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  • 1 Problem

    n; -s, -e problem (auch MATH., PHILOS. etc.); ein kleines / großes / schwieriges Problem a minor / major / difficult ( oder thorny) problem; Probleme haben / schaffen / lösen have (got) / make ( oder cause) / solve problems; das Problem ist oder besteht darin, dass... the problem is that...; Probleme haben, etw. / jemanden zu finden have problems ( oder difficulty Sg.) finding s.th. / s.o.; jemandem Probleme machen cause s.o. problems; vor einem Problem stehen be faced with a problem; Probleme wälzen mull over problems; es ist nicht ohne Probleme it’s not without its (little) problems; sie ist zu ungeduldig - das ist ihr Problem her problem ( oder trouble) is that she’s too impatient, she has no patience - that’s her trouble; er muss immer ein Problem draus machen he always has to make it into a problem (make a thing of it umg.); das ist dein Problem that’s your problem; kein Problem! no problem
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    das Problem
    problem; trouble
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    Prob|lem [pro'bleːm]
    nt -s, -e
    problem

    vor einem Problém stehen — to be faced or confronted with a problem

    das wird zum Problém — it's becoming (something of) a problem

    Probléme wälzen — to turn problems over in one's mind

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    das
    1) (something worrying: Lack of money is a real headache.) headache
    2) (a difficulty; a matter about which it is difficult to decide what to do: Life is full of problems; ( also adjective) a problem child.) problem
    3) (a question to be answered or solved: mathematical problems.) problem
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    Pro·blem
    <-s, -e>
    [proˈble:m]
    nt
    1. (Schwierigkeit) problem
    es gibt [mit jdm/etw] \Probleme I/we/they, etc. are having problems [with sb/sth], sth is having problems
    [mit jdm/etw] ein \Problem/Probleme haben to have a problem/be having problems [with sb/sth]
    vor \Problemen/einem \Problem stehen to be faced [or confronted] with problems/a problem
    [für jdn] zum \Problem werden to become a problem [for sb]
    2. (geh: schwierige Aufgabe) problem
    ein schwieriges \Problem a difficult problem, a hard [or tough] nut to crack
    ein ungelöstes \Problem an un[re]solved problem
    \Probleme wälzen to turn over problems in one's mind
    [nicht] jds \Problem sein to [not] be sb's business
    kein \Problem! (fam) no problem!
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    das; Problems, Probleme problem
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    Problem n; -s, -e problem ( auch MATH, PHIL etc);
    ein kleines/großes/schwieriges Problem a minor/major/difficult ( oder thorny) problem;
    Probleme haben/schaffen/lösen have (got)/make ( oder cause)/solve problems;
    besteht darin, dass … the problem is that …;
    Probleme haben, etwas/jemanden zu finden have problems ( oder difficulty sg) finding sth/sb;
    jemandem Probleme machen cause sb problems;
    vor einem Problem stehen be faced with a problem;
    Probleme wälzen mull over problems;
    es ist nicht ohne Probleme it’s not without its (little) problems;
    sie ist zu ungeduldig - das ist ihr Problem her problem ( oder trouble) is that she’s too impatient, she has no patience - that’s her trouble;
    er muss immer ein Problem draus machen he always has to make it into a problem (make a thing of it umg);
    das ist dein Problem that’s your problem;
    kein Problem! no problem
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    das; Problems, Probleme problem
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    -e n.
    business n.
    issue n.
    problem n.
    trouble n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Problem

  • 2 problem

    n; -s, -e problem (auch MATH., PHILOS. etc.); ein kleines / großes / schwieriges Problem a minor / major / difficult ( oder thorny) problem; Probleme haben / schaffen / lösen have (got) / make ( oder cause) / solve problems; das Problem ist oder besteht darin, dass... the problem is that...; Probleme haben, etw. / jemanden zu finden have problems ( oder difficulty Sg.) finding s.th. / s.o.; jemandem Probleme machen cause s.o. problems; vor einem Problem stehen be faced with a problem; Probleme wälzen mull over problems; es ist nicht ohne Probleme it’s not without its (little) problems; sie ist zu ungeduldig - das ist ihr Problem her problem ( oder trouble) is that she’s too impatient, she has no patience - that’s her trouble; er muss immer ein Problem draus machen he always has to make it into a problem (make a thing of it umg.); das ist dein Problem that’s your problem; kein Problem! no problem
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    das Problem
    problem; trouble
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    Prob|lem [pro'bleːm]
    nt -s, -e
    problem

    vor einem Problém stehen — to be faced or confronted with a problem

    das wird zum Problém — it's becoming (something of) a problem

    Probléme wälzen — to turn problems over in one's mind

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    das
    1) (something worrying: Lack of money is a real headache.) headache
    2) (a difficulty; a matter about which it is difficult to decide what to do: Life is full of problems; ( also adjective) a problem child.) problem
    3) (a question to be answered or solved: mathematical problems.) problem
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    Pro·blem
    <-s, -e>
    [proˈble:m]
    nt
    1. (Schwierigkeit) problem
    es gibt [mit jdm/etw] \Probleme I/we/they, etc. are having problems [with sb/sth], sth is having problems
    [mit jdm/etw] ein \Problem/Probleme haben to have a problem/be having problems [with sb/sth]
    vor \Problemen/einem \Problem stehen to be faced [or confronted] with problems/a problem
    [für jdn] zum \Problem werden to become a problem [for sb]
    2. (geh: schwierige Aufgabe) problem
    ein schwieriges \Problem a difficult problem, a hard [or tough] nut to crack
    ein ungelöstes \Problem an un[re]solved problem
    \Probleme wälzen to turn over problems in one's mind
    [nicht] jds \Problem sein to [not] be sb's business
    kein \Problem! (fam) no problem!
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    das; Problems, Probleme problem
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    …problem n im subst: allg problem;
    Arbeitslosenproblem unemployment problem, problem of the unemployed;
    Ausländerproblem immigrant problem;
    Rechtsproblem legal problem;
    Übersetzungsproblem translation problem;
    Zukunftsproblem problem for the future;
    Haarproblem hair problem;
    Hautproblem skin problem;
    Alkoholproblem alcohol problem;
    Orgasmusproblem problem in achieving an orgasm
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    das; Problems, Probleme problem
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    -e n.
    business n.
    issue n.
    problem n.
    trouble n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > problem

  • 3 real

    [rɪəl]
    1. adjective
    1) which actually exists:

    There's a real monster in that cave.

    حَقيقي
    2) not imitation; genuine:

    Is that diamond real?

    حقيقي، غَيْر مُزَيَّف، أصْلي
    3) actual:

    He may own the factory, but it's his manager who is the real boss.

    حَقيقي، فِعْلي
    4) great:

    a real surprise/problem.

    حَقيقي، كَبير ، عَظيم
    2. adverb
    ( especially American) very; really:

    a real nice house.

    جِدا

    Arabic-English dictionary > real

  • 4 real world problem generation

    Military: RWPG

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > real world problem generation

  • 5 problema real

    (n.) = real problem
    Ex. The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.
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    Ex: The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.

    Spanish-English dictionary > problema real

  • 6 solución poco real

    Ex. This pie in the sky solution is a long way off and I am doubtful that it will really solve the problem of tieing individual records into the authority file.
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    Ex: This pie in the sky solution is a long way off and I am doubtful that it will really solve the problem of tieing individual records into the authority file.

    Spanish-English dictionary > solución poco real

  • 7 problema

    m.
    1 problem.
    el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism
    los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems
    el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left
    2 glitch, bug.
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    1 problem
    \
    dar problemas to cause problems
    tener problemas con to have trouble with
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    noun m.
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    1. SM
    1) (=dificultad) problem

    ¿tienes problemas de dinero? — do you have any money worries o financial problems?

    2) (Mat) problem
    3) Méx (=accidente) accident, mishap
    2.
    ADJ INV (=problemático) problem antes de s
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    masculino problem

    resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

    no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

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    = dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.
    Ex. Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.
    Ex. These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
    Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.
    Ex. Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
    Ex. A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
    Ex. Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.
    Ex. The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.
    Ex. The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.
    Ex. Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.
    Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex. The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.
    Ex. In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
    Ex. But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.
    Ex. However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.
    Ex. The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
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    * abordar un problema = address + problem.
    * acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
    * aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.
    * acometer un problema = attack + problem.
    * acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * acotar un problema = delineate + problem.
    * acuciado por problemas = embattled.
    * acumular problemas = build up + problems.
    * afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.
    * afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.
    * agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * agravar un problema = compound + problem.
    * ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.
    * aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.
    * aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.
    * arreglar un problema = fix + problem.
    * asediado por problemas = embattled.
    * atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.
    * ausencia de problemas = smoothness.
    * averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.
    * capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * combatir un problema = combat + problem.
    * complicar un problema = compound + problem.
    * con problemas = in hot water.
    * con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.
    * con problemas de lectura = print disabled.
    * con problemas de vista = vision impaired.
    * con problemas visuales = vision impaired.
    * considerar un problema = consider + problem.
    * convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.
    * corregir un problema = correct + problem.
    * crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.
    * darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.
    * dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.
    * dar problemas = play up.
    * darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * debatir un problema = discuss + problem.
    * decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * definición del problema = problem statement.
    * definir un problema = delineate + problem.
    * delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.
    * desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.
    * detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.
    * diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.
    * dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.
    * el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.
    * encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.
    * enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.
    * enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.
    * enunciado del problema = problem statement.
    * esbozar un problema = outline + problem.
    * ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.
    * esquivar un problema = duck + issue.
    * estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.
    * exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.
    * hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.
    * identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.
    * ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.
    * investigar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].
    * lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.
    * llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.
    * mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.
    * meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.
    * mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.
    * no haber problemas = be fine.
    * no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.
    * no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.
    * obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.
    * ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.
    * orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.
    * paliar problemas = minimise + problems.
    * paliar un problema = solve + problem.
    * percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].
    * plagar de problemas = bedevil.
    * plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.
    * presentar problemas = present + problems.
    * presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.
    * prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * problema + acosar = problem + dog.
    * problema acuciante = pressing problem.
    * problema + acuciar = problem + beset.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problema + afligir = problem + afflict.
    * problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.
    * problema alimenticio = eating problem.
    * problema asociado = attending problem.
    * problema auditivo = hearing problem.
    * problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.
    * problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.
    * problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.
    * problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.
    * problema cotidiano = daily problem.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * problema de espacio = space problem.
    * problema de imagen = image problem.
    * problema de peso = weight problem.
    * problema de salud = health problem.
    * problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.
    * problema de seguridad = security problem.
    * problema diario = daily problem.
    * problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * problema doméstico = domestic problem.
    * problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.
    * problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.
    * problema en la escuela = school problem.
    * problema escolar = school problem.
    * problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problema familiar = family problem.
    * problema informático = computing problem.
    * problema inicial = startup problem.
    * problema insoluble = insoluble problem.
    * problema monetario = monetary problem.
    * problema motriz = motor disability.
    * problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + persistir = problem + persist.
    * problema personal = personal problem.
    * problema + plantearse = problem + come with.
    * problema práctico = practical problem.
    * problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * problema + radicar = trouble + lie.
    * problema real = real problem.
    * problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.
    * problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.
    * problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.
    * problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.
    * problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].
    * problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.
    * problemas dentales = dental disease.
    * problemas de oído = poor hearing.
    * problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.
    * problemas familiares = family crisis.
    * problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.
    * problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.
    * problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.
    * problema social = societal problem, social problem.
    * problemas sociales = social crisis.
    * problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.
    * problemas visuales = visual impairment.
    * problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.
    * problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.
    * resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.
    * resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.
    * sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.
    * salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.
    * ser un problema = be at issue.
    * sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.
    * sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.
    * sin problemas de vista = sighted.
    * solución a problemas = problem solution.
    * solucionar los problemas = put + things right.
    * solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.
    * subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].
    * subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.
    * superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.
    * superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.
    * surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.
    * suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.
    * tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.
    * tener problemas = have + problems.
    * tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.
    * tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.
    * tener un problema = experience + problem.
    * tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.
    * tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.
    * toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.
    * tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.
    * tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.
    * trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.
    * * *
    masculino problem

    resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

    no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

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    = dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.

    Ex: Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.

    Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
    Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.
    Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
    Ex: A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
    Ex: Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.
    Ex: The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.
    Ex: The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.
    Ex: Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.
    Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex: The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.
    Ex: In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
    Ex: But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.
    Ex: However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.
    Ex: The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
    * abordar un problema = address + problem.
    * acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
    * aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.
    * acometer un problema = attack + problem.
    * acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * acotar un problema = delineate + problem.
    * acuciado por problemas = embattled.
    * acumular problemas = build up + problems.
    * afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.
    * afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.
    * agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * agravar un problema = compound + problem.
    * ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.
    * aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.
    * aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.
    * arreglar un problema = fix + problem.
    * asediado por problemas = embattled.
    * atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.
    * ausencia de problemas = smoothness.
    * averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.
    * capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * combatir un problema = combat + problem.
    * complicar un problema = compound + problem.
    * con problemas = in hot water.
    * con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.
    * con problemas de lectura = print disabled.
    * con problemas de vista = vision impaired.
    * con problemas visuales = vision impaired.
    * considerar un problema = consider + problem.
    * convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.
    * corregir un problema = correct + problem.
    * crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.
    * darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.
    * dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.
    * dar problemas = play up.
    * darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * debatir un problema = discuss + problem.
    * decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * definición del problema = problem statement.
    * definir un problema = delineate + problem.
    * delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.
    * desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.
    * detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.
    * diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.
    * dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.
    * el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.
    * encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.
    * enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.
    * enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.
    * enunciado del problema = problem statement.
    * esbozar un problema = outline + problem.
    * ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.
    * esquivar un problema = duck + issue.
    * estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.
    * exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.
    * hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.
    * identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.
    * ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.
    * investigar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].
    * lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.
    * llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.
    * mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.
    * meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.
    * mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.
    * no haber problemas = be fine.
    * no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.
    * no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.
    * obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.
    * ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.
    * orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.
    * paliar problemas = minimise + problems.
    * paliar un problema = solve + problem.
    * percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].
    * plagar de problemas = bedevil.
    * plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.
    * presentar problemas = present + problems.
    * presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.
    * prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * problema + acosar = problem + dog.
    * problema acuciante = pressing problem.
    * problema + acuciar = problem + beset.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problema + afligir = problem + afflict.
    * problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.
    * problema alimenticio = eating problem.
    * problema asociado = attending problem.
    * problema auditivo = hearing problem.
    * problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.
    * problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.
    * problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.
    * problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.
    * problema cotidiano = daily problem.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * problema de espacio = space problem.
    * problema de imagen = image problem.
    * problema de peso = weight problem.
    * problema de salud = health problem.
    * problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.
    * problema de seguridad = security problem.
    * problema diario = daily problem.
    * problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * problema doméstico = domestic problem.
    * problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.
    * problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.
    * problema en la escuela = school problem.
    * problema escolar = school problem.
    * problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problema familiar = family problem.
    * problema informático = computing problem.
    * problema inicial = startup problem.
    * problema insoluble = insoluble problem.
    * problema monetario = monetary problem.
    * problema motriz = motor disability.
    * problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema pequeño = a cloud no bigger than a man's hand.
    * problema + persistir = problem + persist.
    * problema personal = personal problem.
    * problema + plantearse = problem + come with.
    * problema práctico = practical problem.
    * problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * problema + radicar = trouble + lie.
    * problema real = real problem.
    * problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.
    * problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.
    * problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.
    * problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.
    * problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].
    * problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.
    * problemas dentales = dental disease.
    * problemas de oído = poor hearing.
    * problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.
    * problemas familiares = family crisis.
    * problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.
    * problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.
    * problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.
    * problema social = societal problem, social problem.
    * problemas sociales = social crisis.
    * problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.
    * problemas visuales = visual impairment.
    * problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.
    * problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.
    * resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.
    * resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.
    * sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.
    * salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.
    * ser un problema = be at issue.
    * sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.
    * sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.
    * sin problemas de vista = sighted.
    * solución a problemas = problem solution.
    * solucionar los problemas = put + things right.
    * solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.
    * subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].
    * subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.
    * superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.
    * superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.
    * surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.
    * suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.
    * tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.
    * tener problemas = have + problems.
    * tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.
    * tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.
    * tener un problema = experience + problem.
    * tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.
    * tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.
    * toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.
    * tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.
    * tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.
    * trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.

    * * *
    1 ( Mat) problem
    resolver un problema to solve a problem
    2 (dificultad, preocupación) problem
    nos está creando muchos problemas it is causing us a lot of problems o a lot of trouble
    problemas económicos financial difficulties o problems
    me gustaría ir, el problema es que no tengo dinero I'd like to go, the snag o trouble o problem o thing is I don't have any money
    los coches viejos siempre dan muchos problemas old cars always give a lot of trouble, old cars always play up a lot ( colloq)
    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas if they find out, you'll be in trouble
    no te hagas problema ( AmL); don't worry about it
    * * *

     

    problema sustantivo masculino
    problem;
    ◊ resolver/solucionar un problema to solve a problem;

    los coches viejos dan muchos problemas old cars give a lot of trouble;
    no te hagas problema (AmL) don't worry about it
    problema sustantivo masculino problem: les está dando muchos problemas, it is giving them a lot of trouble
    problemas económicos, financial difficulties

    ' problema' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abordar
    - acotar
    - circunscribirse
    - comprensión
    - conciencia
    - concienciarse
    - conjuntamente
    - contingente
    - deforestación
    - desarrollo
    - desforestación
    - desmenuzar
    - diferente
    - drogodependencia
    - eficacia
    - encarar
    - endemoniada
    - endemoniado
    - enfocar
    - enfocada
    - enfocado
    - enfoque
    - enrevesada
    - enrevesado
    - enunciado
    - inconveniente
    - intrincada
    - intrincado
    - magnitud
    - mano
    - orden
    - plantear
    - presentarse
    - profundizar
    - profundidad
    - radicar
    - raíz
    - remediar
    - remontar
    - replantear
    - resolución
    - resolver
    - robar
    - rompecabezas
    - salida
    - sencilla
    - sencillez
    - sencillo
    - sensibilizar
    - sinsabor
    English:
    answer
    - appreciate
    - appreciation
    - approach
    - approachable
    - arithmetic
    - attack
    - avenue
    - awkward
    - bit
    - bypass
    - can
    - care
    - central
    - come up
    - compound
    - deal with
    - define
    - devil
    - difficulty
    - emerge
    - emotional
    - form
    - formidable
    - graft
    - grapple
    - growing
    - hard
    - hassle
    - ignore
    - issue
    - knotty
    - knowledge
    - land
    - lie
    - magnitude
    - major
    - matter
    - meditate
    - meet with
    - nut
    - object
    - outstanding
    - overcome
    - pin down
    - pose
    - present
    - problem
    - question
    - relation
    * * *
    1. [dificultad] problem;
    el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism;
    los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems;
    no quiero más problemas I don't want any more trouble;
    el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left;
    Am
    no te hagas problema don't worry about it
    2. [matemático] problem;
    resolver un problema to solve a problem
    * * *
    m problem;
    sin problema without difficulty, without any problems
    * * *
    : problem
    * * *
    problema n problem

    Spanish-English dictionary > problema

  • 8 vero

    1. adj ( rispondente a verità) true
    ( autentico) real
    sei contento, vero? you're happy, aren't you?
    ti piace il gelato, vero? you like ice cream, don't you?
    fosse vero! if only (it were true)!
    2. m truth
    painting dal vero from life
    * * *
    vero agg.
    1 true; ( reale, autentico) real, genuine: una notizia vera, a true piece of information; una storia vera, a true story; un vero amico, a true (o real) friend; il vero colpevole, the real culprit; un vero eroe, poeta, a real hero, poet; un vero inglese, a real Englishman; oro vero, real gold; perle vere, real pearls; vero cuoio, real leather; è vera seta, it is real silk; qual è il vero motivo della tua visita?, what is the real reason for your visit?; il suo vero nome è un altro, his real name is different; è incredibile ma vero, it's incredible but true; ho preso un vero e proprio spavento, I got a real fright // non mi par vero di esserci riuscito, I can hardly believe I have succeeded // ''Allora parti?'' ''Fosse vero!'', ''So are you off?'' ''I wish I were!'' (o ''If only it were true!'') // te lo dico di vero cuore, I tell you sincerely // com'è vero Dio me la dovrai pagare!, (fam.) I swear you'll pay for it! // (dir.) vero erede, rightful heir // (è) vero, non è vero?, ( per chiedere conferma o assenso): sei stanco, vero?, you're tired, aren't you?; fa freddo, vero?, it's cold, isn't it?; non è facile, vero?, it isn't easy, is it?; sono loro i responsabili, non è vero?, they're the ones responsible, aren't they?; ha due figli, non è vero?, he has two children, hasn't he?; è stata una bella esperienza, non è vero?, it was a lovely experience, wasn't it?; non è mai stato all'estero, vero?, he has never been abroad, has he?; non legge molto, vero?, he doesn't read much, does he?; ti piace la musica, vero?, you like music, don't you?; non hai capito, vero?, you haven't understood, have you?; verrete, non è vero?, you will come, won't you?; deve presentarsi domattina, non è vero?, he must come tomorrow morning, mustn't he?; dovrebbero tornare martedì, non è vero?, they should be back on Tuesday, shouldn't they? ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, questa espressione si rende in ingl. con una domanda retorica ( tail question) in cui l'ausiliare della frase principale viene ripetuto in forma interrogativa o interrogativa-negativa
    2 (fam.) ( perfetto, completo) thorough, perfect, absolute, downright, regular: un vero furfante, an absolute (o thorough o downright) rascal; un vero imbroglione, a regular swindler; un vero stupido, a perfect fool; ma è una vera fortuna!, but it's really lucky!
    3 (log.) true
    4 (inform.) actual
    5 (astr.) apparent: giorno solare vero, apparent solar day
    6 tant'è vero che → tanto che, tantoché
    ◆ s.m. ( verità) truth: il vero e il falso, truth and falsehood; c'è del vero in quella diceria, there is some truth in that rumour; far passare qlco. per vero, to pass sthg. off as true; non dire il vero, not to tell the truth // a dire il vero, to tell the truth // a onor del vero aveva ragione ad arrabbiarsi, to tell the truth he was right to get angry // per amor del vero, to be perfectly truthful // essere nel vero, to be right // dipingere dal vero, to paint from life.
    * * *
    ['vero] vero (-a)
    1. agg
    (gen) true, (reale) real, (autentico) genuine

    un vero e proprio delinquente — a real criminal, an out and out criminal

    il suo vero nome è Giovanni — his real o true name is Giovanni

    il vero problema è... — the real problem is...

    nulla di più vero! — you've said it!, how true!

    tant'è vero che... — so much so that...

    hai tu il mio libro, vero? — you've got my book, haven't you?

    sei italiano, vero? — you're Italian, aren't you?

    questa è la tua macchina, vero? — this is your car, isn't it?

    è andata stamattina, vero? — she went this morning, didn't she?

    vorresti andare, vero? — you'd like to go, wouldn't you?

    ti piace la cioccolata, vero? — you like chocolate, don't you?

    2. sm
    (verità) truth

    a onor del vero; a dire il vero — to tell the truth

    è una copia dal vero — (disegno) it's a copy from life

    * * *
    ['vero] 1.

    è anche vero che... — it's nonetheless true that

    2) (reale) [storia, fatto] true; [nome, ragione, responsabile] real, actual; [causa, motivo, costo] true, actual

    strano, ma vero! — strange but true!

    3) (autentico) real, genuine

    "vero cuoio" — "genuine o real leather"

    4) (con valore enfatico) real, veritable

    è un vero miracolo — it's a real o veritable miracle

    sei mal messo, vero? — you're in a bad way, aren't you?

    vive in Germania, non è vero? — he lives in Germany, doesn't he?

    lo capisci, vero? — surely you can understand that?

    2.
    sostantivo maschile
    1) (verità) truth

    a dire il vero — to tell the truth, actually

    dal vero — [dipingere, ritrarre] from life

    * * *
    vero
    /'vero/
     1 (conforme a verità) true; è proprio vero! that's absolutely true! non è del tutto vero it's not altogether true; è anche vero che... it's nonetheless true that...
     2 (reale) [storia, fatto] true; [nome, ragione, responsabile] real, actual; [causa, motivo, costo] true, actual; com'è vero che sono qui as true as I'm standing here; strano, ma vero! strange but true! è troppo bello per essere vero! it's too good to be true!
     3 (autentico) real, genuine; un diamante vero a real diamond; "vero cuoio" "genuine o real leather"; il vero problema non sta lì that's not the real problem; vero amore true love; un artista nel vero senso della parola an artist in the true sense of the word
     4 (con valore enfatico) real, veritable; è un vero miracolo it's a real o veritable miracle; è stato un vero incubo! it was a living nightmare!
     5 (come intercalare) sei mal messo, vero? you're in a bad way, aren't you? vive in Germania, non è vero? he lives in Germany, doesn't he? lo capisci, vero? surely you can understand that?
     1 (verità) truth; c'è del vero in quello che dici there's some truth in what you say; a dire il vero to tell the truth, actually
     2 (realtà) dal vero [dipingere, ritrarre] from life; disegno dal vero life drawing.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > vero

  • 9 проблема

    сущ.
    1. problem; 2. question; 3. issue; 4. matter
    Русское слово проблема обозначает вопрос, требующий ответа, исследования; в разговорной речи и переносном смысле обозначает трудно разрешимую ситуацию; английские эквиваленты покрывают отдельные аспекты значения русского слова и имеют дополнительно к ним свои семантические особенности.
    1. problem — проблема, сложный вопрос, затруднение, трудность (в отличие от русского слова проблема, английское problem в первую очередь подчеркивает трудность решения вопроса, сопутствующие ем) затруднения, волнения, озабоченность и неприятность, на преодоление которых требуются большие усилия): drug problem — проблемы наркомании; a problem of transport — проблема с транспортом; a problem of unemployment — проблема борьбы с безработицей; a problem child — трудный ребенок; problem family — неблагополучная семья The continuing bad weather causes problem for farmers. — Непрекращающаяся плохая погода вызывает крайнюю озабоченность среди фермеров. Employment causes serious problems for a lot of young people. — Найти работу — большая проблема для многих молодых людей. Poverty is one of the fundamental problems facing the government. — Борьба с бедностью — одна из основных проблем стоящих перед правительством. That's your problem. — Это твоя проблема./Это твоя головная боль. No problem! — Все в порядкс!/Нет проблем! We've been having heating problems at the office. — В офисе у нас были проблемы с отоплением. Racial tension in the south of the city rose a real problem for the police. — Расовые волнения в южной части города создали для полиции большие трудности. What's your problem? — Что с тобой?/Что случилось?/Какие проблемы? Существительное problem, как причина трудностей, неприятностей, вызывает ассоциации с болезнью и необходимостью ее лечения; слова, связанные с темой болезни, используются в переносных значениях, замещая слово problem: She thinks we live in a sick society. — Она считает, что мы живем в больном обществе. We must address the social ills that are al the root of crime. — Нам надо установить те социальные болезни, которые лежат в основе преступности. She said that there was a cancer at the heart of society. — Она заявила, что общество глубоко поражено раком. Transport was another headache for the government. — Проблемы стране портом — еще одна «головная боль» правительства./Проблемы с транспортом — еще одна забота правительства./Транспорт — еще одна про блема правительства. London was paralyzed by a scries of strikes. — Серия забастовок пароли зо вал а жизнь Лондона. We discussed the company and its ailing finances. — Мы обсуждали дела компании и их финансовые затруднения. The economy of the country is healthy (unhealthy). — В этой стране здоровая (нездоровая) экономика. The economy began to recover. — Экономика на подъеме./Экономика начинает выздоравливать. There is no simple remedy for the problem. — Для решения этих трудностей простого лекарства нет./Для решения этих проблем простого лекарства нет. The latest development has reopened old wounds. — Последние события вновть разбередили старые раны./Последние события вновь подняли старые проблемы.
    2. question — вопрос, проблема, дело: an urgent question — актуальная проблема/злободневный вопрос; an important question — важный вопрос/важная проблема; a burning question — вопрос на злобу дня; a vexed question — трудный вопрос/вопрос, вызывающий массу проблем; to raise a question — поднять вопрос; to bring about the question — затронуть вопрос; to tackle the question — подойти к проблеме It is a question of time. — Это все вопрос времени. It's a question of money. — Проблема в деньгах./Вопрос в деньгах./ Дело в деньгах. Recent incidents are bound to raise questions of violence in football. — Недавние события неизбежно поднимают проблему футбольного хулиганства.
    3. issue — проблема, трудный вопрос: an international (social) issue — международная (социальная) проблема; a controversial issue — противоречивая проблема/спорный вопрос (в особенности касающийся экономической и политической жизни общества); an issue of mutual interest — вопрос взаимных интересов; an urgent (burning) issue of today — актуальная (насущная/злободневная) проблема Unemployment is not the issue — the real problem is the decline in public molality. — Проблема не в безработице — настоящая проблема в падении общественной морали. «What's the big issue?» — asked he sarcastically. — «Тоже мне проблеме» — саркастически заметил он. There is a website devoted to environmental issues. — Существует сайт, посвященный вопросам окружающей среды./Существует сайт, посвященный проблемам окружающей среды. The issue is confused to such an extent that people do not know which way to vote. — Вопрос до такой степени запутан, что люди не знают, как голосовать.
    4. matter — вопрос, проблема, дело, затруднительная ситуация: Is there anything the matter? — Что, возникли какие-то проблемы?/ Что, возникли какие-то затруднения? What is the matter? — В чем проблема?/В чем дело?/Что случилось? Nothing is the matter. — Ничего не случилось./Все в порядке./Никаких проблем. There is nothing the matter with you. You are just tired. — С вами все в порядке. Вы просто устали./Нет оснований для серьезного беспокойства. Вы просто устали. There is something the matter with the printer — it won't work. — Проблема с принтером — он не работает./Что-то случилось с принтером — он не работает.

    Русско-английский объяснительный словарь > проблема

  • 10 Kreuz

    Adv.: kreuz und quer parken / liegen etc. be parked / lying etc. all over the place; kreuz und quer durch die Stadt gehen walk this way and that all through the town
    * * *
    das Kreuz
    (Form) cross;
    (Musik) sharp; sharp sign
    * * *
    I
    [krɔyts]
    nt -es, -e
    1) cross; (als Anhänger etc) crucifix

    das Kréúz des Südens (Astron) — the Southern Cross

    jdn ans Kréúz schlagen or nageln — to nail sb to the cross

    ein Kréúz schlagen or machen — to make the sign of the cross

    zwei Gegenstände über Kréúz legen — to put two objects crosswise one on top of the other

    mit jdm über Kréúz sein or stehen (fig) — to be on bad terms with sb

    sein Kréúz auf sich nehmen (fig) — to take up one's cross

    es ist ein or ich habe mein Kréúz mit ihm/damit — he's/it's an awful problem

    ich mache drei Kréúze, wenn er geht (inf) — it'll be such a relief when he has gone

    er machte ein Kréúz (als Unterschrift/am Rand) — he put a cross( for his signature/in the margin)

    zu Kréúze kriechen (fig) — to eat humble pie, to eat crow (US)

    2) (ANAT) small of the back; (von Tier) back

    ich habe Schmerzen im Kréúz — I've got (a) backache

    ich habs im Kréúz (inf) — I have back trouble

    aufs Kréúz fallen — to fall on one's back; (fig inf) to be staggered (inf), to fall through the floor (inf)

    jdn aufs Kréúz legen — to throw sb on his back; (fig inf) to take sb for a ride (inf)

    See:
    → leiern
    3) (ARCHIT = Fensterkreuz) mullion and transom
    4) (MUS) sharp
    5) (= Autobahnkreuz) intersection
    6) (CARDS) (= Farbe) clubs pl; (= Karte) club

    die Kréúzdame — the Queen of Clubs

    7) (TYP) dagger, obelisk
    II
    f

    in die Kréúz und in die Quer — this way and that

    * * *
    1) ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits which is black and shaped like a clover: the six of clubs.) clubs
    2) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) cross
    3) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) cross
    4) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) cross
    5) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) cross
    6) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) cross
    7) (a sign (\#) to show that a note is to be raised a semitone.) sharp
    * * *
    <-es, -e>
    [krɔyts]
    nt
    jdn ans \Kreuz schlagen to nail sb to the cross, to crucify sb
    2. (Symbol) crucifix
    das Eiserne \Kreuz the Iron Cross
    das Rote \Kreuz the Red Cross
    das \Kreuz nehmen to embark on a crusade
    3. (Zeichen in Form eines Kreuzes) cross
    ein \Kreuz schlagen [o machen] to cross oneself, to make the sign of the cross
    über[s] \Kreuz crosswise
    4. ANAT (Teil des Rückens) lower back
    es im \Kreuz haben (fam) to have back trouble
    eine Frau aufs \Kreuz legen (sl) to lay a woman
    5. TRANSP (fam) intersection
    6. kein pl KARTEN clubs pl
    7. MUS sharp
    8.
    ▶ fast [o beinahe] aufs \Kreuz fallen to be flabbergasted
    ▶ zu \Kreuze kriechen to eat humble pie fam
    ▶ jdn aufs \Kreuz legen (fam) to fool sb
    ▶ mit jdm über \Kreuz liegen to be on bad terms [or at daggers drawn] with sb
    ▶ drei \Kreuze machen (fam) to be so relieved
    ▶ sein \Kreuz auf sich akk nehmen (geh) to take up one's cross
    ▶ ein \Kreuz hinter jdm schlagen [o machen] (fam) to be glad when sb has left, to bid sb good riddance
    ▶ ein \Kreuz mit jdm/etw sein (fam) to be a constant bother with sb/sth fam
    ▶ das \Kreuz des Südens the Southern Cross
    ▶ sein \Kreuz [geduldig] tragen (geh) to bear one's cross
    * * *
    das; Kreuzes, Kreuze
    1) cross; (Symbol) cross; crucifix

    etwas über Kreuz legen/falten — lay something down/fold something crosswise

    jemanden ans Kreuz schlagen od. nageln — nail somebody to the cross

    das/ein Kreuz schlagen — make the sign of the cross; (sich bekreuzigen) cross oneself

    drei Kreuze machen — (ugs.) heave a sigh of relief

    2) o. Pl. (Leid) cross

    sein Kreuz auf sich nehmen/tragen — take up/bear one's cross

    es ist ein Kreuz mit jemandem/etwas — (ugs.) somebody is a real strain or is really trying/something is a real problem

    3) (Teil des Rückens) small of the back

    ich hab's im Kreuz — (ugs.) I've got back trouble or a bad back

    jemanden aufs Kreuz legen — (salopp) take somebody for a ride (fig. coll.)

    4) (Kartenspiel) clubs pl.; (Karte) club; s. auch Pik II
    5) (Kreuzung) interchange
    6) (Musik) sharp
    * * *
    Kreuz n; -es, -e
    1. cross; (Kruzifix) crucifix;
    über Kreuz crosswise;
    das Kreuz schlagen make the sign of the cross; über sich: auch cross o.s. (auch fig);
    das Eiserne Kreuz the Iron Cross;
    das Rote Kreuz the Red Cross;
    Kreuz des Südens ASTRON Southern Cross
    2. fig, in Wendungen:
    sein Kreuz auf sich nehmen/tragen take up/bear one’s cross;
    zu Kreuze kriechen eat humble pie, US auch eat crow;
    er ist mit ihm über(s) Kreuz they’ve fallen out (with each other);
    es ist ein Kreuz mit ihm umg he tries one’s patience, he’s a real pain umg;
    ich hab drei Kreuze gemacht umg I was glad to see ( oder hear) the last of that, I heaved a sigh of relief
    3. ANAT lower back, small of the back;
    ich hab’s wieder im Kreuz umg my back’s playing me up (US playing up on me) again;
    jemanden aufs Kreuz legen umg, sexuell: lay sb; (reinlegen, betrügen) take sb for a ride;
    jemandem etwas aus dem Kreuz leiern umg scrounge sth off sb;
    dem werde ich das Kreuz aushängen umg I’ll beat the living daylights out of him;
    (beinah[e]) aufs Kreuz fallen be flabbergasted, be knocked sideways
    4. (Autobahnkreuz) intersection;
    rund um das Kreuz München-Nord werden Staus gemeldet there are jams all around the Munich North intersection
    5. Kartenfarbe: clubs pl; Einzelkarte: club;
    ist Trumpf clubs are trump(s)
    6. MUS sharp
    7. TYPO dagger
    Kreuz… im subst, Spielkarte: … of clubs
    * * *
    das; Kreuzes, Kreuze
    1) cross; (Symbol) cross; crucifix

    etwas über Kreuz legen/falten — lay something down/fold something crosswise

    jemanden ans Kreuz schlagen od. nageln — nail somebody to the cross

    das/ein Kreuz schlagen — make the sign of the cross; (sich bekreuzigen) cross oneself

    drei Kreuze machen — (ugs.) heave a sigh of relief

    2) o. Pl. (Leid) cross

    sein Kreuz auf sich nehmen/tragen — take up/bear one's cross

    es ist ein Kreuz mit jemandem/etwas — (ugs.) somebody is a real strain or is really trying/something is a real problem

    3) (Teil des Rückens) small of the back

    ich hab's im Kreuz — (ugs.) I've got back trouble or a bad back

    jemanden aufs Kreuz legen — (salopp) take somebody for a ride (fig. coll.)

    4) (Kartenspiel) clubs pl.; (Karte) club; s. auch Pik II
    5) (Kreuzung) interchange
    6) (Musik) sharp
    * * *
    -e n.
    cross n.
    (§ pl.: crosses)
    crucifix n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Kreuz

  • 11 Plage

    f; -, -n; (Ärgernis) (real) nuisance; (Arbeit) (real) grind umg.; BIBL. plague; die Mücken sind eine echte Plage the mosquitoes are an absolute pest ( oder a pestilential nuisance); es macht ihr das Leben zur Plage it makes life unbearable ( oder a misery) for her; es ist ihr zur Plage geworden it’s become a real problem for her
    * * *
    die Plage
    botheration; infliction; nuisance; worriment; handful; pest; scourge; toil; trouble; trial
    * * *
    Pla|ge ['plaːgə]
    f -, -n
    2) (fig = Mühe) nuisance; (= Plackerei) (hard) grind (inf)

    sie hat ihre Pláge mit ihm — he's a trial for her

    man hat schon seine Pláge mit dir — you do make life difficult, you are a nuisance

    zu einer Pláge werden — to become a nuisance

    * * *
    die
    1) (a person etc difficult to control: Her three children are a (bit of a) handful.) handful
    2) (something or someone that causes bother: What a bother all this is!) bother
    4) (a person or thing that is annoying or troublesome: That child is a terrible nuisance.) nuisance
    5) (a creature that is harmful or destructive, eg a mosquito, a rat etc.) pest
    6) (a large and annoying quantity: a plague of flies.) plague
    7) (a troublesome person, especially a child: That child is a real terror!) terror
    8) (something that causes this.) torment
    9) (a cause of annoyance or trouble: minor worries and vexations.) vexation
    * * *
    Pla·ge
    <-, -n>
    [ˈpla:gə]
    f plague, nuisance
    * * *
    die; Plage, Plagen
    1) [cursed or (coll.) pestilential] nuisance
    2) (ugs.): (Mühe) bother; trouble

    seine Plage mit jemandem/etwas haben — find somebody/something a real handful

    * * *
    Plage f; -, -n; (Ärgernis) (real) nuisance; (Arbeit) (real) grind umg; BIBEL plague;
    die Mücken sind eine echte Plage the mosquitoes are an absolute pest ( oder a pestilential nuisance);
    es macht ihr das Leben zur Plage it makes life unbearable ( oder a misery) for her;
    es ist ihr zur Plage geworden it’s become a real problem for her
    * * *
    die; Plage, Plagen
    1) [cursed or (coll.) pestilential] nuisance
    2) (ugs.): (Mühe) bother; trouble

    seine Plage mit jemandem/etwas haben — find somebody/something a real handful

    * * *
    -n f.
    bother n.
    nuisance n.
    plague n.
    scourge n.
    trouble n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Plage

  • 12 kreuz

    Adv.: kreuz und quer parken / liegen etc. be parked / lying etc. all over the place; kreuz und quer durch die Stadt gehen walk this way and that all through the town
    * * *
    das Kreuz
    (Form) cross;
    (Musik) sharp; sharp sign
    * * *
    I
    [krɔyts]
    nt -es, -e
    1) cross; (als Anhänger etc) crucifix

    das Kréúz des Südens (Astron) — the Southern Cross

    jdn ans Kréúz schlagen or nageln — to nail sb to the cross

    ein Kréúz schlagen or machen — to make the sign of the cross

    zwei Gegenstände über Kréúz legen — to put two objects crosswise one on top of the other

    mit jdm über Kréúz sein or stehen (fig) — to be on bad terms with sb

    sein Kréúz auf sich nehmen (fig) — to take up one's cross

    es ist ein or ich habe mein Kréúz mit ihm/damit — he's/it's an awful problem

    ich mache drei Kréúze, wenn er geht (inf) — it'll be such a relief when he has gone

    er machte ein Kréúz (als Unterschrift/am Rand) — he put a cross( for his signature/in the margin)

    zu Kréúze kriechen (fig) — to eat humble pie, to eat crow (US)

    2) (ANAT) small of the back; (von Tier) back

    ich habe Schmerzen im Kréúz — I've got (a) backache

    ich habs im Kréúz (inf) — I have back trouble

    aufs Kréúz fallen — to fall on one's back; (fig inf) to be staggered (inf), to fall through the floor (inf)

    jdn aufs Kréúz legen — to throw sb on his back; (fig inf) to take sb for a ride (inf)

    See:
    → leiern
    3) (ARCHIT = Fensterkreuz) mullion and transom
    4) (MUS) sharp
    5) (= Autobahnkreuz) intersection
    6) (CARDS) (= Farbe) clubs pl; (= Karte) club

    die Kréúzdame — the Queen of Clubs

    7) (TYP) dagger, obelisk
    II
    f

    in die Kréúz und in die Quer — this way and that

    * * *
    1) ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits which is black and shaped like a clover: the six of clubs.) clubs
    2) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) cross
    3) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) cross
    4) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) cross
    5) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) cross
    6) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) cross
    7) (a sign (\#) to show that a note is to be raised a semitone.) sharp
    * * *
    <-es, -e>
    [krɔyts]
    nt
    jdn ans \Kreuz schlagen to nail sb to the cross, to crucify sb
    2. (Symbol) crucifix
    das Eiserne \Kreuz the Iron Cross
    das Rote \Kreuz the Red Cross
    das \Kreuz nehmen to embark on a crusade
    3. (Zeichen in Form eines Kreuzes) cross
    ein \Kreuz schlagen [o machen] to cross oneself, to make the sign of the cross
    über[s] \Kreuz crosswise
    4. ANAT (Teil des Rückens) lower back
    es im \Kreuz haben (fam) to have back trouble
    eine Frau aufs \Kreuz legen (sl) to lay a woman
    5. TRANSP (fam) intersection
    6. kein pl KARTEN clubs pl
    7. MUS sharp
    8.
    ▶ fast [o beinahe] aufs \Kreuz fallen to be flabbergasted
    ▶ zu \Kreuze kriechen to eat humble pie fam
    ▶ jdn aufs \Kreuz legen (fam) to fool sb
    ▶ mit jdm über \Kreuz liegen to be on bad terms [or at daggers drawn] with sb
    ▶ drei \Kreuze machen (fam) to be so relieved
    ▶ sein \Kreuz auf sich akk nehmen (geh) to take up one's cross
    ▶ ein \Kreuz hinter jdm schlagen [o machen] (fam) to be glad when sb has left, to bid sb good riddance
    ▶ ein \Kreuz mit jdm/etw sein (fam) to be a constant bother with sb/sth fam
    ▶ das \Kreuz des Südens the Southern Cross
    ▶ sein \Kreuz [geduldig] tragen (geh) to bear one's cross
    * * *
    das; Kreuzes, Kreuze
    1) cross; (Symbol) cross; crucifix

    etwas über Kreuz legen/falten — lay something down/fold something crosswise

    jemanden ans Kreuz schlagen od. nageln — nail somebody to the cross

    das/ein Kreuz schlagen — make the sign of the cross; (sich bekreuzigen) cross oneself

    drei Kreuze machen — (ugs.) heave a sigh of relief

    2) o. Pl. (Leid) cross

    sein Kreuz auf sich nehmen/tragen — take up/bear one's cross

    es ist ein Kreuz mit jemandem/etwas — (ugs.) somebody is a real strain or is really trying/something is a real problem

    3) (Teil des Rückens) small of the back

    ich hab's im Kreuz — (ugs.) I've got back trouble or a bad back

    jemanden aufs Kreuz legen — (salopp) take somebody for a ride (fig. coll.)

    4) (Kartenspiel) clubs pl.; (Karte) club; s. auch Pik II
    5) (Kreuzung) interchange
    6) (Musik) sharp
    * * *
    kreuz adv:
    kreuz und quer parken/liegen etc be parked/lying etc all over the place;
    kreuz und quer durch die Stadt gehen walk this way and that all through the town
    * * *
    das; Kreuzes, Kreuze
    1) cross; (Symbol) cross; crucifix

    etwas über Kreuz legen/falten — lay something down/fold something crosswise

    jemanden ans Kreuz schlagen od. nageln — nail somebody to the cross

    das/ein Kreuz schlagen — make the sign of the cross; (sich bekreuzigen) cross oneself

    drei Kreuze machen — (ugs.) heave a sigh of relief

    2) o. Pl. (Leid) cross

    sein Kreuz auf sich nehmen/tragen — take up/bear one's cross

    es ist ein Kreuz mit jemandem/etwas — (ugs.) somebody is a real strain or is really trying/something is a real problem

    3) (Teil des Rückens) small of the back

    ich hab's im Kreuz — (ugs.) I've got back trouble or a bad back

    jemanden aufs Kreuz legen — (salopp) take somebody for a ride (fig. coll.)

    4) (Kartenspiel) clubs pl.; (Karte) club; s. auch Pik II
    5) (Kreuzung) interchange
    6) (Musik) sharp
    * * *
    -e n.
    cross n.
    (§ pl.: crosses)
    crucifix n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > kreuz

  • 13 limitar

    v.
    1 to limit, to restrict.
    han limitado la velocidad máxima a cuarenta por hora they've restricted the speed limit to forty kilometers an hour
    este sueldo tan bajo me limita mucho I can't do very much on such a low salary
    Ricardo limitó las reglas Richard limited the rules.
    El médico limitó al paciente The doctor limited the patient.
    2 to mark out (terreno).
    3 to set out, to define (atribuciones, derechos).
    4 to border.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to limit
    1 to border with
    \
    limitarse a + inf to restrict oneself to + gerund, do no more than + inf
    * * *
    verb
    to restrict, limit
    * * *
    1.
    VT (=restringir) to limit, restrict

    nos han limitado el número de visitas — they have limited o restricted the number of visits we can have

    2.
    VI
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo <funciones/derechos> to limit, restrict
    2. 3.
    limitarse v pron

    limitarse a algo: el problema no se limita únicamente a las ciudades the problem is not just confined o limited to cities; me limité a repetir lo que tú habías dicho I just repeated what you'd said; limítate a hacerlo — just do it

    * * *
    = bound, confine, constrain, limit, reduce, restrict, tie down, restrain, circumscribe, disable, box in, narrow down, border, fetter, hem + Nombre + in.
    Ex. Word is a character string bounded by spaces or other chosen characters.
    Ex. Until the mid nineteenth century the concept of authorship was confined to personal authors.
    Ex. Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.
    Ex. This limits the need for libraries to reclassify, but also restricts the revision of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme.
    Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.
    Ex. This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.
    Ex. There are many able people still tied down with the routine 'running' of their libraries.
    Ex. Use of the legal data bases is partly restrained by cost considerations, partly by the fact that their coverage is not exhaustive and partly by the reserved attitude of the legal profession and the judiciary.
    Ex. Traditional theories of management circumscribe the extent of employee participation in decision making.
    Ex. There are socializing factors which further disable those children who lack such basic support.
    Ex. What is important is that agencies face few barriers to disseminating information on the Web quickly rather than being boxed in by standardization requirements = Lo que es importante es que las agencias se encuentran pocas trabas para diseminar información en la web de una forma rápida más que verse restringidas por cuestiones de normalización.
    Ex. By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.
    Ex. The Pacific Rim encompasses an enormous geographical area composed of all of the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean, east and west, from the Bering Straits to Antarctica.
    Ex. Faculty tenure is designed to allow the scholar to proceed with his investigation without being fettered with concerns arising from loss of job and salary.
    Ex. The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.
    ----
    * limitar búsqueda = limit + search.
    * limitar con = border on.
    * limitar el debate a = keep + discussion + grounded on.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo <funciones/derechos> to limit, restrict
    2. 3.
    limitarse v pron

    limitarse a algo: el problema no se limita únicamente a las ciudades the problem is not just confined o limited to cities; me limité a repetir lo que tú habías dicho I just repeated what you'd said; limítate a hacerlo — just do it

    * * *
    = bound, confine, constrain, limit, reduce, restrict, tie down, restrain, circumscribe, disable, box in, narrow down, border, fetter, hem + Nombre + in.

    Ex: Word is a character string bounded by spaces or other chosen characters.

    Ex: Until the mid nineteenth century the concept of authorship was confined to personal authors.
    Ex: Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.
    Ex: This limits the need for libraries to reclassify, but also restricts the revision of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme.
    Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.
    Ex: This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.
    Ex: There are many able people still tied down with the routine 'running' of their libraries.
    Ex: Use of the legal data bases is partly restrained by cost considerations, partly by the fact that their coverage is not exhaustive and partly by the reserved attitude of the legal profession and the judiciary.
    Ex: Traditional theories of management circumscribe the extent of employee participation in decision making.
    Ex: There are socializing factors which further disable those children who lack such basic support.
    Ex: What is important is that agencies face few barriers to disseminating information on the Web quickly rather than being boxed in by standardization requirements = Lo que es importante es que las agencias se encuentran pocas trabas para diseminar información en la web de una forma rápida más que verse restringidas por cuestiones de normalización.
    Ex: By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.
    Ex: The Pacific Rim encompasses an enormous geographical area composed of all of the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean, east and west, from the Bering Straits to Antarctica.
    Ex: Faculty tenure is designed to allow the scholar to proceed with his investigation without being fettered with concerns arising from loss of job and salary.
    Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.
    * limitar búsqueda = limit + search.
    * limitar con = border on.
    * limitar el debate a = keep + discussion + grounded on.

    * * *
    limitar [A1 ]
    vt
    ‹funciones/derechos/influencia› to limit, restrict
    las disposiciones que limitan la tenencia de armas de fuego the regulations which restrict o limit the possession of firearms
    es necesario limitar su campo de acción restrictions o limits must be placed on his freedom of action
    habrá que limitar el número de intervenciones it will be necessary to limit o restrict the number of speakers
    le han limitado las salidas a dos días por semana he's restricted to going out twice a week
    ■ limitar
    vi
    limitar CON algo to border ON sth
    España limita al oeste con Portugal Spain borders on o is bounded by Portugal to the west, Spain shares a border with Portugal in the west
    limitarse A algo:
    yo me limité a repetir lo que tú me habías dicho I just repeated o all I did was repeat what you'd said to me
    no hizo ningún comentario, se limitó a observar he didn't say anything, he merely o just stood watching
    limítate a hacer lo que te ordenan just confine yourself to o keep to what you've been told to do
    el problema no se limita únicamente a las grandes ciudades the problem is not just confined o limited to big cities
    tiene que limitarse a su sueldo she has to live within her means
    * * *

    limitar ( conjugate limitar) verbo transitivo ‹funciones/derechos› to limit, restrict
    verbo intransitivo limitar con algo [país/finca] to border on sth
    limitarse verbo pronominal:
    ◊ el problema no se limita a las ciudades the problem is not confined o limited to cities;

    me limité a repetir lo dicho I just repeated what was said
    limitar
    I verbo transitivo to limit, restrict: tengo que limitar mis gastos, I have to limit my spending
    II verbo intransitivo to border: limita al norte con Francia, at North it borders on France

    ' limitar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    constreñir
    - tapiar
    - lindar
    English:
    border on
    - confine
    - limit
    - narrow down
    - restrict
    - border
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [restringir] to limit, to restrict;
    quieren limitar el poder del presidente they want to limit o restrict the president's power;
    han limitado la velocidad máxima a cuarenta por hora they've restricted the speed limit to forty kilometres an hour;
    este sueldo tan bajo me limita mucho I can't do very much on such a low salary
    2. [terreno] to mark out;
    limitaron el terreno con una cerca they fenced off the land
    ♦ vi
    to border ( con on);
    limita al norte con Venezuela it borders on Venezuela to the north
    * * *
    I v/t limit; ( restringir) limit, restrict
    II v/i
    :
    limitar con border on
    * * *
    restringir: to limit, to restrict
    limitar con : to border on
    * * *
    1. (restringir) to limit
    2. (tener frontera) to border
    España limita con Francia Spain borders on France / Spain has a border with France

    Spanish-English dictionary > limitar

  • 14 Hase

    m; -n, -n
    1. ZOOL. hare; junger Hase leveret; männlicher Hase buck (hare)
    2. Dial. (Kaninchen) rabbit
    3. GASTR.: falscher Hase meat loaf
    4. umg., fig.: alter Hase old hand; sehen / wissen, wie der Hase läuft see / know which way the wind blows; da liegt der Hase im Pfeffer that’s the heart ( oder crux) of the matter, that’s the real problem; mein Name ist Hase(, ich weiß von nichts!) search me!, I don’t know anything about anything
    5. SPORT umg. (Tempomacher) pacemaker, Am. auch rabbit; Hunderennen: hare
    * * *
    der Hase
    hare; rabbit
    * * *
    Ha|se ['haːzə]
    m -n, -n
    hare; (männlich auch) buck; (dial = Kaninchen, Osterhase, in Märchen) rabbit

    falscher Háse (Cook) — meat loaf

    wissen/sehen, wie der Háse läuft (fig inf) — to know/see which way the wind blows

    alter Háse (fig inf) — old hand

    da liegt der Háse im Pfeffer (inf) — that's the crux of the matter

    mein Name ist Háse(, ich weiß von nichts) — I don't know anything about anything

    * * *
    (an animal with long ears, like a rabbit but slightly larger.) hare
    * * *
    Ha·se
    <-n, -n>
    [ˈha:zə]
    m
    1. (wild lebendes Nagetier) hare
    2. KOCHK (Hasenbraten) roast hare
    3. DIAL (Kaninchen) rabbit
    4.
    ▶ ein alter \Hase sein (fam) to be an old hand
    ▶ falscher \Hase KOCHK meat loaf
    ▶ da liegt der \Hase im Pfeffer (fam) that's the crux of the matter, that's the real cause, there's the rub BRIT
    ▶ sehen [o wissen], wie der \Hase läuft (fam) to see [or know] which way the wind is blowing
    * * *
    der; Hasen, Hasen hare

    ein alter Hase sein — (ugs.) be an old hand

    falscher Hase — (Kochk.) meat loaf

    da liegt der Hase im Pfeffer — (ugs.) that's the real trouble

    sehen/wissen wie der Hase läuft — (ugs.) see/know which way the wind blows

    mein Name ist Hase — (ugs. scherzh.) I'm not saying anything

    * * *
    Hase m; -n, -n
    1. ZOOL hare;
    junger Hase leveret;
    männlicher Hase buck (hare)
    2. dial (Kaninchen) rabbit
    3. GASTR:
    falscher Hase meat loaf
    4. umg, fig:
    alter Hase old hand;
    sehen/wissen, wie der Hase läuft see/know which way the wind blows;
    da liegt der Hase im Pfeffer that’s the heart ( oder crux) of the matter, that’s the real problem;
    mein Name ist Hase(, ich weiß von nichts!) search me!, I don’t know anything about anything
    5. SPORT umg (Tempomacher) pacemaker, US auch rabbit; Hunderennen: hare
    * * *
    der; Hasen, Hasen hare

    ein alter Hase sein — (ugs.) be an old hand

    falscher Hase — (Kochk.) meat loaf

    da liegt der Hase im Pfeffer — (ugs.) that's the real trouble

    sehen/wissen wie der Hase läuft — (ugs.) see/know which way the wind blows

    mein Name ist Hase — (ugs. scherzh.) I'm not saying anything

    * * *
    -n m.
    bunny* n.
    hare n.
    rabbit n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Hase

  • 15 grave

    ( pesante) heavy
    ( serio) serious
    ( difficile) hard
    * * *
    grave agg.
    1 (pesante) heavy (anche fis.): barcollava sotto il grave carico, he was staggering under the heavy load // (fis.) i corpi gravi, heavy bodies
    2 (appesantito) heavy: occhi gravi di sonno, eyes heavy with sleep // essere grave d'anni, to be well-on in years
    3 (fig.) (difficile da sopportare) harsh, severe; grievous: fu una grave perdita, it was a severe (o grievous) loss; grave dolore, grievous sorrow; merita una grave punizione, he deserves a severe (o harsh) punishment; non gli furono risparmiati gravi rimproveri, he wasn't spared harsh (o stern) rebukes
    4 (fig.) (che implica responsabilità o rischio, che ha serie conseguenze) serious, heavy, weighty, onerous; momentous: situazione grave, serious situation; grave decisione, serious (o momentous) decision; grave responsabilità, weighty responsibility; grave compito, onerous task; grave reato, serious crime (o felony); danno grave, serious damage; grave malattia, serious illness; preoccupazioni gravi, heavy cares; fu un grave errore, it was a serious mistake; sono sorte gravi complicazioni, serious complications have arisen; ciò che dice è molto grave, what he says is very serious; furono lanciate gravi accuse contro di loro, serious accusations were made against them; occupatevi dei feriti gravi, see to the seriously wounded; essere (malato) grave, to be seriously ill
    5 (serio, austero, solenne) serious, solemn, grave: espressione grave, solemn (o grave) expression; mi colpì il suo contegno grave, his solemn (o serious) behaviour impressed me; in quella casa regna sempre un'atmosfera grave, a grim atmosphere always reigns in that house; avere un aspetto grave, to look grave
    6 (fon.) grave: accento grave, grave accent
    7 (mus.) low, grave: nota grave, low (o grave) note; voce grave, low (o low-pitched o deep o full-toned) voice
    ◆ s.m.
    1 (fis.) heavy body
    2 (cosa grave, seria, pericolosa) serious thing: il grave è che siamo senza soldi, the real problem is that we haven't got any money.
    * * *
    ['ɡrave]
    1. agg
    1) (pericolo, errore) grave, serious, (responsabilità) heavy, grave, (contegno) grave, solemn

    un malato grave — a seriously ill patient, a person who is seriously ill

    2) (suono, voce) deep, low-pitched
    2. sm
    Fis (heavy) body
    * * *
    ['grave] 1.
    1) (serio) [problema, errore, incidente] serious; [ferita, malattia] serious, grave; [ condizioni] acute, serious; [ danni] severe, major; (pesante) [sconfitta, perdita] heavy; [ responsabilità] heavy, weighty; [ decisione] momentous; [ ingiustizia] gross

    su, non è niente di grave! — cheer up, it doesn't matter!

    2) (austero) [espressione, tono, viso] grave, solemn
    3) (di bassa frequenza) [voce, suono] deep, low-pitched; [ nota] bass, low
    4) ling. [ accento] grave
    2.
    sostantivo maschile

    il grave è che... — the real problem is that

    2) fis. body
    * * *
    grave
    /'grave/
     1 (serio) [problema, errore, incidente] serious; [ferita, malattia] serious, grave; [ condizioni] acute, serious; [ danni] severe, major; (pesante) [sconfitta, perdita] heavy; [ responsabilità] heavy, weighty; [ decisione] momentous; [ ingiustizia] gross; su, non è niente di grave! cheer up, it doesn't matter!
     2 (austero) [espressione, tono, viso] grave, solemn
     3 (di bassa frequenza) [voce, suono] deep, low-pitched; [ nota] bass, low
     4 ling. [ accento] grave
     1 (cosa grave) il grave è che... the real problem is that...
     2 fis. body.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > grave

  • 16 vrai

    vrai, e [vʀε]
    1. adjective
       a. ( = exact) true
    • tu as peur, pas vrai ? (inf) you're scared, aren't you?
    • tu veux venir aussi, pas vrai ? (inf) you want to come too, don't you?
    • c'est pas vrai ! (inf) (dénégation) it just isn't true! ; (surprise) I don't believe it!
    • c'est pas vrai ! j'ai encore oublié mes clés ! (inf) I don't believe it! I've forgotten my keys again!
    • il n'en est pas moins vrai que... it's nonetheless true that...
       b. (avant le nom) ( = réel) real
    • lui c'est un cheik, un vrai de vrai (inf) he's a sheik - the real thing (inf)
    • un vrai chef-d'œuvre/héros a real masterpiece/hero
    • c'est un vrai fou ! he's completely mad!
    2. masculine noun
       a. ( = vérité) le vrai the truth
       b. ( = réalité)
    • c'est pour de vrai ? (inf) do you (or they etc) really mean it?
    * * *

    1.
    vraie vʀɛ adjectif

    il n'en est pas moins vrai que... — it's nonetheless true that...

    il n'y a rien de vrai dans ses déclarations — there's no truth in his/her statements

    c'est bien toi qui l'as pris, pas vrai? — you took it, didn't you?

    son film ne montre pas le vrai Napoléon — his/her film doesn't show the real Napoleon

    2) ( réel) true
    3) ( authentique) real, genuine; [jumeau] identical
    4) ( intensif) real, veritable
    5) ( naturel) (after n) [personnage, caractère] true to life; [sentiments, émotion] true

    plus vrai que nature — [tableau, scène] larger than life (après n)


    2.
    nom masculin truth

    à vrai dire, à dire vrai — to tell the truth


    3.
    * * *
    vʀɛ vrai, -e
    1. adj
    1) (= véridique) (récit, faits) true
    2) (= authentique) real
    2. nm

    il y a du vrai dans... — there is some truth in...

    Il y a du vrai dans ce que vous dites. — There is some truth in what you say.

    à vrai dire... — to tell the truth...

    * * *
    A adj
    1 ( conforme à la vérité) true; c'est bien vrai! that's absolutely true!; ce n'est que trop vrai it's only too true; il n'en est pas moins vrai que… it's nonetheless true that…; vrai de vrai○ absolutely true; il n'y a rien de vrai dans ses déclarations there's no truth in his statements; c'est bien toi qui l'as pris, pas vrai? YOU took it, didn't you?; j'ai bien le droit de plaisanter, pas vrai? I can have a joke if I like, can't I?; son film ne montre pas le vrai Napoléon his film doesn't show the real Napoleon;
    2 ( réel) true; une histoire vraie a true story; ils avaient, il est vrai, un avantage au départ true, they had an advantage at the start; aussi vrai que je vous voie maintenant as true as I'm standing here; la vraie raison de mon départ the real reason for my leaving; mais c'est pas vrai!○ I don't believe it!;
    3 ( authentique) real, genuine; [jumeau] identical; un vrai diamant a real diamond; le vrai problème n'est pas là that's not the real problem; il n'a pas de vrais amis he doesn't have any real friends; un vrai Rembrandt a genuine Rembrandt; une vraie blonde a natural blonde;
    4 ( intensif) real, veritable; c'est un vrai miracle it's a real ou veritable miracle; un vrai petit Mozart a real little Mozart; c'est un vrai régal it's a real delight; c'est un vrai salaud◑ he 's a real bastard◑; la pièce est une vraie fournaise/glacière the room is like an oven/a fridge; ma vie est un vrai roman my life is like something out of a novel;
    5 ( naturel) (after n) [personnage, caractère] true to life; [sentiments, émotion] true; plus vrai que nature [tableau, scène] larger than life ( après n).
    B nm truth; il y a du vrai dans ce que tu dis there's some truth in what you say; on ne distingue plus le vrai du faux dans leur histoire one can't tell fact from fiction in their story; être dans le vrai to be in the right; pour de vrai for real; au vrai in truth; à vrai dire, à dire vrai to tell the truth; peut-être dit-il vrai he may be telling the truth; ⇒ prêcher.
    C adv faire vrai to look real; parler vrai to speak plainly; son discours sonne vrai his speech has the ring of truth.
    ( féminin vraie) [vrɛ] adjectif
    1. [exact] true
    ce serait plus facile — c'est vrai mais... it would be easier — true ou certainly ou granted but...
    ma voiture peut monter jusqu'à 300 km/h — c'est vrai? my car can do up to 300 km/h — can it (really) ou oh really?
    pas vrai? (familier) : il l'a bien mérité, pas vrai? he deserved it, didn't he?
    on ira tous les deux, pas vrai! we'll go together, OK?
    a. (familier) [pour nier] it's ou that's not true!
    b. [ton incrédule] you're joking!
    c. [ton exaspéré] I don't believe this!
    d. [ton horrifié] my God, no!
    c'est si vrai que... so much so that...
    il est vrai que... it's true (to say) that...
    il est très irritable, il est vrai qu'il n'est pas encore habitué à eux he's very irritable, true, he's not used to them yet
    il est bien vrai que... it's absolutely true ou it can't be denied that...
    2. [authentique - cuir, denrée] genuine, real ; [ - or] real ; [ - connaisseur] real, true ; [ - royaliste, républicain] true
    c'est une copie, ce n'est pas un vrai Modigliani it's a copy, it's not a real Modigliani
    ça c'est de la bière, de la vraie! (familier) that's what I call beer!
    c'est vrai, ce mensonge? (familier & humoristique) are you fibbing?
    il n'y a que ça de vrai: le soleil, il n'y a que ça de vrai give me sunshine anyday
    pour enlever les taches, l'acétone, il n'y a que ça de vrai to remove stains, acetone's the thing
    ça c'est de la bière, de la vraie de vraie! that's what I call beer!
    3. [non fictif, non inventé - raison] real
    4. (avant le nom) [à valeur intensive] real, complete, utter
    c'est un vrai désastre it's a real ou an utter disaster
    5. [franc, naturel - personne, acteur] straightforward
    6. (avant le nom) [assigné] true
    ————————
    adverbe
    1. [conformément à la vérité]
    a. [elle dit la vérité] she's telling the truth
    b. [elle a raison] she's right, what she says is right
    tu n'en veux plus? — non, vrai, j'ai trop mangé don't you want some more? — no, really, I've eaten too much already
    2. [avec vraisemblance]
    des auteurs qui écrivent/acteurs qui jouent vrai authors whose writing/actors whose acting is true to life
    faire vrai [décor, prothèse] to look real
    3. (familier & vieilli) [exprime la surprise, l'irritation]
    vrai, j'ai cru que je n'en verrais jamais la fin! I thought I'd never see the back of it, I did!
    ————————
    nom masculin
    le vrai [la vérité] the truth
    il y a du ou un peu de vrai dans ses critiques there's some truth ou an element of truth in her criticism
    ————————
    → link=àà vrai dire
    ————————
    au vrai locution adverbiale
    au vrai, voici ce qui s'est passé specifically, this is what took place
    à vrai dire locution adverbiale
    in actual fact, to tell you the truth, to be quite honest
    ————————
    pour de vrai locution adverbiale
    cette fois-ci, je pars pour de vrai this time I'm really leaving

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > vrai

  • 17 probleem

    ♦voorbeelden:
    1   een moeilijk probleem • a difficult/real problem
         problemen geven • cause problems/difficulties
         in de problemen zitten • be in difficulties/trouble
         zwaar in de problemen zitten • be in great difficulty, big trouble
         met een probleem zitten • have a problem, be having difficulties
         het probleem met hem is dat … • the trouble with him is that …
         ergens geen probleem van maken • not make a problem of/about something
         geen probleem! • no problem!
         het zou geen probleem moeten zijn • it shouldn't be (much of) a problem
         een probleempje • a bit of a problem, a spot of trouble

    Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > probleem

  • 18 vero

    ['vero] vero (-a)
    1. agg
    (gen) true, (reale) real, (autentico) genuine

    un vero e proprio delinquente — a real criminal, an out and out criminal

    il suo vero nome è Giovanni — his real o true name is Giovanni

    il vero problema è... — the real problem is...

    nulla di più vero! — you've said it!, how true!

    tant'è vero che... — so much so that...

    hai tu il mio libro, vero? — you've got my book, haven't you?

    sei italiano, vero? — you're Italian, aren't you?

    questa è la tua macchina, vero? — this is your car, isn't it?

    è andata stamattina, vero? — she went this morning, didn't she?

    vorresti andare, vero? — you'd like to go, wouldn't you?

    ti piace la cioccolata, vero? — you like chocolate, don't you?

    2. sm
    (verità) truth

    a onor del vero; a dire il vero — to tell the truth

    è una copia dal vero — (disegno) it's a copy from life

    Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > vero

  • 19 plage

    f; -, -n; (Ärgernis) (real) nuisance; (Arbeit) (real) grind umg.; BIBL. plague; die Mücken sind eine echte Plage the mosquitoes are an absolute pest ( oder a pestilential nuisance); es macht ihr das Leben zur Plage it makes life unbearable ( oder a misery) for her; es ist ihr zur Plage geworden it’s become a real problem for her
    * * *
    die Plage
    botheration; infliction; nuisance; worriment; handful; pest; scourge; toil; trouble; trial
    * * *
    Pla|ge ['plaːgə]
    f -, -n
    2) (fig = Mühe) nuisance; (= Plackerei) (hard) grind (inf)

    sie hat ihre Pláge mit ihm — he's a trial for her

    man hat schon seine Pláge mit dir — you do make life difficult, you are a nuisance

    zu einer Pláge werden — to become a nuisance

    * * *
    die
    1) (a person etc difficult to control: Her three children are a (bit of a) handful.) handful
    2) (something or someone that causes bother: What a bother all this is!) bother
    4) (a person or thing that is annoying or troublesome: That child is a terrible nuisance.) nuisance
    5) (a creature that is harmful or destructive, eg a mosquito, a rat etc.) pest
    6) (a large and annoying quantity: a plague of flies.) plague
    7) (a troublesome person, especially a child: That child is a real terror!) terror
    8) (something that causes this.) torment
    9) (a cause of annoyance or trouble: minor worries and vexations.) vexation
    * * *
    Pla·ge
    <-, -n>
    [ˈpla:gə]
    f plague, nuisance
    * * *
    die; Plage, Plagen
    1) [cursed or (coll.) pestilential] nuisance
    2) (ugs.): (Mühe) bother; trouble

    seine Plage mit jemandem/etwas haben — find somebody/something a real handful

    * * *
    …plage f im subst:
    Kartoffelkäferplage plague of Colorado (US potato) beetles;
    Mäuseplage plague of mice
    * * *
    die; Plage, Plagen
    1) [cursed or (coll.) pestilential] nuisance
    2) (ugs.): (Mühe) bother; trouble

    seine Plage mit jemandem/etwas haben — find somebody/something a real handful

    * * *
    -n f.
    bother n.
    nuisance n.
    plague n.
    scourge n.
    trouble n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > plage

  • 20 blockieren

    I v/t
    2. (den Weg versperren) block, obstruct; ein umgestürzter Baum blockiert die Schienen a fallen tree is blocking the tracks
    3. (verstopfen) clog (up)
    4. WIRTS. block
    6. DRUCK. mark with turned letters (to indicate missing material)
    7. PSYCH. block; da bin ich vollkommen blockiert I have a real problem with that
    II v/i Räder: lock; Maschine: jam
    * * *
    to block; to blockade; to jam; to shut off; to lock up
    * * *
    blo|ckie|ren [blɔ'kiːrən] ptp blockiert
    1. vt
    1) (= sperren, hemmen) to block; Verkehr, Verhandlung to obstruct; Flugverkehr to halt; Gesetz to block the passage of; Rad, Lenkung to lock
    2) (= mit Blockade belegen) to blockade
    2. vi
    to jam; (Bremsen, Rad etc) to lock
    * * *
    1) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) jam
    2) (to put an end to (a rumour, plan etc): They scotched his attempt to become the chairman.) scotch
    * * *
    blo·ckie·ren *
    [blɔˈki:rən]
    I. vt
    ▪ etw \blockieren to block sth
    die Stromzufuhr \blockieren to interrupt the electricity supply
    den Verkehr \blockieren to stop the traffic
    2. AUTO
    ▪ etw \blockieren to lock sth
    eine Gewaltbremsung kann die Räder \blockieren sudden braking can lock the wheels
    ▪ etw \blockieren to block [or jam] sth; (mit Blockade) to blockade sth
    4. POL
    ▪ etw \blockieren to block sth
    II. vi AUTO to lock, to seize up, to jam
    durch plötzlichen Ölverlust blockierte das Getriebe the gears locked as a result of a sudden loss of oil
    * * *
    1.
    transitives Verb block; jam < telephone line>; stop, halt < traffic>; lock <wheel, machine, etc.>
    2.
    intransitives Verb < wheels> lock; < gears> jam
    * * *
    A. v/t
    1. (eine Blockade errichten) blockade
    2. (den Weg versperren) block, obstruct;
    ein umgestürzter Baum blockiert die Schienen a fallen tree is blocking the tracks
    3. (verstopfen) clog (up)
    4. WIRTSCH block
    5. (zum Stillstand bringen) (Räder) lock; (Maschine) jam
    6. TYPO mark with turned letters (to indicate missing material)
    7. PSYCH block;
    da bin ich vollkommen blockiert I have a real problem with that
    B. v/i Räder: lock; Maschine: jam
    * * *
    1.
    transitives Verb block; jam < telephone line>; stop, halt < traffic>; lock <wheel, machine, etc.>
    2.
    intransitives Verb < wheels> lock; < gears> jam
    * * *
    v.
    to block v.
    to blockade v.
    to inhibit v.

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