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for [fɔ:r]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When for is an element in a phrasal verb, eg look for, stand for, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg for sale, noted for, look up the other word.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. pour• what's this knife for? à quoi sert ce couteau ?b. ( = going to) pourc. ( = on behalf of) for me/you à ma/ta place• will you go for me? est-ce que vous pouvez y aller à ma place ?d. ( = as in) commee. ( = in exchange for) I'll give you this book for that one je vous échange ce livre contre celui-là• he'll do it for $25 il le fera pour 25 dollars━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• to pay $5 for a ticket payer un billet 5 dollars• I sold it for $20 je l'ai vendu 20 dollarsf. ( = because of) pourg. ( = from) deh. ( = up to) ài. ( = in spite of) malgréj. ( = for a distance of) sur━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► With certain verbs pendant may be omitted.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• I worked/stayed there for three months j'y ai travaillé/j'y suis resté (pendant) trois mois━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► French generally uses the present and imperfect where English uses the perfect and past perfect.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• I have been working here for three months je travaille ici depuis trois mois ça fait trois mois que je travaille ici• I had been working there for three months when... je travaillais là depuis trois mois quand...• he hasn't worked for two years il n'a pas travaillé depuis deux ans ça fait deux ans qu'il ne travaille pas• she hadn't seen him for three months elle ne l'avait pas vu depuis trois mois cela faisait trois mois qu'elle ne l'avait pas vu* * *[fə(r), fɔː(r)] 1.1) ( intended to be used or belong to) pourto buy something for somebody — acheter quelque chose pour or à quelqu'un
2) ( intended to help or benefit) pour3) ( indicating purpose) pourwhat's it for? — c'est pour quoi faire?, ça sert à quoi?
‘I need it’ - ‘what for?’ — ‘j'en ai besoin’ - ‘pourquoi?’
the idea was for you to work it out yourself — le but était que tu trouves (subj) la réponse tout seul
4) (as member, employee of) [work, play] pour; ( as representative) [MP, Minister] de5) ( indicating cause or reason) pourfor this reason, I'd rather... — pour cette raison je préfère...
if it weren't for her... — sans elle...
6) ( indicating consequence) pour que (+ subj)7) ( indicating person's attitude) pour8) ( stressing particular feature) pourfor further information write to... — pour plus de renseignements écrivez à...
9) ( considering) pour10) ( towards) pour11) ( on behalf of) pour12) ( as regards)13) ( taking account of past events) depuis; ( stressing expected duration) pour; ( stressing actual duration) pendantthis is the best show I've seen for years — c'est le meilleur spectacle que j'aie vu depuis des années
14) ( indicating a deadline) pour; ( in negative constructions) avant15) ( on the occasion of) pour16) ( indicating scheduled time) pour17) ( indicating distance) pendant18) ( indicating destination) pour19) (indicating cost, value) pourit was sold for £100 — ça s'est vendu (pour) 100 livres sterling
I'll let you have it for £20 — je vous le laisse à 20 livres sterling
a cheque for £20 — un chèque de 20 livres sterling
20) ( in favour of)21) ( stressing appropriateness)22) ( in support of) en faveur de23) ( indicating availability)24) ( as part of ratio) pour25) ( equivalent to)what's the French for ‘boot’? — comment dit-on ‘boot’ en français?
the technical term for it is ‘chloasma’ — ‘chloasme’ c'est le terme technique
26) ( in explanations)for one thing... and for another... — premièrement... et deuxièmement...
I, for one, agree with her — en tout cas moi, je suis d'accord avec elle
27) ( when introducing clauses)2.conjunction sout car, parce que••I'll be (in) for it if... — (colloq) GB ça va être ma fête si... (colloq)
that's adolescents for you! — que voulez-vous, c'est ça les adolescents!
there's gratitude for you! — c'est comme ça qu'on me/vous etc remercie!
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♦ for (1) /fɔ:(r), fə(r)/prep.1 (direzione, destinazione) per: the train for London, il treno per Londra; This is for you, questo è per te; a vote for peace, un voto per la pace2 (scopo) per; a; di; a scopo di: to dress for dinner, vestirsi per la cena; a time for rest, tempo per riposare; Sea air is good for children [for your health], l'aria di mare fa bene ai bambini [alla salute]; a tool for cutting metal, un utensile per tagliare il metallo; the right man for the job, l'uomo adatto al lavoro (o al posto); to go for a doctor, andare a cercare un dottore; to have an ear for music, avere orecchio per la musica; He isn't fit for anything, non è buono a nulla; eager for news, ansioso di notizie; a desire for fame, un desiderio di fama; for hire, a noleggio; a nolo; for sale, in vendita NOTA D'USO: - per-3 (causa) per; a causa di; per via di: He was punished for stealing, fu punito per aver rubato; He left for fear of meeting them, se ne è andato per paura di incontrarli; I couldn't see anything for the fog, non vedevo niente a causa della nebbia; reward for bravery, ricompensa al valore4 (tempo) per; (nella «duration form») da (o idiom.): to drive for hours, guidare per ore; The appointment is for nine c'clock, l'appuntamento è per le nove; for the time being, per il momento; per ora; I have been waiting for an hour, aspetto da un'ora; è un'ora che aspetto; It hadn't rained for two weeks, non pioveva da due settimane; erano due settimane che non pioveva6 (valore) per; di: I bought it for fifty dollars, l'ho comprato per cinquanta dollari; a cheque for a hundred pounds, un assegno di cento sterline7 (limitazione) per; quanto a: for my part, per me; per parte mia; quanto a me; for all I know, per quel che ne so; for all I care, per quel che m'importa; It's good enough for me, per me va bene; It's very cool for summer, è molto fresco per essere estate8 a dispetto di; nonostante; malgrado; pur con: for all our efforts, nonostante tutti i nostri sforzi; for all that, nonostante tutto; con tutto ciò; for all you say, nonostante ciò che dici10 simbolo di; che sta per: Lilies are for purity, il giglio è simbolo di purezza; A for Andrew, «a» come Ancona; F is for First, «f» sta per «first»11 (seguito da compl. ogg. e inf.; è idiom.:) It's impossible for him to leave now, gli è impossibile partire ora; I stood aside for him to pass, mi feci da parte perché potesse passare; She is too young for me to leave her alone at home, è troppo piccola perché io possa lasciarla a casa da sola; For you to get there in time, you'll have to leave at six, per arrivare in tempo, dovrai partire alle sei● for all the world, proprio; veramente: It looked for all the world like a whale, sembrava proprio una balena □ ( Borsa) for cash, per contanti; a pronti □ for ever ( and ever), per sempre; per l'eternità □ for good ( and all), per sempre; una volta per tutte: I'll leave for good, me ne andrò per sempre; I want the matter settled for good, voglio che la faccenda sia sistemata una volta per tutte □ for instance, per esempio □ for life, per tutta la vita; a vita □ for the most part, per la maggior parte □ I for one don't believe it, quanto a me, io non ci credo □ for one thing, tanto per cominciare; per dirne una □ for oneself, da solo; da sé; per conto proprio □ for or against st., per (o pro, a favore) o contro qc. o contro qc. □ for the present, per il momento; per ora □ for sb. 's sake, per amore di q.: For God's sake!, per amor di Dio!; Do it for my sake!, fallo per amor mio (o per me)! □ (market.) for sale, in vendita □ (antiq.) For shame!, vergogna! □ for that matter, quanto a questo □ for want (o lack) of, per mancanza di □ to be all for, essere favorevole a; essere del parere di; essere per: We're all for taking a day off, noi siamo per prenderci un giorno libero □ You'll be all the better for some rest, un po' di riposo ti fara bene □ as for me [him, ecc.], quanto a me [a lui, ecc.] □ but for, se non fosse (stato) per: But for your help, I would have failed, se non fosse stato per il tuo aiuto, avrei fatto fiasco □ a change for the better [for the worse], un cambiamento in meglio [in peggio] □ (scherz. GB) to do st. for England [France, Italy, etc.], fare qc. con entusiasmo; essere imbattibile in qc.; essere instancabile in qc. □ ( slang) to go for sb., attaccare q.; dare addosso a q. □ not to be for, non essere favorevole a; non essere dell'avviso di: I'm not for going abroad this year, non sono dell'avviso (o dell'idea) di andare all'estero quest'anno; DIALOGO → - Discussing university- Economics is not for me, economia non fa per me □ (fam.) Now we're (in) for it!, l'abbiamo fatta bella!; adesso saranno dolori! □ Now for it!, e adesso sotto!; e ora a noi! □ oh, for…!, come vorrei…!; cosa non darei per…! □ to be out for, andare in cerca di: You are out for trouble, tu vai in cerca di guai □ There's… for you!, bel [bella]…!; alla faccia di…!♦ for (2) /fɔ:(r), fə(r)/cong.(form.; non si usa all'inizio di un periodo) perché; poiché: He said nothing, for he was in a state of shock, non disse nulla, poiché era in stato di choc. -
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1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para, hacia, en dirección a3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) (pedir dinero); (salir) a (pasear)5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por, a favor de10) (because of: for this reason.) por, a causa de11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por, para14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) a pesar de
2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ya que, puesto quefor prep1. parais this the train for London? ¿es éste el tren que va a Londres?2. porI bought it for £12 lo compré por 12 libraswhat can I do for you? ¿qué puedo hacer por ti?3. desde hace4. durante5. de"T" for Tony "T" de Tonywhat's the word for "cheese" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "cheese" en español?6. a favor deare you for the plan, or against it? ¿estás a favor del plan, o en contra?tr[fɔːSMALLr/SMALL]1 (intended) para■ there's a phone call for Mr. Smith hay una llamada para el Sr. Smith2 (purpose) para■ what's this for? ¿para qué sirve esto?■ shall we meet for lunch? ¿quedamos para comer?3 (destination) para■ where do I catch the train for Newcastle? ¿dónde se coge el tren para Newcastle?4 (in order to help, on behalf of) por5 (because of, on account of) por, a causa de■ a meeting has been called for 10.00 se ha convocado una reunión para las 10.00■ I've lived here for 5 years hace 5 años que vivo aquí, vivo aquí desde hace 5 años■ it's the first accident here for a long time es el primer accidente que ocurre aquí desde hace mucho tiempo8 (in exchange, as replacement of) por■ I got it for £500 lo conseguí por 500 libras■ the record went for $50 el disco se vendió por 50 dólares9 (in favour of, in support of) por, a favor de■ who did you vote for? ¿a quién votaste?■ are you for or against the new laws? ¿estás a favor o en contra de las nuevas leyes?10 (despite) a pesar de, para; (considering, contrast) para■ I still love him, for all his faults lo quiero, a pesar de todos sus defectos11 (as) de, como, por■ what do they use for fuel? ¿qué utilizan de combustible?12 (in order to obtain) para■ for further details... para más información....13 (representing) por; (meaning) de■ I can't go to the meeting - will you go for me? no puedo asistir a la reunión - ¿quieres ir en mi lugar?■ what's the Spanish for "pool"? ¿cómo se dice "pool" en castellano?14 (as regards, concerning) por, en cuanto a■ for my part, he can do as he likes por mí, que haga lo que quiera■ as for him, who cares? en cuanto a él, ¿a quién le importa?■ luckily for us, it didn't rain afortunadamente para nosotros, no llovió15 (as part of, as being) por, para■ do you know that for a fact? ¿lo sabes a ciencia cierta?■ what do you want for dinner? ¿qué quieres para comer?1 para16 formal use literal ya que, puesto que\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas for me por mi parte, en cuanto a mífor all I know que yo sepafor all that a pesar de todo, con todofor good para siemprefor the first time por primera vezfor the last time por última vezoh for...! ¡ojalá tuviera...!■ oh for a star to guide my way! ¡ojalá tuviera una estrella que me guiara los pasos!there's nothing for it but... no hay más remedio que...to be for it cargárselafor ['fɔr] conj: puesto que, porquefor prepclothes for children: ropa para niñosit's time for dinner: es la hora de comer2) because of: porfor fear of: por miedo dea gift for you: un regalo para tihe fought for his country: luchó por su patriaa cure for cancer: una cura para el cáncerfor your own good: por tu propio bienI bought it for $5: lo compré por $5a lot of trouble for nothing: mucha molestia para nada7) as for: para, con respecto ahe's going for two years: se va por dos añosI spoke for ten minutes: hablé (durante) diez minutosshe has known it for three months: lo sabe desde hace tres mesesconj.• para conj.• pues conj.• ya que conj.n.• por s.m.prep.• a causa de prep.• como prep.• de prep.• durante prep.• en honor de prep.• en lugar de prep.• para prep.• por prep.
I fɔːr, fɔː(r), weak form fər, fə(r)1) preposition2)a) ( intended for) parais there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?
clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer
is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?
b) ( on behalf of) porhe plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa
c) ( in favor of) a favor de3) ( indicating purpose)what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?
it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos
to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera
to be for it — (colloq)
here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)
4)a) (as)we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar
what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?
b) ( representing)what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?
c) ( instead of) porcould you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?
5) ( giving reason) porif it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...
for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos
6)a) ( in exchange for) porI bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares
b) ( indicating proportion) porfor every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20
7)a) ( as concerns) para8)a) ( in spite of)for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena
is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?
9) ( in exclamations)oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!
10) ( in the direction of) parathe plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York
11)a) ( indicating duration)I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí
how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?
b) ( on the occasion of) parac) (by, before) para12) ( indicating distance)
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conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque[fɔː(r)] When for is part of a phrasal verb, eg look for, make for, stand for, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg as for, a gift for, for sale, eager for, look up the other word.1. PREPOSITION1) (=going to) parathe train for London — el tren para or de Londres
2) (=intended for) parais this for me? — ¿es para mí esto?
3) (to express purpose) parawe went to Tossa for our holidays — fuimos a pasar las vacaciones a Tossa, fuimos a Tossa para las vacaciones
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what for? — ¿para qué?what's it for? — ¿para qué es or sirve?
what do you want it for? — ¿para qué lo quieres?
what did you do that for? — ¿por qué hiciste eso?
4) (employment) para5) (=on behalf of)"I can't iron this shirt" - "don't worry, I'll iron it for you" — -no puedo planchar esta camisa -no te preocupes, yo te la plancho
"I still haven't booked the ticket" - "I'll do it for you" — -no he reservado el billete todavía -ya lo haré yo
who is the representative for your group? — ¿quién es el representante de vuestro grupo?
6) (=as in) de7) (=in exchange for) porhe'll do it for £25 — lo hará por 25 libras
for every one who voted yes, 50 voted no — por cada persona que votó a favor, 50 votaron en contra
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to pay 50 pence for a ticket — pagar 50 peniques por una entradathe government will match each donation pound for pound — el gobierno igualará cada donativo, libra a libra
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I sold it for £5 — lo vendí por or en 5 libras8) (=to the value of)a cheque for £500 — un cheque or talón por valor de 500 libras
how much is the cheque for? — ¿por cuánto es el cheque?
a) (making comparisons) parahe's tall/mature for his age — es alto/maduro para su edad or para la edad que tiene
b) (specifying)it was too difficult for her — era demasiado difícil para ella, le era demasiado difícil
that's easy for you to say — para ti es fácil decirlo, a ti te es fácil decirlo
10) (=in favour of) a favor deanyone for a game of cards? — ¿alguien se apunta a una partida de cartas?
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are you for or against the idea? — ¿estás a favor o en contra de la idea?are you for or against us? — ¿estás con nosotros o en contra?
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I'm all for it — estoy completamente a favor•
the campaign for human rights — la campaña pro derechos humanos, la campaña en pro de los derechos humanos•
a collection for the poor — una colecta a beneficio de los pobres11) (=as, by way of)what's for dinner? — ¿qué hay para cenar?
12) (=because of) por•
for fear of being criticized — por miedo a la crítica, por temor a ser criticado13) (=in spite of) a pesar de•
for all his wealth — a pesar de su riquezafor all he promised to come, he didn't — a pesar de habérmelo prometido, no vino
a) (future/past duration)When translating for and a period of time, it is often unnecessary to translate for, as in the examples below where durante is optional:Alternatively, translate [for] using [durante], or, especially when talking about very short periods, [por]. Use [por] also with the verb [ir], although again it is often optional in this case:I'm going for three weeks — me voy tres semanas, estaré allí tres semanas
for a moment, he didn't know what to say — por un momento, no supo qué decir
Use hace... que and the present to describe actions and states that started in the past and are still going on. Alternatively use the present and desde hace. Another option is sometimes llevar and the gerund. Don't use the present perfect in Spanish to translate phrases like these, unless they are in the negative.he won't be back for a couple of hours/days — no regresará hasta dentro de un par de horas/días, tardará un par de horas/días en regresar
he has been learning French for two years — hace dos años que estudia francés, estudia francés desde hace dos años, lleva dos años estudiando francés
it has not rained for 3 weeks — hace 3 semanas que no llueve, no llueve or no ha llovido desde hace 3 semanas, lleva 3 semanas sin llover
I have known her for years — hace años que la conozco, la conozco desde hace años
Notice how the tenses change when talking about something that [had] happened or [had been] happening [for] a time:I haven't seen her for two years — hace dos años que no la veo, no la he visto desde hace dos años, no la veo desde hace dos años, llevo dos años sin verla
he had been learning French for two years — hacía dos años que estudiaba francés, estudiaba francés desde hacía dos años, llevaba dos años estudiando francés
I hadn't seen her for two years — hacía dos años que no la veía, no la había visto desde hacía dos años, no la veía desde hacía dos años, llevaba dos años sin verla
15) (=by, before) paracan you do it for tomorrow? — ¿lo puedes hacer para mañana?
when does he want it for? — ¿para cuándo lo quiere?
16) (=on the occasion of) parahe asked his daughter what she would like for her birthday — le preguntó a su hija qué le gustaría para su cumpleaños
17) (=for a distance of)you can see for miles from the top of the hill — desde lo alto de la colina se puede ver hasta muy lejos
for this to be possible... — para que esto sea posible...
it's not for me to tell him what to do — yo no soy quien para decirle or no me corresponde a mí decirle lo que tiene que hacer
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it's bad for you to smoke so much — te perjudica fumar tanto•
it's best for you to go — es mejor que te vayas•
there is still time for you to do it — todavía tienes tiempo para hacerlowhat's the German for "hill"? — ¿cómo se dice "colina" en alemán?
oh for a cup of tea! — ¡lo que daría por una taza de té!
exampleI'll be for it if he catches me here! * — ¡me la voy a cargar si me pilla aquí! *
2.CONJUNCTION liter pues, puesto queshe avoided him, for he was rude and uncouth — lo eludía puesto que or pues era grosero y ordinario
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I [fɔːr, fɔː(r)], weak form [fər, fə(r)]1) preposition2)a) ( intended for) parais there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?
clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer
is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?
b) ( on behalf of) porhe plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa
c) ( in favor of) a favor de3) ( indicating purpose)what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?
it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos
to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera
to be for it — (colloq)
here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)
4)a) (as)we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar
what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?
b) ( representing)what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?
c) ( instead of) porcould you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?
5) ( giving reason) porif it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...
for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos
6)a) ( in exchange for) porI bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares
b) ( indicating proportion) porfor every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20
7)a) ( as concerns) para8)a) ( in spite of)for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena
is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?
9) ( in exclamations)oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!
10) ( in the direction of) parathe plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York
11)a) ( indicating duration)I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí
how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?
b) ( on the occasion of) parac) (by, before) para12) ( indicating distance)
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I.présent1, e [pʀezɑ̃, ɑ̃t]1. adjective• répondre présent to answer "present"2. masculine nouna. ( = époque) le présent the presentc. ( = personne) les présents et les absents those present and those absent3. feminine nounprésente (Administration = lettre) nous vous signalons par la présente que... we hereby inform you that...II.présent2 [pʀezɑ̃]masculine noun* * *
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présente pʀezɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif1) ( sur les lieux) [personne] presentM. Glénat, ici présent — Mr Glénat, who is here with us
il ne sera pas présent à l'audience — Droit he will not appear in court
‘présent!’ — ( à l'école) ‘here!’, ‘present!’
j'étais présent en pensée or par le cœur — I was there in spirit
2) ( existant) presentla faim est toujours présente dans cette partie du monde — there's still hunger in that part of the world
avoir présent à l'esprit — to have [something] in mind [conseil]; to have [something] fresh in one's mind [souvenir]
gardez or ayez bien présent à l'esprit que — bear in mind that
3) ( actif) actively involved4) ( actuel) [moment, situation, état] present5) ( en cause) presentpar la présente lettre — by the present (letter), hereby Droit
6) Linguistique [temps, participe] present
2.
3.
nom masculin1) ( période)2) Linguistique ( temps) present (tense)3) ( cadeau) gift, present
4.
* * *pʀezɑ̃, ɑ̃t présent, -e1. adj1) (là en personne) presentIl sera présent à la conférence. — He will be present at the lecture.
2)3) (avant le nom) present, current2. nm(temps) presentà présent — now, at present
jusqu'à présent — up till now, until now
3. nm/f(= personne)4. nf(= lettre)la présente — this letter, the present letter
* * *A adj1 ( sur les lieux) [personne] present; j'étais présent quand cela est arrivé I was present ou there when it happened; les personnes présentes those present; les personnes ici présentes the persons here present sout; M. Glénat, ici présent Mr Glénat, who is here with us; être présent à une cérémonie to be present at ou to attend a ceremony; il était présent aux obsèques he was present at ou he attended the funeral; il ne sera pas présent à l'audience Jur he will not appear in court; ‘présent!’ ( à l'école) ‘here!’, ‘present!’; j'étais présent en pensée or par le cœur I was there in spirit; aux prochaines élections le nouveau parti sera présent fig at the next elections the new party will be represented; pour aller au cinéma il est toujours présent! fig he's always ready to go to the cinema GB ou movies US!;2 ( existant) present; la violence est présente à toutes les pages violence is present on every page; la faim est toujours présente dans cette partie du monde there's still hunger in that part of the world; la société, présente depuis peu dans ce secteur the company, which has recently moved into this sector; avoir présent à l'esprit to have [sth] in mind [conseil]; to have [sth] fresh in one's mind [souvenir]; le souvenir toujours présent de the ever present memory of; gardez or ayez bien présent à l'esprit que bear in mind that;3 ( actif) actively involved; être très présent dans une organisation to be actively involved in an organization; la société reste très présente sur le marché the company is still very active on the market; ma mère a toujours été très présente ( dans ma vie) my mother has always been there for me; un acteur/un chanteur très présent sur scène an actor/a singer with a strong stage presence;4 ( actuel) [moment, situation, état] present; ne penser qu'au moment présent not to look beyond the present; le 5 du mois présent on the 5th instant GB ou of this month; faire qch dans la minute présente to do sth instantly;5 ( en cause) present; la présente déclaration the present statement; par la présente lettre by the present (letter), hereby Jur;6 Ling [temps, participe] present.B nm,f ( personne) il n'y avait que 10 présents there were only 10 people present; la liste des présents the list of those present.C nm2 Ling ( temps) present (tense); le verbe est au présent du subjonctif the verb is in the present subjunctive;3 ( cadeau) gift, present; faire présent de qch à qn to present sb with sth.E à présent loc adv ( en ce moment) at present; ( maintenant) now; d'à présent of today; à présent que now that.1. [dans le lieu dont on parle] presentêtre présent à une conférence to be present at ou to attend a conferenceavoir quelque chose présent à l'esprit to bear ou to keep something in minda. ÉDUCATION to answer to one's name, to be present at roll calldes centaines de jeunes ont répondu présent à l'appel du pape hundreds of young people answered the Pope's call2. [actif]les Français ne sont pas du tout présents dans le jeu the French team is making no impact on the game at allon a rarement vu un chanteur aussi présent sur scène seldom has one seen a singer with such stage presence3. (après le nom) [en cours]————————, présente [prezɑ̃, ɑ̃t] nom masculin, nom fémininil y avait 20 présents à la réunion 20 people were present at ou attended the meeting————————nom masculin1. [moment] presentpour le présent for the time being, for the momentprésent de l'indicatif/du subjonctif present indicative/subjunctivevoir aussi link=pluriel pluriel————————présente nom fémininje vous informe par la présente que... I hereby inform you that...————————à présent locution adverbiale————————à présent que locution conjonctive————————d'à présent locution adjectivaleles hommes politiques d'à présent today's ou present-day politicians, the politicians of today -
5 for
{fɔ:}
I. 1. предназначение за
a letter FOR you писмо за тебе
cure FOR the flu лек за/против грип
2. цел-с ger
в конструкцията for същ. /мест. inf за, за да
what FOR? защо? с каква цел? what's that FOR? за какво служи/е това? FOR sale за продан
to read FOR pleasure чета за удоволствие
mill FOR grinding coffee мелничка за (мелене на) кафе
to send FOR a doctor викам лекар, пращам да повикат лекар
I have brought these books FOR you to read донесох тези книги, за да ги четете
FOR our work to improve we must... за да се подобри работата ни, трябва да
3. цел на движението за, на
to go FOR a walk отивам на разходка
to make FOR home тръгвам за/поемам към дома
the train FOR London влакът за Лондон
4. на мястото на, вместо, представляващ, означаващ за, като, вместо, с
L FOR London Л като Лондон
what do your take me FOR? за какъв ме смятате? FOR example/instance например
what's the English FOR...? как e... на английски
5. замяна, размяна, съотношение за, с, на, срещу
to exchange one thing FOR another разменям/заменям едно за/с друго
to buy/sell something FOR 10 USD купувам/продавам нещо за 10 лв.
to play FOR penny points играя на едно пени (при хазартни игри)
FOR one enemy he has fifty friends срещу един неприятел той има петдесет приятели
6. в подкрепа, защита на, в полза на за, или не се превежда
to be FOR something за нещо съм, обявявам се в полза на нещо
I'm all FOR it поддържам изцяло
three cheers FOR the president! да живее председателят! judgement FOR the plaintiff решение в полза на ищеца
7. колкото до, доколкото, по отношение на, откъм, относно
hard up FOR money закъсал (за пари)
as FOR the rest колкото до другите
FOR myself/my part, I FOR one колкото до мене, аз например, мене, ако питат
8. времетраене за, през, в продължение на, от, след, или не се превежда
I'm going away FOR a few days заминавам за няколко дена
he'll stay FOR a week той ще остане една седмица
he won't be back FOR a week той ще се върне едва след една седмица
I've been here FOR three days от три дни съм тук
FOR the present, FOR the time being засега
9. определен момент за, от
to fix an appointment FOR three o'clock назначавам/определям среща за три часа
the Times FOR January 10 броят на в. Таймз от 10 януари
10. пространство, по протежение на със, или не се превежда
FOR miles and miles с километри
to run FOR a mile тичам една миля
we didn't see a house FOR ten miles в продължение на десет мили не видяхме къща
11. причина за, поради, по, от, в резултат на, след сравн. ст. не се превежда
FOR this reason по тази причина, to cry FOR joy плача от радост
FOR fear of... (с ger) от страх да не...
were it not/but/except FOR you ако не беше ти
even if..., you wouldn't be the happier FOR it дори да..., (от това) нямаше да си по-щастлив
12. след гл., същ., прил. и межд., изразяващи чувства, способност, качество, годност
след прил. и нар. с too, enough за, към, или не се превежда
to care FOR someone обичам някого
fit FOR nothing негоден за нищо
too beautiful FOR words неизразимо красиво
good enough FOR me за мене става/бива, и от това съм доволен, повече не искам
oh, FOR a cup of tea! де да имаше чаша чай! как ми се пие чаша чай
13. в конструкцията for... to с inf да
it is too late FOR us to start много e късно, за да тръгнем
it is useless FOR them to wait безсмислено е/няма смисъл да чакат
14. с гл. с двойно допълнение за, като, в качеството на
they chose him FOR their leader избраха го за водач
we left him FOR dead оставихме го, смятайки, че е мъртъв
15. предвид на за
tall FOR her age висока за годините си
not bad FOR a beginner за начинаещ не е лош
16. с all изразява пречка, спънка колкото и да, въпреки
FOR all that въпреки всичко
FOR all you say каквото и да казвате
FOR all his wealth, he is unhappy колкото и да e богат, той е нещастен
now FOR it! хайде, сега! карай! давай! I am (in) FOR it разг. сега ще загазя, има да патя
there is nothing FOR it нямам друг избор/възможност
there is nothing FOR it but to start now не остава нищо друго, освен да тръгнем сега
II. cj тъй като, защото* * *{fъ:} prep 1. предназначение за; a letter for you писмо за тебе; cu(2) {fъ:} cj тъй като, защото.* * *че; понеже; вместо; за;* * *1. 1 в конструкцията for... to с inf да 2. 1 предвид на за 3. 1 причина за, поради, по, от, в резултат на, след сравн. ст. не се превежда 4. 1 с all изразява пречка, спънка колкото и да, въпреки 5. 1 с гл. с двойно допълнение за, като, в качеството на 6. 1 след гл., същ., прил. и межд., изразяващи чувства, способност, качество, годност 7. a letter for you писмо за тебе 8. as for the rest колкото до другите 9. cure for the flu лек за/против грип 10. even if..., you wouldn't be the happier for it дори да..., (от това) нямаше да си по-щастлив 11. fit for nothing негоден за нищо 12. for all his wealth, he is unhappy колкото и да e богат, той е нещастен 13. for all that въпреки всичко 14. for all you say каквото и да казвате 15. for fear of... (с ger) от страх да не.. 16. for miles and miles с километри 17. for myself/my part, i for one колкото до мене, аз например, мене, ако питат 18. for one enemy he has fifty friends срещу един неприятел той има петдесет приятели 19. for our work to improve we must... за да се подобри работата ни, трябва да 20. for the present, for the time being засега 21. for this reason по тази причина, to cry for joy плача от радост 22. good enough for me за мене става/бива, и от това съм доволен, повече не искам 23. hard up for money закъсал (за пари) 24. he won't be back for a week той ще се върне едва след една седмица 25. he'll stay for a week той ще остане една седмица 26. i have brought these books for you to read донесох тези книги, за да ги четете 27. i'm all for it поддържам изцяло 28. i'm going away for a few days заминавам за няколко дена 29. i've been here for three days от три дни съм тук 30. i. предназначение за 31. ii. cj тъй като, защото 32. it is too late for us to start много e късно, за да тръгнем 33. it is useless for them to wait безсмислено е/няма смисъл да чакат 34. l for london Л като Лондон 35. mill for grinding coffee мелничка за (мелене на) кафе 36. not bad for a beginner за начинаещ не е лош 37. now for it! хайде, сега! карай! давай! i am (in) for it разг. сега ще загазя, има да патя 38. oh, for a cup of tea! де да имаше чаша чай! как ми се пие чаша чай 39. tall for her age висока за годините си 40. the times for january 10 броят на в. Таймз от 10 януари 41. the train for london влакът за Лондон 42. there is nothing for it but to start now не остава нищо друго, освен да тръгнем сега 43. there is nothing for it нямам друг избор/възможност 44. they chose him for their leader избраха го за водач 45. three cheers for the president! да живее председателят! judgement for the plaintiff решение в полза на ищеца 46. to be for something за нещо съм, обявявам се в полза на нещо 47. to buy/sell something for 10 $ купувам/продавам нещо за 10$ 48. to care for someone обичам някого 49. to exchange one thing for another разменям/заменям едно за/с друго 50. to fix an appointment for three o'clock назначавам/определям среща за три часа 51. to go for a walk отивам на разходка 52. to make for home тръгвам за/поемам към дома 53. to play for penny points играя на едно пени (при хазартни игри) 54. to read for pleasure чета за удоволствие 55. to run for a mile тичам една миля 56. to send for a doctor викам лекар, пращам да повикат лекар 57. too beautiful for words неизразимо красиво 58. we didn't see a house for ten miles в продължение на десет мили не видяхме къща 59. we left him for dead оставихме го, смятайки, че е мъртъв 60. were it not/but/except for you ако не беше ти 61. what do your take me for? за какъв ме смятате? for example/instance например 62. what for? защо? с каква цел? what's that for? за какво служи/е това? for sale за продан 63. what's the english for... ? как e... на английски 64. в конструкцията for същ. /мест. inf за, за да 65. в подкрепа, защита на, в полза на за, или не се превежда 66. времетраене за, през, в продължение на, от, след, или не се превежда 67. замяна, размяна, съотношение за, с, на, срещу 68. колкото до, доколкото, по отношение на, откъм, относно 69. на мястото на, вместо, представляващ, означаващ за, като, вместо, с 70. определен момент за, от 71. пространство, по протежение на със, или не се превежда 72. след прил. и нар. с too, enough за, към, или не се превежда 73. цел на движението за, на 74. цел-с ger* * *for[fɔ:, fə] I. prep 1. (предназначение, в полза, вреда на) за; \for the teachers за учителите; I did it \for you направих го за твое добро; to make a name \for o.s. спечелвам си име; to be operated on \for appendicitis опериран съм от апандисит; inoculate \for ваксинирам срещу (против); there is nothing \for it ( but) няма що; не остава нищо друго освен; 2. (в подкрепа, защита на) за; I'm all \for it поддържам изцяло; counsel \for the defence адвокат на подсъдимия; 3. (цел, намерение) за, заради; what \for? защо? what's that \for? за какво служи (е) това? \for sale за продан; to send \for a doctor викам (пращам да повикат) лекар; \for my sake заради мене; 4. (замяна, размяна, съотношение) за, срещу, с; to exchange one thing \for another разменям едно за друго, заменям едно с друго; word \for word дума по дума, буквално, дословно; 5. (на мястото на; представляващ; във вид на) за, вместо, като с; L \for London Л като Лондон; member (MP) \for Bristol депутат за град Бристол; reduced-calorie cheese is a substitute \for cream cheese нискокалоричното сирене е заместител на крема сиренето; what's the English \for...? как е... на английски?; \for example, \for instance например; to do s.th. \for правя нещо вместо ( някого); open the door \for me отвори ми вратата; 6. ( причина) за, поради, по, от (и след сравнителна степен); they couldn't sleep \for hunger не можаха да спят от глад; \for fear of... (с ger) от страх да не ...; famous \for o.'s voice прочут с гласа си; were it not \for (but \for, except \for) ако (да) не беше; she wept \for pure relief тя плака от облекчение; the worse \for drink пийнал; 7. (движение към) за; the train \for York влакът за Йорк; 8. колкото за, доколкото; що се отнася до; относно; откъм; \for the rest колкото до другите; иначе; \for myself; \for my part; I, \for one колкото за мене, аз например; ако ме питат мене; \for all ( aught) I know доколкото знам; знам ли аз; 9. (при пространство) на; по протежение на; и не се превежда; to run \for a mile тичам една миля; black smoke was rising \for several hundred feet or so черен дим се издигаше на около нeколкостотин фута; 10. ( времетраене) за, през, в продължение на, от, след; и не се превежда; \for the present, \for the time being засега; \for good завинаги; 11. (след гл., същ., прил. и межд., изразяващи чувства, способност, качество, годност; също след прил. и нар. с too, enough) за, към; и не се превежда; too beautiful ( stupid) \for words неизразимо хубаво (глупаво); oh, \for a cup of tea! де да имаше чашка чай, как ми се пие чашка чай; 12. (определен момент) за; the latest fashions \for autumn and winter последните модни тенденции на есенно-зимния сезон; the Times \for May 2 броят на в. "Таймс" от 2 май; 13. (предвид на) за; he was tall \for an eight-year-old беше твърде висок за 8-годишно момче; 14. колкото и да, въпреки (с all изразява пречка, спънка); \for all that въпреки всичко; \for all its beauty, the town is a bit depressing въпреки красотата си, градът е малко подтискащ; 15. (с гл. с двойно допълнение) за, като, в качеството на; we left him \for dead оставихме го, считайки го за мъртъв; I know (it) \for a fact знам с положителност; \for real в действителност, наистина; \for sure ( certain) със сигурност; 16. (за въвеждане на подлог към inf) it is not \for me to arrange this не аз трябва (не е моя работа) да уреждам това; that is \for him to say това той трябва да го каже; • you will be \for it if she catches you разг. ще си изпатиш, ако те хване; II. cj тъй като, защото. -
6 present
I 1. adjective1) anwesend, (geh.) zugegen (at bei)be present in the air/water/in large amounts — in der Luft/im Wasser/in großen Mengen vorhanden sein
all present and correct — (joc.) alle sind da
2) (being dealt with) betreffendin the present case — im vorliegenden Fall
3) (existing now) gegenwärtig; jetzig, derzeitig [Bischof, Chef usw.]4) (Ling.)2. nounpresent tense — Präsens, das; Gegenwart, die; see also academic.ru/53737/participle">participle
1)the present — die Gegenwart
up to the present — bis jetzt; bisher
2) (Ling.) Präsens, das; Gegenwart, dieII 1.['prezənt] noun (gift) Geschenk, dasparting present — Abschiedsgeschenk, das
2.make a present of something to somebody, make somebody a present of something — jemandem etwas zum Geschenk machen; see also give 1. 2)
[prɪ'zent] transitive verb1) schenken; überreichen [Preis, Medaille, Geschenk]present something to somebody or somebody with something — jemandem etwas schenken/überreichen
present somebody with difficulties/a problem — jemanden vor Schwierigkeiten/ein Problem stellen
he was presented with an opportunity that... — ihm bot sich eine Gelegenheit, die...
2) (deliver) überreichen [Gesuch] (to bei); vorlegen [Scheck, Bericht, Rechnung] (to Dat.)3) (exhibit) zeigen; bereiten [Schwierigkeit]; aufweisen [Aspekt]4) (introduce) vorstellen (to Dat.)5) (to the public) geben, aufführen [Theaterstück]; zeigen [Film]; moderieren [Sendung]; bringen [Fernsehserie, Schauspieler in einer Rolle]; vorstellen [Produkt usw.]; vorlegen [Abhandlung]6)3. reflexive verbpresent arms! — (Mil.) präsentiert das Gewehr!
[Problem:] auftreten; [Möglichkeit:] sich ergebenpresent oneself for interview/an examination — zu einem Gespräch/einer Prüfung erscheinen
* * *I ['preznt] adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) anwesend2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) gegenwärtig3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) das Präsens•- presently- the present
- at present
- for the present II [pri'zent] verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) überreichen3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) vorführen4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) vorbringen5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) erscheinen•- presenter- presentable
- presentation
- present arms III ['preznt] noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) das Geschenk* * *pres·ent1[ˈprezənt]I. n▪ the \present die Gegenwartthe play is set [or takes place] in the \present das Stück spielt in der Gegenwartto live for the \present im Hier und Jetzt lebento refuse to think beyond the \present nicht an die Zukunft denken wollenat \present zurzeit, gegenwärtigfor the \present vorläufigthat's all [or that will be all] for the \present das ist vorläufig [o zunächst einmal] allesup to the \present bis jetzt, bislangthe verbs are all in the \present die Verben stehen alle im Präsens3. LAWthese \presents vorliegende Urkundeby these \presents hierdurch, durch diese Urkunde4.▶ there's no time like the \present ( prov) was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgen provwhen do you want me to leave? — no time like the \present wann möchtest du, dass ich gehe? — am besten sofortII. adjsb's \present address jds derzeitige Adressedown to the \present day bis zum heutigen Tagduration of \present employment Dauer f der gegenwärtigen Beschäftigungthe \present generation die heutige Generationat the \present moment im Moment [o Augenblick]the \present month der laufende Monatat the \present time zurzeit, gegenwärtigthat's not relevant to the \present matter das ist für diese Sache nicht von Bedeutungin the \present case im vorliegenden Fallin the \present connection in diesem Zusammenhangall \present and correct BRIT\present company excepted Anwesende ausgenommencounting those \present Anwesende eingeschlossenall those \present alle Anwesendenhow many people will be \present at the ceremony? wie viele Personen werden an der Feier teilnehmen?are there certain chemicals \present in the air? sind in der Luft bestimmte Chemikalien enthalten?traces of arsenic were \present in the body im Körper konnten Spuren von Arsen nachgewiesen werdenthe patient was weak, fever was also \present der Patient war schwach, Fieber war auch aufgetretenpres·ent2[ˈprezənt]as a retirement \present she was given a week's vacation to the Caribbean zur Pensionierung schenkte man ihr einen einwöchigen Urlaub in der Karibikbirthday/Christmas/wedding \present Geburtstags-/Weihnachts-/Hochzeitsgeschenk ntto give sth to sb [or sb sth] as a \present jdm etw schenkento make sb a \present of sth jdm etw schenkenpre·sent3[prɪˈzent]I. vt▪ to \present sth [to sb/sth] gift [jdm/etw] etw schenken; award, medal, diploma [jdm/etw] etw überreichenhe is going to \present the town with a new hospital er wird der Stadt ein neues Krankenhaus stiften2. (express)the major \presents his apologies, but he is unable to attend der Bürgermeister lässt sich entschuldigen, aber er kann leider nicht teilnehmenMr Barney \presents his compliments Herr Barney lässt Grüße ausrichtenplease \present my compliments to the chef mein Kompliment an den Kochto \present one's thoughts/view seine Gedanken/Ansichten darlegen▪ to \present sth [to sb/sth] [jdm/etw] etw vorlegen [o präsentieren]she \presented her passport at the checkpoint sie zeigte ihren Reisepass am Kontrollpunkt vorto \present a bill for £3000 eine Rechnung über 3000 Pfund präsentieren [o vorlegen]to \present a cheque for payment einen Scheck einreichento \present one's credentials sich akk ausweisento \present a petition ein Gesuch einreichento \present proof of payment einen Zahlungsnachweis erbringen4. (put forward)▪ to \present sth [to sb/sth] [jdm/etw] etw präsentierento \present an argument ein Argument anführento \present a bill LAW einen Gesetzentwurf einbringen [o zur Zahlung vorlegen]to \present a motion einen Antrag stellento \present a motion of no confidence einen Misstrauensantrag einbringento \present a paper/report eine Arbeit/einen Bericht vorlegento \present a plan/theory einen Plan/eine Theorie darlegento \present a proposal einen Vorschlag unterbreitento \present sb with a challenge jdn vor eine Herausforderung stellento \present sb with [the] facts jdm die Fakten vor Augen führento be \presented with different options verschiedene Wahlmöglichkeiten geboten bekommento \present sb with a problem jdn vor ein Problem stellento \present sb with an ultimatum jdm ein Ultimatum stellen6.use of these chemicals may \present a fire risk die Verwendung dieser Chemikalien könnte ein Brandrisiko darstellenthe classroom \presented a cheerful atmosphere to the visitor das Klassenzimmer bot den Besuchern eine freundliche Atmosphäreto \present a challenge to sb eine Herausforderung für jdn seinto \present difficulties for sb jdm Schwierigkeiten bereitento \present a problem for sb jdn vor ein Problem stellen▪ to \present sb [to sb] jdn [jdm] vorstellenmay I \present Professor Carter? darf ich Professor Carter vorstellen?allow me to \present Mrs Richards to you darf ich Ihnen Frau Richards vorstellen?8. (compère)to \present a programme eine Sendung moderieren; (show)to \present a film einen Film zeigento \present a play ein Stück aufführento \present a product ein Produkt vorstellento \present a TV-series eine Fernsehserie bringen [o zeigen▪ to \present sb/sth [as sb/sth] jdn/etw [als jdn/etw] präsentierento \present sb/sth in a favourable light jdn/etw in einem günstigen Licht präsentieren [o zeigen]you need to \present yourself better du musst dich besser präsentierenhe likes to \present himself as an intellectual er gibt sich gerne als Intellektueller10. MILto \present arms das Gewehr präsentieren\present arms! präsentiert das Gewehr!11. (appear)you will be asked to \present yourself for an interview man wird Sie bitten, zu einem Vorstellungsgespräch zu kommento \present oneself in court vor Gericht erscheinento \present oneself at the doctor's sich akk beim Arzt vorstellen12. (arise)the opportunity to work in Boston \presented itself quite out of the blue die Gelegenheit, in Boston zu arbeiten, kam aus heiterem Himmel13. MED1. patientthe patient \presented with a serious case of TB der Patient zeigte Anzeichen einer schweren Tuberkulose2. fetus ausgetrieben werdenthe fetus \presented to the birth canal feet first der Fötus trat mit den Füßen zuerst in den Geburtskanal3. illness sich zeigen, auftretento bring the rifle down to the \present das Gewehr in Anschlag bringen* * *I ['preznt]1. adj1) (= in attendance) anwesend2) (= existing in sth) vorhandena quality present in all great men — eine Eigenschaft, die man bei allen großen Männern findet
3)at the present time — gegenwärtig, derzeitig, augenblicklich; year, season etc laufend; century gegenwärtig, jetzig
of the present day — heutig, modern
till or to or until the present day — bis zum heutigen Tag, bis auf den heutigen Tag
in the present case —
the present writer (form) — der Autor des hier vorliegenden Werkes
4) (GRAM)in the present tense — in der Gegenwart, im Präsens
present participle — Partizip nt Präsens, Mittelwort nt der Gegenwart
present perfect (tense) — zweite Vergangenheit, Perfekt nt
2. n1) Gegenwart fat present — zur Zeit, im Moment or Augenblick, derzeit
up to the present — bislang, bis jetzt
there's no time like the present (prov) — was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgen (Prov)
IIpresent continuous/simple — erweitertes/einfaches Präsens, aktuelles/generelles Präsens
1. n(= gift) Geschenk ntto make sb a present of sth — jdm etw schenken (also fig), jdm etw zum Geschenk machen (form)
2. vt[prɪ'zent]1) (= hand over formally) medal, prize etc übergeben, überreichen; (= give as a gift) art collection, book etc schenken, zum Geschenk machen (form)to present sb with sth, to present sth to sb — jdm etw übergeben or überreichen; (as a gift)
they presented us with a hefty bill she presented him with a son — sie präsentierten or überreichten uns (dat) eine gesalzene Rechnung sie schenkte ihm einen Sohn
2) (= put forward) vorlegen; cheque (for payment) präsentieren; proof vorlegen, erbringen (of sth für etw); proposal vorlegen, unterbreitenshe asked me to present her apologies/compliments (form) please present my apologies to your mother (form) — sie bat mich, ihre Entschuldigung/Komplimente weiterzuleiten bitte entschuldigen Sie mich bei Ihrer Mutter
his report presents the matter in another light — sein Bericht zeigt die Angelegenheit in anderem Licht or stellt die Angelegenheit in anderem Licht dar
3) (= offer, provide) target, view, opportunity bietento present a brave face to the world — sich (dat) nichts anmerken lassen
4) (RAD, TV) präsentieren; (THEAT) zeigen, aufführen; (commentator) moderierenpresenting, in the blue corner... — in der blauen Ecke des Rings...
5) (= introduce) vorstellento present Mr X to Miss Y — Herrn X Fräulein Y (dat) vorstellen
may I present Mr X? (form) — erlauben Sie mir, Herrn X vorzustellen (form)
3. vr[prɪ'zent] (opportunity, problem etc) sich ergebenhow you present yourself is very important — es ist sehr wichtig, wie man sich präsentiert
he was asked to present himself for interview —
* * *present1 [ˈpreznt]1. gegenwärtig, anwesend ( beide:in a place an einem Ort;were you present? warst du da(bei)?;those present, present company die Anwesenden;present! (bei Namensaufruf) hier!2. gegenwärtig, augenblicklich, derzeitig, jetzig, momentan:it is present to my mind es ist mir gegenwärtig5. vorliegend:the present writer der Schreiber oder Verfasser (dieser Zeilen)present perfect Perfekt n, zweite Vergangenheit;B s1. Gegenwart f:at present im Augenblick, augenblicklich, gegenwärtig, zum gegenwärtigen Zeitpunkt, momentan;for the present vorläufig, für den Augenblick, einstweilen2. LING (Verb n im) Präsens n, (Zeitwort n in der) Gegenwart fby these presents hiermit, hierdurch;know all men by these presents that … hiermit wird allen kundgetan, dass …present2 [prıˈzent]A v/tpresent sb with sth jemandem etwas schenken oder verehren;present sb with a problem jemanden vor ein Problem stellen;be presented with a prize einen Preis (überreicht) bekommen2. darbieten, (über)reichen, etwas schenken:present sth to sb jemandem etwas schenken;present a message eine Botschaft überbringen;present one’s compliments to sb sich jemandem empfehlenpresent o.s.a) sich vorstellen,b) sich einfinden, erscheinen, sich melden ( alle:for zu),c) fig sich bieten (Möglichkeit etc)4. bei Hof vorstellen oder einführen:5. present no difficulty to sb jemandem keine Schwierigkeit bieten;present a problem (a threat) ein Problem (eine Bedrohung) darstellen;present an appearance (of) erscheinen (als);present a smiling face ein lächelndes Gesicht zeigen6. WIRTSCH einen Wechsel, Scheck (zur Zahlung) vorlegen, präsentieren:present a bill for acceptance einen Wechsel zum Akzept vorlegen7. ein Gesuch, eine Klage einreichen, vorlegen, unterbreiten8. eine Bitte, Klage, ein Argument etc vorbringen, einen Gedanken, Wunsch äußern, unterbreiten:present a case einen Fall vortragen oder vor Gericht vertreten9. JURa) Klage oder Anzeige erstatten gegenb) ein Vergehen anzeigen10. ein Theaterstück, einen Film etc darbieten, geben, zeigen, auch eine Sendung bringen, eine Sendung moderieren11. eine Rolle spielen, verkörpern12. fig vergegenwärtigen, vor Augen führen, schildern, darstellen13. jemanden (für ein Amt) vorschlagen14. MILa) das Gewehr präsentierenB s MILa) Präsentiergriff mb) (Gewehr)Anschlag m:at the present in Präsentierhaltung;present arms Präsentierstellung fpresent3 [ˈpreznt] s Geschenk n, Präsent n, Gabe f:make sb a present of sth, make a present of sth to sb jemandem etwas zum Geschenk machen oder schenken;what do you want for a present? was willst du als Geschenk?pres. abk1. present2. presidency* * *I 1. adjective1) anwesend, (geh.) zugegen (at bei)be present in the air/water/in large amounts — in der Luft/im Wasser/in großen Mengen vorhanden sein
all present and correct — (joc.) alle sind da
2) (being dealt with) betreffend3) (existing now) gegenwärtig; jetzig, derzeitig [Bischof, Chef usw.]4) (Ling.)2. nounpresent tense — Präsens, das; Gegenwart, die; see also participle
1)up to the present — bis jetzt; bisher
2) (Ling.) Präsens, das; Gegenwart, dieII 1.['prezənt] noun (gift) Geschenk, dasparting present — Abschiedsgeschenk, das
2.make a present of something to somebody, make somebody a present of something — jemandem etwas zum Geschenk machen; see also give 1. 2)
[prɪ'zent] transitive verb1) schenken; überreichen [Preis, Medaille, Geschenk]present something to somebody or somebody with something — jemandem etwas schenken/überreichen
present somebody with difficulties/a problem — jemanden vor Schwierigkeiten/ein Problem stellen
he was presented with an opportunity that... — ihm bot sich eine Gelegenheit, die...
2) (deliver) überreichen [Gesuch] (to bei); vorlegen [Scheck, Bericht, Rechnung] (to Dat.)3) (exhibit) zeigen; bereiten [Schwierigkeit]; aufweisen [Aspekt]4) (introduce) vorstellen (to Dat.)5) (to the public) geben, aufführen [Theaterstück]; zeigen [Film]; moderieren [Sendung]; bringen [Fernsehserie, Schauspieler in einer Rolle]; vorstellen [Produkt usw.]; vorlegen [Abhandlung]6)3. reflexive verbpresent arms! — (Mil.) präsentiert das Gewehr!
[Problem:] auftreten; [Möglichkeit:] sich ergebenpresent oneself for interview/an examination — zu einem Gespräch/einer Prüfung erscheinen
* * *adj.derzeitig (jetzig) adj.gegenwärtig adj.präsent adj.vorhanden adj. n.Geschenk -e n.Präsent -e n. v.aufweisen v.beschenken v.präsentieren v.vorführen v.vorlegen v.vorstellen v.überreichen v. -
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I 'preznt adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) presente2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) presente3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) presente•- the present
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- for the present
II pri'zent verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) entregar, hacer entrega de2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) presentar (a)3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) presentar4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) presentar5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) presentarse•- presentable
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III 'preznt noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) regalo, presente, obsequiopresent1 adj1. presenteis Janet present? ¿está Janet?2. actualpresent2 n regaloat present en este momento / actualmentepresent3 vb presentar / entregarthe president presented the medals to the winners el presidente presentó las medallas a los ganadorestr['prezənt]1 (in attendance) presente2 (current) actual3 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL presente1 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL presente nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat present actualmente, en este momentofor the present de momento, por el momento, por ahorapresent company excepted exceptuando a los presentesthere's no time like the present no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy————————2 (offer - report, petition, bill, cheque) presentar; (- argument, ideas, case) presentar, exponer4 (give - difficulty, problem) plantear; (constitute) suponer, constituir, ser; (provide) presentar, ofrecer5 (introduce) presentar■ may I present Mr Brown? le presento al Sr. Brown6 (play) representar; (programme) presentar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make somebody a present of something regalar algo a alguiento present itself (opportunity) presentarseto present oneself presentarsepresent [pri'zɛnt] vt1) introduce: presentarto present oneself: presentarse2) : presentar (una obra de teatro, etc.)3) give: entregar (un regalo, etc.), regalar, obsequiar4) show: presentar, ofrecerit presents a lovely view: ofrece una vista muy lindapresent ['prɛzənt] adj1) : actualpresent conditions: condiciones actuales2) : presenteall the students were present: todos los estudiantes estaban presentespresent ['prɛzənt] n1) gift: regalo m, obsequio m2) : presente mat present: en este momentoadj.• actual adj.• circunstante adj.• concurrente adj.• corriente adj.• presente adj.n.• actualidad s.f.• cortesía s.f.• cumplido s.m.• dádiva s.f.• oferta s.f.• presente s.m.• regalo s.m.v.• deparar v.• obsequiar v.• ofrecer v.• presentar v.
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1. prɪ'zent1)a) (give, hand over)to present something to somebody — entregarle* algo a alguien, hacerle* entrega de algo a alguien (frml)
to present somebody WITH something — obsequiar a alguien con algo (frml), obsequiarle algo a alguien (esp AmL frml)
b) ( confront)to present somebody WITH something: it presents me with a whole host of problems esto me plantea toda una serie de problemas; we were presented with a very difficult situation — nos vimos frente a una situación muy difícil
2) \<\<ticket/passport/account/motion/bill\>\> presentar; \<\<ideas\>\> presentar, exponer*3)a) ( constitute) ser*, constituir*b) ( provide) \<\<view/perspective\>\> presentar, ofrecer*4) (Cin, Theat, Rad, TV) presentar5) ( introduce) (frml) presentar6) ( Mil)
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v refla) ( arise) \<\<problem/opportunity\>\> presentarse, surgir*b) ( appear) (frml) \<\<person\>\> presentarsec) (display, show) presentarse
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vi ( Med) \<\<patient/disease\>\> presentarse
II 'prezṇt1) ( at scene) (pred)to be present — estar* presente
how many were present? — ¿cuántas personas había?
2) (before n)a) ( current) actualat the present time o moment — en este momento
b) ( Ling)
III 'prezṇt1) ua) ( current time)at present — en este momento, actualmente
for the present — por ahora, por el momento
there's no time like the present — (set phrase) no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy
b) ( Ling)2) c ( gift) regalo mto give somebody a present — regalarle algo a alguien, hacerle* un regalo a alguien
I ['preznt]1. ADJ1) [person]to be present — (in place) estar presente; (at function) asistir, estar presente
he insisted on being present — se empeñó en estar presente or en asistir
how many others were present? — ¿cuántos más había?, ¿cuántos más estuvieron presentes?
nobody else was present — no había nadie más, nadie más estuvo presente
is there a doctor present? — ¿hay un médico (presente)?
present! — ¡presente!
ssh! there are ladies present — ¡sss! hay señoras delante
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to be present at — [+ function] asistir a, estar presente en; [+ scene, accident] presenciar•
present company excepted — exceptuando a los presentes•
all present and correct — (Mil) todos presentes; hum somos todos los que estamos y estamos todos los que somos•
those present — los presentes2)to be present — [thing, substance] encontrarse
in some areas, fluoride is naturally present in the water supply — en algunas zonas, el flúor se encuentra de forma natural en el agua
3) (=current) actualhow long have you been in your present job? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevas en tu puesto actual?
a solution to the problems of the present day — una solución a los problemas actuales or de nuestros días
present-day(up) to the present time — hasta nuestros días, hasta los tiempos actuales
4) (Gram) presente2. N1) (=present time)•
for the present — de momento, por lo prontothat will be all for the present — de momento or por lo pronto esto es todo
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up to the present — hasta ahora- live for the present- no time like the present2)at present — (=at this instant) en este momento; (=currently) ahora, actualmente
Mr Young isn't here at present — el Sr. Young no está aquí en este momento
as things are at present — como están las cosas ahora, como están las cosas actualmente
3) (Gram) (tiempo m) presente m4) (Jur)3.CPDpresent participle N — participio m activo, participio m (de) presente
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['preznt]N (=gift) regalo m, obsequio m frm, presente m frm, literbirthday, Christmas, weddingto make sb a present of sth — regalar algo a algn; (fig) dar algo a algn medio regalado, servir algo a algn en bandeja
III [prɪ'zent]1. VT1) (=give)a) [+ prize, award] entregar, hacer entrega deto present sth to sb — entregar algo a algn, hacer entrega de algo a algn
they have presented a petition to Parliament — han hecho entrega de or han presentado una petición al parlamento
b) [+ gift]to present sb with sth, present sth to sb — regalar algo a algn, obsequiar a algn con algo more frm, obsequiar algo a algn (LAm)
2) (=introduce) presentarmay I present Miss Clark?, allow me to present Miss Clark — frm permítame presentarle a or le presento a la Srta. Clark
it gives me great pleasure to present... — es para mí un honor or placer presentarles a...
to be presented at court — (Brit) ser presentada en la corte
3) (=offer formally)•
to present one's apologies (to sb) — presentar sus excusas (ante algn)•
to present one's compliments (to sb) — presentar or ofrecer sus saludos (a algn)4) (=show) [+ documents, tickets] presentar, mostrar5) (=put forward, communicate) [+ report, proposal, evidence] presentar; [+ case, argument] exponer; (Parl) [+ bill] presentar•
the party has to present a more professional image — el partido debe presentar or proyectar una imagen más profesional•
she presented her plan to the meeting — expuso su proyecto a la reunión6) (=pose) [+ challenge] representar; [+ opportunity] presentar, ofrecer; [+ sight] ofrecerif you are old, getting fit can present a challenge — si es usted mayor, ponerse en forma puede representar un reto
7) (=provide, confront)to present sb with sth: the author presents us with a vivid chronicle of contemporary America — el autor nos brinda or ofrece una vívida crónica de la América contemporánea
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she bought a new car and presented me with the bill — se compró un coche nuevo y me pasó la factura8) (=represent, portray) presentar9) (Comm) (=tender, submit) [+ bill] presentar, pasar; [+ cheque] presentar10) (Rad, TV) [+ programme] presentar; (Theat) [+ play] presentar, ofrecer el montaje de; (Art) [+ exhibition] exponer, presentar11) (Mil)present arms! — ¡presenten armas!
12)to present o.s. — [person] presentarse
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to present o.s. as sth, he presents himself as a moderate, but he's not — se define a sí mismo como un moderado, pero no lo es13)to present itself — [opportunity, problem] surgir, presentarse
a problem has presented itself — ha surgido or se ha presentado un problema
2.VI(Med)to present with sth — [patient] presentarse con algo
to present with or as sth — [condition] presentarse en forma de algo
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1. [prɪ'zent]1)a) (give, hand over)to present something to somebody — entregarle* algo a alguien, hacerle* entrega de algo a alguien (frml)
to present somebody WITH something — obsequiar a alguien con algo (frml), obsequiarle algo a alguien (esp AmL frml)
b) ( confront)to present somebody WITH something: it presents me with a whole host of problems esto me plantea toda una serie de problemas; we were presented with a very difficult situation — nos vimos frente a una situación muy difícil
2) \<\<ticket/passport/account/motion/bill\>\> presentar; \<\<ideas\>\> presentar, exponer*3)a) ( constitute) ser*, constituir*b) ( provide) \<\<view/perspective\>\> presentar, ofrecer*4) (Cin, Theat, Rad, TV) presentar5) ( introduce) (frml) presentar6) ( Mil)
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v refla) ( arise) \<\<problem/opportunity\>\> presentarse, surgir*b) ( appear) (frml) \<\<person\>\> presentarsec) (display, show) presentarse
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vi ( Med) \<\<patient/disease\>\> presentarse
II ['prezṇt]1) ( at scene) (pred)to be present — estar* presente
how many were present? — ¿cuántas personas había?
2) (before n)a) ( current) actualat the present time o moment — en este momento
b) ( Ling)
III ['prezṇt]1) ua) ( current time)at present — en este momento, actualmente
for the present — por ahora, por el momento
there's no time like the present — (set phrase) no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy
b) ( Ling)2) c ( gift) regalo mto give somebody a present — regalarle algo a alguien, hacerle* un regalo a alguien
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1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para, hacia, en dirección a3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) (pedir dinero); (salir) a (pasear)5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por, a favor de10) (because of: for this reason.) por, a causa de11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por, para14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) a pesar de
2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ya que, puesto quefor prep1. parais this the train for London? ¿es éste el tren que va a Londres?2. porI bought it for £12 lo compré por 12 libraswhat can I do for you? ¿qué puedo hacer por ti?3. desde hace4. durante5. de"T" for Tony "T" de Tonywhat's the word for "cheese" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "cheese" en español?6. a favor deare you for the plan, or against it? ¿estás a favor del plan, o en contra?tr[fɔːSMALLr/SMALL]1 (intended) para■ there's a phone call for Mr. Smith hay una llamada para el Sr. Smith2 (purpose) para■ what's this for? ¿para qué sirve esto?■ shall we meet for lunch? ¿quedamos para comer?3 (destination) para■ where do I catch the train for Newcastle? ¿dónde se coge el tren para Newcastle?4 (in order to help, on behalf of) por5 (because of, on account of) por, a causa de■ a meeting has been called for 10.00 se ha convocado una reunión para las 10.00■ I've lived here for 5 years hace 5 años que vivo aquí, vivo aquí desde hace 5 años■ it's the first accident here for a long time es el primer accidente que ocurre aquí desde hace mucho tiempo8 (in exchange, as replacement of) por■ I got it for £500 lo conseguí por 500 libras■ the record went for $50 el disco se vendió por 50 dólares9 (in favour of, in support of) por, a favor de■ who did you vote for? ¿a quién votaste?■ are you for or against the new laws? ¿estás a favor o en contra de las nuevas leyes?10 (despite) a pesar de, para; (considering, contrast) para■ I still love him, for all his faults lo quiero, a pesar de todos sus defectos11 (as) de, como, por■ what do they use for fuel? ¿qué utilizan de combustible?12 (in order to obtain) para■ for further details... para más información....13 (representing) por; (meaning) de■ I can't go to the meeting - will you go for me? no puedo asistir a la reunión - ¿quieres ir en mi lugar?■ what's the Spanish for "pool"? ¿cómo se dice "pool" en castellano?14 (as regards, concerning) por, en cuanto a■ for my part, he can do as he likes por mí, que haga lo que quiera■ as for him, who cares? en cuanto a él, ¿a quién le importa?■ luckily for us, it didn't rain afortunadamente para nosotros, no llovió15 (as part of, as being) por, para■ do you know that for a fact? ¿lo sabes a ciencia cierta?■ what do you want for dinner? ¿qué quieres para comer?1 para16 formal use literal ya que, puesto que\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas for me por mi parte, en cuanto a mífor all I know que yo sepafor all that a pesar de todo, con todofor good para siemprefor the first time por primera vezfor the last time por última vezoh for...! ¡ojalá tuviera...!■ oh for a star to guide my way! ¡ojalá tuviera una estrella que me guiara los pasos!there's nothing for it but... no hay más remedio que...to be for it cargárselafor ['fɔr] conj: puesto que, porquefor prepclothes for children: ropa para niñosit's time for dinner: es la hora de comer2) because of: porfor fear of: por miedo dea gift for you: un regalo para tihe fought for his country: luchó por su patriaa cure for cancer: una cura para el cáncerfor your own good: por tu propio bienI bought it for $5: lo compré por $5a lot of trouble for nothing: mucha molestia para nada7) as for: para, con respecto ahe's going for two years: se va por dos añosI spoke for ten minutes: hablé (durante) diez minutosshe has known it for three months: lo sabe desde hace tres mesesconj.• para conj.• pues conj.• ya que conj.n.• por s.m.prep.• a causa de prep.• como prep.• de prep.• durante prep.• en honor de prep.• en lugar de prep.• para prep.• por prep.
I fɔːr, fɔː(r), weak form fər, fə(r)1) preposition2)a) ( intended for) parais there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?
clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer
is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?
b) ( on behalf of) porhe plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa
c) ( in favor of) a favor de3) ( indicating purpose)what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?
it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos
to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera
to be for it — (colloq)
here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)
4)a) (as)we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar
what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?
b) ( representing)what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?
c) ( instead of) porcould you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?
5) ( giving reason) porif it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...
for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos
6)a) ( in exchange for) porI bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares
b) ( indicating proportion) porfor every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20
7)a) ( as concerns) para8)a) ( in spite of)for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena
is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?
9) ( in exclamations)oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!
10) ( in the direction of) parathe plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York
11)a) ( indicating duration)I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí
how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?
b) ( on the occasion of) parac) (by, before) para12) ( indicating distance)
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conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porqueABBR= free on rail franco en ferrocarril* * *
I [fɔːr, fɔː(r)], weak form [fər, fə(r)]1) preposition2)a) ( intended for) parais there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?
clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer
is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?
b) ( on behalf of) porhe plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa
c) ( in favor of) a favor de3) ( indicating purpose)what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?
it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos
to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera
to be for it — (colloq)
here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)
4)a) (as)we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar
what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?
b) ( representing)what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?
c) ( instead of) porcould you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?
5) ( giving reason) porif it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...
for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos
6)a) ( in exchange for) porI bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares
b) ( indicating proportion) porfor every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20
7)a) ( as concerns) para8)a) ( in spite of)for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena
is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?
9) ( in exclamations)oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!
10) ( in the direction of) parathe plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York
11)a) ( indicating duration)I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí
how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?
b) ( on the occasion of) parac) (by, before) para12) ( indicating distance)
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[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) QUERY (PHRASAL VERB)5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por10) (because of: for this reason.) por11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para/por13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) apesar de2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) pois* * *[fɔ:] prep 1 por, em lugar de, em vez de. we used boxes for chairs / usamos caixas em vez de cadeiras. 2 por, em prol de, em defesa de, a favor de. they voted for Roosevelt / eles votaram em Roosevelt. 3 de, representante de, em nome de. the lawyer acts for his client / o advogado age em nome de seu cliente. 4 por, para, à razão de, ao preço de. these apples are twelve for a dollar / estas maçãs custam um dólar a dúzia. 5 para, a fim de, no intuito de. he ran for his life / ele correu para salvar a vida. 6 para, a fim de, em consideração de. he went for a walk / ele foi dar um passeio. 7 para, em busca de. 8 para, com destino a. he has just left for New York / ele acaba de partir para Nova York. we have a present for you / temos um presente para você. 9 para, próprio de, acomodado a. 10 por, por causa de, em razão de, devido a. he was punished for stealing / ele foi condenado por ter furtado. 11 para, em honra de. they died for their country / eles morreram pela pátria. a party was given for her / foi dada uma festa em sua honra. 12 de, por, com afeição ou sentimento por. 13 para, a respeito de, com relação a, pelo que toca a, enquanto a. 14 numa extensão de, numa duração de. 15 como, na qualidade de. 16 a despeito de, apesar de, não obstante. 17 para, em vista de, em proporção de, não obstante. 18 de, no valor de. 19 durante. 20 para, em auxílio de. may I hold the umbrella for you? / permita-me segurar-lhe o guarda-chuva? 21 para, na ocasião de. 22 de, por, na quantidade de. 23 para, apropriado para, adaptado a. books for children / livros para crianças. 24 por, dirigido a. 25 para, na direção de. the train for London / o trem para Londres. 26 para, equivalente a. • conj pois, visto que, desde que, já que. we can’t go, for it is raining / não podemos ir porque está chovendo. I did it, for I thought it right / fi-lo, porque o achei justo. for all his efforts, he did not succeed / apesar de todos seus esforços ele não se saiu bem. for all the improvement you have made last year, you might give up / em vista do pouco progresso que fez no ano passado, você deveria desistir. arrested for murder preso por assassínio. as for me quanto a mim. bound for destinada para. but for this a não ser assim. eating too much is bad for one’s health comer demais faz mal à saúde. for account and at the risk of the consignee por conta e risco do consignatário. for a draught of vintage! quem me dera tomar um gole de vinho! for all he is so rich por rico que seja. for all his faults, we like him still apesar de todos os seus defeitos, gostamos dele. for all I know ao que me é dado supor. for all that não obstante isso, apesar disso. for a song por uma pechincha. for a while por algum tempo. for cash down contra pagamento à vista. for certain com certeza. for example por exemplo. for fear of por medo de. for free sl grátis. for fun por brincadeira. for his part por sua parte, por parte dele. for hours durante horas. for how long? por quanto tempo? for love por amor. for me pelo que me diz respeito. for miles about numa extensão de milhas ao redor. for nothing de graça, gratuitamente. for one poisonous snake there are many harmless ones para cada cobra venenosa há muitas inofensivas. for our account por nossa conta. for sure com certeza. for that matter quanto a isso. for the last time pela última vez. for the present, for the time being por ora, por enquanto. for the time to come para o futuro. for the whole year para todo o ano. for this reason por essa razão, por esse motivo. for two years por dois anos. for want of por falta de. for what remains quanto ao mais. for years há anos. for your sake por sua causa. good for nothing imprestável. he has earned a holiday for himself ele fez jus a um dia de licença. he is hard up for money ele está em apertos financeiros. he is not long for this world ele não tardará a morrer. he won’t be back for hours ele não voltará antes de algumas horas. I for one quanto a mim. I go in for tennis eu gosto de tênis. I got it for a reward recebi-o em recompensa. I know him for conheço-o como. I long for a rest anseio por um descanso. it is for you to do compete-lhe fazer. it is for you to propose compete ao senhor fazer proposta. it is usual for her to take a walk every day ela costuma dar um passeio todo dia. it was for nothing foi debalde. not for anything por nada. now for it! mãos à obra! once for all uma vez por todas. ready for action pronto para o combate. she reads well for her age ela lê bem para a sua idade. she wept for ela chorou por. that is the man for me é este o homem que me faz falta. the first free day for years o primeiro dia livre há anos. there is nothing for it but não há remédio senão. to be in for estar sob a ameaça de. to be in for it estar em maus lençóis. too beautiful for words indescritivelmente belo. to play for pennies jogar a vintém. to write for money escrever pedindo dinheiro. we longed for home estávamos com saudade de casa. were it not for you se não fosse você. we sent for a doctor mandamos chamar um médico. what for? para quê? word for word palavra por palavra. you have spoiled our day for us você nos estragou o dia. -
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1. preposition1) (representing, on behalf of, in exchange against) für; (in place of) für; anstelle vonwhat is the German for "buzz"? — wie heißt "buzz" auf Deutsch?
2) (in defence, support, or favour of) fürbe for doing something — dafür sein, etwas zu tun
it's each [man] or every man for himself — jeder ist auf sich selbst gestellt
3) (to the benefit of) für4) (with a view to) für; (conducive[ly] to) zuthey invited me for Christmas/Monday/supper — sie haben mich zu Weihnachten/für Montag/zum Abendessen eingeladen
what is it for? — wofür/wozu ist das?
be saving up for something — auf etwas (Akk.) sparen
a request for help — eine Bitte um Hilfe
take somebody for a ride in the car/a walk — jemanden im Auto spazieren fahren/mit jemandem einen Spaziergang machen
work for a living — für den Lebensunterhalt arbeiten
run/jump etc. for it — loslaufen/-springen usw.
set out for England/the north/an island — nach England/Norden/zu einer Insel aufbrechen
that's Jim for you — das sieht Jim mal wieder ähnlich
9) (as regards)be dressed/ready for dinner — zum Dinner angezogen/fertig sein
have something for breakfast/pudding — etwas zum Frühstück/Nachtisch haben
enough... for — genug... für
too... for — zu... für
there is nothing for it but to do something — es gibt keine andere Möglichkeit, als etwas zu tun
cheque/ bill for £5 — Scheck/Rechnung über od. in Höhe von 5 Pfund
11) (to affect, as if affecting) fürthings don't look very promising for the business — was die Geschäfte angeht, sieht das alles nicht sehr vielversprechend aus
it is wise/advisable for somebody to do something — es ist vernünftig/ratsam, dass jemand etwas tut
it's hopeless for me to try and explain the system — es ist sinnlos, dir das System erklären zu wollen
12) (as being) fürwhat do you take me for? — wofür hältst du mich?
I/you etc. for one — ich/ du usw. für mein[en]/dein[en] usw. Teil
13) (on account of, as penalty of) wegenfamous/well-known for something — berühmt/ bekannt wegen od. für etwas
jump/ shout for joy — vor Freude in die Luft springen/schreien
were it not for you/ your help, I should not be able to do it — ohne dich/deine Hilfe wäre ich nicht dazu in der Lage
15) (in spite of)for all... — trotz...
for all that,... — trotzdem...
16) (on account of the hindrance of) vor (+ Dat.)for fear of... — aus Angst vor (+ Dat.)
but for..., except for... — wenn nicht... gewesen wäre, [dann]...
17) (so far as concerns)for all I know/care... — möglicherweise/was mich betrifft,...
for one thing,... — zunächst einmal...
18) (considering the usual nature of) fürnot bad for a first attempt — nicht schlecht für den ersten Versuch
19) (during) seitwe've/we haven't been here for three years — wir sind seit drei Jahren hier/nicht mehr hier gewesen
we waited for hours/three hours — wir warteten stundenlang/drei Stunden lang
sit here for now or for the moment — bleiben Sie im Augenblick hier sitzen
walk for 20 miles/for another 20 miles — 20 Meilen [weit] gehen/weiter gehen
21)2. conjunctionbe for it — (coll.) dran sein (ugs.); sich auf was gefasst machen können (ugs.)
* * *[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) für3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) für4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) nach6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) für7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) für8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?)9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) dafür10) (because of: for this reason.) wegen, aus11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) für13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) für14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) für15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) trotz2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) denn* * *[fɔ:ʳ, fəʳ, AM fɔ:r, fɚ]II. prepI bought a new collar \for my dog ich habe ein neues Halsband für meinen Hund gekauftthis is a birthday present \for you hier ist ein Geburtstagsgeschenk für dichthere are government subsidies available \for farmers für Bauern gibt es Zuschüsse vom Staatto vote \for sb/sth für jdn/etw stimmenthey voted \for independence in a referendum sie haben sich in einem Referendum für die Unabhängigkeit ausgesprochen▪ to be \for sb/sth für jdn/etw seinhis followers are still \for him seine Anhänger unterstützen ihn noch immerto be \for a good cause für einen guten Zweck seinto be all \for sth ganz für etw akk seinto be \for doing sth dafür sein, dass etw getan wirdare you \for banning smoking in public places? sind Sie dafür, das Rauchen in der Öffentlichkeit zu verbieten?I'm happy \for you that it finally worked out ich freue mich für dich, dass es endlich geklappt hatyou're not making it easy \for me to tell you the truth du machst es mir nicht gerade einfach, dir die Wahrheit zu sagenthe coffee was too strong \for me der Kaffee war mir zu starkluckily \for me, I already had another job zu meinem Glück hatte ich bereits eine andere Stellethe admiration she felt \for him soon died ihre Bewunderung für ihn war schnell verflogenis this seat high enough \for you? ist Ihnen dieser Sitz hoch genug?I feel sorry \for her sie tut mir leidto feel nothing but contempt \for sb/sth nichts als Verachtung für jdn/etw empfinden▪ to be concerned \for sb/sth um jdn/etw besorgt seinto feel \for sb mit jdm fühlenas \for me was mich betrifft [o angeht]Jackie's already left and, as \for me, I'm going at the end of the month Jackie ist schon weg, und was mich angeht, ich gehe Ende des Monatshow are you doing \for money? wie sieht es bei dir mit dem Geld aus?\for my part was mich betrifft\for all I know möglicherweise\for all I know, he could have left the country möglicherweise hat er schon das Land verlassento be responsible \for sth für etw akk verantwortlich seinthe summer has been quite hot \for England für England war das ein ziemlich heißer Sommer▪ to be too big/fast \for sb/sth zu groß/schnell für jdn/etw seinshe's very mature \for her age sie ist für ihr Alter schon sehr reifthe weather is warm \for the time of year für diese Jahreszeit ist das Wetter mildhe's quite thoughtful \for a child of 8 für einen Achtjährigen ist er ziemlich rücksichtsvoll6. (to get, have)oh \for something to drink! hätte ich doch bloß etwas zu trinken!oh \for a strong black coffee! und jetzt einen starken schwarzen Kaffee!he did it \for the fame er tat es, um berühmt zu werdeneven though he's in this \for the money, we still need him auch wenn er es nur wegen des Geldes tut, wir brauchen ihnshe's eager \for a chance to show that she's a capable worker sie möchte gerne beweisen, dass sie eine fähige Mitarbeiterin istdemand \for money Bedarf m an Geldto send \for the doctor den Arzt holento apply \for a job sich akk um eine Stelle bewerbento have a need \for sth etw brauchento look \for a way to do sth nach einer Möglichkeit suchen, etw zu tunto ask \for sth um etw akk bittenhe's an agent \for models and actors er ist Agent für Models und Schauspielernext time you see them, say hi \for me grüß sie von mir, wenn du sie wieder siehstthe messenger was there \for his boss der Bote war in Vertretung seines Chefs dortto do sth \for sb etw für jdn tunto do sth \for oneself etw selbst tun▪ to do sth \for sb/sth etw für jdn/etw tunthey had to do extra work \for their boss sie mussten noch zusätzliche Arbeiten für ihren Chef erledigenI have some things to do \for school ich muss noch etwas für die Schule machenshe is a tutor \for the Open University sie ist Tutorin an der Fernuniversitätto work \for sb/sth bei jdm/etw [o für jdn/etw] arbeitenwhat's that \for? wofür ist das?that's useful \for removing rust damit kann man gut Rost entfernenthat's not \for eating das ist nicht zum Essena course \for beginners in Russian ein Russischkurs für Anfänger\for your information zu Ihrer Information\for the record der Ordnung halberthe spokesman told the press \for the record that the president was in good health der Sprecher sagte der Presse für das Protokoll, der Präsident sei bei guter Gesundheitfor rent/sale zu vermieten/verkaufenbikes \for rent Räder zu vermietento be not \for sale unverkäuflich seinto wait \for sb/sth auf jdn/etw wartento wait \for sb to do sth darauf warten, dass jd etw tut▪ to do sth \for sth/sb etw für etw/jdn tunwhat did you do that \for? wozu hast du das getan?what do you use these enormous scissors \for? wozu brauchst du diese riesige Schere?he is taking medication \for his heart condition er nimmt Medikamente für sein Herzyou need to move closer \for me to hear you du musst ein bisschen näher herkommen, damit ich dich hören kannI don't eat meat \for various reasons ich esse aus verschiedenen Gründen kein FleischI could dance and sing \for joy! ich könnte vor Freude tanzen und singen!he apologized \for being late er entschuldigte sich wegen seiner VerspätungBob was looking all the better \for his three weeks in Spain nach seinen drei Wochen Spanien sah Bob viel besser aushow are you? — fine, and all the better \for seeing you! wie geht's? — gut, und jetzt wo ich dich sehe, gleich noch viel besser!if it hadn't been \for him, we wouldn't be here right now ( form) ohne ihn wären wir jetzt nicht hier\for fear of sth aus Angst vor etw datto be arrested \for murder wegen Mordes verhaftet werdento be famous \for sth für etw akk berühmt seinto love sb \for sth jdn für etw akk liebenshe loves him just \for being himself sie liebt ihn einfach dafür, dass er so ist, wie er istthis train is \for Birmingham dieser Zug fährt nach Birminghamhe made \for home in a hurry er eilte schnell nach Hausejust follow signs \for the town centre folgen Sie einfach den Schildern in die Innenstadtto go \for sb [with one's fists] [mit den Fäusten] auf jdn losgehento run \for sb/sth zu jdm/etw laufenI had to run \for the bus ich musste laufen, um den Bus noch zu kriegen13. (meaning)to be \for sth für etw akk stehenA is \for ‘airlines’ A steht für ‚Airlines‘to stand \for sth etw bedeuten, für etw akk stehenwhat does the M.J. stand \for? María José? was bedeutet M.J.? María José?what's the Spanish word \for ‘vegetarian’? was heißt ‚Vegetarier‘ auf Spanisch?she paid a high price \for loyalty to her boss sie hat einen hohen Preis für die Loyalität zu ihrem Chef gezahltthat's \for cheating on me! das ist dafür, dass du mich betrogen hast!how much did you pay \for your glasses? wie viel hast du für deine Brille gezahlt?a cheque \for £100 eine Scheck über 100 Pfundnot \for a million dollars [or \for all the world] um nichts in der WeltI wouldn't go out with him \for a million dollars ich würde für kein Geld der Welt mit ihm ausgehento do sth \for nothing etw umsonst machento buy/sell sth \for 100 euro/a lot of money etw für 100 Euro/viel Geld kaufen/verkaufenyou can buy a bestseller \for about £6 Sie bekommen einen Bestseller schon für 6 Pfundto trade sth \for sth etw gegen etw akk [ein]tauschenI'm just going to sleep \for half an hour ich lege mich mal eine halbe Stunde schlafenhe was jailed \for twelve years er musste für zwölf Jahre ins Gefängnismy father has been smoking \for 10 years mein Vater raucht seit 10 Jahren\for the next two days in den beiden nächsten Tagen\for a bit/while ein bisschen/eine Weileplay here \for a while! spiel doch mal ein bisschen hier!I'm just going out \for a while ich gehe mal kurz raus fam\for eternity/ever bis in alle Ewigkeitthis pact is \for ever dieser Pakt gilt für immer und ewig\for the moment im Augenblick\for a time eine Zeit lang\for a long time seit LangemI hadn't seen him \for such a long time that I didn't recognize him ich hatte ihn schon so lange nicht mehr gesehen, dass ich ihn nicht erkannte\for some time seit Längerem\for the time being für den Augenblick, vorübergehend16. (a distance of)\for a kilometre/mile einen Kilometer/eine Meilehe always jogs \for 5 kilometres before breakfast er joggt immer 5 Kilometer vor dem Frühstückhe booked a table at the restaurant \for nine o'clock er reservierte in dem Restaurant einen Tisch für neun Uhrthey set their wedding date \for September 15 sie setzten ihre Hochzeit für den 15. September festI need some money \for tonight ich brauche etwas Geld für heute Abendwhat did you buy him \for Christmas? was hast du ihm zu Weihnachten gekauft?he arrived at 8.00 \for dinner at 8.30 er kam um acht zu dem für halb neun verabredeten Abendessento invite sb \for dinner/lunch jdn zum Abendessen/Mittagessen einladen\for the first time zum ersten Mal\for the [very] last time zum [aller]letzten Mal\for the first/second time running im ersten/zweiten Durchlauf, ungeachtet +gen geh\for all that trotz alledem\for all his effort, the experiment was a failure das Experiment war trotz all seiner Anstrengungen ein Fehlschlagthere is one teacher \for every 25 students in our school in unserer Schule kommt auf 25 Schüler ein Lehrer\for every cigarette you smoke, you take off one day of your life mit jeder Zigarette, die du rauchst, verkürzt sich dein Leben um einen Tagto repeat sth word \for word etw Wort für Wort wiederholen20. (the duty of)▪ to [not] be \for sb to do sth [nicht] jds Sache sein, etw zu tunit's not \for me to tell her what to do es ist nicht meine Aufgabe, ihr vorzuschreiben, was sie zu tun hatthe decision is not \for him to make die Entscheidung liegt nicht bei ihmshe thought it \for a lie but didn't say anything sie hielt es für gelogen, sagte aber nichtsI \for one am sick of this bickering ich für meinen Teil habe genug von diesem Gezänk22.I've got homework \for Africa ich habe noch jede Menge Hausaufgaben famyou're in \for it! jetzt bist du dran! fam▶ \for crying out loud um Himmels willen▶ an eye \for an eye Auge um Auge▶ that's Jane/Mark/etc. \for you so ist Jane/Mark/etc. eben!, das sieht Jane/Mark/etc. mal wieder ähnlich!, das ist wieder mal typisch für Jane/Mark/etc.!that's children \for you! so sind Kinder eben!there's gratitude \for you! und so was nennt sich Dankbarkeit! famthere's manners \for you! das sind [mir] ja schöne Manieren! iron fam* * *I [fɔː(r)]1. prepclothes for children — Kleidung f für Kinder, Kinderkleidung f
what for? — wofür?, wozu?
what is this knife for? — wozu dient dieses Messer?
what did you do that for? —
a room for working in/sewing — ein Zimmer zum Arbeiten/Nähen
a bag for carrying books (in) — eine Tasche, um Bücher zu tragen
fit for nothing —
ready for anything —
this will do for a hammer — das kann man als Hammer nehmen
to leave for the USA — in die USA or nach Amerika abreisen
he swam for the shore — er schwamm auf die Küste zu, er schwamm in Richtung Küste
2)it's not for you to ask questions — Sie haben kein Recht, Fragen zu stellenit's not for me to say — es steht mir nicht zu, mich dazu zu äußern
3)(= representing, instead of)
I'll speak to her for you if you like —I need someone to make up my mind for me — ich brauche jemanden, der die Entscheidung für mich trifft
agent for Renault — Vertreter(in) m(f) für Renault
she works for a bank (in the bank) — sie arbeitet bei or in einer Bank; (outside the bank) sie arbeitet für eine Bank
4) (= in defence, in favour of) fürI'm all for it — ich bin ganz or sehr dafür
I'm all for helping him —
5)(= with regard to)
anxious for sb — um jdn besorgtas for him/that — was ihn/das betrifft
warm/cold for the time of year — warm/kalt für die Jahreszeit
it's all right or all very well for you (to talk) — Sie haben gut reden
6) (= because of) aushe did it for fear of being left — er tat es aus Angst, zurückgelassen zu werden
he is famous for his jokes/his big nose — er ist für seine Witze bekannt/wegen seiner großen Nase berühmt
to go to prison for theft — wegen Diebstahls ins Gefängnis wandern
do it for me — tu es für mich
7) (= in spite of) trotz (+gen or (inf) +dat)for all that, you should have warned me — Sie hätten mich trotz allem warnen sollen
8) (= in exchange) fürto pay four euros for a ticket — vier Euro für eine Fahrkarte zahlen
he'll do it for ten pounds —
9)(= in contrast)
for every job that is created, two are lost — für jede Stelle, die neu geschaffen wird, gehen zwei verloren10) (in time) seit; (with future tense) fürI had/have known her for years — ich kannte/kenne sie schon seit Jahren
then I did not see her for two years — dann habe ich sie zwei Jahre lang nicht gesehen
he won't be back for a week — er wird erst in einer Woche zurück sein
can you get it done for Monday/this time next week? — können Sie es bis or für Montag/bis in einer Woche fertig haben?
for a while/time — (für) eine Weile/einige Zeit
11)the road is lined with trees for two miles — die Straße ist auf or über zwei Meilen mit Bäumen gesäumt12)to pray for peace — für den or um Frieden betenSee:→ vbs13) (after n: indicating liking, aptitude etc) fürhis knack for saying the wrong thing — sein Talent, das Falsche zu sagen
14)for this to be possible — damit dies möglich wirdit's easy for him to do it — für ihn ist es leicht, das zu tun, er kann das leicht tun
I brought it for you to see — ich habe es mitgebracht, damit Sie es sich (dat) ansehen können
the best thing would be for you to leave — das Beste wäre, wenn Sie weggingen
their one hope is for him to return — ihre einzige Hoffnung ist, dass er zurückkommt
15)to do sth for oneself — etw alleine tun2. conjdenn3. adj pred(= in favour) dafürII abbr frei Bahn17 were for, 13 against — 17 waren dafür, 13 dagegen
* * *A präp1. allg für:it was very awkward for her es war sehr peinlich für sie, es war ihr sehr unangenehm;she brought a letter for me to sign sie brachte mir einen Brief zur Unterschrift2. für, zugunsten von:a gift for him ein Geschenk für ihn;this letter is for me dieser Brief ist an mich;3. für, (mit der Absicht) zu, um (… willen):apply for the post sich um die Stellung bewerben;die for a cause für eine Sache sterben;come for dinner zum Essen kommen4. (Wunsch, Ziel) nach, auf (akk):a claim for sth ein Anspruch auf eine Sache;the desire for sth der Wunsch oder das Verlangen nach etwas;call for sb nach jemandem rufen;wait for sth auf etwas warten;oh, for a car! ach, hätte ich doch nur ein Auto!5. a) (passend oder geeignet) fürtools for cutting Werkzeuge zum Schneiden, Schneidewerkzeuge;the right man for the job der richtige Mann für diesen Posten6. (Mittel) gegen:treat sb for cancer jemanden gegen oder auf Krebs behandeln;there is nothing for it but to give in es bleibt nichts (anderes) übrig, als nachzugeben7. (als Belohnung) für:8. (als Entgelt) für, gegen, um:I sold it for £10 ich verkaufte es für 10 Pfund9. (im Tausch) für, gegen:10. (Betrag, Menge) über (akk):a postal order for £2for this reason aus diesem Grund;die for grief aus oder vor Gram sterben;weep for joy aus oder vor Freude weinen;I can’t see for the fog ich kann nichts sehen wegen des Nebels oder vor lauter Nebel;she couldn’t speak for laughing sie konnte vor (lauter) Lachen nicht sprechen12. (als Strafe etc) für, wegen:13. dank, wegen:were it not for his energy wenn er nicht so energisch wäre, dank seiner Energie;if it wasn’t for him wenn er nicht wäre, ohne ihn; he would never have done it, if it hadn’t been for me talking him into it wenn ich ihn nicht dazu überredet hätte14. für, in Anbetracht (gen), im Hinblick auf (akk), im Verhältnis zu:he is tall for his age er ist groß für sein Alter;it is rather cold for July es ist ziemlich kalt für Juli;for a foreigner he speaks English fairly well für einen Ausländer spricht er recht gut Englischan eye for beauty Sinn für das Schönefor a week eine Woche (lang);come for a week komme auf oder für eine Woche;for hours stundenlang;for a long time past schon seit Langem;not for a long time noch lange nicht;the first picture for two months der erste Film in oder seit zwei Monaten;for months ahead auf Monate (hinaus)17. (Strecke) weit, lang:run for a mile eine Meile (weit) laufen18. nach, auf (akk), in Richtung auf (akk):the train for London der Zug nach London;the passengers for Rome die nach Rom reisenden Passagiere;start for Paris nach Paris abreisen;19. für, anstelle von (oder gen), (an)statt:act for sb in jemandes Auftrag handeln21. für, als:books for presents Bücher als Geschenk;they were sold for slaves sie wurden als Sklaven verkauft;take that for an answer nimm das als Antwort22. trotz (gen oder dat), ungeachtet (gen):for all that trotz alledem;for all his wealth trotz seines ganzen Reichtums, bei allem Reichtum;for all you may say sage, was du willst23. as for was … betrifft:as for that matter was das betrifft;for all I know soviel ich weiß;for all of me meinetwegen, von mir aus24. nach adj und vor inf:it is too heavy for me to lift es ist so schwer, dass ich es nicht heben kann;it is impossible for me to come es ist mir unmöglich zu kommen, ich kann unmöglich kommen;it seemed useless for me to continue es erschien mir sinnlos, noch weiterzumachen25. mit s oder pron und inf:it is time for you to go home es ist Zeit, dass du heimgehst; es ist Zeit für dich heimzugehen;it is for you to decide die Entscheidung liegt bei Ihnen;a) es ist nicht deine Sache zu inf,b) es steht dir nicht zu inf;he called for the girl to bring him some tea er rief nach dem Mädchen und bat es, ihm Tee zu bringen;don’t wait for him to turn up yet wartet nicht darauf, dass er noch auftaucht;there is no need for anyone to know es braucht niemand zu wissen26. (ethischer Dativ):that’s a wine for you das ist vielleicht ein Weinchen, das nenne ich einen Wein27. US nach:B konj denn, weil, nämlich* * *1. preposition1) (representing, on behalf of, in exchange against) für; (in place of) für; anstelle vonwhat is the German for "buzz"? — wie heißt "buzz" auf Deutsch?
2) (in defence, support, or favour of) fürbe for doing something — dafür sein, etwas zu tun
it's each [man] or every man for himself — jeder ist auf sich selbst gestellt
3) (to the benefit of) für4) (with a view to) für; (conducive[ly] to) zuthey invited me for Christmas/Monday/supper — sie haben mich zu Weihnachten/für Montag/zum Abendessen eingeladen
what is it for? — wofür/wozu ist das?
be saving up for something — auf etwas (Akk.) sparen
5) (being the motive of) für; (having as purpose) zu6) (to obtain, win, save)take somebody for a ride in the car/a walk — jemanden im Auto spazieren fahren/mit jemandem einen Spaziergang machen
run/jump etc. for it — loslaufen/-springen usw.
7) (to reach) nachset out for England/the north/an island — nach England/Norden/zu einer Insel aufbrechen
8) (to be received by) für9) (as regards)be dressed/ready for dinner — zum Dinner angezogen/fertig sein
have something for breakfast/pudding — etwas zum Frühstück/Nachtisch haben
enough... for — genug... für
too... for — zu... für
there is nothing for it but to do something — es gibt keine andere Möglichkeit, als etwas zu tun
cheque/ bill for £5 — Scheck/Rechnung über od. in Höhe von 5 Pfund
11) (to affect, as if affecting) fürthings don't look very promising for the business — was die Geschäfte angeht, sieht das alles nicht sehr vielversprechend aus
it is wise/advisable for somebody to do something — es ist vernünftig/ratsam, dass jemand etwas tut
it's hopeless for me to try and explain the system — es ist sinnlos, dir das System erklären zu wollen
12) (as being) fürI/you etc. for one — ich/ du usw. für mein[en]/dein[en] usw. Teil
13) (on account of, as penalty of) wegenfamous/well-known for something — berühmt/ bekannt wegen od. für etwas
jump/ shout for joy — vor Freude in die Luft springen/schreien
were it not for you/ your help, I should not be able to do it — ohne dich/deine Hilfe wäre ich nicht dazu in der Lage
15) (in spite of)for all... — trotz...
for all that,... — trotzdem...
16) (on account of the hindrance of) vor (+ Dat.)for fear of... — aus Angst vor (+ Dat.)
but for..., except for... — wenn nicht... gewesen wäre, [dann]...
for all I know/care... — möglicherweise/was mich betrifft,...
for one thing,... — zunächst einmal...
19) (during) seitwe've/we haven't been here for three years — wir sind seit drei Jahren hier/nicht mehr hier gewesen
we waited for hours/three hours — wir warteten stundenlang/drei Stunden lang
sit here for now or for the moment — bleiben Sie im Augenblick hier sitzen
walk for 20 miles/for another 20 miles — 20 Meilen [weit] gehen/weiter gehen
21)2. conjunctionbe for it — (coll.) dran sein (ugs.); sich auf was gefasst machen können (ugs.)
(since, as proof) denn* * *conj.als konj.denn konj.für konj.nach konj.zu konj. -
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I bought a new collar \for my dog ich kaufte ein neues Halsband für meinen Hund after adjthere are government subsidies available \for farmers für Bauern gibt es Zuschüsse vom Staat;this is a birthday present \for you hier ist ein Geburtstagsgeschenk für dich;to be [up] \for grabs noch zu haben sein;the last piece of cake is up \for grabs - who wants it? ein Stück Kuchen ist noch da - wer möchte es?I voted \for the Greens at the last election bei der letzten Wahl habe ich für die Grünen gestimmt;they voted \for independence in a referendum sie haben sich in dem Referendum für die Unabhängigkeit ausgesprochen;please donate - it's \for a good cause spenden Sie bitte - es ist für einen guten Zweck;I'm all \for sexual equality, but I still don't want my wife to work ich bin zwar für die Gleichberechtigung, aber ich möchte nicht, dass meine Frau arbeiten geht;applause \for sb Applaus für jdn;to be \for sb/ sth für jdn/etw sein;his followers are still for him seine Anhänger unterstützen ihn noch immer;to be \for doing sth dafür sein, dass etw getan wird;are you \for banning smoking in public places? sind Sie dafür, das Rauchen in der Öffentlichkeit zu verbieten?;to be all \for sth ganz für etw akk seinshe felt sorry \for the homeless people die Obdachlosen taten ihr leid;they are responsible \for marketing the product sie tragen die Verantwortung für den Vertrieb des Produkts;that jacket looks a bit big \for you diese Jacke ist wohl etwas zu groß für dich;I can't run with you - you're far too fast \for me! ich kann mit dir nicht laufen - du bist zu schnell für mich!;I'm happy \for you that it finally worked out ich freue mich für dich, dass es endlich geklappt hat;you're not making it easy \for me to tell you the news du machst es mir nicht gerade einfach, dir die Neuigkeiten zu erzählen;the coffee was too strong \for me der Kaffee war mir zu stark;luckily \for me, I already had another job zu meinem Glück hatte ich bereits eine andere Stelle;the admiration she felt \for him soon died ihre Bewunderung für ihn war schnell verflogen;he felt nothing but contempt \for her er fühlte nur noch Verachtung für sie;is this seat high enough \for you? ist Ihnen dieser Sitz hoch genug?;she is preparing \for her presentation sie bereitet sich auf ihre Präsentation vor;how are you doing for money? wie sieht es bei dir mit dem Geld aus?;Jackie's already left and, as \for me, I'm going at the end of the month Jackie ist schon weg, und was mich angeht, ich gehe Ende des Monats;to feel \for sb mit jdm fühlen;I feel \for you but I can't do anything ich fühle mit dir, aber ich kann nichts tunshe asked \for a skateboard for her birthday sie wünschte sich ein Skateboard zum Geburtstag;to hope for good news auf gute Nachrichten hoffen;I've applied \for a job ich habe mich um eine Stelle beworben;quick, send \for a doctor! holen Sie schnell einen Arzt!;the little girl ran \for her mother das kleine Mädchen lief zu ihrer Mutter;I had to run \for the bus ich musste zum Bus laufen;she's looking \for a way to finance the purchase sie sucht nach einer Möglichkeit, den Kauf zu finanzieren;I had to wait \for him for 20 minutes ich musste 20 Minuten auf ihn warten;he did it \for the fame er tat es, um berühmt zu werden;even though he's in this \for the money, we still need him auch wenn er es wegen des Geldes tut, brauchen wir ihn;she's eager \for a chance to show that she's a capable worker sie möchte gerne beweisen, dass sie eine fähige Mitarbeiterin ist;drug addicts have a need \for more and more of their drug of choice Drogensüchtige brauchen immer mehr von ihrer Droge;oh \for something to drink! hätte ich doch bloß etwas zu trinken!;oh \for a strong black coffee! und jetzt einen starken schwarzen Kaffee!;the demand \for money der Bedarf an Geld;to fish \for compliments sich dat gerne Komplimente machen lassen;5) after n, vb (on behalf, for the benefit of) für +akk;he's an agent \for models and actors er ist Agent für Models und Schauspieler;to do sth \for sb etw für jdn tun;these parents aren't speaking \for everyone diese Eltern sprechen nicht für alle;she works \for a charity sie arbeitet für eine soziale Einrichtung;next time you see them, say hi \for me sag ihnen Grüße von mir, wenn du sie wiedersiehst;the messenger was there \for his boss der Bote war dort, um seinen Chef zu vertreten;a course \for beginners in Russian ein Russischkurs für Anfänger;to do sth \for oneself etw selbst tun6) ( as ordered by)to do sth \for sb/ sth etw für jdn/etw tun;they had to do extra work \for their boss sie mussten noch mehr für ihren Chef arbeiten;I have some things to do \for school ich muss noch etwas für die Schule machenshe is a tutor \for the Open University sie ist Tutorin bei der Offenen Universität;to work \for sb/ sth bei jdm/etw arbeitenwhat's that \for? wofür ist das?;what did you do that \for? wozu hast du das getan?;what do you use these enormous scissors \for? was machst du mit dieser riesigen Schere?;I need some money \for tonight ich brauche ein wenig Geld für heute Abend;that's useful \for removing rust damit kann man gut Rost lösen;the books are not \for sale die Bücher sind nicht verkäuflich;they've invited us round \for dinner on Saturday sie haben uns für Samstag zum Essen eingeladen;he is taking medication \for his heart condition er nimmt Medikamente für sein Herz;if you can't sleep, you can take some pills \for that wenn du nicht schlafen kannst, dann nimm doch ein paar Schlaftabletten;she needed to move closer \for me to hear her sie musste näher zu mir rücken, damit ich sie verstehen konnte;take that out of your mouth - that's not \for eating nimmt das aus dem Mund - das ist nicht zum Essen;\for your information zu Ihrer Information;\for the record der Ordnung halber;the spokesman told the press \for the record that the president was in good health der Sprecher sagte der Presse für das Protokoll, dass der Präsident bei guter Gesundheit sei;bikes \for rent Räder zu vermietenshe did fifteen years in prison \for murder sie war wegen Mordes fünfzehn Jahre im Gefängnis;I don't eat meat \for various reasons ich esse aus verschiedenen Gründen kein Fleisch;I could dance and sing \for joy! ich könnte vor Freude tanzen und singen!;he apologized \for being late er entschuldigte sich wegen seiner Verspätung;she loved him just \for being himself sie liebte ihn, weil er einfach er selbst war;Bob was looking all the better \for his three weeks in Spain wegen seiner drei Wochen in Spanien sah Bob viel besser aus ( form);if it hadn't been \for him, we wouldn't be here right now ohne ihn wären wir jetzt nicht hier;how are you? - fine, and all the better \for seeing you! wie geht's? - gut, und wo ich dich sehe, gleich noch besser!;I could not see \for the tears in my eyes ich konnte vor Tränen in den Augen gar nicht sehen;\for fear of sth aus Angst vor etw dat;\for lack of sth aus Mangel an etw dat;the reason \for his behaviour der Grund für sein Verhalten;be famous \for sth für etw akk berühmt seinthis train is \for Birmingham dieser Zug fährt nach Birmingham;he made \for home in a hurry er rannte schnell nach Hause;the man went \for him with his fists der Mann ging mit den Fäusten auf ihn los;just follow signs \for the town centre folgen Sie einfach den Schildern in die Innenstadtto be \for sth für etw akk stehen;A is \for ‘airlines’ A steht für ‚Airlines‘;to stand \for sth etw bedeuten, für etw akk stehen;what does the M.J. stand \for? María José? was bedeutet M.J.? María José?;what's the Spanish word \for ‘vegetarian’? was heißt ‚vegetarian‘ auf Spanisch?she paid a high price \for loyalty to her boss sie hat einen hohen Preis für die Loyalität zu ihrem Chef gezahlt;I'll trade you this baseball card \for that rubber ball ich gebe dir diese Baseball-Karte für diesen Gummiball;since we're friends, I'll do it \for nothing da wir Freunde sind, mache ich es umsonst;that's \for cheating on me! das ist dafür, dass du mich betrogen hast!;how much did you pay \for your glasses? wie viel hast du für deine Brille gezahlt?she sold the house \for quite a lot of money sie verkaufte das Haus für ziemlich viel Geld;you can buy a bestseller \for about $6 Sie bekommen einen Bestseller schon für 6 Dollar;they sent a cheque \for $100 sie schickten einen Scheck über 100 Dollar;not \for a million dollars [or \for all the world] um nichts in der Welt;I wouldn't go out with him \for a million dollars ich würde für kein Geld der Welt mit ihm ausgehenthe summer has been quite hot \for England für England war das ein ziemlich heißer Sommer;she's very mature \for her age sie ist für ihr Alter schon sehr weit entwickelt;warm weather \for the time of year für diese Jahreszeit ein mildes Wetter;he's quite thoughtful \for a man! für einen Mann ist er sehr zuvorkommend!I'm just going to sleep \for half an hour ich lege mich mal eine halbe Stunde schlafen;my father has been smoking \for 10 years mein Vater raucht seit 10 Jahren;he was jailed \for twelve years er musste für zwölf Jahre ins Gefängnis;\for the moment it's okay im Augenblick ist alles o.k.;\for the next two days in den beiden nächsten Tagen;\for a time eine Zeitlang;\for a long time seit längerer Zeit;\for such a long time that... schon so lange, dass...;\for some time seit längerem;\for the time being vorübergehend;\for a while eine Zeitlang;play here \for a while! spiele hier mal ein wenig!;\for ever/ eternity bis in alle Ewigkeit;this pact is \for ever dieser Pakt gilt für immer und ewighe always jogs \for 5 kilometres before breakfast er joggt immer 5 Kilometer vor dem Frühstück;she wanted to drive \for at least 100 kilometres sie wollte mindestens 100 Kilometer fahrenhe booked a table at the restaurant \for nine o'clock er reservierte in dem Restaurant einen Tisch für neun Uhr;they set their wedding date \for September 15 sie legten ihre Hochzeit auf den 15. September;we'll plan the party \for next Friday wir planen die Party für nächsten Freitag;she finished the report \for next Monday sie machte den Bericht bis zum nächsten Montag fertig;what did you buy him \for Christmas? was hast du ihm zu Weihnachten gekauft?;\for the first time zum ersten Mal;\for the [very] last time zum [aller]letzten Mal;\for the first/ second time running im ersten/zweiten Durchlauf;at... \for... um... zu...;to arrive at 8.00 \for dinner at 8.30 um 8.00 Uhr zum Abendessen um 8.30 eintreffen\for all that trotz alledem;\for all his effort, the experiment was a failure trotz all seiner Anstrengungen war das Experiment ein Fehlschlag;\for all I know/ care soviel ich weiß;\for all I know, Dubai could be in Africa soweit ich weiß, liegt Dubai in Afrikathere is one teacher \for every 25 students in our school auf 25 Schüler kommt in unserer Schule ein Lehrer;\for every cigarette you smoke, you take off one day of your life für jede Zigarette, die du rauchst, wird dein Leben um einen Tag kürzer;she told me word \for word what he said sie erzählte mir Wort für Wort, was sie gesagt hatteto [not] be \for sb to do sth [nicht] jds Sache f sein, etw zu tun;it's not \for me to tell her what to do es ist nicht meine Aufgabe, ihr vorzuschreiben, was sie zu tun hat;the decision is not \for him to make er hat diese Entscheidung nicht zu treffenshe thought it \for a lie but didn't say anything sie glaubte, das sei eine Lüge, sagte aber nichts;I \for one am sick of this bickering ich für meinen Teil habe genug von diesem GezänkPHRASES:I've got homework \for Africa ich habe zu Hause noch jede Menge Arbeit;an eye \for an eye Auge für Auge;a penny \for your thoughts ich gäbe was dafür, wenn ich wüsste, woran Sie gerade denken;\for crying out loud um Himmels willen;to be [in] \for it Schwierigkeiten bekommen;that's/there's sth \for you ('s sth \for you) das sieht etwas ähnlich;there's gratitude \for you! und so was nennt sich Dankbarkeit! -
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advра́ньшеfør éller sénere — ра́ньше и́ли по́зже
før i tíden — ра́ньше, ра́нее
* * *in advance, before, previous to, short of* * *I. adj( korpulent) stout, portly.II. adv before ( fx I have been here before);( på et tidligere tidspunkt) earlier on ( fx as I said earlier on),( lige før) just now;( i tidligere tid) formerly;( hellere) sooner, rather, first;[ dagen før] the day before;[ før og nu] then and now, past and present;[ før eller senere] sooner or later;[ hverken før eller siden] at no time before or after.III. conj before;[ ikke før han kommer] not till (el. not until) he comes;[ han havde ikke været der længe før regnen begyndte] he had not been there long when (el. before) it began to rain;IV. præp before,F previous to;[ ikke før](dvs så sent som, først) not until,T not till ( fx he did not arrive till 5 o'clock);(dvs tidligst) not before ( fx don't come before 5 o'clock, nobody will be at home). -
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they should be there by now — сейчас они, наверное, уже там
Синонимический ряд:1. at the moment (adj.) at present; at the moment; for the present; for the time being; temporarily2. temporarily (other) briefly; fleetingly; for a little while; for a short time; for a short while; for the moment; for the present; for the time being; temporarily; transiently -
14 Present continuous
а) Утвердительные формы:Утвердительные формы Present continuous образуются путем прибавления к вспомогательному глаголу be в настоящем времени причастия настоящего времени (Present participle) смыслового глагола (Main verbs).I am working.
При построении общего вопроса вспомогательный глагол be ставится перед подлежащим (Subject) предложения.Is
he working?в) Отрицательные формы:Отрицательные предложения образуются путем прибавления к вспомогательному глаголу be отрицательной частицы not/ n't.а) Present continuous используется при описании действия или события, которое разворачивается в момент речи или в настоящий период времени. Present continuous часто используется с такими наречиями и обстоятельственными выражениями как today, now, at the moment, this season.Please, stop talking. John is studying — Пожалуйста, прекратите разговаривать. Джон занимается.
Usually I read a detective story before I fall asleep but this week I' m reading Shakespeare — Обычно я читаю перед сном детектив, но на этой неделе я читаю Шекспира.
б) Об употреблении Present continuous при обозначении событий, которые происходят часто и вызывают раздражение или удивление говорящего, см. Present simple and Present continuous: repeated actions 3.в) Об использовании Present continuous при описании изменений см. Present simple and Present continuous 3.The universe is expanding — Вселенная увеличивается в размерах.
г) Present Continuous практически не используется с глаголами состояния (см. State verbs).а) Present continuous может использоваться для обозначения будущего события, которое было заранее спланировано, подготовлено или организовано (подробнее об этом см. Present continuous for the future).б) Present Continuous используется в условных и временных придаточных предложениях (см. Adverbial clause of condition и Adverbial clause of time) вместо времени Future continuous.If I' m sleeping when you come, wake me up — Если я буду спать, когда ты придешь, разбуди меня.
•— Настоящее простое в сравнении с настоящим продолженным временем см. Present simple and Present continuous
— Использование настоящего простого и настоящего продолженного времен при описании повторяющихся действий см. Present simple and Present continuous: repeated actions
— Использование настоящего простого и настоящего продолженного времен в анекдотах, рассказах о прошлом, комментариях и инструкциях см. Present simple and Present continuous: stories, commentaries and instructions
— Present continuous при обозначении будущего времени см. Present continuous for the future
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15 Present perfect continuous
а) Утвердительные формы:Утвердительные формы образуются путем сложения глагола have в настоящем времени, причастия been и причастия настоящего времени смыслового глагола (Main verbs).При построении общего вопроса первый вспомогательный глагол ( have в настоящем времени) ставится перед подлежащим (Subject) предложения.you been working?he been working?в) Отрицательные формы:Отрицательные предложения образуются с помощью отрицательной частицы not/ n't, которая ставится после первого вспомогательного глагола ( have в настоящем времени)а) Present perfect continuous используется при описании действий или событий, которые начались в прошлом, развивались некоторое время и закончились недавно или только что. При этом часто в момент речи можно наблюдать признаки того, что действие совершалось (можно наблюдать результат действия, но не тот, который был целью действия, а "побочный" эффект).How long have they been building the house? — Как долго они строили дом?
You look so tired! Have you been running? — Ты выглядишь таким усталым! Ты что, бегал?
Your shoes are dirty. Have you been walking in the forest? — У тебя грязные туфли. Ты гулял в лесу?
б) Present perfect continuous может использоваться также при описании действия или события, которое началось в прошлом, развивалось некоторое время и не закончилось к моменту речи. Present perfect continuous часто переводится на русский язык глаголом в настоящем времени, иногда с добавлением наречия уже.We have been waiting for you for two hours — Мы ждем тебя уже два часа.
He has been building a house. It will take him years to finish — Он строит дом. На то, чтобы закончить постройку, у него уйдут годы.
в) Present perfect continuous практически не употребляется с глаголами состояния (State verbs). Исключение составляют глаголы want и wish.Thank you for the book. I' ve been wanting it for ages — Спасибо за книгу. Мне давно хотелось иметь ее.
•— Настоящее совершенное продолженное в сравнении с настоящим совершенным временем см. Present perfect continuous and Present perfect
English-Russian grammar dictionary > Present perfect continuous
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16 present
§ დამსწრე; აწმყო დრო; საჩუქარი§1 დამსწრეall those present ყველა, ვინც ესწრებაI was present at a lecture ლექციაზე ვიყავი // ლექციას დავესწარი2 ახლანდელი, აწინდელიpresent stage / time ახლანდელი პერიოდი / დროat the present time ჩვენს დროში / ამჟამად●●the present tense აწმყო დრო (გრამატიკაში)3 აწმყოuntil / up to the present დღემდე●●for the present I'll say nothing ჯერჯერობით არაფერს ვიტყვი4 საჩუქარი5 ჩუქება (აჩუქებს)6 წარდგენა (წარადგენს, წარუდგინეს)he presented a thesis / the documents დისერტაცია / საბუთები წარადგინა7 გამოცხადება (გამოცხადდება)I'll speak to her when the occasion presents itself დაველაპარაკები, როცა შესაძლებლობა მომეცემაthis is irrelevant to the present situation ამ სიტუაციასთან ამას კავშირი არა აქვს●●who will succeed to the British throne after the present queen? ვინ ავა ბრიტანეთის ტახტზე ახლანდელი დედოფლის შემდეგ?he states that he was present ამტკიცებს, ვესწრებოდიოeverybody who is anybody will be present ყველა, ვინც კი რამეს წარმოადგენს, დაესწრებაpresent / past participle აწმყო / ნამყო დროის მიმღეობა -
17 Present perfect
а) Утвердительные формы:Утвердительные формы Present perfect образуются с помощью вспомогательного глагола have в настоящем времени и причастия прошедшего времени Past participle смыслового глагола (Main verbs).I have done the exercise.
При построении вопроса вспомогательный глагол have в настоящем времени ставится перед подлежащим (Subject) предложения.в) Отрицательные формы:Отрицательные предложения образуются путем прибавления к вспомогательному глаголу have в настоящем времени отрицательной частицы not/ n't.I haven't done the exercise.
He hasn't eaten the apple.
Present perfect употребляется для обозначения действия или события, происходившего в прошлом и имеющего связь с настоящим.а) Present perfect употребляется при описании события, произошедшего в прошлом и являющегося актуальным, существенным, значимым для момента речи. Present perfect часто используется с наречиями lately, recently и justI' ve washed my hands so I can help you with the cooking — Я помыл руки и могу помочь тебе с готовкой
I have forgotten his name — Я забыл его имя (и не помню его сейчас).
I' ve broken my pencil. Can you give me another one? — Я сломал свой карандаш. Не дашь мне другой?
б) Present perfect употребляют, когда хотят объявить нечто или сообщить о чем-то, что произошло только что либо совсем недавно.I've just hurt my elbow — Я вот ушиб локоть.
She hasn't received any letters from him lately — Последнее время она не получала (не получает) от него писем.
в) Present perfect используется при описании события, которое развивалось или повторялось в период времени, охватывающий момент речи. Present perfect употребляется с выражениями, обозначающими период времени, который к моменту речи еще не закончился, такими как today, this morning, this evening, this term, this week, so far, up to now. Момент начала действия может уточняться с помощью временного предлога и союза since, а то, как долго протекало описываемое действие, — с помощью временного предлога for. Present perfect часто используется с наречиями already, never, ever, yet.I have eaten ten apples today — Я съела сегодня десять яблок (может быть успею съесть еще пять, до того как кончится сегодняшний день).
I haven't seen him for forty years — Я не видел его сорок лет.
Since then I' ve practiced law in Washington — С тех пор я занимаюсь юридической практикой в Вашингтоне.
We have belonged to the tennis club since we moved here — Мы состоим в теннисном клубе с тех пор, как приехали сюда.
г) Present perfect используется при обозначении события, которое рассматривается как факт жизни, из которого можно черпать жизненный опыт или делать умозаключения. То, когда именно произошло данное событие, не важно или неизвестно. Существенно, что событие вообще имело место.I' ve seen this man — Я видела этого человека (не важно когда)
I' ve read "War and Peace" — Я читала "Войну и мир".
you seen "The silence of the Lambs"? — Вы (вообще) смотрели "Молчание ягнят"? (ср. Did you see "The silence of the Lambs"? в значении Вы смотрели "Молчание ягнят" вчера по первому каналу?)д) Present perfect используется, если указано, сколько раз в период времени, охватывающий момент речи, произошло некоторое событие.I' ve been to London three times — Я был в Лондоне три раза.
е) Present perfect не употребляется, если есть указание на дату, точное время или период времени, закончившийся в прошлом. В этом случае используется Past simple.I saw him last week — Я видел его на прошлой неделе (нельзя сказать * I've seen him last week).
It's the first time I' ve seen a horse — Я увидел лошадь первый раз (в жизни).
3) Употребление Present perfect для обозначения будущего времени (Future time).Present perfect используется в придаточных предложениях времени ( Adverbial clause of time) вместо времени Future perfect( will have done).•— Простое прошедшее в сравнении с настоящим совершенным временем см. Past simple and Present perfect
— Настоящее совершенное продолженное в сравнении с настоящим совершенным временем см. Present perfect continuous and Present perfect
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18 Present simple
а) Утвердительные формы:Утвердительные формы Present simple представляют собой основную форму глагола (Basic verb form) за единственным исключением: в 3-ем лице ед. числа к основной форме глагола прибавляется окончание -s.(О правописании глагольной формы в 3-ем лице ед. числа см. Spelling: "-s" and "-es" 1а и 2а, "y" and "i" after consonants 1)).I work
You work
He works
We work
You work
They work
б) Общий вопрос:При построении общего вопроса используется вспомогательный глагол do в настоящем времени, который ставится перед подлежащим (Subject) предложения.Do
you smoke?в) Отрицательные формы:Отрицательные предложения образуются при помощи вспомогательного глагола do в настоящем времени, за которым следуют отрицательная частица not/ n't.I don't like cats
а) Present simple используется при рассказе о событиях, которые происходят регулярно, а также при описании ситуаций, которые имеют место вообще, а не только в настоящий период времени.I work in a shop. — Я работаю в магазине.
I have breakfast every day — Я завтракаю каждый день.
I often go to school by bus — Я часто езжу в школу на автобусе.
б) Об употреблении Present Simple с глаголами состояния - см. (State verbs).3) Present simple может использоваться в анекдотах, рассказах о прошлом, комментариях и инструкциях (см. об этом Present simple and Present continuous: stories, commentaries and instructions).So she comes and says, "What are you doing here?" Ann replies, "We are eating" — И вот она приходит и говорит: "Что вы здесь делаете?" Энн отвечает: "Мы едим".
4) Об употреблении Present simple для обозначения будущего времени ( Future time) - см. Present simple for the future•— Настоящее простое в сравнении с настоящим продолженным временем см. Present simple and Present continuous
— Использование настоящего простого и настоящего продолженного времен при описании повторяющихся действий см. Present simple and Present continuous: repeated actions
— Использование настоящего простого и настоящего продолженного времен в анекдотах, рассказах о прошлом, комментариях и инструкциях см. Present simple and Present continuous: stories, commentaries and instructions
— Использование Present simple при обозначении будущего времени см. Present simple for the future
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19 for
[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) za2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) proti3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) v; čez4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) za; na5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) za6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) za7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) za8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) za9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) za10) (because of: for this reason.) zaradi11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) za12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) za13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) za14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) za15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) kljub2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ker* * *I [fɔ:, fə]prepositionza; zaradi; proti; namesto; glede nafor all — navzlic, kljubas for me — kar se mene tiče, zastran menecolloquially to be in for, to be for it — pričakovati (sitnosti, težave)colloquially to be out for — nameravatibut for — ko bi ne bilo, breznow for them! — na juriš!slang to go for a soldier — postati vojakto give a Roland for an Oliver — poplačati enako z enakim, vrniti milo za dragohe wants for nothing — nič mu ne manjka, vsega ima dovoljfor all ( —ali aught) I know... — kolikor je meni znano...for instance, for example — na primerto look for s.th. — iskati kajfor shame! — sram te (vas) bodi!she could not speak for weeping — tako se je jokala, da ni mogla govoritiMary for ever! — naj živi Marija!II [fɔ:]conjunctionkajti; ker; zato, ker; zaradi; za -
20 present not for duty
PNFD, present not for duty"прибыл не для прохождения службы", "не приступил к исполнению служебных обязанностей"English-Russian dictionary of planing, cross-planing and slotting machines > present not for duty
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Not by Its Cover — is a sequel to Philip K. Dick s first published science fiction short story, Beyond Lies the Wub. The story continues the latter s theme of immortality, although not focusing on a living Wub itself, but rather its fur. Wub fur, so the story… … Wikipedia
Present — This article is about the concept of current time. Present also means a gift; for other meanings, see Present (disambiguation) and Presence (disambiguation). The present is a moment in time discernible as intermediate between past and future. The … Wikipedia
present — pres|ent1 W2S2 [ˈprezənt] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place)¦ 2¦(memory)¦ 3¦(time)¦ 4 the present day 5 the present 6 all present and correct 7 present company excepted ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin praes … Dictionary of contemporary English
present — pres|ent1 [ prezənt ] adjective *** 1. ) only before noun existing or happening now: The present situation cannot be allowed to continue. In his present emotional state, he is capable of doing anything. The present owners purchased the farm in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
present — I EXISTING OR HAPPENING NOW ♦♦ (Pronounced [[t]pre̱z(ə)nt[/t]] in present 1, 2, and 3, and [[t]prɪze̱nt[/t]] in present 4.) 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use present to describe things and people that exist now, rather than those that existed in the past or… … English dictionary
for — for1 W1S1 [fə strong fo: $ fər strong fo:r] prep [: Old English;] 1.) used to say who is intended to get or use something, or where something is intended to be used ▪ I ve got a present for you. ▪ Someone left a message for Vicky. ▪ an English… … Dictionary of contemporary English
For all the world — World World, n. [OE. world, werld, weorld, weoreld, AS. weorold, worold; akin to OS. werold, D. wereld, OHG. weralt, worolt, werolt, werlt, G. welt, Icel. ver[ o]ld, Sw. verld, Dan. verden; properly, the age of man, lifetime, humanity; AS. wer a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
not — Sometimes when writers invert the normal word order of a sentence to place greater emphasis on not, they present the reader with a false parenthesis. It is a fault to which even usage guides are sometimes prey, as here: Could not that lingua… … Dictionary of troublesome word
For a Minute — Infobox Single Name = For a Minute Artist = B.G. featuring T.I. from Album = Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood Released = February 8, 2008 Format = CD, digital download Recorded = 2007 Genre = Hip hop Length = 4:01 Label = Atlantic, Chopper City Writer =… … Wikipedia
