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he always says what he feels

1 sentire

feel

( udire) hear

( ascoltare) listen to

odore smell

cibo taste

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sentire v.tr.

1 to feel* (anche fig.): hai sentito il peso di questo pacco?, have you felt the weight of this parcel?; senti quanta umidità c'è in questa stanza, feel how damp this room is; senti com'è ruvido, feel how rough it is; sento un bruciore allo stomaco, I've got heartburn; sento che ha bisogno di me, he needs me, I feel it; sento che ha ragione, I feel he is right; sentire caldo, freddo, to feel warm, cold; sentire il caldo, il freddo, to feel the heat, the cold; sentire fame, sete, to feel hungry, thirsty; sentire la fatica, to feel the strain; sentire un male alla schiena, to feel a pain in one's back; sentire i morsi della fame, to feel the pangs of hunger; sentire il morso, to feel the bit; sentire la frusta, to feel the whip; sentire un prurito, to feel an itch; sentire il solletico, to be ticklish; sentire l'obbligo, to feel obliged; sentire la mancanza di qlcu., qlco., to feel the lack of (o to miss) s.o., sthg.; sentire compassione per qlcu., to feel pity for s.o. // sentire il tempo, to feel the weather // il freddo incomincia a farsi sentire, the cold is beginning to make itself felt // non sento più le gambe, I can hardly stand up // è un egoista che non sente nulla, he is an egoist without feelings // è un uomo schietto, le dice come le sente, he is an outspoken man, he says what he thinks // non tutti la sentono allo stesso modo, not everyone feels the same way about it // gli uomini hanno gli anni che sentono, le donne quelli che dimostrano, prov. men are as old as they feel, women as old as they look

2 ( gustare) to taste: senti questo caffè, taste this coffee; senti se ti piace questa salsa, taste this sauce and see if you like it; sento qlco. di strano in questo dolce, I can taste sthg. strange in this cake

3 ( odorare) to smell*: senti questa rosa, smell this rose; sento odore di cipolla, gas, bruciato, I smell onions, gas, sthg. burning; il cane l'ha sentito al fiuto, the dog has scented it; l'ho sentito dall'odore, I smelt it

4 ( udire) to hear*: ho sentito un rumore, I heard a noise; si sente il treno, you can hear the train; fui così felice di sentire che avevi vinto il premio, I was so happy to hear you had won the prize; ho sentito dire che non è in città, I have heard that he is not in town; lo sentii io dire questo, I heard him say so myself; non l'ho mai sentito cantare, I have never heard him sing; non ne ho mai sentito parlare, I have never heard of it; non voglio sentirne più parlare, I do not want to hear any more about it // non sente nemmeno le cannonate, he sleeps like a log // a quel che sento, from what I hear // ne sentiremo delle belle, we won't half catch it // se ne sentono di tutti i colori!, the things you hear! (o that happen!) // farsi sentire, to make oneself heard: fatti sentire!, speak up for yourself!; non ti far sentire a piangere, don't let them hear you crying

5 ( ascoltare) to listen to (s.o., sthg.): senti il tuo avvocato, go and see your lawyer; Senti! Volevo dirti..., Listen (o look)! I wanted to tell you...; stammi a sentire, listen to me; sentiamo!, let's hear it; sentire una commedia, to listen to a play; sentire la radio, to listen to the radio; sentire una conferenza, to listen to a lecture; sentire la lezione a un bambino, to make a child repeat his lesson // sentire la messa, to attend mass // a sentire lui, according to him // non sente ragione, he won't listen to reason // non sente altro che l'interesse, he doesn't do anything for nothing

◆ v. intr.

1 ( udire) to hear*: non sente, è sordo, he cannot hear, he is deaf // da quell'orecchio non ci sente, he is deaf in that ear; (fig.) he'll turn a deaf ear

2 ( avere gusto) to taste: sentire di buono, to taste good; sentire di pesce, to taste of fish

3 ( avere odore) to smell*: sentire di buono, to smell good; sentire di muffa, to smell musty

4 ( avere sentimenti): egli sente rettamente, he has a good heart.

◘ sentirsi v.rifl.

1 to feel*; to feel* up to (sthg., doing); to feel* like (sthg., doing): sentire offeso, grato, obbligato, to feel hurt, grateful, obliged; sentire rinato, to feel reborn; non mi sento ( in grado) di fare una cosa così difficile, una passeggiata così lunga, I do not feel up to doing such a difficult thing, to going for such a long walk; non mi sento di mangiare, uscire, I do not feel like eating, going out // non me la sento, I do not feel like (o up to) it

2 ( stare) to feel*; to be: come ti senti?, how do you feel? (o how are you feeling?); non mi sento molto bene, I do not feel quite myself; sentire a proprio agio, to feel at ease (o at home); sentire bene, male, stanco, depresso, to feel well, ill, tired, depressed; sentire svenire, to feel faint.

sentire s.m. (letter.) ( sentimento) feeling, sentiment: uomo di alto sentire, man of noble feelings.

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[sen'tire]
1. vt

1) (percepire: gen), (al tatto) to feel

sentire freddo/caldo — to feel cold/hot

sentire dolore — to feel pain

sento un gran male qui — I've got a terrible pain here

senti quanto pesa — feel how heavy it is

non sento niente — I can't feel a thing

il caldo si fa sentire — the heat is oppressive

la sua assenza si fa sentire — his absence is noticeable

2) (emozione) to feel

sentire un profondo affetto per qn — to feel deep affection for sb

non sento niente per lui — I don't feel anything for him

sentire la mancanza di qn — to miss sb

sento che succederà qualcosa — I've got a feeling that something is going to happen

sento che mente — I can sense that he is lying

sento che mi vuole lasciare — I can sense that he wants to leave me

dice sempre quello che sente — he always says what he feels

3) (al gusto) to taste, (all'olfatto) to smell

senti se ti piace questa salsa — taste this sauce to see if you like it

senti se ti piace questo profumo — smell this perfume to see if you like it

sento odore di pesce — I can smell fish

ho il raffreddore e non sento gli odori/i sapori — I've got a cold and I can't smell/taste anything

4) (udire) to hear, (ascoltare) to listen to

mi sentite? — can you hear me?

sento dei passi — I can hear footsteps

mi piace sentire la musica — I like listening to music

stare a sentire — to listen

hai sentito l'ultima? — have you heard the latest?

senti, mi presti quel disco? — listen, will you lend me that record?

ho sentito dire che... — I have heard that...

stammi a sentire! — listen to me!

stammi bene a sentire! — just you listen to me!

a sentir lui... — to hear him talk...

farsi sentire — to make o.s. heard

fatti sentire — keep in touch

non ci sente — (sordo) he's deaf, he can't hear

non ci sente da quell'orecchio fig — he always turns a deaf ear to things like that

senti quello che ti dice l'avvocato — go and ask your lawyer for advice

intendo sentire il mio legale/il parere di un medico — I'm going to consult my lawyer/a doctor

senti cosa vuole — see what he wants

ma senti un po'! — just fancy that!

senti questa! — just listen to this!

si sente che è straniero — you can tell he's a foreigner

per sentito dire — by hearsay

2. vr (sentirsi)

1) (gen) to feel

sentirsi bene/male — to feel well/unwell o ill

come ti senti? — how are you?, how do you feel?

sentirsi svenire — to feel faint

2)

(essere disposto) sentirsi di fare qc — to feel like doing sth

non me la sento — I don't feel like it

proprio non se la sente di continuare — he doesn't feel like carrying on

3) (uso reciproco) to hear from each other, be in touch

ci sentiamo spesso — (al telefono) we often talk on the phone

si sono sentiti di recente — they were in touch (with each other) recently

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I 1. [sen'tire]
verbo transitivo

1) (avvertire una sensazione fisica)

sentire freddo, caldo — to feel o to be cold, hot

sentire fame, sete — to be o to feel hungry, thirsty

non sento più le dita per il freddo — I'm so cold I can't feel my fingers any more

ho camminato troppo, non sento più i piedi — I've been walking for too long, my feet are numb

2) (attraverso il tatto) to feel*

ho sentito qualcosa di morbido — I felt something soft

3) (attraverso l'odorato) to smell* [odore, profumo]

si sente un buon profumo di caffè — there is a lovely smell of coffee

i cani hanno sentito l'odore del cinghiale — the dogs scented the boar

4) (attraverso il gusto) to taste

si sente il vino nella salsa — one can taste the wine in the sauce

5) (udire) to hear* [parola, rumore, colpo]

la sentì salire le scale — he heard her coming up the stairs

non l'ho mai sentito dire una cosa del genere — I've never heard him say such a thing

6) (ascoltare) to listen to [radio, cassetta, conferenza, concerto]; [giudice, polizia] to hear* [ testimone]

senti che cosa vuole — go and see what he wants

sentiamo di che si tratta — let's see what's it's about

non starlo a sentire — don't listen to him

che cosa c'è? - sentiamo — what's the matter? let's have it

che mi tocca sentire! — I've never heard such nonsense!

stammi bene a sentire... — now listen here...

ma sentilo! — (just) listen to him!

senti chi parla! — look o listen who's talking!

ora mi sente! — I'll give him a piece of my mind!

senti un po',... — just a minute,...

senti, non essere ridicolo! — come on, don't be ridiculous!

senta, ne ho abbastanza — listen, I've had enough

senti Sara, puoi prestarmi 10 euro? — say Sara, can you lend me 10 euros?

non sentire ragioni — not to listen to, not to see reason

non ne ho mai sentito parlare — I've never heard of it

non voglio più sentirne parlare — I don't want to hear another word about it

7) (consultare)

dovresti sentire un medico — you should go to the doctor('s)

sentire il parere degli esperti — to seek experts' advice

8) (avere notizie di)

l'hai più sentita? — have you heard any more from her?

9) (venire a sapere di) to hear* [notizia, storia]

l'ho sentito ieri per caso — I overheard it yesterday

ho sentito che si sposa — I heard she's getting married

a quel che sento... — from what I hear...

ne ho sentite delle belle su di lui — I have been hearing stories about him

hai sentito dell'incidente? — have you heard (anything) of the accident?

10) (intuire, immaginare) to feel*

sento che è sincero — I feel that he's sincere

sento che questo libro ti piacerà — I have a feeling that you'll like this book

11) (provare) to feel* [affetto, desiderio, pietà, bisogno]
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

sentirci o sentire male to have a bad hearing; non sentire da un orecchio — to be deaf in one ear
3.
verbo pronominale sentirsi

1) to feel* [stanco, triste, nervoso, stupido, tradito]

- rsi male — to feel ill o sick o bad

come ti senti? — how do you feel?

mi sentii mancare — my heart o spirit sank

-rsi in debito con qcn. — to feel under obligation to sb.

- rsi una star — to feel like a star

me lo sentivo! — I knew it!

2) (per telefono)

sentiamoci, ci sentiamo — (I'll) be in touch

non fare niente finché non ci sentiamo di nuovo — don't do anything until you hear from me

3) sentirsela (avere voglia) to feel* like ( di fare doing); (essere in grado) to feel* up to ( di fare doing)

te la senti? — do you feel up to it?

non me la sento di andare a Londra — I'm not up to going to London

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farsi sentire — (cominciare a pesare) to be felt; (farsi vivo) to turn up; (farsi valere) to make oneself o one's voice heard

gli effetti si faranno sentire in tutto il paese — the effects will be felt throughout the country

il freddo comincia a farsi sentire — the cold weather is setting in

fatti sentire! — keep in touch!
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Note:

v. la nota della voce 1.vedere
II [sen'tire]
sostantivo maschile lett. feeling, sentiment

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sentire¹

/sen'tire/ [3]

v. la nota della voce 1. vedere

I verbo transitivo

1 (avvertire una sensazione fisica) sentire freddo, caldo to feel o to be cold, hot; sentire fame, sete to be o to feel hungry, thirsty; non sento più le dita per il freddo I'm so cold I can't feel my fingers any more; ho camminato troppo, non sento più i piedi I've been walking for too long, my feet are numb

2 (attraverso il tatto) to feel*; ho sentito qualcosa di morbido I felt something soft

3 (attraverso l'odorato) to smell* [odore, profumo]; si sente un buon profumo di caffè there is a lovely smell of coffee; i cani hanno sentito l'odore del cinghiale the dogs scented the boar

4 (attraverso il gusto) to taste; si sente il vino nella salsa one can taste the wine in the sauce

5 (udire) to hear* [parola, rumore, colpo]; la sentì salire le scale he heard her coming up the stairs; non l'ho mai sentito dire una cosa del genere I've never heard him say such a thing

6 (ascoltare) to listen to [radio, cassetta, conferenza, concerto]; [giudice, polizia] to hear* [ testimone]; senti che cosa vuole go and see what he wants; sentiamo di che si tratta let's see what's it's about; non starlo a sentire don't listen to him; che cosa c'è? - sentiamo what's the matter? let's have it; che mi tocca sentire! I've never heard such nonsense! stammi bene a sentire... now listen here...; ma sentilo! (just) listen to him! senti chi parla! look o listen who's talking! ora mi sente! I'll give him a piece of my mind! senti un po',... just a minute,...; senti, non essere ridicolo! come on, don't be ridiculous! senta, ne ho abbastanza listen, I've had enough; senti Sara, puoi prestarmi 10 euro? say Sara, can you lend me 10 euros? non sentire ragioni not to listen to, not to see reason; non ne ho mai sentito parlare I've never heard of it; non voglio più sentirne parlare I don't want to hear another word about it

7 (consultare) dovresti sentire un medico you should go to the doctor('s); sentire il parere degli esperti to seek experts' advice

8 (avere notizie di) l'hai più sentita? have you heard any more from her?

9 (venire a sapere di) to hear* [notizia, storia]; l'ho sentito ieri per caso I overheard it yesterday; ho sentito che si sposa I heard she's getting married; a quel che sento... from what I hear...; ne ho sentite delle belle su di lui I have been hearing stories about him; hai sentito dell'incidente? have you heard (anything) of the accident?

10 (intuire, immaginare) to feel*; sento che è sincero I feel that he's sincere; sento che questo libro ti piacerà I have a feeling that you'll like this book

11 (provare) to feel* [affetto, desiderio, pietà, bisogno]

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere) sentirci o sentire male to have a bad hearing; non sentire da un orecchio to be deaf in one ear

III sentirsi verbo pronominale

1 to feel* [stanco, triste, nervoso, stupido, tradito]; - rsi male to feel ill o sick o bad; come ti senti? how do you feel? mi sentii mancare my heart o spirit sank; -rsi in debito con qcn. to feel under obligation to sb.; - rsi una star to feel like a star; me lo sentivo! I knew it!

2 (per telefono) sentiamoci, ci sentiamo (I'll) be in touch; non fare niente finché non ci sentiamo di nuovo don't do anything until you hear from me

3 sentirsela (avere voglia) to feel* like ( di fare doing); (essere in grado) to feel* up to ( di fare doing); te la senti? do you feel up to it? non me la sento di andare a Londra I'm not up to going to London

IDIOMS

farsi sentire (cominciare a pesare) to be felt; (farsi vivo) to turn up; (farsi valere) to make oneself o one's voice heard; gli effetti si faranno sentire in tutto il paese the effects will be felt throughout the country; il freddo comincia a farsi sentire the cold weather is setting in; fatti sentire! keep in touch!

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sentire²

/sen'tire/

sostantivo m.

lett. feeling, sentiment.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > sentire
2 sentire

[sen'tire]
1. vt

1) (percepire: gen), (al tatto) to feel

sentire freddo/caldo — to feel cold/hot

sentire dolore — to feel pain

sento un gran male qui — I've got a terrible pain here

senti quanto pesa — feel how heavy it is

non sento niente — I can't feel a thing

il caldo si fa sentire — the heat is oppressive

la sua assenza si fa sentire — his absence is noticeable

2) (emozione) to feel

sentire un profondo affetto per qn — to feel deep affection for sb

non sento niente per lui — I don't feel anything for him

sentire la mancanza di qn — to miss sb

sento che succederà qualcosa — I've got a feeling that something is going to happen

sento che mente — I can sense that he is lying

sento che mi vuole lasciare — I can sense that he wants to leave me

dice sempre quello che sente — he always says what he feels

3) (al gusto) to taste, (all'olfatto) to smell

senti se ti piace questa salsa — taste this sauce to see if you like it

senti se ti piace questo profumo — smell this perfume to see if you like it

sento odore di pesce — I can smell fish

ho il raffreddore e non sento gli odori/i sapori — I've got a cold and I can't smell/taste anything

4) (udire) to hear, (ascoltare) to listen to

mi sentite? — can you hear me?

sento dei passi — I can hear footsteps

mi piace sentire la musica — I like listening to music

stare a sentire — to listen

hai sentito l'ultima? — have you heard the latest?

senti, mi presti quel disco? — listen, will you lend me that record?

ho sentito dire che... — I have heard that...

stammi a sentire! — listen to me!

stammi bene a sentire! — just you listen to me!

a sentir lui... — to hear him talk...

farsi sentire — to make o.s. heard

fatti sentire — keep in touch

non ci sente — (sordo) he's deaf, he can't hear

non ci sente da quell'orecchio fig — he always turns a deaf ear to things like that

senti quello che ti dice l'avvocato — go and ask your lawyer for advice

intendo sentire il mio legale/il parere di un medico — I'm going to consult my lawyer/a doctor

senti cosa vuole — see what he wants

ma senti un po'! — just fancy that!

senti questa! — just listen to this!

si sente che è straniero — you can tell he's a foreigner

per sentito dire — by hearsay

2. vr (sentirsi)

1) (gen) to feel

sentirsi bene/male — to feel well/unwell o ill

come ti senti? — how are you?, how do you feel?

sentirsi svenire — to feel faint

2)

(essere disposto) sentirsi di fare qc — to feel like doing sth

non me la sento — I don't feel like it

proprio non se la sente di continuare — he doesn't feel like carrying on

3) (uso reciproco) to hear from each other, be in touch

ci sentiamo spesso — (al telefono) we often talk on the phone

si sono sentiti di recente — they were in touch (with each other) recently

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > sentire
3 sentir

m.

feelings, sentiments.

v.

1 to feel.

sentimos mucha alegría/pena al enterarnos we were very happy/sad when we found out

sin sentir without noticing

Yo siento amargura I feel=sense bitterness.

Ella siente también She feels, too.

Yo sentí a Ricardo con mi mano I felt Richard with my hand.

2 to regret, to be sorry about.

sentimos mucho la muerte de su amigo we deeply regret the death of your friend

siento que no puedas venir I'm sorry you can't come

siento haberle hecho esperar sorry to keep you waiting

lo siento (mucho) I'm (really) sorry

3 to hear.

4 to be sorry to, to feel sorry to.

Yo siento irme I am sorry to go.

5 to be sorry for.

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sentir

Conjugation model [ HERVIR], like link=hervir hervir

► nombre masculino

1 (sentimiento) feeling

2 (opinión) opinion, view

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to feel

■ sintió frío she felt cold

■ sentir amor to feel love

2 (lamentar) to regret, be sorry about, feel sorry

■ siento que no viniera I'm sorry she didn't come

■ lo siento mucho I'm very sorry

3 (oír) to hear

■ ¿sientes algo? can you hear anything?

4 (presentir) to feel, think, have a feeling that

■ siento que todo acabará bien I think everything will turn out all right

► verbo pronominal sentirse

1 to feel

■ me siento cansado I feel tired

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejarse sentir / hacerse sentir figurado to make itself felt

en mi sentir in my opinion

¡lo siento! I'm sorry!

sentirse como en casa to feel at home

sentirse con ánimos de hacer algo to feel like doing something, feel up to doing something

sentirse mal to feel ill

sin sentir just like that

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verb

1) to feel

2) feel sorry, regret

3) sense

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- sentirse

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1. VT

1) [+ emoción, sensación, dolor] to feel

de repente he sentido frío — I suddenly felt cold

no siento la pierna — I can't feel my leg

empezó a sentir los efectos del alcohol — he began to feel the effects of the alcohol

sentí ganas de contárselo — I felt the urge to tell him about it

• dejarse sentir — to be felt

están empezando a dejarse sentir los efectos de la crisis — the effects of the crisis are beginning to be felt

en octubre ya se deja sentir el frío — by October it's already starting to get cold

• sentir hambre — to feel hungry

• sentir pena por algn — to feel pity for sb, feel sorry for sb

• sentir sed — to feel thirsty

2) (=percibir) to sense

sintió la presencia de alguien en la oscuridad — he sensed a presence in the darkness

quizá sintió que no le estaba diciendo la verdad — maybe she sensed that I wasn't telling her the truth

3) [con otros sentidos]

a) (=oír) to hear

no la sentí entrar — I didn't hear her come in

no se sentía el vuelo de una mosca — you could have heard a pin drop

b) esp LAm [+ olor] to smell; [+ sabor] to taste

¿sientes el olor a quemado? — can you smell burning?

no le siento ningún gusto a esto — this doesn't taste of anything to me

4) (=presentir)

siento que esto no acabará bien — I have a feeling that this isn't going to end well

5) [+ música, poesía] to have a feeling for

6) (=lamentar) to be sorry about, regret más frm

siento mucho lo que pasó — I'm really sorry about what happened

siento no haber podido ir — I'm sorry I wasn't able to go

siento informarle que no ha sido seleccionado — I'm sorry to tell you that you haven't been selected, I regret to inform you that you haven't been selected más frm

siento molestarlo, pero necesito su ayuda — I'm sorry to bother you, but I need your help

• lo siento — I'm sorry

lo siento muchísimo, ¡cuánto lo siento! — I'm so sorry

lo siento en el alma — I'm terribly sorry

• sentir que... — to be sorry that...

siento mucho que pienses de esa forma — I'm very sorry that you feel that way

2.

VI to feel

ni oía ni sentía nada — he could neither hear nor feel anything

ama y siente como cualquier ser humano — he feels love and emotion like any human being

el tiempo se me pasaba sin sentir — I didn't notice the time passing

3.

See:

sentirse

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I 1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <dolor/pinchazo> to feel

sentir hambre/frío/sed — to feel hungry/cold/thirsty

sentí un dolor en la pierna — I felt a pain in my leg

empecé a sentir los efectos de la droga — I started to feel the effects of the drug

b) < emoción> to feel

sentimos una gran alegría — we were overjoyed

lo hizo para que él sintiera celos — she did it to make him feel jealous

se ve que siente lo que dice — you can tell he means what he says

c) ( presentir)

sentí que nos iba a pasar algo — I had a feeling something was going to happen to us

d) ( experimentar consecuencias)

los efectos de la crisis se dejarán sentir durante décadas — the effects of the crisis will be felt for decades

el descontento se hizo sentir pronto — their discontent soon made itself felt

2)

a) ( oír) <ruido/disparo> to hear

anoche te sentí llegar — I heard you come in last night

b) (esp AmL) ( percibir)

siento olor a gas — I can smell gas

le siento gusto a vainilla/ajo — I can taste vanilla/garlic

3) ( lamentar)

sentí mucho la muerte de tu padre — I was very sorry to hear of your father's death

ha sentido mucho la pérdida de su madre — she has been very affected by her mother's death

lo siento mucho — I'm really sorry

lo siento en el alma — I'm terribly sorry, I'm so sorry

sentí mucho no poder ayudarla — I was very sorry not to be able to help her

el director siente no poder recibirlo — the director regrets that he is unable to see you (frml)
2.
sentirse v pron

1) (+ compl) to feel

¿te sientes bien? — are you feeling o do you feel all right?

me siento mal — I don't feel well, I'm not feeling well

me siento enfermo/peor — I feel ill/worse

se sintió desfallecer — she felt as if she were about to faint

no me siento con ánimos — I don't feel up to it

no tiene por qué sentirse ofendida — she has no reason to feel hurt

me siento vigilada — I feel as if I am being watched

me siento identificada con él — I can identify with him

2) (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurt

sentirse CON alguien — to be offended o upset with somebody
II
masculino ( sentimiento) feelings (pl), emotions (pl); (opinión, postura) feeling, view

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= be sorry, sentiment, have + a feeling, regret.

Ex. I'm sorry to have disappointed you.

Ex. The song may have been forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on = Puede que la canción se haya olvidado pero entre los usuarios de bibliotecas el sentimiento perdura.

Ex. She had, suddenly, a new feeling, like a tardy response to the stimulus of an unfamiliar drug.

Ex. Sir Walter Greg also half regretted 'that 'bibliology' is past praying for' since it defined the study more precisely than the accepted word.

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* decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo = express + comfort with.

* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo = express + comfort with.

* hacer que Alguien se sienta a gusto = put + Nombre + at ease.

* hacer sentir = make + feel.

* hacer sentir bien = make + Nombre + feel good.

* hacer sentir la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence felt.

* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.

* hacer sentir orgulloso = make + Nombre + proud.

* hacerse sentir = take + Posesivo + toll (on).

* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.

* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = ignorance is bliss.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind.

* recortes presupuestarios + hacerse sentir = budget cut + bite.

* sentir ansiedad = feel + anxiety.

* sentir aversión por = have + aversion to.

* sentir cierta aprensión (por) = be apprehensive (about).

* sentir claustrofobia = feel + claustrophobic.

* sentir daño = feel + hurt.

* sentir el deseo de = have + an/the inclination to, get + the urge to.

* sentir entusiasmo por = be enamoured of/with.

* sentir envidia = feel + jealous.

* sentir envidia de = be envious of.

* sentir hambre = be hungry, feel + hungry.

* sentir hormigueo en la piel = tingle.

* sentir la inclinación de = be inclined to.

* sentir la necesidad de = feel + need for, feel + the need to, get + the urge to.

* sentir la sensación = feel.

* sentir las ganas de = get + the urge to.

* sentir lástima por = feel + sorry for, commiserate (with).

* sentir la tentación de = be tempted to.

* sentir los efectos de = feel + the effects of.

* sentir más ganas de hacer Algo = grow in + appetite.

* sentir miedo = be in fear.

* sentir motivación = have + motivation.

* sentir obligación = feel + compulsion.

* sentir pasión por = be passionate about.

* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.

* sentir predilección por = be partial to.

* sentir preferencia por = have + a preference for.

* sentir que no tienen en cuenta a Alguien = feel + left out.

* sentir remordimiento = feel + remorse.

* sentir reticencia hacia = recoil.

* sentirse = feel, feel + a sense of, feel like.

* sentirse acorralado = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

* sentirse afligido = feel + hurt.

* sentirse a gusto = feel + at home, be at ease.

* sentirse a gusto con = be comfortable with.

* sentirse aislado = feel + left out.

* sentirse aliviado = be relieved.

* sentirse amenazado = feel + threatened.

* sentirse atraído = be engaged.

* sentirse atraído por = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to, gravitate to(wards).

* sentirse avergonzado = be ashamed, feel + embarrassed.

* sentirse bien = feel + good, wellness, feel + right, get + high.

* sentirse bien con Uno mismo = feel + right.

* sentirse cansado = feel + tired.

* sentirse cohibido = feel + shy.

* sentirse cómodo con = be comfortable with.

* sentirse como en casa = feel + at home, feel like + home (away) from home.

* sentirse como flotando en las nubes = float on + air.

* sentirse como nuevo = be right as rain.

* sentirse como pez en el agua = take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.

* sentirse confortable = be at ease.

* sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* sentirse cortado = self-conscious.

* sentirse culpable = feel + guilty.

* sentirse culpable por = feel + guilt over.

* sentir sed = be thirsty.

* sentirse de primera = feel + tip-top.

* sentirse desalentado = be discouraged.

* sentirse descontento con = experience + dissatisfaction with.

* sentirse desilusionado = become + chagrined.

* sentirse destrozado = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* sentirse dolido = feel + hurt.

* sentirse emocionado = be thrilled.

* sentirse encantado = be thrilled.

* sentirse en plena forma = feel + tip-top.

* sentirse entusiasmado = be thrilled.

* sentirse excelente = feel + tip-top.

* sentirse fantástico = feel + tip-top.

* sentirse fuera de lugar = feel + inadequate.

* sentirse halagado por = be complimented by.

* sentirse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* sentirse identificado = hit it off.

* sentirse ignorado = feel + left out.

* sentirse importante = feel + important.

* sentirse inclinado a = be inclined to.

* sentirse incómodo = look + uncomfortable.

* sentirse incómodo con = be uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable with.

* sentirse indignado (por) = be indignant (at).

* sentirse indispuesto = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* sentirse integrado = sense of belonging.

* sentirse intimidado = be in awe.

* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.

* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.

* sentirse mareado = feel + giddy, feel + dizzy.

* sentirse más seguro de = gain + confidence (with/in).

* sentirse molesto = stir + uneasily, look + uncomfortable, feel + wrong.

* sentirse molesto por = be embarrassed at.

* sentirse ofendido = be aggrieved.

* sentirse orgulloso = swell with + pride.

* sentirse orgulloso de = be proud (of/to), take + pride in.

* sentirse partícipe = sense of ownership.

* sentirse perdido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head, feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* sentirse rechazado = feel + left out.

* sentirse reconfortado = take + heart.

* sentirse resentido = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* sentirse sobrecogido = stand in + awe.

* sentirse traicionado = feel + a sense of betrayal.

* sentirse violento = look + uncomfortable.

* sentirse violento por = be embarrassed at.

* sentirse vivo = feel + alive.

* sentir simpatía por = have + warm feelings towards.

* sentir una emoción = feel + emotion.

* sentir una sensación de = experience + sense of.

* sentir un cosquilleo en el estómago = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* sentir un escalofrío = experience + shiver.

* sentir un impulso = have + an impulse.

* sentir vergüenza = feel + embarrassed.

* sentir vergüenza ajena = feel + embarrassed for + Nombre.

* siento + Infinitivo = sorry + Infinitivo.

* sin sentir ningún reparo = unashamed.

* sin sentir vergüenza = shamelessly.

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I 1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <dolor/pinchazo> to feel

sentir hambre/frío/sed — to feel hungry/cold/thirsty

sentí un dolor en la pierna — I felt a pain in my leg

empecé a sentir los efectos de la droga — I started to feel the effects of the drug

b) < emoción> to feel

sentimos una gran alegría — we were overjoyed

lo hizo para que él sintiera celos — she did it to make him feel jealous

se ve que siente lo que dice — you can tell he means what he says

c) ( presentir)

sentí que nos iba a pasar algo — I had a feeling something was going to happen to us

d) ( experimentar consecuencias)

los efectos de la crisis se dejarán sentir durante décadas — the effects of the crisis will be felt for decades

el descontento se hizo sentir pronto — their discontent soon made itself felt

2)

a) ( oír) <ruido/disparo> to hear

anoche te sentí llegar — I heard you come in last night

b) (esp AmL) ( percibir)

siento olor a gas — I can smell gas

le siento gusto a vainilla/ajo — I can taste vanilla/garlic

3) ( lamentar)

sentí mucho la muerte de tu padre — I was very sorry to hear of your father's death

ha sentido mucho la pérdida de su madre — she has been very affected by her mother's death

lo siento mucho — I'm really sorry

lo siento en el alma — I'm terribly sorry, I'm so sorry

sentí mucho no poder ayudarla — I was very sorry not to be able to help her

el director siente no poder recibirlo — the director regrets that he is unable to see you (frml)
2.
sentirse v pron

1) (+ compl) to feel

¿te sientes bien? — are you feeling o do you feel all right?

me siento mal — I don't feel well, I'm not feeling well

me siento enfermo/peor — I feel ill/worse

se sintió desfallecer — she felt as if she were about to faint

no me siento con ánimos — I don't feel up to it

no tiene por qué sentirse ofendida — she has no reason to feel hurt

me siento vigilada — I feel as if I am being watched

me siento identificada con él — I can identify with him

2) (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurt

sentirse CON alguien — to be offended o upset with somebody
II
masculino ( sentimiento) feelings (pl), emotions (pl); (opinión, postura) feeling, view

* * *

= be sorry, sentiment, have + a feeling, regret.

Ex: I'm sorry to have disappointed you.

Ex: The song may have been forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on = Puede que la canción se haya olvidado pero entre los usuarios de bibliotecas el sentimiento perdura.

Ex: She had, suddenly, a new feeling, like a tardy response to the stimulus of an unfamiliar drug.

Ex: Sir Walter Greg also half regretted 'that 'bibliology' is past praying for' since it defined the study more precisely than the accepted word.

* decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo = express + comfort with.

* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo = express + comfort with.

* hacer que Alguien se sienta a gusto = put + Nombre + at ease.

* hacer sentir = make + feel.

* hacer sentir bien = make + Nombre + feel good.

* hacer sentir la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence felt.

* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.

* hacer sentir orgulloso = make + Nombre + proud.

* hacerse sentir = take + Posesivo + toll (on).

* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.

* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = ignorance is bliss.

* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind.

* recortes presupuestarios + hacerse sentir = budget cut + bite.

* sentir ansiedad = feel + anxiety.

* sentir aversión por = have + aversion to.

* sentir cierta aprensión (por) = be apprehensive (about).

* sentir claustrofobia = feel + claustrophobic.

* sentir daño = feel + hurt.

* sentir el deseo de = have + an/the inclination to, get + the urge to.

* sentir entusiasmo por = be enamoured of/with.

* sentir envidia = feel + jealous.

* sentir envidia de = be envious of.

* sentir hambre = be hungry, feel + hungry.

* sentir hormigueo en la piel = tingle.

* sentir la inclinación de = be inclined to.

* sentir la necesidad de = feel + need for, feel + the need to, get + the urge to.

* sentir la sensación = feel.

* sentir las ganas de = get + the urge to.

* sentir lástima por = feel + sorry for, commiserate (with).

* sentir la tentación de = be tempted to.

* sentir los efectos de = feel + the effects of.

* sentir más ganas de hacer Algo = grow in + appetite.

* sentir miedo = be in fear.

* sentir motivación = have + motivation.

* sentir obligación = feel + compulsion.

* sentir pasión por = be passionate about.

* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.

* sentir predilección por = be partial to.

* sentir preferencia por = have + a preference for.

* sentir que no tienen en cuenta a Alguien = feel + left out.

* sentir remordimiento = feel + remorse.

* sentir reticencia hacia = recoil.

* sentirse = feel, feel + a sense of, feel like.

* sentirse acorralado = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

* sentirse afligido = feel + hurt.

* sentirse a gusto = feel + at home, be at ease.

* sentirse a gusto con = be comfortable with.

* sentirse aislado = feel + left out.

* sentirse aliviado = be relieved.

* sentirse amenazado = feel + threatened.

* sentirse atraído = be engaged.

* sentirse atraído por = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to, gravitate to(wards).

* sentirse avergonzado = be ashamed, feel + embarrassed.

* sentirse bien = feel + good, wellness, feel + right, get + high.

* sentirse bien con Uno mismo = feel + right.

* sentirse cansado = feel + tired.

* sentirse cohibido = feel + shy.

* sentirse cómodo con = be comfortable with.

* sentirse como en casa = feel + at home, feel like + home (away) from home.

* sentirse como flotando en las nubes = float on + air.

* sentirse como nuevo = be right as rain.

* sentirse como pez en el agua = take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.

* sentirse confortable = be at ease.

* sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* sentirse cortado = self-conscious.

* sentirse culpable = feel + guilty.

* sentirse culpable por = feel + guilt over.

* sentir sed = be thirsty.

* sentirse de primera = feel + tip-top.

* sentirse desalentado = be discouraged.

* sentirse descontento con = experience + dissatisfaction with.

* sentirse desilusionado = become + chagrined.

* sentirse destrozado = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* sentirse dolido = feel + hurt.

* sentirse emocionado = be thrilled.

* sentirse encantado = be thrilled.

* sentirse en plena forma = feel + tip-top.

* sentirse entusiasmado = be thrilled.

* sentirse excelente = feel + tip-top.

* sentirse fantástico = feel + tip-top.

* sentirse fuera de lugar = feel + inadequate.

* sentirse halagado por = be complimented by.

* sentirse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* sentirse identificado = hit it off.

* sentirse ignorado = feel + left out.

* sentirse importante = feel + important.

* sentirse inclinado a = be inclined to.

* sentirse incómodo = look + uncomfortable.

* sentirse incómodo con = be uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable with.

* sentirse indignado (por) = be indignant (at).

* sentirse indispuesto = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* sentirse integrado = sense of belonging.

* sentirse intimidado = be in awe.

* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.

* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.

* sentirse mareado = feel + giddy, feel + dizzy.

* sentirse más seguro de = gain + confidence (with/in).

* sentirse molesto = stir + uneasily, look + uncomfortable, feel + wrong.

* sentirse molesto por = be embarrassed at.

* sentirse ofendido = be aggrieved.

* sentirse orgulloso = swell with + pride.

* sentirse orgulloso de = be proud (of/to), take + pride in.

* sentirse partícipe = sense of ownership.

* sentirse perdido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head, feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* sentirse rechazado = feel + left out.

* sentirse reconfortado = take + heart.

* sentirse resentido = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* sentirse sobrecogido = stand in + awe.

* sentirse traicionado = feel + a sense of betrayal.

* sentirse violento = look + uncomfortable.

* sentirse violento por = be embarrassed at.

* sentirse vivo = feel + alive.

* sentir simpatía por = have + warm feelings towards.

* sentir una emoción = feel + emotion.

* sentir una sensación de = experience + sense of.

* sentir un cosquilleo en el estómago = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* sentir un escalofrío = experience + shiver.

* sentir un impulso = have + an impulse.

* sentir vergüenza = feel + embarrassed.

* sentir vergüenza ajena = feel + embarrassed for + Nombre.

* siento + Infinitivo = sorry + Infinitivo.

* sin sentir ningún reparo = unashamed.

* sin sentir vergüenza = shamelessly.

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sentir¹ [ I11 ]

vt

A

1 ‹frío/calor/hambre/sed› to feel

empecé a sentir hambre/frío a eso de medianoche I started to feel hungry/cold around midnight

apenas sentí el pinchazo I hardly felt the prick of the needle

sentí un dolor en el costado/un tirón en la pierna I felt a pain in my side/a tug at my leg

2 ‹emoción› to feel

es incapaz de sentir compasión por nadie he's incapable of feeling compassion for anyone

sentimos una gran alegría cuando nos enteramos we were overjoyed when we found out

nunca me hicieron sentir que estaba incomodando they never made me feel I was in the way

lo hizo para que él sintiera celos she did it to make him feel jealous

realmente sienten la música they play the music with great feeling

3

(presentir): sentí que nos iba a pasar algo I had a feeling something was going to happen to us

4

(experimentar consecuencias): los efectos de la crisis se dejarán sentir durante décadas the effects of the crisis will be felt for decades

el descontento se hizo sentir pronto their discontent soon made itself felt

nuestro departamento no ha sentido el cambio de director our department hasn't been affected by the change of director

B

1 (oír) to hear

sentimos un ruido/un disparo/pasos we heard a noise/a shot/footsteps

anoche te sentí llegar I heard you come in last night

2

( esp AmL) (percibir) ‹olor/gusto› siento olor a gas/a quemado I can smell gas/burning

le siento gusto a vainilla/ajo I can taste vanilla/garlic

C

(lamentar): sentí mucho la muerte de tu padre I was very sorry to hear of your father's death

su muerte fue muy sentida his death was deeply mourned

lo siento mucho I'm really sorry

lo siento en el alma I'm terribly sorry, I'm so sorry

no sabes cómo or cuánto lo siento I can't tell you how sorry I am

sentí mucho no poder ayudarla I was very sorry not to be able to help her

el director siente no poder recibirlo the director regrets that he is unable to see you ( frml)

siento que te tengas que ir tan pronto I'm sorry you have to go so soon

■ sentirse

v pron

A (+ compl) to feel

¿te sientes bien? are you feeling o do you feel all right?

me siento mal I don't feel well, I'm not feeling well

me siento enfermo/peor I feel ill/worse

como se sentía mejor se levantó she felt o was feeling better so she got up

se sintió desfallecer she felt as if she were about to faint

no tiene por qué sentirse ofendida/culpable she has no reason to feel hurt/guilty

nos sentimos totalmente identificados con el personaje we can identify completely with the character

me sentía vigilada I felt as if I was being watched

B (Chi, Méx) (ofenderse) to be offended o hurt sentirse CON algn to be offended o upset WITH sb

sentir²

masculine

1 (sentimiento) feelings (pl), emotions (pl)

2 (opinión, postura) feeling, view

la encuesta refleja el sentir general the survey reflects the general feeling o view

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sentir ( conjugate sentir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹dolor/pinchazo› to feel;

◊ sentir hambre/frío/sed to feel hungry/cold/thirsty

b) ‹ emoción› to feel;

◊ sentimos una gran alegría we were overjoyed;

sentir celos to feel jealous
2
a) ( oír) ‹ruido/disparo› to hear

b) (esp AmL) ( percibir):

◊ siento olor a gas I can smell gas;

le siento gusto a vainilla I can taste vanilla
3 ( lamentar):
◊ lo siento mucho I'm really sorry;

sentí mucho no poder ayudarla I was very sorry not to be able to help her;
ha sentido mucho la pérdida de su madre she has been very affected by her mother's death
sentirse verbo pronominal
1 (+ compl) to feel;
◊ me siento mal I don't feel well, I'm not feeling well;

no me siento con ánimos I don't feel up to it
2 (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurt;
sentirse CON algn to be offended o upset with sb
sentir
I sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinion) opinion, view
2 (sentimiento) feeling
II verbo transitivo
1 to feel
sentir alegría/frío, to feel happy/cold
te lo digo como lo siento, I speak my mind ➣ Ver nota en feel
2 (oír, percibir) to hear: la sentí llegar de madrugada, I heard her come home in the small hours
3 (lamentar) to regret, be sorry about: siento haberte enfadado, I'm sorry I made you angry
' sentir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abominar
- acobardarse
- acusar
- ajena
- ajeno
- aprecio
- arrepentirse
- cobrar
- cogerse
- curiosidad
- despepitarse
- embarazarse
- estimar
- gustar
- identificarse
- intriga
- marearse
- notar
- palpar
- profesar
- rencor
- resentirse
- temer
- tener
- tocar
- tributar
- vergüenza
- agradecer
- ansia
- apenar
- chochear
- cohibir
- descomponer
- lástima
- náuseas
- remordimiento
- sienta
- sintiera
English:
afraid
- averse
- care for
- cringe
- empathize
- feel
- rue
- sense
- sorry
- bite
- care
- cold
- deep
- devoted
- nauseous
- presence
- relieved
- sentiment
- shame
- tingle

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sentir

♦ nm

1. [sentimientos] feelings

2. Formal [opinión]
me gustaría conocer su sentir sobre este tema I'd like to know your feelings o what you feel about this matter;

el sentir popular public opinion

♦ vt

1. [percibir, experimentar, notar] to feel;

¿no sientes calor con tanta ropa? aren't you hot with all those clothes on?;

no siento los pies del frío que hace it's so cold I can't feel my feet;

sentía cierta tensión en el ambiente I could sense o feel a degree of tension in the atmosphere;

sentimos mucha alegría/pena al enterarnos we were very happy/sad when we found out;

siempre dice lo que siente he always says what he thinks;

los trabajadores hicieron sentir su disconformidad the workers made plain their disagreement;
Méx
sentir bonito/feo to feel well/unwell

2. [lamentar] to regret, to be sorry about;

sentimos mucho la muerte de su amigo we deeply regret the death of your friend;

lo siento (mucho) I'm (really) sorry;

no sabes cuánto lo siento I can't tell you how sorry I am;

por él es por quien más lo siento it's him I'm really sorry for;

siento que no puedas venir I'm sorry you can't come;

siento no poder ayudarte I'm sorry I can't help you;

siento haberle hecho esperar sorry to keep you waiting;

sentimos mucho (tener que) comunicarle que… [en cartas] we regret to inform you that…

3. [presentir] to sense;

siento que hay algo que no va bien I have a feeling o I sense that something's not quite right

4. [oír] to hear;

sentí pasos I heard footsteps;

no te sentí entrar I didn't hear you come in

5. Am [olor, gusto]
siento mal olor there's a bad smell;

por el resfrío, no le siente gusto a la comida she can't taste the food because of her cold

♦ vi

to feel;

el frío ya se deja sentir you can really feel the cold now;

la antipatía entre ellos aún se deja sentir the dislike between them is still noticeable;

sin sentir without noticing

♦ See also the pronominal verb sentirse

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sentir

I m feeling, opinion;

en mi sentir in my opinion

II v/t

1 feel;

siento calor I feel hot

2 ( percibir) sense;

sin sentirlo llegar, acabar before I/we knew it

3 ( aparecer)

:

hacerse o

dejarse sentir make itself felt

4

:

lo siento I’m sorry

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sentir {76} vt

1) : to feel, to experience

no siento nada de dolor: I don't feel any pain

sentía sed: he was feeling thirsty

sentir amor: to feel love

2) percibir: to perceive, to sense

sentir un ruido: to hear a noise

3) lamentar: to regret, to feel sorry for

lo siento mucho: I'm very sorry

sentir vi

1) : to have feeling, to feel

2)

sin sentir : without noticing, inadvertently

♦ See also the reflexive verb sentirse

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sentir vb

1. (en general) to feel [pt. & pp. felt]

sintió frío she felt cold

con la anestesia no sentirás nada with the anaesthesia you won't feel a thing

hoy me siento feliz I feel happy today

2. (lamentar) to be sorry

lo siento I'm sorry

3. (oír) to hear [pt. & pp. heard]

sintió pasos a lo lejos he heard footsteps in the distance

Spanish-English dictionary > sentir
4 dire

dire [diʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. reflexive verb

3. plural masculine noun

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► to say se construit, comme dire, avec un complément d'objet direct et un complément d'objet indirect: to say sth to sb, alors que to tell se construit avec deux compléments d'objet directs: to tell sb sth ; to tell ne peut pas s'employer sans objet.

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   a. to say ; [+ mensonges, nouvelle, nom] to tell ; [+ sentiment] to express

• dire qch à qn to say sth to sb to tell sb sth

• dire bonjour à qn to say hello to sb to tell sb hello (US)

• dire quelques mots à qn to say a few words to sb

• qu'est-ce que vous avez dit ? what did you say?

• comment dit-on ça en anglais ? how do you say that in English?

• il dit qu'il nous a écrit he says that he wrote to us

• vous nous dites dans votre lettre que... you say in your letter that...

• j'ai quelque chose à vous dire there's something I want to tell you

• je ne te le dirai pas deux fois I won't tell you again

• je vous l'avais bien dit ! I told you so!

• dites-lui de venir ce soir tell him to come tonight

• fais ce qu'on te dit ! do as you are told!

• on dit que... people say that...

• il faut bien dire que... ( = admettre) I must say that...

• il sait ce qu'il dit he knows what he's talking about

• Jean-François ne sait pas ce qu'il dit ( = il déraisonne) Jean-François doesn't know what he's saying

• ce n'est pas une chose à dire you can't say that kind of thing

• venez bientôt, disons demain come soon, let's say tomorrow

• je ne vous le fais pas dire ! you said it!

• laisser dire to let people talk

• laisse dire ! let them talk!

• dire la messe to say mass

• dire des bêtises to talk nonsense

• qu'est-ce qui me dit que c'est vrai ? how do I know it's the truth?

• faire dire qch à qn to send word of sth to sb

• je me suis laissé dire que... I heard that...

• ça suffit, j'ai dit ! I said that's enough!

► ceci dit having said this

► cela dit having said this

► cela va sans dire it goes without saying

► comme on dit as they say

   b. ( = penser) to think

• qu'est-ce que tu dis de ça ? what do you think about that?

• que diriez-vous d'une promenade ? how about a walk?

• on dirait qu'il le fait exprès ! you'd almost think he does it on purpose!

• on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir it looks like rain

• on dirait du poulet it tastes like chicken

   c. ( = objecter) je n'ai rien à dire sur son travail I can't complain about his work

• rien à dire ! you can't argue with that!

• il n'y a pas à dire (inf) there's no doubt about it

• c'est pas pour dire, mais il n'est pas très sympathique I don't want to go on about him, but he's not very nice

   d. ( = évoquer) ce nom me dit quelque chose the name rings a bell

• Lucien Josse ? ça ne me dit rien du tout Lucien Josse? I've never heard of him

   e. ( = plaire) ça vous dit de sortir ? do you feel like going out?

• ça ne me dit rien I don't feel like it

   f. (locutions) dis Papa, quand est-ce qu'on part ? when are we going, daddy?

• dites donc ! ( = à propos) by the way ; ( = holà) hey!

• ça lui a rapporté 100 000 € -- ben dis donc ! (inf) that earned him 100,000 euros -- goodness me!

• c'est moi qui vous le dis take my word for it

• c'est vous qui le dites that's what you say

• c'est beaucoup dire that's saying a lot

• c'est peu dire that's an understatement

• que tu dis ! (inf) that's your story!

• à qui le dites-vous ! you're telling me! (inf)

• qui dit mieux ? any advance?

► vouloir dire ( = signifier) to mean

• qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ? what does that mean?

• cette phrase ne veut rien dire this sentence doesn't mean anything

• que veux-tu dire par là ? what do you mean?

• ça veut tout dire ! that says it all!► comment dirais-je ? how shall I put it?

► soit dit en passant by the way

► entre nous soit dit between you and me

► pour tout dire actually

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► se dire

   a. ( = penser) to think to o.s.

• je me suis dit que c'était dommage I thought to myself it was a pity

• je me dis que j'aurais dû l'acheter I feel now that I should have bought it

• il faut bien se dire que... one has to realize that...

   b. ( = se prétendre) to claim to be

• il se dit malade he claims to be ill

   c. (mutuellement) elles se sont dit au revoir they said goodbye

   d. ( = être exprimé) ça ne se dit pas (inusité) you don't say that ; (impoli) it's not polite

• comment ça se dit en français ? how do you say that in French?

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dires

• selon ses dires according to him

• aux dires de according to

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1. diʀ
verbe transitif

1) ( faire entendre) to say [mots, prière]; to tell [histoire, blague]

‘entrez’ dit-elle — ‘come in,’ she said

sans mot dire — without saying a word

ce n'est pas une chose à dire — you don't say that sort of thing

dire des bêtises — to talk nonsense

dire quelque chose à voix basse — to whisper something

dire quelque chose entre ses dents — to mutter something

ne plus savoir que dire — to be at a loss for words

j'ai mon mot à dire là-dessus — I've got something to say about that

dire ce qu'on a à dire — to say one's piece

2) ( faire savoir) to tell

dire des mensonges — to tell lies

dire quelque chose à quelqu'un — to tell somebody something

je vous l'avais bien dit! — I told you so!

c'est ce qu'on m'a dit — so I've been told

faire dire à quelqu'un que — to let somebody know that

je me suis laissé dire que... — I heard that...

tenez-vous le pour dit! — I don't want to have to tell you again!

c'est moi qui vous le dis — (colloq) I'm telling you

permets-moi de te dire que tu vas le regretter! — (colloq) you'll regret this, I can tell you!

je ne te dis que ça — (colloq) I'll say no more

c'est pas pour dire, mais — (colloq) I don't want to make a big deal of it, but... (colloq)

à qui le dites-vous! — (colloq) don't I know it!

je ne vous le fais pas dire! — (colloq) you don't need to tell me!

ne pas se le faire dire deux fois — (colloq) not to need to be told twice

dis, tu me crois? — (colloq) tell me, do you believe me?

dis donc, où tu te crois? — (colloq) hey! where do you think you are?

à vous de dire — Jeux your bid

3) ( affirmer) to say ( que that)

elle dit pouvoir le faire — she says she can do it

ne fais pas attention, il ne sait pas ce qu'il dit — don't mind him, he doesn't know what he's talking about

on dit que... — it is said that...

on le dit marié — he is said to be married

j'irai jusqu'à dire que — I'd go as far as to say that

c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire — that's the least one can say

si l'on peut dire — if one might say so

si je puis dire — if I may put it like that

on peut dire qu'elle a du toupet celle-là! — she's really got a nerve! (colloq)

on ne peut pas dire qu'il se soit fatigué! — he certainly didn't overtax himself

autant dire que — you might as well say that, in other words

si j'ose dire — if I may say so

ce n'est pas à moi de le dire — it's not for me to say

cela va sans dire — it goes without saying

il faut dire que — one should say that

c'est (tout) dire! — need I say more?

cela dit — having said that

c'est vous qui le dites! — that's what you say!

disons, demain — let's say tomorrow

c'est difficile à dire — it's hard to tell

je sais ce que je dis — I know what I'm talking about

à vrai dire — actually

entre nous soit dit — between you and me

soit dit en passant — incidentally

c'est dire si j'ai raison — it just goes to show I'm right

c'est beaucoup dire — that's going a bit far

c'est peu dire — that's an understatement

c'est vite dit — that's easy for you to say

ce n'est pas dit — I'm not that sure

c'est plus facile à dire qu'à faire — it's easier said than done

il est dit que je ne partirai jamais — I'm destined never to leave

tu l'as dit! — (colloq)

comme tu dis! — (colloq) you said it! (colloq)

4) ( formuler)

voilà qui est bien dit! — well said!

comment dire? — how shall I put it?

tu ne crois pas si bien dire — you don't know how true that is

pour ainsi dire — so to speak

autrement dit — in other words

lent, pour ne pas dire ennuyeux — slow, not to say boring

comme dirait l'autre — (colloq) as they say

disons que je suis préoccupé — let's say I'm worried

un lien disons social — a link which we could call social

5) ( indiquer) [loi] to state ( que that); [appareil de mesure] to show ( que that)

vouloir dire — to mean

quelque chose me dit que — something tells me that

qu'est-ce que ça veut dire tout ce bruit? — (colloq) what's the meaning of all this noise?

6) ( demander)

dire à quelqu'un de faire — to tell somebody to do

fais ce qu'on te dit! — do as you're told!

7) ( objecter)

qu'avez-vous à dire à cela? — what have you got to say to that?

je n'ai rien à dire — no comment

il n'y a pas à dire (colloq), elle est belle — you have to admit, she's beautiful

il n'y a rien à dire, tout est en ordre — I have no complaint, everything's fine

tu n'as rien à dire! — ( ne te plains pas) don't complain!; ( tais-toi) don't say a word!

8) ( penser) to think

qu'en dites-vous? — what do you think?

que diriez-vous d'une promenade? — how about a walk?

on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir — it looks as if it's going to rain

on dirait un fou — you'd think he was mad

on dirait du Bach — it sounds like Bach

dire qu'hier encore il était parmi nous! — it's odd to think (that) he was still with us yesterday!

9) ( inspirer)

ça ne me dit rien de faire — I don't feel like doing

notre nouveau jardinier ne me dit rien (qui vaille) — I don't think much of our new gardener

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se dire verbe pronominal

1) ( penser) to tell oneself ( que that)

il faut (bien) se dire que... — one must realize that...

il faut te dire que... — you must understand that...

2) ( échanger) to exchange [insultes, mots doux]

se dire adieu — to say goodbye to each other

3) ( se prétendre) to claim to be

4) ( se déclarer)

il s'est dit favorable à — he says he's in favour [BrE] of

5) ( être exprimé)

ça ne se dit pas — you can't say that

3.

se dire verbe impersonnel

il ne s'est rien dit d'intéressant — nothing of interest was said

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1. diʀ
nom masculin

au dire de — according to

au dire de tous — by all accounts

2.

dires nom masculin pluriel statements

selon les dires de — according to

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diʀ
1. nm

au dire de — according to

selon leurs dires — according to them

2. vt

1) (= exprimer) to say, [secret, mensonge] to tell

Qu'est-ce qu'il a dit? — What did he say?

dire l'heure — to tell the time

dire la vérité — to tell the truth

Elle m'a dit la vérité. — She told me the truth.

dire pardon — to say sorry

dire merci — to say thank you

dire qch à qn — to tell sb sth, to say sth to sb

Qu'est-ce qu'il t'a dit? — What did he tell you?, What did he say to you?

Dites-moi ce que vous pensez. — Tell me what you think.

dire à qn qu'il fasse; dire à qn de faire — to tell sb to do

Il nous a dit de regarder cette émission. — He told us to watch this programme.

dire que — to say, to say that

Il a dit qu'il ne viendrait pas. — He said he wouldn't come.

2) (= prétendre)

On le dit malade. — They say he's ill., He's said to be ill.

3) (= plaire)

dire à qn [idée, proposition] Si cela lui dit. — If he feels like it.

Cela ne me dit rien. — That doesn't appeal to me.

4) (= penser)

que dites-vous de...? — what do you think of...?

Qu'en dites-vous? — What do you think?

5) (autres locutions)

comme on dit — as they say

on dit que — they say, they say that

On dit que la nourriture y est excellente. — They say that the food there is excellent.

on dirait que (il semble que) — it looks like, it looks as if

On dirait qu'il va pleuvoir. — It looks like it's going to rain., It looks as if it's going to rain.

on dirait du vin — it tastes like wine

à vrai dire — to tell the truth

pour ainsi dire — so to speak

cela va sans dire — that goes without saying

dis donc!; dites donc! (pour attirer l'attention) — hey!, (= au fait) by the way

Il a drôlement changé, dis donc! — Hey, he's really changed!

et dire que... — and to think that...

ceci dit; cela dit — that being said

Cela dit, je n'aimerais pas être à sa place. — That being said, I wouldn't like to be in his place.

c'est dit — so that's settled

voilà qui est dit — so that's settled

il n'y a pas à dire — there's no getting away from it

c'est dire si... — that just shows that...

c'est beaucoup dire — that's saying a lot

c'est peu dire — that's not saying much

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dire verb table: médire

A nm au dire de according to; au dire des experts according to the experts; au dire de tous by all accounts.

B dires nmpl statements; leurs dires ne concordent pas their statements do not agree; selon les dires de ta sœur according to your sister.

C vtr

1 ( faire entendre) to say [mots, prière]; to recite [poème]; to read [leçon]; to tell [histoire, blague]; dire non to say no; dites quelque chose de drôle say something funny; ‘entrez’ dit-elle ‘come in,’ she said; j'ai quelque chose à dire là-dessus I've got something to say about that; sans mot dire without saying a word; ce n'est pas une chose à dire you don't say that sort of thing; dire des bêtises or inepties to talk nonsense; dire qch à voix basse to whisper sth; dire qch entre ses dents to mutter sth; ne plus savoir que dire to be at a loss for words; avoir son mot à dire to have one's say; dire ce qu'on a à dire to say one's piece;

2 ( faire savoir) to tell; dire des mensonges/la vérité/l'avenir to tell lies/the truth/the future; dire qch à qn to tell sb sth; dites-moi votre nom tell me your name; je le leur dirai I'll tell them; dis-le à ton frère tell your brother; je vous l'avais bien dit! I told you so!; dites-moi, vous aimez l'opéra? tell me, do you like opera?; c'est ce qu'on m'a dit so I've been told; dis-leur que tu es occupé tell them you're busy; je dois vous dire que… I have to tell you that…; faire dire à qn que to let sb know that…; faites dire à ma femme que je serai en retard let my wife know that I will be late; dire ses projets to describe one's plans; dire son opinion/sa satisfaction to express one's opinion/one's satisfaction; je me suis laissé dire que… I heard that…; tenez-vous le pour dit! I don't want to have to tell you again!; c'est moi qui vous le dis○ I'm telling you; permets-moi de te dire que tu vas le regretter○! you'll regret this, I can tell you!; je ne te dis que ça○ I'll say no more; c'est pas pour dire, mais○ I don't want to make a big deal of it, but○…; à qui le dites-vous○! don't I know it!; vous m'en direz tant○! you don't say!; je ne vous le fais pas dire○! you don't need to tell me!; ne pas se le faire dire deux fois○ not to need to be told twice; dis, tu me crois○? tell me, do you believe me?; dis donc, où tu te crois○? hey! where do you think you are?; dites-donc, il n'est pas valable, votre ticket! here-did you know your ticket's not valid?; à vous de dire Jeux your bid; ⇒ vérité;

3 ( affirmer) to say (que that); elle dit pouvoir le faire she says she can do it; dire ce qu'on pense to say what one thinks; dire tout haut ce que d'autres pensent tout bas to say out loud what other people are thinking; ne fais pas attention, il ne sait pas ce qu'il dit don't mind him, he doesn't know what he's talking about ou he's talking through his hat; on dit que… it is said that…; on le dit marié/veuf he is said to be married/a widower; j'irai jusqu'à dire que I'd go as far as to say that; c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire that's the least one can say; le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est que… the least one can say is that…; si l'on peut dire if one might say so; si je puis dire if I may put it like that; on peut dire qu'elle a du toupet celle-là! she's really got a nerve○!; on ne peut pas dire qu'il se soit fatigué! he certainly didn't overtax himself; autant dire que you might as well say that, in other words; et que dire de…? to say nothing of…; j'ose dire que… I'm not afraid to say that…; si j'ose dire if I may say so; ce n'est pas à moi de le dire it's not for me to say; cela va sans dire it goes without saying; ce n'est pas peu dire that's saying a lot; il faut dire que one should say that; c'est (tout) dire! need I say more?; cela dit having said that; c'est vous qui le dites! that's what you say!; tu peux le dire○! you can say that again○!; disons, demain let's say tomorrow; c'est difficile à dire it's hard to tell; je sais ce que je dis I know what I'm talking about; à ce qu'il dit according to him; vous dites? pardon?; à vrai dire actually; entre nous soit dit between you and me; soit dit en passant incidentally; pour tout dire all in all; c'est dire si j'ai raison it just goes to show I'm right; c'est beaucoup dire that's going a bit far; c'est peu dire that's an understatement; c'est vite dit that's easy for you to say; ce n'est pas dit I'm not that sure; tout n'est pas dit that's not the end of the story; c'est plus facile à dire qu'à faire it's easier said than done; il est dit que je ne partirai jamais I'm destined never to leave; tu l'as dit○!, comme tu dis○! you said it○!; que tu dis○! says you○!; ⇒ envoyer, fontaine;

4 ( formuler) dire qch poliment/effrontément to say sth politely/cheekily; voilà qui est bien dit! well said!; il l'a mal dit, mais j'ai compris he put it badly but I understood; comment dire?, comment dirais-je? how shall I put it?; tu ne crois pas si bien dire you don't know how true that is; pour ainsi dire, comme qui dirait○ so to speak; autrement dit in other words; lent, pour ne pas dire ennuyeux slow, not to say boring; comme dirait l'autre○ as they say; disons que je suis préoccupé let's say I'm worried; un livre, disons un ‘texte’, comme dirait Adam a book, or let's say a ‘text’, as Adam would have it; un lien disons social a link which we could call social;

5 ( indiquer) [loi] to state (que that); [appareil de mesure] to show (que that); [sourire] to express (que that); ma calculatrice dit l'heure my calculator shows the time; que dit ta montre? what time is it by your watch?; vouloir dire to mean; qu'est-ce que tu crois qu'il a voulu dire? what do you think he meant?; quelque chose me dit que something tells me that; qu'est-ce que ça veut dire tout ce bruit○? what's the meaning of all this noise?; qu'est-ce que ça veut dire de téléphoner à une heure pareille○? what do you mean by calling me at this time?; qu'est-ce à dire†? what is the meaning of this?; est-ce à dire que…? does this mean that…?; ⇒ doigt;

6 ( demander) dire à qn de faire to tell sb to do; dites-leur de venir tell them to come; je vous avais dit d'être prudent I told you to be careful; qui vous a dit de partir? who told you to go?; fais ce qu'on te dit! do as you're told!; faites dire au médecin de venir have somebody call the doctor;

7 ( objecter) qu'avez-vous à dire à cela? what have you got to say to that?; j'ai beaucoup à dire sur ton travail I've quite a lot to say about your work; je n'ai rien à dire no comment; il n'y a pas à dire○, elle est belle you have to admit, she's beautiful; il n'y a rien à dire, tout est en ordre nothing to report, everything's fine; tu n'as rien à dire! ( ne te plains pas) don't complain!; ( tais-toi) don't say a word!;

8 ( penser) to think; qu'en dites-vous? what do you think?; que dis-tu de mon nouveau sac? what do you think of my new bag?; que diriez- vous d'une promenade/d'aller au marché? how about a walk/going to the market?; on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger it looks as if it's going to rain/to snow, it looks like rain/snow; on dirait que le vent se lève the wind seems to be picking up; on dirait qu'elle me déteste you'd think she hated me; on dirait un fou you'd think he was mad; on aurait dit qu'elle était déçue you'd have thought she was disappointed; on dirait de l'estragon ( à la vue) it looks like tarragon; ( au goût) it tastes like tarragon; on dirait du Bach it sounds like Bach; dire qu'hier encore il était parmi nous! it's odd to think (that) he was still with us yesterday!; dire que demain à la même heure je serai chez moi it's odd to think that this time tomorrow I'll be home;

9 ( inspirer) ça ne me/leur dit rien de faire I /they don't feel like doing; notre nouveau jardinier ne me dit rien (qui vaille) I don't think much of our new gardener;

10 Ling il faut dire ‘excusez-moi’ et non ‘je m'excuse’ one should say ‘excusez-moi’, not ‘je m'excuse’; tu dirais ‘une professeur’, toi? would you say ‘une professeur’?; comment dis-tu ça en italien? how do you say that in Italian?

D se dire vpr

1 ( penser) to tell oneself (que that); je me suis dit qu'il était trop tard I told myself that it was too late; il faut (bien) se dire que… one must realize that…; il faut te dire que… you must understand that…;

2 ( échanger des paroles) se dire des insultes/des mots doux to exchange insults/sweet nothings; se dire adieu to say goodbye to each other;

3 ( se prétendre) to claim to be, to say one is; il se dit intelligent/innocent/ingénieur he claims to be intelligent/innocent/an engineer; elle se dit incapable de marcher she claims to be unable to walk;

4 ( se déclarer) il s'est dit prêt à participer à la conférence he said that he was prepared to take part in the conference; ils se sont dits favorables à cette mesure they said that they were in favour^GB of this measure; elle s'est dite persuadée que… she said that she was convinced that…;

5 Ling comment se dit ‘voiture’ en espagnol? how do you say ‘car’ in Spanish?; ‘surprise-party’ ne se dit plus people don't say ‘surprise-party’ any more; ça ne se dit pas you can't say that;

6 ( être dit) il ne s'est rien dit d'intéressant à la réunion nothing of interest was said during the meeting.

Idiomes

bien faire et laisser dire Prov do right and fear no man Prov; dis-moi qui tu hantes, je te dirai qui tu es you're known by the company you keep; dis-moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai qui tu es you are what you eat.

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[dir] nom masculin

DROIT [mémoire] statement

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dires nom masculin pluriel

statement

confirmer les dires de quelqu'un to confirm what somebody says

d'après ou selon les dires de son père according to his father ou to what his father said

au dire de locution prépositionnelle

au dire de son professeur according to his teacher ou to what his teacher says

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[dir] verbe transitif

A.[ARTICULER, PRONONCER]

1. [énoncer] to say

quel nom dis-tu? Castagnel? what name did you say ou what's the name again? Castagnel?

il n'arrive pas à dire ce mot he cannot pronounce that word

vous avez dit "démocratie"? "democracy", did you say?

je te dis merde!

a. (très familier) [pour porter bonheur] break a leg!

b. [pour insulter] get lost!

je ne dirais pas qu'il est distant, je dirais plutôt effarouché I wouldn't say he's haughty, rather that he's been frightened off

une honte, que dis-je, une infamie!, une honte, pour ne pas dire une infamie! a shame, not to say an infamy!

qui dit... dit...: en ce temps-là, qui disait vol disait galère in those days, theft meant the gallows

si (l')on peut dire in a way, so to speak

disons-le, disons le mot let's not mince words

dire non to say no, to refuse

dire non au nucléaire to say no to nuclear energy

tu veux un gin? — je ne dis pas non would you like a gin? — I wouldn't say no

dire oui

a. [généralement] to say yes

b. [à une proposition] to accept

c. [au mariage] to say I do

dire bonjour de la main to wave (hello)

dire oui de la tête to nod

dire non de la tête to shake one's head

obéissant? il faut le dire vite (familier) obedient? I'm not so sure about that

déménager, c'est vite dit! (familier) move? that's easier said than done

menteur! — c'est celui qui (le) dit qui y est ou qui l'est! (familier) liar! — you're the liar!

2. [réciter - prière, table de multiplication] to say ; [ - texte] to say, to recite, to read ; [ - rôle] to speak

dire la/une messe to say mass/a mass

dire des vers to recite verse, to give a recitation

(en usage absolu)

nul n'a oublié à quel point elle disait juste nobody can forget how accurate her rendering was

B.[EXPRIMER]

1. [oralement] to say

que dis-tu là? what did you say?, what was that you said?

tu ne sais pas ce que tu dis you don't know what you're talking about

elle dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête she says anything that comes into her head

qu'est-ce que tu veux que je dise? what do you expect me to say?

j'ai l'habitude de dire ce que je pense I always speak my mind ou say what I think

bon, bon, je n'ai rien dit! OK, sorry I spoke!

pourquoi ne m'as-tu rien dit de tout cela? why didn't you speak to me ou tell me about any of this?

il me dit comme ça, "t'as pas le droit" (familier) so he says to me "you can't do that"

je suis un raté? tu sais ce qu'il te dit, le raté? (familier) so I'm a loser, am I? well, do you want to hear what this loser's got to say to you?

faire dire: ne me fais pas dire ce que je n'ai pas dit! don't put words into my mouth!

laisser quelqu'un dire quelque chose to let somebody say something

laissez-la dire! let her speak!

pouvoir dire: je peux dire que tu m'as fait peur! you certainly frightened me!

j'ai failli faire tout rater! — ça, tu peux le dire! I nearly messed everything up — you can say that again!

(en usage absolu)

c'est idiot — dis toujours it's silly — say it anyway

j'ai une surprise — dis vite! I have a surprise — let's hear it ou do tell!

comment dire ou dirais-je? how shall I put it ou say?

bien dit! well said!

dites donc, pour demain, on y va en voiture? by the way, are we driving there tomorrow?

tu te fiches de moi, dis! (familier) you're pulling my leg, aren't you?

merde! (très familier) — dis donc, sois poli! shit! (très familier) — hey, (mind your) language!

je peux y aller, dis? can I go, please?

vous lui parlerez de moi, dites? you will talk to her about me, won't you?

tu es bien habillé, ce soir, dis donc! my word, aren't you smart tonight!

il y a eu 60 morts — ben dites donc! (familier) 60 people were killed — good God!

il nous faut, disons, deux secrétaires we need, (let's) say, two secretaries

ce disant with these words, so saying

ce qui est dit est dit there's no going back on what's been said (before)

c'est (te/vous) dire s'il est riche! that gives you an idea how wealthy he is!

il ne m'a même pas répondu, c'est tout dire he never even answered me, that says it all

pour tout dire in fact, to be honest

je ne te/vous le fais pas dire how right you are, I couldn't have put it better myself

il va sans dire que... needless to say (that)...

ça va sans dire it goes without saying

ce n'est pas pour dire, mais à sa place j'aurais réussi (familier) though I say it myself, if I'd been him I'd have succeeded

ce n'est pas pour dire mais c'est bruyant I don't mean to complain but it's noisy

il en est incapable, enfin (moi), ce que j'en dis... he's not capable of it, at least that's what I'd say...

je ne dis pas (familier) maybe

voici une confiture maison, je ne te dis que ça here's some homemade jam that's out of this world

il y avait un monde, je te dis pas! you wouldn't have believed the crowds!

2. [symboliquement] to express, to tell of

je voudrais dire mon espoir I'd like to express my hope

vouloir dire [signifier] to mean

un haussement d'épaules dans ce cas-là, ça dit bien ce que ça veut dire in a situation like that, a shrug (of the shoulders) speaks volumes

est-ce à dire que...? (soutenu) does this mean that...?

vous partez, madame, qu'est-ce à dire? Madam, what mean you by leaving?

3. [écrire] to say

dans sa lettre, elle dit que... in her letter she says that...

4. [annoncer - nom, prix] to give

cela t'a coûté combien? — dis un prix! how much did it cost you? — have a guess!

le général vous fait dire qu'il vous attend the general has sent me to tell you he's waiting for you

faire dire à quelqu'un de venir to send for somebody

je lui ai fait dire qu'on se passerait de lui I let him know that we'd manage without him

5. [prédire] to foretell, to tell

tu verras ce que je te dis! you just wait and see if I'm right!

qui aurait dit que je l'épouserais? who would have said that I'd marry him?

je te l'avais bien dit I told you so

tu vas le regretter, moi je (familier) ou c'est moi qui (familier) te le dis! you'll be sorry for this, let me tell you ou mark my words!

6. [ordonner] to tell

il m'a dit d'arrêter he told me to stop

il ne se l'est pas fait dire deux fois he didn't have to be told twice

[conseiller] to tell

tu me dis d'oublier, mais... you tell me I must forget, but...

7. [objecter] to say, to object

sa mère ne lui dit jamais rien her mother never tells her off

toi, on ne peut jamais rien te dire! you can't take the slightest criticism!

mais, me direz-vous, il n'est pas majeur but, you will object ou I hear you say, he's not of age

j'aurais des choses à dire sur l'organisation du service I have a few things to say ou some comments to make about the organization of the department

c'est tout ce que tu as trouvé à dire? is that the best you could come up with?

Pierre n'est pas d'accord — il n'a rien à dire Pierre doesn't agree — he's in no position to make any objections

il n'a rien trouvé à dire sur la qualité he had no criticisms to make about the quality

elle est maligne, il n'y a pas à ou on ne peut pas dire (le contraire) (familier) she's shrewd, there's no denying it ou and no mistake

8. [affirmer] to say, to state

si c'est vous qui le dites, si vous le dites, du moment que vous le dites if you say so

puisque je vous le dis! I'm telling you!, you can take it from me!

c'est le bon train? — je te dis que oui! is it the right train? — yes it is! ou I'm telling you it is!

il va neiger — la météo a dit que non it looks like it's going to snow — the weather forecast said it wouldn't

tu étais content, ne me dis pas le contraire! you were pleased, don't deny it ou don't tell me you weren't!

on dit qu'il a un autre fils rumour has it that ou it's rumoured that ou it's said that he has another son

loin des yeux, loin du cœur, dit-on out of sight, out of mind, so the saying goes ou so they say

on le disait lâche he was said ou alleged ou reputed to be a coward

je m'en moque — on dit ça (familier) I don't care — that's what you say ou that's what they all say

elle trouvera bien une place — qu'elle dit (familier) she'll find a job, no problem — that's what she thinks!

on dira ce qu'on voudra, mais l'amour ça passe avant tout whatever people say, love comes before everything else

on ne dira jamais assez l'importance d'un régime alimentaire équilibré I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a balanced diet

9. [prétendre] to claim, to allege

elle disait ne pas savoir qui le lui avait donné she claimed ou alleged that she didn't know who'd given it to her

[dans des jeux d'enfants]

on dirait qu'on serait des rois (familier) let's pretend we're kings

10. [admettre] to say, to admit

je dois dire qu'elle est jolie I must say ou admit she's pretty

il faut bien dire qu'il n'est plus tout jeune he's not young any more, let's face it

il faut dire qu'elle a des excuses (to) give her her due, there are mitigating circumstances

disons que... let's say (that)...

11. [décider]

il est dit que... fate has decreed that...

il ne sera pas dit que... let it not be said that...

rien n'est dit

a. [décidé] nothing's been decided yet

b. [prévisible] nothing's for certain (yet)

tout est dit

a. [il n'y a plus à discuter] the matter is closed

b. [l'avenir est arrêté] the die is cast

tout n'est pas encore dit nothing's final yet

aussitôt dit, aussitôt fait no sooner said than done

(en usage absolu)

j'ai dit! (humoristique) I have spoken!

C.[PENSER, CROIRE]

1. [penser] to say, to think

dire de: que dis-tu de ma perruque? what do you think of ou how do you like my wig?

et comme dessert? — que dirais-tu d'une mousse au chocolat? and to follow? — what would you say to ou how about a chocolate mousse?

dire que... to think that...

2. [croire]

on dirait [introduit une comparaison, une impression]: on dirait du thé

a. [au goût] it tastes like tea

b. [à l'odeur] it smells like tea

c. [d'apparence] it looks like tea

on dirait de la laine [au toucher] it feels like wool

on dirait que je te fais peur you behave as if ou as though you were scared of me

[exprime une probabilité]

on dirait sa fille, au premier rang it looks like her daughter there in the front row

D.[INDIQUER, DONNER DES SIGNES DE]

1. [indiquer - suj: instrument] to say ; [ - suj: attitude, regard] to say, to show

que dit le baromètre? what does the barometer say?

un geste qui disait sa peur a gesture that betrayed his fear

mon intuition ou quelque chose me dit qu'il reviendra I have a feeling (that) he'll be back

2. [stipuler par écrit] to say

que dit la Bible/le dictionnaire à ce sujet? what does the Bible/dictionary say about this?

3. [faire penser à]

dire quelque chose: son visage me dit quelque chose I've seen her face before, her face seems familiar

Lambert, cela ne vous dit rien? Lambert, does that mean anything to you?

cela ne me dit rien de bon ou qui vaille I'm not sure I like (the look of) it

4. [tenter]

ta proposition me dit de plus en plus your suggestion's growing on me

tu viens? — ça ne me dit rien are you coming? — I'm not in the mood ou I don't feel like it

la viande ne me dit rien du tout en ce moment I'm off meat at the moment

ça te dirait d'aller à Bali? (how) would you like a trip to Bali?

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se dire verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

[échanger - secrets, paroles] to tell each other ou one another

nous n'avons plus rien à nous dire we've got nothing left to say to each other

nous nous disions tout we had no secrets from each other

qu'on se le dise (archaïque) let this be known

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se dire verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

1. [être formulé]

comment se dit "bonsoir" en japonais? how do you say "goodnight" in Japanese?, what's the Japanese for "goodnight"?

il est vraiment hideux — peut-être, mais ça ne se dit pas he's really hideous — maybe, but it's not the sort of thing you say

se dit de [pour définir un terme] (is) said of, (is) used for, describes

2. [être en usage] to be in use, to be accepted usage

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se dire verbe pronominal transitif

[penser] to think (to oneself), to say to oneself

maintenant, je me dis que j'aurais dû accepter now I think I should have accepted

dis-toi bien que je ne serai pas toujours là pour t'aider you must realize that ou get it into your head that I won't always be here to help you

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se dire verbe pronominal intransitif

[estimer être] to say

il se dit flatté de l'intérêt que je lui porte he says he's ou he claims to be flattered by my interest in him

[se présenter comme] to say, to claim

ils se disent attachés à la démocratie they claim to ou (that) they care about democracy

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > dire

5 Gehen

ge·hen

1. ge·hen <ging, gegangen> [ʼge:ən]

vi sein

1) ( sich fortbewegen)

[irgendwohin] \Gehen to go [somewhere]; ( zu Fuß) to walk [somewhere];

geh schon! go on!;

\Gehen wir! let's go!;

\Gehen wir oder fahren wir mit dem Auto? shall we walk or drive?;

ich gehe raus, frische Luft schnappen I'm going out for some fresh air;

gehst du heute in die Stadt/ auf die Post/zur Bank? are you going to town/to the post office/to the bank today?;

wann geht er nach Paris/ins Ausland? when is he going to Paris/abroad?;

in Urlaub \Gehen to go on holiday [or (Am) vacation];

auf die andere Straßenseite \Gehen to cross over to the other side of the street;

ich gehe eben mal schnell auf den Dachboden I'm just going up to the loft quickly;

[im Zimmer] auf und ab \Gehen to walk up and down [or pace] [the room];

in/ an etw akk \Gehen to go into/to sth;

ans Telefon \Gehen to answer the telephone;

über etw akk \Gehen to go over [or cross] sth;

zu jdm/etw \Gehen to go to sb/sth;

wie lange geht man bis zur Haltestelle/zur Post? how far is it to the bus stop/post office?;

kannst du für mich noch zum Metzger/Bäcker \Gehen? can/could you go to the butcher['s]/baker['s] for me?; s. a. Stelzen, Stock, weit

2) ( besuchen)

zu jdm \Gehen to go and visit [or see] sb;

in etw akk \Gehen to go to sth;

ins Theater/ in die Kirche/ Messe/Schule \Gehen to go to the theatre/to church/mass/school;

zu etw dat \Gehen to go to sth;

zu einem Vortrag/ zu einer Messe/zur Schule \Gehen to go to a lecture/to a [trade] fair/to school;

an etw akk \Gehen to go to sth;

an die Uni \Gehen to go to university;

auf etw akk \Gehen to go to sth;

aufs Gymnasium/auf einen Lehrgang \Gehen to go to [a] grammar school/on a course;

etw tun \Gehen to go to do sth;

schwimmen/ tanzen/ einkaufen/schlafen \Gehen to go swimming/dancing/shopping/to bed

3) ( tätig werden)

in etw akk \Gehen to go into [or enter] sth;

in die Industrie/ Politik/Computerbranche \Gehen to go into industry/politics/computers;

in die Partei/Gewerkschaft \Gehen to join the party/union;

zu etw dat \Gehen to join sth;

zum Film/ Radio/ Theater/zur Oper \Gehen to go into films/radio/on the stage/become an opera singer;

an etw akk \Gehen to join sth;

ans Gymnasium/an die Uni \Gehen to join the grammar school/university [as a teacher/lecturer]

4) ( weggehen) to go;

(abfahren a.) to leave;

ich muss jetzt \Gehen I have to be off [or must go];

wann geht der Zug nach Hamburg? when does the train to Hamburg leave?;

heute geht leider keine Fähre mehr there are no more ferries today, I'm afraid;

jdn \Gehen lassen ( davongehen lassen) to let sb go;

von uns gegangen sein;

(euph: gestorben sein) to have departed from us ( euph) s. a. Licht, Weg

5) ( blicken)

auf etw akk / nach etw akk \Gehen to look onto/towards sth;

die Fenster \Gehen auf das Meer/ den Strand the windows look [out] onto the sea/beach;

der Balkon ging nach Süden/ auf einen Parkplatz the balcony faced south/overlooked a car park

6) ( führen)

irgendwohin \Gehen to go somewhere;

die Brücke geht über den Fluss the bridge crosses the river;

ist das die Straße, die nach Oberstdorf geht? is that the road [or way] to Oberstdorf?;

wohin geht dieser Weg/Geheimgang? where does this path/secret passage go [or lead [to]] ?;

die Tür geht direkt auf unseren Parkplatz the door leads [or opens] directly onto our parking space;

von... bis/ über etw akk \Gehen to go from... to/via somewhere;

die nach Biberach \Gehende Reise the trip to Biberach;

dieser Rundweg geht über die Höhen des Schwarzwaldes this circular walk takes in the highest points [or peaks] of the Black Forest

7) ( ausscheiden)

[zu jdm] \Gehen to leave [for sb], to go [to sb];

er ist zu Klett gegangen he left to go to Klett;

gegangen werden ( hum) ( fam) to be given the push [or ( fam) the sack];

8) ( funktionieren) to work;

meine Uhr geht nicht mehr my watch has stopped

9) ( sich bewegen) to move;

ich hörte, wie die Tür ging I heard the door [go];

diese Schublade geht schwer this drawer is stiff;

vielleicht geht das Schloss wieder, wenn man es ölt perhaps the lock will work again if you oil it

10) ( gelingen)

[irgendwie] \Gehen to go [somehow];

wie ist die Prüfung gegangen? how was the exam [or did the exam go] ?;

zurzeit geht alles drunter und drüber things are a bit chaotic right now;

versuch's einfach, es geht ganz leicht just try it, it's really easy;

kannst du mir bitte erklären, wie das Spiel geht? can you please explain the rules of the game to me?;

wie soll das denn bloß \Gehen? just how is that supposed to work?

11) ökon ( laufen) to go;

das Geschäft geht vor Weihnachten immer gut business is always good before Christmas;

wie \Gehen die Geschäfte? how's business?;

der Export geht nur noch schleppend exports are sluggish;

( sich verkaufen) to sell;

diese teuren Zigarren \Gehen gut/ nicht gut these expensive cigars sell/don't sell well;

diese Pralinen \Gehen bei uns so schnell weg, wie sie reinkommen we sell these chocolates as soon as they come in

12) ( verlaufen)

[irgendwie] vor sich \Gehen to go on [or happen] [in a certain way];

erkläre mir mal, wie das vor sich \Gehen soll now just tell me how that's going to happen [or how it's going to work];

das kann auf verschiedene Arten vor sich \Gehen it can proceed in a variety of ways;

kannst du mir mal erklären, wie das vor sich geht, wenn man die deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft annehmen will? can you explain the procedure for taking up German citizenship to me?;

was geht hier vor sich? ( fam) what's going on here?

13) ( hineinpassen)

in etw akk / durch etw akk \Gehen to go into/through sth;

es \Gehen über 450 Besucher in das neue Theater the new theatre holds over 450 people;

wie viele Leute \Gehen in deinen Wagen? how many people [can] fit in[to] your car?; s. a. Kopf

14) ( dauern) to go on;

eine bestimmte Zeit \Gehen to last a certain time;

dieser Film geht drei Stunden this film goes on for [or lasts] three hours;

der Film geht schon über eine Stunde the film has been on for over an hour already [or started over an hour ago];

15) ( reichen) to go;

[jdm] bis zu etw dat \Gehen to reach [sb's] sth;

das Wasser geht einem bis zur Hüfte the water comes up to one's hips;

der Rock geht ihr bis zum Knie the skirt goes down to her knee;

in etw akk \Gehen to run into sth;

in die Hunderte [o hunderte] / Tausende [o tausende] \Gehen to run into [the] hundreds/thousands

16) kochk Teig to rise

17) ( sich kleiden)

in etw dat \Gehen to wear sth;

( verkleidet sein)

als etw \Gehen to go as sth;

( gekleidet sein)

mit/ohne etw \Gehen to go with/without sth;

bei dem Nieselregen würde ich nicht ohne Schirm \Gehen I wouldn't go out in this drizzle without an umbrella;

sie geht auch im Winter nur mit einer dunklen Brille she wears dark glasses even in winter;

ich gehe besser nicht in Jeans dorthin I'd better not go there in jeans

18) ( ertönen) to ring

19) ( möglich sein)

[bei jdm] \Gehen to be all right [or ( fam) OK] [with sb];

haben Sie am nächsten Mittwoch Zeit? - nein, das geht [bei mir] nicht are you free next Wednesday? - no, that's no good [for me] [or I can't manage that];

das geht doch nicht! that's not on!;

ich muss mal telefonieren - geht das? I have to make a phone call - would that be alright?;

nichts geht mehr ( beim Roulette) no more bets;

( hoffnungslos sein) there's nothing more to be done

20) ( lauten) to go;

weißt du noch, wie das Lied ging? can you remember how the song went [or the words of the song] ?;

wie geht nochmal der Spruch? what's that saying again?, how does the saying go?

21) ( anfassen)

an etw akk \Gehen to touch sth;

um ihre Schulden zu bezahlen, musste sie an ihr Erspartes \Gehen she had to raid her savings to pay off her debts;

wer ist dieses Mal an meinen Computer gegangen? who's been messing around with my computer this time?

22) ( zufallen)

an jdn \Gehen to go to sb;

das Erbe/ der Punkt ging an sie the inheritance/point went to her;

der Vorsitz ging turnusmäßig an H. Lantermann H. Lantermann became chairman in rotation

23) ( beeinträchtigen)

[jdm] an etw akk \Gehen to damage [sb's] sth;

das geht [mir] ganz schön an die Nerven that really gets on my nerves;

das geht an die Kraft [o Substanz] that takes it out of you

24) (fam: angreifen)

auf etw akk \Gehen to attack sth;

das Rauchen geht auf die Lunge smoking affects the lungs;

das Klettern geht ganz schön auf die Pumpe climbing really puts a strain on the old ticker

25) ( gerichtet sein)

an jdn \Gehen to be addressed to sb;

gegen jdn/etw \Gehen to be directed against sb/sth;

das geht nicht gegen Sie, aber die Vorschriften! this isn't aimed at you, it's just the rules!;

das geht gegen meine Prinzipien/ Überzeugung that is [or goes] against my principles/convictions

26) (fam: liiert sein)

mit jdm \Gehen to go out with sb

27) ( urteilen)

nach etw dat \Gehen to go by sth;

der Richter ging in seinem Urteil nach der bisherigen Unbescholtenheit des Angeklagten on passing sentence the judge took into account the defendant's lack of previous convictions;

nach dem, was er sagt, kann man nicht \Gehen you can't go by what he says

28) ( überschreiten)

zu weit \Gehen to go too far, to overstep the line;

das geht zu weit! that's just too much!

29) ( übersteigen)

über jds Geduld \Gehen to exhaust sb's patience;

über jds Kräfte/Möglichkeiten \Gehen to be too much for [or beyond] sb;

das geht einfach über meine finanziellen Möglichkeiten I just don't have the finances for that;

30) (hum: werden zu)

unter die Politiker/ Künstler/Säufer \Gehen to join the ranks of politicians/artists/alcoholics

31) (fam: akzeptabel sein) to be OK;

er geht gerade noch, aber seine Frau ist furchtbar he's just about OK [or tolerable] but his wife is awful;

wie ist das Hotel? - es geht [so] how's the hotel? - it's ok;

ist das zu klein? - nein, das geht [so] is it too small? - no, it's ok like this

32) ( Altersangabe)

auf die... \Gehen + Zahl to be approaching...;

er geht auf die dreißig he's approaching [or coming up for] thirty

WENDUNGEN:

wo jd geht und steht ( fam) wherever [or no matter where] sb goes [or is];

in sich akk \Gehen to turn one's gaze inward, to take stock of oneself;

Mensch, geh in dich! for heaven's sake, think again!;

\Gehen Sie [mir] mit... ( fam) spare [me]...;

\Gehen Sie [mir] doch mit Ihren Ausreden! spare me your excuses, please!;

jdm °über alles \Gehen to mean more to sb than anything else;

das Kind geht mir über alles! that child means the whole world to me!;

es geht nichts °über jdn/ etw nothing beats sb/sth, there's nothing better than [or to beat]; [or like] sb/sth;

[ach] geh,...! ( fam) [oh] come on,...!;

ach geh, das kann doch nicht dein Ernst sein! oh come on, you can't be serious!;

geh, so was kannst du sonst wem erzählen! go and tell that to the marines!;

geh! (österr, südd) get away!;

geh, was du nicht sagst! go on, you're kidding!; s. a. Konto

vi impers sein

1) + adv ( sich befinden)

jdm geht es... sb feels...;

wie geht es Ihnen? - danke, mir geht es gut/ausgezeichnet! how are you? - thank you, I am well/I'm feeling marvellous!;

mir ist es schon mal besser gegangen! I have felt better!;

nach der Spritze ging es ihr gleich wieder besser she soon felt better again after the injection;

wie geht's denn [so]? ( fam) how are things?, how's it going?

2) + adv ( verlaufen)

irgendwie \Gehen to go somehow;

wie war denn die Prüfung? - ach, es ging ganz gut how was the exam? - oh, it went quite well;

es ging wie geschmiert it went like clockwork

3) ( sich handeln um)

[bei etw dat] um etw akk \Gehen to be about sth;

um was geht's denn? what's it about then?;

worum geht's denn? what's it all about then?;

in dem Gespräch ging es um die zugesagte Gehaltserhöhung the conversation was about the promised increase in salary;

worum geht es in diesem Film? what is this film about?;

hierbei geht es um meinen guten Ruf my reputation is at stake [or on the line] here;

hierbei geht es um Millionen we're talking millions here ( fam), there are millions involved here;

wenn es um mein Glück geht, lasse ich mir von niemandem dreinreden when it comes to my happiness I don't let anyone tell me what to do;

es geht hier um eine wichtige Entscheidung there is an important decision to be made here;

wenn es nur um ein paar Minuten geht, warten wir we'll wait if it's just a question [or matter] of a few minutes

4) ( wichtig sein)

jdm geht es um etw akk sth matters to sb;

worum geht es dir eigentlich? what are you trying to say?;

es geht mir nur ums Geld/ um die Wahrheit I'm only interested in the money/truth;

es geht mir ums Prinzip it's a matter [or question] of principle; s. a. Leben

5) ( ergehen)

jdm geht es irgendwie to be somehow with sb;

mir ist es ähnlich/ genauso/ nicht anders gegangen it was the same [or like that] /just the same [or just like that] /no different with me, I felt the same/just the same/no different;

warum soll es dir etwa besser \Gehen als mir? why should you have it better than me?;

lass es dir/lasst es euch gut \Gehen! look after [or take care of] yourself!

6) ( sich machen lassen) to be all right;

geht es, dass ihr uns zu Weihnachten besuchen kommt? will it be possible for you to visit us at Christmas?;

das wird kaum \Gehen, wir sind über Weihnachten verreist that won't be possible [or work], we're away for Christmas;

ich werde arbeiten, solange es geht I shall go on [or continue] working as long as possible;

geht es, oder soll ich dir tragen helfen? can you manage, or shall I help you carry it/them;

es geht einfach nicht mehr it won't do any more

7) ( führen)

nach/ in etw akk \Gehen to go [or lead] somewhere;

erst fahren Sie über drei Ampeln, dann geht es rechts ab go past three traffic lights then turn right;

wohin geht's eigentlich im Urlaub? just where are you off to on holiday?;

auf, Leute, es geht wieder nach Hause come on people, it's time to go home;

das nächste Mal geht's in die Berge/ an die See we're off to [or heading for] the mountains/coast next time;

im Sommer geht es immer in den Süden we always go [or head] south for the summer;

gleich geht's ins Wochenende soon it'll be the weekend;

wo geht's hier zum Flughafen? how do I get to the airport from here?;

wo geht es hier raus? where is the exit?; s. a. geradeaus

8) (nach jds Kopf \Gehen)

nach jdm \Gehen to go by sb;

wenn es nach mir ginge if it were up to me;

es kann nicht immer alles nach dir \Gehen you can't always have things your own way

WENDUNGEN:

aber sonst geht's dir gut? (?) but you're OK otherwise?, are you feeling all right?, are you quite right in the head?;

auf geht's! let's go!, come on!;

es geht das Gerücht/die Sage, dass... rumour/legend has it that...;

geht's noch!? ( SCHWEIZ) ( iron) are you crazy?!

vt sein;

etw \Gehen to walk sth;

Sie haben aber noch drei Stunden/17 Kilometer zu \Gehen! you've still got another three hours/17 kilometres to go!;

ich gehe immer diesen Weg/ diese Straße I always walk this way/take this road

vr haben

1) impers

es geht sich schlecht hier it's hard going [or hard to walk] here;

in diesen Schuhen geht es sich bequem these shoes are very comfortable for walking [or to walk in];

2) ( sich nicht beherrschen)

sich \Gehen lassen to lose control of oneself [or one's self-control]; ( nachlässig sein) to let oneself go

2. Ge·hen <-s> [ʼge:ən] nt

kein pl

1) (Zu-Fuß-\Gehen) walking

2) ( das Weggehen) going, leaving;

schon im \Gehen, wandte sie sich noch einmal um she turned round once more as she left;

sein frühes/vorzeitiges \Gehen his early departure

3) sport walking

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6 gehen

ge·hen

1. ge·hen <ging, gegangen> [ʼge:ən]

vi sein

1) ( sich fortbewegen)

[irgendwohin] \gehen to go [somewhere]; ( zu Fuß) to walk [somewhere];

geh schon! go on!;

\gehen wir! let's go!;

\gehen wir oder fahren wir mit dem Auto? shall we walk or drive?;

ich gehe raus, frische Luft schnappen I'm going out for some fresh air;

gehst du heute in die Stadt/ auf die Post/zur Bank? are you going to town/to the post office/to the bank today?;

wann geht er nach Paris/ins Ausland? when is he going to Paris/abroad?;

in Urlaub \gehen to go on holiday [or (Am) vacation];

auf die andere Straßenseite \gehen to cross over to the other side of the street;

ich gehe eben mal schnell auf den Dachboden I'm just going up to the loft quickly;

[im Zimmer] auf und ab \gehen to walk up and down [or pace] [the room];

in/ an etw akk \gehen to go into/to sth;

ans Telefon \gehen to answer the telephone;

über etw akk \gehen to go over [or cross] sth;

zu jdm/etw \gehen to go to sb/sth;

wie lange geht man bis zur Haltestelle/zur Post? how far is it to the bus stop/post office?;

kannst du für mich noch zum Metzger/Bäcker \gehen? can/could you go to the butcher['s]/baker['s] for me?; s. a. Stelzen, Stock, weit

2) ( besuchen)

zu jdm \gehen to go and visit [or see] sb;

in etw akk \gehen to go to sth;

ins Theater/ in die Kirche/ Messe/Schule \gehen to go to the theatre/to church/mass/school;

zu etw dat \gehen to go to sth;

zu einem Vortrag/ zu einer Messe/zur Schule \gehen to go to a lecture/to a [trade] fair/to school;

an etw akk \gehen to go to sth;

an die Uni \gehen to go to university;

auf etw akk \gehen to go to sth;

aufs Gymnasium/auf einen Lehrgang \gehen to go to [a] grammar school/on a course;

etw tun \gehen to go to do sth;

schwimmen/ tanzen/ einkaufen/schlafen \gehen to go swimming/dancing/shopping/to bed

3) ( tätig werden)

in etw akk \gehen to go into [or enter] sth;

in die Industrie/ Politik/Computerbranche \gehen to go into industry/politics/computers;

in die Partei/Gewerkschaft \gehen to join the party/union;

zu etw dat \gehen to join sth;

zum Film/ Radio/ Theater/zur Oper \gehen to go into films/radio/on the stage/become an opera singer;

an etw akk \gehen to join sth;

ans Gymnasium/an die Uni \gehen to join the grammar school/university [as a teacher/lecturer]

4) ( weggehen) to go;

(abfahren a.) to leave;

ich muss jetzt \gehen I have to be off [or must go];

wann geht der Zug nach Hamburg? when does the train to Hamburg leave?;

heute geht leider keine Fähre mehr there are no more ferries today, I'm afraid;

jdn \gehen lassen ( davongehen lassen) to let sb go;

von uns gegangen sein;

(euph: gestorben sein) to have departed from us ( euph) s. a. Licht, Weg

5) ( blicken)

auf etw akk / nach etw akk \gehen to look onto/towards sth;

die Fenster \gehen auf das Meer/ den Strand the windows look [out] onto the sea/beach;

der Balkon ging nach Süden/ auf einen Parkplatz the balcony faced south/overlooked a car park

6) ( führen)

irgendwohin \gehen to go somewhere;

die Brücke geht über den Fluss the bridge crosses the river;

ist das die Straße, die nach Oberstdorf geht? is that the road [or way] to Oberstdorf?;

wohin geht dieser Weg/Geheimgang? where does this path/secret passage go [or lead [to]] ?;

die Tür geht direkt auf unseren Parkplatz the door leads [or opens] directly onto our parking space;

von... bis/ über etw akk \gehen to go from... to/via somewhere;

die nach Biberach \gehende Reise the trip to Biberach;

dieser Rundweg geht über die Höhen des Schwarzwaldes this circular walk takes in the highest points [or peaks] of the Black Forest

7) ( ausscheiden)

[zu jdm] \gehen to leave [for sb], to go [to sb];

er ist zu Klett gegangen he left to go to Klett;

gegangen werden ( hum) ( fam) to be given the push [or ( fam) the sack];

8) ( funktionieren) to work;

meine Uhr geht nicht mehr my watch has stopped

9) ( sich bewegen) to move;

ich hörte, wie die Tür ging I heard the door [go];

diese Schublade geht schwer this drawer is stiff;

vielleicht geht das Schloss wieder, wenn man es ölt perhaps the lock will work again if you oil it

10) ( gelingen)

[irgendwie] \gehen to go [somehow];

wie ist die Prüfung gegangen? how was the exam [or did the exam go] ?;

zurzeit geht alles drunter und drüber things are a bit chaotic right now;

versuch's einfach, es geht ganz leicht just try it, it's really easy;

kannst du mir bitte erklären, wie das Spiel geht? can you please explain the rules of the game to me?;

wie soll das denn bloß \gehen? just how is that supposed to work?

11) ökon ( laufen) to go;

das Geschäft geht vor Weihnachten immer gut business is always good before Christmas;

wie \gehen die Geschäfte? how's business?;

der Export geht nur noch schleppend exports are sluggish;

( sich verkaufen) to sell;

diese teuren Zigarren \gehen gut/ nicht gut these expensive cigars sell/don't sell well;

diese Pralinen \gehen bei uns so schnell weg, wie sie reinkommen we sell these chocolates as soon as they come in

12) ( verlaufen)

[irgendwie] vor sich \gehen to go on [or happen] [in a certain way];

erkläre mir mal, wie das vor sich \gehen soll now just tell me how that's going to happen [or how it's going to work];

das kann auf verschiedene Arten vor sich \gehen it can proceed in a variety of ways;

kannst du mir mal erklären, wie das vor sich geht, wenn man die deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft annehmen will? can you explain the procedure for taking up German citizenship to me?;

was geht hier vor sich? ( fam) what's going on here?

13) ( hineinpassen)

in etw akk / durch etw akk \gehen to go into/through sth;

es \gehen über 450 Besucher in das neue Theater the new theatre holds over 450 people;

wie viele Leute \gehen in deinen Wagen? how many people [can] fit in[to] your car?; s. a. Kopf

14) ( dauern) to go on;

eine bestimmte Zeit \gehen to last a certain time;

dieser Film geht drei Stunden this film goes on for [or lasts] three hours;

der Film geht schon über eine Stunde the film has been on for over an hour already [or started over an hour ago];

15) ( reichen) to go;

[jdm] bis zu etw dat \gehen to reach [sb's] sth;

das Wasser geht einem bis zur Hüfte the water comes up to one's hips;

der Rock geht ihr bis zum Knie the skirt goes down to her knee;

in etw akk \gehen to run into sth;

in die Hunderte [o hunderte] / Tausende [o tausende] \gehen to run into [the] hundreds/thousands

16) kochk Teig to rise

17) ( sich kleiden)

in etw dat \gehen to wear sth;

( verkleidet sein)

als etw \gehen to go as sth;

( gekleidet sein)

mit/ohne etw \gehen to go with/without sth;

bei dem Nieselregen würde ich nicht ohne Schirm \gehen I wouldn't go out in this drizzle without an umbrella;

sie geht auch im Winter nur mit einer dunklen Brille she wears dark glasses even in winter;

ich gehe besser nicht in Jeans dorthin I'd better not go there in jeans

18) ( ertönen) to ring

19) ( möglich sein)

[bei jdm] \gehen to be all right [or ( fam) OK] [with sb];

haben Sie am nächsten Mittwoch Zeit? - nein, das geht [bei mir] nicht are you free next Wednesday? - no, that's no good [for me] [or I can't manage that];

das geht doch nicht! that's not on!;

ich muss mal telefonieren - geht das? I have to make a phone call - would that be alright?;

nichts geht mehr ( beim Roulette) no more bets;

( hoffnungslos sein) there's nothing more to be done

20) ( lauten) to go;

weißt du noch, wie das Lied ging? can you remember how the song went [or the words of the song] ?;

wie geht nochmal der Spruch? what's that saying again?, how does the saying go?

21) ( anfassen)

an etw akk \gehen to touch sth;

um ihre Schulden zu bezahlen, musste sie an ihr Erspartes \gehen she had to raid her savings to pay off her debts;

wer ist dieses Mal an meinen Computer gegangen? who's been messing around with my computer this time?

22) ( zufallen)

an jdn \gehen to go to sb;

das Erbe/ der Punkt ging an sie the inheritance/point went to her;

der Vorsitz ging turnusmäßig an H. Lantermann H. Lantermann became chairman in rotation

23) ( beeinträchtigen)

[jdm] an etw akk \gehen to damage [sb's] sth;

das geht [mir] ganz schön an die Nerven that really gets on my nerves;

das geht an die Kraft [o Substanz] that takes it out of you

24) (fam: angreifen)

auf etw akk \gehen to attack sth;

das Rauchen geht auf die Lunge smoking affects the lungs;

das Klettern geht ganz schön auf die Pumpe climbing really puts a strain on the old ticker

25) ( gerichtet sein)

an jdn \gehen to be addressed to sb;

gegen jdn/etw \gehen to be directed against sb/sth;

das geht nicht gegen Sie, aber die Vorschriften! this isn't aimed at you, it's just the rules!;

das geht gegen meine Prinzipien/ Überzeugung that is [or goes] against my principles/convictions

26) (fam: liiert sein)

mit jdm \gehen to go out with sb

27) ( urteilen)

nach etw dat \gehen to go by sth;

der Richter ging in seinem Urteil nach der bisherigen Unbescholtenheit des Angeklagten on passing sentence the judge took into account the defendant's lack of previous convictions;

nach dem, was er sagt, kann man nicht \gehen you can't go by what he says

28) ( überschreiten)

zu weit \gehen to go too far, to overstep the line;

das geht zu weit! that's just too much!

29) ( übersteigen)

über jds Geduld \gehen to exhaust sb's patience;

über jds Kräfte/Möglichkeiten \gehen to be too much for [or beyond] sb;

das geht einfach über meine finanziellen Möglichkeiten I just don't have the finances for that;

30) (hum: werden zu)

unter die Politiker/ Künstler/Säufer \gehen to join the ranks of politicians/artists/alcoholics

31) (fam: akzeptabel sein) to be OK;

er geht gerade noch, aber seine Frau ist furchtbar he's just about OK [or tolerable] but his wife is awful;

wie ist das Hotel? - es geht [so] how's the hotel? - it's ok;

ist das zu klein? - nein, das geht [so] is it too small? - no, it's ok like this

32) ( Altersangabe)

auf die... \gehen + Zahl to be approaching...;

er geht auf die dreißig he's approaching [or coming up for] thirty

WENDUNGEN:

wo jd geht und steht ( fam) wherever [or no matter where] sb goes [or is];

in sich akk \gehen to turn one's gaze inward, to take stock of oneself;

Mensch, geh in dich! for heaven's sake, think again!;

\gehen Sie [mir] mit... ( fam) spare [me]...;

\gehen Sie [mir] doch mit Ihren Ausreden! spare me your excuses, please!;

jdm °über alles \gehen to mean more to sb than anything else;

das Kind geht mir über alles! that child means the whole world to me!;

es geht nichts °über jdn/ etw nothing beats sb/sth, there's nothing better than [or to beat]; [or like] sb/sth;

[ach] geh,...! ( fam) [oh] come on,...!;

ach geh, das kann doch nicht dein Ernst sein! oh come on, you can't be serious!;

geh, so was kannst du sonst wem erzählen! go and tell that to the marines!;

geh! (österr, südd) get away!;

geh, was du nicht sagst! go on, you're kidding!; s. a. Konto

vi impers sein

1) + adv ( sich befinden)

jdm geht es... sb feels...;

wie geht es Ihnen? - danke, mir geht es gut/ausgezeichnet! how are you? - thank you, I am well/I'm feeling marvellous!;

mir ist es schon mal besser gegangen! I have felt better!;

nach der Spritze ging es ihr gleich wieder besser she soon felt better again after the injection;

wie geht's denn [so]? ( fam) how are things?, how's it going?

2) + adv ( verlaufen)

irgendwie \gehen to go somehow;

wie war denn die Prüfung? - ach, es ging ganz gut how was the exam? - oh, it went quite well;

es ging wie geschmiert it went like clockwork

3) ( sich handeln um)

[bei etw dat] um etw akk \gehen to be about sth;

um was geht's denn? what's it about then?;

worum geht's denn? what's it all about then?;

in dem Gespräch ging es um die zugesagte Gehaltserhöhung the conversation was about the promised increase in salary;

worum geht es in diesem Film? what is this film about?;

hierbei geht es um meinen guten Ruf my reputation is at stake [or on the line] here;

hierbei geht es um Millionen we're talking millions here ( fam), there are millions involved here;

wenn es um mein Glück geht, lasse ich mir von niemandem dreinreden when it comes to my happiness I don't let anyone tell me what to do;

es geht hier um eine wichtige Entscheidung there is an important decision to be made here;

wenn es nur um ein paar Minuten geht, warten wir we'll wait if it's just a question [or matter] of a few minutes

4) ( wichtig sein)

jdm geht es um etw akk sth matters to sb;

worum geht es dir eigentlich? what are you trying to say?;

es geht mir nur ums Geld/ um die Wahrheit I'm only interested in the money/truth;

es geht mir ums Prinzip it's a matter [or question] of principle; s. a. Leben

5) ( ergehen)

jdm geht es irgendwie to be somehow with sb;

mir ist es ähnlich/ genauso/ nicht anders gegangen it was the same [or like that] /just the same [or just like that] /no different with me, I felt the same/just the same/no different;

warum soll es dir etwa besser \gehen als mir? why should you have it better than me?;

lass es dir/lasst es euch gut \gehen! look after [or take care of] yourself!

6) ( sich machen lassen) to be all right;

geht es, dass ihr uns zu Weihnachten besuchen kommt? will it be possible for you to visit us at Christmas?;

das wird kaum \gehen, wir sind über Weihnachten verreist that won't be possible [or work], we're away for Christmas;

ich werde arbeiten, solange es geht I shall go on [or continue] working as long as possible;

geht es, oder soll ich dir tragen helfen? can you manage, or shall I help you carry it/them;

es geht einfach nicht mehr it won't do any more

7) ( führen)

nach/ in etw akk \gehen to go [or lead] somewhere;

erst fahren Sie über drei Ampeln, dann geht es rechts ab go past three traffic lights then turn right;

wohin geht's eigentlich im Urlaub? just where are you off to on holiday?;

auf, Leute, es geht wieder nach Hause come on people, it's time to go home;

das nächste Mal geht's in die Berge/ an die See we're off to [or heading for] the mountains/coast next time;

im Sommer geht es immer in den Süden we always go [or head] south for the summer;

gleich geht's ins Wochenende soon it'll be the weekend;

wo geht's hier zum Flughafen? how do I get to the airport from here?;

wo geht es hier raus? where is the exit?; s. a. geradeaus

8) (nach jds Kopf \gehen)

nach jdm \gehen to go by sb;

wenn es nach mir ginge if it were up to me;

es kann nicht immer alles nach dir \gehen you can't always have things your own way

WENDUNGEN:

aber sonst geht's dir gut? (?) but you're OK otherwise?, are you feeling all right?, are you quite right in the head?;

auf geht's! let's go!, come on!;

es geht das Gerücht/die Sage, dass... rumour/legend has it that...;

geht's noch!? ( SCHWEIZ) ( iron) are you crazy?!

vt sein;

etw \gehen to walk sth;

Sie haben aber noch drei Stunden/17 Kilometer zu \gehen! you've still got another three hours/17 kilometres to go!;

ich gehe immer diesen Weg/ diese Straße I always walk this way/take this road

vr haben

1) impers

es geht sich schlecht hier it's hard going [or hard to walk] here;

in diesen Schuhen geht es sich bequem these shoes are very comfortable for walking [or to walk in];

2) ( sich nicht beherrschen)

sich \gehen lassen to lose control of oneself [or one's self-control]; ( nachlässig sein) to let oneself go

2. Ge·hen <-s> [ʼge:ən] nt

kein pl

1) (Zu-Fuß-\gehen) walking

2) ( das Weggehen) going, leaving;

schon im \gehen, wandte sie sich noch einmal um she turned round once more as she left;

sein frühes/vorzeitiges \gehen his early departure

3) sport walking

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > gehen

7 bon

bon, bonne [bɔ̃, bɔn]

━━━━━━━━━

1. adjective

2. adverb

3. masculine noun

4. feminine noun

5. compounds

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1. <

   a. good

• une bonne idée a good idea

• il a fait du bon travail he's done a good job

• outils de bonne qualité good quality tools

• être bon en anglais to be good at English

• juger bon de faire qch to see fit to do sth

• quand bon vous semble when you think best

• bon pour la santé good for your health

• c'est bon pour ce que tu as ! it'll do you good!

• la télévision, c'est bon pour ceux qui n'ont rien à faire television is all right for people who have nothing to do

• bon pour le service (militaire) fit for service

• je suis bon ! I've had it! (inf)

• le voilà bon pour une contravention he's in for a fine now (inf)

• c'est tout bon ! (inf) everything's fine

► pour de bon ( = définitivement) for good ; ( = vraiment) really

   b. ( = agréable) nice

• un bon petit vin a nice little wine

• une bonne tasse de thé a nice cup of tea

• c'était vraiment bon (à manger, à boire) it was delicious

• l'eau est bonne the water's warm

• elle est bien bonne celle-là ! that's a good one!

• j'en connais une bien bonne here's a good one

• tu en as de bonnes, toi ! (inf) you're kidding! (inf!)

   c. ( = charitable) kind

• vous êtes trop bon you're too kind

• vous êtes bon vous ! (inf) you're a great help! (inf)

   d. ( = utilisable) okay ; [billet, timbre] valid

• ce yaourt est encore bon this yoghurt is still okay

• est-ce que ce pneu est encore bon ? is this tyre still all right?

• la balle est bonne (Tennis) the ball is in

► bon à

• cette eau est-elle bonne à boire ? is this water all right to drink?

• c'est bon à savoir that's useful to know

• c'est toujours bon à prendre it's better than nothing

• tout n'est pas bon à dire some things are better left unsaid

• ce drap est tout juste bon à faire des mouchoirs this sheet is only fit to be made into handkerchiefs

• c'est bon à jeter it needs throwing out

   e. ( = correct) [solution, méthode, réponse, calcul] right

• au bon moment at the right time

• le bon usage correct usage

• cette fois-ci devrait être la bonne this has to be the one

   f. (gros) good

• un bon kilomètre a good kilometre

• une bonne semaine a good week

• ça fait un bon bout de chemin ! that's quite a distance!

• il est tombé une bonne averse there has been a heavy shower

• après un bon moment after quite some time

• ça aurait besoin d'une bonne couche de peinture it could do with a good coat of paint

• une bonne moitié at least half

   g. (souhaits) bonne année ! happy New Year!

• bonne chance ! good luck!

• bon courage ! good luck!

• bon dimanche ! have a nice Sunday!

• bonne route ! safe journey!

• bon retour ! safe journey back!

• bon voyage ! safe journey!

• bonnes vacances ! have a good holiday! (Brit) or vacation! (US)

• au revoir et bonne continuation ! goodbye and all the best!

2. <

• sentir bon to smell nice

► faire bon

• il fait bon ici it's nice here

• une ville où il fait bon vivre a town that's a good place to live► bon ! ( = d'accord) all right! ; (énervement) right!

• bon ! ça suffit maintenant ! right! that's enough!

3. <

   a. ( = personne) les bons et les méchants good people and bad people ; (dans western, conte de fées) the good guys and the bad guys (inf)

   b. ( = aspect positif) avoir du bon to have its advantages

• il y a du bon et du mauvais dans ce projet this project has its good and bad points

   c. ( = formulaire) slip ; ( = coupon d'échange) voucher ; ( = titre) bond

4. <

bonne

   a. ( = servante) maid

• je ne suis pas ta bonne ! I'm not your slave!

   b. ► avoir qn à la bonne (inf) to like sb

5. <

► bon de caisse masculine noun cash voucher

► bon chic bon genre adjective [personne] chic but conservative → BCBG

► bon de commande masculine noun order form

► bon enfant adjective [personne, sourire] good-natured ; [atmosphère] friendly

► bonne femme feminine noun (pejorative) woman

► bon de garantie masculine noun guarantee

► une bonne pâte feminine noun a good sort

► bon de réduction masculine noun money-off coupon

► bon à rien, bonne à rien masculine noun, feminine noun good-for-nothing

► bonne sœur (inf) feminine noun nun

► bon à tirer masculine noun

• donner le bon à tirer to pass for press ► bonne à tout faire feminine noun maid of all work

► bon du Trésor masculine noun Government Treasury bill

► bon vivant masculine noun bon viveur

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1.

bonne bɔ̃, bɔn adjectif

1) (de qualité, compétent, remarquable, utile) good

prends un bon pull — take a warm jumper

il a encore de bonnes jambes — he can still get around

elle est (bien) bonne, celle-là! — (colloq) ( amusé) that's a good one!; ( indigné) I like that!

ça fait un bon bout de chemin — it's quite a way

voilà une bonne chose de faite! — that's that out of the way!

j'ai un bon rhume — I've got a rotten cold

nous sommes bons derniers — we're well and truly last

il n'est pas bon à grand-chose — he's pretty useless

il serait bon qu'elle le sache — she ought to know

à quoi bon? — what's the point?

tous les moyens leur sont bons — they'll stop at nothing

2) ( gentil) [personne, paroles, geste] kind (avec, envers to); [sourire] nice

un homme bon et généreux — a kind and generous man

il a une bonne tête — he looks like a nice person

tu es trop bon avec lui — you're too good to him

avoir bon cœur — to be good-hearted

il est bon, lui! — (colloq) iron it's all very well for him to say that!

3) ( correct) [moment, endroit, numéro, réponse, outil] right

c'est bon, vous pouvez y aller — it's OK, you can go

c'est bon pour les riches — it's all right for the rich

c'est tout juste bon pour les chiens! — it's only fit for dogs!

4) ( utilisable) [billet, bon] valid

le lait ne sera plus bon demain — the milk will have gone off by tomorrow

tu es bon pour la vaisselle, ce soir! — you're in line for the dishes tonight!

me voilà bon pour une amende — I'm in for a fine (colloq)

5) ( dans les souhaits)

bonne nuit/chance — good night/luck

bon anniversaire — happy birthday

bonne journée/soirée! — have a nice day/evening!

2.

nom masculin, féminin ( personne)

les bons et les méchants — good people and bad people; ( au cinéma) the good guys and the bad guys (colloq), the goodies and the baddies (colloq) GB

3.

nom masculin

1) ( ce qui est de qualité)

il y a du bon dans cet article — there are some good things in this article

la concurrence peut avoir du bon — competition can be a good thing

2) ( sur un emballage) coupon; ( contremarque) voucher

cadeau gratuit contre 50 bons — free gift with 50 coupons

bon à valoir sur l'achat de — voucher valid for the purchase of

3) Finance bond

4.

exclamation ( satisfaction) good; ( accord) all right, OK; (intervention, interruption) right, well

bon, on va pouvoir y aller — good, we can go

bon, il faut que je parte — right, I must go now

bon, bon, ça va! — OK, OK!

allons bon! — oh dear!

5.

adverbe

ça sent bon! — that smells good!

il fait bon — ( à l'extérieur) the weather's mild

il fait bon vivre ici — it's nice living here

il ne fait pas bon le déranger — it's not a good idea to disturb him

6.

pour de bon locution adverbiale ( vraiment) really; ( définitivement) for good

j'ai cru qu'il allait le faire pour de bon — I thought he'd really do it

je suis ici pour de bon — I'm here for good

tu dis ça pour de bon? — are you serious?

Phrasal Verbs:

- bon de commande

- bon de croissance

- bon enfant

- bon d'essence

- bon de garantie

- bon garçon

- bon marché

- bon mot

- bon de réduction

- bon à rien

- bon sens

- bon teint

- bon à tirer

- bon de transport

- bon du Trésor

- bon usage

- bon vivant

- bonne action

- bonne femme

- bonne parole

- bonne pâte

- bonne sœur

- bonnes mœurs

- bons offices

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il m'a à la bonne — I'm in his good books

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bɔ̃, bɔn (bonne)
1. adj

1) (repas, restaurant) good

un bon repas — a good meal

un bon restaurant — a good restaurant

Le tabac n'est pas bon pour la santé. — Smoking isn't good for your health.

2) (dans une matière) good

être bon en maths — to be good at maths

3) (= correct) right

le bon numéro — the right number

le bon moment — the right moment

Il est arrivé au bon moment. — He arrived at the right moment.

Ce n'est pas la bonne réponse. — That's not the right answer.

avoir tout bon (= faire un sans faute) — to get everything right

4) (= bienveillant, généreux) kind

être bon envers — to be good to, to be kind to

vous êtes trop bon — you're too kind

5) (= valable, utilisable)

être bon [ticket] — to be valid, [lait, yaourt] OK to eat, OK

Est-ce que ce yaourt est encore bon? — Is this yoghurt still OK to eat?, Is this yoghurt still OK?

6) (= approprié)

bon pour — fit for

bon à jeter — fit for the bin

C'est bon à savoir. — That's good to know.

à quoi bon? — what's the point?, what's the use?

à quoi bon faire...? — what's the point of doing...?, what's the use of doing...?

7) (formules de souhaits)

bon anniversaire — happy birthday

bon courage — good luck

bon séjour — enjoy your stay

bon voyage — have a good trip

bon week-end — have a good weekend, have a nice weekend

bonne année — happy New Year

bonne chance — good luck

bonne fête — happy holiday

bonne nuit — good night

bonne journée! — have a nice day!

8) (intensif)

Ça m'a pris 2 bonnes heures. — It took me a good 2 hours.

un bon nombre de — a good number of

9) (autres locutions)

de bonne heure — early

pour faire bon poids... — for good measure...

2. nm

1) (= billet) voucher

un bon d'achat — a voucher

un bon cadeau — a gift voucher

2)

avoir du bon — to have its good points

Il y a du bon dans ce qu'il dit. — There's some sense in what he says.

3. nm/f

C'est le bon. — It's the right one.

C'est la bonne — It's the right one.

4. adv

il fait bon — it's nice, The weather is nice.

Il fait bon aujourd'hui. — It's nice today.

sentir bon — to smell good, to smell nice

tenir bon — to stand firm

juger bon de faire... — to think fit to do...

pour de bon — for good

Cette fois, c'est pour de bon. — This time it's for good.

5. excl

right!, good!

ah bon? — really?

Je pars aux États-Unis la semaine prochaine. - Ah bon? — I'm going to the States next week. - Really?

J'aimerais vraiment que tu viennes! - Bon, d'accord. — I'd really like you to come! - OK then, I will.

Bon, je reste. — Right, I'll stay.

See:

bonne

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bon, bonne

A adj

1 ( agréable) [repas, aliment, odeur, matelas, douche] good; très bon, ce gâteau! this cake's very good!; viens, l'eau est bonne come on in, the water's lovely ou fine US; ⇒ aventure;

2 ( de qualité) [objet, système, hôtel, vacances] good; [livre, texte, style] good; [conseil, métier, travail] good; [santé, vue, mémoire] good; il n'y a rien de bon dans ce film there's nothing good in ou about this film; un bon bâton a good strong stick; de bonnes chaussures good strong shoes; prends un bon pull take a warm jumper; la balle est bonne ( au tennis) the ball is good ou in; tu as de bons yeux pour pouvoir lire ça! you must have good eyesight if you can read that!; à 80 ans, il a encore de bonnes jambes at 80, he can still get around; elle est (bien) bonne, celle-là○! lit ( amusé) that's a good one!; iron ( indigné) I like that!; ⇒ raison, sang, temps;

3 ( supérieur à la moyenne) [niveau, qualité, client, quantité] good; il n'est pas bon en latin he's not very good at Latin; une bonne pointure en plus a good size bigger; j'ai attendu un bon moment/deux bonnes heures I waited a good while/a good two hours; une bonne centaine de feuilles a good hundred sheets; elle leur a donné une bonne claque she gave them a good smack; il a bu trois bons verres he's drunk three good ou big glasses; ça fait un bon bout de chemin it's quite a (long) way; voilà une bonne chose de faite! that's that out of the way!; j'ai un bon rhume I've got a rotten cold; nous sommes bons derniers we're well and truly last; elle est arrivée bonne dernière she came well and truly last; ⇒ an, poids;

4 ( compétent) [médecin, père, nageur, élève] good; en bon mari/citoyen/écologiste like a good husband/citizen/ecologist; en bon Français (qui se respecte), il passe son temps à râler like all good Frenchmen, he spends his time moaning; en bon fils qu'il est/que tu es like the good son he is/you are; elle n'est bonne à rien she's good for nothing; il n'est pas bon à grand-chose he isn't much use, he's pretty useless; ⇒ ami, prince, rat;

5 ( avantageux) good; ce serait une bonne chose it would be a good thing; j'ai cru or jugé bon de faire/que qch soit fait I thought it was a good idea to do/that sth be done; je n'attends rien de bon de cette réforme I don't think any good will come of this reform; il n'est pas toujours bon de dire la vérité it isn't always a good idea to tell the truth; il est/serait bon de faire it is/would be a good thing to do; il serait bon qu'on le leur dise/qu'elles le sachent they ought to be told/to know; c'est bon à savoir that's good to know; c'est toujours bon à prendre it's not to be sneezed at; à quoi bon? what's the use ou point?;

6 ( efficace) [remède, climat] good (pour, contre for); prends ça, c'est bon pour or contre la toux take this, it's good for coughs ; ce climat n'est pas bon pour les rhumatisants this climate isn't good for people with rheumatism; ce qui est bon pour moi l'est pour toi if it's good enough for me, it's good enough for you; toutes les excuses lui sont bonnes he'll/she'll use any excuse; tous les moyens lui sont bons pour arriver à ses fins he'll/she'll do anything to get what he/she wants;

7 ( destiné) bon pour qch fit for sth; l'eau n'est pas bonne à boire the water isn't fit to drink; ton stylo est bon à jeter or pour la poubelle your pen is fit for the bin GB ou garbage US; c'est tout juste bon pour les chiens! it's only fit for dogs!; tu es bon pour la vaisselle, ce soir! you're in line for the washing up GB ou for doing the dishes tonight!; me voilà bon pour une amende I'm in for a fine○;

8 ( bienveillant) [personne, paroles, geste] kind (avec, envers to); [sourire] nice; il est bon avec or pour les animaux he's kind to animals; il a une bonne tête or gueule○ he looks like a nice person ou guy○; un homme bon et généreux a kind and generous man; tu es trop bon avec lui you're too good to him; c'est un bon garçon he's a good lad; ce bon vieil Arthur! good old Arthur!; avoir bon cœur to be good-hearted; tu es bien bon de la supporter it's very good of you to put up with her; vous êtes (bien) bon! iron that's (very) good ou noble of you! iron; il est bon, lui○! iron it's all very well for him to say that!; ⇒ Dieu, figure;

9 ( correct) [moment, endroit, numéro, réponse, outil] right; j'ai tout bon à ma dictée○ I've got everything right in GB ou on US my dictation; c'est bon, vous pouvez y aller it's OK, you can go; c'est bon pour les jeunes/riches it's all right for the young/rich;

10 ( utilisable) [billet, bon] valid; le lait/pneu/ciment est encore bon the milk/tyre/cement is still all right; le pâté n'est plus bon ( périmé) the pâté is past its sell-by date; ( avarié) the pâté is off; le lait ne sera plus bon demain the milk will have gone off by tomorrow; la colle n'est plus bonne the glue has dried up; le pneu n'est plus bon the tyre GB ou tire US is worn, the tyre GB ou tire US has had it○;

11 ( dans les souhaits) [chance, nuit] good; [anniversaire] happy; bon retour! (have a) safe journey back!; bonne journée/soirée! have a nice day/evening!; bon séjour/week-end! have a good ou nice time/weekend!; ⇒ port, pied, race, valet.

B nm,f ( personne) mon bon† my good man†; ma bonne† my good woman†; les bons et les méchants good people and bad people; ( au cinéma) the good guys and the bad guys○, the goodies and the baddies○ GB.

C nm

1 ( ce qui est de qualité) il y a du bon dans cet article there are some good things in this article; il y a du bon et du mauvais chez lui he has good points and bad points; la concurrence peut avoir du bon competition can be a good thing ; la vie de célibataire/sous les tropiques a du bon being single/in the tropics has its advantages;

2 Comm, Pub ( sur un emballage) token GB, coupon; ( contremarque) voucher; cadeau gratuit contre 50 bons et deux timbres free gift with 50 tokens GB ou coupons US and two stamps; bon à valoir sur l'achat de voucher valid for the purchase of; échanger un bon contre to redeem a voucher against, to exchange a voucher for;

3 Fin bond; bon indexé/convertible indexed/convertible bond.

D excl ( satisfaction) good; (accord, concession) all right, OK; (intervention, interruption) right, well; tu as fini? bon, on va pouvoir y aller have you finished? good, then we can go; ‘je vais à la pêche’-‘bon, mais ne reviens pas trop tard’ ‘I'm going fishing’-‘all right ou OK, but don't be back too late’; bon, on va pas en faire un drame○! well, let's not make a fuss about it!; bon, il faut que je parte right, I must go now; bon, allons-y! right ou OK, let's go!; bon, si tu veux well ou OK, if you like; bon, bon, ça va, j'ai compris! OK, OK, I've got it!; bon, changeons de sujet right ou well, let's change the subject; allons bon! oh dear!

E adv ça sent bon! that smells good!; il fait bon aujourd'hui/en cette saison the weather's mild today/in this season; il fait bon dans ta chambre it's nice and warm in your room; il fait bon vivre ici it's nice living here; il ne fait pas bon le déranger/s'aventurer dans la région it's not a good idea to disturb him/to venture into the area; ⇒ tenir.

F pour de bon loc adv ( vraiment) really; ( définitivement) for good; je vais me fâcher pour de bon I'm going to get really cross; j'ai cru qu'il allait le faire pour de bon I thought he'd really do it; je suis ici pour de bon I'm here for good; tu dis ça pour de bon? are you serious?

G bonne nf

1 ⇒ Les métiers et les professions ( domestique) maid; je ne suis pas ta bonne! I'm not the maid!;

2 ( plaisanterie) tu en as de bonnes, toi! you must be joking!; il m'en a raconté une bien bonne he told me a good joke.

Composés

bon ami† boyfriend; bon de caisse certificate of deposit; bon de commande order form; bon à composer final draft; bon de croissance Fin share option, stock option; bon d'échange voucher; bon enfant good-natured; bon d'essence petrol GB ou gas US coupon; bon de garantie guarantee slip; bon garçon nice chap; être bon garçon to be a nice chap; bon de livraison delivery note; bon marché cheap; bon mot witticism; faire un bon mot to make a witty remark (sur about); bon point lit merit point; fig brownie point○; bon de réduction Comm discount voucher; bon à rien good-for-nothing; bon sauvage noble savage; bon sens common sense; avoir du bon sens to have common sense; un peu de bon sens, quoi! use your common sense!; bon teint dyed-in-the-wool ( épith); une féministe/communiste bon teint a dyed-in-the-wool feminist/communist; bon à tirer pass for press; bon de transport travel voucher; bon du Trésor Treasury bill ou bond; bon usage good usage; bon vivant adj jovial; nm bon vivant or viveur; bonne action good deed; bonne amie† girlfriend; bonne d'enfants nanny; bonne femme○ ( femme) woman péj; ( épouse) old lady○, wife; bonne fille nice person; être bonne fille lit to be a nice person; fig [administration, direction] to be helpful; bonne parole word of God; bonne pâte good sort; bonne sœur○ nun; bonne à tout faire pej skivvy○ GB pej, maid; bonnes feuilles advance sheets; bonnes mœurs Jur public decency ¢; bonnes œuvres good works; bons offices good offices; par les bons offices de through the good offices of; offrir ses bons offices to offer one's help and support; s'en remettre aux bons offices de qn to put oneself in the good hands of sb.

Idiome

il m'a à la bonne I'm in his good books.

( féminin bonne) [bɔ̃, bɔn] (devant nm commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet [bɔn]) adjectif

A.[QUI CONVIENT, QUI DONNE SATISFACTION]

1. [en qualité - film, récolte, résultat, connaissance] good

viande de bonne qualité good-quality meat

elle parle un bon espagnol she speaks good Spanish, her Spanish is good

de bonnes notes ÉDUCATION good ou high marks (UK) ou grades (US)

2. [qui remplit bien sa fonction - matelas, siège, chaussures, éclairage, freins] good ; [ - cœur, veines, charpente, gestion, investissement] good, sound

il a une bonne santé he's in good health, his health is good

une bonne vue, de bons yeux good eyesight

SPORT [au tennis] good

la balle est bonne the ball's in

les bonnes vieilles méthodes the good old methods

3. [qui n'est pas périmé - nourriture] all right ; [ - document, titre de transport] valid

le lait n'est plus bon the milk's gone off (UK) ou has turned

la colle n'est plus bonne the glue isn't usable any more

4. [compétent] good

bon père et bon époux a good father and husband

en bon professeur, il me reprend lorsque je fais des fautes he corrects my mistakes, as any good teacher would

être/ne pas être bon en maths to be good/bad at maths

nos bons clients our good ou regular customers

5. [digne de]

bon à: les piles sont bonnes à jeter the batteries can go straight in the bin (UK) ou trash can (US)

la table est tout juste bonne à faire du petit bois the table is just about good enough for firewood

à quoi bon? what for?

je pourrais lui écrire, mais à quoi bon? I could write to her but what would be the point?

il y a un restaurant là-bas — c'est bon à savoir there's a restaurant there — that's worth knowing ou that's good to know

6. [condamné à]

bon pour: il est bon pour 15 ans (de prison) he's going to get 15 years in prison

je suis bonne pour recommencer I'll have to do it (all over) again

on est bons pour une amende (familier) we're in for a fine

B.[PLAISANT]

1. [agréable - repas, odeur] good, nice ; [ - soirée, vacances] good, nice, pleasant

ton gâteau était très bon your cake was very good ou nice

l'eau du robinet n'est pas bonne the tap water isn't very nice ou doesn't taste very nice

avoir une bonne odeur to smell good ou nice

viens te baigner, l'eau est bonne! come for a swim, the water's lovely and warm!

avoir une bonne tête ou bouille (familier) to have a nice ou a friendly face

c'est si bon de ne rien faire! it feels so good to be doing nothing!

bon anniversaire! happy birthday!

bonne (et heureuse) année! happy new year!

bonne chance! good luck!

bonne journée! have a nice day!

bon voyage! have a nice ou good trip!

(en intensif)

un bon grog bien chaud (familier) a nice hot toddy

elle est bien bonne celle-là!

a. (ironique) that's a good one!

b. that's a bit much!

bon temps: prendre ou se donner ou se payer (familier) du bon temps to have fun, to have a great ou good time

le bon vieux temps the good old days

2. [favorable, optimiste - prévisions, présage, nouvelle] good

c'est (un) bon signe it's a good sign

la météo est bonne the weather forecast is good

C.[JUSTE, ADÉQUAT]

1. [correct - numéro de téléphone] right ; [ - réponse, solution] correct, right

c'est la bonne rue it's the right street

2. [opportun] right, convenient, appropriate

l'héritage est arrivé au bon moment pour elle the inheritance came at the right time ou at a convenient time for her

je suis arrivé au bon moment pour les séparer I got there in time to separate them

juger ou trouver bon de/que to think it appropriate ou fitting to/that

elle n'a pas jugé bon de s'excuser she didn't find that she needed to ou she didn't see fit to apologize

il serait bon de préciser l'heure de la réunion it would be a good thing ou idea to give the time of the meeting

comme/où/quand/si bon vous semble as/wherever/whenever/if you see fit

3. [bénéfique, salutaire] good, beneficial

c'est bon pour la santé it's good for you, good for your health

le bon air de la campagne the good ou fresh country air

4. (familier & locution)

c'est bon!

a. [c'est juste] that's right!

b. [ça suffit] that'll do!

c. [c'est d'accord] OK!

c'est bon? OK?

D.[MORALEMENT]

1. [décent, honnête - conduite] good, proper ; [ - influence, mœurs] good

avoir de bonnes lectures to read the right kind of books

ils n'ont pas bonne réputation they don't have much of a reputation

2. [bienveillant - personne] good, kind, kindly

Dieu est bon RELIGION God is merciful

je suis déjà bien bon de te prêter ma voiture! it's kind ou decent enough of me to lend you my car as it is!

bon cœur: avoir bon cœur to be kind-hearted

de bon cœur willingly

tenez, prenez, c'est de bon cœur please have it, I'd love you to

le Bon Dieu the (good) Lord

3. [amical - relation]

avoir de bons rapports avec quelqu'un to be on good terms with somebody

4. [brave] good

c'est une bonne petite she's a nice ou good girl

et en plus ils boivent, mon bon Monsieur! and what's more they drink, my dear man!

E.[EN INTENSIF]

1. [grand, gros] good

une bonne averse a heavy shower (of rain)

une bonne tranche a thick slice

elle fait un bon 42 she's a 14 or a 16, she's a large 14

ça a duré une bonne minute it lasted a good minute or so

2. [fort, violent]

un bon coup [heurt] a hefty ou full blow

une bonne fessée a good ou sound spanking

pleurer un bon coup (familier) to have a good cry

3. [complet, exemplaire] good

le mur a besoin d'un bon lessivage the wall needs a good scrub

arriver ou être bon dernier to bring up the rear

une bonne fois pour toutes once and for all

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, bonne [bɔ̃, bɔn] (devant nm commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet [bɔn]) nom masculin, nom féminin

1. [personne vertueuse] good person

2. [personne idéale, chose souhaitée] right one

je crois que c'est enfin le bon

a. (familier) [lors d'un recrutement] I think we've got our man at last

b. [lors d'une rencontre amoureuse] I think it's Mister Right at last

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nom masculin

1. [dans les films] goody, goodie

les bons et les méchants the goodies and the baddies, the good guys and the bad guys

2. [chose de qualité]

n'acheter que du bon to buy only good quality

il y a du bon dans votre dissertation there are some good points in your essay

avoir du bon to have something good about it

3. [ce qui est moral]

le bon good

4. [coupon] coupon, voucher

bon d'achat gift token

bon de caisse cash voucher

bon de commande order form

bon de garantie guarantee

bon de livraison delivery slip

bon de réduction discount coupon

5. FINANCE

bon d'épargne savings bond ou certificate

bon du Trésor treasury bill

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1. MÉTÉOROLOGIE

faire bon: il fait bon ici it's nice and warm here

2. (suivi d'un infinitif)

il ne faisait pas bon être communiste alors it wasn't advisable to be a communist in those days

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interjection

1. [marque une transition] right, so, well now

bon, où en étais-je? well now ou right ou so, where was I?

2. [en réponse] right, OK, fine

bon d'accord, allons-y OK then, let's go

bon à rien ( féminin bonne à rien) locution adjectivale

1. [inutile]

je suis trop vieux, je ne suis plus bon à rien I'm too old, I'm useless ou no good now

2. [incompétent] useless, hopeless

bon à rien, bonne à rien nom masculin, nom féminin

[personne sans valeur] good-for-nothing

[personne incompétente] useless individual

bon à tirer nom masculin

final corrected proof

donner le bon à tirer to pass for press

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bonne femme nom féminin

(familier)

1. [petite fille]

une petite bonne femme adorable a lovely little girl

2. [femme] woman

une vieille bonne femme an old biddy

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bonne femme locution adjectivale

1. CUISINE cooking term used in the names of simple country dishes

2. COUTURE

des rideaux bonne femme old-fashioned curtains with tie-backs and frilled edges

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > bon

8 nariz

f.

1 nose.

operarse (de) la nariz to have a nose job

sangraba por la nariz her nose was bleeding

sonarse la nariz to blow one's nose

nariz aguileña/chata/respingona hooked/snub/turned-up nose

2 nostril (orificio).

3 sense of smell (olfato).

4 snout, muzzle, nose, lug.

5 latch pin.

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nariz

► nombre femenino (pl narices)

1 ANATOMÍA nose

2 figurado (sentido) sense of smell

► interjección ¡narices!

1 familiar not on your life!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

asomar las narices to nose about, nose around

dar en la nariz algo a alguien to get the feeling (that)...

■ me da en la nariz que nos oculta algo I get the feeling he's hiding something

darle a alguien con la puerta en las narices to slam a door in somebody's face

darse de narices con algo/alguien to bump into something/somebody

dejar a alguien con tantas narices / dejar a alguien con un palmo de narices to let somebody down

¡de narices! familiar brilliant!

en las narices de alguien right under somebody's nose

estar hasta las narices de familiar to be fed up (to the back teeth) with

hacer lo que le sale a uno de las narices familiar to do whatever one likes, do whatever one feels like

meter las narices en algo to poke one's nose into something

no ver uno más allá de sus narices to see no further than the end of one's nose

pasar algo por las narices a alguien to keep going on about something to somebody, harp on about something to somebody

romper las narices a alguien to smash somebody's face in

romperse las narices to fall flat on one's face

salirle algo a uno de las narices to feel like doing something

■ no voy porque no me sale de las narices I'm not going because I don't bloody well feel like it

tener narices familiar (ser abusivo) to be beyond a joke, be too much 2 (tener valor) to have guts

¡tiene narices (la cosa)! familiar it's a bit much!

tocar las narices familiar to be a nuisance, be a pest

■ ¡quieres dejar de tocarme las narices! will you get off my back!

tocarse las narices familiar to do sod all

¡tócate las narices! familiar (con asombro) would you believe it? 2 (con enfado) (isn't it) bloody marvellous!

nariz aguileña aquiline nose

nariz griega straight nose

nariz respingona turned-up nose

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noun f.

nose

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SF

1) (Anat) nose

tengo un grano en la nariz — I have a spot on my nose

tengo la nariz tapada — I have a blocked nose, my nose is blocked

no te metas el dedo en la nariz — don't pick your nose

tiene las narices muy grandes — he has a very big nose

hablar con o por la nariz — to talk through one's nose

nariz aguileña — aquiline nose

nariz chata — snub nose

nariz de boxeador — boxer's nose

nariz griega — Greek profile

nariz respingona — turned-up nose
sangre 1), sonarse
2)

darle en la nariz a algn * —

me da en la nariz que no está diciendo la verdad — I get the feeling o something tells me that she is not telling the truth

- darse de narices con algo/algn

darse de narices con la puerta — to bump into the door *

darse de narices contra el suelo — to fall flat on one's face

- de las narices

ya estamos otra vez con el ruidito ese de las narices — there's that damn * o bloody ** noise again

de narices Esp * —

me echó una bronca de narices — he gave me a hell of a telling off *

hace un frío de narices — it's absolutely freezing *

era guapa de narices — she was a real stunner *

he dormido de narices — I slept really well

me encuentro de narices — I feel fantastic o great

delante de o en las narices de algn * —

le robaron el coche en sus propias narices — they stole his car right under his nose *

- estar hasta las narices de algo/algn

- hinchar las narices a algn

ese tío me hincha las narices — that guy really gets up my nose *

hinchársele las narices a algn Esp * —

se le hincharon las narices — he blew his top *, he hit the roof

- meter las narices en algo

pasarse algo por las narices * —

eso me lo paso por las narices — * I couldn't care less * o I don't give two hoots * about that

por narices Esp * —

dijo que su hija no iba y por narices tuvo que ser así — she said that her daughter was not going and that was that

con una alineación así tienen que ganar por narices — with a lineup like this they'd better win

esto tiene que estar listo para el lunes por narices — this has to be ready by Monday no matter what

pasar o restregar por las narices * —

le gustaba pasar a su novia por las narices de su ex — he liked to show off his girlfriend in front of his ex

siempre nos están restregando por las narices que tienen mucho dinero — they're always rubbing our noses in the fact that they have a lot of money

- romper las narices a algn

hazlo o te rompo las narices — do it or I'll smash your face in *

tener narices Esp * —

¡tiene narices la cosa! — it's outrageous!

tocar las narices a algn Esp * —

ya me está tocando las narices con sus comentarios — his comments really get up my nose

me toca las narices lo que diga ella — I don't give a damn what she says *

- tocarse las narices

en esa oficina se están todo el día tocando las narices — they sit around all day twiddling their thumbs in that office

- no ven más allá de sus narices
palmo
3) Esp
* [frases de sentido exclamativo]
¡narices! — rubbish!, nonsense!

¿dónde narices están mis calcetines? — where on earth are my socks? *

¿qué días de fiesta ni que narices? ¡aquí todo el mundo trabaja! — holidays! what are you talking about? here everybody has to work!

4) (=olfato) nose, sense of smell

perros de presa con muy buena nariz — gun dogs with a good nose o keen sense of smell

5) [del vino] nose

* * *

femenino

a) (Anat) nose

sonarse la nariz — to blow one's nose

habla con or por la nariz — he has a nasal voice o twang

no te metas los dedos en la nariz — don't pick your nose

lo tenía delante de las narices — it was right under my nose

darle en or por las narices a alguien — (fam) to get one up on somebody (colloq)

darse de narices con alguien — (fam) to bump into somebody (colloq)

darse de narices con or contra algo — (fam)

nos dimos de narices contra un árbol — we went smack into a tree (colloq)

en mis/sus propias narices — (fam) right under my/his nose

estar hasta las narices de algo/alguien — (fam) to be fed up (to the back teeth) with something/somebody (colloq)

hincharle las narices a alguien — (Esp fam) to get on somebody's nerves (colloq)

meter las narices or la nariz en algo — (fam) to poke one's nose into something (colloq)

no ve más allá de sus narices — (fam) he can't see further than the end of his nose

por narices — (Esp fam)

ahora te lo comes, por narices — now you're going to eat it, if it's the last thing you do (colloq)

refregarle algo a alguien por las narices — (fam)

no tienes por qué refregármelo por las narices — there's no need to keep rubbing it in (colloq)

romperle las narices a alguien — (fam) to smash somebody's face in (colloq)

tener narices — (Esp fam)

si tendrá narices el tío! — he has some nerve! (AmE colloq), he's got a nerve o cheek! (BrE colloq)

tiene narices la cosa! — it's ridiculous!

b) ( de avión) nose

- nariz griega

* * *

= nose.

Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.

----

* cirugía estética de la nariz = nose job.

* de nariz chata = pug-nosed, flat-nosed.

* de nariz respingada = pug-nosed, flat-nosed.

* de nariz respingona = pug-nosed, flat-nosed.

* ¿dónde narices...? = where on (this) earth...?.

* hablar con la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.

* hablar por la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.

* hurgarse la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.

* meter la nariz en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in.

* meter las narices en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in, poke about/(a)round/into/in, nose about/(a)round/into/in, pry (into).

* meterse el dedo en la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.

* nariz chata = pug nose.

* nariz respingada = pug nose.

* nariz respingona = pert nose, pug nose.

* ¿qué narices...? = what on (this) earth...?, What the heck...?.

* sangrar por la nariz = have + a nose bleed, bleed through + Posesivo + nose.

* sonarse la nariz = blow + Posesivo + nose.

* * *

femenino

a) (Anat) nose

sonarse la nariz — to blow one's nose

habla con or por la nariz — he has a nasal voice o twang

no te metas los dedos en la nariz — don't pick your nose

lo tenía delante de las narices — it was right under my nose

darle en or por las narices a alguien — (fam) to get one up on somebody (colloq)

darse de narices con alguien — (fam) to bump into somebody (colloq)

darse de narices con or contra algo — (fam)

nos dimos de narices contra un árbol — we went smack into a tree (colloq)

en mis/sus propias narices — (fam) right under my/his nose

estar hasta las narices de algo/alguien — (fam) to be fed up (to the back teeth) with something/somebody (colloq)

hincharle las narices a alguien — (Esp fam) to get on somebody's nerves (colloq)

meter las narices or la nariz en algo — (fam) to poke one's nose into something (colloq)

no ve más allá de sus narices — (fam) he can't see further than the end of his nose

por narices — (Esp fam)

ahora te lo comes, por narices — now you're going to eat it, if it's the last thing you do (colloq)

refregarle algo a alguien por las narices — (fam)

no tienes por qué refregármelo por las narices — there's no need to keep rubbing it in (colloq)

romperle las narices a alguien — (fam) to smash somebody's face in (colloq)

tener narices — (Esp fam)

si tendrá narices el tío! — he has some nerve! (AmE colloq), he's got a nerve o cheek! (BrE colloq)

tiene narices la cosa! — it's ridiculous!

b) ( de avión) nose

- nariz griega

* * *

= nose.

Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.

* cirugía estética de la nariz = nose job.

* de nariz chata = pug-nosed, flat-nosed.

* de nariz respingada = pug-nosed, flat-nosed.

* de nariz respingona = pug-nosed, flat-nosed.

* ¿dónde narices...? = where on (this) earth...?.

* hablar con la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.

* hablar por la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.

* hurgarse la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.

* meter la nariz en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in.

* meter las narices en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in, poke about/(a)round/into/in, nose about/(a)round/into/in, pry (into).

* meterse el dedo en la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.

* nariz chata = pug nose.

* nariz respingada = pug nose.

* nariz respingona = pert nose, pug nose.

* ¿qué narices...? = what on (this) earth...?, What the heck...?.

* sangrar por la nariz = have + a nose bleed, bleed through + Posesivo + nose.

* sonarse la nariz = blow + Posesivo + nose.

* * *

nariz

feminine

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) nose

sonarse la nariz to blow one's nose

¡suénate esas narices! ( fam); blow your nose!

me sale sangre de la nariz my nose is bleeding

habla con or por la nariz he has a nasal voice o twang

no te metas los dedos en la nariz or no te hurgues la nariz don't pick your nose

lo tenía delante de las narices or la nariz it was right under my nose

darle en las narices a algn ( Esp fam): me da en las narices que no le ha gustado I get the feeling she didn't like it

darle en or por las narices a algn ( fam); to get one up on sb ( colloq)

darse de narices con algn ( fam); to bump into sb ( colloq)

darse de narices con or contra algo ( fam): nos dimos de narices contra un árbol we crashed into o ( colloq) went smack into a tree

se dio de narices contra el suelo/la puerta he fell flat on his face/walked smack into the door

de las narices ( Esp fam); damned ( colloq), bloody ( BrE colloq)

estoy harta de este teléfono de las narices I'm fed up with this damned phone

de narices ( Esp fam): la fiesta estuvo de narices it was a great party ( colloq)

es un problema de narices it's a really tricky problem ( colloq)

en mis/sus propias narices ( fam): se lo quitó en sus propias narices she took it from right under his nose o from right in front of him

se rió de ella en sus propias narices he laughed in her face

estar hasta las narices de algo/algn ( fam); to be fed up (to the back teeth) with sth/sb ( colloq)

hincharle las narices a algn ( Esp fam); to get on sb's nerves ( colloq), to get up sb's nose ( BrE colloq)

meter las narices or la nariz en algo ( fam); to poke one's nose into sth ( colloq)

nariz para arriba ( Arg fam); toffee-nosed, snooty

ni … ni narices ( Esp fam): aquí no quiero ni cuchicheos, ni bromas, ni narices ¡a trabajar! no whispering, no jokes, no nothing, get down to some work! ( colloq)

no ve/no ven más allá de sus narices ( fam); he can't see further than the end of his nose/they can't see further than the ends of their noses

por narices ( Esp fam): tiene que estar en ese cajón por narices it just has to be in that drawer, I know it's in that drawer somewhere, it has to be o it must be

ahora te lo vas a comer, por narices now you're going to eat it, if it's the last thing you do ( colloq), now you're jolly well going to eat it ( BrE colloq)

refregarle algo a algn por las narices ( fam): no tienes por qué refregármelo por las narices there's no need to keep rubbing it in o to keep rubbing my nose in it ( colloq)

romperle las narices a algn ( fam); to smash sb's face in ( colloq)

se me/le están hinchando las narices ( Esp fam euf); I'm/he's getting sick and tired ( colloq)

tener narices ( Esp fam): ¡si tendrá narices el tío! he has some nerve! ( AmE colloq), he's got a nerve o cheek! ( BrE colloq)

¡tiene narices la cosa! it's ridiculous o outrageous!

2 (de un avión) nose

Compuestos:

● nariz aguileña

aquiline nose

● nariz chata

(aplanada) flat nose; (con la punta redondeada) snub nose

● nariz griega

Grecian profile

● nariz respingona or respingada

turned-up nose

* * *

nariz sustantivo femenino
a) (Anat) nose;

◊ sonarse la nariz to blow one's nose;

no te metas los dedos en la nariz don't pick your nose;
en mis/sus propias narices (fam) right under my/his nose;
estar hasta las narices de algo/algn (fam) to be fed up (to the back teeth) with sth/sb (colloq);
meter las narices or la nariz en algo (fam) to poke one's nose into sth (colloq)
b) ( de avión) nose

nariz sustantivo femenino
1 (tb en pl narices) nose: tengo taponada la nariz, my nose is blocked
(sentido del olfato) tengo muy mala nariz, I have a poor sense of smell
♦ Locuciones: familiar dar en la nariz: me da en la nariz que..., I've got this feeling that...
darse de narices con alguien, to bump into someone
en mis/tus/sus (propias) narices, right under my/your/his very nose
familiar hinchar a alguien las narices, to get on sb's wick
familiar meter las narices en algo, to poke one's nose into sthg
familiar restregar algo a alguien por las narices, to rub it in
Nariz se utiliza para sustituir el término malsonante de algunas locuciones: No tengo más narices que aceptar. I have no option but to agree to.
' nariz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afear
- aleta
- asomar
- caballete
- chata
- chato
- corva
- corvo
- dar
- empolvarse
- escarbar
- hurgarse
- moco
- orificio
- respingón
- respingona
- roma
- romo
- salir
- sonarse
- soplamocos
- sorber
- tabique
- ventana
- afilado
- aguileño
- arrugar
- chorrear
- despejar
- despellejar
- destapar
- grande
- hurgar
- limpiar
- moquillento
- mormado
- pañuelo
- pelado
- pelar
- picudo
- punta
- recto
- respingado
- sangrar
- sangre
- sonar
- tapar
- taponar
- torcido
English:
bleed
- blow
- bridge
- bung up
- dab
- end
- his
- hooked
- nasally
- nose
- nosebleed
- nostril
- on
- pick
- pointed
- poke
- prominent
- pug nose
- ridge
- runny
- sharp
- sniff
- snub-nosed
- stuffed-up
- twitch
- upturned
- wipe
- block
- drop
- itchy
- run
- sniffle
- snub

* * *

nariz

♦ nf

1. [órgano] nose;

operarse (de) la nariz to have a nose job;

sangraba por la nariz her nose was bleeding;

sonarse la nariz to blow one's nose;

taparse la nariz to hold one's nose;

tengo la nariz tapada my nose is blocked;

tener la nariz aguileña/griega to have a Roman nose/Grecian profile;

tener la nariz chata/respingona to have a snub/turned-up nose

2. [olfato] sense of smell

3. Comp

dar a alguien en las narices con algo to rub sb's nose in sth;

me da en la nariz que… I've got a feeling that…;

darse de narices con o [m5]contra algo/alguien to bump into sth/sb;

el motorista se dio de narices contra el semáforo the motorcyclist went smack into the traffic lights;

delante de mis narices: me insultó delante de mis narices he insulted me to my face;

me han robado el bolso delante de mis narices they stole my Br handbag o US purse from right under my nose;
Esp Fam
de las narices: ¡otra vez el teléfono de las narices! that damn telephone's ringing again!;
Fam
de narices [estupendo] great, brilliant;

he agarrado un resfriado de narices I've got a really nasty cold;

llueve de narices it's raining like mad, it's chucking it down;

lo pasamos de narices we had a great time;
Fam
echarle narices: le eché narices y le pedí salir I plucked up my courage and asked her out;

a esto de las carreras de motos hay que echarle narices you've got to be really brave to be a racing driver;

en mis propias narices: me lo dijo/se reía de mí en mis propias narices she said it/she was laughing at me to my face;

me lo robaron en mis propias narices they stole it from right under my nose;
Fam
estar hasta las narices (de algo/alguien) to be fed up to the back teeth (with sth/sb);
Esp Fam
me estás hinchando las narices you're beginning to get up my nose;
Fam
meter las narices en algo to poke o stick one's nose into sth;
Fam
no hay más narices que hacerlo there's nothing for it but to do it;

no ve más allá de sus narices she can't see past the end of her nose;
RP Fam
ser un nariz para arriba to be stuck-up o snooty;
Esp Fam
por narices: tenemos que ir por narices we have to go whether we like it or not;

tuve que hacerlo por narices I had no choice but to do it;

restregar algo a alguien en o [m5] por las narices to rub sb's nose in sth;
Fam
romper las narices a alguien to smash sb's face in;

romperse las narices to fall flat on one's face;
Fam
porque me sale/no me sale de las narices because I damn well feel like it/damn well can't be bothered;
Esp Fam
¡tiene narices (la cosa)! it's an absolute scandal!;
Fam
tocarle las narices a alguien [fastidiar] to get up sb's nose;
Fam
tocarse las narices [holgazanear] to sit around doing nothing

♦ narices interj
Esp Fam [ni hablar] no way!
* * *

nariz

f nose;

¡narices! fam nonsense!;

caerse de narices con fam bump into;

estar hasta las narices de algo fam be sick of sth fam, be up to here with sth fam ;

se le hincharon las narices fam he blew his top fam ;

hincharle las narices a alguien fam get on s.o.’s nerves fam, Br

tb get up s.o.’s nose fam ;

meter las narices en algo fam stick one’s nose in sth fam ;

nos restriegan por las narices su victoria they’re rubbing our noses in the fact that they won;

no ve más allá de sus narices fig he can’t see further than the end of his nose;

quedarse con un palmo de narices fam have the wind taken out of one’s sails fam

* * *

nariz nf, pl narices

1) : nose

sonar(se) la nariz: to blow one's nose

2) : sense of smell

* * *

nariz n nose

respira por la nariz breathe through your nose

darse de narices contra algo to bump into something

de narices fantastic / brilliant

estar hasta las narices to be sick of something

meter las narices en algo to poke your nose into something

sonarse la nariz to blow your nose [pt. blew; pp. blown]

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