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81 manière
manière [manjεʀ]1. feminine noun( = façon) way• sa manière d'agir/de parler the way he behaves/speaks► de + manière• de telle manière que... in such a way that...• de quelle manière as-tu fait cela ? how did you do that?2. plural feminine noun• en voilà des manières ! what a way to behave!• je n'aime pas ces manières ! I don't like this kind of behaviour!* * *manjɛʀ
1.
1) ( façon) wayleur manière de vivre/penser — their way of life/thinking
de la même manière — [travailler] in the same way; [agir] the same way
de toute manière, de toutes manières — anyway, in any case
2) ( méthode)3) ( style)à la manière de quelqu'un/quelque chose — in the style of somebody/something
2.
manières nom féminin pluriel1) ( savoir-vivre) mannersbonnes/mauvaises manières — good/bad manners
2) ( excès de politesse)* * *manjɛʀ1. nf1) (= façon) way, mannerde cette manière — in this way, in this manner
de manière à — to, so as to
Nous sommes partis tôt de manière à éviter la circulation. — We left early to avoid the traffic., We left early so as to avoid the traffic.
Je n'aurais pas pu venir de toute manière. — I couldn't have come in any case.
2) [peintre, artiste] styleà la manière de qn — in the manner of sb, after the manner of sb
2. manières nfpl* * *A nf1 ( façon) way; de cette manière ( comme ceci) this way, like this; ( comme cela) that way, like that; d'une manière ou d'une autre in one way or another; il n'y a pas d'autre manière there's no other way; d'une certaine manière in a way; la seule/la meilleure manière de faire the only/best way to do; la bonne manière de s'y prendre the right way to go about it; la manière dont tu danses, ta manière de danser the way you dance; leur manière de vivre/penser their way of life/thinking; leur manière de voir/faire les choses their way of seeing/doing things; leur manière d'être the way they are; de toutes les manières possibles in every possible way; de telle manière que in such a way that; de manière (à ce) qu'il fasse so that he does; de manière à faire so as to do; en aucune manière in no way; de la même manière [travailler] in the same way; [agir] the same way; à ma/ta/leur manière my/your/their (own) way; à la manière d'un enfant like a child; il nous a joué un tour à sa manière he played a trick of his own on us; cette manière de faire ne te/leur ressemble pas that's not like you/them; de manière décisive decisively, in a decisive way; de manière inattendue unexpectedly, in an unexpected way; de quelle manière peut-on faire? how can one do?; il nous regarde d'une drôle de manière he's looking at us in a funny way; de toute manière, de toutes manières anyway, in any case; en manière d'excuse/de remerciement by way of apology/of thanks;2 ( méthode) employer la manière forte to use strong-arm tactics; il ne reste plus que la manière forte there's no alternative but to use force; je ne crois pas à la manière forte pour élever les enfants I don't believe in the use of force when bringing up children; utiliser la manière douce to use kid gloves;3 ( style) style; à la manière de qn/qch in the style of sb/sth; à la manière américaine in the American style; vivre à la manière d'un aristocrate to live like an aristocrat; c'est un Picasso dernière manière this is a late Picasso ou an example of Picasso's later work; c'est une manière de savant fou he's a bit of a mad scientist.B manières nfpl1 ( savoir-vivre) manners; avoir de bonnes/mauvaises manières to have good/bad manners; il n'a pas de manières he has no manners; qu'est-ce que c'est que ces manières! what manners!; je vais t'apprendre les bonnes manières I'll teach you some manners; il connaît les belles manières he has exquisite manners; en voilà des manières! what a way to behave!;2 ( excès de politesse) faire des manières to stand on ceremony; ne faites pas de manières don't stand on ceremony, you don't have to be so formal.[manjɛr] nom féminind'une manière bizarre in a strange manner, strangelyuser de ou employer la manière forte to use strong-arm tacticsil fallait bien que je lui dise la vérité — oui mais il y a manière et manière I had to tell him the truth — yes, but there are different ways of doing itadjectif/adverbe de manière adjective/adverb of manner3. [savoir-faire]refusez, mais mettez-y la manière say no, but do it with tactsa manière de marcher/s'habiller his way of walking/dressing, the way he walks/dressesun tableau dans la manière de Watteau a painting in the manner ou style of Watteauun Truffaut première/dernière manière an early/late Truffaut5. (soutenu)une manière de [une sorte de] a ou some sort of, a ou some kind ofc'est une manière de poème épique it's a sort of (an) epic ou an epic of sorts————————manières nom féminin pluriel[façons de se comporter] mannersje vais t'apprendre les bonnes manières, moi! I'll teach you to be polite ou to behave yourself!qu'est-ce que c'est que ces ou en voilà des manières! what a way to behave!(péjoratif) [minauderies]————————à la manière locution adverbialeà la manière paysanne in the peasant way ou manner————————à la manière de locution prépositionnelle1. [dans le style de] in the manner ou style ofà ma manière locution adverbiale,à sa manière etc. locution adverbialein my/his/her etc. (own) wayde cette manière locution adverbiale(in) this ou that wayde la belle manière, de la bonne manière locution adverbiale————————de la manière que locution conjonctiveasde la même manière locution adverbialede manière à locution conjonctivede manière (à ce) que locution conjonctive[pour que] so (that)laisse la porte ouverte, de manière que les gens puissent entrer leave the door open so people can come inde telle manière que locution conjonctivede toute manière locution adverbiale,de toutes les manières locution adverbialede toute manière, tu as tort in any case, you're wrongd'une certaine manière locution adverbialed'une certaine manière, je suis content que ce soit fini in a way, I'm glad it's overd'une manière générale locution adverbiale1. [globalement] on the wholed'une manière ou d'une autre locution adverbialeen aucune manière locution adverbialeest-ce de sa faute? — en aucune manière is it his fault? — no, not in the slightest ou leastavez-vous eu connaissance des documents? — en aucune manière did you get to see the documents? — no, not at allen manière de locution prépositionnelleen quelque manière locution adverbiale→ link=enen manière de -
82 manier
2 [meervoud] [omgangsvormen] manners♦voorbeelden:iets op zijn eigen manier doen • do something in one's own wayiets op de juiste manier doen • do something properly/the right wayik vind het maar een rare manier van doen • I think it's a pretty strange thing to dohaar manier van doen • her manner/way of behaving, her behaviourhun manier van leven • their way of lifede manier waarop • the way (in which) it is doneop die manier bereik je niks • that will get you nowhereo, op die/zo'n manier • oh, I see! 〈 ook ironisch〉op een fatsoenlijke manier • in a decent manner, decentlyhij probeerde leuk te zijn op zijn manier • he tried to be what he thought was funnyop alle mogelijke manieren • in every possible/conceivable wayop die manier kom je nooit klaar • at this rate you'll never be finishedop de een of andere manier • somehow or otherop de gebruikelijke/die manier • (in) the usual/that waydat is dé manier • that is the right waydat is geen manier (van doen) • that is not the way (to do things/to treat someone)2 goede/geen manieren hebben • have good/no mannershet getuigt van slechte manieren • it shows bad mannerswat zijn dat voor manieren! • what kind of behaviour is that! -
83 maniéré
manière [manjεʀ]1. feminine noun( = façon) way• sa manière d'agir/de parler the way he behaves/speaks► de + manière• de telle manière que... in such a way that...• de quelle manière as-tu fait cela ? how did you do that?2. plural feminine noun• en voilà des manières ! what a way to behave!• je n'aime pas ces manières ! I don't like this kind of behaviour!* * *manjɛʀ
1.
1) ( façon) wayleur manière de vivre/penser — their way of life/thinking
de la même manière — [travailler] in the same way; [agir] the same way
de toute manière, de toutes manières — anyway, in any case
2) ( méthode)3) ( style)à la manière de quelqu'un/quelque chose — in the style of somebody/something
2.
manières nom féminin pluriel1) ( savoir-vivre) mannersbonnes/mauvaises manières — good/bad manners
2) ( excès de politesse)* * *manjɛʀ1. nf1) (= façon) way, mannerde cette manière — in this way, in this manner
de manière à — to, so as to
Nous sommes partis tôt de manière à éviter la circulation. — We left early to avoid the traffic., We left early so as to avoid the traffic.
Je n'aurais pas pu venir de toute manière. — I couldn't have come in any case.
2) [peintre, artiste] styleà la manière de qn — in the manner of sb, after the manner of sb
2. manières nfpl* * *A nf1 ( façon) way; de cette manière ( comme ceci) this way, like this; ( comme cela) that way, like that; d'une manière ou d'une autre in one way or another; il n'y a pas d'autre manière there's no other way; d'une certaine manière in a way; la seule/la meilleure manière de faire the only/best way to do; la bonne manière de s'y prendre the right way to go about it; la manière dont tu danses, ta manière de danser the way you dance; leur manière de vivre/penser their way of life/thinking; leur manière de voir/faire les choses their way of seeing/doing things; leur manière d'être the way they are; de toutes les manières possibles in every possible way; de telle manière que in such a way that; de manière (à ce) qu'il fasse so that he does; de manière à faire so as to do; en aucune manière in no way; de la même manière [travailler] in the same way; [agir] the same way; à ma/ta/leur manière my/your/their (own) way; à la manière d'un enfant like a child; il nous a joué un tour à sa manière he played a trick of his own on us; cette manière de faire ne te/leur ressemble pas that's not like you/them; de manière décisive decisively, in a decisive way; de manière inattendue unexpectedly, in an unexpected way; de quelle manière peut-on faire? how can one do?; il nous regarde d'une drôle de manière he's looking at us in a funny way; de toute manière, de toutes manières anyway, in any case; en manière d'excuse/de remerciement by way of apology/of thanks;2 ( méthode) employer la manière forte to use strong-arm tactics; il ne reste plus que la manière forte there's no alternative but to use force; je ne crois pas à la manière forte pour élever les enfants I don't believe in the use of force when bringing up children; utiliser la manière douce to use kid gloves;3 ( style) style; à la manière de qn/qch in the style of sb/sth; à la manière américaine in the American style; vivre à la manière d'un aristocrate to live like an aristocrat; c'est un Picasso dernière manière this is a late Picasso ou an example of Picasso's later work; c'est une manière de savant fou he's a bit of a mad scientist.B manières nfpl1 ( savoir-vivre) manners; avoir de bonnes/mauvaises manières to have good/bad manners; il n'a pas de manières he has no manners; qu'est-ce que c'est que ces manières! what manners!; je vais t'apprendre les bonnes manières I'll teach you some manners; il connaît les belles manières he has exquisite manners; en voilà des manières! what a way to behave!;2 ( excès de politesse) faire des manières to stand on ceremony; ne faites pas de manières don't stand on ceremony, you don't have to be so formal.1. [personne] affected2. [style] mannered -
84 dovere
1. v/i have to, mustdevo averlo I must have it, I have to have itnon devo dimenticare I mustn't forgetdeve arrivare oggi she is supposed to arrive todaycome si deve ( bene) properlypersona very decentdoveva succedere it was bound to happendovresti avvertirlo you ought to or should let him know2. v/t owe3. m dutyper dovere out of duty* * *dovere v.servile1 ( obbligo, necessità assoluta) must, to have (got) to, to be to; shall (spec. form. nella 2a e 3a pers. sing. e pl.): devo finire questo lavoro entro domani, I must (o I have to o I've got to) finish this job by tomorrow; ha dovuto studiare tutto il giorno, he had to study all day; dobbiamo salvaguardare l'ambiente, we must (o we've got to) protect the environment; devi imparare a controllarti, you must (o you've got to) learn to control yourself; dovevamo partire subito, we had to leave at once; le domande d'iscrizione dovranno essere presentate entro febbraio, applications must (o are to) be made by the end of February; non dobbiamo fermarci un minuto di più, we mustn't stop a minute longer; devo proprio firmare?, do I have to (o have I got to o must I) sign?; la commissione deve riunirsi al più presto, the commission is to meet as soon as possible; secondo regolamento, nessuno deve lasciare la scuola senza autorizzazione, according to regulations, no one shall leave the school without authorization; tutti gli ufficiali devono presentarsi al colonnello, all officers are to (o shall) report to the colonel; che cosa devo fare?, what am I to do?; non devono esserci equivoci questa volta, there must be no misunderstanding this time; dovendo assentarmi per lavoro, non potrò presenziare alla cerimonia, having to be away on business, I shall be unable to attend the ceremony // comportarsi come si deve, to behave oneself (properly) // una persona come si deve, a decent person // un lavoro come si deve, a job well done // ( possibile) che debba sempre averla vinta tu?, why must you always be right?2 ( necessità, opportunità, convenienza) to have to, must (in frasi affermative e interr. positive); need (solo in frasi interr. positive); not to need to, need not, not to have (got) to (in frasi negative e interr. negative): dovrò alzarmi presto se voglio prendere il primo treno, I'll have to get up early if I want to catch the first train; dovremo far controllare l'impianto elettrico, we'll have to have the electric system checked; se vuole dimagrire dovrà mettersi a dieta, he'll have to go on a diet if he wants to lose weight; dovrai smettere di fumare prima o poi, you'll have to give up smoking sooner or later; dovete vedere quel film, you must, see that film; devi venire a cena qualche sera, you must (o you'll have to) come to dinner some evening; devi farti tagliare i capelli, you must (o you'll have to) get your hair cut; devi proprio andare in banca?, do you really need to go to the bank?; devi fare benzina?, do you need (to get) any petrol?; si deve mandare un acconto?, does one need to send a deposit?; non dovete accompagnarmi all'aeroporto, posso prendere un taxi, you needn't (o you don't have to o you don't need to) take me to the airport, as I can get a taxi; non è detto che debba andare proprio tu, you don't necessarily have to go; non dovevi telefonare?, didn't you have to make a phone call?; perché devi sempre interferire?, why must you keep on interfering?3 ( certezza, forte probabilità) must, to be bound to; ( inevitabilità) to have to, must: dev'esserci una spiegazione, there must be an explanation; dev'essere questo l'albergo, this must be the hotel; deve arrivare da un momento all'altro, he's bound to arrive any moment; devono aver capito, they must have understood; devi certamente aver sentito parlare di lui, you must (o you're bound to) have heard of him; doveva succedere prima o poi, it had to (o it was bound to) happen sooner or later; dovrà essere informato, he'll have to be told; dev'essere stato emozionante assistere a quell'incontro, it must have been exciting to be at that match4 ( essere previsto, prestabilito) to be to; (spec. di treno ecc.) to be due (to): doveva diventare presidente, he was to become president; le nozze dovevano essere celebrate l'indomani, the wedding was to take place next day; devo essere a Torino alle 10, I'm to be in Turin at 10 o'clock; l'aereo deve atterrare alle 11.15, the plane is due (to land) at 11.15; il treno doveva arrivare a Firenze alla 18, the train was due in Florence at 6 p.m.5 ( supposizione, previsione, possibilità) must: dev'essere già a casa, he must be home by now; non devono essere ancora partiti, they mustn't (o they can't) have left yet; devono essere le 3, it must be 3 o'clock; quello dev'essere il Monte Bianco, that must be Mont Blanc; deve sentirsi molto sola, she must be very lonely; non devono essersi capiti, they can't have understood each other; devi aver sofferto molto, you must have had a hard time; dev'essere rimasto male, he must have been upset; deve aver bevuto, he must have been drinking; non doveva avere più di 15 anni, he couldn't have been more than 15 (years of age); doveva essere molto tardi quando sei rincasato, it must have been very late when you got in // deve piovere, it's going to rain // dovrà rispondere di tentato omicidio, he's going to be charged with attempted murder ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, in frasi negative si può usare can, could in luogo di must6 (per esprimere una richiesta, nella 1a pers. s. e pl. del pres. indic.) shall: devo dirglielo?, shall I tell him?; dobbiamo passare a prenderti?, shall we call for you?; devo chiudere la porta a chiave?, shall I lock the door?; devo pagare in contanti o posso darle un assegno?, shall I pay cash or can I give you a cheque?; dobbiamo venire anche noi?, shall we come too?; devo farti telefonare da Michele?, shall I get Michael to call you?7 (al cond.) should, ought to: dovrebbero arrivare per le otto, they should (o they ought to) be here by eight; avrei dovuto scusarmi, I should have apologized; dovrebbe partire stasera, he should leave tonight; avresti dovuto andarci, you should have gone (there); dovreste aiutarlo, you ought to help him; avresti dovuto saperlo da un pezzo, you should have known ages ago; avrebbero dovuto telefonarmi, they ought to have phoned me8 (al cong. imperf. in frasi ipotetiche) should, were to: non dimenticherò mai quel giorno, dovessi campare 100 anni, I'll never forget that day, if I were to live 100 years; se dovesse fallire..., if he were to fail...; se dovesse venire, avvertimi, if he should come (o should he come), let me know; se doveste passare da Bologna, telefonatemi, if you should happen to be passing through Bologna, give me a call; se dovessi incontrarlo, digli che ho bisogno di parlargli, if you should meet (o should you meet) him, tell him I need to have a word with him; (se) dovessero stare così le cose..., if that were the case...9 ( essere obbligato, costretto) to be compelled (o obliged o forced) to; to feel* bound to: devo rinunciare all'incarico per motivi di salute, I am compelled (o obliged o forced) to give up the post for health reasons; dovette abbandonare il paese, he was forced to leave the country; se non provvederete al mio risarcimento, dovrò rivolgermi al mio avvocato, if you fail to compensate me, I shall be obliged to contact my solicitor; in seguito alle gravi accuse, il ministro dovette dimettersi, as a result of the grave allegations, the minister was forced to resign; devo riconoscere che avevamo torto, I feel bound to say we were wrong10 (all'imperfetto con valore di condizionale per esprimere consiglio, suggerimento) should have (o ought to have) + part. pass.: dovevi aspettartelo, you should have expected it; non doveva rispondere in quel modo, he shouldn't have answered like that; dovevamo pensarci prima, we ought to have thought of it before; dovevate vederlo, you should have seen him; dovevano immaginare che ti saresti offeso, they should have realised you'd be offended; non dovevi fare tante storie, you shouldn't have made such a fuss◆ v.tr.1 ( essere debitore di) to owe: gli devo 500 euro, I owe him 500 euros; che cosa le devo?, what do I owe you?; deve il successo alla sua grande popolarità, he owes his success to his great popularity; ti dobbiamo molta riconoscenza, we owe you a great debt of gratitude; gli dovevamo tutto, we owed everything to him; ti devo la vita, I owe my life to you2 ( derivare) to take*: la Bolivia deve il suo nome a Simon Bolivar, Bolivia takes its name from Simon Bolivar3 ( nella forma passiva) to be due: a che cosa era dovuto il ritardo?, what was the delay due to?; ciò si deve alla sua negligenza, that is due to his negligence; l'incidente non era dovuto a un guasto meccanico, ma a un errore del pilota, the accident was not due to mechanical failure, but to pilot error; la morte era dovuta a cause naturali, death was due to natural causes; la teoria della relatività si deve a Einstein, we owe the theory of relativity to Einstein.dovere s.m.1 duty: i miei doveri di madre, my duties as a mother; i nostri doveri verso Dio, la patria, il prossimo, our duty to God, our country, our fellow creatures; i diritti e i doveri del cittadino, the rights and duties of the citizen; (dir.) dovere legale, legal duty; (dir.) soggetto a dovere, liable to duty; per senso del dovere, from a sense of duty; com'è mio dovere, as in duty bound; conosco il mio dovere, I know my duty; ho il dovere d'informarvi, I must inform you; mancò al suo dovere, he failed in his duty; mi faccio un dovere di imitarvi in tutto, I make a point of imitating you in everything; morì vittima del dovere, he died doing his duty; sento il dovere di aiutarti, I feel bound to help you; si credeva in dovere di seguirmi dappertutto, he thought it was his duty to follow me everywhere // avere il senso del dovere, to be conscious of one's duty; fare il proprio dovere, to do one's duty: fa' il tuo dovere a qualunque costo!, do your duty at all costs! // a dovere, properly (o as it should be): ti ha sistemato a dovere!, he settled your hash! // chi di dovere penserà a farlo, the person responsible will look after it; ci rivolgeremo a chi di dovere, we'll apply to the person in charge // visita di dovere, duty call // prima il dovere poi il piacere, (prov.) work before pleasure2 pl. (antiq.) ( saluti, convenevoli) (kind) regards, compliments, respects: i miei doveri a vostra sorella, my kindest regards to your sister; porgere i propri doveri a qlcu., to pay one's respects to s.o.* * *[do'vere]1. vt irreg(soldi, riconoscenza) to owegli devo il mio successo — I owe my success to him, I have him to thank for my success
1) (obbligo) to have toè una persona come si deve — he is a very decent person
non avrebbe dovuto esserne informata che il giorno dopo — she was not supposed to hear about it until the following day
avrebbe dovuto farlo — he should have o ought to have done it
devo partire domani — I'm leaving tomorrow, (purtroppo) I've got to leave tomorrow
non devi zuccherarlo — (non è necessario) there's no need to add sugar
2)lo farò, dovessi morire — I'll do it if it kills me
3)deve arrivare alle 10 — he should o is due to arrive at 104)deve essere difficile farlo — it must be difficult to do3. sm(obbligo) dutyrivolgersi a chi di dovere — to apply to the appropriate authority o person
il proprio dovere di elettore — to do one's duty as a voterun dovere di qc — to make sth one's duty* * *I 1. [do'vere](when it is modal verb the use of the auxiliary essere or avere depends on the verb in the infinitive that follows) verbo modale1) (per esprimere obbligo) must, to have* to2) (per esprimere necessità, esigenza, convenienza) to have* (got) to3) (per esprimere consiglio, raccomandazione) should, ought to2.verbo transitivo1) (essere debitore di) to owe [denaro, cena] (a qcn. to sb.)quanto le devo? — (per un servizio) how much do I owe you? (per un acquisto) how much is it?
mi deve un favore, delle scuse — he owes me a favour, an apology
2) come si deve [comportarsi, agire] properlyII 1. [do'vere]sostantivo maschile1) (obbligo) duty ( nei confronti di, verso to)a chi di dovere — the person o people concerned
2) a dovere properly, in the right way2.- i coniugali — conjugal o marital duties
••prima il dovere, poi il piacere — prov. = duty comes first
* * *dovere1/do'vere/ [43] (when it is modal verb the use of the auxiliary essere or avere depends on the verb in the infinitive that follows)1 (per esprimere obbligo) must, to have* to; il prestito deve essere rimborsato in un anno the loan must be repaid in one year; devo veramente alzarmi alle 7? must I really be up at 7 am? non devi farne parola con nessuno you mustn't mention this to anyone; devo andare a prendere i bambini a scuola I have to collect the children from school; fai quello che devi do what you have to2 (per esprimere necessità, esigenza, convenienza) to have* (got) to; si doveva fare qualcosa something had to be done; devi metterti a dieta se vuoi dimagrire you have to diet if you want to slim down; dobbiamo proprio discuterne adesso? need we discuss it now? devo prendere un ombrello? should I take an umbrella? do I need to take an umbrella? che devo fare? what am I to do?3 (per esprimere consiglio, raccomandazione) should, ought to; dovresti riflettere prima di parlare you should think before you speak4 (per esprimere probabilità) doveva essere lui it must have been him; dev'esserci qualche errore! there must be some mistake!5 (per esprimere previsione) dovremmo arrivare per le sei we should be there by six o'clock; devo vederlo domani I'll be seeing him tomorrow; quando deve o dovrebbe nascere il bambino? when's the baby due?6 (in offerte di cortesia o richieste di istruzioni) shall; dobbiamo aspettarti? shall we wait for you?1 (essere debitore di) to owe [denaro, cena] (a qcn. to sb.); quanto le devo? (per un servizio) how much do I owe you? (per un acquisto) how much is it? devo a te la mia vittoria it's thanks to you that I won; mi deve un favore, delle scuse he owes me a favour, an apology2 come si deve [comportarsi, agire] properly; un uomo come si deve a decent man.\See also notes... (dovere.pdf)————————dovere2/do'vere/I sostantivo m.1 (obbligo) duty ( nei confronti di, verso to); avere il dovere di fare to have the duty to do; avere il senso del dovere to have a sense of duty; fare il proprio dovere to do one's duty; sentirsi in dovere di fare to feel duty bound to do; visita di dovere duty call; a chi di dovere the person o people concerned2 a dovere properly, in the right wayII doveri m.pl.ant. (omaggi) respectsprima il dovere, poi il piacere prov. = duty comes first\- i coniugali conjugal o marital duties. -
85 hard
hard [hα:d]1. adjectivea. ( = not soft) dur ; [blow, kick, punch] violent• to set hard [concrete, clay] bien prendre• no hard feelings! sans rancune !• to show there are no hard feelings pour montrer qu'il n'y a pas de rancune entre nous (or eux etc)• to take a hard line with sb/on sth se montrer intransigeant avec qn/quand il s'agit de qch• to be hard on sb [person] être dur avec qn• hard luck! pas de chance !b. ( = not easy) dur ; [battle, fight] rude• I find it hard to believe that... j'ai du mal à croire que...• it's hard work! c'est dur !c. ( = committed) he's a hard worker il est travailleurd. [winter, climate] rude ; [frost] forte. [evidence] tangible ; [fact] concret2. adverb• no matter how hard I try, I... j'ai beau essayer, je...b. ( = badly) to take sth hard être très affecté par qch3. compounds► hard hat noun casque m ; ( = riding hat) bombe f ; (US = construction worker) ouvrier m du bâtiment• a hard-headed businessman un homme d'affaires qui a la tête sur les épaules ► hard-hearted adjective insensible* * *[hɑːd] 1.1) ( firm) durto go ou grow ou become hard — durcir
frozen hard — complètement gelé; hard lens
2) ( difficult) [problem, question, task] dur, difficile; [choice, decision] difficile; [bargaining, negotiations, fight] dur, serréto be hard to open — être dur or difficile à ouvrir
it's hard to do — c'est dur or difficile à faire
to find it hard to do something — avoir du mal à faire quelque chose, trouver dur or difficile de faire quelque chose
it's hard to accept/believe — on a du mal à accepter/croire ( that que)
it was hard work ou going — ça a été dur or difficile
hard work never hurt ou killed anybody! — le travail n'a jamais fait de mal à personne!
to be a hard worker — être travailleur/-euse
to find something out ou learn something the hard way — apprendre quelque chose à ses dépens
3) ( harsh) [life, year] difficile; [blow] fig dur, terrible; [winter] rudehard luck ou lines (colloq) GB! — pas de chance!
to take a hard line — adopter une attitude ferme ( on something à propos de quelque chose; with somebody envers quelqu'un)
it's a hard life — gen, hum, iron la vie est dure
to give somebody a hard time — (colloq) ( make things difficult) rendre la vie impossible à quelqu'un; ( tell off) passer un savon (colloq) à quelqu'un
4) (stern, cold) [person, look, words] dur, sévère5) ( concrete) [evidence, fact] solide6) ( stark) [colour, light] dur7) ( strong) [liquor] fort; [drug] dur; [pornography] hard (colloq) (inv)8) Politicsthe hard left/right — la gauche/droite (pure et) dure
9) Chemistry [water] dur, calcaire10) Linguistics [consonant] dur11) (colloq) ( tough) [person] dur12) Finance [currency] fort2.1) (strongly, energetically) [push, hit, cry] fort; [work] dur; [study, think] sérieusement; [rain] à verse; [snow] abondamment; [look, listen] attentivementto be hard hit — fig être durement frappé (by par)
to try hard — ( intellectually) faire beaucoup d'efforts; ( physically) essayer de toutes ses forces
no matter how hard I try/work, I... — j'ai beau essayer/travailler, je...
to be hard at it (colloq) ou at work — être en plein travail
2) ( with directions)hard behind — juste derrière; heel
••to be/feel hard done by — être/se sentir brimé
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86 head
{hed}
I. 1. глава, прен. човек, глава
from HEAD to foot от глава (та) до пети (те)
taller by a HEAD c една глава по-висок
per HEAD на човек/глава
to turn HEAD over heels обръщам се презглава
he stands HEAD and shoulders above her прен. той стой много по-високо от нея/далеч я превъзхожда
to show oneself HEAD показвам се, появявам се
to talk someone's HEAD off проглушавам ушите на/уморявам някого с приказки
to lose one's HEAD бивам обезглавен, прен. обърквам се, шашардисвам се, загубвам и ума, и дума
to keep/hold one's HEAD above water държа си главата над водата, прен. свързвам двата края, нямам дългове
King's/Queen's HEAD пощенска марка с лика на краля/кралицата
2. (рl без изменение) глава добитък
twenty HEAD of cattle двадесет глави добитък
large HEAD of game много дивеч
3. прен. ум, разсъдък, способности, талант, разг. акъл
he has a good HEAD on his shoulders сече му акълът, умен човек e
to have no HEAD for mathematics не ме бива по/мъчно усвоявам математиката
to have a HEAD like a sieve забравям всичко, не мога да помня
to put something into someone's HEAD внушавам/давам някому идея за нещо
to put something out of someone's HEAD карам някого да забрави нещо
to put something out of one's HEAD преставам да мисля за нещо, избивам си нещо от главата
to get a swelled/aм. big. HEAD навирвам нос, придавам си важност, важнича, големея се
to have a HEAD (on one) имам главоболие, боли ме главата (и от пиянство), акъллия съм
of one's own HEAD самостоятелно, на своя глава
to reckon in one's HEAD смятам наум
he has got/taken it into his HEAD to/that наумил си e да, внушил си e, че
his name has got out of my HEAD забравил съм му името
to talk over/above another's HEAD/the HEAD s of others/one's audience говоря неразбираемо за слушателите си/на твърде труден за слушателите си език
to keep one's HEAD запазвам самообладание
to go off one's HEAD полудявам
to be off/out of one's HEAD луд/полудял съм
4. началник, шеф, ръководител, вожд, главатар, глава (на семейство), директор (и на училище)
HEAD of state държавен глава
5. предна част, глава, нос (на кораб), главичка (на гвоздей и пр.), острие (на брадва и пр.), чело (на чук), воен. заряд (на граната, торпедо), метал. леяк, мъртва глава
6. предно/първо място
at the HEAD of начело на
to take the HEAD of the table сядам на председателското място (на масата)
7. връх, горна част (на страница и пр.), горен край (на езеро)
to stand something on its HEAD поставям нещо с главата надолу
8. извор
9. геогр. нос
10. жило, връх (на цирей)
11. пяна, яка (на бира)
12. рубрика, отдел (във вестник), заглавие, точка, категория, новина, кратко съобшение (по радиото, телевизията)
under separate HEADs отделно. под отделни заглавия
13. ези, лицева страна на монета
HEADs or tails ези-тура
14. тех. височина на/напор, налягане
15. стр. ригел, горна греда на рамка за врата/прозорец, арх. капител
16. тех. глава (на магнетофон)
17. (опъната) кожа (на барабан), място за ключовете, главичка, охлюв (на цигулка)
18. бот. съцветие, главичка, глава
HEAD of cabbage зелка
HEAD of lettuce салата
19. sl. наркоман
20. грам. главна/основна дума (в конструкция)
21. sl. клозет
on his HEAD be it той да носи оповорността
HEAD over ears прен. затънал до уши
over one's HEAD над/надвиснал над главата ми (особ. за опасност), твърде груден, неразбираем, без мое знание/съгласие
he was promoted over my HEAD новишиха гo, без да се допитат до мен, повишиха него вместо мене
to come/gather to a HEAD назрявам (за цирей)
to come to a HEAD прен. достигам връхна точка/критичен/решителен момент
to bring to a HEAD предизвиквам криза, довеждам до критично положение
to make HEAD against съпротивлявам се/боря се/напредвам срещу
I can't make HEAD or tail of something не мога да проумея/разбера нещо
to give a horse/person his HEAD отпускам юздите на кон/прен. някому
to let someone have/give someone his HEAD давам свобода (на действие) на някого
we put our HEADs together прен. съвещавахме се
II. 1. челен, преден, първи, главен, старши (на служител)
HEAD Post Office Централна пощенска станция
2. насрещен (за вятър и пр.)
3. муз. От горен регистър (за глас)
III. 1. възглавявам, начело съм на, водя
2. озаглавявам, слагам заглавие на
3. слагам глава/главичка на, слагам острие на (стрела)
4. отсичам главата на (животно), отрязвам/прекършвам връхчетата (на растение)
5. изправям се срещу (вълни и пр.)
6. тръгвам за, вървя към (for), насочвам (се), упътвам (се)
направлявам, държа курс/посока към (for)
to HEAD for trouble търся си белята
7. завивам се (за зелка)
8. изкласявам (за жито и пр.)
9. сп. удрям (топка) с глава
10. водя начаглото си, извирам от (за река)
11. изпреварвам, задминавам
12. ам. препречвам пътя на (стадо и пр.)
head back връщам, пращам в обратна посока, препречвам пътя на (с цел да отклоня, върна)
head off отклонявам, изпреварвам, за да отклоня, отблъсквам, препятствувам на, препречвам пътя на, прен. предотвратявам, попречвам на
to HEAD off an equalizer удрям с глава, за да изравня резултата* * *{hed} n 1. глава; прен. човек, глава; from head to foot от глава(та(2) {hed} a 1. челен, преден; първи, главен; старши (на служител{3} {hed} v 1. възглавявам, начело съм на, водя; 2. озаглавявам,* * *челен; шеф; яка; озаглавявам; оглавявам; преден; главатар; главен; възгласявам; глава; ези; лидер; началник; насрещен;* * *1. (рl без изменение) глава добитък 2. 1 (опъната) кожа (на барабан), място за ключовете, главичка, охлюв (на цигулка) 3. 1 sl. наркоман 4. 1 ам. препречвам пътя на (стадо и пр.) 5. 1 бот. съцветие, главичка, глава 6. 1 ези, лицева страна на монета 7. 1 изпреварвам, задминавам 8. 1 пяна, яка (на бира) 9. 1 рубрика, отдел (във вестник), заглавие, точка, категория, новина, кратко съобшение (по радиото, телевизията) 10. 1 стр. ригел, горна греда на рамка за врата/прозорец, арх. капител 11. 1 тех. височина на/напор, налягане 12. 1 тех. глава (на магнетофон) 13. 2 sl. клозет 14. 20. грам. главна/основна дума (в конструкция) 15. at the head of начело на 16. from head to foot от глава (та) до пети (те) 17. he has a good head on his shoulders сече му акълът, умен човек e 18. he has got/taken it into his head to/that наумил си e да, внушил си e, че 19. he stands head and shoulders above her прен. той стой много по-високо от нея/далеч я превъзхожда 20. he was promoted over my head новишиха гo, без да се допитат до мен, повишиха него вместо мене 21. head back връщам, пращам в обратна посока, препречвам пътя на (с цел да отклоня, върна) 22. head of cabbage зелка 23. head of lettuce салата 24. head of state държавен глава 25. head off отклонявам, изпреварвам, за да отклоня, отблъсквам, препятствувам на, препречвам пътя на, прен. предотвратявам, попречвам на 26. head over ears прен. затънал до уши 27. head post office Централна пощенска станция 28. heads or tails ези-тура 29. his name has got out of my head забравил съм му името 30. i can't make head or tail of something не мога да проумея/разбера нещо 31. i. глава, прен. човек, глава 32. ii. челен, преден, първи, главен, старши (на служител) 33. iii. възглавявам, начело съм на, водя 34. king's/queen's head пощенска марка с лика на краля/кралицата 35. large head of game много дивеч 36. of one's own head самостоятелно, на своя глава 37. on his head be it той да носи оповорността 38. over one's head над/надвиснал над главата ми (особ. за опасност), твърде груден, неразбираем, без мое знание/съгласие 39. per head на човек/глава 40. taller by a head c една глава по-висок 41. to be off/out of one's head луд/полудял съм 42. to bring to a head предизвиквам криза, довеждам до критично положение 43. to come to a head прен. достигам връхна точка/критичен/решителен момент 44. to come/gather to a head назрявам (за цирей) 45. to get a swelled/aм. big. head навирвам нос, придавам си важност, важнича, големея се 46. to give a horse/person his head отпускам юздите на кон/прен. някому 47. to go off one's head полудявам 48. to have a head (on one) имам главоболие, боли ме главата (и от пиянство), акъллия съм 49. to have a head like a sieve забравям всичко, не мога да помня 50. to have no head for mathematics не ме бива по/мъчно усвоявам математиката 51. to head for trouble търся си белята 52. to head off an equalizer удрям с глава, за да изравня резултата 53. to keep one's head запазвам самообладание 54. to keep/hold one's head above water държа си главата над водата, прен. свързвам двата края, нямам дългове 55. to let someone have/give someone his head давам свобода (на действие) на някого 56. to lose one's head бивам обезглавен, прен. обърквам се, шашардисвам се, загубвам и ума, и дума 57. to make head against съпротивлявам се/боря се/напредвам срещу 58. to put something into someone's head внушавам/давам някому идея за нещо 59. to put something out of one's head преставам да мисля за нещо, избивам си нещо от главата 60. to put something out of someone's head карам някого да забрави нещо 61. to reckon in one's head смятам наум 62. to show oneself head показвам се, появявам се 63. to stand something on its head поставям нещо с главата надолу 64. to take the head of the table сядам на председателското място (на масата) 65. to talk over/above another's head/the head s of others/one's audience говоря неразбираемо за слушателите си/на твърде труден за слушателите си език 66. to talk someone's head off проглушавам ушите на/уморявам някого с приказки 67. to turn head over heels обръщам се презглава 68. twenty head of cattle двадесет глави добитък 69. under separate heads отделно. под отделни заглавия 70. we put our heads together прен. съвещавахме се 71. водя начаглото си, извирам от (за река) 72. връх, горна част (на страница и пр.), горен край (на езеро) 73. геогр. нос 74. жило, връх (на цирей) 75. завивам се (за зелка) 76. извор 77. изкласявам (за жито и пр.) 78. изправям се срещу (вълни и пр.) 79. муз. От горен регистър (за глас) 80. направлявам, държа курс/посока към (for) 81. насрещен (за вятър и пр.) 82. началник, шеф, ръководител, вожд, главатар, глава (на семейство), директор (и на училище) 83. озаглавявам, слагам заглавие на 84. отсичам главата на (животно), отрязвам/прекършвам връхчетата (на растение) 85. предна част, глава, нос (на кораб), главичка (на гвоздей и пр.), острие (на брадва и пр.), чело (на чук), воен. заряд (на граната, торпедо), метал. леяк, мъртва глава 86. предно/първо място 87. прен. ум, разсъдък, способности, талант, разг. акъл 88. слагам глава/главичка на, слагам острие на (стрела) 89. сп. удрям (топка) с глава 90. тръгвам за, вървя към (for), насочвам (се), упътвам (се)* * *head [hed] I. n 1. глава; прен. човек, глава; глава добитък (pl без изменение); per \head на човек (глава); thirty \head of cattle тридесет глави добитък; from \head to foot от глава до пети; to walk with o.'s \head high in the air ходя с високо вдигнато чело; by a \head taller с една глава по-висок; these instructions were given over my \head тези указания са били дадени без мое знание (без да се допитат до мен); he was promoted over my \head произведоха (повишиха) го вместо мен; \head first ( foremost) с главата напред; стремглаво; to fall \head first падам с главата надолу; to turn \head over heels обръщам се презглава; on his \head be it отговорността е негова; to cut ( strike) off s.o.'s \head, to cut ( make) s.o. shorter by a \head обезглавявам някого; to lose o.'s \head обезглавен съм; прен. обърквам се, шашардисвам се; we laid ( put) our \heads together ние се съвещавахме; to do s.th. on o.'s \head правя нещо леко (лесно); върша нещо без усилие; to get a swelled ( the big) \head навирвам нос, придавам си важност, големея се, надувам се, важнича; to bury o.'s \head in the sand отказвам упорито да призная съществуващи факти; dead \head разг. посетител (пътник) без билет; death's \head череп; to bite ( snap) s.o.'s \head off разг. срязвам някого, отвръщам грубо и рязко; I can do it standing on my \head мога да го направя с вързани очи; it does my \head in това ме побърква, изнервя, разстройва; to build up a \head of steam постепенно побеснявам, губя търпение, излизам от кожата си; to give s.o.'s \head a washing прен. трия сол на главата на някого; wine that goes ( gets) to o.'s \head вино, което удря в главата; success went to her \head успехът ѝ завъртя главата, прен. забрави се; to have o.'s \head in the clouds хвърча в облаците; she stands \head and sholders above him прен. тя стои много по-високо от него; to hide o.'s ( diminished) \head спотайвам се (от срам); to hold ( keep) o.'s \head above water прен. държа се на повърхността, боря се с трудностите; to keep o.'s \head down 1) спотайвам се, кротувам, трая си; 2) налягам си парцалите; работя упорито; to keep o.'s \head above ground живея, съществувам; to knock their \heads together накарвам ги да се помирят; to knock (s.th.) on the \head 1) опровергавам; 2) прекратявам, спирам, слагам край на; to lift s.o.'s \head зарадвам някого; повдигам духа на някого; to stake o.'s \head on залагам (режа, давам) си главата за; to talk s.o.'s \head off проглушавам ушите на някого с приказки, уморявам някого от приказки; to work o.'s \head off работя като вол; to make \head or tail of разбирам, проумявам, разгадавам; 2. прен. ум, разум, разсъдък; разг. акъл; she has a good \head on her shoulders, her head is screwed on ( the right way) тя е умен човек, има акъл в главата си; to screw o.'s \head tight опичам си ума, не се поддавам на изкушение; to have no \head for geography не ме бива по география, не мога да помня (усвоявам) материала по география; it is above my \head това е прекалено сложно за мен, не го разбирам; to have a \head like a sieve забравям всичко, не мога да помня; to reckon in o.'s \head правя си сметка наум; he has got ( taken) it into his \head that той си е наумил, че; it never entered my \head that никога не ми е идвало наум, че; I think he made it up out of his own \head струва ми се, че той сам си измисли това; to have a \head, to have a \head on one имам акъл, акъллия съм; to keep a level ( cool) \head, to keep o.'s \head запазвам самообладание; he is off ( out of) his \head той не е на себе си, той е луд (полудял); to go out of o.'s \head полудявам, обърквам се; soft ( touched, weak, not quite right) in the \head смахнат, шашав, не с всичкия си; to turn s.o.'s \head подлудявам някого, побърквам някого; to turn s.th. over in o.'s \head премислям нещо; off the top of o.'s \head 1) импровизирано, без подготовка; 2) наизуст, "на сън"; 3. началник; шеф, бос; ръководител; водач; вожд, главатар; 4. предна част, начало, глава; нос (на кораб); острие (на брадва); чело (на чук); воен. заряд (на граната, торпедо); to take the \head of the table сядам на председателското място (на маса); at the \head of начело на; war-\head воен. боен заряд; \head on the wind мор. срещу вятъра (и прен.); to make \head напредвам, прогресирам; 5. връх, горна част, глава; главичка (на гвоздей); at the \head of the list на първо място в списъка, начело на списъка; 6. извор; fountain-\head извор; прен. източник; 7. геогр. нос; 8. жило, връх (на цирей и пр.); to come to a \head нарязвам; прен. достигам до критическа (решителна) точка; to bring to a \head довеждам до критическа точка; 9. издигната част на постеля (за главата), възглавие, възглаве; 10. пяна, яка (на бира); 11. рубрика, отдел; заглавие; under separate \heads отделно, под отделни заглавия; 12. ези, лицева страна на монета; \heads or tails ези-тура; \heads I win, tails you lose прен. и така, и иначе ти губиш; 13. тех., хидр. напор, налягане; \head of water височина на водния стълб; 14. строит., архит. ключ, ключов камък (на свод); 15. общ брой, число; 16. мет. леяк; мъртва (изгубена) глава; 17. тех. супорт, подвижно седло на струг; to make \head against съпротивлявам се срещу; боря се против; напредвам срещу; by the \head мор. с надлъжен наклон към носа (на кораб), със забит (наклонен) нос (за кораб); прен., шег. сръбнал, пийнал; to let s.o. have o.'s \head, to give s.o. their \head давам свобода (на действие) на някого; to give a horse its \head отпускам юздите на кон; II. adj 1. челен, преден; първи, главен; \head agent главен представител; \head waiter оберкелнер; 2. насрещен, срещуположен; \head tide ( wind) насрещно течение (вятър); 3. муз. от горен регистър (за глас); III. v 1. възглавявам, начело съм на, водя; 2. тръгвам, отивам, вървя ( for); 3. озаглавявам; слагам заглавие на; 4. водя началото си от (за река); извирам от; 5. отсичам главата на ( животно), обезглавявам; 6. слагам глава (главичка) на; 7. завивам се (за зелка); 8. сп. удрям ( топка) с глава; -
87 verkeerd
1 [fout, onjuist] wrong♦voorbeelden:een verkeerd beleid voeren • follow a bad policyeen verkeerde diagnose • a faulty diagnosisde verkeerde dingen zeggen/doen • say/do the wrong things, put one's foot in it, blunderhet eten kwam in mijn verkeerde keelgat • the food went down the wrong wayiets verkeerd aanpakken/behandelen • go about something the wrong wayzij had het helemaal verkeerd begrepen • she had got it all wronghij doet alles verkeerd • he can't do a thing rightpardon, u gaat verkeerd • pardon me, but you're going the wrong way/in the wrong directionhet liep verkeerd met hem af • he came to grief/to a bad endhet pakte verkeerd uit • it went all wrongverkeerd parkeren • unauthorized parkingiets verkeerd spellen/uitspreken/vertalen • misspell/mispronounce/mistranslate somethingzijn woorden werden verkeerd uitgelegd • his words were misconstruedverkeerd verbonden zijn • have dialled a wrong numberiets verkeerd verstaan/begrijpen • misunderstand somethinghij was in de oorlog verkeerd • he was on the wrong side during the warwe zitten verkeerd • we must be wronghij had iets verkeerds gegeten • something he had eaten had upset himdaar zie ik niets verkeerds in • I can't see anything wrong with thatje hebt de verkeerde voor • you've mistaken your man, you've come to the wrong shopdat is de verkeerde • that's the wrong one -
88 posición
f.1 position, exact position, bearing, location.2 standing, reputation, status.3 attitude, stand, position, stance.4 position.5 position, job, billet.6 place, social standing.7 situs.* * *1 (postura, situación) position2 (condición - económica) situation; (- social) status* * *noun f.1) position2) attitude3) status4) rating* * *SF1) (=postura) positionestar en posición de firme — (Mil) to be at attention
2) (=lugar) position3) (=categoría) position, standing4) (=punto de vista) position, stance¿cuál es su posición en este conflicto? — what's your position o stance on this dispute?
5) [en competición, liga] place, positionganó Alemania con Italia en segunda posición — Germany won, with Italy in second place o position
terminó en primera posición — he finished first o in first place
posiciones de honor — first three places, medal positions
perder posiciones — [en lucha, enfrentamiento] to lose ground
6) LAm (=puesto de trabajo) position, post* * *1)a) (lugar, puesto) positionen (la) quinta posición... — he finished the race in fifth place...
b) (Mil) position2)a) ( situación) positionb) ( en la sociedad) social standinggente de buena posición or de posición elevada — people of high social standing
3)a) ( postura física) positionb) ( actitud) position, stanceadoptar una posición intransigente — to take o adopt a tough stance
* * *= attitude, character position, location, position, position, ranking, footing, stand, rank number, stance, standing, grading, mindshare.Ex. One major hurdle remain before wider implementation can be expected user attitudes and acceptance of this physical form of catalogue and index.Ex. The record length is the number of character positions in the record including the record label and the record separator.Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.Ex. He has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility.Ex. The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.Ex. Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.Ex. Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.Ex. The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.Ex. The article is entitled 'Journal ranking: the issue of allotting rank numbers when there is a tie'.Ex. It is precisely such programme arrangements which seemed, upon examination, to produce an equivocal stance on the question of applying the technology in a user-orientated way.Ex. Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.Ex. It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.Ex. Libaries mindshare in this new self-service e-resource environment is also clear: behind newer entrants.----* alta posición = high estate.* aprovecharse de + Posesivo + posición = take + advantage of + Posesivo + position.* cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].* colocarse en la posición de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of.* de posición intermedia = middle-ground.* en la mejor posición = best-positioned.* en posición correcta = the right way round.* estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.* estar en posición de = be in a position to.* mantener la posición = hold + the line.* ocupar la mejor posición para = be in the best position to, be best positioned to, be the best placed to.* ocupar una posición = take + position, fill + niche, occupy + a niche.* ocupar una posición de = be in position of.* ocupar un posición = occupy + position.* posición de comienzo = offset value.* posición del loto, la = lotus position, the, padmasana.* posición de poder = position power.* posición de ventaja = high ground.* posición elevada = high ground.* posición estratégica = vantage point.* posición geográfica = geolocation.* posición incorrecta, en = wrong way round, the.* posición inicial = lead position, starting position.* posición intermedia = middle way.* posición privilegiada = advantageous position.* posición social = social standing.* posición ventajosa = vantage point, high ground.* primera posición = pole position, pole start.* primera posición de salida = pole start, pole position.* que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.* reconsiderar posición = reconsider + position.* * *1)a) (lugar, puesto) positionen (la) quinta posición... — he finished the race in fifth place...
b) (Mil) position2)a) ( situación) positionb) ( en la sociedad) social standinggente de buena posición or de posición elevada — people of high social standing
3)a) ( postura física) positionb) ( actitud) position, stanceadoptar una posición intransigente — to take o adopt a tough stance
* * *= attitude, character position, location, position, position, ranking, footing, stand, rank number, stance, standing, grading, mindshare.Ex: One major hurdle remain before wider implementation can be expected user attitudes and acceptance of this physical form of catalogue and index.
Ex: The record length is the number of character positions in the record including the record label and the record separator.Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.Ex: He has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility.Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.Ex: Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.Ex: Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.Ex: The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.Ex: The article is entitled 'Journal ranking: the issue of allotting rank numbers when there is a tie'.Ex: It is precisely such programme arrangements which seemed, upon examination, to produce an equivocal stance on the question of applying the technology in a user-orientated way.Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.Ex: It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.Ex: Libaries mindshare in this new self-service e-resource environment is also clear: behind newer entrants.* alta posición = high estate.* aprovecharse de + Posesivo + posición = take + advantage of + Posesivo + position.* cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].* colocarse en la posición de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of.* de posición intermedia = middle-ground.* en la mejor posición = best-positioned.* en posición correcta = the right way round.* estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.* estar en posición de = be in a position to.* mantener la posición = hold + the line.* ocupar la mejor posición para = be in the best position to, be best positioned to, be the best placed to.* ocupar una posición = take + position, fill + niche, occupy + a niche.* ocupar una posición de = be in position of.* ocupar un posición = occupy + position.* posición de comienzo = offset value.* posición del loto, la = lotus position, the, padmasana.* posición de poder = position power.* posición de ventaja = high ground.* posición elevada = high ground.* posición estratégica = vantage point.* posición geográfica = geolocation.* posición incorrecta, en = wrong way round, the.* posición inicial = lead position, starting position.* posición intermedia = middle way.* posición privilegiada = advantageous position.* posición social = social standing.* posición ventajosa = vantage point, high ground.* primera posición = pole position, pole start.* primera posición de salida = pole start, pole position.* que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.* reconsiderar posición = reconsider + position.* * *A1 (lugar, puesto) positionme indicó su posición en el mapa she showed me its position o where it was on the mapterminó la carrera en (la) quinta posición he finished the race in fifth placeel dólar recuperó posiciones frente al yen the dollar recovered against the yen2 ( Mil) positionbombardearon las posiciones enemigas they bombarded the enemy positions o linesCompuestos:● posición adelantada or de adelanto( Chi) offside positionstarting positionB1 (situación) positionno estoy en posición de hacer críticas a nadie I'm in no position to criticize anyone2 (en la sociedad) social standinggente de buena posiciónor de posición elevada people of high social standingun hombre de posición a man of some standinges de una familia de posición desahogada his family is comfortably offposición dominante en el mercado dominant market positionC1 (postura física) positioncoloquen sus asientos en posición vertical put your seats in an upright positionmantenga la cabeza en posición erguida keep your head up2 (actitud) position, stanceadoptaron una posición intransigente they took a tough stand, they adopted a tough stanceCompuestos:at easeen posición de descanso (standing) at easeattentionen posición de firmes at attention, standing to attention* * *
posición sustantivo femenino
◊ adoptar una posición intransigente to take a tough stand o stance
posición sustantivo femenino position: estoy muy incómodo en esta posición, I'm uncomfortable in this position
mantuvo una posición muy beligerante, he adopted a beligerant position
' posición' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- ala
- debilitar
- después
- ir
- inferior
- luz
- opuesta
- opuesto
- recta
- recto
- señor
- sitio
- situarse
- supina
- supino
- a
- abusar
- acomodado
- adelante
- adoptar
- afianzar
- alto
- altura
- antirreglamentario
- bien
- caer
- cambiar
- confianza
- consolidar
- delantero
- desahogado
- descanso
- elevado
- gozar
- holgado
- inmejorable
- insostenible
- invertido
- marginal
- modesto
- óptimo
- perfilar
- privilegiado
- sobre
- superior
- término
- ubicación
- vertical
- vuelta
English:
abuse
- after
- ahead
- along
- ashore
- asinine
- at
- away
- before
- between
- bottom
- down
- downstairs
- enhance
- face
- fire
- fourth
- from
- in
- lead
- middle ground
- on
- over
- overseas
- parking lights
- position
- reach
- reverse
- sidelight
- south
- stand
- station
- tenuous
- to
- undermine
- up
- vantage point
- attention
- better
- location
- self
- setting
- sit
- something
- standing
- status
- tread
- worse
* * *posición nf1. [postura física] positionposición fetal foetal position;posición de loto lotus position2. [puesto] position;quedó en (la) quinta posición he was fifth;el equipo ha recuperado posiciones con respecto al líder the team has closed the gap on the leader;posición ventajosa vantage point3. [lugar] position;tomaron las posiciones enemigas they took the enemy positions4. [situación] position;no estoy en posición de opinar I'm not in a position to comment;estoy en una posición muy difícil I'm in a very difficult position5. [categoría] [social] status;[económica] situation;está en una posición económica difícil he's in a difficult financial situation* * *f1 tb MIL, figposition;en posición de espera on standby2 social standing, status;de posición of some standing* * *1) : position, place2) : status, standing3) : attitude, stance* * *posición n position -
89 auffassen
(trennb., hat -ge-)II v/t1. (deuten) interpret, understand; take ( als as); falsch auffassen misunderstand, misinterpret; etw. als Vorwurf / Scherz auffassen take s.th. as an accusation / joke; wie soll ich deine Worte auffassen? what’s that supposed to mean?; etw. übel auffassen hold s.th. against s.o.* * *to construe* * *auf|fas|sen sep1. vt1) (= interpretieren) to interpret, to understandáúffassen — to take sth as sth
die Planeten als Götter áúffassen — to conceive of the planets as gods
das Herz als ( eine Art) Pumpe áúffassen — to think or conceive of the heart as a (kind of) pump
etw falsch/richtig áúffassen — to take sth the wrong way/in the right way
2) (= geistig aufnehmen) to take in, to grasp2. vito understand* * *auf|fas·senvtetw falsch \auffassen to interpret [or understand] sth wrongly, to misinterpret [or misunderstand] sth* * *transitives Verb1) (ansehen als)etwas als etwas auffassen — see or regard something as something
etwas als Scherz/Kompliment usw. auffassen — take something as a joke/compliment etc.
etwas persönlich/falsch auffassen — take something personally/misunderstand something
2) (begreifen) grasp; comprehend* * *auffassen (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t & v/i (begreifen) understand, grasp;B. v/t1. (deuten) interpret, understand; take (als as);falsch auffassen misunderstand, misinterpret;etwas als Vorwurf/Scherz auffassen take sth as an accusation/joke;wie soll ich deine Worte auffassen? what’s that supposed to mean?;etwas übel auffassen hold sth against sb* * *transitives Verbetwas als etwas auffassen — see or regard something as something
etwas als Scherz/Kompliment usw. auffassen — take something as a joke/compliment etc.
etwas persönlich/falsch auffassen — take something personally/misunderstand something
2) (begreifen) grasp; comprehend -
90 screw
1. noun1) Schraube, dieput the screw[s] on somebody — (fig. coll.) jemandem [die] Daumenschrauben anlegen (ugs.)
2) (Naut., Aeronaut.) Schraube, die4) (coarse) (copulation) Fick, der (vulg.); Nummer, die (derb); (partner in copulation) Ficker, der/Fickerin, die (vulg.)2. transitive verbhave a screw — ficken (vulg.); vögeln (vulg.)
1) (fasten) schrauben (to an + Akk.)have one's head screwed on [straight or the right way or properly] — (coll.) ein vernünftiger Mensch sein
2) (turn) schrauben [Schraubverschluss usw.]4) (coarse): (copulate with) [Mann:] ficken (vulg.), vögeln (vulg.); [Frau:] ficken mit (vulg.), vögeln mit (vulg.)screw you! — (sl.) leck mich am Arsch! (salopp)
3. intransitive verbscrew you and your...! — leck mich am Arsch mit deinem/deiner/deinen...!
1) (revolve) sich schrauben lassen; sich drehen lassenPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/91311/screw_up">screw up* * *[skru:] 1. noun1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) die Schraube2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) das Anziehen2. verb1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) schrauben2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) anschrauben•- screwdriver- be/get screwed
- have a screw loose
- put the screws on
- screw up
- screw up one's courage* * *[skru:]I. nto loosen/tighten [up] a \screw eine Schraube lockern/anziehento put \screw on the ball dem Ball [einen] Effet geben, den Ball anschneiden9.he must have a \screw loose! bei ihm muss eine Schraube locker sein! fam▶ to tighten the \screw[s] [on sb] den Druck [auf jdn] verstärken, [jdm] die Daumenschrauben anziehenII. vtto \screw sth tight etw fest zudrehento \screw a nut tight eine [Schrauben]mutter anziehen\screw you/them! du kannst/die können mich mal! sl6. (twist)he somehow managed to \screw his face into an expression of polite interest irgendwie schaffte er es, sein Gesicht freundlich zu verziehento \screw sth into a ball etw zu einem Knäuel [zusammen]knüllen* * *[skruː]1. nhe's got a screw loose (inf) — bei dem ist eine Schraube locker (inf)
this is another turn of the screw — das macht es noch schlimmer, das setzt sie/ihn etc noch mehr unter Druck
2) (NAUT, AVIAT) Schraube f, Propeller m3) (= action) Drehung fto give sth a screw — an etw (dat) drehen
he/she is a good screw — er/sie vögelt gut (inf)
to have a screw — vögeln (inf), bumsen (inf)
5) (Brit inf= wage)
he earns a good screw — er verdient ganz schön viel Kohle (inf)that's not a bad screw — bei dem Job stimmt die Kohle (inf)
2. vt2) (inf: put pressure on) in die Mangel nehmen (inf)to screw sb for sth — etw aus jdm herausquetschen (inf)
screw you! (sl) — leck mich am Arsch! (vulg), du kannst mich mal! (inf)
we're not out to screw you for every penny you've got — wir wollen dich nicht abzocken (inf)
3. vi1) (= can be screwed) sich schrauben lassen; (= fasten with screw) angeschraubt werden* * *screw [skruː]A s1. TECH Schraube f (ohne Mutter):there is a screw loose (somewhere) fig da stimmt etwas nicht;he has a screw loose umg bei ihm ist eine Schraube locker;give the screw another turn die Schraube anziehen (a. fig);b) SCHIFF Schraubendampfer m3. TECH Spindel f (einer Presse)4. Spirale f5. besonders Br Tütchen n (Tabak etc)7. sl Knauser m, Knicker m9. besonders Br sl Lohn m, Gehalt n10. Korkenzieher m11. sl (Gefängnis)Wärter m12. vulga) Nummer f (Geschlechtsverkehr):B v/t1. schrauben:screw down ein-, festschrauben;screw on anschrauben;screw to (an)schrauben an (akk), verschrauben mit;screw up zuschrauben;he has his head screwed on (the right way) umg er ist nicht auf den Kopf gefallena) die Augen zusammenkneifen,5. figa) jemanden unter Druck setzen8. umg reinlegen, übers Ohr hauen:screw sb out of sth jemanden um etwas betrügen11. vulg jemanden ficken, vögeln (beide vulg) (mit jemandem Geschlechtsverkehr haben):screw you!, get screwed! bes US verpiss dich! sl;screw your book! bes US scheiß auf dein Buch! slC v/i1. sich (ein- oder ver)schrauben lassen2. sl knickern, knausern4. vulg ficken, vögeln (beide vulg) (mit jemandem Geschlechtsverkehr haben):screw off! bes US verpiss dich! sl* * *1. noun1) Schraube, diehe has a screw loose — (coll. joc.) bei ihm ist eine Schraube locker od. lose (salopp)
put the screw[s] on somebody — (fig. coll.) jemandem [die] Daumenschrauben anlegen (ugs.)
2) (Naut., Aeronaut.) Schraube, die4) (coarse) (copulation) Fick, der (vulg.); Nummer, die (derb); (partner in copulation) Ficker, der/Fickerin, die (vulg.)2. transitive verbhave a screw — ficken (vulg.); vögeln (vulg.)
1) (fasten) schrauben (to an + Akk.)have one's head screwed on [straight or the right way or properly] — (coll.) ein vernünftiger Mensch sein
2) (turn) schrauben [Schraubverschluss usw.]4) (coarse): (copulate with) [Mann:] ficken (vulg.), vögeln (vulg.); [Frau:] ficken mit (vulg.), vögeln mit (vulg.)screw you! — (sl.) leck mich am Arsch! (salopp)
3. intransitive verbscrew you and your...! — leck mich am Arsch mit deinem/deiner/deinen...!
1) (revolve) sich schrauben lassen; sich drehen lassenPhrasal Verbs:- screw up* * *(ship) n.Schiffsschraube f. n.Schraube -n f. v.knausern v.schrauben v. -
91 head
/hed/ * danh từ - cái đầu (người, thú vật) =from head to foot+ từ đầu đến chân =taller by a head+ cao hơn một đầu (ngựa thi) - người, đầu người; (số nhiều không đổi) con (vật nuôi), đầu (vật nuôi) =5 shillings per head+ mỗi (đầu) người được 5 silinh =to count heads+ đếm đầu người (người có mặt) =a hundred head of cattle+ một trăm con thú nuôi, một trăm đầu thú nuôi - đầu óc, trí nhớ; năng khiếu, tài năng =to have a good head for mathematics+ có năng khiếu về toán =to reckon in one's head+ tính thầm trong óc - (thông tục) chứng nhức đầu (thường là sau khi uống rượu say) =to have a [bad] head+ bị nhức đầu, bị nặng đầu - vị trí đứng đầu, người đứng đầu, người chỉ huy, thủ trưởng (cơ quan), hiệu trưởng (trường học), chủ =at the head of...+ đứng đầu..., ở cương vị chỉ huy... =the head of a family+ chủ gia đình - vật hình đầu =a head of cabbage+ cái bắp cải - đoạn đầu, phần đầu =the head of a procession+ đoạn đầu đám rước - đầu (trang sách, bàn, giường, cầu thang..., búa, rìu, ghim băng, đinh ốc, bu lông...); ngọn, đỉnh, chỏm, chóp (núi, cây, cột...); vòi (máy nước...); đầu nguồn, ngọn nguồn (sông...); đầu mũi (tên...); lưỡi (cày...); đáy, ván đáy (thùng...) - bọt (cốc rượu bia); váng kem (trên mặt bình sữa...) - ngòi (mụn, nhọt) - gạc (hươu, nai) - mũi (tàu) - mũi biển - mặt ngửa (đồng tiền) =head(s) or tail(s)?+ ngửa hay sấp? - (ngành mỏ) đường hầm - (hàng hải) nhà xí cho thuỷ thủ (ở mũi tàu) - đề mục, chương mục, phần chính (trong một bài diễn thuyết...); loại =on that head+ ở phần này, ở chương này =under the same head+ dưới cùng đề mục - lúc nguy kịch; lúc gay go căng thẳng; cơn khủng hoảng =to come to a head+ lâm vào cơn khủng hoảng; đến lúc nguy kịch =to bring to a head+ làm gay go, làm căng thẳng - cột nước; áp suất =hydrostatic head+ áp suất thuỷ tinh =static head+ áp suất tĩnh !to addle one's head - (xem) addle !to bang (hammer knock) something into somebody's head - nhồi nhét cái gì vào đầu ai !to be able to do something on one's head - (từ lóng) có thể làm được một cái gì một cách dễ dàng !to be head over ears in !to be over head and ears in - ngập lút đến đầu đến cổ, ngập đến mang tai =to be head over ears in debt+ nợ nần ngập lên đến tận đầu, nợ như chúa chổm !to be (go) off one's head - mất trí, hoá điên !to beat somebody's head off - đánh vỡ đầu ai; đánh gục ai; đánh bại ai hoàn toàn !better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion - (tục ngữ) đầu gà còn hơn đuôi trâu !to buy something over somebody's head - mua tranh được ai cái gì !by head and shoulders above somebody - khoẻ hơn ai nhiều - cao lớn hơn ai một đầu !to carry (hold) one's head high - ngẩng cao đầu !can't make head or tail of - không hiểu đầu đuôi ra sao !to cost someone his head - làm chi ai mất đầu !horse eats its head off - (xem) eat !to get (take) into one's head that - nghĩ rằng, đinh ninh rằng; muốn rằng !to fet (put) somebody (something) out of one's head - quên ai (cái gì) đi, không nghĩ đến ai (cái gì) nữa !to give a horse his head - thả dây cương ra cho ngựa đi tự do thoải mái !to have a head on one's shoulders !to have [got] one's head screwed on the right way - sáng suốt, có óc phán đoán, có óc suy xét !head first (foremost) - lộn phộc đầu xuống trước - (nghĩa bóng) vội vàng, hấp tấp !head and front - người đề xướng và lânh đạo (một phong trào...) !head of hair - mái tóc dày cộm !head over heels - (xem) heel !to keep one's head (a level head, a cool head) - giữ bình tĩnh, điềm tĩnh !to keep one's head above water - (xem) above !to lay (put) heads together - hội ý với nhau, bàn bạc với nhau !to lose one's head - (xem) lose !to make head - tiến lên, tiến tới !to make head against - kháng cự thắng lợi !not right in one's head - gàn gàn, hâm hâm !old head on young shoulders - khôn ngoan trước tuổi !out of one's head - do mình nghĩ ra, do mình tạo ra !to stand on one's head - (nghĩa bóng) lập dị !to talk somebody's head off - (xem) talk !to talk over someone's head - nói khó hiểu, làm cho ai không hiểu gì cả !to turn something over in one's head - suy đi tính lại cái gì trong óc, nghiền ngẫm cái gì trong óc !two heads are better than one - (tục ngữ) ý kiến tập thể bao giờ cũng sáng suốt hơn, ba ông thợ da bằng Gia Cát Lượng * ngoại động từ - làm đầu, làm chóp (cho một cái gì) - hớt ngọn, chặt ngọn (cây) ((cũng) to head down) - để ở đầu, ghi ở đầu (trong chương mục...) =to head a list+ đứng đầu danh sách - đứng đầu, chỉ huy, lânh đạo; đi đầu, dẫn đầu =to head an uprising+ lânh đạo một cuộc nổi dậy =to head a procession+ đi đâu một đám rước - đương đầu với, đối chọi với - vượt, thắng hơn (ai) - đi vòng phía đầu nguồn (con sông...) - (thể dục,thể thao) đánh đầu, đội đầu (bóng đá) - đóng đầy thùng - (hàng hải) hướng (mũi tàu về phía nào) =to head the ship for...+ hướng mũi tàu về phía... * nội động từ - kết thành bắp (bắp cải); kết thành cụm đầu (hoa...) - mưng chín (mụn nhọt) - tiến về, hướng về, đi về (phía nào...) !to head back - tiến lên trước để chặn bắt (ai) phải quay lại !to head off - (như) to head back - chặn tránh (một vấn đề gì khi chịu bóng bằng cách hướng câu chuyện sang một vấn đề khác...) -
92 umkehren
(trennb., -ge-)I v/i (ist) turn back; (den gleichen Weg zurückgehen) retrace one’s steps; auf halbem Weg / kurz vor dem Ziel umkehren turn back halfway / just before reaching one’s goal; jetzt können wir nicht mehr umkehren fig. there’s no going back now; der Fremdsprachenunterricht muss umkehren the teaching of foreign languages has to changeII v/t (hat) turn s.th. (a)round; (das Unterste zuoberst kehren) turn s.th. upside down; (Tasche etc., umstülpen) turn s.th. (inside) out; TECH., ETECH., fig. (Reihenfolge, Verfahren etc.) reverse; MATH., EDV invertIII v/refl (hat) turn (a)round; (auf den Kopf stellen) turn on its head; fig. reverse; die Situation kehrte sich um there was a sudden reverse in the situation; die Verhältnisse kehrten sich um the tables turned; siehe auch umdrehen* * *to invert; to turn back; to turn round; to reverse* * *ụm|keh|ren sep1. vi aux seinto turn back; (= auf demselben Weg zurückgehen) to retrace one's steps; (fig) to change one's ways2. vtKleidungsstück (von innen nach außen) to turn inside out; (von außen nach innen) to turn the right way out; Tasche to turn (inside) out; Reihenfolge, Trend to reverse; Verhältnisse (= umstoßen) to overturn; (= auf den Kopf stellen) to turn upside down, to invert; (GRAM, MATH, MUS, COMPUT) to invertdas ganze Zimmer umkehren (inf) — to turn the whole room upside down (inf)
See:→ auch umgekehrt3. vr(Verhältnisse) to become inverted or reversedmein Inneres kehrt sich um, wenn... — my gorge rises when...
* * *1) (to turn upside down or reverse the order of.) invert2) (to (cause to) go back in the opposite direction: He got tired and turned back; The travellers were turned back at the frontier.) turn back* * *um|keh·renI. vi Hilfsverb: sein to turn backnach Hause/zum Ausgangspunkt \umkehren to go back home/back to where one started [out]▪ etw \umkehren to reverse sth* * *1.2.auf halbem Wege umkehren — (fig.) stop halfway
transitives Verb1) turn upside down; turn over < sheet of paper>; (nach links drehen) turn <garment etc.> inside out; (nach rechts drehen) turn <garment etc.> right side outdas ganze Haus [nach etwas] umkehren — (fig.) turn the whole house upside down [looking for something]
2) (ins Gegenteil verkehren) reverse; invert <ratio, proportion>* * *umkehren (trennb, -ge-)auf halbem Weg/kurz vor dem Ziel umkehren turn back halfway/just before reaching one’s goal;jetzt können wir nicht mehr umkehren fig there’s no going back now;der Fremdsprachenunterricht muss umkehren the teaching of foreign languages has to changeB. v/t (hat) turn sth (a)round; (das Unterste zuoberst kehren) turn sth upside down; (Tasche etc, umstülpen) turn sth (inside) out; TECH, ELEK, fig (Reihenfolge, Verfahren etc) reverse; MATH, IT invertdie Situation kehrte sich um there was a sudden reverse in the situation;* * *1.2.auf halbem Wege umkehren — (fig.) stop halfway
transitives Verb1) turn upside down; turn over < sheet of paper>; (nach links drehen) turn <garment etc.> inside out; (nach rechts drehen) turn <garment etc.> right side outdas ganze Haus [nach etwas] umkehren — (fig.) turn the whole house upside down [looking for something]
2) (ins Gegenteil verkehren) reverse; invert <ratio, proportion>* * *v.to turn around v.to turn back v.to turndown v. -
93 poil
poil [pwal]1. masculine nouna. [de personne, animal] hair ; ( = pelage) coat• sans poils [poitrine, bras] hairless• animal à poil court/long short-haired/long-haired animal► à poil (inf!) ( = nu) stark nakedb. [de brosse à dents, pinceau] bristle ; [de tapis, étoffe] strand• il n'y a pas un poil de différence entre les deux there isn't the slightest difference between the two• être de bon/de mauvais poil (inf) to be in a good/bad mood• au (quart de) poil (inf) ( = magnifique) great (inf) ; ( = précisément) [réglé, convenir] perfectly2. compounds* * *pwalnom masculin1) ( chez l'être humain) hairavoir du poil au menton — ( être adulte) to be a grown man
à poil — (sl) (nu) stark naked, starkers (colloq)
se mettre à poil — (colloq) to strip, to strip off GB
de tout poil — (colloq) of all kinds
‘au (petit) poil (colloq)!’ — ‘fine!’
être au poil — (colloq) [objet] to be just the ticket (colloq); [personne] to be fantastic
ça marche au poil — (colloq) it works like a dream
2) (colloq) ( cheveux)avoir le poil ras/rare — to have short/thin hair
3) ( d'animal) hairperdre ses poils — to moult GB ou molt US, to shed (its) hairs
caresser dans le sens du poil — lit to stroke [something] the way the fur lies; fig to butter [somebody] up (colloq)
4) Botanique hair, down [U]5) (colloq) ( petite quantité) (d'humour, ironie) touch; (d'intelligence, de bon sens, courage) shredun poil plus grand/trop petit — a shade larger/too small
•Phrasal Verbs:••être de bon/mauvais poil — (colloq) to be in a good/bad mood
j'ai le poil qui se hérisse — (colloq) my hackles rise
hérisser le poil (colloq) de quelqu'un — to put somebody's back up (colloq)
avoir un poil dans la main — (colloq) to be bone idle
ne plus avoir un poil sur le caillou — (colloq) to be as bald as a coot (colloq)
ne plus avoir un poil de sec — (colloq) to be soaked to the skin
tomber sur le poil de quelqu'un — (colloq) ( se fâcher contre) to have a real go at somebody (colloq); ( frapper) to give somebody what's coming to him/her
* * *pwal nm1) ANATOMIE hairIl y a des poils de chat partout sur la moquette. — There are cat hairs all over the carpet.
avoir du poil sur la poitrine — to have hair on one's chest, to have a hairy chest
2) (= pelage) coatTon chien a un beau poil. — Your dog's got a nice coat.
3) [pinceau, brosse] bristle4) [tapis, tissu] strand5) (locutions)au poil * — hunky-dory *
* * *poil nm1 ( chez l'être humain) hair; poils superflus unwanted hair; arracher les poils (blancs) de sa barbe to pull the (white) hairs out of one's beard; avoir le poil blond○ to have blond hair; avoir du poil aux jambes to have hairy legs; avoir du poil au menton lit to have a hairy chin; ( être adulte) to be a grown man; à poil◑ (nu) stark naked, starkers○; se mettre à poil○ to strip, to strip off GB; ‘à poil!’ ‘get your clothes off!’; de tout poil○ of all kinds; ‘au (petit) poil○!’ ‘fine!’; être au poil○ [objet] to be just the ticket○; [personne] to be fantastic; ça marche au poil○ it works like a dream; arriver or tomber au (quart de) poil○ to arrive at just the right moment; travailler au poil○ to be a great worker; démarrer au quart de poil○ to start straight away; ne plus avoir un poil de sec○ to be soaked to the skin;2 ○( cheveux) avoir le poil long/ras/rare to have long/short/thin hair; homme au poil ras short-haired man; homme au poil rare balding man;3 ( d'animal) hair; il y a des poils de chien sur le fauteuil there are dog hairs on the armchair; perdre ses poils to moult GB ou molt US, to shed (its) hairs; manteau en poil de chameau camel hair coat; animal à poils furry animal; avoir le poil long/court to have long/short hair; animal à poil ras/long short-/long-haired animal; animal au poil soyeux/gris animal with a silky/grey coat; caresser dans le sens du poil lit to stroke [ sb/sth] the way the fur lies; fig to butter [sb] up○;4 Bot hair, down ¢;5 ○( petite quantité) (d'humour, ironie) touch; (de bon sens, d'intelligence, de courage) shred; un poil plus grand/trop petit a shade larger/too small; à un poil près by a whisker; il s'en est fallu d'un poil que je fasse I was within a whisker of doing; il s'en est fallu d'un poil que la balle me touche the bullet missed me by a whisker;poil à gratter itching powder; poils tactiles vibrissae.être de bon/mauvais poil○ to be in a good/bad mood; j'ai le poil qui se hérisse○ my hackles rise; hérisser le poil○ de qn to put sb's back up○; avoir un poil dans la main○ to be bone idle; ne plus avoir un poil sur le caillou○ to be as bald as a coot○; tomber sur le poil de qn○ ( se fâcher contre) to have a real go at sb○; ( frapper) to give sb what's coming to him/her.[pwal] nom masculina. (familier) [guérir] to perk up againb. [reprendre des forces] to regain some strength for a fresh onslaught2. (familier) [infime quantité]manquer son train d'un poil ou à un poil près to miss one's train by a hair's breadth ou a whiskerchien à poil ras/long smooth-haired/long-haired dog4. [d'une brosse] bristle[d'un tapis] pile[d'un pull angora] down————————à poil (familier) locution adjectivalestark naked, starkers————————à poil (familier) locution adverbiale————————au poil (familier) locution adjectivaletu peux venir samedi, au poil! you can come on Saturday, great!————————au poil (familier) locution adverbialeau petit poil locution adverbiale,au quart de poil locution adverbiale————————de tout poil locution adjectivale(familier & humoristique) of all kinds -
94 around
around [əˈraʊnd]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverba. autourb. ( = nearby) dans les parages• you haven't seen Susan around, have you? vous n'auriez pas vu Susan, par hasard ?• is he around? il est là ?c. ► to have been around• he's been around (inf) ( = travelled) il a pas mal roulé sa bosse (inf) ; ( = experienced) il n'est pas né d'hier2. prepositiona. ( = round) autour dec. ( = approximately) environ ; (with date, time) vers* * *Note: around often appears as the second element of certain verb structures ( come around, look around, turn around etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (come, look, turn etc)go around and get around generate many idiomatic expressions. For translations see the entries go and get[ə'raʊnd] 1.1) ( approximately) environ, à peu près2) ( in the vicinity)3) ( in circulation)she's been around — fig elle a roulé sa bosse (colloq), elle a vécu
4) ( available)5) ( in all directions)all around — lit tout autour; ( in general) partout
6) ( in circumference)7) (in different, opposite direction)a way around — lit un chemin pour contourner [obstacle]
I didn't ask her, it was the other way around — ce n'est pas moi qui lui ai demandé, c'est l'inverse
the wrong/right way around — dans le mauvais/bon sens
2.to put one's skirt on the wrong way around — mettre sa jupe à l'envers; (in specific place, home)
1) ( on all sides of) autour de [fire, table, head]2) ( throughout)3) (in the vicinity of, near)somewhere around the house/around Paris — quelque part dans la maison/près de Paris
4) (at) versaround midnight/1980 — vers minuit/1980
5) ( in order to circumvent)to go around — éviter [town centre]; contourner [obstacle]
6) ( to the other side of)around the mountain — de l'autre côté de or derrière la montagne
7) ( in sizes) -
95 gł|owa
f 1. (część ciała) head- pokiwać głową to nod (one’s head)- pokręcić a. potrząsnąć głową to shake one’s head- pochylać głowę to bow one’s head- podnosić głowę to raise one’s head; przen. to rebel, to revolt- ból głowy a headache- cierpieć na ból głowy to have a headache- głowa mi/jej pęka a. puchnie od hałasu/waszego gadania all the noise/your chatter is giving me/her a splitting headache- włożyć czapkę na głowę to put a cap on- chodzić z gołą a. odkrytą głową to go bareheaded- głową naprzód [upaść, skoczyć] headlong, head first- od stóp do głów from head to toe a. foot- zmierzyć kogoś wzrokiem od stóp do głów to look sb up and down, to look sb over from head to foot- ubrana na czerwono od stóp do głów dressed in red from head to toe- przerastać kogoś o głowę (być wyższym) to be a head taller than sb; przen. to be head and shoulders above sb- głowa ci/mu się kiwała (ze zmęczenia) you were/he was nodding off; (od alkoholu) you were/he was tipsy- krew uderzyła mu/jej do głowy the blood rushed to his/her head- kręciło się jej/mi w głowie she/I felt dizzy, her/my head was spinning- szumiało mu w głowie his head was spinning a. whirling- leje mi się na głowę my roof leaks- (mieć) dach nad głową (to have) a roof over one’s head2. (umysł) head, mind- z głowy (z pamięci, bez sprawdzania) from memory- chodzi mi po głowie myśl a. pomysł, żeby zmienić pracę I’ve been toying with the idea of changing jobs- siedzieć komuś w głowie [myśl, wydarzenie] to be on sb’s mind, to weigh on sb’s mind- ten problem od tygodnia siedzi mi w głowie I haven’t been able to get my mind off the problem all week- nie mieścić się komuś w głowie to be unbelievable a. incredible, to boggle sb’s mind- nie mieści mi się w głowie, jak mogłeś zapomnieć o jej urodzinach I can’t believe you forgot her birthday- nie postać komuś w głowie [myśl, pomysł] to not occur to sb, to not enter sb’s mind a. head- nawet w głowie mi nie postało, żeby się jej sprzeciwiać it never even occured to me to contradict her- nic mi nie przychodzi do głowy nothing comes to mind, I can’t think of anything- nie przyszło jej do głowy, żeby do niego zadzwonić a. że powinna do niego zadzwonić it didn’t occur to her to phone him a. that she ought to phone him- przelecieć a. przemknąć komuś przez głowę [myśl, pomysł] to cross sb’s mind- przeleciało a. przemknęło mu przez głowę, żeby do nich napisać the idea of writing to them crossed his mind- wchodzić/nie wchodzić komuś do głowy [nauka, przedmiot szkolny] to come/to not come easily to sb- daty zawsze łatwo wchodziły jej do głowy she’s always had a good head for dates- języki obce łatwo wchodzą mu do głowy he picks up foreign languages easily, foreign languages come easily to him- matematyka w ogóle nie wchodzi mi do głowy I have no head for maths- wylecieć komuś z głowy to slip sb’s mind- wszystko, czego się uczyłem, na egzaminie wyleciało mi z głowy I’d studied really hard, but during the exam my mind went blank, everything that I’d learned went out of my head during the exam- wyleciało mi z głowy, że miałam pojechać po niego na lotnisko I was supposed to pick him up at the airport but it completely slipped my mind- kłaść a. pakować coś komuś łopatą do głowy to cram sth into sb’s head- miałam/miał/miała pustkę w głowie my/his/her mind went blank- mieć mętlik w głowie to be all mixed up- moja w tym głowa, żeby… it’s up to me to…- mieć coś z głową to be off one’s head- mieć dobrze w głowie to be sensible- mieć głowę do czegoś to have a (good) head for sth [matematyki, interesów]- mieć głowę zajętą czymś/kimś to be preoccupied with sth/sb- mieć spokojną głowę to have nothing to worry about- mieć wolną głowę to have a clear head a. mind- nabić a. zaprzątnąć sobie głowę czymś to stuff one’s head with sth- nie mam teraz głowy do tego I’ve got too many other things on my mind to think about that right now- robić coś z głową/bez głowy to use/to not use one’s head a. one’s common sense when doing sth- wyjazd na wycieczkę zaplanowany z głową/zupełnie bez głowy a well-/thoughtlessly planned trip- zaświtać komuś w głowie [myśl, pomysł] to dawn on sb- już mi coś zaczęło świtać w głowie I was beginning to get the idea- rozjaśniło mi/mu się w głowie it became clearer to me/him- po rozmowie z matką rozjaśniło mi się w głowie talking to a. with my mother helped me sort it all out- tracić głowę pot. to lose one’s head3. (człowiek inteligentny) brain pot.- człowiek z głową a man/woman with a good head on his/her shoulders- mądra głowa a brain pot.- jej siostra to tęga a. mądra głowa her sister is a real brain- z tego matematyka to nie lada głowa this mathematician is a real brain4. (fryzura) hair(cut), hairstyle- modnie uczesana głowa a fashionable hairstyle- miała głowę prosto od fryzjera she’d just had her hair done- zrób coś z tą głową, wyglądasz jak czupiradło do something with your hair, you look a fright5. (w wyliczeniach) na głowę a. od głowy each, per person- do zapłacenia jest 100 zł na głowę a. od głowy it costs 100 zlotys each a. per person- dochód na głowę mieszkańca per capita income- spożycie alkoholu na głowę mieszkańca per capita alcohol consumption6. (przywódca) head- głowa rodziny the head of the family- koronowane głowy crowned heads- głowa państwa Polit. the head of state- głowa kościoła anglikańskiego/(rzymsko)katolickiego Relig. the head of the Anglican/(Roman) Catholic church- łamać sobie głowę nad czymś pot. to puzzle over sth, to chew sth over- łamać sobie głowę czymś to (w)rack a. cudgel one’s brain(s) about sth, to chew sth over- mieć na tyle oleju w głowie, żeby… pot. to have the wit(s) a. the brains a. the sense to… pot.- zawracać komuś głowę to bug sb pot.; to bother a. pester sb- suszyć komuś głowę to nag sb- przewracać komuś w głowie [zaszczyty, pochlebstwa, sukcesy] to go to sb’s head- mieć coś/kogoś z głowy pot. (pozbyć się) to get rid of sb/sth; (załatwić sprawę) to get sth out of the way a. over (and done) with pot.- wybij sobie z głowy wakacje za granicą you can just forget about going abroad for the holidays pot.- wybić coś komuś z głowy pot. to put sb off sth- muszę mu wybić z głowy ten pomysł I have to put him off that idea- wziąć sobie kogoś/coś na głowę pot. to take sb/sth on one’s shoulders- siedzieć komuś na głowie pot. to stay with sb- rodzina z Kanady siedzi mi na głowie od miesiąca I’ve had relatives from Canada on my hands all month pot.- zwalić się komuś na głowę pot. to descend on sb- mieć z kimś/czymś urwanie głowy pot. to have one’s hands full with sb/sth pot.- w domu było urwanie głowy there was bedlam in the house- zachodzę w głowę, gdzie mogłam wsadzić paszport/zostawić teczkę I’m going nuts trying to figure out where I could’ve put my passport/left my briefcase- mieć głowę na karku a. nie od parady to have one’s head screwed on right a. screwed the right way, to have a good head on one’s shoulders- przewyższać kogoś o głowę to be head and shoulders above sb- (po)bić kogoś na głowę to outdo sb; to run a. make rings (a)round sb pot.- konkurencja bije nas na głowę pod względem liczby sprzedanych egzemplarzy/kontroli jakości the competition is running rings around us in terms of sales/quality control- mieć mocną/słabą głowę to have/to not have a strong head (for alcohol), to hold/to not hold (one’s) liquor well- iść a. uderzać komuś do głowy [alkohol] to go (straight) to sb’s head- kurzyło mu się z głowy he was drunk- dać głowę (stracić życie) to lose one’s life- głowę dam, że… I’m positive a. absolutely certain (that)…- skrócić kogoś o głowę a. uciąć komuś głowę to behead sb- nadstawiać głowy a. głowę to risk one’s neck- odpowiadać a. ręczyć głową za kogoś/coś to stick one’s neck out for sb/sth- naznaczyć cenę na czyjąś głowę to put a price on sb’s head- chodzić z głową w chmurach to have one’s head in the clouds- chować głowę w piasek to bury one’s head in the sand- wisieć (komuś) nad głową to be hanging over sb a. over sb’s head- nosić głowę wysoko to hold up one’s head a. to hold one’s head (up) high- rwać a. drzeć włosy z głowy to tear one’s hair out- schylać a. pochylać głowę przed kimś to bow (down) before sb- stawać na głowie (żeby coś zrobić) pot. to bend over backwards (to do sth), to break one’s neck (to do sth)- tłuc a. walić głową o mur to beat a. bang one’s head against the wall a. against a brick wall- ukręcić czemuś głowę pot. to hush sth up [sprawie, aferze]; to nip sth in the bud [plotce]- wchodzić komuś na głowę pot. to walk all over sb- wylać komuś kubeł zimnej wody na głowę pot. to bring sb (back) down to earth- wziąć kogoś za głowę pot. to take sb in hand- włos ci/mu z głowy nie spadnie it won’t harm a hair on your/his head- włos się mi/jej na głowie jeży (od czegoś) sth makes my/her hair stand on end, sth makes my/her hair curl- życie a. los nie głaszcze go/jej po głowie he/she doesn’t have an easy life- spokojna głowa not to worry pot.; don’t worry- spokojna głowa, zdążymy don’t worry, we’ll be on time- niech cię o to głowa nie boli that’s not your problem, don’t worry about it- głowa do góry! chin up!, cheer up!- marzenie ściętej głowy a pipe dream- czapki z głów! hats off!The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > gł|owa
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1. v/t takemalattia, treno catchcosa prendi? what will you have?prendere qualcuno per un italiano take or mistake someone for an Italianandare/venire a prendere qualcuno fetch someoneprendere fuoco catch fireprendere il sole sunbatheprendere paura take fright, get frightenedcivil aviation prendere quota gain heightprendere in giro qualcuno pull someone's legprendersela get upset ( per aboutcon with)che ti prende? what's got into you?2. v/i prendere a destra turn right* * *prendere v.tr.1 to take*; ( acchiappare) to catch*; ( afferrare) to seize: il gatto ha preso un topo, the cat has caught a mouse; hanno preso il ladro, they have caught the thief; non si lasciò prendere, he did his best not to get caught; ho preso due pesci, una lepre, I've caught two fish, a hare; le prese la mano, he took her hand; lo prese per il braccio e lo spinse fuori, he seized him by the arm and pushed him out; prendi questa lettera, take this letter; prendilo se vuoi, take it if you want it; se non lo vuoi me lo prendo io, if you don't want it I'll take it; prendo lezioni d'inglese, I take English lessons; prese la palla che gli gettai, he caught the ball I threw him; questa mattina non ero in tempo per prendere il treno delle nove, this morning I was not in time to catch the nine o'clock train; prenderò un taxi, I'll take a taxi; questo esempio è preso dalla Bibbia, this example is taken from the Bible; prendere un cavallo per le briglie, to take (hold of) a horse by the bridle; prendere qlcu. fra le braccia, to take s.o. in one's arms; prendere una fortezza, to take (o to capture) a fortress; prendere una laurea, to take a degree; prendere una medicina, to take a medicine; prendere un premio, to take (o to win) a prize // prendere su, to pick up: prendi su quelle carte, ( da terra) pick up those papers; ( prendile con te) take those papers with you // andare a prendere, to fetch: devo andarti a prendere un bicchiere d'acqua?, shall I fetch you a glass of water?; puoi andare a prendere mio figlio a scuola?, can you fetch my son from school?; verrò a prenderti nel pomeriggio, I'll call for you in the afternoon // fu presa dalla collera, she was seized with anger; fu preso dalla paura, he was seized with fright; fu preso da malore, he was taken ill // fui preso in trappola, I was caught in a trap // lo presi per un inglese, I took him for an Englishman // non prendere freddo, don't take cold // non ha preso cibo da due giorni, he hasn't eaten for two days // prendi questa strada, take this road // prendere dei pensionanti, to take in boarders // prenditi un po' di riposo, take a rest2 ( assumere) ( personale) to hire, to employ, to engage; ( comando, direzione ecc.) to assume, to take* over: dovremo prendere una segretaria, we'll have to hire (o to employ) a secretary; hanno preso un cameriere filippino, they've hired a Philippino waiter; prenderemo un avventizio per tre mesi, we'll employ a temporary worker for three months; prendere la direzione di una ditta, to take over the management of a firm; prendere il comando, to take over (o to assume) command // prendere servizio, to begin working // non me ne prendo la responsabilità, I won't take responsibility for it3 ( guadagnare) to earn, to get*; ( far pagare) to charge: prende un ottimo stipendio, he earns (o gets) an excellent wage; nella nuova ditta prende di più, in his new firm he earns more; quanto prendi a lezione?, how much do you charge for a lesson?4 ( richiede) to take*, to require: è un lavoro che prende molto tempo, this kind of work takes (o requires) a lot of time5 ( cogliere, sorprendere) to catch*, to take*: lo presi mentre frugava nella mia scrivania, I caught him while he was (o in the act of) rummaging in my desk; prendere il nemico di sorpresa, to take the enemy by surprise6 ( occupare) to take* up: questa poltrona prende troppo posto, this armchair takes up too much room7 ( comprare) to buy*; ( affittare) to rent: ha preso una casa al mare per l'estate, he has rented a house at the seaside for the summer; voglio prendermi un cappotto nuovo, I want to buy a new coat // prenderò un'auto a nolo, I'll hire a car8 ( colpire) to catch*, to get*; to hit*: lo presi sulla testa, I caught him on the head; prese la lepre al primo colpo, he hit (o got) the hare first shot9 ( malattie) to catch*, to get*: si è preso di nuovo l'influenza, he caught the flu again; non vorrei prendermi un raffreddore, I wouldn't like to get (o catch) a cold10 prendere a, ( incominciare a) to start (doing): dopo la morte del figlio egli prese a bere, after his son's death he took to drinking; quando prende a parlare nessuno riesce a fermarlo, when he starts talking nobody can stop him◆ v. intr.1 to take*; ( voltare) to turn: prendere a sinistra, a destra, to turn (to the) left, (to the) right; prendi ( per) questa strada, take this road; prendi per i campi, strike out across the fields◆ FRASEOLOGIA: che ti prende?, what's the matter with you? (o what's up?); non prendertela!, don't take on so!; non prendertela con me, don't be angry with me (o don't lay the blame on me); se la prende comoda, he takes it easy; se la prende troppo per l'avvenire di suo fratello, he is too concerned about his brother's future; se la prese a cuore, he took it to heart; se l'è presa, se l'è presa in mala parte, he has taken it amiss (o he has taken offence at it); non so come prenderlo, è sempre così nervoso, I don't know how to handle him, he is always so irritable; prendere qlcu. con le buone, con le cattive, to treat s.o. with kindness, harshly; prendere in simpatia, in antipatia qlcu., to take a liking, a dislike to s.o. // per chi mi prendi?, who do you take me for? // prendi tempo, non c'è fretta, take your time, there's no hurry // prendere interesse a qlco., to take an interest in sthg. // prendere marito, moglie, to get married // prendere o lasciare, take it or leave it // presi tanta pioggia, I got soaking wet (o I got soaked to the skin) // prendere l'abitudine di..., to get into the habit of... // prendere le cose come vengono, to take things as they come // prendere una cosa per un'altra, to mistake one thing for another // prendere un terno al lotto, to have a stroke of luck // prendere il toro per le corna, to take the bull by the horns // prenderle, to be beaten; ( di bambini) to be smacked (o spanked): il bambino le prese da suo padre, the child was smacked by his father // essere preso d'amore per..., to fall in love with... ∙ Per frasi come: prendere atto, prendere forma, prendere il largo, prendere piede ecc. → atto, forma, largo, piede ecc.* * *1. ['prɛndere]vb irreg vtha preso il libro dal tavolo — he picked up o took the book from the table
l'ho preso dal cassetto — I took o got it out of the drawer
l'ha preso per mano — she took his hand o took him by the hand
abbiamo preso una casa — (affittare) we have rented a house, (comprare) we have bought a house
3) (direzione, scorciatoia, mezzo pubblico) to takeha preso il treno — he took the train, he went by train
ha preso il treno delle 10 — he took o caught the 10 o'clock train
4) (registrare) to take (down)5) (guadagnare) to get, earn, (chiedere: somma, prezzo) to charge, askprende 2000 euro al mese — he makes o earns 2000 euros a month
6) (ricevere: colpi, schiaffi, sgridata) to get, (subire: malattia) to catch7) (ingoiare: pasto, panino, tè) to have, (medicina) to takeprendi qualcosa? — (da bere, da mangiare) would you like something to eat (o drink)?
8) (assumere: collaboratore, dipendente) to take on, hire, (responsabilità) to take on, assume, (tono, aria) to put on, (colore) to take on, (decisione) to take, make, come to9)essere preso dai rimorsi — to be full of remorse10)prendere qn/qc per — to mistake sb/sth forha preso le mie parole per o come un'offesa — he took offence at my words
per chi mi prendi? — who do you think I am?, what do you take me for?
11) (trattare: persona) to handleprendere qn con le buone/cattive — to handle sb tactfully/rudely
12) (occupare: spazio, tempo) to take up13)prendere a fare qc — to begin to do sth, start doing sth14)prendersela — (adirarsi) to get annoyed, (preoccuparsi) to get upset, worry
15)prendere da qn — (assomigliare) to take after sbprendersi cura di qn/qc — to look after sb/sth
2)prendere a destra — to go o turn right3)mi è preso un colpo — I got such a fright3. vr (prendersi)(uso reciproco: afferrarsi) to grab each other, seize each otherprendersi a pugni — to come to blows, punch each other
* * *['prɛndere] 1.verbo transitivo1) to take*; (afferrare) to grasp, to grab, to seize; (in movimento) to catch*; (raccogliere) to pick upprendere qcn. per il braccio, per (la) mano — to take sb. by the arm, hand
tieni, prendi! — here! catch!
prendere qcs. al volo — to catch sth. in midair
2) (sorprendere) to catch*; (catturare) to catch*, to capture; mil. (conquistare) to take*, to seize [città, fortezza]farsi prendere — to be o get caught
farsi prendere dal panico — to get o fly into a panic
3) (utilizzare) to take* [mezzo di trasporto, strada]prendere una curva — (imboccare) to go around a bend
4) (portare) to bring*; (portare via con sé) to take*; (rubare) to take*, to steal*prendi la sciarpa, fa freddo — take your scarf, it's cold
5) (ritirare) to get*prendere indietro — to take back [regalo, articolo, merce]
6) (prelevare)passare a prendere qcn., qcs. — to call for o pick up sb., sth
7) (consumare) to have* [bevanda, alimento, pasto]; to take* [medicina, droga]non prendi qcs. (da bere, da mangiare)? — won't you have sth. to eat or drink?
andare a prendere un caffè, una birra — to go for a coffee, beer
8) (scegliere) to take*prendere una decisione — to make o take a decision
9) (comprare) to get*10) (ricevere, ottenere) to get* [denaro, stipendio, premio, voto, diploma]; to take* [ lezioni]; (far pagare) to charge; (assumere) to take* over [direzione, potere]; to assume [ controllo]; (accumulare) to put* on [ peso]; (captare) [ televisore] to get* [ canale]prendo 1.000 euro al mese — I get 1,000 euros a month
prendere ordini da qcn. — to take orders from sb
11) (subire) to get* [schiaffo, scossa, contravvenzione]prendere qcn. a calci, a pugni — to kick, to punch sb
12) (accettare) to take*prendere male qcs. — to take sth. badly
prendere qcn. in simpatia, in antipatia — to take a liking, disliking to sb
13) (acquisire) to take* on [colore, significato]; to put* on [aria, espressione]; to pick up [accento, abitudine]prendere da qcn. — (assomigliare) to take after sb
14) (cominciare)15) (contrarre) to get*, to catch* [malattia, virus]16) (colpire, raggiungere) to hit*, to strike* [ bersaglio]; (sbattere contro) to hit*, to run* into, to go* into [albero, muro]17) (occupare) to take* up [spazio, tempo]prendere tempo — (temporeggiare) to hold off, to stall, to play for time
18) (alle dipendenze) to take* [sb.] on [impiegato, assistente, apprendista]; to engage [avvocato, guida]prendere qcn. come balia — to take sb. on as a nanny
prendere qcn. come socio — to take sb. into partnership
19) (coinvolgere) to involve20) (considerare) to take*prendiamo Luca, per esempio — take Luca, for example
mi hai preso forse per la tua serva? — I'm not your slave, you know!
prendere qcn. per qualcun altro — (confondere) to mistake sb. for sb. else
21) (trattare)22) (misurare) to take* [misure, pressione, polso]23) (annotare) to take* down [indirizzo, numero di targa]24) (possedere sessualmente) to take*25) (in locuzioni)prendere piede — to catch on, to take root
26) prenderle colloq. to get* a beating2.1) (andare, dirigersi)2) (infiammarsi) [fuoco, legno] to catch*3) (rapprendersi) [cemento, gesso] to set*4) (capitare)3.verbo pronominale prendersi1)2) (assumersi) to take* on [ impegno]; to take* [ merito]; (concedersi) to take* [ ferie]-rsi a cuore qcn., qcs. — to take sb., sth. to heart
-rsi cura di qcn. — to take care of sb. to look after sb.
-rsi la libertà di fare qcs. — to take the liberty of doing sth.
- rsi due giorni (di vacanza) — colloq. to take two days off
3) (subire) to get* [schiaffo, sgridata]- rsi l'influenza — to get flu, to catch o come down with flu
- rsi uno spavento — to have o get a fright
5) prendersela (preoccuparsi) to get* worked up; (arrabbiarsi) to take* sth. amissprendersela con qcn. — (incolpare) to go on at sb., to pick on sb.; (sfogarsi) to take it out on sb
••* * *prendere/'prεndere/ [10]1 to take*; (afferrare) to grasp, to grab, to seize; (in movimento) to catch*; (raccogliere) to pick up; prendere qcn. per il braccio, per (la) mano to take sb. by the arm, hand; tieni, prendi! here! catch! prendere qcs. al volo to catch sth. in midair; il martello si prende per il manico you hold a hammer by the handle2 (sorprendere) to catch*; (catturare) to catch*, to capture; mil. (conquistare) to take*, to seize [città, fortezza]; l'hanno preso mentre rubava they caught him stealing; farsi prendere to be o get caught; prendetelo! stop him! farsi prendere dal panico to get o fly into a panic3 (utilizzare) to take* [mezzo di trasporto, strada]; ha preso l'aereo per andare a Madrid he went to Madrid by air; sei riuscito a prendere il treno? did you manage to catch the train? prendi la prima a destra take the first turn on the right; prendere una curva (imboccare) to go around a bend4 (portare) to bring*; (portare via con sé) to take*; (rubare) to take*, to steal*; non ho preso abbastanza soldi I haven't brought enough money; prendi la sciarpa, fa freddo take your scarf, it's cold; mi hanno preso tutti i gioielli I had all my jewellery stolen5 (ritirare) to get*; prendere un libro in biblioteca to get a book out of the library; prendere indietro to take back [regalo, articolo, merce]6 (prelevare) andare a prendere i bambini a scuola to collect the children from school; è venuta a prendermi alla stazione she picked me up at the station; passare a prendere qcn., qcs. to call for o pick up sb., sth.7 (consumare) to have* [bevanda, alimento, pasto]; to take* [medicina, droga]; non prendi qcs. (da bere, da mangiare)? won't you have sth. to eat or drink? prenderò il pesce I'll have the fish; prendere il tè senza zucchero not to put sugar in one's tea; posso prendere un altro pasticcino? can I have another cake? andare a prendere un caffè, una birra to go for a coffee, beer8 (scegliere) to take*; prendere una (camera) doppia to take a double room; prendere una decisione to make o take a decision9 (comprare) to get*; prendi anche del prosciutto get some ham too; di solito prendiamo La Stampa we usually take La Stampa10 (ricevere, ottenere) to get* [denaro, stipendio, premio, voto, diploma]; to take* [ lezioni]; (far pagare) to charge; (assumere) to take* over [direzione, potere]; to assume [ controllo]; (accumulare) to put* on [ peso]; (captare) [ televisore] to get* [ canale]; prendo 1.000 euro al mese I get 1,000 euros a month; quanto prende all'ora? how much does he charge an hour? prendere una telefonata to take a telephone call; prendere ordini da qcn. to take orders from sb.11 (subire) to get* [schiaffo, scossa, contravvenzione]; prendere qcn. a calci, a pugni to kick, to punch sb.12 (accettare) to take*; prendere le cose come vengono to take things as they come; prendere male qcs. to take sth. badly; prendere qcn. in simpatia, in antipatia to take a liking, disliking to sb.13 (acquisire) to take* on [colore, significato]; to put* on [aria, espressione]; to pick up [accento, abitudine]; prendere cattive abitudini to get into bad habits; prendere da qcn. (assomigliare) to take after sb.14 (cominciare) prendere a fare to start doing15 (contrarre) to get*, to catch* [malattia, virus]16 (colpire, raggiungere) to hit*, to strike* [ bersaglio]; (sbattere contro) to hit*, to run* into, to go* into [albero, muro]; ho preso un colpo contro il banco I bumped into the desk17 (occupare) to take* up [spazio, tempo]; quando tempo ti prenderà la riunione? how long will you be in the meeting? costruire il muro non prenderà tanto tempo the wall won't take long to build; prendere tempo (temporeggiare) to hold off, to stall, to play for time18 (alle dipendenze) to take* [sb.] on [impiegato, assistente, apprendista]; to engage [avvocato, guida]; prendere qcn. come balia to take sb. on as a nanny; prendere qcn. come socio to take sb. into partnership19 (coinvolgere) to involve; essere preso da un libro to be involved in a book; farsi prendere da to get involved in20 (considerare) to take*; prendiamo Luca, per esempio take Luca, for example; per chi mi prendi? what do you take me for? mi hai preso forse per la tua serva? I'm not your slave, you know! non prenderla come una critica don't take it as a criticism; prendere qcn. per qualcun altro (confondere) to mistake sb. for sb. else21 (trattare) è molto gentile se lo sai prendere he is very nice when you know how to handle him; lui sa come prenderla he knows how to manage her22 (misurare) to take* [misure, pressione, polso]; farsi prendere le misure per to get oneself measured for23 (annotare) to take* down [indirizzo, numero di targa]; prendere appunti to take notes24 (possedere sessualmente) to take*25 (in locuzioni) prendere in prestito to borrow; prendere in affitto to rent; prendere posto to take one's seat; prendere piede to catch on, to take root(aus. avere)1 (andare, dirigersi) prendere a sinistra to go left; prendere per i campi to head off across the fields2 (infiammarsi) [fuoco, legno] to catch*3 (rapprendersi) [cemento, gesso] to set*4 (capitare) cosa ti prende? what's come over you?III prendersi verbo pronominale1 - rsi le dita nella porta to catch one's fingers in the door2 (assumersi) to take* on [ impegno]; to take* [ merito]; (concedersi) to take* [ ferie]; -rsi a cuore qcn., qcs. to take sb., sth. to heart; -rsi cura di qcn. to take care of sb. to look after sb.; -rsi la libertà di fare qcs. to take the liberty of doing sth.; - rsi due giorni (di vacanza) colloq. to take two days off3 (subire) to get* [schiaffo, sgridata]; - rsi l'influenza to get flu, to catch o come down with flu; - rsi uno spavento to have o get a fright4 (con valore reciproco) - rsi per mano to join hands5 prendersela (preoccuparsi) to get* worked up; (arrabbiarsi) to take* sth. amiss; prendersela con qcn. (incolpare) to go on at sb., to pick on sb.; (sfogarsi) to take it out on sb.prendere o lasciare take it or leave it. -
97 head
[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) glava2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) pamet3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) dolžina glave4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) glava; glaven5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) glava, glavica6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) izvir7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) vrh8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) čelo9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) nadarjenost10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) predstojnik11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) na osebo12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) rt13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) pena2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) biti na čelu2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) voditi3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) iti proti4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) nasloviti5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) udariti z glavo•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head* * *I [hed]adjectiveglavni, na čeluBritish English head boy — najboljši dijak v razreduhead waiter — glavni natakar, plačilniII [hed]nounglava; dolžina glave (pri konjskih dirkah); pamet, razum, nadarjenost; vodja, voditelj, predstojnik; šolski direktor, -ica; glava kovanca; glava, vrh, gornji del, vzglavje (strani, postelje, knjige, pisma, stopnišča itd); glava žeblja, kladiva, bucike; višek, kriza; pena na pivu, mleku; rogovje (srnjadi); oseba, komad, kos, glava (živine); stržen čira; izvir reke; zajezena voda; pritisk pare zraka, plina, vode; predgorje, rt; familiarly plačilni, glavni natakar; streha na vozu; glavna točka (govora), poglavje (knjige), rubrika, stolpič (v časopisu); economy postavka (v računu, fakturi), kategorija; slang latrinaabove one's head — težko razumljivo, prepametno za kogaby a short head — za dolžino nosu, figuratively z majhno prednostjothe head and front — bistvo, politics glava zarote, vodja uporafrom head to foot — od nog do glave, popolnomahead first ( —ali foremost) — z glavo naprej, figuratively nepremišljenohead over heels — narobe, do ušes, na vrat na nosover one's head — viseč nad glavo (nevarnost); težko razumljivoout of one's own head — sam od sebe, sam, na lastnem zeljnikutwo heads are better than one — kolikor glav, toliko mislislang King's (Queen's) head — poštna znamkahead, cook and bottle washer — kdor s svojim vedenjem poudarja svojo veljavofiguratively on your head be it! — naj gre na tvojo glavo, ti si odgovorenten head of cattle — deset glav živine;Z glagoli: to beat s.o.'s head off — prekositi kogafiguratively to break one's head — glavo si razbijatito carry one's head high — nositi glavo pokonci, biti ponosento come to a head — priti do krize, zaostriti semedicine zagnojiti se, dozoreti (čir); slang to do a thing on one's head — igraje kaj napravitito drag in by the head and ears — s silo privleči, za ušesa privlečito give s.o. his head figuratively popustiti uzdeto get s.th. through one's head — doumeti, razumeti kajto go over s.o.'s head — biti pretežko za kogato go to s.o.'s head — v glavo stopitithis horse eats his head off — ta konj več pojé, kot je vredento have a head — imeti "mačka"to have one's head in the clouds figuratively živeti v oblakih, sanjaritito have a head like a sieve — imeti glavo kot rešeto, biti pozabljivfiguratively to keep one's head above water — obdržati se nad vodo, životaritito knock s.th. on the head — onemogočiti kajto lay ( —ali put) heads together — glave stikati, posvetovati seto let s.o. have his head — pustiti komu delati po svoji glavito lie on s.o.'s head — biti komu v bremeI cannot make head or tail of — ne razumem, ne vidim ne repa ne glaveto make head — izbiti na čelo, napredovatito put s.th. into s.o.'s head — vtepsti komu kaj v glavoto put s.th. into one's head — vtepsti si kaj v glavoto put s.th. out of s.o.'s head — izbiti komu kaj iz glaveto put s.th. out of one's head — izbiti si kaj iz glaveto run in s.o.'s head — vrteti se komu po glavito take s.th. into one's head — v glavo si kaj vtepstito talk over s.o.'s head — za koga preučeno govoritito talk s.o.'s head off — utruditi koga z nenehnim govorjenjemto talk through the back of s.o.'s head — neprestano v koga govoritito throw o.s. at the head of — obesiti se komu za vratto turn s.o.'s head — glavo komu zmešatito work one's head off — pretegniti se od dela, garatiheads I win, tails you lose — izgubiš v vsakem primeruIII [hed]1.transitive verbvoditi, biti na čelu, priti na čelo; zapovedovati; prekositi, prekašati; obiti (reko) pri izviru; dati naslov, glavo (pismu itd.); obrezati, odsekati vrh (stebla, krošnjo drevesa); upreti se, nasprotovati, postaviti se po robu; obrniti proti; sport udariti žogo z glavo;2.intransitive verb -
98 screw
skru: 1. noun1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) skrue2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) skruing, omdreining2. verb1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) skru, feste med skruer2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) vri rundt/av, dreie, stramme3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).) pule4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.) lure, svindle•- be/get screwed
- have a screw loose
- put the screws on
- screw up
- screw up one's courageknulle--------skru--------skrueIsubst. \/skruː\/1) skrue2) skruegang3) korketrekker4) omdreining (av skrue), skruing5) kremmerhus6) ( sport) skru(ball)7) ( hverdagslig) lønn, betaling8) ( hverdagslig) dirk9) gjerrigknark, gnier12) øk, hestekrek, (gammel) merr14) (amer.) streng eksaminator\/eksamenthe body\/pitch of a screw skruegangens bredde\/høydehave a screw loose ha en skrue løs, ikke være riktig klokgive it another screw skru litt til, skru en omdreining tilput on the screw stramme livreimaput someone under the screw presse noenput the screws on eller turn the screw sette tommeskruene på, legge press påtake a screw at kikke på, ta en titt\/kikk påthere is a screw loose somewhere det er noe galt et eller annet stedIIverb \/skruː\/1) skru2) skrus, kunne skru3) stramme, trekke til4) dreie, vri, vri rundt, vri seg5) fordreie, forvrenge6) vri, presse (ved å vri)7) ( overført) presse, vriste8) ( slang) lure, snyte, svindle9) ( slang) fordufte, stikke av12) ( hverdagslig) spare, være gjerrig13) (skolevesen, amer. slang) eksaminere strengthave one's head screwed on the right way eller have one's head screwed on all right eller have one's head screwed well on ha hodet på rette sted (dvs. være gløgg)screw around drive dank være utro være lett på trådenscrew down skru igjenscrew home skru helt innscrew off skru avscrew up skru fast\/igjen, stramme, strekke til ( hverdagslig) forkludre, rote til, spolere, ødeleggescrew up (one's) courage ta mot til segscrew you! ( slang) dra til helvete! -
99 mauvais
mauvais, e [mɔvε, εz]1. adjectivea. bad• ce n'est pas mauvais ! it's not bad!b. ( = faux) [méthode, moyens, direction, date, choix] wrongc. ( = méchant) [sourire, regard] nasty ; [personne, joie] malicious2. compounds• c'est de la mauvaise graine he's (or she's or they're) a bad lot (Brit) or seed (US) ► mauvaise herbe weed• enlever or arracher les mauvaises herbes du jardin to weed the garden ► mauvais pas* * *
1.
mauvaise mɔvɛ, ɛz adjectif1) ( d'un goût désagréable)2) ( de qualité inférieure) [repas, restaurant] poor; [tabac, alcool, café] cheap; [spectacle] terrible; [nourriture, hébergement, livre] bad; [dictionnaire, lycée, enregistrement] poor3) ( mal fait) [cuisine, travail, gestion, éducation] poor; [prononciation, départ] bad4) ( inadéquat) [conseil, définition, exemple, conditions de travail] bad; [projet] flawed; [renseignement] wrong; [éclairage, vue, mémoire, santé] poor5) ( inapproprié) wrong6) ( incompétent) [auteur, cuisinier, menteur, équipe] bad (en at); [élève, nageur, chasseur] poor; [avocat, médecin] incompetentêtre mauvais en français — [élève] to be bad at French
7) ( déplaisant) [nuit, rêve, nouvelle, journée, situation] bad; [surprise] nasty; [vacances] terrible8) ( méchant) [animal] vicious; [personne, sourire, remarque] nastymauvais coup — ( méchanceté) dirty trick; ( blessure) nasty knock; ( revers) terrible blow
9) ( grave) [fièvre, rhume] nasty10) ( peu lucratif) [rendement, terre] poor; [salaire] low; [récolte, saison] bad11) ( peu flatteur) [résultat, opinion] poor; [chiffres, critique] bad12) ( répréhensible) [père, comportement] bad; [chrétien] poor; [instinct] base; [génie, intention, pensée] evil
2.
sentir mauvais — lit to smell; fig (colloq) to look bad
sentir très mauvais — lit to stink; fig to stink (colloq)
ouvre la fenêtre, ça sent mauvais — open the window, there's a nasty smell
3.
nom masculin ( mauvais côté)Phrasal Verbs:••la trouver or l'avoir mauvaise — (colloq) to be furious
* * *mɔvɛ, ɛz mauvais, -e1. adj1) (jugement qualitatif) (élève, prestation, santé) poorJ'ai trouvé que le film était mauvais. — I didn't think the film was any good., I thought the film was poor.
Il est en mauvaise santé. — He is in poor health.
avoir mauvaise mine; Tu as mauvaise mine. — You don't look well.
Je suis mauvais en allemand. — I'm no good at German., I'm bad at German.
2) (jugement moral) (influence, décision, fréquentations) bad3) (= défectueux) (réception) bad, poorLa ligne est mauvaise. — This is a bad line.
4) (= difficile) (expérience, moments) badIl a dû passer un mauvais moment chez le directeur. — He must have had a hard time with the manager.
5) (= dangereux) (maladie, chute) bad, nastyLa mer est mauvaise. — The sea's rough.
6) (= désagréable) (odeur, goût) bad7) (= erroné ou mal choisi) wrongVous avez fait le mauvais numéro. — You've dialled the wrong number.
Tu arrives au mauvais moment. — You've come at the wrong time., You've come at a bad time.
8) (= méchant, malveillant) nasty, malicious2. nm1) (= mauvais côté)le mauvais de... — the bad side of...
2) (personnage)les mauvais (= méchants) — the bad guys, (= pas doués) the bad ones
3. advfaire mauvais [temps] Il fait mauvais. — The weather's bad.
Ça sent mauvais. — It smells bad.
Ce poisson sent mauvais. — This fish smells bad.
* * *A adj1 ( d'un goût désagréable) être mauvais [nourriture, boisson] to be horrible; ne pas être mauvais [nourriture, boisson] to be quite good;2 ( de qualité inférieure) [repas, restaurant] poor; [tabac, alcool, café] cheap; [voiture, œuvre, spectacle] terrible; [nourriture, hébergement, livre] bad; [dictionnaire, bibliothèque, lycée, enregistrement] poor; ne pas être mauvais to be all right;4 ( inadéquat) [conseil, décision, définition, exemple, idée, solution, conditions de travail] bad; [projet] flawed; [renseignement] wrong; [éclairage, vue, mémoire, santé, hygiène, alimentation] poor; il ne serait pas mauvais de faire it wouldn't be a bad idea to do; mauvais pour la santé bad for one's health;5 ( inapproprié) wrong; la mauvaise méthode/solution/personne/date/clé the wrong method/solution/person/date/key;6 ( incompétent) [auteur, équipe] bad (en at); [élève, nageur, chasseur, amant] mediocre; [cuisinier, travailleur, menteur] bad; [avocat, médecin] incompetent; être mauvais en français [élève] to be bad at French; parler un mauvais français to speak French badly;7 ( déplaisant) [nuit, rêve, nouvelle, journée, impression] bad; [situation] difficult; [surprise] nasty; [vacances] terrible; ⇒ fortune, sang;8 ( méchant) [animal] vicious; [personne, sourire, remarque, ton] nasty; d'une mauvaise nature evil-natured; mauvais coup ( mauvaise action) mischief ¢; ( méchanceté) dirty trick; ( blessure) nasty knock; ( revers) terrible blow; préparer un mauvais coup to be up to mischief; faire subir un mauvais coup au gouvernement to deal a terrible blow to the government; de mauvaise humeur in a bad mood ( après n); ⇒ colère;9 ( grave) [fièvre, rhume] nasty;12 ( répréhensible) [père, fils, citoyen, comportement] bad; [chrétien] poor; [instinct] base; [tendance] unfortunate; [génie, intention, pensée] evil; ⇒ coton, pli;13 Météo [vent, pluie] nasty; [traversée, mer] rough; la météo est mauvaise the weather forecast is bad;B ○nm,f2 ( méchant) brute.C adv sentir mauvais lit to smell; fig○ to look bad; sentir très mauvais lit, fig to stink; ouvre la fenêtre, ça sent mauvais open the window, there's a nasty smell; la police est là, ça sent mauvais the police are here, things are looking bad; il fait mauvais Météo the weather is bad.D nm ( mauvais côté) le bon et le mauvais the good and the bad; il y a du bon et du mauvais chez chacun there's good and bad in everyone; il n'y a pas que du mauvais dans le projet the project isn't all bad.mauvais esprit ( personne) scoffing person; ( attitude) scoffing attitude; faire du mauvais esprit to scoff; mauvais garçon tough guy; mauvais lieux fleshpots; mauvais plaisant person with a warped sense of humourGB; mauvais traitements ill-treatment ¢; faire subir des mauvais traitements à qn to ill-treat sb; mauvaise herbe weed; mauvaise querelle unprovoked argument; faire une mauvaise querelle à qn to pick on sb; mauvaises rencontres bad company ¢; faire de mauvaises rencontres to get into bad company.la trouver or l'avoir mauvaise○ to be furious.( féminin mauvaise) [movɛ, movɛz] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet [movɛz]) adjectifA.[EN QUALITÉ]son deuxième roman est plus/moins mauvais que le premier her second novel is worse than her first/is not as bad as her firsten mauvais état in bad ou poor conditionla route est mauvaise the road is bad ou in a bad statej'ai une mauvaise vue ou de mauvais yeux I've got bad eyesightaprès l'entracte, la pièce devient franchement mauvaise after the interval, the play gets really bada. [dans une entreprise] poor resultsb. [à un examen] bad ou poor ou low gradesla ligne est mauvaise [téléphone] the line is badje suis mauvaise en économie I'm bad ou poor at economicsB.[DÉSAGRÉABLE]je n'irai plus dans ce restaurant, c'était trop mauvais I won't go to that restaurant again, it was too awfulil n'est pas si mauvais que ça, ton café your coffee isn't that badmauvais goût [de la nourriture, d'un médicament] bad ou nasty ou unpleasant tastejette ça, c'est mauvais [pourri] throw that away, it's gone badenlève ce qui est mauvais [dans un fruit] take off the bad bits[éprouvant] bad2. [défavorable] badmauvaise nouvelle, elle ne vient plus bad news, she's not coming anymoreC.[NON CONFORME]1. [erroné, inapproprié] wrongj'ai téléphoné à un mauvais moment I called at a bad ou an inconvenient timetu as choisi le mauvais jour pour me parler d'argent you've picked the wrong day to talk to me about moneyD.[NÉFASTE]un mauvais rhume a bad ou nasty coldc'est mauvais pour les poumons/plantes it's bad for your lungs/for the plantsne bois pas l'eau, elle est mauvaise don't drink the water, it's unsafe ou not safeje trouve mauvais que les enfants regardent trop la télévision I think it's bad ou harmful for children to watch too much televisionun rire/sourire mauvais a nasty laugh/smilea. [de poing] nasty blow ou punchb. [de pied] nasty kicken fait, ce n'est pas un mauvais homme/une mauvaise femme he/she means no harm(, really)3. [immoral] badavoir de mauvais instincts to have bad ou base instincts4. [funeste] badmauvais présage bad ou ill omen————————, mauvaise [movɛ, movɛz] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet [movɛz]) nom masculin, nom féminin[personne méchante] bad personoh, le mauvais/la mauvaise! [à un enfant] you naughty boy/girl!————————adverbe1. MÉTÉOROLOGIEil fait mauvais être/avoir... it's not a good idea to be/to have...à cette époque-là, il faisait mauvais être juif it was hard to be Jewish in those days————————nom masculin[ce qui est critiquable] -
100 należ|eć
impf (należysz, należał, należeli) Ⅰ vi 1. (stanowić własność) należeć do kogoś to belong to sb, to be the property of sb- do kogo należy to radio? who does this radio belong to?- dom należy do niego the house belongs to a. is owned by him2. (o ludziach) należeć do kogoś to belong to sb- tych dwoje należy do siebie those two belong to each other a. one another3. (zaliczać się) należeć do czegoś to belong to sth- należeć do organizacji/do partii to belong to a. be a member of an organization/a party- lotnisko to należy do największych na świecie this airport is among a. is one of the largest in the world- firma należy do największych na świecie producentów szkła the company ranks among the biggest glass manufacturers in the world, the company is one of the world’s largest glass manufacturers- należał do najbogatszych ludzi w kraju he was one of the richest people in the country- nie należał do (ludzi) odważnych he wasn’t the brave type- należał do tych, którzy szukają rozgłosu he was one a. the type to seek publicity- wilki należą do drapieżników wolves are predators- należeć do przeszłości to be a thing of the past- to już należy do przeszłości that’s all in the past- wczesne wstawanie nie należy do przyjemności it’s not exactly pleasant to get up early, getting up early is far from pleasant a. is anything but a pleasure- to nie należy do tematu that’s outside the subject, that’s irrelevant a. not relevant to the subject4. (brać udział) należeć do czegoś to be involved in sth- należeć do spisku to be involved in a conspiracy, to be part of a conspiracy- należeć do opozycji to be in the opposition5. (być obowiązkiem) należeć do kogoś to be sb’s responsibility- do mnie należy prowadzenie domu it’s my responsibility to run the household- do reżysera należy ostatnie słowo w sprawie obsady aktorów the director has the final a. last word on casting- decyzja należy do ciebie it’s up a. down to you to decide, it’s your decision- ostateczna decyzja należy do ciebie the final decision rests a. lies with you- wybór należy do ciebie the choice lies with you, it’s up to you (to decide)- to należy do jego obowiązków that’s a. it’s one of his duties a. responsibilities- to nie należy do moich obowiązków it’s not my responsibility a. duty (to do that)- do obywateli należy przestrzeganie prawa citizens have a duty to abide by the law- przyszłość kraju należy do młodych the country’s future belongs to the young a. lies in the hands of the young- ja zrobiłem swoje, reszta należy do was I’ve done my part, the rest is up to youⅡ v imp. (trzeba) one should (coś zrobić do sth)- należy zachować spokój one should stay calm- za swoje błędy należy w życiu płacić your mistakes in life have to be paid for- nie należy się dziwić, że… it’s no wonder a. one shouldn’t be surprised that…- należy pamiętać, że… it should be remembered a. borne in mind that…, one should remember a. bear in mind that…- należy podkreślić a. zaznaczyć, że… it should be stressed a. it is necessary to stress that…- należy przypomnieć, że… it should a. will be recalled that…- należy przypuszczać, że… it is safe to assume that…- należałoby rozważyć wszystkie okoliczności/zakup notebooka it might be well to consider all the circumstances/buying a notebook- należy spodziewać się, że… it should be expected a. one should expect that…- jak należało się spodziewać as was to be expected- należało się tego spodziewać that was (only) to be expected- wiele należy uczynić, żeby… much needs to be done to…- należy uważać, żeby nie uszkodzić rzeźby care should be taken a. must be exercised to avoid damage to the sculpture- należy zauważyć, że… it should be noted a. pointed out that…Ⅲ należeć się (przysługiwać) to be due (komuś to sb)- za sprzątanie należy się 100 zł the cleaning charge is 100 zlotys- należy mi się 20 zł I am owed 20 zlotys- ile się należy? how much a. what do I owe you?- należy mu się szacunek he deserves a. is due respect- należy mu się kara/pochwała/nagroda he deserves punishment/praise/a reward- należała jej się już emerytura she was already entitled to a pension- chyba należy mi się wyjaśnienie I think you owe me an explanation- chyba coś mi się od życia należy? I’m entitled to something too, aren’t I?- to mi się należy I’m entitled to it, I have the right to it■ (tak) jak należy properly, as it should be- napisał wypracowanie jak należy he wrote the essay well a. just as it should be (done)- zachowuj się jak należy behave yourself, behave properly- odpowiedź/wypracowanie jak należy a (very) good answer/essay- jak się należy properly, as it should be- zrobił wszystko, jak się należy he did everything the right way a. as it should be done- niewiele mu się należy pot. he hasn’t got long to go, he’s not long a. he isn’t long for this worldThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > należ|eć
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