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1 see what you can do

Общая лексика: подумайте, что можно сделать

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > see what you can do
2 see\ what\ you\ can\ do

vaatama mis teha annab

English-Estonian dictionary > see\ what\ you\ can\ do
3 rustle around and see what you can find

Общая лексика: пошарь хорошенько, может быть, что-нибудь найдёшь

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > rustle around and see what you can find
4 I don't know what you can see in her

Общая лексика: я не знаю, что вы в ней находите

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I don't know what you can see in her
5 What You See Is What You Get

"Pertaining to a program or interface that allows creation and editing of web pages, text, or graphical user interfaces such that users can see what the end results will look like while the documents are being created."

ما تراه هو ما تحصل عليه

English-Arabic terms dictionary > What You See Is What You Get
6 What You See Before You Get It

"Providing a preview of the effects of the changes the user has selected before finally applying them. For example, a dialog box in a word processing program might display a sample font a user has chosen before the font is actually changed in the document. The user can cancel any changes after previewing them, and the document will be unaffected."

ما تراه قبل أن تحصل عليه

English-Arabic terms dictionary > What You See Before You Get It
7 see

I [si:] n церк.
1. епархия

2. престол

3. чин епископа

4. папство

♢ the Holy See, the See of Rome - папский престол
II [si:] v (saw; seen)
I

1. видеть

to see well [poorly] - видеть хорошо [плохо]

cats see well at night - кошки хорошо видят ночью /в темноте/

he can't see - он не видит, он слепой

I can't see as far as that - я на таком далёком расстоянии не вижу

to see nothing - ничего не видеть

I looked but saw nothing - я посмотрел, но ничего не увидел

2. 1) смотреть, видеть

to see a play [a film] - смотреть пьесу [фильм]

I saw this him last year - я видел этот фильм в прошлом году

I saw an interesting story the other day - на днях мне попался на глаза интересный рассказ

have you seen today's paper? - вы видели сегодняшнюю газету?

did you see about her death in the paper? - вы читали извещение о её смерти в газетах?

let me see that letter - покажите мне это письмо, разрешите взглянуть на это письмо

to see smth. with one's own eyes - видеть что-л. собственными глазами

all this took place in the street, where all could see - всё это произошло на улице на глазах у всех

he is not fit to be seen - он в таком виде, что не может показаться на людях

what sort of man is he to see? - какой он на вид?

see, here he comes! - смотри /видишь/, вот он идёт!

2) справляться, смотреть

see page four - смотри страницу 4

see (as) above - смотри выше

see also - смотри также ( частная ссылка)

3. представлять себе

I can't see you old - не могу представить себе вас старым

to see everything black - видеть всё в чёрном свете

to see things wrong - неправильно судить о чём-л.

to see things as they are - правильно смотреть на вещи

I don't see it in this light - я смотрю на это иначе

as I see it - как мне это представляется /кажется/

4. находить, обнаруживать

I can see no faults in him - я не вижу /не нахожу/ в нём никаких недостатков

I see no alternative /no way out/ - я не вижу иного пути /выхода/

I don't know what you can see in her - я не знаю, что вы в ней находите

to see oneself in one's children - узнавать себя в своих детях

5. понимать, сознавать

to see a joke [the meaning, a point in discussion] - понимать шутку [смысл, суть спора]

he can't see a joke - он не понимает шуток, у него нет чувства юмора

I see what you mean - я понимаю, что ты имеешь в виду /что ты хочешь сказать/

I see what you are driving at - я понимаю, к чему вы клоните

I see it to be a fraud - я считаю это мошенничеством

now do you see? - теперь вам понятно?

I see! - понимаю!, ясно!

see? - разг. понятно?

that is easy to see - это легко /нетрудно/ понять

don't /can't/ you see I'm tired? - ты не понимаешь, что я устал?

I see no reason why we should despair - не вижу причины для отчаяния

it's like this, you see - видите ли, дело обстоит так

I see that you have changed your mind - я вижу, что вы передумали

this is how I see it - вот как я на это смотрю

see what you've done! - посмотри, что ты наделал!

see what courage can do! - вот что значит мужество!

to see for oneself - убедиться (в чём-л.) самому

go and see for yourself if you don't believe me - если вы мне не верите, пойдите убедитесь сами

I can't see the good of it! - к чему это?

not to see the use [the good, the advantage] of doing smth. - сомневаться в целесообразности [в пользе, в преимуществе] чего-л.

I don't see the good of getting angry - не стоит сердиться

I don't see the use of crying - бесполезно плакать; напрасно (вы) плачете

6. испытывать, переживать (что-л.); сталкиваться (с чем-л.)

he has seen a good deal in his (long) life - он немало повидал /испытал/ на своём веку

I never saw such rudeness - я никогда не сталкивался с такой грубостью

I have seen war at close quarters - я на себе испытал, что такое война

he first saw fire at Berlin - он получил боевое крещение под Берлином

to have seen better days - а) знавать лучшие времена; обеднеть; б) поизноситься, поистрепаться, потерять свежесть ( о вещи)

this coat of mine has seen hard wear - моё пальто порядком поизносилось

the nineteenth century saw the rise of our literature - девятнадцатый век был свидетелем расцвета нашей литературы

this place has seen many changes - здесь произошло много перемен

7. видеться, встречаться

he sees a great deal of the Smiths - он часто бывает у Смитов

he is much seen in society - он много бывает в обществе

we see less of him in winter - зимой мы его реже видим

I haven't seen you for /in/ ages - я вас не видел целую вечность

when shall I see you again? - когда мы опять встретимся?

see you on Thursday! - до четверга!

I shall see you again soon, амер. I'll be seeing you - до скорой встречи

8. узнавать; выяснять

see who it is - посмотри /узнай/, кто это

see if the postman has come - посмотрите /узнайте/, не пришёл ли почтальон

I don't know but I'll see - я не знаю, но я пойду и выясню

see if you can get an evening paper - пойди узнай, нельзя ли достать вечернюю газету

I see in the papers that... - из газет я узнал /в газетах пишут/, что...

9. обдумывать

I'll see what can be done - я подумаю /посмотрю/, что можно сделать

see what you can do - подумайте, что можно сделать

will you come to dinner tomorrow? - Well, I'll see - вы придёте завтра обедать? - Я подумаю /Может быть, там видно будет/

well, we'll see - посмотрим, подумаем, там видно будет

that remains to be seen, we shall see - (это) ещё неизвестно, время покажет

let me see - постойте, подождите, дайте подумать

let me see, what was I saying? - подождите /постойте/, о чём это я говорил?

now, then, let's see - ну (ладно), теперь посмотрим

10. осматривать, освидетельствовать (тж. see over)

to see a flat before taking it - осмотреть квартиру прежде, чем переехать в неё

we want to see over the house - мы хотим осмотреть этот дом

to have smb. see one's work - попросить кого-л. посмотреть работу

I want you to see my new coat - я хочу, чтобы вы посмотрели моё новое пальто

the doctor ought to see him at once - доктор должен сейчас же его осмотреть

11. редк. допускать, разрешать

you cannot see your sister starve without trying to help her - вы ведь не допустите, чтобы ваша сестра голодала, и попытаетесь помочь ей

12. карт. принимать вызов

II А

1. осматривать ( достопримечательности)

to see the sights [the town] - осматривать достопримечательности [достопримечательности города]

Americans manage to see Oxford in a few hours - американцы ухитряются осмотреть Оксфорд за несколько часов

2. 1) обращаться (за советом, консультацией и т. п.)

to see a doctor [a lawyer] - обращаться (за советом) к врачу [к юристу]

you ought to see a doctor immediately - вам бы следовало немедленно обратиться к /показаться/ врачу

I must see a lawyer about filing my suit - мне нужно посоветоваться с юристом о передаче дела в суд

I wanted to see you on business - я хотел поговорить /посоветоваться/ с вами по делу

see him about the book - поговори с ним насчёт этой книги

2) принимать, быть на приёме (по делу и т. п.)

to manage to see an official - добиться приёма у чиновника

to refuse to see smb. - отказаться принять кого-л.

the rector can't see anyone today - сегодня ректор никого не принимает

she can't be seen now - сейчас её нельзя видеть

3. амер. предоставлять ( слово)

I see Mr. Brown - слово предоставляется господину Брауну

II Б

1. to see about smth. позаботиться, подумать о чём-л.; проследить, присмотреть за чем-л.

to see about a house [dinner] - позаботиться о жилье [об обеде]

I must see about a new curtain for this room - мне нужно подумать о новой шторе для этой комнаты

who will see about the tickets? - кто позаботится о билетах?

I'll see about it - а) я этим займусь, это я беру на себя; б) я подумаю /посмотрю/

he promised to see about the matter - он обещал заняться этим вопросом

2. to see to smth., smb. следить, присматривать за чем-л., кем-л., заботиться о чём-л., ком-л.

to see to the house - следить за домом, вести домашнее хозяйство

to see to the children - присматривать за детьми

we will see to everything - мы обо всём позаботимся

to see to the business - позаботиться о деле

I'll see to the tickets - а) я займусь билетами; б) я возьму на себя расходы, я оплачу билеты

I shall see to it - я этим займусь, я это беру на себя

to see to all the locks and doors - проверить все замки и двери

next morning he came in to see to Martha - на следующее утро он зашёл, чтобы присмотреть за Мартой

3. to see after smb., smth.

1) ухаживать, присматривать за кем-л., чем-л.

I am going to see after the children - я присмотрю за детьми

who will see after the house when you are gone? - кто присмотрит за домом, когда вы уедете?

2) заботиться о ком-л., чём-л.

to see after one's own [smb.'s] interests - заботиться о своих [о чьих-л.] интересах

4. to see about doing smth. проследить за тем, чтобы что-л. было сделано

to see about packing [ordering a car] - позаботиться о том, чтобы вещи были уложены [чтобы заказать машину]

you must see about getting him a coat - вы должны позаботиться, чтобы у него было пальто

5. to see smb. to some place провожать, сопровождать кого-л. куда-л.

to see smb. home [to the door, as far as the station] - провожать кого-л. домой [до двери, до станции]

let me see you home - разрешите проводить вас домой

to see smb. into a train [on board a ship] - посадить кого-л. на поезд [на пароход]

6. to see into smth.

1) изучать что-л.; разбираться в чём-л.

to see into a matter [an affair] - изучать какой-л. вопрос [какое-л. дело]

the lawyer will see into your claim - юрист рассмотрит ваш иск

2) всматриваться, проникать взором во что-л.

to try and see into the future - пытаться предугадать будущее

to see into smb.'s motives - разгадать чьи-л. замыслы

7. to see ( to it) that посмотреть, проследить за тем, чтобы что-л. было сделано

see to it that the things are packed by three o'clock - последи за тем, чтобы всё было уложено к 3 часам

you must see to it that the children are fed properly - вам следует позаботиться о том, чтобы детей хорошо кормили

I'll see (to it) that nothing goes wrong [that nothing has been neglected] - я позабочусь, чтобы всё было в порядке [чтобы ничего не забыли]

see that he comes in time - позаботьтесь, чтобы он пришёл вовремя

you will see that he has all he needs - вы должны позаботиться, чтобы у него было всё необходимое

8. to see smth. done сделать что-л., постараться, чтобы что-л. было сделано

to see smth. rebuilt [changed] - перестроить [изменить] что-л.

the house that I should like to see rebuilt - дом, который мне хотелось бы перестроить

9. to go /to come, to call/ and see smb., to go /to come, to call/ to see smb. навещать кого-л., приходить к кому-л.

go and see him - зайди к нему, навести его

come up and see me some time - загляни ко мне когда-нибудь

he called to see us - он пришёл к нам в гости

10. to see across smth. переводить, провожать (через улицу и т. п.)

ask a grown-up person to see you across the road - попроси кого-нибудь из взрослых перевести тебя через улицу

♢

see here! - амер. послушай(те)!

wait and see! - увидите!, вы ещё увидите!

see and don't do it - смотри не делай этого

see and don't miss the train - смотри не опоздай на поезд

as far as I can see, from what I can see - по моим соображениям, как мне представляется

to see life /the world/ - а) приобрести жизненный опыт; б) сл. веселиться, кутить

to see visions - быть ясновидящим /провидцем/

to see the back of smb. - отделаться от кого-л.; избавиться от чьего-л. присутствия

to see the last of smth., smb. - покончить с чем-л., с кем-л., отделаться от чего-л., от кого-л.

I shall be glad to see the last of this job - я буду рад отделаться от этой работы

I hope we have seen the last of him - надеюсь, что мы от него отделались

to see no further than one's nose - не видеть дальше своего носа

to see through a brick wall - видеть насквозь; ≅ видеть на три аршина в землю

to see one's way to do /doing/ smth. - видеть возможность сделать что-л.

can't see my way to get the book - не вижу возможности /не знаю, как/ достать эту книгу

he will never see forty again - ему уже давно перевалило за сорок

see you in church - амер. сл. до скорого!, пока!

(he) saw you coming - ≅ простофиля за версту виден

to see things - галлюцинировать

to see smb. about his business - прогнать /вышвырнуть/ кого-л., избавиться от кого-л.

to see through a glass darkly см. darkly 5

НБАРС > see
8 see

1. n церк. епархия

2. n церк. престол

holy see — папский престол

apostolic see — папский престол

patriarchal see — патриарший престол

Holy See — святейший престол; папский престол, Ватикан

3. n церк. чин епископа

4. n церк. папство

5. v видеть

to see well — видеть хорошо

cats see well at night — кошки хорошо видят ночью

what do you see yonder? — что ты там видишь?

I ached to see him — я очень хотел его увидеть

I see him very rarely — я очень редко его вижу

she can hardly see — она почти ничего не видит

hope to see more of you — надеюсь чаще вас видеть

6. v смотреть, видеть

to see a play — смотреть пьесу

I saw this him last year — я видел этот фильм в прошлом году

I saw an interesting story the other day — на днях мне попался на глаза интересный рассказ

did you see about her death in the paper? — вы читали извещение о её смерти в газетах?

let me see that letter — покажите мне это письмо, разрешите взглянуть на это письмо

all this took place in the street, where all could see — всё это произошло на улице на глазах у всех

he is not fit to be seen — он в таком виде, что не может показаться на людях

to see by glimpses — видеть мельком

see figure 2 on page 5 — смотрите 2 на 5

to see pass — видеть, как кто-то проходит

I see him occasionally — я изредка вижу его

see that dame over there — видишь вон ту дамочку?

7. v справляться, смотреть

see page four — смотри страницу 4

would you like to see it? — вы не хотели бы это посмотреть?

to look but see nothing — смотреть, но ничего не видеть

to see through blue glasses — мрачно смотреть на вещи

see overleaf — смотри на обороте

see table — смотри таблицу

8. v представлять себе

to see everything black — видеть всё в чёрном свете

9. v находить, обнаруживать

I can see no faults in him — я не вижу в нём никаких недостатков

10. v понимать, сознавать

to see a joke — понимать шутку

I see what you mean — я понимаю, что ты имеешь в виду

I see what you are driving at — я понимаю, к чему вы клоните

I see it to be a fraud — я считаю это мошенничеством

now do you see? — теперь вам понятно?

I see! — понимаю!, ясно!

see? — понятно?

that is easy to see — это легко понять

I see no reason why we should despair — не вижу причины для отчаяния

I see that you have changed your mind — я вижу, что вы передумали

this is how I see it — вот как я на это смотрю

I see — я понимаю

11. v испытывать, переживать; сталкиваться

he has seen a good deal in his life — он немало повидал на своём веку

I never saw such rudeness — я никогда не сталкивался с такой грубостью

I have seen war at close quarters — я на себе испытал, что такое война

he first saw fire at Berlin — он получил боевое крещение под Берлином

this coat of mine has seen hard wear — моё пальто порядком поизносилось

12. v видеться, встречаться

he sees a great deal of the Smiths — он часто бывает у Смитов

he is much seen in society — он много бывает в обществе

we see less of him in winter — зимой мы его реже видим

to see clearly — видеть ясно

glad to see you — рады вас видеть

to see the old year out — встречать Новый год

to see rocks ahead — видеть перед собой опасность

he did not choose to see her — он не захотел её видеть

13. v узнавать; выяснять

see who it is — посмотри, кто это

see if the postman has come — посмотрите, не пришёл ли почтальон

14. v обдумывать

see what you can do — подумайте, что можно сделать

that remains to be seen, we shall see — ещё неизвестно, время покажет

let me see — постойте, подождите, дайте подумать

let me see, what was I saying? — подождите, о чём это я осматривать, освидетельствовать

to see a flat before taking it — осмотреть квартиру прежде, чем переехать в неё

we want to see over the house — мы хотим осмотреть этот дом

15. v редк. допускать, разрешать

you cannot see your sister starve without trying to help her — вы ведь не допустите, чтобы ваша сестра голодала, и попытаетесь помочь ей

16. v карт. принимать вызов

Синонимический ряд:

1. diocese (noun) bishopric; diocese; parish

2. accompany (verb) accompany; attend; date; escort; take out

3. behold (verb) behold; descry; espy; look; mark; mind; note; notice; observe; perceive; remark; spy; twig; watch; witness

4. call on (verb) call on; meet

5. consider (verb) consider; deliberate

6. discover (verb) ascertain; catch on; determine; discover; find out; hear; learn; tumble; unearth

7. examine (verb) examine; inspect; regard; view

8. foresee (verb) anticipate; divine; envision; forefeel; foreknow; foresee; preknow; previse; prevision

9. guide (verb) conduct; direct; guide; lead; pilot; route; shepherd; show; steer

10. have (verb) experience; feel; go through; have; know; meet with; suffer; sustain; taste; undergo

11. read (verb) accept; apprehend; catch; compass; cotton on to; cotton to; fathom; follow; grasp; make out; read; take; take in; tumble to

12. receive (verb) consult; discuss; encounter; entertain; receive

13. think (verb) conceive; envisage; envision; fancy; fantasise; feature; image; imagine; picture; project; realize; think; vision; visualise; visualize

14. understand (verb) comprehend; detect; discern; distinguish; penetrate; recognise; recognize; understand

15. visit (verb) call; come by; come over; drop by; drop in; look in; look up; pop in; run in; step in; stop; stop by; stop in; visit

English-Russian base dictionary > see
9 see about

заботиться о

this is how I see it — вот как я на это смотрю

I managed to see him — мне удалось повидать его

she can hardly see — она почти ничего не видит

see that dame over there — видишь вон ту дамочку?

see what you can do — подумайте, что можно сделать

English-Russian base dictionary > see about
10 see

see [si:]

voir ⇒ 1 (a)-(h), 1 (j)-(o), 1 (q)-(s), 1 (u), 2 (a)-(e) consulter ⇒ 1 (d) rencontrer ⇒ 1 (e) recevoir ⇒ 1 (g) comprendre ⇒ 1 (j) s'imaginer ⇒ 1 (l) s'assurer ⇒ 1 (p) connaître ⇒ 1 (r) accompagner ⇒ 1 (t) comprendre ⇒ 2 (d)

(pt saw [sɔ:], pp seen [si:n])

1 transitive verb

(a) (perceive with eyes) voir;

∎ can you see me? est-ce que tu me vois?;

∎ I can't see a thing je ne vois rien;

∎ she could see a light in the distance elle voyait une lumière au loin;

∎ I could see she'd been crying je voyais qu'elle avait pleuré;

∎ he saw her talk or talking to the policeman il l'a vue parler ou qui parlait au policier;

∎ did anyone see you take it? est-ce que quelqu'un t'a vu le prendre?;

∎ did you see what happened? avez-vous vu ce qui s'est passé?;

∎ let me see your hands fais-moi voir ou montre-moi tes mains;

∎ now see what you've done! regarde ce que tu as fait!;

∎ can I see your newspaper a minute? puis-je voir votre journal ou jeter un coup d'œil sur votre journal un instant?;

∎ I see her around a lot je la croise assez souvent;

∎ I don't want to be seen with him je ne veux pas être vu ou qu'on me voie avec lui;

∎ there wasn't a car to be seen il n'y avait pas une seule voiture en vue;

∎ the cathedral can be seen from a long way off on voit la cathédrale de très loin;

∎ nothing more was ever seen of her on ne l'a plus jamais revue;

∎ it has to be seen to be believed il faut le voir pour le croire;

∎ she began to see spies everywhere elle s'est mise à voir des espions partout;

∎ there's nothing there, you're seeing things! il n'y a rien, tu as des hallucinations!;

∎ I could see what was going to happen (a mile off) je le voyais venir (gros comme une maison);

∎ familiar they saw you coming (a mile off) ils t'ont vu arriver de loin;

∎ could you see your way (clear) to lending me £20? est-ce que vous pourriez me prêter 20 livres?;

∎ to see the back or last of sth en avoir fini avec qch;

∎ I'll be glad to see the back or last of her je serai content d'être débarrassé d'elle

(b) (watch → movie, play, programme) voir;

∎ I saw it on the news je l'ai vu au journal télévisé;

∎ did you see the match last night? as-tu vu le match hier soir?

(c) (refer to → page, chapter) voir;

∎ see page 317 voir page 317;

∎ see above voir plus haut;

∎ see (on) the back voir au verso

(d) (consult → doctor, lawyer) consulter, voir;

∎ you should see a doctor tu devrais voir ou consulter un médecin;

∎ I'll be seeing my lawyer about this je vais consulter mon avocat à ce sujet;

∎ I'll be seeing the candidates next week je verrai les candidats la semaine prochaine;

∎ I want to see the manager je veux voir le directeur;

∎ can I see you for a minute in my office? je peux vous voir un instant dans mon bureau?;

∎ I'd like to see you on business je voudrais vous parler affaires

(e) (meet by chance) voir, rencontrer;

∎ guess who I saw at the supermarket! devine qui j'ai vu ou qui j'ai rencontré au supermarché!

(f) (visit → person, place) voir;

∎ come round and see me some time passe me voir un de ces jours;

∎ they came to see me in hospital ils sont venus me voir à l'hôpital;

∎ I've always wanted to see China j'ai toujours voulu voir la Chine

(g) (receive a visit from) recevoir, voir;

∎ he's too ill to see anyone il est trop malade pour voir qui que ce soit;

∎ she can't see you right now, she's busy elle ne peut pas vous recevoir ou voir maintenant, elle est trop occupée

(h) (spend time with socially) voir;

∎ do you still see the Browns? est-ce que vous voyez toujours les Brown?;

∎ we've seen quite a lot of them recently nous les avons beaucoup vus dernièrement;

∎ we see less of them these days nous les voyons moins en ce moment;

∎ is he seeing anyone at the moment? (going out with) est-ce qu'il a quelqu'un en ce moment?

(i) familiar (saying goodbye)

∎ see you!, (I'll) be seeing you! salut!;

∎ see you later! à tout à l'heure!;

∎ see you around! à un de ces jours!;

∎ see you tomorrow! à demain!;

∎ see you in London! on se verra à Londres!

(j) (understand) voir, comprendre;

∎ I see what you mean je vois ou comprends ce que vous voulez dire;

∎ I don't see what's so funny! je ne vois pas ce qu'il y a de si drôle!;

∎ he can't see the joke il ne comprend pas la plaisanterie;

∎ I could see his point je voyais ce qu'il voulait dire;

∎ I don't see any point in going back now je ne vois pas du tout l'intérêt qu'il y aurait à y retourner maintenant;

∎ I can see why you were worried je vois pourquoi vous étiez inquiet;

∎ I can't see that it matters je ne vois pas quelle importance ça a

(k) (consider, view) voir;

∎ try to see things from my point of view essayez de voir les choses de mon point de vue;

∎ we see things differently nous ne voyons pas les choses de la même façon;

∎ you'll see things differently in the morning demain tu verras les choses d'un autre œil;

∎ that's how I see it c'est comme ça que je vois les choses;

∎ he doesn't see his drinking as a problem il ne se considère pas comme un alcoolique;

∎ how do you see the current situation? que pensez-vous de la situation actuelle?;

∎ as I see it, it's the parents who are to blame à mon avis, ce sont les parents qui sont responsables

(l) (envisage, picture) voir, s'imaginer;

∎ I can't see him getting married je ne le vois pas ou je ne me l'imagine pas se mariant;

∎ I can't see them accepting this je ne peux pas croire qu'ils vont accepter cela;

∎ I can't see you as a boxer je ne te vois pas en boxeur;

∎ she just couldn't see herself as a wife and mother elle ne s'imaginait pas se mariant et ayant des enfants;

∎ I can't see it myself je n'y crois pas trop;

∎ they say this will be more efficient but I don't see it ils disent que cela sera plus efficace, mais je n'y crois pas;

∎ I don't see any chance of that à mon avis c'est peu probable;

∎ can I borrow the car? - I don't see why not est-ce que je peux prendre la voiture? - je n'y vois pas d'inconvénients;

∎ will you finish in time? - I don't see why not vous aurez fini à temps? - il n'y a pas de raison;

∎ what do you see happening next? d'après vous, qu'est-ce qui va se passer ensuite?;

∎ how do you see things developing? comment est-ce que vous envisagez l'avenir?

(m) (try to find out) voir;

∎ I'll see if I can fix it je vais voir si je peux le réparer;

∎ I'll see what I can do je vais voir ce que je peux faire;

∎ go and see if he's still asleep va voir s'il dort encore;

∎ she called by to see what had happened elle est venue pour savoir ce qui s'était passé

(n) (perceive) voir;

∎ I can't see any improvement je ne vois pas d'amélioration;

∎ to see oneself in one's children se reconnaître dans ses enfants;

∎ what can she possibly see in him? qu'est-qu'elle peut bien lui trouver?;

∎ they must have seen how worried I was ils ont dû voir combien j'étais inquiet

(o) (discover, learn) voir;

∎ I'm pleased to see you're enjoying life je suis heureux de voir que tu profites de la vie;

∎ I'll be interested to see how he gets on je serais curieux de voir comment il se débrouillera;

∎ I see (that) he's getting married j'ai appris qu'il allait se marier;

∎ I saw it in the paper this morning je l'ai vu ou lu ce matin dans le journal;

∎ as we shall see in a later chapter comme nous le verrons dans un chapitre ultérieur;

∎ I see she's in the new Scorsese movie je vois qu'elle est dans le nouveau film de Scorsese

(p) (make sure) s'assurer, veiller à;

∎ see that all the lights are out before you leave assurez-vous que ou veillez à ce que toutes les lumières soient éteintes avant de partir;

∎ see that everything's ready for when they arrive veillez à ce que tout soit prêt pour leur arrivée;

∎ I shall see that he comes je me charge de le faire venir;

∎ familiar she'll see you right elle veillera à ce que tu ne manques de rien^□, elle prendra bien soin de toi^□

(q) (inspect → file, passport, ticket) voir;

∎ can I see your ticket, sir? puis-je voir votre ticket, Monsieur?

(r) (experience) voir, connaître;

∎ he thinks he's seen it all il croit tout savoir;

∎ most recruits never see active service la plupart des recrues ne voient jamais la guerre de près;

∎ our car has seen better days notre voiture a connu des jours meilleurs;

∎ the city hasn't seen such crowds in decades la ville n'a pas connu une foule pareille depuis des dizaines d'années;

∎ the country saw many changes le pays a connu de grands changements

(s) (witness) voir;

∎ they have seen their purchasing power halved ils ont vu leur pouvoir d'achat diminuer de moitié;

∎ last year saw an increase in profits l'année dernière a vu une augmentation des bénéfices;

∎ the next decade will see enormous changes la prochaine décennie verra se produire des changements considérables;

∎ I never thought I'd see the day when he'd admit he was wrong je n'aurais jamais cru qu'un jour il admettrait avoir tort;

∎ you don't see athletes like her any more! il n'y a plus beaucoup d'athlètes comme elle!

(t) (accompany) accompagner;

∎ I'll see you to the bus stop je t'accompagne à ou jusqu'à l'arrêt du bus;

∎ I'll see you home je te raccompagne chez toi;

∎ see Mr Smith to the door, please veuillez raccompagner M. Smith jusqu'à la porte;

∎ he saw her into a taxi/onto the train il l'a mise dans un taxi/le train;

∎ to see sb across the road aider qn à traverser la rue

(u) (in poker) voir;

∎ I'll see you je vous vois;

∎ I'll see your $10 and raise you 20 je vous suis à 10 dollars et je relance de 20

2 intransitive verb

(a) (perceive with eyes) voir;

∎ I can't see without (my) glasses je ne vois rien sans mes lunettes;

∎ he may never see again il se peut qu'il ne voie plus jamais;

∎ on a clear day you can see as far as the coast par temps clair on voit jusqu'à la mer;

∎ you can see for miles around la vue s'étend sur des kilomètres;

∎ cats can see in the dark les chats voient dans l'obscurité;

∎ I haven't quite finished - so I see je n'ai pas tout à fait terminé - c'est ce que je vois;

∎ to see into the future voir ou lire dans l'avenir;

∎ she can't see any further than the end of her nose elle ne voit pas plus loin que le bout de son nez;

∎ for all to see au vu et au su de tous

(b) (look) voir;

∎ can I see? je peux voir?;

∎ let me see!, let's see! fais voir!;

∎ see for yourself voyez par vous-même;

∎ familiar see! I told you he wouldn't let us down tu vois! je t'avais dit qu'il ne nous laisserait pas tomber

(c) (find out) voir;

∎ is that the baby crying? - I'll go and see c'est le bébé qu'on entend pleurer? - je vais voir;

∎ you'll see! tu verras!;

∎ we shall see nous verrons (bien);

∎ we'll soon see on le saura vite;

∎ we'll soon see if… on saura vite si…

(d) (understand) voir, comprendre;

∎ it makes no difference as far as I can see autant que je puisse en juger, ça ne change rien;

∎ you see, there's something else you should know tu vois, il y a quelque chose d'autre que tu devrais savoir;

∎ I was tired, you see, and… j'étais fatigué, voyez-vous, et…;

∎ I see je vois;

∎ familiar I don't want any trouble, see? je ne veux pas d'histoires, OK?;

∎ familiar old-fashioned now see here, young man! écoutez-moi, jeune homme!

(e) (consider)

∎ let me or let's see voyons voir;

∎ it was, let me see, in 1938 c'était, voyons (voir), en 1938;

∎ Mum said you'd take us to the fair - we'll see Maman a dit que tu nous amènerais à la foire - on verra (ça)

3 noun

Religion (of bishop) siège m épiscopal, évêché m; (of archbishop) archevêché m

➲ see about inseparable transitive verb

(a) (deal with) s'occuper de;

∎ I'll see about making the reservations je m'occuperai des réservations;

∎ they're sending someone to see about the gas ils envoient quelqu'un pour vérifier le gaz

(b) (consider) voir;

∎ I'll see about it je verrai ça;

∎ we'll have to see about getting a new car il va falloir songer à acheter une nouvelle voiture;

∎ familiar they won't let us in - we'll (soon) see about that! ils ne veulent pas nous laisser entrer - c'est ce qu'on va voir!

➲ see around inseparable transitive verb

= see round

➲ see in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (escort) faire entrer

(b) (celebrate)

∎ to see in the New Year fêter le Nouvel An

2 intransitive verb

voir à l'intérieur;

∎ the curtains were drawn, so we couldn't see in les rideaux étaient tirés, nous ne pouvions pas voir à l'intérieur

➲ see off separable transitive verb

(a) (say goodbye to) dire au revoir à;

∎ she came to see me off at the station elle est venue à la gare me dire au revoir

(b) (chase away) chasser;

∎ see him off! (to dog) chasse-le!

(c) (repel → attack) repousser

➲ see out separable transitive verb

(a) (accompany to the door) reconduire ou raccompagner à la porte;

∎ can you see yourself out? pouvez-vous trouver la sortie tout seul?;

∎ goodbye, I'll see myself out au revoir, ce n'est pas la peine de me raccompagner

(b) (stay or last until end of)

∎ I'll see another year out here then go home je vais passer une autre année ici puis je rentrerai;

∎ we've got enough food to see the week out nous avons assez à manger pour tenir jusqu'à la fin de la semaine;

∎ I don't think these boots will see the winter out je ne crois pas que ces bottes feront l'hiver;

∎ he isn't expected to see out the week il y a peu de chances qu'il survive jusqu'à la fin de la semaine;

∎ he'll see us all out! (will survive us) il nous enterrera tous!

(c) (celebrate)

∎ to see out the Old Year fêter le Nouvel An

➲ see over inseparable transitive verb

= see round

➲ see round inseparable transitive verb

visiter;

∎ they came to see round the house ils sont venus pour visiter la maison

➲ see through

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (window, fabric) voir à travers

(b) (be wise to → person) percer à jour, voir dans le jeu de; (→ trick, scheme, behaviour) ne pas se laisser tromper par;

∎ I saw through him je l'ai percé à jour, j'ai vu dans son jeu;

∎ she saw through his apparent cheerfulness elle ne s'est pas laissée tromper par ou elle n'a pas été dupe de son apparente bonne humeur;

∎ I saw through their little game j'ai vite compris leur petit jeu

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (bring to a successful end) mener à bonne fin;

∎ we can count on her to see the job through on peut compter sur elle pour mener l'affaire à bien

(b) (stay until end of)

∎ to see a show/film through assister à un spectacle/regarder un film jusqu'au bout

(c) (support, sustain)

∎ I've got enough money to see me through the week j'ai assez d'argent pour tenir jusqu'à la fin de la semaine;

∎ £20 should see me through (to Monday) 20 livres devraient me suffire (jusqu'à lundi);

∎ their love has seen them through many a crisis leur amour les a aidés à surmonter de nombreuses crises;

∎ her good humour will always see her through any difficulties sa bonne humeur lui permettra toujours de traverser les moments difficiles

➲ see to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (look after) s'occuper de;

∎ I'll see to the dinner je m'occuperai du dîner;

∎ I'll see to it je vais m'en occuper, je m'en charge;

∎ see to it that everything's ready by 5 p.m. veillez à ce que tout soit prêt pour 17 heures;

∎ she saw to it that our picnic was ruined elle a fait en sorte de gâcher notre pique-nique

(b) (repair) réparer;

∎ you should get the brakes seen to tu devrais faire réparer les freins

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11 see

see

1. see <saw, seen> [si:] vt

1) ( perceive with eyes)

to \see sb/ sth jdn/etw sehen;

I've never \seen anything quite like this before so etwas habe ich ja noch nie gesehen;

have you ever \seen this man before? haben Sie diesen Mann schon einmal gesehen?;

he's \seen where you live er weiß jetzt, wo du wohnst;

I can't \see much without my glasses ohne Brille sehe ich nicht sonderlich viel;

there's nothing to \see ( after accident) hier gibt's nichts zu sehen!;

I saw it happen ich habe gesehen, wie es passiert ist;

it has to be \seen to be believed man muss es gesehen haben[, sonst glaubt man es nicht];

I'll believe it when I \see it das glaube ich auch erst, wenn ich es mit eigenen Augen gesehen habe;

to \see sb do [or doing] sth sehen, wie jd etw tut;

I saw her coming ich habe sie kommen sehen;

the woman was \seen to enter the bank die Frau wurde gesehen, wie sie die Bank betrat;

I can't believe what I'm \seeing - is that your car? ich glaube, ich spinne! ist das dein Auto?;

she didn't want to be \seen visiting the doctor sie wollte nicht, dass jemand mitbekommt, dass sie zum Arzt geht;

I've never \seen my brother eating mushrooms ich habe meinen Bruder noch nie Pilze essen sehen;

can you \see where... siehst du, wo...;

to \see sth with one's own eyes etw mit eigenen Augen sehen;

for all the world to \see in aller Öffentlichkeit

2) ( watch as a spectator)

to \see sth film, play [sich dat] etw [an]sehen;

this film is really worth \seeing dieser Film ist echt sehenswert;

to \see sb in a film/ in a play/ on television jdn in einem Film/Stück/im Fernsehen sehen

3) ( visit place)

to \see sth famous building, place etw ansehen;

I'd love to \see Salzburg again ich würde gerne noch einmal nach Salzburg gehen;

to \see the sights of a town die Sehenswürdigkeiten einer Stadt besichtigen

4) ( understand)

to \see sth etw verstehen [o begreifen]; ( discern mentally) etw erkennen;

I \see what you mean ich weiß, was du meinst;

I can't \see the difference between... and... für mich gibt es keinen Unterschied zwischen... und...;

I just don't \see why... ich begreife [o verstehe] einfach nicht, warum...;

I can't \see why I should do it ich sehe einfach nicht ein, warum ich es machen sollte;

I can \see you're having trouble with your car Sie haben Probleme mit Ihrem Auto?;

I really can't \see what difference it makes to... ich weiß wirklich nicht, was es für einen Unterschied machen soll,...;

I can \see it's difficult ich verstehe ja, dass es schwierig ist;

I can \see you have been fighting ich sehe doch, dass ihr euch gezankt habt;

I can't \see the joke ich weiß nicht, was daran komisch sein soll;

I don't \see the point of that remark ich verstehe den Sinn dieser Bemerkung nicht;

\see what I mean? siehst du?

5) ( consider)

to \see sth etw sehen;

as I \see it... so wie ich das sehe...;

try and \see it my way versuche es doch mal aus meiner Sicht zu sehen;

I \see myself as a good mother ich denke, dass ich eine gute Mutter bin;

this is how I \see it so sehe ich die Sache;

I don't \see it that way ich sehe das nicht so;

to \see sth in a new [or a different] [or another] light etw mit anderen Augen sehen;

to \see reason [or sense] Vernunft annehmen;

to \see things differently die Dinge anders sehen;

to make sb \see sth jdm etw klarmachen;

to \see oneself obliged to do sth sich akk dazu gezwungen sehen, etw zu tun

6) (learn, find out)

to \see sth etw feststellen;

I \see [that]... wie ich sehe,...;

I'll \see what I can do/ who it is ich schaue mal, was ich tun kann/wer es ist;

let me \see if I can help you mal sehen, ob ich Ihnen helfen kann;

that remains to be \seen das wird sich zeigen

7) ( meet socially)

to \see sb jdn sehen;

( by chance) jdn [zufällig] treffen [o sehen];

we're \seeing friends at the weekend wir treffen uns am Wochenende mit Freunden;

to \see a lot [or much] of sb jdn häufig sehen;

I haven't \seen much of him recently ich sehe ihn in letzter Zeit [auch] nur [noch] selten;

I haven't \seen her around much in the last few weeks in den letzten Wochen habe ich sie [auch nur] selten gesehen;

I shall be \seeing them at eight ich treffe sie um acht;

I'll \see you around bis dann!;

\see you! [or ( Brit) be \seeing you!] ( fam) bis bald! ( fam)

\see you later! (fam: when meeting again later) bis später!;

( goodbye) tschüs! ( fam)

\see you on Monday bis Montag!;

to go and \see sb jdn besuchen [gehen]

8) ( have meeting with)

to \see sb jdn sehen;

( talk to) jdn sprechen;

( receive) jdn empfangen;

I demand to \see the manager ich möchte mit dem Geschäftsführer sprechen!;

Mr Miller can't \see you now Mr Miller ist im Moment nicht zu sprechen;

the doctor will \see you now Sie können jetzt reingehen, der Herr Doktor ist jetzt frei;

to \see a doctor/ a solicitor zum Arzt/zu einem Anwalt gehen, einen Arzt/einen Anwalt aufsuchen ( geh)

9) ( have relationship with)

to be \seeing sb mit jdm zusammen sein ( fam)

I'm not \seeing anyone at the moment ich habe im Moment keine Freundin/keinen Freund;

are you \seeing anyone? hast du einen Freund/eine Freundin?

10) (envisage, foresee)

to \see sth sich dat etw vorstellen;

I \see a real chance of us meeting again ich glaube wirklich, dass wir uns wiedersehen;

I can't \see him getting the job ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, dass er den Job bekommt;

can you \see her as a teacher? kannst du dir sie als Lehrerin vorstellen?;

do you \see... kannst du dir vorstellen,...;

I can't \see myself as a waitress ich glaube nicht, dass Kellnern was für mich wäre;

to \see it coming es kommen sehen

11) (witness, experience)

to \see sth etw [mit]erleben;

2004 saw a slackening off in the growth of the economy 2004 kam es zu einer Verlangsamung des Wirtschaftswachstums;

he won't \see 50 again er ist gut über 50;

I've \seen it all mich überrascht nichts mehr;

now I've \seen everything! ist denn das zu fassen!;

I've \seen it all before das kenne ich alles schon!;

to \see sb do sth [mit]erleben, wie jd etw tut;

his parents saw him awarded the winner's medal seine Eltern waren mit dabei, als ihm die Siegermedaille überreicht wurde;

I can't bear to \see people being mistreated ich ertrag es nicht, wenn Menschen misshandelt werden;

to \see the day when... den Tag erleben, an dem...;

to \see life das Leben kennen lernen;

to live to \see sth etw erleben;

I shall not live to \see it das werde ich wohl nicht mehr miterleben

12) ( accompany)

to \see sb jdn begleiten;

to \see sb into bed jdn ins Bett bringen;

to \see sb to the door [or out] / home jdn zur Tür/nach Hause bringen [o ( geh) begleiten];

to \see sb into a taxi jdn zum Taxi bringen;

I saw her safely into the house ich brachte sie sicher zum Haus

13) ( inspect)

sb wants to \see sth licence, passport jd möchte etw sehen; references, records jd möchte etw [ein]sehen;

the policeman asked to \see my driving licence der Polizist wollte meinen Führerschein sehen;

let me \see that lass mich das mal sehen

14) in imperative ( refer to)

\see... siehe...;

\see below/ page 23/over[leaf] siehe unten/Seite 23/nächste Seite

15) ( perceive)

to \see sth in sb/ sth etw in jdm/etw sehen;

I don't know what she \sees in him ich weiß nicht, was sie an ihm findet

16) ( ensure)

to \see sb right (Brit, Aus) (fam: help) jdm helfen [o behilflich sein]; ( pay or reimburse) aufpassen [o dafür sorgen], dass jd sein Geld [wieder]bekommt;

to \see that sth happens dafür sorgen, dass etw passiert;

\see that this doesn't happen again sieh zu, dass das nicht noch einmal passiert

17) ( view)

to \see sth house for sale [sich dat] etw ansehen

18) ( in poker)

to \see sb;

I'll \see you ich halte

PHRASES:

let's \see the colour of your money first erst will ich dein Geld sehen! ( fam)

to have \seen better days schon [einmal] bessere Tage gesehen haben;

you couldn't \see him/her for dust man sah nur noch seine/ihre Staubwolke ( fam)

if... you won't \see the dust of him/ her wenn..., wird er/sie die Fliege machen wie nichts (sl)

he/she can't \see further than [or beyond] the end of his/ her nose er/sie sieht nicht weiter als seine/ihre Nasespitze [reicht] ( fam)

to not have \seen hide nor hair of sb jdn nicht mal von hinten gesehen haben ( fam)

I'll \see him/her in hell first das wäre das Letzte, was ich täte!;

to \see the last [or (Brit, Aus) the back] of sb [endlich] jdn los sein ( fam)

to \see the last [or (Brit, Aus) the back] of sth endlich etw überstanden haben;

sb \sees the light ( understand) jdm geht ein Licht auf ( fam) ( become enlightened) jdm gehen die Augen auf ( fam) ( be converted) jd [er]schaut das Licht [Gottes] ( geh)

to \see the light of day ( first appear) das Licht der Welt erblicken ( geh) ( o hum)

to [go and] \see a man about a dog hingehen, wo auch der Kaiser zu Fuß hingeht (euph, hum) ( fam)

to \see stars Sterne sehen ( fam)

to be \seeing things sich dat etw einbilden, Halluzinationen haben;

to \see one's way [clear] to doing sth es [sich dat] einrichten, etw zu tun;

to not \see the wood [or (Am) the forest] for the trees den Wald vor [lauter] Bäumen nicht sehen ( hum) vi

1) ( use eyes) sehen;

I can't \see very well without my glasses ohne Brille kann ich nicht sehr gut sehen;

... but \seeing is believing... doch ich habe es mit eigenen Augen gesehen!;

as far as the eye [or you] can \see so weit das Auge reicht

2) ( look) sehen;

let me \see! lass mich mal sehen!;

\see for yourself! sieh doch selbst!;

(in theatre etc.)

can you \see? können Sie noch sehen?;

there, \see, grandad's mended it for you schau mal, Opa hat es dir wieder repariert!

3) (understand, realize)

... - oh, I \see!... - aha!;

I \see ich verstehe;

you \see! it wasn't that difficult was it? na siehst du, das war doch gar nicht so schwer!;

\see, I don't love you anymore ich liebe dich einfach nicht mehr, o.k.? ( fam)

you \see,... weißt du/wissen Sie,...;

well, you \see, all these rooms are going to be decorated alle Zimmer werden natürlich noch renoviert;

\see?! siehst du?!;

as far as I can \see... so wie ich das sehe...;

I \see from your report... Ihrem Bericht entnehme ich,...;

... so I \see... das sehe [o merke] ich

4) (dated: as protest)

now, \see here, I only bought this ticket a month ago also, dieses Ticket habe ich erst vor einem Monat gekauft!

5) ( find out) nachsehen;

( in the future) herausfinden;

wait and \see abwarten und Tee trinken ( fam)

well, we'll \see schau ma mal! ( fam)

let me \see lass mich mal überlegen;

you'll \see du wirst schon sehen!;

you'll soon \see for yourself du wirst es schon bald selbst sehen!

PHRASES:

to not \see eye to eye [with sb] nicht derselben Ansicht sein [wie jd];

to \see fit to do sth es für angebracht halten, etw zu tun;

to \see red rotsehen ( fam)

to make sb \see red jdn zur Weißglut treiben ( fam)

see

1. see [si:] n

( of bishop or archbishop) [Erz]bistum nt; ( Catholic) [Erz]diözese f;

the Holy S\see der Heilige Stuhl

English-German students dictionary > see
12 see

see [si:]

(preterite saw, past participle seen)

1. transitive verb

   a. voir

• I can see him je le vois

• I saw him reading the letter je l'ai vu lire la lettre

• see page 10 voir page 10

• I've seen some things in my time but... j'en ai vu (des choses) dans ma vie mais...

• I could see it coming (inf) je le sentais venir

• to see one's way (in dark) trouver son chemin

• can you see your way to helping us? est-ce que vous voyez un moyen de nous aider ?

• I can't see my way to doing that je ne vois pas comment je pourrais le faire

► to be seen

• there wasn't a house to be seen il n'y avait pas une maison en vue

• there wasn't a soul to be seen il n'y avait pas âme qui vive

   b. ( = understand) voir

• I fail to see how you're going to do it je ne vois pas du tout comment vous allez faire

• they see it differently ce n'est pas leur avis

• the way I see it à mon avis

• this is how I see it voici comment je vois la chose

• do you see what I mean? vous voyez ce que je veux dire ?

• I don't see why not (granting permission) je n'y vois aucune objection ; (not understanding sb's refusal) je ne vois pas pourquoi

• to see the joke comprendre la plaisanterie

   c. ( = look) aller voir

• see who's at the door allez voir qui est à la porte

• I'll see what I can do je vais voir ce que je peux faire

   d. ( = have an opinion) trouver

• I don't see anything wrong with it je n'y trouve rien à redire

• I don't know what she sees in him je ne sais pas ce qu'elle lui trouve

   e. ( = meet) voir

• to go and see sb aller voir qn

• I'm seeing the doctor tomorrow je vais chez le médecin demain

• how nice to see you! ça me fait plaisir de vous voir !

   f. ( = visit) voir

• I want to see the world je veux voyager

   g. (socially) voir ; (romantically) sortir avec

• they see a lot of him ils le voient souvent

• we've seen less of him lately on l'a moins vu ces derniers temps

   h. (saying goodbye) see you! (inf) salut ! (inf)

• see you later! (inf) à tout à l'heure !

• see you some time! (inf) à un de ces jours !

• see you soon! à bientôt !

• see you on Sunday à dimanche

• see you next week à la semaine prochaine

   i. ( = experience) 1963 saw the assassination of John F. Kennedy l'année 1963 a été marquée par l'assassinat de John F. Kennedy

• since becoming a social worker she's certainly seen life depuis qu'elle est assistante sociale elle a pu se rendre compte de ce que c'est que la vie

   j. ( = accompany) accompagner

• to see sb to the station accompagner qn à la gare

• to see sb home/to the door raccompagner qn jusque chez lui/jusqu'à la porte

• we had to see him to bed nous avons dû l'aider à se coucher

   k. ( = allow to be) I couldn't see her left alone je ne pouvais pas supporter qu'on la laisse subj toute seule

   l. ( = ensure) s'assurer

• see that he has all he needs veillez à ce qu'il ne manque de rien

• see that you have it ready for Monday faites en sorte que ce soit prêt pour lundi

• I'll see he gets the letter je me charge de lui faire parvenir la lettre

   m. ( = imagine) voir

• I can't see him as Prime Minister je ne le vois du tout Premier ministre

• I can't see myself doing that je me vois mal faire cela

• I can't see myself being elected je ne vois pas très bien comment je pourrais être élu

• can you see him as a father? est-ce que vous l'imaginez père de famille ?

• I can just see her! je l'imagine tout à fait !

• I must be seeing things (inf) je dois avoir des visions

2. intransitive verb

voir

• to see in/out/through voir à l'intérieur/à l'extérieur/à travers

• let me see ( = show me) fais voir ; (at window) laisse-moi regarder

• see for yourself voyez vous-même

• he couldn't see to read il n'y voyait pas assez clair pour lire

• I can hardly see without my glasses je n'y vois pas grand-chose sans mes lunettes

• cats can see in the dark les chats voient clair la nuit

• you can see for miles on y voit à des kilomètres

• I'll go and see je vais voir

• as far as I can see à ce que je vois

• I see! je vois !

• as you can see comme vous pouvez le voir

• so I see c'est ce que je vois

• ... you see (in explanations)... voyez-vous

• let's see voyons (un peu)

• I'll have to see (if) je vais voir (si)

• we'll soon see nous le saurons bientôt

• we'll soon see if... nous saurons bientôt si...

• can I go out? -- we'll see est-ce que je peux sortir ? -- on verra

3. compounds

► see-through adjective transparent

► see about inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = deal with)

he came to see about buying the house il est venu voir s'il pouvait acheter la maison

• he came to see about the washing machine il est venu pour la machine à laver

   b. ( = consider) can I go? -- we'll see about it je peux y aller ? -- on verra

• he said he wouldn't do it -- we'll see about that! il a dit qu'il ne le ferait pas -- c'est ce qu'on va voir !

• we must see about getting a new TV il va falloir songer à acheter une nouvelle télé

► see in separable transitive verb

[+ person] faire entrer

• to see the New Year in fêter la nouvelle année► see off separable transitive verb

• I saw him off at the station/airport je l'ai accompagné à la gare/à l'aéroport

• we'll come and see you off on viendra vous dire au revoir► see out separable transitive verb

[+ person] raccompagner à la porte

• I'll see myself out pas la peine de me raccompagner !► see through

1. inseparable transitive verb

[+ behaviour, promises] ne pas se laisser abuser par

• I saw through him at once j'ai tout de suite vu clair dans son jeu

2. separable transitive verb

[+ project, deal] mener à terme

• $50 should see you through 50 dollars devraient vous suffire

► see to inseparable transitive verb s'occuper de

• to see to it that... veiller à ce que... + subj

• I'll see to the car je m'occuperai de la voiture

• I'll see to it j'y veillerai

* * *
[siː] 1.
noun ( of bishop) évêché m; ( of archbishop) archevêché m
2.
transitive verb (prét saw; pp seen)

1) (perceive, look at) voir

there's nobody to be seen — il n'y a personne en vue

there was going to be trouble: I could see it coming ou I could see it a mile off — il allait y avoir des problèmes: je le sentais venir

I don't know what you see in him — (colloq) je ne sais pas ce que tu lui trouves (colloq)

I must be seeing things! — j'ai des visions!

to see one's way (clear) to doing something — trouver le moyen de faire quelque chose

2) ( visit) voir [expert, country, building]

I'm seeing a psychiatrist — je vais chez un psychiatre

to see the sights — faire du tourisme

they see a lot of each other — ils se voient souvent

see you! — (colloq) salut! (colloq)

see you next week! — (colloq) à la semaine prochaine!

he's seeing a married woman — il fréquente une femme mariée

3) ( receive) recevoir

4) ( understand) voir [advantage, problem]; comprendre [joke]

do you see what I mean? — tu vois ce que je veux dire?

5) ( consider) voir

to see somebody as — considérer quelqu'un comme [leader, hero]

I see it as an opportunity — je pense que c'est une occasion à saisir

I see it as an insult — je prends ça pour une insulte

it can be seen from this example that — cet exemple nous montre que

it remains to be seen whether ou if — reste à voir si

6) ( envisage)

I can't see somebody/something doing — je ne pense pas que quelqu'un/quelque chose puisse faire

I can see a time when this country will be independent — je peux imaginer qu'un jour ce pays sera indépendant

7) ( make sure)

to see (to it) that — veiller à ce que (+ subj)

8) ( witness) voir; ( experience) connaître [poverty, war]

next year will see the completion of the road — la route sera terminée l'année prochaine

9) ( accompany)

to see somebody to the station — accompagner quelqu'un à la gare

to see somebody home — raccompagner quelqu'un chez lui/elle
3.
intransitive verb (prét saw; pp seen)

1) ( with eyes) voir

I can't see — je ne vois rien

see for yourself — voyez vous-même

so I see — c'est ce que je vois

you can see for miles — on y voit à des kilomètres

2) ( understand) voir

now I see — maintenant, je comprends

as far as I can see — autant que je puisse en juger

3) (check, find out)

I'll go and see — je vais voir

we'll just have to wait and see — il ne nous reste plus qu'à attendre

4) (think, consider)

I'll have to see — il faut que je réfléchisse

let's see —

let me see — voyons (un peu)
4.
reflexive verb (prét saw; pp seen)

to see oneself — lit, fig se voir

I can't see myself as ou being... — je ne pense pas que je vais être...

Phrasal Verbs:

- see about

- see off

- see out

- see through

- see to

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I'll see you right — (colloq) je ne te laisserai pas tomber (colloq)

now I've seen it all! — j'aurai tout vu!

English-French dictionary > see
13 ♦ can

♦ can (1) /kæn, kən/
v. modale

can, come tutti i verbi modali, ha caratteristiche particolari:

● ha significato di pres. o di futuro;

● non ha forme flesse (-s alla 3^a pers. sing. pres., - ing, -ed), non è mai usato con ausiliari e non ha tempi composti; la forma del passato, solo per alcuni significati, è could; in sostituzione dei modi e tempi mancanti si usano, secondo il significato, quelli di to be able o di to be possible;

● le interrogative sono formate mediante la semplice posposizione del soggetto;

● la forma negativa è cannot, spesso abbreviato in can't;

● l'infinito che segue non ha la particella to;

● viene usato nelle question tags

1 ( esprime abilità, conoscenza, capacità) – Can he speak English?, parla inglese?; sa l'inglese?; I can take care of myself, posso (o so) badare a me stesso; He cannot dance, non sa ballare; ( anche) non può ballare (per es. perché ha una gamba rotta); I honestly can't tell you, non so proprio dirtelo; I cannot lift this suitcase, non riesco (o non ce la faccio) a sollevare questa valigia; DIALOGO → - Accident- Can you move your toes?, riesci a muovere le dita del piede?; We can't afford it, non possiamo permettercelo; See if you can make him understand, vedi se riesci a farglielo capire; You can be nice when you want to, sai essere simpatico quando vuoi; I can't see, non ci vedo; Can you see that sparrow on the hedge?, lo vedi quel passero sulla siepe?; Can you hear me?, mi sentite?; I can smell something burning, sento odore di bruciato

2 ( esprime possibilità) – This dish can be prepared the day before, questo piatto può essere preparato il giorno prima; Traces of a fresco can still be seen on the wall, sul muro sono ancora visibili (o si possono ancora vedere) le tracce di un affresco; I'm sure we can find a solution to this problem, sono sicuro che troveremo una soluzione per questo problema; This situation can't be allowed to go on, non si può lasciare che questa situazione perduri; How can you expect me to believe that?, come puoi pensare che io ci creda?; The sea along this coast can be very rough, il mare può essere molto mosso lungo questa costa; Life can be difficult, la vita è difficile a volte

3 ( esprime autorizzazione o permesso, concessi o richiesti) – I cannot vote yet, non posso ancora votare; You can go now, puoi andare, ora; Can you tell me or is it a secret?, me lo puoi dire o è un segreto?; Can I speak to the manager?, posso parlare con il direttore?; Can I interrupt you for just a second?, posso interromperti solo un attimo?

4 ( esprime richiesta) – Can I have a clean glass?, posso avere un bicchiere pulito?; Can you give me a lift?, puoi darmi un passaggio?; Can't you be a bit more tolerant?, non puoi essere un po' più tollerante?

5 ( esprime offerta, suggerimento) – What can I do for you?, che cosa posso fare per te?; ( in un negozio, ecc.) in che posso servirla?, desidera?; DIALOGO → - Offering a drink2- What can I get you to drink?, cosa posso offrirti da bere?; You can take it if you like it, puoi prenderlo se ti piace; We can have lunch now if you wish, possiamo pranzare ora se volete; We can always come back later, possiamo sempre tornare più tardi

6 ( esprime sorpresa o incredulità) – He cannot have forgotten, non può averlo dimenticato; non è possibile che l'abbia dimenticato; It can't be true, non può essere vero; You can't be serious!, non dirai mica sul serio!; Where can they have gone?, dove possono essere andati?; dove saranno andati?; Whatever can he want?, che cosa vorrà mai?

7 ( con valore rafforzativo di un verbo di pensiero, opinione, ecc.) – I cannot understand why he behaved as he did, non capisco perché si sia comportato a quel modo; You can't think how glad I am, non puoi credere quanto sia felice

● can but ► but (1), B, def. 3 □ cannot help ► to help □ as fast as you can, il più velocemente possibile; più in fretta che puoi □ as soon as you can, appena puoi; appena possibile; più presto che puoi □ as happy as can be, felicissimo □ as quietly as can be, col massimo silenzio; piano piano; zitti zitti.
NOTA D'USO: - can- NOTA D'USO: - can't o don't?- NOTA D'USO: - can o may?- NOTA D'USO: - can o to be able to?- ♦ can (2) /kæn/
n.

1 recipiente (metallico); latta; fusto; bidone: a petrol can, un bidone (o una latta) di benzina; a can of paint [of oil], una latta di vernice [d'olio]; tin can, lattina; scatoletta

2 barattolo ( di alluminio, per alimenti); scatola; scatoletta; lattina: a can of peas, una scatola di piselli; a can of beer, una lattina di birra; DIALOGO → - At a service station.- Could you get me a can of drink?, potresti portarmi una bibita in lattina?

3 ( slang USA) – the can, la latrina; il cesso

4 ( slang) – the can, la galera; la gattabuia

5 ( slang USA) sedere; chiappe (pl.); culo (pop.)

6 ( slang USA) automobile (spec. scassata); macinino (fig.)

7 ( slang mil., USA) cacciatorpediniere

8 ( slang USA) cassaforte

9 (al pl.) ( slang) auricolari

10 (al pl.) ( slang USA) tette; zinne

● (fig.) a can of worms, un problema difficile ( e potenzialmente scomodo o imbarazzante); una situazione ingarbugliata; un ginepraio: His question opened up a nice can of worms, la sua domanda ci ha messi davanti a un bel ginepraio □ (spec. USA) can opener, apriscatole; ( slang USA) arnese da scasso, grimaldello □ can vendor, distributore automatico di lattine ( di birra, ecc.) □ (fig. fam.) to carry the can; prendersi la colpa (al posto di q.); pagare (per qc.) □ (fam.) in the can, (cinem., TV, di film, ecc.) finito, pronto per la distribuzione; (fig.) fatto, pronto, cosa fatta: The contract is almost in the can, il contratto è quasi cosa fatta.
(to) can /kæn/
v. t.

1 mettere in scatola, inscatolare ( alimenti o bevande)

2 (fam. USA) buttare fuori; cacciare; licenziare

3 (fam. USA) abbandonare ( un progetto, ecc., perché insoddisfacente); bocciare; cestinare

4 ( slang USA) mettere in galera; sbattere dentro

5 ( slang cinem., TV, USA) finire ( un film); approvare ( una ripresa)

6 ( slang USA) smettere; piantarla: Can that noise!, smettila di far rumore!; Can it!, piantala!

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ can
14 see

I si: past tense - saw; verb
1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.) ver

2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.) ver

3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?) ver

4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.) ver, imaginarse

5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) comprender, entender, ver

6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.) ver

7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.) ver

8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) acompañar

•

- see about
- seeing that
- see off
- see out
- see through
- see to
- I
- we will see
II si: noun
(the district over which a bishop or archbishop has authority.) sede

see vb

1. ver

turn the light on, I can't see anything enciende la luz; no veo nada

have you seen Lesley recently? ¿has visto a Lesley últimamente?

I saw a film about mountaineering vi una película sobre el alpinismo

2. entender / ver

I don't see why we can't go in no entiendo por qué no podemos entrar

3. quedar / ver

I'll see you at ten quedamos a las diez / nos vemos a las diez

4. ir / ver

my tooth hurts, I'll have to see a dentist me duele una muela, tendré que ir al dentista

I'll see ya veremos

can I have a dog for my birthday? I'll see para mi cumpleaños me gustaría un perro ya veremos

let's see a ver / vamos a ver

see you hasta luego

El pasado de see es saw y el participio pasado es seen; el gerundio se escribe seeing

see

tr[siː]

noun

1 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL sede nombre femenino

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see

tr[siː]

transitive verb (pt saw tr[sɔː], pp seen tr[siːn], ger seeing)

1 (gen) ver

■ I can't see anything no veo nada

■ did you see who it was? ¿has visto quién era?

■ you can see the sea from here desde aquí se ve el mar

■ have you seen any good films lately? ¿has visto una buena película últimamente?

■ see page 123 véase la página 123

■ she could see that he hadn't listened to a single word veía que no había escuchado ni una sola palabra

■ I can see you're busy ya veo que estás ocupado

■ we don't know what she sees in him no sabemos qué es lo que ve en él

■ this year sees the cinema's centenary este año se celebra el centenario del cine

2 (meet, visit) ver; (receive) ver, atender; (go out with) salir con

■ guess who I saw on Saturday? ¿a que no sabes a quién vi el sábado?

■ you should see a doctor deberías ir al médico

■ I'm seeing Pat on Friday he quedado con Pat el viernes

■ I want to see the manager quiero ver al director

■ they've been seeing each other for a month hace un mes que salen juntos

3 (understand) comprender, entender, ver

■ do you see what I mean? ¿entiendes lo que quiero decir?

■ I can see why you're worried entiendo por qué estás preocupado

■ I don't see why I have to go no entiendo por qué tengo que ir yo

■ I can see your point entiendo tu punto de vista

4 (visualize, imagine) imaginarse, ver; (envisage) creer

■ I can't see him working in a factory no me lo imagino trabajando en una fábrica

■ I can't see Dad lending you the money no creo que papá te vaya a dejar el dinero

■ I can't see that it matters no creo que tenga importancia

■ they saw it coming lo vieron venir

5 (find out, discover) ver; (learn) oír, leer

■ I'll see what I can do veré lo que puedo hacer

■ go and see what she's up to vete a ver qué hace

■ I see that Chirac has won the French elections veo que Chirac ha ganado las elecciones francesas

■ I see in the paper that Major did badly in the local elections he leído que a Major le fueron mal las elecciones locales

6 (ensure, check) asegurarse de, procurar

■ see that you arrive on time procura llegar a la hora

■ see that he gets complete rest asegúrate de que tenga reposo completo

■ could you see that all the doors are locked? ¿podría asegurarse de que todas las puertas estén cerradas con llave?

7 (accompany) acompañar

■ he saw me home me acompañó a casa

■ we saw her to her car la acompañamos a su coche

■ I saw the old lady across the road ayudé a la anciana a cruzar la calle

8 (in cards) ver, ir

intransitive verb

1 (gen) ver

■ she can't see without her glasses no ve sin las gafas

■ I can't see to read no veo para leer

■ she can see into the future ve el futuro

2 (find out, discover) ver

■ we'll have to see ya veremos

3 (understand) entender, ver

■ oh, I see ah, ya veo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

I'll be seeing you! ¡hasta luego!

let me see/let's see a ver, vamos a ver

seeing is believing ver para creer

see you around ya nos veremos

see you later/soon/Monday! ¡hasta luego/pronto/el lunes!

to be seeing things ver visiones

to have seen better days haber conocido tiempos mejores

to see for oneself comprobarlo uno,-a mismo,-a

to see a lot of somebody ver a alguien a menudo

to see one's way (clear) to doing something poder hacer algo, estar dispuesto,-a a hacer algo

to see reason ver la razón

to see red ponerse rojo,-a (de ira)

to see stars ver las estrellas

to see the back/last of somebody perder a alguien de vista

to see the joke verle la gracia, entender el chiste

to see the light ver la luz

not to see the point no ver el sentido, no ver para qué

we'll soon see about that! ¡ya lo veremos!

you see (in explanations) verás 2 (in questions) ¿sabes?, ¿ves?

see ['si:] v, saw ['sɔ] ; seen ['si:n] ; seeing vt

1) : ver

I saw a dog: vi un perro

see you later!: ¡hasta luego!

2) experience: ver, conocer

3) understand: ver, entender

4) ensure: asegurarse

see that it's correct: asegúrese de que sea correcto

5) accompany: acompañar

6)

to see off : despedir, despedirse de

see vi

1) : ver

seeing is believing: ver para creer

2) understand: entender, ver

now I see!: ¡ya entiendo!

3) consider: ver

let's see: vamos a ver

4)

to see to : ocuparse de

see n

: sede f

the Holy See: la Santa Sede

see

n.

• sede s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: saw, seen) = observar v.

• percibir v.

• ver v.

(§pres: veo, ves...) imp. ve-•)

I
1. siː
1) (past saw; past p seen) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) ver*

I can't see a thing! — no veo nada!

we haven't seen her for a while — hace un tiempo que no la vemos

there wasn't a policeman to be seen — no había ningún policía

to see somebody/something + inf: I didn't see her arrive no la vi llegar; we'll be sorry to see her go nos va a dar pena que se vaya; to see somebody/something -ing: I can see somebody coming this way veo venir a alguien; I thought I was seeing things pensé que estaba viendo visiones; I'll believe it when I see it hasta que no lo vea no lo creo; to be glad to see the back of somebody — alegrarse de que alguien se vaya

b) \<\<film/play\>\> ver*

c) (look at, inspect) ver*

see page 20 — ver página 20

may I see your ticket? — ¿me permite su entrada (or boleto etc)?

3)

a) (perceive, notice) ver*

I don't know what she sees in him — no sé qué es lo que le ve or qué es lo que ve en él

anyone can see she's upset — cualquiera se da cuenta de que está disgustada

b) (learn from reading, hearing)

I see Mrs Baker's retiring — así que se jubila la señora Baker

I see from your application form that... — he leído en su solicitud que...

4) ( understand) ver*

he didn't see the joke — no le vio la gracia (al chiste)

do you see what I mean? — ¿entiendes?, ¿te das cuenta?

I can see (that) you're in a difficult position, but... — me doy cuenta de or comprendo que estás en una situación difícil, pero...

5) (consider, regard) ver*

the way I see it, as I see it — a mi modo de ver, tal como yo lo veo

I see nothing wrong in it — yo no le encuentro nada de malo

6)

a) ( visualize)

can you see him as a teacher? — ¿te lo imaginas de profesor?

b) (envisage, foresee)

I can see there'll be problems — veo que va a haber problemas

to see something/somebody -ING: I can't see it working no creo que vaya a funcionar; I can see her working abroad — la imagino trabajando en el extranjero

c) ( accept) (AmE colloq)

we could move Johnson over to Sales - OK, I can see that — podríamos pasar a Johnson a Ventas - bueno, eso me parece bien

7)

a) (find out, determine) ver*

I'll have to see what I can do — tendré que ver qué puedo hacer

we'll have to (wait and) see — habrá que esperar y ver

that remains to be seen — eso está por verse

b) ( ensure)

to see that: see that it doesn't happen again — que no vuelva a suceder

8)

a) (experience, undergo)

I doubt if I'll live to see it — no creo que yo llegue a verlo or que yo llegue a ver el día

I want to travel and see (a bit of) life — quiero viajar y ver mundo

b) ( be the occasion of) (journ)

in a week which has seen the start of... — en una semana que ha visto el inicio de...

next Thursday sees the launch of the new model — el próximo jueves es la fecha señalada para el lanzamiento del nuevo modelo

Sense II

9)

a) ( meet) ver*

I'm seeing him on Tuesday — lo voy a ver el martes

when can I see you again? — ¿cuándo nos podemos volver a ver?

b) ( go out with) (colloq) salir* con

they've been seeing each other for two months — hace dos meses que salen juntos

c) ( saying goodbye) (colloq)

see you! — hasta luego!, hasta la vista!

see you around! — nos vemos!

see you later/tonight/soon/on Saturday! — hasta luego/esta noche/pronto/el sábado!

(I'll) be seeing you! — hasta pronto!

10) ( visit)

a) ( socially) ver*

b) ( for consultation) ver*

you should see a specialist — deberías ver a or ir a un especialista

I want to see the manager — quisiera ver al gerente or hablar con el gerente

to see somebody about something: can I see you about something privately? — ¿podría hablar con usted de un asunto privado?

11) ( receive) ver*, atender*

the doctor will see you now — el doctor lo verá or lo atenderá ahora

12) (escort, accompany) acompañar

to see somebody to the door — acompañar a alguien a la puerta

2.

vi

1)

a) ver*

I can see better from here — desde aquí veo mejor

seeing is believing — ver para creer

b) (look, inspect) ver*

let me see! — déjame ver!

see for yourself! — compruébalo tú mismo!

2) (understand, realize) ver*

can't you see he loves you? — ¿no te das cuenta de or no ves que te quiere?

as far as I can see — por lo que yo veo

I see — ( expressing realization) ya veo; ( accepting explanation) entiendo

3) (consider, think) ver*

let's see — vamos a ver, veamos

I'll see, but I can't promise anything — voy a ver, pero no te puedo prometer nada

4) ( find out) ver*

will it work? - try it and see — ¿funcionará? - prueba a ver

what's going on? - you'll soon see — ¿qué pasa? - ya lo verás

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- see about

- see in

- see off

- see out

- see over

- see through

- see to

II

noun ( diocese) sede f

the Holy See — la Santa Sede

I

[siː]
(pt saw) (pp seen) VT VI
1) (gen) ver

I saw him yesterday — lo vi ayer

I can't see — no veo nada

to see sb do or doing sth — ver a algn hacer algo

I saw him coming — lo vi venir

(go and) see who's at the door — ve a ver quién llama (a la puerta)

he was seen to fall — se le vio caer

I saw it done in 1988 — lo vi hacer en 1988

see page eight — véase la página ocho

did you see that Queen Anne is dead? — ¿has oído que ha muerto la reina Ana?

• he's seen it all — está de vuelta de todo

• there was nobody to be seen — no se veía ni nadie

there was not a house to be seen — no se veía ni una sola casa

• as you can see — como ves

as far as the eye can see — hasta donde alcanza la vista

from here you can see for miles — desde aquí se ve muy lejos

• I'll see him damned first — antes le veré colgado

• I never thought I'd see the day when... — nunca pensé ver el día en que...

this car has seen better days — este coche ha conocido mejores tiempos

• this dress isn't fit to be seen — este vestido no se puede ver

he's not fit to be seen in public — no se le puede presentar a los ojos del público

• see for yourself — velo tú

• I'll go and see — voy a ver

• now see here! — (in anger) ¡mira!, ¡oiga!, ¡escuche!

• I see nothing wrong in it — no le encuentro nada malo

I don't know what she sees in him — no sé lo que encuentra en él

I see in the paper that... — sale en el periódico que...

• let me see, let's see — (=show me/us) a ver; (=let me/us think) vamos a ver

• she's certainly seeing life — es seguro que está viendo muchas cosas

• we'll not see his like again — no veremos otro como él

• he's seen a lot of the world — ha visto mucho mundo

• so I see — ya lo veo

• I must be seeing things * — estoy viendo visiones

• I can't see to read — no veo lo suficiente para leer

• can you see your way to helping us? — (fig) ¿nos hace el favor de ayudarnos?

• we'll see — ya veremos, a ver

• I'll see what I can do — veré si puedo hacer algo

• she won't see 40 again — los 40 ya no los cumple

2) (=visit, meet) ver, visitar; (=have an interview with) tener una entrevista con, entrevistarse con

the minister saw the Queen yesterday — el ministro se entrevistó or tuvo una entrevista con la Reina ayer

I'm afraid I can't see you tomorrow — lamento no poder verle mañana

• I want to see you about my daughter — quiero hablar con usted acerca de mi hija

what did he want to see you about? — ¿qué asunto quería discutir contigo?, ¿qué motivo tuvo su visita?

• we'll be seeing them for dinner — vamos a cenar con ellos

• to see the doctor — ir a ver al médico, consultar al médico

you need to see a doctor — tienes que ir a ver or consultar a un médico

• to go and see sb — ir a ver a algn; (a friend) visitar a algn

• we don't see much of them nowadays — ahora les vemos bastante poco

• see you! * — chau *

see you on Sunday! — ¡hasta el domingo!

see you tomorrow! — ¡hasta mañana!

see you later! — ¡hasta luego!

see you soon! — ¡hasta pronto!

3) (=understand, perceive) entender

I see — lo veo

I see! — ya entiendo

this is how I see it — este es mi modo de entenderlo, yo lo entiendo así

I saw only too clearly that... — percibí claramente que...

it's all over, see? * — se acabó, ¿entiendes?

• I can't or don't see why/how etc... — no veo or entiendo por qué/cómo etc...

I don't see it, myself — yo no creo que sea posible

he's dead, don't you see? — está muerto, ¿me entiendes?

• the Russians see it differently — los rusos lo miran desde otro punto de vista, el criterio de los rusos es distinto

• I fail to see how — no comprendo or entiendo cómo

• as far as I can see — por lo visto, por lo que yo veo

• the way I see it — a mi parecer

4) (=accompany) acompañar

• he was so drunk we had to see him to bed — estaba tan borracho que tuvimos que llevarle a la cama

• to see sb to the door — acompañar a algn a la puerta

• to see sb home — acompañar a algn a casa

may I see you home? — ¿puedo acompañarte a casa?

5) (=try) procurar

see if... — ve a ver si..., mira a ver si...

6) (=imagine) imaginarse

I can just see him as a teacher — me lo imagino de profesor

I don't see her as a minister — no la veo or no me la imagino de ministra

I can't see myself doing that — no me imagino con capacidad para hacer eso

I can't really see myself being elected — en realidad no creo que me vayan a elegir

I can't see him winning — me parece imposible que gane

7) (=ensure)

to see (to it) that — procurar que + subjun

see that he has all he needs — procura que tenga todo lo que necesita

to see that sth is done — procurar que algo se haga

see that you have it ready for Monday — procura tenerlo listo para el lunes

see that it does not happen again — y que no vuelva a ocurrir

- see about

- see in

- see into

- see off

- see out

- see over

- see through

- see to

II

[siː]
N (Rel) sede f ; [of archbishop] arzobispado m ; [of bishop] obispado m
the Holy See — la Santa Sede

* * *

I
1. [siː]
1) (past saw; past p seen) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) ver*

I can't see a thing! — no veo nada!

we haven't seen her for a while — hace un tiempo que no la vemos

there wasn't a policeman to be seen — no había ningún policía

to see somebody/something + inf: I didn't see her arrive no la vi llegar; we'll be sorry to see her go nos va a dar pena que se vaya; to see somebody/something -ing: I can see somebody coming this way veo venir a alguien; I thought I was seeing things pensé que estaba viendo visiones; I'll believe it when I see it hasta que no lo vea no lo creo; to be glad to see the back of somebody — alegrarse de que alguien se vaya

b) \<\<film/play\>\> ver*

c) (look at, inspect) ver*

see page 20 — ver página 20

may I see your ticket? — ¿me permite su entrada (or boleto etc)?

3)

a) (perceive, notice) ver*

I don't know what she sees in him — no sé qué es lo que le ve or qué es lo que ve en él

anyone can see she's upset — cualquiera se da cuenta de que está disgustada

b) (learn from reading, hearing)

I see Mrs Baker's retiring — así que se jubila la señora Baker

I see from your application form that... — he leído en su solicitud que...

4) ( understand) ver*

he didn't see the joke — no le vio la gracia (al chiste)

do you see what I mean? — ¿entiendes?, ¿te das cuenta?

I can see (that) you're in a difficult position, but... — me doy cuenta de or comprendo que estás en una situación difícil, pero...

5) (consider, regard) ver*

the way I see it, as I see it — a mi modo de ver, tal como yo lo veo

I see nothing wrong in it — yo no le encuentro nada de malo

6)

a) ( visualize)

can you see him as a teacher? — ¿te lo imaginas de profesor?

b) (envisage, foresee)

I can see there'll be problems — veo que va a haber problemas

to see something/somebody -ING: I can't see it working no creo que vaya a funcionar; I can see her working abroad — la imagino trabajando en el extranjero

c) ( accept) (AmE colloq)

we could move Johnson over to Sales - OK, I can see that — podríamos pasar a Johnson a Ventas - bueno, eso me parece bien

7)

a) (find out, determine) ver*

I'll have to see what I can do — tendré que ver qué puedo hacer

we'll have to (wait and) see — habrá que esperar y ver

that remains to be seen — eso está por verse

b) ( ensure)

to see that: see that it doesn't happen again — que no vuelva a suceder

8)

a) (experience, undergo)

I doubt if I'll live to see it — no creo que yo llegue a verlo or que yo llegue a ver el día

I want to travel and see (a bit of) life — quiero viajar y ver mundo

b) ( be the occasion of) (journ)

in a week which has seen the start of... — en una semana que ha visto el inicio de...

next Thursday sees the launch of the new model — el próximo jueves es la fecha señalada para el lanzamiento del nuevo modelo

Sense II

9)

a) ( meet) ver*

I'm seeing him on Tuesday — lo voy a ver el martes

when can I see you again? — ¿cuándo nos podemos volver a ver?

b) ( go out with) (colloq) salir* con

they've been seeing each other for two months — hace dos meses que salen juntos

c) ( saying goodbye) (colloq)

see you! — hasta luego!, hasta la vista!

see you around! — nos vemos!

see you later/tonight/soon/on Saturday! — hasta luego/esta noche/pronto/el sábado!

(I'll) be seeing you! — hasta pronto!

10) ( visit)

a) ( socially) ver*

b) ( for consultation) ver*

you should see a specialist — deberías ver a or ir a un especialista

I want to see the manager — quisiera ver al gerente or hablar con el gerente

to see somebody about something: can I see you about something privately? — ¿podría hablar con usted de un asunto privado?

11) ( receive) ver*, atender*

the doctor will see you now — el doctor lo verá or lo atenderá ahora

12) (escort, accompany) acompañar

to see somebody to the door — acompañar a alguien a la puerta

2.

vi

1)

a) ver*

I can see better from here — desde aquí veo mejor

seeing is believing — ver para creer

b) (look, inspect) ver*

let me see! — déjame ver!

see for yourself! — compruébalo tú mismo!

2) (understand, realize) ver*

can't you see he loves you? — ¿no te das cuenta de or no ves que te quiere?

as far as I can see — por lo que yo veo

I see — ( expressing realization) ya veo; ( accepting explanation) entiendo

3) (consider, think) ver*

let's see — vamos a ver, veamos

I'll see, but I can't promise anything — voy a ver, pero no te puedo prometer nada

4) ( find out) ver*

will it work? - try it and see — ¿funcionará? - prueba a ver

what's going on? - you'll soon see — ¿qué pasa? - ya lo verás

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- see about

- see in

- see off

- see out

- see over

- see through

- see to

II

noun ( diocese) sede f

the Holy See — la Santa Sede

English-spanish dictionary > see
15 see

1. transitive verb,
saw, seen

1) sehen

let somebody see something — (show) jemandem etwas zeigen

let me see — lass mich mal sehen

I saw her fall or falling — ich habe sie fallen sehen

he was seen to leave or seen leaving the building — er ist beim Verlassen des Gebäudes gesehen worden

I'll believe it when I see it — das will ich erst mal sehen

they saw it happen — sie haben gesehen, wie es passiert ist

can you see that house over there? — siehst du das Haus da drüben?

be worth seeing — sehenswert sein; sich lohnen (ugs.)

see the light — (fig.): (undergo conversion) das Licht schauen (geh.)

I saw the light — (I realized my error etc.) mir ging ein Licht auf (ugs.)

see things — Halluzinationen haben

I must be seeing things — (joc.) ich glaub', ich seh' nicht richtig

see the sights/town — sich (Dat.) die Sehenswürdigkeiten/Stadt ansehen

see one's way [clear] to do or to doing something — es einrichten, etwas zu tun

2) (watch) sehen

let's see a film — sehen wir uns (Dat.) einen Film an!

3) (meet [with]) sehen; treffen; (meet socially) zusammenkommen mit; sich treffen mit

I'll see you there/at 5 — wir sehen uns dort/um 5

see you! — (coll.)

[I'll] be seeing you! — (coll.) bis bald! (ugs.)

see you on Saturday/soon — bis Samstag/bald; see also academic.ru/43656/long">long I 1. 3)

4) (speak to) sprechen [Person] ( about wegen); (pay visit to) gehen zu, (geh.) aufsuchen [Arzt, Anwalt usw.]; (receive) empfangen

the doctor will see you now — Herr/Frau Doktor lässt bitten

whom would you like to see? — wen möchten Sie sprechen?; zu wem möchten Sie?

5) (discern mentally) sehen

I see it all! — jetzt ist mir alles klar

I can see it's difficult for you — ich verstehe, dass es nicht leicht für dich ist

I see what you mean — ich verstehe [was du meinst]

see what I mean? — siehst du?

I saw that it was a mistake — mir war klar, dass es ein Fehler war

I don't see the point of it — ich sehe keinen Sinn darin

he didn't see the joke — er fand es [gar] nicht lustig; (did not understand) er hat den Witz nicht verstanden

I can't think what she sees in him — ich weiß nicht, was sie an ihm findet

6) (consider) sehen

let me see what I can do — [ich will] mal sehen, was ich tun kann

7) (foresee) sehen

I can see I'm going to be busy — ich sehe [es] schon [kommen], dass ich beschäftigt sein werde

I can see it won't be easy — ich sehe schon, dass es nicht einfach sein wird

8) (find out) feststellen; (by looking) nachsehen

that remains to be seen — das wird man sehen

see if you can read this — guck mal, ob du das hier lesen kannst (ugs.)

9) (take view of) sehen; betrachten

see things as somebody does — jemandes Ansichten teilen

try to see it my way — versuche es doch mal aus meiner Sicht zu sehen

as I see it — meines Erachtens

10) (learn) sehen

I see from your letter that... — ich entnehme Ihrem Brief, dass...

11) (make sure)

see [that]... — zusehen od. darauf achten, dass...

12) usu. in imper. (look at) einsehen [Buch]

see below/p. 15 — siehe unten/S. 15

13) (experience, be witness of) erleben

live to see something — etwas miterleben

now I've seen everything! — (iron.) hat man so etwas schon erlebt od. gesehen!

we shall see — wir werden [ja/schon] sehen

he will not or never see 50 again — er ist [bestimmt] über 50

14) (imagine) sich (Dat.) vorstellen

see somebody/oneself doing something — sich vorstellen, dass jemand/man etwas tut

I can see it now -... — ich sehe es schon bildhaft vor mir -...

15) (contemplate) mit ansehen; zusehen bei

[stand by and] see somebody doing something — [tatenlos] zusehen od. es [tatenlos] mit ansehen, wie jemand etwas tut

16) (escort) begleiten, bringen (to [bis] zu)

17) (consent willingly to) einsehen

not see oneself doing something — es nicht einsehen, dass man etwas tut
2. intransitive verb,
saw, seen

1) (discern objects) sehen

see for yourself! — sieh doch selbst!

as far as the eye can see — soweit das Auge reicht

see red — rotsehen (ugs.)

2) (make sure) nachsehen

3) (reflect) überlegen

let me see — lass mich überlegen; warte mal ['n Moment] (ugs.)

4)

I see — ich verstehe; aha (ugs.); ach so (ugs.)

you see — weißt du/wisst ihr/wissen Sie

there you are, you see! — Siehst du? Ich hab's doch gesagt!

as far as I can see — soweit ich das od. es beurteilen kann

Phrasal Verbs:

- see about

- see into

- see off

- see out

- see over

- see through

- see to

* * *
I [si:] past tense - saw; verb
1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.) sehen

2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.) sehen

3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?) sehen

4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.) sehen

5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) verstehen

6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.) sehen

7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.) sehen

8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) begleiten

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- see about
- seeing that
- see off
- see out
- see through
- see to
- I
- we will see II [si:] noun
(the district over which a bishop or archbishop has authority.) das (Erz)Bistum

* * *

see¹

<saw, seen>

[si:]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (perceive with eyes)

▪ to \see sb/sth jdn/etw sehen

I've never \seen anything quite like this before so etwas habe ich ja noch nie gesehen

have you ever \seen this man before? haben Sie diesen Mann schon einmal gesehen?

he's \seen where you live er weiß jetzt, wo du wohnst

I can't \see much without my glasses ohne Brille sehe ich nicht sonderlich viel

there's nothing to \see (after accident) hier gibt's nichts zu sehen!

I saw it happen ich habe gesehen, wie es passiert ist

it has to be \seen to be believed man muss es gesehen haben[, sonst glaubt man es nicht]

I'll believe it when I \see it das glaube ich auch erst, wenn ich es mit eigenen Augen gesehen habe

▪ to \see sb do [or doing] sth sehen, wie jd etw tut

I saw her coming ich habe sie kommen sehen

the woman was \seen to enter the bank die Frau wurde gesehen, wie sie die Bank betrat

I can't believe what I'm \seeing — is that your car? ich glaube, ich spinne! ist das dein Auto?

she didn't want to be \seen visiting the doctor sie wollte nicht, dass jemand mitbekommt, dass sie zum Arzt geht

I've never \seen my brother eating mushrooms ich habe meinen Bruder noch nie Pilze essen sehen

can you \see where... siehst du, wo...

to \see sth with one's own eyes etw mit eigenen Augen sehen

for all the world to \see in aller Öffentlichkeit

2. (watch as a spectator)

▪ to \see sth film, play [sich dat] etw [an]sehen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. anschauen]

this film is really worth \seeing dieser Film ist echt sehenswert

to \see sb in a film/in a play/on television jdn in einem Film/Stück/im Fernsehen sehen

3. (visit place)

▪ to \see sth famous building, place etw ansehen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. anschauen]

I'd love to \see Salzburg again ich würde gerne noch einmal nach Salzburg gehen

to \see the sights of a town die Sehenswürdigkeiten einer Stadt besichtigen

4. (understand)

▪ to \see sth etw verstehen [o begreifen]; (discern mentally) etw erkennen

I \see what you mean ich weiß, was du meinst

I can't \see the difference between... and... für mich gibt es keinen Unterschied zwischen... und...

I just don't \see why... ich begreife [o verstehe] einfach nicht, warum...

I can't \see why I should do it ich sehe einfach nicht ein, warum ich es machen sollte

I can \see you're having trouble with your car Sie haben Probleme mit Ihrem Auto?

I really can't \see what difference it makes to... ich weiß wirklich nicht, was es für einen Unterschied machen soll,...

I can \see it's difficult ich verstehe ja, dass es schwierig ist

I can \see you have been fighting ich sehe doch, dass ihr euch gezankt habt

I can't \see the joke ich weiß nicht, was daran komisch sein soll

I don't \see the point of that remark ich verstehe den Sinn dieser Bemerkung nicht

\see what I mean? siehst du?

5. (consider)

▪ to \see sth etw sehen

as I \see it... so wie ich das sehe...

try and \see it my way versuche es doch mal aus meiner Sicht zu sehen

I \see myself as a good mother ich denke, dass ich eine gute Mutter bin

this is how I \see it so sehe ich die Sache

I don't \see it that way ich sehe das nicht so

to \see sth in a new [or a different] [or another] light etw mit anderen Augen sehen

to \see reason [or sense] Vernunft annehmen

to \see things differently die Dinge anders sehen

to make sb \see sth jdm etw klarmachen

to \see oneself obliged to do sth sich akk dazu gezwungen sehen, etw zu tun

6. (learn, find out)

▪ to \see sth etw feststellen

I \see [that]... wie ich sehe,...

I'll \see what I can do/who it is ich schaue mal, was ich tun kann/wer es ist

let me \see if I can help you mal sehen, ob ich Ihnen helfen kann

that remains to be \seen das wird sich zeigen

7. (meet socially)

▪ to \see sb jdn sehen; (by chance) jdn [zufällig] treffen [o sehen]

we're \seeing friends at the weekend wir treffen uns am Wochenende mit Freunden

to \see a lot [or much] of sb jdn häufig sehen

I haven't \seen much of him recently ich sehe ihn in letzter Zeit [auch] nur [noch] selten

I haven't \seen her around much in the last few weeks in den letzten Wochen habe ich sie [auch nur] selten gesehen

I shall be \seeing them at eight ich treffe sie um acht

I'll \see you around bis dann!

\see you! [or BRIT be \seeing you!] ( fam) bis bald! fam

\see you later! ( fam: when meeting again later) bis später!; (goodbye) tschüss! fam

\see you on Monday bis Montag!

to go and \see sb jdn besuchen [gehen]

8. (have meeting with)

▪ to \see sb jdn sehen; (talk to) jdn sprechen; (receive) jdn empfangen

I demand to \see the manager ich möchte mit dem Geschäftsführer sprechen!

Mr Miller can't \see you now Herr Miller ist im Moment nicht zu sprechen

the doctor will \see you now Sie können jetzt reingehen, der Herr Doktor ist jetzt frei

to \see a doctor/a solicitor zum Arzt/zu einem Anwalt gehen, einen Arzt/einen Anwalt aufsuchen geh

9. (have relationship with)

▪ to be \seeing sb mit jdm zusammen sein fam

I'm not \seeing anyone at the moment ich habe im Moment keine Freundin/keinen Freund

are you \seeing anyone? hast du einen Freund/eine Freundin?

10. (envisage, foresee)

▪ to \see sth sich dat etw vorstellen

I \see a real chance of us meeting again ich glaube wirklich, dass wir uns wiedersehen

I can't \see him getting the job ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, dass er den Job bekommt

can you \see her as a teacher? kannst du dir sie als Lehrerin vorstellen?

do you \see... kannst du dir vorstellen,...

I can't \see myself as a waitress ich glaube nicht, dass Kellnern was für mich wäre

to \see it coming es kommen sehen

11. (witness, experience)

▪ to \see sth etw [mit]erleben

1997 saw a slackening off in the growth of the economy 1997 kam es zu einer Verlangsamung des Wirtschaftswachstums

he won't \see 50 again er ist gut über 50

I've \seen it all mich überrascht nichts mehr

now I've \seen everything! ist denn das zu fassen!

I've \seen it all before das kenne ich alles schon!

▪ to \see sb do sth [mit]erleben, wie jd etw tut

his parents saw him awarded the winner's medal seine Eltern waren mit dabei, als ihm die Siegermedaille überreicht wurde

I can't bear to \see people being mistreated ich ertrag es nicht, wenn Menschen misshandelt werden

to \see the day when... den Tag erleben, an dem...

to \see life das Leben kennenlernen

to live to \see sth etw erleben

I shall not live to \see it das werde ich wohl nicht mehr miterleben

12. (accompany)

▪ to \see sb jdn begleiten

to \see sb into bed jdn ins Bett bringen

to \see sb to the door [or out] /home jdn zur Tür/nach Hause bringen [o geh begleiten]

to \see sb into a taxi jdn zum Taxi bringen

I saw her safely into the house ich brachte sie sicher zum Haus

13. (inspect)

sb wants to \see sth licence, passport jd möchte etw sehen; references, records jd möchte etw [ein]sehen

the policeman asked to \see my driving licence der Polizist wollte meinen Führerschein sehen

let me \see that lass mich das mal sehen

14. in imperative (refer to)

▪ \see... siehe...

\see below/page 23/over[leaf] siehe unten/Seite 23/nächste Seite

15. (perceive)

▪ to \see sth in sb/sth etw in jdm/etw sehen

I don't know what she \sees in him ich weiß nicht, was sie an ihm findet

16. (ensure)

to \see sb right BRIT, AUS ( fam: help) jdm helfen [o behilflich sein]; (pay or reimburse) aufpassen [o dafür sorgen], dass jd sein Geld [wieder]bekommt

▪ to \see that sth happens dafür sorgen, dass etw passiert

\see that this doesn't happen again sieh zu, dass das nicht noch einmal passiert

17. (view)

▪ to \see sth house for sale [sich dat] etw ansehen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. anschauen

18. (in poker)

▪ to \see sb:

I'll \see you ich halte

19.

▶ to have \seen better days schon [einmal] bessere Tage gesehen haben

▶ let's \see the colour of your money first erst will ich dein Geld sehen! fam

▶ you couldn't \see him/her for dust man sah nur noch seine/ihre Staubwolke fam

▶ if... you won't \see the dust of him/her wenn..., wird er/sie die Fliege machen wie nichts sl

▶ he/she can't \see further than [or beyond] the end of his/her nose er/sie sieht nicht weiter als seine/ihre Nasenspitze [reicht] fam

▶ I'll \see him/her in hell first das wäre das Letzte, was ich täte!

▶ to not have \seen hide nor hair of sb jdn nicht mal von hinten gesehen haben fam

▶ to \see the last [or BRIT, AUS the back] of sb [endlich] jdn los sein fam

▶ to \see the last [or BRIT, AUS the back] of sth endlich etw überstanden haben

▶ sb \sees the light (understand) jdm geht ein Licht auf fam; (become enlightened) jdm gehen die Augen auf fam; (be converted) jd [er]schaut das Licht [Gottes] geh

▶ to \see the light of day (first appear) das Licht der Welt erblicken geh o hum

▶ to [go and] \see a man about a dog hingehen, wo auch der Kaiser zu Fuß hingeht euph hum fam

▶ to \see stars Sterne sehen fam

▶ to be \seeing things sich dat etw einbilden, Halluzinationen haben

▶ to \see one's way [clear] to doing sth es [sich dat] einrichten, etw zu tun

▶ to not \see the wood [or AM the forest] for the trees den Wald vor [lauter] Bäumen nicht sehen hum

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (use eyes) sehen

I can't \see very well without my glasses ohne Brille kann ich nicht sehr gut sehen

... but \seeing is believing... doch ich habe es mit eigenen Augen gesehen!

as far as the eye [or you] can \see so weit das Auge reicht

2. (look) sehen

let me \see! lass mich mal sehen!

\see for yourself! sieh doch selbst!; (in theatre etc.)

can you \see? können Sie noch sehen?

there, \see, Grandad's mended it for you schau mal, Opa hat es dir wieder repariert!

3. (understand, realize)

... — oh, I \see!... — aha!

I \see ich verstehe

you \see! it wasn't that difficult was it? na siehst du, das war doch gar nicht so schwer!

\see, I don't love you anymore ich liebe dich einfach nicht mehr, o.k.? fam

you \see,... weißt du/wissen Sie,...

well, you \see, all these rooms are going to be decorated alle Zimmer werden natürlich noch renoviert

\see?! siehst du?!

as far as I can \see... so wie ich das sehe...

I \see from your report... Ihrem Bericht entnehme ich,...

... so I \see... das sehe [o merke] ich

4. ( dated: as protest)

now, \see here, I only bought this ticket a month ago also, dieses Ticket habe ich erst vor einem Monat gekauft!

5. (find out) nachsehen, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. nachschauen; (in the future) herausfinden

wait and \see abwarten und Tee trinken fam

well, we'll \see schau ma mal! fam

let me \see lass' mich mal überlegen

you'll \see du wirst schon sehen!

you'll soon \see for yourself du wirst es schon bald selbst sehen!

6.

▶ to not \see eye to eye [with sb] nicht derselben Ansicht sein [wie jd]

▶ to \see fit to do sth es für angebracht halten, etw zu tun

▶ to \see red rotsehen fam

▶ to make sb \see red jdn zur Weißglut treiben fam

see²

[si:]

n (of bishop or archbishop) [Erz]bistum nt; (Catholic) [Erz]diözese f

the Holy S\see der Heilige Stuhl

* * *

see¹ [siː] prät saw [sɔː], pperf seen [siːn]

A v/t

1. sehen:

see page 15 siehe Seite 15;

as I see it fig wie ich es sehe, in meinen Augen, meiner Meinung nach;

I see things otherwise fig ich sehe oder betrachte die Dinge anders;

I cannot see myself doing it fig ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, dass ich es tue;

I cannot see my way to doing it ich weiß nicht, wie ich es anstellen soll;

I see myself obliged to go ich sehe mich gezwungen zu gehen;

I wonder what he sees in her ich möchte wissen, was er an ihr findet;

let us see what can be done wir wollen sehen, was sich machen lässt;

little was seen of the attack SPORT vom Angriff war nur wenig zu sehen (siehe weitere Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven etc)

2. (ab)sehen, erkennen:

see danger ahead Gefahr auf sich zukommen sehen

3. entnehmen, ersehen ( beide:

from aus der Zeitung etc)

4. (ein)sehen:

I do not see what he means ich verstehe nicht, was er meint;

I don’t see the importance of it ich verstehe nicht, was daran so wichtig sein soll;

I don’t see the use of it ich weiß nicht, wozu das gut sein soll; → joke A 2

5. (sich) etwas ansehen, besuchen: → worth¹ A 2

6. herausfinden:

see who it is sieh nach, wer es ist

7. dafür sorgen(, dass):

see (to it) that it is done sorge dafür oder sieh zu, dass es geschieht;

see justice done to sb dafür sorgen, dass jemandem Gerechtigkeit widerfährt

8. a) besuchen

b) sich treffen mit:

they have been seeing a lot of each other lately sie sind in letzter Zeit oft zusammen;

he has been seeing her for two years er geht schon seit zwei Jahren mit ihr umg

9. aufsuchen, konsultieren ( beide:

about wegen), sprechen ( on business geschäftlich), US umg (mal) mit jemandem reden (um ihn zu beeinflussen):

we must see the judge

10. empfangen:

he refused to see me

11. begleiten, geleiten:

see sb home jemanden heimbegleiten, jemanden nach Hause bringen;

see sb to bed jemanden zu Bett bringen;

see sb to the station jemanden zum Bahnhof bringen oder begleiten;

see sb across the street jemanden über die Straße bringen; → see off 1, see out 1

12. sehen, erleben:

live to see erleben;

see action MIL im Einsatz sein, Kämpfe mitmachen;

he has seen better days er hat schon bessere Tage gesehen

13. besonders Poker: mithalten mit

B v/i

1. sehen:

she doesn’t see very well with her left eye sie sieht nicht sehr gut auf dem linken Auge;

we haven’t seen much of him lately wir haben ihn in letzter Zeit nicht allzu oft gesehen;

you’ll see du wirst schon sehen

2. einsehen, verstehen:

I see! (ich) verstehe!, aha!, ach so!;

(you) see, … weißt du oder wissen Sie, …;

(you) see? umg verstehst du?;

as far as I can see soviel ich sehen kann

3. nachsehen:

go and see (for) yourself!

4. überlegen:

let me see! warte(n Sie) mal!, lass mich überlegen!;

we’ll see wir werden sehen, mal sehen oder abwarten

see² [siː] s REL

1. (Erz)Bischofssitz m, (erz)bischöflicher Stuhl:

Apostolic ( oder Holy) See (der) Apostolische oder Heilige Stuhl

2. (Erz)Bistum n:

the see of Canterbury

3. obs ( besonders Thron)Sitz m

s. abk

1. second ( seconds pl) s, Sek.

2. section

3. see s.

4. series

5. set

6. HIST Br shilling ( shillings pl)

7. sign

8. signed gez.

9. singular Sg.

10. son

v. abk

1. MATH vector

2. velocity v

3. verb

4. verse

5. JUR SPORT versus, against

6. very

7. vide, see

8. voice

9. ELEK volt ( volts pl) V

10. ELEK voltage

11. volume

* * *
1. transitive verb,
saw, seen

1) sehen

let somebody see something — (show) jemandem etwas zeigen

let me see — lass mich mal sehen

I saw her fall or falling — ich habe sie fallen sehen

he was seen to leave or seen leaving the building — er ist beim Verlassen des Gebäudes gesehen worden

I'll believe it when I see it — das will ich erst mal sehen

they saw it happen — sie haben gesehen, wie es passiert ist

can you see that house over there? — siehst du das Haus da drüben?

be worth seeing — sehenswert sein; sich lohnen (ugs.)

see the light — (fig.): (undergo conversion) das Licht schauen (geh.)

I saw the light — (I realized my error etc.) mir ging ein Licht auf (ugs.)

see things — Halluzinationen haben

I must be seeing things — (joc.) ich glaub', ich seh' nicht richtig

see the sights/town — sich (Dat.) die Sehenswürdigkeiten/Stadt ansehen

see one's way [clear] to do or to doing something — es einrichten, etwas zu tun

2) (watch) sehen

let's see a film — sehen wir uns (Dat.) einen Film an!

3) (meet [with]) sehen; treffen; (meet socially) zusammenkommen mit; sich treffen mit

I'll see you there/at 5 — wir sehen uns dort/um 5

see you! — (coll.)

[I'll] be seeing you! — (coll.) bis bald! (ugs.)

see you on Saturday/soon — bis Samstag/bald; see also long I 1. 3)

4) (speak to) sprechen [Person] ( about wegen); (pay visit to) gehen zu, (geh.) aufsuchen [Arzt, Anwalt usw.]; (receive) empfangen

the doctor will see you now — Herr/Frau Doktor lässt bitten

whom would you like to see? — wen möchten Sie sprechen?; zu wem möchten Sie?

5) (discern mentally) sehen

I see it all! — jetzt ist mir alles klar

I can see it's difficult for you — ich verstehe, dass es nicht leicht für dich ist

I see what you mean — ich verstehe [was du meinst]

see what I mean? — siehst du?

I saw that it was a mistake — mir war klar, dass es ein Fehler war

I don't see the point of it — ich sehe keinen Sinn darin

he didn't see the joke — er fand es [gar] nicht lustig; (did not understand) er hat den Witz nicht verstanden

I can't think what she sees in him — ich weiß nicht, was sie an ihm findet

6) (consider) sehen

let me see what I can do — [ich will] mal sehen, was ich tun kann

7) (foresee) sehen

I can see I'm going to be busy — ich sehe [es] schon [kommen], dass ich beschäftigt sein werde

I can see it won't be easy — ich sehe schon, dass es nicht einfach sein wird

8) (find out) feststellen; (by looking) nachsehen

that remains to be seen — das wird man sehen

see if you can read this — guck mal, ob du das hier lesen kannst (ugs.)

9) (take view of) sehen; betrachten

see things as somebody does — jemandes Ansichten teilen

try to see it my way — versuche es doch mal aus meiner Sicht zu sehen

as I see it — meines Erachtens

10) (learn) sehen

I see from your letter that... — ich entnehme Ihrem Brief, dass...

11) (make sure)

see [that]... — zusehen od. darauf achten, dass...

12) usu. in imper. (look at) einsehen [Buch]

see below/p. 15 — siehe unten/S. 15

13) (experience, be witness of) erleben

live to see something — etwas miterleben

now I've seen everything! — (iron.) hat man so etwas schon erlebt od. gesehen!

we shall see — wir werden [ja/schon] sehen

he will not or never see 50 again — er ist [bestimmt] über 50

14) (imagine) sich (Dat.) vorstellen

see somebody/oneself doing something — sich vorstellen, dass jemand/man etwas tut

I can see it now -... — ich sehe es schon bildhaft vor mir -...

15) (contemplate) mit ansehen; zusehen bei

[stand by and] see somebody doing something — [tatenlos] zusehen od. es [tatenlos] mit ansehen, wie jemand etwas tut

16) (escort) begleiten, bringen (to [bis] zu)

17) (consent willingly to) einsehen

not see oneself doing something — es nicht einsehen, dass man etwas tut
2. intransitive verb,
saw, seen

1) (discern objects) sehen

see for yourself! — sieh doch selbst!

as far as the eye can see — soweit das Auge reicht

see red — rotsehen (ugs.)

2) (make sure) nachsehen

3) (reflect) überlegen

let me see — lass mich überlegen; warte mal ['n Moment] (ugs.)

4)

I see — ich verstehe; aha (ugs.); ach so (ugs.)

you see — weißt du/wisst ihr/wissen Sie

there you are, you see! — Siehst du? Ich hab's doch gesagt!

as far as I can see — soweit ich das od. es beurteilen kann

Phrasal Verbs:

- see about

- see into

- see off

- see out

- see over

- see through

- see to

* * *

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: saw, seen)

= anzeigen v.

sehen v.

(§ p.,pp.: sah, gesehen)

zusehen v.

English-german dictionary > see
16 see

̈ɪsi: I гл.
1) видеть;
смотреть, глядеть;
наблюдать see visions Syn: look, notice, observe, watch, witness, meet Ant: disregard, ignore, miss, neglect, overlook
2) осматривать see the sights Syn: inspect
3) понимать, знать;
сознавать Syn: regard
4) подумать, поразмыслить It is necessary to see see what could be done ≈ Необходимо подумать, что следует предпринять.
5) вообразить, представить себе I can clearly see him doing it. ≈ Я ясно себе представляю, как он это делает.
6) считать, придерживаться определенного взгляда;
считать, полагать, думать to see good (или fit, proper, right и т. п.) ≈ счесть нужным (сделать что-л.)
7) а) повидать(ся) ;
навестить We went to see her. ≈ Мы пошли к ней в гости. When will you come and see us? ≈ Когда вы придете к нам? б) видеться, видаться, встречаться We have not seen each other for ages. ≈ Мы давно не виделись. You ought to see more of him. ≈ Вам следует чаще с ним встречаться. see you later/again/soon ≈ до скорой встречи
8) выяснять( что-л. у кого-л.), советоваться( о чем-л.), узнавать Which nurse do I see about my sick daughter? ≈ С какой сиделкой мне следует поговорить о моей больной дочери?
9) принимать( посетителя) I am seeing no one today. ≈ Я сегодня никого не принимаю.
10) провожать
11) позаботиться( о чем-л.) ;
посмотреть( за чем-л.)
12) испытать, пережить ∙ see about see across see after see against see ahead see around see beyond see fit see into see off see out see over see through see to see up I'll see you damned/blowed first разг. ≈ как бы не так!, держи карман шире!, и не подумаю! see here! see eye to eye see the back see scarlet see the red light see service II сущ.
1) епархия Syn: diocese, bishopric
2) престол( епископа и т. п.) Holy See( церковное) епархия (церковное) престол (церковное) чин епископа (церковное) папство > the Holy S., the S. of Rome папский престол видеть - to * well видеть хорошо - cats * well at night кошки хорошо видят ночью /в темноте/ - he can't * он не видит, он слепой - I can't * as far as that я на таком далеком расстоянии не вижу - to * nothing ничего не видеть - I looked but saw nothing я посмотрел, но ничего не увидел смотреть, видеть - to * a play смотреть пьесу - I saw this film last year я видел этот фильм в прошлом году - I saw an interesting story the other day на днях мне попался на глаза интересный рассказ - have you seen today's paper? вы видели сегодняшнюю газету? - did you * about her death in the paper? вы читали извещение о ее смерти в газетах? - let me * that letter покажите мне это письмо, разрешите взглянуть на это письмо - to * smth. with one's own eyes видеть что-л. собственными глазами - all this took place in the street, where all could * все это произошло на улице на глазах у всех - he is not fit to be seen он в таком виде, что не может показаться на людях - what sort of man is he to *? какой он на вид? - *, here he comes! смотри /видишь/, вот он идет! справляться, смотреть - * page four смотри страницу 4 - * (as) above смотри выше - * also смотри также( частная ссылка) представлять себе - I can't * you old не могу представить себе вас старым - to * everything black видеть все в черном свете - to * things wrong неправильно судить о чем-л. - to * things as they are правильно смотреть на вещи - I don't * it in this light я смотрю на это иначе - as I * it как мне это представляется /кажется/ находить, обнаруживать - I can * no faults in him я не вижу /не нахожу/ в нем никаких недостатков - I * no alternative /no way out/ я не вижу иного пути /выхода/ - I don't know what you can * in her я не знаю, что вы в ней находите - to * oneself in one's children узнавать себя в своих детях понимать, сознавать - to * a joke понимать шутку - he can't * a joke он не понимает шуток, у него нет чувства юмора - I * what you mean я понимаю, что ты имеешь в виду /что ты хочешь сказать/ - I * what you are driving at я понимаю, к чему вы клоните - I * it to be a fraud я считаю это мошенничеством - now do you *? теперь вам понятно? - that is easy to * это легко /нетрудно/ понять - don't /can't/ you * I'm tired? ты не понимаешь, что я устал? - I * no reason why we should despair не вижу причины для отчаяния - it's like this, you * видите ли, дело обстоит так - I * that you have changed your mind я вижу, что вы передумали - this is how I * it вот как я на это смотрю - * what you've done! посмотри, что ты наделал! - * what courage can do! вот что значит мужество! - to * for oneself убедиться( в чем-л.) самому - go and * for yourself if you don't belive me если вы мне не верите, пойдите убедитесь сами - I can't * the good of it! к чему это? - not to * the use of doing smth. сомневаться в целесообразности чего-л. - I don't * the good of getting angry не стоит сердиться - I don't * the use of crying бесполезно плакать;
напрасно (вы) плачете испытывать, переживать( что-л.) ;
сталкиваться( с чем-л.) - he has seen a good deal in his (long) life он немало повидал /испытал/ на своем веку - I never saw such rudeness я никогда не сталкивался с такой грубостью - I have seen war at close quarters я на себе испытал, что такое война - he first saw fire at Berlin он получил боевое крещение под Берлином - to have seen better days знавать лучшие времена;
обеднеть;
поизноситься, поистрепаться, потерять свежесть( о вещи) - this coat of mine has seen hard wear мое пальто порядком поизносилось - the nineteenth century saw the rise of our literature девятнадцатый век был свидетелем расцвета нашей литературы - this place has seen many changes здесь произошло много перемен видеться, встречаться - he *s a great deal of the Smiths он часто бывает у Смитов - he is much seen in society он много бывает в обществе - we * less of him in winter зимой мы его реже видим - I haven't seen you for /in/ ages я вас не видел целую вечность - when shall I * you again? когда мы опять встретимся? - * you on Thursday! до четверга! - I shall * you again soon, (американизм) I'll be *ing you до скорой встречи узнавать;
выяснять - * who it is посмотри /узнай/, как это - * if the postman has come посмотрите /узнайте/, не пришел ли почтальон - I don't know but I'll * я не знаю, но я пойду и выясню - * if you can get an evening paper пойди узнай, нельзя ли достать вечернюю газету - I * in the papers that... из газет я узнал /в газетах пишут/, что... обдумывать - I'll * what can be done я подумаю /посмотрю/, что можно сделать - * what you can do подумайте, что можно сделать - will you come to dinner tomorrow? - Well, I'll * вы придете завтра обедать? - Я подумаю /Может быть, там видно будет/ - well, we'll * посмотрим, подумаем, там видно будет - that remains to be seen, we shall * (это) еще неизвестно, время покажет - let me * постойте, подождите, дайте подумать - let me *, what was I saying? подождите /постойте/, о чем это я говорил? - now, then, let's * ну (ладно), теперь посмотрим осматривать, освидетельствовать (тж. * over) - to * a flat before taking it осмотреть квартиру прежде, чем переехать в нее - we want to * over the house мы хотим осмотреть этот дом - to have smb. * one's work попросить кого-л. посмотреть работу - I want you to * my new coat я хочу, чтобы вы посмотрели мое новое пальто - the doctor ought to * him at once доктор должен сейчас же его осмотреть (редкое) допускать, разрешать - you cannot * your sister starve without trying to help her вы ведь не допустите, чтобы ваша сестра голодала, и попытаетесь помочь ей (карточное) принимать вызов осматривать (достопримечательности) - to * the sights осматривать достопримечательности - Americans manage to * Oxford in a few hours американцы ухитряются осмотреть Оксфорд за несколько часов обращаться( за советом, консультацией и т. п.) - to * a doctor обращаться (за советом) к врачу - you ought to * a doctor immediately вам бы следовало немедленно обратиться к /показаться/ врачу - I must * a lawyer about filing my suit мне нужно посоветоваться с юристом о передаче дела в суд - I wanted to * you on business я хотел поговорить /посоветоваться/ с вами по делу - * him about the book поговори с ним насчет этой книги принимать, быть на приеме (по делу и т. п.) - to manage to * an official добиться приема у чиновника - to refuse to * smb. отказаться принять кого-л. - the rector can't * anyone today сегодня ректор никого не принимает - she can't be seen now сейчас ее нельзя видеть (американизм) предоставлять (слово) - I * Mr. Brown слово предоставляется господину Брауну - to see about smth. позаботиться, подумать о чем-л.;
проследить, присмотреть за чем-л. - to * about a house позаботиться о жилье - I must * about a new courtain for this room мне нужно подумать о новой шторе для этой комнаты - who will * about the tickets? кто позаботится о билетах? - I'll * about it я этим займусь, это я беру на себя;
я подумаю /посмотрю/ - he promised to * about the matter он обещал заняться этим вопросом - to see to smth., smb. следить, присматривать за чем-л.,кем-л., заботиться о чем-л., о ком-л. - to * to the house следить за домом, вести домашнее хозяйство - to * to the children присматривать за детьми - we will * to everything мы обо всем позаботимся - to * to the business позаботиться о деле - I'll * to the tickets я займусь билетами;
я возьму на себя расходы, я оплачу билеты - I shall * to it я этим займусь, я это беру на себя - to * to all the locks and doors проверить все замки и двери - next morning he came in to * to Martha на следующее утро он зашел, чтобы присмотреть за Мартой - to see after smb., smth. ухаживать, присматривать за кем-л., чем-л. - I am going to * after the children я присмотрю за детьми - who will * after the house when you are gone? кто присмотрит за домом, когда вы уедете? заботиться о ком-л., чем-л. - to * after one's own interests заботиться о своих интересах - to see about doing smth. проследить за тем, чтобы что-л. было сделано - to * about packing позаботиться о том, чтобы вещи были уложены - you must * about getting him a coat вы должны позаботиться о том, чтобы у него было пальто - to see smb. to some place провожать, сопровождать кого-л. куда-л. - to * smb. home провожать кого-л. домой - let me * you home разрешите проводить вас домой - to * smb. into a train посадить кого-л. на поезд - to see into smth. изучать что-л.;
разбираться в чем-л. - to * into a matter изучать какой-л. вопрос - the lawyer will * into your claim юрист рассмотрит ваш иск всматриваться, проникать взором во что-л. - to try and * into the future пытаться предугадать будущее - to * into smb.'s motives разгадать чьи-л. замыслы - to see (to it) that посмотреть, проследить за тем, чтобы что-л. было сделано - * to it that the things are packed by three o'clock последи за тем, чтобы все было уложено к 3 часам - you must * to it that the children are fed properly вам следует позаботиться о том, чтобы детей хорошо кормили - I'll * (to it) that nothing goes wrong я позабочусь, чтобы все было в порядке - * that he comes in time позаботьтесь, чтобы он пришел во время - you will * that he has all he needs вы должны позаботиться, чтобы у него было все необходимое - to see smth. done сделать что-л., постараться, чтобы что-л. было сделано - to * smth. rebuilt перестроить что-л. - the house that I should like to * rebuilt дом, который мне хотелось бы перестроить - to go /to come, to call/ and see smb., to go /to come, to call/ to see smb. навещать кого-л., приходить к кому-л. - go and * him зайди к нему, навести его - come up and * me some time загляни ко мне когда-нибудь - he called to * us он пришел к нам в гости - to see across smth. переводить, провожать (через улицу и т. п.) - ask a grown-up person to see you across the road попроси кого-нибудь из взрослых перевести тебя через улицу > * here! (американизм) послушай(те) ! > wait and *! увидите!, вы еще увидите! > * and don't do it смотри не делай этого > * and don't miss the train смотри, не опоздай на поезд > as far as I can *, from what I can * по моим соображениям, как мне представляется > to * life /the world/ приобрести жизненный опыт;
(сленг) веселиться, кутить > to * visions быть ясновидящим /провидцем/ > to * the back of smb. отделаться от кого-л.;
избавиться от чьего-л. присутствия > to * the last of smth., smb. покончить с чем-л., с кем-л., отделаться от чего-л., от кого-л. > I shall be glad to * the last of this job я буду рад отделаться от этой работы > I hope we have seen the last of him надеюсь, что мы от него отделались > to * no further than one's nose не видеть дальше своего носа > to * through a brick wall видеть насквозь;
видеть на три аршина в землю > to * one's way to do /doing/ smth. видеть возможность сделать что-л. > can't * my way to get the book не вижу возможности /не знаю, как/ достать эту книгу > he will never * forty again ему уже давно перевалило за сорок > * you in church( американизм) (сленг) до скорого!, пока! > (he) saw you coming простофиля за версту виден > to * things галлюцинировать > to * smb. about his business прогнать /вышвырнуть/ кого-л., избавиться от кого-л. > to * through a glass darkly( библеизм) видеть как сквозь тусклое стекло;
смутно понимать или различать что-л. now you ~ what it is to be careless теперь ты видишь, что значит быть неосторожным;
as far as I can see насколько я могу судить when will you come and ~ us? когда вы придете к нам?;
can I see you on business? могу я увидеться с вами по делу? the doctor must ~ him at once врач должен немедленно осмотреть его don't you ~? разве вы не понимаете?;
I do not see how to do it не знаю, как это сделать he cannot ~ the joke он не понимает этой шутки to ~ service быть в долгом употреблении;
износиться;
повидать виды;
he has seen better days он видел лучшие времена ~ to присматривать за, заботиться о;
see here! амер. послушайте!;
he will never see forty again ему уже за сорок ~ престол (епископа и т. п.) ;
the Holy See папский престол ~ принимать (посетителя) ;
I am seeing no one today я сегодня никого не принимаю ~ вообразить, представить себе;
I can clearly see him doing it я ясно себе представляю, как он это делает don't you ~? разве вы не понимаете?;
I do not see how to do it не знаю, как это сделать ~ узнавать, выяснять;
I don't know but I'll see я не знаю, но я выясню ~ понимать, знать;
сознавать;
I see я понимаю;
you see, it is like this видите ли, дело обстоит таким образом ~ придерживаться определенного взгляда;
I see life (things) differently now я теперь иначе смотрю на жизнь( на вещи) ~ about подумать;
I will see about it подумаю, посмотрю;
see after смотреть, следить (за чем-л.) I'll be seeing you увидимся;
see you later (или again, soon) до скорой встречи I'll ~ you damned (или blowed) first разг. = как бы не так!, держи карман шире!, и не подумаю! ~ понимать, знать;
сознавать;
I see я понимаю;
you see, it is like this видите ли, дело обстоит таким образом ~ подумать, размыслить;
let me see дайте подумать;
позвольте, постойте ;
we must see what could be done следует поразмыслить, что можно сделать ~ осматривать;
to see the sights осматривать достопримечательности;
let me see the book покажите мне книгу ~ провожать;
may I see you home? можно мне проводить вас домой? now you ~ what it is to be careless теперь ты видишь, что значит быть неосторожным;
as far as I can see насколько я могу судить see (saw;
seen) видеть;
смотреть, глядеть;
наблюдать;
to see well хорошо видеть;
to see vicions быть ясновидящим, провидцем ~ вообразить, представить себе;
I can clearly see him doing it я ясно себе представляю, как он это делает ~ встречаться, видаться;
we have not seen each other for ages мы давно не виделись ~ епархия ~ испытать, пережить;
to see life повидать свет, познать жизнь;
to see armyservice отслужить в армии ~ осматривать;
to see the sights осматривать достопримечательности;
let me see the book покажите мне книгу ~ повидать(ся) ;
навестить;
we went to see her мы пошли к ней в гости ~ подумать, размыслить;
let me see дайте подумать;
позвольте, постойте ;
we must see what could be done следует поразмыслить, что можно сделать ~ позаботиться (о чем-л.) ;
посмотреть (за чем-л.) ;
to see the work done, to see that the work is done проследить за выполнением работы ~ понимать, знать;
сознавать;
I see я понимаю;
you see, it is like this видите ли, дело обстоит таким образом ~ престол (епископа и т. п.) ;
the Holy See папский престол ~ придерживаться определенного взгляда;
I see life (things) differently now я теперь иначе смотрю на жизнь (на вещи) ~ принимать (посетителя) ;
I am seeing no one today я сегодня никого не принимаю ~ провожать;
may I see you home? можно мне проводить вас домой? ~ советоваться, консультироваться;
to see a doctor (a lawyer) посоветоваться с врачом (адвокатом) ~ считать, находить;
to see good (или fit, proper, right и т. п.) счесть нужным (сделать что-л., с inf.) ~ узнавать, выяснять;
I don't know but I'll see я не знаю, но я выясню ~ through доводить до конца;
to see (smb. through smth.) помогать( кому-л. в чем-л.) ~ советоваться, консультироваться;
to see a doctor (a lawyer) посоветоваться с врачом (адвокатом) ~ about подумать;
I will see about it подумаю, посмотрю;
see after смотреть, следить (за чем-л.) ~ about позаботиться (о чем-л.) ;
проследить (за чем-л.) ~ about подумать;
I will see about it подумаю, посмотрю;
see after смотреть, следить (за чем-л.) ~ after the luggage присмотрите за багажом;
see into вникать в, рассматривать;
see off провожать ~ испытать, пережить;
to see life повидать свет, познать жизнь;
to see armyservice отслужить в армии to ~ eye to eye (with smb.) сходиться во взглядах( с кем-л.) ;
to see the back (of smb.) избавиться от (чьего-л.) присутствия ~ считать, находить;
to see good (или fit, proper, right и т. п.) счесть нужным (сделать что-л., с inf.) ~ to присматривать за, заботиться о;
see here! амер. послушайте!;
he will never see forty again ему уже за сорок ~ after the luggage присмотрите за багажом;
see into вникать в, рассматривать;
see off провожать to ~ much (little) (of smb.) часто (редко) бывать в (чьем-л.) обществе;
you ought to see more of him вам следует чаще с ним встречаться ~ after the luggage присмотрите за багажом;
see into вникать в, рассматривать;
see off провожать to ~ (smb.) off at the station проводить (кого-л.) на вокзал;
to see (smb.) off the premises выпроводить( кого-л.) ~ out доводить до конца;
see over осматривать (здание) ~ out досидеть до конца ~ out пережить ~ out пересидеть( кого-л.) ~ out проводить (до дверей) ~ out доводить до конца;
see over осматривать (здание) to ~ scarlet прийти в ярость, в бешенство;
to see the red light предчувствовать приближение опасности, беды to ~ service быть в долгом употреблении;
износиться;
повидать виды;
he has seen better days он видел лучшие времена ~ позаботиться (о чем-л.) ;
посмотреть (за чем-л.) ;
to see the work done, to see that the work is done проследить за выполнением работы to ~ eye to eye (with smb.) сходиться во взглядах (с кем-л.) ;
to see the back (of smb.) избавиться от (чьего-л.) присутствия ~ осматривать;
to see the sights осматривать достопримечательности;
let me see the book покажите мне книгу sight: ~ pl достопримечательности;
to see the sights осматривать достопримечательности ~ позаботиться (о чем-л.) ;
посмотреть (за чем-л.) ;
to see the work done, to see that the work is done проследить за выполнением работы ~ through видеть насквозь ~ through доводить до конца;
to see (smb. through smth.) помогать (кому-л. в чем-л.) ~ through доводить до конца ~ to присматривать за, заботиться о;
see here! амер. послушайте!;
he will never see forty again ему уже за сорок see (saw;
seen) видеть;
смотреть, глядеть;
наблюдать;
to see well хорошо видеть;
to see vicions быть ясновидящим, провидцем see (saw;
seen) видеть;
смотреть, глядеть;
наблюдать;
to see well хорошо видеть;
to see vicions быть ясновидящим, провидцем I'll be seeing you увидимся;
see you later (или again, soon) до скорой встречи these things have seen better days эти вещи поизносились, поистрепались ~ встречаться, видаться;
we have not seen each other for ages мы давно не виделись ~ подумать, размыслить;
let me see дайте подумать;
позвольте, постойте ;
we must see what could be done следует поразмыслить, что можно сделать ~ повидать(ся) ;
навестить;
we went to see her мы пошли к ней в гости when will you come and ~ us? когда вы придете к нам?;
can I see you on business? могу я увидеться с вами по делу? to ~ much (little) (of smb.) часто (редко) бывать в (чьем-л.) обществе;
you ought to see more of him вам следует чаще с ним встречаться ~ понимать, знать;
сознавать;
I see я понимаю;
you see, it is like this видите ли, дело обстоит таким образом

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > see
17 see

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1) he can't see, he is blind он не видит, он слепей; can the puppy see? щенок [уже] видит /не слепой/?

2) I cannot see мне не видно; there is nothing to see тут нечего смотреть: as far as the eye can see насколько видит глаз; see, here he comes смотрите, вот он идет; it took place in the street, where all could see это произошло на улице на глазах у всех; wait and see подождем, = поживем see увидим

3) now, do you see? теперь вам ясно?; don't you see? неужели вы не понимаете?; see? понятно, ясно?; it was not easy, you see, to leave видите ли /вы понимаете, что/, уехать было не так просто

4) let me see, have I posted the letter? дай мне подумать, отправил ли я письмо?; let me see, it should be on the first page постой, постой, это должно быть на первой странице; will you come to dinner tomorrow? see I'll see вы придете обедать завтра? see [Я] подумаю /посмотрю/, видно будет
2. II
1) see in some manner see well (poorly, far, etc.) хорошо и т.д. видеть; have you seen enough? вы уже насмотрелись?; see somewhere you can't see here, it is dark здесь темно и ничего не видно; see overleaf смотри(те) на обороте; see far смотреть вперед, предвидеть; I can't see as far as that так далеко вперед я не могу загадывать /предвидеть/; as far as one can see, he has a brilliant career before him насколько можно судить, у него блестящее будущее /его ждет блестящая карьера

2) see at some time I see now теперь мне ясно
3. III
1) see smth., smb. see a letter (a tree, something green, the outline of a building, a stranger, etc.) (увидеть письмо и т.д.; let me see that paper дайте мне взглянуть на /посмотреть/ эту газету; I looked but saw nothing я посмотрел, но ничего не увидел; animals appear to see things invisible to human sight звери, вероятно, видят то, что остается недоступным человеческому глазу; what can /do/ you see? что вы видите?; see page 5 (pattern 4, figure 2, etc.) смотри(те) страницу пятую и т.д.; see ghosts (visions, spirits, bogies, etc.) видеть привидения и т.д.

2) see smb. see a friend (one's parents, etc.) повидаться с другом и т.д.; I'll be seeing you coll. [мы еще с вами] увидимся, до скорого свидания; see a doctor (a lawyer, etc.) пойти к врачу и т.д., (по)советоваться / (про)консультироваться/ с врачом и т.д.; see an official обратиться к официальному лицу; can I see the inspector? могу я поговорить /повидаться/ с инспектором?; ask to see the manager попросите вызвать администратора; he sees nobody он никого не принимает: come to /and/ see smb. прийти повидать /навестить/ кого-л.

3) see smth., smb. see a town (a country, a district, the sights, Rome, the world's Fair, Oxford, etc.) осматривать город и т.д.; have you ever seen France? бывали ли вы когда-либо во Франции?; [go to]a show (a play, an actress, etc.) [сходить] (подсмотреть спектакль и т.д.; did you see the exhibition? ты был, на выставке?; 1 went to see the exhibition я пошел посмотреть выставку

4) see smth., smb. have in a man to see the drains вызовите мастера, чтобы он проверил /осмотрел/ канализацию; see a patient принять /осмотреть, посетить/ больного

5) see smth. see life /something of life/ (a good deal of the world, etc.) повидать жизнь и т.д.; he has seen hardships он изведал трудности; this old man has seen better days старик видел лучшие времена; my саг (these boots, this coat, etc.) has seen long /plenty of/ service моя машина и т.д. хорошо [мне] послужила; this coat has seen hard wear это пальто поизносилось /пообтрепалось/; that year (the XIXth century, this period, the Elizabeth's reign, etc.) has seen many changes в этом году и т.д. произошло много перемен, этот год и т.д. явился свидетелем многих перемен; I never saw such rudeness (such doings, etc.) я никогда не сталкивался с такой грубостью и т.д.; I never saw such beauty мне никогда не доводилось встречаться с такой красотой; he will never see 40 again ему уже за сорок; he didn't live to see his son's marriage он не дожил до /не увидел/ женитьбы сына

6) see smth. see a joke (the purpose, the reason, the point of the argument, the advantage of his presence, the cause of our misfortune, etc.) понимать шутку и т.д.; I was beginning to see light я стал кое-что понимать, кое-что начало проясняться; I do not see the point я не вижу /не понимаю/, в чем здесь смысл; до меня не доходит суть /соль/; this is how I see it вот, как я это понимаю /представляю себе/; as I see it по-моему, по моему мнению; see things /a lot, much/ понимать /видеть/ многое; she sees everything мимо нее ничего не проходит, от нее ничего не ускользает; she sees nothing она ничего не замечает
4. IV
1) see smb., smth. in some manner see smb., smth. distinctly (clearly, faintly, vaguely, dimly, etc.) отчетливо и т.д. видеть кого-л., что-л. || see war at close quarters непосредственно участвовать в войне

2) see smb. in some manner see smb. willingly (joyfully, reluctantly, etc.) охотно и т.д. видаться с кем-л.; see the man professionaly обратиться к нему как к специалисту; see smb. at some time see smb. later (again, lately, often, tomorrow, this afternoon, etc.) встретиться с кем-л. позже и т.д.; I must see you once more я обязательно должен еще раз повидаться с вами; see you soon! coll. до скорой встречи, пока; the ambassador finally saw him посол наконец принял его; she is too ill to see anyone at present она очень больна, и ей нельзя сейчас ни с кем видеться

3) see smth. at some time we saw "Hamlet" last night мы были на "Гамлете" вчера

4) see smb. at some time he seems ill, the doctor ought to see him at once он, по-видимому, болен, его надо немедленно показать врачу

5) see smb. somewhere see smb. home see as far as the station, aboard, etc.) провожать кого-л. домой и т.д.; see smb. in проводить кого-л. в комнату (в дом и т.п.); see smb. out провожать кого-л. до выхода /к дверям/

6) see smth. in some manner see things differently представлять себе /смотреть на/ вещи иначе; I don't see the matter that way я смотрю на это иначе
5. VI
1) see smb. as being in some state see smb. angry (happy, etc.) видеть кого-л. сердитым и т.д.

2) see smb. under some conditions see smb. alone повидать кого-л. наедине

3) see smth. as possessing some quanta see it necessary (fit, proper, etc.) to do smth. считать /находить/ необходимым и т.д. сделать что-л.; see things wrong иметь обо всем превратное мнение; see everything black видеть все в черном свете
6. VII
1) see smb., smth. do smth. see the boy take the apples (the object move, them leave their home, him come, the dog run, etc.) видеть, как мальчик взял яблоки и т.д.; you cannot see your sister starve without trying to help her вы ведь не можете видеть, как ваша сестра голодает, и не попытаться ей помочь; see smth. to be smth. I saw it to be a forgery я увидел, что это подделка

2) || see one's way to do smth. понимать, как надо действовать; I don't see my way to get you an invitation я не вижу /не знаю/, как раздобыть /достать/ для вас приглашение; as soon as I see my way to do it... как только я соображу /пойму/, как это сделать...
7. VIII
see smb., smth. doing smth. see him falling (her coming, the boy running, the child slipping, him taking the apples, etc.) видеть, как он падает и т.д.; we can see the forest stretching out мы видим простирающийся вдаль лес; 1 can't see myself doing such a thing see myself agreeing to this proposal, myself submitting to this decision, him allowing people to cheat him, etc.) не могу себе представить, чтобы я так поступил и т.д.
8. IX
see smb., smth. done see the child kissed (him taken away, the house rebuilt, the city destroyed, etc.) видеть, как целуют ребенка и т.д.; I'd sacrifice everything rather than see you disgraced я готов пожертвовать всем, чтобы не видеть вашего позора; I want to see justice done я хочу [добиться того], чтобы восторжествовала справедливость
9. XI
1) be seen come where we cannot be seen пойдем куда-нибудь, где нас не увидят; see and not be seen смотреть /наблюдать/, но самому оставаться незамеченным; children should be seen but not heard детей в доме не должно быть слышно, даже когда они на глазах; he is not fit to be seen у него такой вид, что ему нельзя на люди показываться; there was not a house to be seen не было видно ни единого дома; that remains to be seen надо еще посмотреть /подумать/; be seen with smb. I would not саге to be seen with him мне бы не хотелось, чтобы меня видели с ним; be seen in some manner be dimly (clearly, etc.) seen быть плохо и т.д. видимым; the monument is vaguely seen in the distance издалека памятник едва видно; these tricks are easily seen все эти уловки насквозь видны; be seen from smth. be seen from a short distance (from afar, from a hill, etc.) быть видимым с небольшого расстояния и т.д.; be seen through smth. very little could be seen through the keyhole в замочную скважину мало что было видно; be seen with smth. the writing on the stamp can be seen with naked eyes буквы на марке можно рассмотреть /разглядеть/ невооруженным глазом; be seen by smb. it had never been seen by European eyes этого не видел ни один европеец; be seen somewhere the baggage was last seen at the station в последний раз багаж видели на станции; be seen to do smth. he was seen to fall (to come, to walk, etc.) видели, как он упал и т.д.; be seen doing smth. he was seen falling (coming, etc.) его видели падающим и т.д., видели, как он падал и т.д.; be seen like smth. the airship was seen like a speck in the sky самолет казался маленькой точкой в небе

2) be seen of smb. has anything been seen of him in the last two weeks? его кто-нибудь видел /встречал/ за последние две недели?; be seen in some place he is much seen in society он много бывает /его часто видят/ в обществе

3) be seen that... from this (from this fact, from the abovesaid, etc.) it will be /can be/ [easily] seen that... из этого и т.д. [с очевидностью] следует, что...; it can be seen at a glance, that... ясно с первого взгляда, что...; it will thus be seen that... таким образом, станет ясно, что...
10. XIII
see to do smth. can you see to read in this light вы можете читать /вы разбираете буквы/ при таком освещении?
11. XV
1) see in some manner owls see best at night совы лучше всего видят ночью; one may see double when drunk у пьяного в глазах двоится

2) see fit to do smth. you may go if you see fit to do so вы можете идти, если считаете это удобным
12. XVI
1) see with smth. see with one eye видеть одним глазом; see till some time a puppy cannot see till the ninth day щенки слепы первые девять дней; see in smth. see in the dark (in this light, in the rays of the sun, etc.) видеть в темноте и т.д. id he is not able to see beyond the end of his nose он не видит дальше своего носа

2) see about /to /smth. see about the luggage (about the matter, to the fire, to all the locks and doors, to all the arrangements, to the business, etc.) позаботиться о багаже и т.д., последить за багажом и т.д.; leave it to me, I'll see to it оставьте /поручите/ это мне, я прослежу за этим; this machine is out of order, will you see to it? машина не в порядке, посмотрите, в чем там дело; see after smth. see after one's own interests соблюдать свой интерес

3) see through smb., smth. see through him (through his motives, through smb.'s tricks, through her little game, through his politeness, through her fine ways, through smb.'s disguise, etc.) видеть его и т.д. насквозь; we could see through his plan мы понимали, что кроется за его планом
13. XVII
see about doing smth. see about getting the license plates (about sending the report in time, about packing, about ordering a car, etc.) (по)заботиться о том, чтобы получить номера для машины и т.д., проследить за получением номеров для машины и т.д.
14. XVIII
see oneself 'in smb. see oneself in one's children видеть себя в детях || see [for] oneself убедиться самому, увидеть собственными глазами
15. XXI1
1) see smth., smb. in /at /smth. see an interesting story in a book (a letter in a box, a girl in a room, smb. at a distance, etc.) (у)видеть интересный рассказ в книге и т.д.; see smb., smth. in fat) smth. see smb., smth. in dreams видеть кого-л., что-л. во сне; I can't quite see her (myself, etc.) at a ball я не могу представить себе ее и т.д. на балу; see smth., smb. through smth. see smth., smb. through a crack in the wall (through the trees, etc.) (у)видеть что-л., кого-л. через щель в стене и т.д.; I could see very little through the keyhole мне было плохо видно /я мало что видел/ в замочную скважину; see smth., smb. with smth. see smth., smb. with one's own eyes видеть что-л., кого-л. собственными глазами; see smth. before smth. I'd like to see the house before I decide to take it я бы хотел осмотреть дом, прежде чем решиться на покупку || see the last of smb., smth. распрощаться с кем-л., чем-л.; when shall I see the last of her! когда я наконец избавлюсь от неё!; I hope I have seen the last of this book надеюсь, я все-таки отделался от этой книги

2) see smth. in smb., smth. see charming traits in people (the fault in him, many problems in it, many things in the ordinary, a great danger in that sort of thing, etc.) находить /видеть/ в людях привлекательные черты и т.д.; to refuse to see any good in him отказаться видеть в нем что-л. хорошее; I don't know what you can see in her не знаю, что вы в ней находите

3) see smth. of smb. see much of each other (little of the Browns, a great deal of him, etc.) часто /много/ встречаться [друг с другом] и т.д.; I don't see anything of my neighbours я совсем не вижу своих соседей, я совсем не встречаюсь со своими соседями; see less of smb. in winter реже видеться с кем-л. зимой; she's seeing too much of him она слишком часто встречается с ним; see smb. at (for) some time see you on Sunday до встречи в воскресенье; I haven't seen you for ages я вас не видел целую вечность; can I see you for a moment? можно вас на минуту?; see smb. about (on) smth. see a man about the book (an inspector about the case, one's lawyer about the matter, a doctor about your condition, a doctor about her injury, etc.) повидать одного человека по поводу книги и т.д.; see smb. on business повидаться с кем-л. по делу

4) see smth. in some time see a lot in his life /a great deal in his time/ изведать жизнь, повидать немало в жизни

5) see smb. to some place see you to the door (him to the gate, a friend to the station, etc.) проводить вас до двери и т.д.; see the children to bed уложить детей спать; see smb. into (on, off, etc.) smth. see smb. into a train (on board a ship) посадить кого-л. в поезд (на пароход); see smb. off the premises выпроводить кого-л.

6) see smb. through smth. see us through the customs (his brother through college, me through the difficulty, her through her trouble) помочь нам пройти таможенный досмотр и т.д.

7) || see smth., smb. in some light видеть что-л., кого-л. в каком-л. свете; see smth. in the same light сходиться.во мнении относительно чего-л.; see smth. in a different light видеть что-л. в ином свете; 1 don't see it in that light у меня по этому вопросу другое мнение
16. XXII
see smth. of doing smth. see the use of going there (the good of helping her, the advantage of keeping your mouth shut, the fun of dancing, etc.) видеть смысл в том, чтобы пойти туда и т.д.; I don't see the good of getting angry не вижу никакого смысла злиться || see one's way to doing smth. придумать /найти/, как что-л. сделать
17. XXIV1
see smb. as smb. I can't see him as president (as a teacher, as a husband, etc.) я не могу себе представить его в роли президента и т.д.
18. XXIV4
see smth. as... see the problem as it is видеть проблему реально
19. XXV
1) see that... see that the man was old (that he was blind, that it is time to go, that the box is empty, etc.) видеть, что это старый человек /старик/ и т.д.; see whether..., (if..., how..., what..., etc.) see whether the book is there (if the postman has come, if this hat suits you, who it is, what you've done, what has happened, what courage can do, how far we have gone, etc.) посмотреть, там ли книга и т.д.; see who's at the door посмотри, кто пришел; can you see where the mistake is? вы можете найти ошибку?; we are anxious to see what there is to be seen of the country мы хотим повидать все достопримечательности страны

2) see that smth. is done see that the work is done (that the letter is mailed sometime today, that nothing goes wrong, that nothing has been neglected, that he comes to no harm, that he comes in time, that everything is in order, etc.) проследить, чтобы работа была сделана и т.д.; see that you lock the back door смотри, запри /не забудь запереть/ черный ход; see you don't miss the train смотри, не опоздай на поезд

3) see what... (that..., why..., etc.) see what I mean (what it is to have courage, that I am not wanted, that you have changed your mind, why you did that, why he doesn't come, how or why it is done, etc.) понимать, что я хочу сказать и т.д.; we saw that it was useless to insist мы поняли, что бесполезно настаивать; can't you see that I'm tired? разве вы не видите /не понимаете/, что я устал?; I see how it is мне понятно, как обстоят дела

4) see what... (when..., etc.) let me see what I can do (what ought to do now, when we can come, etc.) дайте подумать /сообразить/, что я могу сделать и т.д.
20. XXVII1
see through what... I am beginning to see through what he has in mind я начинаю понимать, что у него на уме
21. XXVII2
1) see from smth. that... I see from my diary that I am expected today (from the papers that he is dead, etc.) по моим записям я вижу, что меня ждут сегодня и т.д.

2) see to it that... see to it that the light is switched off проследи, чтобы свет был выключен

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > see
18 see

I 1. [siː]
verbo transitivo (pass. saw; p.pass. seen)

1) (perceive) vedere

you'll see how it's done — vedrai come si fa

to see sb. do sth. o doing sth. vedere qcn. fare qcs.; there's nobody to be seen non si vede nessuno; can you see him? riesci a vederlo? lo vedi? I could see (that) he'd been crying si vedeva che aveva pianto; I could see it coming, I could see it a mile off me lo sentivo; I don't know what you see in him colloq. non capisco che cosa ci trovi in lui; I must be seeing things! devo soffrire di allucinazioni! to see one's way (clear) to doing sth. — capire come si deve fare qcs

2) (visit) andare a trovare [ person]; visitare [ country]; andare a vedere [ building]

to see a doctor about sth. — andare dal dottore per qcs.

I'm seeing a psychiatrist — sono in cura da uno psichiatra

to see the sights — fare il giro turistico di una città

they see a lot of each other — si vedono spesso

see you! — colloq. ci vediamo!

he's seeing a married woman — si vede con o frequenta una donna sposata

3) (receive) [doctor, headmaster] ricevere [ person]

4) (understand) vedere [advantage, problem]; capire [ joke]

do you see what I mean? — hai capito cosa intendo?

5) (consider) vedere

to see sb. as — vedere qcn. come [leader, hero]

I see it as an opportunity — penso che sia un'opportunità da non perdere

I see it as an insult — lo considero un insulto

it can be seen from this example that... — da questo esempio si può notare che...

it remains to be seen whether o if... — bisogna ancora vedere se

6) (envisage)

I can't see sb., sth. doing — non riesco a immaginare qcn., qcs. fare

I can see a time when this country will be independent — credo che un giorno questo paese diventerà indipendente

7) (make sure)

to see (to it) that... — fare sì che

8) (witness) vedere; (experience) conoscere

next year will see the completion of the road — la strada sarà terminata il prossimo anno

9) (accompany)

to see sb. home, to the station — accompagnare qcn. a casa, alla stazione
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. saw; p.pass. seen)

1) (with eyes) vedere

I can't see — non riesco a vedere, non vedo

see for yourself — vedi tu

so I see — si vede

you can see for miles — si riesce a vedere a miglia di distanza

2) (understand) capire

now I see — adesso capisco

as far as I can see — per quel che ne capisco

3) (check, find out)

I'll go and see — vado a vedere

we'll just have to wait and see — non ci resta che aspettare

4) (think, consider)

I'll have to see — devo pensarci, devo vedere

let's see o let me see — vediamo un po'
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass. saw; p.pass. seen)

to see oneself — vedersi; fig. vedersi, immaginarsi

I can't see myself being chosen — non penso che sarò scelto

I can't see myself as an actor — non riesco a vedermi come attore

- see about

- see off

- see out

- see through

- see to

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I'll see you right — colloq. ci penso io

now I've seen it all! — questo è il colmo!
II [siː]
nome (of bishop) vescovado m.; (of archbishop) arcivescovado m.

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I [si:] past tense - saw; verb
1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.)

2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.)

3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?)

4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.)

5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.)

6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.)

7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.)

8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.)

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- see about
- seeing that
- see off
- see out
- see through
- see to
- I
- we will see II [si:] noun
(the district over which a bishop or archbishop has authority.)

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see /si:/
n.

(relig.) sede vescovile (o arcivescovile); diocesi; vescovado; arcivescovado

● the Holy See (o the See of Rome), la Santa Sede.
♦ (to) see /si:/
(pass. saw, p. p. seen)

A v. t.

1 vedere; scorgere; osservare: Can you see that plane?, lo vedi quell'aereo?; I saw him packing up, lo vidi che faceva le valigie; Later, I saw him leave, dopo, lo vidi partire; I saw the spy arrested, vidi arrestare la spia; DIALOGO → - Local shop 2- I couldn't see Music Weekly on the shelves, non ho trovato Music Weekly sugli scaffali; See below ► sotto

2 capire; afferrare; rendersi conto di; accorgersi di; vedere: Can't you see he's kidding you?, non vedi (o non ti accorgi) che ti prende in giro?; Do you see what I mean?, capisci (quel che voglio dire)?; DIALOGO → - Complaining about the food- I see what you mean, capisco cosa vuoi dire

3 vedere; giudicare; considerare; reputare; ritenere; parere (impers.): The boss doesn't see it that way, il capo non la vede così ( è di un altro parere); We'll see what we can do for you, vedremo che cosa si può fare per te; I see his actions as irresponsible, giudico irresponsabili le sue azioni; I can't see that it really matters, non vedo che importanza abbia; non mi pare sia importante

4 andare da; andare a trovare; visitare; frequentare, intendersela con; vedere; consultare: Come and see me soon, vienimi a trovare presto!; I hope to see more of you, spero di vederti più spesso NOTA D'USO: - to find o to see?-; I must see my solicitor, devo vedere (o consultare) l'avvocato; You ought to see a doctor, devi andare dal medico; devi farti vedere dal dottore; DIALOGO → - New flame- I've been seeing her for a while now, la frequento da un po' di tempo ormai; He was seeing a married woman, frequentava (o si vedeva con) una donna sposata; DIALOGO → - Absence 1- I'm going to Wales for a few days to see my brother, vado in Galles per qualche giorno a trovare mio fratello

5 accompagnare: I saw him to the station, lo accompagnai in stazione

6 vederci; trovarci; immaginare: Can you see him getting married?, ce lo vedi che si sposa?; God only knows what the girl sees in him, Dio solo sa che cosa la ragazza ci trovi in lui

7 ricevere; vedere: I'll ask the chairman if he can see you, chiedo al presidente se può riceverLa; He refuses to see anyone, non vuole vedere nessuno; DIALOGO → - Accident and Emergency- If you'd like to take a seat, someone will see you as soon as possible, se volete accomodarvi, qualcuno vi riceverà appena possibile

8 assicurarsi, fare in modo (che), badare di: See that the report is ready in ten minutes!, fa' in modo che la relazione sia pronta fra dieci minuti!; See you're back before dark!, bada di tornare prima che faccia buio!

9 apprezzare; capire; essere d'accordo con; vedere: I didn't see the joke, non ho capito la battuta; I can see your point, capisco (o sono d'accordo con) il tuo punto di vista; I can't see the point of learning Ancient Greek, non vedo a che cosa serva studiare il greco antico

10 ( poker) vedere

B v. i.

1 vedere; vederci: He doesn't see very well with his left eye, ci vede male dall'occhio sinistro

2 vedere; guardare: Sit down, please; I'll see if the manager is in, s'accomodi, prego; vedo se c'è il direttore; See who's at the door, will you?, guarda chi c'è (alla porta), per piacere!

3 capire; afferrare; accorgersi; rendersi conto: as far as I can see, per quello che posso capire io; a quanto capisco io; Do you see?, capisci?; vedi?; DIALOGO → - Business trip 1- I see, capisco; vedo; You can see for yourself, te ne rendi conto da solo (o da te)

4 pensarla; avere un'opinione: Unfortunately, the boss saw differently, purtroppo, il capo la pensava diversamente (o era di tutt'altro parere)

● to see the back (o the last) of sb., liberarsi (o sbarazzarsi) di q.; farla finita con q. □ (fig.) to see daylight, cominciare a capire; essere a buon punto col lavoro □ (fig.) to see everything black, vedere tutto nero □ to see eye to eye with sb., vedere le cose allo stesso modo di q.; concordare, essere d'accordo con q. □ to see the funny side of st., vedere il lato (o l'aspetto) buffo (o divertente) di qc. □ to see good (o fit) to do st., giudicare conveniente (o reputare opportuno) fare qc. □ (fig.) to see how the cat jumps, stare a vedere come si mettono le cose □ to see the last of st., mettere la parola fine a qc.; farla finita con qc. □ to see the light, vedere la luce; nascere; venire al mondo; ( anche) cominciare a capire, accettare un'idea; ricevere l'illuminazione, convertirsi ( a una religione) □ to see oneself as a great actor, credere d'essere un grande attore □ to see the reason why, capire il perché □ (fig.) to see red, veder rosso ( per la rabbia); infuriarsi □ (fam.) to see sb. right, assicurarsi che sia resa giustizia a q.; badare agli interessi di q. □ to see service, ( di persona) prestare servizio ( nelle forze armate); ( di oggetto) essere impiegato, essere usato □ to see the sights, fare il giro turistico d'una città □ (fig.) to see stars, veder le stelle ( per un dolore lancinante e improvviso) □ to see things, vedere (o capire) le cose (o la situazione); ( anche) avere le traveggole □ to see a thing done, veder fare una cosa; ( anche) vedere che una cosa sia fatta □ to see the town, visitare la città □ to see visions, avere visioni; essere un veggente □ to see one's way ( clear) to doing st., essere disponibile a fare qc.; avere la possibilità di fare qc. □ as I see it, come la vedo io; come la penso io; a mio modo di vedere □ You see, vedi, capisci; ascolta, senti un po' ( parentetico, molto usato) □ (fam.) See?, (hai) capito?; (è) chiaro? □ DIALOGO → - Local shop 1- See you, ciao □ DIALOGO → - Greetings and other useful phrases- See you later!, arrivederci!; a fra poco! □ DIALOGO → - Organizing a meeting- See you Friday, a venerdì □ (fam.) DIALOGO → - Local shop 2- See you soon!, ci vediamo!; a presto!; arrivederci! □ (fam.) Be seeing you, ci vediamo; ci si vede! □ He will never see forty [fifty] again, ha passato da un pezzo i quaranta [i cinquanta] anni □ Let me see, fammi vedere; ( esitando prima di rispondere) vediamo un po', lasciami pensare!: Let me see ( now), what can I do for you?, vediamo (un po'), che cosa posso fare per te? □ Wait and see, chi vivrà vedrà; stiamo a vedere □ We have seen the day (o the time) when…, è ormai passato il tempo che… □ You can see it at a glance, si vede a occhi chiusi.
NOTA D'USO: - to see-
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I 1. [siː]
verbo transitivo (pass. saw; p.pass. seen)

1) (perceive) vedere

you'll see how it's done — vedrai come si fa

to see sb. do sth. o doing sth. vedere qcn. fare qcs.; there's nobody to be seen non si vede nessuno; can you see him? riesci a vederlo? lo vedi? I could see (that) he'd been crying si vedeva che aveva pianto; I could see it coming, I could see it a mile off me lo sentivo; I don't know what you see in him colloq. non capisco che cosa ci trovi in lui; I must be seeing things! devo soffrire di allucinazioni! to see one's way (clear) to doing sth. — capire come si deve fare qcs

2) (visit) andare a trovare [ person]; visitare [ country]; andare a vedere [ building]

to see a doctor about sth. — andare dal dottore per qcs.

I'm seeing a psychiatrist — sono in cura da uno psichiatra

to see the sights — fare il giro turistico di una città

they see a lot of each other — si vedono spesso

see you! — colloq. ci vediamo!

he's seeing a married woman — si vede con o frequenta una donna sposata

3) (receive) [doctor, headmaster] ricevere [ person]

4) (understand) vedere [advantage, problem]; capire [ joke]

do you see what I mean? — hai capito cosa intendo?

5) (consider) vedere

to see sb. as — vedere qcn. come [leader, hero]

I see it as an opportunity — penso che sia un'opportunità da non perdere

I see it as an insult — lo considero un insulto

it can be seen from this example that... — da questo esempio si può notare che...

it remains to be seen whether o if... — bisogna ancora vedere se

6) (envisage)

I can't see sb., sth. doing — non riesco a immaginare qcn., qcs. fare

I can see a time when this country will be independent — credo che un giorno questo paese diventerà indipendente

7) (make sure)

to see (to it) that... — fare sì che

8) (witness) vedere; (experience) conoscere

next year will see the completion of the road — la strada sarà terminata il prossimo anno

9) (accompany)

to see sb. home, to the station — accompagnare qcn. a casa, alla stazione
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. saw; p.pass. seen)

1) (with eyes) vedere

I can't see — non riesco a vedere, non vedo

see for yourself — vedi tu

so I see — si vede

you can see for miles — si riesce a vedere a miglia di distanza

2) (understand) capire

now I see — adesso capisco

as far as I can see — per quel che ne capisco

3) (check, find out)

I'll go and see — vado a vedere

we'll just have to wait and see — non ci resta che aspettare

4) (think, consider)

I'll have to see — devo pensarci, devo vedere

let's see o let me see — vediamo un po'
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass. saw; p.pass. seen)

to see oneself — vedersi; fig. vedersi, immaginarsi

I can't see myself being chosen — non penso che sarò scelto

I can't see myself as an actor — non riesco a vedermi come attore

- see about

- see off

- see out

- see through

- see to

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I'll see you right — colloq. ci penso io

now I've seen it all! — questo è il colmo!
II [siː]
nome (of bishop) vescovado m.; (of archbishop) arcivescovado m.

English-Italian dictionary > see
19 what

1. interrogative adjective
1) (asking for selection) welch...

what book did you choose? — welches Buch hast du ausgesucht?

2) (asking for statement of amount) wieviel; with pl. n. wie viele

what men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?

I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt

what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?

what more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?

3) (asking for statement of kind) was für

what kind of man is he? — was für ein Mensch ist er?

what good or use is it? — wozu soll das gut sein?
2. exclamatory adjective
1) (how great) was für

what impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!

2) before adj. and n. (to what extent) was für
3. relative adjective
we can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen

lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst

I will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
4. adverb
1) (to what extent)

what do I care? — was kümmert's mich?

what does it matter? — was macht's?

2)

what with... — wenn man an... denkt

what with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
5. interrogative pronoun
1) (what thing) was

what is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?

what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?

what about a game of chess? — wie wär's mit einer Partie Schach?

what to do? — was tun?

what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch

what for? — wozu?

and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?

what not — wer weiß was alles

what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?

what do you say — or (Amer.)

what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?

[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf

[and] what then? — [na] und?

or what? — oder was?

so what? — na und?

2) (asking for confirmation)

what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)

you did what? — was hast du gemacht?

3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement

what is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
6. relative pronoun
(that which) was

do what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage

what little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere

this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...

tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)

what is more — außerdem

the weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...

for what it is — in seiner Art
7. exclamatory pronoun
was

what she must have suffered! — wie sie gelitten haben muss!

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(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) gleichgültig wer, was, etc.

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what

[(h)wɒt, AM (h)wʌt]

I. pron

1. interrog (asking for specific information) was

\what happened after I left? was geschah, nachdem ich gegangen war?

they asked me \what I needed to buy sie fragten mich, was ich kaufen müsse

\what do you do? was machst du [beruflich]?

\what's your address? wie lautet deine Adresse?

\what's that called? wie heißt das?

\what's your phone number? wie ist deine Telefonnummer?

\what is your name? wie heißt du?

\what are you looking for? wonach suchst du?

\what on earth...? ( fam) was in aller Welt...? fam

\what on earth are you talking about? wovon redest du da bloß?

\what in God's/heaven's name...? was um Gottes/Himmels willen...?

\what in God's name did you think was likely to happen? was, um Gottes willen, hast du gedacht, würde passieren?

\what the hell [or heck] ...? (fam!)

\what the fuck...? ( vulg) was zum Teufel...? sl

\what's the matter [or \what's [up]]? was ist los?

\what's [up] with Terry this week? was ist diese Woche mit Terry los?

\what have we [or you] here? was haben wir denn da?

\what have you here? is that a science project? was ist denn das? ist das ein wissenschaftliches Projekt?

\what about sb/sth? ( fam) was ist mit jdm/etw?

\what about Lila? — shall we invite her? was ist mit Lila? — sollen wir sie einladen?

\what about taking a few days off? wie wäre es mit ein paar Tagen Urlaub?

hey, \what about going to the movies? he, wie wär's mit Kino?

\what for? (why) wofür?; ( fam: why is sth being done?) warum

you want a hammer and a screwdriver? \what for? du möchtest einen Hammer und einen Schraubenzieher? wofür?

\what are these tools for? wofür ist dieses Werkzeug?

\what is he keeping it secret for? warum hält er es geheim?

I'll give you \what for if I catch you doing that again es setzt was, wenn ich dich noch einmal dabei erwische fam

\what is sb/sth like? wie ist jd/etw?

\what's the weather like? wie ist das Wetter?

\what of it? was soll's?

so not many people replied to the questionnaire — what of it, there were enough es haben also nicht viele Leute auf die Umfrage geantwortet — na und, es waren genug

\what's on? was gibt's?

hi everybody, \what's on here? hallo, alle miteinander, was gibt's?

\what's it to you? was geht dich das an?

\what if...? was ist, wenn...?

\what if the train's late? was ist, wenn der Zug Verspätung hat?

or \what? ( fam) oder was? fam

are you going to help me or \what? hilfst du mir nun oder was?

so \what? ( fam) na und? fam

2. rel (thing or things that) was

she wouldn't tell me \what he said sie wollte mir nicht erzählen, was er gesagt hatte

that's \what he said das hat er gesagt

I can't decide \what to do next ich kann mich nicht entschließen, was ich als nächstes tun soll

she has no income but \what she gets from him sie hat kein Einkommen außer dem, was sie von ihm bekommt

that's \what he asked for das ist es, worum er gebeten hat

\what's more... darüber hinaus..., und außerdem...

the decorations were beautiful and \what's more, the children made them themselves die Dekoration war schön, und vor allem hatten die Kinder sie selbst gemacht

and [or or] \what have you ( fam) oder etwas Ähnliches

for a binder try soup, gravy, cream or \what have you zum Binden nehmen Sie Suppe, Soße, Sahne oder etwas Ähnliches

3. rel (used as an introduction)

you'll never guess \what — Laurie won first prize! du wirst es nie erraten — Laurie hat den ersten Preis gewonnen!

I'll tell you \what ich will dir mal was sagen

I'll tell you \what — we'll collect the parcel on our way to the station ( fam) weißt du was? wir holen das Paket auf dem Weg zum Bahnhof ab

4. rel (whatever) was

do \what you can but I don't think anything will help tu, was du kannst, aber glaub' nicht, dass etwas hilft

it doesn't matter \what I say — they always criticize me ich kann sagen, was ich will — sie kritisieren mich immer

come \what may komme, was wolle

\what sb says goes was jd sagt, gilt

5. in exclamations (showing disbelief) was; (emphasizing sth surprising or remarkable) was

\what's this I hear? you're leaving? was höre ich da? du gehst?

while I was there I stayed with the President — you did what? als ich dort war, habe ich beim Präsidenten gewohnt — du hast was gemacht?

... or \what!... oder was!

is he smart or \what! ist er intelligent oder was!

6.

▶ \what's it called [or \what do you call it] wie heißt es gleich

it looks like a \what's it called — a plunger? es sieht aus wie ein Dings, ein Tauchkolben

▶ \what gives? ( fam) was ist los?

you've been in a bad mood all day long — \what gives? du bist schon den ganzen Tag schlechter Laune — was ist los?

▶ to have \what it takes ( fam) ausgesprochen fähig sein

▶ \what is \what ( fam) was Sache ist fam

I'll teach her \what's \what ich werde ihr beibringen, was Sache ist

you have to ask the manager about that problem — he knows \what's \what du musst den Manager wegen dieses Problems fragen — er kennt sich aus

▶ \what's his/her name [or ( fam)\what do you call him/her] [or (fam!)\what's his/her face] wie heißt er/sie gleich?

I gave it to \what's her name — the new girl ich habe es dem neuen Mädchen — wie heißt es gleich [noch] — gegeben

▶ and \what not ( often pej fam) und was sonst noch alles

she puts all her figurines and \what not in the glass case there sie stellt ihre Figuren und ähnliches Zeug in die Vitrine dort fam

▶ \what say... wie wäre es, wenn...

\what say we call a tea break? wie wäre es mit einer Pause?

▶ \what with... [and all] ( fam) bei all dem/der...

\what with the drought and the neglect, the garden is in a sad condition bei der Trockenheit und der Vernachlässigung ist der Garten in traurigem Zustand

I'm very tired, \what with travelling all day yesterday and having a disturbed night ich bin sehr müde, wo ich doch gestern den ganzen Tag gefahren bin und schlecht geschlafen habe

II. adj inv

1. (which) welche(r, s)

\what time is it? wie spät ist es?

\what books did you buy? was für Bücher hast du gekauft?

\what size shoes do you take? welche Schuhgröße haben Sie?

\what sort of car do you drive? was für ein Auto fährst du?

I don't know \what children she was talking about ich weiß nicht, von welchen Kindern sie sprach

do you know \what excuse he gave me? weißt du, welche Entschuldigung er mir gegeben hat?

2. (of amount)

use \what [little] brain you have and work out the answer for yourself! benutze dein [bisschen] Hirn und erarbeite dir die Antwort selbst! fam

she took \what [sums of] money she could find sie nahm alles Geld, das sie finden konnte

he had been robbed of \what little money he had man hat ihm das bisschen Geld geraubt, das er hatte

3. (used for emphasis) was für

\what a lovely view! was für ein herrlicher Ausblick!

\what a fool she was wie dumm sie war

\what fool I am! ich Idiot!

\what a day! was für ein Tag!

\what luck! was für ein Glück!

\what nonsense [or rubbish]! was für ein Unsinn!

\what a pity [or shame]! wie schade!

III. adv inv

1. (to what extent?) was

\what do qualifications matter? was zählen schon Qualifikationen?

\what do you care if I get myself run over? dir ist es doch egal, wenn ich mich überfahren lasse!

\what does he care about the problems of teenagers? was kümmern ihn die Probleme von Teenagern?

\what does it matter? was macht's? fam

2. (indicating approximation) sagen wir

see you, \what, about four? bis um, sagen wir vier?

3. ( dated fam: used for emphasis or to invite agreement) oder?

pretty poor show, \what? ziemlich schlechte Show, nicht?

IV. interj

1. ( fam: pardon?) was fam

\what? I can't hear you was? ich höre dich nicht

2. (showing surprise or disbelief) was

\what! you left him there alone! was? du hast ihn da allein gelassen?

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[wɒt]
1. pron

1) (interrog) was

what is this called? — wie heißt das?, wie nennt man das?

what's the weather like? — wie ist das Wetter?

what do 4 and 3 make? — wie viel ist or macht 4 und or plus 3?

you need (a) what? — WAS brauchen Sie?

what is it now?, what do you want now? — was ist denn?

what's that (you/he etc said)? — WAS hast du/hat er etc da gerade gesagt?, wie or was war das noch mal? (inf)

what's that to you? — was geht dich das an?

what for? — wozu?, wofür?, für was? (inf)

what's that tool for? —

what are you looking at me like that for? — warum or was (inf) siehst du mich denn so an?

what did you do that for? — warum hast du denn das gemacht?

what about...? —

well, what about it? are we going? — na, wie ists, gehen wir?

you know that restaurant? – what about it? — kennst du das Restaurant? – was ist damit?

what of or about it? — na und? (inf)

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

so what? (inf) — ja or na und?

what does it matter? — was macht das schon?

you what? (inf) — wie bitte?

what-d'you(-ma)-call-him/-her/-it (inf) — wie heißt er/sie/es gleich or schnell

2) (rel) was

he knows what it is to suffer — er weiß, was leiden heißt or ist

that is not what I asked for — danach habe ich nicht gefragt

that's exactly what I want/said — genau das möchte ich/habe ich gesagt

do you know what you are looking for? — weißt du, wonach du suchst?

come what may — komme was wolle

what I'd like is a cup of tea — was ich jetzt gerne hätte, (das) wäre ein Tee

what with work and the new baby, life's been very hectic — die ganze Arbeit, das Baby ist da - es ist alles sehr hektisch

what with one thing and the other — und wie es sich dann so ergab/ergibt, wie das so ist or geht

and what's more — und außerdem, und noch dazu

he knows what's what (inf) — er kennt sich aus, der weiß Bescheid (inf)

(I'll) tell you what (inf) — weißt du was?

and what have you (inf) — und was sonst noch (alles), und was weiß ich

to give sb what for (inf) — es jdm ordentlich geben (inf)

See:

→ academic.ru/81882/whatnot">whatnot

3)

(with vb +prep see also there) what did he agree to? — wozu hat er zugestimmt?

what did he object to? — wogegen or gegen was hat er Einwände erhoben?

he agreed/objected to what we suggested — er stimmte unseren Vorschlägen zu/lehnte unsere Vorschläge ab, er lehnte ab, was wir vorschlugen

he didn't know what he was agreeing/objecting to — er wusste nicht, wozu er zustimmte/was er ablehnte

she fell in with what everyone else wanted — sie schloss sich den Wünschen der Allgemeinheit an

he didn't go into what he meant — er erläuterte nicht im Einzelnen, was er meinte

2. adj

1) (interrog) welche(r, s), was für (ein/eine) (inf)

what age is he? — wie alt ist er?

what good would that be? (inf) — wozu sollte das gut sein?

what book do you want? — was für ein Buch wollen Sie?

2) (rel) der/die/das

what little I had — das wenige, das ich hatte

buy what food you like — kauf das Essen, das du willst

3)

(in set constructions) what sort of — was für ein/eine

what else — was noch

what more could a girl ask for? — was könnte sich ein Mädchen sonst noch wünschen

4) (in interj also iro) was für (ein/eine)

what a man! — was für ein or welch ein (geh) Mann!

what luck! — welch(es) Glück, was für ein Glück, so ein Glück

what a fool I've been/I am! — ich Idiot!

what terrible weather — was für ein scheußliches Wetter

3. interj
was; (dated = isn't it/he etc also) wie
is he good-looking, or what? — sieht der aber gut aus! (inf)

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what [wɒt; hwɒt; US wɑt; hwɑt]

A int pr

1. was, wie:

what did he do? was hat er getan?;

what’s for lunch? was gibt’s zum Mittagessen?

2. was (um Wiederholung eines Wortes bittend):

you want a what? was willst du?

3. was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es), (vor pl) was für (fragend oder als Verstärkung eines Ausrufs):

what an idea! was für eine Idee!;

what book? was für ein Buch?;

what luck! welch ein Glück!;

what men? was für Männer?

4. wie viel:

what’s two and three?

B rel pr

1. (das,) was, auch (der,) welcher:

this is what we hoped for (gerade) das erhofften wir;

he sent us what he had promised us er schickte uns (das), was er uns versprochen hatte oder das Versprochene;

it is nothing compared to what happened then es ist nichts im Vergleich zu dem, was dann geschah;

he is no longer what he was er ist nicht mehr der, der er war

2. was (auch immer):

say what you please sag, was du willst!

3. but what (negativ) umg außer dem, der ( oder das); außer der ( oder denen), die:

there was no one but what was excited es gab niemanden, der nicht aufgeregt war

C adj

1. was für ein(e), welch(er, e, es):

I don’t know what decision you have taken ich weiß nicht, was für einen Entschluss du gefasst hast;

he got what books he wanted er bekam alle Bücher, die er wollte

2. alle, die;

alles, was:

what money I had was ich an Geld hatte, all mein Geld

3. so viel oder so viele … wie:

take what time and men you need! nimm dir so viel Zeit und so viele Leute, wie du brauchst!

D adv

1. was:

what does it matter was macht das schon

2. vor adj was für:

what happy boys they are! was sind sie (doch) für glückliche Jungen!

3. teils …, teils:

what with …, what with … teils durch …, teils durch …

4. but what (negativ) umg dass:

not a day but what it rains kein Tag, an dem es nicht regnet

E int

1. was!, wie!

2. (fragend, unhöflich) was?, wie?

3. Br umg nicht wahr?:

a nice fellow, what?

F s Was nBesondere Redewendungen: what about? wie wär’s mit oder wenn?, wie steht’s mit?;

what about Jack? was ist oder passiert mit Jack?, was machen wir mit Jack?;

what for? wofür?, wozu?;

and what have you umg und was nicht sonst noch alles;

what if? und wenn nun?, (u.) was geschieht, wenn?;

what next

a) was sonst noch?,

b) iron sonst noch was?, das fehlte noch! and what not umg und was nicht sonst noch alles;

what (is the) news? was gibt es Neues?;

(well,) what of it?, so what? na, wenn schon?, na und?;

what though? was tut’s, wenn?;

what with infolge, durch, in Anbetracht (gen);

I know what ich weiß was, ich habe eine Idee;

know what’s what umg wissen, was los ist oder wo‘s langgeht; Bescheid wissen;

and I don’t know what (all) umg und was sonst noch;

I’ll tell you what

a) ich will dir (mal) was sagen,

b) ich weiß was what do you think you are doing? was soll denn das?

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1. interrogative adjective
1) (asking for selection) welch...

what book did you choose? — welches Buch hast du ausgesucht?

2) (asking for statement of amount) wieviel; with pl. n. wie viele

what men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?

I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt

what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?

what more do you want? — was willst du [noch] mehr?

3) (asking for statement of kind) was für

what kind of man is he? — was für ein Mensch ist er?

what good or use is it? — wozu soll das gut sein?
2. exclamatory adjective
1) (how great) was für

what impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!

2) before adj. and n. (to what extent) was für
3. relative adjective
we can dispose of what difficulties there are remaining — wir können die verbleibenden Schwierigkeiten ausräumen

lend me what money you can — leih mir soviel Geld, wie du kannst

I will give you what help I can — ich werde dir helfen, so gut ich kann
4. adverb
1) (to what extent)

what do I care? — was kümmert's mich?

what does it matter? — was macht's?

2)

what with... — wenn man an... denkt

what with changing jobs and moving house I haven't had time to do any studying — da ich eine neue Stellung angetreten habe und umgezogen bin, hatte ich keine Zeit zum Lernen
5. interrogative pronoun
1) (what thing) was

what is your name? — wie heißt du/heißen Sie?

what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?

what about a game of chess? — wie wär's mit einer Partie Schach?

what to do? — was tun?

what-d'you-[ma-] call-him/-her/-it, what's-his/-her/-its-name — wie heißt er/sie/es noch

what for? — wozu?

and/or what have you — und/oder was sonst noch [alles]

what if...? — was ist, wenn...?

what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?

what not — wer weiß was alles

what of it? — was ist dabei?; was soll [schon] dabei sein?

what do you say — or (Amer.)

what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?

[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf

[and] what then? — [na] und?

or what? — oder was?

so what? — na und?

2) (asking for confirmation)

what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)

you did what? — was hast du gemacht?

3) in rhet. questions equivalent to neg. statement

what is the use in trying/the point of going on? — wozu [groß] versuchen/weitermachen?
6. relative pronoun
(that which) was

do what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage

what little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere

this is what I mean:... — ich meine Folgendes:...

tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)

what is more — außerdem

the weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...

for what it is — in seiner Art
7. exclamatory pronoun
was

what she must have suffered! — wie sie gelitten haben muss!

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pron.

das pron.

was pron.

welch pron.

English-german dictionary > what
20 see

I si: past tense - saw; verb
1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.) se

2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.) se

3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?) se (på)

4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.) se for seg, forestille seg

5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) (inn)se, forstå

6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.) se (etter)

7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.) se, møte; oppsøke (legen)

8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) følge

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- see about
- seeing that
- see off
- see out
- see through
- see to
- I
- we will see II si: noun
(the district over which a bishop or archbishop has authority.) bispedømme

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I
subst. \/siː\/

( kirkelig) bispesete, bispedømme, bispeembete

• the see of Canterbury is a centre of authority

bispesetet i Canterbury har stor (læremessig) autoritet

the Apostolic See pavestolen

the Holy See pavestolen

the See of Rome pavestolen
II
verb ( saw - seen) \/siː\/

1) se, se på, bese, titte på, se i

• can you see that tall man over there?

kan du se den høye mannen der borte?

• see page 10

• see the sights of London

bese Londons severdigheter

• I haven't seen a newspaper since the war

jeg har ikke sett en avis siden krigen

• for all I can see

så vidt jeg kan se

2) se, innse, forstå, begripe, skjønne

• I see what you mean

jeg skjønner hva du mener

• I still don't see

jeg forstår fremdeles ikke

• he did not see it

han innså det ikke

• I see

jeg forstår

• I can't see the use of it

jeg begriper ikke hva det skal være godt for

3) besøke, se inn til, stikke innom

• come and see me some day

stikk innom meg en dag

• I went to see him

jeg dro for å besøke ham

4) treffe, møte, ta imot, omgås

• I'll see her in town tomorrow

jeg skal treffe henne i byen i morgen

• I don't see him much

jeg omgås ham ikke ofte

• I don't see much of him

jeg ser ikke mye til ham

• we see each other quite a lot

vi omgås ganske ofte

5) snakke med, ta imot

• the manager can see you now

direktøren kan ta imot deg nå

• there is a lady to see you

det er en dame som vil snakke med deg

6) tenke seg, se for seg, forestille seg

• I can just see what it is like

jeg kan forestille meg akkurat hvordan det er

• I can't see him as president

jeg kan ikke se for meg ham som president

7) følge

• she saw me to the station

hun fulgte meg til stasjonen

8) gå til, konsultere

• you must see a doctor about it

du må gå til en lege med det

• I need to see a lawyer

jeg må konsultere en advokat

9) se, få øye på, merke, oppdage, finne ut

• I saw that it was missing

jeg oppdaget at det var forsvunnet

10) være med på, oppleve

• he has seen a lot in life

han har opplevd mye i sitt liv

11) se til, besørge, sørge for, passe på

• I'll see that it is done

jeg skal sørge for at det blir gjort

• see you don't fall

pass på så du ikke faller

12) undersøke, se etter, sjekke, inspisere, passe på, se til

• he saw the sick dog every hour

han så til den syke hunden hver time

• I'll see who it is

jeg skal sjekke hvem det er

13) tillate, gå med på

• you wouldn't see me left alone?

du går vel ikke med på at jeg blir igjen alene?

14) vente og se

• I think I'll be able to help, but I'll have to see

jeg tror jeg kan klare å hjelpe, men jeg får vente og se

15) ( kortspill) syne, vise kortene

as far as I can see så vidt jeg kan forstå

as I see it slik jeg ser det, slik jeg oppfatter det

be seen bli sett, i syne, vise seg

• nobody was to be seen

ingen var i syne

I'll be seeing you vi ses, vi snakkes

I'll see you blowed\/damned\/further\/hanged\/in hell first! ( hverdagslig kraftuttrykk) aldri i livet!, ikke faen!

I see jeg forstår, jeg skjønner

let me see la meg se, skal vi se, la meg tenke

see about something passe på, ta hånd om, sørge for, ordne med

• he promised to see about the matter

han lovet å ta hånd om saken

see after se til, passe på

• see after the children

søke, se seg om etter

• I need to see after a job

jeg må søke en jobb

see by se i, se på, se ved

• I see by your face that something is wrong

jeg ser på deg at noe er galt

see fair play se ➢ play

see from se i, se av, se på

• I see from the paper that Mrs. Brown is dead

jeg ser i avisen at fru Brown er død

see in ta imot, ønske velkommen, følge inn

• the family saw the New Year in

familien tok i mot det nye året

see into se nærmere på, undersøke, forske i, trenge inn i

• I'll see into the matter

jeg skal se nærmere på saken

see off følge, følge ut

see out overleve se ut, se ferdig

• we have to see the film out

fullføre, gjøre ferdig

• see a task out

see over bese, se på, se over, inspisere

• she wanted to see over the house before buying it

hun ville inspisere huset før hun kjøpte det

see somebody about something ( formelt) snakke med noen om noe

• I'll see him about it

jeg skal ta det opp med ham

see somebody off vinke farvel til noen, ta farvel med noen, følge noen (av gårde)

• I went to the station to see him off

• I saw him off at the airport

jeg fulgte ham til flyplassen

see somebody out følge noen til døren, følge noen ut

• he'll see his wife out

holde ut lenger enn noen, overgå noen

se hvor langt noen vil gå, se hvor langt noen strekker seg

see somebody right sørge for at noen får rettferdig behandling

see somebody through (something) hjelpe noen gjennom (noe), ordne opp for noen

• she saw him through his difficulties

hun hjalp ham gjennom vanskelighetene

• I'll see you through

jeg skal ordne opp for deg

• this will see you through for another week

du klarer deg på det her i en uke til

see something differently se annerledes på noe

• I see life differently now

see straight se klart

see through gjennomskue

• we all saw through him

fullføre, klare, komme gjennom, holde ut til siste slutt

• I must see the task through

jeg må fullføre oppgaven

• they saw the difficult situation through together

de kom seg gjennom den vanskelige situasjonen sammen

see to ta hånd om, se til, passe på, undersøke

• see to it that he pays me

pass på at han betaler meg

sørge for, ordne

• I'll see to that

det skal jeg ordne

sjekke, undersøke

• you should have your car seen to

du burde få sjekket bilen (på et verksted)

see you (later\/around) ( hverdagslig) vi ses, vi snakkes

what you see is what you get ( hverdagslig) det blir ikke bedre enn som så den leveres slik du ser den

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