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1 bureau of the conference
Политика: президиумУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > bureau of the conference
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2 bureau of the conference
президиум конференции, президиум совещанияPolitics english-russian dictionary > bureau of the conference
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3 officers of the conference
Conf. bureau de la conférenceEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > officers of the conference
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4 Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law
Международные отношения: Постоянное бюро Гаагской конференции по международному частному правуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law
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n1) конференция; совещание2) совещание; консультация; обмен мнениями•to arrange a conference — организовывать конференцию / совещание
to be in conference — заседать; быть на совещании
to call a conference — созывать конференцию / совещание
to close a conference — закрывать конференцию / совещание
to conduct a conference — проводить конференцию / совещание
to convene conference — созывать конференцию / совещание
to cover a conference — освещать ход работы конференции / совещания
to draw up the final documents of the conference — выработать итоговые документы конференции / совещания
to host a conference — проводить конференцию / совещание в своей стране
to press for a conference — добиваться созыва конференции / совещания
to pursue a conference — проводить конференцию / совещание
to push for a conference — добиваться созыва конференции / совещания
to speak at a conference — выступать на конференции / совещании
to stay away from a conference — воздерживаться от участия в конференции; бойкотировать конференцию
to sum up the results of the conference — подводить итоги работы конференции / совещания
to summon a conference — созывать конференцию / совещание
to widen the scope of the conference — расширять круг вопросов, подлежащих обсуждению на конференции
- at the core of the conferenceto work for a conference — добиваться созыва конференции / совещания
- bureau of the conference
- clerk of the conference
- composition of the conference
- conduct of a conference
- conference of foreign ministers
- conference of plenipotentiaries
- constituent conference
- consultative conference
- developmental conference
- diplomatic conference
- disarmament conference
- economic conference
- extended conference
- extraordinary conference
- foreign minister conference
- founding conference
- heads of government conference
- high-level conference
- host-country for the conference
- human rights conference
- impact of the conference - international conference
- issues of the conference
- joint conference
- multilateral conference
- negotiating conference
- Non-Aligned Nations' Summit conference
- offices of the conference
- official journal of the conference
- official records of the conference
- online conference
- outcome of a conference
- party conference
- peace conference
- preliminary conference
- press conference
- regional conference
- resumption of the work of conference
- review conference
- round-table conference - summit conference
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officers of the conference / bureau of the conferenceРусско-английский справочник переводчика-международника > президиум
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9 international
прил.1) общ. международный; интернациональный (связанный с двумя или более странами, относящийся к нескольким странам, происходящий при участии нескольких стран или их представителей)international peace — международный мир, мир во всем мире
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adj.better.no hay nada mejor que… there's nothing better than…es mejor que no vengas it would be better if you didn't comeserá mejor que te calles you'd better shut up, I suggest you shut upadv.1 better.ahora veo mejor I can see better nowmejor no se lo digas it'd be better if you don't tell himmejor dicho (or) rathermejor que mejor so much the better2 best.el que la conoce mejor the one who knows her best* * *► adjetivo1 (comparativo) better2 (superlativo) best■ mi mejor amigo,-a my best friend► adverbio1 (comparativo) better2 (superlativo) best► nombre masculino,nombre femenino el/la mejor1 the best (one)\a lo mejor perhaps, maybeen el mejor de los casos at the very bestmejor dicho or rathermejor o peor one way or anothermejor que mejor so much the bettertanto mejor so much the better* * *1. adj.1) better2) best2. adv.1) better2) best3) rather•* * *1. ADJ1) [comparativo]a) (=más bueno) [resultado, producto] better; [calidad, oferta] better, higher•
y lo que es mejor — and even better, and better still•
mejor que algo — better than sthb) (=preferible)•
ser mejor — to be better2) [superlativo]a) [de dos] betterde estos dos refrescos, ¿cuál es el mejor? — which is the better (out) of these two drinks?
b) [de varios] [persona, producto] best; [calidad] top, highest; [oferta] highest, best¿quién es tu mejor amigo? — who is your best friend?
ser el mejor de la clase — to be the best in the class, be top of the class
un jamón de la mejor calidad — a top quality ham, a ham of the highest quality
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lo mejor — the bestos deseo (todo) lo mejor — I wish you all the best, my best wishes (to you)
lo mejor del caso es que... — the good thing is that..., the best part of it is that...
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tenéis que hacerlo lo mejor posible — you have to do the best you can, you have to do your bestpartir 1., 3)•
lo hice lo mejor que pude — I did it the best I could, I did it as well as I could2. ADV1) [comparativo de bien] better¿te sientes algo mejor? — do you feel any better?
¡pues si no quieres venir con nosotros, mejor! — well, if you don't want to come with us, so much the better!
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mejor dicho — or rather, or I should saylleva tres años en Inglaterra, o mejor dicho, en el Reino Unido — she's been in England, or rather o or I should say the United Kingdom, for three years
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mucho mejor — much better, a lot better *nunca•
mejor o peor, mejor o peor, ya saldremos adelante — for better or (for) worse, we'll come through this2) [superlativo de bien] best¿quién es el que lo hace mejor? — who does it best?
3) (=preferiblemente)mejor quedamos otro día — why don't we meet another day?, it'd be better if we met another day
tú, mejor te callas — * you'd better keep quiet *
cuanto 2., 2)mejor me voy — * I'd better go
4)• a lo mejor — maybe
a lo mejor viene mañana — he might come tomorrow, maybe he'll come tomorrow
-¿crees que lloverá hoy? -a lo mejor — "do you think it will rain today?" - "maybe" o "it might"
* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de bueno) <producto/profesor> better; < calidad> better, higher, superiorva a ser mejor que... — it's better if...
tanto mejor or mejor que mejor — so much the better
al final todo fue para mejor — it was all for o it all worked out for the best in the end
b) ( comparativo de bien) better2)a) ( superlativo de bueno) ( entre dos) better; ( entre varios) bestle deseo lo mejor — I wish you the very best o all the best
b) ( superlativo de bien)IIéste es el mejor — it's the best one o this one is the best
1)a) ( comparativo) betterb)mejor dicho: me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos y medio — she's two years older than me, or rather, two and a half
2)a) ( superlativo) bestlo hice lo mejor que pude — I did it as best I could o (frml) to the best of my ability
b)a lo mejor: a lo mejor este verano vamos a Italia — we may o might go to Italy this summer
3) (esp AmL) ( en sugerencias)IIImejor pídeselo tú — it would be better if you asked him
masculino y femenino* * *= advantageous, better, improved, increased, optimal, superior, top, top quality, high-end, best ever.Ex. Often it would be advantageous to be able to snap the camera and to look at the picture immediately.Ex. Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.Ex. The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilming.Ex. Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.Ex. The information manager supervises all services to ensure competitiveness, optimal staff deployment and attention to users.Ex. Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.Ex. ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.Ex. The quality of a university's research library may not be sufficient to attract top quality students.Ex. The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.Ex. The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.----* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* al mejor precio = at the best price.* al mejor precio posible = at the best possible price.* apreciar mejor = gain + an appreciation.* aprovechar mejor = make + the best use of.* aprovechar mejor el dinero = get + more for + Posesivo + money.* arreglárselas lo mejor posible = make + the best of things.* arreglarse lo mejor posible = look + Posesivo + best.* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.* aun mejor = better still.* ayudar a comprender mejor = offer + insights, improve + understanding, glean + insights, give + an insight into, provide + insight into, lend + understanding to.* ayudar a conocer mejor = advance + understanding.* ayudar a entender mejor = lend + understanding to.* bestseller de los mejores = runaway bestseller.* cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.* cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.* como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.* comprender mejor = gain + insight into, increase + understanding, gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding, gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.* con la mejor voluntad del mundo = in good faith.* con las mejores intenciones = best-intentioned.* conocer mejor = gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding.* cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo = on the upswing.* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.* cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.* dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.* dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* de la mejor manera posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* del mejor modo posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* de los mejores = high-end, as good as any, top-class.* de mejor manera = best.* demostrar ser mejor = prove + superior.* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.* el mejor = best of breed, the.* el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.* el mejor modo de = the best way of.* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.* el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.* empezar a jugar mejor = get back into + the game.* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.* en el mejor momento de Uno = at + Posesivo + (very) best.* en la mejor posición = best-positioned.* en las mejores condiciones posibles = in the best possible conditions.* en su mejor momento = at + Posesivo + peak.* entender mejor = gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.* estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.* estar mejor = be better off, be better served by.* funcionar mejor = work + best, do + best.* hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.* hacerlo lo mejor que uno pueda = do + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + best.* hacerlo mejor = do + a better job.* hacer lo mejor que Uno pued = give of + Posesivo + best.* hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda = put + Posesivo + best into.* hacer lo mejor que Uno puede = try + Posesivo + heart out.* hacer mejor = give + Nombre + an edge.* hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes.* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, go + great guns.* la mejor forma de hacer Algo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].* la mejor manera = how best.* la mejor manera de = the best way of.* la mejor oferta = the best deal.* la mejor opción = the best bet.* la mejor salida = the best way forward.* la mejor solución = the best way forward.* lo mejor = the top of the tree.* lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.* lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.* lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.* lo mejor de todo = best of all.* lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.* lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.* lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.* lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.* lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.* lo que es aun mejor = better still.* lo que es mejor aun = better still.* mejor amigo = best friend.* mejor aun = better still.* mejor compra = best buy.* mejor conservado = best-preserved.* mejor dicho = nay.* mejor diseñado = best-designed, best-laid, best-laid.* mejor, el = best, the.* mejor imposible = as good as it gets.* mejor intento = best stab, best shot.* mejor oferta = best buy.* mejor oferta, la = best value, the.* mejor pensado = best-laid.* mejor planeado = best-laid.* mejor que = in preference to.* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.* mejor sería que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.* mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.* mucho mejor = far better.* mucho mejor que = far superior to.* nada es mejor que = nothing beats....* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.* no estar en el mejor momento de Uno = be past + Posesivo + best.* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....* ocupar la mejor posición para = be in the best position to, be best positioned to, be the best placed to.* Oficina para el Mejor Comercio = Better Business Bureau.* o mejor dicho = or rather.* para un futuro mejor = for a better future.* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.* pastos mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.* persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* Posesivo + mejor amigo = Posesivo + best friend.* potenciar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.* que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.* sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* sacar el mejor partido de = get + the best out of.* sacar el mejor partido de Algo = make + the best use of, make + the best advantage of, make + the best possible use of.* sacar el mejor partido posible = get + the best of both worlds, get + the best of all worlds.* sacar mejor partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.* secreto mejor guardado = best kept secret.* sería mejor que + Imperfecto de Subjuntivo = had better + Infinitivo.* sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.* sería mejor que yo = I'd better [I had better].* ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.* ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.* ser mejor en = be better at.* ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.* ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.* tanto mejor = so much the better.* tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.* tener lo mejor de ambos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.* tener lo mejor de los dos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* tierras mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.* trabajar mejor = work + best.* una mejor ocasión = a better time.* un mejor momento = a better time.* vida mejor = better life.* y aun mejor = better yet.* y mejor aun = better yet.* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de bueno) <producto/profesor> better; < calidad> better, higher, superiorva a ser mejor que... — it's better if...
tanto mejor or mejor que mejor — so much the better
al final todo fue para mejor — it was all for o it all worked out for the best in the end
b) ( comparativo de bien) better2)a) ( superlativo de bueno) ( entre dos) better; ( entre varios) bestle deseo lo mejor — I wish you the very best o all the best
b) ( superlativo de bien)IIéste es el mejor — it's the best one o this one is the best
1)a) ( comparativo) betterb)mejor dicho: me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos y medio — she's two years older than me, or rather, two and a half
2)a) ( superlativo) bestlo hice lo mejor que pude — I did it as best I could o (frml) to the best of my ability
b)a lo mejor: a lo mejor este verano vamos a Italia — we may o might go to Italy this summer
3) (esp AmL) ( en sugerencias)IIImejor pídeselo tú — it would be better if you asked him
masculino y femenino* * *el mejor= best, theEx: This fact further reinforces the notion that Western Europeans 'civilized' the world in the best interests of us -- the majority -- all.
= advantageous, better, improved, increased, optimal, superior, top, top quality, high-end, best ever.Ex: Often it would be advantageous to be able to snap the camera and to look at the picture immediately.
Ex: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.Ex: The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilming.Ex: Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.Ex: The information manager supervises all services to ensure competitiveness, optimal staff deployment and attention to users.Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.Ex: ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.Ex: The quality of a university's research library may not be sufficient to attract top quality students.Ex: The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.Ex: The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* al mejor precio = at the best price.* al mejor precio posible = at the best possible price.* apreciar mejor = gain + an appreciation.* aprovechar mejor = make + the best use of.* aprovechar mejor el dinero = get + more for + Posesivo + money.* arreglárselas lo mejor posible = make + the best of things.* arreglarse lo mejor posible = look + Posesivo + best.* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.* aun mejor = better still.* ayudar a comprender mejor = offer + insights, improve + understanding, glean + insights, give + an insight into, provide + insight into, lend + understanding to.* ayudar a conocer mejor = advance + understanding.* ayudar a entender mejor = lend + understanding to.* bestseller de los mejores = runaway bestseller.* cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.* cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.* como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.* comprender mejor = gain + insight into, increase + understanding, gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding, gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.* con la mejor voluntad del mundo = in good faith.* con las mejores intenciones = best-intentioned.* conocer mejor = gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding.* cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo = on the upswing.* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.* cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.* dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.* dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* de la mejor manera posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* del mejor modo posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* de los mejores = high-end, as good as any, top-class.* de mejor manera = best.* demostrar ser mejor = prove + superior.* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.* el mejor = best of breed, the.* el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.* el mejor modo de = the best way of.* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.* el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.* empezar a jugar mejor = get back into + the game.* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.* en el mejor momento de Uno = at + Posesivo + (very) best.* en la mejor posición = best-positioned.* en las mejores condiciones posibles = in the best possible conditions.* en su mejor momento = at + Posesivo + peak.* entender mejor = gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.* estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.* estar mejor = be better off, be better served by.* funcionar mejor = work + best, do + best.* hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.* hacerlo lo mejor que uno pueda = do + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + best.* hacerlo mejor = do + a better job.* hacer lo mejor que Uno pued = give of + Posesivo + best.* hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda = put + Posesivo + best into.* hacer lo mejor que Uno puede = try + Posesivo + heart out.* hacer mejor = give + Nombre + an edge.* hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes.* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, go + great guns.* la mejor forma de hacer Algo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].* la mejor manera = how best.* la mejor manera de = the best way of.* la mejor oferta = the best deal.* la mejor opción = the best bet.* la mejor salida = the best way forward.* la mejor solución = the best way forward.* lo mejor = the top of the tree.* lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.* lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.* lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.* lo mejor de todo = best of all.* lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.* lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.* lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.* lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.* lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.* lo que es aun mejor = better still.* lo que es mejor aun = better still.* mejor amigo = best friend.* mejor aun = better still.* mejor compra = best buy.* mejor conservado = best-preserved.* mejor dicho = nay.* mejor diseñado = best-designed, best-laid, best-laid.* mejor, el = best, the.* mejor imposible = as good as it gets.* mejor intento = best stab, best shot.* mejor oferta = best buy.* mejor oferta, la = best value, the.* mejor pensado = best-laid.* mejor planeado = best-laid.* mejor que = in preference to.* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.* mejor sería que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.* mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.* mucho mejor = far better.* mucho mejor que = far superior to.* nada es mejor que = nothing beats....* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.* no estar en el mejor momento de Uno = be past + Posesivo + best.* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....* ocupar la mejor posición para = be in the best position to, be best positioned to, be the best placed to.* Oficina para el Mejor Comercio = Better Business Bureau.* o mejor dicho = or rather.* para un futuro mejor = for a better future.* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.* pastos mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.* persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* Posesivo + mejor amigo = Posesivo + best friend.* potenciar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.* que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.* sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* sacar el mejor partido de = get + the best out of.* sacar el mejor partido de Algo = make + the best use of, make + the best advantage of, make + the best possible use of.* sacar el mejor partido posible = get + the best of both worlds, get + the best of all worlds.* sacar mejor partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.* secreto mejor guardado = best kept secret.* sería mejor que + Imperfecto de Subjuntivo = had better + Infinitivo.* sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.* sería mejor que yo = I'd better [I had better].* ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.* ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.* ser mejor en = be better at.* ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.* ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.* tanto mejor = so much the better.* tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.* tener lo mejor de ambos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.* tener lo mejor de los dos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* tierras mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.* trabajar mejor = work + best.* una mejor ocasión = a better time.* un mejor momento = a better time.* vida mejor = better life.* y aun mejor = better yet.* y mejor aun = better yet.* * *Aresultó mejor que el otro/de lo que pensábamos it was better than the other one/than we expectedva a ser mejor que no nos veamos más it's better if we don't see each other anymorey si no quiere comer tanto mejor or mejor que mejor and if she doesn't want to eat, all the better o so much the bettercuanto más grande mejor the bigger the betteral final todo fue para mejor it was all o it all worked out for the best in the endme siento mejor que ayer I feel better than (I did) yesterdaysabe mucho mejor así it tastes much better like thatBes el mejor jugador del equipo he's the best player in the teammi mejor amiga my best friendproductos de la mejor calidad products of the highest qualityeste vino es de lo mejorcito que producen ( fam); this is one of their better wineslo mejor es que le digas la verdad the best thing (to do) is to tell her the truthle deseo lo mejor I wish you the very best o all the besthoy es el día en que la he encontrado mejor today is the best I've seen herla que está mejor de dinero the one who has most money o ( colloq) who's best offA1 (comparativo) betterluego lo pensé mejor y decidí aceptar then I thought better of it and decided to acceptpintas cada vez mejor your painting is getting better and better o is getting better all the time2mejor dicho: me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos años y medio she's two years older than me, sorry, two and a half o or rather, two and a half o no, two and a halfB1 (superlativo) bestéste es el lugar desde donde se ve mejor this is where you can see best (from)la versión mejor ambientada de la obra the best-staged production of the playlo hice lo mejor que pude I did it as well as I could, I did it as best I could o ( frml) to the best of my ability2a lo mejor: a lo mejor este verano vamos a Italia we may o might go to Italy this summera lo mejor no se han enterado they may o might not have heard, maybe o perhaps they haven't heardC( esp AmL) (en sugerencias): mejor lo dejamos para otro día why don't we leave it for another day?, I suggest we leave it o let's leave it for another daymejor me callo I think I'd better shut upel/la mejor (de dos) the better; (de varios) the bestse quedó con el mejor de los dos/de todos she kept the better of the two/the best one of all for herselfes la mejor de la clase she's the best in the class, she's top of the class* * *
mejor adjetivo
1a) ( comparativo de
‹ calidad› better, higher, superior;
cuanto más grande mejor the bigger the betterb) ( comparativo de
está mejor así it's better like this
2a) ( superlativo de
( entre varios) best;
productos de la mejor calidad products of the highest quality;
lo mejor es que se lo digas the best thing (to do) is to tell her;
le deseo lo mejor I wish you the very best o all the bestb) ( superlativo de◊ bien): la que está mejor de dinero the one who has the most money
■ adverbio
1 ( comparativo) better;
pintas cada vez mejor your painting is getting better and better;
me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos y medio she's two years older than me, or rather, two and a half
2 ( superlativo) best;
la versión mejor ambientada de la obra the best-staged production of the play;
lo hice lo mejor que pude I did it as best I could o (frml) to the best of my ability;
a lo mejor maybe, perhaps;
a lo mejor vamos a Italia we may o might go to Italy
3 (esp AmL) ( en sugerencias):
mejor me callo I think I'd better shut up
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino:◊ el/la mejor ( de dos) the better;
( de varios) the best;
mejor
I adjetivo
1 (comparativo de bueno) better: mi bolígrafo es mejor que el tuyo, my pen is better than yours
es mejor que confieses, you'd better confess
no hay nada mejor, there's nothing better
2 (superlativo de bueno) best
la mejor de la clase, the best in the class
lo mejor, the best thing
II adverbio
1 (comparativo de bien) better: canta mucho mejor, he sings much better
estamos mejor atendidos, we are better looked after
lo hace mejor que tú, she does it better than you do
2 (superlativo de bien) best: soy la que mejor lo hace, I'm the one who does it best
3 (antes, preferiblemente) mejor lo escribes, you'd better write it down
déjalo mejor para la tarde, it'd be better if you left it for the evening
♦ Locuciones: a lo mejor, maybe, perhaps, tanto mejor, so much the better
' mejor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bastante
- calaña
- caso
- concebir
- corta
- corto
- cuanta
- cuanto
- desear
- despersonalizada
- despersonalizado
- dicha
- dicho
- diplomacia
- don
- duda
- él
- embalarse
- flor
- gafar
- infinitamente
- ingeniar
- irse
- modestamente
- pegar
- pique
- postor
- postora
- premio
- que
- resbaladiza
- resbaladizo
- revolver
- según
- sentar
- sentirse
- superarse
- superior
- tanta
- tanto
- vaho
- vida
- voluntad
- alegrar
- caber
- cada
- camino
- casi
- como
- cuando
English:
acclaim
- acknowledge
- and
- any
- at
- attest
- awaken
- best
- better
- brand
- bust up
- but
- by
- change
- choose
- clean up
- dog
- ever
- eyesight
- far
- female
- few
- flagship
- gazump
- gazumping
- grade
- highlight
- institution
- job
- late
- laugh
- lion
- look up
- lot
- love
- male-dominated
- maybe
- mile
- more
- much
- next
- of
- off
- one-upmanship
- optimal
- out
- outdistance
- outmaneuver
- outmanoeuvre
- pain
* * *♦ adjella tiene una moto mucho mejor she has a much better motorbike;una televisión de mejor calidad a better-quality television;no hay nada mejor que… there's nothing better than…;es mejor que no vengas it would be better if you didn't come;será mejor que te calles you'd better shut up, I suggest you shut up;sería mejor que llamáramos a un médico we ought to call a doctor;2. [superlativo]el/la mejor… the best…;el mejor vino de todos/del mundo the best wine of all/in the world;un producto de la mejor calidad a top-quality product, a product of the highest quality;lo hice lo mejor que pude I did my best;es lo mejor que nos pudo ocurrir it was the best thing that could have happened to us;lo mejor es que nos marchemos it would be best if we left;te deseo lo mejor I wish you all the best;lo mejor fue que… the best thing was that…;a lo mejor maybe, perhaps;a lo mejor voy I may go♦ nmfel/la mejor (de) the best (in);el mejor de todos/del mundo the best of all/in the world;el mejor de los dos the better of the two;en el mejor de los casos at best;que gane el mejor may the best man win♦ advel inglés se me da mejor que el alemán I'm better at English than I am at German;lo haces cada vez mejor you're getting better and better at it;¿qué tal las vacaciones? – mejor imposible Br how were your holidays?, US how was your vacation? – couldn't have been any better;mejor me quedo I'd better stay;mejor no se lo digas it'd be better if you didn't tell him;mejor quedamos mañana it would be better if we met tomorrow;estar mejor [no tan malo] to feel better;[recuperado] to be better;nos va mejor con este gobierno we're better off under this government;me lo he pensado mejor I've thought better of it;mejor dicho (or) rather;mejor para ti/él/ etc so much the better;si tienen mucho dinero, mejor para ellos if they've got lots of money, so much the better;me han invitado a la ceremonia – mejor para ti I've been invited to the ceremony – good for you;mejor que mejor so much the better;tanto mejor so much the better2. [superlativo] best;el que la conoce mejor the one who knows her best;esto es lo que se me da mejor this is what I'm best at;los vinos mejor elaborados the finest wines;el personal mejor preparado the best-qualified staff* * *I adj1 comp better;está mejor that’s better;ir a mejor get better;tanto mejor all the better2 sup:el mejor the best;lo mejor the best thing;lo mejor posible as well as possible;dar lo mejor de sí mismo do one’s bestII:mejor para ti good for you;a lo mejor perhaps, maybe* * *mejor adv1) : betterCarla cocina mejor que Ana: Carla cooks better than Ana2) : bestella es la que lo hace mejor: she's the one who does it best3) : rathermejor morir que rendirme: I'd rather die than give up4) : it's better that...mejor te vas: you'd better go5)a lo mejor : maybe, perhapsmejor adja falta de algo mejor: for lack of something betterestá mucho mejor: he's much bettermi mejor amigo: my best friendduermo mejor en un clima seco: I sleep best in a dry climate5) preferible: preferable, better6)lo mejor : the best thing, the best part* * *mejor adj adv1. (comparativo) better2. (superlativo) best(es) mejor que... it's better... -
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Ⅰ.down1 [daʊn]en bas de ⇒ 1 (b) le long de ⇒ 1 (c) à travers ⇒ 1 (d) en bas ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) vers le bas ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c) en panne ⇒ 2 (h) déprimé ⇒ 3 (a) mettre à terre ⇒ 4 (a) descendre ⇒ 4 (b)∎ a line down the middle of the page une ligne verticale au milieu de la page;∎ to go down the steps/the escalator/the mountain descendre l'escalier/l'escalier mécanique/la montagne;∎ she fell down the stairs elle est tombée dans l'escalier;∎ tears ran down her face des larmes coulaient le long de son visage;∎ her hair hung down her back les cheveux lui tombaient dans le dos;∎ to go down the plughole passer par le trou (de l'évier/de la baignoire/ etc);∎ the rabbit disappeared back down its hole le lapin a redisparu dans son trou(b) (at lower level of) en bas de;∎ it's down the stairs c'est en bas de l'escalier;∎ to work down a mine travailler au fond d'une mine;∎ they live down the street ils habitent plus loin ou plus bas dans la rue∎ he walked down the street il a descendu la rue;∎ look down the corridor regardez le long du couloir;∎ down the side of his trousers/the box le long de son pantalon/de la boîte∎ down (through) the ages à travers les âges∎ they went down the shops ils sont partis faire des courses2 adverb(a) (downwards) vers le bas, en bas;∎ down! (to dog) couché!, bas les pattes!;∎ down and down de plus en plus bas;∎ to come or go down descendre;∎ my trousers keep slipping down mon pantalon n'arrête pas de descendre ou tomber(b) (on lower level) en bas;∎ down at the bottom of the hill/page en bas de la colline/de la page;∎ down there là-bas;∎ I'm down here je suis ici en bas;∎ she lives three floors down elle habite trois étages plus bas;∎ his office is three doors down on the left (along passage) son bureau est trois portes plus loin sur la gauche;∎ the blinds are down les stores sont baissés;∎ the river is down la rivière est basse;∎ I'll be down in a minute (downstairs) je descends dans un instant;∎ they aren't down yet ils ne sont pas encore descendus; (on the ground or floor) à terre;∎ he was down for a count of eight il est resté à terre le temps de compter jusqu'à huit(c) (facing downwards) vers le bas, dessous;∎ he was lying face down il était couché sur le ventre;∎ smooth side down le côté lisse dessous(d) (reduced, lower)∎ prices are down les prix ont baissé;∎ Finance the pound is down two cents against the dollar la livre a baissé de deux cents par rapport au dollar(e) (below expected, desired level)∎ the cashier is £10 down il manque 10 livres au caissier;∎ bookings are down on last week's les réservations sont en baisse par rapport à la semaine dernière;∎ Football we were two goals down at half-time on avait deux buts de retard à la mi-temps∎ get it down in writing or on paper mettez-le par écrit;∎ it's down in my diary/on the calendar c'est dans mon agenda/sur le calendrier;∎ he's down to speak at the conference il est inscrit en tant qu'intervenant à la conférence(g) (from city, the north)∎ she came down from Berlin elle est arrivée de Berlin;∎ we're going down south nous descendons vers le sud;∎ they're going down to the coast ils descendent sur la côte;∎ American to go down East aller au nord-est de la Nouvelle-Angleterre;∎ British University she came down from Oxford (on vacation) elle est descendue d'Oxford; (graduated) elle est sortie d'Oxford;∎ familiar to go/to live down under (gen) aller/vivre aux antipodes□ ; (to Australia) aller/vivre en Australie□ ; (to New Zealand) aller/vivre en Nouvelle-Zélande□(h) (out of action → machine, computer) en panne;∎ the wires are down les lignes sont coupées;∎ the computer has gone down l'ordinateur est tombé en panne∎ he paid or put £5 down (whole amount) il a payé 5 livres comptant; (as deposit) il a versé (un acompte de) 5 livres;∎ 5 down and 3 to go ça fait 5, il en reste 3∎ he's (gone) down with flu il est au lit avec la grippe∎ to be down on sb être monté contre qn□ ;∎ down with…! à bas…!;∎ down with the system! à bas le système!;∎ down with it! (of medicine etc) avalez!(a) (depressed) déprimé, malheureux;∎ to feel down avoir le cafard(c) (elevator) qui descend∎ to be down on sb être dur ou sévère avec qn∎ the pilot downed two enemy aircraft le pilote a descendu deux avions ennemis∎ he downed three beers il a descendu trois bières5 noun(b) (in American football) = chacune des quatre tentatives pour avancer d'au moins 10 yards, au football américain;∎ first down premier "down"∎ to have a down on sb avoir une dent contre qn∎ she's down for physics elle est inscrite au cours de physique;∎ they've got me down for the 200m hurdles ils m'ont inscrit au 200m haies;∎ the meeting is down for today la réunion est prévue pour aujourd'hui(a) (through to and including) jusqu'à;∎ down to the smallest details jusqu'aux moindres détails;∎ she sold everything right down to the house elle a tout vendu, y compris la maison;∎ from the richest down to the poorest du plus riche (jusqu') au plus pauvre;∎ from the boss down to the office boy depuis le patron jusqu'au garçon de bureau;∎ from the Middle Ages down to the present du ou depuis le Moyen Âge jusqu'à nos jours∎ I'm down to my last pound il ne me reste qu'une livre;∎ the team was down to 10 men l'équipe était réduite à 10 hommes∎ it's down to you now c'est à toi de jouer maintenant;∎ any breakages will be down to you si vous cassez quelque chose, c'est vous qui paierez les dégâts►► Computing down arrow flèche f vers le bas;Computing down arrow key touche f de déplacement vers le bas;Finance down payment acompte m;∎ to make a down payment on sth verser un acompte pour qch;∎ he made a down payment of £500 il a versé un acompte de 500 livresⅡ.down2(a) (on bird, person, plant, fruit) duvet m -
12 savoir
savoir [savwaʀ]➭ TABLE 321. transitive verba. to know• je ne savais quoi or que dire/faire I didn't know what to say/do• oui, je (le) sais yes, I know• je crois savoir que... I believe that...• il ment -- qu'en savez-vous ? he is lying -- how do you know?• il nous a fait savoir que... he let us know that...• tu en sais, des choses (inf) you certainly know a thing or two, don't you!• qui sait ? who knows?• tu veux celui-ci ou celui-là, faudrait savoir ! (inf) do you want this one or that one, make up your mind, will you?• je sais bien, mais... I know, but...• il y a je ne sais combien de temps qu'il ne l'a vue I don't know how long it is since he last saw herb. (avec infinitif) ( = être capable de) to know how to• sans le savoir ( = sans s'en rendre compte) without knowing ; ( = sans le faire exprès) unwittingly2. masculine noun* * *
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1. savwaʀ1) ( connaître) to know [vérité, réponse]elle en sait plus/moins que moi — she knows more/less about it than I do
va or allez savoir!, qui sait! — who knows!
est-ce que je sais, moi! — how should I know!
reste à savoir si — it remains to be seen if ou whether
ne savoir que faire pour... — to be at a loss as to how to...
on croit savoir qu'elle est à Paris — she is understood ou thought to be in Paris
sache qu'il t'a menti — I'm telling you, he was lying
la personne que vous savez, qui vous savez — you-know-who
tu viens ou pas, il faudrait savoir! — are you coming or not? make your mind up!
si tu savais or tu ne peux pas savoir comme je suis content! — you can't imagine how happy I am!
2) ( être capable de)savoir faire — to be able to do, to know how to do
je sais conduire/nager/taper à la machine — I can drive/swim/type
3) Belgicisme ( pouvoir)
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se savoir verbe pronominal1) ( être connu)2) ( être conscient d'être)
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à savoir locution adverbiale that is to say••
II savwaʀnom masculin1) ( érudition) learning2) ( science) knowledge3) ( culture) body of knowledge* * *savwaʀ1. vt1) (avoir connaissance de) to knowJe ne sais pas où il est allé. — I don't know where he's gone.
Nous ne savons pas s'il est bien arrivé. — We don't know if he's arrived safely.
Tu savais que Canberra était la capitale de l'Australie? — Did you know that Canberra was the capital of Australia?
Il ne sait pas ce qu'il va faire ce week-end. — He doesn't know what he's going to do this weekend.
je crois savoir que... — I believe that...
faire savoir qch à qn — to inform sb about sth, to let sb know sth
sans le savoir — unknowingly, unwittingly
2) (= être capable de)3) (= imaginer)il est petit: tu ne peux pas savoir! — you won't believe how small he is!
2. nm* * *savoir verb table: savoirA nm1 ( érudition) learning ¢; le savoir désintéressé learning for its own sake; un grand savoir great learning;2 ( science) knowledge ¢; le savoir médical medical knowledge; le savoir et l'expérience knowledge and experience; les savoirs et les savoir-faire knowledge and know-how;3 ( culture) body ¢ of knowledge; transmettre un savoir to pass on a body of knowledge.B vtr1 ( connaître) to know [vérité, réponse]; savoir son texte to know one's lines; savoir qch par cœur to know sth by heart; savoir que to know (that); je sais qu'elle est pauvre I know she's poor; vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que you are no doubt aware that; elle sait bien que she knows very well (that); je la savais triste I knew she was miserable; savoir quand/pourquoi to know when/why; savoir qui/ce que to know who/what; savoir combien il est difficile de faire to know how difficult it is to do; on ne sait où elle est nobody knows where she is; tu sais ce que tu veux, ou non? do you know what you want or don't you?; ne l'écoute pas, elle ne sait plus ce qu'elle dit take no notice, she doesn't know what she's saying; savoir qch sur qn to know sth about sb; ne rien savoir de qch to know nothing about sth; il ne sait rien de or sur moi he doesn't know anything about me, he knows nothing about me; elle en sait plus/moins que moi she knows more/less about it than I do; il n'en saura rien he'll never know (about it); je n'en sais rien I don't know; la douleur, elle en sait quelque chose she knows what pain is; c'est vrai, tu sais that's true, you know; va or allez savoir!, qui sait! who knows!; on ne sait jamais you never know; si seulement j'avais su if only I'd known; je (le) sais bien I know; est-ce que je sais, moi! how should I know!; il est parti pour la raison que tu sais you know very well why he left; elle n'a rien voulu savoir she just didn't want to know; fais-moi savoir si let me know if; parler sans savoir to talk about things one knows nothing about; sans le savoir without knowing (it); c'est faux, (pour autant) que je sache as far as I know, it's not true; pas que je sache not as far as I know; elle a fait savoir que she let it be known that; elle nous a fait savoir que she informed us that; je ne veux pas le savoir I don't want to know; comment l'as-tu su? how did you find out?; je l'ai su par elle she told me about it; savoir le chinois to know Chinese; bien savoir le japonais to have a good knowledge of Japanese; quelque chose qu'il sait être douloureux something he knows is painful ou to be painful; on la savait riche she was known to be rich; reste à savoir si it remains to be seen if ou whether; ne savoir que faire pour… to be at a loss as to how to…; on croit savoir qu'elle est à Paris she is understood ou thought to be in Paris; on ne leur savait pas d'ennemis they had no known enemies; sachant que given that; sache qu'il t'a menti/que j'avais raison I'm telling you, he was lying/I was right; sachez que fumer est interdit dans le bureau you should know that smoking is forbidden in the office; il a menti, et que sais-je encore! he told lies, and goodness knows GB ou who knows what else!; la personne que vous savez, qui vous savez you-know-who; je ne sais quel journaliste some journalist or other; je ne sais qui somebody or other; tu viens ou pas, il faudrait savoir! are you coming or not? make your mind up!; on va avoir une augmentation ou pas, il faudrait savoir! are we getting more money or not? let's get it straight!; elle a je ne sais combien de tableaux she's got who knows how many pictures; si tu savais or tu ne peux pas savoir comme je suis content! you can't imagine how happy I am!; tu en sais des choses! you really know a thing or two!; ⇒ vieillesse;2 ( être capable de) savoir faire to be able to do, to know how to do; savoir comment faire to know how to do; je sais conduire/nager/taper à la machine I can drive/swim/type; je sais parler espagnol I can speak Spanish; il ne sait pas dire non he can't say no; savoir pardonner to be able to forgive; savoir écouter to be a good listener; elle sait bien/mal expliquer she's good/bad at explaining things; il a su nous parler he was able to talk to us; il a su la comprendre he understood her; on ne saurait tout prévoir one cannot foresee everything; je ne saurais vous dire pourquoi I really can't say why; on ne saurait mieux dire I couldn't have put it better myself; elle sait y faire avec les enfants she's good with children; elle sait y faire avec les hommes she knows how to handle men; il pleurait tout ce qu'il savait he cried and cried;3 Belg ( pouvoir) je ne sais pas soulever la valise I can't lift the suitcase; on ne sait pas savoir ce qui va se passer it's impossible to know what will happen.C se savoir vpr1 ( être connu) ça se saurait people would know about that; à la campagne, tout se sait in the country, people get to know all that goes on; tout se sait ici people get to know everything in this place; cela a fini par se savoir word got around, it got out in the end; ça s'est su tout de suite word immediately got around;2 ( être conscient d'être) se savoir aimé to know one is loved; se savoir perdu to know one is done for.D v impers ( pouvoir) il ne saurait en être question it's completely out of the question; il ne saurait y avoir de démocratie sans égalité there can be no democracy without equality.E à savoir loc adv that is to say; dans deux jours, à savoir lundi in two days, that is to say on Monday.ne pas savoir où donner de la tête not to know whether one is coming or going; et Dieu or Diable sait quoi! and God knows what else!I[savwar] nom masculinII[savwar] verbe transitif1. [connaître - donnée, réponse, situation] to knowque savez-vous de lui? what do you know about ou of him?on le savait malade we knew ou we were aware (that) he was illje ne te savais pas si susceptible I didn't know ou I didn't realize ou I never thought you were so touchy2. [être informé de]que va-t-il arriver à Tintin? pour le savoir, lisez notre prochain numéro! what's in store for Tintin? find out in our next issue!pour en savoir plus, composez le 34 15 for more information ou (if you want) to know more, phone 34 15ce n'est pas elle qui l'a dénoncé — qu'en savez-vous? she wasn't the one who turned him in — what do you know about it ou how do you know?il est venu ici, mais personne n'en a rien su he came here, but nobody found out about iten savoir long sur quelqu'un/quelque chose to know a great deal about somebody/somethingoh oui ça fait mal, j'en sais quelque chose! yes, it's very painful, I can tell you!il n'aime pas les cafardeurs — tu dois en savoir quelque chose! he doesn't like sneaks — you'd know all about that!je crois savoir qu'ils ont annulé la conférence I have reason ou I'm led to believe that they called off the conferencetout le monde sait que... it's a well-known fact ou everybody knows that...je ne sais combien, on ne sait combien [d'argent] who knows how muchje ne sais comment, on ne sait comment God knows howje ne sais où, on ne sait où God knows whereje ne sais quel/quelle some... or othersans trop savoir quoi faire [attendre, marcher] aimlesslyje ne sais qui, on ne sait qui somebody or otheril vendait des tapis, des bracelets et que sais-je encore he was selling carpets, bracelets and goodness/God knows what elseoui, oui, je sais! yes, yes, I'm aware of that ou I know ou I realize!où est-elle? — est-ce que je sais, moi? (familier) where is she? — search me ou don't ask me ou how should I know?si j'avais su, je ne t'aurais rien dit if I'd known, I wouldn't have said a word (to you)je ne sache pas qu'on ait modifié le calendrier (soutenu & humoristique) , on n'a pas modifié le calendrier, que je sache the calendar hasn't been altered that I know of ou as far as I knowje n'en sais trop rien I'm not too sure, I don't really knowcomment savoir? how can you tell ou know?on ne sait jamais, sait-on jamais you never know4. [apprendre]on a fini par savoir qu'un des ministres était compromis it finally leaked out that one of the ministers was compromisedfaire savoir quelque chose à quelqu'un to inform somebody ou to let somebody know of somethingsi elle arrive, faites-le moi savoir if she comes, let me knowsavoir faire quelque chose to know how to ou to be able to do somethingtu sais plonger/conduire? can you dive/drive?il ne sait pas/sait bien faire la cuisine he's a bad/good cooksi je sais bien compter/lire if I count/read rightil sait parler/vendre he's a good talker/salesmanquand on lui a demandé qui était président à l'époque, il n'a pas su répondre when asked who was President at the time, he didn't know (what the answer was)elle ne sait pas se reposer [elle travaille trop] she doesn't know when to stopil a su rester jeune/modeste he's managed to remain young/modestsavoir s'y prendre: savoir s'y prendre avec les enfants to know how to handle children, to be good with childrensavoir y faire: laisse-moi découper le poulet, tu ne sais pas y faire let me carve the chicken, you don't know how to do iton ne saurait être plus aimable/déplaisant you couldn't be nicer/more unpleasantsachez-le bien make no ou let there be no mistake about thisil faut savoir que le parti n'a pas toujours suivi Staline you've got to remember that the Party didn't always toe the Stalinist linesache qu'en fait, c'était son idée you should know that in fact, it was his ideaa. [à cause d'un choc, de la vieillesse] she's become confusedb. [sous l'effet de la colère] she's beside herself (with anger)il est tellement soûl qu'il ne sait plus ce qu'il dit he's so drunk he doesn't know what he's sayingtu ne sais pas ce que tu veux/dis you don't know what you want/what you're talking about8. [imaginer]ne (plus) savoir que ou quoi faire to be at a loss as to what to do, not to know what to doil ne sait plus quoi faire pour se rendre intéressant he'd stop at nothing ou there's nothing he wouldn't do to attract attention to himselfje ne savais plus où me mettre ou me fourrer (familier) [de honte] I didn't know where to put myself9. (Belgique)il ne sait pas venir demain [il ne peut pas venir demain] he can't make it tomorrowses résultats ne sont pas brillants, savez-vous? [n'est-ce pas] his results aren't very good, are they ou am I right?10. [pour prendre l'interlocuteur à témoin]ce n'est pas toujours facile, tu sais! it's not always easy, you know!tu sais, je ne crois pas à ses promesses to tell you the truth, I don't believe in her promisestu sais que tu commences à m'énerver? (familier) you're getting on my nerves, you know that ou d'you know that?————————[savwar] adverbe————————se savoir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)[nouvelle] to become knownje ne veux pas que ça se sache I don't want it to be publicized ou to get aroundcela ou ça (familier) se saurait : ça se saurait s'il était si doué que ça (familier) if he was that good, you'd know about it————————se savoir verbe pronominal intransitif[personne]————————à savoir locution adverbialeson principal prédateur, à savoir le renard its most important predator, namely the fox————————à savoir que locution conjonctivemeaning ou to the effect that (soutenu)il nous a donné sa réponse, à savoir qu'il accepte he's given us his answer, that is, he accepts ou to the effect that he accepts————————savoir si locution conjonctive -
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n чиновник, посадова особа; службовець, співробітник (уста нови)- administrative officer адміністративний службовець- cabinet officer член уряду- certifying officer особа/ співробітник, що завіряє документ- chief administrative officer головна посадова особа- commanding officer командуючий офіцер, вища посадова особа- conference officer завідуючий секретаріатом конференції/ наради- consular officer консульський працівник- custom-house officer митний чиновник- customs officer митний чиновник- diplomatic officer дипломатичний чиновник- document officer співробітник з оформлення документів (в ООН тощо)- extraordinary diplomatic officer повноважний дипломатичний представник/ агент- ordinary diplomatic officer звичайний дипломатичний представник/ агент- press-officer чиновник, відповідальний за зв'язки з пресою- officers of the Bureau Президія- officers of the Committee посадові особи комітету/ комісії- officers of the conference посадові особи конференції- officer of state державна посадова особа- senior officers of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs старші співробітники Міністерства закордонних справ -
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орг.межд. эк. Панамериканский союз (учрежден как постоянный секретариат Международного союза американских республик (International Union of American Republics), решение о создании которого с целью содействия международному сотрудничеству было принято рядом стран на Первой международной конференции американских государств (First International Conference of American States), проводившейся в 1889-1990 гг.; первоначально назывался Коммерческим бюро Американских республик (Commercial Bureau of the American Republics), в 1902 г. переименован в Международное коммерческое бюро (International Commercial Bureau), текущее название получил в 1910 г.; после создания в 1948 г. Организации американских государств выполняет роль ее центрального постоянного органа; в 1970 г. переименован в Генеральный секретариат ОАГ)See: -
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сохранить место в парламенте — to hold / to keep a seat in parliament
двухпалатный парламент — parliament of two chambers, two-chamber parliament
Конференция президентов Европейского парламента — Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament
однопалатный парламент — one-chamber / unicameral parliament
акты парламента — Acts of Parliament (Великобритания)
член парламента — parliamentary, parliamentarian, member of parliament; (Великобритания) MP
быть членом парламента — to have a seat in Parliament, to sit in Parliament
стать членом парламента — to enter the House (Великобритания)
группа членов парламент а, настаивающих на более решительных действиях со стороны своей партии — ginger group
член парламент а, не живущий в представляемом округе или переехавший туда по политическим соображениям (Великобритания) — carpetbeggar
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17 Постоянное бюро Гаагской конференции по международному частному праву
International relations: Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International LawУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Постоянное бюро Гаагской конференции по международному частному праву
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tenir [t(ə)niʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 22━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque tenir fait partie d'une locution comme tenir compagnie, tenir chaud, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <b. ( = maintenir dans un certain état) to keepc. ( = gérer) [+ hôtel, magasin, comptes, maison, ménage] to keepd. ( = détenir) to have• si je le tenais ! just let me get my hands on him!• parfait, je tiens mon article great, now I have my article• qu'est-ce qu'il tient ! (inf) ( = il est ivre) he's plastered (inf!) ; ( = il est idiot) he's such an idiot!e. ( = contrôler) [+ enfant, classe] to have under controlf. ( = organiser) [+ séance, réunion, conférence] to hold• il tenait sa droite [conducteur] he was keeping to the righth. ( = contenir) [récipient] to hold• avec tout ce travail, est-ce qu'il pourra tenir le coup ? with all that work will he be able to cope?j. ( = respecter) [+ promesse, pari, planning] to keep tok. (locutions)► tenir qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to regard sb/sth as• elle le tient pour responsable de l'accident she holds him responsible for the accident► tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb• tiens, voilà mon frère ! oh, there's my brother!• tiens, tiens ! well, well!2. <a. ( = rester en place) [objet fixe, nœud, clou] to hold ; [objets empilés, échafaudage] to stay up• la branche est cassée mais elle tient encore the branch is broken but it's still attached to the treeb. ( = durer) [accord, beau temps, coiffure] to hold ; [couleur] to be fast ; [mariage, fleurs] to last• ça tient toujours, notre pique-nique ? (inf) is our picnic still on?c. ( = résister) to hold out• il fait trop chaud, on ne tient plus ici it's too hot - we can't stand it here any longer• à cette table, on peut tenir à huit this table can seat eight3. <• tenir à ( = être attaché à) [+ réputation, opinion de qn] to care about ; [+ objet, personne] to be fond of ; ( = avoir pour cause) to be due to• tu veux aller au cinéma ? -- je n'y tiens pas do you want to go to the cinema? -- not particularly• il tient à ce que nous sachions... he is anxious that we should know...• tu viens avec nous ? -- si tu y tiens are you coming with us? -- if you really want me to• à quoi ça tient ? why is that?• tenir de ( = ressembler à) [+ parent] to take after4. <( = dépendre de) to depend► qu'à cela ne tienne ! no problem!5. <b. ( = être dans une position) se tenir debout to be standing up• redresse-toi, tu te tiens mal stand up straight, you're slouchingc. ( = se conduire) to behave• il n'a qu'à bien se tenir ! he'd better behave himself!d. ( = avoir lieu) [conférence, réunion] to be held ; [festival] to take placee. ( = être cohérent) [raisonnement] to hold togetherf. (locutions)► tiens-toi bien ! wait till you hear the next bit!• tu sais combien elle a gagné ? tiens-toi bien: 3 millions ! do you know how much she won? you won't believe it! - 3 million!► s'en tenir à ( = se limiter à) to confine o.s. to ; ( = se satisfaire de) to content o.s. with• je sais à quoi m'en tenir sur son compte I know the sort of man he is► se tenir pour ( = se considérer comme)• tenez-vous-le pour dit ! (avertissement) you've been warned!* * *təniʀ
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1) ( serrer) to holdtiens! — ( voici) here you are!; ( écoute-moi) look!
tiens! c'est pour toi — ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!
2) ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [somebody] under control3) Armée to hold4) ( avoir attrapé) to holdje te tiens! — I've caught ou got you!
pendant que je te tiens — fig whilst I've got you
tenir une grippe — (colloq) to have flu GB ou the flu US
5) ( posséder) to have [renseignements]6) ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi]; to run [boutique, maison, journal]; to be in charge of [standard, bureau d'accueil]7) ( garder) to keep‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ — ‘keep out of reach of children’
tenir une note — Musique to hold a note
8) ( conserver une position)9) ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]10) ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]11) ( résister)tenir la mer — [navire] to be seaworthy
tenir le coup — (physiquement, moralement) to hold out
tenir le choc — [matériel] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain
12) ( contenir) to hold [quantité, litres]13) ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]14) ( considérer)tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour responsable — to hold somebody/something responsible
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tenir à verbe transitif indirecttenir à — to be fond of, to like
tenir à sa réputation/à la vie — to value one's reputation/one's life
2) ( vouloir)3) ( être dû à)
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tenir de verbe transitif indirect1) ( ressembler à)il a de qui tenir — (colloq) you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from
2) ( s'apparenter à)
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verbe intransitif1) ( rester en place) [attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick (à to); [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in2) ( résister)tenir (bon) — ( surmonter les conditions) to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on; Armée to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on
tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion — to last without cigarettes till the end of the meeting
il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne — (colloq) there's no question of watching television
3) ( durer)la couleur n'a pas tenu — the colour [BrE] has faded
4) ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; [alibi] to stand up5) ( être contenu) [personnes, objets] to fit ( dans into)tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur — to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough ( dans for)
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se tenir verbe pronominal1) ( soi-même) to hold2) ( l'un l'autre)3) ( s'accrocher) to hold ontiens-toi or tenez-vous bien — (colloq) fig prepare yourself for a shock
4) ( demeurer)se tenir accroupi/allongé — to be squatting/stretched out
se tenir tranquille — ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself
se tenir immobile — ( debout) to stand still
5) ( se comporter) to behave6) ( avoir une posture)se tenir bien/mal — to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture
tiens-toi droit! — ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!
7) ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held8) ( être liés) [événements] to fit together9) ( être cohérent) [raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together10) ( se considérer)tenez-vous le pour dit! — (colloq) I don't want to have to tell you again!
11) ( être fidèle)12) ( se limiter)
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verbe impersonnel
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tiens exclamation oh!tiens (donc), vous voilà! — oh, there you are!
tiens, vous croyez? — do you think so?
tiens donc! — iron fancy that!
tiens tiens (tiens)! — well, well!
* * *t(ə)niʀ1. vt1) (avec sa main) to holdTu peux tenir la lampe, s'il te plaît? — Can you hold the torch, please?
Il tenait un enfant par la main. — He was holding a child by the hand.
2) (= gérer) [magasin, hôtel] to run3) [promesse, engagement] to keep4) (= considérer)5) (= occuper)6) (= résister à)7) (= garder, maintenir)Tenez votre chien en laisse. — Keep your dog on the lead.
8) (= avoir reçu)tenir qch de qn [histoire] — to have heard sth from sb, [qualité, défaut] to have inherited sth from sb, to have got sth from sb
2. vi1) (= ne pas se défaire) [noeud, joint] to hold2) (= ne pas disparaître) [neige, gel] to last3) (= résister) (= survivre) to survivetiens, voilà le stylo! — there's the pen!
5) (exclamatif)Tiens, c'est Alain là-bas! — Look, that's Alain over there!
6)tenir à [ami, objet] — to be attached to, to care for
Il tient beaucoup à elle. — He's very attached to her., (= avoir pour cause) to be due to, to stem from, (= dépendre de)
tenir à faire — to really want to do, to be determined to do
Elle tient à y aller. — She's determined to go.
7)tenir de (= relever de) — to partake of, (= ressembler à) to take after
Il tient de son père. — He takes after his father.
* * *tenir verb table: venirA vtr1 ( serrer) to hold [objet, personne, animal]; tiens-moi ça hold this (for me); tiens-moi hold me; tiens-moi la main hold my hand; tenir qn par la main/le bras to hold sb's hand/arm; tenir un enfant contre sa poitrine to hold a child to one's breast; tenir qch à la main/dans ses mains to hold sth in one's hand/in one's hands; tenir un couteau par le manche to hold a knife by the handle; tenir la rampe to hold onto the banister; tenir son chien to hold one's dog; tenir fermement qch to hold sth firmly ou tightly; tenir qch serré sous le bras to hold sth firmly ou tightly under one's arm; tiens!, tenez! ( voici) here you are!; ( écoutez-moi) look!; tiens! c'est pour toi ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!; si je le tenais! if I could get or lay my hands on him!; bien tenir to hold on to [portefeuille, chien]; faire tenir une lettre/un message à qn† to dispatch a letter/a message to sb; ⇒ deux;2 ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [sb] under control [élèves, enfants]; tenir sa classe to control one's class well; tenir son cheval Équit to keep one's horse well in hand; il nous tient he's got a hold on us;3 Mil (occuper, contrôler) to hold [colline, pont, ville]; tenir la première place Sport to be in first place;4 ( avoir attrapé) to hold [animal, coupable, meurtrier]; je te tiens! I've caught ou got you!; pendant que je te tiens fig whilst I've got you; tenir une grippe○ to have flu GB ou the flu US;5 ( posséder) to have [preuves, renseignements]; il tient le sujet de son prochain roman he's got the subject of his next novel; tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb [trait physique, caractère, information]; il tient ses yeux bleus de son père he gets his blue eyes from his father; il tient ses informations d'un ami he got his information from a friend; je tiens cette nouvelle de Paul I got this news from Paul; d'où or de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? where did you get that information?; d'où tenez-vous cette certitude? what makes you so certain?; elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère she inherited her jewels from her mother;6 ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi, poste, assemblée]; to run [café, boutique, maison, journal, municipalité]; to be in charge of, to be on duty on [standard, bureau d'accueil]; bien tenir sa maison to keep one's house spick and span; tenir la comptabilité to keep the books;7 ( garder) to keep; tenir qn occupé to keep sb busy; tenir sa chambre propre to keep one's room tidy; tenir les aliments au frais to keep food in a cool place; ‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ ‘keep out of reach of children’; tenir un accord secret to keep an agreement secret; tenir la porte fermée to keep the door closed; tenir une note Mus to hold a note; tenir un article† to carry an item; tenir les cours† Fin to maintain prices;8 ( conserver une position) tenir sa tête droite/immobile to hold one's head upright/still; tenir les bras écartés to hold one's arms apart; tenir les mains/les bras en l'air to hold up one's hands/one's arms; tenir les yeux ouverts/baissés to keep one's eyes open/lowered; tenir les poings serrés to keep one's fists clenched;9 ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]; tenir la porte fermée avec son pied to hold the door shut with one's foot;10 ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]; to keep [rythme] ; tenir sa droite/sa gauche to keep to the right/to the left; tenir le large to stay in open waters;11 ( résister) ne pas tenir la comparaison not to bear comparison; tenir l'eau to be waterproof; tenir la mer [navire] to be seaworthy; tenir le coup (physiquement, moralement) to hold out; tenir le choc lit [matériel, appareil, verre] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain;12 ( contenir) to hold [quantité]; tenir vingt litres to hold twenty litresGB; ma voiture ne tient que deux personnes there's room for only two people in my car;13 ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, place, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]; tenir peu de place not to take up much room; tenir la place de deux personnes to take up as much room as two people; le monument tient le centre de la place the monument stands in the centreGB of the square;14 ( considérer) tenir qch pour sacré to hold sth sacred; tenir qn pour responsable to hold sb responsible; je le tiens pour un lâche I consider him (to be) a coward; je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts I consider my information to be correct; tenir qn pour mort to give sb up for dead; tenir pour certain que to regard it as certain that.B tenir à vtr ind1 ( avoir de l'attachement pour) tenir à to be fond of, to like [personne, objet]; tenir à sa réputation/à la vie to value one's reputation/one's life; il tient à son argent he can't bear to be parted from his money; tenir à son indépendance to like one's independence; tenir au corps [aliment] to be nourishing;2 ( vouloir) j'y tiens I insist; si vous y tenez if you insist; tenir à faire to want to do; elle tient à vous parler she insists on speaking to you; je ne tiens pas à faire I'd rather not do; tenir à ce que qn fasse to insist that sb should do; je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle fasse I'd rather she didn't do; je tiens beaucoup à la revoir I'd really like to see her again; il tient à rentrer avant la nuit he's anxious to get home before dark; nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt you really must come to dinner soon; ne reste pas si tu n'y tiens pas don't stay if you don't want to;3 ( être dû à) tenir à to be due to; la mauvaise récolte tient au manque d'eau the poor harvest is due to a lack of water; tes erreurs tiennent à ton inexpérience your mistakes are due to your lack of experience.C tenir de vtr ind1 ( ressembler à) tenir de to take after; tenir de sa mère/son père to take after one's mother/one's father; il a de qui tenir○ you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from; de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? where does she get her nastiness from?;D vi1 ( rester en place) [clou, attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick; [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in; tenir au mur avec de la colle/des épingles ( adhérer) to stick to the wall with glue/pins; tenir sur une jambe/un pied to stand on one leg/one foot; ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds these shoes won't stay on my feet;2 ( résister) tenir (bon) ( surmonter les conditions) [personne, matériel] to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on, to hold out; Mil to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on; tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to last ou go without cigarettes till the end of the meeting; tenir jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to hold out until the end of the meeting; tenir économiquement to hold ou last out in economic terms; j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) I hope my car will last out; on a voulu me renvoyer mais j'ai tenu (bon) they wanted to fire me but I hung on; je ne peux plus (y) tenir I can't stand it any longer; il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne○ there's no question of watching television;3 ( durer) le plan tient-il toujours? is the plan still on?; leur mariage tient encore their marriage is still holding together; le soleil n'a pas tenu longtemps the sun didn't last long; la neige tient/ne tient pas the snow is settling/is not settling; les fleurs n'ont pas tenu the flowers didn't last long; la couleur n'a pas tenu the colourGB has faded; tenir au lavage [couleur] not to run in the wash GB ou laundry US;4 ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; ton alibi ne tient plus your alibi no longer stands up; ‘ça tient toujours pour demain?’ ‘is it still all right for tomorrow?’;5 ( être contenu) [personnes, véhicule, meubles, objets] to fit (dans into); mes vêtements tiendront dans une valise my clothes will fit into one suitcase; tenir à six dans une voiture to fit six into a car; faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture to fit six people into a car; mon article tient en trois pages my article takes up only three pages; tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough (dans for); tenir en hauteur dans une pièce to fit into a room (heightwise); ne pas tenir en hauteur/largeur/longeur to be too tall/wide/long (dans for); ne pas tenir en largeur dans un espace to be too wide for a space.E se tenir vpr1 ( soi-même) [personne] to hold [tête, ventre, bras]; se tenir la tête de douleur to hold one's head in pain; se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold one's head in one's hands;2 ( l'un l'autre) se tenir par le bras [personnes] to be arm in arm; ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms around each other's waists; se tenir par la main [personnes] to hold hands;3 ( s'accrocher) to hold on; se tenir par les pieds to hold on with one's feet; se tenir à une branche/à la rampe to hold onto a branch/onto the banisters; se tenir d'une main à qch to hold onto sth with one hand; tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien○ fig prepare yourself for a shock;4 ( demeurer) se tenir accroupi/allongé/penché/courbé/à genoux to be squatting/stretched out/leaning/bent over/kneeling; se tenir au milieu/à la porte ( debout) to be standing in the middle/at the door; se tenir caché/sans bouger/au chaud to stay hidden/still/in the warm; se tenir prêt to be ready; se tenir tranquille ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself; se tenir immobile ( debout) to stand still;5 ( se comporter) to behave; se tenir bien/mal to behave well/badly; savoir se tenir to know how to behave; tiens-toi bien! behave yourself!;6 ( avoir une posture) se tenir droit or bien/mal to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture; tiens-toi droit! ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!;7 ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held; la réunion se tiendra au Caire the meeting will be held in Cairo;8 ( être liés) [événements] to fit together;9 ( être cohérent) [exposé, raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together; il n'y a rien à dire, tout se tient there's nothing to be said, it all holds together; ça se tient it makes sense;10 ( se considérer) se tenir pour to consider oneself to be; je me tiens pour satisfait des résultats I consider myself to be satisfied with the results; tenez-vous le pour dit○! I don't want to have to tell you again!;11 ( être fidèle) s'en tenir à to stand by; je m'en tiendrai à ma promesse/notre accord/leur décision I will stand by my promise/our agreement/their decision;12 ( se limiter) s'en tenir à to keep to; s'en tenir au minimum/au sujet to keep to a minimum/to the point; s'en tenir aux ordres to stick to orders; s'en tenir là to leave it there; ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec qn/qch not to know what to make of sb/sth.F v impers il ne tient qu'à toi de partir it's up to you to decide whether to leave; qu'à cela ne tienne! never mind!G tiens excl oh!; tiens (donc), vous voilà! oh, there you are!; tiens, je parie que c'est ta mère! oh! I bet it's your mother; tiens, vous croyez? do you think so?; tiens, tu es invité aussi? oh! so you've been invited as well?; tiens, tu n'étais pas au courant? didn't you know?; tiens donc! iron fancy that!; tiens tiens (tiens)! well, well!en tenir pour qn to have a crush on sb.[tənir] verbe transitifA.[AVOIR DANS LES MAINS]1. [retenir] to hold (on to)je tenais mal la bouteille et elle m'a échappé I wasn't holding the bottle tightly enough and it slipped2. [manier] to holdtu tiens mal ta raquette/ton arc you're not holding your racket/your bow properlyB.[CONSERVER]tiens-lui la porte, il est chargé hold the door open for him, he's got his hands full2. [garder - note] to hold‘tenez votre droite’a. [sur la route] ‘keep (to the) right’b. [sur un Escalator] ‘keep to the right’4. (Belgique) [collectionner] to collectC.[POSSÉDER]1. [avoir reçu]tenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [par hérédité] to get something from somebody[avoir à sa merci] to have gotah, ah, petit coquin, je te tiens! got you, you little devil!si je tenais celui qui a défoncé ma portière! just let me get ou lay my hands on whoever smashed in my car door!elle m'a tenu une heure avec ses histoires de divorce I had to listen to her going on about her divorce for a whole hourpendant que je vous tiens (au téléphone), pourrais-je vous demander un service? since I'm speaking to you (on the phone), may I ask you a favour?3. [détenir - indice, information, preuve] to have ; [ - contrat] to have, to have won ; [ - réponse, solution] to have (found) ou gottenir quelque chose de [l'apprendre] to have (got) something fromil a eu des troubles psychologiques — de qui tenez-vous cela? he's had psychological problems — who told you that?nous tenons de source sûre/soviétique que... we have it on good authority/we hear from Soviet sources that...tenir quelque chose de [le tirer de]: je tiens mon autorité de l'État I derive my power from the stateelle en tient une couche! (familier) she's as thick as two short planks (UK), what a dumb bell! (US)il en tient une bonne ce soir (familier) he's had a skinful (UK) ou he's three sheets to the wind tonightb. [il est ivre] he's really plastered!4. [transmettre]nous vous ferons tenir une copie des documents (soutenu) we will make sure you receive a copy of the documentsD.[CONTRÔLER, AVOIR LA RESPONSABILITÉ DE]1. [avoir prise sur, dominer] to holdquand la colère le tient, il peut être dangereux he can be dangerous when he's angryla jalousie le tenait jealousy had him in its grip, he was gripped by jealousy[avoir de l'autorité sur - classe, élève] to (keep under) controltenir la caisse to be at the cash desk, to be the cashierelle tient la rubrique artistique à "Madame" she has a regular Arts column in "Madame"le soir, il tenait le bar at night he used to serve behind the barle tribunal tiendra audience dans le nouveau bâtiment the court hearings will be held in the new buildingtenir des propos désobligeants/élogieux to make offensive/appreciative remarks5. [astreint à]je me sens tenu de la prévenir I feel morally obliged ou duty-bound to warn her7. ÉQUITATION [cheval] to keep in handE.[EXPRIME UNE MESURE]tenir une place importante to have ou to hold an important place2. [contenir] to holdF.[ÊTRE CONSTANT DANS]1. [résister à] (to be able) to takea. (familier) [assemblage, vêtements] to hold outb. [digue] to hold (out)c. [personne] (to be able) to take itle soir, je ne tiens pas le coup I can't take late nightstenir une promesse to keep ou to fulfil a promise[s'engager dans - pari]je tiens la gageure ou le pari! I'll take up the challenge!tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour to consider somebody/something to be, to look upon somebody/something as————————[tənir] verbe intransitif1. [rester en position - attache] to hold ; [ - chignon] to stay up, to hold ; [ - bouton, trombone] to stay on ; [ - empilement, tas] to stay upmets du gel, tes cheveux tiendront mieux use gel, your hair'll hold its shape betterle porridge vous tient au corps ou à l'estomac porridge keeps you goingfaire tenir quelque chose avec de la colle/des clous to glue/to nail something into positiona. [être fixé à] to be fixed on ou tob. [être contigu à] to be next to[personne]il ne tient pas encore bien sur sa bicyclette/ses skis/ses jambes he's not very steady on his bike/his skis/his legs yetcet enfant ne tient pas sur sa chaise this child can't sit still ou is always fidgeting in his chair2. [résister - union] to last, to hold out ; [ - chaise, vêtements] to hold ou to last out ; [ - digue] to hold out ; [ - personne] to hold ou to last outje ne tiens plus au soleil, je rentre I can't stand the sun any more, I'm going intes arguments ne tiendront pas longtemps face à la réalité your arguments won't hold for very long when faced with realitytenir bon ou fermea. [s'agripper] to hold firm ou tightb. [ne pas céder] to hold outtenez bon, les secours arrivent hold ou hang on, help's on its wayil me refusait une augmentation, mais j'ai tenu bon he wouldn't give me a rise but I held out ou stood my groundne pas y tenir, ne (pas) pouvoir y tenir: n'y tenant plus, je l'appelai au téléphone unable to stand it any longer, I phoned himça sent si bon le chocolat, je ne vais pas pouvoir y tenir there's such a gorgeous smell of chocolate, I just won't be able to resist it3. [durer, ne pas s'altérer - fleurs] to keep, to last ; [ - tissu] to last (well) ; [ - beau temps] to last, to hold out ; [ - bronzage] to last ; [ - neige] to settle, to stayil n'y a pas de "mais ma tante" qui tienne, tu vas te coucher! there's no "but Auntie" about it, off to bed with you!5. [pouvoir être logé] to fittenir en hauteur/largeur (dans) to fit vertically/widthwise (in)6. (locution)a. (familier) [aimer] to be hooked on somethingb. [ne considérer que] to stick to somethingtiens, tenez [en donnant quelque chose] heretiens, tenez [pour attirer l'attention, pour insister]: tiens, le tonnerre gronde listen, it's thunderingtiens, rends-toi utile here, make yourself usefultenez, je ne vous ferai même pas payer l'électricité look, I won't even charge you for the electricitys'il est intéressé par le salaire? tiens, bien sûr que oui! is he interested in the salary? you bet he is!tiens, tenez [exprime la surprise, l'incrédulité]: tiens, Bruno! que fais-tu ici? (hello) Bruno, what are you doing here?tiens, je n'aurais jamais cru ça de lui well, well, I'd never have expected it of himun tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras (proverbe) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (proverbe)————————tenir à verbe plus préposition1. [être attaché à - personne] to care for, to be very fond of ; [ - objet] to be attached to ; [ - réputation] to care about ; [ - indépendance, liberté] to valuesi tu tiens à la vie... if you value your life...2. [vouloir]tenir à faire quelque chose to be eager to do ou to be keen on doing somethingje tiens à être présent à la signature du contrat I insist on being there when the contract is signedtu veux lui parler? — je n'y tiens pas vraiment would you like to talk to him? — not really ou not particularlytenir à ce que: je tiens à ce qu'ils aient une bonne éducation I'm most concerned that they should have a good educationvenez dîner, j'y tiens absolument! come and have dinner, I insist!le bonheur tient parfois à peu de chose sometimes it's the little things that give people the most happiness4. (tournure impersonnelle) [être du ressort de]s'il ne tenait qu'à moi if it was up to me ou my decision————————tenir de verbe plus préposition1. [ressembler à] to take afterce chien tient à la fois de l'épagneul et du setter this dog is a sort of cross between a spaniel and a setterelle est vraiment têtue/douée — elle a de qui tenir! she's so stubborn/gifted — it runs in the family!2. [relever de]————————se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)se tenir par le cou/la taille to have one's arms round each other's shoulders/waists————————se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se tenir verbe pronominal transitifse tenir la tête à deux mains to hold ou to clutch one's head in one's hands————————se tenir verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se retenir] to hold on (tight)b. [fortement] to cling to, to clutch, to grip2. [se trouver - en position debout] to stand, to be standing ; [ - en position assise] to sit, to be sitting ou seateda. [debout] to stand up straightb. [assis] to sit up straightse tenir aux aguets to be on the lookout, to watch out3. [se conduire] to behave4. [être cohérent]a. [argumentation, intrigue] to hold together, to stand upb. [raisonnement] to hold water, to hold together5. (locution)d'abord ingénieur puis directrice d'usine, elle ne s'en est pas tenue là she started out as an engineer, then became a factory manager, but she didn't stop therene pas se tenir de [joie, impatience] to be beside oneself withtiens-toi bien, tenez-vous bien: ils ont détourné, tiens-toi bien, deux millions d'euros! they embezzled, wait for it, 2 million euros!elle a battu le record, tenez-vous bien, de plus de deux secondes! she broke the previous record and by over two seconds, would you believe!————————se tenir pour verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [se considérer comme]je ne me tiens pas encore pour battu I don't reckon I'm ou I don't consider myself defeated yetje ne me tiens pas pour un génie I don't regard myself as ou think of myself as ou consider myself a genius2. (locution)je ne supporterai pas tes insolences, tiens-le-toi pour dit! I'll say this only once, I won't put up with your rudeness! -
19 Presse
Presse f MEDIA, POL, V&M press • der Presse zuspielen MEDIA, POL leak to the press* * *f <Medien, Pol, V&M> press ■ der Presse zuspielen <Medien, Pol> leak to the press* * *Presse
press, papers, journalism, newspaperdom, fourth estate, (Kritik) press review, (Pressevertreter) newspapermen, journalists, press[men], (Schule) cramming establishment, cram shop, crammer;
• durch die [Mitwirkung der] Presse through the medium of the press;
• eben aus der Presse fresh from the press;
• in der Presse printing;
• die Presse the prints (US);
• ausgehaltene (bezahlte) Presse kept press;
• gesamte ausländische Presse all foreign newspapers;
• bestechliche Presse corrupt press;
• deutschsprachige Presse German-language press;
• konservative Presse press establishment;
• örtliche Presse local press;
• regierungsfeindliche Presse papers opposed to the government;
• schlechte Presse bad press;
• sensationslüsterne Presse yellow press;
• überregionale Presse national press;
• Presse jeglicher Art newspapers of every shade;
• j. in der Presse angreifen to attack s. o. down in the papers;
• in der Presse über eine Hauptversammlung berichten to cover a meeting of shareholders;
• Presse bestechen to subsidize the press;
• Presse auf den Plan bringen to round up the media;
• gute Aufnahme in der Presse finden to be favo(u)rably noticed by the press;
• für die Presse freigeben to release to the press;
• gute Presse haben to have (receive) a good press;
• schlechte Presse haben to knock (US sl.);
• mit der Presse ständig Verbindung halten to liaise with the press;
• Presse knebeln to muzzle the press;
• Presse mundtot machen to gag (suppress) the press;
• sich der Presse stellen to be available for the press;
• freie Presse unterdrücken to suppress the press;
• in der Presse erwähnt werden to figure in the press, (ausführlich) to get a very substantial coverage;
• etw. der Presse zuspielen to leak s. th. into the press;
• Presseabkommen press arrangement;
• Presseabteilung press department, publication division;
• Presseagent news agent, space bandit (sl.);
• Presseagentur press agency (association), news (press) service;
• Presseamt Central Office of Information (Br.), government information office;
• Presseankündigung press notice;
• umfassende Pressearbeit full press releases;
• Pressearchiv press archives;
• Presseartikel newspaper article;
• Presseattaché press secretary;
• Presseausschnitt press clipping (US) (cutting, Br.);
• Presseausweis press credentials;
• Pressebericht press (newspaper) report;
• entstellte Presseberichte press distortions;
• Presseberichterstatter newspaper (press) correspondent;
• Pressebesichtigung press view;
• Pressebesprechung press conference;
• Pressebetreuung press coverage;
• Pressebewertung von Software (Computer) software rating;
• Pressebüro syndicate, press office (bureau, agency);
• Pressechef press-relations counsel, press (publications) officer;
• Pressedienst news (press) service, news agency, press association;
• Presseeinrichtungen press facilities;
• Presseempfang reception of the press;
• Presseenthüllung press disclosure;
• Presseerklärung press statement;
• Presseerklärung abfassen to write a statement for the press;
• Presseexemplar press (review) copy;
• Pressefehde paper war[fare], press controversy;
• Pressefeldzug press campaign;
• Pressefoto press photo;
• Pressefotograf press photographer;
• Pressefreigabe press release;
• Pressefreiheit liberty (freedom) of the press, press freedom;
• Pressegalerie press gallery (Br.);
• Pressegesetz press law (bill);
• fernsehübertragenes Pressegespräch televised conversation with the press;
• vertrauliches Pressegespräch off-the-record press conference;
• Presseinformation press briefing;
• vertrauliche Presseinformation inside dope (sl.);
• Presseinterview press interview;
• Presseinterview ablehnen to refuse to give an interview to journalists;
• Pressekabine press box;
• Pressekarte press credentials;
• Presseklub press club;
• Pressekommentar press commentary;
• Pressekonferenz press (news) conference, press briefing;
• durchs Fernsehen übertragene Pressekonferenz [live] televised press conference;
• Pressekonferenz ohne besonderen Anlass on-the-record press conference;
• Pressekontingent press contingent, pool;
• Pressekontroverse press controversy;
• Pressekreise segments of the press;
• Pressekrieg paper war[fare];
• Presseliste press list;
• Presseloge press box;
• Pressemappe press kit;
• Pressematerial press material;
• freigegebenes Presse material, Pressemitteilung hand-out, press release;
• Pressemeldung press item;
• Pressemitarbeiter press assistant;
• Pressenachrichten press news (items, communications);
• letzte Pressenachrichten stop-press news;
• Pressenotiz newspaper announcement, handout, press release (item, note, notice), news release;
• Pressenotiz herausgeben to release a text for publication;
• Pressepolemik press controversy;
• Presseprogramm press program(me);
• Presserat press council;
• Pressereferent information (press) officer, press-relations counsel;
• sich durch die Mühlen des Presserummels drehen lassen to put o. s. through all the publicity hops (sl.);
• Pressesatzung press charter;
• Presseschau press review;
• Pressespekulationen auslösen to cause speculations in the press;
• Pressesprecher official spokesman;
• Pressestelle press office;
• Pressestimmen press quotations (comments);
• ausländische Pressestimmen extract of foreign newspapers;
• Pressestoff liefern to get into the papers;
• Pressesyndikat news syndicate;
• Pressetätigkeit press activities;
• Pressetelegramm press message;
• Presseüberwachung control of newspapers;
• Presseunterrichtung press orientation;
• Presseverband press association (US);
• Presseverbindungen press relations;
• Presseverlautbarung press release, handout, (für die Regionalpresse) home-town release;
• Presseverlautbarung herausgeben to release a statement to the press;
• Pressevertreter representative (member) of the press, press agent (representative);
• Pressevorschau press preview;
• Pressewerbung press publicity;
• Pressewesen journalism, press;
• Pressezar press tycoon, newspaper magnate;
• Pressezeichner cartoonist (US);
• Pressezensur censorship of the press, news censorship;
• Pressezentrum press center (US) (centre, Br.);
• Pressezitate press quotations. -
20 ciudadano
adj.civic.m.citizen, countryman, member of the public, townsman.* * *► adjetivo1 civic► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 citizen1 townspeople, city dwellers* * *(f. - ciudadana)noun* * *ciudadano, -a1.ADJ civic, city antes de s2.SM / F citizen* * *I II- na masculino, femenino1) ( habitante) citizen2) (Ven frml) ( al dirigirse - a un hombre) sir; (- a una mujer) madam* * *= citizen, national, constituent, private citizen, burgess, member of the public, punter.Ex. This paper reports a conference on present and future possibilities for interstate cooperation in the effective delivery of community information to citizens.Ex. This collection includes also works about the Maltese Islands and those written by Maltese nationals but published abroad.Ex. This service was formed in 1792 to give constituents free information on the activity of their government.Ex. Except for civil laws, and the individual right of the private citizen etc., the king is bound to public law, constitutional law and divine law.Ex. They claimed that they and all of their ancestors as burgesses had held a market on these days from time out of mind, without interruption.Ex. As well as voting for candidates it is possible for a member of the public to decide to stand for election themselves.Ex. It could mean simply the ability of the punter to move between pieces of information in much the same way as he or she uses the remote controller to change channels on analogue television.----* centro de atención al ciudadano = advice centre.* Centro de Información al Ciudadano = Public Information Center (PIC).* centro de información ciudadana = community information centre.* ciudadano británico = Briton.* ciudadano de edad avanzada = elderly citizen.* ciudadano de la tercera edad = senior citizen.* ciudadano medio, el = average man, the.* ciudadano normal = ordinary citizen, member of the public.* ciudadano, particular = private citizen.* ciudadanos = citizenry, townspeople.* ciudadano soldado = citizen soldier.* conciudadano = fellow citizen.* defensor de los derechos de los ciudadanos = citizen activist.* defensor de los intereses del ciudadano = watchdog.* derechos del ciudadano = civil liberties.* el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.* grupo de acción ciudadana = citizen action group, community action group.* grupo de ciudadanos desatentido = unserved, the.* grupo de protección ciudadana = civic trust group.* inseguridad ciudadana = street crime.* instrucción sobre los derechos de los ciudadanos = community education.* la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.* Oficina de Información al Ciudadano (CAB) = Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB).* participación ciudadana = community involvement.* seguridad ciudadana = public safety.* servicio de información ciudadana = community information service.* simple ciudadano, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.* * *I II- na masculino, femenino1) ( habitante) citizen2) (Ven frml) ( al dirigirse - a un hombre) sir; (- a una mujer) madam* * *= citizen, national, constituent, private citizen, burgess, member of the public, punter.Ex: This paper reports a conference on present and future possibilities for interstate cooperation in the effective delivery of community information to citizens.
Ex: This collection includes also works about the Maltese Islands and those written by Maltese nationals but published abroad.Ex: This service was formed in 1792 to give constituents free information on the activity of their government.Ex: Except for civil laws, and the individual right of the private citizen etc., the king is bound to public law, constitutional law and divine law.Ex: They claimed that they and all of their ancestors as burgesses had held a market on these days from time out of mind, without interruption.Ex: As well as voting for candidates it is possible for a member of the public to decide to stand for election themselves.Ex: It could mean simply the ability of the punter to move between pieces of information in much the same way as he or she uses the remote controller to change channels on analogue television.* centro de atención al ciudadano = advice centre.* Centro de Información al Ciudadano = Public Information Center (PIC).* centro de información ciudadana = community information centre.* ciudadano británico = Briton.* ciudadano de edad avanzada = elderly citizen.* ciudadano de la tercera edad = senior citizen.* ciudadano medio, el = average man, the.* ciudadano normal = ordinary citizen, member of the public.* ciudadano, particular = private citizen.* ciudadanos = citizenry, townspeople.* ciudadano soldado = citizen soldier.* conciudadano = fellow citizen.* defensor de los derechos de los ciudadanos = citizen activist.* defensor de los intereses del ciudadano = watchdog.* derechos del ciudadano = civil liberties.* el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.* grupo de acción ciudadana = citizen action group, community action group.* grupo de ciudadanos desatentido = unserved, the.* grupo de protección ciudadana = civic trust group.* inseguridad ciudadana = street crime.* instrucción sobre los derechos de los ciudadanos = community education.* la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.* Oficina de Información al Ciudadano (CAB) = Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB).* participación ciudadana = community involvement.* seguridad ciudadana = public safety.* servicio de información ciudadana = community information service.* simple ciudadano, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.* * *la vida ciudadana town o city lifela inseguridad ciudadana the lack of safety in towns o citiesel deber ciudadano de acudir a las urnas the duty of every citizen to use his or her votela colaboración ciudadana the cooperation of the peoplemasculine, feminineA (habitante) citizenel alcalde ha pedido la colaboración de todos los ciudadanos the mayor has asked everyone in the town o all of the townspeople o all of the residents to helpla seguridad de todos los ciudadanos the security of all citizens o of the population as a wholeCompuesto:el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street, the ordinary o average personBciudadana, ¿me permite su licencia de conducir? could I see your license please, madam?todos los ciudadanos deben acudir a la taquilla all visitors o everyone should go to the ticket office* * *
ciudadano
la inseguridad ciudadana the lack of safety in towns o cities;
es un deber ciudadano it's the duty of every citizen
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( habitante) citizen
ciudadano,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino citizen
el ciudadano de a pie, the man in the street
II adjetivo civic
' ciudadano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ciudadana
- súbdita
- súbdito
- citadino
- medio
- nacional
English:
citizen
- man
- model
- national
- Briton
* * *ciudadano, -a♦ adj[deberes, conciencia] civic; [urbano] city;seguridad ciudadana public safety;vida ciudadana city life♦ nm,fcitizen;un ciudadano de Buenos Aires a citizen of Buenos Aires;el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street* * *I adj civic;seguridad ciudadana public safetyII m, ciudadana f citizen;el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street* * *ciudadano, -na adj: civic, cityciudadano, -na n1) nacional: citizen2) habitante: resident, city dweller* * *ciudadano n citizen
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