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1. n1) оповідання; повість; розповідь, історія2) (тж pl) плітка; побрехенька, вигадка; брехня3) фікція; щось неіснуюче4) число; кількість; перелікthe tale is complete — усі на місці, усі зібралися
5) сума, сукупність; список6) категоріяa Canterbury tale — вигадка, казка, байка
a tale of a tub, old travellers' (wives') tales — сон рябої кобили
to tell tales out of school — а) розбовкувати чиїсь таємниці; виносити сміття з хати; б) ябедничати, нашіптувати
2. vвідраховувати; роздавати поштучно* * *I [teil] n1) розповідь; історія; повістьthe Winter's Tale — Зимова казка (п'єса Шекспір; свідчення)
that tells its own tale — це говорить саме за себе, після цього ніяких інших доказів не потрібно
2) часто pl чутка, вигадкиit's only a tale — це усього лише розмови; розм. плітки, вигадки; брехня, казки; неправда
3) щось неіснуюче, фікція4) тк.; sing; icт. рахунок, перерахування; числоby tale — на рахунок, поштучно
the tale of dead and wounded — число убитих, поранених; сума, список, сукупність
a Canterbury tale, a tale of a tub, old wives' /travellers є tales — вигадки, байки, бабусині казочки, жіночі плітки, мисливські розповіді, небилиці
he lived to tell the tale = — є живий свідок цих ( трагічних) подій
to tell /to bring, to carry/ tales — розголошувати секрети; брехати, розносити плітки
to tell tales out or school — розбовтувати чиїсь секрети; = виносити сміття з хати; оббріхувати, навушничати, доносити
II [`tuːlei] n; бот.to hold /to make, to give, to tell/ no tale of smth — не додавати чомусь значення
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tale n1 ( story) histoire f (about sur) ; ( fantasy story) conte m (about sur) ; (narrative, account) récit m (about sur) ; ( legend) légende f (about de) ; to tell a tale raconter une histoire ; to tell a tale of woe ( about oneself) raconter ses malheurs ; ( about others) raconter une histoire pathétique ; the figures tell the same/another tale les chiffres disent la même chose/tout autre chose ; the recent events tell their own tale les événements récents parlent d'eux-mêmes ;2 ( hearsay) histoire f ; ( gossip) cancan m ; to spread ou tell tales raconter des histoires (about sb sur qn).a likely tale! et puis quoi encore! ; dead men tell no tales les morts ne parlent pas ; to live to tell the tale être encore là pour en parler ; to tell tales out of school révéler des choses indiscrètes. -
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[teɪl]nome (story) storia f.; (fantasy story) favola f.; (narrative, account) racconto m.; (legend) leggenda f.the figures tell the same, another tale — le cifre confermano la cosa, dicono tutt'altra cosa
••* * *[teil]1) (a story: He told me the tale of his travels.) storia, resoconto2) (an untrue story; a lie: He told me he had a lot of money, but that was just a tale.) bugia, frottola* * *[teɪl]nome (story) storia f.; (fantasy story) favola f.; (narrative, account) racconto m.; (legend) leggenda f.the figures tell the same, another tale — le cifre confermano la cosa, dicono tutt'altra cosa
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̈ɪˈstɔ:rɪ I сущ.
1) повесть, рассказ, история;
предание;
сказка to carry, circulate, print, run a story ≈ распространять, печатать, публиковать рассказ, сообщение, статью to change, revise a story ≈ переделать, пересмотреть рассказ to concoct, fabricate, invent, make up a story ≈ состряпать, придумать рассказ to edit a story ≈ редактирировать рассказ to embellish, embroider a story ≈ приукрасить (напр., выдумкой), расцветить рассказ to narrate, tell a story ≈ рассказывать историю to rewrite a story ≈ переписывать рассказ to write a story ≈ писать рассказ boring story ≈ скучная история ugly story ≈ неприглядная история a story breaks ≈ рассказ прерывается, прекращается a story circulates ≈ история становится известной (большему количеству людей) She told charming stories about her travels. ≈ Она рассказывала о том, как она чудесно путешествовала. Have you heard the story that she intends to resign? ≈ Вы слышали, что она собирается уходить( в отставку) ? bedtime story Canterbury story children's story cock-and-bull story coherent story cover story detective story dirty story farfetched story fairy story feature story front-page story funny story ghost story good story gripping story human-interest story implausible story improbable story juicy story likely story long story love story off-color story plausible story risque story short story sob story true story whole story Syn: tale, narrative, novel
2) чьи-л. слова, чей-л. рассказ according to her (own) story ≈ по ее (собственным) словам
3) сюжет, фабула Syn: plot, subject
4) разг. а) выдумка;
ложь Don't tell stories. ≈ Не сочиняйте. б) россказни, сплетни
5) амер. газетный материал, сообщение в печати All the newspapers carried the story about the fire. ≈ Во всех газетах была статья о пожаре. II = storey повесть;
рассказ - short * рассказ, новелла - good /funny/ * анекдот - blue /off-colour/ * непристойный анекдот - ghost * история с привидениями - detective * детективный роман - love * любовный роман;
рассказ или повесть о любви фабула, сюжет - the main thing in a novel is the * самое главное в романе - это сюжет - I read only for the * я читаю, только чтобы следить за фабулой /за развитием событий/ история;
предание;
сказка - the * of printing история книгопечатания - stories of ancient Greece древнегреческие мифы - to tell smb. one's * /the * of one's life/ рассказать кому-л. историю своей жизни /свою биографию/ - his * is an eventful one его биография богата событиями - a character famous in * and song легендарная личность - the * has been several times handled in both prose and verse это предание не раз излагалось и стихами, и прозой заявление;
что-л. сказанное, чьи-л. слова - according to her (own) * по ее (собственным) словам;
по ее собственному заявлению - that is the whole * вот и все, вот и весь сказ - they all tell the same * они все говорят одно и то же - these bruises tell their own * эти ушибы /синяки, ссадины/ говорят сами за себя - there is a * that... говорят, что... - do you believe his story? вы верите тому, что он говорит? - it was an old * to him он это уже много раз слышал /видел, встречал/ - the witness changed his * свидетель изменил свои показания( разговорное) разговор, рассказ;
россказни, сплетни - scandalous stories are circulated about N. об N. ходят скандальные слухи /сплетни/ - the * is discredited by some не все верят тому, что об этом говорится - many curious stories are told about elephants о слонах рассказывают много любопытного (разговорное) преим. (детское) выдумка, ложь - to tell stories выдумывать, лгать, сочинять, рассказывать сказки, небылицы (американизм) газетный материал, сообщение в печати - to make a * out of a trivial event сделать статью на материале незначительного события - there is a * in him о нем стоит написать /рассказать читателям/ лицо или событие, заслуживающее освещения в печати - the biggest stories of the year важнейшие события года > that is (quite) another * это (совсем) другое дело > it is quite another * now положение теперь изменилось > to make a long * short короче говоря этаж;
ярус - on the third * на четвертом этаже - to add a * to a house надстроить этаж > the top /upper/ * мозги, "котелок" > he is weak in the upper * у него котелок плохо варит - * culture( сельскохозяйственное) культура, возделываемая на уступах или террасах according to his ~ по его словам;
they all tell the same story они все говорят одно и то же ~ рассказ, повесть;
short story короткий рассказ, новелла;
a good (или funny) story анекдот;
Canterbury story = Canterbury tale ~ рассказ, повесть;
short story короткий рассказ, новелла;
a good (или funny) story анекдот;
Canterbury story = Canterbury tale tale: ~ уст. счет, число;
количество;
the tale is complete все в сборе;
Canterbury tale вымысел, сказки, басни case ~ наглядный пример ~ разг., преим. детск. выдумка;
ложь;
don't tell stories не сочиняйте ~ рассказ, повесть;
short story короткий рассказ, новелла;
a good (или funny) story анекдот;
Canterbury story = Canterbury tale ~ история;
предание;
сказка;
the story goes that предание гласит;
his story is an eventful one его биография богата событиями ~ амер. газетный материал;
that is another story это другое дело;
it is quite another story now положение теперь изменилось life ~ жизнеописание news ~ газетный материал shaggy-dog ~ sl анекдот, действующими лицами которого являются животные shaggy-dog ~ sl длинный и скучный анекдот (весь юмор которого заключается в его нелепости) ~ рассказ, повесть;
short story короткий рассказ, новелла;
a good (или funny) story анекдот;
Canterbury story = Canterbury tale story = storey ~ разг., преим. детск. выдумка;
ложь;
don't tell stories не сочиняйте ~ амер. газетный материал;
that is another story это другое дело;
it is quite another story now положение теперь изменилось ~ история;
предание;
сказка;
the story goes that предание гласит;
his story is an eventful one его биография богата событиями ~ рассказ, повесть;
short story короткий рассказ, новелла;
a good (или funny) story анекдот;
Canterbury story = Canterbury tale ~ фабула, сюжет ~ история;
предание;
сказка;
the story goes that предание гласит;
his story is an eventful one его биография богата событиями ~ амер. газетный материал;
that is another story это другое дело;
it is quite another story now положение теперь изменилось according to his ~ по его словам;
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I 1. [laɪk]1) (in the same manner as) comelike the liar that he is, he... — da bugiardo quale è,...
like me, he loves swimming — come me, adora nuotare
"how do I do it?" - "like this" — "come si fa?" - "così"
2) (similar to) cometo be like sb., sth. — essere come qcn., qcs.
3) (typical of)it's not like her, it's just like her to be late — non è da lei, è da lei essere in ritardo
4) (close to)2.1) (in the same way as) come2) colloq. (as if) come se3.1) form. similecooking, ironing and like chores — cucinare, stirare e lavori simili
2) - like in composti4.child-like — infantile, da bambino
avverbio (akin to, near)5."the figures are 10% more than last year" - "20%, more like!" — colloq. "le cifre sono superiori del 10% rispetto all'anno scorso" - "del 20%, direi!"
earthquakes, floods and the like — terremoti, alluvioni e simili
I've never seen its like o the like of it non ho mai visto una cosa simile; the like(s) of Al Capone — la gente come Al Capone
••••like enough (as) like as not probabilmente; like father like son — prov. tale padre tale figlio
Note:When like is used as a preposition ( like a child; you know what she's like!), it can generally be translated by come: come un bambino; sai com'è fatta lei! - Note however that be like and look like meaning resemble are translated by assomigliare a: she's like her father or she looks like her father = assomiglia a suo padre. - Like is used after certain other verbs in English to express particular kinds of resemblance ( taste like, feel like, smell like etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry ( taste, feel, smell etc.). - When like is used as a conjunction, it is translated by come: songs like my mother sings = canzoni come quelle che canta mia madre. - When like is used to introduce an illustrative example ( big cities like London), it is translated by come: le grandi città come Londra. - For particular usages of like as a preposition or conjunction and for noun and adverb uses, see the entry belowII [laɪk]I like cats, music — mi piacciono i gatti, mi piace la musica
what I like about him is... — cosa mi piace di lui è...
I don't like the sound of that — non mi piace, non mi convince tanto
he hasn't phoned for weeks, I don't like it — non telefona da settimane, la cosa non mi piace
I like cheese but it doesn't like me — colloq. mi piace il formaggio ma non mi fa bene
I like doing, I like to do mi piace fare; that's what I like to see! così mi piace! I like it when mi piace quando; I likeed it better when we did preferivo quando facevamo; how do you like your new job, living in London? — ti piace il tuo nuovo lavoro, vivere a Londra?
3) (approve of)4) (wish) volereI would o should like a ticket vorrei un biglietto; I would o should like to do vorrei fare; would you like to come to dinner? cosa ne direste di venire a cena? I wouldn't like to think I'd upset her non vorrei averla sconvolta; we'd like her to do vorremmo che o ci piacerebbe facesse; would you like me to come? vuoi che venga? if you like se vuoi; he's a bit of a rebel if you like è un po' ribelle, se vogliamo; you can do what you like puoi fare quello che vuoi; say what you like, I think it's a good idea di' quel che vuoi, per me è una buona idea; sit (any)where you like — si sieda dove vuole
* * *I 1. adjective(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.)2. preposition(the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.)3. noun(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.)4. conjunction((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.)- likely- likelihood
- liken
- likeness
- likewise
- like-minded
- a likely story!
- as likely as not
- be like someone
- feel like
- he is likely to
- look like
- not likely! II verb1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.)2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.)•- likeable- likable
- liking
- should/would like
- take a liking to* * *I 1. [laɪk]1) (in the same manner as) comelike the liar that he is, he... — da bugiardo quale è,...
like me, he loves swimming — come me, adora nuotare
"how do I do it?" - "like this" — "come si fa?" - "così"
2) (similar to) cometo be like sb., sth. — essere come qcn., qcs.
3) (typical of)it's not like her, it's just like her to be late — non è da lei, è da lei essere in ritardo
4) (close to)2.1) (in the same way as) come2) colloq. (as if) come se3.1) form. similecooking, ironing and like chores — cucinare, stirare e lavori simili
2) - like in composti4.child-like — infantile, da bambino
avverbio (akin to, near)5."the figures are 10% more than last year" - "20%, more like!" — colloq. "le cifre sono superiori del 10% rispetto all'anno scorso" - "del 20%, direi!"
earthquakes, floods and the like — terremoti, alluvioni e simili
I've never seen its like o the like of it non ho mai visto una cosa simile; the like(s) of Al Capone — la gente come Al Capone
••••like enough (as) like as not probabilmente; like father like son — prov. tale padre tale figlio
Note:When like is used as a preposition ( like a child; you know what she's like!), it can generally be translated by come: come un bambino; sai com'è fatta lei! - Note however that be like and look like meaning resemble are translated by assomigliare a: she's like her father or she looks like her father = assomiglia a suo padre. - Like is used after certain other verbs in English to express particular kinds of resemblance ( taste like, feel like, smell like etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry ( taste, feel, smell etc.). - When like is used as a conjunction, it is translated by come: songs like my mother sings = canzoni come quelle che canta mia madre. - When like is used to introduce an illustrative example ( big cities like London), it is translated by come: le grandi città come Londra. - For particular usages of like as a preposition or conjunction and for noun and adverb uses, see the entry belowII [laɪk]I like cats, music — mi piacciono i gatti, mi piace la musica
what I like about him is... — cosa mi piace di lui è...
I don't like the sound of that — non mi piace, non mi convince tanto
he hasn't phoned for weeks, I don't like it — non telefona da settimane, la cosa non mi piace
I like cheese but it doesn't like me — colloq. mi piace il formaggio ma non mi fa bene
I like doing, I like to do mi piace fare; that's what I like to see! così mi piace! I like it when mi piace quando; I likeed it better when we did preferivo quando facevamo; how do you like your new job, living in London? — ti piace il tuo nuovo lavoro, vivere a Londra?
3) (approve of)4) (wish) volereI would o should like a ticket vorrei un biglietto; I would o should like to do vorrei fare; would you like to come to dinner? cosa ne direste di venire a cena? I wouldn't like to think I'd upset her non vorrei averla sconvolta; we'd like her to do vorremmo che o ci piacerebbe facesse; would you like me to come? vuoi che venga? if you like se vuoi; he's a bit of a rebel if you like è un po' ribelle, se vogliamo; you can do what you like puoi fare quello che vuoi; say what you like, I think it's a good idea di' quel che vuoi, per me è una buona idea; sit (any)where you like — si sieda dove vuole
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I 'sto:ri plural - stories; noun1) (an account of an event, or series of events, real or imaginary: the story of the disaster; the story of his life; He went to the police with his story; What sort of stories do boys aged 10 like?; adventure/murder/love stories; a story-book; He's a good story-teller.) historia2) ((used especially to children) a lie: Don't tell stories!) historia, cuento•- a tall story
II see storeystory n historia / cuentotr['stɔːrɪ]4 (newspaper article) artículo; (newsworthy item) artículo de interés periodístico5 (story-line, narrative, plot) argumento, trama\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbut that's another story pero eso es otro cantarit's a long story es largo de contarso the story goes según cuenta la historia, según dicenthat's the story of my life! ¡siempre me pasa lo mismo!to cut a long story short en resumidas cuentas, en pocas palabras————————tr['stɔːrɪ]1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL→ link=storey storey{1) narrative: cuento m, relato m2) account: historia f, relato m3) : piso m, planta f (de un edificio)first story: planta bajan.• anécdota s.f.• argumento s.m.• chiste s.m.• crónico s.m.• cuento s.m.• fábula s.f.• historia s.f.• historieta s.f.• novela s.f.• piso s.m.• planta s.f.• relato s.m.• trama s.f.'stɔːri2)it's the story of my life! — (set phrase) siempre me pasa lo mismo
according to his/your story — según él/tú
what's the story? — (AmE) bueno ¿qué pasa?
he gave me the story on the new models — (AmE) me dio información sobre los nuevos modelos
that's (quite) another o a different story — eso es otro cantar, eso es harina de otro costal
the story goes that... — cuenta la leyenda que...
3) ( plot) argumento m, trama f4) ( Journ) artículo m5) ( lie) (colloq) cuento m (fam), mentira fdon't tell stories — no me vengas con cuentos (fam), no digas mentiras
6) BrE storey ( of building) piso m, planta fon the first story — ( in US) en la planta baja; ( in UK) en el primer piso
I ['stɔːrɪ]1. N1) (=account) historia f ; (=tale) cuento m, relato m ; (=joke) chiste mhis story is that... — según él dice..., según lo que él cuenta...
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but that's another story — pero eso es otro cantar•
a children's story — un cuento infantil•
the story goes that... — se dice or se cuenta que...that's the story of my life! * — ¡siempre me pasa lo mismo!
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it's a long story — es/sería largo de contarto cut a long story short — en resumidas cuentas, en pocas palabras
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it's the same old story — es la historia de siempre•
to tell a story — (fictional) contar un cuento; (=recount what happened) contar or narrar una historiathe marks tell their own story — las señales hablan por sí solas, las señales no necesitan interpretación
what a story this house could tell! — ¡cuántas cosas nos diría esta casa!
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that's not the whole story — eso no es todo2) (=plot) argumento m, trama f3) (Press) artículo m, reportaje m•
a likely story! — ¡puro cuento!2.CPDstory writer N — narrador(a) m / f
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['stɔːrɪ]N (US) = storey* * *['stɔːri]2)it's the story of my life! — (set phrase) siempre me pasa lo mismo
according to his/your story — según él/tú
what's the story? — (AmE) bueno ¿qué pasa?
he gave me the story on the new models — (AmE) me dio información sobre los nuevos modelos
that's (quite) another o a different story — eso es otro cantar, eso es harina de otro costal
the story goes that... — cuenta la leyenda que...
3) ( plot) argumento m, trama f4) ( Journ) artículo m5) ( lie) (colloq) cuento m (fam), mentira fdon't tell stories — no me vengas con cuentos (fam), no digas mentiras
6) BrE storey ( of building) piso m, planta fon the first story — ( in US) en la planta baja; ( in UK) en el primer piso
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[̈ɪˈstɔ:rɪ]according to his story по его словам; they all tell the same story они все говорят одно и то же story рассказ, повесть; short story короткий рассказ, новелла; a good (или funny) story анекдот; Canterbury story = Canterbury tale story рассказ, повесть; short story короткий рассказ, новелла; a good (или funny) story анекдот; Canterbury story = Canterbury tale tale: story уст. счет, число; количество; the tale is complete все в сборе; Canterbury tale вымысел, сказки, басни case story наглядный пример story разг., преим. детск. выдумка; ложь; don't tell stories не сочиняйте story рассказ, повесть; short story короткий рассказ, новелла; a good (или funny) story анекдот; Canterbury story = Canterbury tale story история; предание; сказка; the story goes that предание гласит; his story is an eventful one его биография богата событиями story амер. газетный материал; that is another story это другое дело; it is quite another story now положение теперь изменилось life story жизнеописание news story газетный материал shaggy-dog story sl анекдот, действующими лицами которого являются животные shaggy-dog story sl длинный и скучный анекдот (весь юмор которого заключается в его нелепости) story рассказ, повесть; short story короткий рассказ, новелла; a good (или funny) story анекдот; Canterbury story = Canterbury tale story = storey story разг., преим. детск. выдумка; ложь; don't tell stories не сочиняйте story амер. газетный материал; that is another story это другое дело; it is quite another story now положение теперь изменилось story история; предание; сказка; the story goes that предание гласит; his story is an eventful one его биография богата событиями story рассказ, повесть; short story короткий рассказ, новелла; a good (или funny) story анекдот; Canterbury story = Canterbury tale story фабула, сюжет story история; предание; сказка; the story goes that предание гласит; his story is an eventful one его биография богата событиями story амер. газетный материал; that is another story это другое дело; it is quite another story now положение теперь изменилось according to his story по его словам; they all tell the same story они все говорят одно и то же -
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[sʌtʃ] 1. 2.1) (of kind previously mentioned) (replicated) tale; (similar) così, simile; (of similar sort) di questo tipoand other such arguments — e altri argomenti così o di questo tipo
doctors, dentists and all such people — dottori, dentisti e gente del genere
his movements were such as to arouse suspicion — i suoi spostamenti erano tali da fare sorgere dei o destare sospetti
until such time as — fino a quando o al momento in cui
4) (so great) tale3.1) (to a great degree) (with adjectives) così, talmente; (with nouns) tale2) such as come, tale chesuch a house as this, a house such as this — una casa come questa
such as? — (as response) per esempio?
* * *1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) come, simile, tale2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) tale, così3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) tale, così4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) tale, così2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) questo, tale- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is* * *[sʌtʃ] 1. 2.1) (of kind previously mentioned) (replicated) tale; (similar) così, simile; (of similar sort) di questo tipoand other such arguments — e altri argomenti così o di questo tipo
doctors, dentists and all such people — dottori, dentisti e gente del genere
his movements were such as to arouse suspicion — i suoi spostamenti erano tali da fare sorgere dei o destare sospetti
until such time as — fino a quando o al momento in cui
4) (so great) tale3.1) (to a great degree) (with adjectives) così, talmente; (with nouns) tale2) such as come, tale chesuch a house as this, a house such as this — una casa come questa
such as? — (as response) per esempio?
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10 AS
[ forma debole əz] [ forma forte æz] 1.1) (in the manner that) comeas usual — come di solito, come al solito
as I see it — per come la vedo io, secondo me
knowing you as I do, you'll never get your degree — conoscendoti, non ti laureerai mai
he lives abroad, as does his sister — vive all'estero, come sua sorella
as with so many people in the 1960s, she... — come molte altre persone negli anni '60, lei...
as with so much in this country, the system needs to be modernized — come molte altre cose in questo paese, il sistema ha bisogno di essere modernizzato
2) (while, when) mentre; (over more gradual period of time) man mano che, via via cheas he grew older, he grew richer — con il passare degli anni, diventava più ricco
as a child, he... — da bambino, lui
3) (because, since) siccome, poiché, dato cheas you were out, I left a note — dato che eri uscito, ti ho lasciato un biglietto
4) (although)strange as it may seem, she never returned — sebbene possa sembrare strano, lei non ritornò mai
comfortable as the house is, it's still very expensive — per quanto sia comoda, la casa è comunque troppo cara
try as he might, he could not forget it — per quanto ci provasse, non riusciva a dimenticare
5)the same... as — lo stesso... che
7) as if come sehe looked at me as if to say "I told you so" — mi guardò come per dire "te l'avevo detto"
2.as if by accident, magic — come per caso, per magia
1) (in order to appear to be) come, da2) (showing function, status) come, in qualità dispeaking as his closest friend, I... — parlando come suo migliore amico, io...
3) (other uses)to treat sb. as an equal — trattare qcn. come un proprio pari
4) as against contro, in confronto a75% this year as against 35% last year — il 75% di quest'anno contro il 35% dell'anno scorso
5) as for quanto a, riguardo a6) as from, as of a partire da7) as such come, in quanto tale8) as to quanto a, riguardo a3.1) (expressing degree, extent)as... as... — così... come..., tanto... quanto...
he is not as o so intelligent as you non è intelligente come te; he can't walk as fast as he used to non riesce più a camminare così velocemente come faceva un tempo; as fast as you can il più velocemente possibile; he's twice as strong as me è due volte più forte di me, ha il doppio della mia forza; I paid as much as he did ho pagato tanto quanto lui; as much, little as possible il più, meno possibile; as soon as possible il più presto o prima possibile; not nearly as much as non si avvicina neanche a, molto meno di; not as often non così spesso; the population may increase by as much as 20% l'aumento della popolazione può raggiungere ben il 20%, la popolazione può aumentare ben del 20%; as many as 10,000 people attended the demonstration ben 10.000 persone parteciparono alla manifestazione; she can play the piano as well as her sister suona il piano bene come sua sorella; they have a house in Nice as well as an apartment in Paris — hanno una casa a Nizza e un appartamento a Parigi
2) (expressing similarity) comeas before, she... — come prima, lei...
* * *[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) mentre, quando2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) siccome, poiché3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) come4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) come5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) come; sebbene, per quanto6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) così come2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) come, così (...) come (...), altrettanto (...) quanto (...)3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) come, quanto2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) come3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) come4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) come, in quanto•- as for- as if / as though
- as to* * *[ˌeɪ'ɛs]1. n abbr AmUniv, (= Associate in Sciences) laurea in discipline scientifiche2. abbr AmPost, (= American Samoa)* * *[ forma debole əz] [ forma forte æz] 1.1) (in the manner that) comeas usual — come di solito, come al solito
as I see it — per come la vedo io, secondo me
knowing you as I do, you'll never get your degree — conoscendoti, non ti laureerai mai
he lives abroad, as does his sister — vive all'estero, come sua sorella
as with so many people in the 1960s, she... — come molte altre persone negli anni '60, lei...
as with so much in this country, the system needs to be modernized — come molte altre cose in questo paese, il sistema ha bisogno di essere modernizzato
2) (while, when) mentre; (over more gradual period of time) man mano che, via via cheas he grew older, he grew richer — con il passare degli anni, diventava più ricco
as a child, he... — da bambino, lui
3) (because, since) siccome, poiché, dato cheas you were out, I left a note — dato che eri uscito, ti ho lasciato un biglietto
4) (although)strange as it may seem, she never returned — sebbene possa sembrare strano, lei non ritornò mai
comfortable as the house is, it's still very expensive — per quanto sia comoda, la casa è comunque troppo cara
try as he might, he could not forget it — per quanto ci provasse, non riusciva a dimenticare
5)the same... as — lo stesso... che
7) as if come sehe looked at me as if to say "I told you so" — mi guardò come per dire "te l'avevo detto"
2.as if by accident, magic — come per caso, per magia
1) (in order to appear to be) come, da2) (showing function, status) come, in qualità dispeaking as his closest friend, I... — parlando come suo migliore amico, io...
3) (other uses)to treat sb. as an equal — trattare qcn. come un proprio pari
4) as against contro, in confronto a75% this year as against 35% last year — il 75% di quest'anno contro il 35% dell'anno scorso
5) as for quanto a, riguardo a6) as from, as of a partire da7) as such come, in quanto tale8) as to quanto a, riguardo a3.1) (expressing degree, extent)as... as... — così... come..., tanto... quanto...
he is not as o so intelligent as you non è intelligente come te; he can't walk as fast as he used to non riesce più a camminare così velocemente come faceva un tempo; as fast as you can il più velocemente possibile; he's twice as strong as me è due volte più forte di me, ha il doppio della mia forza; I paid as much as he did ho pagato tanto quanto lui; as much, little as possible il più, meno possibile; as soon as possible il più presto o prima possibile; not nearly as much as non si avvicina neanche a, molto meno di; not as often non così spesso; the population may increase by as much as 20% l'aumento della popolazione può raggiungere ben il 20%, la popolazione può aumentare ben del 20%; as many as 10,000 people attended the demonstration ben 10.000 persone parteciparono alla manifestazione; she can play the piano as well as her sister suona il piano bene come sua sorella; they have a house in Nice as well as an apartment in Paris — hanno una casa a Nizza e un appartamento a Parigi
2) (expressing similarity) comeas before, she... — come prima, lei...
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11 much
[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below* * *comparative of; see more* * *[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below -
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I noun1) (account of events) Geschichte, diegive the story of something — etwas schildern od. darstellen
it is quite another story now — (fig.) jetzt sieht alles ganz anders aus
the [old,] old story, the same old story — (fig.) das alte Lied (ugs.)
that's [a bit of] a tall story! — das ist ein bisschen dick aufgetragen! (ugs.)
that's a different story — (fig.) das ist etwas ganz anderes
that's his story [and he's sticking to it] — er bleibt bei dem, was er gesagt hat
the story goes that... — man erzählt sich, dass...
to cut or make a long story short,... — kurz [gesagt],...
2) (narrative) Geschichte, diethat's the story of my life! — (fig.) das ist mein ewiges Problem!
4) (plot) Story, die5) (set of [interesting] facts)IIthe objects in the room have a story — die Gegenstände in dem Zimmer haben ihre eigene Geschichte
(Amer.) see academic.ru/71033/storey">storey* * *I ['sto:ri] plural - stories; noun1) (an account of an event, or series of events, real or imaginary: the story of the disaster; the story of his life; He went to the police with his story; What sort of stories do boys aged 10 like?; adventure/murder/love stories; a story-book; He's a good story-teller.) die Geschichte•- the story goes- a tall story II see storey* * *sto·ry1[ˈstɔ:ri]nthe film is based on a true \story der Film beruht auf einer wahren Begebenheitthat's another \story das ist eine andere Geschichtebedtime \story Gutenachtgeschichte fchildren's \story Kindermärchen nt, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. Kindergeschichte ffairy \story Märchen ntshort \story Kurzgeschichte fa tall \story eine unglaubliche Geschichteto read/tell [sb] a \story [jdm] eine Geschichte vorlesen/erzählenthe \story goes that... man erzählt sich, dass...he keeps changing his \story er tischt immer wieder neue Geschichten aufaccording to her \story she left the party at midnight sie will die Party um Mitternacht verlassen habenthat's my \story and I'm sticking to it! so sehe ich die Sache, und dazu stehe ich!let me tell you my side of the \story lass mich dir die Dinge mal aus meiner Sicht schildern6.▶ to cut a long \story short um es kurz zu machen▶ end of \story! und damit Schluss!▶ that's the \story of my life! so geht's mir jedes Mal!▶ it's the same old \story es ist immer das gleiche [alte] Liedsto·ry2sto·rey, AM sto·ry[ˈstɔ:ri]n Stockwerk nt, Stock m, Etage fa three-\story house ein dreistöckiges Haushe's a bit weak in the upper \story er hat sie nicht ganz alle pej fam* * *I ['stɔːrɪ]nthat's the story of my life (inf) — das plagt mich mein ganzes Leben lang! (inf); (said as a response) wem sagen Sie das!
the story goes that... — man erzählt sich, dass...
his story is that... — er behauptet, dass...
I've heard his ( side of the) story — ich habe seine Version gehört
the full story still has to be told —
to cut a long story short — um es kurz zu machen, kurz und gut
2) (PRESS: event) Geschichtef; (= newspaper story) Artikelm3) (= plot) Handlungf4) (inf: lie) MärchenntIIn (US)See:= storey* * *story1 [ˈstɔːrı; US auch ˈstəʊriː] sthe same old story fig das alte Lied;that’s another story fig das ist etwas anderes, das steht auf einem anderen Blatt, das ist ein Kapitel für sich;that’s not the whole story yet fig das ist noch nicht alles2. Fabel f, Handlung f, Story f (eines Dramas etc)3. (Lebens)Geschichte f, Story f:4. Geschichte f, Bericht m:the story goes that … man erzählt sich, dass …;to cut a long story short (Redew) der langen Rede kurzer Sinn, um es kurz zu machen, kurz und gut;5. (Zeitungs)Artikel m, (-)Story f6. fig Hintergründe pl, Hintergrundinformationen pl7. umg (Lügen-, Ammen)Märchen n, Geschichte fhe is a bit weak in the upper storey umg er ist nicht ganz richtig im Oberstübchen* * *I noun1) (account of events) Geschichte, diegive the story of something — etwas schildern od. darstellen
it is quite another story now — (fig.) jetzt sieht alles ganz anders aus
the [old,] old story, the same old story — (fig.) das alte Lied (ugs.)
that's [a bit of] a tall story! — das ist ein bisschen dick aufgetragen! (ugs.)
that's a different story — (fig.) das ist etwas ganz anderes
that's his story [and he's sticking to it] — er bleibt bei dem, was er gesagt hat
the story goes that... — man erzählt sich, dass...
to cut or make a long story short,... — kurz [gesagt],...
2) (narrative) Geschichte, diethat's the story of my life! — (fig.) das ist mein ewiges Problem!
4) (plot) Story, die5) (set of [interesting] facts)II(Amer.) see storey* * *Stock ¨-e m.Stockwerk m. n.Erzählung f.Fabel -n f.Geschichte f.Schwank -e m. -
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əuld1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) viejo, mayor2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) de edad3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) viejo, antiguo4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) viejo5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) antiguo•- old age- old boy/girl
- old-fashioned
- old hand
- old maid
- the old
old adj1. viejo2. mayor3. antiguohow old...? ¿cuántos años...?how old are you? ¿cuántos años tienes?to be... years old tener... añostr[əʊld]1 (person) viejo,-a, mayor■ an old man un anciano, un hombre mayor, un viejo■ she's a year older than you te lleva un año, es un año mayor que tú, tiene un año más que tú3 (long-established, familiar) viejo,-a4 (former) antiguo,-a5 (experienced, veteran) viejo,-a, veterano,-a1 las personas nombre femenino plural mayores, los ancianos nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLany old how de cualquier maneraany old thing cualquier cosaas old as the hills más viejo,-a que Matusalénhow old are you? ¿cuántos años tienes?, ¿qué edad tienes?of old de antañoto be... years old tener... añosto be old hat no ser ninguna novedadold age vejez nombre femeninoold boy (ex-pupil) ex alumno, antiguo alumno 2 (old man) abuelo, viejecito 3 (form of address) viejoold folk ancianos nombre masculino pluralold hand veterano,-aold maid solteronaold people's home residencia de ancianosOld Testament Antiguo Testamentoold wives' tale cuento de viejasthe Old World el viejo mundoold ['o:ld] adj1) ancient: antiguoold civilizations: civilizaciones antiguas2) familiar: viejoold friends: viejos amigosthe same old story: el mismo cuentohe's ten years old: tiene diez años (de edad)4) aged: viejo, ancianoan old woman: una anciana5) former: antiguoher old neighborhood: su antiguo barrio6) worn-out: viejo, gastadoold n1)the old : los viejos, los ancianos2)in the days of old : antaño, en los tiempos antiguosadj.• anciano, -a adj.• antiguo, -a adj.• añejo, -a adj.• añoso, -a adj.• rancio, -a adj.• viejo, -a adj.
I əʊld1) ( of certain age)how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?, ¿qué edad tienes?
she's two years older than me — me lleva dos años, es dos años mayor que yo
a group of six-year-/fifteen-year-olds — un grupo de niños de seis años/de quinceañeros
you're old enough to know better! — a tu edad...!
2) ( not young) mayor; ( less polite) viejoold people feel the cold more — los ancianos or las personas mayores or de edad sienten más el frío
to get o grow old/older — envejecer*
doesn't she look old! — qué vieja or avejentada está!
3)a) ( not new) <clothes/car/remedy> viejo; <city/civilization> antiguo; < customadition> viejo, antiguob) (longstanding, familiar) (before n) <friend/enemy/rivalry> viejo; <injury/problem> antiguo4) (former, previous) (before n) antiguo6) (colloq) (before n)b) ( in familiar references)
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1) ( old people) (+ pl vb)the old — los ancianos, las personas mayores or de edad; ( less polite) los viejos
2) ( former times) (liter)[ǝʊld]in days of old — antaño (liter), antiguamente
1. ADJ(compar older) (superl oldest)1) (=not young) [person] viejo; (more respectful) mayor, anciano; [animal] viejo; [civilization] antiguoan old man — un viejo, un anciano
an old woman — una vieja, una anciana
an old lady — una señora mayor or anciana
a little old lady — una viejecita, una ancianita
old people, old folks * — los viejos; (more respectful) los ancianos, las personas mayores
•
to be old before one's time — hacerse mayor antes de tiempo•
to be old beyond one's years — ser maduro para la edad que se tienethat dress is too old for you — ese vestido es para alguien mayor que tú, ese vestido no es apropiado para tu edad
he's afraid of getting or growing old — tiene miedo a envejecer
as we get older... — según envejecemos...
dirty 1., 4), fogey, fool, teach 1., 2)•
to look old — parecer viejo, estar avejentadohow old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?, ¿qué edad tienes?
Laura is six weeks/months/years old — Laura tiene seis semanas/meses/años
•
to be old enough for sth/to do sth — tener edad para algo/para hacer algohe's old enough to know better — (to have more sense) a su edad debería tener más sentido común, ya es mayorcito para saber lo que está bien y lo que está mal; (to behave better) a su edad debería portarse mejor
generationshe's old enough to be your mother — con la edad que tiene, podría ser tu madre
3) (=not new)a) (=antique) [painting, book, building] antiguo; [wine] añejothe old part of Glasgow — la parte vieja or antigua de Glasgow
- be as old as the hillschip 1., 1)b) [clothes, furniture] (=tatty) viejo; (=worn) usado, gastado4) (=long-standing) viejothat's an old problem — eso no es nada nuevo, eso ya viene de atrás
it's a very old tradition/custom — es una vieja tradición/costumbre, es una tradición/costumbre antigua
score 1., 4)the old ways survived in some country areas — las viejas costumbres perduraron en algunas partes del campo
5) (=former) antiguo•
the old country — la madre patria, la patria•
in the old days — antaño, en los viejos tiemposof the old school — (fig) de la vieja escuela
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for old times' sake — por los viejos tiemposgood old Mike! — ¡este Mike!
come on, old man! † — ¡venga hombre!
•
she's a funny old thing — es rarita7) * (as intensifier)what a load of old rubbish! — ¡qué cantidad de chorradas! *
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any old, any old thing will do — cualquier cosa sirveit's not just any old painting, it's a Rembrandt — no es un cuadro cualquiera, es un Rembrandt
•
we had a high old time — hacía tiempo que no nos divertíamos tanto•
it's the same old story — es la misma historia de siempre2. N1)the old — los viejos mpl, los ancianos mpl
2) liter•
of old: to know sb of old — conocer a algn desde hace tiempoknights/legends of old — los caballeros/las leyendas de antaño liter
in days of old — antaño liter, en los tiempos antiguos
3.CPDripeold age pension N — subsidio m de la tercera edad, pensión f
old age pensioner N — pensionista mf, jubilado(-a) m / f
the Old Bailey N — (Brit) el tribunal de lo penal de más alto rango de Inglaterra
the Old Bill ** N — (Brit) la poli *, la pasma (Sp) **
old boy N — (=former pupil) ex-alumno m, antiguo alumno m; † * (=old chap) amigo m mío
the old-boy network — esp pej el amiguismo
old campaigner N — veterano m
old chestnut * N — (=joke) broma f muy pasada; (=story) historia f muy pasada
Old Dominion N — (US) el estado de Virginia
Old English N — inglés m antiguo
See:see cultural note ANGLO-SAXON in Anglo-SaxonOld English sheepdog N — perro m pastor ovejero inglés
old flame N — antiguo amor m
old folks' home N — residencia f de ancianos
old girl N — (=former pupil) ex-alumna f, antigua alumna f; (=elderly woman) * † señora f, abuelita * f
Old Glory N — (US) bandera de los Estados Unidos
old hand N — veterano(-a) m / f
old lag * N — (=old prisoner) (preso(-a) m / f) veterano(-a) m / f; (=ex-prisoner) ex-presidiario(-a) m / f
old maid N — pej solterona f
Old Man River N — (US) el río Mississippi
old master N — (=work) obra f maestra de la pintura clásica; (=painter) gran maestro m de la pintura clásica
Old Nick * N — hum Pedro Botero * hum
old people's home N — residencia f de ancianos
old salt N — (Naut) viejo lobo m de mar
old school tie N — (Brit) (lit) corbata con los colores representativos de la escuela a la que alguien ha asistido
the old school tie — (fig) el amiguismo
old soldier N — veterano m, excombatiente m
the Old South N — (US) el viejo sur
old stager N — veterano(-a) m / f
old wives' tale N — cuento m de viejas, patraña f
old-world OLDthe Old World N — el Viejo Mundo, el Viejo Continente
Position of "viejo" and "antiguo"
Viejo and antiguo can go either before or after the noun, depending on their meaning.
Viejo ► Put viejo {after} the noun when you are referring to age:
... boxes full of old clothes...... cajas llenas de ropa vieja...
Old cars are the ones that pollute the environment most Son los coches viejos los que más contaminan el medio ambiente ► Put viejo {before} the noun when you mean old in the sense of "long-standing" or "well-established":
They got in touch with an old friend Se pusieron en contacto con un viejo amigo
Many of the old customs have changed with the passing of time Muchas de las viejas costumbres han cambiado con el paso del tiempo
Antiguo ► Generally put antiguo {after} the noun to translate ancient or old in the sense of "ancient":
... one of Canada's most beautiful old houses...... una de las más bellas casas antiguas de Canadá...
... the old part of the town...... el barrio antiguo de la ciudad... ► Put antiguo {before} the noun to translate former or old in the sense of "former":
My old colleagues are no longer my friends Mis antiguos compañeros ya no son mis amigos
... the former British colonies...... las antiguas colonias británicas... For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
I [əʊld]1) ( of certain age)how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?, ¿qué edad tienes?
she's two years older than me — me lleva dos años, es dos años mayor que yo
a group of six-year-/fifteen-year-olds — un grupo de niños de seis años/de quinceañeros
you're old enough to know better! — a tu edad...!
2) ( not young) mayor; ( less polite) viejoold people feel the cold more — los ancianos or las personas mayores or de edad sienten más el frío
to get o grow old/older — envejecer*
doesn't she look old! — qué vieja or avejentada está!
3)a) ( not new) <clothes/car/remedy> viejo; <city/civilization> antiguo; <custom/tradition> viejo, antiguob) (longstanding, familiar) (before n) <friend/enemy/rivalry> viejo; <injury/problem> antiguo4) (former, previous) (before n) antiguo6) (colloq) (before n)b) ( in familiar references)
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1) ( old people) (+ pl vb)the old — los ancianos, las personas mayores or de edad; ( less polite) los viejos
2) ( former times) (liter)in days of old — antaño (liter), antiguamente
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14 compare
[kəm'peə]1) (to put (things etc) side by side in order to see to what extent they are the same or different: If you compare his work with hers you will find hers more accurate; This is a good essay compared with your last one.) sammenligne2) (to describe as being similar to: She compared him to a monkey.) sammenligne med3) (to be near in standard or quality: He just can't compare with Mozart.) måle sig med; tåle sammenligning; ikke tåle sammenligning•- comparative
- comparatively
- comparison* * *[kəm'peə]1) (to put (things etc) side by side in order to see to what extent they are the same or different: If you compare his work with hers you will find hers more accurate; This is a good essay compared with your last one.) sammenligne2) (to describe as being similar to: She compared him to a monkey.) sammenligne med3) (to be near in standard or quality: He just can't compare with Mozart.) måle sig med; tåle sammenligning; ikke tåle sammenligning•- comparative
- comparatively
- comparison -
15 tongue
1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) tunge2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) tunge3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) tunge4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) språk, tungemålmål--------pløse--------språk--------tungeIsubst. \/tʌŋ\/1) ( anatomi) tunge2) språk, dialekt, tunge(mål)3) talemåte, tale4) (sko)pløse5) ( i kirkeklokke) knebel, kolv6) tunge (i orgelpipe e.l.)7) nål (på spenne)8) ( på sporveksel) tunge9) ildtunge, stikkflammebe on the tip of one's tongue ha det på tungespissen, ha det på tungenbite one's tongue off ( overført) bite av seg tungenfind one's tongue få igjen taleevnen, bli talefør igjenget one's tongue around uttale (ord)the gift of tongues nådegaven, evnen til å tale i tungergive tongue rope, skrike, skråle ( om hund) gi hals, halse, søkegive tongue to gi uttrykk forhas the cat got your tongue? har du mistet (både) munn og mæle?, har du mistet taleevnen?have a ready tongue eller have a fluent tongue være rappkjeftet, være godt skåret for tungebåndethave a rough tongue være grov i munnen, være stygg i munnenhold one's tongue holde munn, tiekeep a civil tongue in one's head velge sine ord med omhu, føre et dannet språkknow someone by his\/her tongue kjenne noen etter talemåtenlose one's tongue miste (både) munn og mæle, være målløs, miste taleevnenbe on every tongue være på alles lepperspeak with a forked tongue (amer.) lyve, tale med to tunger, tale svikefulltstick one's tongue out to someone eller thrust one's tongue out to someone eller put one's tongue out to someone rekke tunge til noentongue (of land) landtunge nes, oddetongue and groove ( tømrerfag) not og fjær(with) tongue in cheek for spøk, ikke alvorligtongues ( gammeldags) tunger, tungemålIIverb \/tʌŋ\/1) ( musikk) spille med tungestøt2) skjelle ut3) ( slang) praktisere munnsex4) forklaring: injisere narkotika under tungen for å unngå synlige sprøytearr5) uttale, artikulere6) berøre med tungen, slikke7) ( tømrerfag) skjære fjær (i bord) -
16 serve
sə:v
1. гл.
1) служить в доме (у кого-л.), быть слугой
2) состоять на государственной службе, служить, работать
3) состоять на службе в рядах Вооруженных сил, служить в армии My uncle served in/with the 8th Army. ≈ Мой дядя служил в восьмой армии.
4) а) быть полезным, оказывать помощь, помогать He served us so much! ≈ Он так нам помог! б) перен. сопутствовать, благоприятствовать( о погодных условиях)
5) годиться, удовлетворять, подходить it will serve as occasion serves serve no purpose Syn: satisfy, fit, suit
2.
6) накрывать на стол, подавать( на стол) When I was working in the hotel, I had to serve dinner to twenty-five people at a time. ≈ Когда я работал в гостинице, я должен был накрывать ужин одновременно для двадцати пяти человек. It's time to serve up the main course. ≈ Пора подавать горячее.
7) а) обслуживать;
снабжать б) управлять, оперировать( каким-л. прибором, аппаратом) serve a gun
8) отбывать срок (службы, наказания и т. п.) to serve one's apprenticeship, to serve one's time ≈ проходить курс ученичества
9) обходиться с, поступать He served them generously. ≈ Он великодушно поступил с ними.
10) церк. служить службу
11) юр. вручать( повестку кому-л.;
on) serve notice
12) подавать мяч( в теннисе и т. п.) That was a tricky ball he served to me, there was no hope of returning it. ≈ Он сделал очень хитрую подачу, не было практически никаких шансов взять ее.
13) мор. клетневать ∙ serve as serve for serve on serve out serve round serve with serve a trick
2. сущ.;
спорт подача( мяча) good serve ≈ хорошая подача long serve ≈ длинная подача out serve ≈ подача, ушедшая за контур поля a serve to the backhand ≈ удар слева подача (мяча) (теннис, бадминтон) - good * хорошая подача - whose * is it? чья подача? служить, быть слугой - to * a master служить хозяину - to * two masters быть слугой двух господ - to * one's country служить своей родине - his eyes didn't seem to * him глаза, казалось, отказывались ему служить - if my memory *s me right если мне память не изменяет работать, состоять на службе, быть служащим (тж. * out) - to * in an office служить в конторе - to * on a committee быть членом комитета - to * on a jury (юридическое) исполнять обязанности присяжного заседателя - to * as a secretary работать серктарем - to be willing to * at a small salary соглашаться работать за небольшое жалование /вознаграждение/ служить в армии, быть военным - to * in the army служить в армии - to * in the ranks служить рядовым - to * abroad служить в войсках, находящихся за границей - to * in the war быть участником войны - to have *d in twenty campaigns быть ветераном двадцати походов - to * under smb. /under smb.'s command/ служить под чьим-л. началом /командованием/ - he *d under Admiral N он служил при адмирале Н. - he's not the sort of man I'd like to * under он не такой человек, которого я бы хотел иметь своим начальником /командиром/ обслуживать - to * badly плохо обслуживать - this railway line *s a large district эта железнодорожная линия обслуживает обширный район - all floors are *d by elevator лифт обслуживает все этажи - the doctor *s a large area врач обслуживает большой район снабжать - to * a town with water снабжать город водой - to * a gun with ammunition обеспечивать орудие боеприпасами заниматься клиентами, покупателями, обслуживать - to * customers обслуживать покупателей /клиентов/ - are you being *ed? вами занимаются?, вас обслуживают? - I'm waiting to be *d я жду, когда меня обслужат /когда мной займутся/ - to * a customer with smth. отпускать покупателю что-л. (часто * out, * up) подавать (на стол), разносить( пищу, напитки) ;
обслуживать - to * at table подавать, обслуживать (в ресторане и т. п.) - to * breakfast подавать завтрак - * the coffee in the drawing-room подайте кофе в гостиной - dinner is *d! обед подан! - to * smth. hot подавать что-л. горячим - soup should be *d up very hot суп следует подавать очень горячим - to * out fish for supper подавать на ужин рыбу - no wines were *d at the dinner вина за обедом не подавали - to * smth. to smb. подать что-л. кому-л. - ladies are *d before men сначала подают дамам - I was *d with tea and cake мне подали чай с пирогом - sometimes they * (up) a good meal here здесь иногда хорошо кормят - the dinner was well *d up обед был хорошо сервирован - to * smth. round обносить кругом( гостей напитками и т. п.), угощать( гостей) - wine was *d round вино было пущено по кругу кормить, пичкать( несвежим) - to * up an old tale пересказывать старую басню - TV keeps serving up the same diet of old movies телевидение все время пичкает нас старыми фильмами выполнять назначение;
служить (для чего-л.) ;
использоваться, применяться - to * some useful purpose послужить какой-л. полезной цели - to * no purpose никуда /ни на что/ не годиться - to * as a lesson to smb. послужить кому-л. уроком - to * as a pretext служить поводом - it *s to show the folly of smb. это служит подтверждением безрассудства кого-л. - to * its turn /its purpose/ выполнять свое назначение - the box *d him as a table ящик служил ему столом - I want a sofa to * for a bed я хочу, чтобы диван служил мне кроватью быть полезным, оказывать помощь;
содействовать - to * the cause of peace служить делу мира - to * smb.'s interests служить чьим-л. интересам - I would do much to * you я бы многое отдал, чтобы быть вам полезным - I wish I could * you in this matter жаль, что я не могу помочь вам в этом деле - no human power can * us ничто не может /не в силах человека/ помочь нам - sound education will * you in good stead in the affairs of life основательное образование будет вам хорошим помощником в жизни благоприятствовать (о погоде, времени) - when occasion *s при удобном /подходящем/ случае удовлетворять, годиться, быть достаточным - that excuse will not * you эта отговорка не оправдывает вас - this didn't * our turn это нам не подходило, это нас не устраивало - to * smb.'s need удовлетворять чьи-л. потребности - this amount will * me for a year этой суммы мне хватит на год - that *s to show that he is honest это является( достаточным) доказательством его честности отбывать срок( службы, полномочий, наказания) - to * an apprenticeship проходить курс ученичества - to * one's time /one's term/ отслужить свой срок;
отбывать срок наказания (тж. to * a sentence) - he has *d his full term in office срок его полномочий истек - this suit has *d its time костюм свое отслужил - to * time отбывать срок /наказание/ - he *d eight months in jail он отсидел восемь месяцев в тюрьме (разговорное) обходиться (с кем-л.), поступать - to * smb. well обходиться с кем-л. хорошо - she was *d very cruelly с ней обошлись очень жестоко - you have no business to * me like that ты не имеешь права так со мной обращаться( церковное) служить службу подавать мяч (теннис и волейбол) - to * well подавать хорошо - it is your turn to * ваша очередь подавать (юридическое) доставлять, вручать ( повестку и т. п.) - to * smb. with a notice вызывать кого-л. повесткой в суд - to * a warrant on smb. предъявлять кому-л. ордер на арест - they've *d a summons on him, they've *d him with a summons они вручили ему повестку (сельскохозяйственное) случать, спаривать - to * a mare случать кобылу (морское) клетневать > to * before the mast служить (простым) матросом на торговом судне > to * a gun вести огонь из орудия > to * hand and foot служить верой и правдой > to * the time приспосабливаться к духу времени;
держать нос по ветру > to * smb. a (dirty) trick сыграть с кем-л. (плохую) шутку > to * (smb.) with the same sauce to serve with the same * (пословица) платить той же монетой, отвечать дерзостью на дерзость > it will * это то, что нужно;
этого будет достаточно > it will * for the moment в данный момент это сойдет > it *s him right! поделом!, так ему и надо! it will ~ этого будет достаточно;
as occassion serves когда представляется случай;
to serve no purpose никуда не годиться ~ for служить (в качестве чего-л.) ;
the bundle served him for a pillow сверток служил ему подушкой ~ подавать (на стол) ;
dinner is served! обед подан! ~ служить в армии;
he served in North Africa он проходил военную службу в Северной Африке ~ обходиться с, поступать;
he served me shamefully он обошелся со мной отвратительно it serves him (her) right! поделом ему (ей) !;
to serve (smb.) a trick сыграть (с кем-л.) шутку it will ~ это то, что нужно it will ~ этого будет достаточно;
as occassion serves когда представляется случай;
to serve no purpose никуда не годиться serve благоприятствовать (о ветре и т. п.) ~ быть полезным, помогать ~ быть служащим ~ юр. вручать (повестку кому-л., on) ;
to serve notice формально, официально извещать ~ вручать (судебный документ) ~ вручать документ ~ годиться, удовлетворять ~ мор. клетневать ~ обслуживать, управлять;
to serve a gun стрелять из орудия ~ обслуживать;
снабжать;
to serve a customer заниматься с покупателем, клиентом ~ обслуживать ~ обходиться с, поступать;
he served me shamefully он обошелся со мной отвратительно ~ отбывать (наказание) ~ отбывать наказание ~ отбывать срок (службы, наказания и т. п.) ;
to serve one's apprenticeship (или time) проходить курс ученичества ~ подавать (на стол) ;
dinner is served! обед подан! ~ подавать мяч (в теннисе и т. п.) ~ спорт. подача (мяча) ~ (шотл.) признавать наследником в судебном порядке ~ служить;
быть полезным;
to serve one's country служить своей родине;
to serve two masters быть слугой двух господ ~ служить, обслуживать ~ служить ~ служить в армии;
he served in North Africa он проходил военную службу в Северной Африке ~ церк. служить службу ~ состоять на службе to ~ in the ranks служить рядовым;
to serve (under smb.) служить под начальством (кого-л.) ~ обслуживать, управлять;
to serve a gun стрелять из орудия this busline serves a large district эта автобусная линия обслуживает большой район;
to serve a town with water снабжать город водой it serves him (her) right! поделом ему (ей) !;
to serve (smb.) a trick сыграть (с кем-л.) шутку to ~ as (smb., smth.) служить в качестве( кого-л., чего-л.) ~ for годиться (для чего-л.) ~ for служить (в качестве чего-л.) ;
the bundle served him for a pillow сверток служил ему подушкой to ~ in the ranks служить рядовым;
to serve (under smb.) служить под начальством (кого-л.) it will ~ этого будет достаточно;
as occassion serves когда представляется случай;
to serve no purpose никуда не годиться ~ юр. вручать (повестку кому-л., on) ;
to serve notice формально, официально извещать ~ on a jury быть членом жюри присяжных ~ отбывать срок (службы, наказания и т. п.) ;
to serve one's apprenticeship (или time) проходить курс ученичества ~ служить;
быть полезным;
to serve one's country служить своей родине;
to serve two masters быть слугой двух господ ~ out разг. отплатить;
serve round обносить кругом (блюда) ;
serve with подавать;
снабжать ~ out раздавать, распределять ~ out разг. отплатить;
serve round обносить кругом (блюда) ;
serve with подавать;
снабжать ~ служить;
быть полезным;
to serve one's country служить своей родине;
to serve two masters быть слугой двух господ ~ out разг. отплатить;
serve round обносить кругом (блюда) ;
serve with подавать;
снабжать this busline serves a large district эта автобусная линия обслуживает большой район;
to serve a town with water снабжать город водой -
17 come
1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) komme2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) komme, nærme seg3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) komme, ligge/falle mellom4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) komme til å5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) komme/bli til6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) beløpe seg til2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) hør nå her!; tenk deg om!; nei, vet du hva!- comer- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to comekommeIsubst. \/kʌm\/( slang) møy, sædII1) komme, reise2) gå3) skje, hende, gå til• I heard she broke a leg - how did it come?4) komme, leveres, selges, fås5) komme opp, vokse (om planter)6) ( få orgasme) gå, komme• he came7) (som preposisjon, hverdagslig) til, neste8) bli, vise seg, falle seg9) ( hverdagslig) spille, agerebe as stupid as they come være så dum som det går an å blicome about hende, inntreffe, skje, foregå, oppstå• how did it come about that...?hvordan kunne det ha seg at...?come a cropper se ➢ croppercome across ( også overført) komme over, støte\/treffe på, finne (tilfeldig), få fatt icome across (with it)! ut med det!, ut med språket!come across as gi inntrykk av å være, virke som• it comes across as a good film, but mustn't be taken to seriouslycome across with rykke ut, punge ut med, skaffe til veiecome again? ( hverdagslig) hva sa?, hørte ikke?, en gang til! (gjenta)come along bli med, følge meddukke opp, vise segklare seg, komme seg, arte segkomme, være dercome along! kom igjen!, kom, nå går vi!, få opp farten!come and go komme og gå, forandre segcome apart ( også overført) gå i stykker, gå fra hverandre, gå opp i limingencome at komme til, nå angripe, gå løs på få fatt på, få rede påcome away gå bort, gå vekk, forlate løsne, slippe taketcome back komme\/vende tilbakekomme til seg selv igjen, komme til bevissthet gjøre comeback, få et comeback, komme på mote igjensvare skarpt, svare (igjen), gi svar på tiltalecome back at someone gi noen svar på tiltalecome by passere, komme forbi, gå forbi få tak i, få fatt på, skaffe, komme over, få, oppnå• why don't you come by tomorrow?(toget e.l.)come clean tilstå alt sammen, stå fremcome come! eller come now! nå, nå!, stopp litt!, så, så! den går ikke!, nei vet du hva!, hør nå her!come down komme ned, gå ned, gli ned, falle ned ( også) være ferdig med sine studier, ha tatt sin eksamenfalle, rase, styrte (ned)come down handsome\/handsomely ( hverdagslig) ikke være gjerrig\/smålig, være rundhåndet\/raus\/spandabel) (amer.) hende flotte segcome down in the world gå nedover med, ha sett bedre dagercome down on slå ned på, kritisere, bruke munn på noen, gi noen en overhaling, gi noen inn ( også) kaste seg over, overfalle• he came down on me for £50come down to innskrenke seg til, kunne reduseres tilcome down with punge ut med, hoste opp pådra seg, holde på å bli sykcome easy to someone være\/falle naturlig for noen, ha lett for noe• it comes easy to him!come for komme for å hente, komme ettercome forth tre fremcome forward komme frem, komme nærmere, ankomme tilby seg, tilby sine tjenester legge frem, komme medstille, melde seggå i bresjen for, gå inn for, tale forcome from komme\/være fra, komme\/stamme fra, utgå fra• coming from you, that's a complimenttil å komme fra deg, var det et kompliment• coming from you, that's good\/fine!komme av, være forårsaket av, skyldescome in komme\/gå\/stige\/tre innkomme til makten, bli (inn)valgtfå innpass, komme på mote, komme i bruk• when did the fashion for short skirts come in?begynne (å), gi seg til (å)komme inn i bildet• where do I come in?hvor kommer jeg inn i bildet? \/ hvilken rolle er tiltenkt meg? \/ hva skal jeg gjøre?• where does the joke come in?come in for komme ut for, bli utsatt forarvecome in handy komme godt med, passe bra, komme til nyttecome in on bli med påcome into få, overta, arvefå en stor arv, arve en formuecome into blossom begynne å blomstre, slå ut i blomstcome into one's own vise hva en duger til, vise hva en er god for, komme til sin rettcome it over gjøre seg til herre over, dominere, tyrannisere, hundse• who does he think he is, coming it over uscome of komme av, skyldes, bli resultatet av• that's what comes of your lying!komme fra, nedstamme fracome off falle av, løsne, gå av( om flekk) gå bort falle (ned) fra, ramle (ned) fra• come off it!hold opp med det der!, ikke skap deg!, ikke gjør deg til!bli noe av, finne sted, foregå• when is the meeting coming off?lykkes, gå i orden• did everything come off all right?klare seg (godt)( slang) få orgasmecome on komme etter ( teater) komme inn på scenen ( om skuespill) bli oppført ( hverdagslig) oppføre segfalle på, begynne å (bli)utvikle seg, gjøre fremskritt, gjøre det bra• how are you coming on?jeg føler at jeg holder på å bli forkjølet, jeg brygger på en forkjølelse( om planter) skyte (i været), komme opp ( om lys) komme frem, vise seg, tennescome on! kom an!, kom igjen!, klem på!, heia!• come on Liverpool!vær så snill!, gi deg!kom hvis du tør!, kom igjen!, bare kom!• come on! I'll soon settle you!bare kom, så skal jeg ta rotta på deg!• come on, it isn't that bad( om flekk) gå bort( om hår) falle av ( om konkurranse) blihan gikk av med seieren, han vantklare segkomme frem, tre frem, bli synlig, vise seg, stå frem( overført) la masken falle, vise sitt sanne ansikt ( om blomster) springe ut ( om streik) gå ut i streik, legge ned arbeid komme for dagen, komme ut, komme frem, bli kjentrykke ut (for å kjempe), rykke ut i feltencome out at blicome out in få et utbruddcome out of komme ut av\/fra, gå ut fracome out of that! ( slang) stikk!, forsvinn!come out right bli riktigcome out with komme med, plumpe ut medcome over komme over gå\/komme over( hverdagslig) føle seg, bli• she came over queer, I came over all dizzyskje med, hende med• what had come over her?come over well bli godt mottatt, gjøre godt inntrykkcome round stikke innomstikke innom noen, besøke noenkomme tilbake, inntreffe (igjen)komme til seg selv, komme seg, hente seg inn igjen komme på andre tanker, la seg overtale( om vind) slå om, snu ( hverdagslig) lure, overtale, snakke rundtcome round (to someone) bli vennligere stemt (mot noen)come short (of) ikke strekke til, begynne å ta slutt komme til kortcome through klare seg, komme gjennom, gå gjennom, klare seg gjennom• how did you manage to come through without even a scratch?komme inn, innløpe, komme gjennom(amer., slang) klare brasene, greie biffen stille oppcome to komme (frem) til, nåkomme for åslå (en), falle inn• it comes to me that...det slår meg at...kvikne til hende, skjehvordan skal det(te) gå?, hva skal det (hele) ende i?han hadde bare seg selv å takke, det er hans egen skyld( om arv e.l.) tilfalle)komme på, beløpe seg til• it came to £100føre\/lede til, bli av• will your plans come to anything?ikke bli til noe, løpe ut i sanden• don't let it come to that!det kommer ut på ett, det blir det sammegjelde, dreie seg om, innebærenår alt kommer til alt, når det kommer til stykketcome to any good bli noe av noencome to be hende, skje, ha seg at• how did you come to be there that day?come to grips with komme i håndgemeng medcome to know lære å kjennecome to life se ➢ lifecome to oneself komme til seg selv, komme til bevissthetcome to that for den saks skyld, forresten, egentlig, i grunnen, for så vidt• it was quite a large sum, come to thatcome to think of it ved nærmere ettertanke, når man tenker nærmere over det• it was rather stupid of him, when you come to think of itcome under komme inn under, være underlagt, falle\/høre inn under, stå under, sortere under• what heading does this come under?come under the hammer se ➢ hammer, 1come undone gå opp, springe opp gå galt, slå feilcome unsewn gå opp i sømmencome unstuck ( slang) gå galt, slå feilcome up komme opp, dukke opp( om planter) komme frem, dukke opp ( om vind) blåse (opp)det blåser opp til storm, det blir uværkomme oppbegynne å studere, begynne på universitetettas i bruk, komme i bruk komme på tale, komme opp, bli tatt opp, bli aktuellgå ut med gevinstloddet mitt gikk ut med gevinst, jeg vant på lotteri( sjøfart) holde opp mot vindencome up! ( tilrop til hest) hypp!, kom igjen! blicome up against støte på, stilles overforcome up in the world komme seg frem her i verden, gjøre det bracome upon overfalle (tilfeldig) støte på, komme over, treffe på bli grepet av, bli slått av at, få for seg• it came upon him that...han fikk for seg at...være til byrdecome upon the parish se ➢ parish, 1come up the hard way se ➢ way, 1come up to nå\/rekke tilsvare til, innfrikomme opp mot, måle seg med, matchekomme bort tilcome up with komme med, foreslåkomme opp på siden av, ta innpåcome what may hva som enn skjer, komme hva som komme vileasy come, easy go det som kommer lett, forsvinner lettfirst come first served den som kommer først til møllen, får først malehave something coming to one vente seg noe (særlig noe negativt), få som fortjent, ha seg selv å takke for• boy, has she got a surprise coming to her!how come hvordan har det seg, hvorforI don't know whether I'm coming or going jeg vet snart verken ut eller innto come kommende, blivende• in days\/years to comei dagene\/tiden som kommerwhen it comes down to it når alt kommer til alt -
18 go
ɡəu 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) gå, dra, reise2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) bli sendt, skulle sendes3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) gå (til); bli solgt4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) gå, føre5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) gå på6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) bli fjernet7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) gå, forløpe, utvikle seg8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) dra, gå9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) forsvinne10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) skal gjøre (noe)11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) ryke, gå12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) virke13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) bli (fordervet, osv.)14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) være, gå15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) høre hjemme, ha sin plass16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) gå17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) bli brukt på/til18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) være lov19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) lage en lyd, si20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) lyde21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) gå bra, være en suksess2. noun1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) forsøk2) (energy: She's full of go.) futt, fart, pågangsmot•- going3. adjective1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) vellykket2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) eksisterende, nåværende, vanlig•- go-ahead4. noun(permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) klarsignal, grønt lys- going-over
- goings-on
- no-go
- all go
- be going on for
- be going on
- be going strong
- from the word go
- get going
- give the go-by
- go about
- go after
- go against
- go along
- go along with
- go around
- go around with
- go at
- go back
- go back on
- go by
- go down
- go far
- go for
- go in
- go in for
- go into
- go off
- go on
- go on at
- go out
- go over
- go round
- go slow
- go steady
- go through
- go through with
- go too far
- go towards
- go up
- go up in smoke/flames
- go with
- go without
- keep going
- make a go of something
- make a go
- on the gogå--------kjøre--------reiseIsubst. \/ɡəʊ\/1) ( hverdagslig) hendelse, sak, historie2) omgang, runde, kule3) futt, tæl, pågangsmot, krutt, smell, sving, klem4) ( hverdagslig) forsøk5) ( hverdagslig) glass, rundeto glass rom, takk6) ( hverdagslig) suksess7) porsjon, doseat one go på første forsøk, på én gang, i strekkbe on the go ( hverdagslig) være på farten, være i gang, være i bevegelsebe (all) the go være motebevisst, følge siste motefrom go to whoa fra begynnelse til sluttfrom the word go se ➢ word, 1full of go eller have plenty of go full av farthave a go at something forsøke seg på noe, gjøre et forsøk på noemake a go of something lykkes med noe, ha fremgang med noea near go nære på, på håreta rum go tøff behandling, hard medfart ( foreldet) en overraskende begivenhet, et merkelig utfall, en snodig affærethat's a go eller here's a go litt av en røre, litt av en suppeII1) dra, reise, gå, kjøre, ferdes2) gå på, delta i, være medlem av3) gå omkring (og være), forbli4) begi seg, dra av gårde, gåjeg skal hjem \/ jeg går hjem5) ( særlig om noe negativt) bli, endre tilstand6) strekke seg, lede, føre til, gå til• is this the road that goes into town?7) ( om tid) gå, passere, forløpe8) ( om utfallet av noe) gå, lykkes• how did your application go?9) være på farten, jobbe, stå på10) gjøre• when you draw a bow you go like this...når du skal spenne buen gjør du slik...11) sette i gang, begynne• go when you hear the bell!12) harmonere, passe til, passe sammen13) ( om maskiner e.l.) funksjonere, gå, være i gang14) ( om gjenstander) høre til, høre hjemme, ha sin plass, være, stå, ligge, henge• where do you want your piano to go?15) ( hverdagslig) gå på do• please, Sir! I have to go!16) bli solgt for17) gå tom for, slippe opp for, ta slutt, gå unna, bruke opp• we'll have to stop at the next service station, the petrol's nearly gonevi må stoppe på neste bensinstasjon, det er nesten tomt for bensin18) forsvinne, gå tapt, ryke, gå i vasken19) avskaffes, oppheves, oppgis, ofres20) opphøre, ta slutt, gå over, gi seg21) avskjediges, slutte, måtte gå22) gå konkurs, gå over ende23) avta, svikte, gi etter24) dø, gå bort• the old man went peacefully at 3 a.m.25) få plass, romme, gå ned, gå inn i26) ( matematikk) gå opp i• the gun went bang!28) (om tekster, dikt, sanger e.l.) lyde, sies, gå• the story goes that...det sies at...• can you remember how that song goes?amerikanske dollar går\/er gyldige nesten overalt30) være akseptabelt, være tillatt, være lov31) ha det siste ordetnår jeg sier det, blir det slik32) gjøre, foreta, gjennomføre33) (amer., hverdagslig) strekke seg til• I'll go $500 for a suit but no morejeg kan strekke meg til 500 dollar for en dress, men ikke mer34) (amer., hverdagslig) vedde, sette, melde• I'll go $5 on the queen of hearts35) (amer., hverdagslig) holde ut36) (amer., hverdagslig) smake, ha lyst på37) (hverdagslig, ofte i indirekte tale) si• so I go, what'd you do that for?og så sier jeg bare, hvorfor gjorde du det, 'a?as something goes hva angår• she is not very old, as grandmothers goas things go som vanligcome and go se ➢ come, 2• a rumour is going about...det ryktes at...ta en omvei( sjøfart) gå baut, stagvende gå i gang med, sette i gang, gripe noe anutføre, skjøtte, passego about with gå sammen med, henge sammen med, være sammen medgo after gå etter, løpe etterforsøke å få tak i, forsøke å skaffe seg, være ute ettergo against gå imot, motstå(om følelser, prinsipper) gå på tvers av ( om avgjørelser e.l.) gå imot, være i disfavørgo ahead fortsette, gå på sette i gang, starte• go ahead!sett i gang! \/ kjør i vei!gå (fort) fremover, rykke frem, vinne frem, gjøre fremskrittgå i forveien, dra i forveienta ledelsen, gå forbi, passere(også overført)go along with være enig med, si seg enig igo all out ( hverdagslig) ta seg helt utgo all the way ( ungdomsspråk) ha samleiego all the way with være helt enig med ( sport) være på høyde medgo around with gå sammen med, henge sammen medgo at gyve løs pågo back ( om klokken) bli stilt tilbake ha kjent hverandre lengego back on svikte, gå tilbake på (hva en har sagt)go bad bli dårlig, bli bedervetgo from bad to worse gå fra asken til ildengo down (om skip, fly) gå ned, synke, krasje tape, bli slåttbli husket, bli skrevet ned( overført) bli mottatt (av publikum)bli slukt, bli svelget, gli ned(amer., hverdagslig) skje(britisk, hverdagslig) fullføre studier (særlig ved Oxford eller Cambridge) (britisk, hverdagslig) bli satt i fengselgo down on somebody (vulgært, slang, om oralsex) sokke noen, suge noen, slikke noengo down with ( britisk) begynne å bli syk (av en spesifisert sykdom)go for bestemme seg for, velge• how I wish he had gone for the other candidate!angripe, gå løs påbli solgt for, gå forgjelde, angå everyone• everyone listen - that goes for you too, young man!go for it! ikke gi deg!go forward ( om klokken) bli stilt fremgo in for delta, melde seg pålike, gå på, delta i (regelmessig)go into kjøre inn i, kollidere gå inn på, undersøke( matematikk) gå (opp) i• how many times does 3 go into 18?( hverdagslig) miste selvbeherskelsen, «gå i lufta» (spesielt britisk, om mat) bli dårlig, bli bedervet, bli sur (spesielt britisk, hverdagslig) miste lysten på, begynne å mislike( om følelse) avta gradvis, gå overgo on ( ofte med presens partisipp) fortsettehun kunne ikke fortsette å arbeide der snakke ustoppelig, mase( i gjengitt direkte tale) fortsette (å snakke) etter et kort opphold• 'I don't think so', she went on( hverdagslig) kom igjen• go on, tell him!hende, finne sted, skje, foregå( ofte med infinitiv) gå videre, fortsette(hverdagslig, ofte negativt) like, ha noe til overs for, synes omvære sammen med, ha følge med( golf) spille de første ni hullene i en omgang på atten ( i kortspill) kaste kortene, kvitte seg med kortene en har på håndengo over gjennomgå• can we go over the procedure once more, pleasegå over til, endre standpunkt, konvertere( spesielt om en handling eller opptreden) bli godt mottatt, gå hjem hos (publikum)go round eller go around ( om hjul e.l.) gå rundt, dreie rundt ( om mat) rekke rundt, være tilstrekkelig( overført) fungere, gågo through gjennomgå, lidegå igjennom, lete igjennomjeg måtte lete igjennom hele beholdningen for å finne boken du spurte ettergjennomføre, fullføre, ferdigstille, avslutte( hverdagslig) bruke (opp)( om bøker) bli utgitt (i flere opplag)(austr., hverdagslig) stikke av (fra en forpliktelse)go to! ( gammeldags) gi deg!go up ( om et byggverk) bli reist eksplodere, antenne (plutselig)(britisk, hverdagslig) begynne ved et universitet (spesielt Oxford eller Cambridge)go with si seg enig med, gi tillatelse til ha et (seksuelt) forhold tilgo without være foruten, klare seg uten, forsake• he gave his children what they wanted, even if he had to go withoutIIIadj. \/ɡəʊ\/(romteknologi, hverdagslig) (start)klar -
19 story
story [ˈstɔ:rɪ]1. nouna. ( = account) histoire f• that's the story of my life! ça m'arrive tout le temps !b. ( = article in press) article m2. compounds* * *I ['stɔːrɪ]1) ( account) histoire f (of de)to stick to/change one's story — maintenir/changer sa version des faits
2) ( tale) gen histoire f (about, of de); Literature conte m (of de)3) ( in newspaper) article m (on, about sur)exclusive story — reportage m exclusif
4) ( lie) histoire fto make up a story — inventer une histoire ( about à propos de)
6) (also story line) histoire f7) US ( floor) étage m••that's the story of my life! — c'est toujours la même chose, avec moi!
it's always the same story —
a likely story! — elle est bien bonne, celle-là! (colloq)
the story goes/has it that — on raconte/dit que
IIwhat's the story? — (colloq) qu'est-ce qui se passe?
US; = storey -
20 story
story n1 ( account) histoire f (of de) ; to tell a story raconter une histoire ; the story of Elvis Presley l'histoire d'Elvis Presley ; it's a true story c'est une histoire vécue ; based on a true story inspiré par une histoire vécue ; to stick to/change one's story maintenir/changer sa version des faits ; what is the real story? où est la vérité? ; they all have similar stories, they all tell the same story ils sont tous passés par là ;2 ( tale) gen histoire f (about, of de) ; Literat conte m (of de) ; to tell an entertaining story raconter une histoire divertissante ; a detective/ghost story une histoire policière/de fantômes ; tell us a story about when you lived in London during the war racontez-nous comment c'était pendant la guerre à Londres ; read us a (bedtime) story! tu nous lis une histoire? ;3 Journ article m (on, about sur) ; exclusive story reportage m exclusif ; to carry ou run a story publier un article ; to kill a story ne pas publier un article ; a front-page story un article à la une ; the inside story les dessous de l'affaire ;4 ( lie) histoire f ; to make up a story inventer une histoire (about à propos de) ; she made up some story about her train being late elle a inventé une histoire de train en retard ;5 ( rumour) rumeur f (about sur) ; all sorts of stories are going round the office toutes sortes de rumeurs circulent dans le bureau ;6 ( also story line) (of novel, play) intrigue f ; ( of film) scénario m ; the story was taken from a Russian novel l'histoire est tirée d'un roman russe ; there was no story! il n'y avait pas d'histoire! ;7 ( unfolding of plot) action f ; the story is set in Normandy l'action or l'histoire se passe en Normandie ;but that's another story mais ça c'est une autre histoire ; to cut a long story short bref ; that's not the whole story, that's only half the story ce n'est qu'une partie de l'histoire, ce n'est pas tout ; that's the story of my life! c'est toujours la même chose, avec moi! ; it's always the same story, it's the same old story c'est toujours la même chose ; every picture tells a story ça se passe de commentaires ; a likely story! elle est bien bonne, celle-là ○ ! ; the story goes/has it that on raconte/dit que ; or so the story goes du moins c'est ce qu'on dit ; what's the story ○ ? qu'est-ce qui se passe? ; ⇒ two.
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The Tell-Tale Heart (1960 film) — The Tell Tale Heart (1960) is a film adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe short story of the same name, directed by Ernest Morris. Cast*Laurence Payne as Edgar *Adrienne Corri as Betty *Dermot Walsh as CarlPlotThe film expands the story by having… … Wikipedia
The Faery Tale Adventure — Infobox VG| title = Faery Tale Adventure developer = MicroIllusions publisher = MicroIllusions Electronic Arts (Sega Genesis version) designer = engine = released = 1987 genre = Adventure game modes = Single player ratings = n/a platforms = Amiga … Wikipedia
The Tell-Tale Heart (1941 film) — Infobox Film name = The Tell Tale Heart image size = caption = director = Jules Dassin producer = writer = Edgar Allan Poe (story) Doane R. Hoag narrator = starring = Joseph Schildkraut Roman Bohnen music = cinematography = Paul Vogel editing =… … Wikipedia
The Vain Little Mouse — ( es. La Ratita Presumida) is a folktale about a little mouse and her many suitors.PlotThere are many different versions of this tale, but the structure is common. In the first part of the tale, a little mouse is cleaning her house and finds a… … Wikipedia
Words with the same pronunciation — There are many words in English that are pronounced the same but spelled differently. The following pairs of words are explained at separate entries in this book because they are often confused: bass base, bear bare, born borne, break brake,… … Useful english dictionary
words with the same pronunciation — There are many words in English that are pronounced the same but spelled differently. The following pairs of words are explained at separate entries in this book because they are often confused: bass base, bear bare, born borne, break brake,… … Useful english dictionary
The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse — … Wikipedia
The Pied Piper of Hamelin — is a legend about the abduction of many children from the town of Hamelin ( Hameln ), Germany. Famous versions of the legend are given by the Brothers Grimm and, in English, by Robert Browning.PlotIn 1284, while the town of Hamelin was suffering… … Wikipedia
The Canterbury Tales — is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a collection of pilgrims on … Wikipedia
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle — … Wikipedia