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1 near

near [nɪə(r)]

près de ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (e), 6 (a), 6 (c)-(e) proche de ⇒ 1 (b), 6 (b), 6 (c) au bord de ⇒ 1 (e) près ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) proche ⇒ 2 (b), 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (e) quasi ⇒ 2 (c) approcher de ⇒ 4 approcher ⇒ 5

(compar nearer, superl nearest)

1 preposition

(a) (in space) près de;

∎ near Paris près de Paris;

∎ don't go near the fire ne t'approche pas du feu;

∎ is there a chemist's near here? est-ce qu'il y a un pharmacien près d'ici ou dans le coin?;

∎ she likes to have her family near her elle aime avoir sa famille près d'elle ou auprès d'elle;

∎ near the end of the book vers la fin du livre;

∎ I haven't been near a horse since the accident je n'ai pas approché un cheval depuis l'accident;

∎ you can't trust him near a gun il est dangereux avec une arme à feu;

∎ she wouldn't let anyone near her (physically) elle ne voulait pas qu'on l'approche; (emotionally) elle ne voulait être proche de personne

(b) (in time) près de, proche de;

∎ it's getting near Christmas c'est bientôt Noël;

∎ ask me nearer the time repose-moi la question quand l'heure viendra;

∎ near the end of the film vers la fin du film

(c) (similar to) près de;

∎ that would be nearer the truth ce serait plus près de la vérité;

∎ nobody can come anywhere near her il n'y a personne à son niveau;

∎ he's nowhere near it! (with guess, calculation) il n'y est pas du tout!

(d) (in amount or number)

∎ profits were near the 30 percent mark les bénéfices approchaient la barre des 30 pour cent;

∎ it took us nearer three hours to finish en fait, nous avons mis presque trois heures à finir;

∎ it will cost nearer £5,000 ça coûtera plutôt dans les 5000 livres

(e) (on the point of) près de, au bord de;

∎ the country's economy is near ruin le pays est au bord de la faillite;

∎ to be near tears être au bord des larmes;

∎ near death sur le point de mourir;

∎ it's near freezing il ne fait pas loin de zéro, la température avoisine zéro degré

2 adverb

(a) (in space) près, à côté, à proximité;

∎ to draw near s'approcher;

∎ come nearer venez plus près, approchez-vous;

∎ to bring sth nearer (to) rapprocher qch (de);

∎ the heat was too great for us to get near la chaleur était trop intense pour que l'on puisse s'approcher;

∎ so near and yet so far! c'est dommage, si près du but!;

∎ near at hand tout près, à proximité

(b) (in time) proche, près;

∎ as the time grew or drew near à mesure que le moment approchait;

∎ midnight drew near minuit approchait, on approchait de minuit

(c) (with adjective) quasi;

∎ a near impossible task une tâche quasi ou quasiment ou pratiquement impossible;

∎ the show went ahead with near tragic consequences le spectacle a continué avec des conséquences quasi tragiques

(d) (idioms)

∎ as near as makes no difference à peu de chose près, à quelque chose près;

∎ familiar £50 or as near as dammit 50 livres à peu de chose près^□ ;

∎ as near as I can remember autant que je puisse m'en souvenir;

∎ it's near enough ça va comme ça;

∎ it's near enough 50 lbs ça pèse dans les 50 livres;

∎ it's nowhere near good enough c'est loin d'être suffisant;

∎ she's nowhere near finished elle est loin d'avoir fini;

∎ there weren't anywhere near enough people il y avait bien trop peu de gens

3 adjective

(a) (in space) proche;

∎ the near edge le bord le plus proche;

∎ our near neighbours nos proches voisins;

∎ I knew you were near je savais que vous étiez dans les environs ou parages;

∎ the nearest post office le bureau de poste le plus proche;

∎ the near front wheel (driving on left) la roue avant gauche; (driving on right) la roue avant droite

(b) (in time) proche;

∎ when the time is near quand le moment approchera;

∎ in the near future dans un proche avenir

(c) (virtual)

∎ it was a near disaster on a frôlé la catastrophe;

∎ he found himself in near darkness il s'est retrouvé dans une obscurité quasi totale;

∎ it was a near thing on l'a échappé belle, il était moins une;

∎ I caught the train, but it was a near thing j'ai eu mon train de justesse;

∎ I missed the train, but it was a near thing j'ai manqué mon train de peu;

∎ he's the nearest thing we have to a national hero il est ce que nous avons de mieux en matière de héros national;

∎ it's the nearest you'll get to a bookshop in these parts c'est ce que vous trouverez de mieux en matière de librairie par ici

(d) (in amount, number)

∎ to the nearest £10 à 10 livres près;

∎ round it up/down to the nearest 10 francs arrondissez aux 10 francs supérieurs/inférieurs

(e) (closely related) proche;

∎ her nearest relatives ses parents les plus proches;

∎ humorous your nearest and dearest vos proches

4 transitive verb

(approach → place, date, event) approcher de; (→ state) être au bord de;

∎ the train was nearing the station le train approchait de la gare;

∎ he was nearing seventy when he got married il allait sur ses soixante-dix ans quand il s'est marié;

∎ the book is nearing completion le livre est sur le point d'être terminé;

∎ we are nearing our goal nous touchons au but;

∎ he seemed to be nearing a crisis il semblait au bord d'une crise;

∎ we're nearing the point of no return il sera bientôt trop tard pour faire marche arrière, on atteindra bientôt le point de non-retour

5 intransitive verb

(date, place) approcher

6 near to preposition

(a) (in space) près de;

∎ they live near to us ils habitent près de ou à côté de chez nous

(b) (emotionally) proche de;

∎ those near and dear to him ceux qui le touchent de près, ses proches

(c) (in time) près de, proche de;

∎ it's getting near to Christmas Noël approche

(d) (in similarity) près de

(e) (on the point of) près de, au bord de;

∎ to be near to death être sur le point de mourir;

∎ to be near to tears être au bord des larmes;

∎ I came near to leaving several times j'ai failli partir plusieurs fois

►► American near beer bière f sans alcool;

the Near East le Proche-Orient;

∎ in the Near East au Proche-Orient;

near gale (on Beaufort scale) grand frais m;

Computing near letter quality qualité f courrier;

near letter quality printer imprimante f de qualité courrier;

near miss (gen) & Sport coup m qui a raté de peu; (between planes, vehicles etc) collision f évitée de justesse;

∎ it was a near miss (answer) la réponse était presque bonne; (accident) on a frôlé l'accident;

∎ that was a near miss! (escape) on l'a échappé belle!;

∎ the two cars had a near miss les deux voitures ont bien failli se rentrer dedans;

near money quasi-monnaie f;

Stock Exchange near month échéance f proche

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > near
2 nowhere

nowhere

A adv nulle part ; nowhere special nulle part ; nowhere but in Scotland nulle part sauf en Écosse ; she's nowhere to be seen on ne la voit nulle part ; the key is nowhere to be found on ne trouve la clé nulle part ; I've got nowhere else to go je n'ai nulle part où aller ; nowhere else will you find a better bargain vous ne trouverez pas de meilleure affaire ailleurs ; to appear ou come out of nowhere venir de nulle part ; there's nowhere better for a holiday il n'y a pas de meilleur endroit pour passer des vacances ; there's nowhere to sit down/park il n'y a pas d'endroit pour s'asseoir/se garer ; nowhere is this custom more widespread than in China c'est en Chine que cette coutume est la plus répandue ; business is good and nowhere more so than in Tokyo les affaires marchent bien, surtout à Tokyo ; these negotiations are going nowhere ces négociations ne mènent nulle part ; this company/this team is going nowhere l'entreprise/l'équipe ne fait aucun progrès ; £10 goes nowhere these days avec 10 livres sterling on ne va pas loin de nos jours ; all this talk is getting us nowhere tout ce bavardage ne nous avance à rien ; flattery will get you nowhere! tu n'arriveras à rien en me flattant ; she came out of nowhere to win the race elle a gagné la course contre toute attente.

B nowhere near adv phr, prep phr nowhere near sufficient/satisfactory loin d'être suffisant/satisfaisant ; nowhere near big enough loin d'être assez grand ; nowhere near as useful as loin d'être aussi utile que ; the carpark is nowhere near the bank le parking est loin de la banque ; 50 dollars is nowhere near enough 50 dollars, c'est loin d'être assez ; I'm nowhere near finished je ne suis pas près de finir ; we're nowhere near finding a solution nous ne sommes pas près de trouver une solution.

Idiom

we're getting nowhere fast nous n'avançons pas du tout ; ⇒ middle.

Big English-French dictionary > nowhere
3 near

near [nɪə^r]

1. adverb

   a. (in space) tout près ; (in time) proche

• he lives quite near il habite tout près

• near at hand [object] à portée de (la) main ; [event] tout proche

• to draw near (to) s'approcher (de)

• near to where I had seen him près de l'endroit où je l'avais vu

• she was near to tears elle était au bord des larmes

   b. (in degree) presque

• this train is nowhere near full ce train est loin d'être plein

   c. ( = close) that's near enough (inf) ça pourra aller

2. preposition

   a. (in space) près de

• near here/there près d'ici/de là

• near the church près de l'église

• don't come near me ne vous approchez pas de moi

• it's near the end of the book c'est vers la fin du livre

• her birthday is near mine son anniversaire est proche du mien

   b. ( = on the point of) the work is near completion le travail est presque terminé

   c. ( = on the same level) au niveau de

• to be near sth se rapprocher de qch ; (figurative) ressembler à qch

• French is nearer Latin than English is le français est plus proche du latin que l'anglais

• nobody comes anywhere near him personne ne lui arrive à la cheville

3. adjective

   a. ( = close in space) proche

• to the nearest pound à une livre près

   b. ( = close in time) proche

• in the near future dans un proche avenir

   c. (figurative) [relative] proche

• the nearest equivalent ce qui s'en rapproche le plus

• his nearest rival son plus dangereux rival

• a near miss (Aviation) une quasi-collision

• that was a near thing (gen) il s'en est fallu de peu

• it was a near thing (of election, race result) ça a été très juste

4. transitive verb

[+ place] approcher de ; [+ person] approcher

• my book is nearing completion mon livre est presque terminé

5. compounds

► the Near East noun le Proche-Orient

► near-sighted adjective

• to be near-sighted être myope ► near-sightedness noun myopie f

* * *
[nɪə(r)] 1.
adverb

1) ( nearby)

to live quite near — habiter tout près

to move ou draw nearer — s'approcher davantage (to de)

to bring something nearer — approcher quelque chose

2) ( close in time)

the time is near when... — dans peu de temps,...

how near are they in age? — combien ont-ils de différence d'âge?

3) ( nearly)

as near perfect as it could be — aussi proche de la perfection que possible

nowhere near finished — loin d'être fini
2.
near enough adverbial phrase

1) ( approximately) à peu près

2) ( sufficiently close)

that's near enough — ( not any closer) tu es assez près; ( acceptable as quantity) ça ira
3.
preposition

1) ( in space) près de

2) ( in time)

nearer the time — quand la date approchera

it's getting near Christmas — Noël approche

on or near the 12th — autour du 12

3) ( in degree) proche de

near the beginning of the article — presque au début de l'article

he's no nearer (making) a decision — il n'est pas plus décidé

she's nowhere near finishing — elle est loin d'avoir fini

£400? it cost nearer £600 — 400 livres sterling? je dirais plutôt 600

nobody comes anywhere near her — fig personne ne lui arrive à la cheville
4.
near to prepositional phrase

1) ( in space) près de

near to where — près de l'endroit où

how near are we to Dijon? — à quelle distance sommes-nous de Dijon?

2) ( on point of) au bord de [tears, hysteria, collapse]

to be near to doing — être sur le point de faire

how near are you to completing...? — est-ce que vous êtes sur le point de finir...?

3) ( in degree)

to come nearest to — s'approcher le plus de

to come near to doing — faillir faire
5.
adjective

1) (close in distance, time) proche

2) ( in degree)

he's the nearest thing to an accountant we've got — c'est lui qui a le plus de connaissances en comptabilité parmi nos employés

it's the nearest thing — (to article, colour required) c'est ça le plus approchant

3) ( short)

the nearest route — le chemin le plus court
6.
near + combining form presque

a near-catastrophic blunder — une gaffe presque catastrophique
7.
transitive verb lit, fig ( draw close to) approcher de

to near completion — toucher à sa fin

to near retirement — partir bientôt à la retraite

English-French dictionary > near
4 near

near

A adv

1 ( nearby) to live/work quite near habiter/travailler tout près ; to move ou draw near approcher (to de) ; to move ou draw nearer s'approcher davantage (to de) ; to bring sth nearer approcher qch ;

2 ( close in time) the exams are drawing near les examens approchent ; the time is near when… dans peu de temps,… ; how near are they in age? combien ont-ils de différence d'âge? ;

3 ( nearly) as near perfect as it could be aussi proche de la perfection que possible ; nowhere near finished/ready loin d'être fini/prêt ; he's not anywhere near as bright as her il est loin d'être aussi intelligent qu'elle.

B near enough adv phr

1 ( approximately) à peu près ; there were 20 yachts near enough il y avait à peu près 20 yachts ;

2 ( sufficiently close) that's near enough ( not any closer) tu es assez près ; ( acceptable as quantity) ça ira ; to be near enough/come near enough to do être assez près/s'approcher suffisamment pour faire.

C prep

1 ( in space) près de [place, person, object] ; near here/there près d'ici/de là ; don't go near the fire ne t'approche pas trop du feu ; don't come near me ne t'approche pas de moi ;

2 ( in time) nearer the time quand la date approchera ; it's getting near Christmas Noël approche ; on or near the 12th autour du 12 ; their anniversary is near ours leur anniversaire de mariage est à quelques jours du nôtre ; nearer 40 than 30 plus proche or plus près de 40 ans que de 30 ;

3 ( in degree) proche de ; nearer the truth plus proche de la vérité ; nearer this colour than that plus proche de cette couleur-ci que de celle-là ; nearer what I'm looking for plus proche de ce que je cherche ; near the beginning/end of the article presque au début/à la fin de l'article ; near the climax of the play à l'approche du point culminant de la pièce ; I'm no nearer (finding) a solution than I was yesterday je n'ai pas plus de solution que je n'en avais hier ; he's no nearer (making) a decision il n'est pas plus décidé ; she's nowhere near finishing elle est loin d'avoir fini ; £400? it cost nearer £600 400 livres? je dirais plutôt 600 ; nobody comes anywhere near her fig personne ne lui arrive à la cheville.

D near to prep phr

1 ( in space) près de [place, person, object] ; near to where près de l'endroit où ; nearer to plus près de ; how near are we to Dijon? à quelle distance sommes-nous de Dijon? ;

2 ( on point of) au bord de [tears, hysteria, collapse] ; to be near to doing être sur le point de faire ; how near are you to completing…? est-ce que vous êtes sur le point de finir…? ;

3 ( in degree) to come nearest to s'approcher le plus de [ideal, conception] ; to come near to doing faillir faire ; he came near to giving up il a failli abandonner.

E adj

1 (close in distance, time) proche ; the nearest tree l'arbre le plus proche ; our nearest neighbours nos voisins les plus proches ; in the near future dans un avenir proche ;

2 ( in degree) in the near darkness dans la pénombre ; he's the nearest thing to an accountant we've got c'est lui qui a le plus de connaissances en comptabilité parmi nos employés ; it's the nearest thing (to article, colour required) c'est ça le plus approchant ; to calculate sth to the near whole number Math arrondir un résultat ;

3 ( short) the nearest route le chemin le plus court.

F near+ (dans composés) presque ; a near-catastrophic blunder une gaffe presque catastrophique ; a near-perfect exam paper un examen presque parfait or proche de la perfection.

G vtr

1 ( draw close to) approcher de [place] ; as we neared the city/the harbour comme nous approchions de la ville/du port ;

2 fig approcher de [peak, record high] ; to near the end of approcher de la fin de [season, term] ; to near the end of one's life lit, fig approcher de sa fin ; to near completion [project, book] toucher à sa fin ; to near retirement partir bientôt à la retraite.

Big English-French dictionary > near
5 near

niə
1. adjective
1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) cerca

2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) próximo

2. adverb
1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) cerca

2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) cerca

3. preposition
(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) cerca de

4. verb
(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) acercarse a

- nearly
- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss

near adj adv cerca

is the station near here? ¿está cerca la estación?

there's a café near my house hay una cafetería cerca de mi casa

near

tr[nɪə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 cercano,-a

■ where is the nearest bank? ¿dónde está el banco más cercano?

■ Barclays is quite near Barclays queda bastante cerca

2 (relations) cercano,-a

■ a near relative un pariente cercano

■ one's nearest and dearest los más queridos

3 (time) próximo,-a

■ in the near future en un futuro próximo

4 (similar) parecido,-a

■ this is the nearest we have, I'm afraid lo siento, pero esto es lo más parecido que tenemos

adverb

1 cerca

■ I live quite near (by) vivo bastante cerca

preposition

1 cerca de

■ it's near the market está cerca del mercado

■ near the end of the book hacia el final del libro

1 (Also near to) a punto de

■ she was near to crying estuvo a punto de llorar

transitive verb

1 acercarse a

■ we are nearing the day when... nos acercamos al día en que...

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to come near acercarse

to come near to doing something estar en un tris de hacer algo

to draw near acercarse

near miss (shot) tiro que no da en el blanco por poco 2 (situation) situación que no se produce por poco

■ it was a near miss falló por poco

■ the lorry almost hit us, it was a near miss por poco nos da el camión, nos escapamos por los pelos

near ['nɪr] vt

1) : acercarse a

the ship is nearing port: el barco se está acercando al puerto

2) : estar a punto de

she is nearing graduation: está a punto de graduarse

near adv

1) close: cerca

my family lives quite near: mi familia vive muy cerca

2) nearly: casi

I came near to finishing: casi terminé

near adj

1) close: cercano, próximo

2) similar: parecido, semejante

near prep

: cerca de

near

adj.

• afín adj.

• allegado, -a adj.

• aproximado, -a adj.

• cerca adj.

• cercano, -a adj.

• estrecho, -a adj.

• inmediato, -a adj.

• propincuo, -a adj.

• próximo (Cercano) adj.

• vecino, -a adj.

• íntimo, -a adj.

adv.

• cerca adv.

prep.

• cerca de prep.

• hacia prep.

• sobre prep.

v.

• acercarse v.

I nɪr, nɪə(r)
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cercano, próximo

the nearest store — la tienda más cercana

b) ( in time) cercano, próximo

c) ( in approximation) parecido

that's the nearest thing to an apology you can expect from him — eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que se puede esperar de él

d) < relative> cercano

2) ( virtual) (before n)

there was near panic when the alarms sounded — casi se produjo el pánico cuando sonaron las alarmas

in a state of near exhaustion — prácticamente en estado de agotamiento

3) (BrE Auto, Equ) izquierdo

II

adverb -er, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cerca

don't go any nearer to the edge — no te acerques más al borde

from near and far — de todas partes

b) ( in time)

we're getting near to Christmas — ya falta poco para Navidad

c) ( in approximation)

the total will be nearer to $1,000 than $500 — el total va a estar más cerca de 1.000 que de 500 dólares

d) ( on the verge of)

near to something/-ing: she was near to tears estaba al borde de las lágrimas or a punto de echarse a llorar; I came very near to hitting him — estuve a punto de pegarle, por poco le pego

2) ( nearly) casi

I'm nowhere near finished — me falta mucho or (colloq) un montón para terminar

that's nowhere near enough — (colloq) con eso no alcanza, ni mucho menos

it'll cost $1,000, near enough — (colloq) costará 1.000 dólares, o por ahí (fam)

III

preposition -er, -est

a) ( in position) cerca de

the room nearest the entrance — la habitación que está más cerca de la entrada

don't go too near the fire — no te acerques demasiado al fuego

b) ( in time)

we're getting very near Christmas — falta muy poco para Navidad

c) ( in approximation)

damage was estimated at somewhere near $2,000 — los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares

I'd say he's nearer 70 than 60 — yo diría que está más cerca de los 70 que de los 60

no one comes near her in stamina — los deja a todos muy atrás en resistencia

d) ( on the verge of)

the project is now near completion — el proyecto está a punto de acabarse

IV

transitive verb acercarse* a

we are nearing our destination — nos estamos acercando a nuestro destino

he must be nearing his 80th birthday — debe faltarle poco para cumplir los 80

the project is nearing completion — el proyecto se está por acabar

[nɪǝ(r)]
1. ADV

1) (in place) cerca

he lives quite near — vive bastante cerca

don't come any nearer! — ¡no te acerques más!

• so near and yet so far, the shore was so near and yet so far — la orilla estaba al alcance de la mano pero llegar a ella era imposible

victory was so near and yet so far — la victoria parecía estar asegurada pero ese último esfuerzo para obtenerla les resultó imposible

2) (in time)

• the agreement brings peace a little nearer — este acuerdo nos acerca un poco más a la paz

• winter is drawing near — el invierno se acerca

• the nearer it gets to the election the more they look like losing — a medida que se acercan las elecciones mayor parece la posibilidad de que pierdan

• to be near at hand — [object] estar al alcance de la mano; [event, season] estar a la vuelta de la esquina

3) (in level, degree)

• the nearest I ever came to feeling that was when... — la única vez que llegué a sentir algo parecido fue cuando...

• you as near as dammit killed me * — no me mataste, pero por un pelo *

• that's near enough — (numbers) no merece la pena precisar más; (amount) con eso vale

• you won't get any nearer than that to what you want — no vas a encontrar otra cosa que se aproxime más a lo que buscas

the nearest I ever got to winning — lo más cerca que estuve de ganar

• it's nowhere near enough * — con eso no basta ni mucho menos

"have you finished it yet?" - "nowhere near" — -¿has terminado ya? -qué va, me falta muchísimo

• as near as I can recall — que yo recuerde

4) (=almost) casi

• I came near to telling her everything — llegué casi a decírselo todo

• near on 3,000 people — casi 3.000 personas

• it's in near perfect condition — está casi en perfectas condiciones

• I could hardly see it in the near total darkness — apenas lo veía en la oscuridad que era casi total

2. PREP
(also: near to)
1) (of place) cerca de

I live near Liverpool — vivo cerca de Liverpool

is there a bank near here? — ¿hay algún banco por aquí cerca?

I sat near the fire — me senté cerca de la chimenea

the schools near where I live — los colegios de mi barrio

the person nearest the door — la persona que está más cerca de la puerta

he won't let anyone near his toys — no deja que nadie se acerque a sus juguetes

• we don't live anywhere near Lincoln — vivimos bastante or muy lejos de Lincoln

• if you come near me I'll kill you — como te me acerques, te mato

nobody comes anywhere near him at swimming — en natación nadie le llega ni a la suela del zapato

• the passage is near the end of the book — el trozo viene hacia el final del libro

• don't go near the edge — no te acerques al borde

• we were nowhere near the station — estábamos bastante or muy lejos de la estación

2) (in time)

her birthday is near mine — su cumpleaños cae cerca del mío

near the end of the century — hacia fines del siglo

3) (=almost)

the sun was near to setting — el sol estaba a punto de ponerse

we were near to being drowned — por poco nos morimos ahogados

• she was near death — estaba al borde de la muerte, tocaba a su fin liter

• near to tears — a punto de llorar

3. ADJ

1) (in place) cercano

my house is near enough to walk — mi casa está muy cerca, se puede ir andando

where's the nearest service station? — ¿dónde está la gasolinera más cercana?

these glasses make things look nearer — con estas gafas todo parece estar más cerca

• £250 or nearest offer — 250 libras o precio a discutir

• calculate to the nearest decimal place — para el cálculo solo utilicen el primer decimal

• he calculated the price to the nearest pound — redondeó el precio a la libra entera

2) (in time) próximo

• in the near future — en un futuro cercano

• the time is near when... — falta poco cuando...

3) (in level, degree)

it's the nearest thing to heaven I can think of — para mí esto es como estar en el séptimo cielo

that's the nearest thing to a compliment you'll get from him — iro eso es lo más parecido a un elogio que vas a conseguir de él

a near thing —

she won, but it was a near thing — ganó, pero por los pelos

4) [relative] cercano

your nearest and dearest — tus seres más allegados y queridos

4. VT

1) (in space) acercarse a

2) (in time)

it was nearing lunchtime — faltaba poco para la hora de comer

I'm nearing the end of my contract — falta poco para que venza mi contrato

he is nearing 50 — frisa en los 50, tiene casi 50 años

3) (in level, degree)

the building is nearing completion — el edificio está casi terminado

the country is nearing total anarchy — el país está al borde de la anarquía total

5.

VI acercarse

6.

CPD

the Near East N — el Cercano Oriente

near miss N — [of planes] casi colisión f ; (when aiming) casi acierto m ; (in competition) (=near-victory) casi victoria f

he had a near miss — (Aer) no se estrelló por poco; (Aut) no chocó por poco

it was a near miss — (target) no dio en el blanco por poco

near money N — (Comm) activos mpl realizables

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I [nɪr, nɪə(r)]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cercano, próximo

the nearest store — la tienda más cercana

b) ( in time) cercano, próximo

c) ( in approximation) parecido

that's the nearest thing to an apology you can expect from him — eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que se puede esperar de él

d) < relative> cercano

2) ( virtual) (before n)

there was near panic when the alarms sounded — casi se produjo el pánico cuando sonaron las alarmas

in a state of near exhaustion — prácticamente en estado de agotamiento

3) (BrE Auto, Equ) izquierdo

II

adverb -er, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cerca

don't go any nearer to the edge — no te acerques más al borde

from near and far — de todas partes

b) ( in time)

we're getting near to Christmas — ya falta poco para Navidad

c) ( in approximation)

the total will be nearer to $1,000 than $500 — el total va a estar más cerca de 1.000 que de 500 dólares

d) ( on the verge of)

near to something/-ing: she was near to tears estaba al borde de las lágrimas or a punto de echarse a llorar; I came very near to hitting him — estuve a punto de pegarle, por poco le pego

2) ( nearly) casi

I'm nowhere near finished — me falta mucho or (colloq) un montón para terminar

that's nowhere near enough — (colloq) con eso no alcanza, ni mucho menos

it'll cost $1,000, near enough — (colloq) costará 1.000 dólares, o por ahí (fam)

III

preposition -er, -est

a) ( in position) cerca de

the room nearest the entrance — la habitación que está más cerca de la entrada

don't go too near the fire — no te acerques demasiado al fuego

b) ( in time)

we're getting very near Christmas — falta muy poco para Navidad

c) ( in approximation)

damage was estimated at somewhere near $2,000 — los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares

I'd say he's nearer 70 than 60 — yo diría que está más cerca de los 70 que de los 60

no one comes near her in stamina — los deja a todos muy atrás en resistencia

d) ( on the verge of)

the project is now near completion — el proyecto está a punto de acabarse

IV

transitive verb acercarse* a

we are nearing our destination — nos estamos acercando a nuestro destino

he must be nearing his 80th birthday — debe faltarle poco para cumplir los 80

the project is nearing completion — el proyecto se está por acabar

English-spanish dictionary > near
6 nowhere

'nəuweə
adverb

(in or to no place; not anywhere: It was nowhere to be found; `Where have you been?' `Nowhere in particular.') en ninguna parte, en ningún sitio, en ningún lugar

- nowhere near

nowhere adv ninguna parte / ningún sitio

where are you going? Nowhere ¿adónde vas? A ninguna parte

he had nowhere to hide no tenía ningún sitio donde esconderse

nowhere near muy lejos / ni mucho menos

I am nowhere near finished estoy muy lejos de acabar / me falta mucho para acabar

nowhere

tr['nəʊweə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adverb

1 (position) en ninguna parte, en ningún sitio, en ningún lugar; (direction) a ninguna parte, a ningún sitio

■ where are you going? --nowhere special ¿dónde vas? --a ningún sitio en especial

■ there's nowhere to hide no hay donde esconderse

■ she has nowhere else to go no tiene otro sitio donde ir

■ that will get you nowhere eso no te llevará a ninguna parte, eso no te ayudará en nada

■ my keys were nowhere to be found no encontraba mis llaves por ninguna parte

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in the middle of nowhere en el quinto pino

nowhere near muy lejos de

■ I've nowhere near finished estoy muy lejos de acabar

■ it's nowhere near as good as the other no es ni de lejos tan bueno como el otro

nowhere ['no:.hwɛr] adv

1) : en ninguna parte, a ningún lado

nowhere to be found: en ninguna parte, por ningún lado

you're going nowhere: no estás yendo a ningún lado, no estás yendo a ninguna parte

2)

nowhere near : ni con mucho, nada cerca

it's nowhere near here: no está nada cerca de aquí

nowhere n

1) : ninguna parte f

2)

out of nowhere : de la nada

nowhere

adv.

• a ninguna parte adv.

• en ninguna parte adv.

n.

• ninguna parte s.f.

• ningún sitio s.m.

I 'nəʊhwer, 'nəʊweə(r)
adverb

1)

where did you go last night? - nowhere — ¿adónde fuiste anoche? - a ningún lado or a ninguna parte

nowhere else will you find such beautiful scenery — en ninguna otra parte encontrarás un paisaje tan hermoso

she was nowhere to be found/seen — no se la encontraba/se la veía por ningún lado or por ninguna parte

to get nowhere — no conseguir* or no lograr nada

we're getting nowhere fast — (colloq) no estamos avanzando nada de nada (fam)

to go o lead nowhere — no conducir* a nada

2)

nowhere near: Warsaw is nowhere near Moscow Varsovia está lejísimos de Moscú; my house is nowhere near as big as theirs — mi casa no es tan grande como la suya ni mucho menos

II

pronoun

nowhere was open yet — todavía no había nada (or ningún lugar etc) abierto

Paris is like nowhere else — París es único

he had nowhere to go/hide — no tenía dónde ir/dónde esconderse

the car just appeared from o out of nowhere — el coche apareció de la nada

['nǝʊwɛǝ(r)]
ADV
1) (lit) [be] en ninguna parte; [go] a ninguna parte

you're going nowhere — no vas a ninguna parte

they have nowhere to go — no tienen dónde ir

there was nowhere to hide — no había dónde esconderse

there is nowhere more romantic than Paris — no hay lugar más romántico que París

it's nowhere you know — no es ningún sitio que conoces

it's nowhere you'll ever find it — está en un sitio donde no lo encontrarás nunca

• nowhere else — en/a ninguna otra parte

she had nowhere else to go — no tenía otro lugar a donde ir

• from nowhere — de la nada

• nowhere in Europe — en ninguna parte de Europa

• he was nowhere to be seen, he was nowhere in sight — no se le veía por ninguna parte

2) (fig)

without me he would be nowhere — sin mí no habría llegado a ninguna parte

• he came from nowhere to take the lead in the race — pasó de ir muy a la zaga a tomar la delantera en la carrera

the party came from nowhere to win the election — el partido surgió de la nada y ganó las elecciones

• we're getting nowhere — no estamos consiguiendo nada

I'm getting nowhere with this analysis — no estoy logrando nada con este análisis

he got nowhere with her — no consiguió nada con ella

this is getting us nowhere — esto no nos lleva

flattery will get you nowhere — con halagos no vas a conseguir nada

• a fiver goes nowhere these days — cinco libras no se hace nada hoy en día

• it's nowhere near as big — no es tan grande ni con mucho

it's nowhere near as good — no es tan bueno ni con mucho, dista mucho de ser tan bueno

£10 is nowhere near enough — 10 libras no bastan, ni mucho menos

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I ['nəʊhwer, 'nəʊweə(r)]
adverb

1)

where did you go last night? - nowhere — ¿adónde fuiste anoche? - a ningún lado or a ninguna parte

nowhere else will you find such beautiful scenery — en ninguna otra parte encontrarás un paisaje tan hermoso

she was nowhere to be found/seen — no se la encontraba/se la veía por ningún lado or por ninguna parte

to get nowhere — no conseguir* or no lograr nada

we're getting nowhere fast — (colloq) no estamos avanzando nada de nada (fam)

to go o lead nowhere — no conducir* a nada

2)

nowhere near: Warsaw is nowhere near Moscow Varsovia está lejísimos de Moscú; my house is nowhere near as big as theirs — mi casa no es tan grande como la suya ni mucho menos

II

pronoun

nowhere was open yet — todavía no había nada (or ningún lugar etc) abierto

Paris is like nowhere else — París es único

he had nowhere to go/hide — no tenía dónde ir/dónde esconderse

the car just appeared from o out of nowhere — el coche apareció de la nada

English-spanish dictionary > nowhere
7 lange

f; -, -n

1. length (auch zeitlich); (Größe) height; 20 Meter in der Länge, mit einer Länge von 20 Metern 20 met|res (Am. -ers) long ( oder in length), with a length of 20 met|res (Am. -ers); der Länge nach lengthwise; der Länge nach hinfallen fall flat on one’s face, go sprawling; in seiner vollen Länge senden etc. broadcast etc. in full; in die Länge ziehen fig. draw ( oder drag) out; (Erzählung) spin out; sich in die Länge ziehen drag on; auf die Länge umg. in the long run

2. SPORT length; mit einer Länge gewinnen win by a length; um Längen gewinnen win by a mile; um Längen geschlagen werden be beaten out of sight

3. (langweilige Stelle) longueur; der Film hatte Längen the film ( Am auch movie) had its dull patches

4. LING. long vowel; METRIK: long syllable

5. GEOG., ASTRON., MATH. longitude; auf oder unter 10 Grad westlicher Länge liegen have a longitude of 10 degrees West, lie at 10 degrees West longitude

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die Länge

longitude; footage; tallness; length

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lạn|ge I ['laŋə] (S Ger) [laŋ] (Aus)
adv
['lɛŋɐ] comp - er ['lɛŋɐ] ['lɛŋstə] superl am lä\#ngsten ['lɛŋstn]
1) (zeitlich) a long time; (in Fragen, Negativsätzen) long

die Sitzung hat heute lange/nicht lange gedauert — the meeting went on (for) a long time/didn't go on (for) long today

wie lange lernst du schon Deutsch/bist du schon hier? — how long have you been learning German (for)/been here (for)?

es ist noch gar nicht lange her, dass wir diese Frage diskutiert haben — we discussed this question not long ago, it's not long since we discussed this question

er wird es nicht mehr lange machen (inf) — he won't last long, he's not got long to go

bis Weihnachten ist es ja noch lange hin — it's still a long time till Christmas, we're a long way from Christmas

lange nicht gesehen (inf) — long time no see (inf)

je länger, je lieber — the more the better; (zeitlich) the longer the better

2) (inf = längst)

noch lange nicht — not by any means, not by a long chalk (Brit inf) or shot

lange nicht so... — nowhere near as..., not nearly as...

er verdient lange nicht so viel — he doesn't earn nearly as much, he doesn't earn anywhere near as much

wenn er das schafft, kannst du das schon lange — if he can do it, you can do it easily
II [laŋ]
1. adj comp - er
['lɛŋɐ] superl ['lɛŋɐ] -ste(r, s) ['lɛŋstə]
1) long['lɛŋstn]; Film, Roman, Aufenthalt, Rede long, lengthy

das ist seit Langem geplant — that has been planned (for) a long time

das war seit Langem geplant — it was planned a long time ago

vor langeer Zeit — a long time ago

in nicht allzu langeer Zeit — before too or very long, in the not too distant future

das hat die längste Zeit gedauert! — that's gone on long enough!

hier wird mir der Tag or die Zeit nicht lange — I won't get bored here

etw länger machen — to make sth longer, to lengthen sth

es ist eine langee Strecke bis Bristol, jedenfalls länger, als ich gedacht hatte — it's a long way to Bristol, at least, further than I thought

die Tage werden wieder länger — the days are drawing out, the days are getting longer

er machte ein langees Gesicht — his face fell

man sah überall nur langee Gesichter — you saw nothing but long faces

etw von langeer Hand vorbereiten — to prepare sth carefully

des Langen und Breiten — at great length

einen langeen Hals machen (inf) — to crane one's neck

See:

→ Leine, Sicht

2) (inf = groß gewachsen) Mensch tall

eine langee Latte sein, ein langeer Lulatsch sein, ein langees Elend or Ende sein — to be a (real) beanpole (inf)

er ist so lange wie er dumm ist — he's as thick as two short planks (inf)

2. adv comp -er, superl am -sten

der lange erwartete Regen — the long-awaited rain

der lange ersehnte Tag/Urlaub — the longed-for day/holiday (esp Brit) or vacation (US)

lange anhaltender Beifall — prolonged or long applause

lange gehegt (Wunsch) — long-cherished

lange gestreckt — long; Dorf auch strung-out

lange gezogen (Ton, Schrei) — long-drawn-out; Kurve long

nur einen Augenblick lange — only for a moment or second

zwei Stunden lange — for two hours

mein ganzes Leben lange — all my life, my whole life

lange und breit — at great length

See:

→ auch lange, entlang

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die

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.) length

2) (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.) length

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Län·ge

<-, -n>

[ˈlɛŋə]

f

1. (räumliche Ausdehnung) length

in die \Länge wachsen to shoot up

auf eine \Länge von etw dat for sth

die Autobahn war auf eine \Länge von 45 Kilometern blockiert the motorway was blocked for 45 kilometres

der \Länge nach lengthways, lengthwise; (in ganzer Länge) flat on one's face

die Frau fiel der \Länge nach hin the woman fell flat on her face

das Regal stürzte der \Länge nach zu Boden the shelf fell flat on the floor

von bestimmter \Länge of a certain length

ich benötige Pfähle von drei Metern \Länge I need posts three metres in length

2. (zeitliche Ausdehnung) length, duration

in voller \Länge in its entirety

etw in die \Länge ziehen to drag out sth sep

er zog das Gespräch in die \Länge he dragged the conversation out

sich akk in die \Länge ziehen to drag on

die Verhandlungen zogen sich in die \Länge the negotiations dragged on

3. (fam: Größe) height

was hast du eigentlich für eine \Länge? how tall are you?

4. SPORT (Strecke einer Bootslänge) length

5. FILM, LIT, MEDIA (langatmige Stelle) long-drawn-out passage [or scene

6. (Abstand vom Nullmeridian) longitude

die Insel liegt 38° östlicher \Länge the longitudinal position of the island is 38° east

7. (poet: lange Silbe) long syllable

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länger, am längsten Adverb

1) a long time

er ist schon lange fertig — he finished a long time ago

lange schlafen/arbeiten — sleep/work late

bist du schon lange hier? — have you been here long?

es ist noch gar nicht lange her, dass ich ihn gesehen habe — it's not long since I saw him; I saw him not long ago

da kannst du lange warten — you can wait for ever

sie wird es nicht mehr lange machen — (ugs.) she won't last much longer; s. auch länger 3.

2) (bei weitem)

das ist [noch] lange nicht alles — that's not all by any means; that's not all, not by a long chalk or shot (coll.)

ich bin noch lange nicht fertig — I'm nowhere near finished

er ist noch lange nicht soweit — he's got a long time to go till then

hier ist es lange nicht so schön — it isn't nearly as nice here

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lange; länger, am längsten; adv

1. zeitlich: for a long time;

nicht lange darauf not long after(ward[s]);

er braucht immer lange it always takes him a while; pej he’s very slow;

das ist schon lange her that was a long time ago;

es ist schon lange her, dass it’s been a long time since, umg it’s ages since;

wie lange lernen Sie schon Englisch? how long have you been learning English?;

so lange wie as long as;

so lange bis till, until;

da kannst du lange warten umg you can wait till the cows come home;

du brauchst nicht lange zu fragen you don’t need to ask;

er fragte nicht erst lange he didn’t stop to ask

2. verstärkend:

lange nicht (bei Weitem nicht) not nearly …; umg not by a long chalk (US shot), nowhere near …;

(noch) lange nicht fertig/gut genug etc not nearly ready/good enough etc;

ist er fertig? - noch lange nicht umg has he finished? - nowhere near ( oder nothing like, iron you must be joking);

das ist noch lange kein Grund, um aufzugeben that’s absolutely no reason for giving up, that certainly doesn’t mean you’ve got to give up;

deswegen brauchst du dir noch lange nichts einzubilden you mustn’t go getting any ideas just because of that, don’t imagine that’s anything at all special

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länger, am längsten Adverb

1) a long time

er ist schon lange fertig — he finished a long time ago

lange schlafen/arbeiten — sleep/work late

bist du schon lange hier? — have you been here long?

es ist noch gar nicht lange her, dass ich ihn gesehen habe — it's not long since I saw him; I saw him not long ago

da kannst du lange warten — you can wait for ever

sie wird es nicht mehr lange machen — (ugs.) she won't last much longer; s. auch länger 3.

2) (bei weitem)

das ist [noch] lange nicht alles — that's not all by any means; that's not all, not by a long chalk or shot (coll.)

ich bin noch lange nicht fertig — I'm nowhere near finished

er ist noch lange nicht soweit — he's got a long time to go till then

hier ist es lange nicht so schön — it isn't nearly as nice here

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-n f.

footage n.

length n.

longitude n.

tallness n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > lange
8 Länge

f; -, -n

1. length (auch zeitlich); (Größe) height; 20 Meter in der Länge, mit einer Länge von 20 Metern 20 met|res (Am. -ers) long ( oder in length), with a length of 20 met|res (Am. -ers); der Länge nach lengthwise; der Länge nach hinfallen fall flat on one’s face, go sprawling; in seiner vollen Länge senden etc. broadcast etc. in full; in die Länge ziehen fig. draw ( oder drag) out; (Erzählung) spin out; sich in die Länge ziehen drag on; auf die Länge umg. in the long run

2. SPORT length; mit einer Länge gewinnen win by a length; um Längen gewinnen win by a mile; um Längen geschlagen werden be beaten out of sight

3. (langweilige Stelle) longueur; der Film hatte Längen the film ( Am auch movie) had its dull patches

4. LING. long vowel; METRIK: long syllable

5. GEOG., ASTRON., MATH. longitude; auf oder unter 10 Grad westlicher Länge liegen have a longitude of 10 degrees West, lie at 10 degrees West longitude

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die Länge

longitude; footage; tallness; length

* * *
lạn|ge I ['laŋə] (S Ger) [laŋ] (Aus)
adv
['lɛŋɐ] comp - er ['lɛŋɐ] ['lɛŋstə] superl am lä\#ngsten ['lɛŋstn]
1) (zeitlich) a long time; (in Fragen, Negativsätzen) long

die Sitzung hat heute lange/nicht lange gedauert — the meeting went on (for) a long time/didn't go on (for) long today

wie lange lernst du schon Deutsch/bist du schon hier? — how long have you been learning German (for)/been here (for)?

es ist noch gar nicht lange her, dass wir diese Frage diskutiert haben — we discussed this question not long ago, it's not long since we discussed this question

er wird es nicht mehr lange machen (inf) — he won't last long, he's not got long to go

bis Weihnachten ist es ja noch lange hin — it's still a long time till Christmas, we're a long way from Christmas

lange nicht gesehen (inf) — long time no see (inf)

je länger, je lieber — the more the better; (zeitlich) the longer the better

2) (inf = längst)

noch lange nicht — not by any means, not by a long chalk (Brit inf) or shot

lange nicht so... — nowhere near as..., not nearly as...

er verdient lange nicht so viel — he doesn't earn nearly as much, he doesn't earn anywhere near as much

wenn er das schafft, kannst du das schon lange — if he can do it, you can do it easily
II [laŋ]
1. adj comp - er
['lɛŋɐ] superl ['lɛŋɐ] -ste(r, s) ['lɛŋstə]
1) long['lɛŋstn]; Film, Roman, Aufenthalt, Rede long, lengthy

das ist seit Langem geplant — that has been planned (for) a long time

das war seit Langem geplant — it was planned a long time ago

vor langeer Zeit — a long time ago

in nicht allzu langeer Zeit — before too or very long, in the not too distant future

das hat die längste Zeit gedauert! — that's gone on long enough!

hier wird mir der Tag or die Zeit nicht lange — I won't get bored here

etw länger machen — to make sth longer, to lengthen sth

es ist eine langee Strecke bis Bristol, jedenfalls länger, als ich gedacht hatte — it's a long way to Bristol, at least, further than I thought

die Tage werden wieder länger — the days are drawing out, the days are getting longer

er machte ein langees Gesicht — his face fell

man sah überall nur langee Gesichter — you saw nothing but long faces

etw von langeer Hand vorbereiten — to prepare sth carefully

des Langen und Breiten — at great length

einen langeen Hals machen (inf) — to crane one's neck

See:

→ Leine, Sicht

2) (inf = groß gewachsen) Mensch tall

eine langee Latte sein, ein langeer Lulatsch sein, ein langees Elend or Ende sein — to be a (real) beanpole (inf)

er ist so lange wie er dumm ist — he's as thick as two short planks (inf)

2. adv comp -er, superl am -sten

der lange erwartete Regen — the long-awaited rain

der lange ersehnte Tag/Urlaub — the longed-for day/holiday (esp Brit) or vacation (US)

lange anhaltender Beifall — prolonged or long applause

lange gehegt (Wunsch) — long-cherished

lange gestreckt — long; Dorf auch strung-out

lange gezogen (Ton, Schrei) — long-drawn-out; Kurve long

nur einen Augenblick lange — only for a moment or second

zwei Stunden lange — for two hours

mein ganzes Leben lange — all my life, my whole life

lange und breit — at great length

See:

→ auch lange, entlang

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die

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.) length

2) (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.) length

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Län·ge

<-, -n>

[ˈlɛŋə]

f

1. (räumliche Ausdehnung) length

in die \Länge wachsen to shoot up

auf eine \Länge von etw dat for sth

die Autobahn war auf eine \Länge von 45 Kilometern blockiert the motorway was blocked for 45 kilometres

der \Länge nach lengthways, lengthwise; (in ganzer Länge) flat on one's face

die Frau fiel der \Länge nach hin the woman fell flat on her face

das Regal stürzte der \Länge nach zu Boden the shelf fell flat on the floor

von bestimmter \Länge of a certain length

ich benötige Pfähle von drei Metern \Länge I need posts three metres in length

2. (zeitliche Ausdehnung) length, duration

in voller \Länge in its entirety

etw in die \Länge ziehen to drag out sth sep

er zog das Gespräch in die \Länge he dragged the conversation out

sich akk in die \Länge ziehen to drag on

die Verhandlungen zogen sich in die \Länge the negotiations dragged on

3. (fam: Größe) height

was hast du eigentlich für eine \Länge? how tall are you?

4. SPORT (Strecke einer Bootslänge) length

5. FILM, LIT, MEDIA (langatmige Stelle) long-drawn-out passage [or scene

6. (Abstand vom Nullmeridian) longitude

die Insel liegt 38° östlicher \Länge the longitudinal position of the island is 38° east

7. (poet: lange Silbe) long syllable

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länger, am längsten Adverb

1) a long time

er ist schon lange fertig — he finished a long time ago

lange schlafen/arbeiten — sleep/work late

bist du schon lange hier? — have you been here long?

es ist noch gar nicht lange her, dass ich ihn gesehen habe — it's not long since I saw him; I saw him not long ago

da kannst du lange warten — you can wait for ever

sie wird es nicht mehr lange machen — (ugs.) she won't last much longer; s. auch länger 3.

2) (bei weitem)

das ist [noch] lange nicht alles — that's not all by any means; that's not all, not by a long chalk or shot (coll.)

ich bin noch lange nicht fertig — I'm nowhere near finished

er ist noch lange nicht soweit — he's got a long time to go till then

hier ist es lange nicht so schön — it isn't nearly as nice here

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Länge f; -, -n

1. length (auch zeitlich); (Größe) height;

20 Meter in der Länge, mit einer Länge von 20 Metern 20 metres (US -ers) long ( oder in length), with a length of 20 metres (US -ers);

der Länge nach lengthwise;

der Länge nach hinfallen fall flat on one’s face, go sprawling;

in seiner vollen Länge senden etc broadcast etc in full;

in die Länge ziehen fig draw ( oder drag) out; (Erzählung) spin out;

sich in die Länge ziehen drag on;

auf die Länge umg in the long run

2. SPORT length;

mit einer Länge gewinnen win by a length;

um Längen gewinnen win by a mile;

um Längen geschlagen werden be beaten out of sight

3. (langweilige Stelle) longueur;

der Film hatte Längen the film ( Am auch movie) had its dull patches

4. LING long vowel; METRIK long syllable

5. GEOG, ASTRON, MATH longitude;

auf oder

unter 10 Grad westlicher Länge liegen have a longitude of 10 degrees West, lie at 10 degrees West longitude

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länger, am längsten Adverb

1) a long time

er ist schon lange fertig — he finished a long time ago

lange schlafen/arbeiten — sleep/work late

bist du schon lange hier? — have you been here long?

es ist noch gar nicht lange her, dass ich ihn gesehen habe — it's not long since I saw him; I saw him not long ago

da kannst du lange warten — you can wait for ever

sie wird es nicht mehr lange machen — (ugs.) she won't last much longer; s. auch länger 3.

2) (bei weitem)

das ist [noch] lange nicht alles — that's not all by any means; that's not all, not by a long chalk or shot (coll.)

ich bin noch lange nicht fertig — I'm nowhere near finished

er ist noch lange nicht soweit — he's got a long time to go till then

hier ist es lange nicht so schön — it isn't nearly as nice here

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-n f.

footage n.

length n.

longitude n.

tallness n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Länge
9 ليس

لَيْسَ \ is not, isn’t: or (in questions only) of am not: Aren’t I going with you? No I’m not. Those aren’t my glasses. no: (with a comparative adj. or adv.) not at all: He’s no bigger than I am. There is no more food, not a He’s no friend of mine. I’m no footballer. non-: prefix the word for not, used in making compound words: a non-smoker (sb. who does not smoke); a non-swimmer (sb. who cannot swim). \ لَيْسَ (بَعْدَ النَّفي)‏ \ so: (following a negative) showing a comparison: He’s bigger than you, but he’s not so strong (as you). He’s not so strong a boy (not such a strong boy) as you are. \ لَيْسَ بِشيء \ not much of a: not a good: He’s not much of a singer. \ لَيْسَ غَير \ simply: only; just; nothing more than: Simply tell him your name. I’m not a doctor; I’m simply a nurse. \ لَيْسَ قريبًا مِن \ nothing like: not nearly: The work is nothing like finished. He’s nothing like as tall as you. \ لَيْسَ له شَكْل \ shapeless: having no special shape: a shapeless block of stone. \ لَيْسَ معادلاً لِـ \ nothing like: not nearly: The work is nothing like finished. He’s nothing like as tall as you. \ لَيْسَ... أبدًا \ far from: not at all: I’m far from pleased with the result. nowhere near: not nearly: She’s nowhere near ready. \ لَيْسَ... فَحَسْب \ not only... (but): (in various positions) not simply... but: Not only did he steal it, (but) he also destroyed it. He not only stole it but he destroyed it too.

Arabic-English dictionary > ليس
10 mica

non ho mica finito I'm nowhere near finished

non è mica vero there's not the slightest bit of truth in it

mica male not bad at all

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mica¹ avv. (fam.)

1 (come rafforzativo di negazione): non l'ho mica visto, I haven't seen it (at all); non le stava mica male quell'abito, she didn't look at all bad in that dress; non ti sarai mica offeso?, you're not offended, are you?

2 (con valore di non): ''Come va?'' ''Mica male'', ''How are things?'' ''Not bad (at all)''; sono cose vere, mica storie, it's true, no kidding // ''Vi siete divertiti?'' ''Mica tanto'', ''Did you enjoy yourselves?'' ''Not much''.

mica² s.f. (min.) mica.

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I ['mika] avv
non...mica fam — not... at all

non ci credo mica! — I don't believe that for a minute!

non ci crederai mica! — you won't believe it!

non sarà mica partito? — he wouldn't have left, would he?

non sono mica stanco — I'm not at all tired

mica male! — not bad (at all)!
II ['mika] sf
(minerale) mica

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I ['mika]
avverbio colloq.

1) (per nulla, affatto) at all

mica scemo! — there are no flies on him!

non gli credo mica — I don't believe him at all

2) (non) no, not

mica male! — not (half) bad!

3) (forse, per caso)

hai mica il suo indirizzo? — do you happen to have his address? do you have his address by any chance?

potresti mica prestarmi un po' di soldi? — could you possibly lend me some money?

4) (rafforzativo)

non ti sarai mica arrabbiato? — surely you didn't get angry!

non lo mangerai mica! — you're surely not going to eat that!
II
pl. - che ['mika, ke] sostantivo femminile miner. mica

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mica¹

/'mika/

avverbio

colloq.

1 (per nulla, affatto) at all; mica scemo! there are no flies on him! non gli credo mica I don't believe him at all

2 (non) no, not; mica male! not (half) bad!

3 (forse, per caso) hai mica il suo indirizzo? do you happen to have his address? do you have his address by any chance? potresti mica prestarmi un po' di soldi? could you possibly lend me some money?

4 (rafforzativo) non ti sarai mica arrabbiato? surely you didn't get angry! non lo mangerai mica! you're surely not going to eat that!

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mica²

pl. - che /'mika, ke/

sostantivo f.

miner. mica.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > mica
11 noch

I Adv.

1. still; immer noch oder noch immer still; noch nicht not yet; noch ist es nicht zu spät it’s not too late yet; noch nie never (before); noch lange nicht umg. not by a long chalk (Am. shot); wir sind noch lange nicht fertig etc. we’re not nearly ( oder nowhere near) ready etc.

2. geringen zeitlichen Abstand ausdrückend: noch am selben Tag that (very) same day; noch gestern only yesterday; heute noch (bis heute) to this day; noch jetzt even now; sie war eben oder gerade noch hier she was here only a moment ago; noch im 11. Jahrhundert... as late as the 11th century...; noch im 11. Jahrhundert benutzte man sie auch they were still in use in the 11th century

3. begrenzten zeitlichen Rahmen ausdrückend: der Brief muss heute noch oder noch heute zur Post I etc. have to get this letter to the post office by the end of today; er starb noch an der Unfallstelle he died at the scene of the accident; noch bevor er etwas sagen konnte, ging sie hinaus she left before he could say anything

4. (nicht mehr als): er hat nur noch 10 Dollar he’s only got 10 dollars left; es sind ( nur) noch 5 Kilometer bis zur Raststätte it’s (only) 5 more kilomet|res (Am. -ers) to the service station

5. (ein weiteres Mal, zusätzlich) more; noch ( ein) mal once more, one more time, again; umg., nach Versprecher: let’s try that (one) again; das ist noch einmal gut gegangen that was close ( oder a close thing [Am. call]), umg. talk about lucky; noch dazu on top of that; dazu kommt noch, dass er trinkt not only that - he drinks too, auch and then he drinks on top of it (all); noch einer one more, another one; noch ein Stück another ( oder one more) piece; noch ein Bier, bitte! the same again, another beer, please; noch zwei Kaffee, bitte! two more coffees, please; auch das noch! that’s all I etc. needed; er hat Geld noch und noch oder nöcher umg. he’s got piles ( oder stacks) of money; es gab zu essen noch und noch oder nöcher umg. there was loads to eat; sie redet noch und noch she never stops talking; noch einmal so viel as much again; und noch etwas and another thing; noch etwas? anything else?; was wollen Sie noch? what more do you want?; ( und) was noch? umg. (and) what else?; wer kommt noch? who else is coming?; noch fünf Minuten five minutes to go; bittend: five more minutes, another five minutes; fehlen 1, 4, gerade II 2, 3

6. (möglicherweise): du kommst noch zu spät! you’ll be late if you’re not careful; er landet noch im Gefängnis umg. he’ll end up in prison if he’s not careful; sie wird ( schon) noch anrufen she’ll still call

7. (zuvor, vorher): sie will erst noch duschen she just wants to have a shower first; ich mache das noch fertig I’ll just finish this

8. (später): er wird noch kommen he will come; vielleicht kann man das noch ( ein) mal gebrauchen perhaps it can be used again sometime

9. beim Komparativ einen höheren Grad ausdrückend: noch besser / mehr even better / more; noch schlauer als du even smarter than you; es klingt etc. nur noch verdächtiger even ( oder all the) more suspicious; schön I 6

10. einräumend: jede noch so kleine Spende zählt every donation counts however small it is; sei es noch so klein no matter how small it is, however small it may be; mag sie auch noch so sehr schimpfen oder wenn sie auch noch so sehr schimpft however ( oder no matter how) much she grumbles

11. verstärkend: das ist noch Qualität that’s what I call quality; da bekommt man noch etwas für sein Geld at least there you get value for money (Am. auch something for your money); da haben wir ja noch Glück gehabt we were lucky there; der wird sich noch wundern he’s in for a surprise; noch im Fallen zog er die Pistole he drew the pistol before he hit the ground; man wird ( doch) noch fragen dürfen I etc. was only asking; das wirst du noch bereuen drohend: you’re going to regret that

12. fragend: da kannst du noch lachen? how can you find that funny?; jetzt will er noch baden? he wants to go for a swim now?; nach Vergessenem: wie heißt sie noch? what’s ( oder what was) her name again?; was hattest du noch gesagt? what was it you said (again)?; wann war die Party noch ( mal)? umg. when was the party again?

13. (weniger als): das kostet noch keine 5 Dollar it costs less than 5 dollars; es dauert noch keine 10 Minuten it won’t even take 10 minutes; er kann noch nicht einmal kochen he can’t even cook

II Konj.: sie hat keine Bekannten, noch Freunde in der Stadt geh. she has no acquaintances or friends in the town; weder

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nor (Konj.); even; yet; still

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nọch [nɔx]
1. adv

1) (= weiterhin, bis jetzt, wie zuvor) still

noch nicht — still not, not yet

bist du fertig? – noch nicht — are you ready? – not yet

er ist noch nicht da — he still isn't here, he isn't here yet

immer noch, noch immer — still

sie ist immer noch nicht fertig — she still isn't ready (yet), she isn't ready yet

er dachte noch lange an sie — it was a long time before he stopped thinking of her

du bist noch zu klein — you're still too young

sie ist noch jung — she's only or still young

er schläft noch — he's still asleep

noch nie — never

das habe ich noch nie gehört — I've never known that (before)

ich gehe kaum noch aus — I hardly go out any more

ich möchte gern[e] noch bleiben — I'd like to stay on longer

2) (= irgendwann) some time, one day

er wird sich ( schon) noch daran gewöhnen — he'll get used to it (some time or one day)

das kann noch passieren — that just might happen, that might still happen

er wird noch kommen — he'll come (yet)

3)

(= eben, nicht später als) das muss noch vor Dienstag fertig sein — it has to be ready by Tuesday

ich habe ihn noch vor zwei Tagen gesehen — I saw him only two days ago

er ist noch am selben Tag gestorben — he died the very same day

ich tue das noch heute or heute noch — I'll do it today or this very day

noch im 18. Jahrhundert — as late as the 18th century

gerade noch — (only) just

noch gestern war er frisch und munter — (only) yesterday he was still bright and cheerful

noch keine drei Tage — not three days

4) (einschränkend) (only) just

(gerade) noch gut genug — (only) just good enough

5)

(= außerdem, zusätzlich) wer war noch da? — who else was there?

(gibt es) noch etwas? — (is there) anything else?

ich will noch etwas sagen — there's something else or another thing I want to say

noch etwas Fleisch — some more meat, a bit more meat

noch einer — another (one)

noch ein Bier — another beer

noch zwei Bier — two more beers, another two beers

noch einmal or mal — (once) again, once more

und es regnete auch noch or noch dazu — and on top of that it was raining

dumm und noch dazu frech — stupid and impudent with it (inf)

ich gebe Ihnen noch zwei dazu — I'll give you two extra

noch ein Wort! — (not) another word!

6) (bei Vergleichen) even, still, yet

noch größer — even or still or yet bigger

er will noch mehr haben — he wants even or still more

das ist noch besser — that's even better, that's better still or still better

das ist noch viel wichtiger als... — that is far more important yet or still than...

(und) seien sie auch noch so klein — however small they may or might be

und wenn du auch noch so bittest... — however much you ask...

7) (inf)

wir fanden Fehler noch und nöcher (hum inf) — we found tons (inf) or loads (inf) of mistakes

Geld noch und nöcher (hum inf) — heaps and heaps of money (inf)

er kann noch und nöcher erzählen — he can go on telling stories for ever

ich kann Ihnen Beispiele noch und nöcher geben — I can give you any number of examples

sie hat noch und nöcher versucht,... — she tried again and again to...

2. conj
(weder... noch...) nor
nicht X, noch Y, noch Z — not X nor Y nor Z

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1) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) even

2) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.) still

3) (again: We'll play it once more.) more

4) (up till now: He hasn't telephoned yet; Have you finished yet?; We're not yet ready.) yet

5) (used for emphasis: He's made yet another mistake / yet more mistakes.) yet

6) ((with a comparative adjective) even: a yet more terrible experience.) yet

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noch

[ˈnɔx]

I. adv

1. (außerdem, zusätzlich) in addition

sie hat ein Auto und auch \noch ein Motorrad he has a car and a motorbike as well

\noch ein Wort! [not] another word!

[sonst] \noch etwas? anything else?

bitte \noch ein/zwei Bier! another beer/two more beers, please!

möchten Sie \noch eine Tasse Kaffee? would you like another cup of coffee?

bist du satt oder möchtest du \noch etwas essen? are you full or would you like something more to eat?

mein Geld ist alle, hast du \noch etwas? I don't have any money left, do you have any?

es fehlt mir \noch ein Euro I need another euro

es dauert \noch zehn Minuten it'll be another ten minutes

\noch einmal so lang as long again

wer war \noch da? who else was there?

hat er dir \noch etwas gesagt? did he tell you anything else?

ich will \noch etwas sagen there's another thing I want to say

es war \noch anders it was different again

das ist nicht alles, diese Kisten kommen \noch dazu that's not everything, there are these crates too

ich gebe dir \noch zwei dazu I'll give you two extra

auch \noch [o \noch dazu]:

er ist dumm und \noch dazu frech he's thick and cheeky into the bargain

und es regnete auch \noch and on top of that it was raining

▪ \noch eine(r, s) another

haben Sie \noch einen Wunsch? [can I get you] anything else?

lass die Tür bitte auf, da kommt \noch einer leave the door open please, there's somebody else coming

\noch [ein]mal [once] again, once more

sie hat das \noch einmal/noch einige Male gemacht she did it again/several times more

nur \noch only

ich habe nur \noch fünf Euro I've only five euros left

2. in der Gegenwart, Vergangenheit (weiterhin) still

er ist \noch da he's still here

sie schläft \noch she's still asleep

ich möchte gerne \noch bleiben I'd like to stay on longer

bleib doch \noch ein bisschen! stay a bit longer!

ein \noch ungelöstes Problem an as yet unsolved problem

ich rauche kaum \noch I hardly smoke any more

du bist \noch zu jung you're still too young

auch wenn es nicht leichtfällt, \noch müssen wir schweigen even though it might not be easy, we have to keep quiet for now

\noch nach Jahren... even years later...

sie dachte \noch lange an ihn it was a long time before she stopped thinking of him

\noch heute [o heute \noch] still today, even now [or today]

\noch heute gibt es Leute, die alte Bräuche pflegen even today some people maintain their old customs [or traditions

3. (bis jetzt)

\noch immer [nicht] still [not]

sie hat [bis jetzt] \noch immer gewonnen she's won every time up until now

wir wissen \noch immer nicht mehr we still don't know anything else

er ist immer \noch nicht fertig he still isn't ready, he isn't ready yet

sie ist immer \noch nicht da she's still not here

\noch nicht not yet, still not

halt, warte, tu das \noch nicht! stop, wait, don't do it yet!

bist du fertig? — \noch nicht are you ready? — not yet

\noch regnet es nicht it hasn't started raining yet

\noch nichts nothing yet

zum Glück ist \noch nichts davon an die Öffentlichkeit gedrungen luckily, none of this has yet become public knowledge

bisher habe ich \noch nichts Definitives erfahren I haven't heard anything more definite yet

\noch nie [o niemals] never

ich habe \noch nie Bagels gegessen I've never eaten bagels before

das habe ich \noch nie gehört I've never known that [before]

die Sonne schien und die Luft war klar wie \noch nie the sun was shining and the sky was clearer than ever before

\noch niemand [o keiner] nobody yet

bisher ist \noch niemand gekommen nobody has arrived yet; s.a. eben, erst, nur

4. in der Zukunft (irgendwann) some time, one day

sie wird \noch kommen she'll come [yet]

du wirst ihn [schon] \noch kennen lernen you'll get to know him yet

ich will \noch schnell duschen I just want to have a quick shower

ich mache das jetzt \noch fertig I'll just get this finished

vielleicht kann man den Karton \noch mal brauchen, ich hebe ihn jedenfalls auf I'll hang on to the box, it might come in handy some time

sie wird sich [schon] \noch daran gewöhnen she'll get used to it [some time [or one day]]

das kann [schon] \noch passieren that just might happen, that might still happen

5. (bis zu einem Zeitpunkt) by the end of

das Projekt dürfte \noch in diesem Jahr abgeschlossen sein the project should be finished by the end of the year

das muss \noch vor Dienstag/Monatsende passieren that's got to happen by Tuesday/by the end of the month

\noch in diesen Tagen werden wir erfahren, was beschlossen wurde we will find out what was decided in the next few days

ich habe das \noch am selben Abend/Tag gemacht I did it the very same evening/day

\noch bevor [o ehe] even before

\noch ehe er antworten konnte, legte sie auf even before he could reply she hung up

\noch heute [o heute \noch] today

\noch heute räumst du dein Zimmer auf! you will tidy up your room today!

ich mache das \noch heute [o heute \noch] I'll do it today [or this very day

6. in der Vergangenheit (erst) only

gestern habe ich sie \noch gesehen I saw her only yesterday

\noch gestern habe ich davon nicht das Geringste gewusst even yesterday I didn't have the slightest idea of it

\noch im 20. Jahrhundert... as late as the 20th century...

es ist \noch keine Woche her, dass... it is less than a week ago that...

ich habe Peter \noch vor zwei Tagen gesehen I saw Peter only two days ago

eben [o gerade] \noch [only] just

er war gerade \noch hier he was here only a moment ago

7. (drückt etw aus, das jetzt nicht mehr möglich ist)

ich habe ihn \noch gekannt I'm old enough to have known him

\noch als Junge wollte er Fälscher werden (veraltend) even as a boy he wanted to become a forger

8. (womöglich) if you're/he's etc. not careful

wir kommen \noch zu spät we're going to be late [if we're not careful]

du landest \noch im Gefängnis you'll land up in prison if you don't watch out

9. (bei Vergleichen) even [more], still

\noch größer/schneller even bigger/quicker, bigger/quicker still

das ist \noch besser that's even better [or better still]

sie will \noch mehr haben she wants even [or still] more

\noch höhere Gebäude verträgt dieser Untergrund nicht this foundation can't support buildings that are higher

seinen Vorschlag finde ich sogar \noch etwas besser I think his suggestion is even slightly better still

geht bitte \noch etwas langsamer, wir kommen sonst nicht mit please walk a bit more slowly, we can't keep up otherwise

ach, ich soll Ihnen die Leitung übergeben? das ist ja \noch schöner! (iron) oh, so you want me to hand over the management to you? that's even better!

10. in Verbindung mit so

▪ ... \noch so however...

er kommt damit nicht durch, mag er auch \noch so lügen he won't get away with it, however much he lies

der Wein mag \noch so gut schmecken, er ist einfach zu teuer however good the wine may taste, it's simply too expensive

du kannst \noch so bitten,... you can beg as much as you like..., however much you plead...

11. einschränkend (so eben) still, just about

das ist im Vergleich \noch billig that's still cheap in comparison

es ist immer \noch teuer genug it's still expensive enough

das ist ja \noch mal gut gegangen it was just about all right

das ist \noch zu tolerieren, aber auch nur gerade \noch that's just about tolerable but only just

sie hat \noch Glück gehabt, es hätte viel schlimmer kommen können she was lucky, it could have been much worse

wenn sie sich wenigstens \noch entschuldigt hätte if she had apologized at least

12.

▶ \noch und \noch [o nöcher] heaps, dozens

ich habe diese undankbare Frau \noch und \noch mit Geschenken überhäuft! I showered this ungrateful woman with heaps of gifts

er hat Geld \noch und nöcher he has oodles [and oodles] of money

ich kann dir Beispiele \noch und nöcher geben I can give you any number of examples

sie hat \noch und nöcher versucht,... she tried again and again to...

II. konj

▪ weder... \noch neither... nor

er kann weder lesen \noch schreiben he can neither read nor write

weder er \noch Peter \noch Richard neither he nor Peter nor Richard

▪ nicht... \noch neither... nor

nicht er \noch seine Frau haben eine Arbeit neither he nor his wife are in work

III. part

1. (verstärkend)

siehst du — man kann sich \noch auf sie verlassen! you see — you can always rely on her!

das ist \noch Qualität! that's what I call quality!

das dauert \noch keine fünf Minuten it won't even take five minutes

2. (drohend)

die wird sich \noch wundern! she's in for a [bit of a] shock!

das wirst du \noch bereuen! you'll regret it!

3. (empört, erstaunt)

hat der sie eigentlich \noch alle? is he round the twist or what?

sag mal, was soll der Quatsch, bist du \noch normal? what is this nonsense, are you quite right in the head?

4. (nach Vergessenem fragend)

wie heißt/hieß er \noch gleich? what's/what was his name again?

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1.
Adverb

1) ([wie] bisher, derzeit) still

noch nicht — not yet

sie sind immer noch nicht da — they're still not here

ich sehe ihn kaum noch — I hardly ever see him any more

noch nach Jahren — even years later

2) (als Rest einer Menge)

ich habe [nur] noch zehn Euro — I've [only] ten euros left

es dauert noch fünf Minuten — it'll be another five minutes

es fehlt [mir/dir usw.] noch ein Euro — I/you etc. need another euro

3) (bevor etwas anderes geschieht) just

ich mache das [jetzt/dann] noch fertig — I'll just get this finished

4) (irgendwann einmal) some time; one day

du wirst ihn [schon] noch kennen lernen — you'll get to know him yet

er wird noch kommen — he will still come

5) (womöglich) if you're/he's etc. not careful

du kommst noch zu spät! — you'll be late if you're not careful

6) (drückt eine geringe zeitliche Distanz aus) only

sie war eben od. gerade noch hier — she was here only a moment ago

es ist noch keine Woche her, dass... — it was less than a week ago that...

7) (nicht später als)

noch am selben Abend — the [very] same evening

8) (drückt aus, dass etwas unwiederholbar ist)

ich habe Großvater noch gekannt — I'm old enough to have known grandfather

9) (drückt aus, dass sich etwas im Rahmen hält)

Er hat noch Glück gehabt. Es hätte weit schlimmer kommen können — He was lucky. It could have been much worse

das geht noch — that's [still] all right or (coll.) OK

das ist noch lange kein Grund — that still isn't any sort of reason

das ist ja noch [ein]mal gut gegangen — (ugs.) it was just about all right

10) (außerdem, zusätzlich)

wer war noch da? — who else was there?

er hat [auch/außerdem] noch ein Fahrrad — he has a bicycle as well

noch etwas Kaffee? — [would you like] some more coffee?

noch ein/zwei Bier, bitte! — another beer/two more beers, please!

ich habe das noch einmal/noch einige Male gemacht — I did it again/several times more

er ist frech und noch dazu dumm od. dumm dazu — he's cheeky and stupid with it

Geld/Kleider usw. noch und noch — heaps and heaps of money/clothes etc. (coll.)

11) (bei Vergleichen)

er ist noch größer [als Karl] — he is even taller [than Karl]

er will noch mehr haben — he wants even or still more

das ist noch besser — that's even better or better still

und wenn er auch noch so bittet — however much he pleads

12) (nach etwas Vergessenem fragend)

wie heißt/hieß sie [doch] noch? — [now] what's/what was her name again?
2.
Partikel

das ist noch Qualität! — that's what I call quality

du wirst es noch bereuen! — you'll regret it!

der wird sich noch wundern — (ugs.) he's in for a surprise

er kann noch nicht einmal lesen — he can't even read
3.
Konjunktion (und auch nicht) nor

weder... noch — neither... nor

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noch

A. adv

1. still;

immer noch oder

noch immer still;

noch nicht not yet;

noch ist es nicht zu spät it’s not too late yet;

noch nie never (before);

noch lange nicht umg not by a long chalk (US shot);

wir sind noch lange nicht fertig etc we’re not nearly ( oder nowhere near) ready etc

2. geringen zeitlichen Abstand ausdrückend:

noch am selben Tag that (very) same day;

noch gestern only yesterday;

heute noch (bis heute) to this day;

noch jetzt even now;

sie war eben oder

gerade noch hier she was here only a moment ago;

noch im 11. Jahrhundert … as late as the 11th century …;

noch im 11. Jahrhundert benutzte man sie auch they were still in use in the 11th century

3. begrenzten zeitlichen Rahmen ausdrückend:

der Brief muss heute noch oder

noch heute zur Post I etc have to get this letter to the post office by the end of today;

er starb noch an der Unfallstelle he died at the scene of the accident;

noch bevor er etwas sagen konnte, ging sie hinaus she left before he could say anything

4. (nicht mehr als):

er hat nur noch 10 Dollar he’s only got 10 dollars left;

es sind (nur) noch 5 Kilometer bis zur Raststätte it’s (only) 5 more kilometres (US -ers) to the service station

5. (ein weiteres Mal, zusätzlich) more;

noch (ein)mal once more, one more time, again; umg, nach Versprecher: let’s try that (one) again;

das ist noch einmal gut gegangen that was close ( oder a close thing [US call]), umg talk about lucky;

noch dazu on top of that;

dazu kommt noch, dass er trinkt not only that - he drinks too, auch and then he drinks on top of it (all);

noch einer one more, another one;

noch ein Stück another ( oder one more) piece;

noch ein Bier, bitte! the same again, another beer, please;

noch zwei Kaffee, bitte! two more coffees, please;

auch das noch! that’s all I etc needed;

er hat Geld noch und noch oder

nöcher umg he’s got piles ( oder stacks) of money;

es gab zu essen noch und noch oder

nöcher umg there was loads to eat;

sie redet noch und noch she never stops talking;

noch einmal so viel as much again;

und noch etwas and another thing;

noch etwas? anything else?;

was wollen Sie noch? what more do you want?;

(und) was noch? umg (and) what else?;

wer kommt noch? who else is coming?;

noch fünf Minuten five minutes to go; bittend: five more minutes, another five minutes; → fehlen 1, 4, gerade B 2, 3

6. (möglicherweise):

du kommst noch zu spät! you’ll be late if you’re not careful;

er landet noch im Gefängnis umg he’ll end up in prison if he’s not careful;

sie wird (schon) noch anrufen she’ll still call

7. (zuvor, vorher):

sie will erst noch duschen she just wants to have a shower first;

ich mache das noch fertig I’ll just finish this

8. (später):

er wird noch kommen he will come;

vielleicht kann man das noch (ein)mal gebrauchen perhaps it can be used again sometime

9. beim Komparativ einen höheren Grad ausdrückend:

noch besser/mehr even better/more;

noch schlauer als du even smarter than you;

es klingt etc

nur noch verdächtiger even ( oder all the) more suspicious; → schön A 6

10. einräumend:

jede noch so kleine Spende zählt every donation counts however small it is;

sei es noch so klein no matter how small it is, however small it may be;

mag sie auch noch so sehr schimpfen oder

wenn sie auch noch so sehr schimpft however ( oder no matter how) much she grumbles

11. verstärkend:

das ist noch Qualität that’s what I call quality;

da bekommt man noch etwas für sein Geld at least there you get value for money (US auch something for your money);

da haben wir ja noch Glück gehabt we were lucky there;

der wird sich noch wundern he’s in for a surprise;

noch im Fallen zog er die Pistole he drew the pistol before he hit the ground;

man wird (doch) noch fragen dürfen I etc was only asking;

das wirst du noch bereuen drohend: you’re going to regret that

12. fragend:

da kannst du noch lachen? how can you find that funny?;

jetzt will er noch baden? he wants to go for a swim now?; nach Vergessenem:

wie heißt sie noch? what’s ( oder what was) her name again?;

was hattest du noch gesagt? what was it you said (again)?;

wann war die Party noch (mal)? umg when was the party again?

13. (weniger als):

das kostet noch keine 5 Dollar it costs less than 5 dollars;

es dauert noch keine 10 Minuten it won’t even take 10 minutes;

er kann noch nicht einmal kochen he can’t even cook

B. konj:

sie hat keine Bekannten, noch Freunde in der Stadt geh she has no acquaintances or friends in the town; → weder

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1.
Adverb

1) ([wie] bisher, derzeit) still

noch nicht — not yet

sie sind immer noch nicht da — they're still not here

ich sehe ihn kaum noch — I hardly ever see him any more

noch nach Jahren — even years later

2) (als Rest einer Menge)

ich habe [nur] noch zehn Euro — I've [only] ten euros left

es dauert noch fünf Minuten — it'll be another five minutes

es fehlt [mir/dir usw.] noch ein Euro — I/you etc. need another euro

3) (bevor etwas anderes geschieht) just

ich mache das [jetzt/dann] noch fertig — I'll just get this finished

4) (irgendwann einmal) some time; one day

du wirst ihn [schon] noch kennen lernen — you'll get to know him yet

er wird noch kommen — he will still come

5) (womöglich) if you're/he's etc. not careful

du kommst noch zu spät! — you'll be late if you're not careful

6) (drückt eine geringe zeitliche Distanz aus) only

sie war eben od. gerade noch hier — she was here only a moment ago

es ist noch keine Woche her, dass... — it was less than a week ago that...

7) (nicht später als)

noch am selben Abend — the [very] same evening

8) (drückt aus, dass etwas unwiederholbar ist)

ich habe Großvater noch gekannt — I'm old enough to have known grandfather

9) (drückt aus, dass sich etwas im Rahmen hält)

Er hat noch Glück gehabt. Es hätte weit schlimmer kommen können — He was lucky. It could have been much worse

das geht noch — that's [still] all right or (coll.) OK

das ist noch lange kein Grund — that still isn't any sort of reason

das ist ja noch [ein]mal gut gegangen — (ugs.) it was just about all right

10) (außerdem, zusätzlich)

wer war noch da? — who else was there?

er hat [auch/außerdem] noch ein Fahrrad — he has a bicycle as well

noch etwas Kaffee? — [would you like] some more coffee?

noch ein/zwei Bier, bitte! — another beer/two more beers, please!

ich habe das noch einmal/noch einige Male gemacht — I did it again/several times more

er ist frech und noch dazu dumm od. dumm dazu — he's cheeky and stupid with it

Geld/Kleider usw. noch und noch — heaps and heaps of money/clothes etc. (coll.)

11) (bei Vergleichen)

er ist noch größer [als Karl] — he is even taller [than Karl]

er will noch mehr haben — he wants even or still more

das ist noch besser — that's even better or better still

und wenn er auch noch so bittet — however much he pleads

12) (nach etwas Vergessenem fragend)

wie heißt/hieß sie [doch] noch? — [now] what's/what was her name again?
2.
Partikel

das ist noch Qualität! — that's what I call quality

du wirst es noch bereuen! — you'll regret it!

der wird sich noch wundern — (ugs.) he's in for a surprise

er kann noch nicht einmal lesen — he can't even read
3.
Konjunktion (und auch nicht) nor

weder... noch — neither... nor

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adj.

another adj.

still adj. adv.

nor adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > noch
12 près

près [pʀε]

adverb

(dans l'espace, dans le temps) close

• la gare est tout près we're very close to the station

• il habite assez/tout près he lives quite/very near or close

• ne te mets pas trop près don't get too close

• c'est plus/moins près que je ne croyais (espace) it's nearer than/further than I thought ; (temps) it's sooner than/further off than I thought

• c'est terminé à peu de chose près it's more or less finished

• je vais vous donner le chiffre à un centimètre près I'll give you the figure to within about a centimetre

• cela fait 100 € à peu de chose(s) près that comes to 100 euros, or as near as makes no difference

• il n'est plus à 10 minutes près he can wait another 10 minutes

► de près

• il voit mal/bien de près he can't see very well/he can see all right close to

• surveiller qn de près to keep a close watch on sb

• il faudra examiner cette affaire de plus près we must take a closer look at this business

• on a frôlé de très près la catastrophe we came within an inch of disaster

• de près ou de loin [ressembler] more or less

• tout ce qui touche de près ou de loin au cinéma everything remotely connected with cinema► près de near close to

• leur maison est près de l'église their house is near the church

• le plus près possible de la porte as near the door as possible

• une robe près du corps a close-fitting dress

• ils étaient très près l'un de l'autre they were very close to each other

• elle est près de sa mère she's with her mother

• être très près du but to be very close to or near one's goal

• être près de son argent or de ses sous (inf) to be tight-fisted

• il est près de la retraite he's close to or near retirement

• il est près de la cinquantaine he's nearly fifty► ne pas être près de + infinitif

• je ne suis pas près de partir/de réussir at this rate, I'm not likely to be going/to succeed

• je ne suis pas près de recommencer I won't do that again in a hurry

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pʀɛ
1.

adverbe

1) ( non loin dans l'espace) close

la ville est tout près — it's no distance to the town, the town is close by

ce n'est pas tout près — it's quite a way

se raser de près — to have a close shave

2) fig

10 kg, à quelques grammes près — 10 kg, give or take a few grammes

ce roman est plutôt bon, à quelques détails près — this novel is quite good, apart from the odd detail

à ceci or cela près que — except that

il m'a remboursé au centime près — he paid me back to the very last penny

à une voix près, le projet aurait été adopté — the project would have been adopted but for one vote

gagner à deux voix près — to win by two votes

prends ton temps, on n'est pas à cinq minutes près — take your time, five minutes won't make any difference

précis au millimètre près — accurate to within a millimetre [BrE]

à une exception près — with only one exception

à quelques exceptions près — with a few rare exceptions

2.

près de locution prépositive

1) ( dans l'espace) near

elle habite près d'ici — she lives nearby ou near here

être près du but — fig to be close to achieving one's goal

j'aimerais être près de toi — I'd like to be with you

elle est près de lui — ( à ses côtés) she's at his side

2) ( dans le temps) near, nearly

il est près de l'âge de la retraite — he's near retirement age

il est près de minuit — it's nearly midnight

être près de faire — to be about to do

je suis près de penser que — I almost think that

ils étaient près de la victoire — they were close to victory

le problème n'est pas près d'être résolu — the problem is nowhere near solved

3) (par les idées, les sentiments) close (de to)

ils sont très près l'un de l'autre — they are very close

vivre près de la nature — to live close to nature

4) ( presque) nearly, almost

cela coûte près de 500 euros — it costs nearly ou almost 500 euros

3.

de près locution adverbiale closely

regarder de plus près — to take a closer look

suivre quelqu'un de près — to follow somebody closely

surveiller quelqu'un/qch de près — to keep a close eye on somebody/sth

vu de près, cela rassemble à... — seen from close quarters, it looks like...

les concurrents se suivent de près — the competitors are close together

s'intéresser de près à quelque chose — to take a close interest in something

voir la mort de près — to look death in the face, to come close to death

à y regarder de plus près — on closer examination

4.

à peu près locution adverbiale ( presque)

la rue est à peu près vide — the street is practically ou virtually empty

cela coûte à peu près 20 euros — it costs about ou around 20 euros

il y a à peu près une heure qu'il est parti — he left about an hour ago

à peu près de la même façon — in much the same way

à peu près semblables — pretty much the same

cela désigne à peu près n'importe quoi — it refers to just about anything

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pʀɛ adv
1) (pas loin) near

tout près — nearby

J'habite tout près. — I live nearby.

près de — near

Il habite près de la poste. — He lives near the post office.

Assieds-toi près de moi. — Sit down next to me.

près d'ici — near here

Est-ce que c'est près d'ici? — Is it near here?

de près — closely

Il a regardé la photo de près. — He looked closely at the photo.

2) (autres locutions)

près de (= environ) — nearly

Il y avait près de cinq cents spectateurs. — There were nearly 500 spectators.

à qch près; à 1kg près — to within about 1kg

On n'est pas à un jour près. — One day won't make any difference., One day either way won't make any difference.

à peu de choses près — more or less

à cela près que — apart from the fact that

être près de faire — to be on the point of doing

Il était près de le dénoncer. — He was on the point of informing on him.

ne pas être près de faire qch — to be not about to do sth

Je ne suis pas près de lui pardonner. — I'm not about to forgive him.

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près

A adv

1 ( non loin dans l'espace) close; la ville est tout près it's no distance to the town, the town is close by; ce n'est pas tout près it's quite a way; c'est plus près qu'on ne pense it's closer than you'd think; se raser de près to have a close shave;

2 ( non loin dans le temps) les vacances sont tout près maintenant the vacation is nearly here ou upon us;

3 fig cela pèse 10 kg, à quelques grammes près it weighs 10 kg, give or take a few grams; ce roman est plutôt bon, à quelques détails près this novel is quite good, apart from the odd detail; à ceci or cela près que except that; il m'a remboursé au centime près he paid me back to the very last penny; à une minute près, j'avais mon train/je battais mon record I was within a minute of catching my train/breaking my record; à une voix près, le projet aurait été adopté the project would have been adopted but for one vote; gagner/perdre à deux voix près to win/lose by two votes; elles sont semblables, à la couleur près they're the same but for the colour^GB; prends ton temps, on n'est pas à cinq minutes près take your time, five minutes won't make any difference; ils ne sont plus à un vol près one more theft won't make any difference to them; je ne suis pas à un paquet de cigarettes près what does the odd packet of cigarettes matter?; précis au millimètre près accurate to within a millimetre^GB; à une exception près with only one exception; à quelques exceptions près with a few rare exceptions.

B près de loc prép

1 ( dans l'espace) near; j'aimerais être près de toi I'd like to be with you; elle habite près d'ici she lives nearby ou near here; être près du but fig to be close to achieving one's goal; la balle est passée très près du cœur the bullet just missed the heart; près d'elle, un enfant jouait a child was playing near her ou beside her; elle est près de lui ( à ses côtés) she's with him;

2 ( dans le temps) near, nearly; il est près de l'âge de la retraite he's near retirement age; il est près de minuit it's nearly midnight; elle est près de la cinquantaine she's nearly fifty; on est près des vacances maintenant the holidays are nearly here ou upon us; être près de faire to be about to do; je ne suis pas près de recommencer/d'y retourner I'm not about to do that again/to go back there again; être près de partir/sombrer to be about to leave/sink; le jour est près de se lever dawn is about to break; je suis près de penser/croire que I almost think/believe that; être près de réussir/de refuser/d'accepter to be about to succeed/to refuse/to accept, to be on the point of succeeding/of refusing/of accepting; ils étaient près de la victoire they were close to victory; le problème n'est pas près d'être résolu the problem is nowhere near solved;

3 (par les idées, les sentiments) close; elle a toujours été très près de sa mère she has always been very close to her mother; ils sont très près l'un de l'autre they are very close; vivre près de la nature to live close to nature;

4 ( presque) nearly, almost; cela coûte près de 1 000 euros it costs nearly ou almost 1,000 euros; il a cessé de fumer pendant près de 20 ans he didn't smoke for nearly 20 years; cela a nécessité près d'un an de travail it involved nearly a year's work; le chômage touche près de 3 millions de personnes unemployment affects nearly ou almost 3 million people; une toile de près de 2 m sur 3 a canvas measuring almost 2 m by 3; cela fait près d'un mois que j'attends I've been waiting close to ou for nearly a month.

C de près loc adv closely; regarder de plus près to take a closer look; regarder/examiner qch de près to look at/to examine sth closely; observer/suivre qn de près to observe/to follow sb closely; surveiller qn/qch de près to keep a close eye on sb/sth; le coup de fusil a été tiré de très près the shot was fired at close range; voir de près to see clearly close up; vu de près, cela rassemble à… seen from close quarters, it looks like…; les examens/concurrents se suivent de près the exams/competitors are close together; les explosions se succédèrent de près the explosions came in close succession; être lié de près à qch to be closely linked with sth; s'intéresser de près à qch to take a close interest in sth; frôler de près la catastrophe to come close to disaster; ne pas y regarder de trop près not to look too closely; voir la mort de près to look death in the face, to come close to death; à y regarder de plus près on closer examination.

D à peu près loc adv ( presque) la rue est à peu près vide the street is practically ou virtually empty; cela coûte à peu près 200 euros it costs about ou around 200 euros; il y a à peu près une heure qu'il est parti he left about an hour ago, it's about an hour since he left; un groupe d'à peu près 50 personnes a group of about ou some 50 people; je pense à peu près comme toi I think more or less the same as you; à peu près de la même façon in much the same way; à peu près semblables pretty much the same; cela désigne à peu près n'importe quoi it refers to just about anything; c'est à peu près tout that's about the size of it; c'est à peu près tout ce qu'on sait sur cette affaire that's just about all we know about this matter.

[prɛ] adverbe

1. [dans l'espace] near, close

cent mètres plus près one hundred metres nearer ou closer

le bureau est tout près the office is very near ou just around the corner

2. [dans le temps] near, close, soon

jeudi c'est trop près, disons plutôt samedi Thursday is too soon, let's say Saturday

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[prɛ] préposition

(soutenu)

ambassadeur près le Saint-Siège ambassador to the Holy See

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à... près locution correlative

c'est parfait, à un détail près it's perfect but for ou except for one thing

j'ai raté mon train à quelques secondes près I missed my train by a few seconds

vous n'en êtes plus à un procès près what's one more trial to you?

on n'est pas à 50 euros près we can spare 50 euros

tu n'es plus à cinq minutes près another five minutes won't make much difference

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à cela près que locution conjonctive

except that

à peu de choses près locution adverbiale

more or less

à peu de choses près, il y en a cinquante there are fifty of them, more or less ou give or take a few

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à peu près locution adverbiale

1. [environ] about, around

on était à peu près cinquante there were about ou around fifty of us

2. [plus ou moins] more or less

il sait à peu près comment y aller he knows more or less ou roughly how to get there

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de près locution adverbiale

at close range ou quarters

il est rasé de près he's clean-shaven

surveiller quelqu'un de près to keep a close watch ou eye on somebody

frôler quelque chose de près to come within an inch of something

les explosions se sont suivies de très près the explosions took place within seconds of each other

ses enfants se suivent de près her children are close together in age

regarder quelque chose de (très) près

a. (sens propre) to look at something very closely

b. (figuré) to look (very) closely at something, to look carefully into something

étudions la question de plus près let's take a closer look at the problem

cela ressemble, de près ou de loin, à une habile escroquerie however ou whichever way you look at it, it's a skilful piece of fraud

tout ce qui touche, de près ou de loin à everything (which is) even remotely connected with

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près de locution prépositionnelle

1. [dans l'espace] near

assieds-toi près de lui sit near him ou next to him

vêtements près du corps close-fitting ou tight-fitting clothes

[affectivement, qualitativement] close to

les premiers candidats sont très près les uns des autres there's very little difference between the first few candidates

être près de ses sous ou de son argent to be tightfisted

2. [dans le temps]

on est près des vacances it's nearly the holidays

il doit être près de la retraite he must be about to retire

nous étions près de partir we were about to leave

vous êtes près d'avoir deviné you've nearly guessed

je ne suis pas près d'oublier ça I'm not about to ou it'll be a long time before I forget that

3. [environ, presque] nearly, almost

on était près de cinquante there were almost ou nearly fifty of us

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > près
13 weit

I Adj.

1. wide; (ausgedehnt) extensive; stärker: vast, immense; Entfernung, Weg: long; von weitem from a distance; ich sah sie von weitem kommen I could see her coming in the distance; man konnte seine Fahne von weitem riechen umg. you could smell his breath a mile away; in weiten Abständen räumlich: widely spaced; zeitlich: at long intervals; weiter Blick über das Land commanding view of the countryside ( oder landscape)

2. fig.: weites Gewissen elastic conscience; ein weites Herz haben have a big heart; weiter Horizont broad outlook; im weitesten Sinne in the broadest sense (of the word); weiter Begriff etc. broad concept etc.; weite Teile der Bevölkerung large parts of the population

3. (lose) loose (auch TECH.); Kleid etc.: wide, loose; die Hose ist viel zu weit the trousers (Am. pants) are much (Am. way) too big; ein Kleid weit machen let out; Feld, Kreis etc.

II Adv.

1. far, wide(ly); schneller, höher, weiter - darum geht es im Sport going faster, higher, or further - that’s what sport is (Am. sports are) all about; er springt sieben Meter weit he can jump (a distance of) seven met|res (Am. -ers); weiter ist bisher niemand gekommen nobody has gone further to date; weit daneben fig. wide of (way off umg.) the mark

2. bequem weit geschnitten Mantel etc.: roomy, comfortably loose-fitting; weit offen wide open; weit oben high up; fig., SPORT well-placed ( oder high up) in the (league) table

3. weit entfernt far away; eine Meile weit entfernt a mile away; weit entfernt von a long way from; fig. a far cry from; weit davon entfernt sein, etw. zu tun fig. be far from doing s.th., be not about to do s.th. umg.; ich bin weit davon entfernt, das zu tun! I’ve (absolutely) no intention of doing that

4. kein Mensch etc. weit und breit not a soul etc. to be seen ( oder as far as the eye could see); weit und breit der Beste etc. far and away the best etc., the best etc. by far; daneben etc.

5. fig.: weit bekannt attr. widely-known..., präd. widely known; weit gefehlt! far from it; es ist nicht weit her mit... umg.... isn’t (aren’t) up to much; weit vom Thema abkommen get right off the subject; das liegt weit zurück that’s a long way back, that was a long time ago; das Geld reicht nicht weit the money won’t go far; es weit bringen ( im Leben) go far, go places; zu weit gehen oder es zu weit treiben go too far, overshoot the mark; das geht zu weit that’s going too far, that’s a bit much umg.; ich bin so weit I’m ready; wie weit bist du? how far have you got?; wenn es so weit ist when the time comes; so weit ist es nun gekommen? has it come to that?; es ist noch nicht so weit, dass... things haven’t yet come to the point where; er ist so weit genesen, dass er... kann he’s recovered to the extent of being able to (+Inf.)

6. fig., vor Komp.: weit besser etc. far better etc.; bei weitem besser etc. far (Am. umg. way) better etc., bei weitem der Beste etc. by far ( oder far and away) the best etc.; bei weitem nicht so gut etc. not nearly as good etc.; weit über sechzig well over sixty; weit nach Mitternacht long after (Am. auch way past) midnight

7. mit Part. Präs.: weit gehend extensive; Auswirkungen: far-reaching; Unterstützung: broad; weiter gehend further; weiter gehende Auswirkungen etc. more far-reaching ( oder broader) implications etc.; ein weiter gehendes Problem a larger issue; die weiter gehende Zusammenarbeit / Frage etc. wider ( oder more extensive) cooperation / the wider ( oder broader) question etc.; weit greifend far-reaching; weit reichend Entscheidung etc.: far-reaching; Diskussion etc.: wide-ranging; MIL. attr. long-range...; weit tragend Rakete etc.: long-range; fig., Konsequenzen: far-reaching; (breit gefächert) wide-ranging

8. mit P.P.: weit gedehnt extensive; weit gefächert wide-ranging; weit gefasst broad; weit gereist attr. widely-travel(l)ed; weit gereist sein auch have been around umg.; weit gespannt fig., Erwartungen etc.: broad; weit gesteckt Ziel: long-range, long-term; ( ziemlich) weit hergeholt (a bit) far-fetched; weit verbreitet widespread; Ansicht: auch widely held; Zeitung: widely read; weit verbreiteter Irrtum auch popular fallacy, widely-held misconception; weit verzweigt intricate, complex; Weite1, weiter

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much (Adv.); far (Adv.);

(Ausdehnung) spacious (Adj.); extensive (Adj.); large (Adj.); wide (Adj.);

(Breite) broad (Adj.);

(Entfernung) far (Adj.); long (Adj.)

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[vait]
1. ADJEKTIV

1) = breit wide; Pupille dilated; Meer open; Begriff broad; Unterschied, Herz big

das Herz wurde mir weit (liter) — my heart swelled (with emotion)

weite Kreise or Teile der Bevölkerung — large sections of the population

im weiteren Sinne — in the broader or wider sense

das ist ein weites Feld (fig) — that is a big subject

2) = lang Weg, Reise, Wurf etc long

in weiten Abständen — widely spaced; (zeitlich) at long intervals

man hat hier einen weiten Blick or eine weite Sicht — you can see a long way from here

in weiter Ferne — far in the distance, a long way away

das liegt (noch) in weiter Ferne — it's still a long way away; (zeitlich auch) it's still in the distant future, it's still a long way off

seid ihr schon so weit, dass ihr anfangen könnt? — are you ready to start?

es ist/war bald so weit — the time has/had nearly come

wie lange dauert es noch, bis der Film anfängt? – es ist gleich so weit — how long will it be till the film starts? – not long, it'll start any minute now

2. ADVERB

1) Entfernung far

weiter — further, farther

am weitesten — (the) furthest, (the) farthest

wie weit ist Bremen? — how far is (it to) Bremen?

Bremen ist 10 km weit — Bremen is 10 kms away, it's 10 kms to Bremen

es ist noch weit bis Bremen — it's still a long way to Bremen

hast du es noch weit (nach Hause)? — have you got a long way or far to go (to get home)?

3,60 m weit springen — to jump 3m 60

wie weit bist du gesprungen? — how far did you jump?

(sehr) weit springen/fahren — to jump/drive a (very) long way

weit gereist — widely travelled (Brit) or traveled (US)

weit hergeholt — far-fetched

weit und breit — for miles around

weit ab or weg (von) — far away (from)

weit am Anfang/Ende/Rand — right at the beginning/end/edge

ziemlich weit am Ende — fairly near the end

weit vom Thema — well off the subject

wir kommen immer weiter vom Thema ab — we're getting further and further away from the subject

von Weitem — from a long way away

von weit her — from a long way away

weit gesteckt — ambitious◆ weit entfernt far away, a long way away

weiter entfernt — further or farther away

ich bin weit davon entfernt, das zu tun — I have no intention of doing that

der Prototyp ist weit davon entfernt, in Serie gebaut zu werden — the prototype is a long way from being ready for mass-production

weit entfernt or gefehlt! — far from it!

2) = breit offen, öffnen wide; verzweigt, herumkommen widely

10 cm weit — 10cm wide

weit bekannt — widely known

weit ausholend (Geste etc) — expansive; (fig) Erzählung etc long-drawn-out, long-winded

etw weit ausholend erzählen — to tell sth at great length

3)

in Entwicklung weit fortgeschritten — far or well advanced

die Krankheit ist schon ziemlich weit — the disease is already quite far advanced

wie weit bist du? — how far have you got?

wie weit ist das Essen? — how far have you/they etc got with the food?

so weit, so gut — so far so good

sie sind nicht weit gekommen — they didn't get far

jdn so weit bringen, dass... — to bring sb to the point where...

er wird es weit bringen — he will go far

er hat es weit gebracht — he has achieved a lot

es so weit bringen, dass... — to bring it about that...

sie hat es so weit gebracht, dass man sie entließ — she drove them to dismiss her

4)

zeitlich es ist noch weit (hin) bis Ostern — Easter is still a long way off

(bis) weit in die Nacht — (till) far into the night

weit nach Mitternacht — well or long after midnight

weit zurückliegen — to be a long way back

5) = erheblich far

das hat unsere Erwartungen weit übertroffen — it far exceeded our expectations

weit über 60 — well over 60

6)

andere Wendungen◆ zu weit zu weit gehen — to go too far

das geht zu weit! — that's going too far!

etw zu weit treiben — to carry sth too far

das würde zu weit führen — that would be taking things too far

so weit ganz gut (inf) — not too bad

so weit wie or als möglich — as far as possible

ich bin so weit fertig — I'm more or less ready

bei Weitem besser etc als — far better etc than

bei Weitem der Beste — by far the best

bei Weitem nicht so gut etc (wie...) — not nearly as good etc (as...)

bei Weitem nicht! — not by a long way! (inf)

das ist nicht weit her (inf) — that's not up to much (Brit inf), that's nothing to write home about (inf)

damit ist es nicht weit her (inf) — this isn't up to much (Brit inf), this isn't much use

sein Einfluss reicht sehr weit — his influence is far-reaching

das Geld reicht nicht weit — the money won't go far

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1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) far

2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) far

3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) far

4) ((of clothes) containing a large amount of material: a full skirt.) full

5) ((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) way

6) (to a great or considerable extent: He is well over fifty.) well

7) wide

8) widely

9) (with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) wide

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weit

[vait]

I. adj

1. MODE (locker sitzend) loose, baggy

etw \weiter machen to let sth out

2. (räumlich) wide, vast; Pupillen dilated; Meer open

man hat hier einen \weiten Blick [o eine \weite Sicht] you can see a long way from here

das Herz wurde mir \weit (geh) my heart swelled [with emotion]

in \weiter Ferne far in the distance, in the far distance

Paris liegt noch in \weiter Ferne Paris is still a long way away

das \weite suchen to take to one's heels

ein \weiter Weg a long way

in die \weite Welt ziehen to go out into the big wide world

ein \weiter Wurf a long throw; s.a. Abstand

3. (zeitlich) long

bis dahin ist es noch \weit it will be a long time yet before we get there

das liegt [noch] in \weiter Ferne it's still in the distant future

in \weiten Abständen at long intervals

eine \weite Reise a long journey

4. (fig: groß) Begriff broad

das ist ein \weites Feld that is a big subject

\weite Kreise [o Teile] der Bevölkerung large sections [or parts] of the population

im \weiteren Sinn in the broader sense; s.a. Feld

II. adv

1. (eine lange Strecke) far, a long way

▪ \weiter further, farther

▪ am \weitesten [the] furthest, farthest

hast du es noch \weit [nach Hause]? have you got a long way to go [to get home]?

ja, es ist noch \weit yes, it's still a long way

wie \weit bist du gesprungen? how far did you jump?

ich bin 4 Meter \weit gesprungen I jumped [a distance of] 4 metres

wie \weit ist Paris? how far is Paris?

es ist noch \weit bis Paris it's still a long way to Paris

Paris ist 500 km weit Paris is 500 km away [or off]

er ist \weit herumgekommen he has got around a good deal

\weit am Anfang/Ende/Rand right at the beginning/end/edge

ziemlich \weit am Ende fairly near the end

\weit entfernt [o weg] sein [von etw] to be far away [from sth]

\weit entfernt [o weg] wohnen to live far away

[sehr] \weit fahren/gehen to drive/go a [very] long way

\weit gereist well [or widely] travelled [or AM usu traveled]

es noch \weit haben to have a long way to go

\weit hergeholt sein to be far-fetched

... Meter \weit springen to jump... meters

von \weitem from far away [or geh afar]

von \weit her from far [or a long way] away

2. (räumlich ausgedehnt) wide

5 cm \weit 5 cm wide

\weit geöffnet wide open

\weit verzweigt TRANSP widely spread pred; Unternehmen with many branches pred

etw \weit öffnen to open sth wide

3. (fig: in der Entwicklung, im Handeln) far

wie \weit bist du? how far have you got?

wie \weit bist du mit dem Essen? how far have you got with the food?

sie wird es [im Leben] einmal \weit bringen she will go far one [in life] of these days

sie hat es \weit gebracht she has come a long way [or got on in the world]

so \weit ist es schon mit dir gekommen? have things come to that with you?

so \weit wollen wir es gar nicht kommen lassen we do not want to let it come to that

der Frühling ist schon ziemlich \weit spring is already quite [far] advanced

sein Einfluss reicht sehr \weit his influence is far-reaching

jdn so \weit bringen, dass er/sie etw tut to bring sb to the point where he/she does sth

es [noch] so \weit bringen, dass etw passiert/dass jd etw tut to bring it about that sth happens/sb does sth

er hat es so \weit gebracht, dass man ihm gekündigt hat he drove them to the point of dismissing him

\weit fortgeschritten [o gediehen] sein to be far [or well] advanced

es gedeiht noch so \weit, dass... it will come to [or reach] the point [or stage] where...

mit jdm/etw ist es \weit gediehen sb has gone far/sth has progressed a great deal

so \weit gehen, etw zu tun to go so far as to do sth

mit etw [nicht] \weit kommen to [not] get far with sth

jdn \weit hinter sich akk lassen to leave sb far behind

4. (fig: über das Angemessene hinaus) far

das würde zu \weit führen that would be getting too far away from the issue

es würde zu \weit führen, das jetzt alles zu analysieren it would be too much to analyse it all now

zu \weit gehen to go too far

das geht [entschieden] zu \weit! that's [definitely] going [or taking it] too far!

etw [o es mit etw] zu \weit treiben to overdo sth, to carry sth too far

jetzt hast du es zu \weit getrieben! now you've taken it too far!

5. (erheblich) far

\weit über 80 well over 80

das hat unsere Erwartungen \weit übertroffen that far exceeded our expectations

\weit bekannt widely known

\weit blickend sein to have vision, to be far-sighted [or visionary]

\weit gehend extensive, far-reaching

\weit gehende Übereinstimmung/Unterstützung extensive agreement/support

ich habe das Problem \weit gehend alleine gelöst to a large extent I managed to solve the problem myself

\weit greifend [o tragend] [o reichend] far-reaching

\weit verbreitet widespread, common

eine \weit verbreitete Meinung a widely-held [or common] view

bei \weitem/bei \weitem nicht by far/not nearly [or not by a long shot]

bei \weitem besser/schöner als... far better/more beautiful than..., better/more beautiful than... by far

das ist bei \weitem nicht alles that's not nearly all [or not all by a long way]

das ist bei \weitem nicht so gut wie... that's nowhere near as good as...

6. (zeitlich lang)

es ist noch \weit bis Weihnachten there's still a long way to go till Christmas

\weit zurückliegen to be a long way back [or far back in the past]

\weit nach Mitternacht well after midnight

[bis] \weit in die Nacht [till] late into the night

7.

▶ \weit und breit for miles around

\weit und breit war niemand zu sehen there was no one to be seen anywhere

▶ \weit gefehlt! (geh) quite the opposite!, you're way out! BRIT fam [or fam way off!]

▶ so \weit, so gut (prov) so far so good prov

▶ mit etw dat ist es nicht \weit her (fam) sth is nothing much to write home about fam

damit/mit ihm ist es nicht \weit her this/he isn't up to much

▶ so \weit kommt es [noch] (fam) you'd like that, wouldn't you! fam

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1.
Adjektiv

1) wide; long <way, journey, etc.>; (fig.) broad < concept>

die weite Welt — the big wide world

im weiteren Sinn — (fig.) in the broader sense

das Weite suchen — (fig.) take to one's heels

2) (locker sitzend) wide

jemandem zu weit sein — < clothes> be too loose on somebody

einen Rock weiter machen — let out a skirt; s. auch weiter...
2.
adverbial

1)

weit geöffnet — wide open

weit verbreitet — widespread; common; common <plant, animal>

weit verzweigt — extensive < network>; < firm> with many [different] branches

weit gereist — widely travelled

weit herumgekommen sein — have got around a good deal; have travelled widely

weit und breit war niemand zu sehen — there was no one to be seen anywhere

2) (eine große Strecke) far

weit [entfernt od. weg] wohnen — live a long way away or off; live far away

weit reichend — long-range; (fig.) far-reaching <importance, consequences>; sweeping <changes, powers>; extensive <relations, influence>

15 km weit — 15 km. away

von weitem — from a distance

von weit her — from far away; (fig.)

es würde zu weit führen, das alles jetzt zu analysieren — it would be too much to analyse it all now

das geht zu weit — that is going too far

etwas zu weit treiben, es mit etwas zu weit treiben — overdo something; carry something too far

so weit, so gut — so far, so good; s. auch entfernt 1); hersein 3)

3) (lange)

weit nach Mitternacht — well past midnight

weit zurückliegen — be a long way back or a long time ago

4) (in der Entwicklung) far

sehr weit mit etwas sein — have got a long way with something

wie weit seid ihr? — how far have you got?

wir wollen es gar nicht erst so weit kommen lassen — we do not want to let it come to that

5) (weitaus) far

jemanden weit übertreffen — surpass somebody by far or by a long way

bei weitem — by far; by a long way

bei weitem nicht so gut wie... — nowhere near as good as...; s. auch gefehlt 2.; weiter

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weit

A. adj

1. wide; (ausgedehnt) extensive; stärker: vast, immense; Entfernung, Weg: long;

von Weitem from a distance;

ich sah sie von Weitem kommen I could see her coming in the distance;

man konnte seine Fahne von Weitem riechen umg you could smell his breath a mile away;

in weiten Abständen räumlich: widely spaced; zeitlich: at long intervals;

weiter Blick über das Land commanding view of the countryside ( oder landscape)

2. fig:

weites Gewissen elastic conscience;

ein weites Herz haben have a big heart;

weiter Horizont broad outlook;

im weitesten Sinne in the broadest sense (of the word);

weiter Begriff etc broad concept etc;

weite Teile der Bevölkerung large parts of the population

3. (lose) loose ( auch TECH); Kleid etc: wide, loose;

die Hose ist viel zu weit the trousers (US pants) are much (US way) too big;

ein Kleid

weit machen let out; → Feld, Kreis etc

B. adv

1. far, wide(ly);

schneller, höher, weiter - darum geht es im Sport going faster, higher, or further - that’s what sport is (US sports are) all about;

er springt sieben Meter weit he can jump (a distance of) seven metres (US -ers);

weiter ist bisher niemand gekommen nobody has gone further to date;

weit daneben fig wide of (way off umg) the mark

2.

bequem weit geschnitten Mantel etc: roomy, comfortably loose-fitting;

weit offen wide open;

weit oben high up; fig, SPORT well-placed ( oder high up) in the (league) table

3.

weit entfernt far away;

eine Meile weit entfernt a mile away;

weit entfernt von a long way from; fig a far cry from;

weit davon entfernt sein, etwas zu tun fig be far from doing sth, be not about to do sth umg;

ich bin weit davon entfernt, das zu tun! I’ve (absolutely) no intention of doing that

4.

kein Mensch etc

weit und breit not a soul etc to be seen ( oder as far as the eye could see);

weit und breit der Beste etc far and away the best etc, the best etc by far; → daneben etc

5. fig:

weit bekannt attr widely-known …, präd widely known;

weit gefehlt! far from it;

es ist nicht weit her mit … umg … isn’t (aren’t) up to much;

weit vom Thema abkommen get right off the subject;

das liegt weit zurück that’s a long way back, that was a long time ago;

das Geld reicht nicht weit the money won’t go far;

es weit bringen (im Leben) go far, go places;

zu weit gehen oder

es zu weit treiben go too far, overshoot the mark;

das geht zu weit that’s going too far, that’s a bit much umg;

ich bin so weit I’m ready;

wie weit bist du? how far have you got?;

wenn es so weit ist when the time comes;

so weit ist es nun gekommen? has it come to that?;

es ist noch nicht so weit, dass … things haven’t yet come to the point where;

er ist so weit genesen, dass er … kann he’s recovered to the extent of being able to (+inf)

6. fig, vor komp:

weit besser etc far better etc;

bei Weitem besser etc far (US umg way) better etc,

bei Weitem der Beste etc by far ( oder far and away) the best etc;

bei Weitem nicht so gut etc not nearly as good etc;

weit über sechzig well over sixty;

weit nach Mitternacht long after (US auch way past) midnight

7. mit ppr:

weit blickend → weitblickend;

weit gehend → weitgehend;

weiter gehend further;

weiter gehende Auswirkungen etc more far-reaching ( oder broader) implications etc;

ein weiter gehendes Problem a larger issue;

die weiter gehende Zusammenarbeit/Frage etc wider ( oder more extensive) cooperation/the wider ( oder broader) question etc;

weit greifend far-reaching;

weit reichend → weitreichend;

weit tragend → weittragend

8. mit pperf:

weit gedehnt extensive;

weit gefächert wide-ranging;

weit gefasst broad;

weit gereist attr widely-travel(l)ed;

weit gereist sein auch have been around umg;

weit gespannt fig, Erwartungen etc: broad;

weit gesteckt Ziel: long-range, long-term;

(ziemlich) weit hergeholt (a bit) far-fetched;

weit verbreitet → weitverbreitet;

weit verzweigt → weitverzweigt; → Weite¹, weiter

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1.
Adjektiv

1) wide; long <way, journey, etc.>; (fig.) broad < concept>

die weite Welt — the big wide world

im weiteren Sinn — (fig.) in the broader sense

das Weite suchen — (fig.) take to one's heels

2) (locker sitzend) wide

jemandem zu weit sein — < clothes> be too loose on somebody

einen Rock weiter machen — let out a skirt; s. auch weiter...
2.
adverbial

1)

weit geöffnet — wide open

weit verbreitet — widespread; common; common <plant, animal>

weit verzweigt — extensive < network>; < firm> with many [different] branches

weit gereist — widely travelled

weit herumgekommen sein — have got around a good deal; have travelled widely

weit und breit war niemand zu sehen — there was no one to be seen anywhere

2) (eine große Strecke) far

weit [entfernt od. weg] wohnen — live a long way away or off; live far away

weit reichend — long-range; (fig.) far-reaching <importance, consequences>; sweeping <changes, powers>; extensive <relations, influence>

15 km weit — 15 km. away

von weitem — from a distance

von weit her — from far away; (fig.)

es würde zu weit führen, das alles jetzt zu analysieren — it would be too much to analyse it all now

das geht zu weit — that is going too far

etwas zu weit treiben, es mit etwas zu weit treiben — overdo something; carry something too far

so weit, so gut — so far, so good; s. auch entfernt 1); hersein 3)

3) (lange)

weit nach Mitternacht — well past midnight

weit zurückliegen — be a long way back or a long time ago

4) (in der Entwicklung) far

sehr weit mit etwas sein — have got a long way with something

wie weit seid ihr? — how far have you got?

wir wollen es gar nicht erst so weit kommen lassen — we do not want to let it come to that

5) (weitaus) far

jemanden weit übertreffen — surpass somebody by far or by a long way

bei weitem — by far; by a long way

bei weitem nicht so gut wie... — nowhere near as good as...; s. auch gefehlt 2.; weiter

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adj.

ample adj.

far adj.

large adj.

long adj.

wide adj. adv.

afar adv.

widely adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > weit
14 mucho

adj.

a lot of, too much, much, plenty of.

adv.

1 a lot, much, very much, a great deal.

2 very often, too often.

m.

a great deal, quite much, much, a lot.

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mucho

► adjetivo

1 (singular - en afirmativas) a lot of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, much

■ hicieron mucho ruido they made a lot of noise

■ no tiene mucho dinero he hasn't got a lot of/much money

■ ¿nos queda mucha gasolina? have we got a lot of/much petrol left?

2 (plural - en afirmativas) a lot of, lots of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, many

■ son muchos socios en ese club the club has a lot of members

■ hay mucha gente esperando there are a lot of people waiting

■ tiene muchos discos he's got lots of records

■ no hay muchas copas there aren't a lot of/many glasses

■ ¿tienes muchos libros? have you got a lot of/many books?

■ hace mucho calor/frío it's very hot/cold

■ tengo mucha hambre/sed I'm very hungry/thirsty

3 (demasiado - singular) too much; (- plural) too many

■ es mucho trabajo para una sola persona it's too much work for just one person

■ el proyecto supone demasiados problemas the project involves too many problems

■ ya son muchas preguntas that's far too many questions

► pronombre

1 (singular) a lot, much; (plural) a lot, many

■ no me queda mucho por hacer I haven't got much left to do

■ muchos de ellos acudieron many of them came

■ muchos de mis amigos viven en el extranjero a lot of my friends live abroad

■ muchos dicen que no es apto para el trabajo a lot of people say he's not suitable for the job

► adverbio

1 (de cantidad) a lot, much

■ mucho mejor/peor much better/worse

■ era mucho más peligroso de lo que pensábamos it was much more dangerous than we thought

■ se preocupa mucho por ellos he worries a lot about them

■ me gusta mucho I like it a lot

■ lo siento mucho I'm really sorry

■ me alegro mucho de verte I'm very pleased to see you

■ ¿te ha gustado la película? --sí, mucho did you like the film? --yes, very much

■ ¿estaba buena la comida? --sí, mucho was the food good? --yes, very good

2 (de tiempo)

■ mucho antes/después much earlier/later

■ hace mucho que no nos vemos we haven't seen each other for a long time

3 (de frecuencia) often

■ no vienen mucho por aquí they don't come here often

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FRASEOLOGÍA

como mucho at the most

■ te pagarán como mucho treinta euros they'll pay you thirty euros at the most

con mucho by far

■ es con mucho el mejor concursante he's the best competitor by far

muy mucho familiar very much so

ni con mucho nowhere near as

■ no es ni con mucho tan inteligente he's nowhere near as clever

ni mucho menos far from

■ no es ni mucho menos tonto he's far from stupid

por mucho que however much

■ por mucho que lo intentes no lo conseguirás you won't get it however much you try

* * *
1. (f. - mucha)
adj.

many, much, a lot of, plenty of
2. adv.
much, a lot

- como mucho
- con mucho
- mucho tiempo 3. (f. - mucha)
pron.

many, much, a lot

* * *

1. ADJ

1) [en singular] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, much

tengo mucho dinero — I have a lot of o lots of money

había mucha gente — there were a lot of o lots of people there

¿tienes mucho trabajo? — do you have a lot of o much work?

no tengo mucho dinero — I don't have a lot of o much money

hace mucho calor — it's very hot

tengo mucho frío — I'm very cold

tengo mucha hambre — I'm very hungry

tengo mucha sed — I'm very thirsty

tuve mucha suerte — I was very lucky

no hace mucho tiempo — not long ago

llevo aquí mucho tiempo — I've been here a long time

2) [en plural] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, many

tiene muchas plantas — he has got a lot of o lots of plants

muchas personas creen que no — a lot of o lots of people don't think so

se lo he dicho muchas veces — I've told him many o lots of times

¿había muchos niños en el parque? — were there a lot of o many children in the park?

no había muchos patos en el lago — there weren't a lot of o many ducks on the lake

3) * [con singular colectivo]

había mucho borracho — there were a lot of o lots of drunks there

hay mucho tonto suelto — there are a lot of o lots of idiots around

mucho beso, pero luego me critica por la espalda — she's all kisses, but then she criticizes me behind my back

4) (=demasiado)

es mucho dinero para un niño — it's too much money for a child

es mucha mujer para ti — * that woman is too much for you

esta es mucha casa para nosotros — * this house is too big for us

2. PRON

1) [en singular]

a) [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, much

tengo mucho que hacer — I have a lot o lots to do

tiene la culpa de mucho de lo que pasa — he's to blame for a lot of o much of what has happened

el plan tiene mucho de positivo — there's a lot about the plan that is positive

su discurso tiene mucho de fascista — his rhetoric contains a lot of fascist elements

¿has aprendido mucho en este trabajo? — have you learnt a lot o much from this job?

no tengo mucho que hacer — I haven't got a lot o much to do

-¿cuánto vino queda? -mucho — "how much wine is left?" - "a lot" o "lots"

b) [referido a tiempo] long

¿te vas a quedar mucho? — are you staying long?

no tardes mucho — don't be long

¿falta mucho para llegar? — will it be long till we arrive?

-¿cuánto nos queda para acabar? -mucho — "how long till we finish?" - "ages"

hace mucho que no salgo a bailar — it's a long time o ages since I went out dancing

2) [en plural] [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, many

somos muchos — there are a lot of o lots of us

son muchos los que no quieren — there are a lot o lots who don't want to

muchos dicen que... — a lot of o lots of o many people say that...

muchos de los ausentes — many of o a lot of those absent

-¿hay manzanas? -sí, pero no muchas — "are there any apples?" - "yes, but not many o not a lot"

¿vinieron muchos? — did many o a lot of people come?

-¿cuántos había? -muchos — "how many were there?" - "a lot" o "lots"

3. ADV

1) (=en gran cantidad) a lot

come mucho — she eats a lot

te quiero mucho — I love you very much o a lot

viene mucho — he comes often o a lot

me gusta mucho el jazz — I really like jazz, I like jazz a lot

sí señor, me gusta y mucho — I do indeed like it and I like it a lot

- son 75 euros -es mucho — "that will be 75 euros" - "that's a lot"

alegrarse mucho — to be very glad

correr mucho — to run fast

lo siento mucho — I'm very o really sorry

¡mucho lo sientes tú! — * a fat lot you care! *

trabajar mucho — to work hard

• mucho antes — long before

• mucho más — much o a lot more

• mucho menos — much o a lot less

• muy mucho, se guardará muy mucho de hacerlo — * he'll jolly well be careful not to do it *

• si no es mucho pedir — if that's not asking too much

eso es mucho pedir — it's a lot to ask

• pensárselo mucho, se lo pensó mucho antes de contestar — he thought long and hard about it before replying

• mucho peor — much o a lot worse

2) [en respuestas]

-¿estás cansado? -¡mucho! — "are you tired?" - "I certainly am!"

-¿te gusta? -no mucho — "do you like it?" - "not really"

3) [otras locuciones]

• como mucho — at (the) most

como mucho leo un libro al mes — at (the) most I read one book a month

• con mucho — by far, far and away

fue, con mucho, el mejor — he was by far the best, he was far and away the best

no se puede comparar, ni con mucho, a ninguna de nuestras ideas — it bears no comparison at all o you can't begin to compare it with any of our ideas

• cuando mucho — frm at (the) most

• tener a algn en mucho — to think highly of sb

• ni mucho menos, Juan no es ni mucho menos el que era — Juan is nothing like the man he was

mi intención no era insultarte, ni mucho menos — I in no way intended to insult you, I didn't intend to insult you, far from it

• por mucho que, por mucho que estudies — however hard you study

por mucho que lo quieras no debes mimarlo — no matter how much you love him, you shouldn't spoil him

* * *
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adverbio

a) <salir/ayudar> a lot

me gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot

funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better

trabaja mucho — he works very hard

¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?

por mucho que insistas — no matter how much you insist

después de mucho discutir — after long discussions

b) ( en respuestas)

¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very

¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
II
- cha adjetivo

1)

a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of

¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?

b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of

somos muchos — there are a lot of us

¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?

2) (sing)

a) (fam) ( con valor plural)

mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it

hay mucho sinvergüenza por ahí — there are a lot of rogues around

b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)

era mucho jugador para un equipo así — he was much too good a player for a team like that
III
- cha pronombre

1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)

mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said

tengo mucho que hacer — I have a lot to do

si no es mucho pedir — if it's not too much to ask

muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...

2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time

hace mucho que no lo vemos — we haven't seen him for a long time

¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?

¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?

3) (en locs)

como mucho — at (the) most

con mucho — by far, easily

ni mucho menos — in no way

no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it

* * *

= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.

Ex. Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.

Ex. Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.

Ex. An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.

Ex. Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.

Ex. 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.

Ex. Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.

Ex. Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.

Ex. One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.

Ex. Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.

Ex. Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.

Ex. Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.

Ex. Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.

Ex. During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.

Ex. For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.

Ex. As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.

Ex. There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.

Ex. The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.

Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.

Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex. Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.

Ex. The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.

Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.

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* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.

* afectar mucho = hit + hard.

* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.

* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.

* bajar mucho = go + way down.

* beber mucho = drink + heavily.

* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.

* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.

* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.

* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.

* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.

* con mucha antelación = far in advance.

* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.

* con mucha diferencia = by far.

* con mucha energía = high energy.

* con mucha frecuencia = very often.

* con mucha información = populated.

* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.

* con mucha palabrería = glibly.

* con mucha población = heavily populated.

* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.

* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.

* con muchas actividades = event-filled.

* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.

* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.

* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.

* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].

* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.

* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.

* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].

* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.

* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.

* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].

* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.

* con muchos detalles = elaborately.

* con muchos eventos = event-filled.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.

* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.

* con mucho trabajo = painfully.

* conseguir mucho = do + much.

* contener mucho = be high in.

* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.

* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.

* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.

* de muchas maneras = in every way.

* de mucho arraigo = long-established.

* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.

* de mucho cuidado = badass.

* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.

* de muchos usos = all-purpose.

* desde hace muchos años = for years.

* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).

* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.

* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.

* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* día de mucho calor = scorcher.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.

* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.

* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).

* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).

* durar mucho = last + long.

* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.

* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.

* en muchos casos = in many instances.

* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.

* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.

* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.

* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.

* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.

* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.

* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.

* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....

* faltar mucho = be a long way off.

* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).

* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.

* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.

* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.

* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.

* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.

* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.

* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.

* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hace muchos años = many years ago.

* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hacer mucho = do + much.

* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.

* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.

* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.

* llenar mucho = be filling.

* lo mucho que = how extensively.

* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.

* muchas ganancias = high return.

* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.

* muchas horas = long hours.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* mucha suerte = best of luck.

* muchas veces = multiple times.

* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.

* mucho antes = early on.

* mucho antes de = well before.

* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.

* mucho dinero = big bucks.

* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.

* mucho interés = keen interest.

* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.

* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.

* mucho más allá de = far beyond.

* mucho más cerca = far closer.

* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.

* mucho más rápido = far faster.

* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.

* mucho mejor = far better.

* mucho mejor que = far superior to.

* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.

* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.

* mucho peor = far worse.

* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).

* muchos beneficios = high return.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muchos más = a great many more.

* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.

* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.

* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.

* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.

* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.

* mucho trabajo = hard graft.

* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.

* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.

* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.

* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no hace mucho = in the recent past.

* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.

* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.

* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.

* no mucho después = not long after.

* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.

* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.

* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.

* por muchas razones = in many ways.

* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.

* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.

* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.

* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.

* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.

* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.

* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).

* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.

* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.

* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.

* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.

* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.

* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.

* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.

* ser mucho = be a mouthful.

* ser mucho más = be all the more.

* ser mucho más que = be far more than.

* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.

* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.

* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.

* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.

* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.

* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.

* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.

* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.

* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.

* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.

* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.

* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.

* trabajando mucho = hard at work.

* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* trabajar mucho = work + hard.

* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.

* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.

* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.

* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.

* y mucho más = and much more.

* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.

* y mucho(s) más = and more.

* * *
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adverbio

a) <salir/ayudar> a lot

me gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot

funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better

trabaja mucho — he works very hard

¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?

por mucho que insistas — no matter how much you insist

después de mucho discutir — after long discussions

b) ( en respuestas)

¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very

¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
II
- cha adjetivo

1)

a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of

¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?

b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of

somos muchos — there are a lot of us

¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?

2) (sing)

a) (fam) ( con valor plural)

mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it

hay mucho sinvergüenza por ahí — there are a lot of rogues around

b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)

era mucho jugador para un equipo así — he was much too good a player for a team like that
III
- cha pronombre

1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)

mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said

tengo mucho que hacer — I have a lot to do

si no es mucho pedir — if it's not too much to ask

muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...

2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time

hace mucho que no lo vemos — we haven't seen him for a long time

¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?

¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?

3) (en locs)

como mucho — at (the) most

con mucho — by far, easily

ni mucho menos — in no way

no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it

* * *

= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.

Ex: Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.

Ex: Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.

Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.

Ex: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.

Ex: 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.

Ex: Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.

Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.

Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.

Ex: Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.

Ex: Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.

Ex: Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.

Ex: Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.

Ex: During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.

Ex: For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.

Ex: As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.

Ex: There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.

Ex: The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.

Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.

Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex: Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.

Ex: The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.

Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.

* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.

* afectar mucho = hit + hard.

* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.

* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.

* bajar mucho = go + way down.

* beber mucho = drink + heavily.

* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.

* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.

* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.

* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.

* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.

* con mucha antelación = far in advance.

* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.

* con mucha diferencia = by far.

* con mucha energía = high energy.

* con mucha frecuencia = very often.

* con mucha información = populated.

* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.

* con mucha palabrería = glibly.

* con mucha población = heavily populated.

* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.

* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.

* con muchas actividades = event-filled.

* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.

* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.

* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.

* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].

* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.

* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.

* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].

* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.

* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.

* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].

* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.

* con muchos detalles = elaborately.

* con muchos eventos = event-filled.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.

* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.

* con mucho trabajo = painfully.

* conseguir mucho = do + much.

* contener mucho = be high in.

* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.

* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.

* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.

* de muchas maneras = in every way.

* de mucho arraigo = long-established.

* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.

* de mucho cuidado = badass.

* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.

* de muchos usos = all-purpose.

* desde hace muchos años = for years.

* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).

* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.

* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.

* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* día de mucho calor = scorcher.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.

* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.

* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).

* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).

* durar mucho = last + long.

* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.

* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.

* en muchos casos = in many instances.

* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.

* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.

* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.

* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.

* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.

* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.

* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.

* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....

* faltar mucho = be a long way off.

* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).

* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.

* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.

* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.

* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.

* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.

* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.

* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.

* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hace muchos años = many years ago.

* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hacer mucho = do + much.

* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.

* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.

* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.

* llenar mucho = be filling.

* lo mucho que = how extensively.

* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.

* muchas ganancias = high return.

* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.

* muchas horas = long hours.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* mucha suerte = best of luck.

* muchas veces = multiple times.

* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.

* mucho antes = early on.

* mucho antes de = well before.

* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.

* mucho dinero = big bucks.

* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.

* mucho interés = keen interest.

* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.

* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.

* mucho más allá de = far beyond.

* mucho más cerca = far closer.

* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.

* mucho más rápido = far faster.

* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.

* mucho mejor = far better.

* mucho mejor que = far superior to.

* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.

* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.

* mucho peor = far worse.

* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).

* muchos beneficios = high return.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muchos más = a great many more.

* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.

* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.

* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.

* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.

* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.

* mucho trabajo = hard graft.

* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.

* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.

* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.

* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no hace mucho = in the recent past.

* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.

* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.

* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.

* no mucho después = not long after.

* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.

* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.

* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.

* por muchas razones = in many ways.

* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.

* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.

* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.

* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.

* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.

* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.

* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).

* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.

* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.

* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.

* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.

* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.

* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.

* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.

* ser mucho = be a mouthful.

* ser mucho más = be all the more.

* ser mucho más que = be far more than.

* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.

* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.

* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.

* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.

* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.

* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.

* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.

* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.

* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.

* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.

* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.

* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.

* trabajando mucho = hard at work.

* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* trabajar mucho = work + hard.

* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.

* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.

* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.

* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.

* y mucho más = and much more.

* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.

* y mucho(s) más = and more.

* * *

mucho¹

adverb

1

salen mucho they go out a lot

no salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot

¿salen mucho? do they go out much o a lot?

me ayudaron muchísimo they really helped me a lot

ahora funciona mucho mejor it works much o a lot better now

esto preocupa, y mucho, a los ecologistas this is a matter of great concern to ecologists

trabaja mucho he works very hard

¿llueve mucho? is it raining hard?

me gusta muchísimo I like it a lot o very much

por mucho que insistas, no te va a hacer caso no matter how much you insist o however much you insist he won't listen to you

por mucho que le grites no te oye you can shout as much as you like but he won't hear you

después de mucho discutir llegaron a un acuerdo after long discussions, they reached an agreement

mucho criticar a los demás pero ella tampoco hace nada por ayudar she's forever o always criticizing others but she doesn't do anything to help either

2

(en respuestas): ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very

¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very much

para locs ver mucho³ pron C. (↑ mucho (3))

mucho² - cha

adjective

A

1 ( sing) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of

tiene mucha vitamina C it contains a lot of vitamin C

no le tienen mucho respeto they don't have much o a lot of respect for him

había mucha gente there were lots of o a lot of people there

sucedió hace mucho tiempo it happened a long time ago

¿tienes mucha hambre? are you very hungry?

una ciudad con mucha vida nocturna a city with plenty of night life

2 (pl) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of

¿recibiste muchos regalos? did you get many o a lot of presents?

sus muchas obligaciones le impidieron asistir his many commitments prevented him from attending

muchos niños pasan hambre many children go hungry

seis hijos son muchos six children's a lot

somos muchos there are a lot of us

B ( sing)

1 ( fam)

(con valor plural): mucho elogio, mucho cumplido pero no me lo van a publicar they're full of praise and compliments but they're not going to publish it

hoy día hay mucho sinvergüenza por ahí these days there are a lot of rogues around

2 ( fam)

(con valor ponderativo): era mucho jugador para un equipo tan mediocre he was much too good a player for a mediocre team like that

mucho³ - cha

pronoun

A

(refiriéndose a cantidad, número): mucho de lo que ha dicho es falso much o a lot of what he has said is untrue

tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to do

si no es mucho pedir if it's not too much to ask

muchos creen que … many (people) believe that …

muchos son los llamados pero pocos los elegidos ( Bib) many are called but few are chosen

B

mucho (refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time

hace mucho que no vamos al teatro we haven't been to the theater for a long time o for ages

¿falta mucho para llegar? are we nearly there?, is it much further?

¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?

mucho antes de conocerte long o a long time before I met you

C ( en locs):

como mucho at (the) most

costará unos 30 dólares como mucho it probably costs about 30 dollars at (the) most

con mucho by far, easily

fue, con mucho, la mejor de la clase she was by far o easily the best in the class, she was the best in the class, by far

cuando mucho at (the) most

ni mucho menos: no pretendo aconsejarte ni mucho menos I'm in no way trying to give you advice

no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos he isn't a good pianist, far from it

* * *

mucho 1 adverbio
a) ‹salir/ayudar› a lot;

‹ trabajar› hard;
◊ no salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot;

me gusta muchísimo I like it very much o a lot;
mucho mejor a lot better;
por mucho que insistas no matter how much you insist;
después de mucho discutir after much discussion
b) ( en respuestas):

◊ ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very;

¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very much
mucho 2
◊ - cha adjetivo

a) ( sing) a lot of;

(en oraciones negativas, interrogativas) much, a lot of;
◊ mucho vino a lot of wine;

no gano mucho dinero I don't earn much o a lot of money;
¿ves mucha televisión? do you watch much o a lot of television;
tiene mucha hambre he's very hungry
b) (pl) many, a lot of;

◊ había muchos extranjeros/muchas personas allí there were many o a lot of foreigners/people there;

hace muchos años many years ago
■ pronombre
1 ( referido a cantidad)
a) ( sing) a lot;

( en oraciones negativas) much;
◊ mucho de lo dicho a lot of what was said;

tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to do;
eso no es mucho that's not much;
no queda mucha there isn't much left
b) (pl) many;

◊ muchos creen que … many (people) believe that …;

muchos de nosotros many of us
2
◊ mucho

a) ( referido a tiempo):

◊ hace mucho que no la veo I haven't seen her for a long time;

¿te falta mucho para terminar? will it take you long to finish?;
mucho antes long before;
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?
b) ( en locs)

◊ como mucho at (the) most;

con mucho by far, easily;
ni mucho menos far from it;
por mucho que … however much …
mucho,-a
I adj indef
1 (abundante, numeroso) (en frases afirmativas) a lot of, lots of
mucha comida, a lot of food
muchos animales, lots of animals
(en frases negativas) much, many pl: no queda mucho azúcar, there isn't much sugar left
no conozco muchos sitios, I don't know many places
2 (intenso) very: tengo mucho calor/miedo, I'm very hot/scared
hizo mucho esfuerzo, he made a great effort
3 (demasiado) es mucha responsabilidad, it's too much responsibility
II pron
1 a lot, a great deal, many: muchos fuimos al baile, many/lots of us went to the dance
muchos de nosotros/vosotros, many of us/you
de ésos tengo muchos, I've got lots of those
III adverbio
1 (cantidad) a lot, very much: me arrepentí mucho, I was very sorry
2 (tiempo) hace mucho que desapareció, he went missing a long time ago
hace mucho que estamos aquí, we have been here for a long time
(a menudo) often: vamos mucho al cine, we go to the cinema quite often
♦ Locuciones: como mucho, at the most
con mucho, by far
¡ni mucho menos!, no way!
por mucho (que), however much
Recuerda que el singular es much, el plural es many, y que estas dos palabras se suelen usar en frases negativas (no tengo demasiado tiempo, I haven't got much time), mientras que a lot (of) y lots (of) se encuentran en frases afirmativas: Tengo mucho dinero. I've got a lot of/lots of money. En frases interrogativas se usa tanto much y many como a lot o lots of: ¿Tienes mucho dinero?, Have you got much/ a lot of/lots of money? Sin embargo, en preguntas que empiezan por how sólo puedes emplear much o many: ¿Cuánto dinero tienes?, How much money have you got?
' mucho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonarse
- abrigar
- abultar
- achicharrar
- achicharrarse
- acoger
- adelantar
- adentro
- adorar
- afear
- afecta
- afectar
- afecto
- agradecer
- alejarse
- antes
- aparato
- aprecio
- aprovechar
- ascendiente
- avejentarse
- avenida
- avenido
- bailar
- bastante
- boato
- bombo
- brío
- cacarear
- caché
- cachet
- calor
- carácter
- cariño
- carrete
- cascar
- cervical
- chapar
- chiflar
- cocerse
- coco
- comer
- contraponer
- costar
- cuando
- de
- deber
- decaer
- decir
- defraudar
English:
ability
- ado
- afraid
- age
- ago
- agony
- all-out
- alone
- anywhere
- around
- as
- attract
- attuned to
- backlog
- badly
- bake
- balance
- be
- best
- booze
- bulky
- busywork
- capital
- cautious
- chalk
- challenging
- charisma
- come along
- come into
- commotion
- concern
- deal
- dear
- demand
- devoted
- difficult
- do
- dog days
- doing
- easily
- emotional
- enthusiastic
- esteem
- exhilarate
- experience
- extravagant
- fancy
- far
- fat
- few

* * *

mucho, -a

♦ adj

1. [gran cantidad de] a lot of;

comemos mucho pescado/mucha verdura we eat a lot of fish/vegetables;

había mucha gente there were a lot of people there;

producen muchos residuos they produce a lot of waste;

tengo muchos más/menos amigos que tú I've got a lot more/fewer friends than you;

no tengo mucho tiempo I haven't got much o a lot of time;

no nos quedan muchas entradas we haven't got many o a lot of tickets left;

¿hay muchas cosas que hacer? are there a lot of things to do?, is there much to do?;

no tengo muchas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;

tengo mucho sueño I'm very sleepy;

hoy hace mucho calor it's very hot today;

hace mucho tiempo a long time ago;

¡mucha suerte! the best of luck!;

¡muchas gracias! thank you very much!

2. (singular) [demasiado]
hay mucho niño aquí there are rather a lot of kids here;

mucha sal me parece que le estás echando I think you're overdoing the salt a bit, I think you're adding a bit too much salt;

ésta es mucha casa para mí this house is much too big for me;
Fam
es mucho hombre he's a real man;

es mucho coche para un conductor novato it's far too powerful a car for an inexperienced driver;

es mucha mujer para ti she's out of your league!;
Fam
mucho lujo y mucho camarero trajeado pero la comida es horrible it's all very luxurious and full of smartly dressed waiters, but the food's terrible

♦ pron
(singular) a lot;
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mucho

I adj

1 singular a lot of, lots of; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

much;

mucho tiempo a lot of time;

no tengo mucho tiempo I don’t have a lot of time o much time;

tengo mucho frío I am very cold;

es mucho coche para mí this car’s too much for me

2 plural a lot of, lots of; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

many;

muchos amigos a lot of friends;

no tengo muchos amigos I don’t have a lot of friends o many friends

II pron

1 singular a lot; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

much;

no tengo mucho I don’t have much o a lot

2 plural a lot; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

many;

no tengo muchos I don’t have many o a lot;

muchos creen que … a lot of people o many people think that …

III adv

1 a lot; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

much;

¿cuesta mucho? does it cost a lot o much?;

nos vemos mucho we see each other often o a lot;

hace mucho que no te veo I haven’t seen you for a long time;

¿dura/tarda mucho? does it last/take long?

2

:

como mucho at the most;

10 meses dan para mucho o

dan mucho de sí you can do a lot in 10 months;

no es ni con mucho he is far from being …;

ni mucho menos far from it;

por mucho que however much

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mucho adv

1) : much, a lot

mucho más: much more

le gusta mucho: he likes it a lot

2) : long, a long time

tardó mucho en venir: he was a long time getting here

3)

por mucho que : no matter how much

mucho, - cha adj

1) : a lot of, many, much

mucha gente: a lot of people

hace mucho tiempo que no lo veo: I haven't seen him in ages

2)

muchas veces : often

mucho, - cha pron

1) : a lot, many, much

hay mucho que hacer: there is a lot to do

muchas no vinieron: many didn't come

2)

cuando mucho or

como mucho : at most

3)

con mucho : by far

4)

ni mucho menos : not at all, far from it

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mucho¹ adj

1. (en general) a lot of / lots of

como mucho queso I eat a lot of cheese

lee muchos libros he reads a lot of books lots of es lo mismo que a lot of, pero un poco más familiar

como mucho queso I eat lots of cheese Much es singular y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas

no tenemos mucho tiempo we haven't got much time

¿ganas mucho dinero? do you earn much money? many es plural y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas

no tiene muchos amigos he hasn't got many friends

¿marcaste muchos goles? did you score many goals?

2. (otras expresiones) very

hace mucho calor it's very hot

tengo muchas ganas de verte I'm really looking forward to seeing you

mucho² adv

1. (en general) a lot

esta planta ha crecido mucho this plant has grown a lot

los atletas se entrenan mucho athletes train a lot

me gusta mucho I like it a lot

trabajamos mucho we work hard

lo siento mucho I'm very sorry / I'm really sorry

2. (comparaciones) much

era mucho más fácil de lo que pensaba it was much easier than I thought

comes mucho más que yo you eat much more than me

3. (mucho tiempo) a long time

hace mucho que no te veo I haven't see you for a long time

como mucho at the most

ni con mucho nowhere near as

ni mucho menos far from

no está acabado, ni mucho menos it is far from finished

por mucho que however much

mucho³ pron

1. (en singular frases afirmativas) a lot

aún me queda mucho por hacer I've still got a lot left to do

2. (en singular frases negativas e interrogativas) much / a lot

no es mucho lo que pides you're not asking for much

3. (con plurales) many / a lot

muchos de sus amigos acudieron many of his friends came

Spanish-English dictionary > mucho
15 lang

tall; long

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lạn|ge I ['laŋə] (S Ger) [laŋ] (Aus)
adv
['lɛŋɐ] comp - er ['lɛŋɐ] ['lɛŋstə] superl am lä\#ngsten ['lɛŋstn]
1) (zeitlich) a long time; (in Fragen, Negativsätzen) long

die Sitzung hat heute lange/nicht lange gedauert — the meeting went on (for) a long time/didn't go on (for) long today

wie lange lernst du schon Deutsch/bist du schon hier? — how long have you been learning German (for)/been here (for)?

es ist noch gar nicht lange her, dass wir diese Frage diskutiert haben — we discussed this question not long ago, it's not long since we discussed this question

er wird es nicht mehr lange machen (inf) — he won't last long, he's not got long to go

bis Weihnachten ist es ja noch lange hin — it's still a long time till Christmas, we're a long way from Christmas

lange nicht gesehen (inf) — long time no see (inf)

je länger, je lieber — the more the better; (zeitlich) the longer the better

2) (inf = längst)

noch lange nicht — not by any means, not by a long chalk (Brit inf) or shot

lange nicht so... — nowhere near as..., not nearly as...

er verdient lange nicht so viel — he doesn't earn nearly as much, he doesn't earn anywhere near as much

wenn er das schafft, kannst du das schon lange — if he can do it, you can do it easily
II [laŋ]
1. adj comp - er
['lɛŋɐ] superl ['lɛŋɐ] -ste(r, s) ['lɛŋstə]
1) long['lɛŋstn]; Film, Roman, Aufenthalt, Rede long, lengthy

das ist seit Langem geplant — that has been planned (for) a long time

das war seit Langem geplant — it was planned a long time ago

vor langeer Zeit — a long time ago

in nicht allzu langeer Zeit — before too or very long, in the not too distant future

das hat die längste Zeit gedauert! — that's gone on long enough!

hier wird mir der Tag or die Zeit nicht lange — I won't get bored here

etw länger machen — to make sth longer, to lengthen sth

es ist eine langee Strecke bis Bristol, jedenfalls länger, als ich gedacht hatte — it's a long way to Bristol, at least, further than I thought

die Tage werden wieder länger — the days are drawing out, the days are getting longer

er machte ein langees Gesicht — his face fell

man sah überall nur langee Gesichter — you saw nothing but long faces

etw von langeer Hand vorbereiten — to prepare sth carefully

des Langen und Breiten — at great length

einen langeen Hals machen (inf) — to crane one's neck

See:

→ Leine, Sicht

2) (inf = groß gewachsen) Mensch tall

eine langee Latte sein, ein langeer Lulatsch sein, ein langees Elend or Ende sein — to be a (real) beanpole (inf)

er ist so lange wie er dumm ist — he's as thick as two short planks (inf)

2. adv comp -er, superl am -sten

der lange erwartete Regen — the long-awaited rain

der lange ersehnte Tag/Urlaub — the longed-for day/holiday (esp Brit) or vacation (US)

lange anhaltender Beifall — prolonged or long applause

lange gehegt (Wunsch) — long-cherished

lange gestreckt — long; Dorf auch strung-out

lange gezogen (Ton, Schrei) — long-drawn-out; Kurve long

nur einen Augenblick lange — only for a moment or second

zwei Stunden lange — for two hours

mein ganzes Leben lange — all my life, my whole life

lange und breit — at great length

See:

→ auch lange, entlang

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1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) long

2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) long

3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) long

4) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) long

5) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) long

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lang

<länger, längste>

[laŋ]

I. adj

1. (räumlich ausgedehnt) long

seine Haare sind jetzt länger als früher he has longer hair than he used to

die Schraube ist 4,5 Zentimeter \lang the screw is 4.5 centimetres long [or in length]

der Tisch ist zwei Meter \lang und einen Meter breit the table is two metres by one

ein Kleid länger machen to make a dress longer, to lengthen a dress

2. (zeitlich ausgedehnt) long

die Zeit wurde ihr nicht \lang she didn't get bored

in nicht allzu \langer Zeit in the not too distant future

vor nicht allzu \langer Zeit not so long ago

eine \lange Zeit brauchen to take a long time

3. (ausführlich) Aufsatz, Brief long, lengthy

4. (fam: groß gewachsen) tall

II. adv

1. (eine lange Dauer) long

diese fürchterliche Kälte kann man nicht \lang aushalten you can't stand this terrible cold for long

die Verhandlungen ziehen sich schon \lange hin negotiations have been dragging on for a long time

wir können hier nicht länger bleiben we can't stay here any longer

dauert das noch viel länger? is this going to last much longer?

wo bist du denn so \lange geblieben? where have you been all this time?

\lang und breit [o (geh) des L \langen und Breiten] at length, in great detail

\lang ersehnt longed-for, long-hoped-for, long-desired

\lang gehegt (geh) long-cherished form

\lang gezogen prolonged

\lang haftend Lippenstift long-lasting; Maskara long-wearing

es nicht mehr \lang[e] machen (sl) to not last much longer

noch \lang[e] for a long time

bleibst du noch \lang in Stuttgart? are you staying in Stuttgart for long?

noch \lang[e] nicht not by any means [or a long shot]

es ist noch \lang[e] nicht fertig it's not nearly finished

schon \lang[e] for a long time

ich weiß das schon \lang I've known that for a long time

seit \langem/längerem for a long time/lengthy period

wohnen Sie schon seit längerem hier? have you been living here long?

2. (für die Dauer von etw)

▪ eine bestimmte Zeit \lang for a certain period of time

sie hielt einen Moment \lang inne she paused for a moment

wir haben sieben Monate \lang nichts mehr von dir gehört we haven't heard anything from you for seven months!

wie \lang[e] machst du diese Arbeit schon? how long have you been doing this job?

sein ganzes Leben \lang all his life

3. (der Länge nach)

\lang gestreckt long, extended

\lang hinschlagen to fall flat on one's face

4. (fam: entlang) along

ich glaube, wir müssen hier \lang I think we have to take this way

5.

▶ da [o darauf] kannst du \lang[e] warten! (iron) you can whistle for it iron

▶ je länger, je lieber the longer, the better

▶ \lang[e] nicht so... not nearly as...

der Film war \lang nicht so spannend wie erhofft the film was nowhere near as exciting as people had expected

ich habe \lange nicht so viel bekommen wie sie I didn't get nearly as much as she did

▶ was \lange währt, wird endlich gut (prov) the wait is worth it

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I 1.
; länger, längst... Adjektiv

1) (räumlich) long

eine Bluse mit langen Ärmeln — a long-sleeved blouse

etwas länger machen — make something longer; lengthen something

ein fünf Meter langes Seil — a rope five metres long or in length

2) (ugs.): (groß) tall; s. auch Latte 1); Lulatsch

3) (ausführlich) long

des langen und breiten — (geh.) at great length; in great detail

4) (zeitlich) long; long, lengthy <speech, lecture, etc.>; prolonged < thought>

seit langer Zeit, seit langem — for a long time
2.
adverbial

1) (zeitlich) [for] a long time

der lang anhaltende Beifall — the lengthy or prolonged applause

etwas nicht länger ertragen können — be unable to bear or stand something any longer

lang und breit — at great length; in great detail

2)

einen Augenblick/mehrere Stunden lang — for a moment/several hours

den ganzen Winter lang — all through the winter

sein Leben lang — all one's life; s. auch länger 2., 3.
II 1.
(bes. nordd.) Präposition mit Akk.: s. entlang 1.
2.
Adverb s. entlang 2.

[nicht] wissen, wo es lang geht — (fig.) [not] know what it's all about

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lang¹; länger, am längsten

A. adj

1. räumlich: long; Mensch: tall;

ein Hemd mit langen Ärmeln a long-sleeved shirt;

einen Rock länger machen lengthen ( oder let down) a skirt;

zehn Meter lang und vier Meter breit ten metres (US -ers) (long) by four (wide);

eine 20cm lange Kette a chain 20cm long ( oder in length);

sie sind gleich lang they’re the same length;

einen langen Hals machen umg crane one’s neck, US rubberneck;

sich des Langen und Breiten über etwas auslassen fig expatiate at great length on sth, go on and on about sth; → Bank¹ 1, Gesicht¹ 2 etc

2. zeitlich: long;

lange Jahre for years;

seit Langem for a long time;

vor nicht allzu langer Zeit not so long ago;

in nicht allzu langer Zeit before long;

mir wird die Zeit lang the days are beginning to drag;

das wird eine lange Nacht it’s going to be a long night;

die Tage werden länger the days are getting longer ( oder drawing out)

3. zur Angabe der Dauer: lasting;

eine drei Wochen lange Reise a trip lasting three weeks, a three-week trip

B. adv

1. räumlich:

das Haar lang tragen wear one’s hair long;

lang gestreckt extended; Form: elongated; Gebäude: long; auch Mensch: stretched out; Gebirgszug etc: stretching for miles;

lang gestielt Werkzeug: long-handled; BOT long-stemmed;

lang und breit fig at great length

2. zeitlich: for a long time; mit 2. Partizip: long-…;

lang anhaltend prolonged, long-lasting;

lang entbehrt oder

vermisst sorely missed;

lang gehegt Hoffnung etc: long-cherished ( oder -nourished);

lang erhofft long-hoped-for;

lang ersehnt oder

erwartet long-awaited;

lang gezogen Ton etc: long-drawn out

3. nachgestellt, zur Angabe der Dauer: for;

drei Jahre lang for three years;

die ganze Woche lang all week long, (for) the whole week;

eine Sekunde/einen Augenblick lang for a second/moment

4. umg → lange; → dauern¹, länger, längst, Leitung 2, Lulatsch etc

lang² dial

A. präp (entlang) along;

die Straße lang along ( oder down) the street

B. adv:

wir müssen hier lang we must go along here ( oder this way)

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I 1.
; länger, längst... Adjektiv

1) (räumlich) long

eine Bluse mit langen Ärmeln — a long-sleeved blouse

etwas länger machen — make something longer; lengthen something

ein fünf Meter langes Seil — a rope five metres long or in length

2) (ugs.): (groß) tall; s. auch Latte 1); Lulatsch

3) (ausführlich) long

des langen und breiten — (geh.) at great length; in great detail

4) (zeitlich) long; long, lengthy <speech, lecture, etc.>; prolonged < thought>

seit langer Zeit, seit langem — for a long time
2.
adverbial

1) (zeitlich) [for] a long time

der lang anhaltende Beifall — the lengthy or prolonged applause

etwas nicht länger ertragen können — be unable to bear or stand something any longer

lang und breit — at great length; in great detail

2)

einen Augenblick/mehrere Stunden lang — for a moment/several hours

den ganzen Winter lang — all through the winter

sein Leben lang — all one's life; s. auch länger 2., 3.
II 1.
(bes. nordd.) Präposition mit Akk.: s. entlang 1.
2.
Adverb s. entlang 2.

[nicht] wissen, wo es lang geht — (fig.) [not] know what it's all about

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adj.

long adj. adv.

a long time adv.

for a long time adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > lang
16 mira

intj.

1 look, look here, listen, behold.

2 to tell you the truth.

f.

1 sight.

mira telescópica telescopic sight

2 intention.

con miras a with a view to, with the intention of

poner la mira o las miras en algo to set one's sights on something

3 aim, goal, intention, objective.

4 watchtower.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: mirar.

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mira

► nombre femenino

1 (dispositivo) sight

2 figurado intention

■ no sé cuáles son sus miras en este asunto I don't know what his intentions are

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

con miras a with a view to

■ lo hizo con miras a montar un negocio he did it with a view to setting up a business

estrecho,-a de miras narrow-minded

tener sus miras en algo/alguien to have one's eye on something/somebody

mira telescópica telescopic sight

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SF

1) (Mil, Téc) sight

- estar con o tener la mira puesta en algo

mira de bombardeo — bombsight

mira telescópica — telescopic sight

2) (=intención) aim, intention

con la mira de hacer algo — with the aim of doing sth

con miras a — with a view to

llevar una mira interesada — to have (only) one's own interests at heart

tener miras sobre algo/algn — to have designs on sth/sb

3) pl miras (=actitud)

corto de miras — narrow-minded

amplio o ancho de miras — (=tolerante) broad-minded

de miras estrechas — narrow-minded

4)

estar a la mira — to be on the lookout (de for)

5) (=torre) watchtower; (=puesto) lookout post

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femenino

a) (Arm, Ópt) sight

b) (intención, objetivo)

con miras a reducir los gastos — with a view to reducing costs

tiene la mira puesta en ese cargo — he's set his sights on getting that job

sus miras son egoístas — his motives are selfish

encarar algo con amplitud de miras — to adopt a broad-minded approach to something

es muy estrecho de miras — he's very narrow-minded

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= viewfinder, gun sight [gunsight].

Nota: De arma.

Ex. Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gun sight.

Ex. Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gun sight.

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* en el blanco de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.

* en el punto de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.

* en + Posesivo + punto de mira = in + Posesivo + sights.

* mira telescópica = telescopic sight.

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femenino

a) (Arm, Ópt) sight

b) (intención, objetivo)

con miras a reducir los gastos — with a view to reducing costs

tiene la mira puesta en ese cargo — he's set his sights on getting that job

sus miras son egoístas — his motives are selfish

encarar algo con amplitud de miras — to adopt a broad-minded approach to something

es muy estrecho de miras — he's very narrow-minded

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= viewfinder, gun sight [gunsight].

Nota: De arma.

Ex: Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gun sight.

Ex: Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gun sight.

* en el blanco de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.

* en el punto de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.

* en + Posesivo + punto de mira = in + Posesivo + sights.

* mira telescópica = telescopic sight.

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mira

feminine

A

1 ( Arm, Ópt) sight

mira telescópica telescopic sight

2

(intención, objetivo): con miras a reducir los gastos with a view to reducing costs

vino con la mira de quedarse unos días he came intending to stay o with the idea of staying (for) a few days

tiene la mira puesta en ese cargo he's set his sights on getting that job

sus miras son egoístas his motives are selfish

es de una estrechez de miras increíble she has an amazingly narrow o shortsighted outlook (on things)

hay que encarar el proyecto con amplitud de miras we have to adopt a broad-minded approach to the project

es muy estrecho de miras he's very narrow-minded

B

( RPl) (perspectiva): ¿están por terminar? — ¡ni miras! are you nearly finished? — nowhere near! o you must be joking! ( colloq)

llevan tres años de novios pero no tienen miras de casarse they've been going out for three years but they don't have any plans to marry

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Del verbo mirar: ( conjugate mirar)

mira es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
mira
mirar
mira sustantivo femenino
a) (Arm, Ópt) sight;

b) (intención, objetivo):

◊ con miras a reducir los gastos with a view to reducing costs;

con la mira puesta en el porvenir with one's sight set on the future;
es muy estrecho de miras he's very narrow-minded
mirar ( conjugate mirar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (observar, contemplar) to look at;

◊ mira un cuadro to look at a picture;

no me mires así don't look at me like that;
mira a algn a los ojos to look sb in the eye;
se me quedó mirando he just stared at me;
miraba distraída por la ventana he was gazing absent-mindedly out of the window;
miraba cómo lo hacía he was watching how she did it;
ir a mira escaparates or (AmL) vidrieras to go window shopping
b) ‹programa/partido/televisión› to watch

2 ( fijarse) to look;
◊ ¡mira lo que has hecho! look what you've done!;

mira bien que esté apagado make sure o check it's off;
miré a ver si estaba listo I had a look to see if he was ready
3 ( considerar):
◊ míralo desde otro punto de vista look at it from another point of view;

lo mires por donde lo mires whatever o whichever way you look at it;
mirándolo bien ( pensándolo detenidamente) all things considered;

( pensándolo mejor) on second thoughts;
◊ mira a algn en menos to look down on sb;

mira mal a algn to disapprove of sb
4 (expresando incredulidad, irritación, etc):
◊ ¡mira que poner un plato de plástico en el horno …! honestly o really! imagine putting a plastic dish in the oven …! (colloq);

¡mira que eres tacaño! boy, you're mean! (colloq);
¡mira las veces que te lo habré dicho …! the times I've told you!
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to look;
◊ he mirado por todas partes I've looked everywhere;

mira por la ventana to look out of the window;
¿miraste bien? did you have a good look?, did you look properly?;
mira atrás to look back
2 ( estar orientado) mira A/HACIA algo [ fachada] to face sth;
[terraza/habitación] to look out over sth, overlook sth;
◊ ponte mirando hacia la ventana stand (o sit etc) facing the window

3
◊ mirar por

a) ( preocuparse por) to think of

b) (Col) ( cuidar) to look after

mirarse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) to look at oneself;

◊ mirase en el espejo to look at oneself in the mirror

b) ( recípr) to look at each other

mira sustantivo femenino
1 (pieza de instrumento o arma por donde se mira) sight
mira telescópica, telescopic sight
2 pref pl (intención) plan, intention, sight: hemos estado ahorrando con miras a mandar a Juan a la universidad, we've been saving to send Juan to the university
3 Téc levelling stave/staff/rod
mirar
I verbo transitivo
1 to look at: me miró con preocupación, he looked at me with concern
mirar una palabra en el diccionario, to look up a word in the dictionary
2 (examinar) to watch: miraba la película atentamente, she was watching the film carefully
míralo con atención, look at it carefully
3 (tener cuidado) mira bien con quién andas, be careful of the company you keep
II verbo intransitivo
1 (buscar) miraré en ese rincón, I'll have a look in that corner
2 (cuidar) to look after sb/sthg: mira por tus intereses, she is looking after your interests
3 (estar orientado) to face: la fachada mira al norte, the façade faces north ➣ Ver nota en ver
' mira' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
botija
- espanto
- hablar
- luego
- menear
- mirar
- tener
- venir
English:
be
- beauty
- bright
- eye
- fancy
- look
- look at
- side
- sight
- take
- watch
- about
- this
- what

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mira nf

1. [en instrumento, arma] sight

Comp
mira telescópica telescopic sight
2. [intención, propósito] intention;

con miras a with a view to, with the intention of;

celebraron una reunión con miras a llegar a un acuerdo they held a meeting with a view to reaching an agreement;

se están preparando con miras a los Juegos Olímpicos they are training with a view to competing in the Olympic Games;

poner la mira o [m5] las miras en algo to set one's sights on sth;

Comp

ser amplio de miras to be enlightened;

Comp

ser corto de miras to be short-sighted

3. RP
miras [posibilidades] [m5] no hay ni miras de que podamos mudarnos antes del verano there's no chance whatsoever of us being able to move before the summer;

no tengo ni miras de que me aumenten el sueldo I haven't the slightest chance o prospect of getting a pay Br rise o US raise

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mira

f

:

con miras a with a view to;

estar en el punto de mira de alguien be the focus of s.o.’s attention;

está en el punto de mira de los Lakers the Lakers have an eye on him

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mira nf

1) : sight (of a firearm or instrument)

2) : aim, objective

con miras a: with the intention of, with a view to

de amplias miras: broad- minded

poner la mira en: to aim at, to aspire to

Spanish-English dictionary > mira
17 Ende

n; -s, -n

1. räumlich: end; am Ende des Zuges einsteigen get in at the back of the train; das vordere / hintere Ende the front (end) ( oder forward end) / the back, the rear (end); das obere / untere Ende the top (end) / bottom (end); das ( letzte) Ende der Wurst the last bit ( oder tail-end umg.) of the sausage; etw. am falschen oder verkehrten Ende anpacken fig. tackle s.th. the wrong way (a)round, put the cart before the horse; am Ende der Welt wohnen umg. live at the back of beyond ( oder way out in the sticks)

2. nur Sg.; eines Zeitraums: end, close; Ende Januar at the end of January; am oder zu / gegen Ende des Monats at / toward(s) the end of the month; noch vor Ende dieser Woche by the end of this week, before the week is out geh.; bis ans Ende aller Tage oder Zeiten until the end of time; Ende der Dreißigerjahre oder dreißiger Jahre in the late thirties, at the end of the thirties; sie ist Ende zwanzig she’s in her late twenties

3. (Schluss) end, close; eines Films etc.: ending; Auslaufen eines Vertrags: expiry; einer Frist: end, expiry; (Ergebnis) result, outcome; Ende! FUNK. over!; ohne Ende endless, unending; und damit Ende! and that’s that! ( oder it!); er findet kein Ende he can’t stop, he doesn’t know where ( oder when) to stop; bis zum bitteren Ende to the bitter end; letzten Endes after all, ultimately, in the end, at the end of the day, when all is said and done; die Arbeit geht ihrem Ende entgegen is nearing completion; ohne dass ein Ende abzusehen wäre oder ... und kein Ende in Sicht with no end in sight; das bedeutet das Ende von that’s ( oder that means, that spells) the end of; einer Sache ein Ende machen oder bereiten put a stop ( oder an end) to s.th.; seinem Leben ein Ende machen oder setzen die by one’s own hand geh., end it all umg.; alles hat einmal ein Ende all (good) things come to an end; das muss ein Ende haben oder nehmen it’s got to stop; es nimmt kein Ende it just goes on and on; ein schlimmes oder böses Ende nehmen come to a bad end; mit dir wird es noch ein schlimmes Ende nehmen you’ll come to a bad end; das dicke Ende kommt nach oder noch umg. the worst is yet to come, there’s worse to come, it gets worse; das Ende vom Lied war fig. the end of the story was, what happened in the end was, the upshot of it (all) was umg.; Ende gut, alles gut Sprichw. all’s well that ends well; lieber ein Ende mit Schrecken als ein Schrecken ohne Ende Sprichw. etwa better bite the bullet ( oder face the music), don’t prolong the agony

4. am Ende (schließlich) in the end, eventually; (auf die Dauer) in the long run, eventually; am Ende mussten wir hinlaufen we ended ( oder wound umg.) up having to walk (there)

5. am Ende (fertig, erledigt, kaputt) finished, done, on one’s last legs; ich bin am Ende (kann nicht mehr) I’m finished, I’ve had it umg., Brit. auch I’m all in umg.; der Wagen ist ( ziemlich) am Ende umg. the car’s (just about) had it, the car’s on its last legs; ich bin mit meiner Geduld / meinen Nerven am Ende I’ve been patient (for) long enough / I can’t stand the strain any longer; ich bin mit meinem Latein oder meiner Weisheit am Ende I’ve run out of ideas ( oder suggestions etc.); stärker: I’m at my wits’ end

6. am Ende (vielleicht, womöglich, etwa) maybe, could be, perhaps; am Ende stimmt das sogar! it could even be true!; meinst du das am Ende ernst? are you actually serious about this?, I’m beginning to think you mean it

7. zu Ende bringen oder führen finish, complete, see s.th. through; zu Ende gehen (enden) (come to an) end, finish; allmählich: draw to a close; (knapp werden) run short ( oder low); etw. zu Ende denken think s.th. out fully, think s.th. through; zu Ende lesen / schreiben etc. finish (reading / writing etc.); zu Ende sein Schule, Krieg, Wartezeit etc.: be over; Film, Spiel etc.: have finished; Geduld, Vorräte: be at an end, be exhausted, have run out; Vorräte: auch be finished

8. nur Sg.; lit. (Zweck) end, purpose; zu welchem Ende? to what end?

9. nur Sg.; lit. euph. (Tod) end; sein Ende nahen fühlen sense that one’s end is near ( oder that one has not long to live); es geht zu Ende mit ihm he’s going ( oder slipping) fast, it won’t be long now

10. umg. (kleines Stück) bit, piece, scrap; sie hatte ein Ende Schnur in der Tasche she had a ( oder an odd) piece of string in her pocket

11. nur Sg.; umg.: es ist noch ein ganzes oder ziemliches Ende it’s a long way (off) yet, there’s quite a distance still

12. Jägerspr., des Geweihs: point

13. NAUT. line, rope

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das Ende

(Ablauf) expiration;

(Abschluss) termination; close; windup; ending; finish; end;

(Ergebnis) result; conclusion; outcome;

(Tod) quietus

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Ẹn|de ['ɛndə]
nt -s, -n
end; (eines Jahrhunderts etc auch) close; (= Ausgang, Ergebnis) outcome, result; (= Ausgang eines Films, Romans etc) ending; (HUNT = Geweihende) point; (inf = Stückchen) (small) piece; (inf = Strecke) way, stretch; (NAUT = Tau) (rope's) end
Ende Mai/der Woche — at the end of May/the week

Ende der zwanziger Jahre or Zwanzigerjahre — in the late twenties

er ist Ende vierzig — he is in his late forties

das Ende der Welt — the end of the world

er wohnt am Ende der Welt (inf) — he lives at the back of beyond, he lives in the middle of nowhere

bis ans Ende der Welt — to the ends of the earth

das Ende vom Lied — the final outcome

das Ende der Fahnenstange (fig inf) — the end of the road

ein Ende mit Schrecken — a terrible or dreadful end

lieber ein Ende mit Schrecken als ein Schrecken ohne Ende (Prov) — it's best to get unpleasant things over and done with

Probleme ohne Ende — endless problems

letzten Endes — when all is said and done, after all

ein Ende machen — to put an end to sth

(bei or mit etw) kein Ende finden (inf) — to be unable to stop (sth or telling/doing etc sth)

damit muss es jetzt ein Ende haben — there has to be an end to this now, this must stop now

ein Ende nehmen — to come to an end

das nimmt or findet gar kein Ende (inf) — there's no sign of it stopping, there's no end to it

ein böses Ende nehmen — to come to a bad end

kein Ende ist abzusehen — there's no end in sight

da ist das Ende von weg! (N Ger inf) — it's incredible! (inf)

... und kein Ende —... with no end in sight,... without end

es war des Staunens/Jubels etc kein Ende (old, liter) — there was no end to the surprise/celebrations etc

es ist noch ein gutes or ganzes Ende (inf) — there's still quite a way to go (yet)

am Ende — at the end

(am) Ende des Monats — at the end of the month

am Ende sein (fig) — to be at the end of one's tether (Brit) or rope (US)

mit etw am Ende sein — to be at the end of sth, to have reached the end of sth; (Vorrat) to have run out of sth

ich bin mit meiner Weisheit am Ende — I'm at my wits' end

meine Geduld ist am Ende — my patience is at an end

ein Problem am richtigen/falschen or verkehrten Ende anfassen — to tackle a problem from the right/wrong end

Leiden ohne Ende — endless suffering, suffering without end

das ist eine Kette or Schraube ohne Ende (fig) — it's an endless spiral

zu Ende — finished, over, at an end

etw zu Ende bringen or führen — to finish (off) sth

ein Buch/einen Brief zu Ende lesen/schreiben — to finish (reading/writing) a book/letter

etw zu einem guten Ende bringen or führen — to bring sth to a satisfactory conclusion

zu Ende gehen — to come to an end; (Vorräte) to run out

zu dem Ende, dass... (obs) — to the end that... (form)

zu diesem Ende (obs) — to this end (form)

Ende gut, alles gut (Prov) — all's well that ends well (Prov)

alles hat einmal ein Ende (Prov) — everything must come to an end some time; (angenehme Dinge) all good things must come to an end (Prov)

See:

→ dick

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das

1) (a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) close

2) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) end

3) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) end

4) (the end, especially of a story, poem etc: Fairy stories have happy endings.) ending

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En·de

<-s, -n>

[ˈɛndə]

nt

1. (räumlich) end

er setzte sich ganz ans \Ende des Tisches he sat down at the far end of the table

das äußerste \Ende the extreme end

von allen \Enden from all parts

am \Ende at the end

sie wohnt ganz am \Ende der Straße she lives at the far end of the road

sie ging am \Ende der Prozession she walked at the tail of the procession

das Telefon befindet sich am \Ende des Zuges the telephone is at the end [or rear] of the train

das obere/untere \Ende der Treppe the head/foot end of the stairs

am unteren/oberen \Ende des Tisches at the far end/the head of the table

am \Ende der Seite at the foot [or the bottom] of the page

etw zu \Ende lesen/schreiben to finish reading/writing sth

das spitze \Ende eines Bleistifts the tip of a pencil

2. kein pl (Zeitpunkt) end no pl

\Ende August/des Monats/2004 [at] the end of August/the month/2004

sie kommt gegen \Ende August she's coming towards the end of August

das \Ende des Jahrhunderts the end [or close] of the century

sie ist \Ende 1948 geboren she was born at the end of 1948

bis ans \Ende aller Tage [o Zeiten] until the end of time

\Ende zwanzig [o 20] sein to be in one's late twenties [or 20s]

am \Ende der zwanziger [o 20er] Jahre in the late twenties [or 20s

3. kein pl (Schluss, Abschluss) end no pl

„\Ende der Durchsage“ “end of the message”

es ist kein \Ende abzusehen there is no end in sight

damit muss es jetzt ein \Ende haben this must stop now

\Ende des Zitats end of the quotation

am \Ende (fam) finally, at [or in] the end

bis zum bitteren \Ende to the bitter end

ein böses [o kein gutes] [o ein unrühmliches] \Ende nehmen to come to a bad end

bei [o mit] etw dat kein \Ende finden (fam) to not stop doing sth

einer S. dat ein \Ende machen [o bereiten] to put an end to sth

das \Ende nahen fühlen to feel the end approaching

ein \Ende nehmen (fam) to come to an end

das nimmt gar kein \Ende there's no end to it

ohne \Ende without end, endless

Fehler ohne \Ende any number of mistakes

Qualen ohne \Ende suffering without end, endless suffering

sich akk ohne \Ende freuen to be terribly pleased, to be delighted

das \Ende eines Projekts the conclusion of a project

etw zu \Ende bringen [o führen] to complete sth

dem \Ende zu gehen to draw to a close

etw geht zu \Ende sth is nearly finished

alles geht mal zu [o hat mal ein] \Ende nothing lasts forever, all things must come to an end; (Angenehmes) all good things must come to an end [some time]

etw zu einem guten \Ende bringen [o führen] to complete sth successfully

etw zu \Ende lesen to finish reading sth

zu \Ende sein to finish, to end; (vorbei sein) to be over

wo ist die Straße zu \Ende? where does the road end?

der Film ist bald zu \Ende the film finishes soon

unser Urlaub ist leider zu \Ende unfortunately, our holiday is over [or is finished]

wann ist die Schule/das Spiel zu \Ende? when is school/the game over?, when does school/the game finish?

das Spiel ist bald zu \Ende the game will end soon

die Stunde ist in 10 Minuten zu \Ende the lesson will end [or finish] in ten minutes

meine Geduld ist zu \Ende my patience has run out

4. FILM, LIT (Ausgang) ending

die Geschichte hat ein gutes \Ende the story has a happy ending

5. kein pl JUR termination no pl; (Ablauf) expiry no pl

bei \Ende des Vertrags [up]on termination of the contract

6. kein pl (geh: Tod) end no pl

er fand ein tragisches \Ende he met a tragic end form

sie fühlte ihr \Ende nahen she felt that her end was near

es geht mit ihr zu \Ende she is nearing her end form

seinem Leben ein \Ende setzen to put an end to one's life form, to commit suicide

7. (Stückchen)

ein \Ende Brot a crust of bread

8. kein pl (fam: Strecke) way no pl

von hier bis zum See ist es ein ganzes \Ende it's quite a way from here to the lake

wir haben noch ein schönes \Ende Weges vor uns we have a considerable way [or fam a pretty long way] to go yet

9. JAGD (Geweihende) point, tine spec

das Geweih dieses Hirsches hat zwölf \Enden this stag's antlers have twelve points

10.

▶ am \Ende [seiner Kräfte] sein (fam) to be at the end of one's tether fam

▶ mit etw dat am \Ende sein to run out of sth

er war bei dieser Frage mit seinem Wissen am \Ende this question baffled him

ich bin mit meiner Geduld/Weisheit am \Ende I've run out of patience/ideas

▶ das dicke \Ende (fam) the worst

▶ das \Ende der Fahnenstange (fam) as far as one can go, the limit

\Ende der Fahnenstange! that's the limit!

▶ etw akk am falschen \Ende anfassen to begin at the wrong end, to go about sth the wrong way

▶ \Ende gut, alles gut (prov) all's well that ends well prov

▶ letzten \Endes (zuletzt) in the end; (immerhin) after all, at the end of the day fig fam

▶ das \Ende vom Lied (fam) the upshot

▶ lieber ein \Ende mit Schrecken als ein Schrecken ohne \Ende (prov) it's better to end with a short, sharp shock than to prolong the agony

▶ am \Ende der Welt (fam) at the back of beyond fam, in the middle of nowhere fam

sie wohnt am \Ende der Welt she lives at the back of beyond fam

▶ das \Ende der Welt ist nahe! the end of the world is nigh! poet

▶ jdm bis ans \Ende der Welt folgen to follow sb to the ends of the earth

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das; Endes, Enden

1) end

am Ende — at the end; (schließlich) in the end

am Ende der Welt — (scherzh.) at the back of beyond

am/bis/gegen Ende des Monats/der Woche — at/by/towards the end of the month/week

Ende April — at the end of April

bis Ende der Woche — by the end of the week

zu Ende sein — <patience, hostility, war> be at an end

die Schule/das Kino/das Spiel ist zu Ende — school is over/the film/game has finished

zu Ende gehen — < period of time> come to an end; <supplies, savings> run out; < contract> expire

etwas zu Ende führen od. bringen — finish something

ein Buch zu Ende lesen — read a book to the end

Ende gut, alles gut — all's well that ends well (prov.)

ein/kein Ende nehmen — come to an end/never come to an end

einer Sache/seinem Leben ein Ende machen od. setzen — (geh.) put an end to something/take one's life

am Ende sein — (ugs.) be at the end of one's tether

ich bin mit meiner Geduld am Ende — my patience is at an end

2) (ugs.): (kleines Stück) bit; piece

3) (ugs.): (Strecke)

ein ganzes Ende — a pretty long way

4) (Jägerspr.) point

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Ende n; -s, -n

1. räumlich: end;

am Ende des Zuges einsteigen get in at the back of the train;

das vordere/hintere Ende the front (end) ( oder forward end)/the back, the rear (end);

das obere/untere Ende the top (end)/bottom (end);

das (letzte) Ende der Wurst the last bit ( oder tail-end umg) of the sausage;

etwas am falschen oder

verkehrten Ende anpacken fig tackle sth the wrong way (a)round, put the cart before the horse;

am Ende der Welt wohnen umg live at the back of beyond ( oder way out in the sticks)

2. nur sg; eines Zeitraums: end, close;

Ende Januar at the end of January;

am oder

zu/gegen Ende des Monats at/toward(s) the end of the month;

noch vor Ende dieser Woche by the end of this week, before the week is out geh;

bis ans Ende aller Tage oder

Zeiten until the end of time;

Ende der Dreißigerjahre oder

dreißiger Jahre in the late thirties, at the end of the thirties;

sie ist Ende zwanzig she’s in her late twenties

3. (Schluss) end, close; eines Films etc: ending; Auslaufen eines Vertrags: expiry; einer Frist: end, expiry; (Ergebnis) result, outcome;

Ende! RADIO over!;

ohne Ende endless, unending;

und damit Ende! and that’s that! ( oder it!);

er findet kein Ende he can’t stop, he doesn’t know where ( oder when) to stop;

bis zum bitteren Ende to the bitter end;

letzten Endes after all, ultimately, in the end, at the end of the day, when all is said and done;

die Arbeit

geht ihrem Ende entgegen is nearing completion;

ohne dass ein Ende abzusehen wäre oder

… und kein Ende in Sicht with no end in sight;

das bedeutet das Ende von that’s ( oder that means, that spells) the end of;

einer Sache ein Ende machen oder

bereiten put a stop ( oder an end) to sth;

seinem Leben ein Ende machen oder

setzen die by one’s own hand geh, end it all umg;

alles hat einmal ein Ende all (good) things come to an end;

das muss ein Ende haben oder

nehmen it’s got to stop;

es nimmt kein Ende it just goes on and on;

ein schlimmes oder

böses Ende nehmen come to a bad end;

mit dir wird es noch ein schlimmes Ende nehmen you’ll come to a bad end;

das dicke Ende kommt nach oder

noch umg the worst is yet to come, there’s worse to come, it gets worse;

das Ende vom Lied war fig the end of the story was, what happened in the end was, the upshot of it (all) was umg;

Ende gut, alles gut sprichw all’s well that ends well;

lieber ein Ende mit Schrecken als ein Schrecken ohne Ende sprichw etwa better bite the bullet ( oder face the music), don’t prolong the agony

4.

am Ende (schließlich) in the end, eventually; (auf die Dauer) in the long run, eventually;

am Ende mussten wir hinlaufen we ended ( oder wound umg) up having to walk (there)

5.

am Ende (fertig, erledigt, kaputt) finished, done, on one’s last legs;

ich bin am Ende (kann nicht mehr) I’m finished, I’ve had it umg, Br auch I’m all in umg;

der Wagen ist (ziemlich) am Ende umg the car’s (just about) had it, the car’s on its last legs;

ich bin mit meiner Geduld/meinen Nerven am Ende I’ve been patient( for) long enough/I can’t stand the strain any longer;

ich bin mit meinem Latein oder

meiner Weisheit am Ende I’ve run out of ideas ( oder suggestions etc); stärker: I’m at my wits’ end

6.

am Ende (vielleicht, womöglich, etwa) maybe, could be, perhaps;

am Ende stimmt das sogar! it could even be true!;

meinst du das am Ende ernst? are you actually serious about this?, I’m beginning to think you mean it

7.

zu Ende bringen oder

führen finish, complete, see sth through;

zu Ende gehen (enden) (come to an) end, finish; allmählich: draw to a close; (knapp werden) run short ( oder low);

etwas zu Ende denken think sth out fully, think sth through;

zu Ende lesen/schreiben etc finish (reading/writing etc);

zu Ende sein Schule, Krieg, Wartezeit etc: be over; Film, Spiel etc: have finished; Geduld, Vorräte: be at an end, be exhausted, have run out; Vorräte: auch be finished

8. nur sg; liter (Zweck) end, purpose;

zu welchem Ende? to what end?

9. nur sg; liter euph (Tod) end;

sein Ende nahen fühlen sense that one’s end is near ( oder that one has not long to live);

es geht zu Ende mit ihm he’s going ( oder slipping) fast, it won’t be long now

10. umg (kleines Stück) bit, piece, scrap;

sie hatte ein Ende Schnur in der Tasche she had a ( oder an odd) piece of string in her pocket

11. nur sg; umg:

es ist noch ein ganzes oder

ziemliches Ende it’s a long way (off) yet, there’s quite a distance still

12. JAGD, des Geweihs: point

13. SCHIFF line, rope

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das; Endes, Enden

1) end

am Ende — at the end; (schließlich) in the end

am Ende der Welt — (scherzh.) at the back of beyond

am/bis/gegen Ende des Monats/der Woche — at/by/towards the end of the month/week

Ende April — at the end of April

bis Ende der Woche — by the end of the week

zu Ende sein — <patience, hostility, war> be at an end

die Schule/das Kino/das Spiel ist zu Ende — school is over/the film/game has finished

zu Ende gehen — < period of time> come to an end; <supplies, savings> run out; < contract> expire

etwas zu Ende führen od. bringen — finish something

ein Buch zu Ende lesen — read a book to the end

Ende gut, alles gut — all's well that ends well (prov.)

ein/kein Ende nehmen — come to an end/never come to an end

einer Sache/seinem Leben ein Ende machen od. setzen — (geh.) put an end to something/take one's life

am Ende sein — (ugs.) be at the end of one's tether

ich bin mit meiner Geduld am Ende — my patience is at an end

2) (ugs.): (kleines Stück) bit; piece

3) (ugs.): (Strecke)

ein ganzes Ende — a pretty long way

4) (Jägerspr.) point

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-n n.

end n.

ending n.

expiration n.

finish n.

outcome n.

quietus n.

result n.

tail n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Ende
18 terminar

v.

1 to end, to finish.

terminamos el viaje en San Francisco we ended our journey in San Francisco

¿cómo termina la historia? how does the story end o finish?

terminar con to put an end to (pobreza, corrupción)

terminar de hacer algo to finish doing something

terminar en to end in (objeto)

Ella termina la obra She finishes the play.

Ya terminé I already finished

La película acabó The film finished.

María terminó a Ricardo Mary finished=ruined Richard.

2 to finish, to split up.

¡hemos terminado! it's over!

3 to finish off, to complete, to culminate, to end off.

María terminó la gira Mary finished off the tour.

4 to end up, to wind up, to end up by.

María terminó pintando Mary ended up painting.

María terminó muy cansada Mary ended up all in.

5 to break up.

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terminar

► verbo transitivo

1 (acabar) to finish, complete

■ ha terminado la novela he's finished the novel

2 (dar fin) to end

■ los resultados terminaron su mandato the results ended his term of office

► verbo intransitivo

1 (acabar) to finish, end

■ terminó a las cuatro it finished at four

■ termina en dos it ends with a two

■ he terminado de leer I've finished reading

2 (acabar de) to have just (de, -)

■ termina de marchar he has just left

3 (final de una acción, de un estado) to end up

■ terminó marchándose he ended up leaving

■ terminó por marcharse he ended up leaving

■ terminó loco he went mad

4 (eliminar) to put an end ( con, to)

■ quieren terminar con la violencia they want to put an end to violence

5 (estropear) to damage ( con, -), ruin ( con, -)

■ la lluvia terminó con la cosecha the rain damaged the crops

6 (reñir) to break up ( con, with)

■ ha terminado con su novio she's broken up with her boyfriend

7 (enfermedad) to come to the final stage

► verbo pronominal terminarse

1 (acabarse) to finish, end, be over

■ la reunión se ha terminado the meeting is over

2 (agotarse) to run out

■ se ha terminado el azúcar the sugar has run out

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FRASEOLOGÍA

terminar bien to have a happy ending

terminar mal (historia) to have an unhappy ending 2 (personas - relación) to end up on bad terms 3 (- destino) to come to a sticky end

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verb

1) to end

2) conclude

3) complete

4) finish

5) expire

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1.

VT to finish

he terminado el libro — I've finished the book

no me ha dado tiempo a terminar el vestido — I haven't had time to finish the dress

quiso terminar sus días en Marbella — she wanted to end her days in Marbella

2. VI

1) [persona]

a) [en una acción, un trabajo] to finish

¿todavía no has terminado? — haven't you finished yet?

¿quieres dejar que termine? — would you mind letting me finish?

• terminar de hacer algo — to finish doing sth, stop doing sth

cuando termine de hablar — when he finishes o stops speaking

terminó de llenar el vaso con helado — he topped o filled the glass up with ice-cream

terminaba de salir del baño — she had just got out of the bath

• no termino de entender por qué lo hizo — I just can't understand why she did it

no me cae mal, pero no termina de convencerme — I don't dislike him, but I'm not too sure about him

b) [de una forma determinada] to end up

terminé rendido — I ended up exhausted

terminaron peleándose — they ended up fighting

terminó mal — he ended up badly

terminó diciendo que... — he ended by saying that...

c)

• terminar con, han terminado con todas las provisiones — they've finished off all the supplies

hace falta algo que termine con el problema del paro — we need something to put an end to the problem of unemployment

un cáncer terminó con su vida — cancer killed him

he terminado con Andrés — I've broken up with o finished with Andrés

¡estos niños van a terminar conmigo! — these children will be the death of me!

d)

• terminar por hacer algo — to end up doing sth

seguro que terminará por dimitir — I bet he ends up resigning

2) [obra, acto] to end

¿cómo termina la película? — how does the film end?

la ceremonia terminó con un baile — the ceremony ended with a dance

esto va a terminar en tragedia — this will end in tragedy

estoy deseando que termine este año — I can't wait for this year to be over o to end

¿a qué hora termina la clase? — what time does the class finish o end?

3) [objeto, palabra]

• terminar en algo — to end in sth

termina en punta — it ends in a point

termina en vocal — it ends in o with a vowel

4) (Inform) to quit

3.

See:

terminarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo <trabajo/estudio> to finish; <casa/obras> to finish, complete

terminó sus días en Sicilia — he ended his days in Sicily

dar por terminado algo — <discusión/conflicto> to put an end to something

dieron por terminada la sesión — they brought the session to a close

termina esa sopa — finish up that soup
2.
terminar vi

1) persona

a) ( de hacer algo) to finish

terminar DE + INF — to finish -ing

déjame terminar de hablar — let me finish (speaking)

salió nada más terminar de comer — he went out as soon as he'd finished eating

b) (en estado, situación) to end up

terminé muy cansada — I ended up feeling very tired

va a terminar mal — he's going to come to a bad end

terminar DE algo: terminó de camarero he ended up (working) as a waiter; terminar + GER or terminar POR + INF to end up -ing; terminó marchándose or por marcharse — he ended up leaving

2)

a) reunión/situación to end, come to an end

todo ha terminado — it's all over

el caso terminó en los tribunales — the case ended up in court

esto va a terminar mal — this is going to turn out o end badly

y para terminar nos sirvieron... — and to finish we had...

b) ( rematar)

terminar EN algo — to end in something

la palabra termina en consonante — the word ends in a consonant

3) terminar con

a) (acabar, consumir)

terminar con algo — <con libro/tarea> to finish with something; <con problema/abuso> to put an end to something

terminaron con todo lo que había en la nevera — they polished off everything in the fridge

b)

terminar con alguien — ( pelearse) to finish with somebody; ( destruir) to kill somebody

ocho años de cárcel terminaron con él — eight years in prison destroyed him

4) ( llegar a)

terminar DE + INF: no termina de convencerme I'm not totally convinced; no terminaba de gustarle — she wasn't totally happy about it
3.
terminarse v pron

1) azúcar/pan to run out; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me terminó la lana — I've run out of wool

2) curso/reunión to come to an end, be over

3) (enf) <libro/comida> to finish, polish off

* * *

= be over, cease, conclude, discontinue, end, end up, exit, quit, see through + to its completion, terminate, finish up, break up, finish, wind up (in/at), get through, call it quits, carry through to + completion, finish off, top + Nombre + off, wind down, close + the book on.

Ex. Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.

Ex. After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.

Ex. Thus chapter 21 concludes with a number of special rules.

Ex. Systems like OCLC are going from classical catalogs in the direction of online catalogs, and at least one institution on the OCLC system has discontinued adding cards to its catalog.

Ex. Each field also ends with a special delimiter, which signals the end of the fields.

Ex. But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.

Ex. Enter the lesson number you wish, or press the letter 'X' to exit the tutorial.

Ex. If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.

Ex. I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.

Ex. An SDI profile can be terminated at any future time by the commands.

Ex. In trying to get the best of both worlds, we may have finished up with the worst.

Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

Ex. Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.

Ex. Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.

Ex. Some children cannot get through a longer story or novel in less time.

Ex. 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.

Ex. The author discusses the development process which began with a concept, continued with the formulation of objectives, and has been carried through to completion.

Ex. His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.

Ex. Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.

Ex. As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.

Ex. Obama, who tries to steer clear of the political thicket of race and politics, accepted the apology and said he wanted to close the book on the episode.

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* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.

* estar terminándose = be on + Posesivo + last legs, be on the way out.

* no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.

* para terminar = in closing.

* sin terminar = unfinished.

* terminar con Algo = be done with it.

* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* terminar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* terminar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* terminar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* terminar de + Infinitivo = complete + Gerundio.

* terminar de trabajar = clock off + work.

* terminar en empate = end in + a draw, result in + a draw.

* terminar en un tono + Adjetivo = end on + a + Adjetivo + note.

* terminar formando parte de = find + Posesivo + way into/onto.

* terminar la jornada laboral = clock off + work.

* terminar los estudios = graduate.

* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.

* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* terminar repentinamente = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end.

* terminarse = draw to + a close, run + short (of), be gone, come to + an end, draw to + an end, be all gone.

* terminarse el tiempo = time + run out.

* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* terminar turno de trabajo = come off + duty.

* terminar un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo <trabajo/estudio> to finish; <casa/obras> to finish, complete

terminó sus días en Sicilia — he ended his days in Sicily

dar por terminado algo — <discusión/conflicto> to put an end to something

dieron por terminada la sesión — they brought the session to a close

termina esa sopa — finish up that soup
2.
terminar vi

1) persona

a) ( de hacer algo) to finish

terminar DE + INF — to finish -ing

déjame terminar de hablar — let me finish (speaking)

salió nada más terminar de comer — he went out as soon as he'd finished eating

b) (en estado, situación) to end up

terminé muy cansada — I ended up feeling very tired

va a terminar mal — he's going to come to a bad end

terminar DE algo: terminó de camarero he ended up (working) as a waiter; terminar + GER or terminar POR + INF to end up -ing; terminó marchándose or por marcharse — he ended up leaving

2)

a) reunión/situación to end, come to an end

todo ha terminado — it's all over

el caso terminó en los tribunales — the case ended up in court

esto va a terminar mal — this is going to turn out o end badly

y para terminar nos sirvieron... — and to finish we had...

b) ( rematar)

terminar EN algo — to end in something

la palabra termina en consonante — the word ends in a consonant

3) terminar con

a) (acabar, consumir)

terminar con algo — <con libro/tarea> to finish with something; <con problema/abuso> to put an end to something

terminaron con todo lo que había en la nevera — they polished off everything in the fridge

b)

terminar con alguien — ( pelearse) to finish with somebody; ( destruir) to kill somebody

ocho años de cárcel terminaron con él — eight years in prison destroyed him

4) ( llegar a)

terminar DE + INF: no termina de convencerme I'm not totally convinced; no terminaba de gustarle — she wasn't totally happy about it
3.
terminarse v pron

1) azúcar/pan to run out; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me terminó la lana — I've run out of wool

2) curso/reunión to come to an end, be over

3) (enf) <libro/comida> to finish, polish off

* * *

= be over, cease, conclude, discontinue, end, end up, exit, quit, see through + to its completion, terminate, finish up, break up, finish, wind up (in/at), get through, call it quits, carry through to + completion, finish off, top + Nombre + off, wind down, close + the book on.

Ex: Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.

Ex: After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.

Ex: Thus chapter 21 concludes with a number of special rules.

Ex: Systems like OCLC are going from classical catalogs in the direction of online catalogs, and at least one institution on the OCLC system has discontinued adding cards to its catalog.

Ex: Each field also ends with a special delimiter, which signals the end of the fields.

Ex: But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.

Ex: Enter the lesson number you wish, or press the letter 'X' to exit the tutorial.

Ex: If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.

Ex: I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.

Ex: An SDI profile can be terminated at any future time by the commands.

Ex: In trying to get the best of both worlds, we may have finished up with the worst.

Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

Ex: Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.

Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.

Ex: Some children cannot get through a longer story or novel in less time.

Ex: 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.

Ex: The author discusses the development process which began with a concept, continued with the formulation of objectives, and has been carried through to completion.

Ex: His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.

Ex: Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.

Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.

Ex: Obama, who tries to steer clear of the political thicket of race and politics, accepted the apology and said he wanted to close the book on the episode.

* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.

* estar terminándose = be on + Posesivo + last legs, be on the way out.

* no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.

* para terminar = in closing.

* sin terminar = unfinished.

* terminar con Algo = be done with it.

* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* terminar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* terminar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* terminar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* terminar de + Infinitivo = complete + Gerundio.

* terminar de trabajar = clock off + work.

* terminar en empate = end in + a draw, result in + a draw.

* terminar en un tono + Adjetivo = end on + a + Adjetivo + note.

* terminar formando parte de = find + Posesivo + way into/onto.

* terminar la jornada laboral = clock off + work.

* terminar los estudios = graduate.

* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.

* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* terminar repentinamente = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end.

* terminarse = draw to + a close, run + short (of), be gone, come to + an end, draw to + an end, be all gone.

* terminarse el tiempo = time + run out.

* terminarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* terminar turno de trabajo = come off + duty.

* terminar un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.

* * *

terminar [A1 ]

vt

‹trabajo/estudio› to finish

¿has terminado el libro que te presté? have you finished the book I lent you?

no han terminado las obras they haven't finished o completed the work

terminó el viaje en La Paz he ended his journey in La Paz, his journey finished in La Paz

terminó sus días en Sicilia he ended his days in Sicily

dieron por terminada la sesión they brought the session to a close

este año no pudimos terminar el programa we didn't manage to get through o finish o complete the syllabus this year

termina esa sopa inmediatamente finish up that soup at once

puedes terminarlo, nosotros ya comimos you can finish it off, we've already had some

terminala/termínenla ( RPl fam); stop it!, cut it out! ( colloq)

■ terminar

vi

A «persona»

1 (de hacer algo) to finish

termina de una vez hurry up and finish

terminar DE + INF to finish -ING

estoy terminando de leerlo I'm reading the last few pages, I'm coming to the end of it, I've nearly finished reading it

déjame terminar de hablar let me finish (speaking)

salió nada más terminar de comer he went out as soon as he'd finished eating

2 (en un estado, una situación) to end up

terminé muy cansada I ended up feeling very tired

va a terminar mal he's going to come to a bad end

terminar DE algo:

terminó de camarero en Miami he ended up (working) as a waiter in Miami

terminar + GER or terminar POR + INF to end up -ING

terminará aceptando or por aceptar la oferta she'll end up accepting the offer, she'll accept the offer in the end

B

1 «reunión/situación» to end, come to an end

al terminar la clase when the class ended, at the end of the class

llegamos cuando todo había terminado we arrived when it was all over

el caso terminó en los tribunales the case ended up in court

esto va a terminar mal this is going to turn out o end badly

la historia termina bien the story has a happy ending

las huellas terminan aquí the tracks end o stop here

y para terminar nos sirvieron un excelente coñac and to finish we had an excellent brandy

2 (rematar) terminar EN algo to end IN sth

palabras que terminan en consonante words that end in a consonant

zapatos terminados en punta pointed shoes o shoes with pointed toes

C terminar con

1

(agotar, acabar): terminaron con todo lo que había en la nevera they polished off everything in the fridge

terminó con su salud it ruined his health

ocho años de cárcel terminaron con él eight years in prison destroyed him

una solución que termine con el problema a solution that will put an end to the problem

2 (pelearse) terminar CON algn to finish WITH sb

ha terminado con el novio she's finished with o split up with her boyfriend

D (llegar a) terminar DE + INF:

no termina de convencerme I'm not totally convinced

no terminaba de gustarle she wasn't totally happy about it

■ terminarse

v pron

A «azúcar/pan» to run out

el café se ha terminado we've run out of coffee, the coffee's run out

(+ me/te/le etc): se me terminó la lana azul I've run out of blue wool

se nos han terminado, señora we've run out (of them), madam o we've sold out, madam

B «curso/reunión» to come to an end, be over

otro año que se termina another year comes to an end o another year is over

se terminó la discusión, aquí el que manda soy yo that's the end of the argument, I'm in charge here

C ( enf) ‹libro/comida› to finish, polish off

* * *

terminar ( conjugate terminar) verbo transitivo ‹trabajo/estudio› to finish;
‹casa/obras› to finish, complete;
‹discusión/conflicto› to put an end to;
◊ termina esa sopa finish up that soup;

terminar la comida con un café to end the meal with a cup of coffee
verbo intransitivo
1 [ persona]
a) ( de hacer algo) to finish;

terminar de hacer algo to finish doing sth;
◊ déjame terminar de hablar let me finish (speaking)

b) (en estado, situación) to end up;

◊ terminé muy cansada I ended up feeling very tired;

va a terminar mal he's going to come to a bad end;
terminó marchándose or por marcharse he ended up leaving
2
a) [reunión/situación] to end, come to an end;

◊ al terminar la clase when the class ended;

esto va a terminar mal this is going to turn out o end badly
b) ( rematar) terminar EN algo to end in sth;

◊ termina en consonante it ends in a consonant

c) ( llegar a):

◊ no termina de convencerme I'm not totally convinced;

no terminaba de gustarle she wasn't totally happy about it
3
◊ terminar con

a) ( acabar) terminar con algo ‹con libro/tarea› to finish with sth;

‹con problema/abuso› to put an end to sth
b) terminar con algn ( pelearse) to finish with sb;

( matar) to kill sb
terminarse verbo pronominal
1 [azúcar/pan] to run out;
◊ se me terminó la lana I've run out of wool

2 [curso/reunión] to come to an end, be over
3 ( enf) ‹libro/comida› to finish, polish off
terminar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una tarea, objeto) to finish: ya terminó el jersey, she has already finished the pullover ➣ Ver nota en finish 2 (de comer, beber, gastar) to finish: te compraré otro cuando termines este frasco, I'll buy you another one when you finish this bottle
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cesar, poner fin) to finish, end: mi trabajo termina a las seis, I finish work at six o'clock
no termina de creérselo, he still can't believe it
(dejar de necesitar, utilizar) ¿has terminado con el ordenador?, have you finished with the computer?
(acabar la vida, carrera, etc) to end up: terminó amargada, she ended up being embittered
2 (eliminar, acabar) este niño terminará con mi paciencia, this boy is trying my patience
tenemos que terminar con esta situación, we have to put an end to this situation
3 (estar rematado) to end: termina en vocal, it ends with a vowel
terminaba en punta, it had a pointed end
' terminar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
egresar
- emplear
- enterrar
- fijarse
- frenesí
- gastar
- parar
- rematar
- sin
- ventilarse
- zanjar
- acabar
- completar
- concluir
- faltar
- hasta
- medio
- mucho
- para
- pelear
- por
- último
English:
break up
- cease
- charge off
- clock
- close
- complete
- cooperation
- crop up
- drink up
- eat up
- end
- end up
- expire
- finish
- finish off
- finish up
- finish with
- get through
- graduate
- knock off
- leeway
- near
- stop
- time limit
- vain
- wind up
- and
- break
- concentrate
- conclude
- draw
- drink
- eat
- finished
- get
- leave
- nowhere
- round
- see
- undone
- unfinished
- wind

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terminar

♦ vt
[acabar] to finish;
termina la cerveza, que nos vamos finish your beer, we're going;

terminamos el viaje en San Francisco we ended our journey in San Francisco;

dar por terminado algo [discurso, reunión, discusión, visita] to bring sth to an end o a close;

está sin terminar it isn't finished;

Comp
RP Fam
¡terminala! that's enough!

♦ vi

1. [acabar] to end, to finish;
[tren, autobús, línea de metro] to stop, to terminate;
¿cómo termina la historia? how does the story end o finish?;

todo ha terminado it's all over;

deja que termine, déjame terminar [al hablar] let me finish;

terminar con la pobreza/la corrupción to put an end to poverty/corruption;

¿has terminado con las tijeras? have o are you finished with the scissors?;

han terminado con toda la leche que quedaba they've finished off o used up all the milk that was left;

terminar con algo/alguien [arruinar, destruir] to destroy sth/sb;
[matar] to kill sth/sb;
terminar de hacer algo to finish doing sth;

terminamos de desayunar a las nueve we finished having breakfast at nine;

terminar en [objeto] to end in;

termina en punta it ends in a point;

las sílabas que terminan en vocal syllables that end in a vowel;

para terminar, debo agradecer… [en discurso] finally, I would like to thank…

2. [reñir] to finish, to split up ( con with);
¡hemos terminado! it's over!

3. [en cierto estado o situación] to end up;

terminamos de mal humor/un poco deprimidos we ended up in a bad mood/(feeling) rather depressed;

terminó loco he ended up going mad;

vas a terminar odiando la física you'll end up hating physics;

este chico terminará mal this boy will come to a bad end;

este asunto terminará mal no good will come of this matter;

terminó de camarero/en la cárcel he ended up as a waiter/in jail;

la discusión terminó en pelea the argument ended in a fight;

terminar por hacer algo to end up doing sth

4. [llegar a]
no termino de entender lo que quieres decir I still can't quite understand what you mean;

no terminábamos de ponernos de acuerdo we couldn't quite seem to come to an agreement;

no termina de gustarme I'm not crazy about it

♦ See also the pronominal verb terminarse

* * *

terminar

I v/t end, finish

II v/i

1 end, finish;

terminar con algo/alguien finish with sth/s.o.;

terminar de hacer algo finish doing sth

2 ( parar) stop

3

:

terminar por hacer algo end up doing sth

* * *

terminar vt

1) concluir: to end, to conclude

2) acabar: to complete, to finish off

terminar vi

1) : to finish

2) : to stop, to end

♦ See also the reflexive verb terminarse

* * *

terminar vb

1. (en general) to finish

las clases terminan a las cinco de la tarde classes finish at five in the afternoon

se ha terminado la reunión the meeting has finished

2. (al final) to end up

todo terminó bien everything ended up all right

Spanish-English dictionary > terminar
19 casi

adv.

1 almost.

casi me muero I almost o nearly died

no comió casi nada she ate almost o practically nothing

casi no dormí I hardly slept at all

casi, casi almost, just about

casi nunca hardly ever

¿qué te pasa? — ¡casi nada! que me ha dejado mi mujer what's up? — my wife only went and left me

lo venden por tres millones -- ¡casi nada! they're selling it for three million - what a snip!

casi siempre almost o nearly always

2 approximately, well-nigh, roughly.

* * *

casi

► adverbio

1 almost, nearly

■ había casi cincuenta personas there were almost fifty people

■ me tropecé y casi me caí I tripped and nearly fell over

■ no comió casi nada she hardly ate anything

■ casi prefiero el vestido rojo I think I prefer the red dress

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FRASEOLOGÍA

casi, casi familiar just about

¡casi nada! familiar peanuts!

■ le tocaron 5 millones, ¡casi nada! he won 5 million, peanuts!

casi no hardly

■ casi no los vemos we hardly see them

casi nunca hardly ever

■ casi nunca llama he hardly ever phones

* * *

adv.

1) almost, nearly

2) hardly (in negative sentences)

* * *

ADV

1) (=indicando aproximación) almost, nearly

está casi terminado — it's almost o nearly finished

son ya casi las tres — it's almost o nearly three o'clock

¡huy!, casi me caigo — oops! I almost o nearly fell over

hace casi un año que empezó la guerra — it's almost a year since war broke out

nada ha cambiado en los casi dos años transcurridos — nothing has changed in what is almost two years

despidieron a la casi totalidad de la plantilla — they sacked virtually o practically the entire staff

estaba congelado, o casi — it was frozen, or very near it

ocurre lo mismo en casi todos los países — the same thing happens in virtually o practically all countries

-¿habéis terminado? -casi, casi — "have you finished?" - "just about o very nearly"

• casi nada — almost o virtually nothing, hardly anything

no sabemos casi nada de lo que está ocurriendo — we know almost o virtually nothing about what's going on, we know hardly anything about what's going on

100 dólares..., ¡casi nada! — iró 100 dollars, a mere trifle!

• casi nunca — hardly ever, almost never

casi nunca hay sitio en la biblioteca — there is hardly ever any room in the library

• casi siempre — almost always

2) [indicando indecisión] almost

no sé, casi prefiero no ir — I don't know, I think I'd rather not go

casi sería mejor empezar otra vez — it might be better to start again
CASI Las dos traducciones principales de casi en inglés son almost y nearly: Estoy casi lista I'm almost o nearly ready Eran casi las cuatro cuando sonó el teléfono It was almost o nearly four o'clock when the telephone rang Nos vemos casi todos los días We meet almost o nearly every day ► Cuando almost y nearly acompañan a un verbo, se colocan detrás de este si se trata de un verbo auxiliar o modal y delante en el caso de los demás verbos: Casi me rompo la muñeca I almost o nearly broke my wrist Mi hijo ya casi habla My son can almost o nearly talk Sin embargo, hay algunos casos en los que no podemos utilizar nearly: ► delante de adverbios que terminan en -ly "¿Qué estáis haciendo aquí?" nos preguntó casi con enfado "What are you doing here?" he asked almost angrily ► delante de like: Se comporta casi como un niño He behaves almost like a child ► acompañando a adjetivos o sustantivos que, normalmente, no pueden ser modificados: El mono tenía una expresión casi humana The monkey had an almost human expression Me pareció casi un alivio I found it almost a relief ► delante de palabras de sentido negativo, como never, no, none, no-one, nothing y nowhere; en estos casos, muchas veces se traduce también por practically: No dijo casi nada She said almost o practically nothing No había casi nadie en la fiesta There was almost o practically no-one at the party En estos casos también se puede usar la construcción hardly + ever/ any/ anything {etc}: No dijo casi nada She said hardly anything No había casi nadie en la fiesta There was hardly anyone at the party Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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adverbio

1)

a) ( cerca de) almost, nearly

es casi imposible — it's virtually o almost impossible

casi me caigo — I nearly fell over

b) (delante del n) (frml)

la casi totalidad de la población — almost the entire population

2) ( en frases negativas)

casi no se le oía — you could hardly hear him

casi nunca — hardly ever

no nos queda casi nada de pan — there's hardly any bread left

¿pudiste dormir? - casi nada — did you manage to sleep? - hardly at all

¿200? casi nada! — (iró) $200? is that all? (iro)

no había casi nadie — there was hardly anyone

casi no vengo — I almost didn't come

3) ( expresando una opinión tentativa)

yo casi te diría que lo vendas — I'd be inclined to say, sell it

casi sería mejor esperar — maybe it would be better to wait

* * *

= almost, nearly, virtually, something of, barely, well-nigh, pretty well, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, just about.

Ex. Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex. Today, BLCMP offers services to nearly fifty member libraries including public libraries, university libraries polytechnic libraries and others.

Ex. Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.

Ex. Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.

Ex. There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.

Ex. This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach.

Ex. Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.

Ex. The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.

Ex. Immorality and general disrespect for our fellow beings is just about the norm in this day and age.

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* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.

* casi analfabeto = near-illiterate.

* casi aritmético = quasi-arithmetical.

* casi ausencia = quasi-absence.

* casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.

* casi contemporáneo = near-contemporary.

* casi cualquier = almost any.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* casi de auxiliar administrativo = quasi-clerical.

* casi + desmayarse = nearly + faint.

* casi de todo = just about everything.

* casi fanático = near-frantic.

* casi fatal = near-fatal.

* casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* casi histérico = highly-strung, high-strung.

* casi inaceptable = borderline.

* casi indiscutiblemente = arguably.

* casi la perfección = near-perfection.

* casi + morir = nearly + die.

* casi mortal = near-fatal.

* casi nada = next to nothing.

* casi neutro = near-neutral.

* casi siempre = almost invariably.

* casi sinónimo = near synonym.

* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.

* casi todo = everything but the kitchen sink, just about everything.

* casi todos = almost any.

* casi universal = quasi-universal.

* casi + Verbo = all but + Verbo.

* durante casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.

* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.

* en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.

* eso es casi todo = that's about it.

* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.

* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* reproducción casi facsímil = quasi-facsimile.

* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.

* una oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.

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adverbio

1)

a) ( cerca de) almost, nearly

es casi imposible — it's virtually o almost impossible

casi me caigo — I nearly fell over

b) (delante del n) (frml)

la casi totalidad de la población — almost the entire population

2) ( en frases negativas)

casi no se le oía — you could hardly hear him

casi nunca — hardly ever

no nos queda casi nada de pan — there's hardly any bread left

¿pudiste dormir? - casi nada — did you manage to sleep? - hardly at all

¿200? casi nada! — (iró) $200? is that all? (iro)

no había casi nadie — there was hardly anyone

casi no vengo — I almost didn't come

3) ( expresando una opinión tentativa)

yo casi te diría que lo vendas — I'd be inclined to say, sell it

casi sería mejor esperar — maybe it would be better to wait

* * *

= almost, nearly, virtually, something of, barely, well-nigh, pretty well, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, just about.

Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex: Today, BLCMP offers services to nearly fifty member libraries including public libraries, university libraries polytechnic libraries and others.

Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.

Ex: Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.

Ex: There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.

Ex: This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach.

Ex: Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.

Ex: The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.

Ex: Immorality and general disrespect for our fellow beings is just about the norm in this day and age.

* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.

* casi analfabeto = near-illiterate.

* casi aritmético = quasi-arithmetical.

* casi ausencia = quasi-absence.

* casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.

* casi contemporáneo = near-contemporary.

* casi cualquier = almost any.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* casi de auxiliar administrativo = quasi-clerical.

* casi + desmayarse = nearly + faint.

* casi de todo = just about everything.

* casi fanático = near-frantic.

* casi fatal = near-fatal.

* casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* casi histérico = highly-strung, high-strung.

* casi inaceptable = borderline.

* casi indiscutiblemente = arguably.

* casi la perfección = near-perfection.

* casi + morir = nearly + die.

* casi mortal = near-fatal.

* casi nada = next to nothing.

* casi neutro = near-neutral.

* casi siempre = almost invariably.

* casi sinónimo = near synonym.

* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.

* casi todo = everything but the kitchen sink, just about everything.

* casi todos = almost any.

* casi universal = quasi-universal.

* casi + Verbo = all but + Verbo.

* durante casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.

* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.

* en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.

* eso es casi todo = that's about it.

* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.

* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* reproducción casi facsímil = quasi-facsimile.

* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.

* una oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.

* * *

casi

adverb

A

1 (cerca de) almost, nearly

cuesta casi el doble it costs almost o nearly twice as much

ya eran casi las tres it was almost o nearly three o'clock

es casi imposible it's virtually o practically o almost impossible

casi todos son latinoamericanos nearly o almost all of them are Latin American

¡uy! casi me caigo whoops! I nearly fell over

de casi no se muere nadie a miss is as good as a mile

2 ( delante del n) ( frml):

la casi totalidad de la población almost the entire population

los casi tres millones de habitantes del país the country's almost three million inhabitants

B

(en frases negativas): ya casi no tiene fiebre she hardly has a temperature now

casi no se le oía you could hardly hear him

eso no sucede casi nunca that hardly ever happens

no nos queda casi nada de pan there's hardly any bread left, there's almost no bread left

¿pudiste dormir? — casi nada did you manage to sleep? — hardly at all

sólo cuesta $200 — ¡casi nada! ( iró); it only costs $200 — is that all? ( iro)

no había casi nadie there was hardly anyone there, there was almost nobody there

me sentía tan mal que casi no vengo I felt so bad I almost didn't come

sin (el) casi: es casi indecente — sin casi it's almost indecent — almost, no, it is indecent

C

(expresando una opinión tentativa): yo casi te diría que lo vendas I'd be inclined to say, sell it o I think I'd advise you to sell it

casi sería mejor hablar con él antes maybe it would be better to speak to him first

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casi adverbio
1 ( cerca de) almost, nearly;
◊ casi me caigo I nearly fell over

2 ( en frases negativas):
◊ casi no se le oía you could hardly hear him;

casi nunca hardly ever;
no nos queda casi nada de pan there's hardly any bread left;
¿pudiste dormir? — casi nada did you manage to sleep? — hardly at all;
casi no vengo I almost didn't come
3 ( expresando una opinión tentativa):
◊ casi sería mejor venderlo maybe it would be better to sell it

casi adverbio almost, nearly: casi me lo compro, I nearly bought it
casi no se oye, it can hardly be heard
familiar casi, casi, just about
casi cien personas, almost a hundred people
casi nadie, hardly anyone
casi nunca, hardly ever
casi siempre, almost always
casi todos, almost all
' casi' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alquilar
- apenas
- caerse
- cerca
- ir
- gasto
- gay
- inapreciable
- nada
- nadie
- normalmente
- nunca
- respiración
- tener
- acabar
- alcanzar
- calentar
- dormir
- durante
- golpe
- matar
- medir
- mero
- palmo
- sombra
English:
about
- absent
- absorb
- all
- almost
- anything
- barely
- best
- clear
- close
- die
- esquire
- ever
- excel
- fray
- frizzy
- good
- hardly
- narrowly
- nearly
- next
- o'clock
- obtain
- perfect
- practically
- queer
- sloppy
- tall
- tantamount
- by
- certainly
- cripple
- face
- fairly
- fit
- most
- muffle
- near
- near-
- nil
- nine
- one
- out
- reasonably
- skim
- time
- virtually

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casi adv

1. [faltando poco] almost;

casi me muero I almost o nearly died;

casi me caigo I almost o nearly fell;

casi no dormí I hardly slept at all;

el casi millón de refugiados the refugees, who number almost a million;

no llegamos hasta la cumbre pero casi, casi we didn't quite get to the top, but almost;

no comió casi nada she hardly ate anything;

casi nunca hardly ever;

casi siempre almost o nearly always;

está casi olvidado – sin el casi it's all but forgotten – leave out the “all but”

2. [expresando indecisión]
casi me voy a quedar con el rojo I think I'll probably go for the red one;

casi casi preferiría dormir en un albergue que en una pensión I'd almost prefer to sleep in a youth hostel rather than a guesthouse

3. Comp
Irónico
casi nada: ¿qué te pasa? – ¡casi nada! que me ha dejado mi mujer what's up? – my wife's only gone and left me, that's all!;

lo venden por 3 millones – ¡casi nada! they're selling it for 3 million – what a bargain o Br snip!

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casi

adv almost, nearly; en frases negativas hardly

* * *

casi adv

1) : almost, nearly, virtually

2) (in negative phrases) : hardly

casi nunca: hardly ever

* * *

casi adv

1. (en general) nearly / almost

casi he terminado I've nearly finished

tiene casi diez años she's almost ten

casi se cae al río he almost fell in the river

2. (apenas) hardly

casi no nos queda nada we've got hardly anything left

casi no crece it hardly grows

Spanish-English dictionary > casi
20 be

'bi: ɡi:
( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.) licenciatura en Ingeniería

be vb

1. ser

Michael is very tall Michael es muy alto

Lisbon is the capital of Portugal Lisboa es la capital de Portugal

sugar is sweet el azúcar es dulce

Napoleon was Corsican Napoleón era corso

my father is an architect mi padre es arquitecto

my mother is from Bristol mi madre es de Bristol

what time is it? It's 3 o'clock ¿qué hora es? Son las tres

June 17th is Elena's birthday el 17 de junio es el cumpleaños de Elena

who is it? It's me ¿quién es? Soy yo

this exercise is difficult este ejercicio es difícil

the house was built 50 years ago la casa fue construida hace 50 años

he was attacked by a dog le atacó un perro

2. estar

how are you? I'm fine ¿cómo estás? estoy bien

David is very happy David está muy contento

I'm tired estoy cansado

his wife's pregnant su mujer está embarazada

we were worried about you estábamos preocupados por ti

where is Pauline? ¿dónde está Pauline?

the milk is on the table la leche está en la mesa

how far is it? ¿a qué distancia está?

what day is it today? ¿qué día es hoy? / ¿a qué día estamos?

3. tener

how old are you? I'm 16 ¿cuántos años tienes? tengo 16 años

I'm cold tengo frío

she's hungry tiene hambre

you're right tienes razón

4. costar / valer / ser

how much is it? ¿cuánto cuesta? / ¿cuánto vale? / ¿cuánto es?

the tickets are £15 each las entradas valen 15 libras cada una

5. hacer

it's sunny hace sol

it's hot hace calor

it was cold hacía frío

6. haber

there are a lot of people hay mucha gente

how many children are there? ¿cuántos niños hay?

there was an explosion hubo una explosión

El pasado de be es was o were y el participio pasado es been; el gerundio se escribe being

Se usa también para construir el tiempo verbal llamado present continuous que indica una acción que está pasando en estos momentos

what are you doing? ¿qué estás haciendo? / ¿qué haces?

I'm reading a magazine estoy leyendo una revista

look, it's snowing mira, está nevando

be sustantivo femenino: name of the letter b, often called be largaor grande to distinguish it from v 'be' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abasto - abate - abismo - abotargarse - abreviar - abrirse - absoluta - absoluto - abultar - abundar - aburrir - aburrirse - acabose - acariciar - acaso - acertar - achantarse - acometer - acostada - acostado - acostumbrar - acostumbrada - acostumbrado - acreditar - activa - activo - adelantar - adelantarse - adentro - adivinarse - admirarse - adolecer - aferrarse - afianzarse - aficionada - aficionado - afligirse - agonizar - agotarse - agradecer - agua - ahogarse - ahora - aire - ajo - ala - alarmarse - alcanzar - alegrarse English: aback - abate - about - absent - accordance - account for - accountable - accustom - acquaint - action - addicted - address - adequate - adjust - admit - affiliated - afford - afraid - agenda - agree - agreement - ahead - air - airsick - alert - alive - alone - along - aloof - alphabetically - always - am - ambition - amenable - amusing - anathema - annoyance - anomaly - anxious - apologetic - appal - appall - are - arm - around - arrears - as - ashamed - aspire - assert

be

tr[biː]

intransitive verb (pres 1ª pers am, 2ª pers sing y todas del pl are, 3ª pers sing is; pt 1ª y 3ª pers sing was, 2ª pers sing y todas del pl; pp been)

1 (permanent characteristic) ser

■ she's clever es inteligente

■ he's blind es ciego

■ I'm deaf soy sordo

2 (essential quality) ser

■ diamonds are hard los diamantes son duros

3 (nationality) ser

■ John's English John es inglés

■ they are Japanese son japoneses

4 (occupation) ser

■ he's an engineer es ingeniero

■ we are both teachers los dos somos profesores

5 (origin) ser

■ they are from York son de York

6 (ownership) ser

■ it's my pencil es mi lápiz

7 (authorship) ser

■ this painting is by Botero este cuadro es de Botero

8 (composition) ser

■ this cupboard is oak este armario es de roble

9 (use) ser

■ this product is for tiles este producto es para baldosas

10 (location) estar

■ Whitby is on the coast Whitby está en la costa

11 (temporary state) estar

■ your supper's cold tu cena está fría

■ how are you? ¿cómo estás?

■ you're a bit deaf today estás un poco sordo hoy

■ prawns are cheap today las gambas están bien de precio hoy

12 (age) tener

■ Philip is 22 Philip tiene 22 años

13 (price) costar, valer

■ a single ticket is £9.50 un billete de ida cuesta £9.50

14 tener

■ he's hot/cold tiene calor/frío

■ we're hungry/thirsty tenemos hambre/sed

■ she's in a hurry tiene prisa

■ he's right tiene razón

auxiliar be + pres part

1 (action in progress or near future) estar

■ it is raining está lloviendo

■ he's working está trabajando

■ the train is coming viene el tren

■ I am going on Thursday iré el jueves

■ she's meeting Mr Broddle tomorrow se reunirá con el señor Broddle mañana

auxiliar to be + past participle

1 (passive) ser

■ she was arrested at the border fue detenida en la frontera, la detuvieron en la frontera

■ he's hated by everybody es odiado por todos, todos lo odian

■ he was discharged fue dado de alta, lo dieron de alta

■ the house has been sold la casa ha sido vendida, la casa se ha vendido, han vendido la casa

■ he was given a clock le dieron un reloj

■ thirty children were injured treinta niños fueron heridos, treinta niños resultaron heridos

■ the two areas of the town are divided by a wall las dos zonas de la ciudad están divididas por un muro

auxiliar be + to + inf

1 (obligation) deber, tener que

■ you are not to come here again no debes volver aquí

■ you are to do as I say tienes que hacer lo que yo te diga

1 (future)

■ the King is to visit Egypt el Rey visitará Egipto

phrase there is / there are

1 hay

■ there's some wine in the bottle hay algo de vino en la botella

■ there are two policemen following us hay dos policías que nos siguen

■ is there much traffic ¿hay mucho tráfico?

1 había

■ there was no money no había dinero

■ there were twenty five candles on the cake había veinticinco velas en la tarta

■ were there many people? ¿había mucha gente?

phrase there will be

1 habrá

■ there will be snow in the mountains habrá nieve en las montañas

phrase there would be

1 habría

■ there would be time to see the castle habría tiempo para ver el castillo

■ if Mike came, there would be ten of us si viniera Mike, seríamos diez

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be about to «+ inf» estar para + inf, estar a punto de + inf

■ the train is about to arrive el tren está a punto de llegar

to be or not to be ser o no ser

be ['bi:] v, was ['wəz, 'wɑz] ; were ['wər] ; been ['bɪn] ; being ; am ['æm] ; is ['ɪz] ; are ['ɑr] vi

1) (expressing equality) : ser

José is a doctor: José es doctor

I'm Ana's sister: soy la hermana de Ana

2) (expressing quality) : ser

the tree is tall: el árbol es alto

you're silly!: ¡eres tonto!

3) (expressing origin or possession) : ser

she's from Managua: es de Managua

it's mine: es mío

4) (expressing location) : estar

my mother is at home: mi madre está en casa

the cups are on the table: las tazas están en la mesa

5) (expressing existence) : ser, existir

to be or not to be: ser, o no ser

I think, therefore I am: pienso, luego existo

6) (expressing a state of being) : estar, tener

how are you?: ¿cómo estás?

I'm cold: tengo frío

she's 10 years old: tiene 10 años

they're both sick: están enfermos los dos

be v impers

1) (indicating time) : ser

it's eight o'clock: son las ocho

it's Friday: hoy es viernes

2) (indicating a condition) : hacer, estar

it's sunny: hace sol

it's very dark outside: está bien oscuro afuera

be v aux

1) (expressing progression) : estar

what are you doing? -I'm working: ¿qué haces? -estoy trabajando

2) (expressing occurrence) : ser

it was finished yesterday: fue acabado ayer, se acabó ayer

it was cooked in the oven: se cocinó en el horno

3) (expressing possibility) : poderse

can she be trusted?: ¿se puede confiar en ella?

4) (expressing obligation) : deber

you are to stay here: debes quedarte aquí

he was to come yesterday: se esperaba que viniese ayer

be

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: was, were, been) = estar v.

(§pres: estoy, estás...) pret: estuv-•)

• ser v.

(§pres: soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son) subj: se-

imp: er-

pret

fu-•)

biːˌ weak form bi
1.

1) (pres am, are, is; past was, were; past p been) intransitive verb [See notes at ser and estar]

Sense I

2)

a) (followed by an adjective)

she's French/intelligent — es francesa/inteligente

he's worried/furious — está preocupado/furioso

he's blind — es or (Esp tb) está ciego

he's short and fat — es bajo y gordo

he's so fat he can't get into his clothes any more — está tan gordo que ya no le cabe la ropa

these shoes are new — estos zapatos son nuevos

have you never had gazpacho? it's delicious! — ¿nunca has comido gazpacho? es delicioso!

the gazpacho is delicious, did you make it yourself? — el gazpacho está delicioso ¿lo hiciste tú?

she was very rude to me — estuvo or fue muy grosera conmigo

she's very rude — es muy grosera

be good — sé bueno

don't be silly! — no seas tonto!

b) ( talking about marital status)

Tony is married/divorced/single — Tony está or (esp AmL) es casado/divorciado/soltero

to be married to somebody — estar* casado con alguien

we've been married for eight years — llevamos ocho años casados

3)

a) (followed by a noun) ser*

she's a lawyer — es abogada

he's a Catholic — es católico

she was Prime Minister for 11 years — fue Primera Ministra durante 11 años

who was Prime Minister at the time? — ¿quién era Primer Ministro en ese momento?

it's me/Daniel — soy yo/es Daniel

if I were you, I'd stay — yo que tú or yo en tu lugar me quedaría

b) ( play the role of) hacer* de

I was Juliet in the school play — hice de Julieta en la obra del colegio

4)

a) ( talking about mental and physical states)

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?

I'm much better — estoy or me encuentro mucho mejor

she's pregnant/tired — está embarazada/cansada

I'm cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/sleepy — tengo frío/calor/hambre/sed/sueño

she has been ill — ha estado enferma

he's dead — está muerto

b) ( talking about age) tener*

how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?

I'm 31 — tengo 31 años

Paul was four last Monday — Paul cumplió cuatro años el lunes pasado

he's a lot older/younger — es mucho mayor/menor

our house is over 100 years old — nuestra casa tiene más de 100 años

c) (giving cost, measurement, weight)

how much is that? - that'll be $15, please — ¿cuánto es? - (son) 15 dólares, por favor

they are $15 each — cuestan or valen 15 dólares cada una

two plus two is four — dos más dos son cuatro

how tall/heavy is he? — ¿cuánto mide/pesa?

Jim's over six feet (tall) — Jim mide más de seis pies

Sense II

5)

a) (exist, live)

I think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

to let something/somebody be — dejar tranquilo or en paz algo/a alguien

her husband-to-be — su futuro marido

b) ( in expressions of time)

don't be too long — no tardes mucho, no (te) demores mucho (esp AmL)

I'm drying my hair, I won't be long — me estoy secando el pelo, enseguida estoy

how long will dinner be? — ¿cuánto falta para la cena?

c) ( take place) ser*

the party is tomorrow — la fiesta es mañana

6) (be situated, present) estar*

where is the library? — ¿dónde está or queda la biblioteca?

where are you? — ¿dónde estás?

what's in that box? — ¿qué hay en esa caja?

who's in the movie? — ¿quién actúa or trabaja en la película?

he's here for two weeks — va a estar aquí dos semanas

how long are you in Chicago (for)? — (colloq) ¿cuánto (tiempo) te vas a quedar en Chicago ?

7) (only in perfect tenses) ( visit) estar*

I've never been to India — nunca he estado en la India

have you been to the exhibition yet? — ¿ya has estado en or has ido a la exposición?

2.

v impers

1)

a) (talking about physical conditions, circumstances)

it's sunny/cold/hot — hace sol/frío/calor

it's cloudy — está nublado

it was three degrees below zero — hacía tres grados bajo cero

it's so noisy/quiet in here! — qué ruido/silencio hay aquí!

I have enough problems as it is, without you... — yo ya tengo suficientes problemas sin que tú encima...

b) ( in expressions of time) ser*

it's three o'clock — son las tres

it's one o'clock — es la una

it was still very early — todavía era muy temprano

it's Wednesday today — hoy es miércoles

hi, Joe, it's been a long time — qué tal, Joe, tanto tiempo (sin verte)

c) ( talking about distance) estar*

it's 500 miles from here to Detroit — Detroit queda or está a 500 millas de aquí

2)

a) (introducing person, object) ser*

it was me who told them — fui yo quien se lo dije or dijo, fui yo el que se lo dije or dijo

b) (in conditional use) ser*

if it hadn't been o had it not been for Juan, we would have been killed — si no hubiera sido por Juan or de no ser por Juan, nos habríamos matado

3.

v aux

1) to be -ing

a) ( used to describe action in progress) estar* + ger

what was I saying? — ¿qué estaba diciendo?

she was leaving when... — se iba cuando...

how long have you been waiting? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) hace que esperas?, ¿cuánto (tiempo) llevas esperando?

b) ( with future reference)

he is o will be arriving tomorrow — llega mañana

when are you seeing her? — ¿cuándo la vas a ver or la verás?

she'll be staying at the Plaza — se va a alojar en el Plaza

2) (in the passive voice) ser* [The passive voice, however, is less common in Spanish than it is in English]

it was built in 1903 — fue construido en 1903, se construyó en 1903, lo construyeron en 1903

she was told that... — le dijeron or se le dijo que...

it is known that... — se sabe que...

3) to be to + inf

a) ( with future reference)

I'm to be met at the airport by Joe — Joe me irá a buscar al aeropuerto

the dessert is (still) to come — todavía falta el postre

if a solution is to be found... — si se quiere encontrar or si se ha de encontrar una solución...

b) ( expressing possibility)

what are we to do? — ¿qué podemos hacer?

he wasn't to know — no tenía cómo saberlo

it was nowhere to be found — no se lo pudo encontrar por ninguna parte

c) ( expressing obligation) deber* + inf, tener* que + inf, haber* de + inf

tell her she's to stay here — dile que debe quedarse or tiene que quedarse aquí, dile que se quede aquí

you are not to tell Carol! — no debes decírselo a Carol!

am I to understand that... ? — ¿debo entender que... ?

I'm not to be disturbed! — que nadie me moleste!

4) ( in hypotheses)

what would happen if she were o was to die? — ¿qué pasaría si ella muriera?

5)

a) (in tag questions)

she's right, isn't she? — tiene razón, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

so that's what you think, is it? — de manera que eso es lo que piensas

b) (in elliptical uses)

are you disappointed? - yes, I am/no, I'm not — ¿estás desilusionado? - sí (, lo estoy)/no (, no lo estoy)

she was told the news, and so was he/but I wasn't — a ella le dieron la noticia, y también a él/pero a mí no

I'm surprised, are/aren't you? — estoy sorprendido, ¿y tú?/¿tú no?

[biː] (present am, is or are pt was or were pp been)
1. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (linking nouns, noun phrases, pronouns) ser

he's a pianist — es pianista

he wants to be a doctor — quiere ser médico

Monday's a holiday — el lunes es fiesta

two and two are four — dos y dos son cuatro

it's me! — ¡soy yo!

it was me — fui yo

who wants to be Hamlet? — ¿quién quiere hacer de or ser Hamlet?

you be the patient and I'll be the doctor — tú eres el enfermo y yo seré el médico

if I were you... — yo en tu lugar..., yo que tú... *

2) (possession) ser

she's his sister — es su hermana

it's mine — es mío

3) (characteristics seen as inherent) ser

the sky is blue — el cielo es azul

it's (made of) plastic — es de plástico

they're English — son ingleses

he's tall — es alto

it's round/enormous — es redondo/enorme

she is boring — es aburrida

I used to be poor but now I'm rich — antes era pobre pero ahora soy rico

if I were rich — si fuera rico

I'm from the south — soy del sur

the book is in French — el libro es en francés
Use [estar] with past participles used as adjectives describing the results of an action or process:
it's broken — está roto

he's dead — está muerto

4) (changeable or temporary state) estar

it's dirty — está sucio

she's bored/ill — está aburrida/enferma

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?, ¿qué tal estás?

how are you now? — ¿qué tal te encuentras ahora?

I'm very well, thanks — estoy muy bien, gracias
In certain expressions where English uses [be] + adjective to describe feelings ([be cold]/[hot]/[hungry]/[thirsty]), Spanish uses [tener] with a noun:
I'm cold/hot — tengo frío/calor

my feet are cold — tengo los pies fríos

I'm hungry/thirsty — tengo hambre/sed

be good! — ¡pórtate bien!

you're late — llegas tarde
afraid, sleepy, right
5) (age)

"how old is she?" - "she's nine" — -¿cuántos años tiene? -tiene nueve años

she will be two tomorrow — mañana cumple dos años

when I'm old — cuando sea viejo

when I was young — cuando era joven

6) (=take place) ser

the meeting's today — la reunión es hoy

the service will be at St Ninian's Church — el oficio será en la iglesia de San Ninian

7) (=be situated) estar

Edinburgh is in Scotland — Edimburgo está en Escocia

it's on the table — está sobre or en la mesa

where is the Town Hall? — ¿dónde está or queda el ayuntamiento?

it's 5 km to the village — el pueblo está or queda a 5 kilómetros

he won't be here tomorrow — mañana no estará aquí

we've been here for ages — hace mucho tiempo que estamos aquí, llevamos aquí mucho tiempo, estamos aquí desde hace mucho tiempo

• here you are(, take it) — aquí tienes(, tómalo)

• there's the church — ahí está la iglesia

8) (impersonal use)

a) (referring to weather) hacer

it's hot/cold — hace calor/frío

it's too hot — hace demasiado calor

it's fine — hace buen tiempo

b) (referring to time, date etc) ser

it's eight o'clock — son las ocho

it's morning in New York now — en Nueva York ahora es por la mañana

wake up, it's morning — despierta, es de día

what's the date (today)? — ¿qué fecha es hoy?

it's 3 May or the 3rd of May — es 3 de mayo

it's Thursday today — hoy es jueves
But note the following alternatives with [estar]:
it's 3 May or the 3rd of May — estamos a 3 de mayo

it's Thursday today — hoy estamos a jueves

c) (asking and giving opinion) ser

is it certain that...? — ¿es verdad or cierto que...?

it is easy to make a mistake — es fácil cometer un fallo

is it fair that she should be punished while...? — ¿es justo que se la castigue mientras que...?

it is possible that he'll come — es posible que venga, puede (ser) que venga

it is impossible to study all the time — es imposible estar siempre estudiando

it is unbelievable that... — es increíble que...

it's not clear whether... — no está claro si...

it would be wrong for us to do that — no estaría bien que nosotros hiciésemos eso

d) (emphatic) ser

it's me who does all the work — soy yo quien hace todo el trabajo

it was Peter who phoned — fue Peter quien llamó

why is it that she's so successful? — ¿cómo es que tiene tanto éxito?, ¿por qué tiene tanto éxito?

it was then that... — fue entonces cuando...

9) (=exist) haber

there is/are — hay

what is (there) in that room? — ¿qué hay en esa habitación?

there is nothing more beautiful — no hay nada más bello

is there anyone at home? — ¿hay alguien en casa?

there were six road accidents here last year — el año pasado hubo seis accidentes de tráfico aquí

there must be an explanation — debe de haber una explicación

there being no alternative solution... — al no haber or no habiendo otra solución...

let there be light! — ¡hágase la luz!

there are three of us — somos tres

there were three of them — eran tres

after the shop there's the bus station — después de la tienda está la estación de autobuses

See:

THERE IS, THERE ARE in there

10) (=cost)

how much was it? — ¿cuánto costó?

the book is £20 — el libro vale or cuesta 20 libras

how much is it? — ¿cuánto es?; (when paying) ¿qué le debo? frm

11) (=visit)

has the postman been? — ¿ha venido el cartero?

he has been and gone — vino y se fue

I have been to see my aunt — he ido a ver a mi tía

have you ever been to Glasgow? — ¿has estado en Glasgow alguna vez?

I've been to China — he estado en China

12) (in noun compounds) futuro

• mother to be — futura madre or mamá f

• my wife to be — mi futura esposa

13) (in set expressions)

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

• been and * —

you've been and done it now! — ¡buena la has hecho! *

that dog of yours has been and dug up my flowers! — ¡tu perro ha ido y me ha destrozado las flores!

• you're busy enough as it is — estás bastante ocupado ya con lo que tienes, ya tienes suficiente trabajo

as things are — tal como están las cosas

be that as it may — sea como fuere

• if it hadn't been for..., if it hadn't been for you or frm had it not been for you, we would have lost — si no hubiera sido por ti or de no haber sido por ti, habríamos perdido

• let me be! — ¡déjame en paz!

• if that's what you want to do, then so be it — si eso es lo que quieres hacer, adelante

• what is it to you? * — ¿a ti qué te importa?

• what's it to be? — (in bar etc) ¿qué va a ser?, ¿qué vas a tomar?

2. AUXILIARY VERB

1) (forming passive) ser

the house was destroyed by an earthquake — la casa fue destruida por un terremoto
The passive is not used as often in Spanish as in English, active and reflexive constructions often being preferred:
the box had been opened — habían abierto la caja

these cars are produced in Spain — estos coches se fabrican en España

it is said that... — dicen que..., se dice que...

he was killed by a terrorist — lo mató un terrorista

she was killed in a car crash — murió en un accidente de coche, resultó muerta en un accidente de coche frm

what's to be done? — ¿qué hay que hacer?

• it's a film not to be missed — es una película que no hay que perderse

• we searched everywhere for him, but he was nowhere to be seen — lo buscamos por todas partes pero no lo encontramos en ningún sitio

2) (forming continuous) estar

it's raining — está lloviendo

what are you doing? — ¿qué estás haciendo?, ¿qué haces?

don't distract me when I'm driving — no me distraigas cuando estoy conduciendo

he's always grumbling — siempre está quejándose

he was studying until the early hours — estuvo estudiando hasta la madrugada
Use the present simple to talk about planned future events and the construction to talk about intention:
they're coming tomorrow — vienen mañana

"it's a pity you aren't coming with us" - "but I am coming!" — -¡qué pena que no vengas con nosotros! -¡sí que voy!

will you be seeing her tomorrow? — ¿la verás or la vas a ver mañana?

will you be needing more? — ¿vas a necesitar más?

I shall be seeing him — voy a verlo

I'll be seeing you — hasta luego, nos vemos (esp LAm)
The imperfect tense can be used for continuous action in the past:
he was driving too fast — conducía demasiado rápido
for, since
3) (verb substitute)

a)

he's older than you are — es mayor que tú

he isn't as happy as he was — no está tan contento como antes

"he's going to complain about you" - "oh, is he?" — -va a quejarse de ti -¿ah, sí?

"I'm worried" - "so am I" — -estoy preocupado -yo también

"I'm not ready" - "neither am I" — -no estoy listo -yo tampoco

"you're tired" - "no, I'm not" — -estás cansado -no, ¡qué va!

"you're not eating enough" - "yes I am" — -no comes lo suficiente -que sí

"they're getting married" - "oh, are they?" — (showing surprise) -se casan -¿ah, sí? or -¡no me digas!

"he isn't very happy" - "oh, isn't he?" — -no está muy contento -¿ah, no?

"he's always late, isn't he?" - "yes, he is" — -siempre llega tarde, ¿verdad? -(pues) sí

"is it what you expected?" - "no, it isn't" — -¿es esto lo que esperabas? -(pues) no

"she's pretty" - "no, she isn't" — -es guapa -¡qué va!

b) (in question tags)

he's handsome, isn't he? — es guapo, ¿verdad?, es guapo, ¿no?, es guapo, ¿no es cierto?

it was fun, wasn't it? — fue divertido, ¿verdad?, fue divertido, ¿no?

she wasn't happy, was she? — no era feliz, ¿verdad?

so he's back again, is he? — así que ha vuelto, ¿eh?

you're not ill, are you? — ¿no estarás enfermo?

3. MODAL VERB
(with infinitive construction)
1) (=must, have to)

you're to put on your shoes — tienes que ponerte los zapatos

he's not to open it — no debe abrirlo, que no lo abra

I am to do it — he de hacerlo yo, soy yo el que debe hacerlo

I am not to speak to him — no tengo permiso para hablar con él

I wasn't to tell you his name — no podía or debía decirte su nombre

2) (=should) deber

he is to be congratulated on his work — debemos felicitarlo por su trabajo

am I to understand that...? — ¿debo entender que...?

she wrote "My Life", not to be confused with Bernstein's book of the same name — escribió "Mi Vida", que no debe confundirse con la obra de Bernstein que lleva el mismo título

he was to have come yesterday — tenía que or debía haber venido ayer

he is to be pitied — es digno de lástima

3) (=will)

the talks are to start tomorrow — las conversaciones darán comienzo mañana

her house is to be sold — su casa se pondrá a la venta

they are to be married in the summer — se casarán en el verano

4) (=can)

these birds are to be found all over the world — estos pájaros se encuentran por todo el mundo

little traffic was to be seen — había poco tráfico

you weren't to know — no tenías por qué saberlo

5) (expressing destiny)

this was to have serious repercussions — esto iba a tener serias repercusiones

they were never to return — jamás regresaron

it was not to be — no quiso el destino que así fuera

6) (in conditional sentences)

you must work harder if you are to succeed — debes esforzarte más si quieres triunfar

if it was or were to snow... — si nevase or nevara...

if I were to leave the job, would you replace me? — si yo dejara el puesto, ¿me sustituirías?
BE
"Ser" or "estar"?
You can use "ser": ► when defining or identifying by linking two nouns or noun phrases:
Paris is the capital of France París es la capital de Francia
He was the most hated man in the village Era el hombre más odiado del pueblo ► to describe essential or inherent characteristics (e.g. colour, material, nationality, race, shape, size {etc}):
His mother is German Su madre es alemana
She was blonde Era rubia ► with most impersonal expressions not involving past participles:
It is important to be on time Es importante llegar a tiempo
Está claro que is an exception:
It is obvious you don't understand Está claro que no lo entiendes ► when telling the time or talking about time or age:
It is ten o'clock Son las diez
It's very late. Let's go home Es muy tarde. Vamos a casa
He lived in the country when he was young Vivió en el campo cuando era joven ► to indicate possession or duty:
It's mine Es mío
This is your responsibility Este asunto es responsabilidad tuya ► with events in the sense of "take place":
The 1992 Olympic Games were in Barcelona Los Juegos Olímpicos de 1992 fueron en Barcelona
"Where is the exam?" - "It's in Room 1" "¿Dónde es el examen?" - "Es en el Aula Número 1" NOTE: Compare this usage with that of estar (see below) to talk about location of places, objects and people.
You can use "estar": ► to talk about location of places, objects and people:
"Where is Zaragoza?" - "It's in Spain" "¿Dónde está Zaragoza?" - "Está en España"
Your glasses are on the bedside table Tus gafas están en la mesilla de noche NOTE: But use ser with events in the sense of "take place" (see above)}. ► to talk about changeable state, condition or mood:
The teacher is ill La profesora está enferma
The coffee's cold El café está frío
How happy I am! ¡Qué contento estoy! NOTE: Feliz, however, which is seen as more permanent than contento, is used mainly with ser. ► to form progressive tenses:
We're having lunch. Is it ok if I call you later? Estamos comiendo. Te llamaré luego, ¿vale?
Both "ser" and "estar" can be used with past participles ► Use ser in {passive} constructions:
This play was written by Lorca Esta obra fue escrita por Lorca
He was shot dead (by a terrorist group) Fue asesinado a tiros (por un grupo terrorista) NOTE: The passive is not used as often in Spanish as it is in English. ► Use estar with past participles to describe the {results} of a previous action or event:
We threw them away because they were broken Los tiramos a la basura porque estaban rotos
He's dead Está muerto ► Compare the use of ser + ((past participle)) which describes {action} and estar + ((past participle)) which describes {result} in the following:
The window was broken by the firemen La ventana fue rota por los bomberos
The window was broken La ventana estaba rota
It was painted around 1925 Fue pintado hacia 1925
The floor is painted a dark colour El suelo está pintado de color oscuro ► Ser and estar are both used in impersonal expressions with past participles. As above, the use of ser implies {action} while the use of estar implies {result}:
It is understood that the work was never finished Es sabido que el trabajo nunca se llegó a terminar
It is a proven fact that vaccinations save many lives Está demostrado que las vacunas salvan muchas vidas
"Ser" and "estar" with adjectives ► Some adjectives can be used with both ser and estar but the meaning changes completely depending on the verb:
He's clever Es listo
Are you ready? ¿Estás listo?
Chemistry is boring La química es aburrida
I'm bored Estoy aburrido ► Other adjectives can also be used with both verbs but the use of ser describes a {characteristic} while the use of estar implies a {change}:
He's very handsome Es muy guapo
You look great in that dress! Estás muy guapa con ese vestido
He's slim Es delgado
You're (looking) very slim ¡Estás muy delgada! For further uses and examples, see main entry
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[biːˌ] weak form [bi]
1.

1) (pres am, are, is; past was, were; past p been) intransitive verb [See notes at ser and estar]

Sense I

2)

a) (followed by an adjective)

she's French/intelligent — es francesa/inteligente

he's worried/furious — está preocupado/furioso

he's blind — es or (Esp tb) está ciego

he's short and fat — es bajo y gordo

he's so fat he can't get into his clothes any more — está tan gordo que ya no le cabe la ropa

these shoes are new — estos zapatos son nuevos

have you never had gazpacho? it's delicious! — ¿nunca has comido gazpacho? es delicioso!

the gazpacho is delicious, did you make it yourself? — el gazpacho está delicioso ¿lo hiciste tú?

she was very rude to me — estuvo or fue muy grosera conmigo

she's very rude — es muy grosera

be good — sé bueno

don't be silly! — no seas tonto!

b) ( talking about marital status)

Tony is married/divorced/single — Tony está or (esp AmL) es casado/divorciado/soltero

to be married to somebody — estar* casado con alguien

we've been married for eight years — llevamos ocho años casados

3)

a) (followed by a noun) ser*

she's a lawyer — es abogada

he's a Catholic — es católico

she was Prime Minister for 11 years — fue Primera Ministra durante 11 años

who was Prime Minister at the time? — ¿quién era Primer Ministro en ese momento?

it's me/Daniel — soy yo/es Daniel

if I were you, I'd stay — yo que tú or yo en tu lugar me quedaría

b) ( play the role of) hacer* de

I was Juliet in the school play — hice de Julieta en la obra del colegio

4)

a) ( talking about mental and physical states)

how are you? — ¿cómo estás?

I'm much better — estoy or me encuentro mucho mejor

she's pregnant/tired — está embarazada/cansada

I'm cold/hot/hungry/thirsty/sleepy — tengo frío/calor/hambre/sed/sueño

she has been ill — ha estado enferma

he's dead — está muerto

b) ( talking about age) tener*

how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?

I'm 31 — tengo 31 años

Paul was four last Monday — Paul cumplió cuatro años el lunes pasado

he's a lot older/younger — es mucho mayor/menor

our house is over 100 years old — nuestra casa tiene más de 100 años

c) (giving cost, measurement, weight)

how much is that? - that'll be $15, please — ¿cuánto es? - (son) 15 dólares, por favor

they are $15 each — cuestan or valen 15 dólares cada una

two plus two is four — dos más dos son cuatro

how tall/heavy is he? — ¿cuánto mide/pesa?

Jim's over six feet (tall) — Jim mide más de seis pies

Sense II

5)

a) (exist, live)

I think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo

to be or not to be — ser o no ser

to let something/somebody be — dejar tranquilo or en paz algo/a alguien

her husband-to-be — su futuro marido

b) ( in expressions of time)

don't be too long — no tardes mucho, no (te) demores mucho (esp AmL)

I'm drying my hair, I won't be long — me estoy secando el pelo, enseguida estoy

how long will dinner be? — ¿cuánto falta para la cena?

c) ( take place) ser*

the party is tomorrow — la fiesta es mañana

6) (be situated, present) estar*

where is the library? — ¿dónde está or queda la biblioteca?

where are you? — ¿dónde estás?

what's in that box? — ¿qué hay en esa caja?

who's in the movie? — ¿quién actúa or trabaja en la película?

he's here for two weeks — va a estar aquí dos semanas

how long are you in Chicago (for)? — (colloq) ¿cuánto (tiempo) te vas a quedar en Chicago ?

7) (only in perfect tenses) ( visit) estar*

I've never been to India — nunca he estado en la India

have you been to the exhibition yet? — ¿ya has estado en or has ido a la exposición?

2.

v impers

1)

a) (talking about physical conditions, circumstances)

it's sunny/cold/hot — hace sol/frío/calor

it's cloudy — está nublado

it was three degrees below zero — hacía tres grados bajo cero

it's so noisy/quiet in here! — qué ruido/silencio hay aquí!

I have enough problems as it is, without you... — yo ya tengo suficientes problemas sin que tú encima...

b) ( in expressions of time) ser*

it's three o'clock — son las tres

it's one o'clock — es la una

it was still very early — todavía era muy temprano

it's Wednesday today — hoy es miércoles

hi, Joe, it's been a long time — qué tal, Joe, tanto tiempo (sin verte)

c) ( talking about distance) estar*

it's 500 miles from here to Detroit — Detroit queda or está a 500 millas de aquí

2)

a) (introducing person, object) ser*

it was me who told them — fui yo quien se lo dije or dijo, fui yo el que se lo dije or dijo

b) (in conditional use) ser*

if it hadn't been o had it not been for Juan, we would have been killed — si no hubiera sido por Juan or de no ser por Juan, nos habríamos matado

3.

v aux

1) to be -ing

a) ( used to describe action in progress) estar* + ger

what was I saying? — ¿qué estaba diciendo?

she was leaving when... — se iba cuando...

how long have you been waiting? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) hace que esperas?, ¿cuánto (tiempo) llevas esperando?

b) ( with future reference)

he is o will be arriving tomorrow — llega mañana

when are you seeing her? — ¿cuándo la vas a ver or la verás?

she'll be staying at the Plaza — se va a alojar en el Plaza

2) (in the passive voice) ser* [The passive voice, however, is less common in Spanish than it is in English]

it was built in 1903 — fue construido en 1903, se construyó en 1903, lo construyeron en 1903

she was told that... — le dijeron or se le dijo que...

it is known that... — se sabe que...

3) to be to + inf

a) ( with future reference)

I'm to be met at the airport by Joe — Joe me irá a buscar al aeropuerto

the dessert is (still) to come — todavía falta el postre

if a solution is to be found... — si se quiere encontrar or si se ha de encontrar una solución...

b) ( expressing possibility)

what are we to do? — ¿qué podemos hacer?

he wasn't to know — no tenía cómo saberlo

it was nowhere to be found — no se lo pudo encontrar por ninguna parte

c) ( expressing obligation) deber* + inf, tener* que + inf, haber* de + inf

tell her she's to stay here — dile que debe quedarse or tiene que quedarse aquí, dile que se quede aquí

you are not to tell Carol! — no debes decírselo a Carol!

am I to understand that... ? — ¿debo entender que... ?

I'm not to be disturbed! — que nadie me moleste!

4) ( in hypotheses)

what would happen if she were o was to die? — ¿qué pasaría si ella muriera?

5)

a) (in tag questions)

she's right, isn't she? — tiene razón, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

so that's what you think, is it? — de manera que eso es lo que piensas

b) (in elliptical uses)

are you disappointed? - yes, I am/no, I'm not — ¿estás desilusionado? - sí (, lo estoy)/no (, no lo estoy)

she was told the news, and so was he/but I wasn't — a ella le dieron la noticia, y también a él/pero a mí no

I'm surprised, are/aren't you? — estoy sorprendido, ¿y tú?/¿tú no?

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