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21 should
should [ʃʊd](a) (indicating duty, necessity)∎ I should be working, not talking to you je devrais être en train de travailler au lieu de parler avec vous;∎ papers should not exceed ten pages les devoirs ne devront pas dépasser dix pages;∎ you really should call her, you know tu devrais l'appeler, tu sais;∎ they should be severely punished ils devraient être sévèrement punis∎ they should have arrived by now ils devraient être arrivés maintenant;∎ I should have finished the work yesterday j'aurais dû finir ce travail hier;∎ the election results should be out soon on devrait bientôt connaître les résultats des élections(c) (indicating what is acceptable, desirable etc)∎ I should never have married him je n'aurais jamais dû l'épouser;∎ you shouldn't have done that! tu n'aurais pas dû faire ça!;∎ a present?, oh you shouldn't have! un cadeau?, vous n'auriez pas dû! ou il ne fallait pas!;∎ you shouldn't laugh at him vous avez tort de vous moquer de lui;∎ you should have seen the state of the house! si tu avais vu dans quel état était la maison!;∎ you should hear the way he talks! il faut voir comment il s'exprime!;∎ should he tell her? - yes he should est-ce qu'il devrait le lui dire? - oui, sans aucun doute;∎ I'm very sorry - and so you should be! je suis vraiment désolé - il y a de quoi!;∎ why shouldn't I enjoy myself now and then? pourquoi est-ce que je n'aurais pas le droit de m'amuser de temps en temps?;∎ I don't remember - well you should je ne m'en souviens pas - eh bien tu devrais;∎ I didn't want to, but he told me I should je ne voulais pas, mais il m'a dit que je devais le faire;∎ I should perhaps say, at this point, that… à ce stade, je devrais peut-être dire que… + indicative(d) (forming conditional tense) (would) I should like to meet your parents j'aimerais rencontrer vos parents;∎ if I were you I should apologize si j'étais à votre place, je présenterais mes excuses;∎ had you written to me I should have answered you si vous m'aviez écrit, je vous aurais répondu;∎ I shouldn't be surprised if they got married cela ne m'étonnerait pas qu'ils se marient;∎ I should say or think it costs about £50 je dirais que ça coûte dans les 50 livres;∎ I should have thought the answer was obvious j'aurais pensé que la réponse était évidente;∎ should you be interested, I know a good hotel there si cela vous intéresse, je connais un bon hôtel là-bas;∎ how should I know? comment voulez-vous que je le sache?;∎ I should think so/not! j'espère bien/bien que non!(e) (were to → indicating hypothesis, speculation)∎ if I should forget, should I forget si (jamais) j'oublie;∎ I'll be upstairs should you need me je serai en haut si (jamais) vous avez besoin de moi;∎ suppose nobody should come? et si personne ne venait?;∎ should the occasion arise le cas échéant;∎ literary lest it should rain de crainte ou de peur qu'il ne pleuve(f) (after "that" and in expressions of feeling, opinion etc)∎ it's strange (that) she should do that c'est bizarre qu'elle fasse cela;∎ I'm anxious that she should come je tiens à ce qu'elle vienne;∎ we decided we should meet at the station nous avons décidé de nous retrouver à la gare(g) (after "who" or "what") (expressing surprise) and who should I meet but Betty! et sur qui je tombe? Betty!∎ he should worry (about money), he owns half of Manhattan! tu parles qu'il a des soucis d'argent, la moitié de Manhattan lui appartient!;∎ I should worry! ce n'est pas mon affaire! -
22 dovere
1. v/i have to, mustdevo averlo I must have it, I have to have itnon devo dimenticare I mustn't forgetdeve arrivare oggi she is supposed to arrive todaycome si deve ( bene) properlypersona very decentdoveva succedere it was bound to happendovresti avvertirlo you ought to or should let him know2. v/t owe3. m dutyper dovere out of duty* * *dovere v.servile1 ( obbligo, necessità assoluta) must, to have (got) to, to be to; shall (spec. form. nella 2a e 3a pers. sing. e pl.): devo finire questo lavoro entro domani, I must (o I have to o I've got to) finish this job by tomorrow; ha dovuto studiare tutto il giorno, he had to study all day; dobbiamo salvaguardare l'ambiente, we must (o we've got to) protect the environment; devi imparare a controllarti, you must (o you've got to) learn to control yourself; dovevamo partire subito, we had to leave at once; le domande d'iscrizione dovranno essere presentate entro febbraio, applications must (o are to) be made by the end of February; non dobbiamo fermarci un minuto di più, we mustn't stop a minute longer; devo proprio firmare?, do I have to (o have I got to o must I) sign?; la commissione deve riunirsi al più presto, the commission is to meet as soon as possible; secondo regolamento, nessuno deve lasciare la scuola senza autorizzazione, according to regulations, no one shall leave the school without authorization; tutti gli ufficiali devono presentarsi al colonnello, all officers are to (o shall) report to the colonel; che cosa devo fare?, what am I to do?; non devono esserci equivoci questa volta, there must be no misunderstanding this time; dovendo assentarmi per lavoro, non potrò presenziare alla cerimonia, having to be away on business, I shall be unable to attend the ceremony // comportarsi come si deve, to behave oneself (properly) // una persona come si deve, a decent person // un lavoro come si deve, a job well done // ( possibile) che debba sempre averla vinta tu?, why must you always be right?2 ( necessità, opportunità, convenienza) to have to, must (in frasi affermative e interr. positive); need (solo in frasi interr. positive); not to need to, need not, not to have (got) to (in frasi negative e interr. negative): dovrò alzarmi presto se voglio prendere il primo treno, I'll have to get up early if I want to catch the first train; dovremo far controllare l'impianto elettrico, we'll have to have the electric system checked; se vuole dimagrire dovrà mettersi a dieta, he'll have to go on a diet if he wants to lose weight; dovrai smettere di fumare prima o poi, you'll have to give up smoking sooner or later; dovete vedere quel film, you must, see that film; devi venire a cena qualche sera, you must (o you'll have to) come to dinner some evening; devi farti tagliare i capelli, you must (o you'll have to) get your hair cut; devi proprio andare in banca?, do you really need to go to the bank?; devi fare benzina?, do you need (to get) any petrol?; si deve mandare un acconto?, does one need to send a deposit?; non dovete accompagnarmi all'aeroporto, posso prendere un taxi, you needn't (o you don't have to o you don't need to) take me to the airport, as I can get a taxi; non è detto che debba andare proprio tu, you don't necessarily have to go; non dovevi telefonare?, didn't you have to make a phone call?; perché devi sempre interferire?, why must you keep on interfering?3 ( certezza, forte probabilità) must, to be bound to; ( inevitabilità) to have to, must: dev'esserci una spiegazione, there must be an explanation; dev'essere questo l'albergo, this must be the hotel; deve arrivare da un momento all'altro, he's bound to arrive any moment; devono aver capito, they must have understood; devi certamente aver sentito parlare di lui, you must (o you're bound to) have heard of him; doveva succedere prima o poi, it had to (o it was bound to) happen sooner or later; dovrà essere informato, he'll have to be told; dev'essere stato emozionante assistere a quell'incontro, it must have been exciting to be at that match4 ( essere previsto, prestabilito) to be to; (spec. di treno ecc.) to be due (to): doveva diventare presidente, he was to become president; le nozze dovevano essere celebrate l'indomani, the wedding was to take place next day; devo essere a Torino alle 10, I'm to be in Turin at 10 o'clock; l'aereo deve atterrare alle 11.15, the plane is due (to land) at 11.15; il treno doveva arrivare a Firenze alla 18, the train was due in Florence at 6 p.m.5 ( supposizione, previsione, possibilità) must: dev'essere già a casa, he must be home by now; non devono essere ancora partiti, they mustn't (o they can't) have left yet; devono essere le 3, it must be 3 o'clock; quello dev'essere il Monte Bianco, that must be Mont Blanc; deve sentirsi molto sola, she must be very lonely; non devono essersi capiti, they can't have understood each other; devi aver sofferto molto, you must have had a hard time; dev'essere rimasto male, he must have been upset; deve aver bevuto, he must have been drinking; non doveva avere più di 15 anni, he couldn't have been more than 15 (years of age); doveva essere molto tardi quando sei rincasato, it must have been very late when you got in // deve piovere, it's going to rain // dovrà rispondere di tentato omicidio, he's going to be charged with attempted murder ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, in frasi negative si può usare can, could in luogo di must6 (per esprimere una richiesta, nella 1a pers. s. e pl. del pres. indic.) shall: devo dirglielo?, shall I tell him?; dobbiamo passare a prenderti?, shall we call for you?; devo chiudere la porta a chiave?, shall I lock the door?; devo pagare in contanti o posso darle un assegno?, shall I pay cash or can I give you a cheque?; dobbiamo venire anche noi?, shall we come too?; devo farti telefonare da Michele?, shall I get Michael to call you?7 (al cond.) should, ought to: dovrebbero arrivare per le otto, they should (o they ought to) be here by eight; avrei dovuto scusarmi, I should have apologized; dovrebbe partire stasera, he should leave tonight; avresti dovuto andarci, you should have gone (there); dovreste aiutarlo, you ought to help him; avresti dovuto saperlo da un pezzo, you should have known ages ago; avrebbero dovuto telefonarmi, they ought to have phoned me8 (al cong. imperf. in frasi ipotetiche) should, were to: non dimenticherò mai quel giorno, dovessi campare 100 anni, I'll never forget that day, if I were to live 100 years; se dovesse fallire..., if he were to fail...; se dovesse venire, avvertimi, if he should come (o should he come), let me know; se doveste passare da Bologna, telefonatemi, if you should happen to be passing through Bologna, give me a call; se dovessi incontrarlo, digli che ho bisogno di parlargli, if you should meet (o should you meet) him, tell him I need to have a word with him; (se) dovessero stare così le cose..., if that were the case...9 ( essere obbligato, costretto) to be compelled (o obliged o forced) to; to feel* bound to: devo rinunciare all'incarico per motivi di salute, I am compelled (o obliged o forced) to give up the post for health reasons; dovette abbandonare il paese, he was forced to leave the country; se non provvederete al mio risarcimento, dovrò rivolgermi al mio avvocato, if you fail to compensate me, I shall be obliged to contact my solicitor; in seguito alle gravi accuse, il ministro dovette dimettersi, as a result of the grave allegations, the minister was forced to resign; devo riconoscere che avevamo torto, I feel bound to say we were wrong10 (all'imperfetto con valore di condizionale per esprimere consiglio, suggerimento) should have (o ought to have) + part. pass.: dovevi aspettartelo, you should have expected it; non doveva rispondere in quel modo, he shouldn't have answered like that; dovevamo pensarci prima, we ought to have thought of it before; dovevate vederlo, you should have seen him; dovevano immaginare che ti saresti offeso, they should have realised you'd be offended; non dovevi fare tante storie, you shouldn't have made such a fuss◆ v.tr.1 ( essere debitore di) to owe: gli devo 500 euro, I owe him 500 euros; che cosa le devo?, what do I owe you?; deve il successo alla sua grande popolarità, he owes his success to his great popularity; ti dobbiamo molta riconoscenza, we owe you a great debt of gratitude; gli dovevamo tutto, we owed everything to him; ti devo la vita, I owe my life to you2 ( derivare) to take*: la Bolivia deve il suo nome a Simon Bolivar, Bolivia takes its name from Simon Bolivar3 ( nella forma passiva) to be due: a che cosa era dovuto il ritardo?, what was the delay due to?; ciò si deve alla sua negligenza, that is due to his negligence; l'incidente non era dovuto a un guasto meccanico, ma a un errore del pilota, the accident was not due to mechanical failure, but to pilot error; la morte era dovuta a cause naturali, death was due to natural causes; la teoria della relatività si deve a Einstein, we owe the theory of relativity to Einstein.dovere s.m.1 duty: i miei doveri di madre, my duties as a mother; i nostri doveri verso Dio, la patria, il prossimo, our duty to God, our country, our fellow creatures; i diritti e i doveri del cittadino, the rights and duties of the citizen; (dir.) dovere legale, legal duty; (dir.) soggetto a dovere, liable to duty; per senso del dovere, from a sense of duty; com'è mio dovere, as in duty bound; conosco il mio dovere, I know my duty; ho il dovere d'informarvi, I must inform you; mancò al suo dovere, he failed in his duty; mi faccio un dovere di imitarvi in tutto, I make a point of imitating you in everything; morì vittima del dovere, he died doing his duty; sento il dovere di aiutarti, I feel bound to help you; si credeva in dovere di seguirmi dappertutto, he thought it was his duty to follow me everywhere // avere il senso del dovere, to be conscious of one's duty; fare il proprio dovere, to do one's duty: fa' il tuo dovere a qualunque costo!, do your duty at all costs! // a dovere, properly (o as it should be): ti ha sistemato a dovere!, he settled your hash! // chi di dovere penserà a farlo, the person responsible will look after it; ci rivolgeremo a chi di dovere, we'll apply to the person in charge // visita di dovere, duty call // prima il dovere poi il piacere, (prov.) work before pleasure2 pl. (antiq.) ( saluti, convenevoli) (kind) regards, compliments, respects: i miei doveri a vostra sorella, my kindest regards to your sister; porgere i propri doveri a qlcu., to pay one's respects to s.o.* * *[do'vere]1. vt irreg(soldi, riconoscenza) to owegli devo il mio successo — I owe my success to him, I have him to thank for my success
1) (obbligo) to have toè una persona come si deve — he is a very decent person
non avrebbe dovuto esserne informata che il giorno dopo — she was not supposed to hear about it until the following day
avrebbe dovuto farlo — he should have o ought to have done it
devo partire domani — I'm leaving tomorrow, (purtroppo) I've got to leave tomorrow
non devi zuccherarlo — (non è necessario) there's no need to add sugar
2)lo farò, dovessi morire — I'll do it if it kills me
3)deve arrivare alle 10 — he should o is due to arrive at 104)deve essere difficile farlo — it must be difficult to do3. sm(obbligo) dutyrivolgersi a chi di dovere — to apply to the appropriate authority o person
il proprio dovere di elettore — to do one's duty as a voterun dovere di qc — to make sth one's duty* * *I 1. [do'vere](when it is modal verb the use of the auxiliary essere or avere depends on the verb in the infinitive that follows) verbo modale1) (per esprimere obbligo) must, to have* to2) (per esprimere necessità, esigenza, convenienza) to have* (got) to3) (per esprimere consiglio, raccomandazione) should, ought to2.verbo transitivo1) (essere debitore di) to owe [denaro, cena] (a qcn. to sb.)quanto le devo? — (per un servizio) how much do I owe you? (per un acquisto) how much is it?
mi deve un favore, delle scuse — he owes me a favour, an apology
2) come si deve [comportarsi, agire] properlyII 1. [do'vere]sostantivo maschile1) (obbligo) duty ( nei confronti di, verso to)a chi di dovere — the person o people concerned
2) a dovere properly, in the right way2.- i coniugali — conjugal o marital duties
••prima il dovere, poi il piacere — prov. = duty comes first
* * *dovere1/do'vere/ [43] (when it is modal verb the use of the auxiliary essere or avere depends on the verb in the infinitive that follows)1 (per esprimere obbligo) must, to have* to; il prestito deve essere rimborsato in un anno the loan must be repaid in one year; devo veramente alzarmi alle 7? must I really be up at 7 am? non devi farne parola con nessuno you mustn't mention this to anyone; devo andare a prendere i bambini a scuola I have to collect the children from school; fai quello che devi do what you have to2 (per esprimere necessità, esigenza, convenienza) to have* (got) to; si doveva fare qualcosa something had to be done; devi metterti a dieta se vuoi dimagrire you have to diet if you want to slim down; dobbiamo proprio discuterne adesso? need we discuss it now? devo prendere un ombrello? should I take an umbrella? do I need to take an umbrella? che devo fare? what am I to do?3 (per esprimere consiglio, raccomandazione) should, ought to; dovresti riflettere prima di parlare you should think before you speak4 (per esprimere probabilità) doveva essere lui it must have been him; dev'esserci qualche errore! there must be some mistake!5 (per esprimere previsione) dovremmo arrivare per le sei we should be there by six o'clock; devo vederlo domani I'll be seeing him tomorrow; quando deve o dovrebbe nascere il bambino? when's the baby due?6 (in offerte di cortesia o richieste di istruzioni) shall; dobbiamo aspettarti? shall we wait for you?1 (essere debitore di) to owe [denaro, cena] (a qcn. to sb.); quanto le devo? (per un servizio) how much do I owe you? (per un acquisto) how much is it? devo a te la mia vittoria it's thanks to you that I won; mi deve un favore, delle scuse he owes me a favour, an apology2 come si deve [comportarsi, agire] properly; un uomo come si deve a decent man.\See also notes... (dovere.pdf)————————dovere2/do'vere/I sostantivo m.1 (obbligo) duty ( nei confronti di, verso to); avere il dovere di fare to have the duty to do; avere il senso del dovere to have a sense of duty; fare il proprio dovere to do one's duty; sentirsi in dovere di fare to feel duty bound to do; visita di dovere duty call; a chi di dovere the person o people concerned2 a dovere properly, in the right wayII doveri m.pl.ant. (omaggi) respectsprima il dovere, poi il piacere prov. = duty comes first\- i coniugali conjugal o marital duties. -
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1. noun1) (extraordinary thing) Wunder, daswonders will never cease — (iron.) Wunder über Wunder!
small or what or [it is] no wonder [that]... — [es ist] kein Wunder, dass...
the wonder is,... — das Erstaunliche ist,...
2) (marvellously successful person) Wunderkind, das; (marvellously successful thing) Wunderding, dasboy/girl wonder — Wunderkind, das
the seven wonders of the world — die Sieben Weltwunder
2. adjective 3. intransitive verbbe lost in wonder — in Staunen versunken sein
sich wundern; staunen (at über + Akk.)that's not to be wondered at — darüber braucht man sich nicht zu wundern
4. transitive verbI shouldn't wonder [if...] — (coll.) es würde mich nicht wundern[, wenn...]
1) sich fragenI wonder what the time is — wieviel Uhr mag es wohl sein?
I was wondering what to do — ich habe mir überlegt, was ich tun soll
she wondered if... — (enquired) sie fragte, ob...
I wonder if you'd mind if...? — würde es Ihnen etwas ausmachen, wenn...?
2) (be surprised to find)wonder [that]... — sich wundern, dass...
* * *1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) die Verwunderung2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!)3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) das Wunder2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) sich wundern2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) neugierig sein3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) sich fragen•- academic.ru/82787/wonderful">wonderful- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder* * *won·der[ˈwʌndəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. vt1. (ask oneself)I've been \wondering that myself das habe ich mich auch schon gefragtwhy, one \wonders, is she doing that? warum tut sie das wohl?I \wonder if you'd mind passing the sugar wären Sie wohl so freundlich, mir den Zucker herüberzureichen?I \wonder if you could give me some information about... könnten Sie mir vielleicht ein paar Informationen über... geben?I was just \wondering if you felt like doing something tomorrow evening hätten Sie nicht Lust, morgen Abend etwas zu unternehmen?it makes you wonder why they... man fragt sich [schon], warum sie...2. (feel surprise)▪ to \wonder that... überrascht sein, dass...I don't \wonder that... es überrascht mich nicht, dass...II. viwill that be enough, I \wonder? ob das wohl reichen wird?I \wonder — could you help me with these books? könntest du mir vielleicht mit den Büchern helfen?when shall we meet? — we were \wondering about next Friday wann sollen wir uns treffen? — wir dachten an nächsten Freitag▪ to \wonder about doing sth darüber nachdenken, ob man etw tun sollteyou \wonder that... man wundert sich schon, dass...I shouldn't \wonder das würde mich nicht wundernI don't \wonder [at it] das wundert mich nichtIII. na sense of \wonder ein Gefühl nt der Ehrfurchtto fill sb with \wonder jdn in Staunen versetzento listen in \wonder staunend zuhörenit's little [or no] [or small] \wonder [that]... es ist kein Wunder, dass...no \wonder... kein Wunder, dass...the \wonders of modern technology die Wunder der modernen Technikthe Seven W\wonders of the world die sieben Weltwunder3.▶ God moves in a mysterious way, his \wonders to perform BRIT ( saying) die Wege Gottes sind unerforschlich▶ to be a nine-days' [or seven-day] \wonder esp BRIT eine sehr kurzlebige Sensation sein, nur kurze Zeit für Aufsehen sorgen* * *['wʌndə(r)]1. n1) (= feeling) Staunen nt, Verwunderung fin wonder —
he has never lost that almost childlike sense of wonder — er hat nie dieses kindliche Staunen verlernt
2) (= object or cause of wonder) Wunder ntit is a wonder that... — es ist ein Wunder, dass...
it is no or little or small wonder — (es ist) kein Wunder, es ist nicht zu verwundern
no wonder ( he refused)! — kein Wunder(, dass er abgelehnt hat)!
to do or work wonders — wahre Wunder vollbringen, Wunder wirken
See:→ nine2. vtI wonder what he'll do now — ich bin gespannt, was er jetzt tun wird (inf)
I wonder why he did it — ich möchte (zu gern) wissen or ich wüsste (zu) gern, warum er das getan hat
I was wondering when you'd realize that — ich habe mich (schon) gefragt, wann du das merkst
I was wondering if you could... — könnten Sie nicht vielleicht...
3. vi1)why do you ask? – oh, I was just wondering — warum fragst du? – ach, nur so
what will happen next, I wonder? — ich frage mich or ich bin gespannt, was als Nächstes kommt
what's going to happen next? – I wonder! — was kommt als Nächstes? – das frage ich mich auch!
I was wondering about that —
I've been wondering about him I've been wondering about him as a possibility — ich habe mir auch schon über ihn Gedanken gemacht ich hatte ihn auch schon als eine Möglichkeit ins Auge gefasst
I expect that will be the end of the matter – I wonder! — ich denke, damit ist die Angelegenheit erledigt – da habe ich meine Zweifel or da bin ich gespannt
I'm wondering about going to the party — ich habe daran gedacht, vielleicht auf die Party zu gehen
John, I've been wondering, is there really any point? —
could you possibly help me, I wonder — könnten Sie mir vielleicht helfen
2) (= be surprised) sich wundernI wonder (that) he didn't tell me — es wundert mich, dass er es mir nicht gesagt hat
to wonder at sth — sich über etw (acc) wundern, über etw (acc) erstaunt sein
she'll be married by now, I shouldn't wonder — es würde mich nicht wundern, wenn sie inzwischen verheiratet wäre
* * *wonder [ˈwʌndə(r)]A s1. Wunder n, (etwas) Wunderbares, Wundertat f, -werk n:it’s a wonder that … es ist ein Wunder, dass …;he’s a wonder of skill er ist ein (wahres) Wunder an Geschicklichkeit;wonders will never cease es gibt immer noch Wunder;promise wonders (jemandem) goldene Berge versprechen;the Seven Wonders of the World die sieben Weltwunder;2. Verwunderung f, (Er)Staunen n:be filled with wonder von Staunen erfüllt sein;in wonder erstaunt, verwundert;a) erstaunlicherweise,b) ausnahmsweiseB v/t & v/iat, about über akk):I shouldn’t wonder if … es sollte mich nicht wundern, wenn …;make sb wonder jemanden verwundern oder in Erstaunen versetzenif, whether ob;what was)b) sich fragen, überlegen:I wonder what time it is ich möchte gern wissen, wie spät es ist; wie spät es wohl ist?;I have often wondered what would happen if ich habe mich oft gefragt, was (wohl) passieren würde, wenn;you must be wondering what … Sie fragen sich sicher, was …;I wonder if you could help me vielleicht können Sie mir helfen;well, I wonder na, ich weiß nicht (recht)* * *1. noun1) (extraordinary thing) Wunder, dasdo or work wonders — Wunder tun od. wirken; (fig.) Wunder wirken
wonders will never cease — (iron.) Wunder über Wunder!
small or what or [it is] no wonder [that]... — [es ist] kein Wunder, dass...
the wonder is,... — das Erstaunliche ist,...
2) (marvellously successful person) Wunderkind, das; (marvellously successful thing) Wunderding, das2. adjective 3. intransitive verbboy/girl wonder — Wunderkind, das
sich wundern; staunen (at über + Akk.)4. transitive verbI shouldn't wonder [if...] — (coll.) es würde mich nicht wundern[, wenn...]
1) sich fragenI was wondering what to do — ich habe mir überlegt, was ich tun soll
she wondered if... — (enquired) sie fragte, ob...
I wonder if you'd mind if...? — würde es Ihnen etwas ausmachen, wenn...?
wonder [that]... — sich wundern, dass...
* * *(at) v.gern wissen wollen ausdr.sich wundern (über) v. n.Verwunderung f.Wunder - n. -
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get [get]recevoir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (d), 1A (g), 1A (i), 1B (b) avoir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b) toucher ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (b) trouver ⇒ 1A (b), 1A (h) obtenir ⇒ 1A (b), 1A (h) tenir ⇒ 1A (c) offrir ⇒ 1A (e) acheter ⇒ 1A (f) prendre ⇒ 1A (f), 1A (k), 1A (l) gagner ⇒ 1A (i) chercher ⇒ 1A (j) attraper ⇒ 1A (k), 1A (l), 1B (a) réserver ⇒ 1A (m) répondre ⇒ 1A (n) faire faire ⇒ 1C (b)-(d) préparer ⇒ 1D (a) entendre ⇒ 1D (b) comprendre ⇒ 1D (d) atteindre ⇒ 1E (a) devenir ⇒ 2A (a) se faire ⇒ 2A (b) commencer à ⇒ 2A (c), 2B (c) aller ⇒ 2B (a) réussir à ⇒ 2B (e)( British pt & pp got [gɒt], cont getting [getɪŋ], American pt got [gɒt], pp gotten [gɒtən], cont getting [getɪŋ])A.(a) (receive → gift, letter, phone call) recevoir, avoir; (→ benefits, pension) recevoir, toucher; (→ medical treatment) suivre;∎ I got a bike for my birthday on m'a donné ou j'ai eu ou j'ai reçu un vélo pour mon anniversaire;∎ I get 'The Times' at home je reçois le 'Times' à la maison;∎ this part of the country doesn't get much rain cette région ne reçoit pas beaucoup de pluie, il ne pleut pas beaucoup dans cette région;∎ the living room gets a lot of sun le salon est très ensoleillé;∎ I rang but I got no answer (at door) j'ai sonné mais je n'ai pas obtenu ou eu de réponse; (on phone) j'ai appelé sans obtenir de réponse;∎ many students get grants beaucoup d'étudiants ont une bourse;∎ he got five years for smuggling il a écopé de ou il a pris cinq ans (de prison) pour contrebande;∎ he got a bullet in his shoulder il a reçu une balle dans l'épaule;∎ familiar you're really going to get it! qu'est-ce que tu vas prendre ou écoper!;∎ familiar I'll see that you get yours! je vais te régler ton compte!(b) (obtain → gen) avoir, trouver, obtenir; (→ through effort) se procurer, obtenir; (→ licence, loan, permission) obtenir; (→ diploma, grades) avoir, obtenir;∎ where did you get that book? où avez-vous trouvé ce livre?;∎ they got him a job ils lui ont trouvé du travail;∎ I got the job! ils m'ont embauché!;∎ can you get them the report? pouvez-vous leur procurer le rapport?;∎ I got the idea from a book j'ai trouvé l'idée dans un livre;∎ I got a glimpse of her face j'ai pu apercevoir son visage;∎ you get a fine view from here il y a une vue magnifique d'ici;∎ I've got six more to get (in collection) il m'en manque six;∎ the town gets its water from the reservoir la ville reçoit son eau du réservoir;∎ we get our wine directly from the vineyard en vin ou pour le vin, nous nous fournissons directement chez le producteur;∎ they stopped in town to get some lunch (had lunch there) ils se sont arrêtés en ville pour déjeuner; (bought something to eat) ils se sont arrêtés en ville pour acheter de quoi déjeuner;∎ I'm going out to get a breath of fresh air je sors prendre l'air;∎ I'm going to get something to drink/eat (fetch) je vais chercher quelque chose à boire/manger; (consume) je vais boire/manger quelque chose;∎ can I get a coffee? je pourrais avoir un café, s'il vous plaît?;∎ get yourself a good lawyer trouvez-vous un bon avocat;∎ get advice from your doctor demandez conseil à votre médecin;∎ I need all the advice I can get j'ai besoin de tous les conseils qu'on peut me donner;∎ to get (oneself) a wife/husband se trouver une femme/un mari;∎ to get sb to oneself avoir qn pour soi tout seul;∎ to get a divorce obtenir le divorce;∎ get plenty of exercise faites beaucoup d'exercice;∎ get plenty of sleep dormez beaucoup;∎ try and get a few days off work essayez de prendre quelques jours de congé;∎ I'll do it if I get the time/a moment je le ferai si j'ai le temps/si je trouve un moment;∎ I got a lot from or out of my trip to China mon voyage en Chine m'a beaucoup apporté;∎ she got very little from her lessons elle a très peu appris de ses leçons;∎ he didn't get a chance to introduce himself il n'a pas eu l'occasion de se présenter(c) (inherit → characteristic) tenir;∎ she gets her shyness from her father elle tient sa timidité de son père(d) (obtain in exchange) recevoir;∎ they got a lot of money for their flat la vente de leur appartement leur a rapporté beaucoup d'argent;∎ they got a good price for the painting le tableau s'est vendu à un bon prix;∎ what did you get for your car? combien est-ce que tu as vendu ta voiture?;∎ he got nothing for his trouble il s'est donné de la peine pour rien;∎ you don't get something for nothing on n'a rien pour rien(e) (offer as gift) offrir, donner;∎ what did she get him for Christmas? qu'est-ce qu'elle lui a offert ou donné pour Noël?;∎ I don't know what to get Jill for her birthday je ne sais pas quoi acheter à Jill pour son anniversaire∎ get your father a magazine when you go out achète une revue à ton père quand tu sortiras;∎ get the paper too prends ou achète le journal aussi;∎ we got the house cheap on a eu la maison (à) bon marché(g) (learn → information, news) recevoir, apprendre;∎ we turned on the radio to get the news nous avons allumé la radio pour écouter les informations;∎ she just got news or word of the accident elle vient juste d'apprendre la nouvelle de l'accident;∎ he broke down when he got the news en apprenant la nouvelle il a fondu en larmes∎ multiply 5 by 2 and you get 10 multipliez 5 par 2 et vous obtenez 10∎ plumbers get £20 an hour un plombier gagne ou touche 20 livres de l'heure;∎ he got a good name or a reputation as an architect il s'est fait une réputation dans le milieu de l'architecture;∎ someone's trying to get your attention (calling) quelqu'un vous appelle; (waving) quelqu'un vous fait signe(j) (bring, fetch) (aller) chercher;∎ he went and got a book from the library il est allé chercher un livre à la bibliothèque;∎ go and get a doctor allez chercher un médecin;∎ get me my coat va me chercher ou apporte-moi mon manteau;∎ we had to get a doctor nous avons dû faire venir un médecin;∎ he went to get a taxi il est parti chercher un taxi;∎ what can I get you to drink? qu'est-ce que je vous sers à boire?;∎ can I get you anything? (to somebody ill etc) est-ce que vous avez besoin de quelque chose?;∎ they sent him to get help ils l'ont envoyé chercher de l'aide∎ did you get your train? est-ce que tu as eu ton train?∎ the Mounties always get their man la police montée attrape toujours son homme (au Canada);∎ he got me by the arm il m'a attrapé par le bras;∎ the dog got him by the leg le chien l'a attrapé à la jambe;∎ (I've) got you! je te tiens!(m) (book, reserve) réserver, retenir;∎ we're trying to get a flight to Budapest nous essayons de réserver un vol pour Budapest(n) (answer → door, telephone) répondre;∎ the doorbell's ringing - I'll get it! quelqu'un sonne à la porte - j'y vais!;∎ will you get the phone? peux-tu répondre au téléphone?B.(a) (become ill with) attraper;∎ he got a chill il a pris ou attrapé froid;∎ I get a headache when I drink red wine le vin rouge me donne mal à la tête;∎ familiar to get it bad for sb avoir qn dans la peau∎ I got the feeling something horrible would happen j'ai eu l'impression ou le pressentiment que quelque chose d'horrible allait arriver;∎ I get the impression he doesn't like me j'ai l'impression que je ne lui plais pas;∎ to get a thrill out of sth/doing sth prendre plaisir à qch/faire qch;∎ familiar to get religion devenir croyant□∎ you get some odd people on these tours il y a de drôles de gens dans ces voyages organisés;∎ you get a lot of people marrying young here il y a beaucoup de gens qui se marient jeunes par ici;∎ we don't get many accidents here nous n'avons pas beaucoup d'accidents par iciC.(a) (with adj or past participle) (cause to be) she managed to get the window closed/open elle a réussi à fermer/ouvrir la fenêtre;∎ I got the car started j'ai démarré la voiture;∎ don't get your feet wet! ne te mouille pas les pieds!;∎ get the suitcases ready préparez les bagages;∎ the children are getting themselves ready for school les enfants se préparent pour (aller à) l'école;∎ I finally got her on her own or alone j'ai fini par réussir à la voir en tête à tête;∎ we managed to get him in a good mood nous avons réussi à le mettre de bonne humeur;∎ they've got me so I don't know whether I'm coming or going c'en est à un tel point que je ne sais plus où j'en suis;∎ to get people interested (in sth) intéresser les gens (à qch);∎ let me get this clear que ce soit bien clair;∎ to get things under control prendre les choses en main;∎ he likes his bath as hot as he can get it il aime que son bain soit aussi chaud que possible;∎ the flat is as clean as I'm going to get it j'ai nettoyé l'appartement le mieux que j'ai pu;∎ he got himself nominated president il s'est fait nommer président;∎ don't get yourself all worked up ne t'en fais pas(b) (with infinitive) (cause to do or carry out) we couldn't get her to leave on n'a pas pu la faire partir;∎ get him to move the car demande-lui de déplacer la voiture;∎ I got it to work, I got it working j'ai réussi à le faire marcher;∎ we have to get the government to tighten up on pollution control il faut que l'on obtienne du gouvernement qu'il renforce les lois contre la pollution;∎ he got the other members to agree il a réussi à obtenir l'accord des autres membres;∎ I can always get someone else to do it je peux toujours le faire faire par quelqu'un d'autre;∎ I got her to talk about life in China je lui ai demandé de parler de la vie en Chine;∎ they can't get the landlord to fix the roof ils n'arrivent pas à obtenir du propriétaire qu'il fasse réparer le toit;∎ how do you get jasmine to grow indoors? comment peut-on faire pousser du jasmin à l'intérieur?(c) (with past participle) (cause to be done or carried out) to get sth done/repaired faire faire/réparer qch;∎ to get one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux;∎ I didn't get anything done today je n'ai rien fait aujourd'hui;∎ it's impossible to get anything done around here (by oneself) il est impossible de faire quoi que ce soit ici; (by someone else) il est impossible d'obtenir quoi que ce soit ici(d) (cause to come, go, move)∎ how are you going to get this package to them? comment allez-vous leur faire parvenir ce paquet?;∎ they eventually got all the boxes downstairs/upstairs ils ont fini par descendre/monter toutes leurs boîtes;∎ I managed to get the old man downstairs/upstairs j'ai réussi à faire descendre/monter le vieil homme;∎ I managed to get him away from the others j'ai réussi à l'éloigner des autres;∎ get him away from me débarrassez-moi de lui;∎ can you get me home? pouvez-vous me raccompagner?;∎ they got her to the airport on time ils l'ont amenée à l'aéroport à l'heure;∎ his friends managed to get him home ses amis ont réussi à le ramener (à la maison);∎ how are we going to get the bike home? comment est-ce qu'on va ramener le vélo à la maison?;∎ I got a message to them je leur ai fait parvenir un message;∎ he can't get the children to bed il n'arrive pas à mettre les enfants au lit;∎ I can't get my boots off/on je n'arrive pas à enlever/mettre mes bottes;∎ we couldn't get the bed through the door nous n'avons pas pu faire passer le lit par la porte;∎ figurative where has all this got us? où est-ce que tout ça nous a menés?;∎ this is getting us nowhere ça ne nous mène nulle part, ça ne nous mène à rien;∎ that won't get you very far! ça ne te servira pas à grand-chose!, tu ne seras pas beaucoup plus avancé!D.(a) (prepare → meal, drink) préparer;∎ he's in the kitchen getting dinner il est à la cuisine en train de préparer le dîner;∎ who's going to get the children breakfast? qui va préparer le petit déjeuner pour les enfants?;∎ she got herself some breakfast elle s'est préparé un petit déjeuner(b) (hear correctly) entendre, saisir;∎ I didn't get his name je n'ai pas saisi son nom∎ I got her father on the phone j'ai parlé à son père ou j'ai eu son père au téléphone;∎ I couldn't get her at the office je n'ai pas pu l'avoir au bureau;∎ did you get the number you wanted? avez-vous obtenu le numéro que vous vouliez?;∎ get me extension 3500 passez-moi ou donnez-moi le poste 3500∎ I don't get it, I don't get the point je ne comprends ou ne saisis pas, je n'y suis pas du tout;∎ I don't get you or your meaning je ne comprends pas ce que vous voulez dire;∎ if you get my meaning si tu vois ce que je veux dire□ ;∎ don't get me wrong comprenez-moi bien;∎ I think he's got the message now je crois qu'il a compris maintenant;∎ I don't get the joke je ne vois pas ce qui est (si) drôle□ ;∎ get it?, get me?, get my drift? tu saisis?, tu piges?;∎ (I've) got it! ça y est!□, j'y suis!□ ;∎ oh, I get you! ah! j'ai pigé!(e) (take note of) remarquer;∎ did you get his address? lui avez-vous demandé son adresse?∎ get him! who does he think he is? vise un peu ce mec, mais pour qui il se prend?;∎ get (a load of) that! vise un peu ça!∎ get a load of this! écoute un peu ça!;∎ get him! écoute-le, celui-là!;E.∎ she got him in the face with a pie elle lui a jeté une tarte à la crème à la figure;∎ the bullet got him in the back il a pris la balle ou la balle l'a atteint dans le dos;∎ a car got him il a été tué par une voiture∎ everyone's out to get me tout le monde est après moi∎ we'll get you for this! on te revaudra ça!;∎ I'll get him for that! je lui revaudrai ça!∎ the pain gets me in the back j'ai des douleurs dans le dos□∎ that song really gets me cette chanson me fait vraiment quelque chose∎ you've got me there alors là, aucune idée∎ it really gets me when you're late qu'est-ce que ça peut m'énerver quand tu es en retard!∎ to get sth by heart apprendre qch par cœur∎ to get sb with child faire un enfant à qn∎ he got his in Vietnam il est mort au Viêt Nam□A.∎ I'm getting hungry/thirsty je commence à avoir faim/soif;∎ get dressed! habille-toi!;∎ to get fat grossir;∎ to get married se marier;∎ to get divorced divorcer;∎ don't get lost! ne vous perdez pas!;∎ how did that vase get broken? comment se fait-il que ce vase soit cassé?;∎ he got so he didn't want to go out any more il en est arrivé à ne plus vouloir sortir;∎ to get old vieillir;∎ it's getting late il se fait tard;∎ this is getting boring ça devient ennuyeux;∎ to get used to sth/doing sth s'habituer à qch/à faire qch;∎ familiar will you get with it! mais réveille-toi un peu!∎ to get elected se faire élire, être élu;∎ suppose he gets killed et s'il se fait tuer?;∎ to get drowned se noyer;∎ we got paid last week on a été payés la semaine dernière;∎ I'm always getting invited to parties on m'invite toujours à des soirées∎ let's get going or moving! (let's leave) allons-y!; (let's hurry) dépêchons(-nous)!, grouillons-nous!; (let's start to work) au travail!;∎ I'll get going on that right away je m'y mets tout de suite;∎ I can't seem to get going today je n'arrive pas à m'activer aujourd'hui;∎ she got talking to the neighbours elle s'est mise à discuter avec les voisins;∎ we got talking about racism nous en sommes venus à parler de racisme;∎ he got to thinking about it il s'est mis à réfléchir à la questionB.∎ when did you get home? quand es-tu rentré?;∎ it's nice to get home ça fait du bien de rentrer chez soi;∎ how do you get to the museum? comment est-ce qu'on fait pour aller au musée?;∎ how did you get in here? comment êtes-vous entré?;∎ they should get here today ils devraient arriver ici aujourd'hui;∎ how did you get here? comment es-tu venu?;∎ how did that bicycle get here? comment se fait-il que ce vélo se trouve ici?;∎ I took the train from Madrid to get there j'ai pris le train de Madrid pour y aller;∎ she's successful now but it took her a while to get there elle a une bonne situation maintenant, mais ça ne s'est pas fait du jour au lendemain;∎ he got as far as buying the tickets il est allé jusqu'à acheter les billets;∎ I'd hoped things wouldn't get this far j'avais espéré qu'on n'en arriverait pas là;∎ are you getting anywhere with that report? il avance, ce rapport?;∎ now you're getting somewhere! enfin tu avances!;∎ I'm not getting anywhere or I'm getting nowhere with this project je fais du surplace avec ce projet;∎ we're not getting anywhere with this meeting cette réunion est une perte de temps;∎ she won't get anywhere or she'll get nowhere if she's rude to people elle n'arrivera à rien en étant grossière avec les gens;∎ where's your sister got to? où est passée ta sœur?;∎ where did my keys get to? où sont passées mes clés?∎ he got along the ledge as best he could il a avancé le long du rebord du mieux qu'il pouvait;∎ she got behind a tree elle s'est mise derrière un arbre;∎ to get into bed se coucher;∎ get in or into the car! monte dans la voiture!;∎ get over here! viens ici!;∎ we couldn't get past the truck nous ne pouvions pas passer le camion∎ each city is getting to look like another toutes les grandes villes commencent à se ressembler;∎ to get to know sb apprendre à connaître qn;∎ we got to like her husband nous nous sommes mis à apprécier ou à aimer son mari;∎ you'll get to like it in the end ça finira par te plaire;∎ his father got to hear of the rumours son père a fini par entendre les rumeurs;∎ he's getting to be known il commence à être connu, il se fait connaître;∎ they got to talking about the past ils en sont venus ou ils se sont mis à parler du passé∎ it's getting to be impossible to find a flat ça devient impossible de trouver un appartement;∎ she may get to be president one day elle pourrait devenir ou être président un jour;∎ they got to be friends ils sont devenus amis∎ we never got to see that film nous n'avons jamais réussi à ou nous ne sommes jamais arrivés à voir ce film;∎ I didn't get to speak to him in person je n'ai pas pu lui parler en personne∎ he never gets to stay up late on ne le laisse jamais se coucher tard□ ;∎ I never get to drive on ne me laisse jamais conduire□∎ get! fous le camp!, tire-toi!3 nounfamiliar (in tennis) beau retour□ m(a) (be up and about, move around) se déplacer;∎ how do you get about town? comment vous déplacez-vous en ville?;∎ she gets about on crutches/in a wheelchair elle se déplace avec des béquilles/en chaise roulante;∎ I don't get about much these days je ne me déplace pas beaucoup ces temps-ci∎ I get about quite a bit in my job je suis assez souvent en déplacement pour mon travail∎ she certainly gets about elle connaît beaucoup de monde(d) (story, rumour) se répandre, circuler;∎ the news or it got about that they were splitting up la nouvelle de leur séparation s'est répandue(a) (succeed in crossing) traverser, passer;∎ the river was flooded but we managed to get across la rivière était en crue mais nous avons réussi à traverser∎ our message is not getting across notre message ne passe pas(a) (over water, street → person) faire traverser;∎ we couldn't get the supplies across (across the river) nous ne pouvions pas faire passer les vivres de l'autre côté;∎ it was easy to get the people across (across the border) il était facile de faire passer les gens(b) (communicate) communiquer;∎ I can't seem to get the idea across to them je n'arrive pas à leur faire comprendre ça;∎ he managed to get his point across il a réussi à faire passer son messagepoursuivre(succeed) réussir, arriver;∎ to get ahead in life or in the world réussir dans la vie;∎ if you want to get ahead at the office, you have to work si tu veux de l'avancement au bureau, il faut que tu travailles(a) (fare, manage) aller;∎ how are you getting along? comment vas-tu?, comment ça va?;∎ she's getting along well in her new job elle se débrouille bien dans son nouveau travail;∎ we can get along without him nous pouvons nous passer de lui ou nous débrouiller sans lui(b) (advance, progress) avancer, progresser;∎ the patient is getting along nicely le patient est en bonne voie ou fait des progrès(c) (be on good terms) s'entendre;∎ we get along fine nous nous entendons très bien, nous faisons bon ménage;∎ she doesn't get along with my mother elle ne s'entend pas avec ma mère;∎ she's easy to get along with elle est facile à vivre∎ it's time for me to be getting along, it's time I was getting along il est temps que je parte;∎ I must be getting along to the office il faut que j'aille au bureau;∎ British get along with you! (leave) va-t'en!, fiche le camp!; familiar (I don't believe you) à d'autres!(obstacle, problem) contourner; (law, rule) tourner;∎ there's no getting around it, we'll have to tell her il n'y a pas d'autre moyen, il va falloir que nous le lui disions;∎ there's no getting around the fact that he lied to us il reste qu'il nous a menti∎ she won't get around to reading it before tomorrow elle n'arrivera pas à (trouver le temps de) le lire avant demain;∎ he finally got around to fixing the radiator il a fini par ou il est finalement arrivé à réparer le radiateur;∎ it was some time before I got around to writing to her j'ai mis pas mal de temps avant de lui écrire∎ I've put the pills where the children can't get at them j'ai mis les pilules là où les enfants ne peuvent pas les prendre;∎ familiar just let me get at him! si jamais il me tombe sous la main!(b) (discover) trouver;∎ to get at the truth découvrir la vérité(c) (mean, intend) entendre;∎ I see what you're getting at je vois où vous voulez en venir;∎ just what are you getting at? qu'est-ce que vous entendez par là?, où voulez-vous en venir?;∎ what I'm getting at is why did she leave now? ce que je veux dire, c'est pourquoi est-elle partie maintenant?∎ you're always getting at me tu t'en prends toujours à moi∎ the witnesses had been got at les témoins avaient été achetés➲ get away∎ she has to get away from home/her parents il faut qu'elle parte de chez elle/s'éloigne de ses parents;∎ I was in a meeting and couldn't get away j'étais en réunion et je ne pouvais pas m'échapper ou m'en aller;∎ will you be able to get away at Christmas? allez-vous pouvoir partir (en vacances) à Noël?;∎ to get away from the daily grind échapper au train-train quotidien;∎ get away from it all, come to Florida! quittez tout, venez en Floride!;∎ she's gone off for a couple of weeks to get away from it all elle est partie quelques semaines loin de tout(b) (move away) s'éloigner;∎ get away from that door! éloignez-vous ou écartez-vous de cette porte!;∎ get away from me! fichez-moi le camp!∎ the murderer got away l'assassin s'est échappé;∎ the thief got away with all the jewels le voleur est parti ou s'est sauvé avec tous les bijoux;∎ there's no getting away from or you can't get away from the fact that the other solution would have been cheaper on ne peut pas nier (le fait) que l'autre solution aurait coûté moins cher;∎ you can't get away from it, there's no getting away from it c'est comme ça, on n'y peut rien∎ get away (with you)! à d'autres!(remove → person) emmener;∎ get that child away from the road! éloignez cet enfant de la route!;∎ get me away from here! fais-moi sortir d'ici!;∎ get your dog away from my garden! faites sortir votre chien de mon jardin!;∎ they managed to get him away from the TV ils ont fini par l'arracher de devant la télévision;∎ to get sth away from sb prendre qch à qn∎ he got away with cheating on his taxes personne ne s'est aperçu qu'il avait fraudé le fisc;∎ I can't believe you got away with it! je n'arrive pas à croire que personne ne t'ait rien dit!;∎ he got away with a small fine il s'en est tiré avec une petite amende;∎ that child gets away with murder on laisse tout faire à ce gamin;∎ her skirt is really tiny but she gets away with it sa jupe est vraiment très courte mais elle peut se le permettre➲ get back(a) (move backwards) reculer;∎ get back! éloignez-vous!, reculez!∎ I can't wait to get back home je suis impatient de rentrer (à la maison);∎ get back in bed! va te recoucher!, retourne au lit!;∎ I got back in the car/on the bus je suis remonté dans la voiture/dans le bus;∎ to get back to sleep se rendormir;∎ to get back to work (after break) se remettre au travail; (after holiday, illness) reprendre le travail;∎ things eventually got back to normal les choses ont peu à peu repris leur cours (normal);∎ getting or to get back to the point pour en revenir au sujet qui nous préoccupe;∎ let's get back to your basic reasons for leaving revenons aux raisons pour lesquelles vous voulez partir;∎ I'll get back to you on that (call back) je vous rappelle pour vous dire ce qu'il en est; (discuss again) nous reparlerons de cela plus tard(c) (return to political power) revenir;∎ do you think the Democrats will get back in? croyez-vous que le parti démocrate reviendra au pouvoir?(a) (recover → something lost or lent) récupérer; (→ force, strength) reprendre, récupérer; (→ health, motivation) retrouver;∎ he got his job back il a été repris;∎ I got back nearly all the money I invested j'ai récupéré presque tout l'argent que j'avais investi;∎ you'll have to get your money back from the shop il faut que vous vous fassiez rembourser par le magasin∎ we have to get this book back to her il faut que nous lui rendions ce livre(c) (return to original place) remettre, replacer;∎ I can't get it back in the box je n'arrive pas à le remettre ou le faire rentrer dans le carton;∎ I want to get these suitcases back down to the cellar je veux redescendre ces valises à la cave;∎ he managed to get the children back to bed il a réussi à remettre les enfants au lit∎ to get one's own back (on sb) se venger (de qn)□se venger de;∎ he only said it to get back at him il n'a dit ça que pour se venger de lui(gen) rester à l'arrière, se laisser distancer; Sport se laisser distancer; figurative prendre du retard;∎ he got behind with his work il a pris du retard dans son travail;∎ we mustn't get behind with the rent il ne faut pas qu'on soit en retard pour le loyer(support, sympathize with) appuyer➲ get by∎ let me get by laissez-moi passer(b) (be acceptable) passer, être acceptable;∎ their work just about gets by leur travail est tout juste passable ou acceptable(c) (manage, survive) se débrouiller, s'en sortir;∎ how do you get by on that salary? comment tu te débrouilles ou tu t'en sors avec un salaire comme ça?;∎ they get by as best they can ils se débrouillent ou s'en sortent tant bien que mal;∎ we can get by without him nous pouvons nous passer de lui ou nous débrouiller sans lui∎ can you get by the washing machine? est-ce que vous avez assez de place pour passer à côté de la machine à laver?(b) (escape attention of → censor, editor) échapper à;∎ her film got by the censors son film a échappé à l'attention de la censure➲ get downdescendre;∎ get down off that chair! descends de cette chaise!;∎ may I get down (from the table)? (leave the table) puis-je sortir de table?;∎ they got down on their knees ils se sont mis à genoux;(a) (bring, fetch down → book from shelf etc) descendre(b) (reduce → temperature, inflation etc) faire baisser;∎ to get one's weight down perdre du poids(c) (write down) noter;∎ I didn't manage to get down what she said je n'ai pas réussi à noter ce qu'elle a dit∎ work is really getting me down at the moment le travail me déprime vraiment en ce moment;∎ this rainy weather gets him down cette pluie lui fiche le cafard;∎ don't let it get you down ne te laisse pas abattrese mettre à;∎ I have to get down to balancing the books il faut que je me mette à faire les comptes;∎ it's not so difficult once you get down to it ce n'est pas si difficile une fois qu'on s'y met;∎ he got down to working on it this morning il s'y est mis ou s'y est attelé ce matin;∎ it's hard getting down to work after the weekend c'est difficile de reprendre le travail après le week-end;∎ we eventually got down to details nous avons fini par en arriver aux détails;∎ when you get down to it, there's very little difference between them en fin de compte, il y a très peu de différence entre eux➲ get in(a) (into building) entrer;∎ the thief got in through the window le cambrioleur est entré par la fenêtre;∎ a car pulled up and she got in une voiture s'est arrêtée et elle est montée dedans;∎ water had got in everywhere l'eau avait pénétré partout(b) (return home) rentrer;∎ we got in about 4 a.m. nous sommes rentrés vers 4 heures du matin∎ what time does your plane get in? à quelle heure ton avion arrive-t-il?(d) (be admitted → to club) se faire admettre; (→ to school, university) entrer, être admis ou reçu;∎ he applied to Oxford but he didn't get in il voulait entrer à Oxford mais il n'a pas pu∎ she got in at the beginning elle est arrivée au début□(g) (interject) glisser;∎ "what about me?" she managed to get in "et moi?" réussit-elle à glisser∎ I hope to get in a bit of reading on holiday j'espère pouvoir lire ou que je trouverai le temps de lire pendant mes vacances;∎ she got in some last-minute revision before the exam elle a réussi à faire des révisions de dernière minute avant l'examen∎ I couldn't get a word in je n'ai pas pu placer un mot, je n'ai pas pu en placer une∎ I must get in some more coal je dois faire une provision de charbon;∎ to get in supplies s'approvisionner∎ shouldn't Elaine be in on this meeting? - of course, could you get her in? on n'a pas besoin d'Elaine pour cette réunion? - si, bien sûr, tu peux lui demander de venir?(f) (hand in, submit) rendre, remettre;∎ did you get your application in on time? as-tu remis ton dossier de candidature à temps?(g) (cause to be admitted → to club, university) faire admettre ou accepter; (cause to be elected) faire élire∎ he got the next round in il a payé la tournée suivante(building) entrer dans; (vehicle) monter dans;∎ he had just got in the door when the phone rang il venait juste d'arriver ou d'entrer quand le téléphone a sonné∎ to get in on a deal prendre part à un marché;∎ to get in on the fun se mettre de la partiefaire participer à;∎ he got me in on the deal il m'a intéressé à l'affaire➲ get into(b) (arrive in) arriver à;∎ we get into Madrid at 3 o'clock nous arrivons à Madrid à 3 heures;∎ the train got into the station le train est entré en gare(c) (put on → dress, shirt, shoes) mettre; (→ trousers, stockings) enfiler, mettre; (→ coat) endosser;∎ she got into her clothes elle a mis ses vêtements ou s'est habillée;∎ can you still get into your jeans? est-ce que tu rentres encore dans ton jean?(d) (be admitted to → club, school, university) entrer dans;∎ he'd like to get into the club il voudrait devenir membre du club;∎ her daughter got into medical school sa fille a été admise dans ou est entrée dans une école de médecine;∎ to get into office être élu∎ he wants to get into politics il veut se lancer dans la politique;∎ they got into a conversation about South Africa ils se sont mis à parler de l'Afrique du Sud;∎ we got into a fight over who had to do the dishes nous nous sommes disputés pour savoir qui devait faire la vaisselle;∎ this is not the moment to get into that ce n'est pas le moment de parler de ça∎ he got into Eastern religions il a commencé à s'intéresser aux religions orientales;∎ it's a hard book to get into c'est un livre dans lequel il est difficile de rentrer □∎ he soon got into her way of doing things il s'est vite fait ou s'est vite mis à sa façon de faire les choses∎ to get into debt s'endetter;∎ he got into a real mess il s'est mis dans un vrai pétrin;∎ the children were always getting into mischief les enfants passaient leur temps à faire des bêtises;∎ I got into a real state about the test j'étais dans tous mes états à cause du test;∎ she got into trouble with the teacher elle a eu des ennuis avec le professeur(i) (cause to act strangely) prendre;∎ what's got into you? qu'est-ce qui te prend?, quelle mouche te pique?;∎ I wonder what got into him to make him act like that je me demande ce qui l'a poussé à réagir comme ça∎ to get sth into sth (faire) (r)entrer qch dans qch;∎ to get the key into the lock mettre ou introduire la clef dans la serrure;∎ to get an article into a paper faire accepter un article par un journal;∎ to get an idea into one's head se mettre une idée en tête;∎ familiar when will you get it into your thick head that I don't want to go? quand est-ce que tu vas enfin comprendre que je ne veux pas y aller?□∎ he got his friend into the club il a permis à son ami de devenir membre du club;∎ the president got his son into Harvard le président a fait entrer ou accepter ou admettre son fils à Harvard∎ she got herself into a terrible state elle s'est mis dans tous ses états;∎ he got them into a lot of trouble il leur a attiré de gros ennuis(d) (involve in) impliquer dans, entraîner dans;∎ you're the one who got us into this c'est toi qui nous as embarqués dans cette histoire(e) familiar (make interested in) faire découvrir□ ; (accustom to) habituer à□, faire prendre l'habitude de□ ;∎ he got me into jazz il m'a initié au jazz□(a) (ingratiate oneself with) s'insinuer dans ou s'attirer les bonnes grâces de, se faire bien voir de;∎ they tried to get in with the new director ils ont essayé de se faire bien voir du nouveau directeur(b) (associate with → person, group etc) fréquenter;∎ he has got in with a new gang il n'est pas plus avec la même bande;∎ she got in with the wrong crowd at school elle avait de mauvaises fréquentations à l'école➲ get off(a) (leave bus, train etc) descendre;∎ get off at the next stop descendez au prochain arrêt;∎ familiar I told him where to get off! je l'ai envoyé sur les roses!, je l'ai envoyé promener!;∎ familiar where do you get off telling me what to do? qu'est-ce qui te prend de me dicter ce que je dois faire?(b) (depart → person) s'en aller, partir; (→ car) démarrer; (→ plane) décoller; (→ letter, parcel) partir;∎ I have to be getting off to work il faut que j'aille au travail;∎ figurative the project got off to a bad/good start le projet a pris un mauvais/bon départ∎ what time do you get off? à quelle heure finissez-vous?;∎ can you get off early tomorrow? peux-tu quitter le travail de bonne heure demain?(d) (escape punishment) s'en sortir, s'en tirer, en être quitte;∎ she didn't think she'd get off so lightly elle n'espérait pas s'en tirer à si bon compte;∎ the students got off with a fine/warning les étudiants en ont été quittes pour une amende/un avertissement(e) (let go of something) lâcher;∎ hey! get off! that's MY book! hé! laisse ça! c'est mon livre ou c'est à moi ce livre!(f) (go to sleep) s'endormir(a) (leave → bus, train, plane etc) descendre de(b) (descend from → bike, wall, chair etc) descendre de;∎ he got off his horse il est descendu de cheval;∎ if only the boss would get off my back si seulement le patron me fichait la paix(c) (depart from) partir de, décamper de;∎ get off my property fichez le camp de chez moi;∎ get off the grass! ne marche pas sur la pelouse!;∎ we got off the road to let the ambulance pass nous sommes sortis de la route pour laisser passer l'ambulance∎ get off me! laisse-moi tranquille!, lâche-moi!∎ she managed to get off work elle a réussi à se libérer;∎ how did you get off doing the housework? comment as-tu fait pour échapper au ménage?(a) (cause to leave, climb down) faire descendre;∎ get the cat off the table fais descendre le chat de (sur) la table;∎ the conductor got the passengers off the train le conducteur a fait descendre les passagers du train;∎ figurative try to get her mind off her troubles essaie de lui changer les idées∎ I want to get this letter off je veux expédier cette lettre ou mettre cette lettre à la poste;∎ she got the boys off to school elle a expédié ou envoyé les garçons à l'école;∎ we got him off on the morning train nous l'avons mis au train du matin∎ I can't get this ink off my hands je n'arrive pas à faire partir cette encre de mes mains;∎ get your hands off that cake! ne touche pas à ce gâteau!;∎ get your hands off me! ne me touche pas!;∎ get your feet off the table! enlève tes pieds de sur la table!;∎ figurative he'd like to get that house off his hands il aimerait bien se débarrasser de cette maison∎ he'll need a good lawyer to get him off il lui faudra un bon avocat pour se tirer d'affaire;∎ to get sb off doing sth dispenser qn de faire qch(e) (put to sleep) endormir;∎ I've just managed to get the baby off (to sleep) je viens de réussir à endormir le bébé∎ to get a day/week off prendre un jour/une semaine de congé;∎ can you get tomorrow afternoon/next week off? est-ce que tu peux prendre un congé demain après-midi/la semaine prochaine?∎ to get sth off sb obtenir qch de qn;∎ I got that story off the woman next door je tiens cette histoire de la voisine;∎ I got this cold off the woman next door la voisine m'a passé son rhume∎ he gets off on pornographic films il prend son pied en regardant des films pornos;∎ is that what you get off on? c'est comme ça que tu prends ton pied?;∎ figurative he gets off on teasing people il adore taquiner les gens□ ;∎ I really get off on hip-hop! j'adore le hip-hop!□∎ he gets off on heroin il se défonce à l'héroïne∎ to get off with sb faire une touche avec qn➲ get on(b) (fare, manage)∎ how's your husband getting on? comment va votre mari?;∎ how did he get on at the interview? comment s'est passé son entretien?, comment ça a marché pour son entretien?;∎ you'll get on far better if you think about it first tout ira mieux si tu réfléchis avant(c) (make progress) avancer, progresser;∎ Jennifer is getting on very well in maths Jennifer se débrouille très bien en maths;∎ how's your work getting on? ça avance, ton travail?∎ to get on in life or in the world faire son chemin ou réussir dans la vie;∎ some say that in order to get on, you often have to compromise il y a des gens qui disent que pour réussir (dans la vie), il faut souvent faire des compromis(e) (continue) continuer;∎ we must be getting on il faut que nous partions;∎ do you think we can get on with the meeting now? croyez-vous que nous puissions poursuivre notre réunion maintenant?;∎ get on with your work! allez! au travail!;∎ they got on with the job ils se sont remis au travail(f) (be on good terms) s'entendre;∎ my mother and I get on well je m'entends bien avec ma mère;∎ they don't get on ils ne s'entendent pas;∎ she's never got on with him elle ne s'est jamais entendue avec lui;∎ to be difficult/easy to get on with être difficile/facile à vivre(g) (grow late → time)∎ time's getting on il se fait tard;∎ it was getting on in the evening, the evening was getting on la soirée tirait à sa fin(h) (grow old → person) se faire vieux (vieille);∎ she's getting on (in years) elle commence à se faire vieille∎ get on with it! (continue speaking) continuez!; (continue working) allez! au travail!; (hurry up) mais dépêchez-vous enfin!;∎ familiar get on with you! (I don't believe you) à d'autres!(bus, train) monter dans; (plane) monter dans, monter à bord de; (ship) monter à bord de; (bed, horse, table, bike) monter sur;∎ he got on his bike il est monté sur ou il a enfourché son vélo;∎ get on your feet levez-vous, mettez-vous debout;∎ how did these papers get on my desk? comment est-ce que ces papiers se sont retrouvés ou sont arrivés sur mon bureau?;∎ figurative it took the patient a while to get (back) on his feet le patient a mis longtemps à se remettre∎ they got him on his feet ils l'ont mis debout;∎ figurative the doctor got her on her feet le médecin l'a remise sur pied∎ I can't get these trousers on any more je n'entre plus dans ce pantalon∎ to get it on (get started) s'y mettre□∎ the president is getting on for sixty le président approche de la soixantaine ou a presque soixante ans;∎ it's getting on for midnight il est presque minuit, il n'est pas loin de minuit;∎ it's getting on for three weeks since we saw her ça va faire bientôt trois semaines que nous ne l'avons pas vue;∎ there were getting on for ten thousand demonstrators il n'y avait pas loin ou il y avait près de dix mille manifestants➲ get onto∎ to get onto a subject or onto a topic aborder un sujet;∎ how did we get onto reincarnation? comment est-ce qu'on en est venus à parler de réincarnation?;∎ I'll get right onto it! je vais m'y mettre tout de suite!(c) (contact) prendre contact avec, se mettre en rapport avec; (speak to) parler à; (call) téléphoner à, donner un coup de fil à∎ the plan worked well until the police got onto it le plan marchait bien jusqu'à ce que la police tombe dessus(e) (nag, rebuke) harceler;∎ his father is always getting onto him to find a job son père est toujours à le harceler pour qu'il trouve du travail∎ he got onto the school board il a été élu au conseil d'administration de l'école(b) (cause to talk about) faire parler de, amener à parler de;∎ we got him onto (the subject of) his activities in the Resistance nous l'avons amené à parler de ses activités dans la Résistance➲ get out(a) (leave building, room etc) sortir; (leave vehicle) descendre; (leave organization, town) quitter;∎ he got out of the car il est sorti de la voiture;∎ to get out of bed se lever, sortir de son lit;∎ you'd better get out of here tu ferais bien de partir ou sortir;∎ get out! sortez!;∎ to get out while the going is good partir au bon moment∎ they don't get out much ils ne sortent pas beaucoup(c) (be released from prison, hospital) sortir(d) (information, news) se répandre, s'ébruiter;∎ the secret got out le secret a été éventé∎ the prisoner got out of his cell le prisonnier s'est échappé de sa cellule;∎ he was lucky to get out alive il a eu de la chance de s'en sortir vivant∎ theaters were getting out les gens sortaient des théâtres∎ to get a book out from the library emprunter un livre à la bibliothèque(c) (speak with difficulty) prononcer, sortir;∎ I could barely get a word out c'est à peine si je pouvais dire ou prononcer ou sortir un mot;∎ familiar to get out from under s'en sortir□, s'en tirer□(d) (free → hostages etc) libérer∎ let's get out of here partons d'ici;∎ he managed to get out of the country (criminal, refugee) il a réussi à quitter le pays;∎ to get out of bed se lever;∎ to get out of prison/the army sortir de prison/quitter l'armée;∎ to get out of sb's way s'écarter du chemin de qn, faire place à qn;∎ very familiar get the hell out of here! fiche(-moi) le camp!∎ how did you get out of doing the dishes? comment as-tu pu échapper à la vaisselle?;∎ he tried to get out of helping me il a essayé de se débrouiller pour ne pas devoir m'aider;∎ we have to go, there's no getting out of it il faut qu'on y aille, il n'y a rien à faire ou il n'y a pas moyen d'y échapper;∎ there's no getting out of it, you were the better candidate il faut le reconnaître ou il n'y a pas à dire, vous étiez le meilleur candidat∎ to get out of trouble se tirer d'affaire;∎ they managed to get out of the clutches of the mafia ils ont réussi à se tirer des griffes de la mafia;∎ how can I get out of this mess? comment puis-je me tirer de ce pétrin?∎ to get out of (the habit of) doing sth perdre l'habitude de faire qch(a) (take out of) sortir de;∎ get the baby out of the house every now and then sors le bébé de temps en temps;∎ she got a handkerchief out of her handbag elle a sorti un mouchoir de son sac à main;∎ how many books did you get out of the library? combien de livres as-tu emprunté à ou sorti de la bibliothèque?∎ the lawyer got his client out of jail l'avocat a fait sortir son client de prison;∎ figurative the phone call got her out of having to talk to me le coup de fil lui a évité d'avoir à me parler;∎ he'll never get himself out of this one! il ne s'en sortira jamais!;∎ my confession got him out of trouble ma confession l'a tiré d'affaire(c) (extract → cork) sortir de; (→ nail, splinter) enlever de; (→ stain) faire partir de, enlever de;∎ I can't get the cork out of the bottle je n'arrive pas à déboucher la bouteille;∎ the police got a confession/the truth out of him la police lui a arraché une confession/la vérité;∎ we got the money out of him nous avons réussi à obtenir l'argent de lui;∎ I can't get anything out of him je ne peux rien tirer de lui;∎ I can't get the idea out of my mind je ne peux pas chasser cette idée de mon esprit(d) (gain from) gagner, retirer;∎ to get a lot out of sth tirer (un) grand profit de qch;∎ I didn't get much out of that class ce cours ne m'a pas apporté grand-chose, je n'ai pas retiré grand-chose de ce cours;∎ the job was difficult but she got something out of it la tâche était difficile, mais elle y a trouvé son compte ou en a tiré profit➲ get over(b) (recover from → illness) se remettre de, guérir de; (→ accident) se remettre de; (→ loss) se remettre de, se consoler de;∎ I'll never get over her je ne l'oublierai jamais;∎ he can't get over her death il n'arrive pas à se remettre de sa mort ou disparition;∎ we couldn't get over our surprise nous n'arrivions pas à nous remettre de notre surprise;∎ I can't get over how much he's grown! qu'est-ce qu'il a grandi, je n'en reviens pas!;∎ I can't get over it! je n'en reviens pas!;∎ he couldn't get over the fact that she had come back il n'en revenait pas qu'elle soit revenue;∎ I can't get over your having refused je n'en reviens pas que vous ayez refusé;∎ he'll get over it! il n'en mourra pas!∎ they soon got over their shyness ils ont vite oublié ou surmonté leur timidité(a) (cause to cross) faire traverser(b) (communicate → idea, message) faire passer∎ to get over to France/America aller en France/Amérique;∎ we'll try to get over next weekend (to visit) nous essayerons de venir vous voir le week-end prochain(b) (idea, message) passer(finish with) en finir avec;∎ let's get it over with finissons-en;∎ I expect you'll be glad to get it over with j'imagine que vous serez soulagé quand ce sera terminé∎ (bring, take) I'll get the books round (to you) as soon as I can je t'apporterai les livres dès que je le pourrai(b) the doctor said she'd get round as soon as she could le docteur a dit qu'elle viendrait ou passerait dès qu'elle pourrait;∎ I didn't manage to get round to each pupil in the class je n'ai pas réussi à m'occuper de chaque élève de la classe(a) (reach destination) parvenir;∎ the road was blocked and no one could get through la route était bloquée et personne ne pouvait passer;∎ they managed to get through to the wounded ils ont réussi à parvenir jusqu'aux blessés;∎ the letter got through to her la lettre lui est parvenue;∎ the message didn't get through le message n'est pas arrivé;∎ despite the crowds, I managed to get through malgré la foule, j'ai réussi à passer∎ the team got through to the final l'équipe s'est classée pour la finale(c) (bill, motion) passer, être adopté ou voté(d) (make oneself understood) se faire comprendre;∎ I can't seem to get through to her elle et moi ne sommes pas sur la même longueur d'onde∎ I can't get through to his office je n'arrive pas à avoir son bureau∎ call me when you get through appelez-moi quand vous aurez ou avez fini(a) (come through → hole, window) passer par; (→ crowd) se frayer un chemin à travers ou dans; (→ military lines) percer, franchir∎ he got through it alive il s'en est sorti (vivant)∎ I got through an enormous amount of work j'ai abattu beaucoup de travail;∎ it took us one week to get through the entire play il nous a fallu une semaine pour venir à bout de la pièce(d) (consume, use up) consommer, utiliser;∎ we get through a litre of olive oil a week nous utilisons un litre d'huile d'olive par semaine;∎ they got through their monthly salary in one week en une semaine ils avaient dépensé tout leur salaire du mois;∎ he gets through eight shirts a week il salit huit chemises par semaine;∎ we'll never get through all this food nous ne viendrons jamais à bout de toute cette nourriture(e) (endure, pass → time) faire passer;∎ how will I get through this without you? comment pourrai-je vivre cette épreuve sans toi?;∎ they got through the day without a single argument ils ne se sont pas disputés une seule fois de toute la journée;∎ the Government may have difficulty getting through another six months le gouvernement aura peut-être du mal à tenir encore six mois(g) (of bill, motion) passer;∎ the bill got through both Houses le projet de loi a été adopté par les deux Chambres(a) (transport, send successfully) faire parvenir;∎ they got the food supplies through ils ont réussi à faire parvenir les provisions alimentaires (à destination);∎ to get sth through customs (faire) passer qch à la douane;∎ you'll never get that desk through tu n'arriveras jamais à faire passer ce bureau(b) (transmit → message) faire passer, transmettre, faire parvenir;∎ can you get this letter through to my family? pouvez-vous transmettre ou faire parvenir cette lettre à ma famille?∎ I finally got it through to him that I wasn't interested j'ai fini par lui faire comprendre que je n'étais pas intéressé;∎ familiar when will you get it through your thick head that I don't want to go? quand est-ce que tu vas enfin comprendre que je ne veux pas y aller?□(d) (bill, motion) faire adopter, faire passer;∎ the party got the bill through the Senate le parti a fait voter ou adopter le projet de loi par le Sénat∎ it was your essay that got you through (the exam) c'est grâce à ta dissertation que tu as réussi l'examen∎ I need four cups of coffee to get me through the day il me faut mes quatre tasses de café par jourterminer, finir∎ where have you got to? (in book, work) où en es-tu?;∎ it got to the point where he couldn't walk another step il en est arrivé au point de ne plus pouvoir faire un pas(b) (deal with) s'occuper de;∎ I'll get to you in a minute je suis à toi ou je m'occupe de toi dans quelques secondes;∎ he'll get to it tomorrow il va s'en occuper demain∎ that music really gets to me (moves me) cette musique me touche vraiment□ ; (annoys me) cette musique me tape sur le système;∎ don't let it get to you! ne t'énerve pas pour ça!∎ can we get together after the meeting? on peut se retrouver après la réunion?(b) (reach an agreement) se mettre d'accord;∎ the committee got together on the date les membres du comité se sont entendus ou se sont mis d'accord sur la date;∎ you'd better get together with him on the proposal vous feriez bien de vous entendre avec lui au sujet de la proposition∎ to get some money together réunir une somme d'argent;∎ let me get my thoughts together laissez-moi rassembler mes idées;∎ familiar to get one's act together se secouer;∎ familiar she's really got it together (in life) elle sait ce qu'elle fait□ ; (in job etc) elle domine son sujet□ ;∎ familiar I never thought he would get it together je n'aurais jamais pensé qu'il y arriverait□➲ get up(a) (arise from bed) se lever;∎ it was 6 o'clock when we got up il était 6 heures quand nous nous sommes levés;∎ I like to get up late on Sundays j'aime faire la grasse matinée le dimanche;∎ get up! sors du lit!, debout!, lève-toi!(b) (rise to one's feet) se lever, se mettre debout;∎ she had to get up from her chair elle a été obligée de se lever de sa chaise;∎ to get up from the table se lever ou sortir de table;∎ get up off the floor! relève-toi!;∎ please don't bother getting up restez assis, je vous prie(c) (climb up) monter;∎ they got up on the roof ils sont montés sur le toit;∎ she got up behind him on the motorcycle elle est montée derrière lui sur la moto∎ get up! allez!∎ how are we going to get this desk up to the fifth floor? comment allons-nous monter ce bureau jusqu'au cinquième étage?;∎ to get sb up the stairs (help climb) aider qn à monter l'escalier(c) (generate, work up)∎ to get up speed gagner de la vitesse;∎ to get one's courage up rassembler son courage;∎ I can't get up any enthusiasm for the job je n'arrive pas à éprouver d'enthousiasme pour ce travail(d) familiar (organize → entertainment, party) organiser□, monter□ ; (→ petition) organiser□ ; (→ play) monter□ ; (→ excuse, story) fabriquer□, forger□∎ their children are always so nicely got up leurs enfants sont toujours si bien habillés;∎ to get oneself up se mettre sur son trente et un∎ to get it up bander∎ he gets up to all kinds of mischief il fait des tas de bêtises;∎ what have you been getting up to lately? qu'est-ce que tu deviens?∎ I've got up to chapter 5 j'en suis au chapitre 5;∎ where have you got up to? (in book, work) où en êtes-vous? -
25 should
ʃud (полная форма) ;
(редуцированные формы) гл.
1) а) вспомогательный глагол;
употребляется для выражения будущего действия в придаточных предложениях, когда глагол главного предложения стоит в прошедшем времени, с 1-м л. ед. и мн. ч. I said I should be glad to see him. ≈ Я сказал, что буду рад его видеть. б) вспомогательный глагол, приобретающий модальное значение;
употребляется для выражения будущего действия в придаточных предложениях, когда глагол главного предложения стоит в прошедшем времени, с 2-м и 3-м л. ед. и мн. ч., придавая действию оттенок обещания, угрозы, приказания, предостережения и т. п. со стороны говорящего;
на русский язык модальное значение передается соответствующей интонацией He said that she should have the books in a few days. ≈ Он сказал, что она получит книги через несколько дней.
2) употребляется с 1-м и 3-м л. ед. и мн. ч. при обращении в косвенную речь вопроса, задаваемого с целью получить распоряжение от собеседника, если косвенный вопрос зависит от глагола в прош. времени;
'should' в этом сл. имеет модальное значение, придавая действию оттенок долженствования I asked him where I should wait him. ≈ Я спросил его, где мне его ждать. I asked her whether he should come in the morning. ≈ Я спросил ее, приходить ли ему утром.
3) употребляется в главной части условных предложений с 1-м л. ед. и мн. числа;
'should' в сочетании с формой инфинитива переводится сослагат. накл. I should go there if I had time. ≈ Я пошел бы туда, если бы у меня было время. We should have caught the train if we had walked faster. ≈ Мы бы успели на поезд, если бы мы шли быстрее.
4) употребляется в придаточной части условного предложения для подчеркивания малой вероятности делаемого предположения If they should come, I shall speak to them about it. ≈ Если они придут, я поговорю с ними об этом. If he should refuse, they would be greatly disappointed. ≈ Если бы он отказался, они были бы очень разочарованы.
5) употребляется в придаточных предложениях после безличных оборотов типа 'it is important' It is important that he should return to-morrow. ≈ Важно, чтобы он возвратился завтра.
6) употребляется в дополнительных придаточных предложениях, когда глагол гл. предл. выражает решимость, требование, совет, предложение, договоренность, приказание: 'to decide - решать', 'to demand, to require - требовать', 'to insist - настаивать', 'to advise - советовать', 'to recommend - рекомендовать' и др. He suggested that the case should be postponed. ≈ Он предложил, чтобы дело было отложено. The sellers demanded that payment should be made within five days. ≈ Продавцы требовали, чтобы платеж был произведен в течение пяти дней.
7) употребляется в дополнительных придаточных предложениях, когда сказуемое гл. предл. выражает чувство удивления, сожаления, негодования, радости и т.п. I am surprised that he should have done it. ≈ Я удивлен, что он это сделал. I am sorry that you should think so. ≈ Жаль, что вы так думаете.
8) употребляется в придаточных предложениях цели в сочетании с Indefinite Infinitive I'll ring up at once so that he shouldn't wait for me. ≈ Я ему позвоню немедленно, чтобы он не ждал меня.
9) употребляется со всеми лицами в прямых и косвенных вопросах, начинающихся с 'why' и выражающих сильное удивление, недоумение Why should you dislike him so much? ≈ Почему вы его так не любите? I don't understand why you should be angry with him. ≈ Я не понимаю, почему вы сердитесь на него.
10) употребляется для выражения морального долга или совета и имеет в этом сл. значение 'должен', 'следует', 'следовало бы' You should help her. ≈ Вам следовало (бы) помочь ей. past от shall выражает долженствование в форме рекомендации, пожелания - you * consult a doctor вам следует обратиться к врачу - I know I * go to the station я знаю, что (мне) нужно идти на станцию - we * go now нам пора уходить - which is as it * be что и должно было быть;
как и следовало ожидать выражает с перфектным инфинитивом невыполненную рекомендацию, пожелание - you * really have been more careful вам следовало бы быть осторжнее - he hasn't brought the book, though he * have done it last week он не принес книгу, хотя ему бы следовало сделать это еще на прошлой неделе выражает предположение - they * be there by now сейчас они, наверное, уже там - that * suit you это вам, должно быть, подойдет выражает нерешительное утверждение - I * think that... мне кажется, что... - I * say that he was right я бы сказал, что он неправ - I * think he is wrong я думаю, что он неправ - so it * seem кеазалось бы, что это так;
видимо, так выражает желание - I * like... мне бы хотелось (эмоционально-усилительно) выражает удивление, возмущение - why * you suspect me? с какой же это стати вы меня подозреваете? - why * he behave like that? и зачем только он так себя ведет? - how * I know? ну откуда мне знать? - it is strange that he * have said it весьма странно, что он сказал это - it is surprising that he * be so foolish! просто удивительно, до чего он неразумен! - whom * I meet but Jones? и кого же, вы думаете, я встретил? Джоунза, конечно;
и подумать только, кого я встретил - Джоунза! - you * have seen him! посмотрели бы вы на него!, жаль, что вы не видели его! - I * think so! еще бы! вспомогательный глагол в придаточном дополнительном служит для выражения будущего времени, согласованного с прошедшим временем в главном предложении - I said that I * come back soon я сказал, что скоро вернусь - he had promised that I * be there он обещал, что я там буду - I said I * do it я сказал, что я сделаю это вспомогательный глагол служит для образования форм сослагательного наклонения первого лица в главном предложении при придаточном условии - I * have bought the book if I had seen it я бы купил эту книгу, если бы я ее увидел - we * go there if we were invited мы бы пошли туда, если бы нас пригласили - I shouldn't be surprised if... я не удивился бы, если...;
меня не удивило бы, если... вспомогательный глагол служит для образования форм сослагательного наклонения в придаточных целях после союзов: lest, that, so that - I lent him the book so that he * study the subject я одолжил ему книгу, чтобы он изучил этот вопрс - ring him up first, lest you * find him gone сначала позвоните ему, а то он может уйти вспомогательный глагол служит для образования форм сослагательного наклонения в придаточных условиях - if I * be free tommorow, I'll come если я буду свободен завтра, я приду - if he * ask you tell him the truth если он вдруг тебя спросит, скажи ему правду вспомогательный глагол служит для образования форм сослагательного наклонения в придаточных дополнительных, когда действие вызвано необходимостью или зависит от чьей-либо воли, чьего-либо решения - they recommended that a special committee * be set up оени рекомендовали, чтобы была создана специальная комиссия - it is important that they * learn about it at once необходимо, чтобы они немедленно об этом узнали - it was impossible that this * continue for long это никак не могло долго продолжаться - it was not to be expected that they * surrender without a struggle нельзя было ожидать, чтобы они сдались без борьбы вспомогательный глагол служит для образования форм сослагательного наклонения в придаточных уступительных - whatever sun * be received from him... какая бы сумма от него не поступила... ~ вспомогательный глагол;
служит для образования будущего в прошедшем в 1 л. ед. и мн. ч.: I said I should be at home next week я сказал, что буду дома на следующей неделе ~ вспомогательный глагол;
служит для образования: условного наклонения в 1 л. ед. и мн. ч.: I should be glad to play if I could я бы сыграл, если бы умел it is necessary that he ~ go home at once необходимо, чтобы он сейчас же шел домой should (past от shall) вспомогательный глагол;
служит для образования сослагательного наклонения ~ вспомогательный глагол;
служит для образования: условного наклонения в 1 л. ед. и мн. ч.: I should be glad to play if I could я бы сыграл, если бы умел ~ вспомогательный глагол;
служит для образования будущего в прошедшем в 1 л. ед. и мн. ч.: I said I should be at home next week я сказал, что буду дома на следующей неделе ~ модальный глагол, выражающий: предположение ( вытекающее из обстоятельств) ;
they should be there by now сейчас они, наверное, уже там ~ модальный глагол, выражающий: долженствование, уместность, целесообразность ~ модальный глагол, выражающий: предположение (вытекающее из обстоятельств) ;
they should be there by now сейчас они, наверное, уже там you ~ not do that этого делать не следует;
we should be punctual мы должны быть аккуратны you ~ not do that этого делать не следует;
we should be punctual мы должны быть аккуратны -
26 need
1. nounif need arise/be — nötigenfalls; falls nötig
there's no need for that — (as answer) [das ist] nicht nötig
there's no need to do something — es ist nicht nötig od. notwendig, etwas zu tun
there is no need to worry/get angry — es besteht kein Grund zur Sorge/sich zu ärgern
be in need of something — etwas brauchen od. nötig haben
there's no need for you to apologize — du brauchst dich nicht zu entschuldigen
feel the need to do something — sich gezwungen od. genötigt sehen, etwas zu tun
feel the need to confide in somebody — das Bedürfnis haben, sich jemandem anzuvertrauen
have need of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas brauchen od. nötig haben
in case of need — im Notfall
in times of need — in Notzeiten
those in need — die Notleidenden od. Bedürftigen; see also academic.ru/29500/friend">friend 1)
3) (thing) Bedürfnis, das2. transitive verb1) (require) brauchensomething that urgently needs doing — etwas, was dringend gemacht werden muss
that's all I needed! — (iron.) auch das noch!; das hat mir gerade noch gefehlt!
it needs a coat of paint — es muss gestrichen werden
2) (expr. necessity) müssenit needs/doesn't need to be done — es muss getan werden/es braucht nicht getan zu werden
I don't need to be reminded — du brauchst/ihr braucht mich nicht daran zu erinnern
he needs cheering up — er muss [ein bisschen] aufgeheitert werden
you shouldn't need to be told — das solltest od. müsstest du eigentlich wissen
she needs everything [to be] explained to her — man muss ihr alles erklären
you need only ask — du brauchst nur zu fragen
don't be away longer than you need [be] — bleib nicht länger als nötig weg
3) pres. he need,neg. need not or (coll.) needn't (expr. desirability) müssen; with neg. brauchen zuI need hardly or hardly need say that... — ich brauche wohl kaum zu sagen, dass...
he needn't be told — (let's keep it secret) das braucht er nicht zu wissen
we needn't or need not have done it, if... — wir hätten es nicht zu tun brauchen, wenn...
that need not be the case — das muss nicht so sein od. der Fall sein
* * *[ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) benötigen2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) müssen2. noun1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) dringende Notwendigkeit2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) die Not3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) der Grund•- needless- needlessly
- needy
- a need for
- in need of* * *[ni:d]I. nthere is an urgent \need for doctors Ärzte werden dringend gebrauchtyour \need is greater than mine du brauchst es dringender als ich\need to act Handlungsbedarf m\need to catch up Nachholbedarf mas the \need arises bei Bedarfat \need ( dated) bei Bedarfto be [badly] in \need of sth etw [dringend] brauchenin \need of reform reformbedürftigto have no \need of sth etw nicht brauchenthere's no \need to get so angry es besteht kein Grund, so wütend zu werdenthere was no \need for you to walk from the station du hättest doch nicht vom Bahnhof herlaufen müssenthere is no \need for you to get up early tomorrow es ist nicht nötig, dass du morgen früh aufstehstthere is no \need to cry deshalb muss man doch nicht weinenif \need be falls nötigthere's always food in the freezer if \need be notfalls ist immer noch etwas zum Essen im Gefrierschrankshe had \need of company sie hatte das Bedürfnis nach Gesellschaftbasic \needs Grundbedürfnisse plto fulfil emotional \needs emotionale Bedürfnisse befriedigento have/feel the \need to do sth das Bedürfnis haben/verspüren, etw zu tunto identify/satisfy a \need ein Bedürfnis erkennen/befriedigento meet sb's \needs jds Bedürfnisse erfüllenshe helped him in his hour of \need sie hat ihm in der Stunde der Not geholfenchildren in \need Kinder in Notto be in great \need große Not leidenthose in \need die NotleidendenII. vt1. (require)▪ to \need sth/sb etw/jdn brauchenhe \needs help er braucht Hilfeyou won't be \needing your coat today deinen Mantel brauchst du heute nichtwhat I \need now is a cup of coffee soup was ich jetzt brauche, ist eine Tasse Kaffeewho \needs a car? I've got my bike wer braucht schon ein Auto? ich habe ja mein FahrradI \need you to advise me on... ich brauche deinen Rat zu...your trousers \need washing [or to be washed] deine Hose müsste mal gewaschen werdenthis room \needs a bit of brightening-up dieses Zimmer muss man mal ein bisschen freundlicher machenshe \needs that car seeing to sie sollte das Auto mal zur Werkstatt bringenyou \need [to have] your brains examined! du hast nicht mehr alle Tassen im Schrank!2. (must)▪ to \need to do sth etw tun müssenthey \need to win the match sie müssen das Spiel gewinnen; AMyou didn't \need to invite him — he was sent an invitation weeks ago du hättest ihn nicht einladen müssen — er hat schon vor Wochen eine Einladung zugeschickt bekommen▪ to not \need sth etw nicht brauchen könnenI \need this like I \need a hole in the head ( fam) das ist ja das Letzte, was ich [jetzt auch noch] gebrauchen kann famIII. aux vb▪ sb/sth \needs do sth:all you \need bring are sheets Sie müssen nur Laken mitbringen\need we take your mother? müssen wir deine Mutter mitnehmen?if you want anything, you \need only ask wenn du etwas willst, brauchst du nur zu [o musst du nur] fragen\need I say more? muss ich noch mehr sagen?you \needn't worry du brauchst dir keine Gedanken zu machenand it \needn't cost very much und es muss noch nicht mal viel kostenI \need hardly say... ich brauche wohl kaum zu erwähnen...I \need hardly tell you that the work is dangerous ich brauche dir wohl kaum zu sagen, dass die Arbeit gefährlich ist▪ sb/sth \needn't have done sth jd/etw hätte etw nicht tun müssenyou \needn't have washed all those dishes du hättest nicht das ganze Geschirr abwaschen müssenthis accident \needn't have happened if he'd only driven more carefully dieser Unfall hätte nicht passieren müssen, wenn er nur vorsichtiger gefahren wäreyou \needn't laugh! du brauchst gar nicht [so] zu lachen!* * *[niːd]1. n1) no pl (= necessity) Notwendigkeit f (for +gen)if need be — nötigenfalls, wenn nötig
in case of need — notfalls, im Notfall
(there is) no need for sth — etw ist nicht nötig
(there is) no need to do sth — etw braucht nicht or muss nicht unbedingt getan werden
there is no need for sb to do sth — jd braucht etw nicht zu tun
there was no need to send it immediately —
those most in need of help — diejenigen, die Hilfe am nötigsten brauchen
2) no pl (= misfortune) Not fin time(s) of need —
3) no pl (= poverty) Not fthose in need — die Notleidenden pl, die Not Leidenden pl
4) (= requirement) Bedürfnis nta list of all your needs — eine Aufstellung all dessen, was Sie brauchen
there is a great need for... — es besteht ein großer Bedarf an (+dat)...
2. vt1) (= require) brauchenhe needed no second invitation — man musste ihn nicht zweimal bitten
that's/you're all I needed (iro) — das hat/du hast mir gerade noch gefehlt
it needs a service/a coat of paint/careful consideration — es muss gewartet/gestrichen/gründlich überlegt werden
is a visa needed to enter the USA? —
it needed a revolution to change that it needed an accident to make him drive carefully — es bedurfte einer Revolution, um das zu ändern er musste erst einen Unfall haben, bevor er vernünftig fuhr
2)he needs watching/cheering up — man muss ihn beobachten/aufheitern, er muss beobachtet/aufgeheitert werden
3. vb aux1) (indicating obligation: in positive contexts) müssenI need hardly say that... — ich brauche wohl kaum zu erwähnen, dass...
2) (indicating obligation: in negative contexts) brauchenwe needn't have come/gone — wir hätten gar nicht kommen/gehen brauchen
I/you needn't have bothered — das war nicht nötig
3)(indicating logical necessity)
need that be true? — ist das notwendigerweise wahr?it need not follow that... — daraus folgt nicht unbedingt, dass...
* * *need [niːd]A s1. (of, for) Bedürfnis n (nach), Bedarf m (an dat):in need of help hilfs-, hilfebedürftig;in need of repair reparaturbedürftig;have no need to do sth kein Bedürfnis haben, etwas zu tun ( → A 3);fill a need einem Bedürfnis entgegenkommen2. Mangel m (of, for an dat), Fehlen n:3. (dringende) Notwendigkeit:there is no need for you to come es ist nicht notwendig oder nötig, dass du kommst; du brauchst nicht zu kommen;have no need to do sth keinen Grund haben, etwas zu tun ( → A 1);have need to do sth etwas tun müssen;the need for victory das unbedingte Gewinnenmüssen4. Not(lage) f:in case of need, if need be, if need arise nötigenfalls, im Notfall5. Armut f, Not f:in need in Not6. pl Erfordernisse pl, Bedürfnisse plB v/t1. benötigen, nötig haben, brauchen, bedürfen (gen):that’s all I need iron das fehlt mir gerade noch!, auch das noch!;your hair needs cutting du musst dir wieder einmal die Haare schneiden lassen;feel needed das Gefühl haben, gebraucht zu werden;“chains needed” AUTO „Ketten erforderlich“2. erfordern:C v/i obs meist unpers nötig sein:there needs no excuse eine Entschuldigung ist nicht nötigD v/aux1. müssen, brauchen:it needs to be done es muss getan werden;it needs but to become known obs es braucht nur bekannt zu werden2. (vor einer Verneinung und in Fragen, ohne to;3. sg präs need) brauchen, müssen:she need not do it sie braucht es nicht zu tun;you need not have come du hättest nicht zu kommen brauchen;need he do it? muss er es tun?* * *1. nounif need arise/be — nötigenfalls; falls nötig
there's no need for that — (as answer) [das ist] nicht nötig
there's no need to do something — es ist nicht nötig od. notwendig, etwas zu tun
there is no need to worry/get angry — es besteht kein Grund zur Sorge/sich zu ärgern
be in need of something — etwas brauchen od. nötig haben
feel the need to do something — sich gezwungen od. genötigt sehen, etwas zu tun
feel the need to confide in somebody — das Bedürfnis haben, sich jemandem anzuvertrauen
have need of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas brauchen od. nötig haben
those in need — die Notleidenden od. Bedürftigen; see also friend 1)
3) (thing) Bedürfnis, das2. transitive verb1) (require) brauchensomething that urgently needs doing — etwas, was dringend gemacht werden muss
that's all I needed! — (iron.) auch das noch!; das hat mir gerade noch gefehlt!
2) (expr. necessity) müssenit needs/doesn't need to be done — es muss getan werden/es braucht nicht getan zu werden
I don't need to be reminded — du brauchst/ihr braucht mich nicht daran zu erinnern
he needs cheering up — er muss [ein bisschen] aufgeheitert werden
you shouldn't need to be told — das solltest od. müsstest du eigentlich wissen
she needs everything [to be] explained to her — man muss ihr alles erklären
don't be away longer than you need [be] — bleib nicht länger als nötig weg
3) pres. he need,neg. need not or (coll.) needn't (expr. desirability) müssen; with neg. brauchen zuI need hardly or hardly need say that... — ich brauche wohl kaum zu sagen, dass...
he needn't be told — (let's keep it secret) das braucht er nicht zu wissen
we needn't or need not have done it, if... — wir hätten es nicht zu tun brauchen, wenn...
that need not be the case — das muss nicht so sein od. der Fall sein
* * *n.Bedarf -e m.Bedürfnis n.Not ¨-e f. v.bedürfen v.benötigen v.brauchen v. -
27 demander
demander [d(ə)mɑ̃de]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = solliciter) to ask for ; [+ indemnité] to claim• demander un service or une faveur à qn to ask sb a favour• demander à voir qn/à parler à qn to ask to see sb/to speak to sb• demander à qn de faire or qu'il fasse qch to ask sb to do sth• puis-je vous demander (de me passer) du pain ? would you mind passing me some bread?b. ( = appeler) [+ médecin, prêtre] to send forc. (au téléphone, au bureau) [+ personne, numéro] to ask for• qui demandez-vous ? who do you wish to speak to?d. ( = désirer) to be asking for• ils demandent 80 € de l'heure they are asking for 80 euros an hour• je demande à voir ! (inf) I'll believe it when I see it!• je ne demande pas mieux ! I'll be only too pleased!e. ( = s'enquérir de) [+ nom, chemin] to ask• je ne t'ai rien demandé ! I didn't ask you!f. ( = nécessiter) [travail, décision] to requireg. ( = exiger) demander qch à or de qn to ask sth of sb• il ne faut pas trop lui en demander ! you mustn't ask too much of him!h. [commerçant] il (en) demande 500 € he's asking 500 euros (for it)• « on demande: électricien » "electrician required"2. reflexive verb► se demander ( = douter) to wonder• je me demandais si... I was wondering whether...━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *dəmɑ̃de
1.
1) ( solliciter) to ask for [conseil, argent, aide]‘le numéro que vous demandez n'est plus en service’ — ‘the number you have dialled [BrE] is unobtainable’
on demande un plombier — ( dans une offre d'emploi) plumber wanted
je demande à voir — (colloq) that'll be the day (colloq)
2) ( interroger sur)je ne t'ai rien demandé! — (colloq) I wasn't talking to you!
3) ( faire venir) to send for [médecin, prêtre]‘un vendeur est demandé à l'accueil’ — ‘would a salesman please come to reception’
le patron vous demande — ( dans son bureau) the boss wants to see you; ( au téléphone) the boss wants to speak to you
4) ( nécessiter) [travail, tâche] to require [effort, qualification]; [plante, animal] to need [attention]demander à être revu — [sujet, texte] to need revision
5) ( requérir) to call for [peine, réformes]; Droit to sue for [divorce, dommages-intérêts]
2.
se demander verbe pronominal1) ( s'interroger)se demander si/pourquoi — to wonder whether/why
2) ( être demandé)* * *d(ə)mɑ̃de vt1) [heure, chemin, prix, dimensions] to askNous avons demandé notre chemin à un chauffeur de taxi. — We asked a taxi driver the way.
demander si... — to ask if..., to ask whether...
Va demander si c'est gratuit. — Go and ask if it's free.
2) [service, permission, aide] to ask forJ'ai demandé la permission. — I've asked for permission.
Je lui ai demandé un renseignement concernant... — I asked him for some information about...
ne pas demander la lune fig Je ne demande pas la lune. — I'm not asking for the moon.
demander la main de qn — to ask for sb's hand, to ask for sb's hand in marriage
demander à faire qch — to ask if one can do sth, to ask to do sth
Elle a demandé à parler au directeur. — She asked if she could speak to the headteacher., She asked to speak to the headteacher.
Je lui ai demandé de m'aider. — I asked him to help me.
demander que; Ils ont demandé qu'on leur rembourse le prix du voyage. — They asked to be reimbursed for the cost of the journey.
3) [personnel] to be looking forIls demandent 2 secrétaires et un ingénieur. — They're looking for 2 secretaries and an engineer.
En ce moment on demande beaucoup de linguistes. — Linguists are very much in demand at the moment.
4) (au téléphone) [interlocuteur] to ask forIl vous demande, qu'est-ce que je dis? — He's asking for you, what shall I say?, He wants to speak to you, what shall I say?
On vous demande au téléphone. — You're wanted on the phone., There's someone on the phone for you.
Il demande M. Duval, qu'est-ce que je dis? — He wants to see M. Duval, what shall I say?
6) (= requérir, nécessiter) to require* * *demander verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( solliciter) to ask for [conseil, argent, aide, permission]; demander l'addition or la note to ask for the bill GB ou check US; demander la démission de qn to ask for sb's resignation; demander la parole to ask for permission to speak; demander de l'argent à qn to ask sb for money; demander des renforts Mil to ask for reinforcements; fig to ask for support; demander l'autorisation or la permission à qn to ask sb's permission (de faire to do); demander conseil à qn to ask sb's advice; demander le report/l'annulation de la réunion, demander que la réunion soit reportée/annulée to request that the meeting be postponed/cancelledGB; il a demandé que tout le monde assiste à la réunion he asked everybody to attend the meeting; demander que le travail soit terminé to ask for the work to be completed; demander l'asile politique to apply for political asylum; demander la libération/condamnation de qn to call for sb's release/conviction; le policier m'a demandé mes papiers the policeman asked to see my papers; demander la main de qn to ask for sb's hand; demander qn en mariage to propose to sb; ‘le numéro que vous demandez n'est plus en service’ ‘the number you have dialledGB is unobtainable’; on demande un plombier/ingénieur ( dans une offre d'emploi) plumber/engineer required GB ou wanted; elle a demandé à rester/sortir she asked if she could stay/go out; demander à rencontrer qn to ask to meet sb; ⇒ reste;2 ( enjoindre) demander à qn de faire to ask sb to do; nous vous demandons de ne pas fumer/prendre de photos may we ask you not to smoke/take photographs; on a demandé aux spectateurs de rester calme the audience was told to stay calm; fais ce qu'on te demande! do as you're told!; tout ce que je te demande c'est de faire un effort all I ask is that you make an effort;3 ( souhaiter) il demande beaucoup de son personnel he expects a lot of his staff; il n'en demandait pas tant he didn't expect all that; je/il ne demande pas mieux que de partir there's nothing I/he would like better than to go; aller au théâtre? je ne demande pas mieux! go to the theatreGB? I'd love to!; les aider? mais je ne demande pas mieux help them? but I'd be delighted to; je ne demande que ça! that's exactly what I want!; il ne demande qu'à travailler/te croire he'd really like to work/to believe you; je demande à voir○ that'll be the day○; il ne faut pas trop leur en demander you mustn't expect too much of them;4 ( interroger sur) demander qch à qn to ask sb sth; demander son chemin (à qn) to ask (sb) the way; demander l'heure to ask the time; il m'a demandé de tes nouvelles he asked me how you were getting on GB ou along; demande-lui son nom ask him/her his name/her name; demander à qn comment/pourquoi/si to ask sb how/why/whether; j'ai demandé à Paul s'il viendrait I asked Paul if he was coming; demande-lui comment il a fait ask him how he did it; ‘est-il parti?’ demanda-t-il ‘has he left?’ he asked; je ne t'ai rien demandé○! I wasn't talking to you!; de qui se moque-t-on, je vous le demande○! what do they think they're playing at?, I ask you! GB;5 ( faire venir) to send for [médecin, prêtre]; ‘un vendeur est demandé à l'accueil’ ‘would a salesman please come to the reception’; le patron vous demande ( dans son bureau) the boss wants to see you ou is asking for you; ( au téléphone) the boss wants to speak to you; on vous demande au parloir/téléphone you're wanted in the visitors' room/on the phone;6 ( nécessiter) [travail, tâche] to require [effort, attention, qualification]; [plante, animal] to need [attention]; le tennis demande une grande énergie/concentration tennis requires a lot of energy/concentration; mon travail demande une attention constante/une formation spécifique my work requires total concentration/special training; demander à être revu/discuté/approfondi [sujet, texte] to need revision/discussion/more in-depth treatment;7 Jur [tribunal] to call for [peine, expertise]; [personne] to sue ou ask for [divorce]; to sue for [dommages-intérêts]; elle a décidé de demander le divorce/des dommages-intérêts she's decided to sue for divorce/damages.B se demander vpr1 ( s'interroger) se demander si/pourquoi/comment/où/ce que to wonder whether/why/how/where/what; il se demande quel sera son prochain travail he wonders what his next job will be; je me demande ce qu'elle a bien pu devenir I wonder what on earth○ became of her; ‘tu crois qu'elle l'a fait exprès?’-‘je me demande’ ‘do you think she did it on purpose?’-‘I wonder’; c'est à se demander si le bonheur existe it makes you wonder whether there's such a thing as happiness; tu ne t'es jamais demandé pourquoi? have you ever wondered why ou asked yourself why?;2 ( être demandé) ce genre de choses ne se demande pas it's not the kind of thing you ask; cela ne se demande même pas! ( c'est évident) what a stupid question![dəmɑ̃de] verbe transitif1. [solliciter - rendez-vous, conseil, addition] to ask for (inseparable), to request ; [ - emploi, visa] to apply fordemander l'aumône ou la charité to ask for charity, to beg for almsdemander le divorce to petition ou to file for divorcedemander grâce to ask ou to beg for mercyje vous demande pardon, mais c'est ma place I beg your pardon, but this is my seatdemander quelque chose à quelqu'un: demander une faveur ou un service à quelqu'un to ask somebody a favourdemander à quelqu'un de faire: il m'a demandé de lui prêter ma voiture he asked me to lend him my caril suffisait de demander you only had to ou all you had to do was askdemander justice to demand justice ou fair treatmenten demander: il ne faut pas trop m'en demander/lui en demander you mustn't ask too much of me/him, you shouldn't expect too much of me/himil en demande 500 euros he wants ou he's asking 500 euros for itdemander que: tout ce que je demande, c'est qu'on me laisse seul all I want ou ask is to be left alonequi ne demande rien n'a rien if you don't ask, you don't getje ne demande que ça ou pas mieux! I'd be only too pleased!tu es riche et célèbre, que demande le peuple? (familier) you're rich and famous, what more do you want?partir sans demander son compte ou son reste to leave without further ado ou without so much as a by-your-leave (humoristique)3. [réclamer la présence de - généralement] to want ; [ - médecin] to send for (inseparable), to call (for) ; [ - prêtre] to ask for (inseparable)on te demande au téléphone/aux urgences you're wanted on the telephone/in casualty[au téléphone]demandez-moi le siège à Paris/M. Blanc get me the head office in Paris/Mr Blanc4. [chercher à savoir] to askj'ai demandé de tes nouvelles à Marie I asked for news of you from Marie, I asked Marie about youon ne t'a rien demandé (à toi)! nobody asked YOU, nobody asked for YOUR opinion!à quoi sert la police, je vous le demande ou je vous demande un peu! (familier) what are the police for, I ask you?‘on demande un livreur’ ‘delivery boy wanted ou required’on demande beaucoup de secrétaires there's a great demand for secretaries, secretaries are in great demandça demande réflexion it needs thinking about, it needs some thought————————demander à verbe plus prépositionje ne demande qu'à vous embaucher/aider I'm more than willing to hire/help you————————demander après verbe plus prépositiona. [ils t'ont réclamé] they asked for youb. [pour avoir de tes nouvelles] they asked how you were ou after you————————se demander verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se demander verbe pronominal intransitifon est en droit de se demander pourquoi/comment/si... one may rightfully ask oneself why/how/whether... -
28 run
1. I1) set off running пуститься бежать; run and fetch the doctor сбегай за врачом; when I called he came running когда я позвал его, он тут же прибежал /примчался/; the enemy ran противник бежал; he dropped his gun and ran он бросил ружье и пустился наутек; I must run мне надо бежать /срочно идти/2) a ball (a sledge, etc.) runs мяч и т.д. катится; a wheel (a spindle, etc.) runs колесо вращается /вертится/3) water (blood, etc.) runs вода и т.д. течет /льется/; the pus was running сочился гной; the ice cream (the jelly, the coating, etc.) is beginning to run мороженое и т.д. потекло; the candle ran свеча оплыла; the butter ran масло растаяло; this ink does not run эти чернила не расплываются; colours are guaranteed not to run прочность красок гарантируется; I'm afraid the colours ran when I washed that skirt к сожалению, юбка в стирке полиняла; wash this towel separately the dye runs стирай это полотенце отдельно run оно линяет || let water run спустить воду4) the tap (the barrel, the vessel, the kettle, etc.) runs кран и т.д. течет; who has left the tap running? кто оставил кран открытым /не закрыл кран/?; this pen runs ручка течет /сажает кляксы/; his nose is running у него течет из носу, у него насморк; his eyes are running у него слезятся глаза; we laughed till our eyes ran мы смеялись до слез; an ulcer (a wound, a sore, etc.) that runs язва и т.д., которая гноится5) trains (buses, boats, ships, etc.) run поезда и т.д. ходят; trams are not running трамваи не ходят6) a motor (a machine, the works, etc.) runs мотор и т.д. работает; the lift is not running лифт не работает; leave the engine running не выключай мотор; the plant has ceased running завод встал /остановился/; the clock (the watch) runs часы идут /ходят/7) time runs время летит /мчится/8) several days running несколько дней подряд; he hit the target seven times running он попал в цель семь раз подряд9) the agreement (the contract, the lease of the house, etc.) has two more years to run срок соглашения и т.д. действует еще два года10) my stocking has run у меня на чулке спустилась петля; stockings guaranteed not to run чулки с неспускающимися петлями2. II1) run in some manner run run fast (slowly, noiselessly, etc.) бегать быстро и т.д.; the horse runs well лошадь хорошо бежит /идет/, у лошади хороший ход; run somewhere run about бегать повсюду, суетиться, сновать взад и вперед; let the dogs run about пусть собаки побегают /порезвятся/; the children are running about дети играют /резвятся/; chickens run about as soon as they are out of the shell стоит только цыплятам вылупиться, как они начинают бегать; run up /upstairs/ (down/downstairs/) бегать вверх (вниз) [по лестнице]; run upstairs and get the iodine сбегай наверх и принеси йод; run at some time I must run now мне пора бежать /уходить/2) run in some manner the river runs quietly (smoothly, sluggishly, etc.) река течет спокойно и т.д.; the current is running strong сейчас сильное течение; the tide is running strong вода сильно поднимается (при приливе), blood ran in torrents кровь лилась ручьями; his ideas ran freely его мысли текли свободно; run somewhere the water has run out вся вода вытекла3) run at some time these pens (such taps, etc.) often run эти ручки и т.д. часто текут4) run at some time these trains (the steamers, the buses, etc.) run daily /every day/ (every ten minutes, etc.) эти поезда и т.д. ходят ежедневно и т.д.; the traffic runs day and night движение на улице не прекращается ни днем ни ночью; the 9 o'clock train is not running today девятичасовой поезд сегодня отменен /не ходит/5) run in some manner an engine (a sewing-machine, etc.) runs smoothly (well, badly, efficiently, etc.) мотор и т.д. работает ритмично и т.д.; the саг is running nicely машина идет хорошо; the printing-press doesn't run properly печатный станок плохо работает; the drawer doesn't run easily ящик открывается /выдвигается/ с трудом; how does your new watch runrun? как идут ваши новые часы?6) run for some time is the film still running? этот фильм еще идет?7) run somewhere the road (the boundary, the forest, etc.) runs east (north and south, up, etc.) дорога и т.д. идет /тянется/ на восток и т.д.; the river runs south река течет на юг; new streets will run here здесь пройдут /будут проложены/ новые улицы8) run in some manner months (years, days, etc.) run fast быстро проходит месяц за месяцем; time runs fast время летит быстро; his life runs smoothly (quietly, etc.) жизнь его течет спокойно /гладко/ и т.д.; how time runs! как бежит /летит/ время!9) run for some time this law (this bill) will run much longer этот закон (этот билль) будет действовать значительно дольше; run at /in/ some place regions (places, offices, etc.) where these rules do not run районы и т.д., где не действуют эти правила /на которые не распространяются эти правила/; this writ doesn't run here здесь это постановление /распоряжение/ не действует / не имеет силы/10) run in some manner the letter (the note, the clause, the contract, etc.) ran thus... письмо и т.д. гласило следующее...; so the story ran вот что говорилось в рассказе; this is how the tune runs вот как звучит эта мелодия; I don't remember how the first line runs я не помню первую строку11) run somewhere the ship /the boat/ ran aground корабль сел на мель; the boat ran ashore лодка врезалась в берег12) run at some time silk stockings often (sometimes) run на шелковых чулках часто (иногда) спускаются петли; run in some manner these stockings run easily на этих чулках очень легко спускаются петли; эти чулки быстро рвутся13) run in some manner all my arrangements ran smoothly все шло, как было обусловлено; is everything running well in your office? на работе у вас все в порядке?, дела на работе идут нормально?3. III1) run smth. run a mile (six miles. etc.) пробежать милю и т.д., участвовать в беге на одну милю и т.д.; run a distance бежать на какую-л. дистанцию; run a race участвовать в забеге /в скачках/; the children ran races дети бегали наперегонки2) run smth. run errands /messages/ быть посыльным; быть на посылках; I want you to run an errand я хочу послать тебя с поручением3) run smb., smth. run a fox (a hare, a stag, etc.) гнать /преследовать лису/ и т.д.; run a false scent идти по ложному следу; run cattle (horses, etc.) гнать скот и т.д.; run logs сплавлять /гнать/ лес /бревна/4) run smth. run extra (special) trains пускать дополнительные (специальные) поезда5) run smth. run cargoes (a cargo of coffee, etc.) перевозить /транспортировать/ грузы и т.д.; run arms (drugs, liquor, narcotics. etc.) нелегально /контрабандой/ ввозить в страну оружие и т.д.6) run smth., smb. run a blockade прорвать /прорваться через/ блокаду; run the rapids пройти /преодолеть/ пороги; run the guard проскользнуть /пройти незамеченным/ мимо охраны7) run smth. run a саг (a bus, a taxi, etc.) водить машину и т.д.; he runs a blue Volga он ездит на голубой "Волге"; run the engine запускать мотор /двигатель/; run a tractor (a sewing-machine, a ferry, etc.) работать на тракторе и т.д.; can you run a washing-machine? вы умеете обращаться со стиральной машиной?; run a bath наполнить ванну8) run some time the play ran one hundred nights пьеса выдержала сто представлений9) run smth. this cinema runs a series of Italian films в этом кинотеатре идет показ итальянских фильмов10) run some distance the river (the road, etc.) run 200 miles река (дорога и т.д.) тянется на 200 миль11) || run its course идти своим чередом; the illness must run its course болезнь должна идти своим ходом; the war was running its course война все продолжалась12) run smth. run a business (a bus company, a factory, etc.) управлять предприятием и т.д.; run a theatre (a newspaper, a youth club, etc.) руководить театром и т.д.; run a shop (a hotel, etc.) заведовать магазином и т.д.; run a competition (a match, a race, etc.) проводить соревнования и т.д.; run the external affairs of a country направлять внешнюю политику государства, руководить внешней политикой страны; run a new system of payment осуществлять /внедрять/ новую систему оплаты; run smb.'s house вести чье-л. хозяйство; she runs the household она ведет хозяйство; весь дом на ней; run the show cool. заправлять чем-л.; who is running the show? кто здесь главный?; run one's life (one's fortune) самому строить свою жизнь (свое счастье); run experiments ставить /проводить/ опыты; run a blood test сделать анализ крови13) run smb. run a candidate выставлять чью-л. кандидатуру, выдвигать кого-л. кандидатом14) semiaux run smth. run debts залезать в /делать/ долги; run a temperature температурить15) id run smth. run a risk (the risk of discovery, the risk of losing one's job, a danger, the danger of being fired, the chance of being suspect of theft, etc.) подвергаться риску и т.д.; run chances положиться на счастье4. IV1) run smth. т some time this bus (a car, ale.) runs 40 miles (an hour, etc.) автобус и т.д. делает сорок миль в час и т.д.; we ran 20 knots a day мы делали двадцать узлов в день2) run smb. in some manner run smb. (too) fast гнать кого-л. (очень) быстро; run smb. somewhere run a horse up and down прохаживать лошадь [взад и вперед]; run the gun out выкапывать орудие; run the car downhill (uphill) ехать на машине с горы (в гору)3) run smth. at some time run a bus every three minutes отправлять автобус каждые три минуты; run cars day and night держать машины на линии круглые сутки, обеспечивать работу у машин круглосуточно4) run smb. somewhere run smb. home отвозить кого-л. домой; run smb. out выгнать кого-л.5) run smth. for (in) some time run the machine (the press, etc.) 24 hours a day работать на машине и т.д. двадцать четыре часа в сутки /круглосуточно/; run 500 barrels of oil daily (1000 bottles of milk a day, etc.) выпускать 500 бочек масла и т.д. в день6) run smth. at some time run a film often (twice a week, six times, etc.) демонстрировать /показывать/ фильм часто и т.д.; I'll run the first part of the film through again я прокручу еще раз первую часть фильма7) run smth. at some time interviews (oral examinations, the programme, etc.) ran twenty minutes behind интервью и т.д. началось на двадцать минут позже; the rehearsal (the meeting, etc.) can ten minutes earlier репетиция и т.д. началась на десять минут раньше8) run smth. somewhere run a ship aground посадить корабль на мель; run a boat (a ship) ashore направить лодку корабль) к берегу5. V1) run smb. some distance run a fox (a hare, etc.) five miles (a long distance, the length of the field, etc.) преследовать /гнать/ лису и т.д. пять миль и т.д.2) run smb. some sum of money the dress (this picture, this boat, the new house, this car, etc.) will run you a considerable sum of money это платье и т.д. будет вам дорого стоить6. VIsemiaux run smb. to some state run smb. breathless гонять кого-л. до изнеможения || run smb. close (hard) не уступать кому-л., быть чьим-л. опасным противником /соперником/; run smth. close быть почти равным чему-л.; run it fine иметь (времени, денег) в обрез7. XI1) be run after she is much run after a) с ней многие ищут знакомства; б) за ней многие ухаживают; I hate to feel that I am being run after терпеть не могу, когда за мной бегают2) || be run off one's feet coll. сбиться с ног; I was run off my feet that day я набегался за день3) be run into smth. molten metal is run into moulds расплавленный металл разливают в формы4) be run at some time sleepingcars (express trains, these boats, etc.) are run twice a week (on week days, etc.) поезда со спальными вагонами и т.д. ходят два раза в неделю и т.д.; be run somewhere these trains are run between X and Y эти поезда курсируют между X и Y5) be run on smth. trains (buses, etc.) are run on electricity (on coal, on steam, etc.) поезда и т.д. работают на электричестве и т.д.; be run at smth. be run at some cost обходиться в определенную сумму (об эксплуатации машины и т.п.); this car can be run at a small cost расходы на эксплуатацию этой машины очень невелика6) be run on smth. this book is to be run on good paper эта книга будет издана на хорошей бумаге7) be run through he was run through and through ему было нанесено множество колотых ран; be run through by smth. he was run through by a bayonet его пронзили штыком, его закололи штыком8) be run at some time the race (the match, the competition, etc.) will be run tomorrow (next week, etc.) скачки и т.д. состоятся /будут проводиться/ завтра и т.д.; the cup will be run for today сегодня состоятся соревнования на кубок /состоится розыгрыш кубка/; be run in some condition the Derby was run in a snowstorm (in rain, etc.) дерби проводилось во время сильного снегопада /вьюги/ и т.д.; be run as (on) smth. this business (it, this scheme, etc.) is run /is being run/ as a commercial enterprise /on a commercial basis/ это дело и т.д. ведется на коммерческой основе; be run by smb. he is (hard) run by his wife (by his secretary, etc.) он под башмаком у своей жены и т.д.; the school is run by a committee школа управляется советом8. XIIIrun to do smth. run to catch the train (to meet us, to see what is going on, etc.) бежать /торопиться/, чтобы успеть на писал и т.д.; she ran to help us она бросилась нам на помощь9. XV1) run in some state run free /loose/ бегать на свободе; let the dog run loose дай собаке побегать на воле2) run in some order run second (third, etc.) a) бежать вторым и т.д.; б) идти /прийти/ вторым и т.д.; my horse ran last моя лошадь пришла последней /заняла последнее место/3) abs run parallel идти /бежать/ параллельно /бок о бок/ || run foul of smth. налететь на что-л.; run foul of a hidden reef налететь на скрытый риф; run foul of the law нарушить закон; run foul of smb. вызвать чье-л. недовольство; the ships ran foul of each other корабли столкнулись [в море]4) semiaux run to some state run low /short/ a) понижаться, опускаться; б) иссякать; our provisions /our supplies, our stock, our stores /are running low /short/ наши запасы кончаются /на исходе/; I am running short of time у меня остается мало времени; run dry высыхать, пересыхать; the well ran dry колодец высох; the river ran dry река пересохла; my imagination ran dry моя фантазия иссякла, мое воображение истощилось; run cold похолодеть; my blood ran cold у меня кровь застыла в жилах; run hot нагреваться; wait till the water runs hot at the tap подожди, пока из крана пойдет горячая вода; run clear быть чистым; rivers run clear вода в реках частая; run high a) подниматься; б) возрастать; the sea runs high море волнуется; the waves run high волны вздымаются; the tide runs high /strong/ прилив нарастает, вода прибывает; feelings /passions/ run high страсти бушуют; the debates ran high споры разгорелись; the prices run high цены растут; run strong набирать силу; run mad сходить с ума; run wild не знать удержу; she lets her children run wild она оставляет детей без присмотра; the garden ran wild сад запущен; we are letting the flowers run wild за цветами у нас никто не ухаживает; his imagination ran wild у него разыгралось воображение; run a certain size apples (pears, potatoes, etc.) run big (small, etc.) this year яблоки и т.д. в этом году крупные и т.д.10. XVI1) run about (across, around, up, down, in, etc.) smth. run about the streets (about the fields, about the garden, in the pastures, in the yard, etc.) бегать по улицам и т.д.; run across the road (across the street, across the square, etc.) перебегать дорогу и т.д.; run down the road (down the street, down the hill, down the path, down the mountain, down the lane, etc.) бежать вниз по дороге и т.д.; run along the wall (along the bank of the river, etc.) бежать вдоль стены и т.д.; run up the path (up the mountain, etc.) бежать вверх по тропинке и т.д.; run out of the house (out of the room, etc.) выбежать из дома и т.д.; run into a room вбежать в комнату; run through the garden (through the yard, through the village, etc.) пробегать через сад и т.д.; every morning he ran around the garden to keep in condition каждое утро он бегал по саду, чтобы быть в форме; run to /towards/ smth., smb. run towards the door (to the coming visitors, to her son, etc.) подбежать /броситься/ к двери и т.д.; run before (behind, past, by, etc.) smb. run before the crowd (behind the marchers, by her past the waiting people, etc.) бежать впереди толпы и т.д.; he ran past her without saying "hello" он пробежал мимо и даже не поздоровался; run before the wind идти по ветру2) run after smb., smth. run after the burglar (after the thief, after a rabbit, etc.) гнаться за грабителем и т.д.; don't bother running after the bus, you'll never catch it какой толк бежать за автобусом, все равно его не догонишь; run after him, he's left his wallet behind догони его, он забыл свой бумажник; who's running after you? кто за вами гонится?; I can't keep running after you all day! coll. я не могу бегать за тобой весь день!; run from smth., smb. run from the village (from the enemy, from danger, etc.) бежать из деревни и т.д.; run to (for) smth., smb. run to smb.'s help поспешить кому-л. на помощь; run to the post-office сбегать на почту; run for the doctor (for the police, etc.) сбегать за врачом и т.д.; run for a prize бежать на приз; run to smb. for help бежать к кому-л. за помощью; run to his mother (to his parents, etc.) with every little problem бегать к матери и т.д. с каждой мелочью; run in smth. run in a race участвовать в забеге /в соревнованиях по бегу/ || run for one's life colt. бежать во весь дух; run for it coll, бежать что есть мочи3) run after smb. coll. she runs after every good-looking man in the village она бегает за каждым красивым парнем в деревне; you shouldn't run after him не надо вешаться ему на шею, run after the great увлекаться великими людьми: run after smth. coll. he runs after the country club set он стремится попасть в круг членов загородного клуба; run after new theories увлекаться новыми веяниями4) run along (over, past, on, etc.) smth. run along the highway (along the streets, over the hill, over slippery roads, through the city, etc.) двигаться /мчаться, нестись/ по шоссе и т.д.; cars run along these roads по этим дорогам движутся автомобили; sledges run well over frozen snow сани хорошо скользят по мерзлому снегу, the train ran past the signal поезд проскочил светофор; the ball ran past the hole шарик прокатился мимо лунки; the ball ran over the curb and into the street мяч перекатился через обочину и попал /выкатился/ на дорогу; run on snow (on macadam roads, etc.) передвигаться /катиться, скользить/ по снегу и т.д.; trains run on rails поезда ходят по рельсам; the table runs on wheels стол передвигается на колесиках; file drawers run on ball bearings каталожные ящики двигаются /выдвигаются, ходят/ на подшипниках; the fire ran along the ground огонь побежал по земле the fire ran through the-building огонь охватил все здание; run at some speed run at a very high speed (at full speed, at 60 miles an hour, etc.) двигаться с очень большой скоростью и т.д. the train ran at an illegal speed поезд шел с превышением предела скорости5) run at smb. run at the enemy (на)броситься на врага6) run down ( along, into, to, from, at, etc.) smth. run down the wind screen (down the rain-pipe, down the slope, down smb.'s face, down her cheeks,.etc.) катится /стекать/ по ветровому стеклу и т.д.; the rapids run over the rocks на камнях вода образовывает пороги; run over the table (over the floor, etc.) растекаться или рассыпаться по столу и т.д.; wax ran down the burning candle воск оплывал и стекал по горящей свече; the river runs into the ocean (into the sea, etc.) река впадает в океан и т.д.; water is running into the bath в ванну наливается вода; water runs from a tap (from a cistern from a cask, etc.) из крана и т.д. бежит /льётся вода; sweat was running from his forehead (from his face) у него по лбу (по лицу) струился пот; blood ran from a wound (from a cut, etc.) из раны и т.д. потекла кровь; tears ran from her eyes у нее из глаз катились слезы; he is running at the nose (at the mouth) у него течет из носу (изо рта); I felt tile blood running to my head я чувствовал, как кровь бросилась мне в голову; good blood runs in his veins в его жилах течет хорошая кровь; the colours (the dyes) run in the washing при стирке краски линяют; run with smth. run with sweat взмокнуть от пота, обливаться потом; his eyes ran with tears у него глаза наполнились слезами; the floor (the streets, etc.) ran with water (with blood, with wine, etc.) пол и т.д. был залит водой и т.д.; run off smb. water ran off him с него стекала вода id run off smb. as /like/ water off a duck's back = как с гуся вода; her words (scoldings, admonitions, etc.) ran off him like water off a duck's back на все ее слова и т.д. он не обращал ни малейшего внимания7) run to (between) smth. a morning train runs to Paris (to the south, to this city, etc.) в Париж и т.д. ходит утренний поезд; trains (boats, buses, etc.) run between the capitals of these countries (between these towns, between London and the coast. etc.) между столицами этих стран и т.д. ходят /курсируют/ поезда и т.д.8) run on (off) smth. cars run on gasoline автомобили работают на бензине; the apparatus runs off the mains аппаратура работает от сети9) run for some time the play ran for 200 nights (for a year) пьеса выдержала двести спектаклей (шла целый год); the picture runs for 3 hours фильм идет три часа; the interval sometimes runs to as much as half an hour антракт иногда длится полчаса; run at some place the play (the film) is now running at the Lyceum пьеса сейчас идет в театре "Лицеум"10) run across ( along, through, over, up, etc.) smth. the road (the path, etc.) runs across the plain (along the river, along the shore, through the wood, over a hill, up the mountain, close to the village, right by my house, at right angles to the highway, etc.) дорога и т.д. проходит по равнине и т.д.; a corridor runs through the house по всей длине дома тянется коридор; shelves run round the walls (round the room) по всем стенам (по всей комнате) идут полки; a fence runs round the house дом обнесен забором: ivy runs all over the wall (up the side of the house, upon other plants, etc.) плющ вьется по всей стене и т.д.; vine.runs over the porch крыльцо увито виноградом; a scar runs across his left cheek через всю его левую щеку проходит шрам; run from smth. to smth. the chain of mountains runs from north to south горная цепь тянется с севера на юг; shelves run from floor to ceiling полки идут от пола до потолка; this road runs from the village to the station эта дорога идет от деревни к станции; run for some distance the river ( the unpaved section, the path, etc.) runs for 200 miles (for eight miles, etc.) река и т.д. тянется на двести миль и т.д.11) run in smth. what sizes do these dresses run in? каких размеров бывают в продаже эти платья?; run in certain numbers иметь определенные номера; on this side house numbers run in odd numbers по этой стороне [улицы] идут нечетные номера домов12) run over smth. his fingers ran over the strings (over the piano, over the keys, etc.) он пробежал пальцами по струнам и т.д.; run over one's pockets ощупать свой карманы; run over the seams of the boat осмотреть /ощупать/ швы лодки13) run down ( over, through, etc.) smth. a cheer ran down the line (down the ranks of spectators) возгласы одобрения /крики ура/ прокатились по строю (по рядам зрителей); a murmur (a whisper) ran through the crowd по толпе пробежал /прокатился/ ропот (шепот); the news ran all over the town новость облетела весь город; rumours ran through the village (through the town, etc.) no деревне и т.д. прошли /разнеслись/ слухи; a thought (an idea, etc.) ran in /through/ his head /his mind/ у него в голове пронеслась /промелькнула/ мысль и т.д.; this idea run-s through the whole book эта идея проходит через /пронизывает/ всю книгу; the song (the old tune, his words, a snatch of their conversation, etc.) kept running in my mind /through my head/ эта песенка и т.д. неотвязно звучала у меня в ушах; his influence runs through every department его влияние чувствуется /ощущается/ во всех отделах; run up /down/ smth. a cold shiver ran up /down/ his spine холодная дрожь пробежала у него по спине; a sharp pain ran up /down/ his arm (his spine, his leg, etc.) он почувствовал острую боль в руке и т.д.14) run into smth. days ran into weeks дни складывались в недели; one year ran into the next шел год за годом15) run (up)on smth. the talk (the whole argument, etc.) ran on this point (on this subject, upon the past, on this problem, on the matter, on the same event, on the recent occurrence, etc.) разговор и т.д. вертелся вокруг этого вопроса и т.д.; the conversation ran on politics разговор шел о политике; the boy's thoughts /mind/ kept running on the same theme (on food, on the event, etc.) мальчик все время думал об одном и том же и т.д. || run along familiar lines касаться привычных тем, думать или говорить традиционно16) run for some time the law (the contract, the lease, etc.) runs for 3 years этот закон и т.д. имеет /сохраняет/ силу в течение трех лет; your interest runs from January 1st to December 31 вам начисляются проценты с первого января по тридцать первое декабря17) run out of smth. we have run out of sugar (out of provisions, out of food, out of petrol, out of tobacco, out of bread, etc.) у нас кончился сахар и т.д.18) run over (through, down) smth. run over one's notes (over these proofs, over the story, through one's mail, through the main points of the subject, down the list of names, etc.) просмотреть /пробежать глазами/ свои заметки и т.д.; her eyes ran over the room она окинула комнату беглым взглядом; his eyes ran down the front row and stopped suddenly он глазами пробежал по первому ряду, и вдруг его взгляд на ком-то задержался; don't run through your work so fast не делайте свою работу в спешке19) run over/through/ smth. just run over /through/ my lines with me before the rehearsal begins повторите со мной роль до начала репетиции; we'll run over that song again мы еще раз пропоем эту песенку; she ran over his good points она перечислила его достоинства; run through the scene оживить в своей памяти эту сцену20) run in (on, etc.) smth. the account (the story, the article, etc.) ran in all the papers сообщение и т.д. было напечатано /опубликовано/ во всех газетах; this item ran under a sensational heading эта информация была напечатана под сенсационным заголовком; political cartoons run on the editorial page политические карикатуры печатаются /помещаются/ на той же полосе, где и передовая статья || run in certain words быть сформулированным определённым образом; the order ran in these words приказ был сформулирован именно следующими словами21) run into /through /smth. the book (his novel, etc.) ran into /through/ 5 editions (10 impressions, thousands of copies, etc.) эта книга выдержала пять изданий и т.д.22) run through smth. run through a fortune (through the money he won, through his winnings, etc.) растратить /растранжирить/ наследство и т.д.; he ran through his father's money very quickly он очень быстро промотал отцовские деньги; money runs through his fingers [like water through a sieve], he runs through money quickly деньги у него не задерживаются; we run through a lot of sugar in a week мы расходуем много сахара за неделю23) run in (to) some amount his income (her bank account, their inheritance, etc.) runs to ten or twelve thousand pounds его доходы и т.д. исчисляются в десять-двенадцать тысяч фунтов; our hotel bill ran to t 500 наш счет за гостиницу достиг суммы в пятьсот фунтов /равняется пятистам фунтам/; the losses run into five figures убытки выражаются в пятизначных числах; a boat like that runs into a lot of money (to a pretty penny) такая лодка стоит больших денег (станет в копеечку); prices run from 50 pence to a pound цены колеблются от пятидесяти пенсов до одного фунта; my money won't run to a car на машину у меня не хватит денег; we can't run to a holiday abroad this year в этом году мы себе не можем позволить провести отпуск за границей; the story (the manuscript, etc.) runs to 16 pages (to three volumes, etc.) рассказ и т.д. занимает шестнадцать страниц и т.д.; her letter ran to a great length она написала очень длинное письмо24) run against (into, on, at, etc.) smth. run against /into/ a tree (into a wall, into a bank of soft mud, at the railing, etc.) налететь на дерево и т.д., врезаться в дерево и т.д.; run against a rock (on a mine, etc.) наскочить на скалу и т.д.; run into a patch of thick mist (into a gale, into a storm, etc.) попасть в густой туман и т.д.25) run into (across, etc.) smb. run into each other (into an old classmate, into an old friend, etc.) случайно встретить друг друга и т.д.; run across smb. in the street столкнуться с кем-л. на улице; when did you last run across him? когда вы с ним последний раз виделись?; you never know whom you'll run into at a party никогда не знаешь, кого встретишь на вечеринке26) run into (across) smth. run into danger (into trouble, into mischief, etc.) попасть в опасное положение и т.д.; run into difficulties очутиться в затруднительном положении; run into debts залезть в долга; run across one of his earliest recordings (across the first edition of this book in a second-hand bookshop, etc.) натолкнуться на /случайно найти/ одну из его ранних записей и т.д.; he ran across her name in the phone book он случайно встретил /увидел/ ее имя в телефонной книге; run against smth. this runs against my interests это идет вразрез с моими интересами27) run for smth. run for parliament (for office, for the presidency, for governor, etc.) баллотироваться в члены парламента и т.д.; run in smth. run in an election баллотироваться на выборах; how many candidates is the Liberal Party running in the General Election? сколько кандидатов выставляет либеральная партия на выборах?; run against smb. whom will the Republicans run against the Democratic candidate? кого выставят республиканцы против кандидата от демократической партии?28) aux run in smth. musical talent (courage, broadmindedness, red hair, etc) runs in the family (in the blood) музыкальность и т.д. - их семейная черта (у них в крови); run to smth. run to sentiment /to sentimentality/ (to fat, etc.) быть склонным /расположенным/ к сентиментальности и т.д.; they run to big noses (to red hair, to being overweight, etc.) in that family в их семье у всех большие носы и т.д.; the novel runs to long descriptions в романе слишком много затянутых описаний11. XIX11) run like smb., smth. run like a deer /like a hare, like the devil, like hell, like blazes, like anything/ бежать во весь опор /что есть мочи/2) run like smth. news (rumours) run like wildfire (like lightning) новости (слухи) распространяются как лесной пожар (с быстротой молнии)12. XX31) run in some manner run as hard as one can бежать во весь опор2) || run as follows гласить следующее; the conversation ran as follows... разговор был такой...13. XXI11) run smth. in (over) smth. run two miles in six minutes проехать две мили за шесть минут; run a race over a mile бежать на дистанцию в одну милю;2) run smb. across (out of, etc.) smth. run a horse across a field погонять лошадь по полю; run oneself out of breath бежать так, что начинаешь задыхаться3) run smb., smth. (in)to (off, out of, etc.) smth. run a fox to cover /to earth/ загнать лису в нору; they ran him off his property его согнали с собственной земля; run smb. out of the country выдворить кого-л. из страны; run a саг into a garage (a ship into harbour, a cart into the yard, etc.) завезти машину в гараж и т.д.4) run smth. in (to) smth. run some water into glasses (milk into casks, lead into moulds, etc.) наливать воду в стаканы и т.д.; run bullets into a mould отливать пули; run oil in a still рафинировать масло; run smth. for smb., smth. run a hot tub for smb. сделать для кого-л. горячую ванну; run the water for a tub наполнять ванну водой5) run smth. to smth. run ships (trains, etc.) to London водить корабли и т.д. в Лондон; run smth. between smth. run trains (buses, etc.) between these towns пускать поезда и т.д. между этими городами; run a ferry between these villages соединить эти деревни паромом; run smth. from smth. to smth. run trains ( line of mail-boats, etc.) from the capital to other cities пускать поезда и т.д. из столицы в другие города; run smth. during smth. run extra trains during rush hours пускать дополнительные поезда в часы пик6) run smth., smb. across (into, to, etc.) smth. run guns (narcotics, drugs, etc.) across the border (into the country) провозить /переправлять/ оружие и т.д. [контрабандой] через границу (в какую-л. страну); run smb. up to town отвозить кого-л. в город7) run smth. at smth. run a factory at a loss иметь от фабрики один убытки; run a саг at small cost тратить на содержание машины немного денег; run smth. off smth. she runs her electric sewing-machine off the mains ее электрическая швейная машина работает от сети; run smth., smb. in smth. run a car (a bicycle, etc.) in a race участвовать в автогонках и т.д.; he runs horses in races a) он жокей; б) он держит конюшню /скаковых лошадей/8) run smth. across (around, from... to, etc.) smth. run a partition across a room разгородить комнату перегородкой; run a rope across the street натянуть канат через улицу; run a fence around the lot обнести участок забором; run a telephone cable from one place to another проложить /провести/ телефонный кабель от одного пункта в другой, соединять два пункта телефонным кабелем9) run smth. against (over, through, etc.) smth. run one's fingers (one's hand) against a door (over a surface, over the seams of the boat, etc.) провести пальцами (рукой) по двери и т.д.; ощупать дверь и т.д.; run a comb through one's hair расчесать волосы гребнем; run one's hand over one's hair пригладить волосы ладонью; run one's fingers over the strings of a harp (over the keys of a piano, etc.) пробежать пальцами по струнам арфы и т.д.; run one's eyes over a page (over a letter, etc.) пробежать глазами страницу и т.д.; run one's finger down the list просмотреть список, водя по строчкам пальцем; run one's pencil through these names (through a word, etc.) зачеркнуть эти фамилии и т.д. карандашом; run a line on a map (over a surface, etc.) провести /прочертить/ линию на карте и т.д.10) run smth. behind smth. run a few minutes behind schedule (behind time) не укладываться в расписание (во времени); if we run ten minutes behind schedule the whole evening's viewing will be thrown out of gear если расписание сдвинется больше, чем на десять минут, то программа всего вечера будет нарушена; the programmes are running 10 minutes behind schedule наши программы сегодня запаздывают на десять минут11) run smb., smth. through smth. run the actors through their parts заставить актеров повторить свои роли или партии; I'd like to run you through that scene я бы хотел, чтобы вы еще раз провели эту сцену12) run smth. to smth. run tile rumour to its source выяснить источник слухов; run a quotation to earth выяснить, откуда взята цитата13) run smth. on smth. run the story (this account, the article, this cartoon, etc.) on page one напечатать рассказ и т.д. на первой странице14) run smth., smb. into (on) smth., smb. run a саг into a tree (into a wall, into a post, etc.) врезаться машиной в дерево и т.д.; run a ship on a rock разбить корабль о скалу; run the troops into an ambush загнать или заманить войска в засаду; he ran me into a сор из-за него я налетел на полицейского; run smb. into a corner загнать кого-л. в угол; run smth. against smth. run one's head against a wall стукнуться /удариться/ головой о стену; run one's nose against a post (against a wall, etc.) разбить нос о столб и т.д.15) run smth. into (through) smth., smb. run a nail into a board забить /загнать/ гвоздь в доску; run a splinter into one's toe (into one's foot, into one's finger, etc.) занозить палец и т.д.; run a thorn (a needle) into one's finger загнать шип (иголку) в палец; run a knife into a loaf разрезать буханку хлеба ножом; run a thread through an eyelet (a rope through a loop) продеть нитку в иголку (веревку в петлю); run a sword through one's enemy пронзить /проколоть/ своего противника шпагой; run smb. through with smth. run a man through with a sword проткнуть кого-л. шпагой16) || run a stocking on smth. рвать чулок обо что-л.; run a stocking on a nail разодрать чулок о гвоздь17) run smth. for smb. who runs his house for him? кто ведет у него хозяйство?18) run smb. (in)to smth. run smb. into expense ввести кого-л. в расход; run smb. into debts заставить кого-л. влезть в долги; run oneself to death до смерти забегаться || this ran me clean off my legs я из-за этого столько бегал, что теперь ног под собой не чую19) aux run smth. on (at) smth. I can't afford to run a car on my salary на свою зарплату я не могу содержать машину; run 60 head of cattle on this ranch держать на ранчо шестьдесят голов скота; run an account at the grocery иметь счет у бакалейщика14. XXV1) run if... (when..., etc.) you'll have to run if you want to catch the train тебе придется бежать, если ты хочешь успеть на поезд; he used to run when he was at college когда он был студентом, он занимался бегом2) run when the colour of the dress ran when it was washed платье полиняло в стирке3) run that... the story (the rumour) runs that... по рассказам (по слухам)... -
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1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para, hacia, en dirección a3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) (pedir dinero); (salir) a (pasear)5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por, a favor de10) (because of: for this reason.) por, a causa de11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por, para14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) a pesar de
2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ya que, puesto quefor prep1. parais this the train for London? ¿es éste el tren que va a Londres?2. porI bought it for £12 lo compré por 12 libraswhat can I do for you? ¿qué puedo hacer por ti?3. desde hace4. durante5. de"T" for Tony "T" de Tonywhat's the word for "cheese" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "cheese" en español?6. a favor deare you for the plan, or against it? ¿estás a favor del plan, o en contra?tr[fɔːSMALLr/SMALL]1 (intended) para■ there's a phone call for Mr. Smith hay una llamada para el Sr. Smith2 (purpose) para■ what's this for? ¿para qué sirve esto?■ shall we meet for lunch? ¿quedamos para comer?3 (destination) para■ where do I catch the train for Newcastle? ¿dónde se coge el tren para Newcastle?4 (in order to help, on behalf of) por5 (because of, on account of) por, a causa de■ a meeting has been called for 10.00 se ha convocado una reunión para las 10.00■ I've lived here for 5 years hace 5 años que vivo aquí, vivo aquí desde hace 5 años■ it's the first accident here for a long time es el primer accidente que ocurre aquí desde hace mucho tiempo8 (in exchange, as replacement of) por■ I got it for £500 lo conseguí por 500 libras■ the record went for $50 el disco se vendió por 50 dólares9 (in favour of, in support of) por, a favor de■ who did you vote for? ¿a quién votaste?■ are you for or against the new laws? ¿estás a favor o en contra de las nuevas leyes?10 (despite) a pesar de, para; (considering, contrast) para■ I still love him, for all his faults lo quiero, a pesar de todos sus defectos11 (as) de, como, por■ what do they use for fuel? ¿qué utilizan de combustible?12 (in order to obtain) para■ for further details... para más información....13 (representing) por; (meaning) de■ I can't go to the meeting - will you go for me? no puedo asistir a la reunión - ¿quieres ir en mi lugar?■ what's the Spanish for "pool"? ¿cómo se dice "pool" en castellano?14 (as regards, concerning) por, en cuanto a■ for my part, he can do as he likes por mí, que haga lo que quiera■ as for him, who cares? en cuanto a él, ¿a quién le importa?■ luckily for us, it didn't rain afortunadamente para nosotros, no llovió15 (as part of, as being) por, para■ do you know that for a fact? ¿lo sabes a ciencia cierta?■ what do you want for dinner? ¿qué quieres para comer?1 para16 formal use literal ya que, puesto que\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas for me por mi parte, en cuanto a mífor all I know que yo sepafor all that a pesar de todo, con todofor good para siemprefor the first time por primera vezfor the last time por última vezoh for...! ¡ojalá tuviera...!■ oh for a star to guide my way! ¡ojalá tuviera una estrella que me guiara los pasos!there's nothing for it but... no hay más remedio que...to be for it cargárselafor ['fɔr] conj: puesto que, porquefor prepclothes for children: ropa para niñosit's time for dinner: es la hora de comer2) because of: porfor fear of: por miedo dea gift for you: un regalo para tihe fought for his country: luchó por su patriaa cure for cancer: una cura para el cáncerfor your own good: por tu propio bienI bought it for $5: lo compré por $5a lot of trouble for nothing: mucha molestia para nada7) as for: para, con respecto ahe's going for two years: se va por dos añosI spoke for ten minutes: hablé (durante) diez minutosshe has known it for three months: lo sabe desde hace tres mesesconj.• para conj.• pues conj.• ya que conj.n.• por s.m.prep.• a causa de prep.• como prep.• de prep.• durante prep.• en honor de prep.• en lugar de prep.• para prep.• por prep.
I fɔːr, fɔː(r), weak form fər, fə(r)1) preposition2)a) ( intended for) parais there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?
clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer
is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?
b) ( on behalf of) porhe plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa
c) ( in favor of) a favor de3) ( indicating purpose)what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?
it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos
to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera
to be for it — (colloq)
here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)
4)a) (as)we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar
what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?
b) ( representing)what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?
c) ( instead of) porcould you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?
5) ( giving reason) porif it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...
for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos
6)a) ( in exchange for) porI bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares
b) ( indicating proportion) porfor every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20
7)a) ( as concerns) para8)a) ( in spite of)for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena
is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?
9) ( in exclamations)oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!
10) ( in the direction of) parathe plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York
11)a) ( indicating duration)I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí
how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?
b) ( on the occasion of) parac) (by, before) para12) ( indicating distance)
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conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque[fɔː(r)] When for is part of a phrasal verb, eg look for, make for, stand for, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg as for, a gift for, for sale, eager for, look up the other word.1. PREPOSITION1) (=going to) parathe train for London — el tren para or de Londres
2) (=intended for) parais this for me? — ¿es para mí esto?
3) (to express purpose) parawe went to Tossa for our holidays — fuimos a pasar las vacaciones a Tossa, fuimos a Tossa para las vacaciones
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what for? — ¿para qué?what's it for? — ¿para qué es or sirve?
what do you want it for? — ¿para qué lo quieres?
what did you do that for? — ¿por qué hiciste eso?
4) (employment) para5) (=on behalf of)"I can't iron this shirt" - "don't worry, I'll iron it for you" — -no puedo planchar esta camisa -no te preocupes, yo te la plancho
"I still haven't booked the ticket" - "I'll do it for you" — -no he reservado el billete todavía -ya lo haré yo
who is the representative for your group? — ¿quién es el representante de vuestro grupo?
6) (=as in) de7) (=in exchange for) porhe'll do it for £25 — lo hará por 25 libras
for every one who voted yes, 50 voted no — por cada persona que votó a favor, 50 votaron en contra
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to pay 50 pence for a ticket — pagar 50 peniques por una entradathe government will match each donation pound for pound — el gobierno igualará cada donativo, libra a libra
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I sold it for £5 — lo vendí por or en 5 libras8) (=to the value of)a cheque for £500 — un cheque or talón por valor de 500 libras
how much is the cheque for? — ¿por cuánto es el cheque?
a) (making comparisons) parahe's tall/mature for his age — es alto/maduro para su edad or para la edad que tiene
b) (specifying)it was too difficult for her — era demasiado difícil para ella, le era demasiado difícil
that's easy for you to say — para ti es fácil decirlo, a ti te es fácil decirlo
10) (=in favour of) a favor deanyone for a game of cards? — ¿alguien se apunta a una partida de cartas?
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are you for or against the idea? — ¿estás a favor o en contra de la idea?are you for or against us? — ¿estás con nosotros o en contra?
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I'm all for it — estoy completamente a favor•
the campaign for human rights — la campaña pro derechos humanos, la campaña en pro de los derechos humanos•
a collection for the poor — una colecta a beneficio de los pobres11) (=as, by way of)what's for dinner? — ¿qué hay para cenar?
12) (=because of) por•
for fear of being criticized — por miedo a la crítica, por temor a ser criticado13) (=in spite of) a pesar de•
for all his wealth — a pesar de su riquezafor all he promised to come, he didn't — a pesar de habérmelo prometido, no vino
a) (future/past duration)When translating for and a period of time, it is often unnecessary to translate for, as in the examples below where durante is optional:Alternatively, translate [for] using [durante], or, especially when talking about very short periods, [por]. Use [por] also with the verb [ir], although again it is often optional in this case:I'm going for three weeks — me voy tres semanas, estaré allí tres semanas
for a moment, he didn't know what to say — por un momento, no supo qué decir
Use hace... que and the present to describe actions and states that started in the past and are still going on. Alternatively use the present and desde hace. Another option is sometimes llevar and the gerund. Don't use the present perfect in Spanish to translate phrases like these, unless they are in the negative.he won't be back for a couple of hours/days — no regresará hasta dentro de un par de horas/días, tardará un par de horas/días en regresar
he has been learning French for two years — hace dos años que estudia francés, estudia francés desde hace dos años, lleva dos años estudiando francés
it has not rained for 3 weeks — hace 3 semanas que no llueve, no llueve or no ha llovido desde hace 3 semanas, lleva 3 semanas sin llover
I have known her for years — hace años que la conozco, la conozco desde hace años
Notice how the tenses change when talking about something that [had] happened or [had been] happening [for] a time:I haven't seen her for two years — hace dos años que no la veo, no la he visto desde hace dos años, no la veo desde hace dos años, llevo dos años sin verla
he had been learning French for two years — hacía dos años que estudiaba francés, estudiaba francés desde hacía dos años, llevaba dos años estudiando francés
I hadn't seen her for two years — hacía dos años que no la veía, no la había visto desde hacía dos años, no la veía desde hacía dos años, llevaba dos años sin verla
15) (=by, before) paracan you do it for tomorrow? — ¿lo puedes hacer para mañana?
when does he want it for? — ¿para cuándo lo quiere?
16) (=on the occasion of) parahe asked his daughter what she would like for her birthday — le preguntó a su hija qué le gustaría para su cumpleaños
17) (=for a distance of)you can see for miles from the top of the hill — desde lo alto de la colina se puede ver hasta muy lejos
for this to be possible... — para que esto sea posible...
it's not for me to tell him what to do — yo no soy quien para decirle or no me corresponde a mí decirle lo que tiene que hacer
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it's bad for you to smoke so much — te perjudica fumar tanto•
it's best for you to go — es mejor que te vayas•
there is still time for you to do it — todavía tienes tiempo para hacerlowhat's the German for "hill"? — ¿cómo se dice "colina" en alemán?
oh for a cup of tea! — ¡lo que daría por una taza de té!
exampleI'll be for it if he catches me here! * — ¡me la voy a cargar si me pilla aquí! *
2.CONJUNCTION liter pues, puesto queshe avoided him, for he was rude and uncouth — lo eludía puesto que or pues era grosero y ordinario
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I [fɔːr, fɔː(r)], weak form [fər, fə(r)]1) preposition2)a) ( intended for) parais there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?
clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer
is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?
b) ( on behalf of) porhe plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa
c) ( in favor of) a favor de3) ( indicating purpose)what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?
it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos
to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera
to be for it — (colloq)
here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)
4)a) (as)we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar
what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?
b) ( representing)what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?
c) ( instead of) porcould you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?
5) ( giving reason) porif it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...
for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos
6)a) ( in exchange for) porI bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares
b) ( indicating proportion) porfor every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20
7)a) ( as concerns) para8)a) ( in spite of)for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena
is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?
9) ( in exclamations)oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!
10) ( in the direction of) parathe plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York
11)a) ( indicating duration)I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí
how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?
b) ( on the occasion of) parac) (by, before) para12) ( indicating distance)
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conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque -
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v.1 to be suitable (venir bien).este horario me conviene these hours suit mete convendría dormir unas horas you would do well to get a few hours sleep2 to agree on.3 to be convenient, to be fitting, to befit, to serve someone's purposes.Conviene It is convenient.4 to come to an agreement, to agree, to come to terms, to concur.Los grupos convinieron rápidamente The groups came to an agreement quickly5 to be convenient for.Me conviene el cambio The change is convenient for me.6 to be convenient to, to pay to.Conviene venir aquí It is convenient to come here.7 to have to.* * *1 (acordar) to agree, arrange1 (acordar) to agree■ 'Sueldo a convenir' "Salary negotiable"2 (ser oportuno o conveniente) to be good for3 (ser adecuado o propio) to suit\conviene + inf it is as well to + inf■ conviene mencionar que... it's as well to mention that...conviene que + subjuntivo it is better that, it is advisable + inf* * *verb1) to suit2) agree* * *1. VI1) (=ser adecuado)•
convenir hacer algo, conviene recordar que este es un tema serio — it should be remembered that this is a serious matterconvendría hacer algo al respecto — it might be desirable o advisable o appropriate to do something about it
necesitaban reunirse para reflexionar sobre lo que convenía hacer — they needed to get together to reflect on the most appropriate course of action
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convenir que, no conviene que nos vean juntos — we shouldn't be seen together, it is not advisable that we are seen togetherconvendría que perdiese unos kilos — it might be a good idea o advisable to lose a few kilos
2) (=ser de interés) to suitesa hora no me conviene — that time is not convenient for me, that time doesn't suit me
esa amistad no te convenía nada — that friendship was not good o right for you
lo que más le conviene es reposo absoluto — the best thing for him o what he needs is complete rest
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convenir a algn hacer algo, me conviene quedarme aquí — the best thing for me is to stay here, it is best for me to stay hereno te conviene fumar — it's not good for you to smoke, smoking isn't good for you
3)• convenir en algo — to agree on sth
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convenir en hacer algo — to agree to do sthconvinieron en que el plazo fuese de dos años — they agreed that it would be for a period of two years
2.VT [+ precio, hora] to agree on, agree"precio/sueldo a convenir" — "price/salary to be agreed", "price/salary negotiable"
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convenir hacer algo — to agree to do sth* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( ser aconsejable)no conviene beber alcohol durante el tratamiento — it is not advisable to drink alcohol during the treatment
convendría que descansaras — it would be a good idea if you rest; (+ me/te/le etc)
b) ( venir bien) (+ me/te/le etc)2)a) ( acordar)convenir en algo — (en fecha, precio) to agree (on) something
convinieron en que esperarían or en esperar un mes — they agreed to wait a month
b) (asentir, admitir) (frml)2.convenir en algo — to concede something, to admit something
convenir vt <precio/fecha> to agree, agree ona la hora convenida — at the agreed o (frml) appointed time
* * *= suit + Posesivo + own ends, suit + Posesivo + own preferences, be better served by, suit + best.Ex. Of course we misremember details, and sometimes we do subconsciously change stories to suit our own ends.Ex. Does this happen simply because the reader has forgotten the original, or because there is an unconscious desire to change the story to suit the reader's own preference?.Ex. However, librarians are better served by presuming any given alternativa title is geared for adult audiences, until proven otherwise = No obstante, es aconsejable que los bibliotecarios asuman que cualquier título alternativo va dirigido a un público adulto, hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario.Ex. They are the next best choice but they are suited best to low humidity situations as the air has greater potential to absorb water vapour.----* convenir a = befit.* interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes, bend + the rules, circumvent + rules.* según convenga = as appropriate.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( ser aconsejable)no conviene beber alcohol durante el tratamiento — it is not advisable to drink alcohol during the treatment
convendría que descansaras — it would be a good idea if you rest; (+ me/te/le etc)
b) ( venir bien) (+ me/te/le etc)2)a) ( acordar)convenir en algo — (en fecha, precio) to agree (on) something
convinieron en que esperarían or en esperar un mes — they agreed to wait a month
b) (asentir, admitir) (frml)2.convenir en algo — to concede something, to admit something
convenir vt <precio/fecha> to agree, agree ona la hora convenida — at the agreed o (frml) appointed time
* * *= suit + Posesivo + own ends, suit + Posesivo + own preferences, be better served by, suit + best.Ex: Of course we misremember details, and sometimes we do subconsciously change stories to suit our own ends.
Ex: Does this happen simply because the reader has forgotten the original, or because there is an unconscious desire to change the story to suit the reader's own preference?.Ex: However, librarians are better served by presuming any given alternativa title is geared for adult audiences, until proven otherwise = No obstante, es aconsejable que los bibliotecarios asuman que cualquier título alternativo va dirigido a un público adulto, hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario.Ex: They are the next best choice but they are suited best to low humidity situations as the air has greater potential to absorb water vapour.* convenir a = befit.* interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes, bend + the rules, circumvent + rules.* según convenga = as appropriate.* * *viA1(ser aconsejable): no conviene beber alcohol durante el tratamiento it is not advisable to drink alcohol during the treatmentno conviene que nos vean juntos it's better that we aren't seen together, it isn't a good idea for us to be seen together(+ me/te/le etc): te conviene hacer lo que te dicen you'd better do as you're toldpor ese precio no te conviene venderlo it's not worth your while selling it at that priceno le conviene que eso se sepa it's not in his interest for anybody to know thatese hombre no te conviene that man is not right o is no good for you2 (venir bien) (+ me/te/le etc):a mí el jueves no me conviene Thursday's no good for me, Thursday doesn't suit mete convendría tomarte unas vacaciones it would do you good to take a vacation, you could do with a vacationB1 (acordar) convenir EN algo to agree ( ON) sthhemos convenido en la fecha/el precio we have agreed (on) o reached agreement on a date/a priceconvinieron en que esperarían or en esperar un mes they agreed to wait a month2 (asentir, admitir) ( frml) convenir EN algo:convengo en que en este caso es lo mejor I agree that in this case it is besty convengamos en que tenemos muchos motivos para estar contentos and we should admit o concede that we have many reasons to feel pleased■ convenirvt‹precio/fecha› to agree, agree onnos vimos a la hora convenida we met at the agreed o ( frml) appointed timele pagó lo convenido she paid him the agreed amount o what they had agreedsueldo a convenir salary negotiableconvinieron empezar el día 3 they agreed to begin on the 3rd* * *
convenir ( conjugate convenir) verbo intransitivo
1a) ( ser aconsejable):
convendría que descansaras it would be a good idea if you rest;
no te conviene venderlo it's not worth your while selling it;
no le conviene que eso se sepa it's not in his interest for anybody to know thatb) ( venir bien):
te convendría tomarte unas vacaciones it would do you good to take a vacation
2 ( acordar) convenir en algo ‹en fecha/precio› to agree (on) sth
verbo transitivo ‹precio/fecha› to agree (on);◊ a la hora convenida at the agreed o (frml) appointed time
convenir verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (ser ventajoso) to be advisable: conviene saber que hay que presentar el pasaporte, you should be aware that you must hand in your passport
2 (venir bien) hoy no me conviene ir, it doesn't suit me to go today
3 (acordar) to agree
convenir en, to agree on
convenir una fecha, to agree on a date
♦ Locuciones: (en anuncio, etc) sueldo a convenir, salary negotiable
' convenir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admitir
- hacer
- quedar
- interesar
- ir
- venir
English:
pay
- suit
* * *♦ vi1. [venir bien] to be suitable;me conviene ir en tren it suits me to go by train;este horario me conviene these hours suit me;te convendría dormir unas horas you would do well to get a few hours sleep;sólo hace lo que le conviene he only does what suits him2. [ser aconsejable]conviene analizar la situación it would be a good idea to analyse the situation;no conviene que nos vean juntos it wouldn't be a good idea for us to be seen together, it would be better if we weren't seen together;no le conviene que le dé el sol it's not good for it to be in the sun;conviene aclarar que… it should be made clear that…convinieron en el precio they agreed (on) the price;convenimos en volver a reunirnos we agreed to meet again♦ vtto agree (on);convenimos un precio muy rápidamente we quickly agreed (on) a price;sueldo a convenir salary negotiable* * *I v/t agree;a convenir to be agreedII v/i1 be advisable2:no te conviene it’s not in your interest;convenir a alguien hacer algo be in s.o.’s interests to do sth3:convenir en agree on* * *convenir {87} vi1) : to be suitable, to be advisable2) : to agree* * *convenir vb1. (acordar) to agree2. (ser aconsejable) to be a good idea3. (ser conveniente) to suit -
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1. v/i go( funzionare) workandare via ( partire) leavedi macchia come outandare bene suittaglia fitandare a cavallo rideandare a passeggio walkandare a male go offandare a finire turn outandare in bicicletta cyclecome va? how are you?, how are things?non mi va di vestito it doesn't fit menon mi va di venire I don't feel like coming2. m: coll'andare del tempo with the passage of timea lungo andare in the long run* * *andare1 v. intr.1 to go*; ( in auto) to drive*; ( a piedi) to walk: andiamo a lavorare tutti i giorni, we go to work every day; è appena andato a scuola, he's just gone to school; vado da mia zia domani, I'm going to my auntie's tomorrow; andiamo, è tardi!, let's go, it's late!; va a Londra questo treno?, is this train going to London?; questa nave va in Australia, this ship is going to (o is bound for o is sailing to) Australia; dovrò per forza andarci in auto, I've no option but to drive there; è una bella giornata, perché non ci vai a piedi?, it's a nice day, why don't you walk there?; andò col pensiero ai giorni della sua infanzia, he thought back to when he was a child; andò con lo sguardo al gruppo di persone davanti all'ingresso, he glanced over (o across) at the people in front of the entrance; dove va il sale?, where does the salt go?; le sedie vanno in cucina, the chairs go in the kitchen // queste banconote non vanno più, these banknotes are no longer in circulation; andare in treno, per nave, in autobus, to go by train, by boat, by bus; andare in aereo, to go by plane (o to fly); andare in bicicletta, to go by bicycle (o by bike), to cycle (o to bike); sai andare in bicicletta?, can you ride a bicycle?; andare a cavallo, to go on horseback (o to ride) // andare all'estero, to go abroad; andare in campagna, to go to the country; andare in città, to go to town; andare in vacanza, to go on holiday; andare al cinema, to go to the pictures; andare a mangiare, to go to eat; andare a dormire, to go to bed; andare in campeggio, to go camping; andare a nuotare, to go swimming; andare a fare un giro in bicicletta, in automobile, to go for a ride, for a drive; andare a fare una passeggiata, to go for a walk; andare a cavalcare, to go riding; andare a giocare a tennis, a football, to go to play tennis, football // andare avanti, to go on; ( avanzare) to advance; ( precedere) to go ahead // andare avanti e indietro, to go backwards and forwards, to go to and fro // andare dentro, to go inside; ( in prigione) to be sent to prison (o to go inside) // andare dentro e fuori, to go in and out // andare fuori, to go out // andare dietro a qlcu., to follow s.o.; ( corteggiare) to run after s.o. // andare oltre, to go beyond (o to go over); (fig.) to go too far (o to exaggerate); andare troppo oltre, troppo in là, (anche fig.) to go too far // andare su, giù, to go up, down // andare lontano, to go far; (fig.) to distinguish oneself; to be successful // andare per le lunghe, to go on and on2 ( funzionare) to work: il mio computer va bene, my computer works well; il riscaldamento va ancora?, is the heating still working? // andare bene, male, ( di orologio) to be right, wrong; andare avanti, indietro, ( di orologio) to be fast, slow3 ( procedere) to go*; to get* on: come va l'inglese?, how are you getting on with your English?; come vanno gli affari?, how is business going?; la ditta è andata proprio bene, male l'anno scorso, the firm did well, badly last year; ''Come va la vita?'' ''Va'', ''How is life treating you?'' ''Not too badly'' // così va il mondo!, that's the way of the world! // andare di bene in meglio, to go better and better; andare di male in peggio, to go from bad to worse // far andare le cose per il verso giusto, to get things to go properly4 ( succedere) to happen: come va che sei sempre stanco?, how come you're always so tired?; vada come vada!, whatever happens!5 ( convenire, confarsi) to suit: ci andrebbe bene il treno delle cinque, the five o'clock train would suit us; ti andrebbe bene per domani sera?, would tomorrow evening suit you (o be all right for you)?6 (andar bene, di indumento) to fit: queste scarpe non mi vanno più, these shoes don't fit me any more; è così cresciuto che non gli va più niente, he has outgrown all his clothes7 ( occorrere) to need: vanno tanti soldi per una vacanza come quella, a holiday like that would cost a lot of money; per un abito così ci vanno tre metri di stoffa, you'll need three metres of material for a dress like that; ti andrebbe bene una bella dormita, what you need is a good sleep8 ( piacere) to like (costr. pers.); ( sentirsi di) to feel* like (costr. pers.): ti andrebbe qlco. da bere?; would you like sthg. to drink?; il tuo comportamento non mi va affatto, I don't like your behaviour at all; non mi va di uscire stasera, I don't feel like going out this evening9 ( essere di moda) to be in (fashion): quel tipo di scarpe non va più, shoes like that aren't in any more (o are out); va molto il nero quest'anno, black is in (fashion) this year // andare per la maggiore, to be very fashionable10 ( essere venduto) to sell*: il suo ultimo romanzo è andato a ruba, his latest novel sold like hot cakes11 (essere, sentirsi) to be, to feel*: va molto orgoglioso della sua nuova casa, he's very proud of his new house12 ( avvicinarsi) to be about: la spesa andrà sui 100.000 euro, the cost will be about 100,000 euros // andare per, to be almost: va per i 15 ( anni), he is almost fifteen // va per la pensione, he is almost retired13 andare a, ( con idea di futuro) to be going to, to be about: lo spettacolo andava a incominciare, the show was about (o was going) to begin14 ( dover essere) to have to be; must be: questa pianta va tenuta all'ombra, this plant has (o is) to be kept in the shade; questo interruttore non va toccato, this switch mustn't be touched15 ( con valore ausiliare di 'essere') to be, to get*: rischia di andare perduto, it's likely to get lost; se non vado errato, if I'm not mistaken16 (seguito da ger. per indicare la continuità di un'azione) to be + -ing: va peggiorando ogni giorno, he is getting worse every day; vanno dicendo che è partito, they are saying he's left17 ( con valore pleonastico o rafforzativo): dove sei andato a cacciarti?, where have you been hiding?; andare a finire bene, to end well; andare a finire male, to come to a bad end; è andato a finire nel lago, it ended up in the lake; andare in scena, to be put on // ( radio, tv) andare in onda, to be on (o broadcast) // (sport): andare a canestro, to score a point; andare a rete, to score a goal; andare al tappeto, ( di pugile) to be knocked out // (tip.) andare in macchina, to go to press // andare all'asta, to be auctioned off // andare alla deriva, to go adrift, to drift; (fig.) to drift with the tide // andare a picco, a fondo, to sink; andare a fondo di qlco., to dig into sthg.; andare fino in fondo, to carry on to the end // andare a gambe all'aria, to tumble // andare all'altro mondo, al Creatore, (fam.) to kick the bucket // andare all'inferno, in paradiso, to go to hell, to heaven // andare per la propria strada, per i fatti propri, to go one's own way // andare fuori strada, to leave the road // andare in cerca di guai, to look for trouble // andare a male, ( di cibo) to go off (o to go bad) // andare a monte, to fall through // andare per il sottile, to split hairs (o to be very particular); non andare per il sottile, to be rather rough // andare per le lunghe, to go on and on // lasciar andare un pugno, uno schiaffo a qlcu., to let fly a punch, a slap at s.o.; lascia andare!, forget it!; lasciarsi andare, to let oneself go // ma va là, andiamo!, oh, come on (o come off it)!; andiamo, coraggio!, cheer up! // va da sé che hai torto, it goes without saying, you're wrong // va' al diavolo!, go to hell!; va' a morire ammazzato!, drop dead!, go to hell!; va' in malora!, go to the devil! // andare a Canossa, to eat humble pie // andare in brodo di giuggiole, to be ecstatic; andare in visibilio per qlco., to go crazy about sthg. // è andata!, ( è finita), it's over and done with!, ( ha avuto successo) it's gone off well! // se la va, la va!, we'll be lucky if it works // e vada per questa volta, we'll let it pass for this time // andare a donne, to womanize // andare a letto con qlcu., to go to bed with s.o. // andare di corpo, to empty one's bowels.◘ andarsene v.intr.pron.1 to go* (away), to leave*: se ne è andato appena finito il concerto, he left as soon as the concert ended; te ne vai di già?, are you going already; vattene, non ti voglio più vedere!, go away, I don't want to see you again! // se ne è andato l'anno scorso ( è morto), he passed away last year2 ( di macchia) to come* off.andare2 s.m.1 a lungo andare, in the long run // a tutt'andare, (anche fig.) without ceasing // con l'andare del tempo, with the passing of time; c'era tutto un andare e venire, there was a continual coming and going // di quest'andare finirà presto i suoi soldi, at this rate he'll soon get through his money2 ( andatura) gait, walk.* * *[an'dare]1) (gen) to gova (messa) questa vite? — where does this screw go?andrò all' università l'anno prossimo — I'm going to university next year
2)ne
va della nostra vita — our lives are at stakenon va trascurato il fatto che... — we shouldn't forget o overlook the fact that...
3)(salute, situazione)
come va? — bene grazie — how are you? — fine thanksva bene — (d'accordo) all right, O.K fam
andata? — how did it go?va (la salute)? — va bene — how are you? — I'm fineva la scuola? — how's school?vai a scuola? — how are you getting on at school?4) (funzionare) to worknon riesco a far andare la macchina — I can't start the car
la lavatrice non va — the washing machine won't work
5)andare a qn — (calzare: scarpe, vestito) to fit sb
quest'idea non mi va — I don't like this ideaquesti jeans non mi vanno più — these jeans don't fit me any more
ti
va il cioccolato? — do you like chocolate?ti
va di andare al cinema? — do you feel like going to the cinema?ti
va (bene) se ci vediamo alle 5? — is it ok if we meet at 5?6) (essere venduto) to sell, (essere di moda) to be fashionable7)8)va là che ti conosco bene — come off it, I know you too wellvai a quel paese! fam — get lost!
chi va piano va sano e va lontano — (Proverbio) more haste less speed
va da sé — (è naturale) it goes without saying
per questa volta vada — let's say no more about it this time
andiamo! — let's go!, (coraggio!) come on!
9)me ne vado — I'm off, I'm going
10) (+ avverbio, preposizione)See:2. sma lungo andare — in time, in the long run
racconta storie a tutto andare — she's forever talking rubbish
* * *I 1. [an'dare]1) (spostarsi, muoversi) to go*andare a Roma, negli Stati Uniti, in Spagna — to go to Rome, to the (United) States, to Spain
andare in città, in campagna, al mare — to go to town, to the country, to the seaside
andare verso casa, verso sud — to go o head homeward(s), south
andare in treno, aereo — to go by train, plane
andare a piedi — to walk, to go on foot
andare in macchina — to drive, to go by car
non so andare in bicicletta I can't ride a bicycle; andare a cavallo to ride (a horse); andando al mercato... on the way to the market...; vado e torno I'll be back in a minute o right back; vado io! — (a rispondere alla porta) I'll get it!
2) (andare via, partire) to go*devo andare — I must go o be going
andare a scuola, al lavoro — to go to school, work
andare a pesca, a sciare — to go fishing, skiing
andare dal dottore, dal parrucchiere — to go to the doctor's, hairdresser's
andare in o all'ospedale — to go to hospital BE o the hospital AE
4) (seguito da a + infinito)va' a dirle che... — go and tell her that...
andare a fare spese — to go shopping; (enfatico)
andare veloce, a 50 km/h — to drive fast, to travel at 50 km/h
6) (portare) [strada, corridoio] to go*, to lead* (a to); [treno, ecc.] to go* (a to), to be* bound (a for)andare a sud — [ strada] to head o bear south
7) (finire)andare in terra — to fall on the floor o to the ground
andare fuori strada — to go o swerve off the road
8) (procedere)cosa c'è che non va? — what's wrong o the matter? (stare)
9) (funzionare) to go*, to work10) (vendersi)il libro sta andando bene — the book is selling (well); (essere di moda)
11) (piacere)ti va un gelato? — do you feel like o do you fancy an ice cream?
12) (calzare)13) (dover essere collocato) to go*dove vanno questi piatti? — where do these plates go? (essere utilizzabile)
14) (di età)andare migliorando — to be getting better o improving
l'esercizio va fatto — the exercise must be done; (essere, risultare)
17) andarciandarci piano con — to go easy o light on [ alcolici]
vacci piano, è delicato — be careful, it's delicate
andarci pesante — (essere severo) to come on strong
andarci pesante con — to be heavy on [ ingrediente]
18) andare avanti (avanzare) to go* ahead, to go* along; (proseguire) to go* on, to keep* going; [ orologio] to run* fast, to be* fast19) andare bene (essere appropriato) to suit, to be* OK, to be* all righthai visto qualcosa che possa andare bene? — did you see anything suitable? (essere gradito, stare bene)
va benissimo! — that's great! (essere accettabile)
quello che dice lui, va bene — what he says goes
qualsiasi scusa andrà bene — any excuse will do; (calzare)
quel vestito non mi va bene — that dress doesn't fit me; (essere adatto)
la chiave va bene per questa serratura — the key fits this lock; (abbinarsi)
andare bene insieme — [colori, mobili] to go together, to be a good match
andare bene con — [colore, mobile] to go with; (svolgersi positivamente) [festa, operazione] to go well
se tutto va bene — if all goes well, all being well
mi è andata bene — I was lucky, it worked out well for me
gli è andata bene che — it was just as well for him that; (riuscire)
andare bene a scuola — to do well at school o in one's schoolwork
andare bene in matematica — to be good at o to do well in maths
andare contro le convinzioni di qcn. — to go against sb.'s beliefs
21) andare a finire (avere un certo esito) to finish up, to wind* up colloq.va a finire che si fanno male — they'll end up hurting themselves; (venire a trovarsi)
22) andare fuori to go* outandare a cena fuori — to dine out, to go out for dinner
23) andare giù to go* down, to get* down; [ azioni] to go* down, to come* downnon mi va giù — it sticks in my craw o throat (anche fig.)
24) andare indietro to go* back, to get* back; [ orologio] to be* slow, to run* slow25) andare male (svolgersi negativamente) [affari, esame, colloquio] to go* badly; (non riuscire)andare male a scuola — to do badly o poorly at school
26) andare su (salire) to go* up; (aumentare) [temperatura, prezzi] to go* up, to rise*27) andare via (partire) to go* away, to get* away, to leave*; (sparire)2.verbo pronominale andarsene1) (andare via, partire) to go* away, to get* away, to leave*, to go* off2) (sparire)3) eufem. (morire) to go*, to pass away3.••andiamo! — (dai, muoviamoci) let's go! (su, suvvia) come on!
va bene — (it's) all right, alright, good, OK, that's fine
così va il mondo — that's how o the way it goes! that's the way the cookie crumbles colloq.
••va' al diavolo! o all'inferno! colloq. go to the devil o to hell! va' a farti fottere! volg. fuck you! o la va o la spacca! sink or swim! do or die! dimmi con chi vai e ti dirò chi sei — prov. you can tell a man by the company he keeps
Note:Oltre ai molti significati e usi idiomatici del verbo andare, ampiamente trattati nella voce qui sotto, vanno sottolineate le differenze tra inglese e italiano quando andare è seguito da un altro verbo. - Andare + a + infinito è reso in inglese con to go seguito da un sintagma preposizionale ( andare a fare una passeggiata = to go for a walk), da to + infinito ( è andata a prendere del vino = she's gone to get some wine), dal gerundio ( andare a sciare = to go skiing) oppure da un verbo coordinato con and ( andai a rispondere al telefono = I went and answered the phone). - Quando andare è seguito in italiano da un verbo al gerundio, va reso con to be o to get: la mia salute va migliorando = my health is getting better, i nemici si andavano avvicinando = the enemies were approaching. - Quando andare è seguito da un verbo al participio passato, esso va reso con il passivo di dovere o con un semplice passivo: va fatto subito = it must be done immediately, le tasse vanno pagate = taxes must be payed, i miei bagagli andarono perduti all'aeroporto = my luggage was lost at the airportII [an'dare]sostantivo maschiletutto questo andare e venire — all this toing and froing, all these comings and goings
con l'andare del tempo — as time goes by, with the passing of time
a lungo andare — in the long run o term
a tutto andare — (a tutta velocità) at top speed
fa errori a tutto andare — (a tutto spiano) he makes one mistake after another
* * *andare1/an'dare/ [6]Oltre ai molti significati e usi idiomatici del verbo andare, ampiamente trattati nella voce qui sotto, vanno sottolineate le differenze tra inglese e italiano quando andare è seguito da un altro verbo. - Andare + a + infinito è reso in inglese con to go seguito da un sintagma preposizionale ( andare a fare una passeggiata = to go for a walk), da to + infinito ( è andata a prendere del vino = she's gone to get some wine), dal gerundio ( andare a sciare = to go skiing) oppure da un verbo coordinato con and ( andai a rispondere al telefono = I went and answered the phone). - Quando andare è seguito in italiano da un verbo al gerundio, va reso con to be o to get: la mia salute va migliorando = my health is getting better, i nemici si andavano avvicinando = the enemies were approaching. - Quando andare è seguito da un verbo al participio passato, esso va reso con il passivo di dovere o con un semplice passivo: va fatto subito = it must be done immediately, le tasse vanno pagate = taxes must be payed, i miei bagagli andarono perduti all'aeroporto = my luggage was lost at the airport.(aus. essere)1 (spostarsi, muoversi) to go*; dove vai? where are you going? where are you off to? andare a Roma, negli Stati Uniti, in Spagna to go to Rome, to the (United) States, to Spain; andare in città, in campagna, al mare to go to town, to the country, to the seaside; andare a casa to go home; andare verso casa, verso sud to go o head homeward(s), south; andare in treno, aereo to go by train, plane; andare a piedi to walk, to go on foot; andare in macchina to drive, to go by car; non so andare in bicicletta I can't ride a bicycle; andare a cavallo to ride (a horse); andando al mercato... on the way to the market...; vado e torno I'll be back in a minute o right back; vado io! (a rispondere alla porta) I'll get it!2 (andare via, partire) to go*; devo andare I must go o be going; andare in vacanza to go on holiday3 (per indicare attività svolte regolarmente) andare a scuola, al lavoro to go to school, work; andare a pesca, a sciare to go fishing, skiing; andare dal dottore, dal parrucchiere to go to the doctor's, hairdresser's; andare in o all'ospedale to go to hospital BE o the hospital AE4 (seguito da a + infinito) andare a fare una passeggiata to go for a walk; andare a fare un viaggio to go on a journey; è andato a prendere del vino he's gone to get some wine; va' a dirle che... go and tell her that...; andare a fare spese to go shopping; (enfatico) è andato a dirlo a tutti! he's gone and told everybody! va' a sapere! don't ask me! who knows? va' a capirci qualcosa! just try and work that out!5 (procedere con un veicolo) andare veloce, a 50 km/h to drive fast, to travel at 50 km/h6 (portare) [strada, corridoio] to go*, to lead* (a to); [treno, ecc.] to go* (a to), to be* bound (a for); andare a sud [ strada] to head o bear south7 (finire) andare in terra to fall on the floor o to the ground; andare fuori strada to go o swerve off the road8 (procedere) com'è andata la serata? how did the evening go? come vanno gli affari? how's business? come va la scuola? how are things at school? cosa c'è che non va? what's wrong o the matter? (stare) come va il piede? how's your foot?9 (funzionare) to go*, to work; la sua macchina ha qualcosa che non va there's something wrong with her car; andare a benzina to run on petrol10 (vendersi) il libro sta andando bene the book is selling (well); (essere di moda) quest'inverno vanno (di moda) i cappotti lunghi the fashion is for long coats this winter11 (piacere) ti va un gelato? do you feel like o do you fancy an ice cream? oggi non mi va di studiare today I don't feel like studying12 (calzare) questa gonna mi va stretta this skirt is a tight fit13 (dover essere collocato) to go*; dove vanno questi piatti? where do these plates go? (essere utilizzabile) il piatto non va in forno the dish is not ovenproof14 (di età) va per i quaranta he's going on forty15 (con il gerundio) andare migliorando to be getting better o improving; la situazione va complicandosi the situation is getting more and more complicated16 (seguito da participio passato) (dover essere) l'esercizio va fatto the exercise must be done; (essere, risultare) i bagagli andarono perduti the luggage was lost17 andarci andarci piano con to go easy o light on [ alcolici]; vacci piano, è delicato be careful, it's delicate; vacci piano! easy does it! andarci pesante (essere severo) to come on strong; andarci pesante con to be heavy on [ ingrediente]18 andare avanti (avanzare) to go* ahead, to go* along; (proseguire) to go* on, to keep* going; [ orologio] to run* fast, to be* fast; non si può andare avanti così! this really won't do!19 andare bene (essere appropriato) to suit, to be* OK, to be* all right; non va per niente bene that's not good at all; hai visto qualcosa che possa andare bene? did you see anything suitable? (essere gradito, stare bene) lunedì (ti) va bene? does Monday suit you? mi va bene it suits me fine; va benissimo! that's great! (essere accettabile) quello che dice lui, va bene what he says goes; qualsiasi scusa andrà bene any excuse will do; (calzare) quel vestito non mi va bene that dress doesn't fit me; (essere adatto) la chiave va bene per questa serratura the key fits this lock; (abbinarsi) andare bene insieme [colori, mobili] to go together, to be a good match; andare bene con [colore, mobile] to go with; (svolgersi positivamente) [festa, operazione] to go well; va tutto bene? is everything all right? are you OK? se tutto va bene if all goes well, all being well; mi è andata bene I was lucky, it worked out well for me; gli è andata bene che it was just as well for him that; (riuscire) andare bene a scuola to do well at school o in one's schoolwork; andare bene in matematica to be good at o to do well in maths20 andare contro (infrangere) andare contro la legge to break the law; andare contro le convinzioni di qcn. to go against sb.'s beliefs21 andare a finire (avere un certo esito) to finish up, to wind* up colloq.; andare a finire bene to turn out well; va a finire che si fanno male they'll end up hurting themselves; (venire a trovarsi) dov'è andata a finire la mia penna? where has my pen got to? where did my pen go? non so dove vanno a finire tutti i miei soldi! I don't know where all my money goes (to)!22 andare fuori to go* out; andare a cena fuori to dine out, to go out for dinner23 andare giù to go* down, to get* down; [ azioni] to go* down, to come* down; non mi va giù it sticks in my craw o throat (anche fig.)24 andare indietro to go* back, to get* back; [ orologio] to be* slow, to run* slow25 andare male (svolgersi negativamente) [affari, esame, colloquio] to go* badly; (non riuscire) andare male a scuola to do badly o poorly at school; andare male in matematica to be bad at maths27 andare via (partire) to go* away, to get* away, to leave*; (sparire) la macchia non va via the stain won't come outII andarsene verbo pronominale1 (andare via, partire) to go* away, to get* away, to leave*, to go* off; vattene! get out! go away!2 (sparire) ecco che se ne vanno le mie possibilità di vittoria! there go my chances of winning! questo raffreddore non vuole andare this cold just won't go away3 eufem. (morire) to go*, to pass awayIII andarne verbo impersonale(essere in gioco) ne va della mia reputazione my reputation is at stakema va' là! you don't say! andiamo! (dai, muoviamoci) let's go! (su, suvvia) come on! comunque vada whatever happens; vada come vada whatever! come va la vita? how's life (treating you)? va bene (it's) all right, alright, good, OK, that's fine; va da sé it goes without saying; così va il mondo that's how o the way it goes! that's the way the cookie crumbles colloq.; va' a quel paese drop dead! get lost! va' al diavolo! o all'inferno! colloq. go to the devil o to hell! va' a farti fottere! volg. fuck you! o la va o la spacca! sink or swim! do or die! dimmi con chi vai e ti dirò chi sei prov. you can tell a man by the company he keeps.————————andare2/an'dare/sostantivo m.tutto questo andare e venire all this toing and froing, all these comings and goings; con l'andare del tempo as time goes by, with the passing of time; a lungo andare in the long run o term; a tutto andare (a tutta velocità) at top speed; fa errori a tutto andare (a tutto spiano) he makes one mistake after another. -
32 should
v.deber, deberse.va.1 (expresar obligaciones, recomendaciones, instrucciones)you should do it at once deberías hacerlo inmediatamenteyou shouldn't laugh at him no deberías reírte de élyou should have come earlier deberías haber venido anteshe shouldn't have told them no debería habérselo dichoa present?, oh you shouldn't have! ¿un regalo? ¡no tenías que haberte molestado!you should have seen the expression on his face! ¡tendrías que haber visto la cara que puso!you should read the instructions carefully lea detenidamente las instruccionesthe weather should improve from now on a partir de ahora, el tiempo debería mejorarshe should have arrived by this time a estas horas ya debe de haber llegado3 (en exclamaciones, en preguntas retóricas)why should you suspect me? ¿por qué habrías de sospechar de mí?who should I meet but Martin! y ¿a quién me encontré? ¡a Martin!he apologized - I should think so, too! se disculpó - ¡es lo mínimo que podía hacer!he ordered that they should be released ordenó que los liberaranshe insisted that he should wear his hair short insistió en que llevase el pelo cortoshould he come, let me know (or Formal) si viene, avísameif you should have any difficulty, phone this number si tuviera algún problema, llame a este número6 (expresar opiniones, preferencias)we should want to know if there was anything seriously wrong si algo va muy mal, nos gustaría saberloI should imagine he was rather angry! ¡me imagino que estaría bastante enfadado o (especialmente español de España) enojado! (especialmente Am)I shouldn't be surprised if… no me sorprendería que…La forma negativa should not se transforma en shouldn't. -
33 lieu
I.1. masculine nouna. ( = endroit) place ; [d'événement] scene• le club est devenu un lieu de vie important dans le quartier the club has become a major social centre in the area► avoir lieu ( = se produire) to take place• vous appellerez le médecin, s'il y a lieu send for the doctor if necessary► tenir lieu de2. plural masculine noun3. compounds► lieu de passage (entre régions) crossroads ; (dans un bâtiment) place where there's a lot of coming and goingII.lieu2 [ljø]masculine noun( = poisson) lieu jaune pollack* * *ljø
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nom masculinlieu (noir) — coley, black pollock
lieu de rendez-vous or de rencontre — meeting place
lieu d'habitation/de naissance — place of residence/of birth
lieu de vente — retail outlet, point of sale
en lieu et place de quelqu'un — [signer, agir] on behalf of somebody
en premier lieu — in the first place, firstly
tenir lieu de — to serve as [réfectoire, chambre]
donner lieu à — to cause ou give rise to [scandale]; haut
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au lieu de locution prépositive instead of
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lieux nom masculin pluriel1) ( endroit) partssur les lieux — [être] at the scene; [arriver] on the scene
2) ( habitation) premises•Phrasal Verbs:* * *ljø lieux pl1. nm1) (= endroit) placeLa cérémonie a eu lieu dans la salle des fêtes. — The ceremony took place in the village hall.
avoir lieu de faire — to have grounds for doing, to have good reason for doing
il n'y a pas lieu de... — there's no need to...
Il n'y pas lieu de s'inquiéter. — There's no need to worry.
tenir lieu de (= agir en tant que) — to take the place of, (= servir de) to serve as
donner lieu à — to give rise to, to give cause for
J'aimerais une tarte aux pommes au lieu de la glace. — I'd like apple tart instead of ice cream.
2. lieux nmpl1) (= locaux) premisesvider les lieux; quitter les lieux — to leave the premises, [locataire] to vacate the premises
2) [accident, crime] scene sg* * *A nm2 (pl lieux) ( endroit) place; un bon lieu de promenade a good place for walking; complément/adverbe de lieu adverbial/adverb of place; choisir le lieu de la cérémonie to choose where the ceremony will take place; mettre qch en lieu sûr to put sth in a safe place; lieu de rendez-vous or de rencontre meeting place; lieu d'habitation/de naissance place of residence/of birth; lieu de pèlerinage place of pilgrimage; lieu de culte place of worship; lieu de vente retail outlet, point of sale; sur le lieu de travail in the workplace; lieu de passage thoroughfare; lieu de l'action/du crime scene of the action/of the crime; sur le lieu du drame at the scene of the tragedy; lieu de tournage (film) set; en tous lieux everywhere; en lieu et place de qn [signer, agir] on behalf of sb; en premier lieu in the first place, firstly; en second lieu secondly; en dernier lieu lastly; avoir lieu to take place; tenir lieu de to serve as [réfectoire, chambre]; cette lettre tient lieu d'invitation this letter is an invitation; il y a lieu de s'inquiéter there is cause for anxiety; il n'y a pas lieu de s'affoler there is no cause for panic; s'il y a lieu if necessary; cela n'a pas lieu d'être it shouldn't be so; tes critiques n'ont pas lieu d'être there are no grounds for your criticisms; elle a lieu d'être contente she has cause to be happy; donner lieu à to cause ou give rise to [scandale]; ⇒ haut.B au lieu de loc prép instead of.C au lieu que loc conj rather than.D lieux nmpl1 ( endroit) parts; repérer les lieux to have a scout around; ( pour des raisons malhonnêtes) to stake out the place; sur les lieux [être] at the scene; [arriver] on the scene; notre envoyé spécial est déjà sur les lieux our special correspondent is already at the scene;2 ( habitation) premises; visiter/quitter les lieux to visit/leave the premises; le maître des lieux the master of the house.lieu commun commonplace; lieu géométrique† locus; lieu jaune yellow pollock; lieu de plaisir euph brothel; lieu public public place; lieu saint holy place; lieu scénique stage; lieux d'aisances† euph toilets.n'avoir ni or être sans feu ni lieu to have neither hearth nor home†.III1. [endroit] placelieu de rassemblement place of assembly, assembly pointfixons un lieu de rendez-vous let's decide on somewhere to meet ou on a meeting placea. memoriallieu de naissance birthplace, place of birthlieu de pèlerinage place of ou centre for pilgrimagele haut lieu de... the Mecca of..., a Mecca for...2. GRAMMAIREadverbe/complément (circonstanciel) de lieu adverb/complement of place3. (locution)a. [entrevue, expérience, spectacle] to take placeb. [accident] to happenc. [erreur] to occuravoir lieu de [avoir des raisons de] to have (good) reasons tovous n'aurez pas lieu de vous plaindre you won't find any cause ou any reason for complaints'il y a lieu if necessary, should the need arise————————lieux nom masculin pluriel1. [endroit précis] scenepour être efficace, il faut être sur les lieux 24 heures sur 24 if you want to do things properly, you have to be on the spot 24 hours a day2. [bâtiments] premisesles lieux d'aisances (euphémisme) the smallest room (euphémisme), the lavatory (UK), the bathroom (US)————————au lieu de locution prépositionnelleelle aurait dû me remercier, au lieu de ça, elle m'en veut she should have thanked me, instead of which she bears a grudge against me————————au lieu que locution conjonctiveje préfère ranger moi-même mon bureau au lieu que tu viennes tout changer de place I prefer to tidy my desk myself rather than having you changing everything around————————en dernier lieu locution adverbialeen haut lieu locution adverbialeen lieu et place de locution prépositionnelle————————en lieu sûr locution adverbialerange-le en lieu sûr put it away in a safe place, put it away somewhere safe————————en premier lieu locution adverbialeen tous lieux locution adverbiale————————lieu commun nom masculin -
34 da|ć
pf — da|wać impf (dam — daję) Ⅰ vt 1. (przekazać, darować) to give- dać komuś coś to give sth to sb, to give sb sth- dać napiwek to give a tip- dać zaliczkę to leave a. put down a deposit- na urodziny rodzice dali mi encyklopedię my parents gave me an encyclopedia for my birthday- dała mi to zdjęcie na pamiątkę she gave me this photo as a memento- dał nam paczkę dla ojca he gave us a parcel for Father a. our father- prosiłam, ale nie dał mi ani grosza I asked him, but he didn’t give me a penny- w zamian za pocztówki dał mi serię znaczków in exchange for the postcards he gave me a series of stamps- dużo/wszystko bym dał za pewność, że sprawa zostanie załatwiona I’d give a lot/anything to be sure that things will be settled okay- dać z siebie wszystko to do one’s utmost, to give one’s all2. (podać) to give, to pass- daj mi rękę give me your hand- daj (mi) gazetę/nożyczki/sól pass (me) the newspaper/scissors/salt- daj mi chleb (całość) pass (me) the loaf, will you?- daj mi chleba (trochę) pass me some bread, will you?- lekarz dał mi antybiotyki pot. the doctor gave me some antibiotics- dać komuś zastrzyk pot. to give sb an injection- dawać przykłady to give examples3. (udostępnić) to give- dać komuś swój adres/telefon to give sb one’s address/phone number- dać komuś kwaterę to give sb a room- dać komuś nocleg to give sb a room for the night- ojciec dał mi samochód na cały dzień Dad let me have the car for the whole day- dać komuś jeść/pić to give sb something to eat/drink4. (umożliwić) to give- dać komuś okazję do czegoś to give sb a chance a. opportunity to do sth- dać komuś pracę to give sb a job- studia dają możliwość lepszej pracy higher education gives you the chance of a better job- to stanowisko daje pewne przywileje the post gives you a. offers certain privileges- jej zachowanie dało powód do wielu plotek her behaviour gave rise to many rumours- festiwal daje (artystom) okazję wybicia się the festival gives artists the chance to make a name for themselves- biegacz nie dał szans rywalom the runner didn’t give his rivals a chance- dałem jej czas do namysłu I gave her some time to think it over- dane mi było współpracować z wielkimi aktorami książk. I had the opportunity of working with some outstanding actors- nie dane mu było zaznać spokoju książk. he was never to know peace5. (udzielić) give- dać komuś awans/rozwód to give sb (a) promotion/a divorce- dać komuś błogosławieństwo to bless sb, to give sb one’s blessing- dać komuś dymisję to dismiss sb- dawać lekcje/korepetycje to give (private) lessons a. tuition- dać komuś naganę to reprimand sb- dać komuś odpowiedź to give sb one’s a. an answer- muszę dać odpowiedź w ciągu trzech dni I have to give my answer within three days- dać komuś ślub to marry sb- sędzia dał im łagodny wyrok the judge gave them a light sentence- dać komuś imię/przezwisko to give sb a name/nickname- dać dziecku (na) imię Edward to give a child the name (of) Edward6. (oddać) to take- dać bieliznę pościelową do pralni to take a. send the bed linen to the laundry- dać buty do szewca to take one’s shoes to the cobbler’s a. a shoe repair shop- dać samochód do warsztatu to take one’s car to a garage- dać ogłoszenie do prasy to put an advert in the paper- dać dziecko do prywatnej szkoły pot. to send a child to a private school- nie dam dziadka do domu starców pot. I won’t put Grandad in a. send Grandad to an old people’s home7. (przynieść) to give, to bring [rezultat, wynik]- dać zysk to yield a. bring in a profit- leczenie nie dało efektu the treatment didn’t produce the desired effect- dawać komuś przyjemność to give sb pleasure- praca z dziećmi dała jej dużo satysfakcji working with children gave her a lot of satisfaction- dać komuś wiedzę/wyobrażenie o czymś to give sb knowledge/an idea of sth- dwa plus dwa daje cztery two plus two makes a. equals four- to nic nie daje a. da that’s no use a. good- dyskusja z nim nic nie da talking to him won’t do any good8. (wystąpić) to give [koncert, wykład, przedstawienie]- piłkarze dali pokaz nieudolności the footballers gave a display of incompetence- nauczyciel religii dawał nam same dobre stopnie the religion teacher gave us all good marks- za referat daję ci szóstkę I’m giving you an A for your talk in class- za ten skok sędziowie nie dadzą jej dużo punktów the judges won’t give her many points for that jump- jurorzy jednomyślnie dali mu pierwszą lokatę the judges unanimously awarded him first place- krowy dają mleko cows give milk- ogień daje dużo ciepła fire gives out a. off a lot of heat- drzewo dawało przyjemny cień the tree gave us some pleasant shade- tu damy stół, a tam fotel we’ll put the table here and the armchair there- spis treści damy na początku we’ll put the table of contents at the front- na dno garnka dajemy trochę oleju we put a little oil in the bottom of the saucepan- sklepikarka daje mi na kredyt the shopkeeper sells me things on credit- w tym sklepie dają telewizory na raty in this shop you can get TV sets on hire purchase- dać dźwignię do przodu/tyłu to move a lever forwards/backwards- daj trochę w tył move (it) back a bit- dał krok do przodu he took a step forward14. pot. (zapłacić) to give, to pay- ile dałaś za ten płaszcz? how much did you give a. pay for that coat?- dałeś za to więcej, niż było warte you gave a. paid more for it than it was worth- dają mu krocie za każdy obraz he gets a fortune for every painting- dać komuś łapówkę to bribe sb, to give sb a bribe- kto da więcej? (w licytacji) any advance on that?Ⅱ vi 1. (pozwolić) to let, to allow- dać komuś coś zrobić to let sb do sth, to allow sb to do sth- pies nie dał mi wejść the dog wouldn’t let me in- rodzice nie dali mi głośno słuchać muzyki my parents didn’t allow me to listen to loud music- nie przerywaj, daj mi powiedzieć do końca stop interrupting and let me finish what I’m saying- dał się prowadzić jak dziecko he allowed himself to be led like a child- a ja, idiota, dałem im się oszukać and I, like an idiot, let them trick me- jest ambitna i nie daje sobą kierować she’s ambitious and won’t let anyone control her- dała sobie obciąć/ufarbować włosy she had her hair cut/dyed2. (uderzyć) to give [sb] one pot.- dać komuś w twarz to give sb one in the face- nie wytrzymał i dał mu w zęby he lost his patience and gave him one in the teeth- jak to jeszcze raz ruszysz, dam ci po łapach if you touch that again, I’ll rap your knuckles3. posp. (o kobiecie) (odbyć stosunek) to sleep (komuś with sb); to give oneself przest. (komuś to sb)- dała mu/nie dała mu he had it off/didn’t have it off with her GB wulg.- daje, komu popadnie she sleeps around a lot pot.Ⅲ dać się — dawać się pot. 1. (można) to be possible- drzwi nie dają się otworzyć the door won’t open- tego nie da się przewidzieć that’s impossible to predict- tego nie da się wyjaśnić it can’t be explained- w oddali dał się słyszeć warkot samochodu the throbbing of a car’s engine could be heard in the distance- ile się da as much/many as possible- robić/jeść co się da to do/eat what one can- musimy uciekać, gdzie się da we’ll have to escape wherever we can- zadzwoń do mnie, jak się da give me a call if you can- jak tylko się da, to przyjadę if it’s at all possible, I’ll come- dokuczali jej jak się (tylko) da they annoyed her in every possible way- da się zrobić it can be done- czemu ma się nie dać? why shouldn’t it be possible?2. (poddać się) nie daj/dajcie się don’t give in a. up Ⅳ daj inter. (here,) let- daj, pomogę ci here, let me help you- daj, pozmywam/posprzątam here, I’ll wash up/clean up■ dałbym jej 40 lat I’d say she was 40- dać komuś lekcję a. nauczkę to teach sb a lesson- dać komuś przykład to set an example for sb- spotkajmy się, dajmy na to jutro let’s meet, say tomorrow- dajmy na to, że dostaniesz tę pracę suppose a. let’s say you do get the job- ja ci/mu dam! pot. I’ll teach a. show you/him!- jak się da, to się zrobi pot., żart. let’s see the colour of your money firstThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > da|ć
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35 should
[ʃʋd (полная форма); ʃəd,ʃd,ʃt (редуцированные формы)]I1. past от shall2. выражает1) долженствование в форме рекомендации, пожелания:I know I should go to the station - я знаю, что (мне) нужно идти на станцию
we should go now - нам пора /надо/ уходить
which is as it should be - что и должно было быть /произойти, случиться/; как и следовало ожидать
2) с перфектным инфинитивом невыполненную рекомендацию, пожелание и т. п.:you should really have been more careful - вам следовало бы быть осторожнее
he hasn't brought the book, though he should have done it last week - он не принёс книгу, хотя ему бы следовало сделать это ещё на прошлой неделе
they should be there by now - сейчас они, наверное /пожалуй/, уже там
that should suit you - это вам, должно быть /наверное/, подойдёт
4. выражаетI should think that... - мне кажется, что...
I should say that he was right - я бы сказал, что он прав
I should think he is wrong - я думаю, что /пожалуй/ он неправ
so it should seem - казалось бы, что это так; видимо, так
2) желание:I should like... - мне бы хотелось...
5. эмоц.-усил. выражает удивление, возмущение и т. п.:why should you suspect me? - с какой же это стати вы меня подозреваете?
why should he behave like that? - и зачем только он так себя ведёт?
how should I know? - ну откуда мне знать?
it is strange that he should have said it - весьма странно, что он сказал это
it is surprising that he should be so foolish! - просто удивительно, до чего он неразумен /глуп/!
whom should I meet but Jones? - и кого же, вы думаете, я встретил? Джоунза, конечно; и подумать только, кого я встретил - Джоунза!
you should have seen him! - посмотрели бы вы на него!, жаль, что вы не видели его!
I should think so! - ещё бы!
III Б1. в придаточном дополнительном служит для выражения будущего времени, согласованного с прошедшим временем в главном предложении:I said that I should come back soon - я сказал, что скоро вернусь
he had promised that I should be there on - обещал, что я там буду
I said I should do it - я сказал /заявил/, что я сделаю это
I should have bought the book if I had seen it - я бы купил эту книгу, если бы я её увидел
we should go there if we were invited - мы бы пошли туда, если бы нас пригласили
I shouldn't be surprised if... - я не удивился бы, если..., меня не удивило бы, если...
2) в придаточных цели после союзов lest, that, so that:I lent him the book so that he should study the subject - я одолжил ему книгу, чтобы он изучил этот вопрос
ring him up first, lest you should find him gone - сначала позвоните ему, а то он может уйти
if I should be free tomorrow, I'll come - если я буду свободен завтра, я приду
if he should ask you tell him the truth - если он вдруг тебя спросит, скажи ему правду
4) в придаточных дополнительных, когда действие вызвано необходимостью или зависит от чьей-л. воли, чьего-л. решения и т. п.:they recommended [proposed, demanded, ordered] that a special committee should he set up - они рекомендовали [предложили, потребовали, приказали], чтобы была создана специальная комиссия
it is important that they should learn about it at once - необходимо, чтобы они немедленно об этом узнали
it was impossible that this should continue for long - это никак не могло долго продолжаться
it was not to be expected that they should surrender without a struggle - нельзя было ожидать, чтобы они сдались без борьбы
whatever sum should be received from him... - какая бы сумма от него ни поступила...
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36 FOR
fo:
1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para, hacia, en dirección a3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) (pedir dinero); (salir) a (pasear)5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por, a favor de10) (because of: for this reason.) por, a causa de11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por, para14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) a pesar de
2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ya que, puesto quefor prep1. parais this the train for London? ¿es éste el tren que va a Londres?2. porI bought it for £12 lo compré por 12 libraswhat can I do for you? ¿qué puedo hacer por ti?3. desde hace4. durante5. de"T" for Tony "T" de Tonywhat's the word for "cheese" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "cheese" en español?6. a favor deare you for the plan, or against it? ¿estás a favor del plan, o en contra?tr[fɔːSMALLr/SMALL]1 (intended) para■ there's a phone call for Mr. Smith hay una llamada para el Sr. Smith2 (purpose) para■ what's this for? ¿para qué sirve esto?■ shall we meet for lunch? ¿quedamos para comer?3 (destination) para■ where do I catch the train for Newcastle? ¿dónde se coge el tren para Newcastle?4 (in order to help, on behalf of) por5 (because of, on account of) por, a causa de■ a meeting has been called for 10.00 se ha convocado una reunión para las 10.00■ I've lived here for 5 years hace 5 años que vivo aquí, vivo aquí desde hace 5 años■ it's the first accident here for a long time es el primer accidente que ocurre aquí desde hace mucho tiempo8 (in exchange, as replacement of) por■ I got it for £500 lo conseguí por 500 libras■ the record went for $50 el disco se vendió por 50 dólares9 (in favour of, in support of) por, a favor de■ who did you vote for? ¿a quién votaste?■ are you for or against the new laws? ¿estás a favor o en contra de las nuevas leyes?10 (despite) a pesar de, para; (considering, contrast) para■ I still love him, for all his faults lo quiero, a pesar de todos sus defectos11 (as) de, como, por■ what do they use for fuel? ¿qué utilizan de combustible?12 (in order to obtain) para■ for further details... para más información....13 (representing) por; (meaning) de■ I can't go to the meeting - will you go for me? no puedo asistir a la reunión - ¿quieres ir en mi lugar?■ what's the Spanish for "pool"? ¿cómo se dice "pool" en castellano?14 (as regards, concerning) por, en cuanto a■ for my part, he can do as he likes por mí, que haga lo que quiera■ as for him, who cares? en cuanto a él, ¿a quién le importa?■ luckily for us, it didn't rain afortunadamente para nosotros, no llovió15 (as part of, as being) por, para■ do you know that for a fact? ¿lo sabes a ciencia cierta?■ what do you want for dinner? ¿qué quieres para comer?1 para16 formal use literal ya que, puesto que\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas for me por mi parte, en cuanto a mífor all I know que yo sepafor all that a pesar de todo, con todofor good para siemprefor the first time por primera vezfor the last time por última vezoh for...! ¡ojalá tuviera...!■ oh for a star to guide my way! ¡ojalá tuviera una estrella que me guiara los pasos!there's nothing for it but... no hay más remedio que...to be for it cargárselafor ['fɔr] conj: puesto que, porquefor prepclothes for children: ropa para niñosit's time for dinner: es la hora de comer2) because of: porfor fear of: por miedo dea gift for you: un regalo para tihe fought for his country: luchó por su patriaa cure for cancer: una cura para el cáncerfor your own good: por tu propio bienI bought it for $5: lo compré por $5a lot of trouble for nothing: mucha molestia para nada7) as for: para, con respecto ahe's going for two years: se va por dos añosI spoke for ten minutes: hablé (durante) diez minutosshe has known it for three months: lo sabe desde hace tres mesesconj.• para conj.• pues conj.• ya que conj.n.• por s.m.prep.• a causa de prep.• como prep.• de prep.• durante prep.• en honor de prep.• en lugar de prep.• para prep.• por prep.
I fɔːr, fɔː(r), weak form fər, fə(r)1) preposition2)a) ( intended for) parais there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?
clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer
is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?
b) ( on behalf of) porhe plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa
c) ( in favor of) a favor de3) ( indicating purpose)what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?
it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos
to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera
to be for it — (colloq)
here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)
4)a) (as)we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar
what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?
b) ( representing)what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?
c) ( instead of) porcould you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?
5) ( giving reason) porif it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...
for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos
6)a) ( in exchange for) porI bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares
b) ( indicating proportion) porfor every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20
7)a) ( as concerns) para8)a) ( in spite of)for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena
is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?
9) ( in exclamations)oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!
10) ( in the direction of) parathe plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York
11)a) ( indicating duration)I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí
how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?
b) ( on the occasion of) parac) (by, before) para12) ( indicating distance)
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conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porqueABBR= free on rail franco en ferrocarril* * *
I [fɔːr, fɔː(r)], weak form [fər, fə(r)]1) preposition2)a) ( intended for) parais there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?
clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer
is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?
b) ( on behalf of) porhe plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa
c) ( in favor of) a favor de3) ( indicating purpose)what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?
it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos
to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera
to be for it — (colloq)
here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)
4)a) (as)we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar
what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?
b) ( representing)what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?
c) ( instead of) porcould you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?
5) ( giving reason) porif it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...
for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos
6)a) ( in exchange for) porI bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares
b) ( indicating proportion) porfor every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20
7)a) ( as concerns) para8)a) ( in spite of)for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena
is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?
9) ( in exclamations)oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!
10) ( in the direction of) parathe plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York
11)a) ( indicating duration)I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí
how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?
b) ( on the occasion of) parac) (by, before) para12) ( indicating distance)
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chercher [∫εʀ∫e]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. to look for ; [+ ombre, lumière, tranquillité, gloire, succès, faveur] to seek ; [+ danger, mort] to court ; [+ citation, heure de train] to look up ; [+ nom, terme] to try to remember• attends, je cherche wait a minute, I'm trying to think• chercher partout qch/qn to search everywhere for sth/sb• chercher une aiguille dans une botte or meule de foin to look for a needle in a haystack• tu me cherches ? (inf) are you looking for trouble?b. ( = prendre, acheter) aller chercher qch to go for sth• qu'est-ce que tu vas chercher là ? how do you make that out?• ça va chercher dans les 300 € it'll come to around 300 eurosc. ( = essayer) chercher à faire qch to try to do sth2. reflexive verb► se chercher ( = chercher sa voie) to search for an identity* * *ʃɛʀʃe
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1) ( essayer de trouver) to look for‘cherchons vendeuses’ — ‘sales assistants wanted’
2) ( s'efforcer)3) ( prendre)aller chercher quelqu'un/qch — gén to go and get somebody/sth; ( passer prendre) to pick somebody/sth up
aller chercher quelque chose — [chien] to fetch something
4) ( r éfléchir à) to try to find [réponse, idées]; to look for [prétexte, excuse]; ( se souvenir de) to try to remember [nom]j'ai beau chercher, impossible de m'en souvenir — I've thought and thought and still can't remember it
5) ( imaginer)6) ( atteindre)ça va chercher dans les 500 euros — it must fetch GB ou get US about 500 euros
7) ( aller à la rencontre de) to look for [complications]
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se chercher verbe pronominal1)un écrivain qui se cherche — ( raison d'être) a writer trying to find himself; (style, idées) a writer who is feeling his way
2)3) (colloq) ( se provoquer) to be out to get each other (colloq)* * *ʃɛʀʃe vt1) [chose, solution, recette] to look forJe cherche mes clés. — I'm looking for my keys.
2) [un mot dans un dictionnaire] to look upIl cherchait 'vertugadin' dans le dictionnaire. — He was looking up 'vertugadin' in the dictionary.
3)aller chercher [du pain, du lait] — to go to get, [le docteur, un plombier] to go and get, [une visite à la gare] to pick up
Elle est allée chercher du pain pour ce midi. — She's gone to get some bread for lunch.
Va chercher du lait pour la voisine. — Go and get some milk for the lady next door.
Va vite chercher le docteur. — Quick, go and get the doctor.
J'irai te chercher à la gare. — I'll pick you up at the station.
4) [gloire, succès] to seek5) (= tenter, essayer)chercher à faire — to try to do, to attempt to do
* * *chercher verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( essayer de trouver) to look for [personne, objet, vérité]; to look for, to try to find [emploi, repos, appartement]; cela fait une heure que je vous cherche I've been looking for you for the past hour; chercher un mot dans le dictionnaire to look up a word in the dictionary; chercher qn du regard dans la foule to look (about) for sb in the crowd; ‘cherchons vendeuses’ ‘sales assistants wanted’; son regard cherchait celui de sa femme he sought his wife's eye; il cherche son chemin he's trying to find his way; elle chercha quelques pièces de monnaie dans sa poche she felt for some coins in her pocket; cherche mieux look harder ou more carefully; tu n'as pas bien cherché you didn't look hard enough; chercher le sommeil to try to get some sleep; chercher l'aventure to look for ou seek adventure; chercher fortune to seek one's fortune; ne cherchez plus! look no further!; cherche mon chien, cherche! fetch, boy, fetch!; ⇒ aiguille, bête, pou;2 ( s'efforcer) chercher à faire to try to do; je cherche à vous joindre depuis ce matin I've been trying to contact you since this morning; il cherchait à les impressionner he was trying to impress them; je ne cherche plus à comprendre I've given up trying to understand; ⇒ quatorze;3 ( quérir) aller chercher qn/qch gén to go and get sb/sth; ( passer prendre) to pick sb/sth up; aller chercher qch [chien] to fetch sth; allez me chercher le patron! go and get the boss for me!; aller chercher la balle/les balles ( au tennis) to go for a shot/for the difficult shots (au filet at the net); venir chercher qn/qch gén to come and get sb/sth; ( passer prendre) to pick sb/sth up; il est venu me chercher à l'aéroport he came to meet me at the airport; envoyer qn chercher qch to send sb to get sth;4 ( réfléchir à) to try to find [réponse, idées, mot, solution]; to look for [prétexte, excuse]; ( se souvenir de) to try to remember [nom]; je cherche mes mots I'm groping for words; chercher un moyen de faire qch to try to think of a way to do sth; il ne cherche pas assez he doesn't think hard enough about it; j'ai beau chercher, impossible de m'en souvenir I've thought and thought and still can't remember it; pas la peine de chercher bien loin, c'est lui le coupable you don't have to look too far, he's the guilty one;5 ( imaginer) qu'allez-vous chercher! what are you thinking of!; où est-il allé chercher cela? what made him think that?; où va-t-il chercher tout cela? how does he come up with all that?; je me demande où il est allé chercher tous ces mensonges I wonder how he thought up all these lies;6 ( atteindre) une maison dans ce quartier, ça va chercher dans les 300 000 euros a house in this area must fetch GB ou get US about 300,000 euros; un vol à main armée, ça doit/va chercher dans les cinq ans de prison armed robbery would/could get you about five years in prison; ‘combien ça va me coûter?’-‘ça ne devrait pas aller chercher loin’ ‘how much will that cost me?’-‘it shouldn't come to much’;7 ( aller à la rencontre de) to look for [complications, problèmes]; elle t'a giflé mais tu l'as bien cherché she slapped you but you asked for it; il a été renvoyé mais il l'a quand même bien cherché he was fired but he was asking for it; si tu me cherches, tu vas me trouver○ if you're looking for trouble, you'll get it.B se chercher vpr1 ( être en quête de soi-même) to try to find oneself; un écrivain qui se cherche ( raison d'être) a writer trying to find himself; (style, idées) a writer who is feeling his way;2 ( se donner) se chercher des excuses/un alibi to try to find excuses/an alibi for oneself;3 ○( se provoquer) to be out to get each other○.[ʃɛrʃe] verbe transitif1. [dans l'espace] to look ou to search for (inseparable)chercher quelqu'un/quelque chose à tâtons to fumble ou to grope for somebody/somethingtu donnes ta langue au chat? — attends, je cherche give up? — wait, I'm still thinking ou trying to thinkchercher des crosses (familier) ou des ennuis ou des histoires à quelqu'un to try and cause trouble for somebodychercher chicane ou querelle à quelqu'un to try and pick a quarrel with somebody3. [essayer de se procurer] to look ou to hunt for (inseparable)chercher du travail to look for work, to be job-huntingtoujours à chercher la bagarre! always looking ou spoiling for a fight!quand ou si on me cherche, on me trouve if anybody asks for trouble, he'll get it6. [avec des verbes de mouvement]aller chercher quelqu'un/quelque chose to fetch somebody/somethingallez me chercher le directeur [client mécontent] I'd like to speak to the manageraller chercher dans les (familier) , aller chercher jusqu'à (familier) : ça va bien chercher dans les 200 euros it's worth at least 200 euros————————chercher à verbe plus prépositionto try ou to attempt ou to seek to————————chercher après verbe plus préposition————————se chercher verbe pronominal————————se chercher verbe pronominal intransitif -
38 człowiek
Ⅰ m (V człowieku a. człowiecze) 1. (G pl ludzi, Ipl ludźmi) (istota ludzka) person, human (being)- co z niego za dziwny człowiek what a strange person he is- była dobrym człowiekiem she was a good person- na świecie żyje ponad pięć miliardów ludzi there are over five thousand million people in the world- na plaży leżało dwoje ludzi two people were lying on the beach- łabędzie przyzwyczaiły się do ludzi the swans have grown accustomed to people- Konstytucja gwarantuje przestrzeganie praw człowieka the Constitution guarantees the observance of human rights- owszem, grzeszymy, w końcu jesteśmy tylko ludźmi we sin, it’s true – after all we’re only human- nie jesteś godny miana człowieka you don’t deserve to be called human- człowiek pierwotny/cywilizowany primitive/civilized man- człowiek z ulicy the (ordinary) man in the street- święto ludzi pracy a workers’ holiday2. (G pl ludzi, Ipl ludźmi) (mężczyzna) man- stary/starszy człowiek an old/elderly man- dwóch ludzi wniosło szafę na drugie piętro two men carried the wardrobe up to the second floor- młody człowieku, ustąp miejsca give up your seat, young man, will you?3. (G pl ludzi, Ipl ludźmi) (wartościowa jednostka) man, decent person- być (prawdziwym) człowiekiem to be a (really) decent person- wyrosnąć na człowieka to grow up to be a decent person- okazać się a. pokazać się człowiekiem to prove to be a. show oneself to be a decent person- wyjść na ludzi to do well (for oneself a. in life)- zrobić z kogoś człowieka to make a man (out) of sb- wojsko zrobi z niego człowieka the army will make a man (out) of him- pokierować a. wykierować a. wyprowadzić kogoś na człowieka a. na ludzi to bring sb up to be a decent person- matka wychowała nas na ludzi mother brought us up well- będą z niego/niej ludzie he/she’ll do well in life- wielki człowiek a great man4. (G pl ludzi, Ipl ludźmi) (osoba zaufana) pot. man- znał wielu ludzi prezydenta he knew many of the president’s people a. men a. aides- zostaw ją, to nasz człowiek leave her alone, she’s one of us5. (G pl ludzi, Ipl ludźmi) pot. (pracownik) man, worker- musieliśmy wziąć paru ludzi, sami nie dawaliśmy rady we had to hire some men: we couldn’t manage on our own- przyjął człowieka do pomocy he hired a worker to help him6. sgt pot. (o sobie) you, one; (do kogoś) man- człowiek cały dzień haruje, i po co? you work like the clappers all day, and what for?- człowiek całe życie się uczy you never stop learning (in this life)- człowieku, zastanów się, co to ma być? come on, man, what are you playing at?- wytrawny rum, człowieku, co za smak dry rum, mate, there’s nothing like itⅡ ludzie plt 1. (opinia publiczna) people- ludzie mówią, że jest bardzo bogaty they a. people say he’s very rich- nie zależało mu, co ludzie powiedzą he didn’t care what people would say- na czułości nie wypada sobie pozwalać przy ludziach you shouldn’t show affection in public- u nas w firmie ludzie nie lubią żadnych zmian the people in our company don’t like change- ludzie nie pójdą na to, będzie strajk the workers/men won’t agree to that – there’ll be a strike- □ biały człowiek Antrop. Caucasian- człowiek jaskiniowy Antrop. caveman- człowiek kopalny Antrop. fossil man- człowiek neandertalski Antrop. Neanderthal (man)- człowiek śniegu (the) yeti, (the) Abominable Snowman■ człowiek czynu a man/woman of action- człowiek gór a highlander- człowiek honoru a man of honour- człowiek interesu a man of business, a business person- człowiek lasu a woodsman- człowiek renesansu a Renaissance man- człowiek z głową a smart one pot.- człowiek z krwi i kości (only) flesh and blood- ogarnij się trochę i umaluj, żebyś była podobna do ludzi tidy yourself up a bit and put some make-up on, so you look halfway human- ksiądz też człowiek, może zgrzeszyć priests are human too, and occasionally they sin- robić coś jak człowiek pot. to do sth properly- nareszcie wyspałam się jak człowiek I’ve finally had a proper night’s sleep- zachowuj się jak człowiek behave yourself (properly); try and act like a human being pot.* * *human being; ( mężczyzna) man ( bezosobowo)człowiek nie wie, co robić — one doesn't lub you don't know what to do
szary człowiek — (przen) man in the street, ordinary man
* * *mp1. antrop. human being ( Homo sapiens); człowiek pierwotny primitive man; człowiek jaskiniowy cave man; człowiek neandertalski Neanderthal man; człowiek epoki bronzu Bronze man; biały człowiek white man.2. (= osoba) person, individual; swój człowiek friend, my/our man; szary człowiek the man in the street; zwykły człowiek everyman; człowiek bez znaczenia nobody, nonentity; człowiek z ludu man of the people; dobry człowiek good person; święty człowiek holy man, man of God; człowiek gruboskórny thick-skinned person; człowiek interesu businessman; człowiek bezwartościowy no-good; człowiek czynu man of action, doer; człowiek sukcesu achiever, hot shot; człowiek śniegu Abominable Snowman, Yeti; człowiek starej daty mossback; człowiek-orkiestra one-man band; człowiek z krwi i kości flesh and blood; błąd człowieka human error; prawa człowieka human rights; upadek człowieka the Fall of Man; ani się człowiek obejrzy before one knows; być człowiekiem be human; jestem człowiekiem i nic, co ludzkie, nie jest mi obce I am a human l. man and nothing that's human can be l. is alien to me; człowiek strzela, Pan Bóg kule nosi man proposes, God disposes; człowiek uczy się przez całe życie you never stop learning, live and learn; góra z górą się nie zejdzie, ale człowiek z człowiekiem tak friends may meet but mountains never greet; niewłaściwy człowiek na niewłaściwym miejscu a round peg in a square hole; okazać się człowiekiem prove human; człowieku nie irytuj się don't get irritated; człowiek boże igrzysko man, the plaything of God; nie ma ludzi niezastąpionych nobody is irreplaceable; nie samym chlebem człowiek żyje man does not live on bread alone; człowiek człowiekowi wilkiem man is a wolf to (his fellow-)man, one man preys on another.3. pot. (= ja, każdy, ktokolwiek) one, you; nie dadzą człowiekowi spokoju they won't let a fellow be.4. (= dorosły) adult, grown-up.5. pot. (= robotnik, pracownik) worker; nająć człowieka do kopania studni hire a worker l. sb to dig a well.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > człowiek
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━━━━━━━━━1. adverb4. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque mal est suivi d'un participe passé ou d'un adjectif, par exemple mal logé, mal aimé, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = de façon défectueuse) [organisé] badly ; [entretenu] poorlyb. ( = de façon répréhensible) [se conduire] badly• tu trouves ça mal qu'il y soit allé ? do you think it was wrong of him to go?c. ( = de façon peu judicieuse) mal choisi ill-chosend. ( = avec difficulté) il respire mal he has difficulty in breathinge. (locutions)• ça va ? -- pas mal how are you? -- not bad• pas mal de gens pensent que... quite a lot of people think that...2. <a. ( = contraire à la morale) wrongb. ( = laid) ce tableau n'est pas mal this picture is quite nicec. ( = malade) illd. ( = mal à l'aise) uncomfortablee. ( = en mauvais termes) se mettre mal avec qn to get on the wrong side of sb3. <b. ( = souffrance) pain ; ( = maladie) illness• le mal du siècle ( = fléau) the scourge of the age• je suis tombé -- tu as mal ? I've fallen -- does it hurt?• où avez-vous mal ? where does it hurt?• ça me fait mal au cœur ( = ça me rend malade) it makes me feel sick ; ( = ça me fait de la peine) it breaks my heart ; ( = ça me révolte) it makes me sickc. ( = dommage) harmd. ( = difficulté) difficulty• j'ai obtenu son accord, mais non sans mal ! I got him to agree, but it wasn't easy!• il a dû prendre son mal en patience ( = attendre) he had to put up with the delay ; ( = supporter) he had to grin and bear it• ne vous donnez pas ce mal don't bother► en mal de [+ argent, idées] short of ; [+ tendresse, amour] yearning for4. <* * *
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1) ( répréhensible) wrong2) ( mauvais) badce ne serait pas mal de déménager — it wouldn't be a bad idea to move out; an
3) (colloq)elle est pas mal — ( physiquement) she's rather good looking
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nom masculin1) ( peine) trouble, difficulty2) ( douleur) painfaire mal — lit, fig to hurt
ça me fait mal au ventre — lit it gives me a stomach-ache
3) ( maladie) illness, diseasetu vas attraper du mal — (colloq) you'll catch something; remède, patience
4) ( manque)5) ( dommage) harmfaire du mal à — ( durablement) to harm; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]
il n'y a pas de mal — ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done
une douche ne te ferait pas de mal — hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm
6) ( calamité)qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? — is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?
7) ( méchanceté)8) Philosophie, Religion evil
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1) ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit] badlyelle joue mal — ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player
s'y prendre mal avec quelqu'un — to deal with somebody the wrong way; étreindre
2) ( de manière défectueuse)elle est mal en point — she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way
3) ( difficilement)marcher mal — [personne] to walk with difficulty
4) ( insuffisamment) [éclairé, payé] poorlymal entretenu — neglected; cordonnier
5) ( sans goût) [s'habiller] badly6) ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly7) ( défavorablement)aller mal — [personne] not to be well; [affaires] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well
être mal (assis or couché) — not to be comfortable
ne le prenez pas mal — don't take it badly ou the wrong way
8) ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badlyse tenir mal — ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture
il serait mal venu de faire — it would be unseemly to do; acquis
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Phrasal Verbs:••ça me ferait mal — (sl) ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off (sl)
entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre — Proverbe it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils
* * *mal abr nfMaison d'animation et des loisirs cultural centre* * *A adj inv1 ( répréhensible) wrong; qu'a-t-elle fait de mal? what has she done wrong?; c'est mal de faire it's wrong to do;3 ○ un film pas mal a rather good film; elle est pas mal ( physiquement) she's rather good looking; c'est quelqu'un de pas mal ( sous tous rapports) he's/she's really nice; ‘et l'autre robe?’-‘pas mal!’ ‘and the other dress?’-‘it's not bad!’; pas mal la robe! what a great dress!B nm1 ( peine) sans mal easily; sans trop de mal quite easily; non sans mal not without difficulty; avoir du mal à faire to find it difficult to do; avoir beaucoup/un peu de mal à faire to find it very/a bit difficult to do; avoir un mal fou○ or de chien○ à faire to have a hell of a job○ doing; se donner du mal pour faire qch to go to a lot of trouble to do sth; se donner beaucoup de mal pour qn/pour faire qch to go to a great deal of trouble on sb's account/to do sth; ne te donne pas ce mal! don't bother!; donne-toi un peu de mal! make some effort!;2 ( douleur) faire mal lit, fig to hurt; se faire mal to hurt oneself; ça ne fait pas mal it doesn't hurt; ça va faire mal lit it's going to hurt ou be painful; ( nouvel impôt) it's going to hurt; ( apprendre la vérité) it's going to be painful; ( être remarquable) it's going to be big○; j'ai mal it hurts; avoir mal partout to ache all over; elle avait très mal she was in pain; ma jambe me fait mal my leg hurts; ces bottes me font mal aux pieds these boots hurt my feet; avoir mal à la tête/à l'estomac to have a headache/a stomach-ache; avoir mal au dos/aux dents/aux oreilles to have backache/toothache/earache; avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat; j'ai mal aux yeux my eyes are sore; j'ai mal au genou/au cou/au doigt my knee/neck/finger hurts; j'ai mal au cœur I feel sick GB ou nauseous US; j'ai mal au ventre I have a stomach-ache; ça me fait mal au ventre lit it gives me a stomach-ache; fig○ I find it really upsetting; j 'ai mal aux articulations I have aching joints; souffrir mille maux to suffer the torments of the damned;3 ( maladie) mal sans gravité minor illness; mal incurable incurable disease; le mal a progressé the disease has got GB ou gotten US worse; tu vas attraper du mal○ you'll catch something; ⇒ remède, patience;4 ( manque) être en mal de ( ne pas avoir) to be short of; ( ne pas recevoir) to be lacking in; être en mal d'inspiration to be short of inspiration; être en mal d'affection to be lacking in affection;5 ( dommage) le mal est fait the harm is done; faire du mal à ( durablement) to harm [personne, économie]; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]; il n'y a pas de mal or grand mal à cela there's no harm in that; il n'y a pas de mal ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done; une douche ne te fera pas de mal hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm; ne rien faire de mal not to do anything wrong; quel mal y a-t-il à cela? what harm is there in that?; mettre à mal qch to damage sth; mettre à mal qn to give sb a hard time;6 ( calamité) qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?; un mal à combattre an evil that must be fought;7 ( méchanceté) penser à mal to have evil intentions; sans songer or penser à mal without meaning any harm; dire du mal de qn/qch to speak ill of sb/sth; après avoir fait le mal pendant des années after years of evil-doing;8 Philos, Relig evil; conflit entre le bien et le mal conflict between good and evil; forces du mal forces of evil.C adv1 ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit, conçu, lire, conduire] badly; elle travaille mal her work isn't good; elle joue mal ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player; s'y prendre mal avec qn to deal with sb the wrong way; pas mal écrit/conçu rather well written/designed; pas trop mal écrit/conçu quite well written/designed; ⇒ étreindre;2 ( de manière défectueuse) mal fonctionner/ouvrir not to work/open properly; fonctionner très mal not to work properly GB ou right US at all; enfant mal élevé badly brought up child; c'est un petit mal élevé he's a badly brought up little brat; elle est mal en point she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way; dire quelque chose mal à propos to make an inappropriate remark;3 ( difficilement) ça s'explique mal it's difficult to explain; on voit mal comment it's difficult to see how; marcher mal [personne] to walk with difficulty;4 ( insuffisamment) [éclairé] poorly, badly; [payé] badly; je t'entends mal I can't hear you very well; il entend mal ( permanent) he's slightly deaf, he doesn't hear very well; ils mangent mal they don't eat very well; je les connais mal I don't know them well; mal entretenu neglected; pas mal payé/équipé rather well-paid/-equipped; ⇒ cordonnier;5 ( sans goût) [s'habiller, meubler] badly;6 ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly; mal m'a pris de faire ça I should never have done that; mal interpréter to misinterpret; j'avais mal compris I had misunderstood; mal informé ill-informed;7 ( défavorablement) aller mal [personne] not to be well; [affaires, vie] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well; ‘comment va-t-elle?’-‘mal!’ ‘how is she?’-‘not very well!’; le vert te va pas mal○ green rather suits you!; aller de plus en plus mal [personne] to be getting worse; [affaires, vie] to get worse and worse; se sentir mal ( santé) not to feel well; ( mal à l'aise) to feel awkward; se trouver mal to faint; être mal [personne] to feel awful; être mal (assis or couché or installé) not to be comfortable; être au plus mal to be critically ill; être mal remis not to have fully recovered; dormir/tourner/commencer mal to sleep/to turn out/to begin badly; ne le prenez pas mal don't take it badly ou the wrong way; être mal avec qn to be on bad terms with sb; se mettre mal avec qn to fall out with sb; être mal vu not to be well thought of; aller pas mal○ [personne, affaires] to be fine;8 ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badly; mal faire to do wrong; ils nous traitent mal ( employeurs) they don't treat us well; traiter mal ( frapper) to ill-treat; se tenir mal ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture; elle parle mal she uses bad language; tu as mal agi you shouldn't have done that; il serait mal venu de faire it would be unseemly to do; ⇒ acquis.D ○ pas mal loc adv ( beaucoup) il a pas mal bu he's had quite a lot to drink; il a bu pas mal de bière he's drunk quite a lot of beer; elle a pas mal d'amis she has quite a few friends; il est pas mal violent he's rather violent; ça a mis pas mal de temps it took quite a long time.mal de l'air airsickness; avoir le mal de l'air ( ponctuellement) to feel airsick; ( généralement) to suffer from airsickness; mal blanc whitlow; mal de dents toothache; avoir des maux de dents to have frequent toothache GB ou toothaches US; mal de dos backache ¢; mal d'estomac stomach-ache; avoir des maux d'estomac ( ponctuellement) to have a stomach-ache; ( souvent) to suffer from stomach-ache GB ou stomach-aches US; mal de gorge sore throat; avoir un mal de gorge to have a sore throat; avoir des maux de gorge to get sore throats; mal des grands ensembles social problems attendant on high-density housing; mal de mer seasickness; avoir le mal de mer ( ponctuellement) to feel seasick; ( généralement) to suffer from seasickness; mal du pays homesickness; avoir le mal du pays to feel homesick; mal du siècle world-weariness; mal de tête headache; avoir des maux de tête ( ponctuellement) to have headaches; ( souvent) to suffer from ou get headaches; mal des transports motion sickness; avoir le mal des transports to be prone to motion sickness.ça me ferait mal (aux seins)◑ ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off◑; entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre Prov it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils.1. [souffrance physique] painj'ai mal là it hurts ou it's painful hereça vous fait encore mal? does it still hurt?, is it still hurting you?aïe, ça fait mal! ouch, it ou that hurts!a. [après un heurt] no broken bones!b. [après une erreur] no harm done!a. [habituellement] to suffer from seasicknessb. [au cours d'un voyage] to be seasick3. [dommage, tort] harmet si j'en ai envie, où est le mal? and if that's what I feel like doing, what harm is there in that?dire du mal de quelqu'un to gossip about somebody, to speak ill of somebody4. [douleur morale] painfaire (du) mal à quelqu'un to hurt somebody, to make somebody sufferquand j'y repense, ça me fait du ou ça fait mal it hurts to think about itn'essaie pas de la revoir, ça te ferait du mal don't try to see her again, it'll only cause you pain ou upset youentre deux maux, il faut choisir le moindre (proverbe) always choose the lesser evil ou the lesser of two evilsavoir du mal à faire quelque chose to have difficulty (in) ou trouble doing somethingj'ai de plus en plus de mal à me souvenir des noms I'm finding it harder and harder to remember names7. [par opposition au bien]le bien et le mal right and wrong, good and evil————————[mal] adverbe1. [désagréablement] wrongça commence mal, c'est mal parti things are off to a bad startça va finir mal ou mal finira. [généralement] it'll end in disasterb. [à des enfants turbulents] it'll all end in tearsil sera là aussi, ça tombe mal he'll be there too, which is unfortunate2. [en mauvaise santé]aller mal, se porter mal to be ill ou unwell, to be in poor health3. [défavorablement] badlyelle a très mal pris que je lui donne des conseils she reacted badly ou she took exception to my giving her advicene le prends pas mal mais... I hope you won't be offended but..., don't take it the wrong way but...être/se mettre mal avec quelqu'un to be/to get on the wrong side of somebodys'ils croient que je vais me laisser faire, ils me connaissent mal! if they think I'm going to take it lying down, they don't know me very well!a. [salement] he's a messy eaterb. [trop peu] he doesn't eat enoughc. [mal équilibré] he doesn't eat properlya. [tu es voûté] you've got poor postureb. [à table] you don't have any table mannerselle se voyait mal le lui demander (familier) she couldn't quite imagine ou she couldn't quite see herself asking himmal élevé bad-mannered, impolitea. [trop peu] to be underfed ou undernourishedb. [avec de la mauvaise nourriture] to be fed bad ou poor food6. [malhonnêtement - agir] badly7. [inconfortablement] uncomfortablyêtre mal assis to be uncomfortably seated ou uncomfortable8. (locution)si je n'y vais pas, ça la fiche mal it won't look good if I don't go————————[mal] adjectif invariable1. [immoral] wrongje n'ai rien dit/fait de mal I haven't said/done anything wrong3. [peu satisfaisant]ça n'était pas si mal [film, repas, prestation] it wasn't that bad————————au plus mal locution adjectivale2. [fâché]de mal en pis locution adverbiale————————en mal de locution prépositionnelleêtre en mal d'affection to be longing ou yearning for loveêtre en mal d'inspiration to be short of ou lacking inspirationmal à l'aise locution adjectivalemal à propos locution adverbiale———————— -
40 SO
so\SO viel as much;\SO viel wie as much as;\SO viel wie nötig as much as is necessary;\SO viel wie etw sein to be tantamount [or to amount] to sth;\SO weit ( fam) on the whole, as far as it goes;das ist \SO weit richtig, aber... on the whole that is right, but..., that is right as far as it goes, but...;das Essen ist gleich \SO weit dinner will soon be ready [or served];\SO weit das Auge reicht as far as the eye can see;es war \SO kalt/spät, dass... it was so cold/late that...;\SO wenig wie möglich as little as possible;es ist \SO, wie du sagst it is [just] as you say;mach es \SO, wie ich es dir sage [just] do what I tell you;dass es \SO lange regnen würde,... that it could rain for so long...; s. a. halb, doppeltsie hat sich darauf so gefreut she was so [very] looking forward to it;es hat so geregnet, dass... it rained so heavily that...;ich habe mich \SO über ihn geärgert! I was so angry with him;\SO sehr, dass... to such a degree [or an extent] that...\SO musst du es machen this is how you must do it [or how to do it];es ist [vielleicht] besser \SO [perhaps] it's better that way;das war sehr klug \SO that was very clever of you/him/her etc.;\SO ist das [also]! so that's your/his/her etc. game[, is it]!;ist das \SO? is that so?;\SO ist es that's right;\SO, als ob... as if...;mir ist \SO, als ob... I think [or feel] [that]...;\SO oder \SO either way, in the end;und \SO weiter [und \SO fort] et cetera[, et cetera], and so on and so forth;..., \SO der Bundeskanzler in seiner Rede according to the Federal Chancellor in his speech,...;\SO genannt so-called; s. a. doch, gut, nur4) ( solch)\SO ein(e)... such a/an...;\SO eine blöde Gans! what a silly goose!;\SO etwas Dummes/Peinliches, ich habe es vergessen how stupid of/embarrassing for me, I've forgotten it;\SO etwas Dummes habe ich noch nie gehört! I've never heard of such a stupid thing;\SO etwas such a thing;\SO etwas sagt man nicht you shouldn't say such things [or such a thing];[na] \SO [et]was! ( fam) well I never!; (als Erwiderung a.) [what] you don't say! (a. iron), really? (a. iron)\SO manche(r) a number of [or quite a few] peoplewir treffen uns \SO gegen 7 Uhr we'll meet at about 7 o'clock [or at 7 o'clock or so [or thereabouts] ];6) ( fam);und/oder \SO or so;wir gehen was trinken und \SO we'll go and have a drink or something;ich fahre um 5 oder \SO I'm away at 5 or so7) ( wirklich)ich habe solche Kopfschmerzen - \SO? I have such a headache - have you [or really] ?;er kommt bestimmt! - \SO, meinst du? he must be coming! - you think so?1) ( konsekutiv)\SO dass;er versetzte ihm einen schweren Schlag, \SO dass er taumelte he dealt him a heavy blow, causing him to stagger2) ( obwohl)\SO leid es mir auch tut as sorry as I am;\SO peinlich ihr das auch war,... as embarrassing as it was to her,...1) ( also) so, right;\SO, jetzt gehen wir... right [or well], let's go and...2) ( siehst du) [well] there we/you have it3) ( ätsch) so there!1) ( nachdrücklich)\SO komm doch endlich! do get a move on[, will you]!2) ( beiläufig)was machst du \SO den ganzen Tag? so what are you doing all day?
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