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1 seulement
seulement [sœlmɑ̃]adverba. only• 1 500 €, c'est seulement le prix de la chambre 1,500 euros is the price for the room only• je connais un bon restaurant, seulement il est cher I know a good restaurant, only it's expensiveb. (locutions) non seulement il ne travaille pas mais il empêche les autres de travailler not only does he not work but he stops the others working too• non seulement il a plu, mais il a fait froid it didn't only rain but it was cold too* * *sœlmɑ̃1) gén onlynous étions seulement deux or deux seulement — there were only the two of us
‘nous étions dix’ - ‘seulement?’ — ‘there were ten of us’ - ‘is that all?’
2) ( toutefois) only, butc'est possible, seulement je veux y réfléchir — it's possible, only ou but I'd like to think about it
3) ( au moins)* * *sœlmɑ̃ adv1) (= pas davantage) onlyseulement 5; 5 seulement — only 5
2) (= exclusivement)seulement eux — only them, them alone
3) (= pas avant)4) (= mais, toutefois) onlyIl consent, seulement il demande des garanties. — He agrees, only he wants guarantees.
5)non seulement... mais en plus — not only... but also
Non seulement il a plu, mais en plus il a fait froid. — Not only did it rain, but it was cold as well.
* * *seulement adv1 ( pas davantage) only; seulement 13% only 13%; nous étions seulement deux or deux seulement there were only the two of us; ‘nous étions dix’-‘seulement?’ ‘there were ten of us’-‘is that all?’;2 ( pas avant) only; il rentre seulement dans quelques jours he won't be back for a few days; j'ai compris seulement plus tard que I only realized later that; elle revient seulement demain/lundi she's not coming back until tomorrow/Monday; ‘vous le recevrez lundi’-‘seulement lundi?’ ‘you'll get it on Monday’-‘not before Monday?’;3 ( uniquement) only; faire qch seulement pour aider qn to do sth only to help sb; ce n'est pas seulement une question de principe it's not only a question of principle; c'est non seulement idiot, mais (aussi) vulgaire not only is it stupid, but it's also vulgar; non seulement tu rentres tard mais en plus tu réveilles tout le monde! not only do you come home late but you wake everybody up as well!;4 ( toutefois) only, but; c'est possible, seulement je veux y réfléchir it's possible, only ou but I'd like to think about it;5 ( au moins) si seulement if only; si seulement je pouvais leur parler if only I could talk to them;6 ( même) pas seulement not even; il ne nous a pas seulement remerciés he didn't even thank us; elle est partie il n'y a pas seulement deux minutes she left not two minutes ago.[sɶlmɑ̃] adverbe1. [uniquement] only2. [dans le temps]3. [même] evenje veux y aller, seulement voilà, avec qui? I'd love to go, but ou only the problem is who with?non seulement..., mais encore locution correlativenot only... but also -
2 joder
v.1 to piss about or around (vulgar) (fastidiar).¡no jodas! no shit!(incredulidad, sorpresa), well, bugger me! (British)2 to fuck (copular). (peninsular Spanish)3 to screw (up) (to ruin).4 to mess about.María jodió todo el día Mary messed about all day.5 to annoy, to bother.María jodió a Ricardo Mary Maryoyed Richard.6 to make love, to shag, to screw, to fuck.Lo único que hace es joder All he does is to fuck.* * *2 tabú (fastidiar) to pester, annoy, piss off3 tabú (estropear) to fuck up4 tabú (lastimar) to do in, bugger up■ ¡joder, qué frío hace! Christ, it's freezing!1 tabú (aguantarse) to lump it, put up with it2 tabú (echarse a perder) to get fucked up3 tabú (estropearse) to go bust\¡hay que joderse! tabú tough shit!¡la jodiste! tabú you screwed it up!¡que se joda(n)! tabú bugger him/her/them!; fuck him/her/them!* * *verb1) to fuck2) screw* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1) (vulg) ( copular) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)2) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( molestar)lo que me jode es... — what pisses me off is... (sl)
2.no jodas! — (fam) ( no digas) you're kidding o joking! (colloq); ( no molestes) stop being such a pest! (colloq)
joder vt1) (vulg) ( copular con) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)2) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)a) ( molestar) to bug (colloq)b) ( engañar) to rip... off (colloq)3) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) <televisor/reloj> to bust (colloq), to fuck up (vulg); < planes> to mess up (colloq), to screw up (vulg)joder la — (fam) to screw up (vulg)
3.ahora sí que la hemos jodido — now we've really blown it (colloq) o (vulg) screwed up!
joderse v pron (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)a) ( fastidiarse)y si no te gusta, te jodes — and if you don't like it, that's tough! (colloq)
hay que joderse! — (Esp) can you believe it!
b) < espalda> to do... in (colloq); <hígado/estómago> to mess up (colloq)c) planes to get screwed up (vulg), fucked up (vulg)IIinterjección (esp Esp fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( expresando - fastidio) for heaven's sake! (colloq), for fuck's sake! (vulg); (- asombro) good grief!, holy shit! (vulg)* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1) (vulg) ( copular) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)2) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( molestar)lo que me jode es... — what pisses me off is... (sl)
2.no jodas! — (fam) ( no digas) you're kidding o joking! (colloq); ( no molestes) stop being such a pest! (colloq)
joder vt1) (vulg) ( copular con) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)2) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)a) ( molestar) to bug (colloq)b) ( engañar) to rip... off (colloq)3) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) <televisor/reloj> to bust (colloq), to fuck up (vulg); < planes> to mess up (colloq), to screw up (vulg)joder la — (fam) to screw up (vulg)
3.ahora sí que la hemos jodido — now we've really blown it (colloq) o (vulg) screwed up!
joderse v pron (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)a) ( fastidiarse)y si no te gusta, te jodes — and if you don't like it, that's tough! (colloq)
hay que joderse! — (Esp) can you believe it!
b) < espalda> to do... in (colloq); <hígado/estómago> to mess up (colloq)c) planes to get screwed up (vulg), fucked up (vulg)IIinterjección (esp Esp fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( expresando - fastidio) for heaven's sake! (colloq), for fuck's sake! (vulg); (- asombro) good grief!, holy shit! (vulg)* * *viB (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)(fastidiar): lo hace sólo por joder he only does it to annoy o to be annoyinglo que me jode es tener que hacer el trabajo de ella what pisses me off is having to do her work (sl)¡no te jode! ( Esp fam): claro que no se lo di yo ¡no te jode! of course I didn't give it to him, what do you take me for? ( colloq)ahora quiere que se lo devuelva ¡no te jode! can you believe it! now she wants me to give it back! ( colloq)■ jodervtB (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)1 (molestar) to pester, bug ( colloq)2 (engañar) to rip … offC (fam: en algunas regiones vulg); ‹televisor/reloj› to fuck up ( vulg), to bugger up ( BrE sl); ‹planes› to screw o fuck up ( vulg), to cock up ( BrE sl)ahora sí que la hemos jodido now we've really screwed up! ( vulg), now we've really cocked things up! ( vulg), now we've really blown it! ( colloq)■ joderse(fam: en algunas regiones vulg)1(fastidiarse): y si no te gusta, te jodes and if you don't like it, tough shit! ( vulg), and if you don't like it, that's tough! o that's just too bad! ( colloq)ellos se enriquecen y nosotros nos jodemos they get rich and we can just go to hell ( colloq)¡hay que joderse! can you believe it!2 (dañar) ‹espalda› to do … in ( colloq), to bugger up ( BrE sl); ‹hígado/estómago› to mess up ( colloq), to bugger up ( BrE sl)¡se jodió el invento! ( Esp); well that's really done it!, now we've really screwed up! ( vulg), that's really cocked things up! ( BrE sl)( esp Esp fam: en algunas regiones vulg) (expresando fastidio) for heaven's sake! ( colloq), for fuck's sake! ( vulg); (expresando asombro) good grief!, jeez ( AmE colloq), holy shit! ( vulg), bloody hell! ( BrE sl)¡joder con …! (fam: en algunas regiones vulg): ¡joder con este frasco! no lo puedo abrir shit! I can't open this damned o ( BrE) bloody bottle! (sl)¡joder con el tío éste! se cree que lo sabe todo can you believe this guy! he really thinks he knows it all ( colloq)* * *
Multiple Entries:
joder
joder algo
joder 1 ( conjugate joder) verbo intransitivo
1 (vulg) ( copular) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)
2 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( molestar) to annoy (sl);
verbo transitivo
1 (vulg) ( copular con) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)
2 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)
3 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ‹televisor/reloj› to bust (colloq), to fuck up (vulg);
‹ planes› to mess up (colloq), to screw up (vulg);◊ joderla (fam) to screw up (vulg)
joderse verbo pronominal (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)a) ( jorobarse):◊ y si no te gusta, te jodes and if you don't like it, that's tough! (colloq)
‹hígado/estómago› to mess up (colloq)
◊ se ha jodido el motor the engine's had it (colloq)
joder 2 interjección (esp Esp fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( expresando — fastidio) for heaven's sake! (colloq), for fuck's sake! (vulg);
(— asombro) good grief!, holy shit! (vulg)
joder
I vtr vulgar
1 (copular) to fuck
2 (fastidiar, incordiar) to annoy, piss off vulgar
3 (estropear) to screw up, botch, mess up
(un aparato) to break, bust familiar
II exclamación shit‚ for heaven's sake ➣ Ver nota en fuck
' joder' also found in these entries:
English:
fuck
* * *joder Vulg This word is generally considered vulgar in Spain. However, some uses would not be shocking even in Spain, and in most of Latin America it is regarded as a relatively mild swearword.♦ vtdeja de joder al gato stop being such a bastard to the cat;le encanta joder al personal he loves being a real bastard to people;joder vivo a alguien to well and truly fuck sb2. [disgustar] to piss off;no sabes cómo me jode o [m5] lo que me jode tener que madrugar you've no idea how much it pisses me off having to get up early3. [estropear] [fiesta, planes, relación] to screw (up), Br to bugger;el desgraciado ha jodido la economía del país the bastard has fucked up the country's economy o has made a fucking mess of the country's economy4. [romper] [objeto, aparato] to screw, Br to bugger;¡ya has jodido la tele! you've gone and fucked the TV now!5. [lesionar] [espalda, pierna] to screw, Br to bugger6. [traumatizar] to fuck up;a mí donde me jodieron bien fue en el orfanato they well and truly fucked me up at the orphanage7. Esp [quitar, sisar]me jodieron 2 euros por entrar al museo they really screwed me at the museum, it cost 2 euros to get in9. CompEsp Esp Esp¡como nos pille, la hemos jodido! if he catches us, we're in the shit o we're up shit creek (without a paddle);Esp¡no me jodas! no shit!, Br well, bugger me!;¿no me jodas que no te ha ayudado nadie? shit o Br bloody hell, didn't anybody help you?;Esp¡no te jode!, ahora nos viene con quejas shit o Br bloody hell, and now she's got the nerve to complain!;Espclaro que no me importaría ser millonario, ¡no te jode! would I like to be a millionaire? no shit! o Br too bloody right I would!;Esp Hum¡nos ha jodido mayo (con sus flores)!: dice que la empresa va bien, ¡nos ha jodido mayo con sus flores! he says the company is doing fine, he really must think we're a bunch of Br bloody o US goddamn morons!♦ vi1. [fastidiar]¡deja ya de joder con el mando a distancia! stop pissing around with the remote control!;¡cómo jode! it's a real bummer o bastard!;¡cómo jode cuando te dicen esas cosas! it really pisses me off when they say things like that!;¡no jodas! [incredulidad, sorpresa] no shit!, Br well, bugger me!;¿no jodas que esto lo has hecho tú solo? shit o Br bloody hell, did you really do this all by yourself?;lo hizo por joder he was just being a bastard;son ganas de joder he's just doing it to be a bastard3. Venque jode: [mucho] [m5]¡esta gente tiene plata que jode! those people are Br bloody o US goddamn loaded* * *I v/i vulgII v/t vulg3 L.Am. fam ( fastidiar) annoy, irritate;¡joder! fuck! vulg ; -
3 cuestión
f.issue, matter, problem, subject.* * *1 (pregunta) question2 (asunto) business, matter, question3 (discusión) dispute, quarrel, argument\en cuestión in questionen cuestión de... (tiempo) in just a few..., in a matter of...eso es otra cuestión that's a whole different matterla cuestión es que... the thing is that...ser cuestión de vida o muerte figurado to be a matter of life or deathcuestión candente burning question* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=asunto) matter, questionquedan algunas cuestiones por resolver — there are still a few matters o questions to be resolved
¡sigue gritando, la cuestión es no dejarme tranquilo! — iró * carry on shouting, don't mind me!
no sé por qué, pero la cuestión es que ahora soy más pobre — * I don't know why, but the fact is that I'm poorer now than I was
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cuestión de, una cuestión de honor — a matter of honourresolver el problema no es solo cuestión de dinero — the answer to the problem is not just a question of money
su entrega a la policía es cuestión de tiempo — it's only a matter of time before he gives himself up to the police
todo es cuestión de proponérselo — it's all a matter o question of telling yourself you can do it
puedes beber, pero no es cuestión de que te emborraches — you can have a drink or two, but there's no need to get drunk
para solucionarlo tan solo es cuestión de que lo habléis — all you have to do to solve the problem is talk it over
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en cuestión — in questionquid, vida 1)en cuestión de política social hemos avanzado poco — we have made little progress in terms of social policy
2) (=pregunta) question3) (=duda)poner algo en cuestión — to call sth into question, raise doubts about sth
* * *1)a) (tema, problema) question, matterotra cuestión sería que or si estuviera enfermo — if he were ill, that would be another matter o a different matter altogether
b) (en locs)la cuestión es... — the thing is...
la cuestión es molestar — he/she only does it to annoy
es cuestión de diez minutos — it'll only take/I'll only be ten minutes
si fuera cuestión de dinero, no habría problema — if it were a question of money, there'd be no problem
todo es cuestión de... — it's just a question of...
2) ( duda)3) (fam) ( problema) disagreement, problem; (cosa, objeto) thing, thingamajig* (colloq)* * *= affair, consideration, enquiry [inquiry, -USA], issue, matter, point, question, topic, business [businesses, -pl.], concern, question.Ex. And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.Ex. This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.Ex. A threshold weight appropriate to the specificity of the searcher's enquiry must be established.Ex. These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.Ex. AACR2 generally recommends collocation although it is suggested that the extent of collocation and the need for uniform titles is a matter for local decisions.Ex. The point being that these systems are very much in their infancy and have a long way to go before they reach the comparable sophistication of space probes and reusable rocketry.Ex. One argument against including a list of questions is that often analysts will think they are the only questions that might be asked.Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.Ex. Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.Ex. The question is not how much time we have, but what we do with it and how we utilize it.----* aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión = take + position on + issue.* analizar una cuestión = explore + question, explore + issue.* cuestión administrativa = management issue, administrative issue.* cuestión candente = burning issue, burning question.* cuestión científica = scientific issue.* cuestión controvertida = vexed question, vexing question.* cuestión crítica = critical issue.* cuestión debatible = debatable point.* cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.* cuestión delicada = sensitive issue.* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.* cuestión difícil = thorny issue, thorny question, poser.* cuestión económica = economic issue, financial issue.* cuestiones = matters.* cuestiones bibliotecarias = library issues.* cuestiones clave = key issues.* cuestiones de intendencia = housekeeping.* cuestiones de reglamento = policy issue.* cuestiones implicadas = issues involved.* cuestión específica = topical issue.* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].* cuestiones prácticas = mechanics, how-to.* cuestiones problemáticas = problem areas.* cuestiones sociales = social affairs.* cuestiones técnicas = check + under the hood, crawl + under the hood.* cuestión ética = ethical issue.* cuestión financiera = financial issue.* cuestión + girar en torno a = question + revolve around.* cuestión histórica = historical issue.* cuestión imprescindible = imperative.* cuestión insignificante = matter of no consequence.* cuestión laboral = work-related issue.* cuestión legal = legal issue.* cuestión negociable = negotiable point.* cuestión peliaguda = sticky issue.* cuestión personal = life issue, personal issue.* cuestión polémica = vexed question, vexing question.* cuestión política = political issue.* cuestión práctica = practicality.* cuestión problemática = issue of concern, sticky issue.* cuestión relacionada con el trabajo = work-related issue.* cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.* cuestión sin trascendencia = matter of no consequence.* cuestión social = social issue, societal issue.* cuestión + surgir = issue + surface.* cuestión técnica = technical issue.* cuestión tecnológica = technological issue.* debatir una cuestión = discuss + idea, discuss + issue.* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.* desviarse del tema en cuestión = go off on + another track.* discutir una cuestión = air + issue.* el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.* eludir una cuestión = dodge + issue.* en cuestión = at hand, concerned, in hand, in question, individual, at issue, of concern.* en cuestión de minutos = within minutes, in a matter of minutes.* en cuestión de segundos = within seconds, in a matter of seconds.* en cuestión de + Tiempo = in a matter of + Tiempo, within a matter of + Tiempo.* en cuestiones de = in matters of.* enfrentarse a una cuestión = run up against + issue.* en las cuestiones relacionadas con = in the areas of.* esa es la cuestión = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* esquivar la cuestión = sidestep + the issue.* esquivar una cuestión = dodge + issue.* estado de la cuestión = state of the art.* estudio crítico del estado de la cuestión = review.* estudio del estado de la cuestión = survey.* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.* exponer una cuestión = raise + point.* informe del estado de la cuestión = state of the art report, state of the art review.* la cuestión es que = the thing is.* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.* llegar al fondo de la cuestión = see to the + bottom of things.* llegar al meollo de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.* llegar al quid de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.* mencionar una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + point.* meollo de la cuestión, el = heart of the matter, the, heart of the question, the.* no ser cuestión de = there + be + no question of.* partes en cuestión, las = parties concerned, the.* plantearle a Alguien una cuestión = put before + Nombre + an issue.* plantear una cuestión = bring forth + issue, issue + arise, pose + question, raise + argument, raise + issue, raise + point, open up + issue.* poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.* poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.* proyección de cuestiones de interés = issues management.* quid de la cuestión, el = heart of the matter, the, heart of the question, the.* relacionado con cuestiones raciales = race-related.* resolver las cuestiones menores = work out + details.* resolver una cuestión = resolve + point, resolve + question, issue + settle.* responder la cuestión = get behind + the question.* sacar a colación una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + issue, bring up + point.* ser cuestión de = come down to.* ser la cuestión = be the point.* ser una cuestión de = be a matter for/of.* ser una cuestión debatible = be an open question.* ser una cuestión problemática = be at issue.* surgir una cuestión = issue + arise, arise + question.* suscitar una cuestión = evoke + issue, open up + issue.* tocar una cuestión = touch on/upon + issue.* tratar la cuestión de = get to + the issue of.* tratar una cuestión = address + constraint, address + issue, address + question, consider + issue, tackle + issue, address + concern, deal with + issue, broach + issue, broach + question, grapple with + issue.* tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.* una cuestión de principios = a matter of principle.* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.* zanjar la cuestión = clinch + the affair, clinch + the argument.* * *1)a) (tema, problema) question, matterotra cuestión sería que or si estuviera enfermo — if he were ill, that would be another matter o a different matter altogether
b) (en locs)la cuestión es... — the thing is...
la cuestión es molestar — he/she only does it to annoy
es cuestión de diez minutos — it'll only take/I'll only be ten minutes
si fuera cuestión de dinero, no habría problema — if it were a question of money, there'd be no problem
todo es cuestión de... — it's just a question of...
2) ( duda)3) (fam) ( problema) disagreement, problem; (cosa, objeto) thing, thingamajig* (colloq)* * *= affair, consideration, enquiry [inquiry, -USA], issue, matter, point, question, topic, business [businesses, -pl.], concern, question.Ex: And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.
Ex: This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.Ex: A threshold weight appropriate to the specificity of the searcher's enquiry must be established.Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.Ex: AACR2 generally recommends collocation although it is suggested that the extent of collocation and the need for uniform titles is a matter for local decisions.Ex: The point being that these systems are very much in their infancy and have a long way to go before they reach the comparable sophistication of space probes and reusable rocketry.Ex: One argument against including a list of questions is that often analysts will think they are the only questions that might be asked.Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.Ex: Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.Ex: The question is not how much time we have, but what we do with it and how we utilize it.* aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión = take + position on + issue.* analizar una cuestión = explore + question, explore + issue.* cuestión administrativa = management issue, administrative issue.* cuestión candente = burning issue, burning question.* cuestión científica = scientific issue.* cuestión controvertida = vexed question, vexing question.* cuestión crítica = critical issue.* cuestión debatible = debatable point.* cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.* cuestión delicada = sensitive issue.* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.* cuestión difícil = thorny issue, thorny question, poser.* cuestión económica = economic issue, financial issue.* cuestiones = matters.* cuestiones bibliotecarias = library issues.* cuestiones clave = key issues.* cuestiones de intendencia = housekeeping.* cuestiones de reglamento = policy issue.* cuestiones implicadas = issues involved.* cuestión específica = topical issue.* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].* cuestiones prácticas = mechanics, how-to.* cuestiones problemáticas = problem areas.* cuestiones sociales = social affairs.* cuestiones técnicas = check + under the hood, crawl + under the hood.* cuestión ética = ethical issue.* cuestión financiera = financial issue.* cuestión + girar en torno a = question + revolve around.* cuestión histórica = historical issue.* cuestión imprescindible = imperative.* cuestión insignificante = matter of no consequence.* cuestión laboral = work-related issue.* cuestión legal = legal issue.* cuestión negociable = negotiable point.* cuestión peliaguda = sticky issue.* cuestión personal = life issue, personal issue.* cuestión polémica = vexed question, vexing question.* cuestión política = political issue.* cuestión práctica = practicality.* cuestión problemática = issue of concern, sticky issue.* cuestión relacionada con el trabajo = work-related issue.* cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.* cuestión sin trascendencia = matter of no consequence.* cuestión social = social issue, societal issue.* cuestión + surgir = issue + surface.* cuestión técnica = technical issue.* cuestión tecnológica = technological issue.* debatir una cuestión = discuss + idea, discuss + issue.* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.* desviarse del tema en cuestión = go off on + another track.* discutir una cuestión = air + issue.* el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.* eludir una cuestión = dodge + issue.* en cuestión = at hand, concerned, in hand, in question, individual, at issue, of concern.* en cuestión de minutos = within minutes, in a matter of minutes.* en cuestión de segundos = within seconds, in a matter of seconds.* en cuestión de + Tiempo = in a matter of + Tiempo, within a matter of + Tiempo.* en cuestiones de = in matters of.* enfrentarse a una cuestión = run up against + issue.* en las cuestiones relacionadas con = in the areas of.* esa es la cuestión = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* esquivar la cuestión = sidestep + the issue.* esquivar una cuestión = dodge + issue.* estado de la cuestión = state of the art.* estudio crítico del estado de la cuestión = review.* estudio del estado de la cuestión = survey.* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.* exponer una cuestión = raise + point.* informe del estado de la cuestión = state of the art report, state of the art review.* la cuestión es que = the thing is.* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.* llegar al fondo de la cuestión = see to the + bottom of things.* llegar al meollo de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.* llegar al quid de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.* mencionar una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + point.* meollo de la cuestión, el = heart of the matter, the, heart of the question, the.* no ser cuestión de = there + be + no question of.* partes en cuestión, las = parties concerned, the.* plantearle a Alguien una cuestión = put before + Nombre + an issue.* plantear una cuestión = bring forth + issue, issue + arise, pose + question, raise + argument, raise + issue, raise + point, open up + issue.* poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.* poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.* proyección de cuestiones de interés = issues management.* quid de la cuestión, el = heart of the matter, the, heart of the question, the.* relacionado con cuestiones raciales = race-related.* resolver las cuestiones menores = work out + details.* resolver una cuestión = resolve + point, resolve + question, issue + settle.* responder la cuestión = get behind + the question.* sacar a colación una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + issue, bring up + point.* ser cuestión de = come down to.* ser la cuestión = be the point.* ser una cuestión de = be a matter for/of.* ser una cuestión debatible = be an open question.* ser una cuestión problemática = be at issue.* surgir una cuestión = issue + arise, arise + question.* suscitar una cuestión = evoke + issue, open up + issue.* tocar una cuestión = touch on/upon + issue.* tratar la cuestión de = get to + the issue of.* tratar una cuestión = address + constraint, address + issue, address + question, consider + issue, tackle + issue, address + concern, deal with + issue, broach + issue, broach + question, grapple with + issue.* tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.* una cuestión de principios = a matter of principle.* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.* zanjar la cuestión = clinch + the affair, clinch + the argument.* * *A1 (tema, problema) question, matteres experto en cuestiones de derecho internacional he is an expert on matters o questions of international lawotra cuestión sería que or si estuviera enfermo if he were ill, that would be another matter o a different matterllegar al fondo de la cuestión to get to the heart of the matter o issue, to get to the root of the problem2 ( en locs):en cuestión in questionel museo en cuestión va a ser clausurado the museum in question is going to be closeden cuestión de in a matter ofaprendió inglés en cuestión de meses she learnt English in a matter of monthsla cuestión es … the thing is …la cuestión es que no tengo tiempo the problem o thing is that I don't have timela cuestiónes divertirnos the main thing is to enjoy ourselvespide por pedir, la cuestión es molestar she asks just for the sake of asking, she only does it to annoyser cuestión de to be a matter o question ofes una cuestión de principios it's a matter o question of principleen taxi es cuestión de diez minutos it's only a ten-minute taxi ridesi fuera cuestión de dinero, no habría problema if it were a question of money, there'd be no problemtodo es cuestión de darle tiempo al tiempo it's just a question of waitingtodo es cuestión de poner atención it's just o all a question of concentrating, it's just o all a matter of concentrationserá cuestión de planteárselo y ver we'll just have to put it to him and seetampoco es cuestión de enloquecernos there's no need to get in a flap ( colloq)ayúdala, pero tampoco es cuestión de que lo hagas todo tú help her by all means, but there's no reason why you should do it all yourselfB(duda): poner algo en cuestión to call sth into question, to raise questions o doubts about stheste descubrimiento pone en cuestión la validez del método this discovery raises questions about o raises doubts about o calls into question the validity of the methodC ( fam)1 (problema) disagreement, problem2 (cosa, objeto) thing, thingamajig* ( colloq)* * *
cuestión sustantivo femenino
◊ cuestiones de derecho internacional matters o questions of international law;
llegar al fondo de la cuestión to get to the heart of the matterb) ( en locs)
en cuestión de in a matter of;
la cuestión es … the thing is …;
la cuestión es divertirnos the main thing is to enjoy ourselves;
ser cuestión de to be a matter of;
todo es cuestión de … it's just a question of …
cuestión sustantivo femenino
1 (asunto) matter, question
2 (pregunta) question
♦ Locuciones: en cuestión, in question: el muchacho en cuestión, the boy in questión
en cuestión de unas horas, in just a few hours
poner en cuestión algo, to doubt sthg
si te cansas de conducir, es cuestión de parar en cualquier lado, if you get tired of driving, we can stop anywhere
' cuestión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discutir
- inaccesible
- indecisa
- indeciso
- intrincada
- intrincado
- palpitante
- quid
- radicar
- resolverse
- seno
- soslayar
- tratar
- volar
- asunto
- chabolismo
- delicado
- empezar
- fondo
- plantear
- tema
- vida
English:
arise
- burning
- cast
- crux
- issue
- matter
- morality
- nitty-gritty
- open
- pose
- principle
- proceed
- question
- raise
- stake
- undecided
- vexed
- whip on
- come
- point
* * *cuestión nf1. [pregunta] question2. [problema] problem;no es cuestión de tamaño sino de peso it's a question o matter of weight not size3. [asunto] matter, issue;una cuestión de honor/de principios a matter of honour/principle;los investigadores quieren llegar al fondo de la cuestión the investigators want to get to the bottom of the matter;la cuestión es que no he tenido tiempo the thing is, I haven't had time;en cuestión in question;el candidato en cuestión es venezolano the candidate in question is Venezuelan;tenemos que discutir el tema en cuestión we must discuss the matter at hand;en cuestión de [en materia de] as regards;en cuestión de una hora in no more than an hour;el edificio se hundió en cuestión de segundos the building collapsed in a matter of seconds;es cuestión de un par de días it is a matter of a couple of days;ya acabo, es cuestión de cinco minutos I'm nearly finished, I'll only be five minutes;es cuestión de trabajar más it's a question of working harder;será cuestión de ir yéndose it's time we were on our way;será cuestión de esforzarnos más we'll just have to work harder;no es cuestión de que el abuelo se ponga a hacerlo there's no need for grandad to have to do it4.poner algo en cuestión to call sth into question* * *f1 question2 ( asunto) matter, question;en cuestión de dinero as far as money is concerned;no es cuestión de dinero it’s not a question of money;en cuestión in question;la cuestión es que the thing is* * ** * *cuestión n1. (asunto) matter2. (pregunta) question -
4 jorobar
v.1 to bug.2 to mess up (estropear) (fiesta, planes).3 to annoy, to bother, to bug, to give the hump.* * *1 familiar (fastidiar) to bother, pester, annoy3 familiar (estropear) to ruin, wreck1 familiar (aguantarse) to put up with it\* * *1.verbo transitivo (fam)a) ( molestar) to bug (colloq)b) ( malograr) to ruin, spoil2.lo que más me joroba es... — what really bugs o gets me is... (colloq)
3.no jorobes! — ( no digas) you're kidding! (colloq); ( no molestes) stop being such a pest! (colloq)
jorobarse v pron (fam)a) ( aguantarse)y si no te gusta, te jorobas — and if you don't like it, that's tough (colloq)
hay que jorobarse! — (Esp) can you believe it! (colloq)
* * *= screw + Nombre + up.Ex. Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.* * *1.verbo transitivo (fam)a) ( molestar) to bug (colloq)b) ( malograr) to ruin, spoil2.lo que más me joroba es... — what really bugs o gets me is... (colloq)
3.no jorobes! — ( no digas) you're kidding! (colloq); ( no molestes) stop being such a pest! (colloq)
jorobarse v pron (fam)a) ( aguantarse)y si no te gusta, te jorobas — and if you don't like it, that's tough (colloq)
hay que jorobarse! — (Esp) can you believe it! (colloq)
* * *= screw + Nombre + up.Ex: Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.
* * *jorobar [A1 ]vt( fam)1(fastidiar): lo que me joroba es el frío que hace aquí what really gets me is how cold it is here ( colloq)ese ruido me está empezando a jorobar that noise is starting to get to me o to get on my nerves ( colloq)me joroba que me llamen por teléfono tan tarde it really bugs me o ( AmE) ticks me off when people phone so late at night ( colloq)este niño me está jorobando this kid won't stop pestering me2 (malograr) to ruin, spoil■ jorobarvi( fam)1 (fastidiar) to be a nuisance, be annoying2¡no jorobes! (expresando — asombro, sorpresa) you don't say! ( colloq), no kidding! ( colloq) (— incredulidad, rechazo) come off it! ( colloq), tell me another one! ( AmE colloq), pull the other one! ( BrE colloq); (— fastidio) knock it off! ( colloq), cut it out! ( colloq)( fam)1(aguantarse): y si no te gusta, te jorobas and if you don't like it, you'll just have to lump it o that's tough ( colloq)2 «plan» to be ruined, be scuppered ( colloq); «fiesta» to be ruinedme he jorobado la mano I've done my hand in ( colloq), I've hurt my handte vas a jorobar el estómago you're going to do terrible things to o mess up your stomach ( colloq)* * *
jorobar ( conjugate jorobar) verbo transitivo (fam)
verbo intransitivo (fam) ( molestar) to annoy;◊ lo que más me joroba es … what really bugs o gets me is … (colloq)
jorobarse verbo pronominal (fam)a) ( aguantarse):◊ y si no te gusta, te jorobas and if you don't like it, that's tough (colloq)
‹ espalda› to do … in (colloq)
[ fiesta] to be ruined
jorobar familiar verbo transitivo
1 (molestar, enfadar) to annoy, bother: me joroba que hagas eso, it really bugs me when you do that
¡no jorobes!, (incredulidad) pull the other one!
2 (arruinar, estropear) to ruin, wreck: la lluvia nos jorobó el paseo, the rain spoilt our stroll
' jorobar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chingar
English:
cock up
- hassle
* * *♦ vt1. [molestar] to bug;ese ruido me está jorobando that noise is really bugging me;lo que más me joroba es que no haya pedido perdón what really bugs me is that she didn't say sorry2. [estropear] [fiesta, planes] to mess up;[máquina, objeto]to bust, Br to knacker;♦ vi[molestar] to be a pain;¡deja ya de jorobar! stop being such a pain!;lo hizo por jorobar he just did it to be difficult;no jorobes y déjame estudiar stop being such a pain and let me study;¿sabías que se casó Claudia? – ¡no jorobes! did you know that Claudia got married? – she never did! o you're kidding!* * *v/t fam1 ( molestar) bug fam2 planes ruin* * ** * *jorobar vb1. (fastidiar) to annoy -
5 jodido
adj.busted, shagged.intj.darn it, doggone.past part.past participle of spanish verb: joder.* * *1→ link=joder joder► adjetivo2 tabú (maldito, molesto) bloody, fucking, sodding3 tabú (estropeado, roto) bust, fucked up, buggered* * *- da adjetivo1) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)a) [ser] ( difícil) < trabajo> tricky, tough (colloq); < persona> difficult, pain in the neck (colloq)b) (delante del n) ( maldito) damn (colloq), fucking (vulg)c) [ser] (AmL) ( exigente) demanding, tough (colloq)2) [estar] (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)a) ( estropeado) <ascensor/radio> bust (colloq), fucked (vulg)b) ( enfermo) in a bad way (colloq)c) ( deprimido) down (colloq)d) ( sin dinero) broke (colloq)3) [ser] (Col fam) ( astuto) sharp* * *= tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], skewed-up.Ex. Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.Ex. Thanks to the skewed-up policies of the state government the state's finances are in doldrums.----* a veces sales jodido = shit happens.* * *- da adjetivo1) (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)a) [ser] ( difícil) < trabajo> tricky, tough (colloq); < persona> difficult, pain in the neck (colloq)b) (delante del n) ( maldito) damn (colloq), fucking (vulg)c) [ser] (AmL) ( exigente) demanding, tough (colloq)2) [estar] (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)a) ( estropeado) <ascensor/radio> bust (colloq), fucked (vulg)b) ( enfermo) in a bad way (colloq)c) ( deprimido) down (colloq)d) ( sin dinero) broke (colloq)3) [ser] (Col fam) ( astuto) sharp* * *= tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], skewed-up.Ex: Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.
Ex: Thanks to the skewed-up policies of the state government the state's finances are in doldrums.* a veces sales jodido = shit happens.* * *jodido -daA (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)es jodido criar los hijos solo bringing kids up on your own is really hardes un tipo muy jodido de tratar he's a very difficult guy to deal with ( colloq), he's a son-of-a-bitch to deal with ( AmE sl), he's an awkward sod ( BrE sl)2 ( delante del n) (maldito) fucking ( vulg), damn ( colloq), goddamn ( AmE colloq), bloody ( BrE sl), sodding ( BrE sl)B (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)3 [ ESTAR] (deprimido) down ( colloq)anda muy jodido he's really down (in the dumps) ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo joder: ( conjugate joder)
jodido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
joder
jodido
joder 1 ( conjugate joder) verbo intransitivo
1 (vulg) ( copular) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)
2 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( molestar) to annoy (sl);
verbo transitivo
1 (vulg) ( copular con) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)
2 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)
3 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ‹televisor/reloj› to bust (colloq), to fuck up (vulg);
‹ planes› to mess up (colloq), to screw up (vulg);◊ jodidola (fam) to screw up (vulg)
joderse verbo pronominal (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)a) ( jorobarse):◊ y si no te gusta, te jodes and if you don't like it, that's tough! (colloq)
‹hígado/estómago› to mess up (colloq)
◊ se ha jodido el motor the engine's had it (colloq)
joder 2 interjección (esp Esp fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( expresando — fastidio) for heaven's sake! (colloq), for fuck's sake! (vulg);
(— asombro) good grief!, holy shit! (vulg)
jodido◊ -da adjetivo
1 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)
‹ persona› difficult, pain in the neck (colloq)
2 [estar] (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)
3 [ser] (Col fam) ( astuto) sharp
joder
I vtr vulgar
1 (copular) to fuck
2 (fastidiar, incordiar) to annoy, piss off vulgar
3 (estropear) to screw up, botch, mess up
(un aparato) to break, bust familiar
II exclamación shit‚ for heaven's sake ➣ Ver nota en fuck
jodido,-a adj vulgar
1 (estropeado, roto) bust, buggered
2 (deprimido) down
' jodido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jodida
- joder
* * *jodido, -a Vulg This word is generally considered vulgar in Spain. However, some uses would not be shocking even in Spain, and in most of Latin America it is regarded as a relatively mild swearword.♦ adjel orfanato lo dejó jodido de por vida the orphanage really fucked him up for lifecon ese profesor está muy jodido aprobar it's fucking difficult getting a pass off that teacherha ganado la lotería, la muy jodida she's won the lottery, the lucky bitch5. [persona]♦ nm,f2. RP [perjudicado] screwed;los jodidos son siempre los mismos it's always the same people who end up getting screwed* * *adj vulg -
6 joda
1)a) (AmL fam) ( molestia) pain (colloq), drag (colloq)b) (AmL fam) ( broma)2) (AmL fam) ( juerga) party3) (Col) ( cosa) thingamajig (colloq)* * *1)a) (AmL fam) ( molestia) pain (colloq), drag (colloq)b) (AmL fam) ( broma)2) (AmL fam) ( juerga) party3) (Col) ( cosa) thingamajig (colloq)* * *Asi no es mucha joda if it's not too much of a pain o drag for you2esta joda no funciona this thingamajig isn't working ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo joder: ( conjugate joder)
joda es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
joda
joder
joda sustantivo femenino (AmL fam)
b) ( broma):
joder 1 ( conjugate joder) verbo intransitivo
1 (vulg) ( copular) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)
2 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( molestar) to annoy (sl);
verbo transitivo
1 (vulg) ( copular con) to screw (vulg), fuck (vulg)
2 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)
3 (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ‹televisor/reloj› to bust (colloq), to fuck up (vulg);
‹ planes› to mess up (colloq), to screw up (vulg);◊ jodala (fam) to screw up (vulg)
joderse verbo pronominal (fam: en algunas regiones vulg)a) ( jorobarse):◊ y si no te gusta, te jodes and if you don't like it, that's tough! (colloq)
‹hígado/estómago› to mess up (colloq)
◊ se ha jodido el motor the engine's had it (colloq)
joder 2 interjección (esp Esp fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( expresando — fastidio) for heaven's sake! (colloq), for fuck's sake! (vulg);
(— asombro) good grief!, holy shit! (vulg)
joder
I vtr vulgar
1 (copular) to fuck
2 (fastidiar, incordiar) to annoy, piss off vulgar
3 (estropear) to screw up, botch, mess up
(un aparato) to break, bust familiar
II exclamación shit‚ for heaven's sake ➣ Ver nota en fuck
* * *joda nfRP, Ven muy Fam1. [fastidio] pain in the Br arse o US ass;este auto es una joda, se rompe a cada rato this car is a pain in the Br arse o US ass, it keeps breaking down2. [broma] piss-take;¡no te enojes! lo dije/hice en joda don't be angry, I was just pissing around;no ser joda: hay una pobreza que no es joda the poverty there's beyond a Br bloody o US goddamn joke;3. [fiesta]los espero el sábado en casa, va a haber joda I'll see you at my place on Saturday, we're having a bash -
7 لا (أداة نفي)
لا (أداة نفي) \ neither: (with nor) not: He neither ate nor drank. Neither he nor I was able to lift it. no: (the opposite of yes) an expression of disagreement or refusal: No, I won’t do it. not: (often shortened in speech to n’t with the verbs be, can, dare, do, have, may, must, need, ought) a word that gives an opposite meaning to any word or sentence: He did not or didn’t come. It’s not true. It’s blue, not green, it may be true, but I hope not. \ لا \ only: simply; just: He only does it to annoy me (he has no other reason for doing it). \ See Also ليس إلاّ \ لا أبدًا \ by no means: not at all; certainly not: He’s by no means so clever as he thinks. \ لا... أبدًا \ not nearly: far from; certainly not: This money is not nearly enough. -
8 molestar
v.1 to bother.perdone que le moleste… I'm sorry to bother you…¿le molesta que fume? do you mind if I smoke?Sus palabras acedaron a María His words Maryoyed Mary.2 to upset.me molestó que no me saludaras I was rather upset that you didn't say hello to me3 to be bothered by.Me molesta ese ruido I am bothered by that noise.4 to ail.* * *1 (interrumpir) to disturb■ no lo molestes, que está durmiendo don't disturb him, he's asleep2 (perturbar) to bother, annoy, upset3 (importunar) to pester■ ¡deja de molestarme ya! stop pestering me!4 (hacer daño - apretar) to hurt, be too tight; (- picar) to irritate5 (ofender) to upset1 (tomarse la molestia) to bother■ no se moleste en venir, ya se lo mandaremos a casa don't bother coming, we'll send it round to you2 (ofenderse) to take offence* * *verb1) to annoy, bother2) disturb3) trouble•* * *1. VT1) (=importunar) to bother, annoy¿no la estarán molestando, verdad? — they're not bothering o annoying you, are they?
no la molestes más con tus tonterías — stop pestering o bothering o annoying her with your silly games
2) (=interrumpir) to disturbsiento molestarte, pero necesito que me ayudes — I'm sorry to disturb o trouble o bother you, but I need your help
3) (=ofender) to upset2. VI1) (=importunar) to be a nuisancequita de en medio, que siempre estás molestando — get out of the way, you're always being a nuisance
no quisiera molestar, pero necesito hablar contigo — I don't want to bother you o be a nuisance, but I need to talk to you
me molesta mucho que me hablen así — it really annoys o irritates me when they talk to me like that
ese ruido me molesta — that noise is bothering o annoying o irritating me
me molesta el jarrón, ¿puedes apartarlo? — the vase is in the way, can you move it?
2) (=incomodar) to feel uncomfortable, bother¿te molesta el humo? — does the smoke bother you?
si le sigue molestando, acuda a su médico — if it goes on giving you trouble, see your doctor
3) (=ofender) to upset4) (=importar)[en preguntas]¿le molesta la radio? — does the radio bother you?, do you mind the radio being on?
¿te molestaría prestarme un paraguas? — would you mind lending me an umbrella?
¿le molesta que abra la ventana o si abro la ventana? — do you mind if I open the window?
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( importunar) to botherperdone que lo moleste — sorry to trouble o bother you
b) ( interrumpir) to disturb2) (ofender, disgustar) to upset2.molestar vi1) ( importunar) (+me/te/le etc)¿no te molesta ese ruido? — doesn't that noise bother you?
¿le molesta si fumo? — do you mind if I smoke?
me molesta su arrogancia — her arrogance irritates o annoys me
no me duele, pero me molesta — it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable
2) ( fastidiar) to be a nuisanceno quiero molestar — I don't want to be a nuisance o to cause any trouble
3.vino a ayudar pero no hizo más que molestar — he came to help, but he just made a nuisance of himself
molestarsev pron1) ( disgustarse) to get upsetse molestó por lo que le dije — he was upset o offended by what I said
2) ( tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself (frml)no se moleste — it's all right o please, don't bother
¿para qué vas a molestarte? — why should you put yourself out?
molestarse EN + INF: ni se molestó en llamarme he didn't even bother to call me; se molestó en venir a verme — she took the trouble to come and see me
* * *= bother, irk, pester, disrupt, irritate, trouble, hassle, bug, tread on + toes, spite, annoy, nag (at), disturb, upset, niggle, importune, gall, peeve.Ex. Why bother, then, to create an alphabetical index to the classified file when you already have a printed alphabetical index to the schedules of the classification scheme?.Ex. She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.Ex. And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex. Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.Ex. Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.Ex. This is a problem that has frequently troubled teachers.Ex. Richins also included inconveniences such as special trips to complain, time and effort required to fill out form, being treated rudely, and having to hassle someone.Ex. I have a question that has been bugging me since I upgraded to ProCite 5 some time ago.Ex. For all the indisputable good the Dalai Lama does in terms of spiritual guidance, he seems reluctant to tread on any political toes.Ex. Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.Ex. Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.Ex. This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.Ex. Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.Ex. Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.Ex. He was under the knife last week to treat the knee problem that has been niggling him.Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.Ex. Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.----* molestarse = stir + uneasily, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, begrudge, grudge, pique.* molestarse por = be bothered by, bridle at.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( importunar) to botherperdone que lo moleste — sorry to trouble o bother you
b) ( interrumpir) to disturb2) (ofender, disgustar) to upset2.molestar vi1) ( importunar) (+me/te/le etc)¿no te molesta ese ruido? — doesn't that noise bother you?
¿le molesta si fumo? — do you mind if I smoke?
me molesta su arrogancia — her arrogance irritates o annoys me
no me duele, pero me molesta — it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable
2) ( fastidiar) to be a nuisanceno quiero molestar — I don't want to be a nuisance o to cause any trouble
3.vino a ayudar pero no hizo más que molestar — he came to help, but he just made a nuisance of himself
molestarsev pron1) ( disgustarse) to get upsetse molestó por lo que le dije — he was upset o offended by what I said
2) ( tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself (frml)no se moleste — it's all right o please, don't bother
¿para qué vas a molestarte? — why should you put yourself out?
molestarse EN + INF: ni se molestó en llamarme he didn't even bother to call me; se molestó en venir a verme — she took the trouble to come and see me
* * *= bother, irk, pester, disrupt, irritate, trouble, hassle, bug, tread on + toes, spite, annoy, nag (at), disturb, upset, niggle, importune, gall, peeve.Ex: Why bother, then, to create an alphabetical index to the classified file when you already have a printed alphabetical index to the schedules of the classification scheme?.
Ex: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.Ex: Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.Ex: This is a problem that has frequently troubled teachers.Ex: Richins also included inconveniences such as special trips to complain, time and effort required to fill out form, being treated rudely, and having to hassle someone.Ex: I have a question that has been bugging me since I upgraded to ProCite 5 some time ago.Ex: For all the indisputable good the Dalai Lama does in terms of spiritual guidance, he seems reluctant to tread on any political toes.Ex: Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.Ex: Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.Ex: This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.Ex: He was under the knife last week to treat the knee problem that has been niggling him.Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.Ex: Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.* molestarse = stir + uneasily, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, begrudge, grudge, pique.* molestarse por = be bothered by, bridle at.* * *molestar [A1 ]vtA1 (importunar) to botherperdone que lo moleste, pero quisiera pedirle algo sorry to trouble o bother you, but I'd like to ask you something¿este señor la está molestando, señorita? is this man bothering you, Miss?2 (interrumpir) to disturbno la molestes, está estudiando don't disturb her, she's studyingque no me moleste nadie, voy a dormir un rato don't let anybody disturb me, I'm going to take a napB (ofender, disgustar) to upsetperdona si te he molestado I'm sorry if I've upset you■ molestarviA(importunar): ¿no te molesta ese ruido? doesn't that noise bother you?[ S ] se ruega no molestar please do not disturb¿le molesta si fumo? do you mind if I smoke?me molesta su arrogancia her arrogance irritates o annoys meya sabes que me molesta que hables de él you know I don't like you to talk about him, you know I get upset o it upsets me when you talk about himnunca uso pulseras, me molestan para trabajar I never wear bracelets, they get in the way when I'm workingno me duele, pero me molesta it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable o it bothers mesi le molesta mucho, puedo ponerle una inyección if it's very sore o painful, I could give you an injectionB (fastidiar) to be a nuisancesi vas a molestar, te vas de clase if you're going to be a nuisance, you can leave the classroomvino a ayudar pero no hizo más que molestar he came to help, but he just got in the way o made a nuisance of himselfson unos niños encantadores, nunca molestan they're lovely children, they're never any trouble o they're no trouble at allno quiero molestar I don't want to be a nuisance o to get in the way o to cause any troubleA (disgustarse) to get upsetno debes molestarte, lo hizo sin querer don't get upset, he didn't mean to do itmolestarse POR algo:se molestó por algo he got upset about somethingespero que no se haya molestado por lo que le dije I hope you weren't upset o offended by what I saidmolestarse CON algn to get annoyed WITH sb, get cross WITH sb ( BrE)se molestó conmigo porque no lo invité he got annoyed o cross with me because I didn't invite him, he was put out o upset because I didn't invite himB (tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself ( frml)no se moleste, me voy enseguida it's all right o please, don't bother o don't worry, I'm just leavingno se molesta por nadie, sólo piensa en él he doesn't bother o worry about anybody else, all he thinks about is himself¿para qué vas a molestarte? why should you put yourself out?molestarse EN + INF:ni se molestó en llamarme he didn't even bother to call mese molestó en venir hasta aquí a avisarnos she took the trouble to come o she went to the trouble of coming all this way to tell usyo no me voy a molestar en cocinar para ellos I'm not going to put myself out cooking for them* * *
molestar ( conjugate molestar) verbo transitivo
1
◊ perdone que lo moleste sorry to trouble o bother you
2 (ofender, disgustar) to upset
verbo intransitivo
1 ( importunar):◊ ¿le molesta si fumo? do you mind if I smoke?;
me molesta su arrogancia her arrogance irritates o annoys me;
no me duele, pero me molesta it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable
2 ( fastidiar) to be a nuisance;◊ no quiero molestar I don't want to be a nuisance o to cause any trouble
molestarse verbo pronominal
1 ( disgustarse) to get upset;
molestarse POR algo to get upset about sth;
molestarse CON algn to get annoyed with sb
2 ( tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself (frml);
se molestó en venir hasta aquí a avisarnos she took the trouble to come all this way to tell us
molestar verbo transitivo
1 (causar enojo, incomodidad) to disturb, bother: ¿le molestaría contestar a unas preguntas?, would you mind answering some questions?
me molesta que grites, it annoys me when you shout
2 (causar dolor, incomodidad) to hurt
' molestar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dañar
- dejar
- hartar
- jambar
- jorobar
- marear
- picar
- reventar
- ruido
- sino
- vivir
- chingar
- chocar
- chorear
- embromar
- enredar
- fastidiar
- fregar
- huevear
- importar
- joder
- nomás
- solo
English:
aggravate
- annoy
- bother
- bug
- disturb
- gall
- inconvenience
- intrude
- irk
- irritate
- nettle
- pester
- put out
- roil
- trouble
- worry
- heckler
- impose
- put
- spite
* * *♦ vt1. [perturbar] to bother;el calor no me molesta the heat doesn't bother me;esa luz tan brillante me molesta that bright light is hurting my eyes;deja ya de molestar al gato leave the cat alone;¡deja de molestarme! stop annoying me!;¿te están molestando los niños? are the children bothering you?;las moscas no paraban de molestarnos the flies were a real nuisance;¿te molesta la radio? is the radio bothering you?;¿te molesta si abro la ventana? do you mind if I open the window?;perdone que le moleste… I'm sorry to bother you…me molesta un poco la herida my wound is rather uncomfortable o a bit sore;vuelva dentro de un mes si le sigue molestando come back in a month's time if it's still troubling you3. [ofender] to upset;me molestó que no me saludaras I was rather upset that you didn't say hello to me;… todo esto dicho sin ánimo de molestar a nadie I don't want to cause anyone offence but…♦ vivámonos, aquí no hacemos más que molestar let's go, we're in the way here;deja ya de molestar con tantas preguntas stop being such a nuisance and asking all those questions;¿molesto? – no, no, pasa am I interrupting? – no, not at all, come in;no querría molestar, pero necesito hablar contigo un momento I don't want to interrupt, but I need to have a word with you;puedes aparcar el camión allí, que no molesta you can park the truck over there where it won't be in the way;no molestar [en letrero] do not disturb* * *v/t1 bother, annoy2 ( doler) trouble;no molestar do not disturb* * *molestar vt1) fastidiar: to annoy, to bother2) : to disturb, to disruptmolestar vi: to be a nuisance* * *molestar vb1. (interrumpir) to disturbno lo molestes, está descansando don't disturb him he's resting2. (importunar) to bother5. (importar) to mind¿le molesta que fume? do you mind if I smoke? -
9 irritar
v.1 to irritate.Su actitud irrita a Ricardo His attitude irritates Richard.La loción irrita la piel The lotion irritates the skin.2 to annul.El documento irrita la apelación The document annuls the appeal.* * *1 to irritate1 to lose one's temper, get annoyed* * *verb1) to irritate2) exasperate* * *1. VT1) (=enfadar) to irritate2) (Med) to irritate3) [+ celos, pasiones] to stir up, inflame2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <piel/garganta> to irritatetiene la garganta irritada — his throat is sore o inflamed
b) < persona> to annoy, irritate2.irritarse v prona) piel/ojos to become irritatedb) persona to get annoyed, get irritated* * *= irk, needle, irritate, rattle + Posesivo + cage, rub + Nombre + up the wrong way, spite, annoy, roil, nerve, gall, rile, peeve, enrage, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, exasperate, touch + a (raw) nerve, raise + Posesivo + hackles.Ex. She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.Ex. She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.Ex. Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.Ex. The author maintains that his poem makes an attempt to rattle the cage and is a gesture toward revolt, a call to abandon any vision of human life that does not embrace the sexual universe.Ex. Relations between the two countries would now be difficult as our Prime Minister had rubbed theirs up the wrong way over ridiculous matters.Ex. Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.Ex. Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.Ex. Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.Ex. But there's something which has nerved me before with the forum.Ex. It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.Ex. Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.Ex. Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.Ex. On a recent field trip, he drank too much and became enraged with another student by whom he felt insulted.Ex. Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.Ex. His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.Ex. Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.Ex. Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.Ex. But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back.----* irritarse con = get + short with.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <piel/garganta> to irritatetiene la garganta irritada — his throat is sore o inflamed
b) < persona> to annoy, irritate2.irritarse v prona) piel/ojos to become irritatedb) persona to get annoyed, get irritated* * *= irk, needle, irritate, rattle + Posesivo + cage, rub + Nombre + up the wrong way, spite, annoy, roil, nerve, gall, rile, peeve, enrage, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, exasperate, touch + a (raw) nerve, raise + Posesivo + hackles.Ex: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.
Ex: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.Ex: Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.Ex: The author maintains that his poem makes an attempt to rattle the cage and is a gesture toward revolt, a call to abandon any vision of human life that does not embrace the sexual universe.Ex: Relations between the two countries would now be difficult as our Prime Minister had rubbed theirs up the wrong way over ridiculous matters.Ex: Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.Ex: Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.Ex: Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.Ex: But there's something which has nerved me before with the forum.Ex: It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.Ex: Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.Ex: Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.Ex: On a recent field trip, he drank too much and became enraged with another student by whom he felt insulted.Ex: Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.Ex: His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.Ex: Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.Ex: Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.Ex: But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back.* irritarse con = get + short with.* * *irritar [A1 ]vt1 ‹piel/garganta› to irritateel humo le irritaba los ojos the smoke was irritating his eyestiene la garganta irritada his throat is sore o inflamed2 ‹persona› to annoy, irritate1 «piel/ojos» to become irritated2 «persona» to get annoyed, get irritatedse irritó por lo que le dije he got annoyed o irritated at what I saidnunca se irrita con las críticas de sus adversarios she never gets annoyed at her opponents' criticisms* * *
irritar ( conjugate irritar) verbo transitivo
◊ tiene la garganta irritada his throat is sore o inflamed
irritarse verbo pronominal
irritar verbo transitivo to irritate
' irritar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
crispar
- enfermar
- picar
- provocar
- chocar
- fastidiar
- reventar
English:
gall
- irk
- irritate
- needle
- rile
- roil
- rub
- annoy
- vex
* * *♦ vt1. [enfadar] to irritate, to annoy2. [piel, garganta] to irritate;me irritó la garganta/piel it gave me a sore throat/a rash;el humo me irrita los pulmones smoke irritates my lungs* * *v/t tb MED irritate* * *irritar vt: to irritate♦ irritación nf* * *irritar vb to irritate -
10 para
prep.1 for.es para ti it's for youuna mesa para el salón a table for the living roomesta agua no es buena para beber this water isn't fit for drinking o to drinkte lo repetiré para que te enteres I'll repeat it so you understand¿para qué? what for?2 (in order) to.para conseguir sus propósitos in order to achieve his aimslo he hecho para agradarte I did it to please you3 toward.ir para casa to head (for) homesalir para el aeropuerto to leave for the airport4 for (time).tiene que estar acabado para mañana it has to be finished by o for tomorrow5 to.la comida está lista para servir the meal is ready to be servedel atleta está preparado para ganar the athlete is ready to winpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: parar.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: parir.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: parar.* * *1 (finalidad) for2 (uso, utilidad) for■ los cuchillos son para cortar, no para jugar con ellos knives are for cutting, not for playing with■ ¿tienes algo para el dolor de cabeza? have you got anything for a headache?3 (destino, dirección) for, to■ el tren para Toledo sale a las 18.00 the train to Toledo leaves at 18.00■ ¿para dónde vas? where are you going?4 (tiempo, fechas límites) by, before5 (comparación) for1 (finalidad) to, in order to2 (suficiente) enough■ tal como nos han tratado es para no volver nunca más the way they treated us is enough to make you never go back there again\para entonces by thenpara con towards, topara que so that■ déjale una nota a tu madre para que sepa dónde estás leave your mother a note so that she knows where you are¿para qué? what for?■ ¿para qué has comprado eso? what did you buy that for?¡que para qué! familiar very, really, terribly■ ¡hace un frío que para qué! it's freezing■ ¡es más torpe que para qué! she's so clumsy!* * *prep.1) for2) to3) towards4) by•- para detrás
- para que* * *IPREP1) [indicando finalidad, uso] fores demasiado cara para nosotros — it's too dear for us, it's beyond our means
para esto, podíamos habernos quedado en casa — if this is it, we might as well have stayed at home
2)para que —
a) + subjunpara que eso fuera posible tendrías que trabajar mucho — you would have to work hard for that to be possible
b) [en preguntas]¿para qué lo quieres? — why do you want it?, what do you want it for?
¿para qué sirve? — what's it for?
-¿por qué no se lo dices? -¿para qué? — "why don't you tell her?" - "what's the point o use?"
tú ya has pasado por eso, ¿para qué te voy a contar? — you've already been through that, so there's no point o use me telling you
que para qué * —
tengo un hambre que para qué — [uso enfático] I'm absolutely starving *
3) + infina) [indicando finalidad] toestoy ahorrando para comprarme una moto — I'm saving up to buy a motorbike, I'm saving up for a motorbike
no es para comer — it's not for eating, it's not to be eaten
b) [indicando secuencia temporal]el rey visitará Argentina para volar después a Chile — the king will visit Argentina and then fly on to Chile
4) [con expresiones de tiempo]ahora para las vacaciones de agosto hará un año — it'll be a year ago this o come the August holiday
lo tendré listo para fin de mes — I'll have it ready by o for the end of the month
un cuarto para las diez — LAm a quarter to ten
son cinco para las ocho — LAm it's five to eight
5) [indicando dirección]para atrás — back, backwards
el autobús para Marbella — the bus for Marbella, the Marbella bus
ir para casa — to go home, head for home
6) [indicando opiniones]para mí que miente — in my opinion o if you ask me he's lying
7) [en comparaciones]¿quién es usted para gritarme así? — who are you to shout at me like that?
para patatas, las de mi pueblo — if it's potatoes you want, look no further than my home town
para ruidosos, los españoles — there's nobody like the Spaniards for being noisy
8) [indicando trato]para con — to, towards
estar 1., 7), ir 1., 10) IItan amable para con todos — so kind to o towards everybody
* SM paratrooper, para ** * *1) (expresando destino, finalidad, intención) for¿para qué revista escribes? — what magazine do you write for?
¿para qué sirve esto? — what's this (used) for?
¿para qué lo quieres? — what do you want it for?
¿para qué se lo dijiste? — what did you tell him for?
que para qué decirte/hablar — (fam)
tenían un hambre que para qué decirte/hablar — they were starving
2)para + inf — to + inf
está listo para pintar — it's ready to be painted o for painting
3)para que + subj: lo dice para que yo me preocupe he (only) says it to worry me; pídeselo - ¿para que me diga que no? ask him for it - so he can say no?; cierra para que no nos oigan — close the door so (that) they don't hear us
4) ( expresando consecuencia) to5) ( expresando suficiencia) forpara + inf: soy lo bastante viejo (como) para recordarlo I'm old enough to remember it; bastante tengo yo (como) para estar ocupándome de ti I've enough problems of my own without having to deal with yours as well; es (como) para matarlo! (fam) I'll kill him! (colloq); para que + subj: basta con que él aparezca para que ella se ponga nerviosa — he only has to appear for her to get flustered
6) (en comparaciones, contrastes)para lo que come, no está gordo — considering how much he eats, he's not fat
para el caso que me hacen...! — for all the notice they take of me...
para + inf: para haber sido improvisado fue un discurso excelente for an off-the-cuff speech it was excellent; ¿quién es él para hablarte así? who does he think he is, speaking to you like that ?; para que + subj: es mucho para que lo haga sola it's too much for you to do it on your own; tanto esforzarme por ellos para que no te lo agradezcan! — after all that effort I made for them they didn't even say thankyou!
7)estar para algo/+ inf — ( indicando estado)
para mí que no viene — if you ask me, he won't come
para su padre, es un genio — in his father's opinion o as far as his father's concerned, he is a genius
¿qué es lo más importante para ti? — what's the most important thing for you?
9)a) ( indicando dirección)empuja para arriba — push up o upward(s)
¿vas para el centro? — are you going to o toward(s) the center?
b) ( en sentido figurado)ya vamos para viejos — we're getting old o getting on
va para los 50 años — she's going o (BrE) getting on for fifty
10) ( en relaciones de tiempo)a) (señalando una fecha, un plazo)estará listo para el día 15 — it'll be ready by o for the 15th
¿cuánto te falta para terminar? — how much have you got left to do?
¿para cuándo espera? — when is the baby due?
b) (AmL exc RPl) ( al decir la hora) to11)a) ( expresando duración)tengo para rato — (fam) I'm going to be a while (yet)
esto va para largo — (fam) this is going to take some time
b) ( con idea de finalidad) for¿qué le regalo para el cumpleaños? — what can I give him for his birthday?
12) ( en secuencias de acciones)se fue para nunca volver — (liter) she went away never to return
* * *= for, for, for the sake of, in order to, in respect of, in the interest(s) of, in the interest(s) of, so as, toward(s), within, in an attempt to, in an effort to, for purposes of, in a bid to, as a means of, in a drive to, in the drive to, if + Nombre + be + to.Ex. For newly created authority entries the date recorded is the date the entry was created.Ex. This gamut of information presents the indexer and user with problems in choosing access points for conference proceedings.Ex. The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.Ex. Any attempt to organise knowledge must, in order to justify the effort of organisation, have an objective.Ex. It is perhaps fortunate that the array of terms that are used to describe indexes is a little more restricted than the variety of terms used in respect of catalogues.Ex. In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.Ex. In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.Ex. A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.Ex. An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.Ex. Most data base producers have in-house guidelines for bibliographic description, and aim to achieve consistency of citation within their products.Ex. The first treaty of all was designed to pool the coal and steel resources of Europe in an attempt to overcome the devastation of the Second World War and to foster the concept of European unity.Ex. Many libraries have had fine free days or weeks in an effort to entice strayed material back.Ex. This article discusses the advantages to libraries of computer technology for purposes of bibliographic control and on-line access.Ex. In a bid to leapfrog stages of development, some transitional economies are investing heavily in building up information age infrastructures.Ex. The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.Ex. The library has contracted out the management of its computerized information system to Dynix in a drive to improve library service.Ex. The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.Ex. Some foods such as vegetable preserves which result from complicated and fragile fermentations must be made at specific times of the year if they are to succeed.----* ¿para qué sirve... ? = what's the use of... ?.* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.* para actuar = for action.* para alguna gente = to some people.* para algunas personas = to some people.* para algunos = to some.* para aquel entonces = by then.* para atraer al cliente = window dressing.* para beneficio de = for the good of.* para bien = for the best, for the better.* para bien de = in the best interests of, for the good of.* para bien de Alguien = in + Posesivo + best interest.* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.* para bodas = bridal.* para chuparse los dedos = scrumptious, yummy [yummier -comp., yummiest -sup.].* para cocinar uno mismo = self-catering.* para colmo = into the bargain, into the bargain, to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse, for good measure, to add insult to injury.* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para concluir = in closing, in conclusion, to wrap things up.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para cuando = by the time.* para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.* para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.* para decir la verdad = to be honest.* para detrimento de = to the neglect of.* para diario = everyday.* para disgusto de = to the disgust of.* para divertirse = for kicks.* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* para el año próximo = for the year ahead.* para el arrastre = over the hill.* para el beneficio de = for the benefit of.* para el bien de = for the benefit of.* para el caso = for that matter.* para el esparcimiento = recreational.* para el futuro = for the years to come, for the years ahead, for the future.* para el inglés su casa es su castillo = an Englishman's home is his castle.* para ello = to that end, to this end, to that effect, therefor.* para el ocio = recreational.* para el que lo quiera = up for grabs.* para embalsamar = embalming.* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* para empezar = for one, initially, to start with, to begin with, for starters, first off.* para entonces = by then.* para escribir con mayúsculas = in a shifted position.* para eso = therefor.* para este fin = to this end.* para esto = therefor.* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* para expresar dimensiones = by.* para + Fecha = by + Fecha.* para finales de = by the end of.* para finales de + Expresión Temporal = by the close of + Expresión Temporal.* para finalizar = in closing.* para fines múltiples = multipurpose [multi-purpose].* para futuras consultas = for future reference.* para hacer dinero = money-making.* para hacer esto = in this.* para hacer fundas = sleeving.* para hacer juego = to match.* para hacer justicia = in fairness to.* para hacer las paces = peace offering.* para hacerlo + Adjetivo = for + Nombre's sake.* para hacer más fácil = for ease of.* para impresionar = for effect.* para + Infinitivo = for + Gerundio.* para jóvenes = youth-serving.* para la eternidad = in perpetuity.* para la evaluación de hipótesis = hypothesis-testing.* para la formación autodidacta = self-instructional.* para la gestión de información textual = text-handling.* para la posteridad = for posterity.* para la web = Web-related.* para llamar la atención = for effect.* para mantener ocupado = keep-busy.* para mantener(se) ocupado = keep-busy.* para más información = for further details.* para más inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.* para mayor información sobre = for details of.* para mayor información véase + Nombre = see + Nombre + for further details.* para mayor inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.* para mí = for myself.* para microordenadores = micro-computer based.* para nada = in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no avail.* para no = so as not to.* para + Nombre = for + Nombre + purposes.* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.* para novias = bridal.* para + Número = seat + Número.* para ordenadores personales = microcomputer-based, PC-based.* para orquesta = orchestral.* para otra ocasión = for future reference.* para para lavarse la cara = washrag.* para partirse de risa = side-splitting.* para PCs = PC-based.* para pelearse hacen falta dos = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.* para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.* para + Posesivo + disgusto = to + Posesivo + chagrin.* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.* para + Posesivo + propio bien = for + Posesivo + own good.* para + Posesivo + sorpresa = to + Posesivo + surprise.* para posteriores usos = for subsequent use.* para principios de siglo = by the turn of the century.* para + Pronombre Personal = in + Posesivo + eyes.* para protegerse = protectively.* para que = in order that, so that, seeing that.* para que así conste = for the record.* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.* para que esto sea así = for this to be the case.* para que no falte = for good measure.* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.* para que no + Subjuntivo = if + Nombre + be not + to + Infinitivo, lest + Frase Verbal.* para que no vaya a faltar = for good measure.* para que quede constancia = for the record.* para que quede más claro = for main effects.* para que vayamos pensando = food for thought.* para resumir = to sum up, to sum it up, to make a long story short, to recap, to cut a long story short, simply put, simply stated.* para ser específico = to be specific.* para ser franco = to be blunt, in all honesty.* para ser más explícito = to elaborate a little further.* para ser sincero = to be blunt, to be honest, in all honesty.* para siempre = forever, in perpetuity, for good, eternally, terminally, ever after.* para siempre en el futuro = for the indefinite future.* para sorpresa de todos = to everyone's surprise.* para sorpresa + Posesivo = to + Posesivo + surprise.* para su fácil + Nombre = for ease of + Nombre.* para su posterior uso = for subsequent use.* para su uso posterior = for subsequent use.* para terminar = in closing.* para toda la empresa = company-wide, enterprise-wide.* para toda la industria = industry-wide.* para toda la universidad = university-wide.* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.* para todo el mercado = industry-wide.* para todos los efectos prácticos = for all practical purposes.* para todos por igual = across the board [across-the-board].* para todo tipo de tiempo = all-weather.* para todo uso = all-purpose.* para tomar medidas = for action.* para trabajos pesados = heavy-duty.* para una única ocasión = one-time.* para un futuro mejor = for a better future.* para uso comercial = commercially-owned.* para uso del profesional = professional-use.* para uso industrial = heavy-duty.* para uso personal = for personal use.* para usos posteriores = for subsequent use.* para vergüenza + Pronombre Posesivo = to + Posesivo + shame.* sin parar = interminably.* * *1) (expresando destino, finalidad, intención) for¿para qué revista escribes? — what magazine do you write for?
¿para qué sirve esto? — what's this (used) for?
¿para qué lo quieres? — what do you want it for?
¿para qué se lo dijiste? — what did you tell him for?
que para qué decirte/hablar — (fam)
tenían un hambre que para qué decirte/hablar — they were starving
2)para + inf — to + inf
está listo para pintar — it's ready to be painted o for painting
3)para que + subj: lo dice para que yo me preocupe he (only) says it to worry me; pídeselo - ¿para que me diga que no? ask him for it - so he can say no?; cierra para que no nos oigan — close the door so (that) they don't hear us
4) ( expresando consecuencia) to5) ( expresando suficiencia) forpara + inf: soy lo bastante viejo (como) para recordarlo I'm old enough to remember it; bastante tengo yo (como) para estar ocupándome de ti I've enough problems of my own without having to deal with yours as well; es (como) para matarlo! (fam) I'll kill him! (colloq); para que + subj: basta con que él aparezca para que ella se ponga nerviosa — he only has to appear for her to get flustered
6) (en comparaciones, contrastes)para lo que come, no está gordo — considering how much he eats, he's not fat
para el caso que me hacen...! — for all the notice they take of me...
para + inf: para haber sido improvisado fue un discurso excelente for an off-the-cuff speech it was excellent; ¿quién es él para hablarte así? who does he think he is, speaking to you like that ?; para que + subj: es mucho para que lo haga sola it's too much for you to do it on your own; tanto esforzarme por ellos para que no te lo agradezcan! — after all that effort I made for them they didn't even say thankyou!
7)estar para algo/+ inf — ( indicando estado)
para mí que no viene — if you ask me, he won't come
para su padre, es un genio — in his father's opinion o as far as his father's concerned, he is a genius
¿qué es lo más importante para ti? — what's the most important thing for you?
9)a) ( indicando dirección)empuja para arriba — push up o upward(s)
¿vas para el centro? — are you going to o toward(s) the center?
b) ( en sentido figurado)ya vamos para viejos — we're getting old o getting on
va para los 50 años — she's going o (BrE) getting on for fifty
10) ( en relaciones de tiempo)a) (señalando una fecha, un plazo)estará listo para el día 15 — it'll be ready by o for the 15th
¿cuánto te falta para terminar? — how much have you got left to do?
¿para cuándo espera? — when is the baby due?
b) (AmL exc RPl) ( al decir la hora) to11)a) ( expresando duración)tengo para rato — (fam) I'm going to be a while (yet)
esto va para largo — (fam) this is going to take some time
b) ( con idea de finalidad) for¿qué le regalo para el cumpleaños? — what can I give him for his birthday?
12) ( en secuencias de acciones)se fue para nunca volver — (liter) she went away never to return
* * *= for, for, for the sake of, in order to, in respect of, in the interest(s) of, in the interest(s) of, so as, toward(s), within, in an attempt to, in an effort to, for purposes of, in a bid to, as a means of, in a drive to, in the drive to, if + Nombre + be + to.Ex: For newly created authority entries the date recorded is the date the entry was created.
Ex: This gamut of information presents the indexer and user with problems in choosing access points for conference proceedings.Ex: The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.Ex: Any attempt to organise knowledge must, in order to justify the effort of organisation, have an objective.Ex: It is perhaps fortunate that the array of terms that are used to describe indexes is a little more restricted than the variety of terms used in respect of catalogues.Ex: In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.Ex: In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.Ex: A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.Ex: Most data base producers have in-house guidelines for bibliographic description, and aim to achieve consistency of citation within their products.Ex: The first treaty of all was designed to pool the coal and steel resources of Europe in an attempt to overcome the devastation of the Second World War and to foster the concept of European unity.Ex: Many libraries have had fine free days or weeks in an effort to entice strayed material back.Ex: This article discusses the advantages to libraries of computer technology for purposes of bibliographic control and on-line access.Ex: In a bid to leapfrog stages of development, some transitional economies are investing heavily in building up information age infrastructures.Ex: The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.Ex: The library has contracted out the management of its computerized information system to Dynix in a drive to improve library service.Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.Ex: Some foods such as vegetable preserves which result from complicated and fragile fermentations must be made at specific times of the year if they are to succeed.* ¿para qué sirve... ? = what's the use of... ?.* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.* para actuar = for action.* para alguna gente = to some people.* para algunas personas = to some people.* para algunos = to some.* para aquel entonces = by then.* para atraer al cliente = window dressing.* para beneficio de = for the good of.* para bien = for the best, for the better.* para bien de = in the best interests of, for the good of.* para bien de Alguien = in + Posesivo + best interest.* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.* para bodas = bridal.* para chuparse los dedos = scrumptious, yummy [yummier -comp., yummiest -sup.].* para cocinar uno mismo = self-catering.* para colmo = into the bargain, into the bargain, to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse, for good measure, to add insult to injury.* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para concluir = in closing, in conclusion, to wrap things up.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para cuando = by the time.* para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.* para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.* para decir la verdad = to be honest.* para detrimento de = to the neglect of.* para diario = everyday.* para disgusto de = to the disgust of.* para divertirse = for kicks.* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* para el año próximo = for the year ahead.* para el arrastre = over the hill.* para el beneficio de = for the benefit of.* para el bien de = for the benefit of.* para el caso = for that matter.* para el esparcimiento = recreational.* para el futuro = for the years to come, for the years ahead, for the future.* para el inglés su casa es su castillo = an Englishman's home is his castle.* para ello = to that end, to this end, to that effect, therefor.* para el ocio = recreational.* para el que lo quiera = up for grabs.* para embalsamar = embalming.* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* para empezar = for one, initially, to start with, to begin with, for starters, first off.* para entonces = by then.* para escribir con mayúsculas = in a shifted position.* para eso = therefor.* para este fin = to this end.* para esto = therefor.* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* para expresar dimensiones = by.* para + Fecha = by + Fecha.* para finales de = by the end of.* para finales de + Expresión Temporal = by the close of + Expresión Temporal.* para finalizar = in closing.* para fines múltiples = multipurpose [multi-purpose].* para futuras consultas = for future reference.* para hacer dinero = money-making.* para hacer esto = in this.* para hacer fundas = sleeving.* para hacer juego = to match.* para hacer justicia = in fairness to.* para hacer las paces = peace offering.* para hacerlo + Adjetivo = for + Nombre's sake.* para hacer más fácil = for ease of.* para impresionar = for effect.* para + Infinitivo = for + Gerundio.* para jóvenes = youth-serving.* para la eternidad = in perpetuity.* para la evaluación de hipótesis = hypothesis-testing.* para la formación autodidacta = self-instructional.* para la gestión de información textual = text-handling.* para la posteridad = for posterity.* para la web = Web-related.* para llamar la atención = for effect.* para mantener ocupado = keep-busy.* para mantener(se) ocupado = keep-busy.* para más información = for further details.* para más inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.* para mayor información sobre = for details of.* para mayor información véase + Nombre = see + Nombre + for further details.* para mayor inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.* para mí = for myself.* para microordenadores = micro-computer based.* para nada = in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no avail.* para no = so as not to.* para + Nombre = for + Nombre + purposes.* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.* para novias = bridal.* para + Número = seat + Número.* para ordenadores personales = microcomputer-based, PC-based.* para orquesta = orchestral.* para otra ocasión = for future reference.* para para lavarse la cara = washrag.* para partirse de risa = side-splitting.* para PCs = PC-based.* para pelearse hacen falta dos = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.* para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.* para + Posesivo + disgusto = to + Posesivo + chagrin.* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.* para + Posesivo + propio bien = for + Posesivo + own good.* para + Posesivo + sorpresa = to + Posesivo + surprise.* para posteriores usos = for subsequent use.* para principios de siglo = by the turn of the century.* para + Pronombre Personal = in + Posesivo + eyes.* para protegerse = protectively.* para que = in order that, so that, seeing that.* para que así conste = for the record.* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.* para que esto sea así = for this to be the case.* para que no falte = for good measure.* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.* para que no + Subjuntivo = if + Nombre + be not + to + Infinitivo, lest + Frase Verbal.* para que no vaya a faltar = for good measure.* para que quede constancia = for the record.* para que quede más claro = for main effects.* para que vayamos pensando = food for thought.* para resumir = to sum up, to sum it up, to make a long story short, to recap, to cut a long story short, simply put, simply stated.* para ser específico = to be specific.* para ser franco = to be blunt, in all honesty.* para ser más explícito = to elaborate a little further.* para ser sincero = to be blunt, to be honest, in all honesty.* para siempre = forever, in perpetuity, for good, eternally, terminally, ever after.* para siempre en el futuro = for the indefinite future.* para sorpresa de todos = to everyone's surprise.* para sorpresa + Posesivo = to + Posesivo + surprise.* para su fácil + Nombre = for ease of + Nombre.* para su posterior uso = for subsequent use.* para su uso posterior = for subsequent use.* para terminar = in closing.* para toda la empresa = company-wide, enterprise-wide.* para toda la industria = industry-wide.* para toda la universidad = university-wide.* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.* para todo el mercado = industry-wide.* para todos los efectos prácticos = for all practical purposes.* para todos por igual = across the board [across-the-board].* para todo tipo de tiempo = all-weather.* para todo uso = all-purpose.* para tomar medidas = for action.* para trabajos pesados = heavy-duty.* para una única ocasión = one-time.* para un futuro mejor = for a better future.* para uso comercial = commercially-owned.* para uso del profesional = professional-use.* para uso industrial = heavy-duty.* para uso personal = for personal use.* para usos posteriores = for subsequent use.* para vergüenza + Pronombre Posesivo = to + Posesivo + shame.* sin parar = interminably.* * *A (expresando destino, finalidad, intención) fortengo buenas noticias para ustedes I have some good news for you¿para qué revista escribes? what magazine do you write for?lee para ti read to yourselffue muy amable para con todos he was very friendly to everyone¿para qué sirve esto? what's this (used) for?no sirve para este trabajo he's no good at this kind of work¿para qué lo quieres? what do you want it for?¿para qué tuviste que ir a decírselo? what did you have to go and tell him for?, why did you have to go and tell him?champú para bebés baby shampoojarabe para la tos cough mixtureque para qué (decirte/hablar) ( fam): hacía un frío que para qué (decirte) it was freezing cold ( colloq)venían con un hambre que para qué (hablar) or para qué te voy a contar they were starving o so hungry when they got here!B para + INF to + INFestá ahorrando para comprarse un coche she's saving up for a car o to buy a caresta agua no es para beber this isn't drinking waterestá listo para pintar it's ready to be painted o for paintingpara serte sincero to tell you the truthcomo para convencerse a sí misma as if to convince herselfpara pasar al curso siguiente (in order) to go on to the next yearno hay que ser muy inteligente para darse cuenta you don't have to be very intelligent to realize thatnos cambiamos de sitio para ver mejor we changed places (so as) to see betterpara no + INF so as not to + INFentró en puntillas para no despertarla he went in on tiptoe so as not to wake herC para QUE + SUBJ:lo dice para que yo me preocupe he (only) says it to worry mepídeselo — ¿para qué? ¿para que me diga que no? ask him for it — what for? so he can say no?para QUE no + SUBJ:cierra la puerta para que no nos oigan close the door so (that) they don't hear usD1(enfatizando la culminación de algo): para colmo or para rematarla se apagó la luz to crown o top o cap it all the light went out2 (expresando efecto, consecuencia) topara su desgracia unfortunately for himpara mi gran sorpresa to my great surprise, much to my surpriseA (expresando suficiencia) forno había bastante para todos there wasn't enough for everybody o to go roundtranquilízate, no es para tanto calm down, it's not that badpara + INF:apenas tienen para comer they can barely afford to eatsoy lo bastante viejo (como) para recordarlo I'm old enough to remember itbastante tengo yo con mis problemas (como) para estar ocupándome de los suyos I've enough problems of my own without having to deal with his as wellpara QUE + SUBJ:basta que yo diga A para que él diga B if I say it's black, he'll say it's whitebasta con que él aparezca para que ella se ponga nerviosa he only has to walk in and she gets flusteredB(en comparaciones, contrastes): hace demasiado calor para estar al sol it's too hot to be in the sunson altos para su edad they're tall for their agepara lo que come, no está nada gordo considering how much he eats, he's not at all fatdíselo tú — ¡para el caso que me hacen …! you tell them — for all the notice they take of me …para + INF:para haber sido improvisado fue un discurso excelente for an off-the-cuff speech it was excellent, considering it was completely off the cuff it was an excellent speech¿quién se cree que es para hablarte así? who does she think she is, speaking to you like that o to speak to you like that?para QUE + SUBJ:son demasiado grandes para que les estés haciendo todo they're too old for you to be doing everything for thempara que se esté quejando todo el día … if he's going to spend all day complaining …¡tanto preocuparse por ellos para que después hasta te acusen de metomentodo! all that worrying about them and then they go and accuse you of being a meddler!C estar para algo/+ INF(indicando estado): mira que no estoy para bromas look, I'm in no mood for joking o for jokesestas botas están para tirarlas a la basura these boots are only fit for throwing out o for the trash o ( BrE) for the binno está (como) para salir tan de veranillo it's not warm enough to go out in such summery clothesD(expresando opiniones, puntos de vista): para mí que ya no viene if you ask me, he won't come nowpara el padre, el niño es un Mozart en ciernes in the father's opinion o as far as the father's concerned, the boy is a budding Mozarttú eres todo para mí you're everything to me¿para ti qué es lo más importante? what's the most important thing for you?, what do you see as the most important thing?esto es de gran interés para el lector this is of great interest to the readerA(indicando dirección): salieron para el aeropuerto they left for the airportempuja para arriba push up o upward(s)¿vas para el centro? are you going to o toward(s) the center?se los llevó para la casa de los abuelos she took them over to their grandparents' housetráelo para acá/adentro bring it over here/insidecórrete para atrás move backBva para los 50 años she's pushing fifty ( colloq), she's going o ( BrE) getting on for fifty ( colloq)A(señalando un plazo): tiene que estar listo para el día 15 it has to be ready by o for the 15th¿qué deberes tienes para el lunes? what homework do you have for Monday?faltan cinco minutos para que termine la clase there are five minutes to go before the end of the classme lo prometió para después de Pascua he promised I could have it after Easter, he promised it to me for after Easter¿cuánto te falta para terminar? how much have you got left to do?, how long will it take you to finish it?B1(indicando fecha aproximada): piensan casarse para finales de agosto they plan to marry sometime around the end of Augustpara entonces quién sabe si todavía estaremos vivos who knows if we'll still be alive (by) then?¿para cuándo espera? when is the baby due?2 (indicando fecha fija) fortengo hora para mañana I have an appointment (for) tomorrowC1(expresando duración): para siempre forevertengo para rato ( fam); I'm going to be a while (yet), this is going to take me a while (yet)esto va para largo ( fam); this is going to take some time2 (con idea de finalidad) for¿qué le puedo regalar para el cumpleaños? what can I give him for his birthday?D ( liter)(en secuencias de acciones): se fue para nunca volver she went away never to returnfue puesto en libertad, para más tarde volver a ser detenido he was set free only to be rearrested later, he was set free but was rearrested later* * *
Del verbo parar: ( conjugate parar)
para es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Del verbo parir: ( conjugate parir)
para es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
para
parar
parir
para preposición
1 (destino, finalidad, intención) for;
¿para qué sirve esto? what's this (used) for?;
champú para bebés baby shampoo;
para eso no voy I might as well not go;
para + inf: ahorra para comprarse un coche he's saving up to buy a car;
tomé un taxi para no llegar tarde I took a taxi so I wouldn't be late;
está listo para pintar it's ready to be painted o for painting;
para aprobar (in order) to pass;
entró en puntillas para no despertarla he went in on tiptoe so as not to wake her;
lo dice para que yo me preocupe he (only) says it to worry me;
cierra para que no nos oigan close the door so (that) they don't hear us
2
no es para tanto it's not that bad;
soy lo bastante viejo (como) para recordarlo I'm old enough to remember itb) (en comparaciones, contrastes):
son altos para su edad they're tall for their age;
para lo que come, no está gordo considering how much he eats, he's not fat;
¿quién es él para hablarte así? who does he think he is, speaking to you like that ?;
es mucho para que lo haga sola it's too much for you to do it on your own
1 ( dirección):
empuja para arriba push up o upward(s);
¿vas para el centro? are you going to o toward(s) the center?
2 ( tiempo)a) (señalando una fecha, un plazo):◊ estará listo para el día 15 it'll be ready by o for the 15th;
deberes para el lunes homework for Monday;
faltan cinco minutos para que termine there are five minutes to go before the end;
me lo prometió para después de Pascua he promised me it for after Easter;
¿cuánto te falta para terminar? how much have you got left to do?;
para entonces estaré en Madrid I'll be in Madrid (by) then;
tengo hora para mañana I have an appointment (for) tomorrow
c) ( duración):
tengo para rato (fam) I'm going to be a while (yet)
parar ( conjugate parar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( detenerse) to stop;
ir/venir a para to end up;
fue a para a la cárcel he ended up in prison;
¿a dónde habrá ido a para aquella foto? what can have happened to that photo?;
¡a dónde iremos a para! I don't know what the world's coming to
2 ( cesar) to stop;
ha estado lloviendo sin para it hasn't stopped raining;
no para quieto ni un momento he can't keep still for a minute;
no para en casa she's never at home;
para DE + INF to stop -ing;
paró de llover it stopped raining
3 (AmL) [obreros/empleados] to go on strike
verbo transitivo
1
‹motor/máquina› to stop, switch off
‹ golpe› to block, ward off
2 (AmL)
pararse verbo pronominal
1 ( detenerse)
[coche/motor] to stall;
2
se paró en una silla she stood on a chair;
¿te puedes para de cabeza/de manos? can you do headstands/handstands?
( en los lados) to stick out
parir ( conjugate parir) verbo intransitivo [ mujer] to give birth;
[ vaca] to calve;
[yegua/burra] to foal;
[ oveja] to lamb
verbo transitivo
para preposición
1 (utilidad, aptitud) for: ¿para qué tanto esfuerzo?, what's all this effort for?
una pomada para las quemaduras, an ointment for burns
una tijera para zurdos, a pair of scissors for left-handed people
2 (finalidad, motivo) to, in order to: lo dijo para molestarme, she said it to annoy me
lo hace para que te fijes en él, he does it so that you notice him
3 (destinatario) for: es para mamá, it's for mum
hablaba para los votantes indecisos, he spoke to the undecided voters
es muy atento para con ella, he's very obliging towards her
4 (opinión) para Paco todas las mujeres son guapas, in Paco's opinion, all women are pretty
5 (comparación, concesión) for: para ser tan joven tiene ideas muy sensatas, he has very sensible ideas for his age
6 (rechazo) para una vez que hablo, me haces callar, the one time I speak, you shut me up
7 (tiempo) by: estará listo para las cinco, it'll be ready by five
para entonces, by then
8 (a punto de) está para salir, it's about to leave
9 (dirección) el tren para Burgos acaba de salir, the train for Burgos has just left
iba para tu casa, I was going to your house
Recuerda que cuando para expresa finalidad, se traduce por to o in order to (este último sólo se usa para evitar confusión): Me voy para ayudarte. I'm going in order to help you. Si usáramos sólo to significaría: Voy a ayudarte. Sin embargo, cuando después de para viene un sustantivo o un pronombre y no un verbo (esta llave es para aquella puerta), se traduce por for ( this key is for that door).
parar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to stop: para de saltar, stop jumping
para un momento en la farmacia, stop a minute at the chemist's
no pares de hablar, por favor, keep talking, please
2 (alojarse) to stay
3 (finalizar, terminar) el cuadro fue a parar al rastro, the painting ended up in the flea market
II verbo transitivo
1 to stop
2 Dep to save
3 LAm to stand up
♦ Locuciones: dónde va a parar, by far: mi hija es muchísmo más inteligente que la suya, dónde va a parar, my daughter is far more intelligent than theirs
parir verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to give birth (to)
♦ Locuciones: poner a alguien a parir, to run sb down
' para' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abalorio
- ablandar
- abreviar
- absoluta
- absoluto
- acá
- aceitera
- achuchar
- actuación
- adentro
- agitador
- agitadora
- alcanzar
- alfiler
- alguna
- alguno
- aliento
- alquiler
- alta
- amenaza
- añadidura
- ancha
- ancho
- ánimo
- año
- antesala
- antirrobo
- aplanar
- aprovechar
- apta
- aptitud
- apto
- aquí
- arca
- arena
- arrastre
- arriba
- arropar
- atonía
- atrás
- atril
- aunar
- auspicio
- baja
- bajo
- balde
- bálsamo
- bañarse
- banco
English:
AA
- ability
- about
- accessory
- accommodate
- achieve
- activity
- adapter
- adaptor
- adequate
- adequately
- admire
- adult
- advantage
- advantageous
- advertise
- aftershave (lotion)
- agitate
- agree
- all
- all-out
- allocate
- analyst
- antiallergenic
- antibiotic
- antidote
- antihistamine
- antipollution
- appease
- application
- appointment
- appropriate
- aptitude
- argue
- arm-twisting
- arms control
- around-the clock
- arrangement
- arson
- as
- ASPCA
- assailant
- assert
- assess
- assume
- astir
- astonishment
- attain
- attention span
- attractive
* * *para prep1. [indica destino, finalidad, motivación] for;es para ti it's for you;significa mucho para mí it means a lot to me;“¡qué suerte!” dije para mí “how lucky,” I said to myself;una mesa para el salón a table for the living-room;desayuno para dos breakfast for two;crema para zapatos shoe polish;pastillas para dormir sleeping pills;están entrenados para el combate they have been trained for combat;estudia para dentista she's studying to become a dentist;esta agua no es buena para beber this water isn't fit for drinking o to drink;para conseguir sus propósitos in order to achieve his aims;lo he hecho para agradarte I did it to please you;me voy para no causar más molestias I'll go so I don't cause you any more inconvenience;te lo repetiré para que te enteres I'll repeat it so you understand;resulta que se divorcian para un mes más tarde volverse a casar so they get divorced, only to remarry a month later;para con towards;es buena para con los demás she is kind towards other people;¿para qué? what for?;¿para qué quieres un martillo? what do you want a hammer for?, why do you want a hammer?;¿para qué has venido? why are you here?;¿para quién trabajas? who do you work for?2. [indica dirección] towards;el próximo vuelo para Caracas the next flight to Caracas;ir para casa to head (for) home;salir para el aeropuerto to leave for the airport;para abajo downwards;para arriba upwards;tira para arriba pull up o upwards;para atrás backwards;échate para atrás [en asiento] lean back;para delante forwards;ya vas para viejo you're getting old;esta muchacha va para pintora this girl has all the makings of a painter3. [indica tiempo] for;tiene que estar acabado para mañana/para antes de Navidad it has to be finished by o for tomorrow/before Christmas;faltan cinco minutos para que salga el tren the train leaves in five minutes;tienen previsto casarse para el 17 de agosto they plan to get married on 17 August;llevamos comida para varios días we have enough food for several days;Am salvo RPdiez para las once ten to eleven;Am salvo RPun cuarto para las once (a) quarter to eleven;va para un año que no nos vemos it's getting on for a year since we saw each other;¿y para cuándo un bebé? and when are you going to start a family?;para entonces by then4. [indica comparación]tiene la estatura adecuada para su edad she is the normal height for her age;está muy delgado para lo que come he's very thin considering how much he eats;para ser verano hace mucho frío considering it's summer, it's very cold;para ser un principiante no lo hace mal he's not bad for a beginner;para lo que me ha servido… for all the use it's been to me…;¡tanto esfuerzo para nada! all that effort for nothing!;¿y tú quién eres para tratarla así? who do you think you are, treating her like that?;yo no soy quien para decir… it's not for me to say…5. (después de adjetivo y antes de infinitivo) [indica inminencia, propósito] to;la comida está lista para servir the meal is ready to be served;el atleta está preparado para ganar the athlete is ready to win6. [indica opinión] for;para Marx, la religión era el opio del pueblo for Marx, religion was the opium of the people;para mí que no van a venir it looks to me like they're not coming;¿para ti quién es más guapo? who do you think is the most handsome?el abuelo no está ya para hacer viajes largos grandfather's no longer up to going on long journeys;¿hace día para ir sin chaqueta? is it warm enough to go out without a jacket on?8. [indica consecuencia]para su sorpresa, para sorpresa suya to her surprise;para alegría de todos to everyone's delight;para nuestra desgracia unfortunately for us9. Compno llores, que no es para tanto don't cry, it's not such a big deal, there's no need to cry about it;dicen que les trataron mal, pero no fue para tanto they say they were ill-treated, but that's going a bit far;Famque para qué: hace un calor que para qué it's absolutely boiling;este plato pica que para qué this dish is really hot, Br this dish isn't half hot* * *prp1 for;para mí for me2 dirección toward(s);ir para head for;va para directora she’s going to end up as manager3 tiempo for;listo para mañana ready for tomorrow;para siempre forever;diez para las ocho L.Am. ten of eight, ten to eight;para Pascua iremos de vacaciones a Lima we’re going to Lima for Easter;espero que para Pascua haya terminado la crisis I hope the crisis is over by Easter;¿para cuándo? when for?:lo hace para ayudarte he does it (in order) to help you;para que so that;¿para qué te marchas? what are you leaving for?;para eso no hace falta it’s not necessary just for that5 en comparaciones:para su edad es muy maduro he’s very mature for his age6:lo heredó todo para morir a los 30 he inherited it all, only to die at 30* * *para prep1) : forpara ti: for youalta para su edad: tall for her ageuna cita para el lunes: an appointment for Monday2) : to, towardspara la derecha: to the rightvan para el río: they're heading towards the river3) : to, in order tolo hace para molestarte: he does it to annoy you4) : around, by (a time)para mañana estarán listos: they'll be ready by tomorrow5)para adelante : forwards6)para atrás : backwards7)para que : so, so that, in order thatte lo digo para que sepas: I'm telling you so you'll know* * *para prep1. (en general) for2. (seguido de infinitivo) to3. (seguido de subjuntivo) so that4. (dirección) for / to5. (tiempo) bypara mí for me / in my opinion -
11 rien
rien [ʀjɛ̃]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <a. nothing• qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ? -- rien what's wrong? -- nothing• ça ou rien, c'est pareil it makes no odds► ne... rien not... anything nothing• je n'en sais trop rien I haven't a clue (PROV) on n'a rien sans rien(PROV) nothing ventured, nothing gained► avoir + rien• ils n'ont rien (possessions) they haven't got anything they have nothing ; (maladie, blessure) they're OK• ça va, tu n'as rien ? are you OK?• n'avoir rien contre qn/qch to have nothing against sb/sth• j'en ai rien à foutre (inf!) I don't give a damn (inf!)• on n'a rien sans rien you don't get anything for nothing► être + rien• pour lui, 50 km à vélo, ce n'est rien cycling 50 kilometres is nothing for him• élever quatre enfants, ce n'est pas rien bringing up four children is quite something• tu t'es fait mal ? -- non, c'est rien (inf) did you hurt yourself? -- no, it's nothing• pardon ! -- c'est rien or ce n'est rien (inf) sorry! -- it doesn't matter► faire + rien• rien à faire ! it's no good!• rien n'y fait ! nothing's any good!► en rien• ce tableau ne ressemble en rien au reste de son œuvre this picture is nothing like his other works► rien de + adjectif ou adverbe nothing• je t'achèterai le journal, rien d'autre ? I'll get you a newspaper - do you want anything else?• rien de tel qu'une bonne douche chaude ! there's nothing like a nice hot shower!b. ( = quelque chose) anything• as-tu jamais rien vu de pareil ? have you ever seen anything like it?► de rien !• je vous remercie -- de rien ! (inf) thank you -- you're welcome!• il ne quitterait son pays pour rien au monde he wouldn't leave his country for anything► rien du tout nothing at all• qu'as-tu vu ? -- rien du tout what did you see? -- nothing at all• qu'est-ce que c'est que ce cadeau de rien du tout ? what on earth can I (or you etc) do with this stupid little present?► rien de rien (inf) absolutely nothing• il ne fait rien, mais rien de rien (inf) he does nothing, and I mean nothing► pour rien ( = inutilement) for nothing ; ( = pour peu d'argent) for next to nothing• pourquoi tu dis ça ? -- pour rien why do you say that? -- no reason• ce n'est pas pour rien que... it's not for nothing that...► rien que• la vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth• rien qu'à le voir, j'ai deviné I guessed by just looking at him• je voudrais vous voir, rien qu'une minute could I see you just for a minute?• c'est à moi, rien qu'à moi it's mine and mine alone• il voulait 500 €, rien que ça ! he wanted a mere 500 euros!• elle veut être actrice, rien que ça ! she wants to be an actress, no less!2. <• j'ai failli rater le train, il s'en est fallu d'un rien I came within a hair's breadth of missing the train• « moi pas » dit-elle un rien insolente "I'm not", she said rather insolently► un rien de a touch of* * *
I
1. ʀjɛ̃pronom indéfini1) ( nulle chose)il n'est rien pour moi — he means ou is nothing to me
pour rien — ( en vain) for nothing; ( à bas prix) for next to nothing
‘pourquoi?’ - ‘pour rien’ — ‘why?’ - ‘no reason’
‘merci’ - ‘de rien’ — ‘thank you’ - ‘you're welcome’ ou ‘not at all’
‘que prends-tu?’ - ‘rien du tout’ — ‘what are you having?’ - ‘nothing at all’
ça ou rien, c'est pareil — it makes no odds
c'est trois fois rien — (colloq) it's next to nothing
rien de rien — (colloq) absolutely nothing
2) ( seulement)elle voudrait un bureau rien qu'à elle — (colloq) she would like an office all to herself
la vérité, rien que la vérité — the truth and nothing but the truth
rien que ça? — (colloq) ( en réponse) is that all?
ils habitent un château, rien que ça! — iron they live in a castle, no less! ou if you please!
3) ( quoi que ce soit) anything
2.
de rien (du tout) locution adjective
3.
(colloq) un rien locution adverbiale a (tiny) bit
4.
en rien locution adverbiale at all, in any way••rien à faire! — ( c'est impossible) it's no good ou use!; ( refus) no way! (colloq)
ce n'est pas rien! — ( exploit) it's quite something!; ( tâche) it's no joke, it's not exactly a picnic! (colloq); ( somme) it's not exactly peanuts! (colloq)
II ʀjɛ̃nom masculin1) ( vétille)faire quelque chose comme un rien — (colloq) to do something very easily
2) (colloq) ( petite quantité)3) (colloq) ( personne)un/une rien du tout — ( insignifiant) a nobody; ( sans moralité) a no-good (colloq), a worthless person
* * *ʀjɛ̃1. pron1) (= sans 'ne') nothing"Qu'est-ce que vous avez?" — "Rien." — "What have you got?" — "Nothing."
"Qu'est-ce que tu as acheté?" — "Rien." — "What have you bought?" — "Nothing."
pour rien au monde; Pour rien au monde je ne le vendrais. — I wouldn't sell it for anything in the world.
2) (avec 'ne')ne... rien — not... anything, nothing
Il n'a rien dit. — He didn't say anything., He hasn't said anything.
Il n'a rien fait. — He didn't do anything., He hasn't done anything.
il n'a rien (= n'est pas blessé) — he's all right
3) (= quelque chose)rien de; rien d'intéressant — nothing interesting
n'avoir rien de; Il n'a rien d'un champion. — He's no champion.
rien que — just, only
Rien que la voiture coûte un million. — The car alone costs a million.
de rien! — not at all!, don't mention it!
"Merci beaucoup!" — "De rien!" — "Thank you very much!" — "Not at all!"
rien à faire! — it's no good!, it's no use!
en rien; il ne lui ressemble en rien — he's nothing like him
2. nm1) (= quantité infime)2) (= chose insignifiante)Il se met en colère pour un rien. — He loses his temper over the slightest thing.
des petits riens; des riens — trivial things pl little things pl
* * *I.A pron indéf1 ( nulle chose) rien n'est impossible nothing is impossible; un mois à ne rien faire a month doing nothing; j'ai décidé de ne rien dire I decided to say nothing ou not to say anything; il n'y a rien qui puisse la consoler nothing can console her; il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left; il n'y a plus rien à faire ( comme travail) there's nothing left ou else to do; ( pour le sauver) there's nothing more ou else that can be done; ce n'est rien it's nothing; elle n'est rien she's a nobody; il n'est rien pour moi he means ou is nothing to me; ils ne nous sont rien they're nothing to do with us; il n'en est rien it's nothing of the sort; elle ne t'a rien fait she hasn't done anything to you; n'avoir rien à faire avec qn to have nothing to do with sb; rien n'y fait! nothing's any good!; il n'a rien d'un intrigant there's nothing of the schemer about him; elle n'a rien de sa sœur she's nothing like her sister; rien de bon nothing good; rien d'autre nothing else; rien de moins/de plus nothing less/more (que than); rien de meilleur/de pire/de mieux nothing better/worse/better (que than); il n'y a rien de tel/de tel que la marche pour garder la forme there's nothing like it/like walking to keep you fit; il n'y a rien eu de cassé nothing was broken; ça n'a rien de luxueux there's nothing luxurious about it; je n'ai jamais rien vu de pire I've never seen anything worse; rien à déclarer/signaler nothing to declare/report; partir de rien to start from nothing; faire un drame d'un rien to make a drama out of nothing; pour rien ( en vain) for nothing; ( à bas prix) for next to nothing; ‘pourquoi?’-‘pour rien’ ‘why?’-‘no reason’; ce n'est pas pour rien que it's not without reason ou not for nothing that; parler pour rien to waste one's breath; ‘merci’-‘de rien’ ‘thank you’-‘you're welcome’, ‘not at all’; en moins de rien in no time at all; ‘que prends-tu?’-‘rien du tout’ ‘what are you having?’-‘nothing at all’; c'est ça ou rien it's that or nothing, take it or leave it; ‘mais vous avez un contrat’-‘ça ou rien(, c'est pareil)’ ‘but you have a contract’-‘I might as well not have one’, ‘it makes no odds’; c'est mieux que rien it's better than nothing; c'est moins que rien it's nothing at all; c'est trois fois rien it's next to nothing; rien à rien, rien de rien○ absolutely nothing; faire qch comme rien to do sth very easily;2 ( seulement) rien que la bouteille pèse deux kilos the bottle alone weighs two kilos; j'en ai eu pour 35 euros rien qu'avec les fleurs the flowers alone cost me 35 euros; c'est à lui et rien qu'à lui it's his and his alone; elle voudrait un bureau rien qu'à elle○ she would like an office all to herself; il n'est rien qu'un scribouillard he's nothing but ou he's just a penpusher; ‘qu'y a-t-il à boire?’-‘rien que de l'eau’ ‘what is there to drink?’-‘just water’; la vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth; rien que pour te plaire just to please you; j'en ai la nausée rien que d'y penser I feel sick just thinking about it; rien qu'à voir comment il s'habille just by looking at the way he dresses; rien que ça○? ( en réponse) is that all?; ils habitent un château, rien que ça! iron they live in a castle, no less! ou if you please! iron;3 ( quoi que ce soit) anything; avant de rien signer before signing anything; sans que j'en sache rien without my knowing anything about it; il m'a demandé si je n'avais rien vu he asked me if I had seen anything; as-tu jamais rien fait pour eux? have you ever done anything for them?;4 Sport gén nil; ( au tennis) love; rien partout, rien à rien nil nil; rien à 15 ( au tennis) love 15.B de rien (du tout) loc adj fille de rien worthless girl; un petit bleu de rien (du tout) a tiny bruise; une affaire de rien du tout a trivial matter.C ○adv c'est rien moche! it isn't half ugly○! GB, it's really ugly.E en rien loc adv at all, in any way; cela ne me concerne en rien that doesn't concern me at all ou in any way; ce n'est en rien nécessaire it's not at all necessary, it's in no way necessary; il ne te ressemble en rien he's not at all like you, he's nothing like you.rien à faire! ( c'est impossible) it's no good ou use!; ( refus) no way○!; on n'a rien pour rien you get nothing for nothing; ce n'est pas rien! ( exploit) it's quite something!; ( tâche) it's no joke, it's not exactly a picnic○!; ( somme) it's not exactly peanuts○!II.rien nm1 ( vétille) être puni pour un rien to be punished for the slightest thing; un rien le fâche the slightest thing annoys him; un rien l'habille, elle s'habille d'un rien she looks good in the simplest thing; se disputer pour un rien to quarrel over nothing; perdre son temps à des riens to waste one's time on trivial things; les petits riens qui rendent la vie agréable the little things which make life pleasant; faire qch comme un rien to do sth very easily;2 ( petite quantité) un rien de a touch of; un rien d'humour a touch of humourGB; un rien de sel a tiny pinch of salt; un rien de cognac a dash of brandy; en un rien de temps in next to no time;3 ( personne) un/une rien du tout ( insignifiant) a nobody; ( sans moralité) a no-good○, a worthless person.[rjɛ̃] pronom indéfini1. [nulle chose] nothingrien de cassé/grave, j'espère? nothing broken/serious, I hope?rien de plus nothing else ou more[en réponse négative à une question]je vous remercie — de rien! thanks — you're welcome ou not at all ou don't mention itune affaire de rien du tout a trifling ou trivial matterrien à dire, c'est parfait! what can I say, it's perfect!rien à faire, la voiture ne veut pas démarrer it's no good, the car (just) won't startj'en ai rien à faire (familier) ou àcirer (très familier) I don't give a damn ou a toss (très familier)2. [en corrélation avec 'ne']rien n'est plus beau que... there's nothing more beautiful than...rien n'y a fait, elle a refusé (there was) nothing doing, she said noce n'est rien, ça va guérir it's nothing, it'll get betterce n'est pas rien it's no small thing ou matterje croyais avoir perdu, il n'en est rien I thought I'd lost, but not at all ou quite the contraryils se disaient mariés, en fait il n'en est rien they claimed they were married but they're nothing of the sortil n'est (plus) rien pour moi he's ou he means nothing to me (anymore)et moi alors, je ne suis rien (dans tout ça)? and what about me (in all this), don't I count for anything ou don't I matter?je ne me souviens de rien I remember nothing, I don't remember anythingon ne voit rien avec cette fumée you can't see anything ou a thing with all this smokecela ou ça ne fait rien it doesn't matterça ne (te) fait rien si je te dépose en dernier? would you mind if I dropped you off last?, is it OK with you if I drop you off last?ça n'a rien à voir avec toi it's got nothing to do with you, it doesn't concern youje n'ai rien contre lui I have nothing against him, I don't have anything against himne t'inquiète pas, tu n'y es pour rien don't worry, it's not your faultpour ne rien vous cacher... to be completely open with you...elle n'avait jamais rien vu de semblable she had never seen such a thing ou anything like itrien ne sert de courir (il faut partir à point) La Fontaine (allusion) slow and steady wins the race (proverbe)3. [quelque chose] anything4. JEUX5. [au tennis] love6. (locution)rien moins que [bel et bien]: elle est rien moins que décidée à le poursuivre en justice she's well and truly determined to take him to courtelle est rien moins que sotte [nullement] she is far from stupid————————[rjɛ̃] adverbeils sont rien riches they really are rolling in it (très familier & UK), they sure as hell are rich (US)————————[rjɛ̃] nom masculin1. [néant]2. [chose sans importance]un rien the merest trifle ou slightest thing3. un rien de [très peu de] a touch ofun rien de frivolité a touch ou tinge ou hint of frivolity————————en rien locution adverbialeça n'a en rien affecté ma décision it hasn't influenced my decision at all ou in the least ou in any waypour rien locution adverbialepour deux/trois fois rien for next to nothing————————rien du tout nom masculin et fémininun/une rien du tout a nobody————————rien que locution adverbialerien qu'une fois just ou only onceviens, rien qu'un jour do come, (even) if only for a dayrien que d'y penser, j'ai des frissons the mere thought of it ou just thinking about it makes me shiverla vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth————————un rien locution adverbialesa robe est un rien trop étroite her dress is a touch ou a shade ou a tiny bit too tight -
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ВАЛЯТЬ (ЛОМАТЬ, КОРЧИТЬ) ДУРАКА coll, disapprov ВАЛЯТЬ (ЛОМАТЬ, КОРЧИТЬ) ВАНЬКУ (ДУРОЧКУ) highly coll, disapprov VP subj: human1. Also: СТРОИТЬ ДУРОЧКУ highly coll, disapprov to pretend not to understand, know about sth., feign stupidity (in order to fool s.o.): X валяет дурака = X plays the foolX plays dumb."А за что меня судить?» - «Я могу п-повторить ещё раз...» - «Не надо ваньку валять, - сказал Костенко... -Это у тебя только со Шрезелем такие номера проходили...» -«Я не понимаю, о чем вы говорите». - «3-значит, ты отказываешься давать показания?» (Семенов 1). "But why will I be taken to court?" "I c-can repeat it for you. " "It's no good you playing the fool," said Kostyenko.... "It was only with Schresel that you could get by with that sort of game.." "I don't know what you're talking about." "D-does that mean you refuse to give evidence?" (1 a).«Слушайте, Чонкин, - возбудился Запятаев, - я же вам не следователь. Зачем вы со мной дурака валяете?» (Войнович 4). "Listen, Chonkin"-Zapyataev grew excited-"I'm not interrogating you, why play dumb with me?" (4a).2. to act in such a way as to amuse (and occas. annoy) others with one's tricks, anecdotes etc, behave mischievously, in a silly mannerX валял дурака - X was playing (acting) the foolX was monkeying (clowning, fooling) around (in limited contexts) X was up to his (usual) tricksхватит валять дурака! - quit fooling around!cut (out) the monkey business....Судя по грохоту кастрюль, доносившемуся из кухни, можно было допустить, что Бегемот находится именно там, валяя дурака, по своему обыкновению (Булгаков 9)....То judge from the clatter of saucepans coming from the kitchen Behemoth was presumably there, playing the fool as usual (9b)3. Also: СВАЛИТЬ ДУРАКА (ВАНЬКУ, ДУРОЧКУ) (if impfv, often neg imper or infin with хватит, брось etc) to act irresponsibly, unintelligently, unseriously, make a stupid blunderX валяет дурака - X is fooling aroundX is being a fool X is being stupidX свалял дурака - X did a stupid thingX put his foot in it (in(to) his mouth) X pulled a boner X goofed (up) X blew it X made a fool (out) of himselfNeg Imper не валяй дурака - quit fooling (around)!don't be a fool!(Лопахин:) Я-то хорош, какого дурака свалял! Нарочно приехал сюда, чтобы (Любовь Андреевну и Аню) на станции встретить, и вдруг проспал... (Чехов 2). (L.:) I'm a fine one! What a fool I've made of myself! Came here on purpose to meet them (Lyubov Andreyevna and Anya) at the station, and then overslept... (2a)....Затрещал телефон. «Да!» - крикнул (Иван Савельевич) Варенуха. «Иван Савельевич?» - осведомилась трубка препротивным гнусавым голосом. «Его нету в театре!» — крикнул было Варенуха, но трубка тотчас его перебила: «Не валяйте дурака, Иван Савельевич, а слушайте. Телеграммы эти никуда не носите и никому не показывайте» (Булгаков 9)....The telephone rang. "\esr cried (Ivan Savelievich) Varenukha. "Ivan Savelievich?" the receiver inquired in a most repulsive nasal voice. "He is not in the theater!" Varenukha began, but the receiver immediately interrupted him: "Quit fooling, Ivan Savelievich, and listen. Do not take those telegrams anywhere, and do not show them to anyone" (9a).4. (variants with валять only) to be idle, spend time lazilyX валял дурака - X fooled (fiddled) away the (his) timeX goofed off.Как тебе не стыдно! Все работают, а ты дурака валяешь. You should be ashamed of yourself Everyone else is working while you're goofing off. -
13 валять ваньку
• ВАЛЯТЬ( ЛОМАТЬ, КОРЧИТЬ) ДУРАКА coll, disapprov; ВАЛЯТЬ( ЛОМАТЬ, КОРЧИТЬ) ВАНЬКУ (ДУРОЧКУ) highly coll, disapprov[VP; subj: human]=====1. Also: СТРОИТЬ ДУРОЧКУ highly coll, disapprov to pretend not to understand, know about (sth.), feign stupidity (in order to fool s.o.):- X plays dumb.♦ "А за что меня судить?" - "Я могу п-повторить ещё раз..." - "Не надо ваньку валять, - сказал Костенко... - Это у тебя только со Шрезелем такие номера проходили..." - "Я не понимаю, о чем вы говорите". - "3-значит, ты отказываешься давать показания?" (Семенов 1). "But why will I be taken to court?" "I c-can repeat it for you. " "It's no good you playing the fool," said Kostyenko.... "It was only with Schresel that you could get by with that sort of game.." "I don't know what you're talking about." "D-does that mean you refuse to give evidence?" (1a).♦ "Слушайте, Чонкин, - возбудился Запятаев, - я же вам не следователь. Зачем вы со мной дурака валяете?" (Войнович 4). "Listen, Chonkin" -Zapyataev grew excited-"I'm not interrogating you, why play dumb with me?" (4a).2. to act in such a way as to amuse (and occas. annoy) others with one's tricks, anecdotes etc, behave mischievously, in a silly manner:- X was monkeying (clowning, fooling) around;- [in limited contexts] X was up to his (usual) tricks;- cut (out) the monkey business.♦...Судя по грохоту кастрюль, доносившемуся из кухни, можно было допустить, что Бегемот находится именно там, валяя дурака, по своему обыкновению (Булгаков 9).... То judge from the clatter of saucepans coming from the kitchen Behemoth was presumably there, playing the fool as usual (9b)3. Also: СВАЛЯТЬ ДУРАКА <ВАНЬКУ, ДУРОЧКУ> [if impfv, often neg Imper or infin with хватит, брось etc]⇒ to act irresponsibly, unintelligently, unseriously, make a stupid blunder:- X blew it;- don't be a fool!♦ [Лопахин:] Я-то хорош, какого дурака свалял! Нарочно приехал сюда, чтобы [Любовь Андреевну и Аню] на станции встретить, и вдруг проспал... (Чехов 2). [L.:] I'm a fine one! What a fool I've made of myself! Came here on purpose to meet them [Lyubov Andreyevna and Anya] at the station, and then overslept... (2a).♦...Затрещал телефон. "Да!" - крикнул [Иван Савельевич] Варенуха. "Иван Савельевич?" - осведомилась трубка препротивным гнусавым голосом. "Его нету в театре!" - крикнул было Варенуха, но трубка тотчас его перебила: "Не валяйте дурака, Иван Савельевич, а слушайте. Телеграммы эти никуда не носите и никому не показывайте" (Булгаков 9)....The telephone rang. "Yes! cried [Ivan Savelievich] Varenukha. "Ivan Savelievich?" the receiver inquired in a most repulsive nasal voice. "He is not in the theater!" Varenukha began, but the receiver immediately interrupted him: "Quit fooling, Ivan Savelievich, and listen. Do not take those telegrams anywhere, and do not show them to anyone" (9a).4. [variants with валять only]⇒ to be idle, spend time lazily:- X goofed off.♦ Как тебе не стыдно! Все работают, а ты дурака валяешь. You should be ashamed of yourself Everyone else is working while you're goofing off.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > валять ваньку
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14 валять дурака
• ВАЛЯТЬ( ЛОМАТЬ, КОРЧИТЬ) ДУРАКА coll, disapprov; ВАЛЯТЬ( ЛОМАТЬ, КОРЧИТЬ) ВАНЬКУ (ДУРОЧКУ) highly coll, disapprov[VP; subj: human]=====1. Also: СТРОИТЬ ДУРОЧКУ highly coll, disapprov to pretend not to understand, know about (sth.), feign stupidity (in order to fool s.o.):- X plays dumb.♦ "А за что меня судить?" - "Я могу п-повторить ещё раз..." - "Не надо ваньку валять, - сказал Костенко... - Это у тебя только со Шрезелем такие номера проходили..." - "Я не понимаю, о чем вы говорите". - "3-значит, ты отказываешься давать показания?" (Семенов 1). "But why will I be taken to court?" "I c-can repeat it for you. " "It's no good you playing the fool," said Kostyenko.... "It was only with Schresel that you could get by with that sort of game.." "I don't know what you're talking about." "D-does that mean you refuse to give evidence?" (1a).♦ "Слушайте, Чонкин, - возбудился Запятаев, - я же вам не следователь. Зачем вы со мной дурака валяете?" (Войнович 4). "Listen, Chonkin" -Zapyataev grew excited-"I'm not interrogating you, why play dumb with me?" (4a).2. to act in such a way as to amuse (and occas. annoy) others with one's tricks, anecdotes etc, behave mischievously, in a silly manner:- X was monkeying (clowning, fooling) around;- [in limited contexts] X was up to his (usual) tricks;- cut (out) the monkey business.♦...Судя по грохоту кастрюль, доносившемуся из кухни, можно было допустить, что Бегемот находится именно там, валяя дурака, по своему обыкновению (Булгаков 9).... То judge from the clatter of saucepans coming from the kitchen Behemoth was presumably there, playing the fool as usual (9b)3. Also: СВАЛЯТЬ ДУРАКА <ВАНЬКУ, ДУРОЧКУ> [if impfv, often neg Imper or infin with хватит, брось etc]⇒ to act irresponsibly, unintelligently, unseriously, make a stupid blunder:- X blew it;- don't be a fool!♦ [Лопахин:] Я-то хорош, какого дурака свалял! Нарочно приехал сюда, чтобы [Любовь Андреевну и Аню] на станции встретить, и вдруг проспал... (Чехов 2). [L.:] I'm a fine one! What a fool I've made of myself! Came here on purpose to meet them [Lyubov Andreyevna and Anya] at the station, and then overslept... (2a).♦...Затрещал телефон. "Да!" - крикнул [Иван Савельевич] Варенуха. "Иван Савельевич?" - осведомилась трубка препротивным гнусавым голосом. "Его нету в театре!" - крикнул было Варенуха, но трубка тотчас его перебила: "Не валяйте дурака, Иван Савельевич, а слушайте. Телеграммы эти никуда не носите и никому не показывайте" (Булгаков 9)....The telephone rang. "Yes! cried [Ivan Savelievich] Varenukha. "Ivan Savelievich?" the receiver inquired in a most repulsive nasal voice. "He is not in the theater!" Varenukha began, but the receiver immediately interrupted him: "Quit fooling, Ivan Savelievich, and listen. Do not take those telegrams anywhere, and do not show them to anyone" (9a).4. [variants with валять only]⇒ to be idle, spend time lazily:- X goofed off.♦ Как тебе не стыдно! Все работают, а ты дурака валяешь. You should be ashamed of yourself Everyone else is working while you're goofing off.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > валять дурака
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15 валять дурочку
• ВАЛЯТЬ( ЛОМАТЬ, КОРЧИТЬ) ДУРАКА coll, disapprov; ВАЛЯТЬ( ЛОМАТЬ, КОРЧИТЬ) ВАНЬКУ (ДУРОЧКУ) highly coll, disapprov[VP; subj: human]=====1. Also: СТРОИТЬ ДУРОЧКУ highly coll, disapprov to pretend not to understand, know about (sth.), feign stupidity (in order to fool s.o.):- X plays dumb.♦ "А за что меня судить?" - "Я могу п-повторить ещё раз..." - "Не надо ваньку валять, - сказал Костенко... - Это у тебя только со Шрезелем такие номера проходили..." - "Я не понимаю, о чем вы говорите". - "3-значит, ты отказываешься давать показания?" (Семенов 1). "But why will I be taken to court?" "I c-can repeat it for you. " "It's no good you playing the fool," said Kostyenko.... "It was only with Schresel that you could get by with that sort of game.." "I don't know what you're talking about." "D-does that mean you refuse to give evidence?" (1a).♦ "Слушайте, Чонкин, - возбудился Запятаев, - я же вам не следователь. Зачем вы со мной дурака валяете?" (Войнович 4). "Listen, Chonkin" -Zapyataev grew excited-"I'm not interrogating you, why play dumb with me?" (4a).2. to act in such a way as to amuse (and occas. annoy) others with one's tricks, anecdotes etc, behave mischievously, in a silly manner:- X was monkeying (clowning, fooling) around;- [in limited contexts] X was up to his (usual) tricks;- cut (out) the monkey business.♦...Судя по грохоту кастрюль, доносившемуся из кухни, можно было допустить, что Бегемот находится именно там, валяя дурака, по своему обыкновению (Булгаков 9).... То judge from the clatter of saucepans coming from the kitchen Behemoth was presumably there, playing the fool as usual (9b)3. Also: СВАЛЯТЬ ДУРАКА <ВАНЬКУ, ДУРОЧКУ> [if impfv, often neg Imper or infin with хватит, брось etc]⇒ to act irresponsibly, unintelligently, unseriously, make a stupid blunder:- X blew it;- don't be a fool!♦ [Лопахин:] Я-то хорош, какого дурака свалял! Нарочно приехал сюда, чтобы [Любовь Андреевну и Аню] на станции встретить, и вдруг проспал... (Чехов 2). [L.:] I'm a fine one! What a fool I've made of myself! Came here on purpose to meet them [Lyubov Andreyevna and Anya] at the station, and then overslept... (2a).♦...Затрещал телефон. "Да!" - крикнул [Иван Савельевич] Варенуха. "Иван Савельевич?" - осведомилась трубка препротивным гнусавым голосом. "Его нету в театре!" - крикнул было Варенуха, но трубка тотчас его перебила: "Не валяйте дурака, Иван Савельевич, а слушайте. Телеграммы эти никуда не носите и никому не показывайте" (Булгаков 9)....The telephone rang. "Yes! cried [Ivan Savelievich] Varenukha. "Ivan Savelievich?" the receiver inquired in a most repulsive nasal voice. "He is not in the theater!" Varenukha began, but the receiver immediately interrupted him: "Quit fooling, Ivan Savelievich, and listen. Do not take those telegrams anywhere, and do not show them to anyone" (9a).4. [variants with валять only]⇒ to be idle, spend time lazily:- X goofed off.♦ Как тебе не стыдно! Все работают, а ты дурака валяешь. You should be ashamed of yourself Everyone else is working while you're goofing off.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > валять дурочку
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16 корчить ваньку
• ВАЛЯТЬ( ЛОМАТЬ, КОРЧИТЬ) ДУРАКА coll, disapprov; ВАЛЯТЬ( ЛОМАТЬ, КОРЧИТЬ) ВАНЬКУ (ДУРОЧКУ) highly coll, disapprov[VP; subj: human]=====1. Also: СТРОИТЬ ДУРОЧКУ highly coll, disapprov to pretend not to understand, know about (sth.), feign stupidity (in order to fool s.o.):- X plays dumb.♦ "А за что меня судить?" - "Я могу п-повторить ещё раз..." - "Не надо ваньку валять, - сказал Костенко... - Это у тебя только со Шрезелем такие номера проходили..." - "Я не понимаю, о чем вы говорите". - "3-значит, ты отказываешься давать показания?" (Семенов 1). "But why will I be taken to court?" "I c-can repeat it for you. " "It's no good you playing the fool," said Kostyenko.... "It was only with Schresel that you could get by with that sort of game.." "I don't know what you're talking about." "D-does that mean you refuse to give evidence?" (1a).♦ "Слушайте, Чонкин, - возбудился Запятаев, - я же вам не следователь. Зачем вы со мной дурака валяете?" (Войнович 4). "Listen, Chonkin" -Zapyataev grew excited-"I'm not interrogating you, why play dumb with me?" (4a).2. to act in such a way as to amuse (and occas. annoy) others with one's tricks, anecdotes etc, behave mischievously, in a silly manner:- X was monkeying (clowning, fooling) around;- [in limited contexts] X was up to his (usual) tricks;- cut (out) the monkey business.♦...Судя по грохоту кастрюль, доносившемуся из кухни, можно было допустить, что Бегемот находится именно там, валяя дурака, по своему обыкновению (Булгаков 9).... То judge from the clatter of saucepans coming from the kitchen Behemoth was presumably there, playing the fool as usual (9b)3. Also: СВАЛЯТЬ ДУРАКА <ВАНЬКУ, ДУРОЧКУ> [if impfv, often neg Imper or infin with хватит, брось etc]⇒ to act irresponsibly, unintelligently, unseriously, make a stupid blunder:- X blew it;- don't be a fool!♦ [Лопахин:] Я-то хорош, какого дурака свалял! Нарочно приехал сюда, чтобы [Любовь Андреевну и Аню] на станции встретить, и вдруг проспал... (Чехов 2). [L.:] I'm a fine one! What a fool I've made of myself! Came here on purpose to meet them [Lyubov Andreyevna and Anya] at the station, and then overslept... (2a).♦...Затрещал телефон. "Да!" - крикнул [Иван Савельевич] Варенуха. "Иван Савельевич?" - осведомилась трубка препротивным гнусавым голосом. "Его нету в театре!" - крикнул было Варенуха, но трубка тотчас его перебила: "Не валяйте дурака, Иван Савельевич, а слушайте. Телеграммы эти никуда не носите и никому не показывайте" (Булгаков 9)....The telephone rang. "Yes! cried [Ivan Savelievich] Varenukha. "Ivan Savelievich?" the receiver inquired in a most repulsive nasal voice. "He is not in the theater!" Varenukha began, but the receiver immediately interrupted him: "Quit fooling, Ivan Savelievich, and listen. Do not take those telegrams anywhere, and do not show them to anyone" (9a).4. [variants with валять only]⇒ to be idle, spend time lazily:- X goofed off.♦ Как тебе не стыдно! Все работают, а ты дурака валяешь. You should be ashamed of yourself Everyone else is working while you're goofing off.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > корчить ваньку
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17 корчить дурака
• ВАЛЯТЬ( ЛОМАТЬ, КОРЧИТЬ) ДУРАКА coll, disapprov; ВАЛЯТЬ( ЛОМАТЬ, КОРЧИТЬ) ВАНЬКУ (ДУРОЧКУ) highly coll, disapprov[VP; subj: human]=====1. Also: СТРОИТЬ ДУРОЧКУ highly coll, disapprov to pretend not to understand, know about (sth.), feign stupidity (in order to fool s.o.):- X plays dumb.♦ "А за что меня судить?" - "Я могу п-повторить ещё раз..." - "Не надо ваньку валять, - сказал Костенко... - Это у тебя только со Шрезелем такие номера проходили..." - "Я не понимаю, о чем вы говорите". - "3-значит, ты отказываешься давать показания?" (Семенов 1). "But why will I be taken to court?" "I c-can repeat it for you. " "It's no good you playing the fool," said Kostyenko.... "It was only with Schresel that you could get by with that sort of game.." "I don't know what you're talking about." "D-does that mean you refuse to give evidence?" (1a).♦ "Слушайте, Чонкин, - возбудился Запятаев, - я же вам не следователь. Зачем вы со мной дурака валяете?" (Войнович 4). "Listen, Chonkin" -Zapyataev grew excited-"I'm not interrogating you, why play dumb with me?" (4a).2. to act in such a way as to amuse (and occas. annoy) others with one's tricks, anecdotes etc, behave mischievously, in a silly manner:- X was monkeying (clowning, fooling) around;- [in limited contexts] X was up to his (usual) tricks;- cut (out) the monkey business.♦...Судя по грохоту кастрюль, доносившемуся из кухни, можно было допустить, что Бегемот находится именно там, валяя дурака, по своему обыкновению (Булгаков 9).... То judge from the clatter of saucepans coming from the kitchen Behemoth was presumably there, playing the fool as usual (9b)3. Also: СВАЛЯТЬ ДУРАКА <ВАНЬКУ, ДУРОЧКУ> [if impfv, often neg Imper or infin with хватит, брось etc]⇒ to act irresponsibly, unintelligently, unseriously, make a stupid blunder:- X blew it;- don't be a fool!♦ [Лопахин:] Я-то хорош, какого дурака свалял! Нарочно приехал сюда, чтобы [Любовь Андреевну и Аню] на станции встретить, и вдруг проспал... (Чехов 2). [L.:] I'm a fine one! What a fool I've made of myself! Came here on purpose to meet them [Lyubov Andreyevna and Anya] at the station, and then overslept... (2a).♦...Затрещал телефон. "Да!" - крикнул [Иван Савельевич] Варенуха. "Иван Савельевич?" - осведомилась трубка препротивным гнусавым голосом. "Его нету в театре!" - крикнул было Варенуха, но трубка тотчас его перебила: "Не валяйте дурака, Иван Савельевич, а слушайте. Телеграммы эти никуда не носите и никому не показывайте" (Булгаков 9)....The telephone rang. "Yes! cried [Ivan Savelievich] Varenukha. "Ivan Savelievich?" the receiver inquired in a most repulsive nasal voice. "He is not in the theater!" Varenukha began, but the receiver immediately interrupted him: "Quit fooling, Ivan Savelievich, and listen. Do not take those telegrams anywhere, and do not show them to anyone" (9a).4. [variants with валять only]⇒ to be idle, spend time lazily:- X goofed off.♦ Как тебе не стыдно! Все работают, а ты дурака валяешь. You should be ashamed of yourself Everyone else is working while you're goofing off.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > корчить дурака
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18 корчить дурочку
• ВАЛЯТЬ( ЛОМАТЬ, КОРЧИТЬ) ДУРАКА coll, disapprov; ВАЛЯТЬ( ЛОМАТЬ, КОРЧИТЬ) ВАНЬКУ (ДУРОЧКУ) highly coll, disapprov[VP; subj: human]=====1. Also: СТРОИТЬ ДУРОЧКУ highly coll, disapprov to pretend not to understand, know about (sth.), feign stupidity (in order to fool s.o.):- X plays dumb.♦ "А за что меня судить?" - "Я могу п-повторить ещё раз..." - "Не надо ваньку валять, - сказал Костенко... - Это у тебя только со Шрезелем такие номера проходили..." - "Я не понимаю, о чем вы говорите". - "3-значит, ты отказываешься давать показания?" (Семенов 1). "But why will I be taken to court?" "I c-can repeat it for you. " "It's no good you playing the fool," said Kostyenko.... "It was only with Schresel that you could get by with that sort of game.." "I don't know what you're talking about." "D-does that mean you refuse to give evidence?" (1a).♦ "Слушайте, Чонкин, - возбудился Запятаев, - я же вам не следователь. Зачем вы со мной дурака валяете?" (Войнович 4). "Listen, Chonkin" -Zapyataev grew excited-"I'm not interrogating you, why play dumb with me?" (4a).2. to act in such a way as to amuse (and occas. annoy) others with one's tricks, anecdotes etc, behave mischievously, in a silly manner:- X was monkeying (clowning, fooling) around;- [in limited contexts] X was up to his (usual) tricks;- cut (out) the monkey business.♦...Судя по грохоту кастрюль, доносившемуся из кухни, можно было допустить, что Бегемот находится именно там, валяя дурака, по своему обыкновению (Булгаков 9).... То judge from the clatter of saucepans coming from the kitchen Behemoth was presumably there, playing the fool as usual (9b)3. Also: СВАЛЯТЬ ДУРАКА <ВАНЬКУ, ДУРОЧКУ> [if impfv, often neg Imper or infin with хватит, брось etc]⇒ to act irresponsibly, unintelligently, unseriously, make a stupid blunder:- X blew it;- don't be a fool!♦ [Лопахин:] Я-то хорош, какого дурака свалял! Нарочно приехал сюда, чтобы [Любовь Андреевну и Аню] на станции встретить, и вдруг проспал... (Чехов 2). [L.:] I'm a fine one! What a fool I've made of myself! Came here on purpose to meet them [Lyubov Andreyevna and Anya] at the station, and then overslept... (2a).♦...Затрещал телефон. "Да!" - крикнул [Иван Савельевич] Варенуха. "Иван Савельевич?" - осведомилась трубка препротивным гнусавым голосом. "Его нету в театре!" - крикнул было Варенуха, но трубка тотчас его перебила: "Не валяйте дурака, Иван Савельевич, а слушайте. Телеграммы эти никуда не носите и никому не показывайте" (Булгаков 9)....The telephone rang. "Yes! cried [Ivan Savelievich] Varenukha. "Ivan Savelievich?" the receiver inquired in a most repulsive nasal voice. "He is not in the theater!" Varenukha began, but the receiver immediately interrupted him: "Quit fooling, Ivan Savelievich, and listen. Do not take those telegrams anywhere, and do not show them to anyone" (9a).4. [variants with валять only]⇒ to be idle, spend time lazily:- X goofed off.♦ Как тебе не стыдно! Все работают, а ты дурака валяешь. You should be ashamed of yourself Everyone else is working while you're goofing off.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > корчить дурочку
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19 ломать ваньку
• ВАЛЯТЬ( ЛОМАТЬ, КОРЧИТЬ) ДУРАКА coll, disapprov; ВАЛЯТЬ( ЛОМАТЬ, КОРЧИТЬ) ВАНЬКУ (ДУРОЧКУ) highly coll, disapprov[VP; subj: human]=====1. Also: СТРОИТЬ ДУРОЧКУ highly coll, disapprov to pretend not to understand, know about (sth.), feign stupidity (in order to fool s.o.):- X plays dumb.♦ "А за что меня судить?" - "Я могу п-повторить ещё раз..." - "Не надо ваньку валять, - сказал Костенко... - Это у тебя только со Шрезелем такие номера проходили..." - "Я не понимаю, о чем вы говорите". - "3-значит, ты отказываешься давать показания?" (Семенов 1). "But why will I be taken to court?" "I c-can repeat it for you. " "It's no good you playing the fool," said Kostyenko.... "It was only with Schresel that you could get by with that sort of game.." "I don't know what you're talking about." "D-does that mean you refuse to give evidence?" (1a).♦ "Слушайте, Чонкин, - возбудился Запятаев, - я же вам не следователь. Зачем вы со мной дурака валяете?" (Войнович 4). "Listen, Chonkin" -Zapyataev grew excited-"I'm not interrogating you, why play dumb with me?" (4a).2. to act in such a way as to amuse (and occas. annoy) others with one's tricks, anecdotes etc, behave mischievously, in a silly manner:- X was monkeying (clowning, fooling) around;- [in limited contexts] X was up to his (usual) tricks;- cut (out) the monkey business.♦...Судя по грохоту кастрюль, доносившемуся из кухни, можно было допустить, что Бегемот находится именно там, валяя дурака, по своему обыкновению (Булгаков 9).... То judge from the clatter of saucepans coming from the kitchen Behemoth was presumably there, playing the fool as usual (9b)3. Also: СВАЛЯТЬ ДУРАКА <ВАНЬКУ, ДУРОЧКУ> [if impfv, often neg Imper or infin with хватит, брось etc]⇒ to act irresponsibly, unintelligently, unseriously, make a stupid blunder:- X blew it;- don't be a fool!♦ [Лопахин:] Я-то хорош, какого дурака свалял! Нарочно приехал сюда, чтобы [Любовь Андреевну и Аню] на станции встретить, и вдруг проспал... (Чехов 2). [L.:] I'm a fine one! What a fool I've made of myself! Came here on purpose to meet them [Lyubov Andreyevna and Anya] at the station, and then overslept... (2a).♦...Затрещал телефон. "Да!" - крикнул [Иван Савельевич] Варенуха. "Иван Савельевич?" - осведомилась трубка препротивным гнусавым голосом. "Его нету в театре!" - крикнул было Варенуха, но трубка тотчас его перебила: "Не валяйте дурака, Иван Савельевич, а слушайте. Телеграммы эти никуда не носите и никому не показывайте" (Булгаков 9)....The telephone rang. "Yes! cried [Ivan Savelievich] Varenukha. "Ivan Savelievich?" the receiver inquired in a most repulsive nasal voice. "He is not in the theater!" Varenukha began, but the receiver immediately interrupted him: "Quit fooling, Ivan Savelievich, and listen. Do not take those telegrams anywhere, and do not show them to anyone" (9a).4. [variants with валять only]⇒ to be idle, spend time lazily:- X goofed off.♦ Как тебе не стыдно! Все работают, а ты дурака валяешь. You should be ashamed of yourself Everyone else is working while you're goofing off.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ломать ваньку
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20 ломать дурака
• ВАЛЯТЬ( ЛОМАТЬ, КОРЧИТЬ) ДУРАКА coll, disapprov; ВАЛЯТЬ( ЛОМАТЬ, КОРЧИТЬ) ВАНЬКУ (ДУРОЧКУ) highly coll, disapprov[VP; subj: human]=====1. Also: СТРОИТЬ ДУРОЧКУ highly coll, disapprov to pretend not to understand, know about (sth.), feign stupidity (in order to fool s.o.):- X plays dumb.♦ "А за что меня судить?" - "Я могу п-повторить ещё раз..." - "Не надо ваньку валять, - сказал Костенко... - Это у тебя только со Шрезелем такие номера проходили..." - "Я не понимаю, о чем вы говорите". - "3-значит, ты отказываешься давать показания?" (Семенов 1). "But why will I be taken to court?" "I c-can repeat it for you. " "It's no good you playing the fool," said Kostyenko.... "It was only with Schresel that you could get by with that sort of game.." "I don't know what you're talking about." "D-does that mean you refuse to give evidence?" (1a).♦ "Слушайте, Чонкин, - возбудился Запятаев, - я же вам не следователь. Зачем вы со мной дурака валяете?" (Войнович 4). "Listen, Chonkin" -Zapyataev grew excited-"I'm not interrogating you, why play dumb with me?" (4a).2. to act in such a way as to amuse (and occas. annoy) others with one's tricks, anecdotes etc, behave mischievously, in a silly manner:- X was monkeying (clowning, fooling) around;- [in limited contexts] X was up to his (usual) tricks;- cut (out) the monkey business.♦...Судя по грохоту кастрюль, доносившемуся из кухни, можно было допустить, что Бегемот находится именно там, валяя дурака, по своему обыкновению (Булгаков 9).... То judge from the clatter of saucepans coming from the kitchen Behemoth was presumably there, playing the fool as usual (9b)3. Also: СВАЛЯТЬ ДУРАКА <ВАНЬКУ, ДУРОЧКУ> [if impfv, often neg Imper or infin with хватит, брось etc]⇒ to act irresponsibly, unintelligently, unseriously, make a stupid blunder:- X blew it;- don't be a fool!♦ [Лопахин:] Я-то хорош, какого дурака свалял! Нарочно приехал сюда, чтобы [Любовь Андреевну и Аню] на станции встретить, и вдруг проспал... (Чехов 2). [L.:] I'm a fine one! What a fool I've made of myself! Came here on purpose to meet them [Lyubov Andreyevna and Anya] at the station, and then overslept... (2a).♦...Затрещал телефон. "Да!" - крикнул [Иван Савельевич] Варенуха. "Иван Савельевич?" - осведомилась трубка препротивным гнусавым голосом. "Его нету в театре!" - крикнул было Варенуха, но трубка тотчас его перебила: "Не валяйте дурака, Иван Савельевич, а слушайте. Телеграммы эти никуда не носите и никому не показывайте" (Булгаков 9)....The telephone rang. "Yes! cried [Ivan Savelievich] Varenukha. "Ivan Savelievich?" the receiver inquired in a most repulsive nasal voice. "He is not in the theater!" Varenukha began, but the receiver immediately interrupted him: "Quit fooling, Ivan Savelievich, and listen. Do not take those telegrams anywhere, and do not show them to anyone" (9a).4. [variants with валять only]⇒ to be idle, spend time lazily:- X goofed off.♦ Как тебе не стыдно! Все работают, а ты дурака валяешь. You should be ashamed of yourself Everyone else is working while you're goofing off.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ломать дурака
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