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1 star tennis-player
Общая лексика: звезда тенниса -
2 star
1. n поэт. Полярная звезда2. n звёздочка, звезда3. n пятно, отметина, звёздочка4. n звезда, ведущий актёр или актриса; премьер; премьерша; кинозвездаshooting star — метеор, падающая звезда
screen star — кинозвезда, звезда экрана
Silver Star — орден «Серебряная звезда»
5. n выдающаяся личность, светило6. n амер. спорт. чемпион7. n судьба, рок, звездаmovie star — кинозвезда, звезда экрана
morning star — утренняя звезда, Венера
falling star — метеор, падающая звезда
8. n юр. заключённый, совершивший преступление впервые9. n прикуп10. n пиротехническая ракета11. n воен. осветительный снарядto see stars — света невзвидеть;
12. a относящийся к звезде или звёздам; звёздныйevening star — вечерняя звезда, Венера
13. a звездообразныйstar network — звездообразная сеть; радиальная сеть
14. a главный15. a отличный, знаменитый; свойственный звезде16. a с участием звёзд17. a осветительный18. a звёздчатый19. a как компонент сложных слов20. a амер. воен. имеющий на погонах столько-то звёзд21. a показывающий качество22. v усеивать или украшать звёздами23. v награждать орденом24. v играть главные роли; быть звездойLaurence Olivier starring — в главной роли — Лоренс Оливье
25. v давать главную роль26. v блистать27. v помечать звёздочкой28. v покупать, брать прикупСинонимический ряд:1. celebrated (adj.) celebrated; distinguished; preeminent; prominent; renowned2. chief (adj.) capital; chief; dominant; main; major; number one; outstanding; predominant; principal; stellar3. asteroid (noun) asteroid; meteor; nebula; nova4. celestial body (noun) astral body; black hole; celestial body; distant sun; dwarf star; heavenly body; pulsar; quasar5. conventional figure (noun) asterisk; conventional figure; five-pointed star; Mogen David; pentacle; pentagram; six-pointed star; star of David; starfish6. famous person (noun) celebrity; famous actor; famous actress; famous person; headliner; luminary; rock star; superstar7. hero (noun) hero; heroine; lead; principal; protagonist8. act (verb) act; perform; play9. feature (verb) feature; highlight; spotlightАнтонимический ряд: -
3 star
1. [stɑ:] n1. 1) звездаshooting star - метеор, падающая звезда
the North /the Polar/ star - Полярная звезда
diurnal star, star of day /of noon/ - поэт. дневное светило, солнце
2) поэт. Полярная звезда2. 1) звезда ( фигура)2) полигр. звёздочка3. 1) звёздочка, звезда ( знак различия)2) звезда ( знак отличия)Silver [Bronze] Star - Серебряная [Бронзовая] Звезда ( орден)
3) спец. звездаstar of planes - мат. связка плоскостей
4. пятно, отметина, звёздочка ( на лбу животного)5. 1) звезда, ведущий актёр или актриса; премьер; премьерша; кинозвезда2) выдающаяся личность, светило3) амер. спорт. чемпионtennis [football] star - звезда тенниса [футбола]
6. судьба, рок, звездаto be born under a lucky [an evil] star - родиться под счастливой [под несчастливой] звездой
to bless [to curse] one's stars - благодарить [проклинать] судьбу
his star is evidently setting [is on the ascendant] - его звезда явно заходит [восходит]
he is through with his star - удача ему изменила, фортуна повернулась к нему спиной
7. юр. заключённый, совершивший преступление впервые (тж. star prisoner)8. прикуп ( бильярд)9. 1) пиротехническая ракета2) воен. осветительный снаряд♢
(bless) my stars (and garters)! - бог ты мой!, вот те на!, да ну!to see stars - света невзвидеть; ≅ искры из глаз посыпались
2. [stɑ:] ato sleep in the star hotel - новозел. сл. спать под открытым небом
1. 1) относящийся к звезде или звёздам; звёздныйstar cloud - астр. звёздное облако
star catalogue - звёздный каталог, каталог звёзд
star place /position/ - положение звезды на небе
2) звездообразный2. главный3. отличный, знаменитый; свойственный звезде (экрана, спорта и т. п.)she received star billing - её фамилия стояла в афише на первом месте и была напечатана крупно
4. с участием звёзд5. осветительныйstar composition - воен. осветительный состав
6. звёздчатый2) показывающий качество (гостиницы, вина и т. п.)3. [stɑ:] v1. усеивать или украшать звёздами2. награждать орденом3. 1) играть главные роли; быть звездой2) давать главную рольthe movie stars a famous stage actress - в фильме главную роль играет знаменитая театральная актриса
4. блистать (в роли, на каком-л. поприще и т. п.)5. помечать ( слова в тексте) звёздочкой6. покупать, брать прикуп ( бильярд)♢
to star the glaze - сл. ограбить витрину ювелирного магазина -
4 ♦ player
♦ player /ˈpleɪə(r)/n.1 ( anche sport) giocatore, giocatrice: a football player, un calciatore; tennis player, tennista; star player, giocatore di primo piano; hockey player, hockeista; a top player, un giocatore di gran classe7 (comput.) lettore8 (fam.) operatore economico; industriale; investitore; chi agisce in un dato settore economico● ( sport) player-coach, giocatore-allenatore □ ( sport) player-manager, giocatore-commissario tecnico □ (mus.) player piano, pianoforte meccanico; pianola. -
5 star
stɑ:
1. сущ.
1) звезда;
светило bright star ≈ яркая звезда distant star ≈ далекая звезда evening star ≈ вечерняя звезда morning star ≈ утренняя звезда stars shine, twinkle ≈ звезды светят, сияют, горят falling star, shooting star ≈ метеор, падающая звезда fixed stars ≈ неподвижные звезды north star ≈ Полярная звезда Syn: luminary
2) а) звезда (фигура) б) что-л. напоминающее звезду по форме в) полигр. звездочка
3) звездочка (знак отличия, знак качества) a star on a shoulder-strap ≈ звездочка на погоне three-star hotel ≈ трехзвездочный отель
4) перен. звезда;
выдающаяся личность;
кинозвезда basketball star ≈ знаменитый баскетболист film, movie амер. star ≈ кинозвезда guest star ≈ заезжая знаменитость track star ≈ известный бегун, знаменитый лыжник
5) судьба, рок, учать to thank/bless one's stars ≈ благодарить судьбу star rises ≈ звезда восходит star sets, wanes ≈ звезда закатывается Her star was rising. ≈ Ее звезда восходила. She was born under a lucky star. ≈ Она родилась под счастливой звездой. Syn: fate, fortune ∙ stars and stripes ≈ государственный флаг США
2. прил.
1) звездный;
звездообразный star system ≈ галактика, звездная система Syn: stellar, sidereal
2) а) главный;
ведущий, б) выдающийся;
замечательный, известный Syn: prominent
3) проходящий с участием звезд star performance ≈ представление с участием знаменитостей
3. гл.
1) а) украшать звездами б) отмечать, помечать( что-л. в тексте) звездочкой
2) награждать звездой, орденом
3) а) играть главные роли, выступать в главных ролях б) предоставлять главную роль to star an actress ≈ дать актрисе главную роль
4) блистать( в обществе и т.п.) звезда - shooting * метеор, падающая звезда - the North /the Polar/ * Полярная звезда - diurnal *, * of day /of noon/ дневное светило, солнце Полярная звезда звезда (фигура) - a five-point * пятиконечная звезда (полиграфия) звездочка звездочка, звезда (знак различия) - a general's * генеральская звезда - a * on a shoulder-strap звездочка на погоне звезда (знак отличия) - Silver S. Серебряная Звезда (орден) (специальное) звезда - * of planes (математика) связка плоскостей пятно, отметина, звездочка ( на лбу животного) звезда, ведущий актер или актриса;
премьер;
премьерша;
кинозвезда - Hollywood *s голливудские звезды - opera * дива выдающаяся личность, светило - literary * знаменитый писатель (американизм) (спортивное) чемпион - tennis * звезда тенниса судьба, рок, звезда - to be born under a lucky * родиться под счастливой звездой - to bless one's *s благодарить судьбу - to foretell future events by the *s предсказывать судьбу по звездам - to read *s заниматься астрологией - the *s were against it сама судьба была против этого - his * is evidently setting его звезда явно заходит - he is through with his * удача ему изменила, фортуна повернулась к нему спиной (юридическое) заключенный, совершивший преступление впервые (тж. * prisoner) прикуп (бильярд) пиротехническая ракета( военное) осветительный снаряд > (bless) my *s (and garters) ! Бог ты мой!, вот те на!, да ну! > to see *s света невзвидеть;
искры из глаз посыпались > to sleep in the * hotel (новозеландское) (сленг) спать под открытым небом относящийся к звезде или звездам;
звездный - * cloud (астрономия) звездное облако - * catalogue звездный каталог, каталог звезд - * place /position/ положение звезды на небе звездообразный - * connection соединение звездой главный - * witness главный свидетель отличный, знаменитый;
свойственный звезде (экрана, спорта и т. п.) - * tennis-player звезда тенниса - she received * billing ее фамилия стояла в афише на первом месте и была напечатана крупно с участием звезд - * performance представление с участием знаменитостей - an all(-) * cast блестящий состав исполнителей - * turn гвоздь программы осветительный - * composition( военное) осветительный состав звездчатый - * quartz звездчатый кварц как компонент сложных слов( американизм) (военное) имеющий на погонах столько-то звезд (о генералах) - one-star general бригадный генерал - two-star general генерал-майор - five-star general генерал армии как компонент сложных слов показывающий качество( гостиницы, вина и т. п.) - five-star наивысшего качества - five-star hotel пятизвездочный отель усеивать или украшать звездами награждать орденом играть главные роли;
быть звездой - Laurence Olivier *ring в главной роли - Лоренс Оливье давать главную роль - to * an actress дать актрисе главную роль - the movie *s a famous stage actress в фильме главную роль играет знаменитая театральная актриса блистать (в роли, на каком-л. поприще и т. п.) помечать (слова в тексте) звездочкой покупать, брать прикуп (бильярд) > to * the glaze (сленг) ограбить витрину ювелирного магазина active ~ активная звезда film ~ кинозвезда ~ звезда;
светило;
fixed stars неподвижные звезды ~ судьба, рок;
to have one's star in the ascendant преуспевать;
to thank (или to bless) one's stars благодарить судьбу stars and stripes государственный флаг США;
I saw stars = у меня искры посыпались из глаз ~ звезда, ведущий актер или актриса;
выдающаяся личность;
literary star известный писатель;
soccer star знаменитый футболист morning ~ утренняя звезда, Венера passive ~ пассивная звезда shooting ~ метеор, падающая звезда ~ звезда, ведущий актер или актриса;
выдающаяся личность;
literary star известный писатель;
soccer star знаменитый футболист star выдающийся;
великолепный;
ведущий;
star witness главный свидетель ~ звезда, ведущий актер или актриса;
выдающаяся личность;
literary star известный писатель;
soccer star знаменитый футболист ~ звезда;
светило;
fixed stars неподвижные звезды ~ звездный ~ полигр. звездочка ~ играть главные роли, быть звездой;
to star in the provinces гастролировать в провинции в главных ролях ~ (что-л.), напоминающее звезду;
звездочка (белая отметина на лбу животного) ~ отмечать звездочкой ~ предоставлять главную роль ~ судьба, рок;
to have one's star in the ascendant преуспевать;
to thank (или to bless) one's stars благодарить судьбу ~ украшать звездами ~ играть главные роли, быть звездой;
to star in the provinces гастролировать в провинции в главных ролях ~ system театр. труппа с одним, двумя первоклассными актерами и слабым ансамблем star выдающийся;
великолепный;
ведущий;
star witness главный свидетель stars and stripes государственный флаг США;
I saw stars = у меня искры посыпались из глаз ~ судьба, рок;
to have one's star in the ascendant преуспевать;
to thank (или to bless) one's stars благодарить судьбу -
6 Pole Star
1. n астр. Полярная звезда2. n путеводная звезда; указательevening star — вечерняя звезда, Венера
falling star — метеор, падающая звезда
3. n центр внимания, интереса -
7 carbon star
астр. углеродная звезда -
8 morning star
утренняя звезда, Венера -
9 fixed star
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10 flare star
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11 Polar Star
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12 nuclear star
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13 number
1. noun1) (in series) Nummer, dienumber 3 West Street — West Street [Nr.] 3
you've got the wrong number — (Teleph.) Sie sind falsch verbunden
dial a wrong number — sich verwählen (ugs.)
number one — (oneself) man selbst; attrib. Nummer eins nachgestellt; Spitzen[position, -platz]
take care of or look after number one — an sich (Akk.) selbst denken
Number Ten [Downing Street] — (Brit.) Amtssitz des britischen Premierministers/der britischen Premierministerin
somebody's number is up — (coll.) jemandes Stunde hat geschlagen
a number of people/things — einige Leute/Dinge
a number of times/on a number of occasions — mehrfach od. -mals
a small number — eine geringe [An]zahl
large numbers — eine große [An]zahl
in [large or great] numbers — in großer Zahl
in a small number of cases — in einigen wenigen Fällen
on any number of occasions — oft[mals]
in number[s] — zahlenmäßig [überlegen sein, überwiegen]
4) (person, song, turn, edition) Nummer, die6) (company)2. transitive verbhe was [one] of our number — er war einer von uns
1) (assign number to) beziffern; nummerieren2) (amount to, comprise) zählenthe nominations numbered ten in all — es wurden insgesamt zehn Kandidaten nominiert
4)be numbered — (be limited) begrenzt sein
somebody's days or years are numbered — jemandes Tage sind gezählt
* * *1. noun1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) die Nummer2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) die (An)Zahl3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) die Ausgabe4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) der Schlager2. verb1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) numerieren2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) zählen3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) zählen•- academic.ru/50759/numberless">numberless- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without number* * *num·ber1[ˈnʌmbəʳ, AM -bɚ]I. nto crunch \numbers über Zahlen sitzen3. (sums)I never was much good at \numbers Zahlen waren noch nie meine Stärkethere were only a small \number left es waren nur noch wenige daa large \number of invitations have [or ( form) has] been sent ein großer Teil der Einladungen ist bereits verschickt wordena small \number of children are [or ( form) is] educated at home eine kleine Anzahl von Kindern wird zu Hause unterrichtetletters of complaint were surprisingly few in \number es gab erstaunlich wenig Beschwerdebriefeany \number of things could go wrong alles Mögliche könnte schiefgehenin enormous/huge/large \numbers in enormen/riesigen/großen Stückzahlenthese magazines are produced in vast \numbers diese Zeitschriften werden in riesigen Auflagen produziertI decided not to go for a \number of reasons ich entschied mich aus vielerlei Gründen dagegen, dort hinzugehenone of our \number eine(r) f(m) aus unserer Gruppeback \number frühere Ausgabehe played an old jazz \number on the piano er spielte ein altes Jazzstück auf dem Pianohe's quite a \number, don't you think? er ist schon 'ne Nummer, findest du nicht?he tried his usual \number but she didn't fall for it er versuchte es auf die übliche Tour, aber sie fiel nicht darauf herein fam▪ the \numbers pl Zahlenlotto nt (bestimmte Art)15.▶ by [the] \numbers nach Schema F▶ by [sheer] force [or weight] of \numbers [allein] aufgrund zahlenmäßiger Überlegenheit▶ to have sb's \number (sl) jdn durchschauenhe only cares about \number one er denkt nur an sich selbst; (bestseller) book Bestseller m; album Kassenschlager m▶ to be [the] \number one die Nummer eins sein▶ N\number Ten (residence of Prime Minister) Downing Street Nummer 10; (Prime Minister) der britische Premierminister/die britische Premierministerin; (staff) der Stab des britischen Premierministers/der britischen PremierministerinII. vt1. (mark in series)▪ to \number sth etw nummerierento \number sth from... to... etw von... bis... durchnummerieren2. (count)▪ to \number sth etw abzählen3. (comprise)▪ to \number sth etw zähleneach team \numbers 11 players jede Mannschaft zählt [o hat] elf Spielerat one time the club \numbered an archbishop among its members der Klub zählte sogar einmal einen Erzbischof zu seinen Mitgliedernnum·ber2[ˈnʌməʳ, AM ˈnʌmɚ]* * *['nʌmbə(r)]1. n2) (= quantity, amount) Anzahl fa number of problems/applicants — eine (ganze) Anzahl von Problemen/Bewerbern
large numbers of people/books — (sehr) viele Leute/Bücher
boys and girls in equal numbers — ebenso viele Jungen wie Mädchen, Jungen und Mädchen zu gleicher Zahl (geh)
to be found in large numbers — zahlreich vorhanden sein, häufig zu finden sein
in small/large numbers — in kleinen/großen Mengen
a fair number of times —
I've told you any number of times — ich habe es dir zigmal or x-mal gesagt (inf)
they have the advantage of numbers —
3) (of house, room, phone) Nummer f; (of page) Seitenzahl f; (of car) (Auto)nummer f; (MIL, of soldier etc) Kennnummer fthe number 47 bus — die Buslinie 47, der 47er (inf)
it was a wrong number — ich/er etc war falsch verbunden
the number one pop star/tennis player (inf) — der Popstar/Tennisspieler Nummer eins (inf)
the single went straight to or straight in at number one — die Single stieg gleich auf Nummer eins ein
to take care of or look after number one (inf) — (vor allem) an sich (acc) selbst denken
he's my number two (inf) — er ist mein Vize (inf) or Stellvertreter
I'm (the) number two in the department — ich bin die Nummer zwei in der Abteilung
his number's up (inf) — er ist dran (inf)
to do a number one/two (baby-talk) — klein/groß machen (baby-talk)
I have to go number two (baby-talk) — ich muss mal groß (baby-talk)
to do sth by (the US) numbers — etw nach Schema F (esp pej) or rein mechanisch erledigen
4) (= song, act etc) Nummer f; (= issue of magazine etc) Ausgabe f, Nummer f, Heft nt; (= dress) Kreation fthe June number — das Juniheft, die Juniausgabe or -nummer
6) (ECCL)The Book of Numbers — das Vierte Buch Mose, Numeri pl
7)(= company)
one of their/our number — eine(r) aus ihren/unseren Reihen8) pl (= arithmetic) Rechnen nt2. vt1) (= give a number to) nummerieren2) (= include) zählen (among zu)3) (= amount to) zählenthe library numbers 30,000 volumes — die Bibliothek hat 30.000 Bände
4) (= count) zählenhis days are numbered — seine Tage sind gezählt
3. vi (Brit MIL ETC)abzählen* * *number [ˈnʌmbə(r)]A s1. MATH Zahl f, Ziffer f:be good at numbers gut im Rechnen sein2. (Auto-, Haus-, Telefon-, Zimmer- etc) Nummer f:by numbers nummernweise;sorry, wrong number falsch verbunden!;have (got) sb’s number umg jemanden durchschaut haben;his number is ( oder has come) up umg seine Stunde hat geschlagen, jetzt ist er dran; → dial B 1, number one3. (An)Zahl f:beyond number zahllos;a number of people mehrere Leute;a great number of people sehr viele Leute;five in number fünf an der Zahl;numbers of times zu wiederholten Malen;times without number unzählige Male;five times the number of people fünfmal so viele Leute;in large numbers in großen Mengen, in großer Zahl;in round numbers rund;one of their number einer aus ihrer Mitte;win by (force of) numbers aufgrund zahlenmäßiger Überlegenheit gewinnen4. WIRTSCHa) (An)Zahl f, Nummer f:raise to the full number komplettierenb) Artikel m, Ware f5. Heft n, Nummer f, Ausgabe f (einer Zeitschrift etc), Lieferung f (eines Werks):6. LING Numerus m, Zahl f:in the singular number im Singular, in der Einzahl7. poeta) Silben-, Versmaß nb) pl Verse pl, Poesie f8. THEAT etc (Programm-)Nummer f:do a number on bes US sla) einen Film etc verreißen, einen Schauspieler etc auch in der Luft zerreißen,b) einen Antrag etc abschmettern,c) sich über ein Thema etc (unterhaltsam) auslassen,d) jemanden bescheißen9. MUS Nummer f, Stück n11. sl ‚Käfer m, Mieze f (Mädchen)14. umg schickes KleidungsstückB v/t1. (zusammen)zählen, aufrechnen:number off abzählen;his days are numbered seine Tage sind gezähltamong, with zu)3. nummerieren:number consecutively durchnummerieren;numbered account Nummernkonto n4. sich belaufen auf (akk)C v/i2. fig zählen (among, with zu)n. abk1. natus, born geb.2. neuter4. noon5. north N6. northern nördl.7. note8. noun Subst.9. number Nr.No. abk1. north N2. northern nördl.3. number Nr.* * *1. noun1) (in series) Nummer, dienumber 3 West Street — West Street [Nr.] 3
you've got the wrong number — (Teleph.) Sie sind falsch verbunden
dial a wrong number — sich verwählen (ugs.)
number one — (oneself) man selbst; attrib. Nummer eins nachgestellt; Spitzen[position, -platz]
take care of or look after number one — an sich (Akk.) selbst denken
Number Ten [Downing Street] — (Brit.) Amtssitz des britischen Premierministers/der britischen Premierministerin
somebody's number is up — (coll.) jemandes Stunde hat geschlagen
3) (sum, total, quantity) [An]zahl, diea number of people/things — einige Leute/Dinge
a number of times/on a number of occasions — mehrfach od. -mals
a small number — eine geringe [An]zahl
large numbers — eine große [An]zahl
in [large or great] numbers — in großer Zahl
on any number of occasions — oft[mals]
in number[s] — zahlenmäßig [überlegen sein, überwiegen]
4) (person, song, turn, edition) Nummer, die6) (company)2. transitive verbhe was [one] of our number — er war einer von uns
1) (assign number to) beziffern; nummerieren2) (amount to, comprise) zählen3) (include, regard as) zählen, rechnen (among, with zu)4)be numbered — (be limited) begrenzt sein
somebody's days or years are numbered — jemandes Tage sind gezählt
* * *(of) n.Anzahl - f. (music) n.Stück -e n. (publication) n.Nummer -n (Ausgabe) f. n.Nummer -n f.Zahl -en f. v.beziffern v.numerieren (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.nummerieren v. -
14 ever
adverb1) (always, at all times) immer; stetsever since [then] — seit [dieser Zeit]
2) in comb. with compar. adj. or adv. noch; immerget ever deeper into debt — sich noch od. immer mehr verschulden
3) in comb. with participles etc4) (at any time) je[mals]never ever — nie im Leben
nothing ever happens — es passiert nie etwas
his best performance ever — seine beste Vorstellung überhaupt
it hardly ever rains — es regnet so gut wie nie
don't you ever do that again! — mach das bloß nicht noch mal!
as ever — wie gewöhnlich; (iron.) wie gehabt
if I ever catch you doing that again — wenn ich dich dabei noch einmal erwische
the greatest tennis player ever — der größte Tennisspieler, den es je gegeben hat
5) (coll.) (emphasizing question)what ever does he want? — was will er nur?
how ever did I drop it?/could I have dropped it? — wie konnte ich es nur fallen lassen?
6) intensifieras soon as ever I can — so bald wie irgend möglich
I'm ever so sorry — (coll.) mir tut es ja so leid
thanks ever so [much] — (coll.) vielen herzlichen Dank
it was ever such a shame — (coll.) es war so schade
* * *['evə] 1. adverb1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) jemals2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) immer3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) immer, sonst•- academic.ru/116035/ever-">ever-- evergreen 2. noun(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) immergrüne Pflanze- everlasting- everlastingly
- evermore
- for ever / forever* * *[ˈevəʳ, AM -ɚ]adv inv1. (at any time) jemalsnothing \ever happens here in the evenings hier ist abends nie was loshave you \ever been to London? bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?nobody has \ever heard of this book keiner hat je etwas von diesem Buch gehörtif \ever somebody was guilty, then that scumbag was dieser Mistkerl war todsicher schuldigit was a brilliant performance if \ever there was one dies war eine wahrhaft ausgezeichnete Darbietungif \ever you're in Dubai,... solltest du je in Dubai sein,...he rarely, if \ever does any cleaning er putzt kaum, wenn überhaupt jehardly \ever kaumto hardly \ever do sth etw so gut wie nie tunas good as \ever so gut wie eh und jeworse/happier than \ever schlimmer/glücklicher als je zuvor2. (always)they lived happily \ever after sie lebten glücklich bis ans Ende ihrer Tage; (in fairy tales) und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute\ever better immer besseras \ever wie gewöhnlich\ever since... seitdem...3. (of all time)the biggest trade fair \ever die größte Handelsmesse, die es je gabthe first performance \ever die allererste Darbietung4. (as intensifier)how \ever could anyone...? wie kann jemand nur...?what \ever have you done to him? was hast du ihm bloß angetan?when \ever are we going to get this finished? wann haben wir das endlich fertig?am I \ever! und wie!was she \ever a fast runner! sie war wirklich eine schnelle LäuferinMark got \ever so drunk last night Mark war gestern Abend wahnsinnig betrunkenthank you \ever so much tausend Dank* * *['evə(r)]adv1) je(mals)seldom, if ever — selten, wenn überhaupt
as if I ever would — als ob ich das jemals täte
don't you ever say that again! — sag das ja nie mehr!
have you ever been to Glasgow? —
did you ever see or have you ever seen anything so strange? — hast du schon jemals so etwas Merkwürdiges gesehen?
more beautiful than ever (before) —
the best soup I have ever tasted — die beste Suppe, die ich je(mals) gekostet habe
the first... ever — der etc allererste...
the first man ever to walk on the moon — der erste Mensch, der je(mals) den Mond betrat
I'll never, ever forgive myself — das werde ich mir nie im Leben verzeihen
2)(= at all times)
ever since I was a boy — seit ich ein Junge warever since I have lived here... — seitdem ich hier lebe...
ever since (then) — seit der Zeit, seitdem
for ever and a day — für alle Zeiten, ewig und drei Tage (inf)
3)be he ever so charming — wenn er auch noch so liebenswürdig ist, sei er auch noch so liebenswürdigshe's the best grandmother ever — sie ist die beste Großmutter, die es gibt
did you ever! (inf) — also so was!
4)when ever will they come? — wann kommen sie denn bloß or endlich?
See:5) (inf)ever so/such — unheimlich
7)yours ever or ever yours, Wendy — viele Grüße, Ihre Wendy* * *ever [ˈevə(r)] adv1. immer (wieder), fortwährend, ständig, unaufhörlich:ever after(wards), ever since von der Zeit an, seit der Zeit, seitdem;ever recurrent immer oder ständig wiederkehrend;2. immer (vor komp):ever larger immer größer (werdend)3. je, jemals (besonders in fragenden, verneinenden und bedingenden Sätzen):do you ever see him?;have you ever been to London? bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?;scarcely ever, hardly ever, seldom if ever fast nie;the best I have ever seen das Beste, was ich je gesehen habe;for the first time ever zum allerersten Mal5. irgend, überhaupt, nur:as soon as I ever can sobald ich nur kann, sobald es mir irgend möglich ist;how ever did he manage? wie hat er das nur fertiggebracht?ever so long eine Ewigkeit, ewig lange (beide umg);ever so much noch so sehr, so viel wie nur irgend möglich, sehr viel;thank you ever so much! tausend Dank!;ever so many unendlich viele;ever so simple ganz einfach;let him be ever so rich mag er auch noch so reich seinwhat ever does he want? was will er denn überhaupt?;what ever do you mean? was (in aller Welt) meinst du denn eigentlich?* * *adverb1) (always, at all times) immer; stetsever since [then] — seit [dieser Zeit]
2) in comb. with compar. adj. or adv. noch; immerget ever deeper into debt — sich noch od. immer mehr verschulden
3) in comb. with participles etc4) (at any time) je[mals]as ever — wie gewöhnlich; (iron.) wie gehabt
the greatest tennis player ever — der größte Tennisspieler, den es je gegeben hat
5) (coll.) (emphasizing question)how ever did I drop it?/could I have dropped it? — wie konnte ich es nur fallen lassen?
6) intensifierI'm ever so sorry — (coll.) mir tut es ja so leid
thanks ever so [much] — (coll.) vielen herzlichen Dank
it was ever such a shame — (coll.) es war so schade
* * *adv.je adv.jemals adv. -
15 down
I [daʊn]to go down — andare giù, scendere
to fall down — cadere (giù), crollare
is Tim down yet? — (from upstairs) è già sceso Tim?
"down" — (in crossword) "verticali"
down below — giù, in basso; (when looking down from height) laggiù
two floors down — due piani sotto o più giù
they live down south — colloq. vivono nel Sud
4) (in a range, scale, hierarchy)5) (indicating loss of money etc.)bookings are down by a half — le prenotazioni si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà
profits are well down on last year's — i profitti sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso
to get one's weight down — dimagrire, perdere peso
that's seven down, three to go! — fatti sette o via sette, ne restano tre!
7) (on list, schedule)I've got you down for Thursday — (in appointment book) le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì
to be down with the flu — avere l'influenza, essere a letto con l'influenza
9) sportto be two sets down — [ tennis player] essere in svantaggio di due set
10) (as deposit)11) (downwards)face down — a faccia in giù o prono
••••Note:Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English ( go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie, down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede / è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede / si sta sedendo. - For examples and further usages, see the entry belowII [daʊn]3) (along)4) (throughout)III [daʊn]1) colloq.to feel down — sentersi giù, a terra
3) inform. fuori uso, guastoIV [daʊn]verbo transitivo colloq.2) (drink)V [daʊn]he downed his beer — si è scolato o ha tracannato la sua birra
VI [daʊn]to have a down on sb. — colloq. avercela con qcn
1) (of birds) piumino m.2) (of body, plants) lanugine f., peluria f.* * *I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.)2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.)3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.)4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.)5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.)2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.)3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.)3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.)- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) assoluto- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.)- downie®- downy* * *down (1) /daʊn/n.● (geogr.) the Downs, la rada di Deal □ (geogr.) the South Downs, le colline gessose nel sud dell'Inghilterra.down (2) /daʊn/n. [u]2 [u] lanugine; peluria♦ down (3) /daʊn/A avv. e a. pred.1 giù: Put that book down, metti giù quel libro; They held him down, lo hanno tenuto giù (o a terra); He had his head down, teneva la testa giù; stava a capo chino; The flap of this envelope won't stay down, il lembo di questa busta non vuole star giù; to lie face down, giacere a faccia in giù; Keep down!, sta' giù!; He's awake, but not down yet, è sveglio, ma non è ancora sceso ( dalla sua camera); The blinds were down, le tapparelle erano giù (o abbassate); Her hair was down, aveva i capelli sciolti ( sulle spalle); The river is down, il fiume è in stanca, l'acqua del fiume è bassa; The sun was already down below the horizon, il sole è già sceso sotto la linea dell'orizzonte; The tide is down, la marea è calata; Get down off the table!, scendi giù dal tavolo!; He crouched down behind a bush, si è accovacciato dietro un cespuglio; They swam down to look at the wreck, sono scesi a nuoto per vedere il relitto; to fly from Inverness down to London, scendere in aereo da Inverness a Londra; He gulped down his coffee, ha trangugiato il caffè2 ( di cifra, valore) – to be down, essere sceso: ( sport) The gap is down to 20 seconds, il ritardo è sceso a 20 secondi; Unemployment is down by 3%, la disoccupazione è scesa del 3%; Exports are down to an all-time low, le esportazioni sono scese al minimo storico; Gold is down ( in price), l'oro è in ribasso; The Dow was down more than 50 points on yesterday, il Dow Jones ha perso 50 punti nel corso della giornata di ieri3 – to be down, essere sotto (fig.); ( anche sport) essere in svantaggio; ( nelle corse) essere in ritardo: (autom.) to be two laps down, essere in ritardo di due giri; The gambler was 10,000 dollars down, il giocatore era sotto di 10 000 dollari; They were three goals down with four minutes left to play, erano sotto di tre reti, con appena quattro minuti ancora da giocare; Two down at half time, we eventually won 4-2, in svantaggio di due gol alla fine del primo tempo, alla fine abbiamo vinto per 4 a 24 (comm.) come acconto: Five hundred dollars down and the remainder in instalments, un acconto di cinquecento dollari e il resto a rate5 per iscritto: to be [to get st.] down on paper, essere [mettere qc.] per iscritto; Write this number down, annotati questo numero; I took down the details of the job, mi sono scritto i dati relativi al lavoro6 in lista: Put me ( o my name) down for ten pounds, mettimi in lista per dieci sterline; Are you down for the football team?, sei in lista per la squadra di calcio?; I'm down for the late shift on Friday, mi hanno messo nell'ultimo turno venerdì7 giù (di morale); depresso: I'm feeling a bit down today, oggi mi sento un po' giù (di morale); He was very down after failing his exam, era molto giù dopo essere stato bocciato all'esame8 a partire dall'alto: You'll find it in the third drawer down, lo troverai nel terzo cassetto a partire dall'alto10 ( di un apparecchio, ecc.) fuori uso (o inattivo): My computer is down, il mio computer è fuori uso; All the phone lines are down, tutte le linee telefoniche sono inattive11 (fam.) a letto: to go (o to come) down with flu, finire a letto con l'influenza; He's down with flu, è a letto con l'influenza13 (idiom., per es.:) Nail the lid down!, inchioda il coperchio!; We went down to Sicily, siamo andati in Sicilia; When are you coming down for the weekend?, quando vieni a passare qui un fine settimana?; He's just gone down to the post office, è appena andato alla posta; I saw her down by the river, l'ho vista in riva al fiume; down at the end of the street, in fondo alla strada14 ( in alcune università ingl.) ( di un docente) non in servizio, in sabbatico; ( di uno studente) in vacanza; ( anche) espulso15 ( sport) ( della palla) fuori gioco; ( baseball: di un giocatore) eliminato; ( cricket: del wicket) abbattuto17 (nei verbi frasali, è idiom.; per es.:) to go down, andare giù; scendere; tramontare; ecc.; to come down, venire giù; to get sb. down, deprimere q.; ecc. (► to go, to come; to get; ecc.) NOTA D'USO: - up to o down to?-B inter.1 giù!; a terra!● (naut.) to be down by the head, essere appruato □ (naut.) to be down by the stern, essere appoppato □ (in USA) Down-Easter, abitante della Nuova Inghilterra (spec. del Maine) □ ( boxe) to be down for the count, subire il conteggio totale; essere contato fino a 10 □ ( boxe) to be down for a count of 8, essere contato fino a 8 □ down here, qui attorno; da queste parti □ (fam.) to be down in the mouth, essere abbattuto (o triste, scoraggiato) □ (fam.) to be down on sb., avercela con q.: She's been down on me since I criticized her work, ce l'ha con me da quando ho criticato il suo lavoro □ to be down on one's luck, attraversare un brutto periodo; essere messo male ( a soldi) □ to be down to sb., spettare (o toccare) a q.: It's down to you to find out a solution to the problem, tocca a te trovare una soluzione al problema □ to be down to st., essere dovuto a (o causato da) q.: The crash was thought to be down to fog, si riteneva che l'incidente fosse dovuto alla nebbia □ to be down to one's last st. –: By the end of the week I was down to my last five pounds, alla fine della settimana mi erano rimaste le ultime cinque sterline □ to put st. down to st., attribuire (la causa di) qc. a qc.: He put her symptoms down to tiredness, attribuiva i suoi sintomi alla stanchezza □ down south, giù nel sud □ down there, laggiù □ down to, fino a: Everything was planned down to the last detail, era tutto pianificato fino all'ultimo dettaglio; Her dress came down to her ankles, il vestito le arrivava alle caviglie; from the wealthiest aristocrat down to the poorest beggar, dal più ricco degli aristocratici al più povero dei mendicanti □ down-to-earth, ( di persona) realista, pratico; coi piedi per terra (fam.); ( di un progetto, ecc.) realistico, concreto □ (fam.) down to the ground, completamente; del tutto: This job suits her down to the ground, questo lavoro è assolutamente perfetto per lei □ (fam.) down under, dall'altra parte del mondo; agli antipodi; in Australia (o in Nuova Zelanda) □ down with, abbasso: Down with the dictator!, abbasso il dittatore! □ to come down to earth, tornare con i piedi per terra (fig.); aprire gli occhi (fig.) □ Three down, and four to go, tre sono fatti, e quattro (ancora) da fare.down (4) /daʊn/a. attr.(che va) in giù, verso il basso; rivolto in basso: a down escalator, una scala mobile che scende; a down arrow, una freccia in giù● down-and-dirty, nudo e crudo: down-and-dirty rock, rock nudo e crudo; to get down-and-dirty with sb., scoprire gli altarini di q. □ (ingl.) down draught, ( USA) down draft, corrente d'aria discendente □ (comm.) down payment, acconto □ (ferr.) down platform, marciapiede di partenza (o d'arrivo) di un «down train» □ down shaft ► downcast (2) □ a down train, un treno che dalla città principale (per es., Londra) porta in provincia.♦ down (5) /daʊn/prep.1 giù per; a valle di: She ran down the stairs, è corsa giù per le scale; to walk down a hill, andare giù per un colle; discendere un colle; down the drain, giù per il tubo di scarico; to sail down a river, navigare giù per (o verso la foce di) un fiume; scendere un fiume; The village is a few miles down the Thames, il villaggio è a qualche miglia scendendo il Tamigi2 lungo; per: down the corridor, lungo il corridoio; Her hair was hanging down her back, i capelli le scendevano lungo la schiena; He was running down the street, correva per la strada● down the left ( hand side), sulla sinistra; sul fianco (o sul lato) sinistro: A run down the left put him in a position to shoot, con una corsa sulla sinistra si è ritrovato in posizione di tiro □ (fam. USA) down the line, in linea gerarchica; facendo tutta la scala (fig.); ( anche) nei quartieri malfamati ( di una città) □ down the right ( hand side), sulla destra; sul lato (o sul fianco) destro □ down the road, più giù lungo la strada; (fig.) nel futuro: They live just down the road, abitano in questa strada, un po' più giù: How do you see yourself five years down the road?, come ti vedi nei cinque anni a venire? □ to get st. down in one, ingoiare (o buttare giù) qc. tutto d'un colpo □ to go down the pan (o the tubes), andare a farsi friggere: The whole project has gone down the pan, tutto il progetto è andato a farsi friggere.down (6) /daʊn/n.● (fam.) to have a down on sb., provare avversione (o antipatia) per q.; avercela con q.(to) down /daʊn/v. t. (fam.)1 trangugiare, scolarsi (fam.): to down a bottle of wine, scolarsi una bottiglia di vino: He downed his hot dog in three bites, ha trangugiato il suo hot dog in un paio di bocconi3 abbattere; atterrare● to down tools, incrociare le braccia; scioperare; ( di un sindacato) proclamare lo sciopero.* * *I [daʊn]to go down — andare giù, scendere
to fall down — cadere (giù), crollare
is Tim down yet? — (from upstairs) è già sceso Tim?
"down" — (in crossword) "verticali"
down below — giù, in basso; (when looking down from height) laggiù
two floors down — due piani sotto o più giù
they live down south — colloq. vivono nel Sud
4) (in a range, scale, hierarchy)5) (indicating loss of money etc.)bookings are down by a half — le prenotazioni si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà
profits are well down on last year's — i profitti sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso
to get one's weight down — dimagrire, perdere peso
that's seven down, three to go! — fatti sette o via sette, ne restano tre!
7) (on list, schedule)I've got you down for Thursday — (in appointment book) le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì
to be down with the flu — avere l'influenza, essere a letto con l'influenza
9) sportto be two sets down — [ tennis player] essere in svantaggio di due set
10) (as deposit)11) (downwards)face down — a faccia in giù o prono
••••Note:Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English ( go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie, down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede / è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede / si sta sedendo. - For examples and further usages, see the entry belowII [daʊn]3) (along)4) (throughout)III [daʊn]1) colloq.to feel down — sentersi giù, a terra
3) inform. fuori uso, guastoIV [daʊn]verbo transitivo colloq.2) (drink)V [daʊn]he downed his beer — si è scolato o ha tracannato la sua birra
VI [daʊn]to have a down on sb. — colloq. avercela con qcn
1) (of birds) piumino m.2) (of body, plants) lanugine f., peluria f. -
16 manager
noun(of branch of shop or bank) Filialleiter, der/-leiterin, die; (of football team) [Chef]trainer, der/-trainerin, die; (of tennis player, boxer, pop group) Manager, der/Managerin, die; (of restaurant, shop, hotel) Geschäftsführer, der/-führerin, die; (of estate, grounds) Verwalter, der/Verwalterin, die; (of department) Leiter, der/Leiterin, die; (of theatre) Direktor, der/Direktorin, die* * *feminine - manageress; noun (a person who is in charge of eg a business, football team etc: the manager of the new store.) der/die Verwalter(in), der/die Manager(in)* * *man·ag·er[ˈmænɪʤəʳ, AM -ɚ]n1. (business executive) Geschäftsführer(in) m(f), Leiter(in) m(f); (in big business) Manager(in) m(f); (of hotel, restaurant, shop) Geschäftsführer(in) m(f); (of department) Abteilungsleiter(in) m(f); (of cinema, theatre) Leiter(in) m(f), Direktor(in) m(f)bank \manager Filialleiter(in) m(f) einer Bankbranch \manager Filialleiter(in) m(f)junior/middle/senior \manager Manager(in) m(f) auf der unteren/mittleren/oberen Führungsebeneproduction \manager Produktionsleiter(in) m(f)sales \manager Verkaufsleiter(in) m(f)the England \manager der englische Nationaltrainer/die englische Nationaltrainerin* * *['mnɪdZə(r)] Geschäftsführer(in) m(f), Manager(in) m(f); (of restaurant) Geschäftsführer(in) m(f); (of smaller firm or factory) Betriebsleiter(in) m(f); (of bank, chain store) Filialleiter(in) m(f); (of department) Abteilungsleiter(in) m(f); (of estate etc) Verwalter(in) m(f); (THEAT) Intendant(in) m(f); (of hotel) Direktor(in) m(f); (of pop group, boxer etc) Manager(in) m(f); (of team) Trainer(in) m(f)sales manager — Verkaufsleiter(in) m(f)
publicity manager — Werbeleiter(in) m(f)
business manager (for theatre) — Verwaltungsdirektor(in) m(f); (of pop star etc) Manager(in) m(f)
* * *manager [ˈmænıdʒə(r)] s1. (Haus- etc) Verwalter m2. WIRTSCHa) Manager mb) Führungskraft fc) Geschäftsführer m, Leiter m, Direktor m:manager of a branch office Filialleiter m3. THEATa) Intendant mb) Regisseur mc) Manager m, Impresario m4. Manager m (eines Schaupielers etc):be (the) manager of jemanden managen5. Bewirtschafter m, (Guts) Verwalter m8. PARL Br Mitglied eines Ausschusses für Angelegenheiten beider HäuserMgr abk1. manager2. Monseigneur3. Monsignor* * *noun(of branch of shop or bank) Filialleiter, der/-leiterin, die; (of football team) [Chef]trainer, der/-trainerin, die; (of tennis player, boxer, pop group) Manager, der/Managerin, die; (of restaurant, shop, hotel) Geschäftsführer, der/-führerin, die; (of estate, grounds) Verwalter, der/Verwalterin, die; (of department) Leiter, der/Leiterin, die; (of theatre) Direktor, der/Direktorin, die* * *n.Direktor -en m.Geschäftsführer m.Leiter m.Manager - m. -
17 ace
noun(Cards, Tennis, person) As, dasplay one's ace — (fig.) seinen Trumpf ausspielen
hold all the aces — alle Trümpfe auf od. in der Hand haben
he was within an ace of doing it — (hair's breadth) er hätte es um ein Haar getan
* * *[eis]1) (the one in playing-cards: the ace of spades.) das As2) (a person who is expert at anything: He's an ace with a rifle.) ein As3) (a serve in tennis in which the ball is not touched by the opposing player.) das As4) (the ``one'' on dominoes or dice.)* * *[eɪs]I. n\ace of diamonds/clubs/hearts/spades Karo-/Kreuz-/Herz-/Pikass ntto serve an \ace ein Ass schlagen, mit einem Ass punkten4.▶ to be [or come] within an \ace of death/losing/winning um Haaresbreite [o um ein Haar] sterben/verlieren/gewinnen▶ to have an \ace up one's sleeve [or AM also in the hole] noch einen Trumpf in [o auf] der Hand haben▶ to play one's \ace seinen Trumpf ausspielen\ace footballer Spitzenfußballer(in) m(f)▪ to \ace sb jdn mit einem Ass schlagen* * *I [eɪs]1. n2) (inf: expert) Ass nt (at in +dat)tennis ace — Tennisass nt
3) (TENNIS: serve) Ass nt2. adj attr(= excellent) Star-II [eɪs]ace photographer — Starfotograf(in) m(f)
vt (US sl= kill) umbringen, töten* * *ace [eıs]A s1. Ass n (Spielkarte):ace of hearts Herzass;play one’s ace fig seinen Trumpf ausspielen2. Eins f (auf Würfeln)3. Golf, Tennis, Volleyball: Ass n5. umg Ass n, Kanone f (at in dat):soccer ace Fußballstar m;ace at driving Fahrkünstler(in)B adj umg hervorragend, Spitzen…, Star…:ace footballer Fußballstar m;ace skier Skiass n;C v/t1. a) Tennis: jemandem ein Ass servieren2. US umg einen Test etc mit Glanz bestehen* * *noun(Cards, Tennis, person) As, dasace of trumps/diamonds — Trumpf-/Karoass, das
play one's ace — (fig.) seinen Trumpf ausspielen
hold all the aces — alle Trümpfe auf od. in der Hand haben
he was within an ace of doing it — (hair's breadth) er hätte es um ein Haar getan
* * *n.As n. -
18 ♦ double
♦ double (1) /ˈdʌbl/A a.doppio: a double consonant, una (consonante) doppia; Her name's Chubb: c-h-u-double b, si chiama Chubb: c-h-u-doppia b; «What's the account number?» «2-9-4-0-double 8», «qual è il numero del conto?» «2-9-4-0- due volte 8»; double space, spazio doppio; (fisc.) double taxation, imposizione doppia; (ferr.) double track, doppio binario; double pay, paga doppia; a double portion (o helping) una porzione doppia; a double meaning, un doppio senso; a double whisky [espresso], un whisky [caffè] doppio; a d layer of fabric, un doppio strato di stoffa; a double coat of paint, due mani di vernice; a double murder, un doppio omicidio; I'm double her age, ho il doppio della sua età; DIALOGO → - School- We had double maths in the afternoon, abbiamo avuto due ore di matematica nel pomeriggioB avv.3 in due; a doppio: to fold a sheet double, piegare in due un lenzuolo; mettere a doppio un lenzuolo; The poor man was bent double with age, il poveretto era piegato (in due) per l'età avanzata● (teatr.) double act, numero di una coppia di comici; ( per estens.) coppia di comici: famous double acts such as Laurel and Hardy, coppie famose di comici, come Stanlio e Ollio □ (mecc.) double-acting, a doppio effetto: double-acting cylinder, cilindro a doppio effetto □ (mecc.) double-action, ( di arma da fuoco) ad azione doppia □ double agent, spia che fa il doppio gioco; doppiogiochista □ (mus.) double album, album doppio □ double axe, ascia a doppio taglio □ (mus.) double bar, doppia barra □ double-barrelled, ( di fucile) a due canne; ( di cognome) doppio: Compton-Burnett is a double-barrelled surname, Compton-Burnett è un cognome doppio □ (mus.) double bass, contrabbasso □ (mus.) double bassoon, controfagotto □ double bed, letto a due piazze (o matrimoniale) □ ( di camera) double-bedded, a due letti □ double bind, brutto dilemma: to be in a double bind, trovarsi fra l'incudine e il martello □ double bill, (teatr., cinema) programma che comprende due film (o spettacoli) □ (med., scient.) double blind, doppio cieco: double-blind technique, metodo del doppio cieco □ (mecc.) double-block brake, freno a due ceppi □ ( boxe) double blow, colpo doppiato; doppietta □ double bluff, doppio bluff ( dire la verità a chi si aspetta un bluff) □ double boiler = double saucepan ► sotto □ (chim.) double bond, doppio legame □ (tur.) double booking, doppia prenotazione □ ( anche naut.) double bottom, doppiofondo □ ( di giacca o cappotto) double-breasted, a doppiopetto □ double buffalo = double nickels ► sotto □ double-buffer shoe polisher, pulisciscarpe a due spazzole □ double chin, doppio mento; pappagorgia □ double-chinned, con la pappagorgia □ (comput., Internet) double click, doppio clic ( del mouse) □ double cream, panna molto densa □ double cross, inganno, frode; doppio gioco □ double-crosser, chi fa il doppio gioco con il proprio complice □ (tipogr.) double dagger, doppia croce □ (fam. USA) double date, appuntamento di due coppie ( per uscire insieme) □ double-dealer, persona sleale; doppiogiochista □ double-dealing, (agg.) doppio, ipocrita; (sost.) doppiezza, ipocrisia □ double-decker, nave a due ponti; autobus a due piani; ( USA) letto a castello; (aeron.) biplano; (fam., anche double-decker sandwich) sandwich (o tramezzino) doppio ( a due strati) □ (autom.) double-declutching, doppia debragliata; doppio disinnesto ( della frizione); doppietta (fam.) □ double deuces, il numero 22 □ (econ., fin.: dell'inflazione, dei tassi, ecc.) double-digit, a due cifre □ (econ.) double dip recession, doppia recessione ( con un breve intervallo di crescita tra i due periodi di recessione) □ (fam. USA) double-dipper, chi prende due stipendi (o pensione e stipendio) □ double door, porta doppia (o a due battenti) □ (fam.) double Dutch, lingua incomprensibile; arabo (fig.): The instructions were double Dutch to me, le istruzioni erano arabo per me □ double-dyed, tinto due volte; (fig.) matricolato; di tre cotte □ double-eagle, aquila bicipite ( antica moneta d'oro americana da 20 dollari) □ double-edged, a doppio taglio ( anche fig.): a double-edged compliment, un complimento a doppio taglio; a double-edged sword, una spada a doppio taglio □ (naut.) double-ended ferry, traghetto a doppia prua □ (franc.) double entendre, doppio senso ( malizioso o più o meno licenzioso) □ (rag.) double entry, partita doppia: double-entry bookkeeping, contabilità in partita doppia □ (fotogr.) double exposure, doppia esposizione; sovrimpressione □ double-faced, a due facce, bifronte; (fig.) doppio, ipocrita; ( di tessuto) double-face (franc.) □ ( tennis) double fault, doppio fallo; fallo di battuta □ ( cinema, spec. USA) double feature, doppio programma □ double figures, numeri a due cifre ( da 10 a 99): to be in [to reach o to get to] double figures, avere raggiunto [raggiungere] un valore a due cifre: Inflation in the country could reach double figures next year, l'inflazione nel paese potrebbe raggiungere un valore a due cifre l'anno prossimo □ double first, laurea in due discipline con il massimo dei voti in entrambe ( nelle università inglesi) □ (mus.) double flat, doppio bemolle □ double garage, garage doppio □ double-glazed window, finestra a doppi vetri □ (edil.) double-glazing, (installazione dei) doppi vetri □ double-headed, a due teste, bicipite; (fig.) falso, ipocrita □ (biochim.) double helix, doppia elica □ ( lotta) double hold, cintura □ (leg., USA) double indemnity, clausola di un'assicurazione sulla vita che prevede un'indennità doppia in caso di morte accidentale □ (leg., USA) double jeopardy, il processare q. per un delitto per cui è già stato assolto □ double-jointed, snodato □ (equit.) double jump, salto doppio; ostacolo doppio □ (tipogr.) double-leaded, a spaziatura doppia fra riga e riga □ double life, doppia vita: to live (o to lead) a double life, avere (o condurre) una doppia vita □ (gramm.) double negative, doppia negazione □ double lock, serratura doppia; ( anche) doppia mandata □ (mil.) double march, passo di corsa □ (fam. USA) double nickels, il numero 55; (autom.) il limite delle 55 miglia all'ora □ (fam. USA) double-o (acronimo di once over), ispezione approfondita; esame accurato □ ( Borsa) double option, opzione doppia; stellage; stellaggio □ (equit.) double oxer, largo di barriere □ (autom.) double-parking, parcheggio in seconda (o doppia) fila □ ( a scuola) double period, lezione di due ore ( della stessa materia) □ (elettr.) double-pole switch, commutatore bipolare □ (market.) double pricing, doppia prezzatura ( sulle confezioni: un prezzo è cancellato con un frego) □ double-quick, (agg.) velocissimo; (avv.) di corsa, in un baleno; (sost.) (mil.) passo di corsa □ double quotes, virgolette (doppie): to put st. in double quotes, mettere qc. tra virgolette □ double room, camera doppia ( con letto matrimoniale) □ ( cucina) double saucepan, bagnomaria ( il recipiente) □ ( canottaggio) double scull, due di coppia; doppio skiff □ (mus.) double sharp, doppio diesis □ ( caccia) double shot, doppietta ( due colpi) □ double sided, ( di tessuto, carta, ecc.) double face (franc.) □ (tipogr.) double spread, pagina doppia □ double standard, (econ.) bimetallismo; (fig., anche al pl.) (valutazione con) due metri diversi ( di giudizio); (uso di) due pesi e due misure (fig.); doppiopesismo ( gergo giorn.) □ (astron.) double star, stella doppia □ (biochim.) double-stranded, a doppia catena; a doppio filamento □ ( nuoto) double stroke, doppia bracciata: double-stroke breathing, respirazione in due tempi □ (fam.) double take, reazione di sorpresa a scoppio ritardato: to do a double take, reagire a scoppio ritardato ( per la sorpresa) □ double talk, linguaggio volutamente incomprensibile □ (comput., Internet) double tap, doppio tocco ( con uno stilo o con un dito) □ (econ., fin.) double taxation, doppia tassazione □ double time, (econ.) doppia paga; doppio salario (o stipendio); (mus.) tempo doppio; (mil., USA) passo di corsa □ (mus.) double-tonguing, doppio staccato ( negli strumenti a fiato) □ (med.) double vision, diplopia □ (fam.) double whammy, doppia sfortuna: The team faced the double whammy of relegation and losing its manager, la squadra ha avuto la doppia sfortuna di essere retrocessa e di perdere l'allenatore □ (leg.) double will, testamento congiuntivo e reciproco □ (autom.) double yellow line, doppia linea gialla (in GB indica divieto di sosta e in USA equivale alla doppia linea continua).double (2) /ˈdʌbl/n.5 (camera) doppia matrimoniale: Do you prefer a double or a twin?, preferisce una doppia matrimoniale o a due letti?8 doppio; Doppelgänger (ted.)10 (equit.) doppio ostacolo; gabbia13 (pl.) ( tennis) doppio: to play doubles, giocare il doppio; mixed doubles, doppio misto; men's [women's] doubles, doppio maschile [femminile]15 (tipogr.) ► doublet, def. 8● double or quits, lascia o raddoppia ( gioco) □ ( tennis) doubles player, doppista; giocatore di doppio □ (mil.) at the double, a passo di corsa □ on (o at) the double, velocemente; in un attimo.♦ (to) double /ˈdʌbl/A v. t.1 raddoppiare: to double prices [revenues, income], raddoppiare i prezzi [le entrate, il reddito]; They doubled their investment in five years, hanno raddoppiato il loro investimento in cinque anni; double a dose, raddoppiare la dose; ( sport) to double one's lead, raddoppiare il vantaggio4 (cinem., teatr.) interpretare (due ruoli): Patrick Stewart doubled the roles of Claudius and the ghost, Patrick Stewart ha interpretato i due ruoli di Claudio e dello spettro; The company is small, so they often double the parts, la compagnia è piccola, quindi lo stesso attore interpreta spesso due ruoliB v. i.1 raddoppiare; diventare doppio: Interest rates have doubled, i tassi di interesse sono raddoppiati; The dough should double in size in a couple of hours, il volume dell'impasto dovrebbe raddoppiare in un paio d'ore2 ( cinema) fare da controfigura: She has doubled for many Hollywood stars, ha fatto da controfigura a molte star hollywoodiane3 (mil.) andare a passo di corsa6 (ipp.) fare una duplice. -
19 ACE
noun(Cards, Tennis, person) As, dasplay one's ace — (fig.) seinen Trumpf ausspielen
hold all the aces — alle Trümpfe auf od. in der Hand haben
he was within an ace of doing it — (hair's breadth) er hätte es um ein Haar getan
* * *[eis]1) (the one in playing-cards: the ace of spades.) das As2) (a person who is expert at anything: He's an ace with a rifle.) ein As3) (a serve in tennis in which the ball is not touched by the opposing player.) das As4) (the ``one'' on dominoes or dice.)* * *[eɪs]I. n\ace of diamonds/clubs/hearts/spades Karo-/Kreuz-/Herz-/Pikass ntto serve an \ace ein Ass schlagen, mit einem Ass punkten4.▶ to be [or come] within an \ace of death/losing/winning um Haaresbreite [o um ein Haar] sterben/verlieren/gewinnen▶ to have an \ace up one's sleeve [or AM also in the hole] noch einen Trumpf in [o auf] der Hand haben▶ to play one's \ace seinen Trumpf ausspielen\ace footballer Spitzenfußballer(in) m(f)▪ to \ace sb jdn mit einem Ass schlagen* * *I [eɪs]1. n2) (inf: expert) Ass nt (at in +dat)tennis ace — Tennisass nt
3) (TENNIS: serve) Ass nt2. adj attr(= excellent) Star-II [eɪs]ace photographer — Starfotograf(in) m(f)
vt (US sl= kill) umbringen, töten* * *ACE abk* * *noun(Cards, Tennis, person) As, dasace of trumps/diamonds — Trumpf-/Karoass, das
play one's ace — (fig.) seinen Trumpf ausspielen
hold all the aces — alle Trümpfe auf od. in der Hand haben
he was within an ace of doing it — (hair's breadth) er hätte es um ein Haar getan
* * *n.As n. -
20 come
A ◑ n sperme m.1 ( travel) faire ; to come 100 km to see faire 100 km pour voir ;2 ○ GB ( act) don't come the innocent with me ne fais pas l'innocent ; to come the heavy-handed father jouer les pères autoritaires.1 ( arrive) [person, day, success, fame] venir ; [bus, letter, news, results, rains, winter, war] arriver ; the letter came on Monday la lettre est arrivée lundi ; your turn will come ton tour arrivera ; to come after sb ( chase) poursuivre qn ; to come by ( take) prendre [bus, taxi, plane] ; I came on foot/by bike je suis venu à pied/à bicyclette ; to come down descendre [stairs, street] ; to come up monter [stairs, street] ; to come down from Scotland/from Alaska venir d'Écosse/de l'Alaska ; to come from venir de [airport, hospital] ; to come into entrer dans [house, room] ; the train came into the station le train est entré en gare ; to come past [car, person] passer ; to come through [person] passer par [town centre, tunnel] ; [water, object] traverser [window etc] ; to come to venir à [school, telephone] ; to come to the door venir ouvrir ; to come to the surface remonter à la surface ; to come to the company as entrer dans l'entreprise comme [apprentice, consultant] ; to come to do venir faire ; to come running arriver en courant ; to come limping down the street descendre la rue en boitant ; to come crashing to the ground [structure] s'écraser au sol ; to come streaming through the window [light] entrer à flots par la fenêtre ; lunch is ready, come and get it! le déjeuner est prêt, à table! ; when the time comes lorsque le moment sera venu ; the time has come to do le moment est venu de faire ; I'm coming! j'arrive! ; come to mummy viens voir maman ; to come and go aller et venir ; you can come and go as you please tu es libre de tes mouvements ; fashions come and go les modes vont et viennent ; come next week/year la semaine/l'année prochaine ; come Christmas/Summer à Noël/en été ; there may come a time ou day when you regret it tu pourrais le regretter un jour ; for some time to come encore quelque temps ; there's still the meal/speech to come il y a encore le repas/discours ;2 ( approach) s'approcher ; to come and see/help sb venir voir/aider qn ; to come to sb for venir demander [qch] à qn [money, advice] ; I could see it coming ( of accident) je le voyais venir ; don't come any closer ne vous approchez pas (plus) ; he came to the job with preconceived ideas quand il a commencé ce travail il avait des idées préconçues ; to come close ou near to doing faillir faire ;3 (call, visit) [dustman, postman] passer ; [cleaner] venir ; I've come to do je viens faire ; I've come about je viens au sujet de ; I've come for je viens chercher ; my brother is coming for me at 10 am mon frère passe me prendre à 10 heures ; they're coming for the weekend ils viennent pour le week-end ; I've got six people coming to dinner j'ai six personnes à dîner ; my sister is coming to stay with us ma sœur vient passer quelques jours chez nous ;4 ( attend) venir ; I can't ou won't be able to come je ne pourrai pas venir ; come as you are venez comme vous êtes ; to come to venir à [meeting, party, wedding] ; to come with sb venir avec qn, accompagner qn ; do you want to come fishing? est-ce que tu veux venir à la pêche? ;5 ( reach) to come to, to come up/down to [water] venir jusqu'à ; [dress, carpet, curtain] arriver à ; I've just come to the chapter where… j'en suis juste au chapitre où… ;6 ( happen) how did you come to do? comment as-tu fait pour faire? ; that's what comes of doing/not doing voilà ce qui arrive quand on fait/ne fait pas ; how come? comment ça se fait? ; how come you lost? comment ça se fait que tu aies perdu? ; come what may advienne que pourra ; to take things as they come prendre les choses comme elles viennent ; when you come to think of it à la réflexion ; come to think of it, you're right en fait, tu as raison ;7 ( begin) to come to believe/hate/understand finir par croire/détester/comprendre ;8 ( originate) to come from [person] être originaire de, venir de [city, country etc] ; [word, song, legend] venir de [country, language] ; [substance, food] provenir de [raw material] ; [coins, stamps] provenir de [place, collection] ; [smell, sound] venir de [place] ; to come from France [fruit, painting] provenir de France ; [person] être français/-e ; to come from a long line of artists être issu d'une longue lignée d'artistes ;9 ( be available) to come in exister en [sizes, colours] ; to come with a radio/sunroof être livré avec radio/toit ouvrant ; to come with chips être servi avec des frites ; to come with matching napkins être vendu avec les serviettes assorties ; calculators don't come smaller/cheaper than this il n'existe pas de calculatrice plus petite/moins chère que celle-là ;10 ( tackle) to come to aborder [problem, subject] ; I'll come to that in a moment je reviendrai sur ce point dans un moment ; to come to sth ou to doing sth late in life se mettre à faire qch sur le tard ;11 ( develop) it comes with practice/experience cela s'apprend avec la pratique/l'expérience ; wisdom comes with age la sagesse vient en vieillissant ;12 ( be situated) venir ; to come after suivre, venir après ; to come before (in time, list, queue) précéder ; ( in importance) passer avant ; to come within faire partie de [terms] ; to come first/last [athlete, horse] arriver premier/dernier ; where did you come? tu es arrivé combien ○ ?, tu es arrivé à quelle place? ; my family comes first ma famille passe avant tout ; nothing can come between us rien ne peut nous séparer ; don't let this come between us on ne va pas se fâcher pour ça ; to try to come between two people essayer de s'interposer entre deux personnes ; nothing comes between me and my football! pour moi le foot c'est sacré! ;13 ( be due) the house comes to me when they die la maison me reviendra quand ils mourront ; death/old age comes to us all tout le monde meurt/vieillit ; he had it coming (to him) ○ ça lui pendait au nez ; they got what was coming to them ○ ils ont fini par avoir ce qu'ils méritaient ;14 ( be a question of) when it comes to sth/to doing lorsqu'il s'agit de qch/de faire ;15 ○ ( have orgasm) jouir.come again ○ ? pardon? ; I don't know if I'm coming or going je ne sais plus où j'en suis ; ‘how do you like your tea?’-‘as it comes’ ‘tu le prends comment ton thé?’-‘ça m'est égal’ ; he's as stupid/honest as they come il n'y a pas plus stupide/honnête que lui ; come to that ou if it comes to that, you may be right en fait, tu as peut-être raison ; to come as a shock/a surprise être un choc/une surprise.1 ( happen) [problems, reforms] survenir ; [situation, change] se produire ; the discovery came about by accident on a fait la découverte par hasard ;2 Naut virer de bord.■ come across:▶ come across ( be conveyed) [meaning, message] passer ; [feelings] transparaître ; the message of the film comes across clearly le message du film est clair ; his love of animals comes across strongly on sent bien qu'il adore les animaux ; she comes across well on TV elle passe bien à la télé ; come across as donner l'impression d'être [liar, expert] ; paraître [enthusiastic, honest] ;▶ come across [sth] tomber sur [article, reference, example] ; découvrir [qch] par hasard [village] ; we rarely come across cases of nous avons rarement affaire à des cas de ;▶ come across [sb] rencontrer [person] ; one of the nicest people I've ever come across une des personnes les plus sympathiques que j'aie jamais rencontrées.1 ( arrive) [bus, person] arriver ; [opportunity] se présenter ; to wait for the right person to come along attendre que la personne idéale se présente ;2 ( hurry up) come along! dépêche-toi! ;3 ( attend) venir ; why don't you come along? tu veux venir? ; to come along to venir à [lecture, party] ; to come along with sb venir avec qn, accompagner qn ;4 ( make progress) [pupil, trainee] faire des progrès ; [book, building work, project] avancer ; [painting, tennis] progresser ; [plant, seedling] pousser ; your Spanish is coming along votre espagnol a progressé ; how's the thesis coming along? est-ce que ta thèse avance?1 ( accidentally) [book, parcel, box] se déchirer ; [shoes] craquer ; [toy, camera] se casser ; the toy just came apart in my hands le jouet m'est resté dans les mains ;■ come at:▶ come at [sb]2 fig there were criticisms/questions coming at me from all sides j'étais assailli de critiques/questions.1 ( leave) lit partir ; to come away from quitter [cinema, match, show] ; sortir de [interview, meeting] ; fig to come away from the match/from the meeting disappointed/satisfied sortir déçu/satisfait du stade/de la réunion ; to come away with the feeling that rester sur l'impression que ;2 ( move away) s'éloigner ; come away! ( said by parent) pousse-toi de là! ; ( said by official) circulez! ; come away from the edge éloigne-toi du bord ;3 ( become detached) [handle, plaster, cover] se détacher (from de).1 ( return) gen [letter, person, memories, feeling, good weather] revenir (from de ; to à) ; ( to one's house) rentrer ; to come running back revenir en courant ; the memories came flooding back les souvenirs me sont revenus d'un seul coup ; to come back to revenir à [topic, problem] ; retourner auprès de [spouse, lover] ; to come back with sb raccompagner qn ; to come back with ( return) revenir avec [present, idea, flu] ; ( reply) répondre par [offer, suggestion] ; can I come back to you on that tomorrow? est-ce que nous pourrions en reparler demain? ; it's all coming back to me now tout me revient maintenant ; the name will come back to me le nom me reviendra ; to come back to what you were saying pour en revenir à ce que tu disais ;2 ( become popular) [law, system] être rétabli ; [trend, method, hairstyle] revenir à la mode ; to come back into fashion revenir à la mode.■ come by:▶ come by [sth] trouver [book, job, money].1 ( move lower) [person] descendre (from de) ; [lift, barrier, blind] descendre ; [curtain] tomber ; to come down by parachute descendre en parachute ; to come down in the lift prendre l'ascenseur pour descendre ; he's really come down in the world fig il est vraiment tombé bas ; his trousers barely came down to his ankles son pantalon lui arrivait à peine aux chevilles ;2 ( drop) [price, inflation, unemployment, temperature] baisser (from de ; to à) ; [cost] diminuer ; cars are coming down in price le prix des voitures baisse ;3 Meteorol [snow, rain] tomber ; the fog came down overnight le brouillard est apparu pendant la nuit ;5 ( crash) [plane] s'écraser ;7 fig ( be resumed by) se ramener à [question, problem, fact] ; it all really comes down to the fact that ça se ramène au fait que.1 ( step forward) s'avancer ;2 ( volunteer) se présenter (to do pour faire) ; to come forward with présenter [proof, proposal] ; offrir [help, money, suggestions] ; to ask witnesses to come forward lancer un appel à témoins.■ come in1 ( enter) [person, rain] entrer (through par) ;2 ( return) rentrer (from de) ; she comes in from work at five elle rentre du travail à cinq heures ;4 ( arrive) [plane, train, bill, complaint, delivery, letter] arriver ; which horse came in first? quel cheval est arrivé premier? ; we've got £2,000 a month coming in nous avons une rentrée de 2 000 livres sterling par mois ;5 ( become current) [trend, invention, style] faire son apparition ; [habit, practice] commencer à se répandre ;6 ( interject) intervenir ; to come in with an opinion exprimer son opinion ;8 ( participate) to come in with sb s'associer à qn ; to come in on the deal participer à l'affaire ;9 ( serve a particular purpose) where do I come in? à quel moment est-ce que j'interviens? ; where does the extra money come in? à quel moment est-ce qu'on introduira l'argent en plus? ; to come in useful ou handy [box, compass, string etc] être utile, servir ; [skill, qualification] être utile ;10 ( receive) to come in for criticism [person] être critiqué ; [plan] faire l'objet de nombreuses critiques ; to come in for praise recevoir des éloges.■ come into:▶ come into [sth]2 ( be relevant) to come into it [age, experience] entrer en ligne de compte, jouer ; luck/skill doesn't come into it ce n'est pas une question de hasard/d'habileté.■ come off:▶ come off1 ( become detached) ( accidentally) [button, label, handle] se détacher ; [lid] s'enlever ; [paint] s'écailler ; [wallpaper] se décoller ; ( intentionally) [handle, panel, lid] s'enlever ; the knob came off in my hand la poignée m'est restée dans la main ; the lid won't come off je n'arrive pas à enlever le couvercle ;2 ( fall) [rider] tomber ;7 ( fare) she came off well ( in deal) elle s'en est très bien tirée ; who came off worst? ( in fight) lequel des deux a été le plus touché? ;▶ come off [sth]1 ( stop using) arrêter [pill, tablet, heroin] ;2 ( fall off) tomber de [bicycle, horse] ;■ come on1 ( follow) I'll come on later je vous rejoindrai plus tard ;2 ( exhortation) ( encouraging) come on, try it! allez, essaie! ; come on, follow me! allez, suivez-moi! ; ( impatient) come on, hurry up! allez, dépêche-toi! ; ( wearily) come on, somebody must know the answer! enfin, il y a sûrement quelqu'un qui connaît la réponse! ; come on, you don't expect me to believe that! non mais franchement, tu ne t'attends pas à ce que je croie ça! ;3 ( make progress) [person, player, patient] faire des progrès ; [bridge, road, novel] avancer ; [plant] pousser ; how are the recruits coming on? est-ce que les recrues font des progrès? ; her tennis is coming on well elle fait des progrès en tennis ;4 ( begin) [asthma, attack, headache] commencer ; [winter] arriver ; [programme, film] commencer ; [rain] se mettre à tomber ; it came on to snow il s'est mis à neiger ;5 ( start to work) [light] s'allumer ; [heating, fan] se mettre en route ; the power came on again at 11 le courant est revenu à 11 heures ;6 Theat [actor] entrer en scène.■ come out1 ( emerge) [person, animal, vehicle] sortir (of de) ; [star] apparaître ; [sun, moon] se montrer ; [flowers, bulbs] sortir de terre ; [spot, rash] apparaître ; come out with your hands up! sortez les mains en l'air ; when does he come out? (of prison, hospital) quand est-ce qu'il sort? ; he came out of it rather well fig il ne s'en est pas mal tiré ;2 ( originate) to come out of [person] être originaire de ; [song] venir de ; [news report] provenir de ; the money will have to come out of your savings il faudra prendre l'argent sur tes économies ;3 ( result) to come out of [breakthrough] sortir de ; something good came out of the disaster il est sorti quelque chose de bon du désastre ;4 ( strike) faire la grève ; to come out on strike faire la grève ;5 [homosexual] déclarer publiquement son homosexualité ;6 ( fall out) [contact lens, tooth, key, screw, nail] tomber ; [electrical plug] se débrancher ; [sink plug] sortir ; [contents, stuffing] sortir ; [cork] s'enlever ; his hair is coming out il commence à perdre ses cheveux ;7 ( be emitted) [water, air, smoke] sortir (through par) ; the water comes out of this hole l'eau sort par ce trou ;9 ( be deleted) [reference, sentence] être éliminé ;10 (be published, issued) [magazine, novel] paraître ; [album, film, model, product] sortir ;11 ( become known) [feelings] se manifester ; [message, meaning] ressortir ; [details, facts, full story] être révélé ; [results] être connu ; [secret] être divulgué ; it came out that on a appris que ; if it ever comes out that it was my fault si on découvre un jour que c'était de ma faute ; the truth is bound to come out la vérité finira forcément par se savoir ; so that's what you think-it's all coming out now! c'est ça que tu penses-tu finis par l'avouer! ;12 Phot, Print [photo, photocopy] être réussi ; the photos didn't come out (well) les photos ne sont pas réussies ; red ink won't come out on the photocopy l'encre rouge ne donnera rien sur la photocopie ;13 ( end up) to come out at 200 dollars [cost, bill] s'élever à 200 dollars ; the jumper came out too big le pull était trop grand ; the total always comes out the same le total est toujours le même ;14 ( say) to come out with sortir [excuse] ; raconter [nonsense, rubbish] ; I knew what I wanted to say but it came out wrong je savais ce que je voulais dire mais je me suis mal exprimé ; whatever will she come out with next? qu'est-ce qu'elle va encore nous sortir ○ ? ; to come straight out with it le dire franchement ;15 ( enter society) faire ses débuts dans le monde.■ come over:1 ( drop in) venir ; come over for a drink venez prendre un verre ; to come over to do venir faire ;2 ( travel) venir ; they came over on the ferry ils sont venus en ferry ; she's coming over on the 10 am flight elle arrive par l'avion de 10 heures ; she often comes over to France elle vient souvent en France ; their ancestors came over with the Normans leurs ancêtres sont venus ici au temps des Normands ;3 ( convey impression) [message, meaning] passer ; [feelings, love] transparaître ; to make one's feelings come over exprimer ses sentiments ; to come over very well [person] donner une très bonne impression ; to come over as donner l'impression d'être [lazy, honest] ;4 ○ ( suddenly become) to come over all embarrassed se sentir gêné tout à coup ; to come over all shivery se sentir fiévreux/-euse tout à coup ; to come over all faint être pris de vertige tout d'un coup ;▶ come over [sb] [feeling] envahir ; what's come over you? qu'est-ce qui te prend? ; I don't know what came over me je ne sais pas ce qui m'a pris.1 ( regain consciousness) reprendre connaissance ;2 ( make a detour) faire un détour (by par) ;3 ( circulate) [steward, waitress] passer ;4 ( visit) venir ; to come round and do venir faire ; to come round for dinner/drinks venir dîner/prendre un verre ;5 ( occur) [event] avoir lieu ; the elections are coming round again les élections auront bientôt lieu ; by the time Christmas comes round à Noël ;6 ( change one's mind) changer d'avis ; to come round to an idea/to my way of thinking se faire à une idée/à ma façon de voir les choses ;7 Naut [boat] venir au vent.■ come through:1 ( survive) s'en tirer ;3 ( arrive) the fax/the call came through at midday nous avons reçu le fax/l'appel à midi ; my posting has just come through je viens de recevoir ma mutation ; she's still waiting for her visa/her results to come through elle n'a toujours pas reçu son visa/ses résultats ;4 ( emerge) [personality, qualities] apparaître ;▶ come through [sth]1 ( survive) se tirer de [crisis] ; se sortir de [recession] ; survivre à [operation, ordeal, war] ;■ come to:▶ come to ( regain consciousness) ( from faint) reprendre connaissance ; ( from trance) se réveiller ;▶ come to [sth]1 ( total) [shopping] revenir à ; [bill, expenditure, total] s'élever à ; both columns should come to the same figure les deux colonnes devraient donner le même total ; that comes to £40 cela fait 40 livres sterling ;2 ( result in) aboutir à ; if it comes to a fight si on en vient à se battre ; all her plans came to nothing aucun de ses projets ne s'est réalisé ; did the plans come to anything? est-ce que les projets ont abouti? ; all our efforts came to nothing tous nos efforts ont été vains ; I never thought it would come to this je n'aurais jamais imaginé que les choses en arriveraient là ; it may not come to that ce ne sera peut-être pas nécessaire.■ come under:▶ come under [sth]1 ( be subjected to) to come under scrutiny faire l'objet d'un examen minutieux ; to come under suspicion être soupçonné ; to come under threat être menacé ; we're coming under pressure to do on fait pression sur nous pour faire ;2 ( be classified under) (in library, shop) être classé dans le rayon [reference, history] ; Dali comes under Surrealism Dali fait partie des surréalistes.■ come up:▶ come up1 ( arise) [problem, issue, matter] être soulevé ; [name] être mentionné ; to come up in conversation [subject] être abordé dans la conversation ; this type of question may come up c'est le genre de question qui pourrait être posée ;2 (be due, eligible) to come up for re-election se représenter aux élections ; my salary comes up for review in April mon salaire sera révisé en avril ; the car is coming up for its annual service la voiture va avoir sa révision annuelle ;3 ( occur) [opportunity] se présenter ; something urgent has come up j'ai quelque chose d'urgent à faire ; a vacancy has come up une place s'est libérée ;5 Jur [case, hearing] passer au tribunal ; to come up before [case] passer devant ; [person] comparaître devant.▶ come up against [sth] se heurter à [problem, prejudice, opposition].■ come up with:▶ come up with [sth] trouver [answer, idea, money].■ come upon:▶ come upon [sth] tomber sur [book, reference] ; trouver [idea] ;▶ come upon [sb] rencontrer, tomber ○ sur [friend].
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