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1 Not
f; -, Nöte1. nur Sg.; (Mangel, Armut) want, need, poverty; (Notlage) plight; (Elend) auch misery; wirtschaftliche Not economic plight; Not leiden suffer want ( oder privation); die Not leidende Bevölkerung the needy people; in der Stunde der Not at the hour of need; für Zeiten der Not for a rainy day; in Not geraten / sein encounter hard times / be suffering want; keine Not kennen be well-off; Not macht erfinderisch necessity is the mother of invention; in der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen umg. any port in a storm, beggars can’t be choosers; Not kennt kein Gebot Sprichw. necessity knows no law; Not lehrt beten Sprichw. need teaches you how to pray2. (Schwierigkeit) difficulty, trouble; (Bedrängnis) distress; (Gefahr) danger; Nöte difficulties, problems; in tausend Nöten sein be in real trouble ( oder a real mess); in Not sein be in trouble; in Not geraten run into difficulties; in höchster Not in dire straits; Rettung in oder aus höchster Not rescue from extreme difficulties; in meiner etc. Not in my etc. predicament3. nur Sg. (Mühe): seine liebe Not haben have a hard time (of it); mit jemandem / etw. seine liebe Not haben have a hard time with s.o. / s.th; ich hatte meine liebe Not, wieder ans Ufer zu schwimmen I had great difficulty in swimming back to the bank; ohne Not without any problem4. nur Sg.; (Notwendigkeit) necessity; damit hat es keine Not it’s not urgent; ohne Not solltest du das nicht tun you shouldn’t do that unless it’s really necessary; zur Not if necessary, if need be; (gerade noch) at (Am. in) a pinch; stärker: if (the) worst comes to (the) worst; wenn Not am Mann ist if need be; stärker: if (the) worst comes to (the) worst; hier ist oder tut Hilfe Not geh. I etc. need help here; es täte dir Not zu (+ Inf.) Dial. you would do well to (+ Inf.), what you really need is to (+ Inf.) aus der Not eine Tugend machen make a virtue of necessity; der Not gehorchend geh. bowing to necessity; siehe auch Mühe, knapp I* * *die Not(Bedrängnis) hardship; distress;(Mangel) privation; need; want* * *[noːt]f -, -e['nøːtə]hier herrscht große Nót — there is great poverty here
eine Zeit der Nót — a time of need, a lean time
aus Nót — out of poverty
Nót leiden — to suffer deprivation
Nót leidend (Bevölkerung, Land) — impoverished; Unternehmen, Wirtschaft ailing; (Comm) Wechsel, Wertpapier dishonoured (Brit), dishonored (US); Kredit unsecured
in Nót leben — to live in poverty
Nót macht erfinderisch (Prov) — necessity is the mother of invention (Prov)
in der Nót schmeckt jedes Brot (Prov) — beggars can't be choosers (prov)
Nót kennt kein Gebot (Prov) — necessity knows no law (Prov)
See:in seiner Nót — in his hour of need
in unserer Nót blieb uns nichts anderes übrig — in this emergency we had no choice
jdm seine Nót klagen — to tell sb one's troubles, to cry on sb's shoulder (inf)
in Nót sein — to be in distress
in Nót geraten — to get into serious difficulties
wenn Nót am Mann ist — if the need arises
Freunde in der Nót (gehen tausend auf ein Lot) (Prov) — a friend in need (is a friend indeed) (Prov)
der Retter in der Nót — the knight in shining armour (Brit) or armor (US)
Hilfe in höchster Nót — help in the nick of time
in höchster Nót sein, sich in höchster Nót befinden — to be in dire straits
in Ängsten und Nöten schweben — to be in fear and trembling
jdm in der Nót beistehen —
jetzt ist Holland in Nót! — now we're in dire straits!
er hat seine liebe Nót mit ihr/damit — he really has problems with her/it, he really has his work cut out with her/it (inf)
die Eltern hatten Nót, ihre fünf Kinder zu ernähren —
es hat or damit hat's keine Nót (old) — there's no rush
See:4) (= Zwang, Notwendigkeit) necessityder Nót gehorchend — bowing to necessity
etw nicht ohne Nót tun — not to do sth without having to
ohne Nót — without good cause
zur Nót — if necessary, if need(s) be
aus der Nót geboren sein — to be born of necessity
aus der Nót eine Tugend machen — to make a virtue (out) of necessity
Nót sein — to be necessary
See:→ nottun* * *(poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) need* * *<-, Nöte>[ˈno:t, pl ˈnø:tə]fdas war eine Zeit der \Not it was a time of need, a lean timees herrscht bittere \Not there is abject povertyin diesem Land herrscht große \Not there is great poverty and hardship in this countryaus \Not out of povertyin \Not geraten to encounter hard timesin \Not leben to live in poverty\Not leiden to live in poverty, to suffer deprivation\Not leidend destitute\Not leidende Menschen people in need2. (Bedrängnis) distress, afflictionjdm in der \Not beistehen to support sb at a difficult time, to help sb in times of troublein \Not geraten to get into difficulties [or dire straits]jdm in der Stunde der \Not helfen to help sb in her/his hour of needjdm seine \Not klagen to pour out one's troubles to sbin seiner/ihrer \Not in his/her distress [or desperation]in seiner \Not wusste er sich nicht anders zu helfen he couldn't see what else he could doin höchster \Not in extremisRettung in höchster \Not rescue in extremisHilfe in höchster \Not help in the nick of timedie Nöte des Alltags humdrum problems, the problems of everyday livingin Ängsten und Nöten schweben to be hot and bothereddie Nöte des kleinen Mannes the average person's problemsin tausend Nöten sein to be up to one's hips in alligators fam4. kein pl (Mühe, Sorge) difficulty, troublesie hatten \Not, ihre sechs Kinder zu ernähren they had difficulty in feeding their six childrenseine liebe \Not haben mit jdm/etw to have one's work cut out with sb/sth, to have a lot of trouble [or problems] with sb/sthsie hat ihre liebe \Not mit ihrem Sohn she really has her work cut out with her sonseine liebe \Not haben, etw zu tun to have one's work cut out doing sthmit knapper \Not just, by the skin of one's teethdamit hat es keine \Not there's no rushohne \Not sollte man nicht zu so drastischen Maßnahmen greifen if there is no need, one shouldn't resort to such drastic measuresim Deutschen werden oft ohne \Not Anglizismen für die Bezeichnung neuer Gegenstände verwendet in German, Anglicisms are often used for describing new articles when there is actually no need [to use foreign words]der \Not gehorchend out of necessitytun, was die \Not gebietet to do what has to be doneetw nicht ohne \Not tun not to do sth without having to6.▶ wenn die \Not am größten, ist Gottes Hilfe am nächsten (prov) man's extremity is God's opportunity prov▶ [da/jetzt/bei ihm ist] Holland in \Not [o Nöten] (prov) things are looking grim, now we are in for itdas sind mir gute Freunde, wenn \Not am Mann ist, haben sie sich alle verdünnisiert! that's what I call good friends — when I/you really needed them they all cleared off!eigentlich wollte ich morgen zum Angeln gehen, aber wenn wirklich \Not am Mann ist... actually, I wanted to go fishing tomorrow but if you're really stuck...▶ in \Not und Tod zusammenhalten to stick together through thick and thin▶ aus der \Not eine Tugend machen to make a virtue out of necessity▶ zur \Not if need[s] be* * *die; Not, NöteRettung in od. aus höchster Not — rescue from extreme difficulties
2) o. Pl. (Mangel, Armut) need; poverty [and hardship]Not leiden — suffer poverty or want [and hardship]
3) o. Pl. (Verzweiflung) anguish; distress4) (Sorge, Mühe) troubleseine [liebe] Not mit jemandem/etwas haben — have a lot of trouble or a lot of problems with somebody/something
zur Not — if need be; if necessary
Not tun or sein — (geh., landsch.) be necessary
* * *wirtschaftliche Not economic plight;Not leiden suffer want ( oder privation);die Not leidende Bevölkerung the needy people;in der Stunde der Not at the hour of need;für Zeiten der Not for a rainy day;in Not geraten/sein encounter hard times/be suffering want;keine Not kennen be well-off;Not macht erfinderisch necessity is the mother of invention;in der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen umg any port in a storm, beggars can’t be choosers;Not kennt kein Gebot sprichw necessity knows no law;Not lehrt beten sprichw need teaches you how to prayNöte difficulties, problems;in tausend Nöten sein be in real trouble ( oder a real mess);in Not sein be in trouble;in Not geraten run into difficulties;in höchster Not in dire straits;aus höchster Not rescue from extreme difficulties;in meiner etcNot in my etc predicament3. nur sg (Mühe):seine liebe Not haben have a hard time (of it);mit jemandem/etwas seine liebe Not haben have a hard time with sb/s.th;ich hatte meine liebe Not, wieder ans Ufer zu schwimmen I had great difficulty in swimming back to the bank;ohne Not without any problemdamit hat es keine Not it’s not urgent;ohne Not solltest du das nicht tun you shouldn’t do that unless it’s really necessary;zur Not if necessary, if need be; (gerade noch) at (US in) a pinch; stärker: if (the) worst comes to (the) worst;wenn Not am Mann ist if need be; stärker: if (the) worst comes to (the) worst;aus der Not eine Tugend machen make a virtue of necessity;* * *die; Not, Nöte1) (Bedrohung, Gefahr)Rettung in od. aus höchster Not — rescue from extreme difficulties
2) o. Pl. (Mangel, Armut) need; poverty [and hardship]Not leiden — suffer poverty or want [and hardship]
3) o. Pl. (Verzweiflung) anguish; distress4) (Sorge, Mühe) troubleseine [liebe] Not mit jemandem/etwas haben — have a lot of trouble or a lot of problems with somebody/something
zur Not — if need be; if necessary
Not tun or sein — (geh., landsch.) be necessary
* * *¨-e f.distress n.(§ pl.: distresses)hardship n.misery n.necessity n.need n. -
2 Arg
n geh. altm.: ohne Arg without malice; an ihr ist kein Arg there’s no guile in her, there’s not a bad bone in her body* * *harsh* * *Ạrg [ark]nt -s, no pl (old)malice* * *(badly; acutely.) sorely* * *< ärger, ärgste>[ark]1. (schlimm) bad, terribleim A\argen liegen to be at sixes and sevensdas Ärgste befürchten to fear the worstetw noch ärger machen to make sth worseeine \arge Beleidigung a terrible insulter war ihr ärgster Feind he was her worst enemy\arg verletzt sein to be badly hurteine \arge Enttäuschung/Freude a great disappointment/pleasureein \arger Raucher/Säufer a heavy smoker/drinkertut es \arg weh? does it hurt badly?er hat dazu \arg lang gebraucht he took a terribly long time for ites [zu] \arg treiben to go too far* * *1.ärger, ärgst... Adjektiv1) (geh., landsch.): (schlimm) bad <weather, condition, state>; serious < situation, wound>; hard < times>im argen liegen — be in a sorry state
2) (geh. veralt.): (böse) wicked; evil3) (geh., landsch.): (unangenehm groß, stark) severe <pain, hunger, shock>; severe, bitter < disappointment>; serious < dilemma, error>; extreme, (coll.) terrible < embarrassment>; gross <exaggeration, injustice>in arger Bedrängnis/Not sein — be in desperate straits
mein ärgster Feind — my worst enemy or arch-enemy
2.unser ärgster Konkurrent — our most dangerous competitor
adverbial (geh., landsch.) extremely, (coll.) awfully, (coll.) terribly <painful, cold, steep, expensive, heavy, etc.>; severely, bitterly < disappointed>; extremely, (coll.) terribly < embarrassed>; <suffer, weaken> severely; < offend> deeply; < deceive> badly; < rain, pull, punch> hard; < hurt> a great dealetwas arg laut — a bit too loud
es geht ihm arg schlecht/gut — things are going really badly/well for him
* * *Arg n geh obs:ohne Arg without malice;* * *1.ärger, ärgst... Adjektiv1) (geh., landsch.): (schlimm) bad <weather, condition, state>; serious <situation, wound>; hard < times>2) (geh. veralt.): (böse) wicked; evil3) (geh., landsch.): (unangenehm groß, stark) severe <pain, hunger, shock>; severe, bitter < disappointment>; serious <dilemma, error>; extreme, (coll.) terrible < embarrassment>; gross <exaggeration, injustice>in arger Bedrängnis/Not sein — be in desperate straits
2.mein ärgster Feind — my worst enemy or arch-enemy
adverbial (geh., landsch.) extremely, (coll.) awfully, (coll.) terribly <painful, cold, steep, expensive, heavy, etc.>; severely, bitterly < disappointed>; extremely, (coll.) terribly < embarrassed>; <suffer, weaken> severely; < offend> deeply; < deceive> badly; <rain, pull, punch> hard; < hurt> a great deales geht ihm arg schlecht/gut — things are going really badly/well for him
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3 arg
n geh. altm.: ohne Arg without malice; an ihr ist kein Arg there’s no guile in her, there’s not a bad bone in her body* * *harsh* * *Ạrg [ark]nt -s, no pl (old)malice* * *(badly; acutely.) sorely* * *< ärger, ärgste>[ark]1. (schlimm) bad, terribleim A\argen liegen to be at sixes and sevensdas Ärgste befürchten to fear the worstetw noch ärger machen to make sth worseeine \arge Beleidigung a terrible insulter war ihr ärgster Feind he was her worst enemy\arg verletzt sein to be badly hurteine \arge Enttäuschung/Freude a great disappointment/pleasureein \arger Raucher/Säufer a heavy smoker/drinkertut es \arg weh? does it hurt badly?er hat dazu \arg lang gebraucht he took a terribly long time for ites [zu] \arg treiben to go too far* * *1.ärger, ärgst... Adjektiv1) (geh., landsch.): (schlimm) bad <weather, condition, state>; serious < situation, wound>; hard < times>im argen liegen — be in a sorry state
2) (geh. veralt.): (böse) wicked; evil3) (geh., landsch.): (unangenehm groß, stark) severe <pain, hunger, shock>; severe, bitter < disappointment>; serious < dilemma, error>; extreme, (coll.) terrible < embarrassment>; gross <exaggeration, injustice>in arger Bedrängnis/Not sein — be in desperate straits
mein ärgster Feind — my worst enemy or arch-enemy
2.unser ärgster Konkurrent — our most dangerous competitor
adverbial (geh., landsch.) extremely, (coll.) awfully, (coll.) terribly <painful, cold, steep, expensive, heavy, etc.>; severely, bitterly < disappointed>; extremely, (coll.) terribly < embarrassed>; <suffer, weaken> severely; < offend> deeply; < deceive> badly; < rain, pull, punch> hard; < hurt> a great dealetwas arg laut — a bit too loud
es geht ihm arg schlecht/gut — things are going really badly/well for him
* * *arge Enttäuschung great disappointment;sein ärgster Feind his worst enemy;B. adv1. badly, severely;jemanden arg mitnehmen (really) take it out of sb2. umg (sehr) terribly;das ist arg wenig that’s not a lot* * *1.ärger, ärgst... Adjektiv1) (geh., landsch.): (schlimm) bad <weather, condition, state>; serious <situation, wound>; hard < times>2) (geh. veralt.): (böse) wicked; evil3) (geh., landsch.): (unangenehm groß, stark) severe <pain, hunger, shock>; severe, bitter < disappointment>; serious <dilemma, error>; extreme, (coll.) terrible < embarrassment>; gross <exaggeration, injustice>in arger Bedrängnis/Not sein — be in desperate straits
2.mein ärgster Feind — my worst enemy or arch-enemy
adverbial (geh., landsch.) extremely, (coll.) awfully, (coll.) terribly <painful, cold, steep, expensive, heavy, etc.>; severely, bitterly < disappointed>; extremely, (coll.) terribly < embarrassed>; <suffer, weaken> severely; < offend> deeply; < deceive> badly; <rain, pull, punch> hard; < hurt> a great deales geht ihm arg schlecht/gut — things are going really badly/well for him
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4 Bedrängnis
f; -, kein Pl.; geh. predicament, plight; in Bedrängnis sein be in trouble, be in a very difficult situation; stärker: be in distress; finanziell: be in financial ( oder dire) straits; in Bedrängnis geraten get into (great) difficulty; jemanden in Bedrängnis bringen get s.o. into trouble* * *die Bedrängnishardship; distress* * *Be|drạ̈ng|nis [bə'drɛŋnɪs]f -ses, -se (geh)(= seelische Bedrängnis) distress, tormentin arger or großer Bedrängnis, in einer argen or großen Bedrängnis — in dire or desperate straits
* * *Be·dräng·nis<-ses, -se>[bəˈdrɛŋnɪs]in finanzieller/seelischer \Bedrängnis sein to be in financial difficulties [or straits]/emotional difficulties [or distress]jdn in seelische \Bedrängnis bringen to put sb on the spotjdn in \Bedrängnis bringen to get sb into trouble a. eupheinen Gegner in \Bedrängnis bringen to cause problems for an opponentin \Bedrängnis sein/geraten to be/get into difficulties* * *die; Bedrängnis, Bedrängnisse (geh.) (innere Not) distress; (wirtschaftliche Not) [great] difficulties pl.in Bedrängnis geraten/sein — get into/be in great difficulties pl
* * *in Bedrängnis sein be in trouble, be in a very difficult situation; stärker: be in distress; finanziell: be in financial ( oder dire) straits;in Bedrängnis geraten get into (great) difficulty;jemanden in Bedrängnis bringen get sb into trouble* * *die; Bedrängnis, Bedrängnisse (geh.) (innere Not) distress; (wirtschaftliche Not) [great] difficulties pl.in Bedrängnis geraten/sein — get into/be in great difficulties pl
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5 bedrängen
v/t1. pressurize, Am. pressure, hassle umg.; mit Bitten etc.: pester, plague; auf aggressive Art: harass; jemanden bedrängen auch put s.o. under pressure, breathe down s.o.’s neck umg.3. (Feind) harry4. (bedrücken) worry* * *to beset; to mob; to press; to throng* * *be|drạ̈n|gen ptp bedrä\#ngtvtFeind to attack; gegnerische Mannschaft to put pressure on, to pressurize; (= belästigen) to plague, to badger; Schuldner to press (for payment); Passanten, Mädchen to pester; (= bedrücken Sorgen) to beset; (= heimsuchen) to hauntsich in einer bedrängten Lage/in bedrängten Verhältnissen finden — to be in dire or desperate straits
die Bedrängten und Verzweifelten — people in distress and despair
* * ** * *be·drän·gen *vt1. (bestürmen)▪ jdn \bedrängen, etw zu tun to pressure [or BRIT a. pressurize] sb into doing sth; (belästigen) to badger [or pester] sb into doing sth2. (belasten)▪ jdn \bedrängen to burden sb* * *transitives Verb1) besiege <town, fortress, person>; put < opposing player> under pressurevom Feind bedrängt sein — be hard pressed by the enemy
in einer bedrängten Lage sein — be hard-pressed or in a difficult situation
2) (belästigen) pester* * *bedrängen v/t3. (Feind) harry4. (bedrücken) worry* * *transitives Verb1) besiege <town, fortress, person>; put < opposing player> under pressurein einer bedrängten Lage sein — be hard-pressed or in a difficult situation
2) (belästigen) pester* * *v.to beset v.to bulldoze v.to press hard expr.to throng v.
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