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he lacked for nothing

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1 Es mangelte ihm an nichts.

He lacked for nothing.

Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > Es mangelte ihm an nichts.
2 lack

1. noun
Mangel, der (of an + Dat.)

lack of self-consciousness — Unbefangenheit, die

lack of work — Arbeitsmangel, der

there is no lack of it [for them] — es fehlt [ihnen] nicht daran

for lack of something — aus Mangel an etwas (Dat.)

for lack of time — aus Zeitmangel
2. transitive verb
somebody/something lacks something — jemandem/einer Sache fehlt es an etwas (Dat.)

somebody lacks the ability to do something — jemandem fehlt die Fähigkeit, etwas zu tun

what he lacks is... — woran es ihm fehlt, ist...

lack content — inhaltsarm sein
3. intransitive verb
I lack for nothing — mir fehlt es an nichts

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[læk] 1. verb
(to have too little or none of: He lacked the courage to join the army.) fehlen
2. noun
(the state of not having any or enough: our lack of money.) der Mangel

- academic.ru/115310/be_lacking">be lacking

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lack

[læk]

I. n no pl Mangel m (of an + dat)

if he fails it won't be through \lack of effort wenn er scheitert, dann nicht, weil er sich nicht bemüht hätte

\lack of confidence/judgement mangelndes Selbstvertrauen/Urteilsvermögen

\lack of funds fehlende Geldmittel

\lack of money/supplies Geld-/Vorratsmangel m

\lack of sleep/time Schlaf-/Zeitmangel m

II. vt

▪ to \lack sth etw nicht haben

what we \lack in this house is... was uns in diesem Haus fehlt, ist...

to \lack the energy to do sth nicht die Energie haben, etw zu tun

I \lack the energy that's required for this job mir fehlt die notwendige Kraft für diesen Job

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[lk]
1. n
Mangel m
for or through lack of sth — aus Mangel an etw (dat)

they failed for or through lack of support — sie scheiterten, weil es ihnen an Unterstützung fehlte or mangelte

though it wasn't for lack of trying — nicht, dass er sich/ich mich etc nicht bemüht hätte

there was a complete lack of interest — es bestand überhaupt kein Interesse

such was their lack of confidence that... — sie hatten so wenig Selbstbewusstsein, dass...

lack of water/time — Wasser-/Zeitmangel m

there is no lack of money in that family — in dieser Familie fehlt es nicht an Geld

there was no lack of applicants — es bestand kein Mangel an Bewerbern, es fehlte nicht an Bewerbern

2. vt

they lack the necessary equipment/talent — es fehlt ihnen an der notwendigen Ausrüstung/am richtigen Talent

we lack time — uns fehlt die nötige Zeit

3. vi

1)

to be lacking — fehlen

is sadly lacking — mit seinem Sinn für Humor ist es nicht weit her

innovation has been sadly lacking throughout the project — es fehlte leider während des ganzen Projektes an Innovationen

2)

he is lacking in confidence — ihm fehlt es an Selbstvertrauen

he is completely lacking in any sort of decency — er besitzt überhaupt keinen Anstand

or humor (US) — ich vermisse an ihr den Humor

I find him lacking in intelligence — ich finde, er ist nicht besonders intelligent

3)

he lacked for nothing — es fehlte ihm an nichts

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lack [læk]

A s Mangel m (of an dat):

for lack of mangels (gen);

there was no lack of es fehlte nicht an (dat);

water is the chief lack hauptsächlich fehlt es an Wasser;

lack of discipline Disziplinlosigkeit f;

lack of experience fehlende oder mangelnde Routine;

lack of interest Desinteresse n, Interesselosigkeit f;

lack of leadership mangelnde Führungsqualitäten pl;

lack of motivation Motivationslosigkeit f;

lack of sleep fehlender Schlaf, Schlafmangel;

lack of self-confidence mangelndes Selbstvertrauen;

for ( oder through) lack of time aus Zeitmangel;

lack of understanding mangelndes Verständnis; → appetite 2, concentration 1 c, consideration 3 evidence A 2

B v/t

1. nicht haben, Mangel haben oder leiden an (dat):

we lack coal es fehlt uns an Kohle;

I lack words with which to express it mir fehlen die Worte, um es auszudrücken;

the film lacks suspense dem Film fehlt es an Spannung

2. es fehlen lassen an (dat)

C v/i

1. a) (nur im ppr) fehlen:

wine was not lacking an Wein fehlte es nicht

b) lack in Mangel haben oder leiden an (dat):

he is lacking in courage ihm fehlt der Mut, er hat keinen Mut;

what he lacked in experience he made up in fighting spirit SPORT seine fehlende Routine machte er durch Kampfgeist wett

2. lack for nothing von allem genug haben:

he lacks for nothing auch es fehlt ihm an nichts

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1. noun
Mangel, der (of an + Dat.)

lack of self-consciousness — Unbefangenheit, die

lack of work — Arbeitsmangel, der

there is no lack of it [for them] — es fehlt [ihnen] nicht daran

for lack of something — aus Mangel an etwas (Dat.)

for lack of time — aus Zeitmangel
2. transitive verb
somebody/something lacks something — jemandem/einer Sache fehlt es an etwas (Dat.)

somebody lacks the ability to do something — jemandem fehlt die Fähigkeit, etwas zu tun

what he lacks is... — woran es ihm fehlt, ist...

lack content — inhaltsarm sein
3. intransitive verb
I lack for nothing — mir fehlt es an nichts

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(of) n.

Fehlen (von) n.

Mangel -¨ (an) m. v.

ermangeln v.

fehlen v.

English-german dictionary > lack
3 lack

1. I
abs

usually in the Continuous money is lacking не хватает /недостает/ денег; the necessary materials are lacking нет необходимых материалов; nothing is lacking все есть, всего достаточно
2. III
lack smth. lack money (capital, intelligence, learning, energy, etc.) испытывать недостаток в деньгах и т.д., lack beauty (brightness, ability, persistence, practice, etc.) не хватать красоты и т. д., he lacks confidence ему не хватает уверенности /апломба/; the curtains lack colour шторы очень блеклой расцветки; lack the necessities of life быть лишенным предметов первой необходимости; she lacks eloquence она лишена дара красноречия; I lack words with which to express my thanks у меня нет слов, чтобы выразить свою благодарность; he lacks experience ему недостает опыта; desert lacks water в пустыне нет воды; we lack nothing мы ни в чем не нуждаемся
3. IV
lack smth. to some extent what is still lacking?, what else is lacking? чего еще не хватает; he completely lacks conscience он начисто лишен совести, у него совсем нет совести
4. VII
lack smth. to do smth. he lacked time to finish the job (the will-power to give up smoking, courage to ask the question, etc.) ему не хватало времени, чтобы закончить работу и т. д.
5. XIII
be lacking to do smth. usually in the Continuous three votes are lacking to make a majority для большинства /чтобы было большинство,/ не хватает трех голосов
6. XVI
lack in smth. usually in the Continuous they are lacking in courage (in common sense, in self-confidence, in self-control, in sagacity, etc.) им не хватает мужества и т. д.; your remarks are lacking in clearness в ваших замечаниях не хватает ясности; there is something lacking in his character в его характере чего-то недостает; lack for smth. money was lacking for the plan для осуществления плана не хватало денег; they lacked for nothing они ни в чем не нуждались

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > lack
4 lack

læk 1. verb
(to have too little or none of: He lacked the courage to join the army.) mangle, savne
2. noun
(the state of not having any or enough: our lack of money.) mangel

- be lacking

mangel
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mangle

I
subst. \/læk\/

1) mangel, brist

2) savn

for\/through lack of av mangel på

in lack of i mangel av

lack of mangel på

• lack of attention

• there was no lack of food
II
verb \/læk\/

mangle, savne

• she lacks courage

• nothing is lacking

det mangler ingenting

lack for savne, mangle

• they lacked for nothing

de manglet ingenting

lack from mangle i

• manners are lacking from the tabloid press

lack in something mangle noe

• they are lacking in courtesy

de eier ikke høflighet

English-Norwegian dictionary > lack
5 mancare

1. v/i be missing

( venire meno) fail

( morire) pass away

a qualcuno manca qualcosa someone lacks something

mi mancano le forze I don't have the strength

mi manca la casa I miss home

mi mancano 5000 lire I'm 5000 lire short

manca la benzina nella macchina the car needs filling up

mancano tre mesi a Natale it's three months to Christmas

sentirsi mancare feel faint

non mancherò I'll do that, I'll be sure to do it

c'è mancato poco che cadesse he almost fell

ci mancherebbe altro! no way!, you must be joking!

mancare di qualcosa ( non avere) lack something, be lacking in something

mancare di fare qualcosa fail or omit to do something

mancare di parola break one's promise

2. v/t miss

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mancare v. intr.

1 (non avere a sufficienza) to be lacking (in sthg.), to lack (s.o., sthg.); to be wanting (in sthg.), to want (s.o., sthg.): mi manca il tempo per fare tutto quello che vorrei, I'm short of time to do all the things I'd like to; gli manca il denaro per farlo, he lacks the money to do it (o he hasn't got enough money to do it); gli manca il buon senso, manca di buon senso, he lacks (o is lacking in) common sense; manca di coraggio, he is lacking in courage; questa minestra manca di sale, the soup needs salt; la sua casa manca di tutto, his house lacks everything (o fam. his house is short of everything) // è la voglia di lavorare che gli manca, it's the will to work that he lacks // non faceva mancare nulla alla sua famiglia, he made sure that his family lacked for nothing

2 (distare, intercorrere da un termine stabilito) to be: mancano tre giorni alla partenza, there are three days to departure; mancano ancora 20 minuti a mezzogiorno, there are still twenty minutes to go before twelve o'clock; manca 1 km al traguardo, there's one kilometre to go; manca poco a finire, it's nearly finished; quanto manca alla fine dello spettacolo?, how long is it until the end of the show?; non credo che manchi molto, I don't think it will be long

3 (non esserci) not to be; (non essere reperibile) to be missing; (essere assente) to be absent: mancano delle carte che erano sulla mia scrivania, some papers that were on my desk are missing; si accorse che mancavano i suoi gioielli, she noticed her jewels were missing; manca la firma in questo assegno, there is no signature on this cheque; mancano le prove, there is no proof; da quanto tempo mancate da Milano?, how long have you been away from Milan?; manco da casa da cinque giorni, I've been away from home for five days; quanti alunni mancano?, how many pupils are absent?; manca un giocatore alla squadra, the team is one short

4 (richiedere come completamento) to be needed: mancano cinquanta sterline per completare la somma, fifty pounds are needed to make up the sum; è tutto finito, mancano solo gli ultimi ritocchi, it's all done, it just needs a few finishing touches

5 venire a mancare, (rimanere senza) to run* out; (andar via) to go* out: in pieno deserto mancò, venne a mancare la benzina, in the middle of the desert the petrol ran out (o we ran out of petrol); poi è mancata la luce, then the light went out; dalle 3 alle 5 mancherà il gas, la luce, gas, electricity will be cut off from 3 to 5

6 (venir meno) to fail (s.o., in sthg., to do); (svenire) to faint: mi mancarono le forze, my strength failed me; sentirsi mancare le forze, to feel one's strength failing; mancare al proprio dovere, to fail in one's duty; sentirsi mancare, to faint; la voce le mancò per lo spavento, she was speechless with fright // mancare a una promessa, alla parola data, to break a promise, one's word; sentirsi mancare il terreno sotto i piedi, (fig.) to feel lost: mi sento mancare il terreno sotto i piedi senza il tuo aiuto, I feel lost without your help

7 (morire) to die, to pass away: è mancato, è venuto a mancare due anni fa, he passed away (o died) two years ago

8 (tralasciare) to forget*, to fail: ''Non mancare di scrivermi'' ''Non mancherò!'', ''Don't forget to write to me'' ''I won't!''; non manchi di portargli i miei saluti, don't forget to give him my regards

9 (sbagliare) to make* a mistake; to err; (agire scorrettamente) to wrong (s.o.): mancare verso qlcu., to treat s.o. rather badly; mancare verso il prossimo, to wrong one's fellow-men

10 (essere rimpianto, desiderato) to miss (costr. pers.): quando sono all'estero mi manca il caffè italiano, when I'm abroad I miss Italian coffee; ci sei mancato molto, we really missed you

◆ v.tr. to miss: mancare il bersaglio, to miss the mark (o the target); mancare la palla, to miss the ball; mancare un'occasione, to miss an opportunity.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: mancare di rispetto a qlcu., to show little respect for s.o. // gli manca un venerdì, una rotella, (scherz.) he's got a screw missing (o loose) // ci mancava anche questo!, that's all we needed!; ci mancherebbe altro!, that would be the limit! (o that would be the last straw!); ci mancava anche la pioggia!, now it's raining... that's all we need! // poco mancò che..., he, she ecc. nearly...: poco mancò che cadesse, he nearly fell.

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[man'kare]
1. vi (aus essere; nei sensi (d), (e) ed (f) avere)

1) (far difetto) to be lacking

mancano i fondi per la ricerca — there aren't the funds to do research

manca sempre il tempo — there's never enough time

mi mancano le parole per esprimerti la mia gratitudine — I can't find words to express my gratitude to you

ci manca il pane — we've run out of bread, we don't have o haven't got any bread

fammi sapere se ti manca qualcosa — let me know if you need anything

i suoi non gli fanno mancar niente — his family doesn't let him want for anything

gli sono venuti a mancare i soldi — his money ran out, he ran out of money

quanto manca all'arrivo del treno? — how long before the train arrives?

manca un quarto alle 6 — it's a quarter to Brit o of Am 6

mancano cinque minuti alla fine del film — there's five minutes to go to the end of the film

2) (non esserci) to be missing, not to be there, (persona: essere assente) to be absent

mancano ancora 10 sterline — we're still £10 short

quanti pezzi mancano? — how many pieces are missing?

mancavi solo tu — you were the only one missing, you were the only one who wasn't there

mi manchi — I miss you

mancano prove — there's not enough evidence

mancare da casa — to be away from home

mancare all'appello — (persona) to be absent from roll call, (cose) to be missing

3) (venir meno: coraggio, forze) to fail, (morire) to die

gli è mancato il coraggio — his courage failed him

gli sono mancate le parole — words failed him

sentirsi mancare — to feel faint

gli sono venuti a mancare i genitori — he lost his parents

è mancata la luce — the electricity went off

4) (essere in errore) to be wrong, make a mistake

mi dispiace se ho mancato — I'm sorry if I was wrong

5)

mancare di — (coraggio, giudizio) to lack, be lacking in, (risorse, soldi) to be short of, lack

mancare di rispetto a qn — to be lacking in respect towards sb, be disrespectful towards sb

mancare di parola — not to keep one's word, go back on one's word

non mancherò di salutarlo da parte tua — of course I'll give him your regards

non mancherò — I won't forget, I'll make sure I do

6)

mancare a — (doveri) to neglect, (promessa) to fail to keep, (appuntamento) to miss

mancare alla parola data — to break one's promise

7)

(fraseologia) ci mancherebbe altro! — of course I (o you ecc) will!

ci mancava solo questa!; ci mancava anche questo! — that's all we need!

c'è mancato poco — it was a near thing

c'è mancato poco o poco è mancato che si facesse male — he very nearly hurt himself

gli manca una rotella fig — he's got a screw loose

a questo cane manca solo la parola — that dog is almost human

2. vt

(bersaglio) to miss

ha mancato la presa ed è caduto — he lost his grip and fell

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[man'kare] 1.
verbo transitivo to miss [bersaglio, palla]

mancare il colpo — to misfire
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

1) (non bastare, essere assente) to be* missing

gli indizi non mancano — there's no lack o there are plenty of clues

i viveri vennero a mancare — supplies were running out

gli manca il coraggio — he lacks courage

giunto il momento, gli mancò il coraggio — when the time came, his courage failed him

la pazienza non le manca — she is not lacking in patience

mi è mancato il tempo — I didn't have enough time

non ci manca nulla qui — we don't want o lack for anything here

gli manca un dito, un occhio — he's got a finger missing, he's only got one eye

la minestra manca di sale — there isn't enough salt in the soup

2) (in espressioni di tempo o di spazio)

manca un quarto alle due — it's a quarter to BE o of AE two

mancano solo dieci minuti alla fine — there are ten minutes to go before the end

ormai manca poco — (a una meta) we've almost arrived; (a una data) the day o time is nearly here

mancano 2 km — there are 2 km to go

3) (venire meno, svanire)

gli mancarono le forze — his strength failed him

mi mancano le parole — words fail me

4) (non essere più erogato)

è mancata la luce — there's been a blackout

5) (essere lontano o assente)

manca da casa da 2 mesi — he has been away from home for 2 months

6) (fare sentire la mancanza)

mi manchi — I miss you

7) eufem. (morire) to pass away, to die

8) (aus. avere) (tralasciare) to omit, to fail

non mancherò di farglielo sapere — I'll be sure to let you know

"ringrazialo da parte mia" - "non mancherò" — "thank him for me" - "I won't forget, I most certainly shall"

9) (aus. avere) (venire meno a)

mancare al proprio dovere — to fail in one's duty

mancare alle proprie promesse — to fail to keep one's promises

10) mancarci (per esprimere disappunto)

ci mancherebbe solo che si mettesse a piovere — all (that) we need now is for it to start raining

ci mancava anche questa! — that's all we needed! that's done it!

11) mancarci poco

c'è mancato poco che cadesse dalla scala — he just missed falling from the ladder

c'è mancato poco che morisse — he almost o (very) nearly died

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mancare

/man'kare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

to miss [bersaglio, palla]; mancare il colpo to misfire

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere)

1 (non bastare, essere assente) to be* missing; gli indizi non mancano there's no lack o there are plenty of clues; i viveri vennero a mancare supplies were running out; gli manca il coraggio he lacks courage; giunto il momento, gli mancò il coraggio when the time came, his courage failed him; la pazienza non le manca she is not lacking in patience; mi è mancato il tempo I didn't have enough time; non ci manca nulla qui we don't want o lack for anything here; gli manca un dito, un occhio he's got a finger missing, he's only got one eye; la minestra manca di sale there isn't enough salt in the soup

2 (in espressioni di tempo o di spazio) manca un quarto alle due it's a quarter to BE o of AE two; mancano solo dieci minuti alla fine there are ten minutes to go before the end; ormai manca poco (a una meta) we've almost arrived; (a una data) the day o time is nearly here; mancano 2 km there are 2 km to go

3 (venire meno, svanire) gli mancarono le forze his strength failed him; mi mancano le parole words fail me

4 (non essere più erogato) è mancata la luce there's been a blackout

5 (essere lontano o assente) manca da casa da 2 mesi he has been away from home for 2 months

6 (fare sentire la mancanza) mi manchi I miss you

7 eufem. (morire) to pass away, to die

8 (aus. avere) (tralasciare) to omit, to fail; non mancherò di farglielo sapere I'll be sure to let you know; "ringrazialo da parte mia" - "non mancherò" "thank him for me" - "I won't forget, I most certainly shall"

9 (aus. avere) (venire meno a) mancare al proprio dovere to fail in one's duty; mancare alle proprie promesse to fail to keep one's promises

10 mancarci (per esprimere disappunto) ci mancherebbe solo che si mettesse a piovere all (that) we need now is for it to start raining; ci mancava anche questa! that's all we needed! that's done it!

11 mancarci poco c'è mancato poco che cadesse dalla scala he just missed falling from the ladder; c'è mancato poco che morisse he almost o (very) nearly died.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > mancare
6 nedostajati

vi impf be insufficient, not suffice, be in short supply, be/fall short of, be in want of, be lacking/wanting/deficient in, be/ /go without, miss; - faliti I ništa im nije -alo they lacked (for) nothing; još im -e do većine they are still short of majorit

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• want

• lack

• fail

• miss

Hrvatski-Engleski rječnik > nedostajati
7 manquer

manquer [mɑ̃ke]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ but, occasion, personne, train] to miss

• la gare est sur la place, tu ne peux pas la manquer the station's right on the square, you can't miss it

• manquer une marche to miss a step

• il l'a manqué de peu he just missed him

• c'est un film à ne pas manquer it's a film that's not to be missed

• il n'en manque jamais une ! (inf) he puts his foot in it every time! (inf)

   b. [+ photo, gâteau] to spoil

• il a manqué sa vie he has wasted his life

   c. ( = être absent de) to miss

• manquer l'école to miss school

2. indirect transitive verb

• manquer de ( = être dépourvu de) to lack

• elle a manqué de se faire écraser ( = faillir) she nearly got run over

• nous manquons de personnel we're short-staffed

• ils ne manquent de rien they want for nothing

• la ville ne manque pas d'un certain charme the town is not without a certain charm

• on manque d'air ici there's no air in here

• tu ne manques pas de culot ! (inf) you've got some nerve! (inf)

• je ne manquerai pas de le lui dire I'll be sure to tell him

• remerciez-la -- je n'y manquerai pas thank her -- I won't forget

3. intransitive verb

   a. ( = faire défaut) to be lacking

• l'argent vint à manquer money ran out

• les occasions ne manquent pas there is no shortage of opportunities

• ce qui lui manque, c'est l'imagination what he lacks is imagination

• les mots me manquent pour exprimer... I can't find the words to express...

• j'irais bien, ce n'est pas l'envie qui m'en manque I would like to go, it's not that I don't want to

• un carreau manquait à la fenêtre there was a pane missing from the window

   b. ( = être absent) to be absent ; ( = avoir disparu) to be missing

• il a souvent manqué l'an dernier [élève] he was often absent last year

• manquer à l'appel to be absent from roll call ; (figurative) to be missing

   c. ( = être regretté)

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► Le sujet du verbe français devient l'objet du verbe anglais.

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• il nous manque we miss him

• la campagne me manque I miss the country

4. impersonal verb

• il manque un pied à la chaise there's a leg missing from the chair

• il manque dix personnes ( = elles ont disparu) there are ten people missing ; ( = on en a besoin) we are ten people short

• il ne lui manque que la parole if only he could talk

• il ne manquait plus que ça ! that's all we needed!

• il ne manquerait plus que ça ! that really would be the end! (inf)

• j'avais prévu qu'il serait furieux, et ça n'a pas manqué ! I knew he'd be angry and sure enough he was!

5. reflexive verb

► se manquer

   a.

il s'est manqué ( = a raté son suicide) he bungled his suicide attempt

• cette fois-ci, il ne s'est pas manqué he made a good job of it this time

   b. (à un rendez-vous) to miss each other

• ils se sont manqués à la gare they missed each other at the station

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mɑ̃ke
1.

verbe transitif

1) (ne pas atteindre, ne pas voir) to miss [cible, spectacle, train, personne]

manquer l'école — to miss school

un film à ne pas manquer — a film not to be missed

vous l'avez manquée de cinq minutes — you missed her/it by five minutes

2) ( ne pas réussir)

elle a manqué son solo — she made a mess of her solo

ça nous a fait manquer plusieurs contrats — it has lost us several contracts

manquer son coup — (colloq) to fail

3) (colloq) ( ne pas sanctionner)

la prochaine fois je ne le manquerai pas — next time I won't let him get away with it

2.

manquer à verbe transitif indirect

1)

la Bretagne/ma tante me manque — I miss Brittany/my aunt

2)

manquer à ses promesses — to fail to keep one's promises

manquer à sa parole — to break one's word

3.

manquer de verbe transitif indirect

1) ( avoir en quantité insuffisante)

manquer de — to lack [patience, argent, expérience, pratique]

on ne manque de rien — we don't want ou lack for anything

ma cousine ne manque pas d'humour — my cousin's got a good sense of humour [BrE]

elle ne manque pas de charme — she's not without charm

on manque d'air ici — it's stuffy in here

il manque de magnésium — he has a magnesium deficiency

2) ( toujours à la forme négative)

je ne manquerai pas de vous le faire savoir — I'll be sure to let you know

‘remercie-le de ma part’ - ‘je n'y manquerai pas’ — ‘thank him for me’ - ‘I won't forget'

et évidemment, ça n'a pas manqué! — (colloq) and sure enough that's what happened!

3) ( faillir)

il a manqué (de) casser un carreau — he almost broke a windowpane

4.

verbe intransitif

1) ( faire défaut)

trois soldats manquaient à l'appel — three soldiers were missing at roll call

les vivres vinrent à manquer — supplies ran out ou short

ce ne sont pas les occasions qui manquent — there's no lack of opportunity

le courage leur manqua — their courage failed them

les mots me manquent — words fail me

les mots me manquent pour exprimer ma joie — I can't find the words to express my joy

ce n'est pas l'envie qui me manque de faire — it's not that I don't want to do

2) ( être absent) [élève, personne] to be absent

5.

verbe impersonnel

il manquait deux fourchettes — two forks were missing

il lui manque un doigt — he's got a finger missing

il nous manque deux joueurs pour former une équipe — we're two players short of a team

ça manque d'animation ici! — it's not very lively here!

il ne manquerait plus que ça! — (colloq) that would be the last straw!

il ne manquerait plus qu'il se mette à pleuvoir — all (that) we need now is for it to start raining

6.

se manquer verbe pronominal

1) ( soi-même) to bungle one's suicide attempt

2) ( ne pas se voir) to miss each other

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mɑ̃ke
1. vb impers

Il manque encore 100 euros. — We are still 100 euros short.

Il manque des pages. — There are some pages missing., Some pages are missing

il ne manquerait plus que... — all we need now is for...

Il ne manquerait plus qu'il démissionne. — All we need now is for him to resign.

2. vi

1) [chose] to be lacking

ne pas manquer; Les exemples ne manquent pas. — There's no lack of examples.

2) [personne] to be missing

manquer à l'appel — to miss roll call, to be missing at roll call

3)

manquer de faire qch — to nearly do sth

Il a manqué de se tuer. — He very nearly got killed.

ne pas manquer de dire qch; Il n'a pas manqué de le dire. — He certainly said it.

ne pas manquer de faire qch; Je ne manquerai pas de te le rappeler le moment venu. — I'll certainly remind you when the time comes., I'll definitely remind you when the time comes.

je n'y manquerai pas — I'll definitely do it

4)

manquer à qn [personne] Il me manque. — I miss him.

Mes parents me manquent. — I miss my parents.

Ma sœur me manque. — I miss my sister., [argent, temps]

l'argent qui leur manque — the money they are short of

Le temps leur manque. — They're short of time.

Le courage lui manqua. — His courage failed him.

La voix lui manqua. — His voice failed him.

5)

manquer à qch [personne] ; manquer à tous ses devoirs — to fail in one's duty

Mais je manque à tous mes devoirs, asseyez-vous; désirez-vous un café? — Sorry, I'm forgetting myself: please sit down; would you like a coffee?

manquer à sa parole — to break one's word

6)

manquer de qch [chose] — to not have enough of sth, to lack sth

manquer de sel — to not have enough salt

La quiche manque de sel. — The quiche hasn't got enough salt in it.

L'article manque de punch. — The article lacks punch., The article doesn't have enough punch.

manquer de rythme — to lack pace

Le film manque de rythme. — The film lacks pace.

manquer d'à-propos — to lack relevance

Ses interventions manquent d'à-propos. — His remarks lack relevance.

7)

manquer de qch [personne] [courage, présence d'esprit] — to lack sth, to not have enough of sth

Le gouvernement a manqué de courage politique. — The government lacked political courage.

J'ai manqué de présence d'esprit. — I didn't have enough presence of mind.

manquer de tact; Je trouve qu'il a manqué de tact. — I don't think he was very tactful.

3. vt

1) to miss

n'avoir rien manqué — to have not missed anything

Tu n'as rien manqué: le film n'était pas très bon. — You didn't miss anything: the film wasn't very good.

2) (= faillir)

manquer faire qch — to nearly do sth

Il a manqué se tuer. — He very nearly got killed.

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manquer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 (ne pas atteindre, ne pas voir) to miss [cible, objectif, spectacle, événement]; la balle l'a manqué de peu the bullet just missed him; manquer une marche to miss a step; une grande maison rose à la sortie du village, vous ne pouvez pas la manquer a big pink house as you come out of the village, you can't miss it; manquer l'école to miss school; un film à ne pas manquer a film not to be missed; j'ai manqué le début du film I missed the beginning of the film; tu n'as rien manqué, le film est nul you didn't miss anything, it's an awful film; il n'en manque pas une○ you can rely on him to put his foot in it;

2 ( être en retard pour) to miss [train, bus, avion, personne] (de by); vous l'avez manquée de cinq minutes you missed her/it by five minutes;

3 ( ne pas réussir) to spoil, to ruin [plat, gâteau, photo]; to botch○ [expérience de laboratoire]; manquer sa vie to make a mess of one's life; elle a manqué son solo she made a mess of her solo; cet événement nous a fait manquer plusieurs contrats this incident has lost us several contracts; manquer son coup○ to fail;

4 ○( ne pas sanctionner) la prochaine fois je ne le manquerai pas next time I won't let him get away with it; elle ne l'a pas manqué she put him in his place.

B manquer à vtr ind

1 ( faire éprouver un sentiment d'absence) manquer à qn to be missed by sb; ils nous manquent we miss them; la Bretagne/ma tante me manque I miss Brittany/my aunt;

2 ( ne pas respecter) manquer à son devoir/honneur to fail in one's duty/honour^GB; manquer à ses promesses to fail to keep one's promises; manquer à sa parole to break one's word.

C manquer de vtr ind

1 ( avoir en quantité insuffisante) manquer de to lack, to be lacking in [patience, talent, courage, imagination, ambition]; to lack, to be short of [argent, provisions, matériel, personnel, main-d'œuvre]; to lack [expérience, pratique]; on ne manque de rien ici we don't want ou lack for anything here; elle ne manque pas de détracteurs/prétendants she's not short of critics/suitors, she doesn't lack critics/suitors; le roman manque d'humour the novel lacks humour^GB; ma cousine ne manque pas d'humour my cousin's got a good sense of humour^GB; elle ne manque pas de charme she's not without charm; il ne manque pas de culot○! he's got a nerve!; la soupe manque de sel/poivre there isn't enough salt/pepper in the soup; ouvre la fenêtre, on manque d'air ici open the window, it's stuffy in here; il manque de magnésium/calcium he has a magnesium/calcium deficiency;

2 ( toujours à la forme négative) si vous passez dans la région, ne manquez pas de nous rendre visite if you're in the area, be sure and visit us; je ne manquerai pas de vous le faire savoir I'll be sure to let you know; ne manquez pas de le signaler be sure and report it; ‘remercie-le de ma part’-‘je n'y manquerai pas’ ‘thank him for me’-‘I won't forget ou I most certainly shall’; je ne manquerai pas de le leur dire I'll be sure to tell them, I won't forget to tell them; on ne peut manquer d'être surpris one can't fail to be surprised; ça ne pouvait manquer d'arriver it was bound to happen; et évidemment, ça n'a pas manqué○! and sure enough that's what happened!;

3 ( faillir) il a manqué (de) casser un carreau he almost broke a windowpane; elle a manqué (de) s'évanouir en le voyant she almost fainted when she saw him.

D vi

1 ( faire défaut) j'ai fait l'inventaire: rien ne manque I've done the inventory and nothing is missing; trois soldats manquaient à l'appel three soldiers were missing at roll call; les vivres vinrent à manquer supplies were running out; ne fais pas cette tête, ce ne sont pas les garçons qui manquent! don't look so downcast, there are plenty more fish in the sea!; ce ne sont pas les occasions qui manquent there's no lack of opportunity; le moment venu, le courage leur manqua when the time came, their courage failed them; je suis tellement outré que les mots me manquent I'm so outraged that words fail me; les mots me manquent pour exprimer ma joie/mon dégoût I can't find the words to express my joy/my disgust; le temps me manque pour t'expliquer I don't have enough time to explain to you; ce n'est pas l'envie qui me manque de faire it's not that I don't want to do; le pied lui manqua liter he/she missed his/her footing;

2 ( être absent) [élève, personne] to be absent; cet étudiant manque très souvent this student is very often absent.

E v impers il manquait deux fourchettes two forks were missing; il manque 100 euros dans la caisse 100 euros are missing from the cash register; il manque une roue à la voiture there's a wheel missing from the car; il lui manque un doigt he's got a finger missing; il lui manque un œil/bras he's only got one eye/arm; il leur manque 500 euros pour pouvoir acheter la voiture they're 500 euros short of the amount they need to buy the car; il nous manque deux joueurs pour former une équipe we're two players short of a team; il manque une signature à ce contrat ( il n'est pas signé) the contract isn't signed; ( sur plusieurs signatures) there's a signature missing on the contract; il manque du sel dans cette soupe there isn't enough salt in the soup; ça manque d'animation ici! it's not very lively here!; il ne manquerait plus que ça! that would be the last straw!; il ne manquerait plus qu'il se mette à pleuvoir all (that) we need now is for it to start raining.

F se manquer vpr

1 ( soi-même) to bungle one's suicide attempt;

2 ( ne pas se voir) to miss each other.

[mɑ̃ke] verbe transitif

1. [laisser échapper - balle] to miss, to fail to catch ; [ - marche, autobus] to miss

l'église est à droite, vous ne pouvez pas la manquer the church is on the right, you can't miss it

manquer le but SPORT to miss the goal

manquer son but (figuré) to fail to reach one's goal

manquer la cible

a. MILITAIRE to miss the target

b. (figuré) to miss one's target, to fail to hit one's target, to shoot wide

il l'a manqué de peu he just missed it

elle s'est moquée de moi mais je ne la manquerai pas! (figuré) she made a fool of me but I'll get even with her!

je n'ai pas vu l'opéra — tu n'as rien manqué/tu as manqué quelque chose! I didn't see the opera — you didn't miss anything/you really missed something there!

c'est une émission à ne pas manquer this programme shouldn't be missed ou is a must

manquer une occasion to miss (out on) an opportunity

tu as manqué une bonne occasion de te taire (humoristique) why couldn't you have just kept your mouth shut for once?

il n'en manque jamais une!

a. [il remarque tout] he never misses a trick!

b. [il est gaffeur] (you can always) trust him to put his foot in it!

2. [ne pas rencontrer] to miss

3. [ne pas réussir - concours] to fail ; [ - photo, sauce] to spoil, to make a mess of

tu as manqué ta vocation (sens propre & humoristique) you've missed your vocation

coup manqué failure, botch-up

moi qui croyais lui faire plaisir, c'est vraiment un coup manqué ou j'ai vraiment manqué mon coup! and here's me thinking I would make him happy, (just) how wrong can you get!

4. [ne pas aller à] to miss

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[mɑ̃ke] verbe intransitif

1. [être absent - fugueur, bouton, argenterie] to be missing ; [ - employé, élève] to be away ou off ou absent

manquer à l'appel

a. MILITAIRE to be absent (at roll call)

b. (figuré & humoristique) to be missing

(tournure impersonnelle) (ironique)

il ne manquait plus qu'elle/que ça! she's/that's all we need ou needed!

il ne manquerait plus qu'elle tombe enceinte! it would be the last straw if she got pregnant!

2. [être insuffisant] to be lacking, to be in short supply

quand le pain vint à manquer, ils descendirent dans la rue when the bread ran short, they took to the streets

les occasions de te rendre utile ne manqueront pas there will be no shortage of opportunities to make yourself useful

la pluie/le travail, ce n'est pas ce qui manque! there's no shortage of rain/work!

manquer à quelqu'un: le pied m'a manqué I lost my footing

l'argent leur a toujours manqué they've always been short of money ou lacked money

la force/le courage lui manqua (his) strength/courage failed him

les mots me manquent words fail me, I'm at a loss for words

ce n'est pas l'envie qui m'en manque, mais... not that I don't want to ou I'd love to, but...

(tournure impersonnelle)

il manque une bouteille/un bouton there's a bottle/a button missing

il nous manque trois joueurs

a. [ils sont absents] we have three players missing

b. [pour jouer] we're three players short

il ne manquait plus rien à son bonheur his happiness was complete

il ne manque pas de gens pour dire que... there is no lack ou shortage of people who say that...

il me manque un dollar I'm one dollar short, I need one dollar

il ne lui manque que la parole

a. [animal] the only thing it can't do is speak

b. [machine] it does everything but talk

3. [être pauvre] to want

elle a toujours peur de manquer she's always afraid of having to go without

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manquer à verbe plus préposition

1. [faillir à]

manquer à son devoir/son honneur to fail in one's duty/one's honour

manquer à ses devoirs to neglect one's duties

manquer à sa parole/promesse to fail to keep one's word/promise, to break one's word/promise

manquer au règlement to break the rules

manquer aux usages to defy ou to flout convention

2. [être regretté par]

ses enfants lui manquent he misses his children

3. (littéraire) [offenser] to be disrespectful to ou towards, to behave disrespectfully towards

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manquer de verbe plus préposition

1. [ne pas avoir assez de] to lack, to be short of

nous n'avons jamais manqué de rien we never went short of anything

ta soupe manque de sel your soup lacks ou needs salt

ça manque de musique! (familier) we could do with some music!

on manque d'air dans la chambrette du haut there's no air in the little upstairs bedroom

manquer de personnel to be short-staffed, to be short of staff

je manque de sommeil I'm not getting enough sleep

toi, tu ne manques pas d'air (familier) ou de culot (très familier) ! you've (certainly) got some cheek ou nerve!

2. (soutenu)

ne pas manquer de dire/de faire [ne pas oublier de]: vous viendrez? — je n'y manquerai pas will you come? — definitely ou without fail

ne manquez pas de me le faire savoir be sure to let me know, do let me know

il n'a pas manqué de faire remarquer mon retard he didn't fail to point out that I was late

[par ellipse]

ça ne manquera pas it's sure ou bound to happen

j'ai dit qu'elle reviendrait et ça n'a pas manqué! I said she'd come back and sure enough(, she did)!

[s'empêcher de]

on ne peut manquer de constater/penser one can't help but notice/think

vous ne manquerez pas d'être frappé par cette coïncidence you're bound to be struck by this coincidence

3. [faillir]

elle a manqué (de) se noyer she nearly ou almost drowned (herself)

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se manquer verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

nous nous sommes manqués à l'aéroport we missed each other at the airport

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se manquer verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

to fail (in one's suicide attempt)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > manquer
8 lack

læk
1. verb
(to have too little or none of: He lacked the courage to join the army.) carecer de

2. noun
(the state of not having any or enough: our lack of money.) falta, carencia, escasez

- be lacking

lack¹ n falta / carencia

the zoo closed due to lack of money el zoo cerró por falta de dinero

lack² vb faltar / carecer

she lacks imagination carece de imaginación

lack

tr[læk]

noun

1 falta, carencia, escasez nombre femenino

■ she has no lack of self-confidence no le falta confianza en sí misma

transitive verb

1 carecer de

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

for lack of por falta de

to lack for nothing no hacerle falta nada a uno

through lack of por falta de

lack ['læk] vt

: carecer de, no tener

she lacks patience: carece de paciencia

lack vi

: faltar

they lack for nothing: no les falta nada

lack n

: falta f, carencia f

lack

n.

• carencia s.f.

• defecto s.m.

• deficiencia s.f.

• déficit s.m.

• falta s.f.

• menester s.m.

• mengua s.f.

v.

• carecer v.

• carecer de v.

læk
I

noun

lack OF something — falta f or (frml) carencia f de algo

there's no lack of interest in the project — no hay falta de interés por el proyecto

he was acquitted for lack of evidence — lo absolvieron por falta de pruebas

it won't be for lack of trying — no será porque no lo haya intentado

II
1.

transitive verb no tener*, carecer* de (frml)

it lacks originality — le falta or no tiene originalidad, carece de originalidad (frml)

2.

vi (liter)

to lack FOR something: they lack for nothing — no les falta nada, no carecen de nada (frml)

[læk]
1.

N falta f ; frm carencia f

lack of funds — falta f de fondos

there was no lack of applicants for the job — no faltaban candidatos al puesto

there is no lack of money — no falta dinero

despite his lack of experience, he got the job — a pesar de su falta de experiencia, consiguió el trabajo

there was a complete lack of interest in my proposals — hubo una absoluta falta de interés por mis propuestas

• for lack of, the charges were dropped for lack of evidence — retiraron la acusación por falta de pruebas

malevolence, for lack of a better word — malevolencia, a falta de una palabra mejor

if I didn't get them to agree it wasn't for lack of trying — si no conseguí que accedieran no fue por falta de intentarlo

2.

VT

he lacks confidence — le falta confianza en sí mismo, carece de confianza en sí mismo frm

they lack the necessary skills — les faltan los requisitos necesarios, carecen de los requisitos necesarios frm

what he lacks in ability he makes up for in enthusiasm — lo que le falta en habilidad, lo suple con entusiasmo

he does not lack talent — talento no le falta, no carece de talento frm

3. VI

1) (=be missing, deficient)

• to be lacking — faltar

even if evidence is lacking — incluso si faltan las pruebas, incluso si se carece de pruebas frm

• this information was lacking from the report — esta información no figuraba or no constaba en el informe

• to be lacking in sth, he is lacking in confidence — le falta confianza en sí mismo, carece de confianza en sí mismo frm

he is completely lacking in imagination — no tiene nada de imaginación, carece completamente de imaginación frm

I find her singularly lacking in charm — la encuentro especialmente falta or frm carente de encanto

it is a quality that we find lacking in so many politicians today — es una cualidad de la que nos parece que carecen tantos políticos hoy en día

• innovation has been sadly or sorely lacking — ha habido una falta absoluta de innovación

her education is sadly lacking — su educación es muy deficiente

2) (=want)

• they lack for nothing — no les falta nada, no carecen de nada frm

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[læk]
I

noun

lack OF something — falta f or (frml) carencia f de algo

there's no lack of interest in the project — no hay falta de interés por el proyecto

he was acquitted for lack of evidence — lo absolvieron por falta de pruebas

it won't be for lack of trying — no será porque no lo haya intentado

II
1.

transitive verb no tener*, carecer* de (frml)

it lacks originality — le falta or no tiene originalidad, carece de originalidad (frml)

2.

vi (liter)

to lack FOR something: they lack for nothing — no les falta nada, no carecen de nada (frml)

English-spanish dictionary > lack
9 fehlen

v/i

1. (nicht vorhanden sein, abhanden gekommen sein) be missing; (jemandem ermangeln) be lacking; bei dir fehlt ein Knopf you’ve lost a button, you’ve got a button missing; in der Kasse fehlt Geld money is missing from the till; ihm fehlen zwei Zähne he has two teeth missing; mir fehlt... I have no..., I haven’t got (any)...; (ich habe nicht genug, brauche) I haven’t got enough..., I need...; uns fehlt das nötige Geld we haven’t got the money (needed); es fehlen uns immer noch einige Leute we still need ( oder we are still short of) a few people; ihr fehlten noch 50 Euro she was short 50 euros, she needed another 50 euros; mir fehlen die Worte words fail me; das fehlte gerade noch! iro. that’s the last straw, that’s all I ( oder we etc.) need(ed); das hat / du hast mir gerade noch ( zu meinem Glück) gefehlt! iro. that’s / you’re all I need(ed)

2. (abwesend sein) be absent (in der Schule, bei einer Sitzung etc. from); er hat gefehlt auch he wasn’t there; er hat eine Woche gefehlt he was absent for a week; du darfst bei der Hochzeit nicht fehlen you mustn’t miss the wedding, the wedding won’t be the same without you; bei dem Rezept darf ein Schuss Kognak nicht fehlen the recipe is not complete without a dash of brandy

3. jemandem fehlen (vermisst werden) be missed by s.o.; du hast uns sehr gefehlt we really missed you

4. unpers.: es fehlt an (+ Dat) there’s a lack of; (es gibt kein[e]) there’s ( oder there are) no, there isn’t ( oder there aren’t) enough; es an nichts fehlen lassen make sure nothing is lacking; (keine Mühe/Kosten scheuen) spare no pains / expense; es fehlt ihm an nichts he’s got everything he wants; es fehlte an jeder Zusammenarbeit there was no cooperation whatsoever; wo fehlt’s denn? what’s wrong?, what’s the trouble?; es fehlte nicht viel, und er wäre daran gestorben he very nearly died of it; an mir soll’s nicht fehlen (well,) I’ll do what I can; daran soll’s nicht fehlen that’s no problem; dazu fehlt’s noch weit oder dazu fehlt noch viel that’s still a long way off, he’s etc. still got a long way to go before he etc. can do that; bei dir fehlt’s wohl da oben oder hier umg. mit Stirntippen: you must be off your head ( oder out of your mind); Ecke

5. gesundheitlich etc.: was fehlt ihr denn? what’s wrong with her?; fehlt Ihnen etwas? are you all right?; dem fehlt schon nichts beruhigend: there’s nothing wrong with him, he’s perfectly OK

6. (vorbeischießen) miss; weit gefehlt! fig. (falsch geraten) try again; (nichts dergleichen) you ( oder he etc.) couldn’t be more wrong

7. geh. (sündigen) sin, transgress

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das Fehlen

non-existence; shortage; lack; shortcoming; absence

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feh|len ['feːlən]
1. vi

1) (= mangeln) to be lacking; (= nicht vorhanden sein) to be missing; (in der Schule etc) to be away or absent (
in +dat from); (= schmerzlich vermisst werden) to be missed
entschuldigt féhlen — to be absent

unentschuldigt féhlen (Sch) — to play truant

etwas fehlt — there's something missing

jdm fehlt etw — sb lacks sth, sb doesn't have sth

mir fehlt Geld — I'm missing some money

mir féhlen 20 Cent am Fahrgeld — I'm 20 cents short for my fare, I'm short of 20 cents for my fare

mir féhlen die Worte — words fail me

meine Bibliothek fehlt/du fehlst mir sehr — I miss my library/you a lot

der/das hat mir gerade noch gefehlt! (inf) — he/that was all I needed (iro)

das durfte nicht féhlen — that had to happen

2)

(= los sein) was fehlt dir? — what's the matter or what's up( with you)?

fehlt dir (et)was? — is something the matter (with you)?

mir fehlt nichts — there's nothing the matter (with me)

dem Hund scheint etwas zu féhlen — the dog seems to have something the matter with it, there seems to be something wrong or the matter with the dog

3) (old = etwas falsch machen) to err

2. vi impers

es fehlt etw or an etw (dat) — there is a lack of sth; (völlig) there is no sth, sth is missing

es féhlen drei Messer — there are three knives missing

es fehlt jdm an etw (dat) — sb lacks sth

féhlen lassen — to be lacking in sth, to lack sth

er ließ es uns an nichts féhlen (geh) — he let us want for nothing

es fehlt hinten und vorn(e), es fehlt an allen Ecken und Enden or Kanten — we/they etc are short of everything; (bei Kenntnissen) he/she etc has a lot to learn, he/she etc has a long way to go; (bei Klassenarbeit etc) it's a long way from perfect

wo fehlt es? — what's the trouble?, what's up? (inf)

es fehlte nicht viel und ich hätte ihn verprügelt — I almost hit him

es fehlt(e) nur noch, dass wir sonntags arbeiten sollen — working Sundays is all we need (iro)

3. vt (old HUNT)
to miss
weit gefehlt! (fig) — you're way out! (inf); (ganz im Gegenteil) far from it!

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1) (to have too little or none of: He lacked the courage to join the army.) lack

2) (to be absent; to be present in too little an amount: Money for the project is not lacking but enthusiasm is.) be lacking

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Fehl·en

<-s>

[ˈfe:lən]

nt kein pl lack

\Fehlen der zugesicherten Eigenschaft JUR lack of promised quality

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intransitives Verb

1) (nicht vorhanden sein) be lacking

ihm fehlt der Vater/das Geld — he has no father/no money

ihr fehlt der Sinn dafür — she lacks a or has no feeling for it

2) (ausbleiben) be missing; be absent

[un]entschuldigt fehlen — be absent with[out] permission

du darfst bei dieser Party nicht fehlen — you mustn't miss this party

Knoblauch darf bei dieser Soße nicht fehlen — garlic is a must in this sauce

3) (verschwunden sein) be missing; be gone

in der Kasse fehlt Geld — money is missing or has gone from the till

4) (vermisst werden)

er/das wird mir fehlen — I shall miss him/that

5) (erforderlich sein) be needed

ihm fehlen noch zwei Punkte zum Sieg — he needs only two points to win

es fehlte nicht viel, und ich wäre eingeschlafen — I all but fell asleep

das fehlte mir gerade noch [zu meinem Glück], das hat mir gerade noch gefehlt — (ugs.) that's all I needed

6) unpers. (mangeln)

es fehlt an Lehrern — there is a lack of teachers

bei ihnen fehlt es am Nötigsten — they lack what is most needed

es an nichts fehlen lassen — provide everything that is needed

es fehlt an allen Ecken und Enden od. Kanten [bei jemandem] — somebody is short of everything

7)

was fehlt Ihnen? — what seems to be the matter?

fehlt dir etwas? — is there something wrong?; are you all right?

8)

weit gefehlt! — (geh.) far from it!

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fehlen v/i

1. (nicht vorhanden sein, abhanden gekommen sein) be missing; (jemandem ermangeln) be lacking;

bei dir fehlt ein Knopf you’ve lost a button, you’ve got a button missing;

in der Kasse fehlt Geld money is missing from the till;

ihm fehlen zwei Zähne he has two teeth missing;

mir fehlt … I have no …, I haven’t got (any) …; (ich habe nicht genug, brauche) I haven’t got enough …, I need …;

uns fehlt das nötige Geld we haven’t got the money (needed);

es fehlen uns immer noch einige Leute we still need ( oder we are still short of) a few people;

ihr fehlten noch 50 Euro she was short 50 euros, she needed another 50 euros;

mir fehlen die Worte words fail me;

das fehlte gerade noch! iron that’s the last straw, that’s all I ( oder we etc) need(ed);

das hat/du hast mir gerade noch (zu meinem Glück) gefehlt! iron that’s/you’re all I need(ed)

2. (abwesend sein) be absent (

in der Schule,

bei einer Sitzung etc from);

er hat gefehlt auch he wasn’t there;

er hat eine Woche gefehlt he was absent for a week;

du darfst bei der Hochzeit nicht fehlen you mustn’t miss the wedding, the wedding won’t be the same without you;

bei dem Rezept darf ein Schuss Kognak nicht fehlen the recipe is not complete without a dash of brandy

3.

jemandem fehlen (vermisst werden) be missed by sb;

du hast uns sehr gefehlt we really missed you

4. unpers:

es fehlt an (+dat) there’s a lack of; (es gibt kein[e]) there’s ( oder there are) no, there isn’t ( oder there aren’t) enough;

es an nichts fehlen lassen make sure nothing is lacking; (keine Mühe/Kosten scheuen) spare no pains/expense;

es fehlt ihm an nichts he’s got everything he wants;

es fehlte an jeder Zusammenarbeit there was no cooperation whatsoever;

wo fehlt’s denn? what’s wrong?, what’s the trouble?;

es fehlte nicht viel, und er wäre daran gestorben he very nearly died of it;

an mir soll’s nicht fehlen (well,) I’ll do what I can;

daran soll’s nicht fehlen that’s no problem;

dazu fehlt’s noch weit oder

dazu fehlt noch viel that’s still a long way off, he’s etc still got a long way to go before he etc can do that;

bei dir fehlt’s wohl da oben oder

hier umg mit Stirntippen: you must be off your head ( oder out of your mind); → Ecke

5. gesundheitlich etc:

was fehlt ihr denn? what’s wrong with her?;

fehlt Ihnen etwas? are you all right?;

dem fehlt schon nichts beruhigend: there’s nothing wrong with him, he’s perfectly OK

6. (vorbeischießen) miss;

weit gefehlt! fig (falsch geraten) try again; (nichts dergleichen) you ( oder he etc) couldn’t be more wrong

7. geh (sündigen) sin, transgress

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intransitives Verb

1) (nicht vorhanden sein) be lacking

ihm fehlt der Vater/das Geld — he has no father/no money

ihr fehlt der Sinn dafür — she lacks a or has no feeling for it

2) (ausbleiben) be missing; be absent

[un]entschuldigt fehlen — be absent with[out] permission

du darfst bei dieser Party nicht fehlen — you mustn't miss this party

Knoblauch darf bei dieser Soße nicht fehlen — garlic is a must in this sauce

3) (verschwunden sein) be missing; be gone

in der Kasse fehlt Geld — money is missing or has gone from the till

4) (vermisst werden)

er/das wird mir fehlen — I shall miss him/that

5) (erforderlich sein) be needed

ihm fehlen noch zwei Punkte zum Sieg — he needs only two points to win

es fehlte nicht viel, und ich wäre eingeschlafen — I all but fell asleep

das fehlte mir gerade noch [zu meinem Glück], das hat mir gerade noch gefehlt — (ugs.) that's all I needed

6) unpers. (mangeln)

es fehlt an Lehrern — there is a lack of teachers

bei ihnen fehlt es am Nötigsten — they lack what is most needed

es an nichts fehlen lassen — provide everything that is needed

es fehlt an allen Ecken und Enden od. Kanten [bei jemandem] — somebody is short of everything

7)

was fehlt Ihnen? — what seems to be the matter?

fehlt dir etwas? — is there something wrong?; are you all right?

8)

weit gefehlt! — (geh.) far from it!

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(von) n.

lack (of) n. n.

absence (of) n.

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10 Fehlen

v/i

1. (nicht vorhanden sein, abhanden gekommen sein) be missing; (jemandem ermangeln) be lacking; bei dir fehlt ein Knopf you’ve lost a button, you’ve got a button missing; in der Kasse fehlt Geld money is missing from the till; ihm fehlen zwei Zähne he has two teeth missing; mir fehlt... I have no..., I haven’t got (any)...; (ich habe nicht genug, brauche) I haven’t got enough..., I need...; uns fehlt das nötige Geld we haven’t got the money (needed); es fehlen uns immer noch einige Leute we still need ( oder we are still short of) a few people; ihr fehlten noch 50 Euro she was short 50 euros, she needed another 50 euros; mir fehlen die Worte words fail me; das fehlte gerade noch! iro. that’s the last straw, that’s all I ( oder we etc.) need(ed); das hat / du hast mir gerade noch ( zu meinem Glück) gefehlt! iro. that’s / you’re all I need(ed)

2. (abwesend sein) be absent (in der Schule, bei einer Sitzung etc. from); er hat gefehlt auch he wasn’t there; er hat eine Woche gefehlt he was absent for a week; du darfst bei der Hochzeit nicht fehlen you mustn’t miss the wedding, the wedding won’t be the same without you; bei dem Rezept darf ein Schuss Kognak nicht fehlen the recipe is not complete without a dash of brandy

3. jemandem fehlen (vermisst werden) be missed by s.o.; du hast uns sehr gefehlt we really missed you

4. unpers.: es fehlt an (+ Dat) there’s a lack of; (es gibt kein[e]) there’s ( oder there are) no, there isn’t ( oder there aren’t) enough; es an nichts fehlen lassen make sure nothing is lacking; (keine Mühe/Kosten scheuen) spare no pains / expense; es fehlt ihm an nichts he’s got everything he wants; es fehlte an jeder Zusammenarbeit there was no cooperation whatsoever; wo fehlt’s denn? what’s wrong?, what’s the trouble?; es fehlte nicht viel, und er wäre daran gestorben he very nearly died of it; an mir soll’s nicht fehlen (well,) I’ll do what I can; daran soll’s nicht fehlen that’s no problem; dazu fehlt’s noch weit oder dazu fehlt noch viel that’s still a long way off, he’s etc. still got a long way to go before he etc. can do that; bei dir fehlt’s wohl da oben oder hier umg. mit Stirntippen: you must be off your head ( oder out of your mind); Ecke

5. gesundheitlich etc.: was fehlt ihr denn? what’s wrong with her?; fehlt Ihnen etwas? are you all right?; dem fehlt schon nichts beruhigend: there’s nothing wrong with him, he’s perfectly OK

6. (vorbeischießen) miss; weit gefehlt! fig. (falsch geraten) try again; (nichts dergleichen) you ( oder he etc.) couldn’t be more wrong

7. geh. (sündigen) sin, transgress

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das Fehlen

non-existence; shortage; lack; shortcoming; absence

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feh|len ['feːlən]
1. vi

1) (= mangeln) to be lacking; (= nicht vorhanden sein) to be missing; (in der Schule etc) to be away or absent (
in +dat from); (= schmerzlich vermisst werden) to be missed
entschuldigt féhlen — to be absent

unentschuldigt féhlen (Sch) — to play truant

etwas fehlt — there's something missing

jdm fehlt etw — sb lacks sth, sb doesn't have sth

mir fehlt Geld — I'm missing some money

mir féhlen 20 Cent am Fahrgeld — I'm 20 cents short for my fare, I'm short of 20 cents for my fare

mir féhlen die Worte — words fail me

meine Bibliothek fehlt/du fehlst mir sehr — I miss my library/you a lot

der/das hat mir gerade noch gefehlt! (inf) — he/that was all I needed (iro)

das durfte nicht féhlen — that had to happen

2)

(= los sein) was fehlt dir? — what's the matter or what's up( with you)?

fehlt dir (et)was? — is something the matter (with you)?

mir fehlt nichts — there's nothing the matter (with me)

dem Hund scheint etwas zu féhlen — the dog seems to have something the matter with it, there seems to be something wrong or the matter with the dog

3) (old = etwas falsch machen) to err

2. vi impers

es fehlt etw or an etw (dat) — there is a lack of sth; (völlig) there is no sth, sth is missing

es féhlen drei Messer — there are three knives missing

es fehlt jdm an etw (dat) — sb lacks sth

féhlen lassen — to be lacking in sth, to lack sth

er ließ es uns an nichts féhlen (geh) — he let us want for nothing

es fehlt hinten und vorn(e), es fehlt an allen Ecken und Enden or Kanten — we/they etc are short of everything; (bei Kenntnissen) he/she etc has a lot to learn, he/she etc has a long way to go; (bei Klassenarbeit etc) it's a long way from perfect

wo fehlt es? — what's the trouble?, what's up? (inf)

es fehlte nicht viel und ich hätte ihn verprügelt — I almost hit him

es fehlt(e) nur noch, dass wir sonntags arbeiten sollen — working Sundays is all we need (iro)

3. vt (old HUNT)
to miss
weit gefehlt! (fig) — you're way out! (inf); (ganz im Gegenteil) far from it!

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1) (to have too little or none of: He lacked the courage to join the army.) lack

2) (to be absent; to be present in too little an amount: Money for the project is not lacking but enthusiasm is.) be lacking

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Fehl·en

<-s>

[ˈfe:lən]

nt kein pl lack

\Fehlen der zugesicherten Eigenschaft JUR lack of promised quality

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intransitives Verb

1) (nicht vorhanden sein) be lacking

ihm fehlt der Vater/das Geld — he has no father/no money

ihr fehlt der Sinn dafür — she lacks a or has no feeling for it

2) (ausbleiben) be missing; be absent

[un]entschuldigt fehlen — be absent with[out] permission

du darfst bei dieser Party nicht fehlen — you mustn't miss this party

Knoblauch darf bei dieser Soße nicht fehlen — garlic is a must in this sauce

3) (verschwunden sein) be missing; be gone

in der Kasse fehlt Geld — money is missing or has gone from the till

4) (vermisst werden)

er/das wird mir fehlen — I shall miss him/that

5) (erforderlich sein) be needed

ihm fehlen noch zwei Punkte zum Sieg — he needs only two points to win

es fehlte nicht viel, und ich wäre eingeschlafen — I all but fell asleep

das fehlte mir gerade noch [zu meinem Glück], das hat mir gerade noch gefehlt — (ugs.) that's all I needed

6) unpers. (mangeln)

es fehlt an Lehrern — there is a lack of teachers

bei ihnen fehlt es am Nötigsten — they lack what is most needed

es an nichts fehlen lassen — provide everything that is needed

es fehlt an allen Ecken und Enden od. Kanten [bei jemandem] — somebody is short of everything

7)

was fehlt Ihnen? — what seems to be the matter?

fehlt dir etwas? — is there something wrong?; are you all right?

8)

weit gefehlt! — (geh.) far from it!

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Fehlen n; -s, kein pl

1. (Mangel) lack, absence

2. (Nichterscheinen) absence (

bei, in +dat from); häufiges, besonders von Arbeitnehmern und Schülern: absenteeism

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intransitives Verb

1) (nicht vorhanden sein) be lacking

ihm fehlt der Vater/das Geld — he has no father/no money

ihr fehlt der Sinn dafür — she lacks a or has no feeling for it

2) (ausbleiben) be missing; be absent

[un]entschuldigt fehlen — be absent with[out] permission

du darfst bei dieser Party nicht fehlen — you mustn't miss this party

Knoblauch darf bei dieser Soße nicht fehlen — garlic is a must in this sauce

3) (verschwunden sein) be missing; be gone

in der Kasse fehlt Geld — money is missing or has gone from the till

4) (vermisst werden)

er/das wird mir fehlen — I shall miss him/that

5) (erforderlich sein) be needed

ihm fehlen noch zwei Punkte zum Sieg — he needs only two points to win

es fehlte nicht viel, und ich wäre eingeschlafen — I all but fell asleep

das fehlte mir gerade noch [zu meinem Glück], das hat mir gerade noch gefehlt — (ugs.) that's all I needed

6) unpers. (mangeln)

es fehlt an Lehrern — there is a lack of teachers

bei ihnen fehlt es am Nötigsten — they lack what is most needed

es an nichts fehlen lassen — provide everything that is needed

es fehlt an allen Ecken und Enden od. Kanten [bei jemandem] — somebody is short of everything

7)

was fehlt Ihnen? — what seems to be the matter?

fehlt dir etwas? — is there something wrong?; are you all right?

8)

weit gefehlt! — (geh.) far from it!

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(von) n.

lack (of) n. n.

absence (of) n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Fehlen
11 mangeln

v/t (Wäsche) mangle

—

mangeln2

v/i

1. unpers.: es mangelt an (+Dat) there’s a lack ( oder shortage) of; es mangelt mir an Geld etc. I’m short of money etc.; es mangelt ihm an Mut he lacks ( oder is lacking in) courage; es mangelt ihr an nichts she lacks ( oder wants for) nothing; mangelndes Selbstvertrauen lack of self-confidence; wegen mangelnder Nachfrage due to inadequate ( oder lack of) demand

2. geh.: dir mangelt der erforderliche Ehrgeiz etc. you lack the necessary ambition etc.

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(bügeln) to mangle;

(fehlen) to be missing; to be lacking; to lack

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mạn|geln I ['maŋln]
1. vt
Wäsche to (put through the) mangle; (= heiß mangeln) to iron, to press
2. vi
to use the mangle; (mit Heißmangel) to use the rotary iron II
1. vi impers

es mangelt an etw (dat) — there is a lack of sth

er ließ es an nichts mangeln — he made sure that he/they etc lacked nothing, he made sure that nothing was lacking

es mangelt jdm an etw (dat) — sb lacks sth

es mangelt ihm an Selbstvertrauen/Erfahrung — he is lacking in or he lacks self-confidence/experience

mangelndes Selbstvertrauen/Verständnis etc — a lack of self-confidence/understanding etc

wegen mangelnder Aufmerksamkeit — through not paying attention

das Kino wurde wegen mangelnder Sicherheit geschlossen — the cinema was closed because of inadequate safety precautions

2. vi

etw mangelt jdm/einer Sache — sb/sth lacks sth; (Verständnis, Selbstvertrauen, Erfahrung auch) sb is lacking in sth

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(to be without or not to have enough: He is lacking in intelligence.) be lacking

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man·geln¹

[ˈmaŋl̩n]

vi

1. impers (ungenügend vorhanden sein)

▪ es mangelt an etw dat there is a shortage of sth

es mangelt vor allem an Lebensmitteln above all there is a food shortage

▪ es mangelt [jdm] an etw dat sb does not have enough of sth

es jdm an nichts \mangeln lassen to make sure sb doesn't want for anything

▪ es mangelt jdm an etw dat sb lacks [or does not have] sth

dir mangelt es an der nötigen Reife you do not have the necessary maturity [or are too immature

2. (nicht vorhanden sein)

▪ etw mangelt jdm sb lacks [or does not have] sth

jdm mangelt der Ernst sb is not serious enough

man·geln²

[ˈmaŋl̩n]

vt (mit der Mangel² glätten)

▪ etw \mangeln to press sth, to put sth through the mangle

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I
intransitives Verb

es mangelt an etwas — (Dat.) (ist nicht vorhanden) there is a lack of something; (ist unzureichend vorhanden) there is a shortage of something; something is in short supply

jemandem/einer Sache mangelt es an etwas — (Dat.) somebody/something lacks something

seine mangelnde Menschenkenntnis — his inadequate understanding of people
II 1.
transitives Verb mangle
2.
intransitives Verb do the mangling

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mangeln¹ v/t (Wäsche) mangle

mangeln² v/i

1. unpers:

es mangelt an (+dat) there’s a lack ( oder shortage) of;

es mangelt mir an Geld etc I’m short of money etc;

es mangelt ihm an Mut he lacks ( oder is lacking in) courage;

es mangelt ihr an nichts she lacks ( oder wants for) nothing;

mangelndes Selbstvertrauen lack of self-confidence;

wegen mangelnder Nachfrage due to inadequate ( oder lack of) demand

2. geh:

dir mangelt der erforderliche Ehrgeiz etc you lack the necessary ambition etc

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I
intransitives Verb

es mangelt an etwas — (Dat.) (ist nicht vorhanden) there is a lack of something; (ist unzureichend vorhanden) there is a shortage of something; something is in short supply

jemandem/einer Sache mangelt es an etwas — (Dat.) somebody/something lacks something

seine mangelnde Menschenkenntnis — his inadequate understanding of people
II 1.
transitives Verb mangle
2.
intransitives Verb do the mangling

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > mangeln
12 lack

I [læk]
nome mancanza f., insufficienza f., carenza f.

for o through lack of per mancanza di; there is no lack of volunteers — i volontari non mancano
II 1. [læk]
verbo transitivo mancare di, non avere [ confidence]; essere privo di [humour, funds]
2.
verbo intransitivo

to be lacking in — essere privo di

to lack for nothing — non mancare di niente

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[læk] 1. verb
(to have too little or none of: He lacked the courage to join the army.) mancare di
2. noun
(the state of not having any or enough: our lack of money.) mancanza

- be lacking

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I [læk]
nome mancanza f., insufficienza f., carenza f.

for o through lack of per mancanza di; there is no lack of volunteers — i volontari non mancano
II 1. [læk]
verbo transitivo mancare di, non avere [ confidence]; essere privo di [humour, funds]
2.
verbo intransitivo

to be lacking in — essere privo di

to lack for nothing — non mancare di niente

English-Italian dictionary > lack
13 faltar

v.

1 to lack, to be missing, to have not enough.

Me falta comida I lack food.

Me falta comida I lack food.

Falta un tornillo A screw is missing.

2 to be lacking, to be needed.

falta aire there's not enough air

falta sal it needs a bit of salt

3 to be necessary, to have yet to, to have still to. (hacer falta).

me falta tiempo I need time

para que su felicidad fuera completa sólo faltaba que viniera su hijo all it needed to make her happiness complete was for her son to arrive

¡lo que me faltaba! that's all I needed!

sólo le faltó ponerse a llorar he did everything but burst into tears

Me falta terminar esto I have still to finish this.

4 to be absent or missing (estar ausente).

falta Elena Elena is missing

el día que yo falte when I have passed on

Falta María Mary is absent.

5 to offend.

Me faltó mi hermana My sister offended me.

Me faltó mi hermano My brother offended me.

6 to omit, to skip.

7 to become scarce for.

Me faltó el dinero Money became scarce for me.

Me faltó el dinero Money became scarce for me.

8 to be not enough.

Falta comida There is not enough food.

9 to be yet to.

Falta barrer There is yet to sweep.

10 to be offended.

Se me faltó I was offended.

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faltar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (no estar una cosa) to be missing; (una persona) to be absent

■ me falta un zapato one of my shoes is missing

■ ¿quién falta? who's missing?

■ ha faltado mucho a clase he has missed a lot of classes

■ mañana a las tres, ¡no faltes! tomorrow at three, be sure to come!

2 (haber poco) to be lacking, be needed

■ falta (más) leche we need (more) milk, there isn't enough milk

3 (no tener) to lack, not have (enough)

■ le falta genio she's got no character

4 (quedar) to remain, be left

■ ¿cuánto falta para Alicante? how much further is it to Alicante?

■ falta poco para que... it won't be long till...

■ falta mucho por hacer there's still a lot to be done

5 (no respetar) to insult, be rude to

■ no la perdonaré que me faltara I'll never forgive her for being rude to me

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FRASEOLOGÍA

faltar a la verdad not to tell the truth, lie

faltar a su deber to fail in one's duty

faltar a su palabra to break one's word

faltar a su promesa not to keep one's promise

faltar al respeto a alguien to be rude to somebody, insult somebody

faltar en los pagos not to keep up with the payments

¡lo que me (te, le, etc) faltaba! that's all I (you, he, etc) needed!

¡no faltaba más! (por supuesto) of course!, but of course! 2 (por supuesto que no) absolutely not!

¡sólo me (te, le, etc) faltaba eso! that's all I (you, he, etc) needed!

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verb

1) to be lacking

2) be absent

3) be unfaithful, break

4) remain

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VI

1) (=no haber suficiente)

faltan profesores — there aren't enough teachers

a la sopa le falta sal — there isn't enough salt in the soup

faltan viviendas asequibles — there is a shortage of affordable housing

faltan dos sillas — we are two chairs short

• faltar algo a algn, le falta todavía un impreso — you still need another form

¿te falta dinero? — do you need any money?

nos falta tiempo para hacerlo — we don't have enough time to do it

te faltan dos centímetros para poder ser policía — you're two centimetres too short to be a policeman

no le falta valor — he doesn't lack courage

- ¡lo que me faltaba!

- ¡no faltaba o faltaría más!

- ¡no faltaba más que eso!

- es mejor que sobre que no que falte

2) (=no estar) to be missing

faltan varios libros del estante — there are several books missing from the shelf

faltan 20 euros de la caja — there are 20 euros missing from the till

me falta un bolígrafo — one of my pens is missing

faltaba de su casa desde hacía un mes — he had been missing for a month

¿quién falta? — who's missing?, who's not here?

no podemos irnos, falta Manolo — we can't go, Manolo isn't here yet

• no faltar, un desayuno en el que no faltan los huevos y el beicon — a breakfast which doesn't fail to include eggs and bacon

un partido en el que no faltaron goles — a match which was not short of goals

no falta ninguno de los ingredientes de la novela policíaca — all of the ingredients of the detective novel are present

no falta quien opina que... — there are those who think that...

3) (=no ir)

no he faltado ni una sola vez a las reuniones — I haven't missed a single meeting

faltaron tres personas a la reunión — there were three people missing o absent from the meeting

¡no faltaré! — I'll be there!

• faltar a una cita — [de negocios] to miss an appointment, not to turn up for an appointment; [con amigo] not to turn up for a date

• faltar a clase — to miss school

• faltar al trabajo — to be off work

nunca falta al trabajo — he's never off work

4) (=quedar)

falta todavía bastante por hacer — there is still quite a lot to be done, quite a lot remains to be done

• falta mucho todavía — there's plenty of time to go yet

¿falta mucho? — is there long to go?

¿te falta mucho? — will you be long?

• faltar para algo, faltan tres semanas para las elecciones — there are three weeks to go to the election, the election is three weeks off

faltan cinco minutos para que comience la representación — the performance will begin in five minutes

faltan cinco para las siete — LAm it's five to seven

• falta poco para las ocho — it's nearly eight o'clock, it's getting on for eight o'clock

falta poco para que termine el partido — the match is almost over o finished

5) (=estar a punto de)

faltó poco para que lo pillara un coche — he was very nearly run down by a car

le faltaba poco para decírselo — she was about to tell him

6) (=insultar)

¡sin faltar!, ¿eh? — keep it polite, right?

faltar a algn — (=ofender) to offend sb; (=ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to sb; (=no apoyar) to fail sb

faltar a algn al respeto — to be rude to sb, be disrespectful to sb

7) (=no cumplir)

• faltar en algo, faltar en los pagos — to default on one's payments

no faltaré en comunicárselo — I shall not fail to tell him
decencia 1), palabra 4), promesa 1., 1), respeto 1), verdad 1)
8) euf (=estar muerto)

desde que falta su madre — since his mother passed away

cuando falte yo — when I'm gone

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verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( no estar) to be missing

falta dinero de la caja — there's some money missing from the till

¿quién falta? — who's missing?; (en colegio, reunión de trabajo) who's absent?

falta de su domicilio — she has been missing from home; (+ me/te/le etc)

te falta un botón — you have a button missing

a esta taza le falta el asa — there's no handle on this cup

b) ( no haber suficiente)

va a faltar vino — there won't be enough wine

más vale que sobre comida y no que falte — it's better to have too much food than too little; (+ me/te/le etc)

nos faltó tiempo — we didn't have enough time

le falta experiencia — he lacks experience

me faltan palabras para expresarlo — I can't find the words to express it

ganas no me faltan — I'd love to

me falta el aire — I can't breathe

c) (en frases negativas)

no falta quien lo piensa — some people think that

no faltará oportunidad — there will be plenty of opportunities

d) ( hacer falta)

le falta alguien que la aconseje — she needs someone to advise her

2) ( quedar)

yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? — I'm ready, will you be long?

a la carne le faltan 15 minutos — the meat needs another 15 minutes

sólo me falta pasarlo a máquina — all I have to do is type it out

sólo falta decorarlo — it just needs decorating

aún me falta pintarlo — I still have to paint it

falta poco para Navidad — it's not long until Christmas

falta poco para las diez — it's almost o nearly ten o'clock

faltan cinco minutos para que empiece — there are five minutes to go before it starts

¿te falta mucho para terminar? — will it take you long to finish?

¿falta mucho para que llegue? — will it be long until she arrives?

nos falta poco para terminar/llegar — we're almost finished/there

me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro — I have three pages to go to finish the book

aún falta mucho — ( tiempo) there's plenty of time yet; ( distancia) there's a long way to go yet

poco faltó para que me pegara — he nearly hit me

esto es lo único que faltaba! — (iró) that's all I/we needed! (iro)

no faltaba or faltaría más! — ( respuesta - a un agradecimiento) don't mention it!; (- a una petición) of course, certainly; (- a un ofrecimiento) I wouldn't hear of it!; ( expresando indignación) whatever next!

3)

a) ( no asistir)

te esperamos, no faltes — we're expecting you, make sure you come

faltar a algo — al colegio/a clase to be absent from something; a una cita to miss something

ha faltado dos veces al trabajo — she's been off work twice

b) ( no cumplir)

faltar a algo: faltó a su promesa/palabra he didn't keep his promise/word; no me faltes al or (CS) el respeto! don't be rude to me; faltas a la verdad — you are not telling the truth

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= lack, be lacking, be short of.

Ex. I think that we have established a communication which we have lacked in the past.

Ex. The blame was not theirs that they were so lacking in gumption.

Ex. Libraries are ordinarily short of space for collections, staff, and readers = Generalmente, las bibliotecas andan faltas de espacio para las colecciones, el personal y los lectores.

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* al que no se puede dejar de faltar = unmissable.

* empezar a faltar = be in short supply, be at a premium.

* faltar a clase = play + hooky, skip + class, play + truant, bunk off, bunk + classes, skive, bunk + school.

* faltar al respeto = disrespect, diss.

* faltar a una clase = miss + class, cut + class.

* faltar a una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.

* faltar de = be absent (from).

* faltar el canto de un duro para = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, come + very close to.

* faltar el respeto = disrespect, diss.

* faltar mucho = be a long way off.

* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).

* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* faltar un poco = be some way off.

* faltar versatilidad = be a one-trip pony.

* no faltar el respeto = be civil towards.

* para que no falte = for good measure.

* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.

* para que no vaya a faltar = for good measure.

* pieza clave que falta = missing piece.

* trabajo + no faltar = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

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verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( no estar) to be missing

falta dinero de la caja — there's some money missing from the till

¿quién falta? — who's missing?; (en colegio, reunión de trabajo) who's absent?

falta de su domicilio — she has been missing from home; (+ me/te/le etc)

te falta un botón — you have a button missing

a esta taza le falta el asa — there's no handle on this cup

b) ( no haber suficiente)

va a faltar vino — there won't be enough wine

más vale que sobre comida y no que falte — it's better to have too much food than too little; (+ me/te/le etc)

nos faltó tiempo — we didn't have enough time

le falta experiencia — he lacks experience

me faltan palabras para expresarlo — I can't find the words to express it

ganas no me faltan — I'd love to

me falta el aire — I can't breathe

c) (en frases negativas)

no falta quien lo piensa — some people think that

no faltará oportunidad — there will be plenty of opportunities

d) ( hacer falta)

le falta alguien que la aconseje — she needs someone to advise her

2) ( quedar)

yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? — I'm ready, will you be long?

a la carne le faltan 15 minutos — the meat needs another 15 minutes

sólo me falta pasarlo a máquina — all I have to do is type it out

sólo falta decorarlo — it just needs decorating

aún me falta pintarlo — I still have to paint it

falta poco para Navidad — it's not long until Christmas

falta poco para las diez — it's almost o nearly ten o'clock

faltan cinco minutos para que empiece — there are five minutes to go before it starts

¿te falta mucho para terminar? — will it take you long to finish?

¿falta mucho para que llegue? — will it be long until she arrives?

nos falta poco para terminar/llegar — we're almost finished/there

me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro — I have three pages to go to finish the book

aún falta mucho — ( tiempo) there's plenty of time yet; ( distancia) there's a long way to go yet

poco faltó para que me pegara — he nearly hit me

esto es lo único que faltaba! — (iró) that's all I/we needed! (iro)

no faltaba or faltaría más! — ( respuesta - a un agradecimiento) don't mention it!; (- a una petición) of course, certainly; (- a un ofrecimiento) I wouldn't hear of it!; ( expresando indignación) whatever next!

3)

a) ( no asistir)

te esperamos, no faltes — we're expecting you, make sure you come

faltar a algo — al colegio/a clase to be absent from something; a una cita to miss something

ha faltado dos veces al trabajo — she's been off work twice

b) ( no cumplir)

faltar a algo: faltó a su promesa/palabra he didn't keep his promise/word; no me faltes al or (CS) el respeto! don't be rude to me; faltas a la verdad — you are not telling the truth

* * *

= lack, be lacking, be short of.

Ex: I think that we have established a communication which we have lacked in the past.

Ex: The blame was not theirs that they were so lacking in gumption.

Ex: Libraries are ordinarily short of space for collections, staff, and readers = Generalmente, las bibliotecas andan faltas de espacio para las colecciones, el personal y los lectores.

* al que no se puede dejar de faltar = unmissable.

* empezar a faltar = be in short supply, be at a premium.

* faltar a clase = play + hooky, skip + class, play + truant, bunk off, bunk + classes, skive, bunk + school.

* faltar al respeto = disrespect, diss.

* faltar a una clase = miss + class, cut + class.

* faltar a una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.

* faltar de = be absent (from).

* faltar el canto de un duro para = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, come + very close to.

* faltar el respeto = disrespect, diss.

* faltar mucho = be a long way off.

* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).

* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* faltar un poco = be some way off.

* faltar versatilidad = be a one-trip pony.

* no faltar el respeto = be civil towards.

* para que no falte = for good measure.

* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.

* para que no vaya a faltar = for good measure.

* pieza clave que falta = missing piece.

* trabajo + no faltar = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

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faltar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 (no estar) to be missing

aquí faltan tres recibos there are three receipts missing

falta dinero de la caja there's some money missing from the till

¿estamos todos? — no, falta Inés are we all here? — no, Inés is missing o Inés isn't here

(+ me/te/le etc): te falta un botón you have a button missing, you're missing a button

revisen sus bolsos a ver si les falta algo check your bags to see if there's anything missing

le faltan todos los dientes de abajo he's lost all his bottom teeth

a esta taza le falta el asa there's no handle on this cup

a la muñeca le falta un brazo the doll is missing an arm, the doll has an arm missing

falta de su domicilio desde hace un mes she has been missing from home for a month

el día que yo falte ¿qué va a ser de este chico? ( euf); what will become of this boy when I'm gone? ( euph)

2

(no haber suficiente): no faltará vino there will be plenty of wine, there will be no shortage of wine

más vale que sobre comida y no que falte it's better to have too much food than too little

(+ me/te/le etc): me falta el aire I can't breathe

nos faltó tiempo para terminar we didn't have enough time to finish

me faltan palabras para expresarle mi agradecimiento I don't know how to thank you

le falta experiencia he lacks experience, he doesn't have enough/any experience

ganas no me faltan, pero no tengo dinero I'd love to, but I haven't got any money

3 ( en frases negativas)

(no haber): no falta quien piensa que fue un error there are those who think it was a mistake

no faltará oportunidad de retribuirles la atención there will be plenty of opportunities to return their kindness

4

(hacer falta): le falta alguien que la aconseje she needs someone to advise her

le falta un objetivo en la vida he needs a goal in life

B

(quedar): yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? I'm ready, will you be long?

a la carne le faltarán unos 15 minutos the meat needs another 15 minutes or so

sólo me falta pasarlo a máquina all I have to do is type it out, I just need to type it out

el pastel está listo, sólo falta decorarlo the cake is ready, it just needs decorating

todavía me falta pintar la puerta I still have to paint the door, I've still got the door to paint

falta poco para Pascua it's not long until Easter

faltaba poco para las diez it was almost o nearly ten o'clock, it was going on for ten o'clock ( BrE)

sólo faltan cinco minutos para que empiece la carrera there are just five minutes to go before the race starts

¿falta mucho para que llegue la abuela? will it be long until grandma arrives?

ya falta poco para llegar we're nearly o almost there now

se puso furioso, poco faltó para que me pegara he got so angry, he nearly hit me

me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro I have three pages to go to finish the book

¿te falta mucho para terminar? will it take you long to finish?, have you got much more to do?

todavía faltan muchas cosas por hacer there are still a lot of things to do

¡esto es lo único que faltaba! ( iró); that's all I/we needed! ( iro)

¡lo que me faltaba por oír! now I've heard everything!

¡faltaría or no faltaba más! (en respuesta — a un agradecimiento) don't mention it!, you're welcome!; (— a un pedido) of course, certainly; (— a un ofrecimiento, una atención) I wouldn't hear of it!; (expresando indignación) can you imagine!, whatever next!

pase usted primero — ¡no faltaba más! after you — no, after you!

C

1

(no asistir): te esperamos, no faltes we're expecting you, make sure you come

faltar A algo to be absent FROM sth

falta mucho a clase he's often absent (from school), he misses a lot of classes

esta semana ha faltado dos veces al trabajo she's been off work twice this week, she's stayed home from work twice this week ( AmE)

nunca falta a una cita he never misses an appointment

2 (no cumplir) faltar A algo:

faltó a su promesa/palabra he didn't keep his promise/word, he broke his promise/word

¡no le faltes al or (CS) el respeto a tu padre! don't be rude to your father

no le falté I wasn't rude to him

faltas a la verdad you are not telling the truth

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faltar ( conjugate faltar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( no estar) to be missing;

◊ ¿quién falta? who's missing?;

(en colegio, reunión) who's absent?;
◊ te falta un botón you have a button missing;

a esta taza le falta el asa there's no handle on this cup
b) ( no haber suficiente):

◊ va a faltar vino there won't be enough wine;

nos faltó tiempo we didn't have enough time
c) ( hacer falta):

◊ le falta alguien que la aconseje she needs someone to advise her;

les falta cariño they need affection
2 ( quedar):
◊ yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? I'm ready, will you be long?;

nos falta poco para terminar we're almost finished;
me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro I have three pages to go to finish the book;
solo me falta pasarlo a máquina all I have to do is type it out;
falta poco para Navidad it's not long until Christmas;
faltan cinco minutos para que empiece there are five minutes to go before it starts;
¡no faltaba más! ( respuesta — a un agradecimiento) don't mention it!;

(— a una petición) of course, certainly;
(— a un ofrecimiento) I wouldn't hear of it!
3
a) ( no asistir):

◊ te esperamos, no faltes we're expecting you, make sure you come;

faltar a algo ‹ al colegio› to be absent from sth;

‹ a una cita› to miss sth;
◊ faltar a clase to skip lessons;

ha faltado dos veces al trabajo she's been off work twice
b) ( no cumplir):

◊ faltó a su promesa he didn't keep his promise;

¡no me faltes al respeto! don't be rude to me
faltar verbo intransitivo
1 (estar ausente) to be missing: falta el jefe, the boss is missing
2 (no tener) to be lacking: le falta personalidad, he lacks personality
3 (restar) to be left: aún falta para la Navidad, it's a long time until Christmas
faltó poco para que ganaran, they very nearly won
no falta nada por hacer, there's nothing more to be done
sólo me falta el último capítulo por leer, I've only got the last chapter to read
4 (no acudir) tu hermano faltó a la cita, your brother didn't turn up/come
5 (incumplir) eso es faltar a la verdad, that is not telling the truth
faltar uno a su palabra, to break one's word
6 (insultar) faltar a alguien, to be rude to someone: ¡sin faltar!, don't be rude!
(ofender) no era mi intención faltarte al respeto, I didn't mean to be rude to you
♦ Locuciones: ¡lo que faltaba!, that's all it needed!
¡no faltaba más!, (but) of course!
' faltar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahogarse
- quedar
- respeto
- tornillo
English:
default setting
- go back on
- missing
- unaccounted
- word
- absent
- go
- hooky
- miss
- skip
- truant

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faltar vi

1. [no haber] to be lacking, to be needed;

falta aire there's not enough air;

le falta sal it needs a bit of salt;

faltó comida there wasn't enough food;

a esta casa no le falta nada this house lacks nothing o has everything;

después del robo faltaban dos cuadros after the robbery, two paintings were missing;

abrí la cartera y me faltaban varios documentos I opened my briefcase and several documents were missing

2. [estar ausente] to be absent o missing;

falta Elena Elena is missing;

el día que yo falte when I have passed on;

falta de su domicilio desde hace tres semanas she has been missing (from home) for three weeks

3. [no acudir]
sólo faltaron mis padres only my parents weren't there o failed to turn up;

faltar a una cita not to turn up at an appointment;

¡no faltes (a la cita)! don't miss it!, be there!;

ha faltado a clase tres veces esta semana she has been absent o off three days this week;

últimamente ha faltado mucho al trabajo he's been off work a lot recently, he's had a lot of time off work recently

4. [no cumplir]
faltó a su palabra she went back on her word, she broke o didn't keep her word;

faltó a su obligación he neglected his duty;

faltó a la verdad she wasn't being truthful, she wasn't telling the truth

5. [ofender]
faltar a alguien en algo to offend sb in sth;

faltar a alguien al respeto to be disrespectful to sb;

¡a mí no me faltes!, ¡sin faltar! don't you speak to me like that!

6. [no tener]
le faltan las fuerzas he lacks o doesn't have the strength;

le falta experiencia she lacks experience;

le falta una mano he has got only one hand;

al equipo le faltan buenos defensas the team is short of good defenders;

le falta una pata a la mesa the table is missing a leg;

me faltan palabras para expresar mi agradecimiento I can't find the words to express my gratitude

7. [hacer falta]
me falta tiempo I need time;

nos va a faltar cerveza we're going to run out of beer, we're not going to have enough beer;

para que su felicidad fuera completa sólo faltaba que viniera su hijo all it needed to make her happiness complete was for her son to arrive;

ganas no nos faltan, pero no vamos a poder ir it isn't because we don't want to, but we won't be able to go;

sólo le faltó ponerse a llorar he did everything but burst into tears;

¡lo que me faltaba! that's all I needed!;

¡lo que faltaba, otro pinchazo! that's all I needed, another flat tyre!

8. [quedar]
falta mucho por hacer there is still a lot to be done;

falta poco para llenar del todo el camión the truck o Br lorry is almost completely full now;

sólo te falta firmar all you have to do is sign;

falta un mes para las vacaciones there's a month to go till the holidays;

¿falta mucho para el final? is there long to go?;

falta poco para las once it's nearly eleven o'clock;

falta poco para que llegue it won't be long till he arrives, he'll soon be here;

¿cuánto falta para Bogotá? how much further is it to Bogota?;

aún faltan 10 kilómetros there are still 10 kilometres to go;

faltó poco para que lo matase I very nearly killed him;

¿lo mató? – poco faltó did she kill him? – very nearly

9. Euf [morir] to pass away

10. [en frases]
¡no faltaba o [m5] faltaría más! [asentimiento] of course!;
[rechazo] that tops it all!, that's a bit much!;
claro que puedes usar mi teléfono, ¡no faltaba o [m5] faltaría más! of course you can use my telephone, there's no need for you to ask;

por supuesto que no te dejo ir, ¡faltaría más! of course I'm not letting you go, what can you be thinking of!

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faltar

v/i

1 be missing;

cuando falten mis padres when my parents die

2 ( quedar)

:

falta una hora there’s an hour to go;

faltan 10 kilómetros there are 10 kilometers to go;

sólo falta hacer la salsa there’s only the sauce to do;

falta poco para las diez it’s almost o nearly ten o’clock;

falta poco para que empiece la película it won’t be long before the film starts, the film will be starting soon;

faltó poco para que me cayera I almost o nearly fell;

y por si faltaba algo … and as if that wasn’t enough …

3

:

faltar a be absent from;

faltar a clase miss class, be absent from class

4

:

faltar a alguien be disrespectful to s.o.;

faltar a su palabra not keep one’s word

5

:

¡no faltaba o

faltaría más! ( por supuesto) certainly!, of course!; (de ninguna manera) certainly not!;

¡lo que faltaba! that’s all I/we etc needed!

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faltar vi

1) : to be lacking, to be needed

me falta ayuda: I need help

2) : to be absent, to be missing

3) quedar: to remain, to be left

faltan pocos días para la fiesta: the party is just a few days away

4)

¡no faltaba más! : don't mention it!, you're welcome!

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faltar vb

1. (no estar) to be missing

a este libro le faltan hojas this book has some pages missing

pasó lista para ver quién faltaba he called the register to see who was missing

2. (no haber suficiente) not to be enough

me parece que falta pan I don't think there's enough bread

me falta dinero I haven't got enough money

3. (carecer de) to lack

le falta sentido del humor he lacks a sense of humour

4. (no acudir) to miss

falta mucho a clase she is often absent from school

faltó a la cita he didn't turn up

5. (quedar tiempo) to be left

faltan cinco minutos there are five minutes left

aún falta mucho para las vacaciones it's still a long time until the holidays

6. (quedar por hacer) to have to do

ya sólo me falta el último ejercicio I just have to do the last exercise

7. (ofender, molestar) to be rude

faltar a tu palabra to break your word [pt. broke; pp. broken]

no faltaba más / faltaría más (desde luego) of course / certainly (ni pensarlo) no way

Spanish-English dictionary > faltar
14 crear

v.

1 to create.

me crea muchos problemas it gives me a lot of trouble, it causes me a lot of problems

Picasso creó escuela Picasso's works have had a seminal influence

Ricardo crea obras de arte Richard creates works of art.

Ellas crean criaturas raras They create weird creatures.

2 to invent.

3 to found.

4 to make, to make up.

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crear

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to create

■ crear problemas to create problems

2 (fundar) to found, establish; (partido) to set up

3 (inventar) to invent

► verbo pronominal crearse

1 to make, make for oneself

■ crearse enemigos to make enemies for oneself

2 (imaginarse) to imagine

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verb

1) to create

2) originate

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VT

1) (=hacer, producir) [+ obra, objeto, empleo] to create

el hombre fue creado a imagen de Dios — man was created in the image of God

crearon una ciudad de la nada — they created a city out of nothing

2) (=establecer) [+ comisión, comité, fondo, negocio, sistema] to set up; [+ asociación, cooperativa] to form, set up; [+ cargo, puesto] to create; [+ movimiento, organización] to create, establish, found

¿qué se necesita para crear una empresa? — what do you need in order to set up o start a business?

esta organización se creó para defender los derechos humanos — this organization was created o established o founded to defend human rights

aspiraban a crear un estado independiente — they aimed to create o establish o found an independent state

3) (=dar lugar a) [+ condiciones, clima, ambiente] to create; [+ problemas] to cause, create; [+ expectativas] to raise

el bloqueo ha creado una situación insostenible — the blockade has created an untenable situation

el vacío creado por su muerte — the gap left o created by her death

la nicotina crea adicción — nicotine is addictive

4) liter (=nombrar) to make, appoint

fue creado papa — he was made pope

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <obra/modelo/tendencia> to create, < producto> to develop

b) < sistema> to create, establish, set up; < institución> to set up, create; <comisión/fondo> to set up; < empleo> to create; < ciudad> to build

2) <dificultades/problemas> to cause, create; <ambiente/clima> to create; <fama/prestigio> to bring; < reputación> to earn

su arrogancia le creó muchas enemistades — his arrogance made him many enemies

no quiero crear falsas expectativas — I don't want to raise false hopes
2.
crearse v pron < problema> to create... for oneself

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= design (for/to), construct, create, engender, establish, fashion, forge, form, invent, set up, compose, originate, bring into + being, mint, found, institute, come into + existence, mother, come up with.

Ex. In lists designed for international use a symbolic notation instead of textual notes may be used.

Ex. The objective in executing these three stages is to construct a document profile which reflects its subject = El propósito de llevar a cabo estas tres etapas es elaborar un perfil documental que refleje su materia.

Ex. National agencies creating MARC records use national standards within their own country, and re-format records to UNIMARC for international exchange.

Ex. In addition to problems with new subjects which lacked 'accepted' or established names, this guiding principle engendered inconsistency in the form of headings.

Ex. The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.

Ex. The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.

Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex. Formed in 1969, the first operational system was implemented in 1972-3.

Ex. Frequently, but not always, this same process will have been attempted by the author when inventing the title, and this explains why the title is often a useful aid to indexing.

Ex. By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.

Ex. There have never been any attempts to compose a bibliography of US government documents relating to international law.

Ex. In the 'office of the present', a document is usually produced by several people: someone, say an administrator or manager, who originates and checks it, a typist, who prepares the text, and a draughtsman or artist who prepares the diagrams.

Ex. MARC was brought into being originally to facilitate the creation of LC catalogue cards.

Ex. The article 'The newly minted MLS: what do we need to know today?' describes the skills which, ideally, every US library school graduate should possess at the end of the 1990s.

Ex. The earliest community information service in Australia dates from as recently as 1958 when Citizens' Advice Bureaux, modelled on their British namesake, were founded in Perth = El primer servicio de información ciudadana de Australia es reciente y data de 1958 cuando se creó en Perth la Oficina de Información al Ciudadano, a imitación de su homónima británica.

Ex. The librarians have instituted a series of campaigns, including displays and leaflets on specific issues, eg family income supplement, rent and rates rebates, and school grants.

Ex. Some university libraries have been built up over the centuries; others have come into existence over the last 40 years.

Ex. Necessity mothers invention, and certainly invention in the presentation of books mothers surprised interest.

Ex. Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.

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* crear adicción = be addictive.

* crear alianzas = form + alliances, make + alliances.

* crear apoyo = build + support.

* crear canales para = establish + channels for.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* crear consenso = forge + consensus.

* crear demanda = make + demand.

* crear de nuevo = recreate [re-create].

* crear desconfianza = create + distrust.

* crear desesperación = yield + despair.

* crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.

* crear interés = build + interest.

* crear la ilusión = generate + illusion.

* crear lazos = build up + links.

* crear lazos afectivos = bond.

* crear posibilidades = open + window, create + possibilities.

* crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.

* crear prototipos = prototype.

* crear relaciones = structure + relationships.

* crearse = build up, hew.

* crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.

* crear servidor web = put up + web site.

* crearse una identidad = forge + identity.

* crearse una vida = build + life.

* crear una alianza = forge + alliance.

* crear una base = form + a basis.

* crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.

* crear una coalición = forge + coalition.

* crear una colección = build + collection.

* crear un acuerdo = work out + agreement.

* crear una familia = have + a family.

* crear una ilusión = create + illusion.

* crear una imagen = build + an image, create + image, summon up + image.

* crear una injusticia = create + injustice.

* crear una marca de identidad = branding.

* crear una ocasión = create + opportunity.

* crear una preocupación = create + concern.

* crear una situación = create + a situation.

* crear un clima = promote + climate.

* crear un comité = set up + committee.

* crear un entorno = create + an environment.

* crear un equilibrio = establish + a balance.

* crear un fondo común de conocimientos = pool + knowledge.

* crear un fondo común de experiencias profesionales = pool + expertise.

* crear un grupo = set up + group.

* crear un índice = generate + index.

* crear un mercado para = produce + a market for.

* crear un perfil = compile + profile, formulate + profile.

* crear un servidor web = open up + web site.

* crear vínculos = build up + links.

* crear vínculos afectivos = bond.

* oposición + crear = opposition + line up.

* que crea adicción = addictive.

* que crea hábito = addictive.

* volver a crear = recreate [re-create].

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <obra/modelo/tendencia> to create, < producto> to develop

b) < sistema> to create, establish, set up; < institución> to set up, create; <comisión/fondo> to set up; < empleo> to create; < ciudad> to build

2) <dificultades/problemas> to cause, create; <ambiente/clima> to create; <fama/prestigio> to bring; < reputación> to earn

su arrogancia le creó muchas enemistades — his arrogance made him many enemies

no quiero crear falsas expectativas — I don't want to raise false hopes
2.
crearse v pron < problema> to create... for oneself

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= design (for/to), construct, create, engender, establish, fashion, forge, form, invent, set up, compose, originate, bring into + being, mint, found, institute, come into + existence, mother, come up with.

Ex: In lists designed for international use a symbolic notation instead of textual notes may be used.

Ex: The objective in executing these three stages is to construct a document profile which reflects its subject = El propósito de llevar a cabo estas tres etapas es elaborar un perfil documental que refleje su materia.

Ex: National agencies creating MARC records use national standards within their own country, and re-format records to UNIMARC for international exchange.

Ex: In addition to problems with new subjects which lacked 'accepted' or established names, this guiding principle engendered inconsistency in the form of headings.

Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.

Ex: The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.

Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex: Formed in 1969, the first operational system was implemented in 1972-3.

Ex: Frequently, but not always, this same process will have been attempted by the author when inventing the title, and this explains why the title is often a useful aid to indexing.

Ex: By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.

Ex: There have never been any attempts to compose a bibliography of US government documents relating to international law.

Ex: In the 'office of the present', a document is usually produced by several people: someone, say an administrator or manager, who originates and checks it, a typist, who prepares the text, and a draughtsman or artist who prepares the diagrams.

Ex: MARC was brought into being originally to facilitate the creation of LC catalogue cards.

Ex: The article 'The newly minted MLS: what do we need to know today?' describes the skills which, ideally, every US library school graduate should possess at the end of the 1990s.

Ex: The earliest community information service in Australia dates from as recently as 1958 when Citizens' Advice Bureaux, modelled on their British namesake, were founded in Perth = El primer servicio de información ciudadana de Australia es reciente y data de 1958 cuando se creó en Perth la Oficina de Información al Ciudadano, a imitación de su homónima británica.

Ex: The librarians have instituted a series of campaigns, including displays and leaflets on specific issues, eg family income supplement, rent and rates rebates, and school grants.

Ex: Some university libraries have been built up over the centuries; others have come into existence over the last 40 years.

Ex: Necessity mothers invention, and certainly invention in the presentation of books mothers surprised interest.

Ex: Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.

* crear adicción = be addictive.

* crear alianzas = form + alliances, make + alliances.

* crear apoyo = build + support.

* crear canales para = establish + channels for.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* crear consenso = forge + consensus.

* crear demanda = make + demand.

* crear de nuevo = recreate [re-create].

* crear desconfianza = create + distrust.

* crear desesperación = yield + despair.

* crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.

* crear interés = build + interest.

* crear la ilusión = generate + illusion.

* crear lazos = build up + links.

* crear lazos afectivos = bond.

* crear posibilidades = open + window, create + possibilities.

* crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.

* crear prototipos = prototype.

* crear relaciones = structure + relationships.

* crearse = build up, hew.

* crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.

* crear servidor web = put up + web site.

* crearse una identidad = forge + identity.

* crearse una vida = build + life.

* crear una alianza = forge + alliance.

* crear una base = form + a basis.

* crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.

* crear una coalición = forge + coalition.

* crear una colección = build + collection.

* crear un acuerdo = work out + agreement.

* crear una familia = have + a family.

* crear una ilusión = create + illusion.

* crear una imagen = build + an image, create + image, summon up + image.

* crear una injusticia = create + injustice.

* crear una marca de identidad = branding.

* crear una ocasión = create + opportunity.

* crear una preocupación = create + concern.

* crear una situación = create + a situation.

* crear un clima = promote + climate.

* crear un comité = set up + committee.

* crear un entorno = create + an environment.

* crear un equilibrio = establish + a balance.

* crear un fondo común de conocimientos = pool + knowledge.

* crear un fondo común de experiencias profesionales = pool + expertise.

* crear un grupo = set up + group.

* crear un índice = generate + index.

* crear un mercado para = produce + a market for.

* crear un perfil = compile + profile, formulate + profile.

* crear un servidor web = open up + web site.

* crear vínculos = build up + links.

* crear vínculos afectivos = bond.

* oposición + crear = opposition + line up.

* que crea adicción = addictive.

* que crea hábito = addictive.

* volver a crear = recreate [re-create].

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crear [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹obra/modelo› to create; ‹tendencia› to create

crear una nueva imagen para el producto to create a new image for the product

crearon un producto revolucionario they developed o created a revolutionary product

2 ‹sistema› to create, establish, set up; ‹institución› to set up, create; ‹comisión/fondo› to set up; ‹empleo› to create

crearon una ciudad en pleno desierto they built a city in the middle of the desert

B ‹dificultades/problemas› to cause, create; ‹ambiente/clima› to create; ‹fama/prestigio› to bring; ‹reputación› to earn

su arrogancia le creó muchas enemistades his arrogance made him many enemies

no quiero crear falsas expectativas en mis alumnos I don't want to raise false hopes among my students, I don't want to give my students false hopes

se crea muchas dificultades he creates o makes a lot of problems for himself

¿para qué te creas más trabajo? why make more work for yourself?

será difícil llenar el vacío creado con su desaparición it will be difficult to fill the gap left by his death

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crear ( conjugate crear) verbo transitivo
to create;
‹ producto› to develop;
‹institución/comisión/fondo› to set up;
‹fama/prestigio› to bring;
‹ reputación› to earn;
◊ crea muchos problemas it causes o creates a lot of problems;

no quiero crear falsas expectativas I don't want to raise false hopes
crearse verbo pronominal ‹ problema› to create … for oneself;

‹ enemigos› to make
crear verbo transitivo to create
' crear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
falsificar
- hacer
- ilusionar
- infundio
- rompecabezas
- constituir
- formar
- meter
English:
boat
- bonding
- create
- fashion
- never-never land
- rapport
- stage
- afoot
- develop
- devise
- disrupt
- establish
- illusion
- set
- you

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crear

♦ vt

1. [hacer, producir, originar] to create;

crear empleo/riqueza to create jobs/wealth;

han creado un nuevo ministerio para él they have created a new ministry for him;

me crea muchos problemas it gives me a lot of trouble, it causes me a lot of problems;

Picasso creó escuela Picasso's works have had a seminal influence

2. [inventar] to invent;
[poema, sinfonía] to compose, to write; [cuadro] to paint
3. [fundar] to found

♦ See also the pronominal verb crearse

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crear

v/t create; empresa set up

* * *

crear vt

1) : to create, to cause

2) : to originate

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crear vb

1. (en general) to create

las esculturas que el artista ha creado en los últimos años the sculptures created by the artist during the last few years

crearon 250 puestos de trabajo they created 250 jobs

2. (comité, empresa, etc) to set up

están estudiando la posibilidad de crear una empresa they're considering setting up a company

Spanish-English dictionary > crear
15 carecer

v.

to lack, to be deficient.

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carecer

Conjugation model [ AGRADECER], like link=agradecer agradecer

► verbo intransitivo

1 to lack (de, -)

■ el pueblo carecía de alumbrado público the village lacked street lighting, the village had no street lighting

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VI

1)

carecer de — to lack

carece de talento — he lacks talent, he has no talent

no carecemos de dinero — we don't lack for money, we're not short of money

eso carece de sentido — that doesn't make sense

2) Cono Sur (=hacer falta)

carece hacerlo — we/you have to do it, it is necessary to do it

carece no dejarla — we must not let her

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verbo intransitivo (frml)

carecer de algo — to lack something

carece de interés — it is lacking in interest, it lacks interest

carece de valor — it has no value, it is worthless

sus palabras carecen de todo sentido — her words make no sense

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= be lacking.

Ex. One user might have extensive subject expertise when approaching, for example, a tool covering the literature of biology, another user might be lacking such subject expertise.

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* carecer de = be deficient in, lack.

* carecer de sentido = be meaningless.

* carecer de valor = have + a hollow ring.

* carecer de versatilidad = be a one-trip pony.

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verbo intransitivo (frml)

carecer de algo — to lack something

carece de interés — it is lacking in interest, it lacks interest

carece de valor — it has no value, it is worthless

sus palabras carecen de todo sentido — her words make no sense

* * *

= be lacking.

Ex: One user might have extensive subject expertise when approaching, for example, a tool covering the literature of biology, another user might be lacking such subject expertise.

* carecer de = be deficient in, lack.

* carecer de sentido = be meaningless.

* carecer de valor = have + a hollow ring.

* carecer de versatilidad = be a one-trip pony.

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carecer [E3 ]

vi

( frml) carecer DE algo to lack sth

carecemos de los medios económicos necesarios we lack o do not have the necessary financial means

el documento carece de interés the document is lacking in interest, the document lacks o is without o has no interest

carece de valor it has no value, it is worthless

sus palabras carecen de todo sentido her words mean absolutely nothing o make no sense at all

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carecer ( conjugate carecer) verbo intransitivo (frml) carecer de algo to lack sth;
◊ carece de interés it is lacking in interest, it lacks interest;

carece de valor it has no value, it is worthless
carecer verbo intransitivo carecer de algo, to lack sthg

' carecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adolecer
- braga
- última
- último
English:
lack
- devoid
- lacking

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carecer vi

carecer de algo to lack sth;

una casa que carece de agua corriente a house with no running water;

unas declaraciones que carecen de interés statements of no interest

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carecer

v/i

:

carecer de algo lack sth;

carecer de interés not be interesting, be lacking in interest

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carecer {53} vi

carecer de : to lack

el cheque carecía de fondos: the check lacked funds

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carecer vb to lack / not to have

carecen de lo necesario para vivir they lack the basic necessities to live

carece de dinero propio she doesn't have her own money

Spanish-English dictionary > carecer
16 lack

[læk] 1. verb
(to have too little or none of: He lacked the courage to join the army.) imeti premalo
2. noun
(the state of not having any or enough: our lack of money.) pomanjkanje

- be lacking

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I [læk]
noun

pomanjkanje, stiska, potreba

for lack of — zaradi pomanjkanja česa

no lack of — dovolj česa, obilje česa
II [læk]
1.

transitive verb

trpeti pomanjkanje česa; ne imeti česa;

2.

intransitive verb

primanjkovati, manjkati

money is lacking — primanjkuje denarja

he is lacking in courage — nima dovolj poguma

I lack nothing — ničesar mi ne manjka, imam vsega dovoij

I was lacking — bil sem odsoten, manjkal sem

English-Slovenian dictionary > lack
17 замечать

I

гл.

1. to remark; 2. to comment; 3. to point out; 4. to observe; 5. to mention

Русский глагол заметить/отметить в значении сделать замечание по поводу чего-либо/кого-либо употребляется в любой ситуации и не различает самого характера замечания. Его английские эквиваленты, напротив, подчеркивают характер/содержание самого замечания.

1. to remark — замечать, заметить, сказать между прочим (выразить свое мнение о том, что вы заметили, о ком-либо, о чем-либо и т. п. без желания задержать на этом внимание или делать это предметом обсуждения): «There is a strange smell in here» — she remarked. — «Здесь чем — то странно пахнет» — заметила она. Kate remarked that it was amazing how much her kids knew about science. — Катя с удивлением отметила, как много ее дети знают о науке. A lot of our customers remarked on the quality of our work. — О нашей работе высказывались очень многие покупатели.

2. to comment — комментировать, высказывать мнение, сказать по поводу чего-либо, интерпретировать (высказать мнение о том, что вы видели, слышали или читали, и дать свою оценку): «John only wears such clothes to prove that he is rich» — commented Steve. — «Джон носит такую одежду, чтобы доказать, что от богат» — сказал на это Стив. The Prime Minister was asked to comment on the crises. — Премьер-министра попросили высказаться по поводу кризиса. Some critics commented that the film lacked originality. — Некоторые критики отмечали, что фильму не хватает оригинальности.

3. to point out — замечать, указывать, подчеркнуть (указать на что-либо важное, на что другие люди не обратили внимания или не придали этому значения): « Profits are up this year» — said Roger. «But so arc costs» pointed out Chris. — «Прибыль в этом году растет», — сказал Роджер. — «Да, но и себестоимость тоже», — заметил Крис./«Прибыль в этом году растет», — сказал Роджер. — «Да, но и себестоимость тоже», — подчеркнул Крис. I would just like to point out that whenever there is a problem I am the one who has to deal with it. — Я бы только хотел указать на то, что всякий раз, когда возникает какая-либо трудность, разрешать се приходится мне. Не pointed out the danger of riding a motorcycle without a helmet.— Он указал на опасность езды на мотоцикле без шлема./Он подчеркнул, как опасно ездить на мотоцикле без шлема.

4. to observe — замечать, отметить, заметить ( со знанием дела), подчеркнуть (в официальной речи; предполагает знание предмета, о котором высказываются, или предварительное ознакомление с вопросом/предметом): «Life is full of problems» — he observed. — «Жизнь полна проблем» — глубокомысленно заметил он. In his speech the President observed that the economic situation was improving. — В своей речи президент отметил, что экономическое положение улучшается. I would only observe that he is very well qualified for the post. — Хочу только заметить, что он по своей квалификации весьма подходит для этой должности./Хочу только отметить, что он по своей квалификации весьма подходит для этой должности./Хочу только подчеркнуть, что он по своей квалификации весьма подходит для этой должности.

5. to mention — заметить, упомянуть вскользь (сделать в ходе беседы замечание о чем-нибудь, не вдаваясь в подробности): When I was talking with him, he mentioned that his wife was ill. — Когда мы с ним разговаривали, он вскользь упомянул о том, что у него больна жена. I forgot to mention that I had been working late tonight. — Я забыл упомянуть, что сегодня работал допоздна. Did she mention where she was going? — Она сказала, куда идет?

II

гл.

1. to notice; 2. to spot; 3. to sight; 4. to catch sight of; 5. to catch smb's eye/the eye of smb; 6. to detect; 7. to observe; 8. to become aware/conscious of; 9. to perceive

Русский глагол замечать относится как к разным сферам деятельности, к результатам того, что воспринимается зрением, слухом, ощущениями, так и к тому, что воспринимается чувствами и эмоциями, постигается мыслью и умом. Английские соответствия описывают эти виды восприятия разными словами, что и предопределяет различие ситуаций их использования.

1. to notice — замечать, заметить, увидеть, обратить внимание: to notice smb, smth — заметить кого-либо, что-либо We didn't notice anything special about it. — Мы ничего особенного не заметили. They did not notice us leave the room. — Они не заметили, как мы вышли из комнаты/покинули комнату. Не even did not notice my new dress. — Он даже не заметил моего нового платья./Он даже не обратил внимания на то, что я была в новом платье. Did you notice how nervous she was? — Вы обратили внимание, как она нервничала?/Вы заметили, как она нервничала?

2. to spot — замечать, заметить, поймать взглядом (неожиданно увидеть то, что вы искали взглядом или то, что трудно разглядеть): I'm glad you spotted the mistake before it was too late. — Я рад, что вы заметили эту ошибку пока еще не поздно. An experienced manager will spot problem among his staff quite quickly. — Опытный менеджер сразу заметит проблемы в отношениях среди своих сотрудников, I spotted him immediately among the crowd because of his yellow hat. — Я сразу увидела его в толпе в его желтой шляпе./Я сразу заметила его в толпе в его желтой шляпе. You will easily spot him among the boys — he is two heads taller. — Ты сразу его заметишь среди мальчиков — он на две головы выше всех.

3. to sight — увидеть, заметить (что-либо на большом расстоянии, особенно если этот предмет долго искали или ожидали; увидеть после долгих поисков): The missing boys were sighted from a rescue helicopter. — Пропавших мальчиков заметили с поискового вертолета./Пропавших мальчиков увидели с поискового вертолета. After many weeks in the open sea the sailors sighted land. — После многих недель в открытом морс моряки увидели сушу./Проплавав много недель в открытом море, моряки увидели землю.

4. to catch sight of — увидеть мельком; заметить, не задерживаясь взглядом: I caught sight of an old friend of mine in the middle of the crowd. — В толпе мелькнуло лицо моего старого друга. She caught sight of her own face in one of the shop windows. — В витрине магазина она увидела отражение своего лица./В одной из витрин магазина она заметила отражение своего лица.

5. to catch smb's eye/the eye of smb — замечать, заметить, поймать чей-либо взгляд, броситься в глаза: Suddenly something caught his eye: a piece of paper on the table where nothing had been earlier. — Неожиданно он заметил что-то на столе, где раньше ничего не было — это был листок бумаги. We need big advertisement in the newspaper, something to catch the eye. — Нам нужна большая реклама в газете, такая, чтобы бросалась в глаза. The paragraph in block letters caught his eyes. — Ему бросился в глаза абзац, напечатанный заглавными буквами.

6. to detect — обнаружить, увидеть, заметить (что-либо, что трудноразличимо из-за малого размера): We detected a gas leak. — Мы обнаружили утечку газа. She was detected in the act of stealing. — Ее поймали с поличным. Submarine can be detected by radar. — Подводная лодка может быть обнаружена радиолокатором. I certainly detect a lack of serious approach in your words. — В ваших словах я замечаю несерьезное отношение./В ваших словах я улавливаю несерьезное отношение. Не detected a fine smell of perfume as he entered the room. — Войдя в комнату, он почувствовал тонкий аромат духов. Do I detect a note of sarcasm in your voice? — Мне кажется, я улавливаю нотку сарказма в вашем голосе.

7. to observe — замечать, заметить, усматривать, наблюдать ( что-либо в результате тщательного изучения): I didn't observe anything out of the ordinary about her behaviour that day. — Я не усмотрел ничего необычного в се поведении в тот день. Psychologists observed that the mice become more aggressive when they were put in smaller cages. — Психологи заметили, что, когда мышей помешали в более тесные клетки, они становились более агрессивными. I've leaned much of/about child's psychology after I observed my own children. — После того, как я наблюдал за своими собственными детьми, я многое узнал о детской психологии. « I don't think it will work», he observed. — «Я думаю, из этого ничего не выйдет», — заметил он со знанием дела.

8. to become aware/conscious of — замечать, заметить, понять, почувствовать (постепенно познать что-либо умом, чувствами, разумом): I gradually became aware that I was not the only person in the room. — Постепенно до меня дошло, что Я был п комнате не один./Я заметил, что был в комнате не один. She became aware/conscious оf а certain animosity/hostility between them. — Она заметила между ними некоторую враждебность./Она почувствовала определенную враждебность между ними. After a while she became aware of a sound such as the hiss and crackle of the fire. — Спустя некоторое время она заметила какие-то звуки, похожие на шипение и треск костра./Спустя некоторое время она различила какие-то звуки, похожие на шипение и треск костра.

9. to perceive — замечать, заметить (то, что трудно осознать), почувствовать, осознать, уловить ( стилистически более официально): They perceived some light in the distance. — Вдали они заметили какой-то свет. No smell could be perceived. — Никакого запаха не чувствовалось. That morning he perceived a change in her mood. — В то утро он заметил едва заметное изменение в ее настроении./В то утро он уловил изменение в ее настроении. I could just perceive that someone was inside the house. — Я почувствовал, что в доме кто-то есть.

Русско-английский объяснительный словарь > замечать
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1. to remark; 2. to comment; 3. to point out; 4. to observe; 5. to mention

Русский глагол заметить/отметить в значении сделать замечание по поводу чего-либо/кого-либо употребляется в любой ситуации и не различает самого характера замечания. Его английские эквиваленты, напротив, подчеркивают характер/содержание самого замечания.

1. to remark — замечать, заметить, сказать между прочим (выразить свое мнение о том, что вы заметили, о ком-либо, о чем-либо и т. п. без желания задержать на этом внимание или делать это предметом обсуждения): «There is a strange smell in here» — she remarked. — «Здесь чем — то странно пахнет» — заметила она. Kate remarked that it was amazing how much her kids knew about science. — Катя с удивлением отметила, как много ее дети знают о науке. A lot of our customers remarked on the quality of our work. — О нашей работе высказывались очень многие покупатели.

2. to comment — комментировать, высказывать мнение, сказать по поводу чего-либо, интерпретировать (высказать мнение о том, что вы видели, слышали или читали, и дать свою оценку): «John only wears such clothes to prove that he is rich» — commented Steve. — «Джон носит такую одежду, чтобы доказать, что от богат» — сказал на это Стив. The Prime Minister was asked to comment on the crises. — Премьер-министра попросили высказаться по поводу кризиса. Some critics commented that the film lacked originality. — Некоторые критики отмечали, что фильму не хватает оригинальности.

3. to point out — замечать, указывать, подчеркнуть (указать на что-либо важное, на что другие люди не обратили внимания или не придали этому значения): « Profits are up this year» — said Roger. «But so arc costs» pointed out Chris. — «Прибыль в этом году растет», — сказал Роджер. — «Да, но и себестоимость тоже», — заметил Крис./«Прибыль в этом году растет», — сказал Роджер. — «Да, но и себестоимость тоже», — подчеркнул Крис. I would just like to point out that whenever there is a problem I am the one who has to deal with it. — Я бы только хотел указать на то, что всякий раз, когда возникает какая-либо трудность, разрешать се приходится мне. Не pointed out the danger of riding a motorcycle without a helmet.— Он указал на опасность езды на мотоцикле без шлема./Он подчеркнул, как опасно ездить на мотоцикле без шлема.

4. to observe — замечать, отметить, заметить ( со знанием дела), подчеркнуть (в официальной речи; предполагает знание предмета, о котором высказываются, или предварительное ознакомление с вопросом/предметом): «Life is full of problems» — he observed. — «Жизнь полна проблем» — глубокомысленно заметил он. In his speech the President observed that the economic situation was improving. — В своей речи президент отметил, что экономическое положение улучшается. I would only observe that he is very well qualified for the post. — Хочу только заметить, что он по своей квалификации весьма подходит для этой должности./Хочу только отметить, что он по своей квалификации весьма подходит для этой должности./Хочу только подчеркнуть, что он по своей квалификации весьма подходит для этой должности.

5. to mention — заметить, упомянуть вскользь (сделать в ходе беседы замечание о чем-нибудь, не вдаваясь в подробности): When I was talking with him, he mentioned that his wife was ill. — Когда мы с ним разговаривали, он вскользь упомянул о том, что у него больна жена. I forgot to mention that I had been working late tonight. — Я забыл упомянуть, что сегодня работал допоздна. Did she mention where she was going? — Она сказала, куда идет?

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1. to notice; 2. to spot; 3. to sight; 4. to catch sight of; 5. to catch smb's eye/the eye of smb; 6. to detect; 7. to observe; 8. to become aware/conscious of; 9. to perceive

Русский глагол замечать относится как к разным сферам деятельности, к результатам того, что воспринимается зрением, слухом, ощущениями, так и к тому, что воспринимается чувствами и эмоциями, постигается мыслью и умом. Английские соответствия описывают эти виды восприятия разными словами, что и предопределяет различие ситуаций их использования.

1. to notice — замечать, заметить, увидеть, обратить внимание: to notice smb, smth — заметить кого-либо, что-либо We didn't notice anything special about it. — Мы ничего особенного не заметили. They did not notice us leave the room. — Они не заметили, как мы вышли из комнаты/покинули комнату. Не even did not notice my new dress. — Он даже не заметил моего нового платья./Он даже не обратил внимания на то, что я была в новом платье. Did you notice how nervous she was? — Вы обратили внимание, как она нервничала?/Вы заметили, как она нервничала?

2. to spot — замечать, заметить, поймать взглядом (неожиданно увидеть то, что вы искали взглядом или то, что трудно разглядеть): I'm glad you spotted the mistake before it was too late. — Я рад, что вы заметили эту ошибку пока еще не поздно. An experienced manager will spot problem among his staff quite quickly. — Опытный менеджер сразу заметит проблемы в отношениях среди своих сотрудников, I spotted him immediately among the crowd because of his yellow hat. — Я сразу увидела его в толпе в его желтой шляпе./Я сразу заметила его в толпе в его желтой шляпе. You will easily spot him among the boys — he is two heads taller. — Ты сразу его заметишь среди мальчиков — он на две головы выше всех.

3. to sight — увидеть, заметить (что-либо на большом расстоянии, особенно если этот предмет долго искали или ожидали; увидеть после долгих поисков): The missing boys were sighted from a rescue helicopter. — Пропавших мальчиков заметили с поискового вертолета./Пропавших мальчиков увидели с поискового вертолета. After many weeks in the open sea the sailors sighted land. — После многих недель в открытом морс моряки увидели сушу./Проплавав много недель в открытом море, моряки увидели землю.

4. to catch sight of — увидеть мельком; заметить, не задерживаясь взглядом: I caught sight of an old friend of mine in the middle of the crowd. — В толпе мелькнуло лицо моего старого друга. She caught sight of her own face in one of the shop windows. — В витрине магазина она увидела отражение своего лица./В одной из витрин магазина она заметила отражение своего лица.

5. to catch smb's eye/the eye of smb — замечать, заметить, поймать чей-либо взгляд, броситься в глаза: Suddenly something caught his eye: a piece of paper on the table where nothing had been earlier. — Неожиданно он заметил что-то на столе, где раньше ничего не было — это был листок бумаги. We need big advertisement in the newspaper, something to catch the eye. — Нам нужна большая реклама в газете, такая, чтобы бросалась в глаза. The paragraph in block letters caught his eyes. — Ему бросился в глаза абзац, напечатанный заглавными буквами.

6. to detect — обнаружить, увидеть, заметить (что-либо, что трудноразличимо из-за малого размера): We detected a gas leak. — Мы обнаружили утечку газа. She was detected in the act of stealing. — Ее поймали с поличным. Submarine can be detected by radar. — Подводная лодка может быть обнаружена радиолокатором. I certainly detect a lack of serious approach in your words. — В ваших словах я замечаю несерьезное отношение./В ваших словах я улавливаю несерьезное отношение. Не detected a fine smell of perfume as he entered the room. — Войдя в комнату, он почувствовал тонкий аромат духов. Do I detect a note of sarcasm in your voice? — Мне кажется, я улавливаю нотку сарказма в вашем голосе.

7. to observe — замечать, заметить, усматривать, наблюдать ( что-либо в результате тщательного изучения): I didn't observe anything out of the ordinary about her behaviour that day. — Я не усмотрел ничего необычного в се поведении в тот день. Psychologists observed that the mice become more aggressive when they were put in smaller cages. — Психологи заметили, что, когда мышей помешали в более тесные клетки, они становились более агрессивными. I've leaned much of/about child's psychology after I observed my own children. — После того, как я наблюдал за своими собственными детьми, я многое узнал о детской психологии. « I don't think it will work», he observed. — «Я думаю, из этого ничего не выйдет», — заметил он со знанием дела.

8. to become aware/conscious of — замечать, заметить, понять, почувствовать (постепенно познать что-либо умом, чувствами, разумом): I gradually became aware that I was not the only person in the room. — Постепенно до меня дошло, что Я был п комнате не один./Я заметил, что был в комнате не один. She became aware/conscious оf а certain animosity/hostility between them. — Она заметила между ними некоторую враждебность./Она почувствовала определенную враждебность между ними. After a while she became aware of a sound such as the hiss and crackle of the fire. — Спустя некоторое время она заметила какие-то звуки, похожие на шипение и треск костра./Спустя некоторое время она различила какие-то звуки, похожие на шипение и треск костра.

9. to perceive — замечать, заметить (то, что трудно осознать), почувствовать, осознать, уловить ( стилистически более официально): They perceived some light in the distance. — Вдали они заметили какой-то свет. No smell could be perceived. — Никакого запаха не чувствовалось. That morning he perceived a change in her mood. — В то утро он заметил едва заметное изменение в ее настроении./В то утро он уловил изменение в ее настроении. I could just perceive that someone was inside the house. — Я почувствовал, что в доме кто-то есть.

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