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أَكْثَر (من غيره) \ best, well, better: most: Of all fruit, I like apples best. better, well, best: more: I like coffee better than tea. further: more: We must go without further delay. more: giving comparative force to many adjs. and most advs.: She’s more beautiful than her mother. He runs more slowly than his son, with greater force; for greater periods, etc.: I like tea more than coffee. You should work more and play less, (the opposite of less) a greater number or amount (of): They need (some) more food. I have no more (or I haven’t any more) for them. They need many more loaves but I have only two more. You have more than I have. over: more: Boys aged 16 and over may enter this race. -
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* * *adj, adv more;[ en grund mere] one more reason, an additional reason;[ vil du have mere te?] would you like some more tea?[ mere vil have mere] the more you get the more you want;[ holde mere af] be more fond of, like better;[ klokken er mere end jeg troede] it is later than I thought;[ mere end nok] more than enough, plenty ( fx we have plenty of fuel);( også) there is enough and to spare;[ mere for æren end for pengenes skyld] for the honour of it rather than for money's sake;[ hvad mere?] what more?( hvad andet) what else?[ hvad mere er] what is more ( fx and, what is more, he paid for it himself);[ ikke mere] no more, not any more,( om tid) no longer ( fx he is no longer a teacher),(dvs aldrig igen) no more ( fx we saw him no more);( også, T) I am out of tobacco;[ jeg kan ikke mere] I can't go on, I give up;[ ikke et ord mere] not another word;[ så er der ikke mere] that's all;T that's the lot; that's it, then;( kun) no more than,( ikke over) not more than; -
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1. adj otherun altro anotherl'altr'anno last yearl'altro giorno the other dayl'altro ieri the day before yesterday2. pron otherl'un l'altro one anothergli altri other peopletra l'altro what's more, moreoverdesidera altro? anything else?tutt'altro che anything but* * *altro agg.indef.1 other; another; ( in più) more; further: l'altro uomo, the other man; un'altra volta, another time; ci sono altre domande?, are there any other (o more o further) questions?; non ho altri amici a Milano, I haven't any other friends in Milan; ci sono altre sei case in questa strada, there are six other (o another six) houses in this street; dove sono tutti gli altri ospiti?, where are all the other guests?; si crede un altro Picasso, he thinks he's another Picasso; non aveva altre ragioni per rifiutare, he had no further reason to refuse; ripetilo un'altra volta, say it once more; vuoi dell'altro tè?, will you have some more tea?; leggete altri due capitoli, read two more (o another two) chapters2 ( diverso) different: devi prendere un'altra strada per arrivarci, you must take a different route to get there // è tutt'altra cosa, è un altro paio di maniche, it's quite a different matter // sono cose dell'altro mondo, it's quite unheard of3 (seguito da pron. indef. o interr. o da avv. composti con where) else: qualcun altro, someone else; nessun'altra cosa, nothing else; chi altro?, who else?; in qualche altro luogo, somewhere else; da nessun'altra parte, nowhere else4 ( in espressioni di tempo passato) other; ( nel senso di penultimo) before last: l'altro giorno, the other day; l'altro anno, the year before last // l'altro ieri, ieri l'altro, the day before yesterday5 ( in espressioni di tempo futuro) next: ci vediamo quest'altra settimana, we'll see each other next week // l'altro lunedì, a week on Mondayaltro pron.indef.1 another (one); the other (one); pl. others, other people: ho letto questo libro, puoi darmene un altro?, I've read this book. Can you give me another one?; pensa sempre agli altri, he always thinks of others; non mi piace questo vestito, preferisco l'altro, I don't like this dress, I prefer the other one; tutti gli altri sono partiti, all the others have left; un altro al mio posto avrebbe agito diversamente, another in my place would have acted differently; se non volete fare il tentativo, ci sono altri che lo faranno, if you don't want to make the effort, there are others who will // pare un altro, he seems another person // è uno sport come un altro, it's no different from any other sport2 (corr.): alcuni..., altri..., some..., some... (o some..., others...); (l') uno..., l'altro..., one..., the other...; uno..., un altro..., one..., another...; l'uno e l'altro, both: né l'uno, né l'altro, neither, ( in presenza di altra negazione) either; o l'uno o l'altro, either: gli uni e gli altri, they all (o all of them); (compl.) them all (o all of them)4 ( altra cosa) something else, (in frasi negative e nelle interr. dubitative o negative) anything else; ( niente altro) nothing else; ( in più) more: ''Avete finito il vino?'' ''No, ce n'è dell'altro'', ''Have you finished the wine?'' ''No, there is some more''; e non è tutto, c'è dell'altro, and that's not all I have to say, there's something else; ho ben altro da fare!, I've got something better to do!; ma non chiedo altro!, I'd like nothing better!; penso a ben altro!, I'm thinking of something quite different!; ci vuol altro!, it takes much more than that! // non altro che, nothing but // bugiardo che non sei altro!, you're a liar if ever there was one! // tra l'altro, besides (o among other things).◆ FRASEOLOGIA: altro che!, certainly!: ''Vi sentite di andare?'' ''altro che!'', ''Do you feel like going?'' ''Certainly!'' // da un giorno all'altro, from day to day; un giorno o l'altro, one of these days // se non altro, at least: se non altro, è una ragazza di buon senso, at least she is a sensible girl // senz'altro, certainly (o by all means o of course o presently): hai senz'altro ragione, of course you are right; verrò senz'altro, I'll certainly come (o I will come immediately o presently) // tutt'altro!, not at all!: ''Sei stanco?'' ''Tutt'altro!'', ''Are you tired?'' ''Not at all!'' // tutt'altro che, anything but: è tutt'altro che facile, it is anything but easy.* * *['altro] altro (-a)1. agg indef1) (diverso) other, differentquesta è un'altra cosa — that's another o a different thing
2) (supplementare) othergli altri allievi usciranno più tardi — the other pupils o the rest of the pupils will come out later
3) (opposto) otherdall'altra parte della strada — on the other o opposite side of the street
4)domani l'altro — the day after tomorrow5)chi/dove/chiunque
altro — who/where/anybody else2. pron indef1)(persona, cosa diversa o supplementare)
un altro/un'altra — another (one)da un giorno all'altro — (improvvisamente) from one day to the next, (presto) any day now
2)l'altro(a) — the other (one)gli altri/ le altre — the others
e l'altro — both (of them)o l'uno o l'altro — either (of them)
né l'uno né l'altro — neither (of them)
3) (sostantivato: solo maschile) something else, (in espressioni interrogative) anything elsenon faccio altro che studiare — I do nothing but study, all I do is study
non ho altro da dire — I have nothing else to say, I don't have anything else to say
altro? — (would you like) anything else?gli dirò questo ed altro! — I'll tell him this and more besides!
ci mancherebbe altro! — that's all we need!
che altro — above allse
non altro — at leastl'altro — among other thingssei contento? — tutt'altro! — are you pleased? — far from it! o anything but!
* * *['altro] 1.aggettivo indefinito1) (diverso) otherben -a o tutt'-a cosa — quite a different thing, quite another matter
2) (in più) other, more- e domande? — any more o any other questions?
l'altro ieri — the day before yesterday; (prossimo)
noi -i, voi -i — we, you
5) d'altra parte on the other hand2.1) (persona o cosa diversa) other (one)avanti un altro — next, please
da un giorno all'altro — (improvvisamente) from one day to the next; (presto) any day now
in un modo o nell'altro — somehow or other, in one way or another
da una parte e dall'-a — on both o either sides
né l'uno, né l'altro — neither one nor the other, neither of them; (con not o altre negazioni) either of them
2) (in più)altro che cinema, devi riordinare! — cinema? no way, you've got to tidy up!
4) (con altri pronomi) else5) (l')uno... l'altro... one... the other6) alcuni... altri... some... others7) l'un l'altro each other, one another8) tra l'altro (tra le altre cose) among other things; (a proposito) by the way9) tutt'altro"sei arrabbiato?" - "tutt'altro!" — "are you angry?" - "far from it!"
"è noioso?" - "tutt'altro!" — "is it boring?" - "quite the opposite!"
è tutt'altro che stupido — he's nobody's fool, he's far from stupid
10) senz'altro certainly••••altro è dire, altro è fare — prov. it's easier said than done
Note:Per tradurre correttamente altro in inglese, bisogna innanzitutto distinguere l'uso aggettivale da quello pronominale, e poi capire se altro significa diverso oppure in più: dammi un altro giornale, questo non mi piace = give me another newspaper, I don't like this one; non ne hai altri? = haven't you got any others? dammi dell'altra carta, questa non basta = give me some more paper, this is not enough; te ne porterò altri = I'll bring you some more. - Si noti anche che altro si traduce else quando segue un pronome: nient'altro = nothing else. - Per questi e più particolari usi di altro, si veda la voce qui sotto* * *altro/'altro/Per tradurre correttamente altro in inglese, bisogna innanzitutto distinguere l'uso aggettivale da quello pronominale, e poi capire se altro significa diverso oppure in più: dammi un altro giornale, questo non mi piace = give me another newspaper, I don't like this one; non ne hai altri? = haven't you got any others? dammi dell'altra carta, questa non basta = give me some more paper, this is not enough; te ne porterò altri = I'll bring you some more. - Si noti anche che altro si traduce else quando segue un pronome: nient'altro = nothing else. - Per questi e più particolari usi di altro, si veda la voce qui sotto.1 (diverso) other; gli -i bambini the other children; un'-a idea another idea; lo farò un altro giorno I'll do it some other day; nessun'-a soluzione no other solution; è un'-a cosa that's something different; ben -a o tutt'-a cosa quite a different thing, quite another matter2 (in più) other, more; vuoi un'-a caramella? do you want another sweet? prendi un altro biscotto have one more biscuit; altro caffè? some more coffee? -e domande? any more o any other questions? mi dia -e due penne give me another two pens; mi rimangono -i due libri da leggere I've got two books left to read3 (nel tempo) (scorso) l'altr'anno last year; l'-a sera the other night; l'altro ieri the day before yesterday; (prossimo) quest'altro mese next month4 (dopo un pronome personale) noi -i, voi -i we, you5 d'altra parte on the other hand1 (persona o cosa diversa) other (one); un altro another (one); non ne hai -i? haven't you got any others? un altro non l'avrebbe fatto nobody else would have done it; avanti un altro next, please; ti ho preso per un altro I mistook you for someone else; dei racconti uno più vivace dell'altro stories which are more lively than the next; da un giorno all'altro (improvvisamente) from one day to the next; (presto) any day now; un giorno o l'altro one day or other; in un modo o nell'altro somehow or other, in one way or another; si può fare in un modo o nell'altro you can do it either way; in un modo o nell'altro dovrò farcela I'll have to manage somehow; da una parte e dall'-a on both o either sides; (l')uno dopo l'altro one after the other; l'uno e l'altro both; l'uno o l'altro either; né l'uno, né l'altro neither one nor the other, neither of them; (con not o altre negazioni) either of them2 (in più) prendine un altro have another one; te ne porterò -i I'll bring you some more; questo e altro this and (a lot) more3 (cosa diversa) parliamo d'altro let's talk about something else; ho ben altro da fare I've more important things to do; un motivo come un altro as good a reason as any (other); altro che cinema, devi riordinare! cinema? no way, you've got to tidy up!5 (l')uno... l'altro... one... the other...6 alcuni... altri... some... others...7 l'un l'altro each other, one another9 tutt'altro "sei arrabbiato?" - "tutt'altro!" "are you angry?" - "far from it!"; "è noioso?" - "tutt'altro!" "is it boring?" - "quite the opposite!"; è tutt'altro che stupido he's nobody's fool, he's far from stupid10 senz'altro certainlyci mancherebbe altro! God forbid! altro è dire, altro è fare prov. it's easier said than done. -
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1. adv more (di, che than)superlativo mostmathematics pluspiù grande biggeril più grande the biggestdi più morenon più no moretempo no longerpiù o meno more or lessper di più what's moremai più never againal più presto as soon as possibleal più tardi at the latest2. adj moresuperlativo mostpiù volte several times3. m mostmathematics plus signper lo più mainlyi più, le più the majority* * *più agg.compar.invar.1 more: occorre più pane oggi, we need more bread today; il sabato c'è più gente in giro, there are more people around on Saturdays; loro hanno più problemi di noi, they have more problems than we have; ci sono più stranieri quest'anno, there are more foreigners this year; all'andata abbiamo impiegato più tempo che al ritorno, it took us longer going than coming back // porta più amici che puoi, bring as many friends as you can // avere più sonno che fame, to be more tired than hungry // la più parte, the most part // di più, ( in maggior numero) more: oggi le auto sono molte di più di una volta, there are many more cars now than there used to be // meno parole e più fatti!, stop talking and get on with it! // a più (+ s.), multi-: (econ.) a più stadi, ( multifase) multistage; a più prodotti, ( a produzione diversificata) multi-product2 ( parecchi, parecchie) several: te l'ho detto più volte, I've told you several times; mi fermerò più giorni, I'll stay several days◆ s.m.1 (con valore di compar.) more: più di così non posso fare, I can't do more than this; ha bevuto più del solito, he drank more than usual; ci vorranno non più di tre giorni per ottenere l'autorizzazione, it won't take more than three days to get permission2 (con valore di superl.) (the) most: il più è fatto, most of it is done; il più è incominciare, the most important thing is to get started // il più è che..., and what is more... (o and moreover...) // vorrei ricavare il più possibile da quella vendita, I'd like to get as much as possible out of the sale // parlare del più e del meno, to talk about nothing in particular4 ( la maggioranza) the majority: i più approvarono la proposta, the majority approved of the proposal; seguire il parere dei più, to follow the majority // passare nel numero dei più, to pass away.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: più di una volta, more than once // al più, tutt'al più, at the most // né più né meno, neither more nor less: è né più né meno che la verità, it's neither more nor less than the truth (o it's the absolute truth) // per lo più, ( per la maggior parte) mostly (o for the most part); ( di solito) usually: per lo più la domenica sto in casa, I usually stay at home on Sundays; erano per lo più asiatici, they were mostly Asians // per di più, besides, moreover; furthermore; what's more: non mi aiuta e per di più mi impedisce di lavorare, he doesn't help me and, what's more, he stops me working // tanto più che, all the more so because: ti conviene accettare, tanto più che il lavoro ti piace, you had better accept, all the more so because you like the work // e che dire di più?, what more (o what else) can I say? // ha più di vent'anni, he's over twenty // per non dir di più, to say the least.più avv.compar.1 ( in maggior quantità o grado) more; ( in frasi negative) no more; ( in presenza di altra negazione) any more: dovresti dormire di più, you should sleep more; questo mese abbiamo speso di più, we've spent more this month; abbiamo solo due posti liberi, non di più, we only have two seats free, no more; tacque e non disse di più, he said no more; ''Vuoi ancora un po' di tè?'' ''No, grazie, non ne voglio più'', ''Will you have some more tea?'' ''No, thanks, I don't want any more'' // niente (di) più, nothing more (o nothing else) // un po' di più, some more // più o meno, more or less // chi più chi meno, more or less (o some more some less): chi più chi meno, tutti lo hanno criticato, everyone more or less criticized him2 (nel compar. di maggioranza) more (con agg. e avv. polisillabi in inglese, nella maggior parte dei casi; nella comparazione tra due agg., siano essi polisillabi o monosillabi);...er (aggiunto come suffisso alla forma positiva di agg. e avv. monosillabi in ingl. o con bisillabi uscenti in y, er, ow, le): più lungo, longer; più facile, easier; più difficile, more difficult (o harder); più tardi, later; più lontano, più oltre, further (o farther) on; più presto, more quickly (o faster); più stretto, narrower; è più alto e più grosso di me, he's taller and bigger than I am (o than me); è più furbo che intelligente, he's more crafty than intelligent; sono stati più gentili di quanto pensassi, they were kinder than I expected; Londra è più grande di Parigi, London is bigger than Paris; non potresti trattarlo più gentilmente?, couldn't you treat him more kindly? (o couldn't you be nicer to him?); il viaggio è stato molto più lungo del previsto, the journey was much longer than expected; io lavoro molto più di lui, I work much harder than he does; ha dieci anni più della moglie, he is ten years older than his wife; entrambi i progetti sono validi, ma questo mi piace di più, both schemes are good, but I like this one better // due volte più grande di..., twice as big as...: mi occorre una casa due volte più grande di questa, I need a house twice as big as this // un risultato più che soddisfacente, a most satisfactory result; si è comportato in modo più che corretto, he behaved most correctly // più che mai, more than ever // sempre più, more and more;...er and...er: sempre più interessante, more and more interesting; sempre più ricco, richer and richer3 (correl.) ( quanto) più..., ( tanto) più..., the more..., the more...; the... er, the...er; ( quanto) più..., ( tanto) meno..., the more..., the less...; the...er, the less...: più lo guardo, più mi piace, the more I look at it, the more I like it; più lo si sgrida, meno si ottiene, the more you shout (o scold), the less you get out of him; più lo vedo, meno mi piace, the more I see of him, the less I like him; più si studia, più s'impara, the more you study, the more you learn; più difficile è l'avversario, più interessante sarà l'incontro, the harder the opponent, the more interesting the match4 (nel superl. rel.) the most; ( tra due) the more (usati con agg. e avv. polisillabi in ingl., nella maggior parte dei casi) the...est, ( tra due) the...er (uniti come suffissi alla forma positiva di agg. e avv. monosillabi): il giorno più lungo, the longest day; la via più facile, the easiest way; è la più bella, la più carina, she is the most beautiful (o the best-looking), the nicest (o the prettiest); è l'uomo più generoso che conosca, he is the most generous man I know; la città più grande del mondo, the biggest city in the world; l'attore più famoso del momento, the most famous actor of the moment; è il più intelligente dei due fratelli, he's the cleverer of the (two) brothers; il più agguerrito dei due avversari, the tougher of the (two) opponents; tra tutti i televisori ha scelto quello più costoso, out of all the television sets he chose the most expensive one // cercherò di tornare il più presto possibile, I'll try to get back as soon as possible // ciò che più importa, the most important thing (o what is most important)5 (in frasi negative, per indicare che un'azione o un fatto è cessato o cesserà, con valore di non più) no longer, not any longer, not any more; (letter.) no more: era una donna non più giovane, she was no longer young; non voglio vederlo ( mai) più, I don't want to see him any more (o I never want to see him again); non c'è più tempo per riflettere, there's no more time to think about it; non abitano più qui, si sono trasferiti, they don't live here any longer (o any more), they've moved; non frequenta più l'università, he doesn't go to university any more; vedi di non farlo più, see you don't do it again // non è più, he has passed away // mai più!, never again! // non ne posso più, ( sono sfinito) I'm exhausted; ( sono al limite della sopportazione) I'm at the end of my tether (o I can't take any more o I can't stand it any more) // a più non posso, all out: correre a più non posso, to run all out6 (mat.) plus: due più due fa quattro, two plus two is four (o two and two are four); il termometro segna più 18, the thermometer reads plus 18 // ho speso dieci euro in più, I spent ten euros more // eravamo (in) più di cento, there were more than (o over) a hundred of us // uno più uno meno, one more one less // giorno più giorno meno, one day more or less◆ prep. ( oltre a) plus: eravamo in cinque più il cane, there were five of us plus the dog; 1000 euro più le spese, 1000 euros, plus expenses.* * *[pju]1. avv1)(tempo: usato al negativo)
non... più — no longer, no more, not... any morenon lavora più — he doesn't work any more, he no longer works
non c'è più bisogno che... — there's no longer any need for...
non riesco più a sopportarla — I can't stand her any more o any longer
2)(quantità: usato al negativo)
non...più — no morenon abbiamo più vino/soldi — we have no more wine/money, we haven't got any wine/money (left)
non c'è più niente da fare — there's nothing else to do, there's nothing more to be done
3) (uso comparativo) more, aggettivo corto +...erpiù elegante — smarter, more elegant
e chi più ne ha, più ne metta! — and so on and so forth!
è più furbo che capace — he's cunning rather than able
noi lavoriamo più di loro — we work more o harder than they do
mi piace più di ogni altra cosa al mondo — I like it better o more than anything else in the world
non guadagna più di me — he doesn't earn any more than me
è più intelligente di te — he is more intelligent than you (are)
è più povero di te — he is poorer than you (are)
cammina più veloce di me — she walks more quickly than me o than I do
non ce n'erano più di 15 — there were no more than 15
ha più di 70 anni — she is over 70
è a più di 10 km da qui — it's more than o over 10 km from here
più di uno gli ha detto che... — several people have told him that...
4)di
più, in più, — morene voglio di più — I want some more
3 ore/litri di più che — 3 hours/litres more than
una volta di più — once more
ci sono 3 persone in più — there are 3 more o extra people
mi ha dato 3 pacchetti in più — he gave me 3 more o extra packets, (troppi) he gave me 3 packets too many
e in più fa anche... — and in addition to o on top of that he also...
5) (uso superlativo) most, aggettivo corto +...estè ciò che ho di più caro — it's the thing I hold dearest
è quello che mi piace di più — it's the one I like the most o best
ciò che mi ha colpito di più — the thing that struck me most
fare qc il più in fretta possibile — to do sth as quickly as possible
6) Mat plus7)a più non posso — as much as possibleurlava a più non posso — she was shouting at the top of her voice
al
più presto — as soon as possibleal
più tardi — at the latestpiù chi meno hanno tutti contribuito — everybody made a contribution of some sortavrà più o meno 30 anni — he must be about 30
sarò lì più o meno alle 4 — I'll be there about 4 o'clock
né
più né meno — no more, no lessné
più né meno come sua madre — just like her motherpiù che non sai neppure parlare l'inglese — all the more so as you can't even speak English2. agg1) (comparativo) more, (superlativo) the mostchi ha più voti di tutti? — who has the most votes?
2) (molti, parecchi) several3. prepi genitori, più i figli — parents plus o and their children
4. sm inv1) Mat plus (sign)2)il più — the mostpiù o al più possiamo andare al cinema — if the worst comes to the worst we can always go to the cinemail più delle volte — more often than not, generally
il più ormai è fatto — the worst is over, most of it is already done
3)* * *[pju] 1.1) (comparativo di maggioranza) moretre volte più lungo di — three times longer than o as long as
mangia più di me — she eats more than I do o more than me
(il) più, (la) più, (i) più, (le) più — the most
3) (piuttosto)né più, né meno — neither more, nor less
più studio questa materia, più difficile diventa — the more I study this subject, the more difficult it becomes
più lo vedo e meno mi piace — the more I see him, the less I like him
5) non... più (tempo) no longer, no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any longer, any more; (quantità) no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any morenon fuma più — he doesn't smoke any more o any longer
non c'è più pane — there is no more bread, there's no bread left
6) di più (in quantità, qualità maggiore)una volta di più — once more o again
è attivo quanto lei, se non di più — he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so; (con valore superlativo)
7) non di piùcinque minuti, non di più — five minutes, no longer
è carina, niente di più — she's nice looking but nothing special
9) in più10) per di più moreover, furthermore, what's more11) tutt'al più at the most12) più che2.aggettivo invariabile1) (in maggiore quantità) morepiù... che, più... di — more... than
2) (parecchi)3.più volte, persone — several times, people
1) (oltre a) plus, besides2) mat. plus4.sostantivo maschile invariabile1) (la maggior parte) mostil più è convincerlo — the main thing o the most difficult thing is to persuade him
2) mat. (segno) plus (sign)5.••* * *più/pju/I avverbio1 (comparativo di maggioranza) more; è più vecchio di me he's older than me; è più bello di Luca he's more handsome than Luca; non è più onesto di lei he is no more honest than her; molto più difficile much more difficult; sempre più veloce faster and faster; sempre più interessante more and more interesting; tre volte più lungo di three times longer than o as long as; mangia più di me she eats more than I do o more than me; mangia due volte più di lui she eats twice as much as he does2 (superlativo relativo) (il) più, (la) più, (i) più, (le) più the most; è il più caro it's the most expensive; è il più simpatico di tutti he's the nicest of all; al più presto possibile as early as possible; quale parte del libro ti è piaciuta di più? which part of the book did you like most?3 (piuttosto) più che uno stimolo è un freno it's more of a discouragement than an incentive; più che un avvertimento è una minaccia it isn't so much a warning as a threat4 (in costruzioni correlative) si è comportato più o meno come gli altri he behaved much the way the others did; la canzone fa più o meno così the song goes something like this; più o meno piace a tutti everybody likes it more or less; né più, né meno neither more, nor less; più studio questa materia, più difficile diventa the more I study this subject, the more difficult it becomes; più lo vedo e meno mi piace the more I see him, the less I like him5 non... più (tempo) no longer, no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any longer, any more; (quantità) no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any more; non fuma più he doesn't smoke any more o any longer; non abitano più qui they no longer live here; non più di 5 persone per volta no more than 5 people at any one time; non più tardi delle 6 no later than 6; non c'è più pane there is no more bread, there's no bread left; non ne voglio più I don't want any more; non lo farò mai più I'll never do it again6 di più (in quantità, qualità maggiore) una volta di più once more o again; allontanarsi sempre di più to get farther and farther away; spazientirsi sempre di più to grow more and more impatient; me ne serve di più I need more of it; è attivo quanto lei, se non di più he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so; (con valore superlativo) loro soffrono di più they suffer (the) worst; quel che mi manca di più what I miss most7 non di più cinque minuti, non di più five minutes, no longer; non un soldo di più not a penny more8 niente di più è carina, niente di più she's nice looking but nothing special9 in più mi dia due mele in più give me two more apples; ci abbiamo messo 2 ore in più dell'ultima volta it took us 2 hours longer than last time10 per di più moreover, furthermore, what's more11 tutt'al più at the most12 più che pratico più che decorativo practical rather than decorative; ce n'è più che a sufficienza there's more than enough; più che mai more than ever before1 (in maggiore quantità) more; più... che, più... di more... than; mangia più pane di me he eats more bread than me; offrire più possibilità to offer more opportunities2 (parecchi) più volte, persone several times, people3 (con valore di superlativo relativo) most; è quello che ha più esperienza he is the one with the most experience; chi prenderà più voti? who will get (the) most votes?III preposizione1 (oltre a) plus, besides2 mat. plus; due più sei fa otto two plus six is eightIV m.inv.1 (la maggior parte) most; il più è fatto most (of it) is done; il più è convincerlo the main thing o the most difficult thing is to persuade him2 mat. (segno) plus (sign)V i più m.pl.(la maggioranza) most peopleparlare del più e del meno to talk about this and that. -
5 nehmen
v/t; nimmt, nahm, hat genommen1. ([er]greifen, an sich bringen) take; (in Empfang nehmen) receive; (jemanden einstellen) take s.o.; (kaufen) take; in die Hand / unter den Arm nehmen take in one’s hand / put under one’s arm; etw. an sich nehmen take s.th.; zu sich nehmen (Person) take s.o. in; Gott hat sie zu sich genommen geh. euph. God has called her home; sich (Dat) eine Frau oder einen Mann nehmen (heiraten) umg. take a wife oder a husband; woher nehmen und nicht stehlen? hum. where (on earth) am I supposed to get hold of that ( oder them etc.)?; auf sich nehmen undertake, take upon o.s., (Amt, Bürde) assume, (Verantwortung) accept, take; die Folgen auf sich nehmen bear the consequences; er nahm sie mit Gewalt fig. he took her by force2. (wegnehmen) take; (sich aneignen) take away; (rauben) deprive of hope, rights etc.; jemandem die Angst etc. nehmen take away s.o.’s fear etc.; jemandem die Sicht nehmen block s.o.’s view; das nimmt der Sache den oder jeden Reiz that spoils it, that takes the fun out of it; der Krieg hat ihr den Mann genommen she lost her husband in the war; das lasse ich mir nicht nehmen I won’t be done out of that; (ich bin davon überzeugt) nobody’s going to talk me out of that; er lässt es sich nicht nehmen zu... he insists on... (+ Ger.)3. (essen) have; zu sich nehmen have; ich habe den ganzen Tag noch nichts zu mir genommen I haven’t had anything to eat or drink all day; nehmen Sie noch Tee? will you have some more tea?; ich nehme Hühnchen mit Reis I’ll have chicken with rice; einen nehmen umg. (Schnaps) have one; nehmen Sie doch noch einen go on, have another one5. (benutzen) use; (sich bedienen) help o.s. to; (Beförderungsmittel) take; (in Anspruch nehmen) (Anwalt etc.) take, get (hold of); man nehme Rezept: take7. (auffassen): wörtlich nehmen take literally; nimm’s nicht so tragisch umg. don’t take it to heart8. (sich vorstellen): nehmen wir den Fall, dass let’s assume that, suppose that; nehmen wir einen Dichter wie Shakespeare let’s take a poet such as Shakespeare9. (behandeln, umgehen mit): jemanden zu nehmen wissen know how to handle s.o.; er versteht es, die Kunden richtig zu nehmen he has a way with customers; du musst ihn nehmen, wie er ist you have to take him as he is10. (betrachten): du darfst das nicht wörtlich nehmen you shouldn’t take it literally; wie man’s nimmt it depends12. MIL. take, capture; nach langer Belagerung nahmen sie die Stadt they took the city after a long siege13. auf Band / Videokassette nehmen tape / record on video14. (als Zahlung fordern) charge, take* * *to take; to lay hold of* * *neh|men ['neːmən] pret nahm [naːm] ptp geno\#mmen [gə'nɔmən]vti1) (= ergreifen) to takeetw in die Hand néhmen (lit) — to pick sth up; (fig) to take sth in hand
jdm etw néhmen — to take sth (away) from sb
jdm die Hoffnung/den Glauben/die Freude néhmen — to take away sb's hope/faith/joy, to rob or deprive sb of his hope/faith/joy
um ihm die Angst zu néhmen — to stop him being afraid
ihm sind seine Illusionen genommen worden — his illusions were shattered
nicht néhmen, mich persönlich hinauszubegleiten — he insisted on showing me out himself
diesen Erfolg lasse ich mir nicht néhmen — I won't be robbed of this success
vom Brot/Fleisch néhmen — to help oneself to bread/meat
néhmen Sie sich doch bitte! — please help yourself
man nehme... (Cook) — take...
etw néhmen (Zimmer, Wohnung) — to take sth
einen Anwalt/eine Hilfe néhmen — to get a lawyer/some help
was néhmen Sie dafür? — how much will you take for it?
jdn zu sich néhmen — to take sb in
etw néhmen, wie es kommt — to take sth as it comes
jdn néhmen, wie er ist — to take sb as he is
néhmen — to take sth upon oneself
er ist immer der Nehmende — he does all the taking, with him it's just take take take (inf)
sie nimmt Rauschgift/die Pille — she's on drugs/the pill, she takes drugs/the pill
etw zu sich néhmen — to take sth, to partake of sth (liter)
der Patient hat nichts zu sich néhmen können — the patient has been unable to take nourishment
wenn Sie das so néhmen wollen — if you care or choose to take it that way
etw für ein or als Zeichen néhmen — to take sth as a sign or an omen
wissen, wie man jdn néhmen muss or soll — to know how to take sb
7) (= auswählen) to take; Essen, Menü to have, to takeeinen Mann/eine Frau néhmen — to take a husband/wife
8) Hürde, Festung, Stadt, Frau to take; Schwierigkeiten to overcomedas Auto nahm den Berg im dritten Gang — the car took the hill in third gear
* * *1) (to do or take: I'll have a drink; Let me have a try.) have2) ((often with down, out etc) to reach out for and grasp, hold, lift, pull etc: He took my hand; He took the book down from the shelf; He opened the drawer and took out a gun; I've had a tooth taken out.) take3) (to get, receive, buy, rent etc: I'm taking French lessons; I'll take three kilos of strawberries; We took a house in London.) take5) (to remove, use, occupy etc with or without permission: Someone's taken my coat; He took all my money.) take7) ((often with away, from, off) to make less or smaller by a certain amount: Take (away) four from ten, and that leaves six.) take8) (to go down or go into (a road): Take the second road on the left.) take* * *neh·men<nahm, genommen>[ˈne:mən]vt1. (greifen)jdn am Arm/an der Hand \nehmen to take sb's arm/hand [or sb by the arm/hand]etw in die Hand \nehmen to take sth in one's hand2. (besitzen)▪ \nehmen, was... to take what...3. (heiraten)sie wird keiner \nehmen! nobody'll want to marry her!, she'll never get a man!4. (annehmen)▪ etw \nehmen to accept [or take] sthnimmst du ein Bier? do you want a beer?5. (stehlen)▪ [jdm] etw \nehmen to take [sb's] sthman hat [uns] alles genommen they took everything, we were cleaned out famdie Flut/der Krieg nahm ihr den Sohn she lost her son to the flood/in the warGott hat sie zu sich genommen God has taken her to [or old unto] Himself6. (entziehen)das nimmt der Sache das ganz Interessante daran that takes all the interest out of the matterjdm Angst/Bedenken \nehmen to take away [or ease] sb's fear/doubtsjdm Freude/Glück/Hoffnung/Spaß \nehmen to take away sb's [or to rob [or deprive] sb of their] joy/happiness/hope/funjdm alle Illusionen \nehmen to disillusion sbjdm die Sicht \nehmen to block sb's view7. (befreien)8. (nutzen)nimm nicht so viel Salz don't use so much saltman nehme: 6 Eier, 100 Gramm Zucker,... take 6 eggs, 100 grams of sugar,...Milch/Zucker in den Tee \nehmen to take milk/sugar in one's teaeinen anderen Weg \nehmen (fig) to take a different pathWerkzeug \nehmen to use tools▪ etw als etw \nehmen to use sth as sthdavon braucht man nur ganz wenig zu \nehmen you only need to use a small amount9. (bei sich bringen)▪ jdn/etw irgendwohin \nehmen to take [or put] sb/sth somewhereein Kind auf den Schoß \nehmen to take [or sit] a child on one's lapjdn in die Mitte \nehmen to take sb in one's midstjdn/etw auf die Schultern \nehmen to take [or put] sb/sth on one's shoulders, to shoulder sth▪ jdn/etw an sich akk \nehmen to take sb/sth; (aufheben) to pick [or take] up sb/sth sep; (aufbewahren) to take charge of sth; (jdn aufnehmen) to take sb in one's charge10. (laden)11. (herausbringen)nimm die Finger davon! take your fingers off!den Hut vom Kopf \nehmen to take off sep one's hat12. (weigern)sein Kind aus der Schule \nehmen to stop one's child from going to school13. (engagieren)▪ etw \nehmen to take sthheute nehme ich das Auto/die Bahn/den Bus I'll take the car/train/bus [or go by car/train/bus] today15. (wählen)▪ etw \nehmen to take sth▪ jdn [als jdn] \nehmen to take sb [as sb]16. (unterbringen)▪ jdn ins Haus [o zu sich dat] \nehmen to take in sb sep; Verwandte to have sb come and live with one17. (beanspruchen)▪ etw \nehmen to take sth18. (fordern)\nehmen Sie sonst noch was? would you like anything else?das Abendmahl \nehmen to receive Communiondas Frühstück \nehmen to eat [or have] [or take] breakfast, to breakfast20. (Medikament)21. (verstehen)▪ etw als etw \nehmen to take sth as [or to be] sth22. (bewerten)jdn ernst \nehmen to take sb seriouslyetw ernst/wörtlich \nehmen to take sth seriously/literallyetw tragisch \nehmen (fam) to take sth to heart▪ jdn für jdn \nehmen to take [or mistake] sb for sb24. (akzeptieren)jdn/etw [so] \nehmen, wie er/sie/es ist to take sb/sth as he/she/it isetw \nehmen, wie es kommt to take sth as it comesdie Dinger \nehmen, wie sie kommen to take things as they come25. (denken)▪ jdn/etw \nehmen to take sb/sth\nehmen wir den Fall, dass... let's assume [that]...26. (umgehen)jdn/etw zu \nehmen wissen, wissen, wie man jdn/etw \nehmen muss to know how to take sb/sth▪ jdn wie jdn \nehmen to treat sb like sb27. (überwinden)▪ etw \nehmen to take sth▪ etw \nehmen to take sth29. (koitieren)▪ jdn \nehmen to take sb30. (mitschneiden)etw auf Band \nehmen to record sth on tape, to tape sth31. (fotografieren)32. (foulen)jdn hart \nehmen to foul sb badlyden Ball \nehmen to take the balleinen Schlag \nehmen Boxer to take a punch34. (mieten)35. siehe auch nAbschrift \nehmen (form) to make a copyetw in Arbeit \nehmen to start work on stheine gute Entwicklung \nehmen to develop wellseinen Rücktritt \nehmen to resignWohnung \nehmen (geh) to rent an apartment36.▶ woher \nehmen und nicht stehlen? where on earth is one going to get that from?* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) takeetwas in die Hand/unter den Arm nehmen — take something in one's hand/take or put something under one's arm
etwas an sich (Akk.) nehmen — pick something up; (und aufbewahren) take charge of something
sich (Dat.) etwas nehmen — take something; (sich bedienen) help oneself to something
zu sich nehmen — take in < orphan>
auf sich (Akk.) nehmen — take on <responsibility, burden>; take < blame>
die Dinge nehmen, wie sie kommen — take things as they come
2) (wegnehmen)jemandem/einer Sache etwas nehmen — deprive somebody/something of something
jemandem die Sicht/den Ausblick nehmen — block somebody's view
die Angst von jemandem nehmen — relieve somebody of his/her fear
es sich (Dat.) nicht nehmen lassen, etwas zu tun — not let anything stop one from doing something
3) (benutzen) use <ingredients, washing powder, wool, brush, knitting needles, etc.>man nehme... — (in Rezepten) take...
den Zug/ein Taxi usw. nehmen — take the train/a taxi etc.
[sich (Dat.)] einen Anwalt usw. nehmen — get a lawyer etc.
4) (aussuchen) take5) (in Anspruch nehmen) take <lessons, holiday, etc.>6) (verlangen) chargeetwas [Richtiges] zu sich nehmen — have something [decent] to eat
sie nimmt die Pille — she's taking or she's on the pill (coll.)
8) (auffassen) take ( als as)etwas/jemanden ernst/etwas leicht nehmen — take something/somebody seriously/take something lightly
jemanden nicht für voll nehmen — (ugs.) not take somebody seriously
9) (behandeln) treat < person>10) (überwinden, militärisch einnehmen) take <obstacle, bend, incline, village, bridgehead, etc.>; (fig.) take < woman>einen Spieler hart nehmen — foul a player blatantly
* * *1. ([er]greifen, an sich bringen) take; (in Empfang nehmen) receive; (jemanden einstellen) take sb; (kaufen) take;in die Hand/unter den Arm nehmen take in one’s hand/put under one’s arm;etwas an sich nehmen take sth;Gott hat sie zu sich genommen geh euph God has called her home;sich (dat)woher nehmen und nicht stehlen? hum where (on earth) am I supposed to get hold of that ( oder them etc)?;die Folgen auf sich nehmen bear the consequences;er nahm sie mit Gewalt fig he took her by forcenehmen take away sb’s fear etc;jemandem die Sicht nehmen block sb’s view;jeden Reiz that spoils it, that takes the fun out of it;der Krieg hat ihr den Mann genommen she lost her husband in the war;das lasse ich mir nicht nehmen I won’t be done out of that; (ich bin davon überzeugt) nobody’s going to talk me out of that;er lässt es sich nicht nehmen zu … he insists on … (+ger)3. (essen) have;zu sich nehmen have;ich habe den ganzen Tag noch nichts zu mir genommen I haven’t had anything to eat or drink all day;nehmen Sie noch Tee? will you have some more tea?;ich nehme Hühnchen mit Reis I’ll have chicken with rice;einen nehmen umg (Schnaps) have one;nehmen Sie doch noch einen go on, have another one4. Medizin etc: take;5. (benutzen) use; (sich bedienen) help o.s. to; (Beförderungsmittel) take; (in Anspruch nehmen) (Anwalt etc) take, get (hold of);7. (auffassen):wörtlich nehmen take literally;nimm’s nicht so tragisch umg don’t take it to heart8. (sich vorstellen):nehmen wir den Fall, dass let’s assume that, suppose that;nehmen wir einen Dichter wie Shakespeare let’s take a poet such as Shakespeare9. (behandeln, umgehen mit):jemanden zu nehmen wissen know how to handle sb;er versteht es, die Kunden richtig zu nehmen he has a way with customers;du musst ihn nehmen, wie er ist you have to take him as he is10. (betrachten):du darfst das nicht wörtlich nehmen you shouldn’t take it literally;wie man’s nimmt it dependsjemanden hart nehmen commit a blatant foul on sb12. MIL take, capture;nach langer Belagerung nahmen sie die Stadt they took the city after a long siege13.auf Band/Videokassette nehmen tape/record on video14. (als Zahlung fordern) charge, take* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) takeetwas in die Hand/unter den Arm nehmen — take something in one's hand/take or put something under one's arm
etwas an sich (Akk.) nehmen — pick something up; (und aufbewahren) take charge of something
sich (Dat.) etwas nehmen — take something; (sich bedienen) help oneself to something
zu sich nehmen — take in < orphan>
auf sich (Akk.) nehmen — take on <responsibility, burden>; take < blame>
die Dinge nehmen, wie sie kommen — take things as they come
2) (wegnehmen)jemandem/einer Sache etwas nehmen — deprive somebody/something of something
jemandem die Sicht/den Ausblick nehmen — block somebody's view
die Angst von jemandem nehmen — relieve somebody of his/her fear
es sich (Dat.) nicht nehmen lassen, etwas zu tun — not let anything stop one from doing something
3) (benutzen) use <ingredients, washing powder, wool, brush, knitting needles, etc.>man nehme... — (in Rezepten) take...
den Zug/ein Taxi usw. nehmen — take the train/a taxi etc.
[sich (Dat.)] einen Anwalt usw. nehmen — get a lawyer etc.
4) (aussuchen) take5) (in Anspruch nehmen) take <lessons, holiday, etc.>6) (verlangen) charge7) (einnehmen, essen) take <medicines, tablets, etc.>etwas [Richtiges] zu sich nehmen — have something [decent] to eat
sie nimmt die Pille — she's taking or she's on the pill (coll.)
8) (auffassen) take ( als as)etwas/jemanden ernst/etwas leicht nehmen — take something/somebody seriously/take something lightly
jemanden nicht für voll nehmen — (ugs.) not take somebody seriously
9) (behandeln) treat < person>10) (überwinden, militärisch einnehmen) take <obstacle, bend, incline, village, bridgehead, etc.>; (fig.) take < woman>11) (Sport) take <ball, punch>* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: nahm, genommen)= to take v.(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken) v.to take v.(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken) -
6 jeszcze
Ⅰ adv. (o stanie trwającym) still; (z przeczeniem) yet- jeszcze spał, kiedy przyszli he was still asleep when they came- muszę jeszcze odrobić lekcje I’ve still got some homework to do- ciasto podajemy jeszcze ciepłe serve the cake while still warm- jesteś jeszcze młody you’re young yet a. still young- zostańcie jeszcze stay a bit longer- jeszcze nie not yet- jeszcze nie wiem I don’t know yet- jeszcze nie skończyłem I haven’t finished yetⅡ part. 1. (nie dalej jak) still, only- jeszcze wczoraj padał śnieg it was still snowing yesterday- jeszcze w połowie listopada budżet nie był zatwierdzony in mid November the budget still hadn’t been approved- jeszcze dwa lata temu only two years ago- była tu jeszcze przed chwilą she was here only a minute ago- domy, w których jeszcze niedawno mieszkali ludzie houses inhabited only a. until quite recently- jeszcze na kilometr przed metą as much as a kilometre before the finishing line2. (już) still; (tak dawno jak) as early as, as far back as- poznali się jeszcze jako dzieci they met when they were still children- jego list dostałam jeszcze w maju I received his letter as early as May- jeszcze w średniowieczu as far back as a. as early as the Middle Ages- rzeźby te pochodzą jeszcze z czasów rzymskich these sculptures date as far back as a. date back to Roman times3. (dodatkowo, ponadto) still, more- mamy jeszcze mnóstwo czasu we still have plenty of time- jeszcze tylko pięć kilometrów i jesteśmy w domu just five more kilometres a. another five kilometres and we’ll be home- dostał jeszcze dwie nagrody he received two more a. another two prizes- daj mi jeszcze trochę czasu give me a little a. a bit more time- jeszcze chwila i spadłby z drabiny a second or two more and he would have fallen off the ladder- czy są jeszcze jakieś pytania? are there any more questions?- czy chcesz jeszcze coś powiedzieć? did a. do you want to say anything more?- dzwoniła jeszcze twoja siostra your sister rang a. called, too- jeszcze raz one more time, once more a. again- kto/co jeszcze? who/what else?- kogo jeszcze tam widziałeś? who else did you see there?- gdzie jeszcze byłeś? where else did you go?- przypomniałem sobie coś jeszcze I remembered something else a. more- nie dość że…, to jeszcze … not only…, but…- nie dość, że (jest) przystojny, to jeszcze bogaty he’s not only good-looking, but rich into the bargain- nie dość, że się spóźnił, ale jeszcze zachowywał się okropnie not only was he late, but he also behaved abominably4. (nawet) even, still- jeszcze większy/cięższy even a. still bigger/heavier- jeszcze lepiej/gorzej even a. still better/worse- dziś jest jeszcze chłodniej niż wczoraj today it’s even colder than yesterday- jeszcze dziś widuje się takie samochody you can still see such cars today5. pot. (stosunkowo) even- te róże są jeszcze najładniejsze ze wszystkich these roses are the prettiest of the (whole) lot pot.6. (zapowiedź) one day, one of these days- jeszcze będziesz z niej dumny one of these days a. one day you’ll be proud of her- jeszcze pożałujesz! one day a. one of these days you’ll be sorry!- jeszcze jak and how! pot.- „czy on jest przystojny?” – „jeszcze jak!” ‘is he good looking?’ – ‘he sure is!’ pot.- „warto to kupić?” – „jeszcze jak warto!” ‘is this worth buying?’ – ‘it certainly is!’* * *part( wciąż) still; ( z przeczeniem) yet; ( ze stopniem wyższym) evenjeszcze lepszy/gorszy — even better/worse
kto/co jeszcze? — who/what else?
czy ktoś/coś jeszcze? — anybody/anything else?
jeszcze raz — one more time, once again
* * *particle1. (= wciąż) still; był już niemłody, ale jeszcze w pełni sił he wasn't young, but still going strong.2. (= ponownie) more, again; jeszcze jeden one more; another one; jeszcze raz one more time, once again; jeszcze się zobaczymy we'll meet again; jeszcze trochę herbaty? (would you like some) more tea?; muszę poczekać jeszcze kilka dni I have to wait a few more days.3. (= nawet) even; jest jeszcze lepsze niż wczoraj it's even better than yesterday; jeszcze teraz wzdrygam się, jak o tym pomyślę even now I shudder when I think of it; poznaliśmy się jeszcze przed studiami we met even before college.4. (= poza tym) else; kto jeszcze? who else?; Bóg wie, co jeszcze God only knows what else.5. yet; jeszcze cię dopadnę I'll get you yet; jeszcze jeden yet another; jeszcze nie not yet; jeszcze nie skończyłem książki I haven't finished the book yet; jeszcze nigdy never yet, never before; nie odchodź jeszcze don't go yet; jeszcze nie teraz not now; jeszcze zaczekaj hold on, wait a minute.6. ( w utartych zwrotach) jeszcze czego! pot. like hell I will l. would; jeszcze tego brakowało! I should think not!; that would be the limit!; jeszcze jak! and how!; I'd love to!; I sure do l. will (etc.); jeszcze śmiesz pytać! how dare you ask!; jeszcze do niedawna until recently.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > jeszcze
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1 [tot op dit ogenblik] still, so far2 [voortdurend] still3 [+ vergrotende trap] even, still4 [van nu af] from now (on), more♦voorbeelden:1 is er nog thee? • is there any tea left?ze is nog jong • she's still youngniemand heeft dit nog geprobeerd • no one has tried this (as) yetik hoor het hem nog zeggen • I can (still) hear him saying itik heb nog maar één hoofdstuk gelezen • I've only read one chapter (so far/as yet)zelfs nu nog • even nowtot nog toe • so far, up to nownog geen veertig • on the better side of forty3 nog groter • even larger, larger still5 wil je nog thee? • (would you like some) more tea?nog één woord en ik schiet • one more word and I'll shoot (you)neem er nog eentje! • have another (one)!¶ ga jij nog naar dat feest? • are you (still) going to that party?ik heb hem nog diezelfde dag gezien • I saw him that very/same daykom je nog? • are you coming (or not)?ik zag hem vorige week nog • I saw him only last weekverder nog iets? • anything else?het is praktisch, en bovendien nog mooi ook • it's practical and what's more, it's beautifulze zijn er nog maar net • they've only just arrivednog maar een kind • a mere childdat wil nog niet zeggen dat • that is not to say thatze ging nog mee ook • she went/came along too!ik was nog wel bang dat je niet zou komen • and me being afraid you wouldn't turn upal is hij nog zo rijk … • no matter how rich he may be …ik heb hem nog zó gewaarschuwd • I warned him sonog geen maand geleden • less than a month agowat dan nog? • so what? -
8 Nehmen
v/t; nimmt, nahm, hat genommen1. ([er]greifen, an sich bringen) take; (in Empfang nehmen) receive; (jemanden einstellen) take s.o.; (kaufen) take; in die Hand / unter den Arm nehmen take in one’s hand / put under one’s arm; etw. an sich nehmen take s.th.; zu sich nehmen (Person) take s.o. in; Gott hat sie zu sich genommen geh. euph. God has called her home; sich (Dat) eine Frau oder einen Mann nehmen (heiraten) umg. take a wife oder a husband; woher nehmen und nicht stehlen? hum. where (on earth) am I supposed to get hold of that ( oder them etc.)?; auf sich nehmen undertake, take upon o.s., (Amt, Bürde) assume, (Verantwortung) accept, take; die Folgen auf sich nehmen bear the consequences; er nahm sie mit Gewalt fig. he took her by force2. (wegnehmen) take; (sich aneignen) take away; (rauben) deprive of hope, rights etc.; jemandem die Angst etc. nehmen take away s.o.’s fear etc.; jemandem die Sicht nehmen block s.o.’s view; das nimmt der Sache den oder jeden Reiz that spoils it, that takes the fun out of it; der Krieg hat ihr den Mann genommen she lost her husband in the war; das lasse ich mir nicht nehmen I won’t be done out of that; (ich bin davon überzeugt) nobody’s going to talk me out of that; er lässt es sich nicht nehmen zu... he insists on... (+ Ger.)3. (essen) have; zu sich nehmen have; ich habe den ganzen Tag noch nichts zu mir genommen I haven’t had anything to eat or drink all day; nehmen Sie noch Tee? will you have some more tea?; ich nehme Hühnchen mit Reis I’ll have chicken with rice; einen nehmen umg. (Schnaps) have one; nehmen Sie doch noch einen go on, have another one5. (benutzen) use; (sich bedienen) help o.s. to; (Beförderungsmittel) take; (in Anspruch nehmen) (Anwalt etc.) take, get (hold of); man nehme Rezept: take7. (auffassen): wörtlich nehmen take literally; nimm’s nicht so tragisch umg. don’t take it to heart8. (sich vorstellen): nehmen wir den Fall, dass let’s assume that, suppose that; nehmen wir einen Dichter wie Shakespeare let’s take a poet such as Shakespeare9. (behandeln, umgehen mit): jemanden zu nehmen wissen know how to handle s.o.; er versteht es, die Kunden richtig zu nehmen he has a way with customers; du musst ihn nehmen, wie er ist you have to take him as he is10. (betrachten): du darfst das nicht wörtlich nehmen you shouldn’t take it literally; wie man’s nimmt it depends12. MIL. take, capture; nach langer Belagerung nahmen sie die Stadt they took the city after a long siege13. auf Band / Videokassette nehmen tape / record on video14. (als Zahlung fordern) charge, take* * *to take; to lay hold of* * *neh|men ['neːmən] pret nahm [naːm] ptp geno\#mmen [gə'nɔmən]vti1) (= ergreifen) to takeetw in die Hand néhmen (lit) — to pick sth up; (fig) to take sth in hand
jdm etw néhmen — to take sth (away) from sb
jdm die Hoffnung/den Glauben/die Freude néhmen — to take away sb's hope/faith/joy, to rob or deprive sb of his hope/faith/joy
um ihm die Angst zu néhmen — to stop him being afraid
ihm sind seine Illusionen genommen worden — his illusions were shattered
nicht néhmen, mich persönlich hinauszubegleiten — he insisted on showing me out himself
diesen Erfolg lasse ich mir nicht néhmen — I won't be robbed of this success
vom Brot/Fleisch néhmen — to help oneself to bread/meat
néhmen Sie sich doch bitte! — please help yourself
man nehme... (Cook) — take...
etw néhmen (Zimmer, Wohnung) — to take sth
einen Anwalt/eine Hilfe néhmen — to get a lawyer/some help
was néhmen Sie dafür? — how much will you take for it?
jdn zu sich néhmen — to take sb in
etw néhmen, wie es kommt — to take sth as it comes
jdn néhmen, wie er ist — to take sb as he is
néhmen — to take sth upon oneself
er ist immer der Nehmende — he does all the taking, with him it's just take take take (inf)
sie nimmt Rauschgift/die Pille — she's on drugs/the pill, she takes drugs/the pill
etw zu sich néhmen — to take sth, to partake of sth (liter)
der Patient hat nichts zu sich néhmen können — the patient has been unable to take nourishment
wenn Sie das so néhmen wollen — if you care or choose to take it that way
etw für ein or als Zeichen néhmen — to take sth as a sign or an omen
wissen, wie man jdn néhmen muss or soll — to know how to take sb
7) (= auswählen) to take; Essen, Menü to have, to takeeinen Mann/eine Frau néhmen — to take a husband/wife
8) Hürde, Festung, Stadt, Frau to take; Schwierigkeiten to overcomedas Auto nahm den Berg im dritten Gang — the car took the hill in third gear
* * *1) (to do or take: I'll have a drink; Let me have a try.) have2) ((often with down, out etc) to reach out for and grasp, hold, lift, pull etc: He took my hand; He took the book down from the shelf; He opened the drawer and took out a gun; I've had a tooth taken out.) take3) (to get, receive, buy, rent etc: I'm taking French lessons; I'll take three kilos of strawberries; We took a house in London.) take5) (to remove, use, occupy etc with or without permission: Someone's taken my coat; He took all my money.) take7) ((often with away, from, off) to make less or smaller by a certain amount: Take (away) four from ten, and that leaves six.) take8) (to go down or go into (a road): Take the second road on the left.) take* * *neh·men<nahm, genommen>[ˈne:mən]vt1. (greifen)jdn am Arm/an der Hand \nehmen to take sb's arm/hand [or sb by the arm/hand]etw in die Hand \nehmen to take sth in one's hand2. (besitzen)▪ \nehmen, was... to take what...3. (heiraten)sie wird keiner \nehmen! nobody'll want to marry her!, she'll never get a man!4. (annehmen)▪ etw \nehmen to accept [or take] sthnimmst du ein Bier? do you want a beer?5. (stehlen)▪ [jdm] etw \nehmen to take [sb's] sthman hat [uns] alles genommen they took everything, we were cleaned out famdie Flut/der Krieg nahm ihr den Sohn she lost her son to the flood/in the warGott hat sie zu sich genommen God has taken her to [or old unto] Himself6. (entziehen)das nimmt der Sache das ganz Interessante daran that takes all the interest out of the matterjdm Angst/Bedenken \nehmen to take away [or ease] sb's fear/doubtsjdm Freude/Glück/Hoffnung/Spaß \nehmen to take away sb's [or to rob [or deprive] sb of their] joy/happiness/hope/funjdm alle Illusionen \nehmen to disillusion sbjdm die Sicht \nehmen to block sb's view7. (befreien)8. (nutzen)nimm nicht so viel Salz don't use so much saltman nehme: 6 Eier, 100 Gramm Zucker,... take 6 eggs, 100 grams of sugar,...Milch/Zucker in den Tee \nehmen to take milk/sugar in one's teaeinen anderen Weg \nehmen (fig) to take a different pathWerkzeug \nehmen to use tools▪ etw als etw \nehmen to use sth as sthdavon braucht man nur ganz wenig zu \nehmen you only need to use a small amount9. (bei sich bringen)▪ jdn/etw irgendwohin \nehmen to take [or put] sb/sth somewhereein Kind auf den Schoß \nehmen to take [or sit] a child on one's lapjdn in die Mitte \nehmen to take sb in one's midstjdn/etw auf die Schultern \nehmen to take [or put] sb/sth on one's shoulders, to shoulder sth▪ jdn/etw an sich akk \nehmen to take sb/sth; (aufheben) to pick [or take] up sb/sth sep; (aufbewahren) to take charge of sth; (jdn aufnehmen) to take sb in one's charge10. (laden)11. (herausbringen)nimm die Finger davon! take your fingers off!den Hut vom Kopf \nehmen to take off sep one's hat12. (weigern)sein Kind aus der Schule \nehmen to stop one's child from going to school13. (engagieren)▪ etw \nehmen to take sthheute nehme ich das Auto/die Bahn/den Bus I'll take the car/train/bus [or go by car/train/bus] today15. (wählen)▪ etw \nehmen to take sth▪ jdn [als jdn] \nehmen to take sb [as sb]16. (unterbringen)▪ jdn ins Haus [o zu sich dat] \nehmen to take in sb sep; Verwandte to have sb come and live with one17. (beanspruchen)▪ etw \nehmen to take sth18. (fordern)\nehmen Sie sonst noch was? would you like anything else?das Abendmahl \nehmen to receive Communiondas Frühstück \nehmen to eat [or have] [or take] breakfast, to breakfast20. (Medikament)21. (verstehen)▪ etw als etw \nehmen to take sth as [or to be] sth22. (bewerten)jdn ernst \nehmen to take sb seriouslyetw ernst/wörtlich \nehmen to take sth seriously/literallyetw tragisch \nehmen (fam) to take sth to heart▪ jdn für jdn \nehmen to take [or mistake] sb for sb24. (akzeptieren)jdn/etw [so] \nehmen, wie er/sie/es ist to take sb/sth as he/she/it isetw \nehmen, wie es kommt to take sth as it comesdie Dinger \nehmen, wie sie kommen to take things as they come25. (denken)▪ jdn/etw \nehmen to take sb/sth\nehmen wir den Fall, dass... let's assume [that]...26. (umgehen)jdn/etw zu \nehmen wissen, wissen, wie man jdn/etw \nehmen muss to know how to take sb/sth▪ jdn wie jdn \nehmen to treat sb like sb27. (überwinden)▪ etw \nehmen to take sth▪ etw \nehmen to take sth29. (koitieren)▪ jdn \nehmen to take sb30. (mitschneiden)etw auf Band \nehmen to record sth on tape, to tape sth31. (fotografieren)32. (foulen)jdn hart \nehmen to foul sb badlyden Ball \nehmen to take the balleinen Schlag \nehmen Boxer to take a punch34. (mieten)35. siehe auch nAbschrift \nehmen (form) to make a copyetw in Arbeit \nehmen to start work on stheine gute Entwicklung \nehmen to develop wellseinen Rücktritt \nehmen to resignWohnung \nehmen (geh) to rent an apartment36.▶ woher \nehmen und nicht stehlen? where on earth is one going to get that from?* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) takeetwas in die Hand/unter den Arm nehmen — take something in one's hand/take or put something under one's arm
etwas an sich (Akk.) nehmen — pick something up; (und aufbewahren) take charge of something
sich (Dat.) etwas nehmen — take something; (sich bedienen) help oneself to something
zu sich nehmen — take in < orphan>
auf sich (Akk.) nehmen — take on <responsibility, burden>; take < blame>
die Dinge nehmen, wie sie kommen — take things as they come
2) (wegnehmen)jemandem/einer Sache etwas nehmen — deprive somebody/something of something
jemandem die Sicht/den Ausblick nehmen — block somebody's view
die Angst von jemandem nehmen — relieve somebody of his/her fear
es sich (Dat.) nicht nehmen lassen, etwas zu tun — not let anything stop one from doing something
3) (benutzen) use <ingredients, washing powder, wool, brush, knitting needles, etc.>man nehme... — (in Rezepten) take...
den Zug/ein Taxi usw. nehmen — take the train/a taxi etc.
[sich (Dat.)] einen Anwalt usw. nehmen — get a lawyer etc.
4) (aussuchen) take5) (in Anspruch nehmen) take <lessons, holiday, etc.>6) (verlangen) chargeetwas [Richtiges] zu sich nehmen — have something [decent] to eat
sie nimmt die Pille — she's taking or she's on the pill (coll.)
8) (auffassen) take ( als as)etwas/jemanden ernst/etwas leicht nehmen — take something/somebody seriously/take something lightly
jemanden nicht für voll nehmen — (ugs.) not take somebody seriously
9) (behandeln) treat < person>10) (überwinden, militärisch einnehmen) take <obstacle, bend, incline, village, bridgehead, etc.>; (fig.) take < woman>einen Spieler hart nehmen — foul a player blatantly
* * ** * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) takeetwas in die Hand/unter den Arm nehmen — take something in one's hand/take or put something under one's arm
etwas an sich (Akk.) nehmen — pick something up; (und aufbewahren) take charge of something
sich (Dat.) etwas nehmen — take something; (sich bedienen) help oneself to something
zu sich nehmen — take in < orphan>
auf sich (Akk.) nehmen — take on <responsibility, burden>; take < blame>
die Dinge nehmen, wie sie kommen — take things as they come
2) (wegnehmen)jemandem/einer Sache etwas nehmen — deprive somebody/something of something
jemandem die Sicht/den Ausblick nehmen — block somebody's view
die Angst von jemandem nehmen — relieve somebody of his/her fear
es sich (Dat.) nicht nehmen lassen, etwas zu tun — not let anything stop one from doing something
3) (benutzen) use <ingredients, washing powder, wool, brush, knitting needles, etc.>man nehme... — (in Rezepten) take...
den Zug/ein Taxi usw. nehmen — take the train/a taxi etc.
[sich (Dat.)] einen Anwalt usw. nehmen — get a lawyer etc.
4) (aussuchen) take5) (in Anspruch nehmen) take <lessons, holiday, etc.>6) (verlangen) charge7) (einnehmen, essen) take <medicines, tablets, etc.>etwas [Richtiges] zu sich nehmen — have something [decent] to eat
sie nimmt die Pille — she's taking or she's on the pill (coll.)
8) (auffassen) take ( als as)etwas/jemanden ernst/etwas leicht nehmen — take something/somebody seriously/take something lightly
jemanden nicht für voll nehmen — (ugs.) not take somebody seriously
9) (behandeln) treat < person>10) (überwinden, militärisch einnehmen) take <obstacle, bend, incline, village, bridgehead, etc.>; (fig.) take < woman>11) (Sport) take <ball, punch>* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: nahm, genommen)= to take v.(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken) v.to take v.(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken) -
9 выпейте ещё чаю
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10 нельзя ли мене ещё чашечку чаю?
General subject: I'll thank you for some more tea?Универсальный русско-английский словарь > нельзя ли мене ещё чашечку чаю?
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11 нельзя ли мне ещё чашечку чаю?
General subject: I'll thank you for some more teaУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > нельзя ли мне ещё чашечку чаю?
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12 принести вам ещё чаю?
General subject: shall I get you some more tea?Универсальный русско-английский словарь > принести вам ещё чаю?
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13 remercier
remercier [ʀ(ə)mεʀsje]➭ TABLE 7 transitive verb• tu peux me remercier ! you've got me to thank for that!• vous voulez boire ? -- je vous remercie ( = pour refuser) would you like a drink? -- no thank you* * *ʀ(ə)mɛʀsje1) ( dire merci à) to thank (de, pour for; d'avoir fait for doing)nous vous remercions d'adresser votre courrier à... — please address your letters to...
2) ( congédier) iron to dismiss, to let [somebody] go* * *ʀ(ə)mɛʀsje vt1) (gratitude) to thankremercier qn de/d'avoir fait — to thank sb for/for doing
Je te remercie pour ton cadeau. — Thank you for your present.
Je vous remercie de m'avoir invité. — Thank you for inviting me.
non, je vous remercie — no, thank you
2) euphémisme (= congédier) to dismiss, to let go* * *remercier verb table: plier vtr1 ( dire merci à) to thank (de, pour for; d'avoir fait for doing); est-ce que tu as remercié tout le monde? did you thank everybody?; je voudrais remercier mes amis/toute l'équipe I would like to thank my friends/all the team; nous remercions tout particulièrement M. X we would particularly like to thank Mr X; je vous remercie thank you; elle l'a remercié chaleureusement/de tout cœur she thanked him warmly/wholeheartedly; tu peux me remercier! you have me to thank for that!; il nous a remerciés de l'avoir accueilli/conseillé he thanked us for having welcomed/advised him; remercions le ciel d'être encore en vie thank God we are still alive; nous vous remercions d'adresser votre courrier à… please address your letters to…;[rəmɛrsje] verbe transitif1. [témoigner sa gratitude à] to thankelle nous a remerciés par un superbe bouquet de fleurs she thanked us with a beautiful bunch of flowersje te remercie de m'avoir aidé thank you for helping me ou for your help2. [pour décliner une offre]encore un peu de thé? — je vous remercie would you like some more tea? — no, thank you -
14 pozw|olić
pf — pozw|alać1 impf Ⅰ vi 1. (zgodzić się) to let, to allow- pozwolić komuś coś zrobić a. na zrobienie czegoś to let sb do sth a. to allow sb to do sth- na wszystko mu pozwalają they let him do whatever he likes- rodzice nie pozwalali mi wracać po zmroku my parents wouldn’t let me come (back) home after dark- pozwólcie mu mówić let him speak- pozwolono mi wejść/go zobaczyć I was allowed (to go) inside/to see him- nie pozwolę, żeby mnie wykorzystywali! I won’t have them exploit me!- nie możemy pozwolić, żeby mieszkali w hotelu we can’t have them staying in a hotel- nie pozwól się tak traktować don’t let them treat you like that- pozwoli pan, że o coś zapytam książk. let me ask you something- a teraz, jeśli pan pozwoli, chciałbym… książk. now, if you permit, I would like to… książk.- pozwoli pan, że się przedstawię książk. allow me to a. let me introduce myself książk.- pozwoli pan, że dokończę książk. please, let me finish- pozwolą panowie, że panów opuszczę książk. would you excuse me, gentlemen książk.- pozwól, że zapalę książk. do you mind if I smoke?- pozwoli pani jeszcze herbaty? książk. would you care for some more tea? książk.2. (umożliwić) [warunki, zdrowie] to permit, to allow- jeżeli czas/pogoda pozwoli if time/the weather permits- to nam pozwoli ograniczyć koszty this will permit us to cut the costs- wzruszenie nie pozwalało mu mówić he was so moved (that) he couldn’t utter a word- duma nie pozwala jej przyznać się do błędu her pride won’t let her admit she made a mistake3. książk. (zaproponować pójście) pan pozwoli ze mną do gabinetu would you please come to my office?- pozwól no tutaj come here, please- niech pani pozwoli na chwileczkę could you come here for a moment, please?Ⅱ pozwolić sobie — pozwalać sobie 1. (mieć możliwość) mogę sobie pozwolić na wyjazd na narty I can afford a skiing holiday- nie mogę sobie pozwolić, żeby poświęcać na to tyle czasu I can’t afford to spend so much time on this2. pejor. (zachować się niewłaściwie) pozwolić sobie na zrobienie czegoś to take the liberty of doing sth- za dużo sobie pozwalać (w stosunku do kogoś) to take liberties (with sb)- nie pozwalaj sobie! what a cheek!- pozwalać sobie na niestosowne uwagi to make improper remarks- nigdy bym sobie na coś takiego nie pozwolił! I would have never done such a thing!3. książk. (w zwrotach grzecznościowych) pozwoliłem sobie otworzyć okno I took the liberty of opening the window- pozwolę sobie przeczytać ten fragment let me read this fragment- pozwalam a. pozwolę sobie przypomnieć, że… let me remind you that…The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pozw|olić
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15 wil je nog thee?
wil je nog thee?(would you like some) more tea?Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > wil je nog thee?
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16 mögen
I Modalv.; mag, mochte, hat... mögen1. Wunsch ausdrückend: ich möchte (Dial. mag) gehen I want to go; sie mochte nicht bleiben she didn’t want to stay; Bier hat sie noch nie trinken mögen she never liked drinking beer; ich möchte Tee trinken I’d like to drink tea; darüber möchte ich nicht reden I don’t want to talk about that; ich möchte ihn sehen I want ( höflicher: I’d like) to see him; möchtest (Dial. magst) du mitkommen? do you want ( höflicher: would you like) to come?; ich möchte wissen I’d like to know; (ich frage mich) I wonder; ich möchte lieber ins Kino gehen I’d rather go to the cinema (Am. movies); das möchte ich doch einmal sehen! I’d like to see that; man möchte meinen... you might think...; man möchte verrückt werden! umg. it’s enough to drive you up the wall2. Vermutung ausdrückend: das mag ( wohl) sein that may be (so); mag sein, dass... perhaps..., maybe...; das möchte sein Dial. (that) could be; wo er auch sein mag wherever he may be; wie dem auch sein mag be that as it may; was mag er dazu sagen? I wonder what he’ll say to that; was mag das bedeuten? what can it mean?, I wonder what it could mean?; man mag das bedauern, aber... it may be regrettable, but...; Müller, Maier und wie sie alle heißen mögen Müller, Maier and whatever their names are; sie mochte 30 Jahre alt sein she must have been ( oder she looked) about 30; es mochten etwa 100 Leute sein there must have been about 100 people3. einräumend: mag er sagen, was er will he can say what he wants; was ich auch tun mag whatever I do, no matter what I do4. auffordernd: Zeugen möchten sich bitte melden would any witnesses please come forward; sag ihr, sie möge oder möchte zu mir kommen tell her she should come and see meII v/t (hat gemocht)2. (gern mögen) like, be fond of; nicht mögen not like; stärker: dislike; Milch mag ich nicht besonders I’m not particularly keen on (Am. not crazy about) milk; lieber mögen like better, prefer; Tee mag ich lieber als Kaffee I prefer tea to coffee; am liebsten mögen like bestIII v/i (hat gemocht) (wollen) want; ich mag nicht I don’t want to; (ich habe keine Lust) I don’t feel like it; ich möchte schon, aber... I’d like to, but...; sie möchte noch nicht nach Hause she doesn’t want to go home yet; er hat nicht in die Schule gemocht he didn’t want to go to school; magst / möchtest du noch? zum Essen/Trinken: do you want / would you like some more?; weitermachen: do you want / would you like to go on?* * *to be fond of; to like; to love; may* * *mö|gen ['møːgn] pret mo\#chte, ['mɔxtə] ptp gemo\#cht1. vt[gə'mɔxt] to likeich mag ihn/Operettenmusik nicht — I don't like him/operetta, I don't care for him/operetta
sie mag das ( gern) — she (really) likes that
was möchten Sie, bitte? — what would you like?; (Verkäufer) what can I do for you?
mö́gen Sie eine Praline/etwas Wein? (form) — would you like a chocolate/some wine?, would you care for a chocolate/some wine?
nein danke, ich möchte lieber Tee — no thank you, I would prefer tea or would rather have tea
2. vi2) (= gehen/fahren wollen) to want to goich möchte (gern) nach Hause — I want to go home
3. modal aux vbmöchten Sie etwas essen? — would you like something to eat?, would you care for something to eat?
wir möchten (gern) etwas trinken — we would like something to drink
ich möchte dazu nichts sagen — I don't want to say anything about that, no comment
ich hätte gern dabei sein mö́gen — I would like or have liked to have been there
ich hätte lieber dabei sein mö́gen — I would prefer or have preferred to have been there
das möchte ich auch wissen —
möge er/mögest du Erfolg haben (old) — may he/you be successful
2)(im Konjunktiv: einschränkend)
man möchte meinen, dass... — you would think that...ich möchte fast sagen... — I would almost say...
3)es mag wohl sein, dass er recht hat, aber... — he may well be right, but...es mag dieses Mal gehen — it's all right this time
mag es schneien, so viel es will —
von mir aus mag er warten — as far as I'm concerned he can wait
man mag es tun, wie man will, aber... — you can do it how you like, but...
4)es mochten etwa fünf Stunden vergangen sein — about five hours must or would have passedsie mag/mochte etwa zwanzig sein — she must or would be/have been about twenty
wie alt mag sie sein? — how old might or would she be?, how old is she, I wonder?
5) (= wollen) to want6)(Aufforderung, indirekte Rede)
(sagen Sie ihm,) er möchte zu mir kommen — would you tell him to come and see meSie möchten zu Hause anrufen —
* * *1) (having a liking for: He is very fond of dogs.) fond of2) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) like3) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) like4) (used to express a wish: May you live a long and happy life.) may* * *mö·gen[ˈmø:gn̩]I. modal vb<mochte, hat... mögen>+ infin1. (wollen)▪ etw tun \mögen to want to do sthich mag dich nicht mehr sehen! I don't want to see you any more!ich mag dich nicht gern[e] allein lassen I don't like to leave you alone [or leaving you alone]Stefan hat noch nie Fisch essen \mögen Stefan has never liked fishdas hätte ich sehen \mögen! I would have liked to see that!ich mochte nicht länger bleiben I didn't want to stay longer▪ jd möchte etw tun sb would like to do sthich möchte gerne kommen I'd like to comehier möchte ich gerne leben I'd really like to live hereich möchte jetzt einfach Urlaub machen können I wish I could [or I'd like to be able to] just take off on holiday nowdas möchte ich sehen! I'd like to see that!möchten Sie noch ein Glas Bier trinken? would you like another beer?möchten Sie etwas essen/trinken? would you like something to eat/drink?ich möchte gerne etwas trinken I would like something to drinkich möchte gern Herrn Kuhn sprechen I would like to speak to Mr. Kuhnich möchte dazu nichts sagen I don't want to say anything about that, no commentich möchte zu gerne wissen... I'd love to know...das möchte ich auch wissen I'd like to know that tooich möchte nicht stören, aber... I don't want to interrupt, but...man möchte meinen, es wäre schon Winter you'd think that it was already winterich möchte fast sagen... I would almost say...4. (Vermutung, Möglichkeit)sie mag sogar Recht haben she may be righthm, das mag schon stimmen hmm, that might [well] be truedas mag noch angehen it might be all rightwas mag das wohl bedeuten? what's that supposed to mean?, I wonder what that means?jetzt mag sie denken, dass wir sie nicht sehen wollen she probably thinks [that] we don't want to see her nowwie alt sie wohl sein mag? I wonder how old she isnun, sie mag so um die 40 sein well, she must be [or I'd say she's] about 40wo mag sie das gehört haben? where could [or might] she have heard that?was mag das wohl heißen? what might that mean?was mag sie damit gemeint haben? what can she have meant by that?wie viele Leute \mögen das gewesen sein? how many people would you say there were?es mochten so um die zwanzig Personen gewesen sein there must have been around twenty people therees mochten etwa zwei Stunden vergangen sein about two hours would have passedmag das Wetter auch noch so schlecht sein,... however bad the weather may be,...er mag das zwar behaupten, aber deswegen stimmt es noch lange nicht just because he says that, doesn't necessarily mean that it's truemag kommen, was will, wir sind vorbereitet come what may, we are preparedwas immer kommen mag, wir bleiben zusammen whatever happens we'll stay togetherdas mag für dieses Mal hingehen it's all right this timediese Warnung mag genügen let this warning be enough, this warning should sufficewas immer er auch behaupten/sagen mag,... whatever he may claim/say,...so gemein wie es auch klingen mag, es ist die Wahrheit however cruel this may sound, it is the truther sieht immer noch sehr gut aus, mag er auch inzwischen Mittfünfziger sein he's still very handsome, even if he's in his mid-fifties now... und wie sie alle heißen \mögen... whatever they're called[das] mag sein maybe[es] mag sein, dass sie Recht hat it may be that she's rightdas mag schon sein, aber trotzdem! that's as may be, but still!wie dem auch sein mag be that as it maywer er auch sein mag whoever he may bees mag wohl sein, dass er Recht hat, aber... he may well be right, but...es mag so sein, wie er behauptet it may well [or might] be as he says6. (Erlaubnis, Zustimmung)▪ etw tun \mögen to be allowed [or able] to do sthdu magst tun, was du willst you may do as you please [or can]mag sie von mir aus gehen she can go as far as I'm concernedes mag schneien, so viel es will let it snow as much as it likes7. (sollen)bestellen Sie ihm bitte, er möchte mich morgen anrufen please tell him to ring me tomorrowsagen Sie ihr, sie möchte zu mir kommen would you tell her to come and see meSie möchten gleich mal zur Chefin kommen the boss has asked to see you right awaySie möchten zu Hause anrufen you should call homemöge sie bald kommen! I do hope she'll come soon!möge es so bleiben! may it stay like that!möge das stimmen! let's hope it's true!wenn sie mir das doch nur verzeihen möge! if she could only forgive me this!es mochte nichts helfen it [just] didn't helpII. vt<mochte, gemocht>1. (gernhaben)▪ jdn \mögen to like sbmagst du ihn? do you like him?ich mag ihn I do like himer mag mich nicht he does not like mesie mag ihn sehr [gern] she is very fond of him2. (eine Vorliebe haben)▪ jdn/etw \mögen to like sb/sthsie mag das [gern] she [really] likes thatwelchen Maler magst du am liebsten? who is your favourite painter?, which painter do you like best?sie mag keine Hunde she does not like dogsam liebsten mag ich Eintopf I like stew best, stew is my favourite [meal]ich mag lieber/am liebsten Rotwein I like red wine better/best [of all]3. (haben wollen)▪ etw \mögen to want sthich möchte ein Stück Kuchen I'd like a slice of cakeich möchte im Augenblick nichts mehr I don't want anything else for the momentmöchten Sie noch etwas Kaffee/ein Glas Wein? would you like some more coffee/another glass of wine?nein danke, ich möchte lieber Tee no thank you, I would prefer [or rather have] teamagst du noch ein Bier? would you like another beer?was möchten Sie bitte? what would you like?; (Verkäufer) what can I do for you?4. (sich wünschen)▪ jd möchte, dass jd etw tut sb would like sb to do sthIch möchte nicht, dass sie heute kommt I would not like her to come todayich möchte, dass du dich sofort bei ihr entschuldigst I would like [or want] you to apologize to her at onceich möchte nicht, dass das bekannt wird I don't want this to get outich möchte gern, dass er mir öfters schreibt I wish he would write [to me] more oftenIII. vi<mochte, gemocht>1. (wollen) to want [or like] toes ist noch Nachtisch da, magst du noch? there is [still] some dessert left, would you like [to have] some more?es ist doch keine Frage, ob ich mag, ich muss es eben tun it's not a question of whether I want to do it [or not], I have to [do it] [or it has to be done]lass uns morgen weitermachen, ich mag nicht mehr let's carry on tomorrow, I don't feel like doing anymore todaywenn du magst, machen wir jetzt eine Pause we could take a break now if you likeiss doch bitte auf — ich mag aber nicht mehr come on, finish up — but I don't want any moreich möchte schon, aber... I should like to, but...nicht so recht \mögen to not [really] feel like itgehst du mit ins Kino? — nein, ich mag nicht so recht are you coming to the cinema? — no, I don't really feel like it2. (fam: gehen/fahren wollen)▪ irgendwohin \mögen to want to go somewhereich mag jetzt nach Hause I want to go homeich möchte nach Hause I'd like to go homemöchtest du auch ins Kino? do you want to go to the cinema too?ich möchte zu Herrn Peters he would like to see Mr. Petersich möchte lieber in die Stadt I would prefer to go [or would rather go] into town* * *1.unregelmäßiges Modalverb; 2. Part. mögen1) (wollen) want to2) (geh.): (sollen)das mag genügen — that should be or ought to be enough
3) (geh.): (Wunschform)4) (Vermutung, Möglichkeit)sie mag/mochte vierzig sein — she must be/must have been [about] forty
Meier, Müller, Koch - und wie sie alle heißen mögen — Meier, Müller, Koch and [the rest,] whatever they're called
[das] mag sein — maybe
5) (geh.): (Einräumung)es mag kommen, was will — come what may
6) Konjunktiv II (den Wunsch haben)ich/sie möchte gern wissen... — I would or should/she would like to know...
ich möchte nicht stören, aber... — I don't want to interrupt, but...
ich möchte zu gerne wissen — I'd love to know...
2.man möchte meinen, er sei der Chef — one would [really] think he was the boss
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1)[gern] mögen — like
sie mag ihn sehr [gern] — she likes him very much; (hat ihn sehr gern) she is very fond of him
ich mag lieber/am liebsten Bier — I like beer better/best [of all]
2) Konjunktiv II (haben wollen)3.ich möchte lieber Tee — I would prefer tea or rather have tea
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (es wollen) like to2) Konjunktiv II (fahren, gehen usw. wollen)ich möchte nach Hause/in die Stadt/auf die Schaukel — I want or I'd like to go home/into town/on the swing
* * *A. v/mod; mag, mochte, hat … mögenich möchte (dialmag)gehen I want to go;sie mochte nicht bleiben she didn’t want to stay;Bier hat sie noch nie trinken mögen she never liked drinking beer;ich möchte Tee trinken I’d like to drink tea;darüber möchte ich nicht reden I don’t want to talk about that;ich möchte ihn sehen I want ( höflicher: I’d like) to see him;möchtest (dialdu mitkommen? do you want ( höflicher: would you like) to come?;ich möchte wissen I’d like to know; (ich frage mich) I wonder;ich möchte lieber ins Kino gehen I’d rather go to the cinema (US movies);das möchte ich doch einmal sehen! I’d like to see that;man möchte meinen … you might think …;das mag (wohl) sein that may be (so);mag sein, dass … perhaps …, maybe …;das möchte sein dial (that) could be;wo er auch sein mag wherever he may be;wie dem auch sein mag be that as it may;was mag er dazu sagen? I wonder what he’ll say to that;was mag das bedeuten? what can it mean?, I wonder what it could mean?;man mag das bedauern, aber …it may be regrettable, but …;Müller, Maier und wie sie alle heißen mögen Müller, Maier and whatever their names are;sie mochte 30 Jahre alt sein she must have been ( oder she looked) about 30;es mochten etwa 100 Leute sein there must have been about 100 people3. einräumend:mag er sagen, was er will he can say what he wants;was ich auch tun mag whatever I do, no matter what I do4. auffordernd:Zeugen möchten sich bitte melden would any witnesses please come forward;sag ihr, sie möge odermöchte zu mir kommen tell her she should come and see meB. v/t (hat gemocht)1. (wünschen) want;was möchtest du denn? (was ist?) what is it you want?2. (gern mögen) like, be fond of;nicht mögen not like; stärker: dislike;lieber mögen like better, prefer;Tee mag ich lieber als Kaffee I prefer tea to coffee;am liebsten mögen like bestC. v/i (hat gemocht) (wollen) want;ich mag nicht I don’t want to; (ich habe keine Lust) I don’t feel like it;ich möchte schon, aber … I’d like to, but …;sie möchte noch nicht nach Hause she doesn’t want to go home yet;er hat nicht in die Schule gemocht he didn’t want to go to school;magst/möchtest du noch? zum Essen/Trinken: do you want/would you like some more?; weitermachen: do you want/would you like to go on?* * *1.unregelmäßiges Modalverb; 2. Part. mögen1) (wollen) want to2) (geh.): (sollen)das mag genügen — that should be or ought to be enough
3) (geh.): (Wunschform)4) (Vermutung, Möglichkeit)sie mag/mochte vierzig sein — she must be/must have been [about] forty
Meier, Müller, Koch - und wie sie alle heißen mögen — Meier, Müller, Koch and [the rest,] whatever they're called
[das] mag sein — maybe
5) (geh.): (Einräumung)es mag kommen, was will — come what may
6) Konjunktiv II (den Wunsch haben)ich/sie möchte gern wissen... — I would or should/she would like to know...
ich möchte nicht stören, aber... — I don't want to interrupt, but...
ich möchte zu gerne wissen — I'd love to know...
2.man möchte meinen, er sei der Chef — one would [really] think he was the boss
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1)[gern] mögen — like
sie mag ihn sehr [gern] — she likes him very much; (hat ihn sehr gern) she is very fond of him
ich mag lieber/am liebsten Bier — I like beer better/best [of all]
2) Konjunktiv II (haben wollen)3.ich möchte lieber Tee — I would prefer tea or rather have tea
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (es wollen) like tomagst du? — do you want to?; (bei einem Angebot) would you like one/some?
2) Konjunktiv II (fahren, gehen usw. wollen)ich möchte nach Hause/in die Stadt/auf die Schaukel — I want or I'd like to go home/into town/on the swing
* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: mochte, gemocht)= to like v. -
17 vouloir
vouloir [vulwaʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 311. <a. to want• qu'est-ce qu'ils veulent maintenant ? what do they want now?• je ne veux pas qu'il se croie obligé de... I don't want him to feel he has to...• que lui voulez-vous ? what do you want with him?• qu'est-ce qu'il me veut, celui-là ? (inf) what does he want from me?• s'il voulait, il pourrait être ministre if he wanted to, he could be a minister• que voulez-vous de moi ? what do you want from me?• j'en veux 1 000 € I want 1,000 euros for it(PROV) vouloir, c'est pouvoir(PROV) quand on veut, on peut(PROV) where there's a will there's a way• vouloir que qn fasse qch/que qch se fasse to want sb to do sth/sth to be doneb. ( = désirer, souhaiter) voulez-vous à boire ? would you like something to drink?• je voulais vous dire... I meant to tell you...• il voulait partir hier mais... he intended to leave yesterday but...• ça te dirait d'aller à la mer ? -- je veux ! (inf!) would you like to go to the seaside? -- that would be great! (inf)• ça va comme tu veux ? (inf) is everything all right?• bon, comme tu voudras all right, have it your own way• oui, si on veut ( = dans un sens, d'un côté) yes, if you like• est-ce que tu en veux ? [+ gâteau] would you like some?► que veux-tu ?• que veux-tu, c'est comme ça, on n'y peut rien what can you do? that's the way it is and there's nothing we can do about it• que veux-tu que je te dise ? j'ai perdu what do you want me to say? I lost• je voudrais bien voir ça ! I'd like to see that!d. ( = consentir à) ils ne voulurent pas nous recevoir they wouldn't see us• je veux bien le faire (s'il le faut vraiment) I don't mind doing it ; (enthousiaste) I'm happy to do it• je veux bien qu'il vienne (s'il le faut vraiment) I don't mind if he comes ; (il n'y a pas d'inconvénient) I'm quite happy for him to come• tu veux bien leur dire que... would you please tell them that...• encore un peu de thé ? -- je veux bien more tea? -- yes, please• nous en parlerons plus tard, si vous le voulez bien we'll talk about it later, if you don't minde. (formules de politesse) voudriez-vous avoir l'obligeance or l'amabilité de... would you be so kind as to...• voudriez-vous fermer la fenêtre ? would you mind closing the window?• si vous voulez bien me suivre this way, pleasef. (ordre) veux-tu te taire ! will you be quiet!g. ( = essayer de) to tryh. ( = s'attendre à) to expect• comment voulez-vous que je sache ? how should I know?• avec 1 000 € par mois, comment veux-tu qu'elle s'en sorte ? how do you expect her to manage on 1,000 euros a month?• que voulez-vous qu'on y fasse ? what do you expect us (or them etc) to do about it?i. ( = affirmer) to claim• une philosophie qui veut que l'homme soit... a philosophy which claims that man is...j. ( = requérir) to require• l'usage veut que... custom requires that...k. ( = faire) [destin, sort] le hasard voulut que... as luck would have it...l. (locutions)• il m'en veut beaucoup d'avoir fait cela he holds a tremendous grudge against me for having done that• tu ne m'en veux pas ? no hard feelings?• qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ? what does this mean?2. <• vouloir de qn/qch to want sb/sth3. <4. <* * *
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1. vulwaʀ1) ( exiger) to wantqu'est-ce qu'ils nous veulent (colloq) encore? — what do they want now?
2) (désirer, souhaiter)que veux-tu boire? — what do you want to drink?; ( plus poli) what would you like to drink?
je comprends très bien que tu ne veuilles pas répondre — I can quite understand that you may not wish to reply
il ne suffit pas de vouloir, il faut encore pouvoir — wishing is not enough
tu veux que je te dise, c'est un escroc — I hate to say it, but he is a crook
sans le vouloir — [bousculer, révéler] by accident; [se retrouver] accidentally
‘qu'est-ce qu'on fait ce soir?’ - ‘comme tu veux or voudras’ — ‘what shall we do tonight?’ - ‘whatever you like, it's up to you’
tu ne veux/voudrais pas me faire croire que — you're not telling/trying to tell me that
après ce qu'il a fait, tu voudrais que je lui fasse confiance? — do you expect me to trust him after what he's done?
que veux-tu, on n'y peut rien! — what can you do, it's hopeless!
j'aurais voulu t'y voir! — (colloq) I'd like to have seen you in the same position!
3) ( accepter)voudriez-vous avoir l'obligeance de faire — fml would you be so kind as to do
voulez-vous répéter votre question, s'il vous plaît — would you repeat your question please
veuillez patienter — ( au téléphone) please hold the line
elle veut bien prendre ce poste à condition d'être mieux payée — she's happy to take the job on condition that she's paid more
je veux bien qu'il soit malade mais — I know he's ill, but
‘ce n'est pas cher/difficile’ - ‘si on veut!’ — ‘it's not expensive/difficult’ - ‘or so you say!’
4) ( signifier)qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? — ( signification) what does that mean?; ( attitude) what's all this about?
5) ( prétendre)on a voulu voir en lui un pionnier de l'architecture — people tended to see him as a pioneering architect
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en vouloir verbe transitif indirect1) (colloq) ( être déterminé)il réussira, il en veut! — he wants to get on, and he'll succeed!
2) ( garder rancune)3) ( avoir des vues sur)
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se vouloir verbe pronominal1) ( prétendre être) [personne] to like to think of oneself as; [ouvrage, théorie, méthode] to be meant to be2) ( chercher à être) to try to be3) ( se reprocher)je m'en serais voulu de ne pas vous avoir prévenu — I would never have forgiven myself if I hadn't warned you
••vouloir c'est pouvoir — Proverbe where there's a will there's a way
II vulwaʀnom masculin Philosophie will* * *vulwaʀ1. vt1) (= exiger, désirer) to wantElle veut un vélo pour Noël. — She wants a bike for Christmas.
Elle en veux trois. — She wants three of them.
Je ne veux pas de dessert. — I don't want any pudding.
Il ne veut pas venir. — He doesn't want to come.
Voulez-vous du thé? — Would you like some tea?, Do you want some tea?
Je voudrais ceci. — I would like this one.
Je voudrais faire... — I would like to do...
On va au cinéma? - Si tu veux. — Shall we go to the cinema? - If you like.
sans le vouloir (= involontairement) — without meaning to, unintentionally
Je l'ai vexé sans le vouloir. — I upset him without meaning to.
2) [destin, circonstances]le hasard a voulu que... — as fate would have it,...
la tradition veut que... — Tradition has it that...
4) (= consentir)je veux bien (bonne volonté) — I'll be happy to, (concession) fair enough, that's fine, (en acceptant une proposition) I'd love to
Je veux bien le faire à ta place si ça t'arrange. — I don't mind doing it for you if you prefer.
Voulez-vous une tasse de thé? - Je veux bien. — Would you like a cup of tea? - Yes please.
5)en vouloir à qn (rancune) — to be angry at sb, to bear sb a grudge
Il m'en veut de ne pas l'avoir invité à mon anniversaire. — He's angry at me for not inviting him to my birthday party.
6)Il en veut à mon argent. — He's after my money.
oui, si on veut (= en quelque sorte) — yes, if you like
en vouloir (= être ambitieux) — to want to get on in life
vouloir de (= être prêt à accepter) — to want
La compagnie ne veut plus de lui. — The firm doesn't want him any more.
Elle ne veut pas de son aide. — She doesn't want his help.
mais enfin, qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? — what's all this about then?
2. nmle bon vouloir de qn — sb's goodwill, sb's pleasure
* * *vouloir verb table: vouloirA nm Philos will; bon vouloir goodwill; dépendre du bon vouloir de qn to depend on sb's goodwill; attendre le bon vouloir de qn to wait at sb's pleasure sout.B vtr1 ( exiger) to want; je veux une voiture/une nouvelle secrétaire I want a car/a new secretary; elle veut partir/que tout soit fini avant 8 heures she wants to leave/everything finished by 8 o'clock; que voulez-vous d'elle? what do you want from her?; qu'est-ce qu'ils nous veulent○ encore? what more do they want of us?; il vend sa voiture, il en veut 3 000 euros he's selling his car, he wants 3,000 euros for it; comme le veut la loi/la coutume as the law/custom demands; le règlement voudrait que tu portes une cravate you're normally required to wear a tie; ⇒ fin;2 (désirer, souhaiter) que veux-tu boire/pour Noël? what do you want to drink/for Christmas?; ( plus poli) what would you like to drink/for Christmas?; comme tu veux or voudras as you wish; je voudrais un kilo de poires/vous parler en privé I'd like a kilo of pears/to speak to you in private; je comprends très bien que tu ne veuilles pas répondre I can quite understand that you may not wish to reply; tu vois que tu y arrives quand tu (le) veux you see you can do it when you really want to; il ne suffit pas de vouloir, il faut encore pouvoir wishing is not enough; ce n'était pas si difficile que ça, il suffisait de vouloir it wasn't that difficult, all you needed was the will to do it; elle veut/voudrait être astronaute she wants/would like to be an astronaut; je ne veux pas d'elle comme secrétaire I don't want her as a secretary; je ne veux pas de ce tableau dans ma chambre I don't want that picture in my room; je n'en veux pas, de ton argent! I don't want your money!; elle veut ton bonheur or que tu sois heureux she wants you to be happy; je voudrais bien rester/vous aider, mais I would like to stay/to help you, but; ils auraient bien voulu participer à la réunion d'hier they would have liked to have taken part in yesterday's meeting; je voudrais bien qu'on finisse avant la nuit I would like us to finish before tonight; nous aurions également voulu ajouter que we would also have liked to add that; je voulais vous dire que I wanted to tell you that; on dira ce qu'on voudra, c'était moins pollué avant they can say what they like, it was less polluted before; tu veux que je te dise? ton guide, c'est un escroc I hate to say it, but the guide is a crook; je ne voudrais pas vous déranger I don't want to put you out; sans vouloir te vexer, ton chapeau est un peu voyant without wanting to sound rude, your hat is a bit garish; sans le vouloir [bousculer, révéler] by accident; [se retrouver] accidentally; il m'a fait mal sans le vouloir he hurt me unintentionally ou without meaning to; viens quand tu veux come whenever you want ou like; fais comme tu veux, mais ne me dérange pas tout le temps! do what you like ou want, but don't keep bothering me all the time!; ‘qu'est-ce qu'on fait ce soir?’-‘comme tu veux or voudras’ ‘what shall we do tonight?’-‘whatever you like, it's up to you’; que tu le veuilles ou non whether you like it or not; elle fait ce qu'elle veut de son mari she twists her husband around her little finger; elle fait ce qu'elle veut de ses mains she can do anything with her hands; je ne vous veux aucun mal I don't wish you any harm; tu ne veux/voudrais pas me faire croire que you're not telling/trying to tell me that; après ce qu'il a fait, tu voudrais que je lui fasse confiance? do you expect me to trust him after what he's done?; comment voulez-vous qu'on travaille dans ces conditions? how do you expect people to work in these conditions?; que veux-tu que j'y fasse? what do you want ou expect me to do about it?; que veux-tu que je te dise? c'est de ta faute! what do you expect me to say? it's your fault!; comment veux-tu qu'elle résiste? how could she resist?; comment veux-tu que je le sache? how should I know?; pourquoi voudrais-tu qu'il refuse? why should he refuse?; c'est la vie, que voulez-vous! what can you do, that's life!; que veux-tu, on n'y peut rien! what can you do, it's hopeless!; j'aurais voulu t'y voir○! I'd like to have seen you in the same position!; tu l'auras voulu! it'll be all your own fault!; ⇒ beurre, peau, voilà;3 ( accepter) voulez-vous (bien) fermer la fenêtre/me prêter votre stylo? would you mind closing the window/lending me your pen?; vous voudrez bien renvoyer le formulaire please return the form; tu voudras bien leur transmettre ce message will you please give them this message; voudriez-vous avoir l'obligeance de faire fml would you be so kind as to do; demander à or prier qn de bien vouloir faire fml to ask sb to be so kind as to do, to ask sb kindly to do sout; on voudra bien se référer aux ouvrages suivants please refer to the following works; voudrais-tu aller m'acheter le journal, s'il te plaît would you go and buy me the paper, please; voulez-vous or veuillez répéter votre question, s'il vous plaît would you repeat your question please; veuillez patienter ( au téléphone) please hold the line; si vous le voulez bien, nous commencerons sans lui if you don't mind, we'll start without him; si vous voulez bien me suivre if you'd like to follow me; si vous voulez bien de moi comme quatrième au bridge if you'll have me as a fourth at bridge; veux-tu (bien) te taire! will you (please) be quiet!; ils ont bien voulu nous prêter leur voiture they were kind enough to lend us their car; elle a bien voulu leur accorder une entrevue she was kind enough to grant them an interview; nous vous remercions d'avoir bien voulu faire thank you for doing; elle n'a pas voulu signer she would not sign; le bois ne veut pas brûler the wood won't burn; le moteur ne veut pas partir the engine won't start; ma blessure ne veut pas guérir my wound won't heal; tout le monde attendait qu'elle veuille (bien) se montrer everyone was waiting for her to put in an appearance; elle veut bien prendre ce poste à condition d'être mieux payée she's happy to take the job on condition that she's paid more; je veux bien te croire I'm quite prepared to believe you; ( plus réticent) I'd like to believe you; si l'on veut bien admettre/se rappeler que if one accepts/remembers that; il était mieux informé (des faits) qu'il ne veut bien le dire he knew more about it than he's prepared to admit; je veux bien croire que la vie est dure, mais I know life is hard, but; je veux bien qu'il soit malade/qu'ils fassent grève, mais I know he's ill/they're on strike, but; ‘ça s'est bien passé?’-‘si on veut’ ‘did it go well?’-‘so-so○’; ‘ce n'est pas cher/difficile’-‘si on veut!’ ‘it's not expensive/difficult’-‘or so you say!’; ‘c'était plus confortable avant!’-‘si tu veux, mais’ ‘it was more comfortable before!’-‘maybe, but’;4 ( signifier) vouloir dire to mean; que veux-tu dire? what do you mean?; qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? ( signification) what does that mean?; ( attitude) what's all this about?; pour moi, ça ne veut rien dire it means nothing to me; et alors, ça veut dire quoi de bousculer les gens comme ça○? hey, what do you mean by pushing people like that?; ça veut tout simplement dire qu'on va payer plus d'impôts it simply means we're going to pay higher taxes; que voulez-vous dire par là? what (exactly) do you mean by that?; tu ne veux pas dire qu'il est médecin? you don't mean to tell me he's a doctor ?; ça voudrait dire tout refaire that would mean doing everything all over again;5 ( prétendre) la légende veut que legend has it that; comme le veut la légende/tradition as legend/tradition has it; leur théorie veut que according to their theory; on a voulu voir en lui un pionnier de l'architecture people tended to see him as a pioneering architect.C en vouloir vtr ind1 ○( être déterminé) to want to get on; il réussira, il en veut! he wants to get on, and he'll succeed!; ce sont de bons élèves/soldats, et qui en veulent they are good students/soldiers who want to get on;2 ( garder rancune) en vouloir à qn to bear a grudge against sb; je leur en veux de m'avoir trompé I hold it against them for not being honest with me; ne m 'en veux pas si je remets notre rendez-vous please forgive me if I put off our meeting;3 ( avoir des vues sur) en vouloir à qch to be after sth; elle en veut à notre fortune she's after our money.D se vouloir vpr1 ( prétendre être) [personne] to like to think of oneself as; [ouvrage, théorie, méthode] to be meant to be; ils se veulent pacifistes/rassurants they like to think of themselves as pacifists/as being reassuring; mon livre se veut objectif/à la portée de tous my book is meant to be objective/accessible to all;2 ( chercher à être) to try to be; les dirigeants se sont voulus conciliants the leaders tried to be conciliatory;3 ( se reprocher) s'en vouloir to be cross with oneself; s'en vouloir de to regret; je m'en veux d'avoir été si dur avec elle/de ne pas l'avoir écoutée I really regret being so hard on her/not listening to her; je m'en serais voulu de ne pas vous avoir prévenu I would never have forgiven myself if I hadn't warned you; il ne faut pas vous en vouloir, ce n'était pas de votre faute! you mustn't blame yourself, it wasn't your fault!vouloir c'est pouvoir Prov, quand on veut, on peut where there's a will there's a way; je veux○! you bet○!I[vulwar] nom masculinII[vulwar] verbe transitifA.[AVOIR POUR BUT]1. [être décidé à obtenir] to wantje le ferai, que tu le veuilles ou non I'll do it, whether you like it or notquand elle veut quelque chose, elle le veut! when she's decided she wants something, she's determined (to get it)!lui, j'en fais (tout) ce que je veux I've got him eating out of my handelle veut récupérer son enfant/être reçue par le ministre she's determined to get her child back/that the Minister should see herarrangez-vous comme vous voulez, mais je veux être livré demain I don't mind how you do it but I insist the goods are delivered tomorrowje ne veux pas entendre parler de ça! I won't hear of it ou such a thing!à ton âge, pourquoi vouloir faire le jeune homme? at your age, why do you try to act like a young man?que veux-tu de moi?, qu'est-ce que tu me veux? what do you want from me?quand tu veux, tu fais très bien la cuisine you can cook beautifully when you put your mind to itvouloir, c'est pouvoir (proverbe) , quand on veut, on peut where there's a will, there's a way (proverbe)2. [prétendre - suj: personne] to claim3. [avoir l'intention de]vouloir faire quelque chose to want ou to intend ou to mean to do somethingsans vouloir me mêler de tes affaires/te contredire... I don't want to interfere/to contradict you but...je l'ai vexé sans le vouloir I offended him unintentionally ou without meaning toje ne voudrais surtout pas t'empêcher de voir ton match! I wouldn't dream of preventing you from watching the match!vouloir dire: il ne s'est pas ennuyé ce soir-là — que veux-tu dire par là? he had some fun that night — what do you mean by that ou what are you getting at?vous voulez dire qu'on l'a tuée? do you mean ou are you suggesting (that) she was killed?4. [essayer de]vouloir faire to want ou to try to doen voulant la sauver, il s'est noyé he drowned in his attempt ou trying to rescue her5. [s'attendre à] to expecttu voudrais peut-être aussi que je te remercie! you don't expect to be thanked into the bargain, do you?que veux-tu que j'y fasse? what do you want me to do about it?, what can I do about it?que voulez-vous que je vous dise? what can I say?, what do you want me to say?6. (familier) [sexuellement] to wantB.[PRÉFÉRER, SOUHAITER]jus d'ananas ou d'orange? — ce que tu veux! pineapple or orange juice? — whatever ou I don't mind!on prend ma voiture ou la tienne? — c'est comme tu veux shall we take my car or yours? — as you wish ou please ou likeje pourrai revenir? — bien sûr, quand vous voulez! may I come again? — of course, any time ou whenever you want!tu peux dessiner une maison si tu veux you could draw a house, if you liketu l'as ou l'auras voulu! you asked for it!2. [dans une suggestion] to wantveux-tu de l'aide? do you want ou would you like some help?voudriez-vous vous joindre à nous? would you care ou like to join us?3. [dans un souhait]j'aurais tellement voulu être avec vous I'd have so much liked ou loved to have been with youquand tu me parles, je te voudrais un autre ton (soutenu) please don't use that tone when you're talking to mealler au match sans avoir rangé ta chambre, je voudrais bien voir ça! (ironique) whatever gave you the idea (that) you could go to the match without tidying up your room first?4. [dans une demande polie]veuillez avoir l'obligeance de... would you kindly ou please...veuillez vous retirer, Marie you may go now, Marievoudriez-vous avoir l'amabilité de me prêter votre crayon? would you be so kind as to lend me your pencil?je vous serais reconnaissant de bien vouloir m'envoyer votre brochure I should be glad to receive your brochure5. [dans un rappel à l'ordre]ne m'interromps pas, tu veux!, veuille bien ne pas m'interrompre! will you please not interrupt me?, would you mind not interrupting me?un peu de respect, tu veux (bien) a bit less cheek, if you don't mind!C.[SUJET: CHOSE]1. [se prêter à, être en état de]2. [exiger] to requirela tradition voulait que... it was a tradition that...la dignité de notre profession veut que... the dignity of our profession demands that...[prétendre]3. [déterminer - suj: destin, hasard, malheur]la chance a voulu que... as luck would have it...le calendrier a voulu que cela tombe un lundi it fell on a Monday, as it so happened4. [s'efforcer de]le décor veut évoquer une ferme normande the decor strives ou tries to suggest a Normandy farmhouse5.a. [avoir comme sens propre] to meanb. [avoir comme implication] to mean, to suggestje me demande ce que veut dire ce changement d'attitude I wonder what the meaning of this turn-around is ou what this turn-around meansça veut bien dire ce que ça veut dire! it's clear ou plain enough!tu vas m'obéir, non mais, qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? (familier) for goodness's sake will you do as I say!D.[LOCUTIONS] [consenti, accepter]bien vouloir: bien vouloir faire quelque chose to be willing ou to be prepared ou to be quite happy to do somethingje veux bien être patient, mais il y a des limites! I can be patient, but there are limits!un petit café? — oui, je veux bien fancy a coffee? — yes pleasepoussons jusqu'à la prochaine ville — moi je veux bien, mais il est tard! let's go on to the next town — I don't mind, but it is late!bien vouloir [admettre]: je veux bien qu'il y ait des restrictions budgétaires mais... I understand (that) there are cuts in the budget but...je veux bien avoir des défauts, mais pas celui-là granted, I have some shortcomings, but that isn't one of themil a dit nous avoir soutenus, moi je veux bien, mais le résultat est là! he said he supported us, OK ou and that may be so, but look at the result!j'accepte ses humeurs, que veux-tu! I (just) put up with his moods, what can I do?si tu veux, si vous voulez more or less, if you like————————vouloir de verbe plus préposition1. [être prêt à accepter]vouloir de quelqu'un/quelque chose to want somebody/something2. (locution)a. [elle a de l'ambition] she wants to make it ou to winb. [elle a de l'application] she's dead keenil faut en vouloir pour réapprendre à marcher you need a lot of determination to learn to walk againen vouloir à quelqu'un [éprouver de la rancune] to bear ou to have a grudge against somebodyje ne l'ai pas fait exprès, ne m'en veux pas I didn't do it on purpose, don't be cross with medécidément, ton chien m'en veut your dog's definitely got something against meen vouloir à quelque chose [vouloir le détruire] to seek to damage somethingqui peut en vouloir à ma vie/réputation? who could wish me dead/would want to damage my reputation?————————se vouloir verbe pronominal intransitifle livre se veut une satire de l'aristocratie allemande the book claims ou is supposed to be a satire on the German aristocracy————————s'en vouloir verbe pronominal(emploi réfléchi) to be angry ou annoyed with oneself————————s'en vouloir verbe pronominalen veux-tu en voilà locution adverbiale(familier) [en abondance]————————si l'on veut locution adverbiale1. [approximativement] if you like2. [pour exprimer une réserve]il est fidèle... si l'on veut! he's faithful... after a fashion! -
18 poco
(pl -chi) 1. adj littlecon nomi plurali few2. adv not muchcon aggettivi not very, not greatlysenti un po'! just listen!a poco a poco little by little, graduallypoco fa a little while agofra poco in a little while, soonpoco dopo a little while later, soon afterper poco cheap( quasi) almost, nearly* * *poco agg.indef.1 ( con riferimento alla quantità) little, not much: bevo poco vino, I don't drink much wine; c'è poca luce qui, there isn't much light here; ci è rimasto poco pane, we haven't got much bread left; ha poca pazienza con i bambini, he hasn't got much (o he has little) patience with children; quello che guadagna è troppo poco per coprire le spese, he doesn't earn enough to cover his expenses2 ( con riferimento all'intensità) little, not much: ha dato poca importanza alla cosa, he gave little importance to the matter; il lavoro mi dà poca soddisfazione, my work doesn't give me much satisfaction; accettare con poco entusiasmo un invito, to accept an invitation without much enthusiasm; prestai poca attenzione alle sue parole, I didn't pay much attention to what he said // ci è voluto non poco coraggio, it took a lot of courage // avere poca stima di qlcu., to have a low opinion (o not to think much) of s.o. // c'è poco sole, it isn't very sunny; c'era poca nebbia, it wasn't very foggy // ho poca memoria, I've got a poor memory; l'iniziativa ha avuto poco successo, it wasn't a very successful initiative (o the initiative didn't meet with much success)3 ( con riferimento alla durata) little, short: mi assenterò per poco tempo, I'll be away for a short time; in poco tempo ha fatto molti progressi, he made a lot of progress in a very short time; poco tempo prima, dopo, a short time before, after; è accaduto poco tempo fa, it happened a short time ago (o not long ago) // Usato anche in espressioni ellittiche: poco fa, poc'anzi, a short time ago; di lì a poco, shortly after (o after a while o a little later); fra poco, very soon (o in a little while); a fra poco, see you soon; è poco che l'ho visto, I saw him a short time ago (o it isn't long since I last saw him); manca poco a Natale, it isn't long to Christmas; mi manca poco per finire, I haven't got much more to do (o I've nearly finished); ci fermeremo solo per poco, we'll only stay for a short time (o we shan't stay long) // da poco, ( poco fa) a short time ago, (riferito al pass.) a short time before, ( tempo continuato) for a short time: è uscito da poco, he's (only) just gone out; quando telefonai, erano da poco partiti, when I phoned, they had not long left (o they had only just left)4 ( con riferimento all'estensione nello spazio): c'è poca distanza dall'albergo alla spiaggia, it isn't far from the hotel to the beach; avevamo fatto poca strada quando cominciò a piovere, we hadn't gone far when it began to rain5 ( scarso, esiguo) scant, little: sono quadri di poco valore, they are paintings of little (o scant) value; trattare qlcu. con poco riguardo, to treat s.o. with scant (o little) respect // con poca spesa, for a small outlay (o without spending much) // a poco prezzo, at (o for) a low price, cheap // è poca cosa, it's nothing (o it's a drop in the ocean)6 pl. few, not many; ( alcuni) a few: ho fatto pochi errori nella prova di matematica, I didn't make many mistakes in the maths test; fra pochi minuti, in a few minutes; c'erano poche persone in giro, there weren't many people about (o there were few people about); inviterò i miei genitori e pochi amici, I'll invite my parents and a few friends // mi sono rimasti solo pochi spiccioli, I haven't got much money left // molto pochi, very few; troppo pochi, too few.poco pron.indef.1 (very) little, not much: ''Hai del formaggio?'' ''Sì, ma ne ho poco'', ''Have you got any cheese?'' ''Yes, but not much''; ieri avevo del tempo libero, ma oggi ne ho molto poco, I had some spare time yesterday, but I've got very little (o but I haven't got much) today; (ne) capisco poco di matematica, I understand very little about mathematics; resta ben poco da fare, there's (very) little (o there isn't much) left to be done; abbiamo speso poco in quell'albergo, we didn't spend much (o we spent very little) at that hotel; un milione mi pare ( troppo) poco, a million seems too little to me; ci vuole poco per capire che è tutta una truffa, it doesn't take much to understand it's all a swindle // c'è poco da fare, da dire, there's little (o nothing) to be done, to be said; c'è poco da ridere, da scherzare, there's little (o nothing) to laugh about, to joke about // dire che ha torto è poco, it's not enough to say he's wrong // a dir poco, to say the least: saranno state a dir poco centomila persone, there must have been a hundred thousand people there, to say the least // e ti pare poco?, do you think that's nothing? // il che non è poco, which is something // per poco che sia, è sempre qualcosa, however little it is, it's still something // non te la prendere per così poco, don't let such a little (o small) thing upset you // ci voleva così poco a farmi una telefonata, it wouldn't have hurt you to give me a ring; ci vuole così poco ad accontentarlo, it takes so little to please him (o to make him happy) // una cosa da poco, a mere trifle; una moneta da poco, a small coin; è un uomo da poco, he's not up to much // per poco, ( a buon mercato) cheap: l'ho comprato per poco, I got it cheap // per poco non, ( quasi) nearly: per poco non cadevo in acqua, I (very) nearly fell in the water; ci mancò poco che non fosse squalificato, he was (very) nearly disqualified2 pl. (very) few, not many; ( poche persone) few people; ( alcuni) a few; ( alcune persone) a few people: ''Hai molti amici?'' ''No, ne ho ( assai) pochi'', ''Have you many friends?'' ''No, very few''; pochi di noi, di loro ecc., few of us, them etc.; era conosciuto da pochi, not many people knew him (o he was little known); siamo rimasti in pochi, there were few of us left; c'eravamo noi due e pochi altri, there were the two of us and a few others3 un poco, un po', a little, some; (con s. pl.) a few, some: un poco di pane, a little (o some) bread; c'erano un bel po' di persone, there were quite a few people there; un altro poco, some (o a little) more; costa un poco di più, it costs (o is) a little more // che po' po' di mascalzone!, what a scoundrel!; che po' po' di sfacciataggine!, what cheek!; con quel po' po' di soldi che ha!, with all the money he has! // In espressioni di tempo: un po' ( di tempo), a short time; un bel po' ( di tempo), quite a while (o quite a long time); un altro po' ( di tempo), a little (o a bit) longer; un po' ( di tempo) prima, dopo, fa, a short time before, later, ago // da un po' ( di tempo), some time ago, (riferito al pass.) some time before, ( tempo continuato), for some time: è da un po' che non lo vedo, I haven't seen him for some time; lo spettacolo era già finito da un po', the show had finished some time before◆ s.m.1 little: mi contento del poco, it takes little to please me (o I'm easily satisfied); il poco che ho è tuo, the (o what) little I have is yours; farò quel poco che posso, I'll do what (o the) little I can // il poco è meglio del niente, (prov.) half a loaf is better than no bread2 (anche f.) un, una poco di buono, (fam.) a bad lot; sono dei poco di buono, they're no good (o they're a bad lot).poco avv.1 (con agg. e avv. di grado positivo e con p. pres. e talvolta pp. usato come agg.) not very: poco intelligente, not very bright; poco entusiasmante, not very exciting; poco conosciuto, not very well-known; poco costoso, unexpensive; poco letto, little read; sto poco bene, I'm not very well; una zona poco abitata, a sparsely populated area; un prodotto poco richiesto, a product in small demand2 (con agg. e avv. compar.) not much; little; ( di tempo) not long: è poco più alto di me, he's not much taller than me; è poco più che un ragazzo, he's little more than a boy; era poco più che ventenne, he was little more than twenty; si sposarono poco più tardi, they got married not long after3 ( con verbi) little: il suo aiuto fu poco apprezzato, his help was little appreciated; studia molto poco, he studies very little; ci vede poco, he can't see very well; il primato fu superato di poco, the record was only just beaten // me ne importa poco, I don't care much; poco importa se..., it doesn't matter if... // per poco che si rifletta..., you only have to think a bit... // poco o nulla, little or nothing // né punto né poco, not at all // a poco a poco, little by little (o gradually) // press'a poco → pressappoco4 un poco, un po', a bit: è un po' strano, it's a bit (o rather) strange // fa un po' ridere, (fam.) it makes you laugh // s'è parlato un po' di questo e un po' di quello, we spoke about this and that // un po' per..., un po' per..., what with... and: un po' per il rumore, un po' per il caldo si sentiva frastornato, what with the noise and the heat, he felt quite dizzy // senti un po', look!; vediamo un po', let's see; ma guarda un po'!, just look what's happened!; guarda un po' che cosa hai combinato!, now look what you've done!; dimmi un po' tu se non ho ragione, tell me if I'm not right (o if I'm wrong).* * *['pɔko] poco -a, -chi, -che1. avv1) (piccola quantità) little, negazione + muchguadagna poco — he doesn't earn much, he earns little
2) (con aggettivo, avverbio) (a) little, negazione + veryè poco più alta di lui — she's a little o slightly taller than him
3)poco fa — a short while o time ago
poco — in a little whilepoco alla fine — it's almost o nearly finished, it's more or less finished4)— a little, a bitè un po' corto — it's a little o a bit short
arriverà fra un po' — he'll arrive shortly o in a little while
prima del solito — a little earlier than usualha dormito un bel po' — he slept for quite a while
5)(a) poco a poco — bit by bit, little by littlepoco — to say the leasteravamo in 30 a dir poco — there were at least 30 of us
è una cosa da poco — it's nothing, it's of no importance
una persona da poco — a worthless individual
ha vinto di poco — he only just won
poco non cadevo — I almost o nearly fell2. agg indef2) (in espressioni ellittiche: tempo) a short time, a little while, (quantità) (a) littleci vediamo fra poco — see you soon o shortly
l'ha comprato per poco — he bought it cheap
ne abbiamo ancora per poco — we'll only be a little longer
basta poco per farlo contento — it doesn't take much to make him happy
3. pron1) (a) littlec'è chi ha molto tempo e chi ne ha poco — there are those who have a lot of time and those who have little
2)pochi, poche — few (people)4. sm1) littleil poco che guadagno... — what little I earn...
See:2)di soldi — a little moneydi pane — a little breaddi zucchero — a little sugardi silenzio! — let's have a bit of quiet!un
bel po' di denaro — quite a lot of money, a tidy sum3); che po' po' di coraggio! — what courage!* * *1.1) (un numero esiguo di) few, not many- chi visitatori — not many o few visitors
2) (una piccola quantità di) little, not much3) (scarso) little, not much4) (di tempo)2.poco tempo fa — a short time ago, not long ago
1) (piccola quantità, scarsa misura)"è rimasto del gelato?" - "poco" — "is there any ice cream left?" - "not much"
ci vuole poco a... — it doesn't take much to...
2) (esiguo numero di persone) few- chi hanno fiducia in lui — few o not many people trust him
manca poco alle due — it's nearly two o'clock, it's going on for two
ci sono rimasto poco — I didn't stay there (for) long o a long time
è arrivato da poco — he hasn't been here long, he's just arrived
poco prima, dopo — shortly before, afterwards
fra o tra poco shortly, before long, very soon; di lì a poco — before long, soon afterwards
l'ha mancato per o di poco he just missed it; mancare di poco il bersaglio — to strike short of the target, to miss the target by a little
per poco non mi catturavano — I just o narrowly missed being captured
6) per poco che7) a poco, per poco (a buon mercato) [comprare, vendere] cheap8) poco da9) da poco10) a dir poco3.era sorpreso, a dir poco — he was surprised, to say the least (of it)
sostantivo maschile1) (piccola quantità) littlevoglio un po' di tè — I want a little o some tea
3) un bel po' di colloq. quite a lot of, a fair amount ofun bel po' di persone — quite a few people, a lot of people
un bel po' di tempo fa — a good o long while ago
4) un bel po'4.1) (con un verbo) little, not muchpoco male! — (non importa) no harm done! (tanto meglio) just as well!
3) (con aggettivo o participio passato) not very4) (con forme comparative) little, not muchè poco più alto di me — he is little o not much taller than me
ci ho pensato un (bel) po' — I've thought about it quite a bit; (in una certa quantità)
prendine ancora un po' — take some more; (leggermente)
l'arrosto è un po' bruciato — the roast is a bit o slightly burned; (abbastanza)
"parli tedesco?" - "un po'" — "do you speak German?" - "a little bit"; (con valore rafforzativo)
(ma) pensa, guarda un po'! — fancy that! (seguito da altro avverbio)
parla un po' più forte — speak little o a bit louder
6) a poco a poco little by little7) non poco••sapere di poco — (essere insipido) to be tasteless; (essere poco interessante) to be dull
un poco di buono — an ugly customer, a bad lot
••una poco di buono — a slut pop.
Note:Poco può essere usato come aggettivo, pronome, sostantivo e avverbio. - Come aggettivo e pronome, poco si traduce con little davanti o al posto di nomi non numerabili e con few davanti o al posto di nomi plurali: poco zucchero = little sugar; aggiunse poco a quanto aveva già detto = she added little to what she had already said; pochi libri = few books; ne ho letti pochi = I read few of them. Attenzione a non confondere few = pochi (cioè, un numero insufficiente) con a few = alcuni (cioè, un numero ridotto, ma non necessariamente insufficiente). - Come sostantivo, poco compare in espressioni quali il poco che... = the little... / what little..., un po' / un poco di... = a little (of), a bit (of), some, any: si vedano sotto gli esempi. - Come avverbio, poco si traduce con little o not much con i verbi ( lo vedo molto poco = I see him very little) o con forme al comparativo ( sono poco più grasso di lui = I'm little / not much fatter than him), e con not very davanti ad aggettivi e avverbi ( poco pulito = not very clean; poco chiaramente = not very clearly). - Questi e altri esempi nella voce mostrano come poco si rende spesso in inglese con la negazione di molto: pochi studenti = few students / not many students; ho poco da dire = I've got little to say / I don't have much to say; ho dor mito poco = I slept little / I didn't sleep very much, ecc* * *pocoPoco può essere usato come aggettivo, pronome, sostantivo e avverbio. - Come aggettivo e pronome, poco si traduce con little davanti o al posto di nomi non numerabili e con few davanti o al posto di nomi plurali: poco zucchero = little sugar; aggiunse poco a quanto aveva già detto = she added little to what she had already said; pochi libri = few books; ne ho letti pochi = I read few of them. Attenzione a non confondere few = pochi (cioè, un numero insufficiente) con a few = alcuni (cioè, un numero ridotto, ma non necessariamente insufficiente). - Come sostantivo, poco compare in espressioni quali il poco che... = the little... / what little..., un po' / un poco di... = a little (of), a bit (of), some, any: si vedano sotto gli esempi. - Come avverbio, poco si traduce con little o not much con i verbi ( lo vedo molto poco = I see him very little) o con forme al comparativo ( sono poco più grasso di lui = I'm little / not much fatter than him), e con not very davanti ad aggettivi e avverbi ( poco pulito = not very clean; poco chiaramente = not very clearly). - Questi e altri esempi nella voce mostrano come poco si rende spesso in inglese con la negazione di molto: pochi studenti = few students / not many students; ho poco da dire = I've got little to say / I don't have much to say; ho dor mito poco = I slept little / I didn't sleep very much, ecc. ⇒ 311 (un numero esiguo di) few, not many; - chi visitatori not many o few visitors; troppo -che persone too few people; troppo -chi soldi too little money; pochissime case very few houses2 (una piccola quantità di) little, not much; beve poco vino he doesn't drink much wine; spendere poco denaro to spend little money3 (scarso) little, not much; - che possibilità little chance; c'è poco rumore there's not much noise; avere -a memoria to have a poor memory4 (di tempo) poco tempo fa a short time ago, not long ago; c'è così poco tempo there's so little time5 (in frasi esclamative) -che chiacchiere! cut the cackle!1 (piccola quantità, scarsa misura) voglio spendere poco I don't want to spend much; "è rimasto del gelato?" - "poco" "is there any ice cream left?" - "not much"; so poco di lui I don't know much about him; ne ha letti -chi he read few of them; ci vuole poco a... it doesn't take much to...; c'è mancato poco that was a close shave2 (esiguo numero di persone) few; - chi hanno fiducia in lui few o not many people trust him; siamo in -chi there are only a few of us3 (in espressioni di tempo) manca poco alle due it's nearly two o'clock, it's going on for two; ci ha impiegato poco it didn't take him long; ci sono rimasto poco I didn't stay there (for) long o a long time; è arrivato da poco he hasn't been here long, he's just arrived; lavoro qui da poco I've worked here for a short time; poco fa a short while ago; poco prima, dopo shortly before, afterwards; fra o tra poco shortly, before long, very soon; di lì a poco before long, soon afterwards4 per poco, di poco l'ha mancato per o di poco he just missed it; mancare di poco il bersaglio to strike short of the target, to miss the target by a little5 per poco (non) (quasi) per poco (non) perdeva il treno he almost missed the train; per poco non mi catturavano I just o narrowly missed being captured6 per poco che per poco che sia however little it is8 poco da ho poco da dire I've got little to say; c'è poco da ridere it's no laughing matter; c'è poco da scegliere there's not much to choose10 a dir poco era sorpreso, a dir poco he was surprised, to say the least (of it); è a dir poco testardo! he's nothing if not stubborn!III sostantivo m.1 (piccola quantità) little; quel poco che ha what little she has; quel poco che ho visto era molto bello the little I saw was very good2 un po' di (un poco) a little of, a bit of, some, any; voglio un po' di tè I want a little o some tea; c'è ancora un po' di gelato? is there any ice cream left? bevi ancora un po' di birra! have some more beer! posso averne un po' di più? can I have a little more? un po' di tutto a bit of everything; parlo un po' di inglese I speak a little English; un po' di tempo fa a little while ago3 un bel po' di colloq. quite a lot of, a fair amount of; un bel po' di persone quite a few people, a lot of people; aspettò un bel po' di ore he waited for a good few hours; un bel po' di tempo fa a good o long while ago4 un bel po' per un bel po' for a good while; camminò un bel po' he walked quite a way; è un bel po' che non ci si vede! long time no see!IV avverbio1 (con un verbo) little, not much; parla poco he doesn't talk much; ho dormito poco I didn't sleep (very) much; ci vede poco he can't see very well2 (con un avverbio) sta poco bene he's not well; poco lontano da qui not far away from here; poco male! (non importa) no harm done! (tanto meglio) just as well!3 (con aggettivo o participio passato) not very; è poco educato he's not very polite; un lavoro poco pagato a poorly paid job; i suoi libri sono poco letti his books are little read; un romanzo poco conosciuto a little-known novel4 (con forme comparative) little, not much; è poco più alto di me he is little o not much taller than me; poco più di un'ora fa little more than an hour ago5 un po' (per un certo tempo) rimani ancora un po' stay a little longer; aspetta un po'! wait a bit! ci vorrà un po' it will take some time; studio da un po' I've been studying for some time; ci ho pensato un (bel) po' I've thought about it quite a bit; (in una certa quantità) prendine ancora un po' take some more; (leggermente) un po' timido a bit shy; ti senti un po' meglio? are you feeling any better? l'arrosto è un po' bruciato the roast is a bit o slightly burned; (abbastanza) "parli tedesco?" - "un po'" "do you speak German?" - "a little bit"; (con valore rafforzativo) sta un po' zitto! just keep quiet! vediamo un po' let me see; (ma) pensa, guarda un po'! fancy that! (seguito da altro avverbio) mangia un po' di più eat a bit more; parla un po' più forte speak little o a bit louder; fa un po' meno freddo di ieri it's a little less cold than yesterday6 a poco a poco little by little7 non poco ero non poco sorpreso I was not a little surprisedsapere di poco (essere insipido) to be tasteless; (essere poco interessante) to be dull; poco o nulla little or nothing; non ti credo neanche un po' you don't fool me for a minute; non è poco! that's saying a lot! un po' per la depressione un po' per la disoccupazione what with the depression and unemployment; un poco di buono an ugly customer, a bad lot; una poco di buono a slut pop. -
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го държи he's still got a fever, the fever still has him in its gripкраката ми не ме ощет my legs don't hold me. I am dead beatдържи ми влага it keeps me going; I have s.th. to rememberдържи ми (мога) can, be able to, ( имам смелост) have it in one to; have the pluck toоще се1. hold (за onto), cling (to)2. (крепя се) be supported/carried (by)мостът се държи на подпори the bridge is carried/supported by piersкопчето се държи само на един конец the button is hanging by a thread3. прен. (имам сили) be active/fit/in good trimоще се здраво на краката си keep o.'s legs; stand firm/fastедва се още на краката си my legs won't hold me, I am ready to drop. I can't keep upright, I am not steady on my legsстар е, но се държи there is life in the old dog yet; he is old but is keeping well4. (съпротивлявам се) be firm, stand/hold/keep/maintain o.'s ground(финансово и пр.) keep o.'s head above water; stand fast/firm, resist, hold o.'s ownоще се още, не лягам I am not well, but I keep going5. (имам обноски) behave, deport o.s., demean o.s.(за деца) behave o.s.дръж се прилично! be good! don't let yourself down! ( за деца) behave yourself! не знае как да се държи he doesn't know how to behave, he has no mannersоще се зле/нечестно/непорядъчно misbehaveоще се глупаво behave foolishly; play the fool. act/play the apeдръж се сериозно! stop fooling! още се с чест/доблестно demean o.s./behave honourablyоще се като мъж act like a man, demean o.s. like a manоще се тежко/горделиво be stand-offishоще се строго be strict/severe (с with)още се приятелски/недружелюбно be friendly/unfriendly (с to)още се грубо be rude (to)още се далеч от keep clear of, avoid, steer clear ofоще се настрана/на разстояние keep away; keep in the backgroundhold o.s. aloof (от from)още се на положение stand on o.'s dignityмного се държи на/за great attention is paid to, they are very strict/particular aboutдръж се! hold on! ( не се отчайвай) chin up! never say die! keep smiling! ( не отстъпвай!) don't give in! stick to your guns!(друг) another, a furtherоще малко хляб some more breadоще едни чай another cup of teaоще малко a little moreоще 7 километра a further 7 kilometresоставам за още една седмица stay another weekоще веднаж once more/again; over againоще повече, че the more so asкакво искаш още? what else/more do you want?още по-добре still better, better stillоще по-зле still worse, worse stillоще по-късно still laterоще толкова (за количество) as much again, ( за брой) as many againще чакаш ли още? will you wait any longer?7. (все още, досега) still, yetоще приживе in o.'s lifetimeоще жив/млад still alive/yoingоще съществувам lingerоще съм в сила still standоще в сила standingоще няма 12 години he's not yet twentyоще не е време the time is not ripe, the time has rot come yetоще не му се вижда краят the end is not yet in sightтая история още не е написана that history has yet to be written8. още сег a right away/off, right now, immediately, at onceоще след пет минути/два часа no more than five minutes/two hours laterоще Х. казваше, че Х. used to say. that, X. said in his dayоще тогава then and there, there and then, already at the timeоще там way back there; then and there, on the spotоще тоя момент at this very momentоще днес this. very dayоще утре as early as tomorrow, not later than tomorrow, tomorrow at latest, first thing tomorrowоще тая вечер this very eveningоще на другия ден след смъртта на on the very morrow of s.o.'s deathоще на 10-и even as early as the tenthоще преди even beforeоще преди войната already before the warоще миналата година as long ago as last yearоще преди две години as far back as two years agoоще през already during/in, as early as, as far back as; as long ago asоще през май even in Mayоще през средните векове as early as the Middle Ages, already in the Middle Agesоще като дете even as a small child, even when a childоще на десет години at the early age of tenоще от ever sinceоще отначало right at the beginning/from the startоще от пристигането си ever since his arrival/he arrivedоще от зори ever since dawnоще от сутринта since early morningоще от детинство from childhood onоще от ранна възраст from an early ageоще в Софи while still in Sofiaоще на път за while on o.'s way toоще след нашето пристигане on our arrivalоще отдалеч even at a distanceи още как I should think/say so, ам, and how* * *о̀ще,нареч.1. ( повече) (some) more; ( друг) another, a further; намалявам \още повече reduce still further; оставам за \още една седмица stay another week; \още веднъж once more/again; over again; \още и \още more and yet more; \още колко време ще останем тук how much longer are we going to stay here? \още малко a little more; \още 5 километра a further 5 kilometres; \още повече, че the more so as; \още по-добре still better, better still; \още толкова (за количество) as much again, (за брой) as many again; ще чакаш ли \още? will you wait any longer?;2. ( все още, досега) still, yet; има \още време there is still/yet time; не \още not yet; \още в сила standing; \още жив/млад still alive/young; \още не е време the time is not ripe, the time has not come yet; \още не му се вижда краят the end is not yet in sight; \още приживе in o.’s lifetime; \още съществувам linger; \още съществуващ still existing/in being;3.: и днес \още even to this day; \още като дете even as a small child, even when a child; \още миналата година as long ago as last year; \още на десет години at the early age of ten; \още от ever since; \още на 10-и even as early as the tenth; \още на другия ден след смъртта на on the very morrow of s.o.’s death; \още на път за while on o.’s way to; \още от детинство from childhood on; \още от зори ever since dawn; \още от пристигането си ever since his arrival/he arrived; \още от ранна възраст from an early age; \още отначало right at the beginning/from the start; \още преди even before; \още преди войната already before the war; \още преди две години as far back as two years ago; \още през already during/in, as early as, as far back as; as long ago as; way back in; \още сега right away/off, right now, immediately, at once; \още след нашето пристигане on our arrival; \още отдалеч even at a distance; \още след пет минути/два часа no more than five minutes/two hours later; \още там way back there; then and there, on the spot; \още тогава then and there, there and then, already at the time; \още тоя момент at this very moment; \още утре as early as tomorrow, not later than tomorrow, tomorrow at latest, first thing tomorrow; \още Х. казваше, че X. used to say, that, X. said in his day; • и \още как I should think/say so, амер. and how; разг. will a duck swim? not half.* * *else: Do you want to tell me something още? - Искаш ли да ми кажеш още нещо?; even: I know him още as a baby. -Помня го още от бебе.; ever since: Give me some още time. - Дай ми още малко време; still (за положителни изречения): He is още at home. - Той още е вкъщи, That way is още better. - Така е още по-добре.; yet (за отрицателни и въпросителни изречения): I am not ready още. - Още не съм готов.* * *1. (все още, досега) still, yet 2. (друг) another, a further 3. (за деца) behave o. s. 4. (имам обноски) behave, deport o. s., demean o. s. 5. (крепя се) be supported/carried (by) 6. (повече) (some) more 7. (съпротивлявам се) be firm, stand/hold/keep/maintain o.'s ground 8. (финансово и пр.) keep o.'s head above water;stand fast/firm, resist, hold o. 's own 9. 10 години he's not yet twenty 10. 12-и even as early as the tenth 11. 1: ОЩЕ ceгa right away/off, right now, immediately, at once 12. 7 километра a further 13. 8 kilometres 14. hold o. s. aloof (от from) 15. ОЩЕ 16. ОЩЕ X. казваше, че Х. used to say. that, X. said in his day 17. ОЩЕ ce грубо be rude (to) 18. ОЩЕ no-зле still worse, worse still 19. ОЩЕ no-късно still later 20. ОЩЕ в Софи while still in Sofia 21. ОЩЕ в сила standing 22. ОЩЕ веднаж once more/again;over again 23. ОЩЕ днес this. very day 24. ОЩЕ един/ една/едно (just) one more 25. ОЩЕ едни чай another cup of tea 26. ОЩЕ жив/млад still alive/yoing 27. ОЩЕ и ОЩЕ more and yet more 28. ОЩЕ като дете even as a small child, even when a child 29. ОЩЕ малко a little more 30. ОЩЕ малко хляб some more bread 31. ОЩЕ миналата година as long ago as last year 32. ОЩЕ на 33. ОЩЕ на десет години at the early age of ten 34. ОЩЕ на другия ден след смъртта на on the very morrow of s. o.'s death 35. ОЩЕ на път за while on o.'s way to 36. ОЩЕ не е време the time is not ripe, the time has rot come yet 37. ОЩЕ не му се вижда краят the end is not yet in sight 38. ОЩЕ няма 39. ОЩЕ от ever since 40. ОЩЕ от детинство from childhood on 41. ОЩЕ от пристигането си ever since his arrival/he arrived: ОЩЕ от зори ever since dawn 42. ОЩЕ от ранна възраст from an early age 43. ОЩЕ от сутринта since early morning 44. ОЩЕ отдалеч even at a distance 45. ОЩЕ отначало right at the beginning/from the start 46. ОЩЕ по-добре still better, better still 47. ОЩЕ повече, че the more so as 48. ОЩЕ преди even before 49. ОЩЕ преди войната already before the war 50. ОЩЕ преди две години as far back as two years ago 51. ОЩЕ през already during/in, as early as, as far back as;as long ago as 52. ОЩЕ през май even in May 53. ОЩЕ през средните векове as early as the Middle Ages, already in the Middle Ages 54. ОЩЕ приживе in o.'s lifetime 55. ОЩЕ се hold (за onto), cling (to) 56. ОЩЕ се глупаво behave foolishly;play the fool. act/play the ape 57. ОЩЕ се далеч от keep clear of, avoid, steer clear of 58. ОЩЕ се здраво на краката си keep o.'s legs;stand firm/fast 59. ОЩЕ се зле/нечестно/ непорядъчно misbehave 60. ОЩЕ се като мъж act like a man, demean o. s. like a man 61. ОЩЕ се на положение stand on o.'s dignity 62. ОЩЕ се настрана/ на разстояние keep away;keep in the background 63. ОЩЕ се още, не лягам I am not well, but I keep going 64. ОЩЕ се прилично behave (well), have good manners, be well-mannered 65. ОЩЕ се приятелски/недружелюбно be friendly/unfriendly (c to) 66. ОЩЕ се строго be strict/severe (c with) 67. ОЩЕ се тежко/горделиво be stand-offish 68. ОЩЕ след нашето пристигане on our arrival 69. ОЩЕ след пет минути/два часа no more than five minutes/two hours later 70. ОЩЕ съм в сила still stand 71. ОЩЕ съществувам linger 72. ОЩЕ там way back there;then and there, on the spot 73. ОЩЕ тая вечер this very evening 74. ОЩЕ тогава then and there, there and then, already at the time 75. ОЩЕ толкова (за количество) as much again, (за брой) as many again 76. ОЩЕ тоя момент at this very moment 77. ОЩЕ утре as early as tomorrow, not later than tomorrow, tomorrow at latest, first thing tomorrow 78. го държи he's still got a fever, the fever still has him in its grip 79. дръж се здраво! hold (on) tight! ОЩЕ се здраво hold firm to s.th., cling to s.th. 80. дръж се прилично! be good! don't let yourself down! (за деца) behave yourself! не знае как да се държи he doesn't know how to behave, he has no manners 81. дръж се сериозно! stop fooling! ОЩЕ се с чест/доблестно demean o. s./behave honourably 82. дръж се! hold on! (не се отчайвай) chin up! never say die! keep smiling! (не отстъпвай!) don't give in! stick to your guns! 83. държи ми (мога) can, be able to, (имам смелост) have it in one to;have the pluck to 84. държи ми влага it keeps me going;I have s.th. to remember 85. едва се ОЩЕ на краката си my legs won't hold me, I am ready to drop. I can't keep upright, I am not steady on my legs 86. и ОЩЕ как I should think/say so, ам, and how 87. и днес ОЩЕ even to this day 88. има ОЩЕ време there is still/yet time 89. има ли ОЩЕ да идват? are any more coming? 90. искате ли ОЩЕ малко? will you have some more? 91. какво искаш ОЩЕ? what else/more do you want? 92. копчето се държи само на един конец the button is hanging by a thread 93. краката ми не ме ОЩЕт my legs don't hold me. I am dead beat 94. много се държи на/за great attention is paid to, they are very strict/particular about 95. мостът се държи на подпори the bridge is carried/ supported by piers 96. намалявам ОЩЕ пoвeчe reduce still further 97. не ОЩЕ not yet 98. оставам за ОЩЕ една седмица stay another week 99. прен. (имам сили) be active/fit/in good trim 100. редът ми ОЩЕ не е дошъл my turn hasn't come yet/is. still to come 101. стар е, но се държи there is life in the old dog yet;he is old but is keeping well 102. тая история ОЩЕ не е написана that history has yet to be written 103. той ОЩЕ спи he is still asleep 104. ще излезе ОЩЕ един том there is another volume to come 105. ще чакаш ли ОЩЕ? will yоu wait any longer? -
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refaire [ʀ(ə)fεʀ]➭ TABLE 601. transitive verba. ( = recommencer) to do again ; [+ nœud, paquet] to do up again• si c'était à refaire ! if I had to do it again!• elle est complètement refaite du visage (après chirurgie esthétique) she's got a completely new faceb. ( = retaper) [+ toit, route] [+ mur] to repair ; [+ meuble] to restore ; [+ chambre] to redecorate• on refera les peintures/les papiers au printemps we'll repaint/repaper in the spring• nous allons faire refaire le carrelage du salon we're going to have the tiles in the lounge done again• à son âge, tu ne la referas pas at her age, you won't change herc. ( = duper) (inf) to take in2. reflexive verb► se refaire ( = regagner son argent) to make up one's losses• que voulez-vous, on ne se refait pas ! what can you expect - you can't change how you're made! (inf)* * *ʀəfɛʀ
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1) ( faire de nouveau) to do [something] again, to redo [exercice, calcul, travail, vêtement]; to make [something] again [voyage, erreur]; to repack [bagage]refaire le même chemin — ( en sens inverse) to go back the same way
refaire du cinéma — [ancien acteur] to get back into films GB ou movies US
‘à refaire’ — ( sur une copie d'élève) ‘do it again’
2) ( faire en plus)3) ( changer complètement)se faire refaire le nez — to have one's nose re-modelled [BrE]
4) ( rénover) to redo [toit, gouttière, sol]; to redecorate [pièce]; to resurface [route]
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se refaire verbe pronominal1) ( fabriquer pour soi)2) ( retrouver)3) ( se réhabituer)se refaire à — to get used to [something] again
4) ( changer)* * *ʀ(ə)fɛʀ vt1) (faire de nouveau, recommencer) to do againJe dois refaire ce rapport. — I've got to do this report again.
Je voudrais refaire de la gym. — I'd like to take up gymnastics again.
Je ne referai pas la même erreur. — I won't make the same mistake again.
2)Il n'y a plus de vinaigrette, je vais en refaire. — There's no vinaigrette left, I'll make some more.
3) (= réparer, restaurer) [façade] to do upse faire refaire le nez — to have one's nose done, to have a nose job *
* * *refaire verb table: faireA vtr1 ( faire de nouveau) to do [sth] again, to redo [exercice, calcul, travail, vêtement]; to repack [bagage]; to redo [maquillage]; refaire les mêmes erreurs to make the same mistakes again; refaire le même voyage to make the same journey again; refaire le même chemin ( en sens inverse) to go back the same way; refaire du cinéma [ancien acteur] to get back into films GB ou movies US; tout est à refaire it will have to be done all over again; ‘à refaire’ ( sur une copie d'élève) ‘do it again’; refaire un numéro de téléphone to redial a number, to dial a number again; si c'était à refaire if I had to do it all over again; je vais refaire les rideaux de ta chambre I'll make some new curtains for your bedroom; refaire des mathématiques/de l'espagnol to do maths/Spanish again;2 ( faire en plus) je vais refaire un gâteau I'll make another cake; je vais refaire de la soupe I'll make some more soup; refaire trois exercices to do three more exercises; refaire trois gâteaux to make three more cakes;3 ( changer complètement) vouloir refaire le monde/la société to want to change the world/society; on ne peut pas refaire l'histoire you can't rewrite history; se faire refaire le nez to have one's nose re-modelledGB; se faire refaire les seins/le visage to have plastic surgery on one's breasts/one's face; on ne le refera pas there's no changing him; refaire sa vie (avec quelqu'un d'autre) to start all over again (with somebody else);4 ( rénover) to redo [toit, gouttière, sol]; to redecorate [pièce]; to resurface [route]; refaire la peinture dans le couloir to repaint the corridor; refaire les peintures to repaint; la pièce est à refaire the room will have to be redone; appartement refait à neuf completely refurbished apartment;5 ○(voler, tromper) se faire refaire de dix euros to be done out○ of ou diddled out○ of ten euros; il est refait, il s'est fait refaire he's been had○.B se refaire vpr1 ( fabriquer pour soi) se refaire une robe to make oneself another dress; se refaire une tasse de thé to make (oneself) another cup of tea;2 ( retrouver) se refaire des amis to make new friends; se refaire une santé to recuperate; se refaire une beauté to redo one's make-up;4 ( changer) on ne se refait pas a person can't change;5 ○( financièrement) to recoup one's losses.C v impers il refait froid/beau it's cold/fine again.[rəfɛr] verbe transitifrefaire sa vie to start a new life, to make a fresh start (in life)si c'était à refaire? — je suis prête à recommencer and if you had to do it all again? — I would do the same thing2. [réparer] to redo————————se refaire verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)[se changer]————————se refaire verbe pronominal intransitif(familier) [financièrement] to recoup one's losses————————se refaire verbe pronominal transitif————————se refaire à verbe pronominal plus préposition
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