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adjective1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) rápido2) (quick: a fast worker.) rápido3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) adelantado
2. adverb(quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) deprisa- fastness- fast foods
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verb(to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) ayunar
2. noun(a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) ayuno- fasting
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adjective1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) firme2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) firme•fast1 adj1. rápido2. adelantadofast2 adv rápidamente / rápidotr[fɑːst]1 (gen) rápido,-a2 (tight, secure) firme, seguro,-a3 (clock) adelantado,-a4 (colours) sólido,-a5 (active) muy activo,-a, ajetreado,-a1 rápidamente, deprisa■ how fast was he going? ¿a qué velocidad iba?2 (securely) firmemente; (thoroughly) profundamente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfast and furious a un ritmo vertiginosoto be stuck fast estar bien encajado,-a, estar atrancado,-ato hold fast to something agarrarse bien a algoto live in the fast lane vivir deprisa, vivir a topeto play fast and loose with somebody jugar con alguiento pull a fast one on somebody jugar una mala pasada a alguiento stand fast mantenerse firmenot so fast! familiar ¡un momento!fast food comida rápidafast lane carril nombre masculino rápido————————tr[fɑːst]1 ayuno1 ayunarfast ['fæst] vi: ayunarfast adv1) securely: firmemente, seguramenteto hold fast: agarrarse bien2) rapidly: rápidamente, rápido, de prisa3) soundly: profundamentefast asleep: profundamente dormidofast adj1) secure: firme, seguroto make fast: amarrar (un barco)2) faithful: lealfast friends: amigos leales3) rapid: rápido, veloz4) : adelantado10 minutes fast: 10 minutos adelantado5) deep: profundoa fast sleep: un sueño profundo6) colorfast: inalterable, que no destiñe7) dissolute: extravagante, disipado, disolutofast n: ayuno madj.• adelantado, -a adj.• fijo, -a adj.• ligero, -a adj.• rápido, -a adj.• veloz adj.adv.• aprisa adv.• de prisa adv.• rápidamente adv.n.• ayuno s.m.v.• ayunar v.
I fæst, fɑːstadjective -er, -est1)a) ( speedy) rápidoto pull a fast one on somebody — (colloq) jugarle* una mala pasada a alguien, hacerle* una jugarreta a alguien
b) (pred)my watch is five minutes fast — mi reloj (se) adelanta cinco minutos, tengo el reloj cinco minutos adelantado
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1) ( quickly) rápidamente, rápido, deprisahow fast were you going? — ¿a qué velocidad ibas?
2) ( firmly)to hold fast to something — agarrarse fuerte a or de algo
to stand fast — mantenerse* firme
to be fast asleep — estar* profundamente dormido
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intransitive verb ayunar
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noun ayuno m
I [fɑːst]1. ADJ(compar faster) (superl fastest)1) (=speedy) rápido; (Phot) [film] de alta sensibilidadhe was too fast for me — corrió más que yo; (fig) se me adelantó
- pull a fast one on sb2) [clock] adelantadomy watch is five minutes fast — mi reloj está or va cinco minutos adelantado
3) (Sport) [pitch] seco y firme; [court] rápido4) (=dissipated) [person] lanzado, fresco; [life] disoluto, disipado5) (=firm) fijo, firme6) [colour, dye] que no destiñe2. ADV1) (=quickly) rápidamente, deprisahow fast can you type? — ¿a qué velocidad escribes a máquina?
faster! — ¡más (rápido)!
not so fast! * — (interrupting) ¡un momento!
- play fast and loose with2) (=firmly) firmementeto hold fast — agarrarse bien; (fig) mantenerse firme
it's stuck fast — está bien pegado; [door] está atrancado or atascado
3.CPDfast bowler N — (Cricket) lanzador(a) m / f rápido(-a)
the fast lane — (in countries with right-hand drive) ≈ el carril de la derecha; (in countries with left-hand drive) ≈ el carril de la izquierda
fast-trackfast track N — (fig) vía f rápida
fast train N — tren m rápido, ≈ Intercity m (Sp), ≈ Talgo m (Sp)
II [fɑːst]1.N ayuno mto break one's fast — frm interrumpir el ayuno
2.VI ayunar3.CPD* * *
I [fæst, fɑːst]adjective -er, -est1)a) ( speedy) rápidoto pull a fast one on somebody — (colloq) jugarle* una mala pasada a alguien, hacerle* una jugarreta a alguien
b) (pred)my watch is five minutes fast — mi reloj (se) adelanta cinco minutos, tengo el reloj cinco minutos adelantado
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1) ( quickly) rápidamente, rápido, deprisahow fast were you going? — ¿a qué velocidad ibas?
2) ( firmly)to hold fast to something — agarrarse fuerte a or de algo
to stand fast — mantenerse* firme
to be fast asleep — estar* profundamente dormido
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intransitive verb ayunar
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2 learner
noun (a person who is in process of learning: Be patient - I'm only a learner; ( also adjective) a learner driver.) elevelevsubst. \/ˈlɜːnə\/1) lærling, elev, nybegynner2) ( også learner driver) kjøreskoleelev -
3 learner learn·er n
['lɜːnə(r)]principiante m/fshe's a fast learner — è una che impara subito or con facilità
he's a learner (driver) Brit — sta imparando a guidare, è un principiante
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I 1. adjective1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) rask, hurtig2) (quick: a fast worker.) rask, hurtig3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) (gå) for fort2. adverb(quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) raskt, fort- fastness- fast foods
- fast food II 1. verb(to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) faste2. noun(a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) faste- fastingIII adjective1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) fargeekte2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) fast(gjort), festet•hurtig--------raskIsubst. \/fɑːst\/1) faste2) fasteperiode, fastetidbreak one's fast bryte fastenIIsubst. \/fɑːst\/( sjøfart) fortøyning, trosseIIIverb \/fɑːst\/faste, gå uten matIVadj. \/fɑːst\/1) fast(sittende), (godt) festet2) hardt knyttet, sterk3) dyp4) ( farge) (vaske)ekte, lysekte5) ( overført) trofast, lojal, godVadj. \/fɑːst\/1) rask, hurtig, snar, kvikk2) rask, forklaring: underlag som det er lett å kjøre eller bevege seg raskt på• driving along a wide, fast road3) vidløftig, nytelseslysten, som lever livet, lettlivet, lettsindig4) ( om klokke) som går fortse ➢ pullVIadv. \/fɑːst\/1) fast2) fort, raskt, kvikt, hurtig• run fastbe fast aground ( sjøfart) stå hardt på grunnfast asleep i dyp søvnplay fast and loose with behandle skjødesløst, leke med -
5 slow
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1. adjective1) (not fast; not moving quickly; taking a long time: a slow train; The service at that restaurant is very slow; He was very slow to offer help.) lento2) ((of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time: My watch is five minutes slow.) atrasado3) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) lento, torpe, estúpido
2. verb(to make, or become slower: The car slowed to take the corner.) retrasar, ralentizar, retardar- slowly- slowness
- slow motion
- slow down/up
slow adj1. lento2. atrasadotr[sləʊ]1 (gen) lento,-a2 (clock, watch) atrasado,-a■ my watch is slow mi reloj va atrasado, mi reloj atrasa3 (dull, not active) aburrido,-a, pesado,-a4 (not quick to learn) lento,-a, torpe; (thick) corto,-a de alcances1 despacio, lentamente■ drive slow! ¡conduce despacio!1 (vehicle, machine) reducir la marcha de; (production, progress) retrasar, retardar; (person) hacer ir más lento, retrasar1 (gen) ir más despacio; (vehicle) reducir la velocidad; (pace) aminorar el paso; (person) tomarse las cosas con calma\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin a slow oven a fuego lentoto be slow about/in doing something tardar en hacer algoto be slow off the mark ser un poco lento,-a de reflejosto be slow to do something tardar en hacer algoto go slow (workers) hacer una huelga de celoslow lane carril nombre masculino lentoslow [slo:] vt: retrasar, reducir la marcha deslow vi: ir más despacioslow adv: despacio, lentamenteslow adj1) : lentoa slow process: un proceso lento2) : atrasadomy watch is slow: mi reloj está atrasado, mi reloj se atrasa3) sluggish: lento, poco activo4) stupid: lento, torpe, corto de alcancesadj.• despacioso, -a adj.• detenido, -a adj.• espacioso, -a adj.• lento, -a adj.• lerdo, -a adj.• parsimonioso, -a adj.• pausado, -a adj.• premioso, -a adj.• pánfilo, -a adj.• tardo, -a adj.• tardío, -a adj.• tardón, -ona adj.adv.• despacio adv.• lentamente adv.n.• posma s.f.v.• atrasar v.• retardar v.
I sləʊadjective -er, -est1) <speed/rate/reactions> lentoshe's a slow learner — tiene problemas de aprendizaje, le cuesta aprender
it has a slow leak o (BrE) puncture — pierde aire
to be slow to + INF — tardar en + inf
he was slow to anger — tenía mucha paciencia; mark I 3) b)
2)a) ( not lively) <novel/plot> lentob) ( stupid) (euph) poco despierto (euf), corto (de entendederas) (fam)3) (of clock, watch)the kitchen clock is slow — el reloj de la cocina (se) atrasa or está atrasado
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vtwe slowed our pace — aflojamos el paso or aminoramos la marcha
Phrasal Verbs:- slow up
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adverb lentamente, despacio[slǝʊ] (compar slower) (superl slowest)to go slow — \<\<driver/walker\>\> avanzar* lentamente, ir* despacio; \<\<workers\>\> (BrE) trabajar a reglamento, hacer* huelga de celo (Esp), hacer* una operación tortuga (Col)
1. ADJ1) (=not speedy) [vehicle, music, progress, death, pulse] lento•
to be slow in doing sth — tardar or (LAm) demorar en hacer algo•
after a slow start, he managed to end up in third place — después de un comienzo flojo, consiguió llegar en tercer puesto•
to be slow to do sth — tardar or (LAm) demorar en hacer algogoing 1., 1), mark II, 1., 6), uptakehe's slow to learn — aprende lentamente, tarda mucho en aprender
2) [clock, watch] atrasado•
my watch is 20 minutes slow — mi reloj está 20 minutos atrasado3) (=mentally sluggish) torpe, lento•
he's a bit slow at maths — es algo torpe para las matemáticas4) (=boring, dull) [match, game, film, plot] lento, pesado; [party, evening] pesado, aburrido•
business is slow — hay poco movimiento (en el negocio)•
life here is slow — aquí se vive a un ritmo lento or pausado5) (Culin)6) (Sport) [pitch, track, surface] lento7) (Phot) [film] lento2.ADV despacio, lentamente, lentoI began to walk slower and slower — empecé a andar cada vez más despacio or lentamente or lento
how slow would you like me to play? — ¿cómo de lento le gustaría que tocara?
to go slow — [driver] conducir despacio; (in industrial dispute) trabajar a ritmo lento, hacer huelga de celo (Sp)
3.VT (also: slow down, slow up) [+ person] retrasar; [+ progress] retrasar, disminuir el ritmo de; [+ engine, machine] reducir la marcha de; [+ reactions] entorpecer; [+ economy] ralentizar; [+ development] retardar•
he slowed his car before turning in at the gate — redujo la marcha del coche antes de entrar por el portón•
they want to slow the pace of reform — quieren reducir el ritmo de la reformaas she approached, she slowed her pace — a medida que se acercaba, fue aminorando la marcha or fue aflojando el paso
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we slowed our speed to 30 miles an hour — redujimos la velocidad a 30 millas por hora4.VI [vehicle, runner] reducir la marcha; [driver] reducir la velocidad or la marcha; [growth] disminuir; [breathing] hacerse más lento•
production has slowed to almost nothing — la producción ha bajado casi a cero5.CPDslow burn * N (US) —
slow cooker N — olla f eléctrica de cocción lenta
slow cooking N — cocción f a fuego lento
slow handclap N — (Brit) (by audience) palmadas fpl lentas
slow lane N — (Brit) (Aut) carril m de la izquierda; (most countries) carril m de la derecha
slow motion N (Cine) —
slow-motionin slow motion — a or (LAm) en cámara lenta
slow puncture N — pinchazo m lento
slow train N — (Brit) tren que para en todas las estaciones
- slow off- slow up* * *
I [sləʊ]adjective -er, -est1) <speed/rate/reactions> lentoshe's a slow learner — tiene problemas de aprendizaje, le cuesta aprender
it has a slow leak o (BrE) puncture — pierde aire
to be slow to + INF — tardar en + inf
he was slow to anger — tenía mucha paciencia; mark I 3) b)
2)a) ( not lively) <novel/plot> lentob) ( stupid) (euph) poco despierto (euf), corto (de entendederas) (fam)3) (of clock, watch)the kitchen clock is slow — el reloj de la cocina (se) atrasa or está atrasado
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vtwe slowed our pace — aflojamos el paso or aminoramos la marcha
Phrasal Verbs:- slow up
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adverb lentamente, despacioto go slow — \<\<driver/walker\>\> avanzar* lentamente, ir* despacio; \<\<workers\>\> (BrE) trabajar a reglamento, hacer* huelga de celo (Esp), hacer* una operación tortuga (Col)
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6 vite
vite [vit]adverba. [rouler, marcher] fast ; [progresser, avancer, travailler, se passer] quickly• fais vite ! be quick about it!• eh, pas si vite ! hey, hold on a minute!• et plus vite que ça ! and get a move on! (inf)• il faut que tu termines ça, vite fait you need to get that finished pretty damn quick (inf)• on prend une bière, mais vite fait we'll have a beer, but just a quick one (inf)• il l'a terminé vite fait, bien fait he finished it nice and quickly (inf)• il l'a peint vite fait, bien fait he gave it a quick lick of paintb. ( = bientôt) soon• il a eu vite fait de découvrir que... he soon discovered that...• on a vite fait de dire que... it's easy to say that...c. ( = immédiatement) quick• lève-toi vite ! get up quick!• va vite voir ! quick, go and see!• faites-moi ça, et vite ! hurry up and do it!• vite ! un médecin quick, get a doctor!* * *vit1) ( rapidement) quicklyaller vite, faire vite — to be quick
ça ira vite — (opération, traitement) it'll soon be over; (procédure, réparation) it won't take long
faire quelque chose vite fait — (colloq) to do something quickly
on a pris un verre vite fait — (colloq) we had a quick drink
2) ( peu après le début) soonc'est une affection bénigne, ça passera vite — it's only a minor trouble, it'll soon get better
3) ( hâtivement)j'ai parlé trop vite — ( sans réfléchir) I spoke too hastily; ( sans tenir compte de tout) I spoke too soon
* * *vit adv1) (= rapidement) quickly, fastIl roule trop vite. — He drives too fast.
Prenons la voiture, ça ira plus vite. — Let's take the car, it'll be quicker.
2) (= sans délai) quickly, quickviens vite — come quickly, come quick
Vite, ils arrivent! — Quick, they're coming!
3) (= dans peu de temps) soonCe sera vite fini. — It'll soon be finished.
Il va vite oublier. — He'll soon forget.
Il a vite compris. — He soon understood.
4)faire vite (= agir rapidement) — to act fast, (= se dépêcher) to be quick
Je peux aller dire au revoir à Claire? - Oui, mais fais vite! — Can I go and say goodbye to Claire? - Yes, but be quick!
* * *vite adv1 ( rapidement) quickly; vite et bien quickly and well; très/trop/un peu vite very/too/a bit quickly; au plus vite, le plus vite possible as quickly as possible; vite! quick!; aller vite to be quick; faire vite to be quick (de to); elle a eu vite fait de répondre she was quick to answer; ça ira vite [opération, traitement] it'll soon be over; [procédure, réparation] it won't take long; puis on est passé vite fait○ au sujet suivant then we quickly went on to the next subject; on a pris un verre/mangé vite fait○ we had a quick drink/snack; je range ma chambre vite fait bien fait○ et j'arrive I'll give my room a quick tidy and I'm coming; range ta chambre, et plus vite que ça!○ tidy up your room, and be quick about it!;2 ( peu après le début) soon; il a vite compris he soon understood; elle s'est vite fatiguée d'expliquer she soon got tired of explaining; elle se fatigue/s'ennuie vite she soon gets tired/bored; c'est une affection bénigne, ça passera vite it's only a minor trouble, it'll soon get better; ce travail devient vite ennuyeux/épuisant this work soon becomes boring/exhausting; ils se sont retrouvés vite fait○ derniers du classement they soon found themselves in last place;3 ( hâtivement) j'ai parlé trop vite ( sans réfléchir) I spoke too hastily; ( sans tenir compte de tout) I spoke too soon; c'est vite dit! that's easy to say!; c'est vite fait d'accuser le temps it's easy to blame the weather.[vit] adverberoule moins vite slow down, don't drive so fastva plus vite speed up, go fastertout s'est passé si vite que je n'ai pas eu le temps de voir everything happened so quickly that I didn't see a thingelle apprend/travaille vite she's a quick learner/workeron fait faire des travaux, mais ça ne va pas vite we're having some alterations done, but it's taking a long time ou it's a long jobprenons un taxi, ça ira plus vite let's take a taxi, it'll be quickerles exercices vont trop vite pour moi I can't keep up ou pace with the exercisesça a été vite réglé it was settled in no time at all, it was soon settledfais vite! hurry up!, be quick (about it)!a. it didn't take long!, that was quick work!vite fait, bien fait (familier) : on lui a repeint sa grille vite fait, bien fait we gave her gate a nice new coat of paint in no timeje vais l'envoyer se faire voir vite fait, bien fait! (très familier) I'll send him packing once and for all!aller plus vite que la musique ou les violons to jump the gunaller vite [dans ses conclusions] to be hastyne conclus pas trop vite don't jump ou rush to conclusionsil est assez efficace — il faut le dire vite! he's quite efficient — well, that's one way of putting it!j'ai vite compris de quoi il s'agissait I soon realized what it was all about, it didn't take me long to realize what it was all aboutméfie-toi, il a vite fait de s'énerver be careful, he loses his temper easily5. (locution)a. [être rapide] to be a quick workerb. [être trop pressé] to be over-hastyvous allez un peu vite en besogne, je ne vous accuse pas! don't jump to conclusions, I haven't accused you of anything!————————[vit] adjectif[en langage journalistique - coureur] fastau plus vite locution adverbiale -
7 apprendre
apprendre [apʀɑ̃dʀ]➭ TABLE 58 transitive verba. [+ leçon, métier] to learn• apprendre à lire/à nager to learn to read/to swim• j'ai appris hier que... I heard yesterday that...c. ( = annoncer) apprendre qch à qn to tell sb sth• vous ne m'apprenez rien ! you haven't told me anything I didn't know already!• ça lui apprendra (à vivre) ! that'll teach him a lesson!* * *apʀɑ̃dʀ
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apprendre quelque chose par cœur — to learn something by heart, to learn something off by heart GB
2) ( être informé de) to learn [vérité] ( par quelqu'un from somebody; sur quelque chose/quelqu'un about something/somebody); to hear [information] ( par quelqu'un from somebody; sur quelque chose/quelqu'un about something/somebody); to learn of [événement, décision] ( par quelqu'un through somebody)3) ( enseigner) to teach4) ( faire savoir) [personne, journal] to tell
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s'apprendre verbe pronominals'apprendre facilement/difficilement — to be easy/difficult to learn
la patience, cela s'apprend — patience is something you can learn
* * *apʀɑ̃dʀ vt1) (en tant qu'élève) to learnJ'apprends à faire la cuisine. — I'm learning to cook.
2) (en tant qu'informé) [nouvelle] to hear, [événement, résultats] to hear ofJ'ai appris son départ. — I heard that she had left.
Ma mère m'a appris l'anglais. — My mother taught me English.
Elle lui a appris à conduire. — She taught him to drive.
Jean-Pierre m'a appris la nouvelle. — Jean-Pierre told me the news.
* * *apprendre verb table: prendreA vtr1 ( étudier) to learn; apprendre qch par cœur to learn sth by heart, to learn sth off by heart GB; le bonheur d'apprendre the joy of learning; apprendre à écrire/à conduire to learn to write/to drive; apprendre l'italien to learn Italian; apprendre à reconnaître qch/à se servir de qch to learn (how) to recognize sth/to use sth; apprendre qch sur qch to learn sth about sth;2 ( être informé de) to hear, to learn [nouvelle, vérité, décision] (par qn from sb); to hear [rumeur]; ( de façon indirecte) to hear of ou about [décision]; apprendre la mort de qn to learn of ou hear of sb's death; apprendre qch par qn to hear about sth through sb; apprendre qch par la radio to hear sth on the radio; ( sujet plus vaste) to hear about sth on the radio; apprendre qch par la presse to see sth in the papers; apprendre qch sur qn to hear ou learn sth about sb; apprendre que to hear ou learn that; apprendre qch par téléphone to be told sth over the phone;3 ( enseigner) to teach; apprendre qch à qn to teach sb sth; apprendre à conduire à qn to teach sb (how) to drive; cela t'apprendra (à ne pas faire ça)! that'll teach you (not to do that)!; ce n'est pas à toi que je l'apprendrai you don't need me to tell you;4 ( faire savoir) [personne, journal] to tell; apprendre qch à qn to tell sb sth; tu ne m'apprends rien you're not telling me anything new.B s'apprendre vpr qch qui s'apprend facilement/difficilement sth which is easy/difficult to learn; la patience, cela s'apprend patience is something you can learn.[aprɑ̃dr] verbe transitif1. [s'initier à] to learnapprendre quelque chose de quelqu'un to learn something from somebody, to be taught something by somebodyapprendre à être patient to learn patience, to learn to be patientapprendre à connaître quelqu'un/une ville to get to know somebody/a townil apprend facilement/avec difficulté learning comes/doesn't come easily to himapprendre lentement/vite to be a slow/fast learner2. [enseigner]apprendre quelque chose à quelqu'un to teach somebody something ou something to somebodyelle m'a appris le français/à nager she taught me French/(how) to swimil/ça va lui apprendre à vivre! he'll/it'll teach him a thing or two!on n'apprend pas à un vieux singe à faire la grimace (proverbe) don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs3. [donner connaissance de] to tellqu'est-ce que j'apprends, vous démissionnez? what's this I hear about you resigning?apprenez ou vous apprendrez qu'ici on ne fait pas ce genre de choses you'll have to learn that we don't do things like that here————————s'apprendre verbe pronominalle style, ça ne s'apprend pas you can't learn style -
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[kwɪk](fast: in motion) veloce, rapido (-a), (in time) svelto (-a), veloce, (agile: reflexes) pronto (-a), (in mind) svelto (-a)be quick about it! — fa' presto!, sbrigati!
she was quick to see that... — ha visto subito che...
to be quick to take offence — essere permaloso (-a), offendersi subito
do you fancy a quick one? — (fam: drink) andiamo a bere qualcosa?
2. advin fretta, rapidamenteas quick as a flash or as lightning — veloce come un fulmine
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9 catch on
1. to become popular; 2. to understand quickly, to grasp mentally 1. стать популярным; 2. быстро схватывать/улавливать суть1. The tune is very catchy, the song caught on quickly, everybody knows it. 2. She is a quick learner, she catches on very fast.
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10 lernen
I v/t1. learn; (aufschnappen) pick up; lesen lernen learn to read; Englisch lernen learn English; Klavier lernen learn to play the piano; das Autofahren lernen learn to drive a car; du wirst es nie lernen you’ll never learn; das will gelernt sein! it’s something that has to be learn|t (Am. -ed), it’s not as easy as it looks; gelernt ist gelernt once learn|t (Am. -ed) never forgotten2. (ausgebildet werden als) Tischler(in) lernen train to be ( oder train as) a carpenter; er hat Kaufmann gelernt he qualified in business studies3. jemanden schätzen lernen come to appreciate s.o.; jemanden lieben lernen grow ( oder learn) to love s.o.II v/i1. learn; aus Fehlern / aus der Geschichte lernen learn from one’s mistakes / from history; schnell / leicht lernen be a fast / good learner; langsam / schwer lernen be a slow / poor learner2. (studieren) study; für die Schule: do (one’s) homework; (Stoff wiederholen) auch revise, do one’s revision; (in der Ausbildung sein) be a trainee; die Mutter hat jeden Tag mit ihr ( für die Prüfung) gelernt her mother worked with her every day ( oder helped her every day with her work) (preparing for the exam); fleißig lernen work ( oder study) hard; gelerntIII v/refl: das lernt sich leicht / schwer that’s easy / hard to learn oder remember; das lernt sich schnell you’ll learn that ( oder pick that up) in no time* * *to study; to learn* * *lẹr|nen ['lɛrnən]1. vt1) (= Fertigkeit erwerben in) to learnlesen/schwimmen etc lernen — to learn to read/swim etc
Stenografie/Schreibmaschine lernen — to learn shorthand/typing or to type
lernen, etw zu tun — to learn to do sth
etw von/bei jdm lernen — to learn sth from sb
jdn lieben/schätzen lernen — to come or learn to love/appreciate sb
er lernts nie — he never learns
See:→ Hänschener hat zwei Jahre gelernt — he trained for two years, he did two years' training; (in Handwerk) he did a two-year apprenticeship
das will gelernt sein — it's a question of practice
See:→ auch gelernt2. vi1) (= Kenntnisse erwerben) to learn; (= arbeiten) to study; (= Schulaufgaben machen) to do (one's) homeworkdie Mutter lernte drei Stunden mit ihm — his mother spent three hours helping him with his homework
lerne fleißig in der Schule — work hard at school
nicht für die Schule, sondern für das Leben lernen wir (prov) — learning is not just for school but for life
2) (= sich in der Ausbildung befinden) to go to school; (in Universität) to study; (in Beruf) to trainer lernt bei der Firma Braun — he's training at Braun's, Braun's are training him
3. vrder Text/die Rolle lernt sich leicht/schwer/schnell — the text/part is easy/hard to learn/doesn't take long to learn
* * *(to gain knowledge or skill (in): A child is always learning; to learn French; She is learning (how) to swim.) learn* * *Ler·nen[ˈlɛrnən]nt learningexemplarisches \Lernen learning by examplerechnerunterstütztes \Lernen computer-aided [or -assisted] learning* * *1.intransitives Verb1) studygut/schlecht lernen — be a good/poor learner or pupil; (fleißig/nicht fleißig sein) work hard/not work hard [at school]
leicht lernen — find it easy to learn; find school work easy
mit jemandem lernen — (ugs.) help somebody with his/her [school-]work
2) (Lehrling sein) train2.transitives Verb1) learnschwimmen/Klavier lernen — learn to swim/play the piano
er/mancher lernt es nie — (ugs.) he/some people [will] never learn
gelernt ist gelernt — once learnt, never forgotten
das Fürchten lernen — find out what it is to be afraid
2)Bäcker usw. lernen — train to be or as a baker etc
* * *A. v/t1. learn; (aufschnappen) pick up;lesen lernen learn to read;Englisch lernen learn English;Klavier lernen learn to play the piano;das Autofahren lernen learn to drive a car;du wirst es nie lernen you’ll never learn;das will gelernt sein! it’s something that has to be learnt (US -ed), it’s not as easy as it looks;gelernt ist gelernt once learnt (US -ed) never forgotten2. (ausgebildet werden als)Tischler(in) lernen train to be ( oder train as) a carpenter;er hat Kaufmann gelernt he qualified in business studies3.jemanden schätzen lernen come to appreciate sb;jemanden lieben lernen grow ( oder learn) to love sb4. umg (lehren) teach;mein Vater hat mir das Schwimmen gelernt my father taught me to swimB. v/i1. learn;aus Fehlern/aus der Geschichte lernen learn from one’s mistakes/from history;schnell/leicht lernen be a fast/good learner;langsam/schwer lernen be a slow/poor learner2. (studieren) study; für die Schule: do (one’s) homework; (Stoff wiederholen) auch revise, do one’s revision; (in der Ausbildung sein) be a trainee;die Mutter hat jeden Tag mit ihr (für die Prüfung) gelernt her mother worked with her every day ( oder helped her every day with her work) (preparing for the exam);C. v/r:das lernt sich leicht/schwer that’s easy/hard to learn oder remember;* * *1.intransitives Verb1) studygut/schlecht lernen — be a good/poor learner or pupil; (fleißig/nicht fleißig sein) work hard/not work hard [at school]
leicht lernen — find it easy to learn; find school work easy
mit jemandem lernen — (ugs.) help somebody with his/her [school-]work
2) (Lehrling sein) train2.transitives Verb1) learnschwimmen/Klavier lernen — learn to swim/play the piano
er/mancher lernt es nie — (ugs.) he/some people [will] never learn
gelernt ist gelernt — once learnt, never forgotten
2)Bäcker usw. lernen — train to be or as a baker etc
* * *n.study n. -
11 Lernen
I v/t1. learn; (aufschnappen) pick up; lesen lernen learn to read; Englisch lernen learn English; Klavier lernen learn to play the piano; das Autofahren lernen learn to drive a car; du wirst es nie lernen you’ll never learn; das will gelernt sein! it’s something that has to be learn|t (Am. -ed), it’s not as easy as it looks; gelernt ist gelernt once learn|t (Am. -ed) never forgotten2. (ausgebildet werden als) Tischler(in) lernen train to be ( oder train as) a carpenter; er hat Kaufmann gelernt he qualified in business studies3. jemanden schätzen lernen come to appreciate s.o.; jemanden lieben lernen grow ( oder learn) to love s.o.II v/i1. learn; aus Fehlern / aus der Geschichte lernen learn from one’s mistakes / from history; schnell / leicht lernen be a fast / good learner; langsam / schwer lernen be a slow / poor learner2. (studieren) study; für die Schule: do (one’s) homework; (Stoff wiederholen) auch revise, do one’s revision; (in der Ausbildung sein) be a trainee; die Mutter hat jeden Tag mit ihr ( für die Prüfung) gelernt her mother worked with her every day ( oder helped her every day with her work) (preparing for the exam); fleißig lernen work ( oder study) hard; gelerntIII v/refl: das lernt sich leicht / schwer that’s easy / hard to learn oder remember; das lernt sich schnell you’ll learn that ( oder pick that up) in no time* * *to study; to learn* * *lẹr|nen ['lɛrnən]1. vt1) (= Fertigkeit erwerben in) to learnlesen/schwimmen etc lernen — to learn to read/swim etc
Stenografie/Schreibmaschine lernen — to learn shorthand/typing or to type
lernen, etw zu tun — to learn to do sth
etw von/bei jdm lernen — to learn sth from sb
jdn lieben/schätzen lernen — to come or learn to love/appreciate sb
er lernts nie — he never learns
See:→ Hänschener hat zwei Jahre gelernt — he trained for two years, he did two years' training; (in Handwerk) he did a two-year apprenticeship
das will gelernt sein — it's a question of practice
See:→ auch gelernt2. vi1) (= Kenntnisse erwerben) to learn; (= arbeiten) to study; (= Schulaufgaben machen) to do (one's) homeworkdie Mutter lernte drei Stunden mit ihm — his mother spent three hours helping him with his homework
lerne fleißig in der Schule — work hard at school
nicht für die Schule, sondern für das Leben lernen wir (prov) — learning is not just for school but for life
2) (= sich in der Ausbildung befinden) to go to school; (in Universität) to study; (in Beruf) to trainer lernt bei der Firma Braun — he's training at Braun's, Braun's are training him
3. vrder Text/die Rolle lernt sich leicht/schwer/schnell — the text/part is easy/hard to learn/doesn't take long to learn
* * *(to gain knowledge or skill (in): A child is always learning; to learn French; She is learning (how) to swim.) learn* * *Ler·nen[ˈlɛrnən]nt learningexemplarisches \Lernen learning by examplerechnerunterstütztes \Lernen computer-aided [or -assisted] learning* * *1.intransitives Verb1) studygut/schlecht lernen — be a good/poor learner or pupil; (fleißig/nicht fleißig sein) work hard/not work hard [at school]
leicht lernen — find it easy to learn; find school work easy
mit jemandem lernen — (ugs.) help somebody with his/her [school-]work
2) (Lehrling sein) train2.transitives Verb1) learnschwimmen/Klavier lernen — learn to swim/play the piano
er/mancher lernt es nie — (ugs.) he/some people [will] never learn
gelernt ist gelernt — once learnt, never forgotten
das Fürchten lernen — find out what it is to be afraid
2)Bäcker usw. lernen — train to be or as a baker etc
* * *er tut sich mit dem Lernen schwer he’s not a good ( oder he’s a poor) learner;ihr macht das Lernen Spaß she enjoys her schoolwork;* * *1.intransitives Verb1) studygut/schlecht lernen — be a good/poor learner or pupil; (fleißig/nicht fleißig sein) work hard/not work hard [at school]
leicht lernen — find it easy to learn; find school work easy
mit jemandem lernen — (ugs.) help somebody with his/her [school-]work
2) (Lehrling sein) train2.transitives Verb1) learnschwimmen/Klavier lernen — learn to swim/play the piano
er/mancher lernt es nie — (ugs.) he/some people [will] never learn
gelernt ist gelernt — once learnt, never forgotten
2)Bäcker usw. lernen — train to be or as a baker etc
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12 learn
lə:npast tense, past participles - learned, learnt; verb1) (to get to know: It was then that I learned that she was dead.) få vite, høre, erfare2) (to gain knowledge or skill (in): A child is always learning; to learn French; She is learning (how) to swim.) lære•- learned- learner
- learning
- learner-friendlylære1) lære, lære seg, skaffe seg kunnskaper2) høre, vite, få høre, erfarejeg har fått beskjed om at han har reist \/ jeg har hørt at han har reist3) (feilaktig bruk eller dialekt, i stedet for teach) lære bort• this will learn you!learn a lesson lære en lekse, få seg en lærepengelearn by\/from experience lære av erfaring, få erfarelearn by heart lære utenatlearn for oneself gjøre sine egne erfaringerlearn from something lære av noe -
13 schlecht
I Adj.1. allg. bad (Komp. schlechter worse, Sup. schlechtest worst); Augen, Gesundheit, Gedächtnis, Qualität, Leistung etc.: bad, poor; nicht schlecht! not bad; schlechter Absatz WIRTS. poor sales; ein schlechtes Geschäft a bad deal; schlechte Aussichten auch poor prospects, a grim outlook Sg.; ein schlechtes Zeichen a bad sign; wir hatten ( nur) schlechtes Wetter we had (nothing but) bad weather; schlechtes Essen bad food; schlechter Flug bad flight; ich war ein schlechter Schüler auch I was no good at school ( oder was a terrible student); ich hatte schlechte Lehrer I had bad teachers; schlechte Führung bad conduct; eine schlechte Nachricht bad news Sg.; zuerst die schlechte Nachricht first, the bad news; schlechte Zeiten bad ( oder hard) times; schlecht in etw. sein be bad at s.th.; schlechter werden get worse, deteriorate; du bist ein schlechter Lügner you’re a bad liar2. (böse) bad; (boshaft) auch wicked; ein schlechter Mensch a bad ( oder wicked) person; sie hat einen schlechten Charakter she has an evil disposition; er ist abgrundtief schlecht he is rotten to the core; ein schlechter Freund not a good friend, a treacherous friend3. (verdorben) bad, off; (schädlich) bad; Luft: bad, stale; (verschmutzt) polluted; Wasser: polluted, contaminated; Wein: off; schlecht werden go off (Am. go bad); die Milch ist schlecht has gone off (Am. bad), is off (Am. bad); es muss weg, bevor’s schlecht wird umg. we must get rid of it before it goes bad ( oder off)4. (unpassend) bad; einen schlechten Augenblick wählen pick a bad ( oder the wrong) moment; im Moment ist es schlecht just now is not a good time; Freitagnachmittag ist schlecht Friday afternoon is bad for me5. Gesundheit: poor; sein Zustand ist schlecht he is in a bad way; das feuchte Klima ist schlecht für ihn the damp climate is bad for him; mir ist schlecht I feel ill (bes. Am. sick); (ich habe einen Brechreiz) I feel sick; mir wird schlecht (ich muss brechen) I’m going to be sick; es kann einem schlecht dabei werden umg. it’s enough to make you sick; mir ist jetzt schon ganz schlecht umg. I’m feeling quite ill already; Laune 1, Tag1 4 etc.II Adv.1. allg. badly; schlecht riechen / schmecken smell / taste bad; er hört / sieht schlecht he can’t hear / see very well; his hearing / eyesight is bad ( oder poor); ich verstehe dich ganz schlecht I can hardly hear what you’re saying; schlecht aussehen not look good; gesundheitlich: look ill; wie ist die Lage? - es sieht schlecht aus things are looking bad, the prospects are bleak; schlecht dran sein umg. be badly off; es steht schlecht um ihn things aren’t looking too good for him; gesundheitlich: he’s in a bad way; schlecht abschneiden bei Prüfung, Wettkampf etc.: do badly; schlecht dastehen be in a bad way; damit würde ich mich nur schlechter stellen I’d be worse off than (I was) before; schlecht besucht sein Lokal, Vorstellung etc.: be poorly attended; Sie wären schlecht beraten zu (+ Inf.) I wouldn’t advise you to (+ Inf.), I would advise you against (+ Ger.) schlecht bezahlt badly paid; schlecht gelaunt grumpy, in a bad mood; schlecht sitzend Anzug etc.: badly-fitting; schlecht und recht after a fashion; er hat’s mehr schlecht als recht getan auch he made a hit-or-miss ( oder rough) job of it2. es geht ihm schlecht he’s having a bad ( oder hard) time, things are going badly for him; gesundheitlich: he’s not well ( stärker: in a bad way); finanziell: he’s in a bad way financially, he’s pretty hard up umg.; es geht ihnen nicht schlecht they’re doing pretty well; es ist mir noch nie so schlecht gegangen gesundheitlich: I’ve never been so ill; finanziell, wirtschaftlich: things have never been so bad (for me); wenn das rauskommt, geht’s euch aber schlecht umg. if that gets out you’ll be in for it3. schlecht machen umg. (jemanden) run down, knock ( bei jemandem in front of s.o.); warum musst du immer alles schlecht machen? auch why do you always have to be so disparaging about everything?, why are you always trashing everything? umg.4. schlecht behandeln treat badly, maltreat; schlecht reden von talk negatively about; (schlecht machen) run down, say nasty things about umg.; ich bin auf ihn schlecht zu sprechen don’t talk to me about him; es bekam ihm schlecht Essen etc.: it didn’t agree with him; fig. it didn’t do him any good; er kann es sich schlecht leisten zu (+ Inf.) he can’t really afford to (+ Inf.) er hat nicht schlecht gestaunt umg. he wasn’t half surprised; das kann ich schlecht sagen I can’t really say; heute geht es schlecht (passt nicht) it’s awkward ( oder difficult) today; ich kann schlecht nein sagen (bin zu gutmütig) I just can’t say no, I find it hard to say no; (in diesem Fall) I can hardly ( oder I can’t very well) say no* * *poor (Adj.); ill (Adj.); sick (Adj.); bad (Adj.); weak (Adj.); unpalatable (Adj.); wicked (Adj.); amiss (Adv.)* * *schlẹcht [ʃlɛçt]1. adj1) bad; Zustand, Aussprache, Geschmack, Zensur, Leistung poor, bad; Qualität poor, bad, inferior; Luft stale, bad; Zeiten bad, harddas Schlechte in der Welt/im Menschen — the evil in the world/in man
See:→ Dienstdie Milch/das Fleisch ist schlecht — the milk/meat has gone off or is off (Brit), the milk/meat has gone bad or is bad
schlecht werden — to go off (Brit) or bad
schlecht aussehen (Mensch) — to look bad or sick or ill; (Lage) to look bad
mit jdm/etw sieht es schlecht aus — sb/sth looks in a bad way
See:2. adv1) badlyschlecht bezahlt (Person, Job) — low-paid, badly paid
sich schlecht vertragen (Menschen) — to get along badly; (Dinge, Farben etc) not to go well together
an jdm schlecht handeln — to do sb wrong, to wrong sb
schlecht über jdn sprechen/von jdm denken — to speak/think ill of sb
2) (= mit Schwierigkeiten) hören, sehen badly; lernen, begreifen with difficultyer kann schlecht nein or Nein sagen — he finds it hard to say no, he can't say no
da kann man schlecht nein or Nein sagen — you can hardly say no to that, it's hard to say no to that
das lässt sich schlecht machen, das geht schlecht — that's not really possible or on (inf)
das kann ich schlecht sagen — it's hard to say, I can't really say
sie kann es sich schlecht leisten, zu... — she can ill afford to...
3)auf jdn/etw schlecht zu sprechen sein — not to have a good word to say for sb/sth4) (inf)er hat nicht schlecht gestaunt — he wasn't half surprised (Brit inf), he was very surprised
* * *1) (not well, efficiently or satisfactorily: He plays tennis very badly.) badly2) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) bad3) (rotten: This meat is bad.) bad4) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) bad5) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) bad6) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) bad7) (bad or evil: The government is corrupt.) corrupt8) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) ill9) (not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) ill10) (in bad taste: a sick joke.) sick11) (not as good as usual, or as it should be: His work has gone off recently;) off12) (shameful or disgraceful: That was an unworthy act/thought.) unworthy* * *[ʃlɛçt]I. adj1. (nachteilig, übel) badnicht \schlecht! not bad!das ist keine \schlechte Idee! that's not a bad idea!das ist ein \schlechtes Zeichen that's a bad signRauchen ist \schlecht für die Gesundheit smoking is bad for your health\schlechtes Benehmen bad manners pl\schlechter Geschmack bad tasteein \schlechter Geruch a bad smell\schlechte Gewohnheiten bad habits\schlechter Laune sein to be in a bad mood\schlechte Manieren haben to have bad mannerseine \schlechte Meinung über jdn haben to have a poor opinion of sb\schlechtes Wetter bad weather\schlechte Zeiten hard times2. (minderwertig) bad, poorein \schlechtes Beispiel geben to be a bad example\schlechte Luft stale airvon \schlechter Qualität of poor quality\schlechter Stil bad style\schlechte Verarbeitung/Waren inferior workmanship/goodsich fürchte, das Fleisch ist \schlecht geworden I'm afraid the meat has gone off BRIT4. (ungenügend) poordeine Aussprache ist noch zu \schlecht your pronunciation is still not good enougher sprach [ein] \schlechtes Französisch he spoke poor Frenches regnete stark, und die Sicht war \schlecht it was raining heavily and visibility was poorein \schlechter Esser sein to be a poor eatereine \schlechte Ernte a poor harvestein \schlechtes Gehalt a poor salaryin Latein/Mathematik \schlecht sein to be bad at Latin/mathematicsin Englisch ist er \schlechter als ich he is worse at English than I am5. (moralisch) bad, wicked, eviler ist ein \schlechter Mensch he is a wicked maner ist nicht der S\schlechteste he's not too badich habe nur S\schlechtes über sie gehört I've heard only bad things about herdas war ein \schlechter Scherz that was a dirty trickein \schlechtes Gewissen haben to have a bad consciencedas S\schlechte im Menschen/in der Welt the evil in man/in the worldjdm etwas S\schlechtes nachsagen to speak disparagingly about sb, to cast aspersions on sb formeinen \schlechten Ruf haben [o in \schlechtem Ruf stehen] to have a bad reputationS\schlechtes über jdn sagen to say sth bad about sb; s.a. Gesellschaft\schlechte Augen poor [or weak] eyesight, weak eyeseine \schlechte Durchblutung a poor [or bad] circulationeine \schlechte Entwässerung water retentionbei \schlechter Gesundheit sein to be in poor healthein \schlechtes Herz a bad heartin \schlechter Verfassung [o in \schlechtem Zustand] sein to be in [a] poor conditionda kann einem ja \schlecht werden! (fig fam) it's enough to make you ill!8.▶ es [bei jdm] \schlecht haben to not be doing well [or to be doing badly] [with sb]II. adv1. (nachteilig, übel)in dem Restaurant speist man nicht \schlecht you can eat [quite] well in that restaurantso \schlecht habe ich selten gegessen I've rarely had such bad foodes sieht \schlecht aus it doesn't [or things don't] look goodmit ihm sieht es \schlecht aus the prospects [or things] don't look good for him\schlecht beraten ill-advised\schlecht sitzend ill-fittingum jdn/etw steht es \schlecht sb/sth is in a bad way, things look bad for sb/sth2. (ungenügend) badly, poorlydie Geschäfte gehen \schlecht business is badsie verdient ziemlich \schlecht she is badly [or poorly] paider spricht \schlecht Französisch he speaks poor Frenchich kann dich \schlecht sehen I can't see you very wellsie war \schlecht zu verstehen she was hard to understander kann sich \schlecht anpassen he finds it difficult [or hard] to adjustdie Vorstellung war \schlecht besucht the performance was poorly attendedetw \schlecht beschreiben to describe sth superficially [or badly]\schlecht bezahlt badly [or poorly] paid, low-paid attr\schlecht geplant/konzipiert badly [or poorly] planned/conceived\schlecht lernen to be a poor learner\schlecht zahlen to pay badly3. (moralisch)von jdm \schlecht denken to think ill of sban jdm \schlecht handeln to do sb wrong, to wrong sbüber jdn \schlecht reden to say bad things about sb, to speak disparagingly about sb4. (fast nicht)die beiden können sich \schlecht leiden the two of them don't get along [with each other]\schlecht mit jdm auskommen to not get on [well] with sbdie beiden vertragen sich \schlecht they don't get on welldie Farben vertragen sich \schlecht the colours don't go well together5. (körperlich)jdm geht es \schlecht sb doesn't feel [or isn't] well\schlecht hören to be hard of hearing\schlecht sehen to have poor [or weak] eyesight6. (kaum, schwerlich) hardlydu wirst \schlecht anders können you can't really do anything elsees ist \schlecht vorstellbar it's difficult to imaginesie kann \schlecht nein sagen she finds it hard to say no, she can't say noda kann man \schlecht nein sagen you can hardly say noheute geht es \schlecht today is not very convenientheute passt es mir \schlecht it's not very convenient for me todaydas lässt sich \schlecht machen that's not really possibledas kann ich \schlecht sagen it's hard to say, I can't really sayer kann es sich \schlecht leisten, das Treffen jetzt abzusagen he can ill afford to cancel the meeting nowdas wird sich \schlecht vermeiden lassen it can hardly be avoided7.▶ \schlecht gerechnet at the very least▶ jdn aber \schlecht kennen to not know sb [very well]er war nicht \schlecht beeindruckt he wasn't half impressed famnicht \schlecht staunen (fam) to be astonishedda hat sie nicht \schlecht gestaunt she wasn't half surprised famnicht \schlecht verwundert sein to be amazedich spiele Klavier, aber mehr \schlecht als recht I can play the piano, after a fashion▶ auf jdn/etw \schlecht zu sprechen sein to not have a good word to say for sb/sth* * *1.1) bad; poor, bad <food, quality, style, harvest, health, circulation>; poor <salary, eater, appetite>; poor-quality < goods>; bad, weak < eyes>mit jemandem od. um jemanden/mit etwas steht es schlecht — somebody/something is in a bad way
jemanden schlecht machen — (herabsetzen) run somebody down; disparage somebody
2) (böse) bad; wicked3) nicht attr. (ungenießbar) off2.1) badlyer sieht/hört schlecht — his sight is poor/he has poor hearing
über jemanden od. von jemandem schlecht sprechen — speak ill of somebody
schlecht bezahlt — badly or poorly paid
2) (schwer)3) inschlecht und recht, mehr schlecht als recht — after a fashion
* * *A. adj1. allg bad (kompschlechter worse, supschlechtest worst); Augen, Gesundheit, Gedächtnis, Qualität, Leistung etc: bad, poor;nicht schlecht! not bad;schlechter Absatz WIRTSCH poor sales;ein schlechtes Geschäft a bad deal;ein schlechtes Zeichen a bad sign;wir hatten (nur) schlechtes Wetter we had (nothing but) bad weather;schlechtes Essen bad food;schlechter Flug bad flight;ich hatte schlechte Lehrer I had bad teachers;schlechte Führung bad conduct;eine schlechte Nachricht bad news sg;zuerst die schlechte Nachricht first, the bad news;schlechte Zeiten bad ( oder hard) times;schlecht in etwas sein be bad at sth;schlechter werden get worse, deteriorate;du bist ein schlechter Lügner you’re a bad liarein schlechter Mensch a bad ( oder wicked) person;sie hat einen schlechten Charakter she has an evil disposition;er ist abgrundtief schlecht he is rotten to the core;ein schlechter Freund not a good friend, a treacherous friend3. (verdorben) bad, off; (schädlich) bad; Luft: bad, stale; (verschmutzt) polluted; Wasser: polluted, contaminated; Wein: off;schlecht werden go off (US go bad);4. (unpassend) bad;einen schlechten Augenblick wählen pick a bad ( oder the wrong) moment;im Moment ist es schlecht just now is not a good time;Freitagnachmittag ist schlecht Friday afternoon is bad for me5. Gesundheit: poor;sein Zustand ist schlecht he is in a bad way;das feuchte Klima ist schlecht für ihn the damp climate is bad for him;mir wird schlecht (ich muss brechen) I’m going to be sick;es kann einem schlecht dabei werden umg it’s enough to make you sick;B. adv1. allg badly;schlecht riechen/schmecken smell/taste bad;er hört/sieht schlecht he can’t hear/see very well; his hearing/eyesight is bad ( oder poor);ich verstehe dich ganz schlecht I can hardly hear what you’re saying;schlecht aussehen not look good; gesundheitlich: look ill;wie ist die Lage? -es sieht schlecht aus things are looking bad, the prospects are bleak;schlecht dran sein umg be badly off;es steht schlecht um ihn things aren’t looking too good for him; gesundheitlich: he’s in a bad way;schlecht abschneiden bei Prüfung, Wettkampf etc: do badly;schlecht dastehen be in a bad way;damit würde ich mich nur schlechter stellen I’d be worse off than (I was) before;schlecht besucht sein Lokal, Vorstellung etc: be poorly attended;Sie wären schlecht beraten zu (+inf) I wouldn’t advise you to (+inf), I would advise you against (+ger)schlecht bezahlt badly paid;schlecht gelaunt grumpy, in a bad mood;schlecht sitzend Anzug etc: badly-fitting;schlecht und recht after a fashion;2.es geht ihm schlecht he’s having a bad ( oder hard) time, things are going badly for him; gesundheitlich: he’s not well ( stärker: in a bad way); finanziell: he’s in a bad way financially, he’s pretty hard up umg;es geht ihnen nicht schlecht they’re doing pretty well;es ist mir noch nie so schlecht gegangen gesundheitlich: I’ve never been so ill; finanziell, wirtschaftlich: things have never been so bad (for me);wenn das rauskommt, geht’s euch aber schlecht umg if that gets out you’ll be in for it3.schlecht behandeln treat badly, maltreat;ich bin auf ihn schlecht zu sprechen don’t talk to me about him;er hat nicht schlecht gestaunt umg he wasn’t half surprised;das kann ich schlecht sagen I can’t really say;ich kann schlecht Nein sagen (bin zu gutmütig) I just can’t say no, I find it hard to say no; (in diesem Fall) I can hardly ( oder I can’t very well) say no* * *1.1) bad; poor, bad <food, quality, style, harvest, health, circulation>; poor <salary, eater, appetite>; poor-quality < goods>; bad, weak < eyes>mit jemandem od. um jemanden/mit etwas steht es schlecht — somebody/something is in a bad way
jemanden schlecht machen — (herabsetzen) run somebody down; disparage somebody
2) (böse) bad; wicked3) nicht attr. (ungenießbar) off2.1) badlyer sieht/hört schlecht — his sight is poor/he has poor hearing
über jemanden od. von jemandem schlecht sprechen — speak ill of somebody
schlecht bezahlt — badly or poorly paid
2) (schwer)3) inschlecht und recht, mehr schlecht als recht — after a fashion
* * *adj.amiss adj.bad adj.ill adj.unpalatable adj. adv.badly adv.unpalatably adv. -
14 quick
kwɪk
1. прил.
1) быстрый, скорый а) характеризующийся большой скоростью at a very quick pace ≈ очень быстрым шагом You'll have to be quick. ≈ Тебе придется поторопиться. quick succession of events ≈ быстрое развитие событий Syn: fast II
1., rapid
1., swift
1. Ant: slow
1. б) недолго длящийся Ex;
She gave them a quick look. ≈ Она быстро оглядела их. quick dinner ≈ обед, приготовленный на скорую руку This dish is very quick to prepare. ≈ Приготовление этого блюда занимает совсем немного времени.
2) быстро реагирующий на что-л. He is a quick learner. ≈ Он быстро все схватывает. She has a quick wit. ≈ Она быстро соображает. quick to help ≈ всегда готовый помочь quick temper ≈ вспыльчивый характер
3) безотлагательный, незамедлительный Syn: speedy
4) крутой, резкий( о повороте) Ex;
a quick turn ≈ крутой поворот
5) уст. живой, живущий( не мертвый) Syn: living
2., alive
6) мягкий, сыпучий, податливый( о почве, породе)
2. нареч. быстро;
скоро
3. сущ.
1) (the quick) мн.;
коллект. живые (о людях) The quick have their sleep-walkers, so have the dead. ≈ Лунатики есть как среди живых людей, так и среди мертвецов. Ant: dead
2.
2) (the quick) а) наиболее чувствительные участки тела (напр., кожа под ногтями, мозолями;
чувствительная часть ноги лошади - над копытом) б) перен. чувства to the quick
3) а) живая изгородь( из растений) Syn: quickset б) одно из растений, составляющих живую изгородь (the *) (собирательнле) живые - the * and the dead живые и мертвые( устаревшее) (живая) натура - to paint smb. to the * писать кого-л. с натуры живая изгородь растения такой изгороди наиболее чувствительные участки кожи (особ. под ногтями) - to cut one's nails to the * срезать ногти до мяса чувства - to sting /to touch, to wound, to cut/ to the * задеть /затронуть/ за живое;
уязвить /оскорбить/ до глубины души наиболее важная, основная часть( чего-л.) - the * of the matter основная /суть/ вопроса быстрый, скорый - * movement быстрое движение - * growth быстрый /стремительный/ рост - * journey короткая /недолгая/ поездка - * pulse частый пульс - * glance быстрый /торопливый/ взгляд - * train скорый поезд - * luncheon завтрак на скорую руку - * succession of events быстрая смена событий - to be * спешить, торопиться - be *! скорей!, проворней!, живей! - do be *! торопитесь же! - to walk with short * steps идти коротким быстрым шагом - at a * pace в быстром темпе, быстро быстрый, проворный;
живой, деятельный - * workman ловкий /проворный/ работник - * at /about/ work быстрый /проворный/ в работе - * of foot (разговорное) подвижный, быстрый, проворный - to give * answers отвечать быстро /не задумываясь/ - to be * at smth. /at doing smth./ быть способным к чему-л.;
делать что-л. ловко /умело/ - to be * in one's decisions быстро принимать решения сообразительный, смышленый, находчивый - * child сообразительный /смышленый, понятливый/ ребенок - not very * (эвфмеизм) неспособный, неразвитой( о ребенке) - * to learn понятливый, сообразительный;
быстро /легко, на лету/ схватывающий острый, хорошо развитой, тонкий( о зрении, слухе, уме и т. п.) - * sight /eye/ острое /хорошее/ зрение - * ear /hearing/ тонкий слух - he has a * remembrance of it он хорошо помнит это, это еще свежо в его памяти - a * mind /wit/ живой /сметливый/ ум - * understanding сообразительность, смышленость, понятливость - a * and clear spirit живой и ясный ум - a man of * observation наблюдательный человек сильный, глубокий( о чувстве) - to feel a * repentance испытывать глубокое раскаяние, глубоко сожалеть - * resentment глубокое негодование /-ая неприязнь/ (редкое) активный, энергичный - she is * with life down to her finger-tips она - сама жизнь;
жизнь в ней бьет ключом быстро реагирующий (на что-л.) - * to take offence обидчивый, легко уязвимый - * to anger раздражительный - * with excitement легковозбудимый - * to sympathize отзывчивый вспыльчивый, раздражительный;
нетерпеливый - * temper вспыльчивость, горячность - * in temper вспыльчивый, горячий резкий, крутой (о повороте) - * turn внезапный /резкий/ поворот - too * ascent слишком крутой /резкий/ подъем состоящий из живых растений (особ. из боярышника) - * fence /hedge/ живая изгородь - * pot of flowers горшок с живыми цветами (коммерческое) ликвидный, легко реализуемый( горное) рудоносный - * vein of ore рудоносная жила (геология) плывучий;
сыпучий - * mud жидкая грязь( редкое) податливый (о породе, почве) (редкое) стремительный (о реках, потоках) (редкое) яркий( о цветах, краске и т. п.) (устаревшее) горящий, полыхающий, раскаленный( устаревшее) живой (противоп. мертвый) - *-born родившийся живым (в отличие от мертворожденного) (книжное) беременная, в положении - * with child беременная, в положении (устаревшее) оживленный, шумный, бойкий( о городе, торговле и т. п.) игристый, шипучий( о вине) острый, едкий( о запахе и т. п.) острый, меткий, едкий;
саркастический( о высказываниях и т. п.) > to have a * one /drink/ (разговорное) выпить на ходу /залпом/;
пропустить стаканчик > as * as lightning /as a flash/ с быстротой молнии, мгновенно, молниеносно > * at meat, * at work (пословица) кто быстро ест, тот быстро работает быстро, скоро;
живо, проворно;
поспешно - please come *! пожалуйста, приходи скорее! - now then *! ну же, скорее! > * off the mark без промедления, тотчас, сразу ~ train скорый поезд;
to be quick спешить;
do be quick! поторопитесь! to cut (to bite) one's fingernails to the ~ срезать (обкусать) ногти до мяса ~ train скорый поезд;
to be quick спешить;
do be quick! поторопитесь! ~ острый (о зрении, слухе, уме) ;
to have quick wit иметь острый ум ~ быстро;
скоро;
please come quick идите скорей;
now then, quick! живо! quick уст. живой;
quick with child (первонач. with quick child) беременная ~ быстро;
скоро;
please come quick идите скорей;
now then, quick! живо! ~ быстро;
скоро;
please come quick идите скорей;
now then, quick! живо! ~ быстрый, проворный, живой;
quick to sympathize отзывчивый ~ быстрый, скорый;
quick step скорый шаг;
quick luncheon завтрак на скорую руку;
quick fire воен. беглый огонь ~ быстрый ~ живая изгородь ~ легко реализуемый ~ ликвидный ~ наиболее чувствительные участки кожи (напр., под ногтями) ;
перен. чувства ~ острый (о зрении, слухе, уме) ;
to have quick wit иметь острый ум ~ плывучий, сыпучий;
мягкий (о породе) ~ скорый ~ сообразительный, смышленый;
находчивый;
a quick child смышленый ребенок;
quick to learn быстро схватывающий ~ (the ~) собир. живые;
the quick and the dead живые и мертвые ~ (the ~) собир. живые;
the quick and the dead живые и мертвые ~ сообразительный, смышленый;
находчивый;
a quick child смышленый ребенок;
quick to learn быстро схватывающий ~ быстрый, скорый;
quick step скорый шаг;
quick luncheon завтрак на скорую руку;
quick fire воен. беглый огонь ~ быстрый, скорый;
quick step скорый шаг;
quick luncheon завтрак на скорую руку;
quick fire воен. беглый огонь ~ march воен. форсированный марш;
быстрый шаг;
quick time воен. строевой, походный шаг ~ быстрый, скорый;
quick step скорый шаг;
quick luncheon завтрак на скорую руку;
quick fire воен. беглый огонь ~ march воен. форсированный марш;
быстрый шаг;
quick time воен. строевой, походный шаг ~ сообразительный, смышленый;
находчивый;
a quick child смышленый ребенок;
quick to learn быстро схватывающий ~ быстрый, проворный, живой;
quick to sympathize отзывчивый ~ train скорый поезд;
to be quick спешить;
do be quick! поторопитесь! to touch (или to wound, to sting) (smb.) to the ~ задеть за живое -
15 rapidez
f.speed.con rapidez quickly* * *1 speed, rapidity* * *noun f.* * *SF speedme sorprendió la rapidez con que acabó el trabajo — the speed with which he finished the job surprised me, it surprised me how quickly he finished the job
* * *femenino speed* * *= haste, immediacy, rapidity, speed, timeliness, swiftness, quickness, dispatch, alacrity, promptness, promptitude.Ex. Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.Ex. The immediacy of access to the resources represented in a union catalogue may well be improved in the near future.Ex. Surely these innovations already have and will continue to bring deep and wide-sweeping change to our profession - and because of their rapidity, these changes will be sudden and often tumultuous.Ex. A leased line connection is useful for heavy users, since it offers higher speeds of transmission.Ex. Factors assessed during the comparative study included pricing, timeliness, availability of catalogue copy, and breadth of coverage.Ex. She lingered there a moment and watched the cars move on the highway with a hushing swiftness against the cold gray sky.Ex. His subordinates -- everyone reports through him to the director of the Medical Center library -- suffer from the quickness and depth of Fury when he disapproves of something.Ex. I would close it down immediately, or with all due dispatch for several reasons, some of which I have discussed in my talk.Ex. It's also imperative for businesses to handle negative situations with alacrity if and when they do arise.Ex. I think one of the things we must look into is what effect a no fines policy has on the promptness of return and whether or not materials are finally returned at all.Ex. I have no doubt that the concerned law enforcing agencies will act with promptitude against the offenders.----* con rapidez = promptly.* * *femenino speed* * *= haste, immediacy, rapidity, speed, timeliness, swiftness, quickness, dispatch, alacrity, promptness, promptitude.Ex: Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.
Ex: The immediacy of access to the resources represented in a union catalogue may well be improved in the near future.Ex: Surely these innovations already have and will continue to bring deep and wide-sweeping change to our profession - and because of their rapidity, these changes will be sudden and often tumultuous.Ex: A leased line connection is useful for heavy users, since it offers higher speeds of transmission.Ex: Factors assessed during the comparative study included pricing, timeliness, availability of catalogue copy, and breadth of coverage.Ex: She lingered there a moment and watched the cars move on the highway with a hushing swiftness against the cold gray sky.Ex: His subordinates -- everyone reports through him to the director of the Medical Center library -- suffer from the quickness and depth of Fury when he disapproves of something.Ex: I would close it down immediately, or with all due dispatch for several reasons, some of which I have discussed in my talk.Ex: It's also imperative for businesses to handle negative situations with alacrity if and when they do arise.Ex: I think one of the things we must look into is what effect a no fines policy has on the promptness of return and whether or not materials are finally returned at all.Ex: I have no doubt that the concerned law enforcing agencies will act with promptitude against the offenders.* con rapidez = promptly.* * *speedcon la misma rapidez que el otro as fast o as quickly as the other onebajé con rapidez I went downstairs quicklytener rapidez de reflejos to have quick reflexes¡qué rapidez! that was quick!* * *
rapidez sustantivo femenino
speed;
¡qué rapidez! that was quick!
rapidez sustantivo femenino speed, rapidity: hazlo con rapidez, do it quickly
' rapidez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
solicitud
- velocidad
- agarrar
- apabullante
- ligereza
- prisa
- viveza
English:
accuracy
- demographic
- quickness
- rapidity
- rapidly
- reproduce
- speed
- worker
- learner
- quick
- swiftly
* * *rapidez nfspeed;con rapidez quickly;ya está listo – ¡qué rapidez! it's ready – that was quick!* * *f speed, rapidity* * *rapidez nf: rapidity, speed* * *rapidez n speed -
16 slow
sləu
1. прил.
1) медленный, тихий a slow train ≈ поезд, идущий с малой скоростью Syn: dilatory, gradual, laggard, leisurely, slack, sluggish Ant: agile, fast, lively, quick, rapid, speedy
2) медлительный, неторопливый She is very slow to act. ≈ Она долго раскачивается прежде, чем принять решение.
3) постепенный, медленно развивающийся slow infection ≈ вялотекущая инфекция, инфекция с длительным инкубационным периодом She cooked the broth on a slow fire. ≈ Бульон она готовила на медленном огне.
4) а) неспешащий, запаздывающий John was very slow in keeping an appointment. ≈ Джон сильно опаздывал на свидания. Syn: deliberate б) перен., обыкн. предик. My watch is fifteen minutes slow. ≈ Мои часы отстают на 15 минут.
5) а) тупой, несообразительный (тж. slow of wit) б) запаздывающий в развитии
6) неинтересный, скучный
7) вялый( о рынке, торговле, деловой активности)
8) затрудняющий быстрое движение( о поверхности, дороге) ∙
2. нареч. медленно
3. гл.
1) замедлять, снижать( скорость и т. п.;
часто slow down, slow up)
2) замедляться, снижаться ∙ slow down slow up (разговорное) копуша, копун;
копунья( разговорное) лентяй( разговорное) кляча( разговорное) слабо поданный мяч (крикет) медленный, небыстрый - * speed тихий ход - * train почтовый поезд - at a * pace (step) тихим шагом( ходом) - * fire (военное) редкий огонь;
медленный огонь - * neutrons (физическое) медленные (тепловые) нейтроны - * running( техническое) медленное движение;
холостой ход неспешащий;
неторопливый, медлительный - * runner (walker) тихоход - he is a * reader он читает медленно (долго) - a person * to anger( to wrath) человек, которого трудно вывести из себя - he is * to take offence его трудно обидеть;
он не обижается по пустякам - he is * to make up his mind он не скор на решения - he is * to act он долго раскачивается, прежде чем действовать - he was not * to defend himself он тут же стал оправдываться - he was not * to take advantage of it он не преминул (не замедлил) воспользоваться этим несообразительный, тупой - * learner( разговорное) неспособный ученик - to be * at arithmetic быть неспособным к арифметике - to be * of (in) understanding туго соображать умственно отсталый;
с замедленным развитием - * child отсталый ребенок медленно действующий, постепенный - * poison медленно действующий яд - * infection (медицина) медленная (вялотекущая) инфекция - * influence постепенно сказывающееся влияние - * development( growth) постепенное развитие (-ый рост) медленный (об огне) - to cook on a * fire варить на медленном огне длительный, тягучий, тянущийся бесконечно долго - * journey долгое путешествие отстающий( о часах) - my watch is five minutes * мои часы отстают на пять минут запаздывающий, непунктуальный - to be * in keeping an appointment опаздывать на свидание - the guests are * in arriving гости что-то запаздывают скучный, неинтересный - * book (life, party) скучная книга (жизнь, вечеринка) вялый (о торговле) ;
мертвый( о сезоне) замедленный( о пульсе) (фотографическое) малочувствительный( о пленке, пластинке) неровный, затрудняющий быстрое движение ( о дороге, поверхности и т. п.) - * tennis-court "медленная" площадка (теннис) не рассчитанный на большую скорость (о железнодорожном пути) > * in the uptake соображать медленно > be * to promise and quick to perform не дав слова - крепись, а дав слово - держись > * and steady wins the race (пословица) тише едешь, дальше будешь медленно - * and sure медленно, но верно - to go * не торопиться;
быть осмотрительным;
проводить итальянскую забастовку в форме снижения темпа работы - at your age it is time to go * в вашем возрасте надо снизить темп (жизни) - to go * with one's provisions экономно тратить продовольствие замедлять, сбавлять( скорость и т. п.) (часто * down) - you'd better * down going through the village проезжая по деревне, вы должны были бы сбавить скорость - his illness *ed him at school из-за болезни он стал отставать в школе замедляться, снижаться - production of new cars *ed sharply производство новых автомобилей резко упало the clock is 20 minutes ~ часы отстают на 20 минут ~ медленно;
to go slow быть осмотрительным go ~ преднамеренно замедлять темп работы going ~ замедление темпов рыботы ~ неспешащий;
he was slow in arriving он запоздал;
he is not slow to defend himself он себя в обиду не даст ~ неспешащий;
he was slow in arriving он запоздал;
he is not slow to defend himself он себя в обиду не даст slow вялый (о торговле) ~ замедлять(ся) (обыкн. slow down, slow up, slow off) ~ затрудняющий быстрое движение (о поверхности, дороге) ;
slow but steady медленно, но верно;
slow and steady wins the race = тише едешь, дальше будешь ~ идущий с малой скоростью (о поезде и т. п.) ~ медленно;
to go slow быть осмотрительным ~ медленный, тихий;
постепенный ~ медленный ~ медлительный, неторопливый ~ неспешащий;
he was slow in arriving он запоздал;
he is not slow to defend himself он себя в обиду не даст ~ амер. отсталый ~ скучный, неинтересный ~ тупой, несообразительный (тж. slow of wit) ~ затрудняющий быстрое движение (о поверхности, дороге) ;
slow but steady медленно, но верно;
slow and steady wins the race = тише едешь, дальше будешь ~ затрудняющий быстрое движение (о поверхности, дороге) ;
slow but steady медленно, но верно;
slow and steady wins the race = тише едешь, дальше будешь ~ down замедлять ~ down сдерживать ~ down снижать темп -
17 length
noun1) (also Horse Racing, Rowing, Fashion) Länge, diebe six feet etc. in length — sechs Fuß usw. lang sein
the room is twice the length of yours — das Zimmer ist doppelt so lang wie deins
travel the length and breadth of the British Isles — überall auf den Britischen Inseln herumreisen
a list the length of my arm — (fig.) eine ellenlange Liste
win by a length — mit einer Länge siegen
3)at length — (for a long time) lange; (eventually) schließlich
at [great] length — (in great detail) lang und breit; sehr ausführlich
4)go to any/great etc. lengths — alles nur/alles Erdenkliche tun
* * *[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) die Länge3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) die Länge•- academic.ru/42451/lengthen">lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths* * *[ˈleŋ(k)θ]nthis elastic cord will stretch to twice its normal \length dieses Elastikband lässt sich bis zur doppelten Länge dehnenshe planted rose bushes along the whole \length of the garden fence sie pflanzte Rosensträucher entlang dem gesamten Gartenzaunto be 2 metres in \length ein Länge von 2 Metern haben, 2 Meter lang seina \length of cloth/wallpaper eine Bahn Stoff/Tapetea \length of pipe ein Rohrstück nta \length of ribbon/string ein Stück nt Band/Bindfadenthe Cambridge boat won by two \lengths die Mannschaft von Cambridge gewann mit zwei Bootslängen Vorsprungto be 2 \lengths ahead of sb/sth 2 Längen Vorsprung auf jdn/etw habento win a horse race by 4 \lengths ein Rennen mit 4 Pferdelängen Vorsprung gewinnenwhat's the \length of tonight's performance? wie lange dauert die heutige Vorstellung?the \length of an article/a book/a film die Länge eines Artikels/Buchs/Filmsa speech of some \length eine längere Rede[for] any \length of time [für] längere Zeitshe described her trip to Thailand at \length sie schilderte ihre Thailandreise in allen Einzelheitenat great \length in aller Ausführlichkeit, in epischer Breite ironvowel \length Vokallänge f, Länge f eines Vokals7.▶ the \length and breadth kreuz und querhe travelled the \length and breadth of Europe er ist kreuz und quer durch Europa gereist▶ to go to any \lengths vor nichts zurückschrecken* * *[leŋɵ]n1) Länge fa journey of considerable length — eine ziemlich lange or weite Reise
of such length — so lang
the river, for most of its length, meanders through meadows —
the pipe, for most of its length,... — fast das ganze Rohr...
along the whole length of the river/lane —
it turns in its own length — es kann sich um die eigene Achse drehen
(through) the length and breadth of England — in ganz England; travel kreuz und quer durch ganz England
2) (= section of cloth, rope, pipe) Stück nt; (of wallpaper) Bahn f; (of road) Abschnitt m; (of pool) Bahn f, Länge fat such length — so lange
we didn't stay any (great) length of time — wir sind nicht lange geblieben
the length of time needed —
in that length of time I could have... — in dieser Zeit hätte ich...
length of life (of people) — Lebenserwartung f; (of animals) Lebensalter nt; (of machine) Lebensdauer f
length of service with the army — Dienstjahre pl bei der Armee
4) (PHON, POET, SPORT) Länge f5)to go to any lengths to do sth — vor nichts zurückschrecken, um etw zu tun
to go to the length of... — so weit gehen, dass...
* * *length [leŋθ; leŋkθ] s1. Länge f (Dimension):they searched the length and breadth of the house sie durchsuchten das ganze Haus;an arm’s length eine Armlänge;two feet in length zwei Fuß lang;what length is it?, what is the length of it? wie lang ist es?2. Länge f:a) Strecke f:b) lange Strecke3. Maß:a) Bahn f (Stoff, Tapete etc)b) Stück n (Schnur etc)c) Abschnitt m (einer Straße etc)d) Bahn f, Länge f (eines Schwimmbeckens)4. Länge f, Umfang m (eines Buches, einer Liste etc)5. (zeitliche) Länge:length of employment Beschäftigungsdauer;length of service Dauer der Betriebszugehörigkeit;of some length ziemlich lang;for varying lengths of time verschieden oder unterschiedlich langb) lange Dauer6. SPORT Länge f:the horse won by a length das Pferd gewann mit einer Länge (Vorsprung)a) ausführlich,b) endlich, schließlich;a) in allen Einzelheiten,b) der Länge nach;at great (some) length sehr (ziemlich) ausführlich;a) sehr weit gehen,b) sich sehr bemühen;he went (to) the length of asserting er ging so weit zu behaupten;go to all lengths aufs Ganze gehen;go any length(s) for sb alles tun für jemanden;I wonder what length(s) he will go to wie weit er wohl gehen wird?;I cannot go that length with you darin gehen Sie mir zu weit;L abk1. large2. Latin Lat.4. length L, L.5. longitude L.* * *noun1) (also Horse Racing, Rowing, Fashion) Länge, diebe six feet etc. in length — sechs Fuß usw. lang sein
a list the length of my arm — (fig.) eine ellenlange Liste
2) (of time) Länge, die3)at length — (for a long time) lange; (eventually) schließlich
at [great] length — (in great detail) lang und breit; sehr ausführlich
4)go to any/great etc. lengths — alles nur/alles Erdenkliche tun
* * *n.Dauer nur sing. f.Länge -n f.Umfang -¨e m. -
18 quick
[kwɪk] 1. прил.1) быстрый, скорыйShe gave them a quick look. — Она быстро оглядела их.
This dish is very quick to prepare. — Приготовление этого блюда занимает совсем немного времени.
You'll have to be quick. — Тебе придётся поторопиться.
Syn:Ant:slow 1.2) безотлагательный, незамедлительныйThese investors feel the need to make quick profits. — Эти инвесторы ощущают потребность в быстром получении прибыли.
Syn:3)а) быстро реагирующий на что-л.б) сообразительный, смышлёныйquick mind — живой, гибкий ум
He is a quick learner. — Он быстро всё схватывает.
She has a quick wit and tongue. — У неё острый ум и острый язычок.
Syn:в) проворный; энергичныйHe is a quick worker and good communicator. — Он - энергичный работник и хорошо ладит с людьми.
4) острый, тонкий (о слухе, зрении)He has a quick ear. — У него острый слух.
5) крутой, резкий (о повороте, подъёме, спуске)2. нареч.3. сущ.I tried to get away from the scene as quick as I could. — Я постарался убраться с места происшествия как можно быстрее.
1) ( the quick)Her fingernails were bitten to the quick. — Ногти у неё были обкусаны до мяса.
б) чувстваHe was cut to the quick by the accusation. — Это обвинение задело его за живое.
2) центр чего-л., суть, сущностьSyn:heart 1.Syn:Ant:dead 2. -
19 slow
slow [sləʊ](a) (not fast → movements, runner, speed, service, traffic) lent;∎ he's a slow worker il travaille lentement;∎ it's slow work c'est un travail qui n'avance pas vite ou de longue haleine;∎ to make slow progress (in work, on foot) avancer lentement;∎ it was slow going, the going was slow ça n'avançait pas;∎ a slow dance un slow;∎ with slow steps d'un pas lent;∎ we had a painfully slow journey le voyage a duré un temps fou;∎ the pace of life is slow on vit au ralenti;∎ you're very slow today tu es très lent aujourd'hui;∎ you were a bit slow there là, tu t'es laissé prendre de vitesse;∎ the fog was slow to clear le brouillard a mis longtemps à se dissiper;∎ he was rather slow to make up or in making up his mind il a mis assez longtemps à se décider;∎ she wasn't slow to offer her help/in accepting the cheque elle ne se fit pas prier pour proposer son aide/pour accepter le chèque;∎ I was rather slow to understand or in understanding il m'a fallu assez longtemps pour comprendre;∎ she's very slow to anger il lui en faut beaucoup pour se mettre en colère;∎ the company was slow to get off the ground la société a été lente à démarrer;∎ British to be slow off the mark (to start) être lent à démarrer; (to understand) être dur à la détente;∎ familiar to be as slow as British treacle or American molasses (in winter) être lent comme un escargot ou une tortue□ ;∎ proverb slow and steady wins the race rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir à point(b) (slack → business, market) calme;∎ business is slow les affaires ne marchent pas fort;∎ slow economic growth une faible croissance économique(c) (intellectually) lent;∎ he's a slow learner/reader il apprend/lit lentement;∎ they're rather slow in that class les élèves de cette classe sont assez lents(d) (dull → evening, film, party) ennuyeux∎ your watch is (half an hour) slow ta montre retarde (d'une demi-heure)∎ bake in a slow oven faire cuire à four doux∎ to do a slow burn sentir la colère monter□2 adverblentement;∎ go a bit slower ralentissez un peu;∎ the clock is going or running slow l'horloge prend du retard;∎ Industry to go slow faire une grève perlée;∎ slow (road marking) ralentir;∎ Nautical slow ahead/astern! en avant/arrière doucement!ralentir;∎ these drugs slow the heart rate ces médicaments ralentissent le rythme cardiaque;∎ the mud slowed our progress la boue nous a ralentis;∎ I slowed the horse to a trot j'ai mis le cheval au trot►► Cookery slow burner feu m doux;slow cooker mijoteuse f;British slow handclap applaudissements mpl rythmés (pour montrer sa désapprobation);∎ they gave him the slow handclap ≃ ils l'ont sifflé;slow match mèche f à combustion lente;Cinema & Television slow motion ralenti m;∎ in slow motion au ralenti;Music slow movement mouvement m lent;Physics slow neutron neutron m lent;Sport slow pitch slow pitch m (sport proche du softball);Technology slow running ralenti m;slow train omnibus m;Medicine slow virus virus m lentralentir;∎ the roadworks slowed us down considerably les travaux nous ont considérablement ralentis;∎ having to write the addresses by hand slowed the work down le fait de devoir écrire les adresses à la main a ralenti le travail;∎ production is slowed down during the winter pendant l'hiver, la production tourne au ralenti;∎ I'll only slow you down je vais vous retarder∎ if he doesn't slow down he'll have a heart attack s'il ne ralentit pas le rythme il va faire une crise cardiaque;∎ slow down! moins vite!;∎ growth slowed down in the second quarter il y a eu une diminution ou un ralentissement de la croissance au cours du deuxième trimestre -
20 nau|ka
f 1. sgt (wiedza) learning; (ścisła) science; (badania) research- nauka polska/światowa Polish/international academic research- człowiek nauki a scholar- gałąź/dziedzina nauki a branch/field of learning a. knowledge- świat nauki the world of science- gatunek nieznany nauce a species unknown a. new to science- poświęcić się nauce to devote oneself to research a. to scholarly pursuits- zajmować się nauką to be engaged in research a. academic work- zrobić coś dla dobra nauki to do sth in the interests of science- zwiększyć nakłady na naukę to increase spending on research2. (dziedzina) science- rozwój nauk ekonomicznych development of economics- nauki medyczne medical sciences- nauka o języku linguistics3. (teoria) theory, doctrine- nauka Freuda Freud’s theories a. theory- wiedza o wszechświecie oparta na nauce Ptolemeusza knowledge of the cosmos based on Ptolemy’s teachings4. Szkol. (edukacja) study, learning; (w szkole) schooling- nauka czytania i pisania learning to read and write- nauka gry na fortepianie learning to play the piano- nauka zawodu apprenticeship- oddać kogoś na naukę do krawca to apprentice sb to a tailor- nauka przychodziła jej łatwo/z trudem she was a quick a. fast/slow learner- łożyć na czyjąś naukę to pay for sb’s schooling- mieć trudności w nauce to have learning difficulties- oderwać się od nauki to tear oneself away from one’s studies- odnosić sukcesy w nauce to do well in one’s studies- przykładać się do nauki to apply oneself to study, to study diligently- robić postępy w nauce to make good progress with one’s studies- zaniedbywać się w nauce to neglect one’s studies- dzień wolny od nauki a day off school- jutro nie ma nauki (w szkole) there are no classes a. lessons tomorrow5. (morał) lesson- wyciągnąć naukę z przeszłości to draw a lesson from the past- nauka płynąca z bajki the moral of a fable- jaka z tego płynie nauka? what lesson can be drawn from that?6. Relig. sermon- wierni wysłuchali nauki biskupa the congregation listened to the bishop’s sermon- □ nauka Kościoła Relig. the Church’s teachings- nauka religii Relig. religious instruction a. education- nauki humanistyczne humanities, arts- nauki idiograficzne Filoz. idiographic sciences- nauki normatywne Filoz. normative sciences- nauki polityczne Polit. political science- nauki przyrodnicze natural sciences- nauki społeczne Socjol. social science(s)- nauki ścisłe exact sciences- nauki wyzwolone Hist. liberal arts■ nauka nie poszła w las przysł. the lesson has been learned a. hasn’t been forgotten a. hasn’t been wastedThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > nau|ka
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