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do you want to make something out of it

1 want to make something out of it

expr interrog sl

Do you want to make something out of it? — Ну что, пойдем выйдем?

So you heard what I said. You want to make something out of it? — Ты слышал, что я тебе сказал. Может, тебе это не нравится, и ты хочешь выяснить со мной отношения?

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2 something

something [ˈsʌmθɪŋ]

1. pronoun

quelque chose m

• something must have happened to him il a dû lui arriver quelque chose

• something unusual quelque chose d'inhabituel

• there must be something wrong il doit y avoir quelque chose qui ne va pas

• did you say something? tu m'as dit quelque chose ?

• would you like something to drink? vous voulez boire quelque chose ?

• give him something to drink donnez-lui quelque chose à boire

• he has something to live for at last il a enfin une raison de vivre

• you don't get something for nothing on n'a rien pour rien

• I'd get her something else je lui donnerai quelque chose d'autre

• it's something else! (inf) ( = incredible) c'est quelque chose !

• I'll have to tell him something or other il faudra que je trouve quelque chose à lui dire

• something of the kind quelque chose dans ce genre-là

• there's something about her I don't like il y a chez elle quelque chose que je n'aime pas

• there's something in what you say il y a du vrai dans ce que vous dites

• something tells me that... j'ai l'impression que...

• you've got something there! (inf) ce n'est pas inintéressant ce que tu dis là !

• that's really something! (inf) c'est pas rien ! (inf)

• she has a certain something (inf) elle a un petit quelque chose

• it's sixty-something c'est soixante et quelques

• he's got something to do with it ( = is involved) il a quelque chose à voir là-dedans ; ( = is responsible) il y est pour quelque chose

• I hope to see something of you j'espère vous voir un peu

• that's always something c'est toujours ça

• he thinks he's something (inf) il ne se prend pas pour rien

► or something ou quelque chose comme ça

• he's got flu or something il a la grippe ou quelque chose comme ça► something of

• he is something of a miser il est plutôt avare

• it was something of a failure c'était plutôt un échec

2. adverb

• he left something over £5,000 il a laissé plus de 5 000 livres

• he won something like $10,000 il a gagné quelque chose comme 10 000 dollars

• there were something like 80 people there il y avait dans les 80 personnes

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['sʌmθɪŋ] 1.
pronoun

1) ( unspecified thing) quelque chose

something new/interesting — quelque chose de nouveau/d'intéressant

he's always trying to get something for nothing — il est radin (colloq)

there's something wrong — il y a un problème

something or other — quelque chose

she's something (or other) in the army — elle est je ne sais quoi dans l'armée

2) (thing of importance, value etc)

it proves something — ça prouve quelque chose

to make something of oneself ou one's life — réussir sa vie

he got something out of it — il en a tiré quelque chose

he is quite ou really something! — c'est vraiment un numéro!

do you want to make something out of it? — tu veux te battre?

that house is quite ou really something! — cette maison c'est quelque chose!

there's something in what he says — il y a du vrai dans ce qu'il dit

you've got something there! — là, tu n'as pas tort!

he has a certain something — il a un petit quelque chose

‘I've found the key’ - ‘well that's something anyway’ — ‘j'ai trouvé la clé’ - ‘c'est déjà ça’

we gave him something for his trouble — nous lui avons donné un petit quelque chose pour le dérangement

3) (forgotten, unknown name, amount etc)

his name's Andy something — il s'appelle Andy quelque chose

in nineteen-sixty-something — en mille neuf cent soixante et quelques

she's gone shopping or something — elle est allée faire les courses ou quelque chose comme ça

are you stupid or something? — tu es bête ou quoi? (colloq)
2.
adverb

1) ( a bit) un peu

something over/under £20 — un peu plus de/en dessous de 20 livres sterling

something around 100 kilos — environ 100 kilos

2) (colloq)

he was howling something awful ou shocking — il n'arrêtait pas de hurler
3.
something of adverbial phrase (rather, quite)

he is (also) something of an actor — il est aussi un assez bon acteur

she is something of an expert on... — elle est assez experte en...

it was something of a surprise — c'était assez étonnant

it was something of a disaster — c'était plutôt désastreux

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3 something

something

A pron

1 ( unspecified thing) quelque chose ; something to do/eat quelque chose à faire/manger ; to say something dire quelque chose ; something made him laugh quelque chose l'a fait rire ; something new/interesting quelque chose de nouveau/d'intéressant ; he's always trying to get something for nothing il est radin ○ ; there's something wrong il y a un problème ; there's something odd about her elle a quelque chose de bizarre ; there's something funny going on il se passe quelque chose (de bizarre) ; something or other quelque chose ; she's something (or other) in the army/motor trade elle est je ne sais quoi dans l'armée/l'industrie automobile ;

2 (thing of importance, value etc) it proves something ça prouve quelque chose ; to make something of oneself ou one's life réussir sa vie ; he got something out of it il en a tiré quelque chose ; he is quite ou really something! c'est vraiment un numéro! ; do you want to make something out of it? tu veux te battre? ; that house/car is quite ou really something! cette maison/voiture c'est quelque chose! ; there's something in what he says il y a du vrai dans ce qu'il dit ; you've got something there! là, tu n'as pas tort! ; he has a certain something il a un petit quelque chose ; ‘I've found the key’-‘well that's something anyway’ ‘j'ai trouvé la clé’-‘c'est déjà ça or quelque chose’ ; we gave him something for his trouble ( a tip) nous lui avons donné un petit quelque chose pour le dérangement ;

3 (forgotten, unknown name, amount etc) his name's Andy something il s'appelle Andy quelque chose ; in nineteen-sixty-something en mille neuf cent soixante et quelques ; he's six foot something ≈ il fait à peu près 2 mètres ; she's gone shopping/swimming or something elle est allée faire les courses/nager ou quelque chose comme ça ; are you deaf/stupid or something? tu es sourd/bête ou quoi ○ ?

B adv

1 ( a bit) un peu ; something over/under £20/50 people un peu plus de/en dessous-de 20 livres sterling/50 personnes ; something around £50/100 kilos environ 50 livres sterling/100 kilos ;

2 ○ ( a lot) he was howling something awful ou terrible ou shocking il n'arrêtait pas de hurler. ⇒ else, nothing.

C something of adv phr (rather, quite) he is (also) something of an actor/writer il est aussi un assez bon acteur/écrivain ; she is something of an expert on… elle est assez experte en… ; it was something of a surprise/mystery c'était assez étonnant/mystérieux ; it was something of a disaster/disappointment c'était plutôt désastreux/décevant.

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4 make

make [meɪk]

faire ⇒ 1A (a)-(c), 1A (e)-(g), 1B (b)-(d), 1C (d), 1D (a)-(c) fabriquer ⇒ 1A (a) établir ⇒ 1A (c) former ⇒ 1A (d) rendre ⇒ 1B (a) atteindre ⇒ 1C (a), 1C (b) gagner ⇒ 1C (d) marquer ⇒ 1D (d) faire le succès de ⇒ 1E (a) marque ⇒ 3 (a)

(pt & pp made [meɪd])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (construct, create, manufacture) faire, fabriquer;

∎ to make one's own clothes faire ses vêtements soi-même;

∎ to make a meal préparer un repas;

∎ I'll make some tea je vais préparer du thé;

∎ they make computers ils fabriquent des ordinateurs;

∎ made in Japan (on packaging) fabriqué au Japon;

∎ a vase made of or from clay un vase en ou de terre cuite;

∎ what's it made of? en quoi est-ce que c'est fait?;

∎ what do you make aluminium from? à partir de quoi est-ce qu'on fabrique l'aluminium?;

∎ he makes models out of matchsticks il fait des maquettes avec des allumettes;

∎ Knitting to make one/two faire un jeté simple/double;

∎ they're made for each other ils sont faits l'un pour l'autre;

∎ familiar we're not made of money! on n'a pas d'argent à jeter par les fenêtres!;

∎ familiar I'll show them what I'm made of! je leur montrerai de quel bois je me chauffe ou qui je suis!

(b) (cause to appear or happen → hole, tear, mess, mistake, noise) faire;

∎ it made a dent in the bumper ça a cabossé le pare-chocs;

∎ he's always making trouble il faut toujours qu'il fasse des histoires

(c) (establish → law, rule) établir, faire;

∎ I don't make the rules ce n'est pas moi qui fais les règlements

(d) (form → circle, line) former

(e) Cinema & Television (direct, act in) faire;

∎ she's making a documentary elle fait un documentaire;

∎ he's made several films with Ridley Scott il a fait plusieurs films avec Ridley Scott

(f) (indicating action performed)

∎ to make an offer faire une offre;

∎ to make a request faire une demande;

∎ to make a note of sth prendre note de qch;

∎ to make a speech faire un discours;

∎ to make a phone call passer un coup de fil;

∎ the Queen will make an official visit to Japan la reine va se rendre en visite officielle au Japon;

∎ we've made a few changes nous avons fait ou apporté quelques modifications;

∎ the police are making inquiries la police procède à une enquête;

∎ I have no further comments to make je n'ai rien à ajouter

(g) (tidy)

∎ to make one's bed faire son lit

B.

(a) (with adj or pp complement) (cause to be) rendre;

∎ to make sb happy/mad rendre qn heureux/fou(folle);

∎ to make oneself useful se rendre utile;

∎ this will make things easier cela facilitera les choses;

∎ it makes her tired ça la fatigue;

∎ what makes the sky blue? qu'est-ce qui fait que le ciel est bleu?;

∎ I'd like to make it clear that it wasn't my fault je voudrais qu'on comprenne bien que je n'y suis pour rien;

∎ make yourselves comfortable mettez-vous à l'aise;

∎ it was hard to make myself heard/understood j'ai eu du mal à me faire entendre/comprendre;

∎ a child would make our happiness complete il ne nous manque qu'un enfant pour que notre bonheur soit parfait

(b) (with noun complement or with "into") (change into) faire;

∎ the film made her (into) a star le film a fait d'elle une vedette;

∎ to make a success of sth réussir qch;

∎ he was made president for life il a été nommé président à vie;

∎ they made Bonn the capital ils ont choisi Bonn pour capitale;

∎ they made Strasbourg the capital of Europe ils ont fait de Strasbourg la capitale de l'Europe;

∎ he makes a joke of everything il tourne tout en plaisanterie;

∎ the building has been made into offices l'immeuble a été réaménagé ou converti en bureaux;

∎ I'll make you a present of it je t'en ferai cadeau;

∎ the latest cheque makes the total £10,000 le dernier chèque porte la somme totale à 10 000 livres;

∎ I can't come in the morning, shall we make it 2 p.m.? je ne peux pas venir le matin, est-ce que 14 heures vous conviendrait?;

∎ if we made it a Wednesday… si on faisait ça un mercredi…;

∎ can we make it your place? est-ce qu'on peut faire ça chez toi?;

∎ better make it or that TWO whiskies mettez-moi un deuxième whisky

(c) (with verb complement) (cause) faire;

∎ what makes you think they're wrong? qu'est-ce qui te fait penser qu'ils ont tort?;

∎ peeling onions makes my eyes water les oignons me font pleurer;

∎ I can't make the coffee machine work je n'arrive pas à faire marcher la machine à café;

∎ you make it look easy à vous voir, on croirait que c'est facile;

∎ the hat/photo makes you look ridiculous tu as l'air ridicule avec ce chapeau/sur cette photo;

∎ don't make me laugh! ne me fais pas rire!

(d) (force, oblige)

∎ to make sb do sth faire faire qch à qn; (stronger) forcer ou obliger ou contraindre qn à faire qch;

∎ they made me wait ils m'ont fait attendre;

∎ if he doesn't want to do it you can't make him s'il ne veut pas le faire, tu ne peux pas l'y obliger ou forcer;

∎ she made herself keep running elle s'est forcée à continuer à courir

C.

(a) (attain, achieve → goal) atteindre;

∎ we made all our production targets nous avons atteint tous nos objectifs de production;

∎ their first record made the top ten leur premier disque est rentré au top ten;

∎ you won't make the team if you don't train tu n'entreras jamais dans l'équipe si tu ne t'entraînes pas;

∎ the story made the front page l'histoire a fait la une des journaux

(b) (arrive at, get to → place) atteindre;

∎ we should make Houston/port by evening nous devrions arriver à Houston/atteindre le port d'ici ce soir;

∎ did you make your train? as-tu réussi à avoir ton train?

(c) (be available for)

∎ I won't be able to make lunch je ne pourrai pas déjeuner avec toi/elle/vous/ etc;

∎ can you make Friday afternoon? vendredi après-midi, ça vous convient?;

∎ I can make two o'clock je peux être là à deux heures

(d) (earn, win) faire, gagner;

∎ how much do you make a month? combien gagnes-tu par mois?;

∎ she made her first million selling beauty products elle a gagné son premier million en vendant des produits de beauté;

∎ what do they make out of the deal? qu'est-ce qu'ils gagnent dans l'affaire?, qu'est-ce que l'affaire leur rapporte?

D.

(a) (amount to, add up to) faire;

∎ 17 and 19 make or makes 36 17 plus 19 font ou égalent 36;

∎ if Kay comes, that will make eight si Kay vient, ça fera huit;

∎ that makes £4, Madam ça fait ou fera 4 livres, Madame;

∎ that makes the third time you've been late this week c'est la troisième fois que vous êtes en retard cette semaine;

∎ how old does that make him? quel âge ça lui fait?

(b) (reckon to be)

∎ I make the answer 257 d'après moi, ça fait 257;

∎ I make it $14 each si je compte bien, ça fait 14 dollars par personne;

∎ what time do you make it? quelle heure as-tu?

(c) (with noun complement) (fulfil specified role, function etc) faire;

∎ these shoes will make an excellent Christmas present ces chaussures feront un très beau cadeau de Noël;

∎ he'll make somebody a good husband ce sera un excellent mari;

∎ he'd make a good teacher il ferait un bon enseignant;

∎ they make a handsome couple ils forment un beau couple;

∎ her reminiscences make interesting reading ses souvenirs sont intéressants à lire

(d) (score) marquer;

∎ Smith made his second century Smith a marqué deux cents points

E.

(a) (make successful) faire le succès de;

∎ it's her performance that makes the film tout le film repose sur son interprétation;

∎ if this deal comes off we're made! si ça marche, on touche le gros lot!;

∎ you've got it made! tu n'as plus de souci à te faire!;

∎ what happens today will make us or break us notre avenir dépend entièrement de ce qui va se passer aujourd'hui

(b) American (in directions)

∎ make a right/left tournez à droite/à gauche

(c) (idioms)

∎ to make it (arrive) arriver; (be successful) réussir; (be able to attend) être là;

∎ I'll never make it for ten o'clock je ne pourrai jamais y être pour dix heures;

∎ we made it to the airport with an hour to spare nous sommes arrivés à l'aéroport avec une heure d'avance;

∎ if he doesn't make it back in ten minutes, start without him s'il n'est pas revenu dans dix minutes, commencez sans lui;

∎ I hope she makes it through the winter j'espère qu'elle passera l'hiver;

∎ he'll never make it as a businessman il ne réussira jamais dans les affaires;

∎ I can't make it for supper tomorrow je ne peux pas dîner avec eux/toi/ etc demain;

∎ American familiar to make sb, to make it with sb (have sex with) coucher avec qn

2 intransitive verb

∎ (act) to make (as if) to faire mine de;

∎ she made (as if) to stand up elle fit mine de se lever;

∎ familiar I walked in trying to make like a businessman je suis entré en essayant d'avoir l'air d'un homme d'affaires^□ ;

∎ familiar he's always making like a tough guy il essaie toujours de jouer les durs;

∎ familiar make like you don't know anything fais comme si tu ne savais pas;

∎ familiar make like you're asleep! fais semblant de dormir!^□ ;

∎ familiar I didn't know what it was all about but I made like I did je ne savais pas de quoi il était question, mais j'ai fait comme si;

∎ to make believe imaginer;

∎ make believe you're a bird imagine que tu es un oiseau;

∎ to make do (with) (manage) se débrouiller (avec); (be satisfied) se contenter (de);

∎ it's broken but we'll just have to make do c'est cassé mais il faudra faire avec ou nous débrouiller avec;

∎ we could make do with ten nous pourrions nous débrouiller avec dix

3 noun

(a) (brand) marque f;

∎ what make of washing machine have you got? quelle est la marque de votre machine à laver?, qu'est-ce que vous avez comme machine à laver?

(b) (in bridge) contrat m

(c) familiar (idiom)

∎ to be on the make (financially) chercher à se faire du fric, chercher à s'en mettre plein les poches; (looking for sexual partner) chasser, draguer

➲ make away with inseparable transitive verb

partir avec;

∎ he made away with the cash il est parti avec l'argent

➲ make for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (head towards) se diriger vers; (hastily) se précipiter vers;

∎ the plane is making for Berlin l'avion se dirige sur Berlin;

∎ he made straight for the fridge il se dirigea tout droit vers le frigo;

∎ when it started to rain everyone made for the trees quand il s'est mis à pleuvoir, tout le monde s'est précipité vers les arbres;

∎ the truck was making right for him le camion fonçait droit sur lui;

∎ he made for his gun il fit un geste pour saisir son pistolet

(b) (contribute to) mener à;

∎ the treaty should make for a more lasting peace le traité devrait mener ou aboutir à une paix plus durable;

∎ this typeface makes for easier reading cette police permet une lecture plus facile;

∎ a good diet makes for healthier babies un bon régime alimentaire donne des bébés en meilleure santé

➲ make of

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (understand) comprendre à;

∎ I don't know what to make of that remark je ne sais pas comment interpréter cette remarque;

∎ can you make anything of these instructions? est-ce que tu comprends quelque chose à ce mode d'emploi?

(b) (attach importance to)

∎ I think you're making too much of a very minor problem je pense que tu exagères l'importance de ce petit problème;

∎ you're making too much of this tu y attaches trop d'importance;

∎ the press has made a lot of this visit la presse a fait beaucoup de bruit autour de cette visite;

∎ the prosecution made much of this fact l'accusation a fait grand cas de ce fait;

∎ familiar do you want to make something of it, then? (threat) tu cherches des histoires ou quoi?

2 inseparable transitive verb

(think of) penser de;

∎ what do you make of the Caines? qu'est-ce que tu penses des Caine?

➲ make off intransitive verb

partir

➲ make off with inseparable transitive verb

partir avec;

∎ he made off with the cash il est parti avec l'argent

➲ make out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (see) distinguer; (hear) entendre, comprendre; (read) déchiffrer;

∎ I could just make out the outline of the castle je distinguais juste la silhouette du château;

∎ I couldn't make out what he said je ne comprenais pas ce qu'il disait;

∎ I can't make out the address je n'arrive pas à déchiffrer l'adresse

(b) (understand) comprendre;

∎ I couldn't make out how to fit it together je ne comprenais pas comment l'assembler;

∎ I can't make her out at all je ne la comprends pas du tout

(c) (claim) prétendre;

∎ she made out that she was busy elle a fait semblant d'être occupée;

∎ don't make yourself out to be something you're not ne prétends pas être ce que tu n'es pas;

∎ it's not as bad as everyone makes out ce n'est pas aussi mauvais qu'on le prétend

(d) (fill out → form) remplir;

∎ to make out a cheque (to sb) faire un chèque (à l'ordre de qn);

∎ who shall I make the cheque out to? je fais le chèque à quel ordre?

(e) (draw up → list) dresser, faire; (→ will, contract) faire, rédiger, établir; (→ receipt) faire

2 intransitive verb

(a) familiar (manage) se débrouiller^□ ;

∎ I'm sure she'll make out whatever happens je suis sûr qu'elle se débrouillera quoi qu'il arrive;

∎ how did you make out at work today? comment ça s'est passé au boulot aujourd'hui?

(b) very familiar (sexually) se peloter;

∎ to make out with sb peloter qn

➲ make over separable transitive verb

(a) (transfer) transférer, céder;

∎ she has made the estate over to her granddaughter elle a cédé la propriété à sa petite-fille

(b) American (convert → room, house) réaménager;

∎ the garage had been made over into a workshop le garage a été transformé en atelier

(c) (change the appearance of) transformer

➲ make up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (put make-up on) maquiller;

∎ to make oneself up se maquiller;

∎ he was heavily made up il était très maquillé ou fardé

(b) (prepare) faire, préparer;

∎ we can make up a bed for you in the living room nous pouvons vous faire un lit dans le salon;

∎ the chemist made up the prescription le pharmacien a préparé l'ordonnance;

∎ the fire needs making up il faut remettre du charbon/du bois sur le feu

(c) (invent) inventer;

∎ I'm sure he made the story up je suis sûr qu'il a inventé cette histoire (de toutes pièces);

∎ I'm making it up as I go along j'improvise au fur et à mesure

(d) Typography mettre en pages

(e) (idiom)

∎ to make up with sb, British to make it up with sb se réconcilier avec qn;

∎ have you made up or British made it up with him? est-ce que vous vous êtes réconciliés?

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (constitute) composer, constituer;

∎ the different ethnic groups that make up our organization les différents groupes ethniques qui constituent notre organisation;

∎ the cabinet is made up of eleven ministers le cabinet est composé de onze ministres;

∎ it's made up of a mixture of different types of tobacco c'est un mélange de plusieurs tabacs différents

(b) (compensate for → losses) compenser;

∎ to make up lost ground regagner le terrain perdu;

∎ he's making up time il rattrape son retard

(c) (complete)

∎ this cheque will help you make up the required sum ce chèque vous aidera à atteindre le montant requis;

∎ we need two more players to make up the team nous avons besoin de deux joueurs de plus pour que l'équipe soit au complet;

∎ I'll make up the difference je mettrai la différence

3 intransitive verb

(a) (put on make-up) se maquiller

(b) (become reconciled) se réconcilier

➲ make up for inseparable transitive verb

compenser;

∎ the pay doesn't make up for the poor conditions le salaire ne compense pas les piètres conditions de travail;

∎ how can I make up for all the trouble I've caused you? que puis-je faire pour me faire pardonner tous les ennuis que je vous ai causés?;

∎ also figurative she's making up for lost time now! elle est en train de rattraper le temps perdu!

➲ make up to

1 separable transitive verb

∎ (idiom) I promise I'll make it up to you someday tu peux être sûr que je te revaudrai ça (un jour)

2 inseparable transitive verb

∎ to make up to sb (try to win favour) essayer de se faire bien voir par qn; (make advances) faire du plat à qn

➲ make with inseparable transitive verb

American familiar

∎ make with the drinks! à boire!;

∎ make with the music! musique!

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5 make

make

A n ( brand) marque f ; what make is your car? de quelle marque est ta voiture? ; what make of computer is it? quelle est la marque de cet ordinateur?

B vtr ( prét, pp made)

1 ( create) faire [dress, cake, coffee, stain, hole, will, pact, film, sketch, noise] ; to make the bed faire le lit ; to make a rule établir une règle ; to make the law faire or édicter fml les lois ; to make sth from faire qch avec ; wine is made from grapes le vin se fait avec du raisin ; to make sth for sb, to make sb sth faire qch pour qn ; to be made for sb être fait pour qn ; to be made for each other être fait l'un pour l'autre ; to make room/the time for sth trouver de la place/du temps pour qch ; to make sth out of faire qch en ; what is it made (out) of? en quoi est-ce fait? ; it's made (out) of gold c'est en or ; to see what sb is made of voir de quoi est fait qn ; let's see what he's made of voyons de quoi il est fait ; show them what you're made of! montre-leur de quel bois tu te chauffes ○ ! ; to be as clever as they make them être malin comme pas un ○ ; to make A into B faire B à partir de A ; to make fruit into jam faire de la confiture à partir des fruits ; to make a house into apartments transformer une maison en appartements ; made in France/by Macron fabriqué en France/par Macron ; God made man Dieu a créé l'homme ;

2 (cause to be or become, render) se faire [friends, enemies] ; to make sb happy/jealous/popular rendre qn heureux/jaloux/populaire ; to make sb hungry/thirsty donner faim/soif à qn ; to make oneself available/ill se rendre disponible/malade ; to make oneself heard/understood se faire entendre/comprendre ; to make sth bigger agrandir qch ; to make sth better améliorer qch ; to make sth worse aggraver qch [problem, situation] ; to make sb's cold better soulager le rhume de qn ; to make exams easier, to make passing exams easier, to make it easier to pass exams faciliter les examens ; to make it easy/possible to do [person] faire en sorte qu'il soit facile/possible de faire ; that made it easy for me to leave cela a facilité mon départ ;

3 ( cause to do) to make sb cry/jump/think faire pleurer/sursauter/réfléchir qn ; I made her smile je l'ai fait sourire ; to make sb do sth faire faire qch à qn ; I made her forget her problems/lose patience je lui ai fait oublier ses problèmes/perdre patience ; it makes me look fat/old ça me grossit/vieillit ; it makes me look ill ça me donne l'air malade ; to make sth do faire que qch fasse ; to make sth happen faire que qch se produise ; to make the story end happily faire en sorte que l'histoire se termine bien ; to make sth work [person] réussir à faire marcher qch [machine etc] ; to make sth grow/burn [person] réussir à faire pousser/brûler qch ; [chemical, product] faire pousser/brûler qch ; it makes your face look rounder ça fait paraître ton visage plus rond ; it makes her voice sound funny cela lui donne une drôle de voix ;

4 (force, compel) to make sb do obliger qn à faire ; they made me (do it) ils m'ont obligé, ils m'ont forcé, ils m'y ont forcé ; to be made to do être obligé or forcé de faire ; he must be made to cooperate il faut qu'il coopère ; to make sb wait/talk faire attendre/parler qn ;

5 ( turn into) to make sb sth, to make sth of sb faire de qn qch ; it's been made into a film on en a fait or tiré un film ; to make sb a star faire de qn une vedette ; we made him treasurer on l'a fait trésorier ; we made Tom treasurer on a choisi Tom comme trésorier ; to be made president for life être fait président à vie ; to make sb one's assistant faire de qn son adjoint ; to make a soldier/a monster of sb faire de qn un soldat/un monstre ; it'll make a man of you hum ça fera de toi un homme ; he'll never make a teacher il ne fera jamais un bon professeur ; she'll make a good politician elle fera une fine politicienne ; to make sb a good husband être un bon mari pour qn ; to make sth sth, to make sth of sth faire de qch qch ; to make a habit/a success/ an issue of sth faire de qch une habitude/une réussite/une affaire ; do you want to make something of it? ( threatening) tu veux vraiment qu'on en discute? ; to make too much of sth faire tout un plat de qch ○ ; that will make a good shelter/a good tablecloth cela fera un bon abri/une bonne nappe ;

6 (add up to, amount to) faire ; three and three make six trois et trois font six ; how much does that make? ça fait combien? ; that makes ten altogether ça fait dix en tout ; that makes five times he's called ça fait cinq fois qu'il appelle ;

7 ( earn) gagner [salary, amount] ; to make £300 a week gagner 300 livres sterling par semaine ; he makes more in a week than I make in a month il gagne plus en une semaine que je ne gagne en un mois ; how much ou what do you think she makes? combien crois-tu qu'elle gagne? ; to make a living gagner sa vie ; to make a profit réaliser des bénéfices ; to make a loss subir des pertes ;

8 (reach, achieve) arriver jusqu'à [place, position] ; atteindre [ranking, level] ; faire [speed, distance] ; to make the camp before dark arriver au or atteindre le camp avant la nuit ; to make the six o'clock train attraper le train de six heures ; we'll never make it nous n'y arriverons jamais ; to make the first team entrer dans la première équipe ; to make the charts entrer au hit-parade ; to make the front page of faire la une ○ de [newspaper] ; to make six spades ( in bridge) faire six piques ; to make 295 ( in cricket) faire or marquer 295 ;

9 (estimate, say) I make it about 30 kilometres je dirais 30 kilomètres environ ; I make the profit £50 les bénéfices doivent s'élever à 50 livres sterling ; I make it five o'clock il est cinq heures à ma montre ; what time do you make it? quelle heure as-tu? ; what do you make the distance (to be)? quelle est la distance à ton avis? ; let's make it six o'clock/five dollars disons six heures/cinq dollars ; can we make it a bit later? peut-on dire un peu plus tard? ; what do you make of it? qu'en dis-tu? ; what does she make of him? qu'est-ce qu'elle pense or dit de lui? ; I don't know what to make of it je ne sais quoi en penser ; I can't make anything of it je n'y comprends rien ;

10 ( cause success of) assurer la réussite de [holiday, day] ; a good wine can make a meal un bon vin peut assurer la réussite d'un repas ; it really makes the room [feature, colour] ça rend bien ; that interview made her career as a journalist cette interview lui a permis de faire carrière dans le journalisme ; it really made my day ça m'a rendu heureux pour la journée ; ‘go ahead, make my day!’ iron ‘allez, vas-y!’ ; to make or break sb/sth décider de l'avenir de qn/qch ;

11 ○ ( have sex with) se faire ◑ [woman] ;

12 sout ( eat) prendre [meal] ;

13 Elec fermer [circuit] ;

14 Games ( shuffle) battre [cards] ;

15 Games ( win) to make a trick faire une levée.

C vi ( prét, pp made)

1 ( act) to make as if to do faire comme si on allait faire ; she made as if to kiss him elle a fait comme si elle allait l'embrasser ; he made like ○ he was injured il a fait semblant d'être blessé ;

2 ( move) ⇒ make after, make for, make towards ;

3 ( shuffle cards) battre.

Idioms

to be on the make ○ ( for profit) avoir les dents longues ; ( for sex) être en chasse ○ ; to make it ○ (in career, life) y arriver ; (to party, meeting) réussir à venir ; ( be on time for train etc) y être ; ( have sex) s'envoyer en l'air ○ (with avec) ; I'm afraid I can't make it malheureusement je ne peux pas y aller ; if they don't make it by 10pm s'ils n'arrivent pas avant 10h.

Phrasal verbs

■ make after:

▶ make after [sb] poursuivre.

■ make at:

▶ make at [sb] attaquer (with avec).

■ make away with = make off.

■ make do:

▶ make do faire avec ; to make do with se contenter de qch ;

▶ make [sth] do se contenter de.

■ make for:

▶ make for [sth]

1 ( head for) se diriger vers [door, town, home] ;

2 ( help create) permettre, assurer [easy life, happy marriage] ;

▶ make for [sb]

1 ( attack) se jeter sur ;

2 ( approach) se diriger vers.

■ make good:

▶ make good réussir ; a poor boy made good un garçon pauvre qui a réussi ;

▶ make good [sth]

1 ( make up for) réparer [damage, omission, loss] ; rattraper [lost time] ; combler [deficit, shortfall] ;

2 ( keep) tenir [promise].

■ make off filer ○ ; to make off across the fields/towards the town s'enfuir à travers les champs/vers la ville ; to make off with sth/sb se tirer ○ avec qch/qn.

■ make out:

▶ make out

1 ( manage) s'en tirer ○ ; how are you making out? comment ça marche ○ ? ;

2 US ( grope) se peloter ○ ;

3 ( claim) affirmer (that que) ; he's not as stupid as he makes out il n'est pas aussi bête qu'il (le) prétend ;

▶ make out [sth], make [sth] out

1 (see, distinguish) distinguer [shape, writing] ;

2 ( claim) to make sth out to be prétendre que qch est ;

3 (understand, work out) comprendre [puzzle, mystery, character] ; to make out if or whether comprendre si ; I can't make him out je n'arrive pas à le comprendre ;

4 ( write out) faire, rédiger [cheque, will, list] ; to make out a cheque GB ou check US to sb faire un chèque à qn, signer un chèque à l'ordre de qn ; it is made out to X il est à l'ordre de X ; who shall I make the cheque out to? à quel ordre dois-je faire le chèque? ;

5 ( expound) to make out a case for sth argumenter en faveur de qch ;

▶ make oneself out to be prétendre être [rich, brilliant] ; faire semblant d'être [stupid, incompetent].

■ make over:

▶ make over [sth], make [sth] over

1 ( transform) transformer [building, appearance] (into en) ;

2 ( transfer) céder [property] (to à).

■ make towards:

▶ make towards [sth/sb] se diriger vers.

■ make up:

▶ make up

1 ( put make-up on) to make oneself up se maquiller ;

2 ( after quarrel) se réconcilier (with avec) ;

3 to make up for ( compensate for) rattraper [lost time, lost sleep, missed meal, delay] ; combler [financial loss, deficit] ; compenser [personal loss, bereavement] ;

4 to make up to ○ faire de la lèche à ○ [boss, person] ;

▶ make up [sth], make [sth] up

1 ( invent) inventer [excuse, story] ; you're making it up! tu inventes! ; to make sth up as one goes along inventer qch au fur et à mesure ;

2 ( prepare) faire [parcel, bundle, garment, road surface, bed] ; préparer [prescription] ; composer [type] ; she had the fabric made up into a jacket elle s'est fait faire une veste avec le tissu ;

3 ( constitute) faire [whole, personality, society] ; to be made up of être fait or composé de ; to make up 10% of constituer 10% de ;

4 ( compensate for) rattraper [loss, time] ; combler [deficit, shortfall] ; to make the total up to £1,000 compléter la somme pour faire 1 000 livres au total ;

5 ( put make-up on) maquiller [person, face, eyes] ;

6 ( stoke up) alimenter, s'occuper de [fire] ;

7 to make it up ( make friends) se réconcilier (with avec) ; I'll make it up to you somehow ( when at fault) j'essaierai de me faire pardonner ; ( when not at fault) je vais trouver quelque chose pour compenser.

■ make with ○:

▶ make with [sth] US ( hurry and bring) se dépêcher d'apporter ;

▶ make it with [sb] se faire ◑.

Big English-French dictionary > make
6 make

n. merk
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v. maken; vervaardigen; veroorzaken; creëren

make¹

[ meek]

I 〈 telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 merk

2 natuur ⇒ karakter, soort

♦voorbeelden:

1   a famous make of dress • een jurk van een beroemd merk

2   a man of your make • een man van jouw slag

II 〈 niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 fabricage ⇒ vervaardiging

2 maaksel ⇒ fabrikaat, makelij

3 〈 elektriciteit〉 sluiting 〈 van stroomcircuit〉

♦voorbeelden:

2   of bad make • van slechte makelij, van slecht fabrikaat

¶ 〈 slang〉 on the make • op (eigen) voordeel uit, op winst uit; op de versiertoer 〈van man/vrouw〉

     that young man is really on the make • die jongeman is een echte streber

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make²

〈 made, made [ meed]〉

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 doen ⇒ zich gedragen, handelen

2 gaan ⇒ zich begeven

3 op het punt staan

4 〈 kaartspel〉de slag maken/winnen ⇒ houden

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 informeel〉 make like a lion • een leeuw imiteren/spelen/nadoen

     make as if/though • doen alsof; op het punt staan

2   make after someone • achter iemand aan gaan

     we were making toward(s) the woods • wij gingen naar de bossen

3   they made to depart • zij stonden op het punt te vertrekken

4   my ace made • mijn aas hield

¶ make believe • spelen, doen alsof

     you'll have to make do with this old pair of trousers • je zult het met deze oude broek moeten doen

     make away/off • 'm smeren, ervandoor gaan

     make away with oneself • zich van kant maken

     make away with • doden; meenemen, jatten

     make off with • weg/meenemen, jatten

     make at someone • op iemand afstormen

     〈Amerikaans-Engels; informeel〉 make with • komen met, brengen; doen, uitvoeren

     make with the drinks, I'm parched • kom op met de drank(jes), ik heb een vreselijke dorst

     make with the show • kom op met de show, voer de show op

→ make for make for/, make out make out/, make up make up/

II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 maken ⇒ bouwen, fabriceren; scheppen; voortbrengen, veroorzaken; bereiden; (op)maken, opstellen 〈 wet, testament〉

2 in een bepaalde toestand/positie brengen ⇒ maken, vormen; maken tot, benoemen tot/als

3 (ver)krijgen ⇒ (be)halen, binnenhalen 〈 winst〉, hebben 〈 succes〉; lijden 〈 verlies〉; verdienen; scoren, maken 〈punt enz.〉

4 laten ⇒ ertoe brengen, doen, maken dat, dwingen

5 voorstellen als ⇒ doen lijken op, afschilderen (als)

6 schatten (op) ⇒ komen op

7 worden ⇒ maken, zijn

8 (geschikt) zijn (voor) ⇒ (op)leveren, worden

9 afleggen ⇒ overbruggen, doen

10 bereiken ⇒ komen tot, halen 〈 snelheid〉, gaan; halen, pakken 〈 trein〉; zien, in zicht krijgen 〈 land〉; bereiken 〈 rang〉, worden ⇒ komen in, halen 〈 ploeg〉

11 doen 〈 met handeling als object〉 ⇒ verrichten, uitvoeren 〈 onderzoek〉; geven 〈 belofte〉; nemen 〈 proef〉; houden 〈 redevoering〉

12 opmaken 〈 bed〉

13 versieren ⇒ 〈 in het bijzonder〉 naar bed gaan met

14 〈 informeel〉 tot een succes maken ⇒ het hem doen, de finishing touch geven

15 〈 elektriciteit〉 inschakelen ⇒ sluiten 〈 stroomcircuit〉

♦voorbeelden:

1   make coffee/tea • koffie/thee zetten

     make dinner • het warme eten klaarmaken

     make a house • een huis bouwen

     God made man • God schiep de mens

     make room • plaats maken

     make over a dress • een jurk vermaken/verstellen

     make a chair from paper • een stoel van papier maken

     〈 figuurlijk〉 show them what you are made of • toon wat je waard bent

     a bridge made of stone • een brug van steen, een stenen brug

     they made a cupboard out of oak • zij maakten een kast van eikenhout

     that boy's as fast/bad as they make 'em • die jongen is zo snel/slecht als maar kan

2   John made her his wife • John trouwde haar

     the letter made mother happy • de brief maakte moeder blij

     the workers made him their spokesman • de arbeiders maakten hem tot hun woordvoerder

     make the news public • het nieuws openbaar maken

     make over something (into) • iets ombouwen (tot), iets veranderen (in)

     make a stone into an axe • van een steen een bijl maken

     you've made such a happy man out of me • je hebt van mij zo'n gelukkig mens gemaakt

3   make a lot of money • veel geld verdienen

     make a profit of two guilders • een winst van twee gulden maken

     〈 kaartspel〉 make a trick • een slag maken/binnenhalen

     he made a lot on this deal • hij verdiende een hoop aan deze transactie

4   you think you can make this old car ride again • je denkt deze oude wagen weer aan de praat te kunnen krijgen

     the police made Randy sign the confession • de politie dwong Randy de bekentenis te tekenen

     the story made her laugh • het verhaal maakte haar aan het lachen

     Tom was made to tell his adventures once more • Tom moest zijn avonturen nog eens vertellen

     she made the food go round • ze zorgde ervoor dat er genoeg eten was voor iedereen

     he made himself heard by speaking loud and clear • hij maakte zichzelf verstaanbaar door hard en duidelijk te spreken

     you can't make me • je kunt me niet dwingen

5   this book makes the Second Worldwar end in 1943 • dit boek laat de Tweede Wereldoorlog eindigen in 1943

     the director made Macbeth a villain • de regisseur maakte van Macbeth een schurk

6   what do you make the time? • hoe laat heeft u het?

     I make it seven thirty • ik heb het half acht

7   a hundred pence make a pound • honderd pence is een pond

     three and four make seven • drie en vier is zeven

     that makes three who want whisky • dat zijn er drie die whisky willen

8   this boy will never make a musician • deze jongen zal nooit een musicus worden

     that novel makes pleasant reading • die roman laat zich lekker lezen

     she will make you the perfect secretary • zij zal de volmaakte secretaresse voor je zijn

     the man is made for this job • de man is geknipt voor deze baan

9   make a few more miles • nog een paar mijl afleggen

10 make an appointment • op tijd zijn voor een afspraak

     after that he made major • daarna werd hij majoor

     this car makes a hundred and thirty km/h • deze auto haalt honderddertig km/u

     make the front pages • de voorpagina's halen

     make port • de haven binnenlopen

     I wonder how that player could make this team • ik vraag me af hoe die speler in dit team kon komen/raken

     make it • op tijd zijn, het halen; 〈 figuurlijk〉succes hebben, slagen

     have it made • geslaagd zijn, op rozen zitten

11 make a decision • een beslissing nemen, beslissen

     make an effort • een poging doen, pogen

     make a phone call • opbellen

     make war against/on/with • oorlog voeren tegen/met

14 the dark colours make the picture • de donkere kleuren maken het schilderij af

     make something of oneself • succes hebben 〈 in het leven〉

¶ this fool can make or break/mar the project • deze gek kan het project maken of breken

     this new film will make him or break him • met deze nieuwe film is het erop of eronder voor hem

     make something do • zich met iets behelpen

     you'll have to make this bike do • je zult het met deze fiets moeten doen

     〈 slang〉 make it • het doen, een nummertje maken, naaien

     let's make it next week/Wednesday • laten we (voor) volgende week/woensdag afspreken

     make little of • onbelangrijk vinden; weinig hebben aan, weinig profijt trekken van; weinig begrijpen van

     he made little of this wonderful opportunity • hij deed weinig met deze prachtkans

     make the most of • er het beste van maken; zoveel mogelijk profiteren van

     make much of • belangrijk vinden; veel hebben aan; veel begrijpen van; veel werk maken van 〈 bijvoorbeeld meisje〉

     they never made much of reading at home • thuis vonden ze lezen nooit belangrijk

     make nothing of • gemakkelijk doen (over), geen probleem maken van; niets begrijpen van

     〈 informeel〉 want to make something of it? • zocht je soms mot?, knokken?

     〈 informeel〉 that makes two of us • dat geldt ook voor mij, hier idem dito

     make over (to) • vermaken (aan), overmaken (aan), toewijzen (aan) 〈geld e.d.〉

     what do you make of that story? • wat denk jij van dat verhaal?

     they couldn't make anything of my notes • ze begrepen niets van mijn aantekeningen

→ make out make out/, make up make up/

English-Dutch dictionary > make
7 something

some·thing [ʼsʌm(p)ɵɪŋ] pron

indef

1) ( object) etwas;

I need \something to write with ich brauche etwas zum Schreiben;

we stopped for \something to eat wir hielten an, um etwas zu essen;

she has \something for you sie hat etwas für dich;

or \something of the kind oder etwas Ähnliches;

I'll need a credit card or \something of the kind to break into the apartment ich brauche eine Kreditkarte oder etwas Ähnliches, um in die Wohnung einzubrechen;

\something for nothing ( want without working for) alles für nichts;

\something else etwas anderes;

would you like some coffee or perhaps there's \something else you'd like? möchtest du Kaffee oder etwas anderes?;

a little \something ( food) eine Kleinigkeit;

time for a little \something Zeit für eine Kleinigkeit zu essen;

\something a little stronger ( alcoholic drink) etwas Stärkeres;

we have fruit juice but perhaps you'd like \something a little stronger? wir haben Fruchtsaft oder vielleicht willst du was Stärkeres;

there's \something sharp in my shoe in meinem Schuh ist etwas Scharfes

2) ( message) etwas;

he told me \something but I can't remember what er erzählte mir etwas, aber ich kann mich nicht erinnern, was es war;

is there \something you'd like to say? möchtest du mir etwas sagen?

3) ( situation) etwas;

there's \something wrong with the engine - it's making strange noises mit dem Motor stimmt was nicht - er gibt seltsame Töne von sich;

\something happens... etwas passiert...;

\something happens every time she sees him jedes Mal, wenn sie ihn sieht, passiert etwas

4) ( action) etwas;

to do \something [about sth/sb] etwas [gegen etw/jdn] unternehmen;

don't just stand there, do \something - can't you see he's hurt? steh nicht nur herum, tu etwas - siehst du nicht, dass er sich verletzt hat?;

to have [got] \something to do with sth/sb etwas mit etw/jdm zu tun haben;

didn't she have \something to do with that scandal? hatte sie nicht etwas mit dem Skandal zu tun?

5) ( unknown thing) etwas;

\something tells me tomorrow is going to be a difficult day etwas sagt mir, dass Morgen ein schwieriger Tag wird;

I've been looking for that special \something for your birthday ich suche etwas ganz Besonderes für deinen Geburtstag;

\something about her frightened me etwas an ihr machte mir Angst;

I knew \something terrible had happened ich wusste, dass etwas Schreckliches passiert war;

there's \something unusual about him er hat etwas Ungewöhnliches an sich

6) ( outstanding quality) etwas;

there's \something about her which many men find appealing sie hat etwas, das die meisten Männer attraktiv finden;

to be really [or quite] \something ( approv) ( fam) etwas darstellen;

as a violinist, she's really \something als Geigerin ist sie wirklich etwas Besonderes;

it was quite \something for her to remember us after all these years dass sie sich nach all den Jahren noch an uns erinnerte!

7) ( not exact)

a wry look, \something between amusement and regret ein scheeler Blick, irgendwas zwischen Belustigung und Bedauern;

she has \something of her mother's facial features sie hat etwas von den Gesichtszügen ihrer Mutter;

he always was \something of a moaner er war immer ein bisschen ein Raunzer;

it was \something of a surprise es war eine kleine Überraschung;

the building materials cost \something under $4500 das Baumaterial kostet etwas unter $4.500;

she works for a bank or \something sie arbeitet für eine Bank oder so was;

hey, are you drunk or \something? he, bist du betrunken oder was?;

I don't know why she's acting like that - she must be jealous or \something ich weiß nicht, warum sie sich so verhält - sie muss eifersüchtig sein oder so was;

\something like... ( similar) ungefähr wie..., in etwa wie...;

he sounds \something like his father on the phone er klingt am Telefon in etwa wie sein Vater;

\something like [or (fam: around] ... approximately) um die...;

there were \something like fifty applicants es gab um die fünfzig Bewerber/Bewerberinnen

PHRASES:

to be \something else ( be exceptionally good) wirklich was sein;

( be exceptionally bad) unpackbar sein ( fam)

the reaction from the crowd was \something else die Reaktion des Publikums war echt beeindruckend;

to have \something going on with sb ( have a relationship with sb) etwas mit jdm haben;

they say he's got \something going on with his boss es heißt, dass er etwas mit seiner Chefin hat;

to have [got] \something there ein Hammer sein;

to make \something of oneself ( succeed in life) etwas aus sich dat machen;

to make \something out of sth aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machen;

that's \something das ist schon was;

there's \something in sth an etw dat ist etwas dran;

there's \something in catching the earlier train es macht in der Tat Sinn, den früheren Zug zu nehmen adv

inv (fam: very) ganz;

my back hurts \something terrible mein Rücken schmerzt ganz furchtbar

English-German students dictionary > something
8 want

1. n

1) недостача, брак; відсутність (чогось — of)

for (from) want of smth. — через брак чогось, через відсутність чогось

want of common sense — відсутність (брак) здорового глузду; легковажність

want of judgement — необачне (необмірковане) рішення

want of appetite — відсутність апетиту

2) необхідність, потреба (у чомусь — of)

he is in want of a good dictionary — йому потрібний гарний словник

I am in want of money — мені потрібні гроші

are you in want of anything? — вам щось потрібне?

3) звич. pl потреби, бажання

my wants are few — мої потреби невеликі

4) нужда, бідність

to live in want — жити в бідності

to be reduced to (to fall into) want — зубожіти, дійти до убозтва

want ad — амер., розм. оголошення у відділі попиту і пропозиції (особл. робочої сили)

2. v

1) хотіти, бажати

I want you to come — я хочу, щоб ви прийшли

I want to see him — я хочу побачити його

2) не вистачати, бракувати, зазнавати нестачі (чогось)

let him want for nothing — нехай він ні в чому не знає нестатків

it wants twenty minutes to five — за двадцять (хвилин) до п'ятої (години)

3) потребувати (чогось), мати потребу (в чомусь); бути потрібним (необхідним)

my shoes want repairing — мої черевики необхідно полагодити

4) бідувати; жити в нужді

5) вимагати, викликати; хотіти бачити (когось)

the chief wants you — начальник викликає вас

want in — розм. хотіти зайти; проситися у приміщення

want out — розм. хотіти вийти

want to make something of it? — розм. ну і що з того?, а тобі яке діло?

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[wont]
v

1) хотіти, бажати; жадати

2) відчувати нестачу ( у чомусь); бракувати

I want — мені бракує

3) мати потребу, відчувати нестачу, потребу (у чомусь, у комусь)

I want you — ти мені потрібна

"want help" — мop. потребую допомоги ( сигнал); бідувати; жити в нужді

4) вимагати, викликати ( когось); хотіти бачити ( когось)

the chief want s you — начальник викликає вас

I want you for a few minutes — зайди до мене на декілька хвилин

he is wanted by the police — його розшукує поліція

5) бути потрібним, необхідним

you want to see a doctor — вам слід показатися лікареві

this dress wants washing — це плаття не заважає випрати

English-Ukrainian dictionary > want
9 want

wont 1. verb
1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) ville, ønske (seg), ha lyst på/til

2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) trenge

3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) mangle, savne; lide nød
2. noun
1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) ønske

2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) fattigdom, armod

3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) mangel, skort

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- wanted
- want ad
- want for

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subst. \/wɒnt\/

1) ( gammeldags) mangel, skort, knapphet

• he suffers from want of spirit

han lider av motløshet

2) nød, armod, trange kår

3) ( spesielt flertall) behov

• they have few wants

de har små behov

• it supplies a long-felt want

det fyller et lenge følt behov

• it meets my wants

det tilfredsstiller mine behov

• Christmas will soon be here, make your wants known

julen er snart her, la oss høre hva du trenger

4) ønske, savn, trang

5) ( hverdagslig) vilje, ambisjon

• she's got more want than any other player I've ever seen

hun har mer vilje enn noen annen spiller jeg har sett

6) nødvendighet

be in want lide nød

• she's in want

hun lider nød

• those in want were saved

de nødlidende ble reddet

for want of av mangel på

• she could't come for want of time

hun kunne ikke komme av mangel på tid

• it wasn't for want of trying

det var ikke det at han ikke prøvde

freedom from want frihet fra nød

have a want (skotsk, hverdagslig) ha en skrue løs

in want of trenge

stand in want of mangle trenge, behøve

through\/from want of av mangel på

want for nothing ikke mangle noe

• you shall want for nothing

du skal ikke mangle noe

want of attention uoppmerksomhet

want of judgement uforstand

want of money pengeknipe

wants behov
II
verb \/wɒnt\/

1) ville (ha), ønske (seg)

• the country wants war

landet vil ha krig

• do you want some bread?

vil du ha litt brød?

• what do you want to drink?

hva vil du ha å drikke?

• what do you want for Christmas?

hva ønsker du deg til jul?

• I want him sexually

jeg vil ha ham seksuelt

• we want information

vi søker informasjon

• if you want my opinion

om jeg får si min mening

• I want it done

jeg vil ha det gjort

• I don't want there to be any misunderstanding

jeg vil ikke at det skal bli noen misforståelse

• I want to go to London

jeg vil til London

• I want to know

jeg vil vite

• we can stay at home if you want

vi kan bli hjemme hvis du vil

• you can if you only want to

du kan om du bare vil

• how much do you want for this?

hvor mye vil du ha for denne?

• what do you want of me?

hva er det du vil jeg skal gjøre?

• what did he want with you?

hva ville han deg?

• who do you want to see?

hvem ville du treffe?

2) ville prate med, ville treffe, spørre etter

• tell Bob I want him

si til Bob jeg vil prate med ham

• you are wanted

noen vil prate med deg

• you are wanted on the phone

det er telefon til deg

3) (britisk, hverdagslig) behøve, trenge

• all that wants is her signature

alt som trengs er signaturen hennes

• the boy wants a good thrashing

gutten trenger en god omgang juling

• I want another pound

jeg trenger et pund til

• if wanted

om det trengs

• it wants doing

det må gjøres

• it wants some doing

det er ikke gjort sånn uten videre

• you are not wanted

det er ikke behov for deg

4) ( hverdagslig) burde gjøre (noe), trenge å gjøre (noe), skulle gjøre (noe)

• you want to see a doctor

du burde gå til en lege

• you want to be more careful next time

du burde være mer forsiktig neste gang

• it wants to be done with great care

det bør gjøres forsiktig

5) ( gammeldags) mangle, ikke ha

• he wants judgement

han mangler dømmekraft

• he wants the will to do it

han mangler viljen til å gjøre det

6) ( om tid e.l.) mangle

• it wants very little

det mangler veldig lite

• it wants two minutes to ten

klokken er to minutter på ti

7) lide nød, mangle

• he would never allow his parents to want

han ville aldri la foreldrene lide nød

I shall not want ( bibelsk) meg fattes intet

• I shall not want

jeg mangler ingenting

wanted etterlyst

• she's wanted by the police

hun er etterlyst av politiet

• this is much wanted

denne er meget etterspurt

( i annonse) ønskes leid, ønskes kjøpt, søkes

• furnished room wanted

møblert rom ønskes leid

• bungalow wanted

bungalow ønskes kjøpt

• cook wanted

kokk søkes

want for mangle, behøve

• if you want for anything, let him know

om du trenger noe, så si fra til ham

• he wanted for nothing

han manglet ingenting

want in on ville være med på

want in(to) (amer., hverdagslig) ønske seg inn, ville inn

want out (amer., hverdagslig) ønske seg ut, ville ut, ikke ville være med lenger

• the cat wants out

katten vil ut

English-Norwegian dictionary > want
10 come out

intransitive verb

1) herauskommen

come out [on strike] — in den Streik treten

2) (appear, become visible) [Sonne, Knospen, Blumen:] herauskommen, (ugs.) rauskommen; [Sterne:] zu sehen sein

3) (be revealed) [Wahrheit, Nachrichten:] herauskommen, (ugs.) rauskommen

4) (be published, declared, etc.) herauskommen; rauskommen (ugs.); [Ergebnisse, Zensuren:] bekannt gegeben werden

5) (declare oneself)

come out for or in favour of something — sich für etwas aussprechen

come out against something — sich gegen etwas aussprechen

6) (be covered)

she came out in a rash — sie bekam einen Ausschlag

7) (be removed) [Fleck, Schmutz:] rausgehen (ugs.)

8)

come out with — herausrücken mit (ugs.) [Wahrheit, Fakten]; loslassen (ugs.) [Flüche, Bemerkungen]

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1) (to become known: The truth finally came out.) herauskommen

2) (to be published: This newspaper comes out once a week.) herauskommen

3) (to strike: The men have come out (on strike).) streiken

4) ((of a photograph) to be developed: This photograph has come out very well.) werden

5) (to be removed: This dirty mark won't come out.) bekannt werden

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◆ come out

vi

1. (go outside) herauskommen; (go out socially) ausgehen

can Zoe \come out out to play? kommt Zoe raus zum Spielen?

the police watched him \come out out of the house die Polizei beobachtete ihn, wie er das Haus verließ

to \come out out of prison aus dem Gefängnis kommen

2. (be released) book, magazine herauskommen; (onto the market) auf den Markt kommen; results bekanntgegeben werden; film anlaufen

3. (become known) news bekannt werden, herauskommen

4. (end up) herauskommen fam

my cooking always \come outs out a mess was ich auch koche, es schmeckt immer schrecklich

these figures have \come out out wrong diese Zahlen haben sich als falsch herausgestellt

your painting has \come out out really well Ihr Gemälde ist wirklich gut geworden

she came out of the divorce settlement a rich woman sie ging aus der Scheidung als reiche Frau hervor

5. PHOT [gut] herauskommen

damn, the photo hasn't \come out out Mist, das Foto ist nichts geworden! fam

6. (express opinion)

to \come out out in favour of/against sth sich akk für/gegen etw akk aussprechen

7. (tell)

▪ to \come out out with sth truth, facts mit etw dat herausrücken fam

to \come out out with good ideas gute Ideen vorbringen

to \come out out with a remark eine Bemerkung loslassen fam

8. (result)

a lot of good films came out of that period aus dieser Zeit stammen viele gute Filme

a lot of inventions came out of his tireless research sein unermüdliches Forschen führte zu vielen Erfindungen

9. (appear) sun, buds, flowers herauskommen, rauskommen fam; stars zu sehen sein

10. (in contest)

to \come out out top [or best] /the winner Beste(r)/Sieger(in) werden

11. BRIT (strike)

to \come out [on strike] in Streik treten

12. (reveal homosexuality) sich akk outen sl

▪ to \come out out to sb sich akk jdm gegenüber outen

▪ to \come out out about sth alcoholism, mental illness, AIDS, homosexuality etw bekanntgeben

13. (remove itself) tooth herausfallen

can you get this cork to \come out out of the bottle? bekommst du den Korken aus der Flasche heraus?

14. (fade) stain, mark, colour herausgehen fam

15. (break out) ausbrechen

to \come out out in a rash/spots einen Ausschlag/Pickel bekommen

16. (resolve) riddle sich lösen lassen; MATH problems aufgehen

17. BRIT ( dated: make debut) debütieren

18. (seem)

I didn't mean to be rude — it just came out that way ich wollte nicht unhöflich sein — es klang nur so

19.

▶ it will all \come out out in the wash ( prov: be revealed) am Ende wird alles rauskommen; (be all right) am Ende wird schon alles gutgehen

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vi

1) (= leave) (he)rauskommen

to come out of a room/meeting etc —

can you come out tonight? — kannst du heute Abend weg?

do you want to come out with me? — gehst du mit mir weg?

he asked her to come out for a meal/drive — er lud sie zum Essen/einer Spazierfahrt ein

to come out fighting (fig) — sich kämpferisch geben

2) (= be published, marketed book, magazine) erscheinen, herauskommen; (new product) auf den Markt kommen; (film) (in den Kinos) anlaufen; (= become known, exam results) herauskommen, bekannt werden; (news) bekannt werden

3) (IND)

to come out (on strike) — in den Streik treten, streiken

4) (PHOT

film, photograph) the photo of the hills hasn't come out very well — das Foto von den Bergen ist nicht sehr gut geworden

let's hope the photos come out — hoffentlich sind die Bilder was geworden (inf) or gut geworden

you always come out well in photos — du bist sehr fotogen

all the details have come out clearly — alle Einzelheiten kommen klar ( he)raus

5) (= show itself) sich zeigen

his arrogance comes out in everything he says — bei allem, was er sagt, kommt seine Arroganz durch

6) (splinter, stains, dye etc) (he)rausgehen

7) (MATH problems, divisions etc) aufgehen

8) (= total, average) betragen

the total comes out at £500 — das Ganze beläuft sich auf (+acc) or macht (inf) £ 500

9)

(in exams etc) he came out third in French — er wurde Drittbester in Französisch

10) (stars, sun, flowers) (he)rauskommen

11) (truth, meaning etc) (he)rauskommen

no sooner had the words come out than... — kaum waren die Worte heraus, als...

12) (= go into society girl) debütieren

13) (= be released prisoner) (he)rauskommen

14) (homosexual) sich outen; (man also) sich als Homosexueller bekennen; (woman also) sich als Lesbe bekennen

15)

his face came out in spots — er bekam lauter Pickel im Gesicht

he came out in a rash — er bekam einen Ausschlag

he came out in a sweat — ihm brach der Schweiß aus

16)

to come out against/in favour of or for sth — sich gegen/für etw aussprechen, etw ablehnen/befürworten

17)

to come out of sth badly/well — bei etw schlecht/nicht schlecht wegkommen

she came out of the interview well — sie hat bei dem Vorstellungsgespräch einen guten Eindruck gemacht

to come out on top — sich durchsetzen, Sieger bleiben

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come out v/i

1. a) heraus-, hervorkommen, sich zeigen

b) SPORT aufmachen

2. auch come out on strike bes Br streiken

3. herauskommen:

a) erscheinen (Buch etc)

b) bekannt werden, an den Tag kommen (Wahrheit etc)

4. ausgehen (Haare, Farbe), herausgehen (Fleck etc)

5. umg werden, sich gut etc entwickeln

6. ausbrechen (Ausschlag):

come out in a rash (in spots) einen Ausschlag (Pickel) bekommen

7. debütieren:

a) zum ersten Male auftreten (Schauspieler)

b) in die Gesellschaft eingeführt werden

8. FOTO, etc

a) gut etc werden (Bild)

b) gut etc herauskommen (in auf dat) (Person)

9. come out with umg

a) mit der Wahrheit etc herausrücken,

b) Flüche etc vom Stapel lassen

10. come out against

a) sich aussprechen gegen,

b) den Kampf ansagen (dat)

11. come out for ( oder in favo[u]r of) sich aussprechen für

12. sich outen, sich offen zu seiner Homosexualität bekennen

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intransitive verb

1) herauskommen

come out [on strike] — in den Streik treten

2) (appear, become visible) [Sonne, Knospen, Blumen:] herauskommen, (ugs.) rauskommen; [Sterne:] zu sehen sein

3) (be revealed) [Wahrheit, Nachrichten:] herauskommen, (ugs.) rauskommen

4) (be published, declared, etc.) herauskommen; rauskommen (ugs.); [Ergebnisse, Zensuren:] bekannt gegeben werden

5) (declare oneself)

come out for or in favour of something — sich für etwas aussprechen

come out against something — sich gegen etwas aussprechen

6) (be covered)

she came out in a rash — sie bekam einen Ausschlag

7) (be removed) [Fleck, Schmutz:] rausgehen (ugs.)

8)

come out with — herausrücken mit (ugs.) [Wahrheit, Fakten]; loslassen (ugs.) [Flüche, Bemerkungen]

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v.

herauskommen adj.

English-german dictionary > come out
11 cosa

f.

1 thing (objeto, idea).

tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you

¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?

cualquier cosa anything

no es gran cosa it's not important, it's no big deal

poca cosa nothing much

Una cosa propia de una joven, A girlish kind of thing

2 funny remark (ocurrencia).

¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!

son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: coser.

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cosa

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) thing

■ coge tus cosas take your things, take your stuff

■ me dijo una cosa she told me something

■ ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?

2 (asunto) matter, business

■ es cosa tuya it's your business

■ eso es otra cosa that's something different

3 (nada) nothing, not anything

■ no hay cosa igual there's nothing like it

► nombre femenino plural cosas

1 familiar (manías) hang-ups

■ todos tenemos nuestras cosas we've got all our hang-ups

■ son cosas de niños kids do that kind of thing

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

así están las cosas that's the way things are, that's how things stand

como cosa tuya as if it were your idea

como están las cosas as things stand

como si tal cosa just like that

cosa de about

■ es cosa de unos minutos it'll just take a few minutes

cosa nunca vista something surprising

cosas de la vida that's life

decir cuatro cosas to tell a few home truths

es cosa de... (tiempo) it's time to... 2 (cuestión) it's a matter of...

lo que son las cosas much to my surprise

no sea cosa que... in case...

no ser gran cosa not to be important

no valer gran cosa not to be worth much

ser cosa hecha familiar to be no sooner said than done

ser poquita cosa familiar not to be much, not to amount too much

cosas de negocios business matters

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noun f.

1) thing, object, stuff

2) matter, affair

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SF

1) (=objeto) thing

¿qué es esa cosa redonda? — what's that round thing?

cogí mis cosas y me fui — I picked up my things and left

no es otra cosa que una bolsa de plástico — it's nothing more than a plastic bag, it's just a plastic bag

para el dolor de cabeza no tengo otra cosa que aspirina — all I have for headaches is aspirin

cosas de comer — things to eat

las cosas del jardín — the gardening things

- es cosa fina

- es cosa de ver

2) [uso indefinido]

¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

• o cosa así, 20 kilos o cosa así — 20 kilos or thereabouts

y cosas así — and suchlike

• cualquier cosa — anything

haría cualquier cosa por ella — I'd do anything for her

este vino no es cualquier cosa — this isn't just any old wine

• gran cosa, el coche no vale gran cosa — the car isn't worth much

no ha servido de gran cosa — it hasn't been much use

la película no fue gran cosa — the film wasn't up to much

como futbolista no es gran cosa — he's not a great footballer, he's not much of a footballer

• poca cosa, lo qué recibieron a cambio fue poca cosa — they didn't get much in return, they got very little in return

vive bien con poca cosa — she lives well on very little

no te preocupes por tan poca cosa — don't worry about a little thing like that

jugamos a las cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it

la vida es tan corta y somos tan poca cosa — life is so short and we're so insignificant

la chica es muy poquita cosa — there's not much of her

• una cosa — something

hay una cosa que no me gusta — there is one thing I don't like

¿me puedes decir una cosa? — can you tell me something?

una cosa, se me olvidaba preguntarte por el precio — by the way, I forgot to ask you about the price

en general está muy bien, solo una cosa... — on the whole, it's very good, there's just one thing...

3) (=asunto)

eso es cosa tuya — that's your affair

es cosa fácil — it's easy

¿has visto cosa igual? — did you ever see the like?

¡qué cosa más extraña! — how strange!

es cosa de nunca acabar — there's no end to it

esa es cosa vieja — so what's new?, that's ancient history

¡vaya una cosa! — well!, there's a thing!

• la cosa es que... — the thing is (that)...

la cosa puede acabar mal — things could end badly

la cosa no está tan clara — it's not that clear

la cosa está en considerar el problema desde otro ángulo — the thing to do o the trick is to consider the problem from another angle

• no es cosa de broma o risa — it's no laughing matter

no es cosa de que lo dejes todo — there's no need for you to give it all up

• no sea cosa que — in case

trae el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva — bring your umbrella in case it rains

• otra cosa, no se hablaba de otra cosa — people talked about nothing else

¿hay otra cosa que pueda hacer? — is there anything else I can do?

eso es otra cosa — that's another matter o thing (entirely)

otra cosa es que la ley imponga 40 horas semanales para todos — it's another matter entirely for the law to oblige everyone to work 40 hours a week

otra cosa sería si... — it would be quite another matter if...

• cosa rara, y, cosa rara, nadie lo vio — and, oddly o funnily enough, nobody saw it

- a otra cosa, mariposa

como quien no quiere la cosa —

lo miraba como quien no quiere la cosa — she cast a casual glance at the boy

se levantó y se fue como quien no quiere la cosa — she got up and left as inconspicuously as possible

como si tal cosa —

me devolvió el libro roto como si tal cosa — he gave me back the damaged book as if nothing had happened

le dije que había sido seleccionado para el trabajo y se quedó como si tal cosa — I told him he had got the job and he barely reacted

- decir una cosa por otra

4) (=nada)

no hay cosa peor — there's nothing worse

jamás he visto cosa semejante — I've never seen anything like it, I've never seen the like of it

¡no hay tal cosa! — nothing of the sort!

nunca he dicho nada sobre ese tema ni cosa que se le parezca — I never said anything about that subject or anything like it

- no es ninguna cosa del otro jueves o mundo

5) pl cosas

a) (=acciones, asuntos)

¡son cosas de Juan! — that's Juan all over!, that's just like Juan!

son cosas de la edad — it's just old age

¡cosas de niños! — boys will be boys!

¡qué cosas dices! — you do say some silly things!

¡tienes unas cosas! — the things you say!

• meterse en cosas de otros — to stick one's nose in other people's business

- decir cuatro cosas a algn

b)

• las cosas — (=situación) things

las cosas van mejor — things are going better

tal como están las cosas — as things stand

así las cosas, se marchó de la reunión — at this point, she left the meeting

¡lo que son las cosas! — just imagine!, fancy that!

- las cosas de palacio van despacio

6)

• cosa de — [indicando tiempo] about

es cosa de un par de semanas — it takes about a couple of weeks

en cosa de diez minutos — in about ten minutes

7) ** [droga] hash *

8) LAm [como conj]

• cosa que, camina lento, cosa que no te canses — walk slowly so (that) you don't get tired

no le digas nada, cosa que no se ofenda — don't say anything to him, that way he won't get offended, don't say anything to him in case he gets offended

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femenino

1)

a) ( objeto) thing

cualquier cosa — anything

¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

pon cada cosa en su lugar — put everything in its place

queda poca cosa — there's hardly anything left

preguntó por no sé qué cosa — he asked for something or other

b) (acto, acción) thing

no sé hacer otra cosa — it's the only thing I know how to do

no puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien — I like to do things properly

dejar las cosas a medias — to do things by halves

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...

es la cosa más natural del mundo — it's perfectly normal

c) ( al hablar)

qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!

dime una cosa... — tell me something...

oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...

tengo que contarte una cosa — there's something I have to tell you

d) (detalle, punto)

quiero aclarar una cosa — I want to make something clear

e) (asunto, tema) thing

tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar — I had more important things to think about

no creo que la cosa funcione — I don't think it's going to work

fue cosa fácil — it was easy

se enfada por cualquier cosa — he gets angry over the slightest thing

si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know

por una cosa o por otra — for one reason or another

esto no es otra cosa que nervios — it's just nerves

esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter

la cosa es que... — the thing is that...

2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)

todas sus cosas — all her things

mis cosas de deporte — my sports things

3) (situación, suceso)

así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand

la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant

¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?

¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?

las cosas no andan muy bien — things aren't too good

son cosas de la vida — that's life!

lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen

en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it

cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!

esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!

una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another

4)

a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)

tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!

esto es cosa de tu padre — this is your father's doing o idea

b) ( comportamiento típico)

son cosas de niños — children are like that

son cosas de Ana — that's one of Ana's little ways

5) ( incumbencia)

no es cosa tuya — it's none of your business

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it

eso es cosa de mujeres — that's women's work

6) ( en locs)

cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to

cosa de terminarlo — so as to finish it

cosa que — (AmS fam) so that

cosa que no me olvide — so that I don't forget

no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand

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= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].

Ex. A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.

Ex. Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the ↑ (Up), ↓ (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.

Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

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* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.

* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.

* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.

* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.

* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* cosa esencial = essential.

* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.

* cosa indeseable = beast.

* cosa inútil = dead horse.

* cosa que se inserta = insert.

* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.

* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* cosas como = the likes of.

* cosas de la casa = household chores.

* cosa secundaria = accidentals.

* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.

* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.

* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.

* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.

* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.

* cosa superficial = accidentals.

* cosa viva = living thing.

* cualquier cosa = anything.

* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.

* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.

* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].

* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.

* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.

* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).

* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.

* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* hacer cosas = get + things done.

* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.

* haciendo cosas = up and about.

* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* la cosa es que = the thing is.

* la cosa principal = the number one thing.

* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.

* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.

* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.

* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.

* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.

* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* otra cosa = something else.

* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.

* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

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

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* qué es cada cosa = what is what.

* qué otra cosa = what else.

* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.

* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.

* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.

* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.

* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.

* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.

* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.

* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.

* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una misma cosa = one and the same.

* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].

* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.

* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* y otras cosas = and things.

* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( objeto) thing

cualquier cosa — anything

¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

pon cada cosa en su lugar — put everything in its place

queda poca cosa — there's hardly anything left

preguntó por no sé qué cosa — he asked for something or other

b) (acto, acción) thing

no sé hacer otra cosa — it's the only thing I know how to do

no puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien — I like to do things properly

dejar las cosas a medias — to do things by halves

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...

es la cosa más natural del mundo — it's perfectly normal

c) ( al hablar)

qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!

dime una cosa... — tell me something...

oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...

tengo que contarte una cosa — there's something I have to tell you

d) (detalle, punto)

quiero aclarar una cosa — I want to make something clear

e) (asunto, tema) thing

tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar — I had more important things to think about

no creo que la cosa funcione — I don't think it's going to work

fue cosa fácil — it was easy

se enfada por cualquier cosa — he gets angry over the slightest thing

si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know

por una cosa o por otra — for one reason or another

esto no es otra cosa que nervios — it's just nerves

esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter

la cosa es que... — the thing is that...

2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)

todas sus cosas — all her things

mis cosas de deporte — my sports things

3) (situación, suceso)

así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand

la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant

¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?

¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?

las cosas no andan muy bien — things aren't too good

son cosas de la vida — that's life!

lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen

en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it

cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!

esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!

una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another

4)

a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)

tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!

esto es cosa de tu padre — this is your father's doing o idea

b) ( comportamiento típico)

son cosas de niños — children are like that

son cosas de Ana — that's one of Ana's little ways

5) ( incumbencia)

no es cosa tuya — it's none of your business

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it

eso es cosa de mujeres — that's women's work

6) ( en locs)

cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to

cosa de terminarlo — so as to finish it

cosa que — (AmS fam) so that

cosa que no me olvide — so that I don't forget

no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand

* * *

= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].

Ex: A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.

Ex: Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the &\#8593; (Up), &\#8595; (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.

Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.

* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.

* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.

* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.

* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* cosa esencial = essential.

* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.

* cosa indeseable = beast.

* cosa inútil = dead horse.

* cosa que se inserta = insert.

* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.

* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* cosas como = the likes of.

* cosas de la casa = household chores.

* cosa secundaria = accidentals.

* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.

* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.

* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.

* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.

* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.

* cosa superficial = accidentals.

* cosa viva = living thing.

* cualquier cosa = anything.

* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.

* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.

* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].

* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.

* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.

* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).

* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.

* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* hacer cosas = get + things done.

* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.

* haciendo cosas = up and about.

* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* la cosa es que = the thing is.

* la cosa principal = the number one thing.

* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.

* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.

* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.

* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.

* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.

* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* otra cosa = something else.

* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.

* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

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

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* qué es cada cosa = what is what.

* qué otra cosa = what else.

* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.

* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.

* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.

* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.

* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.

* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.

* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.

* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.

* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una misma cosa = one and the same.

* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].

* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.

* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* y otras cosas = and things.

* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.

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cosa

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

A

1 objeto

2 acto, acción

3 al hablar

4 detalle, punto

5 asunto, tema

Compuestos:

cosa pública

B

1 pertenencias

2 utensilios, equipo

C situación, suceso

D

1 ocurrencia

2 comportamiento típico

E incumbencia

F pene

G marihuana

H en locuciones

feminine

A

1 (objeto) thing

cualquier cosa anything

¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?

pon cada cosa en su sitio put everything in its place

te he traído una cosita I've brought you a little something

¡pero qué cosa más bonita! ( fam); what a pretty thing!

queda poca cosa there's hardly anything left

lo tienen que operar de no sé qué cosa he has to have an operation for something or other, he has to have some sort of operation

hay muchas cosas que ver there are lots of things to see, there's plenty to see

2

(acto, acción): no sé hacer otra cosa it's the only thing I know how to do

lo siento pero no puedo hacer otra cosa I'm sorry but there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien I like to do things properly

no me gusta dejar las cosas a medias I don't like doing things by halves

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) se me pasó el tiempo volando with one thing and another the time just flew by

me parece la cosa más natural del mundo I think that's absolutely normal o right

3

(al hablar): ¡qué cosas dices, hombre! really, what a thing to say! o you do say some strange ( o silly etc) things!

dime una cosa ¿tú que piensas de todo esto? tell me, what do you make of all this?

oye, una cosa … ¿qué vas a hacer esta noche? by the way … what are you doing tonight?

tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you

4

(detalle, punto): aquí habría que aclarar una cosa importante there's an important point here that I ought to clear up

aquí hay una cosa que no entiendo there's something here I don't understand

5 (asunto, tema) thing

tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar I had more important things to think about

hay un par de cosas que me gustaría discutir contigo there are a couple of things o matters I'd like to discuss with you

no creo que la cosa funcione I don't think it's o this is going to work

está muy preocupada, y la cosa no es para menos she's very worried, and so she should be

¡pues sí que tiene gracia la cosa! ( iró fam); well, that's great, isn't it! ( iro colloq)

no va a ser cosa fácil it's not going to be easy

en mis tiempos casarse era cosa seria in my day getting married was a serious thing o matter

se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing

si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame if you can't come for any reason, let me know

por una cosa o por otra, siempre llega tarde for one reason or other he always arrives late

esto no es otra cosa que nervios it's just nerves

esto no es cosa de broma/risa this is no joke, this is no laughing matter

la cosa es que no voy a tener tiempo the thing is that o it's just that I'm not going to have time

la cosa es que si no llega en cinco minutos me voy look o well, if he's not here in five minutes, I'm going

quicio

Compuestos:

● cosa juzgada

( Der) res judicata

● cosa pública

res publica

B cosas fpl

1 (pertenencias) things (pl)

se ha llevado todas sus cosas she's taken all her things o belongings

2 ( fam) (utensilios, equipo) things (pl) ( colloq)

las cosas de limpiar the cleaning things

mis cosas de deporte my sports things o gear ( colloq)

C

(situación, suceso): así están las cosas that's how things are o stand

la cosa se pone negra/fea things are getting o the situation is getting unpleasant

¿cómo te van las cosas? how are things?

¿cómo está la cosa? ( Ven); how are things?

las cosas no andan muy bien entre ellos things aren't too good between them

esas cosas no pasaban antes things like that never used to happen before

son cosas de la vida that's life!

¡lo que son las cosas! well, well! o fancy that! ( colloq)

son cosas que pasan that's the way things go, these things happen

además, las cosas como son, conmigo siempre se ha portado bien besides, I have to admit he's always treated me well

en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual I've never seen/heard anything like it

cosa rara en él, se equivocó he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!

no hay tal cosa it's not true at all

esto parece cosa de magia or de brujería or ( RPl) de Mandinga this is witchcraft!

una cosa es que te lo preste y otra muy distinta que te lo regale lending it to you is one thing, but giving it to you is another matter altogether

D

1 ( fam)

(ocurrencia): ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you think of!, the ideas you come up with!

díselo como si fuera cosa tuya tell him as if it were your idea

esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o idea

¡qué va a ser peligroso! eso son cosas de ella of course it isn't dangerous! that's just one of her funny notions o ideas

2

(comportamiento típico): no te preocupes, son cosas de niños don't worry, children are like that o do things like that

E

(incumbencia): no te metas, no es cosa tuya stay out of it, it's none of your business

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it

eso es cosa de mujeres that's women's work

déjalo que se vista como quiera, eso es cosa suya let him wear what he wants, it's up to him o that's his business

F ( euf) (pene) thing ( euph)

G ( Col arg) (marihuana) grass

H

(en locuciones): cosa de ( AmS fam); to, so as to

me fui a dormir cosa de olvidarme I went to bed (so as) to forget about it

cosa que ( AmS fam); so that

lo anotaré aquí, cosa que no se me olvide I'll jot it down here so (that) I don't forget

no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case it rains

átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away

mejor vamos ahora, no sea cosa que nos quedemos sin entradas we'd better go now, we don't want to get there and find there are no tickets left

igual cosa ( Chi): tuvo un hijo varón, igual cosa su hermana she had a baby boy, and so did her sister o just like her sister

o cosa así or so

dos horas/diez toneladas o cosa así two hours/ten tons or so

cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time

como quien no quiere la cosa: menciónaselo como quien no quiere la cosa mention it to him casually o in passing, just slip it into the conversation

como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened

le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless

cosa de … ( fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes

es cosa de esperar, nada más it's just a question o a matter of time, that's all

hace cosa de cuatro años que murió it's about o it's some four years since he died

no está muy lejos, cosa de dos kilómetros it's not very far, about two kilometers

cosa fina ( Esp fam): los trenes en este país son cosa fina the trains in this country are really something o are something else ( colloq)

nos divertimos cosa fina we had a whale of a time ( colloq)

darle cosa a algn ( fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny

me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money

decirle a algn un par de or cuatro cosas ( fam); to tell sb a thing or two

decir una cosa por otra to say one thing but mean another

gran cosa ( fam): la comida no fue gran cosa the food was nothing to write home about o nothing special ( colloq)

su novio/la película no es or vale gran cosa her boyfriend/the movie is no great shakes ( colloq)

poca cosa: es un niño delgado y poquita cosa he's a thin child, not much to look at

ella tan brillante y él tan poca cosa she's so brilliant and he's so mediocre, she's so brilliant but he's not up to much o he's pretty run-of-the-mill ( colloq)

le dejó algo de dinero, pero poca cosa she left him some money, but not a vast amount o not much

un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her

poner las cosas en su sitio or lugar to put o set the record straight

ser cosa hecha (CS); to be a foregone conclusion

ser/parecer otra cosa: ¡esto es otra cosa!, ahora si que se oye bien this is much better! o this is more like it! you can hear it really well now

con ese nuevo peinado ya parece otra cosa with her new hairstyle she looks a new woman

¡eso es otra cosa! si tú invitas sí que voy ah, that's different! o ( colloq) that's another kettle of fish! if you're paying, I will go

las cosas claras y el chocolate espeso I like to know where I stand

las cosas de palacio van despacio these things take time ( gen referring to bureaucracy)

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Del verbo coser: ( conjugate coser)

cosa es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
cosa
coser
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) thing;
◊ cualquier cosa anything;

¿alguna otra cosa? anything else?;
pon cada cosa en su lugar put everything in its place;
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) … what with one thing and another …;
¡qué cosas dices! really, what a thing to say!;
dime una cosa … tell me something …;
tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you;
fue cosa fácil it was easy;
se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing;
si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir if you can't come for any reason;
por una cosa o por otra for one reason or another;
esto no es cosa de risa/broma this is no laughing matter/no joke
2
◊ cosas sustantivo femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl);

mis cosas de deporte my sports things
3 (situación, suceso):
◊ así están las cosas that's how things are o stand;

la cosa se pone fea things are starting to get unpleasant;
¿cómo (te) van las cosas? how are things?;
son cosas de la vida that's life!;
¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!
4
a) (fam) ( ocurrencia):

◊ ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!;

esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o idea
b) ( comportamiento típico):

◊ son cosas de niños children are like that;

son cosas de Ana that's one of Ana's little ways
5 ( asunto):
◊ no es cosa tuya it's none of your business;

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it
6 ( en locs)
◊ cosa de (AmS fam) so as to;

cosa de terminarlo so as to finish it;
cosa que (AmS fam) so that;
cosa que no me olvide so that I don't forget;
no sea cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case;
átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away;
ser cosa de … (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes;
es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go
coser ( conjugate coser) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ dobladillo› to sew;

‹ botón› to sew on;
‹ agujero› to sew (up);
◊ cóselo a máquina sew it on the machine

b) ‹ herida› to stitch

verbo intransitivo
to sew
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 thing: no hay otra cosa que comer, there's nothing else to eat
2 (asunto) matter, business: es cosa mía, that's my business
eso es otra cosa, that's different
no hay cosa más importante que tu felicidad, there is nothing more important than your happiness
2 cosas, (asuntos) affairs
cosas de chiquillos, kids' stuff
cosas de mayores, grown-up stuff
¡cosas de la vida!, that's life!
3 (ocurrencias) ¡qué cosas tienes!, what a weird idea!
♦ Locuciones: el apartamento no es gran cosa, the apartment is not up to much
lo que son las cosas, would you believe it
no he visto cosa igual, I've never seen anything like it
decir cuatro cosas, to tell a few home truths
ser cosa de, to be a matter of: es cosa de tener paciencia, it's a matter of patience
(como) cosa de, about: hace (como) cosa de una hora, about an hour ago
coser verbo transitivo
1 to sew
2 Med to stitch up
♦ Locuciones: familiar es coser y cantar, it's a piece of cake
' cosa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absurda
- absurdo
- arder
- bicoca
- carroña
- chisme
- chollo
- como
- conformarse
- consigo
- cual
- cualquier
- cualquiera
- cuidada
- cuidado
- cuya
- cuyo
- debilidad
- dejar
- él
- ella
- esmerada
- esmerado
- exquisitez
- frivolidad
- indemne
- la
- le
- limitarse
- mamarrachada
- más
- menuda
- menudo
- mía
- mío
- muchachada
- nada
- niñería
- novedad
- pedir
- pegajosa
- pegajoso
- pegote
- pillar
- plantar
- preciosidad
- preguntar
- presidir
- prodigio
- propia
English:
absence
- annoyance
- anything
- arrival
- article
- attraction
- available
- awkward
- blissful
- bore
- brittle
- bulk
- certainty
- clip
- clumsy
- come across
- commonplace
- compromise
- confuse
- connection
- convenient
- dead wood
- deficiency
- defunct
- demise
- discreet
- disposable
- ditch
- drag
- dream
- else
- escape
- fall off
- film
- get back
- gullible
- helpful
- hulk
- invention
- joke
- laugh
- lemon
- liable
- lodge
- love
- lust
- misplaced
- more
- necessity
- need

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cosa

♦ nf

1. [objeto, idea] thing;

comprar unas cosas en el mercado to buy a few things at the market;

alguna cosa anything;

¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?;

¿quiere usted alguna otra cosa o [m5] alguna cosa más? do you want anything else?;

cualquier cosa anything;

venden recuerdos, postales y cosas así they sell souvenirs, postcards and so on o and the like;

una cosa, ¿podrías venir mañana? by the way, could you come tomorrow?;

escucha, una cosa, ¿por qué no te quedas esta noche? listen, I've an idea, why don't you stay here tonight?;

tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you;

dime una cosa, ¿qué opinas de ella? tell me (something), what do you think of her?;

es la cosa más natural del mundo it's the most natural thing in the world, it's completely normal;

¡esas cosas no se dicen! you mustn't say things like that!;

¡esas cosas no se hacen! it just isn't done!;

este vino es cosa fina this wine is good stuff;

¡habráse visto cosa igual! have you ever seen the like of it!;

fue una cosa nunca vista it was really out of the ordinary;

no hay tal cosa on the contrary;

¡qué cosa! how strange!;

¡qué cosa más o [m5] tan extraña! how strange!;

no te preocupes, no es gran cosa don't worry, it's not important o it's no big deal;

este cuadro no vale gran cosa this painting isn't up to much;

te han dejado poca cosa they haven't left you much, they've hardly left you anything;

un bocadillo es poca cosa para un chico tan voraz como él a sandwich is very little for a hungry boy like him;

nos hemos comprado un apartamento, muy poquita cosa we've bought Br a flat o US an apartment, but it's nothing fancy;

es guapo, pero muy poquita cosa he's good-looking, but he hasn't got much of a body;

Comp

decir cuatro cosas a alguien: cuando lo vea le voy a decir cuatro cosas when I next see him I'm going to give him a piece of my mind;

Comp

llamar a las cosas por su nombre [hablar sin rodeos] to call a spade a spade;

llamemos a las cosas por su nombre,… let's be honest about it,…

2. [asunto]
tengo muchas cosas que hacer I've got a lot (of things) to do;

entre unas cosas y otras what with one thing and another;

por unas cosas o por otras, no nos quedó tiempo de escribirte for one reason or another we didn't have time to write to you;

la cosa es que ahora no quiere firmar el contrato the thing is she doesn't want to sign the contract any more;

está muy enfadada, y la cosa no es para menos, le han robado el coche she's very angry and with good reason, she's had her car stolen;

cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time;

no me preguntes por qué no queda comida, es cosa de los niños don't ask me why there's no food left, ask the children;

esto es cosa de magia, estoy seguro de que ayer lo dejé aquí this is most strange, I could swear I left it here yesterday;

no es cosa de risa it's no laughing matter;

eso de cambiar de trabajo es cosa de pensárselo changing jobs is something you need to think about carefully;

es cosa de tener paciencia it's a question of being patient;

no era cosa de presentarse sin avisar you couldn't just turn up without warning;

con el ambiente de seriedad que había, no era cosa de contar un chiste given the seriousness of the atmosphere, it was neither the time nor the place to tell a joke;

eso es cosa mía that's my affair o business;

no te metas en la discusión, que no es cosa tuya you keep out of the argument, it's none of your business;

eso es cosa fácil that's easy;

convencerle no será cosa fácil it won't be easy o it'll be no easy task to convince him;

esto es cosa seria this is a serious matter;

eso es otra cosa that's another matter;

¡eso es otra cosa!, esa camisa te sienta mucho mejor that's more like it, that shirt suits you much better!

3. [situación]
las cosas no van muy bien últimamente things haven't been going very well recently;

…y así es como están las cosas …and that's how things are at the moment;

¿cómo van las cosas? how are o how's things?;

estas cosas no pasarían si fuéramos más cuidadosos these things wouldn't happen if we were more careful;

Comp
Fam
la cosa se pone fea things are getting ugly, there's trouble brewing;

Comp
Fam
la cosa está que arde things are reaching boiling point

Comp
Fam
las cosas de palacio van despacio these things usually take some time;

4. [ocurrencia] funny remark;

se le ocurren cosas graciosísimas she comes out with some really funny stuff o remarks;

¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!

5. [comportamiento]
son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies;

no les riñas, son cosas de niños don't tell them off, children are like that;

tenemos que aceptar su muerte, son cosas de la vida we have to accept her death, it's one of those things (that happen)

6. [en frases negativas] [nada]
no hay cosa peor que la hipocresía there's nothing worse than hypocrisy;

no hay cosa que me reviente más que su falta de interés there's nothing (that) annoys me more than her lack of interest, what annoys me most is her lack of interest

7. Fam [reparo]
me da cosa decírselo I'm a bit uneasy about telling him;

el olor a hospital me da cosa the smell of hospitals makes me feel uneasy

8. Méx [genitales] packet, Br lunchbox

9. Comp

o cosa así: [m5] tendrá treinta años o cosa así he must be thirty or thereabouts;

(como) cosa de [aproximadamente] about;

tardará (como) cosa de tres semanas it'll take about three weeks;

a cosa hecha: se presentó al examen a cosa hecha he took o Br sat the exam convinced he would pass;

hacer algo como quien no quiere la cosa [disimuladamente] to do sth innocently;
[sin querer] to do sth almost without realizing it;
como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;

ser cosa de oír/ver: las declaraciones del ganador son cosa de oír the winner's remarks are worth hearing;

esta exposición es cosa de ver this exhibition is really worth seeing;
Esp Fam
cosa mala: me apetece ver esa película cosa mala I'm dying to see that movie o Br film, Br I want to see that film something chronic;

está lloviendo cosa mala it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;

me gusta cosa mala I fancy the pants off her, Br I fancy her something chronic;
Fam
a otra cosa, mariposa that's enough about that, let's change the subject;

es cosa rara que se equivoque it's very rare for her to make a mistake;

no ha llegado todavía, cosa rara porque siempre es muy puntual he hasn't arrived yet, which is strange, as he's usually very punctual;

ni cosa que se le parezca nor anything of the kind;

no sea cosa que: ten cuidado, no sea cosa que te vayas a caer be careful or you'll fall;

se lo diré yo, no sea cosa que se vaya a enterar por otra persona I'll tell him because I wouldn't want him to find out from somebody else;

no ser cosa del otro mundo o [m5] del otro jueves to be nothing special;
Fam
las cosas claras y el chocolate espeso stop beating around the bush, tell me things as they are;

las cosas como son, nunca vas a aprobar ese examen let's face it, you're never going to pass that exam;

¡lo que son las cosas! it's a funny old world!;

♦ cosas nfpl
[pertenencias, utensilios] things;
tras su muerte, metieron sus cosas en un baúl after his death, they put his things o belongings in a trunk;

¿dónde guardas las cosas de pescar? where do you keep your fishing things o tackle?

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cosa

f thing;

¿sabes una cosa? do you know something?;

alguna cosa something;

ser cosa fina be really something fam, be something else fam ;

son cosas que pasan these things happen;

son cosas de la vida that’s life;

entre otras cosas among other things;

como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;

decir a alguien cuatro cosas give s.o. a piece of one’s mind;

eso es otra cosa that’s another matter;

¿qué pasa? – poca cosa what’s new? – nothing much;

cosa de about;

hace cosa de un año about a year ago;

le dijo que había ganado la lotería como quien no quiere la cosa he told her that he had won the lottery as though it happened to him every day;

este pintor no es gran cosa he’s not much of a painter;

no hay tal cosa there’s no such thing;

¡qué cosa! that’s odd o strange!;

lo que son las cosas well, well!, imagine that!;

cosa rara oddly enough, strangely enough;

son cosas de Juan that’s typical of Juan, that’s Juan all over

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cosa nf

1) : thing, object

2) : matter, affair

3)

otra cosa : anything else, something else

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cosa n

1. (en general) thing

pon tus cosas aquí dentro put your things in here

trata a las personas como si fueran cosas he treats people as though they were things

2. (algo) something

¿quieres comer alguna cosa? do you want something to eat?

tengo que comprar una cosa I've got to buy something

3. (nada) nothing

no hay cosa que me moleste más que tener que esperar nothing annoys me more than having to wait

4. (asunto) affair / matter

¡no te metas en mis cosas! don't interfere in my affairs!

cosa de about

lo hice en cosa de diez minutos I did it in about ten minutes

no ser gran cosa to be nothing much / not to be important

Spanish-English dictionary > cosa
12 querer

m.

love.

v.

1 to want.

quiero una bicicleta I want a bicycle

¿quieren ustedes algo más? would you like anything else?

haz lo que quieras do what you want o like, do as you please o like

querer que alguien haga algo to want somebody to do something

quiero que lo hagas tú I want you to do it

queremos que las cosas te vayan bien we want things to go well for you

quisiera hacerlo, pero… I'd like to do it, but…

¡qué quieres que haga! what am I supposed to do?

qué quieres que te diga, a mí me parece caro to be honest, it seems expensive to me, what can I say? it seems expensive to me

ven cuando quieras come whenever you like o want

no me voy porque no quiero I'm not going because I don't want to

queriendo on purpose

sin querer accidentally

querer decir to mean

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

querer es poder where there's a will there's a way

Quiero paz I want peace.

Quiero un taxi I need a taxi.

2 to love.

te quiero I love you

Yo quiero a mi esposo I love my husband.

3 to want to, to be willing to, to desire to, to have a desire to.

Quiero estudiar I want to study.

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QUERER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

quiero, quieres, quiere, queremos, queréis, quieren.

Past Indicative

quise, quisiste, quiso, quisimos, quisisteis, quisieron.

Future Indicative

querré, querrás, querrá, querremos, querréis, querrán.

Conditional

querría, querrías, querría, querríamos, querríais, querrían.

Present Subjunctive

quiera, quieras, quiera, queramos, queráis, quieran.

Imperfect Subjunctive

quisiera, quisieras, quisiera, quisiéramos, quisierais, quisieran;

quisiese, quisieses, quisiese, quisiésemos, quisieseis, quisiesen.

Future Subjunctive

quisiere, quisieres, quisiere, quisiéremos, quisiereis, quisieren.

Imperative

quiere (tú), quiera (él/Vd.), queramos (nos.), quered (vos.), quieran (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to want

2) love

3) like

•

- querer decir

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Para la expresión querer decir, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) [a una persona] (=amar) to love; (=apreciar) to like

¡te quiero! — I love you!

quiero mucho a mis abuelos — I love my grandparents very much

no estoy enamorado, pero la quiero mucho — I'm not in love with her, but I'm very fond of her

la quiero con locura — I'm madly in love with her

me quiere... no me quiere — [deshojando una margarita] she loves me... she loves me not

en la oficina lo quieren mucho — he is well liked at the office

• querer [bien] a algn — to want the best for sb

• [hacerse] querer por algn — to endear o.s. to sb

• querer [mal] a algn — to wish sb ill

- ¡por lo que más quieras!

- querer a algn como a la niña de sus ojos

la quiere como a la niña de sus ojos — she's the apple of his eye, he dotes on her

2) (=desear)

a) [+ objeto] to want

¿cuál quieres? — which one do you want?

¿qué más quieres? — (lit) what else do you want?; iró what more do you want?

hace lo que quiere — she does what she wants {o} as she pleases

se lo di, pero no lo quiso — I gave it to him, but he didn't want (to take) it

¡lo que quieras! — as you wish!, have it your own way!

¿quieres un café? — would you like some coffee?

• querer [pelea] — to be looking for trouble

• [todo] lo que tú quieras, será muy feo y todo lo que tú quieras, pero es muy buena persona — he may be ugly and all that, but he's a very nice person

b) + infin to want

querer hacer algo — to want to do sth

quiere ser ingeniero — he wants to be an engineer

lleva días que no quiere comer — she's been off her food for several days

¿qué quieres comer hoy? — what would you like for dinner today?

no quiso pagar — he refused to pay, he wouldn't pay

ha querido quedarse en casa — he preferred to stay at home

c)

• querer [que] algn haga algo — to want sb to do sth

no quiero que vayas — I don't want you to go

el destino quiso que volvieran a verse — fate decreed that they should see each other again

la tradición quiere que... — tradition has it that...

este quiere que le rompan la cabeza — * this guy is asking to get his head kicked in *

¿quieres que me crea que tú solo te has bebido todo el whisky? — are you asking me to believe that you drank all the whisky by yourself?

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

• ¿qué quieres que le [haga]?, si se va por ahí sin hacer caso, ¿qué quieres que le haga? — if he goes off without taking any notice, what am I supposed to do {o} what can I do about it?

si estudio y no apruebo, ¿qué quieres que le haga? — if I study and still don't pass, what can I do?

• ¡[qué más] quisiera yo! — if only I could!

¿qué más quisiera yo que ver juntos a mis hijos? — what more could I wish for {o} want than to see my children together?

3) (=tener intención de)
+ infin
no quería hacerte daño — I didn't mean to hurt you

al querer abrir la botella, saltó el tapón — the cork exploded while she was trying to open the bottle

quiso hacerlo pero no pudo — he tried to do it but he couldn't

4) [pidiendo algo]

quería dos kilos de patatas, por favor — I'd like two kilos of potatoes, please, could I have two kilos of potatoes, please?

¿quieres darme tu nueva dirección? — would {o} could you give me your new address?

¿querría participar en nuestra oferta? — would you like to take advantage of our offer?

¿cuánto quieren por el coche? — what are they asking for the car?, how much do they want for the car?

5) (=requerir)

¿para qué me querrá? — I wonder what he wants me for?, what can he want me for?

el traje quiere un sombrero ancho — that dress needs a big hat to go with it

6) [uso impersonal]

quería amanecer — dawn was about to break

quiere llover — it looks like rain

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=desear)

¿quieres? — [ofreciendo algo] do you want some?, would you like some?

lo hago porque quiero — I do it because I want to

-¿quieres casarte conmigo? -sí, quiero — "will you marry me?" - "yes, I will"

-¿puedes enviar tú el correo? -como usted quiera — "could you take the post?" - "as you wish"

mientras el jefe no quiera, no hay nada que hacer — as long as the boss is opposed, there's nothing to be done {o} nothing we can do about it

• ven [cuando] quieras — come whenever you like

como quiere —

¡está como quiere! — Esp ** she's a bit of all right! **

tiene tanto dinero que vive como quiere — he's so rich he can live as he pleases

- quiera o no

quieras o no, eso cambiará nuestras vidas — whether you like it or not, that's going to change our lives

con el cambio de trabajo, quieras que no, se ha animado un poco — you may agree or disagree, but the fact is he's perked up a bit since he changed jobs

- querer es poder

2) (=tener intención)

lo hizo queriendo — he did it deliberately {o} on purpose

lo hizo sin querer — he didn't mean to do it, he did it inadvertently

3)

como quiera que — = comoquiera

donde quiera que — = dondequiera

3.

See:

quererse

4.

SUSTANTIVO MASCULINO

cosas del querer — affairs of the heart

dimitieron por culpa de algún querer — they resigned because of love affairs

tener querer a — to be fond of

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I
masculino love

las penas del querer — the pangs of love
II 1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) ( amar) to love

se hace querer — she/he endears herself/himself to people

sus alumnos lo quieren mucho — his pupils are very fond of him

me quiere, no me quiere — ( al deshojar una margarita) she loves me, she loves me not

por lo que más quieras! — for pity's sake!, for God's sake!

querer bien a alguien — to be fond of somebody

querer mal a alguien — to have it in for somebody (colloq)

quien bien te quiere te hará llorar — sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind

Sentido II

2)

a) (expresando deseo, intención, voluntad)

quiero una casa más grande — I want a bigger house

no sabe lo que quiere — she doesn't know what she wants

quisiera una cerveza/habitación doble — I'd like a beer/double room

haz lo que quieras — do as you like

¿qué más quieres? — what more do you want?

hazlo cuando/como quieras — do it whenever/however you like

quiera o no quiera — whether she/he likes it or not

iba a hacerlo pero él no quiso — I was going to do it but he didn't want me to

será muy listo y todo lo que tú quieras, pero... — he may be very smart and all that, but...

tráemelo mañana ¿quieres? — bring it tomorrow, will you?

no quiero — I don't want to

querer + INF — to want to + inf

quiero ir — I want to go

quisiera reservar una mesa — I'd like to book a table

quisiera poder ayudarte — I wish I could help you

ya quisiera yo estar en su lugar! — I'd change places with him any day!

no quiso comer nada — she wouldn't eat anything

querer QUE alguien+ SUBJ — to want somebody to + inf

quiero que estudies más — I want you to study harder

¿y qué querías que hiciera? — so what did you expect me to do o what was I supposed to do?

qué quieres que te diga...! — quite honestly o frankly...

qué quieres que (le) haga! — what can you do?

querer es poder — where there's a will there's a way

b) ( al ofrecer algo)

¿quieres un café/algo de beber? — would you like o (less frml) do you want a coffee/something to drink?

c) ( introduciendo un ruego)

querer + INF: ¿quieres pasarme el pan? could you pass me the bread, please?; ¿querrías hacerme un favor? would you mind doing me a favor?; ¿te quieres callar? — be quiet, will you?

3) (en locs)

como quiera que — ( de cualquier manera que) however

como quiera que haya sido... — whatever happened o it doesn't matter what happened...

como quiera que se mire — whichever way you look at it

cuando quiera que — whenever

donde quiera que — wherever

queriendo: lo hizo queriendo she/he did it on purpose o deliberately; sin querer accidentally; perdona, fue sin querer sorry, it was an accident o I didn't mean to; querer decir to mean; ¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?; está como quiere! — (Esp, Méx fam) (es muy guapo, guapa) he's/she's hot stuff! (colloq); ( tiene mucha suerte) some people have got it made (colloq)

4) ( como precio)

querer algo POR algo: ¿cuánto quieres por el coche? — how much do you want o are you asking for the car?

5) ( referido a cosas inanimadas)

el coche no quiere arrancar — the car won't start

el destino así lo quiso — it was destined to be

parece que quiere llover — it looks as if it's going to rain
2.
quererse v pron (recípr)

se quieren mucho — they love each other very much

se quieren como hermanos — they're so close, they're like brothers

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= want, be after, wanna [want to].

Nota: Contracción de want to usada en el lenguaje coloquial.

Ex. On other occasions a user wants every document or piece of information on a topic traced, and then high recall must be sought, to the detriment of precision.

Ex. Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.

Ex. When McCall finished his book by saying, 'It makes me wanna holler and throw up my hands,' he almost described my reaction perfectly.

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* ¡Dios no lo quiera! = God forbid.

* cuantas veces se quiera = any number of times.

* cuantos + Nombre + se quiera = any number of + Nombre.

* dos no se pelean si uno no quiere = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.

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

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

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

* hacer lo que Uno quiera = get away with + murder.

* hacerse querer = endear.

* ¡No, por lo que más quieras! = Not on your life!.

* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.

* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.

* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.

* no queriendo + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.

* ¡Por lo que más quieras! = for God's sake.

* que quiere(n) = of + Posesivo + choosing, of + Posesivo + choice.

* queramos o no = like it or not, like them or not.

* querer decir = mean.

* querer el oro y el moro = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.

* querer es poder = where there's a will there's a way.

* quererlo todo = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.

* querer tenerlo todo = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.

* querer tetas y sopas = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.

* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.

* quien quiera peces que se moje el culo = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* quiera Dios que = God willing.

* si Dios quiere = God willing.

* siempre querer más = enough + be + not/never + enough.

* sin querer = involuntarily, unwilling, by accident, accidentally, unintentionally, unwantedly.

* sin querer + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.

* sin quererlo = unwantedly.

* si se quiere que + Nombre + sea = if + Nombre + be + to be.

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I
masculino love

las penas del querer — the pangs of love
II 1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) ( amar) to love

se hace querer — she/he endears herself/himself to people

sus alumnos lo quieren mucho — his pupils are very fond of him

me quiere, no me quiere — ( al deshojar una margarita) she loves me, she loves me not

por lo que más quieras! — for pity's sake!, for God's sake!

querer bien a alguien — to be fond of somebody

querer mal a alguien — to have it in for somebody (colloq)

quien bien te quiere te hará llorar — sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind

Sentido II

2)

a) (expresando deseo, intención, voluntad)

quiero una casa más grande — I want a bigger house

no sabe lo que quiere — she doesn't know what she wants

quisiera una cerveza/habitación doble — I'd like a beer/double room

haz lo que quieras — do as you like

¿qué más quieres? — what more do you want?

hazlo cuando/como quieras — do it whenever/however you like

quiera o no quiera — whether she/he likes it or not

iba a hacerlo pero él no quiso — I was going to do it but he didn't want me to

será muy listo y todo lo que tú quieras, pero... — he may be very smart and all that, but...

tráemelo mañana ¿quieres? — bring it tomorrow, will you?

no quiero — I don't want to

querer + INF — to want to + inf

quiero ir — I want to go

quisiera reservar una mesa — I'd like to book a table

quisiera poder ayudarte — I wish I could help you

ya quisiera yo estar en su lugar! — I'd change places with him any day!

no quiso comer nada — she wouldn't eat anything

querer QUE alguien+ SUBJ — to want somebody to + inf

quiero que estudies más — I want you to study harder

¿y qué querías que hiciera? — so what did you expect me to do o what was I supposed to do?

qué quieres que te diga...! — quite honestly o frankly...

qué quieres que (le) haga! — what can you do?

querer es poder — where there's a will there's a way

b) ( al ofrecer algo)

¿quieres un café/algo de beber? — would you like o (less frml) do you want a coffee/something to drink?

c) ( introduciendo un ruego)

querer + INF: ¿quieres pasarme el pan? could you pass me the bread, please?; ¿querrías hacerme un favor? would you mind doing me a favor?; ¿te quieres callar? — be quiet, will you?

3) (en locs)

como quiera que — ( de cualquier manera que) however

como quiera que haya sido... — whatever happened o it doesn't matter what happened...

como quiera que se mire — whichever way you look at it

cuando quiera que — whenever

donde quiera que — wherever

queriendo: lo hizo queriendo she/he did it on purpose o deliberately; sin querer accidentally; perdona, fue sin querer sorry, it was an accident o I didn't mean to; querer decir to mean; ¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?; está como quiere! — (Esp, Méx fam) (es muy guapo, guapa) he's/she's hot stuff! (colloq); ( tiene mucha suerte) some people have got it made (colloq)

4) ( como precio)

querer algo POR algo: ¿cuánto quieres por el coche? — how much do you want o are you asking for the car?

5) ( referido a cosas inanimadas)

el coche no quiere arrancar — the car won't start

el destino así lo quiso — it was destined to be

parece que quiere llover — it looks as if it's going to rain
2.
quererse v pron (recípr)

se quieren mucho — they love each other very much

se quieren como hermanos — they're so close, they're like brothers

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= want, be after, wanna [want to].

Nota: Contracción de want to usada en el lenguaje coloquial.

Ex: On other occasions a user wants every document or piece of information on a topic traced, and then high recall must be sought, to the detriment of precision.

Ex: Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.

Ex: When McCall finished his book by saying, 'It makes me wanna holler and throw up my hands,' he almost described my reaction perfectly.

* ¡Dios no lo quiera! = God forbid.

* cuantas veces se quiera = any number of times.

* cuantos + Nombre + se quiera = any number of + Nombre.

* dos no se pelean si uno no quiere = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.

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

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

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

* hacer lo que Uno quiera = get away with + murder.

* hacerse querer = endear.

* ¡No, por lo que más quieras! = Not on your life!.

* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.

* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.

* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.

* no queriendo + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.

* ¡Por lo que más quieras! = for God's sake.

* que quiere(n) = of + Posesivo + choosing, of + Posesivo + choice.

* queramos o no = like it or not, like them or not.

* querer decir = mean.

* querer el oro y el moro = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.

* querer es poder = where there's a will there's a way.

* quererlo todo = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.

* querer tenerlo todo = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.

* querer tetas y sopas = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.

* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta = no pain, no gain.

* quien quiera peces que se moje el culo = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* quiera Dios que = God willing.

* si Dios quiere = God willing.

* siempre querer más = enough + be + not/never + enough.

* sin querer = involuntarily, unwilling, by accident, accidentally, unintentionally, unwantedly.

* sin querer + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.

* sin quererlo = unwantedly.

* si se quiere que + Nombre + sea = if + Nombre + be + to be.

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querer¹

masculine

love

sufre por culpa de un querer he is suffering because of an unhappy love affair

las penas del querer the pangs of love

¡niña de mi querer! my dear child!

querer² [ E24 ]

vt

A (amar) to love

me gusta, pero no lo quiero I like him, but I don't love him o I'm not in love with him

quiere mucho a sus sobrinos/su país he loves his nephews/his country very much

quiere con locura a su nieta she absolutely dotes on her granddaughter

es una persona que se hace querer he's the sort of person who endears himself to you

sus alumnos lo quieren mucho his pupils are very fond of him, he's well liked by his pupils

me quiere, no me quiere (al deshojar una margarita) she loves me, she loves me not

¡por lo que más quieras! ¡no me abandones! for pity's sake o for God's sake! don't leave me!

¡Antonio, por lo que más quieras! ¡baja el volumen! Antonio, turn the volume down, for heaven's sake o for goodness sake!

querer bien a algn to be fond of sb, care about sb

querer mal a algn to have it in for sb ( colloq)

quien bien te quiere te hará llorar sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind

B

1

(expresando deseo, intención, voluntad): quiere un tren para su cumpleaños he wants a train for his birthday

¿que querían, chicas? can I help you, girls?, what can I do for you, girls?

quería un kilo de uvas I'd like a kilo of grapes

quisiera una habitación doble I'd like a double room

no sabe lo que quiere she doesn't know what she wants

haz lo que quieras do as you like, do as you please

¿qué más quieres? what more do you want?

¿cuándo/cómo lo podemos hacer? — cuando/como tú quieras when/how can we do it? — whenever/however you like o any time/any way you like

¿nos vemos a las siete? — como quieras shall we meet at seven? — if you like

quiera o no quiera, tendrá que hacerlo he'll have to do it, whether he likes it or not

iba a llamar al médico pero él no quiso I was going to call the doctor but he wouldn't let me o he said no

¿quieres por esposo a Diego Sosa Díaz? — sí, quiero will/do you take Diego Sosa Díaz to be your lawfully wedded husband? — I will/do

¿qué querrán esta vez? I wonder what they want this time

será muy listo y todo lo que tú quieras, pero es insoportable he may be very smart and all that, but personally I can't stand him

tráemelo mañana ¿quieres? bring it tomorrow, will you?

dejemos esto para otro día ¿quieres? let's leave this for another day, shall we o can we?

querer + INF to want to + INF

¿quiere usted hacer algún comentario? do you want to o ( frml) do you wish to make any comment?

no sé si querrá hacerlo I don't know if she'll want to do it o if she'll do it

hacía tiempo que quería decírselo I'd been meaning/wanting to tell him for some time

quisiera reservar una mesa para dos I'd like to book a table for two

quisiera poder ayudarte I wish I could help you

¡ya quisiera yo estar en su lugar! I'd change places with him any day!

no creo que quiera prestártelo I don't think she'll (be willing to) lend it to you

cuando se quiera dar cuenta será demasiado tarde by the time he realizes it'll be too late

nosotros nos fuimos temprano pero él quiso quedarse we left early but he stayed/decided to stay/ wanted to stay/chose to stay

no quiso escuchar razones he wouldn't listen to reason

no quiso comer nada she wouldn't eat anything, she refused to eat anything

quería hacerlo sola pero no habría podido she wanted to do it on her own but she wouldn't have been able to

quiso hacerlo sola pero no pudo she tried to do it on her own but she couldn't

querer QUE algn/algo + SUBJ to want sb/sth to + INF

quisiera que alguien me explicara por qué could someone please explain why?

¿qué quieres que traiga? what do you want o what would you like me to bring?

¿por qué lo dejaste entrar? — ¿qué querías que hiciera? why did you let him in? — what did you expect me to do o what was I supposed to do?

quiso que nos quedáramos a cenar y no tuvimos más remedio she insisted we stay for dinner and we couldn't say no o we couldn't refuse

¿tú quieres que acabemos en la cárcel? do you want us to end up in jail?, are you trying to get us put in jail?

la etiqueta quiere que uno lleve sombrero etiquette requires one to wear a hat

su teoría quiere que … his theory has it that …

querer es poder where there's a will there's a way

2 ( en locs):

como quiera que (de cualquier manera que) however;

(ya que, como) ( liter) since

como quiera que haya sido, creo que deberías disculparte whatever happened o it doesn't matter what happened, I still think you should apologize

cuando quiera que whenever

donde quiera que wherever

¡qué quieres que te diga …! quite honestly o frankly …

¡qué quieres que (le) haga! what can you do?

ya sé que no debería fumar, pero no puedo dejarlo ¡qué quieres que le haga! I know I shouldn't smoke but well, what can you do? I can't give up

quieras que no ( fam): quieras que no, ha ido mejorando desde que fue al curandero believe it or not, she's been getting better ever since she went to see that faith healer

la decisión, quieras que no, nos va a afectar a todos whether we like it or not, the decision is going to affect us all, there's no getting away from the fact that the decision is going to affect us all

quieras que no, yo he notado la diferencia I have to say o admit that it's made a difference

el quiero y no puedo: con ese quiero y no puedo inspiran hasta lástima it's rather pathetic how they're always trying to be something they aren't

¡está como quiere! (Esp, Méx fam); (es muy guapo, guapa) he's/she's hot stuff! ( colloq), he's/she's a bit of all right! ( BrE colloq); (tiene mucha suerte) some people have got it made ( colloq)

3

(al ofrecer algo): ¿quieres algo de beber? would you like o ( less frml) do you want something to drink?

4 (introduciendo un pedido) querer + INF:

¿quieres pasarme el pan? could you pass me the bread, please?

¿querrías hacerme un favor? would you mind doing me a favor?

¿te quieres callar? will you be quiet?, be quiet, will you?

¿quieres hacerme el favor de no interrumpirme? would you please stop interrupting me?

¿quieres decirme qué has hecho con mi abrigo? would you mind telling me what you've done with my coat?

5 (como precio) querer algo POR algo:

¿cuánto quieres por el coche? how much do you want o are you asking for the car?

6

queriendo/sin querer: estoy segura de que lo hizo queriendo I'm sure he did it on purpose o deliberately

perdona, fue sin querer sorry, it was an accident o I didn't mean to

no te pongas así, lo hizo sin querer don't be like that, he didn't do it deliberately o on purpose

7

querer decir to mean

¿qué quiere decir `democracia'? what does `democracy' mean?

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

8

(referido a cosas inanimadas): el coche no quiere arrancar the car won't start

el destino quiso que se volvieran a encontrar they were destined to meet again

parece que quiere llover/nevar it looks as if it's going to rain/snow, it looks like rain/snow

hace horas que quiere salir el sol the sun's been trying to break through for hours

■ quererse

v pron

( recípr):

se quieren como hermanos they're like brothers

hombre, si se quieren ¿por qué no han de casarse? well, if they love each other, why shouldn't they get married?

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querer ( conjugate querer) verbo transitivo ( amar) to love;
◊ te querré siempre I'll always love you;

sus alumnos lo quieren mucho his pupils are very fond of him;
¡por lo que más quieras! for pity's sake!, for God's sake!
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a) (expresando deseo, intención, voluntad):

◊ no sabe lo que quiere she doesn't know what she wants;

quisiera una habitación doble I'd like a double room;
¿qué más quieres? what more do you want?;
hazlo cuando/como quieras do it whenever/however you like;
iba a hacerlo pero él no quiso I was going to do it but he didn't want me to;
tráemelo mañana ¿quieres? bring it tomorrow, will you?;
no quiero I don't want to;
quiero ir I want to go;
quisiera reservar una mesa I'd like to book a table;
quisiera poder ayudarte I wish I could help you;
no quiso comer nada she wouldn't eat anything;
quiero que estudies más I want you to study harder;
¡qué quieres que te diga …! quite honestly o frankly …;
el destino así lo quiso it was destined to be;
querer es poder where there's a will there's a way
b) ( al ofrecer algo):

◊ ¿quieres un café? would you like a coffee?;

( menos formal) do you want a coffee?
c) ( introduciendo un pedido):

◊ ¿querrías hacerme un favor? could you do me a favor?;

¿te quieres callar? be quiet, will you?
2 ( en locs)
◊ cuando quiera que whenever;

donde quiera que wherever;
queriendo ( adrede) on purpose, deliberately;
sin querer accidentally;
fue sin querer it was an accident;
querer decir to mean;
¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that?
3 ( como precio):
◊ ¿cuánto quieres por el coche? how much do you want o are you asking for the car?

quererse verbo pronominal ( recípr):
◊ se quieren mucho they love each other very much

querer
I verbo transitivo
1 (a alguien) to love
2 (algo) to want, wish ➣ Ver nota en want
3 (intención, ruego, ofrecimiento) to like: ¿quieres otra taza de té?, would you like another cup of tea?
¿quieres callarte?, will you shut up?
II sustantivo masculino love, affection
♦ Locuciones: quieras o no, tendrás que oírme, you'll have to listen to me, whether you want to or not
querer decir, to mean
ser algo un quiero y no puedo, to try to make people think that one is more affluent than one actually is
como quiera que, since: como quiera que no pueden vernos, no saben qué aspecto tenemos, since they can't see us, they don't know what we look like
sin querer, unintentionally, by accident

' querer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adorar
- berrido
- decir
- desabrocharse
- desear
- significar
- gustar
- ofrecer
- pisar
- pisotón
- querré
- quiera
- quise
- sin
English:
accident
- accidentally
- attached
- blurt out
- cherish
- chew
- clear
- delete
- endear
- fancy
- feel
- hand
- like
- love
- mean
- mistake
- off
- please
- slip out
- truck
- unintentionally
- unwittingly
- want
- will
- wish
- aim
- care
- denial
- inadvertently
- intend
- unwilling
- way

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querer

♦ vt

1. [amar] to love;

te quiero I love you;

lo quiero como a un hermano I love him like a brother;

es muy querida por todo el mundo she is much loved by everyone;

me quiere, no me quiere [deshojando margarita] she loves me, she loves me not;

¡por lo que más quieras, cállate! for heaven's sake shut up!;

querer bien a alguien to care a lot about sb;

querer mal a alguien to wish sb ill;

Prov

quien bien te quiere te hará llorar you have to be cruel to be kind

2. [desear] to want;

quiero una bicicleta I want a bicycle;

dime lo que quieres tell me what you want;

lo único que quiero o [m5] todo lo que quiero es un poco de comprensión all I want o all I ask for is a little understanding;

¿qué es lo que quieres ahora? [con tono de enojo] what do you want now?, what is it now?;

haz lo que quieras do what you want o like, do as you please o like;

querer hacer algo to want to do sth;

quiere explicártelo, te lo quiere explicar she wants to explain it to you;

no quiso ayudarnos she didn't want to help us;

era muy tarde pero tú querías quedarte it was very late, but you insisted on staying o would stay o you wanted to stay;

quisiera informarme o [m5] que me informaran sobre vuelos a Nueva York I'd like some information about flights to New York;

quisiera hacerlo, pero… I'd like to do it, but…;

¡eso quisiera yo saber! that's what I want to know!;

¡ya quisieran muchos tener tu suerte! a lot of people would be very grateful to be as lucky as you!;

el maldito clavo no quiere salir the damn nail won't o refuses to come out;

querer que alguien haga algo to want sb to do sth;

quiero que lo hagas tú I want you to do it;

querer que pase algo to want sth to happen;

queremos que las cosas te vayan bien we want things to go well for you;

el azar quiso que nos volviéramos a ver fate decreed that we should see each other again;

como quien no quiere la cosa as if it were nothing;

qué quieres que te diga, a mí me parece caro to be honest, it seems expensive to me, what can I say? it seems expensive to me;

¡qué quieres que haga! what am I supposed to do?;

alto, guapo y todo lo que tú quieras, pero no me gusta sure, he's tall, handsome and all that, but I don't find him attractive;

Prov

el que algo quiere, algo le cuesta no pain, no gain

3. [en preguntas, ofrecimientos, ruegos] [con amabilidad]
¿quieren ustedes algo más/algo de postre? would you like anything else/anything for dessert?;

¿quieres un pitillo? do you want a cigarette?;

¿quiere decirle a su amigo que pase? could you tell your friend to come in, please?;

¿querrías explicarme qué ha pasado aquí? would you mind explaining what happened here?;

¿quieres por esposo a Francisco? do you take Francisco to be your lawfully wedded husband?

4. [pedir]
querer algo (por) to want sth (for);

¿cuánto quieres por la casa? how much do you want for the house?

5. Irónico [dar motivos para]
tú lo que quieres es que te pegue you're asking for a smack;

¿quieres que te atropelle el tren o qué? do you want to get run over by a train or something?

6. [en naipes] [aceptar apuesta]
quiero tus cinco mil I'll see your five thousand

♦ vi

to want;

ven cuando quieras come whenever you like o want;

cuando quieras [estoy listo] ready when you are;

no me voy porque no quiero I'm not going because I don't want to;

si quieres, lo dejamos we can forget about it if you like;

quieras o no, quieras que no (whether you) like it or not;

pásame el martillo, ¿quieres? pass me the hammer, would you?;

déjame en paz, ¿quieres? leave me alone, will you?;
Fam
le pedí que lo dejara, pero que si quieres I asked him to stop, but would he?;

queriendo on purpose;

ha sido queriendo he did it on purpose;

hacer algo sin querer to do sth accidentally;

lo siento, ha sido sin querer sorry, it was an accident;

querer decir to mean;

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

¿sabes lo que quiere decir “procrastination”? do you know what “procrastination” means?;

“NB” quiere decir “nota bene” “NB” stands for “nota bene”;

Comp
Fam
está como quiere [es guapísimo] he's gorgeous;
[en una situación ideal] he's got it made;
Prov

querer es poder where there's a will there's a way

♦ v impersonal
[haber atisbos de]
parece que quiere llover it looks like rain

♦ nm
[amor] love;
las cosas del querer matters of the heart

♦ See also the pronominal verb quererse

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querer

1 v/t

1 ( desear) want;

quisiera … I would like …;

quieras que no … like it or not …;

sin querer unintentionally

2 ( amar) love;

querer bien a alguien be fond of s.o.;

querer mal a alguien not care for s.o.;

por lo que más quieras for pity’s sake, for the love of God

3 ( esperar)

:

¡qué más quieres! what more do you want o expect!;

¿qué quieres que (le) haga? what do you expect me to do?

4

:

querer decir mean;

quiere decir it means;

¡que si quieres! irón no way!

5

:

como quiera que however

querer

2 m love

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querer {64} vt

1) desear: to want, to desire

quiere ser profesor: he wants to be a teacher

¿cuánto quieres por esta computadora?: how much do you want for this computer?

2) : to love, to like, to be fond of

te quiero: I love you

3) (indicating a request)

¿quieres pasarme la leche?: please pass the milk

4)

querer decir : to mean

5)

sin querer : unintentionally

querer vi

: like, want

si quieras: if you like

querer nm

: love, affection

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querer vb

1. (desear) to want

quiero volver a casa I want to go home

quería una manzana he wanted an apple

quieren que vayas en seguida they want you to go immediately

En inglés I want resulta demasiado directo si queremos pedir algo con educación. En estos casos se suele decir I'd like con please

I'd like a kilo of potatoes, please quiero un kilo de patatas

Para pedir que alguien haga algo, se dice could you o would you con please

could you pass me the salt, please? ¿quieres acercarme la sal?

would you please be quiet? ¿quieres callarte?

could you close the door, please? cierra la puerta, ¿quieres?

2. (amar) to love

quiero mucho a mis padres I love my parents very much

como quieras as you wish

haz lo que quieras do what you like

sin querer accidentally

lo hice sin querer I didn't mean to do it / it was an accident

querer decir to mean [pt. & pp. meant]

¿qué quiere decir "chance"? what does "chance" mean?

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

quieras o no whether you like it or not

Spanish-English dictionary > querer
13 machen

I v/t

1. (tun) do; was machst du? what are you doing?; beruflich: what do you do (for a living)?; so was macht man nicht that isn’t done, you just don’t do that; da kann man nichts machen there’s nothing you can do (about it), it’s (just) one of those things; er macht es nicht unter 500 Euro umg. he won’t do it for less than 500 euros; was macht die Familie? how’s the family (getting on [Am. along]) ?; mach’s gut! umg. see you; (alles Gute) all the best; gut gemacht! well done!, good show!; das lässt sich schon machen that can be arranged, that’s no problem; mit mir könnt ihr’s ja machen! umg., iro. the things I put up with; sie wird es nicht mehr lange machen umg. (wird bald sterben) she’s not long for this world; die Festplatte wird es wohl nicht mehr lange machen umg. (wird bald defekt sein) the hard disk is on its last legs ( oder has just about had it)

2. (herstellen, schaffen) make; (Essen) make, prepare; (Bett) make; ein Foto machen take a photograph; das Zimmer machen do ( oder tidy up, Am. clean up) the room; Hausaufgaben machen do one’s homework; eine Prüfung machen take ( erfolgreich: pass) an exam; einen Spaziergang machen go for a walk; einen Fehler machen make a mistake; einen Kurs machen (besuchen) do ( oder take) a course; eine angenehme / unangenehme Erfahrung machen have a pleasant / an unpleasant experience; jemanden zum General machen make s.o. a general; zu oder für etw. ( nicht) gemacht sein (not) be cut out for s.th.; er ist nicht zur Arbeit gemacht iro. work doesn’t agree with him hum.; jemanden traurig / glücklich etc. machen make s.o. sad / happy etc.; den Schiedsrichter machen umg. be ( oder act as) umpire ( oder referee); das macht das Wetter it’s the weather that causes it; das macht Durst it makes you thirsty; der Wagen macht 160 km / h umg. the car does 100 mph; Ferien, Hoffnung, Krach, Licht etc.

3. (ergeben) beim Rechnen: be, come to, amount to; 4 mal 5 macht 20 four times five is twenty, four fives are twenty; was macht das? Rechnung etc.: how much does that come to?, what’s the damage? umg.; das macht dreißig Euro that’s ( oder that’ll be) thirty euros; was macht das zusammen? how much does that come to all together?

4. (ausmachen): was macht das schon? what does it matter?, what difference does it make?; umg. so what?; das macht nichts it doesn’t matter, never mind; es macht mir nichts I don’t mind; sie macht sich nichts / nicht viel aus Geld she doesn’t care / doesn’t care much about money, money doesn’t mean anything / doesn’t mean much to her, she’s not bothered / not really bothered about money umg.; er macht sich nicht viel aus Kuchen / Alkohol etc. he doesn’t particularly like cake / alcohol etc., he’s not particularly keen on (Am. not wild about) cake / alcohol etc.; mach dir nichts draus! don’t worry about it, don’t take it to heart

5. umg. (veranstalten, organisieren) have, give; ich mache am Samstag ein Fest I’m having a party on Saturday; nächste Woche macht sie einen Vortrag über Kafka next week she’s going to give a lecture on Kafka

6. Sl. euph.: es machen (Sex haben) have it off (Am. get it on) ( mit with); es jemandem machen give it to s.o.

II v/refl

1. sich ( gut) machen Person: be coming along (well oder fine), be getting on (Am. along) (fine); sich gut machen Sache: (gut aussehen) look good ( bei jemandem on s.o.); (gern gesehen werden) make a good impression; sich schlecht machen not look good, make a bad impression; er macht sich gut als... he makes a good...; wie macht sich Vincent als Chef? what sort of a boss is Vincent?; er macht sich gut als Chef he makes a good boss; wie macht sich der Kleine? how’s the little one doing ( oder getting on [Am. along]) ?; die Vase macht sich sehr gut in der Ecke the vase looks very nice in the corner; das macht sich schon wieder umg. it’ll sort itself out

2. sich an etw. machen get down to (work on) s.th.; ich mache mich morgen an die Übersetzung auch I’ll make a start on the translation tomorrow; Weg

III v/i

1. umg.: macht, dass ihr bald zurück seid! be sure to be back ( oder you get back) soon!; mach, dass du wegkommst! get out of here!; mach schon! (beeile dich!) hurry up!, get a move on! umg.

2. umg.: lass ihn nur machen (lass ihm seinen Willen) let him if he wants to, let him have his way; (red ihm nichts ein) just let him do it ( oder get on with it); (verlass dich auf ihn) leave it to him; lass mich nur machen (red mir nichts ein) let me do it my way; (verlass dich auf mich) just leave it to me; lass mich mal machen (lass mich versuchen) let me have a try

3. umg.: machen in (+ Dat) WIRTS. deal in, sell; in Politik machen umg. be in politics; er macht in Schriftstellerei umg. he dabbles in writing

4. umg.: auf etw. machen umg. (etw. spielen) act ( oder play) s.th., pretend to be s.th.; auf Künstler machen umg. act ( oder play) the artist, do one’s artist bit umg.; auf unschuldig / doof machen umg. act ( oder play) the innocent / the fool; sie macht neuerdings auf jung her latest fad is to act all girlish

5. Schokolade macht dick chocolate makes you fat; Querstreifen machen dick horizontal stripes make you look fat

6. umg. euph. (die Notdurft verrichten): ( klein) machen wee; ( groß) machen shit; sich (Dat) vor Angst in die Hosen machen wet o.s. (Am. wet one’s pants) from fear; der Kleine macht immer noch in die Windeln the child still dirties his nappy (Am. diaper); der Hund hat auf den Teppich gemacht the dog made a mess on the carpet

7. (hat oder ist) Dial. (sich begeben) go; wir haben oder sind 1966 in den Westen gemacht (sind aus der DDR in die BRD geflüchtet) in 1966 we made it to West Germany; gemacht

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to create; to be; to do; to make; to fix

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mạ|chen ['maxn]
1. TRANSITIVES VERB

1) = tun to do

was machst du heute Abend? — what are you doing this evening?

was machen wir mit dem restlichen Brot? — what shall we do with the rest of the bread?

die Hausarbeit/den Garten machen — to do the housework/the garden

er machte sich (dat) Zucker in den Kaffee (inf) — he put sugar in his coffee

ich muss noch so viel machen — I still have so much to do

ich mache dir das schon — I'll do that for you

gut, wird gemacht — right, will do (inf)

gut, mache ich — right, will do (inf) or I'll do that

wie mans macht, ists verkehrt — whatever you do is wrong

was habe ich nur falsch gemacht? — what have I done wrong?

er macht, was er will — he does what he likes

soll ich ihn nach seinem Gehalt fragen? – so etwas macht man nicht! — shall I ask how much he earns? – you don't ask that (question)!

wie machen Sie das nur? — how do you do it?

das lässt sich machen/nicht machen — that can/can't be done

das ist zu/nicht zu machen — that can/can't be done

ich kann da auch nichts machen — I can't do anything about it either

ich mache es wohl am besten so, dass ich etwas früher komme — I would do best to come a bit earlier

es ist schon gut gemacht, wie sie die Rolle der Ophelia mit echtem Leben erfüllt — it's wonderful how she brings the role of Ophelia to life

damit/mit ihr kann man etwas machen — you could do something with it/her

das lässt er nicht mit sich machen — he won't stand for that → auch gemacht

was machst du da? — what are you doing (there)?

was hast du denn nun wieder gemacht? — what have you done now?

was machst du denn hier? — what ( on earth) are you doing here?

was macht denn das Fahrrad hier im Hausflur? — what's this bicycle doing in the hall?

was macht die Arbeit? — how's the work going?

was macht dein Bruder ( beruflich)? — what does your brother do (for a living)?

machs kurz! — make it short!

machs gut! — all the best!

er wirds nicht mehr lange machen (inf) — he won't last long

selber machen (sl) — to bring oneself off (inf)

mit mir kann mans ja machen! (inf) — the things I put up with! (inf)

2) = anfertigen, zubereiten to make

Bier wird aus Gerste gemacht — beer is made from barley

aus Holz gemacht — made of wood

sich/jdm etw machen lassen — to have sth made for oneself/sb

er ist für den Beruf wie gemacht — he's made for the job

das Essen machen — to make the meal

jdm einen Drink machen (Cocktail) — to make or mix sb a drink

3) = verursachen, bewirken Schwierigkeiten, Arbeit to make (jdm for sb); Mühe, Schmerzen to cause (jdm for sb)

jdm Angst/Sorgen/Freude machen — to make sb afraid/worried/happy

jdm Hoffnung/Mut/Kopfschmerzen machen — to give sb hope/courage/a headache

das macht Appetit — that gives you an appetite

das macht Hunger — that makes you hungry

das macht die Kälte — it's the cold that does that

jdn lachen/weinen/etw vergessen machen — to make sb laugh/cry/forget sth

machen, dass etw geschieht — to make sth happen

mach, dass er gesund wird! — make him better!

das machen die vielen Zigaretten, dass du hustest — it's all those cigarettes that make you cough

(viel) von sich reden machen — to be much talked about

4) = hervorbringen Laut, Geräusch to make

mäh/miau machen — to baa/miaow

brumm machen — to go "brumm"

wie macht das Kindchen? — say please!

wie macht das feine Hündchen? — be a clever dog!

5) = bilden Kreuzzeichen, Kreis to make

die Straße macht einen Knick — the road bends

6)

machen + SubstantivSiehe auch unter dem Eintrag für das jeweilige Substantiv.einen Ausflug machen — to go on an outing

Bilder machen — to take photos

ein Defizit machen — to make a loss

ein Diplom machen — to do a diploma

einen Doktor machen — to do a doctorate

ein Fest machen — to have a party

Fotos machen — to take photos

das Geschirr machen — to do the dishes

einen Gewinn machen — to make a profit

Grimassen machen — to make a face

einen Handstand machen — to do a handstand

auf jdn/etw Jagd machen — to hunt sb/sth

einen Kopfsprung machen — to take a header (Brit), to dive (headfirst)

Nachtdienst machen — to do night duty

eine Party machen — to have a party

Pause machen — to have a break

mach mir mal einen (guten) Preis! — make me an offer!

eine Prüfung machen — to do (esp Brit) or take an exam

Punkte machen — to get points

jdm die Rechnung machen — to make up sb's bill

Schicht machen — to work shifts

einen Spaziergang machen — to go for a walk

ein Spiel machen — to play a game

See:

= haltmachen

7) machen + AdjektivSiehe auch unter dem Eintrag für das jeweilige Adjektiv.to make

jdn nervös/unglücklich machen — to make sb nervous/unhappy

etw größer/kleiner machen — to make sth bigger/smaller

etw sauber/schmutzig machen — to get sth clean/dirty

etw leer machen — to empty sth

etw kürzer machen — to shorten sth

einen Stuhl frei machen — to vacate a chair

jdn wieder sehend machen — to make sb see again

machs dir doch bequem/gemütlich — make yourself comfortable/at home

mach es ihm nicht noch schwerer — don't make it harder for him

nicht leicht — he doesn't make it easy for himself

8) = ergeben inf to make; Summe, Preis to be

das macht ( zusammen) 23 — that makes 23 altogether

drei und fünf macht or machen acht — three and five makes or is eight

fünf mal vier macht or machen zwanzig — five fours are twenty, five times four is twenty

was macht die Rechnung? — how much is the bill?, what does the bill come to?

was or wie viel macht sechs geteilt durch zwei? — what is six divided by two?

100 cm machen einen Meter — 100 cm make a metre (Brit) or meter (US)

was or wie viel macht das ( alles zusammen)? — how much is that altogether?

9) = spielen inf THEAT to play; Dolmetscher, Schiedsrichter etc to be

den Weihnachtsmann machen — to play Santa Claus

den Ghostwriter für jdn machen — to be sb's ghostwriter

10)

= Notdurft verrichten inf einen Haufen or sein Geschäft machen (euph:) (Hund) — to do its business (euph)

See:

→ Aa, Pipi etc

11) = ordnen, reparieren, säubern to do

das Auto machen lassen — to have the car seen to or done

er macht mir die Haare (inf) — he does my hair

das Bett machen — to make the bed

ich muss noch die Betten machen —

mach den Fleck aus der Bluse, ehe du sie wäschst — get the stain out of the blouse before you wash it

12)

andere Wendungen◆ machen + aus aus dem Haus könnte man schon etwas machen — you could really make something of that house

eine große Sache aus etw machen — to make a big thing of sth

machen — to make something of oneself

jdn zum Star/Helden machen — to turn sb into a star/hero

jdn zum Wortführer/Sklaven/zu seiner Frau machen — to make sb spokesman/a slave/one's wife

jdm etw zur Hölle/Qual machen — to make sth hell/a misery for sb

macht nichts! — it doesn't matter!

macht das was? — does that matter?

das macht durchaus etwas — it does indeed matter

das macht mir doch nichts! — that doesn't matter to me!

der Regen/die Kälte macht mir nichts — I don't mind the rain/cold

die Kälte macht dem Motor nichts — the cold doesn't hurt the engine

es macht mir nichts, durch den Regen zu gehen — I don't mind walking in the rain

viel aus jdm/etw machen — to like sb/sth

wenig aus jdm/etw machen — not to be very keen on (esp Brit) or thrilled with (esp US) sb/sth

mach dir nichts draus! — don't let it bother you!

einen schönen Abend/ein paar gemütliche Stunden machen — to have a nice evening/a few pleasant hours

ein Vergnügen aus etw machen — to take delight in sth

sich (dat) Umstände/Mühe machen — to go to a lot of bother/trouble

machen Sie sich keine Umstände — don't go to any trouble

sich (dat) Sorgen machen — to worry

sich (dat) (auf etw acc) Hoffnungen machen — to have hopes (of sth)

jdn zum Freund/Feind machen — to make sb one's friend/enemy

etw zur Aufgabe/zum Grundsatz/Motto machen — to make sth one's job/a principle/one's watchword

2. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1)

= tun lass mich mal machen — let me do it

2)

machen + Adjektiv das macht müde/gesund/schlank — that makes you tired/healthy/slim

das Kleid macht alt/schlank — that dress makes you look old/slim

3) = sich beeilen inf to get a move on (inf), to hurry up

mach schon!, mach schnell or schneller! — get a move on! (inf), hurry up!

ich mach ja schon! — I'm being as quick as I can!

sie machten, dass sie nach Hause kamen — they hurried home

mach, dass du hier wegkommst or verschwindest! — (you just) get out of here!

4) = Notdurft verrichten inf to go to the toilet (esp Brit) or bathroom (esp US) or restroom (US); (Hund etc) to do its business (euph); (

in die Hosen machen (lit, fig) — to wet oneself

ins Bett machen — to wet the bed

groß/klein machen (baby-talk) — to do a poo/wee (baby-talk)

5) = reisen dial to go

nach Amerika machen — to go to America

über die ( grüne) Grenze machen — to go over the border

6)

Redewendungen◆ machen auf etw (acc ) (inf) jetzt macht sie auf große Dame — she's playing the grand lady now

er macht auf Staatsmann — he's playing the statesman

sie macht auf verständnisvoll/gebildet — she's doing her understanding/cultured bit (inf)

jetzt macht sie auf beleidigt — now she's acting the injured innocent (Brit), now she's acting insulted (esp US)

er macht auf Schau — he's out for effect (inf)◆ machen in etw (dat) (inf, beruflich) to be in sth

er macht in Politik — he's in politics

er macht in Nächstenliebe/Großzügigkeit — he puts on a show of compassion/generosity

3. REFLEXIVES VERB

1) ◆ sich machen= sich entwickeln to come on

wie macht sich der Garten? — how is the garden coming on?

2) = aussehen to look

der Schal macht sich sehr hübsch zu dem Kleid — the scarf looks very pretty with that dress

3)

andere Wendungen machen — to get down to sth

sich auf den Weg machen — to get going

sich über das Essen machen (inf) — to get stuck in (inf)

sich zum Fürsprecher/Anwalt machen — to make oneself spokesman/advocate

sich verständlich machen — to make oneself understood

sich bei jdm beliebt/verhasst machen (inf) — to make oneself popular with/hated by sb

See:

→ wichtigmachen

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1) have

2) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) do

3) go

4) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) make

5) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) make

6) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) make

7) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) make

8) (used when asking angrily what someone is doing: What does he think he's playing at (=doing)?) play at

9) (to cause to become: His remarks rendered me speechless.) render

10) (to cause to go into a certain, usually bad, state: The news sent them into a panic.) send

11) (to do or perform some action: I think I'll take a walk; Will you take a look?; to take a bath) take

12) (to make a note, record etc: He took a photograph of the castle; The nurse took the patient's temperature.) take

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ma·chen

[ˈmaxn̩]

I. TRANSITIVES VERB

1. (anstelle eines genaueren Verbs)

▪ etw \machen to do sth

hast du die Kartoffeln/Türen/das Badezimmer gemacht? have you done the potatoes/doors/bathroom?

2. (fertigen)

▪ etw \machen to make sth

Fotos [von jdm/etw] \machen to take photos [of sb/sth]

Gedichte \machen to write poems

jdm/sich etw \machen lassen to have sth made for sb/[for one]

sich dat ein Kleid \machen lassen to have a dress made [for one]

sich dat die Haare \machen lassen (fam) to have one's hair done

für etw akk wie gemacht sein (fam) to be made for sth

▪ etw aus etw dat \machen to make sth out of sth

aus diesem Haus \machen wir ein Atelier we're turning this house into a studio

▪ aus etw dat gemacht sein to be made of sth

der Saft ist aus Birnen gemacht the juice is made out of pears

3. (geben)

eine Empfehlung \machen to put in sep a recommendation

jdm einen guten Preis \machen Käufer to make sb a good offer; Verkäufer to name a good price

einen Vorschlag \machen to make [or sep put in] a suggestion

4. (zubereiten)

▪ [jdm] etw \machen to make [sb] sth, to make sth [for sb]

einen Drink \machen to make a drink

das Essen \machen to prepare/cook food

ein Essen \machen to make [or cook] a meal

das Frühstück \machen to make [or get] breakfast

Kaffee \machen to make coffee

5. (aufräumen)

das Bett \machen to make the bed

sein Zimmer \machen to tidy up sep one's room

6. (veranstalten)

▪ etw \machen to organize sth

eine Party \machen to give [or have] [or throw] a party

7. (verursachen)

▪ etw \machen:

dieser Film macht tränende Augen this film puts the tears in your eyes [or fam is a real tear jerker]

jdm Angst \machen to frighten sb

jdm Appetit \machen to whet sb's appetite, esp BRIT fam also to make sb peckish

jdm Arbeit \machen to give sb work to do

ein dummes Gesicht \machen (fam) to make [or pull] a silly face

jdm Durst/Hunger \machen to make sb thirsty/hungry

einen Eindruck \machen to make an impression

Feuer \machen to light a fire

einen Fleck in etw akk machen to stain sth

jdm eine Freude \machen to make sb happy

jdm Hoffnung/Mut/Kopfschmerzen \machen to give sb hope/courage/a headache

Lärm \machen to make a noise

Licht \machen to switch on sep the light

Mühe \machen to be a lot of trouble [or effort]

keine Mühe \machen to be no trouble

sich dat Mühe/Umstände \machen to go to a lot of trouble [or effort]

das macht überhaupt keine Mühe that's no trouble at all

Musik \machen to play some music

einen Schmollmund \machen to pout

jdm Sorgen \machen to make sb worried, to give sb cause for concern

sich dat Sorgen \machen to worry

▪ das macht etw that's because of sth

das macht das häufige Trinken that comes from drinking often

das macht die frische Luft, dass wir so hungrig sind it's the fresh air that makes us so hungry

8. (durchführen)

▪ etw \machen to do sth

eine Aktion [für etw akk] \machen to promote sth

eine Arbeit/seine Hausaufgaben \machen to do a job [or task]/one's homework

eine Beobachtung \machen to observe sb/sth

eine Bestellung \machen to place [or sep put in] an order

einen Besuch \machen to [pay sb a] visit

eine Dummheit \machen to do something stupid

ein Examen \machen to take [or BRIT also sit] an exam

wie man's macht, macht man's falsch [o verkehrt] you [just] can't win

einen Fehler \machen to make a mistake

den Haushalt \machen to keep house

das ist zu \machen that's possible

das lässt sich \machen that might be possible

eine Mitteilung \machen to make an announcement

da ist nichts zu \machen nothing can be done, that's not possible

nichts zu \machen! nothing doing! fam

jd kann [da] nichts \machen sb can't do anything

eine Reise \machen to go on a journey

eine Sause mit jdm \machen (sl) to go on a pub crawl esp BRIT [or AM esp to go bar-hopping] with sb fam

einen Spaziergang \machen to go for a walk

ein Spiel \machen to play a game

Sport \machen to do sport

etw nicht unter etw dat \machen (fam) to not do sth for less than sth

eine Verbeugung \machen to make [or take] a bow, to bow

wie machst du/wie \machen Sie das nur? how [on earth] do you do it?

wird gemacht! (fam) no problem, will do! fam

jd wird das schon \machen (erledigen) sb'll do it; (in Ordnung bringen) sb'll sort it out

9. (absolvieren)

▪ etw \machen to do sth

das Abitur \machen ≈to do [one's] A levels BRIT

einen Kurs \machen to take a course

eine Ausbildung \machen to do an apprenticeship

eine Elektrikerausbildung \machen to train to be an electrician

10. + adj (werden lassen)

jdn/etw berühmt/reich/schön \machen to make sb/sth famous/rich/beautiful

mach es dir bequem! make yourself comfortable [or at home]!

dieser Hut macht mich viel jünger this hat makes me [look] much younger

▪ etw aus jdm \machen to make sb sth

etwas aus sich/jdm \machen to make something of oneself/sb

▪ jdn zu etw dat \machen to make sb sth

mein Vater hat mich zu seinem Nachfolger gemacht my father has made [or named] me his successor

er machte sie zu seiner Frau (veraltet) he took her to be his wife old

jdn zu seinem Verbündeten \machen to make sb one's ally

▪ sich akk zu etw dat \machen to make oneself sth

sich akk zum Anführer \machen to make oneself the leader

11. (erzielen)

▪ etw \machen:

wir \machen jetzt dreimal so viel Umsatz we have now tripled our turnover

ein Geschäft \machen to make a deal

große Geschäfte \machen to make big money [or AM also big bucks] fam

einen Gewinn/Verlust \machen to make a profit/loss

Millionen \machen to make millions

Punkte/Tore \machen to score points/goals

ein Vermögen \machen to make a fortune

12. (tun)

▪ etw \machen to do sth

was möchten Sie gern \machen? what would you like to do?

lass uns etwas \machen! let's do something!

genau so werden wir es \machen that's how we'll do it

musst du viel \machen? do you have a lot to do?

was macht sie damit? what's she doing with it?

was willst du mit diesem Zeug \machen? what are you going to do with this stuff?

was soll ich nur \machen? what am I to do?

ich weiß nicht, was ich noch \machen soll I don't know what else to do

ich weiß nicht, wie man es macht I don't know how to do it

was machst du da? what are you doing?; (misstrauisch) what on earth are you doing there?, what are you up to?

was hat sie wieder gemacht, dass alle so ärgerlich sind? what's she been up to [or fam gone and done] this time to make everyone so angry?

was macht denn deine Frau? how's your wife?

und was \machen Sie so? and what are you doing nowadays?

was macht die Arbeit/Gesundheit? how's work/your health?, how are you work-wise/health-wise? fam

was soll ich da groß \machen? what do you expect me to do?

was macht deine Brille in der Mikrowelle? what are your glasses doing in the microwave?

dagegen kann man nichts \machen there's nothing you can do about it

mach was dran! (fam) like it or lump it fam

gut gemacht! well done!

mach's gut (fam) take care, so long fam

mit mir kann man es ja \machen (fam) the things I put up with

so etwas macht man nicht that's [or it's] bad manners

da kann man nichts \machen nothing can be done

\machen, was man will to do as one pleases [or wants

13. (bilden)

▪ etw \machen:

die Straße macht eine scharfe Kurve the road bends sharply

sie macht eine gute Figur she cuts a good figure

14. (fam: aufbauen)

▪ jdn \machen to make sb

15. (sl: Rolle spielen)

▪ jdn/etw \machen to do [or play] sb/sth

wer macht hier den Boss? who's the boss here?

16. (fam: nachahmen)

▪ jdn/etw \machen to do sb/sth

17. (fam: vorgeben)

▪ etw [für jdn] \machen to act as sth [for sb]

18. (fam: kosten)

das macht zehn Euro that's [or that'll be] ten euros [please]

was macht das [zusammen]? what does that come to [in total]?

19. (fam: ergeben)

drei mal drei macht neun three times three is [or makes] nine

20. (fam: rufen)

▪ etw \machen to call out sth sep

21. (bes kindersprache: Laute von sich geben)

der Hund macht „wau, wau“ the dog goes “woof woof” usu childspeak

22. (sl: Sex haben)

▪ es [mit jdm] \machen to do it [with sb] fam

▪ es jdm \machen to give it to sb fam

23. (fam: schaden)

macht nichts! no matter [or problem]!

das macht [doch] nichts! never mind!, no harm done!

macht das was? does it matter?

was macht das schon? what does it matter?

jdm/etw etwas/nichts \machen to harm/not harm sb/sth

24. (geschaffen)

▪ für etw akk [o zu etw dat] [nicht] gemacht sein to be [not] made for sth

25. (fam: reparieren)

▪ [jdm] etw \machen to mend [or fix] [or repair] sth for sb

▪ etw \machen lassen to get [or have] sth mended [or fixed] [or repaired

26.

▶ sein Geschäft \machen (euph fam) to relieve oneself form or euph

II. UNPERSÖNLICHES TRANSITIVES VERB

1. + adj (werden lassen)

es macht jdn glücklich/traurig/wütend it makes sb happy/sad/angry

es macht jdn verrückt it drives sb mad [or fam crazy]

es macht mich verrückt, dass ich so viel Werbung sehe it drives me crazy to see so many advertisements

2. (schaden)

es macht etwas/nichts/viel it matters/doesn't matter/matters a lot

es macht jdm etwas/nichts/viel sb minds/doesn't mind/minds a lot

es macht mir nichts, wenn du hierbleibst I don't mind you [or form your] staying here

3. (fam: Ton abgeben)

es macht „piep“, wenn du einen Fehler machst it goes “peep” [or it peeps] when you make a mistake; s.a. lang

III. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1. (bewirken)

mach ich! [as] good as done!

gemacht! (fam) done!, OK! fam

▪ \machen, dass etw geschieht to ensure [or see to it] that sth happens

wie hast du gemacht, dass die Kinder so artig sind? how did you get the children to be so well behaved?

mach, dass du wegkommst! get out of here!

2. (gewähren)

mach nur/ruhig! go ahead!

jdn [mal/nur] \machen lassen (fam) to leave sb to it

3. (werden lassen)

Liebe macht blind love makes you blind

4. (aussehen lassen)

Streifen \machen dick stripes make you look fat

5. (usu pej fam: sich stellen)

auf cool/in Großzügigkeit \machen to act cool/generous [or the cool/generous guy]

auf vornehm \machen to give oneself [or to put on] airs

▪ auf etw akk \machen to pretend to be sth, to act the sth

sie macht immer auf vornehme Dame she always acts the elegant lady

6. (euph fam: pinkeln) to pee fam, BRIT fam also to wee; (defäkieren) to poo[h] fam

groß/klein \machen to poo[h]/pee [or BRIT also wee] fam

▪ auf/in etw akk \machen to pee [or BRIT also wee]/poo[h] on/in sth fam

ins Bett \machen Kind to wet the bed

7. (fam: betreiben)

▪ in etw dat \machen:

ich mache jetzt in Wolle/Versicherungen I'm in wool/insurance [or the wool/insurance business

8. (fam: eilen)

mach/\machen Sie [schon]! get a move on! fam

mach schneller! hurry up!

▪ \machen, dass man etw tut to get a move on and do sth fam

9. (fam: leben)

ich mach sowieso nicht mehr lang I'm not long for this world anyway

10. Hilfsverb: sein o haben DIAL (gehen)

aufs Land/in die Stadt \machen to go to the country/into town

IV. REFLEXIVES VERB

1. (beginnen)

▪ sich akk an etw akk \machen to get on with sth

sich akk an die Arbeit \machen to get down to work

sich akk an ein Manuskript \machen to start working on a manuscript

2. (fam: entwickeln)

das Wetter macht sich wieder there will soon be good weather

▪ sich akk gut \machen to turn out well, to come along nicely

das Baby macht sich gut the baby is doing fine fam

3. (passen)

das Bild macht sich gut an der Wand/im Flur the picture looks good on the wall/in the hall

4. (leisten)

▪ sich akk \machen to do well for oneself

die neue Sekretärin macht sich gut the new secretary is doing well

5. (gewinnen)

▪ sich dat etw \machen to make sth

sich dat etw zur Aufgabe \machen to make sth one's mission

sich dat [mit etw dat] Feinde/Freunde \machen to make enemies/friends [with sth]

6. + adj (werden)

sich akk elegant \machen to smarten [oneself] up

sich akk schmutzig \machen to get dirty

sich akk [bei jdm] verhasst \machen to incur [sb's] hatred

sich akk verständlich \machen to make oneself understood

7. (fam: gelegen sein)

sich dat etwas/nichts/viel/wenig aus jdm/etw \machen to care/not care at all/care a lot/not care much for sb/sth; (sich nicht ärgern) to get a little upset/not get upset at all/get really upset/not get upset much about sth

mach dir/\machen Sie sich nichts d[a]raus! don't worry about it!, don't it get you down!

8. (gestalten)

▪ sich dat etw \machen:

wir \machen uns einen schönen Tag let's have an enjoyable day

mach dir ein paar schöne Tage enjoy yourself for a few days

9. (erledigen)

das macht sich akk von selbst it takes care of itself

V. AUXILIARVERB

<machte, gemacht o seltener machen>

der Wein wird dich das vergessen \machen the wine will help you [to] forget

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (herstellen) make

aus diesen Äpfeln machen wir Saft — we will make juice from these apples

sich (Dat.) etwas machen lassen — have something made

Geld/ein Vermögen/einen Gewinn machen — make money/a fortune/a profit

dafür ist er einfach nicht gemacht — (fig.) he's just not cut out for it

etwas aus jemandem machen — make somebody into something; (verwandeln) turn somebody into something

jemanden zum Präsidenten usw. machen — make somebody president etc.

2)

jemandem einen Kostenvoranschlag machen — let somebody have or give somebody an estimate

jemandem einen guten Preis machen — (ugs.) name a good price

3) (zubereiten) get, prepare < meal>

jemandem/sich [einen] Kaffee machen — make [some] coffee for somebody/oneself

jemandem einen Cocktail machen — get or mix somebody a cocktail

4) (verursachen)

jemandem Arbeit machen — cause or make [extra] work for somebody

jemandem Sorgen machen — cause somebody anxiety; worry somebody

jemandem Mut/Hoffnung machen — give somebody courage/hope

das macht Durst/Hunger od. Appetit — this makes one thirsty/hungry; this gives one a thirst/an appetite

das macht das Wetter — that's [because of] the weather

das macht das viele Rauchen — that comes from smoking a lot

mach, dass du nach Hause kommst! — (ugs.) off home with you!

ich muss machen, dass ich zum Bahnhof komme — (ugs.) I must see that I get to the station

5) (ausführen) do <job, repair, etc.>

seine Hausaufgaben machen — do one's homework

ein Foto od. eine Aufnahme machen — take a photograph

ein Examen machen — take an exam

einen Spaziergang machen — go for or take a walk

eine Reise machen — go on a journey or trip

einen Besuch [bei jemandem] machen — pay [somebody] a visit

wie man's macht, macht man's falsch od. verkehrt — (ugs.) [however you do it,] there's always something wrong

er macht es nicht unter 100 Euro — he won't do it for under or less than 100 euros

6)

jemanden glücklich/eifersüchtig usw. machen — make somebody happy/jealous etc.

etwas größer/länger/kürzer machen — make something bigger/longer/shorter

mach es dir gemütlich od. bequem! — make yourself comfortable or at home

das Kleid macht sie älter — the dress makes her look older

7) (tun) do

musst du noch viel machen? — do you still have a lot to do?

mach ich, wird gemacht! — (ugs.) will do!

was machen Sie [beruflich]? — what do you do [for a living]?

was soll ich nur machen? — what am I to do?

so etwas macht man nicht — that [just] isn't done

mit mir könnt ihr es ja machen — (ugs.) you can get away with it with me

8)

was macht...? — (wie ist es um... bestellt?) how is...?

was macht die Arbeit? — how is the job [getting on]?; how are things at work?

9) (ergeben) (beim Rechnen) be; (bei Geldbeträgen) come to

zwei mal zwei macht vier — two times two is four

was od. wieviel macht das [alles zusammen]? — how much does that come to?

das macht 12 Euro — that is or costs 12 euros; (Endsumme) that comes to 12 euros

10) (schaden)

was macht das schon? — what does it matter?

macht das was? — does it matter?; do you mind?

macht nichts! — (ugs.) never mind!; it doesn't matter

11) (teilnehmen an)

einen Kursus od. Lehrgang machen — take a course

12) (ugs.): (veranstalten) organize, (coll.) do <trips, meals, bookings, etc.>

ein Fest machen — give a party

13)

machs gut! — (ugs.) look after yourself!; (auf Wiedersehen) so long!

14) (ugs.): (ordnen, sauber machen, renovieren); do <room, stairs, washing, etc.>

das Bett machen — make the bed

sich (Dat.) die Haare/Fingernägel machen — do one's hair/nails

15) (ugs. verhüll.): (seine Notdurft verrichten)

sein Geschäft machen — relieve oneself

groß/klein machen — do big jobs/small jobs (child language)
2.
reflexives Verb

1) mit Adj

sich hübsch machen — smarten [oneself] up

sich schmutzig machen — get [oneself] dirty

sich verständlich machen — make oneself clear

das macht sich bezahlt! — it's worth it!

2) (beginnen)

sich an etwas (Akk.) machen — get down to something

3) (ugs.): (sich entwickeln) do well; get on

du hast dich aber gemacht! — you've made great strides!

4) (passen)

das macht sich gut hier — this fits in well; this looks good here

5)

mach dir nichts daraus! — (ugs.) don't let it bother you

ich mache mir nichts daraus — it doesn't bother me

sich (Dat.) nichts/wenig aus jemandem/etwas machen — (ugs.) not care at all/much for somebody/something

6)

wir wollen uns (Dat.) einen schönen Abend machen — we want to have an enjoyable evening

7)

sich (Dat.) Feinde machen — make enemies

sich (Dat.) jemanden zum Freund/Feind machen — make a friend/an enemy of somebody

8)

wenn es sich [irgendwie] machen lässt — if it can [somehow] be done; if it is [at all] possible
3.
intransitives Verb

1) (ugs.): (sich beeilen)

mach schon! — get a move on! (coll.); look snappy! (coll.)

mach schneller! — hurry up!

2)

das macht müde — it makes you tired; it is tiring

das macht hungrig/durstig — it makes you hungry/thirsty

das Kleid macht dick — the dress makes one look fat

3) (tun)

lass mich nur machen — (ugs.) leave it to me

4) (ugs. verhüll.) <child, pet> perform (coll.)

ins Bett/in die Hose machen — wet one's bed/pants

5) (ugs.)

auf naiv usw. machen — pretend to be naïve

auf feine Dame usw. machen — act the fine lady

6) (landsch. ugs.): (sich begeben) go

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machen

A. v/t

1. (tun) do;

was machst du? what are you doing?; beruflich: what do you do (for a living)?;

so was macht man nicht that isn’t done, you just don’t do that;

da kann man nichts machen there’s nothing you can do (about it), it’s (just) one of those things;

er macht es nicht unter 500 Euro umg he won’t do it for less than 500 euros;

was macht die Familie? how’s the family (getting on [US along]) ?;

mach’s gut! umg see you; (alles Gute) all the best;

gut gemacht! well done!, good show!;

das lässt sich schon machen that can be arranged, that’s no problem;

mit mir könnt ihr’s ja machen! umg, iron the things I put up with;

sie wird es nicht mehr lange machen umg (wird bald sterben) she’s not long for this world;

die Festplatte wird es wohl nicht mehr lange machen umg (wird bald defekt sein) the hard disk is on its last legs ( oder has just about had it)

2. (herstellen, schaffen) make; (Essen) make, prepare; (Bett) make;

ein Foto machen take a photograph;

das Zimmer machen do ( oder tidy up, US clean up) the room;

Hausaufgaben machen do one’s homework;

eine Prüfung machen take ( erfolgreich: pass) an exam;

einen Spaziergang machen go for a walk;

einen Fehler machen make a mistake;

einen Kurs machen (besuchen) do ( oder take) a course;

eine angenehme/unangenehme Erfahrung machen have a pleasant/an unpleasant experience;

jemanden zum General machen make sb a general;

zu oder

für etwas (nicht) gemacht sein (not) be cut out for sth;

er ist nicht zur Arbeit gemacht iron work doesn’t agree with him hum;

jemanden traurig/glücklich etc

machen make sb sad/happy etc;

den Schiedsrichter machen umg be ( oder act as) umpire ( oder referee);

das macht das Wetter it’s the weather that causes it;

das macht Durst it makes you thirsty;

der Wagen macht 160 km/h umg the car does 100 mph; → Ferien, Hoffnung, Krach, Licht etc

3. (ergeben) beim Rechnen: be, come to, amount to;

4 mal 5 macht 20 four times five is twenty, four fives are twenty;

was macht das? Rechnung etc: how much does that come to?, what’s the damage? umg;

das macht dreißig Euro that’s ( oder that’ll be) thirty euros;

was macht das zusammen? how much does that come to all together?

4. (ausmachen):

was macht das schon? what does it matter?, what difference does it make?; umg so what?;

das macht nichts it doesn’t matter, never mind;

es macht mir nichts I don’t mind;

sie macht sich nichts/nicht viel aus Geld she doesn’t care/doesn’t care much about money, money doesn’t mean anything/doesn’t mean much to her, she’s not bothered/not really bothered about money umg;

er macht sich nicht viel aus Kuchen/Alkohol etc he doesn’t particularly like cake/alcohol etc, he’s not particularly keen on (US not wild about) cake/alcohol etc;

mach dir nichts draus! don’t worry about it, don’t take it to heart

5. umg (veranstalten, organisieren) have, give;

ich mache am Samstag ein Fest I’m having a party on Saturday;

nächste Woche macht sie einen Vortrag über Kafka next week she’s going to give a lecture on Kafka

6. sl euph:

es machen (Sex haben) have it off (US get it on) (

mit with);

es jemandem machen give it to sb

B. v/r

1.

sich (gut) machen Person: be coming along (well oder fine), be getting on (US along) (fine);

sich gut machen Sache: (gut aussehen) look good (

bei jemandem on sb); (gern gesehen werden) make a good impression;

sich schlecht machen not look good, make a bad impression;

er macht sich gut als … he makes a good …;

wie macht sich Vincent als Chef? what sort of a boss is Vincent?;

er macht sich gut als Chef he makes a good boss;

wie macht sich der Kleine? how’s the little one doing ( oder getting on [US along]) ?;

die Vase macht sich sehr gut in der Ecke the vase looks very nice in the corner;

das macht sich schon wieder umg it’ll sort itself out

2.

sich an etwas machen get down to (work on) sth;

ich mache mich morgen an die Übersetzung auch I’ll make a start on the translation tomorrow; → Weg

C. v/i

1. umg:

macht, dass ihr bald zurück seid! be sure to be back ( oder you get back) soon!;

mach, dass du wegkommst! get out of here!;

mach schon! (beeile dich!) hurry up!, get a move on! umg

2. umg:

lass ihn nur machen (lass ihm seinen Willen) let him if he wants to, let him have his way; (red ihm nichts ein) just let him do it ( oder get on with it); (verlass dich auf ihn) leave it to him;

lass mich nur machen (red mir nichts ein) let me do it my way; (verlass dich auf mich) just leave it to me;

lass mich mal machen (lass mich versuchen) let me have a try

3. umg:

machen in (+dat) WIRTSCH deal in, sell;

in Politik machen umg be in politics;

er macht in Schriftstellerei umg he dabbles in writing

4. umg:

auf etwas machen umg (etwas spielen) act ( oder play) sth, pretend to be sth;

auf Künstler machen umg act ( oder play) the artist, do one’s artist bit umg;

auf unschuldig/doof machen umg act ( oder play) the innocent/the fool;

sie macht neuerdings auf jung her latest fad is to act all girlish

5.

Schokolade macht dick chocolate makes you fat;

Querstreifen machen dick horizontal stripes make you look fat

6. umg euph (die Notdurft verrichten):

(klein) machen wee;

(groß) machen shit;

sich (dat)

vor Angst in die Hosen machen wet o.s. (US wet one’s pants) from fear;

der Kleine macht immer noch in die Windeln the child still dirties his nappy (US diaper);

der Hund hat auf den Teppich gemacht the dog made a mess on the carpet

7. (hat oder ist) dial (sich begeben) go;

wir haben oder

sind 1987 in den Westen gemacht (sind aus der DDR in die BRD geflüchtet) in 1987 we made it to West Germany; → gemacht

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (herstellen) make

aus diesen Äpfeln machen wir Saft — we will make juice from these apples

sich (Dat.) etwas machen lassen — have something made

Geld/ein Vermögen/einen Gewinn machen — make money/a fortune/a profit

dafür ist er einfach nicht gemacht — (fig.) he's just not cut out for it

etwas aus jemandem machen — make somebody into something; (verwandeln) turn somebody into something

jemanden zum Präsidenten usw. machen — make somebody president etc.

2)

jemandem einen Kostenvoranschlag machen — let somebody have or give somebody an estimate

jemandem einen guten Preis machen — (ugs.) name a good price

3) (zubereiten) get, prepare < meal>

jemandem/sich [einen] Kaffee machen — make [some] coffee for somebody/oneself

jemandem einen Cocktail machen — get or mix somebody a cocktail

4) (verursachen)

jemandem Arbeit machen — cause or make [extra] work for somebody

jemandem Sorgen machen — cause somebody anxiety; worry somebody

jemandem Mut/Hoffnung machen — give somebody courage/hope

das macht Durst/Hunger od. Appetit — this makes one thirsty/hungry; this gives one a thirst/an appetite

das macht das Wetter — that's [because of] the weather

das macht das viele Rauchen — that comes from smoking a lot

mach, dass du nach Hause kommst! — (ugs.) off home with you!

ich muss machen, dass ich zum Bahnhof komme — (ugs.) I must see that I get to the station

5) (ausführen) do <job, repair, etc.>

seine Hausaufgaben machen — do one's homework

ein Foto od. eine Aufnahme machen — take a photograph

ein Examen machen — take an exam

einen Spaziergang machen — go for or take a walk

eine Reise machen — go on a journey or trip

einen Besuch [bei jemandem] machen — pay [somebody] a visit

wie man's macht, macht man's falsch od. verkehrt — (ugs.) [however you do it,] there's always something wrong

er macht es nicht unter 100 Euro — he won't do it for under or less than 100 euros

6)

jemanden glücklich/eifersüchtig usw. machen — make somebody happy/jealous etc.

etwas größer/länger/kürzer machen — make something bigger/longer/shorter

mach es dir gemütlich od. bequem! — make yourself comfortable or at home

das Kleid macht sie älter — the dress makes her look older

7) (tun) do

musst du noch viel machen? — do you still have a lot to do?

mach ich, wird gemacht! — (ugs.) will do!

was machen Sie [beruflich]? — what do you do [for a living]?

was soll ich nur machen? — what am I to do?

so etwas macht man nicht — that [just] isn't done

mit mir könnt ihr es ja machen — (ugs.) you can get away with it with me

8)

was macht...? — (wie ist es um... bestellt?) how is...?

was macht die Arbeit? — how is the job [getting on]?; how are things at work?

9) (ergeben) (beim Rechnen) be; (bei Geldbeträgen) come to

zwei mal zwei macht vier — two times two is four

was od. wieviel macht das [alles zusammen]? — how much does that come to?

das macht 12 Euro — that is or costs 12 euros; (Endsumme) that comes to 12 euros

10) (schaden)

was macht das schon? — what does it matter?

macht das was? — does it matter?; do you mind?

macht nichts! — (ugs.) never mind!; it doesn't matter

11) (teilnehmen an)

einen Kursus od. Lehrgang machen — take a course

12) (ugs.): (veranstalten) organize, (coll.) do <trips, meals, bookings, etc.>

ein Fest machen — give a party

13)

machs gut! — (ugs.) look after yourself!; (auf Wiedersehen) so long!

14) (ugs.): (ordnen, sauber machen, renovieren); do <room, stairs, washing, etc.>

das Bett machen — make the bed

sich (Dat.) die Haare/Fingernägel machen — do one's hair/nails

15) (ugs. verhüll.): (seine Notdurft verrichten)

sein Geschäft machen — relieve oneself

groß/klein machen — do big jobs/small jobs (child language)
2.
reflexives Verb

1) mit Adj

sich hübsch machen — smarten [oneself] up

sich schmutzig machen — get [oneself] dirty

sich verständlich machen — make oneself clear

das macht sich bezahlt! — it's worth it!

2) (beginnen)

sich an etwas (Akk.) machen — get down to something

3) (ugs.): (sich entwickeln) do well; get on

du hast dich aber gemacht! — you've made great strides!

4) (passen)

das macht sich gut hier — this fits in well; this looks good here

5)

mach dir nichts daraus! — (ugs.) don't let it bother you

ich mache mir nichts daraus — it doesn't bother me

sich (Dat.) nichts/wenig aus jemandem/etwas machen — (ugs.) not care at all/much for somebody/something

6)

wir wollen uns (Dat.) einen schönen Abend machen — we want to have an enjoyable evening

7)

sich (Dat.) Feinde machen — make enemies

sich (Dat.) jemanden zum Freund/Feind machen — make a friend/an enemy of somebody

8)

wenn es sich [irgendwie] machen lässt — if it can [somehow] be done; if it is [at all] possible
3.
intransitives Verb

1) (ugs.): (sich beeilen)

mach schon! — get a move on! (coll.); look snappy! (coll.)

mach schneller! — hurry up!

2)

das macht müde — it makes you tired; it is tiring

das macht hungrig/durstig — it makes you hungry/thirsty

das Kleid macht dick — the dress makes one look fat

3) (tun)

lass mich nur machen — (ugs.) leave it to me

4) (ugs. verhüll.) <child, pet> perform (coll.)

ins Bett/in die Hose machen — wet one's bed/pants

5) (ugs.)

auf naiv usw. machen — pretend to be naïve

auf feine Dame usw. machen — act the fine lady

6) (landsch. ugs.): (sich begeben) go

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v.

to make v.

(§ p.,p.p.: made)

to perform v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > machen
14 passer

passer [pαse]

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1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

3. reflexive verb

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► passer is conjugated with être unless it has an object, when the auxiliary is avoir.

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► Lorsque passer fait partie d'une locution comme passer sous le nez de qn, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. (d'un endroit à un autre) to go

• l'autobus vient de passer the bus has just gone past

• passer en courant to run past

• faire passer les piétons to let the pedestrians cross

• la balle n'est pas passée loin the bullet didn't miss by much

• où passe la route ? where does the road go?

► passer à ( = passer par, aller à)

la Seine passe à Paris the Seine flows through Paris

• si nous passions au salon ? shall we go into the sitting room?

• passer à table to sit down to eat

• passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy

• passer d'un extrême à l'autre to go from one extreme to the other► passer après

• le confort, ça passe après comfort is less important► passer avant

• le travail passe avant tout work comes first► passer dans

• les camions ne passent pas dans notre rue lorries don't go along our street

• passer dans les mœurs to become the custom

• passer dans la langue to enter the language

• l'alcool passe dans le sang alcohol enters the bloodstream► passer derrière to go behind

► passer devant to go in front of

• passer devant la maison de qn to go past sb's house

• je passe devant vous pour vous montrer le chemin I'll go in front to show you the way

• passez donc devant ! you go first!

• passer devant Monsieur le maire to get married

• il est passé devant le conseil de discipline he came up before the disciplinary committee► passer par to go through

• pour y aller, je passe par Amiens I go there via Amiens

• par où êtes-vous passé ? (pour venir ici) which way did you come? ; (pour aller ailleurs) which way did you go?

• pour téléphoner, il faut passer par le standard you have to go through the switchboard to make a call

• il est passé par des moments difficiles he's been through some hard times

• passer par un lycée technique to go through technical college

• nous sommes tous passés par là we've all been through that

• il faudra bien en passer par là there's no way round it

• une idée m'est passée par la tête an idea occurred to me

• ça fait du bien par où ça passe ! (inf) that's just what the doctor ordered! (inf)► passer sous to go under

• il est passé sous l'autobus he was run over by the bus

• l'air passe sous la porte there's a draught from under the door► passer sur to go over ; ( = ignorer) to ignore

• passons sur les détails let's not worry about the details

• et je passe sur la saleté du lieu ! not to mention how dirty the place was!► laisser passer [+ air, lumière] to let in ; [+ personne, procession] to let through ; [+ erreur, occasion] to miss

• nous ne pouvons pas laisser passer ça we cannot let this pass

   b. ( = faire une halte rapide) passer au bureau to call in at the office

• passer chez un ami to call in at a friend's

• je ne fais que passer (chez qn) I can't stay long ; (dans une ville) I'm just passing through

• le facteur est passé the postman has been

► passer + infinitif

• passer prendre qn to call for sb

• passer chercher qn to call for sb

• passer voir qn to call on sb

• puis-je passer te voir en vitesse ? can I pop round?► en passant ( = sur le chemin) on the way ; ( = dans la conversation) in passing

• j'irai le voir en passant I'll call in and see him on the way

• il l'a dit en passant he mentioned it in passing

• il aime tous les sports, du football à la boxe en passant par le golf he likes all sports, from football to golf to boxing

   c. (Automobiles) les vitesses passent mal the gears are stiff

• passer en première to go into first

• passer en marche arrière to go into reverse

   d. ( = franchir un obstacle) [véhicule] to get through ; [cheval, sauteur] to get over

• ça passe ? (en manœuvrant) have I got enough room?

   e. ( = s'écouler) [temps] to go by

• comme le temps passe ! how time flies!

   f. ( = être digéré) to go down

• ça ne passe pas [repas] I've got indigestion

   g. ( = être accepté) [demande, proposition] to be accepted

• je ne pense pas que ce projet de loi passera I don't think this bill will be passed

• il est passé de justesse à l'examen he only just passed the exam

• il est passé dans la classe supérieure he's moved up to the next class (Brit) he's been promoted to the next grade (US)

• l'équipe est passée en 2^e division the team have moved up to the second division

• ça passe ou ça casse it's make or break time

   h. ( = devenir) to become

• passer directeur to become director

   i. ( = être montré) [film, émission, personne] to be on

• passer à la radio to be on the radio

• passer à la télévision to be on television

   j. ( = disparaître) [douleur] to pass ; [orage] to blow over ; [beauté, couleur] to fade ; [colère] to subside ; [mode] to die out

• faire passer à qn l'envie de faire qch to cure sb of doing sth

• cela fera passer votre rhume that will help get rid of your cold

• le plus dur est passé the worst is over

• il voulait être pompier mais ça lui est passé he wanted to be a fireman but he grew out of it

   k. (Cards) to pass

   l. (locutions) qu'il soit menteur, passe encore,... he may be a liar, that's one thing,...

► passer pour

• il pourrait passer pour un Allemand you could take him for a German

• il passe pour intelligent he's supposed to be intelligent

• se faire passer pour to pass o.s. off as

• tu veux me faire passer pour un idiot ! do you want to make me look stupid?► y passer (inf)

on a eu la grippe, tout le monde y est passé we've all had flu

• toute sa fortune y est passée he spent all his fortune on it

• si elle veut une promotion, il faudra bien qu'elle y passe (sexuellement) if she wants to be promoted, she'll have to sleep with the boss► passons let's say no more about it

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   a. ( = franchir) [+ frontière] to cross ; [+ porte] to go through

• passer la douane to go through customs

• passer une rivière à la nage to swim across a river

   b. ( = donner, transmettre) to give ; [+ consigne, message] to pass on

• passer qch à qn to give sth to sb

• passe-moi une cigarette give me a cigarette

• passer le ballon à qn to pass the ball to sb

• tu fais passer pass it round

• il m'a passé un livre he's lent me a book

• je vous passe M. Duroy [standard] I'm putting you through to Mr Duroy ; ( = je lui passe l'appareil) here's Mr Duroy

• passer qch en fraude to smuggle sth

• passer sa mauvaise humeur sur qn to take one's bad temper out on sb

   c. ( = mettre) [+ vêtement] to put on

• passer la tête à la porte to poke one's head round the door

   d. ( = dépasser) [+ gare, maison] to pass

• tu as passé l'âge you're too old

• il ne passera pas la nuit he won't last the night

   e. ( = omettre) [+ mot, ligne] to leave out

• passer son tour to miss one's turn

• et j'en passe ! and that's not all!

   f. ( = permettre) passer un caprice à qn to humour sb

• on lui passe tout [+ bêtises] he gets away with anything ; [+ désirs] he gets everything he wants

• passez-moi l'expression if you'll pardon the expression

   g. [+ examen] to take

• passer son permis (de conduire) to take one's driving test

• passer une visite médicale to have a medical

   h. [+ temps, vacances] to spend

• passer sa vie à faire to spend one's life doing

• j'ai passé la soirée chez Luc I spent the evening at Luc's

• ça fait passer le temps it passes the time

   i. [+ film, diapositives] to show ; [+ disque] to play

   j. [+ commande] to place

• passer un accord avec qn to reach an agreement with sb

• passer un marché avec qn to do a deal with sb

   k. (à la passoire) to sieve ; (au mixer) to blend

   l. (locutions) passer la serpillière dans la cuisine to wash the kitchen floor

• passer le balai dans une pièce to sweep a room

• passer l'aspirateur dans une pièce to vacuum a room

• passer une couche de peinture sur qch to give sth a coat of paint

• passe-toi de l'eau sur le visage splash your face with water

• qu'est-ce qu'il lui a passé comme savon ! (inf) he gave him a really rough time! (inf)

3. <

► se passer

   a. ( = avoir lieu) to happen

• qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ? what happened?

• que se passe-t-il ? what's going on?

• tout s'est bien passé everything went off smoothly

• ça s'est mal passé it turned out badly

• ça ne se passera pas comme ça ! I won't stand for that!

   b. ( = se mettre à soi-même) elle s'est passé de la crème solaire sur les épaules she put some sun cream on her shoulders

• se passer les mains sous l'eau to rinse one's hands

   c. (se transmettre) [+ ballon] to pass to each other ; [+ notes de cours, livre, plat] to pass around

   d. ( = finir) il faut attendre que ça se passe you'll have to wait till it's over

   e. ► se passer de [+ chose] to do without ; [+ personne] to manage without

• je peux me passer de ta présence I can manage without you around

• on peut se passer d'aller au théâtre we can do without going to the theatre

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+1! La traduction la plus courante de passer n'est pas to pass ; passer un examen se traduit par to take an exam.

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pɑse
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, frontière]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [obstacle]

ils ont fait passer la rivière au troupeau — they took the herd across the river

il m'a fait passer la frontière — he got me across the border

2) ( faire franchir)

passer quelque chose à la douane — to get something through customs

3) ( dépasser) to go past, to pass

quand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite — turn right after the lights

j'ai passé l'âge — I'm too old

le malade ne passera pas la nuit — the patient won't last the night

4) ( mettre)

passer le doigt sur la table — to run one's finger over the table-top

passer la tête à la fenêtre — to stick one's head out of the window

elle m' a passé le bras autour des épaules — she put her arm around my shoulders

5) ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [something] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter) (colloq) to lend ( à quelqu'un to somebody); ( donner) (colloq) to give ( à quelqu'un to somebody)

fais passer la nouvelle à tes amis — pass the news on to your friends

passer sa colère sur ses collègues — to take one's anger out on one's colleagues

6) ( au téléphone)

tu peux me passer Chris? — can you put Chris on?

attends, je te la passe — hold on, here she is, I'll put her on

je vous le passe — ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through

pourriez-vous me passer le poste 4834? — could you put me through to extension 4834 please?

7) ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]

faire passer un test à quelqu'un — to give somebody a test

c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux — I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral

8) ( réussir) to pass [examen, test]

9) ( dans le temps) to spend [temps] ( à faire doing)

nous avons passé de bons moments ensemble — we've had some good times together

dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit! — (colloq) hurry up, or we'll be here all night!

10) ( pardonner)

elle leur passe tout — she lets them get away with murder

il passe tous ses caprices à sa fille — he indulges his daughter's every whim

passez-moi l'expression — if you'll pardon the expression

11) ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]

je vous passe les détails — I'll spare you the details

j'en passe et des meilleures — (colloq) ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on

12) ( utiliser)

passer un chiffon sur les meubles — to go over the furniture with a cloth

passer un coup de fer sur une chemise — to give a shirt a quick iron

passer l'aspirateur dans le salon — to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge

13) ( étendre)

passer un peu de baume sur une brûlure — to dab some ointment on a burn

passer une couche de peinture sur quelque chose — to give something a coat of paint

14) ( soumettre)

passer quelque chose à la flamme — to hold something over a flame

qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé! — (colloq) she really went for us! (colloq)

15) ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus, sauce]; to purée [légumes]

16) ( enfiler) to slip [something] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]

ils ont essayé de me passer la camisole — they tried to put me in a straitjacket

17) ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce]

18) ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]

passer un marché — (colloq) to make a deal

19) Automobile ( enclencher)

passer la troisième/la marche arrière — to go into third gear/into reverse

20) Jeux

passer son tour — to pass

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to pass

passer entre — to pass between

nous sommes passés près du lac — we went past the lake

passer sur un pont — to go over a bridge

l'autobus vient juste de passer — the bus has just gone

le facteur n'est pas encore passé — the postman hasn't come ou been yet

je suis passé à côté du monument — I passed the monument

nous sommes passés près de chez toi — we were near your house

passer à pied/à bicyclette — to walk/to cycle past

un avion est passé — a plane flew overhead

il est passé en courant — he ran past

le ballon est passé tout près des buts — the ball narrowly missed the goal

2) (se trouver, s'étendre)

la route passe à côté du lac — the road runs alongside the lake

ils ont fait passer la route devant chez nous — they built the road in front of our house

ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles — line that goes through the centres [BrE] of two circles

en faisant passer une ligne par ces deux villes — drawing a line through these two towns

3) ( faire un saut)

je ne fais que passer — I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute

quand je suis passé au marché — when I went down to the market

il est passé déposer un dossier — he came to drop off a file

passer dans la matinée — to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning

passe nous voir plus souvent! — come and see us more often!

passer prendre quelqu'un/qch — to pick somebody/sth up

4) ( se rendre) to go

les contrebandiers sont passés en Espagne — the smugglers have crossed into Spain

passez derrière moi — follow me

il est passé devant moi — ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me

passer devant une commission — to come before a committee

5) ( aller au-delà) to get through

il est passé au rouge — he went through the red lights

il n'a pas attendu le feu vert pour passer — he didn't wait for the lights to turn green

il m'a fait signe de passer — he waved me on

vas-y, ça passe! — go on, there's plenty of room!

laisser passer une ambulance — to let an ambulance through

le volet laisse passer un peu de lumière — the shutter lets in a chink of light

la cloison laisse passer le bruit — the partition doesn't keep the noise out

passer par-dessus bord — to fall overboard

il est passé par la fenêtre — ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window

il est passé sous un train — he was run over by a train

passer derrière la maison — to get round GB ou around US the back of the house

6) ( transiter)

passer par — [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through

nous sommes passés par Édimbourg — we went via Edinburgh

passer par quelqu'un pour faire quelque chose — to go through somebody to do

passer par de rudes épreuves — to go through the mill

passer par une rue — to go along a street

passer au bord de la faillite — to come very close to bankruptcy

la formation par laquelle il est passé — the training (that) he had

il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête — he always says the first thing that comes into his head

je ne sais jamais ce qui te passe par la tête — I never know what's going on in your head

une idée m'est passée par la tête — an idea occurred to me

qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? — what was he/she thinking of?

un sourire passa sur ses lèvres — he/she smiled briefly

des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe — from reptiles to man, including apes

7) (colloq) ( avoir son tour)

il accuse le patron, ses collègues, bref, tout le monde y passe — he's accusing the boss, his colleagues - in other words, everyone in sight

que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer — whether you like it or not, there's no alternative

on ne peut pas faire autrement que d'en passer par là — there is no other way around it

je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là — I know all about that, I've been there (colloq)

8) ( négliger)

je préfère passer sur ce point — I'd rather not dwell on that point

il est passé sur les détails — he didn't go into the details

si l'on passe sur les frais de déplacement — if we ignore the travel expenses

passons! — ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!

passer à côté d'une question — ( involontairement) to miss the point

laisser passer quelque chose — ( délibérément) to overlook something

laisser passer une occasion — to miss an opportunity

laisser passer plusieurs fautes — ( par inadvertance) to let several mistakes slip through

9) ( ne pas approfondir)

notons en passant que — we should note in passing that

soit dit en passer — incidentally

10) (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well ( auprès de with); [loi, candidat] to get through; [attitude, pensée] to be accepted

ce doit être le concombre qui passe mal — it must be the cucumber

prends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! — have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion

vos critiques sont mal passées — your criticism went down badly

ils n'ont jamais pu faire passer leurs idées — they never managed to get their ideas accepted

que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! — criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander

avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas — flattery won't work with him

passer au premier tour — Politique to be elected in the first round

passer dans la classe supérieure — to move up to the next year ou grade US

(ça) passe pour cette fois — (colloq) I'll let it go this time

11) ( se déplacer)

passer de France en Espagne — to leave France and enter Spain

passer de la salle à manger au salon — to move from the dining room to the lounge

passer à l'ennemi — to go over to the enemy

passer sous contrôle de l'ONU — to be taken over by the UN

passer sous contrôle ennemi — to fall into enemy hands

passer de main en main — to be passed around

passer constamment d'un sujet à l'autre — to flit from one subject to another

passer de la théorie à la pratique — to put theory into practice

leur nombre pourrait passer à 700 — their number could reach 700

passer à un taux supérieur — to go up to a higher rate

faire passer quelque chose de 200 à 300 — to increase something from 200 to 300

12) ( être pris)

passer pour un imbécile — to look a fool

il passe pour l'inventeur de l'ordinateur — he's supposed to have invented computers

il pourrait passer pour un Américain — he could be taken for an American

il veut passer pour un grand homme — he wants to be seen as a great man

faire passer quelqu'un/qch pour exceptionnel — to make somebody/sth out to be exceptional

se faire passer pour malade — to pretend to be ill

se faire passer pour mort — to fake one's own death

il se fait passer pour mon frère — he passes himself off as my brother

13) ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to pass

quand l'orage sera or aura passé — lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down

ça passera — ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it

la première réaction passée — once we/they calmed down

nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée — we had to wait for his/her anger to subside

passer de mode — to go out of fashion

cette mode est vite passée — that fashion was short-lived

faire passer à quelqu'un l'envie de faire — to cure somebody of the desire to do

je vais leur faire passer l'envie de tirer sur ma sonnette! — I'll teach them to ring my bell!

ce médicament fait passer les maux d'estomac — this medicine relieves stomach ache

cette mauvaise habitude te passera — it's a bad habit you'll grow out of

14) (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing

15) ( être placé)

passer avant/après — ( en importance) to come before/after

la santé passe avant tout — health comes first

il fait passer sa famille avant ses amis — he puts his family before his friends

16) (colloq) ( disparaître)

où étais-tu (encore) passé? — where (on earth) did you get to?

où est passé mon livre? — where has my book got to?

17) ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by

deux ans ont passé — two years have passed

je ne vois pas le temps passer — I don't know where the time goes

le week-end a passé trop vite — the weekend went too quickly

18) ( se mettre à) to turn to

passons aux choses sérieuses — let's turn to serious matters

passer à l'étape suivante — to move on to the next stage

passons à autre chose — let's change the subject

nous allons passer au vote — let's vote now

passer à l'offensive — to take the offensive

19) ( être transmis)

passer de père en fils — to be handed down from father to son

l'expression est passée dans la langue — the expression has become part of the language

ça finira par passer dans les mœurs — it'll eventually become common practice

il a fait passer son émotion dans la salle — he transmitted his emotion to the audience

20) ( être promu) to be promoted to

être passé maître dans l'art de faire — to be a past master at doing

elle est passée maître dans l'art de mentir — she's an accomplished liar

21) ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into

22) (colloq) ( mourir)

y passer — to die

si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer — if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself

on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux — we've all got to go sometime, the later the better

23) ( se décolorer) [teinte, tissu] to fade

passer au soleil — to fade in the sun

24) ( filtrer) [café] to filter

faire passer la soupe — to put the soup through a sieve

25) ( changer de vitesse)

passer en troisième/marche arrière — to go into third/reverse

la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer — third gear is a bit stiff

26) Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass

3.

se passer verbe pronominal

1) ( se produire) to happen

tout se passe comme si l'euro avait été dévalué — it's as if the euro had been devalued

2) ( être situé) to take place

la scène se passe au Viêt Nam — the scene is set in Vietnam

3) ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go

tout s'est passé très vite — it all happened very fast

ça va mal se passer pour toi — you're going to be in trouble

ça ne se passera pas comme ça! — I won't leave it at that!

4) ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass

deux ans se sont passés depuis — that was two years ago

attendons que ça se passe — let's wait till it's over

nos soirées se passaient à regarder la télévision — we spent the evenings watching television

5) ( se dispenser)

se passer de — [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]

se passer de commentaires — to speak for itself

ne pas pouvoir se passer de faire — not to be able to help doing

6) ( se mettre)

se passer la langue sur les lèvres — to run one's tongue over one's lips

se passer la main sur le front — to put a hand to one's forehead

7) ( l'un à l'autre)

ils se sont passé des documents — they exchanged some documents

nous nous sommes passé le virus — we caught the virus from each other

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pɒse
1. vi

1) (= aller) to go, to pass, to pass by, to go by

passer au salon — to go through to the sitting room

passer par — to go through

Ils sont passés par Paris. — They went through Paris.

passez devant! — go in front!

passez par ici! — go this way!

passer à table — to sit down to eat

2) (= faire une halte rapide) [facteur] to come, to call, (pour rendre visite) to call in, to drop in

Je passerai chez vous ce soir. — I'll call in this evening., I'll drop in this evening.

passer prendre qn — to come and collect sb

en passant — in passing

Je lui ai dit en passant que j'allais me marier. — I told him in passing that I was getting married.

3) CARTES to pass

4)

passe encore de le penser, mais de le dire! — it's one thing to think it, but to say it!

passons! — let's say no more about it!

passer sur qch [faute, détail inutile] — to pass over sth

5) (= s'écouler) [temps, jours] to go by, to pass

6) (= disparaître) [douleur] to pass, to go away, [mode] to die out, [couleur, papier] to fade

faire passer à qn le goût de qch [homme] — to cure sb of his taste for sth, [femme] to cure sb of her taste for sth

7) (= franchir un obstacle, traverser) [personne] to get through, [courant, air, lumière] to get through, [liquide, café] to go through

faire passer [message] — to get over, to get across

laisser passer [air, lumière, personne] — to let through, [occasion] to miss, [erreur] to overlook

Il m'a laissé passer. — He let me through.

8) (= être digéré, avalé) to go down

9) ÉDUCATION, [personne] to move up (to the next class)

10) (= être diffusé) [film, émission] to be on

passer à la télévision — to be on TV

"Titanic" passe à la télé ce soir. — "Titanic" is on TV tonight.

Mon père passe à la radio demain soir. — My father's on the radio tomorrow night.

11) (autres locutions)

passer à [ennemi, opposition] — to go over to

passer aux aveux — to confess, to make a confession

passer avant qch/qn fig — to come before sth/sb

passer dans les mœurs — to become the custom

passer dans l'usage — to become normal usage

passer en seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second

passer pour; Il passe pour riche. — He is thought to be rich.

il passait pour avoir — he was said to have

faire passer qn/qch pour — to make sb/sth out to be

2. vt

1) (= franchir) [frontière, rivière] to cross, [douane] to go through

Nous avons passé la frontière belge. — We crossed the Belgian border.

faire passer qch dans qch — to get sth into sth

faire passer qch par qch — to get sth through sth

2) (= transmettre, donner)

passer qch à qn — to pass sth to sb, to give sb sth

Passe-moi le sel, s'il te plaît. — Pass me the salt, please.

je vous passe M. Cousin (au téléphone) — I'm putting you through to Mr Cousin

passer qch en fraude (= faire entrer) — to smuggle sth in, (= faire sortir) to smuggle sth out

passer la parole à qn — to hand over to sb

3) [temps, journée] to spend

Elle a passé la journée à ne rien faire. — She spent the day doing nothing.

Ils passent toujours leurs vacances au Danemark. — They always spend their holidays in Denmark.

4) (= subir) [examen] to sit, to take, [visite médicale] to have

Gordon a passé ses examens la semaine dernière. — Gordon took his exams last week.

5) (= mettre) [vêtement] to slip on

passer la main par la portière — to stick one's hand out of the door

passer la seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second

6) (= faire passer) [thé, soupe] to strain

passer qch dans qch — to put sth into sth

passer qch par qch — to put sth through sth

passer l'aspirateur — to hoover

7) (= jouer) [film] to show, [disque, CD] to play, to put on

On passe "Le Kid" au cinéma cette semaine. — They're showing "The Kid" at the cinema this week.

8) (= conclure) [marché] to agree on, [accord] to reach

9) (= tolérer)

passer qch à qn — to let sb get away with sth

et j'en passe! — and that's not all!

10) (= devenir)

passer président — to become president

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passer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, pont, frontière, col]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [haie, obstacle]; ils ont fait passer la rivière au troupeau they took the herd across the river; il m'a fait passer la frontière he got me across the border;

2 ( faire franchir) passer qch à la douane to get sth through customs; passer qch en fraude or contrebande to smuggle sth; passer qn en fraude ( vers l'intérieur) to smuggle sb in; ( vers l'extérieur) to smuggle sb out; ⇒ gauche;

3 ( dépasser) to go past, to pass; quand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite turn right after the lights; passer la barre des dix euros to pass the ten-euro mark; on a passé l'heure it's too late; j'ai passé l'âge I'm too old; le malade ne passera pas la nuit the patient won't last the night;

4 ( mettre) passer le doigt sur la table to run one's finger over the table-top; passer la tête à la fenêtre to stick one's head out of the window; elle m'a passé le bras autour des épaules she put her arm around my shoulders; elle m'a passé la main dans les cheveux she ran her fingers through my hair;

5 ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [sth] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter)○ to lend (à qn to sb); ( donner)○ to give (à qn to sb); passer le ballon au gardien de but to pass the ball to the goalkeeper; passe-moi le sel pass me the salt; passe le vin à ton père pass your father the wine; faites passer le plat entre vous pass the dish around; fais passer la bonne nouvelle à tes amis pass the good news on to your friends; elle a attrapé la grippe et l'a passée à son mari she caught flu and gave it to her husband; il m'a passé son vélo○ ( prêté) he lent me his bike; ( donné) he gave me his bike; il m'a passé son rhume he's given me his cold;

6 ( au téléphone) tu peux me passer Chris? can you put Chris on?; attends, je te la passe hold on, here she is, I'll put her on; je vous le passe ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through; pourriez-vous me passer le poste 4834/le service de traduction? could you put me through to extension 4834/the translation department, please?; il est sorti, je vous passe sa secrétaire he's out, I'll put you through to his secretary;

7 ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]; passer son permis de conduire to take one's driving test; faire passer un test à qn to give sb a test; c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral;

8 ( réussir) to pass [examen, test];

9 ( dans le temps) to spend [temps, jour, vie, vacances] (à faire doing); passer une nuit à l'hôtel to spend a night at a hotel; nous avons passé de bons moments ensemble we've had some good times together; dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit○! hurry up, or we'll be here all night!; passer sa colère sur son chat/ses collègues to take one's anger out on the cat/one's colleagues;

10 ( pardonner) passer qch à qn to let sb get away with sth; il ne me passe rien he doesn't let me get away with anything; elle leur passe tout she lets them get away with murder; passez-lui ses écarts de langage excuse his/her strong language; il passe tous ses caprices à sa fille he indulges his daughter's every whim; passez-moi l'expression/le terme if you'll pardon the expression/the word;

11 ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]; je vous passe les détails I'll spare you the details; j'en passe et des meilleures ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on;

12 ( utiliser) passer un chiffon humide sur les meubles to go over the furniture with a damp cloth; passer un coup de fer sur une chemise to give a shirt a quick press; n'oublie pas de passer l'aspirateur dans le salon don't forget to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge;

13 ( étendre) en passant un peu de cire, les rayures disparaîtront if you go over it with a bit of wax, the scratches will disappear; passer un peu de baume sur une brûlure to dab some ointment on a burn; passer une couche de peinture sur qch to give sth a coat of paint;

14 ( soumettre) passez le plat au four put the dish in the oven; passer la pointe d'une aiguille à la flamme to hold the point of a needle over a flame; passer le plancher à la cire to put some wax on the floor; passer qch à l'eau ( pour rincer) to give sth a rinse; ( pour obtenir une réaction) to soak sth briefly in water; qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé○! she really went for us○!; ⇒ peigne;

15 ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus de fruit, sauce]; to purée [légumes]; passer des légumes au moulin à légumes to purée vegetables;

16 ( enfiler) to slip [sth] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]; ils ont essayé de me passer la camisole they tried to put me in a straitjacket;

17 ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce];

18 ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]; passer un marché○ to make a deal;

19 Compta ( entrer) to enter, to post spéc [somme, dépense];

20 Aut ( enclencher) to go into [vitesse]; passer la troisième/la marche arrière to go into third gear/into reverse;

21 Jeux ( renoncer à) passer son tour to pass.

B vi

1 ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to pass; passer entre to pass between; regarder passer les trains to watch the trains go past ou by; nous sommes passés devant le palais/près du lac we went past the palace/the lake; passer sous/sur un pont to go under/over a bridge; l'autobus vient juste de passer the bus has just gone; le facteur n'est pas encore passé the postman hasn't been yet; quand passe le prochain car pour Caen? when is the next coach GB ou bus for Caen?; je suis passé à côté de lui/du monument I passed him/the monument; nous sommes passés près de chez toi ce matin we were near your house this morning; passer à pied/à cheval/en voiture/à bicyclette to walk/ride/drive/cycle past; un avion est passé a plane flew past overhead; il est passé en courant/boitant he ran/limped past; j'ai renversé le vase en passant I knocked over the vase as I went by; en passant, achète du lait buy some milk while you're out; le ballon est passé tout près des buts the ball narrowly missed the goal;

2 (se trouver, s'étendre) la route passe à côté du lac the road runs alongside the lake; le ruisseau passe derrière la maison the stream runs behind the house; ils ont fait passer la route devant chez nous/près de l'église/derrière le village they built the road in front of our house/near the church/behind the village; ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles line that connects the centres^GB of two circles; en faisant passer une ligne par ces deux villes drawing a line through these two towns;

3 ( faire un saut) je ne fais que passer I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute; quand je suis passé au marché when I went down to the market; quand je suis passé à l'école when I dropped by the school; quand je suis passé chez lui when I called in to see him GB, when I dropped by his place; passer à la banque to call in at the bank GB, to drop by the bank; il est passé déposer un dossier he came to drop off a file; il est passé quelqu'un pour toi someone was looking for you; je passerai un de ces jours I'll drop by one of these days; passer dans la matinée [plombier, représentant] to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning; passe nous voir plus souvent! come and see us more often!; passer prendre qn/qch to pick sb/sth up; je passerai te prendre à six heures I'll pick you up at six; je passerai prendre le gâteau dans une heure I'll pick up the cake in an hour;

4 ( se rendre) to go; passez au guichet numéro 3 go to counter 3; passons au salon let's go into ou through to the lounge; les contrebandiers sont passés en Espagne the smugglers have crossed into Spain; passez derrière moi, je vous montrerai le chemin follow me, I'll show you the way; il est passé devant moi, il m'est passé devant○ ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me; passer à la visite médicale to go for a medical examination; passer devant une commission to come before a committee;

5 ( aller au-delà) to get through; tu ne passeras pas, c'est trop étroit you'll never get through, it's too narrow; on ne peut pas passer à cause de la neige we can't get through because of the snow; impossible de passer tant il y avait de monde you couldn't get through, there were so many people; il est passé au rouge he went through the red lights; il n'a pas attendu le feu vert pour passer he didn't wait for the lights to turn green; il m'a fait signe de passer he waved me on; il a fait passer la vieille dame devant lui he let the old lady go first; vas-y, ça passe! ( à un automobiliste) go on, there's plenty of room!; laisser passer qn to let sb through; laisser passer une ambulance to let an ambulance through; le volet laisse passer un peu de lumière the shutter lets in a chink of light; la cloison laisse passer le bruit the partition doesn't keep the noise out; passer par-dessus bord to fall overboard; il est passé par la fenêtre ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window; il est passé sous un train he was run over by a train; nous n'avons pas pu faire passer l'armoire par la porte we couldn't get the wardrobe through the door; à cause des travaux, on ne peut pas passer derrière la maison because of the road works, we can't get round GB ou around US the back of the house; ⇒ caravane, casser;

6 ( transiter) passer par [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through; nous sommes passés par Édimbourg we went via Edinburgh; ça ira plus vite en passant par la Belgique it'll be quicker to go via Belgium; la manifestation passera dans cette avenue the demonstration will come along this avenue; passer par qn pour faire qch to do sth through sb; passer par de rudes épreuves to go through the mill, to have a rough time; passer par l'opératrice to go through the operator; passer par une rue to go along a street; passer par l'escalier de service to use the service stairs; nous sommes passés par une agence matrimoniale we met through a marriage bureau; il est passé par tous les stades de la formation he went through the various different stages of training; passer au bord de la faillite to come very close to bankruptcy; il est passé par une très bonne école he went to a very good school; la formation par laquelle il est passé the training (that) he had; il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête he always says the first thing that comes into his head; je ne sais jamais ce qui te passe par la tête I never know what's going on in your head; une idée m'est passée par la tête an idea occurred to me; mais qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? what on earth was he/she thinking of?; ça fait du bien par où ça passe○! [aliment, boisson] I needed that!; un éclair de malice passa dans ses yeux his/her eyes gleamed with mischief, he/she had a mischievous glint in his/her eyes; un sourire passa sur ses lèvres he/she smiled for a second; en passant par including; des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe from reptiles to man, including apes; ⇒ maire;

7 ○( avoir son tour) il accuse le patron, ses collègues, le cuisinier, bref, tout le monde y passe he's accusing the boss, his colleagues, the cook-in other words, everyone in sight; le rock, le blues, la musique classique, tout y passe rock, blues, classical music, you name it; que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer whether you like it or not, there's no alternative; la nouvelle secrétaire va y passer aussi the new secretary will get it as well; on ne peut pas faire autrement que d'en passer par là there is no other way around it; je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là I know all about that, I've been there○;

8 ( négliger) passer sur to pass over [question, défaut, erreur]; je préfère passer sur ce point pour l'instant I'd rather not dwell on that point for the moment; il est or a passé sur les détails he didn't go into the details; si l'on passe sur les frais de déplacement if we ignore the travel expenses; passons (là-dessus)! ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!; ( pardon) let's say no more about it!; passer à côté d'une question ( volontairement) to sidestep a question; ( involontairement) to miss the point; laisser passer qch ( délibérément) to let sth pass, to overlook sth; ( par inadvertance) to let sth slip through, to overlook sth; laisser passer une occasion, passer à côté d'une occasion to miss an opportunity, to let an opportunity slip ou go by; laisser passer quelques erreurs par gentillesse to overlook a few errors out of soft-heartedness; on ne peut pas laisser passer une telle erreur we cannot let a mistake like that through; le réviseur a laissé passer plusieurs fautes the proofreader let several mistakes slip through; il leur laisse passer tous leurs caprices he indulges their every whim;

9 ( ne pas approfondir) en passant in passing; notons en passant que we should note in passing that; en passant, il a ajouté que in passing, he added that; soit dit en passer incidentally;

10 (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well (auprès de with); [loi, règlement, mesure] to get through; [attitude, pensée, doctrine] to be accepted; [candidat] to get through; je ne me sens pas bien, ce doit être le concombre qui passe mal I don't feel well, it must be the cucumber; prends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion; vos critiques sont mal passées/ne sont pas passées your criticism went down badly/didn't go down well; ils n'ont jamais pu faire passer leur réforme/leurs idées they never managed to get their reform through/their ideas accepted; que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander; avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas flattery won't work with him; passer au premier tour Pol to be elected in the first round; passer dans la classe supérieure to move up to the next year ou grade US; (ça) passe pour cette fois○ this time, I'll let it go;

11 ( se déplacer) passer de France en Espagne to leave France and enter Spain; passer de la salle à manger au salon to move from the dining room to the lounge; passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy; passer dans le camp adverse to go over to the other side; passer sous contrôle de l'ONU/de l'État to be taken over by the UN/the government; passer sous contrôle ennemi to fall into enemy hands; passer de main en main to be passed around; passer constamment d'un sujet à l'autre to flit from one subject to another; passer d'un amant à un autre to go from one lover to the next; passer de l'opulence à la misère to go from extreme wealth to extreme poverty; passer de la théorie à la pratique to put theory into practice; leur nombre pourrait passer à 700 their number could reach 700; passer à un taux supérieur/inférieur to go up to a higher rate/down to a lower rate; faire passer qch de 200 à 300 to increase sth from 200 to 300; faire passer qch de 300 à 200 to decrease sth from 300 to 200; expression passée en proverbe expression that has become a proverb;

12 ( être pris) passer pour un imbécile/pour être une belle ville to be generally thought of as stupid/as a beautiful town (auprès de by); passer pour un génie to pass as a genius; son excentricité passe pour de l'intelligence his/her eccentricity passes for intelligence; il passe pour l'inventeur de l'ordinateur he's supposed to have invented computers; passer pour quelqu'un d'autre to be taken for someone else; il pourrait passer pour un Américain he could be taken for an American; il veut passer pour un grand homme he wants to be seen as a great man; faire passer qn/qch pour exceptionnel/exemplaire to make sb/sth out to be exceptional/a model of perfection; se faire passer pour malade to pretend to be ill; se faire passer pour mort to fake one's own death; il se fait passer pour mon frère he passes himself off as my brother; se faisant passer pour un agent d'assurance by passing himself off as ou by impersonating an insurance salesman; il m'a fait passer pour un imbécile he made me look like a fool;

13 ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to pass; quand l'orage sera or aura passé lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down; ça passera ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it; la première réaction passée, il a été possible de faire once we/they calmed down it was possible to do; nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée we had to wait for his/her anger to subside; passer de mode [vêtement, style, chanson, expression] to go out of fashion; cette mode est vite passée or a vite passé that fashion was short-lived; faire passer à qn l'envie or le goût de faire to cure sb of the desire to do; les sales gosses, je vais leur faire passer l'envie or l'habitude de tirer sur ma sonnette! those damn kids, I'll teach them to ring my bell!; ce médicament fait passer les maux d'estomac this medicine relieves stomach ache; cette mauvaise habitude te passera it's a bad habit you'll grow out of; ça lui passera avant que ça me reprenne○ it won't last;

14 (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing; mon ami passe à la télévision ce soir my friend is on television tonight; les films portugais qui passent à la télévision/au Rex/à Paris the Portuguese films (that are) on television/on at the Rex/on in Paris;

15 ( être placé) passer avant/après ( en importance) to come before/after; la santé passe avant tout health comes first; il fait passer sa famille avant ses amis he puts his family before his friends;

16 ○( disparaître) où étais-tu (encore) passé? where (on earth) did you get to?; où est passé mon livre/le chat? where has my book/the cat got to?;

17 ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by; deux ans ont passé depuis l'événement two years have passed since it happened; le temps a passé, et les gens ont oublié time has passed and people have forgotten; je ne vois pas le temps passer I don't know where the time goes; le week-end a or est passé trop vite the weekend went too quickly;

18 ( se mettre à) to turn to; passons aux choses sérieuses let's turn to serious matters; nous pouvons passer à l'étape suivante we can move on to the next stage; passons à autre chose let's change the subject; nous allons passer au vote let's vote now; passer à l'offensive to take the offensive;

19 ( être transmis) passer de père en fils/de génération en génération/à ses héritiers to be handed down from father to son/from generation to generation/to one's heirs; l'expression est passée dans la langue the expression has become part of the language; ça finira par passer dans les mœurs it'll eventually become common practice; il a fait passer son émotion dans la salle he transmitted his emotion to the audience;

20 ( être promu) to be promoted to; il est passé général he's been promoted to general; elle est passée maître dans l'art de mentir she's an accomplished liar;

21 ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into; la moitié de mon salaire passe en remboursement de mes dettes half my salary goes on paying off my debts; toutes mes économies y sont passées○ all my savings went into it;

22 ○( mourir) y passer to die; si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself; on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux we've all got to go sometime, the later the better;

23 ( se décolorer) [teinte, tissu] to fade; passer au soleil to fade in the sun;

24 ( filtrer) [café] to brew; faire passer la soupe to put the soup through the vegetable mill;

25 ( changer de vitesse) passer en troisième/marche arrière to go into third/reverse; la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer third gear is a bit stiff; passer de seconde en troisième to go from second into third;

26 Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass.

C se passer vpr

1 ( se produire) to happen; ça s'est passé en Chine/à Pékin/le matin/au bon moment it happened in China/in Beijing/in the morning/at the right time; il ne se passe jamais rien dans ce village nothing ever happens in this village; que se passe-t-il?, qu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening, what's going on?; tout se passe comme si le dollar avait été dévalué it's as if the dollar was devalued;

2 ( être situé) to take place; la scène se passe au Viêt Nam/dans les années trente/de nos jours the scene is set in Vietnam/in the thirties/in the present day;

3 ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go; comment s'est passée la réunion? how did the meeting go?; tout s'est bien passé everything went well; ça s'est mal passé it didn't go well; la réunion s'est très mal passée the meeting went very badly; tout s'est passé très vite it all happened very fast; ça va mal se passer pour toi si tu continues! you're going to be in trouble if you carry on GB ou continue doing that!; ça ne se passera pas comme ça! I won't leave it at that!;

4 ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass; il s'est passé deux ans depuis, deux ans se sont passés depuis that was two years ago; il ne se passe guère de jour (sans) qu'elle ne trouve à se plaindre hardly a day goes by without her finding something to complain about; attendons que ça se passe let's wait till it's over; nos soirées se passaient à regarder la télévision we spent the evenings watching television; ⇒ jeunesse;

5 ( se dispenser) se passer de [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]; nous nous sommes passés de voiture we did without a car; nous nous passerons de lui we'll do without him; je me passerais bien de tes remarques I can do without your comments; se passer de commentaires to speak for itself; ne pas pouvoir se passer de faire not to be able to help oneself from doing; se passer des services de qn to do without sb's services;

6 ( se mettre) se passer la langue sur les lèvres/la main dans les cheveux to run one's tongue over one's lips/one's fingers through one's hair; se passer la main sur le front to put a hand to one's forehead;

7 ( l'un à l'autre) ils se sont passé des documents they exchanged some documents; nous nous sommes passé le virus we caught the virus from each other.

[pase] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)

A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]

1. [se déplacer - personne, véhicule] to pass (by), to go ou to come past

regarder passer les coureurs to watch the runners go past

passer à: passer à droite/gauche to go right/left

passer au-dessus de: l'avion est passé au-dessus de la maison the plane flew over the house

passer dans: pour empêcher les poids lourds de passer dans le village to stop lorries from driving ou going through the village

passer devant quelque chose to go past something

passe devant si tu ne vois pas

a. [devant moi] go in front of me if you can't see

b. [devant tout le monde] go to the front if you can't see

passer sous: passer sous une échelle to go under a ladder

passer sous une voiture [se faire écraser] to get run over (by a car)

passer sur: passer sur un pont to go over ou to cross a bridge

des péniches passaient sur le canal barges were going past ou were sailing on the canal

[fugitivement]

j'ai vu un éclair de rage passer dans son regard I saw a flash of anger in his eyes

un sourire passa sur ses lèvres a smile played about her lips, she smiled briefly

elle dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête she says the first thing that comes into her head

qu'est-ce qui a bien pu lui passer par la tête? whatever was he thinking of?

ne faire que passer: le pouvoir n'a fait que passer entre leurs mains they held power only briefly

2. [s'écouler - fluide] to flow, to run

il y a de l'air qui passe sous la porte there's a permanent draught coming under the door

3. [emprunter un certain itinéraire]

si vous passez à Paris, venez me voir come and see me if you're in Paris

passer par: le voleur est passé par la fenêtre the burglar got in through the window

passe par l'escalier de service use the service stairs

[fleuve, route] to go, to run

le tunnel passera sous la montagne the tunnel will go under the mountain

le pont passe au-dessus de l'avenue the bridge crosses the avenue

4. MATHÉMATIQUES to pass

soit une droite passant par deux points A et B given a straight line between two points A and B

5. [sur un parcours régulier - démarcheur, représentant] to call ; [ - bateau, bus, train] to come ou to go past

le facteur n'est pas encore passé the postman hasn't been yet

le facteur passe deux fois par jour the postman delivers ou comes twice a day

le bus passe toutes les sept minutes there's a bus every seven minutes

le bateau/train est déjà passé the boat/train has already gone ou left

le prochain bateau passera dans deux jours the next boat will call ou is due in two days

6. [faire une visite] to call

passer chez quelqu'un to call at somebody's place

j'ai demandé au médecin de passer I asked the doctor to call (in) ou to come ou to visit

j'essaierai de passer dans la soirée I'll try and call in the evening

je ne fais que passer I'm not stopping

(suivi de l'infinitif)

passer voir quelqu'un to call on somebody

je passerai te chercher I'll come and fetch you

7. [franchir une limite] to get through

ne laissez passer personne don't let anybody through

il est passé au rouge he went through a red light

ça passe ou ça casse it's make or break (time)

8. [s'infiltrer] to pass

passer dans le sang to pass into ou to enter the bloodstream

la lumière passe à travers les rideaux the light shines through the curtains

le café doit passer lentement [dans le filtre] the coffee must filter through slowly

9. [aller, se rendre] to go

où est-il passé? where's he gone (to)?

où sont passées mes lunettes? where have my glasses got ou disappeared to?

passons à table let's eat

passons au salon let's go through to the living room

passer de Suisse en France to cross over ou to go from Switzerland to France

passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy

10. CHASSE to pass, to go ou to come past

B.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]

1. [se soumettre à]

passer à to go for

passer au scanner to go for a scan

ce matin, je suis passé au tableau I was asked to explain something at the blackboard this morning

y passer (familier) : je ne veux pas me faire opérer — il faudra bien que tu y passes, pourtant! I don't want to have an operation — you're going to have to!

avec lui, toutes les femmes du service y sont passées he's had all the women in his department

tout le monde a cru que tu allais y passer everybody thought you were a goner

2. [être accepté] to pass

elle est passée à l'écrit mais pas à l'oral she got through ou she passed the written exam but not the oral

j'ai mangé quelque chose qui ne passe pas I've eaten something that won't go down

sa dernière remarque n'est pas passée (figuré) his last remark stuck in my throat

ton petit discours est bien passé your little speech went down well ou was well received

la deuxième scène ne passe pas du tout the second scene doesn't work at all

le film passe mal sur le petit écran/en noir et blanc the film just isn't the same on TV/in black and white

passe (encore): l'injurier, passe encore, mais le frapper! it's one thing to insult him, but quite another to hit him!

3. [être transmis] to go

la ferme est passée de père en fils depuis cinq générations the farm has been handed down from father to son for five generations

la carafe passa de main en main the jug was passed around

la locution est passée du latin à l'anglais the phrase came ou passed into English from Latin

4. [entrer] to pass

c'est passé dans le langage courant it's passed into ou it's now part of everyday speech

c'est passé dans les moeurs it's become standard ou normal practice

5. [être utilisé, absorbé] to go

tout son salaire passe dans la maison all her salary goes on the house

y passer: les deux bouteilles y sont passées both bottles were drunk

toutes ses économies y passent all her savings go towards ou into it

6. POLITIQUE [être adopté - projet de loi, amendement] to pass, to be passed

la loi est passée the law was passed

[être élu - député] to be elected, to get in

si les socialistes passent if the socialists get in ou are elected

7. CINÉMA & THÉÂTRE to be on, to be showing

sa dernière pièce passe au Galatée her latest play is on at the Galatée

RADIO & TÉLÉVISION

les informations passent à 20 h the news is on at 8 pm

passer à la radio [émission, personne] to be on the radio ou the air

passer à la télévision

a. [personne] to be ou to appear on television

b. [film] to be on television

8. DROIT [comparaître]

passer devant le tribunal to come up ou to go before the court

passer en correctionnelle ≃ to go before the magistrate's court

l'affaire passera en justice le mois prochain the case will be heard next month

9. JEUX to pass

C.[EXPRIME UN CHANGEMENT D'ÉTAT]

1. [accéder - à un niveau]

passer dans la classe supérieure to move up to the next form (UK) ou grade (US)

passer en seconde ÉDUCATION to move up to the fifth form (UK) ou to tenth grade (US)

il est passé au grade supérieur he's been promoted

2. [devenir] to become

il est passé ailier he plays on the wing now

passer professionnel to turn professional

3. [dans des locutions verbales]

passer à [aborder]: passons à l'ordre du jour let us turn to the business on the agenda

passer à l'action to take action

passer de... à [changer d'état]: passer de l'état liquide à l'état gazeux to pass ou to change from the liquid to the gaseous state

quand on passe de l'adolescence à l'âge adulte when you pass from adolescence to adulthood

la production est passée de 20 à 30/de 30 à 20 tonnes output has gone (up) from 20 to 30/(down) from 30 to 20 tonnes

passer du français au russe to switch from French to Russian

comment êtes-vous passé du cinéma au théâtre? how did you move ou make the transition from the cinema to the stage?

il passe d'une idée à l'autre he jumps ou flits from one idea to another

4. AUTOMOBILE

passer en troisième to change ou go into third (gear)

la seconde passe mal second gear is stiff

D.[EXPRIME UNE ÉVOLUTION DANS LE TEMPS]

1. [s'écouler - temps] to pass, to go by

la journée est passée agréablement the day went off ou passed pleasantly

comme le temps passe! how time flies!

2. [s'estomper - douleur] to fade (away), to wear off ; [ - malaise] to disappear ; [ - mode, engouement] to die out ; [ - enthousiasme] to wear off, to fade ; [ - beauté] to fade, to wane ; [ - chance, jeunesse] to pass ; [ - mauvaise humeur] to pass, to vanish ; [ - rage, tempête] to die down ; [ - averse] to die down, to stop

mon envie est passée I don't feel like it anymore

cette habitude lui passera avec l'âge he'll grow out of the habit

faire passer: ce médicament fait passer la douleur très rapidement this medicine relieves pain very quickly

3. [s'altérer - fruit, denrées] to go off (UK), to spoil, to go bad

[se faner - fleur] to wilt

[pâlir - teinte]

le papier peint a passé au soleil the sun has faded the wallpaper

4. (auxiliaire avoir) (vieilli) [mourir]

il a passé cette nuit he passed on ou away last night

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[pase] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)

A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]

1. [traverser - pont, col de montagne] to go over (inseparable), to cross ; [ - écluse] to go through (inseparable)

passer une rivière à la nage to swim across a river

passer un ruisseau à gué to ford a stream

2. [franchir - frontière, ligne d'arrivée] to cross

3. [dépasser - point de repère] to pass, to go past (inseparable)

passer l'arrêt de l'autobus [le manquer] to miss one's bus stop

passer le cap Horn to (go) round Cape Horn, to round the Cape

quand on passe les 1 000 mètres d'altitude when you go over 1,000 metres high

l'or a passé les 400 dollars l'once gold has broken through the $ 400 an ounce mark

4. [transporter] to ferry ou to take across (separable)

5. [introduire]

passer de la drogue/des cigarettes en fraude to smuggle drugs/cigarettes

6. [engager - partie du corps] to put

passer son bras autour de la taille de quelqu'un to put ou to slip one's arm round somebody's waist

je n'arrive pas à passer ma tête dans l'encolure de cette robe my head won't go through the neck of the dress

il a passé la tête par l'entrebâillement de la porte he poked his head round the door

7. [faire aller - instrument] to run

passer un peigne dans ses cheveux to run a comb through one's hair

passer une éponge sur la table to wipe the table

passer un chiffon sur les meubles to dust the furniture

passer l'aspirateur to vacuum, to hoover (UK)

passer le balai to sweep up

passe le balai dans l'escalier give the stairs a sweep, sweep the stairs

8. ÉQUITATION [haie] to jump, to clear

9. SPORT [franchir - obstacle, haie] to jump (over)

passer la barre à deux mètres to clear the bar at two metres

passer tous les obstacles (figuré) to overcome ou to surmount all the obstacles

[transmettre - ballon] to pass

[dépasser - coureurs] to overtake, to pass

B.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]

1. [se soumettre à - permis de conduire] to take ; [ - examen] to take, to sit (UK) ; [ - entretien] to have ; [ - scanner, visite médicale] to have, to go for (inseparable)

la voiture doit passer un contrôle technique the car has to go for its MOT

2. (vieilli) [réussir - examen] to pass ; [ - épreuve éliminatoire] to get through (inseparable)

il a passé l'écrit, mais attendons l'oral he's passed the written exam, but let's see what happens in the oral

3. [omettre] to miss ou to leave out (separable), to omit

je passe toutes les descriptions dans ses romans I miss out ou I skip all the descriptions in her novels

4. [tolérer]

elle lui passe tout she lets him get away with anything

passez-moi l'expression/le mot if you'll pardon the expression/excuse the term

5. [soumettre à l'action de]

passer les parquets à l'encaustique to polish the floors

passer des légumes au mixeur to put vegetables through the blender, to blend vegetables

passer quelque chose sous l'eau to rinse something ou to give something a rinse under the tap

passer quelque chose au four to put something in the oven

passer quelque chose à quelqu'un (familier) to give somebody a good dressing-down, to tick somebody off (UK)

se faire passer quelque chose (familier) to get a good ticking off (UK), to get a good chewing-out (US)

6. [donner, transmettre - généralement] to pass, to hand, to give ; [ - maladie] to give ; [ - au téléphone] to put through (separable)

passe(-moi) le couteau give me the knife

passe-moi le sel pass me the salt

fais passer à ton voisin pass it to your neighbour

passer ses pouvoirs à son successeur to hand over power to one's successor

je te passe Fred here's Fred, I'll hand you over to Fred

passe-moi Annie let me talk to Annie, put Annie on

7. [rendre public - annonce]

passer une petite annonce to place a small ad

il a passé une annonce dans le journal de cette semaine he put an ad in this week's paper

8. (familier) [prêter] to lend

9. [appliquer - substance] to apply, to put on (separable)

passer de la cire sur quelque chose to wax something

passer une couche de peinture sur un mur to paint a wall

il faudra passer une deuxième couche it needs a second coat

je vais te passer de la crème dans le dos I'm going to put ou to rub some cream on your back

10. [filtrer, tamiser - thé, potage] to strain ; [ - farine] to sieve

11. [enfiler - vêtement] to slip ou to put on (separable)

je passe une robe moins chaude et j'arrive I'll put on a cooler dress and I'll be with you

elle passa l'anneau à son doigt she slipped the ring on her finger

12. AUTOMOBILE

passer la marche arrière to go into reverse

passer la troisième to change ou to shift into third gear

13. CINÉMA & TÉLÉVISION [film] to show, to screen

[diapositive] to show

RADIO [émission] to broadcast

[cassette, disque] to play, to put on (separable)

on passe un western au Rex there's a western on at the Rex

14. COMMERCE [conclure - entente] to conclude, to come to (inseparable), to reach ; [ - marché] to agree on (inseparable), to strike, to reach ; [ - commande] to place

passez commande avant le 12 order before the 12th

15. [en comptabilité] to enter, to post

passer un article en compte to enter a sale into a ledger

16. DROIT [faire établir - acte juridique] to draw up (separable)

un acte passé par-devant notaire a deed drawn up in the presence of a notary

C.[EXPRIME UNE NOTION TEMPORELLE]

1. [employer - durée] to spend

j'ai passé un an en Angleterre I spent a year in England

passez un bon week-end/une bonne soirée! have a nice weekend/evening!

passer ses vacances à lire to spend one's holidays reading

il va venir passer quelques jours chez nous he's coming to stay with us for a few days

as-tu passé une bonne nuit? did you sleep well last night?, did you have a good night?

pour passer le temps to pass the time

2. [aller au-delà de - durée] to get through (inseparable), to survive

elle ne passera pas la nuit she won't see the night out, she won't last the night

3. [assouvir - envie] to satisfy

passer sa colère sur quelqu'un to take one's anger out on somebody

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passer après verbe plus préposition

il faut le faire libérer, le reste passe après we must get him released, everything else is secondary

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passer avant verbe plus préposition

to go ou to come before

ses intérêts passent avant tout his own interests come before anything else, he puts his own interests before everything else

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passer par verbe plus préposition

1. [dans une formation] to go through

il est passé par une grande école he studied at a Grande École

elle est passée par tous les échelons she rose through all the grades

2. [dans une évolution] to go through, to undergo

le pays est passé par toutes les formes de gouvernement the country has experienced every form of government

elle est passée par des moments difficiles she's been through some difficult times

3. [recourir à] to go through

je passe par une agence pour avoir des billets I get tickets through an agency

en passer par: il va falloir en passer par ses exigences we'll just have to do what he says

passer par là: je suis passé par là it's happened to me too, I've been through that too

pour comprendre, il faut être passé par là you have to have experienced it to understand

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passer pour verbe plus préposition

1. [avec nom] to be thought of as

dire qu'il passe pour un génie! to think that he's considered a genius!

je vais passer pour un idiot I'll be taken for ou people will take me for an idiot

se faire passer pour quelqu'un to pass oneself off as somebody

il se fait passer pour un professionnel he claims to be a professional

2. [avec adj]

son livre passe pour sérieux her book is considered to be serious

il s'est fait passer pour fou he pretended to be mad

3. [avec verbe]

elle passe pour descendre d'une famille noble she is said to be descended from an aristocratic family

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passer sur verbe plus préposition

[ne pas mentionner] to pass over, to skip

[excuser] to overlook

passons sur les détails let's pass over ou skip the details

il l'aime et passe sur tout he loves her and forgives everything

passons! let's say no more about it!, let's drop it!

tu me l'avais promis, mais passons! you promised me, but never mind!

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se passer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [s'écouler - heures, semaines] to go by, to pass

la soirée s'est passée tranquillement the evening went by ou passed quietly

si la journée de demain se passe sans incident if everything goes off smoothly tomorrow

2. [survenir - événement] to take place, to happen

qu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening?, what's going on?

(tournure impersonnelle)

il se passe que ton frère vient d'être arrêté, (voilà ce qui se passe)! your brother's just been arrested, that's what's!

il ne se passe pas une semaine sans qu'il perde de l'argent aux courses not a week goes by without him losing money on the horses

3. [se dérouler - dans certaines conditions] to go (off)

l'opération s'est bien/mal passée the operation went (off) smoothly/badly

si tout se passe bien, nous y serons demain if all goes well, we'll be there tomorrow

tout se passe comme prévu everything's going according to plan ou going as planned

ça ne se passera pas comme ça! it won't be as easy as that!

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se passer verbe pronominal transitif

[s'appliquer, se mettre - produit] to apply, to put on (separable)

il se passa un peigne/la main dans les cheveux he ran a comb/his fingers through his hair

elle se passait un mouchoir sur le front she was wiping her forehead with a handkerchief

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se passer de verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [vivre sans] to do ou to go without

si tu crois pouvoir te passer de tout le monde! if you think you can manage all by yourself!

il ne peut pas se passer de télévision he can't live without the television

2. [s'abstenir]

je me passerais (volontiers) de ses réflexions! I can do very well without her remarks!

3. [ne pas avoir besoin de]

sa déclaration se passe de tout commentaire her statement needs no comment

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en passant locution adverbiale

1. [dans la conversation] in passing

faire une remarque en passant to remark in passing, to make a casual remark

soit dit en passer it must be said

2. [sur son chemin]

il s'arrête de temps à autre en passant he calls on his way by ou past from time to time

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en passant par locution prépositionnelle

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1. [dans l'espace] via

l'avion va à Athènes en passant par Londres the plane goes to Athens via London ou stops in London on its way to Athens

2. [dans une énumération] (and) including

toutes les romancières de Sand à Sarraute en passant par Colette every woman novelist from Sand to Sarraute including Colette

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > passer

15 issue

'iʃu:
1. verb
1) (to give or send out, or to distribute, especially officially: The police issued a description of the criminal; Rifles were issued to the troops.) distribuir

2) (to flow or come out (from something): A strange noise issued from the room.) salir

2. noun
1) (the act of issuing or process of being issued: Stamp collectors like to buy new stamps on the day of issue.) emisión

2) (one number in the series of a newspaper, magazine etc: Have you seen the latest issue of that magazine?) número

3) (a subject for discussion and argument: The question of pay is not an important issue at the moment.) tema, asunto

issue¹ n

1. asunto / cuestión / tema

the two presidents discussed several important issues los dos presidentes trataron varios temas importantes

2. número

this month's issue of the magazine el número de este mes de la revista

3. emisión

a new issue of stamps una nueva emisión de sellos

issue² vb distribuir / proveer

they issued the soldiers with guns distribuyeron armas entre los soldados

El gerundio de issue se escribe issuing

issue

tr['ɪʃʊː]

noun

1 (subject, topic) tema nombre masculino, cuestión nombre femenino, asunto

■ where do you stand on this issue? ¿cuál es tu postura respecto a esta cuestión?

■ she raised the issue of the sackings planteó el tema de los despidos

■ the issue is whether we're going to support them or not la cuestión es si vamos a apoyarlos o no

■ we must settle this issue once and for all hay que zanjar este asunto de una vez por todas

2 (of newspaper, magazine, etc) número

■ have you got this month's issue of Vax? ¿tienes el Vax de este mes?

■ do you sell back issues? ¿vendéis números atrasados?

3 (of stamps, shares, back notes, etc) emisión nombre femenino; (of book) publicación nombre femenino

4 (of passport, licence) expedición nombre femenino

5 (of equipment, supplies, etc) distribución nombre femenino, reparto, suministro

■ the issue of firearms to soldiers el suministro de armas de fuego a los soldados

■ where's the point of issue? ¿dónde está el punto de reparto?

6 formal use (emergence - of water, blood) flujo

7 formal use (children) descendencia

8 formal use (result, outcome) resultado, consecuencia, desenlace nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (book, article) publicar

2 (stamps, shares, banknotes, etc) emitir

3 (passport, visa) expedir

4 (equipment, supplies, etc) distribuir, repartir, suministrar, proporcionar

■ each soldier will be issued with a gun a cada soldado se le suministrará un arma

■ the homeless were issued with blankets distribuyeron mantas entre los sin techo

5 (order, instruction) dar; (statement, warning) dar, hacer público; (writ, summons) dictar, expedir; (decree) promulgar; (warrant) expedir

intransitive verb

1 formal use (liquid, blood) fluir, manar; (smell etc) salir

2 formal use (result) resultar ( from, de), provenir ( from, de), derivar(se) ( from, de)

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at issue en cuestión, en discusión

■ his ability is not at issue su capacidad no está en tela de juicio

■ our children's future is at issue here aquí estamos hablando del futuro de nuestros hijos

to address an issue tratar una cuestión

to cloud/confuse the issue complicar el asunto

to die without issue morir sin dejar descendencia

to evade/duck the issue eludir el problema, evitar el tema

to force the issue forzar una decisión

to make an issue (out) of something dar demasiada importancia a algo, insistir demasiado sobre algo

to take issue with somebody manifestar su desacuerdo con alguien, discrepar con alguien

■ she took issue with him about his ideas discrepó con él por sus ideas

issue ['ɪ.ʃu:] v, - sued ; - suing vi

1) emerge: emerger, salir, fluir

2) descend: descender (dícese de los padres o antepasados específicos)

3) emanate, result: emanar, surgir, resultar

issue vt

1) emit: emitir

2) distribute: emitir, distribuir

to issue a new stamp: emitir un sello nuevo

3) publish: publicar

issue n

1) emergence, flow: emergencia f, flujo m

2) progeny: descendencia f, progenie f

3) outcome, result: desenlace m, resultado m, consecuencia f

4) matter, question: asunto m, cuestión f

5) publication: publicación f, distribución f, emisión f

6) : número m (de un periódico o una revista)

issue (Journal)

n.

• número (Revista) s.m.

n.

• cuestión s.f.

• distribución s.f.

• edición s.f.

• emisión s.f.

• entrega s.f.

• impresión s.f.

• nacimiento s.m.

• problema s.m.

• suceso s.m.

• tema de discusión s.m.,f.

• tirada s.f.

v.

• distribuir v.

• emitir (Banca) v.

• exhalar v.

• expedir v.

• nacer v.

• surgir v.

'ɪʃuː, 'ɪʃjuː, ɪsjuː
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noun

1) c ( subject discussed) tema m, cuestión f, asunto m

to face the issue — enfrentarse al or afrontar el problema

let's not cloud o confuse o fog the issue — no nos vayamos por la tangente, no desviemos la atención del verdadero problema

we are campaigning on the issues — nuestra campaña se centra en los problemas que hay que resolver

at issue: the matter at issue is... de lo que se trata es de...; to make an issue of something: I don't want to make an issue of it but... no quiero insistir demasiado sobre el tema pero..., no quiero exagerar la importancia del asunto pero...; to take issue with somebody/something — discrepar or disentir* de or con alguien/en or de algo

2)

a) u ( of documents) expedición f; ( of library books) préstamo m; ( of tickets) venta f, expedición f; ( of supplies) reparto m

b) u c (of stamps, shares, bank notes) emisión f

c) c (of newspaper, magazine) número m

3)

a) u c ( emergence) (frml) flujo m

b) (outcome, result) (no pl) desenlace m

to force the issue — presionar ( para que se tome una decisión)

4) ( progeny) (frml) (+ sing or pl vb) descendencia f

II
1.

transitive verb

a) ( give out) \<\<statement/report\>\> hacer* público; \<\<instructions\>\> dar*; \<\<tickets/visas\>\> expedir*; \<\<library books\>\> prestar; \<\<bank notes/stamps/shares\>\> emitir; \<\<writ/summons\>\> dictar, expedir*

to issue something TO somebody, to issue somebody WITH something: the teacher issued library cards to the pupils el profesor distribuyó tarjetas de lector entre los alumnos; we can issue you with the necessary documents — le podemos proporcionar or suministrar los documentos necesarios

b) issuing pres p <house/bank> emisor

2.

vi (frml)

1) ( result)

to issue FROM something — derivar(se) or surgir* de algo (frml)

2) ( emerge) salir*; \<\<liquid\>\> fluir*, manar

['ɪʃuː]
1. N

1) (=matter, question) asunto m, cuestión f

until the issue is decided — hasta que se decida algo sobre el asunto or la cuestión or el tema

I was earning a lot of money but that was not the issue — ganaba mucho dinero, pero esa no era la cuestión

• we need to address this issue — tenemos que tratar este asunto or esta cuestión or este tema

• the point at issue — el punto en cuestión

his integrity is not at issue — no se está cuestionando su integridad

they were at issue over... — estuvieron discutiendo (sobre)...

• to avoid the issue — eludir or frm soslayar el problema

• to cloud or confuse the issue — crear confusión

• to face the issue — hacer frente a la cuestión or al problema, afrontar la situación

• to force the issue — forzar una decisión

• to join issue with sb — enfrentarse a or con algn

• to make an issue of sth, I think we should make an issue of this — creo que deberíamos insistir en este punto

do you want to make an issue of it? — ¿quieres hacer un problema de esto?

he makes an issue of every tiny detail — a todo le da mucha más importancia de la que tiene

• the main or real issue is... — lo fundamental es...

• it's not a political issue — no es una cuestión política

• to take issue with sth/sb — discrepar de algo/de or con algn

I feel I must take issue with you on or over that — permítame que discrepe de usted en or sobre eso
side 3.
2) [of shares, stamps, banknotes] emisión f ; [of library book] préstamo m ; [of document] expedición f ; [of rations] distribución f, reparto m

• an army issue blanket — una manta del ejército

• a standard issue army rifle — un rifle del ejército de fabricación estándar

3) (=copy) [of magazine] ejemplar m, número m

the March issue — el ejemplar or número de marzo

• back issue — ejemplar m or número m atrasado

4) frm (=outcome) resultado m, consecuencia f

5) (Jur) (=offspring) descendencia f

to die without issue — morir sin (dejar) descendencia

6) (Med) flujo m

2.

VT [+ library book] prestar; [+ tickets] emitir; [+ shares, stamps] poner en circulación, emitir; [+ rations] distribuir, repartir; [+ order] dar; [+ statement, proclamation] hacer público; [+ decree] promulgar; [+ passport, certificate] expedir; [+ licence] facilitar; [+ writ, summons] extender

a warrant has been issued for his arrest — se ha ordenado su detención

• to issue sth to sb, issue sb with sth — dar algo a algn

we were issued with ten rounds each — nos dieron diez cartuchos a cada uno

staff will be issued with new uniforms — se proveerá de uniformes nuevos al personal

3. VI

1) (=come forth)

• to issue from sth — [blood, water] brotar or salir de algo; [sound] salir de algo; [report, account] provenir de algo

reports issuing from opposition sources say that... — informes provenientes de fuentes de la oposición afirman que...

2) (=derive) derivar ( from de)

3) frm (=have as result)

• to issue in sth — resultar en algo, dar algo como resultado

4.

CPD

issue price N — precio m de emisión

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['ɪʃuː, 'ɪʃjuː, ɪsjuː]
I

noun

1) c ( subject discussed) tema m, cuestión f, asunto m

to face the issue — enfrentarse al or afrontar el problema

let's not cloud o confuse o fog the issue — no nos vayamos por la tangente, no desviemos la atención del verdadero problema

we are campaigning on the issues — nuestra campaña se centra en los problemas que hay que resolver

at issue: the matter at issue is... de lo que se trata es de...; to make an issue of something: I don't want to make an issue of it but... no quiero insistir demasiado sobre el tema pero..., no quiero exagerar la importancia del asunto pero...; to take issue with somebody/something — discrepar or disentir* de or con alguien/en or de algo

2)

a) u ( of documents) expedición f; ( of library books) préstamo m; ( of tickets) venta f, expedición f; ( of supplies) reparto m

b) u c (of stamps, shares, bank notes) emisión f

c) c (of newspaper, magazine) número m

3)

a) u c ( emergence) (frml) flujo m

b) (outcome, result) (no pl) desenlace m

to force the issue — presionar ( para que se tome una decisión)

4) ( progeny) (frml) (+ sing or pl vb) descendencia f

II
1.

transitive verb

a) ( give out) \<\<statement/report\>\> hacer* público; \<\<instructions\>\> dar*; \<\<tickets/visas\>\> expedir*; \<\<library books\>\> prestar; \<\<bank notes/stamps/shares\>\> emitir; \<\<writ/summons\>\> dictar, expedir*

to issue something TO somebody, to issue somebody WITH something: the teacher issued library cards to the pupils el profesor distribuyó tarjetas de lector entre los alumnos; we can issue you with the necessary documents — le podemos proporcionar or suministrar los documentos necesarios

b) issuing pres p <house/bank> emisor

2.

vi (frml)

1) ( result)

to issue FROM something — derivar(se) or surgir* de algo (frml)

2) ( emerge) salir*; \<\<liquid\>\> fluir*, manar

English-spanish dictionary > issue

16 нещо

1. същ. object, thing; something

(с въпросителни глаголи) anything

дай ми нещо за ядене give me something to eat

иди си вземи нещата go and get your things/belongings

искам да ти кажа нещо I want to tell you something

знаеш ли нещо за нея? do you know anything about her?

нещо друго, още нещо something else

нещо друго? anything else?

имаш ли да ми кажеш още нещо? have you anything else to tell me? is there anything else you want to tell me?

сега нещо друго and another thing; there's something else

нещо ново? what news?

нещо такова/подобно something like this/that, something of the kind/sort, something in that line

това е все пак нещо that's something (anyway)

какво нещо! what a thing! какво нещо е човекът man is a funny creature

как може такова нещо? how's that possible?

(как можа да стане такова нещо?) how did that come about?

той ще постигне нещо, от него ще стане/излезе нещо he'll get somewhere, he'll make something out of himself

имат го за нещо he's thought highly of

той се мисли за (много) нещо he thinks a lot of himself, he thinks no end of himself, разг. he thinks no small beer of himself

той не е нещо особено he's nothing special/much, разг. he's no great shakes

оставям нещата да следват своя ход/своето развитие let things take their course

състоянието на нещата the state of affairs

при сегашното положение на нещата as things are

и той е бил нещо някога he has known better days

чаках два часа и нещо I waited for a little more than two hours

една миля и нещо a little over than a mile

нещо естествено a matter of course

има нещо в това, което казваш there is something/much in what you say, you have something there

наричам/назовавам нещата със собствените им имена call things by their proper names, call a spade a spade

в реда на нещата е it's a matter of course, it's the natural order of things

2. нар. slightly, a bit, somewhat

малко нещо глух slightly deaf

малко нещо не ми е добре I'm slightly off colour, I'm one degree under

той е нещо неразположен he is somewhat indisposed

нещо като (a) sort of

той е нещо като поет he is a kind of a poet, he is by way of being a poet, he is something of a poet

пренебр. he is a poet of sorts

малко нещо художник a bit of an artist

нещо повече and what is more

чаках нещо около половин час I waited for half an hour or so

да не ти е нещо роднина? is he by (any) chance a relative of yours? does he happen to be your relative?

нещо си неспокоен you seem to be worried

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нѐщо,

ср., -а̀ object, thing; something; ( във въпросителни изречения) anything; в реда на \нещоата е it’s a matter of course, it’s the natural order of things; две мили и \нещоо a little over than two miles; иди си вземи \нещоата go and get your things/belongings; и той е бил \нещоо някога he has known better days; имат го за \нещоо he’s thought highly of; как може такова \нещоо? how’s that possible? какво \нещоо! what a thing? какво \нещоо е човекът man is a funny creature; наричам/назовавам \нещоата със собствените им имена call things by their proper names, call a spade a spade; \нещоата вървят добре it’s all smooth sailing; \нещоо друго? anything else? \нещоо естествено a matter of course; \нещоо ново? what news? \нещоо такова/подобно something like this/that, something of the kind/sort, something in that line; оставям \нещоата да следват своя ход/своето развитие let things take their course; при сегашното положение на \нещоата as things are; сега \нещоо друго and another thing; there’s something else; това е все пак \нещоо that’s something (anyway); той не е \нещоо особено he’s nothing special/much, разг. he’s no great shakes; той се мисли за (много) \нещоо he thinks a lot of himself, he thinks no end of himself, разг. he thinks no small beer of himself; той ще постигне \нещоо, от него ще стане/излезе \нещоо he’ll get somewhere, he’ll make something out of himself.

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нареч. slightly, a bit, somewhat; да не ти е \нещо роднина? is he by (any) chance a relative of yours? does he happen to be your relative? малко \нещо не ми е добре I’m slightly off colour, I’m one degree under; \нещо като (a) sort of; \нещо повече and what is more; \нещо си неспокоен you seem to be worried; той е \нещо като музикант he is a kind of a musician, he is by way of being a musician, he is something of a musician; пренебр. he is a musician of sorts.

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anything: Give me s.th. to eat. - Дай ми нещо да ям.; stuff; thing

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1. (как можа да стане такова НЕЩО?) how did that come about? 2. (с въпросителни глаголи) anything 3. 1 същ. object, thing;something 4. 2 нар. slightly, a bit, somewhat 5. НЕЩО друго, още НЕЩО something else 6. НЕЩО друго? anything else? 7. НЕЩО естествено a matter of course 8. НЕЩО като (a) sort of 9. НЕЩО ново? what news? 10. НЕЩО повече and what is more 11. НЕЩО си неспокоен you seem to be worried 12. НЕЩО такова/подобно something like this/that, something of the kind/sort, something in that line 13. в реда на нещата е it's a matter of course, it's the natural order of things 14. да не ти е НЕЩО роднина? is he by (any) chance a relative of yours?does he happen to be your relative? 15. дай ми НЕЩО за ядене give me something to eat 16. една миля и НЕЩО a little over than a mile 17. знаеш ли НЕЩО за нея? do you know anything about her? 18. и той е бил НЕЩО някога he has known better days 19. иди си вземи нещата go and get your things/belongings 20. има НЕЩО в това, което казваш there is something/much in what you say, you have something there 21. имат го за НЕЩО he's thought highly of 22. имаш ли да ми кажеш още НЕЩО ? have you anything else to tell me?is there anything else you want to tell me? 23. искам да ти кажа НЕЩО I want to tell you something 24. как може такова НЕЩО ? how's that possible? 25. какво НЕЩО! what a thing! какво НЕЩО е човекът man is a funny creature 26. малко НЕЩО глух slightly deaf 27. малко НЕЩО не ми е добре I'm slightly off colour, I'm one degree under 28. малко НЕЩО художник a bit of an artist 29. наричам/назовавам нещата със собствените им имена call things by their proper names, call a spade a spade 30. пренебр. he is a poet of sorts 31. при сегашното положение на нещата as things are 32. сега НЕЩО друго and another thing;there's something else 33. състоянието на нещата the state of affairs 34. това е все пак НЕЩО that's something (anyway) 35. той е НЕЩО като поет he is a kind of a poet, he is by way of being a poet, he is something of a poet 36. той е НЕЩО неразположен he is somewhat indisposed 37. той не е НЕЩО особено he's nothing special/much, разг. he's no great shakes: оставям нещата да следват своя ход/своето развитие let things take their course 38. той се мисли за (много) НЕЩО he thinks a lot of himself, he thinks no end of himself, разг. he thinks no small beer of himself 39. той ще постигне НЕЩО, от него ще стане/излезе НЕЩО he'll get somewhere, he'll make something out of himself 40. чаках НЕЩО около половин час I waited for half an hour or so 41. чаках два часа и НЕЩО I waited for a little more than two hours

Български-английски речник > нещо

17 asegurar

v.

1 to secure.

María aseguró el barco en el muelle Mary secured the boat at the dock.

Silvia aseguró su posición Silvia secured her position.

2 to assure.

te lo aseguro I assure you

asegurar a alguien que… to assure somebody that…

el gobierno aseguró que no subiría los impuestos the government promised it would not increase taxes

¿y quién me asegura que no me está mintiendo? and what guarantee do I have he isn't lying to me?

Alicia asegura su declaración Alice assures her declaration.

Ella le asegura a Ricardo su regreso She assures Richard her return.

3 to insure (contra riesgos).

asegurar algo a todo riesgo to take out comprehensive insurance on something

asegurar algo en to insure something for (cantidad)

Ricardo aseguró su auto Richard insured his automobile.

4 to guarantee, to ensure.

Mario asegura el pago íntegro Mario guarantees the payment in whole.

5 to promise to, to guarantee to.

Ricardo le aseguró cumplir con su palabra Richard promised him to keep his word.

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asegurar

► verbo transitivo

1 (fijar) to secure

2 COMERCIO to insure

3 (garantizar) to assure, guarantee

■ te aseguro que lo haré I assure you that I'll do it

► verbo pronominal asegurarse

1 (cerciorarse) to make sure

■ asegúrate de cerrar la ventana make sure you close the window

2 COMERCIO to insure oneself

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verb

1) to assure, ensure

2) secure

3) insure

•

- asegurarse

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1. VT

1) (=sujetar) to secure

unos cables aseguran la carpa — the marquee is held in place o secured by cables

hay que asegurar mejor el cuadro a la pared — the painting needs to be more firmly fixed o secured to the wall

asegurar algo con algo — to secure sth with sth

aseguró con cola las patas del armario — he secured the legs of the wardrobe with glue

aseguraron los fardos con cuerdas — they fastened o secured the bundles with rope

2) (=proteger) [+ zona, edificio] to make secure ( contra against)

3) (=garantizar) [+ derecho] to guarantee

eso asegura el cumplimiento de los acuerdos — that ensures o guarantees that the agreements will be fulfilled

si quieres asegurarte el aprobado, tienes que estudiar más — if you want to be certain of passing, you'll have to study more

es posible, pero no lo aseguro — it's possible, but I can't tell you for sure

es verdad, se lo aseguro — it's true, take my word for it o I assure you

asegurar a algn que — to assure sb that

nos aseguraron que no habría retrasos — they assured us that there would not be any delays

4) (=declarar) to maintain

asegura que no salió de casa — he maintains that he didn't leave the house

asegura no saber nada del asunto — he maintains o affirms that he knew nothing about the matter

asegura estar dispuesto a ayudarnos — he says that he is willing to help us

5) (Com, Econ) [+ vehículo, vivienda] to insure (de, contra against) (en for)

han asegurado los cuadros en más de seis mil millones — the paintings have been insured for more than six thousand million

deberías asegurar el coche a todo riesgo — you should have your car fully insured, you should take out a comprehensive insurance policy on your car

2.

See:

asegurarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (afirmar, prometer) to assure

le aseguro que... — I assure you that...

asegura no haberlo visto — she maintains that she did not see

b) ( garantizar) <funcionamiento/servicio> to guarantee

tendremos buen tiempo asegurado — we'll be guaranteed good weather

2) (Com, Fin) <persona/casa> to insure

aseguró el coche a or contra todo riesgo — she took out fully comprehensive insurance for o on the car

3)

a) (sujetar, fijar) <puerta/estante> to secure

lo aseguraron con una cuerda — they secured it with a rope

aseguró bien el pie en la roca — she got a firm foothold in the rock

b) <edificio/entrada> to secure, make... secure
2.
asegurarse v pron

1)

a) ( cerciorarse) to make sure

asegúrate de que no falta nada — make sure there's nothing missing

b) (garantizarse, procurarse)

con ese gol se aseguraron el triunfo — by scoring that goal they guaranteed themselves victory

2) (Com, Fin) to insure oneself

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= affirm, assure, ensure [insure, -USA], reassure, secure, lock in + place, brace, asseverate.

Ex. This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.

Ex. They have some very distinct advantages over more usual indexing techniques, and these are likely to assure citation indexes a place in the information market.

Ex. The acquisition policy's purpose is to ensure that the library has the right sort of material for its particular needs, and in the right quantities.

Ex. The student might be reassured to recognize that this type of fundamental analysis of a subject need be conducted only once for each subject entering the indexing system.

Ex. They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.

Ex. Most card catalogues are equipped with rods which lock the cards in place and prevent unauthorized removal of entries.

Ex. The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.

Ex. Junctionville is not a 'Cadillac' town, they asseverated.

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* asegurar el éxito = ensure + success.

* asegurar que = vouch + for the fact that.

* asegurarse = be sure, check to make sure, make + sure, make + certain.

* asegurarse contra = self-insure for.

* te lo aseguro = take it from me.

* volver a asegurar = reinsure.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (afirmar, prometer) to assure

le aseguro que... — I assure you that...

asegura no haberlo visto — she maintains that she did not see

b) ( garantizar) <funcionamiento/servicio> to guarantee

tendremos buen tiempo asegurado — we'll be guaranteed good weather

2) (Com, Fin) <persona/casa> to insure

aseguró el coche a or contra todo riesgo — she took out fully comprehensive insurance for o on the car

3)

a) (sujetar, fijar) <puerta/estante> to secure

lo aseguraron con una cuerda — they secured it with a rope

aseguró bien el pie en la roca — she got a firm foothold in the rock

b) <edificio/entrada> to secure, make... secure
2.
asegurarse v pron

1)

a) ( cerciorarse) to make sure

asegúrate de que no falta nada — make sure there's nothing missing

b) (garantizarse, procurarse)

con ese gol se aseguraron el triunfo — by scoring that goal they guaranteed themselves victory

2) (Com, Fin) to insure oneself

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= affirm, assure, ensure [insure, -USA], reassure, secure, lock in + place, brace, asseverate.

Ex: This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.

Ex: They have some very distinct advantages over more usual indexing techniques, and these are likely to assure citation indexes a place in the information market.

Ex: The acquisition policy's purpose is to ensure that the library has the right sort of material for its particular needs, and in the right quantities.

Ex: The student might be reassured to recognize that this type of fundamental analysis of a subject need be conducted only once for each subject entering the indexing system.

Ex: They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.

Ex: Most card catalogues are equipped with rods which lock the cards in place and prevent unauthorized removal of entries.

Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.

Ex: Junctionville is not a 'Cadillac' town, they asseverated.

* asegurar el éxito = ensure + success.

* asegurar que = vouch + for the fact that.

* asegurarse = be sure, check to make sure, make + sure, make + certain.

* asegurarse contra = self-insure for.

* te lo aseguro = take it from me.

* volver a asegurar = reinsure.

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asegurar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (afirmar, prometer) to assure

le aseguro que no habrá ningún problema I assure you that there will be no problem

me aseguró que vendría she assured me that she would come

vale la pena, te lo aseguro it's worth it, I assure you o I promise you

asegura no haber visto nada she maintains o says that she did not see anything

2 (garantizar) ‹funcionamiento/servicio› to guarantee

el gol que les aseguró el partido the goal that guaranteed them victory, the goal that sewed the game up o that ensured victory

la herencia le aseguró una vida desahogada the inheritance guaranteed him a comfortable life

al menos tendremos buen tiempo asegurado at least we'll be assured of o guaranteed good weather

B ( Com, Fin) ‹persona/casa› to insure

aseguró el coche a or contra todo riesgo she took out fully comprehensive insurance for o on the car

C

1 (sujetar, fijar) ‹puerta/estante› to secure

lo aseguraron con una cuerda they secured it o made it fast with a rope

aseguró bien el pie en la roca she got a firm foothold in the rock

aseguró el poste colocando piedras alrededor de su base he fixed the post in position by putting stones around the base

lo aseguraron con tornillos they held it in place o fixed it o secured it with screws

2 ‹edificio/entrada› to secure, make … secure

D ( Méx)

1 (decomisar) to seize

2 (capturar) ‹delincuente/asaltante› to capture

■ asegurarse

v pron

A

1 (cerciorarse) to make sure

asegúrate de que no falta nada make sure there's nothing missing

2

(garantizarse, procurarse): con esas medidas se aseguraron el triunfo with those measures they guaranteed themselves victory o they made sure of victory, those measures assured them of o guaranteed them victory

B ( Com, Fin) to insure oneself

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asegurar ( conjugate asegurar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( prometer) to assure;

◊ te lo aseguro I assure you;

asegura no haberlo visto she maintains that she did not see
b) ( garantizar) ‹funcionamiento/servicio› to guarantee

2 (Com, Fin) ‹persona/casa› to insure;
◊ aseguró el coche a todo riesgo she took out fully comprehensive insurance for o on the car

3
a) (sujetar, fijar) ‹puerta/estante› to secure

b) ‹edificio/entrada› to secure, make … secure

asegurarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( cerciorarse) to make sure

b) (garantizarse, procurarse):

◊ con ese gol se aseguraron el triunfo by scoring that goal they guaranteed themselves victory

2 (Com, Fin) to insure oneself
asegurar verbo transitivo
1 to insure
2 (garantizar) asegurar el éxito de una empresa, to ensure the success of a project
te aseguro que..., I assure you that...
3 (afianzar, sujetar) to fasten, tighten up
' asegurar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
base
- garantizar
English:
assure
- attach
- ensure
- guarantee
- insure
- loop
- reassure
- indemnify
- nail
- peg
- secure
- under

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asegurar

♦ vt

1. [fijar] to secure;

asegúralo con una cuerda secure it with a rope;

asegura las piezas con pegamento fix the pieces together with glue;

aseguró la puerta con el cerrojo she bolted the door (shut)

2. [garantizar] to assure;

te lo aseguro I assure you;

asegurar a alguien que… to assure sb that…;

el gobierno aseguró que no subiría los impuestos the government promised it would not increase taxes;

¿y quién me asegura que no me está mintiendo? and what guarantee do I have he isn't lying to me?;

con él de coordinador el conflicto está asegurado with him as co-ordinator, conflict is assured o a certainty;

tienes que trabajar más si quieres asegurar tu ascenso you'll have to work harder if you want to make certain you get promoted

3. [contra riesgos] to insure ( contra against);
asegurar algo a todo riesgo to take out comprehensive insurance on sth;

asegurar en [cantidad] to insure sth for

4. Méx [decomisar] to confiscate, to seize

♦ See also the pronominal verb asegurarse

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asegurar

v/t

1 ( afianzar) secure

2 ( prometer) assure;

te lo aseguro I assure you

3 ( garantizar) guarantee

4 COM insure;

asegurar algo contra incendios insure sth against fire, take out fire insurance on sth

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asegurar vt

1) : to assure

2) : to secure

3) : to insure

♦ See also the reflexive verb asegurarse

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asegurar vb

1. (afirmar) to assure

me aseguró que no tuvo nada que ver con el robo he assured me that he had nothing to do with the robbery

2. (garantizar) to ensure

sus notas le aseguraban una plaza en la universidad his grades ensured him of a place at university

3. (coche, casa, etc) to insure

hemos asegurado el coche contra robo we've insured the car against theft

Spanish-English dictionary > asegurar

18 issue

1.
['ɪʃuː], ['ɪsjuː]noun

1) (point in question) Frage, die

contemporary issues — aktuelle Fragen od. Themen

make an issue of something — etwas aufbauschen

become an issue — zum Problem werden

what is at issue here? — worum geht es [hier] eigentlich?

evade or dodge the issue — ausweichen

the point at issue — der strittige Punkt; worum es geht

take issue with somebody over something — sich mit jemandem auf eine Diskussion über etwas (Akk.) einlassen

2) (giving out) Ausgabe, die; (of document) Ausstellung, die; (of shares) Emission, die

date of issue — Ausgabedatum, das; (of document) Ausstellungsdatum, das; (of stamps) Ausgabetag, der

3) (of magazine, journal, etc.) Ausgabe, die

4) (total number of copies) Auflage, die

5) (quantity of coins) Emissionszahl, die; (quantity of stamps) Auflage, die

6) (result, outcome) Ergebnis, das; Ausgang, der

decide the issue — den Ausschlag geben

force the issue — eine Entscheidung erzwingen
2. transitive verb
1) (give out) ausgeben; ausstellen [Pass, Visum, Zeugnis, Haft-, Durchsuchungsbefehl]; erteilen [Lizenz, Befehl]

issue somebody with something — etwas an jemanden austeilen

2) (publish) herausgeben [Publikation]; herausbringen [Publikation, Münze, Briefmarke]; emittieren [Wertpapiere]; geben [Warnung]

3) (supply) ausgeben (to an + Akk.)

issue somebody with something — jemanden mit etwas ausstatten

be issued with something — etwas erhalten
3. intransitive verb
[Personen:] herausströmen ( from aus); [Gas, Flüssigkeit:] austreten ( from aus); [Rauch:] heraus-, hervorquellen ( from aus); [Ton, Geräusch:] hervor-, herausdringen ( from aus)

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['iʃu:] 1. verb
1) (to give or send out, or to distribute, especially officially: The police issued a description of the criminal; Rifles were issued to the troops.) (her)ausgeben

2) (to flow or come out (from something): A strange noise issued from the room.) herauskommen
2. noun
1) (the act of issuing or process of being issued: Stamp collectors like to buy new stamps on the day of issue.) die Ausgabe

2) (one number in the series of a newspaper, magazine etc: Have you seen the latest issue of that magazine?) die Ausgabe

3) (a subject for discussion and argument: The question of pay is not an important issue at the moment.) die Streitfrage

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is·sue

[ˈɪʃu:]

I. n

1. (topic) Thema nt; (question) Frage f; (dispute) Streitfrage f; (affair) Angelegenheit f; (problem) Problem nt

she has changed her mind on many \issues sie hat ihre Einstellung in vielen Punkten geändert

they had prepared a report on the \issues of management and staff sie hatten einen Bericht über Management- und Personalfragen vorbereitet

what is the \issue? worum geht es [hier]?

that's not the \issue! darum geht es doch gar nicht!

what I want isn't the \issue es geht hier nicht darum, was ich will

the main \issue is how/whether... die zentrale Frage ist, wie/ob...

familiy \issues Familienangelegenheiten pl

the point at \issue der strittige Punkt

side \issue Nebensache f

don't worry, that's just a side \issue keine Sorge, das ist nur nebensächlich

the \issue at stake der springende Punkt

a burning \issue eine brennende Frage

ethical \issue ethische Frage

the real \issues die Kernprobleme pl

to address an \issue ein Thema ansprechen

to avoid the \issue [dem Thema] ausweichen

to [not] be at [or an] \issue [nicht] zur Debatte stehen

to confuse an \issue etwas durcheinanderbringen

to make an \issue of sth etw aufbauschen, um etw akk Aufsehen machen

to raise an \issue eine Frage aufwerfen

to take \issue with sb [over sth] ( form) sich akk mit jdm auf eine Diskussion [über etw akk] einlassen

at \issue strittig

2. (edition) of a magazine, newspaper Ausgabe f

date of \issue Erscheinungsdatum nt

latest \issue aktuelle Ausgabe

3. no pl (copies produced) Auflage f

there was an \issue of 60,000 in March im März lag die Auflage bei 60.000

4. no pl (making available) of goods, notes, stamps Ausgabe f; of shares Emission f, Ausgabe f; of a fund, loan Auflegung f; of a cheque, document Ausstellung f

date of \issue of a passport, cheque Ausstellungsdatum nt

5. no pl ( form: pronouncement)

the \issue of a statement die Abgabe einer Erklärung

6. FIN, STOCKEX

\issue at par Pari-Emission f fachspr

\issue of securities Wertpapieremission f

new \issue Neuemission f

special \issue Sonderausgabe f; (stamp) Sondermarke f

7. no pl (coming out)

\issue of blood Blutung f

8. no pl LAW ( or dated: offspring) Nachkommen pl

9. no pl ( liter or dated: result) Ausgang m

to carry sth to a successful \issue etw zu einem erfolgreichen Abschluss bringen

II. vt

1. (produce)

▪ to \issue sth licence, permit etw ausstellen [o ausfertigen]

to \issue an arrest warrant AM einen Haftbefehl erlassen [o erteilen]

to \issue banknotes Banknoten in Umlauf bringen

to \issue bonds FIN Obligationen ausgeben [o emittieren]

to \issue a newsletter ein Rundschreiben veröffentlichen

to \issue a passport einen Pass ausstellen

to \issue a patent ein Patent erteilen

to \issue shares/a fund Aktien/einen Fonds auflegen

2. (make known)

to \issue a call for sth zu etw dat aufrufen

to \issue a communique ein Kommuniqué herausgeben

to \issue an invitation/a warning eine Einladung/Warnung aussprechen

to \issue an order to sb jdm einen Befehl erteilen

to \issue a statement eine Stellungnahme abgeben

to \issue an ultimatum ein Ultimatum stellen

3. (supply with)

▪ to \issue sb with sth jdn mit etw dat ausstatten [o versorgen]; (distribute to) etw an jdn austeilen

III. vi ( form)

1. (come out) ausströmen; smoke hervorquellen

▪ to \issue from sth aus etw dat dringen; liquid, gas also aus etw dat strömen; smoke aus etw dat quellen

2. (be born out of)

▪ to \issue from sth einer S. gen entspringen

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['ɪʃuː]
1. vt

1) (= give, send out) passport, documents, certificate, driving licence ausstellen; tickets, library books ausgeben; shares, banknotes ausgeben, emittieren; stamps herausgeben; coins ausgeben; order erteilen (
to +dat); warning, declaration, statement abgeben, aussprechen; proclamation erlassen; details bekannt geben; ultimatum stellen
the issuing authorities — die ausstellende Behörde

to issue sb with a visa, to issue a visa to sb — jdm ein Visum ausstellen

a warrant for his arrest was issued — gegen ihn wurde Haftbefehl erlassen

issued capital (Fin) — ausgegebenes Kapital

2) (= publish) book, newspaper herausgeben

3) (= supply) rations, rifles, ammunition ausgeben

to issue sth to sb/sb with sth — etw an jdn ausgeben

all troops are issued with... — alle Truppen sind mit... ausgerüstet

2. vi
(from aus) (liquid, gas) austreten; (smoke, blood, water) quellen, austreten; (sound) (hervor- or heraus)dringen; (people etc) (heraus)strömen
his actions issue from a desire to help — seine Handlungen entspringen dem Wunsch zu helfen

the sewage/river issues into the sea — das Abwasser fließt/der Fluss mündet ins Meer

3. n

1) (= question) Frage f; (= matter) Angelegenheit f; (problematic) Problem nt

the main or key issue is reducing unemployment — das Wichtigste ist es, die Arbeitslosigkeit zu verringern

the factual issues — die Tatsachen pl

to raise an issue — eine Frage aufwerfen

she raised the issue of human rights —

the issue is whether... — es geht darum or die Frage ist, ob...

the whole future of the country is at issue — es geht um die Zukunft des Landes

what is at issue? — worum geht es?

this matter/question is not at issue — diese Angelegenheit/Frage steht nicht zur Debatte

to take issue with sb over sth — jdm in etw (dat) widersprechen

this has become something of an issue — das ist zu einem Problem geworden

to make an issue of sth — etw aufbauschen

do you want to make an issue of it? (inf) — du willst dich wohl mit mir anlegen?

to avoid the issue — ausweichen; (in reply also) ausweichend antworten

2) (= outcome, result) Ergebnis nt

that decided the issue — das war entscheidend or ausschlaggebend

to force the issue — eine Entscheidung erzwingen

3) (= giving out, that given out) (of banknotes, shares, coins, stamps etc) Ausgabe f; (of shares) Emission f, Ausgabe f

place of issue (of tickets) — Ausgabestelle f; (of passports) Ausstellungsort m

date of issue (of tickets) — Ausstellungsdatum nt; (of stamps) Ausgabetag m

issue desk — Ausgabe(schalter m ) f

issue price (of shares) — Zeichnungs- or Emissionspreis m

4) (= handing-out) Ausgabe f; (= supplying, thing supplied) Lieferung f

the issue of guns to the troops —

it's part of the clothing issue — es ist Teil der Ausstattung

5) (of book etc) Herausgabe f; (= book etc) Ausgabe f

6) (of liquid, gas) Ausströmen nt

issue of pus — Eiterabsonderung f

an issue of blood from the cut — eine Blutung der Wunde

7) (JUR: offspring) Nachkommenschaft f

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issue [ˈıʃuː; Br auch ˈısjuː]

A s

1. Ausgabe f, Erlass m (von Befehlen etc):

issue of orders Befehlsausgabe

2. WIRTSCH Ausgabe f (von Banknoten, Wertpapieren etc), Emission f (von Wertpapieren), Begebung f, Auflegung f (einer Anleihe), Ausstellung f (eines Dokuments, Schecks, Wechsels etc):

issue of securities Effektenemission;

issue of shares (bes US stocks) Aktienausgabe;

issue price Zeichnungs-, Emissionspreis m; → academic.ru/5327/bank">bank¹ A 1

3. TYPO

a) Heraus-, Ausgabe f, Veröffentlichung f, Auflage f (eines Buches)

b) Ausgabe f, Nummer f (einer Zeitung)

4. Streitfall m, -frage f, -punkt m, (strittiger oder wesentlicher) Punkt:

issue of fact (law) JUR Tatsachen-(Rechts)frage f;

at issue strittig, streitig, zur Debatte stehend;

point at issue umstrittener Punkt, strittige Frage;

the point at issue is … es dreht sich darum, …;

the national prestige is at issue es geht um das nationale Prestige, das nationale Prestige steht auf dem Spiel;

be at issue with sb mit jemandem im Streit liegen oder uneinig sein;

that decided the issue das war ausschlaggebend oder entscheidend;

evade the issue ausweichen;

make an issue of sth etwas aufbauschen oder dramatisieren;

join ( oder take) issue with sb sich auf eine Auseinandersetzung einlassen mit jemandem (on über akk)

5. Kernfrage f, (akutes) Problem, Angelpunkt m:

this question raises the whole issue diese Frage schneidet den ganzen Sachverhalt an

6. Ausgang m, Ergebnis n, Resultat n, Schluss m:

in the issue schließlich;

bring sth to an issue etwas zur Entscheidung bringen;

force an issue eine Entscheidung erzwingen

7. besonders MIL Ausgabe f, Zu-, Verteilung f

8. JUR Nachkommen(schaft) pl(f), (Leibes)Erben pl, Abkömmlinge pl:

die without issue ohne Nachkommen oder kinderlos sterben

9. Abfluss m, Abzug m, Öffnung f, Mündung f

10. MED

a) Ausfluss m (von Eiter, Blut etc)

b) eiterndes Geschwür

11. WIRTSCH Erlös m, Ertrag m, Einkünfte pl (aus Landbesitz etc)

12. Herausgehen n, -kommen n:

free issue and entry freies Kommen und Gehen

B v/t

1. Befehle etc ausgeben, auch JUR einen Haftbefehl erlassen

2. WIRTSCH Banknoten, Wertpapiere etc ausgeben, in Umlauf setzen, emittieren, eine Anleihe begeben, auflegen, ein Dokument, einen Wechsel, Scheck etc ausstellen:

issued capital effektiv ausgegebenes Kapital

3. ein Buch, eine Zeitung herausgeben, veröffentlichen, auflegen, publizieren

4. besonders MIL

a) Essen, Munition etc ausgeben, zu-, verteilen

b) ausrüsten, beliefern ( beide:

with mit)

C v/i

1. heraus-, hervorkommen

2. hervorstürzen, -brechen

3. herausfließen, -strömen

4. a) (from) entspringen (dat), herkommen, -rühren (von)

b) abstammen ( from von)

5. herauskommen, herausgegeben werden (Schriften etc)

6. ergehen (Befehl etc)

7. enden (in in dat)

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1.
['ɪʃuː], ['ɪsjuː]noun

1) (point in question) Frage, die

contemporary issues — aktuelle Fragen od. Themen

make an issue of something — etwas aufbauschen

become an issue — zum Problem werden

what is at issue here? — worum geht es [hier] eigentlich?

evade or dodge the issue — ausweichen

the point at issue — der strittige Punkt; worum es geht

take issue with somebody over something — sich mit jemandem auf eine Diskussion über etwas (Akk.) einlassen

2) (giving out) Ausgabe, die; (of document) Ausstellung, die; (of shares) Emission, die

date of issue — Ausgabedatum, das; (of document) Ausstellungsdatum, das; (of stamps) Ausgabetag, der

3) (of magazine, journal, etc.) Ausgabe, die

4) (total number of copies) Auflage, die

5) (quantity of coins) Emissionszahl, die; (quantity of stamps) Auflage, die

6) (result, outcome) Ergebnis, das; Ausgang, der

decide the issue — den Ausschlag geben

force the issue — eine Entscheidung erzwingen
2. transitive verb
1) (give out) ausgeben; ausstellen [Pass, Visum, Zeugnis, Haft-, Durchsuchungsbefehl]; erteilen [Lizenz, Befehl]

issue somebody with something — etwas an jemanden austeilen

2) (publish) herausgeben [Publikation]; herausbringen [Publikation, Münze, Briefmarke]; emittieren [Wertpapiere]; geben [Warnung]

3) (supply) ausgeben (to an + Akk.)

issue somebody with something — jemanden mit etwas ausstatten

be issued with something — etwas erhalten
3. intransitive verb
[Personen:] herausströmen ( from aus); [Gas, Flüssigkeit:] austreten ( from aus); [Rauch:] heraus-, hervorquellen ( from aus); [Ton, Geräusch:] hervor-, herausdringen ( from aus)

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n.

Auflegen -ungen (einer Anleihe) n.

Ausfertigung f.

Ausgabe -n f.

Ausgang -ë m.

Ausleihe -ungen f.

Ausstellen n.

Effektenemission f.

Emission -en f.

Ergebnis -se n.

Fall ¨-e m.

Kernpunkt m.

Nummer -n f.

Problem -e n.

Sachverhalt m.

Schluss ¨-e m.

Streitfall m.

Streitfrage f.

leibliche Nachkommenschaft f. v.

auflegen v.

ausgeben (Banknoten) v.

ausgeben v.

ausrüsten v.

ausstellen v.

emittieren (Wirtschaft) v.

erteilen (Befehle) v.

herausgeben v.

herauskommen v.

hervorbrechen v.

in Umlauf setzen ausdr.

liefern v.

publizieren (Bücher) v.

verteilen v.

zuteilen v.

English-german dictionary > issue

19 trabajar

v.

1 to work (en empleo, tarea) (hierro, barro, tierra).

¿de qué trabaja? what does she do (for a living)?

trabajar de/en to work as/in

trabajar en una empresa to work for a firm

ponerse a trabajar to get to work

Ellos trabajan hoy They work today.

Ellos trabajan la madera They work the wood.

2 to act (Cine & Teatro).

¡qué bien trabajan todos! the acting is really good!

3 to sell, to stock (vender) (producto, género, marca).

4 to work on or at.

5 to run.

Eso trabaja con gasolina That runs on gasoline.

6 to operate.

El condensador trabaja The condenser operates.

7 to work out for.

Me trabajó el diagrama The diagram worked out for me.

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trabajar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to work

■ trabaja mucho she works hard

■ trabaja en una cafetería she works in a coffee shop

2 (en obra, película) to act, perform

■ ¿quién trabaja en la obra? who's in the play?

3 figurado (soportar) to be under stress

■ esta cuerda trabaja mucho this rope is under stress

► verbo transitivo

1 (materiales) to work (on)

2 (idea, idioma, etc) to work on

3 (la tierra) to till

4 COCINA (pasta) to knead

► verbo pronominal trabajarse

1 (idea, idioma, etc) to work on

2 figurado (a alguien) to persuade

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FRASEOLOGÍA

trabajar a alguien para que haga algo to talk somebody into doing something, try to persuade somebody to do something

trabajar a destajo to do piecework

trabajar como un,-a condenado,-a / trabajar como una bestia familiar to slave away

trabajar de to be, work as

■ trabaja de profesor he's a teacher

trabajar de balde to work for nothing

trabajar el hierro / trabajar la madera to work iron / work wood

trabajar en balde familiar to work in vain

trabajar por horas to be paid by the hour

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verb

1) to work

2) labor

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1. VI

1) [persona] to work

trabaja en las afueras — she works on the outskirts of town

no trabajes tanto — don't work so hard

ahora trabajo más que antes — I work harder now than I used to

se mata trabajando para alimentar a su familia — he works himself to death to feed his family

llevo una semana sin trabajar — I haven't done any work for a week

ese actor trabaja muy bien — that actor's very good

• trabajar de algo — to work as sth

trabajo de camarero — I work as a waiter

• trabajar en algo, ¿en qué trabajas? — what's your job?

¿ha trabajado antes en diseño gráfico? — do you have any previous work experience in graphic design?

trabajan en una compañía aérea — they work for an airline

• trabajar por horas — to work by the hour

• trabajar jornada completa — to work full-time

trabajar media jornada — to work half-days

• trabajar por hacer algo, estamos trabajando por conseguir nuestros derechos — we are working towards getting our rights

• trabajar a tiempo parcial — to work part-time

- trabajar como un buey o como una mula

- trabajar como un condenado o un negro

2) (=funcionar) [fábrica] to work; [máquina] to run, work

la fábrica trabaja día y noche — the factory works day and night

para que el cerebro trabaje — for the brain to work (properly)

el sistema inmunitario trabaja para vencer las infecciones — the immune system works to overcome infections

el tiempo trabaja a nuestro favor — time is on our side

• hacer trabajar, si quiere hacer trabajar su dinero llámenos — if you want to make your money work for you, give us a call

3) [tierra, árbol] to bear, yield

2. VT

1) [+ tierra, cuero, madera] to work; [+ masa] to knead; [+ ingredientes] to mix in

2) [+ detalle, proyecto] to work on; [+ mente] to exercise

hay que trabajar un poco más los números musicales — we need to do a bit more work on the musical numbers

el pintor ha trabajado muy bien los árboles — the painter has put a lot of work into the trees

3) (Com) (=vender) to sell

es mi colega quien trabaja ese género — it is my colleague who sells o handles that line

nosotros no trabajamos esa marca — we don't sell o stock that brand

4) [+ caballo] to train

3.

See:

trabajarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( en empleo) to work

trabajar por cuenta propia — to be self-employed

trabajar jornada completa or a tiempo completo — to work full-time

trabajar media jornada or (AmL) medio tiempo or (Esp) a tiempo parcial — to work part-time

trabaja bien — she does her job well

trabajar mucho — to work hard

¿en qué trabajas? — what do you do (for a living)?

trabaja en publicidad — she works o is in advertising

trabajar DE or COMO algo — to work as something

2) (en tarea, actividad) to work

deja de perder el tiempo y ponte a trabajar — stop wasting time and start doing some work

estoy trabajando en una novela — I'm working on a novel

trabajar por la paz — to promote peace

trabajar como una bestia or un negro or (un) chino — to work like a slave

3) ( actuar) to act, perform

¿quién trabaja en la película? — who are the actors o who's in the movie?

4) (operar, funcionar) to work

la fábrica está trabajando a tope — the factory is working o operating at full capacity

haga trabajar su dinero — make your money work for you

hacer trabajar el cerebro — to exercise one's mind
2.
trabajar vt

1)

a) <campo/tierra> to work

b) <madera/cuero> to work

c) < masa> ( con las manos) to knead, work; ( con tenedor) to mix

2) <género/marca> to sell, stock

3) (perfeccionar, pulir) to work on

4) (fam) ( intentar convencer) < persona> to work on (colloq)
3.
trabajarse v pron (fam)

a) <premio/ascenso> to work for

b) (enf) (fam) < persona> to work on (colloq)

* * *

= function, work.

Ex. The DOBIS/LIBIS allows both the library and the computer center to function efficiently and at a lower cost by sharing one system.

Ex. He represents how much can be accomplished by someone who has worked from the outside.

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* acabar de trabajar = clock off + work.

* dejar de trabajar temporalmente = career break.

* dejarse el pellejo trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* dejarse la piel trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* deslomarse trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* empezar a trabajar = take + job.

* en edad de trabajar = working-age.

* espacio para trabajar = workspace.

* estudiante que trabaja como auxiliar = student assistant, student aid.

* familia en la que los dos miembros trabajan = two-parent working family.

* forma de trabajar = working practice, work practice, business model.

* hacer que Alguien trabaje exhaustivamente = work + Nombre + to death.

* manera de trabajar = work practice.

* matarse trabajando = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* menú de herramientas para trabajar con gráficos = tool palette.

* mientras se trabaja = on-the-job.

* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.

* que trabaja desde casa = home-based.

* que trabajan para él = in its employ.

* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.

* seguir trabajando aceptando un defecto = work (a)round + shortcoming.

* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.

* terminar de trabajar = clock off + work.

* trabajando = in post.

* trabajando con ahínco = hard at work.

* trabajando intensamente = hard at work.

* trabajando mucho = hard at work.

* trabajar a cambio de nada = work for + nothing.

* trabajar a distancia = telecommute.

* trabajar a horas fuera de lo normal = work + unsocial hours.

* trabajar a horas intespestivas = work + unsocial hours.

* trabajar Algo exhaustivamente = work + Nombre + to death.

* trabajar al propio ritmo de Uno = work at + Posesivo + own pace.

* trabajar a partir de = work forward.

* trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.

* trabajar como prostituta en la calle = work + the streets.

* trabajar como residente = intern.

* trabajar como una hormiguita = beaver away.

* trabajar como un bellaco = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* trabajar como un loco = work off + Posesivo + shoes.

* trabajar con = operate to, get into.

* trabajar conjuntamente = work + back to back, interwork.

* trabajar con plazos de entrega estrictos = work to + deadlines.

* trabajar con tesón = work + hard.

* trabajar de = serve as.

* trabajar de aprendiz con Alguien = apprentice.

* trabajar de día y de noche = work + day and night.

* trabajar de sol a sol = burn + the candle at both ends, work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar día y noche = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death, work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar durante un período de tiempo = serve + stint.

* trabajar duro = labour [labor, -USA], toil, slave away.

* trabajar en = make + a life's work of.

* trabajar en colaboración = team, interwork.

* trabajar en colaboración (con) = team up (with).

* trabajar en común = interwork, pull together.

* trabajar en equipo = work as + a team.

* trabajar en grupo = team.

* trabajar en grupo (con) = team up (with).

* trabajar en red = network.

* trabajar estrechamente = work + closely together.

* trabajar hacia atrás = work backward.

* trabajar hacia delante = work forward.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* trabajar hasta muy tarde = burn + the midnight oil.

* trabajar horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.

* trabajar horas extras = work + overtime.

* trabajar intensamente = work + hard.

* trabajar juntos = work together, pull together.

* trabajar las veinticuatro horas del día = work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar mejor = work + best.

* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* trabajar mucho = work + hard.

* trabajar noche y día = work + day and night.

* trabajar para = in the employ of, act for.

* trabajar por debajo de su potencia ideal = underload.

* trabajar por turnos = work on + a rota, work on + a rota system, work + shifts.

* trabajar sin descanso = work off + Posesivo + shoes, work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar sin parar = work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar sin preocupaciones = work along.

* trabajar sin respiro = work at + full tilt.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( en empleo) to work

trabajar por cuenta propia — to be self-employed

trabajar jornada completa or a tiempo completo — to work full-time

trabajar media jornada or (AmL) medio tiempo or (Esp) a tiempo parcial — to work part-time

trabaja bien — she does her job well

trabajar mucho — to work hard

¿en qué trabajas? — what do you do (for a living)?

trabaja en publicidad — she works o is in advertising

trabajar DE or COMO algo — to work as something

2) (en tarea, actividad) to work

deja de perder el tiempo y ponte a trabajar — stop wasting time and start doing some work

estoy trabajando en una novela — I'm working on a novel

trabajar por la paz — to promote peace

trabajar como una bestia or un negro or (un) chino — to work like a slave

3) ( actuar) to act, perform

¿quién trabaja en la película? — who are the actors o who's in the movie?

4) (operar, funcionar) to work

la fábrica está trabajando a tope — the factory is working o operating at full capacity

haga trabajar su dinero — make your money work for you

hacer trabajar el cerebro — to exercise one's mind
2.
trabajar vt

1)

a) <campo/tierra> to work

b) <madera/cuero> to work

c) < masa> ( con las manos) to knead, work; ( con tenedor) to mix

2) <género/marca> to sell, stock

3) (perfeccionar, pulir) to work on

4) (fam) ( intentar convencer) < persona> to work on (colloq)
3.
trabajarse v pron (fam)

a) <premio/ascenso> to work for

b) (enf) (fam) < persona> to work on (colloq)

* * *

= function, work.

Ex: The DOBIS/LIBIS allows both the library and the computer center to function efficiently and at a lower cost by sharing one system.

Ex: He represents how much can be accomplished by someone who has worked from the outside.

* acabar de trabajar = clock off + work.

* dejar de trabajar temporalmente = career break.

* dejarse el pellejo trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* dejarse la piel trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* deslomarse trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* empezar a trabajar = take + job.

* en edad de trabajar = working-age.

* espacio para trabajar = workspace.

* estudiante que trabaja como auxiliar = student assistant, student aid.

* familia en la que los dos miembros trabajan = two-parent working family.

* forma de trabajar = working practice, work practice, business model.

* hacer que Alguien trabaje exhaustivamente = work + Nombre + to death.

* manera de trabajar = work practice.

* matarse trabajando = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* menú de herramientas para trabajar con gráficos = tool palette.

* mientras se trabaja = on-the-job.

* ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.

* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.

* que trabaja desde casa = home-based.

* que trabajan para él = in its employ.

* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.

* seguir trabajando aceptando un defecto = work (a)round + shortcoming.

* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.

* terminar de trabajar = clock off + work.

* trabajando = in post.

* trabajando con ahínco = hard at work.

* trabajando intensamente = hard at work.

* trabajando mucho = hard at work.

* trabajar a cambio de nada = work for + nothing.

* trabajar a distancia = telecommute.

* trabajar a horas fuera de lo normal = work + unsocial hours.

* trabajar a horas intespestivas = work + unsocial hours.

* trabajar Algo exhaustivamente = work + Nombre + to death.

* trabajar al propio ritmo de Uno = work at + Posesivo + own pace.

* trabajar a partir de = work forward.

* trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.

* trabajar como prostituta en la calle = work + the streets.

* trabajar como residente = intern.

* trabajar como una hormiguita = beaver away.

* trabajar como un bellaco = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* trabajar como un loco = work off + Posesivo + shoes.

* trabajar con = operate to, get into.

* trabajar conjuntamente = work + back to back, interwork.

* trabajar con plazos de entrega estrictos = work to + deadlines.

* trabajar con tesón = work + hard.

* trabajar de = serve as.

* trabajar de aprendiz con Alguien = apprentice.

* trabajar de día y de noche = work + day and night.

* trabajar de sol a sol = burn + the candle at both ends, work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar día y noche = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death, work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar durante un período de tiempo = serve + stint.

* trabajar duro = labour [labor, -USA], toil, slave away.

* trabajar en = make + a life's work of.

* trabajar en colaboración = team, interwork.

* trabajar en colaboración (con) = team up (with).

* trabajar en común = interwork, pull together.

* trabajar en equipo = work as + a team.

* trabajar en grupo = team.

* trabajar en grupo (con) = team up (with).

* trabajar en red = network.

* trabajar estrechamente = work + closely together.

* trabajar hacia atrás = work backward.

* trabajar hacia delante = work forward.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* trabajar hasta muy tarde = burn + the midnight oil.

* trabajar horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.

* trabajar horas extras = work + overtime.

* trabajar intensamente = work + hard.

* trabajar juntos = work together, pull together.

* trabajar las veinticuatro horas del día = work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar mejor = work + best.

* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* trabajar mucho = work + hard.

* trabajar noche y día = work + day and night.

* trabajar para = in the employ of, act for.

* trabajar por debajo de su potencia ideal = underload.

* trabajar por turnos = work on + a rota, work on + a rota system, work + shifts.

* trabajar sin descanso = work off + Posesivo + shoes, work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar sin parar = work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar sin preocupaciones = work along.

* trabajar sin respiro = work at + full tilt.

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trabajar [A1 ]

vi

A (en un empleo) to work

empiezo a trabajar mañana I start work tomorrow

¿a qué hora entras a trabajar ? what time do you start work?

el lunes no se trabaja Monday is a holiday

trabajar por su cuenta or por cuenta propia to be self-employed

los que trabajamos jornada completa or a tiempo completo those of us who work full-time

trabajar fuera (de casa) or ( AmL) trabajar afuera to go out to work

trabajar en las minas/en el campo to work in o down the mines/on the land

trabaja para una compañía extranjera she works for a foreign company

trabajan a jornal fijo they are paid a fixed daily rate

trabaja bien aunque le falta experiencia she does her job well o she's a good worker although she lacks experience

los ponían a trabajar desde niños they were sent out to work from an early age

trabajar EN algo:

¿en qué trabajas? what do you do (for a living)?, what line are you in?, what sort of work do you do?

trabaja en publicidad she works in o she is in advertising

trabajar DE or COMO algo to work AS sth

trabaja de camarero por las noches he works as a waiter in the evenings

B (en una tarea, actividad) to work

deja de perder el tiempo y ponte a trabajar stop wasting time and start doing some work o get working

voy a ir a trabajar un poco a la biblioteca I'm going to go and do some work in the library

trabajó mucho he worked hard

nos han tenido trabajando todo el día they've kept us (hard) at it all day ( colloq)

trabajar EN algo to work ON sth

estoy trabajando en una novela I'm working on a novel

trabajamos en la búsqueda de una solución we are working on o working to find a solution

trabajar EN CONTRA DE/ POR algo:

trabajamos en contra de la aprobación de la ley we are working to prevent o we are trying to stop the law being passed

siempre ha trabajado por la paz she has always worked for peace o to promote peace

trabajar como una bestia or un negro or un enano or un chino ( fam); to work like a slave, to work one's butt off ( AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out ( BrE colloq)

C (actuar) to act, perform

¿quién trabaja en la película? who's in the movie?, who are the actors in the movie?

ella trabaja muy bien she's a very good performer o actress o she's very good

trabajó en una película de Saura he was in one of Saura's films

D

(operar, funcionar): la empresa trabaja a pérdida the company is running o operating at a loss

la fábrica está trabajando a tope the factory is working o operating at full capacity

tienen mucha maquinaria ociosa, sin trabajar they have a lot of spare machinery standing idle

los motores trabajan al máximo al despegar the engines work o operate o run at full throttle during take off

haga trabajar su dinero make your money work for you

hemos logrado que las mareas trabajen para nosotros we have succeeded in harnessing the tides

el tiempo trabaja en contra nuestra/en nuestro favor time is (working) against us/is on our side

un problema que hace trabajar el cerebro a problem which exercises the mind

■ trabajar

vt

A

1 ‹masa› (con las manos) to knead, work; (con un tenedor) to mix

2 ‹madera/cuero/oro› to work

3 ‹campo/tierra› to work

B ‹género/marca› to sell, stock

C (perfeccionar, pulir) to work on

hay que trabajar la escena final we must work on the last scene

tengo que trabajarlo un poco más I have to work on it a bit more o do some more work on it

D ( fam) (intentar convencer) to work on ( colloq)

■ trabajarse

v pron

( fam)

1 ‹premio/ascenso› to work for

2 ( enf) ( fam); ‹persona› to work on ( colloq)

todavía me lo estoy trabajando I'm still working on him

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trabajar ( conjugate trabajar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to work;
◊ trabajar por cuenta propia to be self-employed;

trabajar jornada completa or a tiempo completo to work full-time;
trabajar media jornada to work part-time;
trabajar mucho to work hard;
¿en qué trabajas? what do you do (for a living)?;
estoy trabajando en una novela I'm working on a novel;
trabajar DE or COMO algo to work as sth
2 ( actuar) to act, perform;
◊ ¿quién trabaja en la película who's in the movie?

verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹campo/tierra/madera› to work

b) ‹ masa› ( con las manos) to knead, work

2 (perfeccionar, pulir) to work on
trabajar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to work: trabaja de secretaria, she works as a secretary
trabaja en los astilleros, she works in the shipyard
trabaja bien, he's a good worker
2 Cine (actuar) to act: en esta película trabaja mi actriz favorita, my favourite actress is in this movie
II verbo transitivo
1 (pulir, ejercitar, estudiar) to work on: tienes que trabajar más el estilo, you have to work on your style
2 (la madera) to work
(un metal) to work
(la tierra) to work, till
(cuero) to emboss
2 (comerciar) to trade, sell: nosotros no trabajamos ese artículo, we don't stock that item
' trabajar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ánimo
- bestia
- bregar
- cuenta
- equipo
- hecha
- hecho
- herniarse
- hormiguita
- pausa
- por
- señorito
- seria
- serio
- vida
- aunque
- balde
- bartola
- burro
- campo
- chequeo
- clandestinidad
- comisión
- deber
- demasiado
- deprisa
- desgana
- desmayo
- destajo
- duro
- exceder
- exceso
- firme
- grupo
- huevada
- ir
- jornada
- jornal
- junto
- justificar
- mucho
- noche
- rápido
- servir
- sistema
English:
act
- agree
- attuned to
- away
- beaver away
- bone
- branch out
- burn
- bustle
- clock
- cut out
- done
- dungarees
- entitlement
- exercise
- expect
- face
- finger
- fit
- flag
- for
- free
- get down to
- graft
- habit
- hard
- hindrance
- keep at
- knock off
- knuckle down
- labour
- mad
- mean
- midnight
- model
- must
- nonstop
- object
- often
- overwork
- pack up
- plod
- probation
- pull together
- ridesharing
- set
- settle down
- shift
- slave
- slog

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trabajar

♦ vi

1. [tener un empleo] to work;

no trabajes tanto you shouldn't work so hard;

trabajar a tiempo parcial/completo to work part time/full time;

¿de qué trabaja? what does she do (for a living)?;

trabaja de o [m5] como taxista he's a taxi driver, he works as a taxi driver;

trabajar de autónomo to be self-employed;

trabajar de voluntario to do voluntary work;

trabajar en una empresa to work for a firm;

trabaja en personal she works in personnel;

trabaja para una multinacional she works for a multinational;

trabajar por horas to work by the hour;

trabajar por cuenta propia/ajena to be self-employed/an employee;
Am
trabajar afuera to work outside the home;
Am
trabajar en casa to work at o from home

2. [realizar una tarea] to work;

tiene que trabajar más si quiere aprobar she has to work harder if she wants to pass;

ponerse a trabajar to get to work;

está trabajando en un nuevo guión he's working on a new script;

trabajamos mucho con empresas japonesas we do a lot of business with Japanese companies

3. [actor] to act;

trabajaba en “Vértigo” she was in “Vertigo”;

¡qué bien trabajan todos! the acting is really good!

4. [funcionar] to work;

la central nuclear trabaja ya a pleno rendimiento the nuclear power station is now operating at maximum capacity;

los pulmones son los que trabajan it demands a lot of your lungs;

hacer trabajar una máquina to load a machine;

hacer trabajar un músculo to exercise a muscle

♦ vt

1. [hierro, barro, madera, cuero] to work;
[la tierra, el campo] to work; [masa] to knead
2. [vender] [producto, género, marca] to sell, to stock;

sólo trabajamos esta marca we only sell o stock this brand

3. [mejorar] to work on o at;

debes trabajar la pronunciación you need to work on o at your pronunciation;

trabajar los músculos to build up one's muscles

4. Fam [convencer]
trabajar a alguien (para que haga algo) to work on sb (to get them to do sth)

♦ See also the pronominal verb trabajarse

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trabajar

I v/i work;

trabajar de camarero work as a waiter

II v/t work; tema, músculos work on;

trabajar media jornada work part-time

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trabajar vi

1) : to work

trabaja mucho: he works hard

trabajo de secretaria: I work as a secretary

2) : to strive

trabajan por mejores oportunidades: they're striving for better opportunities

3) : to act, to perform

trabajar en una película: to be in a movie

trabajar vt

1) : to work (metal)

2) : to knead

3) : to till

4) : to work on

tienes que trabajar el español: you need to work on your Spanish

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trabajar vb to work

trabaja de camarero he works as a waiter

trabaja mucho he works hard

¿de qué trabajas? what do you do?

Spanish-English dictionary > trabajar

20 regarder

regarder [ʀ(ə)gaʀde]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = diriger son regard vers) [+ paysage, scène] to look at ; [+ action en déroulement, film, match] to watch

• regarder tomber la pluie or la pluie tomber to watch the rain falling

• il regarda sa montre he looked at his watch

• regarde, il pleut look, it's raining

• regarde bien, il va sauter look, he's going to jump

• regarder la télévision/une émission à la télévision to watch television/a programme on television

• regarder par la fenêtre (du dedans) to look out of the window ; (du dehors) to look in through the window

• regarde devant toi look in front of you

• regarde où tu marches look where you're going

• regarde voir dans l'armoire (inf) have a look in the wardrobe

• regarde voir s'il arrive (inf) look and see if he's coming

• attends, je vais regarder hang on, I'll go and look

• regardez-moi ça just look at that

• tu ne m'as pas regardé ! (inf) what do you take me for! (inf)

• regardez-le faire watch him do it ; (pour apprendre) watch how he does it

• sans regarder [traverser] without looking

   b. (rapidement) to glance at ; (longuement) to gaze at ; (fixement) to stare at

• regarder qch de près/de plus près to have a close/closer look at sth

• regarder qn avec méfiance to eye sb suspiciously

• regarder qn de haut to give sb a scornful look

• regarder qn droit dans les yeux/bien en face to look sb straight in the eye/straight in the face

   c. ( = vérifier) [+ appareil, huile, essence] to look at

• peux-tu regarder la lampe ? elle ne marche pas can you have a look at the lamp? it doesn't work

• regarde dans l'annuaire look in the phone book

• regarder un mot dans le dictionnaire to look up a word in the dictionary

   d. ( = considérer) [+ situation, problème] to view

• il ne regarde que son propre intérêt he is only concerned with his own interests

   e. ( = concerner) to concern

• cette affaire me regarde quand même un peu this business does concern me a little

• en quoi cela te regarde-t-il ? ( = de quoi te mêles-tu ?) what business is it of yours? ; ( = en quoi es-tu touché ?) how does it affect you?

• que vas-tu faire ? -- ça me regarde what will you do? -- that's my business

• cela ne le regarde pas or en rien that's none of his business

• mêlez-vous de ce qui vous regarde mind your own business

2. indirect transitive verb

• regarder à to think about

• y regarder à deux fois avant de faire qch to think twice before doing sth

• quand il fait un cadeau, il ne regarde pas à la dépense when he gives somebody a present he doesn't worry how much he spends

• sans regarder à la dépense without worrying about the expense

3. reflexive verb

► se regarder

   a.

se regarder dans une glace to look at o.s. in a mirror

• il ne s'est pas regardé ! he should take a look at himself!

   b. (mutuellement) [personnes] to look at each other

• se regarder dans les yeux to look into each other's eyes

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ʀ(ə)gaʀde
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( diriger son regard vers) to look at

regarder quelque chose par la fenêtre — to look out of the window at something

regarde qui vient! — look who's coming!

regarder quelque chose méchamment — to glare at something

regarder rapidement — to have a quick look at, to glance at [bâtiment, paysage]; to glance through [document, livre]

regarder quelqu'un en face — lit, fig to look somebody in the face

regarder la réalité or les choses en face — to face facts

regarder quelqu'un de haut — fig to look down one's nose at somebody

regarder quelqu'un de travers — fig to look askance at somebody

2) ( fixer avec attention) to watch, to look at [personne, scène]; to look at [tableau, paysage]; to watch [film, télévision]

regarder quelqu'un faire — to watch somebody doing

regarde bien comment je fais — watch what I do carefully

regarder quelque chose fixement — to stare at something

regarder quelqu'un/quelque chose longuement — to gaze at somebody/something

regarder quelqu'un dans les yeux — to look somebody in the eye(s)

3) (pour vérifier, savoir) to look at [montre, carte]; to have a look at, to check [pneus, niveau d'huile]

regarder dans — to look up, to consult [dictionnaire, annuaire]

regarder si — to have a look to see if

4) (examiner, considérer) to look at [pays, situation]

regarder pourquoi/si/qui — to see why/if/who

5) ( constater) to look

regarde-moi ça! — just look at that!

6) (colloq) ( concerner) to concern [personne]

ça ne vous regarde pas — that doesn't concern you; ( moins poli) it's none of your business

mêle-toi de ce qui te regarde! — mind your own business! (colloq)

7) (prendre en compte, envisager)

elle ne regarde que ses intérêts — she thinks only of her own interests

regarder l'avenir avec confiance — to view the future with confidence

8) ( faire face à) [maison] to overlook [baie, mer]

2.

regarder à verbe transitif indirect to think about

regarder à la dépense — to watch what one spends

ne pas regarder à la dépense — to spare no expense

quand on y regarde de très près — when you look at it very closely

tu devrais y regarder à deux fois avant de l'acheter — you should think twice before buying it

3.

verbe intransitif

1) ( diriger son regard) to look

regarder en l'air — to look up

regarder par terre — to look down

regarde autour de toi — lit, fig look around

regarde bien — have a good look

2) ( en cherchant) to look

3) ( faire attention) to look

regarde où tu mets les pieds — look ou watch where you put your feet

4.

se regarder verbe pronominal

1) ( soi-même) to look at oneself

2) ( l'un l'autre) to look at one another

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ʀ(ə)ɡaʀde
1. vt

1) [photos, paysage, document] to look at

Il regardait ses photos de vacances. — He was looking at his holiday photos.

Tu as regardé le rapport de Martin? — Have you looked at Martin's report?

regarder qch dans le dictionnaire — to look sth up in the dictionary

2) [film, télévision, match] to watch

Je regarde la télévision. — I'm watching television.

Regarde où tu mets les pieds! — Watch where you put your feet!

3) (= concerner) to concern

Ça ne nous regarde pas. — It's none of our business., It doesn't concern us.

cela me regarde — it's my business, it concerns me

4) (= envisager) [situation, avenir] to view

regarder l'avenir avec confiance — to view the future with confidence, (= considérer) [son intérêt] to be concerned with

regarder qn/qch comme — to regard sb/sth as

2. vi

1) (pour voir) to look

Regarde! J'ai presque fini. — Look! I've nearly finished.

regarder par la fenêtre — to look out of the window

2) (consulter) to look

Regarde dans le dictionnaire. — Look in the dictionary., Look it up in the dictionary.

3) (= prendre garde)

regarder à la dépense — to be careful about how much one spends

ne pas regarder à la dépense — to spare no expense

4) (autres locutions)

y regarder à deux fois — to think twice about

y regarder à deux fois avant de faire qch — to think twice before doing sth

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regarder verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( diriger son regard vers) to look at; regarder qch par la fenêtre to look out of the window at sth; regarder qch avec inquiétude/admiration to look at sth anxiously/admiringly; regarde qui vient! look who's coming!; regarder qch méchamment to glare at sth; regarder rapidement to have a quick look ou to glance at [bâtiment, paysage]; ( en feuilletant) to glance through [document, livre]; regarder qn en face lit, fig to look sb in the face; regarder la réalité or les choses en face to face facts, to face up to things; regarder qn de haut fig to look down one's nose at sb; regarder qn de travers fig to look askance at sb; ⇒ lorgnette, vache;

2 ( fixer avec attention) to watch, to look at [personne, scène]; to look at [tableau, diapositives, paysage]; to watch [film, télévision, émission]; regarder qn faire to watch sb doing; regarder les enfants jouer or qui jouent to watch the children playing; regarde bien comment je fais watch what I do carefully; regarder une pièce à la télévision to watch a play on television; regarder qch fixement to stare at sth; regarder qn/qch longuement to gaze at sb/sth; regarder qn dans les yeux to look sb in the eye(s);

3 (pour vérifier, savoir) to look at [montre, carte]; to have a look at, to check [pneus, niveau d'huile]; regarder dans to look up, to consult [dictionnaire, annuaire, livre de cuisine]; regarder si to have a look to see if; regarde si elle arrive have a look to see if she is coming, see if you can see her coming; regarde voir s'il reste du pain○ look and see if there's any bread left;

4 (examiner, considérer) to look at [statistiques, pays, situation]; regarder qch de plus près to look more closely at sth; si on regarde les choses calmement if we look at things calmly; regarder pourquoi/si/qui to see why/if/who; regarder qch comme douteux to regard sth as doubtful;

5 ( constater) to look; regarde-moi ça! just look at that!; regarde-moi ce désordre! look at this mess!; regarde comme c'est beau! look! isn't that lovely!;

6 ( concerner) to concern [personne]; ça ne vous regarde pas that doesn't concern you; ( moins poli) it's none of your business; mêle-toi de ce qui te regarde! mind your own business○!; ça ne regarde que moi that's nobody's business but mine;

7 (prendre en compte, envisager) elle ne regarde que ses intérêts she thinks only of her own interests; regarder l'avenir avec confiance to view the future with confidence;

8 ( faire face à) [maison] to overlook [baie, mer].

B regarder à vtr ind to think about; regarder à la dépense to watch what one spends; ne pas regarder à la dépense to spare no expense; sans regarder à la dépense/à la qualité without worrying about the cost/about quality; quand on y regarde de trop/très près when you look at it too/very closely; à y regarder de plus près on closer examination; tu devrais y regarder à deux fois avant de l'acheter you should think twice before buying it.

C vi

1 ( diriger son regard) to look; regarder en l'air to look up; regarder par terre to look down; regarder dehors/dedans to look outside/inside; regarder par la fenêtre ( de l'intérieur) to look out of the window; ( de l'extérieur) to look in through the window; regarde derrière toi look behind you; regarde droit devant toi look straight ahead; regarde autour de toi lit, fig look around; regarde ailleurs ( détourne le regard) look away; regarder du côté de qn to look toward(s) sb; regarde bien have a good look;

2 ( en cherchant) to look; regarder partout/ailleurs to look everywhere/somewhere else;

3 ( faire attention) to look; regarde où tu vas look ou watch where you're going; regarde où tu mets les pieds look ou watch where you put your feet.

D se regarder vpr

1 ( soi-même) to look at oneself; se regarder dans la glace to look at oneself in the mirror; se regarder les ongles to look at one's nails;

2 ( l'un l'autre) to look at one another; ⇒ blanc, faïence;

3 ( être vis-à-vis) [bâtiments] to face one another.

Idiomes

il ne s'est pas regardé○! he ought to take a look at himself!; tu ne m'as pas bien regardé○! you must be joking!

[rəgarde] verbe transitif

1. [voir] to look at (inseparable), to see

[observer] to watch, to see

regarde s'il arrive see if he's coming

si tu veux t'instruire, regarde-le faire if you want to learn something, watch how he does it

as-tu regardé le match? did you watch ou see the match?

regarde voir dans la chambre (familier) go and look ou have a look in the bedroom

regarde-moi ça! (familier) just look at that!

regarde-moi ce travail! (familier) just look at this mess!

tu ne m'as pas regardé! (familier) what do you take me for?, who do you think I am?

2. [examiner - moteur, blessure] to look at (inseparable), to check ; [ - notes, travail] to look over ou through (separable) ; [ - causes] to examine, to consider, to look into (inseparable)

as-tu eu le temps de regarder le dossier? did you have time to look at ou to examine the file?

3. [vérifier] to look up (separable)

tu regardes constamment la pendule! you're always looking at ou watching the clock!

je vais regarder quelle heure il est ou l'heure I'm going to see ou to check what time it is

(en usage absolu)

regarde à la lettre D look through the D's, look at the letter D

4. [concerner] to concern

ceci ne regarde que toi et moi this is (just) between you and me

ça ne te regarde pas! that's ou it's none of your business!

cette affaire ne me regarde plus this affair is no longer any concern ou business of mine

cela ne les regarde en rien it's absolutely no business of theirs

en quoi est-ce que ça me regarde? what's that got to do with me?

5. [considérer - sujet, situation] to look at (inseparable), to view

il regarde avec envie la réussite de son frère he casts an envious eye upon his brother's success, he looks upon his brother's success with envy

ne regarder que [ne penser qu'à] to be concerned only with, to think only about

regarder quelqu'un comme to consider somebody as, to regard somebody as, to look upon somebody as

regarder quelque chose comme to regard something as, to look upon something as, to think of something as

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[rəgarde] verbe intransitif

1. [personne] to look

nous avons regardé partout we looked ou searched everywhere

tu ne sais pas regarder you should learn to use your eyes

ne reste pas là à regarder, fais quelque chose! don't just stand there (staring), do something!

2. [bâtiment, pièce]

regarder à l'ouest to face West

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regarder à verbe plus préposition

[morale, principes] to think of ou about, to take into account

[apparence, détail] to pay attention to

je regarde avant tout à la qualité I'm particularly ou primarily concerned with quality

regarde à ne pas faire d'erreur watch you don't make a mistake

regarder à la dépense to be careful with one's money

y regarder à deux ou à plusieurs fois avant de faire quelque chose to think twice before doing something

à y bien regarder, à y regarder de plus près when you think it over, on thinking it over

il ne faut pas y regarder de trop près

a. (sens propre) don't look too closely

b. (figuré) don't be too fussy

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se regarder verbe pronominal

(sens propre & figuré) (emploi réfléchi)

to look at oneself

tu ne t'es pas regardé! (familier) you should take a (good) look at yourself!

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se regarder verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

[personnes] to look at each other ou at one another

[bâtiments] to be opposite one another, to face each other

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se regarder verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

[spectacle]

cette émission se regarde en famille this is a family show, this show is family viewing

ça se regarde volontiers it's quite pleasant to watch

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