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1 job
‹ob1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) trabajo2) (a piece of work or a task: I have several jobs to do before going to bed.) tarea•- a good job
- have a job
- just the job
- make the best of a bad job
job n1. trabajo / empleowhat is your job? ¿en qué trabajas? / ¿cuál es tu trabajo?2. tarea / trabajoit's a good job... menos mal que...tr[ʤəʊb]1 Jobjob ['ʤɑb] n1) : trabajo mhe did odd jobs for her: le hizo algunos trabajos2) chore, task: tarea f, quehacer m3) employment: trabajo m, empleo m, puesto mn.• Job s.m.dʒəʊbnoun Job[dʒɒb]Job's comforter — persona que intentando consolar empeora la situación
1. N1) (=employment) trabajo m, empleo mwhat would the job involve? — ¿en qué consistiría el trabajo or empleo?
what's her job? — ¿de qué trabaja?
we shall create 1,000 new jobs — vamos a crear 1.000 puestos de trabajo más
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he got a job as a clerk — consiguió un trabajo or empleo de oficinista•
I think he's the best man for the job — creo que es el más apropiado para el puesto•
to be in a job — tener trabajo•
to look for a job — buscar (un) trabajo or empleo•
to be out of a job — estar sin trabajo or empleoif they go bankrupt we'll all be out of a job — si se arruinan nos quedaremos todos sin trabajo or empleo
day 2.to put sb out of a job — quitar el trabajo or empleo a algn
2) (=piece of work) trabajo mit was a big job — dio mucho trabajo, era mucho trabajo
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I'm paid by the job — me pagan a destajo•
I've got a few jobs to do — tengo algunas cosillas que hacerto do a job for sb — hacer un encargo para algn, hacer un recado a algn
can you do a job for me? — ¿te puedo hacer un encargo?, ¿te puedo encargar algo?
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to know one's job — conocer el oficio•
you've made a good job of painting the doors — has pintado muy bien las puertas•
he's out on a job at the moment — en este momento ha salido a hacer un trabajoon the job: he fell asleep on the job — se quedó dormido trabajando
there was no formal training - they learned on the job — no se ofrecía formación específica - aprendían trabajando or sobre la marcha
to be on the job * — (=having sex) estar haciéndolo *
- fall down on the jobhatchet, nose 4., odd 3., repair I, 3.3) (Comput) trabajo m4) (=duty, responsibility)that's not my job — eso no me incumbe a mí, eso no me toca a mí
he's only doing his job — está cumpliendo con su deber, nada más
5) * (=undertaking)it's quite a job, bringing up five children — es una tarea bastante dura, criar a cinco hijos
6) * (=difficulty)to have a (hard) job doing/to do sth: we're having a hard job keeping up with the demand — nos está costando trabajo satisfacer la demanda
we had quite a job getting here! — ¡vaya que nos costó (trabajo) llegar!
7) * (=state of affairs)•
it's a good job he didn't see us — menos mal que no nos vio- make the best of a bad job- give sth up as a bad job8) * (=crime) golpe * mput-uphe was caught doing a bank job — lo cogieron or (LAm) agarraron asaltando un banco
9) (Brit)* (=thing)this machine is just the job — esta máquina nos viene que ni pintada *, esta máquina nos viene al pelo *
a holiday in Majorca would be just the job — unas vacaciones en Mallorca nos vendrían de perlas or de maravilla
10) (Brit)* (child language)2. VI1) (=do casual work) hacer trabajos temporales2) (=work as middleman)3.CPDjob action N — (US) movilización f (de trabajadores)
job advertisement N — oferta f de trabajo or empleo, anuncio m de trabajo or empleo
job analysis N — (Ind) análisis m del trabajo, análisis m ocupacional
job applicant N — solicitante mf de empleo or trabajo, aspirante mf (a un puesto)
job application N — solicitud f de trabajo or empleo
Job Centre N — = Jobcentre
job control language N — lenguaje m de control de trabajo
job creation N — creación f de empleo, creación f de puestos de trabajo
job creation scheme N — plan m de creación de puestos de trabajo, plan m de creación de nuevos empleos
job description N — descripción f del trabajo
job evaluation, job grading N — evaluación f de empleos
job holder N — empleado(-a) m / f
job hunting N — búsqueda f de trabajo, búsqueda f de empleo
to go job hunting — salir a buscar trabajo or empleo
job interview N — entrevista f de trabajo
job losses NPL — pérdida fsing de puestos de trabajo
to buy/sell sth as a job lot — comprar/vender algo en un lote
job market N — mercado m laboral
job number N — número m del trabajo
job opportunity N — oportunidad f de trabajo
job queue N — (Comput) cola f de trabajos
job requirement N — requisito m para el puesto
communication skills are a job requirement in public relations — la capacidad de comunicación es un requisito para el puesto de relaciones públicas
job satisfaction N — satisfacción f en el trabajo, satisfacción f profesional
job search N — búsqueda f de trabajo or empleo
job security N — seguridad f en el trabajo
job seeker N — demandante mf de empleo, persona f que busca trabajo
job seeker's allowance N — (Brit) prestación f por desempleo
job sharing N —
I'm interested in the possibility of job sharing — me interesaría poder compartir el empleo con otra persona
job specification N — (for post) requisitos mpl para el puesto
job vacancy N — puesto m vacante
* * *[dʒəʊb]noun JobJob's comforter — persona que intentando consolar empeora la situación
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2 find
1. Iseek, and уе shall find bibl. ищите и обрящите2. III1) find smth., smb. find a misplaced letter (one's gloves, her hat, one's lost dog, the lost child, etc.) находить /отыскивать/ затерявшееся письме и т. д.', I ran to find a doctor я побежал за врачом; I don't know where to find time не знаю, где взять время; find a new method (a new island, America, etc.) открывать новый метод и т.д; find the means (ways, data, a market, etc.) изыскивать /находить/ средства и т. д.; where shall I find the money? где мне (раздобыть деньги?, где я возьму деньги?; put the book back where you found it положите книгу обратно на место; leave the windows (the papers, her things, etc.) as one finds them оставить окна и т. д. как есть; we must leave everything as we find it мы ничего не должны трогать; take us as you find us принимайте нас такими, какие мы есть; the book found very few readers книга не была популярна у читателей, на книгу почти не было спроса; the anchor found bottom якорь коснулся дна; the bullet found its mark пуля попала в цель2) find smth. find the sum (the actual figures, the result, etc.) находить /определять, вычислять/ сумму и т. д.; find the sum of several numbers (the cube root of 71, the value of the unknown quantity, etc.) определить /вычислить/ сумму нескольких чисел и т. д.', what did you find the total? какой у вас получился итог?3. IVfind smth., smb., in some manner find smth., smb. easily (promptly, suddenly, unexpectedly, by chance, intuitively, etc.) легко и т. д. находить что-л., кого-л.; find smth., smb. somewhere find one's way home (in, there, etc.) находить дорогу домой и т. д.', find smb. in (out) (не) заставать кого-л. дома; I can't find my keys anywhere [я] нигде не могу отыскать свой ключи; find smth., smb. at some time at last he found his way наконец он выбрался на [правильную] дорогу; at last he finds a wife for himself наконец он нашел себе жену4. V1) find smb. smth. find her a taxi (him his hat, them a boat, me a good book, etc.) найти ей такой и т. д.; I found him a job я подыскал ему работу2) find smb., smth. smb., smth. find him a trustworthy man (her a clever girl, it an offence, it a shame, etc.) считать /находить/ его надежным человеком и т. д.', I found him an agreeable person он показался мне приятным человеком, у меня сложилось о нем мнение как о приятном человеке; I find it my duty я считаю это своим долгом5. VI1) find smb. in some state find smb. gloomy (fretful, despondent, etc.) застать кого-л. в мрачном и т. д. настроении; I came and found her ill я пришел и увидел, что она больна; find smb. dead обнаружить, что кто-л. умер /мертв/, найти кого-л. мертвым, не застать кого-л. в живых2) find smb., smth. possessing some quality find smb. funny (ridiculous, foolish, very clever, pleasant, dishonest, etc.) находить /считать/ кого-л. смешным и т. д.; I find him strange today он мне кажется странным сегодня; find smb. guilty (innocent, insane. etc.) признавать кого-л. виновным и т.д., find smth. easy (the translation difficult, the remark helpful, the terms reasonable the bed comfortable, the story boring, it very annoying, etc.) находить /считать/ что-л. легким и т. д.; I find the weather pleasant today сегодня мне погода нравится; find it difficult (impossible, easy, etc.) to understand him (to make her come on time, to remember these figures, etc.) трудно и т. д. понять его и т. д.; we may find it necessary to leave early нам может быть придется рано уйти6. VII1) find smth. to do smth. find time to read (place to put it, courage to contradict him, a way to do so, one's way to make both ends meet, etc.) находить время [.чтобы] читать и т. д., he found nothing new to say он ничего нового не мог сказать; find the case to contain a pearl necklace обнаружить, что в футляре лежит жемчужное ожерелье2) find smth. to possess some quality find smth. to be true (to be false, to be funny, to be unusual, etc.) находить /убеждаться в том/, что это правильно /правда/ и т. д.7. VIIIfind smb. doing smth. find the girl waiting (her crying, the children gathering flowers, etc.) обнаружить /увидеть/. что девушка ждет и т. д.; I found myself disagreeing я вдруг [неожиданно для себя] начал спорить; понял, что я не согласен8. IXfind smth., smb. in some state find the room locked (the event forgotten, the glass broken, the book borrowed, them gone, him arrested, her beaten up, the child taken from him, etc. обнаружить, что комната заперта и т. д.; find one self surrounded by children оказаться окруженным детьми; I found myself obliged to leave мне пришлось уйти9. XII. be found in some place hares are found in woods зайцы водятся в лесах; pin-trees are found in most European countries сосны растут в большинстве европейских стран; it is found everywhere это можно найти где угодно. be found at some time these qualities are not often found такие качества нечасто встречаются2)be found smth. he was found a situation out of tow; ему нашли работу за городом; be found in some state he was found wounded (injured, beaten up, etc.) когда его нашли, увидели /обнаружили/. что он ранен и т. д.; be found somewhere a dagger was found on him when he was searched при обыске у него обнаружили кинжал; be found with smth. that is the only fault to be found with him это его единственный недостаток; it is not the only fault to be found with the play это отнюдь не единственный недостаток пьесы3)be found possessing some quality be found useful /of use (invaluable, of interest, etc.) быть признанным /считаться/ полезным и т. д.; he was found guilty его признали виновным; be found that it has been found that... было установлено, что...10. XVIIIfind oneself (at some time/ this author hasn't fount himself yet этот писатель еще не нашел себя11. XXI11) find smth. in (through, etc.) smth. find mistakes in a composition (the required page in the book, a nickel in the street, copper in the mountains, one's way through the forest, etc.) находить ошибки в сочинении и т. д.; find ten stamps in that drawer найти десять марок в том ящике; find smth. in some state find the room in perfect order (the house in a filthy state, my papers in a mess, etc.) находить комнату в полном порядке и т. д. find smth. for smb., smth. find a post for him (time for almost anything, money for his education, etc.) найти ему место / должность / и т. д.; find smth. after smth. find smth. after a careful search найти / обнаружить / что-л. после тщательных поисков2) find smth. to(about, etc.) smth. find an answer to the problem (all about it, information on the subject, etc.) выяснить / найти / ответ на вопрос и т. д.3) find smb., smth. in / at, on / some place find smb. at home (in the garden, in the camp, at table, etc.) застать / найти / кого-л. дома и т. д.; I found him still in bed я застал его еще в постели; find oneself in hospital (in prison, on board the ship, etc.) оказаться в больнице и т. д.4) find its / one's / way (in)to (out of) smth. the river finds its way to the sea река впадает в море; how did it find its way into print? как это попало в печать?; I'll find my way out of these difficulties я сумею найти выход из этих трудностей5) find smth., smb. in smth., smb. find expression in smth. найти свое выражение в чём-л.; find a true friend in her (a warm supporter in him. etc.) обрести истинного друга в ней и т. д.; I can find по faults in him я не замечаю у него никаких недостатков; find smth. with smb. find happiness with smb. обрести счастье с кем-л.; find smth. for smth. find no reason for smth. не видеть / не находить / [никаких] причин для чего-л.; I can find по excuse for his behaviour я не представляю, как можно оправдать его поведение12. XXIIfind smth. in doing smth. find pleasure in gardening ( joy in dancing, difficulty in speaking aloud, etc.) с удовольствием заниматься садоводством и т. д.13. XXVfind [that]... find that I was mistaken понять, что я ошибался; find that he could not swim обнаружить, что он не умеет плавать; this letter, I find, arrived yesterday письмо, я вижу / я обнаружил /, пришло вчера -
3 buscar
Multiple Entries: buscar buscar algo
buscar ( conjugate buscar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹fama/fortuna› to seek; 2 (— en tren, a pie) I went to meet him at the airport;◊ vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my thingsfue a buscar un médico/un taxi he went to get a doctor/a taxi; ¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that? verbo intransitivo to look;◊ busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawerbuscarse verbo pronominal 1 ( intentar encontrar) to look for 2 ‹ problemas› to ask for;◊ no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas I don't want any trouble;tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right; buscársela(s) (fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
buscar verbo transitivo
1 to look for
2 (en la enciclopedia, en el diccionario) to look up
3 (conseguir, traer) to fetch: ve a buscar un poco de agua, go and fetch some water
4 (recoger cosas) to collect (recoger personas) to pick up: fue a buscarme al trabajo, she picked me up from work ' buscar' also found in these entries: Spanish: acudir - condicionamiento - ir - mirar - sistema - tienta - aguja - andar - bronca - camorra - colocación - pelea - perro - recoger - refugio - trabajo - venir English: advertise - collect - dig around - down-market - expressly - fetch - fish - forage - fumble - get - go for - hunt - instrumental - kerb-crawl - look - look for - look out for - look up - meet - needle - pick - pick up - prospect - pursue - scout around - search - search for - seek - seek after - spoil for - want - afield - call - collection - court - dig - feel - ferry - go - grope - house - job - nook - scout - send - trouble - woo -
4 busca
Del verbo buscar: ( conjugate buscar) \ \
busca es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: busca buscar
busca sustantivo femenino ( búsqueda) search; salieron en su busca they set out to look for him ■ sustantivo masculino (Esp fam) pager, beeper (AmE), bleeper (BrE)
buscar ( conjugate buscar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹fama/fortuna› to seek; 2 (— en tren, a pie) I went to meet him at the airport;◊ vengo a busca mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my thingsfue a busca un médico/un taxi he went to get a doctor/a taxi; ¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that? verbo intransitivo to look;◊ busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawerbuscarse verbo pronominal 1 ( intentar encontrar) to look for 2 ‹ problemas› to ask for;◊ no quiero buscame complicaciones/problemas I don't want any trouble;tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right; buscársela(s) (fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
busca
I sustantivo femenino search
ir en busca de, to go in search of
II m inv bleeper, pager
buscar verbo transitivo
1 to look for
2 (en la enciclopedia, en el diccionario) to look up
3 (conseguir, traer) to fetch: ve a buscar un poco de agua, go and fetch some water
4 (recoger cosas) to collect (recoger personas) to pick up: fue a buscarme al trabajo, she picked me up from work ' busca' also found in these entries: Spanish: batir - batida - confín - nacional - tras - buscar - interesado - orden - por English: after - bleeper - extortion - feel - fish - kerb-crawler - pasture - pursuit - root about - root around - scan - scavenge - scour - search - shake down - want - drill - scavenger -
5 procurar
procurar ( conjugate procurar) verbo transitivo ( intentar) procura que no te vea try not to let him see you
procurar verbo transitivo
1 (intentar) to try: procura que el niño coma, try to make the child eat
2 (proporcionar) to secure, get: le procuró un trabajo, she found him a job ' procurar' also found in these entries: English: endeavor - endeavour - procure -
6 find
I [faɪnd]nome scoperta f.II 1. [faɪnd]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. found)1) (discover) trovare, ritrovare [thing, person]to find one's o the way trovare la strada; to find one's way out of riuscire ad uscire da [building, forest]; to find one's own way home ritrovare la strada di casa; to find sb. doing scoprire o sorprendere qcn. a fare; to find that — constatare o rendersi conto che
2) (get) trovare [job, car, seat, solution, time, energy, money]to find sth. for sb. o to find sb. sth. (to do) — trovare qcs. (da fare) a qcn
3) (encounter) trovare [word, term]; incontrare, trovare [ species]4) (consider) trovare, considerareto find sb. a bore — trovare qcn. noioso
to find sb., sth. to be — trovare che qcn., qcs. sia
to find sth. easy, hard to do — trovare qcs. facile, difficile da fare
to find it easy, difficult to do — trovare (che sia) facile, difficile fare
5) (experience) provare [pleasure, satisfaction]; trovare [ comfort]6) (reach)to find its mark, its target — colpire il bersaglio, andare a segno
to find its way to o into — riuscire a raggiungere [bin, area]
7) dir.to find sb. guilty, not guilty — dichiarare qcn. colpevole, innocente
9) inform. trovare2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. found) dir.3.to find for, against sb. — pronunciarsi a favore, contro qcn
2) (discover one's vocation) scoprire la propria vocazione•- find out••to find one's feet — cavarsela o camminare con le proprie gambe
to take sb. as one finds him, her — prendere qcn. così com'è
* * *1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) trovare2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) scoprire3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) trovare2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) scoperta, ritrovamento- find out* * *find /faɪnd/n.scoperta; ritrovamento; oggetto trovato: This book [restaurant] is a real find, questo libro [ristorante] è una grande scoperta● a sure find, ( caccia) un posto dove si è sicuri di trovare la volpe; un buon appostamento; ( anche) persona (o cosa) che si può star certi di trovare.♦ (to) find /faɪnd/(pass. e p. p. found)A v. t.1 trovare; scoprire; ritrovare; reperire; rinvenire: Have you found your wallet?, hai ritrovato il portafoglio?; I can't find my ring, non trovo il mio anello; to find a job, trovare lavoro; impiegarsi; sistemarsi; to find happiness, trovare la felicità; to find oil, scoprire il petrolio; He was found after a long search, fu ritrovato dopo lunghe ricerche2 accorgersi; rendersi conto; scoprire; trovare: I find that I have been mistaken, mi accorgo che avevo torto (o mi sbagliavo); I find it difficult to believe him, trovo difficile credergli; DIALOGO → - Discussing university- I don't find it that easy to make friends quickly, non è facile per me fare amicizia rapidamente3 trovare; giudicare; reputare; stimare: I find the terms reasonable, trovo (o giudico) ragionevoli le condizioni; DIALOGO → - Talking about children- How's he finding his new school?, cosa ne pensa della scuola nuova?4 provvedere; provvedersi di; procurarsi: to find one's own tools, procurarsi gli attrezzi da lavoro5 (leg.) giudicare; dichiarare; riconoscere; emettere ( una sentenza o un verdetto): The jury found him guilty, la giuria lo ha dichiarato colpevoleB v. i.● (comput.) find and replace, trova e sostituisci ( istruzione) □ ( anche fig.) to find one's bearings, orientarsi □ to find fault with, trovar da ridire su; criticare □ to find favour with sb., incontrare il favore (o la simpatia) di q. □ to find one's feet, reggersi in piedi; riuscire a camminare (da solo); (fig.) ambientarsi; cavarsela □ to find it in one's heart, sentirsela; avere l'animo (di): I cannot find it in my heart to blame him, non me la sento di biasimarlo □ ( di proiettile) to find its mark, colpire il bersaglio; andare a segno □ to find mercy in sb., trovare compassione in q. □ to find oneself, trovarsi; ritrovarsi; ( anche) scoprirsi, accorgersi; scoprire la propria vocazione: He'll soon find himself in prison, si ritroverà presto in prigione; She found herself with plenty of spare time, si è ritrovata con parecchio tempo libero; I found myself agreeing with him, mi resi conto che ero d'accordo con lui □ to find one's place ( in a book), trovare il segno (in un libro) □ to find pleasure in st., provare piacere in qc. □ to find one's tongue, ritrovare la voce; trovare il coraggio di parlare □ ( anche fig.) to find one's way, trovare la strada.* * *I [faɪnd]nome scoperta f.II 1. [faɪnd]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. found)1) (discover) trovare, ritrovare [thing, person]to find one's o the way trovare la strada; to find one's way out of riuscire ad uscire da [building, forest]; to find one's own way home ritrovare la strada di casa; to find sb. doing scoprire o sorprendere qcn. a fare; to find that — constatare o rendersi conto che
2) (get) trovare [job, car, seat, solution, time, energy, money]to find sth. for sb. o to find sb. sth. (to do) — trovare qcs. (da fare) a qcn
3) (encounter) trovare [word, term]; incontrare, trovare [ species]4) (consider) trovare, considerareto find sb. a bore — trovare qcn. noioso
to find sb., sth. to be — trovare che qcn., qcs. sia
to find sth. easy, hard to do — trovare qcs. facile, difficile da fare
to find it easy, difficult to do — trovare (che sia) facile, difficile fare
5) (experience) provare [pleasure, satisfaction]; trovare [ comfort]6) (reach)to find its mark, its target — colpire il bersaglio, andare a segno
to find its way to o into — riuscire a raggiungere [bin, area]
7) dir.to find sb. guilty, not guilty — dichiarare qcn. colpevole, innocente
9) inform. trovare2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. found) dir.3.to find for, against sb. — pronunciarsi a favore, contro qcn
2) (discover one's vocation) scoprire la propria vocazione•- find out••to find one's feet — cavarsela o camminare con le proprie gambe
to take sb. as one finds him, her — prendere qcn. così com'è
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7 find
1. transitive verb,1) (get possession of by chance) finden; (come across unexpectedly) entdeckenfind that... — herausfinden od. entdecken, dass...
he was found dead/injured — er wurde tot/verletzt aufgefunden
2) (obtain) finden [Zustimmung, Erleichterung, Trost, Gegenliebe]have found one's feet — (be able to walk) laufen können; (be able to act by oneself) auf eigenen Füßen stehen
3) (recognize as present) sehen [Veranlassung, Schwierigkeit]; (acknowledge or discover to be) findenfind no difficulty in doing something — etwas nicht schwierig finden
find somebody in/out — jemanden antreffen/nicht antreffen
find somebody/something to be... — feststellen, dass jemand/etwas... ist/war
do you find him easy to get on with? — finden Sie, dass sich gut mit ihm auskommen lässt?
she finds it hard to come to terms with his death — es fällt ihr schwer, sich mit seinem Tod abzufinden
find something necessary — etwas für nötig befinden od. erachten
find something/somebody to be... — herausfinden, dass etwas/jemand... ist/war
you will find [that]... — Sie werden sehen od. feststellen, dass...
find [again] — wieder finden
6) (succeed in obtaining) finden [Zeit, Mittel und Wege, Worte]; auftreiben [Geld, Gegenstand]; aufbringen [Kraft, Energie]find it in oneself or one's heart to do something — es über sich od. übers Herz bringen, etwas zu tun
7) (ascertain by study or calculation or inquiry) findenfind what time the train leaves — herausfinden, wann der Zug [ab]fährt
8) (supply) besorgen2. nounfind somebody something or something for somebody — jemanden mit etwas versorgen
1) Fund, dermake a find/two finds — fündig/zweimal fündig werden
2) (person) Entdeckung, diePhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/119966/find_for">find for- find out* * *1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) finden2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) feststellen2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) der Fund- find one's feet- find out* * *[faɪnd]I. nII. vt<found, found>1. (chance upon, come across)▪ to \find oneself somewhere:when we woke up we found ourselves in Calais als wir aufwachten, befanden wir uns in Calaisto \find happiness with sb mit jdm glücklich werdento \find support Unterstützung finden2. (track down, search for)▪ to \find sth/sb etw/jdn findenthe bullet found its mark die Kugel fand ihr ZielI wish I could \find more time to do the reading ich wünschte, ich hätte mehr Zeit für die Lektüreshe found her boyfriend a job sie besorgte ihrem Freund eine Stelleto \find excuses Ausreden findento \find a place/town/village on a map eine Stelle/eine Stadt/ein Dorf auf einer Karte findento \find a replacement for sb/sth Ersatz für jdn/etw findento \find the strength [to do sth] die Kraft finden[, etw zu tun]to \find the truth die Wahrheit finden▪ to \find what/where/who... herausfinden, was/wo/wer...4. MATH5. (experience)do you also \find Clive to be a nuisance? findest du auch, dass Clive total lästig ist?Linda found living in Buenos Aires a fascinating experience für Linda war es eine faszinierende Erfahrung, in Buenos Aires zu leben▪ to \find sb/sth... jdn/etw... [auf]findenshe was found unconscious sie wurde bewusstlos aufgefundenone day I found myself homeless eines Tages war ich plötzlich obdachlosto \find oneself alone auf einmal alleine sein7. (ascertain, discover)you will \find that I am right Sie werden schon sehen, dass ich Recht habeI eventually found her reading a newspaper in the library ich fand sie schließlich Zeitung lesend in der Bibliothek8. (exist)▪ to \find sth etw [vor]findenyou won't \find many people cycling to work in New York du wirst nicht viele Leute finden, die in New York mit dem Rad zur Arbeit fahren9.▶ to \find fault with sb/sth an jdm/etw etwas auszusetzen haben▶ to \find one's feet Fuß fassen▶ to \find it in oneself [or one's heart] to do sth es fertigbringen, etw zu tun▶ to \find one's tongue die Sprache wiederfindenIII. vi<found, found>▪ to \find against sb/sth gegen jdn/etw entscheiden* * *[faɪnd] vb: pret, ptp found1. vt1) finden; (COMPUT: search command) suchenhoping this letter finds you in good health — in der Hoffnung, dass Sie gesund sind
to find pleasure in sth — Freude an etw (dat)
to find comfort in sth — Trost in etw (dat) finden
we left everything as we found it — wir haben alles so gelassen, wie wir es vorgefunden haben
he was found dead in bed — er wurde tot im Bett aufgefunden
I can never find anything to say to him — ich weiß nie, was ich zu ihm sagen soll
where am I going to find the money/time? — wo nehme ich nur das Geld/die Zeit her?
you must take us as you find us — Sie müssen uns so nehmen, wie wir sind
if you can find it in you to... —
find next ( Comput: search command ) — weitersuchen
2) (= supply) besorgen (sb sth jdm etw)go and find me a needle — hol mir doch mal eine Nadel
did you find him what he wanted? — haben Sie bekommen, was er wollte?
we'll have to find him a desk/secretary — wir müssen einen Schreibtisch/eine Sekretärin für ihn finden
3) (= discover, ascertain) feststellen; cause herausfindenwe found the car wouldn't start —
you will find that I am right — Sie werden sehen, dass ich recht habe
it has been found that this is so — es hat sich herausgestellt, dass es so ist
4) (= consider to be) findenI don't find it easy to tell you this — es fällt mir nicht leicht, Ihnen das zu sagen
he always found languages easy/hard — ihm fielen Sprachen immer leicht/schwer
I found all the questions easy —
did you find her a good worker? — fanden Sie, dass sie gut arbeitet?
5)I found myself thinking that... — ich ertappte mich bei dem Gedanken, dass...
I find myself in an impossible situation/in financial difficulties — ich befinde mich in einer unmöglichen Situation/in finanziellen Schwierigkeiten
he awoke to find himself in prison/hospital —
quite by accident I found myself in the park I found myself quite able to deal with it — ganz zufällig fand ich mich im Park wieder ich stellte fest, dass ich durchaus fähig war, damit zurechtzukommen
6)this flower is found all over England —
you don't find bears here any more — man findet hier keine Bären mehr, hier gibt es keine Bären mehr
do you know where there is a florist's to be found? — wissen Sie, wo hier ein Blumenladen ist?
7)8) (JUR)to find sb guilty/not guilty — jdn für schuldig/nicht schuldig befinden, jdn schuldig sprechen/freisprechen
how do you find the accused? —
the court has found that... — das Gericht hat befunden, dass...
2. vi (JUR)to find for/against the accused — den Angeklagten freisprechen/verurteilen, für/gegen den Angeklagten entscheiden
3. nFund m* * *find [faınd]A s Fund m, Entdeckung f:a) Finden n, Entdecken nB v/t prät und pperf found [faʊnd]1. finden:he was found murdered er wurde ermordet aufgefunden2. finden, (an)treffen, stoßen auf (akk):be found zu finden sein, vorkommen;we found him in wir trafen ihn zu Hause an;find a good reception eine gute Aufnahme finden;find sth empty etwas leer vorfinden3. sehen, bemerken, feststellen, entdecken, (heraus)finden:I find it easy ich finde es leicht (doing, to do zu tun);find one’s way den Weg finden (to nach, zu), sich zurechtfinden (in in dat);I’ll find out my way all right ich finde schon allein hinaus;find o.s. sich finden, zu sich selbst finden, seine Fähigkeiten erkennen, sich voll entfalten ( → B 7);I found myself surrounded ich sah oder fand mich umzingelt;I found myself telling a lie ich ertappte mich bei einer Lüge5. finden:a) beschaffen, auftreibenb) erlangen, sich etwas verschaffenc) Zeit etc aufbringenin mit), jemandem etwas verschaffen, stellen, liefern:well found in clothes mit Kleidung gut ausgestattet;all found freie Station, freie Unterkunft und Verpflegung;find o.s. sich selbst versorgen ( → B 3)8. find outa) etwas entdecken, herausfinden, -bekommen, in Erfahrung bringen,b) jemanden ertappen,C v/i1. find out es herausfinden:I won’t tell you, you must find out for yourself;how did you find out about him? wie bist du ihm auf die Schliche gekommen?a) (Zivilprozess) den Beklagten verurteilen, der Klage stattgeben,b) (Strafprozess) den Angeklagten verurteilen;a) (Zivilprozess) zugunsten des Beklagten entscheiden, die Klage abweisen,b) (Strafprozess) den Angeklagten freisprechen* * *1. transitive verb,1) (get possession of by chance) finden; (come across unexpectedly) entdeckenfind that... — herausfinden od. entdecken, dass...
he was found dead/injured — er wurde tot/verletzt aufgefunden
2) (obtain) finden [Zustimmung, Erleichterung, Trost, Gegenliebe]have found one's feet — (be able to walk) laufen können; (be able to act by oneself) auf eigenen Füßen stehen
3) (recognize as present) sehen [Veranlassung, Schwierigkeit]; (acknowledge or discover to be) findenfind somebody in/out — jemanden antreffen/nicht antreffen
find somebody/something to be... — feststellen, dass jemand/etwas... ist/war
4) (discover by trial or experience to be or do) für... haltendo you find him easy to get on with? — finden Sie, dass sich gut mit ihm auskommen lässt?
she finds it hard to come to terms with his death — es fällt ihr schwer, sich mit seinem Tod abzufinden
find something necessary — etwas für nötig befinden od. erachten
find something/somebody to be... — herausfinden, dass etwas/jemand... ist/war
you will find [that]... — Sie werden sehen od. feststellen, dass...
5) (discover by search) findenfind [again] — wieder finden
6) (succeed in obtaining) finden [Zeit, Mittel und Wege, Worte]; auftreiben [Geld, Gegenstand]; aufbringen [Kraft, Energie]find it in oneself or one's heart to do something — es über sich od. übers Herz bringen, etwas zu tun
find what time the train leaves — herausfinden, wann der Zug [ab]fährt
8) (supply) besorgen2. nounfind somebody something or something for somebody — jemanden mit etwas versorgen
1) Fund, dermake a find/two finds — fündig/zweimal fündig werden
2) (person) Entdeckung, diePhrasal Verbs:- find for- find out* * *n.Fund -e m. v.(§ p.,p.p.: found)= befinden v.finden v.(§ p.,pp.: fand, gefunden)vorfinden v. -
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find [faɪnd]trouver ⇒ 1 (a)-(d) retrouver ⇒ 1 (a) chercher ⇒ 1 (b) constater ⇒ 1 (e) déclarer ⇒ 1 (f) se trouver ⇒ 1 (h) prononcer ⇒ 2 trouvaille ⇒ 3 merveille ⇒ 3(pt & pp found [faʊnd])∎ I can't find it anywhere je ne le trouve nulle part;∎ did you find what you were looking for? as-tu trouvé ce que tu cherchais?;∎ she couldn't find anything to say elle ne trouvait rien à dire;∎ the police could find no reason or explanation for his disappearance la police n'arrivait pas à expliquer sa disparition;∎ I never did find those earrings je n'ai jamais pu trouver ces boucles d'oreilles;∎ the missing airmen were found alive les aviateurs disparus ont été retrouvés sains et saufs;∎ I can't find my place (in book) je ne sais plus où j'en suis;∎ my wallet/he was nowhere to be found mon portefeuille/il était introuvable(b) (look for, fetch) chercher;∎ Computing to find and replace trouver et remplacer;∎ he went to find help/a doctor il est allé chercher de l'aide/un médecin;∎ go and find me a pair of scissors va me chercher une paire de ciseaux;∎ could you find me a cloth? tu peux me trouver un chiffon?;∎ he said he'd try to find me a job il a dit qu'il essaierait de me trouver un travail;∎ to find the time/money to do sth trouver le temps de/l'argent nécessaire pour faire qch;∎ to find the courage/strength to do sth trouver le courage/la force de faire qch;∎ to find one's feet (in new job, situation) prendre ses repères;∎ I'm still finding my feet je ne suis pas encore complètement dans le bain;∎ she couldn't find it in her heart or herself to say no elle n'a pas eu le cœur de dire non;∎ the bullet found its mark la balle a atteint son but;∎ to find one's way trouver son chemin;∎ I'll find my own way out je trouverai la sortie tout seul;∎ she found her way back home elle a réussi à rentrer chez elle;∎ somehow, the book had found its way into my room sans que je sache comment, le livre s'était retrouvé dans ma chambre(c) (come across by chance) trouver;∎ we left everything as we found it nous avons tout laissé dans l'état où nous l'avions trouvé;∎ we found this wonderful little bistro on our last visit nous avons découvert un adorable petit bistro lors de notre dernière visite;∎ you won't find a better bargain anywhere nulle part, vous ne trouverez meilleur prix;∎ this bird is found all over Britain on trouve cet oiseau dans toute la Grande-Bretagne;∎ the complete list is to be found on page 18 la liste complète se trouve page 18;∎ I found him at home je l'ai trouvé chez lui;∎ I found her waiting outside je l'ai trouvée qui attendait dehors;∎ they found him dead on l'a trouvé mort;∎ you'll find someone else tu trouveras quelqu'un d'autre;∎ to find happiness/peace trouver le bonheur/la paix;∎ I take people as I find them je prends les gens comme ils sont;∎ I hope this letter finds you in good health j'espère que vous allez bien;∎ they found an unexpected supporter in Mr Smith ils ont trouvé en M. Smith un partisan inattendu(d) (expressing an opinion, personal view) trouver;∎ I don't find that funny at all je ne trouve pas ça drôle du tout;∎ I find her very pretty je la trouve très jolie;∎ she finds it very difficult/impossible to talk about it il lui est très difficile/impossible d'en parler;∎ to find some difficulty in doing sth éprouver quelque difficulté à faire qch;∎ he finds it very hard/impossible to make friends il a beaucoup de mal à/il n'arrive pas à se faire des amis;∎ I find it hot/cold in here je trouve qu'il fait chaud/froid ici;∎ how did you find your new boss/your steak? comment avez-vous trouvé votre nouveau patron/votre steak?;∎ Rovers have been found wanting or lacking in defence les Rovers ont fait preuve de faiblesse au niveau de la défense(e) (discover, learn) constater;∎ I found (that) the car wouldn't start j'ai constaté que la voiture ne voulait pas démarrer;∎ they came back to find the house had been burgled à leur retour, ils ont constaté que la maison avait été cambriolée;∎ I find I have time on my hands now that I am no longer working je m'aperçois que j'ai du temps à moi maintenant que je ne travaille plus;∎ I think you'll find I'm right je pense que tu t'apercevras que j'ai raison∎ to find sb guilty/innocent déclarer qn coupable/non coupable;∎ how do you find the accused? déclarez-vous l'accusé coupable ou non coupable?;∎ the court found that the evidence was inconclusive le tribunal a déclaré que les preuves n'étaient pas suffisantes∎ £65 a week all found 65 livres par semaine nourri et logé∎ to find oneself (one's true self) se trouver;∎ I woke up to find myself on a ship je me suis réveillé sur un bateau;∎ he found himself out of a job il s'est retrouvé sans emploi;∎ I find/found myself in an impossible situation je me trouve/me suis retrouvé dans une situation impossible;∎ formal I find myself unable to agree to your request je me vois dans l'impossibilité d'accéder à votre demande;∎ she found herself forced to retaliate elle s'est trouvée dans l'obligation de riposter;∎ he's going on a six-month backpacking trip to find himself il va partir en voyage pendant six mois, sac au dos, à la recherche de lui-même∎ Law to find for/against the plaintiff prononcer en faveur de l'accusation/de la défense3 noun►► Computing find command commande f de recherche➲ find out(a) (investigate, make enquiries) se renseigner;∎ to find out about sth se renseigner sur qch(b) (learn, discover)∎ his wife/his boss found out sa femme/son chef a tout découvert;∎ his wife found out about his affair sa femme a découvert qu'il avait une liaison;∎ what if the police find out? et si la police l'apprend?;∎ I didn't find out about the party in time on ne m'a pas mis au courant de la fête à temps;∎ I didn't find out about it in time je ne l'ai pas su à temps(a) (learn, discover → truth, real identity) découvrir; (→ answer, phone number) trouver; (→ by making enquiries, reading instructions) se renseigner sur;∎ we found out that she was French nous avons découvert qu'elle était française;∎ what have you found out about him/it? qu'est-ce que tu as découvert sur lui/là-dessus?;∎ can you find out the date of the meeting for me? est-ce que tu peux te renseigner sur la date de la réunion?;∎ when I found out the date of the meeting quand j'ai appris la date de la réunion;∎ to find out how to do sth/what sb is really like découvrir comment faire qch/la véritable nature de qn;∎ I found out where he'd put it j'ai trouvé où il l'avait mis∎ make sure you don't get found out veille à ne pas te faire prendre;∎ you've been found out tu as été découvert;∎ they had found her out for the liar she was ils avaient découvert quelle menteuse elle était;∎ she had been found out transferring money into her own account on avait découvert qu'elle transférait de l'argent sur son propre compte -
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1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) encontrar, hallar2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) descubrir3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) encontrar, parecer
2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) hallazgo- find out
find vb encontrartr[faɪnd]1 (act, thing found) hallazgo1 (locate) encontrar, hallar■ did you find your keys? ¿encontraste tus llaves?2 (discover) descubrir, encontrar■ they still haven't found a cure for the common cold aún no han descubierto un remedio para el resfriado3 (exist) hallarse, encontrarse, existir4 (obtain, get) encontrar■ could you find me a job? ¿podrías encontrarme un trabajo?5 (think, consider) encontrar, parecer6 (become aware, realize) encontrar, darse cuenta7 (end up, arrive at, reach) ir a parar a, llegar a■ I doubt whether the supplies actually find their way to Bosnia dudo que las provisiones lleguen a Bosnia8 SMALLLAW/SMALL declarar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall found todo incluidoto be nowhere to be found no estar en ninguna parteto find fault with criticarto find for somebody / find against somebody SMALLLAW/SMALL fallar a favor de alguien / fallar en contra de alguiento find it in one's heart to do something tener el valor de hacer algoto find one's tongue soltarse a hablarto find out for oneself averiguarlo por sus propios mediosto take somebody as one finds them no prejuzgar a alguien, aceptar a alguien tal como es1) locate: encontrar, hallarI can't find it: no lo encuentroto find one's way: encontrar el camino, orientarse2) discover, realize: descubrir, darse cuenta dehe found it difficult: descubrió que era difícil3) declare: declarar, hallarthey found him guilty: lo declararon culpablefind n: hallazgo mn.• encuentro s.m.• hallazgo s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: found) = atinar v.• dar con v.• decidir v.• descubrir v.• encontrar v.• hallar v.• localizar v.
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1. faɪnd(past & past p found) transitive verb1) ( something lost or hidden) encontrar*to find one's way: it's difficult to find one's way around this town es difícil orientarse en esta ciudad; you'll soon find your way around the office en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina; can you find your way there? — ¿sabes ir?
2) ( come across) encontrar*3)a) ( discover) \<\<cause/answer\>\> encontrar*b) ( Law)to find somebody guilty/not guilty — declarar or hallar a alguien culpable/inocente
how do you find the accused? — ¿cuál es su veredicto?
4) ( experience as) encontrar*I find it difficult to concentrate — me es or me resulta difícil concentrarme
5) ( acquire) encontrar*how are we going to find $20,000? — ¿cómo vamos a conseguir or de dónde vamos a sacar 20.000 dólares?
2.
v refla) ( discover) (+ adv compl) encontrarse*I now find myself in a position to... — ahora me encuentro en posición de...
I found myself unable to answer — fui or me vi incapaz de responder
b) (discover identity, vocation) encontrarse* a sí (or mí etc) mismo
3.
vi ( Law)to find FOR/AGAINST somebody — fallar a favor de/contra alguien
the judge found in the plaintiff's favor — el juez se pronunció a or en favor del demandante
Phrasal Verbs:- find out
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noun hallazgo m[faɪnd] (vb: pt, pp found)to be a real find — ser* todo un hallazgo
1. VT1) (after losing) encontrardid you find your purse? — ¿encontraste tu monedero?
foot, tongue 1., 1)you distracted me, now I can't find my place again — me has distraído y ahora no sé por dónde iba
2) (=locate) encontrarthe plant is found all over Europe — la planta se encuentra or existe en toda Europa
did you find the man? — ¿encontraste or localizaste al hombre?
to find one's way: can you find your (own) way to the station? — ¿sabes llegar a la estación sin ayuda?, ¿puedes encontrar la estación solo?
it took me a while to find my way around their kitchen — me llevó un rato familiarizarme con su cocina
3) (=chance upon) encontrar2.N hallazgo mthat was a lucky find! — ¡qué buen hallazgo!
archaeological finds — hallazgos mpl arqueológicos
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1. [faɪnd](past & past p found) transitive verb1) ( something lost or hidden) encontrar*to find one's way: it's difficult to find one's way around this town es difícil orientarse en esta ciudad; you'll soon find your way around the office en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina; can you find your way there? — ¿sabes ir?
2) ( come across) encontrar*3)a) ( discover) \<\<cause/answer\>\> encontrar*b) ( Law)to find somebody guilty/not guilty — declarar or hallar a alguien culpable/inocente
how do you find the accused? — ¿cuál es su veredicto?
4) ( experience as) encontrar*I find it difficult to concentrate — me es or me resulta difícil concentrarme
5) ( acquire) encontrar*how are we going to find $20,000? — ¿cómo vamos a conseguir or de dónde vamos a sacar 20.000 dólares?
2.
v refla) ( discover) (+ adv compl) encontrarse*I now find myself in a position to... — ahora me encuentro en posición de...
I found myself unable to answer — fui or me vi incapaz de responder
b) (discover identity, vocation) encontrarse* a sí (or mí etc) mismo
3.
vi ( Law)to find FOR/AGAINST somebody — fallar a favor de/contra alguien
the judge found in the plaintiff's favor — el juez se pronunció a or en favor del demandante
Phrasal Verbs:- find out
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noun hallazgo mto be a real find — ser* todo un hallazgo
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faɪnd
1. гл.;
прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - found
1) а) находить, встречать, обнаруживать( в различных смыслах) ;
заставать They might find traces of European sojourn on the island. ≈ Можно найти следы присутствия европейцев на острове. He was found dead. ≈ Его нашли мертвым. I found a shilling on the floor. ≈ Я нашел на полу шиллинг. find oneself find time Syn: locate;
come across, fall in with, meet with;
discover, learn, unearth Ant: mislay, miss б) сл. красть, воровать в) мат. находить результат, вычислять
2) а) убеждаться, приходить к заключению, считать, полагать, признавать to find no sense ≈ не видеть смысла I find it necessary to go there. ≈ Я считаю необходимым поехать туда. Syn: ascertain, detect, determine, learn б) юр. устанавливать, выносить решение, признавать что-л. чем-л., признавать (применимость, юридическую силу и т.п.) The jury found for the plaintiff. ≈ Присяжные вынесли решение в пользу истца. They found the verdict of guilty. ≈ Был вынесен вердикт "виновен". To find a bill, there must at least twelve of the grand jury agree. ≈ Чтобы дело было принято к производству, как минимум двенадцать членов большого жюри должны быть "за". find smb. guilty в) делать вывод по записям, свидетельствам In 1276, we find the Emperor and the King of England in constant communication. ≈ В 1276, как следует из записей, император и английский король имели постоянную связь друг с другом.
3) а) обретать, добиваться, получать;
прям. перен. достигать find one's account in smth. Syn: reach, arrive б) попадать в цель, доставать The shot found him in the head. ≈ Выстрел пропал ему в голову. Such commodities found little market. ≈ Эти товары плохо продавались. в) доходить( о корреспонденции) Marrion Square will always find us. ≈ Пишите нам на Мэррион Сквер, обязательно дойдет. г) оказываться где-л., в каком-л. состоянии We found ourselves at the precipice. ≈ Мы оказались у обрыва. Lavender found himself entering a drawing-room. ≈ Лавендер понял, что вошел в гостиную. How do you find yourself? ≈ Как дела? know where to find one find in one's heart
4) а) снабжать, обеспечивать find smb. in smth. ≈ обеспечивать кого-л. чем-л. They find him in clothes. ≈ Они его одевают. five pounds a week and find yourself ≈ пять фунтов в неделю на своих харчах (форма оплаты работы) all found Syn: supply, provide, furnish б) воен. выделять, выставлять (резервы, солдат, другие ресурсы)
5) охот. поднимать зверя, находить зверя The dogs found. ≈ Псы подняли зверя. ∙ find out how do you find yourself? ≈ как вы себя чувствуете?;
как поживаете? find way find feet
2. сущ.
1) находка, обнаружение (равно как процесс и результат) archaeological find great find lucky find rare find sure find Syn: discovery
2) своего рода местоимение со значением "чем-л. примечательный (часто в ироническом или отрицательном смысле) человек" Miss Farnell is a true find, I say! ≈ Ну скажу я вам мисс Фарнелл и фрукт! находка - this book is a regular * эта книга - настоящая находка открытие (месторождения и т. п.) (горное) новое месторождение > a sure * (охота) местонахождение зверя;
человек, которого обязательно найдут /разыщут/ находить, отыскивать - to * means изыскать средства - to * nothing to say не найтись, что сказать - I can't * my book anywhere я нигде не могу найти свою книгу - I have found what I want я нашел, что мне нужно - I run to * a doctor я побежал за врачом - he is not to be found его невозможно найти;
его нигде нет - the committee must * a suitable man for the job комиссия должна подыскать подходящего человека для этой работы найти (случайно), наткнуться, встретиться - to * a treasure найти клад - he found a coin in the dust он нашел монету в пыли - to * some difficulty in doing smth. встретить затруднения в чем-л. - it is found everywhere это можно встретить где угодно - such men are not often found такие люди не часто встречаются открывать, находить - to * a mistake in the calculations обнаружить ошибку в расчете - to * the answer to the problem разрешить проблему, найти решение вопроса - he found a more modern method он открыл более современный метод - you must take us as you * us принимайте нас такими, какие мы есть обнаруживать - we must leave everything as we * it нужно оставить все как есть /ничего не трогать/ - I found the key missing я обнаружил, что ключа нет - when the doctor came he found him already dead когда пришел врач, он уже был мертв застать, найти ( где-л., за каким-л. занятием) - to * smb. at home застать кого-л. дома - I found everybody out никого не оказалось дома, я никого не застал - she found him gone она обнаружила, что его нет /что он уехал или ушел/ - I found her waiting in the hall я увидел, что она ждет меня в вестибюле - six months later we * him saying the exact opposite и вот полгода спустя он говорит прямо противоположные вещи - Christmas found him still looking for work на рождество он все еще был без работы находить, обретать - to * a good friend in smb. обрести хорошего друга в ком-л. - to * courage to... найти в себе мужество, чтобы... - to * oneself найти или обрести себя, свое призвание;
чувствовать себя - she suddenly found herself and left the family to work in a hospital она внезапно поняла, в чем ее призвание, и уехала из дома, чтобы работать в больнице - to help the student to * himself as an individual помочь учащемуся осознать себя как личность - how do you * yourself today? как вы себя чувствуете сегодня? - his theory found no acceptance among scholars его теория не получила признания в ученых кругах - the new product found few buyers на новый товар почти не было спроса достигать, попадать - the bullet found its mark пуля попала в цель - the blow found his chin удар пришелся ему по подбородку - to * bottom in a lake коснуться дна озера считать, находить - to * it impossible to... считать невозможным сделать что-л. - to * the terms reasonable находить условия приемлемыми - I * it pays to get up early я считаю, что имеет смысл рано вставать - this letter, I *, arrived yesterday это письмо, как я вижу, пришло вчера - how do you * him? как вы его находите? убеждаться, приходить к заключению - you will * that I am right вы убедитесь, что я прав - I found that I was mistaken я понял, что ошибся - I was surprised to * that... я с удивлением увидел, что... - it has been found that... выяснилось, что... - you may * it do you good может оказаться, что это пойдет вам на пользу составить мнение - I found him a sensible man он показался мне разумным человеком - I * smth. repellent about the man мне кажется, что в этом человеке есть что-то отталкивающее - she found him pleasant to talk to она нашла в нем приятного собеседника (юридическое) выносить приговор, определение, решение - they found a verdict of guilty они вынесли определение о виновности - the jury found the prisoner guilty присяжные признали подсудимого виновным - he was found guilty его признали виновным - to * that the deceased had been murdered by a person unknown признать, что покойный был убит неизвестным лицом - to * for the plaintiff решить в пользу истца удостоверять действительность документа обеспечивать, субсидировать - to * one's son with everything necessary снабдить своего сына всем необходимым - the State *s half of the sum, leaving the parent to * the rest государство оплачивает половину (расходов), глава семьи - остальное - $2 a week and * yourself 2 доллара в неделю без питания - all /everything/ found на всем готовом - wages $10 and all found жалованье 10 долларов на всем готовом (математика) определять, вычислять - to ( try to) * the value of the unknown quantity определять неизвестную величину (военное) выделять, выставлять - to * the advance guard выделить авангард( охота) взять след выбрать, выделить, уделить (время) - I can't * time to do it у меня нет времени на это, я не могу выбрать время /собраться/ сделать это to find oneself somewhere оказаться, очутиться где-л. - I found myself in a dark forest я оказался в темном лесу - when he awoke he found himself in hospital когда он проснулся, то увидел, что находится в больнице - you will * yourself in prison soon if you act in that way будешь себя так вести, в тюрьму угодишь - to find oneself in a state оказаться, очутиться в каком-л. положении - she found herself in a dilemma она очутилась в затруднительном положении - he found himself at a loss он растерялся, он не знал, что ему делать - to find oneself doing smth. сделать что-л. неожиданно для себя - when I heard the details I found myself crying когда я услышал подробности, у меня покатились слезы ( я заплакал) - I found myself saying "yes" и вдруг неожиданно для себя я согласился - to find smb., oneself in smth. обеспечивать кого-л., себя чем-л. - she pays for her board and lodging but her father *s her in clothes она платит за стол и квартиру, а отец одевает ее - we are found in everything - house, food мы всем обеспечены - и жильем и пищей - the house was well found in plate and linen в доме было много посуды и столового белья - he was well found in classical learning он обладал большими познаниями в области античной культуры > to * one's way попасть;
пробраться, получить доступ > how did it * its way into this book? каким образом это попало в книгу? > how did he * his way into the laboratory? как ему удалось проникнуть в лабораторию? > to * one's bearings ориентироваться, определять свое местонахождение;
осваиваться > wait till he *s his bearing he'll show himself обожди, он еще покажет себя, дай ему только освоиться > to * one's feet стоять на ножках, ходить (о ребенке) ;
освоиться, стать на ноги;
оправиться (после неудачи и т. п.) > to * one's tongue /voice/ вновь обрести дар речи > to * fault( with) придраться к кому-л., чему-л.;
ворчать, жаловаться на кого-л., что-л.! to * favour снискать /заслужить/ чье-л. расположение > to * it in one's heart to do smth. решиться на что-л. > I can't * it in my heart to scold him у меня не хватает духу бранить его all found на всем готовом;
100 a year and all found 100 фунтов (стерлингов) в год на всем готовом ~ попасть (в цель) ;
the blow found his chest удар пришелся ему в грудь find воен. выделять, выставлять;
find in: to find (smb.) (oneself) (in smth.) обеспечивать (кого-л.) (себя) (чем-л.) ~ выносить определение ~ выносить приговор ~ выносить решение ~ мат. вычислять ~ достигать ~ (found) находить;
встречать;
признавать;
обнаруживать;
заставать;
to find no sense не видеть смысла ~ находить ~ находка;
a great find ценная находка;
a sure find охот. местонахождение зверя ~ находка ~ обеспечивать ~ обнаруживать ~ обрести;
получить, добиться;
to find one's account( in smth.) убедиться в выгоде (чего-л.) ;
использовать( что-л.) в своих (личных) интересах ~ охот. поднять( зверя) ~ попасть (в цель) ;
the blow found his chest удар пришелся ему в грудь ~ приходить к заключению ~ решать, выносить решение ~ снабжать;
обеспечивать;
2 a week and find yourself 2 фунта (стерлингов) в неделю на своих харчах ~ субсидировать ~ убеждаться, приходить к заключению;
считать;
I find it necessary to go there я считаю необходимым поехать туда ~ удостоверять действительность документа ~ юр. устанавливать;
выносить решение;
to find (smb.) guilty признать (кого-л.) виновным ~ устанавливать фактические обстоятельства по делу ~ for выносить определение в пользу ~ for выносить решение в пользу ~ for решать в пользу ~ for the accused решать в пользу ответчика ~ for the plaintiff решать в пользу истца ~ юр. устанавливать;
выносить решение;
to find (smb.) guilty признать (кого-л.) виновным guilty: find ~ признавать виновным find воен. выделять, выставлять;
find in: to find (smb.) (oneself) (in smth.) обеспечивать (кого-л.) (себя) (чем-л.) ~ (found) находить;
встречать;
признавать;
обнаруживать;
заставать;
to find no sense не видеть смысла ~ обрести;
получить, добиться;
to find one's account (in smth.) убедиться в выгоде (чего-л.) ;
использовать (что-л.) в своих (личных) интересах to ~ one's feet научиться ходить (о ребенке) to ~ one's feet стать на ноги, обрести самостоятельность;
набить руку to ~ one's way достигнуть;
to find one's way home добраться домой to ~ one's way проникнуть;
пробраться;
how did it find its way into print? как это попало в печать? to ~ one's way достигнуть;
to find one's way home добраться домой to ~ oneself найти свое призвание;
обрести себя;
to find time улучить время to ~ (smb.) out разоблачить( кого-л.) ;
to find out for oneself добраться до истины ~ out узнать, разузнать, выяснить;
понять;
раскрыть (обман, тайну) ;
to find out the truth узнать правду to ~ (smb.) out разоблачить (кого-л.) ;
to find out for oneself добраться до истины ~ out узнать, разузнать, выяснить;
понять;
раскрыть (обман, тайну) ;
to find out the truth узнать правду to ~ oneself найти свое призвание;
обрести себя;
to find time улучить время ~ находка;
a great find ценная находка;
a sure find охот. местонахождение зверя to ~ one's way проникнуть;
пробраться;
how did it find its way into print? как это попало в печать? how do you ~ yourself? как вы себя чувствуете?;
как поживаете? ~ убеждаться, приходить к заключению;
считать;
I find it necessary to go there я считаю необходимым поехать туда ~ находка;
a great find ценная находка;
a sure find охот. местонахождение зверя sure: ~ bind, ~ find посл. = крепче запрешь, вернее найдешь they ~ him in clothes они его одевают find воен. выделять, выставлять;
find in: to find (smb.) (oneself) (in smth.) обеспечивать (кого-л.) (себя) (чем-л.) ~ снабжать;
обеспечивать;
2 a week and find yourself 2 фунта (стерлингов) в неделю на своих харчах all found на всем готовом;
100 a year and all found 100 фунтов (стерлингов) в год на всем готовом -
11 place
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1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) sitio, lugar2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) sitio3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) lugar, sitio, local4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) sitio, asiento5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) lugar, puesto6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) sitio7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) página, punto8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) función, papel, deber, obligación9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) puesto, trabajo10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casa11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) plaza12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) punto/espacio decimal
2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) colocar, poner, situar2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) situar, recordar, identificar•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of
place1 n1. lugar / sitio2. sitio / plaza / asiento3. casato take place tener lugar / ocurrir / celebrarsewhere did the battle take place? ¿dónde tuvo lugar la batalla?place2 vb poner / colocartr[pleɪs]1 (particular position, part) lugar nombre masculino, sitio2 (proper position) lugar nombre masculino, sitio; (suitable place) lugar nombre masculino adecuado, sitio adecuado4 (in book) página5 (seat) asiento, sitio; (at table) cubierto■ can you save my place? ¿me guardas el sitio?1 (put - gen) poner; (- carefully) colocar2 (find home, job for) colocar3 (rank, class) poner, situar4 (remember - face, person) recordar; (- tune, accent) identificar■ I recognize his face, but I can't quite place him me suena su cara, pero no sé de qué\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall over the place por todas partes, por todos ladosa place in the sun una posición destacadain place en su sitioin place of somebody / in somebody's place en el lugar de alguienin the first place... en primer lugar...out of place fuera de lugarthere's no place like home no hay nada como estar en casato be placed first «(second etc)» ocupar el primer (segundo etc) puesto, llegar el primero (segundo etc)to change places with somebody cambiar de sitio con alguiento fall into place / fit into place / slot into place encajar, cuadrarto have friends in high places tener amigos influyentesto give place to something dar paso a algoto go from place to place ir de un lugar a otro, ir de un sitio a otro, ir de un lado a otroto go places llegar lejosto hold something in place sujetar algoto know one's place saber el lugar que le corresponde a unoto place a bet hacer una apuestato place an order hacer un pedidoto place one's trust in somebody depositar su confianza en alguiento put oneself in somebody's place ponerse en el lugar de alguiento put somebody in his place poner a alguien en su sitioto take place tener lugarto take second place pasar a un segundo planoto take the place of ocupar el sitio de, reemplazar, sustituirdecimal place SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL punto decimalplace of birth lugar nombre masculino de nacimientoplace of residence domicilioplace of worship lugar nombre masculino de cultoplace mat individual nombre masculinoplace name topónimo1) put, set: poner, colocar2) situate: situar, ubicar, emplazarto be well placed: estar bien situadoto place in a job: colocar en un trabajo3) identify, recall: identificar, ubicar, recordarI can't place him: no lo ubico4)to place an order : hacer un pedidoplace n1) space: sitio m, lugar mthere's no place to sit: no hay sitio para sentarse2) location, spot: lugar m, sitio m, parte fplace of work: lugar de trabajoour summer place: nuestra casa de veranoall over the place: por todas partes3) rank: lugar m, puesto mhe took first place: ganó el primer lugar4) position: lugar meverything in its place: todo en su debido lugarto feel out of place: sentirse fuera de lugar5) seat: asiento m, cubierto m (a la mesa)6) job: puesto m7) role: papel m, lugar mto change places: cambiarse los papeles8)to take place : tener lugar9)to take the place of : sustituir an.• ubicación (Informática) s.f.n.• empleo s.m.• encargo s.m.• local s.m.• lugar s.m.• paraje s.m.• plaza s.f.• puesto s.m.• recinto s.m.• sitio s.m.v.• asentar v.• colocar v.• emplazar v.• fijar v.• instalar v.• localizar v.• meter v.• poner v.(§pres: pongo, pones...) pret: pus-pp: puestofut/c: pondr-•)• situar v.• ubicar v.
I pleɪs1)a) c (spot, position, area) lugar m, sitio mshe was in the right place at the right time and got the job — tuvo la suerte de estar allí en el momento oportuno y le dieron el trabajo
from place to place — de un lugar or un sitio or un lado a otro
to have friends in high places — tener* amigos influyentes
all over the place — por todas partes, por todos lados
to go places: this boy will go places — este chico va a llegar lejos
b) ( specific location) lugar mc) (in phrases)in place: when the new accounting system is in place cuando se haya implementado el nuevo sistema de contabilidad; to hold something in place sujetar algo; out of place: modern furniture would look out of place in this room quedaría mal or no resultaría apropiado poner muebles modernos en esta habitación; I felt very out of place there — me sentí totalmente fuera de lugar allí
d) u ( locality) lugar m2) ca) (building, shop, restaurant etc) sitio m, lugar mthey've moved to a bigger place — se han mudado a un local (or a una casa) más grande
b) ( home) casa fwe went back to Jim's place — después fuimos a (la) casa de Jim or (AmL tb) fuimos donde Jim or (RPl tb) a lo de Jim
3) ca) (position, role) lugar mif I were in your place — yo en tu lugar, yo que tú
nobody can ever take your place — nadie podrá jamás ocupar tu lugar or reemplazarte
to know one's place — (dated or hum) saber* el lugar que le corresponde a uno
to put somebody in her/his place — poner* a algn en su lugar
b)in place of — (as prep) en lugar de
c)to take place — ( occur) \<\<meeting/concert/wedding\>\> tener* lugar
we don't know what took place that night — no sabemos qué ocurrió or qué sucedió aquella noche
4) ca) ( seat)save me a place — guárdame un asiento or un sitio
the hall has places for 500 people — la sala tiene capacidad or cabida para 500 personas
b) ( at table) cubierto mto lay/set a place for somebody — poner* un cubierto para algn
5) c (in contest, league) puesto m, lugar mhe took first place — obtuvo el primer puesto or lugar
your social life will have to take second place — tu vida social va a tener que pasar a un segundo plano
6) c (in book, script, sequence)you've made me lose my place — me has hecho perder la página (or la línea etc) por donde iba
7) ca) ( job) puesto mto fill a place — cubrir* una vacante
b) (BrE Educ) plaza fc) ( on team) puesto m8) ( in argument) lugar min the first/second place — en primer/segundo lugar
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1) (put, position) \<\<object\>\> poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*; \<\<guards/sentries\>\> poner*, apostar*, colocar*how are you placed (for) next week? — ¿cómo estás de tiempo la semana que viene?
to place one's confidence o trust in somebody/something — depositar su (or mi etc) confianza en alguien/algo
2)a) (in hierarchy, league, race)national security should be placed above everything else — la seguridad nacional debería ponerse por encima de todo
b) ( in horseracing)to be placed — llegar* placé or colocado ( en segundo o tercer lugar)
3)a) (find a home, job for) colocar*they placed her with a Boston firm — la colocaron or le encontraron trabajo en una empresa de Boston
b) \<\<advertisement\>\> poner*; \<\<phone call\>\> pedir*; \<\<goods/merchandise\>\> colocar*4) ( identify) \<\<tune\>\> identificar*, ubicar* (AmL)her face is familiar, but I can't quite place her — su cara me resulta conocida pero no sé de dónde or (AmL tb) pero no la ubico
5) ( direct carefully) \<\<ball/shot\>\> colocar*[pleɪs]1. Nthis is the place — este es el lugar, aquí es
we came to a place where... — llegamos a un lugar donde...
•
the furniture was all over the place — los muebles estaban todos manga por hombro•
in another or some other place — en otra parte•
any place will do — cualquier lugar vale or sirve•
it all began to fall into place — todo empezó a tener sentido•
when the new law/system is in place — cuando la nueva ley/el nuevo sistema entre en vigora blue suit, worn in places — un traje azul, raído a retazos
the snow was a metre deep in places — había tramos or trozos en que la nieve cubría un metro
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this is no place for you — este no es sitio para ti•
a place in the sun — (fig) una posición envidiable2) (specific) lugar m•
place of business — [of employment] lugar m de trabajo; (=office) oficina f, despacho m ; (=shop) comercio m3) (=town, area) lugar m, sitio m•
to go places — (US) (=travel) viajar, conocer mundohe's going places * — (fig) llegará lejos
•
from place to place — de un sitio a otrohe drifted from place to place, from job to job — iba de un sitio a otro, de trabajo en trabajo
4) (=house) casa f ; (=building) sitio mwe were at Peter's place — estuvimos en casa de Pedro, estuvimos donde Pedro *
my place or yours? — ¿en mi casa o en la tuya?
I must be mad, working in this place — debo de estar loca para trabajar en este sitio or lugar
5) (in street names) plaza f6) (=proper or natural place) sitio m, lugar mdoes this have a place? — ¿tiene esto un sitio determinado?
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his troops were in place — sus tropas estaban en su sitiohe checked that his tie was in place — comprobó que llevaba bien puesta or colocada la corbata
•
to be out of place — estar fuera de lugarI feel rather out of place here — me siento como que estoy de más aquí, aquí me siento un poco fuera de lugar
•
to laugh in or at the right place — reírse en el momento oportuno7) (in book) página f•
to find/ lose one's place — encontrar/perder la página•
to mark one's place — poner una marca (de por dónde se va) en un libro8) (=seat) asiento m ; (in cinema, theatre) localidad f ; (at table) cubierto m ; (in queue) turno m ; (in school, university, on trip) plaza f ; (in team) puesto mare there any places left? — ¿quedan plazas?
is this place taken? — ¿está ocupado este asiento?
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to change places with sb — cambiar de sitio con algn•
to give place to — dar paso a•
to lay an extra place for sb — poner otro cubierto para algn9) (=job, vacancy) puesto mto seek a place in publishing — buscarse una colocación or un puesto en una casa editorial
10) (=position) lugar mif I were in your place — yo en tu lugar, yo que tú
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I wouldn't mind changing places with her! — ¡no me importaría estar en su lugar!•
to know one's place — saber cuál es su lugar•
racism has no place here — aquí no hay sitio para el racismo•
she occupies a special place in the heart of the British people — ocupa un rincón especial en el corazón del pueblo británico•
to take the place of sth/sb — sustituir or suplir algo/a algnI was unable to go so Sheila took my place — yo no pude ir, así que Sheila lo hizo por mí
11) (in series, rank) posición f, lugar m•
to work sth out to three places of decimals — calcular algo hasta las milésimas or hasta con tres decimales•
Madrid won, with Bilbao in second place — ganó Madrid, con Bilbao en segunda posición or segundo lugar•
she took second place in the race/Latin exam — quedó la segunda en la carrera/el examen de Latínhe didn't like having to take second place to his wife in public — delante de la gente no le gustaba quedar en un segundo plano detrás de su mujer
for her, money takes second place to job satisfaction — para ella un trabajo gratificante va antes que el dinero
- put sb in his place12) (other phrases)•
in the first/ second place — en primer/segundo lugar•
in place of — en lugar de, en vez de•
to take place — tener lugarthe marriage will not now take place — ahora la boda no se celebrará, ahora no habrá boda
there are great changes taking place — están ocurriendo or se están produciendo grandes cambios
2. VTthe drought is placing heavy demands on the water supply — la sequía está poniendo en serios apuros al suministro de agua
unemployment places a great strain on families — el desempleo somete a las familias a una fuerte presión
2) (=give, attribute) [+ blame] echar (on a); [+ responsibility] achacar (on a); [+ importance] dar, otorgar more frm (on a)•
I had no qualms about placing my confidence in him — no tenía ningún reparo en depositar mi confianza en él•
they place too much emphasis on paper qualifications — le dan demasiada importancia a los títulos•
we should place no trust in that — no hay que fiarse de eso3) (=situate) situar, ubicarhow are you placed for money? — ¿qué tal andas de dinero?
4) (Comm) [+ order] hacer; [+ goods] colocar; (Econ) [+ money, funds] colocar, invertirgoods that are difficult to place — mercancías fpl que no encuentran salida
bet 3., 1)to place a contract for machinery with a French firm — firmar un contrato con una compañía francesa para adquirir unas máquinas
5) (=find employment for) [agency] encontrar un puesto a, colocar; [employer] ofrecer empleo a, colocar; (=find home for) colocarthe child was placed with a loving family — el niño fue (enviado) a vivir con una familia muy cariñosa
6) (of series, rank) colocar, clasificarto be placed — (in horse race) llegar colocado
they are currently placed second in the league — actualmente ocupan el segundo lugar de la clasificación
7) (=recall, identify) recordar; (=recognize) reconocer; (=identify) identificar, ubicar (LAm)I can't place her — no recuerdo de dónde la conozco, no la ubico (LAm)
3.VI(US) (in race, competition)to place second — quedar segundo, quedar en segundo lugar
4.CPDplace card N — tarjeta que indica el lugar de alguien en la mesa
place kick N — (Rugby) puntapié m colocado; (Ftbl) tiro m libre
place names (as study, in general) toponimia fplace name N — topónimo m
place setting N — cubierto m
* * *
I [pleɪs]1)a) c (spot, position, area) lugar m, sitio mshe was in the right place at the right time and got the job — tuvo la suerte de estar allí en el momento oportuno y le dieron el trabajo
from place to place — de un lugar or un sitio or un lado a otro
to have friends in high places — tener* amigos influyentes
all over the place — por todas partes, por todos lados
to go places: this boy will go places — este chico va a llegar lejos
b) ( specific location) lugar mc) (in phrases)in place: when the new accounting system is in place cuando se haya implementado el nuevo sistema de contabilidad; to hold something in place sujetar algo; out of place: modern furniture would look out of place in this room quedaría mal or no resultaría apropiado poner muebles modernos en esta habitación; I felt very out of place there — me sentí totalmente fuera de lugar allí
d) u ( locality) lugar m2) ca) (building, shop, restaurant etc) sitio m, lugar mthey've moved to a bigger place — se han mudado a un local (or a una casa) más grande
b) ( home) casa fwe went back to Jim's place — después fuimos a (la) casa de Jim or (AmL tb) fuimos donde Jim or (RPl tb) a lo de Jim
3) ca) (position, role) lugar mif I were in your place — yo en tu lugar, yo que tú
nobody can ever take your place — nadie podrá jamás ocupar tu lugar or reemplazarte
to know one's place — (dated or hum) saber* el lugar que le corresponde a uno
to put somebody in her/his place — poner* a algn en su lugar
b)in place of — (as prep) en lugar de
c)to take place — ( occur) \<\<meeting/concert/wedding\>\> tener* lugar
we don't know what took place that night — no sabemos qué ocurrió or qué sucedió aquella noche
4) ca) ( seat)save me a place — guárdame un asiento or un sitio
the hall has places for 500 people — la sala tiene capacidad or cabida para 500 personas
b) ( at table) cubierto mto lay/set a place for somebody — poner* un cubierto para algn
5) c (in contest, league) puesto m, lugar mhe took first place — obtuvo el primer puesto or lugar
your social life will have to take second place — tu vida social va a tener que pasar a un segundo plano
6) c (in book, script, sequence)you've made me lose my place — me has hecho perder la página (or la línea etc) por donde iba
7) ca) ( job) puesto mto fill a place — cubrir* una vacante
b) (BrE Educ) plaza fc) ( on team) puesto m8) ( in argument) lugar min the first/second place — en primer/segundo lugar
II
1) (put, position) \<\<object\>\> poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*; \<\<guards/sentries\>\> poner*, apostar*, colocar*how are you placed (for) next week? — ¿cómo estás de tiempo la semana que viene?
to place one's confidence o trust in somebody/something — depositar su (or mi etc) confianza en alguien/algo
2)a) (in hierarchy, league, race)national security should be placed above everything else — la seguridad nacional debería ponerse por encima de todo
b) ( in horseracing)to be placed — llegar* placé or colocado ( en segundo o tercer lugar)
3)a) (find a home, job for) colocar*they placed her with a Boston firm — la colocaron or le encontraron trabajo en una empresa de Boston
b) \<\<advertisement\>\> poner*; \<\<phone call\>\> pedir*; \<\<goods/merchandise\>\> colocar*4) ( identify) \<\<tune\>\> identificar*, ubicar* (AmL)her face is familiar, but I can't quite place her — su cara me resulta conocida pero no sé de dónde or (AmL tb) pero no la ubico
5) ( direct carefully) \<\<ball/shot\>\> colocar* -
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1. [faınd] n1) находкаthis book [my new secretary] is a regular find - эта книга [мой новый секретарь] - настоящая находка
2) открытие (месторождения и т. п.)3) горн. новое месторождение2. [faınd] v (found)♢
a sure find - а) охот. местонахождение зверя; б) человек, которого обязательно найдут /разыщут/I1. 1) находить, отыскиватьto find nothing to say - не найтись, что сказать
I have found what I want - я нашёл, что мне нужно
he is not to be found - его невозможно найти; его нигде нет
the committee must find a suitable man for the job - комиссия должна подыскать подходящего человека для этой работы
2) найти (случайно), наткнуться, встретитьсяto find some difficulty in doing smth. - встретить затруднение в чём-л.
2. открывать, находитьto find the answer to the problem - разрешить проблему, найти решение вопроса
you must take us as you find us - принимайте нас такими, какие мы есть
3. 1) обнаруживатьwe must leave everything as we find it - нужно оставить всё как есть /ничего не трогать/
I found the key missing - я обнаружил, что ключа нет
when the doctor came he found him already dead - когда пришёл врач, он уже был мёртв
2) застать, найти (где-л., за каким-л. занятием)to find smb. at home - застать кого-л. дома
I found everybody out - никого не оказалось дома, я никого не застал
she found him gone - она обнаружила, что его нет /что он уехал или ушёл/
I found her waiting in the hall - я увидел, что она ждёт меня в вестибюле
six months later we find him saying the exact opposite - и вот полгода спустя он говорит прямо противоположные вещи
Christmas found him still looking for work - на рождество он всё ещё был без работы
4. находить, обретатьto find a good friend [a supporter] in smb. - обрести хорошего друга [сторонника] в ком-л.
to find courage to... - найти в себе мужество, чтобы...
to find oneself - а) найти или обрести себя, своё призвание; she suddenly found herself and left the family to work in a hospital - она внезапно поняла, в чём её призвание, и уехала из дома, чтобы работать в больнице; to help the student to find himself as an individual - помочь учащемуся осознать себя как личность; б) чувствовать себя; how do you find yourself today? - как вы себя чувствуете сегодня?
his theory found no acceptance among scholars - его теория не получила признания в учёных кругах
5. достигать, попадать6. 1) считать, находитьto find it impossible [necessary, easy, difficult] to... - считать невозможным [необходимым, лёгким, трудным] сделать что-л.
I find it pays to get up early - я считаю, что имеет смысл рано вставать
this letter, I find, arrived yesterday - это письмо, как я вижу, пришло вчера
how do you find him? - как вы его находите?
2) убеждаться, приходить к заключениюyou will find that I am right - вы убедитесь, что я прав
I found that I was mistaken - я понял, что ошибся
I was surprised to find that... - я с удивлением увидел, что...
it has been found that... - выяснилось, что...
you may find it do you good - может оказаться, что это пойдёт вам на пользу
3) составить мнениеI find smth. repellent about the man - мне кажется, что в этом человеке есть что-то отталкивающее
7. юр.1) выносить приговор, определение, решениеthe jury found the prisoner guilty - присяжные признали подсудимого виновным
he was found guilty [innocent] - его признали виновным [невиновным]
to find that the deceased had been murdered by a person unknown - признать, что покойный был убит неизвестным лицом
to find for [against] the plaintiff - решить в пользу [против] истца
2) удостоверять действительность документа8. обеспечивать, субсидировать [см. тж. II Б 3]to find one's son with everything necessary - снабдить своего сына всем необходимым
the State finds half of the sum, leaving the parent to find the rest - государство оплачивает половину (расходов), глава семьи - остальное
£2 a week and find yourself - 2 фунта в неделю без питания
all /everything/ found - на всём готовом
wages £10 and all found - жалованье 10 фунтов на всём готовом
9. мат. определять, вычислятьto (try to) find the value of the unknown quantity - определять неизвестную величину
10. воен. выделять, выставлять11. охот. взять следII Авыбрать, выделить, уделить ( время)I can't find time to do it - у меня нет времени на это, я не могу выбрать время /собраться/ сделать это
II Б1. 1) to find oneself somewhere оказаться, очутиться где-л.when he awoke he found himself in hospital - когда он проснулся, то увидел, что находится в больнице
you will find yourself in prison soon if you act in that way - будешь себя так вести, в тюрьму угодишь
2) to find oneself in á state оказаться, очутиться в каком-л. положенииshe found herself in a dilemma - она очутилась в затруднительном положении
he found himself at a loss - он растерялся, он не знал, что ему делать
2. to find oneself doing smth. сделать что-л. неожиданно для себяwhen I heard the details I found myself crying - когда я услышал подробности, у меня покатились слёзы /я заплакал/
I found myself saying ❝yes❞ - и вдруг неожиданно для себя я согласился
3. to find smb., oneself in smth. обеспечивать кого-л., себя чем-л. [см. тж. II 8]she pays for her board and lodging but her father finds her in clothes - она платит за стол и квартиру, а отец одевает её
we are found in everything - house, food - мы всем обеспечены - и жильём и пищей
the house was well found in plate and linen - в доме было много посуды и столового белья
he was well found in classical learning - он обладал большими познаниями в области античной культуры
♢
to find one's way - попасть; пробраться, получить доступ
how did it find its way into this book? - каким образом это попало в книгу?
how did he find his way into the laboratory? - как ему удалось проникнуть в лабораторию?
to find one's bearings - а) ориентироваться, определять своё местонахождение; б) осваиваться
wait till he finds his bearing he'll show himself - обожди, он ещё покажет себя, дай ему только освоиться
to find one's feet - а) стоять на ножках, ходить ( о ребёнке); б) освоиться, стать на ноги; в) оправиться (после неудачи и т. п.)
to find one's tongue /voice/ - вновь обрести дар речи
to find fault (with) см. fault I 3
to find favour см. favour I 1
to find it in one's heart to do smth. - решиться на что-л.
I can't find it in my heart to scold him - у меня не хватает духу бранить его
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§ პოვნა, ნახვა§1 ნაპოვნი2 მონაპოვარი3 (found) პოვნა (იპოვის), ნახვაI can’t find my pen ჩემს კალამს ვერ ვპოულობI couldn’t find him anywhere ვერსად ვერ ვნახეfind your own way საკუთარი გზა მონახე! / მოძებნე!you’ll find that I’m right ნახავ, რომ მართალი ვარ4 აღმოჩენა (აღმოაჩენს)the detective found that... გამომძიებელმა აღმოაჩინა, რომ…I found myself in the forest / in an awkward situation ტყეში / უხერხულ მდგომარეობაში აღმოვჩნდი5 დახვედრა (დახვდება)6 შოვნაwe couldn’t find the money for the expedition ექსპედიციისათვის ფული ვერ ვიშოვეთ7 შეძენა (შეიძენს)how do you find him? რას ფიქრობ მასზე? / როგორ მოგწონს?if I find you doing that again… თუ კიდევ ერთხელ დაგინახე, რომ ამას აკეთებ…she found his compliment flattering მისი ქათინაური ესიამოვნა / ეამაhe walked so fast that I found it hard to keep pace with him ისე სწრაფად მიაბიჯებდა, რომ ნაბიჯს ძლივს ვუსწორებდიI had the luck of finding a good job ბედის წყალობით კარგი სამსახური ვიშოვეhe tried to find a pretext for missing classes საბაბს ეძებდა, რომ სკოლაში არ წასულიყოhis greatest preoccupation was how to find money მისი ყველაზე დიდი საზრუნავი ფულის შოვნა იყოyou may not find it შეიძლება, ვერ იპოვო / ვერ ნახოto find a mare’s nest საიდან სადაო! // იაღლიშის მოსვლა (იაღლიში მოუვა)I’ll move heaven and earth, but I’ll find it ქვეყანას შევძრავ, მაგრამ ვიპოვიwhichever of you finds the dog, will get a reward ვინც ამ ძაღლს იპოვის, დაჯილდოვდებაI took what books I could find რა წიგნებიც ვიპოვე, წამოვიღეto find fault with ნაკლის მოძებნა // შარის მოდებაwe didn’t find a blessed thing! ვერაფერიც ვერ ვიპოვეთ!you will find no allies here აქ მოკავშირეებს / მომხრეებს ვერ ნახავI hope to find accomodation in a hotel იმედი მაქვს, სასტუმროში მოვეწყობი -
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1. nounSafe, der; Geldschrank, der2. adjective2) (free from danger) ungefährlich; sicher [Ort, Hafen]better safe than sorry — Vorsicht ist besser als Nachsicht (ugs.)
3) (unlikely to produce controversy) sicher; bewährt (iron.) [Klischee]it is safe to say [that...] — man kann mit einiger Sicherheit sagen[, dass...]
4) (reliable) sicher [Methode, Investition, Stelle]; nahe liegend [Vermutung]5) (secure)your secrets will be safe with me — deine Geheimnisse sind bei mir gut aufgehoben. See also academic.ru/56066/play">play 2. 1), 3. 5)
* * *I 1. [seif] adjective1) ((negative unsafe) protected, or free ( from danger etc): The children are safe from danger in the garden.) sicher2) (providing good protection: You should keep your money in a safe place.) sicher3) (unharmed: The missing child has been found safe and well.) unversehrt4) (not likely to cause harm: These pills are safe for children.) ungefährlich•- safeness- safely
- safety
- safeguard 2. verb(to protect: Put a good lock on your door to safeguard your property.) sichern- safety-belt- safety lamp
- safety measures
- safety-pin
- safety valve
- be on the safe side
- safe and sound II [seif] noun(a heavy metal chest or box in which money etc can be locked away safely: There is a small safe hidden behind that picture on the wall.) der Safe* * *[seɪf]I. adj\safe journey! gute Reise!it's \safe to enter the building now man kann das Gebäude jetzt gefahrlos betretendo you think it will be \safe to leave her in the car by herself? meinst du, es kann nichts passieren, wenn wir sie allein im Auto lassen?\safe distance Sicherheitsabstand mto drive at a \safe speed mit angepasster Geschwindigkeit fahren\safe vaccine gut verträglicher Impfstoff2. (protected) sicheryour secret's \safe with me bei mir ist dein Geheimnis sicher aufgehobenwe're \safe from attack now wir sind jetzt vor einem Angriff sicherto keep sth in a \safe place etw sicher aufbewahrento feel \safe sich akk sicher fühlento put sth somewhere \safe etw an einen sicheren Ort tun3. (certain) [relativ] sicherit's a pretty \safe assumption that she's going to marry him es ist so gut wie sicher, dass sie ihn heiraten wirdit's a \safe bet that his condition will get worse man kann davon ausgehen, dass sich sein Zustand verschlechtern wirdblack shoes are always a \safe bet mit schwarzen Schuhen kann man nie etwas falsch machen\safe method/source sichere Methode/Quelle4. (avoiding risk) vorsichtigto make the \safe choice auf Nummer Sicher gehen fam\safe driver vorsichtiger Fahrer/vorsichtige Fahrerinten years of \safe driving zehn Jahre unfallfreies Fahren\safe estimate vorsichtige Schätzung\safe play Spiel nt auf Sicherheit\safe player auf Sicherheit bedachter Spieler/bedachte Spielerin5. (dependable) sicher, verlässlich, zuverlässig\safe adviser verlässlicher Berater/verlässliche Beraterin\safe car verkehrssicheres Auto\safe driver sicherer Fahrer/sichere Fahrerin\safe investment risikolose Investition\safe road gut ausgebaute Straße6. POL\safe constituency/seat sicherer Wahlkreis/Sitz7. SPORTto win by a \safe margin mit sicherem [o großem] Vorsprung gewinnen8.▶ to be in \safe hands in guten Händen sein▶ [just [or in order]] to be on the \safe side [nur] um sicherzugehen [o zur Sicherheit]▶ \safe and sound gesund und wohlbehaltenII. n Geldschrank m, Tresor m, Safe m* * *I [seɪf]n(for valuables) Safe m or nt, Panzerschrank m, Tresor m IIadj (+er)to be safe from sb/sth — vor jdm/etw sicher sein
all the passengers/climbers are safe — alle Passagiere/Bergsteiger sind in Sicherheit or (not injured) sind unverletzt
you're not safe without a seat belt — es ist gefährlich or nicht sicher, ohne Gurt zu fahren
safe journey! — gute Fahrt/Reise!
safe journey home! —
we've found him – is he safe? — wir haben ihn gefunden! – ist ihm etwas passiert?
thank God you're safe — Gott sei Dank ist dir nichts passiert
he was safe at home all the time — er saß die ganze Zeit wohlbehalten zu Hause
my life's not safe here — ich bin hier meines Lebens nicht sicher
2) (= not likely to cause harm, not dangerous, not presenting risks) ungefährlich; (= stable, secure) building, roof etc sichershe is not safe on the roads — sie ist eine Gefahr im Straßenverkehr
is this beach safe for bathing? — kann man an diesem Strand gefahrlos or ohne Gefahr baden?
it is safe to leave it open/tell him — man kann es unbesorgt or ohne Weiteres auflassen/es ihm unbesorgt or ohne Weiteres erzählen
is it safe to touch that/drive so fast/light a fire? — ist es auch nicht gefährlich, das anzufassen/so schnell zu fahren/ein Feuer anzumachen?
it is safe to eat/drink —
the dog is safe with children — der Hund tut Kindern nichts
it's now safe to turn off your computer — Sie können den Computer jetzt ausschalten
3) (= secure) place, hiding place sicherin a safe place — an einem sicheren Ort
4) (= reliable) job, contraceptive, driver sicher; mountain guide, method, player zuverlässig, verlässlichto be or have a safe pair of hands —
5) (= not likely to be/go wrong) investment, theory, choice, option sicher; policy vorsichtig, risikolos; estimate realistischsafe margin — Spielraum m; (Fin also) Reserve f
it is safe to assume or a safe assumption that... — man kann mit ziemlicher Sicherheit annehmen, dass...
it's a safe guess —
they appointed a safe man as headmaster he plays a safe game (of tennis) — sie bestimmten einen gemäßigten Mann als Rektor er spielt (Tennis) auf Sicherheit
I think it's safe to say... — ich glaube, man kann wohl or ruhig sagen...
is it safe to draw that conclusion? — kann man diesen Schluss so ohne Weiteres ziehen?
to be safe in the knowledge that... —
do you feel safe just taking on three extra staff? — haben Sie keine Bedenken, wenn Sie nur drei extra Leute einstellen?
just to be safe or on the safe side — um ganz sicher zu sein, um sicherzugehen
the safest thing (to do) would be to wait here for her — das Sicherste wäre, hier auf sie zu warten
it is a safe bet that... — man kann darauf wetten, dass...
6)(= certain)
he is safe to win/get the job — er wird sicher gewinnen/die Stelle sicher bekommen* * *safe [seıf]A adj (adv safely)a safe place ein sicherer Ort;we are safe from disturbance here hier sind wir ungestört;you are safe with him bei ihm bist du sicher aufgehoben;better to be safe than sorry (Sprichwort) Vorsicht ist die Mutter der Weisheit oder der Porzellankiste;make the game safe SPORT alles klarmachen2. sicher, unversehrt, außer Gefahr (auch Patient):he has safely arrived er ist gut angekommen;he arrived safe and sound er kam heil und gesund an3. sicher, ungefährlich, gefahrlos:safe (to operate) TECH betriebssicher;safe current maximal zulässiger Strom;safe sex Safer Sex m;safe stress TECH zulässige Beanspruchung;the rope is safe das Seil hält;is it safe to go there? kann man da ungefährdet oder gefahrlos hingehen?;in safe custody → A 7;(as) safe as houses umg absolut sicher;it is safe to say that …, one can safely say that … man kann ruhig sagen, dass …;it is safe to assume that … man kann ohne Weiteres oder getrost annehmen, dass …;be on the safe side (Redew) um ganz sicherzugehen, um auf der sicheren Seite zu sein; → load A 6 a, play B 1, C 1, safe house4. vorsichtig (Schätzung etc)5. sicher, zuverlässig (Führer, Methode etc)6. sicher, voraussichtlich (Sieger etc):safe seat PARL sicherer Wahlkreis;he is safe to be there er wird sicher da sein7. in sicherem Gewahrsam (auch Gangster etc)B s1. Safe m, Tresor m, Geldschrank m3. US sl Gummi m (Kondom)* * *1. nounSafe, der; Geldschrank, der2. adjective1) (out of danger) sicher ( from vor + Dat.)2) (free from danger) ungefährlich; sicher [Ort, Hafen]3) (unlikely to produce controversy) sicher; bewährt (iron.) [Klischee]it is safe to say [that...] — man kann mit einiger Sicherheit sagen[, dass...]
4) (reliable) sicher [Methode, Investition, Stelle]; nahe liegend [Vermutung]5) (secure)your secrets will be safe with me — deine Geheimnisse sind bei mir gut aufgehoben. See also play 2. 1), 3. 5)
* * *(vault) n.Safe -s m. adj.geschützt adj.sicher adj. n.Geldschrank m.Tresor -e m. -
15 find
find [faɪnd](preterite, past participle found)a. trouver ; [+ lost person or object] retrouver► find + way• can you find your own way out? pouvez-vous trouver la sortie tout seul ?• it found its way into my bag ça s'est retrouvé dans mon sac► to find o.s.• I found myself thinking that... je me suis surpris à penser que...b. ( = realize) constater ; [+ cure, solution, answer] trouver• I went there yesterday, only to find her out j'y suis allé hier, mais elle était sortie• how do you find the accused? quel est votre verdict ?3. noun• that was a lucky find ça, c'est une trouvaille !► find outa. ( = discover) découvrir ; [+ answer] trouverb. ( = discover the misdeeds of) [+ person] démasquer* * *[faɪnd] 1. 2.transitive verb (prét, pp found)1) ( discover by chance) trouver [thing, person]2) ( discover by looking) trouver, retrouver [thing, person]to find one's way out of — arriver à sortir de [building, forest, city]
3) ( discover desired thing) trouver [job, car, seat, solution]; avoir assez de [time, energy, money]to find something for somebody —
4) ( encounter) trouver [word, term, species]5) (judge, consider) trouver ( that que)to find somebody/something to be — trouver que quelqu'un/quelque chose est
to find it incredible that — trouver incroyable que (+ subj)
6) ( experience) éprouver [pleasure, satisfaction] (in dans); trouver [comfort] (in dans)7) ( reach)to find its mark/its target — toucher son but/sa cible
to find its way to/into — arriver dans [bin, pocket, area]
8) Law9) ( arrive to find) [letter, card, day] trouver [person]10) Computing rechercher3.intransitive verb (prét, pp found) Law4.to find for/against somebody — se prononcer en faveur de/contre quelqu'un
reflexive verb (prét, pp found)1) ( discover suddenly) se retrouver2) ( discover one's vocation) se découvrir•Phrasal Verbs:- find out••to find one's feet — [person] prendre ses marques; [company] prendre pied
to take somebody as one finds him/her — prendre quelqu'un comme il/elle est
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16 turn
turn [tɜ:n]tourner ⇒ 1A (a), 1B (a), 1B (d), 1C (d), 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (f) faire tourner ⇒ 1A (a) retourner ⇒ 1B (a) changer ⇒ 1C (a) faire devenir ⇒ 1C (a) se tourner ⇒ 2 (a) se retourner ⇒ 2 (b) devenir ⇒ 2 (d) se changer ⇒ 2 (e) tour ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (d), 3 (f), 3 (g) tournant ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) virage ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) tournure ⇒ 3 (d)A.(a) (cause to rotate, move round) tourner; (shaft, axle) faire tourner, faire pivoter; (direct) diriger;∎ she turned the key in the lock (to lock) elle a donné un tour de clé (à la porte), elle a fermé la porte à clé; (to unlock) elle a ouvert la porte avec la clé;∎ turn the wheel all the way round faites faire un tour complet à la roue;∎ Cars to turn the (steering) wheel tourner le volant;∎ turn the knob to the right tournez le bouton vers la droite;∎ turn the knob to "record" mettez le bouton en position "enregistrer";∎ she turned the oven to its highest setting elle a allumé ou mis le four à la température maximum;∎ she turned her chair towards the window elle a tourné sa chaise face à la fenêtre;∎ he turned the car into the drive il a engagé la voiture dans l'allée;∎ we turned our steps homeward nous avons dirigé nos pas vers la maison;∎ turn your head this way tournez la tête de ce côté∎ she turned the conversation to sport elle a orienté la conversation vers le sport;∎ their votes could turn the election in his favour leurs voix pourraient faire basculer les élections en sa faveur;∎ he would not be turned from his decision to resign il n'y a pas eu moyen de le faire revenir sur sa décision de démissionner;∎ nothing would turn the rebels from their cause rien ne pourrait détourner les rebelles de leur cause;∎ you've turned my whole family against me vous avez monté toute ma famille contre moi;∎ we turned his joke against him nous avons retourné la plaisanterie contre lui;∎ let's turn our attention to the matter in hand occupons-nous de l'affaire en question;∎ she turned her attention to the problem elle s'est concentrée sur le problème;∎ to turn one's thoughts to God tourner ses pensées vers Dieu;∎ research workers have turned the theory to practical use les chercheurs ont mis la théorie en pratique;∎ how can we turn this policy to our advantage or account? comment tirer parti de cette politique?, comment tourner cette politique à notre avantage?;∎ to turn one's back on sb tourner le dos à qn;∎ she looked at the letter the minute his back was turned dès qu'il a eu le dos tourné, elle a jeté un coup d'œil à la lettre;∎ how can you turn your back on your own family? comment peux-tu abandonner ta famille?;∎ she turned her back on her friends elle a tourné le dos à ses amis;∎ to turn one's back on the past tourner la page, tourner le dos au passé;∎ she was so pretty that she turned heads wherever she went elle était si jolie que tout le monde se retournait sur son passage;∎ success had not turned his head la réussite ne lui avait pas tourné la tête, il ne s'était pas laissé griser par la réussite;∎ all their compliments had turned her head tous leurs compliments lui étaient montés à la tête ou lui avaient tourné la tête;∎ to turn the tables on sb reprendre l'avantage sur qn;∎ figurative now the tables are turned maintenant les rôles sont renversésB.∎ the very thought of food turns my stomach l'idée même de manger me soulève le cœur;∎ to turn sth on its head bouleverser qch, mettre qch sens dessus dessous;∎ recent events have turned the situation on its head les événements récents ont retourné la situation∎ he turned the beggar from his door il a chassé le mendiant;∎ they turned the poachers off their land ils ont chassé les braconniers de leurs terres(c) (release, let loose)∎ he turned the cattle into the field il a fait rentrer le bétail dans le champ(d) (go round → corner) tourner(e) (reach → in age, time) passer, franchir;∎ I had just turned twenty je venais d'avoir vingt ans;∎ she's turned thirty elle a trente ans passés, elle a dépassé le cap de la trentaine;∎ it has only just turned four o'clock il est quatre heures passées de quelques secondes(f) (do, perform) faire;∎ the skater turned a circle on the ice la patineuse a décrit un cercle sur la glace;∎ to turn a cartwheel faire la roue∎ I've turned my ankle je me suis tordu la chevilleC.∎ to turn sth into sth transformer ou changer qch en qch;∎ bitterness turned their love into hate l'amertume a transformé leur amour en haine;∎ she turned the remark into a joke elle a tourné la remarque en plaisanterie;∎ they're turning the book into a film ils adaptent le livre pour l'écran;∎ the sight turned his heart to ice le spectacle lui a glacé le cœur ou l'a glacé;∎ Stock Exchange you should turn your shares into cash vous devriez réaliser vos actions;∎ time had turned the pages yellow le temps avait jauni les pages(b) (make bad, affect)∎ the lemon juice turned the milk (sour) le jus de citron a fait tourner le lait∎ to turn a good profit faire de gros bénéfices;∎ he turns an honest penny il gagne sa vie honnêtement;∎ familiar he was out to turn a fast buck il cherchait à gagner ou faire du fric facilement∎ a well-turned leg une jambe bien faite;∎ figurative to turn a phrase faire des phrases∎ to turn on an axis tourner autour d'un axe;∎ the crane turned (through) 180° la grue a pivoté de 180°;∎ the key won't turn la clé ne tourne pas;∎ he turned right round il a fait volte-face;∎ they turned towards me ils se sont tournés vers moi ou de mon côté;∎ they turned from the gruesome sight ils se sont détournés de cet horrible spectacle;∎ turn (round) and face the front tourne-toi et regarde devant toi∎ figurative the smell made my stomach turn l'odeur m'a soulevé le cœur(c) (change direction → person) tourner; (→ vehicle) tourner, virer; (→ luck, wind) tourner, changer; (→ river, road) faire un coude; (→ tide) changer de direction;∎ Military right turn! à droite!;∎ we turned towards town nous nous sommes dirigés vers la ville;∎ he turned (round) and went back il a fait demi-tour et est revenu sur ses pas;∎ the road turns south la route tourne vers le sud;∎ the car turned into our street la voiture a tourné dans notre rue;∎ we turned onto the main road nous nous sommes engagés dans ou nous avons pris la grand-route;∎ we turned off the main road nous avons quitté la grand-route;∎ Stock Exchange the market turned downwards/upwards le marché était à la baisse/à la hausse;∎ figurative I don't know where or which way to turn je ne sais plus quoi faire∎ it's turning cold il commence à faire froid;∎ the weather's turned bad le temps s'est gâté;∎ the argument turned nasty la dispute s'est envenimée;∎ she turned angry when he refused elle s'est mise en colère quand il a refusé;∎ to turn red/blue virer au rouge/bleu;∎ he turned red il a rougi;∎ a lawyer turned politician un avocat devenu homme politique;∎ to turn professional passer ou devenir professionnel;∎ the whole family turned Muslim toute la famille s'est convertie à l'islam(e) (transform) se changer, se transformer;∎ the pumpkin turned into a carriage la citrouille s'est transformée en carrosse;∎ the rain turned to snow la pluie s'est transformée en neige;∎ the little girl had turned into a young woman la petite fille était devenue une jeune femme;∎ their love turned to hate leur amour se changea en haine ou fit place à la haine∎ the weather has turned le temps a changé3 noun(a) (revolution, rotation) tour m;∎ he gave the handle a turn il a tourné la poignée;∎ give the screw another turn donnez un autre tour de vis;∎ with a turn of the wrist avec un tour de poignet∎ take the second turn on the right prenez la deuxième à droite;∎ no right turn (sign) défense de tourner à droite;∎ figurative at every turn à tout instant, à tout bout de champ(c) (bend, curve in road) virage m, tournant m;∎ there is a sharp turn to the left la route fait un brusque virage ou tourne brusquement à gauche(d) (change in state, nature) tour m, tournure f;∎ the conversation took a new turn la conversation a pris une nouvelle tournure;∎ it was an unexpected turn of events les événements ont pris une tournure imprévue;∎ things took a turn for the worse/better les choses se sont aggravées/améliorées;∎ the patient took a turn for the worse/better l'état du malade s'est aggravé/amélioré;∎ the situation took a tragic turn la situation a tourné au tragique∎ at the turn of the year vers la fin de l'année;∎ at the turn of the century au tournant du siècle(f) (in game, order, queue) tour m;∎ it's my turn c'est à moi, c'est mon tour;∎ it's his turn to do the dishes c'est à lui ou c'est son tour de faire la vaisselle;∎ you'll have to wait your turn il faudra attendre ton tour;∎ they laughed and cried by turns ils passaient tour à tour du rire aux larmes;∎ to take it in turns to do sth faire qch à tour de rôle;∎ let's take it in turns to drive relayons-nous au volant;∎ we took turns sleeping on the floor nous avons dormi par terre à tour de rôle;∎ turn and turn about à tour de rôle(g) (action, deed)∎ to do sb a good/bad turn rendre service/jouer un mauvais tour à qn;∎ he did them a bad turn il leur a joué un mauvais tour;∎ I've done my good turn for the day j'ai fait ma bonne action de la journée;∎ proverb one good turn deserves another = un service en vaut un autre, un service rendu en appelle un autre∎ she had one of her (funny) turns this morning elle a eu une de ses crises ce matin∎ you gave me quite a turn! tu m'as fait une sacrée peur!, tu m'as fait une de ces peurs!;∎ it gave me such a turn! j'ai eu une de ces peurs!∎ let's go for or take a turn in the garden allons faire un tour dans le jardin(k) (tendency, style)∎ to have an optimistic turn of mind être optimiste de nature ou d'un naturel optimiste;∎ he has a strange turn of mind il a une drôle de mentalité;∎ to have a good turn of speed rouler vite;∎ turn of phrase tournure f ou tour m de phrase;∎ she has a witty turn of phrase elle est très spirituelle ou pleine d'esprit(l) (purpose, requirement) exigence f, besoin m;∎ this book has served its turn ce livre a fait son temps(n) Stock Exchange (transaction) transaction f (qui comprend l'achat et la vente); British (difference in price) écart m entre le prix d'achat et le prix de vente∎ a comedy turn un numéro de comédie∎ she interviewed each of us in turn elle a eu un entretien avec chacun de nous l'un après l'autre;∎ I told Sarah and she in turn told Paul je l'ai dit à Sarah qui, à son tour, l'a dit à Paul;∎ I worked in turn as a waiter, an actor and a teacher j'ai travaillé successivement ou tour à tour comme serveur, acteur et enseignant∎ to be on the turn être sur le point de changer;∎ the tide is on the turn c'est le changement de marée; figurative le vent tourne;∎ the milk is on the turn le lait commence à tourner∎ don't play out of turn attends ton tour pour jouer;∎ figurative to speak out of turn faire des remarques déplacées, parler mal à proposAmerican turn signal lever (manette f de) clignotant mse retourner contre, s'en prendre à∎ she turned aside to blow her nose elle se détourna pour se moucheralso figurative écarter, détourner∎ she turned her head away from him elle s'est détournée de lui∎ the college turned away hundreds of applicants l'université a refusé des centaines de candidats;∎ she turned the salesman away elle chassa le représentant;∎ to turn people away (in theatre etc) refuser du monde;∎ we've been turning business away nous avons refusé du travailse détourner;∎ he turned away from them in anger en ou de colère, il leur a tourné le dos∎ it was getting dark so we decided to turn back comme il commençait à faire nuit, nous avons décidé de faire demi-tour;∎ my mind is made up, there is no turning back ma décision est prise, je ne reviendrai pas dessus∎ turn back to chapter one revenez ou retournez au premier chapitre∎ to turn the clock back remonter dans le temps, revenir en arrière(a) (heating, lighting, sound) baisser∎ to turn down the corner of a page corner une page;∎ to turn down the bed ouvrir le lit∎ they offered him a job but he turned them down ils lui ont proposé un emploi mais il a rejeté leur offre;∎ familiar she turned me down flat elle m'a envoyé balader(move downwards) tourner vers le bas;∎ the corners of his mouth turned down il a fait la moue ou une grimace désapprobatrice➲ turn in(a) (return, give in → borrowed article, equipment, piece of work) rendre, rapporter; (→ criminal) livrer à la police;∎ they turned the thief in (took him to the police) ils ont livré le voleur à la police; (informed on him) ils ont dénoncé le voleur à la police∎ turn in the edges rentrez les bords∎ the actor turned in a good performance l'acteur a très bien joué;∎ the company turned in record profits l'entreprise a fait des bénéfices record(a) (feet, toes)∎ my toes turn in j'ai les pieds en dedans∎ he turned in at the gate arrivé à la porte, il est entré∎ to turn in on oneself se replier sur soi-même➲ turn off(a) (switch off → light) éteindre; (→ heater, radio, television) éteindre, fermer; (cut off at mains) couper; (tap) fermer;∎ she turned the ignition/engine off elle a coupé le contact/arrêté le moteur∎ her superior attitude really turns me off son air suffisant me rebute(a) (leave road) tourner;∎ we turned off at junction 5 nous avons pris la sortie d'autoroute 5(b) (switch off) s'éteindre;∎ the heater turns off automatically l'appareil de chauffage s'éteint ou s'arrête automatiquement➲ turn on(a) (switch on → electricity, heating, light, radio, television) allumer; (→ engine) mettre en marche; (→ water) faire couler; (→ tap) ouvrir; (open at mains) ouvrir;∎ figurative she can turn on the charm/the tears whenever necessary elle sait faire du charme/pleurer quand il le faut(b) familiar (person → interest) intéresser□ ; (→ sexually) exciter; (→ introduce to drugs) initier à la drogue□ ;∎ to be turned on (sexually) être excité;∎ the movie didn't turn me on at all le film ne m'a vraiment pas emballé;∎ he turned us on to this new pianist il nous a fait découvrir ce nouveau pianiste(attack) attaquer;∎ the dogs turned on him les chiens l'ont attaqué ou se sont jetés sur lui;∎ his colleagues turned on him and accused him of stealing ses collègues s'en sont pris à lui et l'ont accusé de vol(take drugs) se droguer(a) (switch on) s'allumer;∎ the oven turns on automatically le four s'allume automatiquement(b) (depend, hinge on) dépendre de, reposer sur;∎ the whole case turned on or upon this detail toute l'affaire reposait sur ce détail;∎ everything turns on whether he continues as president tout dépend s'il reste président ou non➲ turn out∎ she turns her toes out when she walks elle marche en canard∎ he turned his daughter out of the house il a mis sa fille à la porte ou a chassé sa fille de la maison;∎ he was turned out of his job il a été renvoyé∎ turn the cake out onto a plate démoulez le gâteau sur une assiette∎ to turn out a room faire une pièce à fond∎ he turns out a book a year il écrit un livre par an;∎ few schools turn out the kind of people we need peu d'écoles forment le type de gens qu'il nous faut(g) (police, troops) envoyer;∎ turn out the guard! faites sortir la garde!∎ nicely or smartly turned out élégant;∎ he was turned out in a suit and a tie il portait un costume-cravate;∎ she always turns her children out beautifully elle habille toujours bien ses enfants(a) (show up) venir, arriver; Military (guard) (aller) prendre la faction; (troops) aller au rassemblement;∎ thousands turned out for the concert des milliers de gens sont venus ou ont assisté au concert;∎ the doctor had to turn out in the middle of the night le docteur a dû se déplacer au milieu de la nuit(b) (car, person) sortir, partir;∎ the car turned out of the car park la voiture est sortie du parking∎ my feet turn out j'ai les pieds en canard ou en dehors∎ his statement turned out to be false sa déclaration s'est révélée fausse;∎ her story turned out to be true ce qu'elle a raconté était vrai;∎ he turned out to be a scoundrel il s'est révélé être un vaurien, on s'est rendu compte que c'était un vaurien;∎ it turns out that… il se trouve que… + indicative∎ I don't know how it turned out je ne sais pas comment cela a fini;∎ how did the cake turn out? le gâteau était-il réussi?;∎ the story turned out happily l'histoire s'est bien terminée ou a bien fini;∎ the evening turned out badly la soirée a mal tourné;∎ everything will turn out fine tout va s'arranger ou ira bien;∎ as it turns out, he needn't have worried en l'occurrence ou en fin de compte, ce n'était pas la peine de se faire du souci(a) (playing card, mattress, person, stone) retourner; (page) tourner; (vehicle) retourner; (boat) faire chavirer;∎ I was turning over the pages of the magazine je feuilletais la revue;∎ figurative to turn over a new leaf s'acheter une conduite;∎ Agriculture to turn over the soil retourner la terre(b) (consider) réfléchir à ou sur;∎ I was turning the idea over in my mind je tournais et retournais ou ruminais l'idée dans ma tête(c) (hand over, transfer) rendre, remettre;∎ he turned the responsibility over to his deputy il s'est déchargé de la responsabilité sur son adjoint;∎ to turn sb over to the authorities livrer qn aux autorités∎ he's turning the land over to cattle farming il reconvertit sa terre dans l'élevage du bétail∎ the store turns over £1,000 a week la boutique fait un chiffre d'affaires de 1000 livres par semaine(f) (search through) fouiller(g) British familiar (rob → person) voler□, dévaliser□ ; (→ store) dévaliser□ ; (→ house) cambrioler□(a) (roll over → person) se retourner; (→ vehicle) se retourner, faire un tonneau; (→ boat) se retourner, chavirer(c) (when reading) tourner;∎ please turn over (in letter) TSVP∎ she turned round and waved goodbye elle se retourna et dit au revoir de la main;∎ the dancers turned round and round les danseurs tournaient ou tournoyaient (sur eux-mêmes)(b) (face opposite direction → person) faire volte-face, faire demi-tour; (→ vehicle) faire demi-tour;∎ figurative she turned round and accused us of stealing elle s'est retournée contre nous et nous a accusés de vol(a) (rotate → head) tourner; (→ object, person) tourner, retourner; (→ vehicle) faire faire demi-tour à;∎ could you turn the car round please? tu peux faire demi-tour, s'il te plaît?(b) (quantity of work) traiter∎ to turn a situation round renverser une situation;∎ Commerce to turn a company round sauver une entreprise de la faillite(d) (sentence, idea) retourner∎ turn to chapter one allez au premier chapitre(b) (seek help from) s'adresser à, se tourner vers;∎ to turn to sb for advice consulter qn, demander conseil à qn;∎ I don't know who to turn to je ne sais pas à qui m'adresser ou qui aller trouver;∎ he turned to his mother for sympathy il s'est tourné vers sa mère pour qu'elle le console;∎ she won't turn to me for help elle ne veut pas me demander de l'aide;∎ he turned to the bottle il s'est mis à boire∎ her thoughts turned to her sister elle se mit à penser à sa sœur;∎ the discussion turned to the war on se mit à discuter de la guerre(d) (address → subject, issue etc) aborder, traiter;∎ we shall now turn to the problem of housing nous allons maintenant aborder le problème du logement;∎ let us turn to another topic passons à un autre sujet➲ turn up(a) (heat, lighting, radio, TV) mettre plus fort;∎ to turn the sound up augmenter ou monter le volume;∎ she turned the oven up elle a mis ou réglé le four plus fort, elle a augmenté la température du four;∎ British very familiar turn it up! la ferme!∎ her research turned up some interesting new facts sa recherche a révélé de nouveaux détails intéressants(c) (point upwards) remonter, relever;∎ she has a turned-up nose elle a le nez retroussé(d) (collar) relever; (trousers) remonter; (sleeve) retrousser, remonter; (in order to shorten) raccourcir en faisant un ourlet(e) (uncover → card) retourner∎ she turned up at my office this morning elle s'est présentée à mon bureau ce matin;∎ he'll turn up again one of these days il reviendra bien un de ces jours;∎ I'll take the first job that turns up je prendrai le premier poste qui se présentera(b) (be found) être trouvé ou retrouvé;∎ her bag turned up eventually elle a fini par retrouver son sac∎ don't worry, something will turn up ne t'en fais pas, tu finiras par trouver quelque chose;∎ until something better turns up en attendant mieux -
17 lose
1. transitive verb,somebody has nothing to lose [by doing something] — es kann jemandem nicht schaden[, wenn er etwas tut]
lose one's way — sich verlaufen/verfahren
4) (fail to obtain) nicht bekommen [Preis, Vertrag usw.]; (fail to hear) nicht mitbekommen [Teil einer Rede usw.]; (fail to catch) verpassen, versäumen [Zug, Bus]the motion was lost — der Antrag kam nicht durch od. scheiterte
5) (be defeated in) verlieren [Kampf, Spiel, Wette, Prozess usw.]6) (cause loss of)you['ve] lost me — (fig.) ich komme nicht mehr mit
7) (get rid of) abschütteln [Verfolger]; loswerden [Erkältung]2. intransitive verb,lose weight — abnehmen. See also academic.ru/43876/lost">lost
1) (suffer loss) einen Verlust erleiden; (in business) Verlust machen (on bei); (in match, contest) verlierenlose in freshness — an Frische verlieren
you can't lose — (coll.) du kannst nur profitieren od. gewinnen
2) (become slow) [Uhr:] nachgehenPhrasal Verbs:- lose out* * *[lu:z]past tense, past participle - lost; verb1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) verlieren2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) verlieren5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) verlieren•- loser- loss
- lost
- at a loss
- a bad
- good loser
- lose oneself in
- lose one's memory
- lose out
- lost in
- lost on* * *<lost, lost>[lu:z]I. vt1. (forfeit)▪ to \lose sth to sb etw an jdn verlierento \lose altitude/speed an Höhe/Geschwindigkeit verlierento \lose one's appetite den Appetit verlierento \lose blood Blut verlierento \lose one's breath außer Atem kommento \lose courage den Mut verlierento \lose favour with sb jds Gunst verlierento \lose the upper hand die Oberhand verlierento \lose one's job seinen Arbeitsplatz verlierento \lose the lead die Führung abgeben [müssen]to \lose money Geld verlierento \lose popularity an Popularität einbüßento \lose trade Geschäftseinbußen erleidento \lose weight an Gewicht verlieren, abnehmen2. (through death)she lost her son in the fire ihr Sohn ist beim Brand umgekommento \lose a friend/relative einen Freund/Verwandten verlierento \lose one's life sein Leben verlieren3. (miscarry)to \lose a baby ein Kind [o Baby] verlieren4. usu passive5. (waste)to \lose an opportunity eine Gelegenheit versäumento \lose time Zeit verlierento \lose no time in doing sth etw sofort [o unverzüglich] tun6. watch, clockto \lose time nachgehen7. (not find)▪ to \lose sb jdn verlierento \lose the path/route vom Weg/von der Route abkommenyou've lost me there da kann ich dir nicht ganz folgen10. (not win)▪ to \lose sth etw verlierento \lose an argument in einer Diskussion unterliegento \lose a battle/game eine Schlacht/ein Spiel verlieren11. (forget)to \lose a language/skill eine Sprache/Fähigkeit verlernen12. (cause loss of)it almost lost me my job es kostete mich fast den Job, es hat mich fast um meinen Job gebracht13.▶ to \lose the day [for sb] jdn um den Sieg bringen▶ to \lose face das Gesicht verlieren▶ to \lose one's head den Kopf verlieren▶ to \lose heart den Mut verlieren▶ to \lose one's heart to sb sein Herz [an jdn] verlierenI almost lost it ich bin fast verrückt geworden [o fam fast durchgedreht]▶ to \lose one's lunch AM (sl) kotzen sl▶ to have nothing/something to \lose nichts/etwas zu verlieren haben▶ to \lose sight of sth etw aus den Augen verlieren▶ to \lose sleep over [or about] sth sich dat wegen einer S. gen Sorgen machen, wegen einer S. gen kein Auge zutun können▶ to \lose touch [with sb] den Kontakt [zu jdm] verlierenI've lost track of the number of times he's asked me for money ich weiß schon gar nicht mehr, wie oft er mich um Geld gebeten hat▶ to \lose oneself in thought [völlig] gedankenverloren dastehen/dasitzenII. vi1. (be beaten)▪ to \lose [to sb/sth] [gegen jdn/etw] verlierenthe team lost 2-0/by 2 points das Team verlor [mit] 2:0/verpasste den Sieg um 2 Punkte2. (flop) ein Verlustgeschäft sein [o darstellen]the movie lost big at the box office der Film wurde ein Riesenflop fam3. (invest badly)4.▶ you can't \lose du kannst nur gewinnen* * *[luːz] pret, ptp lost1. vt1) (generally) verlieren; pursuer abschütteln; one's French vergessen, verlernen; prize nicht bekommenor (driver's) license (US) — die Stelle/den Führerschein verlieren
the cat has lost a lot of hair —
the shares have lost 15% in a month — die Aktien sind in einem Monat um 15% gefallen
to lose one's way (lit) — sich verirren; (fig) die Richtung verlieren
you will lose nothing by helping them —
they have nothing/a lot to lose — sie haben nichts/viel zu verlieren
that mistake lost him his job/her friendship/the game — dieser Fehler kostete ihn die Stellung/ihre Freundschaft/den Sieg
she lost her brother in the war — sie hat ihren Bruder im Krieg verloren
he lost the use of his legs in the accident — seit dem Unfall kann er seine Beine nicht mehr bewegen
2)3)you've lost me now with all this abstract argument — bei dieser abstrakten Argumentation komme ich nicht mehr mit
to lose no opportunity to do sth — keine Gelegenheit verpassen, etw zu tun
5) (inf= go crazy)
to lose it — durchdrehen (inf)6)(passive usages)
to be lost (things) — verschwunden sein; (people) sich verlaufen haben; (fig) verloren sein; (words) untergehenI can't follow the reasoning, I'm lost — ich kann der Argumentation nicht folgen, ich verstehe nichts mehr
he was soon lost in the crowd — er hatte sich bald in der Menge verloren
to be lost at sea — auf See geblieben sein; (ship) auf See vermisst sein
the ship was lost with all hands — das Schiff war mit der ganzen Besatzung untergegangen
to get lost — sich verlaufen or verirren; (boxes etc) verloren gehen
I got lost after the second chapter —
to get lost in the post/move — in der Post/beim Umzug verloren gehen
get lost! (inf) — verschwinde! (inf)
to look lost — (ganz) verloren aussehen; (fig) ratlos or hilflos aussehen
you look ( as though you're) lost, can I help you? — haben Sie sich verlaufen or verirrt, kann ich Ihnen behilflich sein?
to give sth up for lost —
he was lost to science he is lost to all finer feelings — er war für die Wissenschaft verloren er hat keinen Sinn für höhere Gefühle
the joke/remark was lost on her — der Witz/die Bemerkung kam bei ihr nicht an
to be lost in thought —
to be lost in one's reading/playing — in seine Lektüre/sein Spiel versunken sein
2. viverlieren; (watch) nachgehenthe novel loses a lot in the film — der Roman verliert in der Verfilmung sehr
you will not lose by helping him — es kann dir nicht schaden, wenn du ihm hilfst
* * *A v/t1. allg eine Sache, auch seinen Glauben, das Interesse, seine Stimme, den Verstand, Zeit etc verlieren:have lost one’s voice auch heiser sein;lose one’s cool umg an die Decke gehen;lose no time in doing sth sich beeilen, etwas zu tun; etwas sofort tun;2. sein Vermögen, seine Position etc verlieren, einbüßen, kommen um:lose credibility an Glaubwürdigkeit einbüßen oder verlieren;lose one’s health seine Gesundheit einbüßen;have nothing to lose nichts zu verlieren haben;3. verlieren (durch Tod, Trennung etc):a) einen Patienten (an einen anderen Arzt) verlieren,b) einen Patienten nicht retten können;she has lost her husband to her best friend sie hat ihren Mann an ihre beste Freundin verloren4. ein Spiel, einen Prozess etc verlieren:point lost Minuspunkt m6. eine Gesetzesvorlage nicht durchbringen7. den Zug etc, auch fig eine Gelegenheit etc versäumen, -passenI lost the end of his speech mir entging das Ende seiner Rede9. aus den Augen verlieren10. vergessen:11. einen Verfolger abschütteln12. eine Krankheit loswerden13. nachgehen um (Uhr):my watch loses two minutes a day meine Uhr geht am Tag zwei Minuten nach15. lose o.s. ina) sich verirren in (dat):b) fig sich verlieren in (dat):lose o.s. in thought;c) fig sich vertiefen in (akk):B v/ion bei einem Geschäft etc):you won’t lose by doing it es kann nicht(s) schaden, wenn du es tust3. a) Verluste erleiden:they lost heavily sie erlitten schwere Verlusteb) verlieren (in bei, durch):the story has lost in translation die Geschichte hat durch die Übersetzung (sprachlich) verloren4. verlieren (in an dat):lose (in weight) (an Gewicht) abnehmen;the days were losing in warmth die Tage wurden kälter5. schlechter oder schwächer werden:he lost daily er wurde von Tag zu Tag schwächer6. nachgehen (Uhr)* * *1. transitive verb,1) verlieren; kommen um, verlieren [Leben, Habe]somebody has nothing to lose [by doing something] — es kann jemandem nicht schaden[, wenn er etwas tut]
lose one's way — sich verlaufen/verfahren
2) (fail to maintain) verlieren; (become slow by) [Uhr:] nachgehen [zwei Minuten täglich usw.]4) (fail to obtain) nicht bekommen [Preis, Vertrag usw.]; (fail to hear) nicht mitbekommen [Teil einer Rede usw.]; (fail to catch) verpassen, versäumen [Zug, Bus]the motion was lost — der Antrag kam nicht durch od. scheiterte
5) (be defeated in) verlieren [Kampf, Spiel, Wette, Prozess usw.]you['ve] lost me — (fig.) ich komme nicht mehr mit
7) (get rid of) abschütteln [Verfolger]; loswerden [Erkältung]2. intransitive verb,lose weight — abnehmen. See also lost
1) (suffer loss) einen Verlust erleiden; (in business) Verlust machen (on bei); (in match, contest) verlierenyou can't lose — (coll.) du kannst nur profitieren od. gewinnen
2) (become slow) [Uhr:] nachgehenPhrasal Verbs:- lose out* * *v.(§ p.,p.p.: lost)= verlieren v.(§ p.,pp.: verlor, verloren) -
18 lose
lu:zpast tense, past participle - lost; verb1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) perder2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) perder3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) perder4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) perder5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) perder•- loser- loss
- lost
- at a loss
- a bad
- good loser
- lose oneself in
- lose one's memory
- lose out
- lost in
- lost on
lose vb perdertr[lʊːz]1 (in general) perder2 (immerse) sumergir (in, en)3 (clock) atrasar1 (in general) perder2 (clock) atrasarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have nothing to lose familiar no tener nada que perderto lose one's head perder la cabezato lose one's heart (to somebody) enamorarse (de alguien)to lose one's life perder la vida, perecerto lose one's way perderseto lose sight of something perder algo de vistato lose weight adelgazar, perder peso1) : perderI lost my umbrella: perdí mi paraguasto lose blood: perder sangreto lose one's voice: quedarse fónicoto have nothing to lose: no tener nada que perderto lose no time: no perder tiempoto lose weight: perder peso, adelgazarto lose one's temper: perder los estribos, enojarse, enfadarseto lose sight of: perder de vista2) : costar, hacer perderthe errors lost him his job: los errores le costaron su empleo3) : atrasarmy watch loses 5 minutes a day: mi reloj atrasa 5 minutos por día4)to lose oneself : perderse, ensimismarselose vi1) : perderwe lost to the other team: perdimos contra el otro equipo2) : atrasarsethe clock loses time: el reloj se atrasav.(§ p.,p.p.: lost) = palmar v.• perder v.luːz
1.
1) transitive verb (past & past p lost)2) ( mislay) perder*I've lost my key — he perdido or se me ha perdido la llave
to lose one's way — perderse*
3) ( be deprived of) \<\<sight/territory/right\>\> perder*4)a) ( fail to keep) \<\<customers/popularity/speed\>\> perder*we are losing our best teachers to industry — los mejores profesores se nos están yendo a trabajar a la industria
b) ( rid oneself of) \<\<inhibitions\>\> perder*to lose weight — adelgazar*, perder* peso
5)a) ( shake off) \<\<pursuer\>\> deshacerse* deb) ( lose sight of) perder* de vista6) ( confuse) confundiryou've lost me there! — no entiendo, no te sigo
7) ( cause to lose) costar*, hacer* perdertheir hesitation lost them the contract — la falta de decisión les costó or les hizo perder el contrato
8)a) ( miss) \<\<train/flight/connection\>\> perder*b) ( let pass) \<\<time/opportunity\>\> perder*9) ( fail to win) \<\<game/battle/election\>\> perder*
2.
vi1)a) ( be beaten) \<\<team/contestant/party\>\> perder*to lose TO somebody — perder* frente a alguien
b) losing pres p <team/party> perdedorto be on the losing side — ser* de los perdedores
2)a) ( suffer losses) perder*to lose on a deal — salir* perdiendo en un negocio
b) ( be less effective) perder*the poem loses in translation — el poema pierde con la traducción or al ser traducido
3) \<\<watch/clock\>\> atrasar, atrasarse
3.
v reflPhrasal Verbs:- lose out[luːz] (pt, pp lost)1. VT1) (=mislay, fail to find) perder2) (=be deprived of) perderwhat have you got to lose? — ¿qué tienes tú que perder?, ¿qué vas a perder?
he lost £1,000 on that deal — perdió 1.000 libras en ese trato
breath 1., 1), voice 1., 1)•
to lose the use of an arm — perder el uso de un brazo3) (=fail to keep) perder•
she's lost her figure/her looks — ha perdido la línea/su belleza- lose itinterest 1., 1), rag I, 1., 1), sight 1., 2), temper 1., 1)4) (=fail to win) [+ game, war, election] perder5) (=miss)to lose one's way — (lit) perderse; (fig) perder el rumbo
6) (=waste) perder•
there was not a moment to lose — no había ni un momento que perder•
I wouldn't lose any sleep over it! — ¡no pierdas el sueño por ello!, ¡no te preocupes por ello!•
to lose no time in doing sth, she lost no time in making up her mind — se decidió enseguida, no le costó nada decidirseI lost no time in telling him exactly what I thought of him — no vacilé en decirle exactamente lo que pensaba de él
7) * (=get rid of) [+ unwanted companion] deshacerse de; [+ pursuers] zafarse de•
to lose weight — perder peso, adelgazarI lost two kilos — perdí or adelgacé dos kilos
8) (=fall behind) [watch, clock] atrasarse9) (=cause loss of)it lost him the job/the match — le costó el puesto/el partido, le hizo perder el puesto/el partido
that deal lost me £5,000 — ese negocio me costó or me hizo perder 5.000 libras
10) * (=confuse) confundiryou've lost me there — ahora sí que me has confundido, ahora sí que no te entiendo
11)to lose o.s. in sth — (a book, music, memories) ensimismarse en algo
2. VI1) [player, team] perder•
you can't lose — no tienes pérdida, tienes que forzosamente salir ganando2) [watch, clock] atrasarse- lose out* * *[luːz]
1.
1) transitive verb (past & past p lost)2) ( mislay) perder*I've lost my key — he perdido or se me ha perdido la llave
to lose one's way — perderse*
3) ( be deprived of) \<\<sight/territory/right\>\> perder*4)a) ( fail to keep) \<\<customers/popularity/speed\>\> perder*we are losing our best teachers to industry — los mejores profesores se nos están yendo a trabajar a la industria
b) ( rid oneself of) \<\<inhibitions\>\> perder*to lose weight — adelgazar*, perder* peso
5)a) ( shake off) \<\<pursuer\>\> deshacerse* deb) ( lose sight of) perder* de vista6) ( confuse) confundiryou've lost me there! — no entiendo, no te sigo
7) ( cause to lose) costar*, hacer* perdertheir hesitation lost them the contract — la falta de decisión les costó or les hizo perder el contrato
8)a) ( miss) \<\<train/flight/connection\>\> perder*b) ( let pass) \<\<time/opportunity\>\> perder*9) ( fail to win) \<\<game/battle/election\>\> perder*
2.
vi1)a) ( be beaten) \<\<team/contestant/party\>\> perder*to lose TO somebody — perder* frente a alguien
b) losing pres p <team/party> perdedorto be on the losing side — ser* de los perdedores
2)a) ( suffer losses) perder*to lose on a deal — salir* perdiendo en un negocio
b) ( be less effective) perder*the poem loses in translation — el poema pierde con la traducción or al ser traducido
3) \<\<watch/clock\>\> atrasar, atrasarse
3.
v reflPhrasal Verbs:- lose out -
19 find
A n ( discovery) gen découverte f ; ( lucky purchase) trouvaille f ; an arms find la découverte d'une cache d'armes ; she's a real find ○ c'est une vraie perle.1 ( discover by chance) trouver [thing, person] ; ‘found: black kitten’ ‘trouvé: chaton noir’ ; I found a letter lying on the table j'ai trouvé une lettre sur la table ; to leave sth as one found it laisser qch dans l'état où on l'a trouvé ; to find sb doing trouver qn en train de faire ; to find sth locked/sb dead trouver qch fermé/qn mort ; to find sth to be locked/sb to be dead constater que qch est fermé/que qn est mort ; to find that constater que ; she arrived (only) to find that the train had left elle est arrivée pour constater que le train était parti ;2 ( discover by looking) trouver, retrouver [thing, person] ; I can't find my keys je ne trouve pas mes clés ; to find sth on a map trouver qch sur un plan ; to find one's place in a book retrouver sa page ; I found her glasses for her je lui ai trouvé ses lunettes ; to find one's ou the way trouver or retrouver son chemin ; to find one's way out of arriver à sortir de [building, forest, city] ; to find one's own way home se débrouiller tout seul pour rentrer chez soi ;3 ( discover desired thing) trouver [job, vocation, flat, car, seat, solution] ; you'll find lingerie downstairs ( in shop) vous trouverez la lingerie à l'étage inférieur ; to find room for trouver de la place pour [object, food] ; to find (the) time/the energy/the money for trouver le temps/l'énergie/l'argent pour ; to find sth for sb, to find sb sth trouver qch pour qn ; to find something for sb to do, to find sb something to do trouver quelque chose à faire pour qn ; to find oneself sth se trouver qch ;4 ( encounter) trouver [word, term, species] ; it is not found in Europe on ne le trouve pas en Europe ; it is to be found in the Louvre on peut le voir au Louvre ;5 (judge, consider) trouver (that que) ; how did you find her? comment l'as-tu trouvée? ; to find sb polite/a bore trouver qn poli/ennuyeux ; to find sb/sth to be trouver que qn/qch est ; to find sth easy/hard etc to do trouver qch facile/difficile etc à faire ; to find it easy/painful/difficult to do trouver que c'est facile/douloureux/difficile de faire ; to find it incredible/encouraging that trouver cela incroyable/encourageant que (+ subj) ;6 ( experience) éprouver [pleasure, satisfaction] (in dans ; in doing à faire) ; trouver [comfort] (in dans ; in doing à faire) ;7 ( reach) to find its mark/its target toucher son but/sa cible ; to find its/one's (own) level trouver son propre niveau ; to find its way to/into arriver dans [bin, pocket, area] ; how did it find its way into your bag? comment est-ce que c'est arrivé dans ton sac? ;8 Jur to find that conclure que ; to find sb guilty/not guilty déclarer qn coupable/non coupable ; to be found guilty être déclaré coupable ; how do you find the accused? quel est votre verdict? ;9 ( arrive to find) [letter, card, day] trouver [person] ; I hope this card finds you well j'espère que cette carte vous trouvera en bonne santé ; the next day found him feeling ill le lendemain il se sentait malade ;10 Comput rechercher.1 ( discover suddenly) se retrouver ; to find oneself in Crewe/trapped se retrouver à Crewe/coincé ; to find oneself unable to do se sentir incapable de faire ; to find oneself agreeing/wishing that se surprendre à être d'accord/à souhaiter que ; to find oneself being swept along by the crowd se retrouver entraîné par la foule ;2 ( discover one's vocation) se découvrir.all found logé et nourri ; to find one's feet prendre pied ; to take sb as one finds him/her prendre qn comme il/elle est.■ find out:▶ find out apprendre ; I hope no-one finds out j'espère que personne ne l'apprendra ;▶ find out [sth], find [sth] out découvrir [fact, answer, name, cause, truth] ;▶ find out who/why/where etc trouver qui/pourquoi/où etc ;▶ find out that découvrir or apprendre que ;1 (discover, learn by chance) découvrir [plan, affair, breakage] ;2 (research, investigate) faire des recherches sur [subject, topic]. -
20 count
count [kaʊnt]compte ⇒ 1 (a) chef d'accusation ⇒ 1 (c) taux ⇒ 1 (d) comte ⇒ 1 (e) compter ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b), 3 considérer ⇒ 2 (c)1 noun∎ to have a count faire le compte, compter;∎ it took three/several counts il a fallu faire trois/plusieurs fois le compte, il a fallu compter trois/plusieurs fois;∎ to have a second count refaire le compte, recompter;∎ to lose count perdre le compte;∎ I've lost count of the number of times he's been late je ne compte plus le nombre de fois où il est arrivé en retard;∎ to keep count (of sth) tenir le compte (de qch);∎ I have a job keeping count of all your boyfriends j'ai du mal à tenir le compte de tous tes petits amis;∎ at the last count (gen) la dernière fois qu'on a compté; Administration (of people) au dernier recensement;∎ on the count of three, begin à trois, vous commencez∎ he took a count of nine il est resté à terre jusqu'à neuf;∎ to take the count être mis K-O;∎ guilty on three counts of murder coupable de meurtre sur trois chefs d'accusation;∎ the judge found him guilty on the first count, but cleared him of the second le juge l'a déclaré coupable sur le ou quant au premier chef, mais l'a acquitté pour le second;∎ figurative the argument is flawed on both counts l'argumentation est défectueuse sur les deux points;∎ I'm annoyed with you on a number of counts je suis fâché contre toi pour un certain nombre de raisons ou à plus d'un titre∎ blood (cell) count numération f globulaire(e) (nobleman) comte m∎ I counted ten people in the room j'ai compté dix personnes dans la pièce;∎ to count the votes dépouiller le scrutin;∎ figurative to count sheep (when sleepless) compter les moutons;∎ to count the pennies faire attention à ses sous;∎ you can count his good points on the fingers of one hand ses qualités se comptent sur les doigts de la main;∎ count your blessings pense à tout ce que tu as pour être heureux;∎ count your blessings that there was someone around tu peux t'estimer heureux qu'il y ait eu quelqu'un dans les parages;∎ proverb don't count your chickens (before they're hatched) il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l'ours (avant de l'avoir tué)∎ have you counted yourself? est-ce que tu t'es compté?;∎ counting Alan, there were ten of us en comptant Alan, nous étions dix;∎ not counting public holidays sans compter les jours fériés(c) (consider) considérer, estimer;∎ to count sb among one's friends compter qn parmi ses amis;∎ do you count her as a friend? la considères-tu comme une amie?;∎ student grants are not counted as taxable income les bourses d'études ne sont pas considérées comme revenu imposable;∎ count yourself lucky you've got good friends estime-toi heureux d'avoir des amis sur qui compter;∎ I count myself as very lucky je considère ou j'estime que j'ai beaucoup de chance;∎ I count myself happy je m'estime heureux;∎ to be counted a success (person) être considéré comme quelqu'un qui a réussi; (project) être considéré comme un succès∎ to learn to count apprendre à compter;∎ to count to twenty/fifty/a hundred compter jusqu'à vingt/cinquante/cent;∎ to count on one's fingers compter sur ses doigts;∎ counting from tomorrow à partir ou à compter de demain(b) (be considered, qualify) compter;∎ two children count as one adult deux enfants comptent pour un adulte;∎ anyone over fourteen counts as an adult toutes les personnes âgées de plus de quatorze ans comptent pour des adultes;∎ unemployment benefit counts as taxable income les allocations (de) chômage comptent comme revenu imposable;∎ this exam counts towards the final mark cet examen compte dans la note finale;∎ that/he doesn't count ça/il ne compte pas;∎ she counts among my very best friends elle compte parmi mes meilleurs amis;∎ his record counted in his favour/against him son casier judiciaire a joué en sa faveur/l'a desservi(c) (be important) compter;∎ every second/minute counts chaque seconde/minute compte;∎ experience counts more than qualifications l'expérience compte davantage que les diplômes;∎ he counts for nothing il n'est pas important, il ne compte pas;∎ a private education doesn't count for much now avoir reçu une éducation privée n'est plus un grand avantage de nos jours;∎ what counts around here is enthusiasm ce qui compte ici c'est l'enthousiasme;∎ he's the one who counts around here c'est lui qui décide ici►► Grammar count noun nom m comptablejouer contrefaire le compte à rebours(include) compter, inclure;∎ to count sb in on sth inclure ou compter qn dans qch;∎ will we count you in for the weekend or not? on te compte pour le week-end ou pas?;∎ count me in! je suis partant!, j'en suis!American compter∎ we're counting on you nous comptons sur toi;∎ I wouldn't count on him turning up, if I were you si j'étais vous, je ne m'attendrais pas à ce qu'il vienne;∎ you can always count on him to be late tu peux compter sur lui pour être en retard, tu peux être sûr qu'il sera en retard;∎ can we count on your vote? pouvons-nous compter sur votre voix?;∎ you can count on it/me vous pouvez compter dessus/sur moi;∎ I wouldn't count on it je n'y compterais pas∎ I wasn't counting on getting here so early je ne comptais pas arriver si tôt;∎ I wasn't counting on my husband being here je ne comptais ou pensais pas que mon mari serait ici(a) (money, objects) compter∎ (you can) count me out ne compte surtout pas sur moi∎ to be counted out être déclaré K-O➲ count upcompter, additionner;∎ figurative when you count it all up en fin de comptecompter, additionner= count on
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Job Charnock — Infobox Person name = Job Charnock birth date = c. 1630 birth place = death date = 10 January 1693 death place = other names = known for = Founding Calcutta occupation = Colonial AdministratorJob Charnock (c 1630 1693) was a servant and… … Wikipedia
job — noun 1 employment ADJECTIVE ▪ decent, good, great, worthwhile ▪ interesting ▪ high powered, top ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Job 31 — 1 I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid? 2 For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high? 3 Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers … The King James version of the Bible
JOB, TESTAMENT OF — (Gr. Διαθήκη τοῦ Ιωβ), Greek pseudepigraphon purporting to reveal the secrets and last wishes of job . In its present form the Testament of Job is closely linked with the Greco Jewish historian aristeas , who flourished about 100 B.C.E., and with … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Found a Peanut — is a repetitive and cyclical children s song, popularly sung on road trips to the tune of Oh My Darling, Clementine .One version of the variable lyrics is: Found a peanut, found a peanut, found a peanut last night. Last night I found a peanut,… … Wikipedia
Job fraud — refers to fraudulent or deceptive activity or representation on the part of an employee or prospective employee toward an employer. It is not to be confused with employment fraud , in which a posing employer scams one who is seeking a job or else … Wikipedia
Job security — is the probability that an individual will keep his or her job; a job with a high level of job security is such that a person with the job would have a small chance of becoming unemployedTrends Affecting Job SecurityTypically, government jobs and … Wikipedia
Job'scomforter — Job s comforter (jōbz) n. One who is discouraging or saddening while seemingly offering sympathy or comfort. [After Job1 whose friends pretended to comfort but actually found fault with him.] * * * … Universalium
Job interview — Oakland, California. Hanging Around. The total time spent in actual interviews while hunting a job takes only a small part of the day; unwilling to go home these youths spend most of their day hanging around and talking with other job hunters.… … Wikipedia