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1 nice
nice [naɪs]1. adjectivea. ( = pleasant) [person] sympathique ; [view, weather, day, thing, smile, voice] beau ( belle f) ; [holiday] agréable ; [smell, taste, meal, idea] bon• it would be nice if... ce serait bien si...• it would be nice to know what they intend to do j'aimerais bien savoir ce qu'ils ont l'intention de faire• nice to meet you! (inf) enchanté !• have a nice day! bonne journée !• did you have a nice time at the party? vous vous êtes bien amusés à la soirée ?• to say nice things about sb/sth dire du bien de qn/sur qchc. ( = respectable) [person, behaviour, expression, book, film] convenable• that's not nice! ça ne se fait pas !► nice and...• here's a nice state of affairs! c'est du joli !• you're so stupid! -- oh that's nice! ce que tu peux être stupide ! -- merci pour le compliment !• nice friends you've got! ils sont bien, tes amis !2. compounds* * *[naɪs]1) ( enjoyable) agréablenice weather isn't it? — beau temps, n'est-ce pas?
nice work if you can get it! — hum il y en a qui ont de la veine! (colloq)
2) ( attractive) gen beau/belle; [place] agréable3) ( tasty) bon/bonne4) ( kind) sympathique5) [behaviour, neighbourhood, school] comme il faut inv6) ( used ironically)••nice one! — ( in admiration) bravo!; iron il ne manquait plus que ça!
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2 seem
seem [si:m](a) (with adjective) sembler, avoir l'air;∎ he seems very nice il a l'air très gentil;∎ you don't seem very pleased with the result vous n'avez pas l'air ravi du résultat;∎ you seem (to be) lost vous semblez (être) ou vous avez l'air (d'être) perdu;∎ things aren't always what they seem (to be) les apparences sont parfois trompeuses;∎ just do whatever seems right fais ce que tu jugeras bon de faire;∎ the wind makes it seem colder than it is on dirait qu'il fait plus froid à cause du vent;∎ her behaviour seemed perfectly normal to me son comportement m'a semblé tout à fait normal;∎ how does the situation seem to you? - it seems hopeless que pensez-vous de la situation? - elle me semble désespérée;∎ how did grandfather seem to you? - he seemed much older comment as-tu trouvé grand-père? - j'ai trouvé qu'il avait beaucoup vieilli(b) (with infinitive) sembler, avoir l'air;∎ the door seemed to open by itself la porte sembla s'ouvrir toute seule;∎ she seems to have recovered completely elle a l'air d'être tout à fait remise;∎ she seemed to be trying to say something elle semblait essayer de dire quelque chose;∎ he didn't seem to know, he seemed not to know il n'avait pas l'air de savoir;∎ you seem to think you can do as you like here vous avez l'air de croire que vous pouvez faire ce que vous voulez ici;∎ I seem to have heard his name somewhere il me semble avoir entendu son nom quelque part;∎ I seem to sleep better with the window open je crois que je dors mieux avec la fenêtre ouverte;∎ I seem to remember (that)… je crois bien me souvenir que… + indicative;∎ I'm sorry, I seem to have forgotten your name excusez-moi, je crois que j'ai oublié votre nom;∎ I seemed to be floating on a cloud j'avais l'impression de flotter sur un nuage;∎ now, what seems to be the problem? alors, quel est le problème d'après vous?(c) (with "can't", "couldn't")∎ I can't seem to do it je n'y arrive pas;∎ I can't seem to remember je n'arrive pas à me souvenir;∎ I couldn't seem to get any answer impossible d'obtenir une réponse(d) (with noun, often with "like") sembler, paraître;∎ he seems (like) a nice boy il a l'air très sympathique ou d'un garçon charmant;∎ it seems (like) an excellent idea cela me semble (être) une excellente idée;∎ after what seemed (like) ages, the doctor arrived après une attente qui parut interminable, le médecin arriva;∎ it all seems (like) a long time ago now ça me paraît loin maintenant;∎ it seems like only yesterday il me semble que c'était hier;∎ it seems like a dream on croit rêver(e) (impersonal use) sembler;∎ it seemed that or as if nothing could make her change her mind il semblait que rien ne pourrait la faire changer d'avis;∎ it seemed as though I'd known her for years j'avais l'impression de la connaître depuis des années;∎ it seems to be raining on dirait qu'il pleut;∎ it seemed best to leave il semblait préférable de partir;∎ it seems like only yesterday c'est comme si c'était hier;∎ it seems likely that this will happen soon cela risque d'arriver bientôt;∎ it seems to me that… il me semble que… + indicative, j'ai l'impression que… + indicative;∎ it seems to me there's no solution j'ai l'impression qu'il n'y a pas de solution;∎ there seems to be some mistake on dirait qu'il y a une erreur, il semble y avoir une erreur;∎ there seem to be many opponents of the bill il semble y avoir ou qu'il y ait beaucoup de gens qui s'opposent au projet de loi;∎ there doesn't seem (to be) much point in going on je ne crois pas qu'il y ait ou j'ai l'impression qu'il n'y a pas grand intérêt à continuer;∎ we've been having a spot of bother - so it seems or would seem! nous avons eu un petit problème - on dirait bien!∎ it seems over two hundred people were killed il paraît que plus de deux cents personnes ont été tuées;∎ it would seem so il paraît que oui;∎ it would seem not il paraît que non, apparemment pas;∎ he doesn't seem to have known about the operation apparemment, il n'était pas au courant de l'opération;∎ it seems or it would seem (that) he already knew il semble ou il semblerait qu'il était déjà au courant -
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si:m(to have the appearance or give the impression of being or doing: A thin person always seems (to be) taller than he really is; She seems kind; He seemed to hesitate for a minute.) parecer- seeming- seemingly
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seem vb parecertr[siːm]1 (appear) parecer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLso it seems eso pareceseem ['si:m] vi: parecerv.• parecer v.siːm1) ( give impression) parecer*it certainly seems that way — eso parece or así parece, por cierto
strange as it may seem — por raro que parezca, aunque no lo parezca
to seem to + INF: she seems to like you parece que le caes bien; she seems not o doesn't seem to have noticed no parece haberse dado cuenta; so it seems so it would seem eso parece, así parece; that seems like a good idea ésa me parece una buena idea; it seems like years since I saw you — parece que han pasado años que no te veo
2)a) ( get impression)to seem to + INF: I seem to remember that you... — creo recordar que tú...
b) ( in somebody's opinion) parecer*it seems to me/him/them that... — me/le/les parece que...
c) ( toning down statement) parecer*what seems to be the trouble? — veamos ¿de qué se trata?
[siːm]VI parecerhe seemed absorbed in... — parecía estar absorto en...
what seems to be the trouble? — ¿qué pasa?
it seems that... — parece que...
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I can't seem to do it — me parece imposible hacerlo•
that seems like a good idea — parece una buena idea•
it seems so — parece que sí•
there seems to be a problem — parece que hay un problema•
it seems to me/him that... — me/le parece que...how did he seem to you? — ¿qué te pareció?
* * *[siːm]1) ( give impression) parecer*it certainly seems that way — eso parece or así parece, por cierto
strange as it may seem — por raro que parezca, aunque no lo parezca
to seem to + INF: she seems to like you parece que le caes bien; she seems not o doesn't seem to have noticed no parece haberse dado cuenta; so it seems so it would seem eso parece, así parece; that seems like a good idea ésa me parece una buena idea; it seems like years since I saw you — parece que han pasado años que no te veo
2)a) ( get impression)to seem to + INF: I seem to remember that you... — creo recordar que tú...
b) ( in somebody's opinion) parecer*it seems to me/him/them that... — me/le/les parece que...
c) ( toning down statement) parecer*what seems to be the trouble? — veamos ¿de qué se trata?
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intransitive verb1) (appear [to be]) scheinenyou seem tired — du wirkst müde
she seems nice — sie scheint nett zu sein
it's not quite what it seems — es ist nicht ganz das, was es [zunächst] zu sein scheint
it seems like only yesterday — es ist, als wäre es erst gestern gewesen
he seems certain to win — es sieht ganz so aus, als würde er gewinnen
what seems to be the trouble? — wo fehlt's denn?
I seem to recall having seen him before — ich glaube mich zu erinnern, ihn schon einmal gesehen zu haben
it seems [that]... — anscheinend...
it would seem to be... — es scheint ja wohl... zu sein
so it seems or would seem — so will es scheinen
2)somebody can't seem to do something — (coll.) jemand scheint etwas nicht tun zu können
she doesn't seem to notice such things — (coll.) so was merkt sie irgendwie nicht (ugs.)
* * *[si:m](to have the appearance or give the impression of being or doing: A thin person always seems (to be) taller than he really is; She seems kind; He seemed to hesitate for a minute.) scheinen- academic.ru/65461/seeming">seeming- seemingly
- seemly* * *[si:m]vihe \seems a very nice man er scheint ein sehr netter Mann zu seinyou \seem very quiet today du wirkst heute sehr stillhe's sixteen, but he \seems younger er ist sechzehn, wirkt aber jüngerthat \seems a good idea to me ich halte das für eine gute Ideethey \seem to be ideally suited sie scheinen hervorragend zusammenzupassenyou \seem as if you don't want to get involved es sieht so aus, als wolltest du nicht darin verwickelt werdenit \seems like ages since we last saw you es kommt mir wie eine Ewigkeit vor, seit wir dich das letzte Mal gesehen habenit \seemed like a good idea at the time damals hielt ich das für eine gute Ideesth is not all what it \seems etw ist anders, als es zu sein scheintwhat \seems to be the problem? wo liegt denn das Problem?I'm sorry, I \seem to have dented your car es tut mir leid, wie es aussieht, habe ich eine Delle in Ihr Auto gefahren2. (appear)▪ it \seems [that]... anscheinend...it now \seems likely that the event will be cancelled es scheint jetzt ziemlich wahrscheinlich, dass die Veranstaltung abgesagt wirdit \seems to me that he isn't the right person for the job ich finde, er ist nicht der Richtige für den JobI'm just telling you how it \seems to me ich sage dir nur, wie ich es seheI'm in a bad way — so it \seems! ich bin nicht gut drauf — den Eindruck habe ich auch!it \seems so [es] scheint soit \seems not anscheinend nichtthere \seems to have been some mistake da liegt anscheinend ein Irrtum vorthere \seemed to be no point in continuing es schien zwecklos weiterzumachen* * *[siːm]vi1) (= appear) scheinenhe seems (to be) honest/a nice young man —
he may seem poor but... — er mag arm scheinen or wirken, aber...
he seems younger than he is — er wirkt jünger, als er ist
he doesn't seem (to be) able to concentrate —
he is not what he seems (to be) — er ist nicht (das), was er zu sein scheint
things aren't always what they seem — vieles ist anders, als es aussieht
what seems to be the trouble? — worum geht es denn?; (doctor) was kann ich für Sie tun?
there seems to be no solution — da scheint es keine Lösung zu geben
it seems to me that I'll have to do that again —
he has left, it seems — er ist anscheinend weggegangen, es scheint, er ist weggegangen
we are not welcome, it seems — wir sind anscheinend or scheinbar nicht willkommen
he is, so it seems,... — er scheint... zu sein
it seems or would seem that he is coming after all —
it doesn't seem that he'll be coming — es sieht nicht so aus, als ob er kommt
it seems a shame to leave it unfinished — es ist doch irgendwie or eigentlich schade, das nicht fertig zu machen
it would seem that... — es scheint fast so, als ob...
2)it only seems like it —
I seem to be floating in space — es kommt mir so vor, als ob ich schweben würde
it all seems so unreal to him/me — es kommt ihm/mir alles so unwirklich vor
I seem to remember that you had that problem before — es kommt mir so vor, als hätten Sie das Problem schon einmal gehabt
* * *seem [siːm] v/i1. (zu sein) scheinen, anscheinend sein, erscheinen:it seems impossible to me es (er)scheint mir unmöglich;he seems (to be) a good fellow er scheint ein guter Kerl zu sein;I seem (to be) deaf today ich bin heute anscheinend taub;all is not what it seems der Anschein trügt eben oftyou seem to believe it Sie scheinen es zu glauben;apples do not seem to grow here Äpfel wachsen hier anscheinend nicht;I seem to hear voices mir ist, als hörte ich Stimmenit seems (that) you were lying du hast anscheinend gelogen;it seems to me (that) it will rain mir scheint, es wird regnen;* * *intransitive verb1) (appear [to be]) scheinenit's not quite what it seems — es ist nicht ganz das, was es [zunächst] zu sein scheint
it seems like only yesterday — es ist, als wäre es erst gestern gewesen
he seems certain to win — es sieht ganz so aus, als würde er gewinnen
I seem to recall having seen him before — ich glaube mich zu erinnern, ihn schon einmal gesehen zu haben
it seems [that]... — anscheinend...
it would seem to be... — es scheint ja wohl... zu sein
so it seems or would seem — so will es scheinen
2)somebody can't seem to do something — (coll.) jemand scheint etwas nicht tun zu können
she doesn't seem to notice such things — (coll.) so was merkt sie irgendwie nicht (ugs.)
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[si:m] vihe \seems a very nice man er scheint ein sehr netter Mann zu sein;you \seem very quiet today du wirkst heute sehr still;he's sixteen, but he \seems younger er ist sechzehn, wirkt aber jünger;that \seems a good idea to me ich halte das für eine gute Idee;they \seem to be ideally suited sie scheinen hervorragend zusammenzupassen;you \seem as if you don't want to get involved es sieht so aus, als wolltest du nicht darin verwickelt werden;it \seems like ages since we last saw you es kommt mir wie eine Ewigkeit vor, seit wir dich das letzte Mal gesehen haben;it \seemed like a good idea at the time damals hielt ich das für eine gute Idee;I can't \seem to get this right wie's aussieht, kriege ich das nie hin ( fam)sth is not all what it \seems etw ist anders, als es zu sein scheint;what \seems to be the problem? wo liegt denn das Problem?;I'm sorry, I \seem to have dented your car es tut mir leid, wie es aussieht, habe ich eine Delle in Ihr Auto gefahren2) ( appear)it \seems [that]... anscheinend...;it now \seems likely that the event will be cancelled es scheint jetzt ziemlich wahrscheinlich, dass die Veranstaltung abgesagt wird;it \seems to me that he isn't the right person for the job ich finde, er ist nicht der Richtige für den Job;I'm just telling you how it \seems to me ich sage dir nur, wie ich es sehe;I'm in a bad way - so it \seems! ich bin nicht gut drauf - den Eindruck habe ich auch!;it \seems so [es] scheint so;it \seems not anscheinend nicht;there \seems to have been some mistake da liegt anscheinend ein Irrtum vor;there \seemed to be no point in continuing es schien zwecklos weiterzumachen -
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adverb (fundamentally: She seems strict, but basically (= in reality) she's very nice; Her job, basically, is to deal with foreign customers.) ret beset; strengt taget* * *adverb (fundamentally: She seems strict, but basically (= in reality) she's very nice; Her job, basically, is to deal with foreign customers.) ret beset; strengt taget -
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['beɪsɪklɪ]1) (fundamentally) fondamentalmentebasically, I don't like him very much — fondamentalmente, non mi piace granché
basically, life's been good — sostanzialmente, mi è andata bene
* * *adverb (fundamentally: She seems strict, but basically (= in reality) she's very nice; Her job, basically, is to deal with foreign customers.) fondamentalmente* * *['beɪsɪklɪ]1) (fundamentally) fondamentalmentebasically, I don't like him very much — fondamentalmente, non mi piace granché
basically, life's been good — sostanzialmente, mi è andata bene
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adverbim Grunde; grundsätzlich [übereinstimmen]; (mainly) hauptsächlich* * *adverb (fundamentally: She seems strict, but basically (= in reality) she's very nice; Her job, basically, is to deal with foreign customers.) grundsätzlich* * *ba·si·cal·ly[ˈbeɪsɪkəli]1. (fundamentally) im Wesentlichen, im Grunde, hauptsächlichthis is \basically your best brand of speakers dies ist im Grunde die beste Lautsprechermarke3. (very)I was \basically furious ich war richtig [o fam echt] wütend* * *['beIsIkəlI]advim Grunde; (= mainly) im wesentlichen, hauptsächlichit's basically finished — es ist praktisch or im Grunde fertig
* * *basically adv1. im Grunde2. im Wesentlichen3. offen gesagt4. kurz(um)5. eigentlich* * *adverbim Grunde; grundsätzlich [übereinstimmen]; (mainly) hauptsächlich* * *adv.grundlegend adv.grundsätzlich adv.im Grunde ausdr. -
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adverb (fundamentally: She seems strict, but basically (= in reality) she's very nice; Her job, basically, is to deal with foreign customers.) básicamente, en el fondobasically adv básicamente / fundamentalmentetr['beɪsɪklɪ]1 básicamentebasically ['beɪsɪkli] adv: fundamentalmenteadv.• básicamente adv.'beɪsɪkliadverb fundamentalmenteI was lucky, basically — más que nada or fundamentalmente tuve suerte
what went wrong? - basically, we made a mistake — ¿qué pasó? - en dos palabras: nos equivocamos
['beɪsɪklɪ]ADV básicamente, fundamentalmentebasically we agree — básicamente or fundamentalmente estamos de acuerdo
it's basically the same — es básicamente or fundamentalmente lo mismo
he's basically lazy — más que nada es perezoso, básicamente or fundamentalmente es perezoso
well, basically, all I have to do is... — bueno, básicamente or en pocas palabras, todo lo que tengo que hacer es...
* * *['beɪsɪkli]adverb fundamentalmenteI was lucky, basically — más que nada or fundamentalmente tuve suerte
what went wrong? - basically, we made a mistake — ¿qué pasó? - en dos palabras: nos equivocamos
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adverb (fundamentally: She seems strict, but basically (= in reality) she's very nice; Her job, basically, is to deal with foreign customers.) i grunnen, på bunnen, innerst inneadv. \/ˈbeɪsɪk(ə)lɪ\/1) i bunn og grunn, på bunnen, i virkeligheten2) stort sett, i det hele tatt3) ( hverdagslig) egentlig, så og si -
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adverb (fundamentally: She seems strict, but basically (= in reality) she's very nice; Her job, basically, is to deal with foreign customers.) í grundvallaratriðum; í raun -
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alapvetően* * *adverb (fundamentally: She seems strict, but basically (= in reality) she's very nice; Her job, basically, is to deal with foreign customers.) alapvetően, alapjában véve -
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adverb (fundamentally: She seems strict, but basically (= in reality) she's very nice; Her job, basically, is to deal with foreign customers.) basicamente* * *ba.sic.al.ly[b'eisikəli] adv basicamente, de modo essencial ou fundamental. -
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adv. aslında, kökünden, esasında, temel olarak* * *esasen* * *adverb (fundamentally: She seems strict, but basically (= in reality) she's very nice; Her job, basically, is to deal with foreign customers.) temel olarak -
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adverb (fundamentally: She seems strict, but basically (= in reality) she's very nice; Her job, basically, is to deal with foreign customers.) v bistvu -
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• alun alkujaan• perimmältään• perimmiltään• pohjimmiltaan* * *adverb (fundamentally: She seems strict, but basically (= in reality) she's very nice; Her job, basically, is to deal with foreign customers.) pohjimmiltaan -
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['beɪsɪklɪ]adv( fundamentally) zasadniczo; (in fact, put simply) w zasadzie* * *adverb (fundamentally: She seems strict, but basically (= in reality) she's very nice; Her job, basically, is to deal with foreign customers.) w zasadzie -
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adverb (fundamentally: She seems strict, but basically (= in reality) she's very nice; Her job, basically, is to deal with foreign customers.) būtībā* * *būtībā -
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adverb (fundamentally: She seems strict, but basically (= in reality) she's very nice; Her job, basically, is to deal with foreign customers.) iš esmės -
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adv. i grund och botten* * *adverb (fundamentally: She seems strict, but basically (= in reality) she's very nice; Her job, basically, is to deal with foreign customers.) i grund och botten
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