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of that I'm quite certain

1 it is (quite) certain (true) that

Математика: несомненно, что

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > it is (quite) certain (true) that
2 are you quite certain about that?

vai esat gluži pārliecināts par to?

English-Latvian dictionary > are you quite certain about that?
3 certain

adjective

1) (settled) bestimmt [Zeitpunkt]

2) (unerring) sicher; (sure to happen) unvermeidlich; sicher [Tod]

for certain — bestimmt

I [don't] know for certain when... — ich weiß [nicht] genau, wann...

I can't say for certain that... — ich kann nicht mit Bestimmtheit sagen, dass...

make certain of something — (ensure) für etwas sorgen; (examine and establish) sich einer Sache (Gen.) vergewissern

we made certain of a seat on the train — wir sicherten uns einen Sitzplatz im Zug

3) (indisputable) unbestreitbar

4) (confident) sicher

of that I'm quite certain — dessen bin ich [mir] ganz sicher

5)

be certain to do something — (inevitably) etwas bestimmt tun

6) (particular but as yet unspecified) bestimmt

7) (slight; existing but probably not already known) gewiss

to a certain extent — in gewisser Weise

a certain Mr Smith — ein gewisser Herr Smith

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['sə:tn] 1. adjective
1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) sicher

2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) sicher

3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) bestimmt

4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) gewiß

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2. interjection
(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') aber natürlich

- certainty
- for certain
- make certain
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cer·tain

[ˈsɜ:t^ən, AM ˈsɜ:rt-]

I. adj

1. (sure) sicher; (unavoidable) gewiss, bestimmt

one thing is \certain eines ist sicher

that was \certain to happen das musste ja so kommen

it is not yet \certain es ist noch nicht ganz klar

to face \certain death dem [sicheren] Tod ins Auge blicken

for \certain ganz sicher

I don't know yet for \certain ich weiß noch nicht genau

one thing is for \certain eines ist sicher

I can't say for \certain ich bin mir nicht ganz sicher

to mean \certain death den sicheren Tod bedeuten

to feel \certain [that...] sicher [o [fest] [davon] überzeugt] sein[, dass...]

to make \certain [that...] (ensure) darauf achten[, dass...]; (check) sich akk vergewissern[, dass...]

please make \certain that you turn off the oven schalte bitte unbedingt den Herd aus

to make \certain of sth sich akk einer S. gen vergewissern

to seem \certain [that...] davon ausgehen[, dass...], zuversichtlich sein[, dass...]

▪ to be \certain about [or of] sth sich dat einer S. gen sicher sein

are you \certain about that? sind Sie sich dessen wirklich sicher?

no one is quite \certain about him yet bis jetzt kennt ihn noch keiner so recht

are you \certain about driving home alone? willst du wirklich allein nach Hause fahren?

▪ to be \certain [that] sb does sth sicher sein, dass jd etw tut

I wouldn't be too \certain that... ich wäre mir [ja] nicht so sicher, dass...

to be \certain [that] sth will happen [sich dat] sicher sein, dass etw geschehen wird

▪ to be \certain to do sth (intend) etw bestimmt tun; (check)

be \certain to lock the door vergewissern Sie sich, dass die Tür abgeschlossen ist

that vase is \certain to be knocked over die Vase wird bestimmt irgendjemand umstoßen

2. attr, inv (limited) gewiss

to a \certain extent in gewissem Maße

up to a \certain point bis zu einem gewissen Grad

3. attr, inv (specified) gewiss; (unspecified also) bestimmt

at a \certain age in einem bestimmten Alter

a \certain Steve Rukus ein gewisser Steve Rukus

4. attr, inv (particular) bestimmt, gewiss

in \certain circumstances unter gewissen Umständen

II. pron pl

\certain of his works/the candidates einige seiner Arbeiten/einige Kandidaten

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['sɜːtən]
1. adj

1) (= positive, convinced) sicher; (= inevitable, guaranteed) bestimmt, gewiss

are you certain of or about that? — sind Sie sich (dat) dessen sicher?

is he certain? — weiß er das genau?

there's no certain cure for this disease/for inflation — für or gegen diese Krankheit/gegen die Inflation gibt es kein sicheres Mittel

for certain — ganz sicher, ganz genau

I don't know for certain, but I think... — ich bin mir nicht ganz sicher, aber ich glaube...

I can't say for certain — ich kann das nicht genau or mit Sicherheit sagen

he is certain to come —

we are certain to succeed — wir werden ganz bestimmt Erfolg haben

to make certain of a seat — sich (dat) einen Platz sichern

will you please make certain? — vergewissern Sie sich bitte noch einmal

be certain to tell him — vergessen Sie bitte nicht, ihm das zu sagen

there is certain to be strong opposition to the proposal —

that was certain to happen — das musste ja so kommen

to my certain knowledge — ich bin mir ganz sicher

2) attr (= not named or specified) gewiss; reason, conditions bestimmt

a certain gentleman — ein gewisser Herr

to a certain extent or degree — in gewisser Hinsicht, zu einem bestimmten Grade

of a certain age — in einem gewissen Alter

2. pron
einige
certain of you/them — einige von euch/ihnen

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certain [ˈsɜːtn; US ˈsɜrtn] adj

1. allg sicher:

a) (meist von Sachen) gewiss, bestimmt:

it is certain that … es ist sicher, dass …;

it is certain to happen es wird mit Sicherheit geschehen;

for certain ganz gewiss, mit Sicherheit;

I don’t know for certain ich weiß es nicht sicher

b) (meist von Personen) überzeugt, gewiss:

be ( oder feel) certain of sth einer Sache sicher oder gewiss sein;

make certain of sth sich einer Sache vergewissern; sich etwas sichern;

make certain that … dafür sorgen, dass …

c) verlässlich, zuverlässig:

a certain remedy ein sicheres Mittel;

the news is quite certain die Nachricht ist durchaus zuverlässig

2. bestimmt:

a certain day ein (ganz) bestimmter Tag

3. gewiss, unbestimmt:

a certain charm;

a certain Mr Brown ein gewisser Herr Brown;

in a certain sense in gewissem Sinne;

a certain extent bis zu einem gewissen Grade, gewissermaßen;

for certain reasons aus bestimmten Gründen; → something A 1

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adjective

1) (settled) bestimmt [Zeitpunkt]

2) (unerring) sicher; (sure to happen) unvermeidlich; sicher [Tod]

for certain — bestimmt

I [don't] know for certain when... — ich weiß [nicht] genau, wann...

I can't say for certain that... — ich kann nicht mit Bestimmtheit sagen, dass...

make certain of something — (ensure) für etwas sorgen; (examine and establish) sich einer Sache (Gen.) vergewissern

we made certain of a seat on the train — wir sicherten uns einen Sitzplatz im Zug

3) (indisputable) unbestreitbar

4) (confident) sicher

of that I'm quite certain — dessen bin ich [mir] ganz sicher

5)

be certain to do something — (inevitably) etwas bestimmt tun

6) (particular but as yet unspecified) bestimmt

7) (slight; existing but probably not already known) gewiss

to a certain extent — in gewisser Weise

a certain Mr Smith — ein gewisser Herr Smith

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adj.

bestimmt adj.

gewiss adj.

sicher adj.

English-german dictionary > certain
4 quite

quite [kwaɪt]

adverb

a. ( = entirely) tout à fait

• quite! exactement !

• I quite agree with you je suis entièrement de votre avis

• I quite understand je comprends très bien

• I quite believe it je le crois volontiers

• that's quite enough! ça suffit comme ça !

• not quite as many as last week pas tout à fait autant que la semaine dernière

• that's quite another matter c'est une tout autre affaire

• he was quite right il avait tout à fait raison

• quite new tout (à fait) neuf

b. ( = to some degree, moderately) plutôt, assez

• it was quite dark for 6 o'clock il faisait plutôt sombre pour 6 heures

• quite a long time assez longtemps

• quite some time un bon moment

• quite a few people pas mal de monde

• your essay was quite good votre dissertation était plutôt bonne

• he is quite a good singer c'est un assez bon chanteur

• I quite like this painting j'aime assez ce tableau

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[kwaɪt]
adverb

1) ( completely) [new, ready, understand] tout à fait; [alone, empty, exhausted, ridiculous] complètement; [impossible] totalement; [justified] entièrement; [extraordinary] vraiment

I quite agree — je suis tout à fait d'accord

you're quite right — vous avez entièrement raison

it's quite all right — ( in reply to apology) c'est sans importance

it's quite out of the question — il n'en est pas du tout question

I can quite believe it — je veux bien le croire

are you quite sure? — en êtes-vous certain?

to be quite aware that — être tout à fait conscient du fait que

quite clearly — [see] très clairement

it's quite clear — c'est parfaitement clair

and quite right too! — à juste titre!

that's quite enough! — ça suffit!

2) ( exactly)

not quite — pas exactement

not quite so much — un petit peu moins

not quite as many — pas tout à fait autant

I don't quite know — je ne sais pas du tout

nobody knew quite what he meant — personne ne savait exactement ce qu'il voulait dire

that's not quite all — ( giving account of something) et ce n'est pas tout

3) ( definitely)

it was quite the best answer — c'était de loin la meilleure réponse

he's quite the stupidest man! — il est vraiment stupide!

quite simply — tout simplement

4) ( rather) [big, easily, often] assez

it's quite small — ce n'est pas très grand

it's quite warm today — il fait bon aujourd'hui

it's quite likely that — il est très probable que

I quite like Chinese food — j'aime assez la cuisine chinoise

quite a few — un bon nombre de [people, examples]

quite a lot of money — pas mal d'argent

quite a lot of opposition — une opposition assez forte

I've thought about it quite a bit — j'y ai pas mal réfléchi

5) ( as intensifier)

quite a difference — une différence considérable

that will be quite a change for you — ça va te faire un grand changement

she's quite a woman! — quelle femme!

to be quite something — [house, car] valoir le coup d'œil (colloq)

6) ( expressing agreement)

quite (so) — c'est sûr

English-French dictionary > quite
5 quite

quite adv

1 ( completely) [new, ready, differently] tout à fait ; [alone, amazed, empty, exhausted, obnoxious, ridiculous] complètement ; [impossible] totalement ; [justified] entièrement ; [extraordinary, peculiar] vraiment ; I quite agree je suis tout à fait or complètement d'accord ; I quite understand je comprends tout à fait ; you're quite right vous avez complètement raison ; you're quite wrong vous vous trompez complètement ; it's quite all right ( in reply to apology) c'est sans importance ; it's quite out of the question il n'en est pas du tout question, c'est complètement hors de question ; I can quite believe it je veux bien le croire ; are you quite sure? en êtes-vous certain? ; to be quite aware of sth/that être tout à fait conscient de qch/du fait que ; quite frankly très franchement ; I saw it quite clearly je l'ai vu très clairement ; it's quite clear c'est parfaitement clair ; it's quite clear to me that pour moi il est complètement évident que ; he's quite clearly mad/stupid il est manifestement complètement fou/stupide ; and quite right too! à juste titre! ; that's quite enough! ça suffit! ; have you quite finished? iron ce sera tout? ;

2 ( exactly) not quite pas exactement ; it's not quite what I wanted ce n'est pas exactement ce que je voulais ; I'm not quite sure je ne sais pas exactement ; not quite so much un petit peu moins ; not quite as many as last time pas tout à fait autant que la dernière fois, un peu moins que la dernière fois ; not quite as interesting/expensive pas tout à fait aussi or un peu moins intéressant/cher ; he didn't quite understand il ne comprenait pas vraiment ; I don't quite know je ne sais pas du tout ; nobody knew quite what he meant personne ne savait exactement ce qu'il voulait dire ; it's not quite that ce n'est pas tout à fait ça ; that's not quite all ( giving account of sth) et ce n'est pas tout ;

3 ( definitely) it was quite the best answer/the most expensive seat c'était de loin la meilleure réponse/la place la plus chère ; he's quite the stupidest man! il est vraiment stupide! ; our whisky is quite simply the best! Advertg notre whisky est tout simplement le meilleur! ;

4 ( rather) [big, wide, easily, often] assez ; it's quite small ce n'est pas très grand ; it's quite good ce n'est pas mauvais ; it's quite cold today il ne fait pas chaud aujourd'hui ; it's quite warm today il fait bon aujourd'hui ; it's quite likely that il est très probable que ; I quite like Chinese food j'aime assez la cuisine chinoise ; quite a few ou quite a lot of people/examples etc un bon nombre de personnes/d'exemples etc ; quite a lot of money pas mal d'argent ; quite a lot of opposition une opposition assez forte ; it's quite a lot colder/warmer today il fait nettement plus froid/plus doux aujourd'hui ; I've thought about it quite a bit j'y ai pas mal réfléchi ;

5 ( as intensifier) quite a difference/drop une différence/baisse considérable ; that will be quite a change for you ça te changera beaucoup ; she's quite a woman, she's quite some woman! quelle femme! ; that was quite some party! quelle soirée! ; their house/car is really quite something ○ leur maison/voiture vaut le coup d'œil ○ ; it was quite a sight iron ça valait le coup d'œil ○ ;

6 ( expressing agreement) c'est sûr ; ‘he could have told us’-‘quite (so)’ ‘il aurait pu nous le dire’-‘c'est sûr’.

Big English-French dictionary > quite
6 certain

certain ['sɜ:tən]

1 adjective

(a) (sure) certain, sûr;

∎ to be certain of sth être sûr de qch;

∎ I'm certain of it! j'en suis sûr!;

∎ she was quite certain about what she had seen elle était tout à fait sûre de ce qu'elle avait vu;

∎ he was certain (that) she was there il était certain qu'elle était là;

∎ it's certain that she will get the job il est sûr qu'elle aura le poste;

∎ it's still not certain that he's going to England il n'est pas encore certain ou sûr qu'il aille en Angleterre;

∎ there is certain to be some opposition to the bill il est sûr que la loi rencontrera une opposition;

∎ to be certain to do sth être sûr de faire qch;

∎ he's certain to win il est sûr qu'il va gagner;

∎ he's certain to come il ne manquera pas de venir, il viendra sûrement;

∎ I'd better make certain je ferais mieux de m'en assurer;

∎ to make certain of sth (check) vérifier qch, s'assurer de qch; (be sure to have) s'assurer qch;

∎ you ought to make certain of the time vous devriez vérifier l'heure;

∎ he made certain that all the doors were locked il a vérifié que toutes les portes étaient fermées;

∎ I made certain of a good seat je me suis assuré une bonne place

(b) (inevitable → death, failure) certain, inévitable;

∎ the soldiers faced certain death les soldats allaient à une mort certaine;

∎ they face certain dismissal ils seront renvoyés à coup sûr

(c) (definite, infallible → cure) sûr, infaillible

2 adjective

(a) (particular but unspecified) certain;

∎ on a certain day in June un certain jour de juin;

∎ in certain places à certains endroits;

∎ he has a certain something about him il a un certain je ne sais quoi;

∎ she has a certain charm elle a un certain charme;

∎ women of a certain age les femmes d'un certain âge;

∎ if I were to ask you to meet me at a certain time and in a certain place… si je te demandais de me retrouver à telle heure, à tel endroit…

(b) (not known personally) certain;

∎ a certain Mr Roberts un certain M. Roberts

(c) (some) certain;

∎ there's been a certain amount of confusion over this il y a eu une certaine confusion à ce sujet;

∎ to a certain extent or degree dans une certaine mesure;

∎ certain people certaines personnes

3 pronoun

certains (certaines) mpl, fpl;

∎ certain of his colleagues certains ou quelques-uns de ses collègues;

∎ certain of the pages certaines pages

4 for certain adverb

∎ I don't know for certain je n'en suis pas certain;

∎ I can't say for certain je ne peux pas l'affirmer;

∎ you'll have it tomorrow for certain vous l'aurez demain sans faute;

∎ that's for certain! c'est sûr et certain!, cela ne fait pas de doute!

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > certain
7 quite

1. adverb
1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) totalmente

2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) bastante

2. interjection
(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) pues sí, así es

quite adv

1. totalmente / del todo

that is quite impossible eso es totalmente imposible

that banana is not quite ripe ese plátano no está del todo maduro

2. bastante

he's quite tall es bastante alto

Del verbo quitar: ( conjugate quitar) \ \
quité es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

quite es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries: quitar quite
quitar ( conjugate quitar) verbo transitivo 1 (apartar, retirar):
◊ ¡quítalo de aquí! get it out of here!;
quité la silla de en medio I got the chair out of the way; quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take your things off my desk; quite la mesa (Esp) to clear the table; ¡quítame las manos de encima! take your hands off me!; no le puedo quite la tapa I can't get the top off; le quitó los zapatos she took his shoes off 2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( de las manos):

◊ le quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thief;
le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from her
b) ( privar de) ‹pasaporte/carnet de conducir› to take away

c) ‹cartera/dinero› to take, steal;
‹asiento/lugar› to take 3 ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ me quita mucho tiempo it takes up a lot of my time;
quitele años a algn to take years off sb; quitele importancia a algo to play sth down; le quita valor it detracts from its value 4 ( hacer desaparecer) ‹ mancha› to remove, get … out; ‹ dolor› to relieve, get rid of; ‹ sed› to quench; ‹ apetito› to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)
◊ eso te quiteá el hambre that will stop you feeling hungry;
hay que quitele esa idea de la cabeza we must get that idea out of his head 5
◊ quitando ( ger) (fam) except for
verbo intransitivo 1 (Esp fam):
◊ ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!
2 ( en locs)
◊ de quita y pon ‹funda/etiqueta› removable;
eso no quita que … that doesn't mean that … quitarse verbo pronominal 1 ( desaparecer) [ mancha] to come out; [ dolor] to go (away);
◊ ya se me quiteon las ganas I don't feel like it any more
2 (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way;
◊ ¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!
3 ( refl)
a) ‹prenda/alhaja/maquillaje› to take off

b) ‹dolor/resfriado› to get rid of;
‹ miedo› to overcome, get over;
◊ se quita la edad she lies about her age;
quitese algo/a algn de encima to get rid of sth/sb
quitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (retirar, separar) to remove: quita todas esas cajas de aquí, get all those boxes out of here
quitar la mesa, to clear the table
2 (ropa, gafas, etc) to take off
3 (eliminar) (la sed) to quench (el hambre) to take away: el té me quita el sueño, tea keeps me awake
4 (una mancha) to remove, get out
5 (el dolor) to relieve
6 (arrebatar, privar de) le quitó el lápiz, he took the pencil away from him
nos quitaron el asiento, they took our seats (robar) to steal
7 Mat (restar) to substract figurado quitar importancia a algo, to play sthg down figurado quitar las ganas a alguien, to put sb off figurado le quita mucho tiempo, it takes up a lot of her time
II verbo intransitivo ¡quita!, get away Locuciones: de quita y pon, removable fam (excepción hecha de) quitando, except for
quite m Taur distracting of the bull Locuciones: estar al quite, to be ready to help or defend sb: nosotros estaremos al quite por si dice alguna inconveniencia, we'll defend you should he make a rude remark
salir al quite, to go to someone's defence o help ' quite' also found in these entries: Spanish: algo - apolillada - apolillado - baqueteada - baqueteado - bastante - bien - buena - bueno - campante - capaz - clara - claro - contraria - contrario - contumaz - dar - decir - dentro - desahogo - descreída - descreído - despiste - destreza - deterioro - efectivamente - envergadura - fácil - folclore - gallo - hosca - hosco - importancia - imposible - informal - interfluvio - libre - llenado - locatis - lomo - lucir - mal - mayor - mucha - mucho - ordinaria - ordinario - parecerse - personaje - prometerse English: aspect - blow - change - close - explode - few - frenzy - frequently - gritty - lengthy - my - off - ordeal - quite - recall - sequence - spoil - trek - unintentional - warm - agreeable - amenable - bit - drift - fair - far - move - oblivious - place - pretty - recently - respectable - some - something - taken - unchanged

quite

tr[kwaɪt]

adverb

1 (rather) bastante

■ it was quite a good game fue un partido bastante bueno

■ they played quite well jugaron bastante bien

■ they're quite difficult exercises son ejercicios bastante difíciles

■ there are quite a few people here hay bastante gente aquí

2 (totally) completamente, del todo

■ I quite understand lo entiendo perfectamente

■ you've quite ruined it lo has destrozado completamente

■ it isn't quite finished no está terminado del todo

3 (exceptional) excepcional, increíble, original

■ he's quite a comedian es un cómico increíble

■ our trip was quite something nuestro viaje fue algo excepcional

4 (exactly) exactamente

■ it isn't quite what I was looking for no es exactamente lo que buscaba

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

quite so! ¡exactamente!

quite ['kwaɪt] adv

1) completely: completamente, totalmente

2) rather: bastante

quite near: bastante cerca

quite

adv.

• bastante adv.

• completamente adv.

• del todo adv.

• harto adv.

• muy adv.

• realmente adv.

• totalmente adv.

kwaɪt
adverb

1)

a) (completely, absolutely) completamente, totalmente

I can quite believe it — no me cabe la menor duda

I still can't quite believe it — todavía no me lo creo del todo or no acabo de creérmelo

I quite agree with you — estoy totalmente or completamente de acuerdo contigo

I quite appreciate your difficulty — comprendo perfectamente tu problema

this will only make matters worse - quite! — esto sólo va a empeorar las cosas - exactamente!

that's quite enough! — basta ya!

is this what you wanted? - not quite — ¿es esto lo que buscaba? - no exactamente

they're not quite perfect — no son cien por ciento perfectos

there isn't quite enough — falta un poquito

she's not quite ten — todavía no ha cumplido los diez

there's nothing quite like champagne — realmente no hay como el champán

quite the opposite — todo lo contrario

b) (as intensifier)

it makes quite a difference — hace bastante diferencia

you'll have quite a job persuading her — te va a costar lo tuyo or te va a dar mucho trabajo convencerla

quite a few of them — muchos de ellos

that was quite a game! — fue un partidazo! (fam), fue flor de partido! (CS fam)

the journey was quite an experience — el viaje fue toda una experiencia

2) ( fairly) (BrE) bastante

it's quite warm today — hoy hace bastante calor

there were quite a few — había bastantes, había unos cuantos

quite a lot of money — bastante dinero

we see them quite often — los vemos bastante a menudo

it's quite likely — es muy probable

[kwaɪt]
ADV
1) (=completely) totalmente, completamente

quite new — completamente nuevo

I'm not quite sure — no estoy del todo seguro

I quite agree with you — estoy totalmente de acuerdo contigo

it's quite clear that this plan won't work — está clarísimo que este plan no va a funcionar

that's quite enough for me — eso me basta a mí

that'll be quite enough of that! — ¡ya está bien!

I can quite believe that... — no me cuesta creer que...

I quite understand — comprendo perfectamente

I don't quite understand it — no acabo de entenderlo

they are quite simply the best — son simple y llanamente los mejores

quite frankly, I can't stand him — para ser totalmente sincero, no lo aguanto

you could quite easily have killed yourself — podrías haberte matado con toda facilidad

that's not quite right — eso no es totalmente cierto

he has not quite recovered yet — no se ha repuesto todavía del todo

it was quite three months since she had called — † habían pasado por lo menos tres meses desde que llamó

he's quite grown up now — ahora está hecho todo un hombre

2) (=exactly) exactamente

it's not quite what we wanted — no es exactamente lo que queríamos

we don't quite know — no sabemos exactamente

it's not quite the same — no es exactamente lo mismo

quite (so)! — ¡así es!, ¡exacto!

not quite as many as last time — no tantos como la última vez

3) (=rather) bastante

it's quite good/important — es bastante bueno/importante

"how was the film?" - "quite good" — -¿qué tal la película? -bastante bien

it was quite a surprise — me sorprendió bastante

it was quite a shock — fue bastante chocante

quite a lot — bastante

I've been there quite a lot — he ido allí bastante

quite a lot of money — bastante dinero

it costs quite a lot to go abroad — es bastante caro salir al extranjero

4) (emphatic use)

that's quite a car! — ¡vaya coche!

quite a hero — todo un héroe also iro

there were quite a few people there — había bastante gente allí

quite suddenly, everything went black — de golpe, todo se volvió oscuro

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[kwaɪt]
adverb

1)

a) (completely, absolutely) completamente, totalmente

I can quite believe it — no me cabe la menor duda

I still can't quite believe it — todavía no me lo creo del todo or no acabo de creérmelo

I quite agree with you — estoy totalmente or completamente de acuerdo contigo

I quite appreciate your difficulty — comprendo perfectamente tu problema

this will only make matters worse - quite! — esto sólo va a empeorar las cosas - exactamente!

that's quite enough! — basta ya!

is this what you wanted? - not quite — ¿es esto lo que buscaba? - no exactamente

they're not quite perfect — no son cien por ciento perfectos

there isn't quite enough — falta un poquito

she's not quite ten — todavía no ha cumplido los diez

there's nothing quite like champagne — realmente no hay como el champán

quite the opposite — todo lo contrario

b) (as intensifier)

it makes quite a difference — hace bastante diferencia

you'll have quite a job persuading her — te va a costar lo tuyo or te va a dar mucho trabajo convencerla

quite a few of them — muchos de ellos

that was quite a game! — fue un partidazo! (fam), fue flor de partido! (CS fam)

the journey was quite an experience — el viaje fue toda una experiencia

2) ( fairly) (BrE) bastante

it's quite warm today — hoy hace bastante calor

there were quite a few — había bastantes, había unos cuantos

quite a lot of money — bastante dinero

we see them quite often — los vemos bastante a menudo

it's quite likely — es muy probable

English-spanish dictionary > quite
8 quite

adverb

1) (entirely) ganz; völlig; vollkommen; gänzlich [unnötig]; fest [entschlossen]

not quite — (almost) nicht ganz; (noticeably not) nicht gerade

I'm sorry - That's quite all right — Entschuldigung - Schon gut od. in Ordnung

not quite five o'clock — noch nicht ganz 5 Uhr

I don't need any help; I'm quite all right, thank you — danke, es geht schon, ich komme allein zurecht

I quite agree/understand — ganz meine Meinung/ich verstehe schon

quite [so]! — [ja,] genau od. richtig!

that is quite a different matter — das ist etwas ganz anderes

quite another story/case — eine ganz andere Geschichte/ein ganz anderer Fall

2) (somewhat, to some extent) ziemlich; recht; ganz [gern]

it was quite an effort — es war ziemlich od. recht anstrengend

that is quite a shock/surprise — das ist ein ziemlicher Schock/eine ziemliche Überraschung

I'd quite like to talk to him — ich würde ganz gern mit ihm sprechen

quite a few — ziemlich viele

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1. adverb
1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) ganz

2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) ganz
2. interjection
(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) durchaus

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quite

[kwaɪt]

adv inv

1. (fairly) ziemlich fam

we had \quite a pleasant evening in the end schließlich war es doch noch ein recht netter Abend

I'm feeling \quite a bit better, thank you es geht mir schon viel besser, danke

that was \quite something! das war echt nicht schlecht!; ( fam)

that girl's \quite something! das Mädchen ist wirklich klasse! fam

I had to wait \quite a time ich musste ganz schön lange warten fam

\quite a distance away ziemlich [o fam ganz schön] weit weg

2. (completely) ganz, völlig

that's \quite out of the question das ist völlig ausgeschlossen

her new book is not \quite as good as her last one ihr neues Buch ist nicht ganz so gut wie ihr letztes

I don't \quite know what to say ich weiß nicht so recht, was ich sagen soll

I didn't \quite catch what he said ich habe nicht ganz mitbekommen, was er gesagt hat fam

I'm not \quite sure ich bin nicht ganz sicher

\quite different ganz [o völlig] verschieden

\quite frankly [or honestly] ganz ehrlich

\quite honestly,... ehrlich gesagt...

to be \quite frank [or honest] um ganz ehrlich zu sein

\quite sure ganz [o völlig] sicher

\quite wrong völlig falsch

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[kwaɪt]
adv

1) (= entirely) ganz; (emph) völlig

I am quite happy where I am — ich fühle mich hier ganz wohl

it's quite impossible to do that — das ist völlig or gänzlich unmöglich

you're being quite impossible — du bist einfach unmöglich

are you quite finished? — bist du jetzt fertig?

when you're quite ready... (iro) — wenn du dann fertig bist...

he's quite grown up now — er ist jetzt schon richtig erwachsen

I quite agree with you —

he quite understands that he must go — er sieht es durchaus or völlig ein, dass er gehen muss

he has quite recovered — er ist völlig or ganz wiederhergestellt

that's quite another matter — das ist doch etwas ganz anderes

he said it in quite another tone — er sagte es in einem ganz anderen Ton

that's quite enough for me — das reicht wirklich

that's quite enough of that — das reicht jetzt aber

it was quite some time ago — es war vor einiger Zeit

not quite — nicht ganz

you weren't quite early/tall enough — Sie waren ein bisschen zu spät dran/zu klein

I don't quite see what he means — ich verstehe nicht ganz, was er meint

you don't quite understand —

that's not quite your colour — das ist nicht ganz die richtige Farbe für Sie

he's not quite the James Bond type — er ist nicht gerade der James-Bond-Typ

it was not quite midnight — es war noch nicht ganz Mitternacht

sorry! – that's quite all right — entschuldige! – das macht nichts

I'm quite all right, thanks — danke, mir gehts gut

thank you – that's quite all right —

it's quite all right, thank you, I can manage alone — das geht schon, danke, ich komme alleine zurecht

quite ( so)! — genau!, sehr richtig!, ganz recht!

quite the thing (inf) — ganz große Mode

2) (= to some degree) ziemlich

quite likely/unlikely — sehr wahrscheinlich/unwahrscheinlich

he's had quite a lot to drink — er hat ziemlich viel or ganz schön viel (inf) getrunken

quite a few people —

he is quite a good singer — er ist ein ziemlich guter Sänger

I quite like this painting — dieses Bild gefällt mir ganz gut

yes, I'd quite like to — ja, eigentlich ganz gern

3) (= really, truly) wirklich

she was a quite beautiful girl — sie war wirklich eine Schönheit

she's quite a girl/friend etc — sie ist ein tolles Mädchen/eine tolle Freundin etc

it's quite delightful — es ist entzückend, es ist einfach wunderbar

it was quite a shock — es war ein ziemlicher or ganz schöner (inf)

it was quite a disappointment/change — es war eine ziemliche or ganz schöne (inf) Enttäuschung/Veränderung

that's quite some bruise/car (inf) — das ist vielleicht ein blauer Fleck/ein Auto (inf)

it was quite a party — das war vielleicht eine Party! (inf)

it was quite an experience —

he's quite the gentleman now — er ist jetzt ganz der feine Herr

he's quite a hero now —

quite the little party-goer, aren't we? (inf) — du bist wohl so eine richtige kleine Partynudel, wie? (inf)

he's quite a comedian, isn't he? — er ist ja sehr komisch

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quite [kwaıt] adv

1. ganz, völlig, vollständig:

quite alone ganz allein;

quite another ein ganz anderer;

quite wrong völlig falsch;

quite the reverse genau das Gegenteil

2. wirklich, tatsächlich, ziemlich:

quite a disappointment eine ziemliche Enttäuschung;

quite good recht gut;

quite a few ziemlich viele;

quite a gentleman wirklich ein Gentleman

3. ganz, durchaus, sehr:

quite nice ganz oder recht nett;

quite possible durchaus möglich;

not quite proper nicht ganz angebracht;

that’s quite the thing

a) das ist genau oder ganz das Richtige,

b) das ist die (neueste) Mode;

he isn’t quite er ist nicht (so) ganz gesellschaftsfähig;

quite (so) ganz recht

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adverb

1) (entirely) ganz; völlig; vollkommen; gänzlich [unnötig]; fest [entschlossen]

not quite — (almost) nicht ganz; (noticeably not) nicht gerade

I'm sorry - That's quite all right — Entschuldigung - Schon gut od. in Ordnung

not quite five o'clock — noch nicht ganz 5 Uhr

I don't need any help; I'm quite all right, thank you — danke, es geht schon, ich komme allein zurecht

I quite agree/understand — ganz meine Meinung/ich verstehe schon

quite [so]! — [ja,] genau od. richtig!

that is quite a different matter — das ist etwas ganz anderes

quite another story/case — eine ganz andere Geschichte/ein ganz anderer Fall

2) (somewhat, to some extent) ziemlich; recht; ganz [gern]

it was quite an effort — es war ziemlich od. recht anstrengend

that is quite a shock/surprise — das ist ein ziemlicher Schock/eine ziemliche Überraschung

I'd quite like to talk to him — ich würde ganz gern mit ihm sprechen

quite a few — ziemlich viele

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adv.

ganz adv.

recht adv.

vollständig adv.

ziemlich adv.

English-german dictionary > quite
9 quite

[kwaɪt]
avverbio

1) (completely) [new, impossible] del tutto; [alone, empty, exhausted] completamente; [ justified] interamente; [ extraordinary] davvero, assolutamente

I quite agree — sono totalmente d'accordo

you're quite right — hai completamente ragione

it's quite all right — (in reply to apology) va bene, non c'è problema

it's quite out of the question — è assolutamente fuori discussione

I can quite believe it — lo credo bene

are you quite sure? — ne sei proprio sicuro?

quite frankly — molto francamente

it's quite clear — è chiarissimo

and quite right too! — giustissimo, ben gli sta!

that's quite enough! — è più che abbastanza!

2) (exactly)

not quite — non esattamente, non proprio

it's not quite what I wanted — non è esattamente ciò che volevo

not quite so much — non (proprio) così tanto

not quite as interesting — non altrettanto o un po' meno interessante

he didn't quite understand — non ha proprio capito

I don't quite know — non sono sicuro

nobody knew quite what he meant — nessuno sapeva esattamente cosa volesse dire

that's not quite all — e non è tutto

3) (definitely)

it was quite the best answer — era proprio la risposta migliore

he's quite the stupidest man! — è proprio (il più) stupido!

quite simply the best — semplicemente il migliore

4) (rather) [big, easily, often] abbastanza, piuttosto

it's quite small — non è molto grande, è piuttosto piccolo

it's quite warm today — fa abbastanza caldo oggi

it's quite likely that — è abbastanza probabile che

I quite like Chinese food — la cucina cinese mi piace abbastanza

quite a few people — non poche persone

quite a lot of money — un bel po' di soldi

quite a lot of opposition — un'opposizione piuttosto forte

I've thought about it quite a bit — ci ho pensato un bel po'

5) (as intensifier)

quite a difference — una bella differenza

that will be quite a change for you — sarà un bel cambiamento per te

she's quite a woman she's quite some woman! che donna! that was quite some party! quella sì che è stata una festa! their car is really quite something — colloq. mica male la loro macchina

6) (expressing agreement) certo, davvero

"he could have told us" - "quite (so)" — "avrebbe potuto dircelo" - "già"

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1. adverb
1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) completamente, del tutto

2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) abbastanza, piuttosto
2. interjection
(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) certo, proprio

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[kwaɪt]
avverbio

1) (completely) [new, impossible] del tutto; [alone, empty, exhausted] completamente; [ justified] interamente; [ extraordinary] davvero, assolutamente

I quite agree — sono totalmente d'accordo

you're quite right — hai completamente ragione

it's quite all right — (in reply to apology) va bene, non c'è problema

it's quite out of the question — è assolutamente fuori discussione

I can quite believe it — lo credo bene

are you quite sure? — ne sei proprio sicuro?

quite frankly — molto francamente

it's quite clear — è chiarissimo

and quite right too! — giustissimo, ben gli sta!

that's quite enough! — è più che abbastanza!

2) (exactly)

not quite — non esattamente, non proprio

it's not quite what I wanted — non è esattamente ciò che volevo

not quite so much — non (proprio) così tanto

not quite as interesting — non altrettanto o un po' meno interessante

he didn't quite understand — non ha proprio capito

I don't quite know — non sono sicuro

nobody knew quite what he meant — nessuno sapeva esattamente cosa volesse dire

that's not quite all — e non è tutto

3) (definitely)

it was quite the best answer — era proprio la risposta migliore

he's quite the stupidest man! — è proprio (il più) stupido!

quite simply the best — semplicemente il migliore

4) (rather) [big, easily, often] abbastanza, piuttosto

it's quite small — non è molto grande, è piuttosto piccolo

it's quite warm today — fa abbastanza caldo oggi

it's quite likely that — è abbastanza probabile che

I quite like Chinese food — la cucina cinese mi piace abbastanza

quite a few people — non poche persone

quite a lot of money — un bel po' di soldi

quite a lot of opposition — un'opposizione piuttosto forte

I've thought about it quite a bit — ci ho pensato un bel po'

5) (as intensifier)

quite a difference — una bella differenza

that will be quite a change for you — sarà un bel cambiamento per te

she's quite a woman she's quite some woman! che donna! that was quite some party! quella sì che è stata una festa! their car is really quite something — colloq. mica male la loro macchina

6) (expressing agreement) certo, davvero

"he could have told us" - "quite (so)" — "avrebbe potuto dircelo" - "già"

English-Italian dictionary > quite
10 certain

ˈsə:tn
1. прил.
1) точный, определенный I have no certain abode ≈ у меня нет определенного пристанища absolutely certain, completely certain, totally certain ≈ полностью определенный almost, nearly certain ≈ довольно точный quite certain ≈ достаточно ясный very certain ≈ очень точный a certain percentage of the profit ≈ фиксированный процент дохода Syn: fixed, settled
2) некий, определенного рода ( вида, количества, степени) the house has a certain charm ≈ в этом домике есть некий шарм I felt a certain joy. ≈ Я почувствовал некоторую радость. under certain conditions ≈ при известных (некоторых) условиях
3) предик. уверенный, убежденный Are you certain that you turned the gas off? ≈ Ты уверена, что выключила газ? feel certain make certain of Syn: sure
4) предик. верный, известный, проверенный, надежный;
бесспорный the fact is certain ≈ факт несомненен It is certain that they will sign the contract. ≈ Несомненно, что они подпишут контракт. Syn: sure, dependable, reliable ∙ of a certain age
2. сущ. нечто верное, несомненное;
факт not to know for certain ≈ не знать наверняка Syn: certainty нечто верное, несомненное;
факт;
- for * наверняка;
несомненно;
- I don't know for * я не уверен;
я точно не знаю;
- I hear for * that... мне рассказали как о факте, что... определенный, неизменный, постоянный;
- on * days в определенные дни некоторый, определенный;
известный;
- under * conditions при неизвестных условиях;
- * relief некоторое облегчение;
- for * reasons по некоторым соображениям;
- to a * degree в известной степени;
- of a * age не первой молодости уверенный;
убежденный;
- to feel * of... быть уверенным в...;
- I am not * я не уверен;
- to make * удостовериться, убедиться;
- make * of your facts before you argue проверьте факты, прежде чем спорить;
- be * you catch your thain on time смотрите не опоздайте на проезд один, некий;
- a * Mr. Brown некий г-н Браун;
некто Браун;
- a * person некто, один человек верный, надежный;
несомненный;
- to face * death идти на верную смерть;
- to regard smth. as * быть совершенно уверенным в чем-л;
- there is no * cure for this disease против этой болезни нет надежного лекарства;
- the fact is * факт не вызывает сомнений;
- the evidence is * показания достоверны бесспорный;
неизбежный;
- it is * to happen это неизбежно произойдет;
- he is * to come он обязательно придет;
- they are * to know everything они наверняка все знают;
- he is * returning он уверен, что вернется;
- he is * to return он обязательно вернется, мы уверены, что он вернется (редкое) уверенный;
верный, точный;
безошибочный;
- * motion правильный ход (часов) ;
- his aim was * он стрелял без промаха;
- his ear for music was * у него был абсолютный музыкальный слух( устаревшее) (эвфмеизм) известного рода;
- a woman of * description женщина известного рода, дама полусвета;
- in a * position в интересном положении, беременная;
- * disease болезнь известного рода, венерическая болезнь certain известный ~ a predic. надежный, верный, несомненный;
the fact is certain факт несомненен;
of a certain age пожилого возраста ~ a attr. один, некий, некоторый;
I felt a certain joy я почувствовал некоторую радость;
there was a certain Mr Jones был некий мистер Джоунз ~ определенный ~ a attr. определенный;
I have no certain abode у меня нет определенного пристанища ~ постоянный ~ a predic. уверенный;
to feel certain быть уверенным ~ a predic. надежный, верный, несомненный;
the fact is certain факт несомненен;
of a certain age пожилого возраста ~ a predic. уверенный;
to feel certain быть уверенным feel: to ~ quite oneself оправиться, прийти в себя;
to feel angry сердиться;
to feel certain быть уверенным ~ a attr. один, некий, некоторый;
I felt a certain joy я почувствовал некоторую радость;
there was a certain Mr Jones был некий мистер Джоунз ~ a attr. определенный;
I have no certain abode у меня нет определенного пристанища to make ~ of удостовериться в;
make certain of your facts before you argue проверьте свои данные, прежде чем спорить to make ~ of удостовериться в;
make certain of your facts before you argue проверьте свои данные, прежде чем спорить not to know for ~ не знать наверняка ~ a predic. надежный, верный, несомненный;
the fact is certain факт несомненен;
of a certain age пожилого возраста ~ a attr. один, некий, некоторый;
I felt a certain joy я почувствовал некоторую радость;
there was a certain Mr Jones был некий мистер Джоунз under ~ conditions при известных (или при некоторых) условиях

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > certain
11 quite

1. adverb
1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) helt, fullstendig, absolutt

2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) ganske, temmelig, nokså
2. interjection
(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) akkurat!; (helt) riktig!

ganske
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helt

adv. \/kwaɪt\/

1) helt (og holdent), absolutt

• that's quite impossible

det er helt umulig

• I quite agree

jeg er helt enig

2) nøyaktig, eksakt, akkurat

• I quite understand how you feel

jeg forstår nøyaktig hvordan du har det

• I don't know quite when I'll be leaving

jeg vet ikke akkurat når jeg kommer til å dra

3) svært, temmelig, ikke så lite

• she is quite young

hun er svært ung

• he was quite angry

han var temmelig sint

• she quite likes him

hun liker ham svært godt

4) ganske, nokså

• the situation is quite critical

situasjonen er nokså kritisk

5) faktisk, egentlig

• that I can quite believe

det tror jeg faktisk

• I don't quite know

jeg vet egentlig ikke

not quite ikke helt, knapt

quite a litt av en

• it was quite a party

det var litt av en fest

• he is quite a man

han er litt av en mann

quite a bit \/ a lot \/ a few ganske mye, en (god) del

• he arrived quite a bit later

han ankom en god stund senere

quite a little ikke så lite, en hel del

quite another thing eller quite a different thing en helt annen sak

quite as much (nøyaktig) like mye

quite enough se ➢ enough

quite (so)! akkurat det, ja!, helt riktig!

quite so, but... ja visst, men...

quite some time ganske lenge

• we haven't seen him for quite some time

vi har ikke sett ham på ganske lenge \/ på en god stund

quite something! virkelig noe

• that's quite something!

det var ikke verst! \/ det var bra!

quite the absolutt, virkelig

• he is quite the gentleman

han er virkelig en gentleman

• quite the best

det aller beste

quite the contrary\/reverse nøyaktig det motsatte, helt motsatt, tvert imot

quite the thing ( gammeldags) i god form

• she hasn't been feeling quite the thing lately

hun har ikke følt seg så bra i det siste

god takt og tone, god oppførsel, høflig

• it wouldn't be quite the thing to turn up without a warning

det ville ikke være helt god oppførsel å dukke opp uten å si fra på forhånd

when quite a child allerede som barn

English-Norwegian dictionary > quite
12 certain

cer·tain [ʼsɜ:t^ən, Am ʼsɜ:rt-] adj

1) ( sure) sicher;

( unavoidable) gewiss, bestimmt;

please be \certain to turn out the lights before you leave bitte vergewissern Sie sich, dass das Licht ausgeschaltet ist, wenn Sie gehen;

there is no \certain cure for this disease gegen diese Krankheit gibt es kein sicheres Mittel;

that was \certain to happen das musste ja so kommen;

that vase is \certain to be knocked over if you leave it there wenn du die Vase dort stehen lässt, wird sie bestimmt irgendjemand umschmeißen ( fam);

are you \certain about that? sind Sie sich dessen wirklich sicher?;

it is not yet \certain... es ist noch nicht ganz klar...;

I wouldn't be too \certain that... ich wäre mir [ja] nicht so sicher, dass...;

to face \certain death dem [sicheren] Tod ins Auge blicken;

to mean \certain death den sicheren Tod bedeuten;

to feel \certain [that...] sicher [o [fest] [davon] überzeugt] sein[, dass...];

to make \certain [that...] darauf achten[, dass...];

please make \certain that you turn off the oven schalte bitte unbedingt den Herd aus;

to make \certain of sth sich akk einer S. gen vergewissern;

to seem \certain [that...] davon ausgehen[, dass...], zuversichtlich sein[, dass...];

to be \certain about [or of] sth sich dat einer S. gen sicher sein;

no one is quite \certain about him yet bis jetzt kennt ihn noch keiner so recht;

are you \certain about driving home alone? willst du wirklich allein nach Hause fahren?;

to be \certain [that] sb does sth sicher sein, dass jd etw tut;

to be \certain [that] sth will happen [sich dat] sicher sein, dass etw geschehen wird;

for \certain ganz sicher;

I don't know yet for \certain ich weiß noch nicht genau;

one thing is [for] \certain eines ist sicher;

I can't say for \certain ich bin mir nicht ganz sicher

2) attr, inv ( limited) gewiss;

he's very reliable - up to a \certain point er ist sehr zuverlässig - bis zu einem gewissen Grad;

to a \certain extent in gewissem Maße

3) attr, inv ( specific and specified) gewisse(r, s) attr, ( specific but unspecified) bestimmte(r, s) attr, gewisse(r, s) attr;

at a \certain age in einem bestimmten Alter;

a \certain Steve Rukus ein gewisser Steve Rukus

4) ( particular) bestimmt, gewiss;

in \certain circumstances unter gewissen Umständen pron

pl ( form);

\certain of his works have been published einige seiner Arbeiten wurden veröffentlicht;

\certain of the candidates were well below the usual standard, but others were very good indeed einige Kandidaten lagen deutlich unter dem normalen Niveau, andere waren aber wirklich sehr gut

English-German students dictionary > certain
13 quite

[kwaɪt]
adv

( rather) całkiem, dosyć or dość; ( entirely) całkowicie, zupełnie

it's not quite big enough — jest odrobinę za mały

I quite like it — całkiem mi się podoba

I quite understand — całkowicie rozumiem

I don't quite remember — niezupełnie pamiętam

not quite as many as the last time — trochę mniej niż ostatnio

that dinner was quite something! — co to był za obiad!

it was quite a sight — był to niezły widok

quite a few — sporo

quite (so)! — (no) właśnie!

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1. adverb
1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) całkowicie

2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) całkiem
2. interjection
(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) Właśnie!

English-Polish dictionary > quite
14 certain

certain, e [sεʀtɛ̃, εn]

1. adjective

   a. ( = convaincu) [personne] sure, certain

• es-tu certain de rentrer ce soir ? are you sure or certain you'll be back this evening?

• elle est certaine qu'ils viendront she's sure or certain they'll come

   b. ( = incontestable) certain ; [indice] sure ; [date, prix] definite

• il a fait des progrès certains he has made definite progress

• la victoire est certaine victory is assured

• c'est une chose certaine it's absolutely certain

• c'est certain there's no doubt about it

   c. ( = plus ou moins défini avant le nom) un certain... a (certain)...

• un certain ministre disait même que... a certain minister even said that...

• un certain M. Leblanc vous a demandé a Mr Leblanc was asking for you

• dans une certaine mesure to a certain extent

• dans un certain sens in a certain sense

• jusqu'à un certain point up to a point

• un certain nombre d'éléments font penser que... a number of things lead one to think that...

   d. (intensif avant le nom) some

• c'est à une certaine distance d'ici it's some distance from here

• cela demande un certain courage it takes some courage

• au bout d'un certain temps after a while

• il a un certain âge he's getting on

• une personne d'un certain âge an elderly person

   e. certains ( = quelques) some, certain

• dans certains cas in some or certain cases

• certaines personnes ne l'aiment pas some people don't like him

• sans certaines notions de base without some or certain basic notions

2. plural indefinite pronoun

certains ( = personnes) some people ; ( = choses) some

• dans certains de ces cas in some of these cases

• parmi ses récits certains sont amusants some of his stories are amusing

• pour certains for some people

• certains disent que... some people say that...

• certains d'entre vous some of you

• il y en a certains qui... there are some who...

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1.

certaine sɛʀtɛ̃, ɛn adjectif

1) ( convaincu)

certain de — certain ou sure of

es-tu certain d'avoir fermé le gaz? — are your certain ou sure that you turned off the gas?

2) ( indiscutable) certain, sure

tenir quelque chose pour certain — to be certain of something

c'est sûr et certain — (colloq) it's absolutely certain

ils vont gagner, c'est certain! — they're bound to win!

il est certain qu'il n'aurait jamais pu faire ce qu'il a fait sans sa femme — he certainly couldn't have done what he did if it hadn't been for his wife

ils vont à une mort certaine — they're heading for certain death

une influence certaine — an undeniable ou a definite influence

un homme d'un âge certain — a man of advanced years

3) ( fixé) [date, prix] definite

2.

adjectif indéfini (before n)

1) ( mal défini)

elle restera un certain temps — she'll stay for some time ou for a while

un certain nombre d'erreurs — a (certain) number of mistakes

une certaine image de la France — a certain image of France

dans une certaine mesure — to a certain ou to some extent

d'une certaine manière — in a way

2) ( devant un nom de personne)

un certain M. Grovagnard — a (certain) Mr Grovagnard

3) ( intensif) some

il faut un certain culot — (colloq) it takes some nerve (colloq)

un homme d'un certain âge — a man who's no longer young

il avait déjà un certain âge — he was already getting on in years

3.

certains, certaines adjectif indéfini pluriel some

à certains moments — sometimes, at times

4.

certains, certaines pronom indéfini pluriel some people

certains d'entre eux — some of them

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sɛʀtɛ̃, ɛn certain, -e
1. adj

1) (= incontestable) certain, (avantage) definite

Ce n'est pas certain. — It's not certain.

Nous allons vers une faillite certaine. — We're heading for certain bankruptcy.

L'Italie possède un avantage certain: ses attaquants. — Italy has one definite advantage: its strikers.

2) (= convaincu) certain

être certain de — to be certain of, to be sure of

être certain que — to be certain that, to be sure that

Je suis certain que je l'ai remis en place. — I'm certain that I put it back., I'm sure that I put it back.

sûr et certain — absolutely certain

3) (avant le nom: au singulier) (= pas clairement déterminé) certain

un certain Bertrand — a certain Bertrand

dans une certaine mesure — to a certain extent, to some extent

d'un certain âge — of a certain age

un certain temps — quite some time, some time

J'ai mis un certain temps à comprendre ce qu'elle disait. — It took me quite some time to understand what she was saying., It took me some time to understand what she was saying.

d'une certaine manière — in a way

Il règne une certaine confusion. — There is some confusion.

4) (avant le nom: au pluriel)

certains (= quelques) — some

Certaines personnes n'aiment pas la crème. — Some people don't like cream.

Certaines fois, il n'y avait personne. — Sometimes there was nobody there.

2. certains pron

some

certaines — some

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certain, certaine

A adj

1 ( convaincu) certain de certain ou sure of; être certain de qch to be certain ou sure of sth; je suis certain qu'elle est coupable I'm certain ou sure that she's guilty; est-ce que tu es certain d'avoir fermé le gaz? are your certain ou sure that you turned off the gas?; nous ne sommes pas certains qu'elle en a or qu'elle en ait envie we're not certain ou sure that she feels like it;

2 ( indiscutable) certain, sure; tenir qch pour certain to be certain of sth; il est certain qu'elle acceptera it's certain that she'll accept, she's certain to accept; il n'est pas certain qu'il puisse venir it's not certain ou definite that he'll be able to come; ce n'est pas là chose certaine it's not certain ou definite; c'est sûr et certain○ it's absolutely certain; ils vont gagner, c'est certain! they're bound to win!, they're sure to win!; il est certain qu'il n'aurait jamais pu faire ce qu'il a fait sans sa femme he certainly couldn't have done what he did if it hadn't been for his wife; ils vont à une mort certaine they're heading for certain death; il a sur ses élèves une influence certaine he has an undeniable ou a definite influence on his pupils; un homme d'un âge certain a man of advanced years;

3 Comm [date, prix] definite, fixed; [taux] fixed.

B adj indéf (before n)

1 ( mal défini) elle restera à la maison un certain temps she'll stay at home for some time ou for a while; il y a encore dans le texte un certain nombre d'erreurs there are still a (certain) number of mistakes in the text; il représente une certaine image de la France he represents a certain image of France; se faire une certaine idée de la vie to have a certain conception of life; j'ai malgré tout une certaine admiration pour lui in spite of everything I've got a certain admiration for him; dans une certaine mesure to a certain ou to some extent; d'une certaine manière in a way; jusqu'à un certain point up to a (certain) point; il est venu un certain soir que j'étais sorti he came one evening when I was out;

2 ( devant un nom de personne) un certain M. Grovagnard a (certain) Mr Grovagnard;

3 ( intensif) some; il m'a fallu un certain temps pour comprendre it took me a while ou some time to understand; ça demande un certain entraînement/une certaine adresse it requires some practice/some skill; il faut un certain culot○ pour… it takes some nerve○ to…; un homme d'un certain âge a man who's no longer young; il avait déjà un certain âge lorsqu'il a établi ce record he was already getting on in years when he set this record.

C certains, certaines adj indéf pl some; à certains moments sometimes, at times.

D certains, certaines pron indéf pl some people; certains d'entre eux some of them.

I

( féminin certaine) [sɛrtɛ̃, sɛrtɛn, devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet sɛrtɛn] déterminant (adjectif indéfini)

1. [exprimant l'indétermination]

à remettre à une certaine date to be handed in on a certain date

à un certain moment at one point

un certain nombre d'entre eux some of them

j'y ai cru un certain temps I believed it for a while

d'une certaine façon ou manière in a way

dans ou en un certain sens in a sense

2. [exprimant une quantité non négligeable]

il a fait preuve d'une certaine intelligence he has shown a certain amount of ou some intelligence

il faut un certain courage! you certainly need some pluck!

3. [devant un nom de personne]

les dialogues sont l'œuvre d'un certain... the dialogue is by someone called... ou by one...

il voit souvent un certain Robert (péjoratif) he sees a lot of some character called Robert

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certains ( pluriel féminin certaines) déterminant (adjectif indéfini pluriel)

[quelques] some, certain

certaines fois sometimes, on some occasions

certains jours sometimes, on some days

je connais certaines personnes qui n'auraient pas hésité I can think of some ou a few people who wouldn't have thought twice about it

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certains ( pluriel féminin certaines) pronom indéfini pluriel

[personnes] some (people)

[choses] some

[d'un groupe] some (of them)

certains d'entre vous semblent ne pas avoir compris some of you seem not to have understood

II

( féminin certaine) [sɛrtɛ̃, sɛrtɛn] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [sɛrtɛn]) adjectif

1. [incontestable - amélioration] definite ; [ - preuve] definite, positive ; [ - avantage, rapport] definite, clear ; [ - décision, invitation, prix] definite

avec un enthousiasme certain with real ou obvious enthusiasm

tenir quelque chose pour certain to have no doubt about something

le projet a beaucoup de retard — c'est certain, mais... the project is a long way behind schedule — that's certainly true but...

j'aurais préféré attendre, c'est certain I'd have preferred to wait, of course

une chose est certaine one thing's for certain ou sure

2. [inéluctable - échec, victoire] certain

on nous avait présenté son départ comme certain we'd been told he was certain to go

3. [persuadé]

être certain de: être certain de ce qu'on avance to be sure ou certain about what one is saying

il n'est pas très certain de sa décision he's not sure he's made the right decision

si tu pars battu, tu es certain de perdre! if you think you're going to lose, (then) you're bound ou sure ou certain to lose!

êtes-vous sûr que c'était lui? — j'en suis certain! are you sure it was him? — I'm positive!

ils céderont — n'en sois pas si certain they'll give in — don't be so sure

si j'étais certain qu'il vienne if I knew (for sure) ou if I was certain that he was coming

4. MATHÉMATIQUES & PHILOSOPHIE certain

certain nom masculin

BOURSE fixed ou direct rate of exchange

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > certain
15 to a certain degree

إلى حَدٍّ ما \ fairly: (with an adj. or adv.) slightly; not completely: a fairly easy job; fairly well done. moderately: reasonably; quite, but not very: I’m moderately sure about it. It was a moderately warm day. more or less: about, but not exactly: She’s more or less ready, but she can’t find her handbag. partially: not wholly; not completely: He’s partially blind. partly: not completely; in regard to a part: It was partly my fault, and partly his. rather: not very, but fairly: I was rather sorry to miss that meeting. We arrived rather (slightly) earlier than we expected. reasonably: fairly; enough, but not completely: I’m reasonably certain of success. slightly: a little: He’s slightly taller than I am. somewhat: rather: He’s somewhat older than you are. to a certain degree: not completely: To a certain degree, it was my fault. pretty: fairly; comparatively: a pretty cheap car (cheaper than most cars). \ See Also جزئيا (جزئيًّا)، باعتدال، تقريبا (تقريبًا)‏

Arabic-English glossary > to a certain degree
16 it is certain that

Математика: (quite)(true) несомненно, что

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > it is certain that
17 bien

bien [bjɛ̃]

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1. adverb

2. invariable adjective

3. masculine noun

4. compounds

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1. <

   a. ( = de façon satisfaisante) well

• nous avons bien travaillé aujourd'hui we've done some good work today

• cette porte ne ferme pas bien this door doesn't shut properly

• la télé ne marche pas bien the TV isn't working properly

• il s'habille bien he dresses well

• il parle bien l'anglais he speaks good English

• il a bien pris mes remarques he took my remarks quite well

• il s'y est bien pris he went about it the right way

• si je me rappelle bien if I remember rightly

• ni bien ni mal so-so (inf)

• pour bien faire il faudrait partir maintenant we really ought to leave now

► aller bien to be well

• comment vas-tu ? -- très bien merci how are you? -- fine, thanks

   b. ( = selon la morale, la raison) [se conduire, agir] well

• il pensait bien faire he thought he was doing the right thing

• vous avez bien fait you did the right thing

• il a bien fait de partir he was quite right to go

• faire bien les choses to do things properly

• vous faites bien de me le dire ! you did well to tell me!

• ça commence à bien faire ! (inf) this is getting beyond a joke!

   c. ( = sans difficulté) [supporter, se rappeler] well

• on comprend très bien pourquoi you can easily understand why

• il peut très bien le faire he's perfectly capable of doing it

   d. (exprimant le degré) ( = très) very ; ( = beaucoup) very much ; ( = trop) rather

• bien mieux much better

• bien souvent quite often

• nous sommes bien contents de vous voir we're very glad to see you

• bien plus heureux much happier

• bien plus cher much more expensive

• nous avons bien ri we had a good laugh

• les enfants se sont bien amusés the children had a great time

• elle est bien jeune pour se marier she is very young to be getting married

• il me paraît bien sûr de lui he seems to be very sure of himself to me

   e. ( = effectivement) definitely

• j'avais bien dit que je ne viendrais pas I definitely said that I wouldn't come

• je trouve bien que c'est un peu cher mais tant pis yes, it is rather expensive but never mind

• c'est bien à ton frère que je pensais yes, it was your brother I was thinking of

• c'est bien mon manteau ? this is my coat, isn't it?

• il s'agit bien de ça ! as if that's the point!

• voilà bien les femmes ! that's women for you!

   f. ( = correctement) écoute-moi bien listen to me carefully

• regardez bien ce qu'il va faire watch what he does carefully

• dis-lui bien que... make sure you tell him that...

• mets-toi bien en face stand directly opposite

• percez un trou bien au milieu drill a hole right in the centre

• tiens-toi bien droit stand quite straight

• c'est bien compris ? is that quite clear?

• il arrivera bien à se débrouiller he'll manage all right

• j'espère bien ! I should hope so!

• où peut-il bien être ? where on earth can he be?

• bien à vous (dans une lettre) yours

   g. ( = malgré tout) il fallait bien que ça se fasse it just had to be done

• il pourrait bien venir nous voir de temps en temps ! he could at least come and see us now and then!

   h. ( = volontiers) (après un verbe au conditionnel) je mangerais bien un morceau I'd like a bite to eat

• j'irais bien mais j'ai cours I'd like to go but I've got a class

• je voudrais bien t'y voir ! I'd like to see you try!

• je te verrais bien en jaune I think you'd look good in yellow

   i. ( = au moins) at least

• il y a bien trois jours que je ne l'ai pas vu I haven't seen him for at least three days

   j. (locutions)

► bien du, bien de la, bien des a lot of

• elle a eu bien du mal à le trouver she had a lot of difficulty finding it

• ils ont eu bien de la chance they had a lot of luck

• je connais bien des gens qui auraient protesté I know a lot of people who would have protested► bien que although

• bien que je ne puisse pas venir although I can't come► bien sûr of course

• bien sûr qu'il viendra ! of course he'll come!

2. <

   a. ( = satisfaisant) good

• elle est très bien comme secrétaire she's a very good secretary

• ce serait bien s'il venait it would be good if he came

► bien ! (approbation) good! ; (pour changer de sujet, par exaspération) all right!

   b. (travail scolaire) good

• assez bien quite good

• très bien very good

   c. ( = en bonne forme) well

• je me sens bien I feel well

• je ne me sens pas bien I don't feel well

• tu n'es pas bien ? are you feeling OK?

   d. ( = beau) [femme] pretty ; [homme] good-looking ; [chose] nice

• elle était très bien quand elle était jeune she was very pretty when she was young

• il est bien, ce nouveau canapé the new sofa's nice

   e. ( = à l'aise) on est bien à l'ombre it's nice in the shade

• on est bien ici it's nice here

• je suis bien dans ce fauteuil I'm very comfortable in this chair

• laisse-le, il est bien où il est ! leave him alone - he's fine where he is!

• vous voilà bien ! now you've done it!

   f. ( = convenable) nice ; (moralement) right

• c'est pas bien de dire ça it's not nice to say that

• ce n'est pas bien de faire ça it's not nice to do that

• c'est un type bien (inf) he's a good guy (inf)

• des gens bien posh (inf) people

   g. ( = en bons termes) être bien avec qn to get on well with sb

3. <

   a. ( = ce qui est bon) good

• faire le bien to do good

• le bien public the public good

• c'est pour ton bien ! it's for your own good!

► faire du bien

• faire du bien à qn to do sb good

• ce massage m'a fait du bien the massage did me good

• ça fait du bien de se confier it's good to talk

• ses paroles m'ont fait du bien what he said made me feel better► dire du bien

• dire du bien de qn to speak well of sb

• on dit beaucoup de bien de ce restaurant this restaurant has a very good name► en bien

• il a changé en bien he has changed for the better

• parler en bien de qn to speak well of sb

   b. ( = possession) possession ; ( = argent) fortune ; ( = terre) estate

• biens goods

• les biens de ce monde material possessions

4. <

► biens de consommation consumer goods

► biens d'équipement capital goods

► biens immobiliers real estate

► biens meubles, biens mobiliers movable property

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bjɛ̃
1.

adjectif invariable

1) ( convenable)

être bien dans un rôle — to be good in a part

être bien de sa personne — to be good-looking

il n'y a rien de bien ici — there's nothing of interest here

voilà qui est bien — that's good

ce n'est pas bien de mentir — it's not nice to lie

ce serait bien — it would be nice

ça fait bien d'aller à l'opéra — (colloq) it's the done thing to go to the opera

les roses font bien — the roses look nice

2) ( en bonne santé) well

ne pas se sentir bien — not to feel well

t'es pas bien! — (colloq) you're out of your mind! (colloq)

3) ( à l'aise)

je suis bien dans ces bottes — these boots are comfortable

on est bien au soleil! — isn't it nice in the sun!

je me trouve bien ici — I like it here

nous voilà bien! — iron we' re in a fine mess!

4) (colloq) ( de qualité)

un quartier bien — a nice district

des gens bien — respectable people

un type bien — a gentleman

2.

adverbe

1) ( correctement) gén well; [fonctionner] properly; [interpréter] correctly

bien payé — well paid

bien joué! — fig well done!

aller bien — [personne] to be well; [affaires] to go well

ça s'est bien passé — it went well

la voiture ne marche pas bien — the car isn't running properly

ni bien ni mal — so-so

parler (très) bien le chinois — to speak (very) good Chinese

il travaille bien — ( élève) his work is good; ( artisan) he does a good job

il est bien remis — ( malade) he's made a good recovery

bien se tenir à table — to have good table manners

bien employer son temps — to make good use of one's time

j'ai cru bien faire — I thought I was doing the right thing

il fait bien de partir — he's right to leave

c'est bien fait pour elle! — it serves her right!

tu ferais bien d'y aller — it would be a good idea for you to go there

bien m'en a pris de refuser — it's a good thing I refused

2) ( complètement) [arroser, décongeler, laver, mélanger, propre, cuit] thoroughly; [remplir, sécher, sec, fondu] completely; [lire, écouter, regarder] carefully

bien à droite — well over to the right

bien devant — right at the front

bien profiter d'une situation — to exploit a situation to the full

3) ( agréablement) [présenté, situé] well; [s'habiller] well, smartly; [décoré, meublé] tastefully; [logé, installé, vivre] comfortably

femme bien faite — shapely woman

aller bien à quelqu'un — [couleur, style] to suit somebody

se mettre bien avec quelqu'un — to get on good terms with somebody

bien prendre une remarque — to take a remark in good part

4) ( hautement) [aimable, triste] very; [apprécier, craindre] very much; [simple, vrai, certain, évident] quite

il s'est bien mal comporté — he behaved really badly

il y a bien longtemps — a very long time ago

merci bien — thank you very much

tu as bien raison — you're quite right

c'est bien dommage — it's a real pity

bien rire — to have a good laugh

c'est bien promis? — is that a promise?

c'est bien compris? — is that clear?

bien au contraire — on the contrary

c'est bien joli tout ça, mais — that's all very well, but

bien mieux/moins/pire — much ou far better/less/worse

bien trop laid/tard — much too ugly/late

bien plus riche/cher — much ou far richer/more expensive

bien plus, il la vole! — not only that, he also takes her money

bien sûr — of course

bien entendu or évidemment — naturally

bien souvent — quite often

5) ( volontiers)

j'irais bien à Bali — I wouldn't mind going to Bali

je veux bien t'aider — I don't mind helping you

j'aimerais bien essayer — I would love to try

je le vois bien habiter à Paris — I can just imagine him living in Paris

6) ( malgré tout)

il faut bien le faire — it has to be done

il faudra bien s'y habituer — we'll just have to get used to it

il finira bien par se calmer — he'll calm down eventually

7) ( pour souligner)

ça prouve/montre bien que — it just goes to prove/show that

j'espère bien que — I do hope that

je sais/crois bien que — I know/think that

insiste bien — make sure you insist

on verra bien — well, we'll see

sache bien que je n'accepterai jamais — let me tell you that I will never accept

je m'en doutais bien! — I thought as much!

je t'avais bien dit de ne pas le manger! — I told you not to eat it!

il le fait bien lui, pourquoi pas moi? — if he can do it, why can't I?

veux-tu bien faire ce que je te dis! — will you do as I tell you!

tu peux très bien le faire toi-même — you can easily do it yourself

il se pourrait bien qu'il pleuve — it might well rain

que peut-il bien faire à Paris? — what on earth can he be doing in Paris?

8) ( réellement) definitely

c'est bien lui/mon sac — it's definitely him/my bag, it's him/my bag all right (colloq)

c'est bien ce qu'il a dit — that's exactly what he said

il ne s'agit pas d'une erreur, mais bien de fraude — it's not a mistake, it's fraud

c'est bien ici qu'on vend les billets? — this is where you get tickets, isn't it?

tu as bien pris les clés? — are you sure you've got the keys?

est-ce bien nécessaire? — is it really necessary?

c'est bien de lui! — it's just like him!

voilà bien la politique! — that's politics for you!

c'est bien le moment! — iron great timing!

c'est bien le moment de partir! — iron what a time to leave!

9) ( au moins) at least

elle a bien 40 ans — she's at least 40, she's a good 40 years old

10) ( beaucoup)

il y a bien des années — a good many years ago

bien des fois — often, many a time

bien des gens — lots of people

il s'est donné bien du mal — he's gone to a lot or a great deal of trouble

mon fils me donne bien du souci — my son is a great worry to me

avoir bien de la chance — to be very lucky

je te souhaite bien du plaisir! — iron I wish you joy!

3.

nom masculin

1) ( avantage) good

pour le bien du pays — for the good of the country

pour le bien de tous — for the general good

pour ton bien — for your own good

ce serait un bien — it would be a good thing

sacrifier son propre bien à celui d'autrui — to put others first

le bien et le mal — good and evil

faire le bien — to do good

ça fait du bien aux enfants — it's good for the children

ça leur fait du bien — it does them good

mon repos m'a fait le plus grand bien — my rest did me a world of good

grand bien vous fasse! — iron much good may it do you!

vouloir le bien de quelqu'un — to have somebody's best interests at heart

vouloir du bien à quelqu'un — to wish somebody well

dire du bien de quelqu'un — to speak well of somebody

on dit le plus grand bien du musée — people speak very highly of the museum

on a dit le plus grand bien de toi — a lot of nice things were said about you

parler en bien de quelqu'un — to speak favourably [BrE] of somebody

2) ( possession) possession

perdre tous ses biens dans un incendie — to lose all one's possessions in a fire

les biens de ce monde — material possessions

hériter des biens paternels — to inherit one's father's estate

dilapider son bien — to squander one's fortune

des biens considérables — substantial assets

la santé est le plus précieux des biens — you can't put a price on good health

4.

exclamation

bien! — good!

5.

bien que locution conjonctive although

bien qu'il le sache — although he knows

Phrasal Verbs:

- biens de consommation

- biens d'équipement

- biens d'équipement ménager

- biens fonciers

- biens immobiliers

- biens mobiliers

- biens personnels

- biens publics

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tout est bien qui finit bien — Proverbe all's well that ends well Proverbe

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bjɛ̃
1. nm

1) (= avantage)

faire du bien à qn — to do sb good

il n'y a pas de mal à se faire du bien — there's nothing wrong with doing oneself a bit of good

Ses vacances lui ont fait beaucoup de bien. — His holiday has done him a lot of good.

ça fait du bien de faire — it does you good to do

dire du bien de — to speak highly of

Jean m'a dit beaucoup de bien de toi. — Jean told me a lot of good things about you., Jean spoke very highly of you to me.

c'est pour son bien — it's for his own good

changer en bien — to change for the better

le bien public — the public good

vouloir du bien à qn (= vouloir aider) — to have sb's best interests at heart

un ami qui vous veut du bien — a well-wisher

2) (= possession) possession, property, (= patrimoine) property

son bien le plus précieux — his most treasured possession

avoir du bien — to have property

bien immobilier — property

3) (moral)

le bien — good

faire le bien — to do good

le bien et le mal — good and evil

distinguer le bien du mal — to tell good from evil

2. biens nmpl

les biens et services — goods and services

3. adv

1) (= de façon satisfaisante) well

Elle travaille bien. — She works well.

aller bien; se porter bien — to be well

croyant bien faire, je... — thinking I was doing the right thing, I...

faire bien de... — to do well to...

Tu ferais bien de faire attention. — You'd do well to pay attention.

2) (concession)

vouloir bien; Je veux bien le faire. — I'm quite willing to do it.

il faut bien le faire — it has to be done

peut-être bien — it could well be

on verra bien — we'll see

il y a bien 2 ans — at least 2 years ago

Il semble bien que... — It really seems that...

Paul est bien venu, n'est-ce pas? — Paul HAS come, hasn't he?

Où peut-il bien être passé? — Where on earth can he have got to?

3) (valeur intensive) quite

bien jeune — quite young

bien assez — quite enough

bien mieux — much better

J'espère bien y aller. — I very much hope to go.

bien du temps — quite some time

bien des gens — quite a number of people

aimer bien — to like

4) (autres locutions)

bien fait!; C'est bien fait pour toi! — It serves you right!

C'est bien fait pour elle! — It serves her right!

C'est bien fait pour lui! — It serves him right!

bien sûr!; bien entendu! — certainly!, of course!

si bien que — with the result that

4. excl

right!, OK!, fine!

eh bien! — well!

5. adj inv

1) (= en bonne forme)

je me sens bien — I feel fine, I feel well

je ne me sens pas bien — I don't feel well

je suis bien — I'm fine

je ne suis pas bien — I don't feel well

2) (= à l'aise)

On est bien dans ce fauteuil. — This chair is very comfortable.

3) (= à son avantage)

Tu es bien dans cette robe. — You look nice in that dress.

4) (= satisfaisant) good

Ce restaurant est vraiment bien. — This restaurant is really good.

Elle est bien, cette maison. — It's a nice house.

Elle est bien, cette secrétaire. — She's a good secretary.

c'est très bien comme ça — that's fine

Ce n'est pas si bien que ça. — It's not as good as all that., It's not all that great.

C'est bien? — Is that all right?

5) (moralement)

ce n'est pas bien de... — it's not right to...

Ce n'est pas bien de dire du mal des gens. — It's not right to say nasty things about people.

Elle est bien, cette femme. — She's a nice woman.

des gens bien — respectable people

6) (= en bons termes)

être bien avec qn — to be on good terms with sb

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bien

A adj inv

1 ( convenable) être bien dans un rôle to be good in a part; être bien de sa personne to be good-looking; il n'y a rien de bien ici there's nothing of interest here; voilà qui est bien that's good; ce n'est pas bien de mentir it's not nice to lie; ce serait bien si on pouvait nager it would be nice if we could swim; ça fait bien d'aller à l'opéra○ it's the done thing to go to the opera; les roses font bien sur la terrasse the roses look nice ou good on the terrace; tout est bien qui finit bien all's well that ends well;

2 ( en bonne santé) well; ne pas se sentir bien not to feel well; non, mais, t'es pas bien○! you're out of your mind○!;

3 ( à l'aise) comfortable; je suis bien dans ces bottes these boots are comfortable; on est bien sur cette chaise! what a comfortable chair!; on est bien au soleil! isn't it nice in the sun!; je me trouve bien ici I like it here; suis mes conseils, tu t'en trouveras bien take my advice, it'll serve you in good stead; nous voilà bien! iron we're in a fine mess!;

4 ○( de qualité) un quartier bien a nice district; des gens bien respectable people; un type bien a gentleman; un film bien a good film.

B adv

1 ( correctement) [équipé, fait, géré, s'exprimer, dormir, choisir, se souvenir, danser] well; [fonctionner] properly; [libeller, diagnostiquer, interpréter] correctly; bien payé well paid; bien joué! lit well played!; fig well done!; aller bien [personne] to be well; [affaires] to go well; ça s'est bien passé it went well; la voiture ne marche pas bien the car isn't running properly ou right; ni bien ni mal so-so; parler (très) bien le chinois to speak (very) good Chinese, to speak Chinese (very) well; il travaille bien ( élève) his work is good; ( artisan) he does a good job; un travail bien fait a good job; il est bien remis ( malade) he's made a good recovery; bien se tenir à table to have good table manners; bien employer son temps to make good use of one's time; j'ai cru bien faire I thought I was doing the right thing; il fait bien de partir he's right to leave; c'est bien fait pour elle! it serves her right!; tu ferais bien d'y aller it would be a good idea for you to go there; pour bien faire, il faudrait acheter une lampe the thing to do would be to buy a lamp; bien m'en a pris de refuser it's a good thing I refused;

2 ( complètement) [arroser, décongeler, laver, mélanger, propre, cuit] thoroughly; [remplir, sécher, sec, fondu] completely; [lire, examiner, écouter, regarder] carefully; marche bien à droite keep well over to the right; mets-toi bien dans le coin/devant stand right in the corner/at the front; bien profiter d'une situation to exploit a situation to the full;

3 ( agréablement) [présenté, situé] well; [s'habiller] well, smartly; [décoré, meublé] tastefully; [logé, installé, vivre] comfortably; femme bien faite shapely woman; aller bien ensemble to go well together; aller bien à qn [couleur, style] to suit sb; se mettre bien avec qn to get on good terms with sb; bien prendre une remarque to take a remark in good part;

4 ( hautement) [aimable, triste] very; [apprécier, craindre] very much; [simple, vrai, certain, évident] quite; il s'est bien mal comporté he behaved very ou really badly; il y a bien longtemps de ça that was a very long time ago; c'est bien loin pour nous it's rather far for us; merci bien thank you very much; tu as bien raison you're quite ou absolutely right; c'est bien dommage it's a great ou real pity; bien rire/s'amuser/se reposer to have a good laugh/time/rest; tu as l'air bien pensif you're looking very pensive; c'est bien promis? is that a promise?; c'est bien compris? is that clear?; bien au contraire on the contrary; c'est bien beau ou joli tout ça, mais that's all very well, but; bien mieux/ moins/pire much ou far better/less/worse; bien trop laid/tard much too ugly/late; bien plus riche/cher much ou far richer/more expensive; bien plus, il la vole! not only that, he also takes her money; bien sûr of course; bien entendu or évidemment naturally; bien souvent quite often;

5 ( volontiers) j'irais bien à Bali I wouldn't mind going to Bali; j'en prendrais bien un autre I wouldn't mind another; je veux bien t'aider I don't mind helping you; j'aimerais bien essayer I would love to try; je te dirais bien de rester/venir, mais I would ask you to stay/come but; je verrais bien un arbre sur la pelouse I think a tree would look nice on the lawn; je le vois bien habiter à Paris I can just imagine him living in Paris;

6 ( malgré tout) il faut bien le faire/que ça finisse it has to be done/to come to an end; il faudra bien s'y habituer we'll just have to get used to it; elle sera bien obligée de payer she'll just have to pay; tu aurais bien pu me le dire you could at least have told me; il finira bien par se calmer he'll calm down eventually;

7 ( pour souligner) ça prouve/montre bien que it just goes to prove/show that; j'espère bien que I do hope that; je vois/comprends bien I do see/understand; je sais/crois bien que I know/think that; insiste bien make sure you insist; dis-le lui bien make sure you tell him/her; on verra bien well, we'll see; sache bien que je n'accepterai jamais let me tell you that I will never accept; crois bien que je n'hésiterais pas! you can be sure ou I can assure you that I would not hesitate!; je m'en doutais bien! I thought as much!; je t'avais bien dit de ne pas le manger! I told you not to eat it!; il le fait bien lui, pourquoi pas moi? if he can do it, why can't I?; veux-tu bien faire ce que je te dis! will you do as I tell you!; tu peux très bien le faire toi-même you can easily do it yourself; il se pourrait bien qu'il pleuve it might well rain; que peut-il bien faire à Paris? what on earth can he be doing in Paris?;

8 ( réellement) definitely; c'est bien lui/mon sac it's definitely him/my bag, it's him/my bag all right○; j'ai vérifié: il est bien parti I checked, he's definitely gone ou he's gone all right○; c'est bien ce qu'il a dit/vu that's definitely ou exactly what he said/saw; et c'est bien lui qui conduisait? and it was definitely him driving?; il ne s'agit pas d'une erreur, mais bien de fraude it's not a mistake, it's fraud; c'est bien mardi aujourd'hui? today is Tuesday, isn't it?; c'est bien ici qu'on vend les billets? this is where you get tickets, isn't it?; tu as bien pris les clés? are you sure you've got the keys?; est-ce bien nécessaire? is it really necessary?; s'agit-il bien d'un suicide? was it really suicide?; c'est bien de lui! it's just like him!; voilà bien la politique! that's politics for you!; c'est bien le moment! iron great timing!; c'est bien le moment de partir! iron what a time to leave!;

9 ( au moins) at least; elle a bien 40 ans she's at least 40, she's a good 40 years old; ça pèse bien dix kilos it weighs at least ten kilos, it weighs a good ten kilos; ça vaut bien le double it's worth at least twice as much;

10 ( beaucoup) c'était il y a bien des années that was a good many years ago; bien des fois often, many a time; bien des gens lots of people; il s'est donné bien du mal he's gone to a lot or a great deal of trouble; il s'en faut bien! far from it!; mon fils me donne bien du souci my son is a great worry to me; avoir bien de la chance to be very lucky; je te souhaite bien du plaisir! iron I wish you joy!

C nm

1 ( avantage) good; pour le bien du pays for the good of the country; pour le bien de tous for the general good; c'est pour ton bien it's for your own good; ce serait un bien it would be a good thing; sacrifier son propre bien à celui d'autrui to put others first; le bien et le mal good and evil; faire le bien to do good; il a fait beaucoup de bien autour de lui he has done a lot of good; ça fait du bien aux enfants/plantes it's good for the children /plants; ça fait/ça leur fait du bien it does you/them good; mon repos m'a fait le plus grand bien my rest did me a world of good; grand bien vous fasse! iron much good may it do you!; vouloir le bien de qn to have sb's best interests at heart; vouloir du bien à qn to wish sb well; ‘un ami qui vous veut du bien’ ( dans une lettre anonyme) ‘from a well-wisher’, ‘one who has your best interests at heart’; dire du bien de qn to speak well of sb; on dit le plus grand bien du maire/musée people speak very highly of the mayor/museum; on a dit le plus grand bien de toi a lot of nice things were said about you; parler en bien de qn to speak favourably^GB of sb; ⇒ ennemi, honneur;

2 ( possession) possession; (maison, terres) property; ( domaine) bien(s) estate; ( ensemble des possessions) bien(s) property ¢; ( patrimoine) bien(s) fortune; ( avoirs) biens assets; perdre tous ses bien s dans un incendie to lose all one's possessions in a fire; ce livre est mon bien le plus précieux this book is my most precious possession; les biens de ce monde material possessions; un petit bien en Corse a small property in Corsica; hériter des biens paternels to inherit one's father's property ou estate; dilapider son bien to squander one's fortune; avoir du bien (maisons, terres) to own property; ( argent) to be wealthy; des biens considérables substantial assets; la santé/liberté est le plus précieux des biens you can't put a price on good health/freedom; ⇒ abondance, acquis.

D excl

1 ( approbatif) bien! voyons le reste good! let's see the rest;

2 ( impatient) bien! bien! j'arrive! all right! all right! ou OK! OK○! I'm coming!

E bien que loc conj although, though; bien qu'il le sache although he knows; bien qu'elle vive maintenant en Floride, je la vois régulièrement although she lives in Florida, I see her regularly; il est venu travailler bien qu'il soit grippé he came in to work, although he had flu; bien que très différentes en apparence, les deux œuvres ont des points communs although very different in appearance, the two works have common features; il joue un rôle important bien que discret he plays an important role, albeit a discreet one; ⇒ aussi, ou, si.

Composés

biens de consommation consumer goods; biens durables consumer durables; biens d'équipement capital goods; biens d'équipement ménager household goods; biens fonciers land ¢; biens immeubles immovables; biens immeubles par destination fixtures; biens immobiliers real estate ¢; biens mobiliers personal property ¢; biens personnels private property ¢; biens propres separate estate (sg); détenir qch en bien s propres to hold sth as separate estate; biens publics public property ¢; biens sociaux corporate assets.

[bjɛ̃] adverbe

1. [de façon satisfaisante] well

tout allait bien everything was going well ou fine

il cuisine bien he's a good cook

la pièce finit bien the play has a happy ending

la vis tient bien the screw is secure ou is in tight

il gagne bien sa vie he earns a good living

ils vivent bien they have a comfortable life

faire bien to look good

bien prendre quelque chose to take something well

il s'y est bien pris he tackled it well

il s'y est bien pris pour interviewer le ministre he did a good job of interviewing the minister

vivre bien quelque chose to have a positive experience of something

tiens-toi bien!

a. [à la rambarde] hold on tight!

b. [sur la chaise] sit properly!

c. [à table] behave yourself!

tu tombes bien! you've come at (just) the right time!

2. [du point de vue de la santé]

aller ou se porter bien to feel well ou fine

il se porte plutôt bien! (humoristique) he doesn't look as if he's starving!

3. [conformément à la raison, à la loi, à la morale] well, decently

bien agir envers quelqu'un to do the proper ou right ou correct thing by somebody

tu as bien fait you did the right thing, you did right

tu fais bien de ne plus les voir you're right not to see them any more

tu fais bien de me le rappeler thank you for reminding me, it's a good thing you reminded me (of it)

tu ferais bien de partir plus tôt you'd do well to leave earlier

pour bien faire, nous devrions partir avant 9 h ideally, we should leave before 9

il faudrait lui acheter un cadeau pour bien faire we really ought to buy her a present

4. [sans malentendu] right, correctly

ai-je bien entendu ce que tu viens de dire? did I hear you right?

5. [avec soin]

écoute-moi bien listen (to me) carefully

as-tu bien vérifié? did you check properly?

fais bien ce que l'on te dit do exactly ou just as you're told

mélangez bien stir well

soigne-toi bien take good care of yourself

6. (suivi d'un adjectif) [très] really, very

c'est bien agréable it's really ou very nice

tu es bien sûr? are you quite certain ou sure?

bois un thé bien chaud have a nice hot cup of tea

(suivi d'un adverbe)

c'était il y a bien longtemps that was a very long time ago

embrasse-le bien fort give him a big hug

bien souvent (very) often

bien avant/après well before/after

bien trop tôt far ou much too early

7. (suivi d'un verbe) [beaucoup]

on a bien ri we had a good laugh, we laughed a lot

8. [véritablement]

j'ai bien cru que... I really thought that...

il a bien failli se noyer he very nearly drowned

sans bien se rendre compte de ce qu'il faisait without being fully aware of ou without fully realizing what he was doing

9. [pour renforcer, insister]

qui peut bien téléphoner à cette heure-ci? who could that be ringing at this hour?

où peut-il bien être? where on earth is he?

je sais bien que tu dis la vérité I know very well that you're telling the truth

veux-tu bien te taire? will you please be quiet?

ce n'est pas lui, mais bien son associé que j'ai eu au téléphone it wasn't him, but rather his partner I spoke to on the phone

c'est bien ça that's it ou right

c'est bien ce que je disais/pensais that's just what I was saying/thinking

c'est bien le moment d'en parler! (ironique) it's hardly the right time to talk about it!

j'ai pourtant bien entendu frapper I'm sure I heard a knock at the door

je le vois bien médecin I can (quite) see him as a doctor

tu vas lui dire? — je pense bien! are you going to tell him? — you bet I am!

je vais me plaindre — je comprends ou pense bien! I'm going to complain — I should think so too!

il ne m'aidera pas, tu penses bien! he won't help me, you can be sure of that!

c'est bien de lui, ça! that's typical of him!, that's just like him!

10. [volontiers]

j'irais bien avec toi I'd really like to go with you

je te dirais bien quelque chose, mais je suis poli I could say something rude but I won't

je boirais bien quelque chose I could do with ou I wouldn't mind a drink

11. [au moins] at least

12. [exprimant la supposition, l'éventualité]

tu verras bien you'll see

ils pourraient bien refuser they might well refuse

ça se pourrait bien it's perfectly possible

13. [pourtant]

mais il fallait bien le lui dire! but he had to be told (all the same)!

il faut bien le faire it's got to be done

14. [suivi d'un nom]

bien de, bien des quite a lot of

j'ai eu bien du souci I've had a lot to worry about

elle a bien du courage! isn't she brave!, she's got a great deal of courage!

bien des fois... more than once...

bien des gens lots of ou quite a lot of ou quite a few people

15. [dans la correspondance]

bien à toi love

bien à vous yours

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[bjɛ̃] adjectif invariable

1. [qui donne satisfaction] good

c'est bien de s'amuser mais il faut aussi travailler it's all right to have fun but you have to work too

je recule? — non, vous êtes bien là (familier) shall I move back? — no, you're all right ou OK ou fine like that

qu'est-ce qu'il est bien dans son dernier film! (familier) he's great ou really good in his new film!

ÉDUCATION [sur un devoir] good

2. [esthétique - personne] good-looking, attractive ; [ - chose] nice, lovely

tu es très bien en jupe

a. [cela te sied] you look very nice in a skirt

b. [c'est acceptable pour l'occasion] a skirt is perfectly all right

il est bien de sa personne he's a good-looking man

3. [convenable - personne] decent, nice

c'est bien [conduite, action]: ce serait bien de lui envoyer un peu d'argent it'd be a good idea to send her some money

ils se sont séparés et c'est bien comme ça they've split up and it's better that way

ce n'est pas bien de tirer la langue it's naughty ou it's not nice to stick out your tongue

ce n'est pas bien de tricher you shouldn't cheat

4. [en forme] well

vous ne vous sentez pas bien?

a. aren't you feeling well?

b. [mentalement] are you crazy?

il n'est pas bien, celui-là! (familier) he's got a problem, he has!

me/te/nous voilà bien! NOW I'm/you're/we're in a fine mess!

5. [à l'aise]

on est bien ici it's nice here

on est vraiment bien dans ce fauteuil this armchair is really comfortable

je suis bien avec toi I like being with you

6. [en bons termes]

être bien avec quelqu'un to be well in with somebody

ils sont bien ensemble they're happy together

se mettre bien avec quelqu'un to get in with somebody, to get into somebody's good books

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[bjɛ̃] nom masculin

1. PHILOSOPHIE & RELIGION

le bien good

faire le bien to do good

2. [ce qui est agréable, avantageux]

c'est pour ton bien que je dis ça I'm saying this for your own good ou benefit

c'est ton bien que je veux I only want what's best for you

le bien commun ou général the common good

c'est pour le bien de tous/de l'entreprise it's for the common good/the good of the firm

pour le bien public in the public interest

vouloir du bien à quelqu'un to wish somebody well

dire/penser du bien de to speak/to think well of

on ne m'a dit que du bien de votre cuisine I've heard the most flattering things about your cooking

faire du bien: continue à me masser, ça fait du bien carry on massaging me, it's doing me good

cela fait du bien de se dégourdir les jambes it's nice to be able to stretch your legs

je me suis cogné l'orteil, ça fait pas du bien! (familier) I bashed my toe, it's quite painful!

faire du bien ou le plus grand bien à quelqu'un [médicament, repos] to do somebody good, to benefit somebody

le dentiste ne m'a pas fait du bien! the dentist really hurt me!

la séparation leur fera le plus grand bien being apart will do them a lot ou a world of good

grand bien te/lui fasse! (ironique) much good may it do you/him!

bien m'en a pris it was just as well I did it

ça fait du bien par où ça passe! (familier) aah, I feel better for that!

3. [bienfait] good ou positive thing, benefit

cette décision a été un bien pour tout le monde the decision was a good thing for all ou everyone concerned

4. [propriété personnelle] possession, (piece) ou item of property

[argent] fortune

mon bien t'appartient what's mine is yours

ils ont un petit bien en Ardèche (familier) they have a bit of land in the Ardèche

la jeunesse est un bien précieux youth is a precious asset

tous mes biens all my worldly goods, all I'm worth

avoir du bien au soleil (familier) to be well-off ou rich

5. DROIT & ÉCONOMIE

bien de consommation courante consumer good

biens de consommation durables consumer durables

biens d'équipement capital equipment ou goods

biens privés/publics private/public property

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[bjɛ̃] interjection

1. [indiquant une transition] OK, right (then)

2. [marquant l'approbation]

je n'irai pas! — bien, n'en parlons plus! I won't go! — very well ou all right (then), let's drop the subject!

fort bien fine

bien, bien, on y va all right, all right ou OK, OK, let's go

bien entendu locution adverbiale

of course

bien entendu que locution conjonctive

of course

bien entendu que j'aimerais y aller of course I'd like to go

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bien que locution conjonctive

despite the fact that, although, though

bien que malade, il a tenu à y aller although he was ill, he insisted on going

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bien sûr locution adverbiale

of course

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bien sûr que locution conjonctive

of course

bien sûr qu'elle n'avait rien compris! of course she hadn't understood a thing!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > bien

18 certo

1. adj ( sicuro) certain, sure (di of

che that)

un certo signor Federici a (certain) Mr Federici

ci vuole un certo coraggio it takes (some) courage

di una certa età of a certain age

certi some

certe cose non si dicono there are some things you just don't say

un certo non so che a certain something, a certain je ne sais quoi

2. adv ( certamente) certainly

( naturalmente) of course

certo che... surely...

3. pron: certi, certe some, some people

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certo¹ agg.indef.

1 certain: dovevo parlare con una certa persona, I was to speak to a certain person; per avere il diploma occorre sostenere un certo numero di esami, to get the diploma you have to take a certain number of exams; abitava in un certo quartiere di Parigi, she lived in a certain part of Paris; una signora di una certa età, a lady of a certain age; un certo signor Smith, a certain Mr Smith // un, quel certo non so che, a, that certain something // ho un certo appetito, I'm rather hungry

2 ( qualche, un po' di) some: dopo un certo tempo, after some time; un episodio di una certa importanza, an event of some importance; ci vuole un certo coraggio, it takes (some) courage; sono andato da certi miei amici, I went to see some friends of mine; non sono tutti qui i libri, certi sono dal rilegatore, not all the books are here, some of them are at the binder's // certe volte non ti capisco, there are times I (just) can't understand you // ho visto certe facce in quel bar!, I saw some sinister faces in that bar!

3 ( tale, simile) such: ha raccontato certe bugie!, he told such lies!; non dovresti dire certe cose!, you shouldn't say such things!

◆ pron.indef.pl. ( alcuni) some, some people: certi sostengono che è ancora vivo, some (people) say he's still alive; certi approvavano, certi no, some were in favour and others were against.

certo² agg.

1 ( vero, indubbio, indiscutibile) certain, sure; definite: è un fatto certo, è cosa certa, it's a sure thing; la commedia avrà un successo certo, the play is sure to succeed; un rimedio certo, a sure remedy; un appuntamento certo, a definite appointment // (dir.): prova certa, irrefutable evidence; data certa, fixed date // (fin.) certo per incerto, ( di cambio) fixed exchange (o fixed currency rate)

2 ( sicuro, convinto) certain, sure: era certo di riuscire, he was certain of success; siamo certi della sua innocenza, we're sure he's innocent; ne sei certo?, are you (quite) sure?; sei certo che venga?, are you sure he'll come?

◆ avv. ( con certezza, sicuramente): se non è venuto, ci sarà certo una ragione, there must be a reason if he hasn't turned up; ''Hai chiuso la porta?'' ''Certo'', ''Have you shut the door?'' ''Yes, of course''; ''L'hai letto?'' ''Certo che l'ho letto!'', ''Have you read it?'' ''Of course I have!''; Sì, certo!, Yes of course, sure!; No, certo, Of course not // ''Hai piacere di venire alla festa?'' ''Certo che sì'', ''Do you want to come to the party?'' '' (Yes) of course (I do)'' // di certo, for certain, for sure // ma certo!, by all means! (o of course!); sapere per certo, to know for sure; davo per certo che sarebbe venuto, I was sure he'd come

◆ s.m. ( cosa certa): lasciare il certo per l'incerto, to take a chance.

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['tʃɛrto] certo (-a)
1. agg

1) (dopo sostantivo: indubbio: gen) certain, (prova) positive, definite

è cosa certa — it's quite certain, there's no doubt about it

è un sintomo certo di malattia — it's a sure sign of illness

2) (sicuro) certain, sure

essere certo di qc/di fare qc — to be sure o certain of sth/of doing sth

sono certo che verrà — I'm sure she'll come

ne sono più che certo — I'm absolutely sure of it

non sono certo di poter venire — I'm not sure I can come

2. agg indef (prima del sostantivo)

1) certain

devo sbrigare una certa faccenda — there is a certain matter I must attend to

un certo signor Bonanno — a (certain) Mr Bonanno

c'è un certo Stefano che ti cerca — someone called Stefano is looking for you

in un certo senso — in a way, in a certain sense

in certi casi — in some o certain cases

un certo non so che — an indefinable something

fino ad un certo punto — up to a point

2) (con valore intensivo) some

certe volte — sometimes

certe volte non ti capisco proprio! — sometimes I just don't understand you!

avere una certa età — to be getting on

di una certa età — past one's prime, not so young

un fatto di una certa importanza — a fact of some importance

certi giorni l'ufficio apre più tardi — some days the office opens later

certa gente non è mai contenta — some people are never satisfied

non vado a vedere certi film — I don't watch such bad films

in quel locale c'erano certe facce! — there were some really unpleasant faces in that place!

ho visto certe borse oggi - le avrei comprate tutte — I saw some terrific handbags today - I could have bought the lot

3. pron indef pl

certi/e — (persone) some (people), (cose) some

4. avv

certainly, (senz'altro) of course

certo che sì/no — certainly/certainly not

posso portare un amico? - ma certo! — may I bring a friend? - yes, of course!

certo che puoi! — of course you can!

sì certo — yes indeed

no certo — certainly not

5. sm

di certo — certainly

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I 1. ['tʃɛrto]
aggettivo

1) (persuaso, convinto) [ persona] certain, sure (di of, about; di fare of doing)

ne sono certo — I'm certain o sure (of it)

sono certo che verrà — I feel certain that she'll come

2) (indubitabile) [ prova] firm; [ vittoria] certain; [ notizia] reliable; [ data] fixed; (efficace) [ rimedio] sure

una cosa è -a,... — one thing is certain,...

sapere qcs. per certo — to know sth. for certain o for sure

dare qcs. per certo — to be certain of sth.

è certo che lei accetterà — it's certain that she'll accept, she's certain to accept
2.
sostantivo maschile

lasciare il certo per l'incerto — to take a chance, to plunge into the unknown
3.
avverbio

1) certainly, surely

certo! — of course! sure!

ma certo che vi aiuterò — of course I'll help you

certo (che) è una situazione difficile — it's a difficult situation indeed

2) di certo for certain, for sure

no di certo — certainly not, of course not

di certo non verrà — he definitely won't come
II 1. ['tʃɛrto]
aggettivo indefinito

1) (indefinito, non precisato) certain

una -a quantità di — some

per un certo periodo — for some time, for a while

in un certo (qual) modo — in a way

fino a un certo punto — up to a (certain) point

ha un certo non so che — he has a certain something o air about him

sono uscito con -i miei amici — I went out with some friends of mine

2) (tale)

un certo signor Bianchi — a (certain) Mr Bianchi

3) (di tal genere) such

non sopporto -i comportamenti — I can't stand such behaviour

ho fatto -i sogni stanotte! — I had such dreams last night!

hai -e idee! — you have some funny ideas!

4) (discreto)

avere un certo appetito — to be rather o quite hungry

richiederà un certo impegno — it will take some doing

un uomo di una -a età — a man of a distinct age
2.
pronome indefinito plurale certi (alcuni) some (people)

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certo¹

/'t∫εrto/

I aggettivo

1 (persuaso, convinto) [ persona] certain, sure (di of, about; di fare of doing); ne sono certo I'm certain o sure (of it); sono certo che verrà I feel certain that she'll come

2 (indubitabile) [ prova] firm; [ vittoria] certain; [ notizia] reliable; [ data] fixed; (efficace) [ rimedio] sure; una cosa è -a,... one thing is certain,...; sapere qcs. per certo to know sth. for certain o for sure; dare qcs. per certo to be certain of sth.; è certo che lei accetterà it's certain that she'll accept, she's certain to accept

II sostantivo maschile

lasciare il certo per l'incerto to take a chance, to plunge into the unknown

III avverbio

1 certainly, surely; certo! of course! sure! ma certo che vi aiuterò of course I'll help you; certo (che) è una situazione difficile it's a difficult situation indeed

2 di certo for certain, for sure; no di certo certainly not, of course not; di certo non verrà he definitely won't come.

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certo²

/'t∫εrto/

I aggettivo indefinito

1 (indefinito, non precisato) certain; una -a quantità di some; per un certo periodo for some time, for a while; in un certo (qual) modo in a way; fino a un certo punto up to a (certain) point; ha un certo non so che he has a certain something o air about him; sono uscito con -i miei amici I went out with some friends of mine

2 (tale) un certo signor Bianchi a (certain) Mr Bianchi

3 (di tal genere) such; non sopporto -i comportamenti I can't stand such behaviour; ho fatto -i sogni stanotte! I had such dreams last night! hai -e idee! you have some funny ideas!

4 (discreto) avere un certo appetito to be rather o quite hungry; richiederà un certo impegno it will take some doing; un uomo di una -a età a man of a distinct age

II certi pron.indef.pl.

(alcuni) some (people).

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > certo

19 thing

{θiŋ}
1. нещо, предмет, вещ
not a THING нищо, нищичко
there was hardly a THING to eat нямаше почти нищо за ядене
2. pl вещи, принадлежности, багаж, дрехи, облекло
THINGs personal/real юр. лични вещи движимо имущество/недвижимо имущество, имот
take off your THINGs свали си палтото, шапката, съблечи се
3. рl сечива, инструменти
4. рl прибори, съдове
5. нещо, работа, постъпка, въпрос, факт, случай, явление, обстоятелство
good THING сполучлива шега, остроумна забележка, добра сделка, добро/хубаво нещо
the good THINGs of life благата на живота
as a general THING изобщо
as a usual THING обикновено
the THING is that въпросът e, че
it's a good THING (that) добре че
that is not the same THING това не e едно и също
as THINGs are при сегашното положение на нещата
as THINGs go както вървят/се развиват нещата
have THINGs come to that? дотам ли e стигнала работата, дотам ли се е стигнало
6. нещо необходимо/важно/истинско и пр.
the THING, just/quite the THING, the right/very THING тъкмо това, което трябва/което се иска
a good rest is just the THING for you това, от което имаш нужда, е една хубава почивка
it is not (quite) the THING to не е прилично/прието да
the latest/last THING in hats/shoes шапки/обувки по посдедна мода
quite the THING съвсем модерно, най-модерно, по последната мода
7. човек, същество
a dear old THING стара бабка, мил/симпатичен дядка
young THING младо същество, младеж, девойка
a THING like him тип/гад като него
dumb THINGs безсловесни същества
above all THINGs преди/над всичко
well, of all THINGs! как можа да се случи (точно това/така)! да не очакваш просто! among other THINGs към/освен това, между другото
and THINGs и други такива, и подобни, и така нататък
(the) first THING най-напред, първото нещо
I'll do it (the) first THING in the morning първата ми работа утре сутрин ще бъде да направя това
(the) first THINGs first най-важните работи-най-напред
(the) last THING накрая, в последната минута, всичко друго, само не това
for one THING първо (напърво)
for one THING... for another едно че... и друго
(the) next THING след това
other THINGs being equal при еднакви във всяко друго отношение условия
no such THING нищо подобно, съвсем не, никак даже
not to know the first THING about хабер си нямам от
that's one THING certain това e едно на ръка
to do the handsome THING by отнасям се добре/внимателно към
to know a THING or two зная това-онова, не съм вчерашен, и аз разбирам нещо
to have a THING about разг. не мога да търпя/понасям, побъркан съм на (тема)
to make a good THING (out) of извличам полза от, печеля добри пари от
to make a THING of отдавам преголямо значение на, суетя се около, правя голям въпрос от, считам за много важно
well, of all THINGs! и таз хубава! it's (just) one of those THINGs такова e положението, нищо не може да се направи, не можеш да го избегнеш
to see THINGs имам халюцинации, привижда ми се, фантазирам, въобразявам си
above all THINGs преди/над всичко, повече от всичко друго
taking one THING with another като размисли човек
and another THING и още нещо
to do THINGs to действувам/въздействувам силно на/върху
to do one's THING постъпвам без задръжки/както ми e свойствено, върша/свършвам нещо, за което ме бива/което ме интересува/влече
to make THINGs worse, it started raining не стига това, ами взе, че и заваля

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{din} n 1. нещо, предмет, вещ; not a thing нищо, нищичко; there was

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същество; предмет; вещ; работа; нещо;

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1. (the) first thing най-напред, първото нещо 2. (the) first things first най-важните работи-най-напред 3. (the) last thing накрая, в последната минута, всичко друго, само не това 4. (the) next thing след това 5. a dear old thing стара бабка, мил/симпатичен дядка 6. a good rest is just the thing for you това, от което имаш нужда, е една хубава почивка 7. a thing like him тип/гад като него 8. above all things преди/над всичко 9. above all things преди/над всичко, повече от всичко друго 10. and another thing и още нещо 11. and things и други такива, и подобни, и така нататък 12. as a general thing изобщо 13. as a usual thing обикновено 14. as things are при сегашното положение на нещата 15. as things go както вървят/се развиват нещата 16. dumb things безсловесни същества 17. for one thing... for another едно че... и друго 18. for one thing първо (напърво) 19. good thing сполучлива шега, остроумна забележка, добра сделка, добро/хубаво нещо 20. have things come to that? дотам ли e стигнала работата, дотам ли се е стигнало 21. i'll do it (the) first thing in the morning първата ми работа утре сутрин ще бъде да направя това 22. it is not (quite) the thing to не е прилично/прието да 23. it's a good thing (that) добре че 24. no such thing нищо подобно, съвсем не, никак даже 25. not a thing нищо, нищичко 26. not to know the first thing about хабер си нямам от 27. other things being equal при еднакви във всяко друго отношение условия 28. pl вещи, принадлежности, багаж, дрехи, облекло 29. quite the thing съвсем модерно, най-модерно, по последната мода 30. take off your things свали си палтото, шапката, съблечи се 31. taking one thing with another като размисли човек 32. that is not the same thing това не e едно и също 33. that's one thing certain това e едно на ръка 34. the good things of life благата на живота 35. the latest/last thing in hats/shoes шапки/обувки по посдедна мода 36. the thing is that въпросът e, че 37. the thing, just/quite the thing, the right/very thing тъкмо това, което трябва/което се иска 38. there was hardly a thing to eat нямаше почти нищо за ядене 39. things personal/real юр. лични вещи движимо имущество/недвижимо имущество, имот 40. to do one's thing постъпвам без задръжки/както ми e свойствено, върша/свършвам нещо, за което ме бива/което ме интересува/влече 41. to do the handsome thing by отнасям се добре/внимателно към 42. to do things to действувам/въздействувам силно на/върху 43. to have a thing about разг. не мога да търпя/понасям, побъркан съм на (тема) 44. to know a thing or two зная това-онова, не съм вчерашен, и аз разбирам нещо 45. to make a good thing (out) of извличам полза от, печеля добри пари от 46. to make a thing of отдавам преголямо значение на, суетя се около, правя голям въпрос от, считам за много важно 47. to make things worse, it started raining не стига това, ами взе, че и заваля 48. to see things имам халюцинации, привижда ми се, фантазирам, въобразявам си 49. well, of all things! и таз хубава! it's (just) one of those things такова e положението, нищо не може да се направи, не можеш да го избегнеш 50. well, of all things! как можа да се случи (точно това/така)! да не очакваш просто! among other things към/освен това, между другото 51. young thing младо същество, младеж, девойка 52. нещо необходимо/важно/истинско и пр 53. нещо, предмет, вещ 54. нещо, работа, постъпка, въпрос, факт, случай, явление, обстоятелство 55. рl прибори, съдове 56. рl сечива, инструменти 57. човек, същество
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thing[uiʃ] n 1. нещо, предмет, вещ; 2. нещо, работа, постъпка, въпрос, факт, случай, явление, обстоятелство; the good \things of life благата на живота; that was a near \thing работата беше на косъм; in all \things при какви да е условия, във всички обстоятелства; a square \thing честна постъпка, честна сделка; the polite \thing разг. добро възпитание, благовъзпитаност, етичност; the real \thing разг. нещо истинско (не имитация); нещо първокачествено; as a general \thing изобщо; as a usual \thing обикновено; the \thing is that въпросът е, че; it's a good \thing ( that) добре, че; it's not my \thing at all разг. това не е моя работа, това изобщо не ме интересува; as \things are при сегашното положение на нещата; as \things go както вървят работите; one of those \things неизбежна неприятност (от ежедневието); • above all \things преди всичко; well, of all \things! как да се случи! тю да се не види! да не очаква човек! among other \things между другото; впрочем; ... and \things... и подобни, и така нататък; ( the) first \thing най-напред; first \thing after веднага след; ( the) first \thing in the morning първата ми работа утре; first \things first най-напред, най-важното; ( the) last \thing най-после, накрая, в последния момент; неочаквано, без да искам, случайно; всичко друго, но не и това; one \thing and another това (и) онова, какво ли не (още); for one \thing първо (на първо); ( the) next \thing след това; other \things being equal при еднакви условия във всяко друго отношение; no such \thing нищо подобно, съвсем не; yes, that's certainly one \thing (one \thing certain) това е едно на ръка; to know a \thing or two зная това-онова (някои и други неща); не съм вчерашен; to be on to a good \thing в изгодна позиция съм; to make a \thing of 1) правя на въпрос; 2) горещя се, паля се; good \things лакомства; to make a good \thing ( out) of извличам полза; печеля добри пари от; to make \things hum действам енергично, раздвижвам нещата, не оставям работата да спре; to make \things worse не стига това; to take one \thing with another като размисли човек; to see \things имам халюцинации, бълнувам; to be all \things for all men старая се да угодя всекиму; to have a \thing about s.o. or s.th. падам си по някого (нещо); to make a \thing of ( about) s.th. разг. преувеличавам, изопачавам; to do o.'s own \thing разг. живея според собствените си разбирания; не обръщам внимание на хорското мнение; 3. същество, човек, създание; old \thing разг. драги (мой); a dear old \thing мил(а) старец (старица); a little \thing дете, детенце; a poor \thing сиромах, сиромахкиня, завалия; poor \thing! бедният! горкият! горкичката! горкото!; young \thing младо същество, младеж, девойка; a bright young \thing безпътен (лекомислен) младеж; spiteful \thing злобна гад, гадняр, злобар; a \thing like him тип като него; he is a mean \thing той е подлец; dumb \things безсловесни същества; 4. нещо необходимо (важно, истинско, подходящо, подобаващо); мода; the done \thing общоприето поведение; това, което е редно; just ( quite) the \thing, the right ( very) \thing тъкмо това, което трябва (както трябва); it is not the \thing to stare at people не е прилично да се заглеждаш в хората; this is the latest \thing in hats тази шапка е последната дума на модата; not to be ( feel) at all the \thing не се чувствам никак добре; 5. pl вещи, принадлежности, багаж; дрехи, облекло; \things personal юрид. движима собственост, движимости; \things real юрид. недвижим имот, недвижимости; to pack up o.'s \things стягам си багажа, прен. тръгвам си, отивам си; I got my \things wet дрехите ми се намокриха; take off your \things свали си палтото, съблечи се; 6. pl сечива, инструменти; 7. pl прибори, съдове; tea\things чаен сервиз.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > thing

20 einige

unbest. Pron.

1. Sg.: (etwas) some; einiges Aufsehen erregen cause something of a stir; aus einiger Entfernung from a certain distance; mit einigem guten oder gutem Willen with a bit of effort; es wird noch einige Zeit dauern it’ll be some time ( oder take a while) yet; es hat ihn schon einige Selbstüberwindung gekostet it cost him quite an effort of will; einiges

2. Pl.: (ein paar) some, a few; (mehrere) several; einige von uns some of us; einige wenige a few; einige tausend Frauen several thousand women; vor einigen Tagen some ( oder several) days ago; einige Mal(e) several times; schon einige Male (quite) a number of times; einige glauben, dass... some people think that...

3. Pl.: (ungefähr) some; einige 20 Jahre some 20 years, 20 years or so

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several (Pl.); some of them (Pl.); a few (Pl.); some (Pl.)

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ei|ni|ge(r, s) ['ainɪgə]
indef pron

1) sing (= etwas) some; (= ziemlich viel) (quite) some

in éíniger Entfernung — some distance away

nach éíniger Zeit — after a while or some time

ich könnte dir éíniges über ihn erzählen, was... — I could tell you a thing or two about him that...

das wird éíniges kosten — that will cost something

dazu ist noch éíniges zu sagen — there are still one or two things to say about that

dazu gehört schon éíniges — that really takes something

dazu gehört schon éínige Frechheit/éíniger Mut — that takes some cheek (Brit) or nerve/some courage

mit éínigem guten Willen hätte der Richter ihn freisprechen können — the judge could have given him the benefit of the doubt and acquitted him

2) pl some; (= mehrere) several; (= ein paar) a few, some

mit éínigen anderen — with several/a few others

éínige wenige — a few

mit Ausnahme éíniger weniger — with a few exceptions

éínige Mal(e) — a few times, several times

éínige hundert or Hundert Menschen — a few hundred people

éínige hunderte or Hunderte von Flaschen — hundreds of bottles, several hundred bottles

an éínigen Stellen — in some places

in éínigen Tagen — in a few days

vor éínigen Tagen — the other day, a few days ago

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1) (a small number (emphasizing that there are indeed some): There are a few books in this library about geology; We have only a few left.) a few

2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) some

3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) some

4) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) some

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ei·ni·ge(r, s)

[ˈainɪgə]

pron indef

1. sing, adjektivisch (ziemlich) some

aus \einiger Entfernung [from] some distance away

nach \einiger Zeit after some time [or a [little] while]

das wird \einiges Geld kosten that will cost quite a [or a fair] bit of money; (etwas) a little

mit \einigem guten Willen with a little goodwill

2. sing, substantivisch (viel)

▪ \einiges quite a lot

ich könnte dir \einiges über ihn erzählen I could tell you a thing or two about him

das wird aber \einiges kosten! that will cost a pretty penny!

dazu gehört schon \einiges an Mut that takes some [or more than a little] courage

3. pl, adjektivisch (mehrere) several

mit Ausnahme \einiger weniger with a few exceptions

\einige Mal several times

an \einigen Stellen in some places

in \einigen Tagen in a few days

vor \einigen Tagen a few days ago, the other day

4. pl, substantivisch (Menschen) some

\einige von euch some of you

er hat es \einigen erzählt he has told some of them; (Dinge) some

[nur] \einige davon [only [or just]] a few of them

\einige wenige a few

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einige indef pr

1. sg: (etwas) some;

einiges Aufsehen erregen cause something of a stir;

aus einiger Entfernung from a certain distance;

mit einigem guten oder

gutem Willen with a bit of effort;

es wird noch einige Zeit dauern it’ll be some time ( oder take a while) yet;

es hat ihn schon einige Selbstüberwindung gekostet it cost him quite an effort of will; → einiges

2. pl: (ein paar) some, a few; (mehrere) several;

einige von uns some of us;

einige wenige a few;

einige tausend Frauen several thousand women;

vor einigen Tagen some ( oder several) days ago;

einige Mal(e) several times;

schon einige Male (quite) a number of times;

einige glauben, dass … some people think that …

3. pl: (ungefähr) some;

einige 20 Jahre some 20 years, 20 years or so

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