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61 sintiera
* * ** * *sintiera, sintió, etc* * *
Del verbo sentir: ( conjugate sentir)
sintiera es:
1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto(1) subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto(1) subjuntivo
Multiple Entries:
sentir
sintiera
sentir ( conjugate sentir) verbo transitivo
1
◊ sintiera hambre/frío/sed to feel hungry/cold/thirsty
sintiera celos to feel jealous
2
b) (esp AmL) ( percibir):
le siento gusto a vainilla I can taste vanilla
3 ( lamentar):
sentí mucho no poder ayudarla I was very sorry not to be able to help her;
ha sentido mucho la pérdida de su madre she has been very affected by her mother's death
sentirse verbo pronominal
1 (+ compl) to feel;
no me siento con ánimos I don't feel up to it
2 (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurt;
sintierase CON algn to be offended o upset with sb
sintiera,◊ sintió, etc see sentir
sentir
I sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinion) opinion, view
2 (sentimiento) feeling
II verbo transitivo
1 to feel
sentir alegría/frío, to feel happy/cold
te lo digo como lo siento, I speak my mind ➣ Ver nota en feel
2 (oír, percibir) to hear: la sentí llegar de madrugada, I heard her come home in the small hours
3 (lamentar) to regret, be sorry about: siento haberte enfadado, I'm sorry I made you angry
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62 sentido
Del verbo sentir: ( conjugate sentir) \ \
sentido es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: sentido sentir
sentido 1
◊ -da adjetivo1 ‹palabras/carta› heartfelt; ‹anhelo/dolor› deep; 2 [ESTAR] (AmL) ( ofendido) hurt, offended
sentido 2 sustantivo masculino 1a) (Fisiol) senseb) (noción, idea) sentido DE algo sense of sth;sentido común common sense; sentido del humor sense of humor( conjugate humor) 2 ( conocimiento) consciousness; el golpe lo dejó sin sentido he was knocked unconscious by the blow 3 ( significado) sense; en sentido literal in a literal sense; lo dijo con doble sentido he was intentionally ambiguous; el sentido de la vida the meaning of life; en cierto sentido … in a sense …; no le encuentro sentido a lo que haces I can't see any sense o point in what you're doing; esa política ya no tiene sentido that policy doesn't make sense anymore o is meaningless now; palabras sin sentido meaningless words 4 ( dirección) direction;◊ gírese en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj turn (round) in a counterclockwise (AmE) o (BrE) an anticlockwise direction;venían en sentido contrario al nuestro they were coming in the opposite direction to us; calle de sentido único or (Méx) de un solo sentido one-way street
sentir ( conjugate sentir) verbo transitivo 1◊ sentido hambre/frío/sed to feel hungry/cold/thirstysentido celos to feel jealous 2b) (esp AmL) ( percibir):le siento gusto a vainilla I can taste vanilla 3 ( lamentar): sentí mucho no poder ayudarla I was very sorry not to be able to help her; ha sentido mucho la pérdida de su madre she has been very affected by her mother's death sentirse verbo pronominal 1 (+ compl) to feel; no me siento con ánimos I don't feel up to it 2 (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurt; sentidose CON algn to be offended o upset with sb
sentido,-a
I adjetivo
1 deeply felt: su muerte ha sido muy sentida, his death has been deeply felt
2 (susceptible) sensitive
es un chico muy sentido y a la mínima se ofende, he gets upset over the slightest things o he's a very sensitive child
II sustantivo masculino
1 sense
sentido del gusto/olfato, sense of taste/smell
2 (conocimiento, consciencia) recobrar/ perder el sentido, to regain/lose consciousness
3 (lógica, razón) sense: no tiene sentido que te despidas, it makes no sense to leave the job
4 (apreciación, capacidad) no tiene sentido de la medida, he has no sense of moderation
sentido común, common sense
sentido del humor, sense of humour
sexto sentido, sixth sense
5 (significado) meaning: la frase carece de sentido, the sentence has no meaning
6 Auto direction
de doble sentido, two-way
(de) sentido único, one-way
sentir
I sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinion) opinion, view
2 (sentimiento) feeling
II verbo transitivo
1 to feel
sentir alegría/frío, to feel happy/cold
te lo digo como lo siento, I speak my mind ➣ Ver nota en feel
2 (oír, percibir) to hear: la sentí llegar de madrugada, I heard her come home in the small hours
3 (lamentar) to regret, be sorry about: siento haberte enfadado, I'm sorry I made you angry ' sentido' also found in these entries: Spanish: ácida - ácido - acusada - acusado - apelar - cabeza - cazar - coger - contraria - contrario - despertarse - dirección - dotada - dotado - economía - educar - encarar - esperar - figurada - figurado - fina - fino - hogareña - hogareño - inversa - inverso - juicio - nariz - olfato - paladar - penetrar - perder - pésame - rara - raro - realista - recobrar - recta - recto - recuperar - sentida - tacto - tener - trancazo - visión - vista - agudeza - agudizar - agudo - alto English: add up - advantage - anticlockwise - appeal - arguable - babble - break - civic - clockwise - common sense - counterclockwise - derogatory - direction - ear - feel - few - figurative - figuratively - flail - gumption - hearing - high - humour - iota - literally - little - make - meaning - meaningless - mindless - modicum - obscure - one-way - pointless - practicality - quite - reason - respect - scent - sense - senseless - sight - smell - strictly - taste - three-point turn - touch - two-way - U-turn - unconscious -
63 sentir
sentir ( conjugate sentir) verbo transitivo 1◊ sentir hambre/frío/sed to feel hungry/cold/thirstysentir celos to feel jealous 2b) (esp AmL) ( percibir):le siento gusto a vainilla I can taste vanilla 3 ( lamentar): sentí mucho no poder ayudarla I was very sorry not to be able to help her; ha sentido mucho la pérdida de su madre she has been very affected by her mother's death sentirse verbo pronominal 1 (+ compl) to feel; no me siento con ánimos I don't feel up to it 2 (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurt; sentirse CON algn to be offended o upset with sb
sentir
I sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinion) opinion, view
2 (sentimiento) feeling
II verbo transitivo
1 to feel
sentir alegría/frío, to feel happy/cold
te lo digo como lo siento, I speak my mind ➣ Ver nota en feel
2 (oír, percibir) to hear: la sentí llegar de madrugada, I heard her come home in the small hours
3 (lamentar) to regret, be sorry about: siento haberte enfadado, I'm sorry I made you angry ' sentir' also found in these entries: Spanish: abominar - acobardarse - acusar - ajena - ajeno - aprecio - arrepentirse - cobrar - cogerse - curiosidad - despepitarse - embarazarse - estimar - gustar - identificarse - intriga - marearse - notar - palpar - profesar - rencor - resentirse - temer - tener - tocar - tributar - vergüenza - agradecer - ansia - apenar - chochear - cohibir - descomponer - lástima - náuseas - remordimiento - sienta - sintiera English: afraid - averse - care for - cringe - empathize - feel - rue - sense - sorry - bite - care - cold - deep - devoted - nauseous - presence - relieved - sentiment - shame - tingle -
64 sienta
Del verbo sentar: ( conjugate sentar) \ \
sienta es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoDel verbo sentir: ( conjugate sentir) \ \
sienta es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: sentar sentir sienta
sentar ( conjugate sentar) verbo intransitivo (+ me/te/le etc)a) [ropa/color] (+ compl):b) [comida/bebida/clima] (+ compl):me sentó bien el descanso the rest did me a lot of goodc) [actitud/comentario] (+ compl):verbo transitivo 1 ‹niño/muñeca› to sit; ‹ invitado› to seat, sit 2 ( establecer) to establish sentarse verbo pronominal to sit; siéntese, por favor please (do) sit down
sentir ( conjugate sentir) verbo transitivo 1◊ sienta hambre/frío/sed to feel hungry/cold/thirstysienta celos to feel jealous 2b) (esp AmL) ( percibir):le siento gusto a vainilla I can taste vanilla 3 ( lamentar): sentí mucho no poder ayudarla I was very sorry not to be able to help her; ha sentido mucho la pérdida de su madre she has been very affected by her mother's death sentirse verbo pronominal 1 (+ compl) to feel; no me siento con ánimos I don't feel up to it 2 (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurt; sientase CON algn to be offended o upset with sb
sienta,◊ sientas, etc see sentar, sentir
sentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (en una silla) to sit: nos sentaron en la mesa del fondo, we sat at the back table
2 (establecer) sentar las bases, to lay the foundations
sentar precedente, to establish a precedent
II verbo intransitivo 1 sentar bien/mal algo a alguien, (un peinado, vestido) to suit sb/not to suit sb (una comida, bebida, clima) to agree/disagree with sb: un baño caliente te sentará bien, a hot bath will do you good
2 (un comentario, una broma) ¿cómo le sentó la noticia?, how did he take the news?
le sentó fatal, he took it badly
me sienta muy mal que haga esos comentarios, it really upsets me that he makes those remarks Cuando se habla de la moda (ropa o color), la traducción más común es to suit. Pero si te refieres únicamente a la talla, es mejor que uses el verbo to fit: Este jersey no te sienta bien. This jersey doesn't suit you (cuando el estilo o el color no son los adecuados). This jersey doesn't fit you (cuando estás hablando de la talla).
sentir
I sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinion) opinion, view
2 (sentimiento) feeling
II verbo transitivo
1 to feel
sentir alegría/frío, to feel happy/cold
te lo digo como lo siento, I speak my mind ➣ Ver nota en feel
2 (oír, percibir) to hear: la sentí llegar de madrugada, I heard her come home in the small hours
3 (lamentar) to regret, be sorry about: siento haberte enfadado, I'm sorry I made you angry ' sienta' also found in these entries: Spanish: bien - cruzada - cruzado - marras - sentar - Tiro - automático English: agree - bar - disagree - disapprove - greasy - magnificent - need - suit - apart - ease - fetching - good - test - upset - way -
65 sintiera
Del verbo sentir: ( conjugate sentir) \ \
sintiera es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto(1) subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto(1) subjuntivoMultiple Entries: sentir sintiera
sentir ( conjugate sentir) verbo transitivo 1◊ sintiera hambre/frío/sed to feel hungry/cold/thirstysintiera celos to feel jealous 2b) (esp AmL) ( percibir):le siento gusto a vainilla I can taste vanilla 3 ( lamentar): sentí mucho no poder ayudarla I was very sorry not to be able to help her; ha sentido mucho la pérdida de su madre she has been very affected by her mother's death sentirse verbo pronominal 1 (+ compl) to feel; no me siento con ánimos I don't feel up to it 2 (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurt; sintierase CON algn to be offended o upset with sb
sintiera,◊ sintió, etc see sentir
sentir
I sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinion) opinion, view
2 (sentimiento) feeling
II verbo transitivo
1 to feel
sentir alegría/frío, to feel happy/cold
te lo digo como lo siento, I speak my mind ➣ Ver nota en feel
2 (oír, percibir) to hear: la sentí llegar de madrugada, I heard her come home in the small hours
3 (lamentar) to regret, be sorry about: siento haberte enfadado, I'm sorry I made you angry -
66 questo
1. adj this, pl thesequest'oggi today2. pron this (one), pl these (ones)questo qui this one herecon questo with thatper questo for that reasonquest'oggi todayquesta poi! well I'm blowed!ci mancherebbe anche questa! that's all we'd need!questa non me l'aspettavo I wasn't expecting this* * *questo agg.dimostr.1 this; pl. these: questo ragazzo, this boy; queste ragazze, these girls; è nuova questa macchina?, is this car new?; questi fiori sono per lei, these flowers are for you; passate da questa parte, come this way; questa storia deve finire, this business has got to end; questo mio amico, this friend of mine; dove mettiamo quest'altro quadro?, where shall we put this other picture? // in, a questo modo, this way, so // l'ho visto con questi occhi, I saw it with my own eyes // quest'ultimo → ultimo2 ( riferito a tempo passato) last; this: le vicende di questi venti anni, the events of the last twenty years; questa notte ha nevicato, it snowed last night (o in the night); l'ho visto questa mattina, I saw him this morning3 ( riferito a tempo presente o futuro) this: non l'ho ancora visto questa mattina, I haven't seen him this morning yet; ha telefonato già due volte questa settimana, he's already phoned twice this week; ci vediamo uno di questi giorni, we'll see each other one of these days; vanno in montagna questo fine settimana, they are going to the mountains this weekend; dove passerete le ferie quest'estate?, where are you going for your holidays this summer?4 ( in espressioni ellittiche): questa è bella!, that's a good one!; questa non me l'aspettavo!, I didn't expect this!; sentite questa!, listen to this!◆ pron.dimostr.1 this (one); pl. these: questo è il mio ufficio, this is my office; il mio posto è questo ( qui), this is my place; questa dev'essere la loro casa, this must be their house; le pratiche non sono in quel cassetto, sono in questo ( qui), the papers aren't in that drawer, they're in this one; queste sono le persone di cui ti avevo parlato, these are the people I told you about; sono questi i tuoi amici?, are these you friends?; potrei vedere qualche altra cravatta? Non mi piace nessuna di queste, Could I see some other ties? I don't like any of these; ''Quale abito scegli?'' ''Scelgo questo'', ''Which dress are you going to have?'' ''I'll have this one'' // lo va dicendo a questo e a quello, she goes around telling everybody2 ( con valore di egli) he; ( ella) she; ( essi, esse) they: l'hanno richiamato più volte, ma questo non vuole sentir ragioni, he's been reprimanded several times, but he won't listen to reason; allora mi sono rivolto ai vigili, e questi hanno provveduto, so I went to the police and they dealt with it3 ( con valore di ciò) that, this: ti ha detto proprio questo?, is that (exactly) what he said to you?; questo è quanto mi ha riferito, that's what he told me; in questo non siamo d'accordo, we don't see eye to eye on this; tutto questo è sbagliato, this is all wrong; per questo ho rifiutato, that's why I refused; lo rielessero, e questo fu un errore, they re-elected him. This was a mistake // questo e altro, all this, and more // questo mai e poi mai!, not on your life! // o questo poi!, go on! // parlare di questo e di quello, to talk about this and that (o about this, that and the other) // questo è quanto!, that's all! // e con questo ti saluto, and with that I leave you // guadagna 2.000 euro al mese, ma, con tutto questo, i soldi gli bastano, he earns 2,000 euros a month, but he never has enough money even so // ho fatto un errore, e con questo?, e per questo?, I've made a mistake. So what?4 quello... questo, ( per indicare il primo e il secondo di cose o persone già menzionate) the former... the latter: John e Charles sono amici; quello è inglese, questo è americano, John and Charles are friends; the former is English, the latter (is) American; sono due famose cattedrali; quella è gotica, questa è romanica, they are two famous cathedrals; the former is Gothic, the latter (is) Romanesque.* * *['kwesto] questo (-a)1. agg dimostr1) this, these plti piace questo maglione? — do you like this jumper?
2)2. pron dimostr1) this (one), these (ones) plquesto è troppo! — this is too much o the limit!
una tale occasione, e questi che fanno? - rifiutano — such a great opportunity, and what do they do? - they refuse
3)questo... quello... — (il primo... il secondo...) the former... the latter..., (l'uno... l'altro...) the one... the other...
questi... quelli — some... others
questi gridavano, quelli ridevano — some were shouting, others were laughing
preferisci questo o quello? — do you prefer this one or that one?
4)e con questo? — so what?e con questo se n'è andato — and with that he left
questo — in spite of this, despite all thisè per questo che sono venuto — this is why I came
questo sì che è il colmo! — this is the limit!
* * *['kwesto] 1.1) this, pl. these- a casa — this house
- a sera — this evening, tonight
- a notte — (scorsa) last night; (a venire) tonight
2) (tale, simile)2.1) this (one), pl. these (ones)che cos'è, chi è questo? — what's, who's this?
3) (ciò) thisvorrei dirti questo... — this is what I wanted to tell you...
detto questo,... — having said that o that said,...
* * *questo\I agg.dimostr.1 this, pl. these; questo libro this book; - a casa this house; - i ragazzi e -e ragazze these boys and girls; quest'anno this year; - a mattina this morning; - a sera this evening, tonight; - a notte (scorsa) last night; (a venire) tonight; quest'oggi today; uno di -i giorni one of these days; questo lunedì this (coming) Monday; in -i giorni è piovuto molto it's been raining a lot these days2 (tale, simile) è meglio non uscire con questo freddo it's better not to go out in this cold3 (seguito da possessivo) questo tuo amico this friend of yours4 (con valore enfatico) l'ho visto con -i occhi! I've seen it with my own eyes!II pron.dimostr.1 this (one), pl. these (ones); che cos'è, chi è questo? what's, who's this? vuoi questo o quello? do you want this one or that one?2 (seguito da aggettivo qualificativo) quale vuoi? questo verde? which do you want? this green one?3 (ciò) this; questo è molto strano this is very strange; vorrei dirti questo... this is what I wanted to tell you...; detto questo,... having said that o that said,...; con questo concludo by saying this I conclude; e con questo? so what? questo è tutto that's all; in questo hai ragione in that way you're right; questo mai! never! questo sì che è un pensiero profondo! how profound! questo no! no way! absolutely not! per questo for this (reason); è per questo che è partito that's why he left4 (in espressioni ellittiche) -a è bella! that's a good one! I like that! ci mancava anche -a! that's all we needed! that's done it! senti -a! get this!\See also notes... (questo.pdf) -
67 -to hear-
Nota d'usoPer tradurre in inglese frasi italiane come “non ti sento”, “mi senti?” (nel senso di “riuscire a sentire”) bisogna usare il verbo to hear insieme al verbo modale can: I can't hear you, non ti sento; Can you hear me?, mi senti? -
68 ♦ here
♦ here /hɪə(r)/A avv.1 qui; qua: I like to stay here, mi piace stare qui; Come here!, vieni qui (o qua); Here it's spring now, qua è primavera ora; Here we agree, qui siamo d'accordo; He isn't from here, non è di qui; non è nativo di questo luogo; I want this one here, voglio questo qui; DIALOGO → - Explaining how to do something- Press the catch here to open up the top, premi qui sul fermo per aprire la parte superiore; ( al telefono) DIALOGO → - Hearing from an old friend- It's Jerry here, sono Jerry2 ecco (qui): Here I am!, eccomi!; DIALOGO → - Local shop 2- Here you are!, ecco a lei!; eccoti!; Here they are!, eccoli (qui)!; Here we are at last, eccoci arrivati, finalmente; (trovando qc. che si cercava) Here it is!, eccolo!; Here comes the snow!, ecco che nevica; DIALOGO → - Lost child 3- Here comes your daughter, ecco sua figlia3 (offrendo o dando qc.): eccoti; eccovi; eccole: Here's your key!, eccoti la chiave; Here you are!, eccoti, eccovi, ecco qui!; eccoti servito!; DIALOGO → - Ordering food 3- Here's the menu, eccole il menuB inter.1 su; suvvia; coraggio: Here, that's enough!, su, ora basta!; Here, don't cry!, coraggio, non piangere!C n.questo luogo: My friends leave here tonight, i miei amici partono di qui stasera● here and now, al momento; adesso; in questo preciso istante □ (fig.) the here and now, il presente; il mondo reale; il qui e ora □ here and there, qua e là □ here below, quaggiù; in questo mondo □ here, there, and everywhere, (un po') dappertutto; un po' qua e un po' là □ here today, gone tomorrow, che dura lo spazio di un giorno; effimero □ down here, quaggiù □ from here, di qui; di qua □ in here, qui dentro; qua dentro □ near here, qui vicino □ (fam.) neither here nor there, (cosa) che non c'entra (o priva d'importanza) □ up here, quassù □ Look here, senti (o ascolta) un po'; senti qua □ ( in un brindisi) Here's to…, alla salute di…: Here's to you!, alla tua (o alla vostra) salute! □ (fam.) Here goes!, pronti!; cominciamo!; si parte!; buttiamoci! □ Here we go, si va!; si comincia!; si parte! □ Here we go again, siamo alle solite; ci risiamo! □ (fam., porgendo qc.) DIALOGO → - Booking online- Here you go!, tieni!; ecco qua!; eccoti (o eccovi)! -
69 overcome
1.
adjective(helpless; defeated by emotion etc: overcome with grief; I felt quite overcome.) afectado (por), dominado (por)
2. -'keim verb(to defeat or conquer: She finally overcame her fear of the dark.) superar, vencerovercome vb superarEl pasado de overcome es overcame y el participio pasado es overcome; el gerundio se escribe overcomingtr[əʊvə'kʌm]1 (defeat) vencer2 (overwhelm) agobiar, abrumar, invadir, apoderarse de, vencer3 (surmount) superar, dominar, vencer1 (triumph) vencer1) conquer: vencer, derrotar, superar2) overwhelm: abrumar, agobiarovercome vi: venceradj.• rendido, -a adj.• transido, -a adj.p.p.(Participio pasivo de "to overcome")v.(§ p.,p.p.: overcame, overcome) = abatanar v.• allanar v.• prevenir v.(§pres: -vengo, -vienes...-venimos) pret: -vin-fut: -vendr-•)• superar v.• vencer v.v.• llevarse por delante v.'əʊvər'kʌm, ˌəʊvə'kʌm
1.
a) \<\<opponent\>\> reducir*, vencer*b) ( overwhelm) invadir, apoderarse deto be overcome BY something: he was overcome by sleep/fatigue lo venció el sueño/la fatiga; they were overcome by emotion los embargó la emoción; to be overcome WITH something — \<\<with guilt/remorse\>\> sentirse* abrumado por algo
c) ( prevail over) \<\<fear\>\> superar, dominar, vencer*; \<\<inhibitions\>\> vencer*
2.
vi[ˌǝʊvǝ'kʌm] (pt overcame) (pp overcome)1. VT1) (=conquer) [+ enemy, opposition] vencer; [+ problem, temptation, inhibitions] superar, vencer; [+ rage, fear, disgust] superar, dominarthe book is an account of how she overcame cancer — el libro describe cómo superó or venció el cáncer
her curiosity finally overcame her shyness — finalmente, su curiosidad superó or venció su timidez
2) (=overwhelm) [feeling] adueñarse de; [sleep, fatigue] vencer•
to be overcome by sth, I was overcome by the heat — el calor me agobió, me sentí agobiado por el calorovercome by curiosity, he reached out to touch it — vencido or dominado por la curiosidad, extendió la mano para tocarlo
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to be overcome with sth, she was overcome with remorse — le abrumaba el remordimientohe was overcome with grief — estaba abrumado or postrado de dolor
2.VI vencer, triunfarWE SHALL OVERCOMEwe shall overcome! — ¡venceremos!
We Shall Overcome (Venceremos) es el título de una canción cantada por los miembros del llamado US Civil Rights Movement (movimiento por los derechos civiles en Estados Unidos). Se cantaba sobre todo en los años 50 y 60 durante las protestas contra la discriminación racial y aún hoy la usan quienes protestan en contra de la injusticia.* * *['əʊvər'kʌm, ˌəʊvə'kʌm]
1.
a) \<\<opponent\>\> reducir*, vencer*b) ( overwhelm) invadir, apoderarse deto be overcome BY something: he was overcome by sleep/fatigue lo venció el sueño/la fatiga; they were overcome by emotion los embargó la emoción; to be overcome WITH something — \<\<with guilt/remorse\>\> sentirse* abrumado por algo
c) ( prevail over) \<\<fear\>\> superar, dominar, vencer*; \<\<inhibitions\>\> vencer*
2.
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70 bellezza
f beautyistituto m di bellezza beauty salonprodotti m pl di bellezza cosmetics* * *bellezza s.f.1 beauty; loveliness, good looks (pl.), ( di uomo) handsomeness: canta che è una bellezza, she sings beautifully; cresce che è una bellezza, it grows beautifully (o really well) // chiudere, finire in bellezza, to end with a flourish // istituto di bellezza, beauty parlour; prodotti di bellezza, beauty preparations (o aids to beauty); trattamento di bellezza, beauty treatment2 ( bella donna) beautiful woman*, belle, beauty: vi erano tutte le bellezze della città, all the beautiful women of the town were there; tua sorella è una vera bellezza, your sister is a real beauty // vieni qua, bellezza mia, come here, (my) darling; senti bellezza, listen darling3 pl.: le bellezze della natura, the beauties of nature; le bellezze della campagna, the beauties of the countryside4 (iron.) la bellezza di un anno, a whole year; ho speso la bellezza di 50 euro, I have spent a cool (o a good) 50 euros; possiede la bellezza di tre appartamenti, he's got no less than three houses.* * *[bel'lettsa] 1.sostantivo femminile1) (qualità estetica) beautyistituto o salone di bellezza beauty parlour o shop o salon; maschera di bellezza — face-pack
2) (persona, cosa bella)ciao, bellezza — (come appellativo) hello, love BE, hi, doll AE
3) in bellezza2.sostantivo femminile plurale bellezze••* * *bellezza/bel'lettsa/I sostantivo f.1 (qualità estetica) beauty; di una bellezza mozzafiato breathtakingly beautiful; concorso di bellezza beauty contest; istituto o salone di bellezza beauty parlour o shop o salon; maschera di bellezza face-pack2 (persona, cosa bella) si crede una bellezza she thinks she's a great beauty; ciao, bellezza (come appellativo) hello, love BE, hi, doll AE3 in bellezza finire in bellezza to go out with a bangII bellezze f.pl.le -e del paesaggio the beauties of the landscapeil motore gira che è una bellezza the engine's running sweetly; la bellezza di un milione di dollari a cool million dollars. -
71 out
out [aʊt]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverb2. adjective3. preposition4. noun6. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When out is an element in a phrasal verb, eg get out, go out, look up the verb. When out is part of a set combination, eg day out, look up the noun.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverba. ( = not in) Paul is out Paul est sorti• (the ball is) out! (Tennis) (la balle est) out !━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When followed by a preposition, out is not usually translated.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━b. ( = outside) dehors• out you go! sortez !• come in! -- no, I like it out here entre ! -- non, je suis bien ici !► out there ( = in that place) là-bas► out with it! (inf) vas-y, parle !2. adjectivea. [light, fire, gas] éteintb. ( = available) [model, edition, video] sortic. ( = unavailable) (for lending, renting) that book is out ce livre est sortid. ( = revealed) the secret is out le secret n'en est plus une. ( = unconscious) sans connaissanceg. ( = unacceptable) [idea, suggestion] that's right out, I'm afraid il n'en est pas questioni. ( = finished) before the month was out avant la fin du moisj. ( = striking) out on strike en grèvek. ( = unfashionable) passé de model. (flowers, sun) the roses are out les rosiers sont en fleurs3. preposition► out of━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When out of is an element in a phrasal verb, eg run out of, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg out of danger, out of the way, look up the noun.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = outside) en dehors de, hors deI was glad to be out of it ( = escaped from situation) j'étais bien content d'y avoir échappéc. ( = through) par• he looked like something out of "Star Trek" il semblait tout droit sorti de « Star Trek »━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► In the following dans describes the original position of the thing being moved.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━e. ( = because of) par• out of curiosity/necessity par curiosité/nécessitéf. ( = from among) surg. ( = without) we are out of bread nous n'avons plus de painh. ( = sheltered from) à l'abri dei. ( = eliminated from) éliminé de4. noun[+ homosexual] révéler l'homosexualité de6. compounds► out-of-date adjective [passport, ticket] périmé ; [clothes, theory, concept] démodé ; [word] vieilli► out-of-doors adverb = outdoors* * *Note: out is used after many verbs in English to alter or reinforce the meaning of the verb ( hold out, wipe out, filter out etc). Very often in French, a verb alone will be used to translate these combinations. For translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry (hold, wipe, filter etc)When out is used as an adverb meaning outside, it often adds little to the sense of the phrase: they're out in the garden = they're in the garden. In such cases out will not usually be translated: ils sont dans le jardinout is used as an adverb to mean absent or not at home. In this case she's out really means she's gone out and the French translation is elle est sortieFor the phrase out of see III in the entry belowFor examples of the above and other uses, see the entry below[aʊt] 1.transitive verb révéler l'homosexualité de [person]2.1) ( outside) dehors2) ( from within)to go ou walk out — sortir
to pull/take something out — retirer/sortir quelque chose
3) ( at a distance)4) ( in the world at large)there are a lot of people out there looking for work — il y a beaucoup de gens qui cherchent du travail en ce moment
5) ( absent)to be out — gen être sorti; [strikers] être en grève
6) ( for social activity)7) (published, now public)to be out — [book, exam results] être publié
8) ( in bloom)to be out — [tree, shrub] être en fleurs
to be fully out — [flower] être épanoui
9) ( shining)to be out — [sun, moon, stars] briller
10) ( extinguished)to be out — [fire, light] être éteint
11) Sport, Gamesto be out — [player] être éliminé
‘out!’ — ( of ball) ‘out!’
12) ( unconscious)to be out (cold) — (colloq) gen être dans les pommes (colloq); [boxer] être K.O.
13) (over, finished)14) GB ( incorrect)my watch is two minutes out — ( slow) ma montre retarde de deux minutes; ( fast) ma montre avance de deux minutes
15) (colloq) ( not possible) excluno, that option is out — non, cette solution est exclue
16) (colloq) ( actively in search of)he's just out for what he can get — péj c'est l'intérêt qui le guide
he's out to get you — il t'en veut à mort; ( killer) il veut ta peau (colloq)
17) (colloq) ( not in fashion) passé de mode3.out of prepositional phrase1) ( from)to go ou walk ou come out — sortir
2) ( expressing ratio) sur3) ( part of whole)4) Lawto be out — [jury] être en délibération
5) ( beyond defined limits) hors de [reach, sight]; en dehors de [city]6) ( free from confinement)7) ( sheltered) à l'abri de [sun]8) ( lacking)to be (right) out of — ne plus avoir de [item]
9) ( made from) en [wood, metal]10) ( due to) par [respect]••I want out! — (colloq) je ne marche plus avec vous/eux etc (colloq)
come on, out with it! — (colloq) allez, dis ce que tu as à dire!
to be out and about — ( after illness) être à nouveau sur pied
to be out of it — (colloq) être dans les vapes (colloq)
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72 SENTIRE
v— см. -A292— см. -A354— см. -A533— см. - C334— см. - B632— см. - B920— см. - O707— см. - G928— см. - C116sentire cantare la gallina nera
— см. - G76— см. -A1219— см. - C1236— см. - C1318sentire cedere il terreno sotto i piedi
— см. - T450 b)— см. - C2640— см. - C3027— см. - F393sentirsi il cuore di (+inf.)
— см. - C3281— см. - G389— см. - C3282— см. - C3283— см. - D584sentire di dove il vento spira
— см. - V254— см. - C335— см. - D195— см. - F133— см. - F598sentirsi fischiare gli orecchi
— см. - O573— см. - F1277— см. - G143— см. - G178sentire il ghiaccio nelle vene
— см. - G389— см. - R232— см. - G850— см. - G928— см. - G1109— см. - M277— см. - G179sentire mancare il terreno sotto i piedi
— см. - T450 b)— см. - G934— см. - N63— см. - O264sentire l'odore di stoccafisso
— см. - O265sent.'re odore di zolfo
— см. - O266— см. - O690— см. - P394non sentire più né caldo né gelo
— см. - C165— см. - G143— см. - P1697— см. - P2567— см. - S177— см. - G389sentire schifo a...
— см. - S426— см. - S981— см. - S1201— см. - S1787— см. - B1367— см. - C3284— см. - C2179— см. - C335sentire la voce e non vedere il fante, non si direbbe, questo è un gran gigante?
— см. - V859— см. - M2045— см. - V976vedere un bruscolo (или la festuca) nell'occhio altrui (или degli altri, del prossimo) e non sentire le travi nell'occhio proprio (или nel suo, nei propri)
— см. - T891— см. -A684— см. -A672chi delitto non ha, rossor non sente
— см. - D86chi si sente cuocere (или scottare), tiri a sé i piedi
— см. - P1721chi vuol l'uovo, deve sentir lo schiamazzo della gallina
— см. - U196— см. -A680— см. - S1702— см. - Z66quando senti gli altrui mancamenti, tieni la lingua dentro i denti (или chiudi la lingua fra i denti)
— см. - M324— см. - C2366da questo orecchio non ci sente
— см. - O594- S650 —— см. - C1625— см. - C1625— см. - C2366ventre digiuno non sente nessuno
— см. - V290 -
73 agudo
adj.1 sharp, smart, keen, astute.2 intense, severe, fierce, excruciating.3 high-pitched, sharp, shrill, piping.4 acute, clever, keen, insightful.5 witty, clever.6 pointed, acute, sharp-edged.7 acute.8 oxytone, accented in the last syllable, oxytonic, with a stronger phonetic accent on last syllable.Acordeón es una palabra aguda "Acordeon" is accented in the last syllable...m.high-pitch note, treble.* * *► adjetivo1 (afilado) sharp2 (dolor) acute5 (voz) high-pitched6 (sonido) treble, high* * *(f. - aguda)adj.1) sharp, acute2) high, high-pitched3) clever, witty* * *ADJ1) (=afilado) [filo] sharp; [instrumento] sharp, pointed2) (=intenso) [enfermedad, dolor] acute; [acento] acute3) [ángulo] acute4) (=incisivo) [mente, sentido] sharp, keen; [ingenio] ready, lively; [crítica] penetrating; [observación] smart, clever; [pregunta] acute, searching5) (=gracioso) witty6) (Mús) [nota] high, high-pitched; [voz, sonido] piercing* * *- da adjetivo1)a) <filo/punta> sharpb) < ángulo> acute2)a) <voz/sonido> high-pitched; < nota> highb) < dolor> ( duradero) intense, acute; ( momentáneo) sharpc) < crisis> severed) <aumento/descenso> sharp3)a) ( perspicaz) < persona> quick-witted, sharp; < comentario> shrewdb) ( gracioso) <comentario/persona> wittyc) <sentido/instinto> sharp* * *= keen [keener -comp., keenest -sup.], sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], trenchant, witty [wittier -comp., wittiest -sup.], perceptive, acute, searing, stinging, heightened, high-pitched, penetrating, razor-sharp, keen-witted, pointy [pointier -comp., pointiest - sup.].Ex. Formal logic used to be a keen instrument in the hands of the teacher in his trying of students' souls.Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.Ex. However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex. In their profound and perceptive essay on professionalism, Mary Lee Bundy and Paul Wasserman write at some length on this extraordinary phenomenon, 'the essential timidity of responsibility for solving informational problems and providing unequivocal answers'.Ex. In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.Ex. His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.Ex. In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.Ex. The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.Ex. The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.Ex. In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.Ex. As mentioned in the first part, developing a razor-sharp memory is not going to occur overnight.Ex. She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.Ex. So much so that my canines (or eye-teeth, they're the pointy ones) ended up growing over my incisors/first molars rather than between them.----* acento agudo = acute.* de vista aguda = sharp-eyed.* dolor agudo = twinge.* Enfermedad + aguda = acute + Enfermedad, a bad case of + Enfermedad.* infección aguda = acute infection.* miastenia aguda = myasthenia gravis.* SARS (Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo y Grave) = SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).* * *- da adjetivo1)a) <filo/punta> sharpb) < ángulo> acute2)a) <voz/sonido> high-pitched; < nota> highb) < dolor> ( duradero) intense, acute; ( momentáneo) sharpc) < crisis> severed) <aumento/descenso> sharp3)a) ( perspicaz) < persona> quick-witted, sharp; < comentario> shrewdb) ( gracioso) <comentario/persona> wittyc) <sentido/instinto> sharp* * *= keen [keener -comp., keenest -sup.], sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], trenchant, witty [wittier -comp., wittiest -sup.], perceptive, acute, searing, stinging, heightened, high-pitched, penetrating, razor-sharp, keen-witted, pointy [pointier -comp., pointiest - sup.].Ex: Formal logic used to be a keen instrument in the hands of the teacher in his trying of students' souls.
Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.Ex: However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex: In their profound and perceptive essay on professionalism, Mary Lee Bundy and Paul Wasserman write at some length on this extraordinary phenomenon, 'the essential timidity of responsibility for solving informational problems and providing unequivocal answers'.Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.Ex: His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.Ex: In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.Ex: The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.Ex: In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.Ex: As mentioned in the first part, developing a razor-sharp memory is not going to occur overnight.Ex: She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.Ex: So much so that my canines (or eye-teeth, they're the pointy ones) ended up growing over my incisors/first molars rather than between them.* acento agudo = acute.* de vista aguda = sharp-eyed.* dolor agudo = twinge.* Enfermedad + aguda = acute + Enfermedad, a bad case of + Enfermedad.* infección aguda = acute infection.* miastenia aguda = myasthenia gravis.* SARS (Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo y Grave) = SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).* * *agudo -daA1 ‹filo/punta› sharp2 ‹ángulo› acuteB1 ‹voz› high-pitched; (irritante) shrill; ‹sonido› high-pitched; (irritante) piercing; ‹nota› high2 ‹dolor› (duradero) intense, acute; (momentáneo) sharp3 ‹crisis› severe4 ‹aumento/descenso› sharpun agudo descenso del índice de mortalidad a sharp fall in the death rateC1 (perspicaz) ‹persona› quick-witted, sharp; ‹observación/comentario› shrewd; ‹pregunta› shrewd, searching2 (gracioso) ‹comentario/persona› witty3 ‹vista› sharp; ‹oído› sharp, acute; ‹sentido/instinto› keen, sharpD1 ‹palabra› stressed on the last syllable2 ‹acento› acute* * *
agudo◊ -da adjetivo
1
2
‹ nota› high
( momentáneo) sharp
3
‹ comentario› shrewd
agudo,-a adjetivo
1 (sensación, enfermedad) acute
2 (tono de voz) high-pitched
(sonido) treble, high
3 (ingenioso) witty
4 (oído, vista, olfato) sharp, keen
' agudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguda
- fina
- fino
- ingeniosa
- ingenioso
- lista
- listo
- sagaz
- estridente
- ladino
- pinchazo
- pitido
- quejido
English:
acute
- crack
- high
- high-pitched
- keen
- piping
- quick
- quick-witted
- raging
- sharp
- shrill
- witty
- yap
* * *agudo, -a♦ adj1. [filo, punta] sharp2. [vista, olfato] keen3. [crisis, problema, enfermedad] serious, acute4. [dolor] intense;sentí un dolor agudo al mover el brazo I felt a sharp pain when I moved my arm5. [sonido, voz] high, high-pitched6. [perspicaz] [persona] sharp, shrewd;[ingenio] keen, sharp7. [ingenioso] witty;estás muy agudo you're on form o very witty today;Irónico¡muy agudo! [cuando algo no es gracioso] very clever o funny!;[cuando algo es evidente] very observant!♦ nmagudos [sonidos] treble* * *adj1 acute2 ( afilado) sharp3 sonido high-pitched4 ( perspicaz) sharp5 LING:acento agudo acute accent* * *agudo, -da adj1) : acute, sharp2) : shrill, high-pitched3) perspicaz: clever, shrewd* * *agudo adj1. (en general) sharp2. (sonido, voz) high / high pitched3. (ángulo, dolor) acute5. (sentido) keen6. (palabra)"sofá" es una palabra aguda the accent is on the last syllable in "sofá" -
74 pena
f.1 shame, pity.da pena no poder hacer nada it's a shame o pity we can't do anythingel pobre me da pena I feel sorry for the poor chap¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!2 sadness, sorrow (tristeza).sentía una gran pena I felt terribly sad3 problem, trouble (desgracia).4 struggle.a duras penas with great difficulty5 punishment (castigo).le cayó o le impusieron una pena de treinta años he was sentenced to o given thirty yearsso o bajo pena de under penalty ofpena capital o de muerte death penalty6 embarrassment. (Caribbean Spanish (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela), Central American Spanish, Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish)me da pena I'm embarrassed about it7 grief, regret, sorrow, heartache.8 penna, contour feather.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: penar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: penar.* * *1 (castigo) sentence, punishment2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow3 (lástima) pity■ ¡qué pena que no podáis venir! it's a shame you can't make it!4 (dificultad) hardship, trouble\a duras penas with great difficultyhecho,-a una pena familiar in a bad waymerecer la pena / valer la pena to be worth while, be worth itsin pena ni gloria undistinguishedpena capital capital punishmentpena de muerte death penalty* * *noun f.1) pity2) sorrow3) penalty, punishment4) difficulty, trouble5) shame•* * *SF1) (=tristeza) sorrowtenía mucha pena después de la muerte de su hijo — she grieved a lot o was extremely upset after her son's death
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alma en pena — lost soul•
dar pena, da pena verlos sufrir así — it's sad to see them suffer like thatme daba pena dejar España — I was sad o sorry to leave Spain
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morir de (la) pena — to die of a broken heartsin pena ni gloria —
2) (=lástima) shame, pity¿no podéis venir? ¡qué pena! — you can't come? what a shame o a pity!
¡es una pena que no tengamos más tiempo! — it's a shame o a pity that we haven't got more time!, it's too bad we haven't got more time! (EEUU)
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de pena, la economía va de pena — the economy is in a terrible state•
estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry state3) pl penas (=problemas)a duras penas consiguió alcanzar la orilla — he only managed to reach the shore with great difficulty
4) (=esfuerzo)•
ahorrarse la pena — to save o.s. the trouble, save o.s. the bother *¿merece la pena visitar la catedral? — is the cathedral worth a visit?
no vale la pena que perdamos el tiempo discutiendo eso — it's not worth wasting time arguing about it
5) (Jur) sentenceel juez le impuso una pena de tres años de prisión — the judge sentenced him to three years in prison
bajo pena de muerte — on pain of death, on o under penalty of death
tiene prohibido hacerlo, so pena de ser expulsado — he is forbidden to do it, on o under penalty of expulsion
pena máxima — maximum sentence; (Ftbl) penalty
¡qué pena! — how embarrassing!
sentir o tener pena — to be o feel embarrassed, be o feel ill at ease
7) And (=fantasma) ghost* * *1)a) ( tristeza)tenía/sentía mucha pena — he was o felt very sad
me da pena verlo — it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it
b) ( lástima) pity, shamequé pena! — what a pity o shame!
es una pena que... — it's a pity (that)...
de pena — (Esp) terrible
estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry o terrible state
vale or merece la pena — it's worth it
vale la pena leerlo/visitarlo — it's worth reading/a visit
no vale la pena intentar convencerlo — there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him
2) penas femenino plurala) ( problemas) sorrows (pl)me contó sus penas — he told me his troubles o (liter or hum) woes
a duras penas — ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty
b) ( penalidades) hardship3) (Der) sentencebajo or so pena de — (frml) on pain of (frml)
4) (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassmentquitado de la pena — (Méx) blithely, gaily
5) (Per) ( fantasma) ghost* * *= woe, distress, grief, regret, criminalisation [criminalization, -USA], grieving, woefulness, heartache, misery.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.Ex. This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.Ex. Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.Ex. In our opinion, it is more relevant to focus on the Cuban government's criminalization of the unauthorized ownership of computers and its effective banning of the World Wide Web.Ex. The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.Ex. Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.Ex. Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.----* a duras pena = with great difficulty.* alegrías y penas = pleasures and pains.* alma en pena = banshee.* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.* causar pena = cause + hurt.* chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable.* en pena = in grief.* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* merecer la pena = be worth + the effort, be worthwhile, be worth + Posesivo + time, be worth it.* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.* merecer la pena el esfuerzo = repay + effort.* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.* merecer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worthy of + Gerundio, it + be + worth + Gerundio.* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.* merecerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* no merecer la pena = be no good.* no valer la pena = be no good.* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.* pena capital = capital punishment.* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.* que merece la pena = worthwhile.* que vale la pena = worthwhile.* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.* valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.* valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* * *1)a) ( tristeza)tenía/sentía mucha pena — he was o felt very sad
me da pena verlo — it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it
b) ( lástima) pity, shamequé pena! — what a pity o shame!
es una pena que... — it's a pity (that)...
de pena — (Esp) terrible
estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry o terrible state
vale or merece la pena — it's worth it
vale la pena leerlo/visitarlo — it's worth reading/a visit
no vale la pena intentar convencerlo — there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him
2) penas femenino plurala) ( problemas) sorrows (pl)me contó sus penas — he told me his troubles o (liter or hum) woes
a duras penas — ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty
b) ( penalidades) hardship3) (Der) sentencebajo or so pena de — (frml) on pain of (frml)
4) (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassmentquitado de la pena — (Méx) blithely, gaily
5) (Per) ( fantasma) ghost* * *= woe, distress, grief, regret, criminalisation [criminalization, -USA], grieving, woefulness, heartache, misery.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.
Ex: The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.Ex: This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.Ex: Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.Ex: In our opinion, it is more relevant to focus on the Cuban government's criminalization of the unauthorized ownership of computers and its effective banning of the World Wide Web.Ex: The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.Ex: Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.* a duras pena = with great difficulty.* alegrías y penas = pleasures and pains.* alma en pena = banshee.* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.* causar pena = cause + hurt.* chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable.* en pena = in grief.* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* merecer la pena = be worth + the effort, be worthwhile, be worth + Posesivo + time, be worth it.* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.* merecer la pena el esfuerzo = repay + effort.* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.* merecer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worthy of + Gerundio, it + be + worth + Gerundio.* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.* merecerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* no merecer la pena = be no good.* no valer la pena = be no good.* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.* pena capital = capital punishment.* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.* que merece la pena = worthwhile.* que vale la pena = worthwhile.* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.* valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.* valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.* * *A1(tristeza): tenía mucha pena he was o felt very sadme da pena ver a esos niños pidiendo limosna it upsets me o it makes me sad to see those children begginga mí la que me da pena es su pobre mujer it's his poor wife I feel sorry forestá que da pena she's in a terrible stateno te imaginas la pena que me da tener que decírtelo you can't imagine how much it hurts me to have to tell youlloraba con tanta pena he was crying so bitterlysentí mucha pena cuando me enteré de su muerte I was very sad to hear of his death2 (lástima) pity, shame¡qué pena que no te puedas quedar! what a pity o a shame you can't stay!es una pena que no hayas seguido sus consejos it's a pity you didn't take her adviceese vestido le queda de pena that dress looks terrible o awful o dreadful on heren las fotos siempre salgo de pena I always look awful o terrible in photographs¿cómo te fue en el examen? — de pena how was your exam? — awful o terrible, how did you get on in your exam? — really badlyestar hecho una pena to be in a sorry o terrible state, be in a bad waysin pena ni gloria almost unnoticeduna película que pasó por las carteleras sin pena ni gloria a movie which came and went almost unnoticedpasó por la universidad sin pena ni gloria he had an undistinguished university careervale or merece la pena it's worth itmerece la pena leerlo it's worth readingno vale la pena intentar convencerlo there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade himun museo que bien vale la pena visitar a museum which is well worth a visit o ( frml) which is worthy of a visitbien merece la pena correr el riesgo it's well worth the risk1(dolores, problemas): bebe para ahogar las penas she drinks to drown her sorrowssus hijos no le han dado más que penas her children have caused her nothing but sorrow o heartachete oigo a duras penas I can scarcely o hardly o barely hear yousubió a duras penas las escaleras she had great difficulty climbing the stairsllegaron a la meta, pero a duras penas they reached the finishing line, but only just o only with difficulty2 (penurias, dificultades) hardshippasamos muchas penas para pagarlo we suffered great hardship to pay for itpasaron grandes penas durante la expedición they underwent great difficulties o hardship during the expeditionC ( Der) sentenceel juez le impuso la pena máxima the judge gave him the maximum sentenceso pena de caer en repeticiones at the risk of repeating myselfCompuestos:afflictive punishmentdeath penaltylos que se oponen a la pena capital those opposed to the death penalty o to capital punishmentcorporal punishmentdeath penaltyfinecustodial sentenceD ( AmL exc CS) (vergüenza) embarrassmentle da una pena horrible hablar en público she's terribly shy o embarrassed about speaking in publicme da pena molestarlos a esta hora de la noche I feel awful o terrible o embarrassed disturbing you at this time of nightme puse roja de la pena I went red with embarrassmentquitado de la pena ( Méx); blithely, gailyE ( Per) (fantasma) ghost* * *
Del verbo penar: ( conjugate penar)
pena es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
pena
penar
peña
pena sustantivo femenino
1a) ( tristeza):◊ tenía/sentía mucha peña he was o felt very sad;
me da peña verlo it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it;
a mí la que me da peña es su mujer it's his wife I feel sorry for;
está que da peña she's in a terrible state
◊ ¡qué peña! what a pity o shame!;
es una peña que … it's a pity (that) …;
vale or merece la peña it's worth it;
vale la peña leerlo/visitarlo it's worth reading/a visit
2◊ penas sustantivo femenino plural
me contó sus peñas he told me his troubles;
a duras peñas ( apenas) hardly;
( con dificultad) with difficulty
3 (Der) sentence;
peña capital or de muerte death penalty
4 (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassment;◊ ¡qué peña! how embarrasing!;
me da mucha peña pedírselo I'm too embarrassed to ask him
peña sustantivo femenino
1 ( roca) crag, rock
2
b) (AmL) tb
pena sustantivo femenino
1 (castigo) punishment, penalty: fue condenado a pena de muerte, he was sentenced to death
2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow, sadness: es una pena que no vengas, it's a pity you're not coming
3 (dificultad) hardships pl, trouble
♦ Locuciones: estar hecho una pena, to be in a terrible state
merecer o valer la pena, to be worth: no merece la pena que lo hagas, it's not worth doing it
a duras penas, hardly
sin pena ni gloria, almost unnoticed
peña sustantivo femenino
1 rock, crag
2 (de socios, de amigos) club
3 fam (gente) people
(pandilla) gang
' peña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ay
- cáliz
- capital
- cicatrizar
- compensar
- condonar
- conmutar
- dar
- desgarrador
- desgarradora
- garrote
- horda
- lamentable
- lastimosa
- lastimoso
- merecer
- mortificar
- mortificarse
- pena
- pesar
- rebajar
- sentimiento
- so
- valer
- aliviar
- castigar
- causar
- consumir
- dolor
- enorme
- gemido
- grande
- herida
- hondo
- imponer
- indultar
- indulto
- inmenso
- lástima
- mal
- mitigar
- presidio
- prisión
- severidad
- suspirar
English:
bother
- capital punishment
- carry
- dear
- death penalty
- grief
- grieve
- hassle
- heart
- jail
- mope about
- mope around
- numb
- opposed
- pay
- pay off
- penalty
- prostrate
- remission
- retribution
- sentence
- shame
- sorrow
- term
- trouble
- try
- wail
- worth
- worthwhile
- against
- ashamed
- broken
- capital
- community
- death
- effort
- embarrassed
- embarrassing
- embarrassment
- hurt
- mortified
- painfully
- pity
- sort
- suspended
- well
* * *pena nf1. [lástima] shame, pity;es una pena (que no puedas venir) it's a shame o pity (you can't come);da pena no poder hacer nada it's a shame o pity we can't do anything;el pobre me da pena I feel sorry for the poor guy;me da pena ver lo pobres que son it's awful to see how poor they are;me da pena tener que irme ya I hate to have to leave already;¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!;¡qué pena de hijo tengo! what a useless son I've got!2. [tristeza] sadness, sorrow;sentía una gran pena I felt terribly sad3. [desgracia] problem, trouble;me contó sus penas she told me her troubles o about her problems4. [dificultad] struggle;pasaron grandes penas durante la guerra they suffered great hardship during the war;subimos el piano a duras penas we got the piano up the stairs with great difficulty;con mi sueldo mantengo a duras penas a mi familia my salary is barely enough for me to support my family;consiguieron llegar a duras penas they only just managed to get there5. [castigo] punishment;cumplió pena en la prisión de Alcatraz he served his sentence in Alcatraz;Formal [a menos que] unless pena capital death penalty;pena de cárcel prison sentence;pena máxima [jurídica] maximum sentence;[en fútbol] penalty;pena de muerte death penalty;pena de reclusión prison sentence6. CAm, Carib, Col, Méx [vergüenza] embarrassment;me da pena I'm embarrassed about it;me da pena molestar I'm terribly sorry to bother you;tengo pena de hablar con ella I'm too embarrassed to talk to her7. CompEsp Famdibuja/cocina de pena he can't draw/cook to save his life, he's useless at drawing/cooking;ese peinado le queda de pena that haircut looks terrible on her;Famhecho una pena in a real state;una película que merece la pena a movie that's worth seeing;vale la pena intentarlo it's worth a try;no merece la pena que te preocupes tanto there's no point you getting so worried;sin pena ni gloria without distinction;un jugador que pasó por el equipo sin pena ni gloria a player who had an undistinguished career in the team;el año acabó sin pena ni gloria it was a wholly unremarkable year* * *f1 ( tristeza) sadness, sorrow;da pena it’s sad2 ( congoja) grief, distress3 ( lástima) pity;es una pena it’s a shame o pity;¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!4 L.Am. ( vergüenza) embarrassment;me da pena I’m embarrassed5 JUR sentence6:no vale ono merece la pena it’s not worth it;a duras penas with great difficulty;so pena de on pain of;con más pena que gloria ingloriously;sin pena ni gloria almost unnoticed* * *pena nf1) castigo: punishment, penaltypena de muerte: death penalty2) aflicción: sorrow, griefmorir de pena: to die of a broken heart¡que pena!: what a shame!, how sad!3) dolor: pain, suffering4) dificultad: difficulty, troublea duras penas: with great difficulty5) vergüenza: shame, embarrassment6)valer la pena : to be worthwhile* * *pena n1. (tristeza) grief / sorrow / sadness2. (lástima) shame / pity¡qué pena! what a pity!3. (condena) sentence4. (problema) trouble / problemmerecer la pena / valer la pena to be worth it -
75 leur
leur [lœʀ]• le leur4. masculine nouna. ( = énergie, volonté) ils y ont mis du leur they pulled their weight* * *Note: En anglais, on ne répète pas le possessif coordonné: leur nom et leur adresse = their names and addresses
1.
(pl leurs) lœʀ pronom personnel invariable them
2.
adjectif possessif masculin et féminin, pl leurs theirà leur arrivée/départ — when they arrived/left
3.
celui-là, c'est le leur — that's theirs
il est des leurs — ( de leur groupe) he's one of them
ils vivent loin des leurs — ( de leur famille) they live far away from their families
* * *lœʀ1. adj possessifà leur vue — at the sight of them, on seeing them
2. pron1) (objet indirect) themJe leur ai dit la vérité. — I told them the truth.
Je le leur ai donné. — I gave it to them.
2) (possessif)le leur; la leur; les leurs — theirs
Ma voiture est rouge, la leur est bleue. — My car's red, theirs is blue.
* * *❢ En anglais, on ne répète pas le possessif coordonné: leur nom et leur adresse = their names and addresses.A pron pers inv them; je leur ai donné ton numéro de téléphone I gave them your telephone number; une lettre leur a été adressée a letter was sent to them; promesse leur a été faite que they were given a promise that; il leur a expliqué le fonctionnement de l'appareil he told them how the machine worked; il leur a fallu faire they had to do; on leur a fait visiter la ville they were shown around the town.B adj poss mf, pl leurs their; elles ressemblent à leur père they look like their father; elles ont pris leur parapluie they took their umbrellas; leur merveille de fille○ their adorable daughter; leur fille à eux○ their daughter; un de leurs amis a friend of theirs; ils sont partis chacun de leur côté they went their separate ways, each went his own way; à leur arrivée/départ when they arrived/left; pendant leur absence while they were away; ils ont fait leur mon point de vue they've adopted my point of view.C le leur, la leur, les leurs pron poss theirs; celui-là, c'est le leur that's theirs; je suis parti de mon côté, eux du leur I went my way and they went theirs; le leur, de jardin, est plus beau○ their garden is nicer; qu'ils aient chacun le leur let them have one each; mes idées ne sont pas les leurs we think differently; ils pensent d'abord aux leurs ( à leur famille) they put their own ou their families first; il est des leurs ( de leur groupe) he's one of them; ils m'ont demandé d'être des leurs they asked me to come along; ils vivent loin des leurs ( de leur famille) they live far away from their families; ils ont encore fait des leurs they've been up to mischief again![lɶr] pronom personnelje leur ai donné la lettre I gave them the letter, I gave the letter to them————————[lɶr] déterminant (adjectif possessif)ils ont pris une valise qui n'était pas la leur they took a suitcase that wasn't theirs ou their ownils ont été aidés, mais ils y ont mis beaucoup du leur they were helped, but they put a lot of effort into it (themselves) -
76 dolcezza
f sweetnessdi carattere, voce gentlenessdi clima mildnessdi ricordo pleasantnessdi suono softness* * *dolcezza s.f.1 sweetness: la dolcezza del miele, the sweetness of honey2 (fig.) sweetness; ( gentilezza) kindness, gentleness; ( fascino) charm: la dolcezza del suo carattere, the sweetness of her character; la dolcezza del tuo sorriso, the charm of your smile; trattalo con dolcezza, per favore!, will you treat him kindly, please! (o will you be kind to him, please!); le dolcezze e le amarezze della vita, the sweetness and bitterness of life // dolcezza mia, darling // senti, dolcezza!, listen, honey!3 (fig.) ( di clima) mildness; ( di suono, di colore) softness; ( di profumo) fragrance: la dolcezza della sua voce, the softness of her voice; la dolcezza di questo clima, the mildness of this climate.* * *[dol'tʃettsa]sostantivo femminile1) (di frutta, miele) mellowness, sweetness; (di musica, suono) softness, sweetness2) (di clima) mildness3) (di viso, parole, voce, carattere) gentleness, sweetness4) (di rilievo, paesaggio) gentlenessdolcezza (mia)! — darling! sweetheart! honey! AE colloq., sugar! AE colloq.
••con la dolcezza si ottiene tutto — prov. it doesn't pay to take a hard line
* * *dolcezza/dol't∫ettsa/sostantivo f.1 (di frutta, miele) mellowness, sweetness; (di musica, suono) softness, sweetness2 (di clima) mildness3 (di viso, parole, voce, carattere) gentleness, sweetness4 (di rilievo, paesaggio) gentlenesscon la dolcezza si ottiene tutto prov. it doesn't pay to take a hard line. -
77 ginocchio
m (pl -cchi e le -cchia) kneestare in ginocchio be on one's knees, be kneeling* * *ginocchio pl.m. ginocchi; pl.f. ginocchia quando si riferisce a entrambi i ginocchi della stessa persona, s.m.1 knee: era nel fango fino alle ginocchia, he was knee-deep in mud; tenere un bambino sulle ginocchia, to hold a child on one's knees (o on one's lap); in ginocchio!, down on your knee (s)!; mettersi in ginocchio, to go (o to get down) on one's knees (o to kneel down); gettarsi in ginocchio, to throw oneself on one's knees; cadere in ginocchio, to fall (o to drop) on one's knees; piegare le ginocchia, to bend one's knees; (fig.) ( umiliarsi) to eat humble pie, ( cedere) to give in (o to yield): si sentì piegare le ginocchia, she felt her legs give beneath her // mettere in ginocchio qlcu., to bring s.o. to his knees // gettarsi alle ginocchia di qlcu., to beg s.o. on bended knee // far venire il latte alle ginocchia, to bore to tears (o to death) // (med.): ginocchio valgo, knock-knee; ginocchio varo, bow-leg // al ginocchio, ( di lunghezza) knee-length2 ( di pantaloni) knee3 (mecc.) bend* * *[dʒi'nɔkkjo]sm ginocchia pl fal ginocchio — (lunghezza) knee-length
in ginocchio — on one's knees, kneeling
mettere qn in ginocchio — (vincere) to bring sb to his knees
* * *1) (pl.f. - chia) anat. kneeavere l'acqua alle -chia — to be up to one's knees o knee-deep in water
sopra, sotto il ginocchio — [ gonna] above, below the knee
arrivare al ginocchio — [gonna, stivale] to be knee-length; [ giaccone] to come down to one's knees
2) (pl. - chi) (di pantalone) knee3) in ginocchio on one's kneesessere in ginocchio — to be kneeling o on one's knees
mettersi in ginocchio — to kneel down, to go o get down on one's knees
cadere in ginocchio — to drop o fall to one's knees
te lo chiedo in ginocchio! — fig. I'm begging you!
mettere qcn. in ginocchio — to bring o force sb. to their knees
* * *ginocchiosostantivo m.1 (pl.f. - chia) anat. knee; siediti sulle mie -chia sit on my knee o lap; avere l'acqua alle -chia to be up to one's knees o knee-deep in water; sopra, sotto il ginocchio [ gonna] above, below the knee; arrivare al ginocchio [gonna, stivale] to be knee-length; [ giaccone] to come down to one's knees2 (pl. - chi) (di pantalone) knee3 in ginocchio on one's knees; essere in ginocchio to be kneeling o on one's knees; mettersi in ginocchio to kneel down, to go o get down on one's knees; cadere in ginocchio to drop o fall to one's knees; te lo chiedo in ginocchio! fig. I'm begging you! mettere qcn. in ginocchio to bring o force sb. to their knees. -
78 ♦ reason
♦ reason /ˈri:zn/n.1 [uc] ragione; motivo; for financial [legal, economic] reasons, per ragioni finanziarie [legali, economiche]; for reasons of safety, per ragioni di sicurezza; for some reason, per qualche ragione; for obvious reasons, per ovvi motivi; for no specific reason, senza un preciso motivo; unaccountable reason, strana ragione; There is no reason to believe that he lied, non c'è motivo di credere che abbia mentito; What is the reason for your visit?, qual è la ragione della tua visita?; He told her his reasons for wanting to interrupt his studies, le ha spiegato le sue ragioni per interrompere gli studi; There's no reason why you shouldn't come, non c'è motivo per cui tu non debba venire; The reason you feel so tired is that you don't sleep enough, la ragione per la quale ti senti così stanco è che non dormi abbastanza; She said she was leaving but gave no reasons, ha detto che se ne andava ma non ha dato spiegazioni; I see no reason why she shouldn't come with us, non vedo perché non dovrebbe venire con noi; All the more reason for you to refuse, a maggior ragione dovresti rifiutare (o avresti fatto bene a rifiutare); There is no earthly reason why he should refuse, non c'è un motivo al mondo perché debba rifiutare; for reasons best known to himself [herself, etc.], per ragioni che solo lui [lei, ecc.] conosce: For reasons best known to themselves, they decided not to report the accident, per ragioni che solo loro conoscono, hanno deciso di non denunciare l'incidente; for no ( apparent) reason, senza motivo (apparente); for one reason or another, per un motivo o per l'altro; a good reason, un buon (o valido) motivo; to set out one's reasons, dichiarare (o spiegare) le proprie ragioni; to specify the reasons for st., indicare esattamente le cause di qc.; to state the reason for st., motivare qc.; all the more reason, una ragione di più: All the more reason to accept their offer, una ragione di più per accettare la loro offerta2 ragione ( contrario di torto): He always complains, with or without reason, si lamenta sempre, a torto o a ragione NOTA D'USO: - ragione-3 ragione, intelletto: the age of reason, l'età della ragione; to listen to (o to hear) reason, essere ragionevole; farsi convincere: He won't listen to reason, non vuole sentir ragione; to lose one's reason, perdere la ragione; to regain one's reason, riacquistare l'uso della ragione; There is reason in what you say, quel che dici è ragionevole; c'è del vero in ciò che dici● for reasons beyond sb. 's control, per ragioni di forza maggiore □ to bring sb. to reason, ridurre q. alla ragione; far ragionare q. □ by reason of, a causa di; a motivo di □ to give reasons for st., render ragione di qc. □ out of all reason, (in modo) del tutto irragionevole □ to be restored to reason, riacquistare l'uso della ragione □ to see reason, diventare ragionevole; farsi convincere □ to see reason to do st., aver motivo di far qc. □ within reason, nei limiti del ragionevole □ It stands to reason that…, non si può negare che…; è ovvio che…(to) reason /ˈri:zn/A v. i.2 – to reason with, ragionare con; cercare di convincere: You simply cannot reason with him, con lui non si può proprio ragionareB v. t.2 arguire: Comparing men and apes, Darwin reasoned that they must have a common ancestor, confrontando l'uomo e la scimmia, Darwin arguì che dovevano avere un antenato comune; He reasoned that the robbers must have had inside knowledge, ha riflettuto e concluso che i rapinatori dovevano esser stati informati da qualcuno all'interno3 convincere ( con il ragionamento): to reason sb. into doing st., convincere q. a fare qc.; to reason sb. out of an idea, convincere q. a rinunciare a un'idea● to reason out, risolvere con il ragionamento: to reason out a problem, risolvere un problema. -
79 can *****
I [kæn]1) (be able to) potereI'll tell you all I can — ti dirò tutto quello che posso
she was as happy as could be — più felice di così non poteva essere
she can be very annoying — lei a volte è molto fastidiosa, lei riesce ad essere molto fastidiosa
he can do it if he tries hard — è capace di farlo se si sforza
they couldn't help it — non potevano farci niente
I can't or cannot go any further — non posso andare oltre
2) (know how to) essere capace di, sapereI can swim/drive — so nuotare/guidare
he can't swim/drive — non sa nuotare/guidare
3) (may) potere4)(expressing disbelief, puzzlement)
how could you lie to me! — come hai potuto dirmi una bugia!she can't possibly marry that creep! fam — non è possibile che sposi quell'essere!
you can't be serious! — scherzi?
this can't be true! — non può essere vero!
what can he want? — cosa può mai volere?
5)(expressing possibility, suggestion
etc) they could have forgotten — potrebbero essersene dimenticatihe could be in the library — può darsi che sia in biblioteca, potrebbe essere in biblioteca
I could have cried/screamed! — mi sarei messo a piangere/urlare!
6)can you hear me? — mi senti?II [kæn]1. nto carry the can Brit fam — prendere la colpa
2. vt(food) inscatolare -
80 feel *****
[fiːl] felt vb: pt, pp1. n2. vt1) (touch) tastare, sentire, toccareto feel sb's pulse — sentire or tastare il polso a qn
2) (be aware of) sentire, (experience: pain, pity, anger) provare, sentire3)(think, believe)
to feel (that) — credere (che), pensare (che)he felt it necessary to point out that... — ritenne necessario far notare che...
since you feel so strongly about it... — visto che ci tieni tanto...
I feel it in my bones that... — me lo sento nelle ossa che...
3. vi1) (physically, mentally) sentirsito feel cold/hungry/sleepy — avere freddo/fame/sonno
I feel sure that... — sono sicuro che...
I feel very cross/sorry etc — sono molto arrabbiato/triste ecc
how do you feel about him/about the idea? — che ne pensi di lui/dell'idea?
to feel like sth/doing sth — avere voglia di qc/di fare qc
I feel for you! — (sympathize) come ti capisco!
2)to feel hard/cold/damp (to the touch) — essere duro (-a) /freddo (-a) /umido (-a) al tattoit felt like being drunk or as if I was drunk — mi sentivo come se fossi ubriaco
3) (grope) cercare a tastonito feel about or around for — cercare a tastoni
to feel about or around for sth in the dark — cercare a tastoni qc al buio
to feel (about or around) in one's pocket for — frugarsi in tasca per cercare
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