Перевод: со всех языков на все языки

it is only a question of money

1 it is only a question of money

it is only a question of money

het is alleen een kwestie van geld

English-Dutch dictionary > it is only a question of money
2 question

question ['kwestʃən]

question ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (e) doute ⇒ 1 (c) interroger ⇒ 2 (a) mettre en doute ⇒ 2 (b)

1 noun

(a) (query) question f;

∎ to ask sb a question poser une question à qn;

∎ I wish to put a question to the chairman j'aimerais poser une question au président;

∎ Parliament to put down a question for sb adresser une interpellation à qn;

∎ you haven't answered my question vous n'avez pas répondu à ma question;

∎ they obeyed without question ils ont obéi sans poser de questions;

∎ a question and answer session une séance questions-réponses;

∎ what a question! quelle question!;

∎ Grammar direct/indirect question interrogation f directe/indirecte;

∎ British Parliament (Prime Minister's) Question Time, Prime Minister's Questions = session hebdomadaire du Parlement britannique réservée aux questions des députés au Premier ministre

(b) (matter, issue) question f; (problem) problème m;

∎ her article raises some important questions son article soulève d'importantes questions ou d'importants problèmes;

∎ it raises the question of how much teachers should be paid cela soulève ou pose le problème du salaire des enseignants;

∎ the place/time in question le lieu/l'heure en question;

∎ the person in question is away at the moment la personne en question est absente en ce moment;

∎ the Jewish question la question juive;

∎ the question is, will he do it? toute la question est de savoir s'il le fera;

∎ that is the question voilà la question;

∎ that's another or a different question c'est une autre histoire;

∎ but that's not the question, that's beside the question mais là n'est pas la question, il ne s'agit pas de cela;

∎ it's not a question of who's right la question n'est pas de savoir qui a raison;

∎ it's a question of how much you want to spend tout dépend de la somme que vous voulez mettre;

∎ it's only a question of money/time ce n'est qu'une question d'argent/de temps;

∎ it's only a question of time before it happens ça arrivera tôt ou tard

(c) (UNCOUNT) (doubt) doute m;

∎ there's no question about it, he was murdered il a été assassiné, cela ne fait aucun doute;

∎ his honesty was never in question son honnêteté n'a jamais été mise en doute ou remise en question;

∎ to bring or to call sth into question remettre qch en question;

∎ she is without or beyond question the best elle est incontestablement la meilleure;

∎ they know beyond question where their interests lie ils savent parfaitement (bien) où est leur intérêt;

∎ whether they are happier now is open to question sont-ils plus heureux maintenant? on peut se le demander;

∎ the wisdom of this decision is open to question le bien-fondé de la décision est discutable

(d) (possibility)

∎ there was some question of… il a été question de…;

∎ there's no question of our making the same mistake again nous ne sommes pas près de refaire la même erreur;

∎ there is no question of going back now il n'est pas question de revenir en arrière;

∎ there's no question of his coming with us, it's out of the question that he should come with us il est hors de question qu'il vienne avec nous;

∎ there was never any question of his coming with us il n'a jamais été question qu'il nous accompagne;

∎ I'm sorry, you can't go, it's out of the question! je regrette, vous ne pouvez pas y aller, c'est hors de question!

(e) History

∎ to put sb to the question (torture) mettre qn à la question, appliquer la question à qn

2 transitive verb

(a) (interrogate) interroger, poser des questions à; (of police) interroger; School interroger; Marketing (consumer) interroger;

∎ to be questioned être interrogé; (suspect) subir un interrogatoire;

∎ the people questioned in the survey les personnes interrogées dans le cadre du sondage;

∎ she was questioned on her views on l'a interrogée sur ses opinions

(b) (doubt → motives, honesty, wisdom) mettre en doute, mettre en question; (→ statement, claim) mettre en doute, contester;

∎ nobody is questioning your motives personne ne met en doute ou en question vos motivations;

∎ I questioned whether it was wise to continue je me suis demandé s'il était bien sage de continuer

►► Grammar question form forme f interrogative;

question mark (punctuation mark) point m d'interrogation; Marketing (product) point m d'interrogation, dilemme m;

∎ figurative a question mark hangs over the future of this country il est impossible de prédire quel sort attend ce pays ou sera réservé à ce pays;

∎ there is a question mark over her reasons for leaving on ignore les raisons qui l'ont poussée à partir;

question master meneur(euse) m,f de jeu; Radio & Television animateur(trice) m,f (d'un jeu);

Linguistics question tag question tag m, = tournure interrogative en fin de phrase, équivalent du "n'est-ce pas" français

✾ Book 'A Question of Upbringing' Powell 'Une Question d'éducation'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > question
3 question

n. vraag; vraagstelling; probleem; vraagteken; kwestie
--------
v. ondervragen; betwijfelen; vragen

question¹

[ kwestsjn]

I 〈 telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 vraag

2 vraagstuk ⇒ probleem, kwestie

3 stemming

♦voorbeelden:

1   a leading question • een suggestieve vraag

     〈 spreekwoord〉 ask no questions and be told no lies • vraag mij niet, dan lieg ik niet

     you should obey your father without question • je moet je vader zonder meer gehoorzamen

2   it is only a question of money • het is alleen een kwestie van geld

     the man in question • de man in kwestie/over wie we het hebben

     that is out of the question • er is geen sprake van, daar komt niets van in

     that is not the question • daar gaat het niet om

     the question is … • waar het om gaat is …

3   put the question • tot stemming overgaan

¶ beg the question • het punt in kwestie als bewezen aanvaarden

     that is begging the question • 〈 informeel〉 dat is moeilijkheden ontlopen; 〈 in het bijzonder〉 dat is een vraag met een wedervraag beantwoorden

     〈 informeel〉 pop the question (to her) • (haar) ten huwelijk vragen

II 〈 niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 twijfel ⇒ onzekerheid, bezwaar

♦voorbeelden:

1   call something into question • iets in twijfel trekken

     there's no question about his credentials • zijn geloofsbrieven zijn betrouwbaar

     beyond (all)/without question • ongetwijfeld, stellig, buiten kijf

————————

question²

〈 werkwoord〉

1 vragen ⇒ ondervragen, uithoren

2 onderzoeken

3 betwijfelen ⇒ zich afvragen

♦voorbeelden:

1   question someone about/on his plans • iemand over zijn plannen ondervragen

3   I question whether/if … • ik betwijfel het of …

English-Dutch dictionary > question
4 question

question [kεstjɔ̃]

feminine noun

   a. ( = demande) question

• question piège (d'apparence facile) trick question ; (pour nuire à qn) loaded question

• question subsidiaire tiebreaker

• évidemment ! cette question ! or quelle question ! obviously! what a question!

• c'est la question à mille euros (inf) (interrogation) it's the sixty-four thousand dollar question (inf)

   b. ( = problème) question

• questions économiques/sociales economic/social questions

• pour des questions de sécurité/d'hygiène for reasons of security/of hygiene

• question d'actualité topical question

• la question est de savoir si... the question is whether...

• la question n'est pas là

• là n'est pas la question that's not the point

• c'est toute la question that's the big question

• c'est une question de temps/d'habitude it's a question of time/of habit

• c'est une question de principe it's a matter of principle

• « autres questions » (ordre du jour) "any other business"

   c. ( = en ce qui concerne) (inf) question argent as far as money goes

• question bêtise, il se pose là ! he's a prize idiot!

• question cuisine, elle est nulle when it comes to cooking, she's useless (inf)

   d. (avec poser, se poser) poser une question à qn to ask sb a question

• la question me semble mal posée I think the question is badly put

• poser la question de confiance (Politics) to ask for a vote of confidence

• la question qui se pose est... the question is...

• il y a une question que je me pose there's one thing I'd like to know

• je me pose la question that's what I'm wondering

• il commence à se poser des questions he's beginning to wonder

• il l'a fait sans se poser de questions he did it without a second thought

   e. de quoi est-il question ? what is it about?

• il fut d'abord question du budget first they spoke about the budget

• il est question de lui comme ministre or qu'il soit ministre there's some question of his being a minister

• il n'est pas question que nous renoncions/de renoncer there's no question of our giving up/of giving up

• il n'en est pas question ! that's out of the question!

• moi y aller ? pas question ! (inf) me go? no way! (inf)

• c'est hors de question it is out of the question

   f. ► en question ( = dont on parle) in question

• mettre or remettre en question [+ autorité, théorie, compétence, honnêteté, pratique] to question

• cela remet sa compétence en question this puts a question mark over his competence

• le projet est sans cesse remis en question the project is continually being called into question

• il faut se remettre en question de temps en temps it's important to take a good look at oneself from time to time

• elle ne se remet jamais en question she never questions herself

* * *
kɛstjɔ̃
nom féminin

1) ( interrogation) question ( sur about)

je ne me suis jamais posé la question — I've never really thought about it

je me posais justement la question — I was just wondering about that

je ne sais pas, pose-leur la question — I don't know, ask them

sans se poser de questions — unthinkingly

2) ( sujet) matter, question; ( ensemble de problèmes) issue, question

question d'habitude! — it's a matter of habit

c'est une question de vie ou de mort — it's a matter of life and death

il en fait une question de principe — he's making an issue of it

la question n'est pas de savoir qui/comment/si — the question is not who/how/whether

en question — ( dont il s'agit) in question; ( qui pose problème) at issue

(re)mettre en question — ( réexaminer) to reappraise; ( repenser) to reassess

se remettre en question — to take a new look at oneself

la question n'est pas là — that's not the point

les questions à l'ordre du jour — the items on the agenda

il est question d'elle dans l'article — she's mentioned in the article

il est question qu'il prenne sa retraite — there's some talk of him retiring

il n'est pas question que tu partes — ( à un invité) you can't possibly leave

pas question! — no way! (colloq)

3) (colloq) ( pour ce qui est de)

question argent/santé, ça va — where money/health is concerned, things are OK

la maison est jolie, mais question quartier... — the house is pretty, but as for the area...

4) Histoire ( torture) question

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- question de confiance

••

faire les questions et les réponses — to do all the talking

* * *
kɛstjɔ̃ nf
1) (interrogation) question

poser une question à qn — to ask sb a question

Je t'ai posé une question. — I asked you a question.

Je me pose la question de savoir si... — I wonder whether...

Je ne me suis jamais posé la question. — I've never thought about it.

2) (= considération) matter

une question de... — a matter of..., a question of...

C'est une question de temps. — It's a matter of time.

Ils se sont disputés pour des questions d'argent. — They argued over money matters.

3) (= problème) issue

la question épineuse de l'immigration — the thorny issue of immigration

4) (= sujet)

il est question de (on y traite de) — it's about, (on envisage de) there is talk of

De quoi est-il question? — What is it about?

Il y est question de l'organisation du concert. — It's about the organization of the concert.

Il a été question de fermer le musée. — There was talk of closing the gallery.

Il est question de les emprisonner. — There's talk of them being jailed.

il n'en est pas question — there's no question of it

Il n'est pas question que je paye. — There's no question of me paying.

hors de question — out of the question

Il est hors de question que nous restions ici. — It's out of the question that we stay here.

5) (autres locutions)

en question — in question

mettre en question [science] — to question, [autorité] to challenge

remettre en question [science] — to question, [autorité] to challenge

* * *

question nf

1 ( interrogation) question (sur about); répondre à/poser une question to answer/ask a question; répondre à la question de qn to answer sb's question; poser une question à qn to ask sb a question; c'est une très bonne question et je vous remercie de l'avoir posée it's a very good question and I am very glad you asked; les questions posées à l'examen the questions asked in the exam; cette or quelle question! what a question!; je ne me suis jamais posé la question I've never really thought about it; je me posais justement la question I was just wondering about that; je ne sais pas, pose-leur la question I don't know, ask them; je me pose des questions sur I'm wondering about; sans se poser de questions unthinkingly;

2 ( sujet) matter, question; ( ensemble de problèmes) issue, question; c'est une question de temps/goût/bon sens it's a matter ou question of time/taste /common sense; question d'habitude! it's a matter of habit; c'est une question de vie ou de mort it's a matter of life and death; il en fait une question de principe he's making an issue of it; la question (du) nucléaire/de la drogue the nuclear/drug issue ou question; la question n'est pas de savoir qui/comment/si the question is not who/how/whether; en question ( dont il s'agit) in question; ( qui pose problème) at issue; (re)mettre en question ( réexaminer) to reappraise; ( repenser) to reassess; remise en question ( réexamen) reappraisal; ( critique) reassessment; se remettre en question to take a new look at oneself; là n'est pas la question, la question n'est pas là that's not the point; les questions à l'ordre du jour the items on the agenda; il est bien question de ça! iron of course! iron; il est question d'elle dans l'article she's mentioned in the article; il est question qu'il prenne sa retraite there's some talk of him retiring; un film où il est question de l'environnement a film about the environment; ce dont il est question dans mon article what my article is about; de quoi sera-t-il question dans votre livre? what will your book be about?; il n'est pas question que tu partes ( à un invité) you can't possibly leave; il est hors de question d'accepter/que vous acceptiez to accept/for you to accept is out of the question; c'est tout à fait hors de question! that's absolutely out of the question!; pas question! no way○!;

3 ○( pour ce qui est de) question argent/santé, ça va where money/health is concerned, things are OK; la maison est jolie, mais question quartier… the house is pretty, but as for the area…;

4 Hist ( torture) question; soumettre qn à la question to put sb to the question.

Composés

question de confiance Pol vote of confidence; poser la question de confiance to call for a vote of confidence; question écrite Pol written question (by French deputy to minister); question fermée yes/no question; question orale Pol oral question (written by French deputy to minister, who answers orally); question orale avec/sans débat oral question with/without subsequent debate (with other deputies); question orientée leading question; question ouverte open-ended question; question piège trick question; question préalable Pol preliminary question; question subsidiaire tiebreaker; questions d'actualité† Pol = questions au gouvernement; questions au gouvernement Pol questions to ministers in parliament.

Idiome

faire les questions et les réponses to do all the talking.

[kɛstjɔ̃] nom féminin

1. [interrogation] question

je ferme la porte à clé? — bien sûr, quelle ou cette question! shall I lock the door? — of course, what a question!

peut-on lui faire confiance, toute la question est là ou voilà la question! can she be trusted, that's the question!

poser une question à quelqu'un to ask somebody a question

c'est moi qui pose les questions! I'm (the one) asking the questions!, I do the asking!

poser une question POLITIQUE to table a question

je commence à me poser des questions sur sa compétence I'm beginning to have (my) doubts about ou to wonder how competent he is

se poser la question de savoir si to ask oneself whether

question écrite/orale POLITIQUE written/oral question

poser la question de confiance POLITIQUE to ask for a vote of confidence

question piège

a. JEUX trick question

b. [dans un interrogatoire] loaded ou leading question

question subsidiaire JEUX tiebreaker

2. [sujet] question, topic

être question de: de quoi est-il question dans ce paragraphe? what is this paragraph about?

dans notre prochaine émission, il sera question de l'architecture romane in our next programme, we will examine Roman architecture

il n'est jamais question de la répression dans son livre repression is never mentioned in his book

prête-moi 1 000 euros — pas question! (familier) lend me 1,000 euros — no way ou nothing doing!

il n'en est pas question!, c'est hors de question! it's out of the question!

avec mon salaire, une voiture c'est hors de question with my salary, a car is out of the question

je veux sortir ce soir — c'est hors de question! I want to go out tonight — you can forget it ou it's out of the question!

il n'est pas question ou il est hors de question que je le voie! there's no way I'll see him!, there's no question of my seeing him!

question salaire, je ne me plains pas (familier) as far as the salary is concerned ou salarywise, I'm not complaining

3. [affaire, difficulté] question, matter, point (at issue)

la question du nucléaire the nuclear energy question ou issue

là n'est pas la question that's not the point (at issue) ou the issue

ce n'est plus qu'une question de temps it's only a question ou matter of time

c'est une question de vie ou de mort it's a matter of life and death

ils se sont disputés pour des questions d'argent they had an argument over ou about money

je ne lis pas les critiques, question de principe! I don't read reviews on principle!

ça c'est une autre question! that's another problem ou story!

4. (soutenu)

faire question [être douteux]: son talent ne fait pas (de) question her talent is beyond (all) question ou (any) doubt

5. HISTOIRE question

mettre ou soumettre quelqu'un à la question to put somebody to the question

————————

en question locution adjectivale

in question, concerned

————————

en question locution adverbiale

mettez-vous mon honnêteté en question? are you questioning my honesty?

remettre en question

a. [mettre en doute] to (call into) question, to challenge

b. [compromettre] to call into question

la moindre querelle et leur couple est remis en question the slightest argument and their relationship is put in jeopardy

se remettre en question to do some soul searching

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > question
5 ♦ question

♦ question /ˈkwɛstʃən/
n. [cu]

1 domanda; interrogazione; quesito: Stop asking me questions, smettila di farmi domande; (gramm.) indirect question, interrogazione indiretta; rhetorical question, domanda retorica; trick question, domanda trabocchetto; to answer (o to reply to) a question, rispondere a una domanda; an embarrassing (o awkward) question, una domanda imbarazzante; to fire questions at sb., bersagliare q. di domande

2 questione; discussione; problema; disputa; controversia; obiezione: a difficult question, una questione difficile; an open question, una questione pendente; un problema insoluto; the Middle East question, la questione mediorientale; It's not a question of money, non è questione di denaro; the question of the hour, il problema del momento; They granted my claim without question, accolsero il mio reclamo senza far questioni (o senza obiezioni); beyond (all) question (o out of the question) (avv.) fuor di dubbio; senza dubbio, certamente; (agg.) indubbio, indubitabile, certo, sicuro; to raise a question, sollevare una questione

3 ( negli esami) domanda; quesito

4 (arc.) tortura: The prisoner was put to the question, il prigioniero è stato messo alla tortura

● ( nelle pubbliche riunioni) Question!, stia in argomento!; niente digressioni! □ question and answer, botta e risposta □ ( radio, TV) question-and-answer show, programma a quiz □ (leg.) question of fact [of law], questione di fatto [di diritto] □ question mark, punto interrogativo ( anche fig.) □ question master ► quizmaster □ (gramm. ingl.) question tag, «question tag»; breve domanda in coda a una frase (cfr. ital. «è vero?», «non è vero?»): In the sentence «He likes his job, doesn't he?», «doesn't he» is a question tag, nella frase «He likes his job, doesn't he?», «doesn't he» è una «question tag» □ (polit.: in Parlamento) question time, question time; fase dei lavori dedicata alle interrogazioni dei parlamentari □ to beg the question ► to beg □ to be beside the question, non essere pertinente; essere fuori tema □ to call st. in question, mettere in dubbio qc. □ to come into question, venire in discussione; essere discusso; acquistare importanza □ out of the question, fuori discussione; fuori questione; impossibile □ (fam.) to pop the question, fare una proposta di matrimonio □ (polit., ecc.) to put the question, sollevare una questione; mettere una questione ai voti □ ( USA) sixty-four ( thousand) dollar question, domanda da 100 milioni; domanda cruciale □ It's only a question of putting more sugar in it, si tratta solo di metterci più zucchero □ Where he went later is not the question, dove sia andato dopo è cosa del tutto irrilevante □ There is no question about (o of) his being honest, non c'è alcun dubbio sulla sua onestà □ Questions are welcome, i presenti sono invitati a fare domande.
NOTA D'USO: - to make questions o to ask questions?- (to) question /ˈkwɛstʃən/
A v. t.

1 interrogare; far domande a (q.); esaminare: They were questioned by the immigration officer, sono stati interrogati dal funzionario dell'ufficio immigrazione

2 mettere in questione; mettere in dubbio; contestare; dubitare di (qc.): I question the accuracy of the report, dubito dell'accuratezza della relazione; I question whether his plan will be successful, dubito che il suo piano riesca

3 indagare; investigare ( fenomeni, fatti, ecc.)

B v. i.

fare domande

● to question a statement, negare la validità di un'asserzione □ It cannot be questioned that (lett.: but that)…, è fuori dubbio che…
FALSI AMICI: to question non significa questionare.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ question
6 question

1. noun
1) Frage, die

ask somebody a question — jemandem eine Frage stellen

put a question to somebody — an jemanden eine Frage richten

don't ask so many questions! — frag nicht soviel!

ask questions — Fragen stellen

and no questions asked — ohne dass groß gefragt wird/worden ist (ugs.)

2) (doubt, objection) Zweifel, der ( about an + Dat.)

there is no question about something — es besteht kein Zweifel an etwas (Dat.)

there is no question [but] that... — es besteht kein Zweifel, dass...

accept/follow something without question — etwas kritiklos akzeptieren/befolgen

not be in question — außer [allem] Zweifel stehen

beyond all or without question — zweifellos; ohne Frage od. Zweifel

3) (problem, concern, subject) Frage, die

something/it is only a question of time — etwas/es ist [nur] eine Frage der Zeit

it is [only] a question of doing something — es geht [nur] darum, etwas zu tun

there is no question of his doing that — es kann keine Rede davon sein, dass er das tut

the question of something arises — es erhebt sich die Frage von etwas

the person/thing in question — die fragliche od. betreffende Person/Sache

something/it is out of the question — etwas/es ist ausgeschlossen; etwas/es kommt nicht infrage (ugs.)

the question is whether... — es geht darum, ob...

that is not the question — darum geht es nicht

put the question — zur Abstimmung aufrufen (to Akk.)
2. transitive verb
1) befragen; [Polizei, Gericht usw.:] vernehmen

2) (throw doubt upon, raise objections to) bezweifeln

her goodwill cannot be questioned — an ihrem guten Willen kann nicht gezweifelt werden

* * *
['kwes ən] 1. noun
1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) die Frage

2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) die Frage

3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) die Frage

4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) die Frage

5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) die Frage
2. verb
1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) fragen

2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) in Frage stellen

•

- academic.ru/59691/questionable">questionable
- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question
* * *

ques·tion

[ˈkwestʃən]

I. n

1. (inquiry) Frage f

don't ask so many \questions frag nicht so viel

what a \question [to ask]! was für eine Frage!

they'll do what you tell them to do and no \questions asked sie machen das, was du ihnen sagst und stellen keine dummen Fragen

[that's a] good \question! [das ist eine] gute Frage!

to put [or direct] a \question to sb jdm eine Frage stellen

to beg the \question die Frage aufwerfen

in answer to your \question um Ihre Frage zu beantworten

a direct/indirect \question LING direkte/indirekte Frage

to pop the \question jdm einen [Heirats]antrag machen

2. no pl (doubt) Zweifel m

is there any \question as to the feasibility? gibt es irgendwelche Zweifel darüber, ob das machbar ist?

there's no \question about it keine Frage

the time/place in \question LAW besagte Zeit/besagter Ort

to be beyond \question außer Zweifel stehen

to be open to \question umstritten sein

to call sth into \question etw bezweifeln

to come into \question in Zweifel gezogen [o angezweifelt] werden

without \question zweifellos

3. (matter) Frage f

it's a \question of life or death es geht um Leben und Tod

there's no \question of a general strike von einem Streik kann keine Rede sein

to raise a \question eine Frage aufwerfen

to be out of the \question nicht infrage kommen

4. SCH, UNIV (test problem) Frage f, Aufgabe f

to do a \question eine Frage [o Aufgabe] bearbeiten

5. COMPUT Frage f

II. vt

1. (ask)

▪ to \question sb about sth jdn über etw akk befragen

2. (interrogate)

▪ to \question sb [about sth] jdn [zu etw dat] verhören

3. (doubt)

▪ to \question sth etw bezweifeln [o in Zweifel ziehen]; facts, findings etw anzweifeln, an etw akk zweifeln

4. SCH (test)

to \question sb on sth jdn in etw akk prüfen

* * *
['kwestSən]
1. n

1) (GRAM ETC) Frage f (to an +acc); (PARL) (An)frage f (to an +acc)

to ask sb a question — jdm eine Frage stellen

don't ask so many questions — frag nicht so viel

they'll buy anything, no questions asked — sie kaufen alles und stellen keine dummen Fragen

what a question (to ask)! —

(that's a) good question! let me put the question another way — (das ist eine) gute Frage! ich werde die Frage anders formulieren

2) no pl (= doubt) Zweifel m, Frage f

beyond ( all) question, without question — ohne Frage, ohne (jeden) Zweifel

his honesty is beyond question —

there is no question but that he has gone (form) — es besteht kein Zweifel darüber, er ist fort

your sincerity is not in question — niemand zweifelt an Ihrer Aufrichtigkeit

to call sth into question — etw infrage or in Frage stellen

3) (= matter) Frage f

that's another question altogether — das ist etwas völlig anderes

that's not the question — darum geht es nicht

the German question — die deutsche Frage

it's simply a question of time —

it's not just a question of money — es ist nicht nur eine Geldfrage or eine Frage des Geldes

if it's only a question of whether... — wenn es nur darum geht (inf) or sich darum handelt, ob...

4) no pl

(= possibility, likelihood) there is some question of whether... —

there's no question of that happening — es steht außer Diskussion or es kann keine Rede davon sein, dass das passiert

there's no question of a strike — von einem Streik kann keine Rede sein

that's out of the question — das kommt nicht infrage or in Frage

the person/matter in question — die fragliche or infrage or in Frage stehende Person/Angelegenheit

2. vt

1) (= ask questions of) fragen (about nach); (police etc) befragen, vernehmen, verhören (about zu); (examiner) prüfen (on über +acc)

my father started questioning me about where I'd been — mein Vater fing an, mich auszufragen, wo ich gewesen war

they were questioned by the immigration authorities —

I don't like being questioned, she said — ich mag diese Verhöre nicht, sagte sie

2) (= express doubt about) bezweifeln, zweifeln an (+dat); (= dispute, challenge) infrage or in Frage stellen

they question whether it's worth it —

but I'm not questioning that! — das bezweifle or bestreite ich ja nicht

he questioned her inclusion on the committee — er äußerte Bedenken gegen ihre Aufnahme in den Ausschuss

* * *

question [ˈkwestʃən]

A s

1. Frage f ( auch LING):

beg the question die Frage offenlassen ( whether ob);

your suggestion raises the question, whether … Ihr Vorschlag wirft die Frage auf, ob …;

that’s a good question das ist eine gute Frage, das weiß ich auch nicht;

question-and-answer Frage-u.-Antwort-…; → pop¹ B 4

2. Frage f, Problem n, Thema n, (Streit)Punkt m:

questions of the day Tagesfragen;

question of fact JUR Tatfrage;

question of law JUR Rechtsfrage;

the point in question die fragliche oder vorliegende oder zur Debatte stehende Sache;

the question is es handelt sich darum ( to do zu tun);

that’s not the question darum geht es nicht;

come into question infrage kommen, wichtig werden;

there is no question of sth (of doing sth) es ist nicht die Rede von etwas (davon, dass etwas getan wird);

question! PARL zur Sache!

3. Frage f, Sache f, Angelegenheit f:

question of taste Geschmacksfrage;

only a question of time nur eine Frage der Zeit

4. Frage f, Zweifel m:

call in (to) question → B 2;

there is no question that …, it is beyond question that … es steht außer Frage, dass …;

there is no question about it daran besteht kein Zweifel;

be out of question außer Frage stehen;

that is out of the question das kommt nicht infrage

5. PARL Anfrage f:

put the question zur Abstimmung schreiten

6. JUR obs Vernehmung f, Untersuchung f:

put to the question HIST jemanden foltern

B v/t

1. jemanden (aus-, be)fragen, JUR vernehmen, -hören:

of those questioned, 27 said that … von den Befragten sagten 27, dass …

2. etwas an-, bezweifeln, in Zweifel ziehen, infrage stellen

q. abk

1. quart (Trocken- und Flüssigkeitsmaßeinheit)

2. quarter

3. quarterly

4. quasi

5. query

6. question

7. quintal (Gewichtseinheit)

qu. abk

1. quart (Maßeinheit)

2. quarter (quarterly)

3. queen

4. query

5. question

* * *
1. noun
1) Frage, die

ask somebody a question — jemandem eine Frage stellen

put a question to somebody — an jemanden eine Frage richten

don't ask so many questions! — frag nicht soviel!

ask questions — Fragen stellen

and no questions asked — ohne dass groß gefragt wird/worden ist (ugs.)

2) (doubt, objection) Zweifel, der ( about an + Dat.)

there is no question about something — es besteht kein Zweifel an etwas (Dat.)

there is no question [but] that... — es besteht kein Zweifel, dass...

accept/follow something without question — etwas kritiklos akzeptieren/befolgen

not be in question — außer [allem] Zweifel stehen

beyond all or without question — zweifellos; ohne Frage od. Zweifel

3) (problem, concern, subject) Frage, die

something/it is only a question of time — etwas/es ist [nur] eine Frage der Zeit

it is [only] a question of doing something — es geht [nur] darum, etwas zu tun

there is no question of his doing that — es kann keine Rede davon sein, dass er das tut

the question of something arises — es erhebt sich die Frage von etwas

the person/thing in question — die fragliche od. betreffende Person/Sache

something/it is out of the question — etwas/es ist ausgeschlossen; etwas/es kommt nicht infrage (ugs.)

the question is whether... — es geht darum, ob...

that is not the question — darum geht es nicht

put the question — zur Abstimmung aufrufen (to Akk.)
2. transitive verb
1) befragen; [Polizei, Gericht usw.:] vernehmen

2) (throw doubt upon, raise objections to) bezweifeln

her goodwill cannot be questioned — an ihrem guten Willen kann nicht gezweifelt werden

* * *

n.

Frage -n f.

Fragestellung f. v.

ausfragen v.

bezweifeln v.

hinterfragen v.

verhören v.

English-german dictionary > question
7 question

'kwes ən
1. noun
1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) pregunta

2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) cuestión, problema

3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) pregunta, problema

4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) (sin) duda

5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) posibilidad

2. verb
1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) interrogar

2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) cuestionar, poner en duda

•

- questionable
- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question

question¹ n

1. pregunta

can I ask you a question? ¿puedo hacerte una pregunta?

2. cuestión / problema / asunto

it's a difficult question to solve es un problema difícil de resolver

question² vb

1. hacer preguntas / interrogar

police questioned the suspect about the robbery la policía interrogó al sospechoso sobre el robo

2. dudar de / cuestionar

nobody questions his authority nadie cuestiona su autoridad

question

tr['kwesʧən]

noun

1 pregunta

2 (in exam) pregunta, problema nombre masculino

3 (problem, issue) cuestión nombre femenino, problema nombre masculino

■ the Basque question el problema del País Vasco

4 (topic, matter) cuestión nombre femenino, asunto

■ there is still the question of expenses todavía queda el asunto de los gastos

transitive verb

1 hacer preguntas a, interrogar

■ she questioned the girl le hizo preguntas a la niña

■ the detained are being questioned about the holdup están interrogando a los detenidos sobre el atraco

2 (cast doubt on) cuestionar, poner en duda

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

it's a question of se trata de, es cuestión de

■ it's a question of time es cuestión de tiempo

out of the question imposible, impensable

that is the question de eso se trata, he aquí la dificultad

to call into question poner en duda, dudar de

without question sin rechistar

■ she did it without question lo hizo sin rechistar

question mark (punctuation mark) signo de interrogación, interrogación nombre femenino, interrogante nombre masculino 2 (doubt) interrogante nombre masculino

question tag coletilla

question ['kwɛsʧən] vt

1) ask: preguntar

2) doubt: poner en duda, cuestionar

3) interrogate: interrogar

question vi

inquire: inquirir, preguntar

question n

1) query: pregunta f

2) issue: asunto m, problema f, cuestión f

3) possibility: posibilidad f

it's out of the question: es indiscutible

4) doubt: duda f

to call into question: poner en duda

question

adj.

• interrogante adj.

n.

• asunto s.m.

• cuestión s.f.

• interrogación s.f.

• pregunta s.f.

• problema s.m.

v.

• cuestionar v.

• disputar v.

• hacer preguntas a v.

• interrogar v.

• preguntar v.

I 'kwestʃən
noun

a) c ( inquiry) pregunta f

to ask o put a question — hacer* or (frml) formular una pregunta

to pop the question — (colloq)

he finally popped the question — finalmente le pidió que se casara con él

b) c (in quiz, exam) pregunta f

the 64,000 dollar question — la pregunta del millón

c) c (issue, problem) cuestión f, asunto m, problema m

the person in question — la persona en cuestión

if it's a question of money... — si es cuestión or se trata de dinero...

that is not the question — no se trata de eso

to beg the question — ( pose the question) plantear la pregunta; ( evade the issue) eludir el problema; ( make unjustified assumption)

this begs the question whether we really want to live in this kind of society — esto da por sentado or tiene como premisa que éste es el tipo de sociedad en la que queremos vivir

d) u ( doubt) duda f

beyond question — fuera de duda

to call something into question — poner* algo en duda

there's no question about it — no cabe duda

e) u ( possibility) posibilidad f

there was no question of escaping — no había ninguna posibilidad de escapar

it is completely out of the question — es totalmente imposible

II

transitive verb

a) \<\<person\>\> hacerle* preguntas a; \<\<suspect/student\>\> interrogar*

b) ( doubt) \<\<integrity/motives\>\> poner* en duda

['kwestʃǝn]
1. N

1) (=query) (also in exam) pregunta f

(are there) any questions? — ¿(hay) alguna pregunta?

• to ask (sb) a question — hacer una pregunta (a algn)

ask yourself this question — hágase esta pregunta

what a question to ask! — ¡vaya preguntita!

there's a reward for the painting's return, no questions asked — se ofrece una recompensa sin preguntas por la devolución del cuadro

ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies — más vale que no me preguntes

• "why didn't you appoint him a year ago?" - " good question" — -¿por qué no lo nombraste hace un año? -buena pregunta or -eso me pregunto yo

• he posed three questions — hizo or planteó tres preguntas

• to put a question to sb — frm hacer una pregunta a algn

• to put down a question to or for sb — (Parl) formular una pregunta a algn

• to obey orders without question — obedecer órdenes sin rechistar

- the 64,000 dollar question
leading 2., open 1., 10), personal 1., 4), pop I, 3., 2), trick 3.
2) (=matter, issue) cuestión f

the Palestinian question — la cuestión palestina

that is the question — de eso se trata, esa es la cuestión

that is not the question — no se trata de eso, no es cuestión de eso

• at the time in question — a la hora en cuestión

• it is not simply a question of money — no se trata simplemente de dinero, no es una simple cuestión de dinero

• this raises the question of her suitability — esto plantea la cuestión de si es la persona adecuada

• it's only a question of time before he finds out — solo es cuestión de tiempo que se entere
beg 1., 1)
3) (=possibility) posibilidad f

• there is no question of outside help — no hay posibilidad de ayuda externa

there can be no question of your resigning — su dimisión no se puede admitir

• it's out of the question! — ¡imposible!, ¡ni hablar!

an interest rate cut is out of the question — un recorte de los tipos de interés es imposible

4) (=doubt) duda f

there is no question about it — no cabe la menor duda de esto

• as a manager, her ability is beyond question — como directora, su capacidad está fuera de toda duda

• to bring or call sth into question — poner algo en duda

my integrity has been brought or called into question — mi integridad se ha puesto en duda

• to be in question — estar en duda

your professional ability is not in question — no es tu capacidad como profesional lo que se pone en duda

his findings pose questions about the future of these drugs — sus descubrimientos hacen que se planteen preguntas sobre el futuro de estas drogas

• this disaster raises questions about air safety in the region — con el desastre se ha puesto en duda la seguridad aérea en la zona

• the question remains (as to) whether he can be trusted — la duda or la cuestión sigue siendo si se puede confiar en él

the question remains: how did she escape? — la pregunta sigue ahí: ¿cómo escapó?

• there is some question as to whether he will sign — hay or existen ciertas dudas sobre si firmará

• without question — sin duda, indudablemente

5) (at meeting) cuestión f, asunto m

to move the previous question — plantear la cuestión previa

to put the question (to a vote) — someter la moción a votación

2. VT

1) (=interrogate) [+ exam candidate, interviewee] hacer preguntas a; [+ suspect] interrogar; (Parl) [+ minister, secretary] interpelar

you will be questioned on one of three topics — se te harán preguntas sobre uno de tres temas

a suspect is being questioned by police — la policía está interrogando a un sospechoso

they questioned him about his past — le hicieron preguntas or le preguntaron acerca de su pasado

the minister was questioned about his statement to Parliament — se interpeló al ministro sobre su declaración ante el Parlamento

2) (=doubt) [+ honesty, loyalty, motives] dudar de, poner en duda; [+ decision, beliefs] poner en duda, cuestionar

3.

CPD

question mark N — (lit) signo m de interrogación; (fig) interrogante m or f

a big question mark hangs over his future — se plantea un enorme interrogante sobre su futuro

question master N — interrogador m

question tag N — coletilla f interrogativa

question time N — (Brit) (Parl) sesión f de interpelaciones a los ministros

* * *

I ['kwestʃən]
noun

a) c ( inquiry) pregunta f

to ask o put a question — hacer* or (frml) formular una pregunta

to pop the question — (colloq)

he finally popped the question — finalmente le pidió que se casara con él

b) c (in quiz, exam) pregunta f

the 64,000 dollar question — la pregunta del millón

c) c (issue, problem) cuestión f, asunto m, problema m

the person in question — la persona en cuestión

if it's a question of money... — si es cuestión or se trata de dinero...

that is not the question — no se trata de eso

to beg the question — ( pose the question) plantear la pregunta; ( evade the issue) eludir el problema; ( make unjustified assumption)

this begs the question whether we really want to live in this kind of society — esto da por sentado or tiene como premisa que éste es el tipo de sociedad en la que queremos vivir

d) u ( doubt) duda f

beyond question — fuera de duda

to call something into question — poner* algo en duda

there's no question about it — no cabe duda

e) u ( possibility) posibilidad f

there was no question of escaping — no había ninguna posibilidad de escapar

it is completely out of the question — es totalmente imposible

II

transitive verb

a) \<\<person\>\> hacerle* preguntas a; \<\<suspect/student\>\> interrogar*

b) ( doubt) \<\<integrity/motives\>\> poner* en duda

English-spanish dictionary > question
8 question

['kwes ən] 1. noun
1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) vprašanje

2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) vprašanje

3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) vprašanje

4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) dvom

5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) možnost
2. verb
1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) spraševati

2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) dvomiti

•

- questionable
- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question
* * *
I [kwésčən]
noun

vprašanje; (sporno) vprašanje, problem ( the Negro ŋ črnsko vprašanje); zadeva, stvar ( only a question of time samo stvar časa); dvom

juridically preiskava, zasliševanje; parliament predlog (dan na glasovanje), interpelacija; parliament question! — k zadevi! (vzklik govorniku)

parliament to put the question — dati na glasovanje

juridically question of law — pravno vprašanje

juridically leading question — sugestivno vprašanje

history juridically to put s.o. to the question — zasliševati, mučiti koga

the question does not arise — vprašanje je brez pomena

to beg the question — narediti prenagljen sklep, predpostavljati

beside the question — neprikladen, nevažen

beyond ( —ali past) question — nedvomno, nesporno

a burning question — pereče vprašanje

question of the day — problem dneva

to call in question — spodbijati, dvomiti

to come into question — priti v pretres, postati važno

in question — omenjen, za katerega gre

to make no question of — ne dvomiti o čem

out of the question — nemogoče, ne pride v poštev

an open question — odprto vprašanje

to pop the question — prositi za roko

to put a question to s.o. — vprašati koga kaj

to raise a question — staviti vprašanje

to shoot questions at — obsipati koga s vprašanji

the point in question — sporno vprašanje

what is the question? — za kaj gre?
II [kwésčən]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

vprašati, spraševati; juridically izpraševati, zasliševati; dvomiti, podvomiti, vpraševati se

it cannot be questioned but (that) — ni dvoma, da

English-Slovenian dictionary > question
9 question

I ['kwestʃ(ə)n] n
1) вопрос

It is not an easy/no easy question to answer. — На такой вопрос не легко ответить.

I have a question to ask you. — У меня к вам вопрос.

- difficult question

- a leading question

- simple question
- first question
- similar questions
- examination questions
- in answer to your question
- answer a question

- ask smb questions
- ask leading questions
- make up questions to which the following sentences may serve as answers
- ask questions on the story
- inevitable question comes to one's mind
2) вопрос, проблема, дело

Only future can answer this question. — Ответ на этот вопрос может дать только будущее.

All sorts of questions cropped up. — Возникли всякие проблемы/затруднения.

You can't dismiss the question as simple as that. — От этого вопроса нельзя так просто отделаться.

- an important question

- economic question
- basic question
- personal questions
- purely technical question
- subordinate question
- disputable question
- open question
- knotty question
- question of time
- question of long standing
- burning question of the day
- question of great importance
- question of great interest
- question of principle
- labour question
- land question
- party question
- man in question
- problem in question
- point in question
- matter in question
- raise the wage question
- bring up the question of money
- study a question
- avoid the question
- ignore the question
- understand the question
- decide the question
- handle the question
- simplify the question
- clear the question
- meet the question half way
- take the question seriously
- deviate from the question
- pass the question by in silence
- treat the question with indifference
- submit the question for consideration
- turn the question over in one's mind
3) сомнение

There is no question about it/that. — В этом нет никакого сомнения.

His honesty is beyond all questions. — Его честность вне сомнения.

The matter is open to serious question. — Дело вызывает серьезные сомнения.

It is without question desirable. — Это без сомнения желательно.

A fool can ask more questions than ten wise men can answer. — ◊ Один дурак может задать больше вопросов, чем десять мудрецов смогут ответить.

Ask no questions and you will be told no lies. — ◊ Не спрашивай - не услышишь лжи.

There are two sides to every question. — ◊ У каждой медали есть оборотная сторона

- arouse questions in smb's mind
II ['kwestʃ(ə)n] v
1) допрашивать, спрашивать

Many of the passers-by questioned in the streets thought that much had been done to improve the situation. — Многие из опрошенных на улицах прохожих считают, что немало уже сделано для улучшения обстановки.

- question smb
- question prisoners
2) сомневаться

He never questioned her honesty. — Ему в голову не приходило сомневаться в ее честности. /Он совершенно не сомневался в ее честности.

It may well be questioned whether everything will be ready in time. — Весьма сомнительно, будет ли все вовремя готово

- question smth
- question his decision
- question the truth of his story

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > question
10 spend money like water

(spend money like water (тж. throw one's money about или амер. around))

сорить деньгами, транжирить деньги

Henry's only consolation was the thought that, without question, Nye and his colleagues were spending money like water. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Northern Light’, part I, ch. 7) — Генри утешала только мысль, что Най и его коллеги тратят бешеные деньги.

I'd spend money like water on all sorts of silly rubbish and never turn a hair, but I hate spending money on paper. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Angel Pavement’, ch. V) — я способен, не поморщившись, тратить деньги без счета на всякую чепуху, а вот на бумагу мне денег жалко.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > spend money like water
11 agir

agir [aʒiʀ]

➭ TABLE 2

1. intransitive verb

a. to act ; ( = se comporter) to behave

• il a agi en toute liberté he acted quite freely

• il a bien/mal agi envers sa mère he behaved well/badly towards his mother

b. ( = exercer une influence) agir sur qn to bring pressure to bear on sb

• agir auprès de qn to use one's influence with sb

2. reflexive verb

► s'agir

► il s'agit de ( = il est question de) it is a matter of... ; ( = il est nécessaire de faire)

il s'agit de faire vite we must act quickly

• de quoi s'agit-il ? what's it about?

• s'agissant de... as regards...

• quand il s'agit de critiquer, il est toujours là he's always ready to criticize

• voilà ce dont il s'agit that's what it's about

• il ne s'agit pas d'argent it's not a question of money

• il ne s'agit pas de ça ! that's not it!

• il s'agit bien de ça ! (ironic) that's hardly the problem!

• avec la sécurité, il ne s'agit pas de plaisanter safety is no joking matter

• il s'agirait de s'entendre let's get things straight

* * *
aʒiʀ
1.

verbe intransitif

1) ( accomplir une action) to act

il a agi sous le coup de la colère — he acted in anger

il parle beaucoup mais agit peu — he's all talk and no action

agir avec prudence — to proceed with caution

2) ( se comporter) to behave, to act

bien/mal agir — to behave well/badly (envers, avec toward(s))

agir en lâche — to act like a coward

3) ( avoir un effet) [substance, médicament] to take effect, to work

agir sur quelque chose/quelqu'un — to have an effect on something/somebody

agir sur le marché — Finance to influence the market

4) ( intervenir)

agir auprès de quelqu'un — to approach somebody

2.

s'agir de verbe pronominal impersonnel

1)

de quoi s'agit-il? — ( question) what is it about?; ( problème) what's the matter?

mais il ne s'agit pas de ça! — but that's not the point!

il s'agit de ta santé! — it's your health that's at stake (here)!

il s'agit de votre mari — it's about your husband, it's to do with your husband

on connaît maintenant les gagnants: il s'agit de messieurs X et Y — we now know who the winners are: they're Mr X and Mr Y

d'après les experts il s'agirait d'un attentat — according to the experts, it would appear to be an act of terrorism

quand il s'agit d'argent/de faire le ménage — when it comes to money/to doing the housework

s'agissant de quelque chose/quelqu'un — as regards something/somebody

il s'agit bien de partir en vacances maintenant que je suis au chômage! — iron now that I'm unemployed it's hardly the (right) time to talk about going on vacation!

2) ( il est nécessaire de)

il s'agit de faire vite — we/you etc must act quickly

il s'agit de savoir ce que tu veux! — make up your mind!

il s'agit pour le gouvernement de relancer l'économie — what the government must do now is boost the economy

il s'agirait de se mettre d'accord — we'd better get it straight

* * *
aʒiʀ vi
1) (= se comporter) to behave, to act

bien agir — to behave well

agir courageusement — to act courageously

2) (= faire quelque chose) to act, to take action

Il faut agir rapidement. — We must act fast.

3) (= avoir de l'effet) [médicament] to act

* * *

agir verb table: finir

A vi

1 ( accomplir une action) to act; décider/refuser d'agir to decide/to refuse to act ou to take action; il a agi sous le coup de la colère he acted in anger; assez parlé, maintenant il faut agir! that's enough talk, now we've got to act ou let's have some action!; agir comme intermédiaire to act as an intermediary; il est urgent d'agir urgent action must be taken; il parle beaucoup mais agit peu he's all talk and no action; agir avec prudence to proceed with caution;

2 ( se comporter) to behave, to act; bien/mal agir to behave well/badly (envers, avec towards^GB); agir comme un enfant/idiot to behave childishly/stupidly, to act like a child/fool; je n'aime pas sa manière or façon d'agir I don't like the way he/she behaves; agir en honnête homme to behave honourably^GB; agir en lâche/gentleman to act like a coward/gentleman; agir comme on l'entend to do what one likes;

3 ( avoir un effet) [substance, médicament] to take effect, to work; le somnifère agit immédiatement the sleeping pill takes effect ou works ou acts immediately; le médicament n'a pas agi the medicine hasn't worked; agir sur qch/qn to have an effect on sth/sb; agir comme un signal d'alarme to serve as an alarm signal; agir sur le marché Fin to influence the market;

4 ( intervenir) agir auprès de to approach; agir auprès d'un ministre pour obtenir une faveur to approach a minister in order to obtain a favour^GB;

5 Jur agir contre qn to take legal action against sb; agir au civil to sue; agir au criminel to prosecute.

B s'agir de vpr impers

1 ( il est question de) de quoi s'agit-il? what is it about? ; ( il y a un problème) what's the matter?; mais il ne s'agit pas de ça! but that's not the point!; mais il s'agit de ton bonheur/ta santé! but we're talking about your happiness/your health here!, but it's your happiness/your health that's at stake (here)!; dans ce livre, il s'agit d'une famille d'agriculteurs this book is about a family of farmers; il s'agit de votre mari it's about your husband, it's to do with your husband; on connaît maintenant les gagnants: il s'agit de messieurs X et Y we now know who the winners are: they're Mr X and Mr Y; d'après les experts il s'agirait d'un attentat according to the experts, it would appear to be an act of terrorism; quand il s'agit de faire le ménage, il n'est jamais là! when there's cleaning to be done, he's never there ou around!; quand il s'agit d'argent il est toujours là! where money' s concerned ou when it comes to money, he's always right in there!; s'agissant de qch/qn as regards sth/sb; il s'agit bien de partir en vacances maintenant que je suis au chômage! iron now that I'm unemployed it's hardly the (right) time to talk about going on vacation!;

2 ( il est nécessaire de) il s'agit de faire vite we/you etc must act quickly; il s'agit de se remettre au travail we/you etc must get back to work; il s'agit de vous ressaisir! you must pull yourself together!; il s'agit de savoir ce que tu veux! make up your mind!; il ne s'agit pas de changer d'avis à la dernière minute! there's no question of a last-minute change of mind!; il s'agit pour le gouvernement de redonner confiance aux électeurs/relancer l'économie what the government must do now is regain the confidence of the electorate/boost the economy; il s'agirait de se mettre d'accord: vous venez mardi ou jeudi? we'd better get it straight: are you coming on Tuesday or Thursday?; il ne s'agit pas de rater notre coup, il s'agit de ne pas rater notre coup we must get it right the first time.

C ○ s'agir que vpr impers il s'agit qu'il obéisse! he must do as he's told!; il ne s'agit pas qu'elle soit en retard! she mustn't be late!

[aʒir] verbe intransitif

A.[AVOIR UNE ACTIVITÉ]

1. [intervenir] to act, to take action

en cas d'incendie, il faut agir vite in the event of a fire, it is important to act quickly

sur les ordres de qui avez-vous agi? on whose orders did you act?

faire agir: est-ce la jalousie qui l'a fait agir? was it jealousy that made her do it?

agir auprès de quelqu'un [essayer de l'influencer] to try to influence somebody

2. [passer à l'action] to do something

assez parlé, maintenant il faut agir! enough talk, let's have some action!

3. [se comporter] to act, to behave

bien/mal agir envers quelqu'un to behave well/badly towards somebody

tu n'as pas agi loyalement you didn't play fair

il a agi en bon citoyen he did what any honest citizen would have done

agir selon sa conscience to act according to one's conscience, to let one's conscience be one's guide

B.[AVOIR UN EFFET]

1. [fonctionner - poison, remède] to act, to take effect, to work ; [ - élément nutritif] to act, to have an effect ; [ - détergent] to work

laisser agir la justice to let justice take its course

pour faire agir le médicament plus efficacement to increase the efficiency of the drug

2. [avoir une influence]

agir sur to work ou to have an effect on

C.[DANS LE DOMAINE JURIDIQUE] to act in a court of law

agir contre quelqu'un

a. [en droit pénal] to prosecute somebody

b. [en droit civil] to sue somebody

agir au nom de ou pour quelqu'un to act on behalf of ou for somebody

————————

s'agir de verbe impersonnel

1. [être question de]

il s'agit de: je voudrais te parler — de quoi s'agit-il? I'd like to talk to you — what about?

de qui s'agit-il? who is it?

je voudrais vous parler d'une affaire importante, voici ce dont il s'agit I'd like to talk to you about an important matter, namely this

le criminel dont il s'agit the criminal in question

mais enfin, il s'agit de sa santé! but her health is at stake (here)!

je peux te prêter de l'argent — il ne s'agit pas de ça ou ce n'est pas de ça qu'il s'agit I can lend you some money — that's not the point ou the question

s'il ne s'agissait que d'argent, la solution serait simple! if it were only a question of money, the answer would be simple!

une augmentation? il s'agit bien de cela à l'heure où l'on parle de licenciements (ironique) a rise? that's very likely now there's talk of redundancies (ironique)

quand il s'agit d'aller à la chasse, il trouve toujours le temps! when it comes to going hunting, he can always find time!

quand il s'agit de râler, tu es toujours là! you can always be relied upon to moan!

une voiture a explosé, il s'agirait d'un accident a car has exploded, apparently by accident

il s'agirait d'une grande première scientifique it is said to be an important first for science

2. [falloir]

il s'agit de: maintenant, il s'agit de lui parler now we must talk to her

il s'agissait pour moi d'être convaincant I had to be convincing

il s'agit de savoir si... the question is whether...

il s'agirait d'obéir! [menace] you'd better do as you're told!

dis donc, il ne s'agit pas de se perdre! come on, we mustn't get lost now!

il s'agit bien de pleurer maintenant que tu l'as cassé! you may well cry, now that you've broken it!

————————

s'agissant de locution prépositionnelle

1. [en ce qui concerne] as regards, with regard to

2. [puisque cela concerne]

un service d'ordre ne s'imposait pas, s'agissant d'une manifestation pacifique there was no need for a police presence, given that this was a peaceful demonstration

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > agir
12 cuestión

f.

issue, matter, problem, subject.

* * *

cuestión

► nombre femenino

1 (pregunta) question

2 (asunto) business, matter, question

3 (discusión) dispute, quarrel, argument

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en cuestión in question

en cuestión de... (tiempo) in just a few..., in a matter of...

■ lo acabaré en cuestión de minutos I'll finish it in a few minutes

eso es otra cuestión that's a whole different matter

la cuestión es que... the thing is that...

ser cuestión de vida o muerte figurado to be a matter of life or death

cuestión candente burning question

* * *

noun f.

matter

* * *

SF

1) (=asunto) matter, question

quedan algunas cuestiones por resolver — there are still a few matters o questions to be resolved

eso es otra cuestión — that's another matter

¡sigue gritando, la cuestión es no dejarme tranquilo! — iró * carry on shouting, don't mind me!

no sé por qué, pero la cuestión es que ahora soy más pobre — * I don't know why, but the fact is that I'm poorer now than I was

• cuestión de, una cuestión de honor — a matter of honour

resolver el problema no es solo cuestión de dinero — the answer to the problem is not just a question of money

su entrega a la policía es cuestión de tiempo — it's only a matter of time before he gives himself up to the police

todo es cuestión de proponérselo — it's all a matter o question of telling yourself you can do it

será cuestión de irse ya a casa — it's time we were thinking of going home

puedes beber, pero no es cuestión de que te emborraches — you can have a drink or two, but there's no need to get drunk

para solucionarlo tan solo es cuestión de que lo habléis — all you have to do to solve the problem is talk it over

• en cuestión — in question

la persona en cuestión resultó ser mi padre — the person in question turned out to be my father

falleció en cuestión de segundos — she died in a matter of seconds

en cuestión de política social hemos avanzado poco — we have made little progress in terms of social policy
quid, vida 1)
2) (=pregunta) question

el examen se compone de tres cuestiones — the exam is made up of three questions

la cuestión está en saber si ella estaba al corriente — the question is whether she knew

cuestión de confianza — vote of confidence

3) (=duda)

poner algo en cuestión — to call sth into question, raise doubts about sth

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (tema, problema) question, matter

otra cuestión sería que or si estuviera enfermo — if he were ill, that would be another matter o a different matter altogether

llegar al fondo de la cuestión — to get to the heart of the matter

b) (en locs)

en cuestión — in question

en cuestión de — in a matter of

la cuestión es... — the thing is...

la cuestión es divertirnos — the main thing is to enjoy ourselves

la cuestión es molestar — he/she only does it to annoy

ser cuestión de — to be a matter of

es cuestión de diez minutos — it'll only take/I'll only be ten minutes

si fuera cuestión de dinero, no habría problema — if it were a question of money, there'd be no problem

todo es cuestión de... — it's just a question of...

será cuestión de planteárselo — we'll just have to put it to him

tampoco es cuestión de enloquecernos — there's no need to get in a flap (colloq)

tampoco es cuestión de que lo hagas todo tú — there's no reason why you should do it all yourself

2) ( duda)

poner algo en cuestión — to call something into question

3) (fam) ( problema) disagreement, problem; (cosa, objeto) thing, thingamajig* (colloq)

* * *

= affair, consideration, enquiry [inquiry, -USA], issue, matter, point, question, topic, business [businesses, -pl.], concern, question.

Ex. And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.

Ex. This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.

Ex. A threshold weight appropriate to the specificity of the searcher's enquiry must be established.

Ex. These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.

Ex. AACR2 generally recommends collocation although it is suggested that the extent of collocation and the need for uniform titles is a matter for local decisions.

Ex. The point being that these systems are very much in their infancy and have a long way to go before they reach the comparable sophistication of space probes and reusable rocketry.

Ex. One argument against including a list of questions is that often analysts will think they are the only questions that might be asked.

Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

Ex. Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.

Ex. The question is not how much time we have, but what we do with it and how we utilize it.

----

* aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.

* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión = take + position on + issue.

* analizar una cuestión = explore + question, explore + issue.

* cuestión administrativa = management issue, administrative issue.

* cuestión candente = burning issue, burning question.

* cuestión científica = scientific issue.

* cuestión controvertida = vexed question, vexing question.

* cuestión crítica = critical issue.

* cuestión debatible = debatable point.

* cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.

* cuestión delicada = sensitive issue.

* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.

* cuestión difícil = thorny issue, thorny question, poser.

* cuestión económica = economic issue, financial issue.

* cuestiones = matters.

* cuestiones bibliotecarias = library issues.

* cuestiones clave = key issues.

* cuestiones de intendencia = housekeeping.

* cuestiones de reglamento = policy issue.

* cuestiones implicadas = issues involved.

* cuestión específica = topical issue.

* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].

* cuestiones prácticas = mechanics, how-to.

* cuestiones problemáticas = problem areas.

* cuestiones sociales = social affairs.

* cuestiones técnicas = check + under the hood, crawl + under the hood.

* cuestión ética = ethical issue.

* cuestión financiera = financial issue.

* cuestión + girar en torno a = question + revolve around.

* cuestión histórica = historical issue.

* cuestión imprescindible = imperative.

* cuestión insignificante = matter of no consequence.

* cuestión laboral = work-related issue.

* cuestión legal = legal issue.

* cuestión negociable = negotiable point.

* cuestión peliaguda = sticky issue.

* cuestión personal = life issue, personal issue.

* cuestión polémica = vexed question, vexing question.

* cuestión política = political issue.

* cuestión práctica = practicality.

* cuestión problemática = issue of concern, sticky issue.

* cuestión relacionada con el trabajo = work-related issue.

* cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.

* cuestión sin trascendencia = matter of no consequence.

* cuestión social = social issue, societal issue.

* cuestión + surgir = issue + surface.

* cuestión técnica = technical issue.

* cuestión tecnológica = technological issue.

* debatir una cuestión = discuss + idea, discuss + issue.

* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.

* desviarse del tema en cuestión = go off on + another track.

* discutir una cuestión = air + issue.

* el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.

* eludir una cuestión = dodge + issue.

* en cuestión = at hand, concerned, in hand, in question, individual, at issue, of concern.

* en cuestión de minutos = within minutes, in a matter of minutes.

* en cuestión de segundos = within seconds, in a matter of seconds.

* en cuestión de + Tiempo = in a matter of + Tiempo, within a matter of + Tiempo.

* en cuestiones de = in matters of.

* enfrentarse a una cuestión = run up against + issue.

* en las cuestiones relacionadas con = in the areas of.

* esa es la cuestión = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* esquivar la cuestión = sidestep + the issue.

* esquivar una cuestión = dodge + issue.

* estado de la cuestión = state of the art.

* estudio crítico del estado de la cuestión = review.

* estudio del estado de la cuestión = survey.

* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.

* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* exponer una cuestión = raise + point.

* informe del estado de la cuestión = state of the art report, state of the art review.

* la cuestión es que = the thing is.

* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.

* llegar al fondo de la cuestión = see to the + bottom of things.

* llegar al meollo de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.

* llegar al quid de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.

* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.

* mencionar una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + point.

* meollo de la cuestión, el = heart of the matter, the, heart of the question, the.

* no ser cuestión de = there + be + no question of.

* partes en cuestión, las = parties concerned, the.

* plantearle a Alguien una cuestión = put before + Nombre + an issue.

* plantear una cuestión = bring forth + issue, issue + arise, pose + question, raise + argument, raise + issue, raise + point, open up + issue.

* poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.

* poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.

* proyección de cuestiones de interés = issues management.

* quid de la cuestión, el = heart of the matter, the, heart of the question, the.

* relacionado con cuestiones raciales = race-related.

* resolver las cuestiones menores = work out + details.

* resolver una cuestión = resolve + point, resolve + question, issue + settle.

* responder la cuestión = get behind + the question.

* sacar a colación una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + issue, bring up + point.

* ser cuestión de = come down to.

* ser la cuestión = be the point.

* ser una cuestión de = be a matter for/of.

* ser una cuestión debatible = be an open question.

* ser una cuestión problemática = be at issue.

* surgir una cuestión = issue + arise, arise + question.

* suscitar una cuestión = evoke + issue, open up + issue.

* tocar una cuestión = touch on/upon + issue.

* tratar la cuestión de = get to + the issue of.

* tratar una cuestión = address + constraint, address + issue, address + question, consider + issue, tackle + issue, address + concern, deal with + issue, broach + issue, broach + question, grapple with + issue.

* tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.

* una cuestión de principios = a matter of principle.

* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.

* zanjar la cuestión = clinch + the affair, clinch + the argument.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (tema, problema) question, matter

otra cuestión sería que or si estuviera enfermo — if he were ill, that would be another matter o a different matter altogether

llegar al fondo de la cuestión — to get to the heart of the matter

b) (en locs)

en cuestión — in question

en cuestión de — in a matter of

la cuestión es... — the thing is...

la cuestión es divertirnos — the main thing is to enjoy ourselves

la cuestión es molestar — he/she only does it to annoy

ser cuestión de — to be a matter of

es cuestión de diez minutos — it'll only take/I'll only be ten minutes

si fuera cuestión de dinero, no habría problema — if it were a question of money, there'd be no problem

todo es cuestión de... — it's just a question of...

será cuestión de planteárselo — we'll just have to put it to him

tampoco es cuestión de enloquecernos — there's no need to get in a flap (colloq)

tampoco es cuestión de que lo hagas todo tú — there's no reason why you should do it all yourself

2) ( duda)

poner algo en cuestión — to call something into question

3) (fam) ( problema) disagreement, problem; (cosa, objeto) thing, thingamajig* (colloq)

* * *

= affair, consideration, enquiry [inquiry, -USA], issue, matter, point, question, topic, business [businesses, -pl.], concern, question.

Ex: And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.

Ex: This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.

Ex: A threshold weight appropriate to the specificity of the searcher's enquiry must be established.

Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.

Ex: AACR2 generally recommends collocation although it is suggested that the extent of collocation and the need for uniform titles is a matter for local decisions.

Ex: The point being that these systems are very much in their infancy and have a long way to go before they reach the comparable sophistication of space probes and reusable rocketry.

Ex: One argument against including a list of questions is that often analysts will think they are the only questions that might be asked.

Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

Ex: Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.

Ex: The question is not how much time we have, but what we do with it and how we utilize it.

* aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.

* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión = take + position on + issue.

* analizar una cuestión = explore + question, explore + issue.

* cuestión administrativa = management issue, administrative issue.

* cuestión candente = burning issue, burning question.

* cuestión científica = scientific issue.

* cuestión controvertida = vexed question, vexing question.

* cuestión crítica = critical issue.

* cuestión debatible = debatable point.

* cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.

* cuestión delicada = sensitive issue.

* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.

* cuestión difícil = thorny issue, thorny question, poser.

* cuestión económica = economic issue, financial issue.

* cuestiones = matters.

* cuestiones bibliotecarias = library issues.

* cuestiones clave = key issues.

* cuestiones de intendencia = housekeeping.

* cuestiones de reglamento = policy issue.

* cuestiones implicadas = issues involved.

* cuestión específica = topical issue.

* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].

* cuestiones prácticas = mechanics, how-to.

* cuestiones problemáticas = problem areas.

* cuestiones sociales = social affairs.

* cuestiones técnicas = check + under the hood, crawl + under the hood.

* cuestión ética = ethical issue.

* cuestión financiera = financial issue.

* cuestión + girar en torno a = question + revolve around.

* cuestión histórica = historical issue.

* cuestión imprescindible = imperative.

* cuestión insignificante = matter of no consequence.

* cuestión laboral = work-related issue.

* cuestión legal = legal issue.

* cuestión negociable = negotiable point.

* cuestión peliaguda = sticky issue.

* cuestión personal = life issue, personal issue.

* cuestión polémica = vexed question, vexing question.

* cuestión política = political issue.

* cuestión práctica = practicality.

* cuestión problemática = issue of concern, sticky issue.

* cuestión relacionada con el trabajo = work-related issue.

* cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.

* cuestión sin trascendencia = matter of no consequence.

* cuestión social = social issue, societal issue.

* cuestión + surgir = issue + surface.

* cuestión técnica = technical issue.

* cuestión tecnológica = technological issue.

* debatir una cuestión = discuss + idea, discuss + issue.

* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.

* desviarse del tema en cuestión = go off on + another track.

* discutir una cuestión = air + issue.

* el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.

* eludir una cuestión = dodge + issue.

* en cuestión = at hand, concerned, in hand, in question, individual, at issue, of concern.

* en cuestión de minutos = within minutes, in a matter of minutes.

* en cuestión de segundos = within seconds, in a matter of seconds.

* en cuestión de + Tiempo = in a matter of + Tiempo, within a matter of + Tiempo.

* en cuestiones de = in matters of.

* enfrentarse a una cuestión = run up against + issue.

* en las cuestiones relacionadas con = in the areas of.

* esa es la cuestión = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* esquivar la cuestión = sidestep + the issue.

* esquivar una cuestión = dodge + issue.

* estado de la cuestión = state of the art.

* estudio crítico del estado de la cuestión = review.

* estudio del estado de la cuestión = survey.

* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.

* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* exponer una cuestión = raise + point.

* informe del estado de la cuestión = state of the art report, state of the art review.

* la cuestión es que = the thing is.

* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.

* llegar al fondo de la cuestión = see to the + bottom of things.

* llegar al meollo de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.

* llegar al quid de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.

* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.

* mencionar una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + point.

* meollo de la cuestión, el = heart of the matter, the, heart of the question, the.

* no ser cuestión de = there + be + no question of.

* partes en cuestión, las = parties concerned, the.

* plantearle a Alguien una cuestión = put before + Nombre + an issue.

* plantear una cuestión = bring forth + issue, issue + arise, pose + question, raise + argument, raise + issue, raise + point, open up + issue.

* poner en cuestión = call into + question, render + questionable.

* poner en cuestión la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.

* proyección de cuestiones de interés = issues management.

* quid de la cuestión, el = heart of the matter, the, heart of the question, the.

* relacionado con cuestiones raciales = race-related.

* resolver las cuestiones menores = work out + details.

* resolver una cuestión = resolve + point, resolve + question, issue + settle.

* responder la cuestión = get behind + the question.

* sacar a colación una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + issue, bring up + point.

* ser cuestión de = come down to.

* ser la cuestión = be the point.

* ser una cuestión de = be a matter for/of.

* ser una cuestión debatible = be an open question.

* ser una cuestión problemática = be at issue.

* surgir una cuestión = issue + arise, arise + question.

* suscitar una cuestión = evoke + issue, open up + issue.

* tocar una cuestión = touch on/upon + issue.

* tratar la cuestión de = get to + the issue of.

* tratar una cuestión = address + constraint, address + issue, address + question, consider + issue, tackle + issue, address + concern, deal with + issue, broach + issue, broach + question, grapple with + issue.

* tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.

* una cuestión de principios = a matter of principle.

* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.

* zanjar la cuestión = clinch + the affair, clinch + the argument.

* * *

cuestión

feminine

A

1 (tema, problema) question, matter

es experto en cuestiones de derecho internacional he is an expert on matters o questions of international law

otra cuestión sería que or si estuviera enfermo if he were ill, that would be another matter o a different matter

llegar al fondo de la cuestión to get to the heart of the matter o issue, to get to the root of the problem

2 ( en locs):

en cuestión in question

el museo en cuestión va a ser clausurado the museum in question is going to be closed

en cuestión de in a matter of

aprendió inglés en cuestión de meses she learnt English in a matter of months

la cuestión es … the thing is …

la cuestión es que no tengo tiempo the problem o thing is that I don't have time

la cuestiónes divertirnos the main thing is to enjoy ourselves

pide por pedir, la cuestión es molestar she asks just for the sake of asking, she only does it to annoy

ser cuestión de to be a matter o question of

es una cuestión de principios it's a matter o question of principle

en taxi es cuestión de diez minutos it's only a ten-minute taxi ride

si fuera cuestión de dinero, no habría problema if it were a question of money, there'd be no problem

todo es cuestión de darle tiempo al tiempo it's just a question of waiting

todo es cuestión de poner atención it's just o all a question of concentrating, it's just o all a matter of concentration

será cuestión de planteárselo y ver we'll just have to put it to him and see

tampoco es cuestión de enloquecernos there's no need to get in a flap ( colloq)

ayúdala, pero tampoco es cuestión de que lo hagas todo tú help her by all means, but there's no reason why you should do it all yourself

B

(duda): poner algo en cuestión to call sth into question, to raise questions o doubts about sth

este descubrimiento pone en cuestión la validez del método this discovery raises questions about o raises doubts about o calls into question the validity of the method

C ( fam)

1 (problema) disagreement, problem

2 (cosa, objeto) thing, thingamajig* ( colloq)

* * *

cuestión sustantivo femenino
a) (tema, problema) question, matter;

◊ cuestiones de derecho internacional matters o questions of international law;

llegar al fondo de la cuestión to get to the heart of the matter
b) ( en locs)

◊ en cuestión in question;

en cuestión de in a matter of;
la cuestión es … the thing is …;
la cuestión es divertirnos the main thing is to enjoy ourselves;
ser cuestión de to be a matter of;
todo es cuestión de … it's just a question of …
cuestión sustantivo femenino
1 (asunto) matter, question
2 (pregunta) question
♦ Locuciones: en cuestión, in question: el muchacho en cuestión, the boy in questión
en cuestión de unas horas, in just a few hours
poner en cuestión algo, to doubt sthg
si te cansas de conducir, es cuestión de parar en cualquier lado, if you get tired of driving, we can stop anywhere
' cuestión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discutir
- inaccesible
- indecisa
- indeciso
- intrincada
- intrincado
- palpitante
- quid
- radicar
- resolverse
- seno
- soslayar
- tratar
- volar
- asunto
- chabolismo
- delicado
- empezar
- fondo
- plantear
- tema
- vida
English:
arise
- burning
- cast
- crux
- issue
- matter
- morality
- nitty-gritty
- open
- pose
- principle
- proceed
- question
- raise
- stake
- undecided
- vexed
- whip on
- come
- point

* * *

cuestión nf

1. [pregunta] question

2. [problema] problem;

no es cuestión de tamaño sino de peso it's a question o matter of weight not size

3. [asunto] matter, issue;

una cuestión de honor/de principios a matter of honour/principle;

los investigadores quieren llegar al fondo de la cuestión the investigators want to get to the bottom of the matter;

la cuestión es que no he tenido tiempo the thing is, I haven't had time;

en cuestión in question;

el candidato en cuestión es venezolano the candidate in question is Venezuelan;

tenemos que discutir el tema en cuestión we must discuss the matter at hand;

en cuestión de [en materia de] as regards;

en cuestión de una hora in no more than an hour;

el edificio se hundió en cuestión de segundos the building collapsed in a matter of seconds;

es cuestión de un par de días it is a matter of a couple of days;

ya acabo, es cuestión de cinco minutos I'm nearly finished, I'll only be five minutes;

es cuestión de trabajar más it's a question of working harder;

será cuestión de ir yéndose it's time we were on our way;

será cuestión de esforzarnos más we'll just have to work harder;

no es cuestión de que el abuelo se ponga a hacerlo there's no need for grandad to have to do it

4.
poner algo en cuestión to call sth into question

* * *

cuestión

f

1 question

2 ( asunto) matter, question;

en cuestión de dinero as far as money is concerned;

no es cuestión de dinero it’s not a question of money;

en cuestión in question;

la cuestión es que the thing is

* * *

cuestión nf, pl - tiones asunto, tema: matter, affair

* * *

cuestión n

1. (asunto) matter

2. (pregunta) question

en cuestión in question

Spanish-English dictionary > cuestión
13 Frage

f; -, -n

1. question ( über + Akk oder zu about, on); bes. anzweifelnde oder Auskunft suchende: query; (Erkundigung) inquiry, enquiry ( nach about); eine Frage bejahen / verneinen answer a question in the affirmative / negative, say yes / no to a question; ( jemandem) eine Frage stellen ask (s.o.) a question, put a question (to s.o.); eine Frage an jemanden richten address a question to s.o.; ich habe mal eine Frage ( an dich) can I ask you something?; es war nur eine Frage I was only asking; was soll diese Frage? what kind of question is that?, what are you getting at?; so eine Frage! what a question, what a thing to ask

2. fig. question; (Angelegenheit) matter, issue; (Problem) problem; (Zweifel) doubt; soziale Fragen social issues; die deutsche Frage HIST. the German question; die Frage ist, ob / wie etc.... the question ( oder point) is whether / how etc....; das ist eine andere Frage that’s a different question ( oder matter); das ist eben die Frage that is the question, that’s just the point; das ist noch sehr die Frage that’s very much the question, that’s very questionable; das ist die große Frage that’s the 64,000 dollar question; das ist oder steht außer Frage oder das ist überhaupt keine Frage there’s no question about that; (steht fest) auch that’s been decided ( oder settled); gar keine Frage! (natürlich) of course; Erlaubnis: you don’t have to ask; ohne Frage undoubtedly; das ist eine Frage der Zeit etc. that’s a matter ( oder question) of time etc.; es ist nur eine Frage von Sekunden etc., bis / bevor... it will only be a matter of seconds etc. until / before...

3. in Frage kommen oder stellen infrage

* * *

die Frage

query; question

* * *
Fra|ge ['fraːgə]
f -, -n
question; (= Rückfrage, Zwischenfrage auch) query; (= Problem auch) problem; (= Angelegenheit auch) matter, issue (ESP POL)
eine Fráge zu etw — a question on sth

jdm eine Fráge stellen, an jdn eine Fráge stellen or richten — to ask sb a question

an jdn eine Fráge haben — to have a question for sb

gestatten Sie mir eine Fráge? (form) — might I ask a question?; (in Diskussionen auch) permit me to ask you a question (form)

auf eine Fráge mit Ja oder Nein antworten — to answer a question with a straight yes or no

sind noch Frágen?, hat jemand noch eine Fráge? — does anyone have any further questions?, are there any more or any further questions?

auf eine dumme Fráge (bekommt man) eine dumme Antwort (prov) — ask a silly question (get a silly answer) (prov)

die deutsche Fráge — the German question or issue

das ist ( doch sehr) die Fráge — that's (just or precisely) the question/problem, that's the whole question/problem

das ist die große Fráge — that's the big or sixty-four thousand dollar (inf) question

das ist gar keine Fráge, natürlich dürfen Sie heute freinehmen — you don't even need to ask, of course you can take today off

das ist gar keine Fráge, das steht or ist außer Fráge — there's no question or doubt about it

dass..., steht or ist außer Fráge — that... is beyond question,..., there's no question or doubt about it

ohne Fráge — without question or doubt

in Fráge kommen — to be possible; Bewerber to be worth considering

sollte er für diese Stelle in Fráge kommen,... — if he should be considered for this position...

in Fráge kommende Möglichkeiten — possible opportunities

für jdn/etw nicht in Fráge kommen — to be out of the question for sb/sth

das kommt ( überhaupt) nicht in Fráge! — that's (quite) out of the question

etw in Fráge stellen — to question sth, to query sth, to call sth into question

eine Fráge der Zeit/des Geldes — a question or matter of time/money

See:

→ auch infrage

* * *

die

1) (a question: In answer to your query about hotel reservations I am sorry to tell you that we have no vacancies.) query

2) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) question

3) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) question

4) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) question

5) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) question

6) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) question

* * *

Fra·ge

<-, -n>

[ˈfra:gə]

f

1. (zu beantwortende Äußerung) question

das ist die [große] \Frage! that's the [sixty-four thousand dollar] question

\Fragen über \Fragen! questions and more questions!

gute \Frage! [that's a] [very] good question!

eine \Frage zu etw dat haben to have a question about [or concerning] sth

eine \Frage/ \Fragen [an jdn] haben to have a question/questions [for sb]

mit einer \Frage/mit \Fragen kommen to come with a question/questions

jdm eine \Frage stellen [o eine \Frage an jdn stellen] [o (geh) richten] to ask sb a question, to put a question to sb

2. (Problem) question, problem, issue

das ist eine \Frage des Anstandes/des Geldes/der Zeit this is a question of decency/money/time

keine \Frage no problem

ohne \Frage without doubt

etw steht [o ist] außer \Frage [für jdn] there is no question [or doubt] about sth [as far as sb is concerned]

die großen \Fragen unserer Zeit the great issues of our time

eine strittige \Frage a contentious issue

ungelöste \Fragen unsolved issues

\Fragen aufwerfen to prompt [or raise] questions

3. (Betracht)

[für jdn/etw] in \Frage kommen to be worthy of consideration [for sb/sth]

für diese schwierige Aufgabe kommt nur eine Spezialistin/ein Spezialist in \Frage only an expert can be considered for this difficult task

[für jdn/etw] nicht in \Frage kommen to be out of the question [for sb/sth]

[das] kommt nicht in \Frage! that's [completely] out of the question!

es steht [o ist] außer \Frage, dass... there is no question [or doubt] that...

4. (Zweifel)

▪ etw in Frage stellen to question [or query] [or challenge] sth, to call sth into question

wegen seines Unfalls wird unsere Reise nach Australien in \Frage gestellt there's a question mark hanging over our trip to Australia [or it's doubtful whether our trip to Australia will take place] on account of his accident

5.

▶ auf eine dumme \Frage gibt es [immer] eine dumme Antwort (prov) ask a silly question[, get a silly answer]

* * *

die; Frage, Fragen

1) question

jemandem od. an jemanden eine Frage stellen — put a question to somebody

jemandem eine Frage beantworten/auf jemandes Frage (Akk.) antworten — reply to or answer somebody's question

eine Frage verneinen/bejahen — give a negative/positive answer to a question

2) (Problem) question; (Angelegenheit) issue

das ist [nur] eine Frage der Zeit — that is [only] a question or matter of time

3) in

das ist noch sehr die Frage — that is still very much the question

das ist die große Frage — that is the big question

das ist gar keine Frage — there's no doubt or question about it

ohne Frage — without question

* * *

Frage f; -, -n

1. question (

über +akk oder

zu about, on); besonders anzweifelnde oder Auskunft suchende: query; (Erkundigung) inquiry, enquiry (

nach about);

eine Frage bejahen/verneinen answer a question in the affirmative/negative, say yes/no to a question;

(jemandem) eine Frage stellen ask (sb) a question, put a question (to sb);

eine Frage an jemanden richten address a question to sb;

ich habe mal eine Frage (an dich) can I ask you something?;

es war nur eine Frage I was only asking;

was soll diese Frage? what kind of question is that?, what are you getting at?;

so eine Frage! what a question, what a thing to ask

2. fig question; (Angelegenheit) matter, issue; (Problem) problem; (Zweifel) doubt;

soziale Fragen social issues;

die deutsche Frage HIST the German question;

die Frage ist, ob/wie etc … the question ( oder point) is whether/how etc …;

das ist eine andere Frage that’s a different question ( oder matter);

das ist eben die Frage that is the question, that’s just the point;

das ist noch sehr die Frage that’s very much the question, that’s very questionable;

das ist die große Frage that’s the 64,000 dollar question;

das ist oder

steht außer Frage oder

das ist überhaupt keine Frage there’s no question about that; (steht fest) auch that’s been decided ( oder settled);

gar keine Frage! (natürlich) of course; Erlaubnis: you don’t have to ask;

ohne Frage undoubtedly;

das ist eine Frage der Zeit etc that’s a matter ( oder question) of time etc;

es ist nur eine Frage von Sekunden etc,

bis/bevor … it will only be a matter of seconds etc until/before …

3.

in Frage kommen oder

stellen → infrage

* * *

die; Frage, Fragen

1) question

jemandem od. an jemanden eine Frage stellen — put a question to somebody

jemandem eine Frage beantworten/auf jemandes Frage (Akk.) antworten — reply to or answer somebody's question

eine Frage verneinen/bejahen — give a negative/positive answer to a question

2) (Problem) question; (Angelegenheit) issue

das ist [nur] eine Frage der Zeit — that is [only] a question or matter of time

3) in

das ist noch sehr die Frage — that is still very much the question

das ist die große Frage — that is the big question

das ist gar keine Frage — there's no doubt or question about it

ohne Frage — without question

* * *

-n f.

inquiry n.

interrogation n.

query n.

question n. -n Antwort-Zyklus m.

inquiry-response cycle n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Frage
14 frage

f; -, -n

1. question ( über + Akk oder zu about, on); bes. anzweifelnde oder Auskunft suchende: query; (Erkundigung) inquiry, enquiry ( nach about); eine Frage bejahen / verneinen answer a question in the affirmative / negative, say yes / no to a question; ( jemandem) eine Frage stellen ask (s.o.) a question, put a question (to s.o.); eine Frage an jemanden richten address a question to s.o.; ich habe mal eine Frage ( an dich) can I ask you something?; es war nur eine Frage I was only asking; was soll diese Frage? what kind of question is that?, what are you getting at?; so eine Frage! what a question, what a thing to ask

2. fig. question; (Angelegenheit) matter, issue; (Problem) problem; (Zweifel) doubt; soziale Fragen social issues; die deutsche Frage HIST. the German question; die Frage ist, ob / wie etc.... the question ( oder point) is whether / how etc....; das ist eine andere Frage that’s a different question ( oder matter); das ist eben die Frage that is the question, that’s just the point; das ist noch sehr die Frage that’s very much the question, that’s very questionable; das ist die große Frage that’s the 64,000 dollar question; das ist oder steht außer Frage oder das ist überhaupt keine Frage there’s no question about that; (steht fest) auch that’s been decided ( oder settled); gar keine Frage! (natürlich) of course; Erlaubnis: you don’t have to ask; ohne Frage undoubtedly; das ist eine Frage der Zeit etc. that’s a matter ( oder question) of time etc.; es ist nur eine Frage von Sekunden etc., bis / bevor... it will only be a matter of seconds etc. until / before...

3. in Frage kommen oder stellen infrage

* * *

die Frage

query; question

* * *
Fra|ge ['fraːgə]
f -, -n
question; (= Rückfrage, Zwischenfrage auch) query; (= Problem auch) problem; (= Angelegenheit auch) matter, issue (ESP POL)
eine Fráge zu etw — a question on sth

jdm eine Fráge stellen, an jdn eine Fráge stellen or richten — to ask sb a question

an jdn eine Fráge haben — to have a question for sb

gestatten Sie mir eine Fráge? (form) — might I ask a question?; (in Diskussionen auch) permit me to ask you a question (form)

auf eine Fráge mit Ja oder Nein antworten — to answer a question with a straight yes or no

sind noch Frágen?, hat jemand noch eine Fráge? — does anyone have any further questions?, are there any more or any further questions?

auf eine dumme Fráge (bekommt man) eine dumme Antwort (prov) — ask a silly question (get a silly answer) (prov)

die deutsche Fráge — the German question or issue

das ist ( doch sehr) die Fráge — that's (just or precisely) the question/problem, that's the whole question/problem

das ist die große Fráge — that's the big or sixty-four thousand dollar (inf) question

das ist gar keine Fráge, natürlich dürfen Sie heute freinehmen — you don't even need to ask, of course you can take today off

das ist gar keine Fráge, das steht or ist außer Fráge — there's no question or doubt about it

dass..., steht or ist außer Fráge — that... is beyond question,..., there's no question or doubt about it

ohne Fráge — without question or doubt

in Fráge kommen — to be possible; Bewerber to be worth considering

sollte er für diese Stelle in Fráge kommen,... — if he should be considered for this position...

in Fráge kommende Möglichkeiten — possible opportunities

für jdn/etw nicht in Fráge kommen — to be out of the question for sb/sth

das kommt ( überhaupt) nicht in Fráge! — that's (quite) out of the question

etw in Fráge stellen — to question sth, to query sth, to call sth into question

eine Fráge der Zeit/des Geldes — a question or matter of time/money

See:

→ auch infrage

* * *

die

1) (a question: In answer to your query about hotel reservations I am sorry to tell you that we have no vacancies.) query

2) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) question

3) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) question

4) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) question

5) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) question

6) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) question

* * *

Fra·ge

<-, -n>

[ˈfra:gə]

f

1. (zu beantwortende Äußerung) question

das ist die [große] \Frage! that's the [sixty-four thousand dollar] question

\Fragen über \Fragen! questions and more questions!

gute \Frage! [that's a] [very] good question!

eine \Frage zu etw dat haben to have a question about [or concerning] sth

eine \Frage/ \Fragen [an jdn] haben to have a question/questions [for sb]

mit einer \Frage/mit \Fragen kommen to come with a question/questions

jdm eine \Frage stellen [o eine \Frage an jdn stellen] [o (geh) richten] to ask sb a question, to put a question to sb

2. (Problem) question, problem, issue

das ist eine \Frage des Anstandes/des Geldes/der Zeit this is a question of decency/money/time

keine \Frage no problem

ohne \Frage without doubt

etw steht [o ist] außer \Frage [für jdn] there is no question [or doubt] about sth [as far as sb is concerned]

die großen \Fragen unserer Zeit the great issues of our time

eine strittige \Frage a contentious issue

ungelöste \Fragen unsolved issues

\Fragen aufwerfen to prompt [or raise] questions

3. (Betracht)

[für jdn/etw] in \Frage kommen to be worthy of consideration [for sb/sth]

für diese schwierige Aufgabe kommt nur eine Spezialistin/ein Spezialist in \Frage only an expert can be considered for this difficult task

[für jdn/etw] nicht in \Frage kommen to be out of the question [for sb/sth]

[das] kommt nicht in \Frage! that's [completely] out of the question!

es steht [o ist] außer \Frage, dass... there is no question [or doubt] that...

4. (Zweifel)

▪ etw in Frage stellen to question [or query] [or challenge] sth, to call sth into question

wegen seines Unfalls wird unsere Reise nach Australien in \Frage gestellt there's a question mark hanging over our trip to Australia [or it's doubtful whether our trip to Australia will take place] on account of his accident

5.

▶ auf eine dumme \Frage gibt es [immer] eine dumme Antwort (prov) ask a silly question[, get a silly answer]

* * *

die; Frage, Fragen

1) question

jemandem od. an jemanden eine Frage stellen — put a question to somebody

jemandem eine Frage beantworten/auf jemandes Frage (Akk.) antworten — reply to or answer somebody's question

eine Frage verneinen/bejahen — give a negative/positive answer to a question

2) (Problem) question; (Angelegenheit) issue

das ist [nur] eine Frage der Zeit — that is [only] a question or matter of time

3) in

das ist noch sehr die Frage — that is still very much the question

das ist die große Frage — that is the big question

das ist gar keine Frage — there's no doubt or question about it

ohne Frage — without question

* * *

…frage f; -, -n; im subst, besonders POL question; (Problem) problem;

Ausländerfrage question ( oder problem) of foreigners, foreigner problem;

Entsorgungsfrage question ( oder problem) of waste disposal;

Frauenfrage question ( oder issue) of women’s rights

* * *

die; Frage, Fragen

1) question

jemandem od. an jemanden eine Frage stellen — put a question to somebody

jemandem eine Frage beantworten/auf jemandes Frage (Akk.) antworten — reply to or answer somebody's question

eine Frage verneinen/bejahen — give a negative/positive answer to a question

2) (Problem) question; (Angelegenheit) issue

das ist [nur] eine Frage der Zeit — that is [only] a question or matter of time

3) in

das ist noch sehr die Frage — that is still very much the question

das ist die große Frage — that is the big question

das ist gar keine Frage — there's no doubt or question about it

ohne Frage — without question

* * *

-n f.

inquiry n.

interrogation n.

query n.

question n. -n Antwort-Zyklus m.

inquiry-response cycle n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > frage
15 moins

moins [mwɛ̃]

━━━━━━━━━

1. adverb

2. preposition

3. masculine noun

4. compounds

━━━━━━━━━

1. <

   a. (comparatif) less

• beaucoup moins much less

• un peu moins a little less

• tellement moins so much less

• encore moins even less

• trois fois moins three times less

• non moins célèbre no less famous

• nous sortons moins we go out less

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► moins se traduit souvent par not as.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• c'est moins rapide it's not as fast

• il fait moins chaud ici it's not as hot in here

► moins... que less... than

• il est moins intelligent qu'elle he's less intelligent than her

• cela m'a coûté moins que rien it cost me next to nothing

• je l'ai eu pour moins que rien I got it for next to nothing

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► Les expressions du type moins... que sont souvent traduites par l'équivalent anglais de pas aussi... que.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• c'est moins grand que je ne croyais it's not as big as I thought it was

• il travaille moins que vous he doesn't work as hard as you

• j'aime moins la campagne en hiver qu'en été I don't like the countryside as much in winter as in summer

► moins de + nom non comptable less

• je mange moins de pain qu'avant I eat less bread than I used to► moins de + nom comptable

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► Avec un nom comptable, la traduction correcte est fewer, mais la plupart des gens disent less.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ fewer less

• il y aura moins de monde demain there'll be fewer people tomorrow there'll be less people tomorrow

• mange moins de bonbons don't eat so many sweets

► moins de + nombre

• les moins de 25 ans the under-25s

• les enfants de moins de quatre ans children under four

• nous l'avons fait en moins de cinq minutes we did it in less than five minutes

• il y a moins de deux ans qu'il vit ici he's been living here for less than two years

• il était un peu moins de 6 heures it was just before 6 o'clock

• la frontière est à moins de 3 km the border is less than 3km away► deux fois moins

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► deux fois moins se traduit souvent par half.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• c'est deux fois moins grand it's half the size

• cela coûtait deux fois moins it was half the price

► moins... moins the less... the less ; (avec nom comptable) the fewer... the fewer

• moins je mange, moins j'ai d'appétit the less I eat, the less hungry I feel

• moins il y a de clients, moins j'ai de travail the fewer customers I have, the less work I have to do► moins... plus

• moins je fume, plus je mange the less I smoke, the more I eat► moins... mieux

• moins je fume, mieux je me porte the less I smoke, the better I feel

• moins j'ai de coups de fil, mieux je travaille the fewer phone calls I get, the more work I can do► à moins

• vous ne l'obtiendrez pas à moins you won't get it for less

• il est fatigué -- on le serait à moins he's tired -- that's hardly surprising► à moins de

• à moins d'un accident, ça devrait marcher barring accidents, it should work

• il jouera, à moins d'un imprévu he'll be playing unless something unexpected happens

• à moins de faire une bêtise, il devrait gagner unless he does something silly he should win► à moins que

• à moins qu'il ne vienne unless he comes► de moins

• il gagne 500 euros de moins qu'elle he earns 500 euros less than she does

• vous avez cinq ans de moins qu'elle you're five years younger than her► de moins en moins less and less

• c'est de moins en moins utile it's less and less useful

• il entend de moins en moins bien his hearing is getting worse and worse

• il a de moins en moins de clients he has fewer and fewer customers

• j'ai de moins en moins de temps libre I have less and less free time► en moins

• il y a trois verres en moins there are three glasses missing

• ça me fera du travail en moins ! that'll be less work for me!

• en moins de rien in next to no time

• en moins de deux (inf) in next to no time► pas moins

• pas moins de 40 km les sépare de la ville la plus proche they're at least 40km from the nearest town

• gravement malade, il n'en continue pas moins d'écrire despite being seriously ill, he still continues to write

• il n'en reste pas moins que... the fact remains that...

• il n'en est pas moins vrai que... it is no less true that...

   b. (superlatif) least

• le moins the least

► le moins, la moins, les moins (de plusieurs) the least ; (de deux) the less

• c'est le moins doué de mes élèves he's the least gifted of my pupils

• c'est le moins doué des deux he's the less gifted of the two

• les fleurs les moins chères the least expensive flowers► le moins + verbe the least

• c'est celle que j'aime le moins it's the one I like the least

• l'émission que je regarde le moins the programme I watch least often

• c'est bien le moins qu'on puisse faire it's the least one can do

• c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire ! that's putting it mildly!► le moins possible as little as possible

• je lui parle le moins possible I talk to him as little as possible

• j'y resterai le moins de temps possible I won't stay there any longer than I have to

2. <

   a. (soustraction, nombre négatif) minus

• 6 moins 2 font 4 6 minus 2 equals 4

• il fait moins 5 it's minus 5°

   b. (heure) to

• il est 4 heures moins 5 it's 5 to 4

• il est moins 10 (inf) it's 10 to (inf)

3. <

► au moins at least

• elle a payé cette robe au moins 3 000 € she paid at least 3,000 euros for that dress

• 600 au moins at least 600► du moins (restriction) at least

• il ne pleuvra pas, du moins c'est ce qu'annonce la radio it's not going to rain, at least that's what it says on the radio

• j'arriverai vers 4 heures, du moins si l'avion n'a pas de retard I'll be there around 4 o'clock - if the plane's on time, that is► pour le moins to say the least

• sa décision est pour le moins bizarre his decision is odd to say the least

4. <

► moins que rien (inf) masculine noun

( = minable) complete loser (inf)

• on les traite comme des moins que rien they're treated like scum ► moins-value feminine noun depreciation

* * *

I
1. mwɛ̃
préposition

1) ( dans une soustraction) minus

2) ( pour dire l'heure) to

il est huit heures moins dix — it's ten (minutes) to eight

il est moins vingt — (colloq) it's twenty to (colloq)

il était moins une (colloq) or moins cinq — (colloq) it was a close shave (colloq)

3) ( dans une température) minus

2.

adverbe

1) ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif)

le moins — the least

ils sortent moins — they go out less often

c'est moins une question d'argent qu'une question de principe — it's not so much a question of money as a question of principle

de moins en moins — less and less

moins je sors, moins j'ai envie de sortir — the less I go out, the less I feel like going out

qui travaille le moins de tous? — who works the least of all?

le film qui m'a le moins plu — the film I liked the least

ce que j'aime le moins chez lui — what I like least about him

2) ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif)

le moins, la moins, les moins — ( de deux) the less; ( de plus de deux) the least

il est moins grand que son père — he's not as tall as his father

il est moins menteur que sa sœur — he's less of a liar than his sister

les jeunes et les moins jeunes — the young and the not so young

dans le livre il y a du bon et du moins bon — in the book, there are bits that are good and bits that are not so good

il n'en est pas moins vrai que — it's nonetheless true that

le même en moins gros — the same, only thinner

un individu des moins recommandables — a most unsavoury individual

3) ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif)

le moins — least

tu devrais rester moins longtemps dans le sauna — you shouldn't stay so long in the sauna

elle chante moins bien qu'avant — she doesn't sing as well as she used to

le moins souvent — (the) least often

3.

moins de déterminant indéfini

1) ( avec un nom)

moins de livres — fewer books

moins de graisses — less fat

moins de sucre/bruit — less sugar/noise

il a parlé avec moins de hargne — he spoke less aggressively

il y a moins de monde aujourd'hui qu'hier — there are fewer people today than there were yesterday

c'est lui qui a le moins d'expérience des trois — of the three he's the one with the least experience

2) ( avec un numéral)

en moins de trois heures — in less than three hours

il est moins de 3 heures — it's not quite 3 o'clock

les moins de 20 ans — people under 20, the under-twenties

4.

à moins locution adverbiale

on serait furieux à moins — it's more than enough to make one angry

5.

à moins de locution prépositive

à moins de partir maintenant — unless we/you etc leave now

à moins d'un miracle — unless there's a miracle

6.

à moins que locution conjonctive

à moins qu'il ne veuille venir — unless he wants to come

7.

à tout le moins locution adverbiale to say the least

8.

au moins locution adverbiale at least

tout au moins — at least

tu l'as remercié, au moins? — you did thank him, didn't you?

9.

de moins locution adverbiale

ça m'a pris deux heures de moins — it took me two hours less

le kilo de pêches valait dix centimes de moins que la veille — a kilo of peaches cost 10 cents less than it had the day before

j'ai un an de moins que lui — I'm a year younger than he is

il a obtenu 25% de voix de moins que son adversaire — he got 25% fewer votes than his opponent

10.

du moins locution adverbiale at least

c'est du moins ce qu'il m'a raconté — at least that's what he told me

si du moins tu es d'accord — that is if you agree

11.

en moins locution adverbiale

il y avait deux fourchettes en moins dans la boîte — there were two forks missing from the box

il est revenu du front avec une jambe en moins/avec un doigt en moins — he came back from the front with only one leg/with a finger missing

c'est tout le portrait de son père, la moustache en moins — he's the spitting image of his father without the moustache GB ou mustache US

12.

pour le moins locution adverbiale to say the least

II mwɛ̃
nom masculin invariable

1) Mathématique minus

le signe moins — the minus sign

2) (colloq) ( inconvénient) minus

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- moins que rien

••

moins I

Généralités

La traduction en anglais de moins est less. Cependant, elle n'est utilisée que dans un nombre de cas assez restreint: en moins de trois jours = in less than three days

Très souvent, même quand une traduction avec less est possible, l'anglais a recours à d'autres moyens. Certains sont réguliers: ma chambre est moins grande que la tienne = my bedroom isn't as big as yours; j'ai moins d'expérience que toi = I don't have as much experience as you (do), = I have less experience than you (do); c'est moins compliqué que vous ne le croyez = it's not as complicated as you think, = it's less complicated than you think

D'autres ne le sont pas: j'essaie de moins fumer = I'm trying to cut down on my smoking, = I'm trying to smoke less

moins de

Lorsque moins de, déterminant indéfini, est suivi d'un nom dénombrable, la règle voudrait que l'on traduise par fewer mais dans la langue parlée on utilise également less

Les expressions le moins possible, le moins du monde sont traitées respectivement sous possible et monde

On trouvera ci-dessous exemples et exceptions illustrant les différentes fonctions de moins

On pourra également se reporter aux notes d'usage portant notamment sur la quantité, l'expression de l'âge, etc. Consulter l'index

* * *
mwɛ̃
1. adv

1) (comparatif) less

moins que — less than

moins grand que — not as tall as

de moins — less

100 euros de moins — 100 euros less

3 jours de moins — 3 days less

Il a trois ans de moins que moi. — He's three years younger than me.

Nous avons trois jours de vacances de moins que l'an dernier. — We have three days holiday less than last year.

Il est moins intelligent que moi. — He's not as clever as me.

Moins je travaille, mieux je me porte. — The less I work, the better I feel.

2) (superlatif)

le moins — least, the least

le moins doué; la moins douée — the least gifted

C'est ce que j'aime le moins. — It's what I like least., It's what I like the least.

C'est l'album que j'aime le moins. — This is the album I like the least., This is the album I least like.

C'est le modèle le moins cher. — It's the least expensive model.

Ce sont les plages qui sont les moins polluées. — These are the least polluted beaches.

3)

moins de (livres, gens) — fewer, (sable, eau, sel) less

moins de sable — less sand

moins d'eau — less water

moins de 2 ans — less than 2 years

Ça coûte moins de deux cents euros. — It costs less than 200 euros.

moins de livres — fewer books

moins de gens — fewer people

Il y a moins de gens aujourd'hui. — There are fewer people today.

Il est moins de midi. — It's not yet midday.

4) (autres locutions)

en moins; de l'argent en moins — less money

Cette année nous avons trois jours de vacances en moins. — We have three days less holiday this year.

le soleil en moins — without the sun, minus the sun

L'endroit ressemble assez à la Côte d'Azur, le soleil en moins. — The place is quite like the Riviera, without the sun.

au moins — at least

Ne te plains pas: au moins il ne pleut pas! — Don't complain: at least it's not raining!

pour le moins — at the very least

à moins de; à moins que — unless

à moins de faire; à moins que tu ne fasses — unless you do

Je te retrouverai à dix heures à moins que le train n'ait du retard. — I'll meet you at 10 o'clock unless the train is late.

à moins d'un accident — barring accidents

de moins en moins — less and less

Il vient nous voir de moins en moins. — He comes to see us less and less often.

en moins de deux — in a flash

2. prép

1) (soustraction) minus

4 moins 2 — 4 minus 2

2) (température) minus

Il fait moins 5. — It's minus 5., It's 5 below., It's 5 degrees below freezing.

Il a fait moins cinq la nuit dernière. — It was minus five last night.

3) (heure)

dix heures moins cinq — five to ten

Il est cinq heures moins dix. — It's ten to five.

Il est moins cinq. — It's five to.

3. nm

(= signe) minus sign

* * *

I.

moins ⇒ Note d'usage

A prép

1 ( dans une soustraction) minus; 8 moins 3 égale 5 8 minus 3 is ou equals 5; il a retrouvé sa voiture, moins les roues he got his car back without ou minus hum the wheels;

2 ( pour dire l'heure) to; il est huit heures moins dix it's ten (minutes) to eight; il est moins vingt○ it's twenty to○, it's twenty minutes to the hour; il était moins une○ or moins cinq○ it was a close shave○;

3 ( dans une température) minus; il faisait moins 15 degrés it was minus 15 (degrees).

B adv

1 ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif) le moins the least; je lis moins ces derniers temps I read less these days; ils sortent moins maintenant qu'ils ont un enfant they don't go out as much ou they go out less often now that they have a child; il importe moins de changer le règlement que de le faire appliquer changing the rule is less important than implementing it; je gagne moins qu'elle I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does; c'est moins un artiste qu'un bon artisan he' s not so much an artist as a good craftsman; c'est moins une question d'argent qu'une question de principe it's not so much a question of money as a question of principle; de moins en moins less and less; moins je sors, moins j'ai envie de sortir the less I go out, the less I feel like going out; moins je le vois, mieux je me porte the less I see him, the better I feel; c'est lui qui travaille le moins de tous he's the one who works the least of all; le film qui m'a le moins plu the film I liked the least; ce que j'aime le moins chez lui what I like least about him;

2 ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif) le moins, la moins, les moins ( de deux) the less; ( de plus de deux) the least; il est moins grand/doué que son père he's not as tall/gifted as his father; c'est moins facile qu'il n'y paraît it's not as easy as it seems; il est moins menteur que sa sœur he's less of a liar than his sister; c'est moins problématique que je ne croyais it's less problematic ou less of a problem than I thought, it's not as problematic as I thought; les jeunes et les moins jeunes the young and the not so young; dans le livre il y a du bon et du moins bon in the book, there are bits that are good and bits that are not so good; il n'en est pas moins vrai que it's nonetheless true that; il ressemble à son frère en moins gros he looks like his brother, only thinner; ce sont les employés les moins compétents de l'entreprise they're the least competent employees in the company; un individu des moins recommandables a most unsavoury individual;

3 ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif) le moins least; tu devrais rester moins longtemps dans le sauna you shouldn't stay so long in the sauna; elle chante moins bien qu'avant she doesn't sing as well as she used to; il fait moins beau que l'an dernier the weather isn't as good as it was last year; c'est le moins bien payé des deux he's the less well-paid of the two; le moins souvent (the) least often.

C moins de dét indéf

1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) moins de livres/d'assiettes/d'arguments fewer books/plates/arguments; j'ai moins de livres que toi I don't have as many books as you ou I have fewer books than you; mangez moins de graisses eat less fat; il y a moins de candidats there are fewer candidates; ils ont moins de chances d'être élus they are less likely to be elected; les éditeurs publient moins de livres publishers are publishing fewer books; pas moins de no fewer than;

2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) moins de sucre/vin/papier less sugar/wine/paper; moins de bruit/lumière less noise/light; il a parlé avec moins de hargne he spoke less aggressively; il y a moins de monde aujourd'hui qu'hier there are fewer people today than there were yesterday; pas moins de no less than; c'est lui qui a le moins d'expérience des trois of the three he's the one with the least experience;

3 ( avec un numéral) en moins de trois heures in less than three hours; dans moins de trois heures in less than three hours; le voyage a duré un peu moins de trois heures the journey took a bit less than ou just under three hours; il est moins de 3 heures it's not quite 3 o'clock; les enfants de moins de 6 ans children under 6; les moins de 20 ans people under 20, the under-twenties; une planche de moins de deux m ètres de long a plank less than two metres^GB long; moins de huit candidats fewer than eight candidates; tu ne trouveras rien à moins de 500 euros you won't find anything for less than 500 euros ou for under 500 euros; ça m'a coûté moins de 200 euros it cost me less than 200 euros ou under 200 euros.

D à moins loc adv on serait furieux à moins it's more than enough to make one angry.

E à moins de loc prép à moins de partir maintenant, il n'arrivera pas à l'heure unless he leaves now he won't get there on time; à moins d'un miracle il va échouer unless there's a miracle, he's going to fail.

F à moins que loc conj à moins qu'il ne veuille venir unless he wants to come.

G à tout le moins loc adv to say the least.

H au moins loc adv at least; tout au moins at least; il y avait au moins 3 000 personnes there were at least 3,000 people; au moins, lui, il a réussi dans la vie he, at least, succeeded in life; tu l'as remercié, au moins? you did thank him, didn't you?

I de moins loc adv ça m'a pris deux heures de moins it took me two hours less; le kilo de pêches valait deux euros de moins que la veille a kilo of peaches cost two euros less than it had the day before; j'ai un an de moins que lui I'm a year younger than he is; il a obtenu 25% de voix de moins que son adversaire he got 25% fewer votes than his opponent.

J du moins loc adv at least; c'est du moins ce qu'il m'a raconté at least that's what he told me; si du moins tu es d'accord that is if you agree.

K en moins loc adv il y avait deux fourchettes en moins dans la boîte there were two forks missing from the box; il est revenu du front avec une jambe en moins/avec un doigt en moins he came back from the front with only one leg/with a finger missing; c'est tout le portrait de son père, la moustache en moins he's/she's the spitting image of his/her father without the moustache GB ou mustache US.

L pour le moins loc adv to say the least; ton attitude est pour le moins étrange your attitude is strange to say the least (of it).

II.

moins nm inv

1 Math minus; le signe moins the minus sign;

2 ○( inconvénient) minus.

Composé

moins que rien nmf good-for-nothing, nobody.

[mwɛ̃] adverbe

A.[COMPARATIF D'INFÉRIORITÉ]

1. [avec un adjectif, un adverbe] less

cinq fois moins cher five times less expensive

deux fois moins cher half as expensive, twice as cheap

en moins rapide but not so ou as fast

c'est moins bien que l'an dernier it's not as good a last year

c'est le même appartement, en moins bien/grand it's the same flat only not as nice/not as big

beaucoup/un peu moins a lot/a little less

il est moins timide que réservé he's not so much shy as reserved

il n'en est pas moins vrai que... it is nonetheless true that...

non moins charmante que... just as charming as..., no less charming than...

2. [avec un verbe] less, not... so ou as much

je souffre moins I'm not in so much ou I'm in less pain

tu devrais demander moins you shouldn't ask for so much

moins tu parles, mieux ça vaut the less you speak, the better

j'y pense moins que tu ne le crois I think about it less than you think

B.[SUPERLATIF D'INFÉRIORITÉ]

1. [avec un adjectif, un adverbe]

c'est lui le moins riche des trois he's the least wealthy of the three

c'est elle la moins intelligente des deux she's the less intelligent of the two

c'est le sommet le moins élevé it's the lowest peak

c'est le modèle le moins cher qu'on puisse trouver it's the least expensive (that) you can find

le moins possible as little as possible

c'est lui qui habite le moins loin he lives the least far away ou the nearest

je ne suis pas le moins du monde surpris I'm not at all ou not in the least bit surprised

je vous dérange? — mais non, pas le moins du monde am I disturbing you? — of course not ou not in the slightest

2. [avec un verbe]

le moins (the) least

le moins qu'on puisse faire, c'est de les inviter the least we could do is invite them

c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire! that's the least you can say!

————————

[mwɛ̃] préposition

1. [en soustrayant]

dix moins huit font deux ten minus ou less eight makes two

on est seize: moins les enfants, ça fait douze there are sixteen of us, twelve not counting the children

2. [indiquant l'heure]

il est moins vingt it's twenty to

il est 3 h moins le quart it's (a) quarter to 3

il était moins une ou cinq (familier) that was a close call ou shave

3. [introduisant un nombre négatif]

moins 50 plus moins 6 égalent moins 56 minus 50 plus minus 6 is ou makes minus 56

il fait moins 25 it's 25 below ou minus 25

plonger à moins 300 m to dive to a depth of 300 m

————————

[mwɛ̃] nom masculin

minus (sign)

————————

à moins locution adverbiale

j'étais terrifié — on le serait à moins! I was terrified — and lesser things have frightened me!

————————

à moins de locution prépositionnelle

1. [excepté]

à moins d'un miracle short of ou barring a miracle

nous n'arriverons pas à temps, à moins de partir demain we won't get there on time unless we leave tomorrow

2. [pour moins de] for less than

3. [dans le temps, l'espace]

il habite à moins de 10 minutes/500 mètres d'ici he lives less than 10 minutes/500 metres from here

————————

à moins que locution conjonctive

unless

à moins que vous ne vouliez le faire vous-même... unless you wanted to do it yourself...

————————

au moins locution adverbiale

1. [en tout cas] at least

2. [au minimum] at least

ça fait au moins un mois qu'on ne l'a pas vu we haven't seen him for at least a month

————————

de moins locution adverbiale

il y a 100 euros de moins dans le tiroir there are 100 euros missing from the drawer

je me sens 10 ans de moins I feel 10 years younger

(en corrélation avec 'que')

j'ai un an de moins qu'elle I'm a year younger than her

j'ai une tête de moins qu'elle I'm shorter than her by a head

de moins en moins locution adverbiale

less and less

de moins en moins souvent less and less often

de moins en moins de locution déterminante

[suivi d'un nom comptable] fewer and fewer

[suivi d'un nom non comptable] less and less

il y a de moins en moins de demande pour ce produit there is less and less demand for this product

————————

des moins locution adverbiale

un accueil des moins chaleureux a less than warm welcome

————————

du moins locution adverbiale

at least

ils devaient venir samedi, c'est du moins ce qu'ils nous avaient dit they were supposed to come on saturday, at least that's what they told us

————————

en moins locution adverbiale

il y a une chaise en moins there's one chair missing, we're one chair short

————————

en moins de locution prépositionnelle

in less than

en moins de temps qu'il n'en faut pour le dire before you can say Jack Robinson

en moins de rien in no time at all

en moins de deux (familier) in a jiffy, in two ticks

————————

moins de locution déterminante

1. (comparatif) [avec un nom comptable] fewer

[avec un nom non comptable] less

un peu moins de bruit! a little less noise!

il a moins de 18 ans he's under 18

les moins de 18 ans the under 18's

il ne me faudra pas moins de 3 heures pour tout faire I'll need no less than ou at the very least 3 hours to do everything

2. (superlatif)

le moins de

a. [avec un nom comptable] the fewest

b. [avec un nom non comptable] the least

c'est ce qui consomme le moins d'énergie it uses the least amount of energy

————————

moins... moins locution correlative

the less... the less

moins il travaillera, moins il aura de chances de réussir à son examen the less he works, the less chance he'll have of passing his exam

————————

moins... plus locution correlative

the less... the more

————————

moins que rien locution adverbiale

next to nothing

————————

moins que rien nom masculin et féminin

nobody

c'est un/une moins que rien he's/she's a nobody

des moins que rien a useless bunch (of individuals)

on ne peut moins locution adverbiale

elle est on ne peut moins honnête she's as honest as they come

c'est on ne peut moins compliqué! it couldn't be less complicated!

pour le moins locution adverbiale

at the very least, to say the least

il y a pour le moins une heure d'attente there's an hour's wait at the very least

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > moins

16 además

adv.

besides, also, furthermore, moreover.

intj.

furthermore, additionally.

pres.indicat.

2^nd person singular (tú) present indicative of spanish verb: ademar.

* * *

además

► adverbio

1 (también) also, as well

■ necesitarás además ropa de abrigo you will also need warm clothing

2 (es más) furthermore, what is more

■ ¡y además, el coche es mío! and what's more, the car's mine!

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

además de as well as, in addition to

■ además de gordo es feo as well as being fat, he's ugly

* * *

adv.

also, besides, furthermore, moreover

- además de

* * *

ADV

1) (=también) [para añadir otro elemento] also, in addition frm; [para reforzar un comentario] what's more, besides, furthermore frm, moreover frm

hay, además, pistas de tenis y campos de golf — there are also tennis courts and golf courses, in addition, there are tennis courts and golf courses frm

y además, me dijo que no me quería — and what's more o and besides, he told me he didn't love me

estoy cansado y, además, no me apetece — I'm tired, and what's more o besides, I don't feel like it

quiero decirle, además, que esa no era mi intención — furthermore o moreover I want to tell you that that was not my intention frm

2)

• además de — as well as, besides, in addition to frm

además del alojamiento, necesitamos la comida — as well as o besides somewhere to stay we need food

además de una fotocopia, se requiere el documento original — as well as o frm in addition to a photocopy, we require the original document

el examen fue largo, además de difícil — the exam was long as well as difficult

• además de que — + indic as well as + ger

además de que estaba cansado, no había comido — as well as being tired he hadn't eaten

* * *

adverbio

1)

estudia y además trabaja — she's working as well as studying

además ¿a mí qué me importa? — anyway, what do I care?

y es que además, la insultó — on top of everything else he insulted her

señaló, además, que su objetivo era... — he indicated, furthermore o moreover, that his aim was to... (frml)

2)

además de — besides, apart from

además de eso, está la cuestión del dinero — apart from that there is the question of money

además de nuestro pedido anterior — in addition to our previous order

además de hacerte mal, engorda — besides o apart from o as well as being bad for you, it's also fattening

además de hacerlos, los diseña — he designs them as well as making them

* * *

= additionally, also, aside, Verbo + further, further, furthermore, moreover, to boot, at that, for what it's worth [FWIW], and all, beyond that, withal, plus.

Ex. Additionally, menu-based information retrieval systems permit the selected option to be indicated on a simple numerical keypad if so designed.

Ex. This simple observation also goes some of the way towards explaining the variety of tools, methods and systems which are encountered in the organisation knowledge.

Ex. Cost considerations aside, an informative abstract is to be preferred in most instances.

Ex. Main classes are divided into subclasses which are further subdivided into form, place, time and subject aspects.

Ex. Further, no guidance can be expected on alternative terms that are related to the searcher's initial search term.

Ex. Furthermore, since each systems indexes a separate set of documents, each system will have a different natural indexing language.

Ex. Moreover, it was stated that only selected elements of subject indexing will be included.

Ex. Such information will soon be replete with the requisite illustrations and, if need be, with sound explanations to boot.

Ex. Terry Lugg, on the other hand, is a much less active borrower, though more active than Stephen Hathaway, and takes books from the science collection, the pure sciences at that.

Ex. For what it's worth, you can greatly extend the range by using an antenna.

Ex. There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.

Ex. Beyond that, a library can create these commons in cyberspace as well as in public buildings = Más aún, la biblioteca puede crear estos espacios públicos comunes en el ciberespacio además de en los edificios públicos.

Ex. And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

Ex. All of these (except PREVIOUS and NEXT), plus some additional commands are also available from the Command Menu.

----

* además de = along with, apart from, as well as, besides, coupled with, in addition (to), over and above, plus, quite apart from, aside from, on top of, other than, complete with, not least, beyond, together with, not to mention.

* además de eso = add to this, beyond that.

* además de..., hay otros + Nombre = with..., there are + other + Nombre.

* además del belga = extra-Belgian.

* además otro(s) = still (an)other(s).

* Adjetivo + y además + Adjetivo = Adjetivo + if + Adjetivo.

* referencia "véase además" = see also reference.

* véase además = see also.

* y además = then again, and on top of that.

* y además otro(s) = still (an)other(s).

* * *

adverbio

1)

estudia y además trabaja — she's working as well as studying

además ¿a mí qué me importa? — anyway, what do I care?

y es que además, la insultó — on top of everything else he insulted her

señaló, además, que su objetivo era... — he indicated, furthermore o moreover, that his aim was to... (frml)

2)

además de — besides, apart from

además de eso, está la cuestión del dinero — apart from that there is the question of money

además de nuestro pedido anterior — in addition to our previous order

además de hacerte mal, engorda — besides o apart from o as well as being bad for you, it's also fattening

además de hacerlos, los diseña — he designs them as well as making them

* * *

= additionally, also, aside, Verbo + further, further, furthermore, moreover, to boot, at that, for what it's worth [FWIW], and all, beyond that, withal, plus.

Ex: Additionally, menu-based information retrieval systems permit the selected option to be indicated on a simple numerical keypad if so designed.

Ex: This simple observation also goes some of the way towards explaining the variety of tools, methods and systems which are encountered in the organisation knowledge.

Ex: Cost considerations aside, an informative abstract is to be preferred in most instances.

Ex: Main classes are divided into subclasses which are further subdivided into form, place, time and subject aspects.

Ex: Further, no guidance can be expected on alternative terms that are related to the searcher's initial search term.

Ex: Furthermore, since each systems indexes a separate set of documents, each system will have a different natural indexing language.

Ex: Moreover, it was stated that only selected elements of subject indexing will be included.

Ex: Such information will soon be replete with the requisite illustrations and, if need be, with sound explanations to boot.

Ex: Terry Lugg, on the other hand, is a much less active borrower, though more active than Stephen Hathaway, and takes books from the science collection, the pure sciences at that.

Ex: For what it's worth, you can greatly extend the range by using an antenna.

Ex: There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.

Ex: Beyond that, a library can create these commons in cyberspace as well as in public buildings = Más aún, la biblioteca puede crear estos espacios públicos comunes en el ciberespacio además de en los edificios públicos.

Ex: And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

Ex: All of these (except PREVIOUS and NEXT), plus some additional commands are also available from the Command Menu.

* además de = along with, apart from, as well as, besides, coupled with, in addition (to), over and above, plus, quite apart from, aside from, on top of, other than, complete with, not least, beyond, together with, not to mention.

* además de eso = add to this, beyond that.

* además de..., hay otros + Nombre = with..., there are + other + Nombre.

* además del belga = extra-Belgian.

* además otro(s) = still (an)other(s).

* Adjetivo + y además + Adjetivo = Adjetivo + if + Adjetivo.

* referencia "véase además" = see also reference.

* véase además = see also.

* y además = then again, and on top of that.

* y además otro(s) = still (an)other(s).

* * *

además

adverb

A

estudia y además trabaja she's working as well as studying

es caro y además no te queda bien it's expensive, and anyway o besides, it doesn't look right on you

además ¿a mí qué me importa? anyway, what do I care?

recuerdo, además, que iba vestida de azul I remember, moreover, that she was wearing blue o furthermore, I remember that she was wearing blue

señaló, además, que su objetivo era … he indicated, furthermore o moreover, that his aim was to … ( frml)

se casó con ella por el dinero, … y es que además te lo dice he married her for her money, and what's more, he'll tell you so himself

B

además de besides, apart from

además de caro, es feo y demasiado grande not only is it expensive, it's also ugly and too big, besides being expensive, it's also ugly and too big

además de + INF:

además de hacerte mal, engorda apart from o as well as o besides being bad for you, it's also fattening

* * *

además adverbio
1
a) ( también) as well, too;

◊ además habla ruso she speaks Russian as well o too

b) ( lo que es más) what's more

c) ( por otra parte) anyway, besides;

◊ además ¿a mí qué me importa? anyway, what do I care?

2
◊ además de besides, apart from;

además de hacerte mal, engorda besides o apart from being bad for you, it's also fattening;
además de hacerlos, los diseña he designs them as well as making them
además adverbio moreover, furthermore: además, es un engreído, besides, he's arrogant
además de, as well as: además de ser barata, es preciosa, as well as being cheap, it's also beautiful
' además' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amén
- añadidura
- aparte
- encima
- junta
- junto
- otra
- otro
- pequeña
- pequeño
- poder
- sobre
- también
- lado
- más
- parte
English:
addition
- again
- also
- bargain
- besides
- bonus
- both
- furthermore
- in
- moreover
- over
- plus
- still
- well
- aside
- further
- moonlight
- more
- that
- then

* * *

además adv

moreover, besides;
[también] also;
es guapa y además inteligente she's beautiful, and clever too;

dijo, además, que no pensaba retirarse she also said that she didn't intend to retire;

canta muy bien y además toca la guitarra not only does she sing very well, she also plays the guitar;

no sólo es demasiado grande, sino que además te queda mal it's not just that it's too big, it doesn't suit you either;

además hay que tener en cuenta que… it should, moreover, be remembered that…;

además de as well as;

además de simpático es inteligente as well as being nice, he's intelligent;

además de perder el partido, enfadaron a la afición on top of losing the match they upset their supporters

* * *

además

I adv as well, besides

II prp

:

además de as well as

* * *

además adv

1) : besides, furthermore

2)

además de : in addition to, as well as

* * *

además adv

1. (encima) what's more

y además, ni siquiera es suyo and what's more, it's not even his

2. (también) also / as well

nos dieron comida y, además, algo de dinero they gave us some food and some money as well

además de as well as

Spanish-English dictionary > además

17 questione

f question

questione di fiducia question or matter of trust

qui non è questione di it is not a question or matter of

è questione di fortuna it's a matter of luck

è fuori questione it is out of the question

mettere qualcosa in questione cast doubt on something

* * *

questione s.f.

1 ( discussione, controversia) question, issue (anche dir.); ( argomento, faccenda) question, matter; ( punto dibattuto) question, point (anche dir.): questioni economiche, politiche, economic, political questions (o matters); questioni di denaro, money matters; la questione è che..., the point is that...; è una questione molto difficile da decidere, it is a very difficult question (o matter) to decide; non farne una questione!, don't make an issue of it!; per me è questione di sentimento, for me it is a question of sentiment; credimi, è solo questione di tempo, believe me, it's only a question (o matter) of time; qui sta la questione, this is the point; esaminare, trattare una questione, to examine, to deal with a question (o matter); approfondire una questione, to go into a matter; sollevare, risolvere una questione, to raise, to settle an issue (o a question) // (dir.): questione di diritto, di fatto, issue of law, of fact; questione di giurisdizione, issue of jurisdiction; questione pregiudiziale, preliminary question // in questione, in question (o at issue): il libro, l'uomo in questione, the book, the man in question; il punto in questione, the point at issue (o in question); non chiamarmi in questione, don't drag me into the argument // il nocciolo della questione, the kernel of the problem // i termini della questione, the terms of the question // questione d'onore, question of honour // è questione di vita o di morte, it is a matter of life and death // questa è una questione di lana caprina, this is a pointless question // (amm.): questioni in sospeso, outstanding matters; questione di competenza, question of jurisdiction

2 (pol.) ( problema) problem, question: la questione orientale, the Eastern problem (o question); la questione meridionale, the problem (o question) of the South of Italy

3 ( quesito) question: porre una questione, to put (o to pose) a question

4 ( dubbio) doubt, question: mettere in questione che..., to dispute that...: i giornali mettono in questione la solidità dell'alleanza, the papers are casting doubt upon (o questioning) the strength of the alliance

5 ( lite) quarrel; dispute: ho avuto una questione con lui, I have had a quarrel with him

6 (dir.) ( azione legale) action at law; lawsuit: questione pendente, pending suit.

* * *
[kwes'tjone]
sostantivo femminile

1) (problema) matter, question, issue

sollevare una questione — to raise a question o an issue

il nocciolo o nodo della questione the heart o crux of the matter; ne ha fatto una questione personale he took it personally; farne una questione di stato to make too much of it o a big thing out of it colloq.; è una questione di famiglia — it's a family affair

2) (faccenda) question, matter

è una questione di soldi — it's a money matter

la questione non cambia — that doesn't change a thing

la questione è chiusa — the matter is closed

è questione di — it's a matter of [abitudine, tempo, buon gusto, buon senso, giorni]

è solo questione di fortuna — it's the luck of the draw

è questione di vita o di morte — it's a matter of life and death o a life or death matter

è solo questione di pratica — it's just a question of practice

ne fa una questione di principio — he's making an issue of it

3) (discussione)

in questione — at issue, in question

il punto in questione — the point at issue, the matter under discussion

mettere in questione qcs. — to call sth. into question, to bring sth. up

è fuori questione — it's out of the question

senza fare -i — without argument

far -i su tutto — to cause problems about everything

•

questione di lana caprina — captious question

questione d'onore — affair of honour

questione di principio — point of principle

* * *

questione

/kwes'tjone/

sostantivo f.

1 (problema) matter, question, issue; sollevare una questione to raise a question o an issue; il nocciolo o nodo della questione the heart o crux of the matter; ne ha fatto una questione personale he took it personally; farne una questione di stato to make too much of it o a big thing out of it colloq.; è una questione di famiglia it's a family affair

2 (faccenda) question, matter; è una questione di soldi it's a money matter; la questione non cambia that doesn't change a thing; la questione è chiusa the matter is closed; è questione di it's a matter of [abitudine, tempo, buon gusto, buon senso, giorni]; è solo questione di fortuna it's the luck of the draw; è questione di vita o di morte it's a matter of life and death o a life or death matter; è solo questione di pratica it's just a question of practice; ne fa una questione di principio he's making an issue of it

3 (discussione) in questione at issue, in question; il punto in questione the point at issue, the matter under discussion; mettere in questione qcs. to call sth. into question, to bring sth. up; è fuori questione it's out of the question; senza fare -i without argument; far -i su tutto to cause problems about everything

COMPOUNDS

questione di lana caprina captious question; questione d'onore affair of honour; questione di principio point of principle.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > questione

18 out

(to allow to come in, go out: Let me in!; I let the dog out.) dejar entrar/salir

out adv

1. fuera

they're out in the garden están fuera, en el jardín

En muchos casos out no se traduce por fuera

don't let the baby get out no dejes que se escape el bebé

she took her purse out sacó el monedero

my father is in, but my mother has gone out mi padre está en casa, pero mi madre ha salido

2. apagado

the lights are out las luces están apagadas

3. en voz alta

he called out my name gritó mi nombre

out

tr[aʊt]

adverb

1 (outside) fuera, afuera

■ she's out in the garden está en el jardín

■ I locked myself out me quedé fuera sin llaves

■ could you wait out there? ¿podrías esperar allí fuera?

■ is it cold out? ¿hace frío en la calle?

2 (move outside) fuera

■ I was just on my way out estaba a punto de salir

■ get out! ¡fuera!

■ she ran out salió corriendo

■ they've gone out han salido

3 (not in) fuera

■ there's no answer, they must be out no contestan, deben de haber salido

■ shall we eat out? ¿comemos fuera?

4 (expressing distance) en

■ they live out in the country viven en el campo

■ out at sea en alta mar

■ out in the Sudan en Sudán

■ they went to live out east se fueron a vivir a oriente

5 (expressing removal) diferentes traducciones

■ he tore a page out from the book arrancó una página del libro

■ I've had a tooth out me han sacado una muela

■ she got out a handkerchief sacó un pañuelo

6 (showing disappearance) diferentes traducciones

■ rub that word out borra esa palabra

■ our money ran out se nos acabó el dinero

■ this grease stain won't come out esta mancha de grasa no sale

7 (available, existing) diferentes traducciones

■ when will her new book be out? ¿cuándo saldrá su nuevo libro?

■ the film comes out next month la película se estrenará el mes que viene

■ it's the best sandwich out es el mejor bocadillo que hay

8 (known) diferentes traducciones

■ your secret's out tu secreto ha salido a la luz

■ the news is out se sabe la noticia

9 (flowers) en flor; (sun, stars, etc) que ha salido

■ the tulips are out los tulipanes están en flor

■ the sun's out ha salido el sol, brilla el sol, hace sol

10 (protruding) que se sale

■ a nail sticking out un clavo que sobresale

■ his stomach sticks out le sale la barriga

■ she held out her hand tendió la mano

■ don't put your tongue out! ¡no saques la lengua!

11 (clearly, loudly) en voz alta

■ he called out to me me llamó en voz alta

■ she said it out loud lo dijo en voz alta

12 (to the end) hasta el final; (completely) completamente, totalmente

■ hear me out escúchame hasta el final

■ the house was burnt out la casa fue destruida totalmente por las llamas

■ we've sold out of sugar hemos vendido todo el azúcar

13 SMALLRADIO/SMALL (end of message) fuera

adjective

1 (extinguished) apagado,-a

■ the lights are out las luces están apagadas

■ they put the fire out apagaron el fuego

2 (unconscious) inconsciente; (asleep) dormido,-a

■ she passed out se desmayó

■ the boxer knocked his opponent out el boxeador dejó K.O. a su contrincante

■ he went out like a light se durmió como un tronco

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (defeated) eliminado,-a; (out of play) fuera

■ he's out! ¡lo han eliminado!

■ his volley was out su volea ha ido fuera

4 (wrong, not accurate) equivocado,-a

■ my calculation was out by £5 mi cálculo tenía un error de 5 libras

5 (not fashionable) pasado,-a de moda

■ white socks are out los calcetines blancos ya no se llevan

6 (out of order) estropeado,-a

■ the photocopier's out la fotocopiadora no funciona

7 (unacceptable) prohibido,-a

8 (on strike) en huelga

■ the miners are out again los mineros vuelven a estar en huelga

9 (tide) bajo,-a

10 (over, finished) acabado,-a

■ before the year is out antes de que acabe el año

■ school's out han terminado las clases

preposition

1 familiar (out of) por

■ she ran out the door salió por la puerta

■ I threw it out the window lo tiré por la ventana

preposition out of

1 (away from, no longer in) fuera de

■ they're out of town están fuera de la ciudad

■ he's just got out of bed se acaba de levantar

■ she walked out of the meeting abandonó la reunión

■ it fell out of his pocket cayó de su bolsillo

2 (from a state of) fuera de

■ out of danger fuera de peligro

■ out of control fuera de control

■ out of print agotado,-a

■ out of earshot fuera del alcance del oído

3 (not involved in) fuera de

■ they are out of the cup han quedado fuera de la copa

4 (from among) de

■ eight smokers out of ten ocho de cada diez fumadores

■ she got five out of ten in French sacó (un) cinco sobre diez en francés

5 (without) sin

■ we're out of tea se nos ha acabado el té, nos hemos quedado sin té

■ out of money sin dinero

■ out of breath sin aliento

■ I'm out of practice me falta práctica

■ he's out of work está parado, está sin trabajo

6 (because of) por

■ out of spite por despecho

■ out of respect por respeto

7 (using, made from) de

■ made out of wood hecho,-a de madera

■ the suit is made out of wool el traje es de lana

8 (from) de

■ out of a tin de una lata

■ out of a book de un libro

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

out of favour en desgracia

out of sight, out of mind ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente

out of sorts indispuesto,-a

out of this world extraordinario,-a

out with it! ¡dilo ya!, ¡suéltalo ya!

to feel out of it sentirse excluido,-a

to be out and about (from illness) estar recuperado,-a

to be out for something querer algo

■ he's out for your blood va a por ti

■ she's only out for your money sólo quiere tu dinero

to be out of one's head / be out of one's mind estar loco,-a

to be out to lunch SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL estar loco,-a

to be out to do something estar decidido,-a a hacer algo

■ they're out to win están decididos a vencer

■ he's out to get me va a por mí

out tray bandeja de salidas

out ['aʊt] vi

: revelarse, hacerse conocido

out adv

1) (indicating direction or movement) : para afuera

she opened the door and looked out: abrió la puerta y miró para afuera

2) (indicating a location away from home or work) : fuera, afuera

to eat out: comer afuera

3) (indicating loss of control or possession)

they let the secret out: sacaron el secreto a la luz

4) (indicating completion or discontinuance)

his money ran out: se le acabó el dinero

to turn out the light: apagar la luz

5) outside: fuera, afuera

out in the garden: afuera en el jardín

6) aloud: en voz alta, en alto

to cry out: gritar

out adj

1) external: externo, exterior

2) outlying: alejado, distante

the out islands: las islas distantes

3) absent: ausente

4) unfashionable: fuera de moda

5) extinguished: apagado

out prep

1) (used to indicate an outward movement) : por

I looked out the window: miré por la ventana

she ran out the door: corrió por la puerta

2) out of

out

adj.

• fuera adj.

adv.

• afuera adv.

• fuera adv.

prep.

• allá en prep.

I aʊt
1) adverb

Sense I

2)

a) ( outside) fuera, afuera (esp AmL)

is the cat in or out? — ¿el gato está (a)dentro or (a)fuera?

all the books on Dickens are out — todos los libros sobre Dickens están prestados; see also out of

b) (not at home, work)

tell him I'm out — dile que no estoy

he's out to o at lunch — ha salido a comer

I was out most of the day — estuve (a)fuera casi todo el día

we haven't had a night out for months — hace meses que no salimos de noche

they had a day out in York — pasaron un día en York

to eat o (frml) dine out — cenar/comer fuera or (esp AmL) afuera

out and about: you must get out and about more — tienes que salir más; see also go out

3) ( removed)

I'm having my stitches out next week — la semana que viene me sacan los puntos

4)

a) (indicating movement, direction)

out! — fuera!

out — salida

she went over to the window and looked out — se acercó a la ventana y miró para afuera

b) (outstretched, projecting)

the dog had its tongue out — el perro tenía la lengua fuera or (esp AmL) afuera

arms out, legs together — brazos extendidos, piernas juntas

5) ( indicating distance)

out here in Japan — aquí en Japón

they worked out in Brunei for a while — estuvieron un tiempo trabajando en Brunei

we live out Brampton way — vivimos en la dirección de Brampton

ten miles out — ( Naut) a diez millas de la costa

6)

a) (ejected, dismissed)

any more foul language and she's out! — otra palabrota más y se va or la echo!

he couldn't get the tenants out — no pudo echar a los inquilinos

b) (from hospital, jail)

he's been out for a month now — ya hace un mes que salió

c) ( out of office)

the socialists will be out next time — los socialistas van a perder las próximas elecciones

Jones out! — fuera Jones!

7) ( in phrases)

out for: Lewis was out for revenge Lewis quería vengarse; out to + inf: she's out to beat the record está decidida a batir el récord; they're only out to make money su único objetivo es hacer dinero; they're out to get you! — andan tras de ti!, van a por ti! (Esp); see also out of

Sense II

8)

a) (displayed, not put away)

are the plates out yet? — ¿están puestos ya los platos?

b) ( in blossom) en flor

c) ( shining)

when the sun's out — cuando hay or hace sol

the stars are out — hay estrellas

9)

a) (revealed, in the open)

once the news was out, she left the country — en cuanto se supo la noticia, se fue del país

out with it! who stole the documents? — dilo ya! ¿quién robó los documentos?

b) (published, produced)

a report out today points out that... — un informe publicado hoy señala que...

their new album will be out by April — sacarán el nuevo disco para abril

the results are due out next week — los resultados salen la semana que viene

c) ( in existence) (colloq)

it's the fastest car out — es el coche más rápido que hay (en el mercado)

10) (clearly, loudly)

he read out the names of the winners — leyó (en voz alta) los nombres de los ganadores

he said it out loud — lo dijo en voz alta; see also call, cry, speak out

II

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( extinguished)

to be out — \<\<fire/light/pipe\>\> estar* apagado

b) ( unconscious) inconsciente, sin conocimiento

after five vodkas she was out cold — con cinco vodkas, quedó fuera de combate (fam)

2) (pred)

a) ( at an end)

before the month/year is out — antes de que acabe el mes/año

b) ( out of fashion) pasado de moda; see also go out 7) a)

c) ( out of the question) (colloq)

smoking in the bedrooms is absolutely out — ni hablar de fumar en los dormitorios (fam), está terminantemente prohibido fumar en los dormitorios

3) ( Sport)

a) ( eliminated)

to be out — <batter/batsman> quedar out or fuera; < team> quedar eliminado; see also out of 3)

b) ( outside limit) (pred) fuera

it was out — cayó or fue fuera

out! — ( call by line-judge or umpire) out!

4) ( inaccurate) (pred)

they were out in their calculations — se equivocaron en los cálculos

you're not far out — no andas muy descaminado

you're way o a long way o miles out — andas muy lejos or muy errado

5) (without, out of) (colloq) (pred)

coffee? sorry, I'm completely out — ¿café? lo siento, no me queda ni gota (fam); see also out of 6)

6) < homosexual> declarado

III

preposition

he looked out the window — miró (hacia afuera) por la ventana; see also out of 1)

IV

noun

1)

a) ( in baseball) out m, hombre m fuera

b) ( escape) (AmE colloq) escapatoria f

2) outs pl (AmE)

a)

to be on the outs with somebody — estar* enemistado con alguien

b) ( those not in power)

the outs — los partidos de la oposición

V

transitive verb revelar la homosexualidad de

[aʊt]
1. ADV
When out is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg go out, put out, walk out, look up the verb.
1) (=not in) fuera, afuera

it's cold out — fuera or afuera hace frío

they're out in the garden — están fuera or afuera en el jardín

to be out — (=not at home) no estar (en casa)

Mr Green is out — el señor Green no está or (LAm) no se encuentra

he's out for the afternoon — no estará en toda la tarde

he's out a good deal — pasa bastante tiempo fuera

way out — salida

• to be out and about again — estar bien otra vez (después de una enfermedad)

• to have a day out — pasar un día fuera de casa

• out you go! — ¡fuera!

• it's cold out here — hace frío aquí fuera

• the journey out — el viaje de ida

• to have a night out — salir por la noche (a divertirse); (drinking) salir de juerga or (LAm) de parranda

• to run out — salir corriendo

• it's dark out there — está oscuro ahí fuera

• the tide is out — la marea está baja

• out with him! — ¡fuera con él!, ¡que le echen fuera!
second I, 3., 3)
2) (=on strike)

the railwaymen are out — los ferroviarios están en huelga

3) (indicating distance)

she's out in Kuwait — se fue a Kuwait, está en Kuwait

the boat was ten km out — el barco estaba a diez kilómetros de la costa

three days out from Plymouth — (Naut) a tres días de Plymouth

it carried us out to sea — nos llevó mar adentro

4)

• to be out, when the sun is out — cuando brilla el sol

the dahlias are out — las dalias están en flor

• to come out, when the sun comes out — cuando sale el sol

the roses are coming out — los rosales están floreciendo

5) (=in existence) que hay, que ha habido

it's the biggest swindle out * — es la mayor estafa que se ha conocido jamás

when will the magazine be out? — ¿cuándo sale la revista?

the book is out — se ha publicado el libro, ha salido el libro

the film is now out on video — la película ya ha salido en vídeo

6) (=in the open) conocido(-a), fuera

• your secret's out — tu secreto se ha descubierto or ha salido a la luz

• out with it! — ¡desembucha!, ¡suéltalo ya!, ¡suelta la lengua! (LAm)

7) (=to or at an end) terminado(-a)

before the week was out — antes de que terminara la semana

8) [lamp, fire, gas] apagado(-a)

all the lights are out — todas las luces están apagadas

"lights out at ten pm" — "se apagan las luces a las diez"

my pipe is out — se me ha apagado la pipa

9) (=not in fashion) pasado(-a) de moda

long dresses are out — ya no se llevan los vestidos largos, los vestidos largos están pasados de moda

10) (=not in power)

now that the Liberals are out — ahora que los liberales están fuera del poder

11) (Sport) [player] fuera de juego; [boxer] fuera de combate; [loser] eliminado(-a)

that's it, Liverpool are out — ya está, Liverpool queda eliminado

you're out — (in games) quedas eliminado

the ball is out — el balón está fuera del terreno

out! — ¡fuera!

12) (indicating error) equivocado(-a)

he was out in his reckoning — calculó mal

I was not far out — por poco acierto

your watch is five minutes out — su reloj lleva cinco minutos de atraso/de adelanto

I'm two dollars out — he perdido dos dólares en el cálculo

13) (indicating loudness, clearness) en voz alta, en alto

speak out (loud)! — ¡habla en voz alta or fuerte!
right 2., 1), straight 2., 1)
14) (indicating purpose)

he's out to make money — lo que busca es hacerse rico

out for — en busca de

to be out for sth — buscar algo

he's out for all he can get — busca sus propios fines, anda detrás de lo suyo

they're out for trouble — quieren armar un escándalo

15)

to be out — (=unconscious) estar inconsciente; (=drunk) estar completamente borracho; (=asleep) estar durmiendo como un tronco

he was out cold — estuvo completamente sin conocimiento

I was out for some minutes — estuve inconsciente durante varios minutos, estuve varios minutos sin conocimiento

16)

out and away — con mucho

17) (=worn through)

the coat is out at the elbows — la chaqueta está rota por los codos

18)

out of —
When out of is part of a set combination, eg out of danger, out of proportion, out of sight, look up the other word.
a) (=outside, beyond) fuera de

out of town — fuera de la ciudad

he lives out of town — vive fuera de la ciudad

three kilometres out of town — a tres kilómetros de la ciudad

• to go out of the house — salir de la casa

• to look out of the window — mirar por la ventana

• to throw sth out of a window — tirar algo por una ventana

• to turn sb out of the house — echar a algn de la casa

• we're well out of it * — de buena nos hemos librado

- feel out of it
danger 1., proportion 1., 1), range 1., 5), season 1., 2), sight 1., 2)
b) (cause, motive) por

• out of curiosity — por curiosidad

• out of respect for you — por el respeto que te tengo

• to do sth out of sympathy — hacer algo por compasión
necessity, spite
c) (origin) de

• to copy sth out of a book — copiar algo de un libro

• to drink sth out of a cup — beber algo de una taza

• to take sth out of a drawer — sacar algo de un cajón

• a box made out of wood — una caja (hecha) de madera

• it was like something out of a nightmare — era como de una pesadilla

• a chapter out of a novel — un capítulo de una novela

to read out of a novel — leer en una novela

d) (=from among) de cada

one out of every three smokers — uno de cada tres fumadores

in nine cases out of ten — en nueve de cada diez casos

e) (=without) sin

we're out of petrol — nos hemos quedado sin gasolina

we're out of milk — se nos ha acabado la leche

it's out of stock — (Comm) está agotado

to be out of hearts — (Cards) tener fallo a corazones
breath 1., 1)
f) (Vet)

Blue Ribbon, by Black Rum out of Grenada — el caballo Blue Ribbon, hijo de Black Rum y de la yegua Grenada

2.

N see in

3.

VT (=expose as homosexual) revelar la homosexualidad de

4.

VI

the truth will out — se descubrirá la verdad

murder will out — el asesinato se descubrirá

* * *

I [aʊt]
1) adverb

Sense I

2)

a) ( outside) fuera, afuera (esp AmL)

is the cat in or out? — ¿el gato está (a)dentro or (a)fuera?

all the books on Dickens are out — todos los libros sobre Dickens están prestados; see also out of

b) (not at home, work)

tell him I'm out — dile que no estoy

he's out to o at lunch — ha salido a comer

I was out most of the day — estuve (a)fuera casi todo el día

we haven't had a night out for months — hace meses que no salimos de noche

they had a day out in York — pasaron un día en York

to eat o (frml) dine out — cenar/comer fuera or (esp AmL) afuera

out and about: you must get out and about more — tienes que salir más; see also go out

3) ( removed)

I'm having my stitches out next week — la semana que viene me sacan los puntos

4)

a) (indicating movement, direction)

out! — fuera!

out — salida

she went over to the window and looked out — se acercó a la ventana y miró para afuera

b) (outstretched, projecting)

the dog had its tongue out — el perro tenía la lengua fuera or (esp AmL) afuera

arms out, legs together — brazos extendidos, piernas juntas

5) ( indicating distance)

out here in Japan — aquí en Japón

they worked out in Brunei for a while — estuvieron un tiempo trabajando en Brunei

we live out Brampton way — vivimos en la dirección de Brampton

ten miles out — ( Naut) a diez millas de la costa

6)

a) (ejected, dismissed)

any more foul language and she's out! — otra palabrota más y se va or la echo!

he couldn't get the tenants out — no pudo echar a los inquilinos

b) (from hospital, jail)

he's been out for a month now — ya hace un mes que salió

c) ( out of office)

the socialists will be out next time — los socialistas van a perder las próximas elecciones

Jones out! — fuera Jones!

7) ( in phrases)

out for: Lewis was out for revenge Lewis quería vengarse; out to + inf: she's out to beat the record está decidida a batir el récord; they're only out to make money su único objetivo es hacer dinero; they're out to get you! — andan tras de ti!, van a por ti! (Esp); see also out of

Sense II

8)

a) (displayed, not put away)

are the plates out yet? — ¿están puestos ya los platos?

b) ( in blossom) en flor

c) ( shining)

when the sun's out — cuando hay or hace sol

the stars are out — hay estrellas

9)

a) (revealed, in the open)

once the news was out, she left the country — en cuanto se supo la noticia, se fue del país

out with it! who stole the documents? — dilo ya! ¿quién robó los documentos?

b) (published, produced)

a report out today points out that... — un informe publicado hoy señala que...

their new album will be out by April — sacarán el nuevo disco para abril

the results are due out next week — los resultados salen la semana que viene

c) ( in existence) (colloq)

it's the fastest car out — es el coche más rápido que hay (en el mercado)

10) (clearly, loudly)

he read out the names of the winners — leyó (en voz alta) los nombres de los ganadores

he said it out loud — lo dijo en voz alta; see also call, cry, speak out

II

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( extinguished)

to be out — \<\<fire/light/pipe\>\> estar* apagado

b) ( unconscious) inconsciente, sin conocimiento

after five vodkas she was out cold — con cinco vodkas, quedó fuera de combate (fam)

2) (pred)

a) ( at an end)

before the month/year is out — antes de que acabe el mes/año

b) ( out of fashion) pasado de moda; see also go out 7) a)

c) ( out of the question) (colloq)

smoking in the bedrooms is absolutely out — ni hablar de fumar en los dormitorios (fam), está terminantemente prohibido fumar en los dormitorios

3) ( Sport)

a) ( eliminated)

to be out — <batter/batsman> quedar out or fuera; < team> quedar eliminado; see also out of 3)

b) ( outside limit) (pred) fuera

it was out — cayó or fue fuera

out! — ( call by line-judge or umpire) out!

4) ( inaccurate) (pred)

they were out in their calculations — se equivocaron en los cálculos

you're not far out — no andas muy descaminado

you're way o a long way o miles out — andas muy lejos or muy errado

5) (without, out of) (colloq) (pred)

coffee? sorry, I'm completely out — ¿café? lo siento, no me queda ni gota (fam); see also out of 6)

6) < homosexual> declarado

III

preposition

he looked out the window — miró (hacia afuera) por la ventana; see also out of 1)

IV

noun

1)

a) ( in baseball) out m, hombre m fuera

b) ( escape) (AmE colloq) escapatoria f

2) outs pl (AmE)

a)

to be on the outs with somebody — estar* enemistado con alguien

b) ( those not in power)

the outs — los partidos de la oposición

V

transitive verb revelar la homosexualidad de

English-spanish dictionary > out

19 Д-86

ДЕЛО НАЖИВНОЕ coll NP Invar subj-compl with бытье ( subj: concr, abstr, or, rare, human) pres only fixed WO
(of money, material possessions etc or knowledge, some skill etc) sth. can or will be acquired eventually
(of a spouse, friends etc) some person can or will be gotten, won over eventually
X — дело наживное = it (thing X) will come with time
itfs (just) a matter (a question) of time (of knowledge or skills) one will pick it (thing X) up as one goes along (of friends or money) X can (always) be made there are always Xs (there is always X) to be made (of a spouse or material possessions) X can (always) be gotten (of material possessions only) there are always Xs to be had X can be bought again.
«Отпускные мои все до копейки кончились, а без денег далеко не разбежишься...» - «Деньги - дело наживное», -сказал Антон (Чернёнок 2). "I've spent the last cent of my vacation money, and you can't go far without money." "Money can be made," Anton said (2a).

«...Ко мне приходил офицер, просят, чтобы дать несколько подвод под раненых. Ведь это все дело наживное а каково им оставаться, подумай!..» (Толстой 6). "...An officer came to me...they are begging me to let them have a few carts for the wounded....After all, it's only a question of a few things that can easily be bought again, and think what it means for them to be left behind!..." (6a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Д-86

20 дело наживное

• ДЕЛО НАЖИВНОЕ coll

[NP; Invar; subj-compl with быть (subj: concr, abstr, or, rare, human); pres only; fixed WO]

=====

⇒ (of money, material possessions etc or knowledge, some skill etc) sth. can or will be acquired eventually; (of a spouse, friends etc) some person can or will be gotten, won over eventually:

- X - дело наживное≈ it (thing X) will come with time;

- it's (just) a matter (a question) of time;

- [of knowledge or skills] one will pick it (thing X) up as one goes along;

- [of friends or money] X can (always) be made;

- there are always Xs (there is always X) to be made;

- [of a spouse or material possessions] X can (always) be gotten;

- [of material possessions only] there are always Xs to be had;

- X can be bought again.

♦ "Отпускные мои все до копейки кончились, а без денег далеко не разбежишься..." - "Деньги - дело наживное", - сказал Антон (Чернёнок 2). "I've spent the last cent of my vacation money, and you can't go far without money." "Money can be made," Anton said (2a).

♦ "...Ко мне приходил офицер, просят, чтобы дать несколько подвод под раненых. Ведь это все дело наживное; а каково им оставаться, подумай!.." (Толстой 6). "...An officer came to me...they are begging me to let them have a few carts for the wounded....After all, it's only a question of a few things that can easily be bought again, and think what it means for them to be left behind!..." (6a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дело наживное

Страницы

Следующая →

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

См. также в других словарях:

Only Fools and Horses — Title screen Genre Sitcom Created by John Sullivan … Wikipedia

Question Time British National Party controversy — Protesters gather outside the BBC Television Centre in London before the episode of Question Time Participants … Wikipedia

Money management — also refers to the professional management of investment funds for individuals, families, and institutions. Money management is the process of managing money which includes investment, budgeting, banking and taxes. It is also called investment… … Wikipedia

Money burning — 500 French franc banknote burning Money burning or burning money is the purposeful act of destroying money. In the prototypical example, banknotes are destroyed by literally setting them on fire. Burning money decreases the wealth of the owner… … Wikipedia

Question Time (TV series) — Infobox Television show name = Question Time caption = show name 2 = genre = creator = director = creative director = developer = presenter = Robin Day (1979 89) Peter Sissons (1989 93) David Dimbleby (1994 present) theme music composer =… … Wikipedia

The $64,000 Question — Genre Game show Written by Joseph Nathan Kane Directed by Joseph Cates Seymour Robbie Presented by Hal March Country of or … Wikipedia

a question of — used to say that one thing results from or requires another “I can t go!” “If it s just a question of money [=if money is the only problem], I can let you borrow some.” It s only a question of time [=a matter of time] before/until we catch him.… … Useful english dictionary

On the Jewish Question — For similar terms, see Jewish question (disambiguation). Part of a series on Marxism … Wikipedia

Win Ben Stein's Money — Infobox television show name = Win Ben Stein s Money caption = Win Ben Stein s Money logo format = Game Show runtime = 30 Minutes creator = Al Burton starring = Ben Stein Jimmy Kimmel (1997–2000) Nancy Pimental (2000–2001) Sal Iacono (2002)… … Wikipedia

I Love Money (season 1) — I Love Money Cast of I Love Money Format Reality Created by Cris Abrego Mark Cronin … Wikipedia

Fast Money (CNBC) — Infobox Television show name = Fast Money caption = genre = talk show, investment / trading creator = developer = presenter = Dylan Ratigan (host) [http://www.cnbc.com/id/20596071/site/14081545/ Karen Finerman] [http://www.cnbc.com/id/15838052/… … Wikipedia

Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

Перевод: со всех языков на все языки

it is only a question of money

См. также в других словарях:

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

Перевод: со всех языков на все языки

it is only a question of money

См. также в других словарях:

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка: