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I happened to meet him

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1 I happened to meet him.

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Ich habe ihn zufällig getroffen. ausdr.

English-german dictionary > I happened to meet him.
2 meet

1. transitive verb,
met

1) (come face to face with or into the company of) treffen

I have to meet my boss at 11 a.m. — ich habe um 11 Uhr einen Termin beim Chef

arrange to meet somebody — sich mit jemandem verabreden

2) (go to place of arrival of) treffen; (collect) abholen

I'll meet your train — ich hole dich vom Zug ab

meet somebody halfway — (fig.) jemandem [auf halbem Wege] entgegenkommen

3) (make the acquaintance of) kennen lernen

I'd like you to meet my wife — ich möchte Sie gern meiner Frau vorstellen od. mit meiner Frau bekannt machen

pleased to meet you — [sehr] angenehm; sehr erfreut

4) (reach point of contact with) treffen auf (+ Akk.)

meet the eye/somebody's eye[s] — sich den/jemandes Blicken darbieten

meet the ear/somebody's ears — das/jemandes Ohr treffen

there's more to it than meets the eye — da ist od. steckt mehr dahinter, als man zuerst denkt

5) (experience) stoßen auf (+ Akk.) [Widerstand, Problem]; ernten [Gelächter, Drohungen]

meet [one's] death or one's end/disaster/one's fate — den Tod finden (geh.) /von einer Katastrophe/seinem Schicksal ereilt werden (geh.)

6) (satisfy) entsprechen (+ Dat.) [Forderung, Wunsch]; einhalten [Termin, Zeitplan]

7) (pay) decken [Kosten, Auslagen]; bezahlen [Rechnung]
2. intransitive verb,
met

1) (come face to face) (by chance) sich (Dat.) begegnen; (by arrangement) sich treffen

we've met before — wir kennen uns bereits

2) (assemble) [Komitee, Ausschuss usw.:] tagen

meet together — sich versammeln

3) (come together) [Bahnlinien, Straßen usw.:] aufeinander treffen; [Flüsse] zusammenfließen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/89078/meet_up">meet up

- meet with

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[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb
1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) treffen

2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) zusammenkommen

3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) kennenlernen

4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) sich schneiden

5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) gerecht werden

6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) (ins Auge) fallen, treffen auf

7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) finden, gegenübertreten

8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) erleiden, stoßen auf

9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) erwidern
2. noun
(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) die Jagdgesellschaft

- meeting
- meet someone halfway
- meet halfway
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meet

[mi:t]

I. n

1. (sporting event) Sportveranstaltung f

2. BRIT (fox hunt) Jagdtreffen nt (zur Fuchsjagd)

3. COMPUT Und-/Oder-Funktion f

II. vt

<met, met>

1. (by chance)

▪ to \meet sb jdn treffen

I met her in the street ich bin ihr auf der Straße begegnet

I happened to \meet him ich habe ihn zufällig getroffen

our car met another car on the narrow road auf der engen Straße kam unserem Auto ein anderes entgegen

to \meet sb face to face jdm persönlich begegnen

2. (by arrangement)

▪ to \meet sb sich akk mit jdm treffen

\meet me in front of the library at five warte um fünf vor der Bibliothek auf mich

I arranged to \meet her on Thursday ich verabredete mich mit ihr für Donnerstag

3. (collect)

▪ to \meet sb jdn abholen

I went to the airport to \meet my brother ich fuhr zum Flughafen, um meinen Bruder abzuholen

a bus \meets every train zu jedem Zug gibt es einen Anschlussbus

4. (make acquaintance of)

▪ to \meet sb jdn kennenlernen

I'd like you to \meet my best friend Betty ich möchte dir meine beste Freundin Betty vorstellen

Frank, \meet Dorothy Frank, darf ich dir Dorothy vorstellen?

[it's] a pleasure to \meet you sehr erfreut, Sie kennenzulernen

I've never met anyone quite like her ich habe noch nie so jemanden wie sie getroffen

5. (come into contact)

▪ to \meet sth auf etw akk treffen

his eyes met hers ihre Blicke trafen sich

I met his gaze ich hielt seinem Blick stand

it's where Front Street \meets Queen Street es ist da, wo die Front Street auf die Queen Street stößt

where the mountains \meet the sea wo das Meer an die Berge heranreicht

to \meet sb's glance jds Blick erwidern

6. (fulfil)

▪ to \meet sth etw erfüllen

to \meet the cost of sth die Kosten für etw akk übernehmen

to \meet a deadline einen Termin einhalten

to \meet [the] demand die Nachfrage befriedigen

to \meet sb's expenses für jds Kosten aufkommen

to \meet an obligation einer Verpflichtung nachkommen

7. (deal with)

▪ to \meet sth etw dat entgegentreten

they had to \meet the threat posed by the Austrians sie mussten auf die Bedrohung durch die Österreicher reagieren

to \meet a challenge sich akk einer Herausforderung stellen

to \meet objections Einwände widerlegen

8. (experience)

▪ to \meet sth mit etw dat konfrontiert sein

these are the kind of difficulties you \meet on the road to success dies sind die Schwierigkeiten, die dir auf dem Weg zum Erfolg begegnen

the troops met stiff opposition die Truppen stießen auf starke Gegenwehr

9. (fight)

▪ to \meet sb SPORT auf jdn treffen, gegen jdn antreten; MIL gegen jdn kämpfen

to \meet an enemy in battle einem Feind in der Schlacht begegnen

10.

▶ to \meet danger head on sich dat der Gefahr stellen

▶ to \meet one's death den Tod finden

▶ to go to \meet one's maker das Zeitliche segnen

▶ to \meet sb halfway jdm auf halbem Weg entgegenkommen

▶ to make ends \meet über die Runden kommen

▶ to \meet one's match seinen Meister finden

▶ there's more to this than \meets the eye es steckt mehr dahinter, als es den Anschein hat

▶ to \meet one's Waterloo BRIT sein Waterloo erleben

III. vi

<met, met>

1. (by chance) sich dat begegnen

we met in the street wir sind uns auf der Straße begegnet

2. (by arrangement) sich akk treffen

to \meet for a drink/for lunch sich akk auf einen Drink/zum Mittagessen treffen

3. (get acquainted) sich akk kennenlernen

no, we haven't met nein, wir kennen uns noch nicht

I've mistrusted him from the day we met ich habe ihm vom ersten Tag [unserer Bekanntschaft] an misstraut

4. (congregate) zusammenkommen

Congress will \meet next week der Kongress wird nächsten Monat tagen

the children's club \meets every Thursday afternoon der Kinderklub trifft sich jeden Donnerstagnachmittag

the committee is \meeting to discuss the issue tomorrow der Ausschuss tritt morgen zusammen, um über die Frage zu beraten

5. SPORT aufeinandertreffen, gegeneinander antreten

6. (join) zusammentreffen; roads, lines zusammenlaufen; counties, states aneinandergrenzen

the curtains don't \meet die Vorhänge gehen nicht zusammen

their hands met under the table ihre Hände begegneten sich unter dem Tisch

our eyes met unsere Blicke trafen sich

their lips met in a passionate kiss ihre Lippen trafen sich zu einem leidenschaftlichen Kuss

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I [miːt]
adj (obs)
geziemend (liter)
it is meet that... — es ist billig or (ge)ziemt sich (liter, old), dass...

to be meet for — sich (ge)ziemen für (liter, old)
II [miːt] vb: pret, ptp met
1. vt

1) (= encounter) person treffen, begegnen (+dat); (by arrangement) treffen, sich treffen mit; difficulty stoßen auf (+acc); (SPORT) treffen auf (+acc)

I'll meet you outside — ich treffe euch draußen

he met his guests at the door —

he met him in a duel — er duellierte sich mit ihm

he met his death in 1800 —

to meet death calmly — dem Tod gefasst entgegentreten

to arrange to meet sb — sich mit jdm verabreden

to meet a challenge — sich einer Herausforderung (dat) stellen

the last time the two teams met there was a riot — bei der letzten Begegnung zwischen beiden Teams kam es zu heftigen Auseinandersetzungen

his eyes or gaze met mine — unsere Blicke trafen sich

she refused to meet his eyes or gaze — sie wich seinem Blick aus

I could not meet his eyes — ich konnte ihm nicht in die Augen sehen

there's more to it than meets the eye — da steckt mehr dahinter, als man auf den ersten Blick meint

2) (= get to know) kennenlernen; (= be introduced to) bekannt gemacht werden mit

you don't know him? come and meet him — du kennst ihn nicht? komm, ich mache dich mit ihm bekannt

pleased to meet you! — guten Tag/Abend, sehr angenehm! (form)

3) (= await arrival, collect) abholen (at an +dat, von); (= connect with) train, boat etc Anschluss haben an (+acc)

I'll meet your train —

the car will meet the train — der Wagen wartet am Bahnhof or steht am Bahnhof bereit

4) (= join, run into) treffen or stoßen auf (+acc); (= converge with) sich vereinigen mit; (river) münden or fließen in (+acc); (= intersect) schneiden; (= touch) berühren

where East meets West (fig) — wo Ost und West sich treffen

5) expectations, target, obligations, deadline erfüllen; requirement, demand, wish entsprechen (+dat), gerecht werden (+dat); deficit, expenses, needs decken; debt bezahlen, begleichen; charge, objection, criticism begegnen (+dat)

2. vi

1) (= encounter) (people) sich begegnen; (by arrangement) sich treffen; (society, committee etc) zusammenkommen, tagen; (SPORT) aufeinandertreffen; (in duel) sich duellieren

keep it until we meet again — behalten Sie es, bis wir uns mal wiedersehen

until we meet again! — bis zum nächsten Mal!

to meet halfway — einen Kompromiss schließen

2) (= become acquainted) sich kennenlernen; (= be introduced) bekannt gemacht werden

we've met before — wir kennen uns bereits

haven't we met before somewhere? — sind wir uns nicht schon mal begegnet?, kennen wir uns nicht irgendwoher?

3) (= join) sich treffen, aufeinanderstoßen; (= converge) sich vereinigen; (rivers) ineinanderfließen; (= intersect) sich schneiden; (= touch) sich berühren; (fig = come together) sich treffen

our eyes met — unsere Blicke trafen sich

the skirt wouldn't meet round her waist — der Rock ging an der Taille nicht zu

3. n (Brit HUNT)
Jagd(veranstaltung) f; (US) (ATHLETICS) Sportfest nt; (SWIMMING) Schwimmfest nt
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meet [miːt]

A v/t prät und pperf met [met]

1. a) begegnen (dat), zusammentreffen mit, treffen (auf akk), antreffen:

meet each other einander begegnen, sich treffen;

well met obs schön, dass wir uns treffen!

b) treffen, sich treffen mit

2. jemanden kennenlernen:

when I first met him als ich seine Bekanntschaft machte, als ich ihn kennenlernte;

pleased to meet you umg sehr erfreut(, Sie kennenzulernen)!;

meet Mr. Brown bes US darf ich Ihnen Herrn Brown vorstellen?

3. jemanden abholen:

meet sb at the station, meet sb off the train, meet sb’s train jemanden von der Bahn oder vom Bahnhof abholen;

be met abgeholt oder empfangen werden;

come (go) to meet sb jemandem entgegenkommen (-gehen)

4. → halfway B 1

5. gegenübertreten (dat) (auch fig)

6. (feindlich) zusammentreffen oder -stoßen mit, begegnen (dat), SPORT auch antreten gegen, auf einen Gegner treffen: → fate 2

7. fig entgegentreten (dat):

a) einer Sache abhelfen

b) Schwierigkeiten überwinden, ein Problem lösen, fertig werden mit, Herr werden (gen):

meet the competition der Konkurrenz begegnen

c) Einwände widerlegen, entgegnen auf (akk)

8. fig (an)treffen, finden, erfahren

9. POL sich dem Parlament vorstellen (neue Regierung)

10. a) berühren

b) münden in (akk) (Straße etc)

c) stoßen oder treffen auf (akk):

meet sb’s eye jemandem ins Auge fallen oder auffallen;

she met his eyes ihre Blicke trafen sich;

meet sb’s eyes jemandem in die Augen sehen;

meet the eye auffallen;

there is more to it than meets the eye da steckt mehr dahinter

11. versammeln (besonders passiv):

be met sich zusammengefunden haben, beisammen sein

12. den Anforderungen etc entsprechen, gerecht werden (dat), übereinstimmen mit, Bedarf, Nachfrage etc decken:

the supply meets the demand das Angebot entspricht der Nachfrage;

be well met gut zusammenpassen;

that won’t meet my case das löst mein Problem nicht, damit komme ich nicht weiter

13. jemandes Wünschen entgegenkommen oder entsprechen, eine Forderung erfüllen, einen Termin einhalten, einer Verpflichtung nachkommen, Unkosten bestreiten oder decken, eine Rechnung begleichen:

meet a demand

a) einer Forderung nachkommen,

b) eine Nachfrage befriedigen;

meet sb’s expenses jemandes Auslagen decken;

meet a bill WIRTSCH einen Wechsel honorieren

B v/i

1. zusammenkommen, -treffen, -treten, sich versammeln, tagen

2. sich begegnen, sich (auch verabredungsgemäß) treffen:

their eyes met ihre Blicke trafen sich;

we have met (before) wir kennen uns schon;

have we met before? kennen wir uns?;

meet again sich wiedersehen

3. (feindlich) zusammenstoßen, aneinandergeraten, SPORT aufeinandertreffen, sich begegnen (Gegner)

4. sich kennenlernen

5. a) sich vereinigen (Straßen etc)

b) sich berühren, in Berührung kommen (auch Interessen etc)

6. genau zusammentreffen oder -stimmen oder -passen, sich decken:

this skirt does not meet dieser Rock ist zu eng oder geht nicht zu; → end Bes Redew

7. meet with

a) zusammentreffen mit,

b) sich treffen mit,

c) (an)treffen, finden, (zufällig) stoßen auf (akk),

d) erleben, erleiden, erfahren, betroffen oder befallen werden von, erhalten, bekommen:

meet with an accident einen Unfall erleiden oder haben, verunglücken;

meet with (sb’s) approval (jemandes) Billigung oder Beifall finden;

meet with a refusal auf Ablehnung stoßen;

meet with success Erfolg haben;

meet with a kind reception freundlich aufgenommen werden

C s

1. besonders US

a) Treffen n (von Zügen etc)

b) → meeting 6 b

2. JAGD besonders Br

a) Jagdtreffen n (zur Fuchsjagd)

b) Jagdgesellschaft f

c) Sammelplatz m

D adj obs

1. passend

2. angemessen, geziemend:

it is meet that … es schickt sich, dass …

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1. transitive verb,
met

1) (come face to face with or into the company of) treffen

I have to meet my boss at 11 a.m. — ich habe um 11 Uhr einen Termin beim Chef

arrange to meet somebody — sich mit jemandem verabreden

2) (go to place of arrival of) treffen; (collect) abholen

I'll meet your train — ich hole dich vom Zug ab

meet somebody halfway — (fig.) jemandem [auf halbem Wege] entgegenkommen

3) (make the acquaintance of) kennen lernen

I'd like you to meet my wife — ich möchte Sie gern meiner Frau vorstellen od. mit meiner Frau bekannt machen

pleased to meet you — [sehr] angenehm; sehr erfreut

4) (reach point of contact with) treffen auf (+ Akk.)

meet the eye/somebody's eye[s] — sich den/jemandes Blicken darbieten

meet the ear/somebody's ears — das/jemandes Ohr treffen

there's more to it than meets the eye — da ist od. steckt mehr dahinter, als man zuerst denkt

5) (experience) stoßen auf (+ Akk.) [Widerstand, Problem]; ernten [Gelächter, Drohungen]

meet [one's] death or one's end/disaster/one's fate — den Tod finden (geh.) /von einer Katastrophe/seinem Schicksal ereilt werden (geh.)

6) (satisfy) entsprechen (+ Dat.) [Forderung, Wunsch]; einhalten [Termin, Zeitplan]

7) (pay) decken [Kosten, Auslagen]; bezahlen [Rechnung]
2. intransitive verb,
met

1) (come face to face) (by chance) sich (Dat.) begegnen; (by arrangement) sich treffen

we've met before — wir kennen uns bereits

2) (assemble) [Komitee, Ausschuss usw.:] tagen

meet together — sich versammeln

3) (come together) [Bahnlinien, Straßen usw.:] aufeinander treffen; [Flüsse] zusammenfließen

Phrasal Verbs:

- meet up

- meet with

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adj.

begegnen adj.

entsprechen adj. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: met)

= begegnen (+Dat.) v.

begegnen v.

sich treffen v.

sich versammeln v.

treffen v.

(§ p.,pp.: traf, getroffen)

English-german dictionary > meet
3 meet

[mi:t] n

1) ( sporting event) Sportveranstaltung f

2) ( Brit) ( fox hunt) Jagdtreffen nt (zur Fuchsjagd) vt <met, met>

1) ( by chance)

to \meet sb jdn treffen;

I met her in the street ich bin ihr auf der Straße begegnet;

I happened to \meet him ich habe ihn zufällig getroffen;

our car met another car on the narrow road auf der engen Straße kam unserem Auto ein anderes entgegen;

to \meet sb face to face jdm persönlich begegnen

2) ( by arrangement)

to \meet sb sich akk mit jdm treffen;

\meet me in front of the library at five warte um fünf vor der Bibliothek auf mich;

I arranged to \meet her on Thursday ich verabredete mich mit ihr für Donnerstag

3) ( collect)

to \meet sb jdn abholen;

I went to the airport to \meet my brother ich fuhr zum Flughafen, um meinen Bruder abzuholen;

a bus \meets every train zu jedem Zug gibt es einen Anschlussbus

4) ( make acquaintance of)

to \meet sb jdn kennen lernen;

I'd like you to \meet my best friend Betty ich möchte dir meine beste Freundin Betty vorstellen;

Frank, \meet Dorothy Frank, darf ich dir Dorothy vorstellen?;

[it's] a pleasure to \meet you sehr erfreut, Sie kennen zu lernen;

I've never met anyone quite like her ich habe noch nie so jemanden wie sie getroffen

5) ( come into contact)

to \meet sth auf etw akk treffen;

his eyes met hers ihre Blicke trafen sich;

I met his gaze ich hielt seinem Blick stand;

it's where Front Street \meets Queen Street es ist da, wo die Front Street auf die Queen Street stößt;

where the mountains \meet the sea wo das Meer an die Berge heranreicht;

to \meet sb's glance jds Blick erwidern

6) ( fulfil)

to \meet sth etw erfüllen;

to \meet the cost of sth die Kosten für etw akk übernehmen;

to \meet a deadline einen Termin einhalten;

to \meet [the] demand die Nachfrage befriedigen;

to \meet an obligation einer Verpflichtung nachkommen

7) ( deal with)

to \meet sth etw dat entgegentreten;

they had to \meet the threat posed by the Austrians sie mussten auf die Bedrohung durch die Österreicher reagieren;

to \meet a challenge sich akk einer Herausforderung stellen;

to \meet objections Einwände widerlegen

8) ( experience)

to \meet sth mit etw dat konfrontiert sein;

these are the kind of difficulties you \meet on the road to success dies sind die Schwierigkeiten, die dir auf dem Weg zum Erfolg begegnen;

the troops met stiff opposition die Truppen stießen auf starke Gegenwehr

9) ( fight)

to \meet sb sports auf jdn treffen, gegen jdn antreten; mil gegen jdn kämpfen;

to \meet an enemy in battle einem Feind in der Schlacht begegnen

PHRASES:

to \meet one's death den Tod finden;

to make ends \meet über die Runden kommen;

there's more to this than \meets the eye es steckt mehr dahinter, als es den Anschein hat;

to go to \meet one's maker das Zeitliche segnen;

to \meet one's match seinen Meister finden;

to \meet one's Waterloo ( Brit) sein Waterloo erleben;

to \meet sb halfway jdm auf halbem Weg entgegenkommen;

to \meet danger head on sich dat der Gefahr stellen vi <met, met>

1) ( by chance) sich dat begegnen;

we met in the street wir sind uns auf der Straße begegnet

2) ( by arrangement) sich akk treffen;

to \meet for a drink/ for lunch sich akk auf einen Drink/zum Mittagessen treffen

3) ( get acquainted) sich akk kennen lernen;

no, we haven't met nein, wir kennen uns noch nicht;

I've mistrusted him from the day we met ich habe ihm vom ersten Tag [unserer Bekanntschaft] an misstraut

4) ( congregate) zusammenkommen;

Congress will \meet next week der Kongress wird nächsten Monat tagen;

the children's club \meets every Thursday afternoon der Kinderclub trifft sich jeden Donnerstagnachmittag;

the committee is \meeting to discuss the issue tomorrow der Ausschuss tritt morgen zusammen, um über die Frage zu beraten

5) sports aufeinandertreffen, gegeneinander antreten

6) ( join) zusammentreffen; roads, lines zusammenlaufen; counties, states aneinandergrenzen;

the curtains don't \meet die Vorhänge gehen nicht zusammen;

their hands met under the table ihre Hände begegneten sich unter dem Tisch;

our eyes met unsere Blicke trafen sich;

their lips met in a passionate kiss ihre Lippen trafen sich zu einem leidenschaftlichen Kiss

English-German students dictionary > meet
4 Ich habe ihn zufällig getroffen.

I happened to meet him.

Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > Ich habe ihn zufällig getroffen.
5 Ich traf ihn zufällig.

I happened to meet him.

Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > Ich traf ihn zufällig.
6 ich habe ihn zufällig getroffen

- {I happened to meet him}

Deutsch-Vietnamesisch Wörterbuch > ich habe ihn zufällig getroffen
7 zufällig

I Adv. by chance, as luck would have it; bes. durch zusammentreffende Ereignisse: coincidentally; rein zufällig purely ( oder quite) by chance; er war zufällig zu Hause he happened to be at home; ich traf ihn zufällig I met him by chance, I happened to bump into him, I just bumped into him; weißt du zufällig, ob...? do you happen to know whether...?; sind Sie zufällig...? are you by any chance...?; wenn du zufällig mit ihm sprechen solltest if you (should) happen to be talking to him, if by any chance you have a word with him; „Ähnlichkeiten mit... sind rein zufällig“ in Buch, Film: any resemblance to... is purely coincidental; nicht zufällig hatte sie die Dokumente dabei it was no accident that she had the documents with her

II Adj. accidental, chance...; (nebenbei) incidental; es war rein zufällig it was pure ( oder sheer) chance ( oder coincidence)

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perchance (Adv.); by accident (Adv.); contingent (Adj.); fortuitous (Adj.); circumstantial (Adj.); coincidental (Adj.); casual (Adj.); haphazard (Adj.); chance (Adj.); incidental (Adj.); accidental (Adj.); by chance (Adv.)

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zu|fäl|lig
1. adj
chance attr; Ergebnis auch accidental; Zusammentreffen auch coincidental, accidental
das war rein zúfällig — it was pure chance, it was purely by chance

es ist nicht zúfällig, dass er... — it's no accident that he...

das kann doch nicht zúfällig gewesen sein — that can't have happened by chance

"Ähnlichkeiten mit lebenden Personen sind rein zúfällig" — ≈ "any similarities with persons living or dead are purely coincidental"

2. adv

1) by chance; (esp bei Zusammentreffen von Ereignissen) coincidentally

er ging zúfällig vorüber — he happened to be passing

ich traf ihn zúfällig im Bus — I happened to meet him on the bus, I bumped or ran into him on the bus

das habe ich ganz zúfällig gesehen — I just happened to see it, I saw it quite by chance or accident

wir haben gestern darüber gesprochen, und heute habe ich zúfällig einen Artikel darüber gefunden — we were talking about it yesterday, and quite coincidentally I found an article on it today

wenn Sie das zúfällig wissen sollten — if you (should) happen to know

zúfällig auf ein Zitat stoßen — to chance upon a quotation, to happen to find a quotation

2) (in Fragen) by any chance

kannst du mir zúfällig 10 Euro leihen? — can you lend me 10 euros by any chance?

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1) (happening by chance or accident: an accidental discovery.) accidental

2) accidentally

3) (by luck; without planning: They met by chance.) by chance

4) (happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) chance

5) haphazardly

6) (depending on chance; without planning or system: a haphazard arrangement.) haphazard

7) casually

8) (happening by chance: a casual remark.) casual

9) coincidental

10) randomly

11) (done etc without any particular plan or system; irregular: The opinion poll was based on a random sample of adults.) random

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zu·fäl·lig

I. adj chance attr

II. adv

1. (durch einen Zufall) by chance

rein \zufällig by pure chance

jdn \zufällig treffen to happen to meet sb

2. (vielleicht)

wissen Sie \zufällig, ob/wie/wann/wo...? do you happen to know whether/how/when/where...?

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1.
Adjektiv accidental; chance attrib. <meeting, acquaintance>; random < selection>
2.
adverbial by chance

ich bin zufällig hier vorbeigekommen — I just happened to be passing

wissen Sie zufällig, wie spät es ist? — (ugs.) do you by any chance know the time?

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zufällig

A. adv by chance, as luck would have it; besonders durch zusammentreffende Ereignisse: coincidentally;

rein zufällig purely ( oder quite) by chance;

er war zufällig zu Hause he happened to be at home;

ich traf ihn zufällig I met him by chance, I happened to bump into him, I just bumped into him;

weißt du zufällig, ob …? do you happen to know whether …?;

sind Sie zufällig …? are you by any chance …?;

wenn du zufällig mit ihm sprechen solltest if you (should) happen to be talking to him, if by any chance you have a word with him;

„Ähnlichkeiten mit … sind rein zufällig“ in Buch, Film: any resemblance to … is purely coincidental;

nicht zufällig hatte sie die Dokumente dabei it was no accident that she had the documents with her

B. adj accidental, chance …; (nebenbei) incidental;

es war rein zufällig it was pure ( oder sheer) chance ( oder coincidence)

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1.
Adjektiv accidental; chance attrib. <meeting, acquaintance>; random < selection>
2.
adverbial by chance

ich bin zufällig hier vorbeigekommen — I just happened to be passing

wissen Sie zufällig, wie spät es ist? — (ugs.) do you by any chance know the time?

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adj.

accidental adj.

casual adj.

coincidental adj.

contingent adj.

fortuitous adj.

haphazard adj.

incidental adj.

random adj.

stochastic adj. adv.

accidentally adv.

accidently adv.

by accident adv.

by chance adv.

by hazard expr.

coincidentally n.

fortuitously n.

haphazardly n.

incidentally adv.

perchance adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > zufällig
8 удава

ми се, удаде ми се 1. (иде ми отръки) have a knack/bent for, be good at, have a gift for

удава му се it comes natural to him, he has a knack for it

2. (успявам) succeed (in с ger.), manage (to с inf.)

не ми се удава fail (to с inf.)

3. (имам възможност) have an opportunity; happen

удаде ми се да го срещна I happened to meet him

когато ми се удаде when I have/get an opportunity (of с ger., to с inf.)

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1. (имам възможност) have an opportunity;happen 2. (успявам) succeed (in с ger.), manage (to с inf.) 3. УДАВА му се it comes natural to him, he has a knack for it 4. когато ми се удаде when I have/get an opportunity (of c ger., to c inf.) 5. ми се, удаде ми се (иде ми отръки) have a knack/bent for, be good at, have a gift for 6. не ми се УДАВА fail (to c inf.) 7. удаде ми се да го срещна I happened to meet him

Български-английски речник > удава
9 accadere

happen

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accadere v. intr. to happen: mi accadde di vederlo, I happened (o chanced) to see him; è accaduto a me, this happened to me.

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1. vi (aus essere)

to happen, occur

mi è accaduto di incontrarlo — I happened to meet him

è accaduto l'anno scorso — it happened last year

2. vb impers

to happen

accadde che... — it happened that...

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[akka'dere] 1.
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere) to happen, to occur

che cosa (ti) è accaduto? — what's happened (to you)?

accada quel che accada — come what may
2.
verbo impersonale (aus. essere)

come spesso accade — as often happens

accade a tutti di dimenticare qcs. — it happens to everybody to forget sth

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accadere

/akka'dere/ [26]

I verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere) to happen, to occur; che cosa (ti) è accaduto? what's happened (to you)? accada quel che accada come what may

II verbo impersonale

(aus. essere) come spesso accade as often happens; accade a tutti di dimenticare qcs. it happens to everybody to forget sth.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > accadere
10 happen

['hæpən]
verb

1) (to take place or occur; to occur by chance: What happened next?; It just so happens / As it happens, I have the key in my pocket.) zgoditi se

2) ((usually with to) to be done to (a person, thing etc): She's late - something must have happened to her.) pripetiti se

3) (to do or be by chance: I happened to find him; He happens to be my friend.) slučajno...

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- happening
- happen upon
- happen on
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[haepən]
intransitive verb

zgoditi se, pripetiti se (to komu, s čim); colloquially slučajno priti, vpasti (in, into v)

to happen to — slučajno

I happened to meet him — slučajno sem ga srečal

to happen across s.o. — naleteti na koga

to happen (up)on — slučajno na koga ali kaj naleteti

as it happens — slučajno, po naključju, v tem slučaju

it happened that — slučajno se je pripetilo, da

...and nothing happened — in nič se ni zgodilo

English-Slovenian dictionary > happen
11 tilfældigvis

by any chance

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adv

( udtrykkes oftest ved) happen to ( fx he happened to come; I happened to meet him; I happen to know him; she happens to be my aunt);

( ved et tilfælde, også) by chance, accidentally, by accident ( fx I met him by chance (el. accidentally el. by accident); by accident rather than by design);

( for resten, også) incidentally, as it happens, it so happens ( fx as it happens, I have got the book here; it so happens that I have got the book here);

( i forsigtigt spørgsmål) by any chance;

[ du skulle vel ikke tilfældigvis vide hvor det er?] do you by any chance know where it is?

Danish-English dictionary > tilfældigvis
12 accadere

1. vi (aus essere)

to happen, occur

mi è accaduto di incontrarlo — I happened to meet him

è accaduto l'anno scorso — it happened last year

2. vb impers

to happen

accadde che... — it happened that...

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > accadere
13 Д-67

ДЕЛИТЬ НЕЧЕГО кому (с кем) coll Invar impers predic with бытье if used without prep obj, indir obj refers to two or more parties) there is no basis for conflict (between two or more individuals or groups of people)
X-y с Y-ом (X-y и Y-y) делить нечего - X has (got) no bone to pick with Y
X has (got) no quarrel with Y X and Y have (got) nothing to argue about there's nothing for X and Y to quarrel over
there is no bone of contention between X and Y. "Я, - объяснил Гусев Петру Васильевичу жизненную позицию при случайной встрече в день отъезда того в эвакуацию, - человек маленький. По мне, какая ни есть власть, все одно... Мне с немцами делить нечего... Не пропаду» (Максимов 3). On the day of Pyotr Vasilievich's evacuation, Gusev happened to meet him, and explained his philosophy of life. "I'm a man of no importance. I don't care what kind of government we have, it's all the same to me... I've got no quarrel with the Germans. I shan't come to any harm" (3a).

«...Делить нам с тобой нечего, езжай с богом!» (Шолохов 5). "There's nothing for us to quarrel over, so go and God be with you!" (5a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Д-67
14 делить нечего

• ДЕЛИТЬ НЕЧЕГО кому (с кем) coll

[Invar; impers predic with быть; if used without prep obj, indir obj refers to two or more parties]

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⇒ there is no basis for conflict (between two or more individuals or groups of people):

- X-y с Y-ом < X-y и Y-y> делить нечего≈ X has (got) no bone to pick with Y;

- X has (got) no quarrel with Y;

- X and Y have (got) nothing to argue about;

- there's nothing for X and Y to quarrel over;

- there is no bone of contention between X and Y.

♦ "Я, - объяснил Гусев Петру Васильевичу жизненную позицию при случайной встрече в день отъезда того в эвакуацию, - человек маленький. По мне, какая ни есть власть, все одно... Мне с немцами делить нечего... Не пропаду" (Максимов 3). On the day of Pyotr Vasilievich's evacuation, Gusev happened to meet him, and explained his philosophy of life. "I'm a man of no importance. I don't care what kind of government we have, it's all the same to me... I've got no quarrel with the Germans. I shan't come to any harm" (3a).

♦ "...Делить нам с тобой нечего, езжай с богом!" (Шолохов 5). "There's nothing for us to quarrel over, so go and God be with you!" (5a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > делить нечего
15 Ich habe ihn zufällig getroffen.

ausdr.

I happened to meet him. expr.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Ich habe ihn zufällig getroffen.
16 случвам

run across; chance upon; find; catch

не случих с женитбата си I had no luck with my marriage

случвам се happen (с to), occur, come about, come to pass, fall out; take place; chance

(за нещо неприятно) befall ( на-)

случи се, че it happened that

какво се е случило? what has happened? what's the matter? what's up?

случват се такива неща these things do happen

случва се и в най-добрите семейства accidents will happen in the best regulated families

нещо да не се е случило? is s.th. the matter?

като че ли нищо не се е случило as if nothing has happened

каквото и да се случи come what may, no matter what happens

това често се случва с него he is often like that

случи се да го срещна I happened/chanced to meet him

случи се да it chanced that

случило му се е нещастие a misfortune has befallen him

така се случи, че... it so fell out/happened that...

случих се там I happened/chanced to be there

все на мене ли ще се случи why dees it always have to be me?

както се случи as the case may be

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слу̀чвам,

гл. run across; chance upon; find; catch; не случих с женитбата си I had no luck with my marriage;

\случвам се happen (c to), occur, come about, come to pass, fall out; take place; chance; разг. pan out; (за нещо неприятно) befall (на -); все на мене ли ще се случи why does it always have to be me? какво се е случило? what has happened? what’s the matter? what’s up? каквото и да се случи come what may, no matter what happens; случи се да it chanced that; it so fell out that; случи се, че it happened that; така се случи, че … it so fell out/happened that …; това често се случва с него he is often like that.

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happen (се): What has случвамed to your sister? - Какво се е случило със сестра ти?, What случвамed next? - Какво се случи после?, as it случвамs - както се случи, I happened to be there. - Случих се там.; come about (се); intervene (се); become (се); befall (се); chance (се); come (се); chance upon: He случвамed a good teacher. - Той случи на добър учител.; catch

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1. (за нещо неприятно) befall (на -) 2. run across;chance upon;find;catch 3. СЛУЧВАМ ce happen (c to), оccur, come about, come to pass, fall out;take place;chance 4. все на мене ли ще се случи why dees it always have to be me? 5. какво се е случило? what has happened?what's the matter?what's up? 6. каквото и да се случи come what may, no matter what happens 7. както се случи as the case may be 8. като че ли нищо не се е случило as if nothing has happened 9. не случих с женитбата си I had no luck with my marriage 10. нещо да не се е случило? is s.th. the matter? 11. случва се и в най-добрите семейства accidents will happen in the best regulated families 12. случват се такива неща these things do happen 13. случи се да it chanced that 14. случи се да го срещна I happened/chanced to meet him 15. случи се, че it happened that 16. случило му се е нещастие a misfortune has befallen him 17. случих се там I happened/ chanced to be there 18. тoва често се случва с него he is often like that 19. така се случи, че... it so fell out/happened that...

Български-английски речник > случвам
17 vedere

see

far vedere show

stare a vedere watch

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vedere v.tr.

1 to see*: il bambino vide un grosso cane, the child saw a big dog; ho visto quel libro da qualche parte, I've seen that book somewhere; l'ho visto io, con i miei occhi, I saw it myself, with my own eyes; lo vidi cadere nell'acqua, I saw him fall into the water; lo vidi correre verso il fiume, I saw him running towards the river; vedemmo arrestare il ladro, we saw the thief arrested; fu visto parlare con lei, he was seen speaking (o to speak) to her // si vede questa macchia?, does this spot show? // lo vedrebbe anche un cieco, even a blind man could see it // vedere la luce, ( nascere) to see the light of day (o to be born) // vedere le stelle, (fig.) to see stars // far vedere, to show: fammelo vedere, let me see it; fammi vedere come fai, show me how you do it; far vedere un documento, to show (o to produce) a document // farsi vedere, to show oneself: non si vuol far vedere, he doesn't want to show himself; non si fa vedere da due settimane, he hasn't shown up (o he hasn't put in an appearance) for two weeks; fatti vedere quando puoi, come and see us (o look us up) when you can

2 ( incontrare) to meet*; to see*; vedere un amico a teatro, to meet a friend at the theatre; non vuole vedere nessuno, he doesn't want to see (o to meet) anybody // lieto di vederla!, nice to meet you!

3 ( guardare) to see*, ( film, televisione) to watch: andrò a vedere l''Aida', I shall go and see 'Aida'; vedere un film, una partita, la televisione, to watch a film, a match, television

4 ( esaminare) to examine, to have a look at; ( controllare) to check, to look over, to go* through: fece vedere il figlio al dottore, he got the doctor to have a look at (o to examine) his son; vedere i conti, to check (o to go through) the accounts

5 ( consultare) to see*, to consult: vedere un esperto, to consult an expert

6 ( pensare) to think*; to see*; ( decidere) to decide: vedrò cosa posso fare per lui, I'll see what I can do for him; vedremo in seguito, we'll see later on; vedi tu cosa è il caso di fare, you decide (o see) what had better be done

7 ( capire) to see*, to understand*: vedo che avete capito, I see you have understood; non vedi che sto male?, can't you see I am ill?; non vedo dove vuoi arrivare, I can't understand what you are leading up to (o what you are driving at); non vedo la ragione, il vantaggio di farlo, I don't see any reason for, the advantage of doing it; vedo bene che non hai capito, I fully realize you haven't understood

8 ( procurare, fare in modo) to see*, to try, to take* care: vedi che questo lavoro sia fatto prima di sera, see (to it) that this job is done before evening; vedi di non svegliarlo, take care not to wake him up; vedrò di aiutarlo, I shall try to help him

◆ v. intr. to see*: vedo bene, male con questi occhiali, I can, I cannot see well with these glasses; vedere bene da lontano, da vicino, to be long-sighted, short-sighted // non vede più in là del suo naso, he can't see further than the end of his nose // vederci, to be able to see: non ci vede da quell'occhio, he can't see out of that eye; ci vedi con questa luce?, can you see with this light?; vederci doppio, to see double // non ci vedo dalla fame, ho una fame che non ci vedo, I'm starving // non ci vedeva più dalla rabbia, he was blind with rage; quando ha detto questo non ci ho visto più, when he said so I lost my temper // chi vivrà vedrà, (prov.) time will tell.

◘ vedersi v.rifl.

1 to see* oneself: vedere nello specchio, to see* oneself in the mirror

2 ( sentirsi) to feel*: si vide perduto, he felt lost

3 ( riconoscersi) to see* oneself, to recognize oneself: mi vedo in questa descrizione, I see (o recognize) myself in this description // non posso vedermi tra quella gente, I don't feel at ease among those people

◆ v.rifl.rec. to meet*: ci vediamo spesso, we often meet; ci vediamo domani, see you tomorrow.

vedere s.m.

1 ( aspetto) appearance; ( impressione) impression: fare un bel, un brutto vedere, to make a good, a bad impression

2 ( parere) opinion, view: a mio vedere, in my opinion.

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1. [ve'dere]
vb irreg vt
1) to see

senza occhiali, non ci vedo — I can't see without my glasses

non si vede niente; non (ci) si vede — (è buio) you can't see a thing

non si vede — (non è visibile) it doesn't show, you can't see it

vedere qn fare qc — to see sb do sth

è una partita da vedere — it'll be a match worth seeing

l'ho visto nascere fig — I've known him since he was born

ho visto costruire questa casa — I saw this house being built

2) (raffigurarsi) to see

vedere tutto nero — to take a bleak view of things

non vedo una via d'uscita — I can see no way out

modo di vedere — outlook, view of things

vorrei vedere te al posto suo! — I would like to see you in his place!

lo vedo male questo progetto — I can't see this project working

3) (esaminare: libro, prodotto) to see, look at, (conti) to go over, check

vedi pagina 8 — see page 8

mi fai vedere il vestito nuovo? — let me see o have a look at the new dress

fammi vedere il tuo tema — let me see your essay

4) (scoprire) to see, find out

vai a vedere cos'è successo — go and see o find out what has happened

voglio vedere come vanno le cose/che possibilità ci sono — I want to see o find out how things are going/what opportunities there are

vediamo se funziona — let's see if it works

è da vedere se... — it remains to be seen whether...

5) (incontrare) to see, meet

non lo vedo da molto tempo — I haven't seen him for a long time

guarda chi si vede! — look who it is!

farsi vedere — to show one's face

da quella volta non si è fatto più vedere — he hasn't shown his face since

fatti vedere ogni tanto — come and see us (o me ecc) from time to time

non farsi più vedere in giro — to disappear from the scene

non la posso proprio vedere fig — I can't stand her

6) (visitare: museo, mostra) to visit, (consultare: medico, avvocato) to see, consult

farsi vedere da un medico — to go and see a doctor

7) (capire) to see, grasp

ho visto subito che... — I immediately realized that...

si vede! — that's obvious!

si vede che sono stanchi — you can tell they are tired

non vedo la ragione di farlo — I can't see any reason to do it o for doing it

è triste ma non lo dà a vedere — he is sad but he isn't letting it show o he is hiding it

ci vedo poco chiaro in questa faccenda — I can't quite understand this business

8)

(fare in modo) vedere di fare qc — to see (to it) that sth is done, make sure that sth is done

vedi di non arrivare in ritardo — see o make sure you don't arrive late

vedi tu se ci riesci — see if you can do it

vedi tu — (decidi tu) it's up to you

9)

(fraseologia) vedetevela voi — you see to it

se l'è vista brutta — he thought his last hour had come

essere ben/mal visto da qn — to be/not to be well thought of by sb

visto che... — seeing that...

non vedere qn di buon occhio — to disapprove of sb

non avere niente a che vedere con qn/qc — to have nothing to do with sb/sth

vedere la luce — (nascere) to come into being, see the light of the day

vedere le stelle — (dal dolore) to see stars

vederci doppio — to see double

vedere lontano — (fig) to be farsighted

non vedere più lontano del proprio naso — to be unable to see beyond the end of one's nose

chi s'è visto s'è visto! — and that's that!

non vederci più dalla rabbia — to be beside o.s. with rage

non vederci più dalla fame — to be ravenous o starving

non vedere l'ora di fare qc — to look forward to doing sth

non vedo l'ora che arrivino — I can't wait for them to arrive

non vedo l'ora di conoscerlo — I can't wait to meet him

a vederlo si direbbe che... — by the look of him you'd think that...

in vita mia ne ho viste di tutti i colori — I've been through a lot in my time

ti faccio vedere io! — I'll show you!

2. vr (vedersi)

1) (specchiarsi, raffigurarsi) to see o.s.

2)

si vide perduto — he realized (that) he was lost

si vide negare l'ingresso — he was refused admission

si vide costretto a... — he found himself forced to...

3) (uso reciproco) to see each other, meet

ci vedremo da mio cugino — I'll see you at my cousin's

ci vediamo domani! — see you tomorrow!

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I 1. [ve'dere]
verbo transitivo

1) (percepire attraverso la vista) to see*

non vedevo nulla — I couldn't see a thing

vedere qcn., qcs. con i propri occhi — to see sb., sth. with one's own eyes

lo vidi arrivare — I saw him come o coming

l'hanno vista entrare — she was seen going in, someone saw her go in

non si vede nessuno — there's nobody to be seen

sullo sfondo si vedono dei monti — you can see mountains in the background

fare vedere qcs. a qcn. — to show sb. sth.

fammi vedere — let me see, let me have a look

fammi vedere come si fa — show me how to do it

2) (essere spettatore, testimone di) to see* [film, spettacolo, avvenimento]; (guardare) to watch [ televisione]

l'ho visto alla televisione — I saw it on television

andare a vedere una partita — to go see a match

è un film da vedere — the film is worth seeing

è triste da vedere — it's sad to see

vorrei vedere te al mio posto! — I'd like to see how you'd get on!

non ho mai visto una cosa simile — I've never seen its like o the like of it

e non avete visto ancora niente! — and you ain't seen nothing yet! colloq.

ma guarda che cosa ci tocca vedere! — could you ever have imagined such a thing!

3) (immaginare) to see*, to imagine

lo vedo o vedrei bene come insegnante I can just see him as a teacher; non me lo vedo a viaggiare da solo — I can't imagine him travelling alone

4) (giudicare)

tu come vedi la situazione? — how do you view the situation?

per come la vedo io — as I see it

il suo modo di vedere le cose — his way of looking at things

vedere in qcn. un amico — to see sb. as a friend

vedi tu — see for yourself, do as you think best

5) (capire)

non vedo dove sia il problema — I can't see the problem

non vedo perché — I don't see why

non vedi che... — can't o don't you see (that)...

si vedeva che... — I could see (that)

6) fig. (constatare)

come vedete — as you can see

vedo che ti piace — I see you like it

da quel che vedo — from what I can see

vedi se è asciutto — see if it's dry

vai a vedere se — go (and) see if

7) (scoprire)

"io non pago!" - "staremo a vedere!" — "I won't pay!" - "we shall see about that!"

è ancora da vedere — that remains to be seen

aspetta e vedrai — (you just) wait and see

8) (esaminare) to look over, to look through [documento, conti]

vediamo un po' — let me see

vedremo — well, we'll see

dovresti fare vedere quella ferita — you should get that wound looked at

9) (tentare) to see*, to try

vedi di comportarti bene! — see that you behave yourself!

vediamo di non fare sbagli — let's try not to make mistakes

10) (incontrare, trovare) to see*, to meet* [ persona]; (consultare) to see*, to consult [esperto, avvocato]

la vedo raramente — I see very little of her

mi ha fatto piacere vederla — I was pleased to see her

guarda chi si vede! — look who's here!

11) (visitare) to see*, to visit [città, monumento]

a Perugia ci sono molte cose da vedere — there are a lot of sights in Perugia

non ho mai visto Roma — I have never been to Rome

12) (in un testo)

vedi sopra, sotto, a pagina 6 — see above, below, page 6

13) (nel poker)

vedo! — I'll see you!

14) farsi vedere (mettersi in mostra) to show* off; (mostrarsi)

alla festa non si è fatta vedere — she didn't show o turn up at the party

non farti più vedere! — don't show your face around here any more! (farsi visitare)

farsi vedere da un medico — to see o consult a doctor
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) (avere la facoltà della vista)

vedere vederci to see, to be able to see; ci vedo bene I've got good sight; non ci vedo I can't see; (ci) vedo poco — I can hardly see
3.
verbo pronominale vedersi

1) (guardarsi) to see* oneself

- rsi allo specchio — to see oneself in the mirror

2) (sentirsi)

-rsi costretto a fare qcs. — to find oneself forced to do

3) (riconoscersi)

non mi vedo come avvocato — I don't see myself as a lawyer

non mi vedo a fare — I don't see myself doing

4) (incontrarsi, frequentarsi)

non ci vediamo da mesi — we haven't seen each other for months

si vedono alle 10 — they're meeting at 10

ci vediamo (domani, dopo)! — see you (tomorrow, later)!

5) (essere visibile)

la cicatrice non si vede — the scar doesn't show

6) vedersela

vedersela con qcn. — to sort it out with sb.

vedetevela voi! — work it out for yourselves!

dovrai vedertela con tuo padre — you'll have your father to deal with

me la sono vista brutta — I had a narrow o lucky escape

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avere a che vedere — to have to do ( con with)

non avere nulla a che vedere con — to have nothing to do with, to bear no relation to

dare a vedere — to show

visto? che ti avevo detto? — there you are! what did I tell you?

non posso proprio vederlo! — I can't stand the sight of him!

te la farò vedere — just you wait, I'll show you

ti faccio vedere io! — I'll show o have you!

non vedo l'ora che arrivino le vacanze — I can't wait for the holidays, I'm looking forward to the holidays

non vedo l'ora di conoscerlo — I can't wait to meet him, I'm looking forward to meeting him

non vederci dalla rabbia — to be blind with rage

non ci vedo più dalla fame — I'm so hungry I can't see straight, I'm starving

ne vedremo delle belle! — that'll make the fur o feathers fly!

non ti vedo bene — (in forma) you don't look well

vedere lontano — to be far-sighted

ho visto giusto — I guessed right

chi s'è visto s'è visto — that's that
II [ve'dere]
sostantivo maschile (giudizio)

a mio vedere — in my opinion

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vedere¹

/ve'dere/ [97]

I verbo transitivo

1 (percepire attraverso la vista) to see*; non vedevo nulla I couldn't see a thing; vedere qcn., qcs. con i propri occhi to see sb., sth. with one's own eyes; lo vidi arrivare I saw him come o coming; l'hanno vista entrare she was seen going in, someone saw her go in; non si vede nessuno there's nobody to be seen; sullo sfondo si vedono dei monti you can see mountains in the background; fare vedere qcs. a qcn. to show sb. sth.; fammi vedere let me see, let me have a look; fammi vedere come si fa show me how to do it

2 (essere spettatore, testimone di) to see* [film, spettacolo, avvenimento]; (guardare) to watch [ televisione]; l'ho visto alla televisione I saw it on television; andare a vedere una partita to go see a match; è un film da vedere the film is worth seeing; è triste da vedere it's sad to see; vorrei vedere te al mio posto! I'd like to see how you'd get on! non ho mai visto una cosa simile I've never seen its like o the like of it; e non avete visto ancora niente! and you ain't seen nothing yet! colloq.; ma guarda che cosa ci tocca vedere! could you ever have imagined such a thing!

3 (immaginare) to see*, to imagine; lo vedo o vedrei bene come insegnante I can just see him as a teacher; non me lo vedo a viaggiare da solo I can't imagine him travelling alone

4 (giudicare) tu come vedi la situazione? how do you view the situation? per come la vedo io as I see it; il suo modo di vedere le cose his way of looking at things; vedere in qcn. un amico to see sb. as a friend; vedi tu see for yourself, do as you think best

5 (capire) non vedo dove sia il problema I can't see the problem; non vedo perché I don't see why; non vedi che... can't o don't you see (that)...; si vedeva che... I could see (that)...

6 fig. (constatare) come vedete as you can see; vedo che ti piace I see you like it; da quel che vedo from what I can see; vedi se è asciutto see if it's dry; vai a vedere se go (and) see if

7 (scoprire) "io non pago!" - "staremo a vedere!" "I won't pay!" - "we shall see about that!" è ancora da vedere that remains to be seen; aspetta e vedrai (you just) wait and see

8 (esaminare) to look over, to look through [documento, conti]; vediamo un po' let me see; vedremo well, we'll see; dovresti fare vedere quella ferita you should get that wound looked at

9 (tentare) to see*, to try; vedi di comportarti bene! see that you behave yourself! vediamo di non fare sbagli let's try not to make mistakes

10 (incontrare, trovare) to see*, to meet* [ persona]; (consultare) to see*, to consult [esperto, avvocato]; la vedo raramente I see very little of her; mi ha fatto piacere vederla I was pleased to see her; guarda chi si vede! look who's here!

11 (visitare) to see*, to visit [città, monumento]; a Perugia ci sono molte cose da vedere there are a lot of sights in Perugia; non ho mai visto Roma I have never been to Rome

12 (in un testo) vedi sopra, sotto, a pagina 6 see above, below, page 6

13 (nel poker) vedo! I'll see you!

14 farsi vedere (mettersi in mostra) to show* off; (mostrarsi) alla festa non si è fatta vedere she didn't show o turn up at the party; non farti più vedere! don't show your face around here any more! (farsi visitare) farsi vedere da un medico to see o consult a doctor

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere) (avere la facoltà della vista) vedere, vederci to see, to be able to see; ci vedo bene I've got good sight; non ci vedo I can't see; (ci) vedo poco I can hardly see

III vedersi verbo pronominale

1 (guardarsi) to see* oneself; - rsi allo specchio to see oneself in the mirror

2 (sentirsi) -rsi costretto a fare qcs. to find oneself forced to do

3 (riconoscersi) non mi vedo come avvocato I don't see myself as a lawyer; non mi vedo a fare I don't see myself doing

4 (incontrarsi, frequentarsi) non ci vediamo da mesi we haven't seen each other for months; si vedono alle 10 they're meeting at 10; ci vediamo (domani, dopo)! see you (tomorrow, later)!

5 (essere visibile) la cicatrice non si vede the scar doesn't show

6 vedersela vedersela con qcn. to sort it out with sb.; vedetevela voi! work it out for yourselves! dovrai vedertela con tuo padre you'll have your father to deal with; me la sono vista brutta I had a narrow o lucky escape

IDIOMS

avere a che vedere to have to do ( con with); non avere nulla a che vedere con to have nothing to do with, to bear no relation to; dare a vedere to show; visto? che ti avevo detto? there you are! what did I tell you? non posso proprio vederlo! I can't stand the sight of him! te la farò vedere just you wait, I'll show you; ti faccio vedere io! I'll show o have you! non vedo l'ora che arrivino le vacanze I can't wait for the holidays, I'm looking forward to the holidays; non vedo l'ora di conoscerlo I can't wait to meet him, I'm looking forward to meeting him; non vederci dalla rabbia to be blind with rage; non ci vedo più dalla fame I'm so hungry I can't see straight, I'm starving; ne vedremo delle belle! that'll make the fur o feathers fly! non ti vedo bene (in forma) you don't look well; vedere lontano to be far-sighted; ho visto giusto I guessed right; chi s'è visto s'è visto that's that.

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vedere²

/ve'dere/

sostantivo m.

(giudizio) a mio vedere in my opinion.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > vedere
18 arriver

arriver [aʀive]

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1. intransitive verb

   a. (au terme d'un voyage) to arrive

• arriver à [+ ville] to get to

• arriver en France to arrive in France

• nous sommes arrivés we're here

• le train doit arriver à 6 heures the train is due to arrive at 6 o'clock

• réveille-toi, on arrive ! wake up, we're almost there!

• arriver le premier (à une course) to come in first ; (à une soirée, une réception) to arrive first

• les premiers arrivés the first to arrive

   b. ( = approcher) [saison, nuit, personne, véhicule] to come

• arriver en courant to run up

• j'arrive ! I'm coming!

• le train arrive en gare the train is coming into the station

• l'air arrive par ce trou the air comes in through this hole

   c. ( = atteindre) arriver à to reach

• la nouvelle est arrivée jusqu'à nous the news has reached us

• le lierre arrive jusqu'au 1^er étage the ivy goes up to the 1st floor

• l'eau lui arrivait (jusqu')aux genoux the water came up to his knees

• et le problème des salaires ? -- j'y arrive and what about the wages problem? -- I'm just coming to that

• il ne t'arrive pas à la cheville he can't hold a candle to you

• arriver au pouvoir to come to power

   d. ( = réussir) arriver à (+ infinitif) to manage to

• pour arriver à lui faire comprendre qu'il a tort to get him to understand he's wrong

• il n'arrive pas à le comprendre he can't understand it

• je n'arrive pas à faire ce devoir I can't do this exercise

• tu y arrives ? how are you getting on?

• je n'y arrive pas I can't manage it

• arriver à ses fins to achieve one's ends

• il n'arrivera jamais à rien he'll never achieve anything

   e. ( = atteindre une réussite sociale) to succeed

• il se croit arrivé he thinks he's arrived (inf)

   f. ( = se produire) to happen

• c'est arrivé hier it happened yesterday

• ce sont des choses qui arrivent these things happen

• tu n'oublies jamais ? -- ça m'arrive don't you ever forget? -- yes, sometimes

• cela ne m'arrivera plus ! I won't let it happen again!

• ça devait lui arriver he had it coming to him (inf)

   g. ► en arriver à ( = finir par) to come to

• on n'en est pas encore arrivé là ! (résultat négatif) we've not reached that stage yet! ; (résultat positif) we've not got that far yet!

• on en arrive à se demander si... it makes you wonder whether...

• c'est triste d'en arriver là it's sad to be reduced to that

2. impersonal verb

• il est arrivé un accident there's been an accident

• il lui est arrivé un accident he's had an accident

• quoi qu'il arrive whatever happens

• comme il arrive souvent as often happens

► il arrive que/de

• il m'arrive d'oublier I sometimes forget

• il peut lui arriver de se tromper she does occasionally make a mistake

• il m'est arrivé plusieurs fois de le voir I have seen him or it several times

• il ne lui arrive pas souvent de mentir he doesn't often lie

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aʀive
1.

verbe intransitif

1) ( parvenir) [personne, avion, lettre] to arrive; ( s'acheminer) [personne, pluie] to come

je suis arrivée avant toi — I got here before you

l'eau arrive par ce tuyau — the water comes in through this pipe

j'arrive! — I'm coming!

j'arrive de Londres — I've just come from London

arriver en courant — to come running up

arriver en tête — to come first

arriver dans les premiers — ( en compétition) to be among the first to finish; ( à une soirée) to be among the first to arrive

2) ( atteindre)

arriver à — to reach [niveau, âge, accord]; to find [solution]; to achieve [but, résultat]

arriver aux chevilles — [eau] to come up to one's ankles; [jupe] to come down to one's ankles

arriver (jusqu')à quelqu'un — [nouvelle, odeur] to reach somebody

‘qu'en est-il du chômage?’ - ‘j'y arrive’ — ‘what about unemployment?’ - ‘I'm coming to that’

3) ( réussir) ( socialement) to succeed; gén

arriver à faire — to manage to do

je n'arrive pas à faire — I can't do

je n'arrive à rien — I'm getting nowhere

arriver à ses fins — to achieve one's ends

4) ( aboutir)

en arriver à — to come to

on en arrive à des absurdités — you end up with nonsense

j'en arrive à croire que... — I'm beginning to think that...

5) ( survenir) [accident, catastrophe] to happen

ce sont des choses qui arrivent — these things happen, it's just one of those things

2.

verbe impersonnel

qu'est-il arrivé? — what happened? (à to)

que t'arrive-t-il? — what's wrong with you?

il arrive un moment où — there comes a time when

il arrive que quelqu'un fasse — sometimes somebody does

est-ce qu'il t'arrive d'y penser? — do you ever think about it?

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aʀive
1. vi

1) [train, visiteur, courrier] to arrive

Est-ce qu'elle est arrivée? — Has she arrived yet?

arriver à Paris — to get to Paris, to arrive in Paris

Il arrive à Paris à 8 h. — He gets to Paris at 8., He arrives in Paris at 8.

J'arrive à l'école à huit heures. — I get to school at 8 o'clock., I arrive at school at 8 o'clock.

arriver à destination — to arrive at one's destination

j'arrive! — I'm coming!, coming!

en arriver à faire — to end up doing, to get to the point of doing

2) (= survenir) to happen

Ce sont des choses qui arrivent. — These things happen.

C'est arrivé quand? — When did it happen?

arriver à qn — to happen to sb

Qu'est-ce qui est arrivé à Christian? — What happened to Christian?

3)

arriver à (sujet chose) [date, étape] — to reach

arriver à terme [contrat] — to come to an end

arriver à échéance — to fall due

4) (= réussir)

arriver à [perfection, but] — to reach, to achieve

arriver à faire qch — to manage to do sth

J'espère que je vais y arriver. — I hope I'm going to manage it.

2. vb impers

il arrive que — it happens that

il lui arrive de faire — he sometimes does

Il m'arrive de dormir jusqu'à midi. — I sometimes sleep till midday.

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arriver verb table: aimer

A vi

1 ( dans l'espace) [personne, avion, train, colis, lettre] to arrive; [nuage, pluie] to come; arriver de [personne, train, bus] to come from; arriver par [eau, gaz] to come through; arriver ensemble to arrive together; elle n'est pas encore arrivée she hasn't arrived yet; arriver à 13 h à Paris to arrive in Paris at 1 pm; arriver dans le centre ville/sur la berge to reach the town centre^GB/the bank; arriver par bateau/avion/le train to arrive by boat/plane/train; je suis arrivé chez moi I got home; j'arriverai chez toi dans l'après-midi/tard I'll get to ou arrive at your place in the afternoon/late; appelle-nous dès que tu seras arrivé give us a call as soon as you arrive ou get there; arriver en avance/en retard/à l'heure to arrive early/late/on time; arriver juste au bon moment to arrive ou come at just the right moment; je suis arrivée avant/après toi I got here before/after you; elle est arrivée au Japon en 1982 she came to Japan in 1982; dépêche-toi, le train arrive! hurry up, the train is coming!; regarde qui arrive look who's coming; le mauvais temps arrive par le nord the bad weather is coming from the north; l'eau arrive par ce tuyau the water comes in through this pipe; j'arrive! I'm coming!; j'arrive du centre ville I've just come from the city centre^GB; j'arrive de Londres I've just come from London; arriver en courant to come running up; arriver sur qn [orage, cyclone] to hit sb; [personne] to descend on sb; l'eau nous arrivait aux chevilles the water came up to our ankles, we were ankle-deep in water; l'eau arrivait au niveau de la fenêtre the water came up to the window; ma jupe m'arrive aux chevilles my skirt comes down to my ankles; arriver (jusqu')à qn [nouvelle, rumeur, odeur] to reach sb; heureusement cela n'est pas arrivé jusqu'à lui or jusqu'à ses oreilles○ luckily it didn't reach him ou his ears; arriver sur scène [chanteur, acteur] to come on stage; arriver sur le marché [personnes, produits] to come on the market;

2 ( dans le temps) arriver en tête/en queue to come first/last; en arrivant au ministère when he/she became minister; il est arrivé le premier he arrived first, he was the first to arrive; arriver dans les premiers ( en compétition) to be among the first to finish; ( à une soirée) to be among the first to arrive; de nombreux signes montrent qu'on arrive à la fin d'une période a number of signs show that we are coming to the end of an era; arriver à son terme [contrat] to expire; [projet] to come to an end; ce plan arrive au moment où this plan comes at a time when; maintenant j'arrive au problème de la drogue now, I'll come to the problem of drugs; ‘qu'en est-il du chômage?’-‘j'y arrive’ ‘what about unemployment?’-‘I'm coming to that’; tu arrives à un âge où you are getting to an age when;

3 (avec un raisonnement, après une suite d'événements) arriver à une somme to come to an amount; arriver à des résultats to achieve results; arriver à une solution to find a solution; arriver à une conclusion to come to a conclusion; arriver à un accord to reach an agreement;

4 ( réussir) arriver à faire to manage to do, to succeed in doing; je n'arrive pas à faire I can't do; il n'arrive plus à la suivre he can't keep up with her; j'essaie, mais je n'y arrive pas I'm trying, but I can't do it; je n'arrive à rien I'm getting nowhere; arriver à ses fins to achieve one's ends;

5 ( aboutir) on en arrive à des absurdités you end up with nonsense; comment peut-on en arriver là? how could it have come to this?; (parlant d'un pays, d'une économie) how did things get into that state?; j'en arrive à croire que/à me demander si… I'm beginning to think that/to wonder if…;

6 ( survenir) [accident, catastrophe] to happen; ce sont des choses qui arrivent these things happen, it's just one of those things; cela n'était pas arrivé depuis longtemps it hadn't happened for a long time; ça arrive mais c'est rare it does happen, but not very often; tout peut arriver anything can happen; ça n'arrive qu'aux autres it only happens to other people; on ne sait jamais ce qui peut arriver you never know what may happen; un accident est si vite arrivé accidents happen so easily; voilà ce qui arrive quand on ne fait pas attention that's what happens when you don't pay attention; la même chose m'est arrivée il y a un mois the same thing happened to me a month ago; tu vois, tout arrive! I told you, you should never give up hope!;

7 ( réussir socialement) [personne] to succeed; faire n'importe quoi pour arriver to do anything to succeed.

B v impers il est arrivé quelque chose something has happened (à to); il arrive toujours quelque chose something always happens; qu'est-il arrivé? what happened?; il n'est rien arrivé nothing happened; il n'arrive jamais rien ici nothing ever happens around here; il arrive un moment où there comes a time when; il arrive que qn fasse sometimes sb does; il m'arrive d'être en retard/d'aller à l'opéra sometimes I'm late/I go to the opera; est -ce qu'il arrive que le courrier se perde? does the mail ever go missing GB ou get lost?; est-ce qu'il t'arrive d'y penser? do you ever think about it?; qu'est-il arrivé à ta voiture? what happened to your car?; que t'arrive-t-il? what's wrong with you?; il m'est arrivé une chose bizarre something odd happened to me; quoi qu'il arrive whatever happens; je t'appellerai quoi qu'il arrive I'll call you whatever happens ou come what may; que peut-il arriver au pays? what can happen to the country?

[arive] verbe intransitif (aux être)

A.[DANS L'ESPACE]

1. [parvenir à destination - voyageur, véhicule, courrier] to arrive

arriver chez quelqu'un to arrive at somebody's place

arriver chez soi to get ou to arrive home

arriver au sommet to reach the summit

dès que je suis arrivé au Canada as soon as I arrived in ou got to Canada

on arrive à quelle heure? what time do we get there?

même en roulant vite ça nous fait arriver après minuit even if we drive fast we won't get there before midnight

nous sommes bientôt ou presque arrivés we're almost there

les invités vont bientôt arriver the guests will be arriving soon

qui est arrivé après l'appel? [en classe] who came in after I called the register (UK) ou called roll (US)?

être bien arrivé [personne, colis] to have arrived safely

vous voilà enfin arrivés, je m'inquiétais

a. [ici] here you are ou you've arrived at last, I was getting worried

b. [là-bas] you got there at last, I was getting worried

par où es-tu arrivée?

a. [ici] which way did you come?

b. [là-bas] which way did you go?

ils arrivent de Tokyo they've just arrived ou come from Tokyo

j'arrive tout juste de vacances I'm just back from my holidays

2. [finir - dans un classement] to come (in)

arriver le premier/dernier

a. [coureur] to come in first/last, to take first/last place

b. [invité] to arrive first/last, to be the first/last to arrive

3. [venir] to come, to approach

tu es prêt? — j'arrive tout de suite/dans une minute are you ready? — I'm coming/I'll be with you in a minute

j'arrive, j'arrive! I'm coming!

je n'ai pas vu la voiture arriver I didn't see the car (coming)

ils sont arrivés en voiture they came by car

une odeur de chocolat arrivait de la cuisine a smell of chocolate wafted in ou came from the kitchen

B.[DANS LE TEMPS]

1. [événement, jour, moment] to come

Noël arrive bientôt Christmas will soon be here ou with us

le jour arrivera où... the day will come when...

la soixantaine/retraite est vite arrivée sixty/retirement is soon here

le grand jour est arrivé! the big day's here at last!

l'aube arriva enfin dawn broke at last

2. [se produire] to happen

comment est-ce arrivé? how did it happen?

un accident est si vite arrivé! accidents will happen!

ce sont des choses qui arrivent these things happen

il s'est fait renvoyer — ça devait lui arriver he got fired — it was bound to happen

ça peut arriver à tout le monde de se tromper! everybody makes mistakes!

ça n'arrive pas qu'aux autres it's easy to think it'll never happen to you

ça ne t'arrive jamais d'être de mauvaise humeur? aren't you ever in a bad mood?

tu ne te décourages jamais? — si, ça m'arrive don't you ever get discouraged? — yes, from time to time

tu es encore en retard. Que cela ne t'arrive plus! you're late again. Don't let it happen again!

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[arive] verbe impersonnel

1. [venir]

il arrive un train toutes les heures there's a train every hour

2. [aventure, événement]

il est arrivé un accident there's been an accident

comme il arrive souvent en pareilles circonstances as is often the case in such circumstances

il m'est arrivé une histoire incroyable! something incredible happened to me!

s'il m'arrivait quelque chose, prévenez mon père if anything happens ou should anything happen to me, let my father know

pourvu qu'il ne lui soit rien arrivé! let's hope nothing's happened to her!

3. [se produire parfois]

il arrive que: ne peut-il pas arriver que l'ordinateur se trompe? couldn't the computer ever make a mistake?

il m'arrive parfois de le rencontrer dans la rue sometimes I meet him in the street

s'il arrivait que je sois ou fusse (soutenu) absent if I happened to be absent

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arriver à verbe plus préposition

1. [niveau, taille, lieu]

le bas du rideau arrive à 20 cm du sol the bottom of the curtain is 20 cm above the ground

le fil du téléphone n'arrive pas jusqu'à ma chambre the phone cord doesn't reach ou isn't long enough to reach my bedroom

des bruits de conversation arrivaient jusqu'à nous the sound of chatter reached us

ses cheveux lui arrivent à la taille her hair comes down to her waist

ma nièce m'arrive à l'épaule my niece comes up to my shoulder

la boue m'arrivait jusqu'aux genoux the mud came up to my knees, I was knee-deep in mud

2. [étape, moment, conclusion] to come to, to reach

où (en) étions-nous arrivés la semaine dernière? [dans une leçon] where did we get up to ou had we got to last week?

j'arrive à un âge où... I've reached an age when...

et ses tableaux? — j'y arrive/arrivais what about his paintings? — I'm/I was coming to that

3. [rang, résultat] to get

[succès] to achieve

tu as refait l'addition? — oui, j'arrive au même total que toi did you redo the calculations? — yes, I get the same result as you

(en usage absolu) [réussir socialement] to succeed, to be successful

si tu veux arriver if you want to get on ou to succeed in life

4. [pouvoir, réussir à]

arriver à faire quelque chose to manage to do something, to succeed in doing something

tu n'arriveras jamais à la convaincre you'll never manage to convince her, you'll never succeed in convincing her

je n'arrive pas à m'y habituer I just can't get used to it

je n'arrive pas à comprendre son refus I can't understand why he said no

je parie que tu n'y arriveras pas! I bet you won't be able to do it!

tu m'aides? je n'y arrive pas! can you help me? I can't do ou manage it!

tu n'arriveras jamais à rien you'll never get anywhere

je n'arriverai jamais à rien avec lui! I'll never be able to do anything with him!

5. (locution)

(en) arriver à quelque chose [en venir à]: comment peut-on en arriver au suicide? how can anybody get to the point of contemplating suicide?

j'en arrive à penser que... I'm beginning to think that...

j'en arrive parfois à me demander si... sometimes I (even) wonder if...

en arriver là: depuis, je ne lui parle plus — c'est malheureux d'en arriver là since then, I haven't spoken to him — it's a shame it has come to that

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19 devant

devant [d(ə)vɑ̃]

1. preposition

   a. ( = en face de) in front of ; ( = le long de) past

• ma voiture est devant la porte my car is just outside

• il est passé devant moi sans me voir he walked past me without seeing me

   b. ( = en avant de) (proximité) in front of ; (distance) ahead of

• il marchait devant moi he was walking in front of or ahead of me

• il est loin devant nous he is a long way ahead of us

• regarde devant toi look in front or ahead of you

• elle est passée devant moi chez le boucher she pushed (in) in front of me at the butcher's

• avoir du temps devant soi to have time to spare

• il a toute la vie devant lui he has his whole life ahead of him

   c. ( = en présence de) in front of

• ne dis pas cela devant les enfants don't say that in front of the children

• cela s'est passé juste devant nous or nos yeux it happened before our very eyes

• reculer devant ses responsabilités to shrink from one's responsibilities

   d. ( = face à) faced with ; ( = étant donné) in view of

• devant la gravité de la situation in view of the gravity of the situation

• tous égaux devant la loi everyone (is) equal in the eyes of the law

2. adverb

   a. (position) in front

• vous êtes juste devant you're right in front of it

• vous êtes passé devant you came past it

• je suis garé juste devant I'm parked just outside

• corsage qui se boutonne devant blouse which buttons up at the front

• tu as mis ton pull devant derrière you've put your sweater on back-to-front (Brit) or backwards (US)

   b. ( = en avant) ahead

• il est parti devant he went on ahead

• il est loin devant he's a long way ahead

• il est assis trois rangs devant he's sitting three rows in front of us

• il a pris des places devant he has got seats at the front

• il a préféré monter devant (en voiture) he preferred to sit in the front

• marchez devant, les enfants walk in front, children

• passe devant, je te rejoindrai go on ahead and I'll catch up with you

• passez devant, je ne suis pas pressé you go first, I'm in no hurry

3. masculine noun

front

• de devant [roue, porte] front ; → patte

► au-devant

• je suis allé au-devant de lui I went to meet him

• courir au-devant du danger to court danger

• aller au-devant des ennuis to be asking for trouble

• aller au-devant des désirs de qn to anticipate sb's wishes

4. plural masculine noun

devants

• prendre les devants to take the initiative

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I
1. dəvɑ̃
préposition

1) ( en face de)

devant quelqu'un/quelque chose — in front of somebody/something

le bus est passé devant moi sans s'arrêter — the bus went straight past me without stopping

regarder/marcher droit devant soi — to look/walk straight ahead

2) ( près de) outside

cela s'est passé devant chez moi — it happened in front of ou outside my house

il attendait devant la porte — ( à l'extérieur) he was waiting outside the door; ( à l'intérieur) he was waiting by the door

3) ( en présence de)

il l'a dit devant moi — he said it in front of me

tous les hommes sont égaux devant la loi — all men are equal in the eyes of the law

je jure devant Dieu — I swear before God

cela s'est passé devant nous/nos yeux — it took place in front of us/before our very eyes

4) ( face à)

fuir devant le danger — to run away from danger, to flee in the face of danger

hésiter devant le danger — to hesitate in the face of danger

je recule devant ce genre de responsabilité — I shy away from that kind of responsibility

devant l'inévitable — faced with the inevitable

l'impuissance des mots devant le malheur — the inadequacy of language when confronted with misfortune

5) ( en avant de)

la voiture devant nous — the car ahead ou in front of us

il était si fatigué qu'il ne pouvait plus mettre un pied devant l'autre — he was so tired he could hardly put one foot in front of the other

elle est passée devant moi, elle m'est passée devant — (colloq) ( dans une file) she jumped the queue GB ou cut in line US and went ahead of me

laisser passer quelqu'un devant (soi) — to let somebody go first

6) ( de reste)

avoir du temps devant soi — to have plenty of time

avoir de l'argent devant soi — to have some money to spare

avoir toute la vie devant soi — to have one's whole life ahead of one

2.

adverbe

1) ( en face)

‘où est la poste?’ - ‘tu es juste devant’ — ‘where's the post office?’ - ‘you're right in front of it’

2) ( en tête)

je passe devant, si vous le permettez — ( pour montrer le chemin) I'll go ahead of you, if you don't mind

3) ( à l'avant) (dans une salle, un théâtre) at the front; ( dans une voiture) in the front

II dəvɑ̃
nom masculin (de vêtement, maison, scène) front

une chambre sur le devant — a room at the front

de devant — [dents, chambre, porte] front

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prendre les devants — to take the initiative

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d(ə)vɑ̃
1. vb

See:

devoir

2. adv

1) [placer] [situé] in front

Il marchait devant. — He was walking in front.

2) [passer]

On est passés devant hier. — We went past it yesterday.

3) (= en avant) ahead

Il est déjà loin devant. — He's already a long way ahead.

3. prép

1) (position) in front of, (en circulant) past, (dans une évolution, dans le temps) ahead of

Il était assis devant moi. — He was sitting in front of me.

Nous sommes passés devant chez toi. — We went past your house.

Ils sont devant nous sur le plan technique. — They're ahead of us technically.

2) (en présence de) [notaire, magistrat, parent] in front of, before

Devant le juge, il ne faisait plus le fier. — He wasn't so full of himself once he was before the judge.

3) (= face à) [événement] in the face of, [danger] in the face of

son manque de courage devant le danger — his lack of courage in the face of danger

4) (= étant donné) [circonstances, attitude] in view of

Devant son attitude, je préfère renoncer. — In view of his attitude, I'd rather give up the idea.

4. nm

1) [immeuble, objet] front

le devant de la maison — the front of the house

2) (autre locution)

de devant (roue, porte) — front

les pattes de devant — the front legs, the forelegs

5. devants nmpl

prendre les devants — to make the first move

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I.

devant

A prép

1 ( en face de) devant qn/qch in front of sb/sth; la voiture est garée devant la maison the car is parked in front of the house; il est assis devant la fenêtre he's sitting at the window; tu as mis ton pull devant derrière you've put your jumper on back to front; le bus est passé devant moi sans s'arrêter the bus went straight past me without stopping; regarder/marcher droit devant soi to look/walk straight ahead; regarde devant toi quand tu marches! look where you're going!; il était assis devant une bière he was sitting with a beer in front of him; pousse -toi de devant la télévision move away from the television ; enlève ça de devant moi ( obstacle à la vue) move that away, I can't see; ( obstacle au passage) move that out of my way;

2 ( près de) outside; on se retrouve devant le théâtre let's meet outside the theatre^GB; cela s'est passé devant chez moi it happened in front of ou outside my house; il attendait devant la porte ( à l'extérieur) he was waiting outside the door; ( à l'intérieur) he was waiting by the door;

3 ( en présence de) il l'a dit devant moi he said it in front of me; il tremblait devant le juge he stood before the judge, trembling; il doit comparaître devant la Cour Suprême he has to appear before the Supreme Court ; tous les hommes sont égaux devant la loi all men are equal in the eyes of the law; je jure devant Dieu I swear before God; on est toujours ému devant un tel spectacle it's always such a moving sight; il ne fume jamais devant ses parents ( c'est interdit) he never smokes in front of his parents; il s'inclina devant elle he bowed before her; cela s'est passé devant nous/nos yeux it took place in front of us/before our very eyes; devant la situation, il faut faire faced with ou in view of the situation, it's necessary to do; je m'incline devant tes arguments I bow to your arguments; à la porte, il s'effaça devant moi when we got to the door, he stood back to let me pass; passer devant le maire to get married;

4 ( face à) fuir devant le danger to run away from danger, to flee in the face of danger; hésiter devant le danger to hesitate in the face of danger; je recule devant ce genre de responsabilité I shy away from that kind of responsibility; l'égalité devant l'éducation equality in education; devant l'inévitable/la difficulté faced with the inevitable/difficulty; l'impuissance des mots devant le malheur the inadequacy of language when confronted with misfortune; la réaction des étudiants devant le texte the reaction of the students when faced ou confronted with the text; ils ont reconnu leur impuissance devant mon cas they had to admit they couldn't help me;

5 ( en avant de) la voiture devant nous the car ahead ou in front of us; il était si fatigué qu'il ne pouvait plus mettre un pied devant l'autre he was so tired he could hardly put one foot in front of the other; elle est passée devant moi, elle m'est passée devant○ ( dans une file) she jumped the queue GB ou cut in line US and went ahead of me; laisser passer quelqu'un devant (soi) to let somebody go first;

6 ( de reste) avoir beaucoup de travail devant soi to have a lot of work to do; avoir du temps devant soi to have plenty of time; avoir de l'argent devant soi to have some money to spare; avoir un mois devant soi to have a whole month ahead of one; avoir toute la vie devant soi to have one's whole life ahead of one.

B adv

1 ( en face) si tu passes devant, achète-moi un livre if you're passing it ou the bookshop, buy me a book; ‘où est la poste?’-‘tu es juste devant’ ‘where's the post office?’-‘you're right in front of it’;

2 ( en tête) je passe devant, si vous le permettez ( pour montrer le chemin) I'll go ahead of you, if you don't mind; puis-je passer devant? ( dans une file) do you mind if I go before you?; pars devant, je te rejoins go ahead, I'll catch up with you;

3 ( à l'avant) (dans une salle, un théâtre) at the front; ( dans une voiture) in the front; j'ai pris des places devant I've booked GB ou reserved seats at the front.

Idiomes

sortir les pieds devant○ to leave feet first; se retrouver Gros Jean comme devant to be back at square one, to be back where one started.

II.

devant nm (de vêtement, maison, scène) front; une chambre sur le devant a room at the front; de devant [dents, chambre, porte] front; ⇒ scène.

Composé

devant de cheminée fire-screen.

Idiomes

prendre les devants to take the initiative; il savait qu'on allait le licencier: il a pris les devants et a démissionné he knew he was going to be made redundant: he pre-empted it by resigning ou he took the initiative and resigned first.

[dəvɑ̃] préposition

1. [en face de] in front of

[avec mouvement] past

il a déposé le paquet devant la porte he left the parcel outside the door

toujours devant la télé! always glued to the TV!

elle est passée devant moi sans me voir she walked right past (me) without seeing me

2. [en avant de] in front of

[en avance sur] ahead of

nous passerons devant lui pour lui montrer le chemin we'll go ahead of him to show him the way

l'ère de la communication est devant nous the age of communication lies ahead of ou before us

devant soi: aller droit devant soi

a. to go straight on ou ahead

b. (figuré) to carry on regardless

j'ai une heure devant moi I have an hour to spare

elle avait une belle carrière devant elle she had a promising career ahead of her

avoir quelques économies devant soi to have some savings put by

3. [en présence de]

pleurer devant tout le monde

a. [devant les gens présents] to cry in front of everyone

b. [en public] to cry in public

porter une affaire devant la justice to bring a case before the courts ou to court

je jure devant Dieu... I swear to God...

4. [face à] in the face of, faced with

[étant donné] given

son attitude devant le malheur his attitude in the face of (littéraire) ou to disaster

égaux devant la loi equal before the law

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[dəvɑ̃] adverbe

1. [à l'avant]

mettez les plus petits de la classe devant put the shortest pupils at the ou in front

installe-toi devant sit in the front (of the car)

ça se boutonne devant it buttons up at the front

faites passer la pétition devant pass the petition forward

devant derrière back to front, the wrong way round

2. [en face]

tu es juste devant it's right in front of you

tu peux te garer juste devant you can park (right) in front

je suis passé devant sans faire attention I went past without paying attention

3. [en tête]

elle est loin devant she's a long way ahead

passe devant, tu verras mieux come ou go through you'll get a better view

marche devant walk in front

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[dəvɑ̃] nom masculin

[généralement] front

NAUTIQUE bow, bows, fore

la jupe est plus longue sur le devant the skirt is longer at the front

sur le devant de la scène (figuré) in the lime light

prendre les devants to make the first move, to be the first to act

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de devant locution adjectivale

[dent, porte] front

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de devant locution prépositionnelle

va-t-en de devant la fenêtre move away from the window

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > devant
20 ever

'evə
1. adverb
1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) nunca, jamás

2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) siempre

3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?)

•

- ever-
- evergreen
2. noun
(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) árbol de hoja perenne

- everlasting
- everlastingly
- evermore
- for ever / forever

ever adv

1. alguna vez

do you ever go to the swimming pool? ¿vas alguna vez a la piscina?

have you ever been to París? ¿has estado alguna vez en París?

2. nunca / jamás

she sings better than ever canta mejor que nunca

it's the best book I've ever read es el mejor libro que jamás he leído

3. nunca

don't you ever have breakfast? ¿no desayunas nunca?

ever since desde que / desde entonces

I have lived here ever since I was a child vivo aquí desde que era niño

they met 5 years ago and they've been friends ever since se conocieron hace 5 años y son amigos desde entonces

for ever para siempre

hardly ever casi nunca

ever

tr['evə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adverb

1 (in negative sentences) nunca, jamás

■ nobody ever comes no viene nunca nadie

■ nothing like this has ever happened before nunca ha pasado nada semejante

■ don't ever do that again no vuelves a hacer esto jamás

2 (in questions) alguna vez

■ have you ever seen "Dracula"? ¿has visto "Drácula" alguna vez?

■ have you ever been to London? ¿has estado en Londres alguna vez?

■ do you ever think about life after death? ¿piensas alguna vez en la vida después de la muerte?

■ if you ever go to England, come and visit me si vas alguna vez a Inglaterra, ven a visitarme

■ did you ever meet my ex-husband? ¿llegaste a conocer a mi ex marido?

3 (always) siempre

■ and they lived happily ever after y vivieron felices para siempre

■ I'll love you for ever te amaré para siempre

4 (after comparative and superlative) nunca

■ this is the best meal I've ever tasted ésta es la mejor comida que he probado nunca

■ I'm feeling better than ever estoy mejor que nunca

■ it's hurting more than ever me duele más que nunca

5 (emphatic use)

■ what ever shall I do? ¿qué demonios hago?

■ how ever did you lose your coat? ¿cómo demonios has perdido el abrigo?

■ why ever not? ¿y por qué no?

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all somebody ever does is... lo único que alguien hace es...

as ever como siempre

as «(adjective)» as ever tan (adjetivo) como siempre

■ he's still as boring as ever aún es tan aburrido como siempre

ever since desde, desde entonces

■ ever since the war desde la guerra

■ I've been here ever since estoy aquí desde entonces

ever so... muy...

■ I'm ever so pleased estoy muy contenta

■ thanks ever so (much) muchas gracias

ever such... muy...

■ she's ever such a nice person es muy simpática

for ever (and ever) para siempre (jamás)

ever more más y más, cada vez más

did you ever...! ¡habráse visto!

ever yours,... / yours ever,... (in letters) recibe un abrazo de...

ever ['ɛvər] adv

1) always: siempre

as ever: como siempre

ever since: desde entonces

2) (in questions) : alguna vez, algún día

have you ever been to Mexico?: ¿has estado en México alguna vez?

3) (in negative constructions) : nunca

doesn't he ever work?: ¿es que nunca trabaja?

nobody ever helps me: nadie nunca me ayuda

4) (in comparisons) : nunca

better than ever: mejor que nunca

5) (as intensifier)

I'm ever so happy!: ¡estoy tan y tan feliz!

he looks ever so angry: parece estar muy enojado

ever

adv.

• alguna vez adv.

• jamás adv.

• nunca adv.

• por casualidad adv.

• siempre adv.

'evər, 'evə(r)
adverb

1)

a) ( at any time)

have you ever visited London? — ¿has estado en Londres (alguna vez)?

will we ever get there? — ¿llegaremos algún día?

don't you ever listen? — ¿es que nunca escuchas?

nobody ever comes to see me — nunca viene nadie a verme

hardly ever — casi nunca

I seldom, if ever, eat meat — muy rara vez como carne

b) (expressing incredulity, indignation)

did you ever see such a thing! — habráse visto cosa igual!

as if he'd ever do such a terrible thing! — como si fuera capaz de hacer semejante cosa!

2) (after comp or superl)

these are our worst ever results — éstos son los peores resultados que hemos tenido hasta ahora

the situation is worse than ever — la situación está peor que nunca

3) (always, constantly)

a) (in phrases)

as ever — como siempre

they lived happily ever after — ( in fairy tales) vivieron felices y comieron perdices

ever since: ever since we first saw her desde que la vimos por primera vez; we've been friends ever since somos amigos desde entonces; for ever — para siempre

b) (before pres p and adj)

the ever growing threat of war — la creciente amenaza de la guerra

ever helpful, he offered to drive me there — gentil como siempre, se ofreció a llevarme en coche

4) (as intensifier)

a) (in wh- questions)

when will you ever learn? — ¿cuándo vas a aprender?

why ever did you tell him? — ¿por qué diablos se lo dijiste? (fam)

what ever can have happened? — ¿qué podrá haber pasado?

b) (esp BrE colloq)

thanks ever so o ever so much o ever such a lot — muchísimas gracias

it's ever so cold in here — hace muchísimo frío aquí

['evǝ(r)]
ADV
1) (=always) siempre

• ever after — desde entonces

they lived happily ever after — vivieron felices

• as ever — como siempre; (ending letter) un abrazo...

• for ever — (=always) siempre

for ever and ever, for ever and a day — por siempre jamás; (=until end of time) para siempre

• ever ready — siempre dispuesto

• ever since — (as adv) desde entonces; (as conj) desde que

• yours ever — (ending letter) un abrazo...

2) (=at any time)

all she ever does is make jam — se pasa la vida haciendo mermelada

if you ever go there — si vas allí alguna vez

nothing ever happens — nunca pasa nada

we haven't ever tried it — nunca lo hemos probado

did you ever find it? — ¿lo encontraste por fin?

did you ever meet him? — ¿llegaste a conocerlo?

have you ever been there? — ¿has estado allí alguna vez?

• better than ever — mejor que nunca

• hardly ever — casi nunca

• seldom, if ever — rara vez o nunca

now, if ever, is the time or moment to... — ahora o nunca es el momento de...

he's a liar if ever there was one — él sí que es un mentiroso

a nice man, if ever I saw one — hombre simpático donde los haya or si los hay

• more than ever — más que nunca

more beautiful than ever — más hermoso que nunca

- did you ever?

3) (used as intensifier)

is it ever big! — (US) * ¡qué grande es!, ¡si vieras lo grande que es!

as if I ever would! — ¿me crees capaz de hacer algo semejante?

• as soon as ever you can — lo antes or lo más pronto posible

• before ever you were born — antes de que nacieras

• never ever — (nunca) jamás

• ever so — (esp Brit) * muy

it's ever so cold — hace un frío terrible

we're ever so grateful — estamos muy agradecidos

ever so many things — tantísimas cosas, la mar de cosas

ever so much — mucho, muchísimo

he's ever so nice — es simpatiquísimo

• why ever did you do it? — ¿por qué demonios lo hiciste?

why ever not? — ¿y por qué no?

4) (after superl)

it's the best ever — jamás ha habido mejor

the coldest night ever — la noche más fría que nunca hemos tenido

* * *
['evər, 'evə(r)]
adverb

1)

a) ( at any time)

have you ever visited London? — ¿has estado en Londres (alguna vez)?

will we ever get there? — ¿llegaremos algún día?

don't you ever listen? — ¿es que nunca escuchas?

nobody ever comes to see me — nunca viene nadie a verme

hardly ever — casi nunca

I seldom, if ever, eat meat — muy rara vez como carne

b) (expressing incredulity, indignation)

did you ever see such a thing! — habráse visto cosa igual!

as if he'd ever do such a terrible thing! — como si fuera capaz de hacer semejante cosa!

2) (after comp or superl)

these are our worst ever results — éstos son los peores resultados que hemos tenido hasta ahora

the situation is worse than ever — la situación está peor que nunca

3) (always, constantly)

a) (in phrases)

as ever — como siempre

they lived happily ever after — ( in fairy tales) vivieron felices y comieron perdices

ever since: ever since we first saw her desde que la vimos por primera vez; we've been friends ever since somos amigos desde entonces; for ever — para siempre

b) (before pres p and adj)

the ever growing threat of war — la creciente amenaza de la guerra

ever helpful, he offered to drive me there — gentil como siempre, se ofreció a llevarme en coche

4) (as intensifier)

a) (in wh- questions)

when will you ever learn? — ¿cuándo vas a aprender?

why ever did you tell him? — ¿por qué diablos se lo dijiste? (fam)

what ever can have happened? — ¿qué podrá haber pasado?

b) (esp BrE colloq)

thanks ever so o ever so much o ever such a lot — muchísimas gracias

it's ever so cold in here — hace muchísimo frío aquí

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