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В ДВУХ (В НЕСКОЛЬКИХ) СЛОВАХ рассказывать, объяснять что и т. п. coll PrepP these forms only adv or sent adv (parenth) fixed WO(to tell, explain etc sth.) concisely and simplyin a wordin two (a few) words in short in a nutshell briefly in brief (in limited contexts) (be) brief (when used as a request or command) make it brief.«Всё взять от партии и не отдать ей ничего... - вот, собственно, в двух словах, цель новой оппозиции» (Алеш-ковский 1). "...Just take everything from the party and don't give anything back....In a word, that's the new opposition's aim" (1a).«Соблаговолите выслушать, сударыня, только полминуты, и я в двух словах разъясню вам всё», - с твёрдостью ответил Перхотин (Достоевский 1). "Be so good, madame, as to listen for only half a minute, and I shall explain everything in two words," Perkhotin answered firmly (1a).Рассказывай же про себя -что и как ты?» - «О, мы там качнули дело!.. Вели организационную и политическую работу... да разве всё это расскажешь в двух словах?» (Шолохов 3). "Tell me about yourself. How are you? What have you been doing?" "Oh, we made things hum there!...We were doing organisational and political work....But how can I tell you in a few words?" (3a).«...B двух словах, -упирая на каждое слово, проговорил опять отец Паисий, - по иным теориям, слишком выяснившимся в наш девятнадцатый век, церковь должна перерождаться в государство...» (Достоевский 1). "In short," Father Paissy said again, stressing each word, "according to certain theories, which have become only too clear in our nineteenth century, the Church ought to be transforming itself into the state..." (1a).Всё это она (тётя Катя) с такими подробностями рассказывала позднее, а когда прибежал дядя Сандро, она ему только в двух словах изложила суть дела... (Искандер 3)....She (Aunt Katya) told the whole story in such detail only later. When Uncle Sandro ran up she gave it to him in a nutshell... (3a).(Лопахин:) Сейчас уеду, некогда разговаривать... ну, да я в двух-трёх словах (Чехов 2). (L.:) I'm just leaving and there isn't time to say much. Anyway, 1*11 be brief (2c). -
122 в двух словах
• В ДВУХ < B НЕСКОЛЬКИХ> СЛОВАХ рассказывать, объяснять что и т.п. coll[PrepP; these forms only; adv or sent adv (parenth); fixed WO]=====⇒ (to tell, explain etc sth.) concisely and simply:- in a word;- in two < a few> words;- in short;- briefly;- in brief;- [in limited contexts] (be) brief;- [when used as a request or command] make it brief.♦ "Всё взять от партии и не отдать ей ничего... - вот, собственно, в двух словах, цель новой оппозиции" (Алешковский 1). "...Just take everything from the party and don't give anything back....In a word, that's the new opposition's aim" (1a).♦ "Соблаговолите выслушать, сударыня, только полминуты, и я в двух словах разъясню вам всё", - с твёрдостью ответил Перхотин (Достоевский 1). "Be so good, madame, as to listen for only half a minute, and I shall explain everything in two words," Ferkhotin answered firmly (1a).♦ "Рассказывай же про себя - что и как ты?" - "О, мы там качнули дело!.. Вели организационную и политическую работу... да разве всё это расскажешь в двух словах?" (Шолохов 3). "Tell me about yourself. How are you? What have you been doing?" "Oh, we made things hum there!...We were doing organisational and political work....But how can I tell you in a few words?" (3a).♦ "...В двух словах, - упирая на каждое слово, проговорил опять отец Паисий, - по иным теориям, слишком выяснившимся в наш девятнадцатый век, церковь должна перерождаться в государство..." (Достоевский 1). "In short," Father Paissy said again, stressing each word, "according to certain theories, which have become only too clear in our nineteenth century, the Church ought to be transforming itself into the state..." (1a).♦...Всё это она [тётя Катя] с такими подробностями рассказывала позднее, а когда прибежал дядя Сандро, она ему только в двух словах изложила суть дела... (Искандер 3)....She [Aunt Katya] told the whole story in such detail only later. When Uncle Sandro ran up she gave it to him in a nutshell... (За).♦ [Лопахин:] Сейчас уеду, некогда разговаривать... ну, да я в двух-трёх словах (Чехов 2). [L.:] I'm just leaving and there isn't time to say much. Anyway, I'll be brief (2c).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в двух словах
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123 в нескольких словах
• В ДВУХ < B НЕСКОЛЬКИХ> СЛОВАХ рассказывать, объяснять что и т.п. coll[PrepP; these forms only; adv or sent adv (parenth); fixed WO]=====⇒ (to tell, explain etc sth.) concisely and simply:- in a word;- in two < a few> words;- in short;- briefly;- in brief;- [in limited contexts] (be) brief;- [when used as a request or command] make it brief.♦ "Всё взять от партии и не отдать ей ничего... - вот, собственно, в двух словах, цель новой оппозиции" (Алешковский 1). "...Just take everything from the party and don't give anything back....In a word, that's the new opposition's aim" (1a).♦ "Соблаговолите выслушать, сударыня, только полминуты, и я в двух словах разъясню вам всё", - с твёрдостью ответил Перхотин (Достоевский 1). "Be so good, madame, as to listen for only half a minute, and I shall explain everything in two words," Ferkhotin answered firmly (1a).♦ "Рассказывай же про себя - что и как ты?" - "О, мы там качнули дело!.. Вели организационную и политическую работу... да разве всё это расскажешь в двух словах?" (Шолохов 3). "Tell me about yourself. How are you? What have you been doing?" "Oh, we made things hum there!...We were doing organisational and political work....But how can I tell you in a few words?" (3a).♦ "...В двух словах, - упирая на каждое слово, проговорил опять отец Паисий, - по иным теориям, слишком выяснившимся в наш девятнадцатый век, церковь должна перерождаться в государство..." (Достоевский 1). "In short," Father Paissy said again, stressing each word, "according to certain theories, which have become only too clear in our nineteenth century, the Church ought to be transforming itself into the state..." (1a).♦...Всё это она [тётя Катя] с такими подробностями рассказывала позднее, а когда прибежал дядя Сандро, она ему только в двух словах изложила суть дела... (Искандер 3)....She [Aunt Katya] told the whole story in such detail only later. When Uncle Sandro ran up she gave it to him in a nutshell... (За).♦ [Лопахин:] Сейчас уеду, некогда разговаривать... ну, да я в двух-трёх словах (Чехов 2). [L.:] I'm just leaving and there isn't time to say much. Anyway, I'll be brief (2c).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в нескольких словах
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124 demande
demande [d(ə)mɑ̃d]feminine nouna. ( = requête) request ( de qch for sth ) ; ( = revendication) claim (de for ) ; [d'autorisation, naturalisation] application ; [de dédommagement] claim ; [de renseignement] enquiry• « demandes d'emploi » (rubrique de journal) "situations wanted"• à or sur la demande de qn at sb's request• et maintenant, à la demande générale... and now, by popular request...c. ( = besoins) demande d'affection need for affection* * *dəmɑ̃d1) ( sollicitation) request2) ( démarche) application3) Administration ( formulaire) application form4) Économie demand5) Droit•Phrasal Verbs:* * *d(ə)mɑ̃d nf1) (= requête) requestà la demande (transport, animations) — on demand
demande en mariage — proposal, offer of marriage
2) (= revendication) demand3) ADMINISTRATION (= requête, formulaire) application"demandes d'emploi" — "situations wanted"
4) ÉCONOMIE* * *demande nf1 ( sollicitation) request; à la or sur (la) demande de qn at sb's request; à la demande générale by popular request; répondre à la demande de qn to grant sb's request;2 ( démarche) application; les demandes de formation/d'abonnements sont nombreuses there are many applications for training/subscriptions; leur demande d'adoption a été rejetée their adoption application has been turned down; les demandes (d'adhésion) peuvent se faire ici applications (for membership) can be made here; faire une demande de mutation to apply for a transfer; gratuit sur (simple) demande free on request; remboursement sur simple demande écrite refund on written application;3 Admin ( formulaire) application form; une demande de passeport/d'inscription a passport application/registration form; envoyez votre demande de bourse avant le 10 mai send your grant application before 10 May;4 Écon demand; l'offre et la demande supply and demand; la demande de logements the demand for housing;5 Assur, Jur demande (en justice) claim; demande de dommages et intérêts claim for damages; demande de divorce petition for divorce.demande d'asile application for asylum; faire une demande d'asile to apply for asylum; demande d'emploi ( démarche) job application; faire une demande d'emploi to apply for a job; ‘demandes d'emploi’ ( rubrique) ‘situations wanted’; faire paraître une demande d'emploi to advertise in the situations wanted column; demande d'extradition extradition request; faire une demande d'extradition to request extradition; demande en mariage marriage proposal; faire une demande en mariage à qn to propose to sb.[dəmɑ̃d] nom féminin1. [requête] requestadresser toute demande de renseignements à... send all inquiries to...accéder à/refuser une demande to grant/to turn down a requestfaire une demande de bourse/visa to apply for a scholarship/visademandes d'emploi ‘situations wanted’il y a une forte demande de traducteurs translators are in great demand, translators are very much sought after4. DROIT5. [expression d'un besoin] needà la demande locution adjectivale & locution adverbialeà la demande générale locution adverbialeCould you give me a hand with these bags? Tu pourrais m'aider à porter ces bagages ?Certainly./With pleasure. Volontiers./Avec plaisirCould you possibly come back later? Vous serait-il possible de revenir plus tard ?Yes, of course. When is it convenient? Oui, bien sûr. Quelle est l'heure qui vous convient le mieux ?Can you tell him I'll phone back? Peux-tu lui dire que je le rappellerai ?Yes, I'll tell him. Oui, je le lui diraiWill/Would you pass the salt, please. Tu peux/pourrais me passer le sel, s'il te plaît ?Sure, here you are. Oui, voilàI was wondering whether you could lend me £10? Je me demandais si tu ne pourrais pas me prêter dix livres ?I'm afraid not, I'm a bit short at the moment. Non, je regrette, je suis un peu juste en ce momentWould you mind getting me some stamps while you're out? Ça te dérangerait de m'acheter des timbres en passant ?Not at all. How many do you want? Non, pas du tout, tu en veux combien ?Please let me know if you're coming. Préviens-moi si tu viensOf course. I'll phone you. Oui, bien sûr. Je t'appellerai -
125 tranquilo
► adjetivo1 (sin inquietud) calm, relaxed, tranquil2 (sin preocupación) reassured3 (sin movimiento) calm, still, quiet4 (sin ruidos) quiet, still, peaceful5 (persona) calm, easy-going, placid6 (agua) still; (conciencia) clear\déjame tranquilo,-a familiar leave me alone!para que estés tranquilo,-a... for your own peace of mind...* * *(f. - tranquila)adj.calm, quiet* * *tranquilo, -a1. ADJ1) (=plácido) [sitio, momento] quiet, peaceful; [mar] calmse fueron a vivir a un pueblecito tranquilo — they went to live in a quiet o peaceful little village
una tarde tranquila — a quiet o peaceful afternoon
2) (=sosegado) calm3) (=sin preocupación)estad tranquilos que yo me encargo de todo — don't worry, I'll look after everything
¡deja ya tranquilo al pobre chico! — leave the poor boy alone!
¡tranquilo, no merece la pena enfadarse! — calm down! there's no point getting annoyed
¡eh, tranquilo, sin empujar! — hey, easy does it! no pushing!
4) (=descarado)¡mira que es tranquila! todos esperando y ella como si nada — nothing seems to bother her! everyone's waiting and she couldn't care less
lo ha suspendido todo y él tan tranquilo — he's failed the lot, but it doesn't seem to worry him
2.SM / F¡es una tranquila de cuidado! aún no ha acabado los deberes — she's not bothered about anything, that one, she still hasn't finished her homework!
* * *I- la adjetivo1)b) <mar/ambiente> calm; < lugar> quiet, peaceful, tranquil2) [ESTAR]a) ( libre de preocupacion)ahora que trabaja estoy más tranquilo — I feel better o happier now that he's found a job
viven tranquilos allí en su granjita — they lead a peaceful o tranquil life on their little farm
tú, tranquilo, que de eso me encargo yo — there's no need for you to worry, I'll take care of that
b) ( sin inmutarse)su hermano en el hospital y él tan tranquilo — his brother's in hospital and he doesn't seem at all bothered
II...y se quedó tan tranquila —...and she didn't bat an eyelash (AmE) o (BrE) eyelid
adverbio (Méx fam)te cuesta tranquilo unas 2,000 libras — it costs 2,000 pounds easily (colloq)
* * *= cool [cooler -comp., coolest -sup.], quiet [quieter -comp., quietest -sup.], placid, calm [calmer -comp., calmest -sup.], restful, composed, quiescent, laid-back, tranquil, serene, uneventful, sedate, chilled out.Ex. It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.Ex. Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.Ex. Nobody could have guessed from the librarian's placid demeanor that she was in a state of extreme agitation as she moved toward Edmonds' door.Ex. Her calm confident eyes silently invited him to relieve his mind, and he could not resist the temptation.Ex. The health promoting concept is carried through the design of the ward, where there is maximum use of restful natural materials and 'healing arts'.Ex. 'I'll see, Bernice, if I can find something for you on what to do when you suspect someone is becoming an alcoholic,' she added trying to appear composed.Ex. All was quiescent, languorous, beautiful in the glow of the sunshine slanting into the room through the open window.Ex. The article ' Laid-back librarians love L.A' reports on the 13th ARLIS/NA (Art Libraries Society of North America) Annual Conference, Los Angeles, 8-14 Feb 85.Ex. Sudak is one of the most beautiful and tranquil locales on the Black Sea coast.Ex. The hysteria about the usefulness of microcomputers to libraries is unprecedented in the normally serene and predictable library environment.Ex. The resulting music shares several attributes with ambient music -- its emphasis on texture and timbre, the absence of rhythm, and its adherence to the dictate that ambient music should be uneventful.Ex. His rebelliousness against family tradition and sedate good taste surfaced disturbingly in his account of bringing his mother's body home from Italy.Ex. He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.----* aguas tranquilas = still waters.* con la conciencia tranquila = with a clear conscience.* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar tranquilo = leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* estar tranquilo que = rest + assured that.* tan tranquilo = unfazed.* tener la conciencia tranquila = have + a clear conscience.* tomarse Algo tranquilo = take + Posesivo + time.* tomárselo tranquilo = hang + loose, take it + easy.* vivir con la conciencia tranquila = live with + a clear conscience.* * *I- la adjetivo1)b) <mar/ambiente> calm; < lugar> quiet, peaceful, tranquil2) [ESTAR]a) ( libre de preocupacion)ahora que trabaja estoy más tranquilo — I feel better o happier now that he's found a job
viven tranquilos allí en su granjita — they lead a peaceful o tranquil life on their little farm
tú, tranquilo, que de eso me encargo yo — there's no need for you to worry, I'll take care of that
b) ( sin inmutarse)su hermano en el hospital y él tan tranquilo — his brother's in hospital and he doesn't seem at all bothered
II...y se quedó tan tranquila —...and she didn't bat an eyelash (AmE) o (BrE) eyelid
adverbio (Méx fam)te cuesta tranquilo unas 2,000 libras — it costs 2,000 pounds easily (colloq)
* * *= cool [cooler -comp., coolest -sup.], quiet [quieter -comp., quietest -sup.], placid, calm [calmer -comp., calmest -sup.], restful, composed, quiescent, laid-back, tranquil, serene, uneventful, sedate, chilled out.Ex: It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.
Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.Ex: Nobody could have guessed from the librarian's placid demeanor that she was in a state of extreme agitation as she moved toward Edmonds' door.Ex: Her calm confident eyes silently invited him to relieve his mind, and he could not resist the temptation.Ex: The health promoting concept is carried through the design of the ward, where there is maximum use of restful natural materials and 'healing arts'.Ex: 'I'll see, Bernice, if I can find something for you on what to do when you suspect someone is becoming an alcoholic,' she added trying to appear composed.Ex: All was quiescent, languorous, beautiful in the glow of the sunshine slanting into the room through the open window.Ex: The article ' Laid-back librarians love L.A' reports on the 13th ARLIS/NA (Art Libraries Society of North America) Annual Conference, Los Angeles, 8-14 Feb 85.Ex: Sudak is one of the most beautiful and tranquil locales on the Black Sea coast.Ex: The hysteria about the usefulness of microcomputers to libraries is unprecedented in the normally serene and predictable library environment.Ex: The resulting music shares several attributes with ambient music -- its emphasis on texture and timbre, the absence of rhythm, and its adherence to the dictate that ambient music should be uneventful.Ex: His rebelliousness against family tradition and sedate good taste surfaced disturbingly in his account of bringing his mother's body home from Italy.Ex: He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.* aguas tranquilas = still waters.* con la conciencia tranquila = with a clear conscience.* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.* dejar tranquilo = leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* estar tranquilo que = rest + assured that.* tan tranquilo = unfazed.* tener la conciencia tranquila = have + a clear conscience.* tomarse Algo tranquilo = take + Posesivo + time.* tomárselo tranquilo = hang + loose, take it + easy.* vivir con la conciencia tranquila = live with + a clear conscience.* * *1 [ ESTAR](libre de preocupaciones): ahora que consiguió empleo estoy más tranquilo I feel better o happier now that he's found a jobviven tranquilos allí en su granjita they lead a peaceful o tranquil life on their little farm¡tranquilo! relax! o keep calm! o don't worry!tú, tranquila, que de eso me encargo yo there's no need for you to worry o don't worry, I'll take care of thatno estaré tranquila hasta que llame I won't relax until he callsno estará tranquilo hasta que lo rompa he won't be happy o satisfied until he breaks it!déjalo tranquilo leave him alonetengo la conciencia tranquila I have a clear conscience, my conscience is clear2 [ SER] ‹persona› (pacífico) calm3 [ ESTAR] ‹mar/ambiente› calm; ‹lugar› quiet, peaceful, tranquilllevan una vida muy tranquila they lead a very quiet life4 [ ESTAR](sin inmutarse): su hermano está en el hospital y él tan tranquilo his brother's in hospital and he doesn't seem at all worried o bothered o perturbedme dijo que se lo había llevado ella y se quedó tan tranquila she told me she had taken it, as cool as you like o as cool as a cucumber o quite unashamedly, she told me, quite calmly o boldly, that she had taken itel tren pasó casi rozando y ellos se quedaron tan tranquilos the train passed within an inch of us and they didn't turn a hair o they didn't bat an eyelash ( AmE) o ( BrE) eyelid, the train passed within an inch of us and they were quite unperturbedlo dijo mal y se quedó tan tranquilo he said it wrong but he just carried on regardless o as if nothing had happened, he said it wrong but he was completely unfazed o unabashed( Méx fam): te cuesta tranquilo unas 2,000 libras it costs 2,000 pounds easily ( colloq), it costs a good 2,000 pounds* * *
tranquilo 1◊ -la adjetivo
1
‹ lugar› quiet, peaceful, tranquil
2 [ESTAR]
‹ persona›:
¡tranquilo! relax!;
tú, tranquilo, de eso me encargo yo there's no need for you to worry, I'll take care of that;
lo hice para quedarme tranquilo I did it for my own peace of mind;
déjalo tranquilo leave him aloneb) ( sin inmutarse):◊ su hermano en el hospital y él tan tranquilo his brother's in hospital and he doesn't seem at all bothered;
…y se quedó tan tranquila …and she didn't bat an eyelash (AmE) o (BrE) eyelid
tranquilo 2 adverbio (Méx fam):◊ te cuesta tranquilo unas 2,000 libras it costs 2,000 pounds easily (colloq)
tranquilo,-a adjetivo
1 (sosegado, sereno) calm
(sin turbulencias) still: todo está tranquilo por aquí, everything is quiet around here
2 (sin nervios, preocupación) dile que se esté tranquilo, tell her to not worry
(conciencia: sin remordimientos) clear
3 (despreocupado, relajado, con pachorra) laid-back
' tranquilo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ancha
- ancho
- confiada
- confiado
- despreocupada
- despreocupado
- estarse
- pancha
- pancho
- quieta
- quieto
- recogerse
- serena
- sereno
- tranquila
- Y
- estar
- fresco
- parsimonioso
- relajado
English:
ambience
- but
- calm
- casual
- clear
- collected
- comfortable
- composed
- cool
- deceptively
- dying
- easy
- easy-going
- equable
- everything
- laid-back
- mellow
- peace
- peaceful
- private
- quiet
- relaxed
- rest
- restful
- saunter
- sedate
- serene
- smooth
- steady
- still
- tranquil
- uneventful
- untroubled
- all right
- be
- laid
* * *tranquilo, -a adj1. [sosegado] [lugar, calle, tarde, vida] quiet, peaceful;[ambiente, tono de voz] quiet, calm; [mar] calm; [paso, movimientos] unhurried;pasé un día muy tranquilo en casa I had a very quiet o peaceful day at home;es un barrio muy tranquilo it's a very quiet o peaceful neighbourhood;en el pueblo duermo muy tranquilo I always sleep very peacefully in the village2. [sin preocupaciones] [persona] relaxed, calm;iba tranquilo a la entrevista I went to the interview feeling calm;prefiero vivir tranquilo I prefer the quiet life;¡(tú) tranquilo! don't you worry!;no estoy tranquilo hasta que no llega a casa I can't relax until she gets home;por fin puedo respirar tranquilo at last I can breathe easily;dejar a alguien tranquilo to leave sb alone3. [por carácter] calm;es muy tranquilo he's very calm4. [despreocupado]¿pero cómo es que estás tan tranquilo, sabiendo lo que está pasando? how can you be so calm, knowing what's happening?;lo escuchó y se quedó tan tranquilo he listened to it without batting an eyelid5. [sin culpabilidad] [mente] untroubled;[conciencia] clear;tengo la conciencia tranquila my conscience is clear* * *adj:¡tranquilo! don’t worry;déjame tranquilo leave me alone3 ( fresco):quedarse tan tranquilo not bat an eyelid* * *tranquilo, -la adjcalmo: calm, tranquiluna vida tranquila: a quiet life♦ tranquilamente adv* * *tranquilo adj1. (en general) calm2. (apacible) quiet -
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when [wen]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverb2. conjunction━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverb• when does the term start? quand commence le trimestre ?• when did it happen? quand cela s'est-il passé ? ça s'est passé quand ?• when was the Channel Tunnel opened? quand a-t-on ouvert le tunnel sous la Manche ?• when's the wedding? quand a lieu le mariage ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► There is no inversion after quand in indirect questions.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• when does the train leave? à quelle heure part le train ?• when do you finish work? à quelle heure est-ce tu quittes le travail ?2. conjunctiona. ( = at the time that) quand━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► If the when clause refers to the future, the future tense is used in French.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• when you're older, you'll understand quand tu seras plus grand, tu comprendras━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► en + present participle may be used, if the subject of both clauses is the same, and the verb is one of action.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► when + noun/adjective• when a student at Oxford, she... quand elle était étudiante à Oxford, elle...• my father, when young, had a fine tenor voice quand mon père était jeune il avait une belle voix de ténorb. (with day, time, movement) où• there are times when I wish I'd never met him il y a des moments où je souhaiterais ne l'avoir jamais rencontréc. ( = which is when) he arrived at 8 o'clock, when traffic is at its peak il est arrivé à 8 heures, heure à laquelle la circulation est la plus intense• in August, when peaches are at their best en août, époque où les pêches sont les plus savoureusesd. ( = the time when) he told me about when you got lost in Paris il m'a raconté le jour où vous vous êtes perdu dans Parise. ( = after) quand• when he had made the decision, he felt better après avoir pris la décision, il s'est senti soulagéf. ( = whereas) alors que• he thought he was recovering, when in fact... il pensait qu'il était en voie de guérison alors qu'en fait...g. ( = if) how can I be self-confident when I look like this? comment veux-tu que j'aie confiance en moi en étant comme ça ?• how can you understand when you won't listen? comment voulez-vous comprendre si vous n'écoutez pas ?* * *[wen], US [hwen] 1.1) ( with prepositions) quandsince when? — depuis quand? also iron
2) ( the time when)2.that's when I was born — ( day) c'est le jour où je suis né; ( year) c'est l'année où je suis né
1) ( as interrogative) quand (est-ce que)I forget exactly when — ( time) j'ai oublié l'heure exacte; ( date) j'ai oublié la date exacte
tell me ou say when — ( pouring drink) dis-moi stop
2) ( as relative)at the time when — ( precise moment) au moment où; ( during same period) à l'époque où
one morning when he was getting up, he... — un matin en se levant, il...
3) ( then)she resigned in May, since when we've had no applicants — elle a démissionné en mai, et depuis (lors) nous n'avons reçu aucune candidature
4) ( whenever) quand3.when I sunbathe, I get freckles — chaque fois que je prends un bain de soleil, j'ai des taches de rousseur
1) ( at the precise time when) quand, lorsque2) ( during the period when) quand, lorsque3) ( as soon as) quand, dès queI was strolling along when all of a sudden... — je marchais tranquillement quand tout d'un coup...
4) ( when it is the case that) alors quewhy buy their products when ours are cheaper? — pourquoi acheter leurs produits alors que les nôtres sont moins chers?
5) ( whereas) alors que -
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su:n
1. нареч.
1) скоро, вскоре;
быстро, в скором времени, в ближайшее время as soon as ≈ как только, не позже so soon as( ever) ≈ как только no sooner than ≈ как только
2) рано
3) охотно, с готовностью Syn: willingly, gladly
2. сущ.;
редк.. ближайшее будущее
3. прил.
1) ранний Syn: early
2) быстрый Syn: speedy скоро, вскоре - pretty * довольно скоро - come again * приходите поскорее опять - it is cold here in the morning but it * warms up по утрам здесь холодно, но потом быстро теплеет - how * can you come back? когда (как скоро) вы вернетесь? - we had no *er come than she burst into tears не успели мы прийти, как она расплакалась рано - you spoke about it too * вы слишком рано (преждевременно) заговорили об этом - the *er the better чем раньше, тем лучше - *er or later рано или поздно, когда-нибудь, в конце концов - let us leave * давайте уйдем пораньше - I can get there in two days at the *est я смогу добраться туда не раньше чем за два дня охотно, с готовностью - I would just as * stay at home я бы охотно остался дома - which would you *est do? что бы вы предпочли сделать? - I'd *er walk than drive я лучше пойду пешком( а не поеду) - *er than give in I would rather die я умру, но не сдамся в сочетаниях (см. примеры) - as * as, so * as как только - I'll come as * as I can я приду как только смогу - he got married as * as he graduated он женился сразу после окончания вуза - as * as possible как можно скорее > as * as not столь же вероятно;
скорее да, чем нет > no *er said than done сказано - сделано ~ скоро, вскоре;
быстро;
as soon as как только, не позже;
do it as soon as possible сделайте это как можно быстрее as ~ as possible( ASAP) с максимально возможной скоростью ~ скоро, вскоре;
быстро;
as soon as как только, не позже;
do it as soon as possible сделайте это как можно быстрее he had no sooner got well than he fell ill again не успел он выздороветь, как снова заболел soon охотно;
I would just as soon not go there я охотно не пошел бы туда совсем ~ рано;
if we come too soon we'll have to wait если мы придем слишком рано, нам придется ждать;
the soonerthe better чем раньше, тем лучше sooner or later рано или поздно, в конце концов;
it's too soon to tell what's the matter with him сейчас еще трудно сказать, что с ним so ~ as (ever) как только;
no sooner than как только so ~ as (ever) как только;
no sooner than как только soon охотно;
I would just as soon not go there я охотно не пошел бы туда совсем ~ рано;
if we come too soon we'll have to wait если мы придем слишком рано, нам придется ждать;
the soonerthe better чем раньше, тем лучше ~ скоро, вскоре;
быстро;
as soon as как только, не позже;
do it as soon as possible сделайте это как можно быстрее ~ рано;
if we come too soon we'll have to wait если мы придем слишком рано, нам придется ждать;
the soonerthe better чем раньше, тем лучше sooner or later рано или поздно, в конце концов;
it's too soon to tell what's the matter with him сейчас еще трудно сказать, что с ним -
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[(h)wen] adv\when do you want to go? wann möchtest du gehen?;\when's the baby due? wann hat sie Geburtstermin?;do you know \when he'll be back? weißt du, wann er zurückkommt?;to tell sb \when to do sth jdm sagen, wann er/sie etw tun soll;since \when...? seit wann...?;until \when...? wie lange...?\when is it OK to cross the road? - when the little green man is lit up wann darf man die Straße überqueren? - wenn das kleine grüne Männchen aufleuchtet(at which, on which) wo;when is it OK to cross the road? - \when the little green man is lit up wann darf man die Straße überqueren? - wenn das kleine grüne Männchen aufleuchtet;the week between Christmas and New Year is \when we carry out an inventory in der Woche zwischen Weihnachten und Neujahr machen wir eine Inventur;March is the month \when the monsoon arrives im März kommt der Monsun;this is one of those occasions \when I could wring his neck dies ist eine der Gelegenheiten, wo ich ihm den Hals umdrehen könnte;she was only twenty \when she had her first baby sie war erst zwanzig, als sie das erste Kind bekam;Saturday is the day \when I get my hair done samstags lasse ich mir immer die Haare machen;1) (at, during the time) als;I used to love that film \when I was a child als Kind liebte ich diesen Film;I loved maths \when I was at school in der Schule liebte ich Mathe2) ( after) wenn;he was quite shocked \when I told him er war ziemlich schockiert, als ich es ihm erzählte;call me \when you've finished ruf mich an, wenn du fertig bist3) ( whenever) wenn;I hate it \when there's no one in the office ich hasse es, wenn niemand im Büro ist4) ( and just then) als;I was just getting into the bath \when the telephone rang ich stieg gerade in die Badewanne, als das Telefon läutete5) ( considering that) wenn;how can you say you don't like something \when you've never even tried it? wie kannst du sagen, dass du etwas nicht magst, wenn du es nie probiert hast?6) ( although) obwohl;I don't understand how he can say that everything's fine \when it's so obvious that it's not ich verstehe nicht, wie er sagen kann, dass alles in Ordnung ist, wenn doch offensichtlich was nicht stimmt
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