gerade erst einen Brief von John erhalten

okay, let's \have it! okay, her [o rüber] damit! fam

to let sb \have sth back jdm etw zurückgeben

to \have news of sb Neuigkeiten von jdm erfahren

8. (receive persons)

my mother's having the children to stay die Kinder bleiben bei meiner Mutter

we had his hamster for weeks wir haben wochenlang für seinen Hamster gesorgt

they've got Ian's father staying with them Ians Vater ist bei ihnen zu Besuch

thanks for having us danke für Ihre Gastfreundschaft

to \have sb back (resume relationship) jdn wieder [bei sich dat] aufnehmen

they solved their problems, and she had him back sie haben ihre Probleme gelöst und sie ist wieder mit ihm zusammen

to \have sb to visit jdn zu [o auf] Besuch haben

to \have visitors Besuch haben

9. (feature)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben

the new model has xenon headlights das neue Modell ist mit Xenon-Scheinwerfern ausgestattet

10. (exhibit)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben [o aufweisen]

this wine has a soft, fruity flavour dieser Wein schmeckt weich und fruchtig

11. (comprise)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben

a week has 7 days eine Wochen hat [o geh zählt] 7 Tage

12. (have learned)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth etw haben

to \have [a little] French/German Grundkenntnisse in Französisch/Deutsch haben

13. (think)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth idea, plan, reason, suggestion etw haben

\have you reason to think he'll refuse? ( form) haben Sie Grund zur Annahme, dass er ablehnen wird?

14. (be obliged)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth to do etw tun müssen

you simply \have to see this film! diesen Film musst du dir unbedingt anschauen!

15. (give birth to)

to \have a child ein Kind bekommen

my mother was 18 when she had me meine Mutter war 18, als ich geboren wurde

to be having a baby (be pregnant) ein Baby bekommen, schwanger sein

16. (render)

to have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] the radio/TV on das Radio/den Fernseher anhaben fam

to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sth ready (finish) etw fertig haben; (to hand) etw bereit haben

17. (induce)

▪ to \have sb do sth jdn [dazu] veranlassen, etw zu tun

▪ to \have sb/sth doing sth jdn/etw dazu bringen, etw zu tun

the film soon had us crying der Film brachte uns schnell zum Weinen

Guy'll \have it working in no time Guy wird es im Handumdrehen zum Laufen bringen

18. (request)

▪ to \have sb do sth jdn [darum] bitten, etw zu tun

I'll \have the secretary run you off a copy for you ich werde von der Sekretärin eine Kopie für Sie anfertigen lassen

19. (find)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sb/sth jdn/etw [gefunden] haben

20. (place)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwo haben

she had her back to me sie lag/saß/stand mit dem Rücken zu mir

21. (hold)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sb/sth by sth:

she had the dog by the ears sie hielt den Hund fest an den Ohren

to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sb by the throat jdn bei [o an] der Kehle [o Gurgel] gepackt haben

22. (fam!: have sex with)

▪ to \have sb mit jdm Sex haben

how many men have you had? wie viele Männer hast du gehabt?

23. ( fam: deceive)

£80 for a CD? you've been had! 80 Pfund für eine CD? dich hat man ganz schön übern Tisch gezogen! fam

24. ( fam: confound)

▪ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS \have got] sb jdn in Verlegenheit bringen

the GNP of Greece? you \have me there das BSP von Griechenland? da hab ich nicht den leisesten Schimmer fam

25. esp AM ( fam: indulge)

▪ to \have oneself sth sich dat etw gönnen [o genehmen]

I think I'm going to have myself an ice cream Ich glaub', ich gönne mir ein Eis

don't worry about it anymore — just go and have yourself a nice little holiday mach dir mal keine Gedanken mehr darüber — genieße erstmal deinen Urlaub

26.

▶ to not \have any [of it] ( fam) nichts von etw dat wissen wollen

▶ to not \have sb/sth doing sth nicht erlauben [o zulassen], dass jd/etw etw tut

▶ to \have done with sth mit etw dat fertig sein

▶ to \have [got] it (find answer)

we \have it! wir haben es!

▶ to \have it that... (claim)

rumour has it that... es geht das Gerücht [um], dass...

▶ to have had it ( fam: be broken) hinüber sein fam, ausgedient haben; (be tired) fix und fertig sein fam; (be in serious trouble) dran fam [o sl geliefert] sein

if she finds out, you've had it! wenn sie es herausfindet, bist du dran [o ist der Ofen aus]! fam

▶ to have had it with sb/sth ( fam) von jdm/etw die Nase [gestrichen] voll haben fam, jdn/etw satthaben

I've had it with his childish behaviour! sein kindisches Benehmen steht mir bis hier oben!

▶ there's none to be had of sth etw ist nicht zu bekommen [o fam aufzutreiben]

there's no real Italian cheese to be had round here man bekommt hier nirgendwo echten italienischen Käse

▶ to not \have sth (not allow) etw nicht zulassen, [jdm] etw nicht abnehmen wollen

I won't \have it! kommt nicht infrage [o fam in die Tüte]!

I'm not having any squabbling in this house ich toleriere in diesem Haus keine Zankerei

I'm not having your behaviour spoil my party ich werde mir meine Feier durch dein Benehmen nicht verderben lassen

I wont have you insult my wife ich lasse es nicht zu, dass Sie meine Frau beleidigen

▶ to \have [or esp BRIT, AUS\have got] nothing on sb ( fam: be less able) gegen jdn nicht ankommen, mit jdm nicht mithalten können; (lack evidence) nichts gegen jdn in der Hand haben, keine Handhabe gegen jdn haben

he's a good player, but he's got nothing on his brother er spielt gut, aber seinem Bruder kann er noch lange nicht das Wasser reichen

▶ and what \have you ( fam) und wer weiß was noch fam

III. NOUN

( fam)

▪ the \haves pl die gut Betuchten fam, die Reichen

the \haves and the \have-nots die Besitzenden und die Besitzlosen

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[hv] pret, ptp had, 3rd pers sing present has When have is part of a set combination, eg have a look, have a dream, have a good time, look up the noun.
1. AUXILIARY VERB

1) habenThe verb haben is the auxiliary used with most verbs to form past tenses in German. For important exceptions see (b).

to have seen/heard/eaten — gesehen/gehört/gegessen haben

I have/had seen — ich habe/hatte gesehen

I have not/had not or I haven't/I hadn't seen him — ich habe/hatte ihn nicht gesehen

had I seen him, if I had seen him — hätte ich ihn gesehen, wenn ich ihn gesehen hätte

having said that he left — nachdem or als er das gesagt hatte, ging er Note the tenses used in the following:

I have lived or have been living here for 10 years/since January — ich wohne or lebe schon 10 Jahre/seit Januar hier

2) seinThe verb sein is used with verbs of motion, eg. gehen, fahren, or verbs implying development, eg. wachsen, and to form past tenses.

to have gone/run — gegangen/gelaufen sein

you HAVE grown! — du bist aber gewachsen!

to have been — gewesen sein

I have been to London — ich bin in London gewesen

I have been against this for years — ich bin schon seit Jahren dagegen

3)

in tag questions etc you've seen her, haven't you? — du hast sie gesehen, oder nicht?

you haven't seen her, have you? — du hast sie nicht gesehen, oder?

you haven't seen her – yes, I have — du hast sie nicht gesehen – doch or wohl (inf)

you've made a mistake – no, I haven't — du hast einen Fehler gemacht – nein(, hab ich nicht)

you've dropped your book – so I have — dir ist dein Buch hingefallen – stimmt or tatsächlich

have you been there? if you have/haven't... — sind Sie schon mal da gewesen? wenn ja/nein or nicht,...

I have seen a ghost – have you? — ich habe ein Gespenst gesehen – wahrhaftig or tatsächlich?

I've lost it – you haven't! (disbelieving) — ich habe es verloren – nein!

2. MODAL AUXILIARY VERB
__diams; to have to do sth (= to be obliged) etw tun müssen
I have (got esp Brit) to do it — ich muss es tun or machen

do you have to go now? — müssen Sie jetzt (wirklich) unbedingt gehen?

do you have to make such a noise? — müssen Sie (unbedingt) so viel Lärm machen?

she was having to get up at 6 o'clock each morning — sie musste jeden Morgen um 6 Uhr aufstehen

we've had to go and see her twice this week — wir mussten diese Woche schon zweimal zu ihr (hin)

the letter will have to be written tomorrow — der Brief muss morgen unbedingt geschrieben werden

I'm afraid it has to be — das muss leider sein

it's got to be or it has to be the biggest scandal this year — das ist todsicher der (größte) Skandal des Jahres

I don't have to do it — ich muss es nicht tun, ich brauche es nicht zu tun

you didn't have to tell her — das mussten Sie ihr nicht unbedingt sagen, das hätten Sie ihr nicht unbedingt sagen müssen or brauchen

he doesn't have to work — er braucht nicht zu arbeiten, er muss nicht arbeiten

3. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) = possess haben

have you (got esp Brit) or do you have a car? — hast du ein Auto?

I haven't (got esp Brit) or I don't have a pen —

to have something/nothing to do — etwas/nichts zu tun haben

I have (got esp Brit) work/a translation to do — ich habe zu arbeiten/eine Übersetzung zu erledigen

I must have more time —

have you (got esp Brit) or do you have a cigarette? — hast du (mal) eine Zigarette?

I don't have any German (Brit) —

she has (got esp Brit) blue eyes — sie hat blaue Augen

I have it! — ich habs!

what time do you have? (US) — wie viel Uhr hast du? (inf), wie spät hast du es?

2) = receive, obtain, get haben

to have news from sb — von jdm hören

I have it on good authority that... — ich habe aus zuverlässiger Quelle gehört or erfahren, dass...

I must have something to eat — ich brauche etwas zu essen, ich muss dringend etwas zu essen haben

there are no newspapers to be had —

it's nowhere to be had — es ist nirgends zu haben or kriegen (inf)

there are some great bargains to be had in the shops — in den Geschäften gibt es tolle Angebote

I'll have the bed in this room — das Bett möchte or werde ich in dieses Zimmer stellen

thanks for having me — vielen Dank für Ihre Gastfreundschaft __diams; to let sb have sth

please let me have your address I'll let you have it for £50 — geben Sie mir bitte Ihre Adresse ich gebe es dir für £ 50

3)

= eat, drink, take to have breakfast — frühstücken

to have lunch/dinner — zu Mittag/Abend essen

to have tea with sb — mit jdm (zusammen) Tee trinken

will you have tea or coffee? — möchten Sie lieber Tee oder Kaffee?

will you have a drink/cigarette? — möchten Sie etwas zu trinken/eine Zigarette?

what will you have? – I'll have the steak — was möchten or hätten Sie gern(e)? – ich hätte or möchte gern das Steak

he had a cigarette/drink/steak —

will you have some more? — möchten Sie or hätten Sie gern(e) (noch etwas) mehr?

have another one — nimm noch eine/einen/eines; (drink) trink noch einen; (cigarette) rauch noch eine

4) = catch, hold (gepackt) haben

me by the throat/the hair — er hatte or hielt mich am Hals/bei den Haaren gepackt

him where I want him —

the champion had him now — der Meister hatte ihn jetzt fest im Griff or in der Tasche (inf)

I'll have you (inf) — dich krieg ich (beim Kragen)

you have me there — da bin ich überfragt

5)

= suffer from he has diabetes — er ist zuckerkrank, er hat Zucker (inf)

to have a heart attack — einen Herzinfarkt bekommen

a headache — ich habe Kopfschmerzen

6)

= experience to have a pleasant evening — einen netten Abend verbringen

to have a good time — Spaß haben, sich amüsieren

have a good time! — viel Spaß!

7) = hold, organize party geben, machen; meeting abhalten

are you having a reception? — gibt es einen Empfang?

we decided not to have a reception — wir haben uns gegen einen Empfang entschieden

8)

= go for to have a walk — einen Spaziergang machen, spazieren gehen

to have a swim — schwimmen gehen

9)

= give birth to to have a child or baby —

she is having a baby in April she had twins — sie bekommt or kriegt (inf) im April ein Kind sie hat Zwillinge bekommen or geboren or gekriegt (inf)

our cat has had kittens — unsere Katze hat Junge gekriegt (inf) or bekommen

10)

= cause to be I had him in such a state that... — er war in einer solchen Verfassung, dass...

he had the audience in hysterics — das Publikum kugelte sich vor Lachen

he had the police baffled —

she nearly had the table over (Brit) — sie hätte den Tisch beinahe umgekippt or zum Umkippen gebracht

11)

= maintain, insist as he has it, Paul is guilty — er besteht darauf, dass Paul schuldig ist

as he had it, Paul isn't guilty — er wollte nichts davon hören, dass Paul schuldig ist

has it —

as the Bible/Shakespeare has it — wie es in der Bibel/bei Shakespeare steht

12)

= refuse to allow in negative sentences I won't have this nonsense — dieser Unsinn kommt (mir) nicht infrage or in Frage!

I won't have this sort of rudeness! —

I won't have it! — das lasse ich mir nicht bieten!

I won't have him insulted —

I won't have him insult his mother — ich lasse es nicht zu, dass er seine Mutter beleidigt

we won't have women in our club — in unserem Klub sind Frauen nicht zugelassen

I'm not having any of that! (inf) — mit mir nicht! (inf)

but she wasn't having any (inf) — aber sie wollte nichts davon wissen

13) = wish mögen

which one will you have? —

as fate would have it,... — wie es das Schicksal so wollte,...

what would you have me do? — was wollen Sie, dass ich mache?

14) set structures __diams; to have sth done = request, order etw tun lassen

to have one's hair cut — sich (dat) die Haare schneiden lassen

to have a suit made — sich (dat) einen Anzug machen lassen

I had my cases brought up — ich habe (mir) meine Koffer nach oben bringen lassen

have it mended — geben Sie es in Reparatur, lassen Sie es reparieren

they had him shot — sie ließen ihn erschießen

he had his car stolen — man hat ihm sein Auto gestohlen

he had his arm broken — er hat/hatte einen gebrochenen Arm

I've had three windows broken — (bei) mir sind drei Fenster eingeworfen worden __diams; to have sb do sth = make them do

I had him wash the car — ich ließ ihn den Wagen waschen

I'll have you know... — Sie müssen nämlich wissen...

I had my friends turn against me — ich musste es erleben, wie or dass sich meine Freunde gegen mich wandten

she had us all helping with the dinner — nach ihrer Ermunterung halfen wir alle mit dem Abendessen

she soon had them all reading and writing — dank ihres Engagements konnten alle schon bald lesen und schreiben __diams; to have had it

he has had it with politics — er hat von der Politik die Nase voll (inf)

that coat has had it — der Mantel ist im Eimer (inf)

if I miss the last bus, I've had it — wenn ich den letzten Bus verpasse, bin ich geliefert (inf) or ist der Ofen aus (inf) __diams; let him have it! (inf) gibs ihm! (inf) __diams; have it your own way machen Sie es or halten Sie es, wie Sie wollen __diams; to be had ( inf

you've been had! — da hat man dich übers Ohr gehauen (inf)

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have [hæv; unbetont həv, əv]

A s

1. the haves and the have-nots die Begüterten und die Habenichtse, die Reichen und die Armen

2. Br umg Trick m

B v/t prät und pperf had [hæd], 2. sg präs obs hast [hæst], 3. sg präs has [hæz], obs hath [hæθ], 2. sg prät obs hadst [hædst]

1. allg haben, besitzen:

he has a house (a friend, a good memory);

we can’t have everything man kann nicht alles haben;

you have my word for it ich gebe Ihnen mein Wort darauf;

I had the whole road to myself ich hatte die ganze Straße für mich allein;

I wouldn’t have it if you gave it to me das nähme ich nicht (mal) geschenkt; → get B 10 a

2. haben, erleben:

we had a fine time wir hatten viel Spaß, wir hatten es schön

3. a) ein Kind bekommen

b) ZOOL Junge werfen

4. behalten:

can I have it?; → honor B 2

5. Gefühle, einen Verdacht etc haben, hegen

6. Nachrichten etc erhalten, bekommen ( beide:

from von):

(not) to be had (nicht) zu haben, (nicht) erhältlich

7. (erfahren) haben:

I have it from reliable sources ich habe es aus verlässlicher Quelle (erfahren);

I have it from my friend ich habe oder weiß es von meinem Freund

8. Speisen etc zu sich nehmen, einnehmen, essen oder trinken etc:

I had a glass of sherry ich trank ein Glas Sherry;

have another sandwich nehmen Sie noch ein Sandwich!;

what will you have? was nehmen Sie?;

have a cigar eine Zigarre rauchen; → breakfast A, dinner 1, etc

9. haben, ausführen, (mit)machen:

have a discussion eine Diskussion haben oder abhalten; → look A 1, try A 1, walk A 3, wash A 1

10. können, beherrschen:

she has no French sie kann nicht oder kein Französisch;

have sth by heart etwas auswendig können

11. (be)sagen, behaupten:

he will have it that … er behauptet steif und fest, dass …;

astrology has it that Taureons are … der Astrologie zufolge sind Stiere …; → rumor A 1

12. sagen, ausdrücken:

as Byron has it wie Byron sagt

13. umg erwischt haben:

he had me there da hatte er mich (an meiner schwachen Stelle) erwischt, da war ich überfragt

14. Br umg jemanden reinlegen:

you have been had man hat dich reingelegt oder übers Ohr gehauen

15. haben, dulden:

I will not ( oder won’t) have it ich dulde es nicht, ich will es nicht (haben);

I won’t have it mentioned ich will nicht, dass es erwähnt wird;

he wasn’t having any umg er ließ sich auf nichts ein;

thank you for having us bes Br vielen Dank für die schöne Zeit bei Ihnen; → none Bes Redew

16. haben, erleiden:

they had broken bones sie erlitten Knochenbrüche;

he had a shock er bekam einen Schock

17. (vor inf) müssen:

I have to go now;

he will have to do it er wird es tun müssen;

we have to obey wir haben zu oder müssen gehorchen;

it has to be done es muss getan werden; → get B 10 b

18. (mit Objekt und pperf) lassen:

I had a suit made ich ließ mir einen Anzug machen;

they had him shot sie ließen ihn erschießen

19. mit Objekt und pperf zum Ausdruck des Passivs:

he had a son born to him ihm wurde ein Sohn geboren;

I’ve had some money stolen mir ist Geld gestohlen worden

20. (mit Objekt und inf) (veran)lassen:

have them come here at once lass sie sofort hierherkommen;

I had him sit down ich ließ ihn Platz nehmen

21. (mit Objekt und inf) es erleben, dass:

I had all my friends turn against me ich erlebte es oder ich musste es erleben, dass sich alle meine Freunde gegen mich wandten

22. ( nach will oder would mit akk und inf):

I would have you to know it ich möchte, dass Sie es wissen

23. würde, täte ( mit as well, rather, better, best etc):

I had rather go than stay ich möchte lieber gehen als bleiben;

you had best go du tätest am besten daran, zu gehen;

he better had das wäre das Beste(, was er tun könnte)

C v/i

1. obs eilen:

have after sb jemandem nacheilen

2. have at obs zu Leibe rücken (dat), sich hermachen über (akk)

3. they had until July 3 sie hatten bis zum 3. Juli Zeit

4. I have to ich muss;

do you have to? muss das sein?

D v/aux

1. haben:

I have seen ich habe gesehen

2. sein:

I have been ich bin gewesen Besondere Redewendungen: have and hold JUR US innehaben, besitzen;

I have it! ich habs! (ich habe die Lösung gefunden);

he has had it umg

a) er ist reingefallen,

b) er hat sein Fett (seine Strafe) weg,

c) er ist erledigt (auch tot) my car has had it umg mein Wagen ist im Eimer;

let sb have it es jemandem (tüchtig) geben oder besorgen, jemanden fertigmachen umg;

I didn’t know he had it in him ich wusste gar nicht, dass er dazu fähig ist oder dass er das Zeug dazu hat;

I have nothing against him personally ich habe nichts gegen ihn persönlich;

have nothing on sb umg

a) jemandem in keiner Weise überlegen sein,

b) nichts gegen jemanden in der Hand haben, jemandem nichts anhaben können have it (all) over sb umg jemandem (haushoch) überlegen sein;

he has it over me that … umg er ist mir insofern voraus, als …;

have what it takes das Zeug dazu haben; → do¹ B 9

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1. transitive verb,
pres. he has, p.t. & p.p. had

1) (possess) haben

I have it! — ich hab's[!]

and what have you — (coll.) und so weiter

2) (obtain) bekommen

let's not have any... — lass uns... vermeiden

come on, let's have it! — (coll.) rück schon raus damit! (ugs.)

3) (take) nehmen

4) (keep) behalten; haben

5) (eat, drink, etc.)

have breakfast/dinner/lunch — frühstücken/zu Abend/zu Mittag essen

6) (experience) haben [Spaß, Vergnügen]

7) (suffer) haben [Krankheit, Schmerz, Enttäuschung, Abenteuer]; (show) haben [Güte, Freundlichkeit, Frechheit]

8) (engage in)

have a game of football — Fußball spielen

9) (accept)

I won't have it — das lasse ich mir nicht bieten

10) (give birth to) bekommen

11) (coll.): (swindle)

I was had — ich bin [he]reingelegt worden (ugs.)

ever been had! — da bist du ganz schön reingefallen (ugs.)

12) (know)

I have it on good authority that... — ich weiß es aus zuverlässiger Quelle, dass...

13) (as guest)

have somebody to stay — jemanden zu Besuch haben

14) (summon)

he had me into his office — er hat mich in sein Büro beordert

15) (in coll. phrases)

you've had it now — (coll.) jetzt ist es aus (ugs.)

this car/dress has had it — (coll.) dieser Wagen/dieses Kleid hat ausgedient
2. auxiliary verb,
he has, had

1) forming past tenses

I have/I had read — ich habe/hatte gelesen

I have/I had gone — ich bin/war gegangen

having seen him — (because) weil ich ihn gesehen habe/hatte; (after) wenn ich ihn gesehen habe/nachdem ich ihn gesehen hatte

if I had known... — wenn ich gewusst hätte...

2) (cause to be)

have something made/repaired — etwas machen/reparieren lassen

have the painters in — die Maler haben

have somebody do something — jemanden etwas tun lassen

have a tooth extracted — sich (Dat.) einen Zahn ziehen lassen

3)

she had her purse stolen — man hat ihr das Portemonnaie gestohlen

4) (expr. obligation)

have to — müssen

I only have to do the washing-up — ich muss nur noch den Abwasch machen

I have only to see him to feel annoyed — ich brauche ihn nur zu sehen, und ich ärgere mich

he has to be guilty — er ist fraglos schuldig
3. noun
the haves and the have-nots — die Besitzenden und die Besitzlosen

Phrasal Verbs:

- have off

- have on

- have out

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(a) temperature expr.

fiebern v. (take) pity on someone expr.

mit jemandem Mitleid haben ausdr. (to possess) v.

besitzen v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: had)

= bekommen v.

haben v.

(§ p.,pp.: hatte, gehabt)

English-german dictionary > have
4 have

[hæv, həv] aux vb <has, had, had>

1)

( indicates perfect tense) haben;

he has never been to Scotland before er war noch nie zuvor in Schottland gewesen;

we had been swimming wir waren schwimmen gewesen;

I've heard that story before ich hab' diese Geschichte schon einmal gehört;

I wish I'd bought it ich wünschte, ich hätte es gekauft;

\have we been invited? - yes we \have sind wir eingeladen worden? - ja, sind wir;

I've passed my test - \have you? congratulations! ich habe den Test bestanden - oh, wirklich? herzlichen Glückwunsch!;

they still hadn't had any news sie hatten immer noch keine Neuigkeiten

2) (experience, suffer)

to \have sth done etw erleiden [o erfahren];

she had her car stolen last week man hat ihr letzte Woche das Auto gestohlen;

she had a window smashed es wurde ihr eine Scheibe eingeschlagen;

( cause to be done) etw machen [o ( fam) tun] lassen;

we \have the house painted every three years wir lassen alle drei Jahre das Haus streichen;

to \have one's hair cut/ done/ dyed sich dat die Haare schneiden/machen/färben lassen

3) had sb known [sth],... ( form) hätte jd [das] gewusst,...;

had I known you were coming, I'd \have made dinner wenn ich gewusst hätte, dass ihr kommt, dann hätte ich Abendbrot gemacht vt <has, had, had>

1) (own, possess)

to \have [or (esp Brit, Aus) \have got] sth etw haben;

she's got two brothers sie hat zwei Brüder;

to \have a car/ dog ein Auto/einen Hund haben;

to \have a degree/ qualification einen Abschluss/eine Qualifikation haben;

to \have [a little] French/ German (dated) Grundkenntnisse pl in Französisch/Deutsch haben;

to \have a job einen Arbeitsplatz haben;

to \have a [current] driving licence einen gültigen Führerschein haben

2) ( suffer) illness, symptom etw haben;

to \have cancer/ polio Krebs/Polio haben, an Krebs/Polio erkrankt sein ( geh)

to \have a cold erkältet sein, eine Erkältung haben;

to \have a headache/ toothache Kopfschmerzen pl [o ( fam) Kopfweh nt]; /Zahnschmerzen pl [o ( fam) Zahnweh nt] haben

3) ( display) etw haben [o ( form) aufweisen];

I haven't any sympathy for this troublemaker ich empfinde keinerlei Mitleid mit diesem Unruhestifter;

at least she had the good sense to turn the gas off zumindest war sie so schlau, das Gas abzudrehen;

he had the gall to tell me that I was fat! hat er doch die Frechheit besessen, mir zu sagen, ich sei dick!;

to \have the decency to do sth die Anständigkeit besitzen, etw zu tun;

to \have blue eyes/ a big nose blaue Augen/eine große Nase haben;

to \have the honesty to do sth so ehrlich sein, etw zu tun;

to \have patience/ sympathy Geduld/Mitgefühl haben; idea, plan, reason, suggestion etw haben ( form);

\have you reason to think he'll refuse? haben Sie Grund zur Annahme, dass er ablehnen wird?;

(quality of food, wine) etw haben [o ( form) aufweisen];

this wine has a soft, fruity flavour dieser Wein schmeckt weich und fruchtig;

( obligation)

to \have sth to do etw tun [o erledigen] müssen;

I've got several texts to edit before Wednesday ich muss vor Mittwoch noch einige Texte redigieren

4) ( engage in activity)

to \have a bath [or wash] / shower ( fam) ein Bad/eine Dusche nehmen ( geh), baden/duschen;

to \have a nap [or snooze] ein Schläfchen [o Nickerchen] machen;

to \have a party eine Fete veranstalten;

to \have a swim schwimmen;

to \have a talk with sb mit jdm sprechen;

( argue) sich akk mit jdm aussprechen;

to \have a try es versuchen;

I'd like to \have a try ich würde es gern einmal probieren;

to \have a walk spazieren gehen, einen Spaziergang machen

5) (eat, drink)

to \have sth etw zu sich dat nehmen;

I'll \have the trout, please ich hätte gern die Forelle;

I haven't had shrimps in ages! ich habe schon ewig keine Shrimps mehr gegessen!;

\have some more coffee nimm doch noch etwas Kaffee;

we've got sausages for lunch today zum Mittagessen gibt es heute Würstchen;

to \have lunch/ dinner zu Mittag/Abend essen

6) ( give birth to)

to \have a child ein Kind bekommen;

my mother had three boys before she had me meine Mutter hat drei Jungen bekommen, bevor ich geboren wurde;

to be having a baby ( be pregnant) ein Baby bekommen, schwanger sein

7) ( receive)

I've just had a letter from John ich habe gerade erst einen Brief von John erhalten;

to \have news of sb Neuigkeiten von jdm erfahren;

( entertain)

my mother's having the children to stay next week die Kinder bleiben nächste Woche bei meiner Mutter;

we had his hamster for weeks wir haben wochenlang für seinen Hamster gesorgt;

they've got Ian's father staying with them Ians Vater ist bei ihnen zu Besuch;

to \have visitors Besuch haben;

to \have sb to visit jdn zu [o auf] Besuch haben;

to \have sb back ( resume relationship) jdn wieder [bei sich dat] aufnehmen;

they solved their problems, and she had him back sie haben ihre Probleme gelöst und sie ist wieder mit ihm zusammen;

to let sb \have sth back jdm etw zurückgeben

8) ( prepare)

to \have sth ready etw fertig haben;

to \have dinner/ lunch ready das Abendessen/Mittagessen fertig haben

9) ( cause to occur)

to \have sb/ sth do sth jdn/etw [dazu] veranlassen, etw zu tun;

to \have sb do sth jdn darum bitten, etw zu tun;

I'll \have the secretary run you off a copy for you ich werde von der Sekretärin eine Kopie für Sie anfertigen lassen;

I'll \have Bob give you a ride home ich werde Bob bitten, dich nach Hause zu fahren;

to \have sb doing sth jdn dazu bringen, etw zu tun;

the film soon had us crying der Film brachte uns schnell zum Weinen;

Guy'll \have it working in no time Guy wird es im Handumdrehen zum Laufen bringen

10) ( undergo experience)

we're having a wonderful time in Venice wir verbringen eine wundervolle Zeit in Venedig;

we didn't \have any difficulty finding the house wir hatten keinerlei Schwierigkeiten, das Haus zu finden;

she had her car stolen last week man hat ihr letzte Woche das Auto gestohlen;

\have a nice day/evening! viel Spaß!;

( said to departing customers) einen schönen Tag noch!;

to \have fun/ luck Spaß/Glück haben

11) ( obligation)

to \have [or \have got] to do sth etw tun müssen;

what time \have we got to be there? wann müssen wir dort sein?;

do we \have to finish this today? müssen wir das heute fertig bekommen?;

I'm not going back there unless I absolutely \have to ich gehe nicht dorthin zurück, wenn ich nicht unbedingt muss;

come on now, put your toys away - oh, Dad, do I \have to? komm jetzt, leg deine Spielsachen weg - oh, Papa, muss ich wirklich?

12) (fam!: have sex with)

to \have sb mit jdm Sex haben;

he asked me how many men I'd had er fragte mich, wie viele Männer ich gehabt habe

13) (fam: trick)

to \have sb jdn auf den Arm nehmen [o ( fam) verkohlen] [o ( fam) veräppeln];

PHRASES:

to \have nothing on sb (fam: not be as talented) gegen jdn nicht ankommen, mit jdm nicht mithalten können;

he's a good player, but he's got nothing on his brother er spielt gut, aber seinem Bruder kann er noch lange nicht das Wasser reichen;

( lack evidence) nichts gegen jdn in der Hand haben, keine Handhabe gegen jdn haben;

to \have the time ( know what the time is) die Uhrzeit haben, wissen, wie spät [o wie viel Uhr] es ist;

\have you got the time? kannst du mir die Uhrzeit sagen?;

( have enough time) Zeit haben;

will you \have time to finish the report today? reicht es Ihnen, den Bericht heute noch zu Ende zu schreiben?;

to not \have any [of it] ( fam) nichts von etw dat wissen wollen ( fam)

the girls tried to explain everything but Mrs Jones wasn't having any of it die Mädchen wollten alles erklären, aber Mrs. Jones wollte nichts davon hören;

to not \have sth ( not allow) etw nicht zulassen;

I won't \have it! kommt nicht in Frage [o ( fam) in die Tüte] !;

( not believe) etw nicht glauben wollen, [jdm] etw nicht abnehmen wollen;

I kept telling him you were French, but he wouldn't \have it ich habe ihm die ganze Zeit gesagt, dass du Franzose bist, aber er hat es nicht glauben wollen;

to not \have sth/sb doing sth nicht erlauben [o ( geh) zulassen], dass etw/jd etw tut;

I can't \have you doing the hoovering in my house, you're my guest! ich kann doch nicht zulassen, dass du bei mir staubsaugst, du bist schließlich mein Gast!;

to \have done with sth mit etw dat fertig sein;

to \have it in for sb ( fam) es auf jdn abgesehen haben ( fam), jdn auf dem Kieker haben (sl, fam)

to \have it in one das Zeug[s] zu etw dat haben;

her speech was really funny, I didn't think she had it in her! ihre Rede war echt witzig, ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass sie das Zeug dazu hat!;

to \have had it (fam: be broken) hinüber sein ( fam), ausgedient haben;

the old vacuum cleaner has had it der alte Staubsauger hat den Geist aufgegeben;

( be in serious trouble) geliefert [o (sl) dran] sein ( fam)

if she finds out about what you've done, you've \have it! wenn sie herausfindet, was du getan hast, ist der Ofen aus! ( fam)

to \have had it with sb/ sth ( fam) von jdm/etw die Nase [gestrichen] voll haben ( fam), jdn/etw satthaben;

I've had it with his childish behaviour! sein kindisches Benehmen steht mir bis hier oben!;

there's none to be had of sth etw ist nicht zu bekommen [o ( fam) aufzutreiben];

there's no real Italian cheese to be had round here man bekommt hier nirgendwo echten italienischen Käse n ( fam);

the \haves pl die gut Betuchten, die Reichen;

the \haves and the \have-nots die Besitzenden und die Besitzlosen

English-German students dictionary > have
5 have

§ (had, had) 1.ქონა, ყოლა; 2.ვალდებულება - უნდა წავიდე; 3.(იხმარება აგრეთვე როგორც მეშველი ზმნა) სადილობა; ჩაის დალევა.

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1 ქონა (აქვს), ყოლა (ჰყავს)

we have very little time ძალიან ცოტა დრო გვაქვს

what are we having for dinner today? დღეს სადილად რა გვაქვს?

I have many friends ბევრი მეგობარი მყავს

we had a visitor yesterday გუშინ სტუმარი გვყავდა

2 არის

a day has 24 hours დღეღამეში 24 საათია

the play has three acts პიესაში სამი მოქმედებაა

3 მიღება (მიიღებს)

we had a letter from him მისგან წერილი მივიღეთ

4 ყოფნა (ეყოფა)

he hadn't the courage to refuse უარის სათქმელად გამბედაობა არ ეყო

I have no words to express my gratitude მადლობის გამოსახატავად სიტყვები არ მყოფნის

5 ისურვებს, ინებებს

which ring will you have? რომელ ბეჭედს ინებებთ?

what wine will you have? რომელ ღვინოს ინებებთ / მიირთმევთ

will you have some more coffee? კიდევ ხომ არ გნებავთ ყავა?

6 არდაშვება, არგაშვება

I won't have it! ამას მე არ დავუშვებ! / არ მოვითმენ!

I won't have you leave without dinner უსადილოდ არ გაგიშვებ

7 - have to 1 (როგორც მოდალური ზმნა). იძულებული იქნება, მოუხდება, უნდა

we'll have to get up early ადრე ადგომა მოგვიხდება

I had to go to the dentist იძულებული გავხდი, კბილის ექიმთან წავსულიყავი

7 - have to 2 საჭირო იქნება / არ იქნება

do these trousers have to be pressed? საჭიროა ამ შარვლის დაუთოება?

you don't have to leave so early შენი ასე ადრე წასვლა არ არის საჭირო

8 (აწარმოებს კაუზატივს)

I must have my TV fixed ჩემი ტელევიზორი უნდა შევაკეთებინო

I had my pants shortened შარვალი დავამოკლებინე

9 - had better / rather ურჩევნია, ჯობია

you had better stay in bed გირჩევნია, იწვე

I'd rather / better do it myself მირჩევნია, თვითონ გავაკეთო

I had better go უმჯობესია, წავიდე

10 (იხმარება დამხმარე ზმნად)

he has gone წასულია /წავიდა

have you seen the movie? ეს ფილმი ნანახი გაქვს?

he must have gone ??

11 ვისიმე იძულება რისამე გასაკეთებლად

I'll have him come ვაიძულებ, რომ მოვიდეს / მოვიყვან

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she had an operation ოპერაცია გაიკეთ

she had breakfast / dinner / supper ისაუზმა / ისადილა / ივახშმა

what will you have to eat / drink? რას მიირთმევთ? / რას დალევთ?

I had my watch stolen საათი მომპარეს

I can't have that! ამას მე ვერ დავუშვებ!

our dog had two puppies yesterday ჩემს ძაღლს გუშინ ორი ლეკვი გაუჩნდა

the papers had it that… გაზეთებში წერენ, რომ…

as Rustaveli has it… როგორც რუსთაველსა აქვს ნათქვამი…

I have no doubt ეჭვი არ მეპარება

I'll let him have it! მე ვაჩვენებ მაგას სეირს!

you can have it your own way რაც გინდა, ის გიქნია!

she has a lively fancy ცოცხალი ფანტაზიის პატრონია

●●he still hasn't woken up to danger ჯერ კიდევ ვერ შეიგნო, თუ რა საფრთხე/ხიფათი მოელის

this book has no counterpart ეს უნიკალური წიგნია

he has a fever სიცხე აქვს

he has it at his fingers ხუთი თითივით იცის

he had a bad fall მაგრად დაეცა

had better სჯობია, უკეთესია, გირჩევნია

he had a brainwave გენიალური აზრი მოუვიდა თავში

I had a lucky break ბედმა გამიღიმა

they had breakfast ისაუზმეს

he had a gun by him რევოლვერი თან ჰქონდა

he had the cheek to say that! ამის სათქმელად თავხედობა ეყო!

she had a child ბავშვი ეყოლა

we had a great time ბრწყინვალე დრო გავატარეთ

we had a good time კარგი დრო გავატარეთ

we had a grand time ჩინებული დრო გავატრეთ

he has had a drop too much მეტი მოუვიდა, დათვრა

he had a tooth extracted კბილი ამოაღებინა

I had a job as a waiter ოფიციანტად ვმუშაობდი

●●she had her hair waved თმა დაიხვია/დაიხუჭუჭა/დაიკულულა

I wish I had known ნეტავი, მცოდნოდა

we had words წავიკამათეთ,წავკინკლავდით, ერთმანეთს წავეკიდეთ

I would help you if I had time დრო რომ მქონდეს, დაგეხმარებოდი

she had a vision that… მას ზმანება ჰქონდა/ეზმანა, რომ...

no sooner had I gone out than it started to rain როგორც კი გავედი, გაწვიმდა

I had my tooth filled კბილი დავაპლომბინე

they have had their say თავიანთი სათქმელი თქვეს

he had enough sense to refuse ჭკუა ეყო, რომ უარი ეთქვა

I had no share in the matter ამ საქმეში მონაწილეობა არ მიმიღია

he had a shave გაიპარსა

if he had known, he wouldn't have come ეს რომ სცოდნოდა, არ მოვიდოდა

if only I had known ნეტავ მცოდნოდა

he swore to his father that he hadn't done it მამას დაუფიცა, ეს არ ჩამიდენიაო

he had next to nothing on თითქმის ტიტველი იყო / არაფერი ეცვა

I didn't notice what he had on ვერ შევნიშნე, თუ რა ეცვა // მის ჩაცმულობას ყურადღება არ მივაქციე

we had a row ვიჩხუბეთ

what had he on? რა ეცვა?

I had a rough passage (გემით, თვითმფრინავით) ძნელი მგზავრობა მქონდა

I had passages with him მასთან შელაპარაკება მომივიდა

have another try კიდევ სცადე

have you seen the new arrivals? ახალჩამოსულები ნახეთ?

I have belief in God ღმერთი მწამს

I have no choice არჩევანი არა მაქვს

let's have a chat ვისაუბროთ

you'll have to face the consequences შედეგზე პასუხს აგებ!

I have nothing to do with him მასთან საერთო არაფერი მაქვს

you must have dreamt it ალბათ დაგესიზმრა

let's have a drink მოდი, დავლიოთ

have you ever been to London? ოდესმე ყოფილხარ ლონდონში?

you have nothing to fear საშიში არაფერია

let's have a quick one! მოდი, თითო-თითო გადავკრათ!

I must have my chest X-rayed გულმკერდი უნდა გავაშუქებინო

I haven't seen him for years მრავალი წელი არ მინახავს

I have a good job კარგი სამსახური მაქვს

I have a job to do საქმე მაქვს გასაკეთებელი

you have it your own way როგორც გინდა ისე მოიქეცი;

those who have tickets may enter ვისაც ბილეთები გაქვთ, შეგიძლიათ შემოხვიდეთ

I must have my hair cut თმა უნდა გავაკრეჭინო

may I have a word with you? შენთან სალაპარაკო / საქმე მაქვს

I have nothing to hide დასამალი არაფერი მაქვს

to have no use for არმოწონება

I have no use for talkative people ლაყბობის მოყვარულებს გავურბივარ

criminals have no vote დამნაშავეებს ხმის უფლება არა აქვთ

if we take 3 from 5 we'll have 2 left ხუთს თუ სამს გამოვაკლებთ, ორი დაგვრჩება

may I have a taste? შეიძლება გავსინჯო?

let me have a try მოდი, მე ვცდი

he may have missed his train იქნებ მატარებელზე დააგვიანდა

I have a mind of my own მე საკუთარი აზრი მაქვს

I have a mind to come მოსვლას ვაპირებ

I have no more patience მოთმინება აღარ მყოფნის

I have nothing to say არაფერი მაქვს სათქმელი

he should have foreseen it უნდა ეფიქრა, რომ ასე მოხდებოდა

I have no strength left ძალა გამომელია

have you anything to suggest? რას გვთავაზობ?

we have such a lot to speak about! იმდენი სალაპარაკო გვაქვს!

it must have been my imagination ალბათ მომეჩვენა

you have my sympathy თანაგიგრძნობ

you needn't have done it ეს არ უნდა გექნა

I have no time არ მცალია

I want to have nothing to do with her მასთან ურთიერთობა არ მსურს

I'd rather have tea ჩაიზე უარს არ ვიტყოდი

you will have everything you require ყველაფერი გექნება, რასაც მოითხოვ

we have him in reserve რეზერვში გვყავს

let's have a rest! დავისვენოთ!

you haven't got me right სწორად ვერ გამიგე

have as much as you please რამდენიც გნებავს, იმდენი მიირთვი

I have no money left ფული აღარ დამრჩა

●●as luck would have it… ბედმა ისე ინება, რომ...

as ill luck would have it… თითქოსდა ჯიბრზე...

she has the best of everything ყველაფერი საუკეთესო აქვს

she has nothing beyond her pension პენსიის გარდა სხვა შემოსავალი არა აქვს

English-Georgian dictionary > have
6 it

it [ɪt]

pronoun

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► When it is used with a preposition, eg above it, in it, of it, look up the other word.

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   a. (masculine subject) il ; (feminine subject) elle

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► If it stands for a noun which is masculine in French, use il. Use elle if the French noun is feminine.

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• where's the sugar? -- it's on the table où est le sucre ? -- il est sur la table

• our TV is old but it works notre télévision est vieille mais elle marche

• don't have the soup, it's awful ne prends pas la soupe, elle est dégoûtante

• you can't have that room, it's mine tu ne peux pas avoir cette chambre, c'est la mienne

• this picture isn't a Picasso, it's a fake ce (tableau) n'est pas un vrai Picasso, c'est un faux

   b. (masculine object) le ; (feminine object) la ; (before vowel or silent "h") l'

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► The French pronoun precedes the verb, except in positive commands.

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• there's a croissant left, do you want it? il reste un croissant, tu le veux ?

• she dropped the earring and couldn't find it elle a laissé tomber la boucle d'oreille et n'a pas réussi à la retrouver

• he borrowed lots of money and never paid it back il a emprunté beaucoup d'argent et ne l'a jamais remboursé

• the sauce is delicious, taste it! cette sauce est délicieuse, goûte-la !

   c. (indirect object) lui

• she let the dog in and gave it a drink elle a laissé entrer le chien et lui a donné à boire

   d. (unspecific) ce

• what is it? [thing] qu'est-ce que c'est ?

• who is it? qui est-ce ? ; (at the door) qui est là ?

• it's no use ça ne sert à rien

• it's poor countries who suffer most ce sont les pays pauvres qui en souffrent le plus

• it was your father who phoned c'est ton père qui a téléphoné

• she really thinks she's it (inf) elle se prend vraiment pour le nombril du monde (inf)

► that's it! (approval, agreement) c'est ça ! ; (achievement, dismay) ça y est ! ; (anger) ça suffit !

► it's + adjective + to

• it's hard to understand c'est difficile à comprendre

• it's easy to understand this point of view ce point de vue est facile à comprendre

• it's annoying to think we didn't need to pay so much on n'aurait pas eu besoin de payer autant, c'est agaçant

   e. (weather, time, date) it's hot today il fait chaud aujourd'hui

• it's 3 o'clock il est 3 heures

• it's Wednesday 16 October nous sommes (le) mercredi 16 octobre

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[ɪt]
pronoun

1) ( in questions)

who is it? — qui est-ce?, qui c'est? (colloq)

it's me — c'est moi

where is it? — ( of object) où est-il/elle?; ( of place) où est-ce?, où est-ce que c'est?, c'est où? (colloq)

what is it? — (of object, noise etc) qu'est-ce que c'est?, c'est quoi? (colloq); (what's happening?) qu'est-ce qui se passe?; (what is the matter?) qu'est-ce qu'il y a?

how was it? — comment cela s'est-il passé?, ça s'est passé comment? (colloq)

2) Games

you're it! — c'est toi le chat!

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I didn't have it in me to refuse — je n'ai pas eu le cœur de refuser

the worst of it is that — ce qu'il y a de pire là-dedans c'est que

that's it! — ( in triumph) voilà!, ça y est!; ( in anger) ça suffit!

English-French dictionary > it
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it ⇒ Usage note: it pron

1 ( in questions) who is it? qui est-ce?, qui c'est ○ ? ; it's me c'est moi ; where is it? où est-il/elle?, où est-ce que c'est?, c'est où ○ ? ; what is it? (of object, noise etc) qu'est-ce que c'est?, c'est quoi ○ ? ; ( what's happening?) qu'est-ce qui se passe? ; ( what is the matter?) qu'est-ce qu'il y a? ; how was it? comment cela s'est-il passé?, ça s'est passé comment ○ ? ;

2 Games you're it! c'est toi le chat!

Idioms

I didn't have it in me to refuse je n'ai pas eu le cœur de refuser ; he's just not got it in him to do any better il ne peut vraiment pas faire mieux ; the best/worst of it is that ce qu'il y a de mieux/de pire la-dedans c'est que ; that's it! ( in triumph) voilà!, ça y est! ; ( in anger) ça suffit! ; we've had it now ○ ! on est fichu ○ ! ; the cooker's had it ○ ! la cuisinière est fichue ○ ! ; I've had it (with this job) j'en ai ras le bol ○ (de ce travail) ; to have it in for sb ○ en vouloir à qn ; to be with it ○ être branché ○, être dans le vent.

Big English-French dictionary > it
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avant [avɑ̃]

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1. preposition

2. adverb

3. masculine noun

4. invariable adjective

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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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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

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > avant

9 suponer

v.

1 to suppose.

supongo que ya habrán llegado I suppose o expect (that) they'll have arrived by now

supongo que sí/no I suppose o expect so/not

supongamos que me niego supposing I refuse

es de suponer que se disculparán I would expect them to apologize

suponiendo que… supposing o assuming that…

María supone bien Mary supposes well.

Esto supone un riesgo This entails a risk.

2 to involve, to entail.

Supone muchos peligros It involves much danger.

3 to mean.

4 to imagine.

lo suponía I guessed as much

te suponía mayor I thought you were older

5 to be important.

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suponer

Conjugation model [ PONER], like link=poner poner (pp supuesto,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to suppose, assume

■ supongamos que dice la verdad let's suppose he's telling the truth

2 (significar) to mean

3 (conllevar) to mean, entail, require

4 (adivinar) to guess; (imaginar) to imagine, think

■ lo suponía I thought as much

5 (creer) to think

► nombre masculino

1 familiar supposition

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FRASEOLOGÍA

como es de suponer as is to be expected

ser de suponer to be likely

■ es de suponer que no miente he isn't likely to be lying

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verb

1) to suppose, presume

2) assume

3) involve

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( pp supuesto)
1. VT

1) (=imaginar) to imagine

estoy muy satisfecho, como puedes suponer — I'm very pleased, as you can imagine

ya puedes suponer lo que pasó — you can guess o imagine what happened

le pagaron, supongamos, diez millones — he was paid, say, ten million

• es de suponer, es de suponer que haya protestas — I would imagine there will be protests, presumably there will be protests

están muy apenados, como es de suponer — they are very upset, as you would expect

como era de suponer, llegaron tarde — as was to be expected, they arrived late

2)

• suponer que — [intentando adivinar] to imagine that, suppose that, guess that *; [como hipótesis] to suppose that; [dando por sentado] to assume that, presume that

supongo que necesitaréis unas vacaciones — I imagine o suppose you'll need a holiday, I guess you'll need a holiday *

sí, supongo que tienes razón — yes, I suppose you're right, yes, I guess you're right *

eso nos hace suponer que ha habido un cambio de actitud — this would suggest (to us) that there has been a change of attitude

supón que tuvieras mucho dinero, ¿qué harías? — suppose o supposing you had a lot of money, what would you do?

suponiendo que todo salga según lo previsto — assuming o presuming everything goes according to plan

• supongo que no, -¿crees que llegará tarde? -no lo sé, supongo que no — "do you think he'll be late?" - "I don't know, I don't suppose so"

-no será fácil -no, supongo que no — "it won't be easy" - "no, I suppose not"

supongo que no habrá problemas — I don't suppose there will be any problems

• supongo que sí — I suppose so, I imagine so, I guess so *

3) (=atribuir)
[con objeto indirecto de persona]
os suponía informados de este asunto — I assumed o presumed you had been informed about this matter

le suponía mucho más inteligente — I had imagined him to be more intelligent

le supongo unos 60 años — I would say o guess he's about 60

se le supone una gran antigüedad — it is thought o believed to be very old

el equipo no mostró la calidad que se le suponía — the team did not show the talent expected of them o they had been credited with

4) (=implicar) to mean

la mudanza no nos supondrá grandes gastos — the move won't mean o involve a lot of expense for us

nuestra amistad supone mucho para mí — our friendship means a great deal to me

el nuevo método supuso una auténtica revolución — the new method brought about a complete revolution

2.

See:

suponerse

3.

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• un suponer, a ver, un suponer, si tú fueras su marido, ¿qué harías? — OK, just supposing you were her husband, what would you do?

si te ofrecen el puesto, es un suponer, ¿lo aceptarías? — supposing o suppose they were to offer you the job, would you accept?

supongamos, es solo un suponer, que eso sea verdad — let us suppose, for the sake of argument, that it is true

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I
masculino

si quebraran, es un suponer,... — suppose o supposing they were to go bankrupt,...

si, es un suponer, perdieses tu trabajo... — just supposing for the sake of argument that you were to lose your job
II
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( tomar como hipótesis) to suppose, assume

supongamos que lo que dice es cierto — let's suppose o assume what he says is true

suponiendo que todo salga bien — assuming everything goes OK

supongamos que los dos ángulos son iguales — let us suppose o assume that both angles are equal

b) ( imaginar)

supongo que tienes razón — I suppose you're right

nada hacía suponer que... — there was nothing to suggest that...

¿va a venir hoy? - supongo que sí — is she coming today? - I should think so o I imagine so

es de suponer que se lo habrán dicho — presumably o I should think o I would imagine he's been told

se supone que empieza a las nueve — it's supposed to start at nine

c) ( atribuir) (+ me/te/le etc)

le suponía más edad — I imagined o thought he was older

se le suponía un valor aproximado de... — it was thought to be worth approximately...

2) (significar, implicar) to mean

supuso mucho trabajo — it involved a great deal of work

eso supondría tener que empezar desde el principio — that would mean having to start from the beginning again; (+ me/te/le etc)

ese negocio no le supuso ningún beneficio — that deal didn't make him any profit

no me supone ninguna molestia — it's no trouble at all

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= assume, entail, guess, involve, mean, presume, surmise, suppose, gather, account for.

Ex. The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.

Ex. Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.

Ex. 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.

Ex. Generating author indexes or catalogues involves creating headings from author's names, that is the names of persons or organisations.

Ex. These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.

Ex. We presumed this principle of organization in the case of searching the public library for a document about programmed instruction.

Ex. One is to read a portion of the newspaper and to surmise under what headings it has been indexed.

Ex. Suppose we are searching for information about the subject 'The use of television in remedial teaching in primary schools'.

Ex. The script was improvised on an outline which, I gathered, was the result of three sessions' hard talking to decide whose ideas out of the many suggested should be used.

Ex. The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.

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* como cabría suponer = as might be expected.

* es de suponer que = presumably.

* gastos que no suponen un gran desembolso de dinero = out-of-pocket costs.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.

* que supone = associated with.

* según cabe suponer = presumably, supposedly.

* según sabe suponer = allegedly.

* suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.

* suponer peligro = hold + danger.

* suponerse que + Subjuntivo = be alleged + Infinitivo.

* suponer una avance sobre = move + one away from.

* suponer una diferencia sobre = move + one away from.

* suponer un avance = be a step forward.

* suponer un cambio = bring about + change.

* supongo que = I daresay that.

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I
masculino

si quebraran, es un suponer,... — suppose o supposing they were to go bankrupt,...

si, es un suponer, perdieses tu trabajo... — just supposing for the sake of argument that you were to lose your job
II
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( tomar como hipótesis) to suppose, assume

supongamos que lo que dice es cierto — let's suppose o assume what he says is true

suponiendo que todo salga bien — assuming everything goes OK

supongamos que los dos ángulos son iguales — let us suppose o assume that both angles are equal

b) ( imaginar)

supongo que tienes razón — I suppose you're right

nada hacía suponer que... — there was nothing to suggest that...

¿va a venir hoy? - supongo que sí — is she coming today? - I should think so o I imagine so

es de suponer que se lo habrán dicho — presumably o I should think o I would imagine he's been told

se supone que empieza a las nueve — it's supposed to start at nine

c) ( atribuir) (+ me/te/le etc)

le suponía más edad — I imagined o thought he was older

se le suponía un valor aproximado de... — it was thought to be worth approximately...

2) (significar, implicar) to mean

supuso mucho trabajo — it involved a great deal of work

eso supondría tener que empezar desde el principio — that would mean having to start from the beginning again; (+ me/te/le etc)

ese negocio no le supuso ningún beneficio — that deal didn't make him any profit

no me supone ninguna molestia — it's no trouble at all

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= assume, entail, guess, involve, mean, presume, surmise, suppose, gather, account for.

Ex: The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.

Ex: Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.

Ex: 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.

Ex: Generating author indexes or catalogues involves creating headings from author's names, that is the names of persons or organisations.

Ex: These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.

Ex: We presumed this principle of organization in the case of searching the public library for a document about programmed instruction.

Ex: One is to read a portion of the newspaper and to surmise under what headings it has been indexed.

Ex: Suppose we are searching for information about the subject 'The use of television in remedial teaching in primary schools'.

Ex: The script was improvised on an outline which, I gathered, was the result of three sessions' hard talking to decide whose ideas out of the many suggested should be used.

Ex: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.

* como cabría suponer = as might be expected.

* es de suponer que = presumably.

* gastos que no suponen un gran desembolso de dinero = out-of-pocket costs.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.

* que supone = associated with.

* según cabe suponer = presumably, supposedly.

* según sabe suponer = allegedly.

* suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.

* suponer peligro = hold + danger.

* suponerse que + Subjuntivo = be alleged + Infinitivo.

* suponer una avance sobre = move + one away from.

* suponer una diferencia sobre = move + one away from.

* suponer un avance = be a step forward.

* suponer un cambio = bring about + change.

* supongo que = I daresay that.

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suponer¹

masculine

imagínate que te toca la lotería, es un suponer, ¿qué harías? imagine you won the lottery, just supposing, what would you do?

si la empresa quebrara, es un suponer, … just suppose o just supposing the company were to go bankrupt, …, if the company were to go bankrupt, just for the sake of argument, …

suponer² [ E22 ]

vt

A

1 (tomar como hipótesis) to suppose

supongamos que lo que dice es cierto let's suppose o assume what he says is true

suponiendo que todo salga como está previsto assuming everything goes according to plan

supongamos que los dos ángulos son iguales let us suppose o assume that both angles are equal

ni aun suponiendo que fuera verdad, no tiene derecho a hablar así even supposing it were true, he has no right to talk like that

2

(imaginar): supuse que ibas a comprarlo tú I thought o presumed o assumed you were going to buy it

supongo que tienes razón I suppose you're right

nada hacía suponer que ocurriría una cosa así there was nothing to suggest o there was no reason to suppose that something like that would happen

¿va a venir hoy? — supongo que sí is she coming today? — I should think so o I imagine so

es de suponer que se lo habrán dicho presumably o I should think o I would assume o I would imagine he's been told

era de suponer que se lo iban a dar it was to be expected that they would give it to him

se supone que tendría que empezar a las nueve it's supposed to start at nine

¿dónde se supone que vamos? where are we supposed o meant to be going?

3 (atribuir) (+ me/te/le etc):

le suponía más edad I imagined o thought he was older

se le suponen propiedades medicinales it is believed o held to have medicinal qualities

al cuadro se le suponía un valor aproximado de … the painting was thought to be worth approximately …

B (significar, implicar) to mean

el proyecto supondrá una inversión de cinco millones de dólares the project will mean an investment of five million dollars

la preparación del congreso supuso cinco meses de trabajo the preparation for the convention involved o took five months' work

eso supondría tener que empezar desde el principio that would mean having to start from the beginning again

(+ me/te/le etc): ese negocio no le supuso ningún beneficio that deal didn't make him any profit

no me supone problema ninguno/ninguna molestia it's no trouble at all

el traslado nos va a suponer muchos inconvenientes the move will cause us a great deal of inconvenience, the move will mean o will involve a great deal of inconvenience

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suponer ( conjugate suponer) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( tomar como hipótesis) to suppose, assume;

◊ supongamos que lo que dice es cierto let's suppose o assume what he says is true;

suponiendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes OK
b) ( imaginar):

◊ supongo que tienes razón I suppose you're right;

¿va a venir hoy? — supongo que sí is she coming today? — I should think so o I suppose so;
es de suponer que se lo habrán dicho presumably o I should think he's been told;
se supone que empieza a las nueve it's supposed to start at nine
2 (significar, implicar) to mean;
◊ eso supondría tener que repetirlo that would mean having to do it again

suponer verbo transitivo
1 (creer, imaginar) to suppose: supongamos que..., let's assume o suppose that...
supongo que me llamarán, I presume they're going to phone me
supongo que sí, I suppose so
se supone que acaba a las seis, it's supposed to finish at six
se supone que él es el entendido, he's supposed to be the expert
te suponía en París, I thought you were in Paris
2 (conllevar, significar) to mean, involve: no supone ningún riesgo, it doesn't involve any risk
(la amistad, el aprecio) to mean ➣ Ver nota en mean
♦ Locuciones: ser de suponer: es de suponer que se lo han contado, presumably o I would imagine she's been told
ser un suponer, to be conjecture
' suponer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
condicionamiento
- creer
- esperar
- hacer
- imaginar
- imaginarse
- jugar
- significar
- asumir
- supuse
English:
assume
- entail
- expect
- guess
- imagine
- imply
- involve
- mean
- pose
- presumably
- presume
- suppose
- surmise
- take
- say

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suponer

♦ nm

imagino que nos invitarán – eso es un suponer I imagine they'll invite us – that's pure conjecture o you can't say for sure;

imagina, y es un suponer, que te quedas sin dinero imagine, for the sake of argument, that you didn't have any money

♦ vt

1. [creer, presuponer] to suppose;

supongo que ya habrán llegado I suppose o expect (that) they'll have arrived by now;

supongo que tienes razón I suppose o guess you're right;

supongo que sí/no I suppose o expect so/not;

supongamos que me niego supposing I refuse;

es de suponer que se disculparán I would expect them to apologize;

es de suponer una nueva bajada de los tipos de interés a further drop in interest rates seems likely, we can expect a further drop in interest rates;

al final lo perdí todo – era de suponer in the end I lost everything – it was only to be expected o that's hardly surprising;

nada hacía suponer que… there was nothing to suggest that…;

todo hacía suponer que se llegaría a un acuerdo everything pointed to an agreement;

suponiendo que… supposing o assuming that…;

suponiendo que no te moleste as long as o assuming it doesn't bother you

2. [implicar] to involve, to entail;

una dieta así supone mucho sacrificio a diet like that involves a lot of sacrifices;

esto nos supone un cambio de planes this involves o entails o means a change of plan for us;

no me supuso ningún esfuerzo it was no trouble (for me)

3. [significar] to mean;

supone mucho para mí it means a lot to me;

este descubrimiento supone un importante avance para la ciencia this discovery constitutes a major advance for science

4. [conjeturar] to imagine;

lo suponía I guessed as much;

te suponía mayor I thought you were older

♦ See also the pronominal verb suponerse

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suponer

<part supuesto> v/t suppose, assume;

supongamos que … let’s suppose o assume that …;

supongo que sí I suppose so

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suponer {60} vt

1) presumir: to suppose, to assume

supongo que sí: I guess so, I suppose so

se supone que van a llegar mañana: they're supposed to arrive tomorrow

2) : to imply, to suggest

3) : to involve, to entail

el éxito supone mucho trabajo: success involves a lot of work

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suponer vb

1. (creer) to suppose / to expect

supongo que sí I suppose so

supongo que llegará mañana I expect he'll arrive tomorrow

2. (significar) to mean [pt. & pp. meant]

su familia supone mucho para ella her family means a lot to her

3. (implicar, conllevar) to involve / to be

supone demasiados gastos it involves too much expense

supone un riesgo para la salud it is bad for your health

supongamos que... supposing...

Spanish-English dictionary > suponer

10 volere

1. v/t and v/i want

vorrei... I would or I'd like...

vorrei partire I'd like to leave

volere dire mean

volere bene a qualcuno ( amare) love someone

ci vogliono dieci mesi it takes ten months

senza volere without meaning to

2. m will

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volere v.tr.

1 ( per esprimere volontà o desiderio) to want; to wish; ( nel significato di piacere, gradire) to like (costr. pers.); (al cond. pres.) would like, (al cond. pass.) would have liked: voglio andare a casa, I want to go home; vogliamo parlare col direttore, we want (o wish) to speak to the manager; non vuole vederti, he doesn't want to see you; che cosa vuoi?, what do you want?; quando vuole partire?, when does he want (o wish) to leave?; vuoi andare al cinema stasera?, do you want to go to the cinema tonight?; chi vuole, può uscire, anyone who wishes to leave may do so; voleva restare solo, he wanted to be left alone; non volevano spendere troppo, they didn't want to spend too much; ha voluto sapere tutto, he wanted to know everything; se volesse, volendo, potrebbe fare da solo, if he wanted to, he could do it by himself; fa' come vuoi, do as you like; puoi andare quando vuoi, you can go when you like; potete fare tutto quello che volete, you can do anything you like; vorrei del vino, I'd like some wine; vorremmo una casa più grande, we'd like a bigger house; vorrei vedere delle scarpe da tennis, I'd like to see some tennis shoes; vorrebbe iscriversi all'università, he would like to go to university; avrei voluto dirtelo, ma mi è mancato il coraggio, I would have liked to tell you, but I didn't dare; avrei voluto venire prima, I'd have liked to come sooner; vuole che io studi di più, he wants me to study harder; vuoi che venga con te?, do you want me to come with you?; volete che vi accompagni a casa?, do you want me to take you home?; non volevo che facessi tutto questo per me, I didn't want you to do all this for me; i genitori volevano che diventasse avvocato, his parents wanted him to become a lawyer; vorrebbe che restassimo con lei, she would like us to stay with her; avrei tanto voluto che fossi arrivato prima, I wish you had arrived sooner // anche volendo, neanche a volerlo, even if you tried (o wanted to): anche volendo, è impossibile sbagliare, you couldn't go wrong, even if you tried (o wanted to) // non volendo, senza volere, ( senza intenzione) without wishing (o wanting) to: l'ho offeso senza volerlo, I offended him without wishing (o wanting) to // volere qlcu. per, come..., to want s.o. for (o as)...: nessuno lo vorrebbe per, come socio, nobody would like him for (o as) a partner // che tu, egli ecc. lo voglia o no, whether you like it or not, whether he likes it or not etc.

2 (per esprimere desiderio intenso, gener. irrealizzabile) to wish (con cong. se riferito al pres. o pass.; con cond. se riferito al futuro e talvolta al pres.): vorrei non averlo mai conosciuto, I wish I had never met him; vorrei averti ascoltato, I wish I had listened to you; vorrei che venisse ogni giorno, I wish he came every day; come vorrei che tu fossi con noi!, (how) I wish you were here!; vorrei, avrei voluto esserci anch'io!, I wish I were there too! (o I wish I'd been there too!); avrebbe voluto che il tempo si fermasse, he wished time could have stopped still; vorrebbe essere più giovane, he wishes he were younger; vorrei poterti credere!, I wish I could believe you!; avremmo voluto poterti stare vicino, we wish we could have been with you

3 (per esprimere determinazione, volontà intensa) (pres. indic. e cong.) will; (pass. indic. e cong.; cond.) would; (se seguito da compl. ogg. o da che + v. al cong.) will have, would have (seguiti dal v. all'inf. senza to): voglio riuscire!, I will succeed! (o I'm determined to succeed); non voglio più tornarci!, I will never go there again!; gli hanno proibito di fumare, ma lui non vuole smettere, he's been told not to smoke, but he won't give up; avrebbe potuto farlo, ma non ha voluto, he could have done it, but he wouldn't (o but he refused to); non vollero aiutarci, they wouldn't (o they refused to) help us; non voglio scuse, I won't have any excuses; non voglio assolutamente che lui parli così, I won't have him speaking like that; voglio ( che) sappiate che..., I'll have you know that... // voleva vincere a tutti i costi, he was determined to win // il cavallo s'impennò e non volle più andare avanti, the horse reared and refused to go on // l'auto non vuole partire oggi, (fam.) the car won't start today; questo cassetto non vuole chiudersi, (fam.) this drawer won't close

4 ( in formule di cortesia) ( nelle richieste) will, can; would, would mind; ( nelle offerte) will have, would like: vorresti aprire la finestra?, would you open (o do you mind opening o would you mind opening) the window?; vuoi passarmi quelle carte, per favore?, will (o can) you pass me those papers, please? (o would you pass me those papers?); vuoi qualcosa da mangiare?, will you have (o would you like) something to eat?; non vorresti entrare?, won't you come in?; non volete accomodarvi?, won't you sit down?; vuol essere così gentile da..., will you be so kind as to... // (comm.) vogliate informarci al più presto possibile, please let us know as soon as possible

5 ( essere disposto a) to be* willing (to); ( essere intenzionato a) to be* going (to): gli hanno offerto il posto di direttore, ma non vuole accettare, he has been offered the directorship, but he isn't willing to (o he isn't going to) accept; non vogliono pagare una cifra così alta, they are not willing (o they are unwilling) to pay such a high price; non voglio assumermi tutta la responsabilità, I'm not going to take all the responsibility

6 (con riferimento a una volontà superiore, nel significato di disporre, stabilire) to will: come Dio vuole, as God wills; il cielo, il destino ha voluto così, heaven, fate has willed it so // se Dio vuole, domani siamo a casa, God willing, we'll be home tomorrow // come Dio volle, arrivarono a casa, somehow they managed to get home // Dio lo voglia!, God grant it!; Dio non voglia!, God forbid!; Dio volesse che non l'avessi mai incontrato!, would to God I'd never met him! // non cade foglia che Dio non voglia, (prov.) God watches over all things

7 ( dire, imporre, sostenere) to state, to say*: la legge vuole che..., the law states (o says) that... // la leggenda vuole che Roma fosse fondata da Romolo, legend has it that Rome was founded by Romulus // si vuole che egli fosse un grande condottiero, they say he was a great leader

8 ( permettere) to let*, to allow: i suoi genitori non volevano che uscisse sola la sera, her parents wouldn't let her go out (o wouldn't allow her to go out) alone in the evening; se la mamma vuole, verrò con voi, I'll come with you if Mum lets me; non ha voluto che pagassi io il conto, he wouldn't let me pay (o he wouldn't allow me to pay) the bill

9 ( esigere, pretendere) to expect, to want, to demand, to exact; ( far pagare) to want, to charge, to ask (for): vuole troppo dai suoi dipendenti, he expects (o wants o demands o exacts) too much from his employees; ma che cosa vogliono ancora da me?, what else do they expect from (o of) me?; vuole 1.600 euro per questa auto usata, he wants 1,600 euros for this second-hand car; quanto volete per vitto e alloggio?, how much do you charge for board and lodging?; quanto vogliono per quell'appartamento?, how much are they asking for that flat?; quanto ha voluto per riparare il televisore?, how much did he charge for repairing the TV set?

10 ( aver bisogno di, richiedere) to need, to want, to require, to take*: sono piante che vogliono molte cure, they are plants that need (o want o require) a lot of care; è un verbo che vuole il congiuntivo, it's a verb that requires (o takes) the subjunctive // ti vogliono al telefono, you're wanted on the phone // ogni frutto vuole la sua stagione, (prov.) there's a time and place for everything

11 (con v. impers., nel significato di essere prossimo, imminente, probabile) to be going (to); to look (like): vuol piovere, sembra che voglia piovere, it looks like rain (o it's going to rain); non pare che voglia rasserenarsi, it doesn't look as if it's going to clear up

12 voler dire, to mean*: che cosa vuoi dire ( con questo)?, what do you mean (by this)?; che cosa vuol dire questa parola?, what does this word mean?; che cosa volevi dire con quell'occhiata?, what did you mean by that look?; ciò vuol dire che abbiamo sbagliato tutto, that means we got it all wrong; questo non vuol dir niente, this doesn'

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: volere o no, volere o volare (fam.), willy-nilly // non vorrei sbagliarmi, ma..., I may be wrong, but... // vorrei vedere che egli fosse d'accordo, I bet he won't agree // non volevo convincermi che..., I couldn't believe that... // qui ti voglio!, that's the rub! // voler bene, to love, to be fond of; voler male, to hate, ( serbare rancore) to bear ill will (o to bear a grudge o to hold it against s.o.); non volermene, don't bear me a grudge (o don't hold it against me) // che vuoi, che volete, cosa vuole?, what do you expect? (o what can I do?); che volete, sono ragazzi!, what do you expect, they're (only) teenagers! // te la sei voluta, you asked for it // volere è potere, where there's a will, there's a way.

volere s.m. ( volontà) will: lo feci contro il volere di mio padre, I did it against my father's will; sia fatto il volere di Dio, God's will be done; tutto dipende dal volere di Dio, everything depends on the will of God // a mio, tuo volere, as I, you like; di mio, tuo ecc. volere, ( spontaneamente) of my own, your own etc. accord // di buon volere, readily // concordia di voleri, concurrence of wishes // i divini voleri, the Divine Will.

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1. [vo'lere]
vb irreg vt (nei tempi composti prende l'ausiliare del verbo che accompagna)
1) (gen) to want

voglio una risposta da voi — I want an answer from you

voglio che ti lavi le mani — I want you to wash your hands

che tu lo voglia o no — whether you like it or not

vuol venire a tutti i costi — he wants to come at all costs

quanto vuole per quel quadro? — how much does he want for that painting?

voglio comprare una macchina nuova — I want to buy a new car

che cosa vuoi che faccia? — what do you want me to do?

2)

(desiderare) vorrei del pane — I would like some bread

vorrei farlo/che tu lo facessi — I would like to do it/you to do it

mi vorrebbero vedere sposato — they would like to see me married, they would like me to marry

se volete, possiamo partire subito — if you like o want, we can leave right away

come vuoi — as you like

devo pagare subito o posso pagare domani? - come vuole — do I have to pay now or can I pay tomorrow? - as you prefer

volevo parlartene — I meant to talk to you about it

se volesse potrebbe farcela — he could do it if he wanted to

vuole un po' di caffè? — would you like some coffee?

adesso vorrei andarmene — i'd like to go now

vorrebbe andare in America — she'd like to go to America

3)

(con funzione di richiesta o offerta) vuole o vorrebbe essere così gentile da...? — would you be so kind as to...?

vuoi chiudere la finestra? — would you mind closing the window?

non vuole accomodarsi? — won't you sit down?

vogliamo sederci? — shall we sit down?

prendine quanto vuoi — help yourself, take as many (o much) as you like

ne vuoi ancora? — would you like some more?

vuoi che io faccia qualcosa? — would you like me to do something?, shall I do something?

ma vuoi star zitto! — oh, do be quiet!

4)

(consentire) se la padrona di casa vuole, ti posso ospitare — if my landlady agrees I can put you up

ho chiesto di parlargli, ma non ha voluto ricevermi — I asked to have a word with him but he wouldn't see me

la macchina non vuole partire — the car won't start

parla bene l'inglese quando vuole — he can speak English well when he has a mind to o when he feels like it

5) (aspettarsi) to want, expect, (richiedere) to want, require, demand

che cosa vuoi da me? — what do you want from me?, what do you expect of me?

la tradizione vuole che... — custom requires that...

vuole troppo dai suoi studenti — he expects too much of his students

il verbo transitivo vuole il complemento oggetto — transitive verbs require a direct object

6)

volerne a qn — to have sth against sb, have a grudge against sb, bear sb a grudge

me ne vuole ancora per quello che gli ho fatto — he still bears me a grudge for what I did to him

non me ne volere — don't hold it against me

7)

voler dire (che)... — (significare) to mean (that)...

cosa vuol dire questa parola? — what does this word mean?

se non puoi oggi vorrà dire che ci vediamo domani — if you can't make it today, I'll see you tomorrow

vuoi dire che non parti più? — do you mean that you're not leaving after all?

voglio dire... — (per correggersi) I mean...

volevo ben dire! — I thought as much!

8) (ritenere) to think

la leggenda vuole che... — legend has it that...

si vuole che anche lui sia coinvolto nella faccenda — he is also thought to be involved in the matter

9)

volerci — (essere necessario: materiale, attenzione) to need, (tempo) to take

ci vuol ben altro per farmi arrabbiare — it'll take a lot more than that to make me angry

quanto ci vuole per andare da Roma a Firenze? — to how long does it take to go from Rome to Florence?

quanta farina ci vuole per questa torta? — how much flour do you need to make this cake?

ci vorrebbe un bel caffè — a nice cup of coffee is just what's needed

è quel che ci vuole — it's just what is needed

ce ne vuole per farglielo entrare nella zucca — it's not easy to get it into his thick skull

per una giacca ci vogliono quattro metri di stoffa — you need four metres of material to make a jacket

ci vuole il pane — we need bread

10)

(fraseologia) voler bene a qn — (amore) to love sb, (affetto) to be fond of sb, like sb very much

volesse il cielo che... — God grant that...

se Dio vuole — God willing

voler male a qn — to dislike sb

sembra che voglia piovere — it looks like rain

sembra che voglia mettersi al bello — the weather seems to be clearing up

volere è potere — where there's a will there's a way

qui ti voglio — that's the problem

non vorrei sbagliarmi, ma... — I may be wrong, but...

senza volere — unwittingly, without meaning to, unintentionally

l'ho spinto senza volere — I accidentally pushed him

chi troppo vuole nulla stringe — (Proverbio) don't ask for too much or you may come away empty-handed

te la sei voluta — you asked for it

voglio vedere se rifiuta — I bet she doesn't refuse

vorrei proprio vedere! — I'm not at all surprised!, that doesn't surprise me in the slightest!

vuoi... vuoi... — either... or...

2. vr (volersi)

(uso reciproco)

volersi bene — (amore) to love each other, (affetto) to be fond of o like each other

3. sm

will, wish(es)

contro il volere di — against the wishes of

per volere del padre — in obedience to his father's will o wishes

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I 1. [vo'lere]
verbo modale

1) (intendere) to want; (desiderare) would like; (più forte) to wish

vuole andare a sciare — she wants to go skiing

vuole fare l'astronauta — he wants o would like to be an astronaut

vorrebbero andare a casa — they wish o would like to go home

volevo dirvi che — I wanted to tell you that

avrei voluto vedere te! — colloq. I'd like to have seen you!

non vorrei disturbarla — I don't want to put you out

vorrei avere un milione di dollari — I wish I had a million dollars

2) (in offerte o richieste cortesi)

vuoi bere qualcosa? — would you like to have a drink?

vorrei parlarle in privato — I'd like to speak to you in private

vuoi venire con noi? — will you come with us?

3) (in frasi interrogative, con valore di imperativo)

vuoi stare zitto? — will you shut up!

vuoi chiudere quella porta? — close that door, will you?

4) colloq. (in frasi negative) (riuscire)

il motore non vuole mettersi in moto — the engine won't start

la mia ferita non vuole guarire — my wound won't heal

5) voler dire (significare) to mean*

cosa vuoi dire? — what do you mean?

che cosa vuol dire questa parola? — what does this word mean?

non vorrai dire che è medico? — you don't mean to tell me he's a doctor?
2.
verbo transitivo

1) (essere risoluto a ottenere) to want

voglio una relazione dettagliata per domani mattina — I want a detailed report by tomorrow morning

vuole la tua felicità — she wants you to be happy

vuole che tutto sia finito per le 8 — she wants everything finished by 8 o'clock

vuoi proprio che te lo dica? il tuo amico è un imbroglione — I hate to say it, but your friend is a crook

che tu lo voglia o no — whether you like it or not

2) (desiderare)

vorrei una macchina — I'd like to have a car

vorrei che fosse qui — I wish he were here

3) (con complemento predicativo)

suo padre lo vuole dottore — his father wants him to become a doctor

4) (in offerte o richieste cortesi)

vorrei un chilo di pere, un bicchier d'acqua — I'd like a kilo of pears, a glass of water

volevo una birra — colloq. I'd like a beer

vuoi qualcosa da bere? — would you like (to have) a drink?

5) (preferire)

vieni quando vuoi — come whenever you want o like

"cosa facciamo questa sera?" - "quello che vuoi tu" — "what shall we do tonight?" - "whatever you like"

vorrei che tu non tornassi a casa da sola — I'd rather you didn't come home alone

6) (pretendere)

come vuoi che ti creda? — how could I believe you?

cosa vuoi di più? — what more could you ask (for)?

cos'altro vogliono da noi? — what else o more do they want of us?

7) (richiedere)

quanto vuole per la bicicletta? — how much is she asking for her bicycle?

quanto ha voluto per riparare la lavastoviglie? — how much did he charge for repairing the dishwasher?

8) (cercare)

il capo ti vuole nel suo ufficio — the boss wants you in his office

ti vogliono al telefono — you're wanted on the phone

9) (permettere)

non posso venire, mia madre non vuole — I can't come, my mother doesn't want me to

10) (necessitare) to require, to need

queste piante vogliono un clima umido — these plants require o need a humid climate

questo verbo vuole il congiuntivo — this verb requires o takes the subjunctive

11) (prescrivere)

la leggenda vuole che — legend has it that

come vuole la leggenda, la tradizione — as legend, tradition has it

12) (ritenere)

alcuni vogliono che si trattasse di un complotto — some people believe it was a conspiracy

c'è chi lo vuole innocente — some people think he is innocent

13) volerci (essere necessario) to take*, to be* needed, to be* required

ci vuole pazienza — it takes o you need patience

ci vorrebbe un uomo come lui — we need a man like him

ci vorrebbe una persona robusta per fare quello — it would take a strong person to do that

ci vuole un po' di pioggia — some rain is necessary

quanto zucchero ci vuole per la torta? — how much sugar is needed for the cake?

volerci molto (tempo) — to take long

quanto ci vuole per arrivare a Venezia? — how long does it take to get to Venice?

ci vogliono sei ore — it takes six hours

ci vogliono 500 euro per il volo — you'll need 500 euros for the flight

con quel vestito ci vorrebbe un foulard rosso — (addirsi) a red scarf would go well with that dress

con la carne ci vuole il vino rosso — red wine should be drunk with meat

14) volerne (gradire) to want

non ne voglio più — I don't want any more

prendine quanto ne vuoi — take as much as you please o want

volerne a qcn. — (serbare rancore) to bear BE o hold AE a grudge against sb., to bear sb. ill will
3.
verbo pronominale volersi

1) (reciprocamente)

- rsi bene — to love (each other)

- rsi male — to hate each other

2) volersela

te la sei voluta — (cercarsela) you brought it on yourself, you asked for it

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come vuoi (tu) — as you wish o like

voler bene a qcn. — to love sb.

volere male a qcn. — (nutrire rancore) to bear ill will to sb.; (nutrire odio) to hate sb.

volere la pelle di qcn. o volere morto qcn. to want sb. dead; vuoi... vuoi either... or; vuoi vedere che telefona? do you want to bet he's going to call? anche volendo non ce l'avrei mai fatta even had I wanted to, I would never have made it; volendo potremmo vederci domani we could meet tomorrow if we wanted; puoi gridare quanto vuoi, tanto ci vado ugualmente! you can shout until you're blue in the face, I'm going anyway! se Dio vuole Dio volendo God willing; senza volerlo [urtare, rivelare] by accident, unintentionally; cosa vuoi (che ti dica),... what can o shall I say,...; cosa vuoi, sono bambini! what do you expect, they're children! qui ti voglio! let's see what you can do! (è questo il problema) that's just it o the trouble! ce n'è voluto! it took some doing! ( per fare to do); è proprio quello che ci vuole! that's just the job o the (very) thing! ci vuol (ben) altro che... it takes more than...; ci vuole un bel coraggio! it really takes some cheek (a to); ci voleva anche questa! this is just too much! as if we didn't have enough problems! that's all we needed! that's done it! non ci vuole molto a capirlo spreg. it doesn't take much understanding; che ci vuole? it's not all that difficult! quando ci vuole, ci vuole = sometimes you've just got to; volere è potere — prov. where there's a will there's a way
II [vo'lere]
sostantivo maschile will

contro il proprio volere — against one's will

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volere²

/vo'lere/

sostantivo m.

will; contro il proprio volere against one's will.

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volere¹

/vo'lere/ [100]

I verbo modale

1 (intendere) to want; (desiderare) would like; (più forte) to wish; vuole andare a sciare she wants to go skiing; vuole fare l'astronauta he wants o would like to be an astronaut; vorrebbero andare a casa they wish o would like to go home; volevo dirvi che I wanted to tell you that; avrei voluto vedere te! colloq. I'd like to have seen you! non vorrei disturbarla I don't want to put you out; vorrei avere un milione di dollari I wish I had a million dollars

2 (in offerte o richieste cortesi) vuoi bere qualcosa? would you like to have a drink? vorrei parlarle in privato I'd like to speak to you in private; vuoi venire con noi? will you come with us?

3 (in frasi interrogative, con valore di imperativo) vuoi stare zitto? will you shut up! vuoi chiudere quella porta? close that door, will you?

4 colloq. (in frasi negative) (riuscire) il motore non vuole mettersi in moto the engine won't start; la mia ferita non vuole guarire my wound won't heal

5 voler dire (significare) to mean*; cosa vuoi dire? what do you mean? che cosa vuol dire questa parola? what does this word mean? non vorrai dire che è medico? you don't mean to tell me he's a doctor?

II verbo transitivo

1 (essere risoluto a ottenere) to want; voglio una relazione dettagliata per domani mattina I want a detailed report by tomorrow morning; vuole la tua felicità she wants you to be happy; vuole che tutto sia finito per le 8 she wants everything finished by 8 o'clock; vuoi proprio che te lo dica? il tuo amico è un imbroglione I hate to say it, but your friend is a crook; che tu lo voglia o no whether you like it or not

2 (desiderare) vorrei una macchina I'd like to have a car; vorrei che fosse qui I wish he were here

3 (con complemento predicativo) suo padre lo vuole dottore his father wants him to become a doctor

4 (in offerte o richieste cortesi) vorrei un chilo di pere, un bicchier d'acqua I'd like a kilo of pears, a glass of water; volevo una birra colloq. I'd like a beer; vuoi qualcosa da bere? would you like (to have) a drink?

5 (preferire) vieni quando vuoi come whenever you want o like; "cosa facciamo questa sera?" - "quello che vuoi tu" "what shall we do tonight?" - "whatever you like"; vorrei che tu non tornassi a casa da sola I'd rather you didn't come home alone

6 (pretendere) come vuoi che ti creda? how could I believe you? cosa vuoi di più? what more could you ask (for)? cos'altro vogliono da noi? what else o more do they want of us?

7 (richiedere) quanto vuole per la bicicletta? how much is she asking for her bicycle? quanto ha voluto per riparare la lavastoviglie? how much did he charge for repairing the dishwasher?

8 (cercare) il capo ti vuole nel suo ufficio the boss wants you in his office; ti vogliono al telefono you're wanted on the phone

9 (permettere) non posso venire, mia madre non vuole I can't come, my mother doesn't want me to

10 (necessitare) to require, to need; queste piante vogliono un clima umido these plants require o need a humid climate; questo verbo vuole il congiuntivo this verb requires o takes the subjunctive

11 (prescrivere) la leggenda vuole che legend has it that; come vuole la leggenda, la tradizione as legend, tradition has it

12 (ritenere) alcuni vogliono che si trattasse di un complotto some people believe it was a conspiracy; c'è chi lo vuole innocente some people think he is innocent

13 volerci (essere necessario) to take*, to be* needed, to be* required; ci vuole pazienza it takes o you need patience; ci vorrebbe un uomo come lui we need a man like him; ci vorrebbe una persona robusta per fare quello it would take a strong person to do that; ci vuole un po' di pioggia some rain is necessary; quanto zucchero ci vuole per la torta? how much sugar is needed for the cake? volerci molto (tempo) to take long; quanto ci vuole per arrivare a Venezia? how long does it take to get to Venice? ci vogliono sei ore it takes six hours; ci vogliono 500 euro per il volo you'll need 500 euros for the flight; con quel vestito ci vorrebbe un foulard rosso (addirsi) a red scarf would go well with that dress; con la carne ci vuole il vino rosso red wine should be drunk with meat

14 volerne (gradire) to want; non ne voglio più I don't want any more; prendine quanto ne vuoi take as much as you please o want; volerne a qcn. (serbare rancore) to bear BE o hold AE a grudge against sb., to bear sb. ill will

III volersi verbo pronominale

1 (reciprocamente) - rsi bene to love (each other); - rsi male to hate each other

2 volersela te la sei voluta (cercarsela) you brought it on yourself, you asked for it

IDIOMS

come vuoi (tu) as you wish o like; voler bene a qcn. to love sb.; volere male a qcn. (nutrire rancore) to bear ill will to sb.; (nutrire odio) to hate sb.; volere la pelle di qcn. o volere morto qcn. to want sb. dead; vuoi... vuoi either... or; vuoi vedere che telefona? do you want to bet he's going to call? anche volendo non ce l'avrei mai fatta even had I wanted to, I would never have made it; volendo potremmo vederci domani we could meet tomorrow if we wanted; puoi gridare quanto vuoi, tanto ci vado ugualmente! you can shout until you're blue in the face, I'm going anyway! se Dio vuole, Dio volendo God willing; senza volerlo [urtare, rivelare] by accident, unintentionally; cosa vuoi (che ti dica),... what can o shall I say,...; cosa vuoi, sono bambini! what do you expect, they're children! qui ti voglio! let's see what you can do! (è questo il problema) that's just it o the trouble! ce n'è voluto! it took some doing! ( per fare to do); è proprio quello che ci vuole! that's just the job o the (very) thing! ci vuol (ben) altro che... it takes more than...; ci vuole un bel coraggio! it really takes some cheek (a to); ci voleva anche questa! this is just too much! as if we didn't have enough problems! that's all we needed! that's done it! non ci vuole molto a capirlo spreg. it doesn't take much understanding; che ci vuole? it's not all that difficult! quando ci vuole, ci vuole = sometimes you've just got to; volere è potere prov. where there's a will there's a way.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > volere

11 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

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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
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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

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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

* * *

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

* * *

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

* * *

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

12 on

on [ɔ̃]

pronoun

   a. ( = quelqu'un) someone

• on vous demande au téléphone there's someone on the phone for you

• on sonne ! there's someone at the door!

• qu'est-ce que je dis si on demande à vous parler ? what shall I say if someone asks to speak to you?

• on ne nous a pas demandé notre avis nobody asked our opinion

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► Lorsque on est indéterminé, l'anglais préfère souvent une tournure passive.

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• on les attendait they were expected

• « on demande serveuse » "waitress wanted"

   b. ( = nous) (inf) we

• on est partis we left

• on est censé s'habiller pour le dîner ? are we expected to dress for dinner?

• on l'a fait tous les trois the three of us did it

• on mange ? shall we have something to eat?

• on commence ? shall we begin?

   c. ( = les gens) people

• en Chine on mange avec des baguettes in China people eat with chopsticks

• je ne comprends pas qu'on ne vote pas I don't understand why people don't vote

• on n'a pas un sou mais on s'achète une voiture ! they haven't a penny to their name but they go and buy a car!

   d. (généralisations) you

• de la fenêtre, on voit les collines from the window, you can see the hills

• il est fâché et on comprend pourquoi he's angry and you can see why

• on ne pense jamais à tout you can't think of everything

   e. ( = tu, vous) (inf) alors, on est content ? well, are you pleased?

• alors, on ne dit plus bonjour aux amis ? don't we say hello to our friends any more?

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ɔ̃
pronom personnel

1) ( complètement indéfini)

on a refait la route — the road was resurfaced

on a prétendu que — it was claimed that

une démission dont on a beaucoup parlé — a much talked-about resignation

on le dit très malade — he's said to be very ill

on dit qu'il a une maîtresse — it's said he has a mistress

il pleut des cordes, comme on dit — it's raining cats and dogs, as they say

2) ( nous) we

mon copain et moi, on va en Afrique — my boyfriend and I are going to Africa

au lycée on n'a pas le droit de fumer — smoking is not allowed at school

toi et moi, on est faits pour s'entendre — we're two of a kind

on en parlait avec Janet hier — I was discussing it with Janet yesterday

qu'est-ce qu'on mange ce soir? — what's for dinner tonight?

on recherche une secrétaire de direction bilingue — bilingual personal assistant required

il y a tellement de bruit qu'on ne s'entend plus — there's so much noise that you can't hear yourself think

3) (tu, vous) you

alors, on se promène? — so you're taking a stroll then?

on se calme! — (colloq) calm down!

on se dépêche! — (colloq) hurry up!

quand on veut, on peut — where there's a will, there's a way

4) (je)

on fait ce qu'on peut! — one does what one can!

toi, on ne t'a rien demandé — nobody asked you for your opinion

5) (ils, elles) they

on ne m'a pas demandé mon avis — they didn't ask me for my opinion

est-ce qu'on nous a livré le piano? — has the piano been delivered?

6) ( quelqu'un)

on t'appelle — someone's calling you

on a refusé de me laisser entrer — I was refused admittance

on frappe — there's someone at the door

si on me demande, dites que je ne suis pas là — if anyone asks for me, tell them I'm out

7) ( n'importe qui)

on ne peut pas vivre avec 300 euros par mois — you can't live on 300 euros a month

on peut le dire — you can say that

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ɔ̃ pron
1) (indéterminé) you, one soutenu

on peut le faire ainsi — you can do it like this, one can do it like this, it can be done like this

On peut visiter le château en été. — You can visit the castle in the summer.

D'ici, on voit la côte française. — From here you can see the French coast.

2) (= quelqu'un)

On m'a volé mon porte-monnaie. — Someone has stolen my purse., My purse has been stolen.

On les a attaqués. — They were attacked.

On vous demande au téléphone. — There's a phone call for you., You're wanted on the phone.

On frappe à la porte. — Someone's at the door., There's someone at the door

On m'a dit d'attendre. — I was told to wait.

3) (= nous) we

On va y aller demain. — We're going tomorrow.

On va à la plage demain. — We're going to the beach tomorrow.

On a pensé que ça te ferait plaisir. — We thought you'd be pleased.

4) (= les gens) they

on dit que... — they say that..., it is said that...

autrefois, on croyait que... — people used to believe that...

5) (autre locution)

on ne peut plus [clair] Il a été on ne peut plus clair. — He was as clear as could be., He couldn't have been any clearer.

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on pron pers

1 ( complètement indéfini) on a refait la route the road was resurfaced; on a prétendu que it was claimed that; on a affirmé des choses extraordinaires sur ce médicament some extraordinary claims have been made for this drug; on a appris que… it came out that…; on a beaucoup construit dans le centre de la ville the centre^GB of the town has become very built-up; une démission dont on a beaucoup parlé a much talked-about resignation; on a arrêté le voleur the thief was arrested; on le dit très malade he's said to be very ill; on dit qu'il a une maîtresse it's said he has a mistress; on a refusé de me laisser entrer I was refused admittance; on peut le dire you can say that; il pleut des cordes, comme on dit it's raining cats and dogs, as they say;

2 ( signifiant nous) on est à cinq minutes du centre-ville we're only five minutes away from the town centre^GB; mon copain et moi, on va en Afrique my boyfriend and I are going to Africa; à quelle heure doit-on y aller? at what time do we have to go?; où en est-on avec l'Europe? where do we stand on Europe?; on est peu de chose death comes to us all; au lycée on n'a pas le droit de fumer smoking is not allowed at school; toi et moi, on est faits pour s'entendre we're two of a kind; on en parlait avec Janet hier I was discussing it with Janet yesterday; on n'est pas des robots! we're not robots!; nous, on n'avait pas de bagages we didn't have any luggage; qu'est-ce qu'on mange ce soir? what's for tea tonight?; on a tout notre temps there's plenty of time; on recherche une secr étaire de direction bilingue bilingual personal assistant required; on se serait crus en plein hiver it felt like the depths of winter; il y a tellement de bruit qu'on ne s'entend plus there's so much noise that you can't hear yourself think;

3 ( signifiant tu ou vous) alors, on se promène? so you're taking a stroll then?; on ne peut pas tout prévoir you can't think of everything; on ne comprend rien à ce qu'il vous raconte you can't understand a word of what he says to you; on se calme! calm down!; on se dépêche! hurry up!; quand on veut, on peut where there's a will, there's a way;

4 ( signifiant je) on fait ce qu'on peut! one does what one can!; toi, on ne t'a rien demandé nobody asked you for your opinion; on dirait que c'est de l'or it looks like gold;

5 ( signifiant ils ou elles) on nous prend pour des imbéciles they must think we're stupid; on ne m'a pas demandé mon avis they didn't ask me for my opinion; est-ce qu'on nous a livré le piano? has the piano been delivered?;

6 ( signifiant quelqu'un) on t'appelle someone's calling you, there's someone calling you; on m'a dit de m'adresser à vous I was told to come and see you; on frappe there's someone at the door; on a sonné à la porte the doorbell rang; si on me demande au téléphone, dites que je ne suis pas là if anybody phones, tell them I'm out; que dois-je dire si on vient pendant que vous êtes sorti? what shall I say if somebody comes while you're out?;

7 ( signifiant les gens) on ne peut pas vivre avec 300 euros par mois you can't live on 300 euros a month; on a toujours intérêt à s'expliquer it always pays to make oneself clear; ce sont des choses que l'on a du mal à comprendre quand elles vous arrivent these things are hard to understand when they happen to you; en Mongolie on boit du lait d'ânesse in Mongolia they drink asses milk.

[ɔ̃] pronom personnel (peut être précédé de l'article 'l” dans un contexte soutenu)

1. [indéterminé]

on lui a retiré son passeport they took his passport away (from him), his passport was confiscated

on vit de plus en plus vieux en Europe people in Europe are living longer and longer

2. [avec une valeur généralisante] you, one (soutenu)

souvent, on n'a pas le choix often you don't have any choice, often there's no choice

on n'arrive pas à dormir avec cette chaleur it's impossible to sleep in this heat

on ne sait jamais (ce qui peut arriver) you never know ou one never knows (soutenu) (what could happen)

on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir it looks like rain

on ne croirait pas qu'il est malade you wouldn't think he was ill

3. [les gens] people, they

on s'était rué sur les derniers billets there'd been a rush for the last tickets

on dit que la vie là-bas n'est pas chère they say that the cost of living over there is cheap

on rapporte que... it is said that...

4. [désignant un nombre indéterminé de personnes] they

en Espagne on dîne plus tard in Spain they eat later

on m'a dit que vous partiez bientôt I've been told you're leaving soon

qu'est-ce qu'on en dit chez toi? what do your folks have to say about it?, what do they have to say about it at your place?

5. [quelqu'un]

on vous a appelé ce matin somebody called you ou there was a (phone) call for you this morning

est-ce qu'on t'a vu? did anyone see you?

est-ce qu'on vous sert, Monsieur? are you being served, Sir?

6. (familier) [nous] we

on était très déçus we were very disappointed

7. [se substituant à d'autres pronoms personnels]

ça va, on a compris! (familier) all right, I've got the message!

dans ce premier chapitre, on a voulu montrer... in this first chapter, the aim has been to show...

on est bien habillé, aujourd'hui! (familier) we are dressed-up today, aren't we?

alors, on ne répond pas au téléphone? (familier) aren't you going to answer the phone?

alors les gars, on cherche la bagarre? (familier) are you guys looking for a fight?

on a tout ce qu'il faut et on passe son temps à se plaindre! (familier) he/she has got everything and he/she still complains all the time!

8. [dans des annonces]

‘on cherche un vendeur’ ‘salesman wanted ou required’

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► to say se construit, comme dire, avec un complément d'objet direct et un complément d'objet indirect: to say sth to sb, alors que to tell se construit avec deux compléments d'objet directs: to tell sb sth ; to tell ne peut pas s'employer sans objet.

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   a. to say ; [+ mensonges, nouvelle, nom] to tell ; [+ sentiment] to express

• dire qch à qn to say sth to sb to tell sb sth

• dire bonjour à qn to say hello to sb to tell sb hello (US)

• dire quelques mots à qn to say a few words to sb

• qu'est-ce que vous avez dit ? what did you say?

• comment dit-on ça en anglais ? how do you say that in English?

• il dit qu'il nous a écrit he says that he wrote to us

• vous nous dites dans votre lettre que... you say in your letter that...

• j'ai quelque chose à vous dire there's something I want to tell you

• je ne te le dirai pas deux fois I won't tell you again

• je vous l'avais bien dit ! I told you so!

• dites-lui de venir ce soir tell him to come tonight

• fais ce qu'on te dit ! do as you are told!

• on dit que... people say that...

• il faut bien dire que... ( = admettre) I must say that...

• il sait ce qu'il dit he knows what he's talking about

• Jean-François ne sait pas ce qu'il dit ( = il déraisonne) Jean-François doesn't know what he's saying

• ce n'est pas une chose à dire you can't say that kind of thing

• venez bientôt, disons demain come soon, let's say tomorrow

• je ne vous le fais pas dire ! you said it!

• laisser dire to let people talk

• laisse dire ! let them talk!

• dire la messe to say mass

• dire des bêtises to talk nonsense

• qu'est-ce qui me dit que c'est vrai ? how do I know it's the truth?

• faire dire qch à qn to send word of sth to sb

• je me suis laissé dire que... I heard that...

• ça suffit, j'ai dit ! I said that's enough!

► ceci dit having said this

► cela dit having said this

► cela va sans dire it goes without saying

► comme on dit as they say

   b. ( = penser) to think

• qu'est-ce que tu dis de ça ? what do you think about that?

• que diriez-vous d'une promenade ? how about a walk?

• on dirait qu'il le fait exprès ! you'd almost think he does it on purpose!

• on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir it looks like rain

• on dirait du poulet it tastes like chicken

   c. ( = objecter) je n'ai rien à dire sur son travail I can't complain about his work

• rien à dire ! you can't argue with that!

• il n'y a pas à dire (inf) there's no doubt about it

• c'est pas pour dire, mais il n'est pas très sympathique I don't want to go on about him, but he's not very nice

   d. ( = évoquer) ce nom me dit quelque chose the name rings a bell

• Lucien Josse ? ça ne me dit rien du tout Lucien Josse? I've never heard of him

   e. ( = plaire) ça vous dit de sortir ? do you feel like going out?

• ça ne me dit rien I don't feel like it

   f. (locutions) dis Papa, quand est-ce qu'on part ? when are we going, daddy?

• dites donc ! ( = à propos) by the way ; ( = holà) hey!

• ça lui a rapporté 100 000 € -- ben dis donc ! (inf) that earned him 100,000 euros -- goodness me!

• c'est moi qui vous le dis take my word for it

• c'est vous qui le dites that's what you say

• c'est beaucoup dire that's saying a lot

• c'est peu dire that's an understatement

• que tu dis ! (inf) that's your story!

• à qui le dites-vous ! you're telling me! (inf)

• qui dit mieux ? any advance?

► vouloir dire ( = signifier) to mean

• qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ? what does that mean?

• cette phrase ne veut rien dire this sentence doesn't mean anything

• que veux-tu dire par là ? what do you mean?

• ça veut tout dire ! that says it all!► comment dirais-je ? how shall I put it?

► soit dit en passant by the way

► entre nous soit dit between you and me

► pour tout dire actually

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► se dire

   a. ( = penser) to think to o.s.

• je me suis dit que c'était dommage I thought to myself it was a pity

• je me dis que j'aurais dû l'acheter I feel now that I should have bought it

• il faut bien se dire que... one has to realize that...

   b. ( = se prétendre) to claim to be

• il se dit malade he claims to be ill

   c. (mutuellement) elles se sont dit au revoir they said goodbye

   d. ( = être exprimé) ça ne se dit pas (inusité) you don't say that ; (impoli) it's not polite

• comment ça se dit en français ? how do you say that in French?

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dires

• selon ses dires according to him

• aux dires de according to

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1. diʀ
verbe transitif

1) ( faire entendre) to say [mots, prière]; to tell [histoire, blague]

‘entrez’ dit-elle — ‘come in,’ she said

sans mot dire — without saying a word

ce n'est pas une chose à dire — you don't say that sort of thing

dire des bêtises — to talk nonsense

dire quelque chose à voix basse — to whisper something

dire quelque chose entre ses dents — to mutter something

ne plus savoir que dire — to be at a loss for words

j'ai mon mot à dire là-dessus — I've got something to say about that

dire ce qu'on a à dire — to say one's piece

2) ( faire savoir) to tell

dire des mensonges — to tell lies

dire quelque chose à quelqu'un — to tell somebody something

je vous l'avais bien dit! — I told you so!

c'est ce qu'on m'a dit — so I've been told

faire dire à quelqu'un que — to let somebody know that

je me suis laissé dire que... — I heard that...

tenez-vous le pour dit! — I don't want to have to tell you again!

c'est moi qui vous le dis — (colloq) I'm telling you

permets-moi de te dire que tu vas le regretter! — (colloq) you'll regret this, I can tell you!

je ne te dis que ça — (colloq) I'll say no more

c'est pas pour dire, mais — (colloq) I don't want to make a big deal of it, but... (colloq)

à qui le dites-vous! — (colloq) don't I know it!

je ne vous le fais pas dire! — (colloq) you don't need to tell me!

ne pas se le faire dire deux fois — (colloq) not to need to be told twice

dis, tu me crois? — (colloq) tell me, do you believe me?

dis donc, où tu te crois? — (colloq) hey! where do you think you are?

à vous de dire — Jeux your bid

3) ( affirmer) to say ( que that)

elle dit pouvoir le faire — she says she can do it

ne fais pas attention, il ne sait pas ce qu'il dit — don't mind him, he doesn't know what he's talking about

on dit que... — it is said that...

on le dit marié — he is said to be married

j'irai jusqu'à dire que — I'd go as far as to say that

c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire — that's the least one can say

si l'on peut dire — if one might say so

si je puis dire — if I may put it like that

on peut dire qu'elle a du toupet celle-là! — she's really got a nerve! (colloq)

on ne peut pas dire qu'il se soit fatigué! — he certainly didn't overtax himself

autant dire que — you might as well say that, in other words

si j'ose dire — if I may say so

ce n'est pas à moi de le dire — it's not for me to say

cela va sans dire — it goes without saying

il faut dire que — one should say that

c'est (tout) dire! — need I say more?

cela dit — having said that

c'est vous qui le dites! — that's what you say!

disons, demain — let's say tomorrow

c'est difficile à dire — it's hard to tell

je sais ce que je dis — I know what I'm talking about

à vrai dire — actually

entre nous soit dit — between you and me

soit dit en passant — incidentally

c'est dire si j'ai raison — it just goes to show I'm right

c'est beaucoup dire — that's going a bit far

c'est peu dire — that's an understatement

c'est vite dit — that's easy for you to say

ce n'est pas dit — I'm not that sure

c'est plus facile à dire qu'à faire — it's easier said than done

il est dit que je ne partirai jamais — I'm destined never to leave

tu l'as dit! — (colloq)

comme tu dis! — (colloq) you said it! (colloq)

4) ( formuler)

voilà qui est bien dit! — well said!

comment dire? — how shall I put it?

tu ne crois pas si bien dire — you don't know how true that is

pour ainsi dire — so to speak

autrement dit — in other words

lent, pour ne pas dire ennuyeux — slow, not to say boring

comme dirait l'autre — (colloq) as they say

disons que je suis préoccupé — let's say I'm worried

un lien disons social — a link which we could call social

5) ( indiquer) [loi] to state ( que that); [appareil de mesure] to show ( que that)

vouloir dire — to mean

quelque chose me dit que — something tells me that

qu'est-ce que ça veut dire tout ce bruit? — (colloq) what's the meaning of all this noise?

6) ( demander)

dire à quelqu'un de faire — to tell somebody to do

fais ce qu'on te dit! — do as you're told!

7) ( objecter)

qu'avez-vous à dire à cela? — what have you got to say to that?

je n'ai rien à dire — no comment

il n'y a pas à dire (colloq), elle est belle — you have to admit, she's beautiful

il n'y a rien à dire, tout est en ordre — I have no complaint, everything's fine

tu n'as rien à dire! — ( ne te plains pas) don't complain!; ( tais-toi) don't say a word!

8) ( penser) to think

qu'en dites-vous? — what do you think?

que diriez-vous d'une promenade? — how about a walk?

on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir — it looks as if it's going to rain

on dirait un fou — you'd think he was mad

on dirait du Bach — it sounds like Bach

dire qu'hier encore il était parmi nous! — it's odd to think (that) he was still with us yesterday!

9) ( inspirer)

ça ne me dit rien de faire — I don't feel like doing

notre nouveau jardinier ne me dit rien (qui vaille) — I don't think much of our new gardener

2.

se dire verbe pronominal

1) ( penser) to tell oneself ( que that)

il faut (bien) se dire que... — one must realize that...

il faut te dire que... — you must understand that...

2) ( échanger) to exchange [insultes, mots doux]

se dire adieu — to say goodbye to each other

3) ( se prétendre) to claim to be

4) ( se déclarer)

il s'est dit favorable à — he says he's in favour [BrE] of

5) ( être exprimé)

ça ne se dit pas — you can't say that

3.

se dire verbe impersonnel

il ne s'est rien dit d'intéressant — nothing of interest was said

II
1. diʀ
nom masculin

au dire de — according to

au dire de tous — by all accounts

2.

dires nom masculin pluriel statements

selon les dires de — according to

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diʀ
1. nm

au dire de — according to

selon leurs dires — according to them

2. vt

1) (= exprimer) to say, [secret, mensonge] to tell

Qu'est-ce qu'il a dit? — What did he say?

dire l'heure — to tell the time

dire la vérité — to tell the truth

Elle m'a dit la vérité. — She told me the truth.

dire pardon — to say sorry

dire merci — to say thank you

dire qch à qn — to tell sb sth, to say sth to sb

Qu'est-ce qu'il t'a dit? — What did he tell you?, What did he say to you?

Dites-moi ce que vous pensez. — Tell me what you think.

dire à qn qu'il fasse; dire à qn de faire — to tell sb to do

Il nous a dit de regarder cette émission. — He told us to watch this programme.

dire que — to say, to say that

Il a dit qu'il ne viendrait pas. — He said he wouldn't come.

2) (= prétendre)

On le dit malade. — They say he's ill., He's said to be ill.

3) (= plaire)

dire à qn [idée, proposition] Si cela lui dit. — If he feels like it.

Cela ne me dit rien. — That doesn't appeal to me.

4) (= penser)

que dites-vous de...? — what do you think of...?

Qu'en dites-vous? — What do you think?

5) (autres locutions)

comme on dit — as they say

on dit que — they say, they say that

On dit que la nourriture y est excellente. — They say that the food there is excellent.

on dirait que (il semble que) — it looks like, it looks as if

On dirait qu'il va pleuvoir. — It looks like it's going to rain., It looks as if it's going to rain.

on dirait du vin — it tastes like wine

à vrai dire — to tell the truth

pour ainsi dire — so to speak

cela va sans dire — that goes without saying

dis donc!; dites donc! (pour attirer l'attention) — hey!, (= au fait) by the way

Il a drôlement changé, dis donc! — Hey, he's really changed!

et dire que... — and to think that...

ceci dit; cela dit — that being said

Cela dit, je n'aimerais pas être à sa place. — That being said, I wouldn't like to be in his place.

c'est dit — so that's settled

voilà qui est dit — so that's settled

il n'y a pas à dire — there's no getting away from it

c'est dire si... — that just shows that...

c'est beaucoup dire — that's saying a lot

c'est peu dire — that's not saying much

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dire verb table: médire

A nm au dire de according to; au dire des experts according to the experts; au dire de tous by all accounts.

B dires nmpl statements; leurs dires ne concordent pas their statements do not agree; selon les dires de ta sœur according to your sister.

C vtr

1 ( faire entendre) to say [mots, prière]; to recite [poème]; to read [leçon]; to tell [histoire, blague]; dire non to say no; dites quelque chose de drôle say something funny; ‘entrez’ dit-elle ‘come in,’ she said; j'ai quelque chose à dire là-dessus I've got something to say about that; sans mot dire without saying a word; ce n'est pas une chose à dire you don't say that sort of thing; dire des bêtises or inepties to talk nonsense; dire qch à voix basse to whisper sth; dire qch entre ses dents to mutter sth; ne plus savoir que dire to be at a loss for words; avoir son mot à dire to have one's say; dire ce qu'on a à dire to say one's piece;

2 ( faire savoir) to tell; dire des mensonges/la vérité/l'avenir to tell lies/the truth/the future; dire qch à qn to tell sb sth; dites-moi votre nom tell me your name; je le leur dirai I'll tell them; dis-le à ton frère tell your brother; je vous l'avais bien dit! I told you so!; dites-moi, vous aimez l'opéra? tell me, do you like opera?; c'est ce qu'on m'a dit so I've been told; dis-leur que tu es occupé tell them you're busy; je dois vous dire que… I have to tell you that…; faire dire à qn que to let sb know that…; faites dire à ma femme que je serai en retard let my wife know that I will be late; dire ses projets to describe one's plans; dire son opinion/sa satisfaction to express one's opinion/one's satisfaction; je me suis laissé dire que… I heard that…; tenez-vous le pour dit! I don't want to have to tell you again!; c'est moi qui vous le dis○ I'm telling you; permets-moi de te dire que tu vas le regretter○! you'll regret this, I can tell you!; je ne te dis que ça○ I'll say no more; c'est pas pour dire, mais○ I don't want to make a big deal of it, but○…; à qui le dites-vous○! don't I know it!; vous m'en direz tant○! you don't say!; je ne vous le fais pas dire○! you don't need to tell me!; ne pas se le faire dire deux fois○ not to need to be told twice; dis, tu me crois○? tell me, do you believe me?; dis donc, où tu te crois○? hey! where do you think you are?; dites-donc, il n'est pas valable, votre ticket! here-did you know your ticket's not valid?; à vous de dire Jeux your bid; ⇒ vérité;

3 ( affirmer) to say (que that); elle dit pouvoir le faire she says she can do it; dire ce qu'on pense to say what one thinks; dire tout haut ce que d'autres pensent tout bas to say out loud what other people are thinking; ne fais pas attention, il ne sait pas ce qu'il dit don't mind him, he doesn't know what he's talking about ou he's talking through his hat; on dit que… it is said that…; on le dit marié/veuf he is said to be married/a widower; j'irai jusqu'à dire que I'd go as far as to say that; c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire that's the least one can say; le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est que… the least one can say is that…; si l'on peut dire if one might say so; si je puis dire if I may put it like that; on peut dire qu'elle a du toupet celle-là! she's really got a nerve○!; on ne peut pas dire qu'il se soit fatigué! he certainly didn't overtax himself; autant dire que you might as well say that, in other words; et que dire de…? to say nothing of…; j'ose dire que… I'm not afraid to say that…; si j'ose dire if I may say so; ce n'est pas à moi de le dire it's not for me to say; cela va sans dire it goes without saying; ce n'est pas peu dire that's saying a lot; il faut dire que one should say that; c'est (tout) dire! need I say more?; cela dit having said that; c'est vous qui le dites! that's what you say!; tu peux le dire○! you can say that again○!; disons, demain let's say tomorrow; c'est difficile à dire it's hard to tell; je sais ce que je dis I know what I'm talking about; à ce qu'il dit according to him; vous dites? pardon?; à vrai dire actually; entre nous soit dit between you and me; soit dit en passant incidentally; pour tout dire all in all; c'est dire si j'ai raison it just goes to show I'm right; c'est beaucoup dire that's going a bit far; c'est peu dire that's an understatement; c'est vite dit that's easy for you to say; ce n'est pas dit I'm not that sure; tout n'est pas dit that's not the end of the story; c'est plus facile à dire qu'à faire it's easier said than done; il est dit que je ne partirai jamais I'm destined never to leave; tu l'as dit○!, comme tu dis○! you said it○!; que tu dis○! says you○!; ⇒ envoyer, fontaine;

4 ( formuler) dire qch poliment/effrontément to say sth politely/cheekily; voilà qui est bien dit! well said!; il l'a mal dit, mais j'ai compris he put it badly but I understood; comment dire?, comment dirais-je? how shall I put it?; tu ne crois pas si bien dire you don't know how true that is; pour ainsi dire, comme qui dirait○ so to speak; autrement dit in other words; lent, pour ne pas dire ennuyeux slow, not to say boring; comme dirait l'autre○ as they say; disons que je suis préoccupé let's say I'm worried; un livre, disons un ‘texte’, comme dirait Adam a book, or let's say a ‘text’, as Adam would have it; un lien disons social a link which we could call social;

5 ( indiquer) [loi] to state (que that); [appareil de mesure] to show (que that); [sourire] to express (que that); ma calculatrice dit l'heure my calculator shows the time; que dit ta montre? what time is it by your watch?; vouloir dire to mean; qu'est-ce que tu crois qu'il a voulu dire? what do you think he meant?; quelque chose me dit que something tells me that; qu'est-ce que ça veut dire tout ce bruit○? what's the meaning of all this noise?; qu'est-ce que ça veut dire de téléphoner à une heure pareille○? what do you mean by calling me at this time?; qu'est-ce à dire†? what is the meaning of this?; est-ce à dire que…? does this mean that…?; ⇒ doigt;

6 ( demander) dire à qn de faire to tell sb to do; dites-leur de venir tell them to come; je vous avais dit d'être prudent I told you to be careful; qui vous a dit de partir? who told you to go?; fais ce qu'on te dit! do as you're told!; faites dire au médecin de venir have somebody call the doctor;

7 ( objecter) qu'avez-vous à dire à cela? what have you got to say to that?; j'ai beaucoup à dire sur ton travail I've quite a lot to say about your work; je n'ai rien à dire no comment; il n'y a pas à dire○, elle est belle you have to admit, she's beautiful; il n'y a rien à dire, tout est en ordre nothing to report, everything's fine; tu n'as rien à dire! ( ne te plains pas) don't complain!; ( tais-toi) don't say a word!;

8 ( penser) to think; qu'en dites-vous? what do you think?; que dis-tu de mon nouveau sac? what do you think of my new bag?; que diriez- vous d'une promenade/d'aller au marché? how about a walk/going to the market?; on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger it looks as if it's going to rain/to snow, it looks like rain/snow; on dirait que le vent se lève the wind seems to be picking up; on dirait qu'elle me déteste you'd think she hated me; on dirait un fou you'd think he was mad; on aurait dit qu'elle était déçue you'd have thought she was disappointed; on dirait de l'estragon ( à la vue) it looks like tarragon; ( au goût) it tastes like tarragon; on dirait du Bach it sounds like Bach; dire qu'hier encore il était parmi nous! it's odd to think (that) he was still with us yesterday!; dire que demain à la même heure je serai chez moi it's odd to think that this time tomorrow I'll be home;

9 ( inspirer) ça ne me/leur dit rien de faire I /they don't feel like doing; notre nouveau jardinier ne me dit rien (qui vaille) I don't think much of our new gardener;

10 Ling il faut dire ‘excusez-moi’ et non ‘je m'excuse’ one should say ‘excusez-moi’, not ‘je m'excuse’; tu dirais ‘une professeur’, toi? would you say ‘une professeur’?; comment dis-tu ça en italien? how do you say that in Italian?

D se dire vpr

1 ( penser) to tell oneself (que that); je me suis dit qu'il était trop tard I told myself that it was too late; il faut (bien) se dire que… one must realize that…; il faut te dire que… you must understand that…;

2 ( échanger des paroles) se dire des insultes/des mots doux to exchange insults/sweet nothings; se dire adieu to say goodbye to each other;

3 ( se prétendre) to claim to be, to say one is; il se dit intelligent/innocent/ingénieur he claims to be intelligent/innocent/an engineer; elle se dit incapable de marcher she claims to be unable to walk;

4 ( se déclarer) il s'est dit prêt à participer à la conférence he said that he was prepared to take part in the conference; ils se sont dits favorables à cette mesure they said that they were in favour^GB of this measure; elle s'est dite persuadée que… she said that she was convinced that…;

5 Ling comment se dit ‘voiture’ en espagnol? how do you say ‘car’ in Spanish?; ‘surprise-party’ ne se dit plus people don't say ‘surprise-party’ any more; ça ne se dit pas you can't say that;

6 ( être dit) il ne s'est rien dit d'intéressant à la réunion nothing of interest was said during the meeting.

Idiomes

bien faire et laisser dire Prov do right and fear no man Prov; dis-moi qui tu hantes, je te dirai qui tu es you're known by the company you keep; dis-moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai qui tu es you are what you eat.

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[dir] nom masculin

DROIT [mémoire] statement

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dires nom masculin pluriel

statement

confirmer les dires de quelqu'un to confirm what somebody says

d'après ou selon les dires de son père according to his father ou to what his father said

au dire de locution prépositionnelle

au dire de son professeur according to his teacher ou to what his teacher says

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[dir] verbe transitif

A.[ARTICULER, PRONONCER]

1. [énoncer] to say

quel nom dis-tu? Castagnel? what name did you say ou what's the name again? Castagnel?

il n'arrive pas à dire ce mot he cannot pronounce that word

vous avez dit "démocratie"? "democracy", did you say?

je te dis merde!

a. (très familier) [pour porter bonheur] break a leg!

b. [pour insulter] get lost!

je ne dirais pas qu'il est distant, je dirais plutôt effarouché I wouldn't say he's haughty, rather that he's been frightened off

une honte, que dis-je, une infamie!, une honte, pour ne pas dire une infamie! a shame, not to say an infamy!

qui dit... dit...: en ce temps-là, qui disait vol disait galère in those days, theft meant the gallows

si (l')on peut dire in a way, so to speak

disons-le, disons le mot let's not mince words

dire non to say no, to refuse

dire non au nucléaire to say no to nuclear energy

tu veux un gin? — je ne dis pas non would you like a gin? — I wouldn't say no

dire oui

a. [généralement] to say yes

b. [à une proposition] to accept

c. [au mariage] to say I do

dire bonjour de la main to wave (hello)

dire oui de la tête to nod

dire non de la tête to shake one's head

obéissant? il faut le dire vite (familier) obedient? I'm not so sure about that

déménager, c'est vite dit! (familier) move? that's easier said than done

menteur! — c'est celui qui (le) dit qui y est ou qui l'est! (familier) liar! — you're the liar!

2. [réciter - prière, table de multiplication] to say ; [ - texte] to say, to recite, to read ; [ - rôle] to speak

dire la/une messe to say mass/a mass

dire des vers to recite verse, to give a recitation

(en usage absolu)

nul n'a oublié à quel point elle disait juste nobody can forget how accurate her rendering was

B.[EXPRIMER]

1. [oralement] to say

que dis-tu là? what did you say?, what was that you said?

tu ne sais pas ce que tu dis you don't know what you're talking about

elle dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête she says anything that comes into her head

qu'est-ce que tu veux que je dise? what do you expect me to say?

j'ai l'habitude de dire ce que je pense I always speak my mind ou say what I think

bon, bon, je n'ai rien dit! OK, sorry I spoke!

pourquoi ne m'as-tu rien dit de tout cela? why didn't you speak to me ou tell me about any of this?

il me dit comme ça, "t'as pas le droit" (familier) so he says to me "you can't do that"

je suis un raté? tu sais ce qu'il te dit, le raté? (familier) so I'm a loser, am I? well, do you want to hear what this loser's got to say to you?

faire dire: ne me fais pas dire ce que je n'ai pas dit! don't put words into my mouth!

laisser quelqu'un dire quelque chose to let somebody say something

laissez-la dire! let her speak!

pouvoir dire: je peux dire que tu m'as fait peur! you certainly frightened me!

j'ai failli faire tout rater! — ça, tu peux le dire! I nearly messed everything up — you can say that again!

(en usage absolu)

c'est idiot — dis toujours it's silly — say it anyway

j'ai une surprise — dis vite! I have a surprise — let's hear it ou do tell!

comment dire ou dirais-je? how shall I put it ou say?

bien dit! well said!

dites donc, pour demain, on y va en voiture? by the way, are we driving there tomorrow?

tu te fiches de moi, dis! (familier) you're pulling my leg, aren't you?

merde! (très familier) — dis donc, sois poli! shit! (très familier) — hey, (mind your) language!

je peux y aller, dis? can I go, please?

vous lui parlerez de moi, dites? you will talk to her about me, won't you?

tu es bien habillé, ce soir, dis donc! my word, aren't you smart tonight!

il y a eu 60 morts — ben dites donc! (familier) 60 people were killed — good God!

il nous faut, disons, deux secrétaires we need, (let's) say, two secretaries

ce disant with these words, so saying

ce qui est dit est dit there's no going back on what's been said (before)

c'est (te/vous) dire s'il est riche! that gives you an idea how wealthy he is!

il ne m'a même pas répondu, c'est tout dire he never even answered me, that says it all

pour tout dire in fact, to be honest

je ne te/vous le fais pas dire how right you are, I couldn't have put it better myself

il va sans dire que... needless to say (that)...

ça va sans dire it goes without saying

ce n'est pas pour dire, mais à sa place j'aurais réussi (familier) though I say it myself, if I'd been him I'd have succeeded

ce n'est pas pour dire mais c'est bruyant I don't mean to complain but it's noisy

il en est incapable, enfin (moi), ce que j'en dis... he's not capable of it, at least that's what I'd say...

je ne dis pas (familier) maybe

voici une confiture maison, je ne te dis que ça here's some homemade jam that's out of this world

il y avait un monde, je te dis pas! you wouldn't have believed the crowds!

2. [symboliquement] to express, to tell of

je voudrais dire mon espoir I'd like to express my hope

vouloir dire [signifier] to mean

un haussement d'épaules dans ce cas-là, ça dit bien ce que ça veut dire in a situation like that, a shrug (of the shoulders) speaks volumes

est-ce à dire que...? (soutenu) does this mean that...?

vous partez, madame, qu'est-ce à dire? Madam, what mean you by leaving?

3. [écrire] to say

dans sa lettre, elle dit que... in her letter she says that...

4. [annoncer - nom, prix] to give

cela t'a coûté combien? — dis un prix! how much did it cost you? — have a guess!

le général vous fait dire qu'il vous attend the general has sent me to tell you he's waiting for you

faire dire à quelqu'un de venir to send for somebody

je lui ai fait dire qu'on se passerait de lui I let him know that we'd manage without him

5. [prédire] to foretell, to tell

tu verras ce que je te dis! you just wait and see if I'm right!

qui aurait dit que je l'épouserais? who would have said that I'd marry him?

je te l'avais bien dit I told you so

tu vas le regretter, moi je (familier) ou c'est moi qui (familier) te le dis! you'll be sorry for this, let me tell you ou mark my words!

6. [ordonner] to tell

il m'a dit d'arrêter he told me to stop

il ne se l'est pas fait dire deux fois he didn't have to be told twice

[conseiller] to tell

tu me dis d'oublier, mais... you tell me I must forget, but...

7. [objecter] to say, to object

sa mère ne lui dit jamais rien her mother never tells her off

toi, on ne peut jamais rien te dire! you can't take the slightest criticism!

mais, me direz-vous, il n'est pas majeur but, you will object ou I hear you say, he's not of age

j'aurais des choses à dire sur l'organisation du service I have a few things to say ou some comments to make about the organization of the department

c'est tout ce que tu as trouvé à dire? is that the best you could come up with?

Pierre n'est pas d'accord — il n'a rien à dire Pierre doesn't agree — he's in no position to make any objections

il n'a rien trouvé à dire sur la qualité he had no criticisms to make about the quality

elle est maligne, il n'y a pas à ou on ne peut pas dire (le contraire) (familier) she's shrewd, there's no denying it ou and no mistake

8. [affirmer] to say, to state

si c'est vous qui le dites, si vous le dites, du moment que vous le dites if you say so

puisque je vous le dis! I'm telling you!, you can take it from me!

c'est le bon train? — je te dis que oui! is it the right train? — yes it is! ou I'm telling you it is!

il va neiger — la météo a dit que non it looks like it's going to snow — the weather forecast said it wouldn't

tu étais content, ne me dis pas le contraire! you were pleased, don't deny it ou don't tell me you weren't!

on dit qu'il a un autre fils rumour has it that ou it's rumoured that ou it's said that he has another son

loin des yeux, loin du cœur, dit-on out of sight, out of mind, so the saying goes ou so they say

on le disait lâche he was said ou alleged ou reputed to be a coward

je m'en moque — on dit ça (familier) I don't care — that's what you say ou that's what they all say

elle trouvera bien une place — qu'elle dit (familier) she'll find a job, no problem — that's what she thinks!

on dira ce qu'on voudra, mais l'amour ça passe avant tout whatever people say, love comes before everything else

on ne dira jamais assez l'importance d'un régime alimentaire équilibré I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a balanced diet

9. [prétendre] to claim, to allege

elle disait ne pas savoir qui le lui avait donné she claimed ou alleged that she didn't know who'd given it to her

[dans des jeux d'enfants]

on dirait qu'on serait des rois (familier) let's pretend we're kings

10. [admettre] to say, to admit

je dois dire qu'elle est jolie I must say ou admit she's pretty

il faut bien dire qu'il n'est plus tout jeune he's not young any more, let's face it

il faut dire qu'elle a des excuses (to) give her her due, there are mitigating circumstances

disons que... let's say (that)...

11. [décider]

il est dit que... fate has decreed that...

il ne sera pas dit que... let it not be said that...

rien n'est dit

a. [décidé] nothing's been decided yet

b. [prévisible] nothing's for certain (yet)

tout est dit

a. [il n'y a plus à discuter] the matter is closed

b. [l'avenir est arrêté] the die is cast

tout n'est pas encore dit nothing's final yet

aussitôt dit, aussitôt fait no sooner said than done

(en usage absolu)

j'ai dit! (humoristique) I have spoken!

C.[PENSER, CROIRE]

1. [penser] to say, to think

dire de: que dis-tu de ma perruque? what do you think of ou how do you like my wig?

et comme dessert? — que dirais-tu d'une mousse au chocolat? and to follow? — what would you say to ou how about a chocolate mousse?

dire que... to think that...

2. [croire]

on dirait [introduit une comparaison, une impression]: on dirait du thé

a. [au goût] it tastes like tea

b. [à l'odeur] it smells like tea

c. [d'apparence] it looks like tea

on dirait de la laine [au toucher] it feels like wool

on dirait que je te fais peur you behave as if ou as though you were scared of me

[exprime une probabilité]

on dirait sa fille, au premier rang it looks like her daughter there in the front row

D.[INDIQUER, DONNER DES SIGNES DE]

1. [indiquer - suj: instrument] to say ; [ - suj: attitude, regard] to say, to show

que dit le baromètre? what does the barometer say?

un geste qui disait sa peur a gesture that betrayed his fear

mon intuition ou quelque chose me dit qu'il reviendra I have a feeling (that) he'll be back

2. [stipuler par écrit] to say

que dit la Bible/le dictionnaire à ce sujet? what does the Bible/dictionary say about this?

3. [faire penser à]

dire quelque chose: son visage me dit quelque chose I've seen her face before, her face seems familiar

Lambert, cela ne vous dit rien? Lambert, does that mean anything to you?

cela ne me dit rien de bon ou qui vaille I'm not sure I like (the look of) it

4. [tenter]

ta proposition me dit de plus en plus your suggestion's growing on me

tu viens? — ça ne me dit rien are you coming? — I'm not in the mood ou I don't feel like it

la viande ne me dit rien du tout en ce moment I'm off meat at the moment

ça te dirait d'aller à Bali? (how) would you like a trip to Bali?

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se dire verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

[échanger - secrets, paroles] to tell each other ou one another

nous n'avons plus rien à nous dire we've got nothing left to say to each other

nous nous disions tout we had no secrets from each other

qu'on se le dise (archaïque) let this be known

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se dire verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

1. [être formulé]

comment se dit "bonsoir" en japonais? how do you say "goodnight" in Japanese?, what's the Japanese for "goodnight"?

il est vraiment hideux — peut-être, mais ça ne se dit pas he's really hideous — maybe, but it's not the sort of thing you say

se dit de [pour définir un terme] (is) said of, (is) used for, describes

2. [être en usage] to be in use, to be accepted usage

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se dire verbe pronominal transitif

[penser] to think (to oneself), to say to oneself

maintenant, je me dis que j'aurais dû accepter now I think I should have accepted

dis-toi bien que je ne serai pas toujours là pour t'aider you must realize that ou get it into your head that I won't always be here to help you

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se dire verbe pronominal intransitif

[estimer être] to say

il se dit flatté de l'intérêt que je lui porte he says he's ou he claims to be flattered by my interest in him

[se présenter comme] to say, to claim

ils se disent attachés à la démocratie they claim to ou (that) they care about democracy

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > dire

14 courage

courage [kuʀaʒ]

masculine noun

   a. ( = bravoure) courage

• avoir du courage to be brave

• je n'ai pas eu le courage de refuser I didn't have the heart to refuse

   b. ( = ardeur) je voudrais finir ce travail, mais je ne m'en sens pas or je n'en ai pas le courage I'd like to get this work finished, but I don't feel up to it

• courage ! nous y sommes presque ! take heart! we're almost there!

• avoir le courage de ses opinions to have the courage of one's convictions

• perdre courage to lose heart

• reprendre courage to take fresh heart

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kuʀaʒ
nom masculin

1) ( bravoure) courage, bravery

avec courage — bravely, courageously

avoir du courage — to be brave ou courageous

avoir le courage de ses opinions — to have the courage of one's convictions

2) ( énergie) energy

je n'ai même pas le courage de me doucher — I don't even have the energy to have a shower

bon courage! — good luck!

perdre courage — to lose heart

reprendre courage — to take fresh heart

3) ( dureté)

je n'ai pas eu le courage de dire non — I didn't have the heart to say no

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kuʀaʒ nm
1) (= force morale, bravoure) courage

avoir le courage de faire qch — to have the courage to do sth

Il a eu le courage de dire non. — He had the courage to say no.

prendre son courage à deux mains — to take one's courage in both hands

2) (= énergie)

Je voulais y aller, mais je n'ai pas eu le courage. — I wanted to go, but I didn't feel up to it.

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courage nm

1 ( devant l'adversité) courage; ( devant un danger physique) bravery; avec courage courageously, with courage, bravely; avoir du courage to be courageous ou brave; avoir le courage de faire to be courageous ou brave enough to do, to have the courage to do; trouver le courage de faire to pluck up the courage to do; faire preuve de (beaucoup de) courage to show (great) courage; il faut du courage pour faire ça it takes courage ou guts○ to do that; donner du courage à qn to give sb courage; avoir le courage de ses opinions to have the courage of one's convictions;

2 ( énergie) energy; je n'ai même pas le courage de me doucher I don't even have the energy to have a shower; je n'ai pas eu le courage de dire non I didn't have the heart to say no; ‘je vais travailler’-‘bon courage!’ ‘I'm going to work’-‘work hard!’ ou iron ‘good luck to you!’; courage! don't lose heart!; perdre/prendre courage to lose/to take heart; reprendre courage to take fresh heart; cela m'a donné du courage (pour faire) it encouraged me (to do); je mange du chocolat pour me donner du courage I eat chocolate to keep myself going.

Idiome

prendre son courage à deux mains to take one's courage in both hands.

[kuraʒ] nom masculin

1. [bravoure] courage, bravery

avec courage courageously, bravely

je n'ai pas eu le courage de le lui dire [mauvaise nouvelle] I didn't have the heart to tell him

avoir le courage de ses opinions to have the courage of one's convictions

prendre son courage à deux mains to muster all one's courage

2. [énergie] will, spirit

travailler avec courage to work with a will

bon courage! good luck!, hope it goes well!

courage, la journée est bientôt finie keep it up, the day's nearly over

un whisky pour te donner du courage a whisky to buck you up

prendre courage to take heart

perdre courage to lose heart, to become discouraged

je n'ai pas le courage d'aller travailler/de le lui dire I don't feel up to going to work/to telling her

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > courage

15 cuore

m heart

carte cuori pl hearts

di cuore wholeheartedly

senza cuore heartless

fig nel cuore di in the heart of

nel cuore della notte in the middle of the night

stare a cuore a qualcuno be very important to s.o.

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cuore s.m.

1 (anat.) heart: attacco di cuore, heart attack; trapianto di cuore, heart transplant; mal di cuore, heart disease; battito di cuore, heartbeat; intervento a cuore aperto, open-heart operation; soffrire di cuore, to have heart disease; avere un soffio al cuore, to have a heart murmur; cuore artificiale, artificial heart

2 ( centro) centre, heart; core: il cuore del carciofo, the heart of the artichoke; il cuore di un frutto, the core of a fruit; nel cuore dell'Africa, in the heart (o centre) of Africa; nel cuore della città, della foresta, in the heart of the city, of the forest; il duomo è il cuore della città, the cathedral is the heart of the city // nel cuore dell'estate, at the height of summer; nel cuore dell'inverno, in the depths of winter; nel cuore della notte, at dead of night (o in the middle of the night)

3 ( oggetto a forma di cuore) heart, heart-shaped object: un biglietto di auguri a forma di cuore, a heart-shaped greeting card

4 pl. ( carte) hearts: fante di cuori, knave of hearts

5 (ferr.) ( dello scambio) frog, crossing.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: a cuore leggero, light-heartedly; di cuore, heartily: vi ringraziamo di cuore, we are very grateful to you; ridere di cuore, to laugh heartily; di buon cuore, whole-heartedly (o very willingly o gladly o with pleasure); di tutto cuore, with all one's heart (o whole-heartedly), ( molto volentieri) most willingly; del cuore, favourite: la squadra del cuore, one's favourite team; nel profondo del cuore, in one's heart of hearts; pace del cuore, peace of mind; una persona di buon cuore, a person with a kind heart (o a kind-hearted person); uomo dal cuore di coniglio, chicken-hearted man; uomo dal cuore di leone, lion-hearted man; uomo senza cuore, dal cuore di pietra, dal cuore di tigre, heartless man (o hard-hearted man); col cuore in gola, with one's heart in one's mouth; la squadra ha giocato col cuore, the team put their hearts into the game; il cuore mi dice che è salvo, I feel in my heart that he is safe; avresti cuore di licenziarlo?, would you have the heart to sack him?; la cosa mi sta a cuore, I have the matter at heart; è una vista che fa male al cuore, it is a sickening sight; se lo strinse al cuore, she clasped him to her heart; mi fa bene al cuore vederti, it does my heart good to see you; il mio cuore batte forte, my heart is thumping; sentì un tuffo al cuore, his heart missed a beat; mi si stringe il cuore a doverglielo dire, it wrings my heart to have to tell him; non ebbe il cuore di farlo, he hadn't the heart to do it; parola che viene dal cuore, word from the heart (o heartfelt word) // aprire il proprio cuore a qlcu., to open one's heart to s.o.; avere il cuore gonfio, to be heavy-hearted (o sad at heart); avere il cuore volubile, to be giddy of heart; avere la morte nel cuore, to be heart-sick (o sick at heart); conquistare il cuore di qlcu., to win s.o.'s heart (o love); dare il proprio cuore a qlcu., to give one's heart to s.o.; farsi cuore, to take heart; leggere nel cuore di qlcu., to see into s.o.'s heart; mettersi il cuore in pace, to resign oneself; mettersi una mano sul cuore, to put one's hand on one's heart; parlare a cuore aperto, to speak without reserve (o freely); prendere qlco. a cuore, to take sthg. to heart; sentirsi allargare il cuore a qlco., to be overjoyed at sthg.; spezzare il cuore a qlcu., to break s.o.'s heart; toccare il cuore di qlcu., to touch s.o.'s heart (o to move s.o.) // il cuore non sbaglia, (prov.) the heart is wiser than the head // freddo di mano, caldo di cuore, (prov.) a cold hand and a warm heart // lontan dagli occhi, lontan dal cuore, (prov.) out of sight, out of mind.

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['kwɔre] 1.
sostantivo maschile

1) (organo) heart

le batteva forte il cuore — her heart was thudding

essere debole di cuore — to have a bad heart

attacco di cuore — heart attack

intervento a cuore aperto — med. open-heart surgery

a (forma di) cuore — heart-shaped, in the shape of a heart

2) (petto) heart, breast

stringere qcn. al, sul cuore — to clasp sb. to one's heart

3) (sede delle emozioni) heart

amico del cuore — bosom friend

avere buon cuore — to be all heart o great-hearted, to have a big heart

dal profondo del cuore — from the bottom of one's heart

con tutto il cuore — [amare, desiderare] with all one's heart

in cuor mio — in my heart (of hearts)

avere il cuore infranto, a pezzi — to be heartbroken o broken-hearted, to have a broken heart

affari di cuore — affairs of the heart

4) (persona)

un cuore di coniglio — a hen-hearted person

un cuor di leone — a lion-hearted person

cuore solitario — lonely heart

5) (coraggio) heart

non ho avuto il cuore di rifiutare — I didn't have the heart to refuse

6) (parte centrale) (di carciofo, lattuga, ecc.) heart; (di problema, questione) core, heart; (di luogo, città) heart, centre BE, center AE

nel cuore della notte — in the middle of the night, in the o at dead of night

nel cuore dell'inverno — in the depths of winter

nel cuore della giungla — in the heart of the jungle, deep in the jungle

7) a cuore

prendere a cuore qcs. — to take sth. to heart

prendere a cuore qcn. — to take sb. to one's bosom

il progetto gli sta a cuore — the project is dear to his heart

8) di cuore

una persona di cuore — a kind-hearted person

ridere di cuore — to laugh heartily
2.
sostantivo maschile plurale cuori gioc. (seme) hearts + verbo sing. o pl.

carta di -i — heart

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avere un cuore di pietra — to have a heart of stone, to be stony-hearted o hard-hearted o iron-hearted

avere il cuore di ghiaccio — to be cold-hearted, to have a cold heart

avere il cuore tenero — to be soft-hearted o tenderhearted

aveva un cuore d'oro — to have a heart of gold

non avere, essere senza cuore — to have no heart, to be heartless

aveva il cuore in gola — his heart was in his mouth

parlare a cuore aperto, con il cuore in mano — to have a heart-to-heart, to wear one's heart on one's sleeve

mi si stringe il cuore quando... — I feel a pang when...

a cuor leggero — with a light heart, light-heartedly, carelessly

mettersi il cuore in pace — = to resign oneself

due -i e una capanna — love in a cottage

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cuore

/'kwɔre/ ⇒ 4

I sostantivo m.

1 (organo) heart; le batteva forte il cuore her heart was thudding; essere debole di cuore to have a bad heart; attacco di cuore heart attack; intervento a cuore aperto med. open-heart surgery; a (forma di) cuore heart-shaped, in the shape of a heart

2 (petto) heart, breast; stringere qcn. al, sul cuore to clasp sb. to one's heart

3 (sede delle emozioni) heart; amico del cuore bosom friend; avere buon cuore to be all heart o great-hearted, to have a big heart; dal profondo del cuore from the bottom of one's heart; con tutto il cuore [amare, desiderare] with all one's heart; in cuor mio in my heart (of hearts); avere il cuore infranto, a pezzi to be heartbroken o broken-hearted, to have a broken heart; affari di cuore affairs of the heart

4 (persona) un cuore di coniglio a hen-hearted person; un cuor di leone a lion-hearted person; cuore solitario lonely heart

5 (coraggio) heart; non ho avuto il cuore di rifiutare I didn't have the heart to refuse

6 (parte centrale) (di carciofo, lattuga, ecc.) heart; (di problema, questione) core, heart; (di luogo, città) heart, centre BE, center AE; nel cuore della notte in the middle of the night, in the o at dead of night; nel cuore dell'inverno in the depths of winter; nel cuore della giungla in the heart of the jungle, deep in the jungle

7 a cuore prendere a cuore qcs. to take sth. to heart; prendere a cuore qcn. to take sb. to one's bosom; il progetto gli sta a cuore the project is dear to his heart

8 di cuore una persona di cuore a kind-hearted person; ridere di cuore to laugh heartily

II cuori m.pl.

gioc. (seme) hearts + verbo sing. o pl.; carta di -i heart

IDIOMS

avere un cuore di pietra to have a heart of stone, to be stony-hearted o hard-hearted o iron-hearted; avere il cuore di ghiaccio to be cold-hearted, to have a cold heart; avere il cuore tenero to be soft-hearted o tenderhearted; aveva un cuore d'oro to have a heart of gold; non avere, essere senza cuore to have no heart, to be heartless; aveva il cuore in gola his heart was in his mouth; parlare a cuore aperto, con il cuore in mano to have a heart-to-heart, to wear one's heart on one's sleeve; mi si stringe il cuore quando... I feel a pang when...; a cuor leggero with a light heart, light-heartedly, carelessly; mettersi il cuore in pace = to resign oneself; due -i e una capanna love in a cottage.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > cuore

16 heart

[hɑːt] 1.
nome

1) cuore m.

my heart missed a beat ebbi un tuffo al cuore; to win o capture sb.'s heart conquistare il cuore di qcn.; to steal sb.'s heart rubare il cuore a qcn.; to break sb.'s heart spezzare il cuore a qcn.; to break one's heart avere il cuore a pezzi (over sb. per qcn.); it does my heart good to see... mi fa bene al cuore o mi conforta vedere...; with a heavy, light heart a malincuore, a cuor leggero; to lose one's heart to sb. innamorarsi di qcn.; to take sth. to heart prendere a cuore qcs.; to sob one's heart out piangere tutte le proprie lacrime; my heart goes out to you condivido il tuo dolore o la tua pena; from the bottom of one's heart dal profondo del cuore; to open one's heart to sb. aprire il cuore a qcn.; to wish with all one's heart that desiderare con tutto il cuore che; in my heart (of hearts) in cuor mio; my heart is not in sth., doing sth. non riesco ad appassionarmi a qcs.; it is close to my heart è vicino al mio cuore; I have your interests at heart i tuoi interessi mi stanno a cuore; he's a child at heart in fondo in fondo, è ancora un bambino; to have no heart essere senza cuore; to be all heart essere di buon cuore, avere un cuore d'oro; I didn't have the heart to refuse non ho avuto il cuore di rifiutare; have a heart! abbi cuore! abbi pietà! to have a change of heart — mutare sentimenti

2) (courage) coraggio m.

to take, lose heart — farsi coraggio, perdersi d'animo

to be in good heart — essere su di morale

3) (centre) (of district) cuore m.

in the heart of the jungle — nel cuore della giungla

the heart of the matter — il nocciolo della questione

4) (of vegetable) cuore m.

5) (in cards) carta f. di cuori
2.
nome plurale hearts + verbo sing. o pl. (suit) cuori m.
3.
modificatore [ patient] cardiopatico; [operation, murmur] al cuore; [muscle, valve, surgery] cardiaco

heart specialist — cardiologo

to have a heart condition — essere ammalato di cuore

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a man after my own heart — il mio tipo, un uomo come piace a me

by heart — a memoria

by heart — a memoria

cross my heart (and hope to die) — giurin giuretta

his, her heart is in the right place — è di buon cuore

home is where the heart is — prov. = la casa è dove ci sono le cose e le persone che amiamo

to have one's heart set on sth., doing. sth. — essere decisi a qcs., a fare qcs. (a tutti i costi)

don't set your heart on it — non contarci troppo

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1. noun
1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) cuore

2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) cuore, centro

3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) cuore

4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) coraggio

5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) cuore

6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) cuori

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- - hearted
- hearten
- heartless
- heartlessly
- heartlessness
- hearts
- hearty
- heartily
- heartiness
- heartache
- heart attack
- heartbeat
- heartbreak
- heartbroken
- heartburn
- heart failure
- heartfelt
- heart-to-heart 2. noun
(an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) discorso franco

- heart-warming
- at heart
- break someone's heart
- by heart
- from the bottom of one's heart
- have a change of heart
- have a heart!
- have at heart
- heart and soul
- lose heart
- not have the heart to
- set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
- take heart
- take to heart
- to one's heart's content
- with all one's heart
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[hɑːt] 1.
nome

1) cuore m.

my heart missed a beat ebbi un tuffo al cuore; to win o capture sb.'s heart conquistare il cuore di qcn.; to steal sb.'s heart rubare il cuore a qcn.; to break sb.'s heart spezzare il cuore a qcn.; to break one's heart avere il cuore a pezzi (over sb. per qcn.); it does my heart good to see... mi fa bene al cuore o mi conforta vedere...; with a heavy, light heart a malincuore, a cuor leggero; to lose one's heart to sb. innamorarsi di qcn.; to take sth. to heart prendere a cuore qcs.; to sob one's heart out piangere tutte le proprie lacrime; my heart goes out to you condivido il tuo dolore o la tua pena; from the bottom of one's heart dal profondo del cuore; to open one's heart to sb. aprire il cuore a qcn.; to wish with all one's heart that desiderare con tutto il cuore che; in my heart (of hearts) in cuor mio; my heart is not in sth., doing sth. non riesco ad appassionarmi a qcs.; it is close to my heart è vicino al mio cuore; I have your interests at heart i tuoi interessi mi stanno a cuore; he's a child at heart in fondo in fondo, è ancora un bambino; to have no heart essere senza cuore; to be all heart essere di buon cuore, avere un cuore d'oro; I didn't have the heart to refuse non ho avuto il cuore di rifiutare; have a heart! abbi cuore! abbi pietà! to have a change of heart — mutare sentimenti

2) (courage) coraggio m.

to take, lose heart — farsi coraggio, perdersi d'animo

to be in good heart — essere su di morale

3) (centre) (of district) cuore m.

in the heart of the jungle — nel cuore della giungla

the heart of the matter — il nocciolo della questione

4) (of vegetable) cuore m.

5) (in cards) carta f. di cuori
2.
nome plurale hearts + verbo sing. o pl. (suit) cuori m.
3.
modificatore [ patient] cardiopatico; [operation, murmur] al cuore; [muscle, valve, surgery] cardiaco

heart specialist — cardiologo

to have a heart condition — essere ammalato di cuore

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a man after my own heart — il mio tipo, un uomo come piace a me

by heart — a memoria

by heart — a memoria

cross my heart (and hope to die) — giurin giuretta

his, her heart is in the right place — è di buon cuore

home is where the heart is — prov. = la casa è dove ci sono le cose e le persone che amiamo

to have one's heart set on sth., doing. sth. — essere decisi a qcs., a fare qcs. (a tutti i costi)

don't set your heart on it — non contarci troppo

English-Italian dictionary > heart

17 richtig

I Adj.

1. right; (fehlerfrei) auch correct; (wahr) true; die richtige Antwort the right answer; richtige Aussprache / Übersetzung correct pronunciation / translation; es war richtig von dir, dass du... you did right ( oder it was right of you) to...; das finde ich nicht richtig I don’t think it’s right; das ist schon richtig, aber... that’s quite right ( oder true), but...; so ist’s richtig! umg. that’s the idea

2. (echt, wirklich) real, genuine; (ordentlich) proper; das ist nicht ihr richtiger Name that is not her real name; ein richtiger Engländer a real ( oder true) Englishman; seine richtige Mutter his real ( oder birth) mother; er ist ein richtiger Cowboy he is a regular cowboy; wir hatten keinen richtigen Sommer we didn’t have any proper ( oder decent) summer; ein richtiger Feigling / Idiot umg. a proper coward / idiot

3. (angemessen) appropriate; (geeignet) suitable; im richtigen Augenblick at the right moment; das ist der richtige Mann! he’s just the man we etc. need; ist diese Farbe richtig für mich? does this colo(u)r suit me?

4. (gerecht) fair, right; Kopf 5

II Adv.

1. properly, correctly; geht deine Uhr richtig? is your watch right?; eine richtig gehende Uhr a watch that gives the right time; das Telefon etc. funktioniert nicht richtig the telephone isn’t working properly; richtig gerechnet lohnt es sich nicht if you work it out properly, you can see it’s not worth it; nicht richtig aussprechen / schreiben not pronounce / spell s.th. correctly; du hörst gar nicht richtig zu you’re not listening (properly); ich habe nicht richtig aufgepasst I wasn’t really paying attention; sehe ich das richtig? am I right?; du kommst gerade richtig! you’ve come at just the right moment; iro. you’re the last person I ( oder we) need; Sie sind der Chef? - richtig! umg. so you’re the boss? - you’ve got it!; ach ja, richtig yes, of course ( oder you’re right); mal wieder richtig ausschlafen have a really good sleep for once; jetzt aber richtig! umg. and now do it properly!

2. (auf die richtige Weise) the right way; mach es richtig! do it properly; eine Sache richtig anpacken go about s.th. the right way; schlag richtig zu! hit it really hard!

3. umg. (völlig) thoroughly, really; (wirklich) really; noch nicht richtig gar not properly cooked, not cooked right (Am. all the way) through; nicht richtig heiß not really hot; Catcher tun sich nicht richtig weh all-in (Am. WWF) wrestlers don’t really hurt one another; ich fand ihn richtig nett umg. I thought he was really nice; sie tat mir richtig Leid I was really sorry for her; es tat richtig weh it really hurt; sie wurde richtig verlegen she was really embarrassed; da wurde ich erst richtig böse then I really got angry; jetzt sitzen wir erst richtig in der Tinte oder Scheiße umg. now we’re really in a mess

4. richtig liegen (tendenziell) be on the right track; (völlig Recht haben) be absolutely right; mit deiner Vermutung liegst du richtig you guessed right, your hunch was right; bei mir liegen Sie richtig you’ve come to the right person; er liegt immer richtig he always backs the right horse; mit Pralinen liegst du ( bei ihr) immer richtig you can’t go wrong with chocolates (for her)

5. richtig stellen put s.th. right, correct, rectify; auch set the record straight; lassen Sie mich eines richtig stellen let me just correct one point

III subst.: das Richtige the right thing; zum richtigen Zeitpunkt das Richtige tun do the right thing at the right time; nichts Richtiges gelernt haben have not learnt (Am. learned) any proper trade; ich habe den ganzen Tag noch nichts Richtiges gegessen umg. I haven’t had anything proper to eat all day; er ist der Richtige he’s the right man; sie ist nicht die Richtige für ihn she’s not right for him; du bist mir der Richtige! umg. you’re a fine one; ich hatte drei Richtige im Lotto I got three numbers right ( oder I matched three numbers) in the lottery; einzig II

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rightly (Adv.);

(korrekt) correct (Adj.); right (Adj.);

(wirklich) real (Adj.); proper (Adj.)

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rịch|tig ['rIçtɪç]
1. adj

1) right no comp; (= zutreffend) correct, right

eine richtige Erkenntnis/Voraussetzung etc — a correct realization/presupposition etc

der richtige Mann am richtigen Ort — the right man for the job

ich halte es für richtig/das Richtigste,... — I think it would be right/best...

nicht ganz richtig ( im Kopf) sein (inf) — to be not quite right (in the head) (inf)

bin ich hier richtig bei Müller? (inf) — is this right for the Müllers?

der Junge ist richtig (inf) — that boy's all right (inf) or OK (inf)

2) (= wirklich, echt) real, proper

der richtige Vater — the real father

die richtige Mutter — the real mother

ein richtiger Idiot — a real or proper or right (inf) idiot

2. adv

1) (= korrekt) correctly, right; passen, funktionieren, liegen etc properly, correctly, right

ich habe ihn richtig eingeschätzt — I was right about him

richtig gehend (Uhr, Waage) — accurate

die Uhr geht richtig — the clock is right or correct

habe ich richtig gehört? (iro) — do my ears deceive me?, am I hearing things?; (Gerücht betreffend) is it right what I've heard?

wenn man es richtig nimmt (inf) — really, actually, properly speaking

du kommst gerade richtig! — you're just in time; (iro) you're just what I need

2) (inf = ganz und gar) really, real (esp US inf); sich schämen, verlegen thoroughly, really, real (esp US inf)

3) (= wahrhaftig) right, correct

du bist doch Konrads Schwester – richtig! — you're Konrad's sister – (that's) right

das ist doch Paul! – ach ja, richtig — that's Paul – oh yes, so it is

wir dachten, es würde gleich regnen, und richtig, kaum... — we thought it would soon start raining and, sure enough, scarcely...

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1) correctly

2) (free from faults or errors: This sum is correct.) correct

3) (right; not wrong: Did I get the correct idea from what you said?; You are quite correct.) correct

4) (correctly or rightly: She can't pronounce his name properly.) properly

5) (right, correct, or suitable: That isn't the proper way to clean the windows; You should have done your schoolwork at the proper time - it's too late to start now.) proper

6) ((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) right

7) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) right

8) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) right

9) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) right

10) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) right

11) (correctly; accurately: They rightly assumed that he would refuse to help.) rightly

12) (to understand, do, say etc (something) correctly: Did I get the answer right?) get right

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rich·tig

[ˈrɪçtɪç]

I. adj

1. (korrekt) correct, right

die \richtige Antwort the right [or correct] answer

die \richtige Lösung the correct solution

2. (angebracht) right

die \richtige Handlungsweise the right course of action

zur \richtigen Zeit at the right time

es war \richtig, dass du gegangen bist you were right to leave

3. (am richtigen Ort)

▪ irgendwo/bei jdm \richtig sein to be at the right place/address

„ja, kommen Sie rein, bei mir sind Sie genau \richtig“ “yes, come in, you've come to [exactly] the right place”

ist das hier \richtig zu/nach...? is this [or am I going] the right way to...?

4. (echt, wirklich) real

ich bin nicht deine \richtige Mutter I'm not your real mother

5. (fam: regelrecht) real

du bist ein \richtiger Idiot! you're a real idiot!

6. (passend) right

sie ist nicht die \richtige Frau für dich she's not the right woman for you

7. (ordentlich) real, proper

es ist lange her, dass wir einen \richtigen Winter mit viel Schnee hatten it's been ages since we've had a proper winter with lots of snow

8. (fam: in Ordnung) all right, okay

▪ \richtig sein to be all right [or okay]

unser neuer Lehrer ist \richtig our new teacher is okay; s.a. Kopf

II. adv

1. (korrekt) correctly

Sie haben irgendwie nicht \richtig gerechnet you've miscalculated somehow

\richtig gehend accurate

eine \richtig gehende Uhr an accurate watch

höre ich \richtig? did I hear right?, are my ears deceiving me? fig

ich höre doch wohl nicht \richtig? excuse me? fam, you must be joking!

sehr \richtig! quite right!

2. (angebracht) correctly; (passend a.) right

der Blumentopf steht da nicht richtig the flowerpot is not in the right place there

irgendwie sitzt die Bluse nicht richtig somehow the blouse doesn't fit properly

3. (fam: regelrecht) really

ich fühle mich von ihr \richtig verarscht I feel she has really taken the piss out of me

er hat sie \richtig ausgenutzt he has really used her

4. (tatsächlich)

\richtig, das war die Lösung right, that was the solution

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1.
Adjektiv

1) right; (zutreffend) right; correct; correct < realization>; accurate <prophecy, premonition>

bin ich hier richtig bei Schulzes? — is this the Schulzes' home?

das ist genau das richtige für mich — that's just right for me

ja richtig! — yes, that's right

etwas richtig stellen — correct something

2) (ordentlich) proper

nicht ganz richtig [im Kopf od. (ugs.) im Oberstübchen] sein — be not quite right in the head (coll.) or not quite all there (coll.)

3) (wirklich, echt) real

du bist ein richtiger Esel — you're a right or proper idiot (coll.)
2.
adverbial

1) right; correctly

richtig sitzen od. passen — < clothes> fit properly

meine Uhr geht richtig — my watch is right

richtig liegen — (ugs.) be right

2) (ordentlich) properly

richtig ausschlafen — have a good sleep

3) (richtiggehend) really

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richtig

A. adj

1. right; (fehlerfrei) auch correct; (wahr) true;

die richtige Antwort the right answer;

richtige Aussprache/Übersetzung correct pronunciation/translation;

es war richtig von dir, dass du … you did right ( oder it was right of you) to …;

das finde ich nicht richtig I don’t think it’s right;

das ist schon richtig, aber … that’s quite right ( oder true), but …;

so ist’s richtig! umg that’s the idea

2. (echt, wirklich) real, genuine; (ordentlich) proper;

das ist nicht ihr richtiger Name that is not her real name;

ein richtiger Engländer a real ( oder true) Englishman;

seine richtige Mutter his real ( oder birth) mother;

er ist ein richtiger Cowboy he is a regular cowboy;

wir hatten keinen richtigen Sommer we didn’t have any proper ( oder decent) summer;

ein richtiger Feigling/Idiot umg a proper coward/idiot

3. (angemessen) appropriate; (geeignet) suitable;

im richtigen Augenblick at the right moment;

das ist der richtige Mann! he’s just the man we etc need;

ist diese Farbe richtig für mich? does this colo(u)r suit me?

4. (gerecht) fair, right; → Kopf 5

B. adv

1. properly, correctly;

geht deine Uhr richtig? is your watch right?;

eine richtig gehende Uhr a watch that gives the right time;

das Telefon etc

funktioniert nicht richtig the telephone isn’t working properly;

richtig gerechnet lohnt es sich nicht if you work it out properly, you can see it’s not worth it;

nicht richtig aussprechen/schreiben not pronounce/spell sth correctly;

du hörst gar nicht richtig zu you’re not listening (properly);

ich habe nicht richtig aufgepasst I wasn’t really paying attention;

sehe ich das richtig? am I right?;

du kommst gerade richtig! you’ve come at just the right moment; iron you’re the last person I ( oder we) need;

Sie sind der Chef? - richtig! umg so you’re the boss? - you’ve got it!;

ach ja, richtig yes, of course ( oder you’re right);

mal wieder richtig ausschlafen have a really good sleep for once;

jetzt aber richtig! umg and now do it properly!

2. (auf die richtige Weise) the right way;

mach es richtig! do it properly;

eine Sache richtig anpacken go about sth the right way;

schlag richtig zu! hit it really hard!

3. umg (völlig) thoroughly, really; (wirklich) really;

noch nicht richtig gar not properly cooked, not cooked right (US all the way) through;

nicht richtig heiß not really hot;

Catcher tun sich nicht richtig weh all-in (US WWF) wrestlers don’t really hurt one another;

ich fand ihn richtig nett umg I thought he was really nice;

sie tat mir richtig leid I was really sorry for her;

es tat richtig weh it really hurt;

sie wurde richtig verlegen she was really embarrassed;

da wurde ich erst richtig böse then I really got angry;

jetzt sitzen wir erst richtig in der Tinte oder

Scheiße umg now we’re really in a mess

C. substantivisch:

das Richtige the right thing;

zum richtigen Zeitpunkt das Richtige tun do the right thing at the right time;

nichts Richtiges gelernt haben have not learnt (US learned) any proper trade;

ich habe den ganzen Tag noch nichts Richtiges gegessen umg I haven’t had anything proper to eat all day;

er ist der Richtige he’s the right man;

sie ist nicht die Richtige für ihn she’s not right for him;

du bist mir der Richtige! umg you’re a fine one;

ich hatte drei Richtige im Lotto I got three numbers right ( oder I matched three numbers) in the lottery; → einzig B

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1.
Adjektiv

1) right; (zutreffend) right; correct; correct < realization>; accurate <prophecy, premonition>

bin ich hier richtig bei Schulzes? — is this the Schulzes' home?

das ist genau das richtige für mich — that's just right for me

ja richtig! — yes, that's right

etwas richtig stellen — correct something

2) (ordentlich) proper

nicht ganz richtig [im Kopf od. (ugs.) im Oberstübchen] sein — be not quite right in the head (coll.) or not quite all there (coll.)

3) (wirklich, echt) real

du bist ein richtiger Esel — you're a right or proper idiot (coll.)
2.
adverbial

1) right; correctly

richtig sitzen od. passen — < clothes> fit properly

meine Uhr geht richtig — my watch is right

richtig liegen — (ugs.) be right

2) (ordentlich) properly

richtig ausschlafen — have a good sleep

3) (richtiggehend) really

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adj.

accurate adj.

appropriate adj.

correct adj.

exact adj.

okay adj.

proper adj.

right adj.

true adj.

unmitigated adj. adv.

aright adv.

correctly adv.

duly adv.

justly adv.

properly adv.

right adv.

rightfully adv.

rightly adv. ausdr.

O.K. expr.

OK expr.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > richtig

18 ce

ce [sə]

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1. demonstrative adjective

2. demonstrative pronoun

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1. <

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► Feminine = cette, plural = ces, masculine before vowel and silent h = cet.

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► L'anglais distingue plus nettement que le français les objets ou personnes qui sont proches de ceux qui sont moins proches (dans l'espace ou dans le temps, ou subjectivement). Pour les objets et personnes qui sont proches, on choisira this, pour les moins proches, on préférera that.

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   a. (dans l'espace ou subjectivement) (proche) this ; (moins proche) that

• j'aime beaucoup ces boucles d'oreille (que je porte) I really like these earrings ; (que tu portes) I really like those earrings

• je ne vois rien avec ces lunettes I can't see a thing with these glasses

• ce chapeau lui va bien that hat suits him

• si seulement ce mal de tête s'en allait if only this headache would go away

• que faisais-tu avec ce type ? (inf) what were you doing with that guy? (inf)

• ce Paul Durat est un drôle de personnage ! that Paul Durat is quite a character!

• ces messieurs sont en réunion the gentlemen are in a meeting

• cette idée ! what an idea!

   b. (dans le temps) (proche) this ; (moins proche) that

• venez cet après-midi come this afternoon

• le 8 de ce mois the 8th of this month

• le 8 de ce mois ( = ce mois-là) the 8th of that month

• il m'a semblé fatigué ces derniers jours he's been looking tired these past few days

• ces années furent les plus heureuses de ma vie those were the happiest years of my life

• cette nuit (qui vient) tonight ; (passée) last night

2. <

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► ce becomes c' before en and forms of the verb être that begin with a vowel.

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► Pour les locutions c'est, ce sont, c'est lui qui etc, voir être.

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► ce qui what ; (reprenant une proposition) which

• ce qui est important, c'est... what really matters is...

• nous n'avons pas de jardin, ce qui est dommage we haven't got a garden, which is a pity► ce que what ; (reprenant une proposition) which

• elle fait ce qu'on lui dit she does what she is told

• ce qu'elle m'a dit, c'est qu'elle n'a pas le temps what she told me was that she hasn't got time

• il pleut beaucoup, ce que j'aime bien it rains a lot, which I like

• il est resté insensible à ce que je lui ai dit he remained unmoved by what I said

• à ce qu'on dit from what they say

• on ne s'attendait pas à ce qu'il parle they were not expecting him to speak

• ce que les gens sont bêtes ! people are so stupid!

• ce qu'elle joue bien ! she's such a good player!

• ce qu'il m'agace ! he's so annoying!

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► all n'est jamais suivi de what, mais peut être suivi de that.

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• tout ce que je sais all (that) I know

• voilà tout ce que j'ai pu savoir that's all (that) I managed to find out

► ce dont

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► Notez la place de la préposition en anglais.

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• c'est exactement ce dont je parle that's precisely what I'm talking about

• ce dont j'ai peur what I'm afraid of

► ce faisant in doing so

► pour ce faire to do this

• on utilise pour ce faire une pince to do this you use a pair of pliers

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seə
nom masculin: abbr cours

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seə
1. nf

1) Communauté européenne EC

2) COMMERCE

See:

caisse d'épargne

2. nm

1) INDUSTRIE

See:

comité d'entreprise

2) ÉDUCATION

See:

cours élémentaire

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ce ⇒ Note d'usage (c' before e, cet before vowel or mute h), cette, pl ces

A adj dém

1 ○( avec un sujet redondant) alors, ce bébé, ça pousse? how's the baby doing?; et ces travaux, ça avance? how's the work progressing?; cet entretien, ça s'est bien passé? how did the interview go?; et cette grippe? how's your flu?;

2 ( de politesse) et pour ces dames? what are the ladies having?; si ces messieurs veulent bien me suivre if the gentlemen would care to follow me;

3 ( suivi d'une précision) il a commis cette erreur que commettent beaucoup de gens he made the mistake so many people make; il n'est pas de ces hommes qui manquent de parole he's not the kind of man ou the sort to break his word; je lui rends cette justice qu'il m'a tenu au courant I must say in all fairness to him that he kept me informed; elle a eu cette chance que la corde a tenu she was lucky in that the rope held;

4 ( marquant le degré) cette arrogance! what arrogance!; cette idée! what an idea!; ah, ce repas! what a meal!; quand on a ce talent when you are as talented as that; j'ai un de ces rhumes! I've got an awful cold, I've got such a cold!; je ne pensais pas qu'il aurait cette chance/audace I never thought he would be so lucky/cheeky; tu as de ces idées! you've got some funny ideas!

B pron dém ce disant so saying; ce faisant in so doing; ce que voyant (and) seeing this; pour ce faire, je devrais déménager in order to do that, I would have to move; il a refusé, et ce, parce que… he refused, and all because…; tout s'est bien passé, et ce, grâce à vos efforts everything went well, and that was all thanks to you; c'est un peu trop, ce me semble it's a bit much, it seems to me; vous êtes, ce dit-on/ce m'a-t-on dit you are, so they say/so I have been told; sur ce, je vous quitte with that, I must take my leave; c'est te dire s'il faisait chaud! which just goes to show how hot it was; c'est tout dire that says it all; fais ce que tu veux do what you like; ne te fie pas à ce qu'il dit don't rely on what he says; dis-moi ce qui s'est passé tell me what happened; voilà ce dont tu as besoin that's what you need; ce que je veux savoir, c'est qui l'a cassé what I want to know is who broke it; c'est ce à quoi il a fait allusion that's what he was alluding to; il faut être riche, ce que je ne suis pas you need to be rich, which I am not; il a fait faillite, ce qui n'est pas surprenant he's gone bankrupt, which is hardly surprising; il a accepté, ce à quoi je ne m'attendais pas he accepted, which is something I didn't expect; ce qui m'étonne, c'est qu'il ait accepté what surprises me is that he accepted; je ne m'attendais pas à ce qu'il écrive I wasn't expecting him to write; il n'y a pas de mal à ce que tu fasses cela there's no harm in your doing that; il s'étonne de ce que tu ne le saches pas he's surprised (that) you don't know; il tient à ce que vous veniez he's very keen that you should come ou for you to come; il se plaint de ce que tu ne l'aies pas consulté he complains (that) you didn't consult him; ce que c'est grand/laid! it's so big/ugly!; c'est étonnant ce qu'il te ressemble! it's amazing how much he looks like you!; ce qu'il a mangé de or comme bonbons! what a lot of sweets GB ou candy US he ate!; ce que c'est que d'être vieux/d'avoir étudié! what it is to be old/to be educated!; ce que c'est que les enfants! that's children for you!; voilà ce que c'est de se vanter/ne pas écouter! that's what comes of boasting/not listening!; ce qu'il ne faut pas accepter/faire! the things one has to put up with/to do!; ce que or qu'est-ce que○ j'ai faim! I'm so hungry!, I'm starving!; ce qu'il○ pleut/fait froid! it's pouring down/freezing!

I

[sə] (devant 'e' c' [s], devant 'a' ç' [s]) pronom démonstratif

1. [sujet du verbe 'être']

c'était hier it was yesterday

c'est un escroc he's a crook

ce sont mes frères they are my brothers

ce doit être son mari it must be her husband

dire oui, c'est renoncer à sa liberté saying yes means ou amounts to giving up one's freedom

c'est rare qu'il pleuve en juin it doesn't often rain in June

c'est encore loin, la mer? is the sea still far away?, is it still a long way to the sea?

qui est-ce?, c'est qui? (familier) who is it?

c'est à toi? is this ou is it yours?

serait-ce que tu as oublié? have you forgotten, by any chance?

2. [pour insister]

c'est la robe que j'ai achetée this is the dress (that) I bought

c'est l'auteur que je préfère he's/she's my favourite writer

c'est à vous, monsieur, que je voudrais parler it was you I wanted to speak to, sir

c'est à lui/à toi de décider it's up to him/up to you to decide

c'est à pleurer de rage it's enough to make you weep with frustration

3. ['c'est que' introduisant une explication]

s'il ne parle pas beaucoup, c'est qu'il est timide if he doesn't say much, it's because he's shy

4. [comme antécédent du pronom relatif]

ce qui, ce que what

ce qui m'étonne, c'est que... what surprises me is that...

dis-moi ce que tu as fait tell me what you did

[reprenant la proposition] which

il dit en avoir les moyens, ce que je crois volontiers he says he can afford it, which I'm quite prepared to believe

ce dont: ce dont je ne me souviens pas, c'est l'adresse what I can't remember is the address

ce pour quoi: ce pour quoi j'ai démissionné the reason (why) I resigned

ce en quoi: ce en quoi je croyais s'est effondré the thing I believed in has collapsed

[introduisant une complétive]

de ce que: je m'étonne de ce qu'il n'ait rien dit I'm surprised (by the fact that) he didn't say anything

à ce que: veille à ce que tout soit prêt make sure everything's ready

sur ce que: il insiste sur ce que le travail doit être fait en temps voulu he insists that the work must be done in the specified time

5. [emploi exclamatif]

ce que tu es naïf! you're so naive!, how naive you are!

tu vois ce que c'est que de mentir! you see what happens when you lie!, you see where lying gets you!

ce que c'est (que) d'être instruit, tout de même! it must be wonderful to be educated!

6. (locution)

ce me semble (soutenu & humoristique) it seems to me, I think, methinks (littéraire & humoristique)

ce faisant in so doing

ce disant so saying, with these words

et ce: il n'a rien dit, et ce malgré toutes les menaces he said nothing, (and this) in spite of all the threats

sur ce: j'arrive et sur ce, le téléphone sonne I arrive and just then the phone rings

sur ce, je vous salue and now, I take my leave

sur ce, elle se leva with that, she got up

pour ce faire (soutenu) to this end

II

[sə] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet cet [sɛt]) ( féminin cette [sɛt], pluriel ces [sɛ]) déterminant (adjectif démonstratif)

1. [dans l'espace - proche] this, these pluriel ; [ - éloigné] that, those pluriel

cet homme qui vient vers nous the man (who's) coming towards us

regarde de ce côté-ci look over here

2. [dans le temps - à venir] this, these pluriel ; [ - passé] last

cette nuit nous mettrons le chauffage tonight we'll turn the heating on

cette nuit j'ai fait un rêve étrange last night I had a strange dream

cette semaine je n'ai rien fait I haven't done a thing this ou this past ou this last week

cette année-là that year

ces jours-ci these days

fait ce jour à Blois witnessed by my hand this day in Blois

3. [désignant - ce dont on a parlé] this, these pluriel, that, those pluriel ; [ - ce dont on va parler] this, these pluriel

4. [suivi d'une proposition relative]

voici ce pont dont je t'ai parlé here's the ou that bridge I told you about

il était de ces comédiens qui... he was one of those actors who...

5. [emploi expressif]

cette douleur dans son regard! such grief in his eyes!

ce peuple! (familier) what a crowd!

cet enfant est un modèle de sagesse! this ou that child is so well behaved!

et ces douleurs/cette grippe, comment ça va? (familier) how's the pain/the flu doing?

et pour ces messieurs, ce sera? now what will the ou you gentlemen have?

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > ce

19 heart

heart [hα:t]

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1. noun

2. plural noun

3. compounds

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1. noun

   a. cœur m

• to have a weak heart avoir le cœur malade

• I didn't have the heart to tell him je n'ai pas eu le cœur de le lui dire

• a cry from the heart un cri du cœur

• to speak from the heart parler du fond du cœur

• in his heart of hearts he thought... au fond de lui-même, il pensait...

• his heart isn't in it le cœur n'y est pas

• his heart isn't in his work il n'a pas le cœur à l'ouvrage

• his heart is in the right place il a bon cœur

• this is something which is close to his heart c'est quelque chose qui lui tient à cœur

• a man after my own heart un homme selon mon cœur

• with all my heart de tout mon cœur

• have a heart! (inf) pitié ! (inf)

• to take sth to heart prendre qch à cœur

• he has set his heart on going to Paris il veut à tout prix aller à Paris

• my heart was in my mouth mon cœur battait la chamade

• to eat to one's heart's content manger tout son soûl

• it was his heart's desire c'était son désir le plus cher

• to have a heart of gold avoir un cœur en or

• heart and soul corps et âme

• he put his heart and soul into his work il s'est donné à son travail corps et âme

► at heart au fond

• I'm an optimist at heart au fond je suis optimiste

• she's still a child at heart elle est restée très enfant

• we have your best interests at heart vos intérêts nous tiennent à cœur► by heart par cœur

• to know by heart savoir par cœur

• to learn sth by heart apprendre qch par cœur

   b. ( = courage) courage m

• to put new heart into sb redonner (du) courage à qn

• to lose/take heart perdre/prendre courage

   c. ( = centre) [of town, lettuce] cœur m

• in the heart of the forest au cœur de la forêt

• in the heart of the country en pleine campagne

• the heart of the matter le fond du problème

2. plural noun

hearts (Cards) cœur m

• queen/six of hearts dame f/six m de cœur

3. compounds

► heart attack noun crise f cardiaque

► heart condition noun maladie f de cœur

• to have a heart condition être cardiaque ► heart disease noun maladie f de cœur

► heart failure noun insuffisance f cardiaque ; ( = cardiac arrest) arrêt m du cœur

► heart-rate noun rythme m cardiaque

► heart-searching noun

• after much heart-searching he... après s'être longuement interrogé, il... ► heart-shaped adjective en (forme de) cœur

► heart-throb (inf) noun

( = person) idole f ; (US) = heartbeat

► heart-to-heart adjective adverb à cœur ouvert noun

• to have a heart-to-heart (with sb) (inf) parler à cœur ouvert (avec qn) ► heart transplant noun greffe f du cœur

► heart trouble noun problèmes mpl cardiaques

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[hɑːt] 1.
noun

1) cœur m

my heart missed a beat — mon cœur a fait un bond

to win/steal somebody's heart — gagner/prendre le cœur de quelqu'un

to break somebody's heart — briser le cœur de quelqu'un

to break one's heart — se briser le cœur ( over somebody pour quelqu'un)

it does my heart good to see... — cela me réchauffe le cœur de voir...

with a heavy/light heart — le cœur lourd/léger

to lose one's heart to somebody — tomber amoureux/-euse de quelqu'un

to sob one's heart out — pleurer toutes les larmes de son corps

to know/learn something off by heart — savoir/apprendre quelque chose par cœur

my heart goes out to you — je suis avec vous de tout cœur

from the bottom of one's heart —

from the heart — du fond du cœur

to open one's heart to somebody — ouvrir son cœur à quelqu'un

to take something to heart — prendre quelque chose à cœur

to wish with all one's heart that — souhaiter de tout cœur que (+ subj)

in my heart (of hearts) — au fond de moi-même

my heart is not in something/doing something — je n'ai pas le cœur à quelque chose/à faire quelque chose

it is close to my heart — cela me tient à cœur

I have your interests at heart — tes intérêts me tiennent à cœur

he's a child at heart — au fond, c'est toujours un enfant

to have no heart — ne pas avoir de cœur

to be all heart — avoir très bon cœur

I didn't have the heart to refuse — je n'ai pas eu le cœur de refuser

have a heart! — pitié!

to have a change of heart — changer de sentiment

2) ( courage) courage m

to take/lose heart — prendre/perdre courage

she took heart from the fact that — elle puisait son courage dans le fait que

to be in good heart — avoir le moral

3) ( centre) ( of district) cœur m

right in the heart of London — en plein cœur de Londres

in the heart of the jungle — en pleine jungle

the heart of the matter — le fond du problème

4) ( in cards) cœur m

5) ( of vegetable) cœur m
2.
noun modifier [ patient, specialist] du cœur; [ muscle, valve] cardiaque; [ surgery] du cœur, cardiaque

to have a heart condition — être cardiaque

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a man after my own heart — un homme comme je les aime

cross my heart (and hope to die) — croix de bois, croix de fer (si je mens je vais en enfer)

his/her heart is in the right place — il/elle a bon cœur

home is where the heart is — Prov où le cœur aime, là est le foyer

to have one's heart set on something — vouloir à tout prix quelque chose

don't set your heart on it — n'y compte pas trop

English-French dictionary > heart

20 heart

heart [hɑ:t]

cœur ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (g), 1 (i)-(k) fond ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (h) courage ⇒ 1 (f) au fond ⇒ 2 par cœur ⇒ 3

1 noun

(a) Anatomy (organ) cœur m;

∎ he has a weak heart il est cardiaque, il a le cœur malade;

∎ to have a heart condition souffrir du cœur, être cardiaque;

∎ figurative her heart leapt son cœur bondit;

∎ figurative her heart sank elle eut un serrement de cœur;

∎ my heart sinks every time I think about leaving j'ai un pincement au cœur ou un serrement de cœur chaque fois que je pense au départ;

∎ literary two hearts that beat as one deux cœurs qui battent à l'unisson;

∎ British he sat there, his heart in his boots il était là, la mort dans l'âme;

∎ her heart was in her mouth as she watched elle regardait en retenant son souffle

(b) (seat of feelings, love) cœur m;

∎ to have a big heart avoir très bon cœur;

∎ he has a heart of gold/of stone il a un cœur d'or/de pierre;

∎ it does my heart good to see them together cela me réchauffe le cœur de les voir ensemble;

∎ to lose one's heart to sb donner son cœur à qn, tomber amoureux de qn;

∎ to win sb's heart gagner le cœur de qn;

∎ her words went straight to his heart ses paroles lui sont allées droit au cœur;

∎ the letter was written straight from the heart la lettre était écrite du fond du cœur;

∎ to have one's heart set on sth s'être mis qch dans la tête;

∎ he has his heart set on winning il veut à tout prix gagner;

∎ they have their heart set on that house ils ont jeté leur dévolu sur cette maison;

∎ they have your welfare at heart ils ne pensent qu'à ton bien, c'est pour ton bien qu'ils font cela;

∎ they have everything their hearts could desire ils ont tout ce qu'ils peuvent désirer;

∎ literary my heart's desire is to see Rome again mon plus cher désir est ou ce que je désire le plus au monde c'est de revoir Rome;

∎ she hardened or steeled her heart against him elle s'est endurcie contre lui;

∎ affairs or matters of the heart affaires fpl de cœur;

∎ archaic or humorous dear heart mon cœur, mon (ma) chéri(e);

∎ to wear one's heart on one's sleeve montrer ou laisser paraître ses sentiments

(c) (innermost thoughts) fond m;

∎ in his heart of hearts au fond de lui-même ou de son cœur, en son for intérieur;

∎ in my heart I knew it was true au fond de moi-même je savais que c'était la vérité;

∎ there's a woman/a man after my own heart voilà une femme/un homme selon mon cœur;

∎ I thank you from the bottom of my heart or with all my heart je vous remercie du fond du cœur ou de tout mon cœur;

∎ do you love him? - with all my heart vous l'aimez? - de tout mon cœur;

∎ to take sth to heart prendre qch à cœur;

∎ she takes criticism too much to heart elle prend les critiques trop à cœur;

∎ don't take it to heart ne le prenez pas trop à cœur;

∎ she opened or poured out her heart to me elle m'a dévoilé son cœur

(d) (disposition, humour)

∎ to have a change of heart changer d'avis

(e) (interest, enthusiasm)

∎ I worked hard but my heart wasn't in it j'ai beaucoup travaillé mais je n'avais pas le cœur à l'ouvrage ou le cœur n'y était pas;

∎ I can tell that your heart isn't in it je vois bien que tu n'y tiens pas tellement;

∎ to eat/drink to one's heart's content manger/boire tout son soûl;

∎ she read to her heart's content elle a lu tout son soûl;

∎ a subject close to one's heart un sujet qui tient à cœur;

∎ she puts her heart or she throws herself heart and soul into her work elle se donne à son travail corps et âme

(f) (courage)

∎ to lose heart perdre courage, se décourager;

∎ take heart! courage!;

∎ she took heart from the fact that others shared her experience elle était encouragée par le fait que d'autres partageaient son expérience;

∎ the prospect of winning the prize put new heart into them la perspective de gagner le prix leur a redonné du courage ou du cœur (au ventre);

∎ to be in good heart (person) avoir bon moral; British (land) être fécond ou productif

(g) (compassion) cœur m;

∎ he has no heart il n'a pas de cœur, il manque de cœur;

∎ she didn't have the heart to refuse, she couldn't find it in her heart to refuse elle n'a pas eu le courage ou le cœur de refuser;

∎ can you find it in your heart to forgive me? est-ce que vous pourrez jamais me pardonner?;

∎ her heart's in the right place elle a bon cœur;

∎ have a heart! pitié!;

∎ to be all heart être plein de bonne volonté;

∎ ironic you're all heart tu es charmant!

(h) (core, vital part → of matter, topic) fond m, vif m; (→ of city, place) centre m, cœur m;

∎ the heart of the matter le fond du problème;

∎ the speaker went straight to the heart of the matter le conférencier est allé droit au cœur du sujet ou du problème;

∎ the law strikes at the heart of the democratic system la loi porte atteinte aux fondements du régime démocratique;

∎ in the heart of the financial district au centre ou au cœur du quartier financier;

∎ in the heart of winter en plein hiver, au cœur de l'hiver;

∎ in the heart of the forest au cœur ou au beau milieu ou au fin fond de la forêt, en pleine forêt;

∎ American the Heart of Dixie = surnom donné à l'Alabama

(i) (of cabbage, celery, lettuce) cœur m; (of tree) cœur m, vif m; (of artichoke) cœur m, fond m; (of cable) âme f, mèche f;

∎ British literary hearts of oak (men) hommes mpl courageux

(j) Cards cœur m;

∎ to play a heart jouer un ou du cœur;

∎ hearts are trumps atout cœur;

∎ have you got any hearts? avez-vous du cœur?

(k) (shape) cœur m;

∎ a pattern of little red hearts un motif de petits cœurs rouges;

∎ she had drawn hearts all over the letter elle avait dessiné des cœurs sur toute la lettre

(l) (bosom) poitrine f;

∎ she clutched him to her heart elle l'a serré contre sa poitrine ou sur son cœur

2 at heart adverb

au fond;

∎ at heart she was a good person elle avait un bon fond;

∎ my sister's a gypsy at heart ma sœur est une bohémienne dans l'âme;

∎ to feel sad at heart avoir le cœur triste;

∎ to be sick at heart avoir la mort dans l'âme

3 by heart adverb

par cœur;

∎ to learn/to know sth by heart apprendre/savoir qch par cœur

4 hearts plural noun

Cards = jeu de cartes dont l'objet est de faire des plis ne comprenant ni des cœurs ni la dame de pique

►► Medicine heart attack crise f cardiaque;

∎ to have a heart attack avoir une crise cardiaque, faire un infarctus;

∎ figurative she nearly had a heart attack when she heard about it en apprenant la nouvelle, elle a failli avoir une attaque;

Medicine heart disease maladie f de cœur, maladie f cardiaque;

∎ heart disease is on the increase les maladies de cœur ou cardiaques sont en augmentation;

∎ smoking increases the incidence of heart disease le tabagisme augmente le taux de maladies de cœur ou cardiaques;

Medicine heart failure (condition) défaillance f cardiaque; (cessation of heartbeat) arrêt m du cœur;

∎ figurative I nearly had heart failure when they told me I'd got the job j'ai failli me trouver mal ou avoir une syncope quand ils m'ont dit que j'avais le poste;

Medicine heart murmur souffle m au cœur;

Botany heart of palm cœur m de palmier;

heart patient cardiaque mf;

Marketing heart share préférence f;

heart surgeon chirurgien(enne) m,f cardiologue;

Medicine heart surgery chirurgie f du cœur;

Medicine heart trouble (UNCOUNT) maladie f du cœur, troubles mpl cardiaques;

∎ to have or to suffer from heart trouble souffrir du cœur, être cardiaque

✾ Book 'Heart of Darkness' Conrad 'Au cœur des ténèbres'

✾ Film 'One from the Heart' Coppola 'Coup de cœur'

✾ Book ✾ Film 'The Heart of the Matter' Greene, More O'Ferrall 'Le Fond du problème'

✾ Book 'The Heart is a Lonely Hunter' McCullers 'Le Cœur est un chasseur solitaire'

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