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1 little

I.

little ( comp less ; superl least)

❢ When little is used as a quantifier ( little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts. For examples and particular usages see A below. When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne-moi un peu. When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose. For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc) see B below. For uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry below. Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary.

A quantif little hope/chance peu d'espoir/de chances ; little damage was done il y avait peu de dégâts ; we've made little progress nous avons fait peu de progrès ; there's so little time il y a si peu de temps ; too little money trop peu or pas assez d'argent ; there's little sense ou point ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens ; he speaks little German il ne parle presque pas allemand ; little or no influence/training presque pas d'influence/de formation ; little or no time/money presque pas de temps/d'argent ; with no little difficulty non sans mal ; I have little time ou sympathy for cheats je ne supporte pas les tricheurs ; I see little of Paul these days je ne vois pas beaucoup Paul en ce moment ; ⇒ chance.

B pron taste a little goûtez-en un peu ; save a little for me gardes-en un peu pour moi ; I only ate a little je n'en ai mangé qu'un peu ; a little of the money un peu de l'argent ; the little I saw wasn't very good le peu que j'ai vu n'était pas très bien ; I did what little I could j'ai fait le peu que j'ai pu ; he remembers very little il ne se souvient pas bien ; little of what he says is true il n'y a pas grand-chose de vrai dans ce qu'il dit ; there's little I can do je ne peux pas faire grand-chose ; she did little to help elle n'a pas fait grand-chose pour aider ; I got little out of the lecture je n'ai pas compris grand-chose au cours ; age has little to do with it l'âge n'a pas grand-chose à voir là-dedans ; to do as little as possible faire le moins possible ; to know little about mechanics ne pas s'y connaître beaucoup en mécanique ; there's little to worry about il n'y a pas tellement de raisons de s'inquiéter ; little of note rien de bien particulier ; it says little for his honesty ça en dit long sur son honnêteté ; it says very little for her ce n'est pas tellement à son honneur ; little or nothing quasiment rien ; ⇒ help.

C adv

1 ( rarely) [say, speak, sleep, eat, laugh] peu ; I go there very little j'y vais très peu ; she visits them as little as possible elle leur rend visite le moins souvent possible ; his books are little read on ne le lit plus guère ;

2 (hardly, scarcely) to be little changed ne pas avoir beaucoup changé ; the next results were little better les résultats suivants étaient à peine meilleurs ; little more than an hour ago il y a à peine une heure ; it's little short of madness cela frise la folie ; a little-known novel un roman peu connu ;

3 ( not at all) little did she realize that the watch was stolen elle ne s'est pas du tout rendu compte que la montre était volée ; I little thought ou supposed that he would do it je n'aurais jamais cru qu'il le ferait ; little did they know that ils étaient bien loin de se douter que ; little do you know! si tu savais!

D a little (bit) adv phr ( slightly) un peu ; a little (bit) anxious/surprised un peu inquiet/surpris ; a little less/more un peu moins/plus ; stay a little longer reste encore un peu ; I was not a little surprised/offended j'étais plutôt surpris/vexé ; ‘I'm a genius,’ he said, not a little proudly ‘je suis un génie,’ a-t-il dit, non sans fierté.

E as little as adv phr for as little as 10 dollars a day pour seulement 10 dollars par jour ; it can cost as little as £60 cela coûte seulement 60 livres sterling ; I like Henry as little as you do je n'aime Henry guère plus que toi.

II.

little adj

1 ( small) petit (before n) ; a little house une petite maison ; a little something un petit quelque chose ; poor little thing pauvre petit/-e m/f ; a little old lady une petite vieille dame ; she's a nice little thing elle est adorable ;

2 ( young) [brother, sister, boy, girl] petit (before n) ; when I was little quand j'étais petit ; the baboon and its little ones le babouin et ses petits ; Mrs Carter and all the little Carters Madame Carter et tous ses enfants ;

3 (feeble, weak) [gesture, nod, smile] petit (before n) ; a little voice said… une petite voix dit… ;

4 ( lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] petit (before n) ;

5 (expressing scorn, contempt) he's a little despot c'est un vrai petit tyran ; a poky little flat un petit appartement minable ; a nasty little boy un méchant petit garçon ;

6 ( short) [nap, snooze] petit (before n) ; a little holiday quelques jours de vacances ; a little break une petite pause ; I'll walk with you a little way je ferai un bout de chemin avec toi ; stay a little while reste un moment ; a little while longer encore un peu.

Idioms

little by little petit à petit ; to make little of ( disparage) ne pas faire grand cas de [achievement, victory] ; ( not understand) ne pas comprendre grand-chose à [speech, report] ; ⇒ fancy, learning, too. Pour le comparatif et le superlatif on préférera les formes smaller et smallest à littler and littlest.

Big English-French dictionary > little
2 little

I.

little¹ [ˈlɪtl]

adjective

petit

► little finger noun petit doigt m

► Little League noun (US) championnat de baseball pour les moins de 12 ans

► little toe noun petit orteil m

II.

little² [ˈlɪtl]

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1. adjective

2. pronoun

3. adverb

4. set structures

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► compar less, superl least

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1. adjective

( = not much) peu de

• there is little hope of finding survivors il y a peu d'espoir de retrouver des survivants

• I have very little money j'ai très peu d'argent

• so little time si peu de temps

• I have little time for reading je n'ai pas beaucoup le temps de lire

► a little... ( = some) un peu de...

• I have a little money left il me reste un peu d'argent

• would you like a little milk in your tea? voulez-vous un peu de lait dans votre thé ?

• we're having a little trouble nous avons un petit problème► no little...

• with no little difficulty avec beaucoup de difficulté

2. pronoun

   a. ( = not much) pas grand-chose

• there was little anyone could do il n'y avait pas grand-chose à faire

• he did little to help il n'a pas fait grand-chose pour aider

• he did very little il n'a vraiment pas fait grand-chose

• he had little to say il n'avait pas grand-chose à dire

• that has very little to do with it! ça n'a pas grand-chose à voir !

• I know too little about him to have an opinion je le connais trop mal pour me former une opinion

• I see little of her nowadays je ne la vois plus beaucoup

• he had little or nothing to say about it il n'avait pratiquement rien à dire sur le sujet

• however little you give, we'll be grateful votre contribution, même la plus modeste, sera la bienvenue

► so little

• so little of what he says is true il y a si peu de vrai dans ce qu'il dit

• so little of the population is literate la population est si peu alphabétisée

• he lost weight because he ate so little il a perdu du poids parce qu'il mangeait très peu

   b. ( = small amount) the little I have seen is excellent le peu que j'en ai vu est excellent

• I did what little I could j'ai fait ce que j'ai pu

• every little helps ( = gift) tous les dons sont les bienvenus

► a little ( = a certain amount) un peu ; ( = a short time) un moment

• give me a little donne-m'en un peu

• I'd like a little of everything je voudrais un peu de tout

• they'll have to wait a little ils vont devoir attendre un moment

• after a little au bout d'un moment

3. adverb

   a. ( = not much) they spoke very little on the way home ils n'ont pas dit grand-chose sur le chemin du retour

• it's little better now he's rewritten it ça n'est pas beaucoup mieux maintenant qu'il l'a récrit

• it's little short of madness ça frise la folie

• little more than a month ago il y a à peine plus d'un mois

• a little-known work by Bach un morceau peu connu de Bach

► a little... ( = somewhat) un peu...

• she is a little tired elle est un peu fatiguée

• a little too big un peu trop grand

• a little more un peu plus

• a little less un peu moins

• a little later un peu plus tard

• a little more cream un peu plus de crème

   b. ( = not at all) he little imagined that... il était loin de s'imaginer que...

• little did he think that... il était loin de se douter que...

   c. ( = rarely) rarement

• it happens very little cela arrive très rarement

• I watch television very little nowadays je ne regarde plus beaucoup la télévision

4. set structures

► as little as

• as little as possible le moins possible

• you could get one for as little as £20 on peut en trouver pour seulement 20 livres

• you can eat well for as little as $5 on peut bien manger pour 5 dollars

• I like him as little as you do je ne l'aime pas plus que toi► little by little petit à petit peu à peu

► to make little of sth ( = accomplish easily) faire qch sans aucun mal ; ( = play down) minimiser qch ; ( = underestimate) sous-estimer qch

• the sailors made little of loading the huge boxes les marins chargeaient les énormes caisses sans aucun mal

• he made little of his opportunities ( = failed to exploit) il n'a pas tiré parti des possibilités qu'il avait► to say little for sb ( = reflect badly on)

it says little for him cela n'est pas vraiment à son honneur

• it says little for his honesty cela en dit long sur son honnêteté (ironique)

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Note: When little is used as a quantifier ( little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts

For examples and particular usages see I below

When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne-m'en un peu

When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose

For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc) see II below

For uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry below

Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary
I 1. ['lɪtl]
(comparative less; superlative least) quantifier

little chance — peu de chances

there's so little time — il y a si peu de temps

too little money — trop peu or pas assez d'argent

little or no influence — presque pas d'influence

I have little time for cheats — je ne supporte pas les tricheurs

I see little of Paul these days — je ne vois pas beaucoup Paul en ce moment
2.
pronoun

save a little for me — gardes-en un peu pour moi

I only ate a little — je n'en ai mangé qu'un peu

I did what little I could — j'ai fait le peu que j'ai pu

he remembers very little — il ne se souvient pas bien

there's little I can do — je ne peux pas faire grand-chose

age has little to do with it — l'âge n'a pas grand-chose à voir là-dedans

to do as little as possible — faire le moins possible

little of note — rien de bien particulier

little or nothing — quasiment rien
3.
adverb

1) ( not much) peu

I go there very little — j'y vais très peu

the next results were little better — les résultats suivants étaient à peine meilleurs

little more than an hour ago — il y a à peine plus d'une heure

it's little short of madness — cela frise la folie

a little-known novel — un roman peu connu

2) ( not at all)

little did she realize — elle ne s'est pas du tout rendu compte

little did they know that — ils étaient bien loin de se douter que
4.
a little (bit) adverbial phrase ( slightly) un peu

a little (bit) anxious — un peu inquiet

a little less/more — un peu moins/plus

stay a little longer — reste encore un peu
5.
as little as adverbial phrase

for as little as 10 dollars a day — pour seulement 10 dollars par jour

as little as £60 — juste 60 livres sterling
II ['lɪtl]
adjective

1) ( small) [house, smile, voice] petit (before n)

poor little thing — pauvre petit/-e m/f

she's a nice little thing — elle est adorable

2) ( young) [sister, boy] petit (before n)

when I was little — quand j'étais petit

3) ( in a small way) [farmer, businessman] petit (before n)

4) ( expressing scorn)

a poky little flat — un petit appartement minable

a nasty little boy — un méchant petit garçon

5) ( short) [snooze] petit (before n)

a little holiday — quelques jours de vacances

a little break — une petite pause

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little by little — petit à petit

to make little of — ( not understand) ne pas comprendre grand-chose à [speech]

English-French dictionary > little
3 little

الشَّيْءُ القليل \ little: hardly anything; less than a reasonable amount: He did little to help her. \ قَلِيل \ little: (with a) some; a reasonable amount of: He speaks a little English. \ See Also شيء مِن \ قَلِيلٌ جدًّا مِن \ little: (only with singular nouns) hardly any; not a reasonable amount of: There’s (very) little food in the cupboard. \ كَمِّيَّة قَليلة من \ little: small but reasonable amount: Every little helps. I gave her a little of my own share. He paid his debts, little by little.

Arabic-English glossary > little
4 little

لا شَيء تقريبًا \ little: hardly anything; less than a reasonable amount: He did little to help her. next to nothing: hardly anything: He eats next to nothing.

Arabic-English glossary > little
5 help

help [help]

1. noun

   a. aide f ; (in emergency) secours m

• help! au secours !

• thank you for your help merci de votre aide

• with the help of a computer à l'aide d'un ordinateur

• he did it without help il l'a fait tout seul

• to shout for help appeler au secours

• to ask sb for help demander de l'aide à qn

• to be of help to sb rendre service à qn

• can I be of help? je peux vous aider ?

• I was glad to be of help j'ai été content d'avoir pu rendre service

• it was of no help at all cela n'a servi à rien du tout

• you've been a great help vous m'avez vraiment rendu service

• you're a great help! tu es d'un précieux secours

   b. ( = cleaner) femme f de ménage

2. transitive verb

   a. aider

• to help sb do sth aider qn à faire qch

• let me help you with that suitcase je vais vous aider à porter votre valise

• she helps her son with his homework elle aide son fils à faire ses devoirs

• he got his brother to help him il s'est fait aider par son frère

• that doesn't help much cela ne sert pas à grand-chose

• so help me I'll kill him! (inf) je le tuerai, je le jure !

• every little helps(PROV) les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières

• can I help you? je peux vous aider ?

• to help each other s'entraider

• he is helping the police with their inquiries il est en train de répondre aux questions de la police

• it helps exports cela favorise les exportations

• to help sb across aider qn à traverser

• to help sb down aider qn à descendre

• to help sb to his feet aider qn à se lever

• to help sb on with his coat aider qn à mettre son manteau

• to help sb off with his coat aider qn à enlever son manteau

   b. ( = serve) to help o.s. se servir

• he helped himself to vegetables il s'est servi en légumes

• help yourself to leaflets voilà des prospectus, servez-vous

• help yourself! servez-vous !

   c. ( = avoid) don't say more than you can help n'en dites pas plus qu'il ne faut

• not if I can help it! sûrement pas !

► can't help

• one can't help wondering whether... on ne peut s'empêcher de se demander si...

• he can't help being stupid ce n'est pas de sa faute s'il est idiot

• why are you laughing? -- I can't help it pourquoi riez-vous ? -- c'est plus fort que moi

• it can't be helped tant pis !► couldn't help

• I couldn't help laughing je n'ai pas pu m'empêcher de rire

• sorry, I couldn't help it désolé, je ne l'ai pas fait exprès

3. compounds

► help desk noun service m d'assistance

► help menu noun menu m d'aide

► help along separable transitive verb

[+ person] aider à marcher ; [+ scheme] faire avancer

► help out

1. intransitive verb

aider ; (financially) dépanner (inf)

2. separable transitive verb

aider ; (financially) dépanner (inf)

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[help] 1.
noun

1) aide f; ( in emergency) secours m

with the help of — à l'aide de [stick, knife]; avec l'aide de [person]

to be of help to somebody — [person] rendre service à quelqu'un; [information, map] être utile à quelqu'un

you're a great help! — iron tu es vraiment d'un grand secours!

to come to somebody's help — venir au secours de quelqu'un, venir en aide à quelqu'un

to cry for help — appeler au secours

it's a help if you can speak the language — ça aide de parler la langue

she needs (professional) help — ( from psychiatrist) elle devrait voir un psychiatre

2) (also daily help) ( cleaning woman) femme f de ménage
2.
exclamation au secours!
3.
transitive verb

1) aider ( to do à faire); ( more urgently) secourir

to help each other — s'entraider

can you help me with this sack? — est-ce que tu peux m'aider à porter ce sac?

can I help you? — ( in shop) vous désirez?; ( on phone) j'écoute

to help somebody across/down/out — aider quelqu'un à traverser/descendre/sortir

I helped him to his feet — je l'ai aidé à se lever

to help somebody on/off with — aider quelqu'un à mettre/enlever [garment, boot]

he didn't help matters by writing that letter — il n'a rien arrangé en écrivant cette lettre

2) ( serve)

to help somebody to — servir [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [food, wine]

3) ( prevent)

it can't be helped! — on n'y peut rien!, tant pis!

he can't help being stupid! — ce n'est pas de sa faute s'il est stupide!

not if I can help it! — sûrement pas!

he won't win if I can help it — je vais faire tout mon possible pour l'empêcher de gagner

don't tell her any more than you can help — ne lui dis pas plus qu'il n'en faut

I can't help that — je n'y peux rien

you can't help but pity him — on ne peut pas s'empêcher d'avoir pitié de lui
4.
intransitive verb aider

he never helps with the housework — il n'aide jamais à faire le ménage

to help with the expenses — participer aux frais

this map doesn't help much — cette carte n'est pas d'un grand secours

every little helps — ( donating money) tous les dons sont les bienvenus; ( saving) les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières

would it help if I turned the light off? — est-ce que ce serait mieux si j'éteignais?
5.
reflexive verb

to help oneself — se servir

help yourselves to coffee — prenez du café

to help oneself to the petty cash — piquer (colloq) (de l'argent) dans la caisse

Phrasal Verbs:

- help out

English-French dictionary > help
6 help

help 1. verb
1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) hjelpe, bistå, assistere

2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) være med på å skape, fremme

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) hjelpe på

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) assistere, ekspedere

5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) (ikke) kunne la være å, kunne noe for (at)
2. noun
1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) hjelp, støtte, assistanse

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) (med)hjelper

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) hushjelp; gårdsarbeider

4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) (ikke lenger) noe å gjøre

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- helper
- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out

hjelp
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hjelpe

I
subst. \/help\/

1) hjelp, bistand, assistanse

2) hjelp, botemiddel

• there is no help for it

det er det ikke noe å gjøre ved

3) hjelp, hjelpemiddel

• books are a help to knowledge

4) hushjelp, assistent, hjelper, medhjelper

be of help (to someone) være til hjelp (for noen)

• can I be of any help to you?

kan jeg hjelpe deg (med noe)?

• it wasn't (of) much help

det var ikke til særlig nytte
II
verb \/help\/

1) hjelpe, hjelpe til, være behjelpelig, assistere, bistå

• help someone on with her coat

hjelpe noen på med jakken

• help the police (in their investigations)

bistå politiet (i etterforskningen)

2) fremme, fremskynde

• this did not help the negotiations

3) hjelpe på, hjelpe mot

• help the cough

4) servere, forsyne

5) la være, dy seg, styre seg, beherske seg, hjelpe for, unngå

• I can't help it

jeg kan ikke noe for det, jeg kan ikke la være

• I can't help but admire him

jeg kan ikke la være å beundre ham

• I can't help laughing

jeg kan ikke la være å le

• I can't help being late

jeg kan ikke noe for at jeg er så sen

• I can't help his being so stupid

jeg kan ikke noe for at han er så dum

• how can I help it?

hva kan jeg gjøre med det?

• if I can help it

hvis jeg kan unngå\/forhindre det

• don't be longer than you can help

ikke bli lenger enn høyst nødvendig

• it can't be helped

det er ikke noe å gjøre (ved det)

• she could not help herself

hun kunne ikke la være \/ dy seg

every little helps alle monner drar

God help you if...! Gud nåde deg om...!

help forward eller help on hjelpe frem, fremme

help oneself hjelpe seg selv, klare seg selv forsyne seg

help oneself to something forsyne seg med noe, ta seg

help out hjelpe noen ut av en knipe, hjelpe til, gi en håndsrekning, være til hjelp for noen

• will 200 help you out?

• she helped out in the shop

hjelpe på, forbedre, (la) komme bedre frem

• this light helps out the picture

help someone to something servere noen noe, forsyne noen

• may I help you to some meat?

skaffe noen noe

help to hjelpe til (med), være med på, bidra (med)

• this helps to explain why it was never done

• a job would help (to) keep many young people off the streets

help yourself! vær så god!, forsyn deg!

• help yourself to some soup, please!

vær så god og forsyn deg med suppe!

so help me God! så (sant) hjelpe meg Gud!

what's done can't be helped gjort er gjort

English-Norwegian dictionary > help
7 help

help [help]

aide ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) secours ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) personnel ⇒ 1 (c) femme de ménage ⇒ 1 (d) aider ⇒ 2 (a) secourir ⇒ 2 (a) contribuer à ⇒ 2 (b) encourager ⇒ 2 (b) améliorer ⇒ 2 (c) servir ⇒ 2 (d) être utile ⇒ 3

1 noun

(a) (gen) aide f, assistance f; (to drowning or wounded person) secours m, assistance f;

∎ thank you for your help merci de votre aide;

∎ can I be of any help? puis-je faire quelque chose pour vous?, puis-je vous rendre service?;

∎ we're happy to have been of help nous sommes contents d'avoir pu rendre service;

∎ I had help (I didn't do it on my own) on m'a aidé;

∎ he went to get help il est allé chercher du secours;

∎ we yelled for help nous avons crié au secours;

∎ with the help of a neighbour avec l'aide d'un voisin;

∎ he opened the window with the help of a crowbar il a ouvert la fenêtre à l'aide d'un levier;

∎ she did it without any help elle l'a fait toute seule;

∎ the map wasn't much help la carte n'a pas servi à grand-chose;

∎ I could never have done it without your help jamais je n'aurais pu le faire sans vous ou votre aide;

∎ some students need help to decide which course to take certains étudiants ont besoin qu'on les aide à choisir leur cursus;

∎ she needs help going upstairs il faut qu'elle se fasse aider pour ou elle a besoin qu'on l'aide à monter l'escalier;

∎ familiar she needs help il faut qu'elle voie un psychiatre, elle a des problèmes psychologiques;

∎ familiar if you think that's funny, you need help si tu trouves ça drôle, c'est que tu dois avoir un problème;

∎ the situation is now beyond help la situation est désespérée ou irrémédiable maintenant;

∎ he's past help (is dying) il est perdu; (is crazy, stupid) on ne peut rien pour lui;

∎ there's no help for it on n'y peut rien

(b) (something that assists) aide f, secours m;

∎ that was a big help (to me) ça m'a beaucoup aidé;

∎ you've been a great help vous m'avez été d'un grand secours, vous m'avez beaucoup aidé;

∎ ironic he's a great help! il est d'un précieux secours!

(c) (UNCOUNT) (employees) personnel m, employés mpl;

∎ it's hard to get good help il est difficile de trouver des employés sérieux;

∎ help wanted (sign) cherchons employés

(d) (domestic worker) femme f de ménage

2 transitive verb

(a) (assist, aid → gen) aider; (→ elderly, poor, wounded) secourir, venir en aide à;

∎ come and help me viens m'aider;

∎ can I help you with the dishes? puis-je t'aider à faire la vaisselle?;

∎ they got their neighbours to help them move ils se sont fait aider par leurs voisins pour le déménagement;

∎ they help one another take care of the children ils s'entraident pour s'occuper des enfants;

∎ we want to help poorer countries to help themselves nous voulons aider les pays sous-développés à devenir autonomes ou à se prendre en main;

∎ he helped me on/off with my coat il m'a aidé à mettre/enlever mon manteau;

∎ euphemism a man is helping the police with their enquiries la police est en train d'interroger un suspect;

∎ she helped the old man to his feet/across the street elle a aidé le vieux monsieur à se lever/à traverser la rue;

∎ let me help you up/down laissez-moi vous aider à monter/descendre;

∎ it might help if you took more exercise ça irait peut-être mieux si tu faisais un peu plus d'exercice;

∎ it helped me knowing that someone was waiting for me ça m'a aidé de savoir que quelqu'un m'attendait;

∎ can I help you? (in shop) vous désirez?;

∎ Grant Publishing, how may I help you? (on telephone) ≃ les Éditions Grant, bonjour;

∎ Law do you swear to tell the truth, so help you God? jurez-vous de dire la vérité, que Dieu vous vienne en aide?;

∎ so help me God! je le jure devant Dieu!;

∎ familiar I'll get you for this, so help me j'aurai ta peau, je le jure!;

∎ proverb God helps those who help themselves aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera

(b) (contribute to) contribuer à; (encourage) encourager, favoriser;

∎ the rain helped firefighters to bring the flames under control la pluie a permis aux pompiers de maîtriser l'incendie;

∎ it helped to ease my headache cela a soulagé mon mal de tête;

∎ it helped to give the impression that… cela a contribué à donner l'impression que…, à cause de cela, on avait l'impression que…

(c) (improve, remedy → situation) améliorer; (→ pain) atténuer;

∎ this cream should help your back pain cette crème devrait te soulager de ton mal de dos;

∎ that doesn't help the situation, that doesn't help much cela ne nous avance pas (beaucoup);

∎ crying won't help matters cela ne sert à rien ou n'arrange rien de pleurer;

∎ ironic to help matters, it started to pour with rain pour tout arranger, il s'est mis à pleuvoir des cordes

(d) (serve) servir;

∎ she helped me to more rice elle m'a servi du riz une deuxième fois;

∎ I helped myself to the cheese je me suis servi en fromage;

∎ help yourself! servez-vous!;

∎ they helped themselves to more meat ils ont repris de la viande;

∎ euphemism he helped himself to the petty cash il a pioché ou il s'est servi dans la caisse

(e) (with "can", usu negative) (avoid, refrain from) I can't help thinking that we could have done more je ne peux pas m'empêcher de penser qu'on aurait pu faire plus;

∎ we couldn't help laughing or but laugh nous ne pouvions pas nous empêcher de rire;

∎ I couldn't help overhearing je n'ai pu m'empêcher de surprendre la conversation;

∎ she never writes any more than she can help elle ne se foule pas pour écrire, elle écrit un minimum de lettres ou le moins possible

(f) (with "can", usu negative) (control) she can't help her temper elle ne peut rien à ses colères;

∎ I tried not to laugh but I couldn't help myself j'essayais de ne pas rire mais c'était plus fort que moi;

∎ they can't help being born there ils n'ont pas demandé à naître là;

∎ I'm not going back if I can help it si j'ai le choix, je n'y retournerai pas;

∎ I can't help it je n'y peux rien, ce n'est pas de ma faute;

∎ he can't help it if she doesn't like it il n'y est pour rien ou ce n'est pas de sa faute si cela ne lui plaît pas;

∎ can he help it if the train is late? est-ce que c'est de sa faute si le train est en retard?;

∎ it can't be helped tant pis! on n'y peut rien ou on ne peut pas faire autrement;

∎ are they coming? - not if I can help it! est-ce qu'ils viennent? - pas si j'ai mon mot à dire!

3 intransitive verb

être utile;

∎ can I help? est-ce que je peux faire quelque chose?;

∎ is there anything I can do to help? puis-je être utile?;

∎ she helps a lot around the house elle se rend très utile à la maison, elle rend souvent service à la maison;

∎ he offered to help with the clearing up il a proposé de nous/les/ etc aider à ranger;

∎ I was only trying to help! je voulais seulement vous/les/ etc aider!;

∎ it helps if you can speak the language c'est plus facile si on parle la langue;

∎ losing your temper isn't going to help ça ne sert à rien de perdre ton calme;

∎ forgetting the map didn't help le fait d'avoir oublié la carte n'a pas arrangé les choses;

∎ it's near the post office if that helps c'est près du bureau de poste si ça peut vous aider;

∎ every little helps les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières;

∎ every penny helps il n'y a pas de petites économies

4 exclamation

(in distress) au secours!, à l'aide!; (in dismay) zut!, mince!;

∎ help!, I'm late! mince!, je suis en retard!

►► Computing help button case f d'aide;

help desk service m d'assistance téléphonique; Computing (for computing queries) service m d'assistance;

Computing help file fichier m d'aide;

Computing help key touche f d'aide;

Computing help menu menu m d'aide;

Computing help screen écran m d'aide

➲ help along separable transitive verb

(person) aider à marcher ou avancer; (plan, project) faire avancer

➲ help out

1 separable transitive verb

(gen) aider, venir en aide à; (with supplies, money) dépanner;

∎ the scholarship really helped her out la bourse lui a été d'un grand secours;

∎ she helps us out in the shop from time to time elle vient nous donner un coup de main au magasin de temps en temps;

∎ they help each other out ils s'entraident;

∎ she helps him out with his homework elle l'aide à faire ses devoirs

2 intransitive verb

aider, donner un coup de main

✾ Film 'Help!' Lester 'Quatre garçons dans le vent'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > help
8 little

ˈlɪtl
1. прил.;
сравн. - less, lesser;
превосх. - least
1) маленький, небольшой, малый( о размере) ;
малочисленный( о количестве) little finger ≈ мизинец little toe ≈ мизинец little ways ≈ маленькие, смешные слабости
2) короткий, близкий (о времени, расстоянии) It'll take a little while. ≈ Это займет немного времени. It's a little way to go. ≈ Это недалеко..
3) маленький (по возрасту) ;
младший my little brother ≈ мой младший брат little children, little ones ≈ маленькие дети
4) перен. небольшой, незначительный;
несущественный;
несерьезный;
мелкий little use ≈ небольшая польза, немного пользы little hope ≈ маленькая little problem ≈ небольшая проблема little minds ≈ мелкие умы Can I have a little word with you? ≈ Можно с тобой очень коротко поговорить? little things ≈ мелочи Syn: petty, paltry
2. нареч.
1) мало, немного I understood little in his speech. ≈ Я мало что понял в его речи. a little ≈ немного have a little food ≈ возьми немного пищи It matters little to her what people think of her. ≈ Ее мало волнует, что о ней думают люди.
2) совсем не, вовсе не( обыкн. в инверсивной конструкции с глаголами know, dream, think и т. п.) Little he thinks that we need his help. ≈ Он совсем не думает, что нам нужна его помощь.
3. сущ. немногое;
небольшое количество;
непродолжительное время little or nothing ≈ почти ничего not a little ≈ немало little by little ≈ мало-помалу, постепенно The little we do know about the people who lived here suggests they had a very sophisticated society. ≈ То немногое, что мы знаем об этих людях, заставляет предположить, что у них было очень сложное общество. in little for a little немногое, небольшое количество;
самая малость - we must keep what * we have мы должны беречь то немногое, что у нас есть - he didwhat * he could он сделал все, что было в его ( слабых) силах - the * I have is not worth giving ту малость, которая у меня есть, просто не стоит дарить - the * of his work that I have seen in excellent то немногое из его работы, что я видел, - великолепно - every * helps небольшая помощь - уже помощь;
любая малость пригодится (эмоционально-усилительно) почти ничего;
мало что - I understood * of his speech в его речи я мало что понял - to make * of smth. мало что понять;
плохо расслышать;
не разглядеть и т. п. - I can make * of your writing никак не разберу, что вы тут написали;
недооценивать, принижать значение чего-л. > from * up (американизм) с детства > the * "маленькие люди" > in * в небольшом масштабе;
в миниатюре > * by *, by * and * мало-помалу, постепенно, понемногу > * or nothing почти ничего, очень мало, ничтожное количество > to think * of не придавать особого значения, быть невысокого мнения( о ком-л., чем-л.) маленький, небольшой (о размере) - * house домик, небольшой дом - the * ones малыши, дети;
детеныши - the * Joneses дети Джоунзов - my * man! мой мальчик! (обращение) небольшой (о количестве) ;
слабый;
плохой - to have * hope иметь мало надежды /слабую надежду/ - to pay * attention to smth. почти не обращать внимания на что-л. - he has * time у него мало времени - he has very * knowledge of the subject он очень плохо /слабо/ знает предмет - unfortunately he has * money к сожалению, у него мало денег /он небогат/ - he knows * Latin and less Greek он плохо знает латынь, а еще хуже греческий - he gained * advantage from the scheme он мало что выиграл от этой затеи короткий, недлинный - shall I go a * way with you? проводить вас немного? - life's * day короткий /быстротечный/ день жизни невысокий, небольшого роста - a * fat man приземистый толстяк( специальное) малый - * guts (анатомия) тонкие кишки - * end (автомобильное) малая (поршневая) головка шатуна - * auk (биология) малая гагарка( Plautus alle) незначительный, несущественный, неважный - a * difficulty незначительное /несущественное/ затруднение - * things мелочи;
пустяки - * things of life житейские мелочи - don't worry about * things не беспокойтесь по пустякам мелкий, некрупный - * farmer мелкий фермер малый, неглавный - * war малая война - L. League( американизм) Малая лига( бейсбольная лига для мальчиков и девочек 8-12 лет) милый, славный (часто имеет ласкательное значение и передается умешьшительным суффиксом) - isn't he a * devil! вот дьяволенок! - you * rascal! эй ты, постреленок - smb.'s * ways маленькие смешные слабости, глупые (детские) привычки - poor * efforts to please трогательное старание угодить /понравиться/ мелкий, мелочный, ничтожный;
ограниченный - a * man with a * mind ничтожный ограниченный человечишка - mean * comments замечания типа мелочных придирок предназначенный для узкого круга;
не массовый - * magazine малообъемный журнал( печатает произведения, не рассчитанные на массового читателя;
выходит небольшим тиражом) - * theatre театр-студия;
камерный театр( ставящий экспериментальные пьесы) ;
самодеятельный театр (при колледже) > * woman жена, женушка > * Mary (сленг) желудок > The L. Corporal "маленький капрал", Наполеон Бонапарт > L.Rhody (американизм) штат Род-Айленд > to go but a (very) * way быть недостаточным, не хватать > * stranger новорожденный( в семье) > to expect a * stranger ждать прибавления семейства > * bird источник информации;
сорока на хвосте принесла > a * bird tells me you are getting married где-то я слышала, что ты выходишь замуж > * grey cells клетки серого вещества (мозга) ;
мозги > use your * grey cells! шевели мозгами! > * black book( американизм) записная книжка с телефонами женщин;
"адрес - календарь донжуана" > * boy's room (эвфмеизм) уборная, туалет > * ladies in tennis shoes( американизм) (политика) (жаргон) "старушки в мягкой обуви", активистки консервативного направления;
крайние реакционерки мало, почти нисколько - * more ненамного больше;
немногим больше - he is * more than an amateur он недалеко ушел от любителя;
он выступает /играет, пишет/ почти на любительском уровне - he left * more than an hour ago он ушел час с небольшим тому назад - * less than не намного меньше;
почти столько же /так же/ - he is * less talented than his father талантом он не намного уступает отцу;
он почти так же талантлив, как отец - I can say very * about this book я могу очень немного сказать об этой книге - he is * known его почти никто /мало кто/ знает - that is * short of madness! это на грани безумия! редко - I go there very * я хожу туда очень редко (в предложениях с инверсией) совсем не, вовсе не - when I first came to this country, I * thought that I should stay so long когда я приехал в эту страну, я никак не думал, что проживу здесь так долго - they * expected /* did they expect/ such trouble они никак не предполагали /им и в голову не приходило/, что возникнет такая неприятность - * he cares whether we live or die ему все равно /ему наплевать/, живы мы или нет - he * dreams that... ему и не снится, что..., ему и невдомек, что... ~ короткое, непродолжительное время;
after a little you will feel better скоро вам станет лучше;
for a little на короткое время little короткий (о времени, расстоянии) ;
come a little way with me проводите меня немного ~ короткое, непродолжительное время;
after a little you will feel better скоро вам станет лучше;
for a little на короткое время from ~ up амер. разг. с детства to go but a ~ way не хватать ~ с глаголами know, dream, think и т. п. совсем не;
little did he think that или he little thought that он и не думал, что ~ немного, мало;
I like him little я его недолюбливаю;
a little немного;
rest a little отдохните немного in ~ жив. в миниатюре in ~ в небольшом масштабе knows a ~ of everything знает понемногу обо всем little короткий (о времени, расстоянии) ;
come a little way with me проводите меня немного ~ короткое, непродолжительное время;
after a little you will feel better скоро вам станет лучше;
for a little на короткое время ~ a (less, lesser;
least) маленький;
небольшой;
little finger мизинец;
little toe мизинец (на ноге) ~ малый, незначительный;
little things мелочи ~ малый ~ мелочный, ограниченный;
little things amuse little minds мелочи занимают (лишь) мелкие умы;
little Mary разг. желудок ~ небольшое количество;
немногое, кое-что, пустяк;
little by little мало-помалу, постепенно ~ небольшое количество ~ небольшой ~ незначительный ~ немного, мало;
I like him little я его недолюбливаю;
a little немного;
rest a little отдохните немного ~ немного, мало;
I like him little я его недолюбливаю;
a little немного;
rest a little отдохните немного ~ немного ~ несущественный ~ с глаголами know, dream, think и т. п. совсем не;
little did he think that или he little thought that он и не думал, что ~ небольшое количество;
немногое, кое-что, пустяк;
little by little мало-помалу, постепенно ~ с глаголами know, dream, think и т. п. совсем не;
little did he think that или he little thought that он и не думал, что ~ a (less, lesser;
least) маленький;
небольшой;
little finger мизинец;
little toe мизинец (на ноге) ~ less (more) than немного меньше (больше), чем ~ мелочный, ограниченный;
little things amuse little minds мелочи занимают (лишь) мелкие умы;
little Mary разг. желудок ~ ones дети ~ ones детеныши one: ~ употр. как словозаместитель в знач. "человек": he is the one I mean он тот самый( человек), которого я имею в виду;
the little ones дети ~ or nothing почти ничего the ~ people дети the ~ people эльфы ~ малый, незначительный;
little things мелочи ~ мелочный, ограниченный;
little things amuse little minds мелочи занимают (лишь) мелкие умы;
little Mary разг. желудок ~ a (less, lesser;
least) маленький;
небольшой;
little finger мизинец;
little toe мизинец (на ноге) ~ ways маленькие, смешные слабости way: ~ расстояние;
a little way, амер. разг. a little ways недалеко;
a long way, амер. разг. a long ways далеко to make ~ (of smth.) не принимать всерьез, не придавать значения not a ~ немало ~ немного, мало;
I like him little я его недолюбливаю;
a little немного;
rest a little отдохните немного

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > little
9 help

1. transitive verb
1)

help somebody [to do something] — jemandem helfen [, etwas zu tun]

help oneself — sich (Dat.) selbst helfen

can I help you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (in shop also) was möchten Sie bitte?

2) (serve)

help oneself — sich (Dat.) nehmen; sich bedienen

help oneself to something — sich (Dat.) etwas nehmen; (coll.): (steal) etwas mitgehen lassen (ugs.)

3) (avoid)

if I/you can help it — wenn es irgend zu vermeiden ist

not if I can help it — nicht wenn ich es verhindern kann

it can't be helped — es lässt sich nicht ändern

I can't help it — (remedy) ich kann nichts dafür (ugs.)

4) (refrain from)

I can't help thinking or can't help but think that... — ich kann mir nicht helfen, ich glaube,...

I can't help laughing — ich muss einfach lachen
2. noun
Hilfe, die

be of [some]/no/much help to somebody — jemandem eine gewisse/keine/eine große Hilfe sein

there's no help for it — daran lässt sich nichts ändern

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/34412/help_out">help out

* * *
[help] 1. verb
1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) helfen

2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) beitragen zu

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) lindern

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) etwas tun

5) ((with can(not), could( not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) verhindern
2. noun
1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) die Hilfe

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) die Hilfe

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) die (Aus-)Hilfe

4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) die Abhilfe

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- helper
- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out
* * *

help

[help]

I. n

1. no pl (assistance) Hilfe f; (financial) Unterstützung f

do you need any \help with those boxes? soll ich dir mit diesen Kisten helfen?

can I be of \help to you? kann ich Ihnen irgendwie helfen?

the victims were beyond \help den Opfern war nicht mehr zu helfen

this guy is beyond \help! dem Typ ist nicht mehr zu helfen!

there's no \help for it, I'll have to call the police ich werde wohl doch die Polizei rufen müssen

to cry [or go crying] for \help nach Hilfe schreien

to give [or provide] \help Hilfe leisten

to give \help to sb jdm helfen

to run [or go running] for \help Hilfe suchen

▪ to be of \help to sth für etw akk hilfreich sein

▪ to be of \help to sb für jdn eine Stütze [o Hilfe] sein

2. no pl (aid)

▪ to be a \help helfen

a great \help you are! ( iron) eine tolle Hilfe bist du! iron

to be a big \help with sth bei etw dat eine große Hilfe sein

3. (employee) Aushilfe f, Hilfskraft f

▪ the \help + sing/pl vb das Personal

home \help [Haushalts]hilfe f, Zugehfrau f bes SÜDD, ÖSTERR a. Bedienerin f

to have [AM hired] \help come in eine Haushaltshilfe haben

to be short of \help wenig Personal haben

4. no pl COMPUT Hilfe[-Funktion] f

II. interj

▪ \help! Hilfe!

III. vi

1. (assist) helfen ( with bei + dat)

is there any way that I can \help? kann ich irgendwie behilflich sein?

2. (alleviate) helfen; medicine also Abhilfe schaffen

IV. vt

1. (assist)

▪ to \help sb jdm helfen [o beistehen]

\help me! Hilfe!

God [or Heaven] \help us! der Himmel stehe uns bei!

her local knowledge \helped her ihre Ortskenntnisse haben ihr genützt SÜDD [o NORDD genutzt]

[how] can I \help you? was kann ich für Sie tun?; (in shop) kann ich Ihnen behilflich sein?

nothing can \help her now ihr ist nicht mehr zu helfen

I wonder if you could \help me vielleicht könnten Sie mir weiterhelfen

so \help me God so wahr mir Gott helfe

to \help sb down the stairs/into a taxi jdm die Treppe hinunterhelfen/in ein Taxi helfen

to \help sb through their depression/a difficult time jdm über eine Depression/eine schwierige Zeit hinweghelfen

▪ to \help sb/sth [to] do sth jdm/etw dabei helfen, etw zu tun

▪ to \help sb with sth jdm bei etw dat helfen

could you \help me with my coat? würden Sie mir in den Mantel helfen?

2. (improve)

▪ to \help sth etw verbessern; (alleviate) etw lindern

a little make-up would \help your appearance a lot mit ein bisschen Make-up würdest du viel besser aussehen

3. (contribute)

▪ to \help sth zu etw dat beitragen

the drought has \helped to make this a disastrous year for Somalia die Dürre war auch ein Grund dafür, dass dies ein katastrophales Jahr für Somalia wurde

4. (prevent)

I can't \help it [or myself] ich kann nicht anders

stop giggling! — I can't \help it! hör auf zu kichern! — ich kann nichts dagegen machen!

he can't \help his looks er kann nichts für sein Aussehen

I can't \help thinking that... ich denke einfach, dass...

she couldn't \help wondering whether... sie musste sich wirklich fragen, ob...

I couldn't \help staring at the strange man ich musste den seltsamen Mann einfach anstarren

not if I can \help it nicht wenn ich es irgendwie verhindern kann

▪ sth can't be \helped etw ist nicht zu ändern, etw ist halt so fam

5. (take)

▪ to \help oneself sich akk bedienen

please \help yourself bitte bedienen Sie sich

he \helped himself from the sweets tray er nahm sich etwas aus der Bonbonschale

▪ to \help oneself to sth sich dat etw nehmen; thief sich akk an etw dat bedienen

6. ( form: give)

▪ to \help sb to sth jdm etw reichen geh

shall I \help you to more wine? darf ich Ihnen noch etwas Wein nachschenken? geh

7.

▶ God \helps those who \help themselves ( prov) hilf dir selbst, dann hilft dir Gott prov

V. adj attr, inv COMPUT (display, menu, text) Hilfe-

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[help]
1. n no pl
Hilfe f; (= person with pl) Hilfe f
with his brother's help — mithilfe or mit (der) Hilfe seines Bruders

his help with the project —

with the help of a knife — mithilfe or mit Hilfe eines Messers

we need all the help we can get — wir brauchen jede nur mögliche Hilfe

help was at hand — Hilfe war zur Stelle

he is beyond help — ihm ist nicht mehr zu helfen

he is beyond medical help — ihm kann kein Arzt mehr helfen

to ask sb for help — jdn um Hilfe bitten

to give help — Hilfe leisten

to come to sb's help — jdm zu Hilfe kommen

to be of help to sb — jdm helfen; (person also) jdm behilflich sein; (thing also) jdm nützen

he isn't much help to me — er ist mir keine große Hilfe

you're a great help! (iro) — du bist mir eine schöne Hilfe!

we are short of help in the shop — wir haben nicht genügend (Hilfs)kräfte im Geschäft

there's no help for it — da ist nichts zu machen

2. vt

1) helfen (+dat)

to help sb (to) do sth — jdm (dabei) helfen, etw zu tun

to help sb with the cooking/his bags — jdm beim Kochen/mit seinen Taschen helfen

help! — Hilfe!, zu Hilfe!

so help me God! — so wahr mir Gott helfe!

can I help you? — kann ich (Ihnen) helfen or behilflich sein?

that won't help you — das wird Ihnen nichts nützen

this will help the pain/your headache — das wird gegen die Schmerzen/gegen Ihr Kopfweh helfen

it will help the wound to heal — das wird die Heilung (der Wunde) fördern

it will help the crops to grow — es wird das Wachstum des Getreides fördern

God helps those who help themselves (Prov) — hilf dir selbst, so hilft dir Gott

a man is helping the police with their inquiries (form euph) — ein Mann wird zurzeit von der Polizei vernommen

2)

(with particle) to help sb down — jdm hinunterhelfen

take some water to help the pill down — trinken Sie etwas Wasser, damit die Tablette besser rutscht

to help sb on/off with his/her etc coat —

he helped her out of the car — er half ihr aus dem Auto

to help sb over the street — jdm über die Straße helfen

to help sb through a difficult time (belief, hope, pills etc) — jdm in einer schwierigen Zeit durchhelfen; (person also) jdm in einer schwierigen Zeit beistehen

to help sb up (from floor, chair etc) — jdm aufhelfen or (up stairs etc) hinaufhelfen

I helped him in with his cases — ich half ihm mit seinem Gepäck

3)

she helped him to potatoes/meat — sie gab ihm Kartoffeln/Fleisch

to help oneself to sth — sich (dat) etw nehmen; ( inf

help yourself! —

I'll help the children first (inf) — ich gebe den Kindern zuerst

4)

(with can or cannot) he can't help it, he's only a baby — er kann nichts dafür, er ist doch noch ein Baby

I can't help being clever — (ich kann nichts dafür,) ich bin nun mal ein Genie or so schlau (inf)

he can't help the way he is — das ist nun mal (so) seine Art

don't say more than you can help — sagen Sie nicht mehr als unbedingt nötig

not if I can help it — nicht, wenn es nach mir geht

I couldn't help laughing — ich konnte mir nicht helfen, ich musste (einfach) lachen

I had to do it, I couldn't help it or myself — ich konnte mir nicht helfen, ich musste es einfach tun

I couldn't help thinking or but think... — ich konnte nicht umhin zu denken...

one cannot help wondering whether... — man muss sich wirklich fragen, ob...

it can't be helped — das lässt sich nicht ändern, das ist nun mal so

I can't help it if he's always late — ich kann nichts dafür, dass er immer zu spät kommt

3. vi
helfen
and your attitude didn't help either — und Ihre Einstellung war auch nicht gerade hilfreich

it helps (to) fight pollution — es trägt zur Bekämpfung der Umweltverschmutzung bei

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help [help]

A s

1. (Mit)Hilfe f, Beistand m, Unterstützung f:

help! Hilfe!;

by ( oder with) the help of mit Hilfe von (od gen);

he came to my help er kam mir zu Hilfe;

it (she) is a great help es (sie) ist eine große Hilfe;

not be (of) much help to sb jemandem keine große Hilfe sein;

can I be of any help to you? kann ich Ihnen (irgendwie) helfen oder behilflich sein?

2. Abhilfe f:

there’s no help for it da kann man nichts machen, es lässt sich nicht ändern

3. a) Angestellte(r) m/f(m), Arbeiter(in), besonders Hausangestellte(r), Landarbeiter(in)

b) koll (Dienst)Personal n

4. Hilfsmittel n

5. Portion f (Essen) ( → helping B 2)

B v/t

1. jemandem helfen oder beistehen, jemanden unterstützen:

help sb (to) do sth jemandem helfen, etwas zu tun;

help me think denk doch (mal) mit!;

we help you look for accommodation wir sind Ihnen bei der Suche nach Unterkunft behilflich;

help sb in ( oder with) sth jemandem bei etwas helfen;

help sb into their coat jemandem in den Mantel helfen;

can I help you?

a) werden Sie schon bedient?,

b) kann ich Ihnen helfen oder behilflich sein?;

help sb out of a difficulty jemandem aus einer Schwierigkeit (heraus)helfen;

so help me (I did, will, etc)! Ehrenwort!; → god 2, police A 2

2. fördern, einer Sache nachhelfen, beitragen zu:

help sb’s downfall;

help solve a problem zur Lösung eines Problems beitragen

3. lindern, helfen oder Abhilfe schaffen bei:

help a cold

4. help sb to sth

a) jemandem zu etwas verhelfen,

b) (besonders bei Tisch) jemandem etwas reichen oder geben;

help o.s. sich bedienen (a. pej), zugreifen;

help o.s. to

a) sich bedienen mit, sich etwas nehmen,

b) sich etwas aneignen oder nehmen (auch stehlen)

5. ( mit can) (dat) abhelfen, ändern, verhindern, -meiden:

I cannot help it

a) ich kann es nicht ändern,

b) ich kann nichts dafür;

it cannot be helped da kann man nichts machen, es ist nicht zu ändern;

if I can help it wenn ich es vermeiden kann;

don’t be late if you can help it komm möglichst nicht zu spät!;

how could I help it?

a) was konnte ich dagegen tun?,

b) was konnte ich dafür?;

she can’t help her freckles für ihre Sommersprossen kann sie nichts;

I could not help laughing ich musste einfach lachen;

I cannot help feeling ich werde das Gefühl nicht los, ich kann mich des Eindrucks nicht erwehren ( beide:

that dass);

one can’t help liking him man muss ihn einfach gernhaben;

I can’t help thinking that … ich werde den Gedanken nicht los, dass …;

I can’t help wondering where … ich frage mich ununterbrochen, wo …;

I cannot help myself

a) ich kann nicht anders,

b) ich kann es nicht lassen

C v/i

1. helfen, Hilfe leisten:

every little helps jede Kleinigkeit hilft;

nothing will help now jetzt hilft nichts mehr;

help in the defence (US defense) SPORT in der Verteidigung aushelfen

2. don’t be longer than you can help bleib nicht länger als nötig!

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1. transitive verb
1)

help somebody [to do something] — jemandem helfen [, etwas zu tun]

help oneself — sich (Dat.) selbst helfen

can I help you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (in shop also) was möchten Sie bitte?

2) (serve)

help oneself — sich (Dat.) nehmen; sich bedienen

help oneself to something — sich (Dat.) etwas nehmen; (coll.): (steal) etwas mitgehen lassen (ugs.)

3) (avoid)

if I/you can help it — wenn es irgend zu vermeiden ist

not if I can help it — nicht wenn ich es verhindern kann

it can't be helped — es lässt sich nicht ändern

I can't help it — (remedy) ich kann nichts dafür (ugs.)

4) (refrain from)

I can't help thinking or can't help but think that... — ich kann mir nicht helfen, ich glaube,...

I can't help laughing — ich muss einfach lachen
2. noun
Hilfe, die

be of [some]/no/much help to somebody — jemandem eine gewisse/keine/eine große Hilfe sein

there's no help for it — daran lässt sich nichts ändern

Phrasal Verbs:

- help out

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n.

Hilfe -n f.

Mithilfe -n f. v.

helfen v.

(§ p.,pp.: half, geholfen)

English-german dictionary > help
10 little

lit·tle [ʼlɪtl̩, Am -t̬-] adj

1) ( small) klein;

a \little old man ein kleiner alter Mann;

( for emphasis) richtige(r, s), kleine(r, s);

my sister is a \little monster meine Schwester ist ein richtiges kleines Monster;

the \little ones die Kleinen pl

2) ( young) klein;

\little boy/ girl kleiner Sohn/kleine Tochter;

the \little one ( fam) der/die Kleine;

the \littlest ones ( fam) die Kleinsten;

( younger)

\little brother/ sister kleiner Bruder/kleine Schwester

3) attr, inv ( short in distance) kurz;

a \little way ein kurzer Weg;

( short in duration) wenig, bisschen;

it still takes a \little while es dauert noch ein bisschen

4) attr, inv ( unimportant) klein;

every \little detail jede Kleinigkeit;

to make \little of sth wenig Aufhebens von etw dat machen;

to have a \little word with sb ein Wörtchen mit jdm reden ( fam)

a \little problem ( iron) ein kleines Problem

PHRASES:

a \little bird told me [sth] der Mann im Ohr hat mir [etw] [zu]geflüstert ( fam) adv

1) ( somewhat)

a \little ein wenig;

she reminds me a \little of my ex-girlfriend sie erinnert mich ein bisschen an meine Exfreundin

2) ( hardly) wenig;

\little did she know that... sie hatte ja keine Ahnung davon, dass...;

I agreed to go, \little though I wanted to ich habe zugesagt, obwohl ich eigentlich überhaupt keine Lust darauf hatte;

to be \little less than [or short of] sth sich akk kaum von etw dat unterscheiden;

her behaviour is \little short of indecent ihr Verhalten ist fast schon unanständig;

\little more than an hour ago vor kaum einer Stunde;

to \little expect sth etw nicht erwarten;

to \little imagine that... sich dat nicht vorstellen, dass...;

it matters \little [to sb] that/what... [jdm] macht es wenig aus, dass/was...;

to \little suppose/think [that]... nicht annehmen/denken, [dass]...;

to \little understand sth etw kaum verstehen pron

sing

1) ( small quantity)

a \little ein wenig;

would you like some mashed potatoes? - yes, a \little please möchtest du Kartoffelpüree? - ja, ein wenig, bitte;

help yourself to more wine - I will have a \little, thank you schenk dir noch Wein nach - ich nehme mir noch ein wenig, danke;

a \little of sth ein wenig von etw dat;

I could only hear a \little of what they were saying ich konnte ein wenig von dem hören, was sie sagten

2) ( not much) wenig;

he said \little about his personal life at the therapy session in der Therapie sagte er wenig über sein Privatleben;

as \little as possible möglichst wenig;

he's always trying to get away with doing as \little as possible at work er versucht immer, in der Arbeit mit möglichst geringem Aufwand durchzukommen;

so \little so wenig;

the rouble is worth so \little these days der Rubel ist heute so wenig wert;

to do \little [or nothing] wenig [bis nichts] tun;

there is \little sb can do jd kann wenig machen;

there is \little the doctor can do for him now - we just have to wait and see der Arzt kann jetzt wenig für ihn machen - wir müssen abwarten;

[very] \little of sth [sehr] wenig von etw dat;

unfortunately, \little of the artist's work has survived leider ist sehr wenig von dem Werk des Künstlers erhalten geblieben;

the [or what] \little... das wenige...;

they didn't have much but they always shared what \little they had sie hatten nicht viel, aber sie teilten immer das wenige, das sie hatten;

the \little sb does sth das bisschen, das jd macht;

the \little she smoked still seemed to affect her health negatively sie rauchte nur sehr wenig, aber auch das bisschen schien ihre Gesundheit anzugreifen

3) ( short distance)

a \little ein wenig;

let's walk a \little after dinner to digest lass uns nach dem Essen einen kurzen Verdauungsspaziergang machen

4) ( short time)

a \little ein wenig [Zeit];

after all the turmoil at home, she needed to get away for a \little to be by herself nach dem Chaos zu Hause brauchte sie ein wenig Abstand und Zeit für sich;

Ms Perez is on the phone right now - would you mind waiting a \little? Ms. Perez telefoniert gerade - möchten Sie ein wenig warten?;

it's a \little after six es ist kurz nach sechs

PHRASES:

precious \little herzlich wenig;

to make [very] \little of sth ( to not understand) [sehr] wenig mit etw dat anfangen können;

( to belittle) etw herunterspielen;

don't make \little of my problems - they may not seem important to you but they affect my life greatly spiele meine Probleme nicht herunter - vielleicht erscheinen sie dir nicht wichtig, aber sie beeinflussen mein Leben sehr stark;

they made \little of their royal connection sie spielten ihre Verbindungen zur königlichen Familie herunter

English-German students dictionary > little
11 شيء

شَيْء \ article: a particular thing: an article of clothing. element: a part of sth.; a quality that is noticed: There is an element of truth in what you say. object: sth. that can be seen or touched: The dead man had been struck with some sharp object, such as an axe. thing: an action: You did the wrong thing, any object I can’t lift heavy things, a matter; an affair He told me some strange things. \ أَشْياء متعاقِبَة أو متتالِيَة \ succession: a number of things that follow each other: a succession of accidents. \ أَشْياء مُسْتَنْقَذَة \ salvage: things that are salvaged; waste material (such as paper and iron) that can be collected, treated and reused. \ أَشْياء نفيسة جدًّا \ treasure: sth. very valuable and rare: art treasures. \ شَيْءٌ آخَر \ other: (in comparisons) a different one: Some smoke; others do not. He likes French cigarettes and won’t smoke any others. This side is dry; the other is wet. \ الشَّيْءُ الأَقَلّ \ least: one that is smallest: That is the least of my troubles! Helping him was the least we could do. \ شَيْءٌ تافه \ trifle: a small unimportant matter: Don’t quarrel over trifles. \ شَيْءٌ ثَمين \ asset: a valuable quality or possession: A fast runner is an asset to his team. \ See Also قيم (قَيِّم)، مكسب (مَكْسَب)‏ \ شَيْءٌ جَذّاب \ attraction: power of attracting; sth. that attracts. \ See Also جذب (جَذْب)‏ \ شَيْءٌ حَرِيّ بالنَّظَر \ sight: sth. that is seen, or is worth seeing: The spring flowers in the public gardens are a wonderful sight. We are going to Rome to see the sights. \ شَيْءٌ شبيه بِـ \ something like: rather like: A rat looks something like a mouse, but it’s bigger. \ See Also مثل (مِثْل)‏ \ شَيْءٌ عَجيب \ wonder: sth. that causes surprise or admiration: Read about the wonders of modern science. Clever men can work wonders (produce surprising results). \ شَيْءٌ عديم القيمة \ dud: sth. useless because it is badly or dishonestly made; sth. that doesn’t work: We bought a dud washing-machine. This coin is a dud. \ شَيْءٌ غَرِيب \ curiosity: a strange object. \ الشَّيْءُ القليل \ little: hardly anything; less than a reasonable amount: He did little to help her. \ شَيْءٌ مؤسِف \ shame: (with a) an unfortunate thing: It’s a shame that you can’t go with us to the park. \ See Also محزن (مُحْزِن)‏ \ شَيْءٌ مَا \ anything: pron. a thing of any kind: Will you have anything to eat?. something: some thing (but usu. anything in questions or negative sentences): Give him something to eat. \ شَيْءٌ مُخْجِل \ shame: a dishonourable thing: It’s a shame to play tricks on a blind man. \ See Also مخز (مُخْزٍ)‏ \ شَيْءٌ مُخَيِّب للأَمَل \ disappointment: (a cause for) being disappointed. \ شَيْءٌ معروض \ exhibit: sth. that is put on show. \ شَيْءٌ مِنْ \ any: pron. in questions; after if or whether: Have you any money? Have you any books on art? I wonder if / whether she has any milk / any bottles of beer?, after not and without: I haven’t got any money / books. He did it without any difficulty. some: (with nouns) an amount of: I need some money. Can you lend me some?. \ See Also أي (أيّ)‏ \ شَيْءٌ مُنْتَج \ production: producing; the quantity of things produced; an act of producing (a play or film): We must increase car production. They saw a new production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’. \ See Also إنتاج (إنْتَاج)‏ \ شَيْءٌ نادر الحصول \ freak: sth. that is rare and peculiar; a living creature of unnatural form: By some strange freak, a little snow fell in Egypt. This animal is a freak; it has two tails. \ شَيْءٌ هائِل الحَجْم \ monster: an unusually large (and often strangely shaped) person or thing; a nasty cruel person: They found the bones of some ancient monster. An aircraft with 500 seats is a real monster. \ شَيْءٌ يُشْتَرَى للاستثمار \ investment: sth. expensive that seems worth it: I bought this picture as an investment (I hope to sell it at a higher price later). \ شَيْءٌ يُشْعَل به (وَلْعَة)‏ \ light: the use of a match or lighter for a cigarette: Can you give me a light?. \ شَيْءٌ يُلهي \ distraction: sth. that takes one’s mind off one’s work. \ See Also يُشْغِل \ والشَّيءُ بالشّيءِ يُذكَر (عِلى فِكْرَة)‏ \ by the way: (used when adding a new idea to what one has said): By the way, did you know his wife was ill?.

Arabic-English dictionary > شيء
12 generalmente + pensarse que

= be/have generally held that

Ex. Historians have generally held that before the Civil War the popular press did little to help the women's rights movements.

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= be/have generally held that

Ex: Historians have generally held that before the Civil War the popular press did little to help the women's rights movements.

Spanish-English dictionary > generalmente + pensarse que
13 movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer

(n.) = women's rights movement

Ex. Historians have generally held that before the Civil War the popular press did little to help the women's rights movements.

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(n.) = women's rights movement

Ex: Historians have generally held that before the Civil War the popular press did little to help the women's rights movements.

Spanish-English dictionary > movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer
14 لا شيء

لا شَيء \ nil: (in some sports) nothing: We won the match three-nil (usu. written as 3-0). no: (with a comparative adj. or adv.) not at all: There is no more food, not any I have no money. none: not any; not one: None of the food was left. How much money have we got? None at all. not a stroke of work: no work at all: He has not done a stroke of work this week. nothing: no thing; not anything: He has nothing to eat. Our plans are made and nothing can change them now. There’s nothing wrong with her. nought, zero: the figure 0 in a number: ‘Point nought one’ is written. 01; ‘nought point one’ is written 0.1. zero: the figure 0 and the number it stands for: It was 5 below zero last night. \ لا شَيء أفضَلَ منه \ nothing like: nothing so good as: There’s nothing like a cup of tea to calm your nerves. \ لا شَيء... أكثر \ only too: (with an adj. or p.p.) very: I should be only too pleased to help you. \ لا شَيء تقريبًا \ little: hardly anything; less than a reasonable amount: He did little to help her. next to nothing: hardly anything: He eats next to nothing. \ لا شَيء يُعادِلُه في الجَودَة \ nothing like: nothing so good as: There’s nothing like a cup of tea to calm your nerves.

Arabic-English dictionary > لا شيء
15 next to nothing

لا شَيء تقريبًا \ little: hardly anything; less than a reasonable amount: He did little to help her. next to nothing: hardly anything: He eats next to nothing.

Arabic-English glossary > next to nothing
16 prensa amarilla

f.

gutter press, tabloids.

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prensa amarilla

sensationalist press

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gutter press, yellow press

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(n.) = tabloid, newspaper tabloid, tabloid newspaper

Ex. Financing preservation programs for old newspapers is needed for tabloids as well as the Times.

Ex. Whether conceived as a bookmark, newspaper tabloid, balloon, slick booklet, or some other format, the client-directed annual report conveys not only the information itself but also the intent to focus on the client's interest.

Ex. This is a simply written, richly illustrated weekly tabloid newspaper covering domestic and foreign affairs, sport, culture, everyday matters and television programmes.

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gutter press, yellow press

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la prensa amarilla

(n.) = tabloid press, the, popular press, the

Ex: The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.

Ex: Historians have generally held that before the Civil War the popular press did little to help the women's rights movements.

(n.) = tabloid, newspaper tabloid, tabloid newspaper

Ex: Financing preservation programs for old newspapers is needed for tabloids as well as the Times.

Ex: Whether conceived as a bookmark, newspaper tabloid, balloon, slick booklet, or some other format, the client-directed annual report conveys not only the information itself but also the intent to focus on the client's interest.

Ex: This is a simply written, richly illustrated weekly tabloid newspaper covering domestic and foreign affairs, sport, culture, everyday matters and television programmes.

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prensa amarilla

gutter press

Spanish-English dictionary > prensa amarilla
17 prensa amarilla, la

(n.) = tabloid press, the, popular press, the

Ex. The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.

Ex. Historians have generally held that before the Civil War the popular press did little to help the women's rights movements.

Spanish-English dictionary > prensa amarilla, la
18 to

1. tə,tu preposition
1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) a, hacia

2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) a, hasta

3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) hasta

4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) con, a

5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) a, para

6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) en

7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) a

8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) en; para

9) (tə used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) para

10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) (hacerlo)

2. tu: adverb
1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) hasta cerrar

2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) a

•

- to and fro

to prep

1. a

we are going to the coast nos vamos a la costa

we got to the airport at six llegamos al aeropuerto a las seis

she sent a postcard to her boyfriend envió una postal a su novio

give it to me dámelo a mí

he ran to school fue al colegio corriendo

2. a / hasta

she works from nine to five trabaja de nueve a cinco / trabaja desde las nueve hasta las cinco

3. menos

it's five to seven son las siete menos cinco

4. para

he rang to say hello llamó para saludarme

to

tr[tʊ, ʊnstressed tə]

preposition

1 (with place) a

■ we're going to a concert vamos a un concierto

■ did you go to the bank? ¿fuiste al banco?

■ he was taken to the police station lo llevaron a la comisaría

■ I have been to lots of countries he estado en muchos países

■ I saw her on the way to the airport la vi camino del aeropuerto

■ they travelled from town to town viajaron de ciudad en ciudad

■ A is to the north/south/east/west of B A está al norte/sur/este/oeste de B

■ it's twenty miles to York York está a veinte millas de aquí

2 (towards) hacia

■ the Labour party has moved to the right el partido laborista se ha desplazado hacia la derecha

■ it's further to the north está más hacia el norte

■ he sat with his back to her se sentó de espaldas a ella

3 (as far as, until) a, hasta

■ from beginning to end desde el principio hasta el final

■ she can count up to 10 sabe contar hasta 10

■ from Monday to Friday de lunes a viernes

■ we work from 9 to 5 trabajamos de 9 a 5

■ her hair reaches down to her waist el pelo le llega hasta la cintura

■ I like all music, from Abba to ZZTop me gusta toda la música, desde Abba hasta ZZTop

■ it's accurate to within one second tiene un margen de error de menos de un segundo

4 (of time) menos

■ it's ten to two son las dos menos diez

■ it's nearly twenty to son casi menos veinte

■ a quarter to eight las ocho menos cuarto

■ there are only two weeks to Christmas faltan sólo dos semanas para Navidad

5 (with indirect object) a

■ I showed the letter to my mother le enseñé la carta a mi madre

■ she lent the book to her friend le dejó el libro a su amiga

■ I gave it to him se lo di a él

6 (for) de

■ the key to the safe la llave de la caja fuerte

■ he's secretary to the board es secretario del consejo de administración

■ what's the answer to question 4? ¿cuál es la respuesta a la pregunta número 4?

■ heir to the throne heredero al trono

7 (attitude, behaviour) con, para con

■ you've been very kind to us has sido muy amable con nosotros

■ be nice to her pórtate bien con ella

■ he was so rude to me se mostró muy grosero conmigo

8 (in honour of) a

■ we drink to his health brindamos a su salud

■ a monument to Churchill un monumento a Churchill

9 (touching) a, contra

■ he put his ear to the wall puso la oreja contra la pared

■ she clutched her bag to her chest se estrechó el bolso contra el pecho

10 (accompanied by) acompañado,-a de

■ we danced to the music bailamos al compás de la música

■ he left to loud shouts of disapproval se marchó entre gritos de desaprobación

11 (causing something) para

■ to my surprise, it was empty para mi sorpresa, estaba vacío

12 (as seen by) por lo que respecta

■ to a foreigner, it must seem awful para un extranjero, debe parecer terrible

■ to some people he was a hero, to others a traitor para algunos era un héroe, para otros era un traidor

13 (indicating comparison) a

■ I prefer tea to coffee prefiero el té al café

■ that's nothing to what I heard eso no es nada comparado con lo que he oído

14 (ratio) a

■ they won by fourteen points to ten ganaron por catorce puntos a diez

■ we lost by three goals to two perdimos por tres a dos

■ the odds are 50 to 1 las posibilidades son 50 contra 1

15 (per, equivalent) a, en

■ there are 100 pence to the pound hay 100 peniques en una libra

■ how much does your car do to the gallon? ≈ ¿cuánto gasta tu coche a los cien kilómetros?

16 (according to) según

■ to my way of thinking a mi modo de entender

■ is it to your taste? ¿es de su agrado?

■ I did it to the best of my ability lo hice lo mejor posible

■ contrary to all appearances en contra de todos los indicios

17 (result) a

■ wait until the light turns to green espera hasta que la luz cambie a verde

■ she was reduced to tears se deshizo en lágrimas

■ the party's rapid rise to power la rápida subida al poder del partido

■ he smashed it to pieces lo hizo pedazos

18 (in order to) para, a fin de

■ I worked overtime to earn some extra money hice horas extras para ganar más dinero

19 (used as object of many verbs)

■ she wants you to go away quiere que te vayas

20 (substituting infinitive)

■ would you like to dance? --I'd love to ¿te gustaría bailar? --me encantaría

■ she didn't want to go, but she had to no quería ir, pero no le quedaba más remedio

adverb

1 (of door) ajustada

■ push the door to ajusta la puerta

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to and fro vaivén, ir y venir Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL Cuando se usa con la raíz del verbo para formar el infinitivo no se traduce/Table 1 ■ I want to help you quiero ayudarte

■ he tried to sell his car intentó vender su coche

to ['tu:] adv

1) : a un estado consciente

to come to: volver en sí

2)

to and fro : de aquí para allá, de un lado para otro

to prep

1) (indicating a place) : a

to go to the doctor: ir al médico

I'm going to John's: voy a la casa de John

2) toward: a, hacia

two miles to the south: dos millas hacia el sur

3) on: en, sobre

apply salve to the wound: póngale ungüento a la herida

4) up to: hasta, a

to a degree: hasta cierto grado

from head to toe: de pies a cabeza

5) (in expressions of time)

it's quarter to seven: son las siete menos cuarto

6) until: a, hasta

from May to December: de mayo a diciembre

7) (indicating belonging or possession) : de, a

the key to the lock: la llave del candado

8) (indicating response) : a

dancing to the rhythm: bailando al compás

9) (indicating comparison or proportion) : a

it's similar to mine: es parecido al mío

they won 4 to 2: ganaron 4 a 2

10) (indicating agreement or conformity) : a, de acuerdo con

made to order: hecho a la orden

to my knowledge: a mi saber

11) (indicating inclusion) : en cada, por

twenty to the box: veinte por caja

12) (used to form the infinitive)

to understand: entender

to go away: irse

I tuː, weak form tə
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating destination) a

we're going to Paris — vamos a París

I'll drive you to the station — te llevo a la estación

we went to John's — fuimos a casa de John, fuimos a lo de John (RPl), fuimos donde John (esp AmL)

you can wear it to a party/the wedding — puedes ponértelo para una fiesta/la boda

b) ( indicating direction) hacia

move a little to the right — córrete un poco hacia la derecha

he turned to me — se volvió hacia mí

it's pointing to the east — señala al Este

c) ( indicating position) a

to the left/right of something — a la izquierda/derecha de algo

a mile to the south of Milton — una milla al sur de Milton

2) (against, onto)

she clasped him to her — lo estrechó contra ella

they stuck the poster to the wall — pegaron el cartel en la pared

3)

a) ( as far as) hasta

she can count (up) to 100 now — ya sabe contar hasta 100

to a certain extent — hasta cierto punto

a year ago to the day — hace exactamente un año

b) ( until) hasta

I can't stay to the end — no puedo quedarme hasta el final

c) ( indicating range)

there will be 30 to 35 guests — habrá entre 30 y 35 invitados; see also from 4)

4)

a) ( showing indirect object)

who did you send/give it to? — ¿a quién se lo mandaste/diste?

give it to me — dámelo

what did you say to him/them? — ¿qué le/les dijiste?

I'll hand you over to Jane — te paso or (Esp tb) te pongo con Jane

I was singing/talking to myself — estaba cantando/hablando solo

to me, he will always be a hero — para mí, siempre será un héroe

he was very kind/rude to me — fue muy amable/grosero conmigo

b) (in toasts, dedications)

here's to Toby — brindemos por Toby

here's to a Happy New Year — Feliz Año Nuevo!

best wishes to you both — los mejores deseos para ambos

to Paul with love from Jane — para Paul, con cariño de Jane

5) (indicating proportion, relation)

how many ounces are there to the pound? — ¿cuántas onzas hay en una libra?

600 pesos to the US dollar — 600 pesos por dólar

it does 30 miles to the gallon — da or rinde 30 millas por galón, consume 6.75 litros a los or por cada cien kilómetros

Barcelona won by two goals to one — Barcelona ganó por dos (goles) a uno

there's a 10 to 1 chance of... — hay una probabilidad de uno en 10 de...

that's nothing to what followed — eso no es nada comparado or en comparación con lo que vino después

6) ( concerning)

what do you say to that? — ¿qué dices a eso?, ¿qué te parece (eso)?

that's all there is to it — eso es todo

there's nothing to it — es muy simple or sencillo

7)

a) ( in accordance with)

to all appearances — según parece

they are not to my taste — no son de mi gusto

b) ( producing)

to my horror/delight... — para mi horror/alegría...

c) ( indicating purpose)

to this end — con este fin

8) ( indicating belonging) de

the key to the front door — la llave de la puerta principal

the solution to the problem — la solución al or del problema

it has a nice ring/sound to it — suena bien

9) ( telling time) (BrE)

ten to three — las tres menos diez, diez para las tres (AmL exc RPl)

10) ( accompanied by)

we danced to the music — bailamos al compás de la música

they sang it to the tune of `Clementine' — lo cantaron con la melodía de `Clementine'

II tə
(in infinitives)

1)

a)

to sing/fear/leave — cantar/temer/partir

I want to dance — quiero bailar

I want them to dance — quiero que bailen

b) ( in order to) para

I do it to save money — lo hago para ahorrar dinero

c) ( indicating result)

he awoke to find her gone — cuando despertó, ella ya se había ido

I walked 5 miles only to be told they weren't home — caminé 5 millas para que me dijeran que no estaban en casa

d) ( without vb)

I'd love to! — me encantaría!

he doesn't want to — no quiere

2) (after adj or n)

it's easy/difficult to do — es fácil/difícil de hacer

you're too young to drink wine — eres demasiado joven para beber vino

she was the first to arrive — fue la primera en llegar

it's nothing to worry about — no hay por qué preocuparse

she has a lot to do — tiene mucho que hacer

III tuː
adverb ( shut)

I pulled the door to — cerré la puerta

[tʊ, tuː, tǝ]
1. PREPOSITION
When to is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg set to, heave to, look up the phrasal verb. When to is part of a set combination, eg nice to, to my mind, to all appearances, appeal to, look up the other word.
1) (destination) a
Note: a + el = al

it's 90 kilometres to Lima — de aquí a Lima hay 90 kilómetros, hay 90 kilómetros a Lima

a letter to his wife — una carta a su mujer

he fell to the floor — cayó al suelo

to go to Paris/Spain — ir a París/España

to go to Peru — ir al Perú

to go to school/university — ir al colegio/a la Universidad

to go to the doctor's — ir al médico

I liked the exhibition, I went to it twice — me gustó la exposición, fui a verla dos veces

we're going to John's/my parents' for Christmas — vamos a casa de John/mis padres por Navidad

• have you ever been to India? — ¿has estado alguna vez en la India?

• flights to Heathrow — vuelos a or con destino a Heathrow

• the road to Edinburgh — la carretera de Edimburgo
church 1., 2)
2) (=towards) hacia

he walked slowly to the door — caminó despacio hacia la puerta

he turned to me — se giró hacia mí

move it to the left/right — muévelo hacia la izquierda/derecha

3) (=as far as) hasta

from here to London — de aquí a or hasta Londres

I'll see you to the door — te acompaño hasta la puerta

4) (=up to) hasta

to count to ten — contar hasta diez

it's accurate to (within) a millimetre — es exacto hasta el milímetro

to some extent — hasta cierto punto, en cierta medida

we are expecting 40 to 50 people — esperamos entre 40 y 50 personas

• to this day I still don't know what he meant — aún hoy no sé lo que quiso decir

eight years ago to the day — hoy hace exactamente ocho años

• he didn't stay to the end — no se quedó hasta el final

• from Monday to Friday — de lunes a viernes

from morning to night — de la mañana a la noche, desde la mañana hasta la noche

• funds to the value of... — fondos por valor de...
decimal 1.
5) (=located at) a

the door is to the left (of the window) — la puerta está a la izquierda (de la ventana)

the airport is to the west of the city — el aeropuerto está al oeste de la ciudad

6) (=against) contra

he stood with his back to the wall — estaba con la espalda contra la pared

he clasped her to him — la estrechó contra sí

to turn a picture to the wall — volver un cuadro mirando a la pared

7) (when telling time)

it's a quarter to three — son las tres menos cuarto, es or (LAm) falta un cuarto para las tres

at eight minutes to ten — a las diez menos ocho

8) (introducing indirect object) a

to give sth to sb — dar algo a algn

I gave it to my friend — se lo di a mi amigo

the man I sold it to or frm to whom I sold it — el hombre a quien se lo vendí

it belongs to me — me pertenece (a mí), es mío

they were kind to me — fueron amables conmigo

it's new to me — es nuevo para mí

what is that to me? — ¿y a mí qué me importa eso?

"that's strange," I said to myself — -es raro -me dije para mis adentros

9) (in dedications, greetings)

greetings to all our friends! — ¡saludos a todos los amigos!

welcome to you all! — ¡bienvenidos todos!

"to P.R. Lilly" — (in book) "para P.R. Lilly"

here's to you! — ¡va por ti!, ¡por ti!

a monument to the fallen — un monumento a los caídos, un monumento en honor a los caídos

10) (in ratios, proportions) por

there were three men to a cell — había tres hombres por celda

it does 30 miles to the gallon — hace 30 millas por galón

eight apples to the kilo — ocho manzanas por kilo

there are about five pesos to the dollar — son unos cinco pesos por dólar

a scale of 1 centimetre to 1 kilometre — una escala de 1 centímetro por kilómetro

200 people to the square mile — 200 personas por milla cuadrada

the odds are 8 to 1 — las probabilidades son de 8 a 1

the odds against it happening are a million to one — las probabilidades de que eso ocurra son una entre un millón

by a majority of 12 to 10 — por una mayoría de 12 a 10

they won by four goals to two — ganaron por cuatro goles a dos

three to the fourth, three to the power of four — (Math) tres a la cuarta potencia

11) (in comparisons) a

superior to the others — superior a los demás

A is to B as C is to D — A es a B como C es a D

that's nothing to what is to come — eso no es nada en comparación con lo que está por venir

12) (=about, concerning)

what do you say to that? — ¿qué te parece (eso)?

what would you say to a beer? — ¿te parece que tomemos una cerveza?

"to repairing pipes:..." — (on bill) "reparación de las cañerías:..."

13) (=according to) según

to my way of thinking — a mi modo de ver, según mi modo de pensar

14) (=to the accompaniment of)

we danced to the music of the band — bailamos con la música de la orquesta

they came out to the strains of the national anthem — salieron a los compases del himno nacional

it is sung to the tune of "Tipperary" — se canta con la melodía de "Tipperary"

15) (=of, for) de

the key to the front door — la llave de la puerta principal

assistant to the manager — asistente del gerente

he was a good father to the children — fue un buen padre para sus hijos

it offers a solution to your problem — te ofrece una solución para el problema

we've found the solution to the problem — hemos encontrado solución al problema

the British ambassador to Moscow — el embajador británico en Moscú

he has been a good friend to us — ha sido un buen amigo para nosotros

16) (with gerund/noun)

• to look forward to doing sth — tener muchas ganas de hacer algo

I'm really looking forward to the holidays — estoy deseando que lleguen las vacaciones

• to prefer painting to drawing — preferir pintar a dibujar

• to be used to (doing) sth — estar acostumbrado a (hacer) algo

17) (in set expressions)

• to this end — a or con este fin

• to my enormous shame I did nothing — para gran vergüenza mía, no hice nada

• to my great surprise — con gran sorpresa por mi parte, para gran sorpresa mía

2. INFINITIVE PARTICLE

1) (infinitive)

to come — venir

to sing — cantar

to work — trabajar

2) (following another verb)

a)
A preposition may be required with the Spanish infinitive, depending on what precedes it: look up the verb.
• she refused to listen — se negó a escuchar

• to start to cry — empezar or ponerse a llorar

• to try to do sth — tratar de hacer algo, intentar hacer algo

• to want to do sth — querer hacer algo

b) (object as subject of following infinitive)

• I'd advise you to think this over — te aconsejaría que te pensaras bien esto

• he'd like me to give up work — le gustaría que dejase de trabajar

• we'd prefer him to go to university — preferiríamos que fuese a la universidad

• I want you to do it — quiero que lo hagas

c)

I have things to do — tengo cosas que hacer

he has a lot to lose — tiene mucho que perder

there was no one for me to ask, there wasn't anyone for me to ask — no había nadie a quien yo pudiese preguntar

he's not the sort or type to do that — no es de los que hacen eso

• that book is still to be written — ese libro está todavía por escribir

• now is the time to do it — ahora es el momento de hacerlo

• and who is he to criticize? — ¿y quién es él para criticar?

3) (purpose, result) para

he did it to help you — lo hizo para ayudarte

I have done nothing to deserve this — no he hecho nada para merecer esto

it disappeared, never to be seen again — desapareció para siempre

I arrived to find she had gone — cuando llegué me encontré con que se había ido

he came to see you — vino a verte

he's gone to get the paper — ha ido a por el periódico

4) (standing in for verb)
The particle to is not translated when it stands for the infinitive:
we didn't want to sell it but we had to — no queríamos venderlo pero tuvimos que hacerlo or no hubo más remedio

"would you like to come to dinner?" - "I'd love to!" — -¿te gustaría venir a cenar? -¡me encantaría!

you may not want to do it but you ought to for the sake of your education — tal vez no quieres hacerlo pero deberías en aras de tu educación

I don't want to — no quiero

I forgot to — se me olvidó

5) (after adjective)
For combinations like difficult/easy/foolish/ ready/ slow to etc, look up the adjective.
it is very expensive to live in London — resulta muy caro vivir en Londres

it's hard to describe the feeling — es difícil describir la sensación

these dogs are hard to control — estos perros son difíciles de controlar

the first/last to go — el primero/último en irse

he's young to be a grandfather — es joven para ser abuelo

See:

EASY, DIFFICULT, IMPOSSIBLE in easy

6) (in exclamations)

and then to be let down like that! — ¡y para que luego te decepcionen así!

and to think he didn't mean a word of it! — ¡y pensar que nada de lo que dijo era de verdad!

7)

to see him now one would never think that... — al verlo or viéndolo ahora nadie creería que...

3.

ADVERB

to pull the door to — tirar de la puerta para cerrarla, cerrar la puerta tirando

to push the door to — empujar la puerta para cerrarla, cerrar la puerta empujando

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I [tuː], weak form [tə]
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating destination) a

we're going to Paris — vamos a París

I'll drive you to the station — te llevo a la estación

we went to John's — fuimos a casa de John, fuimos a lo de John (RPl), fuimos donde John (esp AmL)

you can wear it to a party/the wedding — puedes ponértelo para una fiesta/la boda

b) ( indicating direction) hacia

move a little to the right — córrete un poco hacia la derecha

he turned to me — se volvió hacia mí

it's pointing to the east — señala al Este

c) ( indicating position) a

to the left/right of something — a la izquierda/derecha de algo

a mile to the south of Milton — una milla al sur de Milton

2) (against, onto)

she clasped him to her — lo estrechó contra ella

they stuck the poster to the wall — pegaron el cartel en la pared

3)

a) ( as far as) hasta

she can count (up) to 100 now — ya sabe contar hasta 100

to a certain extent — hasta cierto punto

a year ago to the day — hace exactamente un año

b) ( until) hasta

I can't stay to the end — no puedo quedarme hasta el final

c) ( indicating range)

there will be 30 to 35 guests — habrá entre 30 y 35 invitados; see also from 4)

4)

a) ( showing indirect object)

who did you send/give it to? — ¿a quién se lo mandaste/diste?

give it to me — dámelo

what did you say to him/them? — ¿qué le/les dijiste?

I'll hand you over to Jane — te paso or (Esp tb) te pongo con Jane

I was singing/talking to myself — estaba cantando/hablando solo

to me, he will always be a hero — para mí, siempre será un héroe

he was very kind/rude to me — fue muy amable/grosero conmigo

b) (in toasts, dedications)

here's to Toby — brindemos por Toby

here's to a Happy New Year — Feliz Año Nuevo!

best wishes to you both — los mejores deseos para ambos

to Paul with love from Jane — para Paul, con cariño de Jane

5) (indicating proportion, relation)

how many ounces are there to the pound? — ¿cuántas onzas hay en una libra?

600 pesos to the US dollar — 600 pesos por dólar

it does 30 miles to the gallon — da or rinde 30 millas por galón, consume 6.75 litros a los or por cada cien kilómetros

Barcelona won by two goals to one — Barcelona ganó por dos (goles) a uno

there's a 10 to 1 chance of... — hay una probabilidad de uno en 10 de...

that's nothing to what followed — eso no es nada comparado or en comparación con lo que vino después

6) ( concerning)

what do you say to that? — ¿qué dices a eso?, ¿qué te parece (eso)?

that's all there is to it — eso es todo

there's nothing to it — es muy simple or sencillo

7)

a) ( in accordance with)

to all appearances — según parece

they are not to my taste — no son de mi gusto

b) ( producing)

to my horror/delight... — para mi horror/alegría...

c) ( indicating purpose)

to this end — con este fin

8) ( indicating belonging) de

the key to the front door — la llave de la puerta principal

the solution to the problem — la solución al or del problema

it has a nice ring/sound to it — suena bien

9) ( telling time) (BrE)

ten to three — las tres menos diez, diez para las tres (AmL exc RPl)

10) ( accompanied by)

we danced to the music — bailamos al compás de la música

they sang it to the tune of `Clementine' — lo cantaron con la melodía de `Clementine'

II [tə]
(in infinitives)

1)

a)

to sing/fear/leave — cantar/temer/partir

I want to dance — quiero bailar

I want them to dance — quiero que bailen

b) ( in order to) para

I do it to save money — lo hago para ahorrar dinero

c) ( indicating result)

he awoke to find her gone — cuando despertó, ella ya se había ido

I walked 5 miles only to be told they weren't home — caminé 5 millas para que me dijeran que no estaban en casa

d) ( without vb)

I'd love to! — me encantaría!

he doesn't want to — no quiere

2) (after adj or n)

it's easy/difficult to do — es fácil/difícil de hacer

you're too young to drink wine — eres demasiado joven para beber vino

she was the first to arrive — fue la primera en llegar

it's nothing to worry about — no hay por qué preocuparse

she has a lot to do — tiene mucho que hacer

III [tuː]
adverb ( shut)

I pulled the door to — cerré la puerta

English-spanish dictionary > to
19 do.

abbr

See:

ditto

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do.
abbr.

(comm., ditto) idem; come sopra.
♦ (to) do /du:/
(pass. did, p. p. done; 3^a pers. indic. does, congiunt. USA o arc. e poet. do)

A v. t.

1 fare: to do a stupid [nice, etc.] thing, fare una cosa stupida [bella, ecc.]; He's done something terrible, ha fatto una cosa terribile; I don't know what I've done wrong, non so cosa io abbia fatto di sbagliato; What have you done?, cos'hai fatto?; to do one's duty [the right thing], fare il proprio dovere [la cosa giusta]; What are you doing?, che cosa stai facendo?; Can I do anything ( for you)?, posso fare qualcosa (per te)?; They did nothing to help me, non hanno fatto niente per aiutarmi; to do a sum, fare una somma; We did the journey in two days, abbiamo fatto il viaggio in due giorni; I've done three copies of the letter, ho fatto tre copie della lettera; Can you do a list?, puoi fare una lista?; He did a series of watercolours of the Thames, ha fatto una serie di acquerelli raffiguranti il Tamigi; She's doing a documentary about old people, sta facendo un documentario sugli anziani

2 fare, praticare ( un'attività): How long have you been doing yoga?, da quant'è che fai yoga?; What do you usually do?, che cosa fai di solito?; What do you do ( for a living)?, che lavoro fai?; I do pottery on Wednesdays, il mercoledì faccio un corso di ceramica; You need to do at least half an hour of exercise three times a week, devi fare almeno mezzora di esercizio tre volte la settimana; to do the ironing [washing, cooking, shopping, etc.], stirare, lavare i panni, cucinare, fare la spesa, ecc.; (fam.) to do lunch [a film, dinner, etc.], pranzare, guardare un film, cenare, ecc.

3 vendere, avere: Do you do bus tickets, too?, avete (o vendete) anche i biglietti per l'autobus?; They don't do food, non servono da mangiare (o non vendono alimentari); They do stationery as well as books, vendono anche articoli di cancelleria oltre che libri; We do a huge range of household items, abbiamo un'enorme gamma di articoli per la casa

4 fare, percorrere: We did 200 km on Saturday, abbiamo fatto 200 km sabato; They were doing 150 on the motorway, andavano ai 150 all'ora in autostrada

5 fare, studiare: I did French for three years, ho fatto tre anni di francese; What is she doing at university?, cosa fa all'università?; We haven't done the First World War yet, non abbiamo ancora fatto la prima guerra mondiale

6 (fam.) fare, passare ( un periodo): He's done four years in jail, ha fatto quattro anni di carcere; She's just done a year in the Paris office, ha appena passato un anno nella sede di Parigi; (fam.) to do time, scontare una pena

7 fare, preparare ( del cibo): Can you do the potatoes?, puoi fare le patate?; I'll do a salad while you lay the table, faccio un'insalata mentre apparecchi la tavola; I'm doing fish, I hope that's ok, faccio del pesce, spero che vada bene

8 (fam.) fare, pulire (o lavare, sistemare, ecc.): I've done the living room, now I'm going to do the hall, ho fatto il soggiorno, ora faccio l'ingresso; We did the garden at the weekend, abbiamo sistemato il giardino nel fine settimana; Someone comes to do the windows, viene qualcuno a lavare le finestre; to do the beds, fare i letti; to do the dishes, lavare i piatti; to do one's teeth, lavarsi i denti; to do one's hair [nails, makeup], farsi i capelli [le unghie, il trucco]; Who does your hair?, da che parrucchiere vai?

9 rifare, pitturare (o tappezzare, ecc.): We haven't done the bedrooms yet, non abbiamo ancora rifatto le camere da letto; They've done the kitchen bright yellow, hanno pitturato la cucina di un giallo acceso NOTA D'USO: - non so come fare-

10 (fam.) visitare: They did five cities in three days, hanno visitato cinque città in tre giorni; Have you done the Tower of London yet?, hai già visitato la torre di Londra?

11 (fam.) imbrogliare; fregare: You've been done, ti hanno fregato

12 (fam.) andare bene a: A sandwich will do me fine, un panino mi va benissimo; I haven't got a large pack, will this one do you?, non ho confezioni grandi, questa Le va bene?

13 (fam.) trattare, accogliere ( un ospite): They did us very well, ci hanno accolti benissimo

14 (fam.) conciare per le feste; sistemare; ( anche) uccidere; far fuori (fam.): I'll do you!, ti sistemo io!

15 fare, imitare ( un personaggio famoso, ecc.): He does the President brilliantly, è bravissimo a imitare il presidente; Can you do a Liverpool accent?, sai fare l'accento di Liverpool?

16 (fam.) mettere dentro, arrestare; ( anche) fare la multa a: He was done for drug dealing, lo hanno messo dentro per spaccio; They did her for speeding ( o She was done for speeding), le hanno fatto la multa per eccesso di velocità, si è beccata una multa per eccesso di velocità

17 ( slang) svaligiare; rapinare: They did three houses on the same street, hanno svaligiato tre case nella stessa via

B v. i.

1 fare; agire: You did well to refuse, hai fatto bene a rifiutare; I'll do as I like, faccio come mi pare; Do as you're told, fai quello che ti si dice

2 (fam.) fare, evolvere: What do you think the weather's going to do tomorrow?, cosa pensi che farà il tempo domani?; No one knows what the economy's going to do over the next six months, nessuno sa come evolverà l'economia nei prossimi sei mesi

3 – to be doing well [fine, ok, etc.], stare bene [benissimo, abbastanza bene] ( di salute): Mother and child are doing very well, la madre e il bambino stanno benissimo; He's not doing too well, non sta molto bene

4 ( di persona, attività) andare: You haven't done badly, non sei andato male; I didn't do well in my exams, non sono andato bene agli esami; How do you think England will do?, come pensi che andrà l'Inghilterra?; The business is doing very well, l'azienda va a gonfie vele; We're doing all right, ce la caviamo piuttosto bene; DIALOGO → - Petrol- How are we doing for petrol?, come siamo messi a carburante?

5 bastare: Will fifty dollars do?, basteranno cinquanta dollari?; DIALOGO → - Local shop 1- «Anything else?» DIALOGO → - Local shop 1- «No, that'll do, thanks», «Nient'altro?» «No, va bene così, grazie»; That will do!, adesso basta!

6 andare bene lo stesso; essere accettabile: This dress isn't exactly what I wanted, but I suppose it will do, questo vestito non è proprio quello che volevo, ma presumo che andrà bene lo stesso; The house is not ideal, but it will do for now, la casa non è ideale, ma per il momento bisognerà accontentarsi

7 (sempre neg.) andare bene, essere opportuno: It doesn't do to work too hard, lavorare troppo non va bene; I've told you before, this kind of behaviour just won't do, te l'ho già detto: questo modo di comportarsi proprio non va bene; It wouldn't do to ask him for money, non starebbe bene chiedergli dei soldi; DIALOGO → - Organizing a meeting- Sorry, I can't do Thursday afternoon, mi dispiace, giovedì pomeriggio non posso

C verbo ausiliare NOTA D'USO: - chi-

1 (nelle frasi interr., neg. e interr. neg.; è idiom.): Do you understand?, capisci?; I don't understand, non capisco; Does he know?, lo sa?; He does not ( o doesn't) know, non lo sa; Did you go?, ci sei andato?; They did not ( o didn't) ask me, non mi hanno invitato

2 fare (determinato dal verbo precedente, di cui evita la ripetizione): If you want to tell him, do it now, se vuoi dirglielo, fallo ora; (idiom.) «Who took my hat?» «I did», «chi ha preso il mio cappello?» «sono stato io»; «Did you see him?» «I did», «l'hai visto?» «sì»

3 (nell'imper. neg.; è idiom.): Do not ( o don't) worry!, non preoccuparti!; Don't let them interfere!, non lasciare che si intromettano!

4 (nelle «tag questions») (è) vero?, no?: You don't like him, do you?, ti è antipatico, è vero?; You told him, didn't you?, glielo hai detto, no?; He didn't pay the bill, did he?, non l'ha (mica) pagato il conto, vero?; She doesn't know, does she?, lei non lo sa, no?

5 (nella costruzione inversa; è idiom.): «I don't like it» «Neither do I», «Non mi piace» «Neanche a me»; «I didn't go» «Nor did I», «Non ci sono andato» «Nemmeno io»; «I like opera» «So do I», «Mi piace la lirica» «A me pure»; (form.) Little did he realize that…, quasi non si rendeva conto che…

6 ( uso enfat.; è idiom.): Do sit down!, si accomodi, La prego!; Do help yourself!, serviti pure!; But I did see her!, sì che l'ho vista!; DIALOGO → - Clothes 1- I'm here if you do need anything, per qualsiasi cosa, io sono qui; I do love you, ti amo davvero; ( formula nel rito del matrimonio) «till death us do part», «finché morte non ci separi»

● to do as (o for), (form.) to do duty as, fare da, servire da: The tents will do for shelter until the weather gets worse, le tende serviranno da riparo fino a che il tempo non peggiora □ to do sb. a bad turn, fare uno sgarbo (o una scortesia, un brutto tiro) a q. □ to do one's best (o utmost), fare del proprio meglio: I'll do my best to help him, farò del mio meglio per aiutarlo □ (fam. ingl.) to do one's bit, fare la propria parte (o il proprio dovere) □ to do the books (o the accounts), fare (o tenere) la contabilità □ to do business, fare affari: It's been a pleasure to do business with you, è stato un piacere fare affari con Lei □ to do well by sb., trattar bene q.: The company does well by its employees, l'azienda tratta bene i suoi dipendenti; to be [to feel] hard done by, essere [sentirsi] trattato male □ to do damage to st., danneggiare qc.: The storm did a lot of damage to buildings, il nubifragio ha danneggiato molto gli edifici □ (fam.) to do one's damnedest, darci sotto; mettercela tutta □ ( slang) to do drugs, drogarsi; farsi □ to do evil, fare del male; commettere azioni malvagie □ to do sb. a favour (o a kindness, a good turn), fare un favore (o un piacere) a q. □ to do (sb.) good, far bene (a q.): A rest will do you a lot of good, un po' di riposo ti farà molto bene □ to do (sb. o st.) harm, causare danni (a q. o qc.): The first rule for a doctor is to do no harm, la prima regola per un medico è non causare danni; The illness didn't do him any lasting harm, la malattia non gli ha causato danni permanenti □ to do sb. justice, rendere giustizia a q. (fig.): This photo doesn't do you justice, questa foto non ti rende giustizia □ (fam.) to do nice [generous, ecc.], comportarsi bene [con generosità, ecc.]: She doesn't do generous, non si comporta con generosità □ to do nicely, andare bene: If you can't be bothered with heavy reading, this book will do nicely, se non hai voglia di letture pesanti, questo libro andrà proprio bene □ to do nothing [a lot] for, non giovare [giovare molto] a; ( di abito, pettinatura, ecc.) non donare [donare molto] a: The scandal will do nothing for his reputation, lo scandalo non gioverà alla sua reputazione; This dress does nothing for her, questo vestito non le dona; Getting a job will do a lot for her confidence, trovare lavoro gioverà molto alla sua autostima □ to do the sights, visitare ( una città, ecc.) da turista □ (fam.) to do one's ( own) thing, fare quel che si vuole; fare il proprio comodo □ to do well for oneself, avere successo, fare fortuna: Grandfather did well for himself in America, il nonno ha fatto fortuna in America □ to do wonders for, fare miracoli per: A change of scene can do wonders for your mood, un cambiamento d'ambiente può fare miracoli per l'umore □ to do one's worst, fare quanto più male è possibile: Let him do his worst; I'm not afraid of him, faccia pure (il diavolo a quattro); non mi fa paura □ to do wrong, sbagliare: He did wrong, but he's paid for it, ha sbagliato, ma ha pagato per questo □ (fig.) do or die –: It's do or die, o la va o la spacca; a do-or-die attempt, un tentativo decisivo □ to have nothing to do with st. [sb.], non avere niente a che vedere con qc. [q.]: I'm sure Susan had nothing whatever to do with it, sono sicuro che Susan non ha proprio niente a che vedere con questo □ (fam.) nothing doing, niente da fare: We tried to change the tickets, but it was nothing doing, abbiamo provato a cambiare i biglietti, ma non c'è stato niente da fare □ (fam.) What's doing?, che si fa di bello?: What's doing tonight?, che si fa di bello stasera? □ (fam.) do what?, cosa?: «Fancy a drink?» «Do what?» «I said, do you want a drink?», «qualcosa da bere?» «cosa?» «ho detto, vuoi bere qualcosa?» □ That does it!, ecco fatto!; ( anche) adesso basta! □ That's done it!, bel guaio! □ That should do it!, ecco fatto! □ DIALOGO → - Greetings and other useful phrases- How do you do?, piacere! ( nelle presentazioni formali); ( anche) come sta? ( quando si conosce già la persona, ma non c'è intimità: cfr. How are you?) □ (fam.) DIALOGO → - Hearing from an old friend- «How are you doing?» DIALOGO → - Greetings and other useful phrases- «Not bad, and you?», «Come va?» «Non male, e tu?» □ It isn't done, non sta bene: It isn't done to talk with your mouth full, non sta bene parlare a bocca piena □ Now you've done it!, l'hai fatta bella (o grossa)! □ You [He, They, etc.] would do well to do st., faresti [farebbe, farebbero, ecc.] bene a fare qc.: They would do well to remember who pays their salaries, farebbero bene a ricordarsi chi gli paga lo stipendio □ What will you do for food [money]?, come farete per il mangiare [i soldi]? □ (fam.) What are you doing out at this time of night?, che ci fai fuori a quest'ora di notte? □ (fam.) What's my jacket doing on the floor?, che ci fa la mia giacca per terra?

English-Italian dictionary > do.
20 asustado

adj.

scared, fearful, afraid, frightened.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: asustar.

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asustado

► adjetivo

1 frightened, scared

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(f. - asustada)

adj.

1) frightened, scared, afraid

2) scared

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ADJ (=con miedo) frightened; (=espantado) startled

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- da adjetivo ( atemorizado) frightened; ( preocupado) worried

los niños estaban muy asustados — the children were very frightened

tiene algo del pulmón y está asustado — he has something wrong with his lung and he's really worried

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= alarmed, frightened, afraid, spooked.

Ex. Melanie Stanton looked both shocked and alarmed.

Ex. Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.

Ex. The mother, a little afraid and expecting the worst, was unsettled, despite all her efforts to be open-minded, by her preconceptions not only about the drug but about the rights and wrongs of the position she had put herself into.

Ex. The U.S. government's bailout plan did little to improve conditions in the commercial paper market where spooked investors continue to favor short-term debt.

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* vivir asustado = live in + fear.

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- da adjetivo ( atemorizado) frightened; ( preocupado) worried

los niños estaban muy asustados — the children were very frightened

tiene algo del pulmón y está asustado — he has something wrong with his lung and he's really worried

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= alarmed, frightened, afraid, spooked.

Ex: Melanie Stanton looked both shocked and alarmed.

Ex: Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.

Ex: The mother, a little afraid and expecting the worst, was unsettled, despite all her efforts to be open-minded, by her preconceptions not only about the drug but about the rights and wrongs of the position she had put herself into.

Ex: The U.S. government's bailout plan did little to improve conditions in the commercial paper market where spooked investors continue to favor short-term debt.

* vivir asustado = live in + fear.

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asustado -da

adjective

los niños volvieron llorando y muy asustados the children came back crying and very frightened

le han dicho que tiene algo del pulmón y está asustado he's been told he has something wrong with his lung and he's really worried o scared

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Del verbo asustar: ( conjugate asustar)

asustado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
asustado
asustar
asustado
◊ -da adjetivo ( atemorizado) frightened;

( preocupado) worried
asustar ( conjugate asustar) verbo transitivo
to frighten;
◊ me asustó cuando se puso tan serio he gave me a fright when he went all serious

asustarse verbo pronominal
to get frightened;
me asusté cuando vi que no estaba allí I got a fright o I got worried when I saw he wasn't there;
no se asuste, no es nada grave there's no need to worry, it's nothing serious
asustar verbo transitivo to frighten, scare

' asustado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espantado
English:
alarmed
- frightened
- scare
- scared

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asustado, -a adj
[con miedo] frightened, scared; [preocupado] worried
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asustado, -da adj

: frightened, afraid

Spanish-English dictionary > asustado

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