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his efforts have come to nothing

1 ♦ nothing

♦ nothing (1) /ˈnʌɵɪŋ/
pron. indef. e n.

1 niente; nulla: I have nothing to say, non ho niente da dire; Nothing pleased him, niente gli andava a genio; That's nothing to what followed, questo è niente a confronto di quel che è venuto dopo

2 (seguito da un agg.) nessuna cosa; nessuna impresa: Nothing great is easy, nessuna grande impresa è facile NOTA D'USO: - niente di…-

3 (con l'art. indeterm.) nullità; nessuno (fig.); persona di nessun conto: He would be a mere nothing without his money, senza il suo denaro, non sarebbe nessuno (o sarebbe una nullità)

4 (mat.) zero: Take ten from ten, and the result is nothing, sottrai dieci da dieci e il risultato è zero

5 bazzecola; bagatella; inezia; quisquilia; cosa di nessuna importanza: the little nothings of life, le cose senza importanza della vita quotidiana

● nothing broken, niente di rotto: I fell off a ladder: nothing broken luckily, sono caduto da una scala a pioli: per fortuna, niente di rotto □ nothing but, nient'altro che: This is nothing but the truth, questa non è (nient'altro) che la verità; He did nothing but smoke, non faceva (altro) che fumare □ nothing else, nient'altro □ nothing less than (o nothing short of), nulla di inferiore a; ( anche) nient'altro che; addirittura: It's nothing less than monstrous, ma è addirittura mostruoso! □ nothing like, niente di meglio che (o di): There's nothing like doing things at once, non c'è niente di meglio che fare le cose subito; There's nothing like beer, non c'è niente di meglio della birra! □ nothing much, poco o nulla; quasi niente □ nothing of the sort, niente del genere; niente di simile □ to come to nothing, finire in nulla; fallire; andare in fumo □ to dance on nothing, pendere dalla forca; essere impiccato □ for nothing, per niente; gratis o quasi; senza scopo; invano □ I got this recorder for nothing, ho avuto questo registratore per niente □ His efforts to pass the exam were (o went) for nothing, i suoi sforzi di superare l'esame furono vani □ to have nothing to do with sb., non avere nulla a che fare con q. □ to have nothing on, non avere nulla indosso, essere nudo; (fig.) non avere impegni, essere libero □ (fam.) to have nothing on sb., non essere da più di q.; ( anche) non avere prove (o niente in mano) contro q. □ to hear nothing of sb., non avere (o non ricevere) notizie di q. □ (fam.) like nothing on earth, (in modo) orribile, atroce, pessimo: The food is like nothing on earth in some Soho pasta joints, il cibo è pessimo in talune trattorie italiane di Soho □ to make nothing of, non capire niente di; non far caso a, non dar peso a; non trarre profitto da: I can make nothing of this book, in questo libro non ci capisco niente; questo libro, per me, non ha né capo né coda; He makes nothing of his mistakes, non dà peso ai suoi errori; You've made nothing of your good chance, non hai saputo trarre alcun profitto dalla tua buona fortuna □ to make nothing of doing st., non pensarci su due volte (a fare qc.); fare come se nulla fosse: He makes nothing of walking ten miles, per lui è cosa da nulla fare dieci miglia a piedi □ ( anche fig.) to mean nothing, non significare nulla □ a mere nothing, un bel niente; proprio nulla; nulla di nulla □ next to nothing, quasi niente □ (fam.) no nothing, nulla di nulla; proprio niente □ to say nothing of, per non parlare di; a prescindere da □ to stop at nothing, essere senza scrupoli □ sweet nothings, paroline dolci; coccole; tenerezze □ to think nothing of, non far caso a; non dar peso a: He thinks nothing of driving 20 miles a day to work and back, fa in auto 20 miglia al giorno per andare al lavoro, senza farci caso □ There's nothing in it!, non c'è niente di vero, è tutto falso!; ( anche) non c'è niente da scegliere!; è imprevedibile! □ ( formula di cortesia) Think nothing of it!, ma prego; ma Le pare! □ (fam.) Nothing doing!, niente da fare!; non ci sto! (non ci sta, ecc.); no e poi no! (fam.); ( anche) è (era, ecc.) proibito □ She has nothing in her, non c'è niente di buono in lei; è una nullità; è una donna insignificante, inconcludente □ That has nothing to do with me, ciò non mi tocca, non mi riguarda; non è affar mio □ That is nothing to you, ciò non ti tocca, non ti riguarda; non è affar tuo □ There is nothing for it but to go home, non c'è altro da fare che andare a casa □ There is nothing much the matter, non c'è niente di grave □ There's nothing to riding a moped, non ci vuole niente ad (o è facile) andare in ciclomotore □ (prov.) Nothing venture, nothing have, chi non risica non rosica.
nothing (2) /ˈnʌɵɪŋ/
avv.

niente affatto, non affatto; per nulla; in nessun modo: nothing like (o nothing near) neanche un po'; nemmeno per sogno; no davvero; ma no!; It's nothing like what it used to be, non è per nulla com'era prima.
nothing (3) /ˈnʌɵɪŋ/
a.

( slang) da niente; che non vale niente; senza prospettive: That was a nothing job, era un lavoro senza prospettive.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ nothing
2 come

1. I
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1) coming! иду!; come and have supper with us (and hear her, etc.) приходите к нам поужинать и т. д.', people come and go люди приходят и уходят; let' em all come! пусть они все приезжают!; has anybody come? кто-нибудь приходил?; the саг has come машина пришла

2) I waited for the books to come я ждал, когда придут /прибудут, доставят/ книги; dinner came принесли обед

3) help (money, your order, etc.) came пришла /подоспела/ помощь и т. д.

4) day (the holiday, Christmas, his turn, etc.) came день и т. д. наступил; old age came подошла старость; when the time came когда пришло /подошло/ время; crisis came наступил кризис; after many years had come and gone no прошествии многих лет; in days (years, etc.) to come в будущем, в грядущие годы; in the life to come в дальнейшей жизни; he will stay here for some.time (for some months, etc.) to come он пробудет здесь еще некоторое время и т. д.', his troubles are yet to come неприятности у него еще впереди, ему еще предстоят неприятности; be ready for whatever comes будьте готовы ко всему, что может случиться

5) his teeth begin to come у него начинают появляться /прорезаться/ зубы; his colour came and went он то краснел, то бледнел; the pain comes and goes боль то появляется, то исчезает; the light comes and goes свет то загорается, то гаснет
2. II
1) come in some manner come reluctantly (briskly, swiftly, constantly, silently, hesitatingly, jauntily, drunkenly, etc.) неохотно и т. д. приходить /подходить/; come он foot прийти пешком; they came one by one (one after another) они шли (приходили) по одному и т. д.; come at some time comeevery day (tomorrow, soon, etc.) приходить каждый день и т. д., you go on, I'm just coming вы идите, я сейчас приду; he has not come yet? он еще не пришел /не приехал/?; who is coming today? кто сегодня приезжает?; come and see me tomorrow приходите ко мне завтра [повидаться]; come somewhere come home (here, there, etc.) приходить домой и т. д.; are you coming my way? вам со мной по пути?; come in! войдите!; come out выходить; come up подняться [наверх]; I'm still in bed, can you come up? я еще [лежу] в постели, вы не могли бы подняться ко мне?; come down сойти /спуститься/ [вниз]; come back прийти назад /обратно/, вернуться; this fashion has come back эта мода и т. д. вернулась [снова]; come away отходить [прочь]; you're too near the stove, come away ты стоишь слишком близко к плите, отойди подальше: come nearer подойдите поближе; come forward выступать вперед; several members of our group came forward a) несколько членов нашей группы выступили /вышли/ вперед; б) из нашей группы вызвалось несколько добровольцев; come by /past/ проходить мимо; did you see anyone come by? тут никто не проходил?

2) come at some time post comes every day (twice a day, etc.) почта приходит /почту приносят, привозят, доставляют/ каждый день и т. д.; dinner came at last обед наконец принесли

3) come at some time inspiration ( love, sleep, etc.) never came вдохновение и т. д. так и не пришло; help came at last (soon enough, etc.) наконец и т. д. подоспела помощь; summer came early (late) лето наступило /пришло/ рано (поздно), лето было раннее (позднее); this holiday comes once a year этот праздник бывает один раз в году

4) come at lame time buds come every spring почки появляются каждую весну; this flower comes once a year этот цветок цветет раз в год

5) come in some manner the job is coning nicely (badly, etc..) работа идет хорошо и т.д., the garden is coming well в моем саду все хорошо растет
3. III
1) come some distance come a long way (three miles, etc.) пройти большой /длинный/ путь и т. д.

2) come smb. coll. come the grand dame (the swell, the stern parent, the great man, etc.) напускать на себя вид светской дамы и т. д.
4. X
1) come to be in some state he came [back] refreshed in mind and body (changed, etc.) он вернулся отдохнувшим душой и телом и т. д.

2) 0 come undone /untied/ развязаться; come unstitched / unsown/ распороться, разойтись по шву; come unstuck отклеиться
5. XIII
1) come to do smth. come to borrow a dictionary (to paint the house, to work, to clean the windows, to get this book. to see him, etc.) прийти [, чтобы] взять на время словарь и т. д.

2) come to do smth. I came to believe that (to use it, to understand it, to see that I was mistaken, etc.) я стал /начал/ верить этому и т. д.; he came to see the problem in a new light он теперь видит эту проблему в новом свете; now I came to know him better... теперь, когда я узнал его лучше...; when I come to die... когда настанет мой смертный час...; how did you come to hear of it (to know this, to learn where she is living, to do that, to think of this, etc.)? как случилось, что вы узнали об этом и т. д.?; now that I come to think of it he is right подумав об этом еще раз /обдумав этот вопрос/, я понял, что он прав; come to be done the streets have come to be used as motor parks

/пропущено/

3) semiaux

come to be smb. he came to be a famous man (a good violinist, etc.) он стал знаменитым и т. д.; come to be in some state how does the door come to be open? почему открыта дверь?
6. XIV
come doing smth. he came running он прибежал /примчался/; she came laughing она пришла или вошла смеясь /со смехом/; the sunshine came streaming in through the windows солнечные лучи, проникавшие через окно, заливали комнату; the rain came pouring down дождь лил как из ведра; the train came puffing into the station поезд пыхтя подошел к станции
7. XV
||1)

come first (third, etc.) приходить первым и т. д.

2)

semiaux

come to be in some state come loose ослабнуть, расшататься; come apart /asunder/ развалиться на части, распасться; things will come right coll. все будет в порядке; come true сбываться; come alive оживать; good clothes come high /expensive/ хорошие вещи стоят дорого; it comes cheaper if you buy things in bulk если покупать оптом, выходит дешевле; rising early comes easy with practice если привык рано вставать, то это совсем нетрудно; it comes natural to some people у некоторых людей это получается без всякого труда; come clean sl. "расколоться", все рассказать
8. XVI
1) come into (out of, to, from, along, across, etc.) some place come Into a room войти в комнату: come into the garden выйти в сад; the train came into the station поезд подошел к станции; come out of a room (out of a place, out of a house, etc.) выходить из комнаты и т. д., come to a river (to a bridge, to a village, to a station, etc.) подходить /приходить/ к реке и т. д.', come from another country (from London. etc.) приехать из другой страны и т. д.', come down from a tree спуститься с дерева; come down to this level (to the 5 ft level, etc.) опуститься до этого уровня и т. д.; come by the house (round the church, across the Alps, etc.) пройти /проехать/ мимо дома и т. д.; come through his clothes (through the wood, through the wall, etc.) проникать сквозь /через/ одежду и т. д.; come with smb. I'm coming with you я иду с вами; come with me a little way пройдемте немного со мной; will you come with me to India? вы поедете со мной в Индию?; come after smb. come after his sister идти /приходить/ вслед за его сестрой; come for /after/ smth., smb. come for one's book (for their ladder, for his present, for you, etc.) приходить за своей книгой и т. д.; they came after my passport они пришли за моим паспортом; come in smth. come in groups (in swarms. in twoes, etc.) приходить (идти) группами и т. д.: come by smth. come by саг (by train, by air, by boat, etc.) приезжать машиной /на машине/ и т. д.; come (at some time come on the tenth (before midnight, after lunch, in the evening, etc.) приходить /приезжать/ десятого и т.д.; she won't come till late она не придет допоздна; come off smth. come oft a bicycle (off a horse, off a ship, etc.) сойти с велосипеда и т. д.

2) come on smth. there came a knock on the door послышался стук в дверь, в дверь постучали

3) come for smth. come for advice (for an explanation, for an answer, etc.) приходить /обращаться/ за советом и т. д.; come to smb. why didn't you come to me? почему вы не пришли /не обратились/ ко мне?; you came to the wrong person вы пришли / обратились/ не к тому человеку; come before smb., smth. come before a judge (before a conciliation court, before the United Nations Assembly, etc.) представать перед судьей и т. д.; the matter came before the international court (the League of Nations, etc.) это дело разбиралось в международном арбитраже и т. д.

4) come to smb. love (inspiration, etc.) came to him к нему пришла /его посетила/ любовь и т. д.; everything comes to him who waits все приходит к тому, кто умеет ждать; come upon smb. a disaster (a misfortune, a calamity, bad luck, etc.) came upon them у них произошло /их постигло/ несчастье и т. д., fear came upon me меня охватил страх; come over smb. what has come over him? что на него нашло?; а fit of dizziness came over me мне стало нехорошо, у меня закружилась голова; а change has come over him он изменился; come into (across) smth. an idea (a thought, a plan, etc.) came into my head /into my mind, across my mind/ мне в голову пришла идея и т. д.; come upon (to) smb. it came upon me that... я вдруг понял /подумал/, что...; the answer came to him вдруг он понял, как надо ответить

5) come after (before, on, etc.) smth., smb. spring comes after winter (May comes after April, New Year comes after Christmas, etc.) после зимы приходит /наступает/ весна и т.д.; historians (painters, etc.) that came after him историки и т. д., жившие после него; generations (civilizations, etc.) that came before him предшествующие поколения и т. д.; come in (on) smth. that poem comes on the next page это стихотворение дано на следующей странице; her aria comes in the 3d act ее ария будет в третьем акте; snow comes in winter снег выпадает зимой; new leaves came in spring весной появились свежие листочки; come into (to, in) smth. a look of perplexity came into his face выражение недоумения появилось у него на лице; а smile came to his lips он улыбнулся; tears came in her eyes на.ее глаза навернулись слезы; come to the surface всплывать, подниматься на поверхность; come into sight появиться в поле зрения; come into the world появиться на свет; come between smb. he (his money, her sister, etc.) came between them он и т. д. встал между ними; а misunderstanding came between them между ними возникло недоразумение; enmity came between them они стали врагами

6) come to smth. come to this question (to the next item on the agenda, to the section on health, etc.) перейти к этому вопросу и т.д., come near smth. come near perfection приближаться к совершенству; I cannot come near that painter я не могу сравниться с этим художником, мне до этого художника очень далеко

7) come to smth. come to one's knees

(to her ankles, to the ground, to her waist, etc.) доходить до колен и т. д., the forest comes right to the lake лес подходит к самому озеру

8) semiaux come into smth. come into blossom /into flower/ зацвести; come into leaf одеться листвой; trees came into bud на деревьях набухли почки

9) come to smth. come to an understanding (to a decision, to an agreement, to terms with him, etc.) достигнуть понимания и т. д.; come to an end закончиться; come to the end of one's money /of one's resources/ исчерпать свои ресурсы; our talks came to a standstill наши переговоры зашли в тупик; the boys came to blows у мальчишек дело дошло до драки

10) semiaux come to smth. come to L 6 (to a nice lot of money, to L 1000 a year, etc.) равняться шести фунтам и т. д.; исчисляться шестью фунтами и т.д; how much does it come to? a) сколько это будет стоить?; б) чему это равняется?; duty comes to more than this thing is worth пошлина превышает стоимость самой вещи; what he knows does not come to much его знания /сведения/ немногого стоят; come to the same thing сводиться к тому же самому; all his efforts (his plans, etc.) came to naught /to nothing/ из его стараний и т. д. ничего не вышло; if it comes to that если дело дойдет до этого; what are things coming to? к чему все идет?

11) come to (into) smth. this law will soon come into force /into effect/ этот закон вскоре вступит в силу; come to the throne занять престол; come (in)to power прийти к власти; come into fashion (into use) входить в моду (в употребление); these two tendencies came into conflict эти две тенденции вступили в противоречие; he came to life он пришел в себя /ожил/ the conflict came to a boil конфликт назрел; when all the facts came to light когда стали известны /выяснились/ все факты; it came to my notice /to my ears, to my knowledge мне стало известно об этом; they will come to no harm с ними ничего не случится; he will come to a bad end /to no good, to grief/ он плохо кончит; come of age достичь совершеннолетия

12) come of /from, out of/ smth. this comes of carelessness (of your indiscretion, of disobedience, etc.) вот что получается в результате небрежности и т. д., вот к чему приводит небрежность и т. д.', what came of it? что из этого вышло?; nothing came of the matter ничего из этого дела не получилось; nothing came out of all this talk эти разговоры ничего не дали; success often comes from hard work успех нередко достигается упорным трудом

13) come through smth. come. through trials (through sufferings, through a serious illness, etc.) пройти через испытания и т.д., come through two world wars пережить две мировые войны

14) come upon /across/ smb., smth. come upon /across/ one's friend (these people, etc.) случайно встретить друга и т. д, I have just come upon him (across the postman, upon your brother, etc.) я только что [случайно] столкнулся с ним и т. д.; come upon the right answer (upon a secret, upon a jar full of ancient coins, etc.) натолкнуться на /случайно найти/ правильный ответ и т. д, I came across this in a curio shop (across this magazine, across an envelope with her note in it, etc.) мне случайно попалась эта вещь в антикварном магазине и т. д.; wandering through these valleys you will come across rare minerals, plants and butterflies бродя по этим долинам, можно отыскать /найти/ редкие минералы, растения и бабочек

15) come at smb. he came at these people (at me, at the intruder, at the boys with a heavy stick, etc.) он бросился на этих людей и т. д; just let me come at you! дай мне только добраться до тебя!

16) come into smth. come into a property (into an inheritance, into a fortune, into an estate, into money, into a nice income, into business, etc.) получить /приобрести/ собственность и т. д.', come into favour войти в милость, заслужить благосклонность

17) come under smth. come under another heading (under the penalty of the law, etc.) подходить под другую рубрику и т. д, what regulations does this come under? в каких правилах это предусмотрено?; come within smth. come within my duties (within my lot, etc.) входить в мои обязанности и т. д.', come before smth. counts (barons) come before baronets титул графа и барона выше титула баронета

18) come in smth. come in several sizes (in different colours, etc.) быть разных размеров и т. д.; these things come in tubes (in boxes, etc.) такие товары продаются в тюбиках и т. д.

19) come from /of/ smb., smth. he comes from a good family (of noble parents, of peasant stock, etc.) он [происходит] из хорошей семьи и т. д., he comes from my native place (from Kent, from Florida, etc.) он [родом] из наших мест и т. д., where do you come from? откуда вы родом?; this word comes from Latin это слово латинского происхождения /пришло из латыни/; this quotation comes from Pushkin это цитата из Пушкина; the money came to him from his father (from his wife, from a rich uncle, etc.) он получил деньги от отца и т. д.; wine comes from grapes вино делают из винограда; coffee comes from Brazil кофе импортируют из Бразилии; much of the Iamb eaten in England comes from New Zealand большая часть баранины, потребляемой в Англии, ввозится из Новой Зеландии

20) come from smth., smb. a sob came from her throat у нее вырвалось рыдание; no word came from him он никак не давал о себе знать; everything that comes from him is evil от него исходит только дурное
9. XVII
1) come to doing smth. when (if) it comes to making a decision (to buying a house, etc.) если придется решать и т. д.; he came near to leaving her (to dying, to killing himself, etc.) он чуть было не бросил ее и т. д.

2) come of doing smth. this is what comes of losing hope (of grumbling, of trying to help people, of judging by the eye, etc.) вот что получается, когда человек теряет надежду и т. д; what came of all your careful planning? что вышло из всех ваших точных расчетов?; come of being in some state it comes of being careless (of being in a hurry, of being tired, etc.) это происходит из-за небрежности и т. д.', come of being of some quality this comes of being so shy (of being miserly, of being illiterate, etc.) это является результатом робости и т. д.
10. XXI1
come smth. over smb. coll. he likes to come the heavy father over me он любит проявлять свой отцовскую власть надо мной
11. XXV
1) come when... time will come when... настанет время, когда... || come what may будь, что будет

2) come that... how does it come that you quarreled ( that there are only two, that you didn't get here in time, etc.)? как случилось, что вы поссорились и т. д.?
12. XXVII2
come into (to) smth. that... (why..., etc.) it came into my head that мне пришло в голову, что...; it came to my hearing that... до меня дошло, что...; if it comes to that why don't you tell him yourself? раз такие дело или если на то пошло, почему ты сам ему не скажешь?

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > come
3 come

come

A ◑ n sperme m.

B excl ( reassuringly) come (now)! allons! ; come, come! (in warning, reproach) allons, allons!

C vtr ( prét came ; pp come)

1 ( travel) faire ; to come 100 km to see faire 100 km pour voir ;

2 ○ GB ( act) don't come the innocent with me ne fais pas l'innocent ; to come the heavy-handed father jouer les pères autoritaires.

D vi ( prét came ; pp come)

1 ( arrive) [person, day, success, fame] venir ; [bus, letter, news, results, rains, winter, war] arriver ; the letter came on Monday la lettre est arrivée lundi ; your turn will come ton tour arrivera ; to come after sb ( chase) poursuivre qn ; to come by ( take) prendre [bus, taxi, plane] ; I came on foot/by bike je suis venu à pied/à bicyclette ; to come down descendre [stairs, street] ; to come up monter [stairs, street] ; to come down from Scotland/from Alaska venir d'Écosse/de l'Alaska ; to come from venir de [airport, hospital] ; to come into entrer dans [house, room] ; the train came into the station le train est entré en gare ; to come past [car, person] passer ; to come through [person] passer par [town centre, tunnel] ; [water, object] traverser [window etc] ; to come to venir à [school, telephone] ; to come to the door venir ouvrir ; to come to the surface remonter à la surface ; to come to the company as entrer dans l'entreprise comme [apprentice, consultant] ; to come to do venir faire ; to come running arriver en courant ; to come limping down the street descendre la rue en boitant ; to come crashing to the ground [structure] s'écraser au sol ; to come streaming through the window [light] entrer à flots par la fenêtre ; lunch is ready, come and get it! le déjeuner est prêt, à table! ; when the time comes lorsque le moment sera venu ; the time has come to do le moment est venu de faire ; I'm coming! j'arrive! ; come to mummy viens voir maman ; to come and go aller et venir ; you can come and go as you please tu es libre de tes mouvements ; fashions come and go les modes vont et viennent ; come next week/year la semaine/l'année prochaine ; come Christmas/Summer à Noël/en été ; there may come a time ou day when you regret it tu pourrais le regretter un jour ; for some time to come encore quelque temps ; there's still the meal/speech to come il y a encore le repas/discours ;

2 ( approach) s'approcher ; to come and see/help sb venir voir/aider qn ; to come to sb for venir demander [qch] à qn [money, advice] ; I could see it coming ( of accident) je le voyais venir ; don't come any closer ne vous approchez pas (plus) ; he came to the job with preconceived ideas quand il a commencé ce travail il avait des idées préconçues ; to come close ou near to doing faillir faire ;

3 (call, visit) [dustman, postman] passer ; [cleaner] venir ; I've come to do je viens faire ; I've come about je viens au sujet de ; I've come for je viens chercher ; my brother is coming for me at 10 am mon frère passe me prendre à 10 heures ; they're coming for the weekend ils viennent pour le week-end ; I've got six people coming to dinner j'ai six personnes à dîner ; my sister is coming to stay with us ma sœur vient passer quelques jours chez nous ;

4 ( attend) venir ; I can't ou won't be able to come je ne pourrai pas venir ; come as you are venez comme vous êtes ; to come to venir à [meeting, party, wedding] ; to come with sb venir avec qn, accompagner qn ; do you want to come fishing? est-ce que tu veux venir à la pêche? ;

5 ( reach) to come to, to come up/down to [water] venir jusqu'à ; [dress, carpet, curtain] arriver à ; I've just come to the chapter where… j'en suis juste au chapitre où… ;

6 ( happen) how did you come to do? comment as-tu fait pour faire? ; that's what comes of doing/not doing voilà ce qui arrive quand on fait/ne fait pas ; how come? comment ça se fait? ; how come you lost? comment ça se fait que tu aies perdu? ; come what may advienne que pourra ; to take things as they come prendre les choses comme elles viennent ; when you come to think of it à la réflexion ; come to think of it, you're right en fait, tu as raison ;

7 ( begin) to come to believe/hate/understand finir par croire/détester/comprendre ;

8 ( originate) to come from [person] être originaire de, venir de [city, country etc] ; [word, song, legend] venir de [country, language] ; [substance, food] provenir de [raw material] ; [coins, stamps] provenir de [place, collection] ; [smell, sound] venir de [place] ; to come from France [fruit, painting] provenir de France ; [person] être français/-e ; to come from a long line of artists être issu d'une longue lignée d'artistes ;

9 ( be available) to come in exister en [sizes, colours] ; to come with a radio/sunroof être livré avec radio/toit ouvrant ; to come with chips être servi avec des frites ; to come with matching napkins être vendu avec les serviettes assorties ; calculators don't come smaller/cheaper than this il n'existe pas de calculatrice plus petite/moins chère que celle-là ;

10 ( tackle) to come to aborder [problem, subject] ; I'll come to that in a moment je reviendrai sur ce point dans un moment ; to come to sth ou to doing sth late in life se mettre à faire qch sur le tard ;

11 ( develop) it comes with practice/experience cela s'apprend avec la pratique/l'expérience ; wisdom comes with age la sagesse vient en vieillissant ;

12 ( be situated) venir ; to come after suivre, venir après ; to come before (in time, list, queue) précéder ; ( in importance) passer avant ; to come within faire partie de [terms] ; to come first/last [athlete, horse] arriver premier/dernier ; where did you come? tu es arrivé combien ○ ?, tu es arrivé à quelle place? ; my family comes first ma famille passe avant tout ; nothing can come between us rien ne peut nous séparer ; don't let this come between us on ne va pas se fâcher pour ça ; to try to come between two people essayer de s'interposer entre deux personnes ; nothing comes between me and my football! pour moi le foot c'est sacré! ;

13 ( be due) the house comes to me when they die la maison me reviendra quand ils mourront ; death/old age comes to us all tout le monde meurt/vieillit ; he had it coming (to him) ○ ça lui pendait au nez ; they got what was coming to them ○ ils ont fini par avoir ce qu'ils méritaient ;

14 ( be a question of) when it comes to sth/to doing lorsqu'il s'agit de qch/de faire ;

15 ○ ( have orgasm) jouir.

Idioms

come again ○ ? pardon? ; I don't know if I'm coming or going je ne sais plus où j'en suis ; ‘how do you like your tea?’-‘as it comes’ ‘tu le prends comment ton thé?’-‘ça m'est égal’ ; he's as stupid/honest as they come il n'y a pas plus stupide/honnête que lui ; come to that ou if it comes to that, you may be right en fait, tu as peut-être raison ; to come as a shock/a surprise être un choc/une surprise.

Phrasal verbs

■ come about

1 ( happen) [problems, reforms] survenir ; [situation, change] se produire ; the discovery came about by accident on a fait la découverte par hasard ;

2 Naut virer de bord.

■ come across:

▶ come across ( be conveyed) [meaning, message] passer ; [feelings] transparaître ; the message of the film comes across clearly le message du film est clair ; his love of animals comes across strongly on sent bien qu'il adore les animaux ; she comes across well on TV elle passe bien à la télé ; come across as donner l'impression d'être [liar, expert] ; paraître [enthusiastic, honest] ;

▶ come across [sth] tomber sur [article, reference, example] ; découvrir [qch] par hasard [village] ; we rarely come across cases of nous avons rarement affaire à des cas de ;

▶ come across [sb] rencontrer [person] ; one of the nicest people I've ever come across une des personnes les plus sympathiques que j'aie jamais rencontrées.

■ come along

1 ( arrive) [bus, person] arriver ; [opportunity] se présenter ; to wait for the right person to come along attendre que la personne idéale se présente ;

2 ( hurry up) come along! dépêche-toi! ;

3 ( attend) venir ; why don't you come along? tu veux venir? ; to come along to venir à [lecture, party] ; to come along with sb venir avec qn, accompagner qn ;

4 ( make progress) [pupil, trainee] faire des progrès ; [book, building work, project] avancer ; [painting, tennis] progresser ; [plant, seedling] pousser ; your Spanish is coming along votre espagnol a progressé ; how's the thesis coming along? est-ce que ta thèse avance?

■ come apart

1 ( accidentally) [book, parcel, box] se déchirer ; [shoes] craquer ; [toy, camera] se casser ; the toy just came apart in my hands le jouet m'est resté dans les mains ;

2 ( intentionally) [sections, components] se séparer ; [machine, equipment] se démonter.

■ come around US = come round.

■ come at:

▶ come at [sb]

1 ( attack) [person] attaquer (with avec) ; [bull, rhino] foncer sur ;

2 fig there were criticisms/questions coming at me from all sides j'étais assailli de critiques/questions.

■ come away

1 ( leave) lit partir ; to come away from quitter [cinema, match, show] ; sortir de [interview, meeting] ; fig to come away from the match/from the meeting disappointed/satisfied sortir déçu/satisfait du stade/de la réunion ; to come away with the feeling that rester sur l'impression que ;

2 ( move away) s'éloigner ; come away! ( said by parent) pousse-toi de là! ; ( said by official) circulez! ; come away from the edge éloigne-toi du bord ;

3 ( become detached) [handle, plaster, cover] se détacher (from de).

■ come back

1 ( return) gen [letter, person, memories, feeling, good weather] revenir (from de ; to à) ; ( to one's house) rentrer ; to come running back revenir en courant ; the memories came flooding back les souvenirs me sont revenus d'un seul coup ; to come back to revenir à [topic, problem] ; retourner auprès de [spouse, lover] ; to come back with sb raccompagner qn ; to come back with ( return) revenir avec [present, idea, flu] ; ( reply) répondre par [offer, suggestion] ; can I come back to you on that tomorrow? est-ce que nous pourrions en reparler demain? ; it's all coming back to me now tout me revient maintenant ; the name will come back to me le nom me reviendra ; to come back to what you were saying pour en revenir à ce que tu disais ;

2 ( become popular) [law, system] être rétabli ; [trend, method, hairstyle] revenir à la mode ; to come back into fashion revenir à la mode.

■ come by:

▶ come by [person] passer ; you must come by and see us passez donc nous voir ;

▶ come by [sth] trouver [book, job, money].

■ come down

1 ( move lower) [person] descendre (from de) ; [lift, barrier, blind] descendre ; [curtain] tomber ; to come down by parachute descendre en parachute ; to come down in the lift prendre l'ascenseur pour descendre ; he's really come down in the world fig il est vraiment tombé bas ; his trousers barely came down to his ankles son pantalon lui arrivait à peine aux chevilles ;

2 ( drop) [price, inflation, unemployment, temperature] baisser (from de ; to à) ; [cost] diminuer ; cars are coming down in price le prix des voitures baisse ;

3 Meteorol [snow, rain] tomber ; the fog came down overnight le brouillard est apparu pendant la nuit ;

4 ( land) [helicopter] se poser ; [aircraft] atterrir ;

5 ( crash) [plane] s'écraser ;

6 ( fall) [ceiling, wall] s'écrouler ; [curtain rail] tomber ; [hem] se défaire ;

7 fig ( be resumed by) se ramener à [question, problem, fact] ; it all really comes down to the fact that ça se ramène au fait que.

■ come forward

1 ( step forward) s'avancer ;

2 ( volunteer) se présenter (to do pour faire) ; to come forward with présenter [proof, proposal] ; offrir [help, money, suggestions] ; to ask witnesses to come forward lancer un appel à témoins.

■ come in

1 ( enter) [person, rain] entrer (through par) ;

2 ( return) rentrer (from de) ; she comes in from work at five elle rentre du travail à cinq heures ;

3 ( come inland) [tide] monter ; a wind coming in from the sea un vent soufflant de la mer ;

4 ( arrive) [plane, train, bill, complaint, delivery, letter] arriver ; which horse came in first? quel cheval est arrivé premier? ; we've got £2,000 a month coming in nous avons une rentrée de 2 000 livres sterling par mois ;

5 ( become current) [trend, invention, style] faire son apparition ; [habit, practice] commencer à se répandre ;

6 ( interject) intervenir ; to come in with an opinion exprimer son opinion ;

7 Radio, Telecom ( in radio transmission) come in, Delta Bravo! c'est à vous, Delta Bravo! ;

8 ( participate) to come in with sb s'associer à qn ; to come in on the deal participer à l'affaire ;

9 ( serve a particular purpose) where do I come in? à quel moment est-ce que j'interviens? ; where does the extra money come in? à quel moment est-ce qu'on introduira l'argent en plus? ; to come in useful ou handy [box, compass, string etc] être utile, servir ; [skill, qualification] être utile ;

10 ( receive) to come in for criticism [person] être critiqué ; [plan] faire l'objet de nombreuses critiques ; to come in for praise recevoir des éloges.

■ come into:

▶ come into [sth]

1 ( inherit) hériter de [money] ; entrer en possession de [inheritance] ;

2 ( be relevant) to come into it [age, experience] entrer en ligne de compte, jouer ; luck/skill doesn't come into it ce n'est pas une question de hasard/d'habileté.

■ come off:

▶ come off

1 ( become detached) ( accidentally) [button, label, handle] se détacher ; [lid] s'enlever ; [paint] s'écailler ; [wallpaper] se décoller ; ( intentionally) [handle, panel, lid] s'enlever ; the knob came off in my hand la poignée m'est restée dans la main ; the lid won't come off je n'arrive pas à enlever le couvercle ;

2 ( fall) [rider] tomber ;

3 (wash, rub off) [ink] s'effacer ; [stain] partir ; the mark won't come off la tache ne part pas ;

4 ( take place) [deal] se réaliser ; [merger, trip] avoir lieu ;

5 ( succeed) [plan, trick, project] réussir ; [parody] être réussi ;

6 Theat, TV ( be taken off) [play] être retiré de l'affiche ; [TV show] être déprogrammé ;

7 ( fare) she came off well ( in deal) elle s'en est très bien tirée ; who came off worst? ( in fight) lequel des deux a été le plus touché? ;

▶ come off [sth]

1 ( stop using) arrêter [pill, tablet, heroin] ;

2 ( fall off) tomber de [bicycle, horse] ;

3 ( get off) descendre de [wall] ; come off the lawn! sors de la pelouse!

■ come on

1 ( follow) I'll come on later je vous rejoindrai plus tard ;

2 ( exhortation) ( encouraging) come on, try it! allez, essaie! ; come on, follow me! allez, suivez-moi! ; ( impatient) come on, hurry up! allez, dépêche-toi! ; ( wearily) come on, somebody must know the answer! enfin, il y a sûrement quelqu'un qui connaît la réponse! ; come on, you don't expect me to believe that! non mais franchement, tu ne t'attends pas à ce que je croie ça! ;

3 ( make progress) [person, player, patient] faire des progrès ; [bridge, road, novel] avancer ; [plant] pousser ; how are the recruits coming on? est-ce que les recrues font des progrès? ; her tennis is coming on well elle fait des progrès en tennis ;

4 ( begin) [asthma, attack, headache] commencer ; [winter] arriver ; [programme, film] commencer ; [rain] se mettre à tomber ; it came on to snow il s'est mis à neiger ;

5 ( start to work) [light] s'allumer ; [heating, fan] se mettre en route ; the power came on again at 11 le courant est revenu à 11 heures ;

6 Theat [actor] entrer en scène.

■ come out

1 ( emerge) [person, animal, vehicle] sortir (of de) ; [star] apparaître ; [sun, moon] se montrer ; [flowers, bulbs] sortir de terre ; [spot, rash] apparaître ; come out with your hands up! sortez les mains en l'air ; when does he come out? (of prison, hospital) quand est-ce qu'il sort? ; he came out of it rather well fig il ne s'en est pas mal tiré ;

2 ( originate) to come out of [person] être originaire de ; [song] venir de ; [news report] provenir de ; the money will have to come out of your savings il faudra prendre l'argent sur tes économies ;

3 ( result) to come out of [breakthrough] sortir de ; something good came out of the disaster il est sorti quelque chose de bon du désastre ;

4 ( strike) faire la grève ; to come out on strike faire la grève ;

5 [homosexual] déclarer publiquement son homosexualité ;

6 ( fall out) [contact lens, tooth, key, screw, nail] tomber ; [electrical plug] se débrancher ; [sink plug] sortir ; [contents, stuffing] sortir ; [cork] s'enlever ; his hair is coming out il commence à perdre ses cheveux ;

7 ( be emitted) [water, air, smoke] sortir (through par) ; the water comes out of this hole l'eau sort par ce trou ;

8 ( wash out) [stain, ink, grease] s'en aller, partir (of de) ; it won't come out ça ne part pas ;

9 ( be deleted) [reference, sentence] être éliminé ;

10 (be published, issued) [magazine, novel] paraître ; [album, film, model, product] sortir ;

11 ( become known) [feelings] se manifester ; [message, meaning] ressortir ; [details, facts, full story] être révélé ; [results] être connu ; [secret] être divulgué ; it came out that on a appris que ; if it ever comes out that it was my fault si on découvre un jour que c'était de ma faute ; the truth is bound to come out la vérité finira forcément par se savoir ; so that's what you think-it's all coming out now! c'est ça que tu penses-tu finis par l'avouer! ;

12 Phot, Print [photo, photocopy] être réussi ; the photos didn't come out (well) les photos ne sont pas réussies ; red ink won't come out on the photocopy l'encre rouge ne donnera rien sur la photocopie ;

13 ( end up) to come out at 200 dollars [cost, bill] s'élever à 200 dollars ; the jumper came out too big le pull était trop grand ; the total always comes out the same le total est toujours le même ;

14 ( say) to come out with sortir [excuse] ; raconter [nonsense, rubbish] ; I knew what I wanted to say but it came out wrong je savais ce que je voulais dire mais je me suis mal exprimé ; whatever will she come out with next? qu'est-ce qu'elle va encore nous sortir ○ ? ; to come straight out with it le dire franchement ;

15 ( enter society) faire ses débuts dans le monde.

■ come over:

▶ come over

1 ( drop in) venir ; come over for a drink venez prendre un verre ; to come over to do venir faire ;

2 ( travel) venir ; they came over on the ferry ils sont venus en ferry ; she's coming over on the 10 am flight elle arrive par l'avion de 10 heures ; she often comes over to France elle vient souvent en France ; their ancestors came over with the Normans leurs ancêtres sont venus ici au temps des Normands ;

3 ( convey impression) [message, meaning] passer ; [feelings, love] transparaître ; to make one's feelings come over exprimer ses sentiments ; to come over very well [person] donner une très bonne impression ; to come over as donner l'impression d'être [lazy, honest] ;

4 ○ ( suddenly become) to come over all embarrassed se sentir gêné tout à coup ; to come over all shivery se sentir fiévreux/-euse tout à coup ; to come over all faint être pris de vertige tout d'un coup ;

▶ come over [sb] [feeling] envahir ; what's come over you? qu'est-ce qui te prend? ; I don't know what came over me je ne sais pas ce qui m'a pris.

■ come round GB, come around US

1 ( regain consciousness) reprendre connaissance ;

2 ( make a detour) faire un détour (by par) ;

3 ( circulate) [steward, waitress] passer ;

4 ( visit) venir ; to come round and do venir faire ; to come round for dinner/drinks venir dîner/prendre un verre ;

5 ( occur) [event] avoir lieu ; the elections are coming round again les élections auront bientôt lieu ; by the time Christmas comes round à Noël ;

6 ( change one's mind) changer d'avis ; to come round to an idea/to my way of thinking se faire à une idée/à ma façon de voir les choses ;

7 Naut [boat] venir au vent.

■ come through:

▶ come through

1 ( survive) s'en tirer ;

2 ( penetrate) [heat, ink] traverser ; [light] passer ;

3 ( arrive) the fax/the call came through at midday nous avons reçu le fax/l'appel à midi ; my posting has just come through je viens de recevoir ma mutation ; she's still waiting for her visa/her results to come through elle n'a toujours pas reçu son visa/ses résultats ;

4 ( emerge) [personality, qualities] apparaître ;

▶ come through [sth]

1 ( survive) se tirer de [crisis] ; se sortir de [recession] ; survivre à [operation, ordeal, war] ;

2 ( penetrate) [ink, dye] traverser [paper, cloth] ; [light] passer au travers de [curtains].

■ come to:

▶ come to ( regain consciousness) ( from faint) reprendre connaissance ; ( from trance) se réveiller ;

▶ come to [sth]

1 ( total) [shopping] revenir à ; [bill, expenditure, total] s'élever à ; both columns should come to the same figure les deux colonnes devraient donner le même total ; that comes to £40 cela fait 40 livres sterling ;

2 ( result in) aboutir à ; if it comes to a fight si on en vient à se battre ; all her plans came to nothing aucun de ses projets ne s'est réalisé ; did the plans come to anything? est-ce que les projets ont abouti? ; all our efforts came to nothing tous nos efforts ont été vains ; I never thought it would come to this je n'aurais jamais imaginé que les choses en arriveraient là ; it may not come to that ce ne sera peut-être pas nécessaire.

■ come under:

▶ come under [sth]

1 ( be subjected to) to come under scrutiny faire l'objet d'un examen minutieux ; to come under suspicion être soupçonné ; to come under threat être menacé ; we're coming under pressure to do on fait pression sur nous pour faire ;

2 ( be classified under) (in library, shop) être classé dans le rayon [reference, history] ; Dali comes under Surrealism Dali fait partie des surréalistes.

■ come up:

▶ come up

1 ( arise) [problem, issue, matter] être soulevé ; [name] être mentionné ; to come up in conversation [subject] être abordé dans la conversation ; this type of question may come up c'est le genre de question qui pourrait être posée ;

2 (be due, eligible) to come up for re-election se représenter aux élections ; my salary comes up for review in April mon salaire sera révisé en avril ; the car is coming up for its annual service la voiture va avoir sa révision annuelle ;

3 ( occur) [opportunity] se présenter ; something urgent has come up j'ai quelque chose d'urgent à faire ; a vacancy has come up une place s'est libérée ;

4 ( rise) [sun, moon] sortir ; [tide] monter ; [bulb, seeds] germer ; [daffodils, beans] sortir ;

5 Jur [case, hearing] passer au tribunal ; to come up before [case] passer devant ; [person] comparaître devant.

■ come up against:

▶ come up against [sth] se heurter à [problem, prejudice, opposition].

■ come up with:

▶ come up with [sth] trouver [answer, idea, money].

■ come upon:

▶ come upon [sth] tomber sur [book, reference] ; trouver [idea] ;

▶ come upon [sb] rencontrer, tomber ○ sur [friend].

Big English-French dictionary > come
4 aboutir

aboutir [abutiʀ]

➭ TABLE 2 intransitive verb

a. ( = réussir) to succeed

• ses efforts n'ont pas abouti his efforts have come to nothing

• faire aboutir des négociations to bring negotiations to a successful conclusion

b. ( = arriver à) to end up

• aboutir en prison to end up in prison

• les négociations n'ont abouti à rien the negotiations have come to nothing

• en additionnant le tout, j'aboutis à 12 € when it's all added up I get 12 euros

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abutiʀ
1.

aboutir à verbe transitif indirect

1) lit

aboutir à — [rue, escalier] to lead to; [personne] to end up in [village, place, rue]; to end up at [fontaine, église]

2) fig

aboutir à — to lead to [accord, résultat, rupture]

2.

verbe intransitif [négociations, projet] to succeed

ne pas aboutir — not to come off

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abutiʀ vi
1) (= être couronné de success ç pls add grave accent) [négociations, projet] to succeed

2) (= mener) [chemin, sentier]

aboutir à — to lead to, to go to

aboutir dans — to lead to

aboutir sur — to lead to

Où aboutit ce sentier? — Where does this path go?

3) (= arriver) [personne]

aboutir à — to end up at

aboutir dans — to end up in

aboutir sur — to end up on

4) (= avoir pour résultat)

aboutir à [un certain état de choses] — to end up in

5) (= parvenir)

aboutir à [but recherché, un accord] — to arrive at, [solution] to come up with, [conclusion] to come to

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aboutir verb table: finir

A aboutir à vtr ind

1 lit aboutir à [sentier, rue, escalier] to lead to [maison, mer, rivière]; [personne] to end up in [ville, place, rue]; to end up at [fontaine, église];

2 fig aboutir à to lead to [compromis, accord, résultat, rupture]; to end in [échec].

B vi [négociations, projet, démarches] to succeed; ne pas aboutir not to come off.

[abutir] verbe intransitif

1. [réussir - projet, personne] to succeed

l'entreprise n'a pas abouti the venture fell through ou never came to anything

2. [finir]

aboutir en prison to end up in prison

3. MÉDECINE to come to a head

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aboutir à verbe plus préposition

1. [voie, rue] to end at ou in, to lead to

[fleuve] to end in

cette route aboutit à la prison this road ends at the prison

2. [avoir pour résultat] to lead to, to result in

de bonnes intentions qui n'aboutissent à rien good intentions which come to nothing

tu aboutiras au même résultat you'll arrive at ou get the same result

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > aboutir
5 bei

Präp.

1. räumlich, auch fig.:

a) (in der Nähe von) near; bei Berlin near Berlin; die Schlacht bei Waterloo the Battle of Waterloo; beim Rathaus (just) near ( oder by) the town hall; (am Rathaus) at the town hall; dicht bei der Schule just next to the school; gleich beim Hotel liegt die Post the post office is just ( oder right) next to the hotel; etw. bei der Hand haben have s.th. to hand; sein Einkommen / der Wert liegt etwa bei 5000 Euro his salary / its value is around 5000 euros;

b) an einem bestimmten Ort: at; beim Metzger / Bäcker etc. at the butcher’s / baker’s etc.; hast du das bei Woolworth gekauft? did you buy that at Woolworth’s; Herr Müller ist gerade bei Tisch Mr Müller is just at the table; wir waren alle bei mir / meinen Eltern we were all at my house ( oder place) / at my parents’ (place); bei ihr zu Hause in her house, at her place; bei uns in Hessen / auf dem Land where I come from in Hessen / in the country; wir sind morgen bei Kollegen eingeladen we have been invited to visit colleagues tomorrow; er wohnt bei mir nebenan / gegenüber / um die Ecke he lives next door / opposite / on the corner where I live ( oder of my place); sie wohnt bei einem alten Ehepaar she lives with an old couple; bei (per Adresse) Schmidt c / o (= care of) Schmidt; am Telefon: hier bei Müller this is the Müllers’, Müller speaking; bei den Schotten heißt das anders the Scots call it something else; Amerika wacht gerade erst auf, bei uns ist es aber schon 13 Uhr in America they’re just waking up, but here it’s already 1 o’clock

2.

a) bezeichnet Arbeitsverhältnis etc.: for; sie ist bei Langenscheidt she is with ( oder works for) Langenscheidt; er arbeitet oder ist bei der Post / Bahn he works for the post office / railway (Am. railroad); sie ist beim Fernsehen she works for (the) TV; beim Militär in the armed forces;

b) bei jemandem Stunden nehmen have lessons with s.o.; bei welchem Arzt bist du? which doctor do you go to?; Brit. auch who’s your GP?

3. an einer bestimmten Stelle: jemanden beim Kragen packen grab s.o. by the collar; jemanden bei der Hand etc. fassen take s.o. by the hand etc.; die Gelegenheit beim Schopf fassen seize ( oder grab umg.) the opportunity; bei Fuß! (to) heel

4. dabei, mit: with; ich habe kein Geld bei mir I have no money on me; er hatte seinen Hund bei sich he had his dog with him; das ist oft so bei Kindern that’s fairly common with children; pej. children are like that; bei mir machst du das lieber nicht you’d be advised not to try that with me, you’d better not try that with me; die Entscheidung liegt bei dir it’s your decision

5. bezeichnet Teilnahme: bei einer Veranstaltung sein be in an event; bei einer Aufführung mitwirken take part in a performance; bei Spielen: bei dieser Runde setze ich aus I’ll sit this round out

6. von Werken, Künstlern etc.: in the work of; bei Schiller steht in one of Schiller’s works it says, Schiller says; bei Tizian / den Romantikern findet man dieses Motiv you find this motif in the works of Titian / the Romantics

7. zeitlich, Umstände, Zustände:

a) zu einem gewissen Zeitpunkt: on, at; bei meiner Ankunft when I arrived, on my arrival; bei Tagesanbruch at dawn; bei Sonnenaufgang / Sonnenuntergang at sunrise / sunset; bei schönem Wetter when the weather is fine; der Park schließt bei anbrechender Dunkelheit the park closes at dusk; bei dieser Gelegenheit möchte ich.... I should like to take this opportunity to...; bei einem Unfall in an accident; Vorsicht bei Abfahrt des Zuges! take care when the train leaves;

b) (während) during, at, by; bei Nacht at night; bei Tag during the daytime, by day; beim Unterricht during a ( oder the) lesson; bei einem Glas Wein over a glass of wine; beim Lesen der Zeitung fiel mir auf... while ( oder when) I was reading the paper it struck me...; bei der Arbeit einschlafen fall asleep while working; beim Essen / Schlafen / Schreiben etc. while eating / sleeping / writing etc.;

c) (dabei, mit) with; hilfst du mir beim Umzug / bei der Arbeit? will you help me with my move / work; jemanden beim Namen nennen call s.o. by (his oder her) name;

d) (im Falle von) if there is, in case of; bei Gefahr Knopf drücken press the button in case of danger; bei Regen wird das Fest verschoben if it rains the party will be postponed; bei Nebel if it is foggy; bei Glatteis Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung auf 30 km speed limit 30 km if there is ice; Vorsicht bei Nässe! take care in wet conditions; beim nächsten Mal (the) next time; bei nächster Gelegenheit (the) next chance, at the first ( oder earliest) opportunity; bei Fieber Bettruhe halten stay in bed if you have a temperature; bei so etwas wird mir schlecht that sort of thing makes me feel ill; bei so etwas kann er nicht mitreden he has nothing to say about that sort of thing

8. (unter) among; bei den alten Fotos among the old photos; heute war nichts für dich bei der Post there was nothing for you in the post (Am. mail) today; bei Strafe von under penalty of

9. (betreffend): bei Alkohol muss ich aufpassen I have to be careful with alcohol; bei Geldfragen muss ich passen when it comes to (questions of) money, I have to pass; bei Männern hat sie Pech she’s unlucky with men

10. (angesichts): bei deinem Gehalt! (you) with your salary!; bei meinem Gehalt kann ich mir das nicht leisten I can’t afford that on ( oder with) my salary; bei deiner Erkältung solltest du nicht rausgehen you should stay in with your cold ( oder with that cold of yours); bei 25 Euro pro Stunde at 25 euros an hour; bei so vielen Schwierigkeiten considering all the difficulties; bei so viel Hilfe sind wir schnell fertig with all this help we should be ready soon; bei der Lage der Dinge (with) matters ( oder things) the way they are; bei so vielen Teilnehmern können wir... with so many participants we can...; bei diesem Lärm / diesen Temperaturen kann man nicht schlafen with all this noise / with temperatures like this one can’t sleep

11. (trotz): bei aller Liebe, das ist zu viel verlangt much as I sympathize - that’s asking too much; und das bei all seiner Mühe! and that in spite of all his efforts

12. in bestimmtem Zustand: bei Kräften sein be in good health; bei guter Gesundheit sein be in good health; bei Besinnung sein be conscious; du bist wohl nicht ( recht) bei Trost! you’re not in your right mind; er ist heute nicht bei Laune he’s not in a very good mood today; gut bei Kasse sein have plenty of money

13. bei bestimmten Bedingungen: beim besten Willen with the best will in the world; bei Wasser und Brot with just bread and water; bei offenem Fenster with the window open; bei Kerzenlicht / Mondschein by candlelight / moonlight; bei Licht besehen ist es nur halb so schlimm seen in the light of day it’s not so bad; bei Tageslicht by daylight

14. Maß: bei weitem by far

15. Anrufung: schwören bei swear by; bei Gott! by God!; bei meiner Ehre! altm. on my hono(u)r!; bei allem, was recht ist, das geht nun wirklich zu weit in all conscience, that’s going too far

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on; at; about; next to; upon; beside; in the event of

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1) at

2) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) by

3) on

4) upon

5) (in the care of: Leave your case with the porter.) with

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bei

[bai]

präp + dat

1. (räumlich: in jds Wohn-/Lebensbereich) with

\bei wem hast du die letzte Nacht verbracht? who did you spend last night with?

sie wohnt \bei ihren Großeltern she lives with her grandparents

ich war die ganze Zeit \bei meinen Eltern I was at my parents' [house] the whole time

am Wochenende sind sie entweder \bei ihm oder \bei ihr at the weekend they're either at his place or at hers

\bei jdm zu Besuch sein to be staying with [or visiting] sb

\bei jdm zu Hause at sb's house

bei uns zu Hause war das immer so üblich we always did it that way at home, that was the way we did things at home

\bei Hofe at court

\bei den Maori/Masai leben to live among the Maori/Masai

\bei Familie Schmidt (Briefanschrift) c/o Schmidt

2. (räumlich: im Tätigkeits-/Unternehmensbereich) for

\bei jdm arbeiten [o sein] to work for sb

er ist \bei Klett angestellt he works at Klett

sie arbeitet \beim Fernsehen she works in television

er arbeitet \bei der Bahn/beim Bund/einer Firma/ der Post he works for the railways/the government/a company/the post office

er arbeitet \beim Supermarkt an der Ecke he works at the supermarket on the corner

er ist neuerdings Redakteur \bei uns he joined us as an editor recently

er ist ein hohes Tier \bei der Post he's a big shot [or fish] at the post office

\bei wem lassen Sie Ihre Anzüge schneidern? who makes your suits?, who is your tailor?

\bei wem haben Sie Deutsch gelernt? who taught you German?

sie hat ihr Handwerk \bei einem sehr erfahrenen Meister gelernt she learnt her trade from a very experienced master craftsman

beim Bäcker/Friseur at the baker's/hairdresser's

\bei der Citybank sein (ein Konto haben) to bank [or have an account] with the Citybank

\bei Klett erschienen published by Klett

\bei der Marine/beim Militär in the navy/military

\bei jdm Unterricht haben [o nehmen] to have lessons with [or take lessons from] sb

3. (räumlich: in jds Werk)

▪ \bei jdm in

das Zitat steht [irgendwo] \bei Goethe the quotation comes from [somewhere in] Goethe

\bei wem hast du denn das gelesen? where did you read that?

das kannst du alles \bei Schopenhauer nachlesen you can look it all up in Schopenhauer

4. (räumlich: mit sich haben) with

etw \bei sich dat haben [o tragen] to have sth with [or on] one

ich habe die Unterlagen leider nicht \bei mir I'm afraid I haven't got the papers with me

ich habe gerade kein Geld \bei mir I don't have [or I'm not carrying] any money on [or with] me at the moment

jdn \bei sich dat haben to have sb with one

zum Glück hatte ich meinen Bruder \bei mir fortunately, my brother was with me

5. (räumlich: im eigenen Bereich) to

ich dachte \bei mir... I thought [or was thinking] to myself...

etw \bei sich behalten to keep sth to oneself

behalte die Nachricht bitte noch \bei dir please don't tell anyone else the news for now, please keep the news to yourself for now

6. (räumlich: in der Nähe) near

Böblingen ist eine Stadt \bei Stuttgart Böblingen is a town near Stuttgart

er wohnt \beim Bahnhof he lives near [to] [or close to] the station

wir treffen uns \bei der Kirche/der Post we'll meet by the church/post office

er saß \bei ihr (direkt neben) he sat beside [or next to] her; (in der näheren Umgebung) he sat close to [or near] her

geh du, ich bleibe \bei den Kindern you go, I'll stay with the children

\bei der ersten/zweiten Kreuzung at the first/second crossing

\beim Fluss by the river

die Schlacht \bei Hastings the battle of Hastings

7. (räumlich: an) by

jdn \bei der Hand nehmen to take sb by the hand; ÖSTERR (fig)

etw \bei der Hand haben to have sth at hand

8. (räumlich: zwischen, unter) among

er war auch \bei den Demonstranten he was also among the demonstrators

die Unterlagen sind \bei den Akten the papers are amongst the files

9. (Angabe von Zeitspanne) during; (Angabe von Zeitpunkt) at

unterbrechen Sie mich bitte nicht dauernd \bei meiner Rede! please stop interrupting my speech!

\bei dem Zugunglück starben viele Menschen many people died in the train crash

\bei der Aufführung darf nicht geraucht werden smoking is not permitted during the performance

Vorsicht \bei der Abfahrt [des Zuges] please stand clear of the doors, the train is about to leave

\bei jds Abreise/Ankunft on sb's departure/arrival

ich hoffe, du bist \bei meiner Abreise auch da I hope you will be there when I leave [or on my departure]

\bei Anbruch der Dunkelheit/des Tages at nightfall/daybreak

\bei der Geburt/dem Tod at his/her etc. birth/death

\bei Nacht/Tag by night/day

\bei Tag und Nacht day and night

\bei Tisch at table

10. (gibt Teilnahme an)

\bei einer Aufführung mitwirken to be involved in a performance/play

\bei einem Gottesdienst/einer Hochzeit sein to be at a church service/wedding

11. (während einer Tätigkeit) while

das ist mir beim Bügeln eingefallen it occurred to me when [or as] [or while] I was ironing; NORDD

\bei sein, etw zu tun to be on the verge of doing sth [or about to do sth

12. (Begleitumstände) by

wir können das ja \bei einer Flasche Wein besprechen let's talk about it over a bottle of wine

\bei Schnee ist Weihnachten immer am schönsten Christmas is always nicest when it snows

\bei diesem Wetter setze ich keinen Fuß vor die Tür! I'm not setting foot outside the door in this weather!

\bei der Arbeit sein to be working [or at work]

\bei/nicht \bei Bewusstsein sein to be conscious/unconscious

\bei Kerzenlicht by candlelight

\bei Kräften/guter Laune sein to be well [or fit]/in good spirits

\bei dieser Hitze/Kälte in such heat/cold

\bei Tageslicht arbeiten to work in daylight

nicht mehr \bei Verstand sein to have taken leave of one's senses, to not be in one's right mind

\bei Wind und Wetter come rain or shine

13. (ungefähr) around

der Preis liegt \bei etwa Euro 1.000 the price is around [or about] 1,000 euros

14. (zur Angabe eines erreichten Wertes)

der DAX lag \bei 3.554 the DAX closed at 3,554 points

die Temperatur lag \bei 38,3° im Schatten the temperature was 38.3° in the shade

15. (im Falle von etw) in case of

„bei Feuer Scheibe einschlagen“ “in case of fire break glass”

\bei Nebel/Regen werde ich nicht fahren I won't go if it's foggy/it rains

16. (wegen, mit) with

\bei seiner Sturheit könnte man manchmal wirklich verzweifeln one could sometimes really despair at his stubbornness

\bei so viel Dummheit ist wirklich alle Liebesmüh vergebens all effort is futile in the face of such stupidity

\bei diesem Sturm bleiben wir lieber zu Hause in view of [or due to] this storm we'd better stay at home

\bei deinen Fähigkeiten with your talents [or skills

17. (trotz) in spite of, despite

\bei aller Freundschaft, das geht einfach zu weit we may be friends but that's just going too far

es geht \beim besten Willen nicht even with the best will in the world it's just not possible

18. (in Schwurformeln) by

ich schwöre es, \bei meiner toten Mutter! I swear on my mother's grave!

\bei meiner Ehre [up]on my honour

\bei Gott! (veraltend) by God!

„ich schwöre \bei Gott, die Wahrheit zu sagen und nichts als die Wahrheit“ “I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God”

19.

▶ nicht [ganz] \bei sich dat sein (fam) to be not [quite] oneself

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Präposition mit Dat

1) (nahe) near; (dicht an, neben) by

die Schlacht bei Leipzig — the battle of Leipzig

bei den Fahrrädern/Kindern bleiben — stay with the bicycles/children

etwas bei sich haben — have something with or on one

nicht [ganz] bei sich sein — (fig.) be not quite with it

sich bei jemandem entschuldigen/erkundigen — apologize to somebody/ask somebody

wir haben Physik bei Herrn Meyer — we do physics with Mr Meyer

2) (unter) among

war heute ein Brief für mich bei der Post? — was there a letter for me in the post today?

3) (an) by

jemanden bei der Hand nehmen — take somebody by the hand

4) (im Wohn-/Lebens-/Arbeitsbereich von)

bei uns tut man das nicht — we don't do that

bei mir [zu Hause] — at my house

bei uns um die Ecke/gegenüber — round the corner from us/opposite us

bei seinen Eltern leben — live with one's parents

wir sind bei ihr eingeladen — we have been invited to her house

wir treffen uns bei uns/Peter — we'll meet at our/Peter's place

bei uns in Österreich — in Austria [where I/we come from/live]

bei uns in der Firma — in our company

bei Schmidt — (auf Briefen) c/o Schmidt

bei einer Firma sein — be with a company

bei jemandem/einem Verlag arbeiten — work for somebody/a publishing house

5) (im Bereich eines Vorgangs) at

bei einer Hochzeit/einem Empfang — usw. at a wedding/reception etc.

bei einem Unfall — in an accident

6) (im Werk von)

bei Goethe — in Goethe

bei Schiller heißt es... — Schiller says or writes that...

7) (im Falle von) in the case of

bei bestimmten Pflanzen — in certain plants

bei der Hauskatze — in the domestic cat

wie bei den Römern — as with the Romans

hoffentlich geht es nicht wie bei mir — I hope the same thing doesn't happen as happened in my case

8) (Zeitpunkt)

bei seiner Ankunft — on his arrival

bei diesen Worten errötete er — at this he blushed

bei Sonnenaufgang/-untergang — at sunrise/sunset

bei unserer Begegnung — at our meeting

9) (modal)

bei Tag/Nacht — by day/night

bei Tag und [bei] Nacht — day and night

bei Tageslicht — by daylight

bei Nebel — in fog

bei Kälte — when it's cold

bei offenem Fenster schlafen — sleep with the window open

10) (im Falle des Auftretens von)

‘bei Feuer Scheibe einschlagen’ — ‘in case of fire, break glass’

‘bei Regen Schleudergefahr’ — ‘slippery when wet’

bei hohem Fieber — when somebody has a high temperature

11) (angesichts) with

bei dieser Hitze — in this heat

bei diesem Sturm/Lärm — with this storm blowing/noise going on

12) (trotz)

bei all seinem Engagement/seinen Bemühungen — in spite of or despite or for all his commitment/efforts

bei allem Verständnis, aber ich kann das nicht — much as I sympathize, I cannot do that

13) (in Beteuerungsformeln) by

bei Gott! — by God!

bei meiner Ehre! — (veralt.) upon my honour!

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bei präp

1. räumlich, auch fig: (in der Nähe von) near;

bei Berlin near Berlin;

die Schlacht bei Waterloo the Battle of Waterloo;

beim Rathaus (just) near ( oder by) the town hall; (am Rathaus) at the town hall;

dicht bei der Schule just next to the school;

gleich beim Hotel liegt die Post the post office is just ( oder right) next to the hotel;

etwas bei der Hand haben have sth to hand;

sein Einkommen/der Wert liegt etwa bei 5000 Euro his salary/its value is around 5000 euros; an einem bestimmten Ort: at;

beim Metzger/Bäcker etc at the butcher’s/baker’s etc;

hast du das bei Woolworth gekauft? did you buy that at Woolworth’s;

Herr Müller ist gerade bei Tisch Mr Müller is just at the table;

wir waren alle bei mir/meinen Eltern we were all at my house ( oder place)/at my parents’ (place);

bei ihr zu Hause in her house, at her place;

bei uns in Hessen/auf dem Land where I come from in Hessen/in the country;

wir sind morgen bei Kollegen eingeladen we have been invited to visit colleagues tomorrow;

er wohnt bei mir nebenan/gegenüber/um die Ecke he lives next door/opposite/on the corner where I live ( oder of my place);

sie wohnt bei einem alten Ehepaar she lives with an old couple;

bei (per Adresse)

Schmidt c/o (= care of) Schmidt; am Telefon:

hier bei Müller this is the Müllers’, Müller speaking;

bei den Schotten heißt das anders the Scots call it something else;

Amerika wacht gerade erst auf, bei uns ist es aber schon 13 Uhr in America they’re just waking up, but here it’s already 1 o’clock

2. bezeichnet Arbeitsverhältnis etc: for;

sie ist bei Langenscheidt she is with ( oder works for) Langenscheidt;

er arbeitet oder

ist bei der Post/Bahn he works for the post office/railway (US railroad);

sie ist beim Fernsehen she works for (the) TV;

beim Militär in the armed forces;

bei jemandem Stunden nehmen have lessons with sb;

bei welchem Arzt bist du? which doctor do you go to?; Br auch who’s your GP?

3. an einer bestimmten Stelle:

jemanden beim Kragen packen grab sb by the collar;

jemanden bei der Hand etc

fassen take sb by the hand etc;

die Gelegenheit beim Schopf fassen seize ( oder grab umg) the opportunity;

bei Fuß! (to) heel

4. dabei, mit: with;

ich habe kein Geld bei mir I have no money on me;

er hatte seinen Hund bei sich he had his dog with him;

das ist oft so bei Kindern that’s fairly common with children; pej children are like that;

bei mir machst du das lieber nicht you’d be advised not to try that with me, you’d better not try that with me;

die Entscheidung liegt bei dir it’s your decision

5. bezeichnet Teilnahme:

bei einer Veranstaltung sein be in an event;

bei einer Aufführung mitwirken take part in a performance; bei Spielen:

bei dieser Runde setze ich aus I’ll sit this round out

6. von Werken, Künstlern etc: in the work of;

bei Schiller steht in one of Schiller’s works it says, Schiller says;

bei Tizian/den Romantikern findet man dieses Motiv you find this motif in the works of Titian/the Romantics

7. zeitlich, Umstände, Zustände: zu einem gewissen Zeitpunkt: on, at;

bei meiner Ankunft when I arrived, on my arrival;

bei Tagesanbruch at dawn;

bei Sonnenaufgang/Sonnenuntergang at sunrise/sunset;

bei schönem Wetter when the weather is fine;

der Park schließt bei anbrechender Dunkelheit the park closes at dusk;

bei dieser Gelegenheit möchte ich …. I should like to take this opportunity to …;

bei einem Unfall in an accident;

Vorsicht bei Abfahrt des Zuges! take care when the train leaves; (während) during, at, by;

bei Nacht at night;

bei Tag during the daytime, by day;

beim Unterricht during a ( oder the) lesson;

bei einem Glas Wein over a glass of wine;

beim Lesen der Zeitung fiel mir auf … while ( oder when) I was reading the paper it struck me …;

bei der Arbeit einschlafen fall asleep while working;

beim Essen/Schlafen/Schreiben etc while eating/sleeping/writing etc; (dabei, mit) with;

hilfst du mir beim Umzug/bei der Arbeit? will you help me with my move/work;

jemanden beim Namen nennen call sb by (his oder her) name; (im Falle von) if there is, in case of;

bei Gefahr Knopf drücken press the button in case of danger;

bei Regen wird das Fest verschoben if it rains the party will be postponed;

bei Nebel if it is foggy;

bei Glatteis Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung auf 30 km speed limit 30 km if there is ice;

Vorsicht bei Nässe! take care in wet conditions;

beim nächsten Mal (the) next time;

bei nächster Gelegenheit (the) next chance, at the first ( oder earliest) opportunity;

bei Fieber Bettruhe halten stay in bed if you have a temperature;

bei so etwas wird mir schlecht that sort of thing makes me feel ill;

bei so etwas kann er nicht mitreden he has nothing to say about that sort of thing

8. (unter) among;

bei den alten Fotos among the old photos;

heute war nichts für dich bei der Post there was nothing for you in the post (US mail) today;

bei Strafe von under penalty of

9. (betreffend):

bei Alkohol muss ich aufpassen I have to be careful with alcohol;

bei Geldfragen muss ich passen when it comes to (questions of) money, I have to pass;

bei Männern hat sie Pech she’s unlucky with men

10. (angesichts):

bei deinem Gehalt! (you) with your salary!;

bei meinem Gehalt kann ich mir das nicht leisten I can’t afford that on ( oder with) my salary;

bei deiner Erkältung solltest du nicht rausgehen you should stay in with your cold ( oder with that cold of yours);

bei 25 Euro pro Stunde at 25 euros an hour;

bei so vielen Schwierigkeiten considering all the difficulties;

bei so viel Hilfe sind wir schnell fertig with all this help we should be ready soon;

bei der Lage der Dinge (with) matters ( oder things) the way they are;

bei so vielen Teilnehmern können wir … with so many participants we can …;

bei diesem Lärm/diesen Temperaturen kann man nicht schlafen with all this noise/with temperatures like this one can’t sleep

11. (trotz):

bei aller Liebe, das ist zu viel verlangt much as I sympathize - that’s asking too much;

und das bei all seiner Mühe! and that in spite of all his efforts

12. in bestimmtem Zustand:

bei Kräften sein be in good health;

bei guter Gesundheit sein be in good health;

bei Besinnung sein be conscious;

du bist wohl nicht (recht) bei Trost! you’re not in your right mind;

er ist heute nicht bei Laune he’s not in a very good mood today;

gut bei Kasse sein have plenty of money

13. bei bestimmten Bedingungen:

beim besten Willen with the best will in the world;

bei Wasser und Brot with just bread and water;

bei offenem Fenster with the window open;

bei Kerzenlicht/Mondschein by candlelight/moonlight;

bei Licht besehen ist es nur halb so schlimm seen in the light of day it’s not so bad;

bei Tageslicht by daylight

14. Maß:

bei weitem by far

15. Anrufung:

schwören bei swear by;

bei Gott! by God!;

bei meiner Ehre! obs on my hono(u)r!;

bei allem, was recht ist, das geht nun wirklich zu weit in all conscience, that’s going too far

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Präposition mit Dat

1) (nahe) near; (dicht an, neben) by

die Schlacht bei Leipzig — the battle of Leipzig

bei den Fahrrädern/Kindern bleiben — stay with the bicycles/children

etwas bei sich haben — have something with or on one

nicht [ganz] bei sich sein — (fig.) be not quite with it

sich bei jemandem entschuldigen/erkundigen — apologize to somebody/ask somebody

wir haben Physik bei Herrn Meyer — we do physics with Mr Meyer

2) (unter) among

war heute ein Brief für mich bei der Post? — was there a letter for me in the post today?

3) (an) by

jemanden bei der Hand nehmen — take somebody by the hand

4) (im Wohn-/Lebens-/Arbeitsbereich von)

bei uns tut man das nicht — we don't do that

bei mir [zu Hause] — at my house

bei uns um die Ecke/gegenüber — round the corner from us/opposite us

bei seinen Eltern leben — live with one's parents

wir sind bei ihr eingeladen — we have been invited to her house

wir treffen uns bei uns/Peter — we'll meet at our/Peter's place

bei uns in Österreich — in Austria [where I/we come from/live]

bei uns in der Firma — in our company

bei Schmidt — (auf Briefen) c/o Schmidt

bei einer Firma sein — be with a company

bei jemandem/einem Verlag arbeiten — work for somebody/a publishing house

5) (im Bereich eines Vorgangs) at

bei einer Hochzeit/einem Empfang — usw. at a wedding/reception etc.

bei einem Unfall — in an accident

6) (im Werk von)

bei Goethe — in Goethe

bei Schiller heißt es... — Schiller says or writes that...

7) (im Falle von) in the case of

bei bestimmten Pflanzen — in certain plants

bei der Hauskatze — in the domestic cat

wie bei den Römern — as with the Romans

hoffentlich geht es nicht wie bei mir — I hope the same thing doesn't happen as happened in my case

8) (Zeitpunkt)

bei seiner Ankunft — on his arrival

bei diesen Worten errötete er — at this he blushed

bei Sonnenaufgang/-untergang — at sunrise/sunset

bei unserer Begegnung — at our meeting

9) (modal)

bei Tag/Nacht — by day/night

bei Tag und [bei] Nacht — day and night

bei Tageslicht — by daylight

bei Nebel — in fog

bei Kälte — when it's cold

bei offenem Fenster schlafen — sleep with the window open

10) (im Falle des Auftretens von)

‘bei Feuer Scheibe einschlagen’ — ‘in case of fire, break glass’

‘bei Regen Schleudergefahr’ — ‘slippery when wet’

bei hohem Fieber — when somebody has a high temperature

11) (angesichts) with

bei dieser Hitze — in this heat

bei diesem Sturm/Lärm — with this storm blowing/noise going on

12) (trotz)

bei all seinem Engagement/seinen Bemühungen — in spite of or despite or for all his commitment/efforts

bei allem Verständnis, aber ich kann das nicht — much as I sympathize, I cannot do that

13) (in Beteuerungsformeln) by

bei Gott! — by God!

bei meiner Ehre! — (veralt.) upon my honour!

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(vollem) Verstand sein ausdr.

to be in one's right mind expr.

to be of sound mind expr. präp.

at prep.

by prep.

next to prep.

on prep.

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6 payer

payer [peje]

➭ TABLE 8

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ facture, dette] to pay

• payer comptant to pay cash

• c'est lui qui paie he's paying

   b. [+ employé] to pay ; [+ tueur] to hire

• être payé par chèque/en espèces/en nature to be paid by cheque/in cash/in kind

• il est payé pour le savoir ! (figurative) he should know!

   c. [+ travail, maison, marchandise] to pay for

• il m'a fait payer 50 € he charged me 50 euros

• payer les pots cassés to carry the can (inf)

• travail mal payé badly-paid work

   d. ( = offrir) payer qch à qn to buy sth for sb

• payer à boire à qn to buy sb a drink

   e. ( = récompenser) to reward

• il a été payé de ses efforts he was rewarded for his efforts

   f. ( = expier) [+ faute, crime] to pay for

• il l'a payé de sa santé it cost him his health

• il me le paiera ! (en menace) he'll pay for this!

2. intransitive verb

   a. [effort, tactique] to pay off ; [métier] to be well-paid

• payer pour qn to pay for sb ; (figurative) to take the blame instead of sb

   b. (locutions) payer de sa personne to make sacrifices

• l'hôtel ne paie pas de mine the hotel isn't much to look at

3. reflexive verb

► se payer ( = s'offrir) [+ objet] to treat o.s. to

• on va se payer le restaurant we're going to treat ourselves to a meal out

• se payer la tête de qn ( = ridiculiser) to make fun of sb ; ( = tromper) to take sb for a ride (inf)

• se payer une bonne grippe (inf) to have a bad dose of flu

• il s'est payé un arbre (inf) he wrapped his car round a tree

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peje
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( régler) to pay for [achat, travail]; to pay, to settle [facture]; to pay [somme]

payer le téléphone — to pay the phone bill

il m'a fait payer 10 euros — he charged me 10 euros

être payé avec un lance-pierres — (colloq) to be paid peanuts (colloq)

2) ( s'acquitter envers) to pay [employé]

être payé à ne rien faire — to be paid for doing nothing

être trop peu payé — to be underpaid

il est payé pour le savoir! — fig he knows that to his cost!

3) (colloq) ( offrir)

payer quelque chose à quelqu'un — to buy somebody something

je te paie le restaurant — I'll treat you to a meal

4) ( subir des conséquences) to pay for [faute, imprudence]

il a payé sa témérité de sa vie — his rashness cost him his life

payer pour les autres — to take the rap (colloq)

5) ( compenser) to cover

leur réussite la paie de tous ses sacrifices — their success makes all her sacrifices worthwhile

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( rapporter) [efforts, peine, sacrifice] to pay off; [profession, activité] to pay

c'est un métier qui paie bien — it's a job that pays well

2) (colloq) ( prêter à rire) to look funny

il payait dans son imitation du patron — he did a funny imitation of the boss

3.

se payer verbe pronominal

1) ( être payable) [service, marchandise] to have to be paid for; [personne, salaire] to have to be paid

2) (colloq) ( à soi-même) to treat oneself to [voyage, dîner]; hum to get [rhume, mauvaise note]; to get landed with [travail, importun]

se payer une cuite — to get plastered (colloq)

se payer un arbre — to crash into a tree

3) ( prendre son dû)

payez-vous sur ce billet — take what I owe you out of this note GB ou bill US

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payer quelqu'un de promesses — to fob somebody off with promises

se payer de mots — to talk a lot of rubbish (colloq)

se payer d'illusions — to delude oneself

se payer du bon temps — (colloq) to have a good time

se payer la tête (colloq) de quelqu'un — ( se moquer) to take the mickey (colloq) out of somebody GB, to razz (colloq) somebody US; ( duper) to take somebody for a ride

il me déteste et il est payé de retour — he hates me and the feeling's mutual

il a payé de sa personne — it cost him dear

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peje
1. vt

1) [créancier, employé] to pay

être bien payé — to be well paid

être mal payé — to be badly paid

Elle a été payée aujourd'hui. — She got paid today.

2) [loyer, cotisation] to pay

3) [achat, réparations] to pay for

Combien as-tu payé ta voiture? — How much did you pay for your car?

J'ai payé ce T-shirt quinze francs. — I paid 15 euros for this T-shirt.

payer cher qch — to pay a lot for sth, fig, [faute] to pay dearly for sth

faire payer quelque chose à quelqu'un — to charge somebody for something, fig (= se venger) to make sb pay for sth

Il me l'a fait payer 10 euros. — He charged me 10 euros for it.

4) (= offrir)

payer qch à qn — to buy sth for sb

Allez, je vous paye un verre. — Come on, I'll buy you a drink.

ils nous ont payé le voyage — they paid for our trip

2. vi

1) [personne] to pay

2) (= rapporter de l'argent) [métier] to pay, to be well-paid

Son métier paye bien. — His job pays good money.

3) [effort, tactique] to pay off

4) (autres locutions)

payer de sa personne — to give of oneself

ne pas payer de mine — not to look up to much

Leurs bureaux ne paient pas de mine. — Their offices don't look like they're up to much.

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payer verb table: payer

A vtr

1 ( régler) to pay for [article, billet, achat, travail, service]; to pay, to settle [facture, note, dette]; to pay [somme, impôt, intérêt, salaire]; combien as-tu payé le livre? how much did you pay for the book?; payer le gaz/téléphone to pay the gas/phone○ bill; elle m'a payé le loyer/une matinée de travail she paid me the rent/for a morning's work; payer 500 euros de loyer to pay 500 euros in rent; payer 200 euros de fournitures to pay 200 euros for the materials; il m'a payé le terrain 100 000 euros he paid me 100,000 euros for the land; j'ai payé le vendeur I paid the shop assistant GB ou salesclerk US; il m'a fait payer 2 euros/la ficelle he charged me 2 euros/for the string; travail bien/mal payé well-/poorly-paid job; payer par chèque/carte de crédit to pay by cheque GB ou check US/credit card; être payé à coups de pied dans les fesses○ or avec un lance-pierres to be paid peanuts○;

2 ( s'acquitter envers) to pay, to settle up with [fournisseur, artisan]; to pay [employé]; payer l'entrepreneur to settle up with ou pay the builder; payer qn pour faire or pour qu'il fasse to pay sb to do; je ne suis pas payé pour ça! that's not what I'm paid to do!; être payé à ne rien faire to be paid for doing nothing; payer qn de ses services to pay sb for their services; avoir du mal à se faire payer to have trouble getting paid; être payé à l'heure/à l'année to be paid on an hourly/annual basis; être trop/trop peu payé to be overpaid/underpaid; ça ne paie pas son homme! it's a poorly-paid job; il est payé pour le savoir! fig he knows that to his cost!;

3 ○( offrir) payer qch à qn to buy sb sth; payer un verre or à boire à qn to buy sb a drink; payer l'avion à qn to pay for sb's plane ticket; viens, je te paie le restaurant come on, I'll treat you to a meal;

4 ( subir des conséquences) to pay for [faute, imprudence]; payer cher sa réussite/d'avoir hésité to pay dearly for one's success/for dithering; tu me le paieras (cher)! you'll pay for this!, I'll make you pay for this!; payer de sa vie to pay with one's life; il a payé sa témérité de sa vie his rashness cost him his life; payer pour les autres to take the rap○, to carry the can○ for the others;

5 ( compenser) to cover; ça me paie mon loyer it covers the ou my rent; leur réussite la paie de tous ses sacrifices their success makes all her sacrifices worthwhile.

B vi

1 ( récompenser) [efforts, peine, sacrifice] to pay off;

2 ( rapporter) [profession, activité] to pay; c'est un métier qui paie bien it's a job that pays well; c'est un métier qui paie mal it's not a job that pays well;

3 ○( prêter à rire) to look funny ou comical; il payait dans son imitation du patron he did a funny imitation of the boss.

C se payer vpr

1 ( être payable) [service, marchandise] to have to be paid for; [personne, salaire] to have to be paid;

2 ○( à soi-même) to treat oneself to [voyage, dîner etc]; iron to get [rhume, mauvaise note]; to get landed with [travail, importun]; se payer une cuite○ to get plastered○; se payer qn◑ ( lui régler son compte) to give sb what for○; ( coucher avec) to bed sb○, to have it off with sb◑; se payer un mur/arbre○ to crash into a wall/tree; se payer un piéton○ to knock down ou to slam○ a pedestrian;

3 ( prendre son dû) payez-vous sur ce billet take what I owe you out of this note GB ou bill US.

Idiomes

payer qn de promesses/belles paroles to fob sb off with promises/fine words; se payer de mots to talk a lot of hot air○; se payer d'illusions to delude oneself; se payer du bon temps○ to have a good time; se payer la tête○ or la gueule◑ or la tronche◑ de qn ( se moquer) to take the piss◑ out of sb, to take the mickey○ out of sb GB, to razz sb US; ( duper) to take sb for a ride; il aime sa femme et il est bien payé de retour he loves his wife and she returns his love; il me déteste et il est payé de retour he hates me and the feeling's mutual; il a payé de sa personne it cost him dear.

[peje] verbe transitif

1. [solder, régler] to pay

payer sa dette à la société to pay one's debt to society

(en usage absolu)

payer comptant/à crédit to pay cash/by credit

je paye par chèque/avec ma carte de crédit/en liquide I'll pay by cheque/with my credit card/(in) cash

payer d'avance to pay in advance

c'est moi qui paie [l'addition] I'll pay, it's my treat

c'est le prix à payer si tu veux réussir that's the price you have to pay for success

payer de ses deniers ou de sa poche to pay out of one's own pocket

payer rubis sur l'ongle to pay (cash) on the nail

2. [rémunérer] to pay

(en usage absolu)

leur patron paie bien their boss pays well

tu es pourtant payé pour le savoir! you of all people should know that!

3. [acheter - repas, voyage] to pay for

payer à boire à quelqu'un to buy somebody a drink

je lui ai payé un collier I bought her a necklace

combien as-tu payé ta maison? how much did your house cost you?, how much did you pay for your house?

je te paie le théâtre I'll take you out to the theatre

combien il t'a fait payer? how much did he charge?

il me l'a fait payer trop cher he overcharged me

4. [obtenir au prix d'un sacrifice]

payer quelque chose de to pay for something with

payer sa réussite de sa santé to succeed at the expense ou the cost of one's health

elle me le paiera! (figuré) she'll pay for this!

c'est payer cher la réussite that's too high a price to pay for success

5. [subir les conséquences de] to pay for (inseparable)

(en usage absolu)

vous êtes coupable, vous devez payer you're guilty, you're going to pay

payer pour les autres to be punished for others

payer les pots cassés to foot the bill (figuré)

6. [dédommager] to compensate, to repay

ses félicitations me paient de mes efforts his congratulations repay me my efforts

payer quelqu'un de belles paroles to fob somebody off with smooth talk

payer quelqu'un d'ingratitude to repay somebody with ingratitude

payer quelqu'un de retour to repay somebody in kind

7. [acheter - criminel] to hire ; [ - témoin] to buy (off)

payer un tueur to hire a gunman

8. [compenser] to pay

la prime d'assurance ne paie pas complètement le remplacement de la voiture the insurance premium does not cover you for full reimbursement of the car

9. [être soumis à - taxe]

certaines marchandises paient un droit de douane you have to pay duty on some goods, some goods are liable to duty

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[peje] verbe intransitif

1. [être profitable] to pay

l'ostréiculture ne paie plus there's no money (to be made) in oyster farming nowadays

c'est un travail qui paie mal it's badly paid work, it's not a well paid job

l'honnêteté ne paie plus it doesn't pay to be honest any more

2. (familier) [prêter à rire] to be ou to look a sight

tu payes avec ces lunettes! you do look a sight with those glasses on!

3. (locution)

payer d'audace to risk one's all

ne pas payer de mine: la maison ne paie pas de mine, mais elle est confortable the house isn't much to look at ou the house doesn't look much but it's very comfortable

payer de sa personne

a. [s'exposer au danger] to put oneself on the line

b. [se donner du mal] to put in a lot of effort

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se payer verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

tenez, payez-vous here, take what I owe you

se payer de mots to talk a lot of fine words

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se payer verbe pronominal

(emploi passif) to have to be paid for

la qualité se paie you have to pay for quality

tout se paie everything has its price

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se payer verbe pronominal transitif

1. (familier) [s'offrir] to treat oneself to

j'ai envie de me payer une robe I feel like treating myself to a dress ou like buying myself a dress

se payer la tête de quelqu'un to make fun of somebody

s'en payer (une tranche) to have (oneself) a great time

2. (familier) [être chargé de] to be landed ou saddled with

je me paie tout le boulot I end up doing all the work

3. (familier) [recevoir] to get, to land (UK)

je me suis payé un 2 à l'oral I got a 2 in the oral

4. (familier) [supporter] to put up with

on s'est payé leurs gosses pendant tout le week-end we had to put up with ou we were lumbered with their kids the whole weekend

5. (familier) [percuter] to run ou to bump into

elle s'est payé le mur en reculant she backed into the wall

6. (familier) [agresser] to go for

celui-là, à la prochaine réunion, je me le paie I'll have his guts for garters (UK) ou his head on a platter (US) at the next meeting

7. (très familier) [avoir une relation sexuelle avec] to have (très familier), to have it off with (très familier & UK)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > payer
7 agua

f.

1 water.

agua del grifo tap water

agua con hielo iced water

agua de lavanda lavender water

aguas menores urine

agua mineral (sin gas/con gas) (still/sparkling) mineral water

agua oxigenada hydrogen peroxide

agua potable drinking water

aguas residuales sewage

agua salada salt water

aguas termales thermal spring waters

aguas territoriales territorial waters

agua de colonia eau de cologne

agua corriente running water

agua destilada distilled water

agua dulce fresh water

agua embotellada bottled water

2 slope.

un tejado de dos aguas a ridged roof

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: aguar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: aguar.

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agua

(Takes el in singular)

► nombre femenino

1 water

■ echarse al agua to dive in

2 (lluvia) rain

3 ARQUITECTURA slope of a roof

■ tejado a dos aguas pitched roof

► nombre femenino plural aguas

1 (del mar, río) waters

■ aguas arriba upstream

2 (de brillante) water sing, sparkle sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

claro como el agua crystal clear

como agua de mayo a godsend

como dos gotas de agua like two peas in a pod

estar con el agua al cuello figurado to be up to one's neck in it

estar entre dos aguas to sit on the fence

hacérsele la boca agua a uno figurado to make one's mouth water

hacerse una cosa agua en la boca to melt in one's mouth

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé never say never

romper aguas to break waters

agua bendita holy water

agua corriente running water

agua de colonia (eau de) cologne

agua de lluvia rainwater

agua de mar seawater

agua del grifo tap water

agua dulce fresh water

agua mineral con gas sparkling mineral water

agua mineral sin gas still mineral water

agua oxigenada hydrogen peroxide

agua potable drinking water

agua salada salt water

aguas jurisdiccionales territorial waters

aguas menores familiar pee sing

aguas residuales sewage sing

aguas termales thermal springs

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noun f.

water

- agua corriente
- agua dulce
- agua mineral
- agua oxigenada
- aguas residuales
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SF

1) [para beber, lavar] water

lavar en agua fría — wash in cold water

dame agua — give me a drink of water

un motor refrigerado por agua — a water-cooled engine

dos aguas con gas y una sin gas, por favor — two sparkling mineral waters and one still one, please

ha sido un invierno de mucha agua — it's been a very wet winter, we've had a lot of rain this winter

¡hombre al agua! — man overboard!

• lanzar un barco al agua — to launch a boat

• caer agua — to rain

hace falta que caiga mucha agua — we need a lot of rain

cayó agua a mares — it poured down

• echarse al agua — (lit) to dive in; (fig) to take the plunge

• ¡agua va! — look out!, careful!

sin decir agua va — without (any) warning

- bailar el agua a algn

- bañarse en agua de rosas

hacérsele la boca agua a algn Esp, hacérsele agua la boca a algn LAm —

se me hace la boca agua solo de pensar en la sopa — just thinking about the soup makes my mouth water, my mouth is watering just thinking about the soup

se le hace la boca agua de pensar en los beneficios — he's drooling at the thought of the profit he'll make

- quedar en agua de borrajas

- cambiar el agua al canario o a las aceitunas

- coger agua en cesto

- como agua para chocolate

- estar con el agua al cuello

- ¿me da para mis aguas?

- echar a algn al agua

- gastar el dinero como agua

como agua de mayo Esp —

esperan la privatización como agua de mayo — they are eagerly awaiting privatization

la noticia fue recibida como agua de mayo en los mercados financieros — the news was welcomed with open arms on the financial markets

este dinero nos viene como agua de mayo — this money is a godsend, this money couldn't have come at a better time

- llevar el agua a su molino

- mear agua bendita

- es agua pasada

- pescar en agua turbia

- sacar agua de las piedras

- de primera agua

- ser como el agua por San Juan

- agua que no has de beber déjala correr

- nunca digas de esta agua no beberé

- de las aguas mansas me libre Dios

- agua pasada no mueve molino

- lo que por agua viene, por agua se va

agua bendita — holy water

agua blanda — soft water

agua corriente — running water

agua (de) cuba — Chile bleach

agua de cebada — barley water

agua de colonia — eau de cologne

agua de espliego — lavender water

agua de fregar — dishwater

agua de fuego — firewater

agua de fusión de la nieve — meltwater

agua de lavanda — lavender water

agua del grifo — tap water

agua de lluvia — rainwater

agua de mar — sea water

agua de rosas — rosewater

agua de seltz — seltzer, soda (water), seltzer water (EEUU)

agua destilada — distilled water

agua dulce — fresh water

un pez de agua dulce — a freshwater fish

agua dura — hard water

agua fuerte — nitric acid solution

agua Jane — ® Uru bleach

agua mineral — mineral water

agua mineral con gas — sparkling mineral water

agua mineral sin gas — still mineral water

agua nieve — sleet

cayó agua nieve — it was sleeting

agua oxigenada — hydrogen peroxide

agua (de) panela — Col, Ven hot lemon

agua perra — Chile boiled water ( drunk for its cleansing properties)

agua pesada — heavy water

agua potable — drinking water

agua salada — salt water

un pez de agua salada — a saltwater fish

agua tónica — tonic water
claro, grabado, vía
2) CAm, And (=gaseosa) fizzy drink, soda (EEUU); (=infusión) herbal tea

agua de manzanilla — camomile tea

3) CAm (=zumo) juice

agua de pera — pear juice

4) pl aguas [de mar, río] waters; [de la marea] tide sing

las frías aguas del Atlántico — the cold waters of the Atlantic

Dios creó las aguas — God created the seas and the oceans

• aguas abajo — downstream, downriver

• aguas arriba — upstream, upriver

• hacer aguas — [barco] to take in water; [explicación, teoría] to be full of holes, not to hold water; [relación, organización, proyecto] to founder

nuestro mercado interno hacía agua — our domestic market was foundering o in trouble

• romper aguas, rompió aguas camino del hospital — her waters broke on the way to the hospital

• tomar las aguas — to take the waters

- estar o nadar entre dos aguas

volver las aguas a su cauce —

las aguas están volviendo a su cauce — things are returning to normal

aguas amnióticas — amniotic fluid sing

aguas de consumo — drinking water sing

aguas de escorrentía — run-off water sing

aguas de pantoque — bilge water sing

aguas fecales — sewage sing

aguas internacionales — international waters

aguas jurisdiccionales — territorial waters

aguas litorales — coastal waters

aguas llenas — high tide sing

aguas mayores — euf faeces sing frm, feces sing (EEUU) frm

hacer aguas mayores — to have a bowel movement

aguas menores — euf urine sing

hacer aguas menores — to pass water

aguas muertas — neap tide sing

aguas negras, aguas residuales, aguas servidas — Cono Sur sewage sing

aguas subterráneas — groundwater sing

aguas superficiales — surface water sing

aguas termales — thermal springs

aguas territoriales — territorial waters

5) pl aguas (=ondulación)

a) [de piedra preciosa] veins

la malaquita tenía unas aguas blancas — the malachite had white veins in it

un papel azul haciendo aguas — a blue paper with a marbled design

b) [de tejado] pitch, slope

cubrir aguas — to put the roof on, top out

tejado a dos aguas — gabled roof

tejado a cuatro aguas — hipped roof

6) pl aguas (=destello) sparkle sing

el diamante tenía unas aguas preciosas — the diamond sparkled beautifully, the diamond had a wonderful sparkle

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femenino‡

1) water

agua de lluvia/mar — rainwater/seawater

bailarle el agua a alguien — ( adularlo) (Esp fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)

cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario — (fam & hum) to take o have a leak (colloq & hum)

como agua para chocolate — (Méx fam) furious

estar con el agua al cuello — to be up to one's neck

estar más claro que el agua — to be (patently) obvious

hacer agua — embarcación to take in water; negocio/institución to founder

hacérsele agua la boca a alguien — (AmL)

se me hizo agua la boca — it made my mouth water

ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente — a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

llevar el agua a su molino — to turn things to one's advantage

lo que por agua viene, por agua se va — (Col) easy come, easy go

más claro, échale or echarle agua — it's obvious

quedar en agua de borrajas — to come to nothing

ser agua pasada — to be a thing of the past

sin decir agua va — without so much as a by-your-leave

venirle a alguien como agua de mayo — (Esp) to come just at the right moment

agua pasada no mueve molino — it's no use crying over spilt milk

agua que no has de beber déjala correr — if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé — you never know when the same thing might happen to you

- agua bendita

- agua corriente/destilada

- agua de colonia

- agua de rosas

- agua dulce

- agua mineral

- agua oxigenada

- agua potable/salada

- aguas negras

- agua tónica or quina

2) ( lluvia) rain

- agua nieve

3) (AmC, Andes)

a) (fam) ( bebida gaseosa) soda (AmE), fizzy drink (BrE)

b) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE)

agua de menta — mint tea

4) aguas femenino plural

a) (de mar, río) waters (pl)

estar or nadar entre dos aguas — to sit on the fence

los votantes que están entre dos aguas — the undecided voters

volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce — once things settle down o return to normal

b) (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)

tomar las aguas — to take the waters

- aguas jurisdiccionales/territoriales

- aguas termales

5) aguas femenino plural (Fisiol) tb

aguas amnióticas — amniotic fluid

rompió aguas — her waters broke

- aguas mayores

- aguas menores

6) aguas femenino plural ( vertientes) slope

tejado a dos aguas — gable o apex o saddle roof

* * *

= water.

Ex. We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.

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* abastecimiento de agua = water supply.

* absorción del agua = water absorption.

* achicar agua = bale out + water, bail + water.

* a cuatro aguas = hipped.

* aerobics en el agua = water aerobics.

* agua + arrastrar = wash away.

* agua bendita = holy water.

* agua caliente = hot water.

* agua con gas = carbonated water.

* agua con jabón = soapy water.

* agua corriente = running water.

* agua de colonia = eau de cologne.

* agua del grifo = tap water.

* agua de lluvia = rain water.

* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].

* agua de manantial = spring water.

* agua de mojado = fountain solution.

* agua de riego = irrigation water.

* agua destilada = distilled water.

* agua dulce = freshwater [fresh water].

* agua embotellada = bottled water.

* agua en botella = bottled water.

* agua estancada = stagnant backwater, backwater, stagnant water.

* agua fría = cold water.

* agua helada = ice water.

* agua hirviendo = boiling water.

* agua jabonosa = soapy water.

* agua limpia de impurezas = purified water.

* agua + llevar = wash away.

* agua marina = sea-water [seawater].

* agua mineral = mineral water, spring water.

* agua normal = still water.

* agua oxigenada = hydrogen peroxide.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* agua potable = drinking water.

* agua purificada = purified water.

* aguas abajo = downstream.

* agua salada = salt water [saltwater].

* agua salobre = salt water [saltwater].

* aguas arriba = upstream.

* aguas bravas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas costeras = coastal waters.

* agua sin gas = still water.

* aguas internacionales = international waters.

* aguas jurisdiccionales = territorial waters, jurisdictional waters.

* aguas litorales = coastal waters.

* aguas mansas = still waters.

* aguas negras = waste water [wastewater], sewage, sewerage.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* aguas polares = polar waters.

* aguas rápidas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas residuales = sewage, waste water [wastewater], liquid waste, sewerage.

* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.

* aguas revueltas = rip, rip tide.

* aguas sucias = foul water.

* aguas templadas = temperate waters.

* aguas termales = thermal springs.

* aguas territoriales = territorial waters, territorial waters, home waters.

* aguas tranquilas = still waters.

* aguas turbias = muddy waters.

* aguas turbulentas = rip tide, turbulent waters.

* agua subterránea = groundwater.

* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.

* ahogarse en un vaso de agua = make + a mountain out of a molehill, get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing.

* al agua = water-based, overboard.

* bajo agua = undersea, underwater.

* baños de agua caliente = hot springs.

* barril con agua de beber = scuttlebutt.

* bomba de agua = water pump.

* bomba de agua caliente = heat-pump.

* brazo de agua = inlet.

* calentador de agua = water heater.

* cama de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cañón de agua = water cannon.

* caudal de agua = volume of water.

* caudal de agua o superficie acuática = body of water.

* causado por el agua = water-related.

* cloración del agua = water chlorination.

* cocodrilo de agua salada = saltie.

* colchón de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.

* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.

* compañía suministradora de agua = water authority, water board, water company.

* con el agua al cuello = in hot water.

* con el agua hasta el cuello = in deep water.

* conservar agua = conserve + water.

* contador del agua = water meter.

* contaminación del agua = water pollution.

* contaminación de las aguas subterráneas = groundwater pollution, groundwater contamination.

* con tejado a dos aguas = gabled.

* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cuando el río, suena agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* curso de agua = water body [waterbody].

* daño causado por el agua = water damage.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.

* depósito de agua elevado = water tower.

* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.

* deslizarse sobre el agua = aquaplane.

* detector de agua = water detector.

* diluir con agua = dilute with + water.

* empleado de la compañía suministradora de agua = water board engineer.

* escape de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* escasez de agua = water shortage.

* factura de electricidad, agua o gas = utility bill.

* falta de agua = water shortage.

* falto de agua = waterless.

* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.

* fuente de agua = drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler.

* fuga de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* gato escaldado del agua fría huye = once bitten, twice shy.

* gestión de aguas = water management.

* hacer agua = Negativo + hold + water.

* hacer agua(s) = spring + a leak.

* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.

* hervidora eléctrica de agua = electric kettle.

* hervidor de agua = kettle.

* hervir agua = boil + water.

* hilo de agua = trickle.

* impulsado por el agua = water-powered.

* jarro de agua fría = slap in the face.

* lavar con agua = rinse off.

* lavar con agua abudante = sluice.

* limpiar con agua = wash away.

* línea de agua, la = water line, the.

* llave de paso del agua = water valve.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* manta de agua = downpour, rainstorm, pelting rain, soaking rain.

* marca de agua = watermark.

* marcas de agua = watermarking.

* marcas de agua digitales = digital watermarking.

* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.

* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.

* molino de agua = water mill.

* nadar entre dos aguas = sit on + the fence, fall between + two stools.

* nivel del agua = water level.

* nivel máximo del agua = high-water mark.

* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.

* orilla del agua = water's edge.

* pecina de las aguas residuales = sewage sludge.

* perder agua = lose + water, leak.

* pez de agua dulce = freshwater fish.

* pila del agua bendita = holy water font.

* pintura al agua = gouache, water-based paint.

* planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage plant, sewage treatment plant.

* que da agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* que el agua disuelve = water-fugitive.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.

* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* red de agua potable = water mains.

* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de suministro de agua potable, la = water mains, mains, the.

* reservas de agua subterránea = groundwater reservoir.

* resistente al agua = water resistant.

* restricciones de agua = water restrictions.

* ron con agua = grog.

* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.

* seda formando aguas = watered silk.

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

* ser una raya en el agua = be good for nothing.

* sin agua = waterless.

* sistema de abastecimiento de agua = waterworks.

* sistema de circulación del agua = water circulation system.

* sistema de extinción de incendios mediante rociadores de agua = water sprinkler fire extinguishing system.

* sistema de rociadores de agua = sprinkler system, water sprinkler system.

* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.

* tejado a cuatro aguas = hip roof, hipped roof.

* tetera para hervir agua = kettle.

* tortuga de agua dulce = terrapin.

* transmitido por el agua = waterborne.

* transportado por el agua = waterborne.

* tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage treatment, sewage disposal, waste water treatment.

* tratamiento del agua = water treatment.

* tromba de agua = pelting rain, downpour, waterspout, soaking rain.

* una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.

* vapor de agua = water vapour.

* volumen de agua = volume of water.

* * *

femenino‡

1) water

agua de lluvia/mar — rainwater/seawater

bailarle el agua a alguien — ( adularlo) (Esp fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)

cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario — (fam & hum) to take o have a leak (colloq & hum)

como agua para chocolate — (Méx fam) furious

estar con el agua al cuello — to be up to one's neck

estar más claro que el agua — to be (patently) obvious

hacer agua — embarcación to take in water; negocio/institución to founder

hacérsele agua la boca a alguien — (AmL)

se me hizo agua la boca — it made my mouth water

ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente — a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

llevar el agua a su molino — to turn things to one's advantage

lo que por agua viene, por agua se va — (Col) easy come, easy go

más claro, échale or echarle agua — it's obvious

quedar en agua de borrajas — to come to nothing

ser agua pasada — to be a thing of the past

sin decir agua va — without so much as a by-your-leave

venirle a alguien como agua de mayo — (Esp) to come just at the right moment

agua pasada no mueve molino — it's no use crying over spilt milk

agua que no has de beber déjala correr — if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé — you never know when the same thing might happen to you

- agua bendita

- agua corriente/destilada

- agua de colonia

- agua de rosas

- agua dulce

- agua mineral

- agua oxigenada

- agua potable/salada

- aguas negras

- agua tónica or quina

2) ( lluvia) rain

- agua nieve

3) (AmC, Andes)

a) (fam) ( bebida gaseosa) soda (AmE), fizzy drink (BrE)

b) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE)

agua de menta — mint tea

4) aguas femenino plural

a) (de mar, río) waters (pl)

estar or nadar entre dos aguas — to sit on the fence

los votantes que están entre dos aguas — the undecided voters

volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce — once things settle down o return to normal

b) (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)

tomar las aguas — to take the waters

- aguas jurisdiccionales/territoriales

- aguas termales

5) aguas femenino plural (Fisiol) tb

aguas amnióticas — amniotic fluid

rompió aguas — her waters broke

- aguas mayores

- aguas menores

6) aguas femenino plural ( vertientes) slope

tejado a dos aguas — gable o apex o saddle roof

* * *

= water.

Ex: We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.

* abastecimiento de agua = water supply.

* absorción del agua = water absorption.

* achicar agua = bale out + water, bail + water.

* a cuatro aguas = hipped.

* aerobics en el agua = water aerobics.

* agua + arrastrar = wash away.

* agua bendita = holy water.

* agua caliente = hot water.

* agua con gas = carbonated water.

* agua con jabón = soapy water.

* agua corriente = running water.

* agua de colonia = eau de cologne.

* agua del grifo = tap water.

* agua de lluvia = rain water.

* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].

* agua de manantial = spring water.

* agua de mojado = fountain solution.

* agua de riego = irrigation water.

* agua destilada = distilled water.

* agua dulce = freshwater [fresh water].

* agua embotellada = bottled water.

* agua en botella = bottled water.

* agua estancada = stagnant backwater, backwater, stagnant water.

* agua fría = cold water.

* agua helada = ice water.

* agua hirviendo = boiling water.

* agua jabonosa = soapy water.

* agua limpia de impurezas = purified water.

* agua + llevar = wash away.

* agua marina = sea-water [seawater].

* agua mineral = mineral water, spring water.

* agua normal = still water.

* agua oxigenada = hydrogen peroxide.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* agua potable = drinking water.

* agua purificada = purified water.

* aguas abajo = downstream.

* agua salada = salt water [saltwater].

* agua salobre = salt water [saltwater].

* aguas arriba = upstream.

* aguas bravas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas costeras = coastal waters.

* agua sin gas = still water.

* aguas internacionales = international waters.

* aguas jurisdiccionales = territorial waters, jurisdictional waters.

* aguas litorales = coastal waters.

* aguas mansas = still waters.

* aguas negras = waste water [wastewater], sewage, sewerage.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* aguas polares = polar waters.

* aguas rápidas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas residuales = sewage, waste water [wastewater], liquid waste, sewerage.

* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.

* aguas revueltas = rip, rip tide.

* aguas sucias = foul water.

* aguas templadas = temperate waters.

* aguas termales = thermal springs.

* aguas territoriales = territorial waters, territorial waters, home waters.

* aguas tranquilas = still waters.

* aguas turbias = muddy waters.

* aguas turbulentas = rip tide, turbulent waters.

* agua subterránea = groundwater.

* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.

* ahogarse en un vaso de agua = make + a mountain out of a molehill, get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing.

* al agua = water-based, overboard.

* bajo agua = undersea, underwater.

* baños de agua caliente = hot springs.

* barril con agua de beber = scuttlebutt.

* bomba de agua = water pump.

* bomba de agua caliente = heat-pump.

* brazo de agua = inlet.

* calentador de agua = water heater.

* cama de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cañón de agua = water cannon.

* caudal de agua = volume of water.

* caudal de agua o superficie acuática = body of water.

* causado por el agua = water-related.

* cloración del agua = water chlorination.

* cocodrilo de agua salada = saltie.

* colchón de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.

* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.

* compañía suministradora de agua = water authority, water board, water company.

* con el agua al cuello = in hot water.

* con el agua hasta el cuello = in deep water.

* conservar agua = conserve + water.

* contador del agua = water meter.

* contaminación del agua = water pollution.

* contaminación de las aguas subterráneas = groundwater pollution, groundwater contamination.

* con tejado a dos aguas = gabled.

* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cuando el río, suena agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* curso de agua = water body [waterbody].

* daño causado por el agua = water damage.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.

* depósito de agua elevado = water tower.

* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.

* deslizarse sobre el agua = aquaplane.

* detector de agua = water detector.

* diluir con agua = dilute with + water.

* empleado de la compañía suministradora de agua = water board engineer.

* escape de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* escasez de agua = water shortage.

* factura de electricidad, agua o gas = utility bill.

* falta de agua = water shortage.

* falto de agua = waterless.

* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.

* fuente de agua = drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler.

* fuga de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* gato escaldado del agua fría huye = once bitten, twice shy.

* gestión de aguas = water management.

* hacer agua = Negativo + hold + water.

* hacer agua(s) = spring + a leak.

* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.

* hervidora eléctrica de agua = electric kettle.

* hervidor de agua = kettle.

* hervir agua = boil + water.

* hilo de agua = trickle.

* impulsado por el agua = water-powered.

* jarro de agua fría = slap in the face.

* lavar con agua = rinse off.

* lavar con agua abudante = sluice.

* limpiar con agua = wash away.

* línea de agua, la = water line, the.

* llave de paso del agua = water valve.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* manta de agua = downpour, rainstorm, pelting rain, soaking rain.

* marca de agua = watermark.

* marcas de agua = watermarking.

* marcas de agua digitales = digital watermarking.

* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.

* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.

* molino de agua = water mill.

* nadar entre dos aguas = sit on + the fence, fall between + two stools.

* nivel del agua = water level.

* nivel máximo del agua = high-water mark.

* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.

* orilla del agua = water's edge.

* pecina de las aguas residuales = sewage sludge.

* perder agua = lose + water, leak.

* pez de agua dulce = freshwater fish.

* pila del agua bendita = holy water font.

* pintura al agua = gouache, water-based paint.

* planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage plant, sewage treatment plant.

* que da agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* que el agua disuelve = water-fugitive.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.

* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* red de agua potable = water mains.

* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de suministro de agua potable, la = water mains, mains, the.

* reservas de agua subterránea = groundwater reservoir.

* resistente al agua = water resistant.

* restricciones de agua = water restrictions.

* ron con agua = grog.

* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.

* seda formando aguas = watered silk.

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

* ser una raya en el agua = be good for nothing.

* sin agua = waterless.

* sistema de abastecimiento de agua = waterworks.

* sistema de circulación del agua = water circulation system.

* sistema de extinción de incendios mediante rociadores de agua = water sprinkler fire extinguishing system.

* sistema de rociadores de agua = sprinkler system, water sprinkler system.

* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.

* tejado a cuatro aguas = hip roof, hipped roof.

* tetera para hervir agua = kettle.

* tortuga de agua dulce = terrapin.

* transmitido por el agua = waterborne.

* transportado por el agua = waterborne.

* tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage treatment, sewage disposal, waste water treatment.

* tratamiento del agua = water treatment.

* tromba de agua = pelting rain, downpour, waterspout, soaking rain.

* una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.

* vapor de agua = water vapour.

* volumen de agua = volume of water.

* * *

agua

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A water

esta agua no es potable this isn't drinking water

agua de la llave or ( Esp) del grifo or ( RPl) de la canilla or ( Per) del caño or (AmC, Ven) del chorro tap water

agua de lluvia rainwater

agua de mar seawater

nos han cortado el agua our water's been cut off

bailarle el agua a algn ( Esp fam) (adularlo) to suck up to sb ( colloq); ( Méx fam) (coquetearle) to give sb the come-on ( colloq)

cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario ( fam hum); to take o have a leak ( colloq hum)

como agua para chocolate ( Méx fam); furious

de primera agua ( Chi): una noticia de primera agua firsthand news

lo supo de primera agua he got it straight from the horse's mouth

echar a algn al agua ( Chi fam); to blow the whistle on sb ( colloq)

estar con el agua al cuello (en un aprieto) to be up to one's neck in problems ( colloq) (muy apurado) to be up to one's eyes in work

estar más claro que el agua to be as plain as day, be (patently) obvious, be as plain as the nose on your face ( colloq)

no pienso hacerle más favores, eso está más claro que el agua I'm not doing him any more favors, that's for sure

hacer agua «embarcación» to take in water;

«negocio/institución» to founder

la teoría hace agua por todos lados the theory doesn't hold water at all, the theory has a lot of flaws

boca f A 2. (↑ boca)

ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

llevar el agua a su molino to turn things to one's advantage

lo que por agua viene, por agua se va ( Col); easy come, easy go

más claro, échale or echarle agua it's as plain as day, it's obvious, it's as plain as the nose on your face ( colloq)

quedar en agua de borrajas to come to nothing

había interés pero todo quedó en agua de borrajas there was some interest but nothing came of it o but it all came to nothing

sacar agua de las piedras to make something out of nothing

ser agua pasada: olvídalo, ya es agua pasada forget it, that's water under the bridge

su amor por él ya es agua pasada her love for him is a thing of the past

sin decir agua va without so much as a by-your-leave

venirle a algn como agua de mayo ( Esp): este dinero me viene como agua de mayo this money is a real godsend o has come just at the right moment

agua pasada no mueve molino it's no use crying over spilt milk

agua que no has de beber déjala correr if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people

algo tendrá el agua cuando la bendicen (refiriéndose a una persona) there must be something about him/her; (refiriéndose a una cosa) there must be something in it

del agua mansa líbreme Dios que de la brava me libro yo still waters run deep

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé you never know when the same thing might happen to you

Compuestos:

● agua bendita

holy water

● agua blanda

soft water

● agua corriente

running water

● agua de cebada

barley water

● agua de colonia

eau de cologne

● agua (de) cuba

( Chi) bleach

● agua de escorrentía

run-off rainwater

● agua de espliego or de lavanda

lavender water

● agua de lluvia

rain water

● agua de mar

sea water

● agua (de) panela

( Col) drink made with hot water and unrefined sugar

● agua de rosas

rosewater

● agua de Seltz

soda (water), seltzer (water) ( AmE)

● agua destilada

distilled water

● agua dulce

fresh water

un pescado de agua dulce a freshwater fish

● agua dura

hard water

● agua fuerte

aqua fortis, nitric acid

● agua Jane®

(Ur) bleach

● agua mineral

mineral water

agua mineral con gas sparkling o carbonated mineral water, fizzy water ( BrE)

agua mineral sin gas still mineral water

● agua oxigenada

peroxide, hydrogen peroxide ( tech)

● agua perra

( Chi fam) boiled water ( drunk for health reasons)

● agua pesada

heavy water

● agua potable

drinking water

● agua regia

aqua regia

● agua salada

salt water

● aguas bautismales

fpl baptismal waters

● aguas negras

fpl sewage

● aguas pluviales

fpl rainwater

● aguas residuales

fpl sewage

● aguas servidas

fpl (CS) sewage

● agua tónica

tonic water

B (lluvia) rain

Compuesto:

agua nieve

sleet

C (AmC, Andes)

1 ( fam) (bebida gaseosa) soda ( AmE), pop ( AmE), fizzy drink ( BrE)

2 (infusión) tea, infusion ( frml)

tómate un agüita para el dolor de estómago have an herb ( AmE) o ( BrE) herbal tea for your stomachache

se tomó un agua de menta she had a cup of mint tea

D aguas fpl

1 (mares) waters (pl); (de un río) waters (pl)

los derechos de pesca en estas aguas fishing rights in these waters

la zona bañada por las aguas del Nilo the area through which the waters of the Nile flow

estar or nadar entre dos aguas to sit on the fence

los últimos esfuerzos para atraer a los votantes que están entre dos aguas the last-minute efforts to pick up the votes of those who are still undecided

volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce hablaremos del asunto we'll talk the matter over once things settle down o return to normal

2 (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)

tomar las aguas to take the waters

Compuestos:

● aguas jurisdiccionales

fpl territorial waters (pl)

● aguas litorales

fpl coastal waters

● aguas subterráneas

fpl ground water

● aguas superficiales

fpl surface water

● aguas termales

fpl thermal waters (pl)

● aguas territoriales

fpl territorial waters (pl)

E aguas fpl

(reflejos): una tela brillante y con aguas a shiny, watered fabric

un topacio con hermosas aguas a sparkling topaz

F aguas fpl ( Fisiol)

tb aguas amnióticas amniotic fluid

rompió aguas her waters broke

Compuestos:

● aguas mayores

( euf)

fpl: hacer aguas mayores to defecate ( frml), to move one's bowels ( euph)

● aguas menores

( euf)

fpl: hacer aguas menores to urinate ( frml), to pass water ( euph), to relieve oneself ( euph)

G aguas fpl (vertientes) slope

tejado a dos aguas gable o apex o saddle roof

cubrir aguas to put the roof on

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Del verbo aguar: ( conjugate aguar)

agua es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
agua
aguar
agua feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
1 water;
◊ agua de lluvia/mar rainwater/seawater;

agua corriente/destilada running/distilled water;
agua de colonia eau de cologne;
agua dulce fresh water;
agua mineral mineral water;
agua mineral con gas/sin gas sparkling/still mineral water;
agua oxigenada peroxide, hydrogen peroxide (tech);
agua potable/salada drinking/salt water;
como agua para chocolate (Méx fam) furious;
estar con el agua al cuello to be up to one's neck;
estar más claro que el agua to be (patently) obvious;
hacérsele agua la boca a algn (AmL): se me hizo agua la boca it made my mouth water;
ser agua pasada to be a thing of the past;
agua que no has de beber déjala correr if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people;
nunca digas de esta agua no beberé you never know when the same thing might happen to you
2 ( lluvia) rain
3 (AmC, Andes) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE);
◊ agua de menta mint tea

4
◊ aguas sustantivo femenino plural

a) (de mar, río) waters (pl)

b) (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl);

◊ tomar las aguas to take the waters;

◊ aguas termales thermal waters (pl)

aguar ( conjugate aguar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹leche/vino› to water down

b) (fam) ( estropear) to put a damper on (colloq)

aguarse verbo pronominal (fam) to be spoiled
agua sustantivo femenino water
agua bendita, holy water
agua corriente, running water
agua dulce, fresh water
agua mineral, mineral water
agua oxigenada, hydrogen peroxide
agua potable, drinking water
agua salada, salt water
aguas jurisdiccionales, territorial waters
aguas residuales, sewage sing
♦ Locuciones: figurado estar con el a. al cuello, to be up to one's neck in it
aguar verbo transitivo
1 to water down
2 (frustar, estropear) to spoil
♦ Locuciones: figurado aguar la fiesta a alguien, to spoil sb's fun
' agua' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abastecimiento
- achicar
- acometida
- acrecentar
- actuar
- aguatera
- aguatero
- ahogarse
- ajo
- apercibirse
- badén
- bailar
- bañar
- barro
- bautizar
- boca
- bomba
- bombear
- borraja
- bota
- brote
- buscar
- caída
- caliza
- calizo
- cangrejo
- chorro
- cobrador
- cobradora
- colonia
- columna
- concienciar
- conducción
- confluir
- consistente
- corriente
- corte
- dar
- depurar
- dimanar
- dulce
- echar
- empañar
- enchufar
- enturbiar
- escorrentía
- escurrirse
- estancar
- estancada
- estancado
English:
bitten
- board
- bob
- boil
- bring
- canteen
- churn
- clear
- coastguard
- cologne
- come up to
- conserve
- contaminate
- crystal-clear
- cut off
- dam
- dam up
- deluge
- dilute
- disconnect
- dishwater
- distil
- distill
- dive
- drain
- dredge up
- drinking
- eau de Cologne
- edge
- element
- emulsion paint
- escape
- expanse
- fizzy
- flounder
- font
- forced
- foul
- fresh
- freshwater
- geyser
- glass
- glassy
- godsend
- gush
- hard
- heave
- hot-water bottle
- ice over
- ice up

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agua

♦ nf Takes the masculine articles el and un

1. [líquido] water

Comp
agua de azahar = drink made with orange blossom, used as a mild sedative;
aguas bautismales baptismal waters;

agua bendita holy water;

agua blanda soft water;
RP agua de la canilla tap water;
agua de coco coconut milk;

agua de colonia eau de Cologne;

agua corriente running water;

agua destilada distilled water;

agua dulce fresh water;

agua dura hard water;

agua embotellada bottled water;
Méx aguas frescas fresh fruit drinks;
agua fuerte nitric acid;

agua del grifo tap water;
Chile, Col, Méx agua de la llave tap water;
agua de lluvia rainwater;
Euf aguas mayores faeces;
agua medicinal water with medicinal properties;
Euf aguas menores urine;
agua de mesa bottled water, table water;
Fam Dep agua milagrosa ≈ magic sponge;
agua mineral mineral water;
Cuba [agua con gas] sparkling mineral water;
agua mineral con gas sparkling mineral water;

agua mineral sin gas still mineral water;
Cuba agua natural still mineral water;
aguas negras sewage;

agua nieve sleet;

está cayendo agua nieve it's sleeting;

agua de nieve melt-water;

agua oxigenada hydrogen peroxide;

agua pesada heavy water;

agua pluvial rainwater;

agua potable drinking water;
Quím agua regia aqua regia;
aguas residuales sewage;

agua de rosas rose-water;

agua salada salt water;

agua salobre salt water;

agua de Seltz Seltzer (water);
Am aguas servidas sewage;
agua subterránea groundwater;

aguas superficiales surface water;

agua tónica tonic water;
Esp agua de Valencia = cocktail of champagne, orange juice and Cointreau
2.
aguas [de río, mar] waters;

aguas arriba/abajo upstream/downstream

Comp
aguas bravas white water;
aguas continentales inland o continental waters;

aguas costeras coastal waters;

aguas jurisdiccionales territorial waters;

aguas territoriales territorial waters

3. [lluvia] rain;

ha caído mucha agua there has been a lot of rain

4. [grieta en barco] leak;

hacer agua [barca] to leak;
[negocio] to go under;
este negocio hace agua por todas partes this firm is on the point of going under

5. [manantial]
aguas waters, spring;

tomar las aguas to take the waters

Comp
aguas termales thermal o hot springs
6. [vertiente de tejado] slope;

un tejado de dos aguas a ridged roof;

cubrir aguas to put the roof on

7. Med
aguas waters;

ha roto aguas her waters have broken

8.
aguas [en diamante, tela] water

9. Perú Fam [dinero] dough

10. Comp
Fam
¡al agua, patos! [en piscina] in you jump!;
Fam
bailarle el agua a alguien to lick sb's boots;
Fam
cambiar el agua al canario to take a leak;

claro como el agua as clear as day;

más claro, agua nothing can be clearer than that;
Méx Fam
como agua para chocolate hopping mad, fizzing;

echar agua al mar to carry coals to Newcastle;

entre dos aguas in doubt, undecided;

estar con el agua al cuello to be up to one's neck (in it);

hacerse agua en la boca to melt in one's mouth;

se me hace la boca agua it makes my mouth water;

se me hizo la boca agua al ver el pastel when I saw the cake, my mouth started watering;

nadar entre dos aguas to sit on the fence;

quedar en agua de borrajas to come to nothing;

eso es agua pasada that's water under the bridge o US over the dam;

sacar agua de las piedras to make something out of nothing;

sin decir agua va ni agua viene suddenly, unexpectedly;

venir como agua de mayo to be a godsend;

las aguas volvieron a su cauce things got back to normal;

Prov

no digas nunca de esta agua no beberé you should never say never;

Prov

agua pasada no mueve molino it's no use crying over spilt milk

♦ interj
Méx Fam
¡aguas! look o watch out!, careful!

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agua

f

1 water;

claro como el agua obvious, as plain as day;

como agua de mayo a godsend;

te ha estado esperando como agua de mayo he’s been longing to see you;

es agua pasada it’s water under the bridge;

está con el agua al cuello fig

con problemas he’s up to his neck in problems fam ; con deudas he’s up to his neck in debt fam ;

ha corrido mucha agua a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then;

estar como agua para el chocolate Méx fam be fuming, be hopping mad fam ;

hacer agua MAR take in water, have a leak;

pasado por agua huevo soft-boiled; ( muy lluvioso) very wet;

llevar agua al mar be a waste of time, Br tb carry coals to Newcastle;

se me hace la boca agua it makes my mouth water

2

:

aguas pl waters;

aguas abajo dowstream;

aguas arriba upstream;

hacer aguas mayores defecate, move one’s bowels;

hacer aguas menores urinate, pass water;

las aguas vuelven a su cauce fig things are getting back to normal;

estar entre dos aguas para satisfacer a otros be caught in the middle;

rompió aguas her waters broke;

tomar las aguas take the waters

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agua nf

1) : water

2)

agua oxigenada : hydrogen peroxide

3)

aguas negras or aguas residuales : sewage

4)

como agua para chocolate Mex fam : furious

5)

echar aguas Mex fam : to keep an eye out, to be on the lookout

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agua n water

estar con el agua al cuello to be in up to your neck in it

más claro que el agua crystal clear

ser agua pasada to be water under the bridge

agua con gas sparkling water

agua corriente running water

agua del grifo tap water

agua dulce fresh water

agua mineral mineral water

agua potable drinking water

agua salada salt water

agua sin gas still water

aguas residuales sewage

Spanish-English dictionary > agua
8 vida

f.

1 life (existencia).

en vida de during the life o lifetime of

estar con vida to be alive

perder la vida to lose one's life

quitar la vida a alguien to kill somebody

¿qué es de tu vida? how's life?

vida amorosa love life

vida campestre country life

la vida estudiantil student life

vida eterna eternal life

vida de familia family life

vida laboral working life

vida matrimonial married life

vida privada private life

vida sana clean living

vida sentimental love life

vida sexual sex life

vida social social life

vida útil shelf life

2 life span, life span of person, duration.

3 livelihood, subsistence.

4 cost of living.

5 Vida.

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vida

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) life

2 (viveza) liveliness

3 (tiempo) lifetime, life

4 (modo de vivir) life, way of life

5 (medios) living, livelihood

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FRASEOLOGÍA

amargarle la vida a alguien to make somebody's life a misery

¡así es la vida! such is life!, that's life!

cambiar de vida to change one's life style

como si le fuera la vida en ello as if his life depended on it

costarle algo la vida a alguien to pay with one's life

dar la vida por to give one's life for, give one's right arm for

dar vida a (parir) to give birth to 2 (realizar) to bring to life

darse la gran vida / pegarse la gran vida / darse la vida padre familiar to live it up

debatirse entre la vida y la muerte to fight for one's life

de por vida for life

de toda la vida lifelong

■ un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend

echarse a la vida familiar to go on the game, become a prostitute

en la flor de la vida in the prime of life

en mi (tu, su, etc) vida never in my (your, his, etc) life

en vida de during the life of

escapar con vida / salir con vida to come out alive, survive

estar con vida / estar sin vida to be alive / be dead

¡esto es vida! / ¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!

ganarse la vida to earn one's living

hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make life impossible for somebody

llevar una vida agitada / llevar una vida tranquila to lead a busy life / lead a quiet life

pagar alguien con su vida to pay with one's life

pasar a mejor vida eufemístico to pass away

perder la vida to die

¿qué es de tu vida? how are things?

quitarle la vida a alguien to take somebody's life

¡vida mía! / ¡mi vida! my love!, darling!

la otra vida the next life

señales de vida signs of life

vida de perros dog's life

vida familiar family life

vida íntima private life

vida sentimental love life

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noun f.

1) life

2) lifetime

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SF

1) (=existencia) life

he vivido aquí toda mi vida — I've lived here all my life

está escribiendo la vida de Quevedo — he is writing the life o a life o a biography of Quevedo

¿qué es de tu vida? — what's new?, how's life?

le va la vida en ello — his life depends on it

• con vida — alive

estar con vida — to be still alive

escapar o salir con vida — to escape o come out alive

•en vida de, en vida de mi marido — when my husband was alive, during my husband's lifetime

¡en la o mi vida! — never (in all my life)!

en mi vida he visto semejante cosa — I've never seen such a thing (in all my life)

• vida o muerte, una operación a vida o muerte — a life-or-death operation

es una cuestión de vida o muerte — it's a matter of life and death

estar entre la vida y la muerte — to be at death's door

debatirse entre la vida y la muerte — to be fighting for one's life

• la otra vida — the next life

• perder la vida — to lose one's life

• de por vida — for life

• quitar la vida a algn — to take sb's life

• quitarse la vida — to take one's own life

• rehacer la vida — to start a new life

• sin vida — lifeless

encontró en el suelo el cuerpo sin vida de su marido — she found her husband's lifeless body on the floor

fue hallado sin vida — he was found dead

un cuerpo sin vida — a (dead) body, a corpse

• toda la vida, un amigo de toda la vida — a lifelong friend

ya no hay trabajos para toda la vida — there are no jobs for life nowadays

vida eterna — everlasting life

vida íntima — private life

vida nocturna — nightlife

vida privada — private life

vida sentimental — love-life
esperanza
2) (=forma de vivir) life

llevan una vida muy tranquila — they lead a very quiet life

• la vida airada — (=modo de vida) the criminal life; (=hampa) the underworld

de vida airada — loose-living, immoral

• mujer de vida alegre — loose woman

• vida arrastrada — wretched life

• la vida cotidiana — everyday life

• doble vida — double life

llevar una doble vida — to lead o live a double life

• hacer vida marital — to live together (as man and wife)

hacer una vida normal — to lead a normal life

no hacer vida social — to have no social life

hay que dejarles hacer su vida — you must let them live their own life

• mala vida, echarse a la mala vida — to go astray

llevar mala vida — to have a dissolute lifestyle

mujer de mala vida — loose woman

vida de perros, vida perra — dog's life, wretched life

3) (=sustento)

la vida está muy cara — the cost of living is very high

tienen la vida resuelta — they are set up for life

• coste de la vida — cost of living

• ganarse la vida — to earn o make one's living

se gana la vida haciendo traducciones — he earns o makes his living doing translations

• nivel de vida — standard of living
buscar 3.
4) [de objeto]

la vida de estos edificios es breve — the life of these buildings is short

la media de vida de un televisor — the average lifespan of a television set

vida útil — (Com) lifespan; (Téc) useful life

5)

- amargar la vida a algn

- así es la vida

- ¡por vida del chápiro verde!

- complicarse la vida

contar la vida —

¡no me cuentes tu vida! — I don't want your life story!

costarle la vida a algn —

le costó la vida — it cost him his life

dar vida a algn —

la mujer que me dio la vida — the woman who brought me into the world

dar vida a un personaje — to play a part

- darse buena vida o la vida padre

- estar encantado de la vida

acepté encantada de la vida — I was delighted to accept

- enterrarse en vida

- ¡esto es vida!

- hacer por la vida

- dar mala vida a algn

- meterse en vidas ajenas

- ¡hijo de mi vida!

- la vida y milagros de algn

cuéntame tu vida y milagros — tell me all about yourself

pasarse la vida —

se pasa la vida quejándose — he's forever complaining

pasar la vida a tragos — *to have a miserable life

- pasar a mejor vida

- pegarse la gran vida o la vida padre

- tener siete vidas como los gatos

- vender cara la vida
vivir 2., 1)
6) (=vitalidad)

lleno de vida — [ojos] lively; [persona] full of life

sus ojos sin vida — his lifeless eyes

este sol es la vida — this sunshine is a real tonic

• dar vida a, la música le da vida a estas imágenes — the music brings these images to life

dar vida a una fiesta — to liven up a party

7) (apelativo cariñoso)

¡vida!, ¡vida mía! — my love!, my darling!

8) euf
(=prostitución)
una mujer de la vida — a loose woman

echarse a la vida — to go on the game *

hacer la vida — to be on the game *

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femenino

1)

a) (Biol) life

la vida marina — marine life

a los tres meses de vida — at three months (old)

el derecho a la vida — the right to life

una cuestión de vida o muerte — a matter of life and death

se debate entre la vida y la muerte — she's fighting for her life

140 personas perdieron la vida — (period) 140 people lost their lives (journ)

quitarse la vida — to take one's (own) life (frml)

eso le costó la vida — (period) that cost him his life

como si le fuera la vida en ello — as if his life depended on it

salir con vida — to escape alive

dieron la vida por la patria — they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country

la mujer que te dio la vida — the woman who brought you into this world

mientras hay vida hay esperanza — where there is life there is hope

b) (viveza, vitalidad) life

lleno de vida — full of life

le falta vida — it's/she's/he's not very lively

2) ( extensión de tiempo) life

a lo largo de su vida — throughout his life

toda una vida — a lifetime

en vida de tu padre — when your father was alive

la relación tuvo una vida muy corta — the relationship was very short-lived

la vida de un coche — the life-span of a car

un amigo de toda la vida — a lifelong friend

el hombre de su vida — the man of her dreams

el amor de mi vida — the love of my life

amargarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life a misery

amargarse la vida — to make oneself miserable

complicarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life difficult

complicarse la vida — to make life difficult for oneself

de por vida — for life

en la/mi vida: en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!; en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!; hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make somebody's life impossible; tener siete vidas — to have nine lives

3)

a) (manera de vivir, actividades) life

lleva una vida muy ajetreada — she leads a very busy life

la música es toda su vida — she lives for music

¿qué es de tu vida? — what have you been up to?

hace or vive su vida — he gets on with o lives his own life

esto sí que es vida! — this is the life!

(así) es la vida! — that's life, such is life

qué vida ésta! — what a life!

darse la gran vida — to live the life of Riley (colloq)

estar encantado de la vida — to be thrilled, to be over the moon (colloq)

estar/quedar loco de la vida — (CS fam) to be over the moon (colloq)

la vida y milagros de alguien — (CS fam) somebody's life story

pasar a mejor vida — (hum) persona to kick the bucket (colloq); traje/botas to bite the dust (colloq)

pegarse la vida padre — (fam) to live the life of Riley (colloq)

b) ( en determinado aspecto) life

vida privada — private life

su vida sentimental — his love life

c) ( biografía) life

- vida alegre

- vida de perros

- vida eterna

- vida social

4) ( necesidades materiales)

tiene la vida resuelta — she's set up for life

la vida está carísima — the cost of living is very high

ganarse la vida — to earn one's o a living

buscarse la vida — (fam) to make a living

5) ( como apelativo) darling

mi vida! — (my) darling!

* * *

= life [lives, -pl.], life story, lifeblood, lifetime [life time], living, life's work, lifework, life and limb.

Ex. We are comfortable with the things we know and can do because they give us a sense of control over our lives.

Ex. This study attempts to illustrate and illuminate the life story of a remarkable pioneering woman, Tryn Ras, using pictorial sources.

Ex. Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.

Ex. Bibliography and Library science reflect the changes that took place in Bliss's lifetime.

Ex. They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.

Ex. Evelyn Bliss devoted his life's work to the study of classification and BC is the results of his efforts.

Ex. This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.

Ex. This is a special issue devoted partly to the theme: Life and limb: issues of security and safety.

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* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* acortar + Posesivo + vida = cut + Posesivo + life short.

* actitud ante la vida = approach to life.

* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.

* agotar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.

* ahorros de toda una vida = life savings.

* alargar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.

* al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.

* apostarse la vida = bet + Posesivo + life.

* aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.

* aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.

* arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.

* arriesgar la vida = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life.

* arriesgar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + life on the line.

* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.

* atentar contra la vida de Alguien = attempt on + Posesivo + life.

* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.

* aunque me fuera la vida ene ello = for the life of me.

* autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.

* buena vida = good life.

* calidad de vida = quality of life.

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* ciencias de la vida = biosciences.

* ciencias de la vida, las = life sciences, the.

* ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio = space life sciences.

* circunstancias de la vida = accident of birth.

* cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.

* cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.

* cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.

* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.

* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* como forma de vida = as a way of life.

* como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.

* compañero de vida = lifemate.

* compañía aseguradora de vida = life-insurance company.

* compañía de seguros de vida = life-insurance company.

* complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.

* condicionar la vida = condition + life.

* condiciones de vida = living conditions.

* conocer vida = see + the world.

* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.

* costar la vida = cost + life.

* coste de la vida = cost of living.

* coste de vidas humanas = human cost.

* crearse una vida = build + life.

* crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.

* cuerpo sin vida = dead body.

* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.

* culto a la vida = cult of life.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar vida = imbue with + life, animate, bring to + life.

* dar vida a = jazz up, brighten up, give + life to.

* dar vida a Algo = bring + Nombre + to life.

* dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.

* dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.

* defensor de la vida humana = pro-lifer.

* de la vida real = real-life.

* de por vida = lifelong [life-long], lifetime [life-time].

* derecho a la vida = right to live.

* desquiciar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* de toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* de vida enclaustrada = cloistered.

* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.

* devolver el sentido a la vida = put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.

* devolver la vida = bring + Nombre + back to life.

* disfrutar de la vida = sail through + life.

* diversidad de la vida = biodiversity, diversity of life, life-form diversity.

* durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.

* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.

* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.

* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.

* encarcelar de por vida = jail for + life.

* en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.

* enfrentarse a la vida = cope with + life, face + life, cope.

* en la vida real = in real life.

* en los primeros años de vida = early in life.

* en + Posesivo + vida = in + Posesivo + time.

* enriquecer la vida de Alguien = enrich + Posesivo + life.

* entregar + Posesivo + vida, = give + Posesivo + all.

* equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life-support system.

* esperanza de vida = life expectancy, lifespan [life span].

* estilo de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style], style of life, way of life.

* estilo de vida alternativo = alternative life-style.

* etapa de la vida = life stage.

* expectativas de vida = life expectancy.

* experiencia de la vida = experience of life.

* facilitarle la vida a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* filosofía de vida = philosophy of life.

* forma de vida = way of life.

* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.

* hábitos de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* hacer frente a la vida = cope.

* hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.

* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* hacer que la vida sea un infierno = make + life hell.

* hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.

* hacer vida social = socialise [socialize, -USA].

* historia de vida = life history.

* índice del coste de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* índice del costo de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* infundir nueva vida a = breathe + (new) life into.

* inmiscuirse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* jugarse la vida = play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb, bet + Posesivo + life.

* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.

* la vida continúa = the show must go on.

* la vida + continuar = life + go on.

* la vida es así = life's like that.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.

* lienzo de la vida, el = canvas of life, the.

* línea de vida = lifeline.

* lisiado de por vida = lamed for life.

* lisiar a Alguien de por vida = lame + Nombre + for life.

* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* lleno de vida = vibrant, feisty [feistier -comp., feistiest -sup.], spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], spirited, teeming with life, vivacious, ebullient, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* mantener la vida = sustain + life.

* mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life support.

* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.

* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.

* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.

* meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.

* modo de vida = way of life.

* modo de vida tradicional = folklife.

* muerto en vida = living dead.

* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* nivel de vida = standard of living, living standard.

* no tener vida privada = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* nueva vida = greener pastures, pastures new.

* oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.

* otra vida, la = afterlife [after-life].

* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.

* pérdida de vidas = loss of life, toll on life.

* perdonar la vida = spare + life.

* permanecer con vida = stay + alive.

* pletórico de vida = teeming with life.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].

* posteriormente en + Posesivo + vida = in later life.

* problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].

* prolongar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* prolongar la vida útil = extend + the useful life, prolong + useful life, increase + useful life.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que da vida = life-giving.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.

* rebosante de vida y energía = all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

* reconstruir + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* reformar + Posesivo + vida = reform + Posesivo + life.

* régimen de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* rehacer + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.

* salvar la vida = save + life.

* salvar la vida de milagro = have + a close shave with death.

* secreto de la vida, el = secret of life, the.

* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.

* seguro de vida = life insurance.

* seguro de vida a término = term life insurance.

* seguro de vida vitalicio = whole life insurance.

* sentido de la vida, el = meaning of life, the.

* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.

* ser todo vida = be all life.

* situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].

* soplo de vida = kiss of life.

* tener éxito en la vida = succeed in + life, get on in + life.

* tener una vida larga y próspera = live + long and prosper.

* toda la vida = from the cradle to the grave, whole lifelong, whole life.

* toda una vida = a lifetime.

* toda una vida de experiencia = a lifetime of experience.

* toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.

* trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.

* triunfar en la vida = succeed in + life.

* truncar + Posesivo + vida = snip + Posesivo + life short, cut + Posesivo + life short.

* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.

* una oportunidad única en la vida = once in a lifetime opportunity.

* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.

* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* vida acuática = aquatic life.

* vida afectiva = love life.

* vida amorosa = love life.

* vida animal = animal life.

* vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida cívica = civic life.

* vida civil = civic life.

* vida como trabajador = working life.

* vida corporativa = corporate life.

* vida cotidiana = daily life, everyday living, daily living.

* vida cotidiana, la = day to day life, the, everyday life.

* vida cultural = cultural life.

* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida + dar un vuelco = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* vida de archivo = archival life.

* vida de, la = life nerve of, the.

* vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.

* vida de la comunidad = community life.

* vida del mundo literario = literary life.

* vida de perros = a dog's life.

* vida desenfrenada = life in the fast lane.

* vida desequilibrada = unbalanced life, imbalanced life.

* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].

* vida diaria = daily life.

* vida diaria, la = everyday life.

* vida dilatada = long life.

* vida disoluta = life in the fast lane, loose life.

* vida doméstica = domestic life, home life.

* vida emocional = emotional life.

* vida en el campo = rural life.

* vida en el entorno familiar = family life.

* vida en el hogar = home life.

* vida en el trabajo = job life.

* vida entera, la = whole lifelong, whole life.

* vida equilibrada = balanced life.

* vida espiritual = spiritual life.

* vida + expirar = life + expire.

* vida extraterrestre = alien life.

* vida fácil = fast living.

* vida familiar = family life.

* vida futura = future life.

* vida humana = human life.

* vida laboral = working life.

* vida literaria = literary life.

* vida marítima = seafaring.

* vida media = half-life.

* vida mejor = better life.

* vida moderna, la = modern life.

* vida nocturna = nightlife, night life.

* vida or muerte = life or death.

* vida pasada = previous life.

* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.

* vida personal = personal life.

* vida privada = private life.

* vida profesional = professional life.

* vida pública = public life.

* vida real = real life.

* vida rural = rural life.

* vida salvaje = wildlife.

* vida sana = healthy life.

* vida sentimental = love life.

* vida sexual = sex life.

* vida social = social life.

* vida urbana = city life, urban life.

* vida útil = lifetime [life time], life expectancy, lifespan [life span], useful life, shelf life, service life.

* vida útil de un documento = shelf life.

* vida vegetal = plant life.

* vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.

* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.

* vuelta a la vida = resuscitation, resurrection.

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1)

a) (Biol) life

la vida marina — marine life

a los tres meses de vida — at three months (old)

el derecho a la vida — the right to life

una cuestión de vida o muerte — a matter of life and death

se debate entre la vida y la muerte — she's fighting for her life

140 personas perdieron la vida — (period) 140 people lost their lives (journ)

quitarse la vida — to take one's (own) life (frml)

eso le costó la vida — (period) that cost him his life

como si le fuera la vida en ello — as if his life depended on it

salir con vida — to escape alive

dieron la vida por la patria — they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country

la mujer que te dio la vida — the woman who brought you into this world

mientras hay vida hay esperanza — where there is life there is hope

b) (viveza, vitalidad) life

lleno de vida — full of life

le falta vida — it's/she's/he's not very lively

2) ( extensión de tiempo) life

a lo largo de su vida — throughout his life

toda una vida — a lifetime

en vida de tu padre — when your father was alive

la relación tuvo una vida muy corta — the relationship was very short-lived

la vida de un coche — the life-span of a car

un amigo de toda la vida — a lifelong friend

el hombre de su vida — the man of her dreams

el amor de mi vida — the love of my life

amargarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life a misery

amargarse la vida — to make oneself miserable

complicarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life difficult

complicarse la vida — to make life difficult for oneself

de por vida — for life

en la/mi vida: en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!; en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!; hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make somebody's life impossible; tener siete vidas — to have nine lives

3)

a) (manera de vivir, actividades) life

lleva una vida muy ajetreada — she leads a very busy life

la música es toda su vida — she lives for music

¿qué es de tu vida? — what have you been up to?

hace or vive su vida — he gets on with o lives his own life

esto sí que es vida! — this is the life!

(así) es la vida! — that's life, such is life

qué vida ésta! — what a life!

darse la gran vida — to live the life of Riley (colloq)

estar encantado de la vida — to be thrilled, to be over the moon (colloq)

estar/quedar loco de la vida — (CS fam) to be over the moon (colloq)

la vida y milagros de alguien — (CS fam) somebody's life story

pasar a mejor vida — (hum) persona to kick the bucket (colloq); traje/botas to bite the dust (colloq)

pegarse la vida padre — (fam) to live the life of Riley (colloq)

b) ( en determinado aspecto) life

vida privada — private life

su vida sentimental — his love life

c) ( biografía) life

- vida alegre

- vida de perros

- vida eterna

- vida social

4) ( necesidades materiales)

tiene la vida resuelta — she's set up for life

la vida está carísima — the cost of living is very high

ganarse la vida — to earn one's o a living

buscarse la vida — (fam) to make a living

5) ( como apelativo) darling

mi vida! — (my) darling!

* * *

= life [lives, -pl.], life story, lifeblood, lifetime [life time], living, life's work, lifework, life and limb.

Ex: We are comfortable with the things we know and can do because they give us a sense of control over our lives.

Ex: This study attempts to illustrate and illuminate the life story of a remarkable pioneering woman, Tryn Ras, using pictorial sources.

Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.

Ex: Bibliography and Library science reflect the changes that took place in Bliss's lifetime.

Ex: They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.

Ex: Evelyn Bliss devoted his life's work to the study of classification and BC is the results of his efforts.

Ex: This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.

Ex: This is a special issue devoted partly to the theme: Life and limb: issues of security and safety.

* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* acortar + Posesivo + vida = cut + Posesivo + life short.

* actitud ante la vida = approach to life.

* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.

* agotar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.

* ahorros de toda una vida = life savings.

* alargar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.

* al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.

* apostarse la vida = bet + Posesivo + life.

* aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.

* aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.

* arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.

* arriesgar la vida = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life.

* arriesgar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + life on the line.

* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.

* atentar contra la vida de Alguien = attempt on + Posesivo + life.

* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.

* aunque me fuera la vida ene ello = for the life of me.

* autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.

* buena vida = good life.

* calidad de vida = quality of life.

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* ciencias de la vida = biosciences.

* ciencias de la vida, las = life sciences, the.

* ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio = space life sciences.

* circunstancias de la vida = accident of birth.

* cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.

* cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.

* cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.

* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.

* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* como forma de vida = as a way of life.

* como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.

* compañero de vida = lifemate.

* compañía aseguradora de vida = life-insurance company.

* compañía de seguros de vida = life-insurance company.

* complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.

* condicionar la vida = condition + life.

* condiciones de vida = living conditions.

* conocer vida = see + the world.

* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.

* costar la vida = cost + life.

* coste de la vida = cost of living.

* coste de vidas humanas = human cost.

* crearse una vida = build + life.

* crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.

* cuerpo sin vida = dead body.

* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.

* culto a la vida = cult of life.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar vida = imbue with + life, animate, bring to + life.

* dar vida a = jazz up, brighten up, give + life to.

* dar vida a Algo = bring + Nombre + to life.

* dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.

* dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.

* defensor de la vida humana = pro-lifer.

* de la vida real = real-life.

* de por vida = lifelong [life-long], lifetime [life-time].

* derecho a la vida = right to live.

* desquiciar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* de toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* de vida enclaustrada = cloistered.

* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.

* devolver el sentido a la vida = put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.

* devolver la vida = bring + Nombre + back to life.

* disfrutar de la vida = sail through + life.

* diversidad de la vida = biodiversity, diversity of life, life-form diversity.

* durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.

* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.

* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.

* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.

* encarcelar de por vida = jail for + life.

* en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.

* enfrentarse a la vida = cope with + life, face + life, cope.

* en la vida real = in real life.

* en los primeros años de vida = early in life.

* en + Posesivo + vida = in + Posesivo + time.

* enriquecer la vida de Alguien = enrich + Posesivo + life.

* entregar + Posesivo + vida, = give + Posesivo + all.

* equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life-support system.

* esperanza de vida = life expectancy, lifespan [life span].

* estilo de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style], style of life, way of life.

* estilo de vida alternativo = alternative life-style.

* etapa de la vida = life stage.

* expectativas de vida = life expectancy.

* experiencia de la vida = experience of life.

* facilitarle la vida a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* filosofía de vida = philosophy of life.

* forma de vida = way of life.

* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.

* hábitos de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* hacer frente a la vida = cope.

* hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.

* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* hacer que la vida sea un infierno = make + life hell.

* hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.

* hacer vida social = socialise [socialize, -USA].

* historia de vida = life history.

* índice del coste de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* índice del costo de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* infundir nueva vida a = breathe + (new) life into.

* inmiscuirse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* jugarse la vida = play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb, bet + Posesivo + life.

* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.

* la vida continúa = the show must go on.

* la vida + continuar = life + go on.

* la vida es así = life's like that.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.

* lienzo de la vida, el = canvas of life, the.

* línea de vida = lifeline.

* lisiado de por vida = lamed for life.

* lisiar a Alguien de por vida = lame + Nombre + for life.

* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* lleno de vida = vibrant, feisty [feistier -comp., feistiest -sup.], spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], spirited, teeming with life, vivacious, ebullient, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* mantener la vida = sustain + life.

* mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life support.

* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.

* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.

* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.

* meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.

* modo de vida = way of life.

* modo de vida tradicional = folklife.

* muerto en vida = living dead.

* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* nivel de vida = standard of living, living standard.

* no tener vida privada = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* nueva vida = greener pastures, pastures new.

* oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.

* otra vida, la = afterlife [after-life].

* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.

* pérdida de vidas = loss of life, toll on life.

* perdonar la vida = spare + life.

* permanecer con vida = stay + alive.

* pletórico de vida = teeming with life.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].

* posteriormente en + Posesivo + vida = in later life.

* problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].

* prolongar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* prolongar la vida útil = extend + the useful life, prolong + useful life, increase + useful life.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que da vida = life-giving.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.

* rebosante de vida y energía = all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

* reconstruir + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* reformar + Posesivo + vida = reform + Posesivo + life.

* régimen de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* rehacer + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.

* salvar la vida = save + life.

* salvar la vida de milagro = have + a close shave with death.

* secreto de la vida, el = secret of life, the.

* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.

* seguro de vida = life insurance.

* seguro de vida a término = term life insurance.

* seguro de vida vitalicio = whole life insurance.

* sentido de la vida, el = meaning of life, the.

* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.

* ser todo vida = be all life.

* situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].

* soplo de vida = kiss of life.

* tener éxito en la vida = succeed in + life, get on in + life.

* tener una vida larga y próspera = live + long and prosper.

* toda la vida = from the cradle to the grave, whole lifelong, whole life.

* toda una vida = a lifetime.

* toda una vida de experiencia = a lifetime of experience.

* toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.

* trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.

* triunfar en la vida = succeed in + life.

* truncar + Posesivo + vida = snip + Posesivo + life short, cut + Posesivo + life short.

* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.

* una oportunidad única en la vida = once in a lifetime opportunity.

* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.

* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* vida acuática = aquatic life.

* vida afectiva = love life.

* vida amorosa = love life.

* vida animal = animal life.

* vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida cívica = civic life.

* vida civil = civic life.

* vida como trabajador = working life.

* vida corporativa = corporate life.

* vida cotidiana = daily life, everyday living, daily living.

* vida cotidiana, la = day to day life, the, everyday life.

* vida cultural = cultural life.

* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida + dar un vuelco = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* vida de archivo = archival life.

* vida de, la = life nerve of, the.

* vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.

* vida de la comunidad = community life.

* vida del mundo literario = literary life.

* vida de perros = a dog's life.

* vida desenfrenada = life in the fast lane.

* vida desequilibrada = unbalanced life, imbalanced life.

* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].

* vida diaria = daily life.

* vida diaria, la = everyday life.

* vida dilatada = long life.

* vida disoluta = life in the fast lane, loose life.

* vida doméstica = domestic life, home life.

* vida emocional = emotional life.

* vida en el campo = rural life.

* vida en el entorno familiar = family life.

* vida en el hogar = home life.

* vida en el trabajo = job life.

* vida entera, la = whole lifelong, whole life.

* vida equilibrada = balanced life.

* vida espiritual = spiritual life.

* vida + expirar = life + expire.

* vida extraterrestre = alien life.

* vida fácil = fast living.

* vida familiar = family life.

* vida futura = future life.

* vida humana = human life.

* vida laboral = working life.

* vida literaria = literary life.

* vida marítima = seafaring.

* vida media = half-life.

* vida mejor = better life.

* vida moderna, la = modern life.

* vida nocturna = nightlife, night life.

* vida or muerte = life or death.

* vida pasada = previous life.

* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.

* vida personal = personal life.

* vida privada = private life.

* vida profesional = professional life.

* vida pública = public life.

* vida real = real life.

* vida rural = rural life.

* vida salvaje = wildlife.

* vida sana = healthy life.

* vida sentimental = love life.

* vida sexual = sex life.

* vida social = social life.

* vida urbana = city life, urban life.

* vida útil = lifetime [life time], life expectancy, lifespan [life span], useful life, shelf life, service life.

* vida útil de un documento = shelf life.

* vida vegetal = plant life.

* vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.

* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.

* vuelta a la vida = resuscitation, resurrection.

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vida

feminine

A

1 ( Biol) life

la vida marina marine life

a los tres meses de vida at three months (old)

el derecho a la vida the right to life

no pudieron salvarle la vida they were unable to save his life

era una cuestión de vida o muerte it was a matter of life and death

se debate entre la vida y la muerte she's fighting for her life

140 personas perdieron la vida en el accidente ( period); 140 people lost their lives in the accident ( journ)

quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life ( frml)

el accidente que le costó la vida ( period); the accident that cost him his life

jugarse la vida to risk one's life

se puso como si le fuera la vida en ello he behaved as if his life depended on it

sólo tres personas lograron salir con vida only three people escaped alive, there were only three survivors

encontraron su cuerpo sin vida junto al río ( period); his body was found by the river

el cuerpo sin vida de su amada ( liter); the lifeless body of his beloved ( liter)

dieron la vida por la patria they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country

la mujer que te dio la vida the woman who brought you into this world

el actor que da vida al personaje de Napoleón the actor who plays o portrays Napoleon

con la vida en un hilo or pendiente de un hilo: estuvo un mes entero con la vida en un hilo his life hung by a thread for a whole month

real como la vida misma true, true-life

es una historia real como la vida misma it's a true o true-life story

mientras hay vida hay esperanza where there is life there is hope

2 (viveza, vitalidad) life

es un niño sano, lleno de vida he's a healthy child, full of life

la ciudad es bonita, pero le falta vida it's a nice city but it's not very lively o it doesn't have much life

unas cortinas amarillas le darían vida a la habitación yellow curtains would liven up o brighten up the room

B (extensión de tiempo) life

se pasa la vida viendo la televisión he spends his life watching television

toda una vida dedicada a la enseñanza a lifetime dedicated to teaching

a lo largo de su vida throughout his life

en vida de tu padre when your father was alive

la corta vida del último gobierno the short life of the last government

la relación tuvo una vida muy corta the relationship was very short-lived

la vida de un coche/electrodoméstico the life-span of a car/an electrical appliance

cuando encuentres al hombre de tu vida when you find the man of your dreams o your Mr Right

es el amor de mi vida she's the love of my life

amargarle la vida a algn to make sb's life a misery

amargarse la vida to make oneself miserable

complicarle la vida a algn to make sb's life difficult

complicarse la vida to make life difficult for oneself

de por vida for life

de toda la vida loc adj/adv (desde siempre) lifelong

se conocen de toda la vida they know each other from way back

un programa/una medicina de toda la vida a run-of-the-mill program*/medicine

un amigo/votante de toda la vida a lifelong friend/voter

en la/mi vida: ¡en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!

¡en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!

en mi perra vida lo he visto (CS fam); I've never seen him in my life

enterrarse en vida to cut oneself off from the world

hacerle la vida imposible a algn to make sb's life impossible

tener siete vidas como los gatos to have nine lives

C

1 (manera de vivir, actividades) life

lleva una vida muy ajetreada she leads a very busy life

la medicina/pintura es toda su vida she lives for medicine/painting

¿qué tal? ¿qué es de tu vida? how are you? what have you been up to?

déjalo que haga or viva su vida let him get on with o let him live his own life

¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!

¡(así) es la vida! that's life, such is life

la vida le sonríe fortune has smiled on her

hacen vida de casados or marital they live together

comparten la casa pero no hacen vida en común they share the house but they lead separate lives o they live separately

¡qué vida ésta! what a life!

¡qué vida más cruel! ( hum); it's a hard life! ( hum)

darse or pegarse una or la gran vida to have an easy life ( colloq), to live the life of Riley ( colloq)

estar encantado de la vida to be thrilled, to be thrilled to bits ( colloq), to be over the moon ( colloq)

está encantada de la vida con el nuevo trabajo she's thrilled to bits o she's over the moon with her new job

¿podríamos hacer la fiesta en tu casa? — por mí, encantado de la vida could we have the party at your house? — I'd be delighted to o that's absolutely fine by me

estar/quedar loco de la vida (CS fam); to be over the moon ( colloq), to be thrilled

la vida y milagros or ( RPI) la vida, obra y misterios ( fam); life story

se sabe la vida y milagros de todo el mundo he knows everybody's life story

pasar a mejor vida ( hum) «persona» to kick the bucket ( colloq), to croak ( colloq);

«vestido/zapatos» to bite the dust ( colloq)

pegarse la vida padre ( fam); to have an easy life

2 (en determinado aspecto) life

vida privada/militar private/military life

su vida sentimental or amorosa his love life

3 (biografía) life

la vida y obra de Cervantes the life and works of Cervantes

las vidas de los santos the lives of the saints

Compuestos:

● vida alegre

( euf):

ser de vida alegre to be in the profession o the life ( AmE), to be on the game ( BrE colloq)

● vida contemplativa

life of contemplation

● vida de perros

( fam); dog's life

tuvo una vida de perros she led a dog's life

● vida eterna or perdurable

la vida eterna or perdurable eternal o everlasting life

● vida nocturna

nightlife

● vida social

social life

no hacen mucha vida social they don't socialize much, they don't have much social life

D

(necesidades materiales): con ese dinero tiene la vida resuelta with that money she's set up for life

la vida está carísima everything is so expensive, the cost of living is very high

ganarse la vida to earn one's o a living

buscarse la vida ( fam): me busco la vida como puedo one way or another I get by o I make a living

¡pues, ahora que se busque la vida! well, now he'll have to stand on his own two feet o get by on his own!

E (como apelativo) darling

¡mi vida! or ¡vida mía! my darling!, darling!

pero hija de mi vida ¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer eso? but my dear, what made you do that?

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vida sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Biol) life;

◊ la vida marina marine life;

una cuestión de vida o muerte a matter of life and death;
quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life (frml);
salir con vida to escape alive
b) (viveza, vitalidad) life;

◊ lleno de vida full of life;

le falta vida it's/she's/he's not very lively
2 ( extensión de tiempo, existencia) life;
◊ a lo largo de su vida throughout his life;

toda una vida a lifetime;
la vida de un coche the life-span of a car;
un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend;
amargarle la vida a algn to make sb's life a misery;
complicarse la vida to make life difficult for oneself;
de por vida for life;
hacerle la vida imposible a algn to make sb's life impossible
3 (manera de vivir, actividades) life;
◊ lleva una vida muy ajetreada she leads a very busy life;

¿qué es de tu vida? what have you been up to?;
hace or vive su vida he lives his own life;
¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!;
¡(así) es la vida! that's life, such is life;
vida privada private life;
su vida sentimental his love life;
una mujer de vida alegre a woman of easy virtue;
¡qué vida de perros! it's a dog's life;
hacer vida social to socialize;
estar encantado de la vida to be thrilled, to be over the moon (colloq)
4 ( necesidades materiales):
◊ la vida está carísima the cost of living is very high;

ganarse la vida to earn one's o a living;
tiene la vida resuelta he's set up for life
5 ( como apelativo) darling;
◊ ¡mi vida! (my) darling!

vida sustantivo femenino
1 (existencia) life: no hay vida en Marte, there is no life on Mars
estar con vida, to be alive
quitarse la vida, to take one's own life
2 (periodo vital) life: toda la vida ha sido socialista, he's been a socialist all his life
de corta vida, short-lived
toda una vida, a lifetime
3 (modo de vida) ¿cómo te va la vida?, how's life?
la literatura es su vida, he lives for literature o literature is his life
lleva una vida muy desordenada, she lives o leads a very chaotic life
♦ Locuciones: familiar ¡esto es vida!, this is the life (situación muy agradable, placentera) ¡esto es vida!, todo el día tumbado sin tener que trabajar, this is the life! lazing around all day without having to work
fam (resolver un asunto, problema) buscarse la vida: no tengo dinero, - me da igual, ¡búscate la vida!, I haven't got any money, - I couldn't care less, go and sort your own problems out
figurado Lit Cine Teat (representar un personaje) dar vida: en esa película el actor da vida a Napoleón, in that film the actor plays the part of Napoleon
dar la vida, to sacrifice o give one's life
ganarse la vida, to earn one's living
fig fam (morir) pasar a mejor vida, to pass away
(independencia) tener/vivir su (propia) vida alguien: ya no está con sus padres, tiene su propia vida, he isn't with his parents anymore, he's living his own life
a vida o muerte, (situación de alto riesgo) le tuvieron que operar a vida o muerte, it was a life or death operation
de mi/tu/su... vida: el amor de mi vida, the love of my life
de por vida, for life
de toda la vida, lifelong
en la vida, never in one's life
Rel la otra vida, the next life
familiar vida de perros, dog's life
fam (hechos y anécdotas de un personaje o persona) vida y milagros de alguien, the full details about sb
' vida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agitada
- agitado
- amargarse
- andar
- atentar
- comentar
- complicarse
- constante
- contemplativa
- contemplativo
- convivencia
- conyugal
- cosa
- crepúsculo
- cruzarse
- delante
- descansada
- descansado
- desengañarse
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- encarrilar
- episodio
- ser
- ermitaña
- ermitaño
- esperanza
- flor
- ir
- ganarse
- hipótesis
- ilusión
- indigna
- indigno
- inerte
- intrepidez
- jamás
- juego
- jugar
- martirio
- muerta
- muerto
- mujer
- normalización
- oportunidad
- padecer
- padre
- pajolera
- pajolero
- pantalla
English:
abundance
- account
- active
- afterlife
- alive
- amenities
- assurance
- attempt
- bang up
- battle
- bread
- breeding ground
- bright
- busy
- carp
- chapter
- clean
- conception
- cost
- cost of living
- crossroads
- dead
- dear
- dedicate
- destroy
- dodge
- dog
- domestic
- earn
- easy
- eccentric
- emigrate
- existence
- fascination
- flat
- give up
- gracious
- greed
- greediness
- hell
- herself
- high life
- himself
- hurdle
- impossible
- index-linked
- insurance
- lead
- life
- life expectancy

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vida nf

1. [estado fisiológico, hecho de existir] life;

¿hay vida en otros planetas? is there life on other planets?;

el cuerpo sin vida de un soldado the lifeless body of a soldier;

el conflicto se cobró muchas vidas many lives were lost in the conflict;

aquello le costó la vida that cost him his life;

dar la vida por to give one's life for;

estar con vida to be alive;

va a ser una operación a vida o muerte the operation may save his life but it may also kill him;

estar entre la vida y la muerte to be at death's door;

perder la vida to lose one's life;

quitar la vida a alguien to kill sb;

quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life;

salir con vida to come out alive;

como si la vida le fuera en ello as if his/her life depended on it;

ser una cuestión o [m5] un asunto de vida o muerte to be a matter of life and death;

Comp

enterrarse en vida to forsake the world;

Comp

pasar a mejor vida Euf [persona] to pass away;
[prenda, aparato, utensilio] to have had it;
Comp

la otra vida the next life;

Comp

tenía la vida pendiente de un hilo her life was hanging by a thread;

Comp

tener siete vidas (como los gatos) to have nine lives;

Prov

mientras hay vida hay esperanza hope springs eternal

Comp
vida artificial artificial life;
la vida eterna eternal life;

vida extraterrestre extraterrestrial life;

vida intrauterina intrauterine life

2. [periodo de existencia] life;

trabajó toda su vida he worked all his life;

una vida plagada de éxitos a lifetime of success;

de mi/tu/ etc[m5] vida of my/your/ etc life;

el amor/la oportunidad de su vida the love/chance of his life;

un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend;

le conozco de toda la vida I've known him all my life;

de toda la vida las novias van de blanco brides have worn white since time immemorial, brides have always worn white;

de por vida for life;

en vida de during the life o lifetime of;

eso no lo hubieras dicho en vida de tu padre you would never have said that while your father was alive;

así no vas a aprobar en la o [m5] tu vida you'll never pass like that;

¡en mi o [m5] la vida vi cosa igual! I'd never seen such a thing in all my life!;

pasarse la vida haciendo algo to spend one's life doing sth;

se pasa la vida quejándose he does nothing but complain all the time;

Comp

hacer la vida imposible a alguien to make sb's life impossible;

Comp
Am
toda la vida: [sin duda] [m5]¿prefieres África a Europa? – ¡toda la vida! do you prefer Africa to Europe? – every time! o you bet!;

Comp

la vida da muchas vueltas you never know what life has got in store for you;

Comp

la vida y milagros de alguien sb's life story

3. Com [de maquinaria, aparato, automóvil] life;

tiene una vida útil de veinte años it has a useful life of twenty years, it's designed to last for twenty years

Comp
vida en estantería shelf life;
vida media average life, mean lifetime

4. [forma de vivir, faceta cotidiana] life;

su vida es el teatro the theatre is her life;

¿cómo es tu vida diaria? what would be a typical day in your life?;

la vida política del país the country's political life;

¿no te gustaría cambiar de vida? wouldn't you like to change your life o the way you live?;

yo hago o [m5] vivo mi vida como todo el mundo I just get on with my life like everyone else;

lleva una vida muy tranquila she leads o lives a very peaceful life;

¡así es la vida! that's life!, such is life!;

¡esto (sí que) es vida! this is the life!;

una mujer de vida alegre a loose woman;

¿qué es de tu vida? how's life?;

¡qué vida ésta! what a life!;

la buena vida the good life;

Comp

darse o [m5]pegarse la gran vida, darse o [m5] pegarse la vida padre to live the life of Riley;

Comp

llevar una vida de perros to lead a dog's life

Comp
vida amorosa love life;
vida de familia family life;

vida privada private life;

vida pública public life;

vida sentimental love life;

vida sexual sex life;

vida social social life;

hacer vida social (con) to socialize (with)

5. [animación] life;

este pueblo tiene mucha vida this town is very lively;

estar lleno de vida to be full of life;

Brando da vida al personaje del padre Brando plays the father

Comp
vida nocturna nightlife
6. [necesidades materiales]
la vida está muy cara en Japón the cost of living is very high in Japan;
Fam
está la vida muy achuchada money's very tight;

ganarse la vida to earn a living;

con este trabajo me gano bien la vida I make a good living from this job

7. [apelativo cariñoso] darling;

¡mi vida!, ¡vida mía! my darling!

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vida

f life; esp
TÉC life span;
de por vida for life;

toda la vida all one’s life;

somos amigos de toda la vida we have been friends all our lives;

en mi vida never (in my life);

en vida in his/ her etc lifetime;

¿qué es de tu vida? how are things?;

ganarse la vida earn a living;

vivir su vida live one’s own life;

hacer la vida imposible a alguien make s.o.’s life impossible;

a vida o muerte life-or-death;

estar entre la vida y la muerte be hovering between life and death, be fighting for life;

darse buena vida o

la gran vida live high on the hog fam, live the life of Riley fam ;

pasar a mejor vida pass away;

quitarse la vida take one’s own life, kill o.s.;

perder la vida lose one’s life;

salir con vida come out alive;

sin vida lifeless;

la vida y milagros de alguien s.o.’s life story;

vida en pareja married life, life together;

vida familiar/sentimental family/love life;

vida interior inner self;

así es la vida that’s life;

vida mía my love;

mujer de la vida loose woman;

dar vida a TEA play the part of

* * *

vida nf

1) : life

la vida cotidiana: everyday life

2) : life span, lifetime

3) biografía: biography, life

4) : way of life, lifestyle

5) : livelihood

ganarse la vida: to earn one's living

6) viveza: liveliness

7)

media vida : half-life

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vida n

1. (en general) life [pl. lives]

lleva una vida muy interesante she leads a very interesting life

2. (sustento) living

se gana la vida como escritor he earns a living as a writer

de toda la vida all one's life

lo conozco de toda la vida I've known him all my life

en la vida never

en la vida había visto algo así I've never seen anything like it

estar con vida to be alive

Spanish-English dictionary > vida
9 be

bi: гл.
1) иметь место как факт, существовать, случаться а) существовать как факт в объективной реальности быть;
быть живым, жить Tyrants and sycophants have been and are. ≈ Тираны и стукачи были и есть. So much that was not is beginning to be. ≈ Так много из того, чего раньше не было, входит в нашу жизнь. б) в выражении there + личная форма от to be иметься, наличествовать There are photographs and photographs. ≈ Бывают фотографии и фотографии. в) возникать, происходить, случаться, быть совершаемым Be it as it may. ≈ Как бы там ни было. When is the wedding to be? ≈ На когда намечена свадьба, когда будет свадьба? The flower-show was last week. ≈ На прошлой неделе была выставка цветов. г) иметь место( о совокупности условий), являться Being they are Church-men, we may rather suspect... ≈ Имея в виду, что они священники, можно подозревать... д) сохраняться в предыдущем состоянии, не меняться, продолжать быть, как раньше Let me be! ≈ Оставьте меня в покое( оставьте меня, как я есть) ! You have been rather long about it. ≈ Вы слишком много времени на это потратили (вы находились слишком долго в процессе производства этого дела)
2) с наречием или предложным оборотом, обозначающим какое-л. обстоятельство а) занимать какое-л. место, положение;
принимать какую-л. позу или позицию;
находиться в каком-л. состоянии You are just where you was. ≈ Вы все там же. Again the love-fit is on him. ≈ Он снова влюбился (он снова в состоянии любви) Your book is here, under the table. ≈ Да вот твоя книжка, под столом. б) отправляться куда-л., находиться где-л. с целью что-л. сделать;
с последующим инфинитивом I was this morning to buy silk for a nightcap. ≈ Мне этим утром было нужно сходить купить шелка на ночную шапочку. I had been to see Irving that night. ≈ Я в ту ночь был в гостях у Ирвинга. have been and gone and done в) находиться в таких-то обстоятельствах, в таком-то настроении или положении Proposals that have been under deliberation. ≈ Предложения, которые рассматривались. Content to be and to be well. ≈ Он доволен, что жив, и что у него все неплохо. г) принадлежать кому-л., относиться к чему-л Well is him that hath found prudence. ≈ Благо тому, кто стал благоразумен.
3) роль связки в составном сказуемом а) занимать место на определенной шкале, иметь один из набора некоторых признаков I am weary, weary, I would that I were dead. ≈ Я такая измученная, такая измученная, я бы лучше умерла. He was of Memphis. ≈ Он был из Мемфиса. Only by being man can we know man. ≈ Только будучи людьми мы можем познать человека. б) быть известным под таким-то именем, быть кем-л., обозначаемым как-л. Let thinking be reasoning. ≈ Будем считать, что мышление это разъяснение. State is me. ≈ Государство это я. в) означать, значить;
быть эквивалентным чему-л. To fall was to die. ≈ Упасть означало умереть. I'll tell you what it is, you must leave. ≈ Я тебе скажу, в чем дело - тебе уходить пора. г) иметь значение, быть значимым;
заботить, беспокоить Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? ≈ Что же, те, кто идет мимо, ничто для тебя?
4) с причастиями и инфинитивами;
служит вспомогательным глаголом и образует аналитические временные формы а) с причастием прошедшего времени;
для переходных глаголов образует пассив, для непереходных - времена перфектной серии The political aspect of the subject has not been approached. ≈ Политический аспект проблемы до сих пор не рассматривался. Therefore I am returned. ≈ И поэтому я вернулся. His parents were grown old. ≈ Его родители состарились. б) с причастием настоящего времени;
образует времена серии continious, в залоге как активном, так и пассивном He was talking of you. ≈ Он говорил о тебе. We stayed there while our house was building. ≈ Мы жили там, пока строился наш дом (редко в современном языке из-за двусмысленности). A man who is being strangled. ≈ Человек, которого душат (в данный момент, или в любой другой момент, подаваемый рассказчиком как протекающий "сейчас") в) с инфинитивом, как активным, так и пассивным, в значении "положено, надо" They are not to compare with these. ≈ Эти не подлежат сравнению с теми. Not a Good Samaritan being to be found. ≈ И нельзя было отыскать ни одного "доброго самаритянина". г) с инфнитивом, в сослагательном наклонении If I were to propose, would you accept? ≈ Если бы я сделал тебе предложение, ты бы согласилась?
5) в выражениях типа Monday was one week (где вместо Monday может стоять любое указание на фиксированный момент времени, а вместо one week - любое указание на временной промежуток) такое-то время назад( личная форма глагола может быть также опущена) Did there come no young woman here Friday was a fortnight? ≈ Вы уверены, что две недели назад в пятницу сюда не приезжала некая девушка? I was in London Monday three weeks. ≈ Я приехал в Лондон в понедельник три недели назад. ∙ be better be best - be at - be for
быть, существовать - I think, therefore I am я мыслю, следовательно, я существую - the greatest genius that ever was величайший гений, который когда-либо существовал - to be no more (возвышенно) скончаться, умереть;
прекратить существование - Troy is no more Трои больше не существует - to be, or not to be - that is the question (Shakespeare) быть или не быть, вот в чем вопрос быть, находиться;
присутствовать;
пребывать - he will be here all the year он будет (находиться) здесь весь год - is he often in town? часто ли он бывает в городе? - I was before you in the queue я стоял перед вами в очереди - the horse was below in the hold лошадь поместили в трюме - he was at the ceremony он присутствовал на церемонии - the key is in the lock ключ( находится) в замке - I'll be down in a minute я сейчас спущусь - output is considerably below last year's level выпуск продукции намного ниже прошлогоднего /значительно ниже прошлогоднего, значительно упал по сравнению с прошлогодним/ быть, оставаться - don't be long! не задерживайся!, приходи скорее! - what a time you have been! как ты долго! - he was a long time reaching the shore ему понадобилось много времени, чтобы достичь берега происходить, случаться, совершаться - it was yesterday это было /произошло, случилось, состоялось/ вчера - when is the wedding to be? когда должна состояться /будет/ свадьба? - the New Year is on Sunday this time в этот раз Новый год приходится /падает/ на воскресенье - how is that you were there? как получилось, что вы оказались там? равняться, составлять - twice two is four дважды два - четыре - let x be ten предположим, (что) x равняется десяти (разговорное) стоить - how much is it? сколько это стоит? - what are these shoes? сколько стоят эти ботинки? - this book is five shillings эта книга стоит пять шиллингов значить, стоить - it is nothing to me мне это ничего не стоит, для меня это ничего не составляет /не значит/ - what is all that to me? что мне все это? какое мне до этого дело? (возвышенно) сопутствовать( в восклицательных предложениях как пожелание) - success (be) to your efforts! желаю успеха в ваших начинаниях!, да сопутствует вам удача! - victory be yours! желаю (вам) победы! there is имеется, есть - there are many English books in our library в нашей библиотеке (имеется) много английских книг - there is plenty of time времени вполне достаточно, еще есть масса времени - there are no roads дорог нет - there will be dancing будут танцы - there was once an old man... жил-был однажды старик... to have been посещать, бывать - has he been to London? он бывал в Лондоне? - I've been there! я там был!;
(разговорное) это мне известно! to have been (разговорное) заходить, быть - has anyone been? кто-нибудь заходил?, был кто-нибудь? - has the post been? была ли почта? to be at smth. (разговорное) намереваться сделать или сказать что-л. - I don't understand what exactly he is at я не понимаю, что именно он хочет сказать - what would you be at? каковы ваши намерения? to be at smth. (разговорное) нападать, набрасываться на что-л. - the mice are at the cheese again мыши опять добрались до сыра to be at smth.(разг) брать без спроса - he's been at my shaving things again он опять брал (без спроса) мои бритвенные принадлежности to be at smb. (разговорное) приставать к кому-л. - she's always at me она всегда меня пилит to be above smth. /doing smth./ быть выше чего-л., не опускаться до чего-л. - to be above suspicion быть выше /вне/ подозрений - to be above criticism быть выше всякой критики, быть безупречным - he is above reproach его не за что упрекнуть - he is above such matters он такими делами не занимается, он до такого( дела) не унизится - he is above taking bribes брать взятки - ниже его достоинства to be beneath smth., smb. быть ниже чего-л., кого-л. - to be beneath contempt не заслуживать (даже) презрения - it is beneath you /your dignity/ это ниже вашего достоинства to be beyond smth., smb. быть за пределами чего-л., возможностей кого-л. - his behaviour is beyond my endurance я не могу больше терпеть его поведение - he is not beyond redemption он еще может исправиться - this is beyond a joke это уже не шутка - it was beyond expectation такого нельзя было ожидать, на такое нельзя было надеяться - I am beyond caring мне уже все равно - what you say is beyond me мне совершенно непонятно то, что ты говоришь to be abreast of smth. быть в курсе чего-л. - he is abreast of developments in his field он в курсе последних достижений в своей области to be after smth. преследовать, пытаться поймать кого-л. - the police were after him полиция преследовала его to be after smth. покушаться на что-л., стремиться завладеть чем-л. - he's after my job он метит на мое место - he's after her money он охотится за ее деньгами to be about to do smth. собираться, намереваться сделать что-л. - he was about to send for you он собирался послать за вами - she was about to speak, but changed her mind она хотела было заговорить, но передумала to be against smth. противоречить чему-л., идти вразрез с чем-л. - lying is against my principles не в моих правилах врать to be for smth. стоять или быть за - who is for going home? кто за то, чтобы идти домой? to be for some place отправляться, ехать куда-л. - are you for Bristol? вы едете в Бристоль? to be on smb. (разговорное) быть оплаченным кем-л. - put your money away, it's on me убери деньги, я угощаю - the drinks are on the house хозяин( бара, ресторана и т. п.) угощает - the tickets are on me я плачу за билеты to be on smb. внезапно наступить, подоспеть( о праздниках, выборах и т. п.) - the wet season was on us неожиданно на нас обрушился сезон дождей - Christmas was on us наступило рождество to be on smth. входить в состав, быть членом (комиссии и т. п.) - he is on the board он входит в состав правления to be on smb., smth. быть поставленным на кого-л., что-л. - my money is on this horse я поставил на эту лошадь to be up to smth. замышлять, затевать что-л. - the boys are up to smth. мальчики что-то затевают - he is up to no good он затевает что-то скверное, от него хорошего не жди to be up to smth. быть осведомленным о чем-л. - the police must be up to all the dodges полиции должно быть известно обо всех уловках not to be up to (doing) smth. не быть в состоянии сделать что-л., не справиться с чем-л. - I am not up to going to the theatre tonight я не в состоянии пойти сегодня вечером в театр - he is not up to his job он не справляется со своей работой - he is not up to his father as a scholar как ученый он значительно уступает (своему) отцу to be up to smb. быть возложенным на кого-л. (об ответственности) ;
зависеть от кого-л. - it is up to him to decide от него зависит решение, он должен решить - it is up to you to choose вы выбираете /решаете/ - whether you learn or not is entirely up to you учиться или нет - твое дело to be up against smth., smb. столкнуться с чем-л., кем-л.;
встретить отпор - he's up against some real opposition он будет иметь дело с сильной оппозицией - he's up against it( разговорное) он столкнулся с большими трудностями to be up for smth. возникать, рассматриваться( о вопросе и т. п.) - to be up for review пересматриваться - to be up for debate обсуждаться, быть поставленным на обсуждение to be up for smth. рассматривать в суде, судить - he was up in court for this его за это судили to be up for smth. предназначаться к продаже - to be up for auction продаваться на аукционе /с молотка/ to be up for smth. быть выдвинутым кандидатом, быть претендентом - he's up for admission to the society at the next meeting его будут принимать в кружок на следующем собрании to be with smb. поддерживать кого-л. - we're with you all the way мы пойдем с тобой до конца - she is at one with her husband она заодно со (своим) мужем to be with smb. понимать, следить за тем, что говорят - are you still with me - or shall I go over it again? ты следишь за ходом моей мысли или мне повторить еще раз? to be with smb., smth. работать у кого-л., где-л. (по найму) - I'm with a shipping firm я работаю в транспортной фирме как глагол-связка: быть - he is a teacher он учитель - are they English? они англичане? - ten yards is a lot десять ярдов - это очень много - his is a fine house его дом чудесный, у него прекрасный дом - our task is to finish the work in time наша задача - вовремя кончить работу - she has been a mother to me она мне была вместо матери - she is twenty ей двадцать лет - today is the tenth сегодня десятое (число) - tomorrow is Friday завтра пятница - the wall is six foot high стена имеет шесть футов в высоту - what is it? что это?;
в чем дело? - to see things as they are видеть вещи такими, какие они есть - if I were you... если бы я был на вашем месте... - seeing is believing увидеть - (это) значит убедиться /поверить/ находиться в (каком-л.) состоянии;
чувствовать, ощущать( что-л.) - I am cold мне холодно - he is asleep он спит - he is glad он рад - he is absent он отсутствует - he is in trouble он попал в беду, у него неприятности - he is at work он работает - isn't he lucky? везет же ему! с последующим инфинитивом выражает долженствование, обусловленное договоренностью, планом - he is to come at six он должен прийти в шесть (часов) - he was to come at six он должен был прийти в шесть - he was to have come at six он должен был прийти в шесть (но не пришел) - when am I to come? когда мне приходить?, когда мне нужно прийти? - the house is to let дом сдается в аренду - he was never to see her again ему больше никогда не суждено было ее увидеть - it was not to be этому не суждено было сбыться /осуществиться/ - they are not to be trusted им нельзя доверять - such men are to be pitied rather than despised таких людей надо не презирать, а жалеть с последующим инфинитивом выражает возможность - he was nowhere to be found его нигде нельзя было найти /отыскать/ - not a cloud was to be seen не видно было ни облачка - how am I to get through all this work today? как я смогу справиться со всей этой работой сегодня? с последующим инфинитивом выражает намерение, желание( в условных предложениях) - if we are to come in time, we must start at once если мы хотим прийти вовремя6 нам надо сразу отправляться (устаревшее) в сочетании с p.p. глаголов to come, to fall, to sit, to run, to get и др. - winter was come зима наступила - the sun was risen солнце встало в сочетании с pres.p. служит для образования длительной формы - he was talking to his son at the time в тот момент он беседовал с сыном - he is working он (сейчас) работает - this question is being discussed этот вопрос сейчас обсуждается в сочетании с p.p. переходных и ряда непереходных глаголов служит для образования пассивной формы - this was made by my son это было сделано моим сыном - they will be punished они будут наказаны, из накажут - such questions are settled by the committee такие вопросы решаются комитетом - he was asked to come его попросили прийти - this book was much spoken of об этой книге много говорили > to be above one /one's head/ (разговорное) быть выше чьего-л. понимания > to be at it шалить, проказничать > the children are at it again дети опять принялись за свое > to be hard at it /at work/ (разговорное) быть очень занятым;
напряженно работать > they were hard at it /at work/ the whole night они работали изо всех сил всю ночь напролет > to be at one with smb. быть с кем-л. заодно > to be beside oneself with grief потерять голову от горя > to be beside oneself with rage выйти из себя, разгневаться > to be beside the point не иметь отношения (к данному вопросу, делу и т. п.) > for the time being пока > the manager for the time being временно исполняющий обязанности заведующего > somebody will be in for кому-то попадет /влетит, нагорит/ > far be it from me to do this я вовсе не собираюсь /я далек от того, чтобы/ делать это > be (that) as it may как бы то ни было;
пусть будет что будет > let it be! оставь это в покое!, пусть все остается как есть! > so be it да будет так, пусть так и будет > how are you? как вы поживаете?;
как вы себя чувствуете? > you never know where you are with him никогда не знаешь, что он может сделать /как он поступит, как себя с ним вести, чего от него ждать/ - be yourself!, be your age! не глупи!, не валяй дурака! - you've been and gone and done it! (сленг) ну и наделали вы дел!, ну и натворили же вы! - I'll be! (американизм) (сленг) вот те на!, господи боже мой!, ну и ну! (восклицание, выражающее удивление)

~ происходить, случаться;
admission exams are once a year in autumn приемные испытания проводятся один раз в год осенью

~ находиться;
бывать;
where are my books? где мои книги?;
are you often in town? часто ли вы бываете в городе?;
I have never been to the Caucasus я никогда не был на Кавказе

~ about быть занятым( чем-л.) ~ about быть на ногах, встать ~ about собираться (c inf.) ;
he is about to go он собирается уходить

~ at намереваться;
what would you be at? каковы ваши намерения?

~ at law соблюдать закон law: ~ суд, судебный процесс;
to be at law( with smb.) быть в тяжбе (с кем-л.) ;
to go to law подать в суд;
начать судебный процесс

~ at liberty to иметь возможность ~ at liberty to получать право

~ away = be off ~ away отсутствовать

~ back вернуться

~ for отправляться в ~ for стоять (за кого-л., что-л.)

to ~ going собираться (с inf. часто придает значение будущего времени) ;
the clock is going to strike часы сейчас будут бить

~ in быть дома to ~ in (smb.) быть свойственным, характерным (для кого-л.) ;
it is not in him to do such a thing это не в его натуре, на него это непохоже ~ in поспеть( о фруктах) ~ in прийти, прибыть( о поезде, пароходе и т. п.) ;
наступить (о времени года) ~ in прийти к власти( о политической партии) ;
the labour candidate is in кандидат лейбористской партии прошел на выборах ~ in (on smth.) участвовать( в чем-л.)

to ~ of (a group, class, etc.) быть одним из (группы, класса и т. п.) ;
they knew he was not of them они распознали в нем чужого

~ away = be off ~ off уходить;
the train is off поезд ушел off: ~ указывает на удаление, отделение: I must be off я должен уходить;
off you go!, be off!, get off!, off with you! убирайтесь!;
уходите!

~ on идти (о спектакле) ;
what is on at the Bolshoi Theatre today? что идет в Большом театре сегодня? ~ on происходить on: to be ~ (to smb.) напасть на след( кого-л.) to be ~ (to smb.) придираться к комулибо to be ~ (to smb.) раскусить( кого-л.) to be ~ (to smb.) связаться( с кем-л.) (по телефону и т. п.)

to ~ oneself быть самим собой to ~ oneself прийтив себя

~ out не быть дома, в комнате out: to be ~ быть без сознания, потерять сознание;
out and about поправившийся после болезни she is ~ for compliments она напрашивается на комплименты;
to be out( with smb.) быть (с кем-л.) в ссоре, не в ладах

~ up встать, подняться ~ up закончиться ~ up (to smth.) замышлять (что-л.) ;
how are you? здравствуйте!, как вы поживаете? ~ up повыситься в цене ~ up произойти

to ~ going собираться (с inf. часто придает значение будущего времени) ;
the clock is going to strike часы сейчас будут бить

~ в составном именном сказуемом является глаголом-связкой: he is a teacher он учитель;
I am cold мне холодно

~ about собираться (c inf.) ;
he is about to go он собирается уходить

~ как модальный глагол с последующим инфинитивом означает долженствование, возможность, намерение: I am to inform you я должен вас известить;
he is to be there now он должен быть там сейчас

~ up (to smth.) замышлять (что-л.) ;
how are you? здравствуйте!, как вы поживаете? how: ~ are you? как поживаете?;
how about..? как насчет..?;
how about going for a walk? не пойти ли нам погулять?

~ стоить;
how mush is it? сколько это стоит?

~ в составном именном сказуемом является глаголом-связкой: he is a teacher он учитель;
I am cold мне холодно cold: ~ холодный;
to be (или to feel) cold зябнуть, мерзнуть;
I am cold мне холодно

~ как вспомогательный глагол служит для образования длительной формы: I am reading я читаю

~ как модальный глагол с последующим инфинитивом означает долженствование, возможность, намерение: I am to inform you я должен вас известить;
he is to be there now он должен быть там сейчас

~ находиться;
бывать;
where are my books? где мои книги?;
are you often in town? часто ли вы бываете в городе?;
I have never been to the Caucasus я никогда не был на Кавказе

I've been there разг. все это уже известно;
you've been (and gone) and done it разг. = ну и наделали вы дел

to ~ in (smb.) быть свойственным, характерным (для кого-л.) ;
it is not in him to do such a thing это не в его натуре, на него это непохоже

~ in прийти к власти( о политической партии) ;
the labour candidate is in кандидат лейбористской партии прошел на выборах

to let ~ оставлять в покое

~ как вспомогательный глагол служит для образования пассива: such questions are settled by the committee подобные вопросы разрешаются комитетом

to ~ of (a group, class, etc.) быть одним из (группы, класса и т. п.) ;
they knew he was not of them они распознали в нем чужого

~ off уходить;
the train is off поезд ушел train: the ~ is off поезд уже отошел;
to make the train поспеть на поезд

~ on идти (о спектакле) ;
what is on at the Bolshoi Theatre today? что идет в Большом театре сегодня?

~ at намереваться;
what would you be at? каковы ваши намерения?

~ находиться;
бывать;
where are my books? где мои книги?;
are you often in town? часто ли вы бываете в городе?;
I have never been to the Caucasus я никогда не был на Кавказе

I've been there разг. все это уже известно;
you've been (and gone) and done it разг. = ну и наделали вы дел

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > be
10 valere

be worth

( essere valido) be valid

non vale nulla it's worthless, it isn't worth anything

far valere diritti, autorità assert

non vale! that's not fair!

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valere v. intr.

1 to be worth: valere molto, poco, to be worth a lot, little; un uomo che vale, a valuable man; come attore non vale molto, as an actor he is not up to much; quel professionista non vale molto, that professional is not very competent; il dollaro vale più dell'euro, the dollar is worth more than the euro; merce che vale poco, worthless goods // vale tanto oro quanto pesa, it is worth its weight in gold; vale un tesoro, una fortuna, un occhio della testa, un Perù, it is worth a fortune (o a mint of money); non vale uno zero, un'acca, un fico secco, (fam.) it is not worth a bean (o a penny o a rap) // tanto vale, it is just (o all) the same: per me tanto vale che tu prenda anche questo, it would be just the same to me if you took this too; se lo fai così, tanto vale che tu non lo faccia, if you do it like that, you might as well not do it at all; tanto vale restare qui, we may as well stay here; tanto valeva che venisse anche lui, he might as well have come too // valere la pena, to be worth (while): fu molto difficile, ma ne valeva proprio la pena, it was very difficult, but it was well worth it; non ne vale la pena, it is not worthwhile: non vale la pena che tu stia qui tutto il giorno, it's not worthwhile your staying (o for you to stay) here all day; non vale la pena di leggere questo libro, this book is not worth reading; varrebbe la pena di andarci, it would be worth going // vendere qlco. per quel che vale, to sell sthg. for what it is worth // far valere le proprie ragioni, to get one's way; far valere i propri diritti, to assert (o to enforce) one's rights (o one's claims) // farsi valere, to assert oneself

2 ( contare, aver peso) to count, to be of account; to weigh, to be of weight, to have weight: la prima partita non vale, the first game doesn't count; quello che dici non vale in questo caso, what you are saying does not count in this case; la sua dichiarazione non valse niente per i giudici, his declaration didn't carry any weight with the judges; le tue considerazioni non valgono in simili circostanze, your considerations have no weight in such circumstances; (amm.) questa dichiarazione non vale ai fini fiscali, this assessment does not count for tax purposes // val meglio tacere, it is better to keep quiet // non vale!, that's not fair!

3 ( servire, giovare) to be of use, to be of avail, to count: a che cosa ti valse tutto il tuo zelo?, where did all your zeal get you?; a che vale lavorare tanto?, what is the use (o good) of working so much?; i miei consigli non valsero a fargli cambiare condotta, my advice was of no use in making him change his behaviour; questa azione gli valse la medaglia, this act won him the decoration; tutto quello che ho fatto non è valso a nulla, all I did was no use (o of no avail) // val più la pratica della grammatica, practice is better than theory

4 ( essere valido) to be valid; ( essere in vigore) to be in force: questo biglietto vale per 24 ore, this ticket is valid for 24 hours; questo contratto non vale più, this contract is no longer valid; questa legge non vale più, this law is no longer in force

5 ( equivalere) to be equal (to sthg.), to be worth: una sillaba lunga vale due brevi, a long syllable is equal to two short ones // vale a dire, ( cioè) that is (to say), ( significa che) that's as much as to say, ( specificatamente) namely // uno vale l'altro, there's nothing between them (o they're much of a muchness)

◆ v.tr. to win*: il romanzo gli valse il primo premio, the novel won him the first prize.

◘ valersi v.intr.pron. to avail oneself, to make* use, to take* advantage; to use (s.o., sthg.): si valse di ogni opportunità, di tutti i suoi diritti, he availed himself (o he took advantage) of every opportunity, of all his rights; si valse di tutte le sue conoscenze per tacitare lo scandalo, he availed himself of all his acquaintances to hush up the scandal; si valse del mio nome, he made use of my name.

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1. [va'lere]
vb irreg vi (aus essere)
1) (persona: contare) to be worth

come medico non vale molto — he's not much of a doctor

vale tanto oro quanto pesa — she's worth her weight in gold

far valere le proprie ragioni — to make o.s. heard

far valere la propria autorità — to assert one's authority

farsi valere — to make o.s. appreciated o respected

2) (avere efficacia: documento) to be valid, (avere vigore) to hold, apply

questo vale anche per te — this applies to you, too

3) (essere regolamentare: partita) to be valid, count

così non vale! — that's not fair!

4) (giovare) to be of use

i suoi sforzi non sono valsi a niente — his efforts came to nought

i tuoi consigli sono valsi a fargli cambiare idea — your advice convinced him to change his mind

prima o poi lo verrà a sapere, tanto vale dirglielo subito — he'll find out sooner or later, so we (o you ecc) might as well tell him now

tanto vale che te lo dica — I might as well tell you

5) (equivalere) to be equal to, (essere comparabile a) to be worth, (significare) to amount to

l'uno vale l'altro — the one is as good as the other, they amount to the same thing

valere la pena — to be worth the effort o worth it

non ne vale la pena — it's not worth it

non vale la pena arrabbiarsi tanto — it's not worth getting so angry

vale a dire — that is to say

6) (cosa: avere pregio) to be worth

l'auto vale tremila euro — the car is worth three thousand euros

non valere niente — to be worthless

non vale niente — it's worthless

2. vt

(procurare) gli ha valso il primo premio — it earned him first prize

ciò gli ha valso un esaurimento — that was what brought on o caused his nervous breakdown

3. vip (valersi)

valersi di — to take advantage of

valersi dei consigli di qn — to take o act upon sb's advice

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[va'lere] 1.
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

1) (avere un dato valore) to be* worth

valere 10 euro — to be worth 10 euros, to have a value of 10 euros

valere una fortuna — to be worth a fortune

non valere niente — (economicamente) to be worthless; (qualitativamente) [materiale, prodotto, romanzo] to be rubbish o no good; [ persona] to be worthless

quest'auto vale il suo prezzo — this car is good value (for money)

come cuoco non vale niente — he's a useless cook, he's not much of a cook

vale tanto oro quanto pesa — he is worth his weight in gold

2) (equivalere a)

il tuo lavoro vale tanto quanto il loro — your work is just as good as theirs

uno vale l'altro — one is as good as the other

tanto vale che rinunciamo — we might o may as well give up

tanto valeva che glielo chiedessi — it would be just as well if you asked him

3) (meritare)

valere la pena — to be worth ( di fare doing)

non (ne) vale la pena — it isn't worth it

ne è valsa davvero la pena — it's been well worthwhile

vale la pena chiederglielo? — is it any use asking?

4) (essere valido) [biglietto, documento] to be* valid; [regole, teorie] to apply ( per to)

lo stesso vale per lui! — the same goes for him!

non vale! — it's not fair!

5) (contare) to count

la partita vale per il campionato — the match counts for the championship

il tuo parere non vale niente — your opinion counts for nothing

6) (giovare) to be* of use, to be* of avail

a nulla sono valsi i miei consigli — my advice was of no use

7) vale a dire that is (to say), namely

vale a dire che...? — does that mean that...?
2.
verbo transitivo (procurare) to win*, to earn

ciò mi valse un premio — that earned o won me a price
3.
verbo pronominale valersi

- rsi di — to avail oneself of, to take advantage of [offerta, opportunità]; to make use of [strumento, consigli]

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fare valere — to exercise, to assert [ diritti]

farsi valere — to put oneself across, to assert oneself

sa farsi valere — he's very pushy

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valere

/va'lere/ [96]

I verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere)

1 (avere un dato valore) to be* worth; valere 10 euro to be worth 10 euros, to have a value of 10 euros; valere una fortuna to be worth a fortune; non valere niente (economicamente) to be worthless; (qualitativamente) [materiale, prodotto, romanzo] to be rubbish o no good; [ persona] to be worthless; quest'auto vale il suo prezzo this car is good value (for money); come cuoco non vale niente he's a useless cook, he's not much of a cook; vale tanto oro quanto pesa he is worth his weight in gold

2 (equivalere a) il tuo lavoro vale tanto quanto il loro your work is just as good as theirs; uno vale l'altro one is as good as the other; tanto vale che rinunciamo we might o may as well give up; tanto valeva che glielo chiedessi it would be just as well if you asked him

3 (meritare) valere la pena to be worth ( di fare doing); non (ne) vale la pena it isn't worth it; ne è valsa davvero la pena it's been well worthwhile; vale la pena chiederglielo? is it any use asking?

4 (essere valido) [biglietto, documento] to be* valid; [regole, teorie] to apply ( per to); lo stesso vale per lui! the same goes for him! non vale! it's not fair!

5 (contare) to count; la partita vale per il campionato the match counts for the championship; il tuo parere non vale niente your opinion counts for nothing

6 (giovare) to be* of use, to be* of avail; a nulla sono valsi i miei consigli my advice was of no use

7 vale a dire that is (to say), namely; vale a dire che...? does that mean that...?

II verbo transitivo

(procurare) to win*, to earn; ciò mi valse un premio that earned o won me a price

III valersi verbo pronominale

- rsi di to avail oneself of, to take advantage of [offerta, opportunità]; to make use of [strumento, consigli]

IDIOMS

fare valere to exercise, to assert [ diritti]; farsi valere to put oneself across, to assert oneself; sa farsi valere he's very pushy.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > valere
11 per

1. prep for

mezzo by

per qualche giorno for a few days

per questa ragione for that reason

per tutta la notte throughout the night

per iscritto in writing

per esempio for example

dieci per cento ten per cent

uno per uno one by one

2. conj: per fare qualcosa (in order) to do something

stare per be about to

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per prep.

1 ( moto per luogo) through; ( lungo) along; up, down; ( sopra) over; all over; ( senza direzione fissa) about, (a)round: il treno passa per Bologna, the train passes through Bologna; il corteo sfilerà per le vie principali della città, the procession will pass through (o will go along) the main streets of the city; si entra per la porta laterale, you enter through the side door; correre per i campi, to run through the fields; guardò per il buco della serratura, he looked through the keyhole; un pensiero le passò per la mente, a thought passed through her mind; siamo venuti per quel sentiero, we came along that path; scendere ( giù) per la collina, salire (su) per la collina, to go down the hill, to go up the hill; per mare e per terra, over land and sea; andare per il mondo, to go all over (o round) the world; hanno girato per tutta la città senza trovare un albergo, they went all over (o all round) the town without finding a hotel; aveva dolori per tutto il corpo, he had aches and pains all over his body (o he was aching all over) // una retta passante per un punto, a straight line passing through a point

2 ( moto a luogo, destinazione) for; to: parto domani per Roma, I'm leaving for Rome tomorrow; a che ora parte il primo aereo per Parigi?, what time does the first plane for Paris take off?; dovete prendere l'autostrada per Como, you must take the motorway for Como; a causa dello sciopero, i traghetti per le isole sono sospesi, owing to the strike, ferry crossings to the islands are suspended // va per i quaranta, he's going on for forty

3 ( stato in luogo) in, on; (all) over: per la strada, in the street; era seduto per terra, he was sitting on the ground; c'erano vari oggetti sparsi per il pavimento, there were various objects scattered (all) over the floor // avere la testa per aria, to have one's head in the clouds

4 ( estensione, misura) for: l'autostrada si snoda per oltre 200 chilometri, the motorway runs for over 200 kilometres; proseguimmo in auto per un'altra decina di chilometri, we drove on for another ten miles or so; camminarono per miglia e miglia senza incontrare anima viva, they walked for miles and miles without meeting a soul

5 ( durante) for (spesso in ingl. non si traduce); ( per un certo periodo di tempo o per una determinata occasione) for; ( per un intero periodo di tempo) (all) through; throughout; for; ( entro) by: per mezz'ora, (for) half an hour; ha vissuto per tre anni in America, he lived three years in America (o he lived in America for three years); abbiamo aspettato per ore, we waited (for) hours; il lavoro dev'essere pronto per domani, the work must be ready for (o by) tomorrow; darò una festa per il mio compleanno, I'm having a party for my birthday; la mostra è in programma per aprile, the exhibition is planned for April; ho un appuntamento col dentista per lunedì pomeriggio, I have a dental appointment for Monday afternoon; il libro uscirà per Natale, the book will come out (in time) for Christmas; sarò di ritorno per le cinque, I'll be back by five o'clock; i lavori di restauro saranno ultimati per la fine dell'anno, restoration work will be completed by the end of the year

6 ( mezzo) by; through: per ferrovia, by rail; per posta, by post; per via aerea, by air mail; rispondere per lettera, per telegramma, to reply by letter, by telegram; spedire un pacco per corriere, to send a parcel by carrier; comunicare (con qlcu.) per telefono, to communicate (with s.o.) by phone; pagare per assegno, to pay by cheque; pagare per contanti, to pay cash; per vie legali, through legal channels; ottenere un posto per concorso, to get a job through a competitive examination // parlare per bocca d'altri, to speak through someone else's mouth // per mezzo di, by, by means of, through [cfr. mediante ]

7 ( modo) by; in: procedere per gradi, to proceed by degrees; chiamare qlcu. per nome, to call s.o. by name; tenere qlcu. per (la) mano, to hold s.o. by the hand; desidero che sia messo per iscritto, I want it put in writing

8 ( causa) for; owing to; because of; on account of; out of; through: fu premiato per il suo coraggio, he was rewarded for his courage; ha lasciato il lavoro per motivi di salute, he gave up his job owing to (o because of o on account of) ill health; il progetto fallì per mancanza di fondi, the scheme failed for lack of money; non si vedeva per la nebbia, you couldn't see a thing for the fog; era esausto per la fatica, he was exhausted through his efforts; tutto è successo per causa tua, it all happened because (o on account) of you; pagherà per quello che ha fatto, he will pay for what he has done; per dispetto, ambizione, orgoglio, out of spite, ambition, pride; per paura, through fear; ho taciuto, per paura di offenderlo, I kept quiet, for fear of offending him

9 ( colpa) for: è stato arrestato per furto, he was arrested for theft; fu processato per omicidio, he was tried for murder

10 ( fine o scopo) for: la lotta per la sopravvivenza, the struggle for survival; una cura per l'artrite, a cure for arthritis; raccogliere fondi per i senzatetto, to collect money for the homeless // cibo per cani, dog food // musica per pianoforte, piano music // libri per ragazzi, children's books // macchina per scrivere, typewriter // casa di riposo per anziani, old people's rest home // istituto per la ricerca sul cancro, cancer research institute ∙ Come si vede dagli esempi, in questo significato sono spesso usate forme aggettivali

11 ( termine, vantaggio, interesse, inclinazione) for, to: fallo per me, do it for me; questi fiori sono per te, these flowers are for you; il fumo è nocivo per la salute, smoking is bad for one's health; l'ho fatto per il suo bene, I did it for his own good; mi dispiace per lui, I'm sorry for him; è un onore, un disonore per la sua famiglia, he's a credit to, a disgrace to his family; è stato come un padre per lui, he was like a father to him; morire per la patria, to die for one's country; votare per un candidato, to vote for a candidate; coltivare la passione per la musica, to cultivate a passion for music; nutrire simpatia per qlcu., to have a liking for s.o.; la partita è terminata 3 a 2 per la squadra di casa, the game ended 3 to 2 for the home team

12 ( limitazione) for: il Brasile detiene il primato mondiale per la produzione di caffè, Brazil holds the world record for coffee production; è superiore a tutti per capacità tecniche e organizzative, he is unrivalled for technical and organizing ability; è molto maturo per la sua età, he's (very) mature for his age // per me, per quanto mi riguarda, as for me, as far as I'm concerned // se non fosse per me, te ecc., but for me, you etc. (o if it were not for me, you etc.)

13 ( prezzo o stima) for: ha venduto la casa per un milione, he sold his house for one million euros; ho acquistato questo tavolo per pochissimo, per niente, I bought this table for next to nothing; sono stati rubati quadri per oltre due milioni, paintings worth (o for) over two million euros have been stolen // non lo farei per tutto l'oro del mondo, I wouldn't do it for all the world (o for all the tea in China)

14 (con valore distr.) by; at; in; per: procedere per due, to go two by two; dividere per classi, to divide by class; disporre per file, to arrange in rows; uno, due per volta, one, two at a time; l'ingresso è di 20 euro per persona, entrance costs 20 euros per head // per cento, per cent: pagare un interesse del dieci per cento, to pay ten per cent interest // giorno per giorno, day by day

15 (mat.) by: dividere 60 per 10, to divide 60 by 10; moltiplicare per tre, to multiply by three; 4 per 4 fa 16, 4 multiplied by (o times) 4 is 16

16 (con funzione predicativa, con valore di come) as; for: avere qlcu. per amico, per socio, to have s.o. as a friend, as a partner // entrare per primo, to enter first // dare per scontato, to take for granted // tenere per certo, to take as a certainty // dare per morto, to give up for dead

17 ( scambio, sostituzione) for: ti avevo preso per tuo fratello, I'd taken you for your brother; mi prendi per stupido?, do you take me for a fool?; ha parlato lui per tutti noi, he spoke for all of us; per il preside ha firmato il vicepreside, the deputy (head) signed for the head // capire una cosa per un'altra, to misunderstand // lasciare il certo per l'incerto, to take a leap in the dark.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: per l'avvenire, for the future (o from now on); per amor di Dio, per amor mio, for God's (o for goodness') sake, for my sake; per l'appunto, just so (o precisely); per esempio, for example; per caso, by chance; per fortuna, luckily; per la maggior parte, for the most part (o mostly); per lo più, generally; per il momento, for the time being; per natura, by nature; per nulla!, not at all!; per tempo, ( presto) early, ( in tempo utile) in (good) time, on time; parola per parola, word for word; per parte di padre, on one's father's side; per amore o per forza, whether you like it or not (o willy nilly); per niente al mondo, for love or money; cambiare per il meglio, to change for the better.

per cong.

1 ( con valore finale) (in order) to (+ inf.); for (+ ger.): andai da lui per avere un consiglio, I went to him in order to get some advice (o I went to him for advice); sono venuto per parlarti, I've come to speak to you; ce n'è voluta per convincerlo!, it took a lot to convince him (o he took a lot of convincing); un prodotto usato per impermeabilizzare i tessuti, a product used for waterproofing material

2 ( con valore causale) for (+ ger.): fummo rimproverati per essere arrivati in ritardo, we were told off for arriving late; fu multato per aver superato i limiti di velocità, he was fined for speeding

3 (con valore consecutivo) to: è troppo bello per essere vero, it's too good to be true; sei abbastanza grande per capirlo da solo, you're old enough to understand it by yourself

4 ( con valore concessivo) per poco che sia, è meglio di niente, little as it is, it's better than nothing; per costoso che fosse, era un gran bell'appartamento, although it was expensive, it was a beautiful flat; per essere un ragazzo di 10 anni è molto maturo, for a boy of 10 he's very mature

5 stare per fare qlco., essere lì lì per fare qlco., ( con valore perifrastico) to be about to do sthg. (o to be on the point of doing sthg. o to be just going to do sthg.): stiamo per partire, we're about to leave (o we're just going to leave o we're on the point of leaving); ero lì lì per confessare tutto, I was on the point of confessing everything; lo spettacolo sta per cominciare, the show is about to begin.

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[per] 1.
preposizione

1) (moto per luogo)

girare per le strade — to wander through the streets

passare per la finestra — to pass through the window

viaggiare per il mondo — to go around o travel the world

ha tagliato per i campi — he cut across the fields

2) (destinazione)

il treno per Roma — the train for o to Rome

l'aereo per Milano — the plane to Milan

partire per il Messico — to leave for Mexico

3) (stato in luogo)

per terra — on the ground o floor

per strada — in the street

4) (fine)

uscire per comprare il giornale — to go out to buy the newspaper

per questo bisognerà fare — for that, you'll have to do

5) (causa)

per colpa tua — because of you

picchiarsi per una donna — to fight over a woman

rosso per la rabbia — red with anger

gridare per il dolore — to cry out in pain

lo fa per interesse — he does it out of interest

6) (vantaggio, svantaggio)

per il tuo bene — for your own good o sake

peggio per te! — so much the worse for you!

pregare per qcn. — to pray for sb.

danni enormi per l'economia — enormous damage to the economy

è per la ricerca sul cancro — it's for o in aid of cancer research

2 a 1 per l'Italia — 2-1 for Italy

7) (tempo continuato)

per ore e ore — for hours

per i primi due anni — for the first two years

per un istante — for a moment

per tutta la notte — all night (long)

per tutto il viaggio — throughout the journey

per quanto tempo...? — how long...?

8) (tempo determinato)

sarà pronto per lunedì — it'll be ready for o by Monday

per ora o il momento for the moment, for the time being; dovrei arrivare per le sei — I should be there by six o'clock

9) (mezzo)

per mare — by sea

per telefono — by phone

per posta — by post o mail

prendere qcs. per il manico — to pick sth. up by the handle

10) (modo, maniera)

per gradi — by degrees o stages

prendere qcn. per mano — to take sb. by the hand

11) (concessione)

per quanto ricco sia — however rich he may be, rich though he may be

per poco traffico che ci sia,... — even though there's not much traffic...

per quanto ci provasse,... — try as he might, he

12) (per quanto riguarda)

per quanto (ne) sappia io — as o so far as I know

per quel che mi riguarda — as far as I am concerned

per me ha torto — as far as I am concerned, he's wrong

13) (prezzo)

comprare qcs. per 5 euro — to buy sth. for 5 euros

14) mat.

moltiplicare, dividere per due — to multiply, divide by two

3 per 3 fa 9 — 3 by 3 is

per cento — percento

15) (distributivo)

1 litro di benzina per 15 chilometri — 1 litre of petrol every 15 kilometres

per persona — per head, each

giorno per giorno — day by day

poco per volta — little by little

due, tre per volta — two, three at a time

dividere per età — to divide according to age

16) (predicativo)

ho solo te per amico — you're the only friend I've got

dare qcs. per scontato — to take sth. for granted

finire per fare qcs. — to end up doing sth.

dare qcn. per morto — to give sb. up o write sb. off for dead

avere qcn. per professore — to have sb. as a professor

17) (per indicare il futuro prossimo)

stavo per telefonarti — I was going to o I was just about to phone you

18) (in esclamazioni)

per Giove! — by Jove!

per l'amor di Dio! — for God's o heaven's sake!
2.
congiunzione

1) (consecutivo)

è troppo bello per essere vero — it's too good to be true

ha abbastanza soldi per comprare una macchina — he has enough money to buy a car

2) (finale)

vado a Londra per imparare l'inglese — I'm going to London to learn English

lo dico per non offenderti — I say this in order not to offend you

3) (causale)

fu arrestato per avere rapinato la banca — he was arrested for robbing the bank

4) (concessiva)

per ricco che sia — however rich he may be, rich as he may be

5) (limitativa)

per andare va, ma è una vecchia carretta — I'm not saying it doesn't run, but it's an old banger

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per

/per/

I preposizione

1 (moto per luogo) girare per le strade to wander through the streets; passare per la finestra to pass through the window; viaggiare per il mondo to go around o travel the world; ha tagliato per i campi he cut across the fields

2 (destinazione) il treno per Roma the train for o to Rome; l'aereo per Milano the plane to Milan; partire per il Messico to leave for Mexico

3 (stato in luogo) per terra on the ground o floor; per strada in the street

4 (fine) uscire per comprare il giornale to go out to buy the newspaper; per questo bisognerà fare for that, you'll have to do

5 (causa) per colpa tua because of you; picchiarsi per una donna to fight over a woman; rosso per la rabbia red with anger; gridare per il dolore to cry out in pain; lo fa per interesse he does it out of interest

6 (vantaggio, svantaggio) per il tuo bene for your own good o sake; peggio per te! so much the worse for you! pregare per qcn. to pray for sb.; danni enormi per l'economia enormous damage to the economy; è per la ricerca sul cancro it's for o in aid of cancer research; 2 a 1 per l'Italia 2-1 for Italy

7 (tempo continuato) per ore e ore for hours; per i primi due anni for the first two years; per un istante for a moment; per tutta la notte all night (long); per tutto il viaggio throughout the journey; per quanto tempo...? how long...?

8 (tempo determinato) sarà pronto per lunedì it'll be ready for o by Monday; per ora o il momento for the moment, for the time being; dovrei arrivare per le sei I should be there by six o'clock

9 (mezzo) per mare by sea; per telefono by phone; per posta by post o mail; prendere qcs. per il manico to pick sth. up by the handle

10 (modo, maniera) per gradi by degrees o stages; prendere qcn. per mano to take sb. by the hand

11 (concessione) per quanto ricco sia however rich he may be, rich though he may be; per poco traffico che ci sia,... even though there's not much traffic...; per quanto ci provasse,... try as he might, he...

12 (per quanto riguarda) per quanto (ne) sappia io as o so far as I know; per quel che mi riguarda as far as I am concerned; per me ha torto as far as I am concerned, he's wrong

13 (prezzo) comprare qcs. per 5 euro to buy sth. for 5 euros

14 mat. moltiplicare, dividere per due to multiply, divide by two; 3 per 3 fa 9 3 by 3 is; per cento → percento

15 (distributivo) 1 litro di benzina per 15 chilometri 1 litre of petrol every 15 kilometres; per persona per head, each; giorno per giorno day by day; poco per volta little by little; due, tre per volta two, three at a time; dividere per età to divide according to age

16 (predicativo) ho solo te per amico you're the only friend I've got; dare qcs. per scontato to take sth. for granted; finire per fare qcs. to end up doing sth.; dare qcn. per morto to give sb. up o write sb. off for dead; avere qcn. per professore to have sb. as a professor

17 (per indicare il futuro prossimo) stavo per telefonarti I was going to o I was just about to phone you

18 (in esclamazioni) per Giove! by Jove! per l'amor di Dio! for God's o heaven's sake!

II congiunzione

1 (consecutivo) è troppo bello per essere vero it's too good to be true; ha abbastanza soldi per comprare una macchina he has enough money to buy a car

2 (finale) vado a Londra per imparare l'inglese I'm going to London to learn English; lo dico per non offenderti I say this in order not to offend you

3 (causale) fu arrestato per avere rapinato la banca he was arrested for robbing the bank

4 (concessiva) per ricco che sia however rich he may be, rich as he may be

5 (limitativa) per andare va, ma è una vecchia carretta I'm not saying it doesn't run, but it's an old banger.

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Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > per
12 fail

1. intransitive verb
1) (not succeed) scheitern (in mit)

fail in one's duty — seine Pflicht versäumen

fail as a human being/a doctor — als Mensch/Arzt versagen

2) (miscarry, come to nothing) scheitern; fehlschlagen

if all else fails — wenn alle Stricke od. Stränge reißen (ugs.)

3) (become bankrupt) Bankrott machen

4) (in examination) nicht bestehen (in Akk.)

5) (become weaker) [Augenlicht, Gehör, Gedächtnis, Stärke:] nachlassen; [Mut:] sinken

his health is failing — sein Gesundheitszustand verschlechtert sich

6) (break down, stop) [Versorgung:] zusammenbrechen; [Motor, Radio:] aussetzen; [Generator, Batterie, Pumpe:] ausfallen; [Bremse, Herz:] versagen

7) [Ernte:] schlecht ausfallen
2. transitive verb
1)

fail to do something — (not succeed in doing) etwas nicht tun [können]

fail to reach a decision — zu keinem Entschluss kommen

fail to achieve one's purpose/aim — seine Absicht/sein Ziel verfehlen

2) (be unsuccessful in) nicht bestehen [Prüfung]

3) (reject) durchfallen lassen (ugs.) [Prüfling]

4)

fail to do something — (not do) etwas nicht tun; (neglect to do) [es] versäumen, etwas zu tun

not fail to do something — etwas tun

I fail to see why... — ich sehe nicht ein, warum...

5) (not suffice for) im Stich lassen

words fail somebody — jemandem fehlen die Worte
3. noun
without fail — auf jeden Fall; garantiert

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[feil] 1. verb
1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage( to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) versagen, versäumen

2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) versagen

3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) verlassen

4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) durchfallen (lassen)

5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) im Stich lassen

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- academic.ru/26215/failing">failing
2. preposition
(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) in Ermangelung

- failure
- without fail
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fail

[feɪl]

I. vi

1. (not succeed) person versagen, scheitern; attempt, plan scheitern, fehlschlagen, missglücken

I tried to persuade him to come, but I \failed ich habe versucht, ihn zum Kommen zu überreden, aber ich habe es nicht geschafft

this method never \fails diese Methode funktioniert immer

we \failed in our efforts to find a compromise wir haben uns vergeblich um einen Kompromiss bemüht

he \failed to convince the jury es ist ihm nicht gelungen, die Jury zu überzeugen

to \fail completely [or utterly] [or miserably] kläglich scheitern

to be doomed to \fail zum Scheitern verurteilt sein

if all else \fails zur Not, wenn alle Stricke reißen fam

2. (not do)

▪ to \fail to do sth versäumen, etw zu tun

she \failed to arrive on time sie kam nicht pünktlich

to \fail in one's duty [to sb] seiner Pflicht [jdm gegenüber] nicht nachkommen

to \fail to attend a meeting an einem Treffen nicht teilnehmen

to \fail to appreciate sth etw nicht zu schätzen wissen

3. (not be able to do) nicht umhin können geh

you couldn't \fail to be impressed by their efficiency man war unweigerlich von ihrer Effizienz beeindruckt

they surely can't \fail to notice that... es kann ihnen nicht entgangen sein, dass...

this trick never \fails to amuse the children dieser Trick bringt die Kinder immer zum Lachen

I \fail to see [or understand] what/why/how... ich verstehe nicht, was/warum/wie...

4. SCH, UNIV durchfallen

to \fail on a subject in einem Fach durchfallen

to \fail dismally mit Pauken und Trompeten durchfallen fam

5. TECH, TRANSP (stop working) brakes versagen; generator, pump ausfallen

6. (become weaker, stop) nachlassen; health schwächer werden; heart, voice versagen

my courage \failed der Mut verließ mich

to be \failing fast im Sterben liegen

7. (go bankrupt) bankrottgehen

8. AGR harvest, yield ausfallen

II. vt

1. (not pass)

to \fail a course/subject einen Kurs/ein Fach nicht bestehen

to \fail an exam/a test bei einer Prüfung/einem Test durchfallen

to \fail an interview bei einem Bewerbungsgespräch versagen

to \fail one's driving test bei der Fahrprüfung durchfallen

2. (give failing grade)

▪ to \fail sb candidate jdn durchfallen lassen

3. (let down)

▪ to \fail sb jdn im Stich lassen [o fam hängenlassen]

my courage \failed me mich verließ der Mut

words \fail me mir fehlen die Worte

III. n negative Prüfungsarbeit

John got four \fails in his exams John ist bei seinen Prüfungen in vier Fächern durchgefallen

is this one a pass or a \fail? hat dieser Kandidat bestanden oder ist er durchgefallen?

▶ without \fail auf jeden Fall, ganz sicher

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[feɪl]
1. vi

1) (= be unsuccessful) keinen Erfolg haben; (in mission, life etc) versagen, scheitern; (campaign, efforts, negotiations, plan, experiment, marriage) fehlschlagen, scheitern; (undertaking, attempt) fehlschlagen, misslingen, missglücken; (applicant, application) nicht angenommen werden; (election candidate, THEAT play) durchfallen; (business) eingehen; (charm, attempts at persuasion etc) vergeblich or umsonst sein

he failed in his attempt to take control of the company — sein Versuch, die Leitung der Firma zu übernehmen, schlug fehl or blieb erfolglos or missglückte

he failed in his application for the post — seine Bewerbung wurde nicht angenommen

to fail in one's duty — seine Pflicht nicht tun

to fail by 5 votes (motion) — mit 5 Stimmen Mehrheit abgelehnt werden; (person) um 5 Stimmen geschlagen werden

if all else fails — wenn alle Stricke reißen

to fail miserably or dismally — kläglich scheitern

2) (= not pass exam) durchfallen

he failed in Latin — er fiel in Latein durch

3)

(= fall short) where he/the essay fails is in not being detailed enough — sein Fehler/der Fehler des Aufsatzes ist, dass er nicht ausführlich genug ist

this report fails in that it comes up with no clear proposals —

where you fail is that you lack relevant experience — Ihnen fehlt es an der notwendigen Erfahrung

4) (= grow feeble health) sich verschlechtern; (hearing, eyesight) nachlassen; (invalid) schwächer werden

he is failing fast — sein Zustand verschlechtert sich zusehends

5) (= stop working, be cut off etc generator, battery, radio, electricity, pump, engine) ausfallen; (brakes) versagen; (supply, wind) ausbleiben; (heart etc) versagen, aussetzen

the crops failed — es gab ein Missernte; (completely) die Ernte fiel aus

2. vt

1) candidate durchfallen lassen; subject durchfallen in (+dat)

to fail an exam — eine Prüfung nicht bestehen, durch eine Prüfung fallen

to fail Latin — in Latein durchfallen

2) (= let down person, memory) im Stich lassen; (= not live up to sb's expectations) enttäuschen

his heart failed him — sein Herz setzte aus

words fail me — mir fehlen die Worte

3)

to fail to do sth — etw nicht tun

she failed to lose weight — es gelang ihr nicht abzunehmen

he failed to win support for his proposal — er konnte keine Unterstützung für seinen Vorschlag finden

she never fails to amaze me — sie versetzt mich immer wieder in Erstaunen

I fail to see why — es ist mir völlig unklar, warum; (indignantly) ich sehe gar nicht ein, warum

I failed to understand how/what... — ich konnte nicht verstehen, wie/was...

3. n

1)

without fail — ganz bestimmt, auf jeden Fall

2)

(= failed candidate, exam) there were ten fails — zehn sind durchgefallen or durchgerasselt (inf)

she got a fail in history — in Geschichte ist sie hängen geblieben (inf) or durchgefallen

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fail [feıl]

A v/i

1. ermangeln (of, in gen):

he fails in perseverance es fehlt oder mangelt ihm an Ausdauer

2. nachlassen, schwinden (Kräfte etc), ausbleiben, versiegen (Quellen etc):

our supplies failed unsere Vorräte gingen aus oder zu Ende

3. missraten (Ernte), nicht aufgehen (Saat)

4. abnehmen, schwächer werden:

his eyesight failed seine Sehkraft ließ nach

5. versagen:

the engine failed;

he failed in front of the goal

6. fehlschlagen, scheitern, misslingen, seinen Zweck verfehlen, Misserfolg haben, Schiffbruch erleiden, es nicht fertigbringen ( to do zu tun):

he (the plan) failed er (der Plan) scheiterte;

if everything else fails wenn alle Stricke reißen umg;

it never fails das wirkt immer;

he failed in all his attempts alle seine Versuche schlugen fehl;

the prophecy failed die Prophezeiung traf nicht ein;

I fail to see ich sehe nicht ein; I tried to do it, but I failed aber es gelang mir nicht

7. fail to do sth es versäumen oder unterlassen, etwas zu tun:

he failed to come er kam nicht;

he never fails to come er kommt immer;

don’t fail to come komme ja oder ganz bestimmt;

he cannot fail to win er muss einfach gewinnen;

he fails in his duty er vernachlässigt seine Pflicht

8. fehlgehen, irren:

fail in one’s hopes sich in seinen Hoffnungen täuschen

9. WIRTSCH Bankrott machen oder gehen, in Konkurs geraten oder gehen

10. SCHULE durchfallen ( in an examination in einer Prüfung)

B v/t

1. jemandem versagen:

his courage failed him ihn verließ der Mut;

words fail me mir fehlen die Worte (to inf um zu inf)

2. a) jemanden im Stich lassen, enttäuschen

b) jemanden verlassen (Glück):

his luck failed him das Glück verließ ihn

3. SCHULE

a) jemanden durchfallen lassen (in in einer Prüfung etc)

b) in einer Prüfung etc durchfallen:

he failed chemistry

C s

1. he got a fail in biology SCHULE er ist in Biologie durchgefallen

2. without fail mit Sicherheit, ganz bestimmt

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1. intransitive verb
1) (not succeed) scheitern (in mit)

fail in one's duty — seine Pflicht versäumen

fail as a human being/a doctor — als Mensch/Arzt versagen

2) (miscarry, come to nothing) scheitern; fehlschlagen

if all else fails — wenn alle Stricke od. Stränge reißen (ugs.)

3) (become bankrupt) Bankrott machen

4) (in examination) nicht bestehen (in Akk.)

5) (become weaker) [Augenlicht, Gehör, Gedächtnis, Stärke:] nachlassen; [Mut:] sinken

his health is failing — sein Gesundheitszustand verschlechtert sich

6) (break down, stop) [Versorgung:] zusammenbrechen; [Motor, Radio:] aussetzen; [Generator, Batterie, Pumpe:] ausfallen; [Bremse, Herz:] versagen

7) [Ernte:] schlecht ausfallen
2. transitive verb
1)

fail to do something — (not succeed in doing) etwas nicht tun [können]

fail to reach a decision — zu keinem Entschluss kommen

fail to achieve one's purpose/aim — seine Absicht/sein Ziel verfehlen

2) (be unsuccessful in) nicht bestehen [Prüfung]

3) (reject) durchfallen lassen (ugs.) [Prüfling]

4)

fail to do something — (not do) etwas nicht tun; (neglect to do) [es] versäumen, etwas zu tun

not fail to do something — etwas tun

I fail to see why... — ich sehe nicht ein, warum...

5) (not suffice for) im Stich lassen

words fail somebody — jemandem fehlen die Worte
3. noun
without fail — auf jeden Fall; garantiert

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(exam) v.

durchfallen v. v.

fehlschlagen v.

misslingen v.

scheitern v.

versagen v.

English-german dictionary > fail
13 frustrarse

frustrarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (proyectos, planes) to fail, come to nothing

2 (persona) to get frustrated, get disappointed

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VPR [persona] to be frustrated; [aspiración, deseo] to be thwarted; [proyecto] to be thwarted, fall through

se frustró enormemente por no poder acabar la carrera — he was terribly frustrated at not being able to finish his studies

nuestros sueños se frustraron — our dreams were dashed o shattered

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(v.) = become + frustrated, run into + the sand(s)

Ex. Management became frustrated with the lack of progress being made and prematurely cancelled the project.

Ex. The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.

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(v.) = become + frustrated, run into + the sand(s)

Ex: Management became frustrated with the lack of progress being made and prematurely cancelled the project.

Ex: The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.

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■frustrarse verbo reflexivo
1 (esperanza, planes) to fail, come to nothing: debido al mal tiempo, se frustaron los planes para hacer una barbacoa, the plans for a barbeque were dashed due to bad weather
2 (persona) to get frustrated: si no empiezas por el principio sólo vas a conseguir frustrarte, you'll only become frustrated if you don't start at the beginning
' frustrarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
frustrar

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vpr

1. [persona] to get frustrated

2. [ilusiones] to be thwarted;
[proyecto] to fail
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frustrarse

v/r

1 get frustrated

2 de plan fail

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vr

fracasar: to fail, to come to nothing

se frustraron sus esperanzas: his hopes were dashed

Spanish-English dictionary > frustrarse
14 compter

compter [kɔ̃te]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

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➭ TABLE 1

1. <

   a. ( = calculer) to count

• combien en avez-vous compté ? how many did you count?

• 40 cm ? j'avais compté 30 40cm? I made it 30

• on peut compter sur les doigts de la main ceux qui comprennent vraiment you can count on the fingers of one hand the people who really understand

• compter les points (figurative) to sit back and watch

• ses jours sont comptés he hasn't long to live

   b. ( = prévoir) to reckon

• j'ai compté qu'il nous en fallait 10 I reckoned we'd need 10

• je compte 150 grammes de pâtes par personne I allow 150 grammes of pasta per person

• il faut bien compter 10 jours you must allow at least 10 days

   c. ( = inclure) to include

• cela fait un mètre en comptant l'ourlet that makes one metre including the hem

• nous étions dix, sans compter le professeur there were ten of us, not counting the teacher

• la ville compte quelques très belles églises the town has some very beautiful churches

   d. ( = facturer) to charge for

• compter qch à qn to charge sb for sth

• ils n'ont pas compté le café they didn't charge for the coffee

   e. ( = prendre en considération) to take into account

• ta bonne volonté te sera comptée your helpfulness will be taken into account

• il aurait dû venir, sans compter qu'il n'avait rien à faire he ought to have come, especially as he had nothing to do

   f. ( = classer) to consider

• on compte ce livre parmi les meilleurs de l'année this book is considered among the best of the year

   g. ( = avoir l'intention de) to intend to ; ( = s'attendre à) to expect to

• ils comptent partir demain they intend to leave tomorrow

• j'y compte bien ! I should hope so!

2. <

   a. ( = calculer) to count

• il sait compter jusqu'à 10 he can count up to 10

• compter de tête to count in one's head

• tu as mal compté you counted wrong

   b. ( = être économe) to economize

• dépenser sans compter ( = être dépensier) to spend extravagantly ; ( = donner généreusement) to give without counting the cost

   c. ( = avoir de l'importance) to count

• c'est le résultat qui compte it's the result that counts

• sa mère compte beaucoup pour lui his mother is very important to him

   d. ( = valoir) to count

• compter double to count double

   e. ( = figurer) compter parmi to rank among

• compter au nombre de to be one of

• ça a compté pour beaucoup dans sa décision that was an important factor in his decision

   f. (locutions)

► à compter de as from

• cette loi prendra effet à compter du 30 septembre this law will take effect as from 30 September► compter avec ( = tenir compte de) to take account of

• il faut compter avec l'opinion you've got to take account of public opinion

• un nouveau parti avec lequel il faut compter a new party that has to be taken into account► compter sans

• on avait compté sans la grève we hadn't reckoned on there being a strike► compter sur

• compter sur ses doigts to count on one's fingers

• nous comptons sur vous pour demain we're expecting you tomorrow

• ne comptez pas sur moi (pour agir) don't count on me ; (pour participer) you can count me out

• ne comptez pas trop là-dessus don't count on it

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kɔ̃te
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( dénombrer) to count

on compte deux millions de chômeurs — there is a total of two million unemployed

on ne compte plus ses victoires — he/she has had countless victories

je ne compte plus les lettres anonymes que je reçois — I've lost count of the anonymous letters I have received

il a toujours compté ses sous — he has always watched the pennies

sans compter — [donner, dépenser] freely

2) ( évaluer)

compter une bouteille pour trois — to allow a bottle between three people

il faut compter environ 100 euros — you should reckon on GB ou count on paying about 100 euros

je préfère compter large — I prefer to be on the safe side

3) ( faire payer)

compter quelque chose à quelqu'un — to charge somebody for something

il m'a compté 30 euros de déplacement — he charged a 30 euro call-out fee

4) ( inclure) to count

je vous ai compté dans le nombre des participants — I've counted you as one of ou among the participants

sans compter les primes — not counting bonuses

sans compter les soucis — not to mention the worry

notre club compte des gens célèbres — our club has some well-known people among its members

5) ( projeter)

compter faire — to intend to do

je compte m'acheter un ordinateur — I'm hoping to buy myself a computer

6) ( s'attendre à)

il comptait que je lui prête de l'argent — he expected me to lend him some money

‘je vais t'aider’ - ‘j'y compte bien’ — ‘I'll help you’ - ‘I should hope so too’

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( dire les nombres) to count

il ne sait pas compter — he can't count

2) ( calculer) to count, to add up

il sait très bien compter, il compte très bien — he's very good at counting

3) ( avoir de l'importance) to matter ( pour quelqu'un to somebody)

ce qui compte c'est qu'ils se sont réconciliés — what matters is that they have made it up

c'est l'intention or le geste qui compte — it's the thought that counts

ça compte beaucoup pour moi — it means a lot to me

le salaire compte beaucoup dans le choix d'une carrière — pay is an important factor in the choice of a career

4) ( avoir une valeur) to count

compter double/triple — to count double/triple

5) ( figurer)

compter au nombre de, compter parmi — to be counted among

6)

compter avec — ( faire face) to reckon with [difficultés, concurrence]; ( ne pas oublier) to take [sb/sth] into account [personne, chose]

il doit compter avec les syndicats — he has to reckon with the unions

il faut compter avec l'opinion publique — one must take public opinion into account

7)

compter sans — ( négliger) not to take [sb/sth] into account [personne, chose]

c'était compter sans le brouillard — that was without allowing for the fog

8)

compter sur — ( attendre) to count on [personne, aide]; (dépendre, faire confiance) to rely on [personne, ressource]; ( prévoir) to reckon on [somme, revenu]

vous pouvez compter sur moi, je vais m'en occuper — you can rely ou count on me, I'll see to it

ne compte pas sur moi — (pour venir, participer) count me out

je vais leur dire ce que j'en pense, tu peux compter là- dessus (colloq) or sur moi! — I'll tell them what I think, you can be sure of that!

quand il s'agit de faire des bêtises, on peut compter sur toi! — (colloq) hum trust you to do something silly!

3.

se compter verbe pronominal

leurs victoires se comptent par douzaines — they have had dozens of victories

les faillites dans la région ne se comptent plus — there have been countless bankruptcies in the area

4.

à compter de locution prépositive as from

pendant 12 mois à compter de la date de vente — for 12 months with effect from the date of sale

5.

sans compter que locution conjonctive ( en outre) and what is more; ( d'autant plus que) especially as

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kɔ̃te
1. vt

1) (établir le nombre de) to count

2) (= inclure, dans une liste) to include

sans compter qn — not counting sb

sans compter qch — not counting sth, not including sth

On sera dix-huit, sans compter les enfants. — There'll be eighteen of us, not counting the children.

sans compter que — besides which

3) (= facturer) to charge for

Il n'a pas compté le deuxième café. — He didn't charge us for the second coffee.

4) (= avoir à son actif, comporter) to have

L'institut compte trois prix Nobel. — The institute has three Nobel prizewinners.

5) (prévoir: une certaine quantité, un certain temps) to allow, to reckon on

Il faut compter environ deux heures. — You have to allow about two hours., You have to reckon on about two hours.

6) (= avoir l'intention de)

compter faire qch — to intend to do sth

Je compte bien réussir. — I fully intend to succeed.

Je compte partir début mai. — I intend to leave at the beginning of May.

2. vi

1) (calculer) to count

Il savait compter à l'âge de trois ans. — He could count when he was three years old.

à compter du 10 janvier COMMERCE — from 10 January, as from 10 January

2) (= être non négligeable) to count, to matter

L'honnêteté, ça compte quand même. — Honesty counts after all.

3) (qu'on peut prendre en compte) to count

Ça ne compte pas - il s'est fait aider. — That doesn't count - he had help.

compter pour — to count for

4) (= figurer)

compter parmi — to be among, to rank among

5) (inclure dans ses prévisions)

compter avec qch/qn — to reckon with sth/sb

compter sans qch/qn — to reckon without sth/sb

6)

compter sur [personne] — to count on, to rely on, [aide] to count on

7) (= être économe) to watch every penny, to count the pennies

Pendant longtemps, il a fallu compter. — For a long time we had to watch every penny.

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compter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( dénombrer) to count; compter les jours to count the days; ‘j'ai compté cinq coups à l'horloge’-‘j'en ai compté six’ ‘I counted five strokes of the clock’-‘I counted six’; ‘combien y a-t-il de bouteilles?’-‘j'en compte 24’ ‘how many bottles are there?’-‘I make it 24’; on compte deux millions de chômeurs/3 000 cas de malaria there is a total of two million unemployed/3,000 cases of malaria; une heure après le début de l'attaque on comptait déjà 40 morts an hour after the attack started 40 deaths had already been recorded; on ne compte plus ses victoires he/she has had countless victories; je ne compte plus les lettres anonymes que je reçois I've lost count of the anonymous letters I have received; j'ai compté qu'il y avait 52 fenêtres/500 euros I counted a total of 52 windows/500 euros; as-tu compté combien il reste d'œufs? have you counted how many eggs are left?;

2 ( évaluer) compter une bouteille pour trois to allow a bottle between three people; pour aller à Caen il faut compter cinq heures you must allow five hours to get to Caen; il faut compter environ 100 euros you should reckon on GB ou count on paying about 100 euros; compter large/très large/trop large to allow plenty/more than enough/far too much; j'ai pris une tarte pour huit, je préfère compter large I got a tart for eight, I prefer to be on the safe side;

3 ( faire payer) compter qch à qn to charge sb for sth; il m'a compté la livre à 1,71 euro he charged me 1.71 euros to the pound; il m'a compté 50 euros de déplacement he charged a 50 euro call-out fee;

4 ( inclure) to count; je vous ai compté dans le nombre des participants I've counted you as one of ou among the participants; nous t'avons déjà compté pour le repas de la semaine prochaine we've already counted you (in) for the meal next week; as-tu compté la TVA? have you counted the VAT?; 2 000 euros par mois sans compter les primes 2,000 euros a month not counting bonuses; sans compter les soucis not to mention the worry; j'ai oublié de compter le col et la ceinture quand j'ai acheté le tissu I forgot to allow for the collar and the waistband when I bought the fabric; je le comptais au nombre de mes amis I counted him among my friends ou as a friend; s'il fallait compter le temps que j'y passe if I had to work out how much time I'm spending on it;

5 ( avoir) to have [habitants, chômeurs, alliés]; to have [sth] to one's credit [victoire, succès]; notre club compte des gens célèbres our club has some well-known people among its members; un sportif qui compte de nombreuses victoires à son actif a sportsman who has many victories to his credit; il compte 15 ans de présence dans l'entreprise he has been with the company for 15 years;

6 ( projeter) compter faire to intend to do; ‘comptez-vous y aller?’-‘j'y compte bien’ ‘do you intend to go?’-‘yes, I certainly do’; je compte m'acheter un ordinateur I'm hoping to buy myself a computer;

7 ( s'attendre à) il comptait que je lui prête de l'argent he expected me to lend him some money; ‘je vais t'aider’-‘j'y compte bien’ ‘I'll help you’-‘I should hope so too’;

8 ( donner avec parcimonie) il a toujours compté ses sous he has always watched the pennies; compter jusqu'au moindre centime to count every penny; sans compter [donner, dépenser] freely; se dépenser sans compter pour (la réussite de) qch to put everything one's got into sth.

B vi

1 ( dire les nombres) to count; compter jusqu'à 20 to count up to 20; il ne sait pas compter he can't count; il a trois ans mais il compte déjà bien he's three but he's already good at counting; compter sur ses doigts to count on one's fingers;

2 ( calculer) to count, to add up; il sait très bien compter, il compte très bien he's very good at counting; cela fait 59 non pas 62, tu ne sais pas compter! that makes 59 not 62, you can't count!; compter sur ses doigts to work sums out on one's fingers;

3 ( avoir de l'importance) [avis, diplôme, apparence] to matter (pour qn to sb); ce qui compte c'est qu'ils se sont réconciliés what matters is that they have made it up; c'est l'intention or le geste qui compte it's the thought that counts; 40 ans dans la même entreprise ça compte/ça commence à compter 40 years in the same company, that's quite something/it's beginning to add up; ça compte beaucoup pour moi it means a lot to me; je ne compte pas plus pour elle que son chien I mean no more to her than her dog; compter dans to be a factor in [réussite, échec]; le salaire compte beaucoup dans le choix d'une carrière pay is an important factor in the choice of a career; cela a beaucoup compté dans leur faillite it was a major factor in their bankruptcy; ça fait longtemps que je ne compte plus dans ta vie it's been a long time since I have meant anything to you; il connaît tout ce qui compte dans le milieu du cinéma he knows everybody who is anybody in film circles;

4 ( avoir une valeur) [épreuve, faute] to count; compter double/triple to count double/triple; compter double/triple par rapport à to count for twice/three times as much as; ça ne compte pas, il a triché it doesn't count, he cheated; le dernier exercice ne compte pas dans le calcul de la note the last exercise isn't counted in the calculation of the grade; la lettre ‘y’ compte pour combien? how much is the letter ‘y’ worth?; la lettre ‘z’ compte pour combien de points? how many points is the letter ‘z’ worth?; une faute de grammaire compte pour quatre points four marks are deducted for a grammatical error;

5 ( figurer) compter au nombre de, compter parmi to be counted among;

6 compter avec ( faire face) to reckon with [difficultés, concurrence, belle-mère]; ( ne pas oublier) to take [sb/sth] into account [personne, chose]; ( prévoir) to allow for [retard, supplément]; il doit compter avec les syndicats he has to reckon with the unions; il faut compter avec l'opinion publique one must take public opinion into account; il faut compter avec le brouillard dans cette région you should allow for fog in that area;

7 compter sans ( négliger) to reckon without [risque, gêne]; ( oublier) not to take [sb/sth] into account [personne, chose]; c'était compter sans le brouillard that was without allowing for the fog; j'avais compté sans la TVA I hadn't taken the VAT into account;

8 compter sur ( attendre) to count on [personne, aide]; (dépendre, faire confiance) to rely on [personne, ressource]; ( prévoir) to reckon on [somme, revenu]; vous pouvez compter sur moi, je viendrai you can count on me, I'll be there; tu peux compter sur ma présence you can count on me ou on my being there; vous pouvez compter sur moi, je vais m'en occuper you can rely ou count on me, I'll see to it; ne compte pas sur moi (pour venir, participer) count me out; ne compte pas sur moi pour payer tes dettes/faire la cuisine don't rely on me to pay your debts/do the cooking; ne compte pas sur eux pour le faire don't count on them to do it; le pays peut compter sur des stocks de vivres en provenance de… the country can count on stocks of food supplies coming from…; le pays peut compter sur ses réserves de blé the country can rely on its stock of wheat; je ne peux compter que sur moi-même I can only rely on myself; je leur ferai la commission, compte sur moi I'll give them the message, you can count on me; je vais leur dire ce que j'en pense, tu peux compter là-dessus○ or sur moi! I'll tell them what I think, you can be sure of that!; quand il s'agit de faire des bêtises, on peut compter sur toi○! iron trust you to do something silly!; compter sur la discrétion de qn to rely on sb's discretion; je compte dessus I'm counting ou relying on it.

C se compter vpr leurs victoires se comptent par douzaines they have had dozens of victories; les défections se comptent par milliers there have been thousands of defections; leurs chansons à succès ne se comptent plus they've had countless hits; les faillites dans la région ne se comptent plus there have been countless bankruptcies in the area.

D à compter de loc prép as from; réparations gratuites pendant 12 mois à compter de la date de vente free repairs for 12 months with effect from the date of sale.

E sans compter que loc conj ( en outre) and what is more; ( d'autant plus que) especially as; c'est dangereux sans compter que ça pollue it's dangerous and what's more it causes pollution.

Idiome

compte là-dessus et bois de l'eau fraîche○ that'll be the day.

[kɔ̃te] verbe transitif

1. [dénombrer - objets, argent, personnes] to count

on ne compte plus ses bévues we've lost count of his mistakes

on ne compte plus ses crimes she has committed countless ou innumerable crimes

j'ai compté qu'il restait 200 euros dans la caisse according to my reckoning there are 200 euros left in the till

compter les heures/jours [d'impatience] to be counting the hours/days

il m'a compté absent/présent (familier) he marked me (down as) absent/present

compter les points (sens propre & figuré) to keep score

on peut les compter sur les doigts de la main you can count them of the fingers of one hand

on peut lui compter les côtes he's as thin as a rake

2. [limiter] to count (out)

le temps lui est compté

a. [il va mourir] his days are numbered

b. [pour accomplir quelque chose] he's running out of time

ses jours sont comptés his days are numbered

il ne comptait pas sa peine/ses efforts he spared no pains/effort

tu es toujours à compter tes sous! you're always counting your pennies!

3. [faire payer] to charge for

nous ne vous compterons pas la pièce détachée we won't charge you ou there'll be no charge for the spare part

le serveur nous a compté deux euros de trop the waiter has overcharged us by two euros, the waiter has charged us 15 francs too much

4. [payer, verser] to pay

il m'a compté deux jours à 90 euros he paid me (for) two days at 90 euros

5. [inclure] to count (in), to include

dans le total nous n'avons pas compté le vin wine has not been included in the overall figure

6. [classer - dans une catégorie]

compter quelque chose/quelqu'un parmi to count something/somebody among, to number something/somebody among

7. [prendre en considération] to take into account, to take account of

et je ne compte pas la fatigue! and that's without mentioning the effort!

compter quelqu'un/quelque chose pour: nous devons compter sa contribution pour quelque chose we must take some account of her contribution

8. [avoir - membres, habitants] to have

nous sommes heureux de vous compter parmi nous ce soir we're happy to have ou to welcome you among us tonight

il compte beaucoup d'artistes au nombre de ou parmi ses amis he numbers many artists among his friends

elle compte déjà cinq victoires dans des grands tournois she's already won five big tournaments

9. [s'attendre à] to expect

je compte recevoir les résultats cette semaine I'm expecting the results this week

10. [avoir l'intention de] to intend

compter faire quelque chose to intend to do something, to mean to do something, to plan to do something

11. [prévoir] to allow

il faut compter entre 14 et 20 euros pour un repas you have to allow between 14 and 20 euros for a meal

je compte qu'il y a un bon quart d'heure de marche/une journée de travail I reckon there's a good quarter of an hour's walk/there's a day's work

(en usage absolu)

compter juste to skimp

compter large to be generous

il faudra deux heures pour y aller, en comptant large it will take two hours to get there, at the most

12. SPORT [boxeur] to count out (separable)

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[kɔ̃te] verbe intransitif

1. [calculer] to count, to add up

compter jusqu'à 10 to count (up) to 10

compter sur ses doigts to count on one's fingers

compter avec une calculette to add up with a calculator

si je compte bien, tu me dois 345 francs if I've counted right ou according to my calculations, you owe me 345 francs

tu as dû mal compter you must have got your calculations wrong, you must have miscalculated

2. [limiter ses dépenses] to be careful (with money)

3. [importer] to count, to matter

ce qui compte, c'est ta santé/le résultat the important thing is your health/the end result

40 ans d'ancienneté, ça compte! 40 years' service counts for something!

une des personnes qui ont le plus compté dans ma vie one of the most important people in my life

tu comptes beaucoup pour moi you mean a lot to me

je prendrai ma décision seule! — alors moi, je ne compte pas? I'll make my own decision! — so I don't count ou matter, then?

tu as triché, ça ne compte pas you cheated, it doesn't count

à l'examen, la philosophie ne compte presque pas philosophy is a very minor subject in the exam

compter double/triple to count double/triple

compter pour quelque chose/rien to count for something/nothing

quand il est invité à dîner, il compte pour trois! when he's invited to dinner he eats enough for three!

compter pour du beurre (familier) to count for nothing

4. [figurer]

compter parmi to rank with, to be numbered among

elle compte parmi les plus grands pianistes de sa génération she is one of the greatest pianists of her generation

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compter avec verbe plus préposition

to reckon with

désormais, il faudra compter avec l'opposition from now on, the opposition will have to be reckoned with

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compter sans verbe plus préposition

to fail to take into account, to fail to allow for

il avait compté sans la rapidité de Jones he had failed to take Jones' speed into account

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compter sur verbe plus préposition

[faire confiance à] to count ou to rely ou to depend on (inseparable)

[espérer - venue, collaboration, événement] to count on (inseparable)

c'est quelqu'un sur qui tu peux compter he's/she's a reliable person

ne compte pas trop sur la chance don't count ou rely too much on luck

je vous le rendrai — j'y compte bien! I'll give it back to you — I should hope so!

je peux sortir demain soir? — n'y compte pas! can I go out tomorrow night? — don't count ou bank on it!

il ne faut pas trop y compter don't count on it, I wouldn't count on it

compter sur quelqu'un/quelque chose pour: compte sur lui pour aller tout répéter au patron! you can rely on him to go and tell the boss everything!

si c'est pour lui jouer un mauvais tour, ne comptez pas sur moi! if you want to play a dirty trick on him, you can count me out!

compte là-dessus (et bois de l'eau fraîche)! (familier & ironique) you must be joking!, dream on!

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se compter verbe pronominal

(emploi passif) to be counted

les détournements de fonds se comptent par dizaines there have been dozens of cases of embezzlement

ses succès ne se comptent plus her successes are innumerable ou are past counting

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se compter verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

1. [s'estimer] to count ou to consider oneself

je ne me compte pas parmi les plus malheureux I count myself as one of the luckier ones

2. [s'inclure dans un calcul] to count ou to include oneself

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à compter de locution prépositionnelle

as from ou of

à compter du 7 mai as from ou of May 7th

à compter de ce jour, nous ne nous sommes plus revus from that day on, we never saw each other again

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en comptant locution prépositionnelle

including

il faut deux mètres de tissu en comptant l'ourlet you need two metres of material including ou if you include the hem

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sans compter locution adverbiale

[généralementéreusement]

donner sans compter to give generously ou without counting the cost

se dépenser sans compter to spare no effort

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sans compter locution prépositionnelle

[sans inclure] not counting

[sans parler de] to say nothing of, not to mention

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sans compter que locution conjonctive

quite apart from the fact that

il est trop tôt pour aller dormir, sans compter que je n'ai pas du tout sommeil it's too early to go to bed, quite apart from the fact that I'm not at all sleepy

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tout bien compté locution adverbiale

all things considered, all in all

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > compter

15 wy|jść

pf — wy|chodzić impf (wyjdę, wyjdziesz, wyszedł, wyszła, wyszli — wychodzę) vi 1. (opuścić miejsce) to leave, to go out
- wyjść z domu to go out

- wyjść na spacer to go for a walk

- wyjść do miasta to go to town

- rano wyszła po zakupy in the morning she went shopping

- strajkujący wyszli na ulicę the strikers took to the streets

- wyjść/wychodzić z portu to set sail

- z tej szkoły wyszło wielu mądrych ludzi many clever people have come out of this school
2. przen. (stać się widocznym) to come out
- żyły wyszły mu na czoło his veins showed on his forehead

- oczy wyszły mu na wierzch his eyes bulged

- słońce wyszło zza chmur the sun came out from behind the clouds
3. (zakończyć pobyt) to leave
- wyjść z wojska to leave the army

- wyjść ze szpitala/z więzienia to be released from hospital/prison

- wyjść na wolność to be set free, to be released
4. (wydostać się) to free oneself (z czegoś from sth)
- wyjść z tarapatów to get oneself out of trouble

- wyjść cało z katastrofy/niebezpieczeństwa to come out of a catastrophe/dangerous situation unscathed a. unharmed

- wyjść z długów to get out of debt
5. (wziąć początek) to originate, to come from
- ta plotka wyszła od niego it was him that started this rumour

- inicjatywa wyszła od pracowników the initiative came from the workers
6. (być skierowanym) to face vt
- okna wychodzą na południe/na ogród the windows face south/overlook the garden
7. (ukazać się w druku) to come out, to be published
- pismo wychodzi co kwartał the magazine is published quarterly
8. (zostać zrobionym) to come out
- to dzieło wyszło spod ręki Matejki this masterpiece is by Matejko

- z materiału wyszły dwie zasłony there was enough fabric for two curtains
9 (udać się) to come out
- nic mu w życiu nie wychodziło nothing worked out for him

- robota dobrze wyszła the job came out well

- dobrze/źle wychodzić na zdjęciu a. fotografii to photograph well/badly, to take a good/bad photograph
10 pot. (wyczerpać się) papierosy mi wyszły I have run out of cigarettes 11 pot. (wyniknąć) to result (z czegoś from sth)
- co z tego wyjdzie? what will come of this?

- na jedno wychodzi it’s all the same

- to ci wyjdzie na zdrowie it’ll do you good, you’ll be all the better for it

- wychodzi na to, że… it looks that…

- nic nie wyszło z naszych starań/wysiłków all our efforts came to nothing
12 pot. (wypaść) to come out, to fall out
- wszystkie włosy wyszły mu w czasie choroby he lost all of his hair during the illness
13 (wystąpić) to come out 14 (zacząć grę w karty) to play
- wyjść w piki to play a spade
15 Sport wyjść na pierwsze miejsce a. na prowadzenie to go into the lead
- wyjść na ostatnią prostą to come into the home a. final stretch

■ wyjść na prostą ≈ to be home and dry

- bokiem mi/nam to wychodzi pot. I am/we are fed up with it

- nie móc wyjść z podziwu/z osłupienia/ze zdumienia to be astounded a. flabbergasted

- nie wychodzić od kogoś a. z czyjegoś domu to virtually live in sb’s home

- nie wychodzić z czegoś pot. (o ubraniu) to be forever a. always wearing sth

- wychodzić poza coś a. ramy czegoś to extend a. reach beyond sth

- wychodzić z roli środ. to go out of character

- wyjść na błazna a. głupca to make a fool of oneself

- wyjść z formy to be a little rusty

- wyjść z obiegu/z mody/z użycia to go out of circulation/fashion/use

- wyjść z siebie to lose one’s temper

- wyjść z wprawy to be out of practice

- wyjść z założenia to make an assumption

- wyjść za mąż a. za kogoś to marry sb

- wyszło szydło z worka the truth has come out

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wy|jść

16 for

[fo:] 1. preposition
1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para

2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para

3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante

4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) QUERY (PHRASAL VERB)

5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por

6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para

7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por

8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por

9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por

10) (because of: for this reason.) por

11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para

12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para/por

13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por

14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para

15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) apesar de
2. conjunction
(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) pois

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[fɔ:] prep 1 por, em lugar de, em vez de. we used boxes for chairs / usamos caixas em vez de cadeiras. 2 por, em prol de, em defesa de, a favor de. they voted for Roosevelt / eles votaram em Roosevelt. 3 de, representante de, em nome de. the lawyer acts for his client / o advogado age em nome de seu cliente. 4 por, para, à razão de, ao preço de. these apples are twelve for a dollar / estas maçãs custam um dólar a dúzia. 5 para, a fim de, no intuito de. he ran for his life / ele correu para salvar a vida. 6 para, a fim de, em consideração de. he went for a walk / ele foi dar um passeio. 7 para, em busca de. 8 para, com destino a. he has just left for New York / ele acaba de partir para Nova York. we have a present for you / temos um presente para você. 9 para, próprio de, acomodado a. 10 por, por causa de, em razão de, devido a. he was punished for stealing / ele foi condenado por ter furtado. 11 para, em honra de. they died for their country / eles morreram pela pátria. a party was given for her / foi dada uma festa em sua honra. 12 de, por, com afeição ou sentimento por. 13 para, a respeito de, com relação a, pelo que toca a, enquanto a. 14 numa extensão de, numa duração de. 15 como, na qualidade de. 16 a despeito de, apesar de, não obstante. 17 para, em vista de, em proporção de, não obstante. 18 de, no valor de. 19 durante. 20 para, em auxílio de. may I hold the umbrella for you? / permita-me segurar-lhe o guarda-chuva? 21 para, na ocasião de. 22 de, por, na quantidade de. 23 para, apropriado para, adaptado a. books for children / livros para crianças. 24 por, dirigido a. 25 para, na direção de. the train for London / o trem para Londres. 26 para, equivalente a. • conj pois, visto que, desde que, já que. we can’t go, for it is raining / não podemos ir porque está chovendo. I did it, for I thought it right / fi-lo, porque o achei justo. for all his efforts, he did not succeed / apesar de todos seus esforços ele não se saiu bem. for all the improvement you have made last year, you might give up / em vista do pouco progresso que fez no ano passado, você deveria desistir. arrested for murder preso por assassínio. as for me quanto a mim. bound for destinada para. but for this a não ser assim. eating too much is bad for one’s health comer demais faz mal à saúde. for account and at the risk of the consignee por conta e risco do consignatário. for a draught of vintage! quem me dera tomar um gole de vinho! for all he is so rich por rico que seja. for all his faults, we like him still apesar de todos os seus defeitos, gostamos dele. for all I know ao que me é dado supor. for all that não obstante isso, apesar disso. for a song por uma pechincha. for a while por algum tempo. for cash down contra pagamento à vista. for certain com certeza. for example por exemplo. for fear of por medo de. for free sl grátis. for fun por brincadeira. for his part por sua parte, por parte dele. for hours durante horas. for how long? por quanto tempo? for love por amor. for me pelo que me diz respeito. for miles about numa extensão de milhas ao redor. for nothing de graça, gratuitamente. for one poisonous snake there are many harmless ones para cada cobra venenosa há muitas inofensivas. for our account por nossa conta. for sure com certeza. for that matter quanto a isso. for the last time pela última vez. for the present, for the time being por ora, por enquanto. for the time to come para o futuro. for the whole year para todo o ano. for this reason por essa razão, por esse motivo. for two years por dois anos. for want of por falta de. for what remains quanto ao mais. for years há anos. for your sake por sua causa. good for nothing imprestável. he has earned a holiday for himself ele fez jus a um dia de licença. he is hard up for money ele está em apertos financeiros. he is not long for this world ele não tardará a morrer. he won’t be back for hours ele não voltará antes de algumas horas. I for one quanto a mim. I go in for tennis eu gosto de tênis. I got it for a reward recebi-o em recompensa. I know him for conheço-o como. I long for a rest anseio por um descanso. it is for you to do compete-lhe fazer. it is for you to propose compete ao senhor fazer proposta. it is usual for her to take a walk every day ela costuma dar um passeio todo dia. it was for nothing foi debalde. not for anything por nada. now for it! mãos à obra! once for all uma vez por todas. ready for action pronto para o combate. she reads well for her age ela lê bem para a sua idade. she wept for ela chorou por. that is the man for me é este o homem que me faz falta. the first free day for years o primeiro dia livre há anos. there is nothing for it but não há remédio senão. to be in for estar sob a ameaça de. to be in for it estar em maus lençóis. too beautiful for words indescritivelmente belo. to play for pennies jogar a vintém. to write for money escrever pedindo dinheiro. we longed for home estávamos com saudade de casa. were it not for you se não fosse você. we sent for a doctor mandamos chamar um médico. what for? para quê? word for word palavra por palavra. you have spoiled our day for us você nos estragou o dia.

English-Portuguese dictionary > for

17 be

[bi: (полная форма); bı (редуцированная форма)]v́ (ед. ч. was, мн. ч. were; been; наст. вр. 1-е л. ед. ч. am, 3-е л. ед. ч. is, 2-е л. ед. ч. и 1-е, 2-е, 3-е л. мн. ч. are; уст. 2-е л. ед. ч. наст. вр. art)
I

1. быть, существовать

I think, therefore I am - я мыслю, следовательно, я существую

the greatest genius that ever was - величайший гений, который когда-либо существовал

to be no more - возвыш. скончаться, умереть; прекратить существование

Troy is no more - Трои больше не существует

to be, or not to be - that is the question ( Shakespeare) - быть или не быть, вот в чём вопрос

2. 1) быть, находиться; присутствовать; пребывать

he will be here all the year - он будет (находиться) здесь весь год

is he often in town? - часто ли он бывает в городе?

I was before you in the queue - я стоял перед вами в очереди

the horse was below in the hold - лошадь поместили в трюме

he was at the ceremony - он присутствовал на церемонии

the key is in the lock - ключ (находится) в замке

I'll be down in a minute - я сейчас спущусь

output is considerably below last year's level - выпуск продукции намного ниже прошлогоднего /значительно ниже прошлогоднего, значительно упал по сравнению с прошлогодним/

2) быть, оставаться

don't be long! - не задерживайся!, приходи скорее!

what a time you have been! - как ты долго!

he was a long time reaching the shore - ему понадобилось много времени, чтобы достичь берега

3. происходить, случаться, совершаться

it was yesterday - это было /произошло, случилось, состоялось/ вчера

when is the wedding to be? - когда должна состояться /будет/ свадьба?

the New Year is on Sunday this time - в этот раз Новый год приходится /падает/ на воскресенье

how is it that you were there? - как получилось, что вы оказались там?

4. 1) равняться, составлять

twice two is four - дважды два - четыре

let x be ten - предположим, (что) x равняется десяти

2) разг. стоить

how much is it? - сколько это стоит?

what are these shoes? - сколько стоят эти ботинки?

this book is five shillings - эта книга стоит пять шиллингов

3) значить, стоить

it is nothing to me - мне это ничего не стоит, для меня это ничего не составляет /не значит/

what is all that to me? - что мне всё это?, какое мне до этого дело?

5. возвыш. сопутствовать ( в восклицательных предложениях как пожелание)

success (be) to your efforts! - желаю успеха в ваших начинаниях!, да сопутствует вам удача!

victory be yours! - желаю (вам) победы!

II Б

1. there is имеется, есть

there are many English books in our library - в нашей библиотеке (имеется) много английских книг

there is plenty of time - времени вполне достаточно, ещё есть масса времени

there are no roads - дорог нет

there will be dancing - будут танцы

there was once an old man... - жил-был однажды старик...

2. to have been

1) посещать, бывать

has he been to London? - он бывал в Лондоне?

I've been there! - а) я там был!; б) разг. это мне известно!

2) разг. заходить, быть

has anyone been? - кто-нибудь заходил?, был кто-нибудь?

has the post [the milkman] been? - была ли почта [был ли /приходил/ молочник]?

3. to be at smth. разг.

1) намереваться сделать или сказать что-л.

I don't understand what exactly he is at - я не понимаю, что именно он хочет сказать

what would you be at? - каковы ваши намерения?

2) нападать, набрасываться на что-л.

the mice are at the cheese again - мыши опять добрались до сыра

3) брать без спроса

he's been at my shaving things again - он опять брал (без спроса) мои бритвенные принадлежности

4. to be at smb. разг. приставать к кому-л.

she's always at me - она всегда меня пилит

5. to be above smth. /doing smth./ быть выше чего-л.; не опускаться до чего-л.

to be above suspicion - быть выше /вне/ подозрений

to be above criticism - быть выше всякой критики, быть безупречным

he is above reproach - его не за что упрекнуть

he is above such matters - он такими делами не занимается, он до такого (дела) не унизится

he is above taking bribes - брать взятки - ниже его достоинства

6. to be beneath smth., smb. быть ниже чего-л., кого-л.

to be beneath contempt [attention] - не заслуживать (даже) презрения [внимания]

it is beneath you /your dignity/ - это ниже вашего достоинства

7. to be beyond smth., smb. быть за пределами чего-л., возможностей кого-л.

his behaviour is beyond my endurance - я не могу больше терпеть его поведение

he is not beyond redemption - он ещё может исправиться

this is beyond a joke - это уже не шутка

it was beyond expectation - такого нельзя было ожидать, на такое нельзя было надеяться

I am beyond caring - мне уже всё равно

what you say is beyond me - мне совершенно непонятно то, что ты говоришь

8. to be abreast of smth. быть в курсе чего-л.

he's abreast of developments in his field - он в курсе последних достижений в своей области

9. to be after smb. преследовать, пытаться поймать кого-л.

the police were after him - полиция преследовала его

10. to be after smth. покушаться на что-л., стремиться завладеть чем-л.

he's after my job - он метит на моё место

he's after her money - он охотится за её деньгами

11. to be about to do smth. собираться, намереваться сделать что-л.

he was about to send for you - он собирался послать за вами

she was about to speak, but changed her mind - она хотела было заговорить, но передумала

12. to be against smth. противоречить чему-л., идти вразрез с чем-л.

lying is against my principles - не в моих правилах врать

13. to be for smth. стоять или быть за

who is for going home? - кто за то, чтобы идти домой?

14. to be for some place отправляться, ехать куда-л.

are you for Bristol? - вы едете в Бристоль?

15. to be on smb.

1) разг. быть оплаченным кем-л.

put your money away, it's on me - убери деньги, я угощаю

the drinks are on the house - хозяин (бара, ресторана и т. п.) угощает

the tickets are on me - я плачу за билеты

2) внезапно наступить, подоспеть (о праздниках, выборах и т. п.)

the wet season was on us - неожиданно на нас обрушился сезон дождей

Christmas was on us - наступило рождество

16. to be on smth. входить в состав, быть членом (комиссии и т. п.)

he is on the board - он входит в состав правления

17. to be on smb., smth. быть поставленным на кого-л., что-л.

my money is on this horse - я поставил на эту лошадь

18. to be up to smth.

1) замышлять, затевать что-л.

the boys are up to smth. - мальчики что-то затевают

he is up to no good - он затевает что-то скверное, от него хорошего не жди

2) быть осведомлённым о чём-л.

the police must be up to all the dodges - полиции должно быть известно обо всех уловках

19. not to be up to ( doing) smth. не быть в состоянии сделать что-л., не справиться с чем-л.

I am not up to going to the theatre tonight - я не в состоянии пойти сегодня вечером в театр

he is not up to his job - он не справляется со своей работой

he is not up to his father as a scholar - как учёный он значительно уступает (своему) отцу

20. to be up to smb. быть возложенным на кого-л. ( об ответственности); зависеть от кого-л.

it is up to him to decide - от него зависит решение, он должен решить

it is up to you to choose - вы выбираете /решаете/

whether you learn or not is entirely up to you - учиться или нет - твоё дело

21. to be up against smth., smb. столкнуться с чем-л., кем-л.; встретить отпор

he's up against some real opposition - он будет иметь дело с сильной оппозицией

he's up against it - разг. он столкнулся с большими трудностями

22. to be up for smth.

1) быть поднятым, возникать, рассматриваться (о вопросе и т. п.)

to be up for review - пересматриваться

to be up for debate - обсуждаться, быть поставленным на обсуждение

2) рассматривать в суде, судить

he was up in court for this - его за это судили

3) предназначаться к продаже

to be up for auction - продаваться на аукционе /с молотка/

4) быть выдвинутым кандидатом, быть претендентом (на должность, пост и т. п.)

he's up for admission to the society at the next meeting - его будут принимать в кружок на следующем собрании

23. to be with smb.

1) поддерживать кого-л.

we're with you all the way - мы пойдём с тобой до конца

she is at one with her husband - она заодно со (своим) мужем

2) понимать, следить за тем, что говорят

are you still with me - or shall I go over it again? - ты следишь за ходом моей мысли или мне повторить ещё раз?

24. to be with smb., smth. работать у кого-л., где-л. ( по найму)

I'm with a shipping firm - я работаю в транспортной фирме

III А

1. как глагол-связка

1) быть

he is a teacher - он учитель

are they English? - они англичане?

ten yards is a lot - десять ярдов - это очень много

his is a fine house - его дом чудесный, у него прекрасный дом

our task is to finish the work in time - наша задача - вовремя кончить работу

she has been a mother to me - она мне была вместо матери

she is twenty - ей двадцать лет

today is the tenth - сегодня десятое (число)

tomorrow is Friday - завтра пятница

the wall is six foot high - стена имеет шесть футов в высоту

what is it? - а) что это?; б) в чём дело?

to see things as they are - видеть вещи такими, какие они есть

if I were you... - если бы я был на вашем месте...

seeing is believing - увидеть - (это) значит убедиться /поверить/

2) находиться в (каком-л.) состоянии; чувствовать, ощущать (что-л.)

I am cold [hot] - мне холодно [жарко]

he is asleep [alive, tired] - он спит [жив, устал]

he is glad [nervous, silent, happy] - он рад [нервничает, молчит, счастлив]

he is absent - он отсутствует

he is in trouble - он попал в беду, у него неприятности

he is at work [at play] - он работает [играет]

isn't he lucky? - везёт же ему!

2. с последующим инфинитивом выражает

1) долженствование, обусловленное договорённостью, планом:

he is to come at six - он должен прийти в шесть (часов)

he was to come at six - он должен был прийти в шесть

he was to have come at six - он должен был прийти в шесть ( но не пришёл)

when am I to come? - когда мне приходить?, когда мне нужно прийти?

the house is to let - дом сдаётся в аренду

he was never to see her again - ему больше никогда не суждено было её увидеть

it was not to be - этому не суждено было сбыться /осуществиться/

they are not to be trusted - им нельзя доверять

such men are to be pitied rather than despised - таких людей надо не презирать, а жалеть

2) возможность:

he was nowhere to be found - его нигде нельзя было найти /отыскать/

not a cloud was to be seen - не видно было ни облачка

how am I to get through all this work today? - как я смогу справиться со всей этой работой сегодня?

3) намерение, желание ( в условных предложениях):

if we are to come in time, we must start at once - если мы хотим прийти вовремя, нам надо сразу отправляться

3. уст. в сочетании с p. p. глаголов to come, to fall, to sit, to run, to get и др.:

winter was come - зима наступила

the sun was risen - солнце встало

III Б

1. в сочетании с pres. p. служит для образования длительной формы:

he was talking to his son at the time - в тот момент он беседовал с сыном

he is working - он (сейчас) работает

this question is being discussed - этот вопрос сейчас обсуждается

2. в сочетании с p. p. переходных и ряда непереходных глаголов служит для образования пассивной формы:

this was made by my son - это было сделано моим сыном

they will be punished - они будут наказаны, их накажут

such questions are settled by the committee - такие вопросы решаются комитетом

he was asked to come - его попросили прийти

this book was much spoken of - об этой книге много говорили

♢

to be above one /one's head/ - разг. быть выше чьего-л. понимания

to be at it - шалить, проказничать

the children are at it again - дети опять принялись за своё

to be hard at it /at work/ - разг. а) быть очень занятым; б) напряжённо работать

they were hard at it /at work/ the whole night - они работали изо всех сил всю ночь напролёт

to be at one with smb. - быть с кем-л. заодно

to be beside oneself with grief [anxiety, alarm, etc] - потерять голову от горя [волнения, беспокойства и т. п.]

to be beside oneself with rage - выйти из себя, разгневаться

to be beside the point - не иметь отношения (к данному вопросу, делу и т. п.)

for the time being - пока

the manager for the time being - временно исполняющий обязанности заведующего

somebody will be in for it - кому-то попадёт /влетит, нагорит/

far be it from me to do this - я вовсе не собираюсь /я далёк от того, чтобы/ делать это

be (that) as it may - как бы то ни было; пусть будет что будет

let it be! - оставь это в покое!, пусть всё остаётся как есть!

so be it - да будет так, пусть так и будет

how are you? - а) как вы поживаете?; б) как вы себя чувствуете?

you never know where you are with him - никогда не знаешь, что он может сделать /как он поступит, как себя с ним вести, чего от него ждать/

be yourself!, be your age! - не глупи!, не валяй дурака!

you've been and gone and done it! - сл. ну и наделали вы дел!, ну натворили же вы!

I'll be! - амер. сл. вот те на!, господи боже мой!, ну и ну! (восклицание, выражающее удивление)

НБАРС > be

18 be

[bi: (полная форма); bı (редуцированная форма)]v́ (ед. ч. was, мн. ч. were; been; наст. вр. 1-е л. ед. ч. am, 3-е л. ед. ч. is, 2-е л. ед. ч. и 1-е, 2-е, 3-е л. мн. ч. are; уст. 2-е л. ед. ч. наст. вр. art)
I

1. быть, существовать

I think, therefore I am - я мыслю, следовательно, я существую

the greatest genius that ever was - величайший гений, который когда-либо существовал

to be no more - возвыш. скончаться, умереть; прекратить существование

Troy is no more - Трои больше не существует

to be, or not to be - that is the question ( Shakespeare) - быть или не быть, вот в чём вопрос

2. 1) быть, находиться; присутствовать; пребывать

he will be here all the year - он будет (находиться) здесь весь год

is he often in town? - часто ли он бывает в городе?

I was before you in the queue - я стоял перед вами в очереди

the horse was below in the hold - лошадь поместили в трюме

he was at the ceremony - он присутствовал на церемонии

the key is in the lock - ключ (находится) в замке

I'll be down in a minute - я сейчас спущусь

output is considerably below last year's level - выпуск продукции намного ниже прошлогоднего /значительно ниже прошлогоднего, значительно упал по сравнению с прошлогодним/

2) быть, оставаться

don't be long! - не задерживайся!, приходи скорее!

what a time you have been! - как ты долго!

he was a long time reaching the shore - ему понадобилось много времени, чтобы достичь берега

3. происходить, случаться, совершаться

it was yesterday - это было /произошло, случилось, состоялось/ вчера

when is the wedding to be? - когда должна состояться /будет/ свадьба?

the New Year is on Sunday this time - в этот раз Новый год приходится /падает/ на воскресенье

how is it that you were there? - как получилось, что вы оказались там?

4. 1) равняться, составлять

twice two is four - дважды два - четыре

let x be ten - предположим, (что) x равняется десяти

2) разг. стоить

how much is it? - сколько это стоит?

what are these shoes? - сколько стоят эти ботинки?

this book is five shillings - эта книга стоит пять шиллингов

3) значить, стоить

it is nothing to me - мне это ничего не стоит, для меня это ничего не составляет /не значит/

what is all that to me? - что мне всё это?, какое мне до этого дело?

5. возвыш. сопутствовать ( в восклицательных предложениях как пожелание)

success (be) to your efforts! - желаю успеха в ваших начинаниях!, да сопутствует вам удача!

victory be yours! - желаю (вам) победы!

II Б

1. there is имеется, есть

there are many English books in our library - в нашей библиотеке (имеется) много английских книг

there is plenty of time - времени вполне достаточно, ещё есть масса времени

there are no roads - дорог нет

there will be dancing - будут танцы

there was once an old man... - жил-был однажды старик...

2. to have been

1) посещать, бывать

has he been to London? - он бывал в Лондоне?

I've been there! - а) я там был!; б) разг. это мне известно!

2) разг. заходить, быть

has anyone been? - кто-нибудь заходил?, был кто-нибудь?

has the post [the milkman] been? - была ли почта [был ли /приходил/ молочник]?

3. to be at smth. разг.

1) намереваться сделать или сказать что-л.

I don't understand what exactly he is at - я не понимаю, что именно он хочет сказать

what would you be at? - каковы ваши намерения?

2) нападать, набрасываться на что-л.

the mice are at the cheese again - мыши опять добрались до сыра

3) брать без спроса

he's been at my shaving things again - он опять брал (без спроса) мои бритвенные принадлежности

4. to be at smb. разг. приставать к кому-л.

she's always at me - она всегда меня пилит

5. to be above smth. /doing smth./ быть выше чего-л.; не опускаться до чего-л.

to be above suspicion - быть выше /вне/ подозрений

to be above criticism - быть выше всякой критики, быть безупречным

he is above reproach - его не за что упрекнуть

he is above such matters - он такими делами не занимается, он до такого (дела) не унизится

he is above taking bribes - брать взятки - ниже его достоинства

6. to be beneath smth., smb. быть ниже чего-л., кого-л.

to be beneath contempt [attention] - не заслуживать (даже) презрения [внимания]

it is beneath you /your dignity/ - это ниже вашего достоинства

7. to be beyond smth., smb. быть за пределами чего-л., возможностей кого-л.

his behaviour is beyond my endurance - я не могу больше терпеть его поведение

he is not beyond redemption - он ещё может исправиться

this is beyond a joke - это уже не шутка

it was beyond expectation - такого нельзя было ожидать, на такое нельзя было надеяться

I am beyond caring - мне уже всё равно

what you say is beyond me - мне совершенно непонятно то, что ты говоришь

8. to be abreast of smth. быть в курсе чего-л.

he's abreast of developments in his field - он в курсе последних достижений в своей области

9. to be after smb. преследовать, пытаться поймать кого-л.

the police were after him - полиция преследовала его

10. to be after smth. покушаться на что-л., стремиться завладеть чем-л.

he's after my job - он метит на моё место

he's after her money - он охотится за её деньгами

11. to be about to do smth. собираться, намереваться сделать что-л.

he was about to send for you - он собирался послать за вами

she was about to speak, but changed her mind - она хотела было заговорить, но передумала

12. to be against smth. противоречить чему-л., идти вразрез с чем-л.

lying is against my principles - не в моих правилах врать

13. to be for smth. стоять или быть за

who is for going home? - кто за то, чтобы идти домой?

14. to be for some place отправляться, ехать куда-л.

are you for Bristol? - вы едете в Бристоль?

15. to be on smb.

1) разг. быть оплаченным кем-л.

put your money away, it's on me - убери деньги, я угощаю

the drinks are on the house - хозяин (бара, ресторана и т. п.) угощает

the tickets are on me - я плачу за билеты

2) внезапно наступить, подоспеть (о праздниках, выборах и т. п.)

the wet season was on us - неожиданно на нас обрушился сезон дождей

Christmas was on us - наступило рождество

16. to be on smth. входить в состав, быть членом (комиссии и т. п.)

he is on the board - он входит в состав правления

17. to be on smb., smth. быть поставленным на кого-л., что-л.

my money is on this horse - я поставил на эту лошадь

18. to be up to smth.

1) замышлять, затевать что-л.

the boys are up to smth. - мальчики что-то затевают

he is up to no good - он затевает что-то скверное, от него хорошего не жди

2) быть осведомлённым о чём-л.

the police must be up to all the dodges - полиции должно быть известно обо всех уловках

19. not to be up to ( doing) smth. не быть в состоянии сделать что-л., не справиться с чем-л.

I am not up to going to the theatre tonight - я не в состоянии пойти сегодня вечером в театр

he is not up to his job - он не справляется со своей работой

he is not up to his father as a scholar - как учёный он значительно уступает (своему) отцу

20. to be up to smb. быть возложенным на кого-л. ( об ответственности); зависеть от кого-л.

it is up to him to decide - от него зависит решение, он должен решить

it is up to you to choose - вы выбираете /решаете/

whether you learn or not is entirely up to you - учиться или нет - твоё дело

21. to be up against smth., smb. столкнуться с чем-л., кем-л.; встретить отпор

he's up against some real opposition - он будет иметь дело с сильной оппозицией

he's up against it - разг. он столкнулся с большими трудностями

22. to be up for smth.

1) быть поднятым, возникать, рассматриваться (о вопросе и т. п.)

to be up for review - пересматриваться

to be up for debate - обсуждаться, быть поставленным на обсуждение

2) рассматривать в суде, судить

he was up in court for this - его за это судили

3) предназначаться к продаже

to be up for auction - продаваться на аукционе /с молотка/

4) быть выдвинутым кандидатом, быть претендентом (на должность, пост и т. п.)

he's up for admission to the society at the next meeting - его будут принимать в кружок на следующем собрании

23. to be with smb.

1) поддерживать кого-л.

we're with you all the way - мы пойдём с тобой до конца

she is at one with her husband - она заодно со (своим) мужем

2) понимать, следить за тем, что говорят

are you still with me - or shall I go over it again? - ты следишь за ходом моей мысли или мне повторить ещё раз?

24. to be with smb., smth. работать у кого-л., где-л. ( по найму)

I'm with a shipping firm - я работаю в транспортной фирме

III А

1. как глагол-связка

1) быть

he is a teacher - он учитель

are they English? - они англичане?

ten yards is a lot - десять ярдов - это очень много

his is a fine house - его дом чудесный, у него прекрасный дом

our task is to finish the work in time - наша задача - вовремя кончить работу

she has been a mother to me - она мне была вместо матери

she is twenty - ей двадцать лет

today is the tenth - сегодня десятое (число)

tomorrow is Friday - завтра пятница

the wall is six foot high - стена имеет шесть футов в высоту

what is it? - а) что это?; б) в чём дело?

to see things as they are - видеть вещи такими, какие они есть

if I were you... - если бы я был на вашем месте...

seeing is believing - увидеть - (это) значит убедиться /поверить/

2) находиться в (каком-л.) состоянии; чувствовать, ощущать (что-л.)

I am cold [hot] - мне холодно [жарко]

he is asleep [alive, tired] - он спит [жив, устал]

he is glad [nervous, silent, happy] - он рад [нервничает, молчит, счастлив]

he is absent - он отсутствует

he is in trouble - он попал в беду, у него неприятности

he is at work [at play] - он работает [играет]

isn't he lucky? - везёт же ему!

2. с последующим инфинитивом выражает

1) долженствование, обусловленное договорённостью, планом:

he is to come at six - он должен прийти в шесть (часов)

he was to come at six - он должен был прийти в шесть

he was to have come at six - он должен был прийти в шесть ( но не пришёл)

when am I to come? - когда мне приходить?, когда мне нужно прийти?

the house is to let - дом сдаётся в аренду

he was never to see her again - ему больше никогда не суждено было её увидеть

it was not to be - этому не суждено было сбыться /осуществиться/

they are not to be trusted - им нельзя доверять

such men are to be pitied rather than despised - таких людей надо не презирать, а жалеть

2) возможность:

he was nowhere to be found - его нигде нельзя было найти /отыскать/

not a cloud was to be seen - не видно было ни облачка

how am I to get through all this work today? - как я смогу справиться со всей этой работой сегодня?

3) намерение, желание ( в условных предложениях):

if we are to come in time, we must start at once - если мы хотим прийти вовремя, нам надо сразу отправляться

3. уст. в сочетании с p. p. глаголов to come, to fall, to sit, to run, to get и др.:

winter was come - зима наступила

the sun was risen - солнце встало

III Б

1. в сочетании с pres. p. служит для образования длительной формы:

he was talking to his son at the time - в тот момент он беседовал с сыном

he is working - он (сейчас) работает

this question is being discussed - этот вопрос сейчас обсуждается

2. в сочетании с p. p. переходных и ряда непереходных глаголов служит для образования пассивной формы:

this was made by my son - это было сделано моим сыном

they will be punished - они будут наказаны, их накажут

such questions are settled by the committee - такие вопросы решаются комитетом

he was asked to come - его попросили прийти

this book was much spoken of - об этой книге много говорили

♢

to be above one /one's head/ - разг. быть выше чьего-л. понимания

to be at it - шалить, проказничать

the children are at it again - дети опять принялись за своё

to be hard at it /at work/ - разг. а) быть очень занятым; б) напряжённо работать

they were hard at it /at work/ the whole night - они работали изо всех сил всю ночь напролёт

to be at one with smb. - быть с кем-л. заодно

to be beside oneself with grief [anxiety, alarm, etc] - потерять голову от горя [волнения, беспокойства и т. п.]

to be beside oneself with rage - выйти из себя, разгневаться

to be beside the point - не иметь отношения (к данному вопросу, делу и т. п.)

for the time being - пока

the manager for the time being - временно исполняющий обязанности заведующего

somebody will be in for it - кому-то попадёт /влетит, нагорит/

far be it from me to do this - я вовсе не собираюсь /я далёк от того, чтобы/ делать это

be (that) as it may - как бы то ни было; пусть будет что будет

let it be! - оставь это в покое!, пусть всё остаётся как есть!

so be it - да будет так, пусть так и будет

how are you? - а) как вы поживаете?; б) как вы себя чувствуете?

you never know where you are with him - никогда не знаешь, что он может сделать /как он поступит, как себя с ним вести, чего от него ждать/

be yourself!, be your age! - не глупи!, не валяй дурака!

you've been and gone and done it! - сл. ну и наделали вы дел!, ну натворили же вы!

I'll be! - амер. сл. вот те на!, господи боже мой!, ну и ну! (восклицание, выражающее удивление)

НБАРС > be

19 fehlschlagen

v/i (unreg., trennb., ist) fig. fail, go wrong; Hoffnungen: come to nothing

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to fail; to backfire; to come adrift

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fehl|schla|gen
vi sep irreg aux sein
to go wrong; (Bemühungen, Versuch) to fail; (Hoffnung) to be misplaced, to come to nothing; (COMPUT) to fail
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1) ((of a plan etc) to (cause to) come to nothing.) abort

2) ((of a plan etc) to have unexpected results, often opposite to the intended results: His scheme backfired (on him), and he lost money.) backfire

3) (to meet disaster; to fail: The project came to grief.) come to grief

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fehl|schla·gen

vi irreg Hilfsverb: sein to fail

alle Bemühungen, den Streik zu verhindern, schlugen fehl all efforts to avert the strike came to nothing

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein fail

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fehlschlagen v/i (irr, trennb, ist) fig fail, go wrong; Hoffnungen: come to nothing

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein fail

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v.

to abort v.

to backfire v.

to come to nothing expr.

to fail v.

to go wrong expr.

to miss v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > fehlschlagen

20 على

عَلَى \ against: touching (usually sth. upright): The rain beat against the window. He pressed his nose against the glass. on: showing where sb. or sth. is placed: He lay on his back on the bed. The picture hung on a nail on the wall. Your name is on the list. He hit me on the nose. The boat is on the river (in the water). The house is on the river (beside the water), as in the previous meaning, but with movement (often with to) He jumped on (to) his horse. The book fell on (to) the floor. onto: on to: He sprang onto the table. over: lying across; resting on; covering: A cloud was over the sun. She spread a cloth over the table, across the surface of Ships sail over the sea, above (in rank, etc.) He rules over a proud people, about; concerning They quarrelled over the resutl of the race. You need not hurry over your dinner. upon: on. \ عَلَى \ on shore, ashore: on dry land; not on the sea; on or to the shore: Sailors are unhappy ashore. We swam ashore from the boat. \ See Also نَحْوَ البَرّ، اليابسة (اليَابِسَة)‏ \ عَلَى \ ashore: on or to the shore: Sailors are unhappy ashore. We swam ashore from the boat. on shore, ashore: on dry land; not on the sea. \ See Also نَحْوَ الشّاطِئ \ عَلَى اتِّصَال (عكس مُنْقَطع عن)‏ \ in touch: (the opposite is out of touch) giving or receiving news: I’ve been in touch with my brother by telephone. The radio keeps us in touch with world events. \ عَلَى أتَمّ ما يكُون من التَّرتيب والهِنْدام \ spick and span: (as a predic. phrase) neat, clean and bright: Sailors usually keep their boats spick and span. \ عَلَى الأَثير \ on the air: being sent out on the radio or television. \ عَلَى أَحْسَن وَجْه \ best, well, better: in the best way: Peter played best last week. \ عَلَى أرْبَع \ on all fours: on hands and knees: She went down on all fours to look for the needle. \ عَلَى الأرض \ over: from an upright (or straight) position to a flat (or bent) position: I fell over. He knocked me over. She bent over to pick it up. \ عَلَى استعداد \ content: willing: I’m content to wait for my turn. \ عَلَى أشُدِّه \ in full swing: (of an activity) at its highest point; very busy: The party was in full swing when I arrived. \ عَلَى الإطلاق \ little: (coming just before the verb) not at all: I little knew (or Little did I know) that next day he would be dead. not in the least: not at all: It doesn’t matter in the least. whatever: at all: I have no money whatever. whatsoever: a strong form of whatever; at all: Tell him nothing whatsoever!. \ عَلَى الأَغْلَب \ for the most part: mostly: He is old and for the most part he stays at home. \ عَلَى أَقْصَى ما تستطيع رؤيتَه \ in the distance: far away (from the point where one is): In the distance he could see the mountains. \ عَلَى الأَقَلّ \ a good: (with numbers) at least: He lives a good 3 miles away. at least: (showing that sth. is true, necessary, etc., even if sth. else is not) in spite of what has just been said or is just going to be said: He may be lazy but at least he’s honest. You can at least be polite even if you don’t like him, not less than It cost at least $100. quite: at least; not less than: The journey took quite three hours. \ عَلَى الأَكثَر \ largely: mostly: The accident was largely his own fault. mainly: chiefly; mostly. \ عَلَى انفِراد \ private: (only in the phrase in private) privately; where nobody can hear except those concerned: May I speak to you in private. \ عَلَى أُهْبَة الاستعداد \ stand by: to be ready, in case one may be needed: The soldiers were told to stand by. \ عَلَى أَيّ حال \ anyhow: in any case: I don’t really need this; anyhow, it costs too much. anyway: in any case: I may be late; anyway, don’t wait for me, in any case I don’t really need this; anyhow, it costs too much. at all events, in any event: in any case; whatever may happen or has happened: He didn’t win but, at all events, he did try hard. at any rate: at least; in any case: He wasn’t there; at any rate, I don’t think he was. I may not succeed; but I’ll try, at any rate. in any case: no matter what else may be considered, anyhow: It costs too much. In any case, I don’t really need it. \ عَلَى أيَّة حال \ all the same, at the same time: (only at the start of a sentence; comparing points that are for and against) in spite of this: He’s not clever; all the same, he does try hard. however: all the same; in spite of what has just been said: I’m very tired; however, I’ll come and help you. \ عَلَى بُعد \ away: at a distance: Brighton is 60 miles away. Keep away from the wet paint. beyond: further; on or to the farther side: I looked across the river to the hills beyond. \ عَلَى التَّخْصِيص \ in particular: especially: I enjoyed his first song in particular. \ عَلَى التَّوَالي \ respectively: separately, in that order: Boys and girls will be examined on Monday and Tuesday respectively (the boys on Monday, the girls on Tuesday). \ عَلَى جَانِب \ up: along (up and down are both used like this, although the course may be quite level): He lives just up the road. \ عَلَى الجميع \ round: to everyone: He handed the coffee round. There were not enough cups to go round. \ عَلَى حَدٍّ \ as far as, so far as: (showing a limit): As far as I know, he’s not here. \ عَلَى حَدٍّ سَواء \ alike: in the same way: He treats us all alike. \ عَلَى حَدِّ عِلْمي \ to the best knowledge: as far as I know: To the best of my knowledge, he is honest (I have no reason to doubt his honesty). \ عَلَى حِدَة \ private: (only in the phrase in private) privately; where nobody can hear except those concerned: May I speak to you in private?. separate: not joined or shared; apart: Keep the new milk separate from the old. \ عَلَى حَقّ (مُحِقّ)‏ \ be in the right: not be at fault: Although they said she’d made a mistake, they discovered she was in the right. \ عَلَى حِين غِرَّة \ all of a sudden: in a sudden manner. suddenly: in a sudden manner: The door opened suddenly. \ عَلَى خَطَأ \ in the wrong: mistaken (in one’s judgement, behaviour etc.). \ عَلَى الدَّوام \ always: at all times. \ عَلَى رؤوس الأصابِع \ on tiptoe: on the tips of one’s toes: I can reach that if I stand on tiptoe. \ عَلَى الرّاجح \ likely: (usu. with very, most, more or quite) probably: She’s very likely right. \ عَلَى الرُّغْم مِن \ despite: in spite of: Despite his age, the old man walks several miles every day. for all: in spite of: For all his strength, he could not lift it. much as: although: Much as I admire him, I could not work with him. spite, in spite of: (of sth. that fails) even with: In spite of his efforts, he could not save her life, without regard to; not caring about (a difficulty) In spite of his illness, he attended the ceremony. \ عَلَى الرُّغْم مِنْ أَنَّ \ although: in spite of the fact that; (without a verb) in spite of being: Although (he was) ill, he went to work. \ عَلَى الرُّغْم من ذلك \ even so: in spite of that: He may be foolish; even so, you should help him. just the same: (showing one thing that is not the natural result of another) in spite of this: He’s a thief, but I like him just the same. nevertheless: in spite of that: I told him it would be dangerous, but nevertheless he did it. still: in spite of that: We rarely win; but still, we enjoy playing. \ عَلَى سَبيل المِثال \ for instance: as an example: He’s often late. Yesterday, for instance, he came home after midnight. \ عَلَى السَّطح كلِّه \ over: (esp. with all) across a surface: The table was wet all over. He rubbed it over with a dry cloth. \ عَلَى سَوِيَّة \ level: equal in height or position: His eyes were level with my shoulder. I soon drew level with the leading runner. \ عَلَى سَوِيَّة \ flush: exactly on a level with; not sticking out from; meeting exactly at the edges: The door is flush with the wall when it is closed. \ See Also مستوى (مُسْتَوًى)‏ \ عَلَى سَوِيَّة واحدة \ even: equal: The table legs were not of even length. He shared the money evenly among them. \ عَلَى شاكِلَة \ like: the same as: What is he like (in appearance and character)? He’s just like his father., What does it feel (or look or taste or smell or sound) like?. in the same way as:: He swims like a fish. \ عَلَى شَرْط \ provide (that), also providing (that): if; on condition that: I’ll go, provided (that) you’ll go too. \ عَلَى شَفَا \ on the brink of: close to (sth. dangerous or exciting): on the brink of war. on the point of doing sth.: starting to do sth.: I was on the point of telephoning you, when I got your letter. on one’s last legs: (of a person or thing) not expected to last much longer; worn out; almost in ruins: That company is on its last legs. on the verge of: close to: She was on the verge of tears. \ See Also شفير (الموت أو الإفلاس، إلخ)، عَلى وَشْك \ عَلَى صَهْوَةِ الجَوَاد \ on horseback: on a horse: He travelled on horseback. \ عَلَى ضِغْن \ grudgingly: unwillingly. \ See Also على غير رَغْبَة \ عَلَى طُولِ \ along: following the line of: He ran along the road. down: along (without regard to level): We raced down the street. My friend lives just down the road. \ عَلَى ظَهْر \ on deck: on an uncovered deck, in the open air. \ See Also سَطْح السفينة \ عَلَى ظَهْر الحِصان \ on horseback: on a horse: He travelled on horseback. \ عَلَى ظَهْر السَّفينة \ on board: on (or on to) a ship or aeroplane: There are 70 men on board. Can I go on board the aircraft?. \ عَلَى ظَهْر الصَّفْحَة \ overleaf: on the back of the page: Please fill in this paper, and sign your name overleaf. \ عَلَى عَرْض \ across: over; from one side to the other of: He ran across the street. There is a bridge across the stream. \ عَلَى العَكْس \ on the contrary: (expressing disagreement) the opposite is true: It’s not worn out - on the contrary, it’s quite new. \ عَلَى عِلْم بِـ \ familiar with: knowing; accustomed to: I’m not familiar with English law. \ عَلَى عُلُوّ \ high: (in compounds) to the height of: The grass was waist-high. \ عَلَى الغالِب \ probably: almost certainly; with little doubt: You’re probably right. \ عَلَى غَيْر انتظار \ surprisingly: unexpectedly: a surprisingly good result. \ عَلَى غَيْر رَغْبَة \ grudgingly: unwillingly. \ عَلَى غَيْر هُدًى \ adrift: (of boats) loose; floating about with no control: Our ship was wrecked and we were left adrift in a small boat on the ocean. \ عَلَى فَتَرات مُنْتَظِمة \ periodically: from time to time. \ عَلَى فَرض أنّ \ (conj.) supposing: if: Supposing he’s late, shall we wait for him? Even supposing the lorry comes, it will still be too late. \ عَلَى الفِطْرة \ na]ve: too simple to be sensible; lacking wisdom and experience: a na]ve question; a na]ve young girl. \ عَلَى فِكْرَة \ by the way: used to show that the speaker is about to change the subject: Thank you for your help. By the way, would you like to come to our party next week?. \ عَلَى الفَوْر \ directly: at once: He arrived directly after me. instantly: at once. off-hand: without thought or preparation: I can’t say off-hand what it cost, but it was over $1000. \ عَلَى قافية واحدة \ rhyme: (of word endings) to have the same sound: ‘Consideration’ rhymes with ‘nation’, ‘Port’ rhymes with ‘thought’. ‘Pleasure’ rhymes with ‘measure’ but not with ‘pressure’. \ عَلَى قَدْر \ according to: in the proper way for; depending on: Each man was paid according to his skill. \ عَلَى قَدَم وَسَاق \ in full swing: (of an activity) at its highest point; very busy: The party was in full swing when I arrived. \ عَلَى قَيْد الحَيَاة \ alive: living: He was buried alive when part of a cliff fell on him. \ عَلَى كُلّ حال \ at any rate: at least; in any case: He wasn’t there; at any rate, I don’t think he was. I may not succeed; but I’ll try, at any rate. \ عَلَى مَا يَبْدُو \ apparently: it seems (from what people say): I thought she was 15, but apparently is older. \ عَلَى ما يَصِل إليه عِلْمي \ to the best of my knowledge: as far as I know: To the best of my knowledge, my son has never met her. \ See Also على مَبْلَغ علمي \ عَلَى المَدَى الطَّويل \ in the long run: after a period of time; in the end: It’ll be cheaper in the long run to buy good quality shoes. \ عَلَى مسؤوليَّته الشخصيّة \ at one’s own risk: agreeing that any troube will be one’s own fault: The bridge is unsafe but you can cross it at your own risk. \ عَلَى مسافة قريبة مِن \ off: a short distance from: an island off the English coast. \ عَلَى مُسْتَوًى \ level: equal in height or position: His eyes were level with my shoulder. \ عَلَى مِصْرَاعَيْه (فَتَحَ الباب)‏ \ wide: (with open) fully: open the door wide. Leave it wide open. \ عَلَى نَحْو مماثِل \ similarly: in the same way: They were similarly dressed. \ عَلَى نَسَق \ on the lines of: in the general form of: We’re planning some sports on the lines of the Olympic Games, but for schoolboys only. \ عَلَى نَفْس الوَتيرة \ even: (of movement) regular; steady: Her heart was not beating evenly. \ عَلَى نَوبات \ fits and starts: in short bursts; starting and stopping: The engine only goes in fits and starts. \ See Also فترات \ عَلَى هذا المُعَدَّل \ at that rate: if those conditions continue: He keeps stopping for a rest; at that rate, he won’t finish the job today. \ عَلَى هذا النَّحْو \ so: in this way; in that way: Don’t shout so!. thus: in this way. \ عَلَى الهَوَاء \ on the air: being sent out on the radio or television. \ عَلَى وَتِيرَة واحدة \ monotonous: (of a voice, a job, a way of life, etc.) dull, never changing and therefore uninteresting. \ عَلَى وَجْهٍ \ unusually: (with an adj.) very; strangely: It is unusually cold in here today. \ See Also بشكل غير عاديّ \ عَلَى وَجْهِ التَّقْريب \ roughly: (with numbers and amounts) not exactly; about: roughly 50 trees; roughly a mile away. \ عَلَى وَجْهِ الخُصُوص \ particularly: especially: a particularly nasty smell. \ عَلَى الوَجهِ الصحيح \ duly: properly; as expected: The bill was duly paid. The train duly arrived. \ عَلَى وَجْهِ العُمُوم \ in general: in most cases: Men in general are taller than women. \ عَلَى وَجْهٍ ما \ somehow: in some way or other, by some means or other: I’ll pay for it somehow, even if I have to ask someone to lend me the money. \ عَلَى وَجْهٍ مُسْتَهْجَن \ oddly: strangely: She behaved very oddly last night. \ عَلَى مِقْدار عِلْمي \ for all I know: as far as I know: For all I know, you may have stolen this. \ عَلَى مَقْرُبةٍ \ near: close to, in position: His house is near my own. \ عَلَى مَقرُبة مِن \ about: around; near There’s a lot of illness about. I went out early, when no one was about (when no one else was out). \ عَلَى مَهْل \ leisurely: without haste: He likes a leisurely walk in the evening. \ عَلَى نَحْو أسوأ \ worse: more bad; more badly: Murder is worse than stealing. It is a worse crime. You write even worse than I do. \ عَلَى نَحْوٍ أَفْضَل \ better, well, best: in a better way: He drives better than I do. \ عَلَى نَحْو تامّ \ strictly: exactly: Strictly speaking (If I tell you the exact truth) this ticket is out of date; but I’ll let you travel with it. \ See Also كامل (كامِل)‏ \ عَلَى نَحْو خَطير \ badly: seriously: He was badly wounded. \ عَلَى نَحْو رَخْو \ loosely: in a loose way: a loosely tied knot. \ See Also غير مُحْكَم \ عَلَى نَحْو رَدِيء \ badly: in a bad manner: badly dressed; badly made. \ عَلَى نَحْو صارم \ strictly: very firmly: Smoking in this cinema is strictly forbidden. \ See Also دَقيق \ عَلَى نَحْو صَحيح \ right: correctly: You guessed right. \ عَلَى نَحْو صَحيح \ rightly: justly; correctly: You acted rightly. \ See Also ملائم (مُلائم)‏ \ عَلَى نَحْوٍ كَامِل \ absolutely: without conditions: You must agree absolutely and not to try to change matters later. \ عَلَى نَحو مألوف \ ordinarily: usually. \ عَلَى نَحْو مُرْضٍ \ well: (the adv. form of the adj. good; see better, best) in a good and pleasing way: Well done! You played very well. \ عَلَى نَحْو مُلحّ \ badly: (with need, want) very much: They need money badly. \ عَلَى وَشْك \ on the point of doing sth.: starting to do sth.: I was on the point of telephoning you, when I got your letter. \ عَلَى وَشْك أَنْ \ be about to do sth.: to be ready to do it; be just going to do it: I was about to go when he arrived. on the verge of: close to: She was on the verge of tears. \ عَلَى يَد (مِن قِبَل)‏ \ by: (showing who or what did sth.): He was bitten by a dog. \ عَلَى اليدين والرِّجلين \ on all fours: on hands and knees: She went down on all fours to look for the needle.

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