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1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) nogle; nogen; noget2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) nogen; nogle3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) visse; en smule4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) på mange måder2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) en del; noget af et2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) en eller anden3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) omkring3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) noget- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me* * *1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) nogle; nogen; noget2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) nogen; nogle3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) visse; en smule4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) på mange måder2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) en del; noget af et2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) en eller anden3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) omkring3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) noget- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
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I 1. ['nʌmbə(r)]1) numero m.odd, even number — numero dispari, pari
2) (in series) (of bus, house, page, telephone) numero m.3) (amount, quantity) numero m., quantità f.a number of people, times — un certo numero di persone, di volte
to come in large numbers — accorrere numerosi o in gran numero
many, few in number — molti, pochi
they were ten in number — erano dieci (di numero) o in dieci
any number of times — mille volte, molto sovente
4) (group)5) (issue) (of magazine, periodical) numero m.6) mus. (song) pezzo m., brano m.; teatr. numero m.7) colloq. (object of admiration)a little black number — (dress) un bel vestitino nero
8) ling. numero m.2.nome plurale numbers (in company, of army) effettivi m.; (in school) studenti m.; (of crowd) numero m.sing.to win by force o weight of numbers vincere per superiorità numerica; to make up the numbers — fare il conto
••your number's up! — colloq. è giunta la tua ora!
to do sth. by the numbers — AE o
II 1. ['nʌmbə(r)]by numbers — fare qcs. pedissequamente
1) (allocate number to) numerare2) (amount to) contarethe regiment numbered 1,000 men — il reggimento contava 1.000 uomini
3) (include) includere, annoverare4) (be limited)2.* * *1. noun1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) numero2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) grande numero3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) numero4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) brano, pezzo2. verb1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) numerare2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) includere, annoverare3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) ammontare a•- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without number* * *I 1. ['nʌmbə(r)]1) numero m.odd, even number — numero dispari, pari
2) (in series) (of bus, house, page, telephone) numero m.3) (amount, quantity) numero m., quantità f.a number of people, times — un certo numero di persone, di volte
to come in large numbers — accorrere numerosi o in gran numero
many, few in number — molti, pochi
they were ten in number — erano dieci (di numero) o in dieci
any number of times — mille volte, molto sovente
4) (group)5) (issue) (of magazine, periodical) numero m.6) mus. (song) pezzo m., brano m.; teatr. numero m.7) colloq. (object of admiration)a little black number — (dress) un bel vestitino nero
8) ling. numero m.2.nome plurale numbers (in company, of army) effettivi m.; (in school) studenti m.; (of crowd) numero m.sing.to win by force o weight of numbers vincere per superiorità numerica; to make up the numbers — fare il conto
••your number's up! — colloq. è giunta la tua ora!
to do sth. by the numbers — AE o
II 1. ['nʌmbə(r)]by numbers — fare qcs. pedissequamente
1) (allocate number to) numerare2) (amount to) contarethe regiment numbered 1,000 men — il reggimento contava 1.000 uomini
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see choosechosen vbtr['ʧəʊzən]1→ link=choose choose{1 elegido,-a, escogido,-achosen ['ʧo:zən] adj: elegido, selectoadj.• distinguido, -a adj.• electo, -a adj.• elegido, -a adj.• escogido, -a adj.• selecto, -a adj.n.• elegido s.m.p.p.(Participio pasivo de "to choose")
I 'tʃəʊzən
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adjective (before n)['tʃǝʊzn]1.PP of choose2.ADJ preferido, predilecto3.N* * *
I ['tʃəʊzən]
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wə:d
1. noun1) (the smallest unit of language (whether written, spoken or read).) palabra2) (a (brief) conversation: I'd like a (quick) word with you in my office.) palabra3) (news: When you get there, send word that you've arrived safely.) noticia4) (a solemn promise: He gave her his word that it would never happen again.) palabra
2. verb(to express in written or spoken language: How are you going to word the letter so that it doesn't seem rude?) expresar- wording- word processor
- word processing
- word-perfect
- by word of mouth
- get a word in edgeways
- in a word
- keep
- break one's word
- take someone at his word
- take at his word
- take someone's word for it
- word for word
word n palabrawhat's does this word mean? ¿qué significa esta palabra?he promised, he gave me his word me lo prometió, me dio su palabraI'll have a word with him about it hablaré con él / se lo comentarétr[wɜːd]1 (gen) palabrahe didn't say a word no dijo ni pío, no dijo ni una palabradon't breathe a word of this no digas nada de esto, ni palabra de esto2 (message, news) noticiaword came that... llegó noticia (de) que...3 (promise) palabra4 (command) orden nombre femenino5 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL palabra, vocablo, voz nombre femenino2 the Word SMALLRELIGION/SMALL el Verbo1 (discussion, talk) palabras nombre femenino plural1 expresar, formular, redactar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfrom the word go desde el principioin a word en una palabrain other words o sea, es decir, en otras palabrasmark my words fíjate en lo que te digonot in so many words no exactamente, no directamente, no con esas palabrasnot to have a good word to say for somebody/something no decir absolutamente nada en favor de alguien/algoto be as good as one's word cumplir su palabrato be the last word in something ser el último grito en algoto break/go back on one's word faltar a la palabrato get a word in edgeways meter bazato have a word with somebody hablar con alguiento have somebody's word for it that... tener la palabra de alguien que...to have the last word decir la última palabrato have words with somebody discutir con alguien, tener unas palabras con alguiento keep one's word cumplir su palabranot to mince one's words no tener pelos en la lenguato put in/say a good word for somebody (intercede) interceder por alguien 2 (recommend) recomendar a alguiento put something into words expresar algo con palabrasto put words in somebody's mouth poner palabras en boca de alguiento take somebody at their word cogerle la palabra a alguien/algoto take somebody's word for it aceptar lo que alguien le dice, creer a alguien, confiar en la palabra de alguiento take the words out of somebody's mouth quitarle la palabra de la boca a alguientoo... for words de lo más... que hay, indescriptiblemente...upon my word! ¡caramba!without a word sin decir palabra, sin chistarword for word palabra por palabrawords fail me no sé qué decir, no tengo palabrasa word of advice un consejoa word of warning una advertenciaword of honour palabra de honorword processing procesamiento de textos, tratamiento de textosword processor procesador nombre masculino de textosword ['wərd] vt: expresar, formular, redactarword n1) : palabra f, vocablo m, voz fword for word: palabra por palabrain one's own words: en sus propias palabraswords fail me: me quedo sin habla2) remark: palabra fby word of mouth: de palabrato have a word with: hablar (dos palabras) con3) command: orden fto give the word: dar la ordenjust say the word: no tienes que decirlo4) message, news: noticias fplis there any word from her?: ¿hay noticias de ella?to send word: mandar un recado5) promise: palabra fto keep one's word: cumplir uno su palabra6) words nplquarrel: palabra f, riña fto have words with: tener unas palabras con, reñir con7) words npltext: letra f (de una canción, etc.)v.• expresar v.• redactar v.n.• dicción s.f.• noticias s.f.pl.• orden s.m.• palabra s.f.• palabras mayores s.m.• verbo s.m.• vocablo s.m.• voz s.f.
I wɜːrd, wɜːd1) c (term, expression) palabra f, vocablo m (frml), voz f (frml)`greenhouse' is written as one word — `greenhouse' se escribe todo junto
it's a long o big word — es una palabra difícil
bad o naughty o rude word — palabrota f, mala palabra f (esp AmL), garabato m (Chi)
what's the German word for `dog'? — ¿cómo se dice `perro' en alemán?
what's another word for `holiday'? — dame un sinónimo de `holiday'
he was... what's the word?... excommunicated — lo... ¿cómo se dice?... lo excomulgaron
he didn't say so in so many words, but that's what he meant — no lo dijo así or con esas palabras, pero eso es lo que quiso decir
in other words — ( introducing a reformulation) es decir, o sea
I have serious doubts about it - in other words you don't trust me — tengo mis serias dudas al respecto - lo que me estás diciendo es que no me tienes confianza
to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra
to be lost for words — no encontrar* palabras, no saber* qué decir
2) c ( thing said) palabra ffamous last words! — (set phrase)
nothing can possibly go wrong -famous last words! — nada puede salir mal -sí, créetelo! (iró)
without a word of a lie — (BrE) palabra (de honor)!
by word of mouth: the news spread by word of mouth la noticia se fue transmitiendo or propagando de boca en boca; people got to know about it by word of mouth la gente se enteró porque se corrió la voz; from the word go desde el primer momento or desde el principio, desde el vamos (CS); the last word: to have the last word tener* or decir* la última palabra; the last word in computers la última palabra en computadoras; to eat one's words: I was forced to eat my words me tuve que tragar lo que había dicho; to get a word in edgewise o (BrE) edgeways meter baza, meter la cuchara (fam); to hang on somebody's every word sorber las palabras de alguien; to have a word with somebody about something hablar con alguien de or sobre algo; to have a word in somebody's ear about something (BrE) hablar en privado con alguien de or sobre algo; to have words with somebody tener* unas palabras con alguien; to put in a (good) word for somebody recomendar* a alguien; ( for somebody in trouble) interceder por alguien; to put words into somebody's mouth atribuirle* a alguien algo que no dijo; to take the words out of somebody's mouth quitarle la(s) palabra(s) de la boca a alguien; to waste words gastar saliva; to weigh one's words medir* sus (or mis etc) palabras; there's many a true word spoken in jest! — lo dices en broma, pero...; mince I
3) ( assurance) (no pl) palabra fto keep/give one's word — cumplir/dar* su (or mi etc) palabra
to break one's word, to go back on one's word faltar a su (or mi etc) palabra; we only have his word for it no tenemos pruebas de ello, solo su palabra; you can take my word for it te lo aseguro; a man of his word un hombre de palabra; to be as good as one's word: he was there all right, as good as his word allí estaba, tal como lo había prometido; to take somebody at her/his word — tomarle la palabra a alguien
4)a) u (news, message)she left word with her secretary that... — dejó recado con la secretaria de que..., le dejó dicho a la secretaria que... (CS)
word has it that... — corre la noticia or el rumor or la voz de que..., dicen que..., se dice que...
to put the word out o about that... — hacer* correr la voz de que...
b) ( instruction)to give the word (to + inf) — dar* la orden (de + inf)
5) words pla) ( lyrics) letra fb) ( Theat)6) c ( Comput) palabra f7)a) ( Bib)b) ( Relig)the word — el evangelio, la palabra de Dios
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transitive verb \<\<document/letter\>\> redactar; \<\<question\>\> formular[wɜːd]1. Nthe words — (=lyrics) la letra
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I won't hear a word against him — no permito que se le critique•
words fail me — no me lo puedo creer•
a man of few words — un hombre nada locuaz•
I can't find (the) words to tell you... — no encuentro palabras para decirte...•
fine words — palabras elocuentes (pero quizá poco sinceras)•
word for word — palabra por palabrawhat's the word for "shop" in Spanish? — ¿cómo se dice "shop" en español?
silly isn't the word for it — ¡llamarle estúpido es poco!
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I can't get a word out of him — no logro sacarle una palabra•
in a word — en pocas palabras, en una palabrain other words — en otros términos, es decir, esto es
in the words of Calderón — con palabras de Calderón, como dice Calderón
she didn't say so in so many words — no lo dijo exactamente así, no lo dijo así concretamente
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to have the last word in an argument — decir la última palabra en una discusión•
to measure one's words — medir las palabras•
by word of mouth — verbalmente, de palabra•
a word of advice — un consejo•
I can't put my feelings into words — no tengo palabras para expresar lo que sientoto put in a (good) word for sb — avalar a algn, interceder por algn
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don't say a word about it — no digas nada de esonobody had a good word to say about him — nadie quería defenderle, nadie habló en su favor
I now call on Mr Allison to say a few words — ahora le cedo la palabra al Sr. Allison, ahora le invito al Sr. Allison a hacer uso de la palabra
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to weigh one's words — medir las palabras•
with these words, he sat down — y tras pronunciar estas palabras se sentó•
without a word — sin decir palabra or ni pío- a word to the wisebreathe 1., 2), eat 1., edgeways, mince2) (=talk)to have a word with sb — hablar (dos palabras) con algn, tener unas palabras con algn
I'll have a word with him about it — lo hablaré con él, se lo mencionaré
could I have a (short) word with you? — ¿puedo hablar un momento contigo?
to have a word in sb's ear — (Brit) decir algo a algn en confianza
3) (=angry words)•
to have words with sb — reñir or (esp LAm) pelear(se) con algn•
words passed between them — cambiaron algunas palabras injuriosas•
to bring word of sth to sb — informar a algn de algo•
word came that... — llegó noticia de que..., se supo que...•
if word gets out that... — si sale a la luz que..., si llega a saberse que...•
the word is going round that... — se dice que..., corre la voz de que...•
word has it that..., the word is that... — se dice que...•
to leave word (with/for sb) that... — dejar recado (con/para algn) de que..., dejar dicho (con/para algn) que...•
there's still no word from John — todavía no sabemos nada de John•
pass the word that it's time to go — diles que es hora de marcharnos•
to send word — mandar recado•
to spread the word — propagar la noticia•
it's his word against mine — es su palabra contra la mía•
to take sb at his word — aceptar lo que algn dice•
to break one's word — faltar a or no cumplir la palabra•
to give sb one's word (that...) — dar la palabra a algn (de que...)•
to go back on one's word — faltar a la palabra•
you have my word — tienes mi palabrawe only have or we've only got her word for it — todo lo que sabemos es lo que ella dice
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to keep one's word — cumplir (lo prometido)•
(upon) my word! — ¡caramba!•
he's a man of his word — es hombre de palabra•
I take your word for it — te creo, ¡basta con que me lo digas! *- his word is- be as good as one's wordword of command — voz f de mando
7) (Rel) verbo m, palabra f2.VT [+ letter etc] redactarhow shall we word it? — ¿cómo lo expresamos?
3.CPDword association N — (Psych) asociación f de palabras
word blindness N — alexia f
word class N — categoría f gramatical (de las palabras)
word count N — recuento m de vocabulario
word formation N — formación f de palabras
word order N — orden m de palabras
word picture N — descripción f
word processing N — procesamiento m de textos
word processor N — procesador m de textos
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I [wɜːrd, wɜːd]1) c (term, expression) palabra f, vocablo m (frml), voz f (frml)`greenhouse' is written as one word — `greenhouse' se escribe todo junto
it's a long o big word — es una palabra difícil
bad o naughty o rude word — palabrota f, mala palabra f (esp AmL), garabato m (Chi)
what's the German word for `dog'? — ¿cómo se dice `perro' en alemán?
what's another word for `holiday'? — dame un sinónimo de `holiday'
he was... what's the word?... excommunicated — lo... ¿cómo se dice?... lo excomulgaron
he didn't say so in so many words, but that's what he meant — no lo dijo así or con esas palabras, pero eso es lo que quiso decir
in other words — ( introducing a reformulation) es decir, o sea
I have serious doubts about it - in other words you don't trust me — tengo mis serias dudas al respecto - lo que me estás diciendo es que no me tienes confianza
to have a way with words — tener* mucha labia or facilidad de palabra
to be lost for words — no encontrar* palabras, no saber* qué decir
2) c ( thing said) palabra ffamous last words! — (set phrase)
nothing can possibly go wrong -famous last words! — nada puede salir mal -sí, créetelo! (iró)
without a word of a lie — (BrE) palabra (de honor)!
by word of mouth: the news spread by word of mouth la noticia se fue transmitiendo or propagando de boca en boca; people got to know about it by word of mouth la gente se enteró porque se corrió la voz; from the word go desde el primer momento or desde el principio, desde el vamos (CS); the last word: to have the last word tener* or decir* la última palabra; the last word in computers la última palabra en computadoras; to eat one's words: I was forced to eat my words me tuve que tragar lo que había dicho; to get a word in edgewise o (BrE) edgeways meter baza, meter la cuchara (fam); to hang on somebody's every word sorber las palabras de alguien; to have a word with somebody about something hablar con alguien de or sobre algo; to have a word in somebody's ear about something (BrE) hablar en privado con alguien de or sobre algo; to have words with somebody tener* unas palabras con alguien; to put in a (good) word for somebody recomendar* a alguien; ( for somebody in trouble) interceder por alguien; to put words into somebody's mouth atribuirle* a alguien algo que no dijo; to take the words out of somebody's mouth quitarle la(s) palabra(s) de la boca a alguien; to waste words gastar saliva; to weigh one's words medir* sus (or mis etc) palabras; there's many a true word spoken in jest! — lo dices en broma, pero...; mince I
3) ( assurance) (no pl) palabra fto keep/give one's word — cumplir/dar* su (or mi etc) palabra
to break one's word, to go back on one's word faltar a su (or mi etc) palabra; we only have his word for it no tenemos pruebas de ello, solo su palabra; you can take my word for it te lo aseguro; a man of his word un hombre de palabra; to be as good as one's word: he was there all right, as good as his word allí estaba, tal como lo había prometido; to take somebody at her/his word — tomarle la palabra a alguien
4)a) u (news, message)she left word with her secretary that... — dejó recado con la secretaria de que..., le dejó dicho a la secretaria que... (CS)
word has it that... — corre la noticia or el rumor or la voz de que..., dicen que..., se dice que...
to put the word out o about that... — hacer* correr la voz de que...
b) ( instruction)to give the word (to + inf) — dar* la orden (de + inf)
5) words pla) ( lyrics) letra fb) ( Theat)6) c ( Comput) palabra f7)a) ( Bib)b) ( Relig)the word — el evangelio, la palabra de Dios
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[mɔː(r)] 1.quantisostantivo femminile1)2) more and more sempre più2.more and more work, time — sempre più lavoro, tempo
1) (larger amount or number) piùmany were disappointed, more were angry — le persone deluse erano molte, ma ancora di più erano le persone arrabbiate
2) (additional amount, number) (di) più3.in Mexico, of which more later — in Messico, di cui riparleremo più avanti
2) (to a greater extent) di più, piùyou must work, rest more — devi lavorare, riposare di più
the more you think of it, the harder it will seem — più ci pensi, più ti sembrerà difficile
3) (longer)4) (again)5) (rather)6) more and more sempre (di) più7) more or less più o meno8) more so ancora di piùin York, and even more so in Oxford — a York, e ancor di più a Oxford
it is interesting, made (even) more so because — è interessante, ancor più perché
he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so è attivo quanto lei, se non di più; (all) the more so because ancora di più perché; they are all disappointed, none more so than him sono tutti delusi, ma nessuno quanto lui; no more so than usual — non più del normale
9) more than (greater amount or number) più di••••he's nothing more (nor less) than a thief he's a thief, neither more nor less è semplicemente un ladro, niente di più e niente di meno; he's nothing o no o not much more than a servant è soltanto un servo; and what is more e per di più, e come se non bastasse; there's more where that came from — non è che l'inizio
Note:When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something, more is very often translated by più, in più or ancora: more cars than people = più auto che persone; some more books = qualche libro in più / ancora qualche libro. For examples and further uses, see I.1 below.- When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative, more is very often translated by più: more expensive = più caro; more beautiful = più bello; more easily = più facilmente; more regularly = più regolarmente. For examples and further uses, see III.1 below* * *[mo:]comparative; = much* * *(Surnames) More /mɔ:(r)/* * *[mɔː(r)] 1.quantisostantivo femminile1)2) more and more sempre più2.more and more work, time — sempre più lavoro, tempo
1) (larger amount or number) piùmany were disappointed, more were angry — le persone deluse erano molte, ma ancora di più erano le persone arrabbiate
2) (additional amount, number) (di) più3.in Mexico, of which more later — in Messico, di cui riparleremo più avanti
2) (to a greater extent) di più, piùyou must work, rest more — devi lavorare, riposare di più
the more you think of it, the harder it will seem — più ci pensi, più ti sembrerà difficile
3) (longer)4) (again)5) (rather)6) more and more sempre (di) più7) more or less più o meno8) more so ancora di piùin York, and even more so in Oxford — a York, e ancor di più a Oxford
it is interesting, made (even) more so because — è interessante, ancor più perché
he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so è attivo quanto lei, se non di più; (all) the more so because ancora di più perché; they are all disappointed, none more so than him sono tutti delusi, ma nessuno quanto lui; no more so than usual — non più del normale
9) more than (greater amount or number) più di••••he's nothing more (nor less) than a thief he's a thief, neither more nor less è semplicemente un ladro, niente di più e niente di meno; he's nothing o no o not much more than a servant è soltanto un servo; and what is more e per di più, e come se non bastasse; there's more where that came from — non è che l'inizio
Note:When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something, more is very often translated by più, in più or ancora: more cars than people = più auto che persone; some more books = qualche libro in più / ancora qualche libro. For examples and further uses, see I.1 below.- When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative, more is very often translated by più: more expensive = più caro; more beautiful = più bello; more easily = più facilmente; more regularly = più regolarmente. For examples and further uses, see III.1 below -
126 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) noen, litt, noe2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) noe, noen, en del3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) en eller annen, noe, litt4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) (på) mange/visse (måter), (i en) viss utstrekning2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) en god del, betydelig2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) viss, en eller annen3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) cirka, om lag, omtrent3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) litt, et stykke på vei, noe- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells menoen--------omkring--------omtrent--------somme--------vedIadv. \/sʌm\/, trykksvak: \/səm\/1) ( foran regneord e.l.) om lag, omtrent, rundt regnet, cirka2) ( hverdagslig) ganske (så), noe til• that's going some!some dozen people et dusintalls menneskersome few noen fåIIdeterm. \/sʌm\/, trykksvak: \/səm\/1) noe, noen, litt, en eller annen, et eller annet, en del, somme, viss, et visst, visse, enkelte• would you like some more?2) atskillig, en hel del, en god (del), ikke så lite3) ( hverdagslig) ordentlig, skikkelig, litt av• that was some party!det var litt av en fest, det!for some reason or other av en eller annen grunnfor some time yet på en god stund ennåof some size ganske storsome (people) somme, enkelte, en delsome bread litt brød, noe brødsome day (or other) en eller annen dag, før eller senere -
127 couple
1. noun1) (two; a few: Can I borrow a couple of chairs?; I knew a couple of people at the party, but not many.) un par; unos cuantos, unas cuantas; unos pocos, unas pocas2) (a man and wife, or a boyfriend and girlfriend: a married couple; The young couple have a child.) pareja
2. verb(to join together: The coaches were coupled (together), and the train set off.) acoplar, enganchar- couplet- coupling
couple n1. pareja2. partr['kʌpəl]■ a couple of minutes unos minutos, un par de minutos2 (two people) pareja1 architecture (mate) aparearse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcoupled with junto con, unido a■ no rainfall coupled with high temperatures has led to forest fires la falta de lluvia junto con las altas temperaturas ha provocado incendios forestalesto have had a couple familiar haber bebido más de la cuentaa married couple un matrimoniocouple n1) pair: par ma couple of hours: un par de horas, unas dos horas2) : pareja fa young couple: una pareja jovenn.• esposo s.m.• matrimonio s.m.• par s.m.• pareja s.f.v.• acoplar v.• aparear v.• compaginar v.• enganchar v.• juntar v.• unir v.
I 'kʌpəl1) ( two people) (+ sing o pl vb) pareja fthe happy couple — los recién casados, los novios
2) ( two or small number)a couple (of something) — (+ pl vb) un par (de algo)
I think he'd had a couple — (colloq & euph) creo que tenía unas copas de más (fam & euf)
a couple hundred books — (AmE colloq) unos doscientos libros
II
to couple something/somebody WITH something/somebody — asociar algo/a alguien con algo/alguien
b) ( combine) (often pass)the fall in demand, coupled with competition from abroad — el descenso de la demanda, unido a la competencia extranjera
Phrasal Verbs:['kʌpl]1. N1) (=pair) par m2) (=partners) pareja f ; (=married couple) matrimonio myoung couple — matrimonio m joven
3) (=two or three)2. VT1) [+ names etc] unir, juntar; [+ ideas] asociarto couple sth with sth — unir algo a algo, juntar algo con algo
2) (Tech)to couple (on or up) — acoplar (a), enganchar (a)
3.VI (Zool) copularse* * *
I ['kʌpəl]1) ( two people) (+ sing o pl vb) pareja fthe happy couple — los recién casados, los novios
2) ( two or small number)a couple (of something) — (+ pl vb) un par (de algo)
I think he'd had a couple — (colloq & euph) creo que tenía unas copas de más (fam & euf)
a couple hundred books — (AmE colloq) unos doscientos libros
II
to couple something/somebody WITH something/somebody — asociar algo/a alguien con algo/alguien
b) ( combine) (often pass)the fall in demand, coupled with competition from abroad — el descenso de la demanda, unido a la competencia extranjera
Phrasal Verbs: -
128 past
1. adjective1) (just finished: the past year.) pasado2) (over, finished or ended, of an earlier time than the present: The time for discussion is past.) pasado3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action in the past: In `He did it', the verb is in the past tense.) pasado
2. preposition1) (up to and beyond; by: He ran past me.) por delante de2) (after: It's past six o'clock.) pasadas
3. adverb(up to and beyond (a particular place, person etc): The soldiers marched past.) por delante (de)
4. noun1) (a person's earlier life or career, especially if secret or not respectable: He never spoke about his past.) pasado2) (the past tense: a verb in the past.) pasado•- the pastpast1 adj últimopast2 advpast3 n pasadopast4 prep1.2. y3. más deit's past nine o'clock son las nueve pasadas / son más de las nuevetr[pɑːst]1 (gone by in time) pasado,-a; (former) anterior2 (gone by recently) último,-a3 (finished, over) acabado,-a, terminado,-a4 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL pasado,-a■ the past tense el pasado, el pretérito1 (former times) pasado■ in the past en el pasado, antes, antiguamente2 (of person) pasado; (of place) historia1 (farther than, beyond) más allá de; (by the side of) por (delante de)2 (in time) y3 (older than) más de■ I wouldn't put it past him no me extrañaría que lo hiciera, no me extraña tratándose de él1\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin times past antaño, antiguamenteto be a past master at something ser experto,-a en algoto be past it estar para el arrastre, estar muy carrozathe past / the past tense el pasado, el pretéritopast ['pæst] adv: por delantehe drove past: pasamos en cochepast adj1) ago: hace10 years past: hace 10 años2) last: últimothe past few months: los últimos meses3) bygone: pasadoin past times: en tiempos pasados4) : pasado (en gramática)past n: pasado mpast prep1) by: por, por delante dehe ran past the house: pasó por la casa corriendo2) beyond: más allá dejust past the corner: un poco más allá de la esquinawe went past the exit: pasamos la salida3) after: despúes depast noon: después del mediodíahalf past two: las dos y median.• imperfecto s.m.• pretérito s.m.adj.• acabado, -a adj.• pasado, -a adj.• último, -a adj.adv.• atrás adv.• más allá adv.n.• antecedentes s.m.pl.• historia s.f.• pasado s.m.• pretérito s.m.prep.• después de prep.
I pæst, pɑːst1)she knew from past experience that... — sabía por experiencia que...
in times past — (liter) antaño (liter), años ha (liter), antiguamente
b) ( most recent) <week/month/year> últimoc) (finished, gone) (pred)what's past is past — lo pasado, pasado
2) ( Ling)the past tense — el pasado, el pretérito
II
1)a) u ( former times) pasado min the past, women... — antes or antiguamente or en otros tiempos las mujeres...
that's all in the past — eso forma parte del pasado, eso ya es historia
2) u ( Ling) pasado m, pretérito m
III
1)a) ( by the side of)b) ( beyond)how did you get past the guard? — ¿cómo hiciste para que el guardia te dejara pasar?
2)a) ( after) (esp BrE)it's ten past six/half past two — son las seis y diez/las dos y media
b) ( older than)once you get past 40... — después de los 40..., una vez pasados los 40...
I'm past the age/stage when... — ya he pasado la edad/superado la etapa en que...
3) (outside, beyond)to be past -ing: I'm past caring ya no me importa; I wouldn't put it past her no me extrañaría que lo hiciera, la creo muy capaz de hacerlo; to be past it (colloq): they think everyone over 40 is past it — piensan que cualquiera que tenga más de 40 ya está para el arrastre (fam) or para cuarteles de invierno
IV
a) ( with verbs of motion)to fly/cycle/drive past — pasar volando/en bicicleta/en coche
b) ( giving time) (esp BrE)[pɑːst]1. ADV1) (in place)•
the days flew past — los días pasaron volando•
to march past — desfilar2) (in time)2. PREP1) (in place)a) (=passing by) por delante deb) (=beyond) más allá de•
first you have to get past a fierce dog — antes de entrar vas a tener que vértelas con un perro fiero•
she just pushed past me — pasó pegándome un empujón•
to run past sb — pasar a algn corriendo2) (in time)quarter/half past four — las cuatro y cuarto/media
3) (=beyond the limits of)- be past it3. ADJ1) (=previous) [occasion] anterior•
past experience tells me not to trust him — sé por experiencia que no debo fiarme de él2) (=former) antiguopast president of... — antiguo presidente de..., ex presidente de...
3) (=most recent, last) últimowhat has happened over the past week/year? — ¿qué ha pasado en la última semana/el último año?
4) (=over)all that is past now — todo eso ya ha pasado, todo eso ya ha quedado atrás
what's past is past — lo pasado, pasado (está)
•
for some time past — de un tiempo a esta parte•
in times past — antiguamente, antaño liter4. N1) (=past times)•
in the past it was considered bad manners to... — antes or antiguamente se consideraba de mala educación hacer...•
you're living in the past — estás viviendo en el pasado•
it's a thing of the past — pertenece a la historia2) [of person] pasado m; [of place] historia f3) (Ling) pasado m, pretérito m5.CPDpast master N (Brit) —
- be a past master atpast participle N — (Ling) participio m pasado or pasivo
past perfect N — (Ling) pluscuamperfecto m
past tense N — (Ling) (tiempo m) pasado m
* * *
I [pæst, pɑːst]1)she knew from past experience that... — sabía por experiencia que...
in times past — (liter) antaño (liter), años ha (liter), antiguamente
b) ( most recent) <week/month/year> últimoc) (finished, gone) (pred)what's past is past — lo pasado, pasado
2) ( Ling)the past tense — el pasado, el pretérito
II
1)a) u ( former times) pasado min the past, women... — antes or antiguamente or en otros tiempos las mujeres...
that's all in the past — eso forma parte del pasado, eso ya es historia
2) u ( Ling) pasado m, pretérito m
III
1)a) ( by the side of)b) ( beyond)how did you get past the guard? — ¿cómo hiciste para que el guardia te dejara pasar?
2)a) ( after) (esp BrE)it's ten past six/half past two — son las seis y diez/las dos y media
b) ( older than)once you get past 40... — después de los 40..., una vez pasados los 40...
I'm past the age/stage when... — ya he pasado la edad/superado la etapa en que...
3) (outside, beyond)to be past -ing: I'm past caring ya no me importa; I wouldn't put it past her no me extrañaría que lo hiciera, la creo muy capaz de hacerlo; to be past it (colloq): they think everyone over 40 is past it — piensan que cualquiera que tenga más de 40 ya está para el arrastre (fam) or para cuarteles de invierno
IV
a) ( with verbs of motion)to fly/cycle/drive past — pasar volando/en bicicleta/en coche
b) ( giving time) (esp BrE)
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