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1 oro
m.gold (metal).de oro goldoro en barras bullionoro negro oiloro en polvo gold dustpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: orar.* * *1 gold► adjetivo1 (color) golden1 (baraja española) ≈ diamonds\guardar algo como oro en paño to cherish somethinghacerse de oro to make a fortuneno es oro todo lo que reluce all that glitters is not goldprometer el oro y el moro to promise the earthtener un corazón de oro to have a heart of goldoro de ley pure goldoro negro oil* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=metal) goldde oro — gold antes de s, golden frec liter
oro en barras — gold bars pl, bullion
oro negro — black gold, oil
See:ver nota culturelle BARAJA ESPAÑOLA in baraja* * *Iadjetivo invariable goldII1) ( metal) goldandar cargado al oro — (Chi fam) to be loaded (colloq)
guardar/tener algo como oro en polvo (AmL) or (Esp) en paño — to treasure something (as if it were gold (AmE) o (BrE) gold dust)
prometer el oro y el moro — to promise the earth
2) ( en naipes)a) ( carta) any card of the oros suit* * *= gold.Ex. In a thesaurus on dentistry, for example, the term gold will be an NT under FILLING MATERIALS; it would make little sense to create a 'metals' or 'precious metals' hierarchy.----* acabar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* adornado con pan de oro = gold-leafed.* aniversario de oro = golden anniversary.* bodas de oro = golden wedding.* buscador de oro = gold digger, gold prospector.* buscar oro = pan for + gold.* búsqueda de oro = gold digging.* corazón de oro = heart of gold.* costar el oro y el moro = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.* dar el oro y el moro = give + Posesivo + right arm.* dar todo el oro del mundo = give + Posesivo + right arm.* de oro macizo = solid-gold.* descubrir una mina de oro = strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.* edad de oro = golden age.* el tiempo es oro = time is money.* enchapado en oro = gold-plated.* en oro = gilt.* en pan de oro = gold-leafed.* estampado en oro = gold tooling, goldblocking, gilt-tooled.* fiebre del oro, la = gold rush, the.* impresión en oro = gold tooling.* lingote de oro = gold bar.* mina de oro = goldmine [gold mine], gold mine.* no ser oro todo lo que reluce = not + it's cracked up to be.* No todo lo que reluce es oro = All that glitters is not gold, Not all that is gold glitters.* oportunidad de oro = golden opportunity.* oro batido = gold leaf.* oro en lingotes = gold bullion.* pan de oro = gold leaf.* patrón oro, el = gold standard, the.* pepita de oro = nugget of gold.* pico de oro = gift of the (gob/gab), the.* querer el oro y el moro = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* regla de oro = golden rule.* tener un corazón de oro = have + a heart of gold.* terminar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* todo lo que toca se convierte en oro = Midas touch, the.* valer el oro y el moro = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny.* vellocino de oro, el = Golden Fleece, the.* yacimiento de oro = goldfield.* * *Iadjetivo invariable goldII1) ( metal) goldandar cargado al oro — (Chi fam) to be loaded (colloq)
guardar/tener algo como oro en polvo (AmL) or (Esp) en paño — to treasure something (as if it were gold (AmE) o (BrE) gold dust)
prometer el oro y el moro — to promise the earth
2) ( en naipes)a) ( carta) any card of the oros suit* * *= gold.Ex: In a thesaurus on dentistry, for example, the term gold will be an NT under FILLING MATERIALS; it would make little sense to create a 'metals' or 'precious metals' hierarchy.
* acabar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* adornado con pan de oro = gold-leafed.* aniversario de oro = golden anniversary.* bodas de oro = golden wedding.* buscador de oro = gold digger, gold prospector.* buscar oro = pan for + gold.* búsqueda de oro = gold digging.* corazón de oro = heart of gold.* costar el oro y el moro = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.* dar el oro y el moro = give + Posesivo + right arm.* dar todo el oro del mundo = give + Posesivo + right arm.* de oro macizo = solid-gold.* descubrir una mina de oro = strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.* edad de oro = golden age.* el tiempo es oro = time is money.* enchapado en oro = gold-plated.* en oro = gilt.* en pan de oro = gold-leafed.* estampado en oro = gold tooling, goldblocking, gilt-tooled.* fiebre del oro, la = gold rush, the.* impresión en oro = gold tooling.* lingote de oro = gold bar.* mina de oro = goldmine [gold mine], gold mine.* no ser oro todo lo que reluce = not + it's cracked up to be.* No todo lo que reluce es oro = All that glitters is not gold, Not all that is gold glitters.* oportunidad de oro = golden opportunity.* oro batido = gold leaf.* oro en lingotes = gold bullion.* pan de oro = gold leaf.* patrón oro, el = gold standard, the.* pepita de oro = nugget of gold.* pico de oro = gift of the (gob/gab), the.* querer el oro y el moro = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* regla de oro = golden rule.* tener un corazón de oro = have + a heart of gold.* terminar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* todo lo que toca se convierte en oro = Midas touch, the.* valer el oro y el moro = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny.* vellocino de oro, el = Golden Fleece, the.* yacimiento de oro = goldfield.* * *oro1goldoro2A (metal) goldoro (de) 18 quilates 18-carat goldlingote/anillo de oro gold ingot/ringbañado en oro gold-platedreservas de oro gold reserves¿80 pesos? ¡ni que fuera (de) oro! ¿80 pesos? what's it made of? solid gold or something?guardar/tener algo como oro en polvo ( AmL) or ( Esp) en paño to treasure sth (as if it were gold ( AmE) o ( BrE) as if it were gold dust)hacerla de oro ( Chi fam): ahora si que la hiciste de oro ( iró); that was a really clever thing to do ( iro)ni por todo el oro del mundo not for all the tea in China ( colloq)prometer el oro y el moro to promise the earthvaler (su peso en) oro to be worth one's weight in goldno es oro todo lo que reluce or no todo lo que brilla es oro all that glitters is not goldCompuestos:gold leafwhite goldblack goldold goldC (en heráldica) or* * *
Del verbo orar: ( conjugate orar)
oro es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
oró es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
orar
oro
orar ( conjugate orar) verbo intransitivo (frml) (Relig) to pray
oro adjetivo invariable
gold
■ sustantivo masculino
1 ( metal) gold;
bañado en oro gold-plated;
oro negro black gold;
ni por todo el oro del mundo not for all the tea in China (colloq)
2 ( en naipes)
◊ oros suitb)
orar vi Rel to pray
oro sustantivo masculino
1 (metal) gold
oro de ley, fine gold
bañado/a en oro, gold-plated
oro de 24 kilates, 24-carat gold
una pulsera de oro, a golden bracelet
2 (en la baraja española) oros, diamonds
♦ Locuciones: no es oro todo lo que reluce, all that glitters is not gold
hacerse de oro, to become very rich
prometer el oro y el moro, to promise the earth/the moon
como los chorros del oro, as bright as a new pin
ni por todo el oro del mundo, not for all the tea in China
' oro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bañar
- boda
- broche
- buscador
- buscadora
- chapada
- chapado
- contender
- delgada
- delgado
- descubrir
- edad
- gallina
- ley
- maciza
- macizo
- ni
- orfebre
- pan
- pepita
- pico
- regla
- relucir
- reluciente
- rubí
- toisón
- vellocino
- bañado
- barra
- corazón
- fiebre
- legítimo
- modalidad
- podrido
- quilate
- regalar
- sellar
- sello
English:
bar
- bullion
- buttercup
- cuff links
- exorbitant
- gift
- gold
- gold disc
- gold dust
- gold leaf
- gold standard
- gold-plated
- golden
- golden rule
- golden wedding
- hallmark
- hoard
- like
- mine
- missing
- moneymaker
- nugget
- of
- off
- opportunity
- out
- overlay
- prospect
- prospector
- real
- rule
- silence
- strike
- such
- weight
- carat
- medalist
- pan
- plate
- roll
- rolled gold
- sovereign
- wedding
* * *♦ nm1. [metal] gold;un reloj de oro a gold watch;oro de 18 quilates 18-carat gold;Literariosus cabellos de oro her golden hair;Humvoy a guardar los oros [joyas de oro] I'm going to put away my gold jewellery;vestido de oro y negro all dressed up, dressed up to the nines;no lo haría ni por todo el oro del mundo I wouldn't do it for all the tea in China;hacerse de oro to make one's fortune;no es oro todo lo que reluce all that glitters is not gold;Vulgoro del que cagó el moro [oro falso] fool's gold;[cosa de mala calidad] trash;pedir el oro y el moro to ask for the moon;prometer el oro y el moro to promise the earth;Amser alguien oro en polvo to be an absolute treasureoro amarillo yellow gold;oro en barras bullion;oro batido gold leaf;oro blanco white gold;oro laminado rolled gold;oro de ley standard gold, pure o real gold;oro molido powdered gold;oro negro oil, black gold;oro en polvo gold dust;oro rojo red gold;oro viejo old goldKenia se llevó el oro Kenya won (the) gold3. [naipe] any card of the “oros” suit4.oros [palo] = suit in Spanish deck of cards, with the symbol of a gold coin5. [en escudo] or♦ adj invgold* * *m1 gold;de oro gold;no es oro todo lo que reluce all that glitters is not gold;guardar como oro en paño con mucho cariño treasure sth; con mucho cuidado guard sth with one’s life;prometer el oro y el moro promise the earth;hacerse de oro get rich2:* * *oro nm: gold* * *oro n gold -
2 mundo
m.1 world.es un actor conocido en todo el mundo he's a world-famous actorha vendido miles de discos en todo el mundo she has sold thousands of records worldwide o all over the worldseres de otro mundo creatures from another planetel Nuevo mundo the New Worldel otro mundo the next world, the hereafterel Tercer mundo the Third Worlddesde que el mundo es mundo since the dawn of timeel mundo es un pañuelo it's a small worldmedio mundo half the world, a lot of peopleno es cosa o nada del otro mundo it's nothing specialpor nada del mundo not for (all) the worldse le cayó el mundo encima his world fell aparttodo el mundo everyone, everybodytraer al mundo to give birth tovenir al mundo to come into the world, to be bornel mundo del espectáculo show business2 worldly-wisdom.* * *1 world■ el mundo del cine the cinema, the world of cinema3 (baúl) trunk\caérsele/venírsele a alguien el mundo encima to see one's world turned upside downcorrer/ver mundo to see placesdesde que el mundo es mundo since the beginning of timeel mundo es un pañuelo it's a small worldhacer un mundo de algo to make a big fuss over somethingmedio mundo figurado absolutely everybodyno ser nada del otro mundo to be nothing to write home aboutponerse el mundo por montera not to care what people thinkpor nada del mundo not for all the worldser una mujer/un hombre de mundo to be a woman/man of the worldtener mundo to know the ways of the worldtraer al mundo to bring into the worldvenir al mundo to come into the worldel fin del mundo the end of the worldel Nuevo Mundo the New Worldel otro mundo the hereafterel Tercer Mundo the Third World* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=lo creado) worldartistas de todo el mundo exponen sus obras — artists from all over the world are exhibiting their work
es conocido en todo el mundo — he is known throughout the world o the world over
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el Nuevo Mundo — the New World•
el otro mundo — the next world, the hereafter•
el Tercer Mundo — the Third Worldhombre 1., 1)•
el Viejo Mundo — the Old World2) (=humanidad)•
medio mundo — almost everybody•
todo el mundo — everyone, everybody3) (=ámbito) worlden el mundo de las ideas — in the world o realm of ideas
4) (=vida mundana) world5)- por esos mundos de Diosno lo cambiaría por nada del mundo — I wouldn't change it for anything in the world o for all the world
ponerse el mundo por montera —
se cansó de trabajar en una oficina, se puso el mundo por montera y se hizo artista — he grew tired of working in an office, so he threw caution to the wind and became an artist
se puso el mundo por montera y se fue a vivir al campo — he decided to go and live in the country and damn the consequences
- venir al mundo- ver mundocomer 3.6)• un mundo (=mucho) —
no debemos hacer un mundo de sus comentarios — there's no need to blow her comments out of proportion, we shouldn't read too much into her comments
* * *1) (el universo, la Tierra)comerse el mundo: parece que se va a comer el mundo he looks as if he could take on the world; correr mundo to get around; del otro mundo: no es nada del otro mundo he's/it's nothing special o (colloq) he's/it's nothing to write home about; desde que el mundo es mundo since time began, since time immemorial (liter); el mundo es un pañuelo it's a small world; hundirse or venirse abajo el mundo: por eso no se va a hundir el mundo it's not the end of the world; pensé que el mundo se me venía abajo I thought my world was falling apart; partir de este mundo (euf) to depart this life o world (euph); por nada del or en el mundo: yo no me lo pierdo por nada del mundo I wouldn't miss it for the world; no lo vendería por nada en el mundo I wouldn't sell it for anything in the world o (colloq) for all the tea in China; ponerse el mundo por montera to scorn the world and its ways; qué pequeño or chico es el mundo! it's a small world!; tal y como vino al mundo stark naked, as naked as the day he/she was born; traer a alguien/venir al mundo to bring somebody/come into the world; ver mundo — to see the world
2) (planeta, universo) planet, worldél vive en otro mundo — he's on another planet o in another world
por esos mundos de Dios — here, there and everywhere
3)a) (porción de la realidad, de lo concebible) worldb) ( de actividad humana) worldel mundo de los negocios/la droga — the business/drugs world
4) ( gente)5)un mundo — (mucho, muchos)
un mundo de gente — crowds o hordes of people
6)a) ( vida material)b) ( experiencia)tienen or han visto mucho mundo — they've been around
* * *= scene, world.Ex. A recent inexpensive introduction to the microcomputer scene, the Sinclair QL, uses a 32 bit processor (the Motorola 680008) and offers 128K RAM expandable to 640K.Ex. Together they constitute the world's largest data base.----* abarcar el mundo = span + the globe.* abrirse camino en el mundo = make + Posesivo + way in the world.* afectar al mundo = span + the globe.* ajeno al mundo = unwordly.* al otro lado del mundo = half way (a)round the world.* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).* campeonato del mundo = world cup.* causar sensación en el mundo = make + a big noise in the world.* cautivar al mundo = make + a big noise in the world.* como si se acabara el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.* con ansias de conquistar el mundo = world-conquering.* con la mejor voluntad del mundo = in good faith.* conocer (el) mundo = travel around + the world.* correr mundo = see + life, see + the world.* cubrir el mundo = span + the globe.* culo del mundo, el = back of beyond, the.* cultura del mundo impreso = print culture.* dar todo el oro del mundo = give + Posesivo + right arm.* dedicar todo el esfuerzo del mundo a = put + Posesivo + heart into.* del mundo real = real-world.* de otro mundo = unworldly.* desde que el mundo es mundo = from the beginning of time, since the beginning of time, since time began.* desear a Algo o Alguien toda la suerte del mundo = wish + Nombre + every success.* deseoso de conquistar el mundo = world-conquering.* de todas las partes del mundo = from all over the world, from all over the globe, from every part of the world.* de todo el mundo = world over, the, around the world, across the globe, from (all) around the world, throughout the world, around the globe, from (all) around the globe, all over the globe, from across the world, across the world, around the planet, the world over.* dueño del mundo, el = cock-of-the-walk.* el dinero mueve al mundo = money makes the world go (a)round.* el fin del mundo = the ends of the earth.* el mundo de las noticias = newsmaking.* el mundo en la palma de la mano = the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.* el mundo está a sus pies = the world is + Posesivo + oyster.* el mundo es un pañuelo = it's a small world.* en el culo del mundo = in the arse of nowhere.* en el mundo = on the face of the earth, on the world stage.* en el mundo antiguo = in antiquity.* en el mundo entero = all over the world, worldwide [world-wide], all around the world, throughout the world, around the planet, the world over.* en el mundo nos rodea = out there.* en todo el mundo = worldwide [world-wide], world over, the, around the world, all around the world, all over the world, across the globe, throughout the world, around the globe, across the world, around the planet, the world over, in the whole world.* en un mundo ideal = in an ideal world.* en un mundo perfecto = in a perfect world.* envidia del mundo, la = world's envy, the.* experiencia del mundo = worldliness.* experiencia del mundo real = real-world training.* famoso en el mundo entero = world-renowned, world-renown.* famoso en todo el mundo = world-famous [world famous], world-renowned, world-renown.* Fomento de la Biblioteconomía en el Tercer Mundo (ALP) = Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World (ALP).* formación en el mundo real = real-world training.* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.* hasta el fin del mundo = until the end of the world.* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.* incluir a todo el mundo = inclusivity.* inclusión en el mundo de las redes = e-inclusion.* inclusión en el mundo electrónico = e-inclusion.* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.* la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world, most people, the majority of the people.* maravilla del mundo = wonder of the world.* mujer que tiene mucho mundo = a woman of the world.* mundo académico = academe, academia.* mundo académico, el = academic, the, academic world, the, world of academia, the.* mundo analógico, el = analog world, the.* mundo árabe, el = Arab world, the.* mundo científico, el = scholarly community, the, scientific world, the.* mundo clásico, el = classical world, the.* mundo comercial, el = commercial world, the.* mundo cotidiano = lifeworld [life world].* mundo de fantasía = fantasy world, world of fancy.* mundo de habla inglesa, el = English-speaking world, the.* mundo de la ciencia, el = world of science, the, scientific world, the.* mundo de la documentación, el = information world, the.* mundo de la empresa = business world.* mundo de la empresa, el = corporate world, the.* mundo de la fantasía, el = world of make-believe, the, land of make-believe, the.* mundo de la información, el = information world, the, information business, the, infosphere, the.* mundo de la letra impresa, el = print world, the.* mundo de la mafia, el = criminal scene, the, criminal world, the.* mundo de la moda, el = fashion world, the, world of fashion, the.* mundo de la música, el = music world, the.* mundo de la música popular, el = Tin Pan Alley.* mundo del arte, el = art world, the.* mundo de las bibliotecas, el = library world, the.* mundo de las drogas = drug culture.* mundo de las empresas = business environment.* mundo de las letras, el = world of letters, the.* mundo del comercio del libro = book-trade life.* mundo del espectáculo, el = show business.* mundo del hampa = criminal underworld.* mundo del hampa, el = criminal scene, the, criminal world, the.* mundo del libro, el = book world, the.* mundo de los medios de comunicación, el = mediascape, the.* mundo de los negocios = business world, business environment.* mundo del papel impreso, el = paper world, the.* mundo desarrollado, el = developed world, the.* mundo digital, el = digital world, the.* mundo, el = globe, the.* mundo electrónico, el = electronic world, the.* mundo empresarial = business world, business environment.* mundo empresarial, el = corporate world, the.* mundo exterior, el = outside world, the.* mundo fantástico = fantasy world.* mundo feliz = brave new world.* mundo + girar en torno a = enterprise + revolve on.* mundo ideal, el = ideal world, the.* mundo imaginado = imaginary world, imagined world.* mundo imaginario = imaginary world, imagined world.* mundo impreso, el = print world, the.* mundo industrializado, el = industrialised world, the.* mundo islámico, el = Islamic world, the.* mundo laboral = job market, working world.* mundo material = material world.* mundo moderno = modern world, modernised world.* mundo occidental, el = western world, the, West, the, Occident, the.* mundo real, el = real world, the.* mundos aparte = worlds apart, like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.* mundos opuestos = like oil and water.* mundo utópico perverso = dystopia.* navegar por el mundo = roam + the seven seas.* ningún + Nombre + del mundo = all + Nombre + in the world.* Nuevo Mundo, el = New World, the.* país del tercer mundo = third world country.* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.* por todo el mundo = worldwide [world-wide], around the world, across the globe, around the globe, across the world, around the planet, the world over.* recorrer el mundo = travel around + the world.* salvar el mundo = save + the world.* ser dos mundos completamente distintos = be poles apart.* ser el culo del mundo = be the pits.* ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.* Siete Maravillas del Mundo, las = Seven Wonders of the World, the.* surcar los siete mares = sail + the seven seas.* tener éxito en el mundo = succeed in + the world.* tener lo mejor de ambos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.* tener lo mejor de los dos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.* tercer mundo, el = third world, the.* todas las razones del mundo = every reason.* todo el mundo = all and sundry, every Tom, Dick and Harry, everybody, each and everyone.* todo el mundo debe tener acceso a la información = access for all.* triunfar en el mundo = succeed in + the world.* una mujer de mundo = a woman of the world.* un hombre de mundo = a man of the world.* un mundo aparte = a world apart, a breed apart.* usuario del mundo de los negocios = business user.* venir al mundo = come into + the world.* ventana al mundo = window on/to the world.* ver el mundo desde una perspectiva diferente = see + the world in a different light.* ver mundo = see + life, see + the world.* viajar por el mundo = travel around + the world.* vida del mundo literario = literary life.* Viejo Mundo, el = Old World, the.* visión del mundo = world view [worldview/world-view].* vivir en otro mundo = live in + cloud cuckoo land.* vivir en un mundo aparte = inhabit + a world of + Posesivo + own.* vivir mundo = see + life, see + the world.* * *1) (el universo, la Tierra)comerse el mundo: parece que se va a comer el mundo he looks as if he could take on the world; correr mundo to get around; del otro mundo: no es nada del otro mundo he's/it's nothing special o (colloq) he's/it's nothing to write home about; desde que el mundo es mundo since time began, since time immemorial (liter); el mundo es un pañuelo it's a small world; hundirse or venirse abajo el mundo: por eso no se va a hundir el mundo it's not the end of the world; pensé que el mundo se me venía abajo I thought my world was falling apart; partir de este mundo (euf) to depart this life o world (euph); por nada del or en el mundo: yo no me lo pierdo por nada del mundo I wouldn't miss it for the world; no lo vendería por nada en el mundo I wouldn't sell it for anything in the world o (colloq) for all the tea in China; ponerse el mundo por montera to scorn the world and its ways; qué pequeño or chico es el mundo! it's a small world!; tal y como vino al mundo stark naked, as naked as the day he/she was born; traer a alguien/venir al mundo to bring somebody/come into the world; ver mundo — to see the world
2) (planeta, universo) planet, worldél vive en otro mundo — he's on another planet o in another world
por esos mundos de Dios — here, there and everywhere
3)a) (porción de la realidad, de lo concebible) worldb) ( de actividad humana) worldel mundo de los negocios/la droga — the business/drugs world
4) ( gente)5)un mundo — (mucho, muchos)
un mundo de gente — crowds o hordes of people
6)a) ( vida material)b) ( experiencia)tienen or han visto mucho mundo — they've been around
* * *el mundo(n.) = globe, theEx: South Asia must make efforts to reach other parts of the globe in order to make the information age truly viable.
= scene, world.Ex: A recent inexpensive introduction to the microcomputer scene, the Sinclair QL, uses a 32 bit processor (the Motorola 680008) and offers 128K RAM expandable to 640K.
Ex: Together they constitute the world's largest data base.* abarcar el mundo = span + the globe.* abrirse camino en el mundo = make + Posesivo + way in the world.* afectar al mundo = span + the globe.* ajeno al mundo = unwordly.* al otro lado del mundo = half way (a)round the world.* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).* campeonato del mundo = world cup.* causar sensación en el mundo = make + a big noise in the world.* cautivar al mundo = make + a big noise in the world.* como si se acabara el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.* con ansias de conquistar el mundo = world-conquering.* con la mejor voluntad del mundo = in good faith.* conocer (el) mundo = travel around + the world.* correr mundo = see + life, see + the world.* cubrir el mundo = span + the globe.* culo del mundo, el = back of beyond, the.* cultura del mundo impreso = print culture.* dar todo el oro del mundo = give + Posesivo + right arm.* dedicar todo el esfuerzo del mundo a = put + Posesivo + heart into.* del mundo real = real-world.* de otro mundo = unworldly.* desde que el mundo es mundo = from the beginning of time, since the beginning of time, since time began.* desear a Algo o Alguien toda la suerte del mundo = wish + Nombre + every success.* deseoso de conquistar el mundo = world-conquering.* de todas las partes del mundo = from all over the world, from all over the globe, from every part of the world.* de todo el mundo = world over, the, around the world, across the globe, from (all) around the world, throughout the world, around the globe, from (all) around the globe, all over the globe, from across the world, across the world, around the planet, the world over.* dueño del mundo, el = cock-of-the-walk.* el dinero mueve al mundo = money makes the world go (a)round.* el fin del mundo = the ends of the earth.* el mundo de las noticias = newsmaking.* el mundo en la palma de la mano = the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.* el mundo está a sus pies = the world is + Posesivo + oyster.* el mundo es un pañuelo = it's a small world.* en el culo del mundo = in the arse of nowhere.* en el mundo = on the face of the earth, on the world stage.* en el mundo antiguo = in antiquity.* en el mundo entero = all over the world, worldwide [world-wide], all around the world, throughout the world, around the planet, the world over.* en el mundo nos rodea = out there.* en todo el mundo = worldwide [world-wide], world over, the, around the world, all around the world, all over the world, across the globe, throughout the world, around the globe, across the world, around the planet, the world over, in the whole world.* en un mundo ideal = in an ideal world.* en un mundo perfecto = in a perfect world.* envidia del mundo, la = world's envy, the.* experiencia del mundo = worldliness.* experiencia del mundo real = real-world training.* famoso en el mundo entero = world-renowned, world-renown.* famoso en todo el mundo = world-famous [world famous], world-renowned, world-renown.* Fomento de la Biblioteconomía en el Tercer Mundo (ALP) = Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World (ALP).* formación en el mundo real = real-world training.* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.* hasta el fin del mundo = until the end of the world.* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.* incluir a todo el mundo = inclusivity.* inclusión en el mundo de las redes = e-inclusion.* inclusión en el mundo electrónico = e-inclusion.* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.* la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world, most people, the majority of the people.* maravilla del mundo = wonder of the world.* mujer que tiene mucho mundo = a woman of the world.* mundo académico = academe, academia.* mundo académico, el = academic, the, academic world, the, world of academia, the.* mundo analógico, el = analog world, the.* mundo árabe, el = Arab world, the.* mundo científico, el = scholarly community, the, scientific world, the.* mundo clásico, el = classical world, the.* mundo comercial, el = commercial world, the.* mundo cotidiano = lifeworld [life world].* mundo de fantasía = fantasy world, world of fancy.* mundo de habla inglesa, el = English-speaking world, the.* mundo de la ciencia, el = world of science, the, scientific world, the.* mundo de la documentación, el = information world, the.* mundo de la empresa = business world.* mundo de la empresa, el = corporate world, the.* mundo de la fantasía, el = world of make-believe, the, land of make-believe, the.* mundo de la información, el = information world, the, information business, the, infosphere, the.* mundo de la letra impresa, el = print world, the.* mundo de la mafia, el = criminal scene, the, criminal world, the.* mundo de la moda, el = fashion world, the, world of fashion, the.* mundo de la música, el = music world, the.* mundo de la música popular, el = Tin Pan Alley.* mundo del arte, el = art world, the.* mundo de las bibliotecas, el = library world, the.* mundo de las drogas = drug culture.* mundo de las empresas = business environment.* mundo de las letras, el = world of letters, the.* mundo del comercio del libro = book-trade life.* mundo del espectáculo, el = show business.* mundo del hampa = criminal underworld.* mundo del hampa, el = criminal scene, the, criminal world, the.* mundo del libro, el = book world, the.* mundo de los medios de comunicación, el = mediascape, the.* mundo de los negocios = business world, business environment.* mundo del papel impreso, el = paper world, the.* mundo desarrollado, el = developed world, the.* mundo digital, el = digital world, the.* mundo, el = globe, the.* mundo electrónico, el = electronic world, the.* mundo empresarial = business world, business environment.* mundo empresarial, el = corporate world, the.* mundo exterior, el = outside world, the.* mundo fantástico = fantasy world.* mundo feliz = brave new world.* mundo + girar en torno a = enterprise + revolve on.* mundo ideal, el = ideal world, the.* mundo imaginado = imaginary world, imagined world.* mundo imaginario = imaginary world, imagined world.* mundo impreso, el = print world, the.* mundo industrializado, el = industrialised world, the.* mundo islámico, el = Islamic world, the.* mundo laboral = job market, working world.* mundo material = material world.* mundo moderno = modern world, modernised world.* mundo occidental, el = western world, the, West, the, Occident, the.* mundo real, el = real world, the.* mundos aparte = worlds apart, like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.* mundos opuestos = like oil and water.* mundo utópico perverso = dystopia.* navegar por el mundo = roam + the seven seas.* ningún + Nombre + del mundo = all + Nombre + in the world.* Nuevo Mundo, el = New World, the.* país del tercer mundo = third world country.* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.* por todo el mundo = worldwide [world-wide], around the world, across the globe, around the globe, across the world, around the planet, the world over.* recorrer el mundo = travel around + the world.* salvar el mundo = save + the world.* ser dos mundos completamente distintos = be poles apart.* ser el culo del mundo = be the pits.* ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.* Siete Maravillas del Mundo, las = Seven Wonders of the World, the.* surcar los siete mares = sail + the seven seas.* tener éxito en el mundo = succeed in + the world.* tener lo mejor de ambos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.* tener lo mejor de los dos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.* tercer mundo, el = third world, the.* todas las razones del mundo = every reason.* todo el mundo = all and sundry, every Tom, Dick and Harry, everybody, each and everyone.* todo el mundo debe tener acceso a la información = access for all.* triunfar en el mundo = succeed in + the world.* una mujer de mundo = a woman of the world.* un hombre de mundo = a man of the world.* un mundo aparte = a world apart, a breed apart.* usuario del mundo de los negocios = business user.* venir al mundo = come into + the world.* ventana al mundo = window on/to the world.* ver el mundo desde una perspectiva diferente = see + the world in a different light.* ver mundo = see + life, see + the world.* viajar por el mundo = travel around + the world.* vida del mundo literario = literary life.* Viejo Mundo, el = Old World, the.* visión del mundo = world view [worldview/world-view].* vivir en otro mundo = live in + cloud cuckoo land.* vivir en un mundo aparte = inhabit + a world of + Posesivo + own.* vivir mundo = see + life, see + the world.* * *A(el universo, la Tierra): el mundo the worldtodas las naciones del mundo all the nations of the worldartistas venidos de todo el mundo artists from all over the worlduno de los mejores del mundo one of the best in the worldme parece lo más normal del mundo it seems perfectly normal to menadie se preocupa por los problemas ajenos y así anda el mundo nobody worries about other people's problems, and that's why the world is in the state it's insi todos fueran como tú ¿cómo estaría el mundo? if everyone was like you, where would we be?soñar con un mundo mejor to dream of a better worldcomerse el mundo: parece que se va a comer el mundo he looks as if he could take on the worldcorrer mundo to get arounddel otro mundo: el libro no está mal, pero tampoco es nada del otro mundo the book isn't bad, but it's nothing special o ( colloq) nothing to shout aboutel novio no es nada del otro mundo her boyfriend's nothing special o ( colloq) nothing to write home abouthablaba del lugar como si fuera algo del otro mundo he made it out to be the most fabulous placedesde que el mundo es mundo since time began, since time immemorial ( liter)el mundo es un pañuelo it's a small worldhundirse or venirse abajo el mundo: no te preocupes, por eso no se va a hundir el mundo don't worry, it's not the end of the worldpensé que el mundo se me venía abajo I thought my world was falling apart o the bottom was falling out of my worldponerse el mundo por montera to scorn the world and its wayspor nada del or en el mundo: no lo vendería por nada del or en el mundo I wouldn't sell it for anything in the world o ( colloq) for all the tea in Chinayo no me lo pierdo por nada del or en el mundo I wouldn't miss it for the worldpor nada del mundo quiso venir there was no way he'd comepor nada del mundo voy a repetir lo que me dijo nothing would induce me to repeat what he told me¡qué pequeño or chico es el mundo! it's a small world!tal y como vino al mundo stark naked, as naked as the day he/she was borntraer a algn al mundo to bring sb into the world, give birth to sbvenir al mundo to come into the world, be bornver mundo to see the worlda beber y a tragar, que el mundo se va a acabar eat, drink and be merry (for tomorrow we die)B (planeta, universo) planet, worldseres de otros mundos beings from other worlds o planetsno se entera de nada, él vive en otro mundo he hasn't a clue what's going on, he's on another planet o in another world¿no lo sabías? ¿pero tú en qué mundo vives? didn't you know? where have you been hiding o where have you been? ( colloq)por esos mundos de Dios here, there and everywhere, all over the placeC1 (porción de la realidad, de lo concebible) worldel mundo vegetal the plant worldel mundo animal the animal world o kingdomel mundo sobrenatural the realm of the supernaturalel mundo científico/capitalista/árabe the scientific/capitalist/Arab world2 (de actividad humana) worldel mundo de las letras/de las artes the world of letters/of the artsel mundillo del espectáculo showbusinessel mundo artístico the artistic worldel mundo de los negocios/la droga the business/drugs worldD(gente): lo sabe todo el mundo everybody o everyone knows itel mundo entero está pendiente de sus declaraciones the whole world awaits his statementfue y se lo contó a medio mundo he went and told just about everybodyEun mundo (mucho, muchos): tengo un mundo de cosas que hacer I've got masses o hundreds of things to dohabía un mundo de gente en la plaza there were crowds o hordes of people in the squarede tu opinión a la mía hay un mundo our opinions are worlds aparthay un mundo entre viajar en primera y viajar en clase turista there's a world of difference between traveling first class and tourist classcualquier problema se le hace un mundo he blows the slightest thing out of all proportionF1(vida material): el mundo the worldlos placeres del mundo worldly pleasuresdejar el mundo to renounce the world, to take holy orderscuando vuelvas al mundo when you go back to the outside world2(experiencia): tienen or han visto mucho mundo they've seen a lot of life, they've been arounduna mujer que tiene mucho mundo a woman of the world* * *
mundo sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) world;
el mejor del mundo the best in the world;
me parece lo más normal del mundo it seems perfectly normal to me;
es conocido en todo el mundo he is known worldwide;
el mundo árabe the Arab world;
el mundo de la droga the drugs world;
el mundo del espectáculo showbusiness;
todo el mundo lo sabe everybody knows it;
el mundo es un pañuelo it's a small world;
por nada del or en el mundo: yo no me lo pierdo por nada del mundo I wouldn't miss it for the world;
no lo vendería por nada en el mundo I wouldn't sell it for anything in the world o (colloq) for all the tea in China;
traer a algn/venir al mundo to bring sb/come into the world;
ver mundo to see the world
2 (planeta, universo) planet, world;◊ él vive en otro mundo he's on another planet o in another world
mundo sustantivo masculino
1 world
el mundo de la farándula, the show-business world
2 (seres humanos) todo el mundo, everybody
3 (experiencia) tener mucho mundo, to be a man/woman of the world
♦ Locuciones: caérsele/ venírsele el mundo encima, to be overwhelmed
nada del otro mundo, nothing special
por nada del mundo, not for all the world
ver mundo, to travel around
' mundo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comparable
- consagración
- de
- desconectarse
- islámico
- más
- miss
- nada
- ni
- ombligo
- oro
- prioritaria
- prioritario
- proclamarse
- recorrer
- solidaria
- solidario
- tenerse
- tercer
- terráquea
- terráqueo
- toda
- todo
- tramoya
- universal
- valle
- venir
- voz
- vuelta
- actual
- aislado
- campeón
- clásico
- comercio
- conocer
- desquiciado
- emotivo
- entero
- espectáculo
- exterior
- fantasía
- globo
- interior
- natural
- naturalidad
- negocio
- parejo
- superpoblado
- tercero
- volver
English:
advanced
- agreement
- airport
- Armageddon
- around
- astronomical
- autonomous
- awe-inspiring
- best
- brink
- cat
- circle
- cloud cuckoo land
- cocoon
- common
- concerned
- cruise
- densely
- deny
- earth
- enunciate
- everybody
- everyone
- exist
- flash
- flirt
- globe trotting
- high
- home
- hot
- knowledge
- large
- male-dominated
- man
- manufacturer
- Miss World
- navigate
- never-never land
- over
- publishing
- quarrel
- revolve
- save
- sought-after
- sundry
- Third World
- ultimately
- wander
- wing
- world
* * *mundo nm1.el mundo [la Tierra, el universo] the world;el récord/campeón del mundo the world record/champion;el mejor/mayor del mundo the best/biggest in the world;es un actor conocido en todo el mundo he's a world-famous actor;ha vendido miles de discos en todo el mundo she has sold thousands of records worldwide o all over the world;seres de otro mundo creatures from another world;el mundo árabe/desarrollado the Arab/developed world;traer un niño al mundo to bring a child into the world;venir al mundo to come into the world, to be born;se le cayó el mundo encima his world fell apart;comerse el mundo: vino a la ciudad a comerse el mundo when he came to the city he was ready to take on the world;¡hay que ver cómo está el mundo! what is the world coming to!;desde que el mundo es mundo since the dawn of time;Euf Anticuadoecharse al mundo [prostituirse] to go on the streets;el mundo es un pañuelo it's a small world;el mundo anda al revés the world has been turned on its head;hacer un mundo de cualquier cosa o [m5] de algo sin importancia to make a mountain out of a molehill;todo se le hace un mundo she makes heavy weather out of everything;el otro mundo the next world, the hereafter;irse al otro mundo to pass away;mandar a alguien al otro mundo to kill sb;no es nada del otro mundo it's nothing special;Famse pone el mundo por montera she doesn't o couldn't give two hoots what people think;por esos mundos de Dios: están de viaje por esos mundos de Dios they're travelling around (all over the place);como nada en el mundo: querer a alguien como a nada en el mundo to love sb more than anything else in the world;por nada del mundo: no me lo perdería por nada del mundo I wouldn't miss it for (all) the world o for anything;tenemos todo el tiempo del mundo we have all the time in the world;se le vino el mundo encima his world fell apart;vivir en otro mundo to live in a world of one's own2. [la civilización] world;el mundo precolombino pre-Columbian civilizationsel Mundo Antiguo the Old World3. [ámbito, actividad] world;el mundo animal the animal kingdom o world;el mundo rural the countryside, the country;el mundo de los negocios/de las artes the business/art world;el mundo del espectáculo show business;no vayas por ahí contándoselo a todo el mundo don't go around telling everyone;pago mis impuestos como todo el mundo I pay my taxes the same as everyone else6. [experiencia]un hombre/una mujer de mundo a man/woman of the world;correr mundo to see life;tener (mucho) mundo to be worldly-wise, to know the ways of the world;ver mundo to see life* * *m world;el Nuevo Mundo the New World;el Tercer Mundo the Third World;el otro mundo the next world;nada del otro mundo nothing out of the ordinary;todo el mundo everybody, everyone;medio mundo just about everybody;tiene mucho mundo he’s seen life;correr over mundo see the world;traer a alguien al mundo bring s.o. into the world, give birth to s.o;venir al mundo come into the world, be born;desde que el mundo es mundo since time immemorial;por nada del mundo not for anything in the world;se le hundió el mundo, se le vino ocayó el mundo encima his/her world fell apart* * *mundo nm1) : world2)todo el mundo : everyone, everybody* * *mundo n worldtodo el mundo everybody / everyone -
3 oro
m goldd'oro (made of) gold* * *oro s.m.1 gold (anche chim.): oro zecchino, fine gold; oro puro, pure gold; oro fino, refined gold; oro greggio, unrefined gold; oro massiccio, solid gold; oro lavorato, wrought gold; oro di coppella, a 24 carati, 24 carat gold; oro bianco, white gold; moneta, orologio d'oro, gold coin, watch; cercatore d'oro, gold digger; miniera d'oro, gold mine; pepita d'oro, gold nugget; lingotti d'oro, gold ingot (o gold bar o gold bullion); polvere d'oro, gold dust; placcato in oro, gold-plated // oro nero, ( petrolio) black gold // età dell'oro, golden age // febbre dell'oro, gold fever; corsa all'oro, gold rush // capelli d'oro, golden hair // un cuore d'oro, a heart of gold; una persona d'oro, a wonderful (o exceptional) person // questo è stato un anno d'oro per l'economia, this has been a golden year for the economy // occasione d'oro, golden opportunity // ore d'oro, golden hours // nozze d'oro, golden wedding // non lo farei per tutto l'oro del mondo, I wouldn't do it for all the money in the world (o for all the tea in China) // non prendere tutto quello che dico per oro colato, don't take everything I say as gospel // nuotare nell'oro, to be rolling in money (o wealth) // ottenere qlco. a peso d'oro, to pay a king's ransom for sthg.; vendere a peso d'oro, to sell at a very high price // vale tanto oro quanto pesa, he is worth his weight in gold // non è tutto oro quello che riluce, (prov.) all that glitters is not gold // (chim.): numero d'oro, gold number; oro musivo, mosaic gold // (fin.): oro monetato, coined gold; oro a titolo legale, standard gold // (dir.) clausola oro, gold clause* * *['ɔro] 1.sostantivo maschile1) goldd'oro — [dente, orologio, anello, filo, filone, lingotto, moneta, pepita, polvere] gold; [foglia, lamina, corona] golden; [ occhiali] gold-rimmed; fig. [occasione, regola, periodo] golden; [moglie, affare] priceless, wonderful
è in o d'oro it's made of gold; miniera d'oro gold mine (anche fig.); età dell'oro golden age; corsa all'oro gold rush; febbre dell'oro gold fever; avere un cuore d'oro fig. to have a heart of gold, to be all heart; essere una persona d'oro fig. to be as good as gold; capelli d'oro — golden hair
2) sport (medaglia) gold (medal)2.sostantivo maschile plurale ori1) (gioielli) gold jewels2) gioc. = one of the four suits in a pack of typical Italian cards3.aggettivo invariabileoro zecchino — pure o fine gold
••prendere qcs. per oro colato — to take sth. as gospel (truth)
non è tutto oro quello che luccica — prov. all that glitters is not gold
non lo farei per tutto l'oro del mondo — I wouldn't do it for (all) the world, for all the money in the world, for all the tea in China
* * *oro/'ɔro/ ⇒ 3I sostantivo m.1 gold; d'oro [dente, orologio, anello, filo, filone, lingotto, moneta, pepita, polvere] gold; [foglia, lamina, corona] golden; [ occhiali] gold-rimmed; fig. [occasione, regola, periodo] golden; [moglie, affare] priceless, wonderful; è in o d'oro it's made of gold; miniera d'oro gold mine (anche fig.); età dell'oro golden age; corsa all'oro gold rush; febbre dell'oro gold fever; avere un cuore d'oro fig. to have a heart of gold, to be all heart; essere una persona d'oro fig. to be as good as gold; capelli d'oro golden hair2 sport (medaglia) gold (medal)II ori m.pl.1 (gioielli) gold jewels2 gioc. = one of the four suits in a pack of typical Italian cardscolor oro golden; capelli biondo oro golden hairprendere qcs. per oro colato to take sth. as gospel (truth); non è tutto oro quello che luccica prov. all that glitters is not gold; non lo farei per tutto l'oro del mondo I wouldn't do it for (all) the world, for all the money in the world, for all the tea in China\oro antico old gold; oro bianco white gold; oro fino fine gold; oro giallo yellow gold; oro massiccio solid gold; oro nero black gold; oro rosso red gold; oro zecchino pure o fine gold. -
4 Welt
f; -, -en1. nur Sg. world (auch fig.); auf der Welt in the world; aus der ganzen Welt from all over ( oder all four corners of) the world; die Welt kennen lernen see the world; in der Welt herumkommen get around; in der ganzen Welt herumkommen go (a)round the world; die Dritte Welt the Third World; die Vierte Welt the Fourth World; die Alte / Neue Welt the Old / New World2. nur Sg.; (Leben): auf die Welt kommen be born; Kinder in die Welt setzen bring into the world; iro. Mann: sire; zur Welt bringen give birth to; er war damals noch gar nicht auf der Welt he wasn’t even born at that time; allein auf der Welt sein be all alone in the world; ich verstehe die Welt nicht mehr I don’t understand the world any more; aus der Welt schaffen get rid of; (Problem, Streit) settle; das ist der Lauf der Welt that’s the way of the world; mit sich und der Welt zufrieden sein be at peace with (oneself and) the world, be content with life; ihre Familie ist ihre ganze Welt her family is all the world to her3. nur Sg.; (Gesamtheit der Menschen): alle Welt everybody; vor aller Welt for all the world to see; von aller Welt verlassen completely forlorn; das hat die Welt noch nicht gesehen umg. nobody’s ever ( oder you’ve never) seen the like of it; ich könnte die ganze Welt umarmen I’d like to hug everyone in sight4. nur Sg.; fig.: was / wo etc. in aller Welt...? umg. what / where etc. on earth ( oder in the world)...?; nicht um alles in der Welt! not on your life!, not for the world!; das ist nicht aus der Welt umg. it isn’t 'that far away; für sie brach eine Welt zusammen the bottom fell out of her world; ( eine) verkehrte Welt a topsy-turvy world; die Welt erobern take the world by storm; was kostet die Welt? umg. what’s to stop him ( oder her etc.)?; es kostet doch nicht die Welt it won’t cost the earth; da ist die Welt mit Brettern vernagelt umg. that really is the end of the road; am Ende der Welt umg., wohnen etc.: at the back of beyond, out in the sticks, Am. auch in the boondocks; Arsch 15. ASTRON. world; in fernen Welten on distant worlds; Welten trennen sie fig. they’re worlds apart; eine Welt für sich fig. a world apart ( oder of its own); er lebt in einer anderen Welt fig. he lives in another world ( oder a world of his own)6. nur Sg.; (feine Gesellschaft): ein Mann / eine Dame von Welt a man / woman of the world; Brett 1, Dorf, Geld 2, Gott 2, Nabel, untergehen 3 etc.* * *die Weltearth; world* * *Wẹlt [vɛlt]f -, -en (lit, fig)worldder höchste Berg der Welt — the highest mountain in the world, the world's highest mountain
die Welt von heute/morgen — the world of today/tomorrow, today's/tomorrow's world
die Welt der Oper/des Kindes — the world of opera/the child, the operatic/child's world
die Alte/Neue/freie/Dritte Welt — the Old/New/Free/Third World
alle Welt, Gott und die Welt — everybody, the whole world, the world and his wife (hum)
eine Welt brach für ihn zusammen — his whole world collapsed about (Brit) or around him or his ears, the bottom fell out of his world
das kostet doch nicht die Welt — it won't cost the earth (Brit) or a fortune
zwischen uns/ihnen liegen Welten (fig) — we/they are worlds apart
aus der Welt scheiden (geh) — to depart this life (liter)
warum/wer in aller Welt...? — why/who on earth...?, why/who in the world...?
so geht es nun mal in der Welt — that's the way of the world, that's the way things go
um nichts in der Welt, nicht um alles in der Welt, um keinen Preis der Welt — not for love (n)or money, not at any price, not for all the tea in China (inf)
ein Gerücht in die Welt setzen — to put about or spread a rumour (Brit) or rumor (US)
ein Mann/eine Frau von Welt — a man/woman of the world
vor aller Welt — publicly, in front of everybody, openly
zur Welt bringen — to give birth to, to bring into the world
auf die or zur Welt kommen — to come into the world, to be born
See:→ Brett, Ende* * *die1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) world2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) world3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) world4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) world5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) world6) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) world* * *<-, -en>[vɛlt]f▪ die/unsere \Welt the/our worldeine Reise um die \Welt a round-the-world tourder höchste Berg der \Welt the highest mountain in the world, the world's highest mountainTouristen aus aller \Welt tourists from all over the world [or from every corner of the globe]so geht es nun mal in der \Welt that's the way of the world, that's the way things godie \Welt ist klein (hum) it's a small worldso was hat die \Welt noch nicht gesehen! it is/was fantastic [or incredible]!auf der \Welt in the worlddas ist auf der ganzen \Welt bekannt that's known all over the worldin alle \Welt zerstreut scattered all over the world [or globe]die ganze \Welt the whole world3. (Bereich) worlddie \Welt des Films/Theaters the world of film/theatre, the film/theatre worlddie gelehrte \Welt the world of scholarsdie \Welt von heute/morgen the world of today/tomorrow, today's/tomorrow's worlddie \Welt des Kindes the child's worlddie \Welt der Mode the world of fashiondie \Welt des Sports the sporting worlddie vornehme \Welt high society▪ die \Welt the world [or cosmos] [or universe]Theorien über die Entstehung der \Welt theories of how the universe begandie \Welt im Großen/Kleinen the microcosm/macrocosm5.▶ um alles in der \Welt for heaven's sake▶ vor aller \Welt in front of everybody, publicly▶ was/warum/wer/wo in aller \Welt...? what/why/where/who on earth...?▶ die Alte/Neue \Welt the Old/New World▶ in einer anderen \Welt leben to live on another planet, in a different world▶ nicht aus der \Welt sein to not be on the other side of the world▶ eine \Welt bricht für jdn zusammen sb's whole world collapses about sbeine \Welt brach für ihn zusammen his whole world collapsed about him, the bottom fell out of his world▶ etw mit auf die \Welt bringen to be born with sth▶ jdn zur \Welt bringen to bring sb into the world, to give birth to sb▶ er/sie ist nicht von dieser \Welt he/she is not of this world▶ die Dritte/Vierte \Welt the Third/Fourth World▶ in seiner eigenen \Welt leben to live in a world of one's own▶ eine heile \Welt an ideal [or a perfect] world▶ das kostet nicht die \Welt it won't cost the earth▶ das ist doch nicht die \Welt! it isn't as important as all that!▶ um nichts in der \Welt, nicht um alles in der \Welt not [or never] for the world, not for all the tea in china▶ da prallen \Welten aufeinander this is where worlds collide▶ etw aus der \Welt schaffen to eliminate sth▶ etw in die \Welt setzen to spread sthein Gerücht in die \Welt setzen to spread a rumourKinder in die \Welt setzen to have children▶ sie/uns trennen \Welten they/we are worlds apart▶ eine Dame/ein Mann von \Welt a woman/man in the world▶ eine verkehrte \Welt a topsy-turvy world▶ die [große] weite \Welt the big wide world▶ mit sich dat und der \Welt zufrieden sein to be happy all around [or BRIT a. round]; s.a. Brett, Ende, Kind* * *die; Welt, Welten1) o. Pl. worldin der ganzen Welt bekannt sein — be known worldwide or all over the world
nicht die Welt kosten — (ugs.) not cost the earth (coll.)
davon geht die Welt nicht unter — (ugs.) it's not the end of the world
auf die od. zur Welt kommen — be born
in aller Welt — throughout the world; all over the world
um nichts in der Welt, nicht um alles in der Welt — not for anything in the world or on earth
um alles in der Welt — (ugs.) for heaven's sake
die ganze Welt — (fig.) the whole world
alle Welt — (fig. ugs.) the whole world; everybody
Kinder in die Welt setzen — (ugs.) have children
zur Welt bringen — bring into the world; give birth to
eine Dame/ein Mann von Welt — a woman/man of the world
2) (Weltall) universeuns trennen Welten — (fig.) we are worlds apart
* * *1. nur sg world (auch fig);auf der Welt in the world;aus der ganzen Welt from all over ( oder all four corners of) the world;die Welt kennenlernen see the world;in der Welt herumkommen get around;in der ganzen Welt herumkommen go (a)round the world;die Dritte Welt the Third World;die Vierte Welt the Fourth World;die Alte/Neue Welt the Old/New Worldauf die Welt kommen be born;in die Welt setzen bring into the world; iron Mann: sire;zur Welt bringen give birth to;er war damals noch gar nicht auf der Welt he wasn’t even born at that time;allein auf der Welt sein be all alone in the world;ich verstehe die Welt nicht mehr I don’t understand the world any more;aus der Welt schaffen get rid of; (Problem, Streit) settle;das ist der Lauf der Welt that’s the way of the world;mit sich und der Welt zufrieden sein be at peace with (oneself and) the world, be content with life;ihre Familie ist ihre ganze Welt her family is all the world to heralle Welt everybody;vor aller Welt for all the world to see;von aller Welt verlassen completely forlorn;ich könnte die ganze Welt umarmen I’d like to hug everyone in sight4. nur sg; fig:was/wo etcnicht um alles in der Welt! not on your life!, not for the world!;das ist nicht aus der Welt umg it isn’t 'that far away;für sie brach eine Welt zusammen the bottom fell out of her world;(eine) verkehrte Welt a topsy-turvy world;die Welt erobern take the world by storm;es kostet doch nicht die Welt it won’t cost the earth;da ist die Welt mit Brettern vernagelt umg that really is the end of the road;am Ende der Welt umg, wohnen etc: at the back of beyond, out in the sticks, US auch in the boondocks; → Arsch 15. ASTRON world;in fernen Welten on distant worlds;Welten trennen sie fig they’re worlds apart;ein Mann/eine Dame von Welt a man/woman of the world; → Brett 1, Dorf, Geld 2, Gott 2, Nabel, untergehen 3 etc* * *die; Welt, Welten1) o. Pl. worldin der ganzen Welt bekannt sein — be known worldwide or all over the world
nicht die Welt kosten — (ugs.) not cost the earth (coll.)
davon geht die Welt nicht unter — (ugs.) it's not the end of the world
auf die od. zur Welt kommen — be born
in aller Welt — throughout the world; all over the world
um nichts in der Welt, nicht um alles in der Welt — not for anything in the world or on earth
um alles in der Welt — (ugs.) for heaven's sake
die ganze Welt — (fig.) the whole world
alle Welt — (fig. ugs.) the whole world; everybody
Kinder in die Welt setzen — (ugs.) have children
zur Welt bringen — bring into the world; give birth to
eine Dame/ein Mann von Welt — a woman/man of the world
2) (Weltall) universeuns trennen Welten — (fig.) we are worlds apart
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5 ragione
f reason( diritto) rightragione sociale company nameper ragioni di salute for health reasonsaver ragione be rightdare ragione a qualcuno admit that someone is righta ragione, con ragione rightlysenza ragione for no reason* * *ragione s.f.1 reason: l'età della ragione, the age of discretion: avere l'età della ragione, to reach the age of discretion; avere, riacquistare l'uso della ragione, to have, to regain the use of one's reason; agire contro ragione, to act irrationally; ricondurre qlcu. alla ragione, to make s.o. see sense; ascoltare la voce della ragione, to listen to the voice of reason; perdere il lume, l'uso della ragione, to go out of one's mind (o to lose one's wits) // (fil.) ragione pura, pratica, pure, practical reason2 ( causa, motivo) reason, motive: che ragione può avere avuto per fare ciò?, what motive can he have had for doing that?; dimmi la ragione per la quale l'hai fatto, tell me your reason for doing it; ho qualche ragione di temerlo, I have (good) reason to fear him; non c'è ragione di pensarlo, there is no reason to think so (o there are no grounds for thinking so); non è una ( buona) ragione, that is no reason (o excuse); non so la ragione di tutto ciò, I do not know the reason for all that; chiedere la ragione di un'azione, to ask the reason for an action; non lo voglio vedere per nessuna ragione, I don't want to see him for any reason (o on no account do I want to see him) // ragione di essere, reason for existence (o raison d'être o justification): il suo sospetto non aveva più ragione d'essere, her suspicion was no longer justified (o she no longer had any reason to be suspicious) // ragione di più, all the more reason: è una ragione di più per licenziarlo, that's another reason for dismissing him // ragione per cui, that's why: ragione per cui sarebbe meglio parlargli, that's why it would be better to speak to him // ragioni di famiglia, family reasons // assente per ragioni di salute, absent on the ground of ill health (o for reasons of ill health) // la foto non può essere pubblicata per ragioni di spazio, the photo can't be published because of lack of space // dare, rendere ragione di qlco., to give reasons for sthg. // non so rendermi ragione di ciò che ho fatto, I cannot explain why I did it; non so rendermi ragione di tutto ciò, I cannot understand the reason for all that // farsi una ragione di qlco., ( rassegnarsi) to resign oneself (o to accept the inevitable) // (fil.) ragione ultima delle cose, the first cause of things3 ( argomentazione, prova) reason, justification: addurre le proprie ragioni, to put forward one's reasons; intendere, sentir ragione, to listen to reason: ho cercato di convincerlo ma non vuole sentir ragione, I've tried to convince him but he won't listen to reason // a ragion veduta, after due consideration; ( deliberatamente) deliberately // rendere di pubblica ragione, to make public knowledge4 ( diritto, legittimità) right; reason: ragione e torto, right and wrong; a ragione o a torto, rightly or wrongly; a ragione si preoccupa di ciò, he has good reason to worry about it; ciò mi darà ragione, this will prove (o show) I am right; è dalla parte della ragione, he is in the right; non voleva darmi ragione, he did not want to admit I was right; avere ragione, to be right: ho ragione da vendere, I am absolutely right; ha ragione di sgridarlo, he is right to tell him off (o he has every reason to tell him off); ha mille ragioni per non venire alla festa, he has all the reasons in the world for not coming to the party; far valere le proprie ragioni, to assert one's rights // a ragione, with good reason // a maggior ragione, even more so // aver ragione di qlcu., qlco., to get the better of s.o., sthg. // darle di santa ragione a qlcu., to give s.o. a good beating (o hiding o fam. to tan s.o.'s hide); prenderle di santa ragione, to get a good beating // farsi ragione da sé, to take the law into one's hands // rendere ragione a qlcu., to do justice to s.o. // ricorrere a chi di ragione, to apply to the proper (o right) person // la ragione di Stato, reason of State5 ( tasso) rate; ( rapporto, proporzione) ratio, proportion: ragione diretta, inversa, direct, inverse ratio; ragione geometrica, geometric ratio; in ragione del 10%, at the rate of 10%; in ragione di tanto ognuno, at the rate of so much a head; distribuire gli utili in ragione del capitale versato, to distribute profits in proportion to the capital paid in6 (dir. comm.): ragione sociale, style, corporate name, company title, trade name; la ragione sociale di una ditta, the style (o name) of a firm // ragione di scambio, terms of trade.* * *[ra'dʒone]1. sf1) (facoltà) reasonperdere il lume della ragione — to lose one's reason, take leave of one's senses
non è una buona ragione! — that's no excuse o reason!
... ragion per cui sarebbe meglio partire —...that's why it would be better to leave
a o con ragione — with good reason, rightly, justly
a ragion veduta — after due consideration, (intenzionalmente) deliberately
3) Mat proportion, ratio4)aver ragione (a fare) — to be right (in doing o to do)sì, hai perfettamente ragione — yes, you're quite right
aver ragione di qn/qc — to get the better of sb/sth
avere ragione da vendere — to be absolutely right, be dead right fam
dare ragione a qn — (sogg : persona) to side with sb, (fatto) to prove sb right
farsi una ragione di qc — to accept sth, come to terms with sth
2.* * *[ra'dʒone]sostantivo femminile1) (razionalità) reason Uricondurre o riportare qcn. alla ragione to make sb. see reason; fare appello alla ragione — to appeal to people's common sense
2) (causa, motivo) reasonper la buona, semplice ragione che — for the (very) good, simple reason that
per nessuna ragione al mondo — for nothing in the world, not for all the tea in China
farsi una ragione di qcs. — to resign oneself to sth.
3) (diritto, giusta pretesa)dare ragione a qcn. — to agree with sb.
4) (spiegazione) reasonchiedere (a qcn.) ragione di qcs. — to call (sb.) to account for sth
5) mat. (rapporto) ratioin ragione del 5% — at the rate of 5%
in ragione diretta, inversa — in direct, inverse ratio o proportion
•ragion d'essere — reason for existence, raison d'être
ragione sociale — dir. company o corporate name
ragion di stato — pol. reason of state
••a maggior ragione — all the more reason, even more so
a ragion veduta — after due consideration; (di proposito) deliberately, intentionally
a o con ragione rightly; a torto o a ragione whether mistakenly or not, rightly or wrongly; avere ragione di qcn., qcs. to get the better of sb., sth.; perdere (il lume del)la ragione to lose one's reason o one's mind; darle a qcn. di santa ragione to thrash the living daylights out of sb., to give sb. a good thrashing; prenderle di santa ragione — to get a beating o thrashing
* * *ragione/ra'dʒone/sostantivo f.1 (razionalità) reason U; età della ragione age of discretion; ricondurre o riportare qcn. alla ragione to make sb. see reason; fare appello alla ragione to appeal to people's common sense2 (causa, motivo) reason; non avere nessuna ragione per to have no reason to; senza ragione (apparente) for no (apparent) reason; per una ragione o per l'altra for some reason or other; per la buona, semplice ragione che for the (very) good, simple reason that; per nessuna ragione al mondo for nothing in the world, not for all the tea in China; per -i di salute for health reasons; la ragione per cui the reason why; non c'è ragione di preoccuparsi there is no cause for concern; non vedo la ragione di fare I don't see the point of doing; avere tutte le -i per fare to have every reason for doing o to do; avere delle buone -i per pensare che to have good reasons for thinking that; farsi una ragione di qcs. to resign oneself to sth.; ragione di più per fare all the more reason to do3 (diritto, giusta pretesa) avere ragione to be right; avere perfettamente ragione to be absolutely right; dare ragione a qcn. to agree with sb.; essere dalla parte della ragione to be in the right4 (spiegazione) reason; chiedere (a qcn.) ragione di qcs. to call (sb.) to account for sth.5 mat. (rapporto) ratio; in ragione del 5% at the rate of 5%; in ragione diretta, inversa in direct, inverse ratio o proportiona maggior ragione all the more reason, even more so; a ragion veduta after due consideration; (di proposito) deliberately, intentionally; a o con ragione rightly; a torto o a ragione whether mistakenly or not, rightly or wrongly; avere ragione di qcn., qcs. to get the better of sb., sth.; perdere (il lume del)la ragione to lose one's reason o one's mind; darle a qcn. di santa ragione to thrash the living daylights out of sb., to give sb. a good thrashing; prenderle di santa ragione to get a beating o thrashing\ragion d'essere reason for existence, raison d'être; ragione sociale dir. company o corporate name; ragion di stato pol. reason of state. -
6 or
I.or1 [ɔʀ]1. masculine noun2. compounds► or noir ( = pétrole) black goldII.or2 [ɔʀ]a. (mise en relief) or, ce jour-là, il n'était pas là now, on that particular day, he wasn't there• il m'a téléphoné hier, or je pensais justement à lui he phoned me yesterday, and it just so happened that I'd been thinking about himb. (opposition) but• nous l'attendions, or il n'est pas venu we waited for him but he didn't come* * *
I ɔʀ1) ( indiquant une opposition) and yettu m'as dit que tu serais à la bibliothèque, or tu n'y étais pas — you told me you'd be at the library and you weren't there
les musées sont fermés le mardi, or c'était justement un mardi — museums are closed on Tuesdays, and it just so happened that it was a Tuesday
3) ( pour récapituler)or donc, c'était la nuit et nous étions perdus — now, it was night and we were lost
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1. ɔʀadjectif invariable [couleur] gold; [cheveux] golden
2.
nom masculin1) ( métal) gold [U]en or — [dent, bague] gold (épith); [patron, mari] marvellous [BrE]; [occasion] golden
avoir un cœur d'or or en or — to have a heart of gold
2) Architecture, Art (d'encadrement, église, de dôme) gilding [U]3) ( couleur)•Phrasal Verbs:- or blanc- or jaune- or noir••la parole est d'argent, le silence est d'or — Proverbe speech is silver, silence is golden Proverbe
rouler sur l' or — to be rolling in it (colloq) ou in money
* * *ɔʀ1. nm1) (= métal) goldl'or blanc fig — snow
2) (emplois figurés, en locution)en or; une occasion en or — a golden opportunity
une affaire en or (occasion) — a real bargain, (commerce) a gold mine
2. conj1) (avec valeur d'opposition) yet, butIl était sûr de gagner, or il a perdu. — He was sure he would win, and yet he lost.
Il s'était établi en Normandie. Or, à cette époque... — He settled in Normandy. Now, at that time...
* * *I.orB nm1 ( métal) gold ¢; or pur/fin/massif pure/fine/solid gold; gravé à l'or fin engraved in fine gold; or (à) 18/24 carats 18-/24-carat gold; or en feuille sheet gold; fil d'or gold thread; or en barres gold bullion; or en lingots gold ingots (pl); en or [dent, bague] gold ( épith); [patron, mari] marvellousGB; [occasion] golden; avoir un cœur d'or or en or fig to have a heart of gold; avoir un caractère en or fig to be pure gold; tout ce qui brille n'est pas d'or all that glitters is not gold; ⇒ poule;2 Archit, Art (d'encadrement, église, de dôme) gilding ¢; les ors d'une icône the gilding of an icon;3 ( couleur) cheveux d'or golden hair; l'or de tes cheveux your golden hair; les ors de l'automne/des champs the golden tints of autumn GB ou fall US/of the fields;4 Hérald or.or blanc white gold; or dentaire dental gold; or gris = or blanc; or jaune yellow gold; or natif native gold; or noir black gold, oil; or rouge red gold.la parole est d'argent, le silence est d'or Prov speech is silver, silence is golden; je ne le ferais pas pour tout l'or du monde I wouldn't do it for all the money in the world ou all the tea in China; rouler sur l' or, être cousu d'or to be rolling in it○ ou in money; elle parle d'or what she says is so true!II.or conj1 ( indiquant une opposition) and yet; il dit avoir passé la soirée au cinéma, or personne ne peut le confirmer he says he spent the evening at the cinema and yet nobody can confirm it; tu m'as dit que tu serais à la bibliothèque, or tu n'y étais pas you told me you'd be at the library and you weren't there; or ça, jeune homme, où vous croyez-vous? hum now then, young man, where do you think you are?;2 ( introduisant un nouvel élément) les musées sont fermés le mardi, or c'était justement un mardi museums are closed on Tuesdays, and it just so happened that it was a Tuesday; or, ce jour-là, il était sorti sans son parapluie now, on that particular day, he went out without his umbrella; il a commencé à me parler du livre, or je l'avais lu une semaine plus tôt he started talking about the book and as it happened I'd read it a week before; on lui avait offert une bouteille d'alcool, or Grovagnard était un ancien alcoolique… he'd been given a bottle of spirits as a present; now Grovagnard was a former alcoholic…; tous les hommes sont mortels, or je suis un homme, donc je suis mortel all men are mortal, I am a man, therefore I am mortal;3 ( pour récapituler) or donc, c'était la nuit et nous étions perdus now, it was night and we were lost.I[ɔr] conjonctionil faut tenir les délais; or, ce n'est pas toujours possible deadlines must be met; now this is not always possibleje devais y aller, or au dernier moment j'ai eu un empêchement I was supposed to go, but then at the last moment something came upII[ɔr] nom masculin1. [métal] goldor monnayé/au titre/sans titre coined/essayed/unessayed goldl'or blanc [les sports d'hiver] the winter sports bonanzala valeur or value in gold, gold exchange value————————[ɔr] adjectif invariable————————d'or locution adjectivale3. (locution)en or locution adjectivale2. [excellent]a. [occasion] a real bargainb. [entreprise] a goldmine -
7 ни за какие коврижки
1) General subject: not for (one's) ears, not for love or money, not to be had for love or money, not for the world, [not...] for all the tea in China2) Jargon: not for the joe, not for toffee, not for toffy3) Graphic expression: not for all the tea in ChinaУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ни за какие коврижки
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8 per
1. prep formezzo byper qualche giorno for a few daysper questa ragione for that reasonper tutta la notte throughout the nightper iscritto in writingper esempio for exampledieci per cento ten per centuno per uno one by one2. conj: per fare qualcosa (in order) to do somethingstare per be about to* * *per prep.1 ( moto per luogo) through; ( lungo) along; up, down; ( sopra) over; all over; ( senza direzione fissa) about, (a)round: il treno passa per Bologna, the train passes through Bologna; il corteo sfilerà per le vie principali della città, the procession will pass through (o will go along) the main streets of the city; si entra per la porta laterale, you enter through the side door; correre per i campi, to run through the fields; guardò per il buco della serratura, he looked through the keyhole; un pensiero le passò per la mente, a thought passed through her mind; siamo venuti per quel sentiero, we came along that path; scendere ( giù) per la collina, salire (su) per la collina, to go down the hill, to go up the hill; per mare e per terra, over land and sea; andare per il mondo, to go all over (o round) the world; hanno girato per tutta la città senza trovare un albergo, they went all over (o all round) the town without finding a hotel; aveva dolori per tutto il corpo, he had aches and pains all over his body (o he was aching all over) // una retta passante per un punto, a straight line passing through a point2 ( moto a luogo, destinazione) for; to: parto domani per Roma, I'm leaving for Rome tomorrow; a che ora parte il primo aereo per Parigi?, what time does the first plane for Paris take off?; dovete prendere l'autostrada per Como, you must take the motorway for Como; a causa dello sciopero, i traghetti per le isole sono sospesi, owing to the strike, ferry crossings to the islands are suspended // va per i quaranta, he's going on for forty3 ( stato in luogo) in, on; (all) over: per la strada, in the street; era seduto per terra, he was sitting on the ground; c'erano vari oggetti sparsi per il pavimento, there were various objects scattered (all) over the floor // avere la testa per aria, to have one's head in the clouds4 ( estensione, misura) for: l'autostrada si snoda per oltre 200 chilometri, the motorway runs for over 200 kilometres; proseguimmo in auto per un'altra decina di chilometri, we drove on for another ten miles or so; camminarono per miglia e miglia senza incontrare anima viva, they walked for miles and miles without meeting a soul5 ( durante) for (spesso in ingl. non si traduce); ( per un certo periodo di tempo o per una determinata occasione) for; ( per un intero periodo di tempo) (all) through; throughout; for; ( entro) by: per mezz'ora, (for) half an hour; ha vissuto per tre anni in America, he lived three years in America (o he lived in America for three years); abbiamo aspettato per ore, we waited (for) hours; il lavoro dev'essere pronto per domani, the work must be ready for (o by) tomorrow; darò una festa per il mio compleanno, I'm having a party for my birthday; la mostra è in programma per aprile, the exhibition is planned for April; ho un appuntamento col dentista per lunedì pomeriggio, I have a dental appointment for Monday afternoon; il libro uscirà per Natale, the book will come out (in time) for Christmas; sarò di ritorno per le cinque, I'll be back by five o'clock; i lavori di restauro saranno ultimati per la fine dell'anno, restoration work will be completed by the end of the year6 ( mezzo) by; through: per ferrovia, by rail; per posta, by post; per via aerea, by air mail; rispondere per lettera, per telegramma, to reply by letter, by telegram; spedire un pacco per corriere, to send a parcel by carrier; comunicare (con qlcu.) per telefono, to communicate (with s.o.) by phone; pagare per assegno, to pay by cheque; pagare per contanti, to pay cash; per vie legali, through legal channels; ottenere un posto per concorso, to get a job through a competitive examination // parlare per bocca d'altri, to speak through someone else's mouth // per mezzo di, by, by means of, through [cfr. mediante ]7 ( modo) by; in: procedere per gradi, to proceed by degrees; chiamare qlcu. per nome, to call s.o. by name; tenere qlcu. per (la) mano, to hold s.o. by the hand; desidero che sia messo per iscritto, I want it put in writing8 ( causa) for; owing to; because of; on account of; out of; through: fu premiato per il suo coraggio, he was rewarded for his courage; ha lasciato il lavoro per motivi di salute, he gave up his job owing to (o because of o on account of) ill health; il progetto fallì per mancanza di fondi, the scheme failed for lack of money; non si vedeva per la nebbia, you couldn't see a thing for the fog; era esausto per la fatica, he was exhausted through his efforts; tutto è successo per causa tua, it all happened because (o on account) of you; pagherà per quello che ha fatto, he will pay for what he has done; per dispetto, ambizione, orgoglio, out of spite, ambition, pride; per paura, through fear; ho taciuto, per paura di offenderlo, I kept quiet, for fear of offending him9 ( colpa) for: è stato arrestato per furto, he was arrested for theft; fu processato per omicidio, he was tried for murder10 ( fine o scopo) for: la lotta per la sopravvivenza, the struggle for survival; una cura per l'artrite, a cure for arthritis; raccogliere fondi per i senzatetto, to collect money for the homeless // cibo per cani, dog food // musica per pianoforte, piano music // libri per ragazzi, children's books // macchina per scrivere, typewriter // casa di riposo per anziani, old people's rest home // istituto per la ricerca sul cancro, cancer research institute ∙ Come si vede dagli esempi, in questo significato sono spesso usate forme aggettivali11 ( termine, vantaggio, interesse, inclinazione) for, to: fallo per me, do it for me; questi fiori sono per te, these flowers are for you; il fumo è nocivo per la salute, smoking is bad for one's health; l'ho fatto per il suo bene, I did it for his own good; mi dispiace per lui, I'm sorry for him; è un onore, un disonore per la sua famiglia, he's a credit to, a disgrace to his family; è stato come un padre per lui, he was like a father to him; morire per la patria, to die for one's country; votare per un candidato, to vote for a candidate; coltivare la passione per la musica, to cultivate a passion for music; nutrire simpatia per qlcu., to have a liking for s.o.; la partita è terminata 3 a 2 per la squadra di casa, the game ended 3 to 2 for the home team12 ( limitazione) for: il Brasile detiene il primato mondiale per la produzione di caffè, Brazil holds the world record for coffee production; è superiore a tutti per capacità tecniche e organizzative, he is unrivalled for technical and organizing ability; è molto maturo per la sua età, he's (very) mature for his age // per me, per quanto mi riguarda, as for me, as far as I'm concerned // se non fosse per me, te ecc., but for me, you etc. (o if it were not for me, you etc.)13 ( prezzo o stima) for: ha venduto la casa per un milione, he sold his house for one million euros; ho acquistato questo tavolo per pochissimo, per niente, I bought this table for next to nothing; sono stati rubati quadri per oltre due milioni, paintings worth (o for) over two million euros have been stolen // non lo farei per tutto l'oro del mondo, I wouldn't do it for all the world (o for all the tea in China)14 (con valore distr.) by; at; in; per: procedere per due, to go two by two; dividere per classi, to divide by class; disporre per file, to arrange in rows; uno, due per volta, one, two at a time; l'ingresso è di 20 euro per persona, entrance costs 20 euros per head // per cento, per cent: pagare un interesse del dieci per cento, to pay ten per cent interest // giorno per giorno, day by day15 (mat.) by: dividere 60 per 10, to divide 60 by 10; moltiplicare per tre, to multiply by three; 4 per 4 fa 16, 4 multiplied by (o times) 4 is 1616 (con funzione predicativa, con valore di come) as; for: avere qlcu. per amico, per socio, to have s.o. as a friend, as a partner // entrare per primo, to enter first // dare per scontato, to take for granted // tenere per certo, to take as a certainty // dare per morto, to give up for dead17 ( scambio, sostituzione) for: ti avevo preso per tuo fratello, I'd taken you for your brother; mi prendi per stupido?, do you take me for a fool?; ha parlato lui per tutti noi, he spoke for all of us; per il preside ha firmato il vicepreside, the deputy (head) signed for the head // capire una cosa per un'altra, to misunderstand // lasciare il certo per l'incerto, to take a leap in the dark.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: per l'avvenire, for the future (o from now on); per amor di Dio, per amor mio, for God's (o for goodness') sake, for my sake; per l'appunto, just so (o precisely); per esempio, for example; per caso, by chance; per fortuna, luckily; per la maggior parte, for the most part (o mostly); per lo più, generally; per il momento, for the time being; per natura, by nature; per nulla!, not at all!; per tempo, ( presto) early, ( in tempo utile) in (good) time, on time; parola per parola, word for word; per parte di padre, on one's father's side; per amore o per forza, whether you like it or not (o willy nilly); per niente al mondo, for love or money; cambiare per il meglio, to change for the better.per cong.1 ( con valore finale) (in order) to (+ inf.); for (+ ger.): andai da lui per avere un consiglio, I went to him in order to get some advice (o I went to him for advice); sono venuto per parlarti, I've come to speak to you; ce n'è voluta per convincerlo!, it took a lot to convince him (o he took a lot of convincing); un prodotto usato per impermeabilizzare i tessuti, a product used for waterproofing material2 ( con valore causale) for (+ ger.): fummo rimproverati per essere arrivati in ritardo, we were told off for arriving late; fu multato per aver superato i limiti di velocità, he was fined for speeding3 (con valore consecutivo) to: è troppo bello per essere vero, it's too good to be true; sei abbastanza grande per capirlo da solo, you're old enough to understand it by yourself4 ( con valore concessivo) per poco che sia, è meglio di niente, little as it is, it's better than nothing; per costoso che fosse, era un gran bell'appartamento, although it was expensive, it was a beautiful flat; per essere un ragazzo di 10 anni è molto maturo, for a boy of 10 he's very mature5 stare per fare qlco., essere lì lì per fare qlco., ( con valore perifrastico) to be about to do sthg. (o to be on the point of doing sthg. o to be just going to do sthg.): stiamo per partire, we're about to leave (o we're just going to leave o we're on the point of leaving); ero lì lì per confessare tutto, I was on the point of confessing everything; lo spettacolo sta per cominciare, the show is about to begin.* * *[per] 1.viaggiare per il mondo — to go around o travel the world
il treno per Roma — the train for o to Rome
per terra — on the ground o floor
4) (fine)per questo bisognerà fare — for that, you'll have to do
5) (causa)6) (vantaggio, svantaggio)per il tuo bene — for your own good o sake
pregare per qcn. — to pray for sb.
è per la ricerca sul cancro — it's for o in aid of cancer research
per quanto tempo...? — how long...?
sarà pronto per lunedì — it'll be ready for o by Monday
per ora o il momento for the moment, for the time being; dovrei arrivare per le sei — I should be there by six o'clock
9) (mezzo)prendere qcs. per il manico — to pick sth. up by the handle
10) (modo, maniera)per gradi — by degrees o stages
prendere qcn. per mano — to take sb. by the hand
11) (concessione)per quanto ricco sia — however rich he may be, rich though he may be
per poco traffico che ci sia,... — even though there's not much traffic...
per quanto ci provasse,... — try as he might, he
per quanto (ne) sappia io — as o so far as I know
per me ha torto — as far as I am concerned, he's wrong
13) (prezzo)comprare qcs. per 5 euro — to buy sth. for 5 euros
14) mat.moltiplicare, dividere per due — to multiply, divide by two
15) (distributivo)per persona — per head, each
due, tre per volta — two, three at a time
16) (predicativo)dare qcs. per scontato — to take sth. for granted
finire per fare qcs. — to end up doing sth.
dare qcn. per morto — to give sb. up o write sb. off for dead
avere qcn. per professore — to have sb. as a professor
stavo per telefonarti — I was going to o I was just about to phone you
2.per l'amor di Dio! — for God's o heaven's sake!
2) (finale)3) (causale)4) (concessiva)per ricco che sia — however rich he may be, rich as he may be
5) (limitativa)per andare va, ma è una vecchia carretta — I'm not saying it doesn't run, but it's an old banger
* * *per/per/1 (moto per luogo) girare per le strade to wander through the streets; passare per la finestra to pass through the window; viaggiare per il mondo to go around o travel the world; ha tagliato per i campi he cut across the fields2 (destinazione) il treno per Roma the train for o to Rome; l'aereo per Milano the plane to Milan; partire per il Messico to leave for Mexico4 (fine) uscire per comprare il giornale to go out to buy the newspaper; per questo bisognerà fare for that, you'll have to do5 (causa) per colpa tua because of you; picchiarsi per una donna to fight over a woman; rosso per la rabbia red with anger; gridare per il dolore to cry out in pain; lo fa per interesse he does it out of interest6 (vantaggio, svantaggio) per il tuo bene for your own good o sake; peggio per te! so much the worse for you! pregare per qcn. to pray for sb.; danni enormi per l'economia enormous damage to the economy; è per la ricerca sul cancro it's for o in aid of cancer research; 2 a 1 per l'Italia 2-1 for Italy7 (tempo continuato) per ore e ore for hours; per i primi due anni for the first two years; per un istante for a moment; per tutta la notte all night (long); per tutto il viaggio throughout the journey; per quanto tempo...? how long...?8 (tempo determinato) sarà pronto per lunedì it'll be ready for o by Monday; per ora o il momento for the moment, for the time being; dovrei arrivare per le sei I should be there by six o'clock9 (mezzo) per mare by sea; per telefono by phone; per posta by post o mail; prendere qcs. per il manico to pick sth. up by the handle11 (concessione) per quanto ricco sia however rich he may be, rich though he may be; per poco traffico che ci sia,... even though there's not much traffic...; per quanto ci provasse,... try as he might, he...12 (per quanto riguarda) per quanto (ne) sappia io as o so far as I know; per quel che mi riguarda as far as I am concerned; per me ha torto as far as I am concerned, he's wrong13 (prezzo) comprare qcs. per 5 euro to buy sth. for 5 euros14 mat. moltiplicare, dividere per due to multiply, divide by two; 3 per 3 fa 9 3 by 3 is; per cento → percento15 (distributivo) 1 litro di benzina per 15 chilometri 1 litre of petrol every 15 kilometres; per persona per head, each; giorno per giorno day by day; poco per volta little by little; due, tre per volta two, three at a time; dividere per età to divide according to age16 (predicativo) ho solo te per amico you're the only friend I've got; dare qcs. per scontato to take sth. for granted; finire per fare qcs. to end up doing sth.; dare qcn. per morto to give sb. up o write sb. off for dead; avere qcn. per professore to have sb. as a professor17 (per indicare il futuro prossimo) stavo per telefonarti I was going to o I was just about to phone youII congiunzione1 (consecutivo) è troppo bello per essere vero it's too good to be true; ha abbastanza soldi per comprare una macchina he has enough money to buy a car2 (finale) vado a Londra per imparare l'inglese I'm going to London to learn English; lo dico per non offenderti I say this in order not to offend you3 (causale) fu arrestato per avere rapinato la banca he was arrested for robbing the bank4 (concessiva) per ricco che sia however rich he may be, rich as he may be5 (limitativa) per andare va, ma è una vecchia carretta I'm not saying it doesn't run, but it's an old banger.\See also notes... (per.pdf) -
9 monde
monde [mɔ̃d]masculine nouna. world• où va le monde ? whatever is the world coming to?• envoyer or expédier qn dans l'autre monde to send sb to meet his (or her) maker• c'est le monde à l'envers ! whatever next!• le monde est petit ! it's a small world!• c'est un monde ! (inf) it's just not right!• musique/cuisine du monde world music/food• pas le moins du monde ! not at all!• ce village, c'est le bout du monde that village is in the middle of nowhere• ce n'est pas le bout du monde ! ( = ce n'est rien) it won't kill you!b. ( = gens) est-ce qu'il y a du monde ? ( = quelqu'un) is there anybody there? ; ( = foule) are there many people there?• il y avait un monde fou ! (inf) the place was packed!c. ( = milieu social) set* * *mɔ̃dnom masculin1) gén worldaller or voyager de par le monde, parcourir le monde — to travel the world
il irait jusqu'au bout du monde pour la retrouver — he would go to the ends of the earth to find her again
c'est le bout du monde!, c'est au bout du monde! — it's in the back of beyond!
ce n'est pas le bout du monde! — fig it' s not such a big deal!
elle n'est plus de ce monde — euph she's no longer with us euph
quand je ne serai plus de ce monde — euph when I have departed this world
je n'étais pas encore au monde — I wasn't yet born; grand
2) ( milieu) worldun monde nous sépare — we are worlds apart; nouveau
3) ( gens) peoplej'ai du monde ce soir — (colloq) I'm having people round GB ou over US tonight
4) ( bonne société) societyle beau or grand monde — high society
••c'est un monde! — (colloq) that's a bit much!
* * *mɔ̃d nm1) (= planète) world2) (= bonne société)femme du monde — socialite, society woman
3) (= milieu) world4) (= gens)beaucoup de monde — many people, a lot of people
Il y avait beaucoup de monde au concert. — There were a lot of people at the concert.
peu de monde — not many people, few people
* * *monde nm1 ( terre) world; l'homme le plus grand/le plus riche du monde the tallest/the wealthiest man in the world; ce sont les meilleurs amis du monde they are the best of friends; expliquer le plus calmement/logiquement du monde que to explain quite calmly/logically that; pas le moins du monde not in the least ou slightest; si vous êtes le moins du monde soucieux if you are (in) the least bit worried; s'il souffrait le moins du monde if he felt any pain at all ou the slightest pain; se porter le mieux du monde to be fine; au monde gén on earth, in the world; personne/rien au monde ne la fera changer d'avis she won't change her mind for anybody/anything; pour rien au monde il ne raterait le match he wouldn't miss the match for anything; dans le monde entier all over the world; à travers le monde throughout the world; aller or voyager de par le monde liter, parcourir le monde to travel the world; il irait jusqu'au bout du monde pour la retrouver he would go to the ends of the earth to find her again; c'est le bout du monde!, c'est au bout du monde! it's miles from anywhere!, it's in the back of beyond!; mon père habite à l'autre bout du monde my father lives halfway around the world; ce n'est pas le bout du monde! fig it's not such a big deal!; comme le monde est petit! it's a small world!; ⇒ métier;2 ( société humaine) world; la faim/paix dans le monde world famine/peace; être les premiers au monde à faire to be the first in the world to do; vouloir refaire le monde to want to change the world ; être ouvert sur le monde to be aware of what is going on in the world; se retirer du monde to withdraw from the world; à la face du monde for all the world to see;3 ( ici-bas) les biens de ce monde worldly goods; en ce bas monde here below; l'autre monde the next world, the world to come; elle n'est plus de ce monde euph she's no longer with us euph; quand je ne serai plus de ce monde euph when I have departed this world; la perfection n'est pas de ce monde there is no such thing as perfection; le monde des vivants the land of the living; je n'étais pas encore au monde I wasn't yet born; ⇒ grand;4 (microcosme, section) world; le monde du travail/des idées the world of work/of ideas; le monde arabe/médical the Arab/medical world; le monde libre the free world; le monde moderne the modern world; le monde animal the animal kingdom; ils ne sont pas du même monde ( milieu) they are from different social backgrounds; c'est un monde à part it's a completely different world; cet événement marqua la fin d'un monde this event marked the end of an era; ⇒ ancien;5 ( gens) people; il y a du monde ( une foule) there are a lot of people; ( des gens) there's someone there; de plus en plus de monde more and more people; il n'y a pas grand monde there aren't many people; tout le monde everybody, everyone; voir beaucoup de monde to have a busy social life ; j'ai du monde ce soir○ I'm having people round GB ou over US tonight; elle se moque or se fout◑ du monde! what does she take us for?; tout mon petit monde my family and friends (pl); réunir tout son monde ( entourage) to get everyone together;6 ( bonne société) society; sortir dans le monde to go out into society; le beau or grand monde high society;7 ( écart) il y a un monde entre there's a world of difference between; un monde nous sépare, il y a un monde entre nous we are worlds apart.mettre un enfant au monde to bring a child into the world; venir au monde to come into the world; se faire (tout) un monde de qch to get all worked up about sth; ainsi va le monde that's the way it goes; depuis que le monde est monde since the beginning of time; il faut de tout pour faire un monde Prov it takes all sorts to make a world Prov; c'est le monde à l'envers! the world's turned upside down!; c'est un monde○! that's a bit much![mɔ̃d] nom masculin1. [univers] worldil est connu dans le monde entier he's known worldwide ou the world overil n'est plus de ce monde he's no longer with us, he's gone to the next worlden ce bas monde here on earth, here belowdepuis que le monde est monde since the beginning of time, since the world beganc'est le monde renversé ou à l'envers! what's the world coming to?2. [humanité] worldtout le monde everybody, everyonetout le monde sait cela everybody ou the whole world knows that3. [pour intensifier]le plus célèbre au ou du monde the most famous in the worldle plus simplement/gentiment du monde in the simplest/kindest possible wayc'est ce que j'aime/je veux le plus au monde it's what I love/want most in the worldpour rien au monde not for anything, not for the worldnul ou personne au monde nobody in the worldon m'a dit tout le bien du monde de ce nouveau shampooing I've been told the most wonderful things about this new shampoo4. [communauté] worldle monde de la finance the world of finance, the financial worldle monde capitaliste/communiste the capitalist/communist worldle monde animal/végétal the animal/plant world5. [gens] people (pluriel)il y a du monde? [en entrant chez quelqu'un] is there anybody home ou there?il y a un monde fou, c'est noir de monde the place is swarming ou alive with peopletu attends du monde? are you expecting people ou company?ne t'en fais pas, je connais mon monde! don't worry, I know who I'm dealing with!grand-mère aime bien avoir tout son petit monde autour d'elle grandmother likes to have all her family ou brood (humoristique) around herc'est qu'il faut s'en occuper de tout ce petit monde! [enfants] all that little lot takes some looking after!tu te moques ou fiches (familier) ou fous (familier) du monde! you've got a nerve ou a bloody nerve!6. [société] world[classes élevées]le (beau) ou grand monde high societyfréquenter le beau ou grand monde to mix with high society ou in societygens du monde socialites, society people8. PRESSE9. (locution)pourquoi ne ranges-tu jamais tes affaires, c'est un monde tout de même! (familier) why in the world ou why oh why don't you ever put your things away? -
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nothing, (not) anything; nil; nought; sl. nixнищо не излезе nothing came of itнищо не се знае you never can tellнищо ти няма there's nothing wrong/nothing the matter with you, you're all rightнищо не можеше да се направи there was nothing to be done, there was nothing doingза нищо на света not for anything in the world, not for the world, not on any terms, (not) for love or money, under no circumstancesза нищо на света няма да сложа тази шапка I wouldn't be seen dead (in a pig market) in that hatзапочвам от нищо start from scratch; rise from nothingдрехите ти заприличаха на нищо your clothes look like nothing on earthнаправих си палтото на нищо I've ruined my coatвсе едно, че/почти нищо next to nothingтой застана до вратата, все едно че нищо не е било he stood at the door quite unruffledте си приказваха, сякаш нищо не е било they were talking to each other as if nothing had happened between themправя от нищо нещо make a little go a long way, ( преувеличавам) make a mountain out of a molehillнищо работа a trifling matterнищо човек an insignificant fellow, a mere nobodyнищо и никакъв paltry, worthless, sl. measlyхабя си усилията за нищо waste o.'s efforts; spend o.'s efforts to no purposeнищо подобно nothing of the kind/sort; no such thing; nothing like that; far from itнищо пред (в сравнение с) nothing to, sl. not a marker on/toнищо особено nothing special/extraordinary, nothing out of the way, nothing to speak of, разг. nothing very much, no great shakesnothing to write home aboutнищо ценно nothing of valueразг. it's, no goнищо друго освен nothing butкоето не е нищо друго освен which is butтой няма ни къща, ни дом, ни нищо he has no house, no home, no nothingядосвам се за нищо и никакво the merest trifle puts me outне ставам за нищо serve no purposeнищо за отбелязване nothing worth mentioningнищо ново no newsнищо не можеш да му направиш you can't touch him, you can't do anything to himнищо няма да ти стане, ако измиеш пода it won't kill you to scrub the floorнаправих го на нищо и никакво I wiped/mopped the floor with himтой е едно голямо нищо, той е едно нищо и половина he is a cipher/nonentity/nobodyновият му роман е нищо и половина his new novel is a flopот него не може да се очаква нищо хубаво you can't rely/count on him, he's not to be trusted, he's* * *нѝщо,ср., само ед. nothing, (not) anything; nil; nought; sl. nix; все едно, че/почти \нищо next to nothing; дрехите ти заприличаха на \нищо your clothes look like nothing on earth; за \нищо all for nothing; за \нищо и никакво for a trifle, for no reason at all; за \нищо на света (not) for love or money, under no circumstances, not for all the tea in China; sl. not for toffee; за \нищо на света няма да сложа тази рокля I wouldn’t be seen dead (in a pig market) in that dress; за \нищо не го бива he is good for nothing, he’s a bad egg; завиждат ти? \нищо they envy you? let them! so what? започвам от \нищо start from scratch; rise from nothing; като \нищо easily; like anything; as easy as anything; without turning a hair; as soon as look at; което не е \нищо друго освен which is but; направих го на \нищо и никакво I wiped/mopped the floor with him; направих си сакото на \нищо I’ve ruined my jacket; не можеш \нищо да направиш you can’t help it; it can’t be helped; разг. it’s no go; не правя \нищо be/stand idle; не ставам за \нищо serve no purpose; \нищо друго освен nothing but; \нищо за отбелязване nothing worth mentioning; \нищо и никакъв paltry, worthless, sl. measly; \нищо не излезе nothing came of it; \нищо не можеше да се направи there was nothing to be done; \нищо не се знае you never can tell; \нищо ново no news, nothing to write home about; \нищо няма да ти стане, ако почистиш стаята it won’t kill you to clean the room; \нищо особено nothing special/extraordinary, nothing out of the way, nothing to speak of, разг. nothing very much, no great shakes; nothing to write home about; \нищо подобно nothing of the kind/sort; nothing like that; far from it; \нищо пред (в сравнение с) nothing to, sl. not a marker on/to; \нищо работа a trifling matter; \нищо ти няма there’s nothing wrong with you, you’re all right; \нищо ценно nothing of value; \нищо, че no matter if, разг. so what if; \нищо човек an insignificant fellow, a mere nobody; \нищо чудно (че) no wonder, small wonder (that); новата му книга е \нищо и половина his new book is a flop; няма \нищо (лошо) no harm done; нямам \нищо общо с have nothing to do with; have nothing in common with; от него не може да се очаква \нищо хубаво you can’t rely/count on him, he’s not to be trusted, he’s capable of dirty work; no good will come of him; от \нищо нещо не става you can’t stop a gap with rushes, you can’t make a purse out of a sow’s ear; почти \нищо не е останало there’s precious little left; почти \нищо нямаше за ядене there was hardly a thing to eat; правя от \нищо нещо make a little go a long way, ( преувеличавам) make a mountain out of a molehill; споря за \нищо и никакво split hairs, pettifog; това е \нищо за него, той ще се справи с това като \нищо it’s child’s play to him; той е едно голямо \нищо, той е едно \нищо и половина he is a cipher/nonentity/nobody; той застана до вратата, все едно че \нищо не е било he stood at the door quite unruffled; той с \нищо не се отличава от he differs in no way from; ядосвам се за \нищо и никакво the merest trifle puts me out.* * *nil; none; nothing: I saw нищо that night. - Не видях нищо онази нощ.; zero* * *1. nothing to write homе about 2. nothing, (not) anything;nil;nought;sl. nix 3. НИЩО (от това) never mind, it doesn't matter, it makes no difference 4. НИЩО друго освен nothing but 5. НИЩО за отбелязване nothing worth mentioning 6. НИЩО и никакъв paltry, worthless, sl. measly 7. НИЩО не излезе nothing came of it 8. НИЩО не можеш да му направиш you can't touch him, you can't do anything to him 9. НИЩО не можеше да се направи there was nothing to be done, there was nothing doing 10. НИЩО не се знае you never can tell 11. НИЩО ново no news 12. НИЩО няма да ти стане, ако измиеш пода it won't kill you to scrub the floor 13. НИЩО особено nothing special/extraordinary, nothing out of the way, nothing to speak of, разг. nothing very much, no great shakes 14. НИЩО подобно nothing of the kind/sort;no such thing;nothing like that;far from it 15. НИЩО пред (в сравнение с) nothing to, sl. not a marker on/to 16. НИЩО работа a trifling matter 17. НИЩО ти няма there's nothing wrong/nothing the matter with you, you're all right 18. НИЩО ценно nothing of value 19. НИЩО човек an insignificant fellow, a mere nobody 20. НИЩО чудно (че) no wonder, small wonder (that) 21. аз НИЩО не знача за тебе I'm nothing to you 22. все едно, че/почти НИЩО next to nothing 23. дрехите ти заприличаха на НИЩО your clothes look like nothing on earth 24. за НИЩО all for nothing 25. за НИЩО и никакво for a trifle, for no reason at all 26. за НИЩО на света not for anything in the world, not for the world, not on any terms, (not) for love or money, under no circumstances 27. за НИЩО на света няма да сложа тази шапка I wouldn't be seen dead (in a pig market) in that hat 28. за НИЩО не го бива he is good for nothing 29. започвам от НИЩО start from scratch;rise from nothing 30. като НИЩО easily;like anything;as easy as anything;without turning a hair;as soon as look at 31. което не е НИЩО друго освен which is but 32. направих го на НИЩО и никакво I wiped/mopped the floor with him 33. направих си палтото на НИЩО I've ruined my coat 34. не знам НИЩО I know nothing, I don't know anything 35. не можеш НИЩО да направиш you can't do anything;you can't help it;it can't be helped 36. не правя НИЩО be/stand idle 37. не ставам за НИЩО serve no purpose 38. никой НИЩО не каза nobody said a word 39. новият му роман е НИЩО и половина his new novel is а flор 40. няма НИЩО (лошо) no harm done 41. няма НИЩО ново под слънцето there is nothing new under the sun 42. няма НИЩО, НИЩО не се е случило there's nothing the matter;it's all right 43. нямам НИЩО общо с have nothing to do with;have nothing in common with 44. от НИЩО нещо не става you can't stop a gap with rushes, you can't make a purse out of a sow's ear 45. от него не може да се очаква НИЩО хубаво уou can't rely/count on him, he's not to be trusted, he's 46. почти НИЩО нямаше за ядене there was hardly a thing to eat 47. правя от НИЩО нещо make a little go a long way, (преувеличавам) make a mountain out of a molehill 48. разг. it's, no go 49. споря за НИЩО и никакво split hairs, pettifog 50. те си приказваха, сякаш НИЩО не е било they were talking to each other as if nothing had happened between them 51. това е НИЩО за него, той ще се справи с това като НИЩО it's child's play to him 52. това няма НИЩО общо с истината nothing is further from the truth 53. това още НИЩО не значи that doesn't mean anything 54. той е едно голямо НИЩО, той е едно НИЩО и половина he is a cipher/nonentity/nobody 55. той застана до вратата, все едно че НИЩО не е било he stood at the door quite unruffled 56. той няма ни къща, ни дом, ни НИЩО he has no house, no home, no nothing 57. той с НИЩО не се отличава от he differs in no way from 58. хабя си усилията за НИЩО waste o.'s efforts;spend o.'s efforts to no purpose 59. ядосвам се за НИЩО и никакво the merest trifle puts me out -
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I• НИ ЗА ЧТО; НИ ЗА ЧТО НА СВЕТЕ both coll[PrepP; these forms only; adv; used with negated verbs (more often pfv fut or subjunctive); fixed WO]=====⇒ under no conditions or circumstances:- not for anything (in the world < on earth>);- on no < not on any> account;- nothing on earth (would (could) make one do sth.);- [in limited contexts] not on your life!;- no way! no dice!;- never. Cf. not for all the tea in China.♦ "...Мне ни за что не хотелось бы расстаться с вами" (Булгаков 9). "I would not like to part with you for anything" (9a).♦ Понять его [приказ] Руслан не то что не мог, но не согласился бы ни за что на свете (Владимов 1). It was not that Ruslan could not understand the order; he would not have accepted it for anything in the world (1a).♦ "...Вот какие у меня подозрения: они, то есть секунданты, должно быть, несколько переменили свой прежний план и хотят зарядить пулею один пистолет Грушницкого... Как вы думаете? Должны ли мы показать им, что догадались?" - "Ни за что на свете, доктор" (Лермонтов 1). "...Here are my suspicions: they, that is to say the seconds, have apparently altered somewhat their former plan and want to load, with a bullet, only Grushnitski's pistol.... What do you think, should we show them that we have found them out?" "Not for anything on earth, doctor!" (1a).♦...Кузнец, который был издавна не в ладах с ним, при нём ни за что не отважится идти к дочке, несмотря на свою силу (Гоголь 5)....The blacksmith, who had for a long time been on bad terms with him, would on no account have ventured, strong as he was, to visit the daughter when the father was at home (5a).♦ Он договорить ещё не успел, я уже понял: ни за что не поеду! (Солженицын 2). Before he had finished speaking, my mind was made up. Nothing on earth would make me go! (2a).♦ [Бусыгин:] Мы едем домой. [Сильва:] Ни за что (Вампилов 4). [В.:] We're going home. [S.:] Not on your life! (4a). [B.:] We're going home. [S.:] No dice (4b).II• НИ ЗА ЧТО; НИ ЗА ЧТО НИ ПРО ЧТО; НИ ЗА ЧТО НИ ПРО ЧТО all coll[PrepP; these forms only; adv; more often used with pfv verbs; fixed WO]=====1. погибнуть, пропасть и т.п. ни за что (of a person) (to perish, be destroyed etc) to no purpose, finitely:- (all) in vain.♦ Здесь ни за что погиб мой отец... Ни за грош пропала моя собственная жизнь (Зиновьев 1). "My Father died here for nothing.... My own life has been ruined for nothing" (1a).2. обидеть, оскорбить, ударить, ругать, арестовать кого и т.п. ни за что (to offend, insult, hit, berate, arrest etc s.o.) without any reason or grounds for doing so:- for nothing, for no reason;- (quarrel) over nothing.♦ Настёна обычно отмалчивалась, она научилась этому ещё в то... лето, когда обходила с Катькой ангарские деревни и когда каждый, кому не лень, мог ни за что ни про что ее облаять (Распутин 2). Nastyona usually held her peace. She had learned how that summer when she and Katya made the rounds of the Angara villages and anyone who felt like it could shower her with curses for no reason at all (2a).♦ Чёрт сбил с толку обоих чиновников: чиновники, говоря попросту, перебесились и перессорились ни за что (Гоголь 3). The Devil led the two officials astray the officials, to put it plainly, went crazy and fell out with each other for no reason whatsoever (3c).♦...Я защищал людей, которых сажали, как принято выражаться, за убеждения, или, иначе говоря, ни за что (Войнович 1)....I spoke out in defense of people who, as we usually say, were imprisoned for their convictions, or, to put it another way, for nothing at all (1a). Ф "Значит, вас арестовали ни за что ни про что? Мы сажаем невинных людей?" (Рыбаков 2). "So, you were arrested for nothing, for no reason? We put innocent people in prison, do we?" (2a).♦...Эти умники из Кенгура... вполне могут засадить человека ни за что ни про что (Искандер 4)....Those wiseacres from Kengur...were quite capable of putting a man in prison just for the hell of it (4a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни за что
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Ⅰ pron. nothing; (w pytaniu) anything- nic się nie zmieniło nothing has changed- nic a. niczego nam nie brakuje we have everything we need- nic a. niczego nie zapomniałeś? have you forgotten anything?- nie dostał nic a. niczego do zjedzenia he wasn’t given anything to eat- niczym się nie przejmował he didn’t worry about a thing- nie znalazła nic, co mogłoby ją zainteresować she didn’t find anything that might be of interest to her- nic nowego/szczególnego nothing new/special- nic ważnego się nie stało nothing important happened- nic podobnego nothing of the kind a. sort- nic dziwnego, że… it’s no wonder that…, no wonder…- nie ma nic łatwiejszego nothing could be simpler a. easier- błagałem go, a on nic I begged him, but he didn’t say a word- szukaliśmy cały dzień, i nic we were searching all day, all for nothing- nic ci/mu do mnie a. do moich spraw it’s got nothing to do with you/him- nic mi po takim starym rowerze an old bike like that is no use to me pot.- nic tu po tobie you have no business being here- nic innego nothing else- to nic innego jak gra na zwłokę it’s just playing for time, it’s nothing other than playing for time- nic takiego nothing important/serious- to nic takiego, zwykłe przeziębienie it’s nothing serious, just an ordinary cold- nic takiego się nie stało nothing really happened- to nic never mind, it doesn’t matter- to nic, nie martw się it’s nothing, don’t worry- nic, nic, to tylko lekkie zadrapanie it’s nothing (at all), just a scratch- mieć kogoś/coś za nic to not care about sb/sth- zrobić coś z niczego to make something out of nothing- on w niczym nie potrafi jej dorównać she outshines a. surpasses książk. him in any way- Anna w niczym nie przypomina swojej siostry Anna is quite a. totally unlike her sister- z niczym [przyjść, odejść] empty-handed- odprawiono go z niczym he was sent back empty-handedⅡ part. (wcale) not a bit, not at all- nic nie lepszy/gorszy not a bit better/worse- „boisz się?” – „nic a nic” a. „nic, ale to nic” ‘are you afraid?’ – ‘not a bit’ a. ‘not at all’- całą noc nic nie spał he didn’t sleep at all the whole night- czemu ty nic nie tańczysz? why aren’t you dancing at all?- łzy nic tu nie pomogą it’s no use cryingⅢ n pejor. (o osobie) nobody; (o rzeczy) nothing- być niczym to be a nobody- takie nic, a śmie mnie pouczać a nonentity like him telling me what to do!- twoje dochody to kompletne nic what you earn is absolutely nothingⅣ inter. nothing!- „co?” – „nic, nieważne” ‘what?’ – ‘nothing, it doesn’t matter a. it’s not important’■ być do niczego pot. [osoba] (o samopoczuciu) to be under the weather pot.; (o umiejętnościach) to be hopeless a. lousy GB pot., to be useless pot.; [film, książka] to be hopeless GB pot.; [pomysł, projekt] to be half-baked pot.- jak nic się spóźni he’s bound a. sure to be late- cała robota na nic all that work for nothing a. down the drain pot.- „smaczne, prawda?” – „nic dodać, nic ująć” ‘tasty, isn’t it?’ – ‘you’re right there’- mieszkanie duże, jasne, nic dodać, nic ująć a large, bright flat – just right a. perfect- wokół nic, tylko lasy there’s nothing but forest all around- ona nic, tylko narzeka she does nothing but complain- nic, tylko płakać it’s enough to make you weep- nic z tego, telefon zepsuty nothing doing, the phone’s out of order- „chcę iść do kina” – „nic z tego, musisz odrobić lekcje” ‘I want to go to the cinema’ – ‘nothing doing, you’ve got (your) homework to do’- niczego sobie pot. not bad (at all)- niczego sobie facet not a bad-looking guy pot.- niczego sobie piwo not bad beer; pretty good beer pot.- za nic not for anything* * *grubymi nićmi szyty — (przen) thinly disguised
* * *pron.1. (= żadna rzecz) nothing; ( z innym wyrazem przeczącym) anything; nic dobrego ( o człowieku) no good, good for nothing; nic dziwnego no wonder; nic podobnego! nothing of the sort l. kind!, no way!; nic takiego nothing really; niczego sobie pot. (= całkiem niezły) not bad (at all); nic z tego (nie będzie) it's no use, nothing doing; to nic nie pomoże it's not going to help; nic ci do tego! it's none of your business!, mind your own business!; nic tu po nas we won't help here, we won't be of any use here; to nic, że przegraliśmy never mind that we lost; być do niczego be useless, be no good, be good for nothing; nic nie szkodzi never mind, it's nothing; być niczym be worthless; nic mi nie jest I'm alright, I'm O.K.; nic mu nie będzie he'll be fine l. alright l. O.K.; nic a nic not a thing; mieć kogoś/coś za nic not think much of sb/sth; nie mieć nic do powiedzenia have nothing to say; nie mieć nic do stracenia have nothing to lose; nie mieć nic przeciw komuś/czemuś have nothing against sb/sth; zrobić coś z niczego make sth out of nothing.2. (= wcale, w najmniejszym stopniu) nothing at all, not at all; jak nic (= na pewno) for sure; (= bez trudu) without any effort, like nothing; wszystko na nic (all) for nothing; za nic (w świecie) not for anything (in the world); to nie ma nic do rzeczy that is immaterial l. irrelevant; na nic się (nie) zdać be useless; jakby l. jak gdyby (nigdy) nic as if nothing happened; nie miałem nic w ustach od tygodnia I haven't eaten for a week.n.indecl. nothing; wielkie nic big (fat) zero; zupa nic kulin. milk soup with egg yolk, sugar and vanilla.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > nic
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m worldl'altro mondo the next worldil più bello del mondo the most beautiful in the worlddivertirsi un mondo enjoy oneself enormously or a lot* * *mondo1 s.m.1 world (anche fig.): fare il giro del mondo, to go round the world; vedere il mondo, to see the world; in tutto il mondo, per tutto il mondo, all over the world; è conosciuto in tutto il mondo, he is known all over the world; il mondo in cui viviamo, the world we live in; il mondo animale, the animal kingdom (o world); il mondo cattolico, medioevale, the Catholic, medi (a)eval world; il mondo della fantasia, dei sogni, the world of the imagination, of dreams (o dreamland); il mondo della scienza, the world of science; il mondo di un bambino, the world of a child (o a child's world); il mondo esterno, the external world: il mondo letterario, musicale, artistico, politico, the literary, musical, artistic, political world; il suo mondo si è sgretolato, her world crumbled // il terzo mondo, the Third World // il Nuovo, il Vecchio Mondo, the New, the Old World // vecchio come il mondo, as old as the hills (o as Methuselah) // (econ.): il mondo degli affari, the business world; il mondo finanziario, the financial world, (amer.) Wall Street; il mondo operaio, the working world; il mondo dell'editoria, the world of publishing; il mondo industrializzato, the developed world // il mondo è bello perché è vario, variety is the spice of life; questo mondo è fatto a scale, chi le scende, chi le sale, (prov.) the world is like a game, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose; tutto il mondo è paese, it's the same the whole world over2 (la gente) the world; humanity; everybody: il mondo ride alle sue spalle, everybody laughs at him behind his back; il mondo spera in un avvenire migliore, humanity hopes for a better future; dice male di tutto il mondo, he speaks badly (o ill) of everybody (o fam. he runs everyone down); vuole salvare le apparenze agli occhi del mondo, he wants to preserve appearances in the eyes of the world // il bel mondo, il gran mondo, (fashionable) society, jet set; donna di mondo, society woman; uomo di mondo, (ricco di esperienza) man of the world, (che fa vita di società) man about town // alla festa c'era mezzo mondo, there were loads of people at the party3 (grande quantità) un mondo di, a world of, a lot of, lots of: un mondo di auguri, di baci, all the best, lots of kisses; un mondo di gente, a large crowd; costa un mondo, it costs a fortune; gli usò un mondo di cortesie, he treated him with every courtesy; mi ha fatto un mondo di bene, it has done me a world of good; mi sono divertito un mondo, I have had a really good time.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: come è piccolo il mondo!, what a small world! // da che mondo è mondo, from time immemorial // niente al mondo gli può far cambiare idea, nothing in the world can make him change his mind; non ha un pensiero al mondo, he hasn't a care in the world // non è poi la fine del mondo, it is not the end of the world; una festa che è stata la fine del mondo, it was a fantastic party; è la cosa più semplice del mondo, it's the easiest thing in the world // fermate il mondo, voglio scendere!, stop the world, I want to get off! // ti troverò in capo al mondo!, I'll find you even at the end of the earth!; andare in capo al mondo, to go to the end of the earth // non lo cederei neppure per tutto l'oro del mondo, I wouldn't part with it for the world (o for all the tea in China); non lo farei neppure se dovesse cascare il mondo, I wouldn't do it for the world (o fam. I'll be damned if I do it!) // vivere nel mondo della luna, to have one's head in the clouds; ma in che mondo vivi?, where have you been? // porco mondo!, mondo cane!, damn! // così va il mondo, that's life; stanco del mondo, weary of life // non è più di questo mondo, he is no longer of this world; quando era al mondo mio padre, when my father was alive; essere al mondo, to be alive (o fam. to be in the land of the living); mettere al mondo, to bring into the world; tornare al mondo, to come to life again; venire al mondo, to be born (o to come into the world); non ha più voglia di stare al mondo, he no longer wants to live // l'altro mondo, the next world (o the hereafter); andare all'altro mondo, to pass away; mandare qlcu. all'altro mondo, to send s.o. to kingdom-come; cose dell'altro mondo!, (fig.) really weird! // vivere fuori del mondo, (fig.) to live cut off from the world; prendere il mondo come viene, to take the world as it comes; è uno che sa stare al mondo, he knows the ways of the world; rinunciare al mondo, to forsake (o to retire from) the world.1 (pulito) clean2 (fig.) (puro) pure: cuore mondo, pure heart; è un uomo mondo da vizi, he is a man free from vice.* * *I ['mondo] sm1) (gen), fig worldin tutto il mondo — all over the world, throughout the world
il mondo dell'aldilà — the next life, the after life
il gran o bel mondo — high society
2)ti faccio un mondo di auguri; ti auguro un mondo di bene — all the best!gli voglio tutto il bene di questo mondo ma... — I'm very fond of him but...
per niente al mondo; per nessuna cosa al mondo — not for all the world
da che mondo è mondo — since time o the world began
mettere/venire al mondo — to bring/come into the world
II mondo (-a)il mondo è bello perché è vario — (Proverbio) variety is the spice of life
(verdura) cleaned, (frutta, patate) peeled* * *I ['mondo]sostantivo maschile1) worldin tutto il mondo, nel mondo intero — all over the world, worldwide
girare il mondo — to go o travel round the world
la fame, pace nel mondo — world famine, peace
è la cosa più bella del mondo — fig. it's the best thing in the world
sono i migliori amici del mondo — fig. they're the best of friends
vive nel suo mondo, in un mondo a parte — fig. he lives in a world of his own, in a world apart
l'altro mondo, il mondo ultraterreno — (l'adilà) the next o other world
andare all'altro mondo — to die, to pass away
mandare qcn. all'altro mondo — to send o knock sb. to kingdom, to dispatch sb
3) (ambiente) world, sceneil mondo dell'arte, della musica — the art, music world
il mondo degli affari — the business community o world
4) (civiltà)il mondo antico, arabo — the ancient, Arab world
5) (regno)6) (la gente)lo sa tutto il mondo o mezzo mondo the whole world knows; agli occhi del mondo — in the eyes of the world
il bel o gran mondo the beautiful people, the high society; un uomo di mondo — a man of the world, a man-about-town
divertirsi un mondo — to have great fun o a great time
9) al mondonessuno o niente al mondo le farà cambiare idea nothing in the world will make her change her mind; per niente al mondo mi convincerei a fare nothing on earth would persuade me to do; nessuno al mondo no man alive; non c'è nessuna ragione al mondo — there's no earthly reason
••così va il mondo — that's the way of the world, that's the way it goes o the cookie crumbles
da che mondo è mondo — since o from time immemorial
vecchio come il mondo — world-old, as old as the world
II ['mondo]vivere fuori dal mondo o nel mondo delle nuvole to be living in cloud-cuckoo-land o in a dreamworld; tutto il mondo è paese it's o people are the same the whole world over; il mondo è bello perché è vario — there's nowt so queer as folk
aggettivo lett.1) (pulito) clean2) fig. (puro) pure, clean* * *mondo1/'mondo/sostantivo m.1 world; in tutto il mondo, nel mondo intero all over the world, worldwide; girare il mondo to go o travel round the world; giro del mondo world tour; la fame, pace nel mondo world famine, peace; il cuoco peggiore del mondo the world's worst chef; la città più antica del mondo the oldest city on earth; è la cosa più bella del mondo fig. it's the best thing in the world; sono i migliori amici del mondo fig. they're the best of friends; vive nel suo mondo, in un mondo a parte fig. he lives in a world of his own, in a world apart; l'altro mondo, il mondo ultraterreno (l'adilà) the next o other world; andare all'altro mondo to die, to pass away; mandare qcn. all'altro mondo to send o knock sb. to kingdom, to dispatch sb.2 (parte del globo) il Nuovo Mondo the New World; il Vecchio Mondo the Old World; il Terzo Mondo the Third World3 (ambiente) world, scene; il mondo dell'arte, della musica the art, music world; il mondo degli affari the business community o world; il mondo della droga the drug scene4 (civiltà) il mondo antico, arabo the ancient, Arab world6 (la gente) lo sa tutto il mondo o mezzo mondo the whole world knows; agli occhi del mondo in the eyes of the world7 (alta società) il bel o gran mondo the beautiful people, the high society; un uomo di mondo a man of the world, a man-about-town8 un mondo (molto) avere un mondo di cose da fare to have loads of things to do; divertirsi un mondo to have great fun o a great time9 al mondo mettere al mondo un bambino to bring a child into the world; venire al mondo to come into the world; saper stare al mondo to know how to behave (in society); nessuno o niente al mondo le farà cambiare idea nothing in the world will make her change her mind; per niente al mondo mi convincerei a fare nothing on earth would persuade me to do; nessuno al mondo no man alive; non c'è nessuna ragione al mondo there's no earthly reasoncosì va il mondo that's the way of the world, that's the way it goes o the cookie crumbles; da che mondo è mondo since o from time immemorial; cose dell'altro mondo! it's unbelievable! mondo cane! damn! cascasse il mondo! no matter what (happens)! come what may! com'è piccolo il mondo! it's a small world! vecchio come il mondo world-old, as old as the world; essere la fine del mondo to be terrific; non è mica la fine del mondo! it's not the end of the world! vivere fuori dal mondo o nel mondo delle nuvole to be living in cloud-cuckoo-land o in a dreamworld; tutto il mondo è paese it's o people are the same the whole world over; il mondo è bello perché è vario there's nowt so queer as folk.————————mondo2/'mondo/lett.1 (pulito) clean2 fig. (puro) pure, clean. -
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НИ ЗА КАКИЕ ДЕНЬГИ coll PrepP Invar adv used with negated verbs)1. not even for a very large sum of money (can sth. be bought, will s.o. sell sth. etc): not for any price (money)not at any price.Самое лучшее бы сейчас - не вздыхать, а достать лошадь. Но лошади сейчас - она это знала - ни за какие деньги не купить в Пекашине (Абрамов 1). The best thing now would be to stop sighing and get hold of a horse. But nowadays in Pekashino horses weren't to be had for any money, and she knew it (1a).«„A-68" -превосходные бомбардировщики. Что же вам мешает достать еще?» - «Нам не продают. Ни за какие деньги» (Эренбург 4). "The A 68's are excellent bombers What prevents your getting any more?" "They won't sell us any. Not at any price" (4a).2. not under any circumstancesnot (do sth.) at any pricenot (do sth.) for all the money in the world (for any money, for anything) there is no way (in the world) (one would (could) do sth.). Cf. not for all the tea in China.Раз в неделю баба Нила... ехала трамваями на Даниловский рынок за зеленью, сухими грибами, щавелем, шиповником. А уж сколько чая из шиповника было пито! Сейчас этого пойла ни за какие деньги в рот не взять (Трифонов 2). Once a week Nila would,.ride the streetcars to the Danilovsky market for greens, dried mushrooms, sorrel and rose-hips. God, the gallons of rose-hip tea they drank! Nowadays he couldn't stand the stuff at any price (2a). -
15 ни за какие деньги
• НИ ЗА КАКИЕ ДЕНЬГИ coll[PrepP; Invar; adv; used with negated verbs]=====1. not even for a very large sum of money (can sth. be bought, will s.o. sell sth. etc):- not at any price.♦ Самое лучшее бы сейчас - не вздыхать, а достать лошадь. Но лошади сейчас - она это знала - ни за какие деньги не купить в Пекашине (Абрамов 1). The best thing now would be to stop sighing and get hold of a horse. But nowadays in Pekashino horses weren't to be had for any money, and she knew it (1a).♦ "" А-68" - превосходные бомбардировщики. Что же вам мешает достать еще?" - "Нам не продают. Ни за какие деньги" (Эренбург 4). "The A 68's are excellent bombers What prevents your getting any more?" "They won't sell us any. Not at any price" (4a).2. not under any circumstances:- not (do sth.) at any price;- not (do sth.) for all the money in the world (for any money, for anything);- there is no way (in the world) (one would (could) do sth.). Cf. not for all the tea in China.♦ Раз в неделю баба Нила... ехала трамваями на Даниловский рынок за зеленью, сухими грибами, щавелем, шиповником. А уж сколько чая из шиповника было пито! Сейчас этого пойла ни за какие деньги в рот не взять (Трифонов 2). Once a week Nila would,.ride the streetcars to the Danilovsky market for greens, dried mushrooms, sorrel and rose-hips. God, the gallons of rose-hip tea they drank! Nowadays he couldn't stand the stuff at any price (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни за какие деньги
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16 nić
Ⅰ pron. nothing; (w pytaniu) anything- nic się nie zmieniło nothing has changed- nic a. niczego nam nie brakuje we have everything we need- nic a. niczego nie zapomniałeś? have you forgotten anything?- nie dostał nic a. niczego do zjedzenia he wasn’t given anything to eat- niczym się nie przejmował he didn’t worry about a thing- nie znalazła nic, co mogłoby ją zainteresować she didn’t find anything that might be of interest to her- nic nowego/szczególnego nothing new/special- nic ważnego się nie stało nothing important happened- nic podobnego nothing of the kind a. sort- nic dziwnego, że… it’s no wonder that…, no wonder…- nie ma nic łatwiejszego nothing could be simpler a. easier- błagałem go, a on nic I begged him, but he didn’t say a word- szukaliśmy cały dzień, i nic we were searching all day, all for nothing- nic ci/mu do mnie a. do moich spraw it’s got nothing to do with you/him- nic mi po takim starym rowerze an old bike like that is no use to me pot.- nic tu po tobie you have no business being here- nic innego nothing else- to nic innego jak gra na zwłokę it’s just playing for time, it’s nothing other than playing for time- nic takiego nothing important/serious- to nic takiego, zwykłe przeziębienie it’s nothing serious, just an ordinary cold- nic takiego się nie stało nothing really happened- to nic never mind, it doesn’t matter- to nic, nie martw się it’s nothing, don’t worry- nic, nic, to tylko lekkie zadrapanie it’s nothing (at all), just a scratch- mieć kogoś/coś za nic to not care about sb/sth- zrobić coś z niczego to make something out of nothing- on w niczym nie potrafi jej dorównać she outshines a. surpasses książk. him in any way- Anna w niczym nie przypomina swojej siostry Anna is quite a. totally unlike her sister- z niczym [przyjść, odejść] empty-handed- odprawiono go z niczym he was sent back empty-handedⅡ part. (wcale) not a bit, not at all- nic nie lepszy/gorszy not a bit better/worse- „boisz się?” – „nic a nic” a. „nic, ale to nic” ‘are you afraid?’ – ‘not a bit’ a. ‘not at all’- całą noc nic nie spał he didn’t sleep at all the whole night- czemu ty nic nie tańczysz? why aren’t you dancing at all?- łzy nic tu nie pomogą it’s no use cryingⅢ n pejor. (o osobie) nobody; (o rzeczy) nothing- być niczym to be a nobody- takie nic, a śmie mnie pouczać a nonentity like him telling me what to do!- twoje dochody to kompletne nic what you earn is absolutely nothingⅣ inter. nothing!- „co?” – „nic, nieważne” ‘what?’ – ‘nothing, it doesn’t matter a. it’s not important’■ być do niczego pot. [osoba] (o samopoczuciu) to be under the weather pot.; (o umiejętnościach) to be hopeless a. lousy GB pot., to be useless pot.; [film, książka] to be hopeless GB pot.; [pomysł, projekt] to be half-baked pot.- jak nic się spóźni he’s bound a. sure to be late- cała robota na nic all that work for nothing a. down the drain pot.- „smaczne, prawda?” – „nic dodać, nic ująć” ‘tasty, isn’t it?’ – ‘you’re right there’- mieszkanie duże, jasne, nic dodać, nic ująć a large, bright flat – just right a. perfect- wokół nic, tylko lasy there’s nothing but forest all around- ona nic, tylko narzeka she does nothing but complain- nic, tylko płakać it’s enough to make you weep- nic z tego, telefon zepsuty nothing doing, the phone’s out of order- „chcę iść do kina” – „nic z tego, musisz odrobić lekcje” ‘I want to go to the cinema’ – ‘nothing doing, you’ve got (your) homework to do’- niczego sobie pot. not bad (at all)- niczego sobie facet not a bad-looking guy pot.- niczego sobie piwo not bad beer; pretty good beer pot.- za nic not for anything* * *grubymi nićmi szyty — (przen) thinly disguised
* * *f.Ins.pl. -mi1. (= włókno do szycia) thread; (coś jest) szyte grubymi nićmi (sth is) perfectly obvious, (sth is) thinly disguised; trzymać nici czegoś pull the strings of sth; nici z czegoś pot. nothing will come of it, it will all go up in smoke; nić opowieści thread of the story.2. ( wydzielina pająków) thread, cobweb.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > nić
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place [plas]feminine nouna. ( = esplanade) square• places assises 20, places debout 40 seating capacity 20, standing passengers 40c. ( = espace) room ; ( = emplacement réservé) space• place aux jeunes ! make way for the younger generation!d. ( = billet) seat ; ( = prix, trajet) fare• l'entreprise occupe la seconde place sur le marché des ordinateurs the company ranks second in the computer market• figurer en bonne place [personne] to be prominentf. ( = emploi) job ; [de domestique] position• dans les médias, les places sont chères there's a lot of competition for jobs in the mediai. (locutions)► à la place ( = en échange) instead► à la place de ( = au lieu de) instead of• à ma place, tu aurais accepté ? if you were me, would you have agreed?• être en place [plan] to be ready• en place pour la photo ! everybody take up your positions for the photograph!• (à consommer) sur place ou à emporter ? sit in or take away?* * *plas1) ( espace) room, space2) (emplacement, espace défini) gén place; ( pour s'asseoir) seatdeux places pour ‘Le Lac des Cygnes’ — two tickets for ‘Swan Lake’
place aux jeunes or à la jeunesse! — lit, fig make way for the young!
payer sa place — (au cinéma, théâtre) to pay for one's ticket; ( dans un train etc) to pay one's fare
les places sont chères — fig ( parking difficile) parking spaces are hard to find; ( âpre concurrence dans l'emploi) jobs are hard to come by
prenez place — ( sur un siège) take a seat; ( chacun à son siège) take your seats; ( chacun à son poste) take your places
sur place — [aller] to the scene; [arriver] on the scene; [étudier] on the spot; [enquête] on-the-spot
3) ( dans un classement) place; ( dans un ordre) position4) ( substitution)à la place de — instead of, in place of
5) ( situation définie)en place — [système, structures] in place (après n); [troupes] in position (après n); [dirigeant, parti] ruling (épith)
ne plus tenir en place — to be restless ou fidgety
mettre en place — to put [something] in place [programme]; to put [something] in position [équipe]; to establish, to set up [réseau, institution]; to install [ligne téléphonique]
6) ( dans une agglomération) square7) Finance market8) ( emploi) job9) ( forteresse)être maître de la place — lit to be in control; fig to rule the roost
avoir un pied dans la place — fig to have a foot in the door
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *plas nf1) [ville, village] square2) [train, cinéma, voiture] seatToutes les places ont été vendues. — All the seats have been sold.
Il n'a pas payé sa place. — He didn't pay for his ticket.
Il y a vingt places assises. — There are 20 seats.
Il y a 20 places debout. — There is standing room for 20.
une quatre places AUTOMOBILES — a four-seater
3) (= endroit où l'on est assis) seatla place d'honneur — the place of honour Grande-Bretagne the place of honor USA the seat of honour Grande-Bretagne the seat of honor USA
4) (= emplacement) placeune place pour chaque chose et chaque chose à sa place — a place for everything and everything in its place
5) (espace libre) room, spaceça prend de la place — it takes up a lot of room, it takes up a lot of space
faire de la place à — to make room for, to make space for
6) (place de stationnement) parking placeIl ne reste plus de place pour se garer. — There's nowhere left to park.
7) (dans un classement) placeVincent a eu la troisième place au concours. — Vincent got third place in the competition.
8) (= emploi) jobà la place de — instead of, in place of
Il ne reste plus de tarte; désirez-vous quelque chose d'autre à la place? — There's no tart left; would you like something else instead?
de place en place — here and there, in places
par places — here and there, in places
See:* * *place nf1 ( espace) room, space; avoir de la place to have room ou space (pour faire to do); il y a encore assez de place pour deux personnes/valises there's enough room ou space left for two people/suitcases; avoir la place de faire to have enough room ou space to do; prendre de la place to take up room ou space; (faire) perdre/gagner de la place to waste/to save space; faire de la place to make room ou space (à qn/qch for sb/sth; pour faire to do); se faire de la place to make room ou space for oneself; laisser de la place (pour une personne, un meuble) to leave enough room ou space; ( pour un écrit) to leave enough space; laisse-moi un peu de place pour leur écrire un mot leave me a bit of space to write them a few lines;2 (emplacement, espace défini) gén place; ( pour s'asseoir) seat; chaque chose à sa place everything in its place; il est resté une heure à la même place he stayed in the same place for an hour; remettre qch à sa place to put sth back in its place; les dictionnaires ne sont pas à la bonne/à leur place the dictionaries aren't in the right place/where they should be; j'ai deux places pour ‘Le Lac des Cygnes’ I've got two tickets for ‘Swan Lake’; il reste une place en première there's one seat left in first class; laisse ta place à la dame! give the lady your seat!; est-ce que cette place est libre? is this seat free?; une salle de 200 places a 200 seat auditorium; j'ai eu une place gratuite I got a free seat; garde-moi ma place ( dans une file) keep my place; (dans un train, au cinéma) keep my seat; garde-moi une place (dans le train, au cinéma) keep me a seat; payer sa place (au cinéma, théâtre) to pay for one's ticket; Transp to pay one's fare; payer place entière (au cinéma, théâtre) to pay full price; Transp to pay full fare; les places sont chères fig ( parking difficile) parking spaces are hard to find; ( âpre concurrence dans l'emploi) jobs are hard to come by; prenez place ( sur un siège) take a seat; ( chacun à son siège) take your seats; ( chacun à son poste) take your places; prendre place ( s'asseoir) to take a seat; ( s'installer) [exposant, stand] to set up; [tireur, policier] to position oneself; ( s'intégrer) to take one's place; roman qui a pris place parmi les plus grands novel that has taken its place among the greatest; sur place [aller, envoyer, se rendre] to the scene; [arriver] on the scene; [être, trouver, sautiller, étudier] on the spot; [enquête, recherche, tournage] on-the-spot ( épith); de place en place here and there; voiture de quatre places four-seater car; divan à trois places three-seater sofa; ⇒ chasse;3 ( emplacement pour se garer) parking place; appartement avec place de parking apartment with parking space; je n'ai pas trouvé de place pour or où me garer I couldn't find a parking space ou a place to park; un parking de 500 places a car park for 500 cars;4 (rang dans un classement, la société) place; ( position dans un ordre) position; prendre la place de qn to take sb's place; prendre or obtenir la deuxième place to take second place (à in); il est dans les premières/dernières places he's up toward(s) the top/down toward(s) the bottom; la place d'un mot dans une phrase the position of a word in a sentence; se faire une place dans le monde de la finance to carve out a place for oneself in the world of finance; être en bonne place pour gagner/réussir to be well-placed ou in a good position to win/succeed; il occupe une place éminente he holds a very high position (à, dans in); chacun (à) sa place everyone should know his place; il faut savoir rester à sa place you must know your place; il n'est pas à sa place dans cette réception he looks out of place at this reception; je ne me sens pas à ma place dans ce milieu I feel out of place in this environment; remettre qn à sa place to put sb in his/her place; quelle place faire à l'art? what place can be afforded to art?; avoir sa place dans to deserve a place in; il n'y a pas de place pour eux dans notre système there is no place for them in our system; avoir une place à part or de choix dans to have a special place in; tenir une grande place/une place très importante dans la vie de qn to play a large part/a very important part in sb's life; donner or consacrer or faire une large place à qch to put a lot of emphasis on sth; la place croissante de l'environnement en politique the growing emphasis on the environment in politics; notre travail laisse peu de place à l'imagination our work leaves little room for the imagination; faire place à to give way to; place aux jeunes or à la jeunesse! lit, fig make way for the young!;5 ( substitution) à la place de instead of, in place of; il a mis de la vodka à la place du cognac he's used vodka instead of brandy; il y a maintenant un comité à la place de l'ancien directeur there's now a committee in place of the former manager; ils sont partis/ont été récompensés à notre place they went/were rewarded instead of us; qu'aurais-tu fait à ma place? what would you have done in my place?; (si j'étais) à ta place if I were in your position ou shoes; mets-toi à leur place put yourself in their position ou shoes; téléphone-lui toi-même, je ne peux pas le faire à ta place! phone him yourself, I can't do it for you!; j'ai mis le vase à la place du cendrier I put the vase where the ashtray was; construire une école à la place de la gare ( où était la gare) to build a school where the station used to be; ( où était prévue la gare) to build a school where the station should have been; ( au lieu de) to build a school instead of a station;6 ( situation définie) en place [système, structures] in place ( après n); [troupes] in position ( après n); [dirigeant, pouvoir, régime, parti] ruling ( épith); les gens en place the powers that be; nos hommes sont en place our men are in position; ne plus tenir en place to be restless ou fidgety; les enfants ne tiennent plus en place the children keep fidgeting; mettre en place to put [sth] in place [grillage, programme, règlement, stratégie]; to put [sth] in ou into position [satellite, troupes, équipe]; to establish, to set up [réseau, marché, régime, institution]; to install [ligne téléphonique, canalisations]; se mettre en place [plan, politique, système, structure] to be put in place; [forces, troupes, police] ( être mis en position) to be put in ou into position; ( soi-même) to position oneself; [réseau, marché, régime] to be established, to be set up; mise en place (de grillage, système, normes, services) putting in place; (de satellite, forces, d'équipe) positioning; (de réseau, marché, régime, d'institution) establishment, setting up; (de ligne téléphonique, canalisation) installationGB; remettre en place to put [sth] back in place; on se retrouve sur place we'll meet up there; je suis sur place, je peux le faire I'm on the spot, I can do it; dépannage/inscriptions sur place on-the-spot repairs/registration; ouvrage à consulter sur place reference book; laisser qn sur place to leave sb standing;7 ( dans une agglomération) square; la place du village the village square; sur la place Tiananmen/Rouge in Tiananmen/Red Square; la place de la Concorde the Place de la Concorde; la place du marché the marketplace;8 Fin market; place financière financial market; sur la place parisienne or de Paris on the Paris market;9 ( emploi) job; avoir une bonne place chez to have a good job with; perdre sa place to lose one's job; c'est une place très recherchée or demandée it's a highly sought-after job ou position; il y a des places à prendre there are good job opportunities;10 ( forteresse) entrer dans la place to get in on the inside; être dans la place to be on the inside; être maître de la place lit to be in control; fig to rule the roost; se rendre maître de la place to take control; avoir un pied dans la place fig to have a foot in the door.place d'armes Mil parade ground; place assise seat; place forte Mil fortified town; place d'honneur ( à table) place ou seat of honourGB; la place publique the public; intéresser la place publique to interest the public; sur la place publique [célébrer, apprendre, entendre] in public; mettre or porter or étaler qch sur la place publique to bring sth out in the open [[information, projet].je ne lâcherais or donnerais pas ma place pour un empire I wouldn't change places for the world ou for all the tea in China; une place pour chaque chose et chaque chose à sa place Prov a place for everything and everything in its place.[plas] nom fémininfaire de la place to make room ou spaceil reste de la place pour quatre personnes there's enough space ou room left for four peoplea. [à table, au lit] don't take up so much roomb. [sur la page] don't use up all the spacelaisser la ou faire place à to make room ou way forla machine à écrire a fait place au traitement de texte wordprocessors have taken over from ou superseded typewritersce travail ne laisse aucune place à la créativité there's no place ou room for creativity in this kind of workla musique tient une grande place dans ma vie music is very important in ou is an important part of my lifeplace au sol [d'un ordinateur, d'une voiture] footprintb. (figuré) to clear up, to make a clean sweepchanger les meubles/la cuisinière de place to move the furniture around/the stovemets/remets les clefs à leur place put the keys/put the keys back where they belongest-ce que tout est à sa place? is everything in order ou in its proper place?[d'une personne]a. [sa position] to go back to one's placeb. [son rôle] to go back to where one belongsnotre collègue ne pourra pas reprendre sa place parmi nous our colleague is unable to resume his post with usremettre quelqu'un à sa place to put somebody in his/her placese faire une place au soleil to make a success of things, to find one's place in the sun3. [siège] seat[fauteuil au spectacle] seat[billet] ticketa. [sur l'estrade] to sit at the centre of the stageb. [à table] to sit at the top ou head of the tableréserver une place d'avion/de train to make a plane/train reservationça vous ennuierait de changer de place? would you mind swapping ou changing places?dans le monde du spectacle, les places sont chères it's difficult to gain a foothold in show business4. [dans un parking] (parking) spaceun parking de 1 000 places a car park with space for 1,000 cars5. [espace urbain] squareêtre ou partir en bonne place pour gagner to be (all) set to win8. BOURSEle dollar est à la hausse sur la place financière de New York the dollar has risen on the New York exchange9. MILITAIREplace (forte) fortress, strongholda. (sens propre) [ville assiégée] here we are, inside the walls (of the city)b. [endroit quelconque] here we are10. (Belgique) [pièce d'habitation] room————————à la place locution adverbialej'ai rapporté la jupe et j'ai pris un pantalon à la place I returned the skirt and exchanged it for a pair of trousers————————à la place de locution prépositionnelle1. [au lieu de] instead of2. [dans la situation de]à ma/sa place in my/his placeà ta place, j'irais if I were you I'd goje ne voudrais pas être à sa place rather him than me, I wouldn't like to be in his shoesde place en place locution adverbiale————————en place locution adjectivale[important] establishedles gens en place disent que... the powers that be say that...————————en place locution adverbiale1. [là] in positionest-ce que tout est en place? is everything in order ou in its proper place?2. (locution)c. [réseau] to set up (separable)ça va lui mettre/remettre les idées en place it'll give him a more realistic view of things/set him thinking straight againa. [il est turbulent] he can't keep stillb. [il est anxieux] he's nervousc. [il voyage beaucoup] he's always on the move————————par places locution adverbiale————————sur place locution adverbialela place Beauvau square in Paris (also refers to the Ministry of the Interior, whose offices are situated there)la place de la Concorde square in Paris (one of the biggest and busiest squares in Paris, laid out in the reign of Louis XV)la place du Colonel-Fabien square in Paris (also refers to the Communist party headquarters, which are situated there)la place de Grève former name of the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville in Paris. (The place where the unemployed gathered to wait for work, it was the origin of the expression "se mettre en grève")la place Rouge Red Squarela place Saint-Marc Saint Mark's Squarela place Tian'anmen Tiananmen Squarela place Vendôme square in Paris (the name evokes opulence and luxury because of the Ritz hotel and the jewellery shops situated on the square)la place des Vosges elegant and fashionable square in the Marais district of Paris, built under Henri IV -
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НИ ЗА КАКИЕ БЛАГА (СОКРОВИЩА) (В МИРЕ) coll PrepP these forms only adv used with negated verbs ( usu. pfv fut or subjunctive) fixed WO(one will not or would not do sth.) under any conditions or circumstances (used to express one's strong unwillingness to do sth. or accept s.o. 's suggestion)not for anything (in the world (on earth))not for (all) the world not for all the money in the world (in limited contexts) nothing in the world (can persuade (force etc) one to do sth.) one has no desire in the world (to do sth.). Cf. not for all the tea in China.«Нравится досада!.. Отчего?» - «Не скажу». - «Скажите, пожалуйста, я прошу...» - «Ни за что, ни за какие блага!» (Гончаров 1). "You're glad I was vexed!...Why?" "I won't tell you!" "Please, do, I beg you." "Never! Not for anything in the world!" (1a).(Марья Андреевна:) Он (Беневоленский) мне не нравится, он мне противен!.. Я не пойду за него ни за какие сокровища! (Островский 1). (М.А.:) I don't like him (Benevo-lensky). He is repulsive to me. I wouldn't marry him for all the money in the world (1a).Дядя Сандро был совершенно не подготовлен для встречи с девушкой, у которой при каждой улыбке на щеках возникают головокружительные ямочки, куда каждый раз душа дяди Сандро (предварительно раздвоившись) опускалась и ни за какие блага не желала оттуда выходить (Искандер 5). Uncle Sandro was completely unprepared to meet a girl whose every smile brought dizzying dimples to her cheeks. Every time she smiled, Uncle Sandro's soul sp lit in half and fell into these two little traps, and had no desire in the world to climb out (5a). -
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• НИ ЗА КАКИЕ БЛАГА < СОКРОВИЩА> (в МИРЕ) coll[PrepP; these forms only; adv; used with negated verbs (usu. pfv fut or subjunctive); fixed WO]=====⇒ (one will not or would not do sth.) under any conditions or circumstances (used to express one's strong unwillingness to do sth. or accept s.o.'s suggestion):- not for anything (in the world < on earth>);- [in limited contexts] nothing in the world (can persuade (force etc) one to do sth.);- one has no desire in the world (to do sth.). Cf. not for all the tea in China.♦ "Нравится досада!.. Отчего?" - "Не скажу". - "Скажите, пожалуйста, я прошу..." - "Ни за что, ни за какие блага!" (Гончаров 1). "You're glad I was vexed!...Why?" "I won't tell you!" "Please, do, I beg you." "Never! Not for anything in the world!" (1a).♦ [Марья Андреевна:] Он [Беневоленский] мне не нравится, он мне противен!.. Я не пойду за него ни за какие сокровища! (Островский 1). [М. A.:] I don't like him [Benevolensky]. He is repulsive to me. I wouldn't marry him for all the money in the world (1a).♦ Дядя Сандро был совершенно не подготовлен для встречи с девушкой, у которой при каждой улыбке на щеках возникают головокружительные ямочки, куда каждый раз душа дяди Сандро (предварительно раздвоившись) опускалась и ни за какие блага не желала оттуда выходить (Искандер 5). Uncle Sandro was completely unprepared to meet a girl whose every smile brought dizzying dimples to her cheeks. Every time she smiled, Uncle Sandro's soul split in half and fell into these two little traps, and had no desire in the world to climb out (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни за какие блага
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20 ни за какие блага в мире
• НИ ЗА КАКИЕ БЛАГА < СОКРОВИЩА> (в МИРЕ) coll[PrepP; these forms only; adv; used with negated verbs (usu. pfv fut or subjunctive); fixed WO]=====⇒ (one will not or would not do sth.) under any conditions or circumstances (used to express one's strong unwillingness to do sth. or accept s.o.'s suggestion):- not for anything (in the world < on earth>);- [in limited contexts] nothing in the world (can persuade (force etc) one to do sth.);- one has no desire in the world (to do sth.). Cf. not for all the tea in China.♦ "Нравится досада!.. Отчего?" - "Не скажу". - "Скажите, пожалуйста, я прошу..." - "Ни за что, ни за какие блага!" (Гончаров 1). "You're glad I was vexed!...Why?" "I won't tell you!" "Please, do, I beg you." "Never! Not for anything in the world!" (1a).♦ [Марья Андреевна:] Он [Беневоленский] мне не нравится, он мне противен!.. Я не пойду за него ни за какие сокровища! (Островский 1). [М. A.:] I don't like him [Benevolensky]. He is repulsive to me. I wouldn't marry him for all the money in the world (1a).♦ Дядя Сандро был совершенно не подготовлен для встречи с девушкой, у которой при каждой улыбке на щеках возникают головокружительные ямочки, куда каждый раз душа дяди Сандро (предварительно раздвоившись) опускалась и ни за какие блага не желала оттуда выходить (Искандер 5). Uncle Sandro was completely unprepared to meet a girl whose every smile brought dizzying dimples to her cheeks. Every time she smiled, Uncle Sandro's soul split in half and fell into these two little traps, and had no desire in the world to climb out (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни за какие блага в мире
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