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ə'keiʒən1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) ocasión2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) ocasión, acontecimiento•- occasionally
occasion n ocasióntr[ə'keɪʒən]3 (reason, motive) ocasión nombre femenino, motivo1 formal use ocasionar, causar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLon occasion de vez en cuandoon the occasion of con motivo deto have occasion to do something tener motivo de hacer algoto rise to the occasion estar a la altura de las circunstancias, dar la tallato take the occasion to do something aprovechar la oportunidad para hacer algooccasion [ə'keɪʒən] vt: ocasionar, causaroccasion n1) opportunity: oportunidad f, ocasión f2) cause: motivo m, razón f3) instance: ocasión f4) event: ocasión f, acontecimiento m5)on occasion : de vez en cuando, ocasionalmenten.• caso s.m.• coyuntura s.f.• jornada s.f.• motivo s.m.• ocasión s.f.• resquicio s.m.• vez s.f.v.• acarrear v.• ocasionar v.
I ə'keɪʒən1) ca) (particular time, instance) ocasión fb) ( special event)I only wear it on special occasions — sólo me lo pongo en or para las grandes ocasiones
what's the occasion? — ¿qué se celebra?
he has no sense of occasion — no sabe vestirse (or comportarse etc) en las grandes ocasiones
on the occasion of her retirement — con ocasión or motivo de su jubilación
to rise o be equal to the occasion — estar* a la altura de las circunstancias, dar* la talla
2) u (frml)a) ( opportunity) ocasión f, oportunidad fmay I take this occasion to remind you that... — permítame que aproveche la ocasión or la oportunidad para recordarle que...
b) ( cause) ocasión f, motivo m
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transitive verb (frml) ocasionar, dar* lugar a[ǝ'keɪʒǝn]1. N1) (=particular time) ocasión f•
(on) the first occasion that it happened — la primera vez que ocurrió•
this would be a good occasion to try it out — esta sería una buena oportunidad or ocasión para probarlo•
on occasion — de vez en cuandoon that occasion — esa vez, en aquella ocasión
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he was waiting for a suitable occasion to apologize — esperaba el momento adecuado para disculparse, esperaba una oportunidad or ocasión para disculparse•
to take (the) occasion to do sth — aprovechar la oportunidad para hacer algo2) (=event) acontecimiento mwhat's the occasion? — ¿qué se celebra?
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I keep it for special occasions — lo guardo para las grandes ocasiones3) (=reason) razón f, motivo mthere is no occasion for alarm, there is no occasion to be alarmed — no hay razón or motivo para alarmarse
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to give (sb) occasion to do sth — (=opportunity) dar ocasión a algn de hacer algo; (=reason) dar motivo a algn para hacer algoto give (sb) occasion for sth — (=opportunity) dar ocasión a algn para algo; (=reason) dar motivo a algn para algo
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to have occasion to do sth — (=opportunity) tener ocasión de hacer algo; (=reason) tener motivo para hacer algoyou had no occasion to say that — no había necesidad de que dijeras eso, no había motivo para decir eso
2.VT frm ocasionar frm, causarlosses occasioned by bad weather — pérdidas ocasionadas por el mal tiempo frm, pérdidas causadas por el mal tiempo
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I [ə'keɪʒən]1) ca) (particular time, instance) ocasión fb) ( special event)I only wear it on special occasions — sólo me lo pongo en or para las grandes ocasiones
what's the occasion? — ¿qué se celebra?
he has no sense of occasion — no sabe vestirse (or comportarse etc) en las grandes ocasiones
on the occasion of her retirement — con ocasión or motivo de su jubilación
to rise o be equal to the occasion — estar* a la altura de las circunstancias, dar* la talla
2) u (frml)a) ( opportunity) ocasión f, oportunidad fmay I take this occasion to remind you that... — permítame que aproveche la ocasión or la oportunidad para recordarle que...
b) ( cause) ocasión f, motivo m
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transitive verb (frml) ocasionar, dar* lugar a -
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1. noun1) (opportunity) Gelegenheit, dieshould the occasion arise — falls sich die Gelegenheit ergibt
be [an] occasion for celebration — ein Grund zum Feiern sein
have occasion to do something — [eine] Gelegenheit haben, etwas zu tun
3) (point in time) Gelegenheit, dieon that occasion — bei der Gelegenheit; damals
on occasion[s] — gelegentlich
4) (special occurrence) Anlass, derit was quite an occasion — es war ein Ereignis
2. transitive verbon the occasion of — anlässlich (+ Gen.)
verursachen; erregen, Anlass geben zu [Besorgnis]* * *[ə'keiʒən]1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) die Gelegenheit2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) der Anlaß•- academic.ru/51107/occasional">occasional- occasionally* * *oc·ca·sion[əˈkeɪʒən]I. nto dress to suit the \occasion sich akk dem Anlass entsprechend kleidencongratulations on the \occasion of your wedding anniversary alles Gute zu eurem Hochzeitstag; (appropriate time) [passende] Gelegenheit fthis is certainly not the \occasion to discuss your personal problems dies ist sicherlich nicht der geeignete Moment, deine persönlichen Probleme zu besprechen; (event) Ereignis nthistoric \occasion historisches Ereignison this particular \occasion dieses eine Malon another \occasion ein anderes Mal, bei einer anderen Gelegenheiton one \occasion einmalon several \occasions mehrmalson \occasion gelegentlichthere's no \occasion to be so rude es gibt keinen Grund, so unverschämt zu seinthe 200th anniversary of Mozart's death was the \occasion for hundreds of special films anlässlich des 200. Todestages Mozarts kamen Hunderte von Sondersendungenshould the \occasion arise sollte es nötig sein [o werden]to have \occasion to do sth Veranlassung haben, etw zu tunan \occasion may arise when you can use your knowledge of French vielleicht bietet sich eine Gelegenheit, deine Französischkenntnisse anzuwenden▪ to \occasion sth etw hervorrufen [o verursachen]to \occasion a visit einen Besuch nach sich ziehenthe case \occasioned the authorities a lot of worry der Fall bereitete den Behörden viel Ärger* * *[ə'keIZən]1. non that occasion — damals, bei or zu jener Gelegenheit or jenem Anlass (geh)
on another occasion — ein anderes Mal, bei einer anderen Gelegenheit etc
on several occasions — mehrmals, bei or zu mehreren Gelegenheiten etc
2) (= special time) Ereignis nton the occasion of his birthday — anlässlich or aus Anlass seines Geburtstages
one's 21st birthday should be something of an occasion — ein 21. Geburtstag sollte schon ein besonderes Ereignis sein
3) (= opportunity) Gelegenheit f, Möglichkeit fI never had the occasion to congratulate him — es bot sich mir keine Gelegenheit or ich hatte nicht die Möglichkeit, ihm zu gratulieren
4) (= reason) Grund m, Anlass m, Veranlassung fif you have occasion to... — sollten Sie Veranlassung haben, zu...
2. vt (form)verursachen, Anlass geben zu, zeitigen (geh)to occasion sb to do sth — jdn dazu veranlassen, etw zu tun
* * *occasion [əˈkeıʒn]A s1. (günstige) Gelegenheit, günstiger Augenblick, richtiger Zeitpunkt:take occasion to do sth die Gelegenheit ergreifen, etwas zu tunhave occasion to do sth die Gelegenheit haben, etwas zu tun3. (besondere) Gelegenheit, Anlass m:on this occasion bei dieser Gelegenheit;a) bei Gelegenheit, gelegentlich,b) wenn nötig;for the occasion für diese besondere Gelegenheit, eigens zu diesem Anlass oder Zweck4. ( besonders festliches) Ereignis:a) das Ereignis feiern,b) (Redew) zur Feier des Tages;5. Anlass m, Anstoß m:give occasion to sth, be the occasion of sth etwas veranlassen, den Anstoß zu etwas gebenthere is no occasion to be afraid es besteht kein Grund zur Besorgnis7. pl obs Geschäfte pl, Angelegenheiten pl:go about one’s occasions seinen Geschäften nachgehenB v/t veranlassen, verursachen, bewirken:occasion sb sth jemandem etwas verursachen;this occasioned him to go dies veranlasste ihn zu gehen* * *1. noun1) (opportunity) Gelegenheit, diebe [an] occasion for celebration — ein Grund zum Feiern sein
have occasion to do something — [eine] Gelegenheit haben, etwas zu tun
3) (point in time) Gelegenheit, dieon that occasion — bei der Gelegenheit; damals
on occasion[s] — gelegentlich
4) (special occurrence) Anlass, der2. transitive verbon the occasion of — anlässlich (+ Gen.)
verursachen; erregen, Anlass geben zu [Besorgnis]* * *n.Anlass -¨e m.Gelegenheit f. -
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occasion [əˈkeɪʒən]1. nouna. ( = particular time, date, occurrence) occasion f• he took the occasion to say... il en a profité pour dire...b. ( = event) événement m, occasion fc. ( = reason) raison f* * *[ə'keɪʒn] 1.1) ( particular time) occasion fon that occasion — à cette occasion, cette fois-là
2) sout ( opportunity) occasion f3) (event, function) occasion f, événement m2.state occasion — cérémonie f officielle
transitive verb sout occasionner, provoquer -
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A n1 ( particular time) occasion f ; on that occasion à cette occasion, cette fois-là ; on one occasion une fois ; on several occasions à plusieurs occasions or reprises ; on a previous occasion précédemment ; on rare occasions rarement, en de rares occasions ; on occasion de temps en temps, à l'occasion ; on the occasion of à l'occasion de ; when the occasion demands it lorsque les circonstances l'exigent ; to rise to the occasion se montrer à la hauteur des circonstances ;2 ( opportunity) occasion f ; to have occasion to do avoir l'occasion de faire ; it's no occasion for laughter/frivolity ce n'est pas le moment de rire/d'être frivole ; should the occasion arise le cas échéant, si l'occasion se présente ;3 (event, function) occasion f, événement m ; a big occasion une grande occasion, un grand événement ; on special occasions dans les grandes occasions ; for the occasion pour l'occasion ; the wedding was quite an occasion le mariage a été un événement ; ceremonial occasion, state occasion cérémonie f officielle ;4 sout ( cause) raison f ; there was no occasion to be so rude il n'y avait aucune raison d'être si impoli ; there is no occasion for alarm il n'y a pas lieu de s'inquiéter ; we have no occasion for complaint nous n'avons pas lieu de nous plaindre. -
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I [ə'keɪʒn]1) (particular time) occasione f.on that occasion — in quella occasione, quella volta
2) (opportunity) occasione f.it's no occasion for laughter — non è il momento o caso di ridere
3) (event) occasione f., avvenimento m.on special occasions — nelle occasioni speciali, nelle grandi occasioni
4) form. (cause) motivo m.II [ə'keɪʒn]there is no occasion for alarm — non c'è motivo o non è il caso di allarmarsi
verbo transitivo form. occasionare, causare, provocare* * *[ə'keiʒən]1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) occasione2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) occasione•- occasionally* * *I [ə'keɪʒn]1) (particular time) occasione f.on that occasion — in quella occasione, quella volta
2) (opportunity) occasione f.it's no occasion for laughter — non è il momento o caso di ridere
3) (event) occasione f., avvenimento m.on special occasions — nelle occasioni speciali, nelle grandi occasioni
4) form. (cause) motivo m.II [ə'keɪʒn]there is no occasion for alarm — non c'è motivo o non è il caso di allarmarsi
verbo transitivo form. occasionare, causare, provocare -
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مُنَاسَبَة \ chance: a time when sth. may be done; suitable conditions for trying to do sth.: I’ll do that, when I get the chance. I’ve never had the chance to learn to swim. function: a social event. occasion: a special event; the time of a particular event: The Queen’s visit was an important occasion. On that occasion, the weather remained fine. opportunity: a favourable time; a chance: You’ll have an opportunity to meet her when she visits me next week. I took the opportunity to travel when it was offered. \ See Also فرصة (فُرْصَة) -
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[ə'keɪʒən] 1. n( point in time) sytuacja f; (event, celebration etc) wydarzenie nt; ( opportunity) okazja f2. vt ( fml)to rise to the occasion — stawać (stanąć perf) na wysokości zadania
* * *[ə'keiʒən]1) (a particular time: I've heard him speak on several occasions.) okazja2) (a special event: The wedding was a great occasion.) uroczystość•- occasionally -
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فُرْصَة \ chance: possibility. We have no chance of winning. occasion: a special event; the time of a particular event: The Queen’s visit was an important occasion. On that occasion, the weather remained fine. scope: the chance to make full use of one’s abilities: There’s no scope for a clever scientist in a village school. -
9 or
I.or1 [ɔʀ]1. masculine noun2. compounds► or noir ( = pétrole) black goldII.or2 [ɔʀ]a. (mise en relief) or, ce jour-là, il n'était pas là now, on that particular day, he wasn't there• il m'a téléphoné hier, or je pensais justement à lui he phoned me yesterday, and it just so happened that I'd been thinking about himb. (opposition) but• nous l'attendions, or il n'est pas venu we waited for him but he didn't come* * *
I ɔʀ1) ( indiquant une opposition) and yettu m'as dit que tu serais à la bibliothèque, or tu n'y étais pas — you told me you'd be at the library and you weren't there
les musées sont fermés le mardi, or c'était justement un mardi — museums are closed on Tuesdays, and it just so happened that it was a Tuesday
3) ( pour récapituler)or donc, c'était la nuit et nous étions perdus — now, it was night and we were lost
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1. ɔʀadjectif invariable [couleur] gold; [cheveux] golden
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nom masculin1) ( métal) gold [U]en or — [dent, bague] gold (épith); [patron, mari] marvellous [BrE]; [occasion] golden
avoir un cœur d'or or en or — to have a heart of gold
2) Architecture, Art (d'encadrement, église, de dôme) gilding [U]3) ( couleur)•Phrasal Verbs:- or blanc- or jaune- or noir••la parole est d'argent, le silence est d'or — Proverbe speech is silver, silence is golden Proverbe
rouler sur l' or — to be rolling in it (colloq) ou in money
* * *ɔʀ1. nm1) (= métal) goldl'or blanc fig — snow
2) (emplois figurés, en locution)en or; une occasion en or — a golden opportunity
une affaire en or (occasion) — a real bargain, (commerce) a gold mine
2. conj1) (avec valeur d'opposition) yet, butIl était sûr de gagner, or il a perdu. — He was sure he would win, and yet he lost.
Il s'était établi en Normandie. Or, à cette époque... — He settled in Normandy. Now, at that time...
* * *I.orB nm1 ( métal) gold ¢; or pur/fin/massif pure/fine/solid gold; gravé à l'or fin engraved in fine gold; or (à) 18/24 carats 18-/24-carat gold; or en feuille sheet gold; fil d'or gold thread; or en barres gold bullion; or en lingots gold ingots (pl); en or [dent, bague] gold ( épith); [patron, mari] marvellousGB; [occasion] golden; avoir un cœur d'or or en or fig to have a heart of gold; avoir un caractère en or fig to be pure gold; tout ce qui brille n'est pas d'or all that glitters is not gold; ⇒ poule;2 Archit, Art (d'encadrement, église, de dôme) gilding ¢; les ors d'une icône the gilding of an icon;3 ( couleur) cheveux d'or golden hair; l'or de tes cheveux your golden hair; les ors de l'automne/des champs the golden tints of autumn GB ou fall US/of the fields;4 Hérald or.or blanc white gold; or dentaire dental gold; or gris = or blanc; or jaune yellow gold; or natif native gold; or noir black gold, oil; or rouge red gold.la parole est d'argent, le silence est d'or Prov speech is silver, silence is golden; je ne le ferais pas pour tout l'or du monde I wouldn't do it for all the money in the world ou all the tea in China; rouler sur l' or, être cousu d'or to be rolling in it○ ou in money; elle parle d'or what she says is so true!II.or conj1 ( indiquant une opposition) and yet; il dit avoir passé la soirée au cinéma, or personne ne peut le confirmer he says he spent the evening at the cinema and yet nobody can confirm it; tu m'as dit que tu serais à la bibliothèque, or tu n'y étais pas you told me you'd be at the library and you weren't there; or ça, jeune homme, où vous croyez-vous? hum now then, young man, where do you think you are?;2 ( introduisant un nouvel élément) les musées sont fermés le mardi, or c'était justement un mardi museums are closed on Tuesdays, and it just so happened that it was a Tuesday; or, ce jour-là, il était sorti sans son parapluie now, on that particular day, he went out without his umbrella; il a commencé à me parler du livre, or je l'avais lu une semaine plus tôt he started talking about the book and as it happened I'd read it a week before; on lui avait offert une bouteille d'alcool, or Grovagnard était un ancien alcoolique… he'd been given a bottle of spirits as a present; now Grovagnard was a former alcoholic…; tous les hommes sont mortels, or je suis un homme, donc je suis mortel all men are mortal, I am a man, therefore I am mortal;3 ( pour récapituler) or donc, c'était la nuit et nous étions perdus now, it was night and we were lost.I[ɔr] conjonctionil faut tenir les délais; or, ce n'est pas toujours possible deadlines must be met; now this is not always possibleje devais y aller, or au dernier moment j'ai eu un empêchement I was supposed to go, but then at the last moment something came upII[ɔr] nom masculin1. [métal] goldor monnayé/au titre/sans titre coined/essayed/unessayed goldl'or blanc [les sports d'hiver] the winter sports bonanzala valeur or value in gold, gold exchange value————————[ɔr] adjectif invariable————————d'or locution adjectivale3. (locution)en or locution adjectivale2. [excellent]a. [occasion] a real bargainb. [entreprise] a goldmine -
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I [daʊt]nome dubbio m.there is little doubt (that) — è quasi o praticamente certo (che)
to leave sb. in no doubt about sth. — non lasciare a qcn. alcun o nessun dubbio riguardo qcs.
to be in doubt — [outcome, project] essere incerto, in forse; [honesty, innocence] essere dubbio; (on particular occasion) essere messo in dubbio; [ person] essere in dubbio, avere o nutrire dei dubbi
II 1. [daʊt]if o when in doubt nel dubbio; to be open to doubt [evidence, testimony] dare adito a dubbi; to cast o throw doubt on sth. sollevare dubbi su qcs.; without (a) doubt senza (alcun) dubbio, senza possibilità di dubbio; to prove sth. beyond (all) doubt dimostrare qcs. al di là di ogni dubbio; without the slightest doubt — senza il minimo dubbio
verbo transitivo dubitare di, mettere in dubbio [fact, ability, honesty]; dubitare di [ person]2.verbo intransitivo dubitare* * *1. verb1) (to feel uncertain about, but inclined not to believe: I doubt if he'll come now; He might have a screwdriver, but I doubt it.) dubitare2) (not to be sure of the reliability of: Sometimes I doubt your intelligence!) avere dubbi su2. noun(a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious: There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.) dubbio- doubtful- doubtfully
- doubtfulness
- doubtless
- beyond doubt
- in doubt
- no doubt* * *I [daʊt]nome dubbio m.there is little doubt (that) — è quasi o praticamente certo (che)
to leave sb. in no doubt about sth. — non lasciare a qcn. alcun o nessun dubbio riguardo qcs.
to be in doubt — [outcome, project] essere incerto, in forse; [honesty, innocence] essere dubbio; (on particular occasion) essere messo in dubbio; [ person] essere in dubbio, avere o nutrire dei dubbi
II 1. [daʊt]if o when in doubt nel dubbio; to be open to doubt [evidence, testimony] dare adito a dubbi; to cast o throw doubt on sth. sollevare dubbi su qcs.; without (a) doubt senza (alcun) dubbio, senza possibilità di dubbio; to prove sth. beyond (all) doubt dimostrare qcs. al di là di ogni dubbio; without the slightest doubt — senza il minimo dubbio
verbo transitivo dubitare di, mettere in dubbio [fact, ability, honesty]; dubitare di [ person]2.verbo intransitivo dubitare -
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tr[ʌn'plezəntnəs]1 lo desagradable■ I found the unpleasantness of the situation most upsetting me disgustó mucho lo desagradable de la situación2 (nastiness) antipatía, carácter nombre masculino desagradable■ the will caused much unpleasantness in the family el testamento provocó mucho resentimiento entre la familia4 (trouble) problemas nombre masculino pluraln.• acedía s.f.• desavenencia s.f.• desgracia s.f.• disgusto s.m.• molestia s.f.• sinsabor s.m.'ʌn'plezṇtnəs, ʌn'plezṇtnɪsmass noun ( of person) carácter m desagradable; ( on a particular occasion) actitud f desagradablethere was no need for all that unpleasantness — no había ninguna necesidad de crear una situación tan desagradable or violenta
[ʌn'plezntnɪs]N (gen) lo desagradable; [of person] lo antipático, lo desagradable; (=bad feeling, quarrel) desavenencia f, disgusto mthere has been a lot of unpleasantness — ha habido muchos disgustos or muchas desavenencias
* * *['ʌn'plezṇtnəs, ʌn'plezṇtnɪs]mass noun ( of person) carácter m desagradable; ( on a particular occasion) actitud f desagradable -
12 discutir
v.1 to argue.ha discutido con su hermano she's had an argument with her brotherdiscuten por cualquier tontería they argue about the least little thingMaría arguye cada vez que sale Mary argues every time she's out.2 to discuss.discutir de o sobre algo to discuss something, to talk about somethingeso es mejor que lo discutas con tu padre you'd be better discussing that with your father3 to dispute.no te discuto que tengas razón I don't dispute that you're right* * *1 (examinar) to discuss2 (contender) to dispute, question, argue1 (examinar) to discuss (de, -)2 (contender) to argue* * *verb1) to argue2) discuss3) dispute4) quarrel* * *1. VT1) (=debatir) [+ plan, proyecto, idea] to discuss; [+ precio] to argue about2) (=contradecir) to question, challengediscutir a algn lo que está diciendo — to question o challenge what sb is saying
2. VI1) (=dialogar) to discuss, talk2) (=disputar) to argue (de, sobre about, over)¡no discutas! — don't argue!
no le discutas porque él sabe más que tú del tema — don't argue with him because he knows more about the subject than you do
discutir de política — to argue about politics, talk politics
* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( debatir) <problema/asunto> to discuss; < proyecto de ley> to debate, discussb) ( cuestionar) < derecho> to challenge, dispute2.todo lo que digo me lo discute — he questions o challenges everything I say
discutir vi to argue, quarreldiscutieron y no se han vuelto a hablar — they had an argument o a quarrel and haven't spoken to each other since
* * *= argue, debate, discuss, dispute, talk over, spar, deliberate, bicker, quarrel, squabble, bring into + discussion.Ex. Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.Ex. The reader is left to debate the relative merits of such a format - obviously its applications are limited.Ex. This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.Ex. Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.Ex. Feaver remarked with the easy manner of familiars who are accustomed to sparring good-naturedly with each other that he certainly seemed to have picked up a great deal of miscellaneous information from that particular talk.Ex. Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.Ex. Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.Ex. But, firstly, the big German banks quarrelled among themselves over the division of the spoils.Ex. Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.Ex. Furthermore, this example brings into discussion the concept of a more complex relationship between the human senses and water in architecture.----* discutir, debatir, tratar = bring into + discussion.* discutir del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.* discutir sobre nimiedades = split + hairs.* discutir una cuestión = air + issue.* discutir una idea = float + concept.* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.* sin discutir = no arguments!, undiscussed.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( debatir) <problema/asunto> to discuss; < proyecto de ley> to debate, discussb) ( cuestionar) < derecho> to challenge, dispute2.todo lo que digo me lo discute — he questions o challenges everything I say
discutir vi to argue, quarreldiscutieron y no se han vuelto a hablar — they had an argument o a quarrel and haven't spoken to each other since
* * *= argue, debate, discuss, dispute, talk over, spar, deliberate, bicker, quarrel, squabble, bring into + discussion.Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.
Ex: The reader is left to debate the relative merits of such a format - obviously its applications are limited.Ex: This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.Ex: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.Ex: Feaver remarked with the easy manner of familiars who are accustomed to sparring good-naturedly with each other that he certainly seemed to have picked up a great deal of miscellaneous information from that particular talk.Ex: Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.Ex: Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.Ex: But, firstly, the big German banks quarrelled among themselves over the division of the spoils.Ex: Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.Ex: Furthermore, this example brings into discussion the concept of a more complex relationship between the human senses and water in architecture.* discutir, debatir, tratar = bring into + discussion.* discutir del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.* discutir sobre nimiedades = split + hairs.* discutir una cuestión = air + issue.* discutir una idea = float + concept.* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.* sin discutir = no arguments!, undiscussed.* * *discutir [I1 ]vt1 (debatir) ‹problema/asunto› to discuss; ‹proyecto de ley› to debate, discussdiscutieron el nuevo convenio they discussed the new agreementesto habrá que discutirlo con el jefe de ventas this will have to be discussed with the sales manager2 (cuestionar) ‹derecho› to challenge, disputeque es muy generoso no te lo discuto, pero … I don't deny o dispute that he's very generous, but …todo lo que digo me lo discute he questions o challenges o disputes everything I saymis órdenes no se discuten, se obedecen my orders are to be obeyed without question, my orders are not to be questioned■ discutirvito argue, quarrelse pasan el día discutiendo they spend all day arguing o quarrelingno quiero discutir contigo I don't want to argue with youdiscutieron y no se han vuelto a hablar they had an argument o a quarrel and haven't spoken to each other since¿por qué discutes de política con tu padre? why do you argue with your father about politics?discutir POR algo to argue ABOUT sthdiscuten por todo/por cualquier nimiedad they argue about everything/about the slightest little thingdiscutirle A algn to argue WITH sb¡no me/le discutas! don't argue with me/her!* * *
discutir ( conjugate discutir) verbo transitivo
‹ proyecto de ley› to debate, discuss
verbo intransitivo
to argue, quarrel;
discutir por algo to argue about sth;
discutirle a algn to argue with sb
discutir
I verbo intransitivo
1 to argue [de/sobre, about]
2 (regañar, reñir) to argue, have an argument
II verbo transitivo
1 (debatir, considerar) to discuss, talk about
2 (rebatir, poner en cuestión) to challenge, question
' discutir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bregar
- chocar
- comentar
- gana
- hablar
- menos
- pelear
- pelearse
- tarifar
- tratar
- alegar
- mucho
- pleitear
- reñir
- reunión
English:
argue
- argument
- bicker
- blue
- debate
- disagree
- discuss
- dispute
- fall out
- horn
- occasion
- point
- quarrel
- quibble
- talk over
- talk through
- thrash out
- use
- pointless
- spar
- talk
- thrash
- wrangle
* * *♦ vi1. [hablar] to discuss;se pasan el día discutiendo de o [m5] sobre fútbol they spend the whole day talking about o discussing football2. [pelear] to argue (con/por with/about);ya han vuelto a discutir they've had another of their arguments;ha discutido con su hermano she's had an argument with her brother;discuten por cualquier tontería they argue about the least little thing♦ vt1. [hablar sobre] to discuss;[debatir] to discuss, to debate;eso mejor que lo discutas con tu padre you'd be better discussing that with your father;el asunto será discutido en el parlamento the matter will be discussed in parliament2. [contradecir] to dispute;no te discuto que tengas razón I don't dispute that you're right;es un buen tipo, sí, eso nadie te lo discute he's a nice guy, sure, no one disputes that;no me discutas lo que te mando y obedece don't question what I tell you to do, just do it* * *I v/t discussII v/i argue ( sobre about)* * *discutir vt1) : to discuss2) : to disputediscutir vialtercar: to argue, to quarrel* * *discutir vb1. (reñir) to argue / to quarrelcuando llegué a casa, mis padres discutían when I got home, my parents were arguing2. (debatir, hablar) to discuss3. (cuestionar) to question -
13 doubt
doubt [daʊt]1. noundoute m• it is not in doubt [outcome, result] cela ne fait aucun doute• no doubt about it! cela va sans dire !• there is no doubt that... il n'y a pas de doute que... + indic• beyond doubt [prove] de façon indubitable• to doubt sb/sth douter de qn/qch► to doubt whether/that/if... douter que...* * *[daʊt] 1.noun doute mto leave somebody in no doubt about something — ne laisser à quelqu'un aucun doute quant à quelque chose
to be in doubt — [outcome, project] être incertain; [honesty, innocence, guilt] gen être douteux/-euse; ( on particular occasion) être mis en doute; [person] être dans le doute
if ou when in doubt — dans le doute
2.to be open to doubt — [evidence, testimony] être sujet à caution
transitive verb douter de [fact, value, ability, honesty, person]3.to doubt (if ou that ou whether) — douter que (+ subj)
intransitive verb douter -
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A n doute m ; there is no doubt (that) il ne fait aucun doute que ; there is little doubt (that) il est presque certain que ; there is no doubt about sth il n'y a aucun doute sur qch ; there is no doubt about her guilt ou that she is guilty il n'y a aucun doute sur sa culpabilité ; (there's) no doubt about it il n'y a aucun doute là-dessus ; there is some doubt about its authenticity son authenticité est mise en doute ; there's (some) doubt about ou as to whether he will be able to come on ne sait pas s'il pourra venir ; there is no doubt in my mind that I'm right je suis convaincu que j'ai raison or d'avoir raison ; to have no doubt (that) ne pas douter que (+ subj) ; I have no doubt about her guilt ou that she is guilty je n'ai aucun doute sur sa culpabilité, je ne doute pas qu'elle soit coupable ; to have one's doubts about sth avoir des doutes sur qch, douter de qch ; I have my doubts! j'ai des doutes!, j'en doute! ; to have one's doubts (about) whether douter que (+ subj) ; I have my doubts about whether he's telling the truth je doute qu'il dise la vérité ; to have one's doubts about doing hésiter à faire ; no doubt sans doute ; no doubt the police will want to speak to you, the police will no doubt want to speak to you la police voudra sans doute vous parler ; to leave sb in no doubt about sth ne laisser à qn aucun doute quant à qch ; to be in doubt [outcome, project, future] être incertain ; [honesty, innocence, guilt] gen être douteux ; ( on particular occasion) être mis en doute ; [person] être dans le doute ; this report has put the whole project in doubt ce rapport a mis tout le projet en question ; the election result is not in any doubt le résultat de l'élection ne fait pas l'ombre d'un doute ; if/when in doubt dans le doute ; to be open to doubt [evidence, testimony] être sujet à caution ; to cast ou throw doubt on sth [person] mettre qch en doute ; [evidence, book] jeter le doute sur qch ; beyond (all) doubt, without (a) doubt sans aucun doute ; to prove sth beyond (all) doubt prouver qch de façon indubitable ; without the slightest doubt sans l'ombre d'un doute ; there is room for doubt le doute n'est pas exclu ; there is no room for doubt il n'y a aucun doute à avoir. ⇒ benefit.B vtr douter de [fact, evidence, value, ability, honesty, person] ; I doubt it (very much)! j'en doute (beaucoup)! ; to doubt (if ou that ou whether) douter que (+ subj) ; I don't doubt that you're telling the truth je ne doute pas que vous disiez la vérité ; I didn't doubt that she would succeed je ne doutais pas qu'elle réussirait.C vi douter. -
15 make\ up
1. I1) she takes a lot of time to make up у нее уходит очень много времени, чтобы накраситься /наложить косметику/; formerly it was not considered good taste for women to make up раньше считалось дурным тоном, если женщина красилась; the actor will need at least an hour to make up этому актеру потребуется по меньшей мере час, чтобы загримироваться2) he dropped out of school for a term, he will have to make up он пропустил целый семестр, ему придется наверстывать упущенное; I have a lot of work to make up у меня много недоделок, надо поработать; I have large arrears of sleep to make up мне надо отоспаться3) the stove (the fire, the boiler, etc.) needs making up в печь и т. д. надо подбросить дров4) let's make up давай помиримся; everything is all right, they made up все в порядке, они помирились2. IImake up at some time do you know if they made up yet? вы не знаете, они уже помирились?; they quarrelled and never made up они поссорились и так и не помирились3. III1) make up smth. /smth. up/ make up a medicine (an omelette, pancakes, etc.) готовить лекарство и т. д., make up a picnic basket /a hamper/ собрать корзину [продуктов] для пикника; make up a bed постелить /устроить/ постель; make up a bundle of old clothes связать старую одежду в узел; make up a train сформировать железнодорожный состав2) make up smth. /smth. up/ make up rules устанавливать /вырабатывать/ правила; make up a group of eight создать /сколотить/ группу из восьми человек || make up one's mind решать, принимать решение; she is still making up her mind она все еще /никак/ не может решить, она все еще думает3) make up smth., smb. /smth., smb. up/ make up a story (a poem, a book, a tune, etc.) сочинить рассказ и т. д.; did he make up the speech himself? он сам написал эту речь?; is it true or did he make that story up? это правда или он все сочинил?; make up excuses (lies, the whole thing, etc.) придумывать оправдание и т. д., stop making things up! перестань выдумывать!; there isn't any girl-friend he's just made her up никакой у него нет подружки, он просто все выдумал4) make up smb., smth. / smb., smth. up/ a quality that goes to make up a good dancer (a sportsman, a perfect teacher, etc.) качества, необходимые, чтобы стать хорошим танцовщиком и т. д., what are the qualities that make up Hamlet's character? из каких черт складывается характер Гамлета?, какие черты присущи Гамлету?; make up the total population (most of that class, 15 per cent of the total imports, etc.) составлять все население и т. д., stories that go to make up the volume рассказы, из которых составлен этот томик; the bones and muscles that make up the body кости и мускулы, которые образуют человеческое тело; these are the things that make up the joy of life вот что составляет /из чего складывается/ радость жизни5) make up smth., smb. /smth., smb. up/ make up one's face a) употреблять косметику (попудриться, подмазать губы и т. в.); б) гримировать лицо, накладывать грим; make up an actor загримировать актера6) make up smth. /smth. up/ make up all the expenses (the loss, the wastage, the deficit, natural deficiency, etc.) покрывать /компенсировать/ все расходы и т. д.; I want to make up my share of the bill я хочу заплатить свою долю по счету; make up lost ground наверстывать упущенное7) make up smth., smb. /smth., smb. up/ a dollar (a pound, a thousand, etc.) is wanted to make up the sum до полной суммы не хватает одного доллара и т. д.; we still need L 5 to make up the sum we asked for для суммы /чтобы набрать сумму/, которую мы просили, нам надо еще пять фунтов; collect all you can and he'll make up the rest соберите сколько можете, а он доложит /добавит/ остальное; we recruited locally to make up our full complement of labourers чтобы иметь полный штат, мы набирали рабочих на месте8) make up smth. /smth. up/ make up a quarrel (one's differences, matters, etc.) уладить ссору и т. д.; it was years before they made up their quarrel прошли годы, прежде чем они помирились9) make up smth. /smth. up/ make up a balance sheet (a statement of accounts, a report, etc.) составлять балансовый отчет и т. д.10) make up smth. / smth. up/ make up the front page (a page of type, a magazine, etc.) print. сверстать первую полосу и т. д.4. IV|| make up one's mind in some manner принять какое-л. решение, решить каким-л. образом; he will make up his mind in his own way он решит все по-своему5. VII1) || make up one's mind to do smth. решить /принять решение/ что-л. (с)делать; he made up his mind to work harder (to hurry, to lend him the money, to start at once, etc.) он решил работать больше или усерднее и т. д.2) make up smth. /smth. up/ to do smth. make up a party to go to a dance (to read plays, to go for walks, etc.) собрать компанию, чтобы пойти на танцы и т. д., we made up a group to help old people мы организовали / сколотили/ группу помощи пожилым людям6. XI1) be made up wait till your bed is made up подождите, вам еще не постелили; be made up for smb., smth. a parcel (a packet of sandwiches, a hamper, etc.) was made up for every child каждому ребенку был приготовлен пакет и т. д., а good basket of food was made up for the journey в дорогу приготовили полную корзину провизии; be made up into smth. flowers were made up into beautiful arrangements цветы были очень красиво расставлены || customer's own materials made up пошив из материала заказчика (объявление)2) || my mind is made up я решил(ся); when once his mind is made up there is no changing it если уж он что-нибудь решит, его трудно переубедить / убедить изменить решение/3) be made up the whole story is made up вся эта история выдумана4) be made up I object to the way the committee is made up я возражаю против состава комиссии; be made up of smb., smth. the audience (the crowd, the march, etc.) was made up of young people (of soldiers, of women, etc.) аудитория и т. д. состояла из молодежи и т. д., this group is made up of people with widely differing abilities в эту группу входят люди очень разных способностей; be made up of cells (of four elements, of 15 coaches, of ten questions, etc.) состоять из клеток и т. д.; the problem was made up of many factors проблема складывалась из многих факторов; а letter made up of digressions письмо, полное всяких отступлений /изобилующее всякими отступлениями/5) be made up the actor's face was made up лицо актера было загримировано; be made up in some manner be heavily (badly, slightly, ravishingly, etc.) made up быть сильно и т. д. накрашенным; she was wonderfully made up она была чудесно загримирована; be made up for smth. he was made up for this part его загримировали для этой роли6) be made up to smb. I have no objection to working for an extra two hours, provided it is made up to me я не против отработать два лишних часа при условии, что мне заплатят или дадут отгул; don't worry it will be made up to you не беспокойся, ты внакладе не останешься /с тобой рассчитаются/; be made up with smth. our losses have to be made up with fresh capital наши потери придется покрыть за счет новых вложений; be made up for by smth. his forgetfulness was made up for by his charm он был так обаятелен, что ему прощали забывчивость; her display of bad manners was scarcely made up for by her tears вряд ли она могла слезами искупить свое дурное поведение7) be made up if the stove isn't made up it will go out если в печь не подбросить дров, она погаснет9) be made up in some time the newspaper (the page, the column, etc.) is already made up print, газета и т. д. уже сверстана10) be made up to he doesn't like (welcome) being made up to он не любит, когда перед ним лебезят /заискивают/7. XIIhave smth. made up I had a bed made up for me [on the sofa] мне постелили [на диване]8. XVI1) make up into smth. this clay will make up into nice bricks из этой глины получатся хорошие кирпичи; this silk will make up into two dresses этого шелка хватит на два платья2) make up for smth. make up for the part of an old man (for the part of Othello, for his new part, etc.) гримироваться для роли старика и т. д., make up at some age she began to make up at 20 она начала пользоваться косметикой, когда ей исполнилось двадцать [лет]; ought she to make up at the age of thirteen? надо ли или можно ли ей краситься в тринадцать лет?3) make up for smth. make up for the loss a) возместить потерю; б) покрыть убытки; make up for lost time наверстать упущенное время; make up for smb.'s lost time компенсировать кому-л. затраченное им время; I worked last Sunday so I have today off to make up for it я работал прошлое воскресенье, поэтому сегодня у меня отгул; how can I make up for my rudeness? как мне искупить свою грубость?; how could he make up for all he had done to her? как ему загладить свою вину перед ней?: beauty cannot make up for stupidity красота не может заменить ум; you've no garden but the terrace makes up for it у вас нет сада, но зато есть терраса; make up with smth. as there was little meat I had to make up with vegetables недостаток мяса мне пришлось восполнить овощами4) make up with smb. he is coming to make up with you он придет, чтобы с тобой помириться5) make up to smb. make up to influential people (to one's senior officer, to his rich aunt, etc.) заискивать перед влиятельными людьми и т. д.; after what had happened he was trying to make up to her после того, что случилось, он хотел задобрить ее; he made up to every new girl in the office coll. он заигрывал с каждой новой девушкой в конторе9. XX1make up as smb. make up as an old man (as a beggar, as Othello, etc.) одеться и загримироваться стариком и т. д. /для роли старика и т. д./10. XXI11) make up smth. /smth. up/ into smth. make up goods into parcels (butter into packages of half a kilo, presents into dainty packages, etc.) упаковать / расфасовать/ товар в пакеты и т. д.; make up cloth into a dress сделать /сшить/ из материала платье; make up smth. /smth. up/ in (on, etc.) some place they made up presents in her room подарки они готовили в ее комнате; they made up a bed on the sofa они постелили на диване2) || I shall make up my mind in the morning я приму решение утром; I won't make up my mind until tomorrow я этого до завтра не решу; make up one's mind on smth. принять решение по какому-л. вопросу; make up smb.'s mind for him решать что-л. за кого-л.; he needs someone to make up his mind for him ему нужно, чтобы кто-нибудь решал за него3) make up smb., smth. /smb., smth. up/ for smth. make oneself up for the party накраситься, чтобы пойти на вечер; make him up for the part загримировать его для этой роли; make up a room (a hall, a shed, etc.) for the dance (for a conference, for a particular occasion, etc.) убрать /украсить/ комнату и т. д. для танцевального вечера и т. д.4) make up smth. /smth. up/ to smb. we must make their loss up to them мы должны возместить им их убытки; he's lost much time, the firm will make it up to him он потратил много времени, фирма ему это компенсирует; I'll make it up to you by giving you Saturday off я освобожу тебе субботу, и мы будем квиты; how can we make it up to them for what they have suffered? как мы сможем вознаградить их за их страдания?5) make up smth. /smth. up/ to smth. we collected L 478, but he made it up to L 500 мы собрали четыреста семьдесят восемь фунтов, а он добавил до пятисот6) make it up with smb. why don't you make it up with her? почему бы тебе не помириться с ней?7) make up smth. /smth. up/ at some time we make up the pay-roll on the 15th of the month (a new list every year, a report every day, etc.) мы составляем платежную ведомость пятнадцатого числа каждого месяца и т. д.11. XXVII2make up in diligence what one lacks in natural gifts восполнять недостаток таланта прилежанием; it is impossible to make up in quantity what a thing lacks in quality недостаток качества количеством не восполнишь -
16 female sperm
сущ.женская сперма (содержащая X-хромосому)Female sperm is a term that refers to a sperm that contains an X chromosome, produced in the usual way by a male, referring to the fact that, when such a sperm fertilizes an egg, a female child is born.If you are questioning the gestational age of a litter ( i.e. Female's Sperm Positive Date), provide the average and range of the crown-to-rump length for the litter.
Often the sex of the baby in May up to the subtle interplay of number of factors that make female sperm "positive" on the particular occasion.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > female sperm
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17 female's sperm
сущ.женская сперма (содержащая X-хромосому)Female sperm is a term that refers to a sperm that contains an X chromosome, produced in the usual way by a male, referring to the fact that, when such a sperm fertilizes an egg, a female child is born.If you are questioning the gestational age of a litter ( i.e. Female's Sperm Positive Date), provide the average and range of the crown-to-rump length for the litter.
Often the sex of the baby in May up to the subtle interplay of number of factors that make female sperm "positive" on the particular occasion.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > female's sperm
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18 Common Ground
The intrinsic context for a listener trying to understand what a speaker means on a particular occasion is the common ground that the listener believes holds at that moment between the speaker and the listeners he or she is speaking to. (Clark & Carlson, 1981, p. 319)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Common Ground
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19 outfit
(a set of clothes, especially for a particular occasion: a wedding outfit.) trajeoutfit n conjunto / trajetr['aʊtfɪt]1 (kit, equipment) equipo, juego3 familiar (group of people) grupo, equipo; (business) negocio; (organization) organización nombre femeninooutfit n1) equipment: equipo m2) costume, ensemble: traje m, conjunto m3) group: conjunto mn.• avío s.m.• conjunto (Ropa) (•Textil•) s.m.• equipo s.m.• juego de herramientas s.m.• parque s.m.• recado s.m.• traje s.m.• tren s.m.v.• equipar v.a) ( clothes) conjunto m, tenida f (Chi)b) ( equipment) equipo mc) (organization, unit) (colloq)['aʊtfɪt]N1) (=clothes) traje m ; (=uniform) uniforme m ; (=costume) conjunto mwhy are you wearing that outfit? — ¿por qué te has trajeado así?
2) (=equipment) equipo m ; (=tools) juego m de herramientas3) * (=organization) grupo m, organización f ; (Mil) unidad f, cuerpo m* * *a) ( clothes) conjunto m, tenida f (Chi)b) ( equipment) equipo mc) (organization, unit) (colloq) -
20 trappings
'træpiŋz(clothes or ornaments suitable for a particular occasion or person: all the trappings of royalty.) (caballo) arreos; (caballo) jaeces; adornos, galastr['træpɪŋz]1 (paraphernalia) parafernalia, símbolos nombre masculino plural1 (of horse) arreos nombre masculino pluraltrappings ['træpɪŋz] npl1) : arreos mpl, jaeces mpl (de un caballo)2) adornments: adornos mpl, pompa fn.• adornos s.m.pl.• arneses s.m.pl.• atavíos s.m.pl.• gualdrapa s.f.• jaeces de los caballos s.m.pl.'træpɪŋza) ( paraphernalia)she was seduced by the trappings of office — se dejó seducir por toda la ceremonia que conlleva el cargo
all the trappings of success — los símbolos del éxito, todo lo que acompaña el éxito
b) ( of horse) arreos mpl, jaeces mpl['træpɪŋz]NPL2) (fig) adornos mplshorn of all its trappings — sin ninguno de sus adornos, desprovisto de adorno
that statement, shorn of its trappings... — esa declaración, en términos escuetos...
* * *['træpɪŋz]a) ( paraphernalia)she was seduced by the trappings of office — se dejó seducir por toda la ceremonia que conlleva el cargo
all the trappings of success — los símbolos del éxito, todo lo que acompaña el éxito
b) ( of horse) arreos mpl, jaeces mpl
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