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I won't go there again in a hurry

1 hurry

1. verb
1) (to (cause to) move or act quickly, often too quickly: You'd better hurry if you want to catch that bus; If you hurry me, I'll make mistakes.) skynde seg, skynde på, haste

2) (to convey quickly: After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital.) føre bort i en fart
2. noun
1) (the act of doing something quickly, often too quickly: In his hurry to leave, he fell and broke his arm.) hast(verk), fart, travelhet

2) (the need to do something quickly: Is there any hurry for this job?) (brå)hast

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- hurried
- hurriedly
- in a hurry
- hurry up

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subst. \/ˈhʌrɪ\/

1) hastverk, hast

• why all this hurry?

hvorfor slikt hastverk?, er det noe som haster?

2) iver

3) travelhet, hastverk

• in his hurry he forgot the money

i alt hastverket glemte han pengene

4) ( gammeldags) urolighet, tumult, bråk

be in a hurry ha hastverk, få hastverk, ha det travelt

• I am in a hurry for the money

jeg trenger pengene raskt, jeg må ha pengene fort

• he was in a hurry to leave

han hadde det travelt med å dra

in a hurry i all hast, i full fart, skyndsomt ( hverdagslig) med det første så fort som mulig

• I won't go there again in a hurry

jeg drar ikke tilbake dit med det første, jeg har ingen bråhast med å dra dit igjen

be in no hurry ( ofte ironisk) ha god tid, ta seg god tid

there is no hurry det er ingen hast, det er ingenting som haster
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verb \/ˈhʌrɪ\/

1) skynde seg, haste, ile, styrte

• they hurried to the station

de skyndte seg til stasjonen

2) skynde seg med

3) forhaste seg

4) påskynde, fremskynde, forsere

• hurry dinner

fremskynde middagen, forsere middagen

• if we hurry the work, it may be spoiled

hvis vi forserer arbeidet, vil det kanskje bli ødelagt

5) skynde på, jage på

• it's no use hurrying her

det er nytteløst å skynde på henne

6) skysse, føre i all hast, drive (frem)

• they were hurried away

de ble ført bort i all hast

• hurry troops to the front

dirigere tropper til fronten i all hast

• an ambulance hurried him to the hospital

en sykebil førte ham raskt til sykehuset

• the police hurried the prisoner into the car

politiet skysset fangen inn i bilen

be hurried ha hastverk

• it is easy to see that you were hurried when you wrote that

det er lett å se at du hadde hastverk da du skrev det

hurry on haste videre, ile videre

hurry oneself skynde seg

• don't hurry yourself, we've got plenty of time

ta det rolig, vi har masser av tid

hurry on somebody skynde på noen, jage på noen, mase på noen

hurry someone away eller hurry someone along skynde på noen, få noen til å skynde seg

hurry someone into something

forklaring: presse eller tvinge noen til å gjøre noe raskt eller forhastet

• she was hurried into marriage

hun ble drevet inn i ekteskapet

• you can't hurry him into (making) a decision

du kan ikke presse ham til å ta en forhastet avgjørelse

hurry up skynde seg, raske på

• hurry up about something

skynde seg med noe

• hurry up or we will be late

skynd deg ellers kommer vi for sent

• I told her to hurry up

jeg sa hun måtte skynde seg

English-Norwegian dictionary > hurry
2 hurry

hurry ['hʌrɪ] (pl hurries, pt & pp hurried)

1 noun

(a) (rush) hâte f, précipitation f;

∎ to be in a hurry être pressé;

∎ not now, I'm in (too much of) a hurry pas maintenant, je suis (trop) pressé;

∎ to be in a hurry to do sth avoir hâte de faire qch;

∎ to do sth in a hurry faire qch à la hâte;

∎ to leave in a hurry sortir à la hâte ou en courant;

∎ he needs it in a hurry il en a besoin tout de suite;

∎ to be in a tearing or an awful hurry être très pressé;

∎ in his or the hurry to leave he forgot his umbrella dans sa hâte de partir il a oublié son parapluie;

∎ there's no big or great hurry rien ne presse;

∎ are you in a hurry for it? c'est urgent?;

∎ there's no hurry cela ne presse pas;

∎ what's the or your hurry? qu'est-ce qui (vous) presse?;

∎ it was obviously written in a hurry de toute évidence, cela a été écrit à la hâte;

∎ you won't see her again in a hurry vous ne la reverrez pas de sitôt;

∎ British familiar he won't try that again in a hurry! il ne ressayera pas de sitôt!, il n'est pas près de ressayer!

(b) (eagerness) empressement m;

∎ he's in no hurry to see her again il n'est pas pressé ou il n'a aucune hâte de la revoir;

∎ British a young man in a hurry un jeune homme pressé de réussir ou ambitieux

2 intransitive verb

se dépêcher, se presser, se hâter;

∎ he's hurrying to finish some work il se dépêche ou se presse ou se hâte de finir un travail;

∎ I must or I'd better hurry il faut que je me dépêche;

∎ you don't have to hurry over that report vous pouvez prendre votre temps pour faire ce rapport;

∎ he hurried into/out of the room il est entré dans/sorti de la pièce en toute hâte ou précipitamment;

∎ he hurried down the stairs il a descendu l'escalier en toute hâte ou précipitamment;

∎ he hurried (over) to the bank il s'est précipité à la banque, il s'est rendu à la banque en toute hâte;

∎ to hurry after sb courir après qn;

∎ hurry! it's already started dépêche-toi! c'est déjà commencé

3 transitive verb

(a) (chivvy along) faire se dépêcher, presser, bousculer;

∎ don't hurry him ne le bouscule pas;

∎ he was hurried into making a choice on l'a pressé de faire un choix;

∎ she won't be hurried, you can't hurry her vous ne la ferez pas se dépêcher;

∎ they hurried him through customs ils lui ont fait passer la douane à la hâte

(b) (preparations, work) activer, presser, hâter;

∎ this decision can't be hurried cette décision exige d'être prise sans hâte

(c) (transport hastily) emmener d'urgence;

∎ aid was hurried to the stricken town des secours ont été envoyés d'urgence à la ville sinistrée;

∎ she was hurried to hospital elle a été transportée à l'hôpital en (toute) hâte

➲ hurry along

1 intransitive verb

marcher d'un pas pressé;

∎ hurry along now! pressons, pressons!;

∎ we'd better be hurrying along on ferait mieux de se presser

2 separable transitive verb

(person) faire presser le pas à, faire se dépêcher ou s'activer; (work) activer, accélérer;

∎ he wants the investigation hurried along il veut faire accélérer ou faire avancer plus rapidement l'enquête

➲ hurry away

1 intransitive verb

partir précipitamment

2 separable transitive verb

∎ he hurried the children away from the scene of the accident il a vite éloigné les enfants du lieu de l'accident

➲ hurry back intransitive verb

revenir ou retourner à la hâte;

∎ she'll soon come hurrying back elle reviendra vite;

∎ promise to hurry back afterwards promets de revenir vite après;

∎ don't hurry back, I'll take care of everything ne te presse pas de revenir, je me chargerai de tout

➲ hurry off

1 intransitive verb

partir précipitamment

2 separable transitive verb

∎ they hurried her off to hospital ils l'ont emmenée à l'hôpital en (toute) hâte

➲ hurry on

1 separable transitive verb

(person) faire hâter le pas à; (work) activer

2 intransitive verb

se dépêcher, continuer à la hâte ou en hâte;

∎ he hurried on to the next shelter il s'est pressé de gagner l'abri suivant;

∎ can we hurry on to the next item on the agenda? peut-on vite passer ou passer sans tarder à la prochaine question inscrite à l'ordre du jour?

➲ hurry up

1 intransitive verb

se dépêcher, se presser;

∎ hurry up! dépêche-toi!;

∎ hurry up and get dressed dépêche-toi de t'habiller;

∎ hurry up with that packing dépêche-toi de faire ces bagages;

∎ hurry up with the iron dépêche-toi avec le fer

2 separable transitive verb

(person) faire se dépêcher; (production, work) activer, pousser;

∎ I'll go and hurry them up je vais leur dire de se dépêcher

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3 hurry

hurry

A n hâte f, empressement m ; to be in a hurry être pressé (to do de faire) ; in my hurry, I forgot… dans ma hâte, j'ai oublié… ; there's no hurry il n'y a rien d'urgent, il n'y a pas le feu ○ ; what's (all) the hurry? qu'est-ce qui presse? ; to do sth in a hurry faire qch à la hâte ; I'm not in any hurry to have children je ne suis pas pressée d'avoir des enfants ; I won't forget that in a hurry! je ne suis pas près d'oublier ça! ; she won't do that again in a hurry! elle ne recommencera pas de sitôt!

B vtr

1 ( do hastily) brusquer [meal, task, performance, speech] ;

2 (rush, bustle) bousculer [person] ; to hurry sb in/out faire entrer/sortir qn en toute hâte ; to hurry sb to his seat faire asseoir qn rapidement ; to hurry sb away from the scene faire quitter précipitamment les lieux à qn.

C vi [person] se dépêcher, se presser ; to hurry over doing se dépêcher de faire ; to hurry over one's homework/a meal se dépêcher de faire ses devoirs/de manger ; to hurry in/out entrer/sortir précipitamment ; to hurry home se dépêcher de rentrer chez soi.

Phrasal verbs

■ hurry along:

▶ hurry along se presser, se dépêcher ; hurry along there please! allons, pressons s'il vous plaît! ;

▶ hurry along [sth], hurry [sth] along faire accélérer, faire activer [process].

■ hurry away se sauver.

■ hurry back ( to any place) se dépêcher or s'empresser de retourner (to à) ; ( to one's home) se dépêcher de rentrer (chez soi) ; hurry back! dépêche-toi de rentrer!

■ hurry off se sauver.

■ hurry up:

▶ hurry up se dépêcher ; hurry up! dépêche-toi! magne-toi ○ ! ;

▶ hurry [sb] up, hurry up [sb] bousculer [person] ;

▶ hurry [sth] up faire accélérer, faire activer [process].

Big English-French dictionary > hurry
4 hurry

1. noun
1) (great haste) Eile, die

what is or why the [big] hurry? — warum die Eile?

in a hurry — eilig

be in a [great or terrible] hurry — es [furchtbar] eilig haben

do something in a hurry — etwas in Eile tun

leave in a hurry — davoneilen

I need it in a hurry — ich brauche es dringend

I shan't ask again in a hurry — (coll.) ich frage so schnell nicht wieder

be in a/not be in a or be in no hurry to do something — es eilig/nicht eilig haben, etwas zu tun

2) (urgent requirement)

there is a hurry for something — etwas ist sehr gefragt

what's the [big] hurry? — wozu die Eile?

there's no hurry — es eilt nicht; es hat keine Eile
2. transitive verb
(transport fast) schnell bringen; (urge to go or act faster) antreiben; (consume fast) hinunterschlingen [Essen]

hurry one's work — seine Arbeit in zu großer Eile erledigen
3. intransitive verb
sich beeilen; (to or from place) eilen

hurry downstairs/out/in — nach unten/nach draußen/nach drinnen eilen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/87980/hurry_along">hurry along

- hurry on

- hurry through

- hurry up

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1. verb
1) (to (cause to) move or act quickly, often too quickly: You'd better hurry if you want to catch that bus; If you hurry me, I'll make mistakes.) sich beeilen, drängen

2) (to convey quickly: After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital.) eilig bringen
2. noun
1) (the act of doing something quickly, often too quickly: In his hurry to leave, he fell and broke his arm.) die Hast

2) (the need to do something quickly: Is there any hurry for this job?) die Eile

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- hurried
- hurriedly
- in a hurry
- hurry up
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hur·ry

[ˈhʌri, AM ˈhɜ:ri]

I. n no pl Eile f, Hast f

what's [all] the \hurry? wozu die Eile?

I'm in no \hurry to leave home ich habe vorläufig noch nicht vor, auszuziehen

I need that money in a \hurry ich brauche das Geld sofort

he won't do that again in a \hurry das wird er so schnell nicht mehr machen

there's no [great] \hurry es hat keine Eile [o eilt nicht]

in my \hurry to leave on time I left my keys behind in der Hektik des Aufbruchs habe ich meine Schlüssel liegen gelassen

to not forget sth in a \hurry etw so bald [o schnell] nicht vergessen

to leave in a \hurry hastig [o überstürzt] aufbrechen

II. vi

<- ie->

sich akk beeilen

there's no need to \hurry lassen Sie sich ruhig Zeit

III. vt

<- ie->

▪ to \hurry sb jdn hetzen [o fam scheuchen]

I hate to \hurry you, but... ich will ja nicht drängen, aber...

I won't be hurried into making a snap decision ich lass' mich nicht dazu drängen, etwas zu entscheiden, ohne dass ich vorher darüber nachgedacht habe

he was hurried to hospital er wurde eilig ins Krankenhaus geschafft

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['hʌrɪ]
1. n
Eile f
in my hurry to get it finished... — vor lauter Eile, damit fertig zu werden...

to do sth in a hurry — etw schnell or (too fast) hastig tun

I need it in a hurry — ich brauche es schnell or eilig or dringend

to be in a hurry — es eilig haben, in Eile sein

I'm in no particular hurry — ich habe es nicht besonders eilig

I'm in no hurry to leave home — ich will nicht so schnell von zu Hause ausziehen

I won't do that again in a hurry! (inf) — das mache ich so schnell nicht wieder!

what's the hurry? — was soll die Eile or Hast?

what's your hurry? — warum ( hast dus) so eilig?

is there any hurry for it? — eilt es damit?, eilt das?

there's no hurry — es eilt nicht, es hat Zeit

2. vi
sich beeilen; (= run/go quickly) laufen, eilen (geh)
there's no need to hurry — kein Grund zur Eile

can't you make her hurry? — kannst du sie nicht zur Eile antreiben?

don't hurry! — lass dir Zeit!, immer mit der Ruhe! (inf)

I must hurry back — ich muss schnell zurück

3. vt
person (= make act quickly) (zur Eile) antreiben; (= make move quickly) scheuchen (inf); work etc beschleunigen, schneller machen; (= do too quickly) überstürzen
troops were hurried to the spot — es wurden schleunigst Truppen dorthin gebracht

don't hurry me — hetz mich nicht so!

don't hurry your meals — schling das Essen nicht so runter!

I won't be hurried into a decision — ich lasse mich nicht zu einer schnellen Entscheidung drängen

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hurry [ˈhʌrı; US besonders ˈhɜriː]

A s

1. Hast f, Eile f:

be in a (great) hurry es (sehr) eilig haben ( to do sth etwas zu tun), in (großer) Eile sein;

be in no hurry es nicht eilig haben ( to do sth etwas zu tun);

I’m in no hurry auch ich hab Zeit;

be in no hurry to do sth

a) nicht darauf erpicht sein, etwas zu tun,

b) etwas nicht tun wollen;

I am in no hurry for you to do it es eilt mir nicht, dass du es tust; lass dir ruhig Zeit damit;

do sth in a hurry etwas eilig oder hastig tun, sich keine Zeit mit etwas lassen;

I need it in a hurry ich brauche es schnell oder dringend;

in my hurry I left my umbrella at home vor lauter Eile vergaß ich meinen Schirm zu Hause;

in my hurry to catch the train I … ich hatte es so eilig, den Zug zu erreichen, dass ich …;

you will not beat that in a hurry umg das machst du nicht so schnell oder so leicht nach;

in the hurry of business im Drang der Geschäfte;

no hurry lass dir Zeit!;

there is no hurry es hat keine Eile, es eilt nicht

2. Hetze f, Wirbel m:

the hurry of daily life

3. MUS (Trommel- etc) Wirbel m

B v/t

1. schnell oder eilig befördern oder bringen:

hurry through eine Gesetzesvorlage etc durchpeitschen umg

2. oft hurry up

a) jemanden antreiben, hetzen,

b) etwas beschleunigen:

hurry one’s pace seinen Schritt beschleunigen

3. etwas übereilen:

hurry one’s shot SPORT überhastet schießen

C v/i

1. eilen, hasten:

hurry after sb jemandem nacheilen;

hurry away ( oder off) wegeilen;

hurry over sth etwas flüchtig oder hastig erledigen

2. oft hurry up sich beeilen:

hurry up! (mach) schnell!

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1. noun
1) (great haste) Eile, die

what is or why the [big] hurry? — warum die Eile?

in a hurry — eilig

be in a [great or terrible] hurry — es [furchtbar] eilig haben

do something in a hurry — etwas in Eile tun

leave in a hurry — davoneilen

I need it in a hurry — ich brauche es dringend

I shan't ask again in a hurry — (coll.) ich frage so schnell nicht wieder

be in a/not be in a or be in no hurry to do something — es eilig/nicht eilig haben, etwas zu tun

2) (urgent requirement)

there is a hurry for something — etwas ist sehr gefragt

what's the [big] hurry? — wozu die Eile?

there's no hurry — es eilt nicht; es hat keine Eile
2. transitive verb
(transport fast) schnell bringen; (urge to go or act faster) antreiben; (consume fast) hinunterschlingen [Essen]

hurry one's work — seine Arbeit in zu großer Eile erledigen
3. intransitive verb
sich beeilen; (to or from place) eilen

hurry downstairs/out/in — nach unten/nach draußen/nach drinnen eilen

Phrasal Verbs:

- hurry along

- hurry on

- hurry through

- hurry up

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n.

Eile -n f.

Hast nur sing. f. v.

beeilen v.

eilen v.

English-german dictionary > hurry
5 hurry

1. verb
1) (to (cause to) move or act quickly, often too quickly: You'd better hurry if you want to catch that bus; If you hurry me, I'll make mistakes.) darse prisa (intransitivo); meter prisa (transitivo); aligerar, acelerar

2) (to convey quickly: After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital.) llevar deprisa/a toda prisa/urgentemente

2. noun
1) (the act of doing something quickly, often too quickly: In his hurry to leave, he fell and broke his arm.) prisa

2) (the need to do something quickly: Is there any hurry for this job?) prisa, urgencia

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- hurried
- hurriedly
- in a hurry
- hurry up

hurry¹ n prisa

to be in a hurry tener prisa

hurry² vb darse prisa / apresurarse

El pasado y participio pasado de hurry se escribe hurried; el gerundio se escribe hurrying

hurry

tr['hʌrɪ]

noun

1 prisa

■ what's the hurry! ¿a qué viene tanta prisa?

■ are you in a hurry for the report? ¿le corre prisa el informe?

■ I won't do that again in a hurry me lo pensaré dos veces la próxima vez

intransitive verb (pt & pp hurried, ger hurrying)

1 apresurarse, darse prisa

■ he hurried through his meal comió a toda prisa

■ hurry! ¡date prisa!

transitive verb

1 dar prisa, meter prisa

■ he's always hurrying me siempre me mete prisa

■ they hurried her to hospital la llevaron a toda prisa al hospital

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in a hurry de prisa

to be in a hurry tener prisa

hurry ['həri] v, - ried ; - rying vi

: apurarse, darse prisa, apresurarse

hurry vt

: apurar, darle prisa (a alguien)

hurry n

: prisa f, apuro f

hurry

n.

• prisa s.f.

v.

• acelerar v.

• adelantar v.

• afanar v.

• anticipar v.

• apremiar v.

• apresurar v.

• apurar v.

• aviar v.

• darse prisa v.

• precipitar v.

'hɜːri, 'hʌri
I

noun (no pl) prisa f, apuro m (AmL)

in all the hurry, I forgot my umbrella — con la prisa or (AmL) con el apuro, se me olvidó el paraguas

in a hurry: I'm in a hurry tengo prisa, estoy apurado (AmL); he wrote it in a hurry lo escribió deprisa or (fam) a las carreras (fam); he won't try that again in a hurry (esp BrE colloq) no le va a quedar ni pizca de ganas de volver a hacerlo (fam); to be in a hurry to + INF tener* prisa or (AmL tb) apuro por+inf; what's the hurry? — ¿qué prisa or (AmL tb) qué apuro hay?

II
1.

-ries, -rying, -ried intransitive verb

a) ( make haste) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL)

there's no need to hurry — no hay prisa, no hay apuro (AmL)

b) ( move hastily) (+ adv compl)

she hurried after him — corrió tras él

he hurried in/out — entró/salió corriendo

2.

vt

a) \<\<person\>\> meterle prisa a, apurar (AmL)

he was hurried to a waiting car — se lo llevaron rápidamente or a toda prisa a un coche que estaba esperando

b) \<\<work\>\> hacer* apresuradamente, hacer* a las carreras (fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

- hurry along

- hurry away

- hurry on

- hurry up

['hʌrɪ]
1.

N prisa f, apuro m (LAm)

to be in a hurry (to do sth) — tener prisa or (LAm) apuro (por hacer algo)

I'm in no hurry, I'm not in any hurry — no tengo prisa

they were in no hurry to pay us — no se dieron prisa por pagarnos

are you in a hurry for this? — ¿le corre prisa (esto)?

in our hurry to leave we left the keys behind — con las prisas de or por marcharnos nos dejamos olvidadas las llaves

to do sth in a hurry — hacer algo de prisa

he won't do that again in a hurry * — eso no lo vuelve a hacer

I shan't come back here in a hurry — aquí no pongo los pies nunca más

• is there any hurry? — ¿corre prisa?

• there's no (great) hurry — no hay or corre prisa

• what's the hurry? — ¿a qué viene tanta prisa?

2.

VT [+ person] meter prisa a, apresurar, apurar (LAm); [+ work, job] hacer apresuradamente, hacer deprisa y corriendo

this is a job that cannot be hurried — este es un trabajo que no admite prisas

he won't be hurried — no le gusta que le metan prisa

• don't let yourself be hurried into making a decision — no te obligues a tomar una decisión precipitada

• they hurried him to a doctor — lo llevaron a toda prisa a un médico

troops were hurried to the spot — se enviaron tropas con urgencia al lugar

3.

VI darse prisa, apurarse (LAm)

hurry! — ¡date prisa!, ¡apúrate! (LAm)

don't hurry! — ¡no hay prisa or (LAm) apuro!

to hurry to do sth — darse prisa or (LAm) apurarse en hacer algo, apresurarse a hacer algo

• to hurry after sb — correr detrás de algn

• to hurry back — volver de prisa

• she hurried home — se dio prisa para llegar a casa

• to hurry in — entrar corriendo

• I must hurry — tengo que correr or darme prisa

• to hurry out — salir corriendo

• he hurried over to us — vino a toda prisa or corriendo hasta nosotros

- hurry along

- hurry away

- hurry off

- hurry on

- hurry up

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['hɜːri, 'hʌri]
I

noun (no pl) prisa f, apuro m (AmL)

in all the hurry, I forgot my umbrella — con la prisa or (AmL) con el apuro, se me olvidó el paraguas

in a hurry: I'm in a hurry tengo prisa, estoy apurado (AmL); he wrote it in a hurry lo escribió deprisa or (fam) a las carreras (fam); he won't try that again in a hurry (esp BrE colloq) no le va a quedar ni pizca de ganas de volver a hacerlo (fam); to be in a hurry to + INF tener* prisa or (AmL tb) apuro por+inf; what's the hurry? — ¿qué prisa or (AmL tb) qué apuro hay?

II
1.

-ries, -rying, -ried intransitive verb

a) ( make haste) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL)

there's no need to hurry — no hay prisa, no hay apuro (AmL)

b) ( move hastily) (+ adv compl)

she hurried after him — corrió tras él

he hurried in/out — entró/salió corriendo

2.

vt

a) \<\<person\>\> meterle prisa a, apurar (AmL)

he was hurried to a waiting car — se lo llevaron rápidamente or a toda prisa a un coche que estaba esperando

b) \<\<work\>\> hacer* apresuradamente, hacer* a las carreras (fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

- hurry along

- hurry away

- hurry on

- hurry up

English-spanish dictionary > hurry
6 hurry

{'hʌri}
I. 1. бързам, побързвам, избързвам
to HURRY over a task претупвам задача
2. карам да бърза, ускорявам, притеснявам
to HURRY someone into doing something ка рам някого да направи нещо бързо/прибързано
this work cannot be hurried тази работа не може да се свърши набързо/да се ускори
I won't be hurried не искам да ме притесняват
3. изпращам бързо (to, into)
to HURRY oneself разбързвам се
hurry along вървя/крача бързо, карам (няко го) да върви бързо
hurry away отвеждам/извеждам/изпращам бързо, отивам си бързо, бързам (да си отида)
hurry back връщам (някого) бързо, карам (няко го) бързо да се върне, връщам се бързо, бързам да се върна
hurry in бързо влизам, бързо вкарвам (някого)
hurry on карам (някого) да бърза, ускорявам, активизирам, бързам, продължавам бързо
hurry out излизам бързо, бързо извеждам/изтиквам навън
hurry up разг. бързам
now then, HURRY up хайде, по-скоро, карам да побърза, давам зор (на), ускорявам (работа)
II. 1. бързане
to do something in a HURRY върша нещо (на) бързо
to be in a HURRY бързам
to be in no HURRY не бързам, не си давам зор
no HURRY! няма защо да бързаш/да се притесняваш
what's your HURRY? разг. защо бързаш? is there any HURRY? бърза ли е работата? in a HURRY бързо, скоро, охотно, с готовност, лесно, току тъй
2. припряност, бързина, суматоха
3. нетърпение, желание (to do something, for something)

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{'h^ri} v 1. бързам, побързвам, избързвам; to hurry over a task пре(2) {'h^ri} n 1. бързане; to do s.th. in a hurry върша нещо (на)бър

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тремоло; ускорявам; припряност; прибързване; притеснявам; бързане; бързина; бързам; избързване; избързвам;

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1. hurry along вървя/крача бързо, карам (няко го) да върви бързо 2. hurry away отвеждам/извеждам/изпращам бързо, отивам си бързо, бързам (да си отида) 3. hurry back връщам (някого) бързо, карам (няко го) бързо да се върне, връщам се бързо, бързам да се върна 4. hurry in бързо влизам, бързо вкарвам (някого) 5. hurry off hurry away 2 6. hurry on карам (някого) да бърза, ускорявам, активизирам, бързам, продължавам бързо 7. hurry out излизам бързо, бързо извеждам/изтиквам навън 8. hurry up разг. бързам 9. i won't be hurried не искам да ме притесняват 10. i. бързам, побързвам, избързвам 11. ii. бързане 12. no hurry! няма защо да бързаш/да се притесняваш 13. now then, hurry up хайде, по-скоро, карам да побърза, давам зор (на), ускорявам (работа) 14. this work cannot be hurried тази работа не може да се свърши набързо/да се ускори 15. to be in a hurry бързам 16. to be in no hurry не бързам, не си давам зор 17. to do something in a hurry върша нещо (на) бързо 18. to hurry oneself разбързвам се 19. to hurry over a task претупвам задача 20. to hurry someone into doing something ка рам някого да направи нещо бързо/прибързано 21. what's your hurry? разг. защо бързаш? is there any hurry? бърза ли е работата? in a hurry бързо, скоро, охотно, с готовност, лесно, току тъй 22. изпращам бързо (to, into) 23. карам да бърза, ускорявам, притеснявам 24. нетърпение, желание (to do something, for something) 25. припряност, бързина, суматоха
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hurry[´hʌri] I. v 1. бързам, побързвам, избързвам, прибързвам; she hurried along the road тя вървеше бързешком по пътя; to \hurry over a task набързо се справям със (претупвам) задача; to \hurry into o.'s clothes обличам се набързо; 2. карам да бърза, препирам, притеснявам; I don't want to \hurry you into a decision не искам да те препирам да вземеш бързо решение; 3. изпращам бързо; she hurried him to his bed тя го изпрати бързо в леглото; 4. ускорявам; to \hurry o.'s movements работя (движа се) по-бързо; to \hurry the ending театр. набързо стигам до развръзката; to \hurry o.s. бързам, раздвижвам се; II. n бързане и бъркотия; хаос; III. v действам бързо и без ред, хаотично; IV. n 1. бързане, прибързване, избързване; to do s.th. in a \hurry върша нещо (на)бързо; to be in a \hurry бързам; to be in no \hurry не бързам; не си давам зор; no \hurry! няма защо да бързаш (да си даваш зор); what's your ( the) \hurry? разг. защо бързаш? закъде си се разбързал? is there any \hurry ( about it)? има ли защо да се бърза? бърза ли е работата? I won't do that again in a \hurry такова нещо няма скоро (толкова лесно) да направя; 2. припряност, бързина, нервност; прибързаност; 3. муз. тремоло; 4. улей за изсипване на въглища и пр. в кораб.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > hurry
7 hurry

hur·ry [ʼhʌri, Am ʼhɜ:ri] n

no pl

Eile f, Hast f;

what's [all] the \hurry? wozu die Eile?;

I'm in no \hurry to leave home ich habe vorläufig noch nicht vor, auszuziehen;

I need that money in a \hurry ich brauche das Geld sofort;

he won't do that again in a \hurry das wird er so schnell nicht mehr machen;

there's no [great] \hurry es hat keine Eile [o eilt nicht];

in my \hurry to leave on time I left my keys behind in der Hektik des Aufbruchs habe ich meine Schlüssel liegen gelassen;

to not forget sth in a \hurry etw so bald [o schnell] nicht vergessen;

to leave in a \hurry hastig [o überstürzt] aufbrechen vi <- ie- sich akk beeilen;

there's no need to \hurry lassen Sie sich ruhig Zeit vt <- ie->

to \hurry sb jdn hetzen [o ( fam) scheuchen];

I hate to \hurry you, but... ich will ja nicht drängen, aber...;

I won't be hurried into making a snap decision ich lass' mich nicht dazu drängen, etwas zu entscheiden, ohne dass ich vorher darüber nachgedacht habe;

he was hurried to hospital er wurde eilig ins Krankenhaus geschafft

English-German students dictionary > hurry
8 hurry hur·ry

['hʌrɪ]
1. n

fretta, premura

to be in a hurry (to do) — avere una gran fretta (di fare)

to do sth in a hurry — fare qc in fretta

done in a hurry — fatto (-a) in fretta

are you in a hurry for this? — ti serve subito?

what's the hurry? — che fretta c'è?

there's no hurry — non c'è fretta or premura

he won't do that again in a hurry fam — non lo rifarà tanto facilmente

2. vt

(person) far fretta a, (work) fare in fretta

to hurry to do sth — affrettarsi a fare qc

he won't be hurried — non gli si può far fretta

she hurried him into the car — l'ha spinto in macchina

he was hurried to the hospital — è stato portato d'urgenza all'ospedale

he hurried his lunch — ha mangiato il pranzo alla svelta

troops were hurried to the spot — le truppe furono spedite in fretta sul posto

3. vi

fare in fretta

to hurry back/home — affrettarsi a tornare indietro/a casa

Sharon hurried back home — Sharon si affrettò a tornare a casa

to hurry after sb — precipitarsi dietro a qn

to hurry in/out — entrare/uscire in fretta

4. vt + adv

far fretta a

•

- hurry along

- hurry away

- hurry on

- hurry up

English-Italian dictionary > hurry hur·ry
9 hurry

hurry [ˈhʌrɪ]

1. noun

( = haste) hâte f ; ( = eagerness) empressement m

• what's your hurry? (inf) qu'est-ce qui vous presse ?

• there's no hurry rien ne presse

► in a hurry

• to be in a hurry être pressé

• to be in a hurry to do sth avoir hâte de faire qch

• it was done in a hurry ça a été fait à toute vitesse

• he left in a hurry il est parti précipitamment

• he won't come back here in a hurry! (inf) il ne reviendra pas de sitôt !

• are you in a hurry for this? vous en avez un besoin urgent ?► in no hurry

• I'm in no particular hurry je ne suis pas particulièrement pressé

• I'm in no hurry to do that again! (inf) je ne recommencerai pas de sitôt !

2. intransitive verb

   a. se dépêcher ( to do sth de faire qch)

• do hurry! dépêchez-vous !

• don't hurry ne vous pressez pas

• I must hurry il faut que je me dépêche

   b. to hurry in/out/through entrer/sortir/traverser en vitesse

• she hurried over to her sister's elle s'est précipitée chez sa sœur

• he hurried after her il a couru pour la rattraper

• they hurried up the stairs ils ont monté l'escalier quatre à quatre

• she hurried home elle s'est dépêchée de rentrer

3. transitive verb

   a. [+ person] bousculer ; [+ piece of work] presser

• I don't want to hurry you je ne veux pas vous bousculer

• he won't be hurried vous ne le ferez pas se dépêcher

• this job can't be hurried ce travail prend du temps

• I won't be hurried into a decision je refuse de prendre une décision précipitée

   b. to hurry sb in/out/through faire entrer/sortir/traverser qn en vitesse

• they hurried him to a doctor ils l'ont emmené d'urgence chez un médecin

► hurry along

1. intransitive verb

marcher d'un pas pressé

• hurry along please! pressons un peu, s'il vous plaît !

2. separable transitive verb

[+ person] faire se dépêcher ; [+ work] activer

• we're trying to hurry things along a little nous essayons d'activer un peu les choses

► hurry back intransitive verb se presser de revenir

• hurry back! (to guest) revenez-nous bientôt !

• don't hurry back: I'll be here till 6 o'clock ne te presse pas, je serai ici jusqu'à 6 heures► hurry on

1. intransitive verb

• she hurried on to the next stop elle s'est pressée de gagner l'arrêt suivant

• they hurried on to the next question ils sont vite passés à la question suivante

• she hurried on ahead elle est partie devant

2. separable transitive verb

[+ person] faire se dépêcher ; [+ work] activer

► hurry up

1. intransitive verb

se dépêcher

• hurry up! dépêchez-vous !

• hurry up and take your bath dépêche-toi de prendre ton bain

• hurry up with that coffee (bringing it) dépêche-toi d'apporter ce café ; (drinking it) dépêche-toi de boire ton café

2. separable transitive verb

[+ person] faire se dépêcher ; [+ work] activer

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['hʌrɪ] 1.
noun hâte f, empressement m

to be in a hurry — être pressé ( to do de faire)

there's no hurry — ça ne presse pas

what's the hurry? — qu'est-ce qui presse?

to do something in a hurry — faire quelque chose à la hâte

I won't forget that in a hurry! — je ne suis pas près d'oublier ça!
2.
transitive verb

1) ( do hastily) terminer [quelque chose] à la hâte [meal, task]

2) (rush, bustle) bousculer [person]

to hurry somebody in/out — faire entrer/sortir quelqu'un en toute hâte
3.
intransitive verb se dépêcher ( over doing de faire)

to hurry out — sortir précipitamment

to hurry home — se dépêcher de rentrer

Phrasal Verbs:

- hurry along

- hurry back

- hurry off

- hurry up

English-French dictionary > hurry
10 there

there [ðεə^r]

1. adverb

a. (place) y before vb, là

• we shall soon be there nous serons bientôt arrivés

• put it there posez-le là

• in there là-dedans

• down or over there là-bas

• somewhere round there quelque part par là

• from there de là

• they went there and back in two hours ils ont fait l'aller et retour en deux heures

• to be there for sb (inf) ( = supportive) être là pour qn

► there is ( = there exists) → be

► to be there ( = exist) exister

• if the technology is there, someone will use it si la technologie existe, quelqu'un l'utilisera

b. (other uses) there he is! le voilà !

• there you are ( = I've found you) (ah) vous voilà ! ; (offering sth) voilà

• hurry up there! eh ! dépêchez-vous !

• there's my mother calling me il y a ma mère qui m'appelle

• I disagree with you there là je ne suis pas d'accord avec vous

• you've got me there! alors là, ça me dépasse ! (inf)

• there comes a time when... il vient un moment où...

• you press this switch and there you are! tu appuies sur ce bouton et ça y est !

• there you are, I told you that would happen tu vois, je t'avais bien dit que ça allait arriver

• there they go! les voilà qui partent !

• I had hoped to finish early, but there you go j'espérais finir tôt mais tant pis

• he's all there (inf) ( = not stupid) il n'est pas idiot

• he's not all there (inf) il est un peu demeuré (inf)

2. exclamation

• there, what did I tell you? alors, qu'est-ce que je t'avais dit ?

• there, there, don't cry! allons, allons, ne pleure pas !

• there now, that didn't hurt, did it? eh bien, ça n'a pas fait si mal que ça, si ?

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Note: there is generally translated by là after prepositions: near there = près de là etc and when emphasizing the location of an object/a point etc visible to the speaker: put them there = mettez-les là

Remember that voilà is used to draw attention to a visible place/object/person: there's my watch = voilà ma montre, whereas il y a is used for generalizations: there's a village nearby = il y a un village tout près

there when unstressed with verbs such as aller and être is translated by y: we went there last year = nous y sommes allés l'année dernière, but not where emphasis is made: it was there that we went last year = c'est là que nous sommes allés l'année dernière

For examples of the above and further uses of there see the entry below
[ðeə(r)] 1.
pronoun ( as impersonal subject) il

there seems ou appears to be — il semble y avoir

there is/are — il y a

there are many reasons — il y a beaucoup de raisons

there is some left — il en reste

once upon a time there was — il était une fois

there'll be a singsong later — on va chanter plus tard

there's no denying that — personne ne peut nier que
2.
adverb

1) ( that place or point) là

up to there —

down to there — jusque là

put it in there — mettez-le là-dedans

in there please — ( ushering somebody) par là s'il vous plaît

2) ( at or to that place) là

stand there — mettez-vous là

go over there — va là-bas

since we were last there — depuis la dernière fois que nous y sommes allés

it's there that — gen c'est là que; ( when indicating) c'est là où

to go there and back in an hour — faire l'aller et retour en une heure

take the offer while it's there — fig profite de l'occasion pendant que c'est possible

3) ( to draw attention) (to person, activity etc) voilà; ( to place) là

what have you got there? — qu'est-ce que tu as là?

there goes the coach — voilà le car qui s'en va

there you go again — fig ça y est, c'est reparti

there you are — ( seeing somebody arrive) vous voilà; ( giving object) tenez, voilà; ( that's done) et voilà

there's a bus coming — voilà un bus

that paragraph there — ce paragraphe

my colleague there will show you — mon collègue va vous montrer

which one? this one or that one there? — lequel? celui-ci ou celui-là?

there's why! — ça explique tout!

4) ( indicating arrival) là

will she be there now? — est-ce qu'elle y est maintenant?

when do they get there? — quand est-ce qu'ils arrivent là-bas?

there I was at last — j'étais enfin là-bas

the train won't be there yet — le train ne sera pas encore là

we get off there — c'est là qu'on descend

5) ( indicating juncture) là

there we must finish — nous devons nous arrêter là

there was our chance — c'était notre chance

so there we were in the same cell — et comme ça on s'est retrouvé dans la même cellule

6) (colloq) ( emphatic)

hello there! — salut!

hey you there! — eh toi là-bas!
3.
there and then adverbial phrase directement
4.
there again adverbial phrase ( on the other hand) d'un autre côté
5.
exclamation

there there! — ( soothingly) allez! allez!

there! — ( triumphantly) voilà!

there, I told you! — voilà, je te l'avais bien dit!

there, you've woken the baby! — c'est malin, tu as réveillé le bébé!

English-French dictionary > there
11 hurry

I ['hʌrɪ]
nome fretta f., premura f.

to be in a hurry — avere fretta ( to do di fare)

there's no hurry — non è urgente, non c'è fretta

what's (all) the hurry? — che fretta c'è?

to do sth. in a hurry — fare qcs. in fretta

I won't forget that in a hurry! — non lo dimenticherò facilmente!
II 1. ['hʌrɪ]
verbo transitivo

1) (do hastily) fare [qcs.] in fretta [meal, task]

2) (rush, bustle) fare fretta a [ person]

to hurry sb. in, out — fare entrare, fare uscire qcn. in fretta
2.
verbo intransitivo affrettarsi, fare in fretta

to hurry out — uscire in fretta

to hurry home — andare in fretta a casa

- hurry along

- hurry back

- hurry off

- hurry up

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1. verb
1) (to (cause to) move or act quickly, often too quickly: You'd better hurry if you want to catch that bus; If you hurry me, I'll make mistakes.) sbrigarsi

2) (to convey quickly: After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital.) (trasportare d'urgenza)
2. noun
1) (the act of doing something quickly, often too quickly: In his hurry to leave, he fell and broke his arm.) fretta

2) (the need to do something quickly: Is there any hurry for this job?) fretta, urgenza

•

- hurried
- hurriedly
- in a hurry
- hurry up
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hurry /ˈhʌrɪ/
n. [u]

fretta; fretta e furia; premura; precipitazione; urgenza: There's no ( great) hurry to go to school, non c'è (tutta questa) fretta d'andare a scuola; to do st. in a big hurry, far qc. di gran fretta; In our hurry to leave, we forgot our tickets, nella fretta di uscire abbiamo dimenticato i biglietti

● (fam.) hurry-scurry, (avv.) in fretta e furia; (agg.) frettoloso, precipitoso; (sost.) fretta, precipitazione □ in a hurry, in fretta, di fretta, in fretta e furia, frettolosamente; (con frasi neg. anche) (tanto) facilmente, tanto presto: The article had been written in a hurry and was full of mistakes, l'articolo era stato scritto di fretta (o in fretta e furia) ed era pieno di errori; I won't forget this trip in a hurry, non dimenticherò facilmente questa gita □ to be in a hurry, aver fretta; essere impaziente: Why are you in such a hurry?, perché hai tanta fretta?; He is in a hurry to leave, è impaziente di partire □ to be in no hurry (o not to be in any hurry), non avere fretta; (fam.) non avere desiderio (o voglia: di fare qc.) □ (fam.) sb. won't do (o be doing) st. again in a hurry, q. non ha nessuna intenzione di rifare qc.: I won't be working for him again in a hurry, non ho nessuna intenzione di lavorare di nuovo per lui; se lo scorda che lavorerò di nuovo per lui (fam.) □ What's your [the] hurry?, che fretta hai [c'è]? □ Why the hurry?, che fretta c'è?; perché (tutta) questa fretta?
♦ (to) hurry /ˈhʌrɪ/
A v. i.

affrettarsi; sbrigarsi; far presto; spicciarsi; affannarsi: Don't hurry!, non affannarti!; DIALOGO → - At the station 1- If you hurry you'll catch it, se fai in fretta riesci a prenderlo NOTA D'USO: - go to / go and-

B v. t.

1 fare (qc.) in fretta; affrettare; sbrigare; accelerare; precipitare; far fretta a (q.); sollecitare; incalzare: He doesn't like to be hurried, non ama essere sollecitato

2 mandare (o spedire) in tutta fretta: More troops were hurried to the front, altre truppe sono state mandate al fronte in tutta fretta

● to hurry home, andare subito a casa; affrettarsi a rincasare.

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I ['hʌrɪ]
nome fretta f., premura f.

to be in a hurry — avere fretta ( to do di fare)

there's no hurry — non è urgente, non c'è fretta

what's (all) the hurry? — che fretta c'è?

to do sth. in a hurry — fare qcs. in fretta

I won't forget that in a hurry! — non lo dimenticherò facilmente!
II 1. ['hʌrɪ]
verbo transitivo

1) (do hastily) fare [qcs.] in fretta [meal, task]

2) (rush, bustle) fare fretta a [ person]

to hurry sb. in, out — fare entrare, fare uscire qcn. in fretta
2.
verbo intransitivo affrettarsi, fare in fretta

to hurry out — uscire in fretta

to hurry home — andare in fretta a casa

- hurry along

- hurry back

- hurry off

- hurry up

English-Italian dictionary > hurry
12 hurry

1. [ʹhʌrı] n
1. 1) спешка; торопливость; поспешность

undue hurry - излишняя спешка /поспешность/

in a hurry - в спешке, второпях [ср. тж. 2) и ♢ ]

in one's hurry - в спешке, спеша

in my hurry I forgot the keys - я в спешке забыл ключи

what's your hurry? - чего ты торопишься?

why all this hurry?!, is there any hurry about it? - куда /зачем/ торопиться?

(there is) no hurry - разг. не к спеху, ничего спешного

2) нетерпение, нетерпеливое желание; желание или необходимость сделать что-л. поскорее

he is in a hurry to leave - ему не терпится уехать [ср. тж. 1) и ♢ ]

why are you in such a hurry? - куда вы так торопитесь?, что вам не сидится?

2. муз. тремоло

3. мор. причал для загрузки корабля углём /углем/

♢ in a hurry - скоро; с лёгкостью, охотно [ср. тж. 1, 1) и 2)]

I shan't invite him again in a hurry - теперь я не скоро приглашу его к себе

you won't find the book in a hurry - вам нелегко будет найти эту книгу
2. [ʹhʌrı] v
1. 1) спешить, торопиться

to hurry home - торопиться домой

to hurry back - торопиться назад

I shall hurry back - я скоро вернусь

don't hurry - не торопись, не спеши

to hurry after smb. - бежать за кем-л.; догонять кого-л.

to hurry into one's clothes - одеваться наспех /второпях/

to hurry out of the room - поспешить из комнаты

he hurried to get the doctor - он поспешил за врачом

many young people hurry into marriage - многие молодые люди торопятся /спешат/ вступить в брак

2) подгонять, поторапливать, торопить; ускорять

to hurry the ending - ускорять конец /развязку/

it would be a pity to hurry the work - было бы очень жалко скомкать работу

don't hurry me - не подгоняй меня

I have been hurried into (making an) error - меня так торопили, что я сделал ошибку

the salesman hurried the customer to make a choice - продавец торопил покупателя с выбором

3) refl спешить, торопиться; стараться (закончить что-л.)

4) делать что-л. поспешно; отправлять, посылать и т. п. в спешке

to hurry in - поспешно входить (куда-л.)

to hurry out - а) поспешно выходить (откуда-л.); б) поспешно уводить или увозить

to hurry smth. into the car - поспешно втащить /погрузить/ что-л. в машину

to hurry over smth. - поспешить с чем-л.

troops were hurried into the town - в город были поспешно введены войска

2. уст., диал. будоражить, возбуждать

♢ hurry no man's cattle - имей терпение

НБАРС > hurry
13 hurry

/'hʌri/ * danh từ - sự vội vàng, sự hấp tấp, sự hối hả, sự gấp rút =why all this hurry?+ việc gì phải vội vàng thế? =is there any hurry?+ có cần phải làm gấp không? - sự sốt ruột (muốn làm vội việc gì, mong có cái gì ngay...) !in a hurry - vội vàng, hối hả, gấp rút - sốt ruột - (thông tục) dễ dàng =you won't find anything better in a hurry+ anh chẳng thể tìm được cái tốt hơn một cách dễ dàng đâu - (thông tục) vui lòng, sãn lòng =I shall not ask again in a hurry+ tôi chẳng tội gì mà hỏi lại * ngoại động từ - thúc giục, giục làm gấp; bắt làm gấp =don't hurry me+ đừng giục tôi =to hurry someone into doing something+ giục ai làm gấp việc gì - làm gấp, làm mau, làm vội vàng, xúc tiến nhanh (một công việc gì...) - ((thường) + away, along, out, into...) mang gấp đi, kéo vội đi, đưa vội đi, đẩy vội =to hurry someone out of the fire+ kéo vội ai ra khỏi đám lửa =to hurry the soldiers along to the front+ đưa vội quân ra mặt trận * nội động từ - hành động vội vàng, hành động hấp tấp, làm gấp; đi gấp, đi vội vàng =don't hurry, there is plenty of time+ đừng vội, con nhiều thì giờ lắm !to hurry away !to hurry off - đi vội vàng, hấp tấp ra đi !to hurry over !to hurry through - làm vội làm vàng cho xong việc (việc gì) !to hurry up - làm gấp, tiến hành gấp rút =hurry uphurry+ mau lên!, nhanh lên

English-Vietnamese dictionary > hurry
14 there

1. adverb
1) (in/at that place) da; dort; (fairly close) da

somebody has been there before — (fig. coll.) jemand weiß Bescheid

there or thereabouts — so ungefähr

be down/in/up there — da unten/drin/oben sein

there goes... — da geht/fährt usw....

are you there? — (on telephone) sind Sie noch da od. (ugs.) dran?

there and then — auf der Stelle

2) (calling attention)

hello or hi there! — hallo!

you there! — Sie da!

move along there! — weitergehen!

there's a good etc. boy/girl — das ist lieb [von dir, mein Junge/Mädchen]

3) (in that respect) da

so there — und damit basta (ugs.)

there you are wrong — da irrst du dich

there, it is a loose wire — da haben wir's - ein loser Draht

there it is — (nothing can be done about it) da kann man nichts machen

there you are — (giving something) [da,] bitte schön (see also 2. 2))

4) (to that place) dahin, dorthin [gehen, gelangen, fahren, rücken, stellen]

we got there and back in two hours — wir brauchten für Hin- und Rückweg [nur] zwei Stunden

down/in/up there — dort hinunter/hinein/hinauf

get there first — jemandem/den anderen zuvorkommen

get there — (fig.) (achieve) es [schon] schaffen; (understand) es verstehen

5) as introductory function-word da

was there anything in it? — war da irgendetwas drin? (ugs.)

there is enough food — es gibt genug zu essen

there are many kinds of... — es gibt viele Arten von...

there were four of them — sie waren zu viert

there was once an old woman who... — es war einmal eine alte Frau, die...

there was no beer left — es gab kein Bier mehr

there appears to be some error — da scheint ein Irrtum unterlaufen zu sein

there's no time for that now — dafür haben wir/habe ich jetzt keine Zeit

... if ever there was one —... wie er/sie/es im Buche steht

what is there for supper? — was gibt's zum Abendessen?
2. interjection
1) (to soothe child etc.)

there, there — na, na (ugs.)

2) (expr. triumph or dismay)

there [you are]! — da, siehst du! (see also 1. 3))

there, you've dropped it! — da, jetzt hast du es doch fallen lassen!
3. noun
da, dort

near there — da od. dort in der Nähe

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there

[ðeəʳ, ðəʳ, AM ðer, ðɚ]

I. adv inv

1. (in, at that place) dort, da

where are my glasses? — right \there beside you! wo ist meine Brille? — gleich dort neben dir!

\there's that book you were looking for hier ist das Buch, das du gesucht hast

here and \there hier und da

\there and then [or then and \there] auf der Stelle, sofort

to be \there to do sth dazu da sein, etw zu tun

▶ to be \there for sb für jdn da sein

\there or thereabouts (at or near place) in der Gegend dort, dort irgendwo fam; (approximately) so ungefähr

forty years, \there or thereabouts, had elapsed so ungefähr vierzig Jahre waren vergangen

2. (at the place indicated) dort, da

I've left the boxes under \there ich habe die Schachteln dort unten hingestellt

if anyone wants out, \there's the door! wenn jemand gehen möchte, dort ist die Tür!

that girl \there has it das Mädchen dort hat es

in \there da drin[nen]

out \there da draußen

over \there da [o dort] drüben

up \there dort oben

3. (to a place) dahin, dorthin

put the chair \there stell den Stuhl dahin

the museum was closed today — we'll go \there tomorrow das Museum ist heute zu — wir gehen morgen hin

to get \there (arrive) hinkommen; ( fig: succeed) es schaffen; (understand) es verstehen

we'll never get \there in time wir kommen niemals rechtzeitig hin

try again, you'll get \there in the end versuch es nochmal, du schaffst es schon

you'll get \there if you think about it hard enough du verstehst es schon, wenn du lange genug darüber nachdenkst

\there and back hin und zurück

in \there dort hinein

4. (in speech or text) an dieser Stelle; (on that subject) in diesem Punkt

read out the rest of the letter, don't stop \there! lies' den Brief fertig, hör' nicht hier auf

I'd have to disagree with you \there in diesem Punkt [o da] muss ich Ihnen leider widersprechen

5. (to introduce sentences)

\there's Linda coming da kommt Linda

\there's a good boy/girl/dog braver Junge/braves Mädchen/braver Hund

tie your shoelaces, \there's a good girl binde dir die Schnürsenkel zu, sei ein liebes Mädchen

\there once was [or lived] ... ( liter) einst lebte..., es war einmal...

\there appears [or seems] to be... anscheinend gibt es...

\there appeared to be some difficulty in fixing a date for the meeting es scheint Schwierigkeiten zu geben, einen Termin für die Sitzung zu finden

\there comes a point where... ( form) es kommt der Punkt, an dem...

6. (to express existence)

▪ \there is es gibt

\there's someone on the phone for you [da ist jemand am] Telefon für dich

\there's no doubt as to who is the best candidate es besteht kein Zweifel, wer der beste Kandidat/die beste Kandidatin ist

\there are lives at stake es stehen Leben auf dem Spiel

is \there any food left? ist noch etwas zu essen da?

\there isn't any milk, is \there? — yes. \there is es gibt keine Milch, oder? — doch

\there being no other possibility,... da es keine andere Möglichkeit gab,...

I don't want \there to be any problems ich will nicht, dass es irgendwelche Probleme gibt

7. (said to attract attention)

hello \there! hallo!

\there goes the phone das ist das Telefon

8.

▶ to be all \there [up top] ( fam) geistig voll da sein fam

▶ to not be all \there ( fam: mentally lacking) nicht ganz da sein fam; (no longer mentally fit) nicht mehr ganz auf der Höhe sein fam

▶ \there you are [or go] ( fam: what you wanted) hier bitte; (expressing confirmation, triumph or resignation) aber bitte

\there you are — that'll be £3.80 please hier bitte — das macht 3,80 Pfund

you press the button and \there you are du drückst auf den Knopf, das ist alles

we didn't win the competition, but \there you go — we can always try again next year wir haben den Wettkampf zwar nicht gewonnen, aber bitte — wir können es nächstes Jahr noch einmal versuchen

\there you are! I knew you'd forget if you didn't write it down da haben wir's! ich wusste, dass du es vergessen würdest, wenn du es dir nicht aufschreibst

sometimes it is embarrassing, but \there you go manchmal ist es peinlich, aber so ist es nun mal

▶ to have been \there before ( fam) alles schon wissen fam

at the end of the day we are \there to make money schließlich sind wir dazu da, Geld zu verdienen

▶ been \there, done that ( fam) kalter Kaffee sl

best friends are [always] \there for each other in times of trouble gute Freunde sind in schweren Zeiten [immer] füreinander an

▶ \there you go again das übliche Spiel

\there she goes again — she never knows when to stop es ist immer dasselbe — sie weiß nie, wann es genug ist

▶ \there goes sth etw geht gerade den Bach runter fam

\there goes my career das war's wohl mit meiner Karriere! fam

▶ \there you have it na siehst du

simply turn the handle three times and \there you have it drehe einfach dreimal den Griff und schon geht's

▶ to be neither here nor \there keine Rolle spielen

▶ \there it is was soll's

pretty ridiculous, I know, but \there it is ziemlich lächerlich, ich weiß, aber was soll's

▶ to not be \there yet noch nicht bereit sein

II. interj

1. (expressing sympathy) da!, schau!

\there, \there! [or \there now!] ganz ruhig!, schon gut!

\there, \there, don't cry, it won't hurt for long schon gut, weine nicht, es wird nicht lang weh tun

2. (expressing satisfaction) na bitte!, siehst du!

\there, I've made it work at last na also, ich hab's wieder repariert

\there, I told you she wouldn't mind! siehst du, ich habe dir gesagt, dass es ihr nichts ausmacht

3. (annoyance) also bitte

\there, now you've broken it! da, jetzt hast du es kaputt gemacht! fam

4. ( fam)

so \there! und damit basta!

you can't share, so \there! du kannst nicht teilen, und damit basta!

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[ðɛə(r)]
1. adv

1) dort, da; (with movement) dorthin, dahin

look, there's Joe/there's Joe coming — guck mal, da ist/kommt Joe

it's under/over/in there — es liegt dort or da drunter/drüben/drin

put it under/over/in/on there — stellen Sie es dort or da drunter/rüber or hinüber/rein or hinein/drauf or hinauf

let's stop there — hören wir doch da auf; (travelling) halten wir doch da or dort an

there and back — hin und zurück

so there we were — da waren wir nun also

is Gordon there please? (on telephone) — ist Gordon da?

2) (fig: on this point) da

there you are wrong — da irren Sie sich

you've got me there —

I've got you there — da or jetzt habe ich Sie

3)

(in phrases) there is/are — es or da ist/sind

there were three of us — wir waren zu dritt

there is a mouse in the room — es ist eine Maus im Zimmer

there was once a castle here — hier war or stand einmal eine Burg

there is a chair in the corner — in der Ecke steht ein Stuhl

there is dancing afterwards — danach ist Tanz, danach wird getanzt

is there any beer? — ist Bier da?

there's a book I want to read — da ist ein Buch, das ich lesen möchte

afterwards there was coffee — anschließend gab es Kaffee

is there any wine left? – well, there was — ist noch Wein da? – gerade war noch welcher da

there isn't any food/time/point, is there? – yes there is — es gibt wohl nichts zu essen/dazu haben wir wohl keine Zeit/das hat wohl keinen Sinn, oder? – doch!

there seems to be no-one at home —

there appears to be a flaw in your argument — da scheint ein Fehler in Ihrer Beweisführung zu sein

how many mistakes were there? — wie viele Fehler waren es?

there is a page missing — es or da fehlt eine Seite

there comes a time when... — es kommt eine Zeit, wo...

there being no alternative solution —

there will be an opportunity for shopping God said: let there be light, and there was light — es wird Gelegenheit zum Einkaufen geben und Gott sprach: es werde Licht! und es ward Licht

hi there! — hallo!

there you go again (inf) — jetzt gehts schon wieder los

now there's a real woman — das ist eine richtige Frau

there's gratitude for you! (iro) — da haben Sie Ihren Dank!

now there's a good idea! — (das ist) eine gute Idee!

so there! — ätsch!

there you are (giving sb sth) — hier(, bitte)!; (on finding sb) da sind Sie ja!

there you or we are, you see, I knew he'd say that — na, sehen Sie, ich habe es ja gewusst, dass er das sagen würde

wait, I'll help you... there you are! — warten Sie, ich helfe Ihnen,... so(, das wärs)!

you press the switch and there you are! — Sie brauchen nur den Schalter zu drücken, das ist alles

I can't dance, but there again, I never could — ich kann nicht tanzen, aber das habe ich eigentlich noch nie gekonnt

2. interj

there! there! — na, na!

stop crying now, there's a good boy —

drop it, there's a good dog — lass das fallen, komm, sei brav

now there's a good boy, don't tease your sister — komm, sei ein braver Junge und ärgere deine Schwester nicht

hey, you there! (inf) — he, Sie da!

hurry up there (inf) — Beeilung!, Tempo, Tempo!

make way there — Platz da!, machen Sie mal Platz!

there, take this to your mother —

but there, what's the good of talking about it? — was solls, es hat doch keinen Zweck, darüber zu reden

there! I knew it would break! — da! ich habs ja gewusst, dass es kaputtgehen würde!

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there [ðeə(r)]

A adv

1. da, dort:

down (up, over, in) there da oder dort unten (oben, drüben, drinnen);

the authorities there die dortigen Behörden;

are you still there? TEL hören Sie?;

I have been there before umg das weiß ich alles schon, ich weiß (genau) Bescheid;

there and then

a) hier und jetzt,

b) auf der Stelle, sofort;

there it is

a) da ist es,

b) fig so steht es, so stehen die Dinge;

there you are

a) (da,) bitte schön,

b) siehst du, da hast du’s;

there you go umg da kann man nichts machen;

you there! (Anruf) du da!, he!; → academic.ru/1723/all">all Bes Redew

2. (da-, dort)hin:

down (up, over, in) there (da oder dort) hinunter (hinauf, hinüber, hinein);

there and back hin und zurück;

get there

a) hingelangen, -kommen,

b) fig umg es schaffen;

go there hingehen

3. darin, in dieser Sache oder Hinsicht:

there I agree with you darin stimme ich mit dir überein

4. fig da, hier, an dieser Stelle (in einer Rede etc)

5. es:

there is, pl there are es gibt oder ist oder sind:

there is a God;

there was once a king es war einmal ein König;

there was dancing es wurde getanzt;

there is sth between these two die beiden haben etwas miteinander;

there is sth in that da ist etwas dran;

there arises the question es erhebt sich die Frage;

there are friends and there are friends unter den Freunden gibt es solche und solche;

there was considerable confusion es herrschte beträchtliche Verwirrung;

I thought there would be tears ich dachte, es würde Tränen geben;

there’s a good boy sei schön brav!

B int

1. da!, schau (her)!, na!:

there, there! (tröstend) na, komm!;

there now! na, bitte!

2. (wenn etwas beendet ist) so!

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1. adverb
1) (in/at that place) da; dort; (fairly close) da

somebody has been there before — (fig. coll.) jemand weiß Bescheid

there or thereabouts — so ungefähr

be down/in/up there — da unten/drin/oben sein

there goes... — da geht/fährt usw....

are you there? — (on telephone) sind Sie noch da od. (ugs.) dran?

there and then — auf der Stelle

2) (calling attention)

hello or hi there! — hallo!

you there! — Sie da!

move along there! — weitergehen!

there's a good etc. boy/girl — das ist lieb [von dir, mein Junge/Mädchen]

3) (in that respect) da

so there — und damit basta (ugs.)

there you are wrong — da irrst du dich

there, it is a loose wire — da haben wir's - ein loser Draht

there it is — (nothing can be done about it) da kann man nichts machen

there you are — (giving something) [da,] bitte schön (see also 2. 2))

4) (to that place) dahin, dorthin [gehen, gelangen, fahren, rücken, stellen]

we got there and back in two hours — wir brauchten für Hin- und Rückweg [nur] zwei Stunden

down/in/up there — dort hinunter/hinein/hinauf

get there first — jemandem/den anderen zuvorkommen

get there — (fig.) (achieve) es [schon] schaffen; (understand) es verstehen

5) as introductory function-word da

was there anything in it? — war da irgendetwas drin? (ugs.)

there is enough food — es gibt genug zu essen

there are many kinds of... — es gibt viele Arten von...

there were four of them — sie waren zu viert

there was once an old woman who... — es war einmal eine alte Frau, die...

there was no beer left — es gab kein Bier mehr

there appears to be some error — da scheint ein Irrtum unterlaufen zu sein

there's no time for that now — dafür haben wir/habe ich jetzt keine Zeit

... if ever there was one —... wie er/sie/es im Buche steht

what is there for supper? — was gibt's zum Abendessen?
2. interjection
1) (to soothe child etc.)

there, there — na, na (ugs.)

2) (expr. triumph or dismay)

there [you are]! — da, siehst du! (see also 1. 3))

there, you've dropped it! — da, jetzt hast du es doch fallen lassen!
3. noun
da, dort

near there — da od. dort in der Nähe

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adv.

da adv.

dort adv.

dorthin adv.

English-german dictionary > there
15 tôt

tôt [to]

adverb

   a. ( = de bonne heure) early

• se lever/se coucher (très) tôt to get up/go to bed (very) early

• il arrive toujours tôt le jeudi he's always early on Thursdays

• venez tôt dans la soirée come early in the evening

• tôt dans l'année early in the year

• Pâques tombe tôt cette année Easter falls early this year

   b. ( = avant un moment déterminé, habituel ou prévu) soon, early

• il est un peu (trop) tôt pour le juger it's a little too soon or early to judge him

• si tu étais venu une heure plus tôt, tu l'aurais rencontré if you'd come an hour sooner or earlier you would have met him

• elle m'avait téléphoné une semaine plus tôt she'd called me a week earlier

• ce n'est pas trop tôt ! and about time too! (inf)

   c. ( = vite) soon, early

• si seulement vous me l'aviez dit plus tôt ! if only you'd told me sooner! or earlier!

• venez le plus tôt possible come as early or as soon as you can

• le plus tôt sera le mieux the sooner the better

• je ne m'attendais pas à le revoir si tôt I didn't expect to see him again so soon

• cette soirée, je ne l'oublierai pas de si tôt ! I won't forget that party in a hurry!

• une occasion pareille ne se représentera pas de si tôt you don't get an opportunity like that every day

► au plus tôt

• il peut venir jeudi au plus tôt Thursday is the earliest he can come

• il faut qu'il vienne au plus tôt he must come as soon as possible► tôt ou tard sooner or later

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to
adverbe

1) ( de bonne heure) early

tôt le matin — early in the morning

2) (bientôt, vite) soon, early

le plus tôt serait le mieux — the sooner the better

tôt ou tard — sooner or later

tu n'étais pas plus tôt parti qu'il est arrivé — no sooner had you left than he arrived

j'aurai tôt fait de le réparer — it won't take me long to mend it, I'll soon have it mended

on ne m'y reprendra pas de si tôt — I won't do that again in a hurry

tu as fini? ce n'est pas trop tôt! — (colloq) you've finished? about time too! (colloq)

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to adv
early

si tôt — so early, (= déjà) so soon

plus tôt — earlier

tôt ou tard — sooner or later

au plus tôt — as soon as possible

il eut tôt fait de faire... — he soon did...

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tôt adv

1 ( de bonne heure) [commencer, se lever] early; tôt le matin early in the morning; tôt dans la vie/la saison early in life/the season; plus tôt que d'habitude earlier than usual; il a appris à lire très tôt he learned to read very early (on); le plus tôt possible as early as possible; il est trop tôt pour déjeuner it's too early for lunch; ⇒ avenir;

2 (bientôt, vite) soon, early; le plus tôt possible as soon as possible; le plus tôt serait le mieux the sooner the better; si je l'avais su plus tôt if I had known sooner ou earlier; il est trop tôt pour décider it's too soon to decide; trop tôt après qch too soon after sth; tôt ou tard sooner or later; pour Pâques, au plus tôt by Easter, at the earliest; tu n'étais pas plus tôt parti qu'il est arrivé no sooner had you left than he arrived; j'aurai tôt fait de le réparer it won't take me long to mend it, I'll soon have it mended; on ne m'y reprendra pas de si tôt I won't do that again in a hurry; on ne la reverra pas de si tôt we won't see her again in a hurry, it will be a long time before we see her again; tu as fini? ce n'est pas trop tôt○! you've finished? about time too○!

[to] adverbe

1. [de bonne heure le matin] early

se lever tôt

a. [ponctuellement] to get up early

b. [habituellement] to be an early riser

[de bonne heure le soir]

se coucher tôt to go to bed early

[au début d'une période]

tôt dans l'après-midi early in the afternoon, in the early afternoon

2. [avant le moment prévu ou habituel] soon

il est trop tôt pour le dire it's too early ou soon to say that

arrive suffisamment tôt ou il n'y aura pas de place be there in good time or there won't be any seats left

il fallait y penser plus tôt you should have thought about it earlier ou before

je voudrais passer les prendre plus tôt I would like to come and collect them sooner ou earlier

elle a dû partir plus tôt que prévu she had to leave earlier than expected

ce n'est pas trop tôt! at last!, (it's) about time too!

3. [rapidement] soon

le plus tôt possible as early ou as soon as possible

le plus tôt sera le mieux the sooner, the better

avoir tôt fait de (soutenu) to be quick to

je n'avais pas plus tôt raccroché qu'il me rappela no sooner had I put the receiver down than he phoned me back

je n'y retournerai pas de si tôt! I won't go back there in a hurry!

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au plus tôt locution adverbiale

1. [rapidement] as soon as possible

2. [pas avant] at the earliest

samedi au plus tôt on Saturday at the earliest, no earlier than Saturday

tôt ou tard locution adverbiale

sooner or later

tôt ou tard, quelqu'un se plaindra sooner or later ou one of these days, someone's bound to complain

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tôt
16 près

près [pʀε]

adverb

(dans l'espace, dans le temps) close

• la gare est tout près we're very close to the station

• il habite assez/tout près he lives quite/very near or close

• ne te mets pas trop près don't get too close

• c'est plus/moins près que je ne croyais (espace) it's nearer than/further than I thought ; (temps) it's sooner than/further off than I thought

• c'est terminé à peu de chose près it's more or less finished

• je vais vous donner le chiffre à un centimètre près I'll give you the figure to within about a centimetre

• cela fait 100 € à peu de chose(s) près that comes to 100 euros, or as near as makes no difference

• il n'est plus à 10 minutes près he can wait another 10 minutes

► de près

• il voit mal/bien de près he can't see very well/he can see all right close to

• surveiller qn de près to keep a close watch on sb

• il faudra examiner cette affaire de plus près we must take a closer look at this business

• on a frôlé de très près la catastrophe we came within an inch of disaster

• de près ou de loin [ressembler] more or less

• tout ce qui touche de près ou de loin au cinéma everything remotely connected with cinema► près de near close to

• leur maison est près de l'église their house is near the church

• le plus près possible de la porte as near the door as possible

• une robe près du corps a close-fitting dress

• ils étaient très près l'un de l'autre they were very close to each other

• elle est près de sa mère she's with her mother

• être très près du but to be very close to or near one's goal

• être près de son argent or de ses sous (inf) to be tight-fisted

• il est près de la retraite he's close to or near retirement

• il est près de la cinquantaine he's nearly fifty► ne pas être près de + infinitif

• je ne suis pas près de partir/de réussir at this rate, I'm not likely to be going/to succeed

• je ne suis pas près de recommencer I won't do that again in a hurry

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pʀɛ
1.

adverbe

1) ( non loin dans l'espace) close

la ville est tout près — it's no distance to the town, the town is close by

ce n'est pas tout près — it's quite a way

se raser de près — to have a close shave

2) fig

10 kg, à quelques grammes près — 10 kg, give or take a few grammes

ce roman est plutôt bon, à quelques détails près — this novel is quite good, apart from the odd detail

à ceci or cela près que — except that

il m'a remboursé au centime près — he paid me back to the very last penny

à une voix près, le projet aurait été adopté — the project would have been adopted but for one vote

gagner à deux voix près — to win by two votes

prends ton temps, on n'est pas à cinq minutes près — take your time, five minutes won't make any difference

précis au millimètre près — accurate to within a millimetre [BrE]

à une exception près — with only one exception

à quelques exceptions près — with a few rare exceptions

2.

près de locution prépositive

1) ( dans l'espace) near

elle habite près d'ici — she lives nearby ou near here

être près du but — fig to be close to achieving one's goal

j'aimerais être près de toi — I'd like to be with you

elle est près de lui — ( à ses côtés) she's at his side

2) ( dans le temps) near, nearly

il est près de l'âge de la retraite — he's near retirement age

il est près de minuit — it's nearly midnight

être près de faire — to be about to do

je suis près de penser que — I almost think that

ils étaient près de la victoire — they were close to victory

le problème n'est pas près d'être résolu — the problem is nowhere near solved

3) (par les idées, les sentiments) close (de to)

ils sont très près l'un de l'autre — they are very close

vivre près de la nature — to live close to nature

4) ( presque) nearly, almost

cela coûte près de 500 euros — it costs nearly ou almost 500 euros

3.

de près locution adverbiale closely

regarder de plus près — to take a closer look

suivre quelqu'un de près — to follow somebody closely

surveiller quelqu'un/qch de près — to keep a close eye on somebody/sth

vu de près, cela rassemble à... — seen from close quarters, it looks like...

les concurrents se suivent de près — the competitors are close together

s'intéresser de près à quelque chose — to take a close interest in something

voir la mort de près — to look death in the face, to come close to death

à y regarder de plus près — on closer examination

4.

à peu près locution adverbiale ( presque)

la rue est à peu près vide — the street is practically ou virtually empty

cela coûte à peu près 20 euros — it costs about ou around 20 euros

il y a à peu près une heure qu'il est parti — he left about an hour ago

à peu près de la même façon — in much the same way

à peu près semblables — pretty much the same

cela désigne à peu près n'importe quoi — it refers to just about anything

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pʀɛ adv
1) (pas loin) near

tout près — nearby

J'habite tout près. — I live nearby.

près de — near

Il habite près de la poste. — He lives near the post office.

Assieds-toi près de moi. — Sit down next to me.

près d'ici — near here

Est-ce que c'est près d'ici? — Is it near here?

de près — closely

Il a regardé la photo de près. — He looked closely at the photo.

2) (autres locutions)

près de (= environ) — nearly

Il y avait près de cinq cents spectateurs. — There were nearly 500 spectators.

à qch près; à 1kg près — to within about 1kg

On n'est pas à un jour près. — One day won't make any difference., One day either way won't make any difference.

à peu de choses près — more or less

à cela près que — apart from the fact that

être près de faire — to be on the point of doing

Il était près de le dénoncer. — He was on the point of informing on him.

ne pas être près de faire qch — to be not about to do sth

Je ne suis pas près de lui pardonner. — I'm not about to forgive him.

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près

A adv

1 ( non loin dans l'espace) close; la ville est tout près it's no distance to the town, the town is close by; ce n'est pas tout près it's quite a way; c'est plus près qu'on ne pense it's closer than you'd think; se raser de près to have a close shave;

2 ( non loin dans le temps) les vacances sont tout près maintenant the vacation is nearly here ou upon us;

3 fig cela pèse 10 kg, à quelques grammes près it weighs 10 kg, give or take a few grams; ce roman est plutôt bon, à quelques détails près this novel is quite good, apart from the odd detail; à ceci or cela près que except that; il m'a remboursé au centime près he paid me back to the very last penny; à une minute près, j'avais mon train/je battais mon record I was within a minute of catching my train/breaking my record; à une voix près, le projet aurait été adopté the project would have been adopted but for one vote; gagner/perdre à deux voix près to win/lose by two votes; elles sont semblables, à la couleur près they're the same but for the colour^GB; prends ton temps, on n'est pas à cinq minutes près take your time, five minutes won't make any difference; ils ne sont plus à un vol près one more theft won't make any difference to them; je ne suis pas à un paquet de cigarettes près what does the odd packet of cigarettes matter?; précis au millimètre près accurate to within a millimetre^GB; à une exception près with only one exception; à quelques exceptions près with a few rare exceptions.

B près de loc prép

1 ( dans l'espace) near; j'aimerais être près de toi I'd like to be with you; elle habite près d'ici she lives nearby ou near here; être près du but fig to be close to achieving one's goal; la balle est passée très près du cœur the bullet just missed the heart; près d'elle, un enfant jouait a child was playing near her ou beside her; elle est près de lui ( à ses côtés) she's with him;

2 ( dans le temps) near, nearly; il est près de l'âge de la retraite he's near retirement age; il est près de minuit it's nearly midnight; elle est près de la cinquantaine she's nearly fifty; on est près des vacances maintenant the holidays are nearly here ou upon us; être près de faire to be about to do; je ne suis pas près de recommencer/d'y retourner I'm not about to do that again/to go back there again; être près de partir/sombrer to be about to leave/sink; le jour est près de se lever dawn is about to break; je suis près de penser/croire que I almost think/believe that; être près de réussir/de refuser/d'accepter to be about to succeed/to refuse/to accept, to be on the point of succeeding/of refusing/of accepting; ils étaient près de la victoire they were close to victory; le problème n'est pas près d'être résolu the problem is nowhere near solved;

3 (par les idées, les sentiments) close; elle a toujours été très près de sa mère she has always been very close to her mother; ils sont très près l'un de l'autre they are very close; vivre près de la nature to live close to nature;

4 ( presque) nearly, almost; cela coûte près de 1 000 euros it costs nearly ou almost 1,000 euros; il a cessé de fumer pendant près de 20 ans he didn't smoke for nearly 20 years; cela a nécessité près d'un an de travail it involved nearly a year's work; le chômage touche près de 3 millions de personnes unemployment affects nearly ou almost 3 million people; une toile de près de 2 m sur 3 a canvas measuring almost 2 m by 3; cela fait près d'un mois que j'attends I've been waiting close to ou for nearly a month.

C de près loc adv closely; regarder de plus près to take a closer look; regarder/examiner qch de près to look at/to examine sth closely; observer/suivre qn de près to observe/to follow sb closely; surveiller qn/qch de près to keep a close eye on sb/sth; le coup de fusil a été tiré de très près the shot was fired at close range; voir de près to see clearly close up; vu de près, cela rassemble à… seen from close quarters, it looks like…; les examens/concurrents se suivent de près the exams/competitors are close together; les explosions se succédèrent de près the explosions came in close succession; être lié de près à qch to be closely linked with sth; s'intéresser de près à qch to take a close interest in sth; frôler de près la catastrophe to come close to disaster; ne pas y regarder de trop près not to look too closely; voir la mort de près to look death in the face, to come close to death; à y regarder de plus près on closer examination.

D à peu près loc adv ( presque) la rue est à peu près vide the street is practically ou virtually empty; cela coûte à peu près 200 euros it costs about ou around 200 euros; il y a à peu près une heure qu'il est parti he left about an hour ago, it's about an hour since he left; un groupe d'à peu près 50 personnes a group of about ou some 50 people; je pense à peu près comme toi I think more or less the same as you; à peu près de la même façon in much the same way; à peu près semblables pretty much the same; cela désigne à peu près n'importe quoi it refers to just about anything; c'est à peu près tout that's about the size of it; c'est à peu près tout ce qu'on sait sur cette affaire that's just about all we know about this matter.

[prɛ] adverbe

1. [dans l'espace] near, close

cent mètres plus près one hundred metres nearer ou closer

le bureau est tout près the office is very near ou just around the corner

2. [dans le temps] near, close, soon

jeudi c'est trop près, disons plutôt samedi Thursday is too soon, let's say Saturday

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[prɛ] préposition

(soutenu)

ambassadeur près le Saint-Siège ambassador to the Holy See

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à... près locution correlative

c'est parfait, à un détail près it's perfect but for ou except for one thing

j'ai raté mon train à quelques secondes près I missed my train by a few seconds

vous n'en êtes plus à un procès près what's one more trial to you?

on n'est pas à 50 euros près we can spare 50 euros

tu n'es plus à cinq minutes près another five minutes won't make much difference

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à cela près que locution conjonctive

except that

à peu de choses près locution adverbiale

more or less

à peu de choses près, il y en a cinquante there are fifty of them, more or less ou give or take a few

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à peu près locution adverbiale

1. [environ] about, around

on était à peu près cinquante there were about ou around fifty of us

2. [plus ou moins] more or less

il sait à peu près comment y aller he knows more or less ou roughly how to get there

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de près locution adverbiale

at close range ou quarters

il est rasé de près he's clean-shaven

surveiller quelqu'un de près to keep a close watch ou eye on somebody

frôler quelque chose de près to come within an inch of something

les explosions se sont suivies de très près the explosions took place within seconds of each other

ses enfants se suivent de près her children are close together in age

regarder quelque chose de (très) près

a. (sens propre) to look at something very closely

b. (figuré) to look (very) closely at something, to look carefully into something

étudions la question de plus près let's take a closer look at the problem

cela ressemble, de près ou de loin, à une habile escroquerie however ou whichever way you look at it, it's a skilful piece of fraud

tout ce qui touche, de près ou de loin à everything (which is) even remotely connected with

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près de locution prépositionnelle

1. [dans l'espace] near

assieds-toi près de lui sit near him ou next to him

vêtements près du corps close-fitting ou tight-fitting clothes

[affectivement, qualitativement] close to

les premiers candidats sont très près les uns des autres there's very little difference between the first few candidates

être près de ses sous ou de son argent to be tightfisted

2. [dans le temps]

on est près des vacances it's nearly the holidays

il doit être près de la retraite he must be about to retire

nous étions près de partir we were about to leave

vous êtes près d'avoir deviné you've nearly guessed

je ne suis pas près d'oublier ça I'm not about to ou it'll be a long time before I forget that

3. [environ, presque] nearly, almost

on était près de cinquante there were almost ou nearly fifty of us

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > près
17 gleich

I Adj.

1. (übereinstimmend) same, präd. the same; (identisch) identical; Bezahlung, Rechte etc.: equal; (einheitlich) uniform; fast gleich very similar; in gleicher Weise (in) the same way; zu gleichen Teilen equally; zu gleicher Zeit at the same time, simultaneously; gleiches Recht für alle equal rights for all; gleicher Lohn für gleiche Arbeit equal pay for equal work; gleiche Rechte, gleiche Pflichten Sprichw. equal rights, equal responsibilities; das Gleiche oder Gleiches gilt für the same applies to (umg. goes for); es kommt oder läuft aufs Gleiche hinaus oder das bleibt sich gleich umg. it doesn’t make any difference, it comes ( oder boils) down to the same thing; alle Menschen sind gleich (, nur einige sind gleicher hum.) all people ( oder men) are equal (, but some are more equal [than others])

2. (ähnlich, vergleichbar) similar, like, präd. alike; Gleiches mit Gleichem vergelten give s.o. tit for tat, pay s.o. back in kind, repay like with like; Gleich und Gleich gesellt sich gern Sprichw. birds of a feather (flock together)

3. (unverändert) the same, unchanged; gleich bleiben stay the same; das wird immer gleich bleiben it’ll never change; mit stets gleicher Höflichkeit with unfailing courtesy; er ist nicht mehr der Gleiche he’s not the man I ( oder we) used to know, he’s really changed, you wouldn’t recognize him any more

4. MATH., Winkel etc.: equal; Vorzeichen, Größe etc.: same, like; PHYS., Ladung, Pole: like; in gleichem Abstand voneinander equidistant from each other; x ist gleich y x equals y; 7 - 2 ist gleich 5 7 - 2 is ( oder leaves) 5; 5 + 2 ist gleich 7 5 + 2 equals 7; gleich null setzen equate to zero

5. (egal): es ist mir gleich umg. it’s all the same to me; ganz gleich wann / wo etc. whenever / wherever etc. (it is), no matter when / where etc. (it is); es ist ganz gleich, wann / wo etc. it doesn’t matter ( oder make any difference) when / where etc.; das kann dir doch gleich sein umg. why should you care?

II Adv.

1. alike, equally; gleich alt / groß etc. the same age / size etc.; es geht uns diesmal allen gleich we’re all in the same boat this time; sie stehen gleich SPORT they’re drawing; in der Tabelle: they’re level on points; gleich bleibend always the same; (unveränderlich) constant, invariable; Kurs, Barometer etc.: steady; gleich denkend oder gesinnt like-minded; gleich geartet of the same kind; (ähnlich) similar; gleich gelagerte Fälle similar cases; gleich gerichtet Ziele, Interessen etc.: similar, parallel; TECH. synchronous; ETECH. unidirectional; gleich gesinnte Leute people with the same kind of interest ( oder outlook etc.); gleich gestellt on an equal footing (+ Dat with); gesellschaftlich: on the same social level; gleich gestimmt Instrumente: tuned to the same pitch; fig. in tune (with one another); gleich gestimmte Seelen kindred spirits; gleich lautend Text: identical, with the same wording; Inhalt: to the same effect; Wörter: homonymic; bei verschiedener Schreibung: homophonic; gleich lautendes Wort auch geschrieben: homonym; vom Klang: homophone; gleich lautende Abschrift true copy

2. (unmittelbar) right, straight, just, directly; (sofort) straightaway, immediately; gleich zu Beginn right at the outset; (als Anfang) to start off with; gleich daneben right beside ( oder next to) it; gleich gegenüber right ( oder directly) opposite; gleich als as soon as; gleich nach( dem) right ( oder straight) after; ( jetzt) gleich right now, this minute; gleich! hinhaltend: just a minute, give us a chance umg.; ( ich komme) gleich! (I’m) coming!, I’m on my way!; ich ging gleich hin I went straight there; es muss nicht gleich sein there’s no hurry; Kollege kommt gleich im Restaurant: you’ll be served right away; ich bin gleich wieder da I won’t be long; (sofort) I won’t be a minute; komme gleich wieder Schild: will be right back, be back in a jiffy umg.; bis gleich! see you in a minute ( oder later); das haben wir gleich oder das ist gleich geschehen it won’t take a minute, we’ll have that done ( oder fixed) in no time; es ist gleich zehn ( Uhr) it’s nearly ten (o’clock)

3. umg., nachfragend: wie heißt er ( noch) gleich? what’s ( oder what was) his name again?; was wollte ich gleich sagen? what was I going to say?; wo war es gleich? where was it now?

4. umg. (auf einmal) at a time, at once; sie hat gleich drei Portionen gegessen she ate three helpings at once; er hat gleich zwei Freundinnen auf einmal he has two girlfriends (on the go) at the same time

5. umg., Gefühle oder Absicht ausdrückend: das hört sich gleich ganz anders an! that’s better, that’s more like it; willst du wohl gleich den Mund halten! drohend: will you shut up!; gleich passiert was! drohend: there’s going to be trouble!; warum nicht gleich so? ungeduldig: what’s keeping you etc.?; es muss nicht gleich... heißen / sein beruhigend: it doesn’t mean to say (that) / it doesn’t (necessarily) have to be; dann kann ich es ja gleich bleiben lassen! verärgert: then I might as well forget it ( oder give up now)!; geh doch nicht gleich in die Luft! there’s no need to lose your temper; wein doch nicht gleich there’s no need to cry; das dachte ich mir doch gleich! I thought so ( oder as much); habe ich es nicht gleich gesagt? what did I say?

III Präp. geh.: gleich einem König like a king; einem Wunder gleich as if by magic

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(identisch) equally (Adv.); even (Adv.); same (Adj.);

(rechnerisch) equal (Adj.); even (Adj.);

(sofort) without delay (Adv.); instantly (Adv.); in a moment (Adv.); readily (Adv.);

(ähnlich) alike (Adj.); like (Adj.)

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[glaiç]
1. ADJEKTIV

1) = identisch, ähnlich same

das gleiche, aber nicht dasselbe Auto — a similar car, but not the same one

der/die/das gleiche... wie — the same... as

in gleicher Weise — in the same way

die beiden Briefe kamen mit der gleichen Post — the two letters arrived in the same post (Brit) or mail

zur gleichen Zeit — at the same time

die beiden haben gleiches Gewicht — they are both the same weight, they both weigh the same

ich fahre den gleichen Wagen wie Sie — I drive the same car as you

das kommt or läuft aufs Gleiche hinaus — it amounts to the same thing

wir wollten alle das Gleiche — we all wanted the same thing

es ist genau das Gleiche — it's exactly the same

es waren die Gleichen, die... — it was the same ones who...

ihr Männer seid doch alle gleich! — you men are all the same!

es ist mir ( alles or ganz) gleich — it's all the same to me

Gleich und Gleich gesellt sich gern (Prov) — birds of a feather flock together (Prov)

Gleiches mit Gleichem vergelten — to pay someone back in the same coin (Brit), to pay sb back in kind

ganz gleich wer/was etc — no matter who/what etc

2) = gleichwertig, gleichberechtigt equal

in gleichem Abstand — at an equal distance

zu gleichen Teilen — in equal parts

zwei mal zwei (ist) gleich vier — two twos are four, two times two is four

vier plus/durch/minus zwei ist gleich... — four plus/divided by/minus two is...

gleich sein — to be sb's equal (in sth)

gleicher Lohn für gleiche Arbeit — equal pay for equal work

gleiche Rechte, gleiche Pflichten — equal rights, equal responsibilities

mit jdm in einem Ton von gleich zu gleich reden (geh) — to talk to sb as an equal

alle Menschen sind gleich, nur einige sind gleicher (hum) — all men are equal, but some are more equal than others

wir sind in gleicher Weise daran schuld — we are equally to blame

2. ADVERB

1) = ohne Unterschied equally; (= auf gleiche Weise) alike, the same

der Lehrer behandelt alle Kinder gleich — the teacher treats all the children equally

gleich gekleidet — dressed alike or the same

sie sind gleich groß/alt/schwer — they are the same size/age/weightdiams; gleich bleibend

2) räumlich right, just

das Wohnzimmer ist gleich neben der Küche — the living room is right or just next to the kitchen

gleich hinter dem Haus ist ein großer Garten — there's a big garden just behind the house

3) zeitlich = sofort immediately; (= bald) in a minute

ich komme gleich — I'm just coming

ich komme gleich wieder — I'll be right back

du kriegst gleich eine Ohrfeige — you'll get a slap in a minute

es muss nicht gleich sein — there's no hurry

es ist gleich drei Uhr — it's almost or very nearly three o'clock

das mache ich gleich heute — I'll do that today

gleich zu or am Anfang — right at the beginning, at the very beginning

gleich danach — straight or right afterwards

ich werde ihn gleich morgen besuchen — I'll go and see him tomorrow

gleich zu Beginn der Vorstellung — right at the beginning of the performance

habe ich es nicht gleich gesagt! — what did I tell you?

das habe ich mir gleich gedacht — I thought that straight away

warum nicht gleich so? — why didn't you say/do that in the first place?

na komm schon! – gleich! — come along! – I'm just coming! or – I'll be right there

wann machst du das? – gleich! — when are you going to do it? – right away or in just a moment

gleich als or nachdem er... — as soon as he...

so wirkt das Bild gleich ganz anders — suddenly, the picture has changed completely

wenn das stimmt, kann ichs ja gleich aufgeben — if that's true I might as well give up right now

deswegen brauchst du nicht gleich zu weinen — there's no need to start crying because of that

er ging gleich in die Küche/vor Gericht — he went straight to the kitchen/to court

sie hat sich gleich zwei Hüte gekauft — she went and bought TWO hats

bis gleich! — see you later!

4) in Fragesätzen again

wie war doch gleich die Nummer/Ihr Name? — what was the number/your name again?

3. PRÄPOSITION (+dat)(liter)
like
einer Epidemie gleich, gleich einer Epidemie — like an epidemic

4. BINDEWORT(old, liter)

ob er gleich... — although he...

wenn er gleich... — even if he...

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1) (like one another; similar: Twins are often very alike.) alike

2) (in the same way: He treated all his children alike.) alike

3) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.) even

4) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.) even

5) evenly

6) (the same in size, amount, value etc: four equal slices; coins of equal value; Are these pieces equal in size? Women want equal wages with men.) equal

7) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) level

8) (soon: He will be here presently.) presently

9) (alike; very similar: The houses in this road are all the same; You have the same eyes as your brother (has).) same

10) (not different: My friend and I are the same age; He went to the same school as me.) same

11) (unchanged: My opinion is the same as it always was.) same

12) ((usually with the) the same thing: He sat down and we all did the same.) same

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gleich

[ˈglaiç]

I. adj

1. (übereinstimmend) same attr; (gleichwertig) equal

zwei mal zwei [ist] \gleich vier two times two is [or equals] four

PC ist nicht \gleich PC PCs are not all the same

\gleiche Dreiecke MATH congruent triangles spec

die \gleichen Gesichter the same faces

\gleicher Lohn für \gleiche Arbeit equal pay for equal work

in \gleichem Maße to the same degree/extent

alle Menschen sind \gleich[, nur einige sind \gleicher (iron)] all people are equal [but some are more equal than others iron]

im \gleichen Moment at that very [or the same] moment

\gleichen Namens of the same name

am \gleichen Ort at/in the same place

\gleiches Recht für alle equal rights pl for all

\gleiche Rechte/Pflichten equal rights/responsibilities

am \gleichen Tag [on] the same day, that same day

in \gleicher [o auf die \gleiche] Weise in the same way

zur \gleichen Zeit at the same time

ein G\gleiches tun (geh) to do the same

G\gleiches mit G \gleichem vergelten to pay like with like, to give tit for tat

▪ der/die/das G\gleiche the same [one]

das G\gleiche gilt für dich the same goes for [or applies to] you

das G\gleiche vorhaben/wollen to have the same intentions/objectives

der/die/das G\gleiche wie.. the same as...

2. (einerlei)

[ganz] \gleich, was/wer/wie [...] no matter what/who/how [...]

▪ jdm ist jd/etw \gleich sb does not care about sb/sth, sb/sth is all the same to sb

das ist mir \gleich I don't care

3. (unverändert) same attr

[sich dat] \gleich bleiben to stay [or remain] the same [or unchanged]; Messwert a. to stay [or remain] constant [or steady]

du bist dir in deinem Wesen immer \gleich geblieben you've always had the same nature

das bleibt sich doch \gleich (fam) it's the same thing, it makes no difference

\gleich bleibend constant/constantly, steady/steadily; konsequent consistent/consistently

jedes Jahr waren es \gleich bleibend rund 1000 Anfragen each year saw a consistent number of about 1000 requests

in \gleich bleibendem Abstand at a steady distance

▪ der/die/das G\gleiche [wie...] the same [as...]

es ist immer das [ewig] G\gleiche it's always the same [old thing]

sie ist immer die G\gleiche geblieben she's never changed

aufs G\gleiche hinauslaufen [o hinauskommen] it comes [or boils] down [or amounts] to the same thing

4.

▶ etw ins G\gleiche bringen (geh) to sort out sth sep

▶ G\gleich und G \gleich gesellt sich gern (prov) birds of a feather flock together prov

▶ von G\gleich zu G \gleich on an equal footing

II. adv

1. (übereinstimmend)

\gleich alt the same age pred

\gleich groß/lang equally large/long, equal in [or the same] size/length pred

\gleich schwer equally heavy, the same weight pred

▪ etw \gleich tun to do sth the same

\gleich aufgebaut/gekleidet sein to have the same structure/to be wearing identical clothes

jdn \gleich behandeln to treat sb alike

\gleich bezahlt werden to be paid the same, to receive the same pay

\gleich gelagert comparable

\gleich gesinnt [o denkend] like-minded, of like minds pred

\gleich gestimmte Seelen kindred spirits [or souls]

\gleich lautend identical; Text a. identically worded; LING homonymous spec

der Appell wurde \gleich lautend in vielen Zeitungen gedruckt the same appeal was printed in many newspapers

2. (bald) just, in a minute [or moment]; (sofort a.) straight away

\gleich nach dem Frühstück right [or straight] after breakfast

es ist \gleich ein Uhr it's almost [or nearly] one o'clock

es muss nicht \gleich sein you don't have to do it right [or straight] away, there's no hurry

bis \gleich! see you then [or later]!; (sofort) see you in a minute [or moment]!

ich komme \gleich! I'm just coming!, I'll be right there!

habe ich es nicht \gleich gesagt! what did I tell you?, I told you so!

warum nicht \gleich so? why didn't you say so/do that in the first place?

\gleich danach [o darauf] soon afterwards [or AM also afterward]; (sofort) right away, straight [or right] afterwards [or AM also afterward]

\gleich jetzt [right] now

\gleich heute/morgen [first thing] today/tomorrow

3. (daneben) immediately, right

\gleich als [o nachdem] ... as soon as...

\gleich dahinter just [or right] behind it

\gleich danach just [or right] [or immediately] after it

\gleich daneben right beside [or next to] it

4. usu + Zahl (zugleich)

sie kaufte sich \gleich zwei Paar she bought two pairs!

drei Autos, nein, \gleich vier besitzt sie she owns three — no, four cars

III. part

1. in Fragesätzen (noch)

wie war doch \gleich Ihr Name? what was your name again?

was hast du \gleich gesagt? what was that you were saying?

2. (resignierend)

wir können \gleich zu Hause bleiben we can just [or might] as well stay at home

du brauchst nicht \gleich zu weinen there's no need to start crying

3. (überhaupt)

\gleich gar nicht/nichts not/nothing at all

IV. präp +dat (geh)

▪ \gleich jdm/etw [o jdm/etw \gleich] like sb/sth

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (identisch, von derselben Art) same; (gleichberechtigt, gleichwertig, Math.) equal

gleicher Lohn für gleiche Arbeit — equal pay for equal work

gleiches Recht für alle — equal rights for all

dreimal zwei [ist] gleich sechs — three times two equals or is six

gleich bleiben — remain or stay the same; (konstant) remain or stay constant or steady

sich (Dat.) gleich bleiben — remain the same

das bleibt sich [doch] gleich — (ugs.) it makes no difference

gleich bleibend — (konstant) constant; steady

das Gleiche wollen/beabsichtigen — have the same objective[s pl.]/intentions pl.

das kommt auf das Gleiche od. aufs Gleiche heraus — it amounts or comes to the same thing

Gleiches mit gleichem vergelten — pay somebody back in his/her own coin or in kind

Gleich und Gleich gesellt sich gern — (Spr.) birds of a feather flock together (prov.)

gleich gesinnt — like-minded

gleich lautend — identical; identically worded

2) (ugs.): (gleichgültig)

ganz gleich, wer anruft,... — no matter who calls,...
2.
adverbial

1) (übereinstimmend)

gleich groß/alt usw. sein — be the same height/age etc.

gleich gut/schlecht — usw. equally good/bad etc.

2) (in derselben Weise)

gleich aufgebaut/gekleidet — having the same structure/wearing identical clothes

alle Menschen gleich behandeln — treat everyone alike

3) (sofort) at once; right or straight away; (bald) in a moment or minute

ich komme gleich — I'm just coming

es muss nicht gleich sein — there's no immediate hurry

es ist gleich zehn Uhr — it is almost or nearly ten o'clock

das habe ich [euch] gleich gesagt — I told you so; what did I tell you?

bis gleich! — see you later!

4) (räumlich) right; immediately; just

gleich rechts/links — just or immediately on the right/left
3.
Präposition + Dat. (geh.) like
4.
Partikel

1)

nun wein' nicht gleich/sei nicht gleich böse — don't start crying/don't get cross

2) (in Fragesätzen)

wie hieß er gleich? — what was his name [again]?

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gleich

A. adj

1. (übereinstimmend) same, präd the same; (identisch) identical; Bezahlung, Rechte etc: equal; (einheitlich) uniform;

fast gleich very similar;

in gleicher Weise (in) the same way;

zu gleichen Teilen equally;

zu gleicher Zeit at the same time, simultaneously;

gleiches Recht für alle equal rights for all;

gleicher Lohn für gleiche Arbeit equal pay for equal work;

gleiche Rechte, gleiche Pflichten sprichw equal rights, equal responsibilities;

das Gleiche oder

Gleiches gilt für the same applies to (umg goes for);

es kommt oder

läuft aufs Gleiche hinaus oder

das bleibt sich gleich umg it doesn’t make any difference, it comes ( oder boils) down to the same thing;

alle Menschen sind gleich (,

nur einige sind gleicher hum) all people ( oder men) are equal (, but some are more equal [than others])

2. (ähnlich, vergleichbar) similar, like, präd alike;

Gleiches mit Gleichem vergelten give sb tit for tat, pay sb back in kind, repay like with like;

Gleich und Gleich gesellt sich gern sprichw birds of a feather (flock together)

3. (unverändert) the same, unchanged;

gleich bleiben → gleichbleiben;

mit stets gleicher Höflichkeit with unfailing courtesy;

er ist nicht mehr der Gleiche he’s not the man I ( oder we) used to know, he’s really changed, you wouldn’t recognize him any more

4. MATH, Winkel etc: equal; Vorzeichen, Größe etc: same, like; PHYS, Ladung, Pole: like;

in gleichem Abstand voneinander equidistant from each other;

x ist gleich y x equals y;

7 – 2 ist gleich 5 7 – 2 is ( oder leaves) 5;

5 + 2 ist gleich 7 5 + 2 equals 7;

gleich null setzen equate to zero

5. (egal):

es ist mir gleich umg it’s all the same to me;

ganz gleich wann/wo etc whenever/wherever etc (it is), no matter when/where etc (it is);

es ist ganz gleich, wann/wo etc it doesn’t matter ( oder make any difference) when/where etc;

das kann dir doch gleich sein umg why should you care?

B. adv

1. alike, equally;

gleich alt/groß etc the same age/size etc;

es geht uns diesmal allen gleich we’re all in the same boat this time;

gleich bleibend → gleichbleibend;

gleich denkend oder

gesinnt like-minded;

gleich geartet → gleichgeartet;

gleich gelagerte Fälle similar cases;

gleich gerichtet Ziele, Interessen etc: similar, parallel; TECH synchronous; ELEK unidirectional;

gleich gesinnte Leute people with the same kind of interest ( oder outlook etc);

gleich gestimmt Instrumente: tuned to the same pitch; fig in tune (with one another);

gleich gestimmte Seelen kindred spirits;

gleich lautend → gleichlautend

2. (unmittelbar) right, straight, just, directly; (sofort) straightaway, immediately;

gleich zu Beginn right at the outset; (als Anfang) to start off with;

gleich daneben right beside ( oder next to) it;

gleich gegenüber right ( oder directly) opposite;

gleich als as soon as;

gleich nach(dem) right ( oder straight) after;

(jetzt) gleich right now, this minute;

gleich! hinhaltend: just a minute, give us a chance umg;

(ich komme) gleich! (I’m) coming!, I’m on my way!;

ich ging gleich hin I went straight there;

es muss nicht gleich sein there’s no hurry;

Kollege kommt gleich im Restaurant: you’ll be served right away;

ich bin gleich wieder da I won’t be long; (sofort) I won’t be a minute;

komme gleich wieder Schild: will be right back, be back in a jiffy umg;

bis gleich! see you in a minute ( oder later);

das haben wir gleich oder

das ist gleich geschehen it won’t take a minute, we’ll have that done ( oder fixed) in no time;

es ist gleich zehn (Uhr) it’s nearly ten (o’clock)

3. umg, nachfragend:

wie heißt er (noch) gleich? what’s ( oder what was) his name again?;

was wollte ich gleich sagen? what was I going to say?;

wo war es gleich? where was it now?

4. umg (auf einmal) at a time, at once;

sie hat gleich drei Portionen gegessen she ate three helpings at once;

er hat gleich zwei Freundinnen auf einmal he has two girlfriends (on the go) at the same time

5. umg, Gefühle oder Absicht ausdrückend:

das hört sich gleich ganz anders an! that’s better, that’s more like it;

willst du wohl gleich den Mund halten! drohend: will you shut up!;

gleich passiert was! drohend: there’s going to be trouble!;

warum nicht gleich so? ungeduldig: what’s keeping you etc?;

es muss nicht gleich … heißen/sein beruhigend: it doesn’t mean to say (that)/it doesn’t (necessarily) have to be;

dann kann ich es ja gleich bleiben lassen! verärgert: then I might as well forget it ( oder give up now)!;

geh doch nicht gleich in die Luft! there’s no need to lose your temper;

wein doch nicht gleich there’s no need to cry;

das dachte ich mir doch gleich! I thought so ( oder as much);

habe ich es nicht gleich gesagt? what did I say?

C. präp geh:

gleich einem König like a king;

einem Wunder gleich as if by magic

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (identisch, von derselben Art) same; (gleichberechtigt, gleichwertig, Math.) equal

gleicher Lohn für gleiche Arbeit — equal pay for equal work

gleiches Recht für alle — equal rights for all

dreimal zwei [ist] gleich sechs — three times two equals or is six

gleich bleiben — remain or stay the same; (konstant) remain or stay constant or steady

sich (Dat.) gleich bleiben — remain the same

das bleibt sich [doch] gleich — (ugs.) it makes no difference

gleich bleibend — (konstant) constant; steady

das Gleiche wollen/beabsichtigen — have the same objective[s pl.]/intentions pl.

das kommt auf das Gleiche od. aufs Gleiche heraus — it amounts or comes to the same thing

Gleiches mit gleichem vergelten — pay somebody back in his/her own coin or in kind

Gleich und Gleich gesellt sich gern — (Spr.) birds of a feather flock together (prov.)

gleich gesinnt — like-minded

gleich lautend — identical; identically worded

2) (ugs.): (gleichgültig)

ganz gleich, wer anruft,... — no matter who calls,...
2.
adverbial

1) (übereinstimmend)

gleich groß/alt usw. sein — be the same height/age etc.

gleich gut/schlecht — usw. equally good/bad etc.

2) (in derselben Weise)

gleich aufgebaut/gekleidet — having the same structure/wearing identical clothes

alle Menschen gleich behandeln — treat everyone alike

3) (sofort) at once; right or straight away; (bald) in a moment or minute

ich komme gleich — I'm just coming

es muss nicht gleich sein — there's no immediate hurry

es ist gleich zehn Uhr — it is almost or nearly ten o'clock

das habe ich [euch] gleich gesagt — I told you so; what did I tell you?

bis gleich! — see you later!

4) (räumlich) right; immediately; just

gleich rechts/links — just or immediately on the right/left
3.
Präposition + Dat. (geh.) like
4.
Partikel

1)

nun wein' nicht gleich/sei nicht gleich böse — don't start crying/don't get cross

2) (in Fragesätzen)

wie hieß er gleich? — what was his name [again]?

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(Mathematik) adj.

equal adj. adj.

alike adj.

equal adj.

like adj.

right adj.

same adj.

similar adj. adv.

equally adv.

in a moment expr.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > gleich
18 leicht

I Adj.

1. Gewicht: light; Kleidung: auch thin, cool; Anzug: lightweight; die Bluse ist aus ganz leichtem Material the blouse is made from really thin ( oder lightweight) material; das Kind ist für sein Alter zu leicht this child is underweight for his age; danach war ich um hundert Euro leichter umg., fig. I came away a hundred euros lighter; jemanden um einiges leichter machen umg. relieve s.o. of a little cash; gewogen und zu leicht befunden fig. tried and found wanting

2. (bekömmlich) Essen, Lektüre, Musik, Wein etc.: light; Zigarre: mild; abends esse ich meist etwas Leichtes I usually have a light meal in the evening; er hat einen leichten Schlaf he’s a light sleeper; Kost

3. (unbeschwert) light-hearted; leichten Herzens happily; (erleichtert) relieved; (ohne weiteres) readily; jetzt ist mir leichter ( ums Herz)! what a relief!, that’s a load off my mind; leichten Fußes lightfootedly, nimbly; fig. with a spring in one’s step

4. (nicht schwierig) easy; Aufgabe etc.: auch simple; leichter Sieg walkover, Am. walkaway; nichts leichter als das! nothing could be simpler, no problem, it’s a cinch (Am. auch snap) umg.; es leicht haben have an easy time (of it); mit ihm hat sie’s nicht leicht she has a difficult time with him, he gives her a hard time; die hat’s nicht gerade leicht she doesn’t exactly have an easy time of it; er nimmt es auf die leichte Schulter he’s making light of it, he’s pretty casual about it; keinen leichten Stand haben be in a difficult ( oder tricky) position; es ist ihm ein Leichtes zu (+ Inf.) it’s a simple matter (umg. no big deal) for him to (+ Inf.); Spiel 1

5. (sanft) Brise, Berührung etc.: light, gentle

6. (geringfügig) slight (auch Erkältung); Entzündung, Gehirnerschütterung: auch mild; Verletzung: minor; Fehler: minor, little; Kratzer: MOT. surface; auch am Körper: little; leichter Regen / Schnee light rainfall / snowfall; ein leichter Fall Krankheit: a mild case, nothing serious; Kranker: a straightforward case; er hat eine leichte Bronchitis he has a mild case of (umg. a touch of) bronchitis; ein leichtes Vergehen a minor offen|ce (Am. -se); eine leichte Strafe a mild punishment (JUR. sentence)

7. umg.: ein leichtes Mädchen a bit of a tart (Am. slut)

II Adv.

1. (geringfügig) slightly; leicht berühren touch gently ( oder carefully); versehentlich: brush against; es regnete leicht it was raining slightly, there was a light rain falling; leicht bedeckter Himmel slightly overcast skies, slight cloud cover; leicht bekleidet lightly dressed; spärlich: scantily dressed (iro. clad); leicht bewaffnet lightly armed; leicht beschwingt Melodie: lilting, with a gentle lilt; leicht geschürzt hum. scantily clad; leicht verletzt slightly hurt ( oder injured); leicht verwundet slightly wounded; das ist leicht übertrieben that’s a slight ( oder a bit of an) exaggeration

2. mit Adj. (mühelos) easily; leicht beweglich easily transportable; (leicht verstellbar) easily adjustable; leicht entzündlich Gas, Flüssigkeit etc.: highly inflammable (bes. Am. UND TECH. flammable); leicht löslich easily ( oder readily) soluble; leicht verdaulich (easily) digestible; auch fig. light; leicht verderblich perishable; leicht verderbliche Waren perishables; leicht verdientes Geld easy money; leicht verkäuflich Artikel: easy to sell, fast-selling; leicht verständlich easy to understand ( oder follow); Sprache: auch (very) straightforward; leicht verständliche Lektüre easy reading; in leicht verständlicher Form in comprehensible ( oder accessible) form

3. mit Verb (einfach) es geht ganz leicht it’s really easy; leichter gesagt als getan oder das ist leicht gesagt easier said than done; du hast leicht reden it’s all right for you, 'you can talk; jemandem leicht fallen be easy for s.o.; es fällt ihm nicht leicht it isn’t easy for him (zu + Inf. to + Inf.), he doesn’t find it easy (+ Ger. oder to + Inf.); so etwas fällt ihm leicht he finds that sort of thing easy, that sort of thing comes easily to him, he has no difficulty with that sort of thing; jemandem etw. leicht machen make s.th. easy for s.o.; es sich (Dat) leicht machen take the easy way out; du machst es dir zu leicht you’re making life too easy for yourself; in diesem Fall: it’s not that simple; sich (Dat) mit etw. leicht tun umg. have no difficulties with s.th., have no difficulty doing s.th.; auch grundsätzlich: find it easy to do s.th.; mit so etwas tut er sich leicht auch that sort of thing comes easily ( oder easy) to him

4. (nicht ernst) etw. leicht nehmen take s.th. lightly; er nimmt es zu leicht he doesn’t take it seriously enough; das Leben leicht nehmen take life as it comes; nimms leicht! umg. don’t worry about it

5. (schnell) easily; sie ist leicht gekränkt she’s easily offended; er erkältet sich leicht he catches cold very easily, he’s always catching cold; so etwas passiert leicht that (sort of thing) can happen very easily ( oder before you know it); das wird so leicht nicht wieder passieren it’s not likely to happen again; das wird mir so leicht nicht wieder passieren I’ll make sure that doesn’t happen again in a hurry; das wird er so leicht nicht vergessen I(‘ll) bet he won’t forget that in a hurry; es ist leicht möglich that could well be, that’s quite possible; du kannst dir leicht denken... you can well imagine; er könnte leicht sein Bruder sein he could easily be taken for his brother; man hat’s nicht leicht, aber leicht hat’s einen umg. it’s a hard life

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(Gewicht) lightweight (Adj.); light (Adj.);

(Grad) slight (Adj.); slightly (Adv.);

(Schwierigkeit) facile (Adj.); easily (Adv.); easy (Adj.); simple (Adj.)

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[laiçt]
1. adj

1) (=von geringem Gewicht, nicht schwerfällig MIL) light; (= aus leichtem Material) Koffer, Kleidung lightweight

einen léíchten Gang haben — to have an easy walk

mit léíchter Hand — lightly; (fig) effortlessly

eine léíchte Hand mit jdm/für etw haben — to have a way with sb/sth

léíchten Fußes (liter) — with a spring in one's step

gewogen und zu léícht befunden (fig) — tried and found wanting

jdn um einiges léíchter machen — to relieve sb of some of his money

See:

→ Feder

2) (= schwach, geringfügig, nicht wichtig) slight; Regen, Wind, Frost, Schläge, Schlaf, Berührung, Atmen light; (JUR) Diebstahl, Vergehen etc minor, petty

3) (von geringem Gehalt) Essen, Musik, Lektüre etc light

4) (= ohne Schwierigkeiten, einfach) easy

léíchter Absatz (Comm) — quick turnover (von in)

mit dem werden wir ( ein) léíchtes Spiel haben — he'll be a pushover (inf) or walkover (inf), he'll be no problem

keinen léíchten Stand haben — not to have an easy time (of it) (bei, mit with)

das ist ihr ein Leichtes (geh) — that will present no problem to or for her

nichts léíchter als das! — nothing (could be) easier or simpler

5) (= moralisch locker) Lebenswandel loose

léíchtes Mädchen — tart (Brit inf), floozy (inf)

6) (= unbeschwert) Herz, Gefühl light

etw léíchten Herzens or Sinnes tun — to do sth with a light heart

See:

→ Schulter

2. adv

1) (= einfach) easily

jdm etw léícht machen — to make it easy for sb

(bei etw) léícht machen — not to make much of an effort (with sth)

sie hat es immer léícht gehabt (im Leben) — she's always had it easy, she's always had an easy time of it

man hats nicht léícht (inf) — it's a hard life

das ist or geht ganz léícht — it's quite easy or simple

die Aufgabe ist léícht zu lösen or lässt sich léícht lösen — the exercise is easy to do

das ist léíchter gesagt als getan — that's easier said than done

du hast léícht reden/lachen — it's all very well for you or it's all right for you to talk/laugh

2) (= problemlos) easily

léícht zu beantworten/verstehen — easily answered/understood, easy to answer/understand

léícht verständlich — readily or easily understood

er ist léícht herumzukriegen/zu überzeugen — he's easy to win round/convince, he's easily won round/convinced

léícht begreifen — to understand quickly or readily

das kann ich mir léícht vorstellen or denken — I can easily or well imagine (it)

léícht verdaulich (Speisen, Informationen) — easily digestible; Kunst, Musik etc not too demanding

3)

(= unbekümmert) léícht beschwingt (Musik) — light

léíchtbeschwingte Melodien — melodies for easy listening

sich léícht und beschwingt fühlen — to be walking on air, to be up in the clouds

mir ist so léícht ums Herz — my heart is so light

mir ist jetzt viel léíchter — I feel a lot easier now

nimm das nicht zu léícht — don't take it too lightly

See:

→ leichtnehmen

4) (= schnell, unversehens) easily

er wird léícht böse/ist léícht beleidigt etc — he is quick to get angry/take offence (Brit) or offense (US) etc, he gets angry/takes offence (Brit) or offense (US) etc easily

léícht zerbrechlich — very fragile

léícht verderblich — highly perishable

man kann einen Fehler léícht übersehen — it's easy to miss a mistake, mistakes are easily missed

das ist léícht möglich — that's quite possible

léícht entzündlich (Brennstoff etc) — highly (in)flammable

léícht entzündliche Haut — skin which easily becomes inflamed

léícht entzündlich sein (Gas, Brennstoff) — to be highly inflammable; (Haut) to become easily inflamed

man hat léícht etwas gesagt, was man nachher bereut — it's easy to say something (without thinking) that you regret later

das passiert mir so léícht nicht wieder — I won't let that happen again in a hurry (inf)

das passiert mir so léícht nicht wieder, dass ich dir Geld borge — I won't lend you money again in a hurry (inf)

5) (= geringfügig, nicht schwer) gewebt finely; bewaffnet not heavily, lightly

das Haus ist léícht gebaut — the house is built of light materials

ein zu léícht gebautes Haus/Auto — a flimsily built house/car

léícht bekleidet sein — to be scantily clad or dressed

léícht gekleidet sein — to be (dressed) in light clothes

léícht geschürzt (hum) — scantily clad or dressed

6) (= schwach) regnen not hard

es hat léícht gefroren — there was a light frost

léícht gewürzt/gesalzen — lightly seasoned/salted

zu léícht gewürzt/gesalzen —

léícht waschen — to wash gently

7) (= nicht ernsthaft) beschädigt slightly; gekränkt auch a little

léícht verletzt — slightly injured; (in Gefecht, Schlägerei etc auch) slightly wounded

léíchter verletzt — not as seriously injured

léícht verwundet — slightly wounded

See:

= Leichtverwundete(r)

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1) (in a light-hearted manner: She airily dismissed all objections.) airily

2) (not difficult: This is an easy job( to do).) easy

3) (like gossamer: a blouse of a gossamer material.) gossamer

4) lightly

5) (light in weight: a lightweight raincoat.) lightweight

6) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) light

7) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) light

8) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) light

9) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) light

10) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) light

11) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) light

12) (small; not great; not serious or severe: a slight breeze; We have a slight problem.) slight

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leicht

[laiçt]

I. adj

1. (geringes Gewicht habend) light

▪ jd/etw ist... \leichter [als jd/etw] sb/sth is... lighter [than sb/sth]

sie ist 48 Kilo \leicht she only weighs 48 kg

\leicht wie eine Feder sein to be as light as a feather

ein \leichter Koffer a light suitcase

\leichte Schuhe light shoes

2. (einfach) easy, simple

eine \leichte Arbeit an easy job

k[ein] \leichter Entschluss no/an easy decision

das ist \leicht! that's easy!

jd hat ein \leichtes Leben sb has an easy time of it

ein \leichter Sieg an easy victory

jdm ein L\leichtes sein (geh) to be easy for sb

jdm ein L\leichtes sein, etw zu tun to be easy for sb to do sth

nichts \leichter als das! no problem; s.a. Hand

3. METEO (schwach) light

eine \leichte Brandung low surf

ein \leichter Donner distant thunder

eine \leichte Strömung a weak current

\leichter Regen/Schneefall light rain/a light fall of snow

4. (geringfügig) light, slight

er hat einen sehr \leichten Akzent he has a very slight accent

\leichtes Nachgeben der Börsenkurse slight easing off

einen \leichten Schlaf haben to be a light sleeper

ein \leichter Schlag a gentle slap

\leichte Zunahme slight increase

5. (nicht schlimm) minor

ein \leichter Eingriff a minor operation

\leichtes Fieber a slight fever

eine \leichte Verbrennung minor burns

6. (nicht belastend) Speisen, Getränke light

eine \leichte Mahlzeit/Nachspeise a light meal/dessert

ein \leichter Wein a light wine

eine \leichte Zigarette/ein \leichter Tabak a mild cigarette/tobacco

7. (einfach verständlich) easy

\leichte Lektüre light reading

\leichte Musik easy listening; s.a. Muse

8. (unbeschwert)

▪ jdm ist \leichter sb is [or feels] relieved, sb feels better

jdm ist \leicht zumute [o ums Herz] [o jd fühlt sich akk \leicht] sb is light-hearted

\leichten Herzens/Schrittes with a light heart/sprightly step

9. (betrügen)

jdn um 50 Euro \leichter machen to sting sb for 50 Euro; (berauben) to rob sb of 50 Euro

10. (nicht massiv) lightweight

\leicht gebaut having a lightweight construction

\leichter Sitz (bei Anpassungen) a sliding fit

11. TYPO

\leichte Schrift light typeface

\leichtes Papier low-grammage paper

12. JUR (nicht schwer) light; (geringfügig) lenient

\leichter Diebstahl petty larceny

eine \leichte Strafe a light punishment [or sentence]

ein \leichtes Vergehen a minor [or petty] offence

II. adv

1. (einfach) easily

etw geht [ganz] \leicht sth is [quite] easy

es [im Leben] \leicht haben to have it easy [in life], to have an easy time of it

es nicht \leicht haben to not have it easy, to have a hard time of it

es nicht \leicht mit jdm haben to have one's work cut out with sb

es jdm \leicht machen to make it easy for sb

es sich dat \leicht machen to make it easy for oneself

2. (schnell) easily

das sagst du so \leicht! that's easy for you to say!

das kann \leicht passieren that can happen easily

der Inhalt ist \leicht zerbrechlich the contents are very delicate [or fragile]

\leicht entzündlich highly inflammable

sich akk \leicht erkälten to catch colds easily

etw \leicht glauben to believe sth readily

\leicht lernen to learn quickly

\leicht verdaulich easily digestible, easy to digest

\leicht verderblich highly perishable

3. (nur wenig, etwas) slightly

\leicht erkältet sein to have a slight cold

\leicht humpeln to have a slight limp

etw \leicht salzen to salt sth lightly

\leicht übertrieben sein to be slightly exaggerated

\leicht verärgert sein to be slightly annoyed

4. (problemlos) easily

etw \leicht begreifen/schaffen to grasp/manage sth easily

sich dat etwas \leicht denken können not to be too difficult for sb to grasp sth

etw ist \leicht löslich sth dissolves easily

\leicht möglich maybe

das ist \leicht möglich that may well be

5. (unbeschwert)

sich akk \leicht fühlen to feel carefree

6. METEO (schwach) lightly

es regnet heute nur \leicht there's only light rain today

7. (aus dünnem Material) lightly

\leicht bekleidet dressed in light clothing

8.

▶ [das ist] \leichter gesagt als getan that's easier said than done

▶ nichts \leichter als das no problem at all

▶ \leicht reden haben [o können] to be easy for sb to talk

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Adjektiv

1) light; lightweight <suit, material>

leichte Waffen — small-calibre arms

leichte Kleidung — thin clothes; (luftig) light or cool clothes

gewogen und zu leicht befunden — tried and found wanting

mit leichter Hand — with ease

etwas auf die leichte Schulter nehmen — (ugs.) take something casually; make light of something

2) (einfach) easy <task, question, job, etc.>; (nicht anstrengend) light <work, duties, etc.>

ein leichtes Leben haben — have an easy life

es leicht/nicht leicht haben — have/not have it easy or an easy time of it

nichts leichter als das — nothing could be simpler or easier

mit jemandem [kein] leichtes Spiel haben — find somebody is [not] easy meat

jemandem/sich etwas leicht machen — make something easy for somebody/oneself

es sich — (Dat.)

leicht machen — make it or things easy for oneself; take the easy way out

leicht fallen — (leicht sein) be easy

das fällt mir leicht — it is easy for me; I find it easy

3) (schwach) slight <accent, illness, wound, doubt, etc.>; light < wind, rain, sleep, perfume>

ein leichter Stoß [in die Rippen] — a gentle nudge [in the ribs]

4) (bekömmlich) light <food, wine>; mild <cigar, cigarette>

5) (heiter) light-hearted

ihr wurde es etwas/viel leichter — she felt somewhat/much easier or relieved

etwas leicht nehmen — make light of something

seine Aufgabe nicht leicht nehmen — take one's task seriously

nimms leicht — don't worry about it

6) (unterhaltend) light <music, reading, etc.>

7)

ein leichtes Mädchen — (veralt. abwertend) a loose-living girl
2.
adverbial

1) lightly < built>

leicht bekleidet — be lightly or thinly dressed

2) (einfach, schnell, spielend) easily

leicht verdaulich — [easily] digestible

leicht verständlich od. zu verstehen sein — be easy to understand; be easily understood

sie hat leicht reden — it's easy or all very well for her to talk

das ist leichter gesagt als getan — that's easier said than done

sie wird leicht böse — she has a quick temper

das ist leicht möglich — that is perfectly possible

ihr wird leicht schlecht — the slightest thing makes her sick

3) (geringfügig) slightly

leicht gewürzt — lightly seasoned

es regnete leicht — there was a light rain falling

es hat leicht gefroren — there was a slight frost

leicht verletzt — slightly injured

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leicht

A. adj

1. Gewicht: light; Kleidung: auch thin, cool; Anzug: lightweight;

die Bluse ist aus ganz leichtem Material the blouse is made from really thin ( oder lightweight) material;

das Kind ist für sein Alter zu leicht this child is underweight for his age;

danach war ich um hundert Euro leichter umg, fig I came away a hundred euros lighter;

jemanden um einiges leichter machen umg relieve sb of a little cash;

gewogen und zu leicht befunden fig tried and found wanting

2. (bekömmlich) Essen, Lektüre, Musik, Wein etc: light; Zigarre: mild;

abends esse ich meist etwas Leichtes I usually have a light meal in the evening;

er hat einen leichten Schlaf he’s a light sleeper; → Kost

3. (unbeschwert) light-hearted;

leichten Herzens happily; (erleichtert) relieved; (ohne Weiteres) readily;

jetzt ist mir leichter (ums Herz)! what a relief!, that’s a load off my mind;

leichten Fußes lightfootedly, nimbly; fig with a spring in one’s step

4. (nicht schwierig) easy; Aufgabe etc: auch simple;

leichter Sieg walkover, US walkaway;

nichts leichter als das! nothing could be simpler, no problem, it’s a cinch (US auch snap) umg;

es leicht haben have an easy time (of it);

mit ihm hat sie’s nicht leicht she has a difficult time with him, he gives her a hard time;

die hat’s nicht gerade leicht she doesn’t exactly have an easy time of it;

er nimmt es auf die leichte Schulter he’s making light of it, he’s pretty casual about it;

keinen leichten Stand haben be in a difficult ( oder tricky) position;

es ist ihm ein Leichtes zu (+inf) it’s a simple matter (umg no big deal) for him to (+ inf); → Spiel 1

5. (sanft) Brise, Berührung etc: light, gentle

6. (geringfügig) slight (auch Erkältung); Entzündung, Gehirnerschütterung: auch mild; Verletzung: minor; Fehler: minor, little; Kratzer: AUTO surface; auch am Körper: little;

leichter Regen/Schnee light rainfall/snowfall;

ein leichter Fall Krankheit: a mild case, nothing serious; Kranker: a straightforward case;

er hat eine leichte Bronchitis he has a mild case of (umg a touch of) bronchitis;

ein leichtes Vergehen a minor offence (US -se);

eine leichte Strafe a mild punishment (JUR sentence)

7. umg:

ein leichtes Mädchen a bit of a tart (US slut)

B. adv

1. (geringfügig) slightly;

leicht berühren touch gently ( oder carefully); versehentlich: brush against;

es regnete leicht it was raining slightly, there was a light rain falling;

leicht bedeckter Himmel slightly overcast skies, slight cloud cover;

leicht bekleidet lightly dressed; spärlich: scantily dressed (iron clad);

leicht bewaffnet lightly armed;

leicht Bewaffnete → Leichtbewaffnete;

leicht beschwingt Melodie: lilting, with a gentle lilt;

leicht geschürzt hum scantily clad;

leicht verletzt slightly hurt ( oder injured);

leicht Verletzte → Leichtverletzte;

leicht verwundet slightly wounded;

leicht Verwundete → Leichtverwundete;

das ist leicht übertrieben that’s a slight ( oder a bit of an) exaggeration

2. mit adj (mühelos) easily;

leicht beweglich easily transportable; (leicht verstellbar) easily adjustable;

leicht entzündlich Gas, Flüssigkeit etc: highly inflammable (besonders US und TECH flammable);

leicht löslich easily ( oder readily) soluble;

leicht verdaulich (easily) digestible; auch fig light;

leicht verderblich perishable;

leicht verderbliche Waren perishables;

leicht verdientes Geld easy money;

leicht verkäuflich Artikel: easy to sell, fast-selling;

leicht verständlich easy to understand ( oder follow); Sprache: auch (very) straightforward;

leicht verständliche Lektüre easy reading;

in leicht verständlicher Form in comprehensible ( oder accessible) form

3. mit Verb (einfach)

es geht ganz leicht it’s really easy;

leichter gesagt als getan oder

das ist leicht gesagt easier said than done;

du hast leicht reden it’s all right for you, 'you can talk;

jemandem etwas leicht machen make sth easy for sb;

es sich (dat)

leicht machen take the easy way out;

du machst es dir zu leicht you’re making life too easy for yourself; in diesem Fall: it’s not that simple

4. (schnell) easily;

sie ist leicht gekränkt she’s easily offended;

er erkältet sich leicht he catches cold very easily, he’s always catching cold;

so etwas passiert leicht that (sort of thing) can happen very easily ( oder before you know it);

das wird so leicht nicht wieder passieren it’s not likely to happen again;

das wird mir so leicht nicht wieder passieren I’ll make sure that doesn’t happen again in a hurry;

das wird er so leicht nicht vergessen I(’ll) bet he won’t forget that in a hurry;

es ist leicht möglich that could well be, that’s quite possible;

du kannst dir leicht denken … you can well imagine;

er könnte leicht sein Bruder sein he could easily be taken for his brother;

man hat’s nicht leicht, aber leicht hat’s einen umg it’s a hard life

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Adjektiv

1) light; lightweight <suit, material>

leichte Waffen — small-calibre arms

leichte Kleidung — thin clothes; (luftig) light or cool clothes

gewogen und zu leicht befunden — tried and found wanting

mit leichter Hand — with ease

etwas auf die leichte Schulter nehmen — (ugs.) take something casually; make light of something

2) (einfach) easy <task, question, job, etc.>; (nicht anstrengend) light <work, duties, etc.>

ein leichtes Leben haben — have an easy life

es leicht/nicht leicht haben — have/not have it easy or an easy time of it

nichts leichter als das — nothing could be simpler or easier

mit jemandem [kein] leichtes Spiel haben — find somebody is [not] easy meat

jemandem/sich etwas leicht machen — make something easy for somebody/oneself

es sich — (Dat.)

leicht machen — make it or things easy for oneself; take the easy way out

leicht fallen — (leicht sein) be easy

das fällt mir leicht — it is easy for me; I find it easy

3) (schwach) slight <accent, illness, wound, doubt, etc.>; light <wind, rain, sleep, perfume>

ein leichter Stoß [in die Rippen] — a gentle nudge [in the ribs]

4) (bekömmlich) light <food, wine>; mild <cigar, cigarette>

5) (heiter) light-hearted

ihr wurde es etwas/viel leichter — she felt somewhat/much easier or relieved

etwas leicht nehmen — make light of something

seine Aufgabe nicht leicht nehmen — take one's task seriously

nimms leicht — don't worry about it

6) (unterhaltend) light <music, reading, etc.>

7)

ein leichtes Mädchen — (veralt. abwertend) a loose-living girl
2.
adverbial

1) lightly < built>

leicht bekleidet — be lightly or thinly dressed

2) (einfach, schnell, spielend) easily

leicht verdaulich — [easily] digestible

leicht verständlich od. zu verstehen sein — be easy to understand; be easily understood

sie hat leicht reden — it's easy or all very well for her to talk

das ist leichter gesagt als getan — that's easier said than done

sie wird leicht böse — she has a quick temper

das ist leicht möglich — that is perfectly possible

ihr wird leicht schlecht — the slightest thing makes her sick

3) (geringfügig) slightly

leicht gewürzt — lightly seasoned

es regnete leicht — there was a light rain falling

es hat leicht gefroren — there was a slight frost

leicht verletzt — slightly injured

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adj.

easy adj.

facile adj.

light adj.

lightweight adj. adv.

easily adv.

facilely adv.

lightly adv.

readily adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > leicht
19 plus

c black plus [ply]

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1. negative adverb

2. comparative adverb

3. superlative adverb

4. conjunction

5. masculine noun

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► Lorsque plus fait partie d'une locution comme d'autant plus, non... plus, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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1. <

► ne... plus not any more

• il ne la voit plus he doesn't see her any more

• il n'a plus à s'inquiéter maintenant he doesn't need to worry any more now

• je ne reviendrai plus/plus jamais I won't/I'll never come back again

• il n'a plus dit un mot he didn't say another word

• il n'est plus là he isn't here anymore

• elle n'est plus très jeune she's not as young as she used to be► plus de + nom

• elle ne veut plus de pain she doesn't want any more bread

• elle n'a plus d'argent she's got no money left

• il n'y a plus beaucoup de pain there's hardly any bread left

• t'as plus de pain ? (inf) haven't you got any bread left?► plus que ( = seulement)

il ne nous reste plus qu'à attendre all we've got to do now is wait

• il ne me reste plus qu'à vous dire au revoir it only remains for me to say goodbye

• plus que 5 km only another 5km► plus rien

• il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left

• on n'y voit presque plus rien you can hardly see anything now► plus aucun

• il n'a plus aucun ami he hasn't a single friend left

• il n'y a plus aucun espoir there's no hope left► plus personne

• il n'y a plus personne there's nobody left

• plus personne ne lit plus Boileau nobody reads Boileau these days

2. <

   a. (avec verbe) more

• il devrait lire plus he should read more

• vous travaillez plus que nous you work harder than us

• il ne gagne pas plus que vous he doesn't earn any more than you

   b. (avec adjectif ou adverbe court)

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► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est court (une ou deux syllabes), son comparatif se forme généralement avec la terminaison er.

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• ce fauteuil est plus large this chair is wider

• il court plus vite qu'elle he runs faster than her

• une heure plus tôt an hour earlier

• une heure plus tard an hour later

• elle n'est pas plus grande que sa sœur she isn't any taller than her sister

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► Lorsque l'adjectif se termine par y, son comparatif est formé avec ier.

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• elle est plus jolie she's prettier

• elle est plus bête she's sillier

• c'était plus drôle it was funnier

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► Lorsque l'adjectif n'a qu'une syllabe brève et se termine par une seule consonne, cette consonne est doublée.

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• il est plus gros he's bigger

• il est plus mince he's slimmer

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► Les mots de deux syllabes se terminant en ing, ed, s, ly forment leur comparatif avec more plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison er.

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• il est plus malin he's more cunning

• pour y arriver plus rapidement to get there more quickly

• prends-le plus doucement hold it more gently

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► Attention aux comparatifs irréguliers.

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• c'est plus loin it's further

• c'est plus grave it's worse

   c. (avec adjectif ou adverbe long)

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► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est long (au moins trois syllabes), son comparatif se forme généralement avec more plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison er.

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• il est plus compétent que moi he is more competent than me

• beaucoup plus facilement much more easily

   d. (locutions)

► plus de ( = davantage de) more ; ( = plus que) over

• plus de pain more bread

• il y aura beaucoup plus de monde demain there will be a lot more people tomorrow

• il y aura plus de 100 personnes there will be more than or over 100 people

• il roulait à plus de 100 km/h he was driving at more than or over 100km per hour

• les enfants de plus de 4 ans children over 4

• les plus de 30 ans the over 30s

• il n'y avait pas plus de 10 personnes there were no more than 10 people

• il est plus de 9 heures it's after 9 o'clock► à plus tard ! see you later!

► à plus ! (inf) see you later!

► plus que + adjectif ou adverbe

• un résultat plus qu'honorable a more than honourable result

• plus que jamais more than ever

• j'en ai plus qu'assez ! I've had more than enough of this!► de plus ( = en outre) (en tête de phrase) moreover

• c'est dangereux, de plus c'est illégal it's dangerous, and what's more, it's illegal

• elle a 10 ans de plus she's 10 years older

• il y a dix personnes de plus qu'hier there are ten more people than yesterday

• il me faut une heure de plus I need one more hour

• une fois de plus once again► de plus en plus more and more

• je l'admire de plus en plus I admire her more and more

• aller de plus en plus vite to go faster and faster

• de plus en plus drôle funnier and funnier► en plus ( = en supplément)

les frais d'envoi sont en plus postal charges are not included

• on nous a donné deux verres en plus we were given two extra glasses

• vous n'avez pas une chaise en plus ? you wouldn't have a spare chair?

• en plus de cela on top of that► en plus + adjectif

• il ressemble à sa mère, mais en plus blond he's like his mother only fairer

• je cherche le même genre de maison en plus grand I'm looking for the same kind of house only bigger► ... et plus

• les enfants de six ans et plus children aged six and over► ni plus ni moins

• il est compétent, mais ni plus ni moins que sa sœur he's competent, but neither more nor less so than his sister► plus... moins the more... the less

• plus on le connaît, moins on l'apprécie the more you get to know him, the less you like him► plus... plus the more... the more

• plus il en a, plus il en veut the more he has, the more he wants► plus ou moins ( = à peu près, presque) more or less

• plus ou moins réussi more or less successful

• à plus ou moins long terme sooner or later

• il supporte plus ou moins bien cette situation he just about puts up with the situation

• ils utilisent cette méthode avec plus ou moins de succès they use this method with varying degrees of success► qui plus est moreover

3. <

   a. ► le plus + verbe most

• ce qui m'a frappé le plus what struck me most

• ce qui les a le plus étonnés what surprised them the most

   b. ► le plus + adjectif ou adverbe court

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• c'est le plus grand peintre qui ait jamais vécu he is the greatest painter that ever lived

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► Lorsque l'adjectif se termine par y, son superlatif se forme avec la terminaison iest.

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• c'est la plus jolie she's the prettiest

• c'est la plus bête she's the silliest

• c'est le moment le plus drôle du film it's the funniest bit of the film

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► Lorsque l'adjectif n'a qu'une syllabe brève et se termine par une seule consonne, cette consonne est doublée.

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• c'est le plus gros he's the biggest

• c'est le plus mince he's the slimmest

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• l'enfant le plus doué que je connaisse the most gifted child I know

• c'est la partie la plus ennuyeuse it's the most boring part

• c'est ce que j'ai de plus précieux it's the most precious thing I possess

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• le plus petit des deux the smaller of the two

• le plus gentil des jumeaux the nicer of the twins

   c. ► le plus + adjectif ou adverbe long

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• c'est le plus intéressant it's the most interesting

• la plus belle de toutes mes photos the most beautiful of all my photographs

• c'est la personne la plus désordonnée que je connaisse she's the untidiest person I know

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► Lorsque la comparaison se fait entre deux personnes ou deux choses, on utilise le comparatif au lieu du superlatif.

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• le plus beau des deux the more beautiful of the two

   d. ► le plus de + nom the most

• c'est le samedi qu'il y a le plus de monde Saturday is when there are most people

• ce qui m'a donné le plus de mal the thing I had most difficulty with

• celui qui a le plus de chances de gagner the one with the best chance of winning

   e. (locutions)

► le plus... possible

• pour y arriver le plus rapidement possible to get there as quickly as possible

• prends-en le plus possible take as much (or as many) as possible► au plus at the most

• ça vaut 100 € au plus it's worth 100 euros at the most

• tout au plus at the very most

• il a trente ans, tout au plus he's thirty at most

• rappelle-moi au plus vite call me back as soon as possible► des plus + adjectif

• une situation des plus embarrassantes a most embarrassing situation

4. <

plus

• deux plus deux font quatre two plus two make four

• tous les voisins, plus leurs enfants all the neighbours, plus their children

• il fait plus deux aujourd'hui it's plus two today

5. <

   a. (Mathematics) (signe) plus plus (sign)

c black   b. ( = avantage) plus

• ici, parler breton est un plus indéniable being able to speak Breton is definitely a plus here

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✦ The s of plus is never pronounced when used in negatives, eg il ne la voit plus. When used in comparatives the s is generally pronounced s, eg il devrait lire plus, although there are exceptions, notably plus preceding an adjective or adverb, eg plus grand, plus vite. Before a vowel sound, the comparative plus is pronounced z, eg plus âgé.

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1. ply, plys, plyz
préposition

8 plus 3 égale 11 — 8 and ou plus 3 equals 11

un dessert plus du café — a dessert and coffee (as well)

plus 10° — plus 10°

2.

adverbe de comparaison

1) ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif)

le plus — the most

je ne peux pas faire plus — I can do no more, I can't do any more

elle est plus que jolie — she's more than just pretty

elle mange deux fois plus que lui — she eats twice as much as he does

plus j'y pense, moins je comprends — the more I think about it, the less I understand

plus ça va — as time goes on

qui plus est — furthermore, what's more

quel pays aimes-tu le plus? — which country do you like best?

de plus en plus — more and more

2) ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most

deux fois plus cher — twice as expensive ( que as)

c'est le même modèle en plus petit — it's the same model, only smaller

il est on ne peut plus désagréable — he's as unpleasant as can be

il est plus ou moins artiste — he's an artist of sorts

il a été plus ou moins poli — he wasn't particularly polite

ils étaient plus ou moins ivres — they were a bit drunk

un livre des plus intéressants — a most interesting book

de plus en plus difficile — more and more difficult

3) ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most

trois heures plus tôt/tard — three hours earlier/later

deux fois plus longtemps — twice as long ( que as)

ils ne sont pas restés plus longtemps que nous — they didn't stay any longer than we did ou than us

il l'a fait plus ou moins bien — he didn't do it very well

de plus en plus loin — further and further

plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué — the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be

3.

adverbe de négation

elle ne fume plus — she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes

plus jamais ça! — never again!

plus besoin de se presser — (colloq) there's no need to hurry any more

il n'y a plus d'œufs — there are no more eggs, there aren't any eggs left

j'entre dans le garage, plus de voiture! — I went into the garage, the car was gone!

il n'y a plus que lui qui puisse nous aider — only he can help us now

plus que trois jours avant Noël! — only three days left ou to go until Christmas!

4.

plus de déterminant indéfini

1) ( avec un nom dénombrable)

deux fois plus de livres que — twice as many books as

c'est lui qui a le plus de livres — he's got the most books

les gens qui posent le plus de problèmes — the people who pose the most problems

plus tu mangeras de bonbons, plus tu auras de caries — the more sweets GB ou candy US you eat, the more cavities you'll have

il y en a plus d'un qui voudrait être à sa place — quite a few people would like to be in his/her position

2) ( avec un nom non dénombrable)

je n'ai pas pris plus de crème que toi — I didn't take any more cream than you did, I took no more cream than you did

deux fois plus de vin — twice as much wine ( que as)

3) ( avec un numéral)

elle n'a pas plus de 50 disques — she has no more than 50 records

les gens de plus de 60 ans — people over 60

il était déjà bien plus de onze heures — it was already well past ou after eleven o'clock

5.

au plus locution adverbiale at the most

tout au plus — at the very most

6.

de plus locution adverbiale

1) ( en outre) furthermore, moreover, what's more

2) ( en supplément)

deux pommes de plus — two more apples

une fois de plus — once more, once again

9% de plus — 9% more

7.

en plus locution

en plus (de cela) — on top of that

le même modèle avec le toit ouvrant en plus — the same model, only with a sunroof

il a reçu 300 euros en plus de son salaire — he got 300 euros on top of his salary

les taxes en plus — plus tax, tax not included

II plys
nom masculin invariable

1) Mathématique plus

le signe plus — the plus sign

2) (colloq) ( avantage) plus (colloq)

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plus I

A note on pronunciation

plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally used

plus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi]

plus I

Formation du comparatif des adjectifs et des adverbes en anglais

Deux cas peuvent se présenter

1 adjectifs et adverbes courts

En règle générale on ajoute ‘-er’ à la fin de l'adjectif/adverbe: plus grand/petit/simple = taller/smaller/simpler; plus longtemps/vite = longer/faster

Remarques

- pour certains mots dont l'unique voyelle est une voyelle brève, on double la consonne finale: big/bigger, sad/sadder, dim/dimmer, wet/wetter etc

- attention aux adjectifs en ‘y’: sunny devient sunnier, pretty/prettier, happy/happier etc

2 adjectifs et adverbes longs

On ajoute more devant le mot: plus beau/compétent/intéressant = more beautiful/competent/interesting; plus facilement/sérieusement = more easily/seriously

Remarques

- certains mots de deux syllabes admettent les deux formes: simple peut produire simpler ou more simple, handsome/handsomer ou more handsome etc

- certains mots de deux syllabes n'admettent que la forme avec more: callous/more callous, cunning/more cunning

- les adverbes se terminant par ‘-ly’ n'admettent que la forme avec more: quickly/more quickly, slowly/more slowly etc

Formation du superlatif des adjectifs et des adverbes en anglais

Deux cas peuvent se présenter

1 adjectifs et adverbes courts

En règle générale on ajoute ‘(e)st’ à la fin du mot: le plus grand/petit/simple = the tallest/smallest/simplest; le plus longtemps/vite = the longest/fastest

Remarques

- pour certains mots dont l'unique voyelle est une voyelle brève, on double la consonne finale: big- the biggest, sad- the saddest, dim- the dimmest etc

- attention aux adjectifs en ‘y’: sunny devient the sunniest, pretty/the prettiest, happy/the happiest etc

2 adjectifs et adverbes longs

On ajoute the most devant le mot: le plus beau/compétent/intéressant = the most beautiful/competent/interesting; le plus facilement/sérieusement = the most easily/seriously

Remarques

- certains mots de deux syllabes admettent les deux formes: simple/the simplest ou the most simple, clever/the cleverest ou the most clever etc

- certains mots de deux syllabes n'admettent que la forme avec the most: callous/the most callous, cunning/the most cunning etc

- les adverbes en ‘-ly’ n'admettent que la forme avec the most: quickly/the most quickly, slowly/the most slowly etc

Attention: lorsque la comparaison ne porte que sur deux éléments on utilise la forme du comparatif: le plus doué des deux = the more gifted of the two; la voiture la plus rapide des deux = the faster car

L'expression le plus possible est traitée avec possible

On trouvera ci-contre exemples et exceptions illustrant les différentes fonctions de plus. On trouvera également des exemples de plus dans les notes d'usage. Voir l'index

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ply, plys
1. adv

1) (négation)

ne... plus — no longer, not... any more

Il ne travaille plus ici. — He's no longer working here., He doesn't work here any more.

Je ne veux plus le voir. — I don't want to see him any more., I no longer want to see him.

ne plus avoir de qch; Je n'ai plus d'argent. — I've got no more money., I've got no money left

Je n'ai plus de pain. — I've got no bread left., I've got no more bread.

2) (comparatif: devant un adjectif) more

un peu plus difficile — a bit more difficult

Il fait un peu plus froid qu'hier. — It's a bit colder than yesterday.

plus grand — bigger

Elle est plus grande que moi. — She's bigger than me.

plus intelligent — more intelligent

Il est plus intelligent que son frère. — He's more intelligent than his brother.

3) (comparaison: non suivi d'un adjectif)

plus que — more than

Il travaille plus. — He works more.

Il travaille plus que moi. — He works more than me.

4)

plus de; Il nous faut plus de pain. — We need more bread.

plus de 3 heures — more than 3 hours, over 3 hours

Il y avait plus de dix personnes. — There were more than 10 people.

plus de minuit — after midnight, past midnight

5)

de plus; Il a 3 ans de plus que moi. — He's 3 years older than me.

Le voyage a pris trois heures de plus que prévu. — The journey took 3 hours longer than planned.

Il nous faut un joueur de plus. — We need one more player.

6)

en plus; 3 kilos en plus — 3 kilos more

J'ai apporté quelques gâteaux en plus. — I brought a few more cakes.

en plus de; Deux personnes sont arrivées en plus de celles qui étaient déjà là. — Two more people came, in addition to those already there.

7)

plus... plus... — the more... the more...

Plus il gagne d'argent, plus il en veut. — The more money he earns, the more he wants.

8)

de plus en plus de — more and more

Il y a de plus en plus de touristes par ici. — There are more and more tourists round here.

de plus en plus (suivi d'un adjectif) Il fait de plus en plus chaud. — It's getting hotter and hotter.

9)

ni plus ni moins — no more, no less

10) (superlatif)

le plus; la plus; les plus — the most

le plus intelligent — the most intelligent

le plus grand — the biggest

C'est le plus grand de la famille. — He's the tallest in his family., (sans adjectif, modifiant un verbe)

C'est ce qu'elle aime le plus. — That's what she likes most.

11) (autres locutions)

de plus — what's more, moreover

en plus de cela... — what is more...

tout au plus — at the very most

plus ou moins — more or less

qui plus est — what is more

2. conj

Quatre plus deux égalent six. — 4 plus 2 is 6.

3. nm

(= avantage) plus

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I.

plus ⇒ Note d'usage

A prép

1 ( dans une addition) 8 plus 3 égale 11 8 and 3 equals 11, 8 plus 3 equals 11; on nous a servi du fromage, un dessert plus du café we were served cheese, a dessert and coffee (as well);

2 ( pour exprimer une valeur) un jour il faisait moins 5°, le lendemain plus 10° one day it was minus 5°, the next plus 10°.

B adv de comparaison

1 ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) le plus the most; il mange/travaille plus (que moi) he eats/works more (than I do ou than me); tu devrais demander plus you should ask for more; je ne peux pas faire plus I can do no more, I can't do any more, I can't do more than that; elle en sait plus que lui sur le sujet she knows more about the subject than he does; c'est plus que je ne peux supporter it's more than I can bear; elle l'aime plus que tout she loves him/her more than anything; il est plus à plaindre qu'autre chose he's more to be pitied than anything else; c'est plus que bien it's more than just good; elle est plus que jolie she's more than just pretty; il a fait plus que l'embaucher, il l'a aussi formé he did more than just hire him, he also trained him; j'en ai plus qu'assez I've had more than enough; elle mange deux fois/trois fois plus que lui she eats twice/three times as much as he does; plus je gagne, plus je dépense the more I earn, the more I spend; plus j'y pense, moins je comprends the more I think about it, the less I understand; plus ça va as time goes on; qui plus est furthermore, what's more; c'est lui qui m'a le plus appris he's the one who taught me the most; quel pays aimes-tu le plus? which country do you like best?; de plus en plus more and more; il fume de plus en plus he smokes more and more;

2 ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most; deux fois plus vieux/cher twice as old/expensive (que as); trois/quatre fois plus cher three/four times as expensive (que as); il n'est pas plus riche que moi he's no richer than I am ou than me, he isn't any richer than I am ou than me; c'est le même modèle en plus petit it's the same model, only smaller; il est on ne peut plus gentil/désagréable he's as nice/unpleasant as can be; il est plus ou moins fou he's more or less insane; il est plus ou moins artiste he's an artist of sorts; la cuisine était plus ou moins propre the kitchen wasn't particularly clean, the kitchen was clean after a fashion; il a été plus ou moins poli he wasn't particularly polite; ils étaient plus ou moins ivres they were a bit drunk; le plus heureux des hommes the happiest of men; la plus belle de toutes the most beautiful of all; mon vœu le plus cher my dearest wish; l'arbre le plus gros que j'aie jamais vu the biggest tree I've ever seen; son livre le plus court his shortest book; c'est ce qu'il y a de plus beau/important au monde it's the most beautiful/important thing in the world; un livre des plus intéressants a most interesting book; un individu des plus méprisables a most despicable individual; de plus en plus difficile more and more difficult; de plus en plus chaud hotter and hotter;

3 ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most; trois heures plus tôt/tard three hours earlier/later; deux fois plus longtemps twice as long (que as); trois/quatre fois plus longtemps three/four times as long (que as); ils ne sont pas restés plus longtemps que nous they didn't stay any longer than we did ou than us; il l'a fait plus ou moins bien he didn't do it very well; de plus en plus loin further and further; plus tu te coucheras tard, plus tu auras de mal à te lever the later you go to bed, the harder it'll be for you to get up; plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be; c'est moi qui y vais le plus souvent I go there the most often; ça s'est passé le plus simplement/naturellement du monde it happened quite simply/naturally.

C adv de négation elle ne fume plus she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes, she's given up smoking; il n'habite plus ici he no longer lives here, he doesn't live here any more ou any longer; le grand homme n'est plus the great man is no more; elle ne veut plus le voir she doesn't want to see him any more ou any longer, she no longer wants to see him; il a décidé de ne plus y aller he decided to stop going there; je ne veux plus en entendre parler I don't want to hear any more about it; il n'y est plus (jamais) retourné he never went back there (again); plus jamais ça! never again!; nous ne faisons plus ce modèle we no longer do this model, we don't do this model any more ou any longer; il n'a plus vingt ans ( il n'est plus très jeune) he's not twenty any more, he's no longer twenty; nous n'avons plus d'espoir we've no more hope, we no longer have any hope, we've given up hoping; plus besoin de se presser○ there's no longer any need to hurry, there's no more need to hurry, there's no need to hurry any more; il n'y a plus de pain/d'œufs there is no more bread/there are no more eggs, there isn't any bread left/there aren't any eggs left; je ne veux plus de vin I don't want any more wine; il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left; plus rien ne m'intéresse nothing interests me any more; je ne voyais plus rien I could no longer see anything, I couldn't see a thing any more; il n'y a plus personne dans la pièce there's nobody left in the room, there's no longer anybody in the room; il n'y a plus aucun crayon there aren't any pencils left, there are no more pencils; il n'y a plus aucun problème there's no longer any problem; ce n'est plus du courage, c'est de la folie it's no longer bravery, it's foolhardiness; j'entre dans le garage, plus de voiture○! I went into the garage, the car was gone○!; ce n'est plus qu'une question de jours it's only a matter of days now; il n'y a plus qu'une solution there's only one solution left; il ne restait plus que quelques bouteilles there were only a few bottles left, there was nothing left but a few bottles; il n'y a plus que lui qui puisse nous aider only he can help us now; plus que trois jours avant les vacances! only three days left ou to go until the vacation!; nous n'avons plus qu'à rentrer à la maison all we can do now is go home; il ne me reste plus qu'à vous remercier it only remains for me to thank you.

D plus de dét indéf

1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) trois/deux fois plus de livres/verres que three times/twice as many books/glasses as; c'est là que j'ai vu le plus de serpents that's where I saw the most snakes; c'est lui qui a le plus de livres he's got the most books; le joueur qui a le plus de chances de gagner the player who is most likely to win; les jeunes qui posent le plus de problèmes the young people who pose the most problems; c'est le candidat qui a remporté le plus de voix he's the candidate who won the most votes; plus tu mangeras de bonbons, plus tu auras de caries the more sweets GB ou candy US you eat, the more cavities you'll have; il y en a plus d'un qui voudrait être à sa place quite a few people would like to be in his/her position;

2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) je n'ai pas pris plus de crème que toi I didn't take any more cream than you did, I took no more cream than you did; il n'a pas plus d'imagination que sa sœur he has no more imagination than his sister, he hasn't got any more imagination than his sister; trois/deux fois plus de vin/talent three times/twice as much wine/talent (que as); le joueur qui a gagné le plus d'argent the player who won the most money;

3 ( avec un numéral) elle ne possède pas plus de 50 disques she has no more than 50 records; une foule de plus de 10 000 personnes a crowd of more than ou over 10,000 people; il a plus de 40 ans he's over 40, he's more than 40 years old; les gens de plus de 60 ans people over 60; les plus de 60 ans the over-sixties; il était déjà bien plus de onze heures/midi it was already well past ou after eleven o'clock/midday.

E au plus loc adv at the most; tout au plus at the very most, at the outside.

F de plus loc adv

1 ( en outre) furthermore, moreover, what's more;

2 ( en supplément) j'ai mangé deux pommes de plus qu'elle I ate two apples more than she did; donnez-moi deux pommes de plus give me two more apples; ça nous a pris deux heures de plus que la dernière fois it took us two hours longer than last time; j'ai besoin de deux heures de plus I need two more hours; il a trois ans de plus que sa sœur he's three years older than his sister; une fois de plus once more, once again; l'augmentation représente 9% de plus que l'année précédente the rise is 9% more than last year.

G en plus loc en plus (de cela) on top of that; il est arrivé en retard et en plus (de cela) il a commencé à se plaindre he arrived late and what' s more ou on top of that he started complaining; c 'est le même modèle avec le toit ouvrant en plus it's the same model, only with a sunroof; c'est tout le portrait de son père, la moustache en plus he's the image of his father, only with a moustache GB ou mustache US; il a reçu 100 euros en plus de son salaire habituel he got 100 euros on top of his usual salary; en plus de son métier d'ingénieur il élève des tatous besides his job as an engineer, he breeds armadillos; les taxes en plus plus tax, tax not included; il s'est passé quelque chose en plus something else happened as well. A note on pronunciation: plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally used. plus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi].

II.

plus nm

1 Math plus; le signe plus the plus sign;

2 ○( avantage) plus○; son expérience d'enseignant constitue un plus pour lui his teaching experience is a point in his favour^GB ou is a plus○.

[ply(s)] adverbe

A.[COMPARATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]

1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]

viens plus souvent (do) come more often

plus tôt earlier

plus tard later

c'est plus loin it's further ou farther

tu es plus patient que moi you're more patient than I am ou than me

c'est plus fatigant qu'on ne le croit it's more tiring than it seems

c'est plus rouge qu'orange it's red rather than ou it's more red than orange

elle est plus réservée que timide she's reserved rather than shy

c'est plus que gênant it's embarrassing, to say the least

on a obtenu des résultats plus qu'encourageants our results were more than encouraging

elle a eu le prix mais elle n'en est pas plus fière pour ça she got the award, but it didn't make her any prouder for all that

je veux la même, en plus large I want the same, only bigger

bien plus gros much fatter

encore plus beau more handsome still, even more handsome

cinq fois plus cher five times dearer ou as dear ou more expensive

il l'a fait deux fois plus vite (qu'elle) he did it twice as quickly (as she did)

2. [avec un verbe] more

j'apprécie plus son frère I like his brother more ou better

je m'intéresse à la question plus que tu ne penses I'm more interested in the question than you think

je ne peux vous en dire plus I can't tell you any more

3. (avec un nom)

cela représente plus qu'une simple victoire it means more than just a victory

B.[SUPERLATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]

1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]

le plus loin the furthest ou farthest

la montagne la plus haute the highest mountain

j'ai répondu le plus gentiment que j'ai pu I answered as kindly as I could

j'y vais le plus rarement possible I go there as seldom as possible

le plus souvent most of the time

tu es le plus gentil de tous you're the kindest of all

un de ses tableaux les plus connus one of her best-known paintings

le plus gros des deux the bigger of the two

le plus gros des trois the biggest of the three

c'est ce qu'il y a de plus original dans sa collection d'été it's the most original feature of his summer collection

choisis les fruits les plus mûrs possible select the ripest possible fruit

faites au plus vite do it as quickly as possible

aller au plus pressé ou urgent to deal with the most urgent priority first

2. [précédé d'un verbe] most

c'est moi qui travaille le plus I'm the one who works most ou the hardest

faites-en le plus possible do as much as you can

C.[ADVERBE DE NÉGATION]

1. [avec 'ne']

je n'y retournerai plus I won't go back there any more

je ne les vois plus I don't see them any more

2. [tour elliptique]

plus de no more

plus de glace pour moi, merci no more ice cream for me, thanks

plus de tergiversations! let's not shilly-shally any longer!

plus un mot! not another word!

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[ply(s)] adjectif

B plus ÉDUCATION B plus

H plus CHIMIE H plus

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[ply(s)] conjonction

1. MATHÉMATIQUES plus

3 plus 3 égale 6 3 plus 3 is ou makes 6

il fait plus 5º it's 5º above freezing, it's plus 5º

2. [en sus de] plus

le transport, plus le logement, plus la nourriture, ça revient cher travel, plus ou and accommodation, plus ou then food, (all) work out quite expensive

plus le fait que... plus ou together with the fact that...

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[ply(s)] nom masculin

1. MATHÉMATIQUES plus (sign)

2. [avantage, atout] plus, bonus, asset

la connaissance de l'anglais est toujours un plus knowledge of English is always a plus

au plus locution adverbiale

[au maximum] at the most ou outside

ça coûtera au plus 30 euros it'll cost a maximum of 30 euros ou 30 euros at most

il y a 15 km au plus it's 15 km at the outside

de plus locution adverbiale

1. [en supplément] extra, another, more

mets deux couverts de plus lay two extra ou more places

raison de plus pour y aller all the more reason for going

je ne veux rien de plus I don't want anything more

il est content, que te faut-il de plus? he's happy, what more do you want?

un mot/une minute de plus et je m'en allais another word/minute and I would have left

10 euros de plus ou de moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?

2. [en trop] too many

en recomptant, je trouve trente points de plus on adding it up again, I get thirty points too many

3. [en outre] furthermore, what's more, moreover

de plus, il m'a menti what's more, he lied to me

de plus en plus locution adverbiale

1. [suivi d'un adjectif] more and more, increasingly

[suivi d'un adverbe] more and more

de plus en plus souvent more and more often

de plus en plus dangereux more and more ou increasingly dangerous

ça devient de plus en plus facile/compliqué it's getting easier and easier/more and more complicated

le ciel devenait de plus en plus sombre the sky was growing darker and darker

2. [précédé d'un verbe]

les prix augmentent de plus en plus prices are increasing all the time

de plus en plus de locution déterminante

[suivi d'un nom comptable] more and more, a growing number of

[suivi d'un nom non comptable] more and more

de plus en plus de gens more and more people, an increasing number of people

il y a de plus en plus de demande pour ce produit demand for this product is increasing, there is more and more demand for this product

elle a de plus en plus de fièvre her temperature is rising

des plus locution adverbiale

most

son attitude est des plus compréhensibles her attitude is most ou quite understandable

en plus locution adverbiale

1. [en supplément] extra (avant nom)

c'est le même appartement avec un balcon en plus it's the same flat with a balcony as well

les boissons sont en plus drinks are extra, you pay extra for the drinks

ça fait 45 minutes de transport en plus it adds 45 minutes to the journey

10 euros en plus ou en moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?

[en trop] spare

tu n'as pas des tickets en plus? do you have any spare tickets?

j'ai une carte en plus

a. [à la fin du jeu] I've got one card left over

b. [en distribuant] I've got one card too many

[en cadeau] as well, on top of that

et vous emportez une bouteille de champagne en plus! and you get a bottle of Champagne as well ou on top of that ou into the bargain!

2. [en outre] further, furthermore, what's more

elle a une excellente technique et en plus, elle a de la force her technique's first-class and she's got strength too

mais c'est qu'elle est méchante en plus! (familier) and she's nasty to cap it all ou to boot!

et elle m'avait menti, en plus! not only that but she'd lied to me (as well)!

3. [d'ailleurs] besides, what's more, moreover

je ne tiens pas à le faire et, en plus, je n'ai pas le temps I'm not too keen on doing it, and besides ou what's more, I've no time

en plus de locution prépositionnelle

[en supplément de] besides, on top of, in addition to

en plus du squash, elle fait du tennis besides (playing) squash, she plays tennis

et plus locution adverbiale

over

45 kilos et plus over 45 kilos, 45 odd kilos

les gens de 30 ans et plus people aged 30 and over

ni plus ni moins locution adverbiale

no more no less, that's all

je te donne une livre, ni plus ni moins I'll give you one pound, no more no less

tu t'es trompé, ni plus ni moins you were mistaken, that's all

non plus locution adverbiale

moi non plus je n'irai pas I won't go either

je ne sais pas — moi non plus! I don't know — neither do I ou nor do I ou me neither!

on ne peut plus locution adverbiale

je suis on ne peut plus désolé de vous voir partir I'm ever so sorry you're leaving

c'est on ne peut plus compliqué it couldn't be more complicated

plus de locution déterminante

1. [comparatif, suivi d'un nom] more

nous voulons plus d'autonomie! we want more autonomy!

je n'ai pas plus de courage qu'elle I'm no braver than she is ou her

[suivi d'un nombre] more than, over

il y a plus de 15 ans de cela it's more than 15 years ago now

elle a bien plus de 40 ans she's well over 40

elle roulait à plus de 150 km/h she was driving at more than 150 km/h ou doing over 150 km/h

il y en a plus d'un qui s'est plaint more than one person complained

il est plus de 5 h it's past 5 o'clock ou after 5

2. [superlatif, suivi d'un nom]

le plus de (the) most

c'est ce qui m'a fait le plus de peine that's what hurt me (the) most

c'est notre équipe qui a le plus de points our team has (the) most points

celui qui a le plus de chances de réussir the one (who's the) most likely to succeed

le plus possible de: le plus possible de cerises as many cherries as possible

le plus d'argent possible as much money as possible

(comme nom)

les plus de 20 ans people over 20, the over-20s

plus... moins locution correlative

the more... the less

plus il vieillit, moins il a envie de sortir the older he gets, the less he feels like going out

plus ça va, moins je la comprends I understand her less and less (as time goes on)

plus... plus locution correlative

the more... the more

plus je réfléchis, plus je me dis que... the more I think (about it), the more I'm convinced that...

plus ça va, plus il est agressif he's getting more and more aggressive (all the time)

plus ça va, plus je me demande si... the longer it goes on, the more I wonder if...

plus ou moins locution adverbiale

more or less

c'est plus ou moins cher, selon les endroits prices vary according to where you are

je ne l'ai que plus ou moins cru I only half believed him

qui plus est locution adverbiale

what's ou what is more

sans plus locution adverbiale

nothing more

c'était bien, sans plus it was nice, but nothing more

tout au plus locution adverbiale

at the most

c'est une mauvaise grippe, tout au plus it's a bad case of flu, at the most

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20 bald

Adv.; eher, am ehesten

1. soon; bald darauf oder danach soon ( oder shortly) after(ward(s)); bald ist dein Geburtstag it’s ( oder it’ll be) your birthday soon; so bald wie oder als möglich as soon as possible; möglichst bald as soon as possible; das wird’s so bald nicht wieder geben we won’t see the likes of that again soon; wird’s bald? umg. how much longer is it going to take?, come on!; ich hab’s bald umg. I’m nearly ready, I won’t be a minute; wirst du bald ruhig sein! umg. will you be quiet!; bis oder auf bald! umg. see you soon, be seeing you

2. umg. (fast) almost, nearly; bald hätte ich was gesagt! I nearly said something I shouldn’t have, I nearly put my foot in it (Am. in my mouth); das ist (ja) bald nicht mehr lustig it’s getting beyond a joke, Am. it’s not funny any more

3. geh.: bald so, bald so one moment this, one moment that; bald will er es so, bald ( will er es) anders one moment he wants it done this way, the next moment another; bald hier, bald da here, there and everywhere

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shortly; anon; almost; soon

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bạld [balt]
1. adv comp eher or ordm;er
['bɛldɐ] (old, dial) superl am ehesten
1) (= schnell, in Kürze) soon

er kommt bald — he'll be coming soon

bald ist Weihnachten/Winter — it will soon be Christmas/winter

bald darauf — soon afterwards, a little later

(all)zu bald — (all) too soon

so bald wie or als möglich, möglichst bald — as soon as possible

das gibt es so bald nicht noch einmal — you won't find one of those again in a hurry; (besonderes Ereignis) that won't happen again in a hurry

wirst du wohl bald ruhig sein? — will you just be quiet!

wirds bald? — get a move on

bis bald! — see you soon

2) (= fast) almost, nearly

das ist bald nicht mehr schön — that is really beyond a joke (Brit), that's going too far

2. conj (geh)

bald..., bald... — one moment..., the next..., now..., now...

bald hier, bald da — now here, now there

bald so, bald so — now this way, now that

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1) (soon: Come in and wait - he'll be here before long!) before (very) long

2) (soon: He will be here shortly; Shortly after that, the police arrived.) shortly

3) (in a short time from now or from the time mentioned: They'll be here sooner than you think; I hope he arrives soon.) soon

4) (early: It's too soon to tell.) soon

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bald

[balt]

I. adv

1. (schnell, in Kürze) soon

komm \bald wieder! come back soon!

so \bald wird es das nicht mehr geben that won't happen again in a hurry

wird's \bald? (fam) move it!

so \bald wie [o als] möglich as soon as possible

[all]zu \bald [all] too soon

bis \bald! see you later!

\bald darauf soon [or shortly] after[wards]

nicht so \bald not as soon

2. (fast) almost

das ist schon \bald nicht mehr schön! that's taking it a bit too far!, that's beyond a joke!

3. (fam) soon

wirst du wohl \bald ruhig sein? will you just be quiet! [or sl shut up!]; s.a. möglichst, sobald

II. konj (geh)

▪ \bald..., \bald... one moment..., the next...

\bald hier, \bald da now here, now there

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Adverb

1) soon

das wird er so bald nicht vergessen — he won't forget that in a hurry

wird's bald? — get a move on, will you

bis bald — see you soon

2) (ugs.): (fast) almost; nearly

3) (veralt.) in

bald..., bald... — now..., now...

bald so, bald so — now this way, now that

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bald adv; eher, am ehesten

1. soon;

bald darauf oder

danach soon ( oder shortly) after(ward(s));

bald ist dein Geburtstag it’s ( oder it’ll be) your birthday soon;

so bald wie oder

als möglich as soon as possible;

möglichst bald as soon as possible;

das wird’s so bald nicht wieder geben we won’t see the likes of that again soon;

wird’s bald? umg how much longer is it going to take?, come on!;

ich hab’s bald umg I’m nearly ready, I won’t be a minute;

wirst du bald ruhig sein! umg will you be quiet!;

bis oder

auf bald! umg see you soon, be seeing you

2. umg (fast) almost, nearly;

bald hätte ich was gesagt! I nearly said something I shouldn’t have, I nearly put my foot in it (US in my mouth);

das ist (ja) bald nicht mehr lustig it’s getting beyond a joke, US it’s not funny any more

3. geh:

bald so, bald so one moment this, one moment that;

bald will er es so, bald (will er es) anders one moment he wants it done this way, the next moment another;

bald hier, bald da here, there and everywhere

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Adverb

1) soon

das wird er so bald nicht vergessen — he won't forget that in a hurry

wird's bald? — get a move on, will you

bis bald — see you soon

2) (ugs.): (fast) almost; nearly

3) (veralt.) in

bald..., bald... — now..., now...

bald so, bald so — now this way, now that

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adv.

presently adv.

shortly adv.

soon adv.

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