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1 sign from heaven

teken uit de hemel (speciaal teken door God gegeven om toekomst aan te geven)

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2 sign

sign [saɪn]

signe ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (e)-(g) symbole ⇒ 1 (a) geste ⇒ 1 (b) signal ⇒ 1 (c) panneau ⇒ 1 (d) écriteau ⇒ 1 (d) enseigne ⇒ 1 (d) signer ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (a) engager ⇒ 2 (b) signer un contrat ⇒ 3 (b)

1 noun

(a) (symbol → gen) signe m, symbole m; Mathematics, Music & Linguistics signe m;

∎ this sign means "real leather" ce symbole signifie "cuir véritable";

∎ plus/minus sign signe m plus/moins

(b) (gesture, motion) signe m;

∎ to make a sign to sb faire signe à qn;

∎ to make a rude sign faire un geste grossier;

∎ she made a sign for me to enter elle m'a fait signe d'entrer;

∎ the chief made signs for me to follow him le chef m'a fait signe de le suivre;

∎ to make the sign of the cross faire le signe de croix;

∎ wait until the policeman gives the sign to cross attendez que le policier vous fasse signe de traverser;

∎ the victory sign le signe de la victoire

(c) (arranged signal) signal m;

∎ a lighted lamp in the window is the sign that it's safe une lampe allumée à la fenêtre signifie qu'il n'y a pas de danger;

∎ when I give the sign, run à mon signal, courez

(d) (written notice → gen) panneau m; (→ smaller) écriteau m; (→ on shop, bar, cinema etc) enseigne f;

∎ the signs are all in Arabic tous les panneaux sont en arabe;

∎ follow the signs for Manchester suivre les panneaux indiquant Manchester;

∎ I didn't see the stop sign je n'ai pas vu le stop;

∎ traffic signs panneaux mpl de signalisation;

∎ a 'for sale' sign un écriteau 'à vendre'

(e) (evidence, indication) signe m, indice m; Medicine signe m;

∎ his speech was interpreted as a sign of goodwill on a interprété son discours comme un signe de bonne volonté;

∎ as a sign of respect en témoignage ou en signe de respect;

∎ they wear red as a sign of mourning ils portent le rouge en signe de deuil;

∎ a distended belly is a sign of malnutrition un ventre dilaté est un signe de sous-alimentation;

∎ a red sunset is a sign of fair weather un coucher de soleil rouge est signe qu'il fera beau;

∎ it's a sign of the times c'est un signe des temps;

∎ it's a good sign if he's making jokes c'est bon signe s'il fait des plaisanteries;

∎ at the first sign of trouble, he goes to pieces au premier petit problème, il craque;

∎ it's a sure sign that… à n'en pas douter, c'est le signe que…+ indicative;

∎ were there any signs of a struggle? y avait-il des traces de lutte?;

∎ all the signs are that the economy is improving tout laisse à penser que l'économie s'améliore;

∎ the room showed signs of having been recently occupied il était clair que la pièce avait récemment été occupée;

∎ there's no sign of her changing her mind rien n'indique qu'elle va changer d'avis;

∎ there's no sign of the file anywhere on ne trouve trace du dossier nulle part;

∎ he gave no sign of having heard me il n'a pas eu l'air de m'avoir entendu;

∎ is there any sign of Amy yet? - not a sign est-ce qu'on a eu des nouvelles de Amy? - pas la moindre nouvelle;

∎ is there any sign of the missing child? est-ce qu'il y a une trace de l'enfant disparu?;

∎ since then, he's given no sign of life depuis lors, il n'a pas donné signe de vie;

∎ there is little sign of progress in the negotiations les négociations ne semblent pas avancer

(f) Astrology signe m;

∎ what sign are you? de quel signe êtes-vous?

(g) Religion (manifestation) signe m;

∎ a sign from God un signe de Dieu

2 transitive verb

(a) (document, book) signer;

∎ sign your name here signez ici;

∎ here are the letters to be signed voici les lettres à signer;

∎ a signed Picasso lithograph une lithographie signée par Picasso;

∎ he gave me a signed photo of himself il m'a donné une photo dédicacée;

∎ American do you want to sign this to your room? je le mets sur votre note?;

∎ she signs herself A.M. Hall elle signe A.M. Hall;

∎ to sign a deal passer un marché;

∎ the deal will be signed and sealed tomorrow l'affaire sera définitivement conclue demain;

∎ Law signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of… fait et signé en présence de…;

∎ figurative you're signing your own death warrant vous signez votre arrêt de mort

(b) (footballer, musician, band) engager;

∎ he's been signed for next season il a été engagé pour la saison prochaine

(c) (provide with signs) signaliser;

∎ the museum is not very well signed la signalisation du musée n'est pas très bonne

(d) (signal)

∎ to sign assent faire signe que oui;

∎ to sign sb to do sth faire signe à qn de faire qch

3 intransitive verb

(a) (write name) signer;

∎ he signed with an X il a signé d'une croix;

∎ to sign on the dotted line signer à l'endroit indiqué; figurative s'engager

(b) (footballer, musician, band) signer un contrat;

∎ he signed for United il a signé avec United

(c) (signal)

∎ to sign to sb to do sth faire signe à qn de faire qch

(d) (know sign language) connaître la langue des signes; (use sign language) communiquer en langue des signes ou par signes;

∎ they were signing to each other ils se parlaient par signes

►► sign language (UNCOUNT) langue f des signes;

∎ to speak in sign language parler par signes;

∎ using sign language, he managed to ask for food (en s'exprimant) par signes, il s'est débrouillé pour demander à manger;

sign painter (of lettering) peintre m en lettres; (of pub signs etc) peintre m d'enseignes

➲ sign away separable transitive verb

(right, land, inheritance) se désister de; (independence) renoncer à; (power, control) abandonner;

∎ I felt I was signing away my freedom j'avais l'impression qu'en signant je renonçais à ma liberté;

∎ you're signing your life away c'est comme si tu signais ton arrêt de mort

➲ sign for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (acknowledge receipt of)

∎ to sign for a delivery/a registered letter signer un bon de livraison/le récépissé d'une lettre recommandée;

∎ the files have to be signed for il faut signer pour retirer les dossiers

(b) (undertake work on)

∎ she's signed for another series elle s'est engagée à faire un autre feuilleton

➲ sign in

1 intransitive verb

(a) (at hotel) remplir sa fiche (d'hôtel); (in club) signer le registre

(b) (worker) pointer (en arrivant)

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (guest) inscrire (en faisant signer le registre);

∎ I'm a member, so I can sign you in je suis membre, donc je peux vous faire entrer;

∎ guests must be signed in les visiteurs doivent se faire inscrire dès leur arrivée

(b) (file, book) rendre, retourner

➲ sign off intransitive verb

(a) Radio & Television terminer l'émission;

∎ it's time to sign off for today il est l'heure de nous quitter pour aujourd'hui

(b) (in letter)

∎ I'll sign off now je vais conclure ici

➲ sign on

1 intransitive verb British

(a) (register as unemployed) s'inscrire au chômage;

∎ you have to sign on every two weeks il faut pointer (au chômage) toutes les deux semaines

(b) (enrol) s'inscrire;

∎ she signed on for an evening class elle s'est inscrite à des cours du soir

(c) Computing ouvrir une session

2 separable transitive verb

(a) British (enrol → student, participant) inscrire

(b) esp American (recruit → employee, staff) embaucher

➲ sign out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (file, car) retirer (contre décharge); (library book) emprunter;

∎ the keys are signed out to Mr Hill c'est M. Hill qui a signé pour retirer les clés

(b) (hospital patient) autoriser le départ de;

∎ he signed himself out il est parti sous sa propre responsabilité

2 intransitive verb

(guest) signer le registre (en partant); (worker) pointer (en partant)

➲ sign over separable transitive verb

transférer;

∎ she signed the property over to her son elle a transféré la propriété au nom de son fils;

∎ the house is being signed over to its new owners tomorrow les nouveaux propriétaires entrent en possession de la maison demain

➲ sign up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (employee) embaucher; Military (recruit) engager; (player, musician) engager

(b) (student, participant) inscrire

2 intransitive verb

(a) (for job) se faire embaucher;

∎ he signed up as a crew member il s'est fait embaucher comme membre d'équipage

(b) Military (enlist) s'engager;

∎ to sign up for the Marines s'engager dans les marines

(c) (enrol) s'inscrire;

∎ she signed up for an evening class elle s'est inscrite à des cours du soir

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3 sign

1. noun
1) (symbol, gesture, signal, mark) Zeichen, das

2) (Astrol.)

sign [of the zodiac] — [Tierkreis]zeichen, das; Sternzeichen, das

what sign are you? — welches Tierkreiszeichen od. Sternzeichen bist du?

somebody's birth sign — jemandes Tierkreiszeichen

3) (notice) Schild, das

[direction] sign — Wegweiser, der

[advertising] sign — Reklameschild, das; Reklame, die; (illuminated, flashing) Leuchtreklame, die

danger sign — (lit. or fig.) Gefahrenzeichen, das

4) (outside shop etc.) see academic.ru/67219/signboard">signboard

5) (indication) Zeichen, das; (of future event) Anzeichen, das

there is little/no/every sign of something/that... — wenig/nichts/alles deutet auf etwas (Akk.) hin od. deutet darauf hin, dass...

show [no] signs of fatigue/strain/improvement — etc. [keine] Anzeichen der Müdigkeit / Anstrengung / Besserung usw. zeigen od. erkennen lassen

the carpet showed little/ some sign[s] of wear — der Teppich wirkte kaum/etwas abgenutzt

as a sign of — als Zeichen (+ Gen.)

do something as a sign of something — etwas zum Zeichen einer Sache (Gen.) tun

at the first or slightest sign of something — schon beim geringsten Anzeichen von etwas

there was no sign of him/the car anywhere — er/der Wagen war nirgends zu sehen

there was no sign of life — keine Menschenseele war zu sehen

sign of the times — Zeichen der Zeit
2. transitive verb
1) (write one's name etc. on) unterschreiben; [Künstler, Autor:] signieren [Werk]

2)

sign one's name — [mit seinem Namen] unterschreiben

sign oneself R. A. Smith — mit R. A. Smith unterschreiben
3. intransitive verb
(write one's name) unterschreiben

sign for something — (acknowledge receipt of something) den Empfang einer Sache (Gen.) bestätigen

Phrasal Verbs:

- sign away

- sign off

- sign on

- sign out

- sign over

- sign up

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1. noun
1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) das Zeichen

2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) das Schild

3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) das Zeichen

4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) das Anzeichen
2. verb
1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) unterschreiben

2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) unterschreiben

3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) bedeuten mit

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- signboard
- signpost
- sign in/out
- sign up
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sign

[saɪn]

I. n

1. (gesture) Zeichen nt

to make the \sign of the cross sich akk bekreuzigen

a rude \sign eine unverschämte Geste

to give/make a \sign to sb jdm ein Zeichen geben/machen

2. (notice) [Straßen-/Verkehrs]schild nt; (signboard) Schild nt; (for shop) Ladenschild nt

danger \sign Gefahrenschild nt

stop \sign Stoppschild nt

3. (symbol) Zeichen nt, Symbol nt

plus \sign Pluszeichen nt

4. (polarity sign) Vorzeichen nt

5. ASTROL (of the zodiac) Sternzeichen nt

the \sign of Leo das Sternzeichen des Löwen

6. (indication) [An]zeichen nt; (from God) Zeichen nt

the children's restlessness is a \sign that they're getting bored die Unruhe der Kinder ist ein Zeichen dafür, dass ihnen langweilig wird; (trace) Spur f; of an animal Fährte f

the search team could not find any \sign of the climbers die Suchmannschaft konnte keine Spur der Kletterer finden

the least [or slightest] \sign of confidence das geringste Anzeichen von Vertrauen

\sign of life Lebenszeichen nt

a \sign of the times ein Zeichen nt der Zeit

a sure \sign of sth ein sicheres Zeichen für etw akk

to read the \signs die Zeichen erkennen

to show \signs of improvement Anzeichen der Besserung erkennen lassen [o zeigen

7. no pl (sign language) Gebärdensprache f

8. (in maths) Zeichen nt

II. vt

1. (with signature)

▪ to \sign sth etw unterschreiben; contract, document etw unterzeichnen; book, painting etw signieren

he \signed himself ‘Mark Taylor’ er unterschrieb mit ‚Mark Taylor‘

\sign your name on the dotted line unterschreiben Sie auf der gestrichelten Linie

to \sign a guest book sich akk ins Gästebuch eintragen

to \sign a ceasefire einen Waffenstillstand unterzeichnen

to \sign a cheque einen Scheck unterzeichnen

to \sign a letter einen Brief unterschreiben [o form unterzeichnen]

to \sign a register sich akk eintragen

2. (employ under contract)

▪ to \sign sb athlete, musician jdn [vertraglich] verpflichten

3. (gesticulate)

▪ to \sign sb to do sth jdm ein Zeichen machen, etw zu tun

he \signed the waiter to bring him another drink er machte dem Kellner ein Zeichen, ihm noch einen Drink zu bringen

4. (in sign language)

▪ to \sign sth etw in der Gebärdensprache ausdrücken

5.

▶ to \sign one's own death warrant ( fam) sein eigenes Todesurteil unterschreiben

▶ \signed, sealed and delivered unter Dach und Fach

III. vi

1. (write signature) unterschreiben

\sign here, please unterschreiben Sie bitte hier

▪ to \sign for [or with] sb/sth athlete, musician sich akk für jdn/etw [vertraglich] verpflichten

2. (accept)

to \sign for a delivery eine Lieferung gegenzeichnen

3. (use sign language) die Zeichensprache benutzen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ benützen

4. (make motion) gestikulieren

▪ to \sign to sb jdm ein Zeichen geben

5. COMPUT (log in) unterschreiben

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[saɪn]
1. n

1) (with hand etc) Zeichen nt

he nodded as a sign of recognition —

to give sb a sign to make a sign to sb — jdm ein Zeichen geben jdm ein Zeichen machen or geben

he gave or made me a sign to stay — er gab mir durch ein Zeichen zu verstehen, ich solle bleiben

he made a rude sign — er machte eine unverschämte Geste

2) (= indication MED) Anzeichen nt (of für, +gen); (= evidence) Zeichen nt (of von, +gen); (= trace) Spur f

a sure/good/bad sign — ein sicheres/gutes/schlechtes Zeichen

it's a sign of the times — es ist ein Zeichen unserer Zeit

it's a sign of a true expert — daran erkennt man den wahren Experten

at the slightest/first sign of disagreement — beim geringsten/ersten Anzeichen von Uneinigkeit

there is no sign of their agreeing — nichts deutet darauf hin, dass sie zustimmen werden

to show signs of sth — Anzeichen von etw erkennen lassen

he shows signs of doing it — es sieht so aus, als ob er es tun würde

our guest showed no sign(s) of leaving — unser Gast machte keine Anstalten zu gehen

the rain showed no sign(s) of stopping — nichts deutete darauf hin, dass der Regen aufhören würde

he gave no sign of having heard — er ließ nicht erkennen, ob er es gehört hatte

he gave no sign of life — er gab kein Lebenszeichen von sich

there was no sign of life in the village — es gab keine Spur or kein Anzeichen von Leben im Dorf

there was no sign of him/the book anywhere — von ihm/von dem Buch war keine Spur zu sehen

is there any sign of him yet? — ist er schon zu sehen?

3) (= road sign, inn sign, shop sign) Schild nt

4) (= written symbol) Zeichen nt; (= Math) Vorzeichen nt; (ASTRON, ASTROL) (Tierkreis)zeichen nt

2. vt

1)

to sign one's name — unterschreiben

to sign one's name in a book — sich in ein Buch eintragen

he signs himself J.G. Jones — er unterschreibt mit J. G. Jones

2) letter, contract, cheque unterschreiben, unterzeichnen (form); picture, book signieren

to sign the guest book — sich ins Gästebuch eintragen

to sign the register — sich eintragen

signed and sealed — (unterschrieben und) besiegelt

signed, sealed and delivered — unter Dach und Fach, fix und fertig (inf)

signed copy — handsigniertes Exemplar

3) football player etc unter Vertrag nehmen, einstellen

4) (= use sign language in) programme, performance in die Gebärdensprache übersetzen

3. vi

1)

(= signal) to sign to sb to do sth — jdm ein Zeichen geben, etw zu tun

2) (with signature) unterschreiben

Fellows has just signed for United — Fellows hat gerade bei United unterschrieben

3) (= use sign language) die Gebärdensprache benutzen

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sign [saın]

A s

1. a) Zeichen n, Symbol n (beide auch fig)

b) auch sign of the cross REL Kreuzzeichen n:

in ( oder as a) sign of zum Zeichen (gen)

2. (Schrift)Zeichen n

3. MATH, MUS (Vor)Zeichen n ( auch IT)

4. Zeichen n, Wink m:

give sb a sign, make a sign to sb jemandem ein Zeichen geben

5. Zeichen n, Signal n

6. Anzeichen n, Symptom n ( auch MED):

signs of fatigue Ermüdungserscheinungen;

a sign of illness ein Krankheitszeichen;

give no sign of life kein Lebenszeichen von sich geben;

show only faint signs of life nur schwache Lebenszeichen von sich geben;

make no sign sich nicht rühren;

the signs of the times die Zeichen der Zeit;

there was not a sign of him von ihm war (noch) nichts zu sehen;

all the signs are that … alles deutet darauf hin, dass …

7. Kennzeichen n

8. (Verkehrs- etc) Schild n, (-)Zeichen n

9. ASTROL (Stern-, Tierkreis) Zeichen n: → zodiac

10. besonders BIBEL (Wunder)Zeichen n:

signs and wonders Zeichen und Wunder

11. US Spur f ( auch JAGD)

B v/t

1. a) unterzeichnen, -schreiben, auch MAL, TYPO signieren:

signed, sealed, and delivered (ordnungsgemäß) unterschrieben und ausgefertigt; → autograph A 1

b) sich eintragen in (akk):

sign the visitors’ book

2. mit seinem Namen unterzeichnen

3. sign away Eigentum etc übertragen, -schreiben, abtreten

4. auch sign on ( oder up) (vertraglich) verpflichten, unter Vertrag nehmen (beide a. SPORT), anstellen, SCHIFF anheuern

5. REL das Kreuzzeichen machen über (akk oder dat), segnen

6. jemandem bedeuten ( to do zu tun), jemandem seine Zustimmung etc (durch Zeichen oder Gebärden) zu verstehen geben

C v/i

1. unterschreiben, -zeichnen:

she brought him a letter to sign sie brachte ihm einen Brief zur Unterschrift;

sign for den Empfang (gen) (durch seine Unterschrift) bestätigen; → dot² B 1

2. WIRTSCH zeichnen

3. Zeichen geben, (zu)winken ( beide:

to dat)

4. sign on (off) RADIO, TV sein Programm beginnen (beenden):

we sign off at 10 o’clock Sendeschluss ist um 22 Uhr

5. sign in

a) sich (in eine Anwesenheitsliste etc) eintragen,

b) einstempeln

6. sign off umg

a) (seine Rede) schließen,

b) Schluss machen ( im Brief, a. allg),

c) sich zurückziehen, aussteigen umg

7. sign out

a) sich (aus einer Anwesenheitsliste etc) austragen,

b) ausstempeln

8. auch sign on ( oder up) sich (vertraglich) verpflichten ( for zu), (eine) Arbeit annehmen, SCHIFF anheuern, MIL sich verpflichten ( for auf 5 Jahre etc):

the player signed on for two years der Spieler unterschrieb einen Zweijahresvertrag

9. sign off on US umg einen Plan etc absegnen, genehmigen

s. abk

1. second ( seconds pl) s, Sek.

2. section

3. see s.

4. series

5. set

6. HIST Br shilling ( shillings pl)

7. sign

8. signed gez.

9. singular Sg.

10. son

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1. noun
1) (symbol, gesture, signal, mark) Zeichen, das

2) (Astrol.)

sign [of the zodiac] — [Tierkreis]zeichen, das; Sternzeichen, das

what sign are you? — welches Tierkreiszeichen od. Sternzeichen bist du?

somebody's birth sign — jemandes Tierkreiszeichen

3) (notice) Schild, das

[direction] sign — Wegweiser, der

[advertising] sign — Reklameschild, das; Reklame, die; (illuminated, flashing) Leuchtreklame, die

danger sign — (lit. or fig.) Gefahrenzeichen, das

4) (outside shop etc.) see signboard

5) (indication) Zeichen, das; (of future event) Anzeichen, das

there is little/no/every sign of something/that... — wenig/nichts/alles deutet auf etwas (Akk.) hin od. deutet darauf hin, dass...

show [no] signs of fatigue/strain/improvement — etc. [keine] Anzeichen der Müdigkeit / Anstrengung / Besserung usw. zeigen od. erkennen lassen

the carpet showed little/ some sign[s] of wear — der Teppich wirkte kaum/etwas abgenutzt

as a sign of — als Zeichen (+ Gen.)

do something as a sign of something — etwas zum Zeichen einer Sache (Gen.) tun

at the first or slightest sign of something — schon beim geringsten Anzeichen von etwas

there was no sign of him/the car anywhere — er/der Wagen war nirgends zu sehen

there was no sign of life — keine Menschenseele war zu sehen

sign of the times — Zeichen der Zeit
2. transitive verb
1) (write one's name etc. on) unterschreiben; [Künstler, Autor:] signieren [Werk]

2)

sign one's name — [mit seinem Namen] unterschreiben

sign oneself R. A. Smith — mit R. A. Smith unterschreiben
3. intransitive verb
(write one's name) unterschreiben

sign for something — (acknowledge receipt of something) den Empfang einer Sache (Gen.) bestätigen

Phrasal Verbs:

- sign away

- sign off

- sign on

- sign out

- sign over

- sign up

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n.

Hinweistafel f.

Schild -er n.

Signum -en (Mathematik) n.

Symbol -e n.

Vorzeichen n.

Wert -e m.

Zeichen - n. v.

unterschreiben v.

unterzeichnen v.

English-german dictionary > sign
4 sign

[saɪn] n

1) ( gesture) Zeichen nt;

to make the \sign of the cross sich akk bekreuzigen;

a rude \sign eine unverschämte Geste;

to give/make a \sign to sb jdm ein Zeichen geben/machen

2) ( notice) [Straßen-/Verkehrs]schild nt; ( signboard) Schild nt;

danger \sign Gefahrenschild nt;

stop \sign Stoppschild nt

3) ( symbol) Zeichen nt, Symbol nt;

plus \sign Pluszeichen nt

4) astrol ( of the zodiac) Sternzeichen nt;

the \sign of Leo das Sternzeichen des Löwen

5) ( indication) [An]zeichen nt; ( from God) Zeichen nt;

the children's restlessness is a \sign that they're getting bored die Unruhe der Kinder ist ein Zeichen dafür, dass ihnen langweilig wird;

( trace) Spur f; of an animal Fährte f;

the search team could not find any \sign of the climbers die Suchmannschaft konnte keine Spur der Kletterer finden;

the least [or slightest] \sign of confidence das geringste Anzeichen von Vertrauen;

\sign of life Lebenszeichen nt;

a \sign of the times ein Zeichen nt der Zeit;

a sure \sign of sth ein sicheres Zeichen für etw akk;

to read the \signs die Zeichen erkennen;

to show \signs of improvement Anzeichen der Besserung erkennen lassen [o zeigen];

6) no pl ( sign language) Gebärdensprache f

7) ( in maths) Zeichen nt vt

1) ( with signature)

to \sign sth etw unterschreiben; contract, document etw unterzeichnen; book, painting etw signieren;

he \signed himself ‘Mark Taylor’ er unterschrieb mit ‚Mark Taylor‘;

\sign your name on the dotted line unterschreiben Sie auf der gestrichelten Linie;

to \sign a guest book sich akk ins Gästebuch eintragen;

to \sign a ceasefire einen Waffenstillstand unterzeichnen;

to \sign a cheque einen Scheck unterzeichnen;

to \sign a letter einen Brief unterschreiben [o ( form) unterzeichnen];

to \sign a register sich akk eintragen

2) ( employ under contract)

to \sign sb athlete, musician jdn [vertraglich] verpflichten

3) ( gesticulate)

to \sign sb to do sth jdm ein Zeichen machen, etw zu tun;

he \signed the waiter to bring him another drink er machte dem Kellner ein Zeichen, ihm noch einen Drink zu bringen

4) ( in sign language)

to \sign sth etw in der Gebärdensprache ausdrücken

PHRASES:

to \sign one's own death warrant ( fam) sein eigenes Todesurteil unterschreiben;

\signed, sealed and delivered unter Dach und Fach vi

1) ( write signature) unterschreiben;

\sign here, please unterschreiben Sie bitte hier;

to \sign for [or with] sb/ sth athlete, musician sich akk für jdn/etw [vertraglich] verpflichten

2) ( accept)

to \sign for a delivery eine Lieferung gegenzeichnen

3) ( use sign language) die Zeichensprache benutzen

4) ( make motion) gestikulieren;

to \sign to sb jdm ein Zeichen geben

English-German students dictionary > sign
5 hand

1. noun
1) (Anat., Zool.) Hand, die

eat from or out of somebody's hand — (lit. or fig.) jemandem aus der Hand fressen

get one's hands dirty — (lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) die Hände schmutzig machen

give somebody one's hand — (reach, shake) jemandem die Hand geben od. reichen

give or lend [somebody] a hand [with or in something] — [jemandem] [bei etwas] helfen

pass or go through somebody's hands — (fig.) durch jemandes Hand od. Hände gehen

hand in hand — Hand in Hand

go hand in hand [with something] — (fig.) [mit etwas] Hand in Hand gehen

the problem/matter in hand — das vorliegende Problem/die vorliegende Angelegenheit

hold hands — Händchen halten (ugs. scherzh.); sich bei den Händen halten

hold somebody's hand — jemandes Hand halten; jemandem die Hand halten; (fig.): (give somebody close guidance) jemanden bei der Hand nehmen; (fig.): (give somebody moral support or backing) jemandem das Händchen halten (iron.)

hands off! — Hände od. Finger weg!

take/keep one's hands off somebody/something — jemanden/etwas loslassen/nicht anfassen

keep one's hands off something — (fig.) die Finger von etwas lassen (ugs.)

hands up [all those in favour] — wer dafür ist, hebt die Hand!

hands up! — (as sign of surrender) Hände hoch!

hands down — (fig.) (easily) mit links (ugs.); (without a doubt, by a large margin) ganz klar (ugs.)

turn one's hand to something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) zuwenden

have something at hand — etwas zur Hand haben

have somebody at hand — jemanden bei sich haben

be at hand — (be nearby) in der Nähe sein; (be about to happen) unmittelbar bevorstehen

out of hand — (summarily) kurzerhand

be to hand — (be readily available, within reach) zur Hand sein; (be received) [Brief, Notiz, Anweisung:] vorliegen

fight hand to hand — Mann gegen Mann kämpfen

go/pass from hand to hand — von Hand zu Hand gehen

hand live from hand to mouth — von der Hand in den Mund leben

be hand in glove [with] — unter einer Decke stecken [mit]

wait on somebody hand and foot — (fig.) jemanden vorn und hinten bedienen (ugs.)

have one's hands full — die Hände voll haben; (fig.): (be fully occupied) alle Hände voll zu tun haben (ugs.)

hand on heart — (fig.) Hand aufs Herz

get one's hands on somebody/something — jemanden erwischen od. (ugs.) in die Finger kriegen/etwas auftreiben

lay or put one's hand on something — etwas finden

by hand — (manually) mit der od. von Hand; (in handwriting) handschriftlich; (by messenger) durch Boten

be made by hand — Handarbeit sein

I could do that with ine hand tied behind my back — das mache ich doch mit links (ugs.)

2) (fig.): (authority)

with a firm/iron hand — mit starker Hand/eiserner Faust [regieren]

he needs a father's hand — er braucht die väterliche Hand

get out of hand — außer Kontrolle geraten; see also academic.ru/73191/take">take 1. 6); upper 1. 1)

give somebody a free hand — jemandem freie Hand lassen

have a free hand to do something — freie Hand haben, etwas zu tun

3) in pl. (custody)

in somebody's hands, in the hands of somebody — (in somebody's possession) in jemandes Besitz; (in somebody's care) in jemandes Obhut

may I leave the matter in your hands? — darf ich die Angelegenheit Ihnen überlassen?

fall into somebody's hands — [Person, Geld:] jemandem in die Hände fallen

have [got] something/somebody on one's hands — sich um etwas/jemanden kümmern müssen

he's got such a lot/enough on his hands at the moment — er hat augenblicklich so viel/genug um die Ohren (ugs.)

have time on one's hands — [viel] Zeit haben; (too much) mit seiner Zeit nichts anzufangen wissen

take somebody/something off somebody's hands — jemandem jemanden/etwas abnehmen

change hands — den Besitzer wechseln

4) (disposal)

have something in hand — etwas zur Verfügung haben; (not used up) etwas [übrig] haben

keep in hand — in Reserve halten [Geld]

have on hand — dahaben

be on hand — da sein

5) (share)

have a hand in something — bei etwas seine Hände im Spiel haben

take a hand [in something] — sich [an etwas (Dat.)] beteiligen

6) (agency) Wirken, das (geh.)

the hand of a craftsman has been at work here — hier war ein Handwerker am Werk

the hand of God — die Hand Gottes

suffer/suffer injustice at the hands of somebody — unter jemandem/jemandes Ungerechtigkeit zu leiden haben

7) (pledge of marriage)

ask for or seek somebody's hand [in marriage] — um jemandes Hand bitten od. (geh.) anhalten

8) (worker) Arbeitskraft, die; Arbeiter, der; (Naut.): (seaman) Hand, die (fachspr.); Matrose, der

the ship sank with all hands — das Schiff sank mit der gesamten Mannschaft

9) (person having ability)

be a good/poor hand at tennis — ein guter/schwacher Tennisspieler sein

I'm no hand at painting — ich kann nicht malen

10) (source) Quelle, die

at first/second/third hand — aus erster/zweiter/dritter Hand; see also firsthand; second-hand

11) (skill) Geschick, das

get one's hand in — wieder in Übung kommen od. (ugs.) reinkommen

keep one's hand in — in der Übung bleiben

12) (style of handwriting) Handschrift, die; (signature) Unterschrift, die

13) (of clock or watch) Zeiger, der

14) (side) Seite, die

on the right/left hand — rechts/links; rechter/linker Hand

on somebody's right/left hand — rechts/links von jemandem; zu jemandes Rechten/Linken

on every hand — von allen Seiten [umringt sein]; ringsum [etwas sehen]

on the one hand..., [but] on the other [hand]... — einerseits..., andererseits...; auf der einen Seite..., auf der anderen Seite...

15) (measurement) Handbreit, die

16) (coll.): (applause) Beifall, der; Applaus, der

give him a big hand, let's have a big hand for him — viel Applaus od. Beifall für ihn!

17) (cards) Karte, die; (period of play) Runde, die; see also throw in 4)
2. transitive verb
geben; [Überbringer:] übergeben [Sendung, Lieferung]

hand something from one to another — etwas von einem zum anderen weitergeben

hand something [a]round — (pass round, circulate) etwas herumgeben; (among group) etwas herumgehen lassen

you've got to hand it to them/her — etc. (fig. coll.) das muss man ihnen/ihr usw. lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- hand back

- hand down

- hand in

- hand on

- hand out

- hand over

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[hænd] 1. noun
1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) die Hand

2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) der Zeiger

3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) der Arbeiter,der Mann

4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) die Hilfe

5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) das Blatt

6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) die Handbreit

7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) die Handschrift
2. verb
(often with back, down, up etc)

1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) geben

2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) zurückgeben

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- handful
- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off! - hands-on
- hands up! - hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand
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hand

[hænd]

I. NOUN

1. ANAT Hand f

all these toys are made by \hand das ganze Spielzeug hier ist handgemacht

get [or keep] your \hands off! Hände [o fam Pfoten] weg!

\hands up! Hände hoch!

\hands up who wants to come! Hand hoch, wer kommen will

he had his \hands in his pockets er hatte die Hände in den Hosentaschen

they were just holding \hands sie hielten doch nur Händchen

the letter was delivered by \hand der Brief wurde durch einen Boten überbracht

the student put up her \hand die Schülerin meldete sich

to crawl on \hands and knees auf allen vieren kriechen

to get down on one's \hands and knees auf die Knie gehen

pen in \hand mit gezücktem Stift

to have one's \hands full die Hände voll haben

to be good with one's \hands geschickte Hände haben, manuell geschickt sein

in one's [left/right] \hand in der [linken/rechten] Hand

to get one's \hands dirty ( also fig) sich dat die Hände schmutzig machen

to change \hands ( fig) in andere Hände übergehen

to do sth by \hand (not by machine) work etw von Hand machen; product etw von Hand fertigen

to hold sb's \hand jdm die Hand halten

to keep one's \hands off sth die Finger von etw dat lassen

▪ to keep one's \hands off sb die Hände von jdm lassen

to put sth into sb's \hands jdm etw in die Hand geben

to shake \hands with sb, to shake sb's \hand jdm die Hand schütteln; (done when introducing) sich dat die Hand geben

to take sth out of sb's \hands jdm etw aus der Hand nehmen

to take sb by the \hand jdn an die [o bei der] Hand nehmen

to lead sb by the \hand jdn an der Hand führen

\hand in \hand Hand in Hand; (give assistance) jdn bei der Hand nehmen

2. (needing attention)

▪ at \hand vorliegend

the job at \hand die Arbeit, die zu tun ist

the problem in \hand das anstehende Problem

the matter in \hand die vorliegende Angelegenheit

3. (at one's disposal)

▪ in \hand bei der Hand, verfügbar

he had a lot of money in \hand er hatte viel Geld zur Verfügung

4. (close, within reach)

at [or to] \hand nah, in Reichweite

to \hand COMM zur Hand

to keep sth close at \hand etw in Reichweite haben

to keep sth ready at \hand etw bereithalten

to be at \hand zur Verfügung stehen, verfügbar sein

we want to ensure that help is at \hand for all wir wollen sicherstellen, dass allen geholfen werden kann

to have sth to \hand etw zur Verfügung haben

he uses whatever materials come to \hand er verwendet einfach alle Materialien, die ihm in die Hände kommen

to have sth on one's \hands etw an der Hand haben, über etw akk verfügen

she's got a lot of work on her \hands sie hat wahnsinnig viel zu tun

he's got a lot of time on his \hands er hat viel Zeit zur Verfügung

we've got a problem on our \hands wir haben ein Problem am Hals

5. (at one's service)

▪ on \hand (available) bereit, zur Verfügung

my bank always has an advisor on \hand in meiner Bank steht den Kunden immer ein Berater zur Verfügung

6. (responsibility, involvement) Hand f

it's the \hand of fate das ist die Hand des Schicksals

▪ at [or by] the \hands of sb/sth durch jdn/etw

my life is in your \hands mein Leben liegt in Ihren Händen

your life is in your own \hands Sie haben Ihr Leben selbst in der Hand

to be in good [or excellent] \hands in guten Händen sein

to be in safe \hands in sicheren Händen sein

to get sb/sth off one's \hands jdn/etw los sein

we can relax now that we've got the kids off our \hands jetzt wo man uns die Kinder abgenommen hat, können wir etwas ausspannen

to have a \hand in sth bei etw dat seine Hand [o die Finger] [mit] im Spiel haben, bei etw dat mitmischen

it is thought that terrorists had a \hand in this explosion man geht davon aus, dass der Bombenanschlag auf das Konto von Terroristen geht

to leave sth/sb in sb's \hands jdm etw überlassen/jdn in jds Obhut lassen

to put sth into the \hands of sb/sth jdm/etw etw übergeben [o überlassen]

there's no more we can do except leave it in the solicitor's \hands jetzt können wir nichts weiter tun als alles dem Anwalt zu überlassen

my \hands are tied mir sind die Hände gebunden

7. (control, power)

▪ sth is in \hand (receiving attention, being arranged) für etw akk ist gesorgt

to be well in \hand gut laufen fam

to have sth well in \hand etw gut im Griff haben

a firm \hand eine [ge]strenge Hand

to fall into the wrong \hands in die falschen Hände geraten [o gelangen]

to be in/out of sb's \hands unter/außerhalb jds Kontrolle sein

it's in your \hands now, you deal with it das liegt jetzt in deiner Hand, du bearbeitest das

to have everything in \hand alles unter Kontrolle haben

to get out of \hand situation, matter außer Kontrolle geraten; children nicht mehr zu bändigen sein

the horse got out of \hand ich/er, usw. verlor die Kontrolle über das Pferd

the party got out of hand die Party ist ausgeartet

to have sth in \hand etw unter Kontrolle haben

to take sb/sth in \hand sich dat jdn/etw vornehmen

8. (assistance) Hilfe f

would you like a \hand with that bag? soll ich Ihnen helfen, die Tasche zu tragen?

would you like a \hand carrying those bags? soll ich Ihnen beim Tragen der Taschen helfen?

to give [or lend] sb a \hand [with sth] jdm [bei etw dat] helfen [o behilflich sein]

to [be able to] use a \hand with sth esp AM bei etw dat Hilfe gebrauchen [können]

9. (manual worker) Arbeiter(in) m(f), Kraft f, Mann m

how many extra \hands will we need? wie viele Leute brauchen wir extra?; (sailor) Matrose m

factory \hand ungelernter Fabrikarbeiter/ungelernte Fabrikarbeiterin

10. (skilful person) Könner(in) m(f)

[to be] a dab \hand at sth ein Könner/eine Könnerin auf seinem/ihrem Gebiet [sein], ein Geschick nt für etw akk haben

he's quite a \hand at wallpapering er ist ziemlich gut beim Tapezieren

he's a real Russia \hand er ist ein echter Russlandkenner

I'm an old \hand at... ich bin ein alter Hase im/in der...

to be good with one's \hands handfertig sein

to keep one's \hand in (stay in practice) in Übung bleiben

to turn one's \hand to sth sich akk an etw akk machen

Jane can turn her \hand to just about anything Jane gelingt einfach alles, was sie anpackt

11. (on clock, watch) Zeiger m

minute \hand Minutenzeiger m

the big/little \hand der große/kleine Zeiger

12. CARDS Blatt nt

to deal a \hand ein Blatt nt austeilen

to show one's \hand seine Karten [o sein Blatt] zeigen

a \hand of poker eine Runde Poker

13. (horse measurement) Handbreit f

14. (handwriting) Handschrift f

in sb's \hand in jds Handschrift

the note was written in someone else's \hand jemand anders hatte die Nachricht geschrieben

15. (applause)

to give sb a big \hand jdm einen großen Applaus spenden, jdn mit großem Beifall begrüßen

16. (without consideration)

▪ out of \hand kurzerhand, mir nichts dir nichts fam

they rejected any negotiations out of \hand sie schlugen jedwelche Verhandlungen kurzerhand aus

17. COMM (in stock)

goods on \hand Vorräte pl

inventory on \hand FIN Vorratsbestand m

stock on \hand verfügbarer Bestand m

18. FIN

note of \hand Schuldschein m

19. COMPUT

\hands off automatisches System

\hands on operatorbedientes System

20.

▶ to ask for sb's \hand in marriage ( form) jdn um ihre/seine Hand bitten, jdm einen Heiratsantrag machen

▶ a bird in the \hand [is worth two in the bush] ( prov) ein Spatz in der Hand ist besser als die Taube auf dem Dach prov

▶ to eat out of sb's \hands jdm aus der Hand fressen

▶ at first/second \hand aus erster/zweiter Hand

▶ to get one's \hands on sb jdn zu fassen kriegen fam, jdn schnappen fam

▶ to be \hand in glove [with sb] [or AM\hand and \hand] [mit jdm] unter einer Decke stecken pej

▶ to go \hand in \hand [with sth] Hand in Hand gehen [mit etw dat]

▶ to have got [sb] on one's \hands [mit jdm] zu tun haben

▶ to have one's \hands full jede Menge zu tun haben

▶ to only have one pair of \hands auch nur zwei Hände haben

▶ to keep a firm \hand on sth etw fest im Griff behalten

▶ to lay [or get] [or put] one's \hands on sth etw erwerben [o erstehen] [o fam kriegen]

▶ to live from \hand to mouth von der Hand in den Mund leben, sich akk gerade so durchschlagen fam, gerade so über die Runden kommen fam

▶ to lose/make money \hand over fist Geld schnell verlieren/scheffeln

▶ many \hands make light work ( prov) viele Hände machen der Arbeit bald ein Ende prov

▶ on the one \hand... on the other [\hand]... einerseits... andererseits

▶ to put in \hand esp BRIT ausführen

all hospitals now have disaster plans to put in \hand allen Krankenhäusern stehen jetzt Katastrophenvorkehrungen zur Verfügung

▶ to put [or dip] one's \hand in the till in die Kasse greifen, einen Griff in die Kasse tun

▶ with one \hand tied:

I could beat you with one \hand tied ich könnte dich mit links schlagen

▶ to have one's \hands tied nichts tun können

my \hands have been tied mir sind die Hände gebunden

▶ to wait on sb \hand and foot jdn von vorne bis hinten bedienen

▶ to win \hands down spielend [o mit links] gewinnen

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

▪ to \hand sb sth [or to \hand sth to sb] jdm etw [über]geben [o [über]reichen]

▶ you've got to \hand it to sb man muss es jdm lassen

▶ to \hand sb a line [or a line to sb] ( fam) jdn anlügen; (less seriously) jdn anschwindeln

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hand [hænd]

A s

1. Hand f:

hands off! Hände weg!;

hands up! Hände hoch!;

with one’s hands up mit erhobenen Händen;

a helping hand fig eine hilfreiche Hand;

give ( oder lend) a (helping) hand mit zugreifen, jemandem helfen ( with bei);

give sth a helping hand pej bei etwas mithelfen;

do you need a hand? soll ich dir helfen?;

give sb a hand up jemandem auf die Beine helfen oder hochhelfen;

he asked for her hand er hielt um ihre Hand an;

be good with one’s hands handwerkliches Geschick haben; → stand B 1

2. a) Hand f (eines Affen)

b) Vorderfuß m (eines Pferdes etc)

c) Fuß m (eines Falken)

d) Schere f (eines Krebses)

3. Urheber(in), Verfasser(in)

4. meist pl Hand f, Macht f, Gewalt f:

I am entirely in your hands ich bin ganz in Ihrer Hand;

fall into sb’s hands jemandem in die Hände fallen

5. pl Hände pl, Obhut f:

the child is in good hands

6. pl Hände pl, Besitz m:

in private hands in Privathand, in Privatbesitz;

change hands → Bes Redew

7. Hand f (Handlungs-, besonders Regierungsweise):

with a high hand selbstherrlich, anmaßend, willkürlich, eigenmächtig;

with (a) heavy hand hart, streng, mit harter Hand; → iron B 3

8. Hand f, Quelle f:

at first hand aus erster Hand

9. Hand f, Fügung f, Einfluss m, Wirken n:

the hand of God die Hand Gottes;

hidden hand (geheime) Machenschaften pl

10. Seite f (auch fig), Richtung f:

on every hand überall, ringsum;

on all hands

a) überall,

b) von allen Seiten;

on the right hand rechter Hand, rechts;

on the one hand …, on the other hand fig einerseits …, andererseits

11. meist in Zusammensetzungen Arbeiter(in), Mann m (auch pl), pl Leute pl, SCHIFF Matrose m: → deck A 1

12. Fachmann m, -frau f, Routinier m:

an old hand ein alter Fachmann oder Praktikus oder Hase umg;

a good hand at sehr geschickt oder geübt in (dat);

I am a poor hand at golf ich bin ein schlechter Golfspieler

13. (gute) Hand, Geschick n:

he has a hand for horses er versteht es, mit Pferden umzugehen;

my hand is out ich bin außer oder aus der Übung

14. Handschrift f:

a legible hand

15. Unterschrift f:

set one’s hand to seine Unterschrift setzen unter (akk), unterschreiben;

under the hand of unterzeichnet von

16. Hand f, Fertigkeit f:

it shows a master’s hand es verrät die Hand eines Meisters

17. Applaus m, Beifall m:

get a big hand stürmischen Beifall hervorrufen, starken Applaus bekommen;

give sb a hand jemandem applaudieren oder Beifall klatschen

18. Zeiger m (der Uhr etc)

19. Büschel n, Bündel n (Früchte), Hand f (Bananen)

20. Handbreit f (= 4 Zoll = 10,16 cm) (besonders um die Höhe von Pferden zu messen)

21. Kartenspiel:

a) Spieler(in)

b) Blatt n, Karten pl:

have a good hand

c) Spiel n: → lone 1

22. pl Fußball: Handspiel n:

he was cautioned for hands er wurde wegen eines Handspiels verwarnt;

hands! Hand!

B v/t

1. ein-, aushändigen, (über)geben, (-)reichen ( alle:

sb sth, sth to sb jemandem etwas):

you must hand it to him fig das muss man oder der Neid ihm lassen (anerkennend)

2. jemandem helfen, jemanden geleiten:

hand sb into (out of) the car jemandem ins (aus dem) Auto helfen

3. SCHIFF die Segel festmachenBesondere Redewendungen: hand and foot

a) an Händen und Füßen (fesseln),

b) fig eifrig, ergeben (dienen), vorn und hinten (bedienen);

be hand in glove (with)

a) auf vertrautem Fuße stehen (mit), ein Herz und eine Seele sein (mit),

b) unter einer Decke stecken (mit) umg;

hands down spielend, mühelos (gewinnen etc);

hand in hand Hand in Hand (a. fig);

hand on heart Hand aufs Herz;

hand over fist

a) Hand über Hand (klettern etc),

b) fig Zug um Zug, schnell, spielend;

hand to hand Mann gegen Mann (kämpfen);

at hand

a) nahe, in Reichweite,

b) nahe (bevorstehend),

c) bei der oder zur Hand, bereit;

at the hands of vonseiten, seitens (gen), durch, von;

by hand

a) mit der Hand, manuell,

b) durch Boten,

c) mit der Flasche (großziehen);

carved by hand handgeschnitzt;

take sb by the hand

a) jemanden bei der Hand nehmen,

b) fig jemanden unter seine Fittiche nehmen;

by the hand of durch;

from hand to hand von Hand zu Hand;

from hand to mouth von der Hand in den Mund (leben);

in hand

a) in der Hand,

b) zur (freien) Verfügung,

c) vorrätig, vorhanden,

d) fig in der Hand oder Gewalt,

e) in Bearbeitung,

f) im Gange;

the letter (matter) in hand der vorliegende Brief (die vorliegende Sache);

take in hand

a) in die Hand oder in Angriff nehmen,

b) umg jemanden unter seine Fittiche nehmen;

on hand

a) verfügbar, vorrätig,

b) bevorstehend,

c) zur Stelle;

on one’s hands

a) auf dem Hals,

b) zur Verfügung;

be on sb’s hands jemandem zur Last fallen;

out of hand

a) kurzerhand, sofort,

b) vorbei, erledigt,

c) fig aus der Hand, außer Kontrolle, nicht mehr zu bändigen;

let one’s temper get out of hand die Selbstbeherrschung verlieren;

to hand zur Hand;

come to hand eingehen, -laufen, -treffen (Brief etc);

your letter to hand WIRTSCH obs im Besitz Ihres werten Schreibens;

under hand

a) unter Kontrolle,

b) unter der Hand, heimlich;

under the hand and seal of Mr X von Mr. X eigenhändig unterschrieben oder geschrieben und gesiegelt;

with one’s own hand eigenhändig;

change hands in andere Hände übergehen, den Besitzer wechseln;

the lead changed hands several times SPORT die Führung wechselte mehrmals;

get one’s hand in Übung bekommen, sich einarbeiten;

get sth off one’s hands etwas loswerden;

grease ( oder oil) sb’s hand umg jemanden schmieren umg, jemanden bestechen;

have one’s hand in in Übung sein, Übung haben;

have a hand in seine Hand im Spiel haben bei, beteiligt sein an (dat);

have clean hands eine weiße oder reine oder saubere Weste haben;

have one’s hands full alle Hände voll zu tun haben;

hold hands Händchen halten (Verliebte);

holding hands Händchen haltend;

hold one’s hand sich zurückhalten;

join hands sich die Hände reichen, fig a. sich verbünden oder zusammentun;

keep one’s hand in in Übung bleiben;

keep a firm hand on unter strenger Zucht halten;

lay (one’s) hands on

a) anfassen,

b) ergreifen, packen, habhaft werden (gen),

c) (gewaltsam) Hand an jemanden legen,

d) REL ordinieren;

I can’t lay my hands on it ich kann es nicht finden;

lay hands on o.s. Hand an sich legen;

not lift ( oder raise) a hand keinen Finger rühren;

live by one’s hands von seiner Hände Arbeit leben;

play into sb’s hands jemandem in die Hände arbeiten;

put one’s hand on

a) finden,

b) fig sich erinnern an (akk);

put ( oder set) the hand to

a) ergreifen,

b) fig in Angriff nehmen, anpacken;

shake hands sich die Hände schütteln, Shakehands machen;

shake hands with sb, shake sb by the hand jemandem die Hand schütteln (auch zur Gratulation etc) oder geben;

shake hands on etwas mit Handschlag besiegeln;

show one’s hand fig seine Karten aufdecken;

take a hand at a game bei einem Spiel mitmachen;

throw one’s hand in (Kartenspiel) aussteigen (a. fig);

try one’s hand at sth etwas versuchen, es mit etwas probieren;

wash one’s hands

a) sich die Hände waschen,

b) euph mal kurz verschwinden;

wash one’s hands of it

a) (in dieser Sache) seine Hände in Unschuld waschen,

b) nichts mit der Sache zu tun haben wollen;

I wash my hands of him mit ihm will ich nichts mehr zu tun haben; → cross B 1, overplay A 3, sit A 1, soil¹ A a

hd abk

1. hand

2. head

* * *
1. noun
1) (Anat., Zool.) Hand, die

eat from or out of somebody's hand — (lit. or fig.) jemandem aus der Hand fressen

get one's hands dirty — (lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) die Hände schmutzig machen

give somebody one's hand — (reach, shake) jemandem die Hand geben od. reichen

give or lend [somebody] a hand [with or in something] — [jemandem] [bei etwas] helfen

pass or go through somebody's hands — (fig.) durch jemandes Hand od. Hände gehen

hand in hand — Hand in Hand

go hand in hand [with something] — (fig.) [mit etwas] Hand in Hand gehen

the problem/matter in hand — das vorliegende Problem/die vorliegende Angelegenheit

hold hands — Händchen halten (ugs. scherzh.); sich bei den Händen halten

hold somebody's hand — jemandes Hand halten; jemandem die Hand halten; (fig.): (give somebody close guidance) jemanden bei der Hand nehmen; (fig.): (give somebody moral support or backing) jemandem das Händchen halten (iron.)

hands off! — Hände od. Finger weg!

take/keep one's hands off somebody/something — jemanden/etwas loslassen/nicht anfassen

keep one's hands off something — (fig.) die Finger von etwas lassen (ugs.)

hands up [all those in favour] — wer dafür ist, hebt die Hand!

hands up! — (as sign of surrender) Hände hoch!

hands down — (fig.) (easily) mit links (ugs.); (without a doubt, by a large margin) ganz klar (ugs.)

turn one's hand to something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) zuwenden

have something at hand — etwas zur Hand haben

have somebody at hand — jemanden bei sich haben

be at hand — (be nearby) in der Nähe sein; (be about to happen) unmittelbar bevorstehen

out of hand — (summarily) kurzerhand

be to hand — (be readily available, within reach) zur Hand sein; (be received) [Brief, Notiz, Anweisung:] vorliegen

fight hand to hand — Mann gegen Mann kämpfen

go/pass from hand to hand — von Hand zu Hand gehen

hand live from hand to mouth — von der Hand in den Mund leben

be hand in glove [with] — unter einer Decke stecken [mit]

wait on somebody hand and foot — (fig.) jemanden vorn und hinten bedienen (ugs.)

have one's hands full — die Hände voll haben; (fig.): (be fully occupied) alle Hände voll zu tun haben (ugs.)

hand on heart — (fig.) Hand aufs Herz

get one's hands on somebody/something — jemanden erwischen od. (ugs.) in die Finger kriegen/etwas auftreiben

lay or put one's hand on something — etwas finden

by hand — (manually) mit der od. von Hand; (in handwriting) handschriftlich; (by messenger) durch Boten

be made by hand — Handarbeit sein

I could do that with ine hand tied behind my back — das mache ich doch mit links (ugs.)

2) (fig.): (authority)

with a firm/iron hand — mit starker Hand/eiserner Faust [regieren]

he needs a father's hand — er braucht die väterliche Hand

get out of hand — außer Kontrolle geraten; see also take 1. 6); upper 1. 1)

give somebody a free hand — jemandem freie Hand lassen

have a free hand to do something — freie Hand haben, etwas zu tun

3) in pl. (custody)

in somebody's hands, in the hands of somebody — (in somebody's possession) in jemandes Besitz; (in somebody's care) in jemandes Obhut

may I leave the matter in your hands? — darf ich die Angelegenheit Ihnen überlassen?

fall into somebody's hands — [Person, Geld:] jemandem in die Hände fallen

have [got] something/somebody on one's hands — sich um etwas/jemanden kümmern müssen

he's got such a lot/enough on his hands at the moment — er hat augenblicklich so viel/genug um die Ohren (ugs.)

have time on one's hands — [viel] Zeit haben; (too much) mit seiner Zeit nichts anzufangen wissen

take somebody/something off somebody's hands — jemandem jemanden/etwas abnehmen

change hands — den Besitzer wechseln

4) (disposal)

have something in hand — etwas zur Verfügung haben; (not used up) etwas [übrig] haben

keep in hand — in Reserve halten [Geld]

have on hand — dahaben

be on hand — da sein

5) (share)

have a hand in something — bei etwas seine Hände im Spiel haben

take a hand [in something] — sich [an etwas (Dat.)] beteiligen

6) (agency) Wirken, das (geh.)

the hand of a craftsman has been at work here — hier war ein Handwerker am Werk

the hand of God — die Hand Gottes

suffer/suffer injustice at the hands of somebody — unter jemandem/jemandes Ungerechtigkeit zu leiden haben

7) (pledge of marriage)

ask for or seek somebody's hand [in marriage] — um jemandes Hand bitten od. (geh.) anhalten

8) (worker) Arbeitskraft, die; Arbeiter, der; (Naut.): (seaman) Hand, die (fachspr.); Matrose, der

the ship sank with all hands — das Schiff sank mit der gesamten Mannschaft

9) (person having ability)

be a good/poor hand at tennis — ein guter/schwacher Tennisspieler sein

I'm no hand at painting — ich kann nicht malen

10) (source) Quelle, die

at first/second/third hand — aus erster/zweiter/dritter Hand; see also firsthand; second-hand

11) (skill) Geschick, das

get one's hand in — wieder in Übung kommen od. (ugs.) reinkommen

keep one's hand in — in der Übung bleiben

12) (style of handwriting) Handschrift, die; (signature) Unterschrift, die

13) (of clock or watch) Zeiger, der

14) (side) Seite, die

on the right/left hand — rechts/links; rechter/linker Hand

on somebody's right/left hand — rechts/links von jemandem; zu jemandes Rechten/Linken

on every hand — von allen Seiten [umringt sein]; ringsum [etwas sehen]

on the one hand..., [but] on the other [hand]... — einerseits..., andererseits...; auf der einen Seite..., auf der anderen Seite...

15) (measurement) Handbreit, die

16) (coll.): (applause) Beifall, der; Applaus, der

give him a big hand, let's have a big hand for him — viel Applaus od. Beifall für ihn!

17) (cards) Karte, die; (period of play) Runde, die; see also throw in 4)
2. transitive verb
geben; [Überbringer:] übergeben [Sendung, Lieferung]

hand something from one to another — etwas von einem zum anderen weitergeben

hand something [a]round — (pass round, circulate) etwas herumgeben; (among group) etwas herumgehen lassen

you've got to hand it to them/her — etc. (fig. coll.) das muss man ihnen/ihr usw. lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- hand back

- hand down

- hand in

- hand on

- hand out

- hand over

* * *

(handwriting) n.

Handschrift f. (clock) n.

Zeiger - m. n.

Hand ¨-e f. v.

einhändigen v.

herüberreichen v.

reichen v.

English-german dictionary > hand
6 high

1. adjective
1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) høy

2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) høy

3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) stor, voldsom, kraftig, sterk

4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) høy(-), høytstående

5) (noble; good: high ideals.) høy, fornem

6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) sterk

7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) høy, lys

8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) lys

9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) vilt som har hengt lenge nok

10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) av høy verdi
2. adverb
(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) høyt

- highly
- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb
(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) framheve, rette søkelyset mot

- highly-strung
- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective
((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) høyteknologisk

- high tide
- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time

høy

I
subst. \/haɪ\/

1) ( hverdagslig) topp, maksimum, rekord, høyde, høydepunkt, rekordtall

2) ( meteorologi) høytrykk, høytrykksområde

3) ( kortspill) høyeste kort, høyeste trumf

4) ( hverdagslig) kick, rus, narkotikapåvirket tilstand

5) (spesielt amer., hverdagslig, forkortelse for high school) videregående skole

6) høygir, høyeste gir

from on high fra oven, fra himmelen, fra det høye

the High ( hverdagslig) storgaten (spesielt i Oxford)

hit\/reach a new high sette en ny rekord, nå nye høyder

on high i høyden, over i himmelen
II
adj.

1) høy

• a high tower

et høyt tårn

• a tower 300 feet high

et tårn som er 300 fot høyt

• high gown

høyhalset kappe

• high latitude

høy breddegrad

• the sun is high

solen står høyt

• the tide is high

det er flo

2) høyt beliggende, øvre, høy-

3) innlands-, høylands-

4) høy, høytstående, av høy rang, fornem, høyere

• a high official

en høyere tjenestemann

• of high family

fra en høytstående familie

• high(er) mathematics

høyere matematikk

• a man of high reputation

en høyt ansett mann

5) høy, opphøyd

6) fordelaktig, god

• she has a high opinion of him

7) alvorlig, graverende

8) høy-, hoved-, over-

9) høy, edel, nobel, fin, opphøyd

• a high character

en edel karakter

• high minds

edle sinn

• high quality

høy kvalitet

10) høy, stor, sterk, kraftig, intens

• high fever

høy feber

• high colour

kraftig ansiktsfarge

• high hopes

store forhåpninger

• high wind

kraftig vind

11) ( om pris eller sum) høy, dyr, kostbar

• at a high price

til en høy pris

• the highest bidder

høystbydende

12) ( om tid) høy, midt, middags-

• it is high time we went

det er på høy tid vi går

• it was high noon before he came

han kom ikke før ved middagstider

13) ( musikk) høy, lys, som ligger høyt på skalaen

• high notes

høye toner

• in a high voice

med lys stemme

14) ( om lyd) skarp, skingrende

15) hovmodig, arrogant, overlegen

• high looks

hovmodige blikk

• high words passed

det ble et heftig ordskifte

16) ekstrem, ytterliggående, ultra-

17) ( kirkelig) ortodoks, høykirkelig

• he is very high

han er svært ortodoks

18) ( hverdagslig) oppspilt, glad, oppløftet

19) (hverdagslig, om alkoholrus) animert, brisen

20) (hverdagslig, om narkotikarus) høy, påvirket, ruset

21) luksuriøs, flott, ekstravagant

• high living

flott levevis

• high feeding

god mat

22) ( om kjøtt) bedervet, harsk

23) ( om vilt) godt hengt, vellagret, med sterk viltsmak

• high flavour

viltsmak

24) (sjøfart, om vind) forklaring: som har styrke 10 på Beaufortskalaen, full storm

25) (kortspill, om kort) forklaring: av høyere verdi enn andre kort eller farger

26) (kortspill, om kort) i stand til å ta et stikk

27) ( fonetikk) høy

at high noon ( også overført) kl. 12 på dagen, når solen står høyest, middagstid

• it was the high noon of his career

det var høydepunktet i hans karriere

at high tide ved høyvann

have a high time ( hverdagslig) ha det kjempegøy

high and dry ( sjøfart) på tørt land strandet ( overført) på bar bakke, isolert, stilt utenfor, forlatt

high and low høyt og lavt

high and mighty ( hverdagslig) arrogant, storaktig, stor på det, høy i hatten, storsnutet som tilhører det øvre sosiale sjikt

high day midt på lyse dagen

• it is high day

det er midt på lyse dagen

high definition (TV) med høy oppløsning

high on something påvirket av noe

high sign se ➢ sign, 1

high Tory ultrakonservativ, erkekonservativ

high, wide and handsome ( hverdagslig) glad, sorgløs, ubekymret

• after months of worrying, he looked positively high, wide and handsome

etter måneder med bekymring, så han faktisk sorgløs ut

in high places\/quarters på høyere hold

leave someone high and dry la noen i stikken

the Most High den høyeste

of high antiquity svært gammel, av høy alder

run high ( om elv) holde på å svømme over ( om bølger) gå høyt ( om følelser) gå høyt, være intense

with a high hand egenmektig, selvrådig og vilkårlig
III
adv. \/haɪ\/

1) høyt

• high in the air

høyt til værs

• search high and low

lete høyt og lavt

• live high

leve høyt

• pay high

betale høyt

• play high

spille høyt

• sell high

selge dyrt

2) høyt, i høyt toneleie

3) sterkt, kraftig, voldsomt

• the wind was blowing high

vinden blåste kraftig

• her heart beat high

hjertet hennes banket heftig

4) (sjøfart, om seiling) høyt, skarpt, opp mot vinden

as high as så høyt som, så mye som

• it contains as high as 50 percent fat

den inneholder så mye som 50 prosent fett

feelings ran high stemningen var opphisset, bølgene gikk høyt

English-Norwegian dictionary > high
7 way

way [weɪ]

chemin ⇒ 1A (a)-(c) voie ⇒ 1A (a) route ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (c) direction ⇒ 1A (d) sens ⇒ 1A (d), 1A (e) parages ⇒ 1A (f) moyen ⇒ 1B (a) méthode ⇒ 1B (a) façon ⇒ 1B (b) manière ⇒ 1B (b), 1B (c) coutume ⇒ 1B (c) habitude ⇒ 1B (c) égard ⇒ 1B (f) rapport ⇒ 1B (f)

1 noun

A.

(a) (thoroughfare, path) chemin m, voie f; (for cars) rue f, route f;

∎ we took the way through the woods nous avons pris le chemin qui traverse le bois;

∎ they're building a way across the desert ils ouvrent une route à travers le désert;

∎ they live across or over the way from the school ils habitent en face de l'école;

∎ the house/the people over or across the way la maison/les gens d'en face;

∎ pedestrian way voie f ou rue f piétonne;

∎ private/public way voie f privée/publique;

∎ Religion the Way of the Cross le chemin de Croix

(b) (route leading to a specified place) chemin m;

∎ this is the way to the library la bibliothèque est par là;

∎ could you tell me the way to the library? pouvez-vous me dire comment aller à la bibliothèque?;

∎ what's the shortest or quickest way to town? quel est le chemin le plus court pour aller en ville?;

∎ that's the way to ruin c'est le chemin de la ruine;

∎ we took the long way (round) nous avons pris le chemin le plus long;

∎ which way does this bus go? par où passe ce bus?;

∎ I had to ask the or my way il a fallu que je demande mon chemin;

∎ she knows the way to school elle connaît le chemin de l'école;

∎ to know one's way about a place connaître un endroit;

∎ you'll soon find your way about tu trouveras bientôt ton chemin tout seul;

∎ they went the wrong way ils se sont trompés de chemin, ils ont pris le mauvais chemin;

∎ to lose one's way s'égarer, perdre son chemin; figurative s'égarer, se fourvoyer;

∎ to know one's way around savoir s'orienter; figurative savoir se débrouiller;

∎ the way to a man's heart is through his stomach = pour conquérir le cœur d'un homme, il faut lui faire de bons petits plats

(c) (route leading in a specified direction) chemin m, route f;

∎ the way back le chemin ou la route du retour;

∎ I got lost on the way back home je me suis perdu sur le chemin du retour;

∎ he couldn't find the way back home il n'a pas trouvé le chemin pour rentrer (à la maison);

∎ on our way back we stopped for dinner au retour ou sur le chemin du retour, nous nous sommes arrêtés pour dîner;

∎ she showed us the easiest way down/up elle nous a montré le chemin le plus facile pour descendre/monter;

∎ the way up is difficult but the way down will be easier la montée est difficile mais la descente sera plus facile;

∎ do you know the way down/up? savez-vous par où on descend/on monte?;

∎ the way in l'entrée f;

∎ the way out la sortie;

∎ we looked for a way in/out nous cherchions un moyen d'entrer/de sortir;

∎ I took the back way out je suis sorti par derrière;

∎ can you find your way out? vous connaissez le chemin pour sortir?;

∎ I can find my own way out je trouverai mon chemin;

∎ way in (sign) entrée;

∎ way out (sign) sortie;

∎ figurative miniskirts are on the way back in la minijupe est de retour;

∎ miniskirts are on the way out la minijupe n'est plus tellement à la mode;

∎ the director is on the way out le directeur ne sera plus là très longtemps;

∎ they found a way out of the deadlock ils ont trouvé une solution pour sortir de l'impasse;

∎ is there no way out of this nightmare? n'y a-t-il pas moyen de mettre fin à ce cauchemar?;

∎ their decision left her no way out leur décision l'a mise dans une impasse;

∎ he left himself a way out il s'est ménagé une porte de sortie

(d) (direction) direction f, sens m;

∎ come this way venez par ici;

∎ he went that way il est allé par là;

∎ is this the way? c'est par ici?;

∎ this way to the chapel (sign) vers la chapelle;

∎ this way and that de-ci de-là, par-ci par-là;

∎ look this way regarde par ici;

∎ I never looked their way je n'ai jamais regardé dans leur direction;

∎ to look the other way détourner les yeux; figurative fermer les yeux;

∎ he didn't know which way to look (embarrassed) il ne savait plus où se mettre;

∎ which way is the library from here? par où faut-il passer pour aller à la bibliothèque?;

∎ which way did you come? par où êtes-vous venu?;

∎ which way did she go? par où est-elle passée?;

∎ which way is the wind blowing? d'où vient le vent?;

∎ figurative I could tell which way the wind was blowing je voyais très bien ce qui allait se passer;

∎ which way does the tap turn? dans quel sens faut-il tourner le robinet?;

∎ which way do I go from here? où est-ce que je vais maintenant?; figurative qu'est-ce que je fais maintenant?;

∎ get in, I'm going your way montez, je vais dans la même direction que vous;

∎ they set off, each going his own way ils sont partis chacun de leur côté;

∎ to go one's own way (follow own wishes) faire à sa guise; (differ from others) faire bande à part, suivre son chemin;

∎ we each went our separate ways (on road) nous sommes partis chacun de notre côté; (in life) chacun de nous a suivi son propre chemin;

∎ he went the wrong way il a pris la mauvaise direction; (down one-way street) il a pris la rue en sens interdit;

∎ to come one's way se présenter;

∎ any job that comes my way n'importe quel travail qui se présente;

∎ if ever the opportunity comes your way si jamais l'occasion se présente;

∎ familiar everything's going my way tout marche comme je veux en ce moment;

∎ the vote went our way le vote nous a été favorable;

∎ the vote couldn't have gone any other way les résultats du vote étaient donnés d'avance;

∎ to go one's own way n'en faire qu'à sa tête, vivre à sa guise;

∎ to go the way of all flesh or of all things mourir

(e) (side) sens m;

∎ stand the box the other way up posez le carton dans l'autre sens;

∎ this way up (on packaging) haut;

∎ hold the picture the right way up tenez le tableau dans le bon sens;

∎ is it the right way round? est-ce qu'il est à l'endroit?;

∎ it's the wrong way up c'est dans le mauvais sens;

∎ it's the wrong way round c'est dans le mauvais sens;

∎ the curtains are the wrong way round les rideaux sont à l'envers ou dans le mauvais sens;

∎ your sweater is the right/wrong way out votre pull est à l'endroit/à l'envers;

∎ try it the other way round essayez dans l'autre sens;

∎ cats hate having their fur brushed the wrong way les chats détestent qu'on les caresse à rebrousse-poil;

∎ SHE insulted him? you've got it the wrong way round elle, elle l'a insulté? mais c'est le contraire;

∎ he invited her tonight, last time it was the other way round ce soir c'est lui qui l'a invitée, la dernière fois c'était l'inverse

(f) (area, vicinity) parages mpl;

∎ call in when you're up our way passez nous voir quand vous êtes dans le coin ou dans les parages;

∎ I was out or over your way yesterday j'étais près de ou du côté de chez vous hier;

∎ the next time you're that way la prochaine fois que vous passerez par là;

∎ the blast came from Chicago way l'explosion venait du côté de Chicago;

∎ the village is rather out of the way le village est un peu isolé

(g) (distance)

∎ we came part of the way by foot nous avons fait une partie de la route à pied;

∎ to go part of the way with sb faire un bout de chemin avec qn;

∎ they were one-third of the way through their trip ils avaient fait un tiers de leur voyage;

∎ we've come most of the way nous avons fait la plus grande partie du chemin;

∎ he talked the entire or whole way il a parlé pendant tout le trajet;

∎ he can swim quite a way il peut nager assez longtemps;

∎ a long way off or away loin;

∎ a little or short way off pas très loin, à courte distance;

∎ Susan sat a little way off Susan était assise un peu plus loin;

∎ I saw him from a long way off je l'ai aperçu de loin;

∎ it's a long way to Berlin Berlin est loin;

∎ it's a long way from Paris to Berlin la route est longue de Paris à Berlin;

∎ we're a long way from home nous sommes loin de chez nous;

∎ we've come a long way (from far away) nous venons de loin; (made progress) nous avons fait du chemin;

∎ we've a long way to go (far to travel) il nous reste beaucoup de route à faire; (a lot to do) nous avons encore beaucoup à faire; (a lot to collect, pay) nous sommes encore loin du compte;

∎ he has a long way to go to be ready for the exam il est loin d'être prêt pour l'examen

(h) (in time)

∎ it's a long way to Christmas Noël est encore loin;

∎ you have to go back a long way il faut remonter loin;

∎ figurative I'm a long way from trusting him je suis loin de lui faire confiance;

∎ you're a long way off or out (in guessing) vous n'y êtes pas du tout;

∎ that's a long way from what we thought ce n'est pas du tout ce qu'on croyait;

∎ she'll go a long way elle ira loin;

∎ the scholarship will go a long way towards helping with expenses la bourse va beaucoup aider à faire face aux dépenses;

∎ a little goodwill goes a long way un peu de bonne volonté facilite bien les choses;

∎ you can make a little meat go a long way by doing this utilisez au mieux un petit morceau de viande en faisant ceci;

∎ she makes her money go a long way elle sait ménager son argent;

∎ a little bit goes a long way il en faut très peu;

∎ humorous a little of him goes a long way il est sympa, mais à petites doses

(i) (space in front of person, object)

∎ you're in the way tu gênes le passage; figurative tu gênes, tu me/nous/ etc déranges;

∎ a tree was in the way un arbre bloquait ou barrait le passage;

∎ a car was in his way une voiture lui barrait le passage ou l'empêchait de passer;

∎ I can't see, the cat is in the way je ne vois pas, le chat me gêne;

∎ is the lamp in your way? la lampe vous gêne-t-elle?;

∎ put the suitcases under the bed out of the way rangez les valises sous le lit pour qu'elles ne gênent pas;

∎ to get out of the way s'écarter (du chemin);

∎ we got out of his way nous l'avons laissé passer;

∎ out of my way! pousse-toi!, laisse-moi passer!;

∎ the cars got out of the ambulance's way les voitures ont laissé passer l'ambulance;

∎ to get sb out of the way se débarrasser de qn, écarter ou éloigner qn;

∎ to get sth out of the way enlever ou pousser qch;

∎ figurative let's get the subject of holidays out of the way first réglons d'abord la question des vacances;

∎ keep out of the way! ne reste pas là!;

∎ make way! écartez-vous!;

∎ make way for the parade! laissez passer le défilé!;

∎ make way for the President! faites place au Président!;

∎ to get in one another's way se gêner (les uns les autres);

∎ figurative her social life got in the way of her studies ses sorties l'empêchaient d'étudier;

∎ I don't want to get in the way of your happiness je ne veux pas entraver votre bonheur;

∎ I kept out of the boss's way j'ai évité le patron;

∎ familiar he wants his boss out of the way il veut se débarrasser de son patron^□ ;

∎ familiar once the meeting is out of the way dès que nous serons débarrassés de la réunion;

∎ he is retiring to make way for a younger man il prend sa retraite pour céder la place à un plus jeune;

∎ they tore down the slums to make way for blocks of flats ils ont démoli les taudis pour pouvoir construire des immeubles;

∎ to clear or prepare the way for sth préparer la voie à qch;

∎ to put difficulties in sb's way créer des difficultés à qn;

∎ couldn't you see your way (clear) to doing it? ne trouveriez-vous pas moyen de le faire?

(j) (indicating a progressive action)

∎ the acid ate its way through the metal l'acide est passé à travers le métal;

∎ I fought or pushed my way through the crowd je me suis frayé un chemin à travers la foule;

∎ we made our way towards the train nous nous sommes dirigés vers le train;

∎ to make one's way home rentrer;

∎ I made my way back to my seat je suis retourné à ma place;

∎ they made their way across the desert ils ont traversé le désert;

∎ they made their way down/up the hill ils ont descendu/monté la colline;

∎ she made her way up through the hierarchy elle a gravi les échelons de la hiérarchie un par un;

∎ she had to make her own way in the world elle a dû faire son chemin toute seule;

∎ she talked her way out of it elle s'en est sortie avec de belles paroles;

∎ he worked or made his way through the pile of newspapers il a lu les journaux un par un;

∎ I worked my way through college j'ai travaillé pour payer mes études;

∎ however did it find its way into print? comment en est-on venu à l'imprimer?

B.

(a) (means, method) moyen m, méthode f;

∎ in what way can I help you? comment ou en quoi puis-je vous être utile?;

∎ there are several ways to go or of going about it il y a plusieurs façons ou plusieurs moyens de s'y prendre;

∎ I do it this way voilà comment je fais;

∎ in one way or another d'une façon ou d'une autre;

∎ they thought they would win that way ils pensaient pouvoir gagner comme ça;

∎ he's going to handle it his way il va faire ça à sa façon;

∎ she has her own way of cooking fish elle a sa façon à elle de cuisiner le poisson;

∎ the right/wrong way to do it la bonne/mauvaise façon de le faire;

∎ you're doing it the right/wrong way c'est comme ça/ce n'est pas comme ça qu'il faut (le) faire;

∎ do it the usual way faites comme d'habitude;

∎ there's no way or I can't see any way we'll finish on time nous ne finirons jamais ou nous n'avons aucune chance de finir à temps;

∎ Politics ways and means financement m;

∎ there are ways and means il y a des moyens;

∎ to find a way of doing sth trouver (le) moyen de faire qch;

∎ humorous love will find a way l'amour finit toujours par triompher;

∎ that's the way to do it! c'est comme ça qu'il faut faire!, voilà comment il faut faire!;

∎ American familiar well done! that's the way (to go)! bravo! c'est bien!^□ ;

∎ what a way to go! (manner of dying) quelle belle mort!; (congratulations) bravo!

(b) (particular manner, fashion) façon f, manière f;

∎ in this way de cette façon;

∎ in a friendly way gentiment;

∎ he spoke in a general way about the economy il a parlé de l'économie d'une façon générale;

∎ she doesn't like the way he is dressed elle n'aime pas la façon dont il est habillé;

∎ he doesn't speak the way his family does il ne parle pas comme sa famille;

∎ they see things in the same way ils voient les choses de la même façon;

∎ in their own (small) way they fight racism à leur façon ou dans la limite de leurs moyens, ils luttent contre le racisme;

∎ in the same way, we note that… de même, on notera que…;

∎ that's one way to look at it or of looking at it c'est une façon ou manière de voir les choses;

∎ my way of looking at it mon point de vue sur la question;

∎ that's not my way (of doing things) ce n'est pas mon genre, ce n'est pas ma façon de faire;

∎ try to see it my way mettez-vous à ma place;

∎ way of speaking/writing façon de parler/d'écrire;

∎ to her way of thinking à son avis;

∎ the way she feels about him les sentiments qu'elle éprouve à son égard;

∎ I didn't think you would take it this way je ne pensais pas que vous le prendriez comme ça;

∎ if that's the way you feel about it! si c'est comme ça que vous le prenez!;

∎ the American way of life la manière de vivre des Américains, le mode de vie américain;

∎ being on the move is a way of life for the gypsy le voyage est un mode de vie pour les gitans;

∎ dieting has become a way of life with some people certaines personnes passent leur vie à faire des régimes;

∎ yearly strikes have become a way of life les grèves annuelles sont devenues une habitude

(c) (custom) coutume f, usage m; (habitual manner of acting) manière f, habitude f;

∎ we soon got used to her ways nous nous sommes vite habitués à ses manières;

∎ I know his little ways je connais ses petites manies;

∎ the ways of God and men les voies de Dieu et de l'homme;

∎ he knows nothing of their ways il les connaît très mal, il ne les comprend pas du tout;

∎ she has a way of tossing her head when she laughs elle a une façon ou manière de rejeter la tête en arrière quand elle rit;

∎ they're happy in their own way ils sont heureux à leur manière;

∎ he's a genius in his way c'est un génie dans son genre;

∎ it's not my way to criticize ce n'est pas mon genre ou ce n'est pas dans mes habitudes de critiquer;

∎ he's not in a bad mood, it's just his way il n'est pas de mauvaise humeur, c'est sa façon d'être habituelle;

∎ she got into/out of the way of rising early elle a pris/perdu l'habitude de se lever tôt;

∎ you'll get into the way of it vous vous y ferez

(d) (facility, knack)

∎ she has a (certain) way with her elle a le chic;

∎ he has a way with children il sait (comment) s'y prendre ou il a le chic avec les enfants;

∎ she has a way with words elle a le chic pour s'exprimer;

∎ trouble has a way of showing up when least expected les ennuis ont le chic pour se manifester quand on ne s'y attend pas

(e) (indicating a condition, state of affairs)

∎ let me tell you the way it was laisse-moi te raconter comment ça s'est passé;

∎ we can't invite him given the way things are on ne peut pas l'inviter étant donné la situation;

∎ we left the flat the way it was nous avons laissé l'appartement tel qu'il était ou comme il était;

∎ is he going to be staying here? - it looks that way est-ce qu'il va loger ici? - on dirait (bien);

∎ it's not the way it looks! ce n'est pas ce que vous pensez!;

∎ it's not the way it used to be ce n'est pas comme avant;

∎ that's the way things are c'est comme ça;

∎ that's the way of the world ainsi va le monde;

∎ business is good and we're trying to keep it that way les affaires vont bien et nous faisons en sorte que ça dure;

∎ the train is late - that's always the way le train est en retard - c'est toujours comme ça ou pareil;

∎ that's always the way with him il est toujours comme ça, c'est toujours comme ça avec lui;

∎ life goes on (in) the same old way la vie va son train ou suit son cours;

∎ I don't like the way things are going je n'aime pas la tournure que prennent les choses;

∎ we'll never finish the way things are going au train où vont les choses, on n'aura jamais fini;

∎ to be in a bad way être en mauvais état;

∎ he's in a bad way il est dans un triste état;

∎ their business is in a bad/good way leurs affaires marchent mal/bien;

∎ she's in a fair way to succeed/to becoming president elle est bien partie pour réussir/pour devenir président

(f) (respect, detail) égard m, rapport m;

∎ in what way? à quel égard?, sous quel rapport?;

∎ in this way à cet égard, sous ce rapport;

∎ it's important in many ways c'est important à bien des égards;

∎ in some ways à certains égards, par certains côtés;

∎ the job suits her in every way le poste lui convient à tous égards ou à tous points de vue;

∎ I'll help you in every possible way je ferai tout ce que je peux pour vous aider;

∎ she studied the problem in every way possible elle a examiné le problème sous tous les angles possibles;

∎ useful in more ways than one utile à plus d'un égard;

∎ these two books, each interesting in its (own) way ces deux livres, qui sont intéressants chacun dans son genre;

∎ he's clever that way sur ce plan-là, il est malin;

∎ in one way d'un certain point de vue;

∎ in a way you're right en un sens vous avez raison;

∎ I see what you mean in a way d'un certain point de vue ou d'une certaine manière, je vois ce que tu veux dire;

∎ I am in no way responsible je ne suis absolument pas ou aucunement responsable;

∎ this in no way changes your situation ceci ne change en rien votre situation;

∎ without wanting in any way to criticize sans vouloir le moins du monde critiquer

(g) (scale)

∎ to do things in a big way faire les choses en grand;

∎ she went into politics in a big way elle s'est lancée à fond dans la politique;

∎ they're in the arms business in a big way ils font de grosses affaires dans l'armement;

∎ they helped out in a big way ils ont beaucoup aidé;

∎ a grocer in a big/small way un gros/petit épicier;

∎ we live in a small way nous vivons modestement;

∎ the restaurant is doing quite well in a small way le restaurant marche bien à son échelle;

∎ it does change the situation in a small way ça change quand même un peu la situation

(h) (usu pl) (part, share) we divided the money four ways nous avons partagé l'argent en quatre;

∎ the committee was split three ways le comité était divisé en trois groupes

(i) Nautical

∎ we're gathering/losing way nous prenons/perdons de la vitesse;

∎ the ship has way on le navire a de l'erre

(j) (idioms)

∎ she always gets or has her (own) way elle arrive toujours à ses fins;

∎ he only wants it his way il n'en fait qu'à sa tête;

∎ I'm not going to let you have it all your (own) way je refuse de te céder en tout;

∎ if I had my way, he'd be in prison si cela ne tenait qu'à moi, il serait en prison;

∎ I refuse to go - have it your (own) way je refuse d'y aller - fais ce que ou comme tu veux;

∎ no, it was 1789 - have it your (own) way non, c'était en 1789 - soit;

∎ you can't have it both ways il faut choisir;

∎ I can stop too, it works both ways je peux m'arrêter aussi, ça marche dans les deux sens;

∎ there are no two ways about it il n'y a pas le choix;

∎ no two ways about it, he was rude il n'y a pas à dire, il a été grossier;

∎ humorous to have one's (wicked) way with sb coucher avec qn

2 adverb familiar

(a) (far → in space, time) très loin^□ ;

∎ they live way over yonder ils habitent très loin par là-bas;

∎ way up the mountain très haut dans la montagne^□ ;

∎ way down south là-bas dans le sud^□ ;

∎ way back in the distance au loin derrière^□ ;

∎ way back in the 1930s déjà dans les années 30^□

(b) figurative

∎ we know each other from way back, we go way back nous sommes amis depuis très longtemps^□ ;

∎ you're way below the standard tu es bien en-dessous du niveau voulu^□ ;

∎ he's way over forty il a largement dépassé la quarantaine^□ ;

∎ she's way ahead of her class elle est très en avance sur sa classe^□ ;

∎ he's way off or out in his guess il est loin d'avoir deviné^□

(c) (very) vachement;

∎ he is way crazy il est vachement atteint

3 ways plural noun

Nautical (in shipbuilding) cale f

4 all the way adverb

∎ the baby cried all the way le bébé a pleuré tout le long du chemin;

∎ don't close the curtains all the way ne fermez pas complètement les rideaux;

∎ prices go all the way from 200 to 1,000 dollars les prix vont de 200 à 1000 dollars;

∎ figurative I'm with you all the way je vous suis ou je vous soutiens jusqu'au bout;

∎ familiar to go all the way (with sb) aller jusqu'au bout (avec qn)

5 along the way adverb

en route;

∎ I stopped several times along the way je me suis arrêté plusieurs fois en (cours de) route;

∎ figurative their project had some problems along the way leur projet a connu quelques problèmes en cours de route

6 by a long way adverb

∎ I prefer chess by a long way je préfère de loin ou de beaucoup les échecs;

∎ this is bigger by a long way c'est nettement ou beaucoup plus grand;

∎ he's not as capable as you are by a long way il est loin d'être aussi compétent que toi;

∎ is your project ready? - not by a long way! ton projet est-il prêt? - loin de là!

7 by the way

1 adverb

(incidentally) à propos;

∎ by the way, where did he go? à propos, où est-il allé?;

∎ by the way, her brother sings much better soit dit en passant, son frère chante beaucoup mieux;

∎ I bring up this point by the way je signale ce point au passage ou en passant

2 adjective

(incidental) secondaire;

∎ that point is quite by the way ce détail est tout à fait secondaire

8 by way of preposition

(a) (via) par, via;

∎ to go by way of Brussels passer par Bruxelles

(b) (as a means of)

∎ by way of illustration à titre d'exemple;

∎ she outlined the situation by way of introduction elle a présenté un aperçu de la situation en guise d'introduction;

∎ by way of introducing himself, he gave us his card en guise de présentation, il nous a donné sa carte;

∎ they receive money by way of grants ils reçoivent de l'argent sous forme de bourses

9 either way adverb

(a) (in either case) dans les deux cas;

∎ either way I lose dans les deux cas, je suis perdant;

∎ shall we take the car or the bus? - it's fine by me or I don't mind either way tu préfères prendre la voiture ou le bus? - n'importe, ça m'est égal

(b) (more or less) en plus ou en moins;

∎ a few days either way could make all the difference quelques jours en plus ou en moins pourraient tout changer

(c) (indicating advantage)

∎ the match could have gone either way le match était ouvert;

∎ there's nothing in it either way c'est pareil

10 in such a way as to conjunction

de façon à ce que;

∎ she answered in such a way as to make me understand elle a répondu de façon à ce que je comprenne

11 in such a way that conjunction

de telle façon ou manière que

12 in the way of preposition

(a) (in the form of)

∎ she receives little in the way of salary son salaire n'est pas bien gros;

∎ what is there in the way of food? qu'est-ce qu'il y a à manger?;

∎ do you need anything in the way of paper? avez-vous besoin de papier?;

∎ he doesn't have much in the way of brains il n'a rien dans la tête

(b) (within the context of)

∎ we met in the way of business nous nous sommes rencontrés dans le cadre du travail;

∎ they put me in the way of making some money ils m'ont indiqué un moyen de gagner de l'argent

13 no way adverb

familiar pas question;

∎ will you do it for me? - no way! tu feras ça pour moi? - pas question!;

∎ no way am I going to tell him! (il n'est) pas question que je le lui dise!;

∎ there's no way that's Jeanne Moreau! tu rigoles?, ce n'est pas Jeanne Moreau!

14 on one's way, on the way adjective & adverb

(a) (along the route)

∎ it's on my way c'est sur mon chemin;

∎ you pass it on your way to the office vous passez devant en allant au bureau;

∎ I'll catch up with you on the way je te rattraperai en chemin ou en route;

∎ to stop on the way s'arrêter en chemin;

∎ on the way to work en allant au bureau;

∎ I'm on my way! j'y vais!;

∎ she's on her way home elle rentre chez elle;

∎ he's on his way to Paris il est en route pour Paris;

∎ on his way to town he met his father en allant en ville, il a rencontré son père;

∎ we must be on our way il faut que nous y allions;

∎ to go one's way repartir, reprendre son chemin

(b) figurative

∎ she has a baby on the way elle attend un bébé;

∎ her second book is on the way (being written) elle a presque fini d'écrire son deuxième livre; (being published) son deuxième livre est sur le point de paraître;

∎ she's on the way to success elle est sur le chemin de la réussite;

∎ the patient is on the way to recovery le malade est en voie de guérison;

∎ she's (well) on the way to becoming president elle est en bonne voie de devenir président;

∎ the new school is well on the way to being finished la nouvelle école est presque terminée

15 one way and another adverb

en fin de compte;

∎ I've done quite well for myself one way and another je me suis plutôt bien débrouillé en fin de compte

16 one way or the other, one way or another adverb

(a) (by whatever means) d'une façon ou d'une autre;

∎ one way or the other I'm going to get that job! d'une façon ou d'une autre, j'aurai ce boulot!

(b) (expressing impartiality or indifference)

∎ I've nothing to say one way or the other je n'ai rien à dire, ni pour ni contre;

∎ it doesn't matter to them one way or another ça leur est égal

(c) (more or less)

∎ a month one way or the other un mois de plus ou de moins

17 out of one's way adverb

∎ to go out of one's way s'écarter de son chemin, dévier de sa route, faire un détour;

∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;

∎ figurative don't go out of your way for me! ne vous dérangez pas pour moi!;

∎ figurative she went out of her way to find me a job elle s'est donné du mal pour me trouver du travail

18 under way

1 adjective

∎ to be under way (person, vehicle) être en route; figurative (meeting, talks) être en cours; (plans, project) être en train;

∎ the meeting was already under way la réunion avait déjà commencé;

∎ the project is well under way le projet est en bonne voie de réalisation;

∎ Nautical the ship is under way le navire est en route

2 adverb

∎ to get under way (person, train) se mettre en route, partir; (car) se mettre en route, démarrer; figurative (meeting, plans, talks) démarrer;

∎ they got the plans under way ils ont mis le projet en route;

∎ the captain got (the ship) under way le capitaine a appareillé;

∎ the ship got under way le navire a appareillé ou a levé l'ancre

►► American way station Railways petite gare f; figurative étape f;

∎ a way station on the road to success une étape sur la route du succès

✾ Play 'The Way of the World' Congreve 'Ainsi va le monde'

ⓘ We have ways of making you talk Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les membres de la Gestapo dans les films de guerre anglais des années 50 et 60 lorsqu'ils interrogent des prisonniers de guerre britanniques. Aujourd'hui, on emploie cette expression ("nous avons les moyens de vous faire parler") pour plaisanter en prenant l'accent allemand lorsqu'on veut obtenir une information de quelqu'un.

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8 Libra

Libra n libra

I'm Libra, what sign are you? yo soy libra, ¿tú qué signo eres?

Del verbo librar: ( conjugate librar) \ \
libra es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries: Libra libra librar
Libra sustantivo masculino ( signo) Libra;
◊ es (de) libra she's (a) Libra, she's a Libran
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (pl libra or -bras) ( persona) tb libra Libran, Libra
libra sustantivo femenino pound; libra esterlina pound sterling
librar ( conjugate librar) verbo transitivo 1 ( liberar) libra a algn de algo ‹ de peligro› to save sb from sth; ‹de obligación/responsabilidad› to free sb from sth;
◊ ¡Dios nos libre! God forbid!
2 ‹batalla/combate› to fight librarse verbo pronominal:
◊ se libró por poco he had a lucky escape;
librase de algo ‹de tarea/obligación› to get out of sth; librase de un castigo to escape punishment; se libró de tener que ayudarlo she got out of having to help him; se libraon de morir asfixiados they escaped being suffocated; librase de algn to get rid of sb
Libra f Astrol Libra
librar
I verbo transitivo
1 to free: me libró de un castigo, she let me off from a punishment
2 (una orden de pago) to draw
II vi (tener el día libre) libra los fines de semana, he has weekends off ' Libra' also found in these entries: Spanish: esterlina - librar - cotizar - libra English: lb - Libra - pound - quarter - quid - sterling - would - a - come - punt - sovereign - spare - to

Libra

tr['liːbrə]

noun

1 Libra nombre masculino

Libra ['li:brə] n

: Libra mf

Libra

n.

• Libra s.f.

'liːbrə, 'laɪbrə, 'liːbrə
noun

a) ( sign) (no art) Libra

b) c ( person) Libra or libra mf; see also Aquarius

['liːbrǝ]
N
1) (=sign, constellation) Libra f

2) (=person) libra mf

he's (a) Libra — es libra

* * *
['liːbrə, 'laɪbrə, 'liːbrə]
noun

a) ( sign) (no art) Libra

b) c ( person) Libra or libra mf; see also Aquarius

English-spanish dictionary > Libra
9 mark

I 1. noun
1) (trace) Spur, die; (of finger, foot also) Abdruck, der; (stain etc.) Fleck, der; (scratch) Kratzer, der

dirty mark — Schmutzfleck, der

leave one's/its mark on something — (fig.) einer Sache (Dat.) seinen Stempel aufdrücken

make one's/its mark — (fig.) sich (Dat.) einen Namen machen

2) (affixed sign, indication, symbol) Zeichen, das; (in trade names) Typ, der (Technik)

distinguishing mark — Kennzeichen, das

Mark 2 version/model — Version/Modell 2

have all the marks of something — alle Anzeichen von etwas haben

be a mark of good taste/breeding — ein Zeichen guten Geschmacks/guter Erziehung sein

something is the mark of a good writer — an etwas (Dat.) erkennt man einen guten Schriftsteller

3) (Sch.): (grade) Zensur, die; Note, die; (Sch., Sport): (unit of numerical award) Punkt, der

get good/bad/35 marks in or for a subject — gute/schlechte Noten od. Zensuren/35 Punkte in einem Fach bekommen

4) (line etc. to indicate position) Markierung, die

5) (level) Marke, die

reach the 15 % mark — die 15 %-Marke erreichen

around the 300 mark — ungefähr 300

6) (Sport): (starting position) Startlinie, die

on your marks! [get set! go!] — auf die Plätze! [Fertig! Los!]

be quick/slow off the mark — einen guten/schlechten Start haben; (fig.) fix (ugs.) /langsam sein

7) (target, desired object) Ziel, das

hit the mark — (fig.) ins Schwarze treffen

be wide of the mark — (lit. or fig.) danebentreffen

be close to the mark — (fig.) der Sache nahe kommen
2. transitive verb
1) (stain, dirty) Flecke[n] machen auf (+ Dat.); schmutzig machen; (scratch) zerkratzen

2) (put distinguishing mark on, signal) kennzeichnen, markieren ( with mit)

the bottle was marked ‘poison’ — die Flasche trug die Aufschrift "Gift"

mark an item with its price — eine Ware auszeichnen od. mit einem Preisschild versehen

ceremonies to mark the tenth anniversary — Feierlichkeiten aus Anlass des 10. Jahrestages

3) (Sch.) (correct) korrigieren; (grade) benoten; zensieren

mark an answer wrong — eine Antwort als falsch bewerten

4)

mark time — (Mil.; also fig.) auf der Stelle treten

5) (characterize) kennzeichnen; charakterisieren

6) (heed) hören auf (+ Akk.) [Person, Wort]

[you] mark my words — höre auf mich; eins kann ich dir sagen; (as a warning) lass dir das gesagt sein

7) (Brit. Sport): (keep close to) markieren (fachspr.), decken [Gegenspieler]

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/45241/mark_down">mark down

- mark off

- mark out

- mark up
II noun
(monetary unit) Mark, die

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1. noun
1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.)

2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.)

3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.)

4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.)

5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.)

6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.)
2. verb
1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.)

2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.)

3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.)

4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.)

5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.)

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- marked
- markedly
- marker
- marksman
- marksmanship
- leave/make one's mark
- mark out
- mark time
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mark¹

[mɑ:k, AM mɑ:rk]

I. n

1. (spot, stain) Fleck m; (on the skin) Mal nt; (when burnt) Brandmal nt geh; (scratch) Kratzer m, Schramme f; (trace) Spur f; (scar) Narbe f; (fingerprint, footprint) Abdruck m

the wine left a permanent \mark on his shirt der Wein hinterließ bleibende Flecken auf seinem Hemd

his fingers had left \marks all over the table auf dem Tisch waren überall seine Fingerabdrücke zu sehen

dirt/paint \marks Schmutz-/Farbflecken pl

2. (identifying feature) [Kenn]zeichen nt, Merkmal nt; ZOOL Kennung f; (on fur)

▪ \marks pl Zeichnung f

it's the [distinguishing] \mark of a gentleman/good newspaper to... es zeichnet einen Gentleman/eine gute Zeitung aus [o man erkennt einen Gentleman/eine gute Zeitung daran], dass er/sie...

the crime bears all the \marks of a planned murder alle Anzeichen weisen auf einen geplanten Mord hin

distinguishing [or identifying] \marks unverwechselbare Kennzeichen

3. ( fig: indication) Zeichen nt

a \mark of appreciation/respect ein Zeichen nt der Wertschätzung/des Respekts

4. (sign to indicate position) Markierung f

adjusting \mark TECH Einstellmarke f

5. (sign to distinguish) Zeichen nt

\mark of origin Herkunftszeichen nt

trade \mark Warenzeichen nt, Schutzmarke f

6. (signature) Kreuz nt

to make one's \mark [on sth] sein Kreuz [unter etw akk] setzen

7. (for punctuation) Satzzeichen nt

exclamation/quotation \mark Ausrufe-/Fragezeichen nt

quotation \marks Anführungszeichen pl

8. SCH (grade) Note f, Zensur f

what \mark did you get for biology? was hast du in Biologie bekommen?

no \marks for guessing who did this ( fig fam) es ist nicht schwer zu erraten, wer das gemacht hat

to get bad/good \marks for sth schlechte/gute Noten für etw akk bekommen

to get full \marks [for sth] BRIT, AUS die Bestnote [für etw akk] erhalten

full \marks for guessing who I met at the party ( fig fam) hundert Punkte, wenn du drauf kommst, wen ich auf der Party getroffen habe fam

9. no pl (required standard) Standard m, Norm f

to be up to the \mark den Anforderungen [o Erwartungen] entsprechen

to not feel up to the \mark nicht ganz auf der Höhe sein fam

10. no pl ( fig: distinction) Rang m

he is a man of \mark er ist eine Persönlichkeit von Rang

11. (point) Marke f

sales have already passed the million \mark die Verkaufszahlen haben die Millionenmarke bereits überschritten

to be over the halfway \mark über die Hälfte geschafft haben

12. ( also fig: target) Ziel nt, Zielscheibe f a. fig

to be an easy \mark AM ( fig) leicht reinzulegen sein fam

to be wide of [or quite off] the \mark das Ziel um Längen verfehlen a. fig

to hit the \mark [genau] ins Schwarze treffen a. fig

to miss the \mark vorbeischießen; ( fig) seinen Zweck verfehlen

to overshoot the \mark über das Ziel hinausschießen a. fig

13. (in a race) Start m; (starting block) Startblock m; (starting line) Startlinie f

on your \marks, get set, go! auf die Plätze, fertig, los!

14. (version of a car) Modell nt

a \mark 4 Escort ein Escort Modell 4

15. COMPUT Marke f fachspr

16. ( hist: frontier area) Mark f hist

17.

▶ to leave its/one's \mark on sb/sth seine Spuren bei jdm/etw hinterlassen

she left her \mark on the company sie hat den Betrieb sehr geprägt

▶ to make one's \mark auffallen

▶ to be slow/quick off the \mark (understand) schwer/schnell von Begriff sein fam; (take action) langsam/[blitz]schnell reagieren

you'll have to be quick off the \mark with that application du musst dich mit der Bewerbung beeilen

II. vt

1. (stain)

▪ to \mark sth etw schmutzig machen

2. usu passive (scar)

his face was \marked for life er hat bleibende Narben im Gesicht zurückbehalten

the man's body was \marked with blows from a blunt weapon die Leiche des Mannes trug Spuren von Schlägen mit einer stumpfen Waffe

3. (indicate)

▪ to \mark sth etw markieren [o bezeichnen] [o kennzeichnen

4. (label)

▪ to \mark sth etw beschriften; (indicate the price of) etw auszeichnen

the bottle was \marked ‘poison’ die Flasche trug die Aufschrift ‚Gift‘

they \marked the shirts at €20 sie zeichneten die Hemden mit 20 Euro aus

to \mark a route on a plan eine Route auf einem Plan einzeichnen

5.

▪ to \mark sth (characterize) etw kennzeichnen [o markieren]; (mean) etw bedeuten

to \mark the beginning/end of sth den Anfang/das Ende einer S. gen markieren

to \mark a turning point einen Wendepunkt darstellen

6. (commemorate)

▪ to \mark sth an etw akk erinnern

a concert to \mark the 10th anniversary ein Konzert aus Anlass des zehnten Jahrestages

a speech to \mark the occasion eine Rede zur Feier des Tages

7. SCH

▪ to \mark sth etw zensieren

▪ to \mark sb jdn benoten

8. (clearly identify)

▪ to \mark sb/sth as sb/sth jdn/etw als jdn/etw kennzeichnen [o auszeichnen]

your clothes \mark you as a man of good taste Ihre Kleider lassen erkennen, dass Sie ein Mann von gutem Geschmack sind

9. usu passive AM (destine)

▪ to be \marked as/for sth zu etw dat /für etw akk bestimmt sein

10. SPORT, FBALL

▪ to \mark sb jdn decken

11. SCI

▪ to \mark sth receptacle etw eichen

12.

▶ to \mark time (in a parade) auf der Stelle marschieren; ( fig: not move forward) die Zeit überbrücken

▶ [you] \mark my words! lass dir das gesagt sein!

III. vi

1. (get dirty) schmutzig [o SCHWEIZ a. dreckig] werden, schmutzen, verdrecken SCHWEIZ; (scratch) Kratzer [o Schrammen] bekommen

2. SCH (give marks) Noten vergeben; (correct) korrigieren

3. (pay attention)

\mark! Achtung!

mark²

<pl -s or ->

[mɑ:k, AM mɑ:rk]

n short for Deutschmark Mark f

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[mAːk]
n
Markus m
Mark Antony — Mark Anton

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mark¹ [mɑː(r)k]

A s

1. Markierung f, Mal n, besonders TECH Marke f:

make a mark in the calendar sich einen Tag rot anstreichen

2. fig Zeichen n:

mark of confidence Vertrauensbeweis m;

mark of favo(u)r Gunstbezeigung f;

mark of respect Zeichen der Hochachtung;

God bless ( oder save) the mark obs umg mit Verlaub zu sagen

3. (Kenn)Zeichen n, ( auch charakteristisches) Merkmal:

distinctive mark Kennzeichen

4. (Schrift-, Satz-) Zeichen n:

mark of correction Korrekturzeichen

5. Orientierungs-, Sichtzeichen n:

a mark for pilots

6. (An)Zeichen n:

a mark of great carelessness

7. a) (Eigentums)Zeichen n

b) Brandmal n

8. roter Fleck (auf der Haut), Strieme f, Schwiele f

9. Narbe f ( auch TECH)

10. Kerbe f, Einschnitt m

11. (Hand-, Namens) Zeichen n, Kreuz n (eines Analphabeten)

12. Ziel n (auch fig), Zielscheibe f:

hit the mark

a) (das Ziel) treffen,

b) fig ins Schwarze treffen;

miss the mark das Ziel verfehlen, danebenschießen (beide a. fig);

be off (wide of) the mark

a) (weit) danebenschießen,

b) fig sich (gewaltig) irren, (Schätzung etc) (weit) danebenliegen;

£1,000 will be nearer to the mark kommen (schon) eher hin umg

13. fig Norm f:

below the mark

a) unter dem Durchschnitt,

b) gesundheitlich etc nicht auf der Höhe umg;

be up to the mark

a) den Anforderungen gewachsen sein (Person) oder genügen (Leistungen etc),

b) gesundheitlich auf der Höhe sein umg;

within the mark

a) innerhalb der erlaubten Grenzen,

b) berechtigt ( in doing sth etwas zu tun);

overshoot ( oder overstep) the mark

a) über das Ziel hinausschießen umg,

b) zu weit gehen, den Bogen überspannen

14. (aufgeprägter) Stempel, Gepräge n

15. a) (Fuß-, Brems- etc) Spur f:

leave one’s mark (up)on fig seinen Stempel aufdrücken (dat); bei jemandem seine Spuren hinterlassen;

make one’s mark sich einen Namen machen, sich profilieren ( beide:

on, upon in einem Betrieb etc)

b) Fleck m

c) Abdruck m:

leave a mark einen Abdruck hinterlassen, sich abdrücken

16. fig Bedeutung f, Rang m:

a man of mark eine markante oder bedeutende Persönlichkeit

17. Marke f, Sorte f:

mark of quality Qualitätsmarke

18. WIRTSCH

a) (Fabrik-, Waren) Zeichen n, (Schutz-, Handels-) Marke f

b) Preisangabe f

19. SCHIFF

a) (abgemarkte) Fadenlänge (der Lotleine)

b) Landmarke f

c) Bake f, Leitzeichen n

d) Mark n, Ladungsbezeichnung f

e) Marke f

20. MIL, TECH Modell n, Type f:

a mark V tank ein Panzer(wagen) der Type V

21. SCHULE

a) Note f ( auch SPORT), Zensur f:

get ( oder obtain) full marks die beste Note bekommen, die höchste Punktzahl erreichen;

give sb full marks for sth fig jemandem für etwas höchstes Lob zollen;

he gained 20 marks for Greek im Griechischen bekam er 20 Punkte;

bad mark Note für schlechtes Betragen

b) pl Zeugnis n:

bad marks ein schlechtes Zeugnis

22. umg (das) Richtige:

that’s not my mark das ist nicht mein Geschmack, das ist nicht das Richtige für mich

23. → easy A 1

24. SPORT

a) Fußball: (Elfmeter) Punkt m

b) Boxen: sl Magengrube f

c) Bowls: Zielkugel f

d) Laufsport: Startlinie f:

on your marks! auf die Plätze!;

be quick (slow) off the mark einen guten (schlechten) Start haben, fig schnell (langsam) reagieren oder umg schalten

25. meist mark of mouth Bohne f, Kennung f (Alterszeichen an Pferdezähnen)

26. HIST

a) Mark f, Grenzgebiet n

b) Gemeindemark f, Allmende f:

mark moot Gemeindeversammlung f

B v/t

1. markieren:

a) Wege, Gegenstände etc kennzeichnen

b) Stellen auf einer Karte etc bezeichnen, (provisorisch) andeuten

c) Wäsche zeichnen:

mark by a dotted line durch eine punktierte Linie kennzeichnen;

mark (with a hot iron) brandmarken;

mark time

a) MIL auf der Stelle treten (a. fig),

b) fig nicht vom Fleck kommen,

c) abwarten,

d) MUS den Takt schlagen

2. a) Spuren hinterlassen auf (dat):

his hobnails marked the floor

b) fig jemanden zeichnen (Krankheit etc)

3. eine Ära etc kennzeichnen, kennzeichnend sein für:

the day was marked by heavy fighting der Tag stand im Zeichen schwerer Kämpfe;

no triumph marks her manner es ist nicht ihre Art aufzutrumpfen

4. ein Zeichen sein für:

that marks him for a leader das zeigt, dass er sich zum Führer eignet;

he has all the qualities that mark a good doctor er hat alle Eigenschaften, die einen guten Arzt ausmachen

5. (aus mehreren) bestimmen, (aus)wählen, ausersehen ( alle:

for für)

6. hervorheben:

mark the occasion (Redew) zur Feier des Tages, aus diesem Anlass

7. zum Ausdruck bringen, zeigen:

mark one’s displeasure by hissing

8. SCHULE benoten, zensieren, SPORT bewerten

9. notieren, vermerken

10. sich etwas merken:

mark my words denke an meine Worte oder an mich!

11. bemerken, beachten, achtgeben auf (akk)

12. WIRTSCH

a) Waren auszeichnen

b) Br (öffentlich) notieren (lassen)

c) den Preis festsetzen: → mark down 1

13. LING einen Akzent setzen, eine Länge bezeichnen

14. SPORT

a) seinen Gegenspieler decken, (gut etc) markieren:

mark sb man to man jemanden manndecken, jemanden in Manndeckung nehmen;

mark sb out of the game jemanden (völlig) abmelden umg

b) Punkte, Tore etc aufschreiben, notieren:

mark the game → C 4 b

C v/i

1. markieren

2. achtgeben, aufpassen

3. sich etwas merken:

mark you wohlgemerkt

4. SPORT

a) decken

b) den Spielstand laufend notieren

5. mark easily (quickly) leicht (schnell) schmutzen

mark² [mɑː(r)k] s WIRTSCH

1. (deutsche) Mark

2. HIST Mark f:

a) schottische Silbermünze im Werte von etwa 67 p

b) Gold- und Silbergewicht von etwa 8 Unzen

M abk

1. FLUG PHYS Mach number

2. Br motorway

3. mega-

4. million

5. HIST (Währung) mark ( marks pl) DM

mk (mks) abk HIST (Währung) mark ( marks pl) DM f oder pl

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I 1. noun
1) (trace) Spur, die; (of finger, foot also) Abdruck, der; (stain etc.) Fleck, der; (scratch) Kratzer, der

dirty mark — Schmutzfleck, der

leave one's/its mark on something — (fig.) einer Sache (Dat.) seinen Stempel aufdrücken

make one's/its mark — (fig.) sich (Dat.) einen Namen machen

2) (affixed sign, indication, symbol) Zeichen, das; (in trade names) Typ, der (Technik)

distinguishing mark — Kennzeichen, das

Mark 2 version/model — Version/Modell 2

have all the marks of something — alle Anzeichen von etwas haben

be a mark of good taste/breeding — ein Zeichen guten Geschmacks/guter Erziehung sein

something is the mark of a good writer — an etwas (Dat.) erkennt man einen guten Schriftsteller

3) (Sch.): (grade) Zensur, die; Note, die; (Sch., Sport): (unit of numerical award) Punkt, der

get good/bad/35 marks in or for a subject — gute/schlechte Noten od. Zensuren/35 Punkte in einem Fach bekommen

4) (line etc. to indicate position) Markierung, die

5) (level) Marke, die

reach the 15 % mark — die 15 %-Marke erreichen

around the 300 mark — ungefähr 300

6) (Sport): (starting position) Startlinie, die

on your marks! [get set! go!] — auf die Plätze! [Fertig! Los!]

be quick/slow off the mark — einen guten/schlechten Start haben; (fig.) fix (ugs.) /langsam sein

7) (target, desired object) Ziel, das

hit the mark — (fig.) ins Schwarze treffen

be wide of the mark — (lit. or fig.) danebentreffen

be close to the mark — (fig.) der Sache nahe kommen
2. transitive verb
1) (stain, dirty) Flecke[n] machen auf (+ Dat.); schmutzig machen; (scratch) zerkratzen

2) (put distinguishing mark on, signal) kennzeichnen, markieren ( with mit)

the bottle was marked ‘poison’ — die Flasche trug die Aufschrift "Gift"

mark an item with its price — eine Ware auszeichnen od. mit einem Preisschild versehen

ceremonies to mark the tenth anniversary — Feierlichkeiten aus Anlass des 10. Jahrestages

3) (Sch.) (correct) korrigieren; (grade) benoten; zensieren

mark an answer wrong — eine Antwort als falsch bewerten

4)

mark time — (Mil.; also fig.) auf der Stelle treten

5) (characterize) kennzeichnen; charakterisieren

6) (heed) hören auf (+ Akk.) [Person, Wort]

[you] mark my words — höre auf mich; eins kann ich dir sagen; (as a warning) lass dir das gesagt sein

7) (Brit. Sport): (keep close to) markieren (fachspr.), decken [Gegenspieler]

Phrasal Verbs:

- mark down

- mark off

- mark out

- mark up
II noun
(monetary unit) Mark, die

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(UK) (school) n.

Schulnote f. (german monetary unit) n.

Mark nur sing. m. (school) n.

Zensur -en f. n.

Eindruck -¨e m.

Marke -n f.

Markierung f.

Zeichen - n. (on) v.

einzeichnen (auf) ausdr.

markieren v. v.

beachten v.

kennzeichnen v.

zensieren (Zensuren geben) v.

zensieren v.

English-german dictionary > mark
10 keep

keep [ki:p]

garder ⇒ 1A (a)-(c), 1B (e), 1D (d) mettre ⇒ 1A (c) retenir ⇒ 1B (d) avoir ⇒ 1C (b) tenir ⇒ 1C (c) vendre ⇒ 1C (d) élever ⇒ 1C (e) observer ⇒ 1D (b) maintenir ⇒ 1D (c) continuer ⇒ 2 (a) rester ⇒ 2 (b) se tenir ⇒ 2 (b) se conserver ⇒ 2 (c) aller ⇒ 2 (d)

(pt & pp kept [kept])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (retain → receipt, change) garder;

∎ you can keep the book I lent you vous pouvez garder le livre que je vous ai prêté;

∎ she's kept her English accent elle a gardé son accent anglais;

∎ please keep your seats veuillez rester assis;

∎ he's never kept a job for more than a year il n'a jamais gardé ou conservé le même emploi plus d'un an;

∎ to keep a secret garder un secret;

∎ to keep one's temper/composure garder son calme/son sang-froid;

∎ to keep one's figure garder la ligne;

∎ to keep its shape/colour (garment) conserver sa forme/couleur;

∎ to keep sth to oneself garder qch pour soi;

∎ they kept the discovery to themselves ils ont gardé la découverte pour eux;

∎ keep it to yourself! garde ça pour toi!;

∎ you can keep your snide remarks to yourself! tu peux garder tes remarques déplaisantes pour toi!;

∎ keep your hands to yourself! bas les mains!;

∎ to keep oneself to oneself rester dans son coin;

∎ they keep themselves very much to themselves ils ne se mêlent pas du tout aux autres;

∎ familiar if that's your idea of a holiday, you can keep it! si c'est ça ton idée des vacances, tu peux te la garder!;

∎ familiar tell him he can keep his rotten job! dis-lui qu'il peut se le garder, son sale boulot!

(b) (save) garder;

∎ to keep sth for sb garder qch pour qn;

∎ we've kept some cake for you on t'a gardé du gâteau;

∎ can you keep my seat? pouvez-vous (me) garder ma place?;

∎ we'll keep the tickets for you until Wednesday nous vous garderons les tickets jusqu'à mercredi;

∎ I'm keeping this cigar for later je garde ce cigare pour plus tard

(c) (store, put) mettre, garder;

∎ she keeps her money in the bank elle met son argent à la banque;

∎ I keep my comb in my pocket je mets toujours mon peigne dans ma poche;

∎ how long can you keep fish in the freezer? combien de temps peut-on garder ou conserver du poisson au congélateur?;

∎ where do you keep the playing cards? où est-ce que vous rangez les cartes à jouer?;

∎ I've got nowhere to keep my books je n'ai nulle part où mettre mes livres;

∎ keep out of the reach of children (on medicine, harmful products) ne pas laisser à la portée des enfants

B.

(a) (with adj complement) (maintain in the specified state) to keep sth clean/secret tenir qch propre/secret;

∎ to keep sb quiet faire tenir qn tranquille;

∎ to keep oneself warm (by staying in the warmth) se tenir au chaud; (by dressing warmly) s'habiller chaudement;

∎ to keep sth warm garder qch au chaud;

∎ the noise kept me awake le bruit m'a empêché de dormir, le bruit m'a tenu éveillé;

∎ to keep the door open/shut garder ou laisser la porte ouverte/fermée;

∎ the doors are kept locked les portes sont toujours fermées à clef;

∎ to keep sth up to date tenir qch à jour

(b) (with adv complement) (maintain in the specified manner or place) a well-kept/badly kept office un bureau bien/mal tenu;

∎ the weather kept us indoors le temps nous a empêchés de sortir;

∎ troops were kept on the alert les soldats ont été maintenus en état d'alerte;

∎ he kept his hands in his pockets il a gardé les mains dans les poches;

∎ keep your eyes on the red dot ne quittez pas le point rouge des yeux;

∎ keep the noise to a minimum essayez de ne pas faire trop de bruit

(c) (with present participle) to keep sb waiting faire attendre qn;

∎ keep the engine running n'arrêtez pas le moteur;

∎ we kept the fire burning all night nous avons laissé le feu allumé toute la nuit;

∎ to keep sth going (organization, business) faire marcher qch; (music, conversation) ne pas laisser qch s'arrêter;

∎ alcohol is the only thing that keeps me going l'alcool est la seule chose qui me permette de tenir (le coup)

(d) (delay) retenir;

∎ I hope I've not kept you j'espère que je ne vous ai pas retenu;

∎ what kept you? qu'est-ce qui t'a retenu?

(e) (detain) garder;

∎ to keep sb in hospital/prison garder qn à l'hôpital/en prison;

∎ the doctor kept him in bed le médecin l'a obligé à garder le lit;

∎ I don't want to keep you from your work je ne veux pas vous empêcher de travailler;

∎ there was nothing to keep me in England/with that company rien ne me retenait en Angleterre/dans cette entreprise

C.

(a) (support)

∎ he hardly earns enough to keep himself il gagne à peine de quoi vivre;

∎ she has a husband and six children to keep elle a un mari et six enfants à nourrir;

∎ it keeps me in cigarettes ça paie mes cigarettes;

∎ the grant barely keeps me in food ma bourse me permet tout juste de me payer de quoi manger

(b) (have as dependant or employee) avoir;

∎ he keeps a mistress il a une maîtresse;

∎ they keep a maid and a gardener ils ont une bonne et un jardinier

(c) (run → shop, business) tenir

(d) Commerce (have in stock) vendre;

∎ I'm afraid we don't keep that article je regrette, nous ne vendons pas ou nous ne faisons pas cet article

(e) (farm animals) élever;

∎ they keep pigs/bees ils élèvent des porcs/des abeilles

(f) (diary, list etc) tenir;

∎ my secretary keeps my accounts ma secrétaire tient ou s'occupe de ma comptabilité;

∎ to keep a record of events prendre les événements en note;

∎ to keep a note of sth noter qch

D.

(a) (fulfil → a promise) tenir;

∎ to keep one's word tenir sa parole

(b) (observe → silence) observer; (→ the Sabbath) respecter; (→ law) respecter, observer; (→ vow) rester fidèle à; (→ treaty) tenir, respecter, observer; (→ date, appointment) ne pas manquer;

∎ Religion to keep the commandments observer les commandements

(c) (uphold) maintenir;

∎ to keep order/the peace maintenir l'ordre/la paix;

∎ to keep a lookout faire le guet

(d) (guard) garder;

∎ to keep goal être gardien de but;

∎ to keep wicket (in cricket) garder le guichet;

∎ archaic God keep you! Dieu vous garde!

E.

(a) (prevent)

∎ to keep sb from doing sth empêcher qn de faire qch;

∎ nothing will keep me from going rien ne m'empêchera d'y aller

(b) (withhold)

∎ to keep sth from sb cacher qch à qn;

∎ to keep information from sb dissimuler des informations à qn;

∎ I can't keep anything from her je ne peux rien lui cacher;

∎ they deliberately kept the news from his family ils ont fait exprès de cacher les nouvelles à sa famille

2 intransitive verb

(a) (with present participle) (continue) continuer;

∎ letters keep pouring in les lettres continuent d'affluer;

∎ don't keep apologizing arrête de t'excuser;

∎ they keep teasing him ils n'arrêtent pas de le taquiner;

∎ to keep smiling garder le sourire;

∎ don't keep asking questions ne posez pas tout le temps des questions;

∎ I wish you wouldn't keep saying that j'aimerais bien que tu arrêtes de répéter cela;

∎ she had several failures but kept trying elle a essuyé plusieurs échecs mais elle a persévéré;

∎ to keep going (not give up) continuer;

∎ keep going till you get to the crossroads allez jusqu'au croisement;

∎ she kept going when everyone else had given up elle a continué alors que tous les autres avaient abandonné;

∎ with so few customers, it's a wonder the shop keeps going avec si peu de clients, c'est un miracle que le magasin ne ferme pas

(b) (stay, remain) rester, se tenir;

∎ to keep quiet se tenir ou rester tranquille;

∎ keep calm! restez calmes!, du calme!;

∎ she kept warm by jumping up and down elle se tenait chaud en sautillant sur place;

∎ keep to the path ne vous écartez pas du chemin;

∎ to keep in touch with sb rester en contact avec qn;

∎ to keep to oneself se tenir à l'écart

(c) (last, stay fresh) se conserver, se garder;

∎ it will keep for a week in the refrigerator vous pouvez le garder ou conserver au réfrigérateur pendant une semaine;

∎ what I've got to tell you won't keep till tomorrow ce que j'ai à te dire n'attendra pas jusqu'à demain;

∎ will it keep till later? (news) est-ce que ça peut attendre?

(d) (in health) aller;

∎ how are you keeping? comment allez-vous?, comment ça va?;

∎ I'm keeping well je vais bien, ça va (bien);

∎ she doesn't keep well elle ne jouit pas d'une bonne santé

3 noun

(a) (board and lodging)

∎ the grant is supposed to be enough to pay your keep la bourse est censée vous permettre de payer la nourriture et le logement;

∎ he gives his mother £50 a week for his keep il donne 50 livres par semaine à sa mère pour sa pension;

∎ to earn one's keep = payer ou travailler pour être nourri et logé;

∎ our cat certainly earns his keep notre chat vaut bien ce qu'il nous coûte

(b) Architecture & History (in castle) donjon m

(c) (idiom) familiar

∎ for keeps pour de bon^□

➲ keep at

1 separable transitive verb

∎ the sergeant kept us hard at it all morning le sergent nous a fait travailler toute la matinée

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (pester) harceler;

∎ she kept at him until he agreed elle l'a harcelé jusqu'à ce qu'il accepte

(b) (idiom)

∎ to keep at it persévérer;

∎ he kept at it until he found a solution il a persévéré jusqu'à trouver une solution

➲ keep away

1 separable transitive verb

tenir éloigné, empêcher d'approcher;

∎ keep the baby away from the fire empêche le bébé d'approcher du feu;

∎ the rain kept a lot of spectators away la pluie a dissuadé bien des spectateurs de venir;

∎ keep that dog away (from me)! tenez ce chien loin de moi!;

∎ the wind will keep the rain away le vent empêchera la pluie

2 intransitive verb

ne pas s'approcher;

∎ keep away (from me)! n'approchez pas!;

∎ keep away from the cooker ne t'approche pas de la cuisinière;

∎ keep away from those people évitez ces gens-là;

∎ I felt my visits were unwelcome and so I kept away je n'avais pas l'impression que mes visites étaient bienvenues, alors je n'y suis plus allé;

∎ I can't keep away from chocolates je ne peux pas résister quand je vois des chocolats

➲ keep back

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (keep at a distance → crowd, spectators) tenir éloigné, empêcher de s'approcher

(b) (not reveal → names, facts) cacher;

∎ I'm sure he's keeping something back (from us) je suis sûr qu'il (nous) cache quelque chose

(c) (retain) retenir;

∎ part of our salary is kept back every month une partie de notre salaire est retenue tous les mois

(d) (detain) retenir;

∎ to be kept back after school être en retenue;

∎ School to be kept back a year redoubler

(e) (restrain) retenir;

∎ he struggled to keep back the tears il s'est efforcé de retenir ses larmes

2 intransitive verb

rester en arrière, ne pas s'approcher;

∎ keep back! restez où vous êtes!, n'approchez pas!

➲ keep behind separable transitive verb

(after meeting, class) retenir

➲ keep down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (not raise) ne pas lever;

∎ keep your head down! ne lève pas la tête!, garde la tête baissée!;

∎ keep your voices down! parlez moins fort ou plus bas

(b) (prevent from increasing) limiter;

∎ we must keep our expenses down il faut que nous limitions nos dépenses;

∎ our aim is to keep prices down notre but est d'empêcher les prix d'augmenter;

∎ to keep one's weight down garder la ligne

(c) (repress) réprimer; (control → vermin, weeds) empêcher de proliférer;

∎ the army kept the population/the revolt down l'armée a tenu la population en respect/a maté la révolte;

∎ you can't keep a good man down rien n'arrête un homme de mérite

(d) (food) garder;

∎ she can't keep solid foods down son estomac ne garde aucun aliment solide

(e) School faire redoubler;

∎ to be kept down a year redoubler une année

2 intransitive verb

ne pas se relever;

∎ keep down! ne vous relevez pas!

➲ keep from inseparable transitive verb

s'empêcher de, se retenir de;

∎ I couldn't keep from laughing je n'ai pas pu m'empêcher de rire

➲ keep in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (not allow out) empêcher de sortir; School donner une consigne à, garder en retenue;

∎ the bad weather kept us in le mauvais temps nous a empêchés de sortir;

∎ they're keeping him in overnight (in hospital) ils le gardent pour la nuit

(b) (fire) entretenir

(c) (stomach) rentrer

(d) (idiom)

∎ to keep one's hand in garder la main

2 intransitive verb

(not go out) ne pas sortir, rester chez soi

➲ keep in with inseparable transitive verb

∎ to keep in with sb ne pas se mettre mal avec qn

➲ keep off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (dogs, birds, trespassers) éloigner; (rain, sun) protéger de;

∎ this cream will keep the mosquitoes off cette crème vous/le/te/ etc protégera contre les moustiques;

∎ keep your hands off! pas touche!, bas les pattes!

(b) (coat, hat) ne pas remettre

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (avoid) éviter;

∎ keep off drink and tobacco évitez l'alcool et le tabac;

∎ we tried to keep off the topic on a essayé d'éviter le sujet

(b) (keep at a distance from) ne pas s'approcher de;

∎ keep off the grass (sign) pelouse interdite

3 intransitive verb

(a) (keep at a distance) ne pas s'approcher;

∎ that's mine, keep off! c'est à moi, n'y touchez pas!

(b) (weather)

∎ the rain/snow kept off il n'a pas plu/neigé;

∎ if the storm keeps off si l'orage n'éclate pas

➲ keep on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (coat, hat) garder

(b) (employee) garder

(c) (not turn off)

∎ to keep the central heating on laisser le chauffage central en marche;

∎ don't keep the lights on all day ne laissez pas la lumière allumée toute la journée

2 intransitive verb

(a) (continue) continuer;

∎ keep on until you come to a crossroads continuez jusqu'à ce que vous arriviez à un carrefour;

∎ they kept on talking ils ont continué à parler;

∎ don't keep on asking questions ne posez pas tout le temps des questions;

∎ I keep on making the same mistakes je fais toujours les mêmes erreurs

(b) familiar (talk continually) parler sans cesse;

∎ he keeps on about his kids il n'arrête pas de parler de ses gosses;

∎ don't keep on about it! ça suffit, j'ai compris!;

∎ he just keeps on and on about it il n'arrête pas d'en parler

➲ keep on at inseparable transitive verb

familiar (pester)

∎ to keep on at sb (to do sth) harceler qn (pour qu'il fasse qch)^□

➲ keep out

1 separable transitive verb

empêcher d'entrer;

∎ a guard dog to keep intruders out un chien de garde pour décourager les intrus;

∎ a scarf to keep the cold out une écharpe pour vous protéger du froid

2 intransitive verb

ne pas entrer;

∎ keep out (sign) défense d'entrer, entrée interdite;

∎ to keep out of an argument ne pas intervenir dans une discussion;

∎ to keep out of danger rester à l'abri du danger;

∎ try to keep out of trouble essaie de ne pas t'attirer d'ennuis

➲ keep to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (observe, respect) respecter;

∎ you must keep to the deadlines vous devez respecter les délais

(b) (not deviate from) ne pas s'écarter de;

∎ to keep to the script (actors) s'en tenir au script;

∎ keep to the point or the subject! ne vous écartez pas du sujet!;

∎ keep to the main roads when it's icy restez sur les grandes routes quand il y a du verglas

(c) (stay in) garder;

∎ to keep to one's room/bed garder la chambre/le lit

➲ keep together

1 separable transitive verb

ne pas séparer;

∎ I'd like them to be kept together j'aimerais qu'ils ne soient pas séparés

2 intransitive verb

rester ensemble

➲ keep under separable transitive verb

(a) (repress) réprimer

(b) (with drug)

∎ he's being kept under with Pentothal on le garde sous Pentothal

➲ keep up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (prevent from falling → shelf, roof) maintenir;

∎ I need a belt to keep my trousers up j'ai besoin d'une ceinture pour empêcher mon pantalon de tomber;

∎ figurative it will keep prices up ça empêchera les prix de baisser;

∎ it's to keep the troops' morale up c'est pour maintenir le moral des troupes;

∎ keep your spirits up! ne te laisse pas abattre!

(b) (maintain → attack, bombardment) poursuivre; (→ correspondence, contacts, conversation) entretenir;

∎ you have to keep up the payments on ne peut pas interrompre les versements;

∎ she kept up a constant flow of questions elle ne cessait de poser des questions;

∎ it's a tradition which hasn't been kept up c'est une tradition qui s'est perdue;

∎ keep up the good work! c'est du bon travail, continuez!;

∎ you're doing well, keep it up! c'est bien, continuez!;

∎ once they start talking politics, they can keep it up all night une fois lancés sur la politique, ils sont capables d'y passer la nuit

(c) (prevent from going to bed) empêcher de dormir;

∎ the baby kept us up all night nous n'avons pas pu fermer l'œil de la nuit à cause du bébé

(d) (not allow to deteriorate → house, garden) entretenir;

∎ the lawns haven't been kept up les pelouses n'ont pas été entretenues;

∎ she goes to evening classes to keep up her French elle suit des cours du soir pour entretenir son français

2 intransitive verb

(a) (continue) continuer;

∎ if this noise keeps up much longer, I'm going to scream! si ce bruit continue, je crois que je vais hurler!

(b) (not fall) se maintenir;

∎ if prices keep up si les prix se maintiennent;

∎ how are their spirits keeping up? est-ce qu'ils gardent le moral?

(c) (not fall behind) suivre;

∎ he's finding it hard to keep up in his new class il a du mal à suivre dans sa nouvelle classe;

∎ things change so quickly I can't keep up les choses bougent si vite que j'ai du mal à suivre

➲ keep up with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (stay abreast of)

∎ to keep up with the news se tenir au courant de l'actualité;

∎ I can barely keep up with her (she changes so much) ça change tellement vite avec elle que j'ai du mal à suivre;

∎ to keep up with the times être à la page

(b) (keep in touch with) rester en contact avec;

∎ have you kept up with your cousin in Australia? est-ce que tu es resté en contact avec ton cousin d'Australie?

(c) (remain level with)

∎ to keep up with sb aller à la même allure que qn;

∎ I can't keep up with you vous marchez/parlez/ etc trop vite pour moi;

∎ he couldn't keep up with the rest of the children in his class il n'arrivait pas à suivre dans sa classe

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̈ɪmɑ:k I сущ.
1) марка (денежная единица Германии)
2) марка (старинная английская монета) II
1. сущ.
1) знак;
метка mark of exclamation ≈ восклицательный знак - "!" accent mark, stress mark ≈ знак ударения diacritical mark ≈ диакритический знак punctuation mark ≈ знак препинания question mark, mark of interrogation ≈ знак вопроса, вопросительный знак quotation mark ≈ кавычка marks of omission ≈ многоточие
2) а) штамп, штемпель б) фабричная марка, фабричное клеймо;
торговая марка в) ярлык;
ценник
3) метка, ориентир;
зарубка;
веха
4) спорт линия старта, старт
5) а) отпечаток, след to leave, make one's mark ≈ оставлять след What made those marks on the wall? ≈ От чего остались такие следы на стене? They will leave their mark on history. ≈ Они оставят след в истории. distinguishing mark ≈ отличительный знак/признак, примета indelible mark ≈ неизгладимый след б) шрам, рубец
6) показатель, признак mark of respect ≈ знак уважения Syn: characteristic
7) мишень, цель If that was meant to be an apology, your words were way off the mark. ≈ Если предполагалось, что это извинение, то ваши слова не достигли цели. Syn: target, goal, objective, intent, point, track, bull's-eye
8) норма;
уровень, стандарт;
критерий, мерило The employee's work has been below the mark this week. ≈ Работа служащего на этой неделе была ниже всех уровней. above the mark below the mark up to the mark within the mark Syn: standard, criterion, yardstick, touchstone
9) балл, отметка;
оценка( знаний) The student received passing marks in all subjects. ≈ Студент получил проходные баллы по всем предметам. Syn: grade;
rating
10) известность to make one's mark ≈ выдвинуться, отличиться;
сделать карьеру;
приобрести известность of mark ≈ известный( о человеке)
11) ист. рубеж;
марка (пограничная область) ∙ easy mark soft mark
2. гл.
1) ставить знак, ставить метку
2) а) штамповать, штемпелевать б) ставить фабричную марку, торговую марку в) ставить цену( на товаре)
3) отмечать, обозначать, размечать, ставить метки, вехи
4) а) оставить след, пятно;
тж. перен. That wet glass will mark the table. ≈ Этот мокрый стакан оставит след на столе. б) оставлять шрам, рубец (и т. п.) ∙ Syn: spot, streak, stain;
scratch, scar, cut, nick, dent, leave an impression on, pock, pit
5) а) ставить балл, отметку, оценивать The teacher marked the examination papers. ≈ Учитель проставил оценки в экзаменационных работах. Syn: grade, correct, judge, rate б) записывать (очки в игре)
6) отмечать, характеризовать, показывать Well-kept houses mark a good neighborhood. ≈ Дома, которые содержатся в порядке, являются показателем хорошего соседского окружения. Syn: indicate, reveal, disclose, show, point out, designate, denote;
characterize, typify, symbolize
7) обращать внимание, замечать, запоминать
8) (за) регистрировать биржевую сделку (с включением ее в официальную котировку) ∙ mark down mark off mark out mark up mark time знак - punctuation *s знаки препинания - exclamation * восклицательный знак;
знак факториала - interrogation *, * of interrogation вопросительный знак - * of accent ударение, знак ударения - * of cadency (геральдика) знак принадлежности к младшей линии - he could not write his name but he made his * он поставил крест вместо подписи - John Smith, his * крест (поставленный вместо подписи) Джона Смита метка, пометка - to put a * against smb.'s name поставить галочку против чьего-л. имени - there were no (laundry) *s on his linen на его белье не было меток (прачечной) штамп, штемпель клеймо, тавро;
фабричная марка, фабричное клеймо;
торговый знак штемпель (которым ставится фабричное клеймо) ярлык (с указанием цены;
ценник (тж. price *) ориентир;
метка;
зарубка;
веха - the tower was a * for fliers башня служила ориентиром для летчиков - he went by *s left on the trees он двигался по зарубкам на деревьях, зарубки на деревьях служили ему ориентиром отметка, черта - check * (спортивное) контрольная метка - the * on the scale отметка на шкале - high-water * (морское) отметка уровня полной воды, уровень прилива;
высшее достижение /-ая точка/;
кульминационный пункт - low-water * (морское) отметка уровня малой воды, низшая точка отлива;
(низший) предел, самый низкий уровень - the * on the sounding-line (морское) метка или указатель на лотлине - Plimsoll's * (морское) марка Плимсола, грузовая марка( спортивное) линия старта, старт - to get off the * стартовать, взять старт - to toe the * встать на стартовую черту - on your *s! на старт!;
по местам! (спортивное) линия финиша след - tyre *s следы шин - you have left /made/ dirty *s on the floor вы наследили на полу шрам, рубец;
порез, царапина - there were *s of smallpox on his face его лицо было изрыто оспой след, отпечаток - *s of illness следы болезни - your association with him has left its * on you твое общение с ним наложило на тебя отпечаток /не прошло для тебя бесследно/ - sorrow left its * on her face горе оставило следы на ее лице - his novel bears *s of haste видно, что этот роман писался в спешке( родимое) пятно, родинка (тж. mother's *) - they identified her by the * on her arm они опознали ее по родимому пятну на руке - a horse with a white * on its head лошадь с белым пятном /с белой звездой/ на голове норма;
стандарт;
уровень - (to be) below /beneath/ the * (быть) ниже принятой /установленной/ нормы, (быть) ниже должного уровня;
(быть) не на высоте (положения) - to be near the * приближаться к принятой /установленной/ норме, приближаться к принятому /установленному/ стандарту - (to be) within the * (быть /находиться/) в пределах принятой /установленной/ нормы - (to be) up to the * (быть) на должной высоте - to keep smb. up to the * добиваться от кого-л. хороших показателей;
(быть) в хорошем состоянии /в хорошей форме, в добром здравии/ - he doesn't feel quite up to the * он неважно себя чувствует, он не в форме - to overstep the *, to go beyond the * выходить за границы дозволенного, переходить границы;
зайти слишком далеко, хватить через край отметка, балл, оценка (знаний, поведения) - bad * плохая отметка;
что-л. говорящее не в пользу( кого-л.) ;
то, что можно поставить в минус( кому-л.;
тж. black *) - this is a black * against him это ему припомнят - good * хорошая отметка;
похвала;
почет, что-л. говорящее в пользу ( кого-л.) - good * in English хорошая отметка по английскому языку - the highest * высший балл, высшая оценка - to get a good * at an examination получить хорошую отметку на экзамене - she got top *s in the exam она сдала экзамен на "отлично" - they gave him 8 *s out of 10 он набрал восемь баллов из десяти - I give him full *s for trying я высоко ценю его старательность цель;
мишень - to hit the * попасть в цель;
попасть в точку;
добиться своей цели - to miss /to fall wide of/ the * промахнуться;
не добиться своей цели - to overshoot the * (военное) стрелять с перелетом, давать перелет(ы) - you have overshot the * (разговорное) ты зашел слишком далеко, это ты хватил - far from /wide of, short of, beside/ the * мимо цели;
неправильно;
не по существу;
неуместно, некстати - an answer off the * ответ невпопад - I don't think I am far from the * я не думаю, что я далек от истины - your guess is beside the * вы не угадали - your calculation is beside the * вы неправильно рассчитали - off the * неточно;
ошибочно, неправильно, неверно - you are right /way/ off the * ты ошибаешься;
(разговорное) ты попал пальцем в небо - he was afraid to become a * for talkers он опасался стать мишенью для пересудов признак, показатель - a * of intelligence признак /показатель/ ума - as a * of goodwill в знак расположения - to bear the *(s) of smth. иметь /проявлять, обнаруживать/ признак(и) чего-л. - politeness and consideration for others are *s of a good upbringing вежливость и внимание к окружающим - признак хорошего воспитания /отличительные черты воспитанного человека/ известность;
значительность - a man of * известный /знаменитый/ человек;
значительный человек;
человек, достойный /заслуживающий/ внимания - of great * очень известный, заслуживающий внимания - a man of great * выдающийся человек - of little * малоизвестный, не стоящий внимания - nothing worthy of * occured in your absence в твое отсутствие не произошло ничего примечательного - to make one's * выдвинуться, отличиться;
сделать карьеру;
иметь успех;
приобрести известность - the books that have made their * with the general public книги, которые произвели большое впечатление на широкого читателя (историческое) рубеж, граница;
марка (пограничная область) марка, крестьянская община в средневековой Германии (спортивное) (жаргон) подложечная ямка( грубое) то, что по вкусу помета, знак;
признак стирание зубов у лошади, по которому можно определить ее возраст (тж. * of the mouth) > easy /(амер) soft/ * легкая добыча;
жертва;
доверчивый человек, простак > to toe the * подчиняться требованиям, строго придерживаться правил;
выполнять свой долг > to be at low-water * быть без гроша( в кармане), быть на мели > (God) bless /save/ the * с позволения сказать;
боже упаси;
подумать только ставить знак, метку - to * the accent ставить ударение /знак ударения/ - to * books шифровать книги (в библиотеке) - to * the linen метить белье (для прачечной) - two of the pupils were *ed absent два ученика были отмечены как отсутствующие - he *ed the date in his diary он отметил этот день в своем ежедневнике штамповать, штемпелевать клеймить, таврить (скот) маркировать;
ставить фабричную марку, фабричное клеймо или торговый знак - all furs are plainly *ed as to the country of origin на всех шкурах (мехах) стоит клеймо страны-экспортера - these goods were *ed "best quality" на этих товарах была этикетка "высшего качества" (по) ставить расценку (на товаре) - the prices of these goods are all clearly *ed on them цены этих товаров четко указаны на них отмечать, обозначать (место) ;
размечать;
расставлять указательные значки - he *ed the passage I was to read он отметил отрывок, который мне следовало прочесть - this sign-post *s the direction на этом столбе указано направление - to * the trees делать зарубки на деревьях наносить( на карту) - to * a place on the map отметить место на карте - is our village *ed on this map? наша деревня нанесена на эту карту? отмечать;
указывать( на шкале) - the thermometer *ed 40 degrees in the shade термометр показывал 40 градусов в тени - this hand *s the minutes эта стрелка показывает минуты оставлять след, пятно - the wet cups have *ed the table badly стол испортили, потому что ставили на него мокрые чашки - his hobnails *ed the floor его кованые башмаки оставляли следы на паркете оставаться( о следе) - this table *s very easily, don't put the hot cup on it не ставь на этот стол горячий чайник, на нем сразу останется след оставлять шрам, рубец - his face was *ed with smallpox его лицо было обезображено оспой оставлять след, отпечаток - her face was *ed with suffering по ее лицу было видно, что она много страдала в жизни pass иметь родимые пятна или естественные метины - wings *ed with white lines крылья с белыми полосами выставлять отметку, балл (на письменной работе) - to * an exercise проверять письменные упражнения - the teacher *ed the examination papers преподаватель выставил отметки на экзаменационных письменных работах выставлять балл (за выступление в соревнованиях, в конкурсе и т. п.) - the judges *ed his performance very high судьи высоко оценили его выступление вести счет, записывать очки ( в игре) отмечать, характеризовать;
отличать, выделять - such qualities usually * a great scientist подобные качества обычно свойственны /присущи/ большим ученым - this novel *s him as a great author этот роман ставит его в ряд великих писателей - great scientific discoveries *ed the 19th century девятнадцатый век был отмечен великими научными открытиями - his reign was *ed by great reforms его царствование ознаменовалось серьезными реформами - her manner is not *ed by politeness ее поведение не отличается вежливостью отмечать, ознаменовывать - to * the occasion отметить событие - he called for champaign to * the event он велел подать шампанского, чтобы отпраздновать это событие - the event was *ed by everyone все отметили /отпраздновали/ это событие - his discovery *ed an era in science его открытие ознаменовало новую эпоху в науке выражать, проявлять - they *ed their approval by clapping они выразили свое одобрение аплодисментами - he *ed his displeasure by a frown он выразил свое неодобрение недовольной гримасой - this *s the trend of public opinion это отражает настроение общественного мнения замечать, запоминать - * him well запомни его хорошенько - * my words запомните мои слова;
попомните мои слова;
помяните мое слово - * you, I don't agree with all he says заметьте, я согласен не со всем, что он говорит - * carefully how it is done /how to do it/ следи и запоминай, как это делается замечать, наблюдать - he was *ed by everyone его все заметили - I could * him well я его хорошо видел (книжное) назначать, предназначать;
предопределять - his abilities *ed him for success его способности сулили ему успех - he was *ed for greatness by his extraordinary talents при таких необыкновенных способностях его, несомненно, ждало большое будущее - he was *ed for death by his doctors врачи приговорили его к смерти - if we are *ed to die... если нам суждено умереть... опекать, прикрывать( игрока - футбол) > to * time (военное) обозначать шаг на месте > * time, march! на месте шагом марш! (команда) ;
топтаться на месте;
выжидать;
тянуть время, медлить, волынить марка (денежная единица в Германии) марка (мера веса, особ. золота или серебра) марка (старинная английская монета) ~ граница, предел;
норма;
уровень;
above the mark выше принятой (или установленной) нормы;
below the mark не на высоте (положения) accent ~ полигр. знак ударения address ~ вчт. метка адреса ~ граница, предел;
норма;
уровень;
above the mark выше принятой (или установленной) нормы;
below the mark не на высоте (положения) boundary ~ ограничительный знак certification ~ знак сертификации collective ~ общая торговая марка customs ~ таможенная отметка deceptive ~ поддельное клеймо device ~ фирменный знак устройства device ~ эмблема easy (амер. soft) ~ разг. доверчивый человек, простак easy (амер. soft) ~ разг. легкая добыча;
жертва far from (или wide of) the ~ мимо цели;
перен. неуместно;
не по существу;
beside the mark некстати freeboard ~ грузовая марка ~ спорт. линия старта, старт;
to get off the mark стартовать, взять старт group trade ~ торговая марка группы guide ~ отметка, метка hash ~ вчт. диез hash ~ воен. разг. нарукавная нашивка highwater ~ высшее достижение;
высшая точка( чего-л.) highwater ~ уровень полной воды ~ цель, мишень;
to hit (to miss) the mark попасть в цель (промахнуться) identification ~ вчт. идентифицирующая метка identifying ~ идентификационная отметка landing ~ ав. посадочный знак leading ~ направляющая отметка load line ~ грузовая марка location ~ док. отметка о месте хранения ~ известность;
to make one's mark выдвинуться, отличиться;
сделать карьеру;
приобрести известность;
of mark известный (о человеке) manufacturer's ~ марка производителя mark балл, отметка;
оценка (знаний) ~ выслеживать (дичь) ~ граница, предел;
норма;
уровень;
above the mark выше принятой (или установленной) нормы;
below the mark не на высоте (положения) ~ записывать (очки в игре) ~ знак, клеймо ~ знак ~ известность;
to make one's mark выдвинуться, отличиться;
сделать карьеру;
приобрести известность;
of mark известный (о человеке) ~ клеймить ~ клеймо ~ крест (вместо подписи неграмотного, напр.: John Smith - his mark) ~ спорт. линия старта, старт;
to get off the mark стартовать, взять старт ~ марка (старинная английская монета) ~ марка (денежная единица Германии) ~ марка, метка ~ марка ~ вчт. маркер ~ маркировать ~ маркировка ~ метить ~ метка;
знак;
mark of interrogation вопросительный знак ~ метка ~ наносить маркировку ~ норма ~ обозначать ~ обращать внимание, замечать, запоминать;
mark my words! попомни(те) мои слова!;
запомни(те) мои слова! ~ ориентир, веха ~ оставить след, пятно, рубец ~ отметить ~ отметка ~ отмечать;
обозначать ~ отмечать, обозначать, регистрировать (сделку) ~ отмечать ~ помета ~ пометить ~ пометка ~ помечать ~ признак, показатель ~ признак ~ пятно, шрам, рубец ~ размечать ~ (за) регистрировать биржевую сделку (с включением ее в официальную котировку) ~ регистрировать сделку ~ ист. рубеж;
марка (пограничная область) ;
(God) save the mark с позволения сказать;
боже упаси ~ след, отпечаток ~ ставить балл, отметку (на школьной работе) ~ ставить знак;
штамповать, штемпелевать;
маркировать;
метить (белье) ~ ставить расценку ~ ставить торговый знак ~ ставить фабричное клеймо ~ ставить фабричную марку ~ (по) ставить цену (на товаре) ~ стандарт ~ уровень, стандарт ~ уровень ~ фабричная марка ~ фабричное клеймо ~ характеризовать, отмечать ~ цель, мишень;
to hit (to miss) the mark попасть в цель (промахнуться) ~ штамп, штемпель;
фабричная марка, фабричное клеймо ~ штамп ~ штемпелевать ~ штемпель ~ down выделять ~ down записывать ~ down размечать ~ down снижать ~ down снизить цену;
занижать( оценку) ~ обращать внимание, замечать, запоминать;
mark my words! попомни(те) мои слова!;
запомни(те) мои слова! ~ метка;
знак;
mark of interrogation вопросительный знак ~ off отделять;
проводить границы;
разграничивать ~ out выделять, предназначать ~ out размечать;
расставлять указательные знаки to ~ time воен. обозначать шаг на месте;
перен. топтаться на месте;
выжидать;
тянуть время, медлить;
волынить ~ up вести счет ~ up делать пометки ~ up надбавлять ~ up повысить цену ~ up повышать цену ~ up покрывать метками ~ up получать продажную цену прибавлением к себестоимости накладных расходов и прибыли misleading ~ вводящий в заблуждение знак mother's ~ родимое пятно name ~ название торговой марки non-registrable trade ~ нерегистрируемая торговая марка ~ известность;
to make one's mark выдвинуться, отличиться;
сделать карьеру;
приобрести известность;
of mark известный (о человеке) Plimsoll ~ грузовая марка (на торговых судах) Plimsoll ~ грузовая марка Plimsoll ~ диск Плимсоля Plimsoll's ~ = Plimsoll line quality ~ знак качества quotation ~ вчт. апостроф quotation ~ вчт. кавычки registered trade ~ зарегистрированный товарный знак repetition ~ знак повторения ~ ист. рубеж;
марка (пограничная область) ;
(God) save the mark с позволения сказать;
боже упаси sealing ~ клеймо sealing ~ пломба service ~ товарный знак standard ~ пробирное клеймо tag ~ вчт. метка признака tag ~ ярлык tape ~ вчт. ленточный маркер top ~ высшая отметка top ~ высший балл trade ~ заводская марка trade ~ товарный знак trade ~ торговая марка trade ~ фабричная марка trade ~ фабричная марка;
торговая марка trade ~ фабричная марка trade ~ фирменный знак up to the ~ в хорошем состоянии, в добром здравии up to the ~ на должной высоте warranty ~ гарантийная отметка well-known trade ~ популярный торговый знак within the ~ в пределах принятой (или установленной) нормы word ~ словесный маркировочный знак

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12 help

help [help]

aide ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) secours ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) personnel ⇒ 1 (c) femme de ménage ⇒ 1 (d) aider ⇒ 2 (a) secourir ⇒ 2 (a) contribuer à ⇒ 2 (b) encourager ⇒ 2 (b) améliorer ⇒ 2 (c) servir ⇒ 2 (d) être utile ⇒ 3

1 noun

(a) (gen) aide f, assistance f; (to drowning or wounded person) secours m, assistance f;

∎ thank you for your help merci de votre aide;

∎ can I be of any help? puis-je faire quelque chose pour vous?, puis-je vous rendre service?;

∎ we're happy to have been of help nous sommes contents d'avoir pu rendre service;

∎ I had help (I didn't do it on my own) on m'a aidé;

∎ he went to get help il est allé chercher du secours;

∎ we yelled for help nous avons crié au secours;

∎ with the help of a neighbour avec l'aide d'un voisin;

∎ he opened the window with the help of a crowbar il a ouvert la fenêtre à l'aide d'un levier;

∎ she did it without any help elle l'a fait toute seule;

∎ the map wasn't much help la carte n'a pas servi à grand-chose;

∎ I could never have done it without your help jamais je n'aurais pu le faire sans vous ou votre aide;

∎ some students need help to decide which course to take certains étudiants ont besoin qu'on les aide à choisir leur cursus;

∎ she needs help going upstairs il faut qu'elle se fasse aider pour ou elle a besoin qu'on l'aide à monter l'escalier;

∎ familiar she needs help il faut qu'elle voie un psychiatre, elle a des problèmes psychologiques;

∎ familiar if you think that's funny, you need help si tu trouves ça drôle, c'est que tu dois avoir un problème;

∎ the situation is now beyond help la situation est désespérée ou irrémédiable maintenant;

∎ he's past help (is dying) il est perdu; (is crazy, stupid) on ne peut rien pour lui;

∎ there's no help for it on n'y peut rien

(b) (something that assists) aide f, secours m;

∎ that was a big help (to me) ça m'a beaucoup aidé;

∎ you've been a great help vous m'avez été d'un grand secours, vous m'avez beaucoup aidé;

∎ ironic he's a great help! il est d'un précieux secours!

(c) (UNCOUNT) (employees) personnel m, employés mpl;

∎ it's hard to get good help il est difficile de trouver des employés sérieux;

∎ help wanted (sign) cherchons employés

(d) (domestic worker) femme f de ménage

2 transitive verb

(a) (assist, aid → gen) aider; (→ elderly, poor, wounded) secourir, venir en aide à;

∎ come and help me viens m'aider;

∎ can I help you with the dishes? puis-je t'aider à faire la vaisselle?;

∎ they got their neighbours to help them move ils se sont fait aider par leurs voisins pour le déménagement;

∎ they help one another take care of the children ils s'entraident pour s'occuper des enfants;

∎ we want to help poorer countries to help themselves nous voulons aider les pays sous-développés à devenir autonomes ou à se prendre en main;

∎ he helped me on/off with my coat il m'a aidé à mettre/enlever mon manteau;

∎ euphemism a man is helping the police with their enquiries la police est en train d'interroger un suspect;

∎ she helped the old man to his feet/across the street elle a aidé le vieux monsieur à se lever/à traverser la rue;

∎ let me help you up/down laissez-moi vous aider à monter/descendre;

∎ it might help if you took more exercise ça irait peut-être mieux si tu faisais un peu plus d'exercice;

∎ it helped me knowing that someone was waiting for me ça m'a aidé de savoir que quelqu'un m'attendait;

∎ can I help you? (in shop) vous désirez?;

∎ Grant Publishing, how may I help you? (on telephone) ≃ les Éditions Grant, bonjour;

∎ Law do you swear to tell the truth, so help you God? jurez-vous de dire la vérité, que Dieu vous vienne en aide?;

∎ so help me God! je le jure devant Dieu!;

∎ familiar I'll get you for this, so help me j'aurai ta peau, je le jure!;

∎ proverb God helps those who help themselves aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera

(b) (contribute to) contribuer à; (encourage) encourager, favoriser;

∎ the rain helped firefighters to bring the flames under control la pluie a permis aux pompiers de maîtriser l'incendie;

∎ it helped to ease my headache cela a soulagé mon mal de tête;

∎ it helped to give the impression that… cela a contribué à donner l'impression que…, à cause de cela, on avait l'impression que…

(c) (improve, remedy → situation) améliorer; (→ pain) atténuer;

∎ this cream should help your back pain cette crème devrait te soulager de ton mal de dos;

∎ that doesn't help the situation, that doesn't help much cela ne nous avance pas (beaucoup);

∎ crying won't help matters cela ne sert à rien ou n'arrange rien de pleurer;

∎ ironic to help matters, it started to pour with rain pour tout arranger, il s'est mis à pleuvoir des cordes

(d) (serve) servir;

∎ she helped me to more rice elle m'a servi du riz une deuxième fois;

∎ I helped myself to the cheese je me suis servi en fromage;

∎ help yourself! servez-vous!;

∎ they helped themselves to more meat ils ont repris de la viande;

∎ euphemism he helped himself to the petty cash il a pioché ou il s'est servi dans la caisse

(e) (with "can", usu negative) (avoid, refrain from) I can't help thinking that we could have done more je ne peux pas m'empêcher de penser qu'on aurait pu faire plus;

∎ we couldn't help laughing or but laugh nous ne pouvions pas nous empêcher de rire;

∎ I couldn't help overhearing je n'ai pu m'empêcher de surprendre la conversation;

∎ she never writes any more than she can help elle ne se foule pas pour écrire, elle écrit un minimum de lettres ou le moins possible

(f) (with "can", usu negative) (control) she can't help her temper elle ne peut rien à ses colères;

∎ I tried not to laugh but I couldn't help myself j'essayais de ne pas rire mais c'était plus fort que moi;

∎ they can't help being born there ils n'ont pas demandé à naître là;

∎ I'm not going back if I can help it si j'ai le choix, je n'y retournerai pas;

∎ I can't help it je n'y peux rien, ce n'est pas de ma faute;

∎ he can't help it if she doesn't like it il n'y est pour rien ou ce n'est pas de sa faute si cela ne lui plaît pas;

∎ can he help it if the train is late? est-ce que c'est de sa faute si le train est en retard?;

∎ it can't be helped tant pis! on n'y peut rien ou on ne peut pas faire autrement;

∎ are they coming? - not if I can help it! est-ce qu'ils viennent? - pas si j'ai mon mot à dire!

3 intransitive verb

être utile;

∎ can I help? est-ce que je peux faire quelque chose?;

∎ is there anything I can do to help? puis-je être utile?;

∎ she helps a lot around the house elle se rend très utile à la maison, elle rend souvent service à la maison;

∎ he offered to help with the clearing up il a proposé de nous/les/ etc aider à ranger;

∎ I was only trying to help! je voulais seulement vous/les/ etc aider!;

∎ it helps if you can speak the language c'est plus facile si on parle la langue;

∎ losing your temper isn't going to help ça ne sert à rien de perdre ton calme;

∎ forgetting the map didn't help le fait d'avoir oublié la carte n'a pas arrangé les choses;

∎ it's near the post office if that helps c'est près du bureau de poste si ça peut vous aider;

∎ every little helps les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières;

∎ every penny helps il n'y a pas de petites économies

4 exclamation

(in distress) au secours!, à l'aide!; (in dismay) zut!, mince!;

∎ help!, I'm late! mince!, je suis en retard!

►► Computing help button case f d'aide;

help desk service m d'assistance téléphonique; Computing (for computing queries) service m d'assistance;

Computing help file fichier m d'aide;

Computing help key touche f d'aide;

Computing help menu menu m d'aide;

Computing help screen écran m d'aide

➲ help along separable transitive verb

(person) aider à marcher ou avancer; (plan, project) faire avancer

➲ help out

1 separable transitive verb

(gen) aider, venir en aide à; (with supplies, money) dépanner;

∎ the scholarship really helped her out la bourse lui a été d'un grand secours;

∎ she helps us out in the shop from time to time elle vient nous donner un coup de main au magasin de temps en temps;

∎ they help each other out ils s'entraident;

∎ she helps him out with his homework elle l'aide à faire ses devoirs

2 intransitive verb

aider, donner un coup de main

✾ Film 'Help!' Lester 'Quatre garçons dans le vent'

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13 point

point [pɔɪnt]

pointe ⇒ 1 (a) point ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (c), 1 (e), 1 (f),1(i)-(l), 1 (n), 1 (o) endroit ⇒ 1 (c) moment ⇒ 1 (d) essentiel ⇒ 1 (g) but ⇒ 1 (h) virgule ⇒ 1 (m) diriger ⇒ 2 (a) pointer ⇒ 2 (a) indiquer ⇒ 2 (b) montrer du doigt ⇒ 3 (a)

1 noun

(a) (tip → of sword, nail, pencil etc) pointe f;

∎ trim one end of the stick into a point taillez un des bouts de la branche en pointe;

∎ his beard ended in a neat point sa barbe était soigneusement taillée en pointe;

∎ draw a star with five points dessinez une étoile à cinq branches;

∎ a dog with white points un chien aux pattes et aux oreilles blanches;

∎ an eight-point stag un cerf huit cors;

∎ to dance on points faire des pointes;

∎ on (full) point (ballet dancer) sur la pointe;

∎ on demi-point (ballet dancer) sur la demi-pointe;

∎ not to put too fine a point on it… pour dire les choses clairement…

(b) (small dot) point m;

∎ a tiny point of light un minuscule point de lumière

(c) (specific place) point m, endroit m, lieu m;

∎ intersection point point m d'intersection;

∎ meeting point (sign) point rencontre;

∎ the runners have passed the halfway point les coureurs ont dépassé la mi-parcours;

∎ we're back to our point of departure or our starting point nous sommes revenus au ou à notre point de départ;

∎ the point where the accident occurred l'endroit où l'accident a eu lieu;

∎ at that point you'll see a church on the left à ce moment-là, vous verrez une église sur votre gauche;

∎ the terrorists claim they can strike at any point in the country les terroristes prétendent qu'ils peuvent frapper n'importe où dans le pays;

∎ the bus service to Dayton and points west le service de bus à destination de Dayton et des villes situées plus à l'ouest;

∎ points south of here get little rainfall les régions situées au sud d'ici n'ont pas une grande pluviosité

(d) (particular moment) moment m; (particular period) période f;

∎ the country is at a critical point in its development le pays traverse une période ou phase critique de son développement;

∎ we are at a critical point nous voici à un point critique;

∎ there comes a point when a decision has to be made il arrive un moment où il faut prendre une décision;

∎ when it comes to the point of actually doing it quand vient le moment de passer à l'acte;

∎ when it came to the point quand le moment critique est arrivé;

∎ at one point in the discussion à un moment de la discussion;

∎ at one point in my travels au cours de mes voyages;

∎ at one point, I thought the roof was going to cave in à un moment (donné), j'ai cru que le toit allait s'effondrer;

∎ at one point in the book à un moment donné dans le livre;

∎ at this point the phone rang c'est alors que le téléphone a sonné, à ce moment-là le téléphone a sonné;

∎ at that point, I was still undecided à ce moment-là, je n'avais pas encore pris de décision;

∎ at that point in China's history à ce moment précis de l'histoire de la Chine;

∎ it's too late by this point il est déjà trop tard à l'heure qu'il est;

∎ by that point, I was too tired to move j'étais alors tellement fatigué que je ne pouvais plus bouger

(e) (stage in development or process) point m;

∎ she had reached the point of wanting a divorce elle en était (arrivée) au point de vouloir divorcer;

∎ thank God we haven't reached that point! Dieu merci, nous n'en sommes pas (encore arrivés) là!;

∎ to reach the point of no return atteindre le point de non-retour;

∎ to be at the point of death être sur le point de mourir;

∎ the conflict has gone beyond the point where negotiations are possible le conflit a atteint le stade où toute négociation est impossible;

∎ the regime is on the point of collapse le régime est au bord de l'effondrement;

∎ I was on the point of admitting everything j'étais sur le point de tout avouer;

∎ she had worked to the point of exhaustion elle avait travaillé jusqu'à l'épuisement;

∎ he was jealous to the point of madness sa jalousie confinait à la folie;

∎ he stuffed himself to the point of being sick il s'est gavé à en être malade

(f) (for discussion or debate) point m;

∎ a seven-point memorandum un mémorandum en sept points;

∎ let's go on to the next point passons à la question suivante ou au point suivant;

∎ on this point we disagree sur ce point nous ne sommes pas d'accord;

∎ I want to emphasize this point je voudrais insister sur ce point;

∎ are there any points I haven't covered? y a-t-il des questions que je n'ai pas abordées?;

∎ to make or to raise a point faire une remarque;

∎ to make the point that… faire remarquer que… + indicative;

∎ my point or the point I'm making is that… là où je veux en venir c'est que…;

∎ all right, you've made your point! d'accord, on a compris!;

∎ the points raised in her article les points qu'elle soulève dans son article;

∎ the main points to keep in mind les principaux points à garder à l'esprit;

∎ let me illustrate my point laissez-moi illustrer mon propos;

∎ to prove his point he showed us a photo pour prouver ses affirmations, il nous a montré une photo;

∎ I see or take your point je vois ce que vous voulez dire ou où vous voulez en venir;

∎ point taken! c'est juste!;

∎ he may not be home - you've got a point there! il n'est peut-être pas chez lui - ça c'est vrai!;

∎ the fact that he went to the police is a point in his favour/a point against him le fait qu'il soit allé à la police est un bon/mauvais point pour lui;

∎ I corrected her on a point of grammar je l'ai corrigée sur un point de grammaire;

∎ she was disqualified on a technical point elle a été disqualifiée pour ou sur une faute technique;

∎ to make a point of doing sth tenir à faire qch;

∎ he made a point of speaking to her il a tenu à lui adresser la parole;

∎ kindly make a point of remembering next time faites-moi le plaisir de ne pas oublier la prochaine fois

(g) (essential part, heart → of argument, explanation) essentiel m; (conclusion → of joke) chute f;

∎ I get the point je comprends, je vois;

∎ the point is (that) we're overloaded with work le fait est que nous sommes débordés de travail;

∎ we're getting off or away from the point nous nous éloignons ou écartons du sujet;

∎ that's the (whole) point! (that's the problem) c'est là (tout) le problème!; (that's the aim) c'est ça, le but!;

∎ that's not the point! là n'est pas la question!;

∎ the money is/your feelings are beside the point l'argent n'a/vos sentiments n'ont rien à voir là-dedans;

∎ get or come to the point! dites ce que vous avez à dire!, ne tournez pas autour du pot!;

∎ I'll come straight to the point je serai bref;

∎ to keep to the point ne pas s'écarter du sujet

(h) (purpose) but m; (meaning, use) sens m, intérêt m;

∎ the point of the game is to get rid of all your cards le but du jeu est de se débarrasser de toutes ses cartes;

∎ there's no point in asking him now ça ne sert à rien ou ce n'est pas la peine de le lui demander maintenant;

∎ what's the point of all this? à quoi ça sert tout ça?;

∎ I don't see the point (of re-doing it) je ne vois pas l'intérêt (de le refaire);

∎ oh, what's the point anyway! oh, et puis à quoi bon, après tout!

(i) (feature, characteristic) point m;

∎ the boss has his good points le patron a ses bons côtés;

∎ it's my weak/strong point c'est mon point faible/fort;

∎ her strong point is her sense of humour son point fort, c'est son sens de l'humour;

∎ tact has never been one of your strong points la délicatesse n'a jamais été ton fort

(j) (unit → in scoring, measuring) point m; Marketing (→ on customer loyalty card) point m;

∎ the Dow Jones index is up/down two points l'indice Dow Jones a augmenté/baissé de deux points;

∎ who scored the winning point? qui a marqué le point gagnant?;

∎ an ace is worth 4 points un as vaut 4 points;

∎ to win/to lead on points (in boxing) gagner/mener aux points;

∎ American familiar to make points with sb (find favour with) faire bonne impression à qn^□ ;

∎ School merit points bons points mpl;

∎ points competition (in cycling) classement m par points

(k) (on compass) point m;

∎ the four points of the compass les quatre points mpl cardinaux;

∎ the 32 points of the compass les 32 points mpl de la rose des vents;

∎ to alter course 16 points venir de 16 quarts;

∎ our people were scattered to all points of the compass notre peuple s'est retrouvé éparpillé aux quatre coins du monde

(l) Geometry point m;

∎ a straight line between two points une droite reliant deux points

(m) (in decimals) virgule f;

∎ five point one cinq virgule un

(n) (punctuation mark) point m;

∎ three or ellipsis points points mpl de suspension

(o) Typography & Computing (measurement) point m;

∎ 6-point type caractères mpl de 6 points

(p) Geography (promontory) pointe f, promontoire m

(q) Cars vis f platinée

(r) British Electricity (socket)

∎ (power) point prise f (de courant);

∎ eight-point distributor (in engine) distributeur m (d'allumage) à huit plots

(s) British Railways

∎ points aiguillage m

(t) (on backgammon board) flèche f, pointe f

(u) Heraldry point m

2 transitive verb

(a) (direct, aim → vehicle) diriger; (→ flashlight, hose) pointer, braquer; (→ finger) pointer, tendre; (→ telescope) diriger, braquer;

∎ to point one's finger at sb/sth montrer qn/qch du doigt;

∎ he pointed his finger accusingly at Gus il pointa un doigt accusateur vers Gus, il montra ou désigna Gus d'un doigt accusateur;

∎ to point a gun at sb braquer une arme sur qn;

∎ he pointed the rifle/the camera at me il braqua le fusil/l'appareil photo sur moi;

∎ she pointed the truck towards the garage elle tourna le camion vers le garage;

∎ he pointed the boat out to sea il a mis le cap vers le large;

∎ if anybody shows up, just point them in my direction si quelqu'un arrive, tu n'as qu'à me l'envoyer;

∎ just point me in the right direction dites-moi simplement quelle direction je dois prendre;

∎ just point him to the nearest bar tu n'as qu'à lui indiquer le chemin du bar le plus proche

(b) (indicate)

∎ to point the way indiquer la direction ou le chemin; figurative montrer le chemin, indiquer la direction à suivre;

∎ he pointed the way to future success il a montré le chemin de la réussite;

∎ her research points the way to a better understanding of the phenomenon ses recherches vont permettre une meilleure compréhension du phénomène;

∎ they point the way (in) which reform must go ils indiquent la direction dans laquelle les réformes doivent aller

(c) (in dance)

∎ to point one's toes tendre le pied

(d) Building industry (wall, building) jointoyer

(e) (sharpen → stick, pencil) tailler

(f) Linguistics mettre des signes diacritiques à

3 intransitive verb

(a) (person)

∎ to point at or to or towards sth montrer qch du doigt;

∎ she pointed left elle fit un signe vers la gauche;

∎ he pointed back down the corridor il fit un signe vers le fond du couloir;

∎ he pointed at or to me with his pencil il pointa son crayon vers moi;

∎ he was pointing at me son doigt était pointé vers moi;

∎ it's rude to point ce n'est pas poli de montrer du doigt

(b) (road sign, needle on dial)

∎ the signpost points up the hill le panneau est tourné vers le haut de la colline;

∎ a compass needle always points north l'aiguille d'une boussole indique toujours le nord;

∎ the weather vane is pointing north la girouette est orientée au nord;

∎ when the big hand points to twelve quand la grande aiguille est sur le douze

(c) (be directed, face → gun, camera) être braqué; (→ vehicle) être dirigé, être tourné;

∎ hold the gun with the barrel pointing downwards tenez le canon de l'arme pointé vers le bas;

∎ the rifle/the camera was pointing straight at me la carabine/la caméra était braquée sur moi;

∎ point your flashlight over there éclaire là-bas;

∎ insert the disk with the arrow pointing right insérez la disquette, la flèche pointée ou pointant vers la droite;

∎ the aerial should be pointing in the direction of the transmitter l'antenne devrait être tournée dans la direction de ou tournée vers l'émetteur;

∎ he walks with his feet pointing outwards il marche les pieds en dehors

(d) (dog) tomber en arrêt

4 at this point in time adverb

pour l'instant;

∎ no more details are available at this point in time pour l'instant, nous ne disposons pas d'autres détails

5 in point of fact adverb

en fait, à vrai dire

6 to the point adjective

pertinent

7 up to a point adverb

jusqu'à un certain point;

∎ did the strategy succeed? - up to a point est-ce que la stratégie a réussi? - dans une certaine mesure;

∎ productivity can be increased up to a point la productivité peut être augmentée jusqu'à un certain point;

∎ she can be persuaded, but only up to a point il est possible de la convaincre, mais seulement jusqu'à un certain point

►► Marketing point of delivery lieu m de livraison;

British point duty (of police officer, traffic warden) service m de la circulation;

∎ to be on point duty diriger la circulation;

point guard (in basketball) meneur(euse) m,f;

point of intersection point m d'intersection;

British Railways point lever levier m d'aiguille;

point of order point m de procédure;

∎ he rose on a point of order il a demandé la parole pour soulever un point de procédure;

American point man (in the forefront) précurseur m;

Computing point of presence point m de présence, point m d'accès;

Marketing point of purchase lieu m d'achat, lieu m de vente;

point of reference point m de référence;

Marketing point of sale lieu m de vente, point m de vente;

∎ at the point of sale sur le lieu de vente;

point shoes (for ballet) (chaussons mpl à) pointes fpl;

Typography & Computing point size corps m;

point source source f ponctuelle;

point of view Television & Cinema angle m du regard; (opinion) point m de vue, opinion f;

∎ from my point of view, it doesn't make much difference en ce qui me concerne, ça ne change pas grand-chose;

∎ to consider sth from all points of view considérer qch sous tous ses aspects;

point work (of ballet dancer) pointes fpl

➲ point off separable transitive verb

Mathematics (decimals) séparer par une virgule

➲ point out separable transitive verb

(a) (indicate) indiquer, montrer;

∎ I'll point the church out to you as we go by je vous montrerai ou vous indiquerai l'église quand nous passerons devant

(b) (mention, call attention to → error) signaler; (→ fact) faire remarquer;

∎ she pointed out several mistakes to us elle nous a signalé plusieurs erreurs, elle a attiré notre attention sur plusieurs erreurs;

∎ I'd like to point out that it was my idea in the first place je vous ferai remarquer que l'idée est de moi;

∎ might I point out that…? permettez-moi de vous faire observer ou remarquer que…;

∎ he pointed out that two people were missing il fit remarquer qu'il manquait deux personnes

➲ point to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (signify, denote) signifier, indiquer; (foreshadow) indiquer, annoncer;

∎ the facts point to only one conclusion les faits ne permettent qu'une seule conclusion;

∎ all the evidence points to him toutes les preuves indiquent que c'est lui;

∎ everything points to CIA involvement tout indique que la CIA est impliquée

(b) (call attention to) attirer l'attention sur;

∎ ecologists point to the destruction of forest land les écologistes attirent notre attention sur la destruction des forêts;

∎ they proudly point to the government's record ils invoquent avec fierté le bilan du gouvernement

➲ point up separable transitive verb

(of person, report) souligner, mettre l'accent sur; (of event) faire ressortir;

∎ his account points up the irony of the defeat son exposé met l'accent sur l'ironie de la défaite;

∎ the accident points up the need for closer cooperation l'accident fait ressortir le besoin d'une coopération plus étroite

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14 give

1. transitive verb,
gave, given

1) (hand over, pass) geben; (transfer from one's authority, custody, or responsibility) überbringen; übergeben (to an + Akk.)

she gave him her bag to carry — sie gab ihm ihre Tasche zum Tragen

Give it to me! I'll do it — Gib her! Ich mache das

give me... — (on telephone) geben Sie mir...; verbinden Sie mich mit...

2) (as gift) schenken; (donate) spenden; geben; (bequeath) vermachen

give somebody something, give something to somebody — jemandem etwas schenken

the book was given [to] me by my son — das Buch hat mir mein Sohn geschenkt

I wouldn't have it if it was given [to] me — ich würde es nicht mal geschenkt nehmen; abs.

give towards something — zu etwas beisteuern

give blood — Blut spenden

give [a donation] to charity — für wohltätige Zwecke spenden

give and take — (fig.) Kompromisse eingehen; (in marriage etc.) geben und nehmen

3) (sell) verkaufen; geben; (pay) zahlen; geben (ugs.); (sacrifice) geben; opfern

give somebody something [in exchange] for something — jemandem etwas für etwas [im Tausch] geben

I would give anything or my right arm/a lot to be there — ich würde alles/viel darum geben, wenn ich dort sein könnte

4) (assign) aufgeben [Hausaufgaben, Strafarbeit usw.]; (sentence to) geben [10 Jahre Gefängnis usw.]

5) (grant, award) geben [Erlaubnis, Arbeitsplatz, Interview, Rabatt, Fähigkeit, Kraft]; verleihen [Preis, Titel, Orden usw.]

be given something — etwas bekommen

he was given the privilege/honour of doing it — ihm wurde das Vorrecht/die Ehre zuteil, es zu tun

give somebody to understand or believe that... — jemanden glauben lassen, dass...

6) (entrust somebody with) übertragen (to Dat.)

give somebody the power to do something — jemanden ermächtigen, etwas zu tun

7) (allow somebody to have) geben [Recht, Zeit, Arbeit]; überlassen [seinen Sitzplatz]; lassen [Wahl, Zeit]

they gave me [the use of] their car for the weekend — sie überließen mir ihr Auto übers Wochenende

I will give you a day to think it over — ich lasse dir einen Tag Bedenkzeit

give yourself time to think about it — lass dir Zeit, und denk darüber nach

give me London any day or time or every time — (fig. coll.) London ist mir zehnmal lieber

I['ll] give you/him etc. that — (fig. coll.): (grant) das gebe ich zu; zugegeben

you've got to give it to him — (fig. coll.) das muss man ihm lassen

it cost £5, give or take a few pence — es hat so um die fünf Pfund gekostet (ugs.)

given that — (because) da; (if) wenn

given the right tools — mit dem richtigen Werkzeug

given time, I'll do it — wenn ich Zeit habe, mache ich es

8) (offer to somebody) geben, reichen [Arm, Hand usw.]

please give me your attention — ich bitte um Ihre Aufmerksamkeit

give somebody in marriage — jemanden verheiraten

9) (cause somebody/something to have) geben; verleihen [Charme, Reiz, Gewicht, Nachdruck]; bereiten, machen [Freude, Mühe, Kummer]; bereiten, verursachen [Schmerz]; bieten [Abwechslung, Schutz]; leisten [Hilfe]; gewähren [Unterstützung]

I was given the guest room — man gab mir das Gästezimmer

give a clear picture — (Telev.) ein gutes Bild haben

give hope to somebody — jemandem Hoffnung machen

give somebody what for — (sl.) es jemandem geben (ugs.)

10) (convey in words, tell, communicate) angeben [Namen, Anschrift, Alter, Grund, Zahl]; nennen [Grund, Einzelheiten, Losungswort]; geben [Rat, Beispiel, Befehl, Anweisung, Antwort]; fällen [Urteil, Entscheidung]; sagen [Meinung]; bekannt geben [Nachricht, Ergebnis]; machen [Andeutung]; erteilen [Verweis, Rüge]; (present, set forth) [Wörterbuch, Brief:] enthalten; [Zeitung:] bringen [Bericht]

give details of something — Einzelheiten einer Sache (Gen.) darlegen

give something a mention — etwas erwähnen

give somebody the facts — jemanden mit den Fakten vertraut od. bekannt machen

she gave us the news — sie teilte es uns mit

give somebody a decision — jemandem eine Entscheidung mitteilen

give him my best wishes — richte ihm meine besten Wünsche aus

don't give me that! — (coll.) erzähl mir [doch] nichts! (ugs.)

11) given (specified) gegeben

12) (perform, read, sing, etc.) geben [Vorstellung, Konzert]; halten [Vortrag, Seminar]; vorlesen [Gedicht, Erzählung]; singen [Lied]; spielen [Schauspiel, Oper, Musikstück]

give us a song — sing mal was

13) ausbringen [Toast, Trinkspruch]; (as toast)

ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Queen — meine Damen, meine Herren, auf die Königin od. das Wohl der Königin

14) (produce) geben [Licht, Milch]; tragen [Früchte]; ergeben [Zahlen, Resultat]; erbringen [Ernte]

15) (cause to develop) machen

something gives me a headache — von etwas bekomme ich Kopfschmerzen

running gives me an appetite — Laufen macht mich hungrig

16) (make somebody undergo) geben; versetzen [Schlag, Stoß]; verabreichen (geh.), geben [Arznei]

give somebody a [friendly] look — jemandem einen [freundlichen] Blick zuwerfen

he gave her hand a squeeze — er drückte ihr die Hand

give as good as one gets — (coll.) es jemandem mit gleicher Münze heimzahlen

17) (execute, make, show) geben [Zeichen, Stoß, Tritt]; machen [Satz, Ruck]; ausstoßen [Schrei, Seufzer, Pfiff]

give a [little] smile — [schwach] lächeln

give something/somebody a look — sich (Dat.) etwas/jemanden ansehen

18) (devote, dedicate) widmen

be given to something/doing something — zu etwas neigen/etwas gern tun

give all one's got — (coll.) sein möglichstes tun

19) (be host at) geben [Party, Empfang, Essen usw.]

20)

give somebody/something two months/a year — jemandem/einer Sache zwei Monate/ein Jahr geben
2. intransitive verb,
gave, given

1) (yield, bend) nachgeben (auch fig.); [Knie:] weich werden; [Bett:] federn; (break down) zusammenbrechen; [Brücke:] einstürzen; (fig.) nachlassen

2) (lead)

give on to the street/garden — [Tür usw.:] auf die Straße hinausführen/in den Garten führen
3. noun
1) Nachgiebigkeit, die; (elasticity) Elastizität, die

have [no] give — [nicht] nachgeben

2)

give and take — (compromise) Kompromiss, der; (exchange of concessions) Geben und Nehmen, das

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/31217/give_away">give away

- give back

- give in

- give off

- give out

- give over

- give up

- give way

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(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) rausgeschmissen werden

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give

[gɪv]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

<gave, given>

1. (in collocations) see birth 1, blood I. 1, call I. 1, chase I. 1, evidence I. 2, kiss² I. 1, look I. 1, smile I.

2. (hand over)

▪ to \give sb sth [or sth to sb] jdm etw geben

to \give sb a cold jdn mit seiner Erkältung anstecken

to \give a woman in marriage to sb eine Frau an jdn verheiraten

she gave him two sons sie schenkte ihm zwei Söhne

3. (administer)

▪ to \give sb sth medicine jdm etw geben

to \give sb a sedative jdm ein Beruhigungsmittel geben

4. (as present)

▪ to \give sb sth [or sth to sb] jdm etw schenken; (donate) jdm etw spenden

this book was given to me by my best friend dieses Buch hat mir meine beste Freundin geschenkt

please \give generously wir bitten um großzügige Spenden

to \give sb a present jdm etwas schenken

to \give sb sth as a present jdm etw schenken

5. (offer)

▪ to \give sb sth jdm etw geben

to \give sb an excuse for sth/for doing [or to do] sth jdm als Entschuldigung für etw akk dienen

to \give sb food jdm zu essen geben

to \give sb one's seat jdm seinen Platz anbieten

to \give sb something to eat/drink jdm etwas zu essen/trinken anbieten

they gave us pork for dinner zum Abendessen servierten sie Schweinefleisch

\given the choice wenn ich die Wahl hätte; see also example 1, strength 12, support II. 2, 4

6. (entrust)

to \give one's baby/sth into sb's care jdm sein Baby/etw anvertrauen

to \give sb the power to do sth jdn dazu bevollmächtigen, etw zu tun

7. (sacrifice)

I'd \give anything [or the world] [or my right arm] to be... ich würde alles dafür geben [o tun],... zu sein

8. (sell, pay)

to \give sb sth for £20 jdm etw für 20 Pfund verkaufen

to \give sb £20 for sth jdm für etw akk 20 Pfund zahlen

how much did you \give for that? wie viel hast du dafür gezahlt?

I'll \give you the camera for £100 für 100 Pfund gehört die Kamera dir!

9. (cause)

▪ to \give sb sth etw bei jdm hervorrufen

sth \gives sb a headache jd bekommt von etw dat Kopfschmerzen; ( fig) etw bereitet jdm Kopfschmerzen

to \give sb/sth a bad name jdn/etw in Verruf bringen

to \give sb to understand that... jdm zu verstehen geben, dass...

the fresh air has \given us an appetite die frische Luft hat uns Appetit gemacht

that will \give you something to think about! darüber kannst du ja mal nachdenken!

what gave you that idea? wie kommst du denn auf die Idee?; see also joy 1, pleasure 1, pain I. 1, 2, trouble I. 4

10. (grant)

▪ to \give sb sth jdm etw geben

to \give sb his/her due jdm Ehre erweisen

\give the devil his due Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt

to \give sb encouragement jdn ermutigen

to \give sb permission [to do sth] jdm die Erlaubnis erteilen[, etw zu tun]

11. (impart)

to \give one's age/name sein Alter/seinen Namen angeben

to \give a decision court ein Urteil fällen

to \give sb the news of sth jdm etw mitteilen

can you \give me any details? können Sie mir irgendwelche Einzelheiten nennen?

she wouldn't \give me her opinion sie wollte mir nicht sagen, was sie denkt

he couldn't \give me a reason why... er konnte mir auch nicht sagen, warum...

\give him my thanks richten Sie ihm meinen Dank aus

\give her my regards [or my best wishes] grüß' sie schön von mir!; see also advice 1, answer I. 1, information I. 1, notice II. 4, warning 2

12. (assign)

to be given full sentence/life imprisonment die Höchststrafe/lebenslang bekommen

the teacher gave us no exercises today der Lehrer hat uns heute nichts aufgegeben

13. usu imper (connect with)

\give me the police/sales department/Mr Smith verbinden Sie mich bitte mit der Polizei/der Verkaufsabteilung/Mr. Smith

14. (allow)

▪ to \give sb sth time jdm etw geben

just \give me two more days geben Sie mir noch zwei Tage extra

I'll \give you a day to think it over ich lasse dir einen Tag Bedenkzeit

\give yourself time to get over it lass' dir Zeit, um darüber hinwegzukommen

\give or take mehr oder weniger

he came at six o'clock, \give or take a few minutes er kam so gegen sechs

15. (predict)

to \give sb/sth three months/five years marriage, relationship jdm/etw drei Monate/fünf Jahre geben

16. (present)

to \give a concert ein Konzert geben

to \give a speech/lecture eine Rede/einen Vortrag halten

\give us a song, John sing uns was vor John!

17. (host)

to \give a party/reception eine Party/einen Empfang geben

18. (utter, emit)

to \give a bark bellen

to \give a cry/groan aufschreien/-stöhnen

to \give a noise ein Geräusch von sich dat geben; see also laugh I. 1, sigh I.

19. (like best)

\give me PONS every time [or any day] es geht doch nichts über PONS!

20. (value)

to not \give much [or anything] for sth nicht viel auf etw akk geben fam

21. (devote)

to \give one's life to sth etw dat sein Leben widmen

22. ( fam: punish)

I'll \give you what for, young lady, coming home at 2 o'clock in the morning! ich geb' dir gleich was, junge Dame — um zwei Uhr morgens nach Hause zu kommen!

23. (produce)

▪ to \give sth result, number etw ergeben

to \give milk/light Milch/Licht geben

to \give warmth Wärme spenden

24. (do)

to \give sb's hand a squeeze jdm die Hand drücken

to \give sb a [dirty/friendly] look jdm einen vernichtenden/freundlichen Blick zuwerfen

to \give a shrug mit den Schultern [o Achseln] zucken

25. (admit/grant)

she's quite brave, I'll \give you that das gestehe ich dir zu — Mut hat sie

I'll \give you that das muss man dir lassen

26. ( form: prone to)

▪ to be \given to sth zu etw dat neigen

27. (toast)

to \give a toast to sb auf jdn einen Tost ausbringen

I \give you the president auf den Präsidenten!; (as speaker) das Wort hat der Präsident

28.

▶ \give me a break! jetzt mach aber mal halblang! fam; (stop) jetzt hör' aber auf! fam; (don't believe) das glaubst du doch selbst nicht! fam

▶ I don't \give a damn ( fam) [or (fam!) a shit] [or ( vulg) a fuck] das ist mir scheißegal! derb

▶ to \give a dog a bad name BRIT ( saying) alte Geschichten [wieder] aufwärmen

▶ don't \give me that! komm mir doch nicht damit! fam

▶ you just have to \give it a go du musst es einfach versuchen! fam

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<gave, -n>

1. (donate)

▪ to \give to sth charity für etw akk spenden

to \give of one's best sein Bestes geben

to \give of one's money/time sein Geld/seine Zeit opfern

to \give generously großzügig spenden

to \give and take [gegenseitige] Kompromisse machen

2. (bend, yield) rope reißen; bed federn; knees weich werden

▪ to \give [under [or with] sth] weight [unter etw dat] nachgeben

3. (collapse) bridge einstürzen; seam platzen

you can't work so hard all the time, something's bound to \give du kannst nicht die ganze Zeit so hart arbeiten, sonst wird das irgendwann mal ganz böse ausgehen! sl

4. (be at an end)

▪ sth \gives patience mit etw dat ist es vorbei; nerves, voice etw versagt

5. ( fam: what's happening)

what \gives? was gibt's Neues?

what \gives here? was ist hier so los? fam

6. (tell)

\give! erzähl' schon! fam

7.

▶ it is better [or more blessed] to \give than to receive ( prov) Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen prov

▶ to \give as good as one gets Gleiches mit Gleichem vergelten

III. NOUN

no pl Nachgiebigkeit f; (elasticity) Elastizität f; of bed Federung f

to [not] have much \give [nicht] sehr nachgeben; (elastic) [nicht] sehr elastisch sein

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[gɪv] vb: pret gave, ptp given
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
When give is part of a set combination, eg. give evidence, give chase, look up the other word.
1) geben

to give sb sth or sth to sb — jdm etw geben

they gave us food and drink — sie gaben uns zu essen und zu trinken

the teacher gave us three exercises — der Lehrer hat uns drei Übungen gegeben or (as homework)

we were given three exercises she was given a sedative — wir haben drei Übungen bekommen or (as homework) aufbekommen man hat ihr or ihr wurde ein Beruhigungsmittel gegeben

they gave us roast beef for lunch — sie servierten uns Roastbeef zum (Mittag)essen

I'd give a lot/the world/anything to know... —

what wouldn't I give to be like you — was würde ich nicht darum geben, so wie du zu sein

to give sb one's cold (inf) — jdn mit seiner Erkältung anstecken

to give as good as one gets — sich kräftig wehren

he gave everything he had (fig) — er holte das Letzte aus sich heraus

what will you give me for it? — was gibst du mir dafür?

how much did you give for it? — wie viel hast du dafür bezahlt?

11 o'clock, give or take a few minutes — so gegen 11 Uhr

six foot, give or take a few inches — ungefähr sechs Fuß

2) as present schenken; (= donate) spenden, geben

to give sb sth or sth to sb — jdm etw schenken

it was given to me by my uncle, I was given it by my uncle — ich habe es von meinem Onkel bekommen or geschenkt bekommen

he gave me a book as a present — er schenkte mir ein Buch, er machte mir ein Buch zum Geschenk

3) with abstract nouns trouble machen; one's love, attention schenken; hospitality gewähren

he gave the impression he didn't care — er machte den Eindruck, als ob es ihm egal wäre

to give sb help — jdm helfen or Hilfe leisten

to give sb support —

(God) give me strength to do it — Gott gebe mir die Kraft, es zu tun!

give me strength/patience! — großer Gott! (inf)

to be given a choice — die Wahl haben

to give sb a look/smile — jdn ansehen/anlächeln

to give sb a blow — jdn schlagen, jdm einen Schlag versetzen

to give sb a push/kick — jdm einen Stoß/Tritt geben, jdn stoßen/treten

to give sb's hand a squeeze — jdm die Hand drücken

to give one's hair a brush/wash — sich (dat) die Haare bürsten/waschen

this incident gave him the basic plot of the story — durch dieses Ereignis bekam er die Grundidee für die Handlung der Geschichte

who gave you that idea? — wer hat dich denn auf die Idee gebracht?

what gives you that idea? — wie kommst du denn auf die Idee?

that will give you something to think about — da hast du etwas, worüber du nachdenken kannst

I'll give you something to cry about — ich werde schon zusehen, dass du weißt, warum du weinst

give me Shakespeare/Spain (every time)! (inf) —

give me Renoir and Rembrandt, not these surrealist artists — mir sind Renoir und Rembrandt viel lieber als diese Surrealisten

I'm not going to give way on this — ich werde in dieser Sache nicht nachgeben

to give way to pressure — unter Druck nachgeben

don't give way to despair — überlass dich nicht der Verzweiflung

she gave way to tears — sie ließ den Tränen freien Lauf

to give way to sth — von etw abgelöst werden

tears gave way to smiles — die Tränen machten einem Lächeln Platz

radio has almost given way to television — das Radio ist vom Fernsehen fast verdrängt worden on road

give way to oncoming traffic — der Gegenverkehr hat Vorfahrt

who has to give way here? — wer hat hier Vorfahrt?

I was expecting him to give way — ich nahm an, er würde mir die Vorfahrt lassen

"give way" — "Vorfahrt (gewähren)"

4) = cause, cause to feel pleasure, joy machen, bereiten; pain bereiten

to give sb pain — jdm wehtun (also fig), jdm Schmerzen bereiten

it gives me great pleasure to... — es ist mir eine große Freude...

to give sb a shock — jdm einen Schock versetzen __diams; to give sb to understand that...

I was given to understand/believe that... — mir wurde zu verstehen gegeben, dass...

5) = punish with erteilen

he gave the child a smack — er gab dem Kind einen Klaps

or sentences (US) — er gab ihr 100 Zeilen als Strafarbeit auf

to give sb five years — jdn zu fünf Jahren verurteilen, jdm fünf Jahre aufbrummen

he was given a thrashing/five years — er hat eine Tracht Prügel/fünf Jahre bekommen

6)

= utter to give a cry/groan/laugh/sigh — aufschreien/-stöhnen/-lachen/-seufzen

7) = yield, produce milk, warmth, light etc geben; results (er)bringen; answer liefern

our satellite dish gives a very good picture — unsere Parabolantenne gibt ein sehr gutes Bild

8) = allow time geben

they gave me a week to do it — sie gaben or ließen mir eine Woche Zeit, um es zu machen

give yourself time to recover — lassen Sie sich Zeit, um sich zu erholen

give yourself half an hour — rechnen Sie mit einer halben Stunde

I always give myself an extra hour in bed — ich genehmige mir eine Extrastunde im Bett

how long do you give that marriage? (inf) — wie lange gibst du dieser Ehe? (inf)

it's an improvement, I'll give you that — es ist eine Verbesserung, das gestehe ich (dir) ein

he's a good worker, I'll give him that — eines muss man ihm lassen, er arbeitet gut

9) = report, tell information, details, description, answer, advice geben; one's name, particulars angeben; suggestion machen; (= let sb know by letter, phone etc) decision, opinion, results mitteilen

the court hasn't given a decision yet — das Gericht hat noch kein Urteil gefällt

he wouldn't give me his decision/opinion — er wollte mir seine Entscheidung/Meinung nicht sagen

they interrupted the film to give the football results — sie unterbrachen den Film, um die Fußballergebnisse zu bringen

give him my regards — bestellen Sie ihm (schöne) Grüße, richten Sie ihm (schöne) Grüße von mir aus

give her my thanks — richten Sie ihr meinen Dank aus

to give no/the right answer — nicht/richtig antworten

to give sb a warning — jdn warnen

his letter gave us the latest news —

she was given the news by John — John hat ihr das mitgeteilt

he forgot to give us the date — er hat vergessen, uns das Datum anzugeben or (verbally also) zu sagen or (by letter, phone etc also) mitzuteilen

who gave you that information? — wer hat Ihnen das gesagt or die Auskunft gegeben or erteilt?

10) = hold, perform party, dinner, play geben; speech halten; song singen; toast ausbringen (to sb auf jdn)

give us a song —

I give you Mary (as toast) (as speaker) — auf Mary!, auf Marys Wohl! ich gebe Mary das Wort

11)

= do the child gave a little jump of excitement — das Kind machte vor Aufregung einen kleinen Luftsprung

he gave a shrug of his shoulders — er zuckte mit den Schultern

12) = devote widmen (
to +dat)
he has given himself entirely to medicine —

he gave himself/his life to God — er weihte sich/sein Leben Gott

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) = give way lit, fig = collapse, yield nachgeben; (strength, health, nerve, voice) versagen; (= break, rope, cable) reißen; (cold weather) nachlassen

when you're under as much strain as that, something is bound to give (inf) — wenn man unter so viel Druck steht, muss es ja irgendwo aushaken (inf)

2) = bend, be flexible nachgeben; (bed) federn; (dress) sich dehnen or weiten

3) = give money etc geben, spenden

it is more blessed to give than to receive (Bibl) — Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen

you have to be prepared to give and take (fig) — man muss zu Kompromissen bereit sein, man muss auch mal zurückstecken können

4)

= be the matter esp US inf what gives? — was gibts? (inf), was ist los? (inf)

what gives with him? — was ist los mit ihm? (inf)

what gives in this town? — was ist hier (in der Stadt) los? (inf)

5)

= tell US inf OK, now give! — also, raus mit der Sprache! (inf)

3. NOUN
Nachgiebigkeit f, Elastizität f; (of floor, bed, chair) Federung f
this elastic hasn't got much give left — dieses Gummiband ist nicht mehr sehr elastisch

it has a lot of give — es gibt sehr stark nach

4. PHRASAL VERBS

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give [ɡıv]

A s

1. Elastizität f, (des Bodens etc) Federung f:

there is too much give in the rope das Seil ist zu locker (gespannt)

2. fig

a) Elastizität f, Flexibilität f

b) Nachgiebigkeit f:

there is no give in him er gibt nie nach

B v/t prät gave [ɡeıv], pperf given [ˈɡıvn]

1. a) geben:

give sb the name of William jemandem den Namen William geben;

give or take plus/minus;

he has given me his cold er hat mich mit seiner Erkältung angesteckt

b) schenken:

he gave his son a watch;

she gave him a daughter

c) Blut etc spenden

2. geben, reichen:

give sb one’s hand jemandem die Hand geben

3. einen Brief etc (über)geben

4. (als Gegenwert) geben, (be)zahlen:

how much did you give for that coat?;

give as good as one gets ( oder takes) mit gleicher Münze zurückzahlen

5. eine Auskunft, einen Rat etc geben, erteilen:

give a description eine Beschreibung geben (of gen oder von)

6. sein Wort geben

7. widmen:

give one’s attention (energies) to sth einer Sache seine Aufmerksamkeit (Kraft) widmen

8. sein Leben hingeben, opfern ( beide:

for für)

9. ein Recht, einen Titel, ein Amt etc verleihen, geben, übertragen:

give sb a part in a play jemandem eine Rolle in einem Stück geben

10. geben, gewähren, zugestehen:

give sb a favo(u)r jemandem eine Gunst gewähren;

just give me 24 hours geben Sie mir (nur) 24 Stunden (Zeit);

give sb until …

a) jemandem bis … Zeit geben oder lassen ( to do zu tun),

b) jemandem bis … Bedenkzeit geben;

I give you that point in diesem Punkt gebe ich Ihnen recht;

give me the good old times! da lobe ich mir die gute alte Zeit!;

give me Mozart any time Mozart geht mir über alles;

it was not given to him to do it es war ihm nicht gegeben oder vergönnt, es zu tun

11. einen Befehl, Auftrag etc geben, erteilen

12. Hilfe gewähren, leisten, Schutz bieten

13. einen Preis zuerkennen, zusprechen

14. eine Arznei (ein)geben, verabreichen

15. jemandem ein Zimmer etc geben, zuteilen, zuweisen

16. Grüße etc übermitteln:

give him my love bestelle ihm herzliche Grüße von mir

17. übergeben, einliefern:

give sb into custody jemanden der Polizei übergeben, jemanden verhaften lassen

18. jemandem einen Schlag etc geben, versetzen

19. jemandem einen Blick zuwerfen

20. a) von sich geben, äußern: → cry A 1, laugh A 1, shout C 1, sign A 6, smile C 1, start A 6

b) eine Erklärung etc abgeben

c) eine Rede etc halten

21. (an)geben, mitteilen, seine Telefonnummer etc angeben:

give a reason einen Grund angeben;

don’t give me that! das glaubst du doch selbst nicht!;

this clock gives the right time diese Uhr zeigt die richtige Zeit an; → name Bes Redew

22. ein Lied etc zum Besten geben, vortragen

23. ein Konzert etc geben, veranstalten:

give a dinner ein Essen geben;

give a play ein (Theater)Stück geben oder aufführen

24. bereiten, verursachen:

give pain Schmerzen bereiten, wehtun;

give sb many problems jemandem viele Probleme aufgeben; → pain A 1, A 2, pleasure A 1

25. (er)geben:

give no result ohne Ergebnis bleiben

26. geben, hervorbringen:

cows give milk Kühe geben Milch;

the lamp gives a good light die Lampe gibt gutes Licht

27. einen Trinkspruch ausbringen auf (akk):

I give you the ladies ich trinke auf das Wohl der Damen

28. geben, zuschreiben:

I give him 50 years ich schätze ihn auf 50 Jahre

29. jemandem zu tun, zu trinken etc geben:

she gave me her bag to carry;

I was given to understand that … man gab mir zu verstehen, dass …

30. (in Redewendungen meist) geben:

give attention achtgeben (to auf akk);

give it to him! umg gibs ihm!;

give sb what for umg es jemandem geben oder besorgen; (siehe die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven)

C v/i

1. geben, spenden (to dat):

give generously;

give and take geben und nehmen, einander entgegenkommen, kompromissbereit sein

2. nachgeben (auch Preise):

give under great pressure;

the foundations are giving das Fundament senkt sich;

the chair gives comfortably der Stuhl federt angenehm;

his knees gave under him seine Knie versagten

3. what gives? sl was gibts?;

what gives with him? sl was ist los mit ihm?

4. nachlassen, schwächer werden

5. versagen (Nerven etc)

6. a) nachgeben, (Boden etc) federn

b) sich dehnen (Kleidungsstück)

7. sich anpassen (to dat oder an akk)

8. a) führen ( into in akk; on[to] auf akk, nach) (Straße etc)

b) gehen (on[to] nach) (Fenster etc)

9. US umg

a) sprechen:

come on, give! los, raus mit der Sprache!

b) aus sich herausgehen

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1. transitive verb,
gave, given

1) (hand over, pass) geben; (transfer from one's authority, custody, or responsibility) überbringen; übergeben (to an + Akk.)

she gave him her bag to carry — sie gab ihm ihre Tasche zum Tragen

Give it to me! I'll do it — Gib her! Ich mache das

give me... — (on telephone) geben Sie mir...; verbinden Sie mich mit...

2) (as gift) schenken; (donate) spenden; geben; (bequeath) vermachen

give somebody something, give something to somebody — jemandem etwas schenken

the book was given [to] me by my son — das Buch hat mir mein Sohn geschenkt

I wouldn't have it if it was given [to] me — ich würde es nicht mal geschenkt nehmen; abs.

give towards something — zu etwas beisteuern

give blood — Blut spenden

give [a donation] to charity — für wohltätige Zwecke spenden

give and take — (fig.) Kompromisse eingehen; (in marriage etc.) geben und nehmen

3) (sell) verkaufen; geben; (pay) zahlen; geben (ugs.); (sacrifice) geben; opfern

give somebody something [in exchange] for something — jemandem etwas für etwas [im Tausch] geben

I would give anything or my right arm/a lot to be there — ich würde alles/viel darum geben, wenn ich dort sein könnte

4) (assign) aufgeben [Hausaufgaben, Strafarbeit usw.]; (sentence to) geben [10 Jahre Gefängnis usw.]

5) (grant, award) geben [Erlaubnis, Arbeitsplatz, Interview, Rabatt, Fähigkeit, Kraft]; verleihen [Preis, Titel, Orden usw.]

be given something — etwas bekommen

he was given the privilege/honour of doing it — ihm wurde das Vorrecht/die Ehre zuteil, es zu tun

give somebody to understand or believe that... — jemanden glauben lassen, dass...

6) (entrust somebody with) übertragen (to Dat.)

give somebody the power to do something — jemanden ermächtigen, etwas zu tun

7) (allow somebody to have) geben [Recht, Zeit, Arbeit]; überlassen [seinen Sitzplatz]; lassen [Wahl, Zeit]

they gave me [the use of] their car for the weekend — sie überließen mir ihr Auto übers Wochenende

I will give you a day to think it over — ich lasse dir einen Tag Bedenkzeit

give yourself time to think about it — lass dir Zeit, und denk darüber nach

give me London any day or time or every time — (fig. coll.) London ist mir zehnmal lieber

I['ll] give you/him etc. that — (fig. coll.): (grant) das gebe ich zu; zugegeben

you've got to give it to him — (fig. coll.) das muss man ihm lassen

it cost £5, give or take a few pence — es hat so um die fünf Pfund gekostet (ugs.)

given that — (because) da; (if) wenn

given the right tools — mit dem richtigen Werkzeug

given time, I'll do it — wenn ich Zeit habe, mache ich es

8) (offer to somebody) geben, reichen [Arm, Hand usw.]

please give me your attention — ich bitte um Ihre Aufmerksamkeit

give somebody in marriage — jemanden verheiraten

9) (cause somebody/something to have) geben; verleihen [Charme, Reiz, Gewicht, Nachdruck]; bereiten, machen [Freude, Mühe, Kummer]; bereiten, verursachen [Schmerz]; bieten [Abwechslung, Schutz]; leisten [Hilfe]; gewähren [Unterstützung]

I was given the guest room — man gab mir das Gästezimmer

give a clear picture — (Telev.) ein gutes Bild haben

give hope to somebody — jemandem Hoffnung machen

give somebody what for — (sl.) es jemandem geben (ugs.)

10) (convey in words, tell, communicate) angeben [Namen, Anschrift, Alter, Grund, Zahl]; nennen [Grund, Einzelheiten, Losungswort]; geben [Rat, Beispiel, Befehl, Anweisung, Antwort]; fällen [Urteil, Entscheidung]; sagen [Meinung]; bekannt geben [Nachricht, Ergebnis]; machen [Andeutung]; erteilen [Verweis, Rüge]; (present, set forth) [Wörterbuch, Brief:] enthalten; [Zeitung:] bringen [Bericht]

give details of something — Einzelheiten einer Sache (Gen.) darlegen

give something a mention — etwas erwähnen

give somebody the facts — jemanden mit den Fakten vertraut od. bekannt machen

she gave us the news — sie teilte es uns mit

give somebody a decision — jemandem eine Entscheidung mitteilen

give him my best wishes — richte ihm meine besten Wünsche aus

don't give me that! — (coll.) erzähl mir [doch] nichts! (ugs.)

11) given (specified) gegeben

12) (perform, read, sing, etc.) geben [Vorstellung, Konzert]; halten [Vortrag, Seminar]; vorlesen [Gedicht, Erzählung]; singen [Lied]; spielen [Schauspiel, Oper, Musikstück]

give us a song — sing mal was

13) ausbringen [Toast, Trinkspruch]; (as toast)

ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Queen — meine Damen, meine Herren, auf die Königin od. das Wohl der Königin

14) (produce) geben [Licht, Milch]; tragen [Früchte]; ergeben [Zahlen, Resultat]; erbringen [Ernte]

15) (cause to develop) machen

something gives me a headache — von etwas bekomme ich Kopfschmerzen

running gives me an appetite — Laufen macht mich hungrig

16) (make somebody undergo) geben; versetzen [Schlag, Stoß]; verabreichen (geh.), geben [Arznei]

give somebody a [friendly] look — jemandem einen [freundlichen] Blick zuwerfen

he gave her hand a squeeze — er drückte ihr die Hand

give as good as one gets — (coll.) es jemandem mit gleicher Münze heimzahlen

17) (execute, make, show) geben [Zeichen, Stoß, Tritt]; machen [Satz, Ruck]; ausstoßen [Schrei, Seufzer, Pfiff]

give a [little] smile — [schwach] lächeln

give something/somebody a look — sich (Dat.) etwas/jemanden ansehen

18) (devote, dedicate) widmen

be given to something/doing something — zu etwas neigen/etwas gern tun

give all one's got — (coll.) sein möglichstes tun

19) (be host at) geben [Party, Empfang, Essen usw.]

20)

give somebody/something two months/a year — jemandem/einer Sache zwei Monate/ein Jahr geben
2. intransitive verb,
gave, given

1) (yield, bend) nachgeben (auch fig.); [Knie:] weich werden; [Bett:] federn; (break down) zusammenbrechen; [Brücke:] einstürzen; (fig.) nachlassen

2) (lead)

give on to the street/garden — [Tür usw.:] auf die Straße hinausführen/in den Garten führen
3. noun
1) Nachgiebigkeit, die; (elasticity) Elastizität, die

have [no] give — [nicht] nachgeben

2)

give and take — (compromise) Kompromiss, der; (exchange of concessions) Geben und Nehmen, das

Phrasal Verbs:

- give away

- give back

- give in

- give off

- give out

- give over

- give up

- give way

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(a lecture, etc.) v.

abhalten (Lehrstunde, Vorlesung) v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: gave, given)

= bereiten v.

eingeben v.

geben v.

(§ p.,pp.: gab, gegeben)

hingeben v.

verursachen v.

widmen v.

English-german dictionary > give
15 call

call [kɔ:l]

appeler ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (f), 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (d), 2 (g) pousser un cri ⇒ 1 (c) passer ⇒ 1 (d) s'arrêter ⇒ 1 (e) réveiller ⇒ 2 (c) appel ⇒ 3 (a)-(c) visite ⇒ 3 (d)

1 intransitive verb

(a) (with one's voice) appeler;

∎ if you need me, just call si tu as besoin de moi, tu n'as qu'à (m') appeler;

∎ she called to her son in the crowd elle appela son fils dans la foule;

∎ to call for help appeler à l'aide ou au secours

(b) (on the telephone) appeler;

∎ where are you calling from? d'où appelles-tu?;

∎ it's Alison calling c'est Alison à l'appareil;

∎ who's calling? qui est à l'appareil?, c'est de la part de qui?;

∎ may I ask who's calling? qui est à l'appareil, je vous prie?

(c) (animal, bird) pousser un cri

(d) British (visit) passer;

∎ did the postman call? est-ce que le facteur est passé?;

∎ I'll call at the butcher's on the way home je passerai chez le boucher en revenant à la maison;

∎ do call again n'hésitez pas à revenir;

∎ I was out when they called je n'étais pas là quand ils sont passés

(e) British (stop) s'arrêter;

∎ to call at (train) s'arrêter à; (ship) faire escale à

(f) Cards (in bridge) appeler (l'atout); (in poker) forcer l'adversaire à déclarer son jeu

2 transitive verb

(a) (with one's voice) appeler;

∎ to call sb's name appeler qn;

∎ can you call the children to the table? pouvez-vous appeler les enfants pour qu'ils viennent à table?;

∎ "be careful!", he called "attention!", cria-t-il;

∎ School to call the roll faire l'appel

(b) (telephone) appeler;

∎ who's calling? qui est à l'appareil?;

∎ call me tonight appelle-moi ce soir;

∎ don't call me at work ne m'appelle pas au bureau;

∎ we called his house nous avons appelé chez lui;

∎ to call the police/fire brigade appeler la police/les pompiers;

∎ humorous euphemism don't call us, we'll call you on vous écrira

(c) (wake up) réveiller;

∎ can you call me at nine? pouvez-vous me réveiller à 9 heures?

(d) (name or describe as) appeler;

∎ he has a cat called Felix il a un chat qui s'appelle Félix;

∎ she was called "Ratty" as a child on l'appelait "Ratty" quand elle était enfant;

∎ British he was called Charles after his grandfather on l'a appelé Charles comme son grand-père;

∎ to call oneself a colonel s'attribuer le titre de colonel;

∎ what's this called? comment est-ce qu'on appelle ça?, comment est-ce que ça s'appelle?;

∎ she called him a crook elle l'a traité d'escroc;

∎ are you calling me a thief? me traitez-vous de voleur?;

∎ to call sb names injurier qn, invectiver qn;

∎ they called him all sorts of names or every name in the book ils l'ont traité de tous les noms

(e) (consider)

∎ Denver is where I call home c'est à Denver que je me sens chez moi;

∎ he had no home to call his own il n'avait pas de chez lui;

∎ she had no time to call her own elle n'avait pas de temps à elle;

∎ (and you) call yourself a Christian! et tu te dis chrétien!;

∎ I don't call that clean ce n'est pas ce que j'appelle propre;

∎ British let's call it £10, shall we? disons ou mettons 10 livres, d'accord?;

∎ let's call it a day si on s'arrêtait là pour aujourd'hui?

(f) (announce)

∎ to call an election annoncer des élections;

∎ to call a meeting convoquer une assemblée;

∎ to call a strike appeler à la grève

(g) (send for, summon) appeler, convoquer;

∎ he was called to the phone on l'a demandé au téléphone;

∎ to call the doctor faire venir le médecin, appeler le médecin;

∎ she was suddenly called home elle a été rappelée soudainement chez elle;

∎ to be called away on an emergency être appelé en urgence;

∎ he's been called away, his mother is ill il a dû s'absenter parce que sa mère est malade;

∎ he was called to his regiment il a été rappelé à son régiment;

∎ she was called as a witness elle a été citée comme témoin;

∎ he called me over il m'a appelé;

∎ to call sth into being former qch

(h) Finance

∎ to call a loan exiger le remboursement d'un prêt

(i) Sport (declare, judge) juger;

∎ he called it out il a jugé qu'elle était dehors

(j) Cards (in bridge) annoncer; (in poker) demander

(k) to call heads/tails choisir face/pile

(l) (idioms)

∎ to call sth to mind rappeler qch;

∎ the scenery calls to mind certain parts of Brittany le paysage rappelle un peu certaines parties de la Bretagne;

∎ to call sth into play faire jouer qch;

∎ market forces will soon be called into play on fera bientôt jouer les lois du marché;

∎ to call sth into question remettre qch en question;

∎ she called into question his competence as a doctor elle a mis ses compétences de médecin en doute;

∎ familiar to call the shots or British tune faire la loi

3 noun

(a) (cry, shout) appel m; (of animal, bird) cri m; (of bugle, drum) appel m;

∎ figurative the call of the sea l'appel du large;

∎ he showed dedication (above and) beyond the call of duty il a fait preuve d'un dévouement bien au-delà de ce qu'on était en droit d'attendre de lui;

∎ a call for help un appel à l'aide ou au secours;

∎ to give sb a call (waken) réveiller qn

(b) (on telephone) appel m;

∎ can I make a call? puis-je téléphoner?;

∎ to put a call through passer une communication;

∎ to make a call passer un coup de téléphone;

∎ there's a call for you on vous demande au téléphone;

∎ to take a call prendre un appel;

∎ I'll give you a call tomorrow je t'appelle demain;

∎ how much does a call to Italy cost? combien est-ce que ça coûte d'appeler en Italie ou l'Italie?;

∎ he's on a call il est en ligne;

∎ to return sb's call rappeler qn

(c) (summons) appel m;

∎ to come at/answer sb's call venir/répondre à l'appel de qn;

∎ to be within call être à portée de voix;

∎ this is the last call for passengers for Bordeaux ceci est le dernier appel pour les passagers à destination de Bordeaux;

∎ call for tenders appel m d'offres;

∎ euphemism to obey or answer a call of nature satisfaire un besoin naturel

(d) (visit) visite f;

∎ British to make or pay a call on sb rendre visite à qn;

∎ British she had several calls to make in the neighbourhood elle devait rendre quelques visites dans le voisinage;

∎ the doctor doesn't make house calls le médecin ne fait pas de visites à domicile

(e) British (stop)

∎ the ship made a call at Genoa le navire a fait escale à Gênes

(f) (demand, need)

∎ there have been renewed calls for a return to capital punishment il y a des gens qui demandent à nouveau le rétablissement de la peine de mort;

∎ there is little call for unskilled labour il n'y a qu'une faible demande de travailleurs non spécialisés;

∎ there's no call to shout il n'y a aucune raison de crier;

∎ there's no call for rudeness! pas besoin ou ce n'est pas la peine d'être impoli!;

∎ you have first call on my time je m'occuperai de vous en premier lieu

(g) Stock Exchange option f d'achat, call m;

∎ call of more option f du double

(h) Finance (for repayment) demande f (d'argent);

∎ call for capital appel m de fonds;

∎ payable at call payable sur demande ou à présentation ou à vue

(i) Sport (decision) jugement m

(j) Cards (in bridge) annonce f; (in solo, whist) demande f

(k) Religion vocation f;

∎ he felt a call (to the ministry) il se sentait une vocation religieuse

(l) (heads or tails)

∎ your call pile ou face?;

∎ it's your call! c'est à toi de décider

4 on call adjective

(doctor, nurse) de garde; (police, troops) en éveil; (car) disponible; Finance (loan) remboursable sur demande

►► call alarm alarme f (pour personne âgée ou handicapée);

Telecommunications call barring interdiction f d'appels;

Telecommunications British call box (telephone box) cabine f téléphonique; American (on roadside) borne f d'appel d'urgence;

call button bouton d'appel;

Commerce call centre centre m d'appels;

Telecommunications call connection établissement m d'appel;

Telecommunications call diversion transfert m d'appel;

Stock Exchange call feature = clause de remboursement anticipé au gré de l'émetteur;

Telecommunications call forwarding redirection f d'appel;

Telecommunications call forwarding device dispositif m de redirection d'appel;

call girl (prostitute) call-girl f;

Telecommunications call holding mise f en attente d'appels;

Telecommunications call key touche f d'appel;

call letter avis m d'appel de fonds;

American Radio call letters indicatif m d'appel (d'une station de radio);

Finance call loan prêt m à vue, prêt m remboursable sur demande;

Finance call money argent m au jour le jour;

American call number (on library book) cote f;

Stock Exchange call option option f d'achat, call m;

Stock Exchange call price cours m du dont;

Telecommunications call screening filtrage m d'appels;

Computing call sequence séquence f d'appel;

Radio call sign indicatif m d'appel (d'une station de radio);

Telecommunications call waiting signal m d'appel;

Telecommunications call waiting service signal m d'appel;

call warrant warrant m à l'achat

➲ call aside separable transitive verb

prendre à part

➲ call away separable transitive verb

∎ she was called away from the office on l'a appelée et elle a dû quitter le bureau;

∎ she's often called away on business elle doit souvent partir en déplacement ou s'absenter pour affaires

➲ call back

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (on telephone) rappeler;

∎ I'll call you back later je te rappelle plus tard

(b) (ask to return) rappeler;

∎ I was already at the door when she called me back j'étais déjà près de la porte lorsqu'elle m'a rappelé

2 intransitive verb

(a) (on telephone) rappeler;

∎ can you call back after five? pourriez-vous rappeler après cinq heures?

(b) (visit again) revenir, repasser;

∎ I'll call back tomorrow je reviendrai ou repasserai demain

➲ call down separable transitive verb

(a) literary (invoke)

∎ he called down the wrath of God on the killers il appela la colère de Dieu sur la tête des tueurs

(b) American familiar (reprimand) engueuler

➲ call for inseparable transitive verb

(a) British (collect)

∎ he called for her at her parents' house il est passé la chercher chez ses parents;

∎ whose is this parcel? - someone's calling for it later à qui est ce paquet? - quelqu'un passera le prendre plus tard

(b) (put forward as demand) appeler, demander; (of agreement, treaty) prévoir;

∎ the opposition called for an official statement l'opposition a exigé ou demandé une déclaration officielle;

∎ the police are calling for tougher penalties la police réclame des sanctions plus fermes

(c) (require) exiger;

∎ the situation called for quick thinking la situation demandait ou exigeait qu'on réfléchisse vite;

∎ this calls for a celebration/a drink! il faut fêter/arroser ça!;

∎ that sort of behaviour isn't called for on se passe bien de ce genre de comportement

➲ call forth separable transitive verb

formal provoquer, susciter;

∎ the article called forth vigorous denials l'article suscita ou occasionna des démentis énergiques

➲ call in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (send for) faire venir;

∎ call Miss Smith in, please faites entrer Mlle Smith, s'il vous plaît;

∎ an accountant was called in to look at the books on a fait venir un comptable pour examiner les livres de comptes;

∎ she called the children in (back into the house) elle a fait rentrer les enfants;

∎ the army was called in to assist with the evacuation on a fait appel à l'armée pour aider à l'évacuation

(b) (recall → defective goods) rappeler; (→ banknotes) retirer de la circulation; (→ library books) faire rentrer

(c) Finance (debt) rappeler;

∎ to call in one's money faire rentrer ses fonds;

∎ to call in a loan (of bank) demander le remboursement d'un prêt

2 intransitive verb

(a) British (pay a visit) passer;

∎ she called in at her sister's to say goodbye elle est passée chez sa sœur pour dire au revoir

(b) (telephone) appeler, téléphoner;

∎ to call in sick téléphoner pour prévenir qu'on est malade

(c) Finance (currency) retirer de la circulation

➲ call off separable transitive verb

(a) (appointment, meeting, match, holidays) annuler; (deal) annuler, résilier;

∎ to call off a strike (before it takes place) annuler un ordre de grève; (when it has begun) mettre fin à une grève;

∎ to call off one's engagement rompre ses fiançailles;

∎ the police called off their search la police a arrêté ses recherches

(b) (dog, attacker) rappeler

➲ call on inseparable transitive verb British

(a) (summon) faire appel à;

∎ to call on the experts/sb's services faire appel aux ou avoir recours aux experts/services de qn

(b) (urge, invite)

∎ to call on sb to do sth demander à qn de faire qch;

∎ she called on the government to take action elle a demandé au gouvernement d'agir;

∎ I now call on Mr Stewart (to speak) je laisse la parole à M. Stewart

(c) (visit) rendre visite à;

∎ I'll call on her this evening je lui rendrai visite ou je passerai chez elle ce soir

(d) (invoke)

∎ to call on God invoquer le nom de Dieu

➲ call out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (cry out)

∎ "over here!" he called out "par ici!" appela-t-il;

∎ she called out the winning number elle a annoncé le numéro gagnant

(b) (summon) appeler, faire appel à;

∎ the army was called out to help on a fait appel à l'armée pour aider;

∎ the union called out its members for 24 hours le syndicat appela ses adhérents à une grève de 24 heures

2 intransitive verb

(shout) appeler;

∎ she called out to a policeman elle appela un agent de police;

∎ to call out in anger/pain crier de colère/douleur

➲ call out for inseparable transitive verb

exiger

➲ call round intransitive verb

British

∎ can I call round this evening? puis-je passer ce soir?;

∎ your mother called round for the parcel votre mère est passée prendre le paquet

➲ call together separable transitive verb

convoquer

➲ call up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (telephone) appeler

(b) Military (for military service) appeler; (reservists) mobiliser

(c) (evoke) évoquer, faire venir à l'esprit

(d) (summon) appeler, convoquer;

∎ she was called up for jury service elle a été appelée ou convoquée pour faire partie d'un jury

(e) Computing (help screen, menu) rappeler

2 intransitive verb

appeler

➲ call upon inseparable transitive verb

formal (request, summon) faire appel à;

∎ she may be called upon to give evidence il est possible qu'elle soit citée comme témoin;

∎ I called upon him for assistance j'ai fait appel à son aide

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17 turn

turn [tɜ:n]

tourner ⇒ 1A (a), 1B (a), 1B (d), 1C (d), 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (f) faire tourner ⇒ 1A (a) retourner ⇒ 1B (a) changer ⇒ 1C (a) faire devenir ⇒ 1C (a) se tourner ⇒ 2 (a) se retourner ⇒ 2 (b) devenir ⇒ 2 (d) se changer ⇒ 2 (e) tour ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (d), 3 (f), 3 (g) tournant ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) virage ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) tournure ⇒ 3 (d)

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (cause to rotate, move round) tourner; (shaft, axle) faire tourner, faire pivoter; (direct) diriger;

∎ she turned the key in the lock (to lock) elle a donné un tour de clé (à la porte), elle a fermé la porte à clé; (to unlock) elle a ouvert la porte avec la clé;

∎ turn the wheel all the way round faites faire un tour complet à la roue;

∎ Cars to turn the (steering) wheel tourner le volant;

∎ turn the knob to the right tournez le bouton vers la droite;

∎ turn the knob to "record" mettez le bouton en position "enregistrer";

∎ she turned the oven to its highest setting elle a allumé ou mis le four à la température maximum;

∎ she turned her chair towards the window elle a tourné sa chaise face à la fenêtre;

∎ he turned the car into the drive il a engagé la voiture dans l'allée;

∎ we turned our steps homeward nous avons dirigé nos pas vers la maison;

∎ turn your head this way tournez la tête de ce côté

(b) figurative (change orientation of)

∎ she turned the conversation to sport elle a orienté la conversation vers le sport;

∎ their votes could turn the election in his favour leurs voix pourraient faire basculer les élections en sa faveur;

∎ he would not be turned from his decision to resign il n'y a pas eu moyen de le faire revenir sur sa décision de démissionner;

∎ nothing would turn the rebels from their cause rien ne pourrait détourner les rebelles de leur cause;

∎ you've turned my whole family against me vous avez monté toute ma famille contre moi;

∎ we turned his joke against him nous avons retourné la plaisanterie contre lui;

∎ let's turn our attention to the matter in hand occupons-nous de l'affaire en question;

∎ she turned her attention to the problem elle s'est concentrée sur le problème;

∎ to turn one's thoughts to God tourner ses pensées vers Dieu;

∎ research workers have turned the theory to practical use les chercheurs ont mis la théorie en pratique;

∎ how can we turn this policy to our advantage or account? comment tirer parti de cette politique?, comment tourner cette politique à notre avantage?;

∎ to turn one's back on sb tourner le dos à qn;

∎ she looked at the letter the minute his back was turned dès qu'il a eu le dos tourné, elle a jeté un coup d'œil à la lettre;

∎ how can you turn your back on your own family? comment peux-tu abandonner ta famille?;

∎ she turned her back on her friends elle a tourné le dos à ses amis;

∎ to turn one's back on the past tourner la page, tourner le dos au passé;

∎ she was so pretty that she turned heads wherever she went elle était si jolie que tout le monde se retournait sur son passage;

∎ success had not turned his head la réussite ne lui avait pas tourné la tête, il ne s'était pas laissé griser par la réussite;

∎ all their compliments had turned her head tous leurs compliments lui étaient montés à la tête ou lui avaient tourné la tête;

∎ to turn the tables on sb reprendre l'avantage sur qn;

∎ figurative now the tables are turned maintenant les rôles sont renversés

B.

(a) (flip over → page) tourner; (→ collar, mattress, sausages, soil, hay) retourner;

∎ the very thought of food turns my stomach l'idée même de manger me soulève le cœur;

∎ to turn sth on its head bouleverser qch, mettre qch sens dessus dessous;

∎ recent events have turned the situation on its head les événements récents ont retourné la situation

(b) (send away)

∎ he turned the beggar from his door il a chassé le mendiant;

∎ they turned the poachers off their land ils ont chassé les braconniers de leurs terres

(c) (release, let loose)

∎ he turned the cattle into the field il a fait rentrer le bétail dans le champ

(d) (go round → corner) tourner

(e) (reach → in age, time) passer, franchir;

∎ I had just turned twenty je venais d'avoir vingt ans;

∎ she's turned thirty elle a trente ans passés, elle a dépassé le cap de la trentaine;

∎ it has only just turned four o'clock il est quatre heures passées de quelques secondes

(f) (do, perform) faire;

∎ the skater turned a circle on the ice la patineuse a décrit un cercle sur la glace;

∎ to turn a cartwheel faire la roue

(g) (ankle) tordre;

∎ I've turned my ankle je me suis tordu la cheville

C.

(a) (transform, change) changer, transformer; (make) faire devenir, rendre;

∎ to turn sth into sth transformer ou changer qch en qch;

∎ bitterness turned their love into hate l'amertume a transformé leur amour en haine;

∎ she turned the remark into a joke elle a tourné la remarque en plaisanterie;

∎ they're turning the book into a film ils adaptent le livre pour l'écran;

∎ the sight turned his heart to ice le spectacle lui a glacé le cœur ou l'a glacé;

∎ Stock Exchange you should turn your shares into cash vous devriez réaliser vos actions;

∎ time had turned the pages yellow le temps avait jauni les pages

(b) (make bad, affect)

∎ the lemon juice turned the milk (sour) le jus de citron a fait tourner le lait

(c) American Commerce (goods) promouvoir la vente de; (money) gagner;

∎ to turn a good profit faire de gros bénéfices;

∎ he turns an honest penny il gagne sa vie honnêtement;

∎ familiar he was out to turn a fast buck il cherchait à gagner ou faire du fric facilement

(d) Technology (shape) tourner, façonner au tour;

∎ a well-turned leg une jambe bien faite;

∎ figurative to turn a phrase faire des phrases

2 intransitive verb

(a) (move round → handle, key, wheel) tourner; (→ shaft) tourner, pivoter; (→ person) se tourner;

∎ to turn on an axis tourner autour d'un axe;

∎ the crane turned (through) 180° la grue a pivoté de 180°;

∎ the key won't turn la clé ne tourne pas;

∎ he turned right round il a fait volte-face;

∎ they turned towards me ils se sont tournés vers moi ou de mon côté;

∎ they turned from the gruesome sight ils se sont détournés de cet horrible spectacle;

∎ turn (round) and face the front tourne-toi et regarde devant toi

(b) (flip over → page) tourner; (→ car, person, ship) se retourner;

∎ figurative the smell made my stomach turn l'odeur m'a soulevé le cœur

(c) (change direction → person) tourner; (→ vehicle) tourner, virer; (→ luck, wind) tourner, changer; (→ river, road) faire un coude; (→ tide) changer de direction;

∎ turn (to the) right (walking) tournez à droite; (driving) tournez ou prenez à droite;

∎ Military right turn! à droite!;

∎ we turned towards town nous nous sommes dirigés vers la ville;

∎ he turned (round) and went back il a fait demi-tour et est revenu sur ses pas;

∎ the road turns south la route tourne vers le sud;

∎ the car turned into our street la voiture a tourné dans notre rue;

∎ we turned onto the main road nous nous sommes engagés dans ou nous avons pris la grand-route;

∎ we turned off the main road nous avons quitté la grand-route;

∎ Stock Exchange the market turned downwards/upwards le marché était à la baisse/à la hausse;

∎ figurative I don't know where or which way to turn je ne sais plus quoi faire

(d) (with adj or noun complement) (become) devenir;

∎ it's turning cold il commence à faire froid;

∎ the weather's turned bad le temps s'est gâté;

∎ the argument turned nasty la dispute s'est envenimée;

∎ she turned angry when he refused elle s'est mise en colère quand il a refusé;

∎ to turn red/blue virer au rouge/bleu;

∎ he turned red il a rougi;

∎ a lawyer turned politician un avocat devenu homme politique;

∎ to turn professional passer ou devenir professionnel;

∎ the whole family turned Muslim toute la famille s'est convertie à l'islam

(e) (transform) se changer, se transformer;

∎ the pumpkin turned into a carriage la citrouille s'est transformée en carrosse;

∎ the rain turned to snow la pluie s'est transformée en neige;

∎ the little girl had turned into a young woman la petite fille était devenue une jeune femme;

∎ their love turned to hate leur amour se changea en haine ou fit place à la haine

(f) (leaf) tourner, jaunir; (milk) tourner;

∎ the weather has turned le temps a changé

3 noun

(a) (revolution, rotation) tour m;

∎ he gave the handle a turn il a tourné la poignée;

∎ give the screw another turn donnez un autre tour de vis;

∎ with a turn of the wrist avec un tour de poignet

(b) (change of course, direction) tournant m; (in skiing) virage m;

∎ to make a right turn (walking) tourner à droite; (driving) tourner ou prendre à droite;

∎ take the second turn on the right prenez la deuxième à droite;

∎ no right turn (sign) défense de tourner à droite;

∎ figurative at every turn à tout instant, à tout bout de champ

(c) (bend, curve in road) virage m, tournant m;

∎ there is a sharp turn to the left la route fait un brusque virage ou tourne brusquement à gauche

(d) (change in state, nature) tour m, tournure f;

∎ the conversation took a new turn la conversation a pris une nouvelle tournure;

∎ it was an unexpected turn of events les événements ont pris une tournure imprévue;

∎ things took a turn for the worse/better les choses se sont aggravées/améliorées;

∎ the patient took a turn for the worse/better l'état du malade s'est aggravé/amélioré;

∎ the situation took a tragic turn la situation a tourné au tragique

(e) (time of change)

∎ at the turn of the year vers la fin de l'année;

∎ at the turn of the century au tournant du siècle

(f) (in game, order, queue) tour m;

∎ it's my turn c'est à moi, c'est mon tour;

∎ whose turn is it? (in queue) (c'est) à qui le tour?; (in game) c'est à qui de jouer?;

∎ it's his turn to do the dishes c'est à lui ou c'est son tour de faire la vaisselle;

∎ you'll have to wait your turn il faudra attendre ton tour;

∎ they laughed and cried by turns ils passaient tour à tour du rire aux larmes;

∎ to take it in turns to do sth faire qch à tour de rôle;

∎ let's take it in turns to drive relayons-nous au volant;

∎ we took turns sleeping on the floor nous avons dormi par terre à tour de rôle;

∎ turn and turn about à tour de rôle

(g) (action, deed)

∎ to do sb a good/bad turn rendre service/jouer un mauvais tour à qn;

∎ he did them a bad turn il leur a joué un mauvais tour;

∎ I've done my good turn for the day j'ai fait ma bonne action de la journée;

∎ proverb one good turn deserves another = un service en vaut un autre, un service rendu en appelle un autre

(h) familiar (attack of illness) crise f, attaque f;

∎ she had one of her (funny) turns this morning elle a eu une de ses crises ce matin

(i) familiar (shock)

∎ you gave me quite a turn! tu m'as fait une sacrée peur!, tu m'as fait une de ces peurs!;

∎ it gave me such a turn! j'ai eu une de ces peurs!

(j) old-fashioned (short trip, ride, walk) tour m;

∎ let's go for or take a turn in the garden allons faire un tour dans le jardin

(k) (tendency, style)

∎ to have an optimistic turn of mind être optimiste de nature ou d'un naturel optimiste;

∎ he has a strange turn of mind il a une drôle de mentalité;

∎ to have a good turn of speed rouler vite;

∎ turn of phrase tournure f ou tour m de phrase;

∎ she has a witty turn of phrase elle est très spirituelle ou pleine d'esprit

(l) (purpose, requirement) exigence f, besoin m;

∎ this book has served its turn ce livre a fait son temps

(m) Music doublé m

(n) Stock Exchange (transaction) transaction f (qui comprend l'achat et la vente); British (difference in price) écart m entre le prix d'achat et le prix de vente

(o) British Theatre numéro m;

∎ a comedy turn un numéro de comédie

(p) British Cookery

∎ done to a turn cuit à point; familiar humorous (tanned) tout bronzé

4 in turn adverb

∎ she interviewed each of us in turn elle a eu un entretien avec chacun de nous l'un après l'autre;

∎ I told Sarah and she in turn told Paul je l'ai dit à Sarah qui, à son tour, l'a dit à Paul;

∎ I worked in turn as a waiter, an actor and a teacher j'ai travaillé successivement ou tour à tour comme serveur, acteur et enseignant

5 on the turn adjective

∎ to be on the turn être sur le point de changer;

∎ the tide is on the turn c'est le changement de marée; figurative le vent tourne;

∎ the milk is on the turn le lait commence à tourner

6 out of turn adverb

∎ don't play out of turn attends ton tour pour jouer;

∎ figurative to speak out of turn faire des remarques déplacées, parler mal à propos

►► (shift) turn of duty (gen) tour m de service; Military tour m de garde;

American turn signal clignotant m, Belgian clignoteur m, Swiss signofil(e) m;

American turn signal lever (manette f de) clignotant m

➲ turn against inseparable transitive verb

se retourner contre, s'en prendre à

➲ turn around = turn round

➲ turn aside

1 intransitive verb

(move to one side) s'écarter; also figurative (move away) se détourner;

∎ she turned aside to blow her nose elle se détourna pour se moucher

2 separable transitive verb

also figurative écarter, détourner

➲ turn away

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (avert) détourner;

∎ she turned her head away from him elle s'est détournée de lui

(b) (reject → person) renvoyer; (stronger) chasser;

∎ the college turned away hundreds of applicants l'université a refusé des centaines de candidats;

∎ she turned the salesman away elle chassa le représentant;

∎ to turn people away (in theatre etc) refuser du monde;

∎ we've been turning business away nous avons refusé du travail

2 intransitive verb

se détourner;

∎ he turned away from them in anger en ou de colère, il leur a tourné le dos

➲ turn back

1 intransitive verb

(a) (return → person) revenir, rebrousser chemin; (→ vehicle) faire demi-tour;

∎ it was getting dark so we decided to turn back comme il commençait à faire nuit, nous avons décidé de faire demi-tour;

∎ my mind is made up, there is no turning back ma décision est prise, je ne reviendrai pas dessus

(b) (go back in book)

∎ turn back to chapter one revenez ou retournez au premier chapitre

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (force to return) faire faire demi-tour à; (refugee) refouler

(b) (fold → collar, sheet) rabattre; (→ sleeves) remonter, retrousser; (→ corner of page) corner

(c) (idiom)

∎ to turn the clock back remonter dans le temps, revenir en arrière

➲ turn down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (heating, lighting, sound) baisser

(b) (fold → sheet) rabattre, retourner; (→ collar) rabattre;

∎ to turn down the corner of a page corner une page;

∎ to turn down the bed ouvrir le lit

(c) (reject → offer, request, suitor) rejeter, repousser; (→ candidate, job) refuser;

∎ they offered him a job but he turned them down ils lui ont proposé un emploi mais il a rejeté leur offre;

∎ familiar she turned me down flat elle m'a envoyé balader

2 intransitive verb

(move downwards) tourner vers le bas;

∎ the corners of his mouth turned down il a fait la moue ou une grimace désapprobatrice

➲ turn in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (return, give in → borrowed article, equipment, piece of work) rendre, rapporter; (→ criminal) livrer à la police;

∎ they turned the thief in (took him to the police) ils ont livré le voleur à la police; (informed on him) ils ont dénoncé le voleur à la police

(b) (fold in)

∎ turn in the edges rentrez les bords

(c) (produce)

∎ the actor turned in a good performance l'acteur a très bien joué;

∎ the company turned in record profits l'entreprise a fait des bénéfices record

2 intransitive verb

(a) (feet, toes)

∎ my toes turn in j'ai les pieds en dedans

(b) (go through entrance off road etc)

∎ he turned in at the gate arrivé à la porte, il est entré

(c) familiar (go to bed) se coucher^□

(d) (idiom)

∎ to turn in on oneself se replier sur soi-même

➲ turn off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (switch off → light) éteindre; (→ heater, radio, television) éteindre, fermer; (cut off at mains) couper; (tap) fermer;

∎ she turned the ignition/engine off elle a coupé le contact/arrêté le moteur

(b) familiar (fail to interest) rebuter^□ ; (sexually) couper l'envie à; (repulse) débecter;

∎ her superior attitude really turns me off son air suffisant me rebute

2 intransitive verb

(a) (leave road) tourner;

∎ we turned off at junction 5 nous avons pris la sortie d'autoroute 5

(b) (switch off) s'éteindre;

∎ the heater turns off automatically l'appareil de chauffage s'éteint ou s'arrête automatiquement

➲ turn on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (switch on → electricity, heating, light, radio, television) allumer; (→ engine) mettre en marche; (→ water) faire couler; (→ tap) ouvrir; (open at mains) ouvrir;

∎ figurative she can turn on the charm/the tears whenever necessary elle sait faire du charme/pleurer quand il le faut

(b) familiar (person → interest) intéresser^□ ; (→ sexually) exciter; (→ introduce to drugs) initier à la drogue^□ ;

∎ to be turned on (sexually) être excité;

∎ the movie didn't turn me on at all le film ne m'a vraiment pas emballé;

∎ he turned us on to this new pianist il nous a fait découvrir ce nouveau pianiste

2 inseparable transitive verb

(attack) attaquer;

∎ the dogs turned on him les chiens l'ont attaqué ou se sont jetés sur lui;

∎ his colleagues turned on him and accused him of stealing ses collègues s'en sont pris à lui et l'ont accusé de vol

3 intransitive verb

(take drugs) se droguer

4 intransitive verb

(a) (switch on) s'allumer;

∎ the oven turns on automatically le four s'allume automatiquement

(b) (depend, hinge on) dépendre de, reposer sur;

∎ the whole case turned on or upon this detail toute l'affaire reposait sur ce détail;

∎ everything turns on whether he continues as president tout dépend s'il reste président ou non

➲ turn out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (switch off → light) éteindre; (→ gas) éteindre, couper

(b) (point outwards)

∎ she turns her toes out when she walks elle marche en canard

(c) (dismiss, expel) mettre à la porte; (tenant) expulser, déloger;

∎ he turned his daughter out of the house il a mis sa fille à la porte ou a chassé sa fille de la maison;

∎ he was turned out of his job il a été renvoyé

(d) (empty → container, pockets) retourner, vider; (→ contents) vider; (→ jelly) verser;

∎ turn the cake out onto a plate démoulez le gâteau sur une assiette

(e) British (clean) nettoyer à fond;

∎ to turn out a room faire une pièce à fond

(f) (produce) produire, fabriquer;

∎ he turns out a book a year il écrit un livre par an;

∎ few schools turn out the kind of people we need peu d'écoles forment le type de gens qu'il nous faut

(g) (police, troops) envoyer;

∎ turn out the guard! faites sortir la garde!

(h) (usu passive) (dress) habiller;

∎ nicely or smartly turned out élégant;

∎ he was turned out in a suit and a tie il portait un costume-cravate;

∎ she always turns her children out beautifully elle habille toujours bien ses enfants

2 intransitive verb

(a) (show up) venir, arriver; Military (guard) (aller) prendre la faction; (troops) aller au rassemblement;

∎ thousands turned out for the concert des milliers de gens sont venus ou ont assisté au concert;

∎ the doctor had to turn out in the middle of the night le docteur a dû se déplacer au milieu de la nuit

(b) (car, person) sortir, partir;

∎ the car turned out of the car park la voiture est sortie du parking

(c) (point outwards)

∎ my feet turn out j'ai les pieds en canard ou en dehors

(d) (prove) se révéler, s'avérer;

∎ his statement turned out to be false sa déclaration s'est révélée fausse;

∎ her story turned out to be true ce qu'elle a raconté était vrai;

∎ he turned out to be a scoundrel il s'est révélé être un vaurien, on s'est rendu compte que c'était un vaurien;

∎ it turns out that… il se trouve que… + indicative

(e) (end up)

∎ I don't know how it turned out je ne sais pas comment cela a fini;

∎ how did the cake turn out? le gâteau était-il réussi?;

∎ the story turned out happily l'histoire s'est bien terminée ou a bien fini;

∎ the evening turned out badly la soirée a mal tourné;

∎ everything will turn out fine tout va s'arranger ou ira bien;

∎ as it turns out, he needn't have worried en l'occurrence ou en fin de compte, ce n'était pas la peine de se faire du souci

(f) British familiar (get out of bed) se lever^□, sortir du lit^□

➲ turn over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (playing card, mattress, person, stone) retourner; (page) tourner; (vehicle) retourner; (boat) faire chavirer;

∎ I was turning over the pages of the magazine je feuilletais la revue;

∎ figurative to turn over a new leaf s'acheter une conduite;

∎ Agriculture to turn over the soil retourner la terre

(b) (consider) réfléchir à ou sur;

∎ I was turning the idea over in my mind je tournais et retournais ou ruminais l'idée dans ma tête

(c) (hand over, transfer) rendre, remettre;

∎ he turned the responsibility over to his deputy il s'est déchargé de la responsabilité sur son adjoint;

∎ to turn sb over to the authorities livrer qn aux autorités

(d) (change) transformer, changer;

∎ he's turning the land over to cattle farming il reconvertit sa terre dans l'élevage du bétail

(e) Commerce

∎ the store turns over £1,000 a week la boutique fait un chiffre d'affaires de 1000 livres par semaine

(f) (search through) fouiller

(g) British familiar (rob → person) voler^□, dévaliser^□ ; (→ store) dévaliser^□ ; (→ house) cambrioler^□

2 intransitive verb

(a) (roll over → person) se retourner; (→ vehicle) se retourner, faire un tonneau; (→ boat) se retourner, chavirer

(b) (engine) commencer à tourner

(c) (when reading) tourner;

∎ please turn over (in letter) TSVP

(d) Television (change channel) changer de chaîne

(e) Commerce (merchandise) s'écouler, se vendre

➲ turn round

1 intransitive verb British

(a) (rotate → person) se retourner; (→ object) tourner;

∎ she turned round and waved goodbye elle se retourna et dit au revoir de la main;

∎ the dancers turned round and round les danseurs tournaient ou tournoyaient (sur eux-mêmes)

(b) (face opposite direction → person) faire volte-face, faire demi-tour; (→ vehicle) faire demi-tour;

∎ figurative she turned round and accused us of stealing elle s'est retournée contre nous et nous a accusés de vol

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (rotate → head) tourner; (→ object, person) tourner, retourner; (→ vehicle) faire faire demi-tour à;

∎ could you turn the car round please? tu peux faire demi-tour, s'il te plaît?

(b) (quantity of work) traiter

(c) (change nature of)

∎ to turn a situation round renverser une situation;

∎ Commerce to turn a company round sauver une entreprise de la faillite

(d) (sentence, idea) retourner

➲ turn to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (person) se tourner vers; (→ page) aller à;

∎ turn to chapter one allez au premier chapitre

(b) (seek help from) s'adresser à, se tourner vers;

∎ to turn to sb for advice consulter qn, demander conseil à qn;

∎ I don't know who to turn to je ne sais pas à qui m'adresser ou qui aller trouver;

∎ he turned to his mother for sympathy il s'est tourné vers sa mère pour qu'elle le console;

∎ she won't turn to me for help elle ne veut pas me demander de l'aide;

∎ he turned to the bottle il s'est mis à boire

(c) figurative (shift, move on to)

∎ her thoughts turned to her sister elle se mit à penser à sa sœur;

∎ the discussion turned to the war on se mit à discuter de la guerre

(d) (address → subject, issue etc) aborder, traiter;

∎ we shall now turn to the problem of housing nous allons maintenant aborder le problème du logement;

∎ let us turn to another topic passons à un autre sujet

➲ turn up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (heat, lighting, radio, TV) mettre plus fort;

∎ to turn the sound up augmenter ou monter le volume;

∎ she turned the oven up elle a mis ou réglé le four plus fort, elle a augmenté la température du four;

∎ British very familiar turn it up! la ferme!

(b) (find, unearth) découvrir, dénicher; (buried object) déterrer;

∎ her research turned up some interesting new facts sa recherche a révélé de nouveaux détails intéressants

(c) (point upwards) remonter, relever;

∎ she has a turned-up nose elle a le nez retroussé

(d) (collar) relever; (trousers) remonter; (sleeve) retrousser, remonter; (in order to shorten) raccourcir en faisant un ourlet

(e) (uncover → card) retourner

2 intransitive verb

(a) (appear) apparaître; (arrive) arriver;

∎ she turned up at my office this morning elle s'est présentée à mon bureau ce matin;

∎ he'll turn up again one of these days il reviendra bien un de ces jours;

∎ I'll take the first job that turns up je prendrai le premier poste qui se présentera

(b) (be found) être trouvé ou retrouvé;

∎ her bag turned up eventually elle a fini par retrouver son sac

(c) (happen) se passer, arriver;

∎ don't worry, something will turn up ne t'en fais pas, tu finiras par trouver quelque chose;

∎ until something better turns up en attendant mieux

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§ (made, made) კეთება, წარმოება, დამზადება; შოვნა, გამომუშავება; შედგენა თანხისა, იძულება, გაკეთებინება

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1 ქარხნის ან ქვეყნის საწარმოო მარკა

what make is this car? რა მარკის ავტომანქანაა?

it is of Japanese make იაპონური წარმოებისაა / ნაწარმია

tape-recorders of all makes ყველა მარკის მაგნიტოფონი

2 ფასონი, მოყვანილობა (პალტოსი, კაბისა)

3 (made) გაკეთება (გააკეთებს)

to make notes / a statement / a career ჩანაწერების / განცხადების გაკეთება // კარიერის შექმნა

I made this table myself ეს მაგიდა ჩემი ხელით გავაკეთე

●●to make a mistake შეცდომის დაშვება

to make a report მოხსენების წაკითხვა

to make a visit ვიზიტით / სტუმრად მისვლა

to make one's living თავის რჩენა (თავს ირჩენს)

to make money ფულის შოვნა, გაკეთება

how much do you make a month? რამდენი გაქვს თვიური შემოსავალი?

4 (made) წარმოება (აწარმოებს), დამზადება, მომზადება, გაკეთება

to make bricks / cars აგურის დამზადება // ავტომანქანების წარმოება

what is this made of? რისგანაა ეს გაკეთებული / დამზადებული?

made in Italy დამზადებულია / გაკეთებულია იტალიაში

make breakfast / dinner საუზმის / სადილის მომზადება

she made me coffee ყავა მომიმზადა

to make footwear ფეხსაცმლის წარმოება

to make tea ჩაის დაყენება

5 (made) შედგენა (შეადგენს)

to make a list სიის შედგენა

three and five makes eight სამი და ხუთი რვას შეადგენს / უდრის

6 (made) გახდომა (გახდება), დადგომა

he'll make a good surgeon კარგი ქირურგი დადგება

7 (made) მოსწრება (მოასწრებს)

we made it to the train on time მატარებელს დროზე მივუსწარით

8 (made) შექმნა (შექმნის)

God made man ღმერთმა შექმნა ადამიანი

they are made for one another ერთმანეთისთვის არიან შექმნილნი

●●he made a name for himself სახელი მოიხვეჭა / გაითქვა

9 (made) დაძალება (დააძალებს), იძულებულს გახდის

I can't make her come მოსვლას ვერ დავაძალებ

I'll make him do it ამას გავაკეთებინებ

he made me cry / laugh მატირა / მაცინა

what made you think that? ეს რამ გაფიქრებინა?

this incident made her more careful ამ ინციდენტის შემდეგ უფრო ფრთხილობდა

10 (made) დანიშვნა (დანიშვნა), მინიჭება

he was made consul / professor კონსულად დაინიშნა // პროფესორის წოდება მიენიჭა

11 (made) მოხდენა (მოახდენს)

to make a sensation / impression სენსაციის / შთაბეჭდილების მოხდენა

12 (made) აშენება (ააშენებს)

to make a house სახლის აშენება

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to make a road გზის გაყვანა

14 (made) შეკერვა (შეკერავს)

to make a dress კაბის შეკერვა

she made the dress herself ეს კაბა თვითონ შეკერა

she made herself a dress კაბა შეიკერა

she had a dress made კაბა შეაკერინა

15 (made) (აღნიშნავს რაიმე მდგომარეობამდე მიყვანას)

to make smb. angry / happy ვისიმე გაბრაზება / გაბედნიერება (გააბედნიერებს)

●●this doesn't make sense უაზრობა გამოდის

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she made to hit him მისკენ დასარტყმელად გაიწია

they made a hundred kilometers that day იმ დღეს ასი კილომეტრი გაიარეს

do you make him to be a Georgian? როგორა გგონია, ქართველია?

what time do you make it? ახლა რომელი საათი იქნება?

make an agreement ხელშეკრულების დადება

to make arrangements about smth. რისიმე ორგანიზება / მოწყობა

to make the bed ლოგინის გაშლა

to make a bonfire კოცონის დანთება

to make a fuss ხმაურის/აურზაურის ატეხვა

to make a fool of oneself სისულელის ჩადენა

to make friends with smb. ვინმესთან დამეგობრება

to make a landing დაჯდომა (თვითმფრინავის), ნაპირზე გადმოსვლა

to make little of smb's words ვისიმე სიტყვების უგულებელყოფა

to make a note of smth. რისიმე ჩანიშვნა

to make a speech სიტყვით გამოსვლა

to make a good / bad start კარგად / ცუდად დაწყება

to make sure of the facts ფაქტების დაზუსტება

to make love არშიყობა, მიჯნურობა

to make merry მხიარულება (იმხიარულებენ)

he earns / makes his living as a teacher მასწავლებლობით გააქვს თავი

he makes his livelihood by teaching მასწავლებლობით ირჩენს თავს

I'll make him lick my boots ჩემ წინაშე დავაჩოქებ

she laid herself out to make her guests feel comfortable წელებზე ფეხი დაიდგა, რომ სტუმრებს კარგად ეგრძნოთ თავი

●●it makes me want to puke ამისაგან გული მერევა // ეს მე გულს მირევს

to make provisions for a trip სამგზავროდ ყველა საჭირო ნივთის გამზადება / ყველაფრის გათვალისწინება

to make provisions for future მომავლის უზრუნველყოფა

he makes no pretence to profound learning დიდი განსწავლულობის პრეტენზია აქვს

●●to make peace ზავის შეკვრა / დადება // შერიგება

I can make nothing of it ამისი ვერაფერი გავიგე

to make a noise ხმაურობა (იხმაურებს)

it's as near as makes no difference თითქმის ერთი და იგივეა

a dress like that is simple to make ასეთი კაბა ადვილი შესაკერია

the sight of him makes me sick მის დანახვაზე გული მერევა

●●he makes me feel shy მასთან უხერხულად ვგრძნობ თავს

●●we couldn't make him speak ხმა ვერ ამოვაღებინეთ

we'll make an early start ადრიანად გავემგზავრებით

what he says makes sense რასაც ამბობს, ჭკუასთან ახლოა

to make money ფულის კეთება / შოვნა

to make terms with smb. შეთანხმება (შეთანხმდებიან)

it's unfair that he makes her work so much უმართებულოა, ამდენს რომ ამუშავებს

what makes you so happy ასე რა გახარებს? / რა გიხარია?

he makes money hand over fist ფულს ხვეტავს

you come and I'll make it worth your while შენ მოდი და არ ინანებ

I'll make short work of it / of him ხელად გავაკეთებ // მას ხელად გავუსწორდები

to make fun of smb.. ვისიმე მასხარად / სასაცილოდ აგდება

to make a fool of smb.. ვისიმე გაბრიყვება

he makes a feint of working თავს გვაჩვენებს თითქოს მუშაობდეს

cakes make me fat ნამცხვარი მასუქებს

to make both ends meet გაჭირვებით თავის გატანა

I'll make every effort to help you ყველაფერს ვიღონებ, რომ დაგეხმარო

I’ll make it do ამას დავჯერდები

it makes no difference to me ჩემთვის სულ ერთია / მნიშვნელობა არა აქვს

to make a deal with smb. ვინმესთან გარიგება (გაურიგდება)

don't make me cross! არ გამაჯავრო!

to make a god of smb. თაყვანისცემა (თაყვანს სცემს)

can you make the clock go? ამ საათს ვერ აამუშავებ?

to make faces / a face სახის მანჭვა // გრიმასების გაკეთება

do I make myself clear? გასაგებად ვლაპარაკობ?

it’ll make a cat laugh სასაცილოდაც არ კმარა

let's make a break (for it) მოდი გავიქცეთ/გავექცეთ/გავიპაროთ /გავეპაროთ

it makes me boil ეს მე მაცოფებს

to make believe თავის მოჩვენება (თავს მოაჩვენებს)

to make a TV appearance ტელევიზიით გამოსვლა

to make allowance for გათვალისწინება / ანგარიშის გაწევა / შეღავათის მიცემა

to make the acquaintance გაცნობა (გაიცნობს)

make room for me! ჩაიწიეთ (და მეც დამსვით)!

make ready! მოემზადე!

make yourself scarce! თვალით არ დამენახო!

make haste! აჩქარდი!

made of glass შუშისა

all the arrangements were made by my brother ყველაფერი ჩემმა ძმამ მოაგვარა / მოამზადა

he made himself cheap სახელი გაიტეხა, თავი გაიუფასურა

he made it unaided დაუხმარებლად გააკეთა

we made a compact not to tell anybody პირობა დავდეთ, რომ არავის ვეტყოდით

they made it a condition that we would… პირობა ჩამოართვეს, რომ იგი…

he made radio contact with... რადიოთი დაუკავშირდა…

he made his living by grinding scissors and knives მაკრატლებისა და დანების ლესვით ინახავდა თავს

I must get my coat made პალტო უნდა შევაკერინო

he delights in making his teacher angry მასწავლებლის გაბრაზება უყვარს

they made an example of him სანიმუშოდ დასაჯეს

he made a fortune გამდიდრდა

I made friends with John ჯონს დავუმეგობრდი

they made friends დამეგობრდნენ

she made a job of it კარგად/მაღალ დონეზე გააკეთა

he was made a ward of his uncle მისი მეურვეობა მის ბიძას დააკისრეს

●●that made me wonder ამან დამფიქრა

I had a suit made to measure კოსტუმი შევაკერინე

●●he made a mint დიდი ფული გააკეთა / მოიგო

●●it made my mouth water ნერწყვი მომადგა

it was specially made for me ეს სპეციალურად ჩემთვის გაკეთდა

he is inept at making speeches უხეირო ორატორია

he gave / made a sign to us გვანიშნა, ნიშანი მოგვცა

he made a speech from notes სიტყვით გამოსვლისას ჩანაწერებით სარგებლობდა

ready made clothes მზა ტანსაცმელი

●●he made no remark არაფერი თქვა

she made no response პასუხი არ გაუცია / სდუმდა

●●he made passes at her გაეარშიყა

he made his living by picking pockets ჯიბის ქურდობით ინახავდა თავს

I made myself plain that… გასაგებად ვთქვი, რომ...

he made us laugh გვაცინა

an attempt was made on his life მისი მოკვლა სცადეს

make every endeavor! ყოველნაირად ეცადე!

make your mind easy! დამშვიდდი!

make yourself comfortable! შინაურულად იგრძენი თავი!

make the fire burn up! ცეცხლი ააგიზგიზე!// შეშა შეუკეთე

English-Georgian dictionary > make
19 make

n. merk
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v. maken; vervaardigen; veroorzaken; creëren

make¹

[ meek]

I 〈 telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 merk

2 natuur ⇒ karakter, soort

♦voorbeelden:

1   a famous make of dress • een jurk van een beroemd merk

2   a man of your make • een man van jouw slag

II 〈 niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 fabricage ⇒ vervaardiging

2 maaksel ⇒ fabrikaat, makelij

3 〈 elektriciteit〉 sluiting 〈 van stroomcircuit〉

♦voorbeelden:

2   of bad make • van slechte makelij, van slecht fabrikaat

¶ 〈 slang〉 on the make • op (eigen) voordeel uit, op winst uit; op de versiertoer 〈van man/vrouw〉

     that young man is really on the make • die jongeman is een echte streber

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make²

〈 made, made [ meed]〉

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 doen ⇒ zich gedragen, handelen

2 gaan ⇒ zich begeven

3 op het punt staan

4 〈 kaartspel〉de slag maken/winnen ⇒ houden

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 informeel〉 make like a lion • een leeuw imiteren/spelen/nadoen

     make as if/though • doen alsof; op het punt staan

2   make after someone • achter iemand aan gaan

     we were making toward(s) the woods • wij gingen naar de bossen

3   they made to depart • zij stonden op het punt te vertrekken

4   my ace made • mijn aas hield

¶ make believe • spelen, doen alsof

     you'll have to make do with this old pair of trousers • je zult het met deze oude broek moeten doen

     make away/off • 'm smeren, ervandoor gaan

     make away with oneself • zich van kant maken

     make away with • doden; meenemen, jatten

     make off with • weg/meenemen, jatten

     make at someone • op iemand afstormen

     〈Amerikaans-Engels; informeel〉 make with • komen met, brengen; doen, uitvoeren

     make with the drinks, I'm parched • kom op met de drank(jes), ik heb een vreselijke dorst

     make with the show • kom op met de show, voer de show op

→ make for make for/, make out make out/, make up make up/

II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 maken ⇒ bouwen, fabriceren; scheppen; voortbrengen, veroorzaken; bereiden; (op)maken, opstellen 〈 wet, testament〉

2 in een bepaalde toestand/positie brengen ⇒ maken, vormen; maken tot, benoemen tot/als

3 (ver)krijgen ⇒ (be)halen, binnenhalen 〈 winst〉, hebben 〈 succes〉; lijden 〈 verlies〉; verdienen; scoren, maken 〈punt enz.〉

4 laten ⇒ ertoe brengen, doen, maken dat, dwingen

5 voorstellen als ⇒ doen lijken op, afschilderen (als)

6 schatten (op) ⇒ komen op

7 worden ⇒ maken, zijn

8 (geschikt) zijn (voor) ⇒ (op)leveren, worden

9 afleggen ⇒ overbruggen, doen

10 bereiken ⇒ komen tot, halen 〈 snelheid〉, gaan; halen, pakken 〈 trein〉; zien, in zicht krijgen 〈 land〉; bereiken 〈 rang〉, worden ⇒ komen in, halen 〈 ploeg〉

11 doen 〈 met handeling als object〉 ⇒ verrichten, uitvoeren 〈 onderzoek〉; geven 〈 belofte〉; nemen 〈 proef〉; houden 〈 redevoering〉

12 opmaken 〈 bed〉

13 versieren ⇒ 〈 in het bijzonder〉 naar bed gaan met

14 〈 informeel〉 tot een succes maken ⇒ het hem doen, de finishing touch geven

15 〈 elektriciteit〉 inschakelen ⇒ sluiten 〈 stroomcircuit〉

♦voorbeelden:

1   make coffee/tea • koffie/thee zetten

     make dinner • het warme eten klaarmaken

     make a house • een huis bouwen

     God made man • God schiep de mens

     make room • plaats maken

     make over a dress • een jurk vermaken/verstellen

     make a chair from paper • een stoel van papier maken

     〈 figuurlijk〉 show them what you are made of • toon wat je waard bent

     a bridge made of stone • een brug van steen, een stenen brug

     they made a cupboard out of oak • zij maakten een kast van eikenhout

     that boy's as fast/bad as they make 'em • die jongen is zo snel/slecht als maar kan

2   John made her his wife • John trouwde haar

     the letter made mother happy • de brief maakte moeder blij

     the workers made him their spokesman • de arbeiders maakten hem tot hun woordvoerder

     make the news public • het nieuws openbaar maken

     make over something (into) • iets ombouwen (tot), iets veranderen (in)

     make a stone into an axe • van een steen een bijl maken

     you've made such a happy man out of me • je hebt van mij zo'n gelukkig mens gemaakt

3   make a lot of money • veel geld verdienen

     make a profit of two guilders • een winst van twee gulden maken

     〈 kaartspel〉 make a trick • een slag maken/binnenhalen

     he made a lot on this deal • hij verdiende een hoop aan deze transactie

4   you think you can make this old car ride again • je denkt deze oude wagen weer aan de praat te kunnen krijgen

     the police made Randy sign the confession • de politie dwong Randy de bekentenis te tekenen

     the story made her laugh • het verhaal maakte haar aan het lachen

     Tom was made to tell his adventures once more • Tom moest zijn avonturen nog eens vertellen

     she made the food go round • ze zorgde ervoor dat er genoeg eten was voor iedereen

     he made himself heard by speaking loud and clear • hij maakte zichzelf verstaanbaar door hard en duidelijk te spreken

     you can't make me • je kunt me niet dwingen

5   this book makes the Second Worldwar end in 1943 • dit boek laat de Tweede Wereldoorlog eindigen in 1943

     the director made Macbeth a villain • de regisseur maakte van Macbeth een schurk

6   what do you make the time? • hoe laat heeft u het?

     I make it seven thirty • ik heb het half acht

7   a hundred pence make a pound • honderd pence is een pond

     three and four make seven • drie en vier is zeven

     that makes three who want whisky • dat zijn er drie die whisky willen

8   this boy will never make a musician • deze jongen zal nooit een musicus worden

     that novel makes pleasant reading • die roman laat zich lekker lezen

     she will make you the perfect secretary • zij zal de volmaakte secretaresse voor je zijn

     the man is made for this job • de man is geknipt voor deze baan

9   make a few more miles • nog een paar mijl afleggen

10 make an appointment • op tijd zijn voor een afspraak

     after that he made major • daarna werd hij majoor

     this car makes a hundred and thirty km/h • deze auto haalt honderddertig km/u

     make the front pages • de voorpagina's halen

     make port • de haven binnenlopen

     I wonder how that player could make this team • ik vraag me af hoe die speler in dit team kon komen/raken

     make it • op tijd zijn, het halen; 〈 figuurlijk〉succes hebben, slagen

     have it made • geslaagd zijn, op rozen zitten

11 make a decision • een beslissing nemen, beslissen

     make an effort • een poging doen, pogen

     make a phone call • opbellen

     make war against/on/with • oorlog voeren tegen/met

14 the dark colours make the picture • de donkere kleuren maken het schilderij af

     make something of oneself • succes hebben 〈 in het leven〉

¶ this fool can make or break/mar the project • deze gek kan het project maken of breken

     this new film will make him or break him • met deze nieuwe film is het erop of eronder voor hem

     make something do • zich met iets behelpen

     you'll have to make this bike do • je zult het met deze fiets moeten doen

     〈 slang〉 make it • het doen, een nummertje maken, naaien

     let's make it next week/Wednesday • laten we (voor) volgende week/woensdag afspreken

     make little of • onbelangrijk vinden; weinig hebben aan, weinig profijt trekken van; weinig begrijpen van

     he made little of this wonderful opportunity • hij deed weinig met deze prachtkans

     make the most of • er het beste van maken; zoveel mogelijk profiteren van

     make much of • belangrijk vinden; veel hebben aan; veel begrijpen van; veel werk maken van 〈 bijvoorbeeld meisje〉

     they never made much of reading at home • thuis vonden ze lezen nooit belangrijk

     make nothing of • gemakkelijk doen (over), geen probleem maken van; niets begrijpen van

     〈 informeel〉 want to make something of it? • zocht je soms mot?, knokken?

     〈 informeel〉 that makes two of us • dat geldt ook voor mij, hier idem dito

     make over (to) • vermaken (aan), overmaken (aan), toewijzen (aan) 〈geld e.d.〉

     what do you make of that story? • wat denk jij van dat verhaal?

     they couldn't make anything of my notes • ze begrepen niets van mijn aantekeningen

→ make out make out/, make up make up/

English-Dutch dictionary > make
20 voice

1. n голос

in a gentle voice — мягко, мягким тоном

command by voice — команда голосом

monotonous voice — монотонный голос

robotic voice — "механический" голос

sepulchral voice — замогильный голос

tenor voice — теноровый голос, тенор

2. n способность петь

voice trial — проба голосов, прослушивание певцов

he has neither ear nor voice hence he cannot sing — у него нет ни голоса, ни слуха, поэтому он не может петь

3. n библ. глас

the voice of God — глас божий

the voice of God — глас божий

the voice of the lord came — был глас Господень

a voice in the wilderness — глас вопиющего в пустыне

4. n звук

the voices of the night — ночные звуки, голоса ночи

the voice of cuckoo — кукование

the voice of the stream — журчание ручья

the voice of the waves — голос волн

the voice of the hyena — вой гиены

the ring of his voice — звук его голоса

5. n мнение, голос

to have a voice in smth. — иметь право выразить своё мнение, оказать влияние

I have no voice in the matter — это от меня не зависит

they gave voice to their indignation — они выразили своё негодование

to give voice to the general opinion — выразить общее мнение

to follow the voice of the people — прислушиваться к голосу народа

my voice is for peace — я стою за мир

I count on your voice — я рассчитываю, что вы выскажетесь в мою пользу

hard voice — резкий голос

still voice — тихий голос

sharp voice — резкий голос

harsh voice — резкий голос

loud voice — громкий голос

6. n рупор, выразитель мнения

this newspaper is the voice of government — эта газета является рупором правительства

voice pipe — рупор; переговорная труба

voice tube — переговорная трубка; рупор

7. n грам. залог

active voice — действительный залог

8. n муз. певец; певица

9. n муз. вокальная партия; голос

the song is arranged for singing by 3 voices — песня в три голоса

a voice from above — голос сверху

the voice softened — голос смягчился

a voice sweetly bland — нежный голос

assuasive voice — успокаивающий голос

he lost his voice — он потерял голос

10. n муз. воен. тех. телефонная связь

range of voice — дальность радиотелефонной связи

voice call sign — радио микрофонный позывной

voice channel — линия телефонной связи

voice frequency — тональная частота

voice procedure — порядок телефонной связи

voice scrambler — шифратор телефонных сигналов

voice communication system — система речевой связи

digital voice telegraph — цифровая телефонная связь

digital voice telephone — цифровая телефонная связь

11. v выражать; высказывать

chosen to voice their grievance — выбранный, чтобы высказать их жалобу

give voice to — выражать; выразить

12. v быть выразителем

to voice the opposition — быть рупором оппозиции

13. v произносить

14. v фон. произносить звонко, озвончать

ringing voice — звонкий голос

15. v поэт. наделять голосом

plummy voice — сочный голос

rough voice — резкий голос

upper voice — верхний голос

barking voice — лающий голос

middle voice — средний голос

16. v муз. настраивать

Синонимический ряд:

1. call (noun) call; cry; music; sound

2. choice (noun) ballot; choice; decision; desire; franchise; opinion; option; preference; say; say-so; suffrage; view; vote

3. pronunciation (noun) accent; diction; pronunciation

4. singer (noun) singer; songster; vocalist

5. speech (noun) inflection; phonation; speech; tongue; vociferation

6. talk (noun) articulation; discourse; expression; statement; talk; utterance; vent; verbalisation; verbalization

7. announce (verb) announce; assert; proclaim; vent

8. state (verb) articulate; communicate; convey; declare; enunciate; express; say; speak; state; talk; tell; utter; verbalize; vocalise; vocalize

Антонимический ряд:

suppress; withhold

English-Russian base dictionary > voice

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