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1 nonsense

'nons'ns, ]( American) -sens
noun

(foolishness; foolish words, actions etc; something that is ridiculous: He's talking nonsense; The whole book is a lot of nonsense; What nonsense!) tontería, disparate, bobada

- nonsensical

nonsense n tonterías / chorradas / disparates

don't talk nonsense! ¡no digas tonterías! nonsense es un nombre incontable, no tiene plural

nonsense

tr['nɒnsəns]

noun

1 tonterías nombre femenino plural

■ don't talk nonsense! ¡no digas tonterías!

nonsense ['nɑn.sɛnts, 'nɑntsənts] n

: tonterías fpl, disparates mpl

nonsense

n.

• adefesio s.m.

• delirio s.m.

• desatino s.m.

• devaneo s.m.

• dislate s.m.

• disparate s.m.

• gazafatón s.m.

• memez s.f.

• pamema s.f.

• pamplina s.f.

• sandez s.f.

• tontería s.f.

• vaciedad s.f.

'nɑːnsens, 'nɒnsəns
mass noun

1) ( rubbish) tonterías fpl, estupideces fpl

to talk nonsense — decir* tonterías or estupideces or disparates

that's absolute nonsense — eso es una tontería or una estupidez

what's all this nonsense about you not coming to the party? — ¿qué tonterías son ésas de que no vienes a la fiesta?

to make (a) nonsense of something — hacer* que algo resulte absurdo; (as interj)

nonsense! — tonterías! or qué ridículo!

2) ( bad behavior) tonterías fpl

['nɒnsǝns]
1.

N tonterías fpl

(what) nonsense! — ¡tonterías!, ¡qué tontería!

but that's nonsense! — ¡eso es absurdo!, ¡eso es ridículo!

it is nonsense to say that... — es absurdo or ridículo decir que...

• I've never heard such nonsense! — ¡vaya (una) tontería!, ¡jamás oí (una) tontería igual!

• to make (a) nonsense of — [+ claim, system, law] quitar sentido a; [+ pledge] convertir en papel mojado

• a piece of nonsense — una tontería

• I'll stand no nonsense from you!, I won't take any nonsense from you! — ¡no voy a tolerar tus tonterías!

• to talk nonsense — decir tonterías or disparates

• stop this nonsense! — ¡ya vale de tonterías!

2.

CPD

nonsense verse N — disparates mpl (en verso), versos mpl disparatados

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['nɑːnsens, 'nɒnsəns]
mass noun

1) ( rubbish) tonterías fpl, estupideces fpl

to talk nonsense — decir* tonterías or estupideces or disparates

that's absolute nonsense — eso es una tontería or una estupidez

what's all this nonsense about you not coming to the party? — ¿qué tonterías son ésas de que no vienes a la fiesta?

to make (a) nonsense of something — hacer* que algo resulte absurdo; (as interj)

nonsense! — tonterías! or qué ridículo!

2) ( bad behavior) tonterías fpl

English-spanish dictionary > nonsense
2 but

1. conjunction
1) coordinating aber

Sue wasn't there, but her sister was — Sue war nicht da, dafür aber ihre Schwester

we tried to do it but couldn't — wir haben es versucht, aber nicht gekonnt

but I did! — hab' ich doch!

2) correcting after a negative sondern

not that book but this one — nicht das Buch, sondern dieses

not only... but also — nicht nur..., sondern auch

3) subordinating ohne dass

never a week passes but he phones — keine Woche vergeht, ohne dass er anruft
2. preposition
außer (+ Dat.)

all but three — alle außer dreien

the next but one/two — der/die/das über-/überübernächste

the last but one/two — der/die/das vor-/vorvorletzte
3. adverb
nur; bloß

if I could but talk to her... — wenn ich [doch] nur mit ihr sprechen könnte...

we can but try — wir können es immerhin versuchen
4. noun
Aber, das

no buts [about it]! — kein Aber!

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1. conjunction
(used to show a contrast between two or more things: John was there, but Peter was not.) aber
2. preposition
(except (for): no-one but me; the next road but one.) außer

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but

[bʌt, bət]

I. conj

1. (although) aber

she's nice \but bossy sie ist nett, wenn auch rechthaberisch

2. (however) aber, jedoch

he's a nice guy \but he's not my type er ist zwar ein netter Kerl, doch er ist nicht mein Typ

I think so, \but then I'm no expert ich denke schon, allerdings bin ich keine Expertin

3. (except) als, außer

what could I do \but accept? mir blieb nichts anderes übrig, als Ja zu sagen

4. (rather)

▪ not... \but... nicht..., sondern...

we must not complain \but do something wir sollten nicht klagen, sondern handeln

5. (in addition)

not only... \but also... [too] nicht nur..., sondern auch...

II. prep

1. (except) außer + dat

the last episode \but one die vorletzte Folge

I have no questions \but one ich habe nur noch [die] eine Frage

all/anyone \but sb alle/jeder außer jdm

anything \but... alles, nur... nicht

2. (only) außer + dat

she wanted to go nowhere \but home sie wollte nur noch nach Hause

this car has been nothing \but trouble dieses Auto hat nichts als Ärger gemacht

3. (rather)

▪ not... \but... nicht..., sondern...

she's not a painter \but a writer sie ist nicht Malerin, sondern Schriftstellerin

III. n Aber nt

no \buts! keine Widerrede!

▶ no [ifs, ands or] \buts about it da gibt es kein Wenn und Aber

▶ but me no \buts! ( saying) komm mir nicht mit Ausreden!

IV. adv inv

1. (only) nur, lediglich

she's \but a young girl sie ist doch noch ein junges Mädchen

I cannot [help] \but wonder... ich frage mich bloß,...

one cannot \but smile man muss einfach lächeln

2. esp AM (really) aber auch

everyone, \but everyone, will be there jeder, aber auch wirklich jeder, wird dort sein

3.

▶ \but for sb/sth (except for) bis auf jdn/etw; (thanks to) wäre jd/etw nicht gewesen, dank jdm/etw iron

▶ \but that ( old)

\but that we were young again! wenn wir wieder jung wären!

▶ \but then [again] (on the other hand) andererseits; (after all) schließlich, immerhin

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[bʌt]
1. conj

1) aber

but you must know that... —

but HE didn't know that — aber er hat das nicht gewusst, er hat das aber nicht gewusst

but he didn't know that — er aber hat das nicht gewusst

they all went but I didn't — sie sind alle gegangen, nur ich nicht

2)

not X but Y — nicht X sondern Y

3) (subordinating) ohne dass

never a week passes but she is ill —

I would have helped but that I was ill (old, liter) — ich hätte geholfen, wäre ich nicht krank gewesen (old)

4)

but then he couldn't have known that — aber er hat das ja gar nicht wissen können

but then you must be my brother! —

but then do you mean to say... — wollen Sie dann etwa sagen...

but then it is well paid — aber dafür wird es gut bezahlt

2. adv

she's but a child — sie ist doch noch ein Kind

I cannot ( help) but think that... — ich kann nicht umhin zu denken, dass...

one cannot but admire him/suspect that... — man kann ihn nur bewundern/nur annehmen, dass...

you can but try — du kannst es immerhin versuchen

I had no alternative but to leave — mir blieb keine andere Wahl als zu gehen

she left but a few minutes ago — sie ist erst vor ein paar Minuten gegangen

Napoleon, to name but one, lived here — Napoleon, um nur einen zu nennen, hat hier gelebt

3. prep

no one but me could do it — niemand außer mir or nur ich konnte es tun

who but Fred would...? — wer außer Fred würde...?

anything but that! — (alles,) nur das nicht!

it was anything but simple — das war alles andere als einfach

he/it was nothing but trouble — er/das hat nichts als or nur Schwierigkeiten gemacht

the last house but one/two/three — das vorletzte/vorvorletzte/drittletzte Haus

the first but one — der/die/das Zweite

the next street but one/two/three — die übernächste/überübernächste Straße/vier Straßen weiter

but for you I would be dead — ohne Sie wäre ich tot, wenn Sie nicht gewesen wären, wäre ich tot

I could definitely live in Scotland, but for the weather — ich könnte ganz bestimmt in Schottland leben, wenn das Wetter nicht wäre

4. n

no buts about it — kein Aber nt

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but [bʌt]

A adv

1. nur, bloß:

there is but one way out es gibt nur einen Ausweg;

I did but glance ich blickte nur flüchtig hin

2. erst, gerade:

he left but an hour ago er ist erst vor einer Stunde (weg)gegangen

3. wenigstens, immerhin:

you could but try

4. all but fast, beinahe, um ein Haar umg:

he all but died er wäre fast gestorben

B präp

1. außer:

all but him alle außer ihm, alle bis auf ihn;

the last but one der Vorletzte;

the last but two der Drittletzte;

nothing but nonsense nichts als Unsinn;

but that außer dass; es sei denn, dass

2. but for ohne:

but for my parents wenn meine Eltern nicht (gewesen) wären

C konj

1. (nach Negativen oder Interrogativen) außer, als:

what can I do but refuse was bleibt mir anderes übrig als abzulehnen;

he could not but laugh er musste einfach lachen

2. obs ohne dass:

he never comes but he causes trouble er kommt nie, ohne Unannehmlichkeiten zu verursachen

3. auch but that, but what (nach Negativen) obs dass nicht:

you are not so stupid but ( oder but that, but what) you can learn that du bist nicht so dumm, dass du das nicht lernen könntest

4. obs but that dass:

you cannot deny but that you did it

5. but that obs wenn nicht:

I would do it but that I am busy

6. aber, jedoch:

you want to do it, but you cannot du willst es tun, aber du kannst es nicht;

small but select klein, aber fein;

but then

a) aber schließlich,

b) aber andererseits,

c) immerhin

7. dennoch, nichtsdestoweniger:

but yet, but for all that (aber) trotzdem

8. sondern:

not only …, but also nicht nur …, sondern auch

D rel pr neg obs der oder die oder das nicht:

there is no one but knows about it es gibt niemanden, der es nicht weiß;

few of them but rejoiced es gab nur wenige, die sich nicht freuten

E s Aber n, Einwand m, Widerrede f:

no buts about it! kein Aber!; → academic.ru/36709/if">if¹ B

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1. conjunction
1) coordinating aber

Sue wasn't there, but her sister was — Sue war nicht da, dafür aber ihre Schwester

we tried to do it but couldn't — wir haben es versucht, aber nicht gekonnt

but I did! — hab' ich doch!

2) correcting after a negative sondern

not that book but this one — nicht das Buch, sondern dieses

not only... but also — nicht nur..., sondern auch

3) subordinating ohne dass

never a week passes but he phones — keine Woche vergeht, ohne dass er anruft
2. preposition
außer (+ Dat.)

all but three — alle außer dreien

the next but one/two — der/die/das über-/überübernächste

the last but one/two — der/die/das vor-/vorvorletzte
3. adverb
nur; bloß

if I could but talk to her... — wenn ich [doch] nur mit ihr sprechen könnte...

we can but try — wir können es immerhin versuchen
4. noun
Aber, das

no buts [about it]! — kein Aber!

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conj.

aber konj.

doch konj.

ohne dass konj.

sondern konj.

English-german dictionary > but
3 на совести

(кого, чьей, у кого) (быть, лежать)

smb. has smth. on his (her) conscience

Мы полагали, что на совести его лежала какая-нибудь несчастная жертва его ужасного искусства. (А. Пушкин, Выстрел) — We imagined that he had upon his conscience the memory of some unhappy victim of his terrible skill.

- Говорили после, что я вдвое больше получила против сестры... пустое! Дело уж прошлое: лишней копейки нет на моей совести. (А. Писемский, Тюфяк) — 'They said afterwards that he left me twice as much as my sister, but that's nonsense. It's all over now and I haven't so much as a kopeck on my conscience.'

Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на совести
4 служить бы рад, прислуживаться тошно

(А. Грибоедов)

The service? Good! Servility? Disgusting! (trans. by B. Pares); Serve, willingly - be obsequious, never! (trans. by N. Benardaky)

Золотилов. Во-первых, ты должен был бы служить. Не делай, пожалуйста, гримасы... Я знаю всех вас фразу на это: "Служить-то бы я рад, подслуживаться тошно!" Но это совершенный вздор. Всё дело в лености и в самолюбии. (А. Писемский, Горькая судьбина) — Zolotilov. In the first place, you should go into the government service. Please, don't make such faces... I know what all of you reply to that: 'The service? Good! Servility? Disgusting!' But that is nonsense. The trouble is you are lazy and conceited.

Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > служить бы рад, прислуживаться тошно
5 ma

but

( eppure) and yet

ma cosa dici? what are you talking about?

ma va! nonsense!

ma no! not at all!, of course not!

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ma¹ cong. con valore avversativo

1 (contrasto diretto) but: incredibile ma vero, incredible but true; è un libro difficile ma interessante, it's a difficult but interesting book; è un bell'appartamento, ma è troppo caro, it's a lovely flat but too expensive; gli ho scritto ma non mi ha ancora risposto, I wrote to him but he hasn't replied yet; ha diversi quadri, ma neanche uno autentico, he has a lot of paintings but none of them are originals; lei accetterebbe, ma io no, she would accept, but I wouldn't; ha agito così non per timore ma per prudenza, he behaved thus not out of fear but out of caution

2 (invece, solo che) but, only that: l'avrei comprato, ma non avevo i soldi, I would have bought it, but (o only that) I didn't have the money; avremmo accettato l'invito, ma avevamo un altro impegno, we would have accepted the invitation but were otherwise engaged

3 (tuttavia) but, still, yet: arrivammo alla stazione in ritardo ma riuscimmo a prendere il treno, we got to the station late but were still able to catch the train; c'era un tempo pessimo ma la gita si fece ugualmente, the weather was awful, but the trip took place all the same; sarà anche onesto, ma (tuttavia) non mi fido di lui, he may be honest, but I (still) don't trust him; non credo di poterlo aiutare, ma farò il possibile, I don't think I can help him, but I'll do what I can; ''Vuoi un po' di whisky?'' ''Sì, ma pochissimo'', ''Would you like some whisky?'' ''Yes, but only a drop''; va' pure, ma torna presto, you can go, but be back soon; hai pienamente ragione ma non devi prendertela tanto!, you're quite right, but don't worry so much about it!

4 (con uso rafforzativo o enfatico): è ricco, ma così ricco, he's rich but (so) rich; è stato bello, ma bello davvero, it was absolutely lovely!; il cibo era non buono ma eccellente, The food wasn't (just) good. It was excellent; ha parlato bene, ma proprio bene, he spoke well, very well indeed; gliene ha date tante, ma tante, he gave him a real good hiding // non solo... ma anche, not only... but also

5 (all'inizio di frase): é una situazione insostenibile. Ma parliamo d'altro, It's an unbearable situation. But let's change the subject; ma torniamo a quanto vi stavo dicendo, But let's get back to what I was telling you; questo è vero, ma ammettendo anche che tu abbia ragione..., that's true, but even admitting you are right...; ma ti dico che l'ho visto!, but I tell you I saw him!

6 (in frasi escl. o interr.; di solito in ingl. non si traduce): ma è vero?!, Is it true?; ma che dici?, what are you saying?; ma che splendida giornata!, what a lovely day!; ma che cos'hai oggi?, what's wrong with you today?; ma insomma, taci!, for heaven's sake, be quiet! // ma bravo!, (iron.) that's a clever boy! // ma davvero?, really? // ma se lo sanno tutti!, everyone knows! // ma sì!, why (o yes), of course!: ma sì che è vero!, it's true, I tell you! // ma certo!, yes, sure! // ma no!, (per esprimere meraviglia) no! (o really? o indeed?); (per esprimere forte negazione) of course not!; ma no che non lo devi dire!, you mustn't talk like that! // ma che!, ma va là!, ma via!, go on (o come off it!) // ma come? !, (per esprimere meraviglia o sdegno) how come? (o what?).

ma² inter. (per esprimere perplessità o dubbio): ''Sai che ha interrotto gli studi?'' ''Ma! chi l'avrebbe potuto immaginare!'', ''Have you heard he's dropped out of college?'' ''Well! Whoever would have thought it?''; ''Come si chiama quel tizio?'' ''Ma, chi lo sa!'', ''What's that fellow's name?'' ''Heaven knows!''; ''Dove andremo a finire?'' ''Ma!...'', ''What's the world coming to?'' ''Goodness knows!''

ma³ s.m. but: andrebbe tutto bene, ma c'è un ma..., it should be all right, but there's just one problem...; con tutti i tuoi ma e se, non combinerai nulla!, with all your ifs and buts you'll never get anywhere!; deciditi, senza tanti ma e se, make up your mind, without so many ifs and buts; non c'è ma che tenga, no buts about it!

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[ma]
1. cong

but, (tuttavia) yet, still, but, (comunque) however

mi piacerebbe venire ma non posso — I would love to come but I can't

non solo non beve più ma ha anche smesso di fumare — he's not just given up drinking, he's stopped smoking too

hanno fatto quel che potevano ma non sono riusciti a salvarlo — they did what they could, but they couldn't save him

non se lo merita ma dovremmo cercare di capirlo — even though he doesn't deserve it, we should try to understand him

ma non se lo merita — he doesn't deserve it though

incredibile ma vero — incredible but true

ma si può sapere che cosa vuoi? — just what do you want?

ma smettila! — give over!, stop it!

ma va'? — (dubitativo) really?, (esclamazione) surely not!

ma davvero? — really?

ma sì! — (certo) yes, of course!

ma no! — of course not!

ti dispiace? — ma no! — do you mind? — of course I don't!

ma insomma! — for goodness sake!

ma insomma, vuoi smetterla? — stop it, for heaven's sake!

2. sm inv

but

ci sono ancora dei ma — there are still some uncertainties

non c'è ma che tenga — I'm not going to take no for an answer

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[ma] 1.
congiunzione

1) (per esprimere opposizione) but

è intelligente ma pigro — he's intelligent but lazy

strano ma vero — strange but true

non arriva lunedì, ma martedì — he's not arriving on Monday but on Tuesday o he's arriving on Tuesday, not on Monday

non solo... ma anche — not only... but also

2) (come rafforzativo)

ma è una pazzia! — but that's madness!

ma dai, non ti preoccupare! — come on, don't worry about it!

faceva un caldo, ma un caldo! — it was so incredibly hot!

"posso venire anch'io?" - "ma certo!" — "can I come too?" - "of course!"

3) (per esprimere indignazione, impazienza)

ma dove è finito? — where on earth has he got to?

ma vuoi stare zitto! — can't you just shut up?

ma guarda che faccia tosta! — really! what a nerve!

4) (per esprimere stupore, incredulità)

ma allora mi ha mentito! — so he lied to me!

ma guarda un po'! — fancy that!

ma non mi dire! — you don't say!

ma no! — really?

5) (in apertura di frase)

ma ora passiamo ad altro — and now, let's move on to something else

ma dimmi, lo conosci anche tu? — so you know him too?
2.
sostantivo maschile invariabile

non c'è ma che tenga — no buts about it

non ci sono né se né ma — no ifs and buts o no ifs, ands or buts

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ma

/ma/

I congiunzione

1 (per esprimere opposizione) but; è intelligente ma pigro he's intelligent but lazy; strano ma vero strange but true; non arriva lunedì, ma martedì he's not arriving on Monday but on Tuesday o he's arriving on Tuesday, not on Monday; non solo... ma anche not only... but also

2 (come rafforzativo) ma è una pazzia! but that's madness! ma dai, non ti preoccupare! come on, don't worry about it! faceva un caldo, ma un caldo! it was so incredibly hot! "posso venire anch'io?" - "ma certo!" "can I come too?" - "of course!"

3 (per esprimere indignazione, impazienza) ma dove è finito? where on earth has he got to? ma vuoi stare zitto! can't you just shut up? ma guarda che faccia tosta! really! what a nerve!

4 (per esprimere stupore, incredulità) ma allora mi ha mentito! so he lied to me! ma guarda un po'! fancy that! ma non mi dire! you don't say! ma no! really?

5 (in apertura di frase) ma ora passiamo ad altro and now, let's move on to something else; ma dimmi, lo conosci anche tu? so you know him too?

II m.inv.

non c'è ma che tenga no buts about it; non ci sono né se né ma no ifs and buts o no ifs, ands or buts.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > ma
6 decir

v.

1 to say.

decir que sí/no to say yes/no

dice que no viene she says (that) she is not coming

¿cómo se dice “estación” en inglés? how do you say “estación” in English?

dicen que va a ser un verano muy seco they say it's going to be a very dry summer

Ella dijo la razón She said the reason.

Ella dijo incongruencias She said=uttered inconsistencies.

Esa historia dice algo cierto That story says something that is true.

2 to tell.

¿quién te lo ha dicho? who told you that?

¿qué quieres que te diga? what do you want me to say?, what can I say?

decir a alguien que haga algo to tell somebody to do something

decir la verdad to tell the truth

Decirle la verdad a Ricardo To tell the truth to Richard= To tell Richard the truth.

Le dije I told him.

3 to recite, to read.

4 to tell, to show.

eso lo dice todo that says it all

decir mucho (en favor) de to say a lot for

5 to call.

le dicen la carretera de la muerte they call it the road of death

6 to say to.

Ella había dicho hacer eso She had said to do that.

7 to say about.

Ese estudio dice mil años That study says about one thousand years.

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DECIR

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

digo, dices, dice, decimos, decís, dicen.

Past Indicative

dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijisteis, dijeron.

Future Indicative

diré, dirás, dirá, diremos, diréis, dirán.

Conditional

diría, dirías, diría, diríamos, diríais, dirían.

Present Subjunctive

diga, digas, diga, digamos, digáis, digan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

dijera, dijeras, dijera, dijéramos, dijerais, dijeran;

dijese, dijeses, dijese, dijésemos, dijeseis, dijesen.

Future Subjunctive

dijere, dijeres, dijere, dijéremos, dijereis, dijeren.

Imperative

di (tú), diga (él/Vd.), digamos (nos.), decid (vos.), digan (ellos/Vds.).

Past Participle

dicho,-a.

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verb

1) to say

2) tell

3) speak

•

- decirse

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DECIR ¿"Say" o "tell"? Decir se puede traducir por say o por tell. Por regla general, say simplemente {dice} y tell {informa} u {ordena hacer algo}. ► Decir generalmente se traduce por say en estilo directo. Normalmente no lleva un complemento de persona pero si se menciona a quién se está dirigiendo el hablante, el complemento de persona tiene que ir precedido por la preposición to: "Ya son las tres", dije "It's already three o'clock," I said "¡Qué tiempo más malo!" Eso fue lo único que me dijo "What awful weather!" That's all he said to me ► En estilo indirecto, decir se puede traducir por say cuando simplemente se cuenta lo que alguien ha dicho. Si say lleva complemento de persona, este se coloca después del complemento directo: Dijo que se tenía que marchar He said he had to leave Me dijo algo que no entendí He said something to me that I didn't understand ► Decir se traduce por tell cuando se {informa} o se {ordena hacer algo}. Suele llevar un objeto de persona sin la preposición to: Me dijo que tenía una entrevista de trabajo He told me he had a job interview ¡Te he dicho que no lo toques! I told you not to touch it! ► Hay algunos usos idiomáticos en los que decir se traduce por tell aunque no lleva complemento de persona. Por ejemplo: to tell the truth (decir la verdad) y to tell a lie (decir una mentira). Otros verbos ► Si decir va acompañado de un calificativo en español, a menudo se puede traducir al inglés por otros verbos que no sean say o tell: "Lo he perdido todo", dijo entre sollozos "I've lost everything," she sobbed Dijo con voz ronca algo sobre necesitar un médico He croaked something about needing a doctor Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada Para otras expresiones con el participio, ver dicho.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=afirmar) to say

ya sabe decir varias palabras — she can already say several words, she already knows several words

- tengo prisa -dijo — "I'm in a hurry," she said

viene y dice: -estás despedido — * he goes, "you're fired" *

olvídalo, no he dicho nada — forget I said anything

¿decía usted? — you were saying?

• [como] dicen los madrileños — as they say in Madrid

como decía mi abuela — as my grandmother used to say

como iba diciendo... — as I was saying...

¿cómo ha dicho usted? — pardon?, what did you say?

• decir para {o} entre [sí] — to say to o.s.
decir que to say (that)
mi amigo dice que eres muy guapa — my friend says (that) you're very pretty

dicen que... — they say (that)..., people say (that)...

el cartel dice claramente que... — the sign says clearly {o} clearly states that...

decir que sí/no — to say yes/no

-¿viene? -dice que sí — "is she coming?" - "she says she is {o} she says so"

la miré y me dijo que sí/no con la cabeza — I looked at her and she nodded/shook her head
adiós 2.
2) decir algo a algn to tell sb sth

¿quién te lo dijo? — who told you?

se lo dije bien claro, pero no me hizo caso — I told her quite clearly, but she didn't take any notice of me

tengo algo que decirte — there's something I want to tell you, I've got something to tell you

hoy nos dicen las notas — they're telling {o} giving us our results today
decir a algn que ({+ indic}) to tell sb (that)
me dijo que no vendría — he told me (that) he wouldn't come

ya te dije que no tiene ni idea — I told you he hasn't got a clue

¿no te digo que no puedo ir? — I've already told you I can't go
decir a algn que ({+ subjun}) (=ordenar) to tell sb to ({+ infin}); (=pedir) to ask sb to ({+ infin})
la profesora me dijo que esperara fuera — the teacher told me to wait outside

le dije que fuera más tarde — I told her to go later

dile que venga a cenar mañana con nosotros — ask him to come and have supper with us tomorrow

te digo que te calles — I said shut up

3) (=contar) [+ mentiras, verdad, secreto] to tell

decir tonterías — to talk nonsense
verdad 1)
4) (=llamar) to call

¿cómo le dicen a esto en Perú? — what do they call this in Peru?

se llama Francisco, pero le dicen Paco — his name is Francisco, but he's known as Paco

le dicen "el torero" — he's known as "el torero"

en México se le dice "recámara" al dormitorio — in Mexico they say "recámara" instead of "dormitorio"

• me dijo de [todo] — he called me all the names under the sun

5) (=opinar) to say

podemos ir a Portugal, ¿tú qué dices? — we could go to Portugal, what do you say?

¿tu familia qué dice de la boda? — what does your family say about the wedding?

6) [rectificando]

había 8, digo 9 — there were 8, I mean 9

dirá usted aquel otro — you must mean that other one

¡qué digo! — what am I saying?

7) [texto] to say

no puedo leer lo que dice — I can't read what it says

no me dice nada este libro — this book leaves me cold

• como dice el [refrán]... — as the saying goes...

8) [+ misa] to say

9) [locuciones en indicativo]

digo... — Méx well, er...

mis súbditos se presentarán ante mí ¡he dicho! — my subjects shall appear before me: I have spoken!

• y dice [bien] — and he is quite right

• [como quien] dice — (=de alguna manera) so to speak; (=aproximadamente) in a way, more or less

aunque no es el director es, como quien dice, el que manda en la empresa — although he isn't the manager, he's the person in charge, so to speak, of the company

está, como quien dice, aquí al lado — it's just round the corner, as they say

como quien no dice nada — quite casually, as though it wasn't important

• [lo mismo] digo — likewise

- gracias por todo -lo mismo digo — "thank you for everything" - "likewise!" {o} "thanks to you too!"

• pero dice [mal] — but he is wrong

• pues si esto te parece mucha gente, no te digo [nada] en verano — if you think this is a lot of people, you should see it in summer

• no lo digo [por] ti — I'm not referring to you, I'm not getting at you

• sí, [porque tú] lo digas — yes, sir, aye, aye, captain! iró

• ¿[qué me] dices? — [sorpresa] you don't say!, well I never!; [incredulidad] come off it!

• [si tú] lo dices — if you say so

• eso digo [yo] — that's (just) what I say

deberías buscar trabajo, vamos, digo yo — you ought to look for a job, that's what I say, if you ask me, you ought to look for a job

¡si te lo digo yo! — of course it's true!

¡lo digo yo y basta! — you will do it because I say so!

• ¡[y que] lo digas! — you can say that again!

- decir digo donde dijo Diego

- no dijo ni pío

- dime con quien andas y te diré quien eres

10) [locuciones en infinitivo]

• [dar] que decir (a la gente) — to make people talk, set tongues wagging

• [es] decir — that is (to say)

mi prima, es decir, la hija de Ana — my cousin, that is (to say) Ana's daughter

• [ir] a decir, ¡a mí me lo vas a decir! — you're telling me!

• es [mucho] decir — that's saying something

• [ni que] decir tiene que... — it goes without saying that...

• [no hay más] que decir — there's nothing more to say

• para decirlo con otras [palabras] — to put it another way, in other words

• decir [por] decir — to talk for talking's sake

• [por así] decirlo — so to speak

• [querer] decir — to mean

¿qué quiere decir "spatha"? — what does "spatha" mean?

¿qué quiere usted decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?

¿querrás decir un millón, no un billón? — do you mean a million rather than a billion?

• [ya es] decir — that's saying something

les ha costado más cara que mi casa, y eso ya es decir — it cost them more than my house did, and that's saying something

11) [locuciones en subjuntivo, imperativo]

no es que yo lo diga, pero... — it's not because I say so, but...

es, digamos, un comerciante — he's a dealer, for want of a better word, he's a sort of dealer

¡haberlo dicho!, ¡me lo hubieras dicho! — you could have told me {o} said!

• digámoslo [así] — so to speak, for want of a better word

• digan [lo que] digan — whatever they say

• y [no] digamos... — not to mention...

y su madre, no digamos — not to mention his mother

• no es muy guapa [que] digamos — she's not what you'd call pretty, she's not exactly pretty

no estuvo muy cortés, que digamos — he wasn't what you'd call polite, he wasn't exactly polite

• ¡[no me] digas! — [sorpresa] you don't say!, well I never!; [incredulidad] come off it!

• ¿qué [quieres] que te diga? — what can I say?

12) [locuciones en condicional]

¿cómo (lo) diría yo? — how shall I put it?

¿cómo diríamos? — how shall I put it?

¡quién lo diría! — would you believe it!, who would have thought it!

13) el qué dirán

pero no quiso por el qué dirán — but she didn't want to because of what people might say

se preocupa mucho por el qué dirán — she's always worried about what people will say {o} think

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [invitando a hablar]

-¿te puedo pedir un favor? -dime — "can I ask you a favour?" - "go ahead"

¿diga?, ¿dígame? — [al teléfono] hello?

usted dirá — [invitando a hablar] go ahead; [sirviendo bebida] say when; [en tienda] can I help you?

-¿te gustaría cambiar de coche? -¡hombre, ya me dirás! — "would you like a new car?" - "you bet I would!"

2) (=indicar)

su nombre no me dice nada — her name doesn't mean anything to me

su mirada lo dice todo — her expression says it all {o} speaks volumes

• eso dice mucho [de] su personalidad — that says a lot about her personality

una situación que tan mal dice de nuestro gobierno — a situation which shows our government in such a bad light

3.

See:

decirse

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masculino

¿cientos de personas? - bueno, es un decir — hundreds of people? - well, figuratively speaking
II 1.
verbo transitivo

1) <palabra/frase/poema> to say; <mentira/verdad> to tell

[ para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2]

ya dice `mamá' — he says `mama' now

no digas esas cosas, por favor — please don't say things like that

no digas estupideces — don't talk nonsense!

¿cómo pudiste decir eso? — how could you say that?

¿eso lo dices por mí? — are you referring to me?

no lo dirás en serio! — you can't be serious!

dijo que sí con la cabeza — he nodded

dicen or se dice que es el hombre más rico del país — he is said to be the richest man in the country

no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' — it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'

eso no se dice! — you mustn't say that!

¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? — how do you say `love' in Russian?

bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es — she's not what you would call pretty

es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado — it's on Saturday; you're invited, but that goes without saying

haberlo dicho antes — why didn't you say so before?

¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? - dice que sí — will he have time to do it? - he says he will

¿no lo encontró? - dice que no — didn't he find it? - no, he says he didn't

digan lo que digan — whatever people say

¿qué tal? ¿qué decís? — (RPl fam) hi, how are things? (colloq)

2)

decirle algo a alguien — to tell somebody something

eso no es lo que me dijo a mí — that's not what he told me

¿sabes qué me dijo? — do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?

se lo voy a decir a papá — I'm going to tell Dad

hoy nos dicen el resultado — they're going to give us the result today

Andrés me dijo lo de tu hermano — Andrés told me about your brother

a mí me lo vas a decir! — you're telling me!

ya te lo decía yo! — I told you so!

fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco — it was terrible, I can't begin to tell you how terrible

no me digas que no es precioso! — isn't it beautiful?

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres — you can judge a man by the company he keeps

3)

a) (expresando o transmitiendo órdenes, deseos, advertencias)

porque lo digo yo! — because I say so!

harás lo que yo diga — you'll do as I say

papá dice que vayas — Dad wants you

dice que llames cuando llegues — she says (you are) to phone when you get there

dijo que tuviéramos cuidado — she said to be careful

decirle a alguien que + subj — to tell somebody to + inf

diles que empiecen — tell them to start

le dije que no lo hiciera — I told him not to do it

b)

decir adiós — to say goodbye

decirle adiós a alguien — to say goodbye to somebody

di adiós a tu vida de estudiante — you'd better say goodbye to your student days

4) ( por escrito) to say

¿qué dice aquí? — what does it say here?

el diario no dice nada sobre el asunto — there's nothing in the paper about it

5) ( llamar) to call

se llama Rosario pero le dicen Charo — her name is Rosario but people call her Charo

6) (sugerir, comunicar)

la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona — the way someone dresses says a lot/tells you a lot about them

el tiempo lo dirá — time will tell

algo me decía que no iba a ser fácil — something told me it wasn't going to be easy

¿te dice algo ese nombre? — does that name mean anything to you?

7)

decir misa — to say mass

8)

querer decir — to mean

¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? — what does this word mean?

¿qué quieres decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?

¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? — do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?

9) (opinar, pensar) to think

¿y los padres qué dicen? — what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?

quién lo hubiera dicho! — who would have thought o believed it?

habría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo — we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anyway

es muy fácil - si tú lo dices... — it's very easy - if you say so...

10) (en locs)

a decir verdad — to tell you the truth, to be honest

como quien dice — so to speak

con decirte que: no me lo perdonó nunca, con decirte que ni me saluda... he's never forgiven me, he won't even say hello to me; decir por decir: lo dijo por decir he didn't really mean it; es decir that is; mi cuñada, es decir la mujer de Rafael my sister-in-law, Rafael's wife that is; es mucho decir: es la mejor película del año - eso ya es mucho decir it's the best movie of the year - I wouldn't go that far; he dicho! that's that o final!; no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq); por así decirlo so to speak; que digamos: no es muy inteligente que digamos he's not exactly o he's hardly what you'd call intelligent; que no se diga! shame on you!; que no se diga que no somos capaces! I don't want people saying that we can't do it; y (ya) no digamos or (AmL) y no se diga: le cuestan mucho las matemáticas y no digamos la física he finds mathematics very difficult, and as for physics...; el qué dirán (fam): siempre le ha importado el qué dirán — she's always been worried what other people (might) think; ver tb dicho I
2.
decir vi

a) ( invitando a hablar)

papá - dime, hijo — dad - yes, son?

quería pedirle un favor - usted dirá — I wanted to ask you a favor - certainly, go ahead

tome asiento, usted dirá — (frml) take a seat, and now, what can I do for you?

b) (Esp) ( al contestar el teléfono)

¿diga? or ¿dígame? — hello?
3.
decirse v pron

a) (refl) to say... to oneself

b) (recípr) to say.... to each other

se decían secretos al oído — they were whispering secrets to each other

se dijeron de todo — they called each other every name under the sun

c) (enf)

yo sé lo que me digo — I know what I'm talking about

tú te lo dices todo — you seem to have all the answers

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= declare, put, read, say, state, tell, volunteer, make + the point that, let + Nombre + know, let + it be known, observe, bid, reflect, utter, tender, hip, call + the tune.

Ex. 24.17 declares Enter a body created or controlled by a government under its own name unless it belongs to one or more of the types listed in 24.18.

Ex. As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.

Ex. This error message is displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the screen and reads: DAWT008, 107, DFCR....

Ex. In conclusion, it should not be necessary to say that instructions and guiding must be as brief as possible.

Ex. Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.

Ex. Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.

Ex. 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.

Ex. However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.

Ex. Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'.

Ex. It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.

Ex. 'All this is not very likely,' she observed at last, 'not only because of the strength of the selection process -- its imperviousness to proof before an arbitrator'.

Ex. 'Sit down please,' he bade her.

Ex. 'Now, you know, I could merely turn this over to the two division or all the department heads and let them decide,' reflected Bough.

Ex. The ideal was forever etched in his consciousness from the day Crane uttered it: a good librarian working anywhere is a credit and benefit to libraries everywhere.

Ex. 'Well,' Stanton tendered, 'one candidate clearly has the superior experience -- Kass'.

Ex. He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.

Ex. As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.

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* ¡eso se dice pronto! = easier said than done.

* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be kidding!.

* a decir de todos = by all accounts.

* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.

* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....

* arriesgarse a decir = hazard.

* atreverse a decir = go + (as/so) far as to say.

* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.

* aventurarse a decir = venture.

* baste decir que = suffice (it) to say.

* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* continuar diciendo = go on.

* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.

* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.

* decir adiós = bid + Nombre + goodbye, bid + adieu, kiss + Nombre + goodbye, bid + farewell, wave + a bye.

* decir adiós (a) = say + goodbye (to).

* decir adiós al pasado = bid + farewell + to the past.

* decir adiós con la mano = wave + goodbye.

* decir adiós con un gesto = signal + goodbye.

* decir a favor de = say in + favour of.

* decir Algo = break + the news.

* decir Algo a Alguien = let + Nombre + in on.

* decir Algo de un modo colérico = flame out.

* decir Algo que es obvio por sí mismo = state + the obvious.

* decir balbuceando = splutter, sputter.

* decir bolas = fib.

* decir bromeando = quip.

* decir chorradas = bullshit.

* decir con desdén = sneer.

* decir con desprecio = sneer.

* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.

* decir con mal humor = spit out.

* decir con toda confianza = say in + full confidence.

* decir con voz + Adjetivo = say in + a + Adjetivo + voice.

* decir de un modo enfadado = spit out.

* decir disparates = shoot off + at the mouth, talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* decir en confianza = confide.

* decir en defensa de = say in + defence of.

* decir entrecordamente = splurt out.

* decir en voz alta = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice.

* decir en voz baja = say under + Posesivo + breath, say in + a low voice, say in + a quiet voice.

* decir + esperar = express + hope.

* decir estupideces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* decir gilipolleces = talk + nonsense, talk + rubbish, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* decir humorísticamente = quip.

* decir inesperadamente = blurt out, pipe.

* decir la última palabra = hear + the final word, outface.

* decir la verdad = tell + the truth, speak + the truth, come + clean.

* decir la verdad sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.

* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

* decirlo = come out with + it.

* decir lo que Uno piensa = speak up, speak out.

* decir mentirijillas = fib.

* decir mentirillas = fib.

* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.

* decir pamplinas = bullshit.

* decir + poseer = claim.

* decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo = express + comfort with.

* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo = express + comfort with.

* decir que Uno siente lo que le ha pasado a Otra Persona = express + sympathy for.

* decir rápidamente sin parar = rattle off.

* decir resoplando = snort.

* decir sandeces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* decirse = grapevine + carry + the story, make out to be, word + go (a)round.

* decirse que = be reputed to.

* decir suspirando = sigh.

* decir tonterías = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* decir una grosería = make + rude remark.

* demostrar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.

* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.

* digamos por ejemplo = let us say, say.

* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.

* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.

* el tiempo dirá = time will tell.

* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.

* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir = catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift.

* es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.

* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.

* estar a punto de decir = be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.

* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.

* expresar lo que Uno quiere decir = make + Posesivo + point.

* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.

* hacer lo que uno dice que es capaz de hacer = live up to + Posesivo + claim.

* huelga decir = needless to say.

* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.

* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!.

* me atrevo a decir = may I say.

* ni que decir tiene que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.

* no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo = leave + Nombre + in the dark.

* no decir nada = keep + quiet.

* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.

* no decir palabrotas = watch + Posesivo + mouth.

* ¡no digas palabrotas! = watch your language!.

* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.

* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.

* no saber qué decir = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.

* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.

* para decir la verdad = to be honest.

* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.

* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.

* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.

* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.

* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.

* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.

* por no decir nunca = if ever.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* predecible en cuanto a lo que dice = platitudinous.

* probar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.

* qué me dices de... = what about....

* querer decir = mean.

* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....

* quién + Pronombre + iba a decir que... = little did + Pronombre + know that....

* recalcar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.

* resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.

* se decía que = rumour had it that.

* se dice = so the story goes.

* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil = easier said than done.

* se dice que = rumour has it that, the saying + be + that.

* según se dice = reportedly, so the argument goes, reputedly.

* sin decir nada = dumbly.

* sin decir ni mú = as quiet as a mouse.

* sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.

* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.

* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].

* tener cuidado con lo que se dice = say + the right thing.

* tener cuidado con lo que Uno dice = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say.

* yo me atrevería a decir = dare I say.

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masculino

¿cientos de personas? - bueno, es un decir — hundreds of people? - well, figuratively speaking
II 1.
verbo transitivo

1) <palabra/frase/poema> to say; <mentira/verdad> to tell

[ para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2]

ya dice `mamá' — he says `mama' now

no digas esas cosas, por favor — please don't say things like that

no digas estupideces — don't talk nonsense!

¿cómo pudiste decir eso? — how could you say that?

¿eso lo dices por mí? — are you referring to me?

no lo dirás en serio! — you can't be serious!

dijo que sí con la cabeza — he nodded

dicen or se dice que es el hombre más rico del país — he is said to be the richest man in the country

no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' — it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'

eso no se dice! — you mustn't say that!

¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? — how do you say `love' in Russian?

bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es — she's not what you would call pretty

es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado — it's on Saturday; you're invited, but that goes without saying

haberlo dicho antes — why didn't you say so before?

¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? - dice que sí — will he have time to do it? - he says he will

¿no lo encontró? - dice que no — didn't he find it? - no, he says he didn't

digan lo que digan — whatever people say

¿qué tal? ¿qué decís? — (RPl fam) hi, how are things? (colloq)

2)

decirle algo a alguien — to tell somebody something

eso no es lo que me dijo a mí — that's not what he told me

¿sabes qué me dijo? — do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?

se lo voy a decir a papá — I'm going to tell Dad

hoy nos dicen el resultado — they're going to give us the result today

Andrés me dijo lo de tu hermano — Andrés told me about your brother

a mí me lo vas a decir! — you're telling me!

ya te lo decía yo! — I told you so!

fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco — it was terrible, I can't begin to tell you how terrible

no me digas que no es precioso! — isn't it beautiful?

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres — you can judge a man by the company he keeps

3)

a) (expresando o transmitiendo órdenes, deseos, advertencias)

porque lo digo yo! — because I say so!

harás lo que yo diga — you'll do as I say

papá dice que vayas — Dad wants you

dice que llames cuando llegues — she says (you are) to phone when you get there

dijo que tuviéramos cuidado — she said to be careful

decirle a alguien que + subj — to tell somebody to + inf

diles que empiecen — tell them to start

le dije que no lo hiciera — I told him not to do it

b)

decir adiós — to say goodbye

decirle adiós a alguien — to say goodbye to somebody

di adiós a tu vida de estudiante — you'd better say goodbye to your student days

4) ( por escrito) to say

¿qué dice aquí? — what does it say here?

el diario no dice nada sobre el asunto — there's nothing in the paper about it

5) ( llamar) to call

se llama Rosario pero le dicen Charo — her name is Rosario but people call her Charo

6) (sugerir, comunicar)

la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona — the way someone dresses says a lot/tells you a lot about them

el tiempo lo dirá — time will tell

algo me decía que no iba a ser fácil — something told me it wasn't going to be easy

¿te dice algo ese nombre? — does that name mean anything to you?

7)

decir misa — to say mass

8)

querer decir — to mean

¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? — what does this word mean?

¿qué quieres decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?

¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? — do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?

9) (opinar, pensar) to think

¿y los padres qué dicen? — what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?

quién lo hubiera dicho! — who would have thought o believed it?

habría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo — we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anyway

es muy fácil - si tú lo dices... — it's very easy - if you say so...

10) (en locs)

a decir verdad — to tell you the truth, to be honest

como quien dice — so to speak

con decirte que: no me lo perdonó nunca, con decirte que ni me saluda... he's never forgiven me, he won't even say hello to me; decir por decir: lo dijo por decir he didn't really mean it; es decir that is; mi cuñada, es decir la mujer de Rafael my sister-in-law, Rafael's wife that is; es mucho decir: es la mejor película del año - eso ya es mucho decir it's the best movie of the year - I wouldn't go that far; he dicho! that's that o final!; no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq); por así decirlo so to speak; que digamos: no es muy inteligente que digamos he's not exactly o he's hardly what you'd call intelligent; que no se diga! shame on you!; que no se diga que no somos capaces! I don't want people saying that we can't do it; y (ya) no digamos or (AmL) y no se diga: le cuestan mucho las matemáticas y no digamos la física he finds mathematics very difficult, and as for physics...; el qué dirán (fam): siempre le ha importado el qué dirán — she's always been worried what other people (might) think; ver tb dicho I
2.
decir vi

a) ( invitando a hablar)

papá - dime, hijo — dad - yes, son?

quería pedirle un favor - usted dirá — I wanted to ask you a favor - certainly, go ahead

tome asiento, usted dirá — (frml) take a seat, and now, what can I do for you?

b) (Esp) ( al contestar el teléfono)

¿diga? or ¿dígame? — hello?
3.
decirse v pron

a) (refl) to say... to oneself

b) (recípr) to say.... to each other

se decían secretos al oído — they were whispering secrets to each other

se dijeron de todo — they called each other every name under the sun

c) (enf)

yo sé lo que me digo — I know what I'm talking about

tú te lo dices todo — you seem to have all the answers

* * *

= declare, put, read, say, state, tell, volunteer, make + the point that, let + Nombre + know, let + it be known, observe, bid, reflect, utter, tender, hip, call + the tune.

Ex: 24.17 declares Enter a body created or controlled by a government under its own name unless it belongs to one or more of the types listed in 24.18.

Ex: As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.

Ex: This error message is displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the screen and reads: DAWT008, 107, DFCR....

Ex: In conclusion, it should not be necessary to say that instructions and guiding must be as brief as possible.

Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.

Ex: Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.

Ex: 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.

Ex: However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.

Ex: Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'.

Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.

Ex: 'All this is not very likely,' she observed at last, 'not only because of the strength of the selection process -- its imperviousness to proof before an arbitrator'.

Ex: 'Sit down please,' he bade her.

Ex: 'Now, you know, I could merely turn this over to the two division or all the department heads and let them decide,' reflected Bough.

Ex: The ideal was forever etched in his consciousness from the day Crane uttered it: a good librarian working anywhere is a credit and benefit to libraries everywhere.

Ex: 'Well,' Stanton tendered, 'one candidate clearly has the superior experience -- Kass'.

Ex: He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.

Ex: As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.

* ¡eso se dice pronto! = easier said than done.

* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be kidding!.

* a decir de todos = by all accounts.

* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.

* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....

* arriesgarse a decir = hazard.

* atreverse a decir = go + (as/so) far as to say.

* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.

* aventurarse a decir = venture.

* baste decir que = suffice (it) to say.

* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* continuar diciendo = go on.

* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.

* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.

* decir adiós = bid + Nombre + goodbye, bid + adieu, kiss + Nombre + goodbye, bid + farewell, wave + a bye.

* decir adiós (a) = say + goodbye (to).

* decir adiós al pasado = bid + farewell + to the past.

* decir adiós con la mano = wave + goodbye.

* decir adiós con un gesto = signal + goodbye.

* decir a favor de = say in + favour of.

* decir Algo = break + the news.

* decir Algo a Alguien = let + Nombre + in on.

* decir Algo de un modo colérico = flame out.

* decir Algo que es obvio por sí mismo = state + the obvious.

* decir balbuceando = splutter, sputter.

* decir bolas = fib.

* decir bromeando = quip.

* decir chorradas = bullshit.

* decir con desdén = sneer.

* decir con desprecio = sneer.

* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.

* decir con mal humor = spit out.

* decir con toda confianza = say in + full confidence.

* decir con voz + Adjetivo = say in + a + Adjetivo + voice.

* decir de un modo enfadado = spit out.

* decir disparates = shoot off + at the mouth, talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* decir en confianza = confide.

* decir en defensa de = say in + defence of.

* decir entrecordamente = splurt out.

* decir en voz alta = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice.

* decir en voz baja = say under + Posesivo + breath, say in + a low voice, say in + a quiet voice.

* decir + esperar = express + hope.

* decir estupideces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* decir gilipolleces = talk + nonsense, talk + rubbish, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* decir humorísticamente = quip.

* decir inesperadamente = blurt out, pipe.

* decir la última palabra = hear + the final word, outface.

* decir la verdad = tell + the truth, speak + the truth, come + clean.

* decir la verdad sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.

* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

* decirlo = come out with + it.

* decir lo que Uno piensa = speak up, speak out.

* decir mentirijillas = fib.

* decir mentirillas = fib.

* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.

* decir pamplinas = bullshit.

* decir + poseer = claim.

* decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo = express + comfort with.

* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo = express + comfort with.

* decir que Uno siente lo que le ha pasado a Otra Persona = express + sympathy for.

* decir rápidamente sin parar = rattle off.

* decir resoplando = snort.

* decir sandeces = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, bullshit, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* decirse = grapevine + carry + the story, make out to be, word + go (a)round.

* decirse que = be reputed to.

* decir suspirando = sigh.

* decir tonterías = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* decir una grosería = make + rude remark.

* demostrar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.

* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.

* digamos por ejemplo = let us say, say.

* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.

* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.

* el tiempo dirá = time will tell.

* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.

* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir = catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift.

* es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.

* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.

* estar a punto de decir = be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.

* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.

* expresar lo que Uno quiere decir = make + Posesivo + point.

* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.

* hacer lo que uno dice que es capaz de hacer = live up to + Posesivo + claim.

* huelga decir = needless to say.

* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.

* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!.

* me atrevo a decir = may I say.

* ni que decir tiene que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.

* no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo = leave + Nombre + in the dark.

* no decir nada = keep + quiet.

* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.

* no decir palabrotas = watch + Posesivo + mouth.

* ¡no digas palabrotas! = watch your language!.

* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.

* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.

* no saber qué decir = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* no ser tan bueno como se dice = not + it's cracked up to be.

* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.

* para decir la verdad = to be honest.

* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.

* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.

* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.

* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.

* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.

* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.

* por no decir nunca = if ever.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* predecible en cuanto a lo que dice = platitudinous.

* probar lo que Uno dice = make + good + Posesivo + claim.

* qué me dices de... = what about....

* querer decir = mean.

* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....

* quién + Pronombre + iba a decir que... = little did + Pronombre + know that....

* recalcar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.

* resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.

* se decía que = rumour had it that.

* se dice = so the story goes.

* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil = easier said than done.

* se dice que = rumour has it that, the saying + be + that.

* según se dice = reportedly, so the argument goes, reputedly.

* sin decir nada = dumbly.

* sin decir ni mú = as quiet as a mouse.

* sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.

* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.

* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].

* tener cuidado con lo que se dice = say + the right thing.

* tener cuidado con lo que Uno dice = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say.

* yo me atrevería a decir = dare I say.

* * *

decir¹

masculine

1

(manera de expresarse): en el decir popular in popular speech

¿cientos de personas? — bueno, es un decir hundreds of people? — well, it's just a manner of speaking o a figure of speech

supongamos, es un decir, que … let's assume, just for the sake of argument, that …

al decir de la gente, el clima está cambiando people say the climate is changing

2 decires mpl (dichos) sayings (pl); (rumores) talk

no son más que decires it's just talk

decir² [ I24 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ decir (verbo transitivo)

A decir: palabra, mentira etc

B decirle algo a alguien

C

1 transmitiendo órdenes, deseos etc

2 decir adiós

D por escrito

E llamar

F sugerir, comunicar

G decir misa

H

1 querer decir

2 digo (al rectificar)

I opinar, pensar

J en locuciones

■ decir (verbo intransitivo)

A

1 invitando a hablar

2 al contestar el teléfono

B decir bien/mal de

■ decirse (verbo pronominal)

1 reflexivo

2 recíproco

3 para enfatizar

vt

A ‹palabra/frase› to say; ‹mentira/verdad› to tell; ‹poema› to say, recite; ‹oración› to say

[ para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2] ya dice `mamá' he says ‘mama’ now

no digas esas cosas, por favor please don't say things like that

no digas estupideces/barbaridades don't talk nonsense o ( AmE) garbage o ( BrE) rubbish

¿cómo pudiste decir semejante disparate? how could you say such a stupid thing o make such a stupid comment?

no me dejó decir ni una palabra he didn't let me get a word in edgeways

¿eso lo dices por mí? are you referring to me?

no sé qué decir … un millón de gracias I don't know what to say … thank you very much indeed

¡qué callado estás! ¡no dices nada! you're very quiet, you've hardly said a word!

¡no lo dirás en serio! you can't be serious!

¡no irás a decir que no lo sabías! don't try and tell me you didn't know!

dijo que sí con la cabeza he nodded

—no puedo hacer nada —dijo Juan there is nothing I can do, said Juan o Juan said

como dice el refrán/mi abuela as the saying goes/as my grandmother says

lo dijeron por la radio they said it o it was announced on the radio

no eran ricos, digamos que vivían bien I don't mean they were rich, let's just say they lived well

dicen que de joven fue muy guapa they say she was very beautiful when she was young

dicen que es el hombre más rico del país he is said to be the richest man in the country

¿qué se dice? — gracias/por favor what do you say? — thank you/please

no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'

¡eso no se dice! you mustn't say that!

¿cómo se dice `te quiero' en ruso? how do you say `I love you' in Russian?, what's the Russian for `I love you'?

bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es she's not what you would call pretty

estoy harta, lo que se dice harta ¿me oyes? I'm fed up, absolutely fed up, do you hear?

eso se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil that's easier said than done

palatal: dícese del sonido cuya articulación … palatal: of, relating to or denoting a sound articulated …

es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado it's on Saturday; you're invited, of course, but that goes without saying o but I don't need to tell you that

haberlo dicho antes why didn't you say so before?, you might have said so before!

¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? — dice que sí will he have time to do it? — he says he will

¿no lo encontró? — dice que no didn't he find it? — no, he says he didn't

digan lo que digan no matter what people say, whatever people say

¿qué tal? ¿qué decís? ( RPl fam); hi, how are things? ( colloq), hi, what's up? ( AmE colloq)

B

decirle algo a algn to tell sb sth

eso no es lo que me dijo a mí that's not what he told me, that's not what he said to me

¿sabes qué me dijo? do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?

se lo voy a decir a papá I'm going to tell Dad

hoy nos dicen el resultado they're going to give us the result today

me dijo una mentira he told me a lie, he lied to me

Andrés me dijo lo de tu hermano Andrés told me about your brother

¡a mí me lo vas a decir! you're telling me!, you don't have to tell me!

¿sabes lo que te digo? por mí que se muera look, as far as I'm concerned he can drop dead! ( colloq)

¿no te digo? éste se cree que yo soy la sirvienta see what I mean? he thinks I'm his servant

¿no te digo or no te estoy diciendo que hasta le pega? I'm telling you, he even hits her!

¿tú qué me aconsejas? — ¿qué quieres que te diga? tienes que tomar tú la decisión what do you think I should do? — well, to be quite frank o honest, I think you have to decide for yourself

ya te decía yo que no era verdad I told you it wasn't true, didn't I?

fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco it was terrible, I just can't describe it o I can't begin to tell you

hace mal tiempo en verano, y no te digo nada en invierno … in summer the weather's bad, and as for the winter …

¡no me digas que no es precioso! isn't it beautiful?

a lo mejor te ofrecen el puesto ¿quién te dice? (CS); you never know, they might offer you the job

me resultó ¿cómo te diría? … violento I found it … how shall I put it? o I don't know … rather embarrassing

¡ya me dirás qué le cuesta escribirnos una carta! I mean, surely it's not too much trouble for him to write us a letter

no te creas todo lo que te dicen don't believe everything people tell you o everything you hear

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres you can judge a man by the company he keeps

C

1

(transmitiendo órdenes, deseos, advertencias): ¡porque lo digo yo! because I say so!

a mí nadie me dice lo que tengo que hacer nobody tells me what to do

harás lo que yo diga you'll do as I say

manda decir mi mamá que si le puede prestar el martillo ( AmL); mom says can she borrow your hammer?

Fernando pregunta si puede venir con nosotros — dile que sí Fernando wants to know if he can come with us — yes, tell him he can o say yes

decir QUE + SUBJ:

dice papá que vayas Dad wants you

dice que llames cuando llegues she says (you are) to phone when you get there

dijo que tuviéramos cuidado she said to be careful, she said we should be careful

decirle a algn QUE + SUBJ to tell sb to + INF

diles que empiecen tell them to start

le dije que no lo hiciera I told him not to do it

nos dijeron que esperáramos they told us o we were told to wait

te digo que vengas aquí enseguida I said, come here at once

2

decir adiós to say goodbye

vino a decirme adiós she came to say goodbye (to me)

di adiós a tu vida de estudiante that's the end of your student days, you'd better say goodbye to your student days

¿se lo prestaste? ¡ya le puedes decir adiós! you mean you lent it to him? well, you can kiss that goodbye! ( colloq)

D (por escrito) to say

¿qué dice aquí? what does it say here?

el diario no dice nada sobre el asunto there's nothing in the paper about it

E (llamar) to call

le dicen `Dumbo' por las orejas they call him `Dumbo' because of his ears

se llama Rosario pero le dicen Charo her name is Rosario but people call her Charo

no me digas de usted there's no need to call me `usted'

F

(sugerir, comunicar): la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona the way someone dresses says a lot o tells you a lot about them

el tiempo lo dirá time will tell

por afuera la casa no dice nada the house doesn't look much from the outside

el poema no me dice nada the poem doesn't do anything for me

algo me decía que no iba a ser fácil something told me it wasn't going to be easy

¿te dice algo ese nombre? does that name mean anything to you?

la tarta estaba diciendo cómeme the cake was just asking to be eaten

G

decir misa to say mass

H

1

querer decir to mean

¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? what does this word mean?

¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?

no entendiste lo que quise decir you didn't understand what I meant

¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?

sólo quería decirte que … I just wanted to say that …

2

digo (al rectificar) I mean

el presupuesto asciende a diez mil, digo cien mil de euros we have a budget of ten thousand, (sorry,) I mean a hundred thousand euros

I (opinar, pensar) to think

¿y los padres qué dicen? what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?

podríamos ir mañana ¿tú qué dices? we could go tomorrow, what do you think?

¡quién lo hubiera dicho! who would have thought o believed it?

podría haber mencionado al resto del equipo, vamos, digo yo … he could have mentioned the rest of the team … well I'd have thought so, anyway

habría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anyway

es muy fácil — si tú lo dices … it's very easy — if you say so …

J ( en locuciones):

a decir verdad to tell you the truth, to be honest

como quien dice so to speak

el nuevo tren está, como quien dice, a la vuelta de la esquina the new train is, so to speak o to coin a phrase, just around the corner

la granja es, como quien dice, la razón de su vida I suppose you could say the farm is his whole reason for living

con decirte que: no me lo perdonó nunca, con decirte que ni me saluda … he's never forgiven me, he won't even say hello to me

decir por decir: lo dijo por decir he didn't really mean it

¡digo! ( Esp fam): ¡qué calor hace! — ¡digo! it's so hot! — you can say that again o I'll say! ( colloq)

¿y te gusta? — ¡digo! do you like it? — you bet I do o ( AmE) I sure do! ( colloq)

es decir that is

mi cuñada, es decir la mujer de Rafael my sister-in-law, Rafael's wife that is

no sé si voy a poder ir — es decir que no vas a ir I don't know if I'll be able to go — you mean you're not going

es mucho decir: es la mejor película del año — eso ya es mucho decir it's the best movie of the year — I wouldn't go that far

¡he dicho! that's that!, that's final!

lo mismo digo: mucho gusto en conocerle — lo mismo digo pleased to meet you — pleased to meet you o likewise

¡qué alegría verte! — lo mismo digo it's great to see you! — and you o you too

¡no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! ( colloq)

¿sabes que se casa Lola? — ¡no me digas! do you know Lola's getting married? — no! o you're joking! o really? o never!

por así decirlo so to speak

es, por así decirlo, el alma-máter de la empresa he is, so to speak o as it were, the driving force behind the company

que digamos: no es muy inteligente que digamos he's not exactly o he's hardly what you'd call intelligent

¿qué me dices?: saqué el primer puesto ¿qué me dices? I came first, how about that then?

¿y qué me dices de lo de Carlos? and what about Carlos then?

¿sabes que lo van a derribar? — ¿qué me dices? do you know they're going to demolish it? — what? o you're kidding!

¡que no se diga! shame on you!

¿te ganó un niño de seis años? ¡que no se diga! you were beaten by a six-year-old child? shame on you!

¡que no se diga que no somos capaces! I don't want people saying that we can't do it

se dice pronto no less

costó $20.000 ¡se dice pronto! it cost $20,000, which is no mean sum

lleva dos meses enferma, que se dice pronto she has been ill for two months, and that's a long time

¡y que lo digas! ( Esp); you can say that again!, you're telling me!, don't I know it!

y (ya) no digamos or ( AmL) y no se diga: le cuestan mucho las matemáticas y no digamos la física he finds mathematics very difficult, and as for physics …

el/la que te dije ( fam hum); you-know-who

el qué dirán ( fam): siempre le ha importado el qué dirán she's always been worried what other people (might) think

¿por qué te preocupa tanto el qué dirán? why do you worry about what people will o might say?

ver tb dicho¹ (↑ dicho (1))

■ decir

vi

A

1

(invitando a hablar): papá — dime, hijo dad — yes, son?

quería pedirle un favor — usted dirá ( frml); I wanted to ask you a favor — certainly, go ahead

tome asiento — gracias — usted dirá ( frml); take a seat — thank you — now, what can I do for you?

2

( Esp) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (al contestar el teléfono): ¿diga? or ¿dígame? hello?

B

decir bien/mal de algn/algo: sus trabajos dicen bien de él his work has created a good impression

la manera en que se comportó no dice muy bien de él the way he behaved doesn't show him in a very good light o doesn't say very much for him

■ decirse

v pron

1 ( reflexivo) to say to oneself

se dijo que no lo volvería a hacer he said to himself o he told himself that he wouldn't do it again

me dije para mis adentros que allí había gato encerrado I said o thought to myself, there's something fishy going on here

2 ( recíproco) to say to each other

se decían secretos al oído they were whispering secrets to each other

se dijeron de todo they called each other every name under the sun

3 ( enf):

tú hazme caso que yo sé lo que me digo you listen to me, I know what I'm talking about

no sé para qué me preguntas, si tú te lo dices todo I don't know why you're asking me, you seem to have all the answers

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decir 1 sustantivo masculino:
◊ ¿cientos de personas? — bueno, es un decir hundreds of people? — well, figuratively speaking

decir 2 ( conjugate decir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹palabra/frase/poema› to say;

‹mentira/verdad› to tell;
para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2
◊ no digas estupideces don't talk nonsense!;

¿eso lo dices por mí? are you referring to me?;
¡no lo dirás en serio! you can't be serious!;
dijo que sí con la cabeza he nodded;
no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' it isn't `andé', it's `anduve';
¡eso no se dice! you mustn't say that!;
¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? how do you say `love' in Russian?;
¿lo encontró? — dice que sí/no did he find it? — he says he did/he didn't
b)

◊ decir misa to say mass

2 decirle algo a algn to tell sb sth;
◊ voy a decirle a papá que … I'm going to tell Dad …;

¡ya te lo decía yo! I told you so!
3
a) (expresando órdenes, deseos, advertencias):

◊ ¡porque lo digo yo! because I say so!;

harás lo que yo diga you'll do as I say;
dice que llames cuando llegues she says (you are) to phone when you get there;
dijo que tuviéramos cuidado she said to be careful;
diles que empiecen tell them to start;
le dije que no lo hiciera I told him not to do it
b)

◊ decir(le) adiós (a algn) to say goodbye (to sb)

4
a) (opinar, pensar) to think;

◊ ¿y los padres qué dicen? what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?;

¡quién lo hubiera dicho! who would have thought o believed it?;
es muy fácil — si tú lo dices … it's very easy — if you say so …
b) (sugerir, comunicar):

◊ el tiempo lo dirá time will tell;

¿te dice algo ese nombre? does that name mean anything to you?
5
◊ querer decir [palabra/persona] to mean;

¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?
6 ( en locs)
◊ a decir verdad to tell you the truth, to be honest;

como quien dice so to speak;
es decir that is;
¡he dicho! that's that o final!;
ni que decir tiene que … it goes without saying that …;
¡no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq);
por así decirlo so to speak;
el qué dirán (fam) what other people (might) think;
ver tb dicho 1
verbo intransitivo
a) ( invitando a hablar):

◊ papá — dime, hijo dad — yes, son?;

quería pedirle un favor — usted dirá I wanted to ask you a favor — certainly, go ahead
b) (Esp) ( al contestar el teléfono): ¿diga? or ¿dígame? hello?

decirse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) to say … to oneself

b) ( recípr) to say …. to each other;

◊ se decían secretos al oído they were whispering secrets to each other

decir
I m (dicho, sentencia) saying: es sólo un decir, it's just a manner of speaking
II verbo transitivo
1 to say: está diciendo una mentira/la verdad, she's telling a lie/the truth
no dijo nada, he said nothing
2 (con complemento indirecto) to tell: no le dije mi opinión, I didn't tell him my opinion
les dijo que esperaran un rato, she told them to wait for a while
3 (opinar, afirmar, proponer) ¿qué me dices de mi nuevo corte de pelo?, what do you think of my new haircut?, te digo que es una extravagancia, I think it's quite weird
yo digo que vayamos a Cuenca, I suggest going to Cuenca
4 (suscitar interés, una idea) to mean, appeal: ese libro no me dice nada, that book doesn't appeal to me
¿le dice algo esta cara?, does this face mean anything to you?
5 (mostrar, indicar) to say, show: lo que hizo dice mucho en su favor, what he did says a lot for him
su cara de decepción lo dice todo, his long face says it all
♦ Locuciones: Tel Esp diga o dígame, hello?
digamos, let's say
digo yo, in my opinion
el qué dirán, what people will say
es decir, that is (to say)
ni que decir tiene, needless to say
no decir esta boca es mía, not to say a word
¡no me digas!, really!
por así decirlo, as it were o so to speak
querer decir, to mean
¡y que lo digas!, you bet! ➣ Ver nota en mean
¿To tell o to say?
Observa que to tell menciona a la persona a la cual va dirigida una frase: Dime tu nombre. Tell me your name. Les dijo que se fueran. He told them to go away.
Por el contrario, to say se centra en el contenido del mensaje, sin importarnos a quién va dirigido: ¿Qué has dicho? What did you say? Dijo que sí. He said yes. ➣ Ver nota en tell.
' decir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- amén
- amohinarse
- año
- apéndice
- atinar
- bala
- barbaridad
- bastante
- burrada
- callar
- chorrada
- colmo
- comenzar
- confiar
- cosa
- declarar
- delirar
- descargo
- despedirse
- dilucidar
- disparate
- entender
- excusada
- excusado
- flexible
- fluir
- ir
- haber
- hablar
- holgar
- honestamente
- hoy
- lengua
- maravilla
- mu
- nada
- obviedad
- pelagatos
- pío
- precisamente
- puño
- querer
- rezar
- restar
- rey
- saciedad
- señor
- significar
- soltar
English:
ablaze
- abuse
- afraid
- anything
- bid
- bite back
- blurt out
- buzz off
- caller
- clear off
- dash off
- devil
- dinner
- distinctly
- drone
- enjoy
- eventual
- ever
- few
- flatter
- flounder
- fortune
- gasp out
- get
- get at
- go
- go on
- hand
- heart
- hotly
- i.e.
- keep in
- know
- lip
- loss
- mean
- mention
- mildly
- mind
- miserably
- mouth
- move
- need
- needless
- neither
- no
- nonsense
- O
- occasion
- oops!

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decir

♦ vt

1. [en general] to say;

siempre digo lo que pienso I always say what I think;

es muy callado, nunca dice nada he's very quiet, he never says anything o a word;

¿qué dice la etiqueta? what does the label say?;

no digas tonterías don't talk nonsense;

no digas tacos delante de los niños don't swear in front of the children;

lo dijo en broma she meant it as a joke;

¿quién te lo ha dicho? who told you that?;

me da igual lo que diga la gente I don't care what people say;

al decir esto, se marchó with these words o with that, he left;

no sabía qué decir I didn't know what to say, I was lost for words;

decir que sí/no to say yes/no;

dice que no viene she says (that) she's not coming;

como dice el refrán,… as the saying goes,…;

dicen que va a ser un verano muy seco they say it's going to be a very dry summer;

Comp

¡díjolo Blas, punto redondo! sure, whatever!, yes, sure!;

Comp

donde dije digo, digo Diego: ayer dijiste que me lo dejarías – sí, pero no puedo – ya, donde dije digo, digo Diego yesterday you told me you'd lend it to me – yes, but I can't now – you're always saying one thing one minute and another the next

2. [contar] to tell;

se lo voy a decir a la profesora I'm going to tell the teacher;

no se lo digas a nadie don't breathe a word of it to anyone;

¿qué quieres que te diga? what do you want me to say?, what can I say?;

ya te lo había dicho yo, es demasiado caro I told you it's too expensive;

decir la verdad to tell the truth;

decir mentiras to tell lies;

pregunta si le dejas salir – dile que sí/no she wants to know if she can go out – tell her she can/can't;

quiere saber si hemos terminado – dile que sí/no he wants to know if we've finished – tell him we have/haven't;

dile que estoy ocupado tell him I'm busy;

dígame lo que pasó tell me what happened;

eso no es lo que me dijo a mí that's not what she told me;

tengo que hacerte una pregunta – dime I need to ask you a question – go ahead;

dígame en qué puedo ayudarle what can I do for you?

3. [ordenar] to tell;

la ley dice que es obligatorio el uso del casco according to the law, it is compulsory to wear a crash helmet, the law says that it is compulsory to wear a crash helmet;

decir a alguien que haga algo to tell sb to do sth;

haz lo que te digan y no protestes do as you're told and don't complain;

dile que venga tell her to come;

nos dijeron que nos fuéramos they told us to go away;

lo vas a hacer porque lo digo yo you'll do it because I say so

4. [recitar] [de memoria] to recite;
[leyendo] to read
5. [revelar] to tell, to show;

eso lo dice todo that says it all;

decir mucho (en favor) de to say a lot for;

sus ropas dicen bastante sobre su situación económica her clothes say a lot about her financial situation;

su violenta reacción dice mucho sobre su personalidad his violent reaction tells us o reveals a lot about his personality

6. [llamar] to call;

me dicen Paco they call me Paco;

le dicen la carretera de la muerte they call it the road of death

7. [asegurar] to tell, to assure;

te digo que ella no está mintiendo I tell you o assure you (that) she isn't lying;

dice que llegará mañana sin falta she says (that) she'll definitely arrive tomorrow

8. [en frases]
a decir verdad, no me apetece nada ir a la boda to tell (you) the truth o to be honest, I don't really feel like going to the wedding;

como quien no dice nada as if it were nothing;

olvídalo, como si no hubiera dicho nada forget I ever mentioned it;

con decirte que me marché a los diez minutos, te puedes imaginar como fue la fiesta if I tell you that I left after ten minutes, you can imagine what the party was like;

cualquiera diría que no le dan de comer en casa anyone would o you'd think she never gets fed at home;

decir para sí to say to oneself;

decir por decir to talk for the sake of talking;

no te lo tomes en serio, lo dijo por decir don't take it seriously, she didn't really mean it;

decirle a alguien cuatro verdades to tell sb a few home truths;

es decir that is, that's to say;

aracnofobia, es decir miedo a las arañas arachnophobia, that is o that's to say, fear of spiders;

tengo otra cita – es decir, que no vendrás a la inauguración I've got another engagement – you mean o in other words you're not coming to the opening ceremony;

encantado de conocerte – lo mismo digo pleased to meet you – likewise;

tu primer examen estaba muy mal, y lo mismo digo del segundo you did very poorly in your first exam, and the same goes for the second one;

ni que decir tiene needless to say;

yo no digo o [m5]no quiero decir nada, pero… it's not for me to say, but…;

¿sabías que Santiago se ha casado? – ¡no me digas! did you know that Santiago got married? – no! o never!;

¡no me digas que no te gusta! don't tell me you don't like it!;

el tenis/este cuadro no me dice nada tennis/this picture doesn't do anything for me;

no hay más que decir that's all there is to it, that's that;

(o) mejor dicho or rather;

por más que digas, no le veo nada especial a esta ciudad whatever you say, I don't see what's so special about this city;

por decirlo así, por así decirlo in other words, so to speak;
RP Fam
¿qué decís? how are you doing?, how are things?;

preocuparse por el qué dirán to worry about what people will say;

no está lloviendo mucho que digamos it's not exactly raining hard;

él no es muy inteligente que digamos he isn't what you'd call intelligent;

ha sufrido un infarto – ¡qué me dices! she's had a heart attack – no! o surely not!;

¡quién lo diría! tan rico y sin embargo tan humilde who would have thought it, such a rich person and yet so humble!;

tardarán en construirlo cinco años, ¡se dice pronto! they're going to take five years, no less, to build it!;

yo lo hago en cinco minutos – eso se dice pronto, no sabes lo difícil que es I'll have it done in five minutes – that's easily said, you've no idea how difficult it is;

si tú lo dices if you say so;

¡tú lo has dicho! you said it!;
Esp
¡y que lo digas! you can say that again!;

y no digamos, Am [m5]ya no se diga, Am [m5] ni se diga to say nothing of;

no le gusta el pescado y no digamos el pollo she doesn't like fish, to say nothing of chicken

♦ vi

como quien dice, como si dijéramos so to speak;

es, como si dijéramos, una mezcla de danza y teatro it's a sort of mixture of dance and theatre;

es, como quien dice, el alma de la empresa he is, so to speak, the soul of the company;
Esp
¿diga?, ¿dígame? [al teléfono] hello?;
Fam
¡digo! [¡ya lo creo!] of course!;
[¡madre mía!] I say!;
tenemos muchas ganas de ir de vacaciones, y nuestros hijos, no digamos we can't wait to go on holiday, and as for our children…

♦ See also the pronominal verb decirse

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decir

<part dicho>

I v/t

1 say; ( contar) tell;

decir misa say mass;

decir que sí say yes;

decir que no say no;

se dice que … they say that …, it’s said that …;

diga lo que diga whatever he says;

¿qué quieres que te diga? what do you expect me to say?;

decir entre o

para sí say to o.s.

2 con infinitivo

:

querer decir mean;

es decir in other words;

dar que decir set people talking;

ni que decir tiene (que) it goes without saying (that);

por así decirlo so to speak;

ya es decir that’s saying something;

que ya es decir which is really something;

es mucho decir that’s saying a lot

3 con participio

:

¡quién hubiera dicho que María se iba casar! who would have thought that Maria would get married!;

dicho y hecho no sooner said than done;

mejor dicho or rather;

dicho sea de paso incidentally;

está dicho, lo dicho as I have already said

4

:

no es rico, que digamos let’s say he’s not rich;

¡no me digas! you’re kidding!;

¡dímelo a mí! tell me about it!, you’re telling me!;

como quien dice so to speak;

y que lo digas you bet;

¿y qué me dices de …? so what do you think of …?;

usted dirá how can I help you?;

ya decía yo que iba a acabar mal I knew it would end badly;

¡quién lo diría! who would believe it!;

¡cualquiera diría que tiene setenta años! who would have thought he was seventy!, you wouldn’t think o believe he was seventy!

II v/i

:

¡diga!, ¡dígame! Esp
TELEC hello
III m saying;

es un decir it’s just a figure of speech

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decir {23} vt

1) : to say

dice que no quiere ir: she says she doesn't want to go

2) : to tell

dime lo que estás pensando: tell me what you're thinking

3) : to speak, to talk

no digas tonterías: don't talk nonsense

4) : to call

me dicen Rosy: they call me Rosy

5)

es decir : that is to say

6)

querer decir : to mean

♦ See also the reflexive verb decirse

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decir¹ n saying

decir² vb

1. (en general) to say [pt. & pp. said]

¿qué ha dicho? what did he say?

dijo que estaba cansada she said she was tired

¿cómo se dice "biblioteca" en inglés? how do you say "biblioteca" in English?

2. (a alguien) to tell [pt. & pp. told]

me dijo que estaba cansada she told me she was tired

no se lo digas a nadie don't tell anybody

3. (para dar órdenes) to tell

me dijo que fuera en seguida she told me to go at once

4. (llamar) to call

le dicen "Chapi" people call him "Chapi"

dime / dígame (en tienda etc) yes?

es decir that is / that is to say

¿diga? / ¿dígame? (por teléfono) hello?

sin decir nada without a word

Spanish-English dictionary > decir
7 reden

I v/i

1. (sprechen) speak ( mit to, with); (sich unterhalten) talk (to, with); (plaudern) chat (to, with); reden über (+Akk) talk about; stundenlang / ununterbrochen reden talk for hours / incessantly; sie redet zu laut / leise she speaks too loudly / softly; reden wir nicht mehr darüber let’s forget it; man redet davon, dass... there is talk that...; man redet von über 50 Toten there is talk of over 50 dead, a death toll of over 50 has been mentioned; darüber lässt sich reden it’s a possibility; im Schlaf reden talk in one’s sleep; er hat kein Wort geredet he didn’t say a word, he didn’t open his mouth once; rede doch ( endlich)! say something!; mit sich selbst oder vor sich hin reden talk to o.s.; mit den Händen reden gesticulate; von... gar nicht zu reden not to mention...; da wir gerade davon reden as we’re on the subject; er redet, wie er denkt he says (exactly) what he thinks; er redet anders, als er denkt what he says and what he thinks are two different things; du hast gut reden it’s all very well for you to talk, you can talk; wir reden später we’ll talk about it later; da redet man ja gegen eine Wand it’s like talking to a brick wall

2. (eine Rede halten) speak; gut reden können be a good speaker; er hört sich gern reden he likes the sound of his own voice

3. (erörtern) discuss; über Politik reden talk politics; über Gott und die Welt reden talk about everything under the sun

4. (klatschen) talk; lass die Leute reden let people talk; man redet über sie people are talking about her; im Büro wird viel geredet there’s a lot of gossip in the office; er redet zu viel he is a talker

5. reden mit (kommunizieren) speak ( oder talk) to; sie reden nicht miteinander they’re not speaking ( oder talking) to each other, they’re not on speaking terms; mit sich reden lassen be willing to listen ( oder discuss things); bei Geschäft: be open to offers; sie lässt nicht mit sich reden she won’t listen (to anyone); so lasse ich nicht mit mir reden I won’t be spoken to like that; unter... lassen wir gar nicht mit uns reden under..., we’re not interested; er weigert sich, mit uns zu reden he refuses to talk to us; ich habe mit dir zu reden I’d like a word with you; kannst du mal mit ihm reden? can you have a word with him?

6. von sich reden machen (bekannt werden) get talked about; er macht als Rennfahrer von sich reden he’s made a name for himself as a racing driver (Am. racecar driver); neulich hat er mit einem Film von sich reden gemacht he recently got into the news with a film (Am. auch movie)

7. umg. (verraten) talk; irgendjemand hat geredet someone has talked; du sollst reden! talk, damn you!; rede, sonst geht es dir schlecht! talk or you’re in for it!; hat sie geredet? did she talk?

II v/t speak, say; kein Wort reden not speak ( oder say) a word; viel reden talk a lot; er redet lauter Unsinn he talks nothing but rubbish (Am. nonsense); red keinen Quatsch! umg. stop talking rubbish (Am. nonsense)!; was redest du da? what are you going on about?; was du wieder redest! there you go again!

III v/refl sich heiser reden talk oneself hoarse; er redete sich in Zorn he went on and on until he got really angry; siehe auch sprechen

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to speak; to say; to talk

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re|den ['reːdn]
1. vi

1) (= sprechen) to talk, to speak

Reden während des Unterrichts — talking in class

mit sich selbst/jdm réden — to talk or speak to oneself/sb

wie red(e)st du denn mit deiner Mutter! — that's no way to talk or speak to your mother

so lasse ich nicht mit mir réden! — I won't be spoken to like that!

sie hat geredet und geredet — she talked and talked

mit jdm über jdn/etw réden — to talk or speak to or with sb about sb/sth

réden wir nicht mehr davon or darüber — let's not talk or speak about it any more, let's drop it (inf)

réden Sie doch nicht! (inf) — come off it! (inf)

(viel) von sich réden machen — to become (very much) a talking point

das Buch/er macht viel von sich réden — everyone is talking about the book/him

viel Redens von einer Sache machen — to make a great to-do about sth (inf)

du hast gut or leicht réden! — it's all very well for you (to talk)

ich habe mit Ihnen zu réden! — I would like to speak or talk to you, I would like a word with you

ich rede gegen eine Wand or Mauer — it's like talking to a brick wall (inf)

darüber lässt or ließe sich réden — that's a possibility; (über Preis, Bedingungen) I think we could discuss that

darüber lässt or ließe sich eher réden — that's more like it, now you're talking

er lässt mit sich réden — he could be persuaded; (in Bezug auf Preis) he's open to offers

sie lässt nicht mit sich réden — she is adamant; (bei eigenen Forderungen auch) she won't take no for an answer

Reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold (Prov) — (speech is silver but) silence is golden (Prov)

das ist ja mein Reden ( seit 33) (inf) — I've been saying that for (donkey's (Brit inf)) years

See:

→ Wasserfall

2) (= klatschen) to talk (
über +acc about)
schlecht von jdm réden — to talk or speak ill of sb

in so einem Dorf wird natürlich viel geredet — in a village like that naturally people talk a lot

3) (= eine Rede halten) to speak

er redet nicht gern[e] öffentlich — he doesn't like public speaking

er kann gut réden — he is a good speaker

frei réden — to speak extempore, to speak without notes

4) (euph = gestehen, aussagen) to talk

jdn zum Reden bringen — to get sb to talk, to make sb talk

er will nicht réden — he won't talk

2. vt

1) (= sagen) to talk; Worte to say

einige Worte réden — to say a few words

kein Wort réden — not to say or speak a word

etw von der Seele or vom Herzen réden — to get sth off one's chest

2) (= klatschen) to say

es kann dir doch nicht egal sein, was über dich geredet wird — it must matter to you what people say about you

Schlechtes von jdm or über jdn réden — to say bad things about sb

damit die Leute wieder was zu réden haben — so that people have something to talk about again

3. vr

sich heiser réden — to talk oneself hoarse

sich in Zorn or Wut réden — to talk oneself into a fury

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1) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) speak

2) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) talk

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re·den

[ˈre:dn̩]

I. vi

1. (sprechen) to talk, to speak

▪ mit jdm [über jdn/etw] \reden to talk to sb [about sb/sth]

über manche Themen wurde zu Hause nie geredet some topics were never discussed at home

wie redest du denn mit deinem Vater! that's no way to talk to [or speak with] your father

er hat geredet und geredet he talked and talked

genug geredet! enough talk[ing]

mit ihr kann man nicht \reden you just can't talk to her

darüber wird noch zu \reden sein we shall have to come back to that

sie lässt mich nie zu Ende \reden she never lets me finish what I'm saying

\reden während des Unterrichts talking in class

\reden wir nicht mehr davon [o darüber] let's not talk [or speak] about it any more

\reden Sie doch nicht! come off it! fam

was gibt es da groß zu \reden? so what?

so nicht mit sich dat \reden lassen to not let oneself be talked [or spoken] to in such a way [or like that]

so lasse ich nicht mit mir \reden! I won't be spoken to like that!

mit jdm zu \reden haben to need to speak to sb

die Chefin hat mit dir zu \reden the boss would like to have a word with you

miteinander \reden to have a talk [with one another]

sie \reden nicht mehr miteinander they are no longer on speaking terms

mit sich dat selbst \reden to talk to oneself; s.a. Wand

2. (Gerüchte verbreiten)

▪ über jdn/etw \reden to talk about sb/sth

▪ es wird [über jdn/etw] geredet there is talk [about sb/sth]

es wird bereits über dich geredet you are already being talked about

schlecht von jdm \reden to talk [or speak] ill of sb

3. (eine Rede halten)

▪ über etw akk \reden to speak about [or on] sth

ich rede nicht gerne öffentlich I don't like public speaking

wer redet morgen Abend? who is to speak tomorrow evening?

gut \reden können to be a good speaker

4. (ausdiskutieren, verhandeln)

▪ über etw akk \reden to discuss [or talk about] sth

über etw akk lässt sich \reden we can discuss sth

darüber lässt sich \reden that's a possibility, we can certainly discuss that

darüber ließe sich eher \reden that's more like it

mit sich dat [über etw akk] \reden lassen (gesprächsbereit sein) to be willing to discuss [sth]; (kompromissbereit sein) to be open to persuasion; (in Bezug auf Angebote, Preis) to be open to offers

nicht mit sich dat [über etw akk] \reden lassen to be adamant [about sth]

sie lässt nicht mit sich \reden she is adamant; (bei eigenen Ansprüchen a.) she won't take no for an answer

5. (sl: etw verraten, gestehen) to talk, to come clean fam

sie will nicht \reden she won't talk

nun red schon, was hat er gesagt? come on, spill the beans, what did he say? fam

jdn zum R\reden bringen to make sb talk

6.

▶ du hast gut [o leicht] \reden it's easy [or all very well] for you to talk

▶ [viel] von sich dat \reden machen to be[come] [very much] a talking point

sie macht zurzeit viel von sich \reden everyone is talking about her at the moment

der Film, der so viel von sich \reden macht, hält nicht, was er verspricht the film which everyone is talking about doesn't live up to expectations

▶ [das ist ja] mein R\reden (fam) that's what I've been saying

▶ nicht zu \reden von... not to mention...

▶ viel R\redens von etw dat machen to make a great to-do about sth

II. vt

1. (sagen)

▪ etw \reden to say sth

ich möchte gerne hören, was ihr redet I'd like to hear what you're saying

etw zu \reden haben to have sth to talk about

viel/wenig \reden to talk a lot/not talk much

es wird immer viel geredet there is always a lot of talk

Unsinn [o Blödsinn] \reden to talk nonsense

kein Wort \reden to not say [or speak] a word

einige Worte \reden to say a few words; s.a. Seele, Wort

2. (klatschen)

▪ etw [über jdn/etw] \reden to say sth [about sb/sth]

damit die Leute wieder etwas zu \reden haben so that people have something to talk about again

▪ es wird [über jdn/etw] geredet:

in so einem Dorf wird natürlich viel geredet in a village like that naturally people talk a lot

es wird schon über uns geredet we're being talked about

es kann dir doch egal sein, was über dich geredet wird it should not matter to you what people say about you

3.

▶ jdn besoffen \reden (sl) to drive sb round the bend with one's chattering fam

III. vr (sich durch Reden in einen Zustand steigern)

▪ sich akk in etw akk \reden to talk oneself into sth

sich akk in Begeisterung \reden to get carried away with what one is saying

sich akk heiser \reden to talk oneself hoarse

sich akk in Rage/Wut \reden to talk oneself into a rage/fury

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1.
transitives Verb talk

Unsinn reden — talk nonsense

kein Wort reden — not say or speak a word
2.
intransitives Verb

1) (sprechen) talk; speak

viel/wenig reden — talk a lot (coll.) /not talk much

2) (sich äußern, eine Rede halten) speak

er lässt mich nicht zu Ende reden — he doesn't let me finish what I'm saying; s. auch gut 2. 2)

3) (sich unterhalten) talk

mit jemandem/über jemanden reden — talk to/about somebody

miteinander reden — have a talk [with one another]

sie reden nicht mehr miteinander — they are no longer on speaking terms

mit sich reden lassen — (bei Geschäften) be open to offers; (bei Meinungsverschiedenheiten) be willing to discuss the matter
3.
reflexives Verb

sich heiser/in Wut reden — talk oneself hoarse/into a rage

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reden

A. v/i

1. (sprechen) speak (

mit to, with); (sich unterhalten) talk (to, with); (plaudern) chat (to, with);

reden über (+akk) talk about;

stundenlang/ununterbrochen reden talk for hours/incessantly;

sie redet zu laut/leise she speaks too loudly/softly;

reden wir nicht mehr darüber let’s forget it;

man redet davon, dass … there is talk that …;

man redet von über 50 Toten there is talk of over 50 dead, a death toll of over 50 has been mentioned;

darüber lässt sich reden it’s a possibility;

im Schlaf reden talk in one’s sleep;

er hat kein Wort geredet he didn’t say a word, he didn’t open his mouth once;

rede doch (endlich)! say something!;

mit sich selbst oder

vor sich hin reden talk to o.s.;

mit den Händen reden gesticulate;

von … gar nicht zu reden not to mention …;

da wir gerade davon reden as we’re on the subject;

er redet, wie er denkt he says (exactly) what he thinks;

er redet anders, als er denkt what he says and what he thinks are two different things;

du hast gut reden it’s all very well for you to talk, you can talk;

wir reden später we’ll talk about it later;

da redet man ja gegen eine Wand it’s like talking to a brick wall

2. (eine Rede halten) speak;

gut reden können be a good speaker;

er hört sich gern reden he likes the sound of his own voice

3. (erörtern) discuss;

über Politik reden talk politics;

über Gott und die Welt reden talk about everything under the sun

4. (klatschen) talk;

lass die Leute reden let people talk;

man redet über sie people are talking about her;

im Büro wird viel geredet there’s a lot of gossip in the office;

er redet zu viel he is a talker

5.

reden mit (kommunizieren) speak ( oder talk) to;

sie reden nicht miteinander they’re not speaking ( oder talking) to each other, they’re not on speaking terms;

mit sich reden lassen be willing to listen ( oder discuss things); bei Geschäft: be open to offers;

sie lässt nicht mit sich reden she won’t listen (to anyone);

so lasse ich nicht mit mir reden I won’t be spoken to like that;

unter … lassen wir gar nicht mit uns reden under …, we’re not interested;

er weigert sich, mit uns zu reden he refuses to talk to us;

ich habe mit dir zu reden I’d like a word with you;

kannst du mal mit ihm reden? can you have a word with him?

6.

von sich reden machen (bekannt werden) get talked about;

er macht als Rennfahrer von sich reden he’s made a name for himself as a racing driver (US racecar driver);

neulich hat er mit einem Film von sich reden gemacht he recently got into the news with a film (US auch movie)

7. umg (verraten) talk;

irgendjemand hat geredet someone has talked;

du sollst reden! talk, damn you!;

rede, sonst geht es dir schlecht! talk or you’re in for it!;

hat sie geredet? did she talk?

B. v/t speak, say;

kein Wort reden not speak ( oder say) a word;

viel reden talk a lot;

er redet lauter Unsinn he talks nothing but rubbish (US nonsense);

red keinen Quatsch! umg stop talking rubbish (US nonsense)!;

was redest du da? what are you going on about?;

was du wieder redest! there you go again!

C. v/r

sich heiser reden talk oneself hoarse;

er redete sich in Zorn he went on and on until he got really angry; → auch sprechen

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1.
transitives Verb talk

Unsinn reden — talk nonsense

kein Wort reden — not say or speak a word
2.
intransitives Verb

1) (sprechen) talk; speak

viel/wenig reden — talk a lot (coll.) /not talk much

2) (sich äußern, eine Rede halten) speak

er lässt mich nicht zu Ende reden — he doesn't let me finish what I'm saying; s. auch gut 2. 2)

3) (sich unterhalten) talk

mit jemandem/über jemanden reden — talk to/about somebody

miteinander reden — have a talk [with one another]

sie reden nicht mehr miteinander — they are no longer on speaking terms

mit sich reden lassen — (bei Geschäften) be open to offers; (bei Meinungsverschiedenheiten) be willing to discuss the matter
3.
reflexives Verb

sich heiser/in Wut reden — talk oneself hoarse/into a rage

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(zu) v.

to talk (to) v. (über, von) v.

to speak (about) v. v.

to discourse v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > reden
8 tontería

f.

1 foolish thing to say, silly thing to say, silly remark, dumb comment.

2 foolish thing to do, dumb action, foolish act, foolish action.

3 silliness, stupidness, foolishness, dumbheadedness.

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tontería

► nombre femenino

1 (calidad de tonto) stupidity, silliness

2 (dicho, hecho) silly thing, stupid thing

3 (insignificancia) trifle

4 (regalito) little something

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FRASEOLOGÍA

decir tonterías to talk nonsense

dejarse de tonterías (al hablar) to be serious 2 (al actuar) to stop messing about

■ ¡déjate de tonterías! stop messing about!

hacer tonterías to mess about, fool around

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noun f.

foolishness, stupidity

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SF

1) (=dicho)

eso son tonterías, eso es una tontería — that's nonsense o rubbish o ( esp EEUU) garbage

decir tonterías — to talk nonsense o rubbish o ( esp EEUU) garbage

¡qué tontería acabas de decir! — that was a silly thing to say!

lo que has dicho no es ninguna tontería — what you've just said isn't such a bad idea

¡déjate de tonterías! — don't be silly!, don't talk nonsense!

dejémonos de tonterías — let's be serious

2) (=acto)

ha sido una tontería el negarte a verle — it was silly of you to refuse to see him

hacer una tontería — to do a silly thing o something silly

no hace nada más que tonterías — he's always doing silly things o being silly

deja de hacer tonterías — stop being silly

3) (=insignificancia) silly little thing

cualquier tontería le afecta — he gets upset over any silly little thing o the slightest thing

lo vendió por una tontería — he sold it for next to nothing

4) (=remilgo)

Juanito tiene mucha tontería a la hora de comer — Juanito is so picky about his food

5) (=cualidad) silliness, foolishness

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femenino

a) ( cosa tonta) silly o stupid thing; ( dicho tonto) silly remark

déjate de tonterías! — stop fooling around

tonterías! — nonsense!

b) ( cosa insignificante) silly thing, small thing

se enoja por cualquier tontería — she gets angry over the slightest little thing

oye, que cien mil pesos no son ninguna tontería — come on, a hundred thousand pesos is no small sum

c) ( cualidad) stupidity

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= silliness, balderdash, humbug.

Ex. The 'Good Times' virus hoax was the precursor of this particular form of silliness.

Ex. I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.

Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.

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* cometer una tontería = pull + stunt.

* decir tonterías = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* tonterías = drivel, nonsense, baloney, blather, piffle, palaver, moonshine, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwash.

Ex. The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as ' bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.

* tonterías al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.

* una tontería = a little something.

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femenino

a) ( cosa tonta) silly o stupid thing; ( dicho tonto) silly remark

déjate de tonterías! — stop fooling around

tonterías! — nonsense!

b) ( cosa insignificante) silly thing, small thing

se enoja por cualquier tontería — she gets angry over the slightest little thing

oye, que cien mil pesos no son ninguna tontería — come on, a hundred thousand pesos is no small sum

c) ( cualidad) stupidity

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= silliness, balderdash, humbug.

Ex: The 'Good Times' virus hoax was the precursor of this particular form of silliness.

Ex: I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.

Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.

* cometer una tontería = pull + stunt.

* decir tonterías = talk + rubbish, talk + nonsense, talk through + Posesivo + hat.

* tonterías = drivel, nonsense, baloney, blather, piffle, palaver, moonshine, claptrap, buncombe, bunkum, bunk, hogwash.

Ex: The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as ' bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.

* tonterías al cuadrado = nonsense on stilts.

* una tontería = a little something.

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tontería

feminine

1 (cosa tonta) silly o stupid thing; (dicho tonto) silly o stupid o foolish remark

¡cuántas tonterías se cometen de joven! the (silly) things we do when we're young!

siempre sale con alguna tontería he always comes out with some stupid remark

fue una tontería no aceptar it was stupid not to accept

déjate de tonterías que estamos tratando de trabajar en serio stop being silly o stop fooling around, we're trying to get some serious work done

¡tonterías! nonsense!

2 (cosa insignificante) silly thing, small thing

por cualquier tontería se enfada she gets angry over the slightest little thing

oye, que cien mil pesos no son ninguna tontería come on, a hundred thousand pesos is no small sum

3 (cualidad) stupidity

4 zalamería

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tontería sustantivo femenino
a) ( cosa tonta) silly o stupid thing;

( dicho tonto) silly remark;
◊ ¡déjate de tonterías! stop fooling around;

¡tonterías! nonsense!
b) ( cosa insignificante) silly thing, small thing;

◊ se enoja por cualquier tontería she gets angry over the slightest little thing

c) ( cualidad) stupidity

tontería sustantivo femenino
1 (acción, cosa) silly thing: ¡deja de decir tonterías!, stop talking nonsense!
(cosa sin importancia) trifle, small thing: le compré una tontería, I bought her a little something
me regañaron por una tontería, they told me off over something silly
2 (cualidad) stupidity, foolishness, silliness
' tontería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admitir
- bobada
- caer
- colmo
- desatino
- eso
- follón
- gilipollez
- mayor
- mosquearse
- saltar
- soberana
- soberano
- solemne
- soltar
- supina
- supino
- tontedad
- tontera
- tontuna
- valiente
- jalada
- macana
- payasada
- pelear
- ridiculez
- simpleza
English:
absurd
- stupidity

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tontería, Am tontera nf

1. [estupidez] stupid thing;

ha sido una tontería no presentarse al examen it was stupid not to take the exam;

decir una tontería to say something stupid;

eso son tonterías that's nonsense;

decir tonterías to talk nonsense;

hacer una tontería to do something stupid;

hizo la tontería de decírselo she was stupid enough to tell him;

¡cuánta tontería hay en el mundo! people can be really stupid sometimes!

2. [cosa sin importancia o valor] trifle;

no es ninguna tontería [va en serio] it's serious;
[no está mal] it's not bad at all;
¿qué te ha pasado? – nada, una tontería what happened to you? – oh, it's nothing serious;

por hacer cuatro tonterías me ha cobrado 1.000 pesos he charged me 1,000 pesos for doing next to nothing

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tontería

f fig

stupid o

dumb fam

thing;

tonterías pl nonsense sg

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tontería nf

1) : foolishness

2) : stupid remark or action

3)

decir tonterías : to talk nonsense

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tontería n

1. (acción, dicho) silly thing

¡qué tontería! how silly!

vaya tontería de pregunta what a silly question

es una tontería que te marches ahora it's silly for you to go now

2. (cosa insignificante) little thing

no te enfades por esa tontería don't get angry over a little thing like that

he comprado unas tonterías I've bought a couple of little things

Spanish-English dictionary > tontería
9 нелепост

absurdity, nonsense

каква нелепост! (how) ridiculous, (but) that's ridiculous; what nonsense

нелепости nonsense

говоря нелепости talk nonsense; speak through (the back of) o.'s neck

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нелѐпост,

ж., -и absurdity, ridiculousness, ludicrousness, nonsense; fatuity, fatuousness; farcicality, farcicalness; говоря \нелепости talk nonsense; speak through (the back of) o.’s neck/head; каква \нелепост! (how) ridiculous, (but) that’s ridiculous; what nonsense; this is foolish! \нелепости nonsense.

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absurdity; farcicality; inanity{in`Eniti}; incongruity

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1. absurdity, nonsense 2. НЕЛЕПОСТи nonsense 3. говоря НЕЛЕПОСТи talk nonsense; speak through (the back of) o.'s neck 4. каква НЕЛЕПОСТ! (how) ridiculous, (but) that's ridiculous;what nonsense

Български-английски речник > нелепост
10 Reden

I v/i

1. (sprechen) speak ( mit to, with); (sich unterhalten) talk (to, with); (plaudern) chat (to, with); reden über (+Akk) talk about; stundenlang / ununterbrochen reden talk for hours / incessantly; sie redet zu laut / leise she speaks too loudly / softly; reden wir nicht mehr darüber let’s forget it; man redet davon, dass... there is talk that...; man redet von über 50 Toten there is talk of over 50 dead, a death toll of over 50 has been mentioned; darüber lässt sich reden it’s a possibility; im Schlaf reden talk in one’s sleep; er hat kein Wort geredet he didn’t say a word, he didn’t open his mouth once; rede doch ( endlich)! say something!; mit sich selbst oder vor sich hin reden talk to o.s.; mit den Händen reden gesticulate; von... gar nicht zu reden not to mention...; da wir gerade davon reden as we’re on the subject; er redet, wie er denkt he says (exactly) what he thinks; er redet anders, als er denkt what he says and what he thinks are two different things; du hast gut reden it’s all very well for you to talk, you can talk; wir reden später we’ll talk about it later; da redet man ja gegen eine Wand it’s like talking to a brick wall

2. (eine Rede halten) speak; gut reden können be a good speaker; er hört sich gern reden he likes the sound of his own voice

3. (erörtern) discuss; über Politik reden talk politics; über Gott und die Welt reden talk about everything under the sun

4. (klatschen) talk; lass die Leute reden let people talk; man redet über sie people are talking about her; im Büro wird viel geredet there’s a lot of gossip in the office; er redet zu viel he is a talker

5. reden mit (kommunizieren) speak ( oder talk) to; sie reden nicht miteinander they’re not speaking ( oder talking) to each other, they’re not on speaking terms; mit sich reden lassen be willing to listen ( oder discuss things); bei Geschäft: be open to offers; sie lässt nicht mit sich reden she won’t listen (to anyone); so lasse ich nicht mit mir reden I won’t be spoken to like that; unter... lassen wir gar nicht mit uns reden under..., we’re not interested; er weigert sich, mit uns zu reden he refuses to talk to us; ich habe mit dir zu reden I’d like a word with you; kannst du mal mit ihm reden? can you have a word with him?

6. von sich reden machen (bekannt werden) get talked about; er macht als Rennfahrer von sich reden he’s made a name for himself as a racing driver (Am. racecar driver); neulich hat er mit einem Film von sich reden gemacht he recently got into the news with a film (Am. auch movie)

7. umg. (verraten) talk; irgendjemand hat geredet someone has talked; du sollst reden! talk, damn you!; rede, sonst geht es dir schlecht! talk or you’re in for it!; hat sie geredet? did she talk?

II v/t speak, say; kein Wort reden not speak ( oder say) a word; viel reden talk a lot; er redet lauter Unsinn he talks nothing but rubbish (Am. nonsense); red keinen Quatsch! umg. stop talking rubbish (Am. nonsense)!; was redest du da? what are you going on about?; was du wieder redest! there you go again!

III v/refl sich heiser reden talk oneself hoarse; er redete sich in Zorn he went on and on until he got really angry; siehe auch sprechen

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to speak; to say; to talk

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re|den ['reːdn]
1. vi

1) (= sprechen) to talk, to speak

Reden während des Unterrichts — talking in class

mit sich selbst/jdm réden — to talk or speak to oneself/sb

wie red(e)st du denn mit deiner Mutter! — that's no way to talk or speak to your mother

so lasse ich nicht mit mir réden! — I won't be spoken to like that!

sie hat geredet und geredet — she talked and talked

mit jdm über jdn/etw réden — to talk or speak to or with sb about sb/sth

réden wir nicht mehr davon or darüber — let's not talk or speak about it any more, let's drop it (inf)

réden Sie doch nicht! (inf) — come off it! (inf)

(viel) von sich réden machen — to become (very much) a talking point

das Buch/er macht viel von sich réden — everyone is talking about the book/him

viel Redens von einer Sache machen — to make a great to-do about sth (inf)

du hast gut or leicht réden! — it's all very well for you (to talk)

ich habe mit Ihnen zu réden! — I would like to speak or talk to you, I would like a word with you

ich rede gegen eine Wand or Mauer — it's like talking to a brick wall (inf)

darüber lässt or ließe sich réden — that's a possibility; (über Preis, Bedingungen) I think we could discuss that

darüber lässt or ließe sich eher réden — that's more like it, now you're talking

er lässt mit sich réden — he could be persuaded; (in Bezug auf Preis) he's open to offers

sie lässt nicht mit sich réden — she is adamant; (bei eigenen Forderungen auch) she won't take no for an answer

Reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold (Prov) — (speech is silver but) silence is golden (Prov)

das ist ja mein Reden ( seit 33) (inf) — I've been saying that for (donkey's (Brit inf)) years

See:

→ Wasserfall

2) (= klatschen) to talk (
über +acc about)
schlecht von jdm réden — to talk or speak ill of sb

in so einem Dorf wird natürlich viel geredet — in a village like that naturally people talk a lot

3) (= eine Rede halten) to speak

er redet nicht gern[e] öffentlich — he doesn't like public speaking

er kann gut réden — he is a good speaker

frei réden — to speak extempore, to speak without notes

4) (euph = gestehen, aussagen) to talk

jdn zum Reden bringen — to get sb to talk, to make sb talk

er will nicht réden — he won't talk

2. vt

1) (= sagen) to talk; Worte to say

einige Worte réden — to say a few words

kein Wort réden — not to say or speak a word

etw von der Seele or vom Herzen réden — to get sth off one's chest

2) (= klatschen) to say

es kann dir doch nicht egal sein, was über dich geredet wird — it must matter to you what people say about you

Schlechtes von jdm or über jdn réden — to say bad things about sb

damit die Leute wieder was zu réden haben — so that people have something to talk about again

3. vr

sich heiser réden — to talk oneself hoarse

sich in Zorn or Wut réden — to talk oneself into a fury

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1) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) speak

2) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) talk

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re·den

[ˈre:dn̩]

I. vi

1. (sprechen) to talk, to speak

▪ mit jdm [über jdn/etw] \reden to talk to sb [about sb/sth]

über manche Themen wurde zu Hause nie geredet some topics were never discussed at home

wie redest du denn mit deinem Vater! that's no way to talk to [or speak with] your father

er hat geredet und geredet he talked and talked

genug geredet! enough talk[ing]

mit ihr kann man nicht \reden you just can't talk to her

darüber wird noch zu \reden sein we shall have to come back to that

sie lässt mich nie zu Ende \reden she never lets me finish what I'm saying

\reden während des Unterrichts talking in class

\reden wir nicht mehr davon [o darüber] let's not talk [or speak] about it any more

\reden Sie doch nicht! come off it! fam

was gibt es da groß zu \reden? so what?

so nicht mit sich dat \reden lassen to not let oneself be talked [or spoken] to in such a way [or like that]

so lasse ich nicht mit mir \reden! I won't be spoken to like that!

mit jdm zu \reden haben to need to speak to sb

die Chefin hat mit dir zu \reden the boss would like to have a word with you

miteinander \reden to have a talk [with one another]

sie \reden nicht mehr miteinander they are no longer on speaking terms

mit sich dat selbst \reden to talk to oneself; s.a. Wand

2. (Gerüchte verbreiten)

▪ über jdn/etw \reden to talk about sb/sth

▪ es wird [über jdn/etw] geredet there is talk [about sb/sth]

es wird bereits über dich geredet you are already being talked about

schlecht von jdm \reden to talk [or speak] ill of sb

3. (eine Rede halten)

▪ über etw akk \reden to speak about [or on] sth

ich rede nicht gerne öffentlich I don't like public speaking

wer redet morgen Abend? who is to speak tomorrow evening?

gut \reden können to be a good speaker

4. (ausdiskutieren, verhandeln)

▪ über etw akk \reden to discuss [or talk about] sth

über etw akk lässt sich \reden we can discuss sth

darüber lässt sich \reden that's a possibility, we can certainly discuss that

darüber ließe sich eher \reden that's more like it

mit sich dat [über etw akk] \reden lassen (gesprächsbereit sein) to be willing to discuss [sth]; (kompromissbereit sein) to be open to persuasion; (in Bezug auf Angebote, Preis) to be open to offers

nicht mit sich dat [über etw akk] \reden lassen to be adamant [about sth]

sie lässt nicht mit sich \reden she is adamant; (bei eigenen Ansprüchen a.) she won't take no for an answer

5. (sl: etw verraten, gestehen) to talk, to come clean fam

sie will nicht \reden she won't talk

nun red schon, was hat er gesagt? come on, spill the beans, what did he say? fam

jdn zum R\reden bringen to make sb talk

6.

▶ du hast gut [o leicht] \reden it's easy [or all very well] for you to talk

▶ [viel] von sich dat \reden machen to be[come] [very much] a talking point

sie macht zurzeit viel von sich \reden everyone is talking about her at the moment

der Film, der so viel von sich \reden macht, hält nicht, was er verspricht the film which everyone is talking about doesn't live up to expectations

▶ [das ist ja] mein R\reden (fam) that's what I've been saying

▶ nicht zu \reden von... not to mention...

▶ viel R\redens von etw dat machen to make a great to-do about sth

II. vt

1. (sagen)

▪ etw \reden to say sth

ich möchte gerne hören, was ihr redet I'd like to hear what you're saying

etw zu \reden haben to have sth to talk about

viel/wenig \reden to talk a lot/not talk much

es wird immer viel geredet there is always a lot of talk

Unsinn [o Blödsinn] \reden to talk nonsense

kein Wort \reden to not say [or speak] a word

einige Worte \reden to say a few words; s.a. Seele, Wort

2. (klatschen)

▪ etw [über jdn/etw] \reden to say sth [about sb/sth]

damit die Leute wieder etwas zu \reden haben so that people have something to talk about again

▪ es wird [über jdn/etw] geredet:

in so einem Dorf wird natürlich viel geredet in a village like that naturally people talk a lot

es wird schon über uns geredet we're being talked about

es kann dir doch egal sein, was über dich geredet wird it should not matter to you what people say about you

3.

▶ jdn besoffen \reden (sl) to drive sb round the bend with one's chattering fam

III. vr (sich durch Reden in einen Zustand steigern)

▪ sich akk in etw akk \reden to talk oneself into sth

sich akk in Begeisterung \reden to get carried away with what one is saying

sich akk heiser \reden to talk oneself hoarse

sich akk in Rage/Wut \reden to talk oneself into a rage/fury

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1.
transitives Verb talk

Unsinn reden — talk nonsense

kein Wort reden — not say or speak a word
2.
intransitives Verb

1) (sprechen) talk; speak

viel/wenig reden — talk a lot (coll.) /not talk much

2) (sich äußern, eine Rede halten) speak

er lässt mich nicht zu Ende reden — he doesn't let me finish what I'm saying; s. auch gut 2. 2)

3) (sich unterhalten) talk

mit jemandem/über jemanden reden — talk to/about somebody

miteinander reden — have a talk [with one another]

sie reden nicht mehr miteinander — they are no longer on speaking terms

mit sich reden lassen — (bei Geschäften) be open to offers; (bei Meinungsverschiedenheiten) be willing to discuss the matter
3.
reflexives Verb

sich heiser/in Wut reden — talk oneself hoarse/into a rage

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Reden n; -s, kein pl talking; talk;

müde/heiser vom vielen Reden exhausted/hoarse from all this talking;

mir fällt das Reden schwer I find it difficult to talk about it;

jemanden zum Reden bringen get sb to talk;

mit dem Reden tut er sich nicht schwer he has no problems ( oder inhibitions about) talking;

all mein Reden war umsonst I might as well have been talking to a brick wall;

Reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold sprichw (speech is silvern,) silence is golden

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1.
transitives Verb talk

Unsinn reden — talk nonsense

kein Wort reden — not say or speak a word
2.
intransitives Verb

1) (sprechen) talk; speak

viel/wenig reden — talk a lot (coll.) /not talk much

2) (sich äußern, eine Rede halten) speak

er lässt mich nicht zu Ende reden — he doesn't let me finish what I'm saying; s. auch gut 2. 2)

3) (sich unterhalten) talk

mit jemandem/über jemanden reden — talk to/about somebody

miteinander reden — have a talk [with one another]

sie reden nicht mehr miteinander — they are no longer on speaking terms

mit sich reden lassen — (bei Geschäften) be open to offers; (bei Meinungsverschiedenheiten) be willing to discuss the matter
3.
reflexives Verb

sich heiser/in Wut reden — talk oneself hoarse/into a rage

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(zu) v.

to talk (to) v. (über, von) v.

to speak (about) v. v.

to discourse v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Reden
11 idiotez

f.

1 stupid thing (bobada).

2 mental deficiency.

3 idiocy, foolishness, blockheadedness, stupidity.

4 dumb act, dumb action, foolish act, daft thing.

5 foolish thing to say.

6 St. Mathurin's disease, anoia.

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idiotez

► nombre femenino (pl idioteces)

1 MEDICINA idiocy

2 (estupidez) stupid thing to say, stupid thing to do

■ deja ya de hacer idioteces stop being silly

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FRASEOLOGÍA

decir idioteces to talk rubbish

ser una idiotez to be absurd

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SF idiocy

¡eso es una idiotez! — that's nonsense!

decir idioteces — to talk rubbish

hacer idioteces — to do silly things

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femenino

a) (fam) ( cosa estúpida)

deja de decir idioteces — stop talking nonsense

fue una idiotez hacer eso — that was a stupid thing to do

b) (Med) idiocy

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= idiocy, balderdash.

Ex. The article 'The circulation idiom and the idiocy of fashion' argues that the belief that high circulation figures are the preeminent measure of the quality of a library's service is dangerous = El artículo "El modismo de la circulación y la idotez de la moda" postula que es peligroso creer que la medida prevalente de la calidad del servicio de una biblioteca es un número elevado de préstamos.

Ex. I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.

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femenino

a) (fam) ( cosa estúpida)

deja de decir idioteces — stop talking nonsense

fue una idiotez hacer eso — that was a stupid thing to do

b) (Med) idiocy

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= idiocy, balderdash.

Ex: The article 'The circulation idiom and the idiocy of fashion' argues that the belief that high circulation figures are the preeminent measure of the quality of a library's service is dangerous = El artículo "El modismo de la circulación y la idotez de la moda" postula que es peligroso creer que la medida prevalente de la calidad del servicio de una biblioteca es un número elevado de préstamos.

Ex: I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.

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idiotez

feminine

1 ( fam)

(cosa estúpida): deja de decir idioteces stop talking nonsense, don't talk rubbish ( BrE colloq)

fue una idiotez hacer eso that was a stupid thing to do

2 ( Med) idiocy

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idiotez sustantivo femenino (fam) ( cosa estúpida):
◊ decir idioteces to talk nonsense;

fue una idiotez hacer eso that was a stupid thing to do
idiotez sustantivo femenino idiocy, stupidity, nonsense

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idiotez nf

1. [acto, dicho] stupid thing;

decir/hacer una idiotez to say/do something stupid;

no dice más que idioteces he talks nothing but nonsense;

¿y por eso se enfada? ¡vaya (una) idiotez! and she got angry about that? how stupid!

2. [enfermedad] mental deficiency

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idiotez

f stupid thing to say/do;

es una idiotez hacer eso that’s a stupid thing to do

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idiotez nf, pl - teces

1) : idiocy

2) : idiotic act or remark

¡no digas idioteces!: don't talk nonsense!

Spanish-English dictionary > idiotez
12 contrasentido

m.

contradiction, absurdity, nonsense, misinterpretation.

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contrasentido

► nombre masculino

1 (contradicción) contradiction

2 (disparate) piece of nonsense

■ eso es un contrasentido that's nonsense

3 (mala interpretación) misinterpretation

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SM

1) (=contradicción) contradiction

aquí hay un contrasentido — there is a contradiction here

2) (=disparate) piece of nonsense; (=inconsecuencia) inconsistency

es un contrasentido que él actúe así — it doesn't make sense for him to act like that

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masculino contradiction in terms

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= contradiction in terms.

Ex. The use of the term ephemera is strictly accurate in the definitional sense describing those pieces of recorded knowledge it is applied to by librarians but is, nevertheless, a total contradiction in terms.

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masculino contradiction in terms

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= contradiction in terms.

Ex: The use of the term ephemera is strictly accurate in the definitional sense describing those pieces of recorded knowledge it is applied to by librarians but is, nevertheless, a total contradiction in terms.

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contrasentido

masculine

contradiction in terms

parecerá un contrasentido, pero mientras más duermo, más sueño tengo it may seem like a contradiction in terms o it may seem illogical o it may not seem to make sense but the more sleep I get, the more tired I feel

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contrasentido sustantivo masculino
contradiction in terms
contrasentido sustantivo masculino contradiction in terms: lo que dices es un contrasentido, what you're saying is a contradiction
' contrasentido' also found in these entries:
English:
contradiction

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contrasentido nm

hacer/decir eso es un contrasentido it doesn't make sense to do/say that;

es un contrasentido que quieras comprarte una casa y que estés despilfarrando el dinero it doesn't make sense squandering your money when you want to buy a house

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contrasentido

m contradiction

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contrasentido nm

: contradiction

Spanish-English dictionary > contrasentido
13 tort

tort [tɔʀ]

masculine noun

   a. ( = action, attitude blâmable) fault

• il a un tort, c'est de trop parler his one fault is that he talks too much

• il a le tort d'être trop jeune the only trouble with him is that he's too young

• il a eu le tort d'être impoli avec le patron he made the mistake of being rude to the boss

• ils ont tous les torts de leur côté the fault is entirely on their side

• les torts sont du côté du mari the fault lies with the husband

• être en tort to be in the wrong

• avoir des torts envers qn to have wronged sb

• il n'a aucun tort he's not at fault

• il a reconnu ses torts he acknowledged that he had done something wrong

• vous avez refusé ? c'est un tort did you refuse? - you shouldn't have

   b. ( = dommage, préjudice) wrong

• redresser un tort to right a wrong

• faire or causer du tort à qn to harm sb

• ça ne fait de tort à personne it doesn't harm anybody

• il s'est fait du tort he has harmed himself

   c. (locutions)

► dans son tort

• être dans son tort to be in the wrong

• se mettre dans son tort to put o.s. in the wrong

• il venait de ma droite, j'étais dans mon tort (en voiture) he was coming from the right, I was at fault► avoir tort to be wrong

• il a tort de se mettre en colère he's wrong to get angry

• il n'a pas tout à fait tort de dire que... he's not altogether wrong in saying that...

• tu aurais bien tort de ne pas le faire ! you'd be crazy not to do it!► donner tort à qn ( = blâmer) to lay the blame on sb ; ( = ne pas être d'accord avec) to disagree with sb

• les événements lui ont donné tort events proved him wrong► à tort [soupçonner, accuser] wrongly

► à tort ou à raison rightly or wrongly

► à tort et à travers

• dépenser à tort et à travers to spend money like water

• il parle à tort et à travers he talks a lot of rubbish (inf)

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tɔʀ
1.

nom masculin

1) ( défaut de raison)

avoir tort — to be wrong

tu n'as pas tort de les laisser tomber! — I don't blame you for dropping them!

j'aurais bien tort de m'inquiéter! — it would be silly of me to worry!

être en tort, être dans son tort — to be in the wrong

donner tort à quelqu'un — [arbitre, juge] to blame somebody; [faits] to prove somebody wrong

2) ( faute) fault

les torts sont partagés — there are faults on both sides

prendre tous les torts à son compte — to take all the blame ou all responsibility

reconnaître ses torts — to acknowledge that one has done wrong

avoir des torts envers quelqu'un — to have wronged somebody

le jugement a été prononcé à leurs torts — Droit the case went against them

3) ( erreur) mistake

mon tort, c'est d'être trop impulsif — my trouble is that I am too impulsive

4) ( préjudice) wrong

demander réparation d'un tort — to demand compensation for a wrong

faire du or porter tort à quelqu'un/quelque chose — to harm somebody/something

2.

à tort locution adverbiale [accuser] wrongly

à tort ou à raison — rightly or wrongly

à tort et à travers — [dépenser] wildly

parler à tort et à travers — to talk a lot of nonsense

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tɔʀ
1. nm

1) (= défaut)

avoir tort — to be wrong

être dans son tort — to be in the wrong

donner tort à qn (= désapprouver) — to say that sb is wrong, (= montrer que qn a tort) to prove sb wrong

en tort — in the wrong, at fault

à tort — wrongly

à tort ou à raison — rightly or wrongly

à tort et à travers — wildly

2) (= préjudice)

causer du tort à — to harm, (= desservir) to be harmful to, to be detrimental to

un redresseur de torts — a righter of wrongs

2. torts nmpl

DROIT

aux torts de qn; rupture de contrat de travail aux torts de l'employeur — breach of contract of employment by the fault of the employer

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tort

A nm

1 ( défaut de raison) avoir tort to be wrong (de faire to do); il a eu tort de les licencier he was wrong to fire ou dismiss them; on aurait tort de croire que c'est facile it would be wrong ou a mistake to think it's easy; il n'a pas tout à fait tort de dire ça he's not entirely wrong in saying that; tu n'as pas tort de les laisser tomber! I don't blame you for dropping them!; j'aurais bien tort de m'inquiéter ! it would be silly of me to worry!; être en tort, être dans son tort to be in the wrong; se mettre/mettre qn en tort to put oneself/sb in the wrong; donner tort à qn [arbitre, juge] to blame sb; [faits, réalité] to prove sb wrong; ⇒ absent;

2 ( faute) fault; les torts sont partagés there are faults on both sides; tous les torts sont de leur côté it's all their fault, they're entirely to blame; prendre tous les torts à son compte to take all the blame ou all responsibility; reconnaître ses torts to acknowledge that one has done wrong; avoir des torts envers qn to have wronged sb; le jugement a été prononcé à leurs torts Jur the case went against them; divorce prononcé aux torts du mari Jur divorce granted against the husband;

3 ( erreur) mistake; c'est un tort de s'imaginer que… it's a mistake to think that…; j'ai eu le tort de le croire I made the mistake of believing him; c'est le grand tort que tu as eu that's where you went wrong, that was your big mistake; mon tort, c'est d'être trop impulsif my trouble is that I am too impulsive;

4 ( préjudice) wrong; demander réparation d'un tort to demand compensation for a wrong; faire du or porter tort à qn/qch to harm sb/sth; ça ne fait de tort à personne it doesn't do anybody any harm, it doesn't hurt anybody.

B à tort loc adv [accuser] wrongly; à tort ou à raison rightly or wrongly; à tort et à travers [dépenser] wildly; parler à tort et à travers to talk a lot of nonsense.

[tɔr] nom masculin

1. (sans article)

avoir tort [se tromper] to be wrong

tu as tort de ne pas la prendre au sérieux you're making a mistake in not taking her seriously, you're wrong not to take her seriously

tu n'avais pas tout à fait tort/pas tort de te méfier you weren't entirely wrong/you were quite right to be suspicious

donner tort à quelqu'un [désapprouver] to disagree with somebody

elle me donne toujours tort contre son fils she always sides with her son against me

les faits lui ont donné tort events proved her (to be) wrong ou showed that she was (in the) wrong

2. [défaut, travers] fault, shortcoming

je reconnais mes torts I admit I was wrong

elle a le tort d'être trop franche the trouble ou problem with her is (that) she's too direct

c'est un tort (de) it's a mistake (to)

tu ne fais pas de sport? c'est un tort don't you do any exercise? you definitely ought to ou should

avoir le tort de to make the mistake of

il a eu le tort de lui faire confiance he made the mistake of trusting her

3. [dommage] wrong

réparer le tort qu'on a causé to right the wrong one has caused, to make good the wrong one has done

réparer un tort to make amends

faire du tort à quelqu'un to do harm to somebody, to wrong somebody, to harm somebody

faire du tort à une cause

a. [personne] to harm a cause

b. [initiative] to be detrimental to a cause

4. [part de responsabilité] fault

avoir tous les torts

a. [généralement] to be entirely to blame

b. [dans un accident] to be fully responsible

c. [dans un divorce] to be the guilty party

les torts sont partagés both parties are equally to blame

j'ai des torts envers eux I have done them wrong

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à tort locution adverbiale

1. [faussement] wrongly, mistakenly

croire/affirmer quelque chose à tort to believe/to state something wrongly

2. [injustement] wrongly

condamner quelqu'un à tort to blame somebody wrongly

à tort ou à raison locution adverbiale

right or wrong, rightly or wrongly

à tort et à travers locution adverbiale

tu parles à tort et à travers you're talking nonsense

elle dépense son argent à tort et à travers money burns a hole in her pocket, she spends money like water

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dans mon tort locution adverbiale,

dans son tort etc. locution adverbiale

être dans son tort to be in the wrong

mettre quelqu'un dans son tort to make somebody appear to be in the wrong

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en tort locution adverbiale

in the wrong

dans cet accident, c'est lui qui est en tort he is to blame for the accident

donner tort à quelqu'un

I'm sorry, but you're wrong. Je regrette, mais vous avez tort

You've got it all wrong. Vous vous trompez complètement

You're completely missing the point. Vous n'y êtes pas du tout

With all due respect, I think you're mistaken. Si je peux me permettre, je pense que vous vous trompez

That can't be right, surely. Ça ne peut pas être ça, si?

Actually, that's not strictly true. En fait, ce n'est pas tout à fait exact

I think you'll find it's French, not Spanish. Je pense que c'est du français, et pas de l'espagnol

No, that's not what I meant at all. Non, ce n'est pas du tout ce que je voulais dire

That's nonsense ou rubbish familier! N'importe quoi!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tort
14 was

I Interrog. Pron. what (auch umg. für wie bitte?); was für ( ein) ...? what sort of...?; was für Länder kennst du schon? which countries have you already been to?; was für eine Farbe hat...? what colo(u)r is...?; was ist sein Vater? what does his father do?; was willst du werden? what do you want to be?; was willst du überhaupt? what do you actually want?; was kostet das? how much is it?, what ( oder how much) does it cost?; was haben Sie an Wein etc.? what have you got in the way of wine etc.?; was ist denn? umg. what’s the matter?, what’s wrong?; was noch? what else?; was dann? and then what?; um was handelt es sich? umg. what’s it (all) about?; auf was wartest du? umg. what are you waiting for?; an was denkst du? umg. what are you thinking about?; was (warum) muss er lügen? umg. why does he have to lie?; was weiß ich! umg. how should I know?, search me; und was nicht alles umg. and all that; das tut weh, was? umg. it hurts, doesn’t it?; es zählt das Was, nicht das Wie it doesn’t matter how you do it, just get it done; machen I, nun I 1, sollen2 2 etc.

II Interj.: was, du rauchst nicht mehr? umg. what, you don’t smoke any more?; was für ein Unsinn / Krach etc.! what nonsense etc. / what a noise etc.; was für ein Wetter! what weather!; was haben wir gelacht! umg. what a laugh we had; was ist das doch schwierig this is so hard; ach I 5

III Rel. Pron. (das was) what; (welches) that, which; den Inhalt des vorhergehenden Satzes aufnehmend: which; das war alles, was er mir erzählte that was all (that) he told me; alles, was er weiß everything (that) he knows; ..., was ihn völlig kalt ließ... which left him cold; was auch immer whatever (auch am Satzende), no matter what; was ihn betrifft as for him, as far as he’s concerned; was ich noch sagen wollte... the other thing I wanted to say...

IV unbest. Pron. umg. (etwas) something; ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst I spy with my little eye; weißt du schon was? have you heard anything?; ist was? what’s up?, is anything the matter?; was Schlechtes / Gutes / noch etc. something bad / good / else etc.; was Neues? any news?, anything new?; das ist was anderes that’s different; und nun zu ganz was anderem! and now for something completely different!; eine Palme oder so was ( Ähnliches) a palm tree or something like that ( oder something similar); na, so was! bes. iro. well I never!; was du nicht sagst! you don’t say!; hat man so was schon gesehen? have you ever seen anything like it?; so was von blöd! stupid or what?, how stupid can you get?; das war vielleicht was! that was really something!; da war doch was there was something there; ich will dir mal was sagen I’ll tell you something; bes. drohend: I’ll tell you what; schäm dich was! you ought to be ashamed of yourself; siehe auch so I 7, wissen

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whatsoever (Pron.); whatever (Pron.); what (Pron.)

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wạs [vas]
1. interrog pron

1) what; (= wie viel) how much, what

was kostet das? — how much is that?, what does or how much does that cost?

was ist or gibts? — what is it?, what's up?

was ist, kommst du mit? — well, are you coming?

sie kommt nicht – was? — she's not coming – what?

was hast du denn?, was ist denn los? — what's the matter (with you)?, what's wrong?

was willst or hast du denn? — what are you talking about?

was denn? (ungehalten) — what (is it)?; (um Vorschlag bittend) but what?

was denn, bist du schon fertig? — what, are you finished already?

das ist gut, was? (inf) — that's good, isn't it?

was haben wir gelacht! (inf) — how we laughed!

was ist das doch schwierig (inf) — it's really difficult

2) (inf = warum) why, what... for

was lachst du denn so? — what are you laughing for?, why are you laughing?

3)

was für... — what sort or kind of...

was für ein Haus hat er? — what sort or kind of (a) house does he have?

was für ein schönes Haus! — what a lovely house!

und was für ein Haus! — and what a house!

was für ein Wahnsinn! — what madness!

2. rel pron
(auf ganzen Satz bezogen) which
das, was... — that which..., what...

ich weiß, was ich/er tun soll — I know what I should do or what to do/what he should do

was auch (immer) — whatever

das ist etwas, was ich nicht verstehe — that is something (which) I don't understand

alles, was... — everything or all (that)...

das Beste/Schönste/wenige/Einzige, was ich... — the best/prettiest/little/only thing (that) I...

schreib/iss etc was du kannst (inf) — write/eat etc what you can

lauf, was du kannst! (inf) — run as fast as you can!

was du immer hast! — you do go on!

3. indef pron (inf) abbr
something; (fragend, bedingend auch, verneint) anything; (unbestimmter Teil einer Menge) some, any
(na,) so was! — well I never!

so was von Blödheit — such stupidity

er ist so was von doof — he's so incredibly stupid

kann ich dir was helfen? (inf) — can I give you a hand?

ist (mit dir) was? — is something the matter (with you)?

See:

→ auch etwas, sehen

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1) (used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc: What street is this?; What's your name/address / telephone number?; What time is it?; What (kind of) bird is that?; What is he reading?; What did you say?; What is this cake made of?; `What do you want to be when you grow up?' `A doctor.'; Tell me what you mean; I asked him what clothes I should wear.) what

2) (( also adverb) used in exclamations of surprise, anger etc: What clothes she wears!; What a fool he is!; What naughty children they are!; What a silly book this is!) what

3) (the thing(s) that: Did you find what you wanted?; These tools are just what I need for this job; What that child needs is a good spanking!) what

4) (( also relative adjective) any (things or amount) that; whatever: I'll lend you what clothes you need; Please lend me what you can.) what

5) ((also what ever) used in questions or exclamations to express surprise etc: Whatever will he say when he hears this?) what

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was

[vas]

I. pron interrog

1. (welches Ding) what

\was macht er beruflich? what's his job?

\was kann ich dir anbieten? what can I offer you?

für \was brauchst du es? what do you need it for?

mit \was beschäftigt Max sich? how does Max occupy his time?

was \was alles weiß! what a lot Peter knows!

2. (fam: welch)

\was für ein(e)... what sort [or kind] of

\was für ein Auto hat sie?, \was hat sie für ein Auto? what kind of car has she got?

\was war das für eine Anstrengung! that really was an effort!, what an effort that was!

\was für ein Glück! what a stroke of luck!

\was für ein Wahnsinn! what madness!

\was für ein schöner Garten! what a lovely garden!

und \was für ein Garten! and what a garden!

\was für eine sie ist, das weiß ich auch nicht I don't know either what sort of a person she is

3. (welcher Grund) what

\was ist [o gibt's]? what's up?

was \was, kommst du mit? well, are you coming?

\was hast du denn?, \was ist denn [los]? what's the matter?, what's wrong?

\was denn, du bist schon fertig? what, are you finished already?

\was denn, du willst doch nicht schon gehen? you're not going already, are you?

ach \was! oh, come on!, of course not!

\was lachst du denn so? what are you laughing for?, why are you laughing?

4. (wie viel) what, how much

\was kostet das? what [or how much] does that cost?

5. (wie sehr) how

\was habe ich gelacht! how I laughed!

\was ist das doch kompliziert! it's really complicated!

6. (fam: nicht wahr) isn't it/doesn't it/aren't you

das ist gut, \was? that's good, isn't it?, not bad, eh? fam

II. pron rel

1. (welches) what

ich weiß, \was ich tun muss I know what I have to do

\was mich betrifft, [so]... as far as I'm concerned...

▪ das, \was that which form, what

das ist etwas, \was ich nicht tun werde that is something [which] I won't do

das ist das Beste, \was du tun kannst that's the best thing you can do

das Einzige, \was ich Ihnen sagen kann, ist, dass er morgen kommt the only thing I can tell you is that he's coming tomorrow

das Wenige, \was ich besitze, will ich gerne mit dir teilen the little that I possess I will gladly share with you

2. (in erläuterndem Nebensatz) which

sie hat zugestimmt, \was mich gefreut hat he agreed, which pleased me

es hat auf der Fahrt geregnet, \was mich aber nicht gestört hat it rained during the journey, but that didn't bother me

3. (fam: wer)

\was ein ganzer Kerl ist, der stellt sich einem Kampf anyone worth his salt will put up a fight

4. DIAL (derjenige, diejenige)

\was unsere Mutter ist, die sagt immer... our mother always says...

5. DIAL (der, die, das)

der Peter, \was unser Jüngster ist... Peter, who is our youngest...

III. pron indef (fam)

1. (etwas) something; (in Fragen, Verneinungen) anything

sie hat kaum \was gesagt she hardly said anything [or a thing]

kann ich dir \was zu trinken anbieten? can I offer you a drink?

kann ich \was helfen? can I give you a hand?

das will \was heißen that really means something

iss nur, es ist \was ganz Leckeres! just eat it, it's something really tasty!

so \was something like that, such a thing

so \was könnte dir nicht passieren nothing like that could happen to you

so \was Ärgerliches/Dummes! how annoying/stupid!

so \was von Dummheit such stupidity

[na,] so \was! really?

nein, so \was! you don't say!

sie ist so \was wie ne Architektin she's an architect or something of the sort

2. (irgendetwas) anything

ist \was? is anything wrong?, is something the matter?

ob er \was gemerkt hat? I wonder if he noticed anything?

fällt Ihnen an dem Bild \was auf? does anything strike you about the picture?

gibt's \was Neues? is there any news?

haben die \was miteinander? is there something between them?

aus ihr wird mal \was werden she'll make something of herself

aus ihm wird nie \was werden he'll never come to anything

gib Bescheid, wenn ich \was für dich tun kann! let me know when I can do something for you

3. (fam: Teil einer Menge) some

ich will auch \was I want some too

4. DIAL (ein wenig) a little, a bit

möchtest du noch \was Kaffee? would you like some more coffee?

sprich bitte \was lauter! could you speak a little louder, please?

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was

A. int pr what (auch umg für

wie bitte?);

was für (ein) …? what sort of …?;

was für Länder kennst du schon? which countries have you already been to?;

was für eine Farbe hat …? what colo(u)r is …?;

was ist sein Vater? what does his father do?;

was willst du werden? what do you want to be?;

was willst du überhaupt? what do you actually want?;

was kostet das? how much is it?, what ( oder how much) does it cost?;

was haben Sie an Wein etc? what have you got in the way of wine etc?;

was ist denn? umg what’s the matter?, what’s wrong?;

was noch? what else?;

was dann? and then what?;

um was handelt es sich? umg what’s it (all) about?;

auf was wartest du? umg what are you waiting for?;

an was denkst du? umg what are you thinking about?;

was (warum)

muss er lügen? umg why does he have to lie?;

was weiß ich! umg how should I know?, search me;

und was nicht alles umg and all that;

das tut weh, was? umg it hurts, doesn’t it?;

es zählt das Was, nicht das Wie it doesn’t matter how you do it, just get it done; → machen A, nun A 1, sollen² 2 etc

B. int:

was, du rauchst nicht mehr? umg what, you don’t smoke any more?;

was für ein Unsinn/Krach etc! what nonsense etc/what a noise etc;

was für ein Wetter! what weather!;

was haben wir gelacht! umg what a laugh we had;

was ist das doch schwierig this is so hard; → ach A 5

C. rel pr (das was) what; (welches) that, which; den Inhalt des vorhergehenden Satzes aufnehmend: which;

das war alles, was er mir erzählte that was all (that) he told me;

alles, was er weiß everything (that) he knows;

…, was ihn völlig kalt ließ … which left him cold;

was auch immer whatever (auch am Satzende), no matter what;

was ihn betrifft as for him, as far as he’s concerned;

was ich noch sagen wollte … the other thing I wanted to say …

D. indef pr umg (etwas) something;

ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst I spy with my little eye;

weißt du schon was? have you heard anything?;

ist was? what’s up?, is anything the matter?;

was Schlechtes/Gutes/noch etc something bad/good/else etc;

was Neues? any news?, anything new?;

das ist was anderes that’s different;

und nun zu ganz was anderem! and now for something completely different!;

eine Palme oder so was (Ähnliches) a palm tree or something like that ( oder something similar);

na, so was! besonders iron well I never!;

was du nicht sagst! you don’t say!;

hat man so was schon gesehen? have you ever seen anything like it?;

so was von blöd! stupid or what?, how stupid can you get?;

das war vielleicht was! that was really something!;

da war doch was there was something there;

ich will dir mal was sagen I’ll tell you something; besonders drohend: I’ll tell you what;

schäm dich was! you ought to be ashamed of yourself; → auch so A 7, wissen

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adj.

whatsoever adj. pron.

what pron.

whatever pron.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > was
15 Ч-93

ЧЁРТ ЗНАЕТ (ЧЁРТ-ТЕ) ЧТО coll, disapprov NP
1. \Ч-93 творится, начинается и т. п. говорить, городить и т. п. \Ч-93 ( usu. subj or obj) something incredible, outrageous that evokes surprise or indignation, exceeds the speaker's expectations, or is hard to believe (is going on, is beginning etc)
(to say prattle etc) something incredible, outrageous etc
the devil (God) knows what
the oddest (damnedest) thing(s) something unimaginable (in refer, to sth. spoken, written etc only) some damned nonsense all sorts of rubbish.
(Маша:) Вам шестьдесят лет, а вы, как мальчишка, всегда городите чёрт знает что (Чехов 5). (М.:) You are sixty years old, and you are like a little boy, always prattling the devil knows what (5c). (M.:) You are sixty years old, but you're like a little boy, always prattling some damned nonsense (5a).

«Это, наверное, ужасно глупо, что я вас пригласила, да? Вы думаете обо мне чёрт знает что». - «Точно». - «А какая разница, в конце концов?» (Семёнов 1). "It's stupid of me, I suppose, to invite you round, eh? You must be thinking God knows what about me." "That's right." "But what's the difference, when all's said and done?" (1a).

Об исчезнувших (жильцах) и о проклятой квартире долго в доме рассказывали всякие легенды... Квартира простояла пустой... только неделю, а затем в неё вселились - покойный Берлиоз с супругой и этот самый Стёпа тоже с супругой. Совершенно естественно, что, как только они попали в окаянную квартиру, и у них началось чёрт знает что (Булгаков 9). Legends of all kinds about the mysterious apartment and its vanishing lodgers circulated in the building for some time....The flat only remained empty for a week before Berlioz and his wife and Stepa and his wife moved into it. Naturally as soon as they took possession of the haunted apartment the oddest things started happening to them too (9b).

В кабинете учёного началось чёрт знает что: головастики расползались из кабинета по всему институту, в террариях и просто на полу, во всех закоулках завывали зычные хоры, как на болоте (Булгаков 10). The scientist's office became the scene of something unimaginable: the tadpoles crawled off everywhere throughout the Institute. From the terraria, from the floor, from every nook and cranny came loud choruses as from a bog (10a).

.(Местная газета «Большевистские темпы») печатала чёрт-те чего, а о пропавшем Учреждении - ни гугу (Войнович 2).... (The local newspaper Bolshevik Tempos) was printing all sorts of rubbish, but that the Institution had vanished, not one peep (2a).

2. (это) \Ч-93 ! Also: ($TO) ЧЁРТ ЗНАЕТ ЧТО ТАКОЕ!
Interj) used to express aggravation, indignation, perplexity etc with regard to sth.: the devil (only) knows what's going on (what it means etc)! ift the devil knows what! what the devil (the hell)! what in heU (in blazes)!
Персиков бушевал. «Это чёрт знает что такое, - скулил он, разгуливая по кабинету и потирая руки в перчатках, - это неслыханное издевательство надо мной и над зоологией» (Булгаков 10). Persikov was raging. "The devil only knows what's going on," he whimpered, pacing the office and rubbing his gloved hands. "It's unprecedented mockery of me and of zoology" (10b).

«Они не верят. Сидят в Париже и думают, что здесь самая обыкновенная, мирная война! Здесь не война, здесь чёрт знает что такое!» (Эренбург 2). "They won't believe me. They sit in Paris and think that this is an ordinary war. It isn't a war, it's the devil knows what" (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Ч-93
16 черт знает что

• ЧЕРТ ЗНАЕТ < ЧЕРТ-ТЕ> ЧТО coll, disapprov

[NP]

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1. черт знает что творится, начинается и т. п.; говорить, городить и т.п. черт знает что [usu. subj or obj]

⇒ something incredible, outrageous that evokes surprise or indignation, exceeds the speaker's expectations, or is hard to believe (is going on, is beginning etc); (to say, prattle etc) something incredible, outrageous etc:

- the devil < God> knows what;

- the oddest (damnedest) thing(s);

- something unimaginable;

- [in refer, to sth. spoken, written etc only] some damned nonsense;

- all sorts of rubbish.

     ♦ [Маша:] Вам шестьдесят лет, а вы, как мальчишка, всегда городите чёрт знает что (Чехов 5). [М.:] You are sixty years old, and you are like a little boy, always prattling the devil knows what (5c). [M.:] You are sixty years old, but you're like a little boy, always prattling some damned nonsense (5a).

     ♦ "Это, наверное, ужасно глупо, что я вас пригласила, да? Вы думаете обо мне чёрт знает что". - " Точно". - "А какая разница, в конце концов?" (Семёнов 1). "It's stupid of me, I suppose, to invite you round, eh? You must be thinking God knows what about me." "That's right." "But what's the difference, when all's said and done?" (1a).

     ♦ ОО исчезнувших [жильцах] и о проклятой квартире долго в доме рассказывали всякие легенды... Квартира простояла пустой... только неделю, а затем в неё вселились - покойный Берлиоз с супругой и этот самый Стёпа тоже с супругой. Совершенно естественно, что, как только они попали в окаянную квартиру, и у них началось чёрт знает что (Булгаков 9). Legends of all kinds about the mysterious apartment and its vanishing lodgers circulated in the building for some time....The flat only remained empty for a week before Berlioz and his wife and Stepa and his wife moved into it. Naturally as soon as they took possession of the haunted apartment the oddest things started happening to them too (9b).

     ♦ В кабинете учёного началось чёрт знает что: головастики расползались из кабинета по всему институту, в террариях и просто на полу, во всех закоулках завывали зычные хоры, как на болоте (Булгаков 10). The scientist's office became the scene of something unimaginable: the tadpoles crawled off everywhere throughout the Institute. From the terraria, from the floor, from every nook and cranny came loud choruses as from a bog (10a).

     ♦...[Местная газета "Большевистские темпы"] печатала чёрт-те чего, а о пропавшем Учреждении - ни гугу (Войнович 2).... [The local newspaper Bolshevik Tempos] was printing all sorts of rubbish, but that the Institution had vanished, not one peep (2a).

2. (это) - ! Also: (ЭТО) ЧЕРТ ЗНАЕТ ЧТО ТАКОЕ! [Interj]

⇒ used to express aggravation, indignation, perplexity etc with regard to sth.:

- the devil (only) knows whaft going on <what it means etc>!;

- it's the devil knows what!;

- what the devil < the hell>!;

- what in hell < in blazes>!

     ♦ Персиков бушевал. "Это чёрт знает что такое, - скулил он, разгуливая по кабинету и потирая руки в перчатках, - это неслыханное издевательство надо мной и над зоологией" (Булгаков 10). Persikov was raging. "The devil only knows what's going on," he whimpered, pacing the office and rubbing his gloved hands. "It's unprecedented mockery of me and of zoology" (10b).

     ♦ "Они не верят. Сидят в Париже и думают, что здесь самая обыкновенная, мирная война! Здесь не война, здесь чёрт знает что такое!" (Эренбург 2). "They won't believe me. They sit in Paris and think that this is an ordinary war. It isn't a war, it's the devil knows what" (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > черт знает что
17 черт знает что такое!

• ЧЕРТ ЗНАЕТ < ЧЕРТ-ТЕ> ЧТО coll, disapprov

[NP]

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1. черт знает что такое! творится, начинается и т. п.; говорить, городить и т.п. черт знает что такое! [usu. subj or obj]

⇒ something incredible, outrageous that evokes surprise or indignation, exceeds the speaker's expectations, or is hard to believe (is going on, is beginning etc); (to say, prattle etc) something incredible, outrageous etc:

- the devil < God> knows what;

- the oddest (damnedest) thing(s);

- something unimaginable;

- [in refer, to sth. spoken, written etc only] some damned nonsense;

- all sorts of rubbish.

     ♦ [Маша:] Вам шестьдесят лет, а вы, как мальчишка, всегда городите чёрт знает что (Чехов 5). [М.:] You are sixty years old, and you are like a little boy, always prattling the devil knows what (5c). [M.:] You are sixty years old, but you're like a little boy, always prattling some damned nonsense (5a).

     ♦ "Это, наверное, ужасно глупо, что я вас пригласила, да? Вы думаете обо мне чёрт знает что". - " Точно". - "А какая разница, в конце концов?" (Семёнов 1). "It's stupid of me, I suppose, to invite you round, eh? You must be thinking God knows what about me." "That's right." "But what's the difference, when all's said and done?" (1a).

     ♦ ОО исчезнувших [жильцах] и о проклятой квартире долго в доме рассказывали всякие легенды... Квартира простояла пустой... только неделю, а затем в неё вселились - покойный Берлиоз с супругой и этот самый Стёпа тоже с супругой. Совершенно естественно, что, как только они попали в окаянную квартиру, и у них началось чёрт знает что (Булгаков 9). Legends of all kinds about the mysterious apartment and its vanishing lodgers circulated in the building for some time....The flat only remained empty for a week before Berlioz and his wife and Stepa and his wife moved into it. Naturally as soon as they took possession of the haunted apartment the oddest things started happening to them too (9b).

     ♦ В кабинете учёного началось чёрт знает что: головастики расползались из кабинета по всему институту, в террариях и просто на полу, во всех закоулках завывали зычные хоры, как на болоте (Булгаков 10). The scientist's office became the scene of something unimaginable: the tadpoles crawled off everywhere throughout the Institute. From the terraria, from the floor, from every nook and cranny came loud choruses as from a bog (10a).

     ♦...[Местная газета "Большевистские темпы"] печатала чёрт-те чего, а о пропавшем Учреждении - ни гугу (Войнович 2).... [The local newspaper Bolshevik Tempos] was printing all sorts of rubbish, but that the Institution had vanished, not one peep (2a).

2. (это) - ! Also: (ЭТО) ЧЕРТ ЗНАЕТ ЧТО ТАКОЕ! [Interj]

⇒ used to express aggravation, indignation, perplexity etc with regard to sth.:

- the devil (only) knows whaft going on <what it means etc>!;

- it's the devil knows what!;

- what the devil < the hell>!;

- what in hell < in blazes>!

     ♦ Персиков бушевал. "Это чёрт знает что такое, - скулил он, разгуливая по кабинету и потирая руки в перчатках, - это неслыханное издевательство надо мной и над зоологией" (Булгаков 10). Persikov was raging. "The devil only knows what's going on," he whimpered, pacing the office and rubbing his gloved hands. "It's unprecedented mockery of me and of zoology" (10b).

     ♦ "Они не верят. Сидят в Париже и думают, что здесь самая обыкновенная, мирная война! Здесь не война, здесь чёрт знает что такое!" (Эренбург 2). "They won't believe me. They sit in Paris and think that this is an ordinary war. It isn't a war, it's the devil knows what" (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > черт знает что такое!
18 черт-те что

• ЧЕРТ ЗНАЕТ < ЧЕРТ-ТЕ> ЧТО coll, disapprov

[NP]

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1. черт-те что творится, начинается и т. п.; говорить, городить и т.п. черт-те что [usu. subj or obj]

⇒ something incredible, outrageous that evokes surprise or indignation, exceeds the speaker's expectations, or is hard to believe (is going on, is beginning etc); (to say, prattle etc) something incredible, outrageous etc:

- the devil < God> knows what;

- the oddest (damnedest) thing(s);

- something unimaginable;

- [in refer, to sth. spoken, written etc only] some damned nonsense;

- all sorts of rubbish.

     ♦ [Маша:] Вам шестьдесят лет, а вы, как мальчишка, всегда городите чёрт знает что (Чехов 5). [М.:] You are sixty years old, and you are like a little boy, always prattling the devil knows what (5c). [M.:] You are sixty years old, but you're like a little boy, always prattling some damned nonsense (5a).

     ♦ "Это, наверное, ужасно глупо, что я вас пригласила, да? Вы думаете обо мне чёрт знает что". - " Точно". - "А какая разница, в конце концов?" (Семёнов 1). "It's stupid of me, I suppose, to invite you round, eh? You must be thinking God knows what about me." "That's right." "But what's the difference, when all's said and done?" (1a).

     ♦ ОО исчезнувших [жильцах] и о проклятой квартире долго в доме рассказывали всякие легенды... Квартира простояла пустой... только неделю, а затем в неё вселились - покойный Берлиоз с супругой и этот самый Стёпа тоже с супругой. Совершенно естественно, что, как только они попали в окаянную квартиру, и у них началось чёрт знает что (Булгаков 9). Legends of all kinds about the mysterious apartment and its vanishing lodgers circulated in the building for some time....The flat only remained empty for a week before Berlioz and his wife and Stepa and his wife moved into it. Naturally as soon as they took possession of the haunted apartment the oddest things started happening to them too (9b).

     ♦ В кабинете учёного началось чёрт знает что: головастики расползались из кабинета по всему институту, в террариях и просто на полу, во всех закоулках завывали зычные хоры, как на болоте (Булгаков 10). The scientist's office became the scene of something unimaginable: the tadpoles crawled off everywhere throughout the Institute. From the terraria, from the floor, from every nook and cranny came loud choruses as from a bog (10a).

     ♦...[Местная газета "Большевистские темпы"] печатала чёрт-те чего, а о пропавшем Учреждении - ни гугу (Войнович 2).... [The local newspaper Bolshevik Tempos] was printing all sorts of rubbish, but that the Institution had vanished, not one peep (2a).

2. (это) - ! Also: (ЭТО) ЧЕРТ ЗНАЕТ ЧТО ТАКОЕ! [Interj]

⇒ used to express aggravation, indignation, perplexity etc with regard to sth.:

- the devil (only) knows whaft going on <what it means etc>!;

- it's the devil knows what!;

- what the devil < the hell>!;

- what in hell < in blazes>!

     ♦ Персиков бушевал. "Это чёрт знает что такое, - скулил он, разгуливая по кабинету и потирая руки в перчатках, - это неслыханное издевательство надо мной и над зоологией" (Булгаков 10). Persikov was raging. "The devil only knows what's going on," he whimpered, pacing the office and rubbing his gloved hands. "It's unprecedented mockery of me and of zoology" (10b).

     ♦ "Они не верят. Сидят в Париже и думают, что здесь самая обыкновенная, мирная война! Здесь не война, здесь чёрт знает что такое!" (Эренбург 2). "They won't believe me. They sit in Paris and think that this is an ordinary war. It isn't a war, it's the devil knows what" (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > черт-те что
19 это черт знает что такое!

• ЧЕРТ ЗНАЕТ < ЧЕРТ-ТЕ> ЧТО coll, disapprov

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1. это черт знает что такое! творится, начинается и т. п.; говорить, городить и т.п. это черт знает что такое! [usu. subj or obj]

⇒ something incredible, outrageous that evokes surprise or indignation, exceeds the speaker's expectations, or is hard to believe (is going on, is beginning etc); (to say, prattle etc) something incredible, outrageous etc:

- the devil < God> knows what;

- the oddest (damnedest) thing(s);

- something unimaginable;

- [in refer, to sth. spoken, written etc only] some damned nonsense;

- all sorts of rubbish.

     ♦ [Маша:] Вам шестьдесят лет, а вы, как мальчишка, всегда городите чёрт знает что (Чехов 5). [М.:] You are sixty years old, and you are like a little boy, always prattling the devil knows what (5c). [M.:] You are sixty years old, but you're like a little boy, always prattling some damned nonsense (5a).

     ♦ "Это, наверное, ужасно глупо, что я вас пригласила, да? Вы думаете обо мне чёрт знает что". - " Точно". - "А какая разница, в конце концов?" (Семёнов 1). "It's stupid of me, I suppose, to invite you round, eh? You must be thinking God knows what about me." "That's right." "But what's the difference, when all's said and done?" (1a).

     ♦ ОО исчезнувших [жильцах] и о проклятой квартире долго в доме рассказывали всякие легенды... Квартира простояла пустой... только неделю, а затем в неё вселились - покойный Берлиоз с супругой и этот самый Стёпа тоже с супругой. Совершенно естественно, что, как только они попали в окаянную квартиру, и у них началось чёрт знает что (Булгаков 9). Legends of all kinds about the mysterious apartment and its vanishing lodgers circulated in the building for some time....The flat only remained empty for a week before Berlioz and his wife and Stepa and his wife moved into it. Naturally as soon as they took possession of the haunted apartment the oddest things started happening to them too (9b).

     ♦ В кабинете учёного началось чёрт знает что: головастики расползались из кабинета по всему институту, в террариях и просто на полу, во всех закоулках завывали зычные хоры, как на болоте (Булгаков 10). The scientist's office became the scene of something unimaginable: the tadpoles crawled off everywhere throughout the Institute. From the terraria, from the floor, from every nook and cranny came loud choruses as from a bog (10a).

     ♦...[Местная газета "Большевистские темпы"] печатала чёрт-те чего, а о пропавшем Учреждении - ни гугу (Войнович 2).... [The local newspaper Bolshevik Tempos] was printing all sorts of rubbish, but that the Institution had vanished, not one peep (2a).

2. (это) - ! Also: (ЭТО) ЧЕРТ ЗНАЕТ ЧТО ТАКОЕ! [Interj]

⇒ used to express aggravation, indignation, perplexity etc with regard to sth.:

- the devil (only) knows whaft going on <what it means etc>!;

- it's the devil knows what!;

- what the devil < the hell>!;

- what in hell < in blazes>!

     ♦ Персиков бушевал. "Это чёрт знает что такое, - скулил он, разгуливая по кабинету и потирая руки в перчатках, - это неслыханное издевательство надо мной и над зоологией" (Булгаков 10). Persikov was raging. "The devil only knows what's going on," he whimpered, pacing the office and rubbing his gloved hands. "It's unprecedented mockery of me and of zoology" (10b).

     ♦ "Они не верят. Сидят в Париже и думают, что здесь самая обыкновенная, мирная война! Здесь не война, здесь чёрт знает что такое!" (Эренбург 2). "They won't believe me. They sit in Paris and think that this is an ordinary war. It isn't a war, it's the devil knows what" (2a).

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20 arrêter

arrêter [aʀete]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = immobiliser) to stop

• arrêtez-moi près de la poste drop me off by the post office

   b. ( = entraver) to stop

• on n'arrête pas le progrès ! the wonders of modern science!

   c. ( = abandonner) [+ études, compétition, sport] to give up

• on a dû arrêter les travaux à cause de la neige we had to stop work because of the snow

   d. ( = faire prisonnier) to arrest

• je vous arrête ! you're under arrest!

   e. ( = fixer) [+ jour, lieu, plan] to decide on

• il a arrêté son choix he's made his choice

   f. [+ malade] to give sick leave to

• elle est arrêtée depuis trois semaines she's been on sick leave for three weeks

   g. [+ compte] ( = fermer) to settle ; ( = relever) to make up

• les comptes sont arrêtés chaque fin de mois statements are made up at the end of every month

2. intransitive verb

to stop

• arrêter de fumer to stop smoking

• il n'arrête pas he just never stops

• il n'arrête pas de critiquer tout le monde he never stops criticizing people

• arrête ! stop it!

3. reflexive verb

► s'arrêter

   a. ( = s'immobiliser) to stop

• s'arrêter net to stop suddenly

• le train ne s'arrête pas à toutes les gares the train doesn't stop at every station

   b. ( = s'interrompre) to stop

• s'arrêter pour se reposer/pour manger to stop for a rest/to eat

• sans s'arrêter without stopping

   c. ( = cesser) [développement, croissance] to stop

• s'arrêter de manger/fumer to stop eating/smoking

• l'affaire ne s'arrêtera pas là ! you (or they etc) haven't heard the last of this!

   d. s'arrêter sur [choix, regard] to fall on

• s'arrêter à des détails to worry about details

• arrêtons-nous un instant sur ce tableau let us pause over this picture for a moment

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aʀete
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( stopper) gén to stop; to switch off [machine, moteur, appareil]; to halt [production]; to give up [études, alcool]

arrêter quelqu'un — ( dans une conversation) to stop somebody

rien ne les arrête — fig (pour faire un voyage, pour s'amuser) there's no stopping them; ( pour gagner de l'argent) they'd stop at nothing

qu'est-ce qui t'arrête? — what's stopping you?

arrêter de faire — to stop doing; ( renoncer) to give up doing

arrête de mentir — stop lying

arrêter de fumer — to give up smoking

arrêter de travailler — ( définitivement) to stop work

le trafic est arrêté sur la ligne B — service has been suspended on the B line

arrête tes bêtises! — ( tais-toi) stop talking nonsense!; ( cesse de faire des bêtises) stop fooling around!

je n'arrête pas en ce moment! — I'm always on the go (colloq) these days!

‘tu n'as qu'à travailler!’ - ‘mais je n'arrête pas!’ — ‘you should work!’ - ‘but that's what I'm doing!’

être arrêté pour trois semaines — to be given a sick note for three weeks

2) ( appréhender) [police] to arrest

arrêtez-la! — stop her!

3) ( déterminer) to fix [lieu, date]; to make [décision]; to decide on [plan, principe, mesure]

2.

verbe intransitif ( cesser) [bruit, cri] to stop

le téléphone n'arrête pas — the phone rings all the time

arrête! — ( tu m'ennuies) stop it!; ( je ne te crois pas) I don't believe you!

3.

s'arrêter verbe pronominal

1) ( faire un arrêt) [personne, train] to stop

arrête-toi ici — stop here

sans s'arrêter — without stopping

s'arrêter pour se reposer — to stop for a rest

s'arrêter à Grenoble — [personne] to stop off in Grenoble; [train, car] to stop in Grenoble

2) ( cesser de fonctionner) to stop

3) ( cesser) [hémorragie, pluie, musique] to stop

s'arrêter de faire — to stop doing

ils ne vont pas s'arrêter là — fig they won't stop there

4) ( renoncer à) to give up ( de faire doing)

s'arrêter de fumer — to give up smoking

5) ( se terminer) [enquête, histoire, chemin, jardin] to end

l'affaire aurait pu s'arrêter là — that could have been the end of the matter

6) ( fixer son attention sur)

s'arrêter sur — to dwell on [point]

s'arrêter à — to focus on [détails, essentiel]

ce dernier point mérite qu'on s'y arrête — this last point merits some attention

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aʀete vt
1) [passage, flux, croissance] to stop

2) [action, comportement, quelqu'un qui agit] to stop

Arrête! — Stop it!

arrêter les frais — to leave it at that

3)

arrêter de faire — to stop doing

Arrête de te plaindre. — Stop complaining.

ne pas arrêter de faire — to keep on doing

4) [personne] to stop

arrêter un taxi — to hail a taxi

5) [chauffage, électricité] to turn off, switch off, [moteur] to switch off

Il a arrêté le moteur. — He switched the engine off.

6) [criminel, suspect] to arrest

Mon voisin a été arrêté. — My neighbour's been arrested.

7) (= fixer) [date, lieu de rendez-vous] to decide on

8) COMMERCE, [compte] (= fermer) to close, (= relever) to draw up

9) COUTURE, [point] to fasten off

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arrêter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( empêcher d'avancer) lit, fig [personne, groupe] to stop [personne, véhicule, cheval]; to stop [chronomètre]; arrêter sa voiture le long du trottoir to pull up along the kerb GB ou curb US, to stop one's car by the kerb GB ou curb US; arrêtez-la! stop her!; rien ne les arrête fig (pour faire un voyage, pour s'amuser) there's no stopping them; péj ( pour obtenir de l'argent) they'd stop at nothing; fais-le, qu'est-ce qui t'arrête? just do it, what's stopping you?; c'est le prix du billet qui m'arrête I'd go if it weren't for the cost of the ticket; une plaine immense où rien n'arrête le regard a vast plain where there's nothing as far as the eye can see;

2 ( éteindre) [personne, mécanisme] to stop, to switch off [machine, moteur]; to switch off [ventilateur, réveil, radio]; arrêtez votre moteur stop your engine;

3 ( mettre fin à) to stop [fuite, hémorragie, circulation]; to stop [guerre, massacre, invasion]; to halt [processus, production, transaction, construction]; arrêter la marche or le cours du temps to halt the passage of time; les travaux ont été arrêtés work has been halted; arrêter qn ( dans une conversation) to stop sb; je vous arrête tout de suite I'll stop you straight away; arrêter de faire to stop doing; arrête de te plaindre/de mentir stop complaining/lying; il n'a pas arrêté de pleuvoir it didn't stop raining; le téléphone n'arrête pas de sonner the phone never stops ringing; elles n'arrêtent pas de bavarder they never stop talking; arrêter de travailler ( définitivement) to stop work; le trafic est arrêté sur la ligne B en raison d'un accident service has been suspended on the B line due to an accident; arrête! ( tu m'ennuies) stop it!; ( je ne te crois pas) I don't believe you!; arrête tes bêtises! ( tais-toi) stop talking nonsense!; ( cesse de faire des bêtises) stop fooling around!; ( je ne te crois pas) I don't believe you!; je n'arrête pas en ce moment! ( je suis très occupé) I'm always on the go○ these days!; ‘tu n'as qu'à travailler!’-‘mais je n'arrête pas!’ ‘you should work!’-‘but that's what I'm doing!’;

4 ( renoncer à) to give up [études, compétition, activité, alcool]; arrêter la danse/le piano to give up dance/(playing) the piano; arrêter de faire to give up doing; arrêter de fumer/de boire/de se droguer to give up smoking/drinking/taking drugs;

5 ( appréhender) [police] to arrest; 13 personnes ont été arrêtées lors de la manifestation 13 people were arrested at the demonstration;

6 ( signer un arrêt de travail pour) [médecin] to give [sb] a sick note; être arrêté pour trois semaines to be given a sick note for three weeks;

7 Cout to fasten off [couture]; ( en tricot) to cast off [mailles];

8 ( déterminer) to fix [lieu, date]; to make [décision]; to decide on [plan, principe, mesure]; to formulate [clause, décret].

B vi ( faire arrêt) to stop (à at); ( cesser) [bruit, cri] to stop ; le téléphone n'arrête pas the phone hasn't stopped (ringing).

C s'arrêter vpr

1 ( faire un arrêt) [personne] to stop (pour faire to do); [voiture, bus, train] to stop; arrête-toi ici stop here; sans s'arrêter without stopping; s'arrêter pour se reposer to stop for a rest; s'arrêter dans un restaurant to stop at a restaurant; s'arrêter à Grenoble [personne] to stop off in Grenoble; [train, car] to stop in Grenoble; je me suis arrêté chez un ami I stopped off at a friend's house; il était arrêté au feu rouge he had stopped at the red light;

2 ( cesser de fonctionner) [montre, pendule, machine] to stop; [radio, télévision] to go dead ou off; [cassette, disque] to be finished;

3 ( cesser) [hémorragie, pluie, neige, musique] to stop; [émission] to end; s'arrêter de faire to stop doing; s'arrêter de bouger/de pleurer to stop moving/crying; s'arrêter de travailler to stop working; ils ne vont pas s'arrêter là fig they won't stop there;

4 ( renoncer à) to give up (de faire doing); s'arrêter de boire/de fumer to give up drinking/smoking;

5 ( se terminer) [enquête, recherche, histoire] to end; [voie ferrée, chemin, champ, jardin] to end; la ressemblance entre les deux s'arrête là any similarity between the two ends there; l'affaire aurait pu s'arrêter là that could have been the end of the matter;

6 ( fixer son attention sur) s'arrêter sur to dwell on [texte, point, proposition]; s'arrêter à to focus on [détails, essentiel]; ce dernier point mérite qu'on s'y arrête this last point merits some attention.

[arete] verbe transitif

1. [empêcher d'avancer - passant, taxi] to stop

la circulation est arrêtée sur la N7 traffic is held up ou has come to a standstill on the N7 (road)

arrêter un ballon SPORT to make a save, to save a goal

arrête ton char!

a. (familier & humoristique) [je ne te crois pas] come off it!

b. [arrête de te vanter] stop showing off!

2. [retenir - personne] to stop ; [ - regard] to catch, to fix

[interrompre] to interrupt

arrêtez-moi si je parle trop vite stop me if I'm speaking too fast

3. [éteindre - radio, télévision] to turn off (separable) ; [ - moteur] to stop, to switch off (separable)

4. [mettre fin à - élan] to stop, to check ; [ - écoulement, saignement] to stem, to stop ; [ - croissance, chute] to stop, to arrest, to bring to a halt

on n'arrête pas le progrès! (familier & humoristique) what will they think of next!

arrêter les frais to stop messing about

5. [abandonner - construction, publication, traitement] to stop ; [ - sport, chant] to give up (separable)

[cesser de fabriquer] to discontinue (the manufacture of)

6. [suj: police] to arrest

se faire arrêter to get ou be arrested

7. [déterminer - date, lieu] to appoint, to decide on (inseparable), to fix ; [ - plan, procédure] to decide on (inseparable), to settle on (inseparable), to settle upon (inseparable)

arrêter son choix to make one's choice

8. [suj: médecin]

arrêter quelqu'un to put somebody on sick leave

ça fait un mois que je suis arrêté I've been on sick leave for a month

9. FINANCE

arrêter un compte

a. [le fermer] to close ou to settle an account

b. [en faire un relevé] to draw up ou to make up a statement of account

10. COUTURE [point] to fasten off (separable)

arrêter les mailles to cast off

11. [gibier] to point

12. INFORMATIQUE [ordinateur] to shut down

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[arete] verbe intransitif

arrête, tu me fais mal! stop it, you're hurting me!

quatre albums en un an! mais vous n'arrêtez pas! four albums in a year! you never stop ou you don't ever take a break, do you?

il a arrêté de travailler l'an dernier he retired last year

j'ai arrêté de fumer I've given up ou stopped smoking

arrêter de se droguer to give up ou to come off drugs

(tournure impersonnelle)

il n'a pas arrêté de neiger it hasn't stopped snowing, it's been snowing non-stop

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s'arrêter verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [cesser - bruit, pluie, saignement] to stop

notre histoire ne s'arrête pas là this isn't the end of our story

s'arrêter de

a. [cesser de] to stop

b. [renoncer à] to give up, to stop

elle s'est arrêtée de jouer en me voyant she stopped playing when she saw me

le monde ne va pas s'arrêter de tourner pour autant that won't stop the world from turning

2. [s'immobiliser - montre] to stop ; [ - ascenseur, véhicule] to stop, to come to a stop ou halt

une voiture vint s'arrêter à ma hauteur a car pulled up alongside me

s'arrêter net to stop dead ou short

3. [faire une halte, une pause] to stop

passer sans s'arrêter devant quelqu'un to pass by somebody without stopping

on s'est arrêtés plusieurs fois en route we made several stops on the way

s'arrêter chez quelqu'un to call at somebody's

tu peux t'arrêter chez l'épicier en venant? could you stop off at the grocer's on your way here?

nous nous étions arrêtés à la page 56 we'd left off at page 56

4. [se fixer]

s'arrêter sur: son regard s'arrêta sur leur ami his gaze fell on their friend

notre choix s'est arrêté sur le canapé en cuir we decided ou settled on the leather couch

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s'arrêter à verbe pronominal plus préposition

[faire attention à] to pay attention to

il ne faut pas s'arrêter aux apparences one mustn't go by appearances

s'arrêter à des vétilles to pay attention to trifles

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